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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 TypeSale Contact
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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



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