National Bison Association Gold Trophy Show and Sale

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • 10 am MST

National Western Stock Show Stockyards Event Center, Denver, CO

Bid live in person or online at cci.live

Offering Approximately:

(8) Two Year Old Bred Heifers
(10) Yearling Heifers
(2) Pens of 3 Yearling Heifers
(15) Heifer Calves
(2) Pens of 5 Heifer Calves
(15) Two Year Old Bulls
(16) Yearling Bulls
(16) Bull Calves

Consignors include: Addington Buffalo Company, TX; Brown’s Buffalo Ranch, OR; 2J Bison, ID; Trails End River Bison, SD; Buffalo Dance Bison, SD; Cammack Buffalo Ranch, SD; Platte River Power Authority/Rawhide Energy Station, CO; 101 Buffalo Ranch, CO; Indian Pass Ranch, CO; Irish Creek Bison, Alberta; Brush Mountain Bison, PA; Roaming K Bison, Sask.; Silver Creek Bison, Manitoba; Beldon Bison Ranch, Sask.; Wolverine Bison, Sask.; Cherukara Ranch, OK; Snyder Land & Development, WY; Buffalo Run Ranch, UT; Tatanka Hills, SD; Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch, CO; W Lazy D Bison, CO..

Animals will be available for preview at the National Western Stock Show Stockyards Event Center sale pens Friday, January 19 in the afternoon and on Saturday, January 20 until 9:30 am.

Sale catalog is available online at www.bisoncentral.com or cci.live.

For more information, view the sale catalog online or contact Sale Coordinator Karen Conley at 605-381-3738.

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Acceptable forms of payment include cash, cashier’s checks, money orders, personal checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). There will be a 4% convenience fee on credit card transactions.

BID NUMBERS: Bidder numbers will be issued at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 21 at the Stockyard Event Center Sale Arena clerking office. First time buyers will be required to present a valid and irrevocable bank letter of credit that states a specific dollar amount the bank will guarantee on a check written by the purchaser at the 2024 GTSS.

ONLINE BIDDERS: Please go to cci.live to log in to your existing account or create a new one and register for an online bidder number through their service. First time buyers will be required to present a valid and irrevocable bank letter of credit that states a specific dollar amount the bank will guarantee on a check written by the purchaser at the 2024 GTSS. A letter of credit can be emailed to karen@bisoncentral.com.

HEALTH: Interstate health papers will be furnished for each animal. All animals auctioned have tested negative within 30 days of sale for T.B., brucellosis and BVD (Bovine Virus Diarrhea). All yearling and two-year-old bulls have tested negative for Trichomoniasis and satisfactorily passed a semen test. All yearling females have tested not pregnant. Two-year-old and older females have tested pregnant. All animals have been injected with Ivermectin (dewormer) 1-10 days prior to sale date. All optional tests must be in accordance with federal regulations and must have been administered within 30 days of sale date. In addition, all consignors confirm that all administered health care products on GTSS entries meet NWSS requirements.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements made on sale day will take precedence over any printed material in the catalog or advertisements.

GUARANTEE: All animals are guaranteed as represented by the owners. All females vet checked with calf will be announced sale day. The NBA, auctioneer, and sale management act only as agents. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor and the purchaser.

LIABILITIES: The NBA acts only as agent and will assume NO RESPONSIBILITY in the event of injury or death to an animal or of a discrepancy between the buyer and the consignor. The NBA assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY for any animal before, during or after the Gold Trophy Show or Sale. Consignor bears all risk of injury or loss for each bison until the auctioneer announces it is sold. Thereafter, the bison is the purchaser's property, and the purchaser bears all risk of injury or loss.

Every precaution will be taken to safeguard the welfare of the bison sold. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. The NBA, the auctioneer, and the National Western Stock Show assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for accidents or losses that may occur.

LOAD OUT TIMES:  Saturday, January 20 - Immediately following the sale until dark, or Sunday, January 21 - 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.(noon). NO ANIMALS WILL BE LOADED AFTER DARK or BEFORE DAYBREAK. All animals must be removed from the NWSS grounds by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Sunday, January 21. NO EXCEPTIONS! If you purchase animals online, please make transportation arrangements before the auction.