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Sale Dates For VA Premium Assured Heifers Announced
Livestock Update, October 2001
John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech
The Virginia Premium Assured Heifer Program will conduct 10 sales in 2001-2002 which will feature approximately 900 heifers. Commercial heifer breeders from across Virginia have been developing heifers to meet specific health, reproductive, physical and genetic requirements of this program, and will market heifers in these sale. The sales listed below will feature only VA Premium Assured Heifers no other heifers will be sold in these sale. Some VA Premium Assured Heifers will be sold by private treaty.
The VA Premium Assured Heifer Program produces heifers that will meet the needs of commercial cattlemen in Virginia as well as provide the base genetics to meet industry product targets. For more information about the VA Premium Assured Heifer Program, contact Dr. John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist at 540-231-9153 or jbhall@vt.edu. For information about specific sales, contact the sale representative listed below.
| Sale | Location | Date | Time | No. of Heifers | Heifer Type | Sale Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred | Open | ||||||
| Buckingham Cattlemen's Association Annual Meeting | Buckingham Correctional Center, Dillwyn, VA | Oct. 16, 2001 | 4:00 pm | 15 | X | Jim Myers 434-969-4261 | |
| VA BCIA Performance Bull & Heifer Sale | Blackstone Livestock Market Blackstone, VA | Nov. 16, 2001 | 6:00 pm | 50-75 | X | X | John B. Hall 540-231-9153 |
| VA Cattlemen's Elite Bull & Replacement Female Sale | VA Livestock LLC, Front Royal, VA | Nov. 17, 2001 | 12:00 pm | 200 | X | X | Forrest Ashby 540-992-1009 |
| Holly Hill Farms Genetic Value Bull & Female Sale | Holly Hill Farms, Mt. Sidney, VA | Nov. 26, 2001 | 1:00 pm | 50 | X | X | Tom Templeton 540-234-9233 |
| VA BCIA Bull & Commercial Heifer Sale | Augusta Expo Land, Staunton, VA | Dec. 1, 2001 | 12:00 pm | 100 | X | John B. Hall 540-231-9153 | |
| Knoll Crest Farm Performance Tested Bull & Comm. Heifer Sale | Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, VA | Dec. 28, 2001 | 12:00 pm | 60 | X | X | Mike Henry 804-561-2481 |
| Wehrmann Angus Performance Brand Bull Sale (w/ comm. heifers) | Wehrmann Angus, New Market, VA | March 2, 2002 | Call for time | 100 | X | Richard McClung 540-896-6545 | |
| VA Cattlemen's Elite Bull & Replacement Female Sale | Farmers Livestock Exchange, Winchester, VA | April 5, 2002 | 6:00 pm | 150 | X | X | Lance Kauf 540-955-5164 |
| Culpeper Junior Bull Test Sale (VAPA Heifer Sale will follow) | Culpeper Ag Enterprises Culpeper, VA | April 5, 2002 | Call for time | 75 | X | Steve Hopkins 540-672-1361 | |
| Amelia Co. Cattlemen's Heifer Sale at Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale | Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, VA | Early April 2002 | Call for time | 100 | X | X | Mike Henry 804-561-2481 |
| VA Beef Expo Commercial Heifer Sale | Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA | April 20, 2002 | 12:00 pm | 100 | X | X | Forrest Ashby 540-992-1009 |