Seedstock Improvement Sales
- Friday, April 9 - Muskingum Livestock, Zanesville, Ohio
- Saturday, April 17 - Union Stock Yards, Hillsboro, Ohio
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) invites you to participate in the 2010 Seedstock Improvement Sales scheduled for Friday night, April 9, at Muskingum Livestock in Zanesville, Ohio and on Saturday afternoon, April 17, at the Union Stock Yards in Hillsboro, Ohio. The Seedstock Improvement Sales are open to consignments from all members of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association and all breeds of bulls.
OCA is pleased that Dan Wells of Wells Livestock Services has agreed to manage this year’s sales. Dan’s involvement will help improve the sales making them an even better benefit for both consignors and buyers. Dan can be reached on his mobile 740-505-3843 or by emailing dpwells@horizonview.net.
These sales offer an affordable way to market bulls in a setting that features elite animals from multiple breeds in one location and on one day. Buyers have the assurance of buying bulls with known genetics, a completed vaccination regiment, and that have passed a breeding soundness exam.
Bulls are required to have Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs). They will be placed in sale order based on a within breed evaluation system using EPDs for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, intramuscular fat, and rib-eye area. Bulls can be one to five years of age. History of the sales indicates that bulls 18 months and older command a higher sale price. Each bull must also pass a Breeding Soundness Exam prior to the sale, have proper health documentation, and completed a required set of vaccinations.
The documents below detail the consignment
requirements, vaccination form, and consignment form. The vaccination form needs to accompany the bulls to the sales. Consignments
must be postmarked by Saturday, January 30, 2010 and mailed to OCA. Should
you have any questions, contact Dan Wells at 740-505-3843 or email
dpwells@horizonview.net.
2010 Seedstock Improvement Sale Consignment Form (25 KB) 2010 Seedstock Improvement Sale Requirements (21 KB) 2010 Seedstock Improvement Sale Vaccination Record (13 KB)
