2022 McBee Cattle Co Fall Selection Day

CUSTOMERS & FRIENDS,

Doesn’t seem possible that it has been about 6 months since our Spring SELECTION DAY Sale. Since then, we have had a pretty dry summer and hoping we get some fall rains to help us stockpile for winter feed. I think we have some of the best bred heifers, both Purebred and halfblood we have ever offered.

On August 12, our McBee Genetic Advantage Calf sale was one of the best ones since 2015 prices. Everything seems to be pointing towards really good prices in the near future and we think our January sale will be even better. If you have questions about our calf sale, please let us know. Co-mingling calves of similar genetics into larger groups by size, and reducing the discounts, is really helping the producer with 20 to 50 cows market his calves like the larger producers. Many repeat buyers are buying our calves every sale and we have some interest from producers looking for larger groups of Braunvieh cross open heifers to take home.

One of the things that I don’t think we talk enough about is how our cattle are bred, raised and developed on fescue. When you purchase a bull or female from us, they are definitely fescue tolerant. That may not sound like much unless you bring in some cattle that are not used to fescue and you suffer the consequences. We have been there and done that, as they say, and realize the value in fescue raised cattle. You can take them anywhere in the country and they will do well on any forage that is available, but you cannot do the opposite and bring cattle that are not fescue tolerant to fescue country without it costing you. Very big believer in fescue, we use it, we abuse it, we graze it all seasons of the year, and it comes back for more. Not many forages you can say that about.

We continue to add the information of each dam and sire that we think is important, to our information on each bull and Purebred heifer. BR (birth ratio), WR (weaning ratio) and CI (calving interval) on each dam, should help you evaluate what kind of a job that bull or heifer’s mother has done over her lifetime. We also added Sire Info to the bulls and PB heifers information that should show you how their sires are producing and how much they are being used.

We hope you can join us on October 22, 2022, and as always, if you have a conflict with the date, we would invite you to come anytime prior to the sale to view the cattle. There is a good chance that we can help you on the telephone sale day. Whether you are looking for a bull or bred heifer, just want to visit about cattle or just want to enjoy a McBeef lunch, we would like to have you.

PLACE

7th Annual McBee Fall SELECTION DAY will be held at McBee Cattle Company, one mile east of Fayette, MO, at the intersection of Highways 124 and H.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Comfort Inn, Boonville 660-882-5317 Days Inn, Boonville 660-882-8624 Holiday Inn Express, Boonville 660-882-6882

VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDED BY Howard County Vet Services Dr. Ben Potter, 660-248-3382

SALE PROCEDURE.

See the Bid Procedure Outline on page 4. This sale format has been designed for you, the buyer. There is no pressure to make a quick decision as there is in an auction. This procedure allows you to have a soda, evaluate all the animals in the offering and then place bids on those animals that meet your buying specifications. Later you can return to the pens where you have placed bids on animals to see if anyone else has bid on those animals you want. We definitely do not want any confusion over the bidding and buying procedure. If you have questions or need help, don’t hesitate to ask.

BIDDING ASSISTANCE.

If you have any questions or need assistance in bidding, please let us know. We will have people available to assist you in any way possible. Although we would rather have you attend the sale, if you cannot make it on SELECTION DAY, feel free to call us and make arrangements to look the offering over prior to SELECTION DAY. There will be NO bulls or females sold from the offering prior to SELECTION DAY. However, feel certain that bids left with us, including Sight Unseen Bids, will be handled with the strictest confidence. All Sight Unseen purchases are fully guaranteed to the buyer’s complete satisfaction. If you don’t like the animal when you see it, you don’t own it. We can also help you place your bids over the phone between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on SELECTION DAY. If you wish to bid over the phone, please contact either Ron McBee (573) 228-2517 or Evan Diehls (573) 999-0651 ahead of the sale.

BULL INFORMATION.

All bulls are grown and developed on a total mixed ration with hay. A ration of DDGs, corn and ground hay has been used since weaning. No more than 2 lb. of corn per day has been used during the winter. The bull ration is designed to allow the bulls to show their genetic potential for growth. These bulls are hard and will go out and breed cows without melting. We will have the bulls penned in small groups according to base price. The

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

AT THE RANCH

SELECTION DAY PHONES

Ron McBee 573-228-2517

573-999-0651

Cuppy 573-263-1850

base price is determined on each animal’s MGR (McBee Growth Ratio), REA ratio, IMF ratio and other additional value we feel the bull will contribute to a set of crossbred calves. If you need any other information on a bull to help you make a decision, don’t hesitate to ask. We want you to be completely comfortable on any bull that you bid on or purchase. A McBee Performance Certificate and a satisfactory BSE and semen test will be furnished on each bull. It is still recommended that each bull be semen checked closer to turn out time to avoid any potential disasters. Any bull that does not sell between 10:00 and 2:00 on SELECTION DAY, will be available to purchase by private treaty after the sale for the average of their base price group.

RETAINED INTEREST.

The truly great performance sires of any breed are often discovered later in life after proving themselves through their progeny. Mistakes are often made when trying to decide whether a bull is worthy of semen collection prior to having progeny. We obviously want to participate in the semen sales from McBee bulls that prove worthy, so we will retain a semen interest in each bull sold. On SELECTION DAY bulls, as well as private treaty bulls, we sell full possession, full salvage value and 1/2 semen interest for all bulls. This means the buyer has full control of the bull, however, McBee Cattle Company will be a 50% partner in any future semen sales. If you sell the bull to another producer or breeder, McBee Cattle Company’s semen interest will be retained. The buyer may purchase 100% semen marketing rights by paying twice the final sale price at the time of purchase. In the event 100% semen rights are purchased in this manner, McBee Cattle Company will retain the right to not more than 100 units of semen for within herd use only. In either instance, we are not retaining the right to collect a bull without the purchaser’s permission and at a time that is convenient for them. Realistically, we expect this to be exercised on only 1% to 2% of the bulls sold.

Please note the bulls in which we are only selling 1/2 possession interest. These bulls will be used naturally by both the buyer and McBee Cattle Company. The initial breeding season will be the choice of the buyer and McBee has the right to use him the other season for two years. After two years, the bull can stay in the buyer’s possession and be used naturally, solely by the buyer. McBee will have the right to collect semen on the bull, at our expense, for our own use. Transportation, semen collection for sale and salvage value and any semen sold on the bull will be divided equally.

FEMALE INFORMATION.

All McBee heifers are grown from weaning on a high fiber, low starch ration on grass. They are rigidly culled on how they perform on our fescue based pastures so those that make the cut will be able to adapt and perform in their new owners’ environment.

All bred heifers in the sale have been pregnancy examined two times. Once 70 days after the first breeding date and once close to sale day. They are guaranteed bred on sale day and up to 30 days after they leave. The new buyer is welcome to have the bred heifers pregnancy examined at their place within 30 days from the sale date.

All of the females are offered to you after they have gone through several culling periods. We have no problem guaranteeing our heifers, FB, PB, HY or BU Influ, to make good cows.

So confident in fact, that we have implemented the McBee Female Milk Guarantee for all of the females we sell. Any female that you purchase from McBee Cattle Company is guaranteed to milk adequately to raise a calf well and to the buyer’s satisfaction. If you purchase a female that does not milk to satisfy you, you contact us and agree to return the heifer or sell her. A credit will be issued to you for the difference of salvage value and the purchase price as a credit towards another purchase.

The heifers will be priced individually and penned according to category and price. Any females that have an * in front of their numbers are being sold as non-recorded females only. All other females will be sold with a McBee Performance Certificate furnished to the new buyer.

HEALTH

Health papers, if necessary, will be provided for the animals to go anywhere in the continental U.S. Necessary TB testing and Trich testing will be performed after the sale, if required. All animals have had proper vaccinations for Blackleg, IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV, Lepto and Vibrio. All animals have been dewormed within 60 days of the sale.

McBEE 1st BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE.

We guarantee that all breeding cattle we sell are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull is injured at any time during the first breeding season following the sale, that being defined as 90 days after the first turnout of the bull, so as to make them functionally infertile or unable to breed, we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement (if available), or issue you a credit equal to the bull’s purchase price minus the salvage value received for that bull. All bred heifers carry their own breeding guarantee. Any injured bull needs to be examined and certified by a veterinarian. All credit is good until it is used and does not expire. We would simply ask you to contact us before you cull your infertile or injured animal. This is not a life insurance policy, however. We cannot replace a dead bull or heifer or one that becomes incapacitated resulting from negligence.

PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES & REGISTRATION PAPERS.

Every Fullblood and Purebred bull and female is out of registered parents and are eligible for registration and transfer with the Braunvieh Association of America unless they have an * in front of their number. All eligible animals, Fullblood, Purebred and McBEEF BUILDER Hybrids will be sold with a McBee Performance Certificate (MPC) furnished to the new buyer at no cost. The MPC has all the necessary performance information on that animal. If requested, a BAA registration paper will be transferred at no cost to the buyer on all eligible Fullblood and Purebred bulls and females. BAA registration papers can be provided on eligible McBEEF BUILDER Hybrid cattle, at an additional cost to the buyer, if requested.

McBEE SELECTION DAY BID PROCEDURE.

1. Register at desk and receive a Buyer’s Number

2. When you want to bid on an animal, put your Buyer Number on the line across from your $ bid on the bid sheet provided on each animal.

3. The first bidder on each animal can make his bid at the base price that is preprinted on each bid sheet.

4. You can record your bid on the bid sheets at any time and as many times as you want between 10 am to 2 pm.

5. On bulls, bids will be taken in $50 increments until the bidding on pens are closed about 2 pm.

On heifers, bids will be taken in $25 increments until the bidding on pens are closed.

6. We will begin closing the bidding on the bull pens starting around 2 pm with Pen 1. Subsequent pens will be closed as we move sequentially through the offering. Any buyers and only those buyers that have bid on an animal in that pen before closing, can then participate in the bid-off after the pen has closed. If needed, additional time will be taken to raise the bid at $100 increments for bulls and $50 increments for heifers. When the bidding stops, the high bidder on each animal is the new owner.

7. After the sales are completed in Pen 1, bidding will close on Pen 2 and the procedure will be repeated. This should allow you to select another animal if you don’t get your first choice.

8. If you were a bidder in any pen, but were not a successful buyer, you may place a bid on an animal in one of the other pens below that before the bidding closes on those. As mentioned above, we will move in numerical order until all bull pens are closed and then the same procedure will apply to the female pens.

9. When the bid sheet on a pen is removed and sent to the clerk’s table, you may settle up for your purchase with the clerk and be ready to load out as soon as an alleyway is cleared.

10. Both Buyer Number and $ Bid must be on corresponding lines on the bid sheet to be counted as a bid.

RATIOS VS. ACTUALS.

The reason we use ratios and EPD’s on our bulls is because we feel these are the best available indicators of genetic merit. Actual weights and some other actual performance measurements can tell more about management than genetic value. We have listed actual birth weights because we feel they have some importance as to the size and type of cow the bulls need to be used on. In our program, we have tried to keep birth weights at a moderate level while continuing to improve the growth of our cattle.

We have included as many measures as we believe best describes the genetic differences in our offering. The bulls have been ratioed in two contemporary groups: Purebreds and McBEEF BUILDER HYBRIDS. Obviously, when you ratio a group, half of the group are below the average of the group and half are above the average of the group. We think it more accurately rewards the better half in a larger group than a smaller one. None of our contemporary groups are very big, so some with below average ratios are still pretty good bulls. Please ask if you need other measures or additional information to help you make your selection.

REFERENCE Sires

We have listed most of the sires that have a big influence on the genetic base of this offering. Most of the Braunvieh and McBeef Builder Hybrid bulls that we use in our breeding program today, in fact, 85% of them we produced and offered through our SELECTION DAY sales since 2004. Some 1/2 interest bulls have sired calves both in our herd and our customers’. Other bulls that were not selected sale day have been retained in our program and we are now offering their offspring to you after they have gone through our rigid development and culling program, just like their sires did. We think this is proof that the way we measure and select bulls to offer you is working. We also think that they have to be good enough for us to use in our program for us to want to offer them to you. We use what we sell...

BRAUNVIEH SIRES

MCB MR 5003

POLLED

HYBRID SIRES

MCBEEF BUILDER

trait leader in BW, WW, CEM, STAY, MARB, API

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MCBEEF BUILDER F2 3564 6982 F2 HY 49% BC93695 POLLED

CED.

16 MAT. 50 API. 125.59

• Breed trait leader in WW, YW, MK, MAT, STAY, CW, MARB, API

• SEL DAY 2018 - MGR 121, REA 105, IMF 116

• Sire F2 3564 SEL DAY - MGR 123, REA 97, IMF 101

MCBEEF BUILDER F2

trait leader

BC86387 POLLED

MCBEEF BUILDER F2 2901 6607 F2 HY 49% P91290 PLD/SCR

CED. 11.7

Breed trait leader in YW, MK, MAT, CEM, STAY, MARB

SEL DAY

- MGR

SEL

- MGR

MCBEEF BUILDER F2 8384 6664 F2 HY 48%

MCBEEF BUILDER F2 558R 7688 F2 HY 48% P93681 POLLED/SCUR

CED. 15.6 BW. -2.3 WW. 48 YW. 70 MK. 13 MAT. 37 API. 126.27

• Breed Trait Leader in CED, BW, CEM, CW, MARB, API

• SEL DAY 2019 - MGR 96, REA 102, IMF 103

Sire F1 558R SEL DAY 2006 - MGR 105, REA 127, IMF 86

PGS F2 2637 SEL DAY 2014 - MGR 112, REA 101, IMF 125 MGS PB 396N SEL DAY 2005 - MGR 104, REA 98, IMF 101

MCBEEF BUILDER F3 3629 6640 F3 HY 54% BC90667 POLLED/SCUR

CED. 13.2 BW. -0.3 WW. 54 YW. 74 MK. 8 MAT. 34 API. 129.99

• Breed Trait Leader in CED, BW, CEM, STAY, CW, MARB, API

• Spring SEL DAY 2018 - MGR 105, REA 105, IMF 96 Sire F2 3629 SEL DAY 2015 - MGR 97, REA 100, IMF 105

PGS F1 474P SEL DAY 2005 - MGR 110, REA 107, IMF 115

MGS F1 8521 SEL DAY 2009 - MGR 109, REA 124, IMF 112

119 @ 98

99

MCBEEF BUILDER F3 4663 7712 F3 HY 54% P93387 POLLED

CED. 10.8

BRAUNVIEHProgram

Being involved in the beef business in one way or another all of our lives, we have had experience with two other purebred breeds, commercial cow/calf production, fed cattle in the feedlots and backgrounding stocker cattle for ourselves and others. We have had experience since 1982 with cell grazing, and our operation now consists of 2750 acres of fescue based pasture in over 230 paddocks with 8 miles of underground waterline and 80 tire water tanks. All of this to manage 600 cows and to develop 200 heifers and around 120 bulls every year. Our registered and commercial cattle are all handled and culled the same way. The McBee program is based on a balanced approach to genetic selection, not chasing maximum production for a single trait. Our cattle are measured and ratioed in contemporary groups for genetic progress, instead of actual weights and measures to see how good of a feeding job we do.

We have never been accused of not thinking outside the box and for all of these reasons, in 1992 we selected Braunvieh to advance our beef production program. Most breeds of cattle give us the benefit of either/or, either maternal performance with good females OR feedlot/carcass quality with above average cutability. Braunvieh cattle have proven themselves to offer the best of both worlds. They have unmatched female performance (from halfbloods to fullbloods); the best cows we have ever had. Unchallenged feedlot and carcass quality has been proven time and time again. For those that are still selling pounds, Braunvieh bulls have shown unequalled total pound of calf per cow exposed.

From the very beginning of our Braunvieh program, we knew we had the right cattle. We were also aware that the marketing process, through traditional marketing channels, would pose a challenge to maximize dollars for our calves as well as our customers’ calves. Thus, the McBee Calf Roundup was born in 1992 and we began grouping and marketing our customers’ production in truck load lots, regardless of color. In 2010, we introduced the McBee Genetic Advantage Program (MGAP), a genetic source verified program to continue to increase the potential for additional dollars to our customers’ bottom line.

Of all the cattle that we have experienced over the years, Braunvieh is the breed with the fewest faults and the one that is poised to help producers maximize their hybrid vigor on their black commercial cows. With our many Customer Service programs, there leaves you very little reason not to try a Braunvieh bull or female. We are continuing to look for ways to help our customers maximize profit. Go to www.McBeeCattleCompany.com for more information.

* Animal is out of at least one undocumented parent

% Actual percentage Braunvieh blood in the bull or female

H,P,S Horned, Polled or Scurred status

BW Actual birth wt.

REA% Average ratio for the bull’s total ribeye area and his ribeye per CW

IMF% Intramuscular fat (marbling) ratio

MGR McBee Growth Ratio: indexing ratio to compare the growth potential of the bulls during the grow-out phase from weaning to a year of age.

SC Scrotal circumference in centimeters; a good indicator of fertility and early maturity.

FR Frame Score. Too many bulls are discriminated against because of a .5” mistake in the hip measurement. Our frame indications are (S)Small, (M)Medium and (L)Large.

Wt. Projected Sale Day weight

CE Calving ease score assigned to each birth on the ranch.

1= no assistance, 2 = a little help, 3 = a lot of help, 4 = c-section

AI Bred by artificial insemination

API Multi breed index made up of 11 traits balanced for a $ value

NA Naturally bred by a bull

MS Could be sired by multiple sires

FB Fullblood Braunvieh

PB Purebred Braunvieh

HY F1, F2 or F3

BUInfl Halfblood heifers born from crossbred cows and MS PB bulls

PBMS Multiple PB sires used in one pasture

PBAN Multiple PB and AN sires used in one pasture

HYMS Multiple HY sires used in one pasture

F1 In our case, is a hybrid resulting from mating PB Braunvieh and PB Angus

F2 In our case, is a hybrid resulting from mating F1 Hybrid and F1 Hybrid

F3 In our case, is a hybrid resulting from mating F2 Hybrid and F2 Hybrid

BR Birth ratio, how many births from a dam and how their birth wts compare to the rest of the herd

WR Wean ratio, how many calves weaned and how their weaning wts compare to the rest of the herd

CI Calving interval, number of days between calving

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McBEEF BUILDERHybrid Bulls

Crossbreeding has long been proven that it will make commercial cow/calf operations more efficient and thereby more profitable. By crossing two pure breeds, making an F1 hybrid, an additive effect takes place to increase weaning weights by 10 to 15%. There are also other benefits that add to the bottom line including cow longevity, breed back ability and total pounds of calf weaned per cow.

Although there are definite, measureable benefits to the 3 way terminal cross system (making F1 females and breeding them to a bull of a 3rd breed) the planning and implementing of this program can be very difficult and cumbersome for the cow/calf operation. How many management groups you have to have and which breed of bull to put in what pasture with which cows to keep the 3 way cross going are just a few of the decisions that have to be made.

There is a much simpler way. Documented research shows the use of two hybrid animals in a breeding program producing 2nd generation F1 calves (called F2’s in our program) to be similar in maintaining the same level of hybrid vigor as 1st generation F1 calves. This simply means that using Hybrid bulls on a set of crossbred or hybrid cows will generally produce as much hybrid vigor as the crossing of two straight bred animals without the complications of a 3 breed rotation system.

Since 2002, we at McBee Cattle Company have been producing a Braunvieh/Angus Hybrid animal to help our commercial customers simplify their breeding and production programs. Called the McBEEF BUILDER Hybrid, they are made from our best Purebred and Fullblood Braunvieh cows mated to some of the best Angus genetics we can find that fit our specs, through both natural breeding and artificial insemination. In fact, we have some Purebred cows in the herd that have produced the top indexing bull in the Purebred group one year and the top McBEEF BUILDER Hybrid bull the next year. In our Hybrid program, we feel it is important to continue to make our cattle more uniform and consistent in the good traits. From our experience so far, we think we are on the right track by using our best F1 bulls on our F1 females to make 2nd generation F1 hybrids ( we call F2’s). We are now getting more 3rd generation hybrid calves to compare and they are certainly uniform and consistent enough to make us want to continue.

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F2 son of F1 8541, Fall SELECTION DAY 2019, MGR 126, REA 114, IMF 109.

MCBEEF

McBEE BULL

There are close to 300 bull calves born at McBee Cattle Company every year. After growing, developing, measuring and ratioing 100 to 120 of them, then and only then do we market 70 to 80 of them as breeding bulls to our customers and are proud to help some of them market their calves from these bulls.

The extra 20 to 40 of them that don’t measure up, get culled. That is around 25% of our bull crop that get used as breeding bulls. Not every boy calf should grow up to be a bull.

PUREBREDHeifers

strive to offer you some top Purebred bred females. Most of the heifers are direct offspring of bulls and cows that we are using to improve and grow our polled Purebred herd. Our continuing effort to use our base Fullblood and Purebred genetics mated to sons and grandsons of Basic Beef 11L sure seems to be putting the right

know

on the ground. Look at these heifers and

you have any questions. See our McBee

page 4.

204

MCB MS 8111 0114 1000

BD. 2/26/21 • REG. PB102914 • TATTOO. 1000

203

VISTA 4Z 304W ET

MCB MR 304W 2041 8111

MCB MS 573R 03L 2041

MCB FF MR C102 106P

MCB MS 106P 0114

MCB FF MS F020 566R

% HPS BW

96 H 80

SIRE INFO

BR 15 @ 102

WR 15 @ 99

DAM INFO BR 9 @ 103

WR 7 @ 103

9 @ 390 d

CED 9.2

BW 2.5

WW 64 YW 85 CEM 4.4 MILK 15 MAT 10.1 API 112

BASE PRICE

$2000

PB polled daughter of polled PB 8111, Sp SEL DAY 2020, MGR 108, REA 102, IMF 115, and PB cow 0114. This heifer is top 15% CED, WW, MAT, REA, 25% YW, 20% MK, STAY. AI bred to AN Comrade 1385 on 5/12/22. Pasture exposed to PB 7013 from 5/26/22 – 7/22/22.

Preg 162 days to AN Comrade 1385 by sale day.

204

MCB MS 8111 2126 1006

BD. 3/11/21 • REG. PB102937 • TATTOO. 1006

VISTA 4Z 304W ET

MCB MR 304W 2041 8111

MCB MS 573R 03L 2041

MCB FF MR C102 6219

MCB MS 6219 566R 2126

MCB FF MS F020 566R

% HPS BW

SIRE INFO

15 @ 102

15 @ 99

DAM INFO BR 6 @ 104

6 @ 97

6 @ 478 days

CED 10.2 BW 2.1 WW 63 YW 84 CEM 5.5 MILK 13 MAT 9.2 API 112

BASE PRICE

95 P 80 $2000

PB polled daughter of polled PB 8111 and the PB polled cow 2126. She is top 15% WW, REA, 20% MAT, 25% CEM. AI to PB 6219 on 5/11/22. Pasture exposed to PB 7013 from 5/26/22 – 7/22/22. Preg 162 days to AI PB 6219 by sale day.

205

MCB MS 2132 7113 1011

BD. 2/22/21

205

REG. PB102969

VISTA 4Z 304W ET

MCB MR 304W 6016 2132

MCB MS 474P 6016

4Z MR 306Z PLD ET

MCB MS 306Z 2056 7113

MCB MS C102 D123 2056

TATTOO. 1011

% HPS BW BASE PRICE

P 80 $2000

PB double polled daughter of polled PB 2132, Sp SEL DAY 2014, MGR 132, REA 114, IMF 110. Her dam, PB polled 7113, is a polled combo of PB 306Z and FB C102. NA to PB 7013 on 5/10/22. Pasture exposed to PB 7013 from 5/26/22 – 7/22/22. Preg 162 days to NA PB 7013 by sale day.

MCB MS 7013 9009 1014

3/13/21 • REG. PB104250

206

TATTOO. 1014A

GLB POLLED PLUS 5003 (NC) ET

MCB MR 5003 2129 7013

MCB MS 304W 4036P 2129

GLB POLLED PLUS 5003 (NC) ET

MS 5003 7014 9009

MS 314Z 1015 7014

HPS BW

PB daughter of polled PB 7013, our go to bull on Purebred heifers. Her dam, PB 9009, was a 1st calf heifer, also sired by PB 5003, Polled Plus. AI to PB 6219 on 5/10/22. Pasture exposed to PB 9150 from 5/26/22 – 7/22/22. Preg 162 days to AI PB 6219 by sale day.

Calf Roundup

The McBee Genetic Advantage Program is a genetic source program designed to add more value to calves that are of McBee influenced genetics. This program is designed to help McBee customers maximize their return on their investment in McBee seedstock. We have seen since the inception of our Calf Roundup program in 1992, that grouping calves that are consistent in their make-up and produced from similar genetics into larger groups to merchandise to buyers adds value over and above marketing them the traditional way.

We have been grouping and marketing our customers’ calves since 1992 in an effort to help maximize our bull customers’ profit. After marketing our customers’ calves by private treaty, two times per year for 21 years we moved the sale of our calves to the Missouri Valley Commission Company in January 2013. After seeing a renewed interest in our calves and the ability to take advantage of a more competitive bidding atmosphere at a livestock market, in August of 2020, we moved our sale to the Eastern Missouri Commission Company in Bowling Green, Mo.

The ability to market hundreds of calves, owned by multiple customers from several states, is a customer service that we are proud to offer. Selling in volume is not rocket science. The power of selling in volume allows our customers to eliminate a lot of the discounts that they have experienced through traditional marketing channels. By sorting and grouping the calves into groups by weight and sex, we are able to offer load lots of calves to multiple buyers that have been consistently bred, handled and vaccinated.

The McBee Genetic Advantage Program Calf Roundup Sale has always been a grouping and marketing program for our customers of pre-conditioned, Vac 45 calves. It gives our customers an alternative way to sell their production.

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES

1. Customers qualify to participate in the MGAP/ McBee Calf Roundup program with the purchase of a McBee Cattle Company Braunvieh or Hybrid bull.

2. Eligible cattle must be sired by a McBee bull or out of a female purchased from McBee Cattle Company.

3. After a producer qualifies by purchasing a McBee bull, he is allowed to bring one calf crop to the Roundup that are not all sired by a McBee bull. After this one exception, all calves to be grouped and sold through the MGAP program by this customer, must be sired by a McBee bull or out of a female purchased from McBee Cattle Company.

4. All calves that are brought to the program will be Vac 45, including castrated, dehorned, and bunk broke and weaned for a minimum of 45 days. Everyone in the program uses the same brand of vaccine and furnishes a Verification form that it has been done.

5. Participants must furnish an email address to receive dates and information on the Roundup days. If they do not have an email address, the participant is responsible for checking with McBee Cattle Company for updates.

6. All cattle enrolled must be owned by the producer participant.

Questions?

Contact Ron McBee, 573-228-2517