The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Cattle Call

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Cattle Call:

Livestock and art auctions share little in common beyond a name. While even the most ferocious bidding war at Christie's or Sotheby's will remain stately and reserved, cattle auctions devolve into frantic, rapid-fire calls the moment the steer enter their pen. But as Werner Herzog once quipped, these steer sellers speak "the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism." More »




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