Cattle & Ranching

[Amos Moses 795]

Nice looking group!

[Errestaurants 2570]

Rounding up cattle this morning

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[Errestaurants 2570]

The Big Boss

[Kennythetiger 9374]

When does she get to drive that side-by-side??

[Errestaurants 2570]

When does she get to drive that side-by-side??

Hell she wants to drive now. She's very independent at 3. At least in her mind

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[NotActuallyALonghorn 4974]

On 5/10/2018 at 9:54 AM, SHOOTER12 said:

O.K. all you cattle folks, how many cattle per acre can you graze  on good grazing land in East Texas around Nacogdoches/Lufkin area?

Call the Overton TAMU Research and Extension. They would be able to give you the info you are looking for and help you get a plan to establish pasture.

[Royalfan5 2353]

If you want to hear me talk of about the cattle on feed report today, you can check for your local affiliate. https://www.agweb.com/market-rally/

[Royalfan5 2353]

Also my steers are now booked to go to the packer next week at 8.00 over the board. Hopefully buy another group end of next week.

[Royalfan5 2353]

And the packing plant broke down, so I may not get to ship this week. 

[Errestaurants 2570]

1 hour ago, Royalfan5 said:

And the packing plant broke down, so I may not get to ship this week. 

dang that sucks. what happened?

 

[Errestaurants 2570]

Cutting hay and its not a good start. Im hearing its pretty lite everywhere. If we don't get some rain hay prices are going to be high come late fall/early winter. I would be buying what you need for the winter now or at least partial and see what happens weather wise over the next couple months. Still some good prices from last years crop available. 

[Amos Moses 795]

Yep - hay crops everywhere likely to be in the crapper. Not only will yields be light, you can pile on an early start to feeding as pasture grass gets depleted with heat and no rain.

[Errestaurants 2570]

5 minutes ago, Amos Moses said:

Yep - hay crops everywhere likely to be in the crapper. Not only will yields be light, you can pile on an early start to feeding as pasture grass gets depleted with heat and no rain.

Yes sir.

[Royalfan5 2353]

29 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

dang that sucks. what happened?

 

Apparently the chain broke 

[Errestaurants 2570]

First cutting.

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[Errestaurants 2570]

On 5/31/2018 at 2:28 PM, Royalfan5 said:

And the packing plant broke down, so I may not get to ship this week. 

Any word from the plant? Getting shopped this week?

[Royalfan5 2353]

Should go Monday on last word

[Royalfan5 2353]

Looks like they’ll average right about 1400lbs when they ship tomorrow morning

[Errestaurants 2570]

Looks like they’ll average right about 1400lbs when they ship tomorrow morning

How long were they on feed?

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[Royalfan5 2353]

1 hour ago, Errestaurants said:

How long were they on feed?

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Since the beginning of October 

[Royalfan5 2353]

The Sale Barn in Herington Kansas has a pretty decent cafe.

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

You still there? I have to go to KanEquip in Herington before close to get repair parts for my Ford 2120. I live 20 minutes south of Herington.

[Royalfan5 2353]

2 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

You still there? I have to go to KanEquip in Herington before close to get repair parts for my Ford 2120. I live 20 minutes south of Herington.

I was there at noon. Ran back to White City and Alta Vista after that 

[Royalfan5 2353]

I should also note we used to share some grass by Ramona, KS

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

There is some good grazing up there. I have quite a few friends in the Tampa, Ramona area.

[Errestaurants 2570]

Hates the auger

[Royalfan5 2353]

That’s probably a good thing at that age

[Royalfan5 2353]

I have orders working to buy tomorrow at the Kearney, Ne sale so we will see how that goes.

[Royalfan5 2353]

Got 101 steers at average of 573 lbs for 1.79. Should be heading out to Pine Ridge Country shortly 

[Errestaurants 2570]

Got 101 steers at average of 573 lbs for 1.79. Should be heading out to Pine Ridge Country shortly 

Dang. All cattle and no hat! Lol

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[Royalfan5 2353]

I’ve got a Royals hat 

[Errestaurants 2570]

any of you guys build a weld up metal building using Mueller? I"m in the process of getting bids. Looking at building a 40x60 on a 65x60 pad. 

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

I haven't used any of Muellers stuff but they are one of our customers. We built the equipment that they use to make all of their trim and several of their panels. Good guys to work with for what that's worth.

[Royalfan5 2353]

So the trucker managed to kill four steers on the way to the yard. Makes for a great Thursday morning. 

[Errestaurants 2570]

So the trucker managed to kill four steers on the way to the yard. Makes for a great Thursday morning. 

Dang. That sucks. Definitely will eat into your margins. Did you have insurance?

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[Leeroy Jenkins 2397]

@Errestaurantsdid you hear about the fatal accident involving a baler in Eustace yesterday?  

[Errestaurants 2570]

[mention=855]Errestaurants[/mention]did you hear about the fatal accident involving a baler in Eustace yesterday?  

No bud. I've been in Houston all week. What happened? Where?

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[Royalfan5 2353]

20 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

Dang. That sucks. Definitely will eat into your margins. Did you have insurance?

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The trucker is covering it with his, so that improved my morning. 

[Leeroy Jenkins 2397]

13 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

No bud. I've been in Houston all week. What happened? Where?

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Check your PMs

[Errestaurants 2570]

25 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Check your PMs

got it. Dang. 

[Jkwellborn 6686]

The trucker is covering it with his, so that improved my morning. 

Shocked his company didn’t just try to cut a check for it to keep it away from his insurance.

[Royalfan5 2353]

55 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

Shocked his company didn’t just try to cut a check for it to keep it away from his insurance.

He might be. All I know is someone besides me in paying for the dead steers

[Errestaurants 2570]

Local report.

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[Royalfan5 2353]

Looks like someone got a cheap goat 

[Royalfan5 2353]

Looks like my comments will be in the next edition of Cattle Business Weekly 

[Royalfan5 2353]

I got a tentative spot for my steers on the Sheridan Co. August video sale with Superior Livestock for September delivery 

[Errestaurants 2570]

20 minutes ago, Royalfan5 said:

I got a tentative spot for my steers on the Sheridan Co. August video sale with Superior Livestock for September delivery 

Dang Bud that's awesome! remind me, are you putting together loads from barns? individual sellers?  do you run cattle on your farm also? probably the best cattleman from a pure businessman standpoint is Pete Bonds and he doesn't run cattle in the pure sense of the definition. no cow/calf, purebred genetics operation just stockers and buying loads to put on feed. 

[Royalfan5 2353]

16 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

Dang Bud that's awesome! remind me, are you putting together loads from barns? individual sellers?  do you run cattle on your farm also? probably the best cattleman from a pure businessman standpoint is Pete Bonds and he doesn't run cattle in the pure sense of the definition. no cow/calf, purebred genetics operation just stockers and buying loads to put on feed. 

I’ve got buyer I use that works Central NE barns and then I take them where I can get the best bang for my buck on gain. For now that’s going north. Also do the hedging for a number of farms and feeders in NE, KS, SD, IA, CO, and MN 

[Kennythetiger 9374]

Calf price is hanging in there pretty good but the cull cow market has gone to complete shit.  I don't understand the correlation, I guess.

[Royalfan5 2353]

8 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

Calf price is hanging in there pretty good but the cull cow market has gone to complete shit.  I don't understand the correlation, I guess.

Too much grass burned up early this year and we can only kill so many cows at a time. If I could find some space I’d go buy a  bunch of cull cows put some cheap weight on them and dump them in six weeks