Hello all:

Snared this one today: My son is taking part in a social experiment. He has to wear a Bernie 2020 t-shirt for 2 weeks and see how people react. So far he’s been spit on, punched and had a bottle thrown at him! I’m curious to see what happens when he goes outside.

I thought about changing the last line to …and that was just during the church service.

We continue to progress toward sale day. Videos, catalogs, and additional information are now available at https://www.icecattle.com/ and at https://www.dvauction.com/events/101527 although we do continue to update and add information as it comes to mind, so keep checking back. Please register at DVAuction if you plan to bid online. If you plan to be at the sale please get pre-approval to bid if you have never done so before. I’m a “trust but verify” kinda guy. We don’t want cattle leaving the place that are not paid for. If you bid online please mail a check on sale day so that it will get here and hopefully clear before the cattle leave. The sale starts at 11 am and should easily be done by noon or a little after so you will have time to mail a check. It doesn’t take long to sell 140 cattle one at a time with a cowboy auction…especially when a lot of bulls no sale!

We again plan to have Ichthys Beef Burgers for lunch after the sale. Grandma Doreen, with maybe a helper or two, is in charge of lunch. She makes excellent potato salad, and the kids will be baking lots of their famous Davey Crockett Bars!

Our vet will be available on Monday, March 16 to do any work that you want/need done. Health papers will soon or immediately follow. We ask that all cattle be picked up by Friday, March 20.

Sight Unseen Bidding: SUS bids are welcome. We will have someone designated to make bids on your behalf at the sale. We take this process seriously and will never bid over the minimum necessary to procure an animal. On another hand…if you want to call in your bids please let us know. We will plan to have some phone lines available to take live phone bids.

Elysabeth Kierl will be our clerk. She does an excellent job. When you are finished bidding please check out with Elysabeth. Once you have paid, you will get a receipt for the cattle and a copy to take to the guys in the pens for loading out if you are doing so that day. It would probably be best if you could wait for the sale to be over to check out. The line typically isn’t very long but if you want to check out earlier you are welcome to visit with Elysabeth.

The bulls and bred heifers are all within a mile of our place right now, and we can schedule a visit anytime. If the ground is firm, we will probably just tell you where the gate is, and you can make your own safari. A day or two before the sale we will drive everything home and board them on hay here. On sale morning they will be penned according to breed and lot number. Only the video will be shown in the sale building during the sale but everything for sale can be seen at anytime between now and the sale.

We are willing to help buyers coordinate with one another to make transportation arrangements before and after the sale. If you plan to pull a trailer to the sale or shortly thereafter and are willing to help haul, please let us know so that we can give your information to those inquiring about transportation along your route. Otherwise, after the sale, we can try to connect buyers from the same areas to share in transportation expenses.

Thank you for your interest in our cattle. We pray that they are profitable and do well for you.

Grace to you.

Lanny