2022 Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Fall Ball Rules Packet

2022 Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Fall Ball Replacement Female Sale

Sale Date:

Friday, November 18, 2022

Sale Time:

11:00 a.m.

Place:

Alabama Livestock Auction in Uniontown, AL

Delivery Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Rules for Bred Heifers: 1. Heifers need to be consigned in groups of 3 to 5 heifers. Each consignor must consign a minimum of three (3) heifers.

2. Heifer birthdates: December 1, 2020 through May 1, 2021 3. Heifers should calve between December 15, 2022 and May 1, 2023 4. All heifers must be bred to a registered bull, preferably with EPD (Expected Progeny Difference) values. Heifers can be bred AI or pasture bred.

5. The registration number of the service sire(s) of the bred heifers must be provided at consignment to the sale. If sires of the heifers are known, please provide those registration numbers as well.

6. A breeding date or date range and the resulting projected calving date range will be required for each bred heifer.

7. Heifers must be determined pregnant by a licensed veterinarian by rectal palpation or ultrasound by October 1, 2021.

8. Recommended Vaccinations and best management practices are the following: a. 7-way Blackleg (Clostridial diseases) b. 5-way Leptospirosis - Vibriosis c. IBR-PI3-BVD-BRSV d. Heifers should be treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days prior to the sale using a quality product as a best management practice.

The above vaccines should be given twice (a primary and booster) in accordance with the specific vaccine label directions or within a veterinarian-client relationship in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines.

9. Each bred heifer will be screened for structural correctness, overall quality, foot structure and adequate weight per day of age. The sales management has the right to refuse inferior quality heifers.

10. Heifers must not have been implanted with a growth implant at any time during their life.

2022 Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Fall Ball Replacement Female Sale Rules for Select Pairs: The definition of Select Pairs for the Blackbelt Fall Ball Replacement Female Sale are as follows: 1. Cow should have a birthdate between August 1 and December 31, 2020.

2. Current calf at side should be born between August 1 and October 31, 2022. a. Calf must be sired by a registered bull. Calves can be sired by AI bulls or natural service sires. b. It is preferred that calf at side is a heifer.

Additional Select Pair Information: 3. Select Pairs will be sold as pairs. Two pairs will be sold at a time through the sale ring. a. A consignor must consign at least 2 pairs 4. The registration number of the sire(s) calf must be provided at consignment to the sale. If known, also provide the registration number of the dam’s sire.

5. Recommended Vaccinations and best management practices are the following for the cow: a. 7-way Blackleg (Clostridial diseases) b. 5-way Leptospirosis - Vibriosis c. IBR-PI3-BVD-BRSV d. Cows should be treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days prior to the sale using a quality product as a best management practice.

The above vaccines should be given twice (a primary and booster) in accordance with the specific vaccine label directions or within a veterinarian-client relationship in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines.

6. Each pair will be screened for structural correctness, udder quality, overall quality and foot structure. The sales management has the right to refuse inferior quality pairs.

7. No use of growth implants in the cow or their heifer calf.

Open Heifers. A select group of Fall 2021 open heifers will be accepted. Contact us for more information.

Sale Order and Sale Commission: Sale order will be determined by a committee once all consignment females are received at the sale barn on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Sale order will rotate among consignors and will take into consideration quality and overall number of females consigned.

Sales commission will be 8.5%. However, there is an opportunity to pay less (or more) commission if sale information is received early/on time (or late) according to the following schedule:

Consignment Data Received by On or before 9/1/2021 Between 9/2 and 9/15/2021 After 9/15/2021

Pregnancy Data Received by 10/2 to 10/15/2021 After 10/15/21 8.0% 8.5% 8.0% 8.5% 8.5% 8.5%

Additional charge: If heifers arrive to the sale facility NOT tagged with both the visual and EID tags, there will be a $35/head chute charge to tag your cattle.

2022 Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Fall Ball Bull Consignment Information Sale Date:

Friday, November 18, 2022

Sale Time:

11:00 a.m.

Place:

Alabama Livestock Auction in Uniontown, AL

Delivery Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Rules for Virgin Bulls: 1. Bulls must be virgins.

2. Bull birthdates: August 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 3. Bulls must be registered with their respective breed association and have EPD values for at least birth weight, weaning weight, milk and yearling weight or parents that are registered with EPD values.

4. Bulls must be eligible for transfer of ownership to the buyer.

5. Bulls must pass and have documentation of passing a breeding soundness exam from a qualified veterinarian no more than 30 days prior to sale date. Documentation must be turned into the sales management when bulls are delivered on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

6. Recommended Vaccinations and best management practices are the following: a. 7-way Blackleg (Clostridial diseases) b. 5-way Leptospirosis - Vibriosis c. IBR-PI3-BVD-BRSV d. Bulls should be treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days prior to the sale using a quality product as a best management practice.

The above vaccines should be given twice (a primary and booster) in accordance with the specific vaccine label directions or within a veterinarian-client relationship in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines.

7. Each bull will be screened for structural correctness, overall quality, foot structure and adequate weight per day of age. The sales management has the right to refuse inferior quality bulls.

8. Bulls must not have been implanted with a growth implant at any time during their life.

Sale Order and Sale Commission: Sale order will be determined by a committee once all consignment females and bulls are received at the sale barn on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Bulls will sell after the heifers and pairs are sold. Bull sale order will rotate among consignors and will take into consideration overall quality.

Sales commission will be 8.5%. However, there is an opportunity to pay less (or more) commission if sale information is received early/on time (or late) according to the following schedule: Consignment Data Received by: September 1, 2022 After September 1, 2022 8.0% 8.5% Additional charge: If bulls arrive to the sale facility NOT tagged with both the visual and EID tags, there will be a $35/head chute charge to tag your cattle.

2022 Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Fall Ball Nomination Form Initial Nomination Entry Deadline: September 1, 2022 Farm Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: __________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip:__________________________________________________________________ Phone Number(s): Home (______)____________________Cell (___)_______________________ Email:___________________________________________________________________ Alabama (or resident state) Premise ID #:____________________

Commercial Heifer Consignment Number of Bred Heifers Consigned:

Breed or Breed Composition:

Were the heifers bred AI? Yes

AI Date:

No

If bred AI, AI sire registration numbers: Date bulls put in pasture:

Date bulls taken out of pasture:

Registration number(s) of non-AI bulls: Do you know who sired your bred heifers? Yes No Registration number(s) of sires:

Registered Heifer Consignment Number of Bred Heifers Consigned:

Breed or Breed Composition:

Registration numbers of consigned heifers:

Were the heifers bred AI? Yes

No

AI Date:

If bred AI, AI sire registration numbers: Date bulls put in pasture: Registration number(s) of non-AI bulls:

Date bulls taken out of pasture:

Commercial Cow/Calf Pair Consignment Number of Cow/Calf Heifers Consigned:

Breed or Breed Composition:

Are the calves at side sired by an AI sire? Yes

No

If bred AI, AI sire registration numbers: Registration number(s) of non-AI sires of calves: Do you know who sired your 1st calf heifers? Yes No Registration number(s) of sires:

Registered Cow/Calf Pair Consignment Number of Cow/Calf Heifers Consigned:

Breed or Breed Composition:

Registration numbers of consigned dams:

Are the calves at side sired by an AI sire? Yes

No

If bred AI, AI sire registration numbers: Registration number(s) of non-AI sires of calves:

Registered Bull Consignment Number of Bulls Consigned:

Breed or Breed Composition:

Registration numbers of consigned bulls:

If you would like to enter your data directly into a spreadsheet, please email lisa@blackbeltcattlemarketing.com and we will send you a spreadsheet to enter your data, We will send you a detailed worksheet after we receive your initial data. This will allow you to enter heifer pregnancy data and return prior to October 1, 2022. You will also receive Sale Tags as well as EID tags that will need to be put in prior to Sale Day or be assessed a $35/hd charge for tagging.

Please mail, email, take a photo and text your nominations to: Blackbelt Cattle Marketing Lisa Kriese-Anderson 134 Eastwood Street Auburn, AL 36830 lisa@blackbeltcattlemarketing.com (334) 539-2129