I wish I could get some of those good proces for my hay. I had to sell mine for $30 a bale thru the new local feed store to get it sold.
I waited 28 years for retirement eligibility and spent the past 6 years trying to build up a healthy flock. I had planned to retire in January and I would have enough lambs going to market at about $.90/lb to be able to still maintain a reasonable lifestyle.. I checked with the other sale barn about 20 miles away at ElReno. They have a small sale every Wednesday. Yesterday 25 to 45 lb lambs brought $.70 and 3to 4 yr ewes brought about $45/head. Even with the drought, Cattle are still going up. With the emphasis on Goats, sheep are not as popular as they were 2 years ago... I just got caught in a big sale where the sheep buyers left and the buzzards hung around. I have a hard time accepting the fact that I could have given half of them away and still been ahead.... Just gotta find another market... Cecil in OKla ----- Original Message ----- From: "RBMuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [blackbelly] sale prices in OKla > > Hay last winter in Central TX was going for $125 /round bales, small > squares > were $10 a bale. Alfalfa was cheaper so I went with alfalfa for the > winter. > Sheep did beautifully on it! > The local markets took a nose dive last week for sheep and goats. We > normally have strong markets in this area. Last time I sold some barbs > the > brought $1.36/lb for 35 lb lambs. Luckily it was before the drop in > prices. > Round bales are $70 right now because we still haven't had much of a > spring. > It is predicted by "someone" in the hay business that they will be up to > $100 a round in the fall. > It looks like there will not be a second cutting for this area. South of > San Antonio has not even had a first cutting yet. Some spots have had 2" > of > rainfall in one YEAR. > I reduced my sheep herd by half in April. Well actually I reduced the > sheep, goat, and cattle herd by half. > Rhonda > ----- 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 _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
