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Herd of Origin
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Performance ––––
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LSF SRR ADVANCEMENT 5453C
BD: 3/23/15 TATTOO: 5453C REG#:1751158 HERD: LSF
CAT: 100% AR
BECKTON JULIAN GG B571
HXC CONQUEST 4405P
HXC ELLIE MAY MA638
LSF TAKEOVER 9943W
MESSMER PACKER S008
LSF WIDELOAD R5014 U8061
LSF WIDELOAD N3195 R5014
BASIN FUTURE DIRECTION 07P1
BASIN FUTURE DIRECTION 7303
BASIN LAURIE 3021
LSF FLO-MARIE 961 Y1000
BASIN EXT 5233
SRR FLO-MARIE 961-150
SRR FLO-MARIE 150-185
$PROFIT
ACT BW
$RANCH
$FEEDER
DISP
83
Top 14.1%
Top 3.1%
Top 37.8%
HERD GRID CED BW WW YW MILK ME HPG CEM STAY MARB YG CW REA BFAT
158 52 11 -3.6 64 99 26 3 13 8 14 0.65 0 24 0.48 0.04
TOP $ ELIGIBLE
Top $ Angus
is a premium program available through the RAAA to identify sires and calves that
rank in the top 25% of the breed for the Gridmaster Index. There is a large pool of feedlot owners
that have signed up to source these cattle for their operations.
EARLY INSPECTIONS:
All 141 highly culled and selected Red Angus influenced bulls
are available for viewing at any time. The bulls will be put into place at the sale site on
Thursday prior to the sale. For anyone wanting to see the cattle prior to Thursday please
call in advance.
EARLY ARRIVALS:
We welcome everyone to arrive the day before the sale to study the
bulls 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
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 Weschenfelder Development Center in
Shepherd, Montana. Please refer to the map. 10626 CA Road, Shepherd, MT 59079
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 $4,000 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
marketing 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
sell as Guaranteed Breeders.
Ludvigson Stock Farms Development Crew:
Rodger Reitman - Reproduction Specialist
Brian Brigham - Geneticist and Growsafe Coordinator
LN Cattle Company Ranch Crew:
Kraig Sweeney - Ranch Manager
Justin Martinez - Cowhand
Chace Iverson - Cowhand
Ludvigson Stock Farms Veterinarians
Dr. Lance Hughes – Hobson, MT
Weschenfelder Feedlot
Henry Weschenfelder Family
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.
Ludvigson Stock Farms
Established in 1954
Fall Herdbuilder Bull Sale • Friday, November 4th, 2016
Selling 150 Coming Two Year Old Bulls
Weschenfelder Development Center • Shepherd, MT • 1:00 pm
Billings
To Hampton Inn
Main Street
Billings Heights
To Roundup
Shepherd
Shepherd Rd
CA Rd
Scandia Rd
Weschenfelder Development Center
10626 CA Road
Shepherd, MT 59079
Huntley
Highway 312
towards Shepherd
Highway 94
towards Miles City
Sale at:
10626 CA Road
Shepherd, MT 59079
HERD
Herdbuilder Index – ranks bulls on the cow herd building traits
GRID
Gridmaster Index – ranks bulls on the feedlot and carcass traits
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
DISP
Extremely Quiet
Very Quiet
Average
Below Average Much Below Average
$PROFIT - $RANCH - $FEEDER
All three indexes are expressed in terms of % breed rank with
the lower number being better. Those bulls with a “0” are at
the very top of the breed.
