BIEBER RED ANGUS FALL CATALOG 2016
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Wednesday November 9th
All Day Inspection of Cattle
Offering—Visitors welcome
Refreshments served
Thursday November 10th
8 A.M. Inspect Cattle Offering
9 A.M. - Coffee & Rolls - 11 A.M. - Lunch Served
1 P.M. Sale
Hampton Inn
(Aberdeen) 605-262-2600
Ramkota
(Aberdeen) 605-229-4040
Super 8 Motel North
(Aberdeen) 605-226-2288
Holiday Inn Express
(Aberdeen) 605-725-4000
Hospitality Hotel
(Ipswich) 605-426-6483
Northern Kross Lodge Bed and Breakfast
(Eureka)
605-577-6250 Located 14 miles from the Ranch, in the country.
Lake View Motel
605-284-2400 (Eureka)
ACCOMMODATIONS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DELIVERY POLICY:
Free delivery to surrounding state on all purchases over $3500 per head,
to central points. Volume purchases by one buyer of 5 head over $3500
delivered free to central point in the US. All lots under $3500 will be
delivered at cost. Central point for delivery will include auction barns,
vet clinics and ranches that offer to serve as a delivery point. We simply
ask for your cooperation in arranging the delivery of your cattle. This
will keep the cattle from being on the truck longer than necessary and
help to get the cattle to you with the least possible stress and in the best
possible condition. All commercial heifer lots delivered at cost. We will
help you with arrangements on commercial lots.
HEALTH:
Ashley Vet Clinic, 701-288-3234, will be available on sale day. All cattle
are on a complete vaccination program supervised by Ashley Vet Clinic.
In the past bulls have been tested for persistent BVD carriers and all
tests were negative for a number of years. We have chosen not to test
the bulls this year since no positives have been found in over 10 years.
We do test our replacement heifers for BVD in since 2014 as a part of
our surveillance program and found no positives BVD carriers. Bieber
Red Angus participates in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.
Heifer calves have been Bangs vaccinated. We participated in a Johnes
testing program for 10 years with no confirmed positive. We no longer
test for Johnes disease but continue to diligently watch for any suspi-
cious cases and test as necessary.
GENETIC DEFECTS:
Every animal in the Bieber Red Angus production sale is guaranteed
negative for the recessive gene associated with Osteopetrosis(OS),
Arthrogryposis Multiplex(AM) (Curly Calf Syndrome), and Neuropathic
Hydrocephalus (NH) and any other known genetic defects. With this
guarantee, we provide our customers the opportunity to purchase their
choice of cattle with very little risk. DNA samples have been collected
on every animal in the sale with any known carrier in the first three
generations and tested negative unless otherwise noted.
RETAINED INTEREST:
We are retaining 1/2 interest in all bulls in the sale. We are selling the
remaining 1/2 interest, full possession, and full salvage value on these
bulls. This option gives Bieber Red Angus Ranch the option to collect,
use and market semen from the bull and does not restrict the purchaser
from doing the same. This collection, unless agreed otherwise, would
be done at the expense of Bieber Red Angus Ranch, at the buyer’s con-
venience. Also at the time of purchase, the highest bidder on a retained
interest bull may elect to purchase exclusive semen rights for 50% of the
purchase price in addition to the purchased price on retained bulls. If
a buyer elects to purchase exclusive semen rights, Bieber Red Angus
Ranch interest then becomes in herd use only, but Bieber Red Angus
Ranch retains all rights to use the bull within their herd.
BIRTH WEIGHTS/CALVING EASE:
We scored for calving ease with our three star (*) scoring system. Three
stars (***) indicates that a particular bull can be used on heifers under
standard conditions with little or no calving difficulty. Two stars (**)
indicates that a particular bull should be used on growthy heifers or
cows under standard conditions with little or no difficulty. One star (*) in-
dicates that a particular bull be used on cows. These bulls will produce
little difficulty when used on cows. This recommendation is a system we
use to help our customer with calving ease selections.
Birth weights are highly affected by environmental factors. Research
indicated that the inclusion of corn in cow diets will increase BW. Also
contributing to higher BW were cold temperatures in the winter of
2002/2003. The University of Nebraska conducted a three-year-study
to research and evaluate effects of high and low temperatures during
winter months on calves out of 384 two-year-old heifers. Average BW
increased by 11 lbs. when temperatures were colder. The results agree
with other studies that show calves born in the southern U.S. compared
with calves born in the northern U.S. Weather plays an important role
in BW and calving difficulty. We have adjusted the calving ease scores
accordingly, taking into consideration what the calf ratioed on BW, pedi-
gree and CE EPD, BW EPD and Genomic data.
FEEDING:
Feeding arrangements are available on all yearing lots will be fed at a
charge of $3.50 per day. We will feed your purchases from sale day until
you are ready to pick them up, or we will deliver them.
BREEDING SOUNDNESS EVALUATION:
Breeding Soundness screenings will be performed in February before
the sale. We fully guarantee that these bulls will pass the Breeding
Soundness Evaluation before the breeding season in 2016 if the bulls are
managed properly. Part of being maintained properly means being on
a plain of nutrition were bulls maintain or gain weight. The bulls will be
weighed the week prior to the sale when breeding soundness evalua-
tion is done. We recommend that all bulls tested in this sale be tested 4
to 6 weeks prior to your breeding season. Our guarantee will require
that the bull weigh the same or more than when we did the breeding
soundness evaluation in November 2016. We ask for your understand-
ing if a bull does not pass. Sometimes bulls that have passed do not
pass later for various reason. We will do our best to make sure you are
satisfied. Keep in mind that the development of any bull is inhibited by
an inadequate nutrition. If you have any questions regarding Breeding
Soundness Evaluation, feel free to call Craig or Dr. Dean Christensen at
the Ashley Vet Clinic.
WEIGHTS:
Birth weights, weaning weights, yearling weights, and all other
measurements are taken at appropriate times to produce sound and
accurate comparisons within contemporary groups. We contemporary
group our Red Angus calves based on the age of our cows. Calves out
of two-year-old dams, three-year-old dams, and the main cowherd are
all separate management groups and therefore are separate contem-
porary groups. Embryos transplant calves are contemporaried in the
groups they are weaned with.
WEANING WEIGHTS:
All naturally born calves born at Bieber Red Angus Ranch are raised
without creep. We feel that this helps us select and breed for dams that
have milking ability and sound udders. ET calves are on creep feed to
express their full genetic potential.
INSURANCE:
Livestock insurance will be available on sale day. Please see informa-
tion in catalog.
