really??? c'mon!!!

[sizzler14]

From MLC BLOG:
The First $10,000 Italian Stallion Calf | Raised By Jacobson Cattle Co Of McCallsburg, Iowa | Purchased By Private Buyer From Kearney, Nebraska.

Whats everybodys responce to this one.  (clapping) (clapping) (clapping)

 

[Gargan]

My response was really similar to the subject of your post!!!  <beer>

 

[Annoth]

Looks like she'll be a great grower!

 

[GoWyo]

I can already tell she is worth every penny of it.  Going to win every show and probably flush $500,000 in embryos by the time she is 3.

 

[sizzler14]

Lol yep i know a few other calves out of new bulls that has sold 2 or 3 times for a wide variety of prices, yet never left the farm and nobody ever paid... I cant believe people actually expect us to believe stuff like this

 

[Medium Rare]

Makes me want to run right out and buy a tank full of semen for this breeding season.

 

[ROMAX]

Makes me want to run right out and buy a tank full of semen for this breeding season.

I think that's the idea

 

[DakotaCow]

Honestly I saw it and though to myself, sounds about right. When these tricks get played its like when a politician is caught lying....do you fein suprise? Nope you shrug and read between the lines. Personally I loved italian stallion at denver and am going to use him. I dont sell many show calves and only breed 60 or so that way each year but having buzz on a bull certainly doesnt hurt. If the calves are good they are easy to sell, if they are are good and out of a popular bull its even easier.

 

[BTDT]

No different from many purebred sales..... if ya ever have time, type in some registration numbers of "high selling" animals.... pick the breed, pick the sale....many will NEVER be transferred.....  I keep sale catalogs to keep track of a few critters and it is amazing to see how many of these "high selling" animals never surface again and they slip into oblivion and obscurity. 

But the calf sure is a hairy little thing isn't it!

 

[Tallcool1]

I am not here to defend anyone or condemn anyone.

At $10,000, I would not say that it is outside of realm of possibility.  If that number had been $30,000 I would say no possible way.

Once again, just watch that Matt Lautner go!  He is the master of promotion and marketing.  I wish I could hire him for a month to overhaul my marketing efforts.

On a different note, how can anyone call bullshit or not from a picture like that?

 

[Spencer10218]

I have seen people pay more for less
But a picture can only say so muc,h so maybe just maybe the calf looks incredible and they will sell it for $40,000+ this fall

 

[MCC]

All I will say is you can't believe everything you hear or see. Dealt with these people before.

 

[Tallcool1]

Which people have you dealt with, the "Private Buyer from Kearney NE", the producer, or the promoter?

 

[JCCO]

Here is a maternal brother to this heifer that was Supreme Champion Market Animal at the Cass County Fair this week..........