By Keith Robinson
Cattle producers looking for bulls that will add pounds, quality and value to their calves will want to attend the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program’s bull sale Oct. 18 at the Springville Feeder Auction.
Bulls will sell immediately following the Springville Feeder Auction Association's heifer and cow sale, which starts at 2 p.m.
The sale will be streamed live over the Internet through DVAuction Services. Users with high-speed internet access and interested in buying or just watching the sale should visit the DVAuction website at www.dvauction.com.
Those planning to buy a bull via the auction site should register in advance with DVAuction to establish financial credentials.
Thirty-eight bulls will be offered for sale: 27 Angus, 1 Hereford, three Red Angus and seven SimAngus. The bulls were the top-indexing bulls of their breed and passed inspection for breeding and structural soundness. They also have been measured by ultrasound for ribeye area, backfat and percent intramuscular fat (marbling).
In addition, expected progeny differences, called EPDs, for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, maternal milk, calving ease and carcass traits, and dollar indexes, will be available to assist producers in bull selection.
Bulls can be seen at the test station at the Feldun Purdue Agricultural Center three miles northwest of Bedford on state Routes 158 and 458 or after noon on the day of the sale at Springville Feeder Auction. Video clips of all of the sale bulls are available on the IBEP website at http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/ibep/.
The Springville Feeder Auction is 10 miles northwest of Bedford on state Routes 54 and 58.
Source:ag.purdue.edu