A lot can be learned at a sale barn, and South Dakota State University Extension cow-calf specialists feel producers can learn even more by paying attention to trends on sale day.
According to USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System, about 60% of weaned calves are sold at sale barns or auctions. Olivia Amundson, a SDSU Extension cow-calf field specialist based out of the Sioux Falls regional center, says cattlemen may be leaving money on the table if they are not paying attention to management decisions at home.
“One of the big things that we were looking at here was really…
