Wednesday, March 4, 2026 1:00 pm ( cst ) • At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
TO THE SALE Welcome
Welcome to our annual bull sale. Every year this event seems to sneak up on all of us around here and each year when I write this letter for the catalog I am in a full state of panic. For those of you that know Kate and I well that is no surprise. It has been quite a ride in the beef business this past year. It is nice to see the cow-calf producer to be rewarded with profitable prices. Congratulations to all of you, it is much needed and well deserved. But now I am going to challenge you, as producers, it is even more important to invest in the right bulls that will ensure your calf sales to be profitable when the market works away from us.
The Warner Beef program has never deviated from highly maternal genetics with added performance, added carcass quality and an eye pleasing product that catches the attention of buyers. We have been selecting genetics and developing bulls and females that do all this with even more scrutiny each year. The 130 bulls offered are the result of over four hundred bull calves weaned and over 1100 artificial inseminations and embryo implantations for this calf crop. Simply said, we are not afraid to use a knife around here! We believe that our customers deserve only the absolute best bulls in the business.
Service is our primary goal. Our job is not to sell you bulls, but more importantly to get your cows bred and assist you in selling a valuable product labeled as a feeder calf, replacement heifer or as a carcass. We work diligently to make sure all that occurs as best we can. Please contact us if we can assist you in any way.
Dan Warner and The Warner Beef Crew
DAN, KATE, GENTRY, BERKLEY, KALLAN AND CREYTON • DARREN, AMY, AUBREE, BRYSON AND ADDELYN • MONTE AND KRISTIE CORY HELMS AND FAMILY • COLE MCDONALD AND FAMILY
SALE LOCATION
Warner Sale Facility
Two miles south of Arapahoe, Nebraska on Hwy. 283, then two miles west on Road 721.
SALE DAY PHONES
Warner Beef Office
308-962-7976
Dan Cell 308-962-6511
Kate Cell 970-520-7439
Monte Cell
308-962-6136
Darren Cell 308-824-2950
Cory Cell 308-962-4150
Randy Sienknecht 319-290-3763
Brandon McEndaffer 970-520-3020
Tom Strahm 785-547-7999
Cole McDonald 308-655-1023
AUCTIONEER
Tracy Harl 402-461-3575
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All cattle will be sold at auction under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. Terms of the sale will be cash or check at the conclusion of the sale unless prior arrangements are made. WE RETAIN 1/3 SEMEN INTEREST IN ALL BULLS SOLD IN THIS SALE.
SUPPLEMENT SHEET
A supplement sheet will be available sale day with any additions or corrections to the catalog. Any information on the supplement sheet or announced from the block will take precedence over the catalog.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1:00 pm ( cst ) • At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hunt Nebraska Lodge
Arapahoe, Nebraska
Cobblestone Inn
Cambridge, Nebraska
Super 8
308-962-8469
308-697-4466
308-995-2793
Holdrege, Nebraska (40 min from sale facility)
Sleep Inn & Suites 785-874-5151
Norton, Kansas (30 min from sale facility)
Shady Rest Motel 308-962-5461
Arapahoe, Nebraska
VOLUME DISCOUNTS
5% discount with the purchase of 5 or more bulls. 10% discount with the purchase of 10 or more bulls.
LIABILITY
All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. The Warners, sale management, and/or the auctioneer assume no liability for accidents, theft or damages on the sale site.
HEALTH TERMS
All health work on the sale cattle has been done by Dr. Nathan Hopkins-308-920-3047. All cattle will have all tests and the paperwork to travel anywhere in the Continental United States.
VIDEO OF OFFERING/ONLINE BIDDING
View videos of all sale cattle online at warnerbeef.com and dvauction.com
See page 16 for online bidding information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Balancer Bulls LOTS 1-93 Online Bidding
Genetic Investment
DLW HIGH TIDE 8031N ET Sells as Lot 1.
STELLPFLUG HOFFMAN RISEABOVE Sire of Lot 1.
DLW HAND MADE 591H Maternal brother to Lot 2.
DLW MS JACKPOT ET Dam of Lot 2.
The inaugural calf crop by Kessinger and what group of bulls. Regardless of the number we have proven Kessinger to be capable of using on heifers. We believe in the data and use these sons as you wish, however, there will be no issues of these bulls when used on cows. The power and the replacement female value is hard to rival. Denver bull here from an exciting donor cow at WBG.
Every cow in the pedigree
DLW TPG KESSINGER 452N ET Sells as Lot 3.
DLW TPG KESSINGER 1009K ET Sire of Lot 3.
DLW TPG NEBRASKA 9225N ET Sells as Lot 4.
DLW TPG MS SAND 1546J ET Dam of Lot 4.
Genetic Investment Kessinger Sons
5
DLW KESSINGER 306N
6 BMCE MAC KESSINGER 570N
Kessinger son with a lot of hip and stifle shape. The Nikki cow has put a lot of bulls through this
DLW TPG KESSINGER 1009K ET Sire of Lots 3-12.
7
KESSINGER 6127N
Maternal masterpiece
DLW KESSINGER 6127N ET Sells as Lot 7.
Genetic Investment Kessinger Sons
8
KESSINGER 088N ET
The higher marbling bull of the flush with coat color diversity. Good bull to build a cowherd.
11
DLW KESSINGER 3040N
Really like this bull from a top notch Headline two year old female. A low birth, calving ease bull that could be used on heifers.
12
DLW NOTABLE 5139N
The Luxury bull is a flush brother to Kessinger. This bull comes from a super Copperfield
15 DLW KEARNEY 8001N
DLW KEARNEY 8001N Sells as Lot 15.
DLW KEARNEY 845K Sire of Lot 15.
Genetic Investment Kearney Sons
DLW KEARNEY 845K
DLW TPG KEARNEY 6122N
An ET bull from the 8115 donor cow that now resides at Diebler Gelbvieh. Big, stout with a herd bull look. 16
DLW TPG KEARNEY 6122N ET Sells as Lot 16.
Beef bulls
17 DLW NEVERLAND 0115N
18
MAC KEARNEY 797N
An absolute stud! Dam is
Genetic Investment Kearney Sons
20 DLW KEARNEY 551N
21 DLW NEW DAWN 669N
22 DLW KEARNEY 721N
Calving ease/ performance bull from a good production cow.
DLW TPG BELONGED 6135N ET Sells as Lot 23.
DLW TPG GLORY 5141G Sire of Lot 23.
DLW TPG GLORY 808N ET Sells as Lot 24.
Flush brother to lot 23. Awesome end point indexes. 24
DLW TPG GLORY 808N ET
High marbling
DLW GLORY 837N Sells as Lot 25.
25
DLW GLORY 837N
26
BMCE MAC GLORY 271N
27 BMCE MAC GLORY 137N
DLW TPG GROWTH FUND 1129M ET Sells as Lot 30.
MS WARDON 2510Z ET Dam of Lots 30-32.
Genetic Investment Incentive Sons
VOS 302M ET Sells as Lot 31.
Breeders take note. The Sitz program
Genetic Investment Dynamic Sons
DLW TPG MS TRACKS 7611E ET Dam of Lots 33, 34.
34 DLW LIFE COACH 1513N ET
B
Flush brother to lot 33 and makes the Harvard mathematician study the formula. The Dynamic cattle are good stock in any breed. Find these Herd Bulls!
DLW DYNAMIC 399N Sells as Lot 35.
36 DLW BELLRINGER 3038N
A herd bull candidate that missed the picture pen but should be a cover photo. Great
Great Bull. Watch for this bull in our program in coming years, as I compile the data, the pedigrees and the videos we would like to collect and use this bull back in our herd.
Giddy Up cowboys, Rear View 3044N
Bulls bred right and
DLW DYNAMIC 033N Sells as Lot 39.
38 DLW RAISE YOUR GLASS 8108N
Not only does this bull get it done on paper, he excels in cowherd production and performance. Find this bull to keep you solid in Balancer blood and reaching goals that can only come along once in awhile. Cheers to the lucky winner of this Herd Bull.
Bull alert. One of the ranch standouts all year long.
The natural calf of the up coming 1539 donor. This cow is not just another Frontrunner, she is the vision we have for the purebred Gelbvieh cow of the future! Her son that offers so much in terms of performance and carcass traits in an eye pleasing package can only result in a Herd sire of the future. If you want to make a statement in the business and keep Gelbvieh blood relevant his name will give all the directions needed.
DLW TPG JUST NOD 1539M Sells as Lot 41.
DLW TPG MS PRICELESS 1539J ET Dam of Lot 41.
DLW RIVER ROAD 9502M Sells as Lot 42.
RIVER ROAD 9502M
43 DLW JEFFERSON 1507M
2
Here is the nephew to lot 42. 1507M’s dam sired by sale topper Maestro has been awesome in production. This is a bull that doesn’t offer the most “est’s” in the group but sure grabs your attention to merit and breeding philosphy, Strong heifer bull candidate and a great cow line.
KCF BENNETT JEFFERSON J911
Big time growth in a
BENNETT JACKSON 3/4 brother to the sire of Lots 41-50.
Genetic Investment Jefferson Sons
45 DLW JEFFERSON 1523M
46 DLW JEFFERSON 9101N
DLW TPG JEFFERSON 761N ET Sells as Lot 47.
DLW TPG MS E TRADE 0531H Dam of Lot 47.
Genetic Investment Jefferson Sons
DLW JEFFERSON 8115N Sells as Lot 48.
DLW TPG MS JACKPOT 8115F ET Dam of Lot 48.
Genetic Investment Jefferson Sons
DLW JEFFERSON 1530M Sells as Lot 49.
Homo Black and Homo Polled bull with performance and shape
Nice balanced bull by a front end Copperfield
DLW KRATER 3125N Sells as Lot 51.
DLW TPG MS MATRON 3125L ET Dam of Lot 51.
52 DLW TPG KRATER 2722M
Cattlemen,
Bid on the rumor and Buy the
DLW TPG KRATER 2722M Sells as Lot 52. DLW TPG MS X514 7615E ET Dam of Lot 53.
Genetic Investment Krater Sons
54
55 BMCE MAC KRATER 343N
Flush brother to lot 53. Calving ease bull to use on your heifers. Fixes marbling in one mating.
Awesome Krater son
56 BMCE MAC KRATER 329N
High performance Krater son. Love the pedigree on the cow side of this bull.
DLW LIFE TIME 1139N ET Sells as Lot 57.
DLW MS X102 2501Z OF 7105 Dam of Lot 57.
Genetic Investment Life Time Sons
59
EARN IT 079N ET
The completeness of this herd bull is unrivaled. Low birth, adequate growth and strong indexes. We haven’t even
Genetic Investment Life Time Sons
61 DLW LIFE TIME 2725M
Good long aged bull that should have made the picture pen. Keep all the
Genetic Investment Balancer Bulls
64 VOS 308M ET
65 VOS 301M
ET
High weaning weigth epd. Bull shows lots of shape and is sure to have lots of friends.
BMCE MAC HEADLINE 291N
67 BMCE MAC HEADLINE 143N
68 BMCE MAC HEADLINE 112N
Big Time herd bull in this one. Love the pedigree, love the look.
Genetic Investment Headline Sons
70
DLW HEADLINE 8716M
71
DLW HEADLINE 9026M
Genetic Investment Integrity Sons
73 DLW TPG INTEGRITY 654N ET
74 DLW INTEGRITY 9114N
76 DLW INTEGRITY 591N
Matron cow family. Good bull sired by Integrity. Keep
ACUNA 6514M Sells as Lot 77.
DLW MS X HAIL 9506G Dam of Lot 78.
77 DLW ACUNA 6514M
ACUNA 9506M Sells as Lot 78.
78
DLW ACUNA 9506M
Super sire for high quality females. The Acuna bull is a full brother to the great 954G donor. We purchased him to quickly inject maternal excellence throughout our herd. The 6514 donor has been a mainstay for producing elite progeny. A low birth weight bull that will leave a stamp on the cowherd. Find this one. Top Bull!
The natural calf of an upcoming donor in Darren’s herd. Stout
DLW
DLW
EGL D1514 Dam of Lot 77.
Genetic Investment Acuna Sons
2026
WARNER BEEF GENETICS
Providing opportunities for today’s
progressive cattlemen
Warner Beef Genetics is continually looking for new ways to market cattle and to help you market yours. Make plans to attend the following events to meet your needs for quality genetics and replacement females.
We are here for you - please reach out anytime if we can assist you.
Genetic Investment Bull Sale
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 • 1:00 pm ( ct )
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
Selling 120+ Gelbvieh, Balancer, Angus and SimAngus Bulls
WARNER BEEF GENETICS
Genetic Opportunities Female Sale
Friday, November 20, 2026 • 5:00 pm ( ct )
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
Selling 100+ Elite Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer Females
WARNER BEEF GENETICS
Maternal Merit Commercial Female Sale
Tuesday, December 6, 2026 • 1:00 pm ( ct )
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
Selling 400+ Commercial Balancer, Angus, Red Angus, SimAngus and F1 Baldy Bred Heifers
2027
WARNER BEEF GENETICS
Maternal Merit in the Yards Sale
Wednesday, January 13, 2027 • 2:00 pm ( mt )
In the Yards at the NWSS, Denver, CO
Selling 120+ Commercial Balancer, Angus, Red Angus, SimAngus and F1 Baldy Bred Heifers
WARNER BEEF GENETICS
Genetic Investment Bull Sale
Wednesday, March 3, 2027 • 1:00 pm ( ct )
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, NE
Selling 120+ Gelbvieh, Balancer, Angus and Simmental Bulls
DLW ACUNA 9077M Sells as Lot 80.
DLW VICTORIO 8209N ET Sells as Lot 81.
TJB ANISSA 579C 954G Dam of Lot 81.
82 DLW VICTORIO 9503M
Genetic Investment Victorio
VICTORIO 9505M
TJB VICTORIO 268K Sire of Lots 81-84.
DLW VICTORIO 0516M Sells as Lot 84.
Genetic Investment Stadium Sons
DLW STADIUM 818N Sells as Lot 85.
DLW STADIUM 169N Sells as Lot 86.
VLK STADIUM L382 Sire of Lots 85-87.
85 DLW STADIUM 818N
DLW STADIUM 169N
High performance stud! This young cow has been a rock star so far. Her first two sons have been placed
87 DLW STADIUM 1012N
There
Genetic Investment Balancer Bulls
NET RETURN 684N
DLW NET RETURN 819N
90 DLW NET RETURN 053N
Genetic Investment Balancer Bulls
KRAYE BIG COUNTRY 0179 Sire of Lot 91.
ANSWER 680J Sire of Lot 92.
91 DLW BIG COUNTRY 230N
sire came highly recommended to us and we will be using more of him. Simply good stock! Moderate framed bull but gives you an advantage in muscle shape and maternal excellence.
92 VOS 615N
93 VOS 609N
94 DLW JUSTICE 5155N
95 DLW JUSTICE 844N
Genetic Investment Red Balancer Bulls
97 DLW ARIZONA 622N
good black Arizona bull.
98 DLW ARIZONA 730N
Red stud here. Need pounds and want a dark cherry red bull then find this one and
Genetic Investment Red Balancer Bulls
TMGC ARIZONA 21H Sire of Lots 97-100.
DLW ARIZONA 730N Sells as Lot 98.
DLW ARIZONA 859N Sells as Lot 99.
Genetic Investment Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls
DLW TPG GRAND PLAN 8200N ET Sells as Lot 101.
100 DLW TPG ARIZONA 058N ET
468N Sells as Lot 103.
103
MAC LIBERTY 468N
Genetic Investment Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls
DLW TPG LIBERTY 8217L ET Sire of Lots 103-105.
DLW TPG FRONTRUNNER 2510F Sire of Lot 106.
104 BMCE MAC LIBERTY 768N
3/4 brother to lot 103. Keep these bulls with stretch together and watch them fill the ring with progeny. Consistency and quality all wrapped together leads to bigger sale checks at weaning.
Genetic Investment Angus Bulls
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
Simmentals.
DBSC MR DYNAMIC 5266N Sells as Lot 110.
GONSIOR 9B Dam of Lot 110.
112 DBSC MR PATRIOT 890N
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
113 DBSC MR ARROWHEAD 3236N
114 DBSC MR ARROWHEAD M7197
LCDR PATRIOT 8K Sire of Lot 112.
DBSC MR ARROWHEAD 3236N Sells as Lot 113.
ARROWHEAD 263G Sire of Lots 113-116.
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
116
ARROWHEAD N529
117 WNR MR. BOLD RULER N594
118 WNR MR. BOLD RULER N539
119 WNR MR. BOLD RULER N502
120 WNR MR. BOLD RULER N504
121 WNR MR. BOLD RULER N526
122 DBSC MR
123 MAC BOLD RULER 732N
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
MAC EPIC 791N Sells as Lot 124.
124
125 DBSC MR 2313N
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
129 WNR MR. PRIMAL N538
looking baldy bull that is sure to have lots of friends
WNR MR. PRIMAL N538 Sells as Lot 129. CCR PRIMAL 8036K Sire of Lots 129, 130.
130 WNR MR. PRIMAL N5225
133 DBSC MR RESOURCE 648N
1/2
Genetic Investment SimAngus Bulls
134 DBSC MR RESOURCE 6882N
DBSC MR KADE 9329N
Expected Progeny Differences
Below is a list of the expected progeny differences (EPDs) and index values provided by the AGA along with a definition of each trait that is measured. Since AGA’s release of BOLT-powered EPDs on August 6, 2018, the majority of EPDs are BOLT EPDs, which means that Gelbvieh and Balancer® animals BOLT EPDs can be directly compared with other animals in the registries of other partner breed associations within the International Genetic Solutions group. Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs that are excluded from BOLT include heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy. The FPI™ index is unique to the AGA and are not comparable across breeds.
MATERNAL TRAITS
Calving Ease Direct (CED): Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. This EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of calves pulled in his herd.
Milk (MILK): The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.
Calving Ease Maternal (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease. This EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it predicts which animals produce daughters with a genetic predisposition to calve unassisted as heifers.
Heifer Pregnancy (HP): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant as first calf heifers in a regular breeding season, expressed as a percent. A higher value of this EPD is favorable, meaning that a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters get pregnant as first calf heifers compared to other sires in his contemporary group.
30-month Pregnancy (PG30): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as first-calf heifers. This EPD is expressed as a percent, again, with a higher number being more favorable meaning a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters will calve at three years of age, given they calved as first calf heifers.
Stayability (STAY): Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six years of age. The stayability EPD is one of the best measures currently available to compare a bull’s ability to produce females with reproductive longevity.
PERFORMANCE TRAITS
Birth Weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.
Weaning Weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.
Yearling Weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.
CARCASS TRAITS
Yield Grade (YG): Differences in yield grade score, which is a predictor of percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better lean to fat ratio.
Carcass Weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to an industry standard age endpoint.
Ribeye Area (REA): Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable.
Marbling (MARB): Predicts the differences in the degree of marbling within the ribeye as expressed in marbling score units. Greater marbling numbers are preferable and are an indicator of higher carcass quality grades.
INDEXES
Total Maternal (TM): An index that combines growth and milk information as a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s daughters. As an index, this value is not reported with an accompanying accuracy. A greater TM value means a mother returns comparatively higher weaning weights on her calves. TM Index = MK EPD + ½ WW EPD.
FPI™: An economic selection index, which stands for feeder profit index, is designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on a grade and yield standpoint. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries. As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability and calving ease.
MAKE YOUR CROSSBREEDING COUNT
“The maternal strengths of Gelbvieh are a great advantage in my cowherd. These females are good mothers, have quiet dispositions, claim their calves at birth and milk well.”
- MATT JARVIS, PHILLIPSBURG, KS
GELBVIEH & BALANCER ®
Make Crossbreeding Easy
PERFORMANCEPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITY
Gelbvieh maternal influence in a crossbreeding system offers added fertility, increased longevity, and more pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed.
The crossbred female is 30 percent more productive over her lifetime. Greater productivity equates to more money in the bank.
Using Gelbvieh and Balancer ® genetics can increase profitability through heavier weaning weights, improved feed efficiency as well as heavier, faster gaining feeder cattle.
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