cowz
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One of our beef leaders and I were having the discussion about how to keep our steer sale prices from dropping further. So far we have a better than average sale, but every year the price for steers fall as the numbers increase. It is a true supply and demand problem. The idea of only selling the top 70-80% of steers has been discussed at fair board, but always is shot down.
My question for this board is: Is it better to limit sale privelidges in hopes that the bottom end kids will be motivated to feed better? We weigh in around 125 steers and have 10 head classes. We sell around 65 steers in our sale. So far every steer showman gets to sell 1 steer in the sale if it makes the 1050-1400# window. Unfortunately, the bottom end are not finished and will not be a quality product to the consumer.
How do you handle it at your fairs?
My question for this board is: Is it better to limit sale privelidges in hopes that the bottom end kids will be motivated to feed better? We weigh in around 125 steers and have 10 head classes. We sell around 65 steers in our sale. So far every steer showman gets to sell 1 steer in the sale if it makes the 1050-1400# window. Unfortunately, the bottom end are not finished and will not be a quality product to the consumer.
How do you handle it at your fairs?