Seedstock Performance Tests
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association bull evaluation program serves the needs of both cattle seedstock producers and producers with commercial cow-calf herds. The program, which has been in place since 1985, provides seedstock producers with comparison and benchmarking information. The cow-calf producer benefits include access to superior genetics for their herd to enhance their bottom line.
Bulls must meet strict selection criteria to be eligible for one of the two ICA sales held across the state. The criteria are determined by ICA's Production Efficiency Committee. The top 90% of the evaluated bulls in each breed that meet the criteria earn ICA's 'Symbol of Excellence' and are sold at the sales.
'Symbol of excellence' catalog
It's Bull Buying Time!
We are excited to invite you to the ICA 'Symbol of Excellence' sales. ICA takes pride in offering the best bulls at these sales. In this catalog, get a jump start at evaluating the bulls to find the ones that best fit your operation's needs.
At the time of production of this catalog, not all performance data was available for the bulls for the Creston sale. Final data for these bulls will be provided in a supplemental document posted here.
View the 2024 Tama and Creston 'Symbol of Excellence' sale catalogs in one place.
Each sale will begin at 6:30 p.m.
APRIL 8, 2024
Creston 'Symbol of Excellence' Bull Sale
Creston Livestock Market
201 N Cherry St., Creston, IA 50801
*Creston bull sale performance data was not all available at the time of print. We will be providing a supplement to accompany the catalog. We will have this information available here on the ICA website (when completed) and available at the sale.
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