We ll sell 25-30 cows like that per year. In the long run it all seems to even out. We ve sold cattle in some sales where we have gotten higher prices than we thought, then in other sales we ve received less than we thought we would. When something doesn t sell for what we thought it would, it is a good reality check for us. One of the best places to evaluate what your cattle are worth is at public auction.
People sell more than their cattle.
When something sells well it says a lot about the pedigree and animal involved, but it says even more about the people behind the animal. If people like you and trust you, they re more likely to buy from you. As long as we re honest with people, we hope we will always have a market for our cattle. The best selling point is word of mouth, and bad news travels fast. Our name means more to us than just making a sale.