Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh / Angus Invitational April 13, 2013
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1:00 PM CT
Armstrong Cattle Company Centerville, TN
SLAUGHTER SALE MANAGEMENT DAVID SLAUGHTER 162 Hasting Lane • Fredonia, KY 42411 270-965-9909 • 270-556-4259 Cell • hmslghtr@aol.com
Fellow Cattlemen: On behalf of Armstrong Cattle Company and our consigners, I would like to welcome you to the first Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh Angus Invitational. With your support we hope to make this an annual event. We recognize that cattle producers are a diverse group of folks with a diversity of needs. We hope that you will take this opportunity to consider the powerful combination of the Gelbvieh and Angus breeds to meet your needs. We believe that with todays high input costs, the heterosis power of the Balancer is a great option to have. Thanks for coming, and thanks to our consigners for the quality of their offerings. Sincerely,
Steve & Anita Armstrong SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Friday, April 12 3:00 pm CT to Dark - View Sale Cattle Saturday, April 13 11:45 pm CT - Lunch 1:00 pm CT Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh/Angus Invitational Directions: From I-40 exit 148, take Highway 50 east toward Centerville 7 miles, sale barn is on the right. Auctioneer: David Hudgins Hudgins Auctions & Realty • FL# 5232 Phone (866) 483 4467 • Cell (931) 994 7144 Ringmen: Jim Wilson • Ronnie Sullivan
Load Out After settlement the animals purchased will need to be removed from the facility on Saturday, April 13 by dark unless arrangements are made with sale management prior to the sale. Health All cattle will be accompanied with health papers for shipment anywhere in the continental U.S. Supplement Sheet The supplement sheet and announcements from the auction block take precedence over the catalog. Liability All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Sale participants and/or the sale management assumes no liability for accidents, theft or damages occurring at the sale facility. Trucking Transportation for the cattle can be arranged after the sale. Please contact the sale management prior to the sale to discuss your transportation needs. Terms & Conditions All cattle will be sold at auction under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. Terms of the sale are cash or check at the conclusion of the sale unless prior arrangements are made.
AREA HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express Exit 143. 5 miles west of our exit.
CONSIGNORS ARMSTRONG CATTLE COMPANY Steve & Anita Armstrong 4874 Hwy 50 Centerville, TN 37033 615-418-2124
LARRY P & SUNNY D FARMS Larry Clark 106 Clark Houk Road Greensburg, KY 42743 270-299-5167
CASH ROAD RANCH Mike Garvin 475 Fred Hodges Road Lewisport, KY 42351 270-922-0485
MCCLELLAN CATTLE COMPANY Justin and Hannah McClellan 125 City Road 297 Sweetwater, TN 37874 931-627-0747
GELBVIEH BAR NONE RANCH Don Estes 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259
MILLER GELBVIEH 167 Lawrence 319 Rd Strawberry, AR 72469 870-528-4990
HILL AND DALE FARMS, INC. 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259
S & S GELBVIEH Arthur Slaughter 19068 Marion Road Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259
JENJOE FARMS David Allison 902 State Route 703E Clinton, KY 42031 270-210-0254
SILVER FARMS Patricia Bijvoet 191 Liberty Circle Prospect, TN 38477 931-363-9010
LARRY & SANDY NICKELL Larry Nickell 2942 Nickell Valley Rd Centerville Tn 37033 931-729-0752
SLMG 38Y - Lot 1
Maverick 70T Sire of Lots 2, 3, 12, and 31
1
JBOB 5707R Sire of Lots 5 and 6
SLMG 40Y - Lot 6
2
ALS 851U - Dam of Lot 9
Headline Influece sire in Lots 8 and 10
695 78 A A 78 A 695 A 78 A 78 695 A A 695 A
3
89 A A 780 89 A 89 780 A A 780 A 89 A 89 780 A A 780 A
Bulls meeting the Tennessee Ag Enhancement Program requirements will be listed on the sale day supplement sheet.
4
SLMG 91ZA - Lot 18
HRCC 111Y Maternal brother to Lot 20
5
JKGF Sara 276S - Lot 24
6
7
JKGF 43U Homo black, homo polled service sire of Lot 31
64 64 610 A 610 A
Notes
65
A 65 617 AA 617
A
8
KCF G196 EPD curve bending service sire for several of the Cash Road Ranch consignments
586 88 A A 88 A 88 586 A A 586 A 88 A 88 586 A A 586 A
9
Govenor 3N Service sire for several lots
94 A 94 581 A 581 94 A 94 581 A 581
90 A 90 A A 587 A 587
90 A 90 587 A A 587 A
10
Commercial Heifers The 40 commercial heifers will be split into two groups, Bred and Open. Then these two groups will be sorted into lots of 4 to 5 females that will be brought into the sale ring. Choice of the lot will sell to the high bidder. This will be done twice with the remainder of the lot selling after the first two picks. Bred and open heifers will be pregnancy checked via blood sample to verify their pregnancy status. The commercial heifers will also be tested for BVD.
New Generation AGA EPDs The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.
Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus
Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDs The true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.
Growth Traits are More Reliable The new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.
Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.
Carcass Traits are Standardized In recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-tofinish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable. For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.
Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.
New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE
BW
WW
YW
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
Gelbvieh
8.0
2.0
65
91
26
59
5.0
5
-0.16
25
0.29
-0.13
-0.06
Balancer
10.4
0.6
62
97
24
55
6.6
4
-0.08
28
0.33
0.27
-0.02
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart Percentile
CE
BW
WW
YW
5
13
-1.4
83
120
37
71
10
11
-0.29
46
0.58
0.10
-0.09
25
10
0.9
72
102
31
64
8
7
-0.21
34
0.39
-0.05
-0.07
50
8
2.1
65
91
26
59
6
5
-0.16
26
0.27
-0.14
-0.06
75
5
3.3
58
80
22
53
4
3
-0.11
19
0.18
-0.21
-0.05
95
2
5.0
46
61
14
45
0
0
-0.02
6
0.02
-0.32
-0.03
Balancer EPD Percentile Chart Percentile
CE
BW
WW
YW
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
5
16
-2.8
80
128
34
67
11
9
-0.26
49
0.71
0.63
-0.06
25
13
-0.6
69
109
28
60
9
5
-0.15
36
0.47
0.38
-0.04
50
10
0.7
63
97
24
55
7
4
-0.08
28
0.32
0.25
-0.03
75
8
1.9
55
84
20
50
5
2
-0.01
20
0.18
0.13
-0.01
95
5
3.7
44
67
14
44
1
-1
0.09
7
-0.02
-0.01
0.02
American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org