The February Data Drop: 70 Animals Across Four Sales
Howdy friends, Four sales hit in February, two on Super Bowl Sunday, and together they moved 70 live animals for just over $750,000. The data tells a remarkably consistent story across very different catalogs, formats, and consignors. And one animal broke $40k, which we should talk about. Let's dig in. Pandarosa Ranch Valentine's Sale — […]
December Highland Auctions: Five Sales, Very Different Results
Hi and merry Christmas! I figured a Saturday night watching college football was as good as any time for analyzing this last batch of auctions. December gave us five Highland-focused online auctions within a single week. Same buyer pool (mostly), very different outcomes. If you're trying to figure out how to price your animals or […]
37th National Highland Sale Tops $1 Million
Howdy, everyone! The 37th Annual National Highland Cattle Sale just wrapped up at the National Western Stock Show, and for the first time in the sale's history, total revenue crossed the million-dollar mark. I spent some time going through the complete results, and there's a lot to dig into. The Numbers The sale moved $1,048,316 […]
37th National Highland Sale Tops $1 Million
Howdy, everyone! The 37th Annual National Highland Cattle Sale just wrapped up at the National Western Stock Show, and for the first time in the sale's history, total revenue crossed the million-dollar mark. I spent some time going through the complete results, and there's a lot to dig into. The Numbers The sale moved $1,048,316 […]
December Highland Auctions: Five Sales, Very Different Results
Hi and merry Christmas! I figured a Saturday night watching college football was as good as any time for analyzing this last batch of auctions. December gave us five Highland-focused online auctions within a single week. Same buyer pool (mostly), very different outcomes. If you're trying to figure out how to price your animals or […]
Six Auctions. $1.6 Million. Two Very Different Markets.
$525 Steers to $20,500 Heifers: This Week’s Auction Highlights Howdy friends, Six auctions. 385 animals. Nearly $1.6 million in sales. And a price range that tells you everything about where this market is right now: a steer sold for $550 at the Fall Roundup while a “micro/mini” heifer hit $20,500 at Pandarosa a few weeks […]
Small Cows, Big News. Welcome!
Well howdy, everyone! I’ve been meaning to get this newsletter thing started up for months now, but you know how life goes. I’m so excited to start now, and I really appreciate you joining the fun. Let’s jump right into it! Registered Highland Sells for $48,000 Yep, you read that right. Congratulations to Noble Bear […]
Small Cows, Big News
Well howdy, everyone! Thanks to all our new subscribers in the last week! Please share far and wide with others in our little community who might be interested. You can send them to this link for the easiest free signup. If you missed the first edition, find it right here. Isn’t my girl Fiona in […]
Small Cows, Big News. Welcome!
Well howdy, everyone! Thanks to all our new subscribers in the last week! Please share far and wide with others in our little community who might be interested. You can send them to this link for the easiest free signup. If you missed the first couple newsletters, you can find them right here. No Big Numbers […]