I sold a load at Joplin yesterday. Wish I had stayed a little bit longer and got to shake your hand. Thank you for all you do. Grateful to have the feeder flash to look forward to every day!
Everything else we buy to raise these cattle are at record prices too, so producers better hope this is the new price level, at least for quite awhile.
Things will settle down, everyone is saying the "prices are up!"and we just got up to 2014 levels in my area. I see everyone's herds getting colorful. American farmers are very good at overproducing.
The eid tag deal will be another barrier to entry for those that dabble in dairy bottle calves, which are to much work as it is. So these herds may not be as colorful if that gets thru.
@@ricksanchez7459 been dealing with Eid tags in Canada for almost 20 years. A few bucks a tag, it isn’t the cost so much as keeping them in their heads. Although the plastic has gotten better through the years. But it does nothing for traceability like on my herd. All of my cows come bred from other herds through the ring. When I ship them as culls those tags are probably replaced in 25% or more of them with my own. How’s that help with the history of where that cows been? Not everyone brands either, I do, but I think that would be much more effective at tracing cows. I do have a stack of reciepts from the auction barn on where I bought these cows that would choke your average govt auditor. 🤣👍🍻
EID tag... I'm one of those small time producers that can't do it. I sell privately, to individuals who want their beef raised right and cost effective. It's taking me quite a while to build up my customer base. But I add 3 or 4 every year. And they are all thrilled with the beef they get to eat. And they know it's not from fricking mexico, where they treat their cattle worse than their people, no regulations, no accountabiity.
I'm looking for advice, what are these buyers preferring weaned calves to be vaccinated with in the fall before selling? I'm just wanting the top couple vaccines . Any suggestions in the Colorado region?
