Catalog for TN Beef Agribition Shorthorn sale

[Doc]

With as many people as there are holding their hand out, I'm gonna make a few phone calls AND see for myself.

You lost me. See what for yourself?

 

[RyanChandler]

Any cattle I was interested in. Not only would I make a few calls but I'd want to still see them for myself. 

I just think it would help everyone involved (seller, promoter, buyer) to require all consignments to submit a picture. Jmo

 

[Doc]

Any cattle I was interested in. Not only would I make a few calls but I'd want to still see them for myself. 

I just think it would help everyone involved (seller, promoter, buyer) to require all consignments to submit a picture. Jmo

I would love to be able to see every animal I buy in person, just hasn't been possible. I am fortunate that I know enough people that someone I know and trust their judgement, is usually at a sale I'm not able to attend in person.
As far requiring pictures to consign to a sale, it would be nice but not realistic. You wouldn't believe how many phone calls I make and people I talk to at shows and sales to get them to consign to our Agribition.

 

[aj]

You could send out two photographers and take a picture of a bull. One photo will make him look like a 100,000$ bull. The other photo will make him look like a hamburger bull. BUT if you are gonna sale cattle in todays high tech eniviroment you best take a great photo and you best photo shop it. If you sell cattle at home.....the photo deal doesn't apply. To me photos are worthless......in evaluating cattle......you just gotta be there.jmo

 

[Doc]

I talked to Cindy Cagwin a year and a half ago about the issuu problem with the catalogs on the ASA website and she referred me to the people at Shorthorn Country.  Everyone was very helpful and for the 2013 sale season, they started putting the catalogs on in PDF, too.  That doesn't happen any more, but I haven't called anyone about it because I get most of the catalogs in the mail eventualy.  I even got the Iowa Beef Expo catalog 7 days before the sale.  I can open the catalogs on Jeff's website with no problems, but he doesn't have all of them.  I don't get the Kentucky National or Tennessee catalogs in the mail, so the only way for me to see them is on my computer.

As far as pictures go, it's nice to hear other people have time restrictions and can't get show ready photos for all their consignments.  I submitted a pretty good photo for a sale a few years ago and they didn't use it because, I was told, the animal was in natural condition and they wanted all the animals to be fitted like they were ready for the show ring.  The animal was clean, standing perfectly, but just had his head  and minor clipping done.  I guess it didn't matter because I sold him before the sale privately.

Lonny, Did you get your catalog?