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Buying high priced cattle isn't always a guarantee that you will sell high priced cattle.  A lot of cattle that bring top dollar also come with the reputation of the breeder.  A calf that (insert name of respected breeder here) may be able to sell for $5000 you and I may not be able to sell for...

In my opinion in most cases price will be adjusted based on their current status.  You may get a higher price for selling a pair over and open but not necessarily  a higher profit.  In other words a bred cow may bring $800 in the fall, $900 in early spring, and $1100 with a calf ready to go to...

Monopoly http://www.lautnerfarms.com/Lautner-Fall-2008.pdf

In my opinion this is a major downfall of the show cattle industry.  When I grew up showing the majority of the kids I showed with were farm families, I can't even begin to imagine what would happen if we would air a calf or do many of the things people are doing today.  Our parents would not be...

I have a nice little Honda 3000 watt generator that runs one blower with no problems.

I saw a post on CL offering show cattle, semen, and supplies and contacted the seller to see what they had.  I got no reply.  The link takes you to the main index of SP Classifieds.  I searched on Google and found the same post in three cities...looks like SP is spamming CL...

They may gain better but it's going to have a negative impact on yields. Mike

I wasn't at the show but if I understand correctly he was the sire of some (or maybe all) of the champion pen of 3 simmental bulls.  The lead bull in the pen sold for $40,000 through the Denver sale and another bull out of the pen sold for just short of $20,000 through the sale. Mike

I found out the same thing when I started using a Blackberry a few years ago.  If you search the net you will find this is a "feature" of the BB and there is not an easy way to change it. Mike

Really nice job...hope to see more of these. Mike

Very cool pictures.  I don't remeber the first clubby bull that I saw in Denver but it sure seems like that row of Herford bulls standing on the plywood ramps has been there forever.  I first went to the Stock Show about 25 years ago and have been there ever year since and they always seem to be...

Looks like a good deal to me.  If I were you I would have it filled and let it sit for a month or two before I put any semen or eggs in it. Mike

I just got an email saying that Apex was going to be selling their cattle online instead of talking them to Denver becuase of all of the snow and cold we have had here in the midwest.  I am staying home from Denver for the first time in about 25 years, the snow and cold have me wore out.  It's...

I think that statement alone should go a long ways. A two minute video clip from a cel phone camera could mean the end of the fair.  If you were going to allow it I think no policy would be better than a policy approving it. Mike

I really like the way the forum is set up, if I had one suggestion it would be to add an area for off topic discussion and leave The Big Show for discusion of cattle only topics.  The majority of the fourms I belong to are setup this way so people aren't put off by other topics.  I like a good...

Sure glad to see that so many others are using Excel.  Over the years I have used several programs and a lot of them made cool looking reports and kept a lot of information but in the end I realized most of that information wasn't used and with 95% of my cows either registed with the AA or ASA I...

I ended up finding the Honda 3000c local used for $400.  It is very easy to pickup and move and takes up very little room.  It does run 1 blower without a problem.  Very happy with the purchase. CBC Farms, I agree that is a great setup but somewhat expensive.  I have seen some of the Honda EU...

Does anyone use a 3000 watt generator to run a blower?  According to Sullivan's their blower uses 2185 watts of power so in theory a 3000 watt generator should run one blower.  It should also be able to run 3 or 4 fans at a time (not the same time as the blower)  I realize a lot of people think...

I guess it looks cool but the switch seems like one more thing to break, I have been turning them on and off with my foot for about 30 years, it seems to work well.  The video says something about saving steps to turn the blower on and off, have we really gotten that lazy?  Even with a really...

I agree with Jamie, this is the weekend we usually go out and you had better be there Saturday if you want to see the bulls becuase it starts getting thin on Sunday and it's a ghost town on Monday.