- Consignor must be a 2012 member of the Iowa Angus
Association in good standing without accounts receivable due the IAA.
Members of the Iowa Junior Angus Association are also
eligible with a current membership to that affiliate organization.
- The consignor name listed on the entry form must be the same as that
listed as first owner on the registration certificate. There will be no
open class in 2012.
- Each consignor is limited to four entries. Embryo entries are not
included in this total. If four are entered both sexes must be
represented in their offering.
- An original Registration certificate must accompany each animal
entry. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- A separate $30 membership check made out to Iowa Angus Association
shall accompany each entry form.
- A $250 deposit per animal (make check payable to Iowa Angus Sale
Account) will accompany each entry and will be returned in full
(provided they go through the sale) with the post sale
disbursement
- Photos may be presented at entry time for use in the sale catalog at a
cost of $10 each. Sale management reserves the right to use the photos
(or not) in presale
advertising.
- A footnote of reasonable length may accompany each entry for use in
the sale catalog but the sale manager reserves the right to edit it to
fit. Growth, carcass, and
scrotal EPDs will be provided by AHIR and listed in the sale catalog in
uniform boxes as well as adjusted birth, weaning, and yearling weights
and ratios. All
Performance information not confirmed by AHIR will be provided in
sentence form as part of the footnote.
FUTURITY BULLS AND FEMALES
1. All animals entered in the futurity must either be bred and owned, or
purchased in dam.
2. Bulls must be calved after January 1, 2010 and prior to May 1, 2011
3. Females must be calved after January 1, 2010 and prior to July 1,
2011
4. Yearling Bulls must have a minimum 3.0 weight per day of age to be
eligible. (New rule 2005)
- No entries will be accepted if ancestors shown on the registration
certificate have genetic defects under classification No. 1, except
those ancestors proven clean
According to the American Angus Association. ALL ANIMALS MUST BE
PEDIGREE FREE OR TESTED FREE OF AM, NH, CA, M1, AND D2 BY EXPO CHECK IN.
ALL
POTENTIAL CARRIERS MUST BE TESTED FREE OF AM, NH, CA, M1, AND D2. NEW
RULE 2009.
- Any animal with a tattoo that is not readable or inconsistent with
that shown on the registration certificate will be ineligible to show or
sell.
- Consignor must offer to sell a minimum of one-half interest on the
entry. New Rule 2011.
- Consignor will not be allowed to withdraw animals after the entry
deadline without forfeiting their deposit. If animal is checked in, it
must sell unless an unforeseen accident occurs.
- Only Registered Angus Females bred to Registered Angus Bulls will be
allowed to enter (New Rule 2006).
- All sale entries will be expected to check in on Tues.
February 14, 2012.
- Bulls that will be one year of age on February 15,2012 must pass a
semen evaluation and provide documentation at check in. Note: this rule
is unique to Angus and overrides the Iowa
Beef Expo recommendation of 15 months.
- All entries will be weighed, and all bulls will be measured for
scrotal circumference with resulting measurements to be published with
the sale order.
- Individual interstate health papers must be provided at check in as
outlined in future consignor correspondence.
- Substitutions will be allowed (one per consignor) provided the
consignor supplies the original registration certificate and a current
performance pedigree at check in time. -Performance
pedigrees are available from the American Angus Association at a cost of
$2. Advance notice of a substitution to the sale manager is strongly
Encouraged.
- Animals will be shown from youngest to oldest in their
respective divisions and gender starting with females, followed by
futurity bulls..
- Classes will be made up after cattle have been checked in with no more
than 15 in a class. Classes will not be named in advance but should fall
close to the standard classifications set by
the American Angus Association.
- Only the top two animals will be placed in order and allowed to
compete for their respective division championships. Remaining animals
in the class will remain in random order and will
be discussed by the judge.
- Get-of-Sire entries must be owned by one family or firm but may come
from either open class or futurity divisions. A Get-of-sire will be
defined as three animals, sired by the same bull,
both sexes represented. Entries to this class can be enrolled at check
in.
- All bulls must be shown with a nose lead.
- All animals shown are subject to American Angus Association rules
governing shows.
- No adhesive shall be used during show. (New Rule 2010) Foam and oil is
allowed and animals must be clipped.
-Sale order: Grand Champion Futurity Bull, Reserve
Grand, division winners, first place bulls, second place bulls,
remaining futurity bulls in order determined by sale order committee;
Scholarship heifer; females in same order as bulls. Then the embryos.
- Sale order committee will be made up of the judge, sale manager,
auctioneer (if available), AAA regional manager, and 1 or 2 unbiased
parties named by the Board of Directors show and
sale committee.
- Consignors wishing to floor their animals (minimum bid) must get a
buyers number prior to the sale, designate it as a “no sale”, and
execute their intent themselves or through sale staff.
- Sale expenses for stalling, bedding, advertising, auctioneer, Beef
Expo commission, ring service, etc. Will be prorated on a per head basis
while Iowa Angus Association commission will
be assessed at 5% of consignor gross. This includes “no sales”. These
funds will be extracted from the sale proceeds, which will be dispersed
in a timely manner.
- Direct payments from buyer to consignor will not be allowed. All sale
proceeds must go through the Iowa Angus sale account
- Cattle scratched from the sale will forego the $250 deposit and will
be dispersed: $200 toward sale expense, $50 for Iowa Angus commission.
- Consignors will be responsible to get animal in line for sale, if not
in line when your turn in up, the animal will sell at the end of the
bulls if it is a bull, and if it is a heifer at the
end of the sale. (New rule 2004)
