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2017 – Red Hill Farms Sale Information
FERTILITY/DISPOSITION GUARANTEE: We guarantee the fertility and disposition of
every bull selling. All bulls sell with a breeding soundness exam (BSE) certifi cate. Each
bull is guaranteed to be a satisfactory breeder; assuming the buyer provides acceptable
nutrition, health and management.
• If a bull proves to be a non-breeder, the buyer must contact Bart Jones or Sarah Jones
on or before January 15, 2018, to make a claim.

• Red Hill Farms reserves the right to request a statement from a veterinarian and/or the
bull being returned to Red Hill Farms at the buyer’s expense.
• If proper claim is made, the buyer will be given full credit if the bull is returned, OR full
credit minus salvage value if the bull was sold with the credit to be used in a future Red
Hill Farms sale.
GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDS: Bulls that have genomic enhanced EPDs are designated
in the catalog with a logo.
is for the Red Angus bulls and is for the Simmental,
SimAngus and Angus bulls. Most of the bulls selling have been genomical-
ly enhanced. DNA markers provide molecular breeding values which are used to enhance
the EPDs and improve the accuracy of the EPDs. This is particularly important because
the EPDs on these bulls are much more accurate than prior to the use of these DNA
values. These enhanced EPDs now have the same meaning as data for bulls that have
several progeny records.
SALE PROCEDURES: We will conduct a “Farmers’ Auction” to sell each individual lot.
Cattle sell in catalog order. Each animal has a base price listed in the catalog. When it
is time to sell a particular animal, we will ask those interested to hold up their buyer
number. If only one number is in the air, the animal will be sold at the base price to that
individual. If there are multiple numbers in the air, we will gradually raise the price until
one number remains. If there is a tie (last two bidders drop out at the same time), the
bid is given to the buyer with the lower buyer number. The other bidder may raise the bid
by $250 if he wishes to stay in the auction. We intend for this to be a simple, low-pres-
sure sale for the benefi t of all involved.
HEALTH
SPRING YEARLING BULLS
Calves: Spring - UltraChoice 8, Dectomax
July - UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Dectomax
Weaning: UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Dectomax/LongRange
Yearling: UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5 HB, StandGuard, Dectomax
FALL 18-MONTH-OLD BULLS
March 2016: UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Dectomax
June 2016: UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Dectomax/LongRange
Spring 2017: UltraChoice 8, Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 VL5 HB, StandGuard, Dectomax
** ALL BULLS TESTED NEGATIVE TO BVD PI IN FEBRUARY 2017.
** COWHERD TESTED NEGATIVE TO BVD PI & JOHNE’S.
ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN: David Aborn, Image Livestock Service
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