BARKER CATTLE COMPANY BULL AND FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Burley

Livestock Auction,

Burley, Idaho • 1:00 pm (mt)

Auctioneer

Col. Kyle Shobe 406-366-0472

Livestock Press Representatives

Jared Patterson, Western Livestock Journal 916-947-2392

Mark Frisbie, Western Ag Reporter 208-495-2601

Rod Wesselman, Wessleman Livestock, LLC 509-720-2185

Sale Day Phones

Tyler Barker 801-372-0996

Tom Ottley 208-312-3085

Sally Ottley 208-312-5571

Braden Ottley 208-650-6295

Bowdrie Ottley 208-340-4464

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835

Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

Jared Murnin 406-321-1542

Ruel Barker 801-792-1036

Health Barker Cattle Company follows all the protocol of Zoetis Select Vac program. All animals unless otherwise noted on sale day will be eligible for interstate transport. A veterinarian will be on site during the sale to issue appropriate health certificates. All Bulls have been semen tested, trich tested, ear notched for BVD tested negative.

First Breeding Season Guarantee All bulls selling for $2,500 or more are guaranteed for the first breeding season. A breeding season is defined as the 90 day period following the first turnout of the bull. If a replacement bull is available, he will be provided or if the buyer prefers, credit toward one bull will be given in the following sale, less salvage value of the injured bull. All injured bulls must be diagnosed by a veterinarian. Please notify us as soon as possible should injury occur and prior to the injured bull being sold for salvage.

Sight Unseen Guarantee/Absentee Bidding We realize it can be difficult for many of you to get away in the spring and we provide the following service to assist you. A 100% satisfaction guarantee for cattle purchased in your absence is offered if a designated representative of Barker Cattle Company makes the purchase for you.

Delivery Free delivery on any bull to a central point up to 200 miles. Free delivery on 5 or more bulls purchased up to 300 miles to a central point. All other deliveries made at cost. All cattle will be delivered at the buyer’s risk and within a reasonable length of time after the sale. Females are not eligible for delivery options. We will offer a $50 credit per bull if you haul it home on sale day!

Online Bidding Sale Broadcast live online www.dvauction.com

For more information on how to register, see page 3.

Videos of the Offering Video previews for every lot will be available on our website, www.barkercattle.com or dvauction.com

Announcements All announcements from the auction block take precedence over statements in the catalog. We reserve the right to withdraw any sale lot not meeting our specifications prior to sale time.

Terms and Conditions All Bulls and Heifers will sell under Suggested Sale Terms and Conditions of the American Simmental Association and American Angus Association. Terms are CASH. All animals are to be paid for during or immediately after the sale and will not be released until after settlement has been made. Cattle will not be transferred until paid for in full.

Registrations/Transfers

BULLS: All bulls, unless otherwise noted in the sale catalog are registered. Buyer will be given registration papers at time of settlement unless they request an official transfer of the registration certificate.

HEIFERS: All heifer registration papers will be provided to the buyer at settlement, unless they request an official transfer.

Liability Barker Cattle Company representatives or any of the sale staff assume no liability, legal or otherwise for any accidents or injuries that may occur. Each animal will become the buyer’s risk as soon as the animal is sold.

Breeding Guarantee Open Female Guarantee- We guarantee that all breeding age cattle sold by Barker Cattle Company are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If an open female is determined as a non-breeder by a licensed, agreed upon vet, we will credit you the purchase price of the female (minus market salvage value) as credit to the ranch or the cattle from the same ranch in the next sale. You must notify us before you cull any infertile animals.

Supplement Sheets Supplement sheets will be available prior to the sale with scrotal measurements and i50K test results on all Purebred Angus Bulls.

Sale Management

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835

Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

Jared Murnin 406-321-1542 www.alliedgeneticresources.com

Complimentary Sale Day Lunch

Complimentary Sale Day Lunch served at 11:00 am

Accommodations

BEST WESTERN BURLEY INN, 800 N OVERLAND AVE, BURLEY, ID 83318

A block of rooms has been reserved in Barker Cattle Company’s name at the Best Western Burley Inn. It is newly renovated and offers a hot breakfast and upgrades to their facilities. Make sure you mention BARKER CATTLE COMPANY to get a special rate! Please contact the sales office, 208-678-3501. Call one week in advance to get the special rate.

Budget Motel

Budget Motel has a Grab and Go Breakfast.

Directions to the Sale Facility

Located in Northwest Burley across from the WSI Grain Elevators. Directions from Twin Falls, Idaho: Take the ramp onto I-84 E, 34.7 miles. Take exit 208 to merge onto ID-27/ N Overland Ave toward Burley, 2.2 miles. Turn right onto W Main St, 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Occidental Ave, 282 ft. Destination will be on the left.

Driving from Pocatello, Idaho: Turn left to merge onto I-86 W toward Airport/ American Falls/ Twin Falls, 58.2 miles. Continue on US 30 W, 0.6 miles. Merge onto I-84 W, 10 miles. Take exit 211 for US-30 toward Heyburn/Burley, 0.3 miles. Turn left onto ID-24 E/US 30 W. Continue to follow US 30 W, 4.7 miles. Turn right onto Occidental Ave, 282 ft. Destination will be on the left.

Marketing Your Feeder Calves

Here at Barker Cattle Company, we want to help you increase the value of your calves. To do this, we’ve joined Allied Genetic Resources to help give our customers access to more markets. Allied Genetic Resources has established a network of over 20+ (and growing) Allied Feeding Partners that feed over 4 million head of cattle per year. These feedlots are looking for cattle that grow and hit grid specs. By purchasing Barker Cattle Company Genetics, the Allied Feeding Partners will be interested in your calves. Let us know when you plan to market your cattle and let us see what we can do to help you gain more value for your calves.

Calving Ease and Heifer Bulls

Barker Cattle Company is very serious about providing our customers with bulls possessing adequate calving ease credentials. We have learned that calving ease is not an exact science where a given mating always brings guaranteed results. We have also learned however that EPDs, blood line trends, and low birth weights can be predictive and when used collectively can greatly assist the breeder in his bull selection.

We have talked with all the breed associations we affiliate with and have asked them what their standards are to qualify a bull as a “heifer bull”. Most of the breeds will not discuss a set of standards with you. To summarize the collective answers we received, we must conclude that anything under breed average is generally considered qualifying as Calving Ease. We think most seed stock breeders are hesitant to use the “heifer bull” designation too loosely. We know we certainly are. We would strongly suggest that when EPDs are considered, a positive CE preferably in the +5 range and above is very desirable and a low BW EPD in the +2.5 range and below, even into the negative range, should be what a bull buyer looks for if calving ease is important to him/her.

Also, when selecting a calving ease bull, we suggest the birth weight ought to be in the low 80’s and preferably 80 pounds or below. Birth weight has so many causative variables that it should not be used as the sole calving ease determinate by itself. The new 50K testing serves as a great qualifier regarding calving ease and this data is given in percentiles. This data will be available on all PB Angus bulls on sale day as a supplement sheet and their HD50K enhanced test results are reflected in the catalog EPDs.

4 Star Rating used for calving ease. 4 stars (****) = top calving ease

Calving Ease Stars **** Very suitable for heifer matings *** Suitable for heifers and very suitable for young cows ** Suitable for young cows, very suitable for older cows

* Suitable for cows

Breed Categories

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