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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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