Next Sale Date:  Friday November 3, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulls on triticale days before our sale.

Our bulls bulls are weaned on pasture, tested on a 10 acre trap, kicked out onto range for the summer and come onto triticale right before the sale.  They NEVER stand around a feedlot!

 

ou are cordially invited...

Mark your calendar & join us for our Annual Production Sale held the First Friday in November here at the ranch.  Our next sale date is Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 12:30 pm CST.  We feel very fortunate to be working with our long-time good friends and now partners in the sale, the Kniebel Family of Kniebel Cattle Co. They raise Registered Red Angus in addition to a large commercial crossbred herd. Their philosophies are very much in line with ours.

 

For your convenience, our sales are also broadcast live online at:

 

SOLD Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

(Next Sale Friday, Nov. 5, 2010)

  • 55  Black & Red Angus Bulls ~ Click here for a page with VIDEOS!

    20 months old and ready for heavy service.  Offered with our optional Spring 2010 delivery.

    • 26 Black Angus bulls, 20 months old from Downey Ranch

    • 29 1A Red Angus bulls, 20 months old from Kniebel Cattle Co.

     

    Numbers of Black Angus Bulls were reduced this year due to the announcement of 2 genetic defects.  We erred on the side of extreme caution and removed all positive tested bulls from the sale and sent them to slaughter.  Read more about AM (click here) and NH (click here).

  • 60 Commercial Bred Heifers to calve Spring 2010 ~ Click here for a video (3 mb)

    Synchronized and AI'd  Available with our exclusive Live Calf Guarantee.

    • 30 Commercial Angus heifers from Downey Ranch, AI'd to Angus Bulls

    • 30 3-way rotational cross heifers (AN x RA x HH) AI'd to Angus, Red Angus and Horned Hereford from Kniebel Cattle Co.

The complete catalog remains online for your convenience.  Click here to have one mailed to you every year as soon as they're available!

 

 

ustomer Service...

If we say it, we mean it.  Period.  We want you to have full faith in us and our programs.  In addition to our foundation of integrity, we work to bring you innovative customer service options, including: Bull Wintering Program; Heifer Calve Out Program (with our exclusive live calf guarantee); and cattle finishing options, with as few as 5 head.  Click here for more information.

 

or some past sale highlights, click here.

 

Sale heifers on pasture in July

 

One of those same heifers the following May 1.  Raising a beautiful calf and

holding her own quite well!

 

Downey Ranch, Inc.

Joe Carpenter & Barb Downey, Managing Partners

38703 Wabaunsee Rd.

Wamego, KS  66547-8918

downeyranch@wamego.net