8th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale Catalog

We are grateful for your investment in Gardiner Angus Ranch genetics.

SELLING 183 LOTS

AUCTIONEERS:

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

Meating Demand Bull Sale

Monday, May 1, 2023 • 10 AM

At the Henry & Nan Gardiner Marketing Center • Ashland, KS

The Marketing Center is located 1/4 mile east of the AI Center (see map & follow signs)

83 19-20 Month Old Bulls

100 14-16 Month Old Bulls

Selling 150 AI Bred Commercial Females

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

AI Barn: (620) 635-2156

Mark: (620) 635-5095 • gar@gardinerangus.com

Greg: (620) 635-0233 • gar@gardinerangus.com

Grant: (620) 635-0382 • grant.c.gardiner@gmail.com

Cole: (620) 635-0727 • colegardiner1@gmail.com

Ransom: (620) 635-0283 • gardinerransom@gmail.com www.GardinerAngus.com

The complete dispersal of the Jack and Tuda Crews, Ute Creek Cattle Company cow herd will immediately follow the Meating Demand Sale.

(See page 48)

SELLING APPROX. 200 SPRING BORN COW-CALF PAIRS

The calves are sired by Ashland, Transcendent and sons of Ashland, Identified, Sure Fire and Quantum. The majority of the cows are from two to five years old and sired by sons of Prophet, Absolute, Ashland, Scale House, and Sure Fire. Go to GardinerAngus.com for a sire list and current EPDs.

Joel Birdwell (405) 368-1058

LIVESTOCK PRESS REPRESENTATIVES

Matt Caldwell (913) 755-1105 Special Assignment

(Matt has seen the cattle, can take your phone bids or provide information. He can be reached by phone or email: mattcaldwell75@gmail.com)

Jeff Mafi (816) 344-4266 …………………………… Angus Journal/Beef Bulletin

Stephen Russell (785) 458-2650 …………………………… Kansas Stockman

Colton Pratz (405) 385-1054 ……………………………… Oklahoma Cowman

Guy Peverley (785) 456-4390 …………………………………… Stock Exchange

Bill Bowman (816) 752-0079 Special Assignment

GAR DESIGNATED SALE REPRESENTATIVES

If you are unable to attend the sale but are interested in placing a bid on any of the cattle, we encourage you to contact one of our designated representatives or Matt Caldwell. These representatives can respond to your request for visual information and bid for you during the sale.

Don Graham, Cattle Broker

Mobile : (918) 706-8875

Crossroads Cattle Company

For the past several years, Don Graham has worked with us and our customers and recognizes the value of GAR-influenced genetics throughout the supply chain. Don works daily with every production sector to buy and sell cattle. We appreciate Don’s willingness to work with us as well as our customers to capture more value. If you do not plan on retaining ownership and would like to access the best market for your calves, we highly recommend Don Graham.

(620) 635-5507 (816) 752-0079 (620) 635-0541

We hope you can join us May 1. If you are unable to join us in person and prefer to bid online at Superior or LiveAuctions.tv, please note, Superior Livestock has launched a new bidding platform. Users need to set up a new account prior to bidding. If you need assistance, please call (800) 422-2117.

If you need assistance to register to bid on LiveAuctions.tv, please call: 682.816.4900 for technical assistance or contact TechSupport@LiveAuctions.tv.

Col.

Making Beef Better!

Dear customers and friends,

For the past eight years, 30 days after our Annual Spring Sale, we return for the Meating Demand Sale. This sale offers the same proven and predictable genetics as the Spring Sale, in a more relaxed environment and a slightly different time to best fit our commercial cow-calf customers operations.

The 44th Spring Sale was one of the most successful in our history. However, what’s most exciting is the reality that, today, registered and commercial beef producers have unfettered access to proven genetics with no ceiling relative to improving the quality of beef.

Fifty-five percent of the 183 bulls offered in the sale are sired by four of our most proven and trusted sires: GAR Home Town, GAR Transcendent, GAR Dual Threat and GAR Kansas. These four sires have excelled in our 2022 structured sire evaluation that challenges home-raised steers sired by young, unproven sires in a feeding and carcass evaluation. The results of each sire evaluation determines whether or not an AI sire continues as a high use sire in the GAR cow herd. We are often asked to “use” or “prove” bulls. Our priority is to prove genetically unique young sires with the potential to change populations for the traits of economic importance. Our selection criteria is rigorous and uncompromising. Unless an unproven bull can compete in a structured sire evaluation, challenged by the best, most proven sires, he simply doesn’t fit the discipline we have embraced over the past 50 years.

We call your attention to the average ranking of the sale offering. The entire offering ranks in the top 15% of the Angus breed for calving ease and growth, top 10% for ribeye and top 2% for marbling. The offering ranks in the top 2% for $Beef and $Combined, while ranking in the top 15% in the unique Method Genetics database for Retained Ownership Income (ROI). GAR commercial customers rely on the Method Genetics EPDs and indexes as a benchmarking tool for multiple decisions, from heifer replacements, quality pounds and overall profitability.

No doubt, drought across much of “cow country” has challenged all of us to make difficult decisions. As an old timer once said, “It’ll rain just in time.” We’re confident in this statement. The cattle business will always be challenged, from too little rain, too much rain, wildfires, blizzards or many other events out of our control. What we can control is our commitment to using the extraordinary tools we have today to continue to improve the quality of beef.

Consumers send signals with their pocketbooks. Some in our industry believe there is a threshold where we produce too much quality. We disagree. We are finally moving on a trajectory to consistently supply the food chain with more Prime and Certified Angus Beef®. Consumers continue to trust that beef is the “perfect protein”, a safe and delightful eating experience, whether they are dining at a high-end restaurant or dining with their families at home.

If you are planning to join us this year, you will notice a new look on the west side of the Marketing Center. Last fall, Gardiner Angus Ranch purchased a Certified Angus Beef “barn painting” during a fund raising auction benefiting the Angus Foundation. The CAB Prime logo now adorning the Marketing Center is more than a “barn painting” to us. The Prime logo serves as a value statement and reminder of our focus and commitment to make beef better in our pursuit to supply the food chain with more Prime beef.

Greg Gardiner

Mark Gardiner

Grant Gardiner Cole Gardiner Ransom Gardiner Quanah Gardiner

Eva Gardiner, DVM Debra Gardiner Megan Gardiner Kayla Dewey Gardiner Greta Gardiner

We are so thankful for your trust in our family and our cattle.

ACCELERATION

One of the greatest advantage of decades of disciplined breeding is the genetic acceleration now possible because of genomic data, accurate selection tools, phenotypic performance and carcass data. The charts below illustrate the average EPD percentile rankings and Method Genetic Retained Ownership Income (ROI) of all the GAR bulls sold from May 2022 including the May 2023 offering.

May 2022—May 2023

Average Percentile rankings & Method Genetics ROI

The charts illustrate the average of 1,806 GAR bulls sold in our production sales from May 2022 to the current offering.

This unparalleled genetic acceleration is the result of more than five decades of using only progeny proved A.I. sires and applying selection pressure, calf crop after calf crop, for calving ease, early growth, moderate stature, maternal function, ribeye and marbling. Mark often says,

“With the influence of genomic data and structured sire evaluation, the confidence in our mating decisions is based on end-product proof. Today, the accuracy of the data enables accelerated and measurable genetic progress. Our disciplined approach to applying selection pressure for calving ease, birth weight, early growth, maternal function, and carcass quality ensures a BALANCE across all traits of economic importance INCLUDING endproduct value without compromising a single trait. Our customers depend upon our discipline.”

AVERAGE PERCENTILE RANKING FOR 8th ANNUAL MEATING DEMAND SALE

n Top 15% for CED

n Top 15% for YW

n Top 35% for YH

n Top 20% for CW

n Top 2% for MARB

n Top 10% for REA

n Top 2% for $C

n Top 2% for $B

n Top 14% for MG ROI

The “Meating Demand” Bulls That Sell

For the 8th Annual “Meating the Demand” Sale we have chosen bulls with a wide age range. The sale will begin with 100, 14 to 16-month-old bulls, followed by 83 19-20-monthold bulls. The majority of the 183 sale bulls are the progeny of 12 different Angus sires. This offering presents bulls with a wide variety of pedigrees and a wide range of ages for our bull buyers.

Fifty-five percent of the bulls in the sale are sired by four of our most trusted herd sires: GAR Home Town (48 sons), GAR Transcendent (22 sons), GAR Dual Threat (16 sons) and GAR Kansas (14 sons). However, there are some exciting younger sires that have sons in this sale.

We have a saying, “Pounds pay the bills and QUALITY POUNDS pay more bills.” These bulls will sire calves with the “quality pounds.” You can find the pounds in the sale bulls that rank in the Top 15% of the Angus breed for yearling weight. You can find the quality in the sale bulls that rank in the top 2% of the breed for marbling. Check out the average EPDs for the entire group of sale bulls in the table below.

We continue to provide index values

from Method Genetics (MG). Using MG indexes allows our customers who perform MG genetic evaluations on their own commercial cattle to compare indexes of our sale bulls directly to the index values in their own herds. Hence, this provides our customers with a unique “tie” to the commercial industry that is not offered by the use of AAA genetic predictions. The average MG index values for the entire group of sale bulls is shown in the table below. The Retained Ownership Index (ROI) is the most complete index we can offer our customers for evaluating bulls. ROI provides a complete production system approach – it incorporates traits from conception through carcass end-points. Unlike other indexes, ROI combines maternal, growth and carcass quality endpoints into one comprehensive index. This makes it the most useful index for selecting bulls to sire replacement females or offspring headed for the feedlot and processing plant.

Average Method Genetic Predictions

Customers may ask, “how do I use ROI as a selection tool?” The strategies for using ROI vary, but many of our customers use individual EPDs like calving ease (CED), stature (YH) or milk along with the sale bull’s pedigree to reduce the list of 183 bulls down to a smaller group that meets their primary specifications. Then, rather than considering every other EPD individually, the buyers turn to the ROI index because it combines the effects of all the other traits on dollars per calf produced. That strategy allows each buyer to focus on some individual traits that may be “non-starters” for them, but in the end they rely on the most inclusive index value, ROI, to find the best “all-around athlete” within the group that fits their most important specifications. We have found the ROI index to be the highest correlated tool we have for profit.

This group of sale bulls provides a range of choices among bulls based on ages, pedigrees and individual traits. However, with the whole group averaging in the Top 15% for ROI, there are a lot of “all-around athletes” spread throughout the sale. We hope you find bulls that will work for you.

Lots 1, 2 & 3… Over +2 for Marbling!

Lot 1

GAR Fireball G1558

The Lot 1 bull, G1558, possesses some of the best genetic predictions of the Angus breed today. Sired by Fireball, a sire that epitomizes our goals of calving ease, valuable early growth, elite marbling and RE combined with modest stature with the maternal function to continue the process in the environment where the females are retained. When you see a bull with the true “you can have it all” genetic merit then it truly bears consideration as a herd sire. NOTE—G1558 had a challenging “maternal environment” as his recipient dam provided him companionship but not many groceries. Don’t be concerned by looking at his weights… his genetic predictions indicate he is truly a special bull in the Angus population.

Lot 2

GAR Transcendent W4182

G A R Fireball G1558

G A R Transcendent W4182

G A R Transcendent L712

Calving Ease, Early Growth, Moderaate Stature & Elite Marbling… Making Beef Better!

Lot 3 GAR Transcendent L712

Tick tack toe, three bulls in a row over +2 for Marbling! What once was viewed as impossible, no longer is! Incredible potential to sire cattle of truly predictable value!

Lot 4 GAR Transcendent 2959

2959 epitomizes much of what we strive for. Calving ease, early growth, moderate stature with superior end product merit. His modest mature size should enhance his daughters ability to replicate the process in most environments. Herd bull alert!

G A R Transcendent 2959

14-16 Month Old Bulls

Double Digit Calving Ease,

Marbling & Top 2% ROI

Lot 5 GAR Kansas 112J

My oh my! Look at the genetic predictions for 112J, elite value! Note his special marbling, ribeye, all combined with top 2% CED!

G A R Kansas 112J

USPB DELIVERY RIGHTS

Many of our customers realize the value of access to GAR USPB delivery rights. Today, the demand exceeds our supply. Due to the increased demand, we are requiring prior authorization. If you are a GAR customer, retaining ownership, and would like to use GAR delivery rights, please contact Mark Gardiner (620) 6355095 for prior authorization.

From 1998 through 2022, GAR customers marketed 128,000 head through U.S. Premium Beef, earning an average of $94.29 per head above the base price, totaling $12,068,740

Calving ease, elite growth, top 1% Marbling & RE! Stock Bull! 2683 is a special bull for the traits of magnitude!

Lot 8 GAR Veracious 2683

Lot 7 G A R Veracious 2683

G A R Paragon 2857

I recently heard a term for a cool winner in the show ring as being “Cobra necked.” In commercial beef production, we focus on making them excel in the pasture, in the feedlot and on the rail to satisfy the consumer with great tasting, nutritious protein! Different arenas, have different goals! 2857 is a cool winner in the commercial beef production arena! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

2023-2024 Henry Gardiner Scholars

Since 2012, the Henry C. Gardiner scholarship application process creates an environment for qualified students to compete for elite undergraduate scholarships. Thirty-one students applied for the 2023-2024 Henry C. Gardiner scholarships. Their interests and future goals illustrate the diversity and attainable opportunities in animal science, production agriculture and the beef industry complex.

The Henry C. Gardiner Scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions of Gardiner customers, friends and family continuing the legacy of Henry Gardiner. To date, 48 undergraduate students have received $220,500 in scholarships.

Students classified as a rising-junior, junior or senior, either enrolled in or planning to enroll at Kansas State University with a major in Animal Science and Industry or closely related field may apply. Scholarships are awarded annually to students meeting rigorous criteria and exhibiting a commitment to focus on improving the beef industry and food animal production.

“In commercial beef production, we focus on making them excel in the pasture.”

The 2023-2024 Henry C. Gardiner Scholars were awarded to (left to right): Clay Pelton, Rebecca Donaldson, Audrey Tarochione, Kristen Kahler, Taylor Dieball, Ava Perrier.

Two Veracious Sons… Top 1% & 2% $M + All the Other Good Stuff!

G A R Veracious 2716

G A R Veracious 2798

Henry Gardiner Scholarship & Lecture Series

Henry Gardiner’s belief was to “pay it forward” and leave everything better than you found it. Due to the generosity of our friends and customers The Henry C. Gardiner Scholarship has awarded $220,500 in scholarship money to 48 students at Kansas State University. 2798’s proceeds will go entirely to this scholarship fund. Thank you all very much! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

The multi-trait excellence that we have available today is to be celebrated! This Home Town son is special for so many traits that matter!

G A R Home Town W4102

Home Town & His Sons Are Improving the Angus Population.

Lot 11

GAR Home Town W4102

G A R Home Town TA142

REVENUE SHARING AND SEMEN INTEREST

You will notice we are selling revenue sharing and semen interests on all bulls. This means the bull is totally in your control in how you want to handle him and you get 100% of the salvage value of the bull. Simply, we are reserving the right to a share of semen sales revenue from the bull if, at some time in the future, semen sales become a possibility. If you sell the bull to another breeder, Gardiner Angus Ranch retains the semen interest.

It is unlikely that large amounts of semen will be sold from many bulls. However, bulls are often “discovered” later in life, after proving themselves in the breeding pasture. It is for this reason we keep a semen interest in all bulls sold in our production sale.

Even bulls sold to commercial herds may become popular at a later time, as more carcass data is collected on their calves.

If you purchase a bull that we retain an interest in and you choose to collect semen from that bull as an “insurance policy” for your own use, that semen is 100% yours. Gardiner Angus Ranch may also wish to collect semen from the bull, either for in-herd use or to build a jointly-owned semen bank for sale purposes.

If you are not interested in collecting semen on the bull, GAR has the right to collect the bull, at their own expense, for their own use. Semen collection will be arranged at the convenience of the owner of the possession interest.

Home Town… A Sire for All Seasons

Lot 13 GAR Home Town 171B

G A R Home Town 171B

G A R Home Town 42G

We really love the Home Town progeny. He puts “you can have it all”

REPEAT BUYER POLICY

Once again we are offering our “repeat buyer credit policy.” This policy is the same as in previous years. If you purchased an animal in our May 2022, September 2022, January 2023 or April 2023 sales, you will receive 5% off your purchases in this sale. If you have not made a GAR purchase in the last 12 months, but make a purchase in this sale, you will become a repeat-buyer and receive 5% off of any future purchase you make in the next 12 months. This 5% discount is determined after all credits have been subtracted from the gross purchase price.

G A R Paragon 2835

G A R Veracious 2366

G A R Veracious 2648

G A R Veracious 2450

Why is it important to have cattle with marbling and muscle? Due to the fact that marbling differentiates beef by the pound, and RE/cwt is crucial in having cattle hit the targets of value without having YG 4 & 5 discounts. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2568

G A R Veracious 2460

G A R Paragon 2875

G A R Veracious 102J

Lot

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G A R Paragon 2904

G A R Transcendent W4152

will be an efficient sire of cattle that will convert feed to pounds of Beef! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2967

Prime was up to $.54 per pound on the USPB grid in the past year. On a 1000# Carcass that is $540… this pays more bills. W4152 will sire Prime steers & females that will have Prime progeny! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent M2208

When we see cattle that exceed 2 for Marbling and over 1.25 for RE we think “rare air!” Special bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent L102

G A R Transcendent L642

Lot 30

G A R Home Town 71B

Like begets like, Transcendent is over +2 for marbling and so is this son L642! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Actual hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 454 days of age. We love the Home Town cattle. Calving ease, early growth, marbling, muscle, maternal function, moderate stature, these logical traits of magnitude would be the keys to Henry Gardiner’s playbook! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

A WORD ABOUT FREE DELIVERY

Gardiner Angus Ranch offers its customers free delivery anywhere in the lower 48 states. As a part of that delivery we work with reputable livestock transportation companies that we feel comfortable with in the handling of your cattle in both a professional and conscientious way. GAR will do everything possible to deliver your cattle to a point that is convenient for both you and the trucking company. In some cases where there are cattle from multiple owners loaded on the same truck, it is necessary for the buyer to meet the truck at a centaral location such as a livestock auction or veterinary clinic relatively close to them. We also encourage the drivers to be as flexible as possible and request that they not deliver your cattle in the middle of the night if avoidable. If you would like to insure your cattle, you can do so on sale day. Most of the cattle to be delivered from the sale are delivered within 45 days after the sale. If, for any reason, you desire an expedited delivery, please notify Grant Gardiner at (620) 635-0382 or email grant.c.gardiner@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for quicker delivery.

G A R Home Town 81B

Actual hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 453 days of age. Neat combination of calving ease, growth, marbling and muscle. Yes, it is possible to have multi-trait excellence. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town

Lot 34

GAR Hometown AF31

Actual hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 548 days of age. G A R Home Town is a sire with a stunning presence, pleasing personality, and confident gait to help him fit the industry needs of today. Home Town sires cattle that grow, grade incredibly well with a ribeye per hundred weight that will help achieve acceptable Yield Grade. He sires cattle with tremendous value that have worked all over the world. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2996

G A R Paragon 2950

G A R Paragon 2873

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G A R Home Town L172

G A R Iconic 2982

I hear sometimes that all of the information in the world today is exhausting, yet if you put your head down and push through it can be exhilarating! Let’s put our heads down! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L72

Actual hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 452 days of age. Cattle are sold by the pound, yet the pounds are worth significantly more when they are Prime. L72 will sire Prime pounds. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3040

Lot 44

GAR Transcendent 211P

The ROI Index is a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point. This index ties together reproduction, calving ease, maternal genetic merit and growth throughout the animal’s lifetime, and the quality based carcass merit in an Angus based herd. This “Profit” index is why we select the elite ROI females to use as donors. 3040 ranks in the top 1% of the Method Genetics Database for ROI! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 101B

Designed breeding programs have a plan. We are thankful for Henry Gardiner’s plan that worked so well in the past and will continue to lead us the right way in the future! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat J2181

100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

I hear sometimes that all of the information in the world today is exhausting, yet if you put your head down and push through it can be exhilarating! Let’s put our heads down! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Duelthreat AF201

Jack Wilder Gardiner’s first sale!

GAR Phoenix AF131

G A R Paragon 2888

and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 2953

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G A R Paragon 2954

Take 2953 and breed heifers (or cows) and you will have calves that the order buyers, cattle feeders, and consumers will demand! Incredible genetics of merit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2842

Holy cow, Batman! Look at the value of this Paragon son! Top genetic rankings abound! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2957

We have a wide range of customers with different operations and marketing plans. The best bull for one customer may not be the best choice for another. When we design matings we consider many key EPDs, including: calving ease, yearling weight, yearling height, marbling, $Beef and Method Genetics’ Retained Ownership Income (ROI). Decades of data collected on over a half century of Gardiner genetics from birth to harvest enable us to guarantee these bulls will work for you in your environment.

The 183 bulls offered in this sale rank in the top…

G A R Expansion MW12

G A R Paragon 2813

When we set parameters and seek them we can reach to achieve our desired goals. Elite $Beef bull. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good 322J

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possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Lot 57

Sweet ranking for MPI, QPI, and ROI. We want our cattle to compete on a “fast track.” With Method Genetics methodology that benchmarks with the commercial industry, you know that you are getting real time information in a select population! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2833

brings the multi trait excellence that we crave. Note the composition of growth. This growth comes in a package that rewards value in today’s market place. When you look at a sire that leads the charts with top 1% Marbling & top 10% Ribeye you have a sire of merit. Special genetic package! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas J2177

Lot

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G A R Transcendent G2325

G A R Home Town L202

hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 444 days of age. When an Angus bull is over +2 for Marbling he is special for that trait! In the near future all of our bulls will average this. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Transcendent 216P

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As we pursue our destination I remember that the purpose of it all is the exploration of what could and can be! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town G2051

G A R Home Town L392

for multiple traits to excel is slower than single trait selection. Yet the paradox is that the slower approach is the key to actually achieving these goals. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 52W

Ultrasound at 441 days of age. These genetics allow the industry to produce more Prime Beef. As Henry said in 1998, soon we will have cattle that grade Prime at the level we have achieving CAB now (1998). We now say soon we will see cattle hitting greater than 50% Prime (our clients today are at 42%). Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Durable pedigree that offers a multitude of value with the “type & kind” that beef producers love! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town G2315

Lot 67

G A R Transcendent 210M

G A R Home Town TA222

Lot

68

Good golly Miss Molly! What an amazing genetic package of Marbling and

210M will sire calves that excel for the Beef traits of economic VALUE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Transcendent 203P

Month

Tremendous candidate to breed heifers and his genetics are packed with all of the needed goodies for profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Any buyer of any lot or group in the sale will have $100 deducted from the purchase price of that lot or group if he provides for the transportation from GAR within two weeks after the sale.

G A R Transcedent 213M

14-16 Month Old Bulls

G A R

2983

Sidney Munk takes a turn in the practice pen learning to cut a calf out of the herd. Also, Sidney will join the K-State family next fall as she enters grad school.

G A R Home Town 32B

G A R Dual Threat 212G

Cheyenne Taylor waits her turn in the practice pen. We appreciate the interns and their willingness to learn.

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Month Old Bulls

G A R Transcendent L652

G A R Kansas 72W

When you have the opportunity to access genetics that will sire more Prime grading capability into your herd, you have a greater chance at profitability. L652 possesses elite marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Sunbeam J2017

G A R Transcendent 251G

Discipline is simple, yet it becomes very unusual in a world that sees it as boring. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom 142G

G A R Iconic 211M

G A R Transcendent MW22

I have heard it said that a decision is a conclusion. We have decided to create the most profitable cattle that we know how to breed. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Sure Fire 1571W

The ones who are passionate enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do. Thank you to our mentors Henry Gardiner, Roy Wallace and John Crouch for pursuing the excellence necessary for us all to survive! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

circumference. Ultrasound at 513 days of age. Time tested pedigree with real time value today! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2571

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Often progress occurs outside of our comfort zone, think of challenges as opportunity! We all have our challenges, so let’s embrace these many opportunities! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 72G

Success is the result of action! Our actions are our great opportunity to grow and learn! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Set Apart 182G

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G A R Gravity 202L

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Actual hip height and scrotal circumference. Ultrasound at 446 days of age. Power up dude with all of the goodies of Beef cattle excellence on this top 1% Yearling growth son of Gravity out of Inertia’s dam! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 32G

Marbling is the trait that differentiates Beef on a value basis per pound. TA102 possesses great marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom 222G

G A R Ashland TA242

G A R Ashland 5008 R942

Kansas is a sire that we are so pleased with his calving, ease, growth, marbling and muscle. Rugged cattle that aren’t out of bounds for mature size. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 22E

If you want excellence, get started now, don’t wait! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Jack Wilder is making good use of his quilt from Aunt Greta and Uncle Quanah

G A R Deadwood 32E

G A R

Thoreau said success usually comes to those are too busy to be looking for it. Let’s keep busy! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 62E

G A R Dual Threat 205L

We believe that opportunities are there in this business for those who pursue them! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Why We Collect Carcass Data

Gardiner Angus Ranch has proven every A.I. and E.T. sire since the first Sire Evaluation Report was published in 1974. With the influence of genomic data and structured sire evaluation, the confidence in our mating decisions is based on end-product proof. In 2022, our structured sire evaluation challenged our home-raised GAR Transcendent, Kansas, and Greater Good progeny to compete against Home Town, Ashland, Quantum, Dual Threat, Sure Fire and Momentum.

G A R Home Town G1679

You Truly May Have It All!

Lot 102 GAR Home Town G1827

G A R Home Town G1827

How much fun is it to have bulls like G1679 that are over 2 for marbling elite for muscle with modest birth weight and top 10% growth? Absolutely a fun opportunity! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

USPB DELIVERY RIGHTS

Many of our customers realize the value of access to GAR USPB delivery rights. Today, the demand exceeds our supply. Due to the increased demand, we are requiring prior authorization. If you are a GAR customer, retaining ownership, and would like to use GAR delivery rights, please contact Mark Gardiner (620) 6355095 for prior authorization.

From 1998 through 2022, GAR customers marketed 128,000 head through U.S. Premium Beef, earning an average of $94.29 per head above the base price, totaling $12,068,740

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Lot 104 GAR Hometown P561

G A R Home Town W911

This Home Town son has exquisite $B, $C and Marbling!

So when you have the opportunity to acquire a

that is

ROI and CED, my recommendation would be to BUY HIM. This is an incredible opportunity to buy one of the best bulls we will sell this spring! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

REPEAT BUYER POLICY

Once again we are offering our “repeat buyer credit policy.” This policy is the same as in previous years. If you purchased an animal in our May 2022, September 2022, January 2023 or April 2023 sales, you will receive 5% off your purchases in this sale. If you have not made a GAR purchase in the last 12 months, but make a purchase in this sale, you will become a repeat-buyer and receive 5% off of any future purchase you make in the next 12 months. This 5% discount is determined after all credits have been subtracted from the gross purchase price.

G A R Home Town D701

Lot 105 GAR Home Town D701

Beef cattle versatility is a blend of the traits that excel for the attributes of economic merit, yet maintain a delicate balance of functionality with calving ease, moderation of mature size and the maternal function to replicate the process. Home Town as a sire has done this better than any sire we have worked with to date.

Lot 106 GAR Home Town G1662

G1662 will ring the bell with his progeny on US Premium Beef’s value added grid!

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R Home Town G1662

G A R Dual Threat P551

G A R Quantum 7551

Goodness!

Since 2017, we have charted the carcass results of more than 17,000 head of cattle sold through U.S. Premium Beef using GAR delivery rights.

17,520 head…

Average 98.73% Choice or higher and 32.59% Prime. Industry average is 80% Choice and 10% Prime. GAR customers earned $149.50 premium per head.

2017 through 2022

GAR Cattle & GAR Customer Cattle processed through USPB using GAR delivery rights vs. Industry average

G A R Transcendent P531

G A R West Point Z511

113

G A R Home Town Z541

G A R Home Town 1270J

G A R Home Town L661

115

G A R Home Town M1801

G A R Home Town W4041

hip height and scrotal circumference. When you have marbling and value like this, your calves will have “show me the money” all over them! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town B141

has a great deal of post weaning value for his genetic predictions. My goodness look at this

and

interest.

G A R Home Town P681

G A R Home Town B147

G A R Foolproof W5541

118

An old proverb states that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, let’s sow the seeds of success for future generations TODAY! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Hometown137D

and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat 611G

If we choose to achieve we will! Let’s do all we are able to every day to get better at what we do! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and

G A R Home Town 7861

Ultrasound at 293 days of age. I have heard of our family’s program described multiple ways, including being “marketers.” I would suggest we sell logic for a living. I can logically recommend this bull as a powerful Angus bull for the traits of magnitude! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

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20 Month Old Bulls

G A R Kansas 241J

G A R Ashland 1291W

G A R X Man W631

127

The question of would you prefer a pound of gold or a pound of lead is easy to answer, go for the GOLD!! Great balls of fire look at the elite marbling on 1291W! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat 521G

Ultrasound at 298 days of age. We all went to school to get some basic principles of education. We all live life to get a deeper education, but yet still search for understanding. Like many things we won’t ever learn all of the answers, but let’s keep living and learning. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good P691

at 319 days of age. Throughout Angus history, when we identify populations of cattle that will defy the correlated traits, we are able to expand the population. This has proven to be true opportunity. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 421J

Lot 131

G A R Dual Threat 381G

G A R Dual Threat 251J

G A R Home Grown W671

G A R Kansas 161J

133

Ultrasound at 319 days of age. Go ahead and make your life easier by choosing multi-trait preeminence! Marbling genetics at their finest! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Inferno 541G

Ultrasound at 284 days of age. When we are younger we have all of the answers, as we mature we get more questions. I know this, the older I get the smarter dad gets. Selling 100%

1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Revamp Z361

Ultrasound at 318 days of age. As long as we are learning, we are living. We continue to learn with each stack of genetics what the next generation is able to achieve! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

137

G A R Home Town MW31

Ultrasound at 308 days of age. Measure, manage, select & multiply. This is what designed genetics do to advance the beef industry! MW31 excels for multiple traits. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Quantum 211J

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G A R Ashland D41

G A R Inferno 631G

Ultrasound at 286 days of age. Recognizing what matters to your operation, your business and your family is as important to us as anything we do. That is why we put so much effort into the designing and preparation of these bulls! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Inertia Z551

G A R Dual Threat A721

G A R Refresh 18WR

There is never a one size fits all recipe for success, but there is a diligent pursuit of purpose to be the most successful on the most traits for the majority of producers. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good 1001J

142

Sometimes our business is like a “bad hair day.” That is okay. Just put your head down and go on. That way there is no stopping along the way. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Ashland N5081

Some say that monotony is the law of nature, yet consistency is the fundamental that repetition actually allows for us to change! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Refresh S161

We believe in tried and true databased selection, with common sense animal husbandry and stockmanship. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Ashland 6071

Genetic predictions that are elite on so many levels. Unique calving ease and early growth. Top 10% YW and bottom 25% YH. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Ashland 5811

G A R Cache 5601

G A R Reliant W2151

151

In the age of constant acceleration often there is nothing as fast as slowing down. Pragmatic genetic decisions pay dividends for the future. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R On Tap Z601

Experience is the best teacher in this business. The entry fee for understanding is participation. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Quantum 6171

We love to awaken to the possibilities of beef cattle excellence. We are so fortunate that these ruminant animals can take cellulose that humans can’t consume and convert it to the best tasting protein in the world! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

154

G A R Dual Threat EWA 186

G A R Ashland G1824

G A R Kansas D11

157

We like cattle, we like Angus cattle, and we certainly love Angus cattle that make the next calf crop even better! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 5421

155

Ultrasound at 298 days of age. Ultrasound at 313 days of age. Line bred to Sure Fire! One of my mentors, Richard McClung, would say “now you are breeding cattle boy!” Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Quantum W4071

G A R Kansas 125M

G A R Dual Threat U148

Don’t be boxed in with constrictions that others place on us, use these genetics to achieve goals that in the past were viewed as unattainable. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R High Ground D511

163

Every decision you make is your identity for what you hope to achieve. When we breed cattle we hope to identify cattle that are profitable and problem free for you. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town

W4061

Ultrasound at 313 days of age. We work to strip away the ego of seedstock hype and noise. This is important as we seek accurate answers. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R L529 Proactive D541

Henry Gardiner purchased his 1st registered females in 1947. We are pleased to continue to build on Henry’s original plan to improve beef cattle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town D531

The difference between who we are is what we want to be is what we choose to do! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Lot

166

G A R Home Town B134

Lot 168

G A R Revamp Z391

G A R Home Town W541

Lot 169

G A R Set Apart P601

Breeding beef cattle for the commercial industry is a responsibility that we take seriously. The profitability of our customers is largely dependent on our choices. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Phoenix 191J

We have written just shy of 1400 footnotes this spring! People tell me them they enjoy them so you are a “Daisey” you have even read some of them. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Set Apart W2611

G A R Transcendent 1273J

If we get involved with skin in the game, we understand the rules of the game so much better. The skin (and abrasions) have been a challenge that leads to great joy in our journey. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Set Apart W2621

171

G A R Fireball 1554J

Lot 174

G A R Transcendent P811

My main focus is in this business has been and is to create beef cattle that will make money for our customers. The buzzword sustainability in my mind means profitability. We have never had cattle that can achieve this as well we can today. That is our responsibility and mission. We take this responsibility very seriously! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas P501

G A R Dual Threat P701

G A R Home Town 7651

G A R Dual Threat P671

177

Wowza!

for marbling and RE, top 2% YW! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town P771

Home Town x Momentum is one of our all time favorite pedigrees for beef cattle success! Special bull for multiple traits. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town J1283

cattle opportunities have never been greater! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Opportunity is there for us all to reach out and pursue.

Meating Demand

GAR-Influenced Commercial Females

Selling approximately 150 head of GAR-Influenced, AI bred commercial replacement heifers. The heifers are Method Genetics tested and the EPDs and Indexes will be available sale day. The females will sell in ten head groups. Buyer must take a minimum of 10 head, but may also take multiple groups.

GROUP #1: Approximately 100 head of GAR-Influenced commercial heifers, bred AI 3/9/23 to GAR Transcendent.

GROUP #2: Approximately 20 head of GAR-Influenced commercial heifers, bred AI 2/27/23 to GAR Home Team.

GROUP #3: Approximately 30 head of GAR-Influenced commercial heifers, bull bred to sons of Ashland. Bred approx. 3/15 -25.

SPECIAL FEATURE

The complete dispersal of the Ute Creek Cattle Company cow herd.

The modern Ute Creek Cattle Company is inspired by seven generations on the New Mexico ranch. Tuda and husband, Jack Crews, have focused on land conservation, restoration, innovations and beef cattle improvements. As a 2021 New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award recipient, Ute Creek Cattle Co. is a shining example of animal husbandry, land and resource management and an iron clad commitment to leaving a legacy of improvements. The Ute Creek cow herd is heavily influenced by GAR genetics.

Selling Approximately 200 Spring Born Cow-Calf Pairs

The calves are sired by Ashland, Transcendent and sons of Ashland, Identified, Sure Fire and Quantum.

The majority of the cows are from two to five years old and sired by sons of Prophet, Absolute, Ashland, Scale House, and Sure Fire. Go to GardinerAngus.com for a sire list and current EPDs.

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G A R Home Town

G A R Transcendent

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G A R Dual Threat

G A R Set Apart

G A R Kansas

Ankonian Paragon 0C4

672

HPCA Veracious

Deadwood

Expected Progeny Differences (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.

GROWTH

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 EPD (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 EPD (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.

Yearling Weight EPD (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.

Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), 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.

Dry Matter Intake (DMI), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of difference transmitting ability for feed intake during the postweaning phase, compared to that of other sires.

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

Scrotal Circumference EPD (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. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves. In herds where temperament problems are not an issue, this expected difference would not be realized.

MATERNAL

Heifer Pregnancy (HP), the heifer pregnancy EPDs are designed to characterize differences among sires in the Angus breed for daughter’s heifer pregnancy. When comparing two sires based on their heifer pregnancy EPDs (reported in units of percentage), a higher EPD sire would be expected to have daughters with a greater probability or chance of becoming pregnant than a sire with the lower EPD.

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 EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed 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 EPD (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 EPD (MH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires.

Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar 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 (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and energy costs associated with differences in mature cow size.

CARCASS

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

Ribeye Area EPD (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 EPD (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.

YEARLING AND ULTRASOUND ADJUSTED MEASUREMENTS

Adj. Yrlg. Scrotal Circ: Adjusted yearling scrotal circumference, the bull’s scrotal circumference measured in centimeters adjusted to one year of age.

Adj. Yrlg. Hip Ht.: Each bull’s hip height measured in inches and adjusted to one year of age.

Adj. %IMF: The percent intramuscular fat (marbling) adjusted to 365 days of age. Heritability for marbling is in the moderate range.

%IMF Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull or female is for its marbling scan within its contemporary group.

Adj. Yrlg. Ribeye Area: Each bull’s ribeye area measured in square inches and adjusted to one year of age.

REA Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull is for his adjusted ribeye area.

Adj. Rib Fat: This is the off-test backfat measured in inches adjusted to 365 days of age.

Rib Fat Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull or female is for its backfat scan within its contemporary group.

Adj. Rump Fat: This is the off-test rump fat measured in inches adjusted to 365 days of age. Rump Fat Ratio: The percent above or below average (100= average) a bull or female is for its rump fat scan within its contemporary group.

$VALUE INDEXES

Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for pre-weaning merit. $W includes both revenue and cost adjustments associated with differences in birth weight, weaning direct growth, maternal milk, and mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning merit compared to progeny of other sires.

Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires. Quality Grade ($QG), $QG represents the quality grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $QG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on improving quality grade. The carcass marbling (Marb) EPD and ultrasound-derived percent intramuscular fat (%IMF) EPD contribute to $QG.

Yield Grade ($YG), $YG represents the yield grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $YG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on red meat yield. It provides a multi-trait approach to encompass ribeye, fat thickness and weight into an economic value for red meat yield.

Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires.

DAM’S PRODUCTION RECORD:

Act.BW — Actual Birth Weight: The number of calves each dam has had and the average actual birth weight of those calves. Example: 3-81 means the dam has had 3 calves with an average actual birth weight of 81 pounds.

BWR — Birth Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average birth weight ratio. Example: 2-98 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average BWR of 98.

WWR — Weaning Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average weaning weight ratio. Example: 2-102 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average WWR of 102.

YWR — Yearling Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average yearling weight ratio. Example: 2-103 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average YWR of 103.

DAM’S ULTRASOUND PRODUCTION RECORD

%IMF: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average %IMF ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for IMF with an average ratio of 112.

REA: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average ribeye area ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for REA with an average ratio of 112.

Fat: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average rib fat ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for rib fat with an average ratio of 112. A ratio above 100 would mean that this animal has above average rib fat (more fat) and a ratio of less than 100 means that the animal has less rib fat (less fat) within the animal’s contemporary group.

RU Fat: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average rump fat ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for rump fat with an average ratio of 112. A ratio above 100 would mean that this animal has above average rump fat (more fat) and a ratio of less than 100 means that the animal has less rump fat (less fat) within the animal’s contemporary group.

BW — Birth Weight: The actual weight in pounds at birth.

Calving-Ease Score: 1 = unassisted; 2 = some assistance; 3 = mechanical assistance.

METHOD GENETICS® CHOICE EPD AND SELECTION INDEX KEY

CARCASS WEIGHT (CW): The carcass weight EPD is reported in pounds of harvest carcass weight. As with other weight traits, selection for weight genetics is moderately to highly heritable and will lead to increased directional genetic change in pounds. The CW EPD has contributions not only from the genotyped calves, but harvest carcass records, ultrasound indicator trait results, and available pedigree.

MARBLING (MARB): Marbling EPDs are reported in harvest marbling score units, with a higher value being more favorable.

RIBEYE AREA (REA): The ribeye area EPD, with a higher value as the typical desired direction, can be used to place selection pressure on this trait to impact red meat yield.

CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED): Reported as a percentage of unassisted calvings, this EPD is used to select favorable calving ease genetics for use in matings to first calf heifers. The value is more noted for sire selection. In Angus-influenced herds that have heavily emphasized calving ease genetics, selection pressure for this trait may or may not be a priority. A higher value is more favorable. For example if there was a 5 percentage point difference between to animals (+10 vs +5), one would expect 5 more calves out of 100 to be born unassisted in future progeny, to favor choosing the animal with the CED of +10.

DOCILITY (DOC): Docility is reported as a convenience trait with a higher value favoring more docile temperament. Reported in percentage units, these EPDs can be used as an accessory sorting tool as needed.

CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM): This EPD is applicable to calves out of daughters of firstcalf heifers and their unassisted calving percentage difference relative to other individuals. Again, as with CED, a higher value is more favorable and reported in units of percent.

MATERNAL PRODUCTION INDEX (MPI): The Maternal Production Index is reported in dollars per calf produced from the breeding herd with Angus-based genetics. It encompasses direct and maternal calving ease, heifer pregnancy, weaning growth, maternal milk, and mature size differences in a scenario where replacement females are retained and calves are marketed at weaning.

QUALITY POUNDS INDEX (QPI): The Quality Pounds Index is reported in dollars per calf for herds with Angus-based genetics. It focuses on the terminal side of the herd’s business for feedlot gain and carcass merit genetic differences. There are no provisions for calving ease or maternal traits, with the assumption that all calves are under a retained ownership scenario fed out and marketed on a premium quality-based grid.

RETAINED OWNERSHIP INCOME (ROI): Cattle producers interested in a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point should use the Retained Ownership Income index ties together reproduction, calving ease, maternal genetic merit, growth throughout the calf’s lifetime, and quality based carcass merit in an Angus-based herd. The ROI is reported in dollars per calf produced in the herd, and consolidates the sub-indexes of MPI and QPI.

METHOD GENETICS EPD AND INDEX PERCENTILE RANKS (%) are a numeric ranking of the animal’s EPD and Index values on a 1% to 100% scale. For most traits a lower numeric value is considered more favorable, such as for CED EPD. For example, a 25% presented with an EPD indicates that animal is in the upper 25 percent of the animals in the Method Genetics evaluation for calves born in the last five years.

THE GARDINER ANGUS RANCH BREEDING GUARANTEE

We guarantee that all breeding cattle sold by Gardiner Angus Ranch, both bulls and females, are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull is injured at any time in the 12 months following the sale so as to make them functionally infertile, we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement, if available, or issue you a credit equal to the bull’s purchase price minus the salvage value received for that bull. If a female is determined to be a non-breeder, then we would ask you to sell her and would offer you the difference of her purchase price minus the salvage value as a credit in any future GAR sale. This guarantee is in addition to the Sale Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association which also apply.

A WORD ABOUT FREE DELIVERY

Gardiner Angus Ranch offers its customers free delivery anywhere in the lower 48 states. As a part of that delivery we work with reputable livestock transportation companies that we feel comfortable with in the handling of your cattle in both a professional and conscientious way. GAR will do everything possible to deliver your cattle to a point that is convenient for both you and the trucking company. In some cases where there are cattle from multiple owners loaded on the same truck, it is necessary for the buyer to meet the truck at a central location such as a livestock auction or veterinary clinic relatively close to them. We also encourage the drivers to be as flexible as possible and request that they not deliver your cattle in the middle of the night if avoidable. If you would like to insure your cattle, you can do so on sale day. Most of the cattle to be delivered from the sale are delivered within 45 days after the sale. If, for any reason, you desire an expedited delivery, please notify Grant Gardiner at (620) 635-0382 or email grant.c.gardiner@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for quicker delivery.

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH VACCINATION PROGRAM

Two Month Calves—Endovac-Bovi (Immvac)

Vision 7 (Merck Animal Health)

VistaOnce (Merck Animal Health)

Calves at 205 day Pre-weaning

Vision 7 20/20 (Merck Animal Health)

Vista Once (Merck Animal Health)

Weaning (June)

Vista 5 (Merck Animal Health)

Yearling Heifers (>30 day Pre-Breeding)

Vista 3 V/L5 (Merck Animal Health)

Ivomec Pour-On (Merial)

Cows at Synchronization

Virashield 6V/L5 (Novartis)

Ivomec Pour-On (Merial)

Bulls (Pre-Sale)

Anaplasmosis vaccination (1 dose)

All animals have been tested for PI BVD are found to be free of this disease. The goal of this vaccination program is to decrease the risk for diseases that are prevalent in our area and our management scheme.

ASHLAND VETERINARY CENTER, INC.

Dr. Randall K. Spare

Dr. John L. Kellenberger • Dr. Kelly M. Deewall

The Method Matters

The Method Genetics index values are derived from Method Genetics EPDs combined with industry-focused economic weightings. The Method EPDs are generated from a multi-trait, ‘single-step’ genetic evaluation that uses performance measures, ancestral pedigree, and

available DNA genotypes. This single-step approach incorporates the genotypes directly into the genetic evaluation process and was implemented at Method in the summer of 2014.

Method Genetics® Selection Index Key Used in the catalog

MATERNAL PRODUCTION INDEX (MPI):

The Maternal Production Index is reported in dollars per calf produced from the breeding herd with Angus-based genetics. It encompasses direct and maternal calving ease, heifer pregnancy, weaning growth, maternal milk, and mature size differences in a scenario where replacement females are retained and calves are marketed at weaning.

QUALITY POUNDS INDEX (QPI):

The Quality Pounds Index is reported in dollars per calf for herds with Angus-based genetics. It focuses on the terminal side of the herd’s business for feedlot gain and carcass merit genetic differences. There are no provisions for calving ease or maternal traits, with the assumption that all calves are under a retained ownership scenario fed out and marketed on a premium quality-based grid.

METHOD GENETICS INDEX PERCENTILE RANKS (%):

A numeric ranking of the animal’s Index values on a 1% to 100% scale. A lower numeric value is considered more favorable. For example, a 25% presented with an index indicates that animal is in the upper 25 percent of the animals in the Method Genetics genetic evaluation for calves born in the last five years.

RETAINED OWNERSHIP INCOME (ROI):

Cattle producers interested in a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point can use the Retained Ownership Income index ties together reproduction, calving ease, maternal genetic merit, growth throughout the calf’s lifetime, and quality based carcass merit in an Angus-based herd. The ROI is reported in dollars per calf produced in the herd, and consolidates the sub-indexes of MPI and QPI.

Genetic Acceleration

Disciplined breeding, genomic information, accurate selection tools, phenotypic performance and carcass data enable genetic acceleration.

GAR Home Free

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Sire: GAR Home Town

Dam: GAR Momentum F266

Proven genetics, moderate stature, elite calving ease, marbling and ribeye. Semen: $30 / $40 certificate

GAR Dual Force

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Sire: GAR Dual Threat

Dam: GAR Early Bird N895

Outcross opportunity on Home Town daughters with unique balance for calving ease, early growth, marbling and muscle.

Semen: $30 / $40 certificate

GAR Home Team

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Sire: GAR Home Town

Dam: GAR Prodigy 1558

Powerful combination of Home Town, Prodigy, Prophet and Sunrise genetics with elite calving ease, growth, marbling and muscle.

Semen: $30 / $40 certificate

To order semen, contact the AVC semen sales hotline. AshlandVetCenter@gmail.com (888) 250-3707 • AshlandVetCenter.net