ALL BULLS HAVE BEEN DNA TESTED WITH PANTHER CREEK RANCH WILL RETAIN 1/3 SEMEN REVENUE SHARING
INTEREST IN ALL BULLS SELLING. SALE BROADCAST AND BIDDING ON
APRIL 5, 2025
BOWEN, IL • 1 PM
“The Workin’ Kind ”
Panther Creek Ranch will keep all bulls free of charge until May 1st at the buyers risk. Bulls become property of the new owners as soon as they are sold. If you are planning on leaving your bulls, mortality insurance will be available sale day. If your bull leaves before April 7th, you will receive a $100 credit sale day.
VIEWING
Cattle may be viewed anytime prior to sale day, just give us a call. Each lot will also have a video 10 days prior to the sale you may view on DVAuction.
TERMS OF THE SALE
Cattle will sell under terms and conditions suggested by American Angus Association. Check, cash, or money wire will be accepted.
HEALTH
Interstate health papers will be furnished.
TRUCKING
Free delivery up to 500 miles or nationwide on purchases of $15,000 on bulls. Trucking Available from Will Kiesewetter 319-471-1813
LIABILITY
All persons attending this sale do so at their own risk, legal or otherwise for their safety of the behavior of the animals. Owners, nor sale staff assume liability for property loss, damage or accidents that may occur.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From the block or update sheets will take precedence over this printed material.
INSURANCE
Jeanne Conover 515-491-1335
LUNCH
Will be served on the sale site at 11:30.
BREEDING GUARANTEE
We guarantee that all cattle sold in this sale are fertile to the best of our knowledge. All bulls sell with a breeding guarantee that is if a bull is to be found functionally infertile during the first breeding season we will provide you with a replacement of equal value or issue you a credit minus the salvage value of $2,000 in a future sale. Your bull is an investment and should be treated as such. Overworked, undercared for, or mismanaged bulls can not be replaced. Fall calving females in this sale have been pregnancy tested and will be guaranteed pregnant sale day. Claims on open fall calving cows will need to be made by May 1st, 2024.
VOLUME DISCOUNTS
3% on 3 bulls, 4% on 4, 5% on 5, graduating up to 10% on 10 bulls
welcome to the sale!
Welcome to our 31st annual “Workin’ Kind” Bull and Female Sale! This marks our 72nd consecutive year of breeding and selling Angus cattle. We are incredibly grateful to be part of a business that allows our entire family to be involved, and it continues to grow year after year. The Angus industry has created a deep bond within our family—one that feels almost addictive. We are passionate livestock people, and the pursuit of raising quality cattle is in our blood. Watching our grandkids interact with the livestock, it’s clear they have that same passion. They love being out with the cattle, just as we do.
As you all know, ranching is a tough life, but the rewards are immeasurable. It’s incredibly fulfilling to see our kids grow up with a deep love and passion for the livestock. This same passion drives us to provide you with quality genetics to help your operations succeed. We are truly fortunate to work with the best people in the world—you, our customers. Thank you for giving us purpose and motivation to continually strive to make the best breeding decisions that will benefit all of us in this industry.
Since I last wrote this letter, another year of new births has passed. Right after last year’s sale, we were blessed with the arrival of Briggs Tucker Rauch on April 9, 2024. Then, on October 5th, Ruth Elizabeth Mrozinski joined our family. Late breaking news, as of this morning March 6th, Brandt and Kolby welcomed a little girl, Oakley Rose Henness, into our family as well! There’s nothing more beautiful than witnessing the Lord bless us with these precious children and another generation of Angus enthusiasts.
We are more excited about this offering of cattle than we’ve ever been before! This year, we’re offering the largest and most impressive group of bulls in our 72-year history. We look forward to your visual appraisal of them. For the first time in several years, we’ve included three elite open heifers—these are from the very top of our replacement pen. Heifers like these have never been sold off this ranch, so be sure to check them out! Additionally, we’re offering a proven donor, flushes, embryos, and a large selection of high-quality young females that are perfectly suited for the times.
The cattle are available for viewing at the ranch anytime, and we welcome you to stop by at your convenience. Videos of the sale cattle will be posted at least two weeks prior to sale day on DV Auction. The spring-calving cows were filmed the first week of January before calving began, and they’ve come a long way since then. As in previous years, we won’t be running cattle through the sale ring. Instead, it will be a video sale, with the cattle penned outside the sale barn as usual.
In closing, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you for allowing us to meet your needs with quality Angus seedstock. These cattle are raised on fescue pastures and are treated just like commercial cattle. They’re built to perform well anywhere across the country. We look forward to seeing you at the ranch on sale day, where you can enjoy great food, fellowship, and top-notch Angus cattle!
Thanks for giving us a look!
Mike & Kati McClelland family – John, Bailey, Eleanor & Ruth Mrozinski, Brandt, Kolby, Ivy, & Oakley Henness, Tristan, Cydnee, & Pistol McClelland
Steve & Valerie Peterson family – Isaac, Kayla, & Blaine Taber Jordan, Shelby, Landry, Tripp, & Briggs Rauch
Bulls
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR SHOWCASE 4434
Heifer Bull - The second best HP EPD bull in the sale. Lot 2 brings a ton of positive attributes to the table. Weaning at nearly 900 pounds along with a 120 weaning weight ratio in a calving ease package. This guy did everything we could hope for on the hoof and then throw in weaning weight, yearling weight and heifer pregnancy EPDs in the top 5% of the breed and over a 300 $C makes him a unique individual.
PANTHER CR SHOWCASE 4474
Guarded Heifer Bull - Tied for the top WW EPD bull in the sale. Lot 3 is a favorite of many. He’s
Heifer Bull - The biggest spread from BW to WW EPD bull in the sale. Lot 6 is a long bodied, stout featured bull that is an athlete on the move. Looking on paper he’s a curve bending calving ease sire. He ranks in the top 4% for CED and top 10% for BW while still being in the top 15% for both WW and YW. Add to your bottom line with this Showcase son.
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR CRAFTSMAN 4419
Steve and Valerie Peterson with Grandkids + Ivy
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR CRAFTSMAN 4433
Guarded Heifer Bull – Lot 16 is a true combination bull. His power and shape is truly impressive and yet he’s a sure footed bull that travels with flexibility and athleticism. Look for him to add value to your calf crop with a balanced set of traits and high ranking $Value columns. He charts in the top 3% for $M, top 10% for $W, and top 15% for $C. Take advantage of this great opportunity.
PANTHER CR CRAFTSMAN 4441
PANTHER CR CRAFTSMAN
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR DEADWOOD 4440
PANTHER CR DEADWOOD 4444
PANTHER CR DEADWOOD 4470
“The Pistol” William McClelland
Three of the Five Generations of McClelland’s that have been in the Angus Business
Yearling Angus Bulls
WELCOME TO
I have worked in the purebred Angus business for more than three decades and have been blessed to connect with tens of thousands of people. The people in this business is truly what keeps me inspired to press forward. When a combination of great people, a cowboy work ethic, and attentiveness to genetics combines into a program, I become very interested in helping any way I can. That is what can be found at Panther Creek, and it’s an honor to work with this great program.
Over 70 years of breeding cattle, working the land, and growing their family — that is what they do and who they are. Mike and Steve are a unique brother and brother-in-law combo that make a great team because they are just flat-good people. I often tell people in the business if the coffee shop talk is good, you are good. Everywhere I go and hear about Panther Creek, it’s all good. The cowboy way is exactly what you find in this unique program in southwestern Illinois. The country gets rugged; the cattle are made to work; and the hours get long. But through all that a tremendous product is produced and has covered and expanded into countless programs. The offering this year, is frankly, a reflection of a program that keeps pushing to be better. Sire selection, embryo transplant, etc. has been a keen focus to meet the needs of the neighbors and to become nationally competitive.
The bulls are even, thick, good-footed, and ready to go anywhere. The predictions for genetic expression are reflective of what I think are their best set to date. The offering covers a large section of females and bulls, and there is absolutely no better time to gain quality inventory and turn grass to marbled red meat.
In closing, I am still a fan of getting in your vehicle to see the program; meet the people; and evaluate the stock on the hoof. If you decide to do that with Panther Creek Ranch, you will meet friends for a lifetime and see cowboys excellent at what they do. I hope you decide to go visit or come to the sale. I look forward to meeting you in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting springs in the history of rural America and our country.
God Bless - Chris Earl
John, Bailey, Eleanor & Ruth Mrozinski
Tristan, Cydnee & Pistol McClelland
Brandt, Kolby & Ivy Henness
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR JET BLACK 4403
Heifer Bull – The top scrotal EPD and top $M index bull in the sale. Lot 29 is a cowman’s bull. A large testicled, calving ease sire that is big bodied, heavy muscled and good structured. He’s a foot improver that also ranks in the top 1% for $M and top 3% for $W. Bid with confidence on this impressive herdsire that checks a lot of boxes.
The top HP EPD bull in the sale. Out of the highest indexing cow with 7 WW@108. Lot 33 represents good cattle. This Jet Black son is hard to poke a hole in, he’s great structured and big bodied. His kind is what we think generates good cows and more dollars for you in the future. He also charts in the top 3% for $M and top 15% for $C. The $M is no joke on this guy as his mother is one of the most productive cows on this ranch.
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR CLARITY 4429
Yearling Angus Bulls
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 4404
A moderate framed, thick ended Saratoga son that is comfortable in his structure and on the move. He’s equipped with a bold body shape three dimensional look.
his phenotype with high ranking growth indicators and charting in
15% for both $B and $W.
10% for $F, and
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 4408
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 4409
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 4437
Oakley Rose Henness born March 6, 2025
Ruth Elizabeth Mrozinski born October 5, 2024
Yearling Angus Bulls
Tied for the top Docility EPD bull in the sale. This 1330 son is sure to inject growth and pounds into his progeny. He ranks in the top 10% in both WW and YW as well as the top 15% for RADG. Phenotypically, Lot 46 is impressive. He’s a big outline bull that’s square
and good looking. Study his feet and legs, he’s got extra athleticism and stoutness at the
to compliment cows within the breed.
Yearling Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR SYNERGY 4431
Synergy has been a mainstay over the years for producing good doing, functional cattle that cover a lot of bases. The same holds true for lot 51. Here’s a long spined, smooth blending individual who’s correct in his build and good in his joint work and tipped the scales at nearly 1400# at a year of age.
Bull – An impressive Red State son back to Incredible on
The spring yearling bulls and the fall bulls were managed totally different so do not compare their performance to each other. The yearling bulls were weaned and put on a TMR ration immediately consisting of chopped triticale, corn silage, ground hay, and wet distillers. The fall bulls were weaned and turned out on grass and hand fed a very limited amount of grain all summer. After their yearling weights were taken they were brought in and put on the same TMR ration as the yearling bulls to get sale ready. We feel both sets of bulls were handled in a way to maximize their longevity and hoof quality.
Heifer
18-Month Old Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR EXPONENTIAL 3918
A Jet Black son who has a commanding look and presence. Extremely well balanced, athletic made bull who’s deep and extra three-dimensional in his rib design and offers more growth potential than most. Top 4% for both WW and YW and boasts a $W that ranks him in the top 2% of the breed. Put an outstanding load of feeder calves together out of Lot 59 and keep back a quality set of easy fleshing daughters.
18-Month Old Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR ICONIC 3944
PANTHER CR ICONIC
18-Month Old Angus Bulls
Heifer Bull – The second highest $W indexing bull in the sale. Heifer bull alert! Lot 66 is a sleep easy herdsire that boasts an impressive set of maternal figures. Pair that with his added body, fleshing ability and structural quality, this Prolific ought to be able to sire a practical set of replacements without sacrificing growth.
Tied for the top WW EPD in the sale and is the top CW EPD. This Prolific son has the look of a true herd bull. Extra long spined, big bodied heavy muscled individual that’s built on a really solid foot and flexible foundation. Not a coincidence that he’s in the top 5% for both Claw and Angle. A foot improver that charts in the top 3% in both growth columns and has the look and phenotype to match.
18-Month Old Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR FEAT 3937 ET
A flush brother to lot 70, 71 ranks in the top 1% of the breed for Angle with very good growth figures. Physically, he’s a long strided, sure footed bull that is thick-ended and impressive from behind.
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 3907
PANTHER CR SARATOGA 3935
Sensibly sized, dense, stout featured, functional and quality describes the general mold
CR SARATOGA 3946
Guarded Heifer Bull – A true phenotypic standout in the first, and impressive set of
sons we’ve offered. Backed by the prolific Evergreen cow family, Lot 73 will surely command your attention with his elite look and presence. Proud headed, tremendous balance, awesome bodied on a rugged and athletic build that’s geared for the long haul. If you’re thinking about keeping back daughters, we’d bet on him to be able to send a high percentage to the keeper pasture.
PANTHER CR RAINDANCE 3905
PANTHER CR RESILIENT 3904
PANTHER CR ARCHITECT 3934
18-Month Old Angus Bulls
PANTHER CR RARE FIND 3932
PANTHER CR UNIQUE 3951
Heifer
PANTHER CR UNIQUE 3954
PETERSON PHILLIPA 1022
Maternal Sister to Lot 81
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Tristan McClelland for going above and beyond doing what needs done here!
Bob Campbell for being here with a smile on his face and helping any way he can!
Thank you!
A huge Thank You to the friends and neighbors who help picture, video, set up, tear down, and help sale day! We couldn’t do it without you!
A Special Thanks to Mom/Grandma/Mac for being the most awesome Mom, Grandma, and Great Grandma!!! We Love You!
Dr. Grant Holst – Holst Vet Service – for being a huge source of info. and doing anything we need!
Canton Vet Clinic – Semen checking the bulls and ultrasounding the females
Dr. Dan Goehl • Dr. David Hudson • Dr. Cody Griesbaum • Jeff Logsdon First Bankers Trust – Jamie Whitaker - for being a great friend and banker Cutter and Dr Michelle Duncan – for running replacement heifers and various other things
Dr. Dallas Klauser – for running replacement heifers for us
Adam Mowen & Monte Rowland – Dearwester Feed and Grain
CK6 Consulting, Chris, Wes, Kody, and Amanda – we appreciate the enthusiasm and knowledge they bring to us!
Mike and Tanner Ellison – getting the sale cattle ready
Chris Stallo – for helping with herd records, registrations and transfers
Hannah Shroyer – for putting our sale catalog together and making it happen
Adam White - Pictures of the sale cattle
Poss Blackcap 2613 - Dam of Lot 83, 84, 85A, 85B
Flush sister to 11 bulls who averaged $25,295 at the 2023 Poss Angus Bull Sale.
We feel so lucky to own 2613 as she has already surpassed what we hoped she would do with tons more potential yet to come. This donor has already generated over $60,000 in income and we have yet to sell a live animal out of her. Her first son by Rawhide sells as lot 53 in the yearling bull division in this sale. We are offering an IVF flush to her to the bull of the buyer’s choice. Work will be done at Westwood Embryo in Waverly, IA. She is open and ready to be flushed any time after the sale. Guaranteeing 6 embryos with no cap and 3 pregnancies. This female provides not only a number set to compliment any program’s direction but an overwhelming phenotype that is pure quality in the truest form.
GAR SUNRISE 2016 Dam of Poss Blackcap 2613
Sexed Heifer Embryos
EMBRYOS EB WAR LORD X 2613
PANTHER CR ISABEL 448 ET
Power is in the blood in this exciting Showcase daughter. Stemming from the famous Baldridge Isabel Y69 cow, this February yearling female will wow you with her impressive body depth and density. Huge middled, easy fleshing female that’s very impressive from behind and yet handles all her power and mass well on the move. A unique opportunity to tie into a female with donor cow power and pedigree, and a genetic script to move the needle in any program. We reserve the right to one flush at our expense and buyers convenience.
PANTHER CR LASS 419
This Craftsman daughter continues to do the right things. A good bodied, powerfully constructed female that is correct and angular in her skeleton. She’s a stout featured sure footed heifer that has the look of a future donor cow. She’s impressive in her growth and $Value columns charting in the top 4% for WW top 15% for YW and the top 1% for both $M and $W. Get on the front end of what could be the future of your program with this exciting female. We reserve the right to one flush at our expense and buyers convenience.
From the heart of the replacement pen comes a beautifully made 2633 daughter that’s sure to turn some heads come sale day. Feminine headed attractive fronted female that reads maternal in her make-up, yet remains wide in her pin set with plenty of depth and turn to her rib. Built correctly, she’s flawless on the move. We see this one maturing into an absolutely stunning bred female. The “right kind” with a progressive genetic script sounds like a profitable combination. We reserve the right to one flush at our expense and buyers convenience.
PANTHER CR LASS 322
PANTHER CR FOREVER PRIDE 321
PANTHER CR SERENITY 337
PANTHER CR MISS LUCY 355
Eleanor loves her lambs!
PANTHER CR BLACK BESS 387
PANTHER CR COUNTESS
COUNTRY ROAD DEVOTION
Cousins Briggs Rauch and Blaine Taber
PETERSON MISS BANDY
PETERSON PRIDE 211
PETERSON MISS BANDY 2232
PANTHER CR MISS 1019
PANTHER CR PRIDETTE MD 1016
PETERSON BLACKBIRD 176
PANTHER CR KATRINA 0135
PANTHER CR HENRIETTA 0171
050
PANTHER CR JH BLACKBIRD 713
RWFC MISS KATRINA 219K
In Memory of
TANNER WETZEL
April 9, 1996 – September 8, 2024
It is hard to put down on paper anything fitting for a young man whose life was cut way too short. Tanner loved the land, the cattle, and the cowboy way of life. He managed the Moss Rock Ranch and started Williams Creek Beef Company with his twin brother Tommy and the Holst family. He had a great start and foothold in what he loved and enjoyed – the cattle business. We always appreciated him for being a great neighbor and being willing to help us get through another sale each year. Tanner had a big heart and enjoyed helping people with anything to do with cattle. He lost a battle with Leukemia but he won at being a cowboy and good person. What he was thought of was seen by the number of people that showed up for his memorial service and the 5 states they represented. All we can do is humbly say Thank You and so long till we meet again.
CR ANNIE 015
Due 10/01/25 to KC Kingston with twins. Owned with Mudge Farms LaSalle, IL
This donor female topped our 2022 sale at $15,000 going to Mudge Farms at LaSalle, IL. I was so sick at letting her get away after the sale I convinced them to sell half of her back to me and we have jointly flushed her every since then. Since both of us have a good inventory of embryos stored away on her we decided to make her available to the public in this sale. This is a big time donor female who brings a very
of her life. Great opportunity here, take advantage!
and is in the
PANTHER CR ELBA 8127
Heifer calf due 09/06/25 to Baldridge Grindstone A unique opportunity with this Lot 137 cow. We are going to call this a Herd Building lot by selling a 3 in 1 here as she has a Pine View Red State heifer calf at side (Lot 137A #21201535) and is confirmed AI bred and due 9/06/25 to Baldridge Grindstone carrying a heifer calf. Three AI sired females all for one
This
with 3@103
LOT 137A #21201535
A really exciting heifer calf in Lot 137a. She projects a balanced, quality look from the side and is correct and square in her build. We expect a big future out of this heifer and can’t wait to see how she matures.
PANTHER CR RITA 339
PANTHER CR COUNTESS 364
Ivy Mae Henness
PANTHER CR ERICA 3712
PANTHER CR PRIDE 3721
PANTHER CR KATRINA 3732
MCLAND ELBA 3734
PANTHER CR CARRIE 3743
PANTHER CR JH BLACKBIRD 3748
PANTHER CR GAMMER
PETERSON PHILLIPA 2239
CR MISS WIX 2227
PANTHER CR PRIDETTE MD
BUTTER FLY 6638
MISS
PAR PATSY 845-RFALL-209
LADY
PETERSON KELLEY ANN 0109
PETERSON PRIDE 019
PANTHER CR GLORIANA
MISS
MCLAND ELBA 921
BALDRIDGE LUCY F328
PANTHER CR PRIDE 879
COMMERCIAL FEMALES
PASTURE BULLS REFERENCE
MUSGRAVE SARATOGA 341-709
B & J GROWTH FUND 1322
PASTURE BULLS REFERENCE
MEAD JET BLACK U1769
HAYNES SURPASS 377
ACCOMPLISHMENT 1931
DE-SU CLARITY E353
PAR TREASURE-2P20
NEW HERD SIRE!
LORD
When I first saw War Lord I fell in love!! Of all the Angus bulls I have seen in my lifetime I have never seen a better one!! He is so smooth made with a big square hip, great feet, and an unreal presence. An Angus bull with true muscle and performance with two of the greatest cows in the breed up close in his pedigree I think he is a “NO MISS” breeding piece!! - Mike McClelland
The $50,000 top selling bull of the 2025 Edgar Brothers sale. This son of the very popular War Cry is a phenotype standout from every corner. He immediately grabs your attention for his complete design and eye appealing pattern. This added frame bull is very correct in his structure with a wide base and a good foot. It’s just hard to pick a hole in this bull in person as he is full in his forerib and deep in his flank while packing muscle into a larger outline. The dam of this bull is undoubtably the top producing female in the Edgar herd and War Lord’s full sister caught a lot of attention as the $95,000 top selling female in that sale. Use War Lord to improve structure, eye appeal, performance and size while increasing maternal ability and heifer pregnancy.
