2015 Cattleman's Opportunity Sale

sale schedule:

Friday, August 14, 2015

Noon - Cattle arrival 4:00 pm - Cattle availale for viewing 6:00 pm - Cocktails followed by Dinner 6:30pm - Mid Coast Annual Meeting

Saturday, August 15, 2015

8:00 am - Coffee, juice and donuts 8:00 am - Cattle available for viewing 11:00am - CATTLEMAN’s Opportunity Sale Following Sale - Hamburger lunch to raise funds for Juniors

for more information contact: Debbie Townsend

979.541.4989 townsendcattle81@gmail.com or any Mid Coast Board Member

sale sponsored by:

Mid Coast Santa Gertrudis Association www.MIDCOASTSANTAGERTRUDIS.com

Hotel Accomodations: Best Western Inn

Brenham, Texas 979.251.7791 Rooms have been blocked under the “Mid Coast Santa Gertrudis Sale”

Health Papers:

Health papers will be provided on each lot in the sale suitable for interstate shipment.

terms & conditions:

A list of Terms and Conditions can be found on the inside of the back cover.

Catalog Designed By: Cattle Solutions

Crystal Devoll l 979.820.8358 www.cattlesolutions.com

Catalog Data managment By: Ranch Hand Analytics

Brad Wright l 979.219.4599 brad@ranchhandanalytics.com

Map to sale:

Reading the Data

The Santa Gertrudis Breeders International genetic evaluation is one of the most comprehensive among the Bos indicus breeds. The evaluation system, developed for the association by Livestock Genetic Services, has been reviewed by the nation’s leading animal geneticists and utilizes genotypes collected from the breed’s leading sires and validated on 10K, 20K, and 50K SNP Chips. Thousands of ranch phenotypes and scan records collected over a 25 year period serve as the foundation of the genetic evaluation. SGBI’s reliable genetic evaluation ensures that cattlemen can make sound selection decisions, identifying those animals that will perform in the most challenging of environmental conditions.

John Ford Executive Director Santa Gertrudis Breeders International

John Genho President Livestock Genetic Services

EPD Percentile Ranking Chart

Due to additional data becoming available for the low acurracy carcass traits, the ranges of these traits have been adjusted to align with the breed’s higher accuracy growth traits and provide a truer industry picture. While this impacts an animal’s actual carcass EPDs, it does not impact ranking within the breed. Following adjustment and with the additional data, ranks remain above a 98% correlation as compared to the August 2014 download.

January 2015 EPD Run Percentile

Birth Weight

Weaning Weight

Milk

Yearling Weight

Hot Carcass Weight

Ribeye Area

Marbling

Back Fat

Shear Force

Best

-8.5

43.5

22.8

56.4

38.7

1.67

0.466

-0.1403

-0.779

Top 1%

-2.6

16.8

8.8

23.5

16.8

0.21

0.076

-0.0111

-0.086

Top 2%

-2.2

14.3

7.4

19.9

14.3

0.17

0.060

-0.0099

-0.066

Top 3%

-1.9

12.7

6.5

17.6

12.7

0.15

0.055

-0.0094

-0.055

Top 4%

-1.8

11.6

5.9

16.0

11.6

0.14

0.052

-0.0090

-0.046

Top 5%

-1.6

10.7

5.5

14.7

10.7

0.12

0.048

-0.0084

-0.040

Top 10%

-1.3

7.7

4.2

10.3

7.6

0.08

0.027

-0.0051

-0.023

Top 20%

-0.9

4.3

2.9

5.6

4.1

0.04

0.018

-0.0026

-0.008

Top 30%

-0.7

1.9

2.2

2.4

1.7

0.03

0.012

-0.0015

-0.003

Top 40%

-0.5

-0.1

1.3

0.0

-0.2

0.01

0.009

-0.0007

0.000

Top 50%

-0.3

-1.8

0.6

-2.1

-1.7

-0.01

0.005

0.0001

0.002

Top 60%

-0.1

-3.2

-0.2

-3.6

-2.9

-0.02

0.001

0.0008

0.006

Top 70%

0.2

-4.0

-1.1

-5.0

-4.1

-0.03

-0.006

0.0015

0.011

Top 80%

0.6

-5.4

-2.2

-7.1

-5.6

-0.05

-0.016

0.0022

0.017

Top 90%

1.1

-7.7

-4.0

-10.8

-7.5

-0.08

-0.033

0.0037

0.036

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Thank you for joining us!

Our upcoming events march 2016 International Super Sale Houston, Texas

march 2016 Houston Livestock Show Jr. Santa Getrudis Show Houston, Texas

April 2016

Mid Coast Jr. Heifer Show Navasota, Texas

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Lots 25A, 25B and 25C Star 5 open heifers from Dos Bros Ranch

Open heifers sired by Hereford Bulls. Certificates available if needed.

Heifers will be sold in 3 lots of 3 head each.

Dos Bros Ranch brings 9 head of Red Mott Star Five open heifers from the same genetics that won the San Antonio All Breeds Commercial Female Show this past February. Dos Bros and Corporron Acres take pride in producing genetics with their focus on commercial producers and the real world market. For over 20 years, they have focused their program around working cattle that will thrive in any conditions. These red mott heifers have proven their worth and longevity over and over again and continue to demand a premium whenever they become available.

Heifers like these don’t come up for sale often, because in this market, most cannot afford to sell females this good. Dos Bros Ranch is to be commended for making these available.

Don’t miss this opportunity!

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Sale Terms and Conditions Bidding Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder without reserve. The auctioneer will settle any disputes as to bids and his decision on such matters shall be final.

Terms Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold, but it shall be the obligation of the seller to see that animals are fed and cared for until loaded for shipment or until the expiration of 48 hours after the sale, whichever occurs sooner. After 48 hours a maintenance fee of $5.00 per day will be assessed until pickup.

Certificate of Registry A transferred certificate of registry will be furnished to the purchaser for each registered bull or registered female once proper settlement has been made.

Health Health papers suitable for interstate shipment will be furnished on all animals.

Announcements Any changes from the information of any kind in this catalog will be provided in a sale day supplement sheet or announced from the auction block and such information shall take precedence over cataloged information.

Breeding Guarantee 1. All animals are guaranteed to be breeders with the exception of: a) calves under 12 months of age; b) animals shown by purchaser after sale in which the guarantee (if any) shall be between the seller and the buyer; c) injury or disease occurring after the sale; d) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser; e) death by any reason.

2. Any bull which settles cows by natural service and passes a fertility test made by competent veterinarians, mutually agreed upon by the buyer and seller, during any six month period of trial (provided for in paragraph 2 of the section of these sales terms and conditions entitled “Options and Privileges of Return or Adjustment�) shall be considered a breeder. All partial interest bulls are guaranteed to produce freezeable quality semen.

3. Safe in calf females have been examined by competent personnel and are so guaranteed.

4. Exposed females have been exposed but are not guaranteed to be safe in calf.

5. Open females have not been served and are so guaranteed.

Pregnancy Determination The females in this sale noted safe in calf have been determined pregnant by physical palpation. Our best estimate of service sire will be given in the case of the females with both an A.I. sire and a natural breeding sire.

Options and Privileges of Return or Adjustment 1. All claims for adjustment or refund must be made in writing within six months of the sale date.

2. In the event an animal is claimed to be a non-breeder, the animal may be returned to the seller if in good condition and complying with the health requirements of Texas. The seller shall be entitled to a six month trial following the return of the animal in which to prove that the animal is a breeder. If at the end of six months the seller is unable to prove the animal is a breeder, the seller shall at the option of the buyer replace the animal with another of equal value or issue a credit for the initial selling price. If the seller proves the animal to be a breeder, it shall be the obligation of the purchaser to take delivery of the animal and pay all expenses incurred for transportation.

3. If a bull is sold and at a later date proves not to be eligible for registration under association rules, the seller shall be obligated to make a satisfactory adjustment on the purchase price to the buyer, refund the purchase price or issue a credit for the initial selling price upon the return of the animal to the farm of the seller.

4. If an animal is sold and through DNA is proven to have incorrect parentage as represented by the certificate of registration, and for which the parentage can be determined, the seller shall be obligated to make a satisfactory adjustment on the purchase price to the buyer, refund the purchase price or issue a credit for the initial selling price upon the return of the animal to the farm of the seller.

Rights and Obligations 1. The above terms and conditions of sale shall constitute a contract between the buyer and seller of each animal and shall be equally binding on both. Other than the guarantees and warranties stated above, no other warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied. Each sale or resale of an animal constitutes a separate transaction.

2. Sale management or any other person connected with the management of the sale assumes no liability, legal or otherwise.