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2022
Fall Ball Replacement Heifer Sale With a Select Group of Elite, Virgin Bulls
Friday, November 18, 2022 11:00 a.m. Uniontown, AL Heifers have been selected for overall quality, structural correctness, and performance from top herds in the South. All bred heifers will be guaranteed pregnant on sale day with Winter/Spring Calves. All open heifers will be guaranteed open on sale day. Bulls will have passed a breeding soundness exam within 30 days of sale day Jeremy May (334) 341-0834
Lisa Kriese-Anderson (334) 539-2129 www.blackbeltcattlemarketing.com email: sales@blackbeltcattlemarketing.com
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Fall 2022 Dear Fellow Cattle Producers, Welcome to the 2nd Annual Blackbelt Marketing Company Fall Ball Replacement Heifer Sale! It is a privilege to offer this outstanding set of replacement females and virgin bulls for your consideration. This is the best set of heifers to date and we are excited about the possibilities they will bring to your herd. Bred heifers are bred for winter and spring calves. On Friday, November 18th, you will have the opportunity to choose from genetics that are highly sought after and rarely available. Each individual offering has been screened for quality and structural correctness. Performance has been bred into each individual animal offered for your consideration. Additional videos, photos and information can be found on our website. If you have any questions, please give us a call, a text or an email. The full catalog will be available on sale day. If you are unable to attend the sale in person, we will handle your bids in a most confidential manner or you may bid online via DVAuction. Cattle will be ready to view at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, November 18th at the Alabama Livestock Auction in Uniontown, AL. The sale will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be available at the Stockyard Cafe. We look forward to visiting with you and helping you find the cattle right for your operation.
Jeremy May
(334) 341-0834
Lisa Kriese-Anderson (334) 539-2129
Jessie, Jeremy and Lisa in Fall 2020
Jessie Tucker
jessie@blackbeltcattlemarketing.com
These registered Santa Getrudis and Star 5 heifers are the top 15 replacement heifers from the 2020-21 heifer calf crop out of 80 heifers born. They are deep, structurally correct and sound footed. They are as gentle as they come and uniform. They are bred to a Red Angus bull, who is in the top 25% for weaning and yearling weight, and the resulting calves will qualify for the American Red program. Heifers J16, J17, J18, J21, J23 and J24 are half sibs and all sired by CB Heavy Duty 674. Heifers J61, J62, J68, J99 and J125 are half sibs and all sired by Creech 186-7. Heifer J44 is sired by Creech 179-4, which is a half sib to Creech 186-7.
Will start calving in January 2023
EPD Values for 4S Farms Bred Heifers Tag Reg. No. Birth Date Breed Birth Weaning Yearling Milk CWT Fat Marb REA J01 -7 -12 4 -5 0.01 -0.03 0.02 20208223 12/13/20 Star 5 -3.0 J02 20208224 12/15/20 Star 5 -1.2 7 5 3 -2 0.01 -0.03 0.04 J16 20208228 12/29/20 SG 1.7 12 9 5 -7 0.00 -0.02 -0.03 J17 20208229 12/22/20 SG 1.7 16 15 3 -3 0.00 -0.06 0.03 J18 20208230 12/10/20 SG 1.6 15 11 3 -6 0.00 -0.08 -0.01 J19 20208231 12/27/20 Star 5 2.3 12 11 3 -5 0.00 -0.05 0.04 J21 20208235 12/20/20 SG 0.7 11 6 5 -7 0.00 -0.04 -0.03 J23 20212142 1/05/21 SG 1.6 19 19 3 0 0.00 -0.05 0.09 J24 20208233 12/30/20 SG 1.4 -1 -4 7 -10 0.00 -0.06 -0.05 J44 20216466 2/18/21 SG -0.1 23 24 2 5 -0.01 -0.01 0.13 J61 20216470 3/24/21 SG 0.2 10 10 0 -4 0.01 -0.05 0.00 J62 20216468 3/15/21 SG 0.6 3 7 7 -4 0.01 -0.07 0.02 J68 20216471 2/21/21 SG -0.2 2 5 2 -5 0.01 -0.02 -0.06 J99 20216467 3/27/21 SG -0.1 9 13 3 0 0.01 -0.08 0.04 J125 20216469 2/20/21 SG 0.6 11 16 2 0 0.01 -0.09 0.03 Star 5 - These Star 5 females are a combination of Santa Gertrudis (SG) and Red Angus genetics. J01 and J02 are 50% Santa Gertrudis and 50% Red Angus. J19 is 75% Santa Gertrudis and 25% Red Angus.
Beeker Land, Cattle and Catfish are offering 20 bred heifers from the heart of their replacements. These F1 BrahmanHereford heifers were pasture exposed to both Angus and Red Angus bulls. The bulls are calving ease bulls with plenty of growth and carcass genetics. Beeker Land, Cattle and Catfish have been developing Brahman Females for 25+ years. These cattle are known for both quality and longevity. Their breeding program is focused on fertility, growth and carcass. Will start calving in late January 2023
These Brahman crossbred heifers were raised in the heart of the Blackbelt. Bethea Farms is offering their 15 best open replacement heifers. They are Brangus or Angus sired out of crossbred Brahman cows. Heifers will be black, BWF or black mottled face. These heifers have eye appeal and ready to work in any southern environment.
The Betterton Brangus cross heifers are bred to a calving ease J. Hudson Hines Brangus bull. They are a nice, gentle set of hand picked, hand raised Brangus type females that can go in any direction. They will stay in the herd for a long time and raise quality calves. Will calve from mid-January to mid-March 2023
This is a fancy set of heifers out of Brahman crossbred dams and an Angus bull. Raised in the heart of the Blackbelt and adapted to fescue, these females will become the base of any herd. Sure to wean heavy calves for many years to come. Bred to good low birth weight Angus and Brangus bulls. Will calve beginning in late January 2023
Heifers are sired by some of the top AI bulls in the Hereford breed and possess phenotypic eye appeal with plenty of volume and shape of rib. Heifers 2023 and 2080H were bred AI to Grady on 2/13/2022 who is a calving ease and growth specialist. All were pasture exposed to a calving ease Hereford bull. Heifers 1021 and 1024 are paternal halfsibs. Tag Reg. No. Birth Date 2023 44182880 3/17/20 2080H 44186745 3/28/20 1021 44384221 3/03/21 1023 44384222 3/05/21 1024 44391612 3/18/21
CE 8.3 4.4 9.9 9.3 -5.8
EPD Values for C & H Farms Bred Heifers Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT 1.7 47 78 1.8 31 66 0.9 51 81 -3.3 17 72 1.5 52 86 7.5 37 64 1.3 66 99 6.0 26 73 4.7 58 99 -4.3 33 69
Tag Reg. No. Birth Date 1152 44324281 7/20/21 8135J 44328485 2/11/21
Fat Marb REA 0.067 0.01 0.64 0.047 0.15 0.63 0.047 0.28 0.43 0.067 0.10 0.45 0.007 -0.06 0.66
2020 heifers will start calving at the end of November 2021 heifers will start calving in mid-January
EPD Values for C & H Farms Bulls CE Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT Fat Marb REA 8.4 -0.8 55 89 1.4 21 74 0.067 0.21 0.40 -2.5 4.7 64 104 2.7 26 84 -0.003 -0.06 0.64
A pair of eye appealing, moderate framed Hereford bulls that are structurally sound. Bull 1152 is a calving ease bull without giving up desired growth or carcass performance. 8135J's progeny will push the scales down at weaning and yearling. Both are out of dams that produce top calves every year.
These quarter to half blood Brahman cross heifers were hand picked and hand raised since weaning. They were sired by a Brahman bull, Debter Hereford or Fleming Angus bull. They have volume, capacity, shape of rib, overall eye appeal and are just plain good! Bred to a Tehama Tahoe B767 son from Sandy Ridge Farm. Will calve late January through late March 2023
Tag Reg. No. Birth Date J38 44330082 10/14/21 J39 44330073 10/19/21 J40 44330531 10/17/21 125J 44296235 10/08/21 126J 44296223 10/13/21 128J 44296242 10/21/21
CE 5.9 1.6 3.3 4.4 8.6 5.6
EPD Values for Dry Creek Hereford Bulls Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT 2.0 59 91 4.7 23 70 3.9 59 95 3.3 36 66 2.9 61 96 0.8 35 70 4.0 68 100 1.1 43 79 1.6 69 118 7.1 25 77 1.9 50 83 2.4 30 65
Fat Marb REA 0.047 0.34 0.58 -0.023 0.42 0.50 -0.023 -0.06 0.54 -0.013 -0.06 0.55 0.027 0.43 0.84 0.027 0.32 0.46
This tremendous set of yearling bulls represent some of the best genetics available in the Hereford breed today. All of the bulls offered excel in muscling and 4 bulls can be classified as calving ease bulls. They are structurally correct with a smooth and easy stride and solid feet and legs.
EPD Values for Highlander Ranch Bulls Tag I18 I19
Reg. No. Birth Date 2037458 9/02/21 20374740 9/09/21
CE 9 4
Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT -0.3 48 86 11 23 24 2.2 63 117 8 25 NA
Fat Marb 0.009 0.33 NA NA
REA 0.38 NA
These are two, paternal half brothers out of the Angus AI sire S A V Rainfall 6846. Rainfall is noted for his calving and growth in a phenotypically pleasing package. Their dams are moderate in size with excellent udders and feet and legs. Highlander Ranch has spent years evaluating for udder structure in their females and ensuring good feet and leg structure.in all their cattle.
These Brangus sired open heifers out of Brahman cross dams have volume, capacity and spring of rib. Besides that, they are just plain good. They have been hand raised in north Alabama and are adapted to Fescue.
This set of commercial heifers are genetic powerhouses in a moderate package. There are 33 Simmental/Red Angus heifers from the Simmental AI sire CDI Hometown 246A. Hometown is in the top 1% of the Simmental breed for weaning weight, yearling weight and ribeye area. He also is in the top 25% for milk and 10% for marbling. Additionally, there is a set of black/BWF Brangus sired females out of Red Angus dams. Their sire is a Lake Majestic Farm Stonewall son that ranks in the top 30% of the Brangus breed for weaning and yearling weight, ribeye area and marbling. All heifers were AI'ed to Wedel Ranchmaster 9052G. Ranchmaster is a Red Angus bull that excels for calving ease, growth and efficient feed conversion. The Red Angus cleanup bull has similar genetics to the AI sire. These heifers were bred and developed in north Alabama on forages. Will calve beginning in late January 2023 through the end of March
This offering is a good, solid set of Brangus cross bred heifers. The heifers are deep, thick, big footed and good. Born and developed in the Blackbelt, they are ready to go to work. They are bred to low birth weight Tanner Angus bulls. Will calve early-January thru mid-April 2023
Little Rock Farm, Inc. is also bringing 25 open heifers from this year's calf crop. They are exactly the same as the bred heifers, only one year younger, They will be ready to breed to the bull of your choice.
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Bred for longevity and performance, these halfblood Brahman heifers were raised in the heart of the Blackbelt and sired by Debter Hereford and Buford Angus bulls. Heifers are a gentle hand raised group. Bred to a top 20 % calving ease SimAngus(TM) from the Next Step Cattle Company program with superior milk and marbling genetics. Will calve in November and December 2022
Meadowlake Farm is offering an excellent group of 7 Hereford heifers in a moderate package. Of the 7 heifers, 5 are registered and 2 are commercial Hereford heifers. These heifers are raised on winter annuals and summer pastures. They are structurally correct with plenty of spring of rib, thickness over the top and femininity. These Hereford heifers are bred to low birth weight SimAngus(TM) bulls from Timberlake Cattle Company in northwest Alabama. Will calve from late January through early March 2023
Meadowlake Farm is offering 4 tremendous registered Hereford 2 year old bulls. They have been developed primarily on forages and walk the hills of central northeast Alabama daily. They are moderate in size and packed with volume and muscling in a structurally correct package. Their EPD values and pedigrees will be posted on our website. They are ready to turn out this breeding season.
Miller Farms is offering an outstanding set of 15 BWF and 15 RWF heifers that will be serve as a herd foundation for years to come. These heifers descended from an original set of Tiger F1 females, so there may be a flick of ear in these primarily Hereford and Angus crossbred heifers. They are bred to calving ease Angus bulls from Auburn University. Heifers will be easy keeping, moderate framed and deep bodied. Will calve early January thru March 2023
Mountain View Farm is offering 3 SimAngus(TM) heifers sired by AI bulls. Two heifers are sired by WS Proclamation E202, while the other heifer is sired by TJ Main Event 50B. These 3 heifers were developed at the Sand Mountain Elite Heifer Development program. This program develops heifers on cool season winter annuals from January 2022 to June 2022. They then returned home and grazed on a summer annual mix and fescue. All 3 heifers are confirmed pregnant to a calving ease Lake Majestic Ultrablack(R) bull. Will calve late January to late February 2023
These Brangus sired females out of Braford cross dams have the look and breeding to make excellent cows for a long time. They are deep, with plenty of volume, capacity and shape of rib. The heifers are bred to low birth weight Angus bulls. Norwood Farms is also offering two tiger striped 1st calf heifers with a calf at side that will be rebred at the 2022 Fall Ball Sale. Will start calving in early December 2022
This set of heifers is a combination of commercial Brangus heifers and commercial heifers sired by an Ultrablack(R) bull out of commercial Brangus cows. All the heifers have the volume, muscle shape and spring of rib to thrive in any environment. These heifers are bred to low birth weight Brangus bulls.
Will start calving in late November 2022
This is a pretty special group of open heifers. This is a group of open red, RWF and tiger-striped Brahman influenced heifers that will be in the herd for a long time. They are visually appealing with the right amount of muscling and spring of rib. They will be ready to breed as soon as you get them home to the bull of your choice.
EPD Values for Shiloh Ridge Heifers Tag 213J 073020 08120
Reg. No. 44266365 44165061 44165062
Birth Date 2/27/21 7/30/20 8/01/20
CE 6.0 4.9 0.6
Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT 2.3 62 98 4.4 28 83 -0.3 57 91 3.1 29 76 4.9 74 118 2.9 25 81
Fat Marb 0.027 0.10 0.047 0.09 0.047 0.40
REA 0.66 0.37 0.56
This gentle set of Hereford heifers are moderate in size while possessing the genetics for growth, maternal and carcass traits. All 3 heifers have very desirable pedigrees in the Hereford breed. Heifers are bred to a Whitehawk Natural 290E son. Their service sire is a calving ease, superior growth, milk and carcass bull in the Hereford breed. Will start calving in late December 2022
Tag Reg. No. 216J 44266359 217J 44266360 956J 44266844
Birth Date 3/04/21 5/05/21 2/21/21
CE 4.6 2.8 7.5
EPD Values for Shiloh Ridge Bulls Fat Marb Birth Weaning Yearling CEM Milk CWT 2.4 58 90 6.8 25 88 0.007 0.16 2.9 58 92 2.0 25 78 -0.003 0.07 1.0 68 109 5.3 29 69 0.056 0.38
REA 0.79 0.64 0.34
Bulls 216J (Polled) and 217J (Horned) are paternal half sibs out of a Whitehawk bred bull. Both bulls are moderate in size that possess natural thickness and structural correctness. These two bulls should work on first calf heifers and provide good growth once the calf is on the ground. They are also both in the top 10% of the Hereford breed for ribeye area. Bull 956J is a true calving ease Hereford bull with lots of eye appeal, muscle and spring of rib. His calves will be born easily but hit the ground and grow. His daughters will have milk with good udder suspension and teat size.
Stinson Brangus is offering a set of commercial Brangus and Brangus cross heifers. These heifers have been developed primarily on forages and are deep and stout. They will make excellent brood cows. Bred to Addison Brangus bulls and Hudson Hines Hereford bulls. Will start calving in February 2023
These fancy, home raised half plus Brahman cross heifers are the kind you build a herd around. They were developed in north Georgia on quality forages and have the volume and capacity to thrive in any southern environment with plenty of muscle. The half-blood black heifers are bred to a Hereford bull purchased at Coveyset Farm in northwest Georgia. Non-black heifers were bred to an Angus Sitz Upward 307R son, Will start calving in December 2022
Stone Cattle Company has developed a set of 17 open Brahman heifers. They are good, they are stout and they are the right kind. They will be ready to breed when you get them home to the bull of your choice.
Thompson Farm and Construction, Inc. is offering this set of 3/4+ Brahman blood heifers. They will stay in your herd for a long time as well as produce heavy calves year after year. They are bred to a low birth weight EPD Red Angus bull. One pen of heifers will calve in January 2023 and the second pen of heifers will calve in April and May 2023.
The Thompson Farm and Construction, Inc. open heifers are the same type and kind as their bred heifers. They will be ready to breed when you get them home and produce calves for a long time to come.
The 2022 Fall Ball Sale will be Broadcast Live by DVAuction If you are unable to be in Uniontown on Friday, November 18th, you may watch and bid through DVAuction. To watch or bid, you must have a DVAuction account.
If you would like us to handle your bid in a most confidential manner, just give Jeremy May or Lisa Kriese-Anderson a call. There will be trucking available through Alabama Livestock Auction if you need heifers or bulls delivered to your operation. Settlement for your purchases is expected the day of the sale unless prior arrangements are made. Personal checks, credit cards and cash are accepted. If purchasing through DVAuction, you will be provided instructions on how to settle your account.
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REPLACEMENT FEMALE SALE FRIDAY, NOV 18, 2022 11:00 A.M. ALABAMA LIVESTOCK AUCTION UNIONTOWN, AL
Fall Ball
TO: 44299 AL Hwy 69 Gallion, AL 36742
Second Annual Fall Ball Replacement Heifer Sale Friday, November 18, 2022 Auctioneer: Col. Chuck Bradley AL License #5371
Consignors: 4S Farms Beeker Land, Cattle and Catfish Bethea Farms Betterton Brangus C & H Farms Cattle Drive Farms CS Farms Dry Creek Farm Highlander Ranch High Rocks Farm Clay Kennamer Livestock Little Rock Farm, Inc. May Cattle Company Meadowlake Farm Miller Farms Mountain View Farm Norwood Farms Prairie Creek Farms River Bend Cattle Shiloh Ridge Farm Stinson Brangus Stone Cattle Company Thompson Farm and Construction, Inc.
Directions to Alabama Livestock Auction: 30 miles west of Selma, AL on U.S. Hwy 80 21 miles east of Demopolis, AL on U.S. Hwy 80
For Additional Information on the Fall Ball Sale Offering: Visit our website at www.blackbeltcattlemarketing.com Full catalog will be available on Sale Day Cattle will be available for viewing after 4 p.m. on 11/17/2022 and beginning at 7:30 a.m. on sale day.