IFC Letter from the test director, Welcome to the 64th annual Tucumcari Bull Test Sale. Big news at the test station! We have expanded! Cooperators have invested in adding eight additional GrowSafe® digital feed intake systems to the station. This essentially doubled how many cattle are being evaluated for feed efficiency. All told, we tested 288 animals for the 2024-2025 season. This year we are also welcoming 22 cooperators from four states (New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma). With this increase in capacity, we will now be testing 65 heifers for feed efficiency as well. Understanding the efficiency of females, along with selecting proven efficient bulls, will greatly accelerate genetic improvement in a herd, extend your forage, and, with proper management, increase stocking rates, which in turn boosts profits. You may expect a few changes with our sale order this year. We will begin the sale by highlighting the top-ranking bulls of each breed, followed by Angus, Charolais, Red Angus SimAngus/Simmental, Hereford, Braunvieh, LimFlex, Salers, Akaushi, and commercial bulls. We will then be selling performance tested and ranch raised females at the end of the sale. As the industry continues to focus on sustainability, the genetics being tested at Tucumcari are going to help producers head in the right direction. Whether these bulls or heifers pass on their proven traits to their daughters to better utilize forage or improve the cost of gain of their calves in the feed lot, producers will benefit either way We will once again be hosting a live auction beginning at 1:00pm MT at the TFET sale barn, located at the Rex Kirksey Ag Science Center in Tucumcari, NM. If you can’t make the sale in person, DVAuction will be broadcasting the sale live online as well. Our hope is it will be a convenient option for our customers. Bull preview is set to begin at 10am MT. Customers are welcome to look at the bulls, visit with producers, and join us for lunch. You can look at the bulls and all their data from the comfort of your home, by visiting our website tucbulltest.nmsu.edu. Take the time you need to make these important purchasing decisions. Can’t make the sale or get online during the sale, please give me a call at your convenience and I will help you place your bids on the bulls you like. As an added convenience, we have extended our delivery service. Our participating producers continue to bring top genetics that can improve the performance and efficiency of your cow herd. We hope you will join us in person or online to take advantage of another great set of performance proven yearling bulls! Marcy 87 Angus
3 Charolais 3 Braunvieh 7 Salers 2 Commercial Bulls
12 Angus and Simangus yearling heifers 5 Commercial Heifers
In the offering!!!
31 Simangus 5 Red Angus 19 Herefords
Auctioneer: Cody Johnson
DELIVERY, FRIEGHT, and GUARANTEE CONSIDERATIONS: All bull sales totaling $6,000 or more per buyer will be delivered up to 300 miles free of charge. In sale totals under $6,000, we guarantee no bull will cost more than $250 per head for delivery within the 300-mile radius of the Tucumcari Bull Test station. Any additional transportation needs must be negotiated between the buyer and seller. To ensure the safe delivery of cattle, bulls must be transferred at appropriate facilities (sale barns, fair grounds, vet clinics, or at the ranch). If you would like your bulls delivered, please notify the test director at 575-644-3379. All cattle sold are subject to federal and state inspection. Cattle that remain at the facility will be allowed a 7 day grace period. After 7 days, if cattle are still housed at the station, the buyer will incur a $10.00 per day yardage fee; to include feed and labor. Bull guarantees are offered by the individual seller. The Tucumcari Bull Test station is not liable for injury or death of the animal. HEALTH: All bulls went through a comprehensive health management program. Bulls were treated for external parasites on 1/3/25. All bulls sold will have passed their breed soundness exam within 30 days of the sale and be guaranteed BVD and Trichomoniasis free.
Johnson Auction Service LLC www.johnsonauction.net/ 970-630-1316 • johnson.auction@outlook.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sale announcements, scratched bulls, and data will be updated the day of the sale. Saturday March 9th (10am-4pm MT) TFET Bull Test Station, 6502 Quay Rd. AM 5, Tucumcari, NM On site preview begins 10 am Lunch served at noon Sale starts at 1:00pm MT Sale Lot Videos available on DVAuction.com beginning March 1st. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Buyers: If you have the highest bid, you are obligated to complete the transaction. Bids are not retractable. Cattle will be sold FOB. Cattle sold online will not leave the Tucumcari facility until payment has been received. For questions about the process visit https://www.dvauction.com/ or call the test director at 575-644-3379. All major credit cards are now accepted.
PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO Tucumcari Feed Efficiency Test, LLC. Attn: John Heckendorn 75 A Pueblo Rd Moriarty, NM 87035 (505) 832-9364
EPDs contained in the hard copy of this sale book were current as of print date. Digital versions of this sale book can be viewed online at www.angus.org and will have EPDs updated every Friday with the exception of EPD references in footnotes and photos. Any PDF downloads from the website will contain EPDs current as of the date downloaded. References: American Angus Association®, AHIR®, AngusLink SM , CAB®, Pathfinder®.
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