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Post by Blessings Farms on Oct 8, 2015 10:22:03 GMT
With the long overdue correction in cattle prices how does this effect or not effect
the prices of Dexters ? After yesterday I may be at same point Gene was a year ago .
Going to be a long day of discussions today at home love our animals but FAMILY
first .
Forgot nieghbor said local market was $1.15 fat , .85 cull yesterday I believe that
is over $1.00 a # lower.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2015 14:15:38 GMT
commercial market has some affect on Dexter prices but not much.
Sorry to here about your issues. If you decide you must sell dont sell at auction you will loose money and the dexter world will loose some good dexters. I dont think you will have any problems finding buyers if it comes to that.
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Post by genebo on Oct 8, 2015 19:57:30 GMT
If you need to sell some, let it be known here and on the Traditionally Horned Dexters Facebook page. Then list them on the Homesteading Today Cattle forum.
I was very sad when I had to sell some of my best Dexters. Windridge and Fermoy descendants. But I made some really terrific friends in the process. I can't say it wasn't supposed to happen like that. Karma, you know?
Here's my story about the Livestock market: I had been searching for Dexters without luck, when I heard of some near me. They had belonged to a guy who was sent to prison for life. A new man just took over his farm. I went to see the Dexters. They were an older bull and cow. The cow had a broken horn. Their names were Raven and Moses. They had two steers and one heifer with them. The owner wouldn't sell.
Research showed that the elders were Rock Hall Raven and Moses of Dog Run. Good Traditional and Legacy pedigrees. I told Judy about them and she got excited. She urged me to go back and get them, somehow.
I was too late. The man told me he had taken them to the livestock market. He intended to sell them for enough to buy some Angus feeder calves. He snorted and said, "They didn't bring enough to buy even one Angus calf."
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Post by Blessings Farms on Oct 9, 2015 9:33:27 GMT
I waited 4 years to get started back into cattle . Almost bought mini herfords
went back to dexters and we love them. We are not going to sell utill double
hockey sticks freezes. Aron will put two to three more at his place I ll provide
hay. Aron and I are long time buisness and family friends and he already has the
two hiefiers.
I should have asked the Question differetly I was more concerned about processed
meat pricing. Aron who owns A @ A greenhouse are considering a farmers type market
at their location. Main highway U S 127. In the area we have pasture raised Dexters,
Herfords, Short horn, clow feet hog , sheep , eggs , rabbit , muscovies and A @ A s
4 green houses (approx. 15,000 sq. ft. under roof.)
Aron and I own ours independentlly I have 5 and he has 3. I have all traditional
and Aron has one modern horned shorty and traditional. The shorty was purchcased for
his children and my grandchildren for hopfully FFA and 4H stock in the future.
So there is a plan but only the good Lord knows the end result.
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