Page 28 - Croissant Red Angus Range-Ready Bull Sale – March 27, 2021

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.
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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!

Sallie and Kevin
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