Sale Rules & Regulations Revised
1. Each consignor is required to be a member of the Heart of the Ozarks Angus Breeders Association.
2. All animals must have valid American Angus Association registration certificates and meet the following criteria, i.e. rules to be eligible to sell.
3. All service shall be eligible for registration.
4. Consignment fee of $100 per lot. Entry fee must be received at least 30 days prior to the sale.
5. All cattle six (6) months of age and older are required to be genomic tested and DNA parent verified. DNA must be submitted ahead of the entry deadline to allow for the DNA to be printed in the sale book.
6. All bulls must be a minimum of 12 months of age and a maximum of 30 months of age by sale date and must have a breeding and soundness exam performed by a licensed veterinarian stating they are a satisfactory potential breeder, conducted within 60 days of sale date. Any non-virgin bull or any bull over 2 years of age must be tested for trichomoniasis. All bulls will have a $2000 floor.
7. Cattle over ten (10) years of age by sale day are not eligible for consignment.
8. All calves over ten (10) months of age at time of sale will be sold as separate lots and be charged full sale expense.
9. Consignors shall furnish an official health certificate issued within 30 days of sale date. All calves old enough to be split from dams will need a separate health paper.
10. All cows that sell as bred and safe in calf must have a pregnancy examination within 30 days of sale and stated stage on health papers.
11. All cattle must be clipped, washed and clean or they will not sell. A screening committee consisting of the president and two board members will inspect the cattle in the sale barn prior to the sale. The committee reserves the right to reject from the sale any cattle that are deemed, in the opinion of the committee, to be unsound and/or that do not meet the sale standards.
12. All cattle & calves are required to be tagged with tag numbers corresponding to lot numbers in catalog.
13. Cattle must be at sale site by 3:00 pm the day preceding the sale.
14. Individual consignors are responsible to bring their registration papers for consigned lots to the sale and turn them in to the association secretary. The association will transfer the cattle to the new owners.
15. No straw or hay is to be left in pens. Abuse of this rule will result in a $100 per pen assessment to consignor.
16. All cattle that sell must be free of AM, NH, and CA by ancestry or by testing, this includes service sires and calves at side of dams.
Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Commercial Heifers Program:
1. Commercial heifers must be 12-24 months of age on sale day.
2. All heifers must be bred or open, no cow/calf pairs are allowed.
3. All heifers must be black, black baldy or black motley-faced.
4. All heifers must Angus influenced with no ear, spots or dairy-cross.
5. Bred heifers must be bred to a registered Angus bull that has a valid American Angus
Association registration number.
6. Bred heifers can be serviced by A.I. or by natural service by registered Angus sire.
7. Bred Heifers must be bred to an Angus bull with a CED at or above a “7” on their
EPD’s.
8. Bred heifers must be pregnancy checked within 30 days of sale date.
9. All open heifers must be pelvic checked by a veterinarian and a guaranteed breeder.
10. All heifers will be viewed by the screening committee prior to sale day. Screening
committee has the power to reject animals due to body score, blemishes, soundness,
or disposition.
11. 5% commission will be charged on all sale day lots.
12. Minimum animal groups of 3 head are required.
Animal Disease Traceability (ADT): All sexually intact cattle 18 months of age and older need to have an official identification tag that is both visually & electronically readable. Please check with your veterinarian for official requirements.