Live Animal Eligibility:
1. Bulls & heifers must be registered with the Hereford Asso. at time of nomination.
2. A $100 fee, payable to Breeders World must accompany each entry. (All nomination fees will be applied to sale commission & expenses.) Buybacks will be charged the same sale expense as all other lots. Show entries/releases and/or SALE MGT registry work will be held until auction accounts have been settled. Any difference in the eventual sale expense percentage will be refunded to the seller for these animals/items.
3. Each nomination is subject to screening by the SALE MGT Sale Committee and sale coordinator.
4. It is highly recommended that each nomination include the following:
a. High quality photo image of the animal and video.
b. Footnote material should include complete performance rsquo;s parents/siblings.
Flush, Embryo & Pregnancy Eligibility:
All animals and matings that are suspect for one or more genetic abnormalities (PHA, TH, AM & NH) must be tested for with results on file with the SALE MGT. No animals will sell without this testing.
Guidelines for flushes, embryos and pregnancies are as follows:
1. An ET Flush shall be defined as and consist of a future ET Flush from a specified donor dam and mated to the bull of the buyer’s choice.
a. The donor dam must be made available for the ET Flush within six (6) months of the Limousin Legacy Sale.
b. A successful ET Flush shall be defined as producing a minimum of six (6) transferable embryos.
c. The buyer shall be responsible for all flushing expenses.
d. Buyer shall be responsible for providing semen & is responsible for semen shipping costs for the ET Flush.
e. Buyer shall be responsible for all embryo shipping expenses.
f. Buyer shall pay 50% of sale price on sale day with the balance due the seller at the completion of the ET Flush.
2. Package of Frozen Embryos shall be defined as and consist of a minimum of three (3) frozen embryos.
a. Buyer shall pay 100% of sale price on sale day to be held until delivery of the frozen embryos to the buyer is complete.
b. Shipping expenses for the ET Frozen Embryos shall be the responsibility of the buyer.
c. Seller will guarantee a minimum of one 90-day pregnancy be produced from the ET Embryo package provided the embryos are transferred by a licensed ET technician. Seller would then provide additional embryos until guarantee is met.
4. An ET Pregnancy shall be defined as and consist of one pregnant recipient cow carrying a confirmed 90-day+ embryo from a specified donor dam & sire.
a. Buyer shall pay 100% of the sale price on sale day.
b. Buyer shall be responsible for all transportation expenses of the pregnant recipient.
c. Buyer will be responsible for retesting the recipient cow to confirm pregnancy at delivery.
d. There is no live calf guarantee with the purchase of an ET Pregnancy.
Consignor’s Agreement:
I am a member of the Ohio Cattleman’s Asso and I agree to the rules and regulations governing the Ohio Beef Expo Mini Hereford Sale and to the decisions of the sale manager and sale committee regarding my entries. I understand that the SALE MGT, the Ohio Beef Expo, the sale manager and other affiliated sale personnel act only as agents in the sale of the livestock I have entered here and that none of these parties may be held responsible for any accidents or losses that may occur during my involvement with this event. Furthermore, I agree to make my sale entries available for veterinary inspection and to make certain that my entries comply with the health regulations associated with this event. I understand that my entry fee is non-refundable and that by signing below I likewise indicate my agreement to the terms of financial responsibility as described in the “Sale Management Agreement”. Lastly, I agree that all commissions on my sale entries are to be paid first, before any liens or mortgages, from the proceeds of their sale.