LOCATION:
R A
Brown
Ranch
Headquarters; 204 Brown Ranch Road;
Throckmorton, TX 76483 It is located 4 miles
west of Throckmorton on HWY 380 Then turn at
the ranch sign and go 1 mile north on County Rd
112 See map on back cover
SALE ORDER & LUNCH:
The sale begins
at 10 a m each day with cattle selling in catalog order
and with very few exceptions Our complimentary sale
day lunch is provided by our good friends at Spitzer
Animal Health (Todd and Krista Spitzer) and will begin
serving at 11:00 a m
SALE MANAGED BY:
SALE CONSULTANTS:
Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus, Ashland, KS - 620-635-5095
Parker Friedrich, Parker Friedrich Marketing, Stephenville, TX - 254-413-2420
Seth Leachman, Billings, MT - 406-591-5651
Tommy Donnell, Graham, TX - 940-456-8235
Jeremie Ruble, Ruble Cattle Services, Corydon, IA - 406-581-7940
AUCTIONEERS:
Jim Birdwell, 580-695-2352
Joe Goggins, 406-373-6844
Kyle Gilchrist, 641-919-1077
ASSOC. / PUBLICATION REPS / RINGMEN:
Wes Tiemann -
Angus Journal
, 816-244-4462
Terry Reagan -
Rancher Exchange
, 210-414-4411
Joel Birdwell - Special Assignment, 405-368-1058
Pete Crow -
Western Livestock Journal
, 303-810-8831
Chisolm Kinder -
Oklahoma Cowman
, 405-747-4683
Matt McFarland -
California Cattlemen
/M3 Marketing, 916-803-3113
Micheal Sturgess -
Southern Livestock
, 210-867-6863
Ralph Means -
Weekly Livestock Reporter
, 817-235-9708
Doug Paul -
The Stock Exchange
, 405-820-3982
Jeff Thomas - Agri Media Livestock Group, 406-581-8859
Steve Koester - Special Assignment, 701-400-1611
Bill Angell - Special Assignment, 970-396-5594
Justin Stelzer - Special Assignment, 817-992-7059
Kent Jaecke - Focus Marketing Group, 405-408-2440
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Make your reservations today Throckmorton
has limited availability. Please see page 3 for recommended accommodations.
AIR TRANSPORTATION:
Wichita Falls: 75 miles, Abilene: 75 miles
(both are usually less expensive than DFW) Dallas/Ft Worth: 150 miles. For
those with private planes, Throckmorton has a lighted, 60’ x 3700’ runway Olney
is 30 miles away and has three 5100’ runways. The N/S is lighted. They also have
E/W and fuel availability 24 hours. Please call us in advance and we will make
plans to pick you up at Olney or Throckmorton airports
HEALTH:
1) To insure that our cattle are healthy and to provide you with
healthy cattle, we have a strict vaccination, herd health and biosecurity protocol
2) INTRASTATE HEALTH PAPERS will be provided for all animals in this
sale. 3) All cattle have been VACCINATED to prevent Blackleg, IBR, PI3, BVD,
BRSV, Vibrio, Lepto and Pinkeye. All females have been calfhood vaccinated
to prevent Brucellosis. R.A. Brown Ranch is Certified Brucellosis Free Herd
#4808. 4) All bulls in this catalog are CERTIFIEDAS VIRGINS unless otherwise
noted that they were used in our program All non-virgin bulls have TESTED
NEGATIVE for Trichomoniasis (Trich) within 20 days of the sale. We have
Sale Day Phones
(940)849-0611
(940)849-3120
for information only
tested every herd bull for many years as a means of protecting ourselves and
you, our customers. 5) INTERSTATE HEALTH PAPERS will be provided for
animals going to states that only require the specifications listed above. Any
additional testing (i.e. TB, Trich on Virgin bulls over 12 months of age etc.)
will begin after the sale and those interstate health papers will be ready after all
testing is completed If you plan to haul your own cattle after the sale across
the state line, please check with your state veterinarian to make sure your state
will receive cattle from us without additional testing. Please see page 166 in the
back of catalog for our detailed vaccination protocol
FERTILITY GUARANTEE:
All bulls and females are guaranteed
breeders as described in the “Terms & Conditions” at the back of this catalog
None of us can afford a bull not doing his job Bulls can become temporarily
infertile due to fever, excessive heat, injury, diet (whole cottonseed or poor
diet), etc. We have experienced this with bulls we purchased with breeding
soundness exams and took for granted that they were still ready to breed cows
It is several months until breeding season and we recommend that you fertility
test all your bulls 30 days prior to each breeding season every year These bulls
have not been fertility tested because it does not prevent a bull from becoming
temporarily infertile during the time before you use him We tested all bulls
a few years back, finding only 1% of our bulls that did not pass the breeding
soundness exam Over the past 38 years, we have had less than 1% returned
If you find a bull infertile please contact us immediately. After a second failed
test, at least two weeks after the first, we will replace the bull or give you credit,
according to the “Terms & Conditions” in the back of this catalog Getting your
cows pregnant is a high priority for us
DELIVERY of BULLS and FEMALES:
Please see the detailed
information on our Delivery Service, pages 10-11
INSURANCE:
Livestock insurance will be available on Sale Day by
David Miller, representing American Livestock Insurance Co 817-732-1872
FUTURE CARE:
We appreciate your investment in R A Brown Ranch
genetics and want to make some recommendations to help you protect your investment
The stress of the sale, hauling, and relocating these animals can weaken their immune
system; therefore, keep them up close so you can check them daily for a couple of
weeks. We recommend vaccinating for Vibrio/Lepto and fertility testing your bulls
30 days prior to the breeding season each year 18 month old bulls can be used very
effectively when turned out with one cow/month of age (18 months - breed 18 females).
Remember they are still growing and losing their baby teeth so they may need some
extra care after their first breeding season.
MORE INFORMATION:
We want you to have all of the info you need
to make the best decisions To viewmore information, we have included registration
numbers on the registered animals so that you can look them up on the web, or you
can visit our website at
to sort the animals and/or view
their data in spreadsheet form. If you want more information about these bulls and/
or females than what is in this catalog or on the web, please call and ask prior to
Sale Day In an effort to simplify the process, we have included the information in
this catalog that we believe to be the most useful tools in describing genetic merit
of each animal for economically relevant traits To contact Donnell or Kelli Brown,
you may call the ranch at 940-84-0611 or email us at info@rabrownranch com To
contact Donnell or Kelli Brown, you may call the ranch at 940-84-0611 or email us
at
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CATALOG DESIGN & LAYOUT:
Allied Genetic Resources & EDJE Web & Print Design
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Garrett Thomas 936-714-4591
Marty Ropp 406-581-7835
Clint Berry 417-844-1009
