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EARLY INSPECTIONS: All 126 highly culled and selected Red Angus and Red Hybred
Bulls are available for viewing at any time. The bulls will be put into place at the sale site
on Wednesday prior to the sale. For anyone wanting to see the bulls prior to Wednesday
please contact us.
EARLY ARRIVALS: We welcome everyone to arrive the day before the sale to study the
bulls and females selling as well as our program. Also it will give us time to discuss your
program goals and objectives.
LODGING/ACCOMODATIONS: There are several lodging options in the area and fol-
lowing is a list of our suggestions:
Sale Headquarters
Hampton Inn and Suites (Billings)
(406)656-7511
Ask for Ludvigson Rate
Other Hotels
Wingate Inn (Billings)
(406)839-9300
Holiday Inn (Billings)
(888)897-0084
Best Western (Laurel)
(406)628-6888
AIRLINES: Billings is served by several airlines including Delta Airlines, United Airlines
and Horizon Airlines.
HOSPITALITY/FOOD: Sale hospitality will be provided the day of the sale including cof-
fee and rolls in the morning and lunch served at noon.
SALE LOCATION: The sale is located at the Big Sky Development Center in Park City,
Montana conveniently located on I-90. Please refer to the map.
TRUCKING: We provide for all trucking of animals after the sale, unless the buyer
wishes to pick animals up after the sale. All bulls selling in this event for $3,000 or
more will be delivered for free to the nearest central points. All other bulls will be
delivered at cost to the nearest central points.
SALE ORDER: Cattle sell in catalog order for your convenience.
SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASES (SUS): We encourage everyone to attend the sale but
we understand that not everyone can be with us sale day. We offer a 100% Satisfaction
Guaranteed Sight Unseen Purchase program through our seasoned and professional mar-
keting representatives. Please feel free to contact any of our representatives on the inside
front cover for your buying needs.
FERTILITY: All of the bulls are fertility tested and examined by Dr. Lance Hughes and
both the bulls and heifers sell as Guaranteed Breeders.
Ludvigson Stock Farms Ranch Crew:
Mark Yates
Alan Young
Tim Smith
Chase Anderson
Ludvigson Stock Farms Veterinarians
Dr. Lance Hughes – Hobson, MT
Dr. Bill Routen – Absarokee, MT
Dr. Joseph Skavdahl – Absarokee, MT
Big Sky Development Crew:
Nathan Reiter
Rodger Reitman
GENETIC TESTING: All necessary genetic testing has been carried out as prescribed
by the Red Angus Association of America. No tested carriers are selling in this event.
CED
Calving Ease Direct-percent difference of
calves unassisted at birth
BW
Birth Weight
WW
Weaning Weight
YW
Yearling Weight
MILK
Milk
TM
Total Maternal
ME
Mature Cow Maintenance Energy
Requirements
HPG
Heifer Pregnancy-percent difference
daughters conceiving
CETM
Calving Ease Total Maternal-percent of
difference of daughters calving unassisted
STAY
Stayability-percent difference of daughters
staying in a herd until six years of age.
MARB
Marbling
REA
Rib Eye Area
BFAT
Fat thickness
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Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) ––––
Herd of Origin
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Individual
Performance ––––
Billings
Laurel
Park City
Exit 426
To Bozeman
To Red Lodge
I-90
HWY 212
OldUS-10
WeschenfelderRoad
Sale at: Big Sky Development Center
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Weschenfelder Road
Park City, MT 59063
Ludvigson Stock Farms
Established in 1954
Herdbuilder Red Angus and Red Hybred Bull Sale • November 15, 2012
Selling 125 Coming Two Year Old Bulls – Park City, Montana • 1 PMMST
Volume Selection • Complete Performance Data • Fertility Tested
Free Delivery • Sight Unseen Guarantee
EPD Averages for Non-Parents Under Two Years of Age
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CED -1 BW 55 WW 83 YW 19 MILK 47 TMAT 3 ME 10 HPG 4 CEM 10 STAY 0.38 MARB -0.01 YG 18 CW 0.15 REA 0.00 BFAT
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LSF PURSUIT 1190Y
BD: 04/01/11 TATTOO: 1190Y REG#: 1445542 HERD: LJRA CAT: 100.0% 1A
LCHMN ON TARGET 1016E
LCHMN ENTERPRISE 1370H [OSF]
PARK CHERISH D419
LSF VENTURE 7062T [O F]
LCC RIBEYE A133L [MAF,OSF]
LSF CRYSTAL LA394 R5145 [OSF]
LSF CRYSTAL G1382 LA394 [OSF]
BIEBER MAKE MIMI 7249 [MAF,OSF]
FEDDES BIG SKY R9 [MAF,OSF]
FEDDES LAKINA 310 [OSF]
LSF JIBA R5009 T7011
LCC MARIO 1889J
LSF JIBA K1004 R5009 [OSF]
LCC JIBA K1004 [OSF]
BW
MARB
YG
CW
REA
FAT
CED BW WW YW MILK TMAT ME HPG CEM STAY
PEN #
80
0.68
0.06
16
0.13
0.03
6 -2.9 58
85 27 56 11 12
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