Frese Angus and Hereford 2023 Sale Book

We would like to welcome you to the 7th annual Frese Angus and Hereford bull sale. Thank you for taking time to consider our program and this sale offering. 2022 brought plenty of challenges with the drought throughout most of the area, we remain positive that 2023 will bring the moisture we need, and calf prices will be good. Whether you sell calves at weaning, finish them, or are hoping for replacement females, I believe there are bulls in this offering that will fit your needs.

This year we’ve made the big move to have the sale at our place. We will have a live auction that will be broadcasted on DV Auction. I encourage you to attend the sale in person as technology isn’t perfect. With that said, we believe DV Auction is a great option, and if you’re unable to be here in person, you can bid through their platform. Please remember to register ahead of the sale.

We would like to thank the Columbus Sales Pavilion for their help over the years in hosting our sale. We decided it would be much easier on the bulls, as well as us, not to haul them all to town and change their feed. While we believe this change is in the best interest of the bulls, it’s a little stressful. If there are any questions about the location or the sale day, please contact us.

These bulls were mostly born in November, meaning we were able to develop them slowly, and they will be 18 months old when most people turn out. We feel this gives you, the customer, a more durable bull that can cover more cows and hold up longer.

You, the customer, are the most important part of our business. We realize that without you, we couldn’t do what we enjoy here every day. An enormous amount of time and energy is spent to find and utilize top genetics both in our herd and from around the country. With that said, we truly appreciate feedback from you; this is the way we are able to know what we’re doing right and what we need to improve.

We look forward to visiting with each of you on sale day or anytime by call, text, email, or in person. You are encouraged to stop out and see the bulls here at home before the sale. We love having you at the sale on sale day, but since that isn’t always possible, the sale will be online at DV Auction (please note the change from years past). We can also take orders if that’s more convenient for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions about our sale or our program.

Thank you for your past and future business. We look forward to seeing you on sale day!

Eric, Ashley, Ellie, Maggie and Lawson Frese

Angus and Hereford

7th Annual Bull Sale

Sale Location

Frese Angus and Hereford

20286 Frese Drive| Columbus, NE 68601

Sale Contacts

Eric Frese

auctioneer

Justin Stout

Livestock press representative

Levi Landers, American Angus

Randy Rasby, Livestock Plus

Veterinarian

Preferred Genetics for Bovine

Dr. Phil Buhman - Columbus, Nebraska

402-276-4086

Friday, February 24, 2023 | 1:00 PM CST

Frese Angus and Hereford | 20286 Frese Drive Columbus, NE

Herd Health

The cow herd, as well as the bulls are on a full vaccination and mineral program. Great care is taken to provide you with a healthy long lasting bull.

guarAntee

913-645-5136

308-730-1396

Office Phone 402-564-9858

nutritionist

Bob Regan, Purina

Phone

Delivery

402-340-3183

If you choose to haul your bull home sale day, or within 2 days following the sale, you will receive a $100 discount off of the purchase price. Bulls not hauled at this time will be delivered in April free of charge for the first 150 miles. Delivery available at reasonable rates for longer distances. Bulls will be yarded free through May 1, 2023.

All bulls selling for $3000 or more will have a first breeding season guarantee. The first breeding season is defined as 75 days following first turnout. Bulls will be guaranteed against breeding injury or failure to breed. This is not an insurance policy and does not protect against death. Frese Angus and Hereford reserves the right to nullify any guarantee if obvious negligence has occurred. Any owner who believes that there is a problem with their bull should contact Frese Angus and Hereford immediately and before the animal in question is destroyed or sold. If the animal is deemed unfit to breed a suitable replacement will be provided with the fixed salvage value ($1500) of the bull being replaced going to Frese Angus and Hereford. If a suitable replacement is not available, credit in the amount of the purchase price less the fixed salvage value ($1500) of the injured bull will be given for the following year. All guarantees will be handled on a case by case basis. If you have any issues with your bull please contact us.

Terms

All cattle will sell under the terms and conditions recommended by the American Angus Association.

LIABILITY

All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. Frese Angus and Hereford nor any person connected with the sale assumes liability, legal, or otherwise for accidents or loss of property.

lunch

Will be available sale day starting at 11:30.

the past we’ve had many questions about ET calf weights and why we print them as ET only. Over the years there have been recip cows that consitently produce high or low BW calves no matter the matings. We utilize AngusGS across all the bulls to add accuracy to EPD’s, but especially ET calves. We are printing the BW on the ET calves this year, however we felt it would be good to offer an explanation and encourage you to look beyond actual ET weights high or low, as they are heavily influenced by an unrelated recip.

19-21 are flush brothers. These bulls are out of the 042 donor who’s had sons on

sales for years. She has a perfect udder even at 11 years of age. They are out of Deer Valley Fox Trot who consistently sires stout made docile calves.

American Angus Association Selection Tools

Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Interim EPDs may appear on young animals when their performance has yet to be incorporated into the American Angus Association National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) procedures. This EPD will be preceded by an “I”, and may or may not include the animal’s own performance record for a particular trait, depending on its availability, appropriate contemporary grouping, or data edits needed for NCE.

Accuracy (ACC), is the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. An accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the number of progeny and ancestral records included in the analysis.

Calving Ease Direct (CED) is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.

Birth Weight (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Weaning Weight (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), feed efficiency expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for postweaning gain in future progeny compared to that of other sires, given a constant amount of feed consumed.

Yearling Weight (YW) expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Yearling Height (YH), is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, compared to the that of other sires.

Scrotal Circumference (SC) expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires.

Docility (DOC), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility in a sire’s offspring compared to another sire.

MATERNAL

Heifer Pregnancy (HP) is a selection tool to increase the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first–calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction, and the EPD is reported in percentage units.

Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.

Maternal Milk (Milk) is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.

Mature Weight (MW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires.

Mature Height (MH) expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires.

FOOT SCORE

Claw Set (Claw), is expressed in units of claw-set score. A lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with more ideal claw set, which is toes that are symmetrical, even and appropriately spaced.

Foot Angle (Angle), is expressed in units of foot-angle score. A lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with more ideal foot angle, which is a 45-degree angle at the pastern joint with appropriate toe length and heel depth.

CARCASS

The genetic evaluation produces a single set of EPDs for carcass traits where the units of measure are in trait format and analyzed on an age-constant basis.

Carcass Weight (CW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Marbling (Marb), is expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Ribeye Area (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Fat Thickness (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

$VALUE INDEXES

$Value Indexes, reported in dollars per head, are multi-trait selection indexes where a higher value suggests more profit. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires if sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning. Increased selection pressure on $M aims to decrease overall mature cow size and improve foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.

Weaned Calf Value ($W), expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny preweaning performance from birth to weaning. Increased selection pressure on $W increases weaning and maternal milk traits while increasing mature cow size.

Cow Energy Value ($EN) expressed in dollars savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals. Components for computing $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and energy costs associated with differences in mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning merit compared to progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes commercial producers will retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell fed cattle on a carcass weight basis with no considerations of premiums or discounts for quality and yield grade.

Grid Value ($G), expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.

Beef Value ($B), expressed in dollars per carcass, represents the expected average differences in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase, and market these animals on a quality-based carcass grid.

directions

• From Columbus go 11.5 miles north on 48th Avenue to Frese Drive.

• From Highway 81 & 91 junction go 6 miles south to 385th Street. Go 4.5 miles east to 205th Ave, then 1/2 south to Frese Drive.

• Sale will be in the shop down behind the shelter belt

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