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<blockquote data-quote="hel123" data-source="post: 6570513" data-attributes="member: 72094"><p>They won't fetch them when you want, only when they are ready.</p><p></p><p>These firms will quote you a good rate up until 110kg or 130kg and it will look very attractive and then a peppercorn rate of x amount a kg for the excess weight, but they will assure you that the calves will have gone before they reach the excess weight.</p><p></p><p>Then the calves will arrive at an inflated price because they are of high health status apparently but in reality it's to make them to expensive for you to sell them to anyone else except back to them.</p><p></p><p>Now they've got you by the short and curlies, they won't fetch them when they've reached 110 or 130kg as it makes sense for them to leave them with you to grow as where else can you buy the extra kg at the peppercorn rate they are paying you and in reality it won't pay your cost to put that extra kg on either.</p><p></p><p>You can't sell them anywhere else as they were to expensive to begin with, you've had every excuse why they haven't been moved but don't worry they are now 160 to 170kg and the reps told you there going next week and the next batch will be different ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hel123, post: 6570513, member: 72094"] They won't fetch them when you want, only when they are ready. These firms will quote you a good rate up until 110kg or 130kg and it will look very attractive and then a peppercorn rate of x amount a kg for the excess weight, but they will assure you that the calves will have gone before they reach the excess weight. Then the calves will arrive at an inflated price because they are of high health status apparently but in reality it's to make them to expensive for you to sell them to anyone else except back to them. Now they've got you by the short and curlies, they won't fetch them when they've reached 110 or 130kg as it makes sense for them to leave them with you to grow as where else can you buy the extra kg at the peppercorn rate they are paying you and in reality it won't pay your cost to put that extra kg on either. You can't sell them anywhere else as they were to expensive to begin with, you've had every excuse why they haven't been moved but don't worry they are now 160 to 170kg and the reps told you there going next week and the next batch will be different ? [/QUOTE]
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