11th Annual Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull & Female Sale

Southwest Iowa 11th Annual

Gelbvieh Balancer and

Friday, March 20, 2020 • 1 p.m. (CST) Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Bull & Female Sale

CONSIGNORS: MICHAEL BAUER JIM & ED MCCREARY LINDA & JOEL SHUMATE GARY MARTENS CARL & RICHARD REISTE ROY HOLSTE

Southwest Iowa

Gelbvieh and Balancer

Friday, March 20, 2020 • 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 Cody Frey at (641) 344-6112 or the sale barn at (641) 782-7025. To view only, the sale can be seen on LMAAuctions.com. To be able to bid, click on submit and then contact Cody Frey 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.

Catalog by: Jane Adolph, Mt. Carroll, IL

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

| 815-244-5456

Gary Martens Martens Gelbvieh 2126 500th St. Walnut, IA 51577 (712) 764-5007, home (712) 249-5744, cell

Bull & Female Sale

Welcome to our 11th Annual Bull and Female Sale!

The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh and Balancer Group would like to thank all of our customers and everyone else that has shown interest in our cattle over the last ten years. You can drive as far as you want and not find better bulls and females any where. The bulls are feed efficiency tested making your replacement heifers cost less to keep. The females offered in this year’s sale will make great cows for your herds.

The bulls in this sale have been feed efficiency tested, ultra sounded, scrotal measured, semen tested and DNA tested to help you find a bull that will work for you on your farm.

Thanks to Tom, Brandon and Cody Frey and their crew at the Creston Livestock Auction for all the work that they have done. Also thanks to Dan Bradshaw who in the past has fitted and taken pictures of the bulls for the sale. This year Cole Miller took on the responsibility of clipping and fitting the bulls, while Tucker Mittag took pictures for the catalog. As in the past Werner Feed Efficiency Testing Center at Diagonal, Iowa, was where the bulls were fed and tested for feed efficiency. Lastly, thanks to Jane Adolph for her expertise in putting our catalog together.

We look forward to seeing you at the sale on Friday, March 20th!

— The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Group

Please bring your catalog with you to the Sale on March 20th!

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. Consignors:

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

Roy & Nancy Holste Holste’s Triple H Farms 3113 260th St. Clarinda, IA 51632 (712) 303-1947

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Bull Polled

REA 10.16 BF 0.21 %IMF 2.45 ADG 4.65 RADG 0.34 RFI 1.74

RAFTER R FLASH

AMGV1435576 — Calved: 11/9/2018 — PB 86.7% — Red

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163

CRRG KU130Y

CRRG K130U

DCHD GLDN BKL WRANGLER 023W

CRRG J18BY

MSH 18J

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Act. WW 650 lbs. | Act. YW 1110 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 14 -0.8 64 95 26 20% 25% 30% 25% 4%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 58 7 16 -0.21 28 0.62 0.30 76.75 4% 30% 40% 85% 15% 50% 25% 20%

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa Out of the quietest cow we have. Great CED and a very low –0.8 BW. He will put a lot of frame and stretch on his calves.

Rafter R Flash • Lot 1

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Bull Polled

REA 12.98 BF 0.22 %IMF 2.38 ADG 3.86 RADG-0.65 RFI 4.36

JESM 9G

AMGV1471034 — Calved:1/2/2019 — PB 94% — Red DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

CRRG RAFTER R R58A

JESM 3C

JESM BIG GIRL 1A

Act, BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 727 lbs. | Adj. YW 1088 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 1.2 58 85 22 75% 80% 65% 55% 25%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 51 5 16 -0.28 18 0.49 0.15 65.97 40% 65% 40% 45% 60% 85% 80% 90%

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa Check this bull out. If you want them tall and lean look no further. This is one of very few red purebreds in any sale.

JESM 9G • Lot 2

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 15.53 BF 0.43 %IMF 3.93 ADG 4.55 RADG 0.11 RFI 0.12

GRAND AVIATION SE159G

AMGV1467299 — Calved: 2/10/2019 — BA 38% —Hetero Black MUSGRAVE AVIATOR LRRG ELLIE MAY 6E

KOUPALS B&B IDENTITY

MCATL FOREVER LADY 1429-138

TTTT HOLT PAPA ET LRRG STELLA

Act. BW 68 lbs. | Adj. WW 560 lbs. | Adj. YW 1160 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 14 -1.2 55 87 24 30% 25% 85% 75% 15%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 52 10 16 -0.05 0.46 0.42 0.01 74.13 45% 10% 25% 70% 55% 55% 45% 65%

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co. • Bloomfield, Iowa This bull has great eye appeal and will add growth, volume and performance to your next calf crop. He is out of a first calf heifer I raised out of the popular TTT Hot Papa ET Balancer bull and out of Musgrave Aviator bull, one of the hottest sires in the Angus Association! He has a low birthweight of -1.2 and has Average Daily Gain (ADG) of 4.55; ranks in the top 30% in the breed for Calving Ease Direct (CED) and the top 15% for Milk increasing performance for heifers retained.

Grand Aviation SE159G • Lot 3 2

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Bull Polled

REA 15.4 BF 0.26 %IMF 2.01 ADG 4.51 RADG 1.07 RFI -2.65

MCG 10G

AMG1471035 — Calved:2/12/2019 — PB 94% — Black DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

JEMC MISS COCOA W5

MCG BLACK MAGIC 68M

GXL HOBBS MS DIRECTION

Act. BW 90 lbs. | Adj. WW 790 lbs. | Adj. YW 1211 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 1.3 61 85 24 60% 80% 50% 55% 15%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 54 8 14 -0.26 17 0.49 0.15 67.21 15% 20% 15% 70% 65% 85% 80% 80%

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa Here is a bull whose dam produces a bull in the top 5 in this test every year.

He is going to make your calves grow and not eat very much to make them gain at the end.

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Bull Polled

REA 12.27 BF 0.31 %IMF 2.31 ADG 4.65 RADG 0.83 RFI -1.52

DCHD Golden Buckle Gelv 165C • Sire of Lots 2 & 4

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MJBC G903

AMGV14687459 — Calved: 2/13/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D)

Bull Polled

MJBC POWER PERFECT

WWG C28

REA 11.96 BF 0.26 %IMF 3.91 ADG RADG RFI

WWG A28 CEEBEE

MLM MR 220Z

GLM E721

DMS STUCKS X-LINE ET

Act. BW 88 lbs. | Adj. WW 637 lbs. | Adj. YW 1236 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 0.1 67 99 24 60% 45% 20% 15% 15%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 57 7 19 -0.34 24 0.66 0.13 72.74 10% 4% 15% 30% 35% 90% 10% 35%

Bull Homo Polled

REA 14.88 BF 0.38 %IMF 3.33 ADG 4.69 RADG 0.14 RFI 3.50

AMGV1469913 — Calved: 2/13/2019 — PB 88% — Black (Homo-D) BNC AT EASE A357

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

BNC MISS HOJER Y045

CPGG MR XTC 419X CPGG MS PRAIRIE ENCHANTED EPGG MS PRAIRIE UNIQUE

Act. BW 84 lbs. | Adj. WW 535 lbs. | Adj. YW 1024 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 -0.8 5` 74 32 45% 25% 90% 85% 1%

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh • Aububon, Iowa This is a homo black and multi polled good performance bull. This solid bull ranked 3rd on test at .435 per pound on gain. He ranked 5th for RFI at 1.52 with an ADG on test of 4.65. He ranked in the top 20% for WW, and top 15% for YW and Milk. He scanned Ribeye of 12.36 and had a Backfat of .27 This is a thick bull from front to back with good spring of rib. He carries down good in the rear. His calves should come easy, be black and perform in the feed yard. Look him up on sale day!

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MJBC G904

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 57 6 18 -0.24 21 0.63 0.34 69.90 10% 45% 10% 70% 45% 45% 15% 60%

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh • Aububon, Iowa This homo black and multi polled bull got sick, so he was not in the feed test. He has a long, straight top line and is easy moving. Ranks top 25% for BW and top 1% for Milk. He did gain 4.88 per day on the warm up period and had an adjusted yearly wt. of 1024 lbs. Don't over look this bull! Just imagine how he would have performed on test had he not been sick! He should calve easy and the calves will be black.

BOSS TA216G

AMGV1467301 — Calved: 2/18/2019 — PB 94% — Homo Black SBSF BEE LICK GRANITE YALE

CRRG RAFTER R NT216A

DCSF POST ROCK GRANITE 200PT

CRRF BEE LICK MILLY ET

DVE DAVIDSON JOHNBOY 134U CRRG N216T

Act. BW 95 lbs. | Adj. WW 772 lbs. | Adj. YW 1334 lbs.

CED BW WW YW 9 2.5 76 112 85% 95% 2% 2%

Milk 18 65%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 56 4 16 -0.30 33 0.80 0.16 74.90 10% 85% 40% 35% 5% 10% 80% 20%

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co. • Bloomfield, Iowa Here is a Homo Black, Homo Polled, Purebred bull that is out of the popular Gelbvieh Bull SBSF Bee Lick Granite Yale. His mother is a 6 year old that produced twins the year before that weaned off at a combination of 960 pounds a drought year and bred back! This says a lot for his genetics in performance and growth! He has lots of thickness and volume that will make a great herd sire. He has an ADG of 4.69 and ranks in the top 2% of the breed for weaning weight and top 2% of the breed for Yearling weight.

Boss TA216G • Lot 7 3

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 13.33 BF 0.32 %IMF 3.08 ADG 2.83 RADG-0.11 RFI 0.18

RNBG 03G1

AMGV1452722 — Calved: 2/18/2019 — PB 94% — Black DLW WARTIME 486Z ET RNBG TRIPLE H MS VELVET

REA 14.28 BF 0.33 %IMF 4.38 ADG 4.40 RADG-0.06 RFI 0.39

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SKY HIGH YC159G

AMGV1467302 — Calved: 2/22/2019 — PC 13% — Homo Black MUSGRAVE SKY HIGH 1535 LRRG WY159C

Bull Homo Polled

MUSGRAVE BIG SKY

FLAG QUEEN W 00649

JSA BATTERSON ECLIPSE 305A

LRRG SW159Y

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 776 lbs. | Adj. YW 1142 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 14 0.3 67 108 22 25% 60% 25% 15% 20%

Bull Homo Polled

REA 17.7 BF 0.34 %IMF 4.52 ADG 3.14 RADG-0.32 RFI -0.09

REA 14.6 BF 0.33 %IMF 2.95 ADG 4.42 RADG-0.11 RFI -0.06

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AMGV1452744 — Calved: 3/1/2019 — PB 94% — Black

Bull Polled

JKGF C517

RNBG TRIPLE H MS BLK LACE

DCSF POSTROCK SILVER 278Y1 ET

RNBG TRIPLE H MS CRANBERRY RNBG TRIPLE H STRAWBERRY

Act. BW 88 lbs. | Adj. WW 687 lbs. | Act. YW 1252 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 9 2.8 70 101 15 85% 95% 10% 15% 90%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 49 8 18 -0.28 25 0.74 0.36 77.88 60% 15% 10% 45% 25% 20% 10% 10%

AMGV1453285 — Calved:3/1/2019 — PC 75% — Black (Homo-D)

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

MLM MISS 924W

DCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 18P8 DCSF POST ROCK BLKBIRD 202S8 DCSF POST ROCK B BIRD 138J1

Act. BW 71 lbs. | Adj. WW 547 lbs. | Adj. YW 1040 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 44 7 18 -0.30 2 0.44 0.23 71.89 90% 35% 10% 15% 95% 70% 75% 65%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa Here is a Homo Black / Homo Polled 75% bull that is a little smaller framed and could be used on most heifers. He is a deep bodied, docile bull that is out of a 13-year old cow. While on test he finished in the top 25% for cost of gain and had an average daily gain of 4.42#. His ultra sound showed a big 14.6 ribeye.

RNBG 32G RNBG 49E4

RNBG TRIPE H MS EXTRA PRIME

GLM G904

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 0.3 63 92 13 40% 60% 45% 50% 95%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 55 8 13 0.10 32 0.34 0.53 81.32 20% 20% 75% 95% 20% 85% 15% 15%

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co. • Bloomfield, Iowa Here is a homo black Homo polled son of out of the popularly used Angus bull, Musgrave’s Sky High. With calving ease and a lot of thickness and growth he is sure to increase performance your next calf crop! He has an ADG of 4.40 with a feed conversion of $0.497 cost per pound of gain and ranks in the top 30% of the breed for CED and the top 15% of the breed for yearling weight.

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DCSF POST ROCK BEST WESTERN

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa One of the last Wartime sons! Homo polled, Multi black. If you want to raise replacement heifers, this is the bull for you! Dam is out of a great Western son.

RNBG 03G1 • Lot 8

Bull Homo Polled

DLW MS MATRON 802U

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 735 lbs. | Act. YW 1290 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 0.4 68 96 15 30% 55% 15% 20% 90%

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DLW WARDON 24W OF 408

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 50 5 12 -0.31 14 0.73 0.26 72.77 50% 65% 90% 30% 80% 20% 35% 35%

REA 12.82 BF 0.44 %IMF 3.67 ADG 4.41 RADG-0.53 RFI 2.19

RAFTER R B4105G

AMGV1467295 — Calved: 3/6/2019 — BA 75% — Black CRRG RAFTER R WZ130B FMH MS DECADE 4105 105X ET

CRRG KW130Z

CIRS DECADE 278U2

TJB 105X MS VELVET

Act. BW 65 lbs. | Adj. WW 475 lbs. | Act. YW 996 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 19 -2.7 64 96 23 2% 10% 45% 45% 25%

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa A very deep and wide-made bull. his sire is a bull I raised. He is a full brother to the 49G4 bull (Lot 16) in this sale. Homo Polled by birth, Multi black. Dam is out of a son of Silver. He should add pounds to your next calf crop.

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 55 11 17 -0.16 37 0.64 0.45 83.65 25% 2% 15% 20% 15% 15% 40% 15%

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa Look at these EPDs…19 Calving Ease, BW: –2.7, YW 96!!! We gave $5000 for his dam at the Iowa Beef Expo, and she is doing a great job.

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13 Bull Polled

REA 14.4 BF 0.30 %IMF 4.16 ADG 4.37 RADG-0.05 RFI 0.33

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RAFTER R NW290G

AMGV1467298 — Calved: 3/8/2019 — PC 75% — Black CRRG RAFTER R WZ130B

Bull Homo Polled

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163

CRRG KW130Z

DCJ HILLCREST SIR NOTTINGHAM

CRRG N290W

RUP MARTINA 290N

Act. BW 92 lbs. | Adj. WW 456 lbs. | Act. YW 954 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 2.1 69 105 17 55% 95% 20% 15% 80%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 51 8 16 -0.10 30 0.46 0.55 80.53 50% 25% 30% 70% 30% 65% 35% 20%

Bull Homo Polled

REA 16.4 BF 0.43 %IMF 2.05 ADG 3.94 RADG-0.01 RFI -1.

REA 15.9 BF 0.45 %IMF 7.18 ADG 4.54 RADG 0.56 RFI -1.06

RNBG 21C4

DLW NEW FRONTIER 33A ET

JKGF MISS MADDY A17

DLW WARTIME 486Z ET

RNBG TRIPLE H MS BLK BEAUTY

Act. BW 77 lbs. | Adj. WW 725 lbs. | Act. YW 1132 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 58 8 17 -0.30 6 0.51 0.49 80.57 4% 15% 25% 35% 95% 80% 2% 3%

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa 21G7 is sired by a son of New Frontier, the highest marbling bull in the Gelbvieh breed, and out of a Wartime cow that is very easy fleshing. Homo Black, Homo Polled. He should work on heifers.

AMGV1453258 — Calved: 3/9/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D)

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 230Z

MLM MISS 924W GLM 1T

GLM W59

GLM T14

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 703 lbs. | Adj. YW 1184 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 46 7 18 -0.36 6 0.63 0.18 71.26 80% 30% 10% 10% 95% 45% 70% 45%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This is a Homo Black / Homo Polled purebred bull with a balanced set of epd's. He is long and deep with a wide rear quarter. His epd's show that he ranks in the top 2%for DMI and top 3% for RFI in the entire breed, which should help improve feed efficiency in the calves he produces. His ultra sound showed that he has a 16.4 ribeye which is the 2nd. biggest in the sale.

Bull Polled

JKGF C517

GLM G909

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 -0.2 64 90 15 60% 40% 30% 40% 90%

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AMGV1452735 — Calved: 3/8/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D)

CED BW WW YW Milk 14 0.6 65 94 25 20% 60% 25% 25% 10%

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa Our 290 line consistently does a great job – just the same kind of good reliable cattle every year. This bull’s rib eye was a 14.40.

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REA 12.66 BF 0.35 %IMF 3.41 ADG 3.67 RADG 0.22 RFI -0.78

RNBG 21G7

GLM G909 • Lot 15

RNBG 49G4

AMGV1452893 — Calved: 3/13/2019 — PB 94% — Black

DLW NEW FRONTIER 33A ET

JKGF C517

JKGF MISS MADDY A17

RNBG TRIPLE H MS BLK LACE

DLW WARTIME 486Z ET

RNBG TRIPLE H MS LACY

Act. BW 87 lbs. | Adj. WW 830 lbs. | Act. YW 1394 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 1.2 70 98 17 45% 75% 10% 20% 75%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 52 6 13 -0.26 32 0.71 0.43 79.69 35% 45% 85% 60% 10% 25% 4% 4%

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa A super wide and deep bull who is very quiet and easy to handle. Sired by a New Frontier son and out of a Wartime daughter. His dam is one of the widest and deepest cows you have ever seen. Bull is Multi Black and Polled.

He will add pounds to your next calf crop. Ranked 5th overall on test.

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RNBG 49G4 • Lot 16

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 15.49 BF 0.31 %IMF 3.20 ADG 3.77 RADG 0.40 RFI -2.59

LRRG GRAND SLAM LY141G

AMGV1467300 — Calved: 3/14/2019 — PB 94% — Homo Black SBSF BEE LICK GRANITE YALE

DCSF POST ROCK GRANITE 200P2

CRRF BEE LICK MILLY ET

TMGC STUBRO AMAZING 12U

LRRG L141Y

OZZ IDEAL ROSE 141L

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 622 lbs. | Adj. YW 1052 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 0.3 57 80 17 60% 50% 70% 70% 75%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 46 7 15 -0.29 17 0.68 0.31 69.78 80% 30% 55% 40% 65% 30% 20% 60%

Bull Homo Polled

REA 15.38 BF 0.40 %IMF 4.13 ADG 4.50 RADG-0.13 RFI 0.81

CRRG RAFTER R WZ130B

JCB LAZY TV CURVE TIME T163 CRRG KW130Z

DCJ HILLCREST SIR NOTTINGHAM

CRRG BD36U

CRRG ELECTRIC BLACK LADY

Act. BW 79 lbs. | Adj. WW 589 lbs. | Act. YW 1046 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 16 -0.7 68 100 22 10% 25% 15% 15% 25%

AMGV1453282 — Calved: 3/17/2019 — PB 94% — Black

GLM E715

REA 13.64 BF 0.30 %IMF 3.38 ADG 4.41 RADG 0.00 RFI 0.21

AMGV1467296 — Calved: 3/15/2019 — PC 75% — Black

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 53 10 15 -0.19 38 0.67 0.38 80.40 35% 5% 60% 45% 10% 20% 40% 20%

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa His dam has always produced top bulls and replacement heifers. The EPDs speak for themselves. His sire is out of a great Post Rock cow we bought. His adj. rib eye area was a 13.64 and intermuscular fat was 3.381, RFI was 0.21 and average daily gain was 4.41#. His dam and sire are very quiet.

GLM G916 DCH HILLE D453

Bull Polled

RAFTER R DU36G

CED BW WW YW Milk 17 -1.4 65 100 21 10% 20% 35% 25% 40%

Consigned by: Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co. • Bloomfield, Iowa Here is a Homo Black Homo Polled balancer bull that has lots of length, thickness and volume will add a lot of growth to your next calf crop. He is out of the popular SBSF Bee Lick Granite Yale. His Dam is one I raised and consistently raises outstanding calves that out- perform and have great dispositions. He ranks in the top 6 for RADG of a $0.493 feed cost per pound of grain and an 80 for TM meaning 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.

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DCH HILLE Y109

DCH HILLE B110

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 56 10 17 -0.23 20 0.50 0.18 76.18 10% 3% 25% 75% 50% 85% 70% 15%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This purebred Multi Black / Homo Polled bull had a big 742# weaning weight off of a first calf heifer. Here is a bull with an excellent growth spread from birth to yearling and should work on most heifers. While on test this bull gained 4.5# a day and has an adjusted rib eye of 15.38 and an IMF score of 4.136.

MLM MR 220Z GLM Z5

Act. BW 74 lbs. | Adj. WW 742 lbs. | Adj. YW 1271 lbs.

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 16.02 BF 0.27 %IMF 4.11 ADG 4.32 RADG 0.15 RFI -0.27

GLM G920

AMGV1453264 — Calved: 3/25/2019 — PC 75% — Black (Homo-D) DDGR PRIMECUT 42A BAG MISS EGLY147 111A

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

DDGR 9Y

EGL Y147 ET

BAG MISS 12L 78P

Act. BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 621 lbs. | Adj. YW 1090 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 8 0.9 63 93 21 95% 75% 45% 45% 40%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 53 5 17 -0.31 20 0.66 0.16 69.18 35% 75% 15% 10% 65% 25% 90% 80%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa Here is a 75% bull that is Homo Black and Homo Polled that is thick and deep. While he was on test he gained 4.32# a day, and his ultra sound shows that he has a 16 inch ribeye, which is the 3rd biggest in the sale. He should produce a top set of calves.

GLM G920 • Lot 20

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 14.74 BF 0.35 %IMF 5.38 ADG 3.44 RADG 0.13 RFI -1.62

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RNBG 19G2

AMGV1452727 — Calved: 3/31/2019 — PB 94% — Black

Bull Homo Polled

DLW NEW FRONTIER 33A ET

JKGF C517

REA 14.82 BF 0.21 %IMF 2.86 ADG 3.62 RADG-0.11 RFI -0.33

JKGF MISS MADDY A17

DLW WARTIME 496Z ET

RNBG 119C

RNBG TRIPLE H MS BLKBIRD

Act. BW 76 lbs. | Adj. WW 794 lbs. | Act. YW 1128 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 -0.3 64 89 20 30% 35% 30% 40% 45%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 52 8 15 -0.30 19 0.60 0.51 80.53 35% 15% 55% 35% 55% 55% 1% 3%

Bull Homo Polled

REA 14.50 BF 0.52 %IMF 3.70 ADG 4.68 RADG 0.27 RFI -0.35

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Bull Homo Polled

REA 14.41 BF 0.33 %IMF 2.28 ADG 5.06 RADG 0.81 RFI -1.16

MLM MR 220Z

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET MLM MISS 924W

SPUR KINGS RANSOME 901J ET

GLM W55

GLM R6

Act. BW 76 lbs. | Adj. WW 737 lbs. | Adj. YW 1134 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 48 9 18 -0.47 2 0.73 0.14 75.04 65% 10% 10% 1% 95% 20% 85% 20%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa Here is a purebred bull that is Homo Black and Homo Polled, out of a 10 year old cow, with a birth ratio of 94 and a weaning ratio of107. This bull had our second biggest weaning weight of 737#'s. Here is a bull that could work on most heifers. 14 of his epd's rank in the top 20% of the breed, his DMI, YG, & RFI rank in the top 1% and his Fat ranks in the top 2%. and he has a ribeye of 14.8. Here is another bull that should improve feed efficiency in a herd. A full sister sold in last years sale to North River Gelbvieh Farm.

GLM G926

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 0.6 67 96 14 45% 60% 20% 20% 95%

AMGV1453278 — Calved: 4/3/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D)

RWG TRACTION 7412 DMS STUCKYS DARC ATTRACTION ET DARC P401

GLAG ADKINS IDEAL JACKPOT 239Z

GLM 609

AMGV1453256 — Calved:4/2/2019 — PB 94% —Black (Homo-D)

CED BW WW YW Milk 15 -0.5 68 96 14 15% 30% 15% 20% 95%

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa One of the youngest bulls on test. Homo Polled and Multi Black. Sired by a New Frontier son. New Frontier is the highest marbling bull in the Gelbvieh breed. He should work on heifers. He is out of a Wartime cow that’s deep, wide and easy fleshing.

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GLM G924

GLM R3

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 677 lbs. | Adj. YW 1238 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 47 7 16 -0.23 14 0.51 0.07 69.14 75% 30% 40% 75% 80% 80% 95% 65%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This Homo Black / Homo Polled purebred bull did very well while he was on the feed efficiency test, His cost for # of gain was 46 cents, his ADG of 4.68# was the 3rd. highest of the bulls tested, and his feed conversion was 4.48#'s feed to 1# of gain. Here is another quiet deep bodied bull with a good ribeye that needs to be looked at on sale day. A sister sold in last years sale to Kopriva Gelbvieh.

GLM G928

AMGV1453267 — Calved: 4/7/2019 — PB 94% — Black

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

MLM MISS 924W

DCSF POST ROCK MIDLAND 51T1

GLM A64

KKC MS LAR 45W

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 682 lbs. | Adj. YW 1233 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 0.3 68 94 18 30% 50% 15% 25% 65%

TM CEM ST 52 7 20 25% 30% 2%

YG CW REA Marb FPI -0.39 13 0.75 0.18 74.18 4% 85% 15% 70% 25%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa Here is a 99.9% Multi Black / Homo Polled bull that has been impressive all year long. He has a top set of EPDs and is a long straight backed thick bull. Here is the top bull in the feed efficiency test, he had the best cost of gain at 41 cents per #, he also was the top gaining bull at 5.06 #'s per day. His feed conversion of 4#'s of feed for every # gained was also the best on test. He is the 1st. bull out of a cow that we have already kept 3 heifers out of for ourselves. Here is a young bull that is quiet and also has a good sized rib eye. Find this bull on sale day.

GLM G928 • Lot 24 7

25 Bull Polled

REA 13.72 BF 0.30 %IMF 2.71 ADG 4.35 RADG 0.69 RFI -2.30

26 Bull Polled

REA 15.32 BF 0.40 %IMF 3.78 ADG 4.04 RADG-0.12 RFI -1.28

MJBC G930 • Lot 25 MJBC G930

AMGV1468760 — Calved: 4/8/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D) JHG MR YALE 135Y

DVE DAVIDSON POWERHOUSE 13U

LLJ MS BNR T786

JMBC P402

Act. BW 88 lbs. | Adj. WW 685 lbs. | Adj. YW 1230 lbs.

MJBC G932

AMGV1468761 — Calved: 4/9/2019 — PB 94% — Black JHG MR YALE 135Y MJBC X001

DVE DAVIDSON POWERHOUSE 13U

LLJ MS BNR T786

DAR NATIONAL 302N MJBC T701

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 694 lbs. | Adj. YW 1176 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 9 1.1 62 95 14 85% 75% 40% 25% 95%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 50 7 16 -0.20 11 0.35 0.41 72.97 50% 30% 40% 90% 90% 95% 5% 35%

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh • Aububon, Iowa Here is a homo black and multi polled bull that performed well on test! He finished 4th on test with .444/cost of gain and 3rd in the RFI ranking with 2.30. This bull had an adjusted yearly wt. 1230, ribeye of 12 and backfat of .24. He is a long bodied, easy moving bull that carries down good in the rear quarter. Calves will be black and perform in the feed yard.

DAR PURE POWER

MJBC T705

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 1.4 60 90 20 75% 80% 55% 40% 45%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 44 6 15 -0.18 18 0.40 0.34 71.48 90% 45% 55% 95% 60% 95% 15% 45%

27 Bull Polled

REA 15.73 BF 0.51 %IMF 3.82 ADG 4.03 RADG-0.15 RFI -0.41

LRRG GEM SY159G

AMGV1467303 — Calved: 4/25/2019 — BA 50% — Red LRRG EL DORADO 15E LRRG NS159Y

LRRG L141Y

MYTTY IN FOCUS LRRG SHILOH

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 640 lbs. | Adj. YW 1010 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 -1.6 54 81 22 45% 20% 90% 85% 35%

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh • Aububon, Iowa This bull is multi black and multi polled. He was 13th on test with .501 per pound on gain and 7th in RFI ranking with -1.28. This bull has an ADG of 4.04, ribeye of 13.30 and backfat of .34. He ranked in the top 25% for YW with an adjusted YW of 1176. He is a long, easy moving bull that has a long, straight body that carries down good in the rear quarter. This is a must see bull with a lot of potential!

JSA BATTERSON ECLIPSE 305A

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 48 8 17 -0.04 9 0.12 0.36 71.60 75% 25% 15% 70% 95% 95% 65% 80%

Consigned by: Shumate Cattle Co. • Bloomfield, Iowa Here is a nice, red, Polled balancer bull that has lots of length, thickness and volume. He will be a calving ease bull that will add a lot of growth to your next calf crop! His dam is a balancer cow I raised out of MYTTY IN FOCUS. She consistently raises outstanding calves with great dispositions that grow and really perform well. He will be 15 months when you turn out in July and will be ready. He has an Average Daily Gain (ADG) of 4.03 and ranks in the top 20% of the breed for BW with a -1.6 and the top 35% for Milk.

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— Open Heifers — 28

Open Heifer Homo Polled

29

GLM G906

AMGV1453262 — Calved: 3/7/2019 — PC 75% — Black (Homo-D) DDGR PRIMECUT 42A

Open Heifer Homo Polled

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451 DDGR 9Y GLM 1T

GLM Z5

GLM R5B

Open Heifer Homo Polled

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 1.0 69 94 18 75% 75% 15% 25% 65%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 56 7 18 -0.32 6 0.56 0.20 69.66 15% 35% 10% 10% 95% 45% 85% 80%

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AMGV1453283 — Calved: 3/23/2019 — PB 94% — Black

Open Heifer Homo Polled

DCH HILLE Y109

DCH HILLE B110 MLM MR 220Z

GLM E714

GLM Z5

TM CEM ST 59 8 20 3% 15% 2%

DDGR LAREDO 154R WVR RAPT 518R

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 52 5 16 -0.27 34 0.88 0.20 72.96 35% 65% 40% 55% 4% 3% 65% 35%

GLM G922

AMGV1453270 — Calved: 3/31/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D) DDGR PRIMECUT 42A DCSF POST ROCK GRETA 111B2

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 735 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 13 -0.5 65 95 27 30% 30% 25% 25% 2%

MLM MISS 924W

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa Here is a Homo Black / Homo Polled purebred heifer with excellent epd's for growth and carcass. Her EPDs for DMI are top 2%, REA top 3%, and her RFI is in the top1%. We sold a half sister in last years sale to North River Farms. If you are looking to improve feed efficiency in your herd take a look at this heifer. She sells halter broke and open.

GLM G918 DCH HILLE D453

JKGF TRENDSETTER 55R ET

MLM MR 220Z

Act. BW 85 lbs. | Adj. WW 707 lbs.

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This Homo Black / Homo Polled 75% heifer is out of one our top cows, if she was a purebred she wouldn't be in the sale. We had a full sister to this heifer in the Iowa Beef Expo last year and she was sold to a purebred breeder in Minnesota. She is quiet and halter broke. Sells open.

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AMGV1453257 — Calved: 3/13/2019 — PB 94% — Black (Homo-D)

KKC MS LAR 45W

Act. BW 74 lbs. | Adj. WW 509 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 1.1 60 89 26 55% 80% 60% 55% 5%

GLM G911

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

DDGR 9Y

JKGF FUTURE INVESTMENT X037

DCSF POST ROCK GRETA 160X2

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 564 lbs.

YG CW REA Marb FPI -0.26 27 0.69 0.26 75.75 60% 20% 30% 35% 15%

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 0.8 64 89 18 75% 70% 30% 40% 65%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This Multi Black / Homo Polled purebred heifer is another heifer that I should keep at home, This heifers grandmother is the mother of the G906 heifer that we have in the sale. Here is a heifer that had a 205 day weight of 735#'s out of a 1st. calf heifer, and 13 epd's that rank in the top 30%.

She sells halter broke and open.

TM CEM ST 50 7 20 50% 30% 2%

YG CW REA Marb FPI -0.31 14 0.56 0.41 75.56 30% 80% 65% 5% 20%

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa This purebred heifer is Homo Black & Homo Polled, This heifers dam has produced 3 bulls that have been in this sale in past years. Her EPDs for longevity are in the top 4% and docility is in the top 5%. Here is a chance to buy a heifer to produce purebred or balancer calves. She sells halter broke and open.

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Lots 32-37 These heifers come from the heart of our replacement herd. We are not keeping any this year and are giving the best picks offered to the public.

They come from great backgrounds that even go back to our 1982 American Royal Champion MCG3N “Daisey.”

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Open Heifer Polled

33

MCG 4G

AMGV1471036 — Calved: 2/19/2019 — PB 94% — Red

Open Heifer Polled

DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

CRAG CHESTER

CRAG W142

CRAG S057

Open Heifer Polled

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 49 8 17 -0.24 18 0.48 0.17 65.61 60% 15% 25% 70% 60% 85% 75% 90%

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 0.9 55 77 26 60% 70% 80% 80% 4%

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AMGV1471590 — Calved: 4/21/2019 — PB 94% — Black

Open Heifer Polled

DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

JRI SECRET STASH 253W80

MCG MISS MCG 23X

Open Heifer Polled

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 52 6 14 -0.27 18 0.49 0.21 67.83 35% 45% 70% 55% 60% 85% 60% 75%

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Open Heifer Polled

DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

JRI SECRET STASH 253W80

JHG MR SHAD 679S

RFD 3J

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 54 6 14 -0.29 16 0.54 0.21 67.21 20% 45% 70% 40% 70% 75% 60% 80%

MCG 30F

AMGV1471589 — Calved: 11/23/2018 — PB 94% — Red

DCH HILLE Y342 DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C

MCG 2E

JMDS X18

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 616 lbs.

MCG 2C

Act. BW 82 lbs. | Adj. WW 611 lbs.

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 50 6 16 -0.27 22 0.51 0.14 66.56 50% 45% 40% 55% 40% 80% 85% 85%

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

AMGV1471038 — Calved: 11/14/2018 — PB 94% — Red

CED BW WW YW Milk 11 1.0 59 88 20 60% 75% 60% 45% 45%

AMGV1471588 — Calved: 4/22/2019 — PB 94% — Red

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 2.4 60 86 24 75% 95% 55% 50% 15%

MCG 29F

MCG 1D

MCG 8G

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 848 lbs.

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

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MCG MISS 10R

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 53 7 15 -0.30 14 0.53 0.15 64.76 30% 30% 55% 35% 80% 75% 80% 95%

MCG MISS MCG 23X

Act. BW 70 lbs. | Adj. WW 809 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 1.9 61 89 21 75% 90% 50% 40% 35%

JHG MR SHAD 679S

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

JCOB 7G

MCG 2D

DCH HILLE Y342

DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165Y

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 794 lbs.

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

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AMGV1471037 — Calved: 2/23/2019 — PB 94% — Black

MCG MISS MCG 21X

Act. BW 75 lbs. | Adj. WW 802 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk 12 -0.4 54 72 22 45% 35% 85% 90% 25%

MCG 5G

CED BW WW YW Milk 10 1.9 66 98 20 75% 90% 25% 20% 45%

TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 53 6 15 -0.22 22 0.42 0.21 70.96 30% 45% 55% 80% 40% 95% 60% 50%

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

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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.

“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.

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.

HORNED/POLLED/SCURRED DEFINITIONS AND GUARANTEES

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BREEDING GUARANTEE AND DEFINTIONS:

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

*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.

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

Southwest Iowa

11th Annual

Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull & Female Sale

Friday, March 20, 2020 • 1 p.m. (CST) Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Please bring your catalog to the sale!