What does the sale barn really cost you?
Commission, yardage, checkoff, hauling, and the weight your cattle shrink off on the way — it comes off your check quietly, load after load. Put in your own numbers and see the total in about 20 seconds.
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What does the sale barn really cost you every year?
Commission, yardage, hauling, and shrink come off your check quietly, load after load. Slide these to match your operation — the math runs right here in your browser. Nothing is stored or sent.
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What a typical head brings you.
Most barns run 3–8% of the sale price.
Weight lost hauling & standing in pens, sold by the pound.
In a normal year, the sale barn takes about
$12,240
That's about $306 off every single head.
Over five years, that's $61,200 — before a single thin sale day or a buyer who didn't show.
Selling direct on American Cattle Union, you set the price and keep 100% — no commission, no percentage, ever.