Another State Fair Winner!!

Just found out we had another State Fair Champion. The heifer photo'd above was recently named the 2010 Missouri State Fair Grand Champion Chi Female. This summer she was named Champion Chi heifer at 17 of the 18 times she was shown. Congratulation to Laryn Pinkston!!!

This Heat Wave x Meyer daughter sold in last years sale as lot 217 for $1700. Her Maternal sib sired by Monopoly selling this year as lot 228.

Again Congratulations to Jacobs Show Cattle for raising this female & Congratulations to Laryn Pinkston!!!

Please send your fair success stories to sales@dwyercattle.com

Cattle At Sale Site

Currently we have cattle from Bill Couch & Hall Brothers, 74-51 Ranch, Bobby Price Cattle, Willie Morris, Grazers Inc., Shimmin Farms, & Dwyer Cattle at the sale site. By the end of next week we will have almost all of the large groups of cattle at the sale site. If you would like to come early to view cattle please feel free to stop by our farm. All of the cattle will be in place by no latter than Friday of sale week.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is there a floor bid price on cattle? The answer to this is NO, we will sell the cattle in an auction format so if you raise your hand you will have a chance to purchase the lot.

2. Do you sell choice on pairs? We will absolutely let you take choice of either the cow or calf or both for double the bid price.

3. What price ranges do the cattle typically sell in? Cattle in this sale will sell for as low as $800 and as high as $20,000 +, with many steals to be made in between this figure. Historically we have averaged from $3,000 - $4,500 across the entire sale.

4. How is load out handled? You may load cattle at anytime during the sale, so if you have a busy weekend and only want to purchase the first animal through the ring. You can do so and then after you settle with the sale clerks we will have you and your new purchase on the road.

5. When is sale order determined? The sale order will be in place by early afternoon on Saturday and will be online by Saturday evening.

If you have any other questions about the sale please feel free to let me know.

State Fair Results

The 2010 State Fair Season is wrapping up in the Midwest and it has been another successful year for cattle consigned into this sale.
In Indiana the heifer pictured above was named Champion Simmental Female. This female is a Steel Force x Miss USA. Embryos by Maximus Heifer Semen x Miss USA sell as Lots 420 & 420A in this sale.
In Iowa Lot 80 was named the Reserve Champion Simmental Female at the 4-H show. Full sibling embryos to this female also sell, as Lots 80A & 80B.
In Illinois Lot 98 was named the Reserve Chi Heifer in the Junior Show. Lot 148 was named Champion Maine Bull in the Open Show. A full sibling to Lot 400 & 400A was named the Supreme Heifer overall breeds in the Junior Show.
In Missouri Lot 155 was named the Reserve Calf Champion Simmental.
So far the banners are rolling in for Foundation Females! Congratulations to everyone who exhibited cattle in this year's state fair!

Gate Painting

Since it is only about 100 degrees with the heat index around here we decided that rather than find a good inside job brushing calves, we probably ought to paint gates. We have around 60 gates to paint along with about 300 feet of continuous fence to paint around here. Thank god for teenage help that needs money for the State Fair, without them Bob and I would have a heat stroke before the painting was over.

Online Stats

So far the foundation female sale website is averaging 100 unique visitors per day, while the sale catalog has already been downloaded 550 times since being posted on Friday (not bad for just 6 days and no print ads being sent yet). Our top referring sites are EDJE & Showsteers who account for over 50% of our referrals. We are also starting to get new photos on the website, pictures of cattle who did not get pictured prior to the catalog going to print. Speaking of the catalog it will be in the mail on Friday the 30th.

39 Days Until The Sale

We are under 40 days until the sale and things are really heating up around here. We just gave our calves their second round of vaccination shots on Saturday, as they have now been weaned for about 3 weeks. All of the calves are now broke to lead and have been getting washed and blown 3 - 4 times a week. The catalog is wrapped up, and we are busy running ads everywhere we can afford. This year we will run ads in the Show Circuit, National Livestock Exhibitor, Livestock Plus, Midwest Marketer, Livestock Weekly in Texas, Cattle Today in Georgia, & many more.