Wicked Hearts (Poplar Falls Book 3) by Amber Kelly

Author:Amber Kelly [Kelly, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Poplar Falls Novel
Publisher: Amber Kelly
Published: 2020-05-13T23:00:00+00:00

Elle

After the morning rush and chaos of everyone packing, loading trucks, eating breakfast, and grabbing to-go coffees, we finally settled into our caravan and headed out to Fort Collins. Only a tad later than Braxton had wanted to leave but still with plenty of time to get checked in at our hotel and make it to the first round of auctions this afternoon.

If we are lucky, we’ll get everything we need today at the seed stock sale and fall female cattle sales. Pop, Uncle Jeff, and Braxton are very thorough, and they know exactly what they want as far as breed, pedigree, color, frame size, and uniformity for the replacement herd, so it’s just a matter of waiting for the right lot to hit the sale ring and come in with a strong bid and not let up. Rustic Peak has developed a high level of trust in the market, so anything less than the breed they are after will not do. Sophie has given them a lot of budget wiggle room, but the second day of sales will all depend on how they make out on day one.

They hope to acquire at least a hundred cows, several of those heifers and heiferettes, and two bulls.

If they achieve that today, then tomorrow will consist of the equipment auctions. Sophie wants the used cattle pot, and Uncle Jefferson has decided he wants a new baler. Neither is a fan of consignment purchases. Myer is also hoping to score a few items for Stoney Ridge.

“So, how much auctioning and how much playing are we talking?” Charlotte asks.

All of us girls decided to ride together, so we’re in Myer’s truck.

“Most of today and tomorrow, we will be at the sale barn. There are three auctions Pop and Uncle Jefferson want to attend. First will be the bred cow sale, then the special all-breed bull auction, and the heiferette auction is last,” I answer.

“How long will those take?” she asks.

“Pretty much all day. They’ll start around noon, and they’ll have the cows pinned in lots. When the lot is up, they run them into the sale ring, and the auctioneer will start bidding. It goes fast from there. You won’t even be able to keep up with the bids or who’s bidding. Just watch the electronic signs up ahead. They’ll keep going till the last lot is sold; that’s usually somewhere around six or seven p.m. Tomorrow will be the same but with equipment, and Sunday will be all about the loadout,” I explain.

“You sure know a lot about this stuff,” Sophie muses.

“I practically cut my teeth, sitting on Pop’s knee in a sale barn. I love the auctions,” I say.

“Will we get to have any fun?” Charlotte asks.

“It will be full days, but hopefully, we’ll still get time to blow off steam together in the evenings,” Sophie answers. “I asked the concierge at The Elizabeth, and she said they opened a new country dance bar called The Dusty Boot a couple of miles away.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.