Howrey Angus Grazer's Edge Online Bull Sale

Breeding bulls for grass farmers

GRAZER’S 11.15-16.23 EDGE o n l i n e ( O N LY ) b u l l s a l e

Jonathan & Eileen Bouw and kids Lucie (11), Karis (9), Lukas (7) and Kian (7)

Stefan & Karen Bouw and kids Jaxon (14), Mikaya (12), Alexa (10), Mica (8)

GRAZER’S EDGE 11.15-16.23

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BREEDING BULLS FOR

GRASS FARMERS Welcome to the 1st annual Grazer’s Edge Bull Sale! We are very excited to be able to offer you these time-tested Howrey Angus genetics and really appreciate your interest in our program!

They often run in multi-sire breeding pastures, ensuring the most fertile bulls get the cows bred. The Howrey Angus maternal breeding program was created without short cuts—just a steady commitment to breeding functional, fertile females.

The Howrey Angus cow herd has been quietly known for over 25 years, supplying cattlemen and ranches with valuable genetics required by those that are looking to maximize profit per acre: folks who are not stuck in the “maximum production” paradigm.

It is exciting to see the beef industry experiencing record high prices. An auctioneer once said “I do more auctions for operations that went broke from the good times, than the bad times.” Let’s take these words of experience to heart, and focus on improving our operations to be more profitable in the long run. Maybe instead of looking into replacing a tractor, there’s a way to run cows with one less tractor? Perhaps with better-adapted cows, you could graze longer into the winter?

The bulls we are offering you are the result of a simple but tireless effort to create cows that are environmentally adapted, breed back early and raise calves into their teens. Monte Howrey identified 4 main foundation cows that were the backbone for the Howrey Angus gene pool. These cows were Shoshone Frances 6357, MH Dixie Erica 113, MH Mina 836 and DDA Melisa 545. (Check out www.HowreyAngus.com to read their stories!)

In a beef industry where chasing the newest, unproven bull with the highest EPD’s is common place, Howrey Angus went another direction - only proven genetic lines were used, like OCC (Traveler, Emulation & Rainmaker lines), Shoshone, and Wye. This created a stabilized, predictable gene pool. You will find many closely-related bulls in this sale, because consistency doesn’t create itself—it’s developed over time, with a clear breeding goal in mind.

Many sale catalogs will talk about maternal genetics that are moderate framed and easy fleshing. These are buzz words in the industry. At Howrey Angus we truly do have 1200lb cows that thrive on a forage-only diet. You will be hard pressed to find a cow herd that better proves out the Moderate, Maternal, Easy Fleshing tag line. Our calves are late weaned after Christmas or in early January. If snow permits, pairs graze on perennial pastures until weaning. Cows calve alongside a few hundred commercial cows on pasture in May. No calving cameras or special attention, just cows required to do what God created them to do. Howrey Angus Herdsires can cover 50 cows and some have even gained weight doing it.

In the words of one of our wise mentors: “If you want to make small changes, change how you do things, if you want to make big changes, change how you see things.” - Don Campbell Record-high cattle prices don’t change the type of cow that would be most profitable on your ranch. There should soon be strong demand coming for replacement females of the right kind. Buying Howrey Angus bulls will help you create those females.

Our breeding program was built with the sole focus of creating profitable, low-input Angus genetics, that excel in maternal performance traits and have always been required to work for a living!

Please take a look at our website to keep up to date on the sale details and while you are there you will also find detailed explanations about the History of Howrey Angus, our Foundation Genetics, the “Profit vs Production paradigm” question and much, much more!

If you have any questions about the breeding program or the bulls on offer, please do not hesitate to give us a call!

-Stefan Bouw

Catalog design by Strommen Livestock Services Solen, ND • (701) 290-3886

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The History of Howrey Angus and Edie Creek Angus has been intertwined since 2014 when Stefan & Jonathan Bouw first travelled down to Monte Howrey’s Vale, SD ranch to meet him in a last-minute rendezvous that almost didn’t happen.

Back in 2014, Stefan and Jonathan had already been in pursuit of the best forage-adapted maternal genetics possible for nearly a decade, and had established the Edie Creek Angus cowherd back in Manitoba, which was improving as quickly as the school of hard knocks was handing out lessons.

HOWREY ANGUS & EDIE CREEK ANGUS HAVE JOINED FORCES!

Throughout the years, we would catch wind of Howrey Angus bloodlines, always having heard good things about them. When we fortuitously met Monte Howrey one late October afternoon on his ranch, we connected and understood that Monte was a breeder who was purely focused on making the best cow possible, and in a replicable manner—for the good of the commercial cow industry. Monte spoke, (among other things,) of a mature herdsire named MH Titan 752, and our interest was piqued!

Stefan tirelessly persuaded Monte that since Titan was already 7, and then 8 years old, he surely could let go of him, and that we could further prove his worth in a different climate. Eventually the export paperwork was done, and Titan immigrated to Manitoba, Canada, where he bred cows until he was 13 years old.

Titan made a very useful cross on our heavily (Traveler) 6807-influenced cowherd, and brought all of the utility of the Emulation line through his sire, OCC Great Plains 943G, along with the stabilized maternal type of his Dixie Erica of CH 1019 granddam and the MH Melisa 357 dam.

In the winter of 2021/2022 Monte approached us with the offer to sell his cow herd to us. We were grateful for the opportunity, so with great excitement we expanded our breeding program by purchasing the Howrey Angus cowherd in Sterling, North Dakota.

Monte Howrey has been a great mentor to us and his cattle have adapted & excelled in our low input, maternal-focused Edie Creek Angus herd in Manitoba, Canada.

Our Howrey Angus cow herd is located in Sterling, North Dakota on the Rath Family Ranch. Kip Rath and his family have a commercial cow herd, and our cows live yearround on their ranch. The Rath family are excellent caretakers of the cattle and great stewards of the land, and we are very grateful to be working with them!

Our breeding philosophies have been shaped by Monte and other legendary Angus breeders of grass-type cattle, and we are committed to stay true to the direction Monte has focused on. Our Edie Creek Angus cowherd in Canada has been shaped by Howrey Angus genetics and shares the same goals and selection criteria. These cattle work well in any environment (all across Canada, and from Montana shortgrass country down to Fescue country in the Eastern US), so we see no reason to change their function or phenotype!

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GRAZER’S 11.15-16.23 EDGE o n l i n e ( O N LY ) b u l l s a l e

Online Auction Hosted by:

ABOUT OUR ONLINE ONLY AUCTION FORMAT

Selling: 39 18-Month Old Forage-Developed Angus Bulls

This is a Timed Online Auction!

Bidding opens at 8 a.m., Wednesday, November 15

BIDDING CONCLUDES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023 . 7:00 P.M. CST

Visit the ranch at Sterling, N.D., anytime to view the bulls

Ranch Location: 1901 327th St. SE • Sterling, ND

Contacts

Stefan Bouw.................................................................204-232-1620 Jonathan Bouw.........................................................204-471-4696 Bo Rath, Herdsman..................................................701-204-3510 Kip Rath, Herdsman.................................................701-527-0315 Logan Hoffman, DVAuction Rep....................701-388-2618

On offer: 39 18-Month Old Forage-Developed Angus Bulls.

Online Only Auction Format: Online bidding will be conducted through DVAuction. Bidding opens at Nov. 15 and Closes Nov. 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. CST Open House: We will host an open house from 10

a.m. until 4 p.m. both days. You are welcome to come take a look at the bulls either of those days. Coffee, Cinnamon Buns and Lunch will be provided.

Videos available online: Please go to our webiste, www.HowreyAngus.com, for a link to the videos and the sale.

Semen Interest: We are selling full possession and 100% semen interest on every bull.

Ranch Location:

1907 327th ST SE • Sterling, N.D.

Connect with us!

/Edie Creek Howrey Angus /@EdieCrk_Howrey HowreyAngusBulls@gmail.com www.HowreyAngus.com

Please go to our website www.HowreyAngus.com for a link to the sale and the videos of the bulls.

How This Online Sale Works: Our Online Bull Sale is scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m. CST

on November 16th. All lots for this event will close at the same time. If a bid is placed within 5 minutes of the closing time, closing times for that event will be extended to 5 minutes after that bid. If bidding continues, the sale will stay open until there is a 5-minute stretch with no bidding on any lot. Once there is a full 5 minutes with no bidding on any lot, the whole event will close.

THIS AUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE AT 7:00pm on November 16th.

Example 1: If no bids come in between 6:55 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. , the auction sale is declared closed at 7:00 p.m.

Example 2: The auction is scheduled to close at 7 p.m. If a bid comes in at 6:59 p.m., the sale goes into extended bidding. Every lot remains open to bids. If there are no bids on any lot by 7:04 p.m., the whole sale is declared closed at 7:04 p.m.

Example 3: The auction is scheduled to close at 7 p.m. and goes into extended bidding. There is a bid on a lot at 6:58 p.m. Every lot remains open to bids.

Another bid is placed at 7:02 p.m. Every lot remains open. Another bid is placed at 7:06 p.m. Every lot remains open. If there are not bids on any lot by 7:11 p.m., the whole auction is declared closed at 7:11 p.m.

Mobile Friendly? Yes, the auction platform and entire site is mobile friendly. So, no matter the device (computer, cell phone, tablet, etc.) you are utilizing to view and/ or bid on an auction, the site is responsive to your screen, so you have the most optimum viewing and bidding experience.

How to Create an Account: Go to dvauction.com. Click “Create New Account” Follow the steps by providing the info requested to create a new account and get approval to bid Register to Bid: Once you have created a new

account, or logged into your existing account, visit the Howrey Angus sale page on DV Auction, and click on “ Apply for Bidding”. Try to do this at least 24 hrs before the bull sale is scheduled to close.

If you have any questions or need assistance with creating an account or bidding, please don’t hesitate to call DV Auction Logan Hoffmann at (701)-388-2618.

Scan this with your phone’s camera to go directly to our DVAuction sale page for videos and bidding!

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REFERENCE SIRES

Dam of 77F

Edie Creek Great One 77F

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 77F

Reg#: CAA 2064633 Brand: 77F Calved: 2/5/18

O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 79Y O C C JUANADA 737L O MR BANJO 41 147 LOGO

CH GEORGINA 626

CH GEORGINA 369

N BAR EMULATION EXT DIXIE ERICA OF C H 1019 O C C HEADLINER 661H OSF O C C JUANADA 856F BANJO OF WYE UMF 6413 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 MH GEORGINA 619

Calving Ease

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Udder Score

OCC Moderator 825M

• 77F was an aggressive breeder, he covered 50 2-4yr old cows in the drought of 2021 in our Edie Creek Angus herd with only 3% of them being open—during the worst drought we have ever experienced.

• He had great slope from hooks to pins, excellent neck extension and hard, tidy feet.

His daughters are coming up with some of the best udders we’ve seen in our Edie Creek herd.

• His dam was a favourite of the heifers we brought up to Edie Creek Angus in 2017.

Unfortunately we found her over centred in the winter after raising 77F

OCC Gate Keeper 678G

OCC GATE KEEPER 678G

Reg#: 20007907 Brand: 678G Calved: 3/30/18

O C C MODERATOR 825M

O C C BLUEPRINT 632B O C C DIXIE ERICA 628W O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G

O C C DIXIE ERICA 638D

O C C DIXIE ERICA 721Y

O C C HEADLINER 661H O C C DIXIE ERICA 845K O C C PRACTICAL 841P CHLOE DIXIE ERICA 7313 N BAR EMULATION EXT DIXIE ERICA OF C H 1019 O C C PRACTICAL 841P O C C DIXIE ERICA 808U

Calving Ease Udder Score

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• Gate Keeper is a friendly bull that we can walk up and scratch. We are expecting great udders from this bull with him line bred to OCC Practical, and having the OCC Dixie Erica 628W cow in his pedigree, whom we have seen an number of times.

• 678G was bought as one of the high selling bulls at the 2021 OCC sale to add fleshing ability and udder quality.

This cow herd was built with the sole focus of creating PROFITABLE, LOW-INPUT ANGUS CATTLE, that excel in maternal performance traits and have always been required to work for a living.

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REFERENCE SIRES

Dam of Oliver

Son of Oliver

MH OLIVER 645 Calved: 5/02/16 Reg#: 18875061 Brand:645 Calving Ease

CLARKSON OF WYE UMF 9166 FAVOUR OF WYE

CLOVA OF WYE UMF 6767 O MR CASEY 41-97

ALAP OF WYE UMF 8329 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41

IRVINGTON 74 384 2246 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 GFAR SHOSHONE PORTER 6113

MISS BLACKETTE 938 G F A R MH WHITNEY 373

PINEBANK WAIGROUP 41/97 MH WHITNEY 845

MH WHITNEY 575

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Udder Score

Dam of Hulett

• There are some wonderful Howrey Angus cows working in other Purebred operations across the country and the Whitney 373 is one of them! She is producing well for Ginger Hill Angus in Washington, VA. Take a look at her picture. It is Fescue country down there, and she’s gone there and fit right in.

• On the sire side, you will Oliver Angus genetics. We are very excited to be infusing this into our herd. Here is a few sentences take from the Oliver Angus website. “Since 1986, the herd has, and will remain, closed from any outside influence other than old Wye genetics. For over 30 years, Ed Oliver utilized the principles of line breeding to build a prepotent herd of cattle. A herd of cattle that are true to the Angus Breed.”

• This blood line will continue through a son of Oliver 645 that we have been using MH Sterling 007. He bred 50 cows this past summer and gained weight doing it.

MH Hulett 61

MH HULETT 61 Reg#: 18885320 Tattoo:61

Calved: 2/15/16

COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P C H QUANTUM 6247

COLE CREEK CLOVA JUANADA 67 COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730 COLE HBR ENCORE 0544 CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P

COLE CREEK JUMBOLEEN 876 DHD TRAVELER 6807 Q A S TRAVELER 23-4

BEMINDFUL MAID D H D 0807 MH DIXIE ERICA 113 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 RITO 054 G D A R

DIXIE ERICA OF C H 615

Calving Ease Udder Score

3.5

• Hulett is the only walking bull we have that is a direct son of one of the 4 foundation cows. We are currently AI’ing to more bulls that are out of the foundation cows, but those calves won’t be in the sale until 2024.

• MH Dixie Erica 113 was 15 when she raised Hulett. Hulett is an athletic, prolific bull that easily covers 50 cows in ND hill country. His daughters are proving to have excellent udders.

• Monte describes 61’s dam, Dixie Erica 113 as: “Really feminine, nice headed, long necked, good uddered and good footed with black shiny hard hooves.”

Proven Genetics STRUCTURED FOR SUCCESS

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REFERENCE SIRES MH SOLOMON 637 Brand:637F Calved: 4/28/16

Reg#: 20719120

SHOSHONE FRANK 6343

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374

OCC HOMER 650H

MH DIXIE ERICA 543

MH DIXIE ERICA 21

HBR ECLIPSE 7116 SHOSHONE FRANCES 6343 SHOSHONE BEN 99-1012 SHOSHONE FRANCES 6383 OCC FOCUS 813F OCC DIXIE ERICA 816B DHD TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053

Calving Ease Udder Score

3.5

• 5 star udder improver. Pictured is his sire - Shoshone Solomon 316 is one of the most reliable bulls we have used for siring quality udders: small teat size and excellent ligament suspension.

• Neat combination of the Shoshone Frances cow family and Dixie Erica cow family.

Both proven to raise calves into their teens for multiple generations.

• Consistent maternal function traits come from stacking proven cows in a pedigree.

Programs that advertise their bulls as doing everything from Maternal excellence to top feedlot gains are kidding themselves & others. Being a cow that is required to work for living is a hard job. Howrey Angus lets the environment sort the cattle for maternal function. Fertility is the most important factor affecting profitability in a cow-calf operation. Carcass & Performance bulls don’t offer fertility traits. Terminal Sires can be used to add feedlot traits if needed, although these bloodlines finish on grass in both hemispheres!

Shoshone Solomon 316

Howrey Angus Genetics are ideally suited to converting solar energy (forages) into dollars (lbs of beef/acre).

MH CHINOOK 920 Calved: 4/25/19

Reg#: 20684938 Brand:920

CAR CHINOOK 786

JBOB CHINOOK 603 HOULD JUANADA 4313

MH TITAN 752

MH FRANCES 018

MH FRANCES 720

AAR REALLY WINDY 1205 CAR MISS MARIE 5109 OCC JET STREAM 825J JJJ JUANADA 8104 OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G MH MELISA 357 OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G MH FRANCES 42

Calving Ease Udder Score

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• The Chinook 920 sons have extra length and some have extra bone. He was also a big-scrotaled bull, which he transmits very reliably.

• Frances 018 was an incredible cow with an awesome pedigree. She is also the dam of MH Tight Bred 648, a bull that is double bred to the excellent MH Frances 720 donor dam.

• Pictured is MH Titan 752 the sire of MH Frances 018

MH TITAN 752

MH PROLIFIC 094 Brand:094H Calved: 5/12/20

Reg#: Pending

MH COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH FRANCES 720 MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH FRANCES 018 MH TITAN 752

MH FRANCES 720

HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

Calving Ease Udder Score

5

• Only Reference sire that is 5 star Calving and Udder.

• We don’t shy away from line breeding. When profitable cows are identified, we like having them in the pedigree.

• Pictured is his dam. Take a look at that udder on a 6yr old cow.

• MH Prolific 094 is not currently registered. We are awaiting DNA results to confirm his dams pedigree. We hope to have this complete before sale day.

• 094 has already been Sire Verified to MH Tight Bred 648.

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Dam of 094

SALE BULLS 200 O MR CASEY 41-97

MH OLIVER 645

MH WHITNEY 373 MH ROCKE 32

MH FRANCES 730

MH FRANCES 332

HA OLIVERBrand:200 200

Reg#: 20752077

Calved: 4/21/2022 BW

CLARKSON OF WYE UMF 9166 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 GFAR MH WHITNEY 845 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720

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AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Heifer Bull - Dam Frances 730 is the linebred result of a full brother, full sister mating.

• This cow was the first cow to calve in 2022. That should tell you what you need to know about what Frances 720 brings to a pedigree.

• Sire MH Oliver 645 is a safe bet for creating reliable maternal cattle.

Dam of 204

204 JBOB CHINOOK 603

MH CHINOOK 920

MH FRANCES 018 O MR BANJO 41 147 LOGO

MH MELISA 918

MH MELISA 726

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HA CHINOOK 204 Calved: 5/1/2022

Reg#: 20752070 Brand:204

#CAR CHINNOOK 786 #HOULD JUANADA 4313 MH TITAN 752 MH FRANCES 720 BANJO OF WYE UMF 6413 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316 MH MELISA 1156

BW

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AOD 3 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• We used this bull this summer with another herd sire on 50 cows. He has been Trich tested clean.

• He is closely related to our MH Sterling 007 Herdsire.

• Dam 918 is a smooth cow with great pelvic slope. Granddam Melisa 726 could have the best udder in our herd.

HA HULETBrand:205 205

Reg#: 20752073

Calved: 5/1/2022

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730 #COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P

#COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P MH HULETT 61

#D H D TRAVELER 6807 MH DIXIE ERICA 113

DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V #COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P

#COLE CREEK CLOVANADA 49S MH FRANCES 386

#O C C EMBLAZON 854E MH FRANCES 427

#SHOSHONE FRANCES 6357

BW AOD 10 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

• Dam raised this bull as a 10yr old. Frances 427 raised calves into her mid/late teens.

And Shoshone Frances 6357 raised her last calf at 18yrs old.

• Longevity is locked in. Hulett’s dam Dixie Erica 113 raised her last calf as a 15yr old.

• We don’t rely on genomics, or man-made EPD’s to tell us who will work on the ranch.

We let nature sort them, and cow families shine through.

209

HA STERLING 209Calved: 5/2/2022 Brand:209

Reg#: Pending

MH OLIVER 645 O MR CASEY 41-97

MH WHITNEY 373 MH STERLING 007 MH MELISA 726 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH MELISA 1156

OCTORARO BALLOT STO 6 BALLOT OF BELLADRUM

OCTORARO GAMMER 203 MH MINA 805 MH MINA 634 BJR C-CHIEF 811

M H MINA 836

BW

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AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Heifer bull •Neat pedigree with him being 1/8 Red Angus. He would fix a lot of things needed in Red Angus herds, from feet to udders.

• Can be registered with RAAA if requested.

Dam of 209

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211

HA HULETT 211 Brand:211

Reg#: Pending

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH HULETT 61

MH DIXIE ERICA 113

PUREBRED ANGUS NT1

#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P #COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P #D H D TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053

BW AOD Born First Cycle?

Udder Rating Calving Ease

78 Yes 3.5

Dam of 211

• Not registered. Dam lost her tag before she could be freeze branded.

• Dam has great capacity and is a true moderate framed cow. Those are not just buzz words in our program.

• Pedigree 50% unknown, so we gave conservative ratings based on what we do know.

Frances 324 Maternal Granddam of Lot 213

Dam of 216

213 O MR CASEY 41-97

MH OLIVER 645

MH WHITNEY 373 MH ROCKE 32

MH FRANCES 732

MH FRANCES 324

HA OLIVERBrand:213 213

Reg#: 20752102

CLARKSON OF WYE UMF 9166 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 GFAR MH WHITNEY 845 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FRANCES 6383

216

Calved: 5/5/2022 BW

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AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3.5 Calving Ease

• Linebred 3x to the Shoshone Frances cow family.

• Granddam Frances 324 is a true gem in our herd. With perfect udder structure that has some extra cream • Really neat pedigree on this bull. We would have kept him if we didn’t have the 007 Herdsire already.

Maternal sister to Lot 213

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Calved: 5/4/2022

HA HULETT 216 Brand:216

Reg#: 20752074

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH HULETT 61

MH DIXIE ERICA 113 SHOSHONE PIVOT 6159

MH FRANCES 709

MH FRANCES 523

Calved: 5/5/2022

#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P #COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P #D H D TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 SHOSHONE PYUS 6157 SHOSHONE PRUDENCE 6159 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316 MH FRANCES 64

BW

• You won’t find many Shoshone Pivot daughters anywhere. The dam’s straight Shoshone pedigree is really unique!

• Hulett 61 is a very prolific breeder that gets his cows settled.

• Combining the foundation cow families of Dixie Erica and Frances, locking in longevity and functionality traits.

Dam of 216

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AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

DID YOU KNOW. . .

• Reproduction is the most important factor affecting profitability

• Reproduction is 5X more important than growth rate, and 1OX more important than carcass quality when it comes to profit.

• Every missed breeding cycle represents a 42 lb loss in weaning weight.

• Body Condition has the greatest impact on reproduction. (“Howrey Angus bulls will sire Easier Fleshing Cows that can hold Body Condition.”)

• Thin cows are only half as productive as those in optimum condition

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217

HA OLIVERBrand:217 217

Reg#: 20752103

O MR CASEY 41-97

MH OLIVER 645

MH WHITNEY 373 SHOSHONE FRANZ 419

MH MINA 91

MH MINA 2107

Calved: 5/6/2022

CLARKSON OF WYE UMF 9166 O MISS ALAP L 2246-41 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 GFAR MH WHITNEY 845 SHOSHONE PIVOT 6159 MH FRANCES 64 M C C MULE CREEK 805 MH MINA 848

BW

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AOD 3 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• 5 star heifer bull and an udder improver from both Sire and Dam’s side.

• Dam is very feminine with good wedge shape and pinky size teats. She’s very fertile, calving 1st cycle as a 3yr old in our forage based program.

Dam of 217

220

HA HULETT 220 Calved: 5/7/2022 Brand:220

Reg#: 20752104

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH HULETT 61

MH DIXIE ERICA 113 MH ROCKE 32

MH EVERELDA 850

MH EVERELDA 517

Dam of 220

HA BRIDGEWATERCalved: 221 5/7/2022 OCC FOCUS 813F OCC BLACKBIRD 736K SHOSHONE FELIX 6310 J O D MH FRANCES 089 MH MH FRANCES 018 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316 MH MELISA 58

BW

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AOD 2 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Heifer Bull. Neat combination of the Frances and Melisa Foundation cow families!

• These Tight Bred 648 daughters are double bred to Frances 720 and are gems.

Fertile, Feminine, with exceptional udders.

• She’s passed Johann Zeitsman’s fertility test of calving first cycle as a 2yr old and again this year as a 3yr old. Not only does she calve early, she’s also raised keepers both times at bat.

224

HA SOLOMON 224Calved: 5/9/2022 Brand:224

Reg#: 20752075

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH SOLOMON 637

MH DIXIE ERICA 543 LOOKOUT DYNASTY 64Y

MH BLACKBIRD 524

MH BLACKBIRD 918

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Reg#: 20763886 Brand:221

NCC WYOMING 307

QUALITY BRIDGEWATER 889 MH FRANCES 489

MH TIGHT BRED 648

MH MELISA 0115

MH MELISA 724

MH Melisa 724 • Maternal granddam of Lot 221

BW

AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• 769 is a nice feminine cow that’s raising another keeper this year. Her maternal lineage goes back to the excellent Polyanna 944H cow at Ohlde Cattle Co, a donor dam who produced until her mid teens.

• 90% of the bulls in this sale were born in the first cycle. Why is that important you ask? Fertility is 5x more important than growth rate when it comes to lbs weaned.

Every missed breeding cycle represents 42lbs lost at weaning time. How many days do your cows calve for?

• This bull will bring forward the traits needed to push cattle to work for you. Reliable & well respected genetics back this bull.

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Dam of 221

#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P #COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P #D H D TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 #O C C MISSING LINK 830M LIMESTONE EVERELDA Y1010

SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 21 SILVER DOME DYNASTY 19T LOOKOUT COUNTESS 76U MH TITUS 703 MH BLACKBIRD 715

BW

93

AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Cow Bull with a bit more frame than average. Displays good natural hormone function. Dam of Sire is genetically a full sister to our AI Sire MH Turbo 780.

• Dam’s sire, 64Y bred natural service & has made some decent cows.

• Shoshone Solomon 316 is one of the best udder-fixers we’ve come across. Daughters have small teats & tight suspension.

Dam of 228

228

229

HA PROLIFIC 228 Calved: 5/9/2022 Brand:228

Reg#: Pending

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH FRANCES 720 MH WHITNEY 86 MH WHITNEY 575 #O C C HOMER 650H

MH WHITNEY 2113

BW

73

AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Heifer bull with 5 star udder rating. Kody Aesoph in SD has a maternal brother to this bull.

• Whitney 86 is as nice a cow as we have. Just take a look at the picture. Another Whitney cow – MH Whitney 373 (Dam of 645 Ref Sire) is one of the nicest uddered cows you’ll ever see, and resides at Ginger Hill Angus in Virginia.

• Whitney 575 raised calves into teens. And has had many great daughters and grand daughters.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

230

HA PROLIFIC 229 Calved: 5/9/2022 Brand:229

Reg#: Pending

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

LOOKOUT DYNASTY 64Y SILVER DOME DYNASTY 19T

LOOKOUT COUNTESS 76U MH FRANCES 610 MH FRANCES 841 #R R HERO 6267

MH FRANCES 689

BW

65

AOD 6 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• 5 star heifer bull with 4 star udder.

• Sire MH Prolific 094 is turning out very nicely and has knack for settling cows.

• Dam Frances 610 is raising a peach of a heifer calf this year sired by MH Tyson.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

HA CHINOOK 230 Calved: 5/10/2022 Brand:230

Reg#: 20752071

JBOB CHINOOK 603

MH CHINOOK 920

MH FRANCES 018 SINCLAIR EXECUTIVE 9XV2

MH MELISA 703

MH MELISA 535

#CAR CHINNOOK 786 #HOULD JUANADA 4313 MH TITAN 752 MH FRANCES 720 N BAR EMULATION EXT V722 #N BAR PRIMROSE Y3051 MH MH MELISA 751

BW

76

AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Heifer bull • Melisa 703 is a beautiful, deep-ribbed, easy fleshing cow.

• The 920 sons tend to have a little more bone to them

Dam of 230 and 230 as a calf

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WHY BUY HOWREY ANGUS BULLS?

Low input, Forage Based, Maternal Genetics Focused on creating profit from grass!

To build on a foundation of longevity, we use herdsires that have dams and grandams that have often produced calves well into their teens. The 4 foundation cow families all originate from cows that raised calves at least until they were 14yrs old, with the longest living being the Shoshone Frances 6357 cow, who died at 18yrs of age. The genetic consistency of the Howrey Angus herd is rare to find.

Howrey Angus bulls will sire calves that are born easily and nurse quickly.

They will establish an efficient, maternal “Cowherd Factory” from which you can then mate back to maternal bulls to create females that will sell with high demand, or to Terminal sires to add hybrid vigour performance and the “flavour of the day” in hide colour. Doing this will create a functional, long-living cowherd able to wean calves with maximum efficiency in your commercial ranch environment.

The Forage-Developed 18-month old bulls offered in our first annual GRAZER’S EDGE Bull Sale don’t look like most bulls offered for sale... These bulls are different! Being forage-fed has equipped them for a long career of breeding cows. They might look more impressive with a few hundred pounds of gain from high-energy feed, but what is the use of buying an over-fed bull that will melt away when its time to work?? Buy Howrey Angus bulls not for how they look today, but for the dams that fill their gene pool—many of which are pictured in the catalog! If you want cows like you see in the catalog, these bulls can get you there. These bulls are concentrated genetic tools for creating functional, fertile females.

Our cattle are not perfect—however they are bred for a specific purpose. Time and experience have shown that performance and carcass EPD’s cannot guide the selection of a functional cowherd in real-world conditions, and are, in fact, antagonistic traits to fertility, longevity and functionality in the cow herd.

Fertility & Longevity are bred into this cowherd by identifying cattle that raise calves into their teens with minimal issues on a forage diet. These cows have never been babied or supplemented. They are required to graze through the snow in December, and their calves are weaned in January.

Our bulls are bred with generations of: • FLESHING ABILITY • CORRECT FEET • FERTILITY • LONGEVITY • CAPACITY • UDDER QUALITY

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The Howrey Angus herd was built over 25+ years with an unwavering focus on creating profitable, low input Angus cattle, cows that excel in maternal performance traits and have consistently been required to work for a living.

They are required to quietly do their job—they need to calve on grass and rebreed on time or else they are shipped. We have tightened the screws on reproductive longevity by shortening our breeding season and using multisire breeding groups. Heifers are exposed to bulls for 45 days, and the cows see bulls for 50 days. There are far too many over-fed and overpromoted cattle that are only functional in a feedlot or show ring. There is no better way of genetically improving a profitable cow herd than requiring them to work with nature. The proof is in cows that work until their teens in low input management systems. Optimization to your environment is a key to profitability.

Minimizing the time, money, and iron you put between a cow and its feed results in profitable businesses: healthier, happier land & people for generations. Use Howrey Angus genetics as a tool to help you accomplish this!

If you require your cow herd to be low input and work with nature, why not buy your bulls from our program, where that has been required for decades?

-Jonathan Bouw

Dam of 232 and 232 as a calf

232

Dam of 251

251

HA PROLIFIC 232 Calved: 5/10/2022 Brand:232

Reg#: Pending

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH FRANCES 720 MH POLLY 52 MH POLLY 011 M C C MULE CREEK 805

#MH POLLY 719

BW

78

AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• 5 star Heifer Bull • We have a maternal sister to the Polly 52 cow up in our Edie Creek Angus Herd. She is long-spined & perfect-uddered, just like the 011 cow.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

• The Polly Cow family originates in the VDAR (Van Dyke) herd in Montana. They have a touch more frame, but are durable cows.

HA PROLIFIC 251 Calved: 5/15/2022 Brand:251

Reg#: Pending

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

SHOSHONE FRANZ 419 SHOSHONE PIVOT 6159

MH FRANCES 64 MH DIXIE ERICA 886 MH DIXIE ERICA 344 MH TITAN 752

MH DIXIE ERICA 413

BW

76

AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

• You can’t get much more natural fleshing ability and mass than Dixie Erica 886 has.

She has a poorer udder than most, that’s why this bull has lower udder rating.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

Dam of 253

Dam of 253

Dam of 253

253

HA 253

Reg#: Pending

SINCLAIR EXECUTIVE 9XV2

MH WHITNEY 710

MH WHITNEY 552

Brand:253

Calved: 5/15/2022 BW

N BAR EMULATION EXT V722 #N BAR PRIMROSE Y3051 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316 MH WHITNEY 575

75

AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Whitney 710 is just a beautiful, wedge-shaped cow with well-structured hips.

• The drought of 2021 was so bad that almost all the cows ran together in one herd with a mob of about 15 bulls servicing them. DNA could not determine who the sire of this bull is.

• Don’t miss out on this bull. He was one of our early picks in the group. He is deepribbed, has good hormonal expression, and an excellent Angus head.

Cattle that can graze year-round are a tool for improving their ecosystem. Converting low-quality, high-fibre feed from land unsuitable for crop production into high-protein, nutrient dense beef is one of the best equations in modern agriculture.

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254

Reg#: 20752079 Brand:254

MH TIGHT BRED 648

MH TIGHT BRED 006

MH DIXIE ERICA 57 MH OLIVER 645

MH POLLY 002

MH POLLY 52

MH MH FRANCES 018 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 31 O MR CASEY 41-97 MH WHITNEY 373 MH MH POLLY 011

257

HA TIGHT BRED 254 Calved: 5/15/2022 BW

68

AOD 2 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• 5 star heifer bull and 5 Star udder improver.

• There is a lot of good heifer bulls in this pedigree. If you expect your heifers to calve on their own. This bull will do the job.

259

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH SOLOMON 637

MH DIXIE ERICA 543 MH TANK 54

MH PRUDENCE 40

MH PRUDENCE 2181

SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 21 LODGE OF WYE M H MINA 836 OCTORARO RITO 503 SHOSHONE PRUDENCE 7545

BW

82

AOD 8 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• He has a maternal brother working for the Rath Family Ranch. Dam MH Prudence 40 had excellent feet, and is a beautiful, feminine cow.

• Really neat pedigree, lining up a pile of proven, low input cattle • This is a smaller-framed bull in the group, he will down size your cows if that’s what you need. Or if you’re just looking to improve the retention rate in your females, he can do that too.

271

BW

68

AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Heifer bull with 5 star udder rating.

• Another bull line bred to the Shoshone Frances 6357 cow, which makes him a solid udder improver. He will sire some efficient females. Not to mention longevity with 3 out of 4 cow lines being Frances.

• We have a full sister to 539 cow in our Edie Creek Angus herd, and we have kept every calf of hers.

HA HULETT 260 Calved: 5/17/2022 Brand:260

Reg#: 20752076

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH HULETT 61

MH DIXIE ERICA 113 SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH MELISA 549

MH MELISA 94

#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P #COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P #D H D TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #PINEBANK WAIGROUP 41/97 D D A MELISA 545

BW

82

AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Masculine, good structured bull. Maternal Grandsire Shoshone Solomon 316 could be the best sire we have at siring level, small-teated udders. Always happy to see him in a pedigree.

• Check out the Foundation Genetics page of howreyangus.com. You will see this bull is only missing one of our foundation cow families!

• Most of the cows in this bulls close up pedigree raised calves into their teens.

HA SOLOMON 271 Calved: 5/18/2022 Brand:271 SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 21 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 #O C C MISSING LINK 830M MH FRANCES 174

BW

67

AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• 4 star heifer bull and 5 Star udder improver.

• MH Titan 752, MH Frances 2126, and MH Frances 720 all in this pedigree as well as the popular OCC bull Missing Link 830M. • Not registered. But could be done if requested.

FERTILITY DRIVES PROFITABILITY 90% of the bulls this sale bulls were born in the first cycle!

Keeping replacement heifers out of Terminal (growth) bulls that have never been selected for cowherd FERTILITY will steal your chance at optimizing profit—Profitability falls by the way-side when chasing maximum production levels.

HA PROLIFIC 273 Calved: 5/19/22 Brand: 273

Reg#:

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH FRANCES 720 MH EVERELDA 841 LIMESTONE DIXIE ERICA Y213 COLEMAN RAINMAKER 356

OCC DIXIE ERICA 752T

BW AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Here is a another smooth Heifer bull with a strong lineage. Buy these 18-mo old bulls for the females they will produce!

• Sire of this bull was a yearling in a bull mob of 15 bulls. And in this sale group he sired 8 bulls. He’s got some fast swimmers & knows how to deliver them!

• Everelda 841 is a beautiful cow with a perfect udder. Her lineage traces back to OCC Dixie Erica 612H, who is also the dam of Edie Creek Angus Matron OCC 606S--regarded as most fertile cow in the Edie Creek herd.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

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SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 21 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 #O C C EMBLAZON 854E #SHOSHONE FRANCES 6357

Reg#: Pending

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH SOLOMON 637

MH DIXIE ERICA 543 MH

MH FRANCES 850

MH FRANCES 59

273

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH SOLOMON 637

MH DIXIE ERICA 543 MH

MH FRANCES 539

MH FRANCES 426

260

HA SOLOMON 259Calved: 5/17/2022 Brand:259

Reg#: 20752072

HA SOLOMON 257Calved: 5/16/2022

Reg#: 20752080 Brand:257

Dam of 273

274

HA SOLOMON 274Calved: 5/19/2022 Brand:274

Reg#: 20752105

SHOSHONE SOLOMON 316

MH SOLOMON 637

MH DIXIE ERICA 543 #CAR CHINNOOK 786

MH MELISA 519

MH MELISA 246

Dam of 274

BW

SHOSHONE FRANK 6343 SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374 #O C C HOMER 650H MH DIXIE ERICA 21 #A A R REALLY WINDY 1205 CAR MISS MARIE 5109 M C C MULE CREEK 805 MH MELISA 94

• Really nice cow bull.

• Chinook adds length, and some bone. Solomon also adds a bit of frame, so this bull will be taller than the average Howrey Angus bull.

• Good long cow out of the Melisa cow family who has the New Zealand sire 41/97 and the cornerstone OCC Dixie Erica 816B in her pedigree!

278

HA PROLIFIC 278 Calved: 5/20/2022 Brand:278

Reg#: Pending

BW

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH FRANCES 720 MH MINA 844 MH FRANCES 318 LODGE OF WYE

SHOSHONE FARNCES 6374

Dam of 278

HA 296

Reg#: Pending

Brand:296

Calved: 5/24/2022 BW

MH TIGHT BRED 648

MH DIXIE ERICA 848

MH DIXIE ERICA 520

MH MH FRANCES 018 MH TITAN 752 #MH DIXIE ERICA 439

86

AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• The drought of 2021 was so severe that almost all the cows ran together in one herd with a mob of about 15 bulls servicing them. DNA could not determine who the sire of this bull is.

• 296 is a nice looking cow bull, with deep ribs and a bit more frame size. His dam is a very nice cow that is double bred to MH Titan 752 and also has OCC Hunter & MH Dixie Erica 113 in the pedigree.

• Our cows are udder scored when they calve. We take that info and combine it with the sires udder rating to come up with the individual sale bulls udder rating.

299

HA HULETT 299 Calved: 5/25/2022

Reg#: 20752794 Brand:299

COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH HULETT 61

MH DIXIE ERICA 113 MH

MH FRANCES 931

MH FRANCES 656

Dam of 299

76

AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• 844 is an ideal low maintenance cow, built for converting forages into beef. She is just hitting her prime now as 5yr old cow: slow maturing, built for the long haul.

• Mina 844 was mistakenly named Mina, but is actually a Frances cow. Lodge of Wye x Farnces 6374 flush cow is pretty neat!

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

296 “OPTIMIZING PROFIT WITH MATERNAL EFFICIENCY.” - Darwin Gork

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AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P #COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P #D H D TRAVELER 6807 DIXIE ERICA OF C H 6053 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 720 SHOSHONE FRANZ 419 MH FRANCES 345

BW AOD 3 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• 299 is built with extra rib capacity, and has what it takes to sire cows that are built to thrive in environments where grazing is a profit centre.

• 931 is raising another beautiful calf this year. Our notes on Frances 931 reads “ Perfect Cow ‘ • Another excellent son of the MH Hulett 61 bull. Hulett was named after the town where our good friend, the late Ryan Neiman, had his ranch, as a tribute to his vision and excellence as an Angus breeder.

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Dam of 2102

2101 HA CHINOOK 2101 Reg#: 20752793

JBOB CHINOOK 603

MH CHINOOK 920

MH FRANCES 018 #O C C HOMER 650H

MH FRANCES 513

MH FRANCES 316

Brand:2101

#CAR CHINNOOK 786 #HOULD JUANADA 4313 MH TITAN 752 MH FRANCES 720 O C C FOCUS 813F O C C DIXIE ERICA 816B #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH FRANCES 05

2102 HA PROLIFIC 2102

Calved: 5/26/2022 BW

Reg#: Pending

71

AOD 7 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH OLIVER 645 O MR CASEY 41-97

MH WHITNEY 373 MH DIXIE ERICA 862 MH DIXIE ERICA 46 #COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V

MH DIXIE ERICA 92

Calved: 5/26/2022 BW

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AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Heifer Bull • High percentage of Frances cows in his pedigree!

• Dam, Frances 513, has great feet. OCC Homer daughters are often 1150lb cows with extra fleshing ability and are plenty fertile.

• Sire, Chinook 920, is a taller-framed bull, out of the Frances 018 cow, who is a result of mating 7/8 siblings from two Foundation cow families!

• 4 star heifer bull and 5 Star udder improver with both the Whitney & Dixie Erica cow families in his pedigree.

• Take a look at the picture of this cow. She is an MH Oliver 645 daughter. If you are looking at some of the sale bulls that are sired by Oliver 645, she is an example of what 645 can bring to a pedigree.

• These bulls are developed slowly. They aren’t kind to each other over the summer, so putting on weight on pasture without energy supplementation in a group of 50 bulls isn’t easy.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

2117 HA CHINOOK 2117

2127 HA PROLIFIC 2127

Reg#: 20752078

JBOB CHINOOK 603

MH CHINOOK 920

MH FRANCES 018 #O C C HOMER 650H

MH DIXIE ERICA 57

MH DIXIE ERICA 31

Brand:2117

#CAR CHINNOOK 786 #HOULD JUANADA 4313 MH TITAN 752 MH FRANCES 720 O C C FOCUS 813F O C C DIXIE ERICA 816B #PINEBANK WAIGROUP 41/97 MH DIXIE ERICA 113

Calved: 6/1/2022 BW

Reg#: Pending

69

AOD 7 yrs Born First No Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• 5 star heifer bull and 5 Star udder improver.

• Dixie Erica 57 is a treasured Homer daughter in the Howrey herd. She has a son working for the Rath Family.

• Lots of reliable genetics in this bull, a useful tool to build an efficient & functional cowherd.

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Brand:2102

Brand:2127

MH TIGHT BRED 648 MH

MH FRANCES 018 MH PROLIFIC 094 HOWREY ANGUS COW - DNA PENDING

MH BLACKBIRD 882

MH BLACKBIRD 651

MH MH BLACKBIRD 566

Calved: 6/4/2022 BW

75

AOD 4 yrs Born First No Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Dam 882 is a typical Howrey female: sleek-coated, easy fleshing, with great pelvic structure and a good udder.

• We hope to be able to register this bull after some more DNA work is completed.

• Very nice & smooth bull with a small enough skull to calve easily on heifers.

At Howrey Angus, we are focused on BREEDING MATERNAL GENETICS that are proven to fit a lowinput environment and management practices based on MAXIMIZING PROFIT PER ACRE OF GRASS.

2135 HA CHINOOK 2135 Reg#: Pending

JBOB CHINOOK 603

MH CHINOOK 920

MH FRANCES 018

SHOSHONE FRANCES 6386

Calved: 6/8/2022 BW

#CAR CHINNOOK 786 #HOULD JUANADA 4313 MH TITAN 752 MH FRANCES 720

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AOD 10 yrs Born First No Cycle?

Udder Rating 3.5 Calving Ease

• Cow Bull. Not registered. A bit more frame than the average Howrey Angus bull, but he is very nice.

• This cow is an unregistered cow that comes straight outta the Shoshone cow herd.

All we know for pedigree is she stems from the Shoshone Frances cow family.

• I have lost track of how many bulls are out of cows that trace back to Shoshone Frances. There’s quite a few.

Dam of 2135

39K

Brand:2135

EDIE CREEK GATE KEEPER 39K Reg#: 20743568 Brand: 39K Calved: 4/28/22

OCC BLUEPRINT 632B

OCC KEEPER 678G GATE OCC DIXIE ERICA 638D SHOSHONE FRANZ 419

MH MINA 639

MH MINA 392

OCC MODERATOR 825M OCC DIXIE ERICA 628W OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G OCC DIXIE ERICA 721Y SHOSHONE PIVOT 6159 MH FRANCES 64 SHOSHONE BALLARD 628 GFAR MH MINA 68

BW

80

AOD 6 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 3 Calving Ease

117K EDIE CREEK GATE KEEPER 117K Reg#: 20757903 Brand: 117K

OCC BLUEPRINT 632B

OCC KEEPER 678G GATE OCC DIXIE ERICA 638D COLE CREEK FULL BORE 730

MH MELISA 629

MH MELISA 084

Calved: 5/09/22

OCC MODERATOR 825M OCC DIXIE ERICA 628W OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G OCC DIXIE ERICA 721Y COLE CREEK BALCK CEDAR 46P COLE CREEK S G JUMBOLEEN 76P MH TYSON 769 MH MELISA 56

BW

92

AOD 6 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Sire OCC Gate Keeper 678G was bought as a 2-yr old at the 2021 sale to add fleshing ability and udder quality. He happens also to have an excellent disposition: always enjoys a good back scratch.

• This is an athletic bull, that will cover lots of ground.

• His dam is a fertile Mina cow with a less than average udder. Calves have never required assistance nursing though.

• Cow Bull. • 117K has a larger flight zone than the rest of the sale bulls.

• This bull has extra fleshing ability, and his dam is a beautiful Cole Creek Full Bore 730 daughter that is fertile and feminine.

• We are excited to have his sire OCC Gate Keeper 678G breeding cows in our Edie Creek Angus herd.

125K EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 125K

132K EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 132K

Reg#: 2303679

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 79Y

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 77F CH GEORGINA 626 O C C BOUT TIME 806B

EDIE CREEK JUANADA 2E EDIE CREEK JUANADA 11C

Brand:125K

O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G O C C JUANADA 737L O MR BANJO 41 147 LOGO CH GEORGINA 369 O C C HOMER 650H O C C DIXIE ERICA 853Z O C C WORTHY MAN 967W EDIE CREEK JUANADA 16Z

Calved: 5/10/2022 BW

Reg#: 2303682

92

AOD 5 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Coarser made, larger-framed cow bull.

• His calves will have a little more growth to them.

• The Juanada cow family has been one of our best up in our Edie Creek Angus herd in Canada.

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 79Y

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 77F CH GEORGINA 626 EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 79Y

EDIE CREEK FRANCES 16F MH FRANCES 623

Brand: 132K

O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G O C C JUANADA 737L O MR BANJO 41 147 LOGO CH GEORGINA 369 O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G O C C JUANADA 737L MH MH FRANCES 426

Calved: 5/11/2022 BW

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AOD 4 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• This bull is out of a smaller framed cow, who’s closely related to the dam of the 257 bull.

• If you’re looking to improve udders, this bull will do it.

• Linebred to the Juanada cow family, he also has some Frances cow family influence.

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BULL RATINGS EXPLAINED

CALVING EASE: Based on the bull’s birthweight, his parents’ birthweight, and his own EPD’s. Also based on the assumption that the bull will be breeding small- framed Angus/British cattle--if the bull will be breeding larger-framed Continental cattle, a three-star (***) bull could work on heifers. These are simply guidelines to help your decision making. You are ultimately responsible for the matings of your own cattle.

CALVING EASE RATING:

Dam of 166K

166K EDIE CREEK 166K Reg#: 2334407

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 79Y

EDIE CREEK GREAT ONE 77F CH GEORGINA 626 MH TITAN 752

EDIE CREEK FRANCES 18G MH FRANCES 18

Brand: 166K

O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G O C C JUANADA 737L O MR BANJO 41 147 LOGO CH GEORGINA 369 O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G MH MELISA 357 MH TYSON 769 MH FRANCES 747

* Suitable for breeding cows only - 100 lb+ Birth weights possible ** Suitable for breeding smaller cows-90 lb+ Birth weights possible *** Suitable for breeding cows and larger-framed, mature heifers - 85 lb BW’s ****Suitable for breeding heifers & cows too ***** HEIFER BULL, easy deliveries with vigorous calves at birth!

Calved: 5/16/2022 BW

74

AOD 3 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Frances 18G is one of the nicest MH Titan 752 daughters we have in the Edie Creek herd.

• This bull has extra neck extension & spine length. He will sire very feminine, wedge shaped females with impeccaple udders.

172K EDIE CREEK GATE KEEPER 172K Reg#: 20743567

OCC BLUEPRINT 632B

OCC KEEPER 678G GATE OCC DIXIE ERICA 638D SHOSHONE FRANZ 419

MH MELISA 66

MH MELISA 211

Brand: 172K

OCC MODERATOR 825M OCC DIXIE ERICA 628W OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G OCC DIXIE ERICA 721Y SHOSHONE PIVOT 6159 MH FRANCES 64 COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V MH MELISA 58

Calved: 5/17/22 BW

UDDER RATING: Based on the combination of what the sire and dam bring to the equation. The quality of the dam’s udder structure- teat shape and size, and what the sire’s genetic potential brings. Rated between “1” - “5”, a score of “3” would be an average, functional udder, while a score of “5” would be a perfectly level udder with small, shapely teats.

BORN 1ST CYCLE: This indicates if a bull was born in the first 21 days of the

calving season. This includes bulls that were born early from short gestation. 90% of All the bulls on offer were born in the first cycle of our calving season.

AOD: Age of Dam. Actual age of the bull’s dam when she raised him.

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AOD 6 yrs Born First Yes Cycle?

Udder Rating 5 Calving Ease

• Neat combination of OCC crossed on a well made Shoshone Franz 419 daughter.

• The MH Melisa 66 cow stems from a great “58” cow who had a long career and was a blend of the famous “F0203” bull and the Foundation DDA Melisa 545 cow.

• This bull should not carry as much birthweight as his number shows. He must of stayed in dam for a few extra days.

181K EDIE CREEK GATE KEEPER 181K Reg#: 20743557

OCC BLUEPRINT 632B

OCC KEEPER 678G GATE OCC DIXIE ERICA 638D MH VIPER 81

MH DIXIE ERICA 642

MH DIXIE ERICA 381

Brand: 181K

OCC MODERATOR 825M OCC DIXIE ERICA 628W OCC GREAT PLAINS 943G OCC DIXIE ERICA 721Y OCC HOMER 650H MH MELISA 1147 CAR CHINNOOK 786 LIMESTONE DIXIE ERICA Y1003

Calved: 5/20/22 BW

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AOD 6 yrs Born First No Cycle?

Udder Rating 4 Calving Ease

• Homer, Anchor, Rainmaker, EXT and Ohlde’s most fertile Traveler 6807 daughter can all be found in the pedigree of 181K’s dam!

• Don’t miss out on this bull. If you are looking to improve fleshing ability, rib capacity, and udders, buy this bull.

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“Too many people view milk as a maternal trait. I view it as ‘anti-maternal.’

‘Maternal’ is fertility, maternal calving ease, good mothering instinct and survivability. The rancher who develops good cows adapted to a low-input environment, sized right with moderate milking ability and with good hybrid vigor will soon have a high percentage of his/her cows calving in the first 30 days of calving. This rancher can sell a few cows to the rancher who wants to buy replacements, use a terminal cross bull and sell all the calves.”

- Burke Teichert

TERMS & CONDISITONS

GRAZER’S 11.15-16.23 EDGE

Bull Development: These bulls have been raised on their mothers milk and grass. They were weaned at the end of December, then brought to the yard where they were fed alfalfa or cover crop bales in their hay rings, and some chopped hay and silage once a day.

In May they were turned back out to pasture where the only thing they were offered other than grass was apple cider vinegar, salt and minerals. It’s as simple a feed program as you will find. The bulls are showing their natural fleshing ability on forages only. Feed is not used to cover holes or push to grow. This is done to ensure they are developed and ready for your real world ranch conditions.

If you are a previous Howrey Angus customer, you can attest that they are developed carefully, to the benefit of their athleticism and longevity. After their first breeding season is complete, they’ll look healthier & better than bulls that are fed high energy rations!

The Bull Program: We can keep the bulls until December 15th, 2023 free of

charge. Beyond that date, any bulls that remain at the ranch will be charged $3.50/ day. We strongly recommend that you purchase insurance on any bulls remaining at the Rath family Ranch after the sale. We are not responsible for any injury or death that might occur after the sale and before bulls are delivered. $50 discount on any bulls that you pick up within one week of the sale.

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LIABILITIES: All persons attending the sale’s open house do so at their own risk and sellers assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents occurring in or about the premises.

Health: The Bulls have been evaluated for breeding soundness and semen

quality by Dr. Jacob Carlson. They have also been vaccinated with Ultrabac 7, Cattlemaster 5, Staybred VL5

GUARANTEE: These bulls have been developed slowly and responsibly. They are not at risk of burning out like you will find with bulls that have been fed for rapid gains.

We will not cover any bulls for injury or mismanagement. Buy them with the inherent risk in mind that comes with bulls. It is the responsibility of the buyer to insure their bulls if desired. Should your bull fail to be a satisfactory breeder in his first breeding season, we will attempt to make it right on a case by case basis.

Howrey Angus is not liable for damages exceeding the bulls purchase price.

INSURANCE: The animal becomes the responsibility of the purchaser as soon as it is sold. You are encouraged to buy insurance on your new bulls, Especially if they are going to be staying at the Rath Family Ranch.

TERMS: The terms of sale are by cash or cheque. Checks are to be made payable

to Jonathan and Stefan Bouw.

TRUCKING: The bulls staying in North Dakota, the first 150 miles is free and the remainder at cost. For bulls leaving North Dakota, we will assist with arranging trucking.

PURCHASER’S RISK

Exporting Bulls to Canada: Bulls selling to Canada will have extra health work

Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as the Online Bull Sale is closed or finished.

costs. You will be responsible to cover all health costs and to obtain an import permit. We can bring the bulls to the border crossing at Portal, North Dakota at a cost of $250 USD, but will not cross over the border with the bulls.

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THE FOUNDING

Females

MH Dixie Erica 113

MH Mina 836

MH Dixie ERica 113: Dixie Erica of C H 6053 (Dam of 113) was purchased as

MH Mina 836: The Mina 836 cow was a unique individual who was an outlier in many ways. She was a 3.5 frame score cow that would weigh 1400lbs at the right time of year. She combined exceptional easy fleshing ability while staying very fertile and productive. She maintained a calving interval of 368 day while regularly being an embryo donor and raising her own calf. Mina 836 was highly intelligent, but was also had a peachy temperament, always happy for a scratch. Monte identified her early on as a young heifer that brought beneficial traits that were highly valuable to the gene pool.

a mature female (over 11 years of age) with Larry Coleman of Coleman Angus, because of the strength of the cow family behind her. 6053 is a maternal sister to the great Dixie Erica of CH 1019, who was a distinguished foundation cow in the Ohlde Cattle Co. herd in Kansas. If you are familiar with Shoshone pedigrees you may have noticed that Larry Leonhardt used a full brother to Dixie Erica of C H 6053. The Dixie Erica cow line is well known for longevity with many raising calves into their late teens. MH Dixie Erica 113 was the prettiest and most productive of the Traveler 6807 daughters out of the 6053 cow.

We are currently using a 7yr old son of the 113 cow as a Herdsire–MH Hulett 61.

Hulett 61 is the last direct natural calf of MH Dixie Erica 113, sired by Cole Creek Full Bore 730. We are also using another 113 son: the MH Turbo 780 bull through AI— Turbo is a calving ease son of OCC Homer 650H. She raised Hulett 61 as a 15-yearold cow. Monte describes her as: Really feminine, nice headed, long necked, good uddered and good footed with black shiny hard hooves.

She was 17yrs old when she was sold. All the cows for 4 generations in her maternal down-line raised calves into their teens. She carries the banner of longevity and functionality set forth by great breeders like Dale Davis of the Rollin Rock program and John Hamilton of the Cedar Hills program.

MH Mina 836 had a very productive career leaving impactful sons like MH Tank 54 and MH Tyson 769, as well as the MH Tubby 56 who has sired some of our most beautiful cows at Edie Creek Angus in Manitoba, Canada. MH Mina 836 also left beautiful daughters like MH Mina 609. We are currently AI’ing to both MH Tank 54 and MH Tyson 769.

Monte recalls that she was the most productive and easy fleshing cow he has ever had, hands down. Mina 836 also had a very tidy udder and great feet that were hard, black, and shiny. Her calves were high-immunity animals: never sick, they were those shiny-coated, thriving calves that grew quickly. She surely was one of those cows with high butter fat milk and ideal hormonal balance.

DDA Melisa 545: Monte toured the DDA cow herd in the mid-90s on the

recommendation of Fred Saunders to try to find their best cow and bring her home. Monte decided that Melisa 545 was the clear choice. She was a moderate 4 frame cow that weighed 1300lbs. She was a consistent producer, but was not a real heavy milker. Her disposition was good, and she was an attentive mother.

Melisa 545 proved to be highly fertile, usually catching on the first try any time she was bred AI.

DDA Melisa 545

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Melisa 545 ended up also playing a large role in the DDA herd with her daughter DDA Melisa 824 who stayed in production until age 21. The 824 cow had excellent progeny, including DDA Emblazon 27C, and DDA Lodge E5H. DDA Melisa 824 is sired by Shoshone 130-6357, who happens to be a son of the Shoshone Frances 6357 cow.

MATERNAL PERFORMANCE

Cows whose genetic background has focused on increasing size and gain every generation will not produce the most functionally efficient females in a foragebased system.

Shoshone Frances 6357

Shoshone Frances 6357: Monte considers his friendship with Larry Leonhardt

of Shoshone Angus to have been a great privilege. In 1999, in pursuit of the functional, feminine cow that had become his ideal, Monte hand-picked 30 cows out of Larry’s herd of roughly 600 cows at the time and one of those cows was the Shoshone Frances 6357 cow. At that time, she was an 11yr old cow. 6357 had already raised 3 herd bulls for Larry that were working in other purebred herds.

Despite her prominence within the herd, Larry allowed Monte to choose her out of respect for his goals of creating fertile maternal Angus cows.

Frances 6357 was an angular 1250lb cow at 3.5 frame score, and was a slighter made cow in terms of structure, unassuming perhaps, and not flashy. When she died as an 18yr old cow, she had many excellent daughters, and she herself still appeared as young as an 8-year-old cow: perfect feet and udder—you never would have guessed her age. Her sons and daughters consistently carried/ transmitted her qualities: very high udder quality, shiny, hard black feet as well as excellent fertility and longevity.

Quite a few of her daughters raised calves past 15yrs of age. Plenty of longevity.

The Frances cow family also consistently demonstrates the high intelligence that the Shoshone gene pool is known for.

We continue to infuse the Frances cow family into the herds through AI with bulls like MH Poncho 4194, MH Titus 703 and Shoshone Solomon 316.

“OPTIMIZING PROFIT WITH MATERNAL EFFICIENCY.” - Darwin Gork

Having an efficient, moderate maternally-oriented cowherd is an important basis for profitable beef production on grass, especially in a drought scenario when Nature is exerting extreme pressures. This beef-production “Factory” that excels in Maternal traits can be bred to any combination of maternal or terminal sires to produce the kind of calves desired... Maternal performance is measured by more than weights and EPD’s:

Hardiness & Repeatability/Consistency: We stack proven cows in our pedigrees that have raised calves fault free into their teens.

Linebreeding to these cows will bring predictability & uniformity.

Fertile & Functional: 90% of this year’s sale bulls were born in the

first cycle. – Their parents are succeeding under the selection pressure we are applying by way of a short breeding season & the competition factor of multi-sire breeding groups.

Pasture Calving: Calving on pasture in May without night-checks or close supervision means that calving ease & maternal instincts need to be automatic in our herd.

Sound & Correct: Breeding stock are selected only if they and their ancestors have excellent foot and udder structure.

High StandardS: Unless we are in a drought, our heifers are raised on a forage only (no-starch) diet, required to calve at 2 yrs of age, instead of giving them a pass as they’re growing. They are only given a 45-day breeding season, which means that the most fertile are given the privilege of becoming cows. Open heifers & cows are culled.

Again, 85% of the 2022 calf-crop were born in the first 30 days of Calving season, and that is done with a cow herd that grazes until the end of December on pasture with their calves at side. They also spend their winter along side a large commercial cow herd, not pampered or coddled.

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1901 327th St. SE Sterling, ND 58572

GRAZER’S 11.15-16.23 EDGE o n l i n e ( O N LY ) b u l l s a l e

40 18-MONTH-OLD ANGUS BULLS (Pasture-raised with no grain or supplements) ONLINE SALE HOSTED BY

NOVEMBER 15-16, 2023

Online Auction Opens Nov. 15 and Closes Nov. 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. CST

Online Auction Hosted by:

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