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Cattle sale price, volume continues to climb at NETBIO March 2023 sale

Cattle sale price, volume continues to climb at NETBIO March 2023 sale
  • PublishedMarch 20, 2023


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The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sold 4,705 head of pre-conditioned calves and yearlings at its Friday, March 19 sale held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission.

It was an active sale with a lot of buyers watching and purchasing over the Internet. A total of 1,868 head of cattle were sold to Internet buyers.

David Fowler, co-owner of the livestock market center and a member of the NETBIO board, said the market was good, and the cattle sold for an average of $1,054.18 per head. A total of 222 producers brought pre-conditioned cattle to the sale.

The demand was very good for all weights of cattle, both heifers and steers, as 33 buyers, including those on the Internet, purchased all the cattle.

Internet bidding continued throughout the sale. The Internet connection, liveauctions.TV, is easy to navigate. If you plan to buy cattle over the Internet, you need to call or come by the exchange office and register before the sale. The telephone number is 903-885-2455.

The next sale will be held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction on Friday, May 19. The weaning deadline for calves consigned to that sale is March 19 and the last date for booster shots is April 19. That sale will be followed by sales on July 21 and September 15.

Fowler said if producers have cattle that will be ready for the next sale in May, he would encourage them to call the exchange office soon to get ear tags.

The NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale gives producers a marketing opportunity to offer their pre-conditioned calves and yearlings in load lot quantities. For more information go to www.sslivestockauctions.com or check them on the Facebook page.

Auctioneer Joe Don Pogue takes bids on a pen of cattle during the NETBIO pre-conditioned cattle sale held Friday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission market center. NETBIO member/producers sold 4,705 head of cattle at the sale.

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Paul Bailey contributed this report.

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Written By
Taylor Nye

Taylor Nye is the editor of Front Porch News. She has degrees from the University of Wisconsin in human biology, Latin American studies, and public health. She has previously worked at the Wisconsin State Journal, Tucson Weekly and Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. As a sixth generation Hopkins County resident, she loves celebrating our heritage and history.