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North Dakota Red Angus Ass ociation Red Select Saled Angus Ass ociation Red Select Sale

Hello, Greetings!

Welcome to the 2017 North Dakota Red On behalf of myself and the consignors
Select Sale. We are pleased to share sale I would like to welcome you to the 2017
day with the North Dakota Simmental ND Red Select Sale! It has been a plea-
Association, this makes for an exciting sure to be involved with the development
of the 2017 ND Red Select Sale. The
afternoon for cattlemen. This is a great members of this Association are seriously
opportunity to purchase top genetics committed to offer you cattle and genetics from the top of their
from the Northern region. programs. The programs presenting this offering host some of

the top production and bull sales in the land so take advantage
I would like to thank our sale manager, Jeff Thomas, for of them sharing the female base of their program with you.
selecting these consignments. Also thanks to the ND Red
Angus Association board for their time and commitment to Again, this year the N.D Red Angus Association and N.D. Sim-
the breed. Tracey Koester of Cow Camp Promotions continues mental Association are working together in sharing the date and
to do a top-notch job putting together the sale catalog and facilities to present both sales on the same day. This has been a
assisting us throughout the year with our advertising. very impressive venue with an overfl ow crowd for both events;
which supports the testament of how well the two breeds of
cattle and breeders can work together!
In September, Emmy and I took the opportunity to leave the
ranch for a couple days and attend the National Red Angus 2017 has been a trying year in the Dakotas due to drought con-
Convention in Colorado Springs. It was a great learning expe- ditions, however the consignors to this sale are very committed
rience, and we could see fi rst-hand the excitement this breed and have worked through it. The current market trends are very
has to offer. FCCP tags are being requested at record numbers positive with calf prices much stronger than last year and the
and Red Angus females are in high demand. outlook for the future is very promising. The offering of this sale
provides you as buyers the opportunity to secure value-adding
Please join us on Friday, December 8th at 2 p.m. CST for our genetics that can advance your program signifi cantly for the
annual meeting at the Best Western Ramkota with a 5 p.m. future.
social and 6 p.m. banquet meal to follow. The Red Select sale If you are looking for bred heifers to produce bulls for the
will begin at 12 p.m. Saturday, December 9th at Kist Livestock commercial and seedstock industry, this offering has a lot of op-
in Mandan, N.D. portunities for you. The open heifers in the offering have some

outstanding show heifer prospects for Junior programs – there
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your ND Red Angus will be something to fi t your needs and will make tremendous
President and hope to see you in December. cows as they develop.

Hope you can attend, The sale will be broadcast on DV Auction for those that may
Bryan Huber, NDRAA President want to bid online. We will make available any updates and ad-
ditional info on the N.D. Red Angus Website: ndredangus.com.
There will also be videos of many of the lots on consignor sites
as well.

I would like to thank the N.D. Red Angus Association and the
consignors for the opportunity to work with them on what is be-
coming a premier event in the region! If you have any questions
regarding the offering, don’t hesitate to give a call or send a
note. I look forward to seeing many of you in Bismarck/Mandan
December 8-9, 2017!

Sincerely,
Jeff Thomas
North Dakota Red Select Sale
N Catalog online at ndredangus.com