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Judd Ranch's Sight Unseen Program

Our no-cost Sight Unseen service is designed to assist cattlemen who can't make it to our sale. This service  allows you to purchase a Judd Ranch bull or female sight unseen and be guaranteed that you will like the purchase - or the bull and/or female will be returned to us and your money refunded.

To take advantage of this service, call Judd Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz toll-free at 1-800-743-0026. Roger will ask about your cowherd and the bulls or females in the catalog that you like. After a discussion about the cattle, you will be asked to select your final pick(s) and specify a maximum bid for each animal or a total dollar amount for several animals. We will handle your bidding on sale day, and we will make every effort to get your animals for less than your maximum dollar. This service has been used by about 25% of all buyers, and no buyer has returned an animal to date.

For Mark Schleisman of Lake City, Iowa, buying Judd Ranch bulls sight unseen has become second nature.  About seven years ago, he gave the program a try and hasn't looked back since.  

"I've never been to a sale in person - always did the sight unseen," Schleisman says.  "I don't know if I was comfortable the first time or not, but I gave it a try."  

Schleisman and his family run a diversified operation of row crops, hog finishing, and roughly 500 cow calf pairs, developing 50-70 heifers each year to keep their herd young and productive. 

"I was looking for something with a little more mothering ability," Schleisman says.  "We've been very happy with the milking ability and temperament of our replacement females - very docile, good udders, great mothers."

Those females have helped his herd tighten up and perform.  "We've shortened our breeding window because cows are settling on the first or second cycle," Schleisman says.  "That's helped our uniformity at weaning,"  The result has been more calves born in a condensed time frame - and added pounds at sale time.  

When it comes to marketing, Schleisman retains ownership and sells 100 percent of his cattle on the grid, allowing him to see exactly how his Judd Rach genetics perform after harvest.  "We've been selling 100 percent on the grid, and it's worked out very well for us," Schleisman says.  "They're grading really well and hanging consistently."  He says the calves' carcass quality and uniformity have earned steady premiums, reinforcing the added pounds and efficiency he sees in the pasture.  

Over the years, Schleisman has built complete confidence in the process.  He typically sends Roger a list of the kind of bulls he's looking for and a budget - and trusts him to take it from there.  "Roger might change my direction a little, and it's always worked out well," Schleisman says.  "I've never been disappointed.  If anything, I've been more impressed when the bulls arrive."

Across seven years of buying sight unseen, Schleisman says the Judd Ranch bulls have consistently delivered exactly what his family's operation needs: fertility, growth, docility, and carcass performance.  "They just stand out," Schleisman says.  "You can tell the Judd Ranch bulls are different."  

For Scott Storey of Oklahoma the Judd Ranch name stands for reliability - in both cattle and people.  After nearly a decade as a customer, Storey says he's learned that distance doesn't matter when you trust the program and the person helping you find the right bulls.  

Storey and his son run about 400 head in their commercial cow calf operation, a mix of Brangus-cross and black baldy type cows with Angus, Hereford, and SimAngus influence.  Their goal is to raise consistent, efficient calves that perform well on the scale and in the feedlot.  

"I've been buying Judd Ranch bulls for about ten years now," Storey says.  "We've had really good luck with them.  They perform, they last, and they make our calves more uniform every year."

When Storey couldn't make the trip to Kansas last spring, he decided to use the Sight Unseen Program for the first time.  He called sale manager Roger Gatz ahead of the sale to describe what he wanted, then left the rest in Roger's hands.

"Roger knows those cattle to a T," Storey says.  "He sent me a list, bought what fit our program, and handled it all.  He bought one for less money than I gave him to spend, and he turned out to be one of the best bulls we've ever had.  I was well pleased and would go that route again in a heartbeat."  

That spring-born, black, homozygous polled, Payweight son quickly proved himself in Storey's herd, combining eye appeal, structure, and muscle with the kind of performance he expects from Judd Ranch genetics.  

Over the years, Storey has come to appreciate Judd Ranch's focus on practical, performance oriented cattle.  His herd - built around crossbred females - benefits from hybrid vigor and the added pounds that Judd Rach genetics consistently bring.

"We've used purebred bulls before, but we've gone to buying Balancers now," Storey says.  "That crossbred deal just works better for our kind of cattle.  The calves come easy, grow fast, and look the part."

Storey and his son feed out most of their calves to around 800 pounds before marketing them through Oklahoma City or El Reno.  They seldom sell calves straight off the cow.  "We want to get the most out of them," he says.  "They gain well and feed out efficiently, and the Judd Ranch bulls have helped us do that."

He credits much of that success to working with Roger over the years.  "Roger's always been straightforward with me," Storey says.  "When he tells you what a bull is, that's what you get."

From his first purchases nearly ten years ago to his most recent sight unseen experience, Storey says he's found nothing but dependability in Judd Ranch cattle and in the people who stand behind them.  "Roger knows what kind of bulls I like and what works for our herd," Storey says.  "He's easy to work with and honest.  That's hard to find these days."  

For Storey, confidence in the Judd Ranch program isn't built on promises - it's built on results that show up year after year in the form of consistent, efficient, and high performing calves.  

Delivery

Free Trucking in the U.S. on purchases of $20,000+

First Time Buyer Assurance Guarantee

Another service provided by Judd Ranch is the Quality Assurance Guarantee. As a first-time buyer, you will either like the sale offering or your travel expense will be returned. The only criteria is that you call and talk directly with Dave Judd or Roger Gatz about the sale offering prior to coming to the sale.

If you travel to the Judd Ranch annual bull sale or COW POWER female sale and do not find the animals to fit the descriptions shared by Dave or Roger, you're covered by the Quality Assurance Guarantee. To date, not one person has requested reimbursement of his/her travel expenses.