Doubling Ryan's Cattle Herd

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  • Travis and Ryan head to the auction barn to buy some cattle! Ryan now more than doubled his herd size, bringing his total up to 41 head of cattle!
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  • @garymorel6621
    @garymorel6621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Just be careful when they calf. They don't know you like your other cows do.

    • @HowFarmsWork
      @HowFarmsWork  5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This is a very good statement for anyone who reads this and purchases cattle.

    • @robertstibz9506
      @robertstibz9506 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plus the fact that you don't know the different temprement of each new cow yet, (friendly or not)

  • @timothymiller4217
    @timothymiller4217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Travis probably liked the group of 4 red ones also.

  • @myronyoder5352
    @myronyoder5352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Those cattle look pretty nice and healthy! Great job Ryan!!

  • @jannawalzschink775
    @jannawalzschink775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Yep. Wisconsin spring weather was interesting yesterday. Rain fine. Snow fine. Ice is a no thank you.

  • @tinag2226
    @tinag2226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank You so much for sharing all of this information. All of you guys and gals are wonderful. Many Blessings!

  • @lukestabenow7084
    @lukestabenow7084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Hey at 1:26 and 1:30 the first black chevy with the fetherlite tralier and thr black stabenow farms logo is ours

    • @blacklisterd
      @blacklisterd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This sounds like another great TH-cam channel just waiting to be made.

  • @karlshaw4372
    @karlshaw4372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Time to get a big livestock trailer for Big Red now?

  • @America-First2024
    @America-First2024 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! It’s always a great feeling to go to the sale barn and pick up some new stock to improve/increase the herd! 😊👍🏻

  • @robertmacleod4058
    @robertmacleod4058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Playing it safe with weather means the life you save will be your own. What with all the calves to be born, your herd will really grow! LOTS more hay to put up next year!

  • @victorcross5949
    @victorcross5949 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on your new cattle. Good luck with them. You have a happy dog who really seems to enjoy your company!

  • @racer7954
    @racer7954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Ryan. Best of luck with your cattle

  • @ChrisTessmer
    @ChrisTessmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice looking cattle. Making friends with new mama cows is always a trip, good luck and be safe!

  • @patkelly7999
    @patkelly7999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good luck with Your new purchase's Ryan, nice looking cattle:)

  • @jamesbigham9036
    @jamesbigham9036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoyed this video this is the first time I have seen the cattle auction process from inside the building I have always wondered how the process actually worked.
    I will say it was smart on holding off on getting the other two loads until the next day when roads were getting bad putting safety first is always a smart choice

  • @leol1682
    @leol1682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the video Ryan and Travis . on cattles .

  • @jimpustejovsky3655
    @jimpustejovsky3655 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good looking pen you bought. Cant believe how calm they were for just going through the sale barn and being in a trailer. Good luck with them.

  • @stevenlehmann3298
    @stevenlehmann3298 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love listening tp auctioneers. Its so awesome.

  • @SuperScooby70
    @SuperScooby70 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice addition to the cattle Ryan. They appeared to be some pretty nice stock. Quick way to expand a herd. Keep up the good work!

  • @hughwhaley3179
    @hughwhaley3179 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video Ryan 🚜

  • @thegauvinator3075
    @thegauvinator3075 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    glad to see the denali treating you well im ford man but to each his own love you videos aching for farm life at 57

  • @AgricultureINDIA-91
    @AgricultureINDIA-91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic!!!!

  • @thomasreynolds3383
    @thomasreynolds3383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice video great to see how ye buy your cattle and the mart

  • @wrightfarmshoffman8663
    @wrightfarmshoffman8663 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice cattle u got , congratulations on the new cattle coming into the herd

  • @cjfarms5600
    @cjfarms5600 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice looking cattle Ryan! I’m a senior this year and I have plans with a rancher about a mile away to purchase his 50 black angus cattle through the fsa and lease 150 acres along with!

  • @jasonstockbridge3613
    @jasonstockbridge3613 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ryan thanks again for another fantastic video.

  • @domingotorres3616
    @domingotorres3616 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome purchase...

  • @rodneyjones8823
    @rodneyjones8823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fine looking herd you're accumulating there Ryan!

  • @tedwpx123
    @tedwpx123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Looks like Rocket had fun as usual. Interesting details

  • @OldTimerDave
    @OldTimerDave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Ryan for the update.... Looking forward to the calves soon

  • @MeredithFarms
    @MeredithFarms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome! When I was younger and in 4-H I always had a few cows and goats but I sold them all a few years back but I’ve decided to get back into it and I’m hoping to go pick up a few cows and maybe some goats a few weeks from now!

    • @billylindauer3636
      @billylindauer3636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck, we milk goats, they can be strange animals sometimes for sure!!!😀😁

  • @Abm2014-SausageKing
    @Abm2014-SausageKing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I about spit out my soda at 4:06!

  • @benjaminbauer4883
    @benjaminbauer4883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the video Ryan Black ones are the way to go!

  • @chicagojoe2737
    @chicagojoe2737 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great video! Thanks for the action at the auction! Lol

  • @karlbrohammer9105
    @karlbrohammer9105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice long term investment on cows and heifers. Smart for delaying additional loads in the bad weather. Cheers!

    • @HowFarmsWork
      @HowFarmsWork  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Karl! Have a great week!

  • @dwaynemurphy814
    @dwaynemurphy814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good looking cattle, more hay to cut and corn to grow. Happy for you.

  • @noelhohberger1188
    @noelhohberger1188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice purchase!

  • @samrugtiv3839
    @samrugtiv3839 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good show,the real deal ,can't wait for the next haul.thanks sod buster

  • @Summitman29
    @Summitman29 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see the Luverne grille guard on your truck!

  • @treytonzoss1853
    @treytonzoss1853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the update! Stay safe out there, spring is right around the corner!

  • @carlprocter1887
    @carlprocter1887 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey ryan thats a really nice set of. Heffers and cows u bought Cant wait for the next video of them up closer

  • @MatthewHoag77
    @MatthewHoag77 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice buy, Ryan! This is a great investment for you and will help in a lot of ways. Given the choice between this and an overpriced skidsteer, cattle were definitely the better option, but now you'll really want a skidsteer to help take care of them specifically at your place. Congratulations!

  • @richardh8355
    @richardh8355 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool..keep it up

  • @Pinziee
    @Pinziee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice video, Always nice to see a video about animals ;-)

  • @farmerboybill
    @farmerboybill 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I drove past your place tonight, hauling a devon/red angus cross bull to a guy in Dickeyville. On my way home, I stopped by Yoders and had a pizza.

  • @rogerwilson9361
    @rogerwilson9361 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Travis has been talking about Red Angus for a while those cows and heifers look nice.

  • @shawmopar7320
    @shawmopar7320 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    From rain to sleet to snow. Thats Wisconsin for ya

  • @Tommy-vh7xj
    @Tommy-vh7xj 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good luck with them cattle Ryan they look nice ones

  • @kennethmarlow2731
    @kennethmarlow2731 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fine looking cows, appears to be well cared for

  • @b2617
    @b2617 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video, those cows get to make some new friends now.

  • @scotthappy712
    @scotthappy712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video love the work you put into them and if your reading hope your haveing a great day and stay safe

  • @AndrooH
    @AndrooH 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    PLease come to NSW, Australia and haul some cattle - we need the rain!

  • @craigmonty8343
    @craigmonty8343 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow beef is a lot higher there than it is up here in the northeast. Feeders (3-600lbs) went the highest they have been in a long time at the auction the other night n they went for 1.05 a pound. We have seen the prices for about the last year going for 40-70 cents a pound. It’s bad up here most of us have been holding out on sending anything for a while now hoping the price goes up. Looks like a nice bunch you got Ryan good luck with them.

  • @chriswey5385
    @chriswey5385 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ryan I like videos like this cause it shows me more then plant grow harvest but that is also part of farming. Yes I think you made a good choice on waiting to get the other cows the next day safety is best

  • @rednecktv2016
    @rednecktv2016 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can’t wait for planting vids

  • @karljacobson1575
    @karljacobson1575 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice looking cattle! Decent price I’d say!! 👍👍

  • @americanpatriot4906
    @americanpatriot4906 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video as always.I've been thinking about raising livestock after high school. Any ways good luck and be safe.

  • @DennysCountryLife
    @DennysCountryLife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey congrats on thickening the herd by 100%! That's a big deal. The prices weren't too bad either!

  • @SoybeanFarmer3300
    @SoybeanFarmer3300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thanks for sharing the cost.

  • @brianrutberford6407
    @brianrutberford6407 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree it is best to wait. The icy roads can be a tough one

  • @nielsdybro9759
    @nielsdybro9759 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Ryan. Have you ever done a video on what you are looking for in terms of posture, build, physique, etc. when you go to the cattle exchange to buy breeding stock, bottle calves, or feeder cattle? Your perspective would be interesting and educational.

  • @klyonsden
    @klyonsden 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds like the extra Skid Steer is needed now. Also, looks like you made some good buys there. Is Travis going to expand? Always a pleasure to watch your life as a farmer/rancher. Shows me what an alternate life could have been. Quite different from my own as a police sergeant in the Houston area.

  • @mopeman440
    @mopeman440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I really like how you show what the price per head/pound is, very informative!

  • @nickpeterson8080
    @nickpeterson8080 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video!

  • @owenscheider1874
    @owenscheider1874 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rain, Snow, Sleet? Welcome to Wisconsin!

  • @relaxchillmusic6138
    @relaxchillmusic6138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All video is perfect and very intresting.More success for the farm and all wehicle. 🚜 🚜 András from Hungary 🇭🇺

  • @pushpushlambert8079
    @pushpushlambert8079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thought the Duramax was a clean pavement queen 😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @cherbert359
    @cherbert359 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can tell one thing I dont miss working at a stock yard did that for 4 years in college

  • @johnmurphy8259
    @johnmurphy8259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice looking cows.

  • @danlowery3235
    @danlowery3235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Now you will need that extra skid steer.

    • @HowFarmsWork
      @HowFarmsWork  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm going to try to delay it as long as I can

    • @HowFarmsWork
      @HowFarmsWork  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Dean Not in cost it wouldn't. A usable utility tractor for the farm with over 7,000 hours on it would run in the $40-$60K range. A practically new skidloader would be around $29,500. A tractor with a loader would be nice for road travel, but with two skidsteers our road travel would be greatly reduced anyway. Nothing larger than a 4020 can fit in my shed, and wouldn't be maneuverable enough to stack bales in the buildings.

  • @mayawillan496
    @mayawillan496 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos

  • @bluemtnsman
    @bluemtnsman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good move Ryan.

  • @tiger5551
    @tiger5551 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rockets such a good boy

  • @ianleonard2829
    @ianleonard2829 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    They look like nice beast hope they do good for you

  • @erikbrown4587
    @erikbrown4587 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It looks like the truck handles good pulling

  • @edcs13
    @edcs13 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was at Cabela’s In Sun Prairie yesterday between Sun Prairie in Fitchburg it was rain from Fitchburg to Verona it was sleet and then from Verona to mineral point it was snow it got really dicey between Barneveld and mineral point. From point to Platteville it was actually OK. But I was keeping an eye on the same scanner page and it it looked ugly at points but apparently out on 81 someone had cows get out Needless to say I think everyone that lives in Southwest Wisconsin is beyond sick of winter I know I am

  • @ernestdougherty3162
    @ernestdougherty3162 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video Ryan it looks like you did a great job buying a nice-looking heard she bumped you way up in the spring when they start calving that's a good thing always good to add to the hard hopefully it'll be short sleeve weather soon it is here in Florida but I know it's not there.oh and how many cows can you all at one time when they're over a thousand pounds a peace be safe

  • @oldcroneysgarage9739
    @oldcroneysgarage9739 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice truck ryan

  • @joefredette7253
    @joefredette7253 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice looking cows! I wish I could pay that in Canada for bread heifers and cows. For what you bought today would’ve cost me almost 42grand and only part of that is our terrible exchange rate! Good work!!

  • @dennisloeffelholz6608
    @dennisloeffelholz6608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hay Ryan ben watching off and on. love to see young guys like you and Travis farming and doing well in these tough times. Love the videos shows people what it takes to be a good livestock manager and how to care for the land, not to a lot of people your age no what its about. Hats off to you and Travis, good job. P.S. cant be leave the way you guys unload cattle. If I did it that way they would have gotten away and been spread from here to hell and back. LOL

  • @markthefarmer
    @markthefarmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like that kind of auctions in usa we dont have that in our country. You shure have a lot of subscribers and I'm one of them nice videos

  • @michaelpavlica5080
    @michaelpavlica5080 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video Ryan, Good buy on ur New Cattle. It might be hard to Name 21 of them thou!!

    • @trevormeints73
      @trevormeints73 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL! You cant name cattle when they are all black. And most farmers don't name their cattle but some do.

  • @timdenowh95
    @timdenowh95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice looking cattle Ryan and at a good price. Ya done good son.

  • @klyonsden
    @klyonsden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Also looks like you need to have plenty of ear tags on hand due to all the calves coming.

  • @ontariocashcropfarmer4955
    @ontariocashcropfarmer4955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Looks like a nice bunch of cattle think you did well. Looks like the dirty Max did its job well 👍 🐄

  • @tonyburelle6633
    @tonyburelle6633 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice increase, they all looked good, are you changing your planting this year for silage corn, or are you just planning on hay?

  • @jeffhoser7717
    @jeffhoser7717 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some pretty good-looking cows ! They appear to be gentle and accusted to be handled . If the Lord provides you'll have a good crop of calves some spring !

  • @benchesworth9394
    @benchesworth9394 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job Ryan. Where they straight black Angus or cross?? How many head do you yourself have now and how many between you, Travis and your dad. Great vids I’m from Australia so I love watching the way you Americans do things so differently to us.

  • @curtislongtin3577
    @curtislongtin3577 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Ryan, how do you like your GMC DENALI HD? I love the color 2!!

  • @tebfarms939
    @tebfarms939 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did you know what to look for in the cows? Seems like a lot of the time most cows at the sale barn are just culls, but those you purchased look great

  • @kody4093
    @kody4093 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid as always would Eventually down the road buy a cattle trailer for big red?

  • @superliner101hobbyfarming
    @superliner101hobbyfarming 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @SLCFarms
    @SLCFarms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good lookin cows 🐄 ya got there sir. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Farm382
    @Farm382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved the video!! How many head of cattle do you have now?

    • @HowFarmsWork
      @HowFarmsWork  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This brings my herd up to 41!

  • @adamgiller9934
    @adamgiller9934 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice buy on the cattle what do you think about the chains on the bobcat did it help?

  • @denniscollins1857
    @denniscollins1857 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good looking cows. They'll make money.

  • @brianhoops8605
    @brianhoops8605 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you intend to breed them back to? Those were very nice looking cattle also

  • @jordanperson3126
    @jordanperson3126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice looking cows. You bought'em right.

  • @AndersonCattleCo
    @AndersonCattleCo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good time to expand when cows are trading that low. Good job

  • @Kugerand727
    @Kugerand727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first group of cows appear to be even tempered. So far so good.

  • @unleashed618
    @unleashed618 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is your favorite color pattern on a cow I agree with Travis that the reds are pretty