V and E came to visit and V brought Mike with her so J and I took the lot out for the day to a cattle auction.
Cattle prices are waaaay down this year so J was interested to see how these 300 bred heifers would sell. Last year they averaged $2185. This year was closer to $1425. J got a number but never used it.
We finally got seats halfway through the auction.
They provided a free chuck wagon lunch which was delicious.
There was also a quarter horse herd dispersal. There were weanlings, yearlings, two year olds, brood mares and stallions. I don't think any of them had been handled much. The yearlings were pretty big.
I thought I might have been able to handle one of the orphan weanlings but decided I wasn't in love with any of them so we didn't stay for the horse auction. A pleasant afternoon to visit with people we don't see much and we didn't even spend any money.
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