Cattleman s Top Cut Sale Mid-Tex Livestock Auction, Navasota, Texas November 12, 2011 * 12:00 Noon

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1 Cattleman s Top Cut Sale Mid-Tex Livestock Auction, Navasota, Texas November 12, 2011 * 12:00 Noon ABBA Golden Certified Brahman X Hereford heifers selling 6-7 months bred to Low Birth Weight Angus bulls, these are simply the Top Cut all sired by W4 Ranch Hereford bulls and out of a premium set of Registered J.D. Hudgins Brahman cows. These are full two-year-olds and will calve early spring and are extremely gentle. 117-True F-1 B X H cows, a stout set of 4 to 6 year old cows that are being dispersed strictly due to drought conditions, will be bred 6 to 8 months to Southern Cattle Co. and Coldwater Cattle Co. performance bred Angus bulls. Many of these cows were purchased as open heifers through our sales and the quality is the best. These cows have consistently raised market topping calves and are selling right in their prime producing years Four and Five year old Brangus cows, a real nice group of 1150 to 1200lb females selling 7 and 8 months bred to Registered Brangus bulls, should be at least 10 calves on the ground by sale day. Quality is good and cattle are cake broke and extremely gentle True F-1 B X H open heifers, fancy all the way through, these are 750 to 800lb heifers with lots of eye appeal. Heifers have enough size and age to breed right up this fall. Out of Brahman cowherd and Registered Dudley Bros. Hereford Bulls Three-quarter Angus and one-quarter Brahman bred heifers, fancy set of Black Baldies with just the right amount of ear selling bred 4 to 6 months to LBW EPD Reg Angus Bulls. All out of F-1 B X H cows and RA Brown Registered Angus bulls, a real top set of cow makers.

2 6. 10-Fancy True F-1 B X H open heifers, hand picked and really matched up good. Heifers will weigh 800lbs and the quality these gals have is simply the best. Ready to breed this fall F-1 B X H heifers selling 3 to 5 months bred to LBW Angus bulls. These heifers are big 1100lb heifers that will calve at 28 months of age. All sired by J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls and out of a premier Hereford cowherd Brangus heifers selling 6 to 8 months bred to LBW Camp Cooley Angus bulls. Great disposition combined with outstanding quality, heifers are cake broke they will weigh 1100lbs, deep sided in extremely good condition ABBA Golden Certified True F-1 B X H heifers out of Registered Brahman cows and W4 Ranch Registered Hereford Bulls. These big growthy cattle will sell 4 to 6 months bred for spring calves to LBW Angus bulls Open Brangus heifers, real baby dolls, out of a Registered Brangus cowherd and sired by Registered Brangus bulls. These are the keepers, but must sell this year. Don t miss these! Heifers will weigh 650 to 700lbs Brangus Baldies selling heavy bred 7 and 8 months to W4 Ranch Hereford bulls, these will catch any cattleman s eye, out of a stout F-1 B X H cowherd and sired by Mound Creek Ranch Brangus bulls. These are real deep bodied females with lots of volume to them. Lots of ring-eyes and Motts on these, good disposition and real cow makers! 12. Registered Gray Brahman heifers, a real fancy set of open heifers that will be 13 and 14 months old. Coming for a reputation herd that has been breeding beefy type Brahman cattle for over 60 years. Don t miss this very uniform group Angus heifers, these are 850 to 900lb heifers that are out of a Registered Angus cowherd and out of Registered Angus bulls. Heifers are open and have never been exposed. The quality here is as good as it gets in English cattle and with their age and size they will breed right up True F-1 B X H open heifers all sired by J.D. Hudgins bulls and out of Dangelmayr Bros. Hereford cows. Real deep bodied females that will weigh 800lbs and sell ready to breed this fall.

3 True F-1 B X H heifers selling 4 months bred to LBW Angus bulls for spring calves. These are the rancher s kind out of Dudley Bros. Hereford Bulls and a commercial Brahman cowherd True F-1 B X H cows, these are all five-year-old cows coming with their third calf, they will sell 6 and 7 months bred to Registered Angus bulls. These are 1250lb cows in good flesh with lots of quality True F-1 B X H open heifers, fancy opens, all sired by Heart Bar Ranch Brahman bulls. Heifers will weigh 750 to 800lbs and be ready to breed this fall Three to five-year-old Brangus cows, a real nice set of 1200lb females, right in their prime, selling 6 to 8 months bred to Registered Angus bulls. Another set that must sell due to dry weather True F-1 Brahman X Angus heifers selling 7 and 8 months bred to LBW Angus bulls. All sired by J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls, these are just as nice as they get, heifers will weigh 1100lbs, in excellent flesh and will be calving at 26 months old. These are the kind, great calf-raisers and will last you a very long time True F-1 B X A first-calf-heifer pairs, good udders and fancy, 60-day-old Angus sired calves at side. Take a look here at some real calf raisers with a lifetime of producing years ahead of them Tiger Stripe heifers selling 5 to 8 months bred to LBW Red Angus bulls. A real stout set of home raised cattle with lots of eye appeal heifers will weigh 1100lbs, broke to cake. Good disposition and are calving at 26 months old True F-1 B X H open heifers, a hand selected group that are sired by V8 Ranch Brahman bulls and out of a very productive Hereford cowherd. Heifers are uniform and matched, weighing 800lbs and will be ready to breed this fall Registered Brahman cows, these are 5 to 7 year-old cows that will be selling 5 to 8 months bred to Registered Brahman bulls. A real productive set of mature cows all papers will be in order and calves will qualify for registration Registered Gray Brahman open heifers just as nice as they come, hand picked, these are really matched with all the breed character any registered Brahman breeder would want.

4 25. 8-Four and five-year-ole Gray Brahman cows selling 5 and 6 months bred to Registered Angus Bulls. A powerful set of mature cows bred just right to produce a real marketable set of F-1s True F-1 B X H heifers selling 6 to 8 months bred to LBW EPD Registered Angus bulls. Talk about fancy and matched, these are all chocolate colored and are as uniform as they come. All sired as they come. All sired by J.D. Hudgins bulls and the quality throughout this group is as good as it gets. Don t miss these! True F-1 B X H three-year-olds selling bred 6 to 8 months to Registered Angus bulls. What a fancy set coming with their second calf. The work s all been done here. Heifers will weigh 1250lbs and will suit any cattleman Four and five-year-old True F-1 B X H cows selling 6 to 8 months bred to Charolais bulls. These are big 1350lb cows that are really impressive, combining great quality along with the very best disposition Quarter Brahman X three-quarter Angus heifers selling 6 to 8 months bred to LBW Gardiner Ranch Angus bulls, these heifers have generations of both J.D. Hudgins Brahman and Gardiner Ranch genetics behind them. This combination means good cattle that are real productive Open Gray Brahman heifers, the quality runs deep on this fancy set of Brahman heifers, weighing 800lbs. Real deep sided with lots of beefy type breed character True F-1 B X H heifers selling 4 to 6 months bred to LBW Angus bulls. These are full two-year-olds that will calve this spring. Out of Brahman cows and W4 Ranch Registered Hereford bulls. Heifers weigh 1050lbs now! True F-1 B X H cows, these are five-years old coming with their third calf, selling bred to Registered Angus bulls for spring calves. Will sell 4 and 5 months bred ABBA Golden Certified B X H heifers; this is really a stout pen, out of Registered Brahman cows and W4 Ranch Registered Hereford Bulls, hand picked extremely good quality with lots of cowboy eye appeal. This very uniform group will sell 6 and 7 months bred to LBW Angus bulls Brangus heifers selling 5 to 8 months bred to Drews Ranch Brangus bulls. These are 1100lbs heifers that will calve as full two-year olds, real deep bodied in excellent flesh.

5 True F-1 B X Angus heifers selling 7 and 8 months bred to LBW Camp Cooley Angus bulls. These 1100lb heifers are cake broke and very gentle for half blood females and carry lots of quality Open Gray Brahman heifers big and ready to breed, these heifers weigh 1000lbs and are 14 months old. Just as matched as they get and ready to breed this fall Open True F-1 B X H heifers fancy and fleshy, these big gals weigh 800 to 850lbs very matched with the age and size to breed this fall Open Purebred Gray Brahman heifers, heifers will weigh 750 to 800lbs. The quality in this small group is outstanding Quarter Brahman X three-quarter Angus heifers selling medium bred to LBW Gardiner Ranch and McKeller Ranch Angus bulls. These heifers are out of a base herd of Gardiner Ranch and J.D. Hudgins genetics. It s all in the breeding and it really shows here True F-1 B X H bred heifers, these are the keeping heifers and they are selling this year, all sired by J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls. Heifers will be 1100lbs, cattle that are deep sided with lots of quality throughout. Selling 5 to 7 months bred to Gardiner Ranch LBW Angus bulls for early spring calves Hereford cows 3 to 5 years old, 9 head are pairs the remaining will sell 6 and 7 months bred to J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls. This will put you in the F-1 business right away True F-1 B X A three to five year old cows selling bred 4 to 6 months for spring calves to Registered Angus bulls, right in their prime and ready to go to work these are 1250lb females with all the bells and whistles! True F-1 B X H cows selling bred 5 to 8 months to Gardiner Ranch Angus bulls. These are 5 to 6 year old cows that must sell due to dry conditions! Right in their prime, the Rancher s kind Three-year-old Gray Brahman cows, a real fancy set of purebred cows selling 6 to 8 months bred to Registered Brahman bulls.

6 45. Complete Herd Dispersal of TZ Cattle Co. 52-Gert X Hereford pairs, as impressive as they get with years of genetics standing behind them, these are 1350 to 1400lb cows that will range in age from 3 to 7 years old. Calves are sired by Express Ranch Angus bulls, calves are 45 to 60 days old at sale time. 22-Gert X Hereford bred cows will start calving Jan 1 and calve for 60 days to Express Ranch Angus Bulls. Don t miss this opportunity to purchase a real proven cowherd with remarkable feedlot data years of time proven genetics that have worked! Fancy open purebred Brahman heifers, a real top set of 700lb heifers that will fit any cattleman. Real deep bodied and very uniform! Three-year old Gray Brahman cows selling bred 4 to 6 months to Angus bulls, a nice set of 1200lb females that will show all the best Brahman characteristics Brangus and Brangus Baldy heifers selling 4 to 6 months bred to LBW Angus bulls for spring calves, these are 1050 to 1100lb heifers in good flesh and great disposition Braford heifers, a real nice set of home grown females that have been hand picked for this sale. Selling 4 to 6 months bred for spring calves. You will really like the quality here True F-1 B X H heifers selling bred 5 and 6 months to LBW EPD Gardiner Ranch Angus bulls. These are 1100lb heifers that will calve at 26 months of age all sired by J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls. These heifers combine the best of both quality and the eye appeal that all cattlemen appreciate in a good cow Purebred Gray Brahman heifers, this uniform group will sell 5 to 8 months bred to LBW Angus bulls. A real top set of replacement cattle that will fit into anyone s Brahman cowherd True F-1 B X H heifers bred 5 to 8 months to LBW Express Ranch Angus bulls, combining eye appeal with good disposition make these heifers a real highlight.

7 Heifers will weigh 1050 to 1100lbs and will calve at 26 months old. Don t miss these! True F-1 B X H cows selling 5 to 7 months bred to Registered Angus bulls. Real top set of home raised F-1s with excellent disposition and great quality. Cows are in good flesh weighing 1250 to 1350lbs. Good udders right in their prime producing years Purebred Gray Brahman heifers selling medium bred to LBW Angus bulls. These are 1050lb heifers that have all been home raised to put back into F-1 production, too dry to keep. Don t miss these! True F-1 B X Angus pair, these are 5 and 6 year old cows with 60 to 90-day-old Angus sired calves at side True F-1 B X H pairs selling with 60 to 90-day-old Angus sired calves at side. These are big 1250lb cows that are 4 to 6 years old. Good disposition!

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