Annual Spring Female Sale Scheduled in May

A*L*O*T will hold its Spring Female Sale on May 14, 2005. The sale will again be held at the Titus County Sale Facility in Mt. Pleasant, TX. The consignment period closed on Mar 18, 2005. Even though the sale is several weeks away, time has a tendency to creep up on most of us, so please start planning now to condition your consignments. Remember that well conditioned cattle sell better than thinner cattle (well conditioned means FAT). Late winter and early spring are tough times to put weight on cows that are nursing calves, so plan to feed these girls well so that they will bring top dollar for you. It takes about a hundred pounds of gain to add one Body Condition Score to a mature animal.

As in the past, all consignments should be accompanied by current pregnancy status, as determined by a practicing vet, for the sale update sheet. All animals over 12 months of age must have a complete set of individual performance EPDs (BW, WW, Milk, YW). Interim EPDs will be allowed, but we will no longer publish sire and dam EPDs in the catalog.

All cattle must be accompanied by a health certificate for interstate shipment from the home state. All animals over 12 months old must have a negative TB test within 30 days of the sale indicated on the health certificate. The sale committee asks that you have your animals at the sale facility by 2 PM on Friday, May 13.

A*L*O*T Holds February Bull Sale

The A*L*O*T Angus Association held its Spring Bull Sale on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Titus County Fair Facility in Mt. Pleasant, TX. Auctioneer was Lakin Oakley of DeKalb, Texas. The weather was a little chilly and windy, but it didn't seem to cool off the bidding as forty nine bulls grossed $108, 300 for an average of $2,210 per lot. The high selling bull was Lot #49, 14485974, a 22 month old son of Bon View New Design 1407, consigned by Roseneath Plantation, Gloster, LA. He was purchased by Lee Warren, High Anxiety Ranch, Sulphur Springs, TX for $3500.

Our thanks go out to all bidders who made this a very successful sale for our consignors.

We want to extend special thanks to Meg Shelton who donated a clutch of decorated Easter eggs that brought $80 for the A*L*O*T treasury.

Items of Interest

A*L*O*T Dates ——– 2005 Dates ——– Spring Female Sale - May 14, 2005: Consignments postmarked from Mar 4 to Mar 18, 2005. Annual Membership Meeting - Oct 7, 2005: 5 PM, Titus County Fair Facility, Mt Pleasant, TX. Fall Female Sale – Oct 8, 2005: Consignments postmarked from Jul 29 to Aug 12, 2005. Fall Bull Sale – Nov 26, 2005: Consignments postmarked from Sep 9 to Sep 23, 2005.

• The A*L*O*T Newsletter Needs a New Editor. If you are willing to take over the duties of putting the newsletter together once each quarter, it will mean a free 1/4 page ad for your ranch. Contact Gerald Franklin at 580-252-6002, or, better yet, email him at geraldf@texhoma.net for more information.

• Membership Dues increased to $30.00, effective January 1, 2005. Memberships not renewed by March 1, 2005 have been inactivated.

• Volunteers are needed to help run the kitchen and serve lunch during our sales. Please contact Learon Roberts, (903) 572-1857, to volunteer your time.

• Consignment periods will be shorter for the 2005 sales. The window will be two weeks long and will start later than in previous years. This will allow consignors a little more time to get their paperwork put together for mailing. Please remember that ALL information on your consignments must be received by the Sale Secretary prior to the end of the posted consignment period. Information not received during the consignment period will be published on the update sheet on sale day.

• Check your mailing label. Your membership expiration date is included on the mailing label. A notation of EXP 01/01/06 indicates that your dues are good until January 1, 2006.

• All animals consigned to A*L*O*T sales that are over 12 months of age must have a complete set of individual performance EPDs (BW, WW, Milk, YW). Interim EPDs will be allowed, but we will no longer publish sire and dam EPDs in the catalog.

• Beginning with the 2004 Fall Bull Sale, all bulls must achieve a score of 1 to 15 on the LSU Bull Scoring System. Bulls scoring 16 or higher at the sale site will not go through the ring. The consignment fee for any cataloged bull that fails to meet the LSU standard will not be refunded.

• Going to the new Electronic Storage Option? Sale Secretary Beth Wicker wants members to know that paper Registration Certificates will still be required for consigning cattle to our sales. The AAA says that consignors who have chosen to use Electronic Storage will have an option when they view certificates on the web to "Put to Paper". If they check this option, the next day a paper certificate will be put in the mail to them. Those who plan to consign cattle to the sale will need to do this a week or two prior to the consignment opening date.

• A*L*O*T has a large banner and a collection of Angus promotional literature for loan to members. The package is a great way to promote Angus cattle and the A*L*O*T Association. Contact Ernest Shelton to arrange for these items to be shipped to you in time for your next event.

• Ultrasound clinics are encouraged by the association. Many of you have your cattle ultrasounded and we encourage you to allow other breeders with only a few calves to bring their calves to your place for ultrasounding.

• Shipping cattle to Missouri? If you are, you should know that an emergency rule has been put into place requiring all cattle 8 months of age and older to either originate from a TB Free State, or Accredited Free Herd, or test negative for TB within 30 days of shipment to Missouri. Contact Dr. Taylor H. Woods, state veterinarian and director of the Division of Animal Health for the Missouri Department of Agriculture for more information.

www.alotangus.org is the A*L*O*T website. Please verify your member name, address, and email information online at that site. Notify info@alotangus.org with any corrections or updates.

Newsletter Publication Schedule Summer 2005 – Ad copy deadline May 20, 2005 for June 2005 publication. Fall 2005 – Ad copy deadline August 20, 2005 for September 2005 publication. Winter 2006 – Ad copy deadline December 15, 2005 for January 2006 publication. Send all copy items to geraldf@texhoma.net Full Page: $110 for one issue; $400 for four issues. 1/2 Page: $65 for one issue; $240 for four issues. 1/3 Page: $45 for one issue; $160 for four issues. 1/4 Page: $35 for one issue; $120 for four issues. Card Ads: $50 for four issues. Contact Gerald Franklin geraldf@texhoma.net for more information.

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