WEIGHTS:
Birth weights, weaning weights, yearling weights, and all other measurements are taken at appropriate times to produce sound and
accurate comparisons within contemporary groups. We contemporary group our Red Angus calves based on the age of our cows. Calves out of two-year-old dams, three-year-old dams, and main cowherd are all separate management groups and therefore are separate contemporary groups.

WEANING WEIGHTS:
All naturally born calves born at Bieber Red Angus Ranch are raised without creep. We feel that this helps us select and breed for dams that have milking ability and sound udders. ET calves are on creep feed to express their full genetic potential.

AIR TRANSPORTATION:
Aberdeen is serviced by Northwest Airlines. Huron and Pierre
are severed by Great Lakes Airlines which is affiliated with United
and Frontier airlines.

INTERNET & ABSENTEE BIDDING:
We would prefer for each of you to be in attendance on sale day. Realistically, we know that there will be some scheduling conflicts and distance limitations. In these cases we have arranged for you to be able to participate in the sale on an absentee basis with a conference call dedicated to bidding. We will have available one phone line and can accommodate 20 bidders. Please call prior to the sale and register as a prospective buyer. We have limited capabilities to bid by phone during the sale. Your best option is to be in attendance at the sale, but if you cannot attend or feel more comfortable bidding yourself, we need to warn you of complications in the past with phone service, the volume and the rapid pace at which our sale moves. If we handle the bids for you, they will be done in the strictest of confidence. However, if you want to attempt bidding by phone, please make arrangements prior to sale day by calling Craig, Ron or Lois.
For internet bidding information, see DVAuction below.
If unable to attend and you feel comfortable doing so, you can leave those bids with the Bieber family here at the ranch, Auctioneer, or publication representatives. We handle many sight unseen bids and have very satisfied customers who feel confident in using that service. We prefer to have plenty of time to discuss your needs over the phone prior to sale day so that we may select the cattle that best fit your specs. We buy those animals just like you were sitting ringside with us. We also guarantee the cattle so that if they don’t meet your ideals, you just return them to us. If
possible, come by and evaluate the offering prior to sale day. We will try to post pictures of lots on our website but may run into time limitations.

COLOR:
All animals are red unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes.

FOLLOWING SALE:
Dinner at Ron & Lois’s after the sale. We will be serving Meyer Natural Angus Strip Loin.

UPDATED INFORMATION, YEARLING WEIGHTS, AND
ULTRASOUND DATA:
Yearling weights, frame scores, and pelvic measurements will be available on heifers the week prior to the sale. All yearling bulls will be ultrasounded, and updated carcass EPD information will be available the week before the sale or as soon as we receive it from the Red Angus Association of America. The summer bulls have already been ultrasounded in May 2009 and those EPDs reflect ultrasound informational calculated and no further updates are required. Actual scrotal size on January 15, 2010 is printed in the catalog and an updated scrotal taken the week prior to the sale will be available. The scrotal in the catalog on all yearling bulls is adjusted by the Red Angus Association of America. We generally find actual scrotal measurements at sale time are typically 1 centimeter larger than the adjusted measurements. All other data will be available upon request.

GAIN TESTING:
All of our spring and summer born calves are gain tested for 110- 120 days. The spring born bulls were weaned September 23 and weighed off test January 15. The summer born bulls were weaned October 23, 2008 and yearling weights were taken on May 8, 2009. All of the summer born bulls were placed on feed September 23 and weighed off January 15. Heifers are fed a high roughage ration with expected gains of 1.5 to 2.5 pounds per day.

INFORMATION:
Supplement sheets will be available 3-2-2010 on the website or by request.

SALE ORDER:
The sale order will be catalog order.

COOPERATORS:
In order to provide a better selection of cattle we have enlisted the
following people who have herds that are aligned through genetics
and management.
Dan Bormann        Huxley, IA         Red Angus
Gene Rouse          Huxley, IA          Red Angus
Basin Angus          Hobson, MT     Red Angus
Ron Davis              Frankfort, OH    Red Angus