The Schwertner Select program is a health based program aimed at weaning a calf in its natural environment.

The specifications are as follows:
Cattle are sold FOB Schwertner, TX.
Initial bill includes cost of cattle and initial medicine.
Cattle are processed using our vaccination program.
Cattle are dehorned, bulls cut/banded, tails trimmed, etc.…
Cattle can be branded, tagged, or implanted according to your specs.

Initial Med Bill (Medicine prices may change throughout the year)

Chute Charge $ 3.00
Bovishield Gold One Shot $3.85
Valbazen $1.00
Cavalry 9/Ultrabac 7® way $1.00
Excede $13.25-22.80 per head based on weight
Injectable Dectomax® $2.40
Probiotic Mineral Paste $.95
Ear Tag $.65
Fly Spray (During Summer) $.85
PI Testing $3.50
Rough Total $30.00- to $42.00/ hd.

Cattle are then turned out on improved pastures (sorghum, oats, rye, coastal, Tifton 85) for a minimum of 45 days with extensions possible depending on forage availability.
Year round gain average is 1.35/lb./day but we do NOT guarantee a minimum amount of gain
Cost of the program is priced $2.50 per head per day.
Supplemental feed is included in the price consisting of 50% cracked corn and 50% pelleted supplement.
All cowboy care, doctoring in the pasture, mineral, and feed are included in the per head per day charge.
We will guarantee the death loss not to exceed 10%.
Chronics and cripples will also be repurchased at 40% of the original value. Original value is equal to the cattle cost plus initial vaccination cost.
PI positive cattle will be repurchased at 25% of original value plus vaccination cost plus pasture
Your final billing charge will show pasture charges, freight charges from Capitol Land and Livestock to your destination, and any death loss/cripple/chronic adjustments.