Welcome Friends and Fellow Cattlemen -
Cattlemen, as another year goes by and we all think about our operations, I think it is a really good opportunity to look at the industry we are involved in and how our individual operations have an effect on that. As we all know we are each a step in a long process, but we have to figure out how to capitalize on the market we choose to hit while also realizing we need to be able to produce cattle that will provide profitability at each level in the chain past ours. As technology increases and weaknesses show now more than ever, as a producer we have to insure we are raising cattle that will profit for the next owner, whoever that is and whatever stage of life our cattle are in. So yes, we are demanding a lot out of the animals and us as producers. Whether its feeder cattle that perform at weaning, the finishing lot and on the grid, or replacements that breed, and develop into cows that raise a big calf year after year. That is a tall order, but it is what our industry demands.
With my consulting job, it has given me such an eye opening and behind the scenes look at the final step in the cattle business. The packer, and how important their final bid is. As true cowmen and women, most importantly we all want to look at a beautiful set of cows. But we also need to realize that the majority of our industry shows up on shelves in the grocery store. With the feeding programs available and the ability to track these cattle from day 1 on the ground into the yard and finally the rail, while also showing individual gain, carcass weight, grade, and giving the feeder an exact close out on each animal it puts a huge demand on the producer. There is no option to get blindsided in our individual operation, just like when it comes to buying a bull, you have many choices, so does the finishing yard.
However, when I see what these elite Angus genetics are doing for the rancher, backgrounder, finisher, packer, and ultimately the end consumer, it is truly amazing. The reports and data given back from the packer to the finisher, and back to the rancher gives proven information when it comes to Rate of Average Daily Gain, Conversion, Yield and Grade, and believe me when finishing yards do close outs those are the numbers that show up. The results show that what we are doing as in industry is impressive, but like all models, there is a top and average selection. Whether it is the finishing yard or the order buyer, it is obvious that they understand genetics more than many of us realize.
We have had the unbelievable opportunity to sell our bulls to some of the top cattle operations in the state and in return have had them advertise our name on their sale day. Believe me, we do not take that lightly! Our dedication to providing cattle that will perform at all levels but never underestimating the maternal importance will never change, this is truly the home of “Maternal Drive Performance”. As always when I know calves sired by our bulls go through the ring. I will make as many calls to as many finishing yards as I can to ensure your success on sale day. It is truly understood we are all in this together and our success depends on your success. We invite you to look at this set of bulls, I think you will find the kind of consistency, proven maternal traits, performance, and end product values second to none.
Sincerely, Cody Sitz & Family
Maternal Driven Performance
Maternal Driven Performance
Lunch served at noon
Annual Bull Sale - February 23, 2024
SALE LOCATION
Cody Sitz 36 Angus 81575 Haskell Creek Ave | Ord, NE 68862
SALE CONTACTS AUCTIONEER
Cody Sitz 402-750-4598 Matt Lowery 308-750-6119
Bill Sitz 308-728-7172
Please join us for brisket sandwiches, fish will also be available with it being a Friday during lent.
Lunch served at noon.
DIRECTIONS Leaving Ord, go northeast out of town on Highway 70. Immediately after the river bridge go north on paved road. Heading north, then northwest. Stay on the pavement for 2.3 miles. Once road turns to gravel, go .7 miles north and turn left at the white mailbox.
CATTLE VIEWING The bulls are available for viewing at our place north of Ord, NE. Feel free to call or stop by anytime, we will always make time to go through the bulls with you.
DNA TESTING All sale animals have been tested with AngusGS test.
GUARANTEE All bulls are guaranteed to be sound and healthy breeders, with a first season of injury or death for the first 75 days following turn out. All bulls selling for 3,000 or more will covered. We will issue a credit of half the selling price for future sales to be used on any purchase. A replacement bull will be provided for remainder of season. Please contact us before September 1st, 2024. All yearling bulls will pass a BSE exam before delivery, all 2 year old bulls passed a BSE as yearlings and will be retested before delivery. Any bull that was used for breeding purposes as a yearling will be Trich tested and documentation will be provided to the buyer.
DELIVERY Bulls will be delivered after March 15th. Free delivery is offered for the state of Nebraska and any bordering state. Other locations will be delivered to a central location. Heifers will be delivered if a bull is purchased, otherwise buyer will be responsible for pickup or agreeable terms with seller for delivery.
SEMEN INTEREST We would like to collect several bulls for in herd use before delivery. It will be done at sellers expense and buyers convenience. Selling full possession and 100% semen interest.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED We 100% guarantee approval upon delivery, this also covers you if your purchase is on the internet and have not seen the bull. Please look for the video of the bulls on DVAuction.
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VIEWING . To watch and bid online, simply complete the following steps, Go to www.dvauction.com and create a new account. DVAuction will contact you once you have been approved to bid. They will not provide a buyer number until you have purchased a lot in the sale and that number is only usable for our sale. High speed internet access is required to be able to bid successfully during the sale.
PROXY BIDDING . Follow the instructions above and as the sale date nears, there will be a Proxy Bidding button underneath the sale name on the DVAuction website. You can then place your maximum bid and the system will represent your bid just as if you were there. For assistance, call DV Auction at 402-316-5460.
Maternal Driven Performance
Connealy Big Valley, Sire of Lots 1-8
Lot 1
36 Angus Big Time 330
Queen 712 Sitz Beebe Queen 2257
Big Time performance, Big Time phenotype, Big Time EPDs, and best of all out of a bigtime cow. His dam is a favorite Investment daughter, her first 4 calves were heifers and are all working in the herd. She weaned off the heaviest calf at weaning, Ai bred back and was the first cow to calve this year. This bull is 100% muscle and has the added length and frame to match, he will undoubtedly be an impressive specimen as a mature bull. We want to collect this bull before delivery for future in herd use with absolute excitement to put a bull with this much power back in our herd. Massive, long, and thick in person and just as good looking on paper. EPDs rank Top 35% Rate of Gain, CEM, and HP. 30% Scrotal and Marbling, 20% Grid Value, Ribeye, and Docility. 15% $C, $B, 10% Feedlot Value and the top 3% Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight. Powerful Angus genetics at their finest.
36 Angus Big Valley 325
Lot 3
Connealy
36 Angus Big Valley 327
Thick made Big Valley son, deep sided and big chested just the way we like them. Another huge calf at weaning and yearling with the same maternal excellence as Lot 1. The cow weaned off a 108-ratio
Here is the Big Valley son that’s going to put replacement heifers in your pen, his dam is an absolute standout. Long sided,
deep middled, and good uddered. Will be a great combination of power and maternal that will put big steers through the ring and a pen of replacements in your pen that will stand up with the best of them. Top 35 % WW, YW, and
10% in the
for HP, CEM, and $M. True cow calf operators will find him.
Maternal Driven Performance
36 Angus Big Valley 328
Big Valley
Big Valley/Investment
and a
Investment cow that is going to leave behind big performance, whether its steers or heifers. Its easily noticeable what these Investment females are doing as mature cows, delivering stout big performing sons and breeding right back. His
36 Angus Big Valley 326
Connealy Dry Valley
Connealy Big Valley
Bunty Lay of Conanga 4930#
Another Big Valley son that is stacked in maternal greatness. His granddam is the 207 cow that got put in the donor pen not just at 36 Angus but also at Sitz Angus in MT, she also has sons that sell this year. This bulls great granddam and granddam are pathfinders and his dam 821 is a moderate response cow that has Ai bred her first 5 calves and is working on getting to that status in a hurry. Top 35% CED, WW,YW, 30% HP, with end product performance of above average marbling, top 30% CW and Ribeye and top 25% $F. Here is an option to find a lighter birth weight Big Valley son out of a cow family that is truly Elite, his calves will push the profit for the finishing yard and put a cow on your place for years to come.
Lot 6
that produced and weaned off a 770
Cowboy bull here for sure but huge performance, big $M and HP to give you the maternal longevity but top 5% WW to ensure pounds on sale day and terrific end product values where it counts top 25% $F, 15% CW and 10% YW. Profit where everyone needs it.
No Doubt Becca of Conanga 1617 Connealy Greeley Bunty Lana of Conanga 4102# Connealy Consensus 7229# Happy Gee of Conanga
If you are serious about putting females back in your herd, this is the bull to look at. His dam was our pick at the 2021 Bill Rishel cow dispersion at TD Angus, with the statement from Bill before the sale that if I was looking for 1 cow that was guaranteed to pay me back no matter how wild the sale got, she would do it. An absolute sweetheart of a cow, perfect phenotype, feet and udder. She has been in the donor pen with lots of success and will have a major impact at 36 Angus. Maternal greatness backing this bull but look at the end product on him! Top 35%
YW, $M, $W, 30% $F, Top 20% Ribeye with Huge top 15% Marbling, $B, $C and top 10% Grid Value. I really don’t know how you top that, other than he ranks in the Top 1% for Docility and this cows bull calf last year sold to Jim Swett from Burwell NE. We all know what kind of bulls it takes to get dropped off at that yard.
Maternal Driven Performance
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36
Angus Motivation 308
Connealy Comrade 1385#
B/R Kildonan Erica 5218
B/R Kildonan Erica 2209
SITZ Pride 200B
Sitz Invasion 574D
272#
SITZ Barbaramere Nell 105D
Connealy Consensus 7229# Happy Gee of Conanga 919 CAR Efficient 534# B/R Kildonan Erica 5613
Front to back, top to bottom this bull is thick upon thick upon thick. He will definitely be one of the lead-off bulls for the day, phenotype that just won’t quit and backed by a powerful B/R cow that is proving herself to be one of the best for sure. She adds frame, power, fertility, perfect foot and udder. I can’t find anything she lacks but if there is this bull fills any void. Hands down one of the best bull calves to come off my place and will also join the ranks of being an in-herd use Ai sire. Top 35% Marbling and $G, 30% $B and $C, 20% $F, 15% Rate of gain and Docility, 10% $W with explosive 2% WW and YW. He does everything right.
Incentive
Upward 307R# Sitz Beebe Queen 146B
Another Incentive that is out of a long time producing Upward cow. She raised a nice bull at the age of 10 and Ai bred back. This bull stands on a great foot and is going to add some frame and maternal value. Top 20% Docility, $W, with the top 3% HP and over 100 and top 1% $M.
Maternal Driven Performance
Sitz Resilient 10208, Sire of Lots 11-13
36 Angus Concur 347
Sitz Stellar 726D#
Sitz Resilient 10208
Sitz Miss Burgess
Not sure how to describe this bull other than a true cattleman’s dream. Take a long look at him and you will know what I mean, moderate, deep with the classic Resilient pattern and a paper profile that is absolutely impeccable. First of all RADG and $F are breed leading plus Top 10% $G, $M and Marbling over 1! He has a big Ribeye, top 10% CW, $W, $C but putting his elite donor cows finishing touches on this bull is where it separated him from the pack. Top 2 % Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight with TOP 1% HP. Those are breed leading EPDs out of a breed leading cow. A rare chance to buy a bull that is absolutely stacked with maternal longevity, docility, and performance while coincidingly topping the charts in end product value. I would like to collect this bull for in herd use before delivery.
Lot 12
36 Angus Resilient 348
Sitz Stellar 726D#
Sitz Resilient 10208
Sitz Miss Burgess 1856
Sitz
Here is the more moderate choice from the same flush as Lot 11. Same maternal value in a dialed back package that wont sacrifice growth or maternal. He was raised by a sale barn cow that I don’t think had much milk but once he got on the level playing field in the development lot he started to shine. Top 30% YW, HP, and Docility. Plus top 15% WW, $W and top 10% $M. Phenotype with proven maternal history not sure how to find a negative in that.
2189/RESILIENT FLUSH
The 2189/Resilient flush has proven to be one of the best maternal combinations to date. The 2189 donor cow is one you will hear about for years to come. While she was here she proved herself year after year, but until I started researching her data is where I found her unbelievable performance. She was a pathfinder cow who Ai bred every year of her life. With a set of twins in there she still maintained a calving interval of 12 calves with a 362 day interval. At age 13 she raised a bull calf that had a WW ratio of 111! He sold in last years sale to Terry and Roberta Stout from Burwell NE so you know his performance and maternal value was second to none. We retired her and began the flushing after that where she absolutely pumped out the embryos, I had seven ET daughters out of her this year and a couple bull calves, an elite cow that will have a tremendous impact at 36 Angus.
Maternal Driven Performance
T/D Doc Ryan 049, Sire of Lot 14
Lot 13
36 Angus Resilient 218
Sitz Stellar 726D#
Sitz
Calving ease 2-year-old option, he is going to provide sleep all night calving ease without sacrificing the ability to put the replacements in your pen or have that first calf heifer sell a profitable steer. Again the more you study the Resilient phenotype the more you appreciate them. Calving ease and profitability at all levels. This bull ranks the top 25% Marbling, $G and CEM, 20% HP, 10% $W, CED and elite calving ease top 2% BW and $M. Definitely more than just a heifer bull here.
Lot 14
36 Angus Doc 334
Casino Bomber N33# T/D Doc Ryan 049 T/D Ruby of Tiffany 824
SITZ Logo 12964# 36 Angus Eisa Evergreen 031 Sitz Eisa Evergreen 207#
KM Broken Bow 002#
Casino Annie K48#
G A R Phenom 7953
B/R Ruby of Tiffany 688
Sitz Tebow 11860#
SITZ Shauna 3152# Sitz Upward 307R# Sitz Eisa Evergreen 3325#
Example of Doc Ryan performance here, perfect combination on a Logo Daughter. A real chance to get the performance while maintaining the maternal history along with calving ease. 334’s dam is an embryo transplant daughter out of the 207 powerful donor cow. This bull ranks in the top 30% HP, $C, and $F, top 25% CW, 15% $M, YW and the top 10% WW, and a huge Ribeye, and in the top 3% $W. Perfect combination of Logo Maternal and Doc power.
Maternal Driven Performance
We purchased 10949 or as we nicknamed him “Sandhiller” on the 2020 Sitz Angus Fall Bull sale. His ability to sire extreme calving ease, tremendous growth, easy fleshing cattle, put a stamp like no other on his sons and rank in the top 10% in Docility and pass those traits directly to his calves just felt like he was making the perfect Sandhill style of cattle. Those remarkable traits and phenotype put this bull right up there with all the big-name bulls in the business, also notice he is out of an Investment daughter. That is all showing up, with his true legacy he is leaving behind are his daughters, we calved out the first group of them this year and it was truly a pleasure. Docile, fertile, good uddered, feminine, and extreme maternal instincts. Unfortunately, we lost this bull to a breeding accident this year but have learned the importance of having straws in the Ai tank. We will go back and use this bull heavily; you won’t have to look very hard to find these Sandhiller sons. It’s hard to look past them.
Lot 15
Sitz Broken Bow 10949, Sire of Lots 15-23
36 Angus Sandhiller 316
Massive built Sandhiller son out of a long-time producing cow. She raised this calf at 12 years of age and Ai bred right back. Can’t ask much more than that and she gave me a full brother again this year. If you are looking for those high-performance cattle look no further. She probably showed her age a little with his weaning weight but look how he smashed the scale at yearling. If you are looking for yearling type cattle, this is the bull to do it. We are still waiting for a few DNA EPDs to come back. Will have updated data sheets on sale day, but his numbers will impress.
Good topped bull with some length, that just hits that target of a problem free universal bull that is going to leave you with replacements and a pen of steers that will attract the buyers eye through the ring. His maternal granddam is the dam of Lot 1 and his dam has Ai bred her first 3 calves. Also this bull shows it is evident Sandhiller calves are going consistently have the right look and he is going to pass through his end product values while not sacrificing his maternal progeny. Will have his updated data on sale day but this bull could go to any ranch and give them what they are looking for.
One of the youngest bulls in the sale but you wouldn’t know it by looking at him. This bull is a great representation of his sire, he’s got the phenotype and performance. His cow has done a great job now on her first 2 calves. Her standout bull calf last year was Lot 3 and sold to Chris Bender. 360 grew big this
Scrotal, CW, and top 5% $F. Will leave you with the daughters you are looking for and steers that perform at every level, he’s worth taking a look at.
Sitz
Maternal Driven Performance
36 Angus Sandhiller 365
Lot 20
Another Sandhiller son that shows you exactly what he does consistently to make us like him so much. Calving ease, growth, docility, phenotype and the ability to catch up with the other bulls as time goes by. Young bull but he is ready to breed heifers and give you a calf crop that will come light and grow. Out of an Exclusive daughter adds the proven maternal potential. Look at the top 30% WW, CW, and HP. The top 25% $W and $F, 10% CED and CEM with top 5% BW for problem free and extreme calving ease.
36 Angus Sandhiller 275
2-year-old Sandhiller that is out
Sandhiller son that goes back to the donor cow 567 cow and her first Investment son which I kept for my own use. This bull has maternal greatness on top and bottom side of his pedigree. He still weaned off at over 650 pounds and like all the Sandhiller progeny finished out good this fall. EPD numbers will be complete on sale day.
36 Angus
MVP 247
This bull was going to be a lead off bull last year
Maternal granddam is dam of Lot 1.
Maternal Driven Performance
Lot 24
36 Angus MVP 303
Basin Payweight 1682#
B/R MVP 5247
B/R Blossom 3254
Bullseye 9994
Angus Eisa Evergreen 118 Sitz Eisa Evergreen 567#
Blossom 1102
Bullseye# Sitz Pride 0128
Foundation 426
Eisa Evergreen 865#
MVP out of another Embryo Transplant female going back to the 567 donor cow. He can fit anywhere you need him to with the ability to sire big calves at weaning and leaving you with the moderate heifers with proven longevity in their blood lines. Top 35% YW, HP, CEM, $M and top 20% WW leaves the rancher with a profitable calf and pushes the profit to the next stage. Terrific end product values with above average Ribeye, top 30% Grid Value and Marbling, 20% $C, $B and top 15% $W, $F, and CW, this first calf heifer weaned him off over 750 lbs.
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36 Angus Justified 349
Connealy Judgment
Connealy Consensus 7229# Entrine of Conanga 9876# Sitz Wisdom 481T#
Miss Magic 3528
Onward#
The first of three of the 207 donor cow and Justified mating. Your chance to take home 3 full brothers with a maternal pedigree that may be second to none. Perfect mating of fusing the historic female maker Justified with a powerful Upward cow. These bulls give you a little more kick than the typical Justified cattle, with the length and end-product values to make everyone a profit. Plug and play description for all 3, 349 weaned off big at 725 and has the profitable numbers where they are needed. Top 30% $M, 20% $W, $G, Marbling over 1 and top 10% HP. You will find this bull pretty quick.
Connealy Judgment
2-year-old sibling of the previous lots and will give
Maternal Driven Performance
36 Angus Stellar 256
Lot 29
Substance 8506#
Glyn Mawr Elba 1758
The first of the tremendous 567 donor cow and Stellar mating. This flush has put some of the most appealing heifers on the place. All 3 of these full brothers will give you the opportunity to capture the standout female phenotype from Stellar coupled with an extremely fertile cow with longevity and phenotype right up to raising her last calf at 13 years of age at 36 Angus then on to a commercial operation for 2 more years. Again, plug and play for all 3 full brothers. 256 was put on cows at our ranch this past year and was checking cows nonstop, he is ready to have the pasture to himself and get the job done.
If you’re looking for the moderate daughters with the deep, good fronted look these are the bulls to look at. The donor cow 567 was born in 2007, and as we all know the EPDs may get outdated but a quality cow never does. Bull 350 weaned off at over 680 lbs and is one of those bulls to stop and look at.
Maternal Driven Performance
36 Angus Powerball 345
Lot 32
Embryo transplant out of the 207 donor cow and has the Powerball genetics, a unique bull that again is going to appeal to those producers that want to keep moderate cow size in check while getting the benefit of the classic Powerball phenotype. His sire Sitz 643D carries that look on as this bull matures there is no doubt he will follow suit. These cattle are absolute meat wagons and have proven data of performing bigger than the numbers tell you and give you end-product values to hit that choice market every time, he weaned off at nearly 700 lbs and did great this fall. Look at his top 35% CW, Marbling, 25% $F, $G, $B, $C and top 20% Ribeye. Really cool bull here.
These 2-year-old Active Duty bulls are ones to look at if you want the length and power in a mature package. We raised 857 and was a bull we just couldn’t part with and used him for several years. These are the last bulls we have out of him but his daughters in our herd are making tremendous cows. 261 is a long and big bodied bull, out of a tremendous cow and is one to stop and look at. Ranks in the top 30% $F and 25% Scrotal, CW, and $W. Solid bull that won’t disappoint.
Lot 33
The other 2-year-old that hands down is going to leave you with the type of heifers you will want to
Broadview
Registered Replacement Heifers
With the massive amount of heifers compared to bull calves born here this year and last year both we are comfortable letting some of the top females find a new home. Here are 3 feminine females that posted big Weaning Weights and are out of proven cows and some of our favorite sires. I think if you look at these heifers and the maternal history behind them it’s obvious we pulled from the top for this offering.
Lot 36
36 AR Evergreen 317
Casino Bomber N33#
T/D Doc Ryan 049
T/D Ruby of Tiffany 824 KM Broken Bow 002# Casino Annie K48# G A R Phenom 7953 B/R Ruby of Tiffany 688
SITZ Logo 12964#
36 Angus Evergreen 913
Sitz Evergreen 2189#
Sitz Tebow 11860#
SITZ Shauna 3152#
Sitz Rainmaker 8276 Sitz Evergreen 4256
She might be the hardest one to let go, a moderate Doc daughter and granddaughter to the 2189 donor cow. You have read how much positive influence that cow has had in my herd. The dam of 317 is following suit, a Logo daughter that has Ai bred on her first 4 calves and has the docility that runs in the family. A tremendous phenotype on this heifer, moderate and feminine but yet look at her numbers. Calving ease, growth, and a maternal pedigree that will make any operation successful. Top 20% $B, CEM, top 15% Scrotal, CED, Marbling, and YW. 10% $G, WW. She is a top 5% $C and top 3% HP heifer and look at her top 1% EPDs right where you want every female $M, $W, and most importantly Docility. Don’t miss the chance to tie into the proven Evergreen family tree.
36 AR Barbie Nell 329
36 AR Queen 324
COW • REG 20810354 • DOB 01/26/23 • TATTOO 324
A Sandhiller daughter that will give you an idea for years to come why we think so much of that bull. If you’re looking at the Sandhiller bulls stop and look at this heifer and you will understand why we are going to use him again. Shows you the power he pushes through his calves but does not eliminate any femininity, fertility, or maternal stature. She will make you go walk through those Sandhiller bulls again, guaranteed. Her EPDs will be complete on sale day.
