Full-Service Cattle Sales & Marketing serving the Fallon, Nevada and Outlying Areas.
Feeder Sale Friday, November 18th saw a spotty market much the same as last month. Light calves and yearlings were in the most demand. 480 to 675 pounds seems to be the best buy. I guess a peewee can be stretched out into next years corn crop & it’s cheaper to buy a 700 pound steer than to buy a 480 weight and put 220 pounds on at 1.40 a pound gains. We desperately need California to get a heavy rain not only to keep the grass coming but also to fill the stock ponds. Hopefully they get a soaker before December 2nd feeder sale.We already have 4,000 consigned and the phone keeps ringing. I would expect it to be another 2 day sale. The following Wednesday, December 7th, we will have a regular sale at 12:00 noon and then a Bred Cow sale that evening at 6 p.m. With high priced hay and short feed on the desert you would expect there to be multiple dispersals but instead we are receiving several calls from ranchers looking for bred cows and very few calls from potential sellers. If you have a nice set of legitimate bred cows 6 years old or younger and calving in early spring I would expect them to be in good demand.
Hope to see you at one of our sales soon
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
**Truckers please unload at northwest chute. Unloading at south end causes bottlenecks at the brand inspection chute and we need to keep cattle rolling.
We have scheduled a sale December 2nd to help spread out the numbers. Hopefully California gets more rain by then.
| Mr. Jack Payne currently serves as the regional director for California and Nevada at the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association. He owns and operates Nevada Livestock Marketing in Fallon, Nevada. |