I contacted the sale barn today and they checked the videotape of when my sheep were sold. They run them through in the order they are checked in. I delivered my sheep at about 9:30 am and they were not sold when I came back at 5:00 pm. 1800 head of sheep and goats were consigned last Saturday. I was told that when I checked them in there were 700 already received. I do not know the number of total sheep sold.. I was told that they were selling Goats until my sheep came through, then goats again. I would surmise that the sheep buyers had gone home by the time my sheep went thru. They said that everyone was complaining of the market, but I have to do something about it. I have too many for a hobby and the prices I received will not begin to pay for feed. I guess I will just have to start selling them from the farm. I really hate having to deal with the public. I just feel that it leaves me vulnerable to a lot of other problems... Besides, I am not a people person... I prefer the company of animals.
Cecil in Okla ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] sale prices in OKla > > Oh man... that is sobering... > > It must be because you live in the area where hay is so expensive and > nobody > wants to feed them? I read last winter where some people were having to > pay > close to $100 for a roll of hay??!! I'm guessing, but that is absolutely > HORRIBLE. > > Most people in my area won't pay very much (a lot more than your area > though) because they don't understand what they are getting/buying. Most > think they are goats and only want to pay $25 to $30 for lambs. For that > reason, I don't sell at auctions and sell only to people that know what > they > are buying and contact me looking for them. Most of my sheep go out of > state. > > > Cecil, I sincerely hope things go better for you in the future, > > Chris B. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cecil > Bearden > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:05 PM > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Re: [blackbelly] sale prices in OKla > > I just got the check for the sale of 12 rams and 2 ewes that I sold > Saturday > > at the sale at Perkins OK. If this is a preview of what is to come, I > will > be out of the sheep business.... > > I had 2 ewes about 3 years old weighed 80 lbs. They kicked off their > babies > > too early, so I was selling them. They only brought $21.70 ea.. > > 4 ram lambs were sold as ewes (they were rams) and averaged 25 lbs and > only > brought 13.50 ea > > 8 ram lambs averaging 37 lbs brought only 18.43 ea > > The auction house got $56.00 for the sale, $7.00 for yardage, and $0.44 > for > insurance. > > The sheep promoters got $3.50 and the check off got $2.78 > > I got almost $175 > > looks like I will also have to buy hay for this winter as the hay crop is > not looking too good... > > Cecil in OKla > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
