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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
At Hired Hand, we're celebrating Halloween by compiling the top Halloween themed names of animals on our customers' websites and also celebrating those animals born on Halloween.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
'Tis the season for costume hunting and while most of us have our adult party costume planned or our kids' costumes picked out, how many are ready for our pets and animals' costumes?
Here are some costume and Halloween ideas from your friendly staff at Hired Hand.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
In honor of National Cat Day (October 29th) and Halloween, check out these interesting facts about black cats. Black cats are among the most common of all cat colors – with good reason. The gene for black is dominate in cats, meaning that black cats will always pass their color gene along to their offspring. Although the kitten of a black cat might not appear to be black, he carries the black gene...
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 24, 2017
The Pumpkin Spice Craze has hit the animal market! Here are a few items you could consider purchasing for your livestock and pets if you'd like them to join in on the joy of pumpkin spice as well!
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 23, 2017
From October 20th - 21st Hired Hands' Molly Clubb and Jaymie Feldmann attended the Texas Longhorn Cattle Association's Longhorn World Championship. This event included a sale, measurement competition and futurity. The "LWC" ended with the All-Industry Banquet and Awards Presentation, all held in the Cox Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hired Hand had a booth for the 3 day event.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 16, 2017
Beans Creek Longhorns is owned by Preston Caveness and his family. Located in Rusk, Texas they enjoy their time raising longhorn cattle.
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 15, 2017
CWM Ceffyl Ranch is located in Colorado's Bijou Basin on the banks of West Bijou Creek near Kiowa. Chuck and Kadie Hughes established Cwm Ceffyl Ranch. "Cwm Ceffyl" is means "Horse Valley" in the Welsh language. Cwm Ceffyl Ranch LLC is home to Registered Texas Longhorn Cattle, Border Collies, & Quarter horses.
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Molly Clubb
| Oct 10, 2017
The TLBAA's Horn Showcase Bred & Owned Heifer Sale and Saturday Sale were held October 6 & 7, 2017 in Lawton, OK. Over 130 head of Registered Texas Longhorns were consigned and auctioned between the two sales. The data included in this blog was gathered by Hired Hand. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them such as this data:
Averages for Service Sires with at least 2 females exposed/bred to them selling.
COWBOY CATCHIT CHEX $4,500
RJF BIG DEAL $4,125
RC LONE RANGER $3,750
GOLD MINE 1 $3,413
J.R. FLASH/CV CASANOVA'S MAGNUM $3,033
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Jessica Weber
| Oct 09, 2017
From October 5-7 Hired Hands' Molly Clubb and Brittney Renee Klein attended the TLBAA Horn Showcase. This annual event features a futurity, measuring competition, 2 sales and banquet in Lawton, Oklahoma. These are some photos from that event.
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Molly Clubb
| Sep 28, 2017
Hired Hand's Molly, Jaymie and Brittney will be at these great breed events in October. If you're in the area, please visit our booth to learn more about our one of a kind website services and special promotions.
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Molly Clubb
| Sep 26, 2017
The data below was gathered by Hired Hand. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them. We welcome your feedback or additional data requests. This data is not officially endorsed by the sale. If you enjoy information like this you may want to consider signing up for our Mobile Marketing program as well. You can join our list for FREE by texting 2244.longhorns to the number 779-48.
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Jessica Weber
| Sep 26, 2017
When big news hits your Industry or breed, are you prepared to leverage it?
Last weekend at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards a Texas Longhorn bull, Cowboy Tuff Chex, sold for $165,000. While some speculated that he'd bring a half of a million dollars, this sale amount was still a big deal for Longhorn breeders across the nation.
ABC News awarded the event national coverage and dozens of other local news sources also put out stories.
But how do you, the general Longhorn (or any) breeder, who may not have a $165,000 bull or an $80,000 cow, leverage the national buzz and increase awareness of your breeding program? How could you try to increase your private treaty sales in conjunction with the popularity of the breed under topic?
These 10 tips are aimed at helping you make the most of big news by using the social media platforms available to you in conjunction with your Hired Hand powered website.
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Jessica Weber
| Sep 26, 2017
On September 22nd and 23rd Hired Hands' Molly Clubb and Jaymie Feldmann attended the 2017 Fort Worth Stockyards Longhorn Auction in Fort Worth, TX.
We texted out sale prices and buyers in real time to our subscribers. You can opt into our text messaging by sending the message "2244.longhorns" to the number "77948".
We'd like to thank Bill & Elizabeth Hudson, Hudson Longhorns and Lorinda Valentine for their hospitality this past weekend. Another great event!
PHOTO GALLERY
To view full gallery click HERE.
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Jessica Weber
| Sep 20, 2017
Football season is upon us and we are bringing you some #FunFacts about the University of Texas mascot Bevo. Last fall the University of Texas debuted Bevo XV, the 15th of his name.
Bevo XV is a Texas Longhorn Steer and Hired Hand proudly serves over 300 Longhorn breeders across the nation. We provide them with websites for their Registered Longhorn herds. Many of our customers have told us that they bought their first Longhorn because they were UT fans and "just had to have one." Some of these fans now have herds over 300 head! Here are some items you may not have known about Bevo XV and Texas Longhorns in general:
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Molly Clubb
| Sep 12, 2017
Hill Country Heritage Sale Results:
99 of 117 lots sold for a total of $233,300 with an $2,592.22 Sold Average and a $2,200.94 Consigned Average.
The overall sale average was $2,356.67
There were 2 Cash Cows (over $10,000) that sold for a total of $23,000 and an average of $11,500. They were Lots 17 & 63.
Top 10 lots average: $7,040
Top 25 lots average: $4,910
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Jessica Weber
| Sep 11, 2017
On September 8th and 9th Hired Hands' Jaymie Feldmann and Brittney Klein attended the 2017 Hill Country Heritage Sale in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Hired Hand provided the internet bidding and broadcasting for the sale. We will be publishing the full recap of the internet influence and sale stats on our Blog later this week.
We also texted out sale prices and buyers in real time to our subscribers. You can opt into our text messaging by sending the message "2244.longhorns" to the number "77948" or click here and complete our form.
We'd like to thank host and hostess Rick & Tracy Friedrich of River Ranch for their hospitality this past weekend.
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Jaymie Feldmann
| Sep 06, 2017
As Hurricane Harvey has wreaked havoc along our Gulf Coast, Hired Hand wants our customers and everyone effected to know that they are in our thoughts and prayers. With the worst of the storm seemingly over, the catastrophic and life-threatening flooding is not done yet. We’ve cultivated some helpful tips and links from across the internet to help those who may have animals in need, wish to donate to animal efforts, etc.
Floods can impact animal health as well as human health. These resources encourage you to make plans for your livestock, horses, and pets in the event you will need to or have evacuated your home or farm.
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Jessica Weber
| Aug 23, 2017
Texas Perfection Land and Longhorn Cattle Company, got its start in 1977 when the Durkin family moved to the little town of Blue, Texas, with seven head of longhorns given to them by a family member. Today, they're located in Jamestown, KY and run a herd of almost 150 head!
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Molly Clubb
| Aug 23, 2017
General Stats:
54/69 lots sold for a total of $148,950
Sold Average: $2758.33
Shown Average: $2190.44
Top 5 lots average: $8810
Top 10 lots average: $6210
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Molly Clubb
| Aug 14, 2017
Stats by Age:
0-2 YO: $2931
3-5 YO: $3051
6-10 YO: $3244
10+ YO: $4087
Top 10 youngest by age average: $2610
Top 10 oldest by age average: $4240
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