CK Bar Ranch Bull Sale - 2024

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2024 | 2:00 PM MT |

Sale Day Contacts

St. Onge Livestock 800-249-1995

St. Onge Livestock, alt. phone 605-642-2200

Kelly Erickson, CK Bar Ranch 701-898-1583

Kelly Erickson, add. phones . . . . . . . .605-344-2589 or 605-488-0329

Tyrel Mitchell, TCM Simmentals 605-488-0119

Sale Staff

Scott Dirks, TriState Livestock .................... 605-380-6024

Will Bollum, Western Ag Reporter .................. 507-244-0833

Justin Tupper, Auctioneer ....................... 605 680 0259

Rocky Forseth, Allied Genetics 406 590 7984

Online Bidding

Sale can be viewed live on the internet at www.dvauction.com

A direct link can be found at www.ckbarranch.com

Please register the day before the sale.

Sale Location

St. Onge Livestock

11693 Sale Barn Road, Saint Onge, SD 57779

Thursday, April 4, 2024 - View bulls 12:00 PM to Dark

Friday, April 5, 2024 - View bulls 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Announcements

Announcements made from the auction block on sale day will take precedence over printed material or any prior advertising.

Free Delivery

Free delivery of bulls to South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana. Discount of $50 per/bull given if picked up sale day by buyer.

CK Bar Ranch & TCM Simmental Terms

All cattle sell under the suggested terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association, view online at www.simmental.org. All Simmental/SimAngus bulls will be tested for coat color and polled status.

Your Source for RANCH READYBulls

Welcome to our 23rd annual bull sale. First, I would like to express our sincere thanks to our past bull buyers. Our repeat buyers have invested in genetics that have proven themselves in the market many times over during this year’s marketing season. We are proud to say that calves sired by our genetics topped many sales from last fall into the spring sales. We strive to keep the extremes out of our breeding decisions and the result is a very uniform set of bulls that will pass that uniformity onto their offspring. There was a pretty famous breeder that used the phrase “guts, nuts, and butts,” and I think these bulls exemplify that statement. These bulls’ offspring may be the most profitable cattle ever born. Because of this, it’s sure enough time to upgrade genetics to add the most value to your calf crop. We can help with marketing your calves in a couple of different ways. If you are looking to change up your marketing strategy, give me a call and we can maybe help you out. Again, this year we will be offering free keep until May 1 and delivery to adjoining states. We hope to see you in St. Onge on April 5th, but if you are unable to attend DVAuction is available, as well as our top-notch sales staff. Thank you for your interest in both of our programs.

OMF EPIC E27

The Epic progeny are thick made, big hipped and have excellent leg structure. The Epics have tons of eye appeal and are very easy keeping kind of cattle. OMF Epic cattle are very predictable in the their type and kind. These bulls will pass these same great traits on to their offspring.

Here is an Epic son with a snip of white on his face. Since birth he has always caught my eye, out of a first calf heifer by Guardian. Heifer bull.

MR TCM EPIC 3016L

A heifer bull with a 79 lbs. birthweight. Another bull that’s an Epic son out of a Guardian, this breeding matched up very well with calving ease and growth.

PB

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5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

MR TCM EPIC 3020L

BD: 2/22/23 / ASA#: 4300509 / Tattoo: 3020 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF EPIC E27 SIRE

OMF TIME LESS B100

R5 SOLUTION E111

MISS TCM SOLUTION 105J

WAGR MS TURNPIKE 9059G

JB3 TCM MR EPIC

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF

MR NLC BUDDY 7228E JB3 MISS SU 693

BD:

JB3 TCM MR EPIC L337

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KECH MR. 095

TNT THR UNITY D420

THR 8522F SIRE

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

HOOK`S EASTWOOD 30C

KECH MS. 045 DAM

UC CROCUS D545 BLK

Here is a bull that lets you sleep all night with calving ease but adds his outstanding length of body. A heifer bull prospect.

THR 8522F

The 8522 cattle have been the best all around sire I have used. His calves come easy with a lot of vigor at birth, then take off and grow. His first daughters look to have great udder quality and an awesome temperament. We bred a set of commercial Angus heifers to him and had no problems, with the calves weighing an average of 79# at birth. The bulls are impressive in their muscle shape and overall stoutness. They have spring of rib and are long bodied. He sired our high selling set of bulls last year.

KECH MR. 633

A very attractive bull with really good CE numbers. He has exceeded our expectations from a growth standpoint. He is a twin and started small, but has grown into a bull that just gets better every day.

KECH MR. 013

BD: 3/24/23 / ASA#: 4322064 / Tattoo: L013 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE HOOK`S EASTWOOD 30C KECH MS 713

Another top calving ease bull that will add length and thickness to his calves. His dam’s cow family has been a mainstay in our herd.

KECH MR.531

BD: 4/3/23 / ASA#: 4322057 / Tattoo: L531 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW

This bull is a real meat wagon in a moderate framed package. He will add rib shape thickness on a sound set of feet and legs.

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5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

KECH MR. 619

BD: 4/6/23 / ASA#: 4322061 / Tattoo: L619 / Homo Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

THR 8522F SIRE

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

TJ OMAHA 378A

UC CROCUS D519 BLK DAM

UC C ROCUS S335 BLK

This bull is a light birthweight bull that maintained really good growth. He is a long made, thick butted bull. His dam is a nice uddered female.

5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

KECH MR. 718

BD: 4/6/23 / ASA#: 4322066 / Tattoo: L718 / Black / Homo Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

THR 8522F SIRE

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MS. 718 DAM

C/K COULEE 717

A true heifer bull. He has a small head and very smooth shoulders that will put your mind at ease at night.

5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

KECH MR. 639

BD: 4/12/23 / ASA#: 4322048 / Tattoo: L639 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

THR 8522F

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

TJ CORNHUSKER 226A

UC CROCUS D439 BLK

UC CROCUS A472 BLK

639 is a maternal brother to our second highest selling bull from a year ago. He has many of the same traits as his half brother with the added calving ease of 8522.

5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

KECH MR. 711

BD: 4/12/23 / ASA#: 4322051 / Tattoo: L711 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

TSN PROTEGE Z896

UC CROCUS E775 BLK

UC CROCUS Z213 BLK

711 is a power bull! When you study his profile, he is a stunning individual to look at. He is as thick of a bull as we have raised, combine that with his phenotype, depth, and you have real herd bull in 711.

LOT 14

LOT 15

LOT 12

KECH MR. 535

TNT THR UNITY D420

is a big bodied bull that is a wide topped with extra performance. Don’t judge him by his picture, this bull is stout made.

KECH MR. 071

TNT THR UNITY D420 GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

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KECH MR. 702

BD: 3/19/23 / ASA#: 4322055 / Tattoo: L702 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

UC CROCUS E782 BLK DAM

G A R US PREMIUM BEEF GW MISS LUCKY CHARM 410P GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS SIRE JBS BIG CASINO 336Y X182 BLK

A calving ease bull that maintains really good performance. His dam is a consistent producer of high-quality progeny.

KECH MR. 709

BD: 3/20/23 / ASA#: 4322065 / Tattoo: L709 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

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This bull offers up a ton of real-world performance while maintaining excellent calving ease and light birthweight. If you need to add some length and frame 709 should be your pick.

KECH MR. 641

BD:

G A R US PREMIUM

GW

UC

Mr. 641 is a stout made bull with loads of real world performance. He has a great disposition to go along with his impressive phenotype. His dam is very consistent producer and has produced several of our top bulls.

LOT 20

LOT 19

LOT 21

STF

AFFAIR Z44M

G A R US PREMIUM BEEF

GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS SIRE

GW MISS LUCKY CHARM 410P

LRS TENX EXCELLANCE 352C

KECH MS. 902 DAM

ROCKYHILLS UMC9

donor dam as a first calver raised one of our high selling bulls earning her a spot in the pen.

Sons of KECH MR. 457

KECH MR. 715

BD: 4/3/23 / ASA#: 4322068 / Tattoo: L715 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457 SIRE E944 DAM

KECH MS 457

A very eye appealing bull that has really excelled since weaning. His dam isn’t registered but has raised several front-end calves.

ROYAL

- SIRE OF 457

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KECH MR. 705

BD: 4/7/23 / ASA#: 4322070 / Tattoo: L705 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457 SIRE

KECH MS 457

ROUSEY GOLD STRIKE 512C

UC CROCUS E767 BLK DAM

UC CROCUS A406 BLK

A nice made bull that is a maternal brother to one of last years high sellers. He went to long time customer Dean Clauson in Montana.

KECH MR. 616

BD: 4/14/23 / ASA#: 4322053 / Tattoo: L616 / Black / Homo Polled

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457 SIRE

KECH MS 457

TJ CORNHUSKER 226A

UC CROCUS D406 BLK DAM

UC CROCUS Z031 BLK

616 is a smooth made, long-bodied son of 457. He has our top cow, KECH MS 457, on the top side of his pedigree.

3/4 SM 7/32 AN 1/32 CS BULL

KECH MR. 016

BD: 4/17/23 / ASA#: 4322067 / Tattoo: L016 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457 SIRE

KECH MS 457

KECH MR. TR 746

KECH MS. 016

UC CROCUS D406 BLK

BD:

3/4 SM 1/4 AN BULL

KECH MR. 801

BD: 4/9/23 / ASA#: 4322060 / Tattoo: L801 / Black / Homo Polled

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MS 457 KECH MR. 457 SIRE

CDI INNOVATOR 325D REMINGTON F1 DEWDROP 83X KECH MS. 801 DAM

He is a moderate framed bull with tons of thickness. He will add some pounds to your calves after they hit the ground.

KECH MR. 704

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457

KECH MS 457

UC CROCUS E819 BLK

a nicely put together bull.

made with smooth shoulders, and is deep ribbed with good thickness.

KECH MR. 477

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KECH MR. 617

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MR. 457 SIRE

KECH MS 457

STF ROYAL AFFAIR Z44M

KECH MS.617 DAM

KECH MS 717

It’s been a few years since we have had a red bull and 617 is outstanding. He almost made 800 lbs. at weaning. If you have some red cows, he will work to make some heavy calves in the fall.

3/4 SM 7/32 AN 1/32

BULL BD: 4/30/23 / ASA#: 4322045 / Tattoo: L696 / Black / Homo Polled

KECH MR. 696

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JB3 TCM MR KINGPIN L184

PB SM BULL

BD: 3/6/23 / ASA#: 4289263 / Tattoo: L184 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

WS CERTIFIED E151

STAV KINGPIN 13G SIRE

STAV HOSS 742E

WS REVIVAL SFIS SFIS FIONA DAM

A Kingpin embryo son out of our donor cow, Fiona. Posted well for the ADG EPD. Fiona calves have all made the keeper pen.

664

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MR TCM KINGPIN 3007L

STAV KINGPIN 13G - SIRE OF LOTS 33-38

PB SM BULL

BD: 3/27/23 / ASA#: 4300473 / Tattoo: 3007 / Hetero Black / Homo Polled

WS CERTIFIED E151

STAV KINGPIN 13G SIRE

STAV HOSS 742E

2E FOREMEOST 3F

MISS TCM 002H DAM

MISS TCM 814F

Here is a Kingpin son that brings a lot to the table that’s sound and structurally correct.

Act BW: 74 Act WW: 610

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MR TCM KINGPIN 3011L

WS CERTIFIED E151

CLRS

3/4 SM 1/4 AN BULL

MR TCM KINGPIN 3010L

BD: 4/16/23 / ASA#: 4300482 / Tattoo: 3010 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

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MR TCM KINGPIN 3014L

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MR TCM REVOLUTION 3018L

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JB3 TCM MR LOVERBOY L295

BD: 2/6/23 / ASA#: 4289220 / Tattoo: L295 / Hetero Black / Homo Polled

HTP/SVF DURACELL T52

THSF LOVER BOY B33 SIRE

RP/MP RIGHT TO LOVE 015U

LBRS GENESIS G69

NEWSGIRL ABBY GENESIS OF BEAUTY. DAM

This guy is one that would catch your eye every time I went to the pasture. Out of a first calf heifer. He has high performance and growth in his geneics. Use caution on heifers.

Act BW: 75 Act WW: 650

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JB3 TCM MR LOVERBOY L01

BD: 2/13/23 / ASA#: 4289294 / Tattoo: L01 / Hetero Black / Homo Polled

HTP/SVF DURACELL T52

THSF LOVER BOY B33 SIRE

RP/MP RIGHT TO LOVE 015U

MR SR 71 RIGHT NOW E1538

JB3 MS. RN J01 DAM

HZN GLORIA G101

Heifer bull prospect. High API and TI out of a young Right Now female. He checks all the boxes!

Act BW: 77 Act WW: 660

JB3 TCM MR LOVERBOY L101

BD: 3/9/23 / ASA#: 4289306 / Tattoo: L101 / Hetero Black / Homo Polled

HTP/SVF DURACELL T52

LOVER BOY B33

RP/MP RIGHT TO LOVE 015U

TJ FROSTY 318E

Heifer bull prospect. Balanced traits across the board. Great cow family, easy fleshing momma.

Act BW: 82 Act WW: 688

BD: 2/14/23 / ASA#: 4289224 / Tattoo: L861 / Black / Homo Polled

MR CCF 20-20

LOT 45

LOT 44

LOT 43

Cool made calving ease bull here. Mother is a moderate framed, easy fleshing cow. This guy should be an excellent choice for heifers.

KECH MR. 043

TJ

Mr. 043 is maternal type bull. He should make some really nice daughters without sacrificing pay weight on the steer mates. One of the best numbered bulls in our offering.

JB3 TCM MR BUDDY LF6

Natrual calf out of Fiona. We have flushed her to many bulls and they all make the keeper pen. Buddy sired calves will give a shot more frame and length of body.

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JB3 TCM MR SUPREME L352

BD: 3/26/23 / ASA#: 4289194 / Tattoo: L352 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

MR HOC BROKER

CNWJ SUPREME 700H SIRE

WAGR ABAGAIL 121Y

3C PASQUE 4720B B

JB3 MS TANK E752 DAM

JB3 MISS W 152

Weaning Weight Ratio 108. Power bull for growth and performance. Supreme was a structurally correct sire.

Act BW: 94 Act WW: 696

KECH MR 901

BD: 3/28/23 / ASA#: 4322050 / Tattoo: L901 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

WERNER FLAT TOP 4136

TJ FLAT IRON 259G SIRE

TJ 33Y

CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z

KECH MS 457

C/K CIARA 413

An ET son out of our top cow Ms 457. He is an impressive individual. He combines real world performance in a sound, deep bodied thick made package. His dam and the entire cow family have been great performance cattle.

KECH MR. 676 1/2

BD: 4/5/23 / ASA#: 4322054 / Tattoo: L676 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

TLS CONFIDENCE 476

MICHELSON BULL 8524F SIRE

TLS ERICA 419

D876 DAM

82 671

This half blood bull is out of a non-registered purebred Simmental cow. He’s got great growth and a moderate birthweight. The 8524F calves have excelled with great calving ease and are easy fleshing, thick made cattle.

“My name is Michael Nathe, and I operate a 300 head cow-calf pair operation in Northeast Montana. Winters are harsh, plenty of wind and sub-zero temperatures. The cattle we run here must be tough and sure footed. Steep hills and native grass are their habitat, and we pasture calve every cow except first calf heifers. I started buying Erickson bulls years ago because of their ability to fit into my operation and not break down in pasture. Sound feet and easy keeping, these Erickson bulls have lasted many years in my herd with no special care to get them through winter. The ability for my cattle to have a vigorous calf from an easy birth is crucial to me. These Erickson bulls have helped give me that healthy calf, as well as provide me with excellent replacement heifers and an increase in weaning weights of 125 pounds over the last ten years. I stand by their quality and reputation.”

- Michael Nathe, Montana

LOT 53

LOT 52

LOT 51

LOT 54

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YOUR SOURCE

KECH MR. 335

BD: 4/16/23 / ASA#: 4322046 / Tattoo: L335 / Black / Homo Polled

TLS CONFIDENCE 476

TLS ERICA 419 MICHELSON BULL 8524F SIRE

C/K MONICA 535 KECH MS. 335 DAM 54

WHEATLAND BULL 9109 W

335 is a lighter birthweight bull but doesn’t sacrifice performance. He is an attractive individual. His 11-year-old dam is still in the herd and has a youthful look to her. Use 355 to add females with longevity to your herd.

PB SM BULL

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MR TCM HAB 3002L

BD: 5/5/23 / ASA#: 4300460 / Tattoo: 3002 / Homo Black / Homo Polled

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752

KRJ F844 JB3 MR HABANEROH44K SIRE

MR TCM CASINO 598C

MISS TCM 924G DAM

MISS TCM 905W

The sire to this bull has been our clean up bull on heifers for several years and his calves never seem to disappoint. Not recommended for heifers. Act

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to using EPDs Quick Guide

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires’ EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and -5, a 15-unit difference would be expected in their progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units). Key to using EPDs is knowing in what units they are expressed. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, sire A would be expected to sire 15 pounds more weaning weight than sire B. If calving ease was the trait, sire A would be expected to sire 15 percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if sire B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we would expect sire A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit www.simmental.org.

Listed below are the units in which ASA EPDs are expressed:

All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario. (See $ Indexes for more details.)

Back Fat (BF): Inches of carcass backfat at 475 days.

Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight.

Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.

Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight at 475 days.

Docility (DOC): Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.

Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.

Marbling (MRB): Carcass marbling score at 475 days.

Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.

Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of carcass ribeye at 475 days.

Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at six years of age.

Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (See TI for more details.)

Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a rib-eye steak.

Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.

Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.

Yield Grade (YG): Carcass yield grade score at 475 days.

$ Indexes: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide pieces of the economic puzzle. This is where $ indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on integrated commercial production. The same technology that led to the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes:

All-Purpose Index (API): Evaluates sires for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of their daughters required to maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold grade and yield.

Terminal Index (TI): Evaluates sires for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield.

Using API and TI: First, determine which index to use; if you are keeping replacements use API, if not, use TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a +50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr.=$6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit: www.simmental.org

Important disclaimer: DO NOT compare index values of purebreds of different breeds, hybrids of different breed composition or purebreds with hybrids — our system was not developed to make valid comparison among these groups. Therefore, you must first determine the breed and breed composition appropriate for your herd and use index values to compare animals within that population.