8th Annual Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull & Female Sale

Southwest Iowa 8th Annual

Gelbvieh Balancer and

Friday, March 17, 2017 • 1 p.m. (CST) Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Bull & Female Sale

CONSIGNORS: MICHAEL BAUER JIM & ED MCCREARY LINDA & JOEL SHUMATE STEVE & LEANN REISTE GARY MARTENS CARL & RICHARD REISTE BRUCE TAYLOR

Southwest Iowa

Gelbvieh and Balancer

Friday, March 17, 2017 • 1 p.m. (CST) Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Breeding Guarantee: All bulls have been semen tested

and will be fully guaranteed to be capable of settling healthy, sound and fertile cows of breeding age. Bulls selling for $3,000 or more will carry an additional guarantee against injury effecting breeding as declared by a licensed veterinarian; and not injured due to abuse or neglect. This guarantee is for the spring breeding period. The seller will give the purchaser of the bull credit at next year’s sale for one half of the purchase price, minus the salvage value. Seller of the bull must be notified immediately if injury occurs. If any other problems occur, the terms and conditions as stated by the breeding guarantee of the AGA (in the back of this catalog), will be in effect. Any guarantee is between the individual seller and the purchaser.

Online bidding: Contact Tom Fry at (641) 344-5082 or the sale barn at (641) 782-7025. To view only, the sale can be seen at cattleusa.com. To be able to bid, click on submit and then contact Tom Fry or the sale barn three (3) days prior to the sale.

Delivery: Any bull bringing over $3500 will be delivered free of charge up to 200 miles. Bulls sold farther than 200 miles will be delivered to a midway point between buyer and seller, as soon as it is convenient for both parties.

Semen Interest Retained: The sellers are retaining a 50% semen interest in all the bulls in the sale. The buyer is getting full possession and 50% semen interest. If we choose to collect semen we will work with the new owner and schedule the collection around his schedule. We will rarely exercise this option, but with all the new DNA technology we may want to use some of these genetics in the future.

Bull & Female Sale

Welcome to our 8th Annual Bull and Female Sale!

The “Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh and Balancer Group’ thank you for all the interest and purchases in our past sales. We have a great set of bulls and heifers for you again this year and look forward to seeing you at this year’s sale. The 32 bulls for this year’s sale have been rate of gain tested and feed efficiency ranked at the Werner Feed Efficiency Testing Center south of Diagonal Iowa.

We invite you to inspect the bulls from now till March 15th. Call Joe Werner at 641-344-4926 to correlate a time to see the bulls.

The bulls have been fed for growth and to maintain sound feet and legs. They will also be semen checked and scrotal measured. We thank Bonnie Larson for ultra sounding them.

The top 15 bulls gained from 4.59 lbs. to 5.43 lbs. per day and the cost of gain for the top 15 bulls was from .263 cents to .368 cents; and went as high as .55 cents for the highest cost in the group. That cuts feed cost to under half for the most efficient cattle; this is a huge savings on 100 cows for a year.

Buy with confidence that these bulls have been tested for more breeding and genetic criteria than most bulls offered.

The heifers offered are top breeding heifers and are guaranteed open.

See you at the Sale — March 17th in Creston, Iowa.

— The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Group Please bring your catalog with you to the Sale on March 17th!

About the EPDs: The bulls in the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Sale have been tested and rated on all the major tests for breeding bulls; including ultrasound for carcass, semen tested, scrotal measured, BVD tested and the new EPDs for weights, milk, carcass, etc. The new EPDs are more accurate through genetic testing, termed “Genomic Enhancement”. This is done by picking out genetic markers in blood samples for individual EPD traits and the degree they influence each trait. In the past EPDs have been calculated from many generations of weigths and growth. The addition of genomic markers for each trait, combining the past accumulated records gives us the more accurate genomic enhanced EPDs. Catalog by: Jane Adolph, Mt. Carroll, IL

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Consignors: Michael Bauer MJBC Gelbvieh 1645 Heron Ave. Aububon, IA 50025 (712) 304-4320

Gary Martens Martens Gelbvieh 2126 500th St. Walnut, IA 51577 (712) 764-5007

Jim McCreary McCreary & McCreary 1730 U.S. Hwy 169 Mt. Ary, IA 50854 (641) 464-3178

Carl & Jennie Reiste Rafter R Gelbvieh 23366 Idaho Place Adel, IA 50003 (515) 490-3561

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Joel & Linda Shumate Shumate Cattle Co. 16409 289th Trail Bloomfield, IA 52537 (515) 360-3106

Bruce Taylor Taylor Family Gelbvieh P.O. Box 172 Milford, IA 51351 (712) 338-2092

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RAFTER R NT216D

AMGV1372280 — Calved: 1/5/2016 — PC 75% — Black

Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.34 REA 12.36 %IMF 2.68 ADG 4.80 RG -0.01 RFI 2.27

VFT LAZY TV PRIME TIME A537

Results:

RFI

VRT LAZY TV MS INDUSTRY Y514

TOG TWINOAK DIRECTION 110NET

CRRG N216T

RUP MISS 216N

BW 82 lbs. | Adj. WW 494 lbs. | Adj. YW 1216 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 16 0.4 95 Igentity

JCB LAZY TV FIRST WATCH Y421

ADG

Tend 3

YW 132

Marb

Milk TM CEM 33 80 7 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 4 -0.22 47

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.13 0.36 MCE

Doc 4

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA He is homozygous polled and is black. His calving ease EPD is in the top 10%, weaning weight top 10%, yearling weight top 5%, milk top 10% and total maternal top 4%. He gained 4.8 lbs. per day on feed and his birth weight was 82 lbs.

Rafter R NT216D • Lot 1

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Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.18 REA 12.12 %IMF 2.58 ADG 5.01 RG 0.02 RFI 4.45

RAFTER R KW130D

AMGV1372279 — Calved: 1/15/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163 CRRG CURVE TIME MASTERPIECE 58 CRRG K58X

Igentity

RFI

DCSF POST ROCK GWEN 130K2

BW 86 lbs. | Adj. WW 437 lbs. | Adj. YW 1233 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 13 3.2 83 Results:

DCJ HILLCREST SIR NOTTHINGHAM

CRRG K130W

ADG

Tend 5

YW 113

Marb

Milk TM CEM 34 76 11 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.39 40

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.28 -0.08 MCE

Doc 6

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA This bull is homozygous black, homozygous polled and a 75% Balancer.

His calving ease EPD is in the top 25%. His outstanding WW & YW are in the top 1% of the breed. Milk is in the top 10% and his total maternal, which shows the DNA influence, making the high WW is in the top 2%. His average daily gain on test was 5.01 lb. He will produce top females.

Rafter R KW 130D • Lot 2

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Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.17 REA 13.00 %IMF 2.30 ADG 4.67 RG 0.07 RFI 0.82

RAFTER R CNT5D

AMGV1372276 — Calved: 1/16/2016 — PC 75% — Red

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163 CRRG CURVE TIME MASTERPIECE 58 CRRG K58X

Results:

RFI

CRRG AC5N

BW 97 lbs. | Adj. WW 474 lbs. | Adj. YW 1179 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 13 6.4 95 Igentity

DEE MISTER TT EINSTIEN

CRRG CN5T

ADG

Tend 7

YW 135

Marb

Milk TM CEM 35 78 10 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.32 58

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.32 0.02 MCE

Doc 6

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA This red homozygous polled 75% Balancer is in the top 2% of breed average for WW and top 4% for YW. His milk is in the top 10%. His total maternal is great (in the top 2%) and CEM is in the top 10%. He gained 4.67 lbs. per day and had an above average 13" ribeye.

Rafter R CNT5D • Lot 3 2

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RAFTER R RY501D

AMGV1375796 — Calved:1/18/2016 — PC 75% — Black

Bull Polled

VFT LAZY TV PRIME TIME A537

BF 0.29 REA 12.29 %IMF 2.27 ADG 4.61 RG -0.45 RFI 5,87

Igentity

RFI

VRT LAZY TV MS INDUSTRY Y514

DCHD GLDN BKL WRANGLER 023W

CRRG NT501Y

CRRG FN501TS

BW 81 lbs. | Adj. WW 464 lbs. | Adj. YW 1159 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 12 -0.3 70 Results:

JCB LAZY TV FIRST WATCH Y421

ADG

Tend

YW 101

Marb

Milk TM CEM 33 68 8 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.36 31

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.49 0.25 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Polled, black Balancer. His milk EPD is in the top 4% and total maternal is in the top 10%. He ranked 9th for cost of gain and 9th for rate of gain out of 37 bulls. His average daily gain on feed was 4.61 lbs. per day on test. His maternal EPD is in the top 15%. He is very thick, deep bodied and correctly built.

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RAFTER R BDU36D

AMGV1372275 — Calved: 1/24/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

Bull Polled

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163 CRRG CURVE TIME MASTERPIECE 58 CRRG K58X

BF 0.35 REA 12.82 %IMF 2.39 ADG 5.43 RG 0.59 RFI 1.07

Igentity

RFI

DCJ HILLCREST SIR NOTTINGHAM

CRRG BD36U

CRRG ELECTRIC BLACK LADY

BW 95 lbs. | Adj. WW 521 lbs. | Adj. YW 1275 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 14 4.3 95 Results:

Rafter R RY501D • Lot 4

ADG

Tend 5

YW 133

Marb

Milk TM CEM 36 84 7 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.27 54

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.23 -0.01 MCE

Doc 4

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA This 75% Balancer is homo black and polled and is in the top 25% for calving ease. His WW & YW EPDs are in the top 2%. Milk and total maternal are both in the top 4%. He stood above average for both rate of gain and cost of gain.

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Bull Multi Polled

BF 0.32 REA 12.60 %IMF 3.27 ADG 3.51 RG -0.67 RFI -2.46

MJBC D601

AMGV1372493 — Calved: 1/31/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

Results:

RFI

FHG FLYING H EXCLUSIVE

DAR PURE POWER

DAR MAVIS 206M

HRNK VENDETTA

HRNK CARLY 1974Y

HRNK ERYN 9746W

BW 88 lbs. | Adj. WW 592 lbs. | Adj. YW 1120 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 18 1.6 85 Igentity

VFT Lazy TV Prime Time A537 • Sire of Lots 1 & 4

ADG

Tend

YW 121

Marb

Milk TM CEM 32 74 13 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 8 -0.34 43

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.36 0.12 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, IA This is a multi-black, multi-polled bull with good EPDs. He is a quiet bull, shown by my son in 4-H, receiving champion Gelbvieh bull. He is a long bodied bull with plenty of rib and good scrotal development. He walks with a long, easy stride. He is naturally thick from front to back and carries that thickness down in his rear quarter. This bull has an RFI of -2.46. He is ranked in the top 1% for CED. Top 25% for WW, top 20% for YW, and top 1% for CED. This bull has calving ease and performance. This bull should work well on heifers based on his good EPDs. Don't pass him up on sale day!

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MJBC D601 • Lot 6

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RAFTER R BDP36D

AMGV1372274 — Calved: 2/2/2016 — PB 94% — Black

Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.21 REA 14.54 %IMF 2.49 ADG 5.37 RG 0.78 RFI -0.64

DCH HILLE T504 TREMOR ET DCHD GLDN BKL WRANGLER 023W DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 023P

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend 1

8

Igentity

Results:

AMGV1375795 — Calved: 2/6/2016 — PBC 75% — Black

Igentity

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend

Marb

%CH

YG

BF 0.32 REA 13.77 %IMF 2.41 ADG 4.20 RG -0.15 RFI -1.96

BNC S6105

BNC MR HOJER Y036 MSH MISS SEASON

Milk TM CEM 36 73 9 Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.39 30

REA

REA

HPR

Stay

MCE

Doc 6

BNC MR ELROY Y034

BNC S6105

BNC MR HOJER Y043

CRRG RAFTER R UY159A

LRRG NU159Y

BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 565 lbs. | Adj. YW 1165 lbs.

ADG

Bull Homo Polled

BNC MR ELROY Y034

BW 91 lbs. | Adj. WW 527 lbs. | Adj. YW 1204 lbs.

YW 102

RFI

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RAFTER R SB5D

EPDs CED BW WW 10 1.7 74

Fat

REA Marb 0.35 -0.17

Tend

YW 81

Marb

Milk TM CEM 41 73 12 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.46 17

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.29 -0.19 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Polled, red purebred bull with a very high millk EPD that stands in the top 3% of the breed! His calving ease EPD stands in the top 25% of the breed and he has a smaller clean head which should be good for calving. He is a deep bodied, heavy rear quartered and muscled bull with an 83 lb. actual birth weight.

Rafter R UYA159D • Lot 8

CRRG RAFTER R S5BB

YG

BNC MR. HOJER B4338

EPDs CED BW WW 11 0.8 65

BF 0.25 REA 13.15 %IMF 3.80 ADG 4.91 RG 0.51 RFI -1.08

%CH

ST YG CW 9 -0.48 12

AMGV1372284 — Calved: 2/2/2016 — PB 94% — Red

BF 0.17 REA 12.65 %IMF 2.55 ADG 4.20 RG -0.21 RFI -0.13

BNC MR. HOJER B4338

Marb

Milk TM CEM 38 75 9

RAFTER R UYA159D

Bull Polled

Bull Polled

YW 73

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA A homozygous polled black Purebred with a high calving ease of 14 which is in the top 5% and milk in the top 17%. On feed he ranked 4th for rate of gain and 5th for cost of gain. All of our 36 cow line have been good mothers and producers.

Rafter R BDP 36D • Lot 7

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CRRG ELECTRIC BLACK LADY

BW 96 lbs. | Adj. WW 555 lbs. | Adj. YW 1262 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 14 1.0 74 Igentity

CRRG YD4J

CRRG BD36P

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.35 0.10 MCE

RAFTER R DSZ37D

AMGV1372278 — Calved: 2/10/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163 CRRG CURVE TIME MASTERPIECE 58 CRRG K58X

Igentity

Results:

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Polled and black 75% Balancer. His milk EPD is in the top 4% and total maternal is in the top 10%. He ranked 9th for cost of gain and 9th for rate of gain out of 37 bulls. His average daily gain on feed was 4.91 and his ribeye area is 13.15".

RFI

CRRG WD37S

BW 95 lbs. | Adj. WW 555 lbs. | Adj. YW 1196 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 14 3.1 89

Doc

RUP RUPPLE EXCURSION 315P

CRRG DS37Z

ADG

Tend 5

YW 113

Marb

Milk TM CEM 41 86 8 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.24 40

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.15 0.16 MCE

Doc 7

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA He is a homozygous polled, homozygous black 75% Balancer. His WW EPD is in the top 2% and his YW is in the top 10%. Both his milk EPD and total maternal are in the top 1%. He had a 13.77" adj. ribeye and a 4.20 lb. daily gain on feed. He will produce all black, polled, fast growing calves.

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AMGV1372277 — Calved: 2/13/2016 — BA 63% — Homo Black

Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.38 REA 12.42 %IMF 4.00 ADG 4.86 RG 0.23 RFI 0.35

Igentity

RFI

BNC MISS HOJER W9039

RUP RUPPLE EXCURSION 315P

CRRG DG36T

CRRG D36G

BW 93 lbs. | Adj. WW 498 lbs. | Adj. YW 1147 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

YW 123

Marb

Bull Homo Polled

S D S MAINLINE 986W

BNC MR HOJER Y036

EPDs CED BW WW 12 4.4 93 Results:

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RAFTER R DGT36D

Milk TM CEM 34 80 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.42 48

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.66 0.14 MCE

Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.37 REA 15.33 %IMF 2.66 ADG 5.14 RG 0.60 RFI -1.82

Doc

Igentity

6

Results:

Igentity

RFI

BF 0.18 REA 13.54 %IMF 2.34 ADG 3.93 RG -0.24 RFI -1.58

Results:

RFI

DCH HILLE R126 ROY

DCHD DALTON’S GIRL 095P

BW 86 lbs. | Adj. WW 406 lbs. | Adj. YW 1047 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

YW 142

Marb

Milk TM CEM 32 78 9 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 4 -0.28 55

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.34 0.01 MCE

Doc 6

MILL BRAE FA JOANIE 0152

JKGF FUTURE INVESTMENT X037

DCSF POST ROCK GRETA 160X2

BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 628 lbs. | Adj. YW 1329 lbs.

ADG

Tend 4

YW 117

Marb

Milk TM CEM 22 60 9 %CH

YG

Fat

ST

REA

YG CW -0.10 41 HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.60 0.45 MCE

Doc 7

Post Rock Blk Bal 127D8 • Lot 13

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GLM D601

AMGV1357465 — Calved: 2/20/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black DDGR 9Y

MLM MR 220Z

GLM B102

DCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 140Z8

BW 84 lbs. | Adj. WW 500 lbs. | Adj. YW 1064 lbs.

ADG

Tend 5

YW 95

Marb

Bull Homo Polled

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

DDGR PRIMECUT 42A

EPDs CED BW WW 10 1.1 68 Igentity

DCHD DALTON’S GIRL 275Z

HOOVER DAM

MILL BRAE HOOVER DAM DCSF POST ROCK GRETA 111B2

Bull Homo Polled

BNC MISS HOJER W9039

AMGV1346779 — Calved: 2/14/2016 — BA 50% — Homo Black

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA Here is a homo black/homo polled Balancer bull that caught several people’s eyes as they looked at calves in the pasture this summer. Seven of his EPDs rank in the top 25%, and he is quiet and easy to handle. While he was on test at Werner’s, he gained 5.14 lbs. per day with a feed conversion of 4.1 lbs feed to 1 lb. of gain. Out of 37 bulls on test, he ranked 4th for cost of gain and also has a 15.33" ribeye. Make sure you look up this bull on sale day.

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RFI

S D S MAINLINE 986W

BNC MR HOJER Y036

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Black and homozygous polled Balancer. Look at these EPD ratings: weaning weight top 25%, yearling weight top 7%, total maternal top 5% and milk top 15%. Out of 37 bulls, he was #1 for rate of gain at 5.2 lbs. per day and #2 for cost of gain. All this performance with a birth weight of only 86 lbs. and daughters calving ease in the top 20%. He will add dollars in your pocket and heifers to keep as replacements that will cost less to feed.

POST ROCK BLK BAL 127D8

EPDs CED BW WW 11 1.2 75 Results:

AMGV1372273 — Calved: 2/14/2016 — BA 75% — Black

EPDs CED BW WW 14 0.9 91

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA He is a homozygous black and homozygous polled 63% Balancer. His EPDs rank in the top 10% for weaning weight, top 10% for yearling weight, top 10% for milk and top 5% for total maternal. He will put faster gain on your calves and more milk for the heifers you are keeping as replacements.

He gained 4.86 lbs. per day on feed.

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BF 0.24 REA 11.01 %IMF 3.32 ADG 5.20 RG 1.10 RFI -4.32

RAFTER R Z275D

Milk TM CEM 33 67 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 8 -0.29 28

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.56 -0.06 MCE

BF 0.14 REA 12.39 %IMF 2.74 ADG 3.87 RG -0.33 RFI -0.98

RAFTER R PTX329D

AMGV1372282 — Calved: 2/20/2016 — BA 63% — Homo Black

Igentity

Results:

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Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This homo black/homo polled purebred bull is out of a first calf heifer. This medium framed bull is thick and deep bodied just like his sire, DDGR 42A. This bull ranked in the top half of the bulls on test for cost of gain and has a -1.58 RFI. His ribeye scanned 13.54" with an adj. BF of only 0.18".

RFI

BNC MISS HOJER W9039

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163

CRRG PT329X

CRRG P329T

BW 89 lbs. | Adj. WW 451 lbs. | Adj. YW 1094 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 11 3.0 105

Doc

S D S MAINLINE 986W

BNC MR HOJER Y036

ADG

Tend 3

YW 158

Marb

Milk TM CEM 34 86 10 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 5 -0.28 67

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.43 0.27 MCE

Doc 6

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Homozygous black and homozygous polled 63% Balancer bull. His EPD for weaning weight is in the top 25% and his yearling weight EPD is a tremendous 162, which is in the top 4% of the breed. Milk is in the top 7%.

Total maternal is in the top 4% and daughters calving ease is in the top 10%.

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RAFTER R LNT43D

AMGV1372285 — Calved: 2/22/2016 — PB 94% — Red

Bull Polled

DCH HILLE T504 TREMOR ET DCHD GLDN BKL WRANGLER 023W DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 023P

BF 0.29 REA 14.76 %IMF 2.96 ADG 5.10 RG 0.37 RFI 1.14

Results:

Bull Polled

BF 0.32 REA 15.95 %IMF 2.66 ADG 4.59 RG 0.25 RFI -3.62

Results:

RFI

Tend 3

Marb

Milk TM CEM 36 85 5 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.18 55

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.05 -0.12 MCE

Doc 6

LRRG ABSOLUTE POWER 20D AMGV1371588 — Calved: 2/23/2016 — BA 50% — Black K C F BENNETT ABSOLUTE LRRG REAGAL’S NEW BLING

S A V FINAL ANSWER

THOMAS MISS LUCY 5152 OZZ EXT GOVENOR 3N

LRRG REGAL

BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 780 lbs. | Adj. YW 1347 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 14 -1.2 81 Igentity

ADG

YW 135

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA This red Purebred bull’s dam is one of our most consistent cows; always producing top growing calves, which shows with his WW in the top 2% and YW in the top 5%. His milk is in the top 7%. On feed he gained 5.1 lbs. per day and placed 12th out of 37 bulls for cost of gain and 10th for rate of gain.

Rafter R LNT43D • Lot 16

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RFI

SRRG NELLIE

BW 93 lbs. | Adj. WW 540 lbs. | Adj. YW 1254 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 14 4.4 98 Igentity

RUP RUPPLE EXCURSION 315P

SRRG LN43T

ADG

Tend

YW 126

Marb

Milk TM CEM 21 62 9 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 7 -0.18 41

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.72 0.57 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co., Bloomfield, IA This bull has great eye appeal and will add growth, volume and performance to your next calf crop! He is out of a 2nd calf heifer I raised and the leading Angus K C F BENNETT ABSOLUTE bull. He ranks in the top 10% of the breed for both weaning and yearling weight and his 85-Day ADG was 4.35 in the feed efficiency test. At catalog press time, DNA results were pending. Updated DNA results will be available sale day or by contacting Linda Shumate prior to the sale at (515) 360-3106.

Absolute Power 20D • Lot 17

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Bull Double Polled

BF 0.27 REA 14.60 %IMF 3.05 ADG 4.61 RG 0.14 RFI -0.80

MR. SAM

AMGV1365985 — Calved: 3/1/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

Results:

RFI

VFT LAZY TV MS FULLBACK L643 DMS STUCKYS TRUSTEE

GLM B108

DMS STUCKYS X-LINE ET

BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 667 lbs. | Adj. YW 1309 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 15 0.3 87 Igentity

KHR SAM SPADE 02S

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

ADG

Tend

YW 124

Marb

Milk TM CEM 43 83 10 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 7 -0.47 43

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.67 0.15 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Taylor Family Gelbvieh, Milford, IA Mr. Sam is a 75% Balancer bull with excellent EPDs. Calving ease top 10% CED with a 78 lb. birth weight. Maternal EPDs: top 1% milk and top 2% TM. Growth EPDs: top 5% WW and top 10% YW, CEM, HP, YG, CW and FPI of 88.49. It doesn’t get much better than this guy’s ADG off test 4.61 lbs.

Mr. Sam • Lot 18 6

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LRRG COUNT ME IN 18D

AMGV1371590 — Calved: 3/2/2016 — PB 94% — Black

Bull Polled

RID R COLLATERAL 2R BDCG PMFG CHEIF EXECUTIVEE10U1 BDCK DC WILMA 10N2 ET

BF 0.48 REA 13.98 %IMF 3.41 ADG 4.13 RG -0.67 RFI 2.38

LRRG SWEETIES’ NEW EDITION

Igentity

RFI

CRRG CHICAGO SWEETIE

BW 89 lbs. | Adj. WW 712 lbs. | Adj. YW 1271 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 8 1.2 70 Results:

OZZ EXT GOVENOR 3N

ADG

Tend

YW 96

Marb

Milk TM CEM 22 57 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 12 -0.34 29

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.50 -0.05 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co., Bloomfield, IA This is a PMFG CHIEF EXECUTIVE10U1 son and has lots of thickness and volume and will add a lot of growth to your next calf crop. His mother is a 3rd calf heifer I raised with this being her third calf to be in this sale! He ranks in the top 45% of the breed for weaning weight and his 85-Day ADG was 3.86 in the feed efficiency test. At catalog press time, DNA results were pending. Updated DNA results will be available sale day or by contacting Linda Shumate prior to the sale at (515) 360-3106.

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Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.19 REA 14.03 %IMF 2.39 ADG 3.94 RG -0.37 RFI 0.14

Igentity

RFI

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GLM D607

AMGV1357470 — Calved: 3/7/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black

LWHF UPGRADE 425X

DCH HILLE T196 TERESA

BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 537 lbs. | Adj. YW 1090 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

Marb

BF 0.24 REA 12.82 %IMF 3.76 ADG 3.94 RG -0.46 RFI 0.96

MLM MISS 924W

DCH HILLE A184

YW 98

Bull Homo Polled

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

EPDs CED BW WW 11 0.4 75 Results:

Count Me In 18D • Lot 19

Milk TM CEM 33 71 9 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 8 -0.46 27

REA

HPR

Stay

Igentity

Doc

Results:

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Bull Polled

BF 0.23 REA 14.47 %IMF 2.89 ADG 3.49 RG -0.44 RFI -4.76

Results:

RFI

MLM MISS 924W

DCSF POST ROCK TULIP 222A2

JKGF FUTURE INVESTMENT X037 DCSF POST ROCK TULIP 218X2

BW 74 lbs. | Adj. WW 512 lbs. | Adj. YW 1051 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

YW 93

Marb

Milk TM CEM 31 68 8 %CH

YG

Fat

AMGV1375475 — Calved:3/7/2016 — PB 94% — Red JRI SECRET STASH 253W80

JRI TOP SECRET 253M75 ET JRI MS NEW ALERT 253L71 JHG MR SHAD 679S

MCG MISS MCG 21X

MCG MISS 10R

BW 86 lbs. | Adj. WW 650 lbs. | Adj. YW 1138 lbs.

ADG

Tend

YW 76

Marb

Milk TM CEM 32 59 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 8 -0.38 15

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.15 -0.26 MCE

ST YG CW 7 -0.47 24

REA

JEMC 7D

EPDs CED BW WW 10 0.6 53 Igentity

RFI

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.56 0.17 MCE

Doc 6

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This multi black/homo polled purebred bull is a quiet, deep bodied bull that could be used on heifers. Here is a bull with a birth weight ratio of 90 and weaning ratio of 103 for lots of growth potential.

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This homo black/homo polled purebred bull has a WW ratio of 108 and YW ratio of 102. This bull’s sire, MLM 220Z, seems to always make them deep and thick. This bull could be used on most heifers. He scanned a 14.03" ribeye with only 0.19" of backfat to go with his balanced EPDs.

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AMGV1357471 — Calved: 3/7/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

EPDs CED BW WW 11 -0.8 73

REA Marb 0.50 -0.17 MCE

GLM D608

Doc

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh, Mt. Ary, IA This bull is a purebred RED polled bull. He is very smooth and deep ribbed.

Bull is ranked 2nd in test on RFI with 5.43. Other numbers include ADG of 3.49, DMI of 16.5 with 4.77 pounds feed per pound of gain. With all said this bull gained 600 lbs. costing $220 that breaksdown to .37 cents per pound of gain.

JEMC 7D • Lot 22 7

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LRRG CHIEF EXECUTIVE 9D AMGV1371589 — Calved: 3/11/2016 — PB 94% — Black

Bull Polled

RID R COLLATERAL 2R BDCG PMFG CHEIF EXECUTIVEE10U1 BDCK DC WILMA 10N2 ET

BF 0.33 REA 14.71 %IMF 3.46 ADG 3.89 RG -1.17 RFI 6.34

Results:

AMGV1375474 — Calved: 3/15/2016 — PB 94% — Black JRI SECRET STASH 253W80

BF 0.25 REA 14.74 %IMF 3.53 ADG 3.71 RG -0.76 RFI 1.33

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend

Marb

GXL HOBBS MS. DIRECTION

Milk TM CEM 31 64 7 %CH

YG

BF 0.19 REA 14.23 %IMF 1.83 ADG 5.06 RG 0.63 RFI -1.57

JRI MS NEW ALERT 253L71

BW 84 lbs. | Adj. WW 691 lbs. | Adj. YW 1120 lbs.

YW 93

Bull Homo Polled

JRI TOP SECRET 253M75 ET MCG BLACK MAGIC 68M

JECM MISS COCOA W5

EPDs CED BW WW 9 1.2 67 Igentity

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JEMC 9D

Bull Polled

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.26 28

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.06 -0.21

Bull Homo Polled

MCE

Doc

Igentity

Results:

BF 0.35 REA 14.17 %IMF 3.36 ADG 4.54 RG 0.17 RFI -1.03

EPDs CED BW WW 11 -0.9 74 Igentity

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend 4

YW 93

Marb

Bull Polled

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET MLM MISS 924W

BTI GRANITE 2135M

DCSF POST ROCK LAURA 169L2 ET

BW 76 lbs. | Adj. WW 610 lbs. | Adj. YW 1161 lbs.

Milk TM CEM 34 71 5 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 9 -0.47 24

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.39 -0.18 MCE

%CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 7 -0.27 22

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.51 -0.12 MCE

Doc

GLM D615

AMGV1357478 — Calved: 3/20/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

MLM MISS 924W

XXB BIG N’RICH 911P ET

BDCG DC RHONDA 55U

BDCG RHONDA 55N3 ET

BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 608 lbs. | Adj. YW 1224 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

YW 94

Marb

Milk TM CEM 30 66 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.44 22

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.50 -0.28 MCE

Doc 2

BF 0.28 REA 13.78 %IMF 4.33 ADG 4.57 RG 0.09 RFI 0.97

RAFTER R J18BYD

AMGV1372286 — Calved: 3/27/2016 — BA 75% — Black

Igentity

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Results:

RFI

S D S MAINLINE 986W

BNC MR HOJER Y036

BNC MISS HOJER W9039

DCHD GLDN BKL WRANGLER 023W

CRRG J18BY

MSH 18J

BW 82 lbs. | Adj. WW 502 lbs. | Adj. YW 1070 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 15 0.4 97

Doc

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA Here is another homo black/homo polled bull that could be used on heifers. This bull is a smooth shouldered, deep bodied bull that has just looked good since he was born. Here is another bull with a low BW ratio and high WW ratio. On test this bull gained 4.54 lbs. per day and had a feed conversion of 4.68 lbs. feed per lb. of gain. He scanned a 14.17" ribeye. Find him on sale day.

RFI

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AMGV1357479 — Calved: 3/25/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black

DMS STUCKYS X-LINE ET

Marb

Milk TM CEM 22 53 5

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This multi black/homo polled purebred bull has a weaning ratio of 106 and his dam has a weaning ratio of 103 on five calves. While in the feed efficiency test, this bull finished 7th for cost of gain out of 37 head and had a -1.57 RFI while gaining 5.06 lbs. per day with a feed conversion of 4.19 lbs. feed per pound of gain. This is a medium framed bull that is thick and quiet.

GLM D616

MLM MR 220Z

Tend

EPDs CED BW WW 11 0.4 72

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh, Mt. Ary, IA This is a black purebred polled bull that is straight and clean throughout.

He will put muscle on calves and gain also as he gained 3.71 lbs per day.

His DMI was 22.5 which gaining 600 lbs will cost $285 or .47 cents per pound of gain. This bull took 6.19 pounds per day of gain of feed which is still very good for as we have raised a lot of cattle and always was shooting for 7 pounds per day of intake feed.

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ADG

YW 85

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co., Bloomfield, IA This bull is out of PMFG CHIEF EXECUTIVE10U1 and a cow I raised that was recognized as a Dam of Merit within the breed. His Dam continues to produce outstanding calves and he is no exception! He is long deep bodied with lots of growth, muscle and eye appeal. His 85-Day ADG was 3.96 in the feed efficiency test. At catalog press time, DNA results were pending. Updated DNA results will be available sale day or by contacting Linda Shumate prior to the sale at (515) 360-3106.

Chief Executive 9D • Lot 23

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RFI

LRRG RAVEN

BW 95 lbs. | Adj. WW 676 lbs. | Adj. YW 1237 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 9 1.5 63 Igentity

CRRG HK 36S

LRRG NR117U

ADG

Tend 6

YW 134

Marb

Milk TM CEM 34 82 7 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 4 -0.43 48

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.71 0.15 MCE

Doc 5

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh, Adel, IA Polled, black Balancer bull. He is in the top 15% of the breed for calving ease, top 15% for weaning weight and top 3% for yearling weight. His milk EPD is in the top 7% and total maternal in the top 3%. His adj. ribeye is 13.78" and he gained 4.57 lbs. per day on feed. He had an actual birth weight of 82 lbs.

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AMGV1372494 — Calved: 3/28/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

Bull Multi Polled

Igentity

RFI

DAR PURE POWER MJBC P402

BW 81 lbs. | Adj. WW 705 lbs. | Adj. YW 1197 lbs.

ADG

Tend

YW 136

Marb

BF 0.34 REA 13.37 %IMF 3.94 ADG 4.03 RG -0.60 RFI 2.37

DCSF POST ROCK RHONDA 214P2

MJBC T705

EPDs CED BW WW 16 1.7 93

Bull Homo Polled

JBOB CAROLINA FORTUNE 2564JET

RLKL RL MR T ET

BF 0.22 REA 12.87 %IMF 3.81 ADG 3.56 RG -0.74 RFI -0.35

Results:

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MJBC D614

Milk TM CEM 39 86 8 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 9 -0.21 52

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb -0.03 -0.04 MCE

Doc

Igentity

Results:

GLM R10

BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 702 lbs. | Adj. YW 1204 lbs.

ADG

Tend

YW 98

Marb

Milk TM CEM 33 74 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 13 -0.33 26

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.42 0.08 MCE

Doc

This bull is a multi black/homo polled purebered that goes back to the #1 marbling bull, Jackpot 906W. A WW ratio of 123 and a YW ratio of 102 shows lots of growth potential on a medium framed bull. When this bull was scanned, he had an adjusted ribeye of 13.37" and an adjusted IMF of 3.94.

AMGV1372495 — Calved: 3/31/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

DVE DAVIDSON POWERHOUSE 13U

JHG MR YALE 135Y

BF 0.31 REA 15.92 %IMF 2.96 ADG 5.03 RG 0.88 RFI -6.01

LIJ MS BNR T786

JBOB CAROLINA WIDESPREAD ET

MJBC Z203

DPD R571

BW 90 lbs. | Adj. WW 789 lbs. | Adj. YW 1402 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 7 6.2 90 RFI

RFI

LLJ SOCKEYE S034

GLM U50

MJBC D621

Bull Mutli Polled

Igentity

GLAG ADKINS JACKPOT 906W GLAG ADKINS IDEAL JACKPOT 239Z OZZ IDEAL KATIE 84P

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA

This is a multi-black, multi-polled bull with good EPDs for maternal traits and carcass value. He is a long bodied bull that is smooth shouldered and deep sided. This bull ranks in the top 2% for CED, top 3% for WW, top 4% for YW, top 5% for CW and top 10% for TM. He has a good spread between birth to weaning and beyond. His strong CED shows he should work on heifers.

Results:

AMGV1357482 — Calved: 3/29/2016 — PB 94% — Multi Black

EPDs CED BW WW 9 0.5 82

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, IA

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GLM D619

ADG

Tend

YW 146

Marb

Milk TM CEM 38 83 9 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 4 -0.11 66

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb -0.22 -0.19 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, IA

This bull is multi-black and multi-polled. He is a quiet bull with a long stride. He has a lot of rib capacity and is wide topped from front to back. He has a long body that carries down in the rear quarter and has a wide butt. He came off test ranked #1 with an RFI of -6.01! He also has an ADG of 5.03 and Cost of Gain of .264 per pound of gain. He is ranked in the top 10% for DMI and at the top 4% for RFI. He ranked in the top 4% for WW, top 10% for YW, top 10% for DMI and top 4% for RFI. Based on the results of this test, it would cost significantly less to feed out this bull than other less efficient bulls. As feed cost increases, the RFI numbers just get better. Wow, what a bull – he has it all!

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Bull Homo Polled

BF 0.28 REA 14.48 %IMF 2.52 ADG 4.01 RG -0.27 RFI -0.26

Results:

RFI

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GLM D620

AMGV1357483 — Calved: 4/6/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black

DCSF POST ROCK MIDLAND 51T1

GLM R3

BW 79 lbs. | Adj. WW 579 lbs. | Adj. YW 1122 lbs.

ADG

Tend 3

Marb

BF 0.23 REA 15.07 %IMF 2.92 ADG 3.94 RG -0.26 RFI -0.79

DDGR 9Y

GLM B110

YW 91

Bull Homo Black

VRT LAZY TM SAM U451

DDGR PRIMECUT 42A

EPDs CED BW WW 13 -0.5 66 Igentity

MJBC D621 • Lot 30

Milk TM CEM 39 72 10 %CH

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 12 -0.25 26

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.48 -0.05 MCE

GLM D623

AMGV1357486 — Calved: 4/12/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

Igentity

Results:

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RFI

MLM MISS 924W GLM 1T

GLM Z5

GLM R5B

BW 72 lbs. | Adj. WW 592 lbs. | Adj. YW 1086 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 10 0.5 67

Doc

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

ADG

Tend 4

YW 92

Marb

Milk TM CEM 35 69 6 %CH

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA

Here is another homo black/homo polled purebred bull that could be used on heifers. He is modrate framed with excellent thickness and should hold down birth weights. His milk EPD is in the top 5% and his CED & CEM. EPDs are in the top 10%. He is an April born calf that will only get better as he gets older. He has a big adjusted ribeye of 14.48".

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 10 -0.51 22

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.57 -0.06 MCE

Doc 5

This is a homo black/homo polled 3/4 blood bull. He is a twin from a cow with a perfect udder. This April 12th bull is young but you could find him in the pasture without any trouble. He has over a 15" ribeye. Don’t overlook this bull just becuase of his age. This bull has over a 15" rib eye which is the 2nd largest only behind our Lot 13 bull.

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GLM D603

AMGV1357466 — Calved: 3/3/2016 — BA 75% — Homo Black

Open Heifer Homo Polled

MLM MISS 924W

MYTTY IN FOCUS DCSF POST ROCK BLK BIRD 14X8 DCSF POST ROCK BLK BIRD 86U2

BW 53 lbs. | Adj. WW 470 lbs. | Adj. YW 734 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 13 -3.2 69 Igentity

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend

YW 98

Marb

Milk TM CEM 31 66 8 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 4 -0.37 30

REA

HPR

Stay

MLM MISS 924W GLM 1T

GLM T14

BW 76 lbs. | Adj. WW 588 lbs. | Adj. YW 802 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 10 0.7 78

Doc

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA Here is a homo black/homo polled 75% Balancer with a moderate frame.

This heifer can be bred to produce purebreds or Balancers. She has a nice balanced set of EPDs with her BW EPD in the top 4% of the breed. Here is a nice, quiet, halter broke heifer. Sells open.

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z GLM W59

REA Marb 0.56 0.10 MCE

AMGV1357467 — Calved: 3/6/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black

Open Heifer Homo Polled

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

GLM D604

Igentity

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend

YW 100

Marb

Milk TM CEM 36 76 6 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 7 -0.56 29

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.68 -0.24 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This homo black/homo polled purebred has a BW ratio of 100 and a WW ratio of 112. This is the fourth year in a row this heifer’s dam has put someone in the sale. She has an excellent set of growth and maternal EPDs to go along with a YG that ranks in the top 2% and a REA that ranks in the top 10%. another quiet heifer that is halter broke. Sells open.

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Open Heifer Homo Polled

GLM D606

AMGV1357469 — Calved: 3/6/2016 — PC 75% — Homo Black

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

MLM MISS 924W

DCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 18P8 DCSF POSST ROCK BLKBIRD202S8 DCSF POST ROCK B BIRD 228PI

BW 77 lbs. | Adj. WW 572 lbs. | Adj. YW 830 lbs.

EPDs CED BW WW 12 0.6 74 Igentity

Results:

Open Heifer Homo Polled

AMGV1357472 — Calved: 3/8/2016 — PB 88% — Homo Black

EPDs CED BW WW 11 -0.5 67 Results:

RFI

Open Heifer Homo Polled

GLAG ADKINS JACKPOT 906W GLAG ADKINS IDEAL JACKPOT 239Z OZZ IDEAL KATIE 84P FHG FLYING H EXCLUSIVE

ADG

Tend

YW 96

Marb

Milk TM CEM 42 75 8 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 13 -0.40 19

REA

HPR

Tend

Marb

%CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 6 -0.48 27

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.45 -0.05 MCE

Doc

Stay

AMGV1357474 — Calved: 3/11/2016 — PB 94% — Homo Black

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

MLM MISS 924W

DCSF POST ROCK MIDLAND 51T1

EPDs CED BW WW 11 1.4 77

Doc

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA This homo black/homo polled heifer is out of a 12-year-old cow and the Jackpot 239Z bull that ranks in the top 1% for marbling. Here is a medium framed heifer tha tranks in the top 2% for milk, top 3% for marbling, top 5% for birth weight and top 10% for stayability and FPI. This heifer is also halter broke and quiet. Sells open.

KKC MS LAR 45W

BW 86 lbs. | Adj. WW 557 lbs. | Adj. YW 879 lbs.

REA Marb 0.41 0.14 MCE

GLM D611

GLM Z16

GLM L7

BW 71 lbs. | Adj. WW 458 lbs. | Adj. YW 750 lbs.

Igentity

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GLM D609

GLM R3

ADG

Milk TM CEM 29 66 6

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA Here is a homo black/homo polled heifer with added length. Last year a full sister sold to James Milani. This heifer is probably the biggest framed of my five heivers in the sale. She is quiet, easy to handle and halter broke.

Sells open.

GLM C514 • Full Sister to Lot 35

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RFI

YW 100

Igentity

Results:

RFI

ADG

Tend

YW 104

Marb

Milk TM CEM 35 74 7 %CH

YG

Fat

ST YG CW 9 -0.44 29

REA

HPR

Stay

REA Marb 0.48 -0.11 MCE

Doc

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh, Walnut, IA Here is a moderate framed, homo black/homo polled purebred heifer with a strong set of EPDs. This year it was hard to decide which heifers to keep and which to put in the sale. I’m still not sure if we made the right choices.

This heifer is also quiet and halter broke. Sells open.

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EPD Definitions…

Listed below are the definitions of American Gelbvieh Association EPDs and the units in which they are published. e EPDs with an asterisk (*) next to the name are available to members only.

Maternal traits Calving ease direct (CED): Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. is EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of calves pulled in his herd.

Milk (Milk): e genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.

Calving ease maternal (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease. is EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it predicts which animals produce daughters with a genetic pre-disposition to calve unassisted as heifers.

Heifer pregnancy (HP): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant as first-calf heifers in a regular breeding season, expressed as a percent. A higher value of this EPD is favorable, meaning that a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters get pregnant as first calf heifers compared to other sires in his contemporary group.

30-month pregnancy (Pg30): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as first-calf heifers. is EPD is expressed as a percent, again, with a higher number being more favorable meaning a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters will calve at three years of age, given they calved as first-calf heifers.

Stayability (ST): Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six year of age. e stayability EPD is one of the best measures currently available to compare a bull’s ability to produce females with reproductive longevity.

Efficiency traits Dry matter intake (DMI): Represents the average daily dry matter intake per day consumed in pounds. A negative, or lesser value, is more favorable. For example, Bull A has a DMI EPD of .15 and Bull B has a DMI EPD of -.20, so the progeny of Bull B consume, on average, .35 pound less dry matter per day than progeny from Bull A.

Growth traits Birth weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.

Weaning weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). is is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.

Yearling weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). is is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling. *Mature weight EPD (MW): Predicts the average difference in pounds of mature weight of a sire’s progeny compared to their contemporaries.

$Cow: Represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable genetics for maternal productivity. $Cow will serve producers in selecting bulls that will sire daughters with stayability and reproductive efficiency as well as other traits that lead to profitability in a production system, such as milk, calving ease, moderate mature weight and the ability of calves to gain. A female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter, so traits such as feed efficiency and carcass value are also included in $Cow.

*Average daily gain (ADG): Difference in average daily gain in pounds based on an animal’s performance during a feed intake test period. *Residual feed intake (RFI): Defined as the difference between an animal’s actual daily feed intake and its predicted daily intake based on growth rate and body size. Animals with a positive RFI value are deemed more inefficient because they consume more than expected while animals with a negative RFI value are considered more efficient because they consume less than expected.

Indexes Indexes are tools that allow producers to select for several EPDs at once, making selections more efficient than selecting on one trait at a time.

Indexes weigh traits based on their importance to a producer’s bottom line by using a trait’s economic and genetic value. Indexes are a good way to put selection emphasis on traits that are economically relevant.

Total maternal (TM): An index that combines growth and milk information as a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s daughters. As an index, this value is not reported with an accompanying accuracy. A greater TM value means a mother that returns comparatively higher weaning weights on her calves. TM Index = MK EPD + ½ WW EPD.

Efficiency profit index (EPI): An economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. e EPI provides slight negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value. By selecting on this index, producers will be able to find those animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less.

Carcass traits Yield grade (YG): Differences in yield grade score, which is a predictor of percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better lean to fat ratio.

Carcass weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to an industry standard age endpoint.

Ribeye area (REA): Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable.

Marbling (MB): 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.

Fat (FT): Differences for fat thickness, in inches, for a carcass over the 12th rib, smaller numbers of fat thickness are preferable as excess fat can be detrimental to yield grade.

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 a grade and yield standpoint. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries. As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability and calving ease.

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Guide to the American Gelbvieh Association Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) Expected progeny differences (EPDs) can be used to predict the average performance of a bull’s offspring compared to other calves in their contemporary group (a contemporary group being calves that were born in the same calving season, in the same year, herd, sex, and were managed similarly). EPDs are measured in the units of the trait, and show the differences in performance between animals. For example, if Bull A has a weaning weight EPD of 80, and Bull B in the same herd has a weaning weight EPD of 70, then bull A’s calves would be expected to be 10 pounds heavier at weaning than those of bull B. It is important to remember that this number is just a prediction of performance. Actual performance depends on many factors such as environment, management, etc. is being said, an EPD is by far the most reliable indicator of an animal’s genetic merit due to the amount of information incorporated into the calculation. e American Gelbvieh Association uses all available information to predict an animal’s EPD. is information includes: individual performance, pedigree, progeny and grand progeny performance, plus available genomic information. All this information is combined into one easy to use number for selected traits that helps breeders make genetic improvement in their herd.

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Sale Terms and Conditions:

TERMS: Terms of sale are cash unless satisfactory credit arrangements have been made by the seller previous tot eh sale of any animal so affected.

BIDDING: All animals sell to the highest bidder. Any disbutes or challenges regarding bids shall be setteled by the auctioneer an dhis decision shall be final. Mailed or telephoned bids may be forwarded to the sale management or the auctioneer. There are no warranties expressed or implied, by either the auctioneer or seller, except as set forth herein, as to the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any animal offered in this sale. The right to bid or the right to reject the final bid, if comes before the hammer falls, is reserved for the seller.

INSURANCE OF PURCHASES AND RISK: All animals are at the owner’s risk and become the property of the purchaser when declared sold by the auctioneer.

Arrangements have been made to have insurance available when making settlement.

ACCIDENTS: All precautions possible will be taken to protect the safety of buyers and others attending the sale. Nevertheless, no responsibility will be assumed by the auctioneer, sale management or the host farm in the event of accidents or of loss or damage of property.

HEALTH TEST: All animals have been tested and found negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis. The sale veterinarian will assist buyers on health status for specific states and testing for anaplasmosis and blue tongue if this is required for export to Canada.

BREEDING GUARANTEE AND DEFINTIONS:

FEMALES: Females are guaranteed to be breeders, with the exception of female calves sold at side of dam, injury or disease occurring after time of sale, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser, females used in ovum transplant after time of sale, females shown competitively after time of sale, and cows with calf at side. Cows represented as being “safe in calf” will have been examined by a licensed veterinarian and are so guaranteed. They are considered breeders without further guarantee. Females with a “due to calve” date in the remarks columns are considered safe in calf. A bred female is a female known to have been served by a bull either by natural breeding or artificial insemination, but it does not necessarily mean that the female is safe in calf to that service. A pasture-bred female is a female that has been exposed for the time stated, but it does not necessarily mean that this female is sale in calf to that bull. An open heifer is a virgin heifer that has never been exposed to a bull either through natural service or artificial insemination. An open cow is a cow that has not been exposed to a bull either through natural service or artificial insemination since the birth of her last calf. Calves sold off their dams (split pairs) shall carry the full breeding guarantee.

MALES: Bulls are guaranteed to be breeders (defined as ability to settle healthy cows by 18 months of age) with the exception of bull calves sold at the side of dam, injury or disease occurring to the animal after time of sale, and gross negligence or willful isconduct on the part of the purchaser. Any guarantees with respect to ability to freeze semen shall be made by separate agreement between the buyer and seller.

ADJUSTMENTS: The following adjustments do not preclude the right of buyer and seller to mutually agree upon other terms and conditions for settlement of any dispute. All claims for adjustment or refund must be made in writing either within six (6) months from the time of sale or not later than six (6) months after the animal reaches eighteen (18) months of age, whichever occurs first, with the exception of claims involving misrepresentation of service sire or as otherwise provided herein. If a female is sold as “safe in calf” to a given sire or sires on a specified date or dates and proves not to be represented, the buyer is entitled to a refund of the purchase price from the seller upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the seller’s expense. In the event an animal is claimed to be a nonbreeder, the animal may be returned to the farm of the seller, at the buyer’s expense, if in good physical condition and the return is in compliance with the health requirements of the state where purchased. The seller shall be entitled a six (6) month trial period in which to prove the animal is a breeder, the seller shall, at his option, replace the animal with another of equal value or refund the purchase price. Either option shall be deemed full satisfaction and settlement. Any animal returned will be at the purchaser’s risk. No guarantee is given concerning a pregnant female’s gestation period or calf’s condition. The seller is not responsible for damage caused by foreign bodies after the animal has been sold nor for sickness not apparent at sale time. If a female is sold as

“open” and proves to be with calf at time of sale and examined pregnant within sixty (60) days after sale, the buyer may return the animal to the farm of seller prior to calving for a refund of the full purchase price or for another mutually acceptable adjustment. It shall be the obligation of the seller to bear all expenses incurred for transportation of the animal in question to the farm of the seller. Any adjustment provided herein, if selected, shall absolve the seller from further liability.

HORNED/POLLED/SCURRED DEFINITIONS AND GUARANTEES

HORNED: An animal with a horn growth affixed to the skull that has or has not been removed.

POLLED/SCURRED: An animal with rudimentary horn growth that will not develop into a horn. The rudimentary horn growth may or may not become affixed to skull at an older age.

POLLED: An animal with absence of horn growth. (An animal can have scurs and still be genetically polled.)

SMOOTH-POLLED: A smooth-polled individual has no scurs and does not develop scurs later in life.

MULTIPLE BLACK: indicates that the animal descends from a multiple generation pedigree of black animals, at a minimum both parents and all four grandparents were black. It does not guarantee that the animal will be homozygous for the black color.

MULTIPLE POLLED: indicates that the animal descends from a multiple generation pedigree of polled/scurred animals, at a minimum both parents and all four grandparents were polled/scurred. It does not guarantee that the animal will be homozygous for the polled trait.

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK HOMOZYGOUS POLLED WARRANTY All warranties regarding cattle being homozygous black or homozygous polled, or both, are agreements between the original buyer and seller and extend only to the original buyer. The liability of the seller shall not exceed the amount of the original purchase price and the seller must be notified in writing within 24 months following the date of purchase for this warranty to be enforceable. In the event an animal sold as homozygous black or homozygous polled is determined to be heterozygous for the warranted trait, the seller will make satisfactory replacement or refund the purchase price within a reasonable time. The seller must have the opportunity to inspect the calf in question and, at his cost, blood type or DNA test the calf and its parents and perform such other tests as necessary to confirm that the calf is heterozygous for the trait in question.

AGA REGISTRATIONS AND TRANSFERS: Each animal which is catalogued, offered and sold as a registered animal has a certificate of registry available at time of sale. When an animal is sold as “eligible for registry” or “registry applied for,” the seller shall be responsible for obtaining the certificate of registry and for the proper transfer of the certificate to the purchaser including full payment of transfer fees.

PURCHASER’S RISK: Each animal becomes the property of and therefore is also the risk of the purchaser as soon as it is sold, except it shall be the obligation of the seller to see that animals are fed and cared for free of charge to the buyer until unloaded for shipment or until the expiration of forty-eight (48) hours after the sale, whichever occurs first.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any errors or changes in information contained in the catalog will be announced from the auction block. Such announcements shall take precedence over information contained herein. The sale will be tape recorded for future reference.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The above terms and conditions of sale constitute a contract between the buyer and seller of each animal and shall be equally binding on both. Animals resold following purchase in this sale shall constitute a separate transaction and the rights and obligations of the parties connected thereto are not covered by the above terms and conditions of this sale. Neither the host farm, auctioneers, nor any other person connected with the management or conduct of this sale assumes any liability, legal or otherwise, except as set forth above.

Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Group 2126 500th St. Walnut, IA 51577 Mail to:

Southwest Iowa

8th Annual

Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull & Female Sale

Friday, March 17, 2017 • 1 p.m. (CST) Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

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