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08/04/04, 12:46 PM
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Going to a livestock auction tonight
I have been wanting for several years to go to a livestock auction in our area. Have never gotten around to it until tonight. A fellow churchmember was the one who mentioned about going, but I don't think my wife has been too keen on my going anyway since I'm sure she is afraid what I might come back with! She is going along with us which may or may not be a good thing since she may cause problems if I want to buy something! But since they do have 2 auctions going at the same time - both upstairs & downstairs, I may be able to slip away from time to time! Wish me luck!
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08/04/04, 01:13 PM
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Good luck Michael! Let us know what kind of goodies you make it home with. 
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08/04/04, 02:06 PM
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Michael, hope you have fun! I know when we went, we always came home with a few more pigs or goats than we expected. Even got an emu once, for $12.50! Couldn't pass up that buy. It was hard for us to think reasonably--we would have to feed all these critters, and they WILL get big. But all in all we had fun, and never regretted our purchases.
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08/04/04, 02:16 PM
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Drive whatever hauls the most cargo....just in case! And don't forget containers and straps to keep whatever you don't intend to buy safe on the trip home.
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08/04/04, 09:09 PM
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Wow, I am jealous! I hope you have a wonderful time, I have always wanted to go to a livestock auction too. Maybe someday, here they are held on most tuesdays, so I don't know why I have not invited myself to go along with my rancher neighbor!
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08/05/04, 06:54 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Sooo, watcha get? :haha:
Every once in awhile I'll go to one, in the next state. I love them! I went last weekend and ended up buying 4 geese. Now my one geese I had at home won't be lonely. I couldn't pass up the $5 each price, when a few months ago the lowest they were going for was $22 each.
Deb
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08/05/04, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Going to a livestock auction tonight
I did really good. The only thing that I bought was 12 bantam chicks at a whopping price of $.15 each - a total of $1.80!! Did I need more chickens? No, but I figured since most of my bantams are getting older, it was time to introduce some new blood, plus these chicks have feathers on their legs, & mine don't. I tried bidding on guinea chicks but quit when they went over $2.00 each - that is still a good price though, I must not have wanted them too bad!!
All in all, I had a fun time, my 6 year old son had a good time, & even my wife had a good time. There was a few sheep & lambs, a few goats, 1 horse, a few pigs - both small & HUGE! & alot of calves & cows. Some of the milking cows looked like they hadn't been fed for a while so I don't know if they had worms, some kind of disease, overmilked, or just plain, not taken care of. I'm already talking about going again - probably not next week, but the week after. They had 2 auctions going at once - 1 for the chicks, ducks, rabbits, guineas, junk, meat, etc. and 1 for all the larger animals.
The only problem I had was with the larger animal auction, you had to listen really close to what the auctioneer was saying & things moved very fast, so if you were going to bid, you had to bid quickly & not him-haw around trying to think!
Sisterpine - I urge you to ask your rancher neighbor to let you know the next time he is going. You'll have fun plus might get a friendship struck up!
mljjranch - No geese at this auction, but they did have a few turkeys.
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08/05/04, 07:51 AM
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Baroness of TisaWee Farm
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: flatlands of Ohio - sigh
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Where was the auction? I can never figure out where to FIND one!
I'm in west central Ohio.
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08/05/04, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by cc-rider
Where was the auction? I can never figure out where to FIND one!
I'm in west central Ohio.
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go to the feed store, and ASK !
theres generally at least 1 auction yard in any fairly ag area .....
prices ...
in my many many many auctions, both buying and selling ::
this is just illustrative
based on auctions in wisconsin , minnesota north dakota and missouri that i have been to over the last 3 years ( older amounts would be pretty inaccurate)
average to high prices
in each animal it depends on type and breed age and condiion , OH and of course, how much do you want it , and are you willing to pay
these are general auction prices, go to a speciality auction , like say a bird auction , then prices will be WAY different, same as a horse auction... seen horses sell for 50.00 to $25,000.00+ ( the highest i saw was at a horse auction , APHA foundation sale in tx, 175,000.00 for a weanling filly)
Chicks .25 -75 cents
chickens 1.00-3.00 each
guineas 3.00-7.00
Llama 25.00-50 ( un reg) Reg 100.00-300.00
Goats , 10-20.00 each reg 20.00-150.00
horses 100-700 grade reg 500-1400.00
in my exp. Grade stallions are the CHEAPEST !!!, which is funny, cause they are just seconds away from being a perfectly good gelding
Cow ((Generally market price)) , 1-180. per lb but if its a specialty breed, dutch belted or scottish highlands, it will be higher ... sometimes
ducks 2.00-5.00
Geese 5-15.00
Turkey 4-25.00
pig 5-30.00 ( weanlings )
Sows/Boars 20-150.00
all these auctions are different, you can get great things for cheap , or terribly sick animals , i had a freind last year she bought a nice looking mare, 8 years old , only to find out she was full of cancer ....
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08/05/04, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cc-rider
Where was the auction? I can never figure out where to FIND one!
I'm in west central Ohio.
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They have them every month in Degraff (Sp) OH. I'll have to try to find out when they are. I use to go to them but haven't for a couple years.
Steve
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08/05/04, 12:03 PM
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Baroness of TisaWee Farm
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Originally Posted by Buckrun
They have them every month in Degraff (Sp) OH. I'll have to try to find out when they are. I use to go to them but haven't for a couple years.
Steve
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Thanks Steve!! I'm in Findlay, but I think I can find DeGraff. That's near Indian Lake, isn't it??
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08/05/04, 03:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: OH.
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Originally Posted by cc-rider
Thanks Steve!! I'm in Findlay, but I think I can find DeGraff. That's near Indian Lake, isn't it??
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DeGraff is straight south of Indian lake.
I called a friend on mine and found out the sales are the first Saturday of the month for small animals and poultry. ***That is this Saturday***
Also found out larger animals sale every Monday. I thought this is great as I have every Monday off!  
Steve
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