BIDDING AND APPLICABLE LAW: All cattle listed in this offering comply with prevailing sale terms and
conditions as set forth by the laws of the state wherein the sale is conducted. There are no warranties,
expressed or implied, by either the auctioneer or consignor, except as set forth herein, as to the mer-
chantability of fitness for any particular purpose of any animal offered in this sale. The right to bid or the
right to reject the final bid, if done before the hammer falls, is reserved for all sellers unless otherwise
announced from the sale block or as prohibited by law in the state wherein the sale is being conducted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any change of information other than in the catalog will be announced from the auc-
tion block and such announcements shall take precedence over printed material. All statements made from
the auction block or those made by the seller (in private treaty), must be documented by seller if request-
ed by the buyer at time of sale.
TERMS: Terms of sale are cash unless satisfactory credit arrangements have been made with the seller
previous to the sale of any animal so affected.
PURCHASER’S RISK: Each animal becomes the property of and therefore is also the risk of the purchas-
er as soon as it is sold; except it shall be the obligation of the seller to see that animals are fed and cared
for free of charge to purchaser, until loaded for shipment or until the expiration of twenty-four (24) hours
after the sale, whichever occurs first.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:
1. All cattle entered for sale must meet the health regulations of the state in which they are sold. All other agree-
ments regarding the health of the animal will be between the buyer and seller and should be documented in writ-
ing.
2. If sale cattle are returned to the seller for an adjustment, they must meet the health requirements of the
state they are returned to.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY: Each animal, which is catalogued, offered and sold as a registered animal,
shall have a certificate of registry available at time of sale. When an animal is sold as “eligible for registry”
or “registry applied for”, the seller shall be responsible for obtaining the certificate of registry and for the
proper transfer of the certificate to the purchaser including full payment of transfer fees.
IDENTIFICATION: Each animal, at time of sale, must have a readable tattoo or brand corresponding to
that shown on the certificate of registration.
AUTHENTICITY OF PEDIGREE: When an animal, through parental validation, is determined to have an
ancestry other than that reported on the registration certificate, the buyer shall be entitled to a refund of
the purchase price from the seller upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the seller’s
expense. The animal in question, at the buyer’s option, may be exchanged for another animal of equal
value, or if agreeable with the buyer, the seller may have the certificate returned to the buyer. Any adjust-
ment provided herein, if selected, shall absolve the seller from further liability for authenticity of pedigree
to the buyer.
BREEDING GUARANTEES AND DEFINITIONS:
1. Females are guaranteed to be breeders, with the exception of:
a) Female calves sold at side of dam
b) Injury or disease occurring to the animal after time of sale
c) Gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser
d) Females used in ovum transplant after time of sale
e) Cows sold with calf at side or a female that calves after sale to breeding prior to the date of sale
2. Bulls are guaranteed to be breeders (definition as the ability to settle healthy cows by the time the bull
is 18 months of age) with the exception of:
a) Bull calves sold at side of dam
b) Injury or disease occurring to the animal after time of sale
c) Gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser
d) Bulls shown competitively after sale
3. Any guarantees with respect to the ability to freeze semen shall be made by separate agreement
between buyer and seller.
4. Safe in calf females are females that have been diagnosed pregnant by a competent veterinarian, and
are pregnant at time of sale.
5. A bred female is a female known to have been served by a bull either by natural breeding or artificial
insemination, but it does not necessarily mean that the female is safe in calf to that service.
6. A pasture-bred female is a female that has been pastured with a designated bull and has been exposed
for the time stated, but it does not necessarily mean that this female is safe in calf to that bull.
7. An open female is a non-pregnant animal.
8. Calves sold off their dams (split pairs) shall carry the full breeding guarantee.
PRIVILEGE OF PURCHASER TO EXAMINE: The purchaser of a female animal may have her examined
within twenty-four (24) hours after the fall of the hammer and prior to removal from sale premises. The
pregnancy status of breeding status of a female so examined, when found not to be as represented at the
time of sale, is cause for the female to be returned to the seller as unsold.
EMBRYO TRANSFER:
1. Sellers should provide upon request a complete history of embryo transfer activity for any female offered for sale.
2. Withholding information on the existence of frozen embryos at the time of sale would be considered an
unethical practice.
HORNED-SCURRED-POLLED DEFINITIONS:
1. HORNED — An animal with a horn growth affixed to the skull that has or has not been removed.
2. POLLED/SCURRED — An animal with rudimentary horn growth that will not develop into a horn.
The rudimentary horn growth may or may not become affixed to the skull at an older age.
3. POLLED — An animal with absence of horn growth. (An animal can have scurs and still be
genetically polled.)
4. SMOOTH POLLED — A smooth-polled individual has no scurs and does not develop scurs later in life.
GUARANTEES:
1. If an animal is sold as polled or polled/scurred and proves to be horned, the seller shall be obligated
to refund the purchase price upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the expense of the seller
or may be exchanged for a polled animal of equal value whichever is acceptable to the buyer. The buyer
has thirty (30) days from date of sale to notify the seller that an adjustment is in order.
2. If an animal is sold as smooth-polled and proves to be scurred, the seller shall be obligated to refund
the price upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the expense of the seller or at the buyer’s
option shall be exchanged for a smooth-polled animal of equal value.
3. If an animal is sold as polled and develops scurs, the seller will not be obligated to make any adjust-
ment as a scurred animal is considered polled.
4. If an animal is sold as polled and has scurs, it shall be so announced at the time of sale that the animal
has scurs. If it is not announced and the buyer finds before the animal leaves the sale premises that the
animal has scurs, the buyer must notify the seller of the findings. The seller shall then be obligated to
refund the purchase price.
OPTIONS AND PRIVILEGES OF RETURN OR ADJUSTMENT:
The following adjustments do not preclude the right of the buyer and seller to mutually agree upon other
terms and conditions for settlement of any dispute.
1. All claims for adjustment or refund must be made in writing either six (6) months from the date of
sale or no later than when the animal reaches 24 months of age whichever occurs later, with the exception
of claims involving misrepresentation of service sire or as otherwise provided herein.
2. In the event an animal is claimed to be a non-breeder, the animal may be returned to the farm of the
seller, at the buyer’s expense, if in good physical condition, and the return is in compliance with the health
requirements of the seller’s state. The seller shall be entitled to a six (6) month trial period following the
return of the animal in which to prove the animal is a breeder. If at the end of six (6) months the seller is
unable to prove the animal is a breeder, the seller shall, at the option of buyer, replace the animal with
another equal value or refund the purchase price. Either option shall be deemed full satisfaction and set-
tlement.
3. If a female is sold as “safe in calf” to a given sire or sires on a specified date or dates and proves not
to be as represented, the buyer is entitled to a refund of the purchase price from the seller upon return of
the animal and resulting progeny thereof to the farm of the seller at the seller’s expense.
4. If a female is sold as “open” and proves to be with calf at time of sale and examined pregnant within
sixty (60) days after sale, the buyer may return the animal to the farm of the seller prior to calving for a
refund of the full purchase price or for another animal of equal value, whichever acceptable to the buyer.
It shall be the obligation of the seller to bear any expenses incurred for transportation of the animal in
question to the farm of the seller.
GENETIC TESTING AND TraitTrac STATUS: Sellers must identify the TraitTrac status and the results of
any qualitative genetic testing performed on any animals or genetic material offered for sale. The ASA con-
siders it an unethical practice to misrepresent or fail to disclose the TraitTrac status or qualitative genetic
test results of any animal or genetic material.
DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL INFORMATION: Sellers must disclose all material information concerning
any animal or genetic material offered for sale. For the purposes of these Sale Terms and Conditions,
“Material Information” is defined as any information which would be likely to affect the value of the animal
or genetic material if the information were known to the public. Material Information includes, but is not
limited to, information related to genetic tests, blood tests, ultrasound pregnancy results, disease tests,
pregnancy and fertility test results, information related to the sex and age of in utero calves or embryos,
and information related to the fertilization status of in utero calves, including whether the calf was con-
ceived via artificial insemination or natural service. The ASA considers it an unethical practice to misrepre-
sent or fail to disclose any Material Information concerning an animal or genetic material offered for sale.
LIMITATIONS OF OBLIGATIONS: These sale terms and conditions constitute a binding legal obligation
between the buyer and seller of any animal or genetic material sold under these terms and conditions.
However, the ASA, its directors, officers, employees and agents do not assume any obligation, legal or oth-
erwise, to enforce the sale terms and conditions agreed to between buyer and seller.
– ASA Suggested Sale Terms and Conditions –
January 21, 2011
