Since 1993
TOWN CREEK FARM
MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF RANCHING HISTORY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024• 12 NOON
TOWN CREEK FARM PAVILION • WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI
1949 - 2024 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRANGUS. CONGRATULATIONS.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024 ALL DAY CATTLE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING 6 PM BARN PARTY SOCIAL AND DINNER
BENEFITS OF CONSISTENCY
THE LATEST
BUZZWORD
IN THE INDUSTRY IS SMALLER COWS. SMALLER COWS HAVE REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS, REQUIRE FEWER INPUTS, AND PRODUCE MORE BEEF PER ACRE.
It’s crucial to grasp that the cattle business is a marathon, not a sprint. To build a highly productive cowherd that produces functional, long-lasting range and herd bulls, one must fully understand the discipline and consistency of purpose of this industry.
Genetic programs require time and discipline to test. What sets the Town Creek Farm genetic program apart is its 30-year genetic proving ground. This unique advantage allows us to reach farther and move faster with our time-tested program, providing economically sustainable genetics that gives our customers a significant economic edge.
We are yet again at historically low cow numbers. This means other beef-producing countries will gain some of our export market share. We are a global cowherd producing cattle for a worldwide population. We believe that genetics for the future need to be competitive in world environments. Genetics that are sustainable here in the States should be sustainable in every corner of the world.
Town Creek Farm continues to produce cattle with greater reliability on forage, much like our global counterparts. We demand fertility, longevity, and adaption of our cattle, just like our bull customers. We are breeding increased production efficiencies like our bull customers and global cattlemen expect from their cattle. Town Creek Farm genetics are proven competitors as high-quality harvested beef that beats national averages. Volumes of data have indicated that our genetics outperform others in feed efficiency and conversion in feedlots.
With a consistent systems-based approach, we have observed outstanding results in our herd with fertile, moderate-sized cows. We have found that highly fertile cows, which conceive early and calve at the beginning of the calving season, produce the heaviest calves, regardless of the growth EPDs of their sires. Our research has demonstrated that focusing on reproductive performance leads to more pounds of calves to market and allows for the production of cost-effective, longer-lasting replacement heifers (moderate, early maturing, and fertile) and steers that excel in feed efficiency and carcass quality. Our most recent harvest results are noted on page 11.
The latest buzzword in the industry is smaller cows. Smaller cows have reduced environmental footprints, require fewer inputs and produce more beef per acre.
The entire Town Creek Farm team welcomes you and extends our gratitude.
GENERAL INFORMATION
HOTEL
INFORMATION
Comfort Inn & Suites............................(662)327-9999
129 Brickerton Street Columbus, Mississippi 39701
Group name: TOWN CREEK FARM
Room Block Cut Off Date: 10/1/2024
Hyatt Place Columbus...........................(662)370-1800
101 Hospital Dr. Ext. Columbus, Mississippi 39701
Rate Code: G-TCFB
Room Block Cut Off Date: 9/27/2024
Hampton Inn & Suites..........................(662)494-7802
5821 Hwy. 45 Alt. South, West Point, Mississippi 39773
Town Creek Campground.....................(662)494-4885
1405 Campground Road, West Point, Mississippi 39773
For additional assistance with rooms, please contact Alicia Everett (662)617-1532.
CATALOG CONTENTS
SALE LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS
Town Creek Farm Pavilion 32476 Hwy. 50 East West Point, Mississippi 39773-5207
Town Creek Pavilion is located seven miles east of West Point, Mississippi, off Highway 50 (South side). Look for the Town Creek Farm sign near windmill. Map to ranch is on the inside back cover.
AIRPORTS
Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)
Columbus, Mississippi (Located approximately 15 miles from West Point, Mississippi)
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)
Birmingham, Alabama (Located approximately 137 miles from West Point, Mississippi)
Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN)
Jackson, Mississippi (Located approximately 146 miles from West Point, Mississippi)
Memphis International Airport
Memphis, Tennessee (Located approximately 147 miles from West Point, Mississippi)
LADIES LOUNGE
We welcome and encourage ladies to join us for the Town Creek Farm Sale weekend. Once again we are opening our Ladies Lounge for women to kick up their feet or curl up on a sofa. Our designated area is stocked with snacks and drinks. Open both Friday afternoon and Saturday. WiFi ready. Ahhh...
KIDS CORRAL
We invite the kiddos attending the sale to Kids Corral for some fun-size activities. They can enjoy roping “Charlie” the steer to the Bouncy Bull. Come join the pint-size fun.
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SALE CONTACTS
SALE CONTACTS
TOWN CREEK FARM OFFICE (662)494-5944
JOY REZNICEK SUNDBECK (205)399-0221
Joy@TownCreekFarm.com
CODY GLENN (601)508-8689
Cody@TownCreekFarm.com
CLINT LADNER (662)812-8370
LOGAN PERRY (863)634-4810
MICHAEL AGAR (336)406-4143
WADE FISHER (254)319-5349
JOHN MCKNIGHT (501)281-1040
SALE DAY AUCTIONEER
Doak Lambert, Decatur, Texas (972)839-6485 mobile
TOWN CREEK FARM TEAM
• Joy Reznicek, President/Marketing
• Jim Brown, General Manager
• Cody Glenn, Ranch Manager
• Tim Hardy, Herdsman
• Antonio Pierce, Bull Feeder & Maintenance
• Federico Maisonnave, Paraguay
South American Representative
PUBLICATION REPRESENTATIVES
THE WEEKLY LIVESTOCK REPORTER
Phil Stoll (817)366-7332
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Doug Paul (405)820-3982
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Cass Sally
GULF COAST CATTLEMAN
Jimmy Fetner (334)863-0115
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GENERA REMOTE BIDDING
AND
BUYING ABSENTEE BUYING OPPORTUNITIES
JOY REZNICEK SUNDBECK (205)399-0221
CODY GLENN (601)508-8689
WADE FISHER (254)319-5349
Sale day is an opportunity to view cattle, see old friends, meet new folks and enjoy good food. We hope you can join us. If you can’t make it, we have a variety of ways to purchase cattle without being present.
SIGHT UNSEEN GUARANTEE
When your schedule or travel plans make it impossible for you to join us, please take a minute and give us a call. We can assist you in satisfying your needs. Contact Joy or Cody to discuss your budget and type and kind of cattle you are seeking. In other words, please share with us what you would want to do, and we will arrange it per your instructions. Customers have placed their trust and confidence in Town Creek Farm year after year. This buying method is simple, easy and 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
REAL-TIME PHONE BIDS
A tried and true method of buying sale cattle is by calling in on sale day. This is a traditional method of buying livestock and is the suggested process for anyone who does not have consistent, high-speed internet. We ask that you contact us ahead to discuss your needs and budget so we are ready and set to go on sale day. Please touch base with Joy, Cody, or any of our sale contacts on page 5 prior to the sale. On sale day we will call you before the sale of your selected lots.
ONLINE BIDDING - CLICK TO BID
DVAuction is a proven, secure and reliable way of bidding and buying in real-time during our sale. High speed-internet is required for this option. Buyer numbers for online bidding will be issued through DV Auction prior to sale. Please follow instructions listed so you are ready to go at sale time. DVAuction representative Wade Fisher will be taking your bids.
1. Go to www.DVAuction.com and create an account under “create new account” tab.
2. Apply for bidding by clicking “apply for bidding” in the upper left corner of your screen at least 24 hours prior to auction.
3. Tune into the sale and make your purchases.
General Questions about online bidding can be made to DVAuction support at (402)316-5460 or support@dvauction.com.
VIDEO PREVIEW OF SALE OFFERING ONLINE
Individual videos of bull lots (Lots 1-152) are available online on October 1, 2024. To view videos, go to www.TownCreekFarm.com – look for the link, IdealVideos.com or DVAuction.com. Commercial bred heifer videos will be available online on Friday morning, October 18, 2024. Videos by Wade Fisher, Ideal Videos, Hearne, Texas (254)319-5349.
USER FRIENDLY BULLS
Certain bulls will be identified as “UF” – UserFriendly – on the supplement sheet. Bulls designated as UF bulls have temperaments that appear to be docile under stress and pressure conditions. UF bulls are highly recommended for single bull buyers who handle bulls alone or in small areas. Town Creek Farm makes every attempt to properly identify these bulls.
BIDDER REGISTRATION
Buyer numbers are needed to purchase cattle in the sale. Buyers may pre-register online at www.TownCreekFarm.com or register at the sale. Online bidders should register with DV Auction at DVAuction.com.
SUPPLEMENT SHEET AND SALE DAY UPDATES AVAILABLE AT SALE
Supplement sheets for the Commercial Bred Heifer Sale and Bull Sale will be available at sale time. Current scrotal measurements, updated or corrected information from this catalog and User Friendly bulls will be provided on the supplement sheet. Heifer supplement sheet will provide additional information including recent herd health activity, and updated and corrected information from this catalog.
VISIT WWW.TOWNCREEKFARM.COM AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE LINK FOR UP-TODATE SALE INFORMATION AND RANCH HAPPENINGS
For up-to-date sale information visit our website at www.TownCreekFarm.com or follow us on Facebook.
AL SALE INFORMATION
BREEDING GUARANTEE
All bulls selling have passed semen evaluations performed by Pallone Veterinary Service, Dr. Mike Pallone, Rose Bud, Arkansas. See terms on page 48.
TRICHOMONIASIS TESTED
On October 3, 2024, Dr. Mike Pallone confirmed that the bulls tested negative for Trichomoniasis. This ensures the good health and quality of the bulls, providing peace of mind for all concerned.
BVD-PI TESTED
Bulls are ear-notched to confirm negative test for persistent infection with Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD-PI) on October 3, 2024, by Dr. Mike Pallone.
GUARANTEED JOHNES-FREE
All bulls are out of dams that tested negative for Johnes. Bulls are considered Johnes-Free and guaranteed as stated.
GENETIC CONDITIONS
Bulls identified by pedigrees as potential carriers of genetic conditions were tested.
RETAINED SEMEN INTEREST IN BULLS
Town Creek Farm retains one-half revenue sharing semen interest in bulls. Buyers have full possession of bulls and 100 percent salvaged value of bulls unless noted in sale day supplement sheet or in the sale catalog.
SALE LOT EAR TAGS ON CATTLE
Ear tags on animals correspond to lot numbers listed in the sale catalog.
SALE ORDER
Bulls will sell in lot order. An individual video of each bull lot (Lots 1-152) will appear on viewing screens as lots are sold. Top quality bulls will sell throughout entire sale as bulls are sold individually by pen group.
Commercial bred heifers will be sold in groups of five (±) head by consignor. Groups will appear on viewing screens as they are sold per supplement sheet. Upon purchasing a pen of heifers, the buyer has the option to purchase the following two pens of heifers in the sale order at the established price, provided they are from the same consignor. If the buyer chooses not to buy the succeeding pens, the price will be re-established through the bidding process.
CATTLE LOADOUT
Cattle may be loaded on Saturday, October 19, 2024, after 2 pm, or Sunday, October 20, 2024.
TRUCKING
At the conclusion of the sale, please inform sale clerk of your hauling instructions. Town Creek Farm makes every effort to assist in coordinating reliable and economical trucking arrangements. Trucking expense is responsibility of the buyer.
It was a fantastic day FOR MY FAMILY AND TOWN CREEK GENETICS. I SOLD 11 STEER CALVES FOR $1750 PER HEAD. MY FRIEND SOLD 7 BLACK ANGUS SIRED STEERS OUT OF GOOD CROSSBRED COWS. HIS CALVES WERE GOOD, WEANED, 12-14 MONTHS OLD, AND AVERAGED 2 POUNDS MORE THAN MY CALVES. HIS CALVES SOLD FOR 33 CENTS PER POUND LESS THAN MINE – $219 LESS PER HEAD. THE BUYERS' OPINION IS WHAT MATTERS. IT TOOK HIM SEVERAL MONTHS MORE OF GRAZING, FEED, AND CARE TO ACHIEVE A SIMILAR WEIGHT, BUT THE QUALITY DIFFERENCE CAN’T BE OVERCOME. THANKS AGAIN FOR HELPING TO PROVIDE THE BEST GENETICS POSSIBLE AND FOR STAYING ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE CATTLE BUSINESS . - CP BAR, MISSISSIPPI
TOWN CREEK FARM ADVANTAGES
Quality Assurance always comes first.
Town Creek Farm takes its responsibility for its customers seriously and is committed to taking actions that safeguard and protect customer profitability. We are dedicated to producing and providing genetics that add long-term value and profitability for our customers in real-world environments.
Our main goal is to create profitability for our customers and ourselves. Town Creek Farm takes every possible measure to ensure the success of our customers and our own success.
FERTILITY - WE REFUSE TO MAKE AN EXCUSE FOR A COW
Town Creek Farm believes the most important trait to profitability in beef production is fertility.
Proving fertility begins with our heifer development. Heifers are developed on grass with supplementation as needed. At 14 to 16 months of age, heifers are synchronized and artificially inseminated, then bull bred, for 55 days. Open heifers are culled and removed from our herd.
All females must bring a calf to the weaning pens and breed back to remain in the herd. We refuse to make excuses or exceptions.
LONGEVITY
AND PRODUCTIVITY – WHOLE HERD DATA ON FEET, UDDERS
AND TEATS
Longevity of cows and bulls is influenced by several factors including feet and legs, udder and teat conformation, fertility, and fleshing ability. Every Town Creek Farm female, both registered and commercial, is individually scored for feet, udder and teat confirmation. This enables us to continually improve productivity and longevity in our cow herd and of bulls we market to cattlemen.
BULL DEVELOPMENT AND AGE OF BULLS
Town Creek Farm uniquely offers a set of full two-yearold virgin Brangus, Ultrablack, and VigorMax™ bulls, born in fall 2022. These bulls are more mature and should be able to breed more cows with their first breeding season. They are hard, muscular bulls with minimal fat cover. They can go out, work hard, and breed more females at the beginning of the breeding season compared to younger bulls.
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The industry is increasingly using younger bulls, which are typically developed at an accelerated rate from weanlings to yearlings. This puts tremendous stress on joints, feet, and claws, compromising soundness and longevity.
TOWN CREEK FARM EXCLUSIVE IN-HERD SELECTION INDEXES
Each bull lot lists in-herd selection indexes for Calving Ease, Growth, Fertility and Carcass. Indexes optimize selection on a number of traits in a particular productive scenario by optimally weighting adjusted phenotypic data, calving intervals, and age of first calving. Indexes represent a validation of the individual animal rankings of our bull offering and opportunities for our customers to make simple, streamlined selection of bulls.
DNA SIRE PARENT VERIFIED
All bulls in this sale have been sire parent verified through DNA. DNA confirms our artificial insemination breedings, pasture bull breedings and field notes.
GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDS
All bulls in the sale have Genomic Enhanced EPDs. DNA test results submitted on Lots 1-152 were used to enhance predictability and accuracy on EPDs for non-parent animals. Genomic-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs) utilize genomic test results in addition to pedigree, performance and progeny data for increased reliability of an animal’s EPD.
PERCENT BOS INDICUS CONTENT DETERMINED BY DNA PROFILER
Percent Brahman and Angus content are accurately revealed on each bull lot. Percentages are determined by genomic test results from Igenity® Indicus by Neogen. The genomic product accurately delivers the percent Bos Indicus (Brahman) in Brangus cattle. Disclosing breed percent contents allows customers to accurately know the underlying biology and breed composition and helps to ensure correct breeding decisions.
ULTRASOUND DATA
Bull lots are ultrasounded for carcass traits at around one year of age. Carcass ultrasound interpretation is rooted in research and is the highest accuracy for interpretations of carcass traits in live animals.
REGULATORY RIGOR – QUALITY ASSURANCE
Town Creek Farm has invested resources and time into disease prevention and eradication. We’ve created a rigorous management protocol for annual cowherd testing and eradication to establish a safety net for our customers. All sale bulls have tested negative for Trichomoniasis and BVD-PI within 30 days of the sale.
CERTIFIED JOHNES-FREE BULLS
Town Creek Farm aggressively tests every cow for Johnes disease. The disease is contagious, which means it can spread from one cow to another, but it is predominately passed from mother to calf through fecal matter during nursing. Clinical presentation entails rapid weight loss and diarrhea while maintaining a healthy appetite.
Beginning in 2006, every cow at Town Creek Farm has undergone testing for Johnes using both blood ELISA and fecal DNA tests at the time of weaning. The dams of bulls owned by our Bull Production Partners have tested negative for Johnes by the ELISA test. Cows that test positive by either method are removed from the herd. Additionally, freshly weaned calves of dams that test positive are also removed. The level of certainty we get from both test methods enables us to ensure absolute eradication and guarantee our sale bulls to be Johne’s free.
FREEZE BRAND FOR IDENTIFICATION
All bulls are freeze-branded with their own permanent herd identification on the left hip. Town Creek Farm holding brand is freeze branded on the left rib.
FORAGE-BASED GENETICS
Efficiency of forage utilization is a key component of profitability i.e., cattle that are grazing when other cattle are shaded up or standing in water. Town Creek Farm cattle are capable of high reproduction efficiency on a forage-based system in hot and humid climates. Maximizing grazing time is a key to profitability.
FESCUE TOLERANT GENETICS
Brangus cattle are carriers of Brahman genes that deliver relief to heat stress caused by grazing fescue. Brahman influence in cattle supplies an internal cooling mechanism that dissipates heat produced by fescue toxins better than any other breed of cattle.
30 YEARS OF RELENTLESS INNOVATION
TOWN CREEK FARM CONTINUES TO INNOVATE AND MAXIMIZE TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
COMMITTED TO PRODUCING GENETICS THAT ADD LONG-TERM VALUE AND PROFITABILITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
Over a decade ago, Town Creek Farm launched our ambitious "Breeding Up to Brangus" project to create new first-generation 3/8-5/8 Brangus genetics. This initiative involved a robust strategy of breeding up from the foundation stock of Brahman and Angus to fulfill the critical need for the long-term sustainability of the Brangus breed.
We have identified first-generation bull lots in our catalog. These bulls can provide our customers with elevated levels of retained heterosis, heat tolerance, and longevity. Extensive research has proven that firstgeneration females, or females sired by first and secondgeneration bulls, exhibit unparalleled reproductive efficiency and enhanced longevity.
We have successfully weaned three sets of fall and spring-born first-generation Brangus calves out of Angus dams and sired by Three-Quarter blood sires and calves from Three-Quarter blood dams mated with Angus sires. Both matings have yielded the sought-after first-generation 3/8-5/8 Brangus calves.
We firmly believe that innovation is non-negotiable to deliver unparalleled value to our customers. Our first-generation project stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment. This commitment to innovation reassures our customers about the future of the Brangus breed.
BULL OFFERING SELECTION TOOL TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE PERCENT BOS INDICUS IN BRANGUS
In 2018, Town Creek Farm proposed the idea of identifying the percentage of Bos Indicus in Brangus cattle to Neogen. Subsequently, Neogen partnered with the University of Florida to develop a DNA product for this purpose, resulting in the creation of Igenity® Indicus. This product provides information about the Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus influence in cattle, making it a unique genomic tool for indicus-influenced cattle. By summing to 100 percent, the results can assist commercial producers in selecting replacement heifers to maintain the appropriate breed makeup for their environment.
Town Creek Farm became the first breeder to receive Bos Indicus percentages created with Igenity® Indicus from Neogen. All bulls in our 2024 sale offering reveal the percentage of Brahman and Angus of each bull. The Town Creek Farm team continues to explore ways to support commercial cattlemen in bull selection and profitability. We believe that understanding the breed composition percentages is a powerful tool for commercial cattlemen to enhance their herds and profitability.
2023 BULL SALE BREAKDOWN
GABRIEL A. ZAYAS, PHD STUDENT IN QUANTITATIVE GENETICS AND GENOMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, WITH MILTON SUNDBECK.
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND TOWN CREEK FARM CONTINUE QUEST TO ESTIMATE HETEROSIS
Dr. Raluca Mateescu and her team at the University of Florida are conducting research to develop statistical methods for estimating the level of heterosis in Brangus cattle or crosses of Angus and Brahman cattle. The research project is being funded by Town Creek Farm.
Joy Reznicek of Town Creek Farm emphasizes the importance of the project, stating, “We’ve known for some time that Brangus cattle in generations closer to the parent breeds (Angus and Brahman) exhibit more heterosis than multi-generation Brangus, especially on the maternal side. First- and second-generation Brangus cows produce heavier calves than their multigenerational counterparts, illustrating the heterosis effect.”
Dr. Mateescu and her team will use genotypic data from first generation Brangus animals to estimate the heterosis present in these animals, representing the maximum heterosis achievable in Brangus cattle. Additionally, they will analyze genotypic data from Brangus animals that are two or more generations removed from the first generation to determine the loss of heterosis compared to the initial first generation.
The scientists will also utilize information about the breed of origin to identify animals with the highest proportion of breed complementarity in specific regions of the genome contributing to heterosis.
Results that Matter
OUR COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND BREEDING PASTURES AND BULL DEVELOPMENT. FROM BIRTH TO HARVEST, BEEF PRODUCTION REQUIRES GENETIC DECISIONS THAT ALIGN WITH BOTH OUR ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMER PREFERENCES. OUR DECADES OF BREEDING PRINCIPLES AND DISCIPLINE CREATE GENETIC VALUE IN PRODUCING REPLACEMENTS AND EQUALLY VALUABLE STEER MATES.
THESE STEERS ARE THE CONTEMPORARY MATES (CALVES THAT WERE NOT SELECTED AS BULLS) TO THE TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS IN OUR SALE.
TOWN CREEK FARM
HERD HEALTH PROTOCOL
SPRING CALVING COWS
Spring Work
• Staybred VL5 (45 to 60 days pre-breeding),
• Deworm Ivomec Plus Injectable
• Multimin (administer correct dosage for weight-never overdose) Fall Work
• Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5
• UltraChoice 8
• Deworm Valbazen Drench
FALL CALVING COWS
Fall Work
• Staybred VL5 (45 to 60 days pre-breeding)
• Deworm Valbazen Drench
• Mutilmin (administer correct dosage for weight-never overdose) Spring Work
• Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5
• UltraChoice 8
• Deworm Ivomec Plus Injectable CALVES
3 to 4 Months
• Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot
• UltraChoice 8
• Deworm Dectomax Injectable Two weeks pre-weaning
Heifer Calves • Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot
Bull Calves • Bovilis Cavalry 9 (contains tetanus)
• UltraChoice 8
• Multimin (administer correct dosage for weight-never overdose)
• Deworm Dectomax Injectable
Heifer Calves – Official Calfhood Vaccination Between 4 and 10 months
SPRING AND FALL YEARLING HEIFERS
Pre-Breeding Vaccinations – Two rounds of Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5 completed after weaning and 60 days prior to breeding.
• Round 1 – 90 days pre-breeding
• Round 2 – 60 days pre-breeding, plus
• UltraChoice 8
• Deworm Valbazen Drench (fall dewoming)
• Deworm Ivomec Plus Injectable (spring dewoming)
• Multimin (administer correct dosage for weight-never overdose)
SALE BULLS
30 days prior to sale
• Semen Test Bulls
• Bovi-Shield Gold FP5-VL5
• UltraChoice 8
• Multimin (administer correct dosage for weight-never overdose)
• Deworm Valbazen Drench
Early Mornings Late Nights
Who Gets to Be Mothers of Town Creek Farm Bulls?
UNLEASH THE POWER OF TOWN CREEK FARM BULLS
Rarely do we discuss cow herds as the most significant factor in producing consistent, predictable bulls. We are 100% confident that few other Brahman-influenced seedstock suppliers have placed as much selection pressure on refining maternal and production traits in a cow herd as Town Creek Farm. The true power of bulls that our customers buy is driven by the genetic ability, production, and economic performance of cows that produce them.
Sound feet and leg structure are absolutes in our herd. An animal’s four legs are the locomotion that allows her to perform their daily activities. Structural soundness and mobility are crucial for cows to travel pastures for nutrition, water and breeding, and longevity in the herd. Feet are scored annually on yearling heifers and cows. Unsound cows are removed from our herd – no exceptions.
Our cows must have good udder suspensions, adequate milk, and be a good and protective mother to remain in the herd. A cow’s milk delivery system is one of the most important functional traits of a cow. Teat and udder conformation scores are recorded on every cow and heifer at calving. Cows are scored for teat and udder quality at calving and weaning.
Cow docility and behavior shape our herd. Disruptive cows leave the ranch. Bad dispositions are either genetic, learned from the herd, or evolved from mismanagement. We can control all three of these.
Every cow that is open is removed from our herd. You’ll be surprised how uniform and consistent your cowherd will become by culling open cows. Cows that survive the test of bringing a calf to the weaning pens every year are cows that fit and thrive in your environment. Fertility cannot be treated as a secondary trait specifically if you are supplying breeding animals to customers. Our cows never have a chance NOT to be in production. When a female does not breed, no other trait matters.
Dry cows are culled from the herd. They are not the same as an open cow. A dry cow was palpated pregnant, but later lost her calf either before or during calving season. These expensive freeloaders do not stay in our system.
Every cow that becomes a dam of a sale bull has tested negative for Johnes. Any positive cows and their calves have been removed from our herd.
THESE COWS ARE THE MOTHERS OF OUR BULLS.
TOWN CREEK FARM IS HONORED TO SPONSOR
PROFESSIONAL RODEO
ATHLETES
TOWN CREEK FARM ATHLETES CONTINUE TO DOMINATE PROFESSIONAL STEER WRESTLING.
TYLER WAGUESPACK, A FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION, AND WILL LUMMUS, A TWO-TIME RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION, CONTINUE AS POWER BROKERS OF STEER WRESTLING. IN 2023, MISSISSIPPI
PROFESSIONAL ROPER MARCUS THERIOT JOINED THE TOWN CREEK FARM TEAM.
TYLER WAGUESPACK GONZALES, LOUISIANA
• 2023 World Champion
Professional Steer Wrestler
• 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016 World
Champion
Professional Steer Wrestler
• 6-Year Town Creek Farm Bull Buyer
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
• All-Around Alexandria (La.) Pro Rodeo
• All-Around Magnolia Center Pro Rodeo (Laurel, Miss.)
• Won the Eagle Rodeo (Idaho)
• Won the Deep South PRCA Rodeo (Winnsboro, La.)
• Won the Stampede at the Ike (West Monroe, La.)
• Won the Magnolia Center Pro Rodeo (Laurel, Miss.)
• Co-champion at the Mt. Pleasant Rodeo (Texas)
• Co-Champion at the Alexandria Pro Rodeo (La)
WILL LUMMUS NATIVE OF WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI
• 2022 World Reserve Champion
Professional Steer Wrestler
• 2021 World Average Title and Reserve World Champion
Professional Steer Wrestler
• 2021 NFR Average World Champion
Professional Steer Wrestler
• Seven Time NFR Qualifier
• Coach of Northwest Mississippi
Community College Rodeo Team
• West Point, Mississippi, Hometown Sensation
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
• Won the Crossett Riding Club (Ark.)
• Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.)
• Won the Southeastern Circuit Finals (Davie, Fla.)
MARCUS THERIOT LUMBERTON, MISSISSIPPI
• 2023 NRF Qualifier
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
All-Around
• Won the North MS PRCA Rodeo (Corinth, Miss.)
• Won the Indiantown Rodeo (Fla.)
• Won the 10th Annual Arcadia Rodeo (Fla.)
• Won the Peace River Pro Rodeo Classic (Wauchula, Fla.)
• Won the Okeechobee Cowtown Rodeo (Fla.)
• Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.)
• Won the 89th Annual Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley, Utah)
• Co-champion at the Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo (Lake City, Fla.)
Tie-Down Roping
• Won the Okeechobee Cowtown Rodeo (Fla.)
TOWN CREEK
MARCUS THERIOT
WILL LUMMUS
TYLER WAGUESPACK
COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS
QUALITY ASSURANCE COMES FIRST.
This heifer program offers a marketing opportunity for Town Creek Farm customers. The heifers are ranch-raised and/or source-verified, uniform, and genetically tracked to Town Creek Farm dams, and they are bred to Town Creek Farm bulls. Sale heifers are black (white is acceptable on udder), and while there is a high likelihood that they will have black calves, there are no guarantees regarding calf color.
The heifers will be available for viewing at the Town Creek Farm Sale Pavilion from Thursday to Saturday, October 17-19, 2024. Heifers will be sold on video in groups of five (±) by the consignor, and the video will show the groups in which they sell. Upon purchasing a pen of heifers, the buyer has the option to purchase the following two pens of heifers in the sale order at the established price, provided
LOTS 201 - 235
River Oaks Farm, John McKnight (501)281-1040 • Searcy, Arkansas
24 -YEAR CONSIGNOR
Group 1: Brangus heifers sired by Town Creek Farm bulls and out of Town Creek Farm Brangus dams. Bred to low birthweight TCF Integrity 9733G, TCF Integrity 057F, and TCF Integrity 130F. Calving from November 5, 2024 to December 29, 2024
Group 2: Brangus and Ultrablack heifers sired by Town Creek Farm bulls and out of Town Creek Farm Brangus dams. Bred to TCF Integrity 9733G, TCF Integrity 130F and TCF Integrity 057F. Calving from February 1, 2025 to March 30, 2025.
Comments: River Oaks Farm partners with producer Cook Farms to develop some of the most sought-after, ranch-ready replacement heifers in the industry. This is a fancy and solid set of powerful, functional heifers.
they are from the same consignor. If the buyer chooses not to buy the succeeding pens, the price will be re-established through the bidding process.
HEIFER SALE GUIDELINES
• Heifers are second-generation or more Town Creek Farm genetics.
• Heifers are bred to Town Creek Farm bulls suitable for calving ease on heifers and bred for 60 days or less.
• Heifers are bred to calve at 30 months of age or younger.
• Heifers have been certified safe in calf or confirmed bred by a veterinarian or ultrasound technician within 30 days of the sale (certification is mailed to buyers after completion of sale). Pregnant heifers are considered breeders without further guarantee.
• Heifers are calfhood vaccinated.
LOTS 236 - 250
CP Bar Brangus, Paul and Chad Gray, (662)809-9988 • Holcomb, Mississippi
25-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Stacked generations of Town Creek Farm and Cow Creek Ranch dams. Heifers bred to calving ease bull TCF Integrity 2G4 and TCF Rapid Reward 23G. Heifers will calve from February 1, 2025 to April 1, 2025.
Comments: Easy fleshing, gentle set of grass-developed females. We kept back nine head too young to sell in the 2023 sale and every heifer calved unassisted with an average birth weight of 60 lbs. If you are looking for a set of females that will survive and produce without excessive inputs and feed, these heifers are out of generations of cattle bred to do just that.
LOTS 251 - 266
Megehee Cattle Company, Jacob Megehee (662)361-1941 • Macon, Mississippi
21-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Brangus heifers out of daughters of CCR Sleep Easy 9L2, CCR Integrity 355S4, CCR Thunder 641R4, and CCR Integrity 036P9. Heifers bred to TCF Integrity 994G2 and TCF Rapid Reward 546C. Calving from October 29, 2024 to December 20, 2024.
Comments: Using Cow Creek and Town Creek bulls since 1999, Megehee’s have focused on low birthweight bulls, building our Brangus based herd by saving back heifers with good attitudes to have multiple generations of Town Creek genetics. Their herd is user-friendly, easy calving, easy keeping, raising their calves on grass in summer and hay with protein supplement in winter to keep our herd in good
COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS
condition year-round. From weaning until sold, our heifers get a little feed daily so they come when called. Mississippi State’s vet school ambulatory service comes out to our ranch about 10 times a year for herd health checks and guidance on vaccines. Megehee’s concentrate on BVD, PI3, BRSV and five-way Lepto.
LOTS 267 - 283
Montgomery Farms, Mark Montgomery, (256)476-1268 • Moulton, Alabama
16-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Ultrablack heifers are sired by CCR Pathfinder 70Z2. Heifers bred to TCF Integrity 96J2. Heifers will calve from November 29, 2024 to January 27, 2025.
Comments: Good set of easy fleshing moderate heifers that are gentle and bucket broke. Worked on foot and fourwheeler. Primarily raised on ryegrass and fescue.
LOTS 284 - 293
B&B Farm, Gerome Burrell (334)216-2292 • Linden, Alabama
12-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Generational Town Creek Farm heifers are sired by TCF Sleep Easy 067Z5 and TCF Ultrablack 1749Y5. Bred to calving ease bull TCF Sleep Easy 610J3. Heifers will calve from November 11, 2024 to January 9, 2025.
LOTS 294 - 333
Longino Ranch, Inc.
Cliff Coddington, Manager (941)737-7859 • Sidell, Florida
10-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Brangus Heifers represent 15 generations of Town Creek Farm and Cow Creek Ranch genetics. Heifers were A.I.’d to TCF Integrity 4861F7 and TCF Sleep Easy 241K22. Clean up service by full sibs TCF Sleep Easy 241K10, 241K11, 241K20, 241K21, and TCF Integrity 4861K11. Heifers will calve from November 25, 2024 to January 23, 2025
Comments: Longino Ranch is a large ranch located in Southwest Florida along the eastern border of Sarasota County lying due north of Charlotte Harbor. The ranch is about 50% improved pasture with the remaining 50% in native flat woods, hammocks, and wetlands. A very tough environment. Cattle are managed on horseback mostly but will come to a side-by-side, tractor, or pickup.
Over the last 20 years we have stacked Cow Creek Ranch and Town Creek Farms genetics into our cow herd to make a cow that is efficient. She will eat a low-quality forage, keep a body score of five or better and reproduce each year while raising a calf on her side that will compete with most any other calf in the feedyard.
These heifers are right out of the top of our heifer replacements. Heifers are bred at 12 to 14 months of age,
where we get between 55% to 60% bred by AI. To say that they are highly fertile would be an understatement. This set of heifers should fit anyone’s outfit. These heifers have small swallowfork ear notches for each set of vaccinations while on the ranch.
LOTS 334 - 383
Lowell Dollar Farms, Lowell E. Dollar, (229)254-1110 • Bainbridge, Georgia
8-YEAR CONSIGNOR
Heifers are sired by generations of Town Creek Farm Brangus and Ultrablack bulls. Heifers bred to TCF Integrity 546J, TCF Integrity 14K2, TCF Rapid Reward 956H14, TCF Rapid Reward 036J8, TCF Bravo 96K, and TCF Sleep Easy 587J4. Heifers will calve from December 15, 2024 to February 12, 2025.
Comments: Forage-raised and top genetics heifers. These heifers have been nurtured on irrigated forage, ensuring robust health and growth. They are adaptable to being worked on foot, horseback, or ATV. With Town Creek’s elite bulls as sires, these bucket-broke heifers offer superior genetic traits.
LOTS 384 - 390
Spur W Cattle Company, Corey and Bonnie White (662)803-8815 • Preston, Mississippi
3-YEAR CONSIGNOR
These heifers represent decades of Town Creek Farm genetics. A.I.’d to TCF Integrity 4861F7, TCF Integrity 4861A3 and CCR Sleep Easy 355S4 on March 2, 2024.
A.I. ECD: December 10, 2024. A.I. breedings followed with pasture bull breeding to TCF Sleep Easy 46H. Calving from December 10, 2024 to February 9, 2025.
Comments: Fall, born and bred, heifers from 100% Town Creek Farm genetics raised using the same herd health protocol as Town Creek Farm. Heifers are docile and hand fed daily while our daughter walks the bunks. Heifers are bucket broke and worked with horses and dogs. This is the stoutest set of heifers we’ve offered and we are proud of their performance. These girls have strong maternal qualities and will make a great addition to any herd.
LOTS 391 - 420
Triple S Ranch, Deroy Arnold (863) 634-6009 • Okeechobee, Florida 3-YEAR
CONSIGNOR
Brangus heifers representing generations of Town Creek Farm and Cow Creek Ranch genetics. Heifers are bred to TCF Rapid Reward 698J2 and TCF Sleep Easy 5J2. Calving from November 11, 2024 to January 10, 2025. Comments: Heifers selected from the heart of nearly 200 replacements. Triple S Ranch cow herd continously produces cattle with tremendous fertility, high conception rates and powerful steer calves. Steer mates wean heavy off dams.
BULL DEVELOPMENT
TOWN CREEK FARM BULL DEVELOPMENT
Town Creek Farm (TCF) bulls begin reproductive and physiological development after weaning. From weaning to yearling, bulls are sorted by weight to ensure that they receive a fair amount of feed at the feed bunks and for every bull to compete on an equal level. Bulls are kept in 40 to 50-acre traps with summer and winter grazing, with 25 to 35 bulls in each trap to maintain consistent grazing habits. This environment promotes rumen function, long-term feet and leg soundness, longevity, and steady weight gain.
The TCF bulls are raised on a limited-intake diet, primarily consisting of forage-based, high roughage, and low-energy rations. These rations are made up of 36 to 40 percent haylage (007 Bermuda grass grown and ensiled at Town Creek Farm), and 40 to 45 percent wet brewers grain. The remaining portion of the diet is made up of commodities and by-products. The bulls' feed intake is closely monitored to ensure they maintain their grazing habits. Nutritionist Dr. Chris Forcherio from Medina, Tennessee oversees the feed rations and intakes.
After collecting yearling ultrasound data, the bulls are transitioned from a development ration (12.5% corn) to a maintenance ration (no corn). We then sort bulls by frame size, and their development is closely observed and monitored. Within 30 days of sale date, Dr. Mike Pallone performs a semen evaluation including scrotal measurements and semen sample collection and scores motility and morphology of semen. Bulls are tested for Trichomoniasis and BVD-PI. Dams of the bulls selling have tested negative for Johnes.
Developing bulls is a continuous monitoring process that requires making multiple ration adjustments throughout their development. Our main objective is to raise bulls that can fully express their genetic and reproductive potential, contribute to genetic progress for our customers, and have enduring longevity in breeding pastures.
Our bulls are bred to go out, work hard, and breed as many females as possible. We recommend keeping replacement heifers sired by Town Creek Farm bulls to take advantage of their proven fertility and maternal traits. Cattlemen can make significant genetic progress using Town Creek Farm bulls.
Bull dispositions and temperaments are a top priority at Town Creek Farm. We cultivate and manage the bulls' behavior to ensure they are user-friendly for our customers. Our bull handling and management practices include gathering and treating them on horseback, regularly walking among the bulls on foot, and some ATV activity.
THANK YOU
BULL PRODUCTION PARTNERS
Our Bull Production Partners (BPP) are an important part of our bull program and the future of Town Creek Farm. Each partner breeds and produces Town Creek Farm genetics on their respective ranch. The program is a finely tuned collaboration of genetics and management. Bull calves accepted to the program are co-mingled with Town Creek Farm bulls after weaning
■ BLACK RIVER BRANGUS
Lynn and Dana White • (318)452-0632 7718 Hwy. 12 Monterey, Louisiana 71354
■ WALKER LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY
Jason Walker • (256)846-0575 445 Mt. Moriah Road Lineville, Alabama 36266
■ WELLS CATTLE COMPANY
Bill and Roslinda Wells • (601)940-7060 209 Bellwether Pass Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157
■ MEADOWVIEW RANCH
Greg and Beth Powell • (601)940-7060 County Road 85 Aliceville, Alabama 35442
■ DOUBLE A CATTLE COMPANY
Michael and Alan Agar • (336)406-4143 3043 CR 1166 Troy, Alabama 36079
■ DE SANTIS ANGUS
Andy DeSantis • (662)295-8723 31071 Hwy. 50 E West Point, Mississippi 39773
LOT DATA INFORMATION
TCF VIGOR BOOST 705K
ED/E+, HPc
PHN: 705K DOB: 8/25/2022 1st Gen Bull-AI Brangus (Angus 69% Brahman 31%) Scurs R10517460
■ BREED Brangus are 37.5% (3/8) Brahman and 62.5% (5/8) Angus according to By-Laws of International Brangus Breeders Association. Ultrablacks are registered composite animals with validated and documented lineage that are between 12.5% and 87.5% Brangus breeding. VigorMax™ is a trademarked name by Town Creek Farm to identify animals that are 50% Brahman and 50% Angus. They also are identified as half-bloods.
■ PERCENT ANGUS Percent Angus and Brahman stated on each lot as determined by DNA testing with Igenity® Indicus by Neogen
■ HETEROSIS-BREED OF ORIGIN On certain lots breed of origin heterozygosity was calculated from the proportion of 100K locations that were heterozygous with one allele from Angus and the other from Brahman.
■ EPDS EPDs are an estimate of an animal’s genetic merit for a particular trait.
BW Birth Weight. Predicts size of calf.
CED Calving Ease Direct is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.
WW Weaning Weight.
YW Yearling Weight Milk Milk
TM Total Maternal (one-half weaning plus milk)
CEM Calving Ease Maternal is expressed in weight as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with higher values indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire's daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.
SC Scrotal Circumference
REA Ribeye Area
IMF % Intramuscular Fat
HEIFER PREG Heifer Pregnancy EPD measures the probability that a cow will have a calf as a two-year-old.
STAYABILITY measures the probability that a cow will still be in the herd at six years old.
COW WT. Mature Cow Weight EPD is a prediction of the cow’s weight as a five-year-old with adjustments for age and body condition score.
TI Terminal Index is a function of birth, weaning, and yearling weights, milk, ultrasound, ribeye area and intramuscular fat.
FI Fertility Index will be a function of the heifer pregnancy, stayability, mature cow weight, and intramuscular fat, among other fertility measurements.
■ HEIFER BULL Bulls marked heifer bulls (upper right hand corner of each bull lot) are suitable to use on virgin heifers.
■ BULL-AI Bull was conceived by artificial insemination.
■ BULL-N Bull was conceived by natural bull service.
■ BULL-ET Bull was conceived from embryo and raised by recipient dam.
■ POLLED/SCURS Smooth polled or scurs.
■ INDIVIDUAL BULL PERFORMANCE
BIRTH WEIGHT is actual birth weight of the bull.
WEANING WEIGHTS are adjusted to 205 days (weaning weight). Bulls were weaned in different contemporary groups and some were raised at different environmental locations. These factors should be considered when comparing weaning weights.
YEARLING WEIGHTS are actual weights on ultrasound dates.
■ AGE OF DAM Age of Dam is the age of the bull’s mother (dam) when she calved (with the bull lot being sold).
■ ACTUAL YEARLING ULTRASOUND Measurements listed are actual ultrasound measurements taken by Donnie Robertson in March 2024 and November 2023. The measurements are not adjusted for age.
FAT (also called fat thickness or backfat) is an external fat measurement in inches taken between the 12th and 13th ribs.
IMF Intramuscular fat (IMF) is measured as a percentage of fat. Percent IMF is an indicator trait for marbling.
REA/CWT Ribeye area per hundred weight is calculated in square inches of ribeye area per 100 lbs. of weight (cwt) at ultrasound.
■ IN-HERD INDEXES Town Creek Farm produces an in-herd analysis of the Town Creek Farm bull offering on adjusted phenotypic data collection points. These numbers represent a validation of the individual animal rankings of the Town Creek Farm bull offering. Ranking is from 0 (lowest) to 1.0 (highest).
CEI Calving Ease. Average Calving Ease Index of bulls cataloged is .51. (higher index number indicates greater calving ease.)
GI Growth. Average Growth Index of bulls cataloged is .50.
FI Fertility. Average Maternal Index of bulls cataloged is .51.
CI Carcass. Average Carcass Index of bulls cataloged is .49.
TCF VIGOR BOOST 51K
TCF INTEGRITY 5441K4
TCF VIGOR BOOST 705K
TCF PATHFINDER 741K6
TCF INTEGRITY 334K3
TCF INTEGRITY 589K
TCF RAPID REWARD 6633K5
TCF RAPID REWARD
TCF PATHFINDER 732K
TCF INTEGRITY 06528K
TCF RAPID REWARD 5281K7
PHN: 5281K7 DOB: 9/2/2022
TCF INTEGRITY 780K2
PHN: 780K2 DOB: 9/3/2022
TCF INTEGRITY
5281D7
OSAGE QUEEN 027W3
BOOST 407K
TCF SLEEP EASY 9733K8
TCF SLEEP EASY 927K3
TCF RAPID REWARD 6413K
TCF INTEGRITY 70K6
PHN:
TCF INTEGRITY 518K6
TCF INTEGRITY 88K
PHN: 88K DOB: 8/28/2022
Brangus (Angus 63% Brahman 37%) Polled
INTEGRITY 5441K3
TCF INTERGRITY 741K5
TCF PLAYBOOK 027K5
TCF INTEGRITY 027K6
TCF MORGAN EARP
TCF INTERGRITY 823K3
TCF PATHFINDER 14K16
TCF SLEEP EASY 334K4
TCF PATHFINDER 130K4
TCF PATHFINDER 743K
RAPID REWARD 3241D
743H3
RAPID REWARD 027B4
FIRST LADY 3241Z
HOTTIME 743U2
TCF RAPID REWARD 457K12
PHN: 457K12
(Angus 74% Brahman 26%) Polled R10529592
BRB RAPID REWARD 99W11 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 TCF RAPID REWARD 263F
BRINKS LEAD GUN 99S79 R10378019
TCF RAPID REWARD 14B9
RAPID REWARD 99W11
COMMERCIAL BULL 343K5
PHN: 343K5 DOB: 10/14/2022
Bull-N
Brangus (Angus 71% Brahman 29%) Scurs Commercial
TCF INTEGRITY 13C CCR INTEGRITY 355S4
TCF INTEGRITY 956F9 TANNER CHRISSY CLOUD 13A R0393585
MS CARRIE 956Z5 SCC PV L11 UTAH 99X19
COMMERCIAL DAM
VIGORMAX™ AND PERCENTAGE BULLS
Lots 59-62
– VigorMax™ Half Blood Bulls
VigorMax™ bulls are 50% Angus and 50% Brahman. VigorMax™ bulls provide the maximum paternal heterosis in beef cattle matings.
Lots 63-69 – Three-Quarter
Blood Bulls
Three-Quarter blood bulls are approximately 25% Angus and 75% Brahman. These bulls provide high levels of paternal heterosis. They allow practical introduction of heterosis in herds and simplify a crossbreeding system.
Heterosis Percent
Town Creek Farm collaborates with the University of Florida to measure heterozygosity. Breed of origin heterozygosity is calculated on Lots 59-69.
SIR MANSO
Coat Color Tests
Coat Color results are revealed on lots throughout the catalog and on Lots 5969 to the right of animal name.
ED/ED: Dominant black,ED/E+: Dominant black, carrier of wild type,
E+/E+: Wild type, e/e: recessive red - bred to another e/e, will only produce e/e,
ED/e: Dominate black, carrier of recessive red.
Horned/Polled
Tests
Horned/Polled results are revealed on lots throughout the catalog and on Lots 59-69 to the right of animal name.
PcPc: Homozygous Polled, HPc: Heterozygous Polled,
TCF DIAMOND BARZEE
TCF DIAMOND BARZEE 418L
TCF POLLED BOSS 434L5
TCF DIAMOND MANSO 889K2
TCF VIGOR BOOST 7050L
TCF INTEGRITY 1L
TCF INTEGRITY 4861L8
TCF INTEGRITY 14L
TCF RAPID REWARD 127L
TCF RAPID REWARD 145Z3 BRB RAPID REWARD 99W11
TCF RAPID REWARD 1540C4 BRB QUEEN IDELETTE 145W3 R10304109 CCR ROSE EILENMERE 1540Y7 CCR INTEGRITY 355S4 CCR ROSELLA EILEENMERE 1540R8
TCF RAPID REWARD 145Z3 BRB RAPID REWARD 99W11
WCC EMULOUS BLACKCAP 127F2 BRB QUEEN IDELETTE 145W3 R10379404 WCC EMULOUS BLKCAP 127W CCR SLEEP EASY 607R
TCF RAPID REWARD 70L
TCF MORGAN EARP 434L3
TCF RAPID REWARD 610L4
TCF INTEGRITY 1119L4
TCF RAPID REWARD 699L2
TCF RAPID REWARD 524L2
TCF VIGOR BOOST 316L
TCF SLEEP EASY 312L5
TCF SLEEP EASY 546L
TCF RAPID REWARD 548L2
TCF MORGAN EARP 745L
TCF INTEGRITY 806L
TCF INTEGRITY 263L
TCF RAPID REWARD 610L
TCF PATHFINDER 4861L6
PHN: 4861L6
1/23/2023
Brangus (Angus 81% Brahman 19%) Polled R10526913
TCF PATHFINDER
TCF INTEGRITY 123L2
TCF INTEGRITY 1119L
TCF INTEGRITY 96L
TCF INTEGRITY 312L4
TCF INTEGRITY 698L
PATHFINDER 007L4
TCF PATHFINDER 994L4
TCF RAPID REWARD
TCF INTEGRITY 616L
TCF RAWHIDE 263L4
TCF INTEGRITY 4861L10
TCF RAPID REWARD 698L7
TCF INTEGRITY 1893L4
PHN: 1893L4 DOB:
TCF INTEGRITY 123L3
TCF INTEGRITY 610L3
TCF VIGOR BOOST 5050L
EASY 457L4
TCF PATHFINDER 123L5
PHN: 123L5 DOB: 2/26/2023
BOOST 4372L
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Except for those stated in the below Terms and Conditions, there are no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the cattle being sold at this auction.
The warranties and guarantees set forth in the "Terms and Conditions" are in lieu of all other warranties, either expressed or implied, and the remedies provided therein shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the buyer, or any party through the buyer, for any breach of warranty or guarantee therein provided, and all other obligations or liabilities.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash, personal or company checks are accepted only unless arrangements have been made with Town Creek Farm prior to the sale.
BIDDING: Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder without reserve. The person in charge will settle any disputes as to bids, and his decision on such matters shall be final.
PURCHASER'S RISK: 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 the animal is picked up by the buyer after the sale in a timely manner.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY: A transferred certificate of registry will be furnished to the purchaser for each animal, except those marked as commercial bulls and heifers, at no cost to the buyer within 60 days after settlement. Certificates will be issued by the International Brangus Breeders Association.
HERD HEALTH: Our herd health plan is designed to run smoothly and to protect investments of time, money and energy, culminating ultimately into the final product, the calf. Calves are protected from birth by maternal immunization against E. Coli, rota-virus, and coronavirus scours transferred in the dam's colostrum. Young calves are immunized with 7-way Clostridium, 5way Lepto, IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, Hemophilus Sommons and Brucella vaccines. Breeding age and mature cattle are immunized twice a year as above on a schedule that includes deworming with the addition of Vibriosis immunization.
HEALTH CERTIFICATES: Health certificates for interstate shipment will be provided at the conclusion of the sale.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Except with respect to any provisions relating to warranties, rights, remedies, releases, and indemnifications, any changes from information of any kind in this catalog will be announced from the auction box and such announcements shall take precedence.
BREEDING GUARANTEE: Our first goal is to make you a satisfied customer. We guarantee all breeding bulls sold in this sale to be fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull proves to be functionally infertile within 6 months (180 days) of the sale, we will replace the bull with one of equal value or issue a credit to be used in our next sale for the purchase price less the salvage value of the original bull purchase. Town Creek Farm has the right to prove the bull is reproductively sound. This guarantee does not cover injury or disease, nor does it cover negligence on the part of the owner. Bull weights are recorded on Breeding Soundness Exams performed within 30 days of the sale. Bulls losing more than 20 percent of their body weight will be excluded from the
guarantee. Returns or refunds will be paid in the form of a credit to use toward the purchase of another bull. This is not a life insurance policy. We will not replace a dead animal if it dies for any reason. We recommend that normal care and good herd health practices be exercised with these animals. Bulls are athletes and need proper nutritional requirements. Suggested ways to maintain your bull purchase will be issued to buyers at settlement following the sale.
COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS:
Any female is considered a breeder if she is pregnant at the time of sale. Commercial bred heifers have been certified safe in calf by a veterinarian or ultrasound technician within 30 days of sale (certification is mailed to buyers after completion of sale). Pregnant heifers are considered breeders without further guarantee.
IDENTIFICATION:
1. Seller offers each bull with a brand of TC on its left side for all lots bearing the prefix TCF.
2. Buyer agrees to check brands for accuracy.
3. In those cases where a nickname is used, it shall be accompanied by the official registered name and number of the animal.
OPTIONS AND PRIVILEGES FOR RETURN OR ADJUSTMENT:
1. All claims for adjustment or credit must be made in writing either within six months of the sale date or no later than six months after the animal reaches 18 months of age with the exception of claims involving dwarfs or misrepresentation of service sire.
2. In the event an animal is claimed to be a non-breeder within 6 months of purchase (first breeding season), the animal may be returned to the ranch of the seller if in good condition and complying with the health requirements of the seller's state. 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 receive credit for the purchase price, less salvage, in the next Town Creek Farm sale. Either option shall, in any case, be deemed full satisfaction and settlement. Any expense incurred for transporting an animal claimed to be a non-breeder shall be the responsibility of the purchaser, except that the seller shall be responsible for transportation costs in excess of the distance between the purchaser's farm and the location where the sale took place. 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.
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 upon both. Each sale or resale of an animal constitutes a separate transaction.
2. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. Neither the owners nor any other persons connected with the sale assume any liability, legal or otherwise.
(doramectin and levamisole injection)
(5 mg/mL doramectin, 150 mg/mL levamisole hydrochloride)
CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
INDICATIONS:
VALCOR™ is indicated for the treatment and control of the following species of parasites in beef cattle two months of age and older and in replacement dairy heifers less than 20 months of age. Not for use in beef bulls intended for breeding over 1 year of age, dairy calves, and veal calves.
Gastrointestinal Roundworms (adults and fourth stage larvae): Ostertagia ostertagi (including inhibited larvae), O. lyrata, Haemonchus placei, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, T. longispicularis*, Cooperia oncophora, C. pectinata*, C. punctata, C. surnabada, Bunostomum phlebotomum*, Strongyloides papillosus*, Oesophagostomum radiatum, Trichuris spp.*, Nematodirus helvetianus*. Lungworms (adults and fourth stage larvae): Dictyocaulus viviparus. Eyeworms (adults): Thelazia spp. Grubs (parasitic stages): Hypoderma bovis, H. lineatum. Sucking Lice: Haematopinus eurysternus, Linognathus vituli, Solenopotes capillatus. Mange Mites: Psoroptes bovis, Sarcoptes scabiei. *Adults only WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS:
WITHDRAWAL PERIODS AND RESIDUE WARNINGS:
Cattle must not be slaughtered for human consumption within 15 days following last treatment with this drug product. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows; use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows or heifers. Not for use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves.
User Safety Warnings:
Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children. If accidental eye contact occurs, flush eyes immediately with water for 15 minutes and seek medical attention. If wearing contact lenses, flush eyes immediately with water before removing lenses then continue rinsing for at least 15 minutes. Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling the product. Wash hands after use. Take care to avoid accidental self-injection. If accidental injection occurs, seek medical attention and provide product package insert to medical professional. To obtain a Safety Data Sheet(s), contact Zoetis Inc. at 1-888-963-8471 or www.zoetis.com.
Animal Safety Warnings and Precautions:
Use of levamisole in cattle treated in the last few days with cholinesterase inhibitors such as organophosphates or with morantel may enhance the toxic effects of levamisole. Use together with caution.
Destruction of Hypoderma larvae (cattle grubs) at the period when these grubs are in vital areas may cause undesirable host-parasite reactions including the possibility of fatalities. Killing H. lineatum when it is in the tissue surrounding the gullet may cause bloat; killing H. bovis when it is in the vertebral canal may cause staggering or paralysis. These reactions are not specific to treatment with VALCOR™ and can occur with any successful treatment of grubs. Cattle should be treated either before or after these stages of grub development. Consult your veterinarian concerning the proper time for treatment. Follow recommended dosage carefully. Reproductive safety has not been evaluated in bulls intended for breeding.
ADVERSE REACTIONS:
This product is likely to cause swelling at the injection site. Tissue damage at the injection site may also occur, including possible granulomas and necrosis. These reactions have resolved without treatment. Local tissue reaction may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter. A single death attributed to clostridial infection associated with the injection of VALCOR™ was reported in a nonpivotal effectiveness study. Observe cattle for injection site reactions. If injection site reactions are suspected, consult your veterinarian. This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use. Hypersalivation may be observed; however, this reaction will disappear within a few hours. If this condition persists, a veterinarian should be consulted.
Contact Information:
Contact Zoetis Inc. at 1-888-963-8471 or www.zoetis.com. To report suspected adverse drug experiences, contact Zoetis Inc. at 1-888-963-8471. For additional information about reporting adverse drug experiences for animal drugs, contact FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or http://www.fda.gov/reportanimalae.
TARGET ANIMAL SAFETY:
Margin of Safety: Subcutaneous administration of VALCOR™ was well tolerated in calves as young as 3 months of age at 1, 2, or 3 times the recommended dose. Dose-dependent post-dose hypersalivation was seen in all treated groups compared to the controls. All cases of hypersalivation were mild, transient, and resolved without further medical intervention. Dose-related injection site reactions were observed, and those in the 1X group resolved between 21 and 28 days post injection. Injection site reactions were primarily swelling which resolved between 21 and 28 days post injection. Findings from the injection sites included swelling, edema, inflammation, muscle necrosis and fibrosis.
Female Reproductive Safety: The reproductive safety of VALCOR™ was established in two studies with female cattle. First, a single dose of VALCOR™ was administered subcutaneously at 3 times the recommended dose at times coinciding with folliculogenesis, implantation, or organogenesis, and had no effects on conception, calving, abortion, and stillbirth rates, and post-natal viability up to 30±2 days post-calving. There were no congenital abnormalities. The only test article-related change was an increase in incidence and duration of swelling at injection sites compared with control, but all swellings eventually resolved. In a second study, a single dose of VALCOR™ administered subcutaneously at 3 times the recommended dose at either early or late gestation had no effects on calving, abortion, and stillbirth rates, and post-natal viability up to 30±2 days post-calving. One control calf and two treated calves were born with congenital abnormalities and did not survive. These were not determined to be test article-related. The only test article-related change was an increase in incidence and duration of swelling at injection sites, but all swellings eventually resolved. Not for use in bulls intended for breeding over 1 year of age, as reproductive safety has not been evaluated.
HOW SUPPLIED:
VALCOR™ is available in 100 mL, 250 mL and 500 mL multi-dose, rubber-capped glass vials.
STORAGE, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL:
Store below 25°C (77°F). Do not expose to light for extended periods of time. Do not contaminate water by direct application or by improper disposal of drug containers. Dispose of containers in an approved landfill or by incineration. Approved by FDA under NADA # 141-553
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not treat cattle with Valcor within 15 days of slaughter. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows; not for use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves. Safety has not been evaluated in breeding bulls. Use with caution in cattle treated with cholinesterase inhibitors. This product is likely to cause injection site swelling; tissue damage (including granulomas and necrosis) may occur. These reactions have resolved without treatment. See brief summary of Prescribing Information attached.
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