The Abingdon Feeder Cattle Association will offer approximately 1,600 Virginia Quality Assured (VQA) feeder calves on WEDNESDAY, January 15^th at 7:00 pm.  Calves will be sold as tractor-trailer load lots (47,000 to 50,000#'s).  Calves are predominantly Angus bred.  A typical load consists of 90% black and black-white face and 10% Charolais crosses (with no purebred Charolais included).  Charolais cross cattle are from Hereford and Angus. Three loads of one-owner cattle are available.

All of the calves are:

·         Weaned a minimum of 45 Days

·         Feed and water trough broken

·         Backgrounded on hay, pasture and commodity mix.  None of the cattle are backgrounded on “feedlot-type” rations.

·         Vaccinated according to product label directions for 7-way Clostridials, Modified-live viruses (IBR, PI3, BRSV, BVD I & II) and Pasteurella.  Calves also dewormed.

For more information, please call Butch Foster (Virginia Cattlemen's Association) at 423-360-0434 or Scott Jessee (276-525-2363).