Cates Sale.

Doc · Aug 6, 2012

Anybody going to Cates Sale? I guess I'm going to go.

trevorgreycattleco · Aug 6, 2012

Doc I know we have very different opinions most times but I'm not going. It may sound weird but I would like to know what you think of CF Starbucks dam looks like and what you think of her. I saw some mature pics of Starbucks and he looked awesome. His dam took a great pic to. I may not prefer some genetics in her pedigree but she sure looks the part to me.

Doc · Aug 7, 2012

trevorgreycattleco said:
Doc I know we have very different opinions most times but I'm not going. It may sound weird but I would like to know what you think of CF Starbucks dam looks like and what you think of her. I saw some mature pics of Starbucks and he looked awesome. His dam took a great pic to. I may not prefer some genetics in her pedigree but she sure looks the part to me.

Be glad to tell you my opinion for what it's worth.

RyanChandler · Aug 8, 2012

I like the lot 34 cow.

Okotoks · Aug 8, 2012

-XBAR- said:
I like the lot 34 cow.

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The lot 33 cow is impressive as well but maybe not as good an udder, hard to tell from that photo.

RyanChandler · Aug 8, 2012

Okotoks said:
-XBAR- said:

I like the lot 34 cow.

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The lot 33 cow is impressive as well but maybe not as good an udder, hard to tell from that photo.

No matter how good the rest is, I could never overlook that udder.

Doc · Aug 25, 2012

So, anyone going? I'll get there sometime on Friday afternoon.

Doc · Aug 29, 2012

I'll have a trailer there if anyone needs anything hauled south. My cell is 615-202-7106.

justintime · Sep 1, 2012

I watched the Cates sale today and it was a strong sale! Sale gross was $894,250 for an average of $18258. It was strong throughout, with not just the show heifer prospects selling good. There were lots of cows in the $8000- $20,000 range. I tried to bid on a couple cows but they went beyond what I was ready to spend today. Congrats to the Cates family and the great breeding program they have!

Ohio1 · Sep 1, 2012

justintime said:
I watched the Cates sale today and it was a strong sale! Sale gross was $894,250 for an average of $18258. It was strong throughout, with not just the show heifer prospects selling good. There were lots of cows in the $8000- $20,000 range. I tried to bid on a couple cows but they went beyond what I was ready to spend today. Congrats to the Cates family and the great breeding program they have!

What'd 7a bring? ( the good steer )

dsmith16 · Sep 1, 2012

LD said:
justintime said:

I watched the Cates sale today and it was a strong sale! Sale gross was $894,250 for an average of $18258. It was strong throughout, with not just the show heifer prospects selling good. There were lots of cows in the $8000- $20,000 range. I tried to bid on a couple cows but they went beyond what I was ready to spend today. Congrats to the Cates family and the great breeding program they have!

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What'd 7a bring? ( the good steer )

11,500 to Illinois im pretty sure.

justintime · Sep 1, 2012

dsmith16 said:
LD said:

justintime said:

I watched the Cates sale today and it was a strong sale! Sale gross was $894,250 for an average of $18258. It was strong throughout, with not just the show heifer prospects selling good. There were lots of cows in the $8000- $20,000 range. I tried to bid on a couple cows but they went beyond what I was ready to spend today. Congrats to the Cates family and the great breeding program they have!

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What'd 7a bring? ( the good steer )

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11,500 to Illinois im pretty sure.

That is what I had written down as well.

shortdawg · Sep 1, 2012

dsmith16 said:
LD said:

justintime said:

I watched the Cates sale today and it was a strong sale! Sale gross was $894,250 for an average of $18258. It was strong throughout, with not just the show heifer prospects selling good. There were lots of cows in the $8000- $20,000 range. I tried to bid on a couple cows but they went beyond what I was ready to spend today. Congrats to the Cates family and the great breeding program they have!

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What'd 7a bring? ( the good steer )

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11,500 to Illinois im pretty sure.

We ran him some but he got too rich for us ! Nice calf that will do some winning

trevorgreycattleco · Sep 1, 2012

Nice day! Congrats to them. Nice to see a steer with that much buzz from them.

Doc · Sep 1, 2012

1a-35k
1b-22k
1c-7100
1q-out
1e-3600
2a-7600
2b-45k
2c-10k
3-60k
4-25k
4a-700x
4b-500x
5a-17k
5b-3100
5c-4k
5d-35k
6-4800
6a-7300
7-6250
7a-11,500
8-4500
8a-6250
9-3400 TN
9a-4250
10-4300
10a-3k
11-4100
12a-25k
12b-45k
12c-47,500
12d-925x
13-19k TN
14a-7250
14b-out
15-20k w/hfr calf
16-3100
17-2600
18-5k
19-27k
20a-5k
20b-25k
20c-9100
21a-14500
21b-7500
21c-1000x
22-12k
22a-6500
23-2000
24a-6500
24b-6k
24c-8k
24d-700x
24e-650x
24f-1500x
25-2500
25a-7k
26-6800
27-16k
28-6250
29-3250
29a-6000
30a-12500
30b-6000
31-10k
32-4k TN
32a-6400
33-14500 w/bull
34-9k w/bull TN
34a-6500
35a-11k
35b-5600 TN
36 & 36a-7750
37-5500
37-5k
38-4k TN
38a-5800
38b-2000
39-3100
39a-5k
40-5k
40a-5400
41-2800
41a-2000
42-2000
42a-2000
43-8500
43-2k
44-3k
45-3k
46-4k
47-7k
48-2600
49-875x
Trump 575 x
Bloodstone 200 x TN
Asset 200 x TN
Rodeo Drive 110 x

The ones that say TN , are ones that I bought for a new breeder in TN.

justintime · Sep 1, 2012

Doc, I thought you did some pretty good buying today. Congrats!

Doc · Sep 2, 2012

Thanks, JIT. I think they ended up with some pretty good ones also. Real excited about the Picture Perfect. Shadybrook bought 33 and was contending bidder on 34. WHR bought the bred hfr out of 34. Gonna be flushing her this fall.

justintime · Sep 2, 2012

Doc.... I wanted lot 34!!!! I chased for a long time, but eventually bowed out. She is one of the best Picture Perfects I have seen. Her full sister is also an incredible female. Their dam, the original Picture Perfect 549, is one of my all time favorite Shorthorn females.... well, for that matter, she is one of my favorite females of all breeds. Talk about cow families that breed on, IMO, this one does it in spades. I have some Picture Perfects and they are consistent, in that they bring home a top end calf regardless of what they are bred to.

What is her Cloud 9 bull calf like? I know he is less than a month old now and it will be interesting to see if he is THF. If he is THF, he may be a pretty good breeding piece despite being a horned bull. Personally, I love to have a homozygous polled bull walking in my pastures, but I also think that in order to get the best calves, it seems you have to have the horned gene close up in the pedigree. I am not afraid to use a horned bull occasionally. The last horned bull I used was Rainbow Focus ( Huberdale Mastercharge X CF 5 Queens ) and he was turned out with 32 polled cows. There were 30 polled calves and 2 horned calves. Many of the polled bulls I have used have polled far less!

Congrats on getting lot 34 bought. I wish you luck in flushing her and hope she produces for many more years.

Doc · Sep 2, 2012

JIT, The bull calf is a pretty nice calf at this point. It will be interesting to see how he progresses and if he is THF. The cow is pretty awesome, IMO. You can't look at her or her udder and even begin to guess that she is 8 yrs old. You're right in the fact that the Picture Perfects have been around a long time and made a lot of different firms some good money.

Jacob B · Sep 2, 2012

who ended up with the mattis bull calf? How did he realy look in person....loved the picture.

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