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Each year, cattle producers from across the southeast gather for the Tennessee Beef Agribition. They are able to show and sell cattle. The Tennessee Farm Bureau tells us more about this year's event.
>> if the drought continues into next year, we will probably keep selling cattle, but it would be extremely difficult to continue. >> worst case scenario is they don't get rain and all the cattle ranchers around here are going to be kind of stuck. stuck with -- stuck with expenses and no cattle. >> hey, hey. come on, up there. hey, hey. good deal. thank you. >> you see all the cows coming over talking to the truck now? look at all these poor mommas looking for their kids. i don't have them. i'm sorry. there they go. >> we'll see you down there in a little bit. >> sounds good. >> see you, warre...
It is -- it is so sad. >> hey! >> we are selling off cattle earlier than we normally would. obviously, we don't like that. >> usually they'd be waiting another two or three months before that happened. normally they would be weighing about 600 pounds. as they take the steers early to market, they average around 500. it's a lot when someone is paying you $180 a cow. it's a big hit. >> we got a heifer. >> ha! ha! come on. >> heifer. >> ha, ha! come on. come on. ha. >> he's got testicles. let him in. >> it's hard for tammy to hold them. hang on a second, morgan. the calves want to go out, too. >>...
Had a leak in a hose, so -- >> did you change it? >> all good there. >> after their talk with the banker, the wellnitzes culled their herd even more. >> ready? >> so today they're sending some cows to auction. >> you're a rancher, big rig driver. you got it all, man. >> the older ones, the weaker ones and the heifers that aren't carrying calves. >> 13? >> 13. >> okay. >> come on. come on, cow. come on! come on! >> hang on a second, morgan. >> i'm sorry? >> give them a little time so they can see where we want to go. >> all right. come on. who's buying these cattle? >> farmer feeders, if they h...
>> 75. >> cows that are pregnant, they're sending out to pasture, they're going to keep for a little longer. >> 85. >> the ones that are open, that aren't pregnant, they're bringing in here. these cattle are all separated if they end up taking these cows to market. so, doc, when you reach in, what is the road map? what are you feeling for? >> okay. so, if i'm going in about halfway between my wrist and my elbow -- >> yep. >> -- i always find that cervix first so i have my landmarks. >> yeah. >> okay. 85. >> you can tell how many days just by the size? >> i judge by the -- how big his head is. ...