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Feeder Calf Grading and Marketing Workshop

By: Jeff Carpenter
NC Cooperative Extension
Area Specialized Agent, Livestock

All local beef cattle producers are invited to Harward Brothers Livestock Market in Turnersburg on March 26 at 6 PM for this informative program on evaluating and marketing feeder calves. Even producers that don’t sell on one of the state sponsored graded sales you will benefit from this program. Every order buyer that purchases calves on the weekly auction has to be familiar with USDA grades and specifications in order to purchase the kind of calves their customers have asked for, so in that regard all calves get graded just like those on the state sponsored sales.

Live calves will be used for discussions on grades, breed designations, condition, shrink, fill, health, disposition, weighing conditions and the Beef Quality Assurance sale protocol. All these factors are used by feeder calf buyers to determine an appropriate bid for individual calves or groups of calves. Producers that make themselves aware of the differences in these factors can be more successful in producing and marketing the kind of calves that bring the best price.

The program begins at 6 PM and a sponsored meal will be served, so call in your attendance numbers to your local Extension Center by March 23.

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