2025 Catalog

Officers Blake Hopkins, President Matthew Lucas, Vice President Rick Kauffman, Secretary/Treasurer Scott Greiner, Educational Advisor

Directors Nathan Cline, 2025 Kevin Fleenor, 2025 Blake Hopkins, 2025 Farrell Jones, 2025 Mike DeHaven, 2026 Randy Leech, 2026 Matthew Lucas, 2026 Jay Eutsler, 2027

Technical Directors John Currin Norman Vincel

VIRGINIA BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 366 Litton Reaves (MC 0306) • Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Phone: 540-231-9159 • Web site: virginiabcia.com/

Rick Kauffman, 2027 Kenneth Payne, 2027 Dennis Pearson, Past President

Dear Friends:

We hope you will make plans to join us on Saturday, March 22 at noon at the APEX Center in Wytheville as we host the 46th Annual Southwest Virginia BCIA Performance Tested Bull Sale. Thank you to Brian and Kayla Umberger at Mountain Spring Farm for their management of the bulls, and their important role in the BCIA program. We invite you to join us at Mountain Spring Farms’ bull development facility outside Wytheville for the Open House which will be held on Sun day, March 16 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This will be an excellent time to view the bulls and visit with the breeders and everyone involved! We have witnessed unprecedented market prices and continued strong demand in the beef business over the last year, and projections point for these trends to continue! Accordingly, now is the time to invest in high quality, performance tested genetics that will help move your herd forward and position your operation for the future. The Southwest BCIA Bull Sale has a rich history and tradition, and this year’s offering upholds that strong reputation. Please study the pedigrees, performance, and EPDs on this set of bulls, which our BCIA member breeders have assembled with your needs in mind. The quality runs deep in all the breeds. Buy with confidence knowing that BCIA stands behind these bulls 100% and our guarantee provides assurance on their soundness and fertility. In addition to the bulls, we will offer a high quality set of females through the BCIA-Influenced Heifer Sale. All heifers are certified as Virginia Premium Assured Plus females, and each has met program standards for genetic merit, reproductive soundness, physical correctness, and health status. They sell guaranteed bred to calving ease bulls. For your convenience, the sale will be available online through LiveAuctions.tv. See details contained in this catalog for more information. Complimenting this, video is available on all the bulls which can be accessed on the BCIA website. As always, we will have bidding available over the telo-auction or feel free to give one of us a call if you need assistance. We would be happy to assist you any way we can to purchase bulls that meet your needs. We will promptly delivery bulls free of charge within 250 miles of Wytheville. The bulls will be delivered to the sale site in Wytheville on Friday afternoon prior to the sale. Contact any of the consignors, Brian Umberger at 276-620-1194, or myself at 540-231-9159 if we can be of assistance in any way. We hope to see you on Saturday, March 22!

Sincerely,

Scott P. Greiner BCIA Educational Advisor

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