How the sale works Each bull will have a price set before the sale. They will range from $5000 to $6000. During the open house time of 11:30 till 2:00 feel free to examine the bulls and eat dinner. During that time get a buyers number and let the girls know which bulls you are interested in. You may check the master list at any time during the open house. At 2:00 we will announce that we are ready for the auction, at that time you need to finalize your selections. We will start with the highest priced bulls. If more than one buyer is interested in a bull, we will have an auction in $50-$100 dollar increments, till the bull is sold. After a bull sells, we will ask the new owner if he is done buying, if so, I will remove his buyer number from any other bulls he had selected. If you are the only one on a bull, you will have the option of taking that bull or passing. You will not go home with more bulls than you need. The auction usually takes 45 minutes to an hour. 6) We will keep the bulls until the first to middle of April at no cost to you. We will deliver the bulls to you at that time. All bulls will be semen checked and ready to work. If any bull has a problem in the first year, we will replace him or refund your money. 4) In the past, our cowherd has shown enough fertility that our calf crop is 80%-90% A.I. sired. This fall, we were at 89.8% pregnant and so far we are at 69% of our calves being born within 21 days of our first due date. Fertility is the number one ingredient in profitability in a cow/calf program. I think this shows in the scrotal circumferences of these bulls and will show in their daughters. 5) This cowherd is not a pampered cowherd. We expect these cows to calve unassisted, get the calf up, and raise it on grazed forages as much as possible. Very few calves are born in the barn and of those few- er are assisted in anyway. That is the cow’s job. Some things you should know about these cattle: 1) These bulls were fed on a ration that never exceeded two pounds of corn per 100 pounds of body weight per day, per bull plus sudangrass silage. We feel that it is more important to grow bulls that will go out and breed cows and return home looking like they should. Feeding them at the house in bigger pens and corn stalks with more exercise, did drop our gains, but we believe will make for better bulls for you. Fat bulls are pretty when you buy them, but never again. 2) The carcass data on these bulls is presented as close to reality as possible. Please use the marbling scores only for in-herd comparisons. Since 1985 we have collected carcass data on every steer we have raised. We have even gone out and bought calves from our own bulls and fed them out. Our 5 year average of 94% choice or prime, speaks for itself and includes every calf not kept as a bull or replacement female. 3) Our goals are to produce bulls that will sire females that will make excellent replacements, and steers with enough performance to weigh 1200-1400 pounds at 12-14 months.
If you have any questions, please take time to ask, that’s why we have the open house portion of the sale.
Low Birth
High Growth
High Milk
Good Carcass
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