JCCRA will hold Premium Bull and Replacement Female sale

The Jackson County Cattle Raisers Association will be hosting their Fourth Annual Premium Bull & Replacement Female Sale on Saturday, Feb. 6^th at noon in the Edna Livestock Auction on Highway 111 North of Edna.. The cattle will be available for viewing on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.

At press time, Lynn Utz, Sale Coordinator, reports that 50 plus bulls are consigned including Charolais, Brangus (Red and Black), Hereford, Angus, Brahman, Beefmasters and Black Simmentals More bulls and other breeds may be available by sale time.

There are 280 plus top quality replacement females consigned. Of this number there are 100 plus head of Brangus pairs, 20 Braford pairs and 3 Charolais pairs There are 30 plus Brangus, 10 Braford, 50 crossbrd, 7 Brahman, and 15 Red Mott bred females. In the open, ready to breed heifers, there are 50 plus head of Brangus, Black and Black Motts, Crossbreds and Braford,. Some of these open females will be sorted for county fair heifer projects. These cattle are consigned by local breeders with most consigned from surrounding areas. More females may be available by sale time.

The Sale Manager this year is Gulf Tex Livestock Marketing, Billy Schwertner and his partners. They did an excellent job last year and we had an impressive sale. They have worked hard to put together an outstanding set of bulls and females that would work well in most everyone’s herd. All cattle have been screened before arriving at the sale. Everyone is invited to the Sale as now is the time most people are rebuilding their herds . These quality cattle will give you a good start in the right direction. More details about the cattle in the sale will be on Gulf Tex’s web site, www.gulf texlivestock.com

On Friday night the JCCRA will be hosting a Tailgate Party and Cowboy Stew Supper at 6:00 pm at the Auction barn and welcome all sponsors, consignors, and prospective buyers to attend. The cattle will be available for viewing and many of the consignors will be there to visit. Area businesses are helping to sponsor the events. Come out and visit with the sponsors and gain valuable information for your beef cattle program. For the Sale, monitors will be installed so that the sale can also be viewed in the lunch room and foyer. Admission is free to the public. Concessions will be available Saturday from Mustang Creek BBQ.

The Sale is presented by the Jackson County Cattle Raisers Association, the Jackson County Beef Cattle Committee, and the Texas Agrilife Extension Service. For more information contact Gulf Tex Marketing at 979-482-2018 or 936-825-5295, or Lynn Utz, at 361-782-3403 or 361-935-1914.