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Milk Creek Reds Bull Sale
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Selling:
1 p.m. MDT • Milk Creek Reds Ranch • Plevna, MT 93 Yearling Red Angus Bulls

SALE DAY LUNCH: ACCOMODATIONS:
Complimentary lunch and pie will be served at 11:30 a.m. Baker, Mont.
(If planning to stay please reserve early as the oil field activity can cause
SALE LOCATION: room shortages.)
At the Ranch (see map on page 2 for directions) Montana Motel .........................................................................406-778-3315
2093 Plevna Road South, Plevna, Mont. ................................. 406-778-3819 Red River Inn ...........................................................................406-778-3321
Miles City, Mont.
CATTLE VIEWING: Sleep Inn & Suites ....................................................................406-232-3000
The bulls can be viewed at Bruce and Eric Bowman’s feedlot 1 mile south of Miles City Inn & Suites .............................................................866-599-6674
Rhame, N.D., until March 16th. After this time the bulls will be at the ranch.
TERMS
SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET The terms of the sale are cash. All settlements will be made with clerks of
Supplemental Sheet with Updated Carcass EPDs, Scrotal Measurements, the sale immediately following the conclusion of the sale and before any
Frame Score will be available online a few days before the sale and on sale cattle will be released. We will follow the Terms and Conditions set forth
day. by the Red Angus Association of America. Announcements made by seller
SALE VIDEO on sale day take precedence over any statements printed in this catalog or
advertisement.
The video of the sale cattle will be available to view by March 1, 2023 at
www.milkcreekreds.com or www.dvauction.com. If you don’t have high DELIVERY
speed internet or are unable to view the video over the internet, contact us We will provide delivery up to 500 miles. Over 500 miles we will work with
for a DVD on the sale cattle. the buyer to make arrangements on delivery. A $100 credit per bull will be
applied to the purchase price of the bull if the new owner picks up the
SALE FORMAT: bull(s) on the day of the sale. Delivery of the bulls will start the week after
Once again we will be offering the bulls through a rancher’s auction. We will the sale.
have an auctioneer that will auction the sale in a relaxed atmosphere. Each
interested buyer will be able to bid on the bull of their choice with low pres- BULL HEALTH PROGRAM
sure and the ability to be comfortable. The bulls received Vision 7 at branding and then were preconditioned in
August with Bovishield Gold One Shot and Vision 7 Somnus. The bulls
Online bidding will take place on DVAuction. Go to www.dvauction.com. were boostered with Bovishield Gold in October. They received a Fusiguard
injection in November and a booster in December. The bulls were drenched
PHONE ORDERS in November with Safe-Guard, poured with Clean-Up II in December and
Buyers unable to attend the sale may call or send their bids to the owners, in January, Standguard in January and Clean-Up II in February. Semen
Bruce or Tena Ketchum. If you would like to discuss the sale offering, call evaluations were performed by Fallon County Vet Service prior to the sale
us and describe your needs and budget and we can select your genetics and all the evaluation forms will be available sale day. Bulls that do not pass
for you. We can bid on the animal for you and you pay only the bid price the semen evaluation will be available for sale after they have a satisfactory
established by the auction. Bids are handled in confidence on all orders. If evaluation.
there are several people needing to use this method for the sale we will set
up a conference call for you to call into during the sale. Please call a few BULL DEVELOPMENT
days in advance if this is needed so that we may set this up and get you the The bulls are fed on a ration to develop them into sound functional useable
necessary phone number and information ahead of sale time. bulls that will work in big country. They are fed to gain 2.5 lbs per day. The
SALE CONTACTS: ration consists of ground corn (9.5 lbs), dry distiller’s (1.75 lbs), corn silage
(12.5 lbs), and the balance of chopped hay that consists of grass, alfalfa,
Milk Creek Reds oat hay(12.5 lbs). Along with a vitamin-mineral supplement. This ration is
Bruce and Tena Ketchum .............................................406-778-3819 (Home) developed to use 1% of the feed base being grain to reach our goal of 2.5 lb
406-978-3819 (Cell) gain. They have been developed at Bruce & Eric Bowman’s feedlot which is
Auctioneer: Scott Weishaar ............................................................701-872-5299 located 1 mile south of Rhame, N.D.
Red Angus Association of America: Rachael Oliver .......................406- 480-1569
Videos: DVAuction .........................................................................406-978-2124 SEMEN INTEREST
DV Auction: Jay Rost .....................................................................406-978-2124 Milk Creek Reds is retaining one-half revenue-sharing semen interest in all
AIR TRANSPORTATION bulls in the sale. The retained semen interest by Milk Creek Reds allows us
to collect semen, use semen on the bull in our herd, as well as share in se-
Billings, Mont. .................................................................................230 miles men revenue if the bull would develop interest to be used in other herds or
Rapid City, S.D. ...............................................................................190 Miles semen marketing companies. Any semen collection would be at the buyer’s
Bismark, N.D. ..................................................................................230 miles convenience in the off-season use. Full possession and full salvage value
sells on all bulls in this sale.
LIABILITY
All persons who attend the sale or view the cattle do so at their own risk. CATALOG & PROMOTION:
The owners assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents that Tracey Koester, Cow Camp Promotions........ www.cowcamppromotions.com
occur on the sale or viewing premises. A big thanks to Tracey and her crew!

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