We are pleased to bring you real-time Internet bidding and a live broadcast of this sale through DV Auction. To watch or bid online, simply complete the following steps: • Visit the DVAuction web site at www.dvauction.com. • Click on the “Register” tab. • Enter a user name, password and your contact information. • Click on “Apply for Bidding.” • Select the sale from the list of other auctions and click “Apply.” • Complete the process by filling out the Banking & Lending information requested. • Be sure to include a personal contact at your bank, we will contact them in order to get a credit reference. • If you would prefer to be approved using your credit card, call (402) 474-5557. • Please be sure to apply for bidding at least a day in advance of the sale-every effort will be made to process your application in a timely manner. DVAuction will contact you once you have been approved to bid. We do not provide buyer numbers until you have purchased a lot in the sale, and that number is only usable for that auction. After the sale contact Sydenstricker Genetics to make arrangements for payment and delivery of your online purchases.
Don’t let ‘em leave home without one! If you have calves to market, don’t let them leave home without an AngusSource® tag. AngusSource adds value to your Angus-sired feeder cattle and replacement heifers by: g Guaranteeing Angus genetics g Verifying source and age g Opportunity to qualify for Certified Angus Beef® regardless of hide color.
Please Note: High speed Internet access (DSL, T-1, or Broadband) is required to be able to bid successfully during the sale. If you have any questions, please contact DVAuction at (402) 474-5557 or email support@dvauction.com. Proxy Bidding: If you can’t access a computer during the sale, you can now place a “proxy bid” through DV Auction. Simply follow the instructions listed above, and as the sale date nears there will be a “Proxy Bidding” link under the sale listing on the main page of DV Auction. You can then place the maximum amount that you’d like to bid, and our system will represent your bid just as if you were there.
Marketing Opportunities Sydenstricker Genetics recognizes that being a Full Service Genetic Provider only begins when you buy a bull. The programs listed below can provide you with opportunities to net more dollars from your beef cattle enterprise, and learn more about the performance level of your herd. U.S. Premium Beef, LLC
U.S. Premium Beef, LLC, (USPB) is a producer-owned beef marketing company that is the majority owner of National Beef Packing Co., LLC, the nation’s fourth largest beef processor. USPB member cattle are marketed on one of the company’s numerous value based grids at their plants in Liberal and Dodge City, KS and Brawley, CA. Individual carcass data is provided on all cattle at no charge to the producer. For more information, contact Brian Bertelsen at 620-338-4301 or visit their web page at www.uspremiumbeef. com.
Certified Angus Beef®
Certified Angus Beef® is a branded, high quality specification beef program administered by the CAB®) division of the American Angus Association. The Certified Angus Beef® Program has developed a feedlot licensing program to identify feedlots interested in feeding and/or buying Angus feeder cattle. For more information about this program and/or a list of licensed feedlots in an area, contact the Supply Development Team at (785) 539-0123.
Meyer Natural Angus
The Meyer program is a premium market for calves or yearlings that are at least 50% Angus and have never had implants or antibiotics. If you have steers or heifers that are weaned, yearlings or finished cattle call 1-800-856-6765 or visit their Web site at www. meyernaturalangus.com.
MFA Health Track Beef Alliance
The MFA Health Track Beef Alliance is a program to help the Missouri cow/calf producer and the buyers of their calves. For details of the program or information on upcoming special feeder calf sales they are sponsoring, contact your local MFA Cooperative or Mike John at 1-888-514-BEEF.
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NEMO Premier Beef Marketers
This group of Northeast Missouri cattle producers jointly background and feed their calves to capture the benefits of retained ownership and to collect carcass data. For more information, contact Dr. Imogene Latimer, DVM at 573-248-4222.
Angus GeneNet
In the midwest, the Angus GeneNet marketing alliance has been helping market Angus cattle on a premium quality grid for several years. For more information, contact Dr. Ken Conway at (785) 628-3004, or visit their website at www.genenetbeef.com.
Tri County Steer Carcass Futurity 2009 CAB®
Progressive Partner of the Year. Retained ownership program offering complete individual carcass data. For more information call 717-769-2600 or visit www.tcscf.com.
The Beef Connection LLC
The Beef Connection LLC was organized in 2005 to service the needs of commercial cattlemen. The company provides the tools and systems that allow cattlemen to receive and analyze feed performance and harvest data and utilize the analyzed data to improve overall herd performance and optimize market opportunities. For more information call 502-347-5050 or visit their website at www.thebeefconnection.com.
Auction Markets
If you’re selling calves at an auction market that are sired by bulls with good Carcass EPDs, or you have documentation of feedlot and carcass performance, be sure your market operator is aware of it.