Feeder Calf Sale
The Tri-County Marketing Association holds a feeder calf sale one a year. The sale takes place on the first Thursday in September (9/6/2012). Cattle are loaded off-farm and in composite (comingled) loads. Composite loads are gathered and shipped on the second Thursday in September.
Herd Health Requirements
| Disease | TCCA Requirements |
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| IBR, PI3, BVD (type 1 &2) and BRSV Optional- 5-way Lepto |
No less than 2 weeks before sale - no more than 2 months before sale - booster required | Bovishield Gold 5 |
| 7-way Clostridial (Blackleg) | At 3-4 months + booster | Ultrabac 7 or 8 |
| Pasturella (a) |
No less than 2 weeks before sale - no more than 2 months |
Presponse HM |
|
Internal & External Parasites |
No less than 2 weeks before sale - no more than 2 months |
Avermectin products (eg. Ivomec, Eprinex, Dectomax, Cydectin, Iver-On, etc.) or benzimidazole products (eg. Safe-Guard, Synanthic, Valbazen, etc.) plus external parasite treatment |
(a) Be sure to use Presponse HM since it contains both strains of Pasturella.
Other Requirements
- 45 day preconditioning
- Registered performance orientated bulls and good quality cows: Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Balancer, Simmental & SimAngus bulls only
- Calving season (no earlier than October 15 - prefer mid-November)
- Calves MUST be minimum 550 lb at sale.
- Southeast Livestock Network PVP approved EID tags
- Males castrated and healed
- Dehorned and healed
- Member of SC Cattlemen’s Association
- Current SC Beef Quality Assurance Certification Number
When purchasing vaccines, be sure to specify above requirements. Modified Live Vaccines are required.
2012 Dates to Remember
|
Sale Date |
9/6/2012 |
|
Last Day to Wean Calves (45 days prior to sale)* |
7/30/2012 |
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Last Day for Vaccinations (booster 14 days prior to sale) |
8/9/2012 (initial) 8/23/2012 (booster) |
*Based on delivery date of composite loads 9/13/2012