OCA Members to Offer Nearly 115 Consignments in Replacement Female Sale

The 6th annual Replacement Female Sale will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 23 at Muskingum Livestock

Several members of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) will sell nearly 115 consignments in the OCA Replacement Female Sale on Friday, November 23, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Muskingum Livestock Auction Company facility in Zanesville, Ohio. Consignments include approximately 40 mature cows less than five years of age, cow/calf pairs, and approximately 75 bred heifers.

Breeds represented will include Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Simmental, Simmental influenced and cross and commercial females. Service sire breeds represented include Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Maine-Anjou, Red Angus, Shorthorn, Simmental, and Simmental influenced. All females selling will have a safe pregnancy status verified within sixty days of the sale and all lots will be eligible for interstate shipment.

“Now is a great opportunity for cattlemen to add numbers to their herd or get started in the beef business,” says John Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator. “This sale represents an excellent opportunity for cow-calf producers to add quality bred heifers and young cows to their herds.”

A preliminary listing of the consignments is linked here. To view the consignments, visit the OCA YouTube page linked here see the entire 2018 Replacement Female Sale playlist. For more information about this event visit www.ohiocattle.org or contact John Grimes at (740) 289-2071or grimes.1@osu.edu.