BrunsRanch
Monday | March 31, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (CST) Held at the ranch | Plankinton, SD
Welcome to our 17th Annual production sale. A huge factor for success in any operation are the herd bulls that are used. Easy fleshing, efficient cattle are crucial to maximize your profit. Take those traits and combine them with fertility and docility and you’ve got the complete package. That’s why we believe we’ve got just the type of bull to fit into your program. This year we are offering 53 bulls for you to choose from—Angus, Hereford and Composite F1 Cross 50% Hereford/50% Angus bulls. For the tenth year in a row we will again be offering the entire group of 2024 born black baldy yearling heifers. These ladies have been bangs vaccinated and are ready to go in any direction for you. They will be auctioned off as a whole set or can be gate split in groups of ten or more.
We castrate everything in the spring except the AI sired bull calves and a handful of natural service sired calves out of our best cows. We then go through round two of cuts after weaning where we generally band about a third of those calves to get down to what we are offering now. We operate a registered Angus and Hereford herd as well as our commercial herd. Although the majority of these bulls are commercial, they are raised and handled just like the registered bulls. All the data is collected and kept track of. We parentage all of our replacement heifers to make sure they are who we think they are and we know generations of pedigrees because of it. So as you scan through the catalog you’ll note the difference between the registered lots and the commercial lots. We’ve got a great selection of performance bulls as well as calving ease bulls. Take the time to look at and compare each one.
The bulls have never had creep feed and they’ve been on a high roughage growing ration since weaning in September. We try to put focus towards maternal pedigrees as well as performance and make sure our mother cows are working for us. Disposition is a key trait we strive for. None of the bulls get worked up or uptight when we handle them. Docility is a HUGE factor in our operation!
The sale will be conducted in an auction style manner while we play a video of each lot on TVs. We strongly urge you to thoroughly evaluate each of the bulls before the sale starts. AGAIN THIS YEAR we will have online bidding available! Just follow the instructions we have printed in this sale book to bid from home at www.dvauction.com. If you have any other questions either before or during the sale, please feel free to ask.
This offering is current on all vaccinations and have been poured routinely. The bulls will be semen tested before the sale to ensure fertility and the heifers will be palpated to confirm breedablility. A supplement sheet will be provided on sale day including scan data, scrotal measurements and heifer data.
We believe that each of these bulls will add value and pounds to any cow herd. They’re backed by some of the best genetics in the Angus and Hereford breeds!! Please feel free to view this excellent offering of bulls and females at the ranch anytime and be sure to stop in early on sale day. The critters will be on display and a complimentary lunch (beef sandwiches smoked & prepared by Gary Earl of Plankinton) and beverages will be available before and after the auction takes place. We look forward to seeing you and appreciate your interest in our program!
The Bruns Ranch
Rustin and Kama—Royce, Layce, Tyce & Chayce ...........................................................................................................(605)
and Roberta
Sale Terms, Conditions & Details
LOCATION: The Bruns Ranch—from the Catholic church in Plankinton go 4 miles North, 2 miles West & 1/4 mile South.
Auctioneer: Dan Koupal.................................................(605) 491-1331
Herd Health: Pleasant Lake Veterinary Clinic-Plankinton, SD
Liability: All persons attending this sale do so at their own risk. Bruns Ranch will assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for property loss or any accidents that may occur.
Announcements: Sale day announcements will take precedence over what is printed in this catalog.
Nutrition: Bulls are fed a grower ration customized especially for Bruns Ranch by our nutritionist Taylor Husz of Ralco Nutrition
Our Full Guarantee: All bulls selling for $3,000 or more are fully guaranteed against breeding injury for the first breeding season. Breeding season is defined as the 60-day period following the first turnout of the bulls. If a replacement bull is available, he will be provided, or if the buyer prefers, full credit towards one bull will be given in the following year’s sale, less salvage value of the injured bull. Please notify us as soon as possible should injury occur and prior to bull being sold for salvage.
Free Delivery: Bulls can be picked up or kept here at the Bruns Ranch until delivery sometime in April. Bulls will be housed for free through April 20th. Starting April 21st, a daily rate of $3.00 per head will be charged for feed. Buyer assumes ALL RISK for the bull(s) once the sale is final. We strongly encourage you to purchase mortality insurance on your purchase(s).
