Once I’ve cased the local feed store in a town, I like to check out the sale barn. I've been to the Buffalo Livestock barn before. In fact, I bought my first pair of herefords here.
The last there years or so have seen some big changes at this barn. New owners have really brought it up to speed, making it a real contender among other area sale barns.
Their sale is on Wednesday, which is staggered from the other near by barns. Torrington is Friday, Riverton is Tuesday, and Worland is Thursday.
The market has been at an all-time high for about two years. Sounds like the biggest reason is the low cattle numbers throughout the country.
Good bulls like this will go for $175 a hundred weight. Making a big bull a $4000 hamburger cow.
You've got to think on your toes at a livestock auction. The column on the left is the weight of the current cow for sale. The going sale price is being rattled off by the auctioneer. The right column is the stats of the previous sale. On the bottom of the right column is how many have sold and how many are left to go.
Good time and good place to meet new folks. I think ranchers' ship has finally come in. These prices are about double what they have been in recent years. I spoke to one ole boy about the high prices and he said that they are finally where they need to be. Fair enough, ranching is far from cheap. Even though I wasn't bidding on anything, the local sale barn can be a pretty fun place to kill a little time. On to the next one.
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