SHOW-ME-SELECT REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALE

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1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FALL CALVING SHOW-ME-SELECT REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALE Friday, May 4, :00 P.M. Inspection after 3:00 P.M. sale day Fruitland Livestock Auction Exit 105 off Interstate 55-3 miles North on Highway BRED HEIFERS AVAILABLE Angus, Simmental, SimAngus, Angus/Hereford, few Charolais Cross 25 Registered (Angus, Simmental, SimAngus) Mostly Black or Black Baldies Majority AI BRED to industry leading sires TIER II heifers out of Angus Sires: Absolute, Connealy Courage, Deer Valley All In, EXAR Stud, GAR Sunrise, PA PowerTool, Rampage, SydGen Dealer, SydGen Liberty, Tour of Duty, VAR Discovery; Simmental: Pays to Dream, Uno Mas Due to calve from August 25 to November 30, 2018 Sorted into uniform lots by breed, color, size, calving date, and some fetal sexed lots CONSIGNORS INCLUDE: Glen Birk Farms, Jackson Deer Creek Cattle Company, Clarksville Eggers Stock Farm, Jackson Graham Family Farm, Farmington Mike Kasten Beef Alliance, Millersville Willis Koenig, Perryville Lazy P Ranch, Oak Ridge Masters Farms, Inc., Cape Girardeau SEMO University, Cape Girardeau Kenny Spooler Farms, Jackson Turner Farms, Belgrade Twin Oaks Simmental, Oak Ridge Steve Underwood, Bloomfield Wallis Angus Farm, Millersville Jim Wallis, Millersville Warden Brothers Farm, Patton Witte Farms, LLC, Camdenton CONTACT INFORMATION: Erin Larimore: or LarimoreE@missouri.edu Preview the offering at: Follow us on Facebook: SEMO BEEF Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc. a non-profit organization in cooperation with University of Missouri Extension College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Division of Animal Sciences Commercial Agriculture Program MU College of Veterinary Medicine Missouri Cattlemen s Association Missouri Department of Agriculture

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3 CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY Erin Larimore, Livestock Specialist 684 West Jackson Trail P.O. Box 408 Jackson, MO PHONE (573) FAX (573) SALE INFORMATION Auctioneer Ken Carney Sale Agent Fruitland Livestock Auction The sale order was determined by consignors drawing for a position in the rotation. Each consignor selected those heifers to sell in each rotation. Heifers will be sold in uniform lots sorted according to breed type, size and those selling together are expected to calve in a 45 day period. Heifers become the property of the purchaser immediately after the sale. Each animal will be at the purchaser s risk as soon as sold. The seller will aid in the loading of the cattle on instructions from the buyer, but at the buyer s risk. No cattle will be loaded until the conclusion of the sale. All fees will be collected by the Fruitland Livestock Auction, Inc. and are to be settled before loading. GUARANTEE All heifers are guaranteed bred and are guaranteed to remain pregnant for 30 days after the sale. Due dates are approximate. Females can range two weeks or more around due date even if they were AI bred. Heifers were pasture exposed to bulls after AI. Rectal palpation for pregnancy is subjective and not exact because all cows vary in fetal development. AI pregnancies are not guaranteed but highly probable. Gestation length is based on average of 283 days and can come very early or very late. Any heifer found open (by an accredited veterinarian) will be returned to the consignor and the money will be refunded by the consignor. Heifers are guaranteed against genetic defects on first calf only if inspected and documented by a veterinarian. All guarantees are made by the consignor of the cattle, not the sale committee or the SEMO Cattlemen s Association. TAGS All heifers in the sale are identified by a special tag that carries the Show-Me-Select trademark and name. This tag indicates that the heifers have met all of the requirements of the Missouri Show-Me-Select program. Some heifers may carry a white Show-Me-Select tag. This identifies them as Tier Two heifers which is explained in more detail later in this catalog. CONTRIBUTORS The sale committee and consignors thank all those who have contributed to the success of this program. Your faith in our ability to make this program work is appreciated. **NOTICE TO BUYERS** All heifers in this sale have been Brucellosis calfhood vaccinated between 4 and 12 months of age. All heifers have been vaccinated for Lepto at final pregnancy check and have tested negative for BVD-PI. Necessary health papers to go to any state will be available on all heifers after the sale. Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 3

4 REQUIREMENTS FOR HEIFERS IN THE 2018 REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALE These requirements are designed to minimize the incidence and severity of calving difficulty and protect against potential reproductive losses. Heifers must be bred to service sires at or less than established birth weight EPD maximums, have a minimum pelvic area of 150 cm 2 prebreeding or 180 cm 2 at pregnancy examination, be a minimum body condition score of 5 on sale day, and meet established health guidelines. Bred Heifers were managed under the following calendar: Weaning: All heifers must be calfhood vaccinated for Brucellosis. Heifers are vaccinated for IBR, PI-3, BVD, BRSV, and 7-way Clostridial. Label directions concerning initial vaccination and boosters must be followed. Use of implants is discouraged. If heifers are implanted, only FDA approved products for replacement heifers are allowed according to label guidelines. Long-term use of MGA is prohibited. Use of MGA for periods up to 14 days to synchronize estrus is permitted. Internal and external parasites are controlled as needed. Heifers must be polled or de-horned and completely healed by sale day. Pre-Breeding: Pre-breeding reproductive examination is performed. Reproductive tract scored, pelvic measured, weighed Heifers are vaccinated for IBR, BVD, Leptospirosis, and Vibriosis between 30 and 60 days prior to beginning of breeding. All vaccinations must follow label directions. Internal and external parasites are controlled as needed. Pregnancy Exam: Heifers are pregnancy examined to determine breeding dates. (Confirm AI pregnancy or natural service.) Heifers are treated for external and internal parasites within 30 days of sale date. Products for internal parasite control must have a label claim for all stages of the parasite life cycle. Heifers are examined on sale day by a final screening committee to eliminate blemishes (scarred eyes, frozen ears, short tails, rat tails). Heifers must be a minimum body condition score of 5 (1-9 scale) on sale day. Heifers have a final pregnancy check within 30 days of sale. TIER II HEIFERS: Tier II qualification identifies heifers that are out of high accuracy sires for the traits listed below. These heifers are identified with a white ear tag and a tag number ending in 2. Trait Accuracy Calving ease (direct).65 Calving ease (maternal).30 Weaning weight.75 Carcass weight.20 Marbling.20 SHOW-ME PLUS HEIFERS: A classification of Show-Me Plus was identified in 2015 for a heifer with a genomic prediction. This could include a registered heifer with Genomic-Enhanced EPDs or a commercial heifer with a commercial heifer panel. Approved tests include: GE-EPD Igenity Gold Method Choice GeneMax Herd Navigator Igenity Silver Maternal Edge Genomics reduces the risk of making poor purchasing decisions. It enables producers to select for additional economically important traits such as Stayability, Heifer Pregnancy, Carcass Weight, Marbling, and More. Qualifying heifers are identified with the Show-Me Plus symbol in the catalog and will be announced from the sale block. May 4, :00 PM Page 4

5 SIRE REQUIREMENTS Eligible sires must have known ID, be registered by their respective national breed registry, and have complete EPD information. Sires must meet calving ease EPD requirements for breeds reporting calving ease EPD. For breeds not reporting calving ease EPD, sires must meet birth weight EPD requirements. All sires used in conjunction with artificial insemination must have a minimum accuracy value of 0.6 on a scale of zero to one for the respective EPD's. Minimum calving ease EPD requirements for service sires Angus 7.0 Limousin 10.0 Balancer 17.0 Hereford 2.8 Charolais 7.9 Red Angus 8.0 Gelbvieh 13.0 SimAngus 15.2 LimFlex 13.0 Simmental 12.8 *The service sire EPDs listed in this catalog were as of the breeding dates. EPDs are subject to change. Check the breed association website for a current listing of EPDs. Active Sire Percentile Rank Requirements Breed Group Percentile Requirement Angus CED 7.0 American Upper 20% British Upper 30% Continental Upper 15% Hybrid Upper 15% The sires used for Artificial Insemination and Natural Service breeding have been listed for each producer. The table will list the bull name and breed, the type of service in which the bull was used (AI or NS) and his EPD and Accuracy information. This year, Index values for the Maternal and Terminal Indexes for the respective breeds have been included. For Angus ($W, $B), Simmental (API, TI). Expected progeny differences (EPDs) provide estimates of the genetic value of an animal as a parent. Specifically, differences in EPDs between two individuals of the same breed predict differences in performance between their future offspring when each is mated to animals of the same average genetic merit. EPDs are calculated for birth, growth, maternal, and carcass traits and are reported in the same units of measurement as the trait (normally pounds). EPD values may be directly compared only between animals of the same breed. In other words, a birth weight EPD for a Charolais bull may not be directly compared to a birth weight EPD of a Hereford bull (unless an adjustment is made to account for breed differences). Accuracy is reported as a decimal between zero and one and an accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability in data selection. The greater the accuracy, the more certainty that EPD will not change significantly as additional progeny information is observed Breed EPD Averages for Current Sires Within Breed Breed CED BW WW YW Milk Marb REA Fat Maternal Terminal Angus $46.71 $ Simmental SimAngus Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 5

6 Glen Birk Farms 1036 Co. Rd 341 Jackson, MO Angus Heifers 7 Registered (1 Tier II) 7 Commercial (6 Black, 1 BWF) Registered heifers: 1 Tier II daughter of VAR Discovery 2240, AI bred to Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36, bull calf due 9/15/18. 1 is sired by Birks Iron Mountain 102, bred to AAR Ten X 7008, heifer calf due 9/15/18 1 is sired by GBF Ten X 4449, natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, bull calf due 10/6/18 1 is sired by Birks O Reilly Factor 83, natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, heifer calf due 10/6/18 1 is sired by GBF Ten X 4449, natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, heifer calf due 10/26/18 1 is sired by Birks Upward 500, natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, heifer calf due 10/26/18 1 is sired by Birks Iron Mountain 102, natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, bull calf due 10/1/18 Five of the registered heifers sell as Show-Me Plus, having EPD Accuracies enhanced by an i50k test. Commercial heifers: Sired by Birks O Reilly Factor 83, Birks Upward 500, Birks Iron Mountain 102, and GBF Ten X All are natural bred to GBF Discovery 5429, due dates starting 9/15/18. Birth dates and sire information on the individual heifers will be available sale day. All are bred for carcass quality with marbling genetics stacked for multiple generations. 95% of their steer mates are marketed at 11 to 13 months of age grading CAB, Prime or Choice. Heifers that are called AI bred were pregnancy checked safe to the AI date, but are pasture exposed to the natural service sire. If the buyers want registration papers for the registered heifers they should contact Glen Birk and provide information for transferring the papers. Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 Angus $87 $182 AAR Ten X 7008 SA Angus $70 $164 GBF Discovery 5429 Angus $64 $147 May 4, :00 PM Page 6

7 Deer Creek Cattle Company Rich Vehige Clarksville, MO Office: Cell: Angus Heifers 4 A.I. Bred 8 Natural Bred 12 Black Angus heifers. These heifers were selected from a large reputation herd from the local area. AI heifers are due to calve on August 28th. They are bred to a Black Angus calving-ease bull, Connealy Uptown 098E, one of the most complete bulls in the breed. The pasture bred heifers begin calving around September 20th for 30 days. They are bred to calving-ease, black, SimAngus bulls with Red Hill Farms genetics. All the heifers were developed on fescue. We place heavy emphasis on maternal characteristics and docility intending that they remain in your herd a long time. Connealy Uptown 098E Angus $77 $119 NATURAL SERVICE SIRES CED BW WW YW Milk Mrb REA Fat API TI Redhill 605Z 47X 76C SimAngus Redhill 225Z 44Y 100D SimAngus Redhill 283B 264Z 303D SimAngus Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 7

8 Eggers Stock Farm Richard Eggers 734 Co. Rd 614 Jackson, MO Cell Certified Herd # Registered Angus Heifers 6 AI Bred 3 bulls, 3 heifer calves 6 NS Bred 2 bulls, 3 heifer calves 5 Tier II 4 SydGen Touchstone 3525 daughters, 1 AI bred to SydGen Black Pearl, 1 AI bred to SydGen Liberty GA 8627, and 2 bred to ESF Black Pearl J SydGen Liberty GA 8627 daughters, both AI bred to SydGen AIM SydGen Dealer 9883 daughters, 1 AI bred to SydGen Liberty GA 8627, 1 bred to ESF Black Pearl J SydGen Exceed 3223 daughters, 1 AI bred to SydGen Liberty GA 8627, 1 bred to SydGen Bar Landslide SydGen AIM 001 daughter bred to ESF Black Pearl J EXAR Stud 4658B daughter bred to ESF Black Pearl J781. This is an indication of the genetics we are bringing, but not necessarily the sorts. Individual pedigrees, birthdates, performance data, breeding information, ultrasound carcass data, and sorts will be available sale day. Steer mates sent to USPB between months of age went 100% Choice with 79% being CAB and Prime. There are 5 Tier II heifers. The heifers were ultrasound pregnancy checked and fetal sexed. SydGen Black Pearl 2006 Angus $67 $152 SydGen Liberty GA 8627 Angus $55 $140 SydGen AIM 001 Angus $76 $155 SydGen BAR Landslide 5246 Angus $62 $151 ESF Black Pearl J781 Angus $51 $140 May 4, :00 PM Page 8

9 Graham Family Farm Kenny & Sherri Graham 7956 Old Coffman Rd Farmington, MO Angus Cross Heifers 3 Tier II 3 A.I. Bred 3 Tier II PowerTool daughters, AI bred to Connealy Uptown, carrying bull calves due 8/28/18. 3 Black-white face, natural bred, due 9/14 to 9/19, carrying bull calves. 3 Black, natural bred, due 10/4 to 10/19, fetal sex unknown. Tier II heifers are sired by PA PowerTool. He is a high accuracy proven sire that ranks in the top 15% of the breed for Calving Ease and Docility, top 2% for Marbling and top 1% for $W. Natural service sires are genomic tested for higher accuracy EPDs. They rank in the top 20% of the breed for Calving Ease Direct and top 10% for Calving Ease Maternal. The AI service sire, Connealy Uptown, ranks in the top 30% of the breed for 12 EPD traits and Indexes. Connealy Uptown 098E Angus $77 $119 DGF Program 203 Angus $ 37 $83 LF Complement 502 Angus $55 $133 LF Complement 501 Angus $61 $96 Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 9

10 Mike Kasten Beef Alliance RR 1, Box 114 Millersville, MO Angus Heifers All A.I. Bred 3 Tier II I am selling 4 heifers in the sale. Three will be Tier II heifers; two daughters of KCF Bennett Absolute; 1 daughter of SydGen 1407 Corona The heifers all have multiple generations of AI sired females in their pedigree. We have raised every female in our herd for the last 35 years. We have been selecting for cattle that work in the pasture, feedlot and packing plant. The steer mates to these heifers graded 100% choice and 66% Prime at USPB. All 4 heifers are AI bred to SydGen Fate All the heifers are freeze branded. SydGen Fate 2800 Angus $54 $188 Willis Koenig 2403 PCR 330 Perryville, MO Angus Cross Heifers 4 A.I. Bred 5 Black, 1 BWF, 3 Gray/ Tan These heifers are Angus cross heifers. The heifers are sired by good Angus herd sires. Four heifers are AI bred to Final Solution with two carrying bull calves and the other two heifer calves. The other five are bred to Butch s In Sure a very good heifer bull. Two heifers are carrying bull calves and one is carrying a heifer and the other two are unknown. One heifer is a Tier II and is out of Tour of Duty. These heifers will calve 9/6 to 10/27. All heifers that are called AI bred were ultrasound pregnancy checked safe to the AI date, but are pasture exposed to the natural service sire. May 4, :00 PM Page 10 Connealy Final Solution Angus $60 $91 Butchs In Sure A909 Angus $60 $150

11 Kenny Spooler Farms 1788 Co. Rd 347 Jackson, MO Angus/Hereford Heifers 5 A.I. Bred due 9/20/18 5 Natural Bred due 10/11/18 1 Natural Bred due 10/19/18 All 11 heifers are Angus/Hereford cross from our registered Hereford cows and our registered Angus bull, LPR Bismarck 208. Two heifers are AI bred to Connealy Right Answer 746. Two heifers are AI bred to Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36. One heifer is AI bred to SAF Connection. Six heifers are natural bred to BWR Aberdeen B85, an easy traveling, easy calving, docile dispositioned bull that we raised. These heifers are a strong set, structurally sound and have great dispositions. They are easy to handle and move easily from field to field and even down the road following a bucket of feed. They are bred for excellent milk flow and calving ease. We are proud to offer these heifers for the sale. They will be a productive addition to your breeding program for years to come. All heifers called AI bred were ultrasound pregnancy checked safe to the AI date, but were also pasture exposed to the natural service sire. Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 Angus Connealy Right Answer Angus SAF Connection Angus $65 $ $71 $ $44 $111 BWF Aberdeen B $45 $111 Angus Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 11

12 Masters Farms Inc. Mary, Bill, and Marty Masters 3372 Co. Rd. 620 Cape Girardeau, MO Bill: Commercial Angus Heifers 19 A.I. Bred 4 Tier II 19 Black, 2 BWF All heifers are home-raised. Tier II heifers were sired by Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 or KCF Bennett Absolute. Both of these sires have rock solid accuracy and have performance data through the Circle A Angus Sire Alliance. Rampage ranks in the top 10% and Absolute in the top 15% for Maternal Profit, an index that looks at lifetime value difference of a bull s daughters. The other heifers were sired by one of our natural service bulls: Birks Upshot, Butchs Aberdeen, Butchs Right Answer, or Turner Farms Forward This set of heifers were synchronized and time bred. Heifers were monitored and bred off heat detection following timed-insemination for an additional heat cycle before the clean-up bull was turned in. The heifers are AI bred to Mill Bar Hickok 7242, a bull with 15 EPD traits in the top 35% or better. He has a strong maternal package coupled with growth and carcass. Heifers are due to calve beginning 9/4/2018. Pen mates are fed on the farm and sent to US Premium Beef through Performance Blenders. 58 head have graded 100% Choice with 87% going CAB or Prime. Heifers were pregnancy checked safe to the AI date but were pasture exposed to the natural service sire. Heifers were fetal sexed by ultrasound. Mill Bar Hickok 7242 Angus $73 $145 Birks Generation 86 Angus $64 $134 May 4, :00 PM Page 12

13 Lazy P Ranch Greg, Steve, Brandon, Adam Pleimann 993 Co. Rd 416 Oak Ridge, MO Angus Heifers 6 Angus, 6 AngusX 9 A.I. Bred At Lazy P Ranch we strive to raise quality Angus cattle that perform and have plenty of eye appeal. These heifers were raised on fescue and a commodity ration. Since day one these heifers have grown well and are all structurally sound. They have excellent disposition, and are out of the most productive cows we have. Nine heifers were confirmed AI bred to Barstow Bankroll and are due to calve 9/22/2018. Three heifers are natural service bred to our Butch s Destination bull; due 10/14/18 to 11/8/18. Barstow Bankroll B73 Angus $56 $136 Butchs Destination C003 Angus $49 $105 SEMO University One University Plaza, MS 6100 Cape Girardeau, MO Collin Schabbing, Farm Manager SimAngus Heifers All A.I. Bred 4 Tier II We are offering 6 head of SimAngus heifers. These heifers were all raised at the Southeast Missouri State University David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center in Gordonville, MO. All heifers are A.I. bred to Coleman Charlo, an outstanding Angus bull from Coleman Angus Ranch in Montana. The 2 Pays to Dream s and 2 Connealy Courage heifers are Tier II status. All 6 of these heifers are bred to make cows that produce each and every year. If you have any questions call Collin Schabbing at: Coleman Charlo $87 $77 Angus Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 13

14 Turner Farms Jon and MaryAnn Turner State Hwy JJ Belgrade, MO Registered Angus Heifers All Show-Me-Plus 2 Tier II All five heifers are Registered Black Angus. All have been GGP-LD genomic tested and will sell as Show-Me-Plus heifers. All have been artificially inseminated and then pasture exposed to Briarwood Mr Bismarck Three pregnancy checked AI bred; two natural service bred. One Tier II daughter of Deer Valley All In; AI bred to Baldridge Bronc; due 9/3/18; fetal sexed bull calf. One Tier II daughter of Deer Valley All In; natural service bred to Briarwood Mr Bismarck 5014; due around 10/13/18; fetal sexed heifer calf. One daughter of SydGen Googol 3899; AI bred to Baldridge Bronc; due 9/4/18; fetal sexed heifer calf. One daughter of SydGen Googol 3899; AI bred to Baldridge Bronc; due 9/3/18; fetal sexed bull calf. One daughter of SydGen Googol 3899; natural service bred to Briarwood Mr Bismarck 5014; due around 9/28/18; fetal sexed bull calf. Baldridge Bronc Angus $73 $112 Briarwood Mr Bismarck 5014 Angus $64 $132 May 4, :00 PM Page 14

15 Twin Oaks Simmental Elizabeth and Stephanie Gable 5622 State Hwy E Oak Ridge, MO Registered Simmental Heifers 3 A.I. Bred 2 Black 2 BWF DY98 A powerful baldy heifer that is stout and ready to produce. She s out of a son of In Dew Time. She s confirmed AI bred to Catalyst with a bull calf; due 9/13/18. DY83 This beautiful Black White Face is very maternal and already has that cow look. She s confirmed AI bred to Catalyst with a bull calf; due 9/13/18. DB10 A solid black heifer that is moderate framed and thick. She s out of a son of In Dew Time. She s confirmed AI bred to Catalyst with a bull calf; due 9/13/18. DU10 She s a very balanced and stylish black heifer out of a son of Hook s Shear Force. She s confirmed pasture bred to R&R Dakota that goes back to GW Premium Beef; due 10/7/18. These maternal, stout, purebred Simmental heifers are raised on fescue and ready to work. Registration papers will be transferred. Complete pedigree information will be available sale day or by contacting us. AI SERVICE SIRES CED BW WW YW Milk Mrb REA Fat API TI MR Ishee Catalyst Simmental NATURAL SERVICE SIRES CED BW WW YW Milk Mrb REA Fat API TI R&R Dakota D356 Simmental Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 15

16 Steve Underwood Co. Rd 503 Bloomfield, MO Registered SimAngus Heifers 1 A.I. Bred All Black We have four heifers for this spring sale. All are sired by USF Forward, a Connealy Forward bull we raised out of a GW Lucky Dice cow. Three heifers are 3/4 Simmental, 1/4 Angus. One heifer is 1/2 Simmental, 1/2 Angus. One heifer is bred AI to Mill Bar Hickok. Three heifers are bred Natural Service to Birks Insight 354. All heifers are carrying bull calves. The AI bred heifer is due 9/15/18 and natural bred heifers are due 10/8/18. The heifers were ultrasound safe in calf and fetal sexed. Mill Bar Hickok 7242 Angus $73 $145 Birks Insight 354 Angus $55 $133 Wallis Angus Farm William (Billy) Wallis 310 W. Cedar Hills Drive Millersville, MO Cell Phone: Registered Angus Heifer Show-Me-Plus This registered Angus heifer (Farm Tag D03, AAA # ) ranks in the top 30% or better in the Angus breed in 13 EPD categories. Including WW, YW, $B and Docility to name a few. She has been i50k genetic tested. She sells bred (fetal sex heifer) to Butch s Discovery D950, AAA # He resides on our family farm. This heifer was born and raised on our family farm. Detailed information on this heifer will be available on the day of the sale. Butch s Discovery D950 Angus $61 $159 May 4, :00 PM Page 16

17 Jim Wallis 1419 County Rd 350 Millersville, MO Angus, 2 SimAngus Heifers All Show-Me-Plus 5 Tier II 5 A.I. Bred All heifers have been DNA tested by the MU Extension approved laboratory Igenity Silver. Result comparisons for our heifer group vs. the Benchmark Group were above average in all categories including Avg. Daily Gain, Calving Ease Maternal, Docility, and Marbling. All the heifers have been fetal sexed. Three A.I. bred Angus heifers are GAR Sunrise (AAA: ) daughters bred to MCR Horizon 081 (AAA: ). MCR Horizon, If you re interested in multi-trait improvement, look no further. He offers great foot quality, excellent udders and plenty of eye appeal. CED: 12, $W: 62.71; $B: One A.I. bred Angus heifer is a MKBA Dealer P40 Z6 (AAA: ) daughter bred to GAR Sunrise. The two SimAngus heifers are daughters of WLE Uno Mas X549 (ASA: ). The A.I. bred heifer is bred to GAR Sunrise. The natural bred heifer is bred to Butch s Discovery D950 (AAA: ); this bull resides on our farm. All of these heifers were born and raised on the farm with known birthdates, dams and sires. A brochure containing detailed information on these heifers and their sires will be available on the day of the sale. All heifers that are called A.I. bred were pregnancy checked safe to the A.I. date, but were pasture exposed to the Natural Service Sire (Butch s Discovery D950). MCR Horizon Angus $62 $172 G A R Sunrise Angus $65 $166 Butch s Discovery D950 Angus $61 $159 Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 17

18 Warden Brothers Farm Robert Warden RR #6, Box 96A Marquand, MO Angus Heifers Solid Black Both Tier II We are offering 2, Tier II heifers, daughters of Quaker Hill Rampage and RB Tour of Duty. Heifers are bred to a Connealy In Focus 4925 son and are due 9/26/2018. This natural service bull has a great maternal package and has 12 EPD traits that rank in the top 35% of the Angus breed. All of our cattle at Warden Bros are farm raised here on our farm in Patton, MO. We have been using AI since 2010 emphasizing our selection on carcass traits as well as overall balance. AI for us has made a noticeable difference in overall appearance and consistency in our herd as well as very positive carcass data feedback. We also strive for docility in our cattle. All of our cattle are gentle and will come to a bucket. We handle our cattle with the lowest amount of stress that we can. For any questions feel free to contact Robert Warden or come visit us at the farm in Patton. WRR In Focus 616 Angus $58 $116 May 4, :00 PM Page 18

19 Witte Farms, LLC Sheldon Witte 205 Coyote Hill Drive Camdenton, MO Angus & Angus Cross Heifers 11 A.I. Bred 12 Show-Me Plus Offering 11 heifers that were confirmed AI bred to Deer Valley All In (AAA # ) and fetal sexed. Heifers were bred on December 7, 2017, and are due to calve on September 15, AngusX, black-baldies, 3 carrying bull calves and 2 carrying heifer calves. 4 Angus, black, 3 carrying bull calves, 1 carrying a heifer calf. All of these heifers were sired by GAR Prophet sons and were genomic tested. Heifers received GeneMax scores of 72, 82, 90, and 92; ranking them in the top 25% or better for Gain & Grade Economic Value indicating their calves will grow and grade. 2 Charolais, white, both carrying bull calves. Both of these heifers are out of Black Angus cows. Also offering 11 head of heifers that were confirmed pasture bred to an AI sired Connealy Comrade son, BC Comrade 305 (AAA # ). All but two heifers are fetal sexed. 3 AngusX, black-baldies, 1 due September 30 with a heifer calf, 2 due October 4 with bull calves. 8 Angus, black, due September 30 to November 2, This set of heifers was sired by two AI sired GAR Prophet sons. This group of 8 was genomic tested with the GeneMax Focus and sell as Show-Me Plus. All heifers ranked above average in the overall GeneMax Score; a prediction of how progeny will gain and grade. All heifers have been developed on grass, hay, and 30% mineral tubs. They have not been creep fed! Deer Valley All In Angus $79 $141 B C Comrade 305 Angus $68 $147 Fruitland Livestock Auction, Fruitland, MO Page 19

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