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Old 12-10-2009, 08:38 PM
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A middleman. He goes auction to auction, place to place, collecting ("bunching") horses in a group to send in a trailer to slaughter.

This is the guy that won't pay over $400-$500 per head, and never for a skinny horse, at local Amish - county livestock auctions. He'll buy obviously lame horses, horses with sores, etc.
Okay.I take it they like to buy Draft horses{more per pound}?
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Old 12-10-2009, 09:17 PM
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Okay.I take it they like to buy Draft horses{more per pound}?
Yup. It's why Keeneland minimum bid is $1000. Slaughter buyers won't pay that.
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