2008 Sale Information

Sale Location: McDonald Farms Blacksburg, VA

Phone Numbers:

Farm 540-552-2520
Martha and Jim 540-230-6242
Bill 540-230-6225

Telauction Phone Bidding

Call Bill prior to sale to get a bidder number and
telephone number to call Sale Day

Schedule of Events April 4, 2008

10:00 AM – Bulls on Display
12:00 PM – Complimentary Beef Lunch
1:00 PM – Sale Starts

Volume and Pickup Discounts

Individuals or Neighbors can receive a $50 discount for buying
2 or more bulls and receiving the bulls at the same time
and /or receive $50 discount for hauling their own bulls.

Free delivery 150 mile radius (prorated after 150 miles)
We will keep bulls until April 18th, 2008 free of charge

Directions

From Interstate 81 take exit 118 C to 460 west follow until you reach the Price’s Fork exit to the right. Go 2.5 miles to where the 4 lanes combine to 2 lanes. Look for Cox’s Golf Driving Range on the right side and turn onto Walnut Spring Rd. Go .5 mile to sign on the right

From the west take 460 east until you get to the Prices Fork exit on the right and proceed as above.

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2008 Bulls:
Sire Code Simmental	Sire Code ANGUS

BIK – Black Irish Kansas	BW – BCC Bushwacker 41-93
BJ – Black Joker	Precise - White Oak Precise 6002
BM – Black Mick	PT – Gardens Prime Time
LEG – Nichols Legacy	Fortress - Fountains Fortress 52
LB – Lucky Break	ND 036 – B/R New Design 036
600 U – Circle S Leachman 600U	878 – Bon View New Design 878
B Oak - Trio Black Oak	Expl – Explosion
Magnum - GFI Magnum	EXT – Nbar Emulation EXT
RBBS – Rains Black Bold Stock	FL – Connealy Freight Liner
Gambler - TJ 57J The Gambler	6807 – DHD Traveler 6807
B Sham – Black Shamrock E157	SC – Scotch Cap
754 – MF 600U IBK 54G	1489 – Gar Traveler 1489
774 – MF JB Mick 74G	5204 – RR Traveler 5204
672 – MF JB Mick 72F	2RT2 – Rito 2RT2
8018 – Burtner 8018	BADDO – Tehema Bando 155
TG4T – Trio General 4T	F2000 – Miners Fortune 2000
YCDT – Yonce & Clark Double Time	GR Maker - GAR Grid Maker
PP – Pineview Petie	0065 - MF New Design Precision 0065
MM - Muscle Man	O252 - MF ND 878 Tonto 0252

The entire herd is on a complete vaccination program for 7-way clostridium, IBR-BVDBRSV-P13, Hamophilus Somnus, Pasturella, Leptospirosis, and Vibriosis. All females are calfhood vaccinated for Brucellosis. All animals are treated twice annually with dewormer pour-on. Every bull has passed a breeding soundness exam and semen test. All Bulls Tested BVD-PI Free.

Herd Veterinarian - Dr. Thatch Winslow, DVM

- LIABILITY -

Owners, their agents, or anyone associated with the conduction of this sale will
not be held responsible for any personal injury, loss, or accident while traveling
to or from or while attending this sale.

- REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES -

Registration certificates on all registered cattle will be transferred to the buyer at no additional expense to the buyer. Remember that EPD’s update every six months and may change.

- 'PICK OF THE PEN' SALE PROCEDURE -

All sale cattle will be uniformly grouped in pens of approximately 4-8 head per pen. The sale cattle will remain in the pens throughout the sale or until ready for loading out. The auction will be conducted inside the shop, but there is no sale ring and no cattle will be brought inside for the sale. This procedure has worked great and past buyers were very satisfied. It allows the sale to move along at a very quick pace, it keeps the cattle much calmer, and it allows for load out at any time during the sale. The only thing really different from most other auctions is you need to become familiar with sale cattle before the sales starts.

Each pen will be assigned a very conservative “Opening Bid Price”. We will auction the cattle one pen at a time. In order to start the bidding on a pen, someone must offer the “Opening Bid Price” and then we auction to the highest bidder, who then has the option of selection which one or how ever many they desire from that pen at the winning bid price. We continue this procedure until the pen is empty or no one wants to place the opening bid. If any animals remain unsold in a pen, the we “Pass The Pen” and any remaining animals are available at the “Opening Bid Price” at the settlement table on a first come, first serve basis. Any remaining animals will be priced based on quality. None will be priced below their opening bid price.

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