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Livestock auctions were\u00a0a part of life in the area where I grew up.\u00a0 They were just called \u201csale barns\u201d by the locals.\u00a0 The bidders sat on elevated seats and looked down at an area called \u201cthe ring\u201d to view the animal or animals they were bidding on.<\/p>\n

\"20150519_121421\"<\/a>Eastland Livestock Exchange Ring<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dairy cows were our livelihood, but my dad usually had beef cattle also.\u00a0 I was probably a preschooler when I tagged along after him to watch my first livestock auction.\u00a0 Dad frequently stopped by to \u201csee how they are selling.\u201d\u00a0 The cattle he sold were taken to Fort Worth in our cattle hauling truck.\u00a0 The historic Fort Worth Stock Yards has been preserved and is open to the public.\u00a0 It is one of my favorite places to take visitors.<\/p>\n

Most sale barns had a caf\u00e9 attached.\u00a0 It was understood that the traditional fare of chicken fried steak would be on the menu.<\/p>\n

My older sister married a city guy from Fort Worth who had no idea what dairying or raising cattle was about.\u00a0 Dad invited him to go with him to an auction of dairy cattle.\u00a0\u00a0They had inspected the cattle before the sale began.\u00a0\u00a0 Dad had explained to him why he preferred the Holsteins over the Jersey and Guernsey cows. \u00a0This was a new and exciting experience for my brother-in-law.\u00a0 He was eager to be the recorder and keep up with Dad\u2019s purchases.\u00a0 He was prepared with paper and pencil and raring to go. \u00a0He was enjoying the education.\u00a0 \u00a0He knew that Dad would be buying the black and white cows.\u00a0 Dad had bought three cows before my brother-in-law realized what had happened.\u00a0 He later remarked that Dad never stopped conversing with the man seated on the other side of him.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t even raise his hand to raise a bid.\u00a0 My poor brother-in-law said he just raised his index finger and the auctioneer knew he was bidding on the animal in the ring.<\/p>\n

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Always take the trailer so you will be prepared if you buy something.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1965 in Abilene, I went to the only horse auction I ever attended.\u00a0 My father-in-law had a young horse that was a grandson of the famed Appaloosa stallion, Joker B.\u00a0 Joker B was 25 years old and was to be the last horse sold at the auction.\u00a0 Joker B sold to a syndicate of four men for $26,500.<\/p>\n

I went many years without attending an auction.\u00a0 When we lived in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, we raised registered Red Brangus cattle.\u00a0 Our two oldest granddaughters showed them at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and other shows.\u00a0 I watched the auctions for those animals.<\/p>\n

Due to recent heavy rain, we have an abundance of grass on our acreage.\u00a0 Ken is considering buying some cows to keep it mowed.\u00a0 When he decided to go to a sale in nearby Eastland yesterday, I went along just for old times\u2019 sake.\u00a0 We had a pleasant day and ate lunch in the cafe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Livestock auctions were a part of life in the area where I grew up.  They were just called “sale barns” by the locals.  The bidders sat on elevated seats and looked down at an area called “the ring” to view the animal or animals they were bidding on. 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