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bulls get developed on hay and cake to make them hard and
ready to go. This auction takes place the second Saturday in
April in La Junta, Colorado and they will sell about 80 bulls. In
addition to their annual sale, Fillmore will sell about 20 bred
heifers private treaty and sells semen on several of the herd
sires both here in the United States and internationally.
Cone-shaped hills of limestone and shale, Tepee Buttes, are
found around the pastures. These came from precipitation
of a seafloor years ago. This ties into the natural springs
that water the cattle. All the water comes from natural
springs fed to tanks, which makes it nice during the winter
because “they don’t have to worry about breaking ice.”
“Genetics For The Future”
PRODUCTION SALE
March 17, 2018
Napoleon Livestock • Napoleon, North Dakota
Selling 68 Lots
All Polled | Purebred & Lim-Flex | Red & Black
43 Bulls
3 Two Year-Olds • 40 Yearlings
25 Bred Females
AI bred for April calves
The sale will feature the first
progeny sired by JYF Big
Timber, a high performance,
homozygous polled King
Wulf 8274Y son.
JYF Big Timber
Check out our website for sale updates:
www.VaughnFarmsLimousin.com
and look us up on Facebook.
Sale will be broadcast live
on DVAuction.com
Family Owned & Operated
Sires represented in the
offering include: JYF Big
Timber, JYF Zeek, DLVL
Bud Ice, DLVL Xerox, DLVL
Bicep, DLVL Young Gun,
Wulfs Big Timber and other
top sires.
A 5% discount on purchases of
5 or more head. $50 off all bulls
taken home sale day.
9741 142nd Ave. NE
Cavalier, ND 58220
H: 701/265-4097
www.vaughnfarmslimousin.com
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Tom cell: 701/520-0110
David cell: 701/520-2556
Craig cell: 701/520-1624
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The challenges that face Limousin breeders today are
challenges that Fillmore Ranch is trying to overcome.
“One of the challenges that we face right now is the trucking
availability,” says Brent. With the new laws and guidelines for
truckers, the cattle industry is struggling
with transporting cattle where they need to go. This is a big
deal for the Fillmore family, especially if they need to truck
their cattle to a different state during a bad drought year.
Fillmore Ranch has rooted itself in the landscape, but they
know they are still at the mercy of the weather. When I asked
Brent what he was planning on doing for the International
Limousin Congress, he chuckled and said, “well that depends
on the amount of rain we get. If we don’t get any rain, we
won’t have any cattle to show the attendees.” Brent plans to
take the buses to the pasture and let them see the landscape
and cattle. Attendees will also get to collect fossils from the
Tepee Buttes, so don’t miss out on this unique experience!
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