EARLY LISTINGS | spencerlivestock

REGULAR AUCTION

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7th

ALL CLASSES OF LIVESTOCK

HAY: 11:45 AM

LIVESTOCK: 12:30 PM

Cattle

EARLY LISTINGS

FEEDERS:

Cain, Dickens- 3hd- 2- bulls, 1-hfr, blk Angus, 2 weeks weaned, no shots

Johnson, Superior- 12 longhorn strs/hfrs weighin 300-450 few head 700-900lbs, genetics out of Noll Linn Grove

36hd- blk strs/hfrs weighin 600-665lbs, outstanding set of calves here, and damn green, 1 RD OF SHOTS

Stevenson 25hd blk/red strs/hfrs weighin 275-375lbs weaned

8hd-hfrs weighin 700lbs

9hd- blk bulls weighin 625lbs

12hd-strs/hfrs corrienette weighin 350-650lbs

3hd- hols hfrs 4 weeks old

1hd- hols hfr 300lbs

3hd- hols hfrs 250lbs on dry feed

4hd- hols hfrs 300lbs

3hd- hols strs 250lbs

12hd- Coreniette calves strs & hfrs 450-900lbs

C/C Pair:

BRED COWS

25hd- blk western orgin bred up for mar/april calves, will be a hand full of young ones, majority short solids to older

1250-1450lbs

2hd- blk young breds

Martket Cows:

40hd already consigned with a good amount of hfrtts

LUKE'S COMMENTS:

NICE TO HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS ONCE FOR A CHANGE. I WAS VISITIING WITH A YOUNG MAN THE OTHER DAY, THAT HAD JUST MOVED BACK HOME FROM COLLEGE. HIS PLANS WERE TO HELP OUT AROUND THE FAMILY FARM AND IN TIME HOPEFULLY BUILD A CATTLE YARD AT HIS NEW ACERAGE HE HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED. WE CHATTED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, HE ALSO TOLD ME HOW HIS NEIGHBOR ALLOWED HIM TO BUY SOME EXTRA ACRES TO SQUARE UP HIS ACERAGE AND TO HAVE SOME TILLABLE ACRES AROUND HIS PROPERTY. THUS ALLOWING HIM TO HAVE SOME GRASS FOR GRAZING OR FEED FOR CATTLE IN THE FUTURE.

ITS GREAT TO SEE A YOUNG MAN WANTING TO BE A FARMER/CATTLE FEEDER IN SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR THAT PARTICULAR OCCUPATION RIGHT NOW. AS MANY ELDERS WILL TELL YOU, WONDER IF U CAN EVER MAKE ANY MONEY, INSTEAD OF JUST GOING BACKWARDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN SO MUCH IS HEADED TOWARDS THE CORPORATE WAY. ALSO GREAT TO SEE A OLDER FARMER HELPING A YOUNG FARMER GET STARTER IN THE BUSINESS. WHEN I WAS IN HIGHSCHOOL MY DAD SHARECROPPED WITH 3 DIFFERENT OLDER NEIGHBORS, NOT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO, BUT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HELP A YOUNG FARMER GET HIS FOOT IN THE DOOR. IT SEEMS LIKE NOW A DAYS WHEN A FARMER RETIRES HE SELLS EVERYTHING AT AUCTION AND WILL EVEN AUCTION OFF THE CASH RENT OF HIS FARMGROUND, OFTEN FORGETTING OF THE DAYS WHEN SOMEONE HELPED THEM TO GET WERE THEY ARE TODAY. I GUESS WHAT IM SAYING IS THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP OUT THE FUTURE FARMERS AND CATTLE FEEDERS OF OUR AREA TO KEEP FAMILY FARMS AND FARM BOYS AND GIRLS ALIVE. THOSE OF YOU WHO GREW UP ON THE FARM KNOW THERE IS NO BETTER WAY OF LIFE.