Welcome to the 28th Annual Brookhouser T-Bone Angus Bull Sale! This year holds special meaning to our family as it represents our 70th year of raising Registered Angus cattle. Over the last 70 years, we have seen a lot of changes and a lot of different directions to breed cattle; however, we remain committed to producing cattle that will thrive under the stringent criteria of the commercial cattlemen. Needless to say we wouldn’t have been able to achieve this milestone of 70 years without our customers. To each and every one who has supported our operation over the years… Thank you!
What a great time to be in the cow business. With cow numbers declining even further, the cow calf producer has more leverage than ever and should be able to reap the reward of their commitment to the industry! Quality cattle have never been in higher demand and we feel this set of bulls will help to position you to take advantage of it.
This year’s line up is anchored by our Senior Herd Sires Sterling Pacific 904 and Connealy Shamrock. Both of these sires have been extremely impactful to our operation and have proven themselves in our herd and across the nation! The bulls in this sale represent our commitment to produce balanced trait cattle that excel in real world function and will enhance the profitability of our customers. New to the sale this year, there will be selling 30 fancy commercial replacement heifers sired by top end T-Bone Angus bulls. These heifers originate from Ryan and Jake Crumly and were hand-picked for this sale from over 230 head.
If you are new to our program, we invite you to reach out to us with any questions you may have about the bulls or about our operation! We believe in developing these cattle with longevity in mind. The bulls have not received any creep feed and have been on a high roughage growing ration since weaning. We also believe in data! The bulls come with complete performance data including weights, ultrasound carcass information, scrotal circumference, foot and docility scores. They have also had the Angus GS genomic and parentage test done.
Thank you for your interest and we hope you will join us on March 14th at the Atkinson Livestock Market!
THURSDAY - 1 PM
ATKINSON LIVESTOCK MARKET
ATKINSON, NEBRASKA
FEATURING 100 PERFORMANCE TESTED ANGUS BULLS
SALE LOCATION
Atkinson Livestock Market
87604 S Wixon St, Atkinson, NE 68713
Sale Barn...............................................................402-925-5141
SALE CONTACTS
Alex Brookhouser.................................................402-929-0244
Mark Brookhouser.................................................402-929-0519
SALE MANAGER
CK6 Consulting, Chris Earl..............630-675-6559 svfchief@aol.com | ck6consulting.com
AUCTIONEER
Matt Lowery...........................................................308-750-6119
REPRESENTATIVES
Will Harsh, American Angus Association...............740-272-1386
Randy Rasby, American Cattlemen......................308-539-6195
Chris Beutler, Cattle Business Weekly................402-380-8244
Jason Hansen, Livestock Digital.........................402-649-0500
ACCOMODATIONS
Sandhills Guest House - Atkinson, NE.................402-925-5600
Super 8 - O’Neill, NE.............................................402-336-3100
Holiday Inn Express - O’Neill, NE........................402-336-4500
PHONE ORDERS
Buyers unable to attend the sale may place orders with Alex, Mark, or any of the sale staff. Please call us in advance to discuss your specific genetic needs. All orders will be handled in confidence and your satisfaction is guaranteed when handled by Alex or Mark.
CATTLE VIEWING
Bulls can be viewed at the sale location starting Wednesday afternoon until sale time. We welcome you to visit us at the farm any time prior.
DELIVERY
Free delivery in Nebraska and South Dakota. Receive a $100 discount per bull if you haul your own on sale day. We will be happy to assist you in finding trucking for further distances.
VOLUME DISCOUNTS
5% on purchases of 5-9 head 10% on purchases of 10 or more head
ANNOUNCEMENTS & LIABILITY
Announcements made sale day take precendence over the sale book. The Mark and Alex Brookhouser families assume no liability for accidents or injuries. All persons attending do so at their own risk.
GUARANTEE
The offering is guaranteed to be fertile and sound breeders. If a problem occurs, a replacement will be provided, if available, or a sale credit minus $1,500 (salvage value).
TERMS
Terms of the sale are cash or check. Cattle will sell according to the terms and conditions of the American Angus Association.
BOARDING
Bulls will be boarded free until delivery in late March. Boarding is available at the following rates. Delivery taken before April 15 - $75/hd; May 15 - $150/hd; June 15 $225/hd. Feed must be paid for on sale day.
HEALTH
All cattle will be accompanied by proper health certificates for immediate shipment. The bulls have been on a complete vaccination and mineral program. The bulls in the sale will have passed a breeding soundness exam prior to the sale by Dr. Stacy Charf, DVM of Antelope County Veterinary Clinic.
BULL DEVELOPMENT
Bulls have been developed with the commercial cattlemen in mind.None of the bulls have been creep fed and have been on a high roughage ration since weaning. Bulls are developed to show genetic potential without sacrificing longevity.
SEMEN INTEREST
T-Bone Angus will retain a 1/3 semen interest in all bulls selling. The buyer will receive 100% possession and full salvage value.
Pacific STERLING
TOP 25% OF THE BREED FOR 19 EPDS!
Sterling Pacific 904 was the top selling, standout bull of the 2020 Synder Bull Test in Nevada. Pacific combines outstanding phenotype with an unmatched EPD profile that excels for calving ease, performance, and marbling. Pacific progeny are deep bodied, with great feet and an excellent disposition. His first daughters are gentle, easy going cows that are a pleasure to work with. Pacific has been a heavily used A.I. sire domestically the past several years and has also been used in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada!
Outstanding phenotype and strong genetics with pedigree excellence. Deep, stout, square made, structurally correct with a top notch disposition.
Sale Bulls
Hoover No Doubt
Sterling Pacific 904
Baldridge Isabel B082
Baldridge Colonel C251#
TBA Missie 9564
MBA Missie 5035
Mogck Bullseye# Miss Blackcap Ellston J2
G A R Prophet#
Baldridge Isabel Y69
baldridge Xpand x743
Baldridge Isabel Y69
Boyd Eclipse 0145#
MBA Missie 0222#
• Recommended for heifers or cows
• Dam is a powerfully made, Colonel with 3 NR 104
• Herd Sire prospect – Extremely well balanced with thickness and power
TBA Pacific 3161 3
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Meeting the Agri-Gene Team! Wangaratta, Victoria Australia
TBA Pacific 3162 4
Sitz Accomplishment
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TBA Pacific 3136 5
Lucy 5344
TBA Pacific 3117 6
TBA Pacific 3105 7
TBA Pacific 3115 8
TBA Pacific 3039
Baldridge Isabel B082
• Recommended for cows
Isabel Y69
Rutha of Conanga 1472 Connealy Last Call#
• Out of a big-middled Driver daughter with a great udder
• A docile, easy fleshing bull with all the figures
TBA Pacific 3089 10
Mogck Bullseye#
Miss Blackcap Ellston J2
G A R Prophet#
Baldridge Isabel Y69
Coleman Charlo 0256#
• Recommended for cows
• Dam is a quiet, moderate framed Raindance with 2 NR 105
TBA Pacific 3071 12
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TBA Pacific 3060
• Recommended for heifers or cows
• Dam was a top producing Impression daughter 10 NR 105
• This well-balanced Pacific son should sire
TBA Pacific 3834 17
TBA Pacific 3622 16
No Doubt
904 Baldridge
Erica 6047 Mission Erica L47 0243
Bullseye# Miss Blackcap Ellston J2
G A R Prophet#
Baldridge Isabel Y69
S A V Bismarck 5682# S A V Madame Pride 7618
Daybreak#
Erica L47 Boyd Eclipse 0145#
• Recommended for cows
• Out of a hardworking Eclipse daughter that always breeds early
• These Pacific sons check a lot of boxes.
TBA Pacific 3882 18
Mogck Bullseye#
Hoover No Doubt
Sterling Pacific 904
Baldridge Isabel B082
Ellingson Homestead 6030# MBA Rose 8630
MBA Rose 6148
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a Note from our Sale Manager
Welcome to the 2024 Brookhouser T-Bone Angus Bull Sale! As I write this letter, the market fundamentals of the beef cattle market are poised to bring values to cattle we have never seen before. The rewards of this way of life are about to come to fruition in a way we have not seen before. No longer can the desire for great beef or huge consumption be met by our production or cow numbers. One of the fundamentals in our favor for higher cattle prices is that the physical task of running cows is a challenge most people no longer want to do. Therefore, the rewards for people who do want this way of life to continue are becoming greater. My sincere hope and prayer is that you all reading this have positioned yourself to get those much-needed rewards. You deserve it!
I can think of no better or deserving seedstock operation to help support or fulfill your genetic needs than Brookhouser T-Bone Angus. A hard-working, young growing family in Alex and Mary — they are a great team and the driving force behind the program. Alex has one of the keen eyes in the business with a great work ethic; that is always a great combination. His family brings great support and teamwork to
the operation that has created genetics that have received national attention and success. His bull offering this year is impressive, and I believe the most consistent set he has raised. Thick and big-topped, these bulls have the potential to go on to help genetically position many programs for a market that will be looking for Prime grades, as well as females that can be retained to perform in any environment. Take a close look. The more you look the more you will find.
As always, I give my highest recommendation to the integrity of this operation and family. They are salt of the earth people who strive to be Godly, consistent, and neighborly. You can trust the data, the cattle, and the people. That is a great recipe to help you make wise decisions for this unbelievable market ahead. If I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me anytime, anywhere.
God Bless - Chris Earl
Shamrock CONNEALY
TOP 25% OF THE BREED FOR 16 EPDS!
Connealy Shamrock was our top selection from the 2019 Connealy Angus Sale. A phenotypic stud! Shamrock is masculine, heavy muscled, thick quartered and stands on great feet. Shamrock is sound structured and free moving with excellent libido and has covered big groups of cows here the past several years. Maybe his greatest strength, Shamrock is a son of Elbanna of Conanga 1209. 1209 is widely considered the greatest cow ever raised at Connealy Angus and the mother of many herd sires including Confidence Plus. Shamrock daughters were the standouts in the 1st calf heifer pen last year.
Shamrock is leaving his mark in the Angus breed! His sons are masculine, stout made, good footed, with big testicles and his daughters are feminine, broody heifers that are destined to make tremendous cows.
TBA Shamrock 3715 20
Sitz Upward 307R#
Elbanna
TBA Shamrock 3916 19
Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Sitz Upward 307R# Barbara of Plattemere 337#
Connealy Consensus#
Elbasta of Conanga 9703 baldridge Xpand x743
Baldridge Isabel Y69 SydGen Contact# MBA Rose 9176# Baldridge Colonel C251#
• Recommended for cows • Out of a moderate, easy going Colonel daughter
TBA Shamrock 3715 21
Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
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TBA Shamrock 3743 22
Sitz
Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Connealy Concord# MBA Blackbird 7539
MBA Blackbird 5202#
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TBA Shamrock 3661 23
TBA Shamrock 3077 24
Elbanna
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TBA Shamrock 3615
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TBA Shamrock 3649 29
TBA Shamrock 3626 26
TBA Shamrock 3662
Connealy Shamrock Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Boyd Eclipse 0145# MBA Colossal 6438
Colossal 4144# Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Sitz Upward 307R# Barbara of Plattemere 337# Connealy Consensus#
of Conanga 9703
Bismarck 5682#
Madame Pride 7618
Impressive 919
Colossal 1239
TBA Shamrock 3520 30
Elbanna
TBA Shamrock 3564 31
Sitz Upward 307R#
Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Boyd Eclipse 0145#
MBA Missie 5035
MBA Missie 0222#
Barbara of Plattemere 337# Connealy Consensus#
Elbasta of Conanga 9703
V Bismarck 5682#
V Madame Pride 7618
SydGen
9200
• Recommended for heifers or cows
• Out of another productive Eclipse daughter
• A maternally bred bull that will sire outstanding females!
TBA Shamrock 3752 32
Bull REG 20738230 DOB
• Recommended for cows
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Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Sitz Upward 544Z
ABA Karlie 6129
ABA Karlie 114
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Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Connealy Shamrock
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Sitz Upward 307R#
of Plattemere 337#
Consensus# Elbasta of Conanga 9703
V Bismarck 5682# S A V Madame Pride 7618
Connealy Last Call#
Enchantress 769 Boyd Eclipse 0145# MBA Enchantress 4218# MBA Enchantress 269
Hosting Australian Breeders in June 2023
Thedford was the $200,000 high selling bull from the Hoffman Ranch in 2021 to ST Genetics. Thedford is an extremely well balanced bull numerically and is backed by an outstanding dam raised in the Hinman program in Montana. Thedford progeny are long bodied, larger framed cattle with a lot of muscle.
TBA Thedford 3142
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Connealy Shamrock TBA Blackbird 1641 MBA Blackbird 6257#
Connealy
Plattemere Weigh
• Recommended for large-framed heifers or cows
• Dam is a picture-perfect Shamrock daughter
• A well-bred bull that does a lot of good things
TBA Man In Black 3659
TBA Man In Black 3623 41
R Jet Black 5063#
Jestress 7551
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TBA Deadwood 3728
Signature 3872
TBA Signature 3094 48
Sitz
TBA Signature 3082
Sitz
Sitz
Connealy
TBA Signature 3855 50
Mohnen
Sitz
Elbanna
Sitz
SandPoint
TBA Signature 3513 53
TBA Signature 3010 51
TBA Signature 3355 54
TBA Signature 3668
Sitz Stellar 726D#
Sitz Signature 10590
Sitz Barbaramere Nell 5257
Moore Ft Knox 116
ABA Forever Lady 6699
SandPoint Forever Lady 0699
• Recommended for heifers or cows
Sitz RLS in Focus 7075
Sitz Barbaramere Nell 2404
Koupals B&B Fort Knox 2077#
Moore 602-MYTTY in Focus 716
S A V Bismarck 5682#
Valley Lady 4504
• Out of a powerfully constructed FT Knox daughter
• A large-framed bull with some gas in the tank
TBA Contender 3729 58
Mohnen Substantial 272#
Pride 200B Sitz RLS in Focus 7075
Sitz Barbaramere Nell 2404
Power Tool 9108# Rutha of Conanga 1472
• Recommended for heifers or cows
• Out a deep bodied, easy fleshing Driver daughter
Connealy Contender was the leadoff yearling bull of the 2021 Spring Connealy Angus Bull Sale. Contender dominated his contemporary group at Connealys ratioing 121 for weaning and 116 for yearling. Contender is an extremely long bodied bull that is smooth made with a big hip. His mother was selected as the “Pick of the Dams” in the 2021 Connealy Sale. She is an own daughter of Elbanna 1209 who is the mother of Connealy Shamrock!
TBA Contender 3156
Connealy Legendary 644L#
Connealy Contender
Elballa of Conanga 4568
Connealy Last Call#
MBA Buchwheat 1221 MBA Buchwheat 8145
of Conanga 4660
• Recommended for heifers or cows
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TBA Contender 3013 70
3013
Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36#
Connealy Legendary 644L#
Connealy Contender
Elballa of Conanga 4568
Connealy Shamrock
TBA Cindy 0205
MBA Cindy 230#
Jazzed of Conanga 4660
Connealy Arsenal 2174#
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Plattemere Weigh Up K360#
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Connealy Last Call#
Cinnys Traveler 4230#
TBA Contender 3034 71
Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36#
Connealy Legendary 644L#
Connealy Contender
Elballa of
Hoover No Doubt
TBA Barbara Rose 0371
MBA Barbara Rose 146A
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TBA Contender 3433 72
Connealy Legendary 644L#
Connealy Contender
Elballa of Conanga 4568
Connealy Packer 547#
MBA Cora 4858
MBA Cora 6150
Jazzed of Conanga 4660
Connealy Arsenal 2174#
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Mogck Bullseye#
Miss Blackcap Ellston J2
Boyd Eclipse 0145#
MBA Barbara Rose 165
daughter
• These Contender sons are long made and athletic
Dam of Connealy Contender - Eballa of Conanga 4568
TBA Contender 3774
Patriarch F028
Headliner 1267
Brenda 9723
Brenda 7365
Epic 4631#
Outright Pride 6159
R Early Bird
Rock Ambush 1018
Driver 390#
Brenda 3915
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TBA Headliner 3459 76
TBA Headliner 3512 77
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TBA Headliner 3980
TBA Headliner 3310 79
TBA Headliner 3876
TBA Headliner 3932 82
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TBA Bloodline 3011
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TBA Bloodline 3923 87
HEIFER PREGNANCY (HP) EPD
Use Heifer Pregnancy (HP) EPDs to compare sires ability to sire fertile replacement females! Heifer pregnancy EPDs are to be used as a tool to increase the chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction for selection pressure. As with other EPDs, the relative difference among sires is of importance rather than the absolute value.
Figure 1 provides an example of the use of heifer pregnancy EPDs. Assume there are 100 daughters for each of the two bulls, managed and treated alike in the same breeding environment. When comparing the two bulls, one would expect an average of 5 more pregnant daughters out of 100 from Bull A compared with Bull B. Essentially Bull A’s daughters have a 5% greater chance of becoming pregnant than Bull B’s daughters.
Figure 1. HP EPD example (Bull A +13% • Bull B +8% • Difference 5%)
TBA Bloodline 3270
TBA Bloodline 3811
S A V Bloodline 9578
TBA Bloodline 1604
MBA Cindy 6205
Sitz Upward 544Z
MBA Princess 8127
MBA Princess 1183
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MBA Cindy 230#
Upward 307R#
Blackcap 92R
TBA Driver 1514 is a Driver son we retained from the 2021 calf crop. 1514 is a phenotypically impressive individual that has turned into a fantastic breeding bull. His dam goes back to the great ABA Queen 3155 that was one of the most prolific females in our herd with over 12 daughters retained.
