The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) has announced a new sale day and weaning requirements for cattle entered into the preconditioned calf and yearling sale.
Beginning in 2021, NETBIO board members have decided to change the sale days from the third Wednesdays to the third Fridays of the months they hold sales.
It has also been decided that all cattle entered into the sale must be weaned for 60 days instead of 45 days.
CEO Dwyatt Bell and board members Joe Don Pogue and David Fowler announced last week these changes will start with the Jan. 15, 2021 sale. Pogue reminds NETBIO producers that Nov. 15, 2020 will be the last day to wean calves and Dec. 15 will be the last boosting date for calves entered in this January sale.
“We feel these changes will be the best way for us to handle and market NETBIO producer/member cattle going forward,” Pogue said.
NETBIO was established in 1998 as a special premium stocker and feeder calf organization and sale where producers can offer their preconditioned cattle in truckload lots. These sales are held eight times per year at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction, 1910 South Broadway St.
The organization is comprised of independent cattle producers and agribusiness representatives working together to enhance the beef industry and the economy in Northeast Texas.
Today, NETBIO is recognized across the State of Texas and the Southern United States as the leader in its reputable offering of preconditioned cattle.
“NETBIO member-producers always have nice preconditioned cattle ready to sell at each of our sales,” said Fowler, Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner. “We can always depend on them to bring quality cattle to the market.”