Kittle Farms Building A Legacy Spring Bull Sale

WELCOME... ...to the Kittle Farms “BUILDING A LEGACY” Bull Sale! We greatly appreciate the confidence you have placed in our program in considering our Spring 2018 offering of Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer Yearling Bulls. If we can be of assistance to you in any way leading up to or on the day of the Sale, please do not hesitate to call, text, or email.

DUSTIN KITTLE KITTLE FARMS, LLC 256-996-5822 DKITTLE@KITTLEFARMS.COM

SALE DAY PHONES

SCHEDULE SATURDAY MAY 12, 2018

10:00 AM CST

Bulls Available for Viewing and Trade Show (VENDORS BELOW)

Lookout Mountain Genetics FORT PAYNE, AL Gilbert and Baugh Ford ALBERTVILLE, AL Acme Cattle Management Equipment DALTON, GA Ag-Pro Companies FORT PAYNE, AL DeKalb Farmers Co-Op RAINSVILLE, AL Geraldine Hardware and Turf Shop GERALDINE, AL Asbury Farm Supply ASBURY, AL

NOON CST

LUNCH ( BEEF BRISKET )

1:00 PM CST

Dustin Kittle___________ 256-996-5822 Dalton Forrester_______ 256-601-0426 Chris Dowdey__________ 256-641-3641 Josh Richey___________ 256-706-1273 Shelia Gant____________ 256-601-4924 Donald Gant ____________256-601-2706 AUCTIONEER

Clint McElmoyl (AL LICENSE #5304) HERD VETERINARIAN

Scott Elliott, DVM Mud Creek Veterinary Services – Stevenson, AL SALE LOCATION

Kittle Farms presents “BUILDING A LEGACY” Bull Sale

Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center 1571 McCurdy Ave. N. Rainsville, AL 35986 LIABILITY

All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

All bulls will sell under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. A copy of those terms and conditions can be obtained from the AGA. Kittle Farms retains 1/3 semen interest on all bulls selling.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Holiday Inn Express & Suites 112 Airport Road West Fort Payne, AL 35968 256-997-1020 Mention “KITTLE FARMS BULL SALE” when booking for a discounted rate.

DELIVERY

Reliable trucking available. Please contact Kittle Farms if you need assistance with delivery of your purchases.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Chris Mitchell – Mitchell Marketing Services GRAPHIC DESIGN

Buddy Overstreet – Perpetual Notion, LLC VIDEOS

Visit kittlefarms.com for videos of all Sale Bulls.

ONLINE BIDDING

Sale will be broadcast live with online bidding at liveauctions.tv

EPDs

CED BW WW YW MK BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

7 1.5 86 126 29 -0.58 46 0.74 -0.23 74.06 SALE BOOK EPD EXPLANATIONS 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.

YIELD GRADE (YG):

CALVING EASE DIRECT (BW):

CARCASS WEIGHT (CW):

Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.

WEANING WEIGHT (WW):

Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to the age of dam and a standard 205 days of age).

This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.

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.

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 (MB):

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.

MILK (MK):

The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.

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.

FEEDER PROFIT INDEX (FPI)

An economic selection index designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on grade and yield. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries.

GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDs All Bulls in this sale have been DNA-tested to produce genomic enhanced EPDs (GE EPDs). The major benefits of GE EPDs are: risk reduction through improved accuracies, value of time to assess breeding stock at a younger age, increased rate of genetic progress, and obtaining data on economically important traits which are expensive or difficult to measure.

AVERAGE NON-PARENT GELBVIEH EPDS CED

BW

WW

10 1.1 68

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

96 28 -0.36 28 0.41 -0.17 64.68

AVERAGE NON-PARENT BALANCER EPDS CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

12 0.0 66 101 24 -0.25 30 0.38 0.22 74.81

LOT

01 LEGACY

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

ADJ YW

LBS

ADJ WW

78 708 1205

LBS

In locating a herd sire, we seek those who deliver on the total package of performance, EPDs, and, most importantly, they must have “the look.” Our leadoff bull, LEGACY, certainly checks those marks and shows the rare promise to be a breed-changing sire. It comes as no surprise that Legacy is a son out of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, the Gelbvieh breed’s first $100,000 Bull (sale/ semen revenue). Just as with Leverage, Legacy’s true separation point is the unique ability to command your attention in the pasture as well as he does on paper.

2 / 24 / 2017

FPI

7 1.5 86 126 29 -0.58 46 0.74 -0.23 74.06

LOT

02 LEGEND

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

“LEGEND explodes with power.”

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

ADJ YW

LBS

ADJ WW

76 637 1151

LBS

Another Carolina Leverage son who pairs his exceptional performance with an elite set of EPDs. As this young bull developed, we set lofty expectations – and Legend continuously exceeded those expectations at every turn. There is no question that Legend will stand out in a crowded field on Sale Day.

1 / 31 / 2017

FPI

8 1.0 82 116 34 -0.55 39 0.65 -0.20 73.35

LOT

03 DYNASTY

*PICTURED IS LOT 3’S SIRE, JKGF DITKA C85

BLACK BALANCER 50 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

WW

YW

MK

YG

ADJ YW

CW

REA

MB

LBS

BW

ADJ WW

77 671 1105

LBS

CED

BW

LBS

When we partnered with Coach Mike Ditka, this is the type of Bull that we envisioned Ditka C85 would produce. Dynasty is an embryo calf out of the Donor Dam, JKGF Miss O’Reilly Z096, and certainly has the EPDs, performance, and “the look” to be an AI Sire. Ditka C85 was recently sold to French Farms in Big Clifty, Kentucky (full possession and 2/3 semen interest) for $50,000.

Since he sold at the Genetic Power Sale in March 2016, Ditka C85 has generated more than $150,000 in revenue through his initial sale, semen sales, and his recent sale. Dynasty has the potential to carry on and build upon Ditka’s remarkable legacy.

3 / 9 / 2017

FPI

14 -0.4 78 128 26 -0.34 45 0.46 0.25 84.98

LOT

04 IRON GATE

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 DOB

“Iron Gate is physically imposing with depth that is unmatched.”

BW

ADJ WW

CED

BW

WW

10 0.4 78

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

ADJ YW

78 803 1202

LBS

HYEK Black Impact 3960N son who traces back to JKGF 91N, a foundation female featured in the pedigrees of three separate bulls in this Sale. Remarkable performance with a 118 Weaning Ratio and a 107 Yearling Ratio. Simply, Iron Gate will be a difference maker for a program.

3 / 14 / 2017 LBS

HETERO BLACK, HETERO POLLED

FPI

96 33 -0.51 26 0.52 -0.02 75.44

LOT

05 ENCORE

PICTURED IS LOT 5’S 3/4 BROTHER, JKGF CHIEF JUSTICE C205

*

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 DOB

“Absolute standout from the start who has phenomenal definition with style.”

BW

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

ADJ YW

CW

REA

MB

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

72 713 1193

LBS

Sired by Carolina Leverage and out of a tremendous Carolina Fortune dam who will be flushed as a donor in Spring 2018.

Maternal sister sold in 2017 to Jeff Hopper (H5 Cattle Company) in Woodville, Alabama as Pick of the Spring Heifers. Earlier this year, Encore was shown by Miss Sadie Morris (Black Walnut Cattle Farm – Batesville, Mississippi) at the Dixie Nationals Junior Show in Jackson, Mississippi and was Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Bull.

Encore is a 3/4 brother to our $32,000 Herd Sire, JKGF Chief Justice C205 and expects to follow well in those big footsteps.

3 / 9 / 2017 LBS

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

FPI

9 -0.1 79 115 36 -0.61 37 0.75 -0.12 75.88

LOT

06 VALENTINO

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88

“Purebred Gelbvieh Bull who excels in performance with eye appeal.”

BW

Valentino ranks in the top 4 percent in the breed for Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight with genomic-enhanced EPDs. Carolina Leverage son who is tested Homozygous Black and Homozygous Polled.

ADJ WW

2 / 14 / 2017

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

ADJ YW

83 671 1138

LBS

DOB

LBS

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

FPI

6 2.0 85 123 31 -0.48 45 0.59 -0.09 75.67

LOT

07 BLACK SMOKE

*

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

ADJ YW

LBS

ADJ WW

77 624 1172

LBS

Homozygous Black and Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Bull with incredible length of body. Black Smoke is sired by the $29,000 Gelbvieh AI Sire, JKGF New Horizon, who was purchased in the 2016 Genetic Power Bull Sale by McMahan Cove Gelbvieh in Stevenson, Alabama. Black Smoke matches outstanding performance with exceptional EPDS, including carcass traits of Yield Grade, Ribeye Area, and Marbling in the top 4 percent of the breed.

2 / 5 / 2017

FPI

9 1.4 79 112 24 -0.57 37 0.67 0.08 77.47

LOT

08 HART OF DIXIE

RED PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 DOB

“No bull in the offering has excelled more from weaning to yearling.”

BW

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

ADJ YW

CW

REA

MB

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

71 603 1122

LBS

Dixie is sired by Hart Star, an exceptional Red Gelbvieh AI Sire we purchased from Bob Hart with Hart Farm Gelbvieh in Kansas City, Kansas. Dixie’s Dam is an impressive young Red Gelbvieh female we were fortunate to obtain from John Shearer with Circle S Ranch in Canton, Kansas. The trademark of our Hart Star-line of sires is producing exceptional females with low birth weights, performance, and style.

3 / 29 / 2017 LBS

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

FPI

9 1.0 70 98 21 -0.51 29 0.39 -0.12 66.87

LOT

09 *

PICTURED IS LOT 9’S SIRE, CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

SOLID STEEL

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

ADJ YW

CW

REA

MB

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

77 880 1309

LBS

Carolina Leverage son who will be just over 12 months on Sale Day could have easily been the leadoff bull with the benefit of time. Solid Steel ranks in the top 1 percent overall in the Breed for the following EPD traits: Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Total Maternal, Carcass Weight, and Feeder Profit Index. By May 12th, Solid Steel could very well be the class of the field.

BW

LBS

“Youngest Bull in the Sale whose performance to date has been off-the-charts.”

4 / 26 / 2017

FPI

6 2.4 96 138 33 -0.41 54 0.65 0.06 85.34

LOT

10 JOHN HENRY

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HETERO BLACK, SCURRED

DOB

“This bull is a powerhouse.”

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

LBS

BW

ADJ YW

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

77 883 1315

LBS

Sired by the legendary Black Impact and a natural calf out of one of our most influential donor females, Post Rock Enjerica 201P2.

Purchased in 2010 at the White Brothers Dispersal Sale in Topeka, Kansas, Enjerica has produced our Highest Selling Bull Calf on three (3) separate occasions with her past two bull calves working as herd sires for Simon Wedel (Wedel Cattle) in Albertville, Alabama and Charles Koehn (Circle C Cattle) in Magee, Mississippi. Enjerica calves have a different look from the day they hit the ground – and this calf is no exception – John Henry will change the dynamics of a breeder’s herd in a hurry.

BW

3 / 2 / 2017

FPI

11 0.7 75 106 34 -0.39 33 0.39 -0.19 69.81

LOT BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HETERO POLLED

DOB

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1373 MB

LBS

ADJ YW

11

LBS

ADJ WW

76 827

LBS

One of the top all-around bulls in the Sale with length that is extraordinary. Lazy TV Sam son out of a true “can’t miss” female raised by our good friend, Cricket Mason, who owns and operates Do Little Farms in Quebeck, Tennessee. With eight calves to her credit, the Do Little 6T female has maintained an average weaning weight of 770 pounds. Not available on picture day but Mason Dixon’s video is a must see.

3 / 15 / 2017

FPI

MASON DIXON

12 0.3 69 100 43 -0.63 29 0.69 -0.04 73.01

LOT BLACK GELBVIEH PC 75 HETERO BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

Lefty’s tremendous performance is backed by EPDs rankings of top 2 percent in the breed for Weaning Weight and top 5 percent in the breed for Yearling Weight. Lefty is DNA-tested as Heterozygous Black, allowing for the versatility to breed to black or red cattle.

ADJ WW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1106 MB

12

LBS

ADJ YW

80 747

LBS

BW

LBS

“Carolina Leverage son who attained a Weaning Ratio of 109.”

2 / 22 / 2017

FPI

7 0.9 87 125 34 -0.51 44 0.59 -0.17 76.86

LEFTY FRIZZELL

LOT BLACK POLLED (DNA TEST PENDING)

DOB

Lancaster Black is another stout New Horizon son out of an outstanding young Black Impact female. The young bull backed up his excellent EPD profile, which features top notch carcass traits, by achieving a 112 Weaning Ratio.

BW

LANCASTER BLACK

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1140 MB

LBS

ADJ YW

82 680

LBS

ADJ WW

1 / 31 / 2017 LBS

13

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94

FPI

10 2.9 86 118 28 -0.32 43 0.62 0.09 79.24

LOT HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

“One of the top Performance Bulls in this Sale.”

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

ADJ YW REA

1294 MB

LBS

JOSEY WALES

ADJ WW

79 785

LBS

Josey Wales is sired by a legend in the Gelbvieh breed, Post Rock Granite 200P2. If you are looking to accelerate the growth of your next calf crop, Josey Wales sets the bar with a 108 Weaning Ratio and a 107 Yearling Ratio.

4 / 5 / 2017 LBS

14

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88

FPI

6 3.0 89 131 31 -0.43 51 0.57 -0.22 73.53

LOT

15 * PICTURED IS LOT 15’S DAM, LWHF ABIGALE 4B

BLACK HAWK

BLACK BALANCER 75 DOB

“The perfect combination of Calving Ease and Performance.”

BW

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

ADJ YW

CW

REA

MB

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

72 711 1232

LBS

Black Hawk is sired by Lazy TV Sam and is out of LWHF Abigale 4B, the $12,000 High Selling Female in the 2016 National Gelbvieh and Balancer Sale in Denver, Colorado. An elite EPD profile, incredible performance, and a royal pedigree – there is no question that Black Hawk is an incredible beginning to the legacy of the Abigale female.

12 / 22 / 2016 LBS

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK SCURRED

FPI

15 0.1 75 110 41 -0.59 35 0.71 0.10 80.90

LOT HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

ADJ WW

GRIDIRON

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1125 MB

LBS

ADJ YW

74 676

LBS

Maternal brother to Kittle Farms’ Record-Breaking Balancer Sire, Ditka C85. Full Brother to Gridiron sold in 2017 for $15,000 to Riverside Farms in Monterey, Tennessee. Gridiron is a Carolina Leverage son who looks to fulfill on the legacy of his exceptional Black Impact dam.

3 / 4 / 2017 LBS

16

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94

FPI

8 0.1 80 117 34 -0.59 39 0.76 -0.20 73.70

LOT HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

ADJ WW

SOUTHERN FRONTIER

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1191 MB

LBS

ADJ YW

77 658

LBS

Southern Frontier is a son out of the deceased Gelbvieh AI Sire, DLW New Frontier 33A, who has no available semen inventory.

New Frontier is the sire of Kittle Farms’ AI Herd Bulls, JKGF Final Frontier C95 and JKGF Eight Seconds C008. Like his coveted sire, Southern Frontier has a tremendous EPD profile, with superior carcass traits across the board.

3 / 15 / 2017 LBS

17

BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88

FPI

8 1.8 77 113 34 -0.56 39 0.59 0.07 76.48

LOT BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

1131 MB

LBS

ADJ YW

18

LBS

ADJ WW

77 693

LBS

Judge is a New Horizon son who ranked first in his contemporary group with a 114 Weaning Ratio. Out of a superb Post Rock Granite dam, Judge ranks in the top 10 percent of the breed for the following EPD traits: Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Yield Grade, Carcass Weight, Ribeye Area, and Feeder Profit Index.

1 / 31 / 2017

FPI

8 1.2 82 118 26 -0.56 41 0.70 -0.07 75.75

JIMMY JOE JUDGE

LOT BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 88 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

DOB

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

ADJ YW REA

1116 MB

19

LBS

CED

ADJ WW

76 689

LBS

Sired by Carolina Leverage and out of an incredible Dam of Merit female raised (like so many in this Sale who carry the prestigious JKGF prefix) by Jerry and Karen Wilson with J&K Gelbvieh Farm in Ava, Illinois. Regrettably, we lost Ms. Rosa W243 soon after Remington was weaned. This young bull will look to continue his dam’s legacy and build upon his own exceptional performance to date.

BW

LBS

“Loads of maternal strength with this Purebred Gelbvieh bull.”

2 / 22 / 2017

FPI

10 -0.5 85 123 36 -0.47 41 0.59 -0.08 80.51

REMINGTON

LOT

20 DOMINANCE

RED, WHITE-FACE GELBVIEH HYBRID (50 GELBVIEH / 25 ANGUS / 25 HEREFORD) SCURRED

72

ADJ WW

641

ADJ YW

1053

LBS

BW

LBS

Sired by Kittle Farms’ former Red Gelbvieh Herd Sire, Hart Star, who is now owned by Alan Dalton in Grove Oak, Alabama. Dominance’s dam is an incredible, rare Angus-Hereford cross embryo female purchased from Drummond Sparks Beef in Hanceville, Alabama to accelerate our hybrid program. This young bull traces back to Drummond Sparks’ lead Hereford donor female, TH 122 45P Dominette 120W, who was raised by Topp Herefords in Grace City, North Dakota. Pedigree, performance, and style abounds in this Gelbvieh Hybrid Bull.

3 / 18 / 2017 LBS

“Exciting Gelbvieh Hybrid Bull who combines the strengths of the Gelbvieh, Angus, and Hereford breeds.”

DOB

LOT

21 *

PICTURED IS JKGF DITKA C85

DITKA HEIFER CALVES

HEIFER CALVES BLACK BALANCER 50 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

Buyer will pick from all of Kittle Farms’ Spring 2018* JKGF Ditka C85 Heifer Calves.

Ditka C85 has been a game changer for Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics – the $28,000 record-selling Balancer Bull purchased by Kittle Farms and Coach Mike Ditka, a member of the NFL Hall of Fame and Coach of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears.

Coach Mike Ditka has heralded the Bull as meeting “the standard of excellence [he] demands on and off the field.”

Ditka C85 is a Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Registered Balancer (Angus-Gelbvieh) who is grandsired by legends in their respective breeds, SAV Final Answer 0035 (Angus) and HYEK Black Impact 3960N (Gelbvieh). Upon the initial release on the Ditka bull in Spring 2016, his semen inventory was sold out in under two (2) weeks.

In the weeks prior to this Sale, full possession of Ditka C85 was sold by Kittle Farms and Coach Mike Ditka to French Farms in Big Clifty, Kentucky for $50,000. Kittle Farms, Coach Mike Ditka, and French Farms will maintain a partnership in the semen interest for Ditka C85.

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

15 -0.2 74 119 23 -0.34 40 0.49 0.34 84.34 *Selection to be made following weaning (approximately October 1, 2018).

LOT

22 CHIEF JUSTICE HEIFER CALVES

PICTURED IS JKGF CHIEF JUSTICE C205.

HEIFER CALVES BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

Buyer will pick from all of Kittle Farms’ Spring 2018* JKGF Chief Justice C205 Heifer Calves.

Chief Justice is the Highest Selling Bull ($32,000) in the history of the Genetic Power Bull Sale in Springfield, Missouri. He is a Purebred Gelbvieh (Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled) Carolina Leverage son out of the renowned Gelbvieh donor female, KCF Miss Fortune U490.

Chief Justice attained a 780 pound Weaning Weight and a 1,343 pound Yearling Weight off of a 70 pound Birth Weight. The bull posted an incredible Sale Date scrotal measurement of 45 cm.

The Unmatched EPD profile for Chief Justice includes top 10 percent Weaning Weight, top 10 percent Yearling Weight, top 2 percent Ribeye Area, and top 5 percent Marbling. Chief Justice ranks in the top 1 percent of the breed overall for his Feeder Profit Index of 85.32.

Chief Justice is owned in a partnership between Kittle Farms and J&K Gelbvieh Farm in Ava, Illinois.

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

10 -0.6 86 125 36 -0.58 42 0.82 0.06 85.32 *Selection to be made following weaning (approximately October 1, 2018).

LOT

23 *

PICTURED IS JKGF FINAL FRONTIER C95

FINAL FRONTIER HEIFER CALVES

HEIFER CALVES BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

Buyer will pick from all of Kittle Farms’ Spring 2018* JKGF Final Frontier C95 Heifer Calves.

The Bull poised to build upon the foundation of Gelbvieh Cattle as the “Maternal Breed.” Final Frontier combines the strengths of the two preeminent females in the breed with his Dam, KCF Miss Fortune U490, and his Paternal Granddam, DLW Ms. Matron 802U, having combined to produce a remarkable nine (9) AI sires and having generated more than $400,000 in sales to date.

Final Frontier is sired by DLW New Frontier 33A ET, the High Selling Bull in the 2014 Warner Beef Genetics Sale. As New Frontier is now deceased with no available semen inventory, Final Frontier will look to continue his sire’s legacy by providing breeders a Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled AI sire who delivers coveted Calving Ease with added Performance.

Final Frontier is owned exclusively by Kittle Farms.

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

9 1.1 81 116 32 -0.57 39 0.71 0.32 85.91 *Selection to be made following weaning (approximately October 1, 2018).

LOT

24 MISS FORTUNE

PICTURED IS KCF MISS FORTUNE U490

EMBRYOS BLACK PUREBRED GELBVIEH 94 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

Four (4) Embryos from KCF Miss Fortune U490 and JKGF Ditka C85 In 2017, Kittle Farms was certainly pleased to acquire KCF Miss Fortune U490, one of the most accomplished donor females in the history of the Gelbvieh breed. Miss Fortune was the record selling $20,000 female at the 2014 National Gelbvieh and Balancer Sale in Denver, Colorado.

Among her list of superlatives, Miss Fortune’s 2011 son, Bennett Y504, was the high selling bull in the 2012 Knoll Crest Farms Bull Sale and currently serves as the AI qualified resident Balancer herd sire at Knoll Crest Farms in Red House, Virginia. Miss Fortune followed with her 2012 son being the high selling Purebred Gelbvieh Bull to Flying H Genetics (Arapahoe, Nebraska) and Knoll Crest Farms in the 2013 Knoll Crest Farms Bull Sale.

Following her purchase by J&K Gelbvieh Farm, Inc. (Ava, Illinois) in the National Sale, Miss Fortune again delivered in the 2016 Genetic Power Bull Sale in Springfield, Missouri. At the Sale, a Miss Fortune son, JKGF CED

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WW

YW

MK

New Horizon C51, was the high selling $29,000 Purebred Gelbvieh Bull and six ET sons out of Miss Fortune averaged more than $11,000.

Miss Fortune U490 was well represented again in 2017 at the Genetic Power Bull Sale in Springfield, Missouri. Eleven (11) sons out of Miss Fortune sold for an average of $7,840 and a total of $86,250. Also, for the second straight year, a Miss Fortune son was the highest selling Bull overall, as JKGF Chief Justice C205 sold for a Sale Record $32,000.

Never before have embryos been offered for public sale out of the legendary Miss Fortune U490 female. The embryos in this offering are the result of a mating with the record-selling Balancer Sire, JKGF Ditka C85, who needs no introduction.

Seller guarantees two (2) pregnancies. Embryos must be placed by a licensed embryologist.

YG

CW

REA

MB

FPI

11 0.8 80 112 32 -0.61 36 0.74 0.19 83.01

LOT

25 PICTURED IS DONOR DAM, LWHF ABIGALE 4B

ABIGALE

EMBRYO FLUSH ON DAM OF ANY BULL IN “BUILDING A LEGACY” SALE Kittle Farms is offering the unprecedented opportunity to flush the Dam of any Bull offered in the “Building a Legacy” Sale.

Dams eligible for selection include, but will not be limited to, JKGF Gaila Z5 (Dam of Lot 1, Legacy E5), JKGF Susie A002 (Dam of Lot 2, Legend E002), Post Rock Enjerica 201P2 (Dam of Lot 10, John Henry 201E), LWHF Abigale 4B (Dam of Lot 15, Black Hawk 4D and High Selling Female in National Sale), and Ladybug A012 (Dam of Lot 16, Gridiron E012 and Dam of the Record-Selling Balancer Sire, Ditka C85).

Terms of Flush: Flush will be performed at the buyer’s expense and seller’s convenience. Donor will be flushed to the sire of buyer’s choice. Semen for the flush will be provided at no charge if buyer elects to use a sire owned by Kittle Farms (including, but not limited to, JKGF Ditka C85, JKGF Chief Justice C205, or JKGF Final Frontier C95). Seller will guarantee six (6) transferrable embryos with a maximum of ten (10). Any embryos over ten (10), buyer will have the option to purchase the embryos at a prorated price or split the embryos with the seller.

Seller guarantees three (3) pregnancies. Seller reserves the right to select the location of the flush and the embryologist.

BUILDING A LEGACY Kittle Farms was built upon the dreams, aspirations, and hard work of my father, Johnny Kittle. While there have been cattlemen who managed larger herds and who operated farms for longer periods of time, nobody enjoyed the cattle business as much as Johnny Kittle.

Dad got his start in the cattle business as a kid working on his grandparents’ Sand Mountain farm. The cattle market, at that time, was considerably different than the robust market we face today. In fact, Dad often told of his grandparents slaughtering their cattle and selling the beef just to survive in the business.

In 1972, at just fourteen years of age, Dad used a government agricultural loan to purchase the first cows in his own operation. Eleven years later, in 1983, he along with my mother, Dana Kittle, purchased a small farm in Geraldine, Alabama where Kittle Farms is now located. My parents continued and built upon his cattle operation for more than 40 years.

Outside of his family, there was nothing in this world that gave Dad more enjoyment and that he took more pride in than his cattle. Following his untimely passing in 2014, our family made a commitment to build upon the legacy Dad created in the cattle business. We dedicate this “Building a Legacy” Bull Sale to my Dad, Johnny Kittle, the greatest cattleman I’ve ever known.

DUSTIN KITTLE | Son, Owner, Kittle Farms

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