The chief, Owen, and I hooked the Dodge up to the old stock trailer and had a great time at the Edgewood sale barn recently at a feeder calf and bred cow auction. Owen got to experience the food, walk the pens before the sale, and try to understand the auctioneer. Sale barn culture is a unique aspect of rural America. Most folks are wearing work suit (thermal bibs, mucked up boots, etc.) as they squeeze the sale into a busy day. Be assured these buyers have amazing abilities to tell a sick or poor performing calf or cow verses an average or good performer, more than once I had to consult with the chief to figure out why a calf was bring little money. We picked up a handful of 550 lb heifers that fit in well in the feed lot as well as 3 older bred cows and 1 bred heifer all at prices we seemed happy with. Check out your local auction but be careful, those auction workers are pretty observant and in all the excitement you could drop $15,000 pretty fast at today prices.
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