Spring Fling Replacement Heifer Consignor Information

Sale Date:           Friday, May 22, 2026
Sale Time:           11:00 a.m.
Place:                   Alabama Livestock Auction in Uniontown, AL
Delivery Date:   Thursday, May 21, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Nomination Deadline:   March 31, 2026

Rules for Bred Heifers:

Heifer birthdates: August 1 to December 31, 2024
Heifers should calve between August 1 and December 31, 2026
All heifers must be bred to a registered bull, preferably with EPD (Expected Progeny Difference) values. Heifers can be bred AI or pasture bred.
The registration number of the sire(s) and service sire(s) of the bred heifer must be provided at consignment to the sale. Low birth weight, calving ease service sires are recommended.
A breeding date or date range and the resulting projected calving date range will be required for each bred heifer.
Heifers must be determined pregnant by a licensed veterinarian by rectal palpation or ultrasound by May 10, 2026.
Recommended Vaccinations and best management practices are listed below. Vaccines should be given twice (a primary and booster) in accordance with the specific vaccine label directions or within a veterinarian-client relationship in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines.
1. 7-way Blackleg (Clostridial diseases)
2. 5-way Leptospirosis - Vibriosis
3. IBR-PI3-BVD-BRSV
4. Heifers should be treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days prior to the sale using a quality product as a best management practice.
Each bred heifer must have a minimum WDA (weight per day of age) of 1.5 lbs./day at delivery. This equals to 945 lbs. for August born heifers; 900 lbs. for September born heifers; 850 lbs. for October born heifers; 810 lbs. for November born heifers; 765 lbs. for December born heifers.

Heifers need to be consigned in groups of 3 to 5 heifers. Each consignor must consign a minimum of three (3) heifers. Heifers must not have been implanted with a growth implant at any time during their life.

Rules for Select Three-In-One Females:
Rules for Select Pairs:
The definition of Select Pairs for the Blackbelt Fall Ball Replacement Female Sale are as follows:

Cow should have a birthdate between August 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024.
Current calf at side should be born between August 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026

Calf must be sired by a registered bull. Calves can be sired by AI bulls or natural service sires.

Additional Select Pair Information:

Select Pairs will be sold as pairs. Two pairs will be sold at a time through the sale ring.
1. A consignor should consign at least 2 pairs
The registration number of the calf’s sire(s) must be provided at consignment to the sale. If known, also provide the registration number of the dam’s sire.
Recommended Vaccinations and best management practices are the following for the cow:
1. 7-way Blackleg (Clostridial diseases)
2. 5-way Leptospirosis - Vibriosis
3. IBR-PI3-BVD-BRSV
4. Cows should be treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days prior to the sale using a quality product as a best management practice.

The above vaccines should be given twice (a primary and booster) in accordance with the specific vaccine label directions or within a veterinarian-client relationship in accordance with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines.

4. Each pair will be screened for structural correctness, udder quality, overall quality and foot structure. The sales management has the right to refuse inferior quality pairs.
5. No use of growth implants in the cow or their heifer calf.

Sale Order and Sale Commission:
Sale order will be determined by a committee once all consignment females are received at the sale barn on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Sale order will rotate among consignors and will take into consideration quality and overall number of females consigned.

Sales commission will be 8.5%.

To nominate cattle, please down load and fill out the Nomination Form.

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