DAVID SLAUGHTER162 Hasting Lane • Fredonia, KY 42411

270-965-9909 • 270-556-4259 Cell • hmslghtr@aol.com

SLAUGHTER SALE MANAGEMENT

Middle TennesseeGelbvieh / Angus Invitational

April 13, 2013 • 1:00 PM CT

ArmstrongCattle Company

Centerville, TN

Fellow Cattlemen:

On behalf of Armstrong Cattle Company and our consigners, I would like to welcome you to the first Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh Angus Invitational. With your support we hope to make this an annual event. We recognize that cattle producers are a diverse group of folks with a diversity of needs. We hope that you will take this opportunity to consider the powerful combination of the Gelbvieh and Angus breeds to meet your needs. We believe that with todays high input costs, the heterosis power of the Balancer is a great option to have. Thanks for coming, and thanks to our consigners for the quality of their offerings.

Sincerely,

Steve & Anita Armstrong

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Friday, April 12

3:00 pm CT to Dark - View Sale Cattle

Saturday, April 13 11:45 pm CT - Lunch

1:00 pm CTMiddle Tennessee Gelbvieh/Angus Invitational

Directions:From I-40 exit 148, take Highway 50 east toward

Centerville 7 miles, sale barn is on the right.

Auctioneer:David Hudgins

Hudgins Auctions & Realty • FL# 5232Phone (866) 483 4467 • Cell (931) 994 7144

Ringmen:Jim Wilson • Ronnie Sullivan

Load OutAfter settlement the animals purchased will need to be removed from the facility on Saturday, April 13 by dark unless arrangements are made with sale management prior to the sale.

HealthAll cattle will be accompanied with health papers for shipment anywhere in the continental U.S.

Supplement SheetThe supplement sheet and announcements from the auction block take precedence over the catalog.

LiabilityAll persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Sale participants and/or the sale management assumes no liability for accidents, theft or damages occurring at the sale facility.

TruckingTransportation for the cattle can be arranged after the sale. Please contact the sale management prior to the sale to discuss your transportation needs.

Terms & ConditionsAll cattle will be sold at auction under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. Terms of the sale are cash or check at the conclusion of the sale unless prior arrangements are made.

AREA HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express

Exit 143. 5 miles west of our exit.

CONSIGNORSARMSTRONG CATTLE COMPANY

Steve & Anita Armstrong4874 Hwy 50

Centerville, TN 37033615-418-2124

CASH ROAD RANCHMike Garvin

475 Fred Hodges RoadLewisport, KY 42351

270-922-0485

GELBVIEH BAR NONE RANCHDon Estes

162 Hasting LaneFredonia, KY 42411

270-556-4259

HILL AND DALE FARMS, INC.162 Hasting Lane

Fredonia, KY 42411270-556-4259

JENJOE FARMSDavid Allison

902 State Route 703EClinton, KY 42031

270-210-0254

LARRY & SANDY NICKELLLarry Nickell

2942 Nickell Valley Rd Centerville Tn 37033

931-729-0752

LARRY P & SUNNY D FARMSLarry Clark

106 Clark Houk RoadGreensburg, KY 42743

270-299-5167

MCCLELLAN CATTLE COMPANYJustin and Hannah McClellan

125 City Road 297Sweetwater, TN 37874

931-627-0747

MILLER GELBVIEH167 Lawrence 319 RdStrawberry, AR 72469

870-528-4990

S & S GELBVIEHArthur Slaughter

19068 Marion RoadFredonia, KY 42411

270-556-4259

SILVER FARMSPatricia Bijvoet

191 Liberty CircleProspect, TN 38477

931-363-9010

1

SLMG 38Y - Lot 1

Maverick 70TSire of Lots 2, 3, 12, and 31

2

JBOB 5707RSire of Lots 5 and 6

SLMG 40Y - Lot 6

3

78 A 695 A

78 A 695 A

78 A 695 A

78 A 695 A

ALS 851U - Dam of Lot 9

HeadlineInfluece sire in Lots 8 and 10

4

89 A 780 A

89 A 780 A

89 A 780 A

89 A 780 A

89 A 780 A

Bulls meeting theTennessee Ag

Enhancement Programrequirements will be listed

on the sale daysupplement sheet.

5

SLMG 91ZA - Lot 18

HRCC 111YMaternal brother to Lot 20

6

JKGF Sara 276S - Lot 24

7

JKGF 43UHomo black, homo polled service sire of Lot 31

8

64 610 A

65 A 617 A

64 610 A

65 A 617 A

64 610 A

65 A 617 A

64 610 A

65 A 617 A

64 610 A

65 A 617 A

Notes

9

88 A 586 A

88 A 586 A

88 A 586 A

88 A 586 A

88 A 586 A

KCF G196EPD curve bending service sire for several of the

Cash Road Ranch consignments

10

94 A 581

90 A 587 A

94 A 581

90 A 587 A

94 A 581

90 A 587 A

94 A 581

90 A 587 A

94 A 581

90 A 587 A

Govenor 3NService sire for several lots

The 40 commercial heifers will be split into two groups,Bred and Open.

Then these two groups will be sorted into lots of4 to 5 females

that will be brought into the sale ring.Choice of the lot will sell to the high bidder.This will be done twice with the remainderof the lot selling after the first two picks.

Bred and open heifers will be pregnancy checkedvia blood sample to verify their pregnancy status.

The commercial heifers will also be tested for BVD.

Commercial Heifers

American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org

New Generation AGA EPDs

The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus

Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.

Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology

For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.

Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDsThe true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA

enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.

Growth Traits are More ReliableThe new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight

(YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.

Carcass Traits are StandardizedIn recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass

traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-to-finish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable.

For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.

New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

Gelbvieh 8.0 2.0 65 91 26 59 5.0 5 -0.16 25 0.29 -0.13 -0.06

Balancer 10.4 0.6 62 97 24 55 6.6 4 -0.08 28 0.33 0.27 -0.02

Gelbvieh EPD Percentile ChartPercentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

5 13 -1.4 83 120 37 71 10 11 -0.29 46 0.58 0.10 -0.09

25 10 0.9 72 102 31 64 8 7 -0.21 34 0.39 -0.05 -0.07

50 8 2.1 65 91 26 59 6 5 -0.16 26 0.27 -0.14 -0.06

75 5 3.3 58 80 22 53 4 3 -0.11 19 0.18 -0.21 -0.05

95 2 5.0 46 61 14 45 0 0 -0.02 6 0.02 -0.32 -0.03

Balancer EPD Percentile ChartPercentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

5 16 -2.8 80 128 34 67 11 9 -0.26 49 0.71 0.63 -0.06

25 13 -0.6 69 109 28 60 9 5 -0.15 36 0.47 0.38 -0.04

50 10 0.7 63 97 24 55 7 4 -0.08 28 0.32 0.25 -0.03

75 8 1.9 55 84 20 50 5 2 -0.01 20 0.18 0.13 -0.01

95 5 3.7 44 67 14 44 1 -1 0.09 7 -0.02 -0.01 0.02