The Oxford Dictionary states confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something. This is our 2nd year of genomic enhanced EPD’s and let me say, my confidence has never been higher. Last year the data showed up (by a lack of planning on my part) a week after our sale concluded. As I delivered those animals, I was confident more than ever that our product can indeed compete with larger offerings. These bulls, as always, are raised on high fiber rations and bred up, not fattened up. The thing I would like to point out to you is 85% of our culling decisions are made on fall shot day with our eyes and the scale head. My dad, my wife, Jeff Gerlach, the fine folks at Sweetgrass Vet, and myself all get a vote in who gets to keep the family jewels. Taking a gander at the genomic data, you’ll see 24 of the 27 bulls tested are in the top 50% of the breed and higher for weaning weight. There are 1.1 million cattle in the registry they are compared to! So bid with confidence, knowing that the bull you bring home will advance your herd’s genetics.
As always, we would like to take this moment and thank past, present, and future buyers for putting your trust in our cattle. It is our neighborhood support from across our fences that have kept us improving our herd to help them improve theirs. This year we thank Platte Livestock and CattleUSA for the ease of sale day and exposure to a wider audience. Please join us before the sale for lunch in the sale barn café to shoot the bull!
Sale: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 1pm; Meal to be served starting at 11am in sale barn café.
Location: Platte Livestock Market, Platte, SD
1 mile west of Platte on Hwy 44
Sale Barn Phone: 1-800-337-2655
Sale Reps: Jeff Gerlach—Ringman (605) 999-1494
Myron Sonne Ringman (605) 933-0393
Online Bidding: Available via CattleUSA.com. Please sign up prior to sale time so you are ready to go. Any supplemental information available on sale day can be accessed at assmusangus.com.
Viewing of the Bulls: Bulls will be in Platte 3/14 and are available to view on sale day or feel free to contact us to come by the ranch beforehand.
Terms & Conditions: All bulls sell by the suggested terms under the American Angus Association. (https://www.angus.org/pub/ suggested_sale_terms.pdf)
Liability: All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Assmus Angus is not liable for any property damage or accidents that may occur.
Ownership: Cattle are the property of the buyer as soon as they are sold with buyer taking complete risk. Buyers receive 100% possession. Assmus Angus will retain 1/3 semen interest rights.
Guarantee: We guarantee these bulls to be sound and fertile. To protect against loss of use, we strongly encourage livestock risk mortality insurance. We will pay 50% of the premium to cover the animal for 365 days. Insurance available sale day with Martin-Trudeau Insurance.
Delivery: Free delivery within 300 mile radius. Bulls will be delivered after April 15th. Receive a $75 discount if you take home your bull sale day.
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JR&LindaAssmus Eric&LauraAssmus 25875386thAvenue Plankinton,SD57368 jrlassmus@midstatesd.net JR:(605)680-9752 Eric:(605)680-9753
— EA, Assmus Angus “We have the bull for YOU!”
2023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 -3CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +15 -0.7 +80 +13 +38 +63 +0.81 +0.6 $EN -33 Birth Date: 01 17 22 Dam BR 1 0 Dam WR 1 8 Reg 20607075 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +84 +155 6 8 +28 +0.82 eifer bull potential with a top 2% Milk, 10% WW, YW, and $M CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +14 +0.4 +83 +138 +33 +4 +0.71 +0.74 $EN -31 Birth Date: 01 20 22 Dam BR 1 4 Dam WR 1 104 Reg 206070 0 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +71 +133 73 104 +18 +0.50 eifer bull potential with a top 5% WW, 10% YW, and 15% Milk CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +10 -1.0 +60 +102 +23 +38 +0.31 +1.02 $EN -10 Birth Date: 01 21 22 Dam BR 1 80 Dam WR 1 6 Reg 20607162 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +83 +146 61 6 +30 +0.28 eifer bull potential with top 5% Doc, 10% $M, 15% Marb CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +13 -0.5 +64 +111 +25 +3 +0.46 +0.33 $EN -25 Birth Date: 01 22 22 Dam BR 1 100 Dam WR 1 8 Reg 20604805 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +4 +116 78 8 +15 +1.07 eifer bull potential
-42023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +2 +2.4 +74 +133 +20 +43 +0.23 +1.17 $EN -21 Birth Date: 01 23 22 Dam BR 1 101 Dam WR 1 7 Reg 20607161 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +68 +148 7 7 +16 +1.53 Top 10% Marb and 15% for YW and SC CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb $EN Birth Date: 02 01 22 Dam BR 1 103 Dam WR 1 100 Reg 627056484 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC 81 100 Genomics found the correctsire anddelayedhis registration. Look online andsale day for updates CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb + +0.2 +6 +115 +35 +38 +0.33 +0.60 $EN -31 Birth Date: 02 12 22 Dam BR 1 3 Dam WR 1 106 Reg 206047 4 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +62 +115 72 106 +2 -0.10 eifer bull potential with strong maternal traits top 10% Milk, Doc, and $M CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +8 +0.3 +64 +111 +30 +35 +0.46 +0.71 $EN -16 Birth Date: 02 12 22 Dam BR 1 100 Dam WR 1 6 Reg 20607160 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +72 +135 7 6 +16 +1.22 eifer bull potential from a strong maternal cow family with top 25% Milk and $M
2023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 -5CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +5 +2.7 +74 +136 +33 +5 +0.77 +0.35 $EN -2 Birth Date: 02 17 22 Dam BR 5 101 Dam WR 5 100 Reg 20604806 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +73 +158 83 8 +25 +0.24 Cow bull with a Top 15% YW and Milk and a top 20% WW CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +4 +1.4 +57 +102 +26 +34 +0.36 +0.46 $EN -16 Birth Date: 02 26 22 Dam BR 5 Dam WR 8 Reg 20604807 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +61 +125 81 83 +22 +1.0 This bull has an11 year olddam that has not misseda calf.Longevity! CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +8 +0.3 +63 +106 +24 +43 +0.41 +0.6 $EN -16 Birth Date: 02 28 22 Dam BR 6 104 Dam WR 6 103 Reg 20604808 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +71 +125 86 5 +25 +1.07 Cow bull in the top half of the breed in many categories CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +4 +1. +70 +122 +35 +54 +0.66 +0.74 $EN -25Birth Date: 03 03 22 Dam BR 4 101 Dam WR 4 103 Reg 2060480 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +70 +147 88 101 +16 +1.52
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-62023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +3 +1.3 +80 +126 +31 +66 +0.86 +0.54 $EN -22 Birth Date: 03 16 22 Dam BR 2 0 Dam WR 2 112 Reg 20604811 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +74 +135 71 114 +23 +1.54 is high WW ratio dam is working on her Path nder status with this Top 10% WW sire CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +8 +1.6 +74 +123 +37 +64 +0.71 +0.75 $EN -27 Birth Date: 03 10 22 Dam BR 4 Dam WR 4 103 Reg 206047 5 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +71 +153 0 115 +24 +1.66 ere s a package deal: Top 3% Milk, 20%WW and 15% CW CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +0 +2.5 +60 +102 +41 +46 +0.58 +0.61 $EN -12Birth Date: 03 10 22 Dam BR 3 112 Dam WR 3 5 Reg 206047 6 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +73 +131 105 8 +28 +1.12 Look at this Top 1% Milking cow family and he will convert be er than a holstein! CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +3 +3. +6 +11 +35 +46 +0.40 +0.58 $EN -24Birth Date: 03 14 22 Dam BR 1 121 Dam WR 1 102 Reg 20604810 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +75 +143 6 102 +18 +1.08 This Lady cow family will dominate next year s sale get in on the ground oor this year.
2023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 -7CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb $ENBirth Date: Dam BR Dam WR Reg 627056473 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC Victimof acalf swaphewasraisedbyanothercow bornthe samenight! CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +8 +2.3 +73 +130 +37 +56 +0.57 +0.50 $EN -22 Birth Date: 03 2 22 Dam BR 4 Dam WR 5 105 Reg 206047 7 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +74 +134 88 105 +16 +0.04 e s a top 3% for Milk and paired with a Top 20% for WW and YW CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +2 +2.3 +74 +132 +31 +55 +0.73 +0.30 $EN -32Birth Date: 03 30 22 Dam BR 7 106 Dam WR 7 4 Reg 206047 8 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +50 +127 1 1 +13 +1.56 is 10 year old dam is a testament to longevity and growth with a top 20%WW CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +3 +3.0 +6 +110 +32 +46 +0.43 +0.38 $EN -1Birth Date: 03 30 22 Dam BR 7 5 Dam WR 7 Reg 20604812 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +74 +118 0 108 +17 +1.2 A10 yearolddam witha ratioanda top15%milk EPD MATERNAL!
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This guy is adjusted for age and ratios with the early born calves!
-82023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +1 +2.6 +80 +138 +32 +58 +0.54 +0.2 $EN -36 Birth Date: 03 31 22 Dam BR 3 103 Dam WR 4 111 Reg 206047 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +80 +131 3 114 +36 -0.37 Check out this scale crushing bruiser! Top 10% in WW YW and maternal $M to boot! CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb -1 +4.4 +6 +125 +26 +4 +0.7 +0.54 $EN -1 Birth Date: 04 01 22 Dam BR 3 103 Dam WR 3 106 Reg 20604813 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +66 +151 5 8 +23 +1.0 e starts of the April born calves and competes with growth with a top 30% WW CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +11 +0.6 +55 + +24 +44 +0.71 +0.40 $EN -21Birth Date: 04 02 22 Dam BR 3 102 Dam WR 3 3 Reg 20604800 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +41 +134 82 1 +10 +0.24
CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +3 +2.7 +71 +114 +24 +51 +0.62 +0.33 $EN -25Birth
13 22 Dam BR 2 5 Dam WR 2 7 Reg 20604801 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +61 +122 85 5 +20 +0.8
CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +0 +3.8 +76 +123 +40 +57 +1.26 +0.62 $EN -28 Birth Date: 04 15 22 Dam BR 2 112 Dam WR 2 112 Reg 20604802 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +82 +153 5 111 +31 +0. 5
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Statement from Sweetgrass Veterinary Services:
Sweetgrass Veterinary Services is excited and proud to welcome everyone to the 2023 Assmus Angus bull production sale! Every year we look forward to partnering with this passionate cattle family on their animal health protocols and assisting in the preparation for this annual event. We encourage everyone to come take a look at the bulls and you will find this is one of the best offerings yet and they keep getting better and better every year. All sale bulls offered have passed a thorough breeding soundness exam which included evaluation of semen motility and morphology, scrotal measurements, and visual examination of eyes, hoof and leg conformation. To reduce stress and times through the chute, yearling bulls were also carcass ultrasounded by CUP Lab certified tech, Jeff Schoenfelder, at the time of the breeding exam. The bulls have received a complete vaccination protocol from birth to sale day and have received their first pre-breeding vaccination as well as a footrot, pinkeye and anthrax vaccinations. The bulls have been poured for the control of internal and external parasites and blood tested negative for BVD. In good practice, we do encourage a 3 week quarantine period before contact with your herd to allow them to get over the high risk time after the stress of transportation and to work with your local veterinarian to prepare your bull for breeding by repeating a fertility test prior to pasture turn out. We can be reached by phone at (605) 928-8387 or email at vet@sweetgrassvets.com.
Kind Regards,
Erik olum DVM
2023 NON-PARENT ANGUS BULL BREED AVERAGES CED: +6 | BW: +1.2 | WW: +61 | YW: +108 | Milk: +27 | $EN: -17 | CW: +48 | RE: +.62 | Marb: +.63 | $M: +57 | $B: +138 | DOC: +18 | SC: +.86 -9-
CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb -2 +5.3 +7 +14 +27 +71 +0.36 +0.34 $EN -57-Birth Date: 04 22 22 Dam BR 1 111 Dam WR 2 8 Reg 20604803 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +22 +154 7 5 +21 -0.1
CED BW WW YW Milk CW RE Marb +5 +1.7 +58 +101 +43 +48 +0.64 +0.62 $EN -1 Birth Date: 04 23 22 Dam BR 2 0 Dam WR 3 7 Reg 20604804 $M $B Act BW WW Ratio DOC SC +68 +138 80 6 +20 +0.02 e made our cut we hope he makes yours!
We
didn t give up on him you shouldn t either! Top 4% YW and top 10% WW
All values are expressed in percentages, indicating ranking within a comparison pool of 1,180,273 (as of 5/27/22) other registered Angus animals.
For example, an animal with a score of 10 in a category correlates to being within the top 10% of the database.
Tag Reg Num CED BW WW YW DMI Y SC DOC FS Claw FS Angle P MILK CW Marb RE Fat 202 20607075 4 9 34 36 82 36 51 6 40 37 27 3 18 45 25 28 207 20607090 5 24 22 34 71 58 64 29 78 72 46 26 60 40 53 60 208 20607162 39 14 68 78 26 63 89 4 28 37 34 69 62 17 85 41 214 20604805 1 3 74 82 21 3 80 69 92 35 31 33 66 99 8 31 216 20607161 95 86 42 21 77 47 30 76 18 19 53 84 73 8 96 65 224 627056484 23 19 9 64 37 12 14 46 98 63 2 70 22 56 72 57 229 20604794 48 37 18 58 72 8 92 6 19 8 75 18 40 57 77 77 230 20607160 83 50 37 51 68 66 87 72 31 18 15 44 55 56 87 15 232 20604806 95 96 4 29 74 10 47 59 79 48 14 18 19 96 9 73 236 20604807 10 21 22 40 92 5 82 36 74 94 4 1 8 20 29 57 237 20604808 98 90 3 34 89 3 52 71 54 3 28 37 10 45 20 9 238 20604809 8 9 25 62 32 45 13 38 79 99 4 15 62 18 66 84 246 20604795 28 42 21 61 50 32 15 12 29 21 37 5 14 46 32 77 247 20604796 26 13 31 64 48 5 30 9 51 69 22 2 21 53 33 61 249 20604810 32 32 15 36 71 23 49 12 57 24 3 14 15 40 74 85 254 20604811 45 58 13 54 56 31 1 37 75 76 12 11 34 33 59 71 261 627056473 92 75 19 14 72 5 25 45 98 93 3 1 9 65 79 67 267 20604797 40 63 24 15 85 17 87 64 98 46 19 13 22 65 37 87 268 20604798 64 57 14 18 83 4 10 54 58 43 21 15 10 82 35 51 269 20604812 20 27 21 42 89 30 11 31 93 99 2 22 22 57 46 56 270 20604799 58 41 19 30 58 26 97 1 53 31 12 17 24 85 35 34 275 20604813 68 75 7 7 65 14 51 22 62 42 3 44 5 70 4 14 278 20604800 10 21 64 44 37 42 74 82 86 66 54 78 43 81 17 44 290 20604801 24 36 26 66 65 11 59 54 36 84 42 61 35 83 44 70 294 20604802 71 78 20 73 35 37 60 1 20 60 12 7 38 60 1 15 297 20604803 96 98 12 2 93 3 89 46 76 6 83 47 4 84 82 72 299 20604804 92 78 56 46 64 5 80 51 45 69 41 1 31 54 32 54
Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.
Birth Weight EPD (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Weaning Weight EPD (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Yearling Weight EPD (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire's genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf's weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.
Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and energy costs associated with differences in mature cow size.
Carcass Weight EPD (CW), expressed in pounds is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Ribeye Area EPD (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Marbling EPD (Marb), expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) , an index, expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd and sell the rest of the cull female and all male progeny as feeder calves. The model assumes commercial producers will replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% of their breeding females in each subsequent generation. Traits included are as follows: calving ease direct and maternal, weaning weight, milk, heifer pregnancy, docility, mature cow weight, claw set and foot angle.
Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires.
Docility (DOC), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves. In herds where temperament problems are not an issue, this expected difference would not be realized.
Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires.
(As defined by the American Angus Association.)
Assmus Angus 25875 386th Avenue Plankinton, SD 57368 (605) 732-4501 www.assmusangus.com
