I am at the Great Lakes Classic in Indiana. The first day went pretty well. Shooter buck prices were very strong. Maybe down a liitle bit but better than a lot of poeple expected. Go to dvauction.com to watch.
Info needed on Ok-Mo Auction
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Joined Oct 2009
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upstate ny
Good animals brought good prices!! It looked like there were quite a few no sales!!They used a new format for internet bidding and i think that they hit the nail on the head with it.They even warned you 3 times that the gavel was about to drop and you better bid if you are gunna!!!
91 out of the 184 lots went unsold, not sure if the bidders didn't have enough money or if the seller thought his animals were worth more.
Something needs to be done to keep from having so many NO Sales
Something needs to be done to keep from having so many NO Sales
James, I can only speak for two of the no sales but I will not undercut the buyers that have already purchased semen from Icon. They paid $ 2500.00 per straw so it made no sense to sell it for 800.00. While we have been very lucky to buy some animals at a bargin price, I just can't see giveing stuff away. On a positive note, THANKS to BRETT and JASON on the two lots they purchased. I hope they put some monsters on your farm for you both. Great to see everyone again. MP
I guess what I was thinking was, the auction company's only want the best of the best and as many new farmers as there are who don't have those deep pockets as the established ones do their is not that much they can afford. They have to take small strides not big leaps. It wouldn't hurt them to let a few more average lots in their sale. At least it might do away with some of the No Sales
Joined Oct 2009
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upstate ny
I agree but im sure there is a fine line they have to go by.I mean if one puts a deer in that all folks cant bid on thats gets a no sale but if they have lesser deer that no one wants they also get a no sale because they wont get any bids!!!!
Joined Apr 2009
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Edgar, WI
I thought the sale had something for all levels. There just wasn't a lot of buyers there and bidding was soft on some lots.
I liked the new auction site but will be giving some of my personal thoughts to Eric on what I noticed that could be improved or looked into. But I think this new site is the real deal and think it will be great once they get all of it up and running.
I liked the new auction site but will be giving some of my personal thoughts to Eric on what I noticed that could be improved or looked into. But I think this new site is the real deal and think it will be great once they get all of it up and running.
I think some of the soft bidding could have been a result of having two big auctions (Indiana and Oklahoma) on the same weekend. I thought some lots went good, but some definitely didn't bring near what they should have. Like Mike said, great to see everybody there, had a great time.
Joined Oct 2009
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upstate ny
I think the bidding show where things are in todays deer.Alot of people have real good deer so they are not gunna bid on the same quality animals they have in their pens!!If you have top end animals with a known name you will get bids.If you have run of the mill deer you will get low bids.Anything else is going to grow old in the pens or make burger!!
I agree that there was a wide array of lots. From some really good ones to others that really were more suited for a shooter pen. Two sale on the same weekend wasn't the best plan but I know they are all trying to get their sales in. Bargins were there to be had and some folks made out like a bandit. We sure did miss out on a few lots that would have helped us out in the future. Congrats to all the buyers and sellers. We made the best of it.....
Joined Apr 2009
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Bedford, PA
Just wanted to say that it was great meeting the folks that I didn't know and great seeing everyone else!
I agree that there may be too many auctions going on at once sometimes, however, you really can't replace the friendships that can be made from spending quality time with other deer farmers in person.
It was a true pleasure meeting you all!
I agree that there may be too many auctions going on at once sometimes, however, you really can't replace the friendships that can be made from spending quality time with other deer farmers in person.
It was a true pleasure meeting you all!
Yes Rusty, the silence is deafening. From the emails and private messages that I got after my post above, I think plenty of people know why the 2 auctions were scheduled the same day ..... and a lot of them arent happy about it. Rather than spread rumors it sure would be nice if someone associated with the auctions would post their own version of the events.
I guess I need someone to tell me which are the "good lots" and which ones are the bad ones. To me a good deer is one that A) produces or is full of producing deer in its pedigree, furthermore producers should not be confused with small framed deer with a lot of points or B) that is full of industry hype that everyone wants. A and B should not but are often times confused as being the same. Sometimes A and B can be in the same animal. Most of the time they are not. I definitely don't claim to follow the industry as I definitely can't afford to in a lot of instances
I asked that question the day it was scheduled by the Oklahoma assoc. The answer I recieved was the only date available and facility availability. I would not read more into it that some are! I believe there have been other sales the same days before. I have suggested before to have a Industry used calender for all the different events. Apparently Florida had something going on at the same time also.
IndependenceRanch said:
Me too Roger!
I have been fighting the urge but am about to lose that fight .... better shut down the computer for a few days!
