CODY CATTLE COMPANY Annual Bull Sale
FEBRUARY 22, 2025 AT 1:00 P.M. // AT THE RANCH IN SCANDIA, KS
Welcome
As you age, they say that the days are long and the years are short. That seems to be correct. It feels like we were just taking these calves to grass, and we were excited about the possibilities of what they could be. Fast forward to today, and we are pleased with the offering.
The cattle market has been strong and top genetics have been rewarded in record fashion. We’ve noticed more and more feeders putting faith in our genetics for cattle sold on the grid, and they’re seeing quality grades comparable to straight blacks and without yield grade 4s and 5s. With packers demanding more pounds per carcass during the US cowherd reduction, the Char cross has proven to be the most efficient and well-suited for the task of producing the highest red meat yield.
Something Charolais enthusiasts need to be beating their chest about is the lack of Beef Congestive Heart Failure seen in more British-based cattle. With the amount of input in a feeder calf, losing one to BCHF will diminish the slim margin in feeding.
Choose Charolais: Choose hybrid vigor, choose free pounds, choose to feed an animal that’s designed to reach 1,500 lbs efficiently and increase your profitability.
I feel that Charolais genetics have a distinct advantage and huge opportunity to take a larger share of the market. The signals are directing it to more smokes and butterscotch calves. If you’re as excited about the possibilities of producing efficient cattle, without sacrificing carcass quality, we encourage you to review the offering and invite you to our sale on February 22.
These bulls are bred, fed and designed for the current market conditions. All bulls are guaranteed PA free. Please call with questions or to arrange a time to see the sale offering.
— Cody Runft
CODY CATTLE COMPANY
CODY, LINDSAY, WHITLEY, RANCE AND LARAE RUNFT 745 70 ROAD • SCANDIA, KS 66966 WWW.CODYCATTLECOMPANY.COM
BILL TOEWS AND BRET TOEWS WALTON, KANSAS COOPERATORS
AUSTIN CARTER AND RUSTY CARTER JAMESTOWN, KANSAS
GUEST CONSIGNOR
CONLEY ANGUS, MISSOURI TREY CONLEY
CODY CATTLE CO. ANNUAL BULL SALE Sale Information
FEBRUARY 22 AT 1:00 P.M. CT // AT THE RANCH IN SCANDIA, KANSAS
SALE LOCATION
Cody Cattle Company
745 70 Road
Scandia, KS 66966
SALE DAY PHONES
Cody Runft • 316-640-0733
Lindsay Runft • 785-614-2861
Mason Runft • 785-335-7070
SALE MANAGEMENT
Andee Marston • 785-250-4449
SALE RING
Auctioneer
Col. Dustin Layton • 405-464-2455
Blake Tucker, Live Ag • 308-660-3963
Craig Talkington • 785-623-1789
SALE CONSULTANTS
Justin Patrick • 573-433-6241
Gerri Schumacher • 785-623-1721
American-International Charolais Association
David Hobbs • 913-515-1215
Hadley Schotte • 785-562-6632
LIVESTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
Morgan Leigh Meisenheimer • 240-772-2759
LIVESTOCK MORTALITY INSURANCE
Jensen Livestock Agency • 785-262-1116
VETERINARIAN
Hanel Vet Clinic • 785-374-4550
Stateline Veterinary Services • 785-374-3115
HERD HEALTH
All cattle will be accompanied by a valid health certificate for immediate shipment anywhere in the continental United States.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A supplement sheet will be available sale day with updated information, corrections. This sheet and any announcements made sale day, from the auction block during the sale, will take precedence over printed material associated with the sale.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All cattle will sell under the terms and conditions of the American International Charolais Association. All sales are final.
Anyone attending this sale attends at their own risk. Cody Cattle Company and the sales team will not be held responsible for any personal injury from attending this sale.
BULL GUARANTEE
Unless otherwise noted, all the breeding age bulls will have passed a breeding soundness exam prior to pick up/delivery. In addition to the standard Terms and Conditions of the American International Charolais Association we will provide the first breeding season (the 90-day period immediately following turn out) guarantee on all yearling and older bulls. This guarantee is not an insurance or mortality policy, but a guarantee on functional fertility. It is not a substitute or replacement for poor management. Buyer assumes all risks for injury due to running bulls together or management decisions outside genetic control. For the guarantee to apply, we ask that you contact us as soon as a condition is observed and before the animal is sold. We will work with you to determine whether the animal is returned or sold for slaughter. We will attempt to provide a suitable replacement. If one cannot be provided of equal or greater value, we will issue a sale credit to be used in a future sale for the full purchase price less the salvage value of the animal.
RETAINED SEMEN INTEREST
Cody Cattle Company will retain 1/3 semen interest in all Cody Cattle Company bulls selling unless otherwise stated. The buyer of bull will get 100% salvage value for the bull when his service is done.
VIDEO PREVIEW OF SALE CATTLE
Videos of the sale cattle will be available online the week prior to the sale.
VIDEO AUCTION
All cattle will sell while being viewed on large television screens in the sale facility. There will be multiple large screens playing videos of the animals while the respective animal is being auctioned. Cattle will not come into the sale ring during the auction. Please make plans to arrive early and preview the sale offering prior to selling.
TRUCKING
Free delivery within 500 miles and $50 sale credit if bull purchase is picked up the day of sale. Otherwise, please contact the sales team for assistance with transportation for your cattle purchases. We will work with volume buyers and those outside the 500-mile delivery range.
AIR TRAVEL
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport • 2 hours and 20 minutes from sale site Manhattan Regional Airport • 1 hour and 45 minutes from sale site
ACCOMMODATIONS
Heartland Gamebirds Lodge in Courtland • 785-374-3300
Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Concordia • 785-243-2700
ONLINE SALE BROADCAST
VIEWING THE AUCTION
The auction will be broadcast online at www.Live-Ag.com and the pre-recorded videos will also be hosted there. You do not need an account to watch the auction or view videos of the sale offering.
ONLINE BIDDING
Go to www.Live-Ag.com for the online bidding platform and create an account to register to bid.
Once you have created an account, request a buyer number and you will then be able to bid online.
NEED ASSISTANCE?
For help with registration or any part of the bidding process, call LiveAg at (817) 533-6699.
IF YOU PLAN TO BID, PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE SALE DAY.
Quality lives here.
MORE THAN A DECADE OF BANNERS HUNG IN JANUARY
PEN OF BULLS
BULLS Spring
Homozygous polled and PA-free (by pedigree)
Here comes the boom! This was the heaviest bull at weaning, and he continues to crank it as a yearling. We’ve sold several full-sib brothers to him and they have averaged over a 21 inch ribeye. There’s genetic power and performance in this guy and being out of the great 6644 dam only adds to his value.
Newt Dobbs is a full sib to 4023 and here is the soft haired, good looking (yet rugged and durable) brother. With his full brothers averaging more than $15K and his open sisters averaging more than $11K, it shows the demand for this kind of high quality, productive stock.
Here’s a bull that became a man after he was weaned. This guy has turned it on and is starting to look like he should have went to Denver with his brothers. Extended power bull with extra mass and looks.
4059’s out of an up-and-coming young cow that’s working her way into the donor pen. The last bull we brought to Denver with similar added bulk, mass and density—while maintaining structural quality and good look—was CCC WC Resource 417 P. He ended up siring more than 3,200 calves and is still relevant 11 years later. Breeders with a production mindset that don’t want to sacrifice quality, pay attention here.
4037’s out of an Inception cow that’s had 1 heifer and 2 bulls. As a heifer, her Probity son made the trip to Denver and now her second son is on the way as well. This guy is super extended and clean made, while still squaring up bold behind his blade and having extra pin width and dimension. This one’s a rare find with extra power, shape, and looks.
These next 5 flushmate brothers came from a coop herd out east where they had to survive on fescue and brome. They came in skinnier than ours but have taken to feed and shaped up really nice. Their full brother last year was a highlight of the fall division and went to Thad Peterson.
4036 is backed by a 10-year-old cow that consistently produces. This bull has all the pieces to be a production breeding bull for years. Lot 12 was just shy of an 800 lb weaning
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Lot 21 has a 116 weaning ratio to adjust to 919 lbs. Long-time friend and customer, Andy Baker, selected a maternal brother last year, and he looks like a man now.
Here is a maternal brother to Sunflower, a top prospect purchased by our friends, the Hebberts, last year. He has the same look, mass, and structural quality of his big brother.
Lot 26 is an exceptionally well built, well balanced prospect that’s backed by a beautiful-uddered, heavy-milking cow.
His maternal brother, “Miles”, sold to our good friends, the Brobergs and Hebberts. Pea Eye
profile as his big brother.
We got some sad news the other day that Gangsta passed away at a partner’s place. We will be AI’ing to him aggressively in the future. We’ve had great luck on him with heifers these first 2 years.
These Gangsta calves are right for the times. Calving ease with extra shape, growth and carcass credentials.
Here’s a growthy prospect backed by 2 of our favorites: Ad Astra and Redemption’s full sister. Not a lot of guess work to figure out here.
Deets is a Probity x Gangsta’s dam. This thing popped out of the womb at 72 lbs and already had the herd bull presence and attitude. We’ve had several collegiate judging teams working out at the ranch, and some of the descriptive words they’ve used for him are: masculine, rugged, durable, dense, hard-footed, and big-nutted.
4048 is a dense power house that’s likely to rub the mirrors off your truck and lick a hole in your pocket. He loaded with personality and mass. Good stock that’s likely to always be in the way.
consigned this bull that Bill bred before his untimely death. He’s a younger one in the sale but he’s damn good
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CODY CATTLE COMPANY COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Cody Cattle Co. Collegiate Scholarship Program was developed as a way to give back to the Charolais and beef industries. We believe that one of the best ways we can give back is through supporting youth in their continuing education efforts.
One $1,000 dollar scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating high school senior or current college student for the upcoming academic year. Due the caliber of applicants in the inaugural year (2021), CCC presented two additional scholarships in the amount of $500 each.
BULLS Fall
When we breed for high quality, high growth, complete livestock—with added look: 3528 is what we strive to produce.
He’s backed by some of our favorite pedigrees and cow families being a Probity (Rushmore x 6644) x Mescalito ( Milestone x Resource - 7M) x Ad Astra’s grand dam (Doubletree - New Standard - 7M)
With 3 shots of 7M within the first 3 generations, quality is assured. CCC Lonesome Dove 3528 P may be as good of a prospect as we’ve ever produced.
He would be a full brother to lots 34-35 in the spring division. Same foot quality and flexibility while offering the added dimension, width, and maternal strengths.
These half-blood copper bulls have been in good demand these past few sales. This guy would work great on younger females or mature cows. Extra rib, mass and doability…if he gets skinny, your cows are probably in tough shape.
Sit up and pay attention here! An Ad Astra x Mescalito dam! This guy will likely be weighing in at a ton by sale time. It’s rare to have so much performance and mass in such an attractive and well-built package. This is a purebred-worthy bull.
This guy’s the older brother to 3506, and he possesses the same added extension and rugged good looks. This guy continues to impress the closer we get to sale day.
Lot 45 is a full brother to Gangsta, the high seller in the 2022 sale that went to Brobergs, Hebberts, and Eickoffs. With Gangsta’s early death, it allows 3502 to write his own story in the Charolais history books. He’s about as close to a clone as you can make one with all green bars on the charts and his data suggests he’s heifer safe. Good stock that’s progressive on paper.
Another full brother to Gangsta that’s been all gas since weaning time. This guy is dense, massive, bold and dimensional. If performance and productivity are your priority, 3505 is a good place to start. Did we mention that 9043 is about as pretty of an uddered cow we’ve seen?
3517’s a full brother to Ad Astra. This guy continues to work his way up the sale order. These Blue Values are a bit later-maturing but the more they mature the better they get. With the way we like our Ad Astras, we’re sure that 3517 will follow suit.
He was bred to be a power and performance bull for use on cows and he doesn’t disappoint. He’s in the top 8 percent or better in the breed for weaning weight, yearling weight, fat, and marbling. If you’re serious about retaining ownership in your calves, circle lot 51.
Lot 66 is solid on paper and better in person. He’s one of the younger fall bulls but structurally he’s about as good as any of them. Great feet and legs with added mass and scrotal are a good recipe to make a 10-year-old herd sire.
THANK YOU FROM OUR FAMILY a heartfelt
FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CODY CATTLE COMPANY GENETICS
CCC CREW • ANDEE MARSTON, SALE MANAGER // SAM SLINKER, RANCH HAND // CODY RUNFT
SCHEDULE Sale Weekend
CATTLE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ALL DAY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
8:00 AM • COFFEE AND DONUTS 11:30 AM • LUNCH 1:00 PM • SALE BEGINS
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