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Sale Information


                             “Top 60 Coming-To-Town” Production Sale

                             Saturday, March 4, 2017

                      Complimentary Lunch at 12:30 p.m. • Sale at 2 p.m. CST • Sitting Bull Auction, Williston, ND
        Sale Day Phones:                                       Bidding:
        Sale Day Phones:
                                                               Bidding:
        Sitting Bull Auction, Williston, ND .................................................701-572-6701  All animals sell to the highest bidder. Any dispute or challenges regarding bids
        Scott Kueffl er’s Cell .......................................................................701-641-0519  will be settled by the auctioneer and his decision will be fi nal.

                                                               Terms:
        Auctioneer:                                            Terms:
        Auctioneer:
        Butch Haugland .................................................701-570-3604 or 701-965-6234  Terms of the sale are cash or check payable immediately upon conclusion of the
                                                               sale and before animals will be moved. Seller will reserve the right to require
        Ringmen:                                               a certifi ed check as settlement before releasing any cattle. All animals are the
        Ringmen:
        Loren Sorenson ............................................................................701-694-2627  owner’s risk prior to their sale and become the property of the purchaser as
                                                 701-641-1140 cell  soon as declared sold by the auctioneer.
        Kris Peterson, Cattle Business Weekly ..........................................701-339-0305
                                                               Guarantee:
                                                               Guarantee:
        Haugland’s Auction Service & Sitting Bull Auction      The bulls are guaranteed to be sound breeders. You may semen test or test
                                                               breed them prior to breeding season and make your own evaluation. Any bull
        Gary Fike, Director of Commercial Marketing, RAAA ....................785-410-2608  sold that fails to prove himself a breeder may be returned to the seller after no-
                                                               tifi cation by the buyer of the condition within fi ve months of sale date. If a bull
        Scrotal Measurements and Ultrasound Data:
        Scrotal Measurements and Ultrasound Data:              is proven unable to breed, the buyer will be given a full refund of purchase price
        Scrotal measurements and carcass ultrasound data will be available sale day.  or a replacement bull as acceptable to the buyer or credit in next year’s sale.
                                                               In no case will the seller be responsible for more than actual purchase price.
        Semen Interest:                                        The seller’s guarantee does not apply if the animal in question has developed to
        Semen Interest:
        DK Red Angus is retaining 1/3 semen interest in all bulls. The retained semen   be a problem breeder due to negligence or improper management by the buyer.
        interest allows us to collect semen, use semen in our herd, and share in rev-
        enue of semen sales. Full possession and full salvage value sells on all bulls.   Announcements:
                                                               Announcements:
        Delivery:                                              Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over printed mat-
        Delivery:
                                                               ter in this catalog.
        Delivery is free to U.S. central locations within 500 miles. We will work with
        you on further distances. $50 refund per bull picked up within one week of the   Liability:
                                                               Liability:
        sale, or $25 refund per bull picked up after April 25 at the ranch.
                                                               All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk and the owner and sale
                                                               manager assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for accidents which may occur.
        Feeding:
        Feeding:
        We will feed the yearling bulls free of charge until April 25 and have the bulls   Prormotion & Catalog: Cow Camp Promotions • www.cowcamppromotions.com
        semen tested at our expense, but we will not be responsible for sickness or   Printing: Livestock Direct • livestockdirect.net
        injury. After April 25, there will be a $2-per-day charge.
                                                                   Performance Codes
        Genetic Defects:
        Genetic Defects:
                                                               Red Angus Categories:
        We have collected DNA samples on every bull in the sale with any known ge-  Red Angus Categories:
        netic defect carrier in the fi rst three generations. The bull tested negative unless   Category 1A ..............100% Red Angus
        otherwise noted.                                       Category 1B ..............87% to 99% Red Angus
          Osteopetrosis (OS) “Marble-Bone Disease”
                                                               Performance Information:
          OSF – Tested “free” of the genetic defect            Performance Information:
          OSC – Tested positive as an Osteopetrosis “carrier”  BW ............................Actual Birth Weight
                                                               WW ...........................205-Day Adjusted Weaning Weight
        Calving-Ease Recommendations:
        Calving-Ease Recommendations:                          ADG ..........................Average-Daily-Gain on Test
        Each bull has been designated with a star rating to assist you in determing the   YW ............................365-Day Adjusted Yearling Weight
        calving-ease of each bull. We have based our recommendations on EPDs, per-  WDA ..........................Weight-Per-Day-of-Age over Lifetime
        formance, phenotype and bloodlines, but please use your judgement as well.  Dam’s Age .................Age of the Dam When Calf was Born
          ★★★  Recommended for heifers                         Dam’s MPPA .............Dam’s Most Probable Producing Ability is a ratio that
           ★★  Recommended for larger heifers and cows                        measures her ability to produce milk for her calf and her
             ★  Recommended for cows only                                     contribution of genetics to the calf.
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