Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants - 2023 Fall Catalog

4 TH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR and FALL BULL & FEMALE SALE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023 | SEMINAR 10 AM | SALE 1 PM

3824 S BINFORD RD, CARTHAGE, IN 46115

BULLS 11 BALANCER , 5 SIMMENTAL-ANGUS-GELBVIEH, 5 ANGUS, 1 SIMANGUS

SELLING

BRED AND OPEN FEMALES 30 REGISTERED AND COMMERCIAL BALANCERS, 2 HEREFORD-SIMMENTAL, 2 AN-GV-HE-CH

FALL PAIRS 6 REGISTERED AND COMMERCIAL BALANCERS

WELCOME

Thank you for attending our 4th Annual Educational Seminar and Fall Bull and Female Sale. Our goal is to produce cattle the way you do. Even though we have seedstock herds, we treat our cattle like commercial cows. They must calve every year right on schedule or they go to market. If we pamper our cattle and you don’t, then they fall apart for you. We have been stacking pedigrees for calving ease, calf vigor at birth, excellent growth, moderate frame, moderate milk, outstanding fertility, superior carcass, and calm disposition for over 30 years. The daughters of these bulls will leave a positive impact on your herd for generations. Cows will be low maintenance, fertile, calm, profitable and productive. We produce cattle that work for you, not the other way around.

Please call one of the MBCC team members before the sale to discuss your beef business goals. Our most important job is to help you select the bulls that best fit your goals.

In addition to complete EPDs, the bulls are rated from 1-5 stars on various traits.

CALVING EASE: 5 = use on heifers, 4 = use on cows and a few heifers, 3 = use on cows, 2 = steer

GROWTH, FEMALES, CARCASS: 5 = elite, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = steer

DISPOSITION: 5 = very calm, 4 = calm, 3 = average, 2 = steer

MIDWEST BEEF CATTLE CONSULTANTS TEAM MEMBERS

W. MARK HILTON, DVM 765-714-1092

JORDAN & CHRIS MUEGGE, M.S. ....... 317-460-6618

TOM & JANICE BROOKS ..................... 765-479-1750

BRIAN “BJ” RIEDIE 765-524-0238

SHAWN & HEATHER WIRTH ................ 812-212-1065

JOHN & CARLI HINTON ..................... 317-409-0404

Please contact any MBCC member prior to the sale. We think that buying cattle that will improve your herd is a really big deal, and we are here to help you in that process.

If you are unable to attend the sale, please register for a buyer number before the sale at:

SEMINAR ON HOW TO GET PAID FOR CARBON CREDITS

Mike McCarty from Elanco Animal Health will bring you the latest information on this very important topic. Learning how to navigate this emerging reality that one producer called “The Wild, Wild West” is vitally important to your livestock business. Farmers need to know what to consider to earn carbon credits and what farming practices can give them that.

There is much to consider before signing up with a company and Mike will explain some opportunities and some challenges.

The seminar starts at 10am EST. Please RSVP to Mark at 765-714-1092 or MBCCBeefTeam@gmail.com to reserve your spot for the seminar and lunch.

INCENTIVES

Take $100 off the price of each bull if you haul your bulls on sale day. Hauling can be arranged for the week following the sale. Please call Mark for details.

Credit of $10/head up to $100 total on a future purchase if you put calves from one of our bulls into IBEEF or similar retained ownership program AND provide us with gain and carcass data. You reap the carcass premiums and see the superior growth and carcass genetics from MBCC bulls and we get to use the data to improve our herds.

SALE DESCRIPTION

Bulls and females will have their base price listed on the ‘buyer board’ and everyone with interest on a particular animal will place their buyer number next to the animal’s ID. If more than one person has interest in buying the animal, each will have the opportunity to bid by $100 (bulls) or $50 (females) increments until we have a buyer. In addition, you are able to bid using LiveAuctions.TV as an Internet partner. If you are the only person with your number next to an animal’s number and there are no online bids, you have the option to buy the animal at the base price. Placing your number next to an animal’s ID does NOT obligate you to purchase or bid on the animal.

There are two unique things that we do to help you get one of your top choice animals for the least money (really!). First, we ask you to rank your top three bull and female choices. You will get an index card when you get your buyer number and you will list your top 3 bulls and top 3 female choices (or top 6 choices if you need 2 or more). Hand index card to Mark before 12:00 noon. We then make the sale order based on the number of producers that have an animal ranked highly. We have all been to sales where we really want the animal that is slated to sell 4th in the sale, but we also like the 2nd one due to sell. The 2nd animal in the sale sells for $100 below the price you were willing to spend and you think “I just got a bargain.” Now the 4th animal is offered for sale and it brings $400 less than you would have paid. Now you are disappointed. That rarely happens here; 89% of our buyers at our 2020 sale took home their first or second choice bull.

When a buyer purchases an animal, we ask if they are interested in any others. If they need additional animals, their buyer number stays on the board with the selected bulls or females. If not, we erase their buyer number associated with every other bull or female they marked. This allows you to see most of your competition for the animals on your list. Of course, someone online could bid on an animal that you have marked, but we are confident that most of the bulls and females will be sold to those attending the sale in person.

We get many compliments on our unique system. We do not think an auction should prod someone into spending more than they want to spend. We are much more interested in you getting the best animals for your herd goals. We are not interested in squeezing the last dollar out of your bull budget. If you spend $100 less than you anticipated, take your spouse out to dinner!

One of our repeat customers calls it the most honest sale he has ever attended, and we appreciate that compliment.

NOVEMBER 4 TH SALE SCHEDULE

10:00 AM Seminar “Getting Paid for Carbon Credits”

11:30 AM Lunch, provided

12:00 NOON Have list of top 3 bulls and females to Mark

1:00 PM Bull Sale starts; female sale immediately after bull sale

If you cannot attend the sale, please call one of the MBCC Team members before the sale. We will listen to your goals and help with ranking. The best option is to bid via LiveAuctions.TV. The next best option is to have us bid for you. The last 5 years, we have sold about 70% of the bulls on sale day. If you need quality bulls or females, please join us Saturday, November 4th!

If you have questions about bulls and/or females, call us ahead of the sale and please arrive by 9 a.m. We get very busy after 11:00 and we do not want to neglect you. Getting the right animals is a BIG DEAL and we are glad to help.

THE MISSION OF MIDWEST BEEF CATTLE CONSULTANTS

Provide practical information and herd improving genetics that will enhance your bottom line. Raising beef cattle should be profitable and enjoyable. When your cattle are easy calving, efficient, vigorous at birth, low maintenance, easy fleshing, high growth, moderate milk, excellent disposition, fertile and produce a superior carcass, you have the combination of traits that put a smile on your face and money in the bank.

Webinar on DNA Testing

We are hosting a webinar to discuss DNA testing and how it can benefit your herd on Tuesday, October 24 from 7-8 pm EST. We will be using actual data to help you decide which heifers to keep and which to cull. Send Mark an email to get the link to join or click on or copy and paste the link: https://teams.live. com/meet/9314964348377?p=Rlv8msXs93sZUufa

SIMMENTAL-ANGUS-GELBVIEH BULLS

M5JH VANESSA’S EAGLE

8/18/2022 AMGV1558406

HOOK’S BLACK HAWK 50B

HOOK’S EAGLE 6E

HOOK’S CRYSTAL 1C

EGL EGL LIFELINE B101

TJB VANESSA 433B 603D

TJB VANESSA 016W 433B ET

CALVING

COLOR: BLACK SC: 36

FRAME SCORE: 3.9

CED BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI 13.5 -1.290140 1712.1 1.00 0.27 91.92

K4

M5JH 78’S EAGLE

8/19/2022 AMGV1558407

HOOK’S BLACK HAWK 50B

HOOK’S EAGLE 6E

HOOK’S CRYSTAL 1C

VGW VGW OLY 903

DMI 78E

DMI DMI 214Z

44SM:17GV:39AN

K5

M5JH DITKA’S EAGLE

8/20/2022 AMGV1558408

COLOR: BLACK

SC: 35

FRAME SCORE: 5.1

BASE PRICE: $4,000

It is hard to believe you can pack this typle of muscle and pounds in a 3.9 frame. K3 will add performance with improve efficiency. His heifers should be great producers in a small frame. EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY ««««««««««««««««««««««««

CED BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI

14.3-1.6821312518.80.820.5796.21

HOOK’S BLACK HAWK 50B

HOOK’S EAGLE 6E

HOOK’S CRYSTAL 1C

JKGF DITKA C85

MSCM M5JH GOVERNESS DITKA 620F

ERTL D620

208K

44SM:28GV:28AN

COLOR: BLACK SC: 31.4

FRAME SCORE: 3.9

BASE PRICE: $3,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY ««««««««««««««««««««««

CED BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI 15.7-2.689142 1714.7 0.910.3996.92

Another Hook’s Eagle son that checks the boxes. Huge growth, packed with muscle, small frame.

208K

MR JUSTICE 208K

AMGV1553744

JKGF CHIEF JUSTICE C205

RLS FLINT HILLS 38F

RLS TENDER REGULATOR 321Z

VRT LAZY TV WATCHMAN W021

BHSF MS BHSF WATCHMAN 208C

MSDFOCUS416SW R/H Y412

63GV:20AN:17SM

COLOR: HOMO BLACK SC: 35

FRAME SCORE: 5.8

BASE PRICE: $5,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

«««««««««««««««««««««««

CED BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI

13.41.8 78117

21 17.3 0.41 0.28 80.7

We purchased this bull from Seedstock Plus as a clean-up bull for some spring calving cows since we sold out this past spring. Excellent growth and fertility.

Here is a bull that is top 35% or better for all of our target EPDs. He will make great females and feedlot calves. Keep some daughters for yourslef and put some in our sale in a few years. A perfect bull for Balancer, high % Angus or SimAngus cows.

Wnen we sold out of bulls at our 2023 sale, that left us needing 2 bulls for our herds to use after we bred AI. We really liked this bull for his moderate frame, growth and excellent stayability. He should make some terrific replacement females. Note he is a Gelbvieh-Angus-Simmental composite that will add instant hybrid vigor. Ready to breed 25 cows this fall and 30 next spring.

YEARLING BALANCER BULLS

K6

CMJH

THE BIG

UGLY

8/24/22 AMGV1558409

TEHAMA UPWARD Y238

TEHAMA TAHOE B767

TEHAMA MARY BLACKBIRD Y684

HUTR JUSTAMERE T.K. 239Z

LDWI MS GOVENOR’S TK 287D2

LDWI MS GRANITE GOVENOR 287B

50GV:50AN

COLOR: BLACK SC: 33.7

FRAME SCORE: 5.3

BASE PRICE: $4,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

CED BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI

14.5-1.6881402620.70.70.494.88

Half brother to the $10,800 bull from our Spring 2023 sale. Top 35% or better for all of our key EPDs and $ indexes. Bottom line one of the best bulls we’ve ever raised. Note: his ear got infected when he was tagged and then wrinkled. We guarantee all his calves will be born with normal ears.

GRANITE 825

thick made yearling bull going back

to add pounds without producing females with too much

MBCC STOCK OPTIONS 15K

9/17/22 AMGV1569298

BENNETT Y6

MBCC REWARD 4F

ERTL MISS SARAH C518

SKF SKF DUNN’S DEPARTURE 052D

MBCC DONNA 014H

WF DONNA 608

COLOR: HOMO BLACK

SC: 30.4

FRAME SCORE: 3.7

BASE PRICE: $3,000

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

DCH HILLE STOCK OPTIONS D410

DCH HILLE B189 ET NICHOLS EXTRA K205

WF MADDIE 117 O A PRIDE 0575

COLOR: HOMO BLACK SC: 35.9

FRAME SCORE: 4.3

BASE PRICE: $3,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY ««««««««««««««««««««««

The Reward 4F sons are known for calving ease and top notch carcass. Will moderate frame.

M5JH TWISTER’S WAR

9/14/22 AMGV1558415

DBRG MR TWISTER 7195E ET

ERTL 067H MR TWISTER FERDINAND

DLW MS SAM ET

JKGF CIVIL WAR E92

ERTL 086H CW MISS 194

ERTL MISS DILLY 194E

COLOR: BLACK

SC: 39.1

FRAME SCORE: 5.2

BASE PRICE: $4,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

The Stock Options sons in our spring sale averaged $6450 and we think this bull fits right in with those. Excellent growth and keep the daughters for cows.

K17

M5JH DITKA’S NIAGARA

9/15/22 AMGV1558416

S S NIAGARA Z29

ERTL NIAGARA 30G5 ET CCRO CAROLINA COOL 2330Z

JKGF DITKA C85

MSCM M5JH DANIELLES DITKA 80F RDMM FOCUSING DANIELLE Z80XU

43GV:57AN

COLOR: BLACK SC: 36.3

FRAME SCORE: 5.3

BASE PRICE: $4,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

9.7-0.2 84130 22 16.40.96 0.32 87.59

K16 goes back to Civil War, an extremely impactful Balancer bull to the breed. Sure to add growth, pounds, and carcass to your next group of feeders.

A big bull with Big numbers. We purchased this bull’s sire to add pounds and performance to our feeder program. He did that and more. Your neighbors will be asking about your feeder program.

MONTH TO MATURE BALANCER BULLS

LFP LIBER PATER 8K

4/3/2022 AMGV1552521

JKGF DITKA C85

ERTL ABSOLUTE DITKA 218F

MBCC MOLLY 218D

A A R TEN X 7008 S A

MBCC SARAH 1C ET

BWF BRANDYWINE SAKI 661S

COLOR: BLACK

SC: 37.0

FRAME SCORE: 4.2 BASE PRICE: $4,000

LFP BACUS 18K

3/26/2022 AMGV1552522

JKGF DITKA C85

ERTL ABSOLUTE DITKA 218F

MBCC MOLLY 218D

JKGF DITKA C85

ERTL ADRIANNE 718E

MBCC 218C BRITTANY

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

Highest YW EPD Balancer bull in the sale. MBCC Sarah 1C is a Dam of Merit in the Gelbvieh breed.

BFFA MILKY WAY 6K6

3/23/22 AMGV1577876

PA FORTITUDE 2500

WEIM 4G GUSTAV

MBCC AMANDA 4E

RITO 6I6 OF 4B20 6807

MBCC SUSAN 6S6 ET

MBCC MBCC COLLEGE FUND 6J

COLOR: BLACK

SC: 36.0

FRAME SCORE: 4.3

BASE PRICE: $3,000

Want longevity? The dam of this bull is MBCC Susan 6S6 who is now 17 years old and still producing. Keep all his daughters.

BRCC PIKES PEAK 49K

3/27/22 AMGV1545525

JKGF CIVIL WAR E92

ERTL 801H MR CW LEVERAGE ERICA

ERTL 801F LEVERAGE ERICA

MBCC MBCC 218A

BRCC MS ARNOLD’S MARBLING 9E

BRCC MS P9A

COLOR: HOMO BLACK SC: 37.3

FRAME SCORE: 6.3

BASE PRICE: $3,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY «««««««««««««««««««««

Heifer bull with plenty of growth. Linebred to “Ditka” and “218”. Top 10% stayability. Keep all the daughters!

MBCC WEIGHTLIFTER 29K

5/13/2022 AMGV1541558

KCF BENNETT Y6

MBCC REWARD 4F

ERTL MISS SARAH C518

MBCC HOOSIER 5X1

MBCC 218C BRITTANY

MBCC RACHEL 218S

COLOR: BLACK

SC: 36.O

FRAME SCORE: 6.O

BASE PRICE: $5,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY ««««««««««««««««««««««

11.70.6 85144 1814.20.39 0.6594.74

Full brother to high gaining bull in 2022 sale. Fantastic growth, super carcass and goes back to cow 218, “the greatest cow to ever eat grass”.

Homozygous black Balancer that goes back to MBCC 218 cow (See picture) and Civil War. Excellent disposition. Good growth, marbling and feeder profit index (FPI).

Five bulls in our sale go back to my fabulous “218” cow. 14K, 29K, 49K, 8K, 18K. I told the students when I taught at Purdue that they had to put their hand over their heart when they were in her presnce because she was “The greatest cow to ever eat grass”. We all have favorites for varius reasons and 218 was special. 14 calves in 15 years with 13/14 via first service AI. Super calm, moderate framed, weaned off huge calves - 5 over 700# weaning Weight.

29K

39GV:61AN

BW WW YWMILK STAY REAMARBFPI

49K

51GV:49AN

MATURE BALANCER & 18 MONTH SIMANGUS BULL

BRCC Y6 TAHOE 60H

3/18/20

TEHAMA UPWARD Y238

TEHAMA TAHOE B767

TEHAMA MARY BLACKBIRD Y684

KCF BENNETT Y6

BRCC MS Y6 AVERY 15F

BRCC MS. CAROLINA ARNOLD O1C

COLOR: HOMO BLACK SC: 36.6

FRAME SCORE: 4.2

BASE PRICE: $4,500

RIED BIG

402K

COLOR: BLACK BLAZE FACE SC: 38.5

Mature, docile Tahoe son capable of covering 30 - 40 cows. Growth, marbling and feedlot performance (FPI) are his strengths.

Customer Comment

“In the past we always ran Angus and Charolais bulls on our 115 commercial cows. A few years ago we ran two Angus and two Balancer bulls. We immediately saw a noticeable difference in the Balancer sired calves. They had a distinct look to them and we liked the way they responded to feed. We since have leaned into Balancer and now are running three Balancers and one Gelbvieh bull.

In the past we always had a dozen calves that we would beat our

chests and brag about due to the high weaning weights. What we did not brag about was the remaining 85% of our calf crop. They weren’t all bad, they were just all over the board on weaning weights. The real driving factor that brought us to change our bull line up was the uniformity and consistency in weaning weights with the Balancer sired calves. We don’t brag about 750 lb weaning weights on only a few calves these days. We now brag about all the 600 pound plus weaned calves the sale barn is able to group together in order to fetch the top dollar of the day.“

Please visit our website or call our clinic at 765-629-2134 for more information.

We are a full service veterinary clinic offering large animal herd health consultations such as but not limited to vaccination protocols, disease prevention and testing, and lameness; reproductive services including male fertility exams, female fertility and pregnancy exams, artificial insemination, conventional embryo recovery, and embryo transfer; and surgical procedures for routine needs like dehorning and castrations as well as emergency procedures like C-sections and laceration repairs.

- Brad Ross, Kentucky

YEARLING TO 2-YEAR OLD ANGUS BULLS

12K

WF PATRIARCH 12

7/29/22 AAA 20681267

S S NIAGARA Z29

TEHAMA PATRIARCH F028

TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD D826

G A R INERTIA

EXAR RITA 0527

EXAR RITA 8883

PB ANGUS

SC: 36.8

FRAME SCORE: 4.6

BASE PRICE: $4,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

CED BW WW YWMILKMARBRE$W$B$C 11 0.7 93170 280.54 0.9585170294

Highest YW Angus bull we’ve ever sold and calving ease enough for heifers. If you need to add pounds to your calves, this bull will do the job.

32K

WF PATRIARCH 32

8/12/22 AAA 20679022

S S NIAGARA Z29

TEHAMA PATRIARCH F028

TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD D827

MILL BAR HICKOK 7242

WF MADDIE 013

WF MADDIE 117

PB ANGUS

SC: 33.3

FRAME SCORE: 4.4

BASE PRICE: $3,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

Sleep all night calving ease with plenty of growth and excellent marbling.

CRAZY K HRZN 2810

7/23/22 AAA 20432489

G A R SUNBEAM

PCC HORIZON 025

POHLMAN BARBARA 8178

V A R POWER PLAY 7018

CRAZY K HENRIETTA PRIDE 9066

DCF HENRIETTA PRIDE 5710

SC: 32.8

FRAME SCORE: 4.6

BASE PRICE: $3,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY «««««««««««««««««««««««

CED BW WW YWMILKMARBRE$W$B$C

Highest marbling bull in the sale with excellent calving ease for heifers and plenty of growth.

PATRIARCH

Tehama Patriarch may be the most complete Angus bull in the breed.

Tremendous calving ease, excellent growth, moderate frame, moderate mature weight, superior marbling and good feet! We are very pleased the Angus breed has a foot score EPD because there are issues. He is also top 30% for all $ indexes.

122K

WF ENHANCE 122K

9/21/22 AAA 20681208

SYDGEN EXCEED 3223

SYDGEN ENHANCE

SYDGEN RITA 2618

BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682

ACC BARBARA 7609 ACC BARBARA 4066

PB ANGUS

SC: 34.0

FRAME SCORE: 5.9

BASE PRICE: $3,000

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY ««««««««««««««««««««««««

CED BW WW YWMILKMARBRE$W$B$C 100.576149370.91 0.5 79166278

Tremendous calving ease, growth and carcass. The kind of combination bull that fits in many herds.

ROSEDA REV K709

1/31/22 AAA 20297670

SYDGEN ENHANCE

RAR REVOLUTION 8148

WOODSIDE RITA 6569 OF 5F56

E W A PEYTON 642

ROSEDA PEYTON OF B103 H049

ROSEDA BLACKCAP 0134 B103

SC: 33.9

FRAME SCORE: 4.7

BASE PRICE: $4,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS DOCILITY

We purchased this purebred Angus bull as a clean-up bull on our spring calving purebred and high % Gelbvieh females. Calving ease enough for heifers with excellent growth and carcass.

REGISTERED BRED BALANCER FEMALES

Bred Female Value

Let’s do some math on the value of the females selling in our sale. Currently a 1400# market animal is worth ~$2500. Shouldn’t a bred female be worth $1000 more than a slaughter animal? The 650# heifers at your farm are currently worth ~$1650. That heifer may not have genomic data to show she is worthy of keeping. If you breed her next spring, she won’t produce any revenue until the fall of 2025, two years from now.

A $3500 bred female may seem expensive, but is she really? With current prices a crossbred female returns about ~$275/year more than a straightbred female. Every female selling is a crossbred. If she weans 10 calves, suddenly, she is a bargain. Compare her to the 650# weaned heifer. She produces income a year earlier and 2024 may see the highest prices ever for cattle. The drought out west and high cattle prices have kept cow numbers at the lowest level in recorded history. If the bred female you purchase has a heifer calf and you keep her, now you have 2 females for $1750 each. Let’s say she produces a bull that you DNA test and he is good enough to keep. If he is as good as our average bull we sold in our spring sale, he’s worth $5000 at a year of age. Now the cow is free. Is $3500 too much? Maybe not.

42GV:58AN

AVERY’S ABS

3/3/2022 AMGV1561571

TMMW DESTINATION 82Y

BTBR SAGUARO 8111F ET

JEB BCC MISS OBJECTIVE 41W

BRCC SB ARNOLD 82D

BRCC BRCC MS ABSOLUTE AVERY 97H

BRCC MISS ABSOLUTE 52D

CALVING

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: MID MARCH

A Balancer with a strong maternal pedigree. This Saguaro daughter is safe to MSCM Tahoe E118 52K. Expect an excellent calf out of this mating!

MBCC KELLI 24K

2/23/2022 AMGV1541559

3/10/2022 AMGV1561573

KCF BENNETT Y6

MBCC REWARD 4F

ERTL MISS SARAH C518

TMMW MR BLACK TENDERLOIN 37A

BRCC 88C

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: MBCC REWARD 4F

APPROX. DUE DATE: MID MARCH

BASE PRICE: $3,200

BRCC M133Z

Powerful maternal pedigree. AI bred and safe to MBCC 4F. 5 stars for CE, Females and Carcass. Moderate and easy fleshing. Super eye appeal.

MBCC KERRY 28K

4/1/2022 AMGV1541563

KCF BENNETT Y6

MBCC REWARD 4F

ERTL MISS SARAH C518

G A R SURE FIRE

G A R SURE FIRE 938S

G A R ALL IN 1355

COLOR: HOMO BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY MARCH

BASE PRICE: $3,200

Top 2% calving ease heifer with top 30% YW! Add in top 3% marbling and safe to “52K”. Another easy decision come sale day.

KCF BENNETT Y6

MBCC REWARD 4F

ERTL MISS SARAH C518

TAU MR KRUGERRAND 70M 130P

MBCC CHRISTINE 53Z ET MBCC LUANN 5M

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY MARCH

BASE PRICE: $3,200

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS

A front pasture heifer safe with a calf out of the high selling bull at our spring 2023 sale, MSCM Tahoe E118 52K. 52K is above average in every EPD category and index. This calf could easily pay for this bred heifer. The dam of 24K is 11 years old and has settled first service AI 9/10 years.

AVERY’S TAHOE R43K OF 350X

4/16/2022 AMGV1561578

TEHAMA TAHOE B767

BRCC Y6 TAHOE 60H

BRCC MS Y6 AVERY 15F

OZZ GOV WINN 103R

JDKG MS EXCLUSIVE GOV 350X

JDKG BLACKLOCK BELL P216

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: TEHAMA PATRIARCH

APPROX. DUE DATE: MID MARCH

BASE PRICE: $3,000

CED BW WW YWMILKCEM STAY CREAMARBFPI

11.8-0.872 116 20 6

13.3

0.680.4985.24

61% GV out of the Tahoe 60H bull offered in the sale and safe to Patriarch (Angus). Patriarch is top 4% CED, 15% WW, 2% YW and Marbling with top 1% FPI. Awesome calf, heifer or bull, coming in March!

43K

61GV/39AN

REGISTERED BRED BALANCER FEMALES

MSCM

2/26/2022 AMGV1542280

EGL TENDERLOIN N407

WMF BLACK MARBLE TENDER 006X

MJCC 807U

JRI OPTIMIZER 148A24

LRSF ROCHELLE G51

LRSF LRL ROCHELLE E101 ET

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: LATE

FEBRUARY

BASE PRICE: $3,000

7 20.80.720.42 80.59 You beter REALLY like this heifer if you take her home. With top 1% stayability, she should be in your herd for a long time. Tops for carcass too.

MBCC DANIELLE 205K

9/2/2022 AMGV1569293

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

DCH HILLE STOCK OPTIONS D410

DCH HILLE B189 ET

QUAKER HILL RAMPAGE 0A36 WF

COLOR: HOMO BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

3/14/2022

TEX PLAYBOOK 5437

ERTL 999H MR TEXPLAY GRANITE 825 ERTL 825F GRANITE EDIE

SKF DUNN HEATWAVE 07B

MSCM M5 DUNNS TJ ANDRAS MS TJ C153

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: ERTL 127J PAYWEIGHT

APPROX. DUE DATE: LATE MARCH

Red carrier heifer going back to Dunn Heatwave. I don’t think you will find a more maternal bull in the Gelbvieh breed.

MBCC DEBBIE 209K

9/7/2022 AMGV1569294

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

DCH HILLE STOCK OPTIONS D410

DCH HILLE B189 ET

QUAKER HILL RAMPAGE 0A36

WF DONNA 808

WF DONNA 503

CALVING

COLOR: HOMO BLACK

BRED TO: MBCC REWARD 4F

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY AUG*

BASE PRICE: $3,200

This heifer may stay in your herd long enough to see the Cubs win another World Series! With top 2% stayability, she should be in your herd for a long time. These next 4 heifers were all bred a week before the sale, so not confirmed pregnant.

MBCC BETHANY 210K

9/7/2022 AMGV1569295

TMMW DESTINATION 82Y

SKF SKF DUNN’S DEPARTURE 052D

SKF DUNN’S MISS WARNA 962W

K C F BENNETT ABSOLUTE

DEER VALLEY OBJECTIVE 6791

G A R OBJECTIVE 2345

CALVING

COLOR: BLACK

50GV:50AN

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY AUG*

BASE PRICE: $2,800

This heifer may be one of the best we’ve ever sold. Top 25% CED, 2% WW and 4% YW. Stayability and marbling top 30%. Wow! Think of the herd bulls and replacement females she will produce!

MBCC RACHEL 214K

9/30/2022 AMGV1569297

KCF BENNETT Y6

MBCC NO RISK 8F

ERTL MISS RHONDA C516

TMGC SB ARNOLD 225W

MBCC KAYLA 904G

JDKG MIDLAND BUEN CARFOR 648Z

44GV:56AN

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: MSCM TAHOE E118 52K

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY AUG*

BASE PRICE: $2,500

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS

Calving ease deluxe with top 15% stayability and top 2% marbling. Want to produce calving ease bulls, here is the heifer to do it.

Another heifer that if she is settled to “52K”, you could pay for her. He will add some calving ease and growth and compliment this heifer’s excellent marbling.

209K

50GV:50AN

2203K

REGISTERED BRED BALANCER FEMALES

MS PAMELA ABSOLUTE 2203K

3/22/2022 AMGV1548503

BRCC BROOKS ABSOLUTE VISION 2D

BRCC ABSOLUTE 65H

BRCC MS MARBLING 19C

MBCC ZIPPY 45Z

R126B

COLOR: BLACK

2209K

MS 2209K ABS OF 932U

36GV:64AN

BRED TO: EARLY ENCOUNTER

APPROX. DUE DATE: MID MARCH

BASE PRICE: $2,800

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS

4/27/2022 AMGV1561577

BRCC BROOKS ABSOLUTE VISION 2D

BRCC ABSOLUTE 65H

BRCC MS MARBLING 19C

JDKG RUGER 186P

JDKG MISS BLACK DESIGN 932U

EGL N402

53GV:47AN

5 star for growth and 4 star for female and carcass. Her 9 yr old dam weans off an outstanding calf every year. no exceptions. Early Encounter is top 10% CED, YW and FPI, 3% Stayability, 1% Milk and HP

213

WF PHOEBE 213

9/20/22 ASA4194147

HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K

HOOK`S BEACON 56B

HOOKS ZAFIRAH 41Z

QUAKER HILL RAMPAGE 0A36

WF PHOEBE 710

O A PRIDE 0575

COLOR: HOMO BLACK

BRED TO: BRIDLE BIT ECLIPSE E744

APPROX. DUE DATE: EARLY AUGUST*

BASE PRICE: $2,800

COLOR: BLACK

BRED TO: EARLY ENCOUNTER

APPROX. DUE DATE: MID MARCH

BASE PRICE: $2,800

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS

CED BW WW YWMILKCEM STAY CREAMARBFPI

11.11.1 6910417 7 12.50.440.3175.58

Daughter of a 15 yr old cow that has produced several high selling bulls in past MBCC sales. 2209K DNA test ranks her top 25% in Igenity’s Production Index.

Every sale animal has been DNA tested for 15 different traits. This gives you much more confidence in purchasing an animal that truly fits your goals. The registered bulls and females have this data incorporated into their EPDs. All commercial females have a maternal index. This index measures important traits like calving ease, growth, feed efficiency, fertility, stayability, and mature size. A female with an index of 100 is average and an index of 110 would be 10% above average.

The females selling in this sale are replacement quality. Each of the bred females are bred to the bull that we would use if we were keeping them for ourselves. We expect these females to be excellent investments for your herd.

High growth, high maternal female with excellent EPDs across the board. Bred one week before the sale to top 1% calving ease, API and TI SimAngus AI sire, Bridle Bit Eclipse E744.

JON.SWEENEY@elancoah.com

515-249-2926

The fall born, registered Balancer heifers 205K, 209K, 210K and 214K along with registered SimAngus heifer 213 were all bred AI one week before the sale. They are not guaranteed safe in calf and should be placed with a bull after purchase.

The MBCC Team uses the following Elanco products to help protect their cattle

Rumensin ®

Titanium 5 ® respiratory vaccine

Nuplura PH ® respiratory vaccine

ViraShield ® reproductive vaccine

Fusogard ® footrot vaccine

Cydectin ® injectable dewormer

Corathon ®/CyLence Ultra ® Insecticide tags

Clean - Up II ® Pour - on

Permectrin CDS ® Pour - on

50SM:50AN

Jon Sweeney, Sales Representative

Elanco Animal Health

REGISTERED OPEN BALANCER FALL FEMALES

NIAGARA 30G5 ET CCRO CAROLINA COOL 2330Z

The type of heifer I like to have around. Moderate framed, clean and feminine. You’ll have a hard time not liking her.

COMMERCIAL OPEN BALANCER FALL FEMALES

These 3 heifers sell guaranteed open and ready to breed this fall. We think “52K” would work well on them.

SPRING BRED COMMERCIAL FEMALES

The sire of these heifers is a moderate framed, Balancer (28GV:72AN) bull that excells in feed efficiency. The service sire is a black, calving ease Balancer (25GV:75AN) that is sired by Tahoe. “31J” is well above average in every trait of importance to us. Heifers should be keepers and steers will excel in the feedlot and on the rail.

“11E” is a trememdous sire of females. He is 6 years old and still working. Service sire (15H) is a proven bull in the top 15% for calving ease, 20% WW, 25% YW and 1% marbling. Build a foundation with these females.

"Otis" is the Hereford-Simmental-Angus composite bull we sold in 2020. We've had many AI calves out of him and they all look the samestout! 1K and 5K are red baldy's. 1K will have a black baldy calf out of our tremendous AI calving ease sire "MBCC Reward 4F". 5K will have a red baldy out of "Heatwave", an AI red Balancer bull that is calving ease and tops for females. Excellent hybrid vigor in 7K and she's bred to a Civil War son that is top 15% calving ease.

"4G" bull is top 5% calving ease, 30% stayability and 20% marbling. Service sire is a calving ease, black Balancer bull so calves will have outstanding hybrid vigor and growth. Both cows are carrying bull calves. *2211 scored 9 out of 10 on Envigor! This is a measure of heterosis and the higher the score the better.

Heifers are all bred to "47J" who is a son of MBCC Reward4F. "47" is top 15% calving ease, 25% WW and YW and top 30% stayability. Heifer calves should be excellent replacements and steers will feed well.

Be the first to get calves out of "52K, our high selling bull at $10,800 in our spring sale when you buy 2K or 25K."52K is the only Balancer bull in the entire breed to be in the top 40 percentile in every EPD and index. 2K is sired by an excellent AI sire - "Optimizer". "127J" is a proven bull that ranks in the top 1% for calving ease.

A note on estimated calving date. If footnote indicates AI sire, we are very confident of due date ± 10 days. Females bred naturally were palpated by a DVM and an estimated due date was given. This date could be ± 30 days.

REGISTERED FALL BALANCER PAIRS

BRCC JAN’S FOCUS

63H 23GV:52AN:25SM

3/21/2020 AMGV1543794

MYTTY IN FOCUS

TNT DUAL FOCUS T249

TNT MISS R77

TMMW MR BLACK TENDERLOIN 37A

BRCC MS TENDER SHOT 38D

JDKG MISS DESIGN SHOT 633Z

COLOR: BLACK

CALF BIRTHDATE: 9/24/23

CALF ID: R52L

CALF SEX: HEIFER

BASE PRICE: $3,200

CALVING EASE GROWTHFEMALES CARCASS ««««««««««««««««

BRCC MS THOMAS’ COMRADE

3/16/2020 AMGV1542577

CONNEALY CONSENSUS 7229

CONNEALY COMRADE 1385

HAPPY GEE OF CONANGA 919

GW LUCKY BOY 252U

BRCC MS LUCKY WATCHMAN Y2F

MS TRACEY’S WATCHMAN P9B

COLOR:

Nice composite 3 yr. old sired by Dual Focus. Strong growth EPDs with excellent Marbling and FPI. Bred to the 60H sire offered in the sale. Heifer calf at side by Civil War son, ERTL 801H.

Sired by Comrade, 3H boasts top 5% CED, 10% MB and FPI. Bull calf at her side is sired by Tahoe 60H offered in the sale. 3H is 5 star for CED, growth and marbling. Excellent pair!

034H 63GV:37AN

TWISTER DANNY GIRL 745

2/24/2020 AMGV1472617

DBRG TWISTER 451B

DBRG MR TWISTER 7195E ET

BTBR MS BLACK CROSS 6044

TMGC SB ARNOLD 225W

ERTL 745E ARNOLD DANNY GIRL

BAF DANNY BOY 3063

CALVING

COLOR: BLACK

CALF BIRTHDATE: 8/16/23

CALF ID: 34L

CALF SEX: HEIFER BASE PRICE: $3,500

Higher % Gelbvieh female with a strong pedigree for calving ease and female production. Heifer calf at side sired by ERTL 895G, a Civil War son. The 34L heifer calf has top 10% YW and top 25% marbling EPDs.

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, LLC started as a business to help beef producers have a healthier herd and a more profitable beef business. As the business grew, we saw the need to offer genetics that REALLY worked for our producers and not the other way around. Our clients were frustrated with bulls that went to market at 3 or 4 years of age due to bad feet. They saw their cows become much too big and their feed cost skyrocketed.

The consulting part of the business is alive and well. If you would like a herd consultation visit, please contact Mark. He will ask your goals and then analyze your beef business. Together we will make a plan to achieve your goals. The consultation carries a no risk guarantee. If you do not profit, you do not pay. Please call for details.

COMMERCIAL FALL BALANCER PAIRS

Balancer pairs that have all the convenience traits - high fertility, good disposition, moderate frame and hybrid vigor. Calves are all sired by “Big Papi” who is calving ease bull with top 20% YW and top 1% marbling.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DISPOSITION SCORES

Each bull has a disposition score. We consider “3” to be average in docility, “4” is calm/docile and “5” is extremely calm/docile. We rate the bulls like this because we have some customers that want a very tame bull and that would be a “5”. The bulls rated “4” are well above average and will be very acceptable to all but the most discriminating buyers. If you have narrowed your list to 5 bulls that are perfect for your herd, and some rate “4” and others rate “5” for disposition, do not eliminate the “4’s” thinking they are not good enough. We rated the disposition via a combination of Chris’ assessment of being around them every day along with a “chute exit score”. A bull that rates a “4” is calm in the lot, approaches Chris, but won’t let him pet him. He walks out of the chute at a normal walking speed. A “5” allows you to pet him and walks out of the chute for about 10’ and then stops and turns to look at you.

HOW TO READ AND INTERPRET EPDS

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are 7-9 times more accurate in predicting the performance of a bull’s calves than actual data (like birth and weaning weight) as they consider all ancestors of the bull to predict the performance of his offspring. Our bull buyers have been buying bulls based on EPDs (and phenotypic traits like frame score, great feet and legs, dam’s teat/udder score) for many years and the proof is in the offspring.

Before you purchase a bull, the first things you should examine are the bull’s genetics and his EPDs.

If you are buying a bull for heifers, buy a 5-star calving ease bull. These bulls are guaranteed to be excellent for calving ease on heifers. This is not a guarantee of never having to pull a calf. It is our best tool to predict excellent calving ease on heifers.

If you are buying a bull for mature cows, do not even look at the calving ease direct (CED) or birthweight (BW) EPD. Every bull in the sale is guaranteed to produce very acceptable calving ease on cows. Of course, you will occasionally get a calf that is coming breech or with a leg back and it will need assistance. You will not get a bunch of gigantic calves that have to be pulled due to excessive size on any of our bulls. Remember—low maintenance! Our cattle work for you, not the other way around.

When buying a bull for cows, look at the genetics of your cows. If your cows are 75% or more Angus, you want a bull that is at least 25% of another breed like Gelbvieh or Simmental. If your cows are 25% or more Simmental, a Balancer bull is ideal. If 25% or more Gelbvieh, a SimAngus, South Devon composite or Hereford-Simmental composite may be what you need. We are glad to help you select the best bulls

for your cows based on your herd goals. Crossbred cows produce a profit of over $300/cow/year more than a straightbred cow at today›s pricesand anything over 75% is a straightbred. Heterosis or hybrid vigor is the only free lunch in the beef business.

We have DNA tested every bull and female in the sale so the accuracy of the EPDs is greatly improved. Instead of one of our bulls having sired zero calves, it is as if these bulls have sired 20-30 calves. Imagine the advantage of buying a bull that has already sired 20-30 calves. You will buy with much more confidence regarding calving ease, growth, carcass traits and daughter’s fertility. All females that scored poorly on their DNA test have been put in the feedlot. The females in this sale are replacement quality females.

WW EPD is a trait you should study if you sell calves at weaning while YW EPD is the best indicator of growth if you sell cattle to slaughter. Marbling is another trait of importance if you sell slaughter cattle or freezer beef. Milk EPD is one of those traits where too much can be a negative. If you have ample forage nearly every year, then a high milk EPD bull is fine. If this is not the case, select a bull that we have rated 5 stars for females. If a bull ranks 4 stars, this is because his milk EPD is in the top 10% of the breed or his frame size is over 6.5. For most herds, we do not want bigger cows. You can find much more information on EPDs on the web. The bottom line is we really want you to call us before you purchase one of our bulls. Our goal is for you to get the best bulls and females for your herd goals.

FEMALE FOCUS

We feel that the cow should be the focus of the beef business. If you have cows that are docile, fertile, calve unassisted, love their calves, wean off a big, strapping calf and do that for 12 or more years, you have the foundation for a very successful beef business. Add excellent marbling and superior growth and you enhance the ability to add value to your calves by selling as freezer beef or selling on a grid value basis when cattle are finished.

All the above traits are our focus and are bred into our cattle. We think selecting a new herdsire is a really big deal MIDWEST

W. Mark Hilton, DVM

West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-714-1092

MIDWEST BEFF CATTLE CONSULTANTS CUSTOMER

1. All bulls have passed a breeding soundness exam and are guaranteed to be breeders

2. Calves will be vigorous at birth and jump up to nurse

3. Growth rate will be outstanding

4. Daughters will be low input, fertile, easy-keeping, front pasture cows that will have long productive careers

5. Structural correctness is guaranteed for life

6. Health is guaranteed - Johne’s and BVD PI free

7. Calving ease on cows is guaranteed and 5 star calving ease bulls are certified for use on heifers

8. All bulls are free of known genetic defects

PRODUCER PROFILE

WESS AND MARY BOOKER LAWRENCEBURG, IN

and attend meetings so I could improve my herd. We started out breeding them Hereford and I knew I needed to crossbreed, so I bought a LimFlex bull. That was an improvement in some areas, but the calves did not finish out soon enough. I knew MBCC raised Gelbvieh and Balancers so I asked him if they thought they would work well for me.”

“We sell all our beef as freezer beef and have done this for 40 years. I liked the improved growth and carcass quality of the Balancer sired cattle. I even bought a few Balancer females and that worked out well. The Balancer cattle are very docile, and I really appreciate that. “

“We keep back a few heifers, but I also buy a few. I want to see if my genetics are stacking up to those that I buy. I started bugging Mark and Chris many years ago about DNA testing our replacement heifers and a few years ago they finally agreed it was worth the investment. DNA testing really helps us keep the best of the best replacements.”

Wess “grew up in a livestock truck” helping his father haul livestock in SE Indiana and SW Ohio. “My earliest recollection of this was when I was about 3 or 4 years old. By the time I was 8, my parents had to make me go to bed early so I could get up at 3am to help dad haul. I knew there was a donut stop after we dropped off the livestock, so I always stayed awake for that, but after that it was time for a nap.”

Starting his own trucking business seemed like a natural fit and Wess continued in that business for 40 years. Mary and Wess are first generation farmers and purchased their current farm in 1971. “It came with a few Hereford cows, so we started in the cattle business. We didn’t know much, but I tried to read all I could

Wess is the kind of producer that isn’t afraid to try something new. Over the years he has started rotationally grazing, breeding AI, building winter feed pads to eliminate mud, using concrete bunks to feed cows (he is 100% fall calving) and has a bull rental business. He said he “hates to see a bull standing around costing me money”. In August, Wess and Mary were awarded the River Friendly Farmer Award at the Indiana State Fair. This honors farmers who do an outstanding job of protecting their lakes, and streams through their everyday conservation management practices on the farm.

“My goal is to keep buying better and better bulls. I want to keep improving my herd each year and the MBCC bulls have allowed me to do that. I have a low-maintenance cow herd. I want calm bulls that improve my herd and my freezer beef customers love our beef.”

Editor’s note: Wess has helped many producers start or improve their freezer beef business. He is happy to help you if that is a goal of yours. Call Wess at 812-5372509.

TOP TEN WAYS TO MAKE COW HERDS MORE PROFITABLE

If you get Drover’s Journal, I hope you read the article by Dr Robert Wells of the Noble Foundation in Oklahoma with the above title. If Dr Wells writes an article, I read it. He is brilliant and practical. To read the entire article, go to their website, click on “magazines” and then the “September” issue.

1. Don’t buy average or inferior bulls

2. Join a cattle marketing alliance and consider where to market.

3. Keep cow size moderate

4. Treat your cows as an employee

5. Cull cows (that need to go)

6. Develop a short and defined calving season

7. Control feed expense

8. Utilize heterosis

9. If feeding hay, don’t waste it

10. Keep records

If you have been receiving newsletters and catalogs from us over the years, many of the above topics should be familiar. Our goal at MBCC is NOT to sell you something. Our goal is to be an asset to your beef business. We can help your business thrive with practical advice and genetic solutions.

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN OR PRECONDITION YOUR CALVES?

With calves at record high prices, the temptation to sell calves right off the cow this fall is well . . . . . tempting. I have been analyzing beef cow-calf financial records for over 30 years and this fall ranks as the number 1 year in the past 30 years to keep your calves for at least 45 days and sell as fully preconditioned calves. While feed prices are above average, calf prices are way above average. This equates to a low cost of gain compared to the added value you will receive for the additional pounds of calf if you feed your calves after weaning for at least 45 days.

I developed a preconditioning ration for a herd recently and the feed cost was under $0.90/pound of gain! The producer has above average grass/legume hay and corn. He also has access to dry distiller’s grain, soy hulls and a vitamin/mineral mix with Rumensin. With calves selling for over $225/cwt., this is a tremendous opportunity to add value to your calves. In this herd, the owner should realize an additional profit of over $200/calf for weaning and feeding the calf for 45 days! (We also included a Component TE-G with Tylan implant that returned $35.)

When I read articles on the profitability of preconditioning calves, I rarely see anything about the amount of shrink in calves sold right off the cow (not weaned) vs. those that have been on feed for ~45 days. An unweaned calf shrinks about 7%, so a 500# calf will lose about 35# during transit to the feeder auction. A calf that has been on feed for ~45 days will only shrink 3%. We feel it is very doable to add 125# in 45 days (2.8#/day), so the shrink on this 625# calf is only 19#. That 16 extra pounds (at $2.00/ pound with the price slide) is worth $32/calf extra just in less shrink.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

TERMS: Cash or Check and settlement must be made before cattle leave the sale facility. All cattle sell under the terms and conditions of the American Gelbvieh Association.

HEALTH INFORMATION: All cattle sell with a valid health certificate that will allow shipment anywhere in the Continental United States.

REGISTRATION PAPERS: All papers on registered animals selling are in order and will be transferred to the new owner. Papers will be mailed by the AGA and should be to the new owner within 30 days.

EPDS: All EPDs on registered bulls are provided by the American Gelbvieh Association and are current at printing of the sale book.

LIABILITY: All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, LLC; M5 Family Farms; M5 Ag Services, LLC; Brooks Farms, Inc./Blue Ridge Farms; Wirth Farms and BJ Riedie assume no liability for accidents, theft, or damages occurring at the sale facility.

I checked the USDA feeder calf price data for several states in our area and calves that are verified to be preconditioned (weaned 45+ days and received all necessary vaccinations) are selling at $7-20/cwt over commodity (unknown history) calves. At $10/cwt premium, that is an additional $62.50 on your 625# calf! 2023 is the “no-brainer” year to keep your calves for at least 45 days post weaning to add and capture an even larger paycheck for your calves.

If you need help developing a postweaning ration, contact your nutritionist, extension educator, herd health veterinarian, or feed specialist. Many of these experts are happy to help you.

BULL WARRANTY

We offer a warranty program for our bull buyers. This warranty covers all causes of loss of use and death except for negligence. You have made an investment in your bull and we will provide 6 months of coverage on your bull commencing on the date of purchase. Cost is 5% of the purchase price of the bull. If you need to collect on this warranty, we will either supply a comparable replacement bull or find you a suitable loaner bull to finish out the breeding season. If the warranty needs to be fulfilled near the end of the breeding season, we will either take the bull back and issue you a credit for a future bull purchase or have you market the bull and keep the salvage value and issue a credit for the balance.

We appreciate the trust you place in us to add a bull with good disposition, good feet and leg structure that is fertile to your herd. If your bull fails to get cows pregnant or has a heritable foot/leg issue, those problems do not need a bull warranty. Those problems are on us and we will continue to cover these issues as we have always done.

We hope no one ever has to collect on this warranty, but we all know that things can happen. We wanted to offer a warranty at a small cost to help in case of a major injury or death. If you would like the warranty, just tell Denise or Janice as you pay for your bull.