SITE LOCATION:
Thomas Ranch
Please Exit Thomas Ranch Rd off of I69E, Exit 56, 8 Miles North of Raymondville, TX.
SALE DAY PHONES:
956-535-0936 • 956-535-0942
SALE HEADQUARTERS:
Raymondville:
Holiday Inn Express • 956-699-3111
La Quinta Inns & Suites • 956-689-4000
SALE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, October 7 through Friday, October 10, 2025
Viewing of Sale Cattle
Friday, October 10, 2025
6:00 pm Dinner, Drinks and Music at the Ranch
Saturday, October 11
11:00 am Lunch at the Ranch
1:00 pm Bulls will sell in lot order
SALE REPRESENTATIVES:
Eric Schmidt
Superior Productions
830-263-0166
Bob Nabours
Live Ag
979-324-1885
Cody Beck
American International Charolais Association
765-719-1622
Michael Sturgess
Southern Livestock Standard
Ralph Means
Weekly Livestock Reporter
J. Brian Davis
Special Assignment
AUCTIONEER:
Greg Clifton • 817-313-5250
BIDS:
All animals receiving one or more bids will be sold to the highest bidder, and the auctioneer shall have the right to settle any and all disputes.
FREIGHT:
Thomas Charolais, Inc. will give $50 per animal credit for all animals picked up at the ranch on sale day. Free trucking within the continental U.S. to a central location will be provided on purchases totaling $10,000 or more per buyer. Trucking can be arranged for all other purchases. Animals for export will be delivered free of charge to a U.S. export facility within Texas on purchases totaling over $10,000.
SIGHT UNSEEN GUARANTEE:
If you are unable to attend the sale and wish to purchase by phone or leave a
bid with either the sales representatives or us at Thomas Charolais, Inc., we will guarantee your animal to meet your satisfaction.
AIR SERVICE:
Harlingen: Valley International Airport
Southwest, United, American, Frontier and Delta Airlines
McAllen: McAllen International Airport American and United Airlines
LIABILITIES:
All persons attending the Thomas Charolais, Inc. cattle sale do so at their own risk, and the sellers assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents or occurrences that might happen in, or about the premises. Under Texas Law (Chapter 87, Civil Practice and Remedies Code), a farm animal professional or farm owner or lessee is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in farm animal activities, including an employee or independent contractor, resulting from the inherent risks of farm animal activities.
veterinarian describing the problem and the test results. The bulls must weigh as much as they did on sale day to ensure they have had proper care.
MANAGEMENT OF BULLS:
Sale bulls are given the following vaccinations: 3 months of age - Vision 8, Triangle 4 {IBR, BVD, BRSV, P13}; 6 months of age - Triangle 4, Vision 8, Dectomax Inj. Wormer, 8 months of age - Bovi-Shield-4, One-Shot Ultra, Dehorned, Branded; 10 months of age - Dectomax; and 14 months of age and just prior to sale - Dectomax. Bulls were weaned and backgrounded for 60 days and turned out on limited supplement and grass for 90 days. Bulls were then put on a 14% protein growing ration. Bulls were ultrasound and put on full feed. Bulls are being fed a high roughage, silage based diet. They won’t fall apart. Scrotal measurements in the catalog were taken on August 26, 2025.
HEALTH AND FERTILITY:
PAYMENT & RELEASE OF ANIMALS
: A cash settlement must be made upon completion of the sale unless other arrangements have been made with Mitch Thomas. Animals cannot be released until settlement is made. All checks are to be made payable to Thomas Charolais, Inc.
BREEDING GUARANTEES:
All bulls have been fertility tested within 30 days prior to sale. Each bull in the sale has passed the test for semen quality, sperm count and soundness. Each are guaranteed to be breeders and are so guaranteed for six months after the date of sale. Bulls that become injured or diseased after arriving at the buyer’s ranch do not fall under the breeding guarantee. Any bull found to be infertile by the buyer must be reported to Thomas Charolais, Inc. within the 6 month period following the sale. In the event an animal is claimed to be a non-breeder, the bull is to be returned to the seller. The seller may then replace the bull with a bull of equal or more value or refund the buyer only the amount paid for the individual bull. Seller also has the right to first test the returned bull for a one month period to verify his status as a non-breeder. Bulls must be returned in good health with proper health certificates and letter from a
All bulls will be health and fertility tested within 30 days of the sale. A health certificate will be provided on all animals. A breeding soundness evaluation was done on the bulls and are all found to be fertile.
VIEWING THE AUCTION
The auction will be broadcast online at Bid.SuperiorLivestock.com and the pre-recorded videos will also be hosted there. You do not need an account just to watch the auction or view videos of the sale offering. ONLINE BIDDING
Go to Bid.SuperiorLivestock.com for Superior’s online bidding platform for bull sales. If you have not registered on the site before, you will need to create an account. The first time you register you will receive a confirmation e-mail that you must click on. Once you have completed this, select the auction you would like to bid on and click the “Request a Buyer Number” button. The first time you request a buyer number you will be sent a confirmation code via text message. Enter that code in the login portal and you will receive a buyer number. This 2-step verification process will only have to be done once and in the future, you will be able to simply login and request a buyer number and receive it instantly for any auction. Once you have successfully registered and received a buyer number it will show your name and buyer number on both the video preview page and the online bidding page when you are logged in. If you have an account at LiveAuctions.tv you may skip the registration process and use your LiveAuctions.TV username and password to login. LiveAuctions.TV is a division of Superior Livestock.
For those who do not have consistent high-speed internet, phone bidding services are available upon request. If needed, a Superior livestock representative will be with you on the phone to assist you in placing bids. To inquire about phone bidding services, please call our office at (800) 422-2117.
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