Herd Data Questionnaire:
Please provide the number, age, and class of animals to be sold at auction:
2 Bull Calves — 7 months
14 Heifer Calves — 7 months
Please provide the Birthplace and approximate birth date of animals to be listed:
5/2022 Kingsville, MO
Please provide the complete feed/nutritional regimen:
Grass only
What is the vaccination history?
Covexin 8 (November)
What is the deworming history?
Longrange (November)
What is the culling and retention protocol for the breeding herd that the animals came from?
Cull based on grass fed performance, size, calving rate, and conformation
What is the size of your breeding herd?
39 cows
What is the size of your land base?
270 acres
How long have you been raising bison? How long at this location?
12 years
What is the average cow weight?
1,050 lbs
What is the average (or usual range) of pregnancy (and/or weaning rate)?
93%
What type of pasture fences are the animals trained to?
6 strand barbed wire
5 strand high tensile electric
What land management style is followed? (Rotational grazing, season long-grazing, etc.)
Rotation al grazing base on NRCS design.
What method are the animals moved? (call, drive, both, horseback, pickups, 4-wheelers, etc.)
Call
Do you have any information about the genetic lineage of your herd to share?
Yes, all cows are genetically tested.
Is your breeding herd composed of plains, woods, or a mix of both?
Plains
Do you have any DNA test results to share?
Yes, but cautiously as genetic tests are limited in their usefulness.
Please provide weight data that shows how the animals offered for sale compared to their age/sex classmates:
Average 300lbs.
Please provide any additional information that you feel would be helpful:
Small, highly manicured herd that offers great performance in all categories listed above.
