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SALE INFORMATION



                           Our Goal:                                                Health:

            Produce functional cattle for our short grass semi-arid      Bulls have had their branding, preconditioning, and
            environment and provide honest value and service to    weaning shots of 5-way BRD, Pasteurella, 7-way
            our customers.                                         Somnus, parasite control, and StayBred VL5. Dr.

                        Our Program:                               Shoemaker will fertility test all bulls and the results will
                                                                   be provided for each bull sold.
            Our program is founded on balanced trait selection              Ranch Directions:
            using proven sires. We put the emphasis on Carcass,
            Maintenance, and Reproductive traits including         We are located halfway between Sterling & Fort Collins
            low birth weight and do not chase extreme growth.      on Highway 14, then 5 miles North on County Road
            These traits add value through carcass quality, lower   83.
            maintenance costs, increased longevity of the females,        Lodging information:
            and reduced labor inputs with the added benefi t of the
            accompanying “convenience traits”. We focus on fertile,   Kersey, CO (25 miles south)
            easy handling females with mothering ability.
                                                                   Cobblestone Inn and Suites ....................... 970-351-9411
            The cattle presented here are out of cows that are bred
            to work within our limited resources, producing calves   Eaton, CO (25 miles west)
            that excel at weaning, perform in the feedyard and add      Cobblestone Inn and Suites ...................... 970-454-2077
            value on the rail. We hold our females to a “no excuses”
            production criteria. If they can’t raise a calf every year in  Sterling, CO (60 miles east)
            our environment they are culled from the herd.         Holiday Inn Express .................................. 970-425-7414
                 Development Program:                              Best Western...............................................970-522-6265

            The bulls are developed on the ranch. After weaning
            the bulls are grazed out on pasture for a month and        CROISSANT RED ANGUS
            then fed a high-quality roughage ration with a vitamin-                49316 WCR 83
            mineral supplement to gain 3.25 lb./day on average.               BRIGGSDALE, CO 80611
            The bulls are kept in a large dry pen, which gives plenty         kmiller@wigginstel.com
            of exercise. We do not target 1,300 or 1,400 lb. yearling      www.CroissantRedAngus.com
            weights. The development program is designed for the             970-222-6094 Kevin’s cell
            bulls to make their own way on the range and hold up             970-371-0214 Sallie’s cell
            to the rigors of their fi rst breeding season.
            They are guaranteed breeders & ready to work!























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