Market Minute
“ Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”
By Frank Padilla, NALF marketing director
We have all heard it:“ Failing to plan is planning to fail.” The wise sage Benjamin Franklin was quoted as having said it many years ago. The quote is timeless, but most times forgotten.
If you talk to the owners or managers of successful seedstock operations they will tell you that they begin planning for next year’ s sale as soon as the current year’ s sale is complete. They identify
a year in advance a pool of animals from which they will select their next offering.
From this pool, they manage these animals with the end goal in mind. Many times only a percentage of the selected bulls or females make it into the next sale. The small breeder, who does not have enough numbers for their own production sale, should employ the same tactic when selling in consignment sales. Select your sale consignments early. Get them ready far in advance of the sale.
What do you intend to offer and in what stage of production? Consider these obstacles for the animals you might offer for a sale:
1) If you are offering a bred heifer, what calving date will make her most valuable to a potential buyer? In addition,
The Mama of Your Next Herdsire
Some of the breed’ s top breeders are offering some of the best young females in the breed at auctions this fall. Why not take advantage of all of their hard work and purchase the mother of your next herd bull. If you need a catalog from any of the following sales, just let us know. If you buy new genetics and need to insure your investment, give us a call, we would be glad to work with your mortality insurance needs. Need semen? Go to www. grassrootsgenetics. com, call for a catalog or watch for our ad in October.
www. GrassrootsGenetics. com
Grassroots Genetics 13006 CR 4037 • Holts Summit, MO 65043
www. GrassrootsGenetics. com Toll-Free: 866-305-9600
Mark and Deidre Smith Phone / Fax: 515-965-1458 Mobile: 515-229-5227 e-mail: GRGenetics @ aol. com 2511 NE 99th Place, Ankeny, Iowa 50021
David Smith Toll-Free: 866-305-9600 Phone / Fax: 573-896-4550 David e-mail: GRGeneticsDave @ aol. com
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If we can be of assistance, just give us a call.
Sept. 16...................... LV Bar Female Sale, Plainville KS
Sept. 23........... Gaston 7 Cross Ranch and Friends, Caledonia, MO
Oct. 14.............. Tubmill Creek Production Sale, New Florence, PA
Oct. 15........................... Heart of Missouri, Lebanon, MO
Oct. 21.............. Edwards Land and Cattle, Beulaville, NC
Oct. 22.............. Magness Land and Cattle, Miami, OK
Oct. 29.............. P Bar S Proof of Progress, Sand Springs, OK
Nov. 12............. Linhart Limousin Female, Leon, IA
Nov. 21.................... Wulf Online Females, DV Auction
Dec. 9......................... LV Bar Female Sale, Plainville, KS
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