Terms and Conditions of Sale
1. The cattle are offered for sale by the consignor as sound in all respects.
Members of the sale committee have evaluated each animal and found no
visual problem. The West Virginia Polled Hereford Association assumes no
responsibility or liability for the soundness, quality or performance of the
cattle. Dissatisfaction with the cattle by the buyer should be communicated to
the seller.
2. Terms: Cash or check. Each animal is to be sold to the highest bidder. The
auctioneer shall settle any dispute as to bids.
3. All cattle are to be paid for by the purchasers during or immediately after the
sale and will not be released until settlement has been made.
4. Each animal will be at the purchaser’s risk immediately after the animal is
sold. They will be fed and cared for free of charge for a reasonable length of
time after the sale, but at the purchaser’s risk (buyers can have them insured
against this risk at a nominal rate) and will be turned over to the buyer or
shipped as he may direct.
5. Registration certificates of the animals (AHA only) will be transferred to the
buyer at seller’s expense. Each buyer must be sure to give the clerk his proper
name and address for making transfers. Proper breeding statements shall be
signed by the seller for the buyer to use in registering calves born after the
sale. AI certificates for sires of embryo in dam. at time of purchase will need to
be purchased by the buyer unless otherwise stated.
6. Breeding Guarantee: All animals sold in this sale are guaranteed by the seller
to be breeders, provided they are properly handled and cared for by the
purchaser. If any fail to breed, the seller must be notified by midnight,
Sept. 29, 2024, otherwise the animal is no longer guaranteed in any way. If the
animal is in a sound, healthy condition, buyer may return it to seller who shall
have six months to test it and then if the animal proves to be a non-breeder, a
satisfactory exchange will be made or purchase price refunded.
7. Any female selling with calf at side is considered to be a breeder.
8. All females that have ever had a calf and do not have a calf at side sale day
have been examined and found to be pregnant. Heifers that have never had a
calf may or may not be examined. Announcements will be made at the sale.
9. Health: All cattle have met the health requirements set forth by the WV
Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Division and carry an officially
identified “840” number.
10. Announcements at the sale ring by the owners or the auctioneer concerning
the cattle will take precedence over statements in the sale catalog.
11. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk and the owners or
management assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents which
may occur.