BArker Cattle Company Bull and Female sale
march 1, 2016 - 1:00 pm - burley livestock yards, idaho
1100 Occidental Avenue, Burley, ID 83318
TAKE A LOOK AT LAST YEARS OFFERING. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS YEARS SALE WILL BE POSTED SOON!
2015 Barker Cattle Company sale order for March 3, 2015.
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2015 Barker Cattle Company Additional Sale Documents.
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We have created a spreadsheet that you can use to sort data on the BULLS being offered in this years sale.
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We have created a spreadsheet that you can use to sort data on the HEIFERS being offered in this years sale.
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Want to view the ADOBE PDF version of our sale catalog for the 2015 annual Barker Cattle Company production sale.
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Want to view the 2015 sale catalog online? Use the link below to view our ONLINE BULL sale catalog in a online version on Issuu.
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2015 Heifer lots
Dear Friends and Fellow Cattlemen,
With this letter we bring you Special Season Greeting from the members and the families of Barker Cattle Co. It is a very special time to be in the cattle business with record high prices and some moderation in overall feed costs. We are excited as we prepare for our March 3, 2015, annual Bull and Female Sale which again will be held at the Burley Livestock Auction in Burley, Idaho. We preconditioned 92 head of young bulls in August and weaned, weighed, and started them on a weaning ration in early September. The bulls were re-weighed on November 1, and we were very pleased with the overall rate of gain the bulls demonstrated in two months’ time. During the week after the re-weigh we converted the ration to a balanced growing ration which will be used until sale time. Our heifers were weaned in early October. They will stay on good alfalfa pasture for several more weeks and will then be placed on a corn silage and chopped hay ration growing ration. The bulls are being fed at our new Barker Cattle Company location approximately a mile north of Malta, Idaho, on the west side of the highway. All our customers and potential customers are invited to stop by and inspect the bull offering at your convenience. Barker Cattle Company’s goals are simple and straight forward. We pledge ourselves to a sound and progressive breeding program. We are keenly dedicated to keeping our birth weight and calving ease standards at an acceptable level for both ourselves and our customers—the commercial and seed stock producers of the industry. We emphasize soundness in our cattle so that they will quickly acclimate and remain sound as they work on the ranches of Western America. We select our herd sires and the bulls we use in our artificial insemination program for easy fleshing, gain ability, easy calving and milking ability commensurate with the Western Environment.. |
We believe EPD’S on each individual should be studied and used in bull and female selection along with 50K DNA testing data where available. We understand and follow sound nutritional guidelines in an effort to maximize the genetic base of our livestock. By sale day all bulls will have been trich tested, semen tested, scrotal measured, and ear notched indicating they are IBR free. We follow a strict animal health program which includes deworming both cows and calves twice a year. We strive to stay conversant with the most up to date cattle technology and incorporate the new developments in our operation. One of the newest technologies is the 50K DNA testing program referred to in the previous paragraph. DNA testing is the next step in the selection progression on unproven animals to produce better calves and more productive cows. We have 50K DNA tested our Angus bulls the past two years and many of you have studied the resultant data and used it in making your bull selections. We offer purebred seed stock cattle in the Angus and Simmental breeds. We also believe strongly in the slogan used in the Apex Cattle Company’s literature, HETEROSIS - - - DON’T BE IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS WITHOUT IT! Consequently along with the purebred cattle we offer Sim-Angus and High Performance Cross Bred Bulls. Barker Cattle Company participates in two promotional programs: (1) We are members of Allied Genetics. If producers, using Barker bulls, market their calves on the Superior Auction and will alert us of the day and place, our Allied representatives will be there to bid on your calves and either buy them or help out by bumping the price a few cents. (2) When producers living in Raft river or Oakley High School areas buy Barker bulls 1% of the purchase price is given to their respective FFA Chapter for scholarship funds or other needs of the Chapter.
We invite everyone to visit our web site and blog on which we post the progress of our operation. Again we invite any interested parties to come visit and look through the bulls and females we have to offer in our sale. We believe in being fair and honest in all dealing with our customers, not just because that is the only way to stay in business but because it is the right way to do business.
We invite everyone to visit our web site and blog on which we post the progress of our operation. Again we invite any interested parties to come visit and look through the bulls and females we have to offer in our sale. We believe in being fair and honest in all dealing with our customers, not just because that is the only way to stay in business but because it is the right way to do business.