Weight, health status/body condition, colour or breed, gender, age, condition of teeth (especially for cows), horns or not, excess ear or not, as slaughter, breeder or feeder stock, and temperament. You would also need to know, especially for breeding cows and older heifers, if they are bred, open, calf at side or sold separately from calf.
Wayned owned a cattle ranch in Arizona and every spring a cattle auction was held.
An auction type market that sells cattle.
At another cattle farm or ranch, or at a livestock auction mart.
A salebarn, auction mart, livestock auction, etc.
There are two types of cattle--dairy and beef cattle. Beef cattle are raised solely for meat purposes, while dairy cattle are raised for their milk. The Holstein cow belongs in the dairy category.
Cattle and livestock auctions are held in several places in Wyoming. Torrington Livestock Market in Torrington, Wyoming, claims to be Wyoming's largest livestock market. Other livestock auctions in Wyoming include: Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo Wyoming Riverton Livestock Auction, Riverton, Wyoming Sheridan Livestock Auction, Sheridan, Wyoming Worland Livestock Auction, Worland, Wyoming
Prior to the 1970s, farmer feeders would send their "fat" cattle to an auction or terminal market, and packers would have representatives there to buy them.
Because that's where they needed to sell their cattle.
I had never heard that he ever sold burgers. Later in his life he owned a cattle ranch (I think in Arizona) where they had a cattle auction every year.
Because often places like these were the closest points to sell and ship their cattle. They didn't have auction marts or sale-barns nor big cattle-liners back then.
When going to a livestock auction it is important to find a reputable location, good auctioneers and nice cattle for sale. Many times the location of the auction is the most important aspect because nearby raisers are the ones who provide the livestock.
The auction should have the title. They typically take a day or 2 after the auction to get the titles sent out or ready to be picked up. You then fill in the buyer info and take it to your local tag office.