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Red Alliance Bull Development Center

Red Alliance Bull Development Center, located at Five Counties Ranch

We take great pride in our bull development. We also greatly appreciate Five Counties Ranch for their facilities, pastures and bull development program. Bull development is led by Keith Ogren and his team. They do an absolutely wonderful job. He is supported administratively by Cortney Young, who is equally important to our team. We could not be happier with the service and quality of care they provide. One aspect that we appreciate and that our customers value considerably is that the way our bulls are handled creates calm demeanors. Year in and year out, the disposition of our bulls starts at home but is further defined by Keith and his team. We cannot thank them enough. Our bulls are develo- ped in large grass pastures on high-quality Bermuda grass or hay, minerals and supplemented gradually at 1.5% of their body weight with a textured feed ration developed by LNC’s

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professional nutritionists. They grow, with an emphasis on growing, not fattening. No bulk feeders. We want to deliver bulls to our customers in a body condition that fully expresses their genetic potential but, most important, ensures they’re ready to hit your pastures in an athletic condition. Many bull developers are feeding hundreds of bulls in a muddy feedlot with forage

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supplemented through the feed ration. Most of them push for high average daily gains (ADG) with some reaching 4+ lbs. per day in order to reach high yearling weights. Bull development has a completely different end result than feeding a group of steers intended for maximum gain to reach kill weights as quickly as possible. As a result, their bulls get overfed, develop soft feet and do not have the stamina to WORK due to lack of exercise. You will not find that to be the case with our bulls. We encourage you to go to our website and read two very fine articles posted for your viewing. The first one is a white paper written by the experts at the Red Angus Association. It is titled, rightfully so, “Why all the Fat Bulls?” It is a 12-page document and, since it is written by an objective third party, you can appreciate the unbiased view of experts. The document is well worth the time it takes to read. In addition, you will find a separate document written by Heather Smith Thomas titled “Feeding and Managing Young Bulls.” We subscribe to their recommendations.

Red Alliance Yearling Bulls

Once again, this year and due to popular demand by customers we are offering a limited number of approximately 12 yearling bulls. We typically only offer age- advantaged bulls, but some customers say that they prefer to finish the develop - ment of a bull at their own ranch. Most often these bulls are used lightly for the first season with roughly one female per the bull’s month of age. For example, using a 14-month-old bull on 14 females. These bulls have been developed care- fully with longevity and good feet in mind. They will serve you well for many years to come if cared for properly after their first breeding season. Each of these bulls will be fertility tested and ready to work immediately. This hand-selected group represents some of the best genetics we will have in the sale. We love this sale facility. The people are great, the location is in the heart of Texas and it has an excellent restaurant on location. It is without question one of the cleanest and well-maintained facilities we have ever seen. We want to thank Stephen Bradley and other owners of this facility for welcoming us to their fine establishment. One aspect of their sale facility that we absolutely love is that the seating area is large. With all of the concerns about social distancing, the ample seating area is ideal. The large seating area, combined with online bidding through CCI.Live, will make our sale very safe for everyone to attend, whether it is in person or virtually. Folks, you will be very impressed and pleased with this facility! Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Facility

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