WEBO ANGUS 5th Annual Production Sale - Tuesday, April 3, 2012

5th Annual Production Sale

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Lunch at Noon, Sale at 1pm
Old Sale Barn, Lusk, WY

Selling 60+ Yearling Angus Bulls • Fertility Tested • All bulls will have updated carcass ultrasound EPD's, yearling weights, ADG's and scrotals by sale day.

Dear Friends and Cattlemen:

Once again, may we extend an invitation and welcome you to our annual bull sale on Tues., April 3, 2012. Who would have ever thought we could have new records in the cattle market, AGAIN. We've got another RED HOT market, so let's all enjoy it!!! So far we have had a wonderful winter, the gains on the bulls are up considerably, the weather conditions have been a great help. We aren't covered in snow and we haven't those bone chilling winds that stress the cattle and people, what a deal, good prices and good weather. Life is Good.

You'll notice some new bulls in the AI line up. Look them over, they offer some new blood and are adding to the genetic base in our females. We are still riding down the middle, keeping an eye on the future while not forgetting the lessons learned. Maternal matters - fertility and stay ability are the foundation of the profitable cow herd, registered or commercial. Next, we like to keep the cattle easy to handle, docility is important to us. We like sound feet & legs, that keeps the workload down for everybody, cows and cowboys alike. We raise BEEF at WEBO that will please our end customers who want flavor and tenderness, because they are paying for it at today's prices. We keep an eye on carcass to keep our customers coming back to BEEF.

Our bull customers need, and should expect, genetics that will make fabulous, highly functioning females that are very fertile who will stay in the cow herd and don't need a feed bucket tied to their head. They need to produce fancy, good feeding, high performance calves demanded by their customers - feeder buyers or replacement female buyers. Cost of cattle - feed and input costs are all impacting the profitability of cattle. Studies show that there is easily a $200 spread in high profit lots to lowest profit lots. What is separating the winners from the losers is gain ability. There isn't a lot of data out there on feed efficiency in feedlots over the last several years, but the high feed prices leave less room for error. The folks buying feeder calves or yearlings to place in lots know the cattle that work; they shop for cattle that have high performance potential, knowing from their own data that profit is realized with shorter, fewer days on feed before harvest. Most of our bulls will produce offspring that will fill the bill for these buyers.

The bottom line, WEBO bulls are developed to work for commercial producers, genetically they are geared to have built-in, high octane, performance that will bring a fancy price at market time. There are also bulls with less performance that are geared toward calving ease, less milk and harsh environments, who will still work at market time. They should all offer you quality replacement females. We don't see how harsh we can run our cows, but we don't run around with a feed bucket to help them "make it," we offer the "No Excuses Plan" if they don't make it. Our replacement heifer calves are wintered on cake and hay, no fancy feed for them. Basically we run our cows like our commercial customers, they winter on cake and hay or grass if it's not covered up & out to pasture in the summer. No creep for the calves, they are just what their momma cow raised. We continue to follow the Cowboy rule; take as much milk and performance as your environment will let you have, because beef is still sold by the pound either live, in the box or at the meat counter.

Please join us on Tues., April 3, 2012, we'll have a great beef lunch and do our best to answer questions about our cattle. Come for the sale, inspect the cattle and make your own decisions. We are pleased you considered our bulls and thank you for doing so. We look forward to serving as your source for high quality, efficient Angus bulls who will "TURN GRASS INTO GREENBACKS" with enough performance and carcass to "KEEP YOUR CALF OR YEARLING BUYER HAPPY and PROFITABLE ENOUGH TO COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR." WEBO BULLS will Solve the Puzzle and Show You The Money! Thanks for coming and ENJOY the cattle market!

Sincerely,
Waldon & Buttons York
WEBO Angus

WEBO Angus 2012 Sales Book (PDF)

WEBO Angus 2012 Flyer (PDF)

WEBO Angus 2012 Ultrasounds (PDF)

Waldon and Buttons York
Elly Mathias or Odessa Mathias