Redcountry, I had a similar experience with purebred/crossbred Tarantese about 15 years ago when Tarantese were hot (maybe warm? ). I went to a production sale at Big M at Alameda. They had some nice looking crossbred heifers going for $1450 when the Purebred run of the mill females were selling for $1100. The old ranchers loved what the Tarantese did for the Herefords bag, but they could hardly get 2 bids on the purebreds. I brought some of both home and soon realized I paid too much for the cheaper purebreds.
Like whiteface says, they were hard doing cattle.Way too milky. The buyers wouldn’t pay for the calves. I’m sure they got a few phone calls from the feedlots when those Tarantese looking calves came off the truck. They soon bid accordingly, and I’m sure those calves went to the places that feed cheaper second and third cut cattle. It took me a while to figure out I was supplying something the customer didn’t want. It wasn’t the order buyers trying to steal them, the feedlots didn’t want them.
Like whiteface says, they were hard doing cattle.Way too milky. The buyers wouldn’t pay for the calves. I’m sure they got a few phone calls from the feedlots when those Tarantese looking calves came off the truck. They soon bid accordingly, and I’m sure those calves went to the places that feed cheaper second and third cut cattle. It took me a while to figure out I was supplying something the customer didn’t want. It wasn’t the order buyers trying to steal them, the feedlots didn’t want them.
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