Welcome
Welcome to our “12 + 1” Annual Bull and Female Sale! (Yes, we are very superstitious, anything we’ve ever tagged to “13” doesn’t seem to stay around long.) It was such an honor to get to host all of you in The Bull Loft for the first time last year and we can’t wait to do it again on February 7, 2026.
We say it every year, so by this point it would be wrong to not say it—we are so excited about this year’s offering! Back in the spring of 2023 when we were planning the matings to bring you these bulls today, you and your herd are what came to mind first. You can expect to find genetics here that will work from conception to cooler, given that we are a cow-calf to finish operation ourselves.
The bred heifers have become a staple in the sale offering. We are pleased to bring you the kind you’ve gotten used to with our home raised genetics, sourced from our repeat customers, and a few from another reputation herd.
This year we are bringing you pick of EIGHT elite registered replacement heifers. No holds barred here— these are the top of the top. These ladies are the epitome of “Focused on the Female, Driven by Data.” As far as females go, this is what we’ve been striving for.
We look forward to seeing you all on February 7th! Come early for lunch and stay after for fellowship. As always, you will be able to view and bid online through DVAuction if you’re unable to join us.
Thank you
Terry and Julie Albrecht
1905 H Avenue
Thurston, NE 68062
Cell: (402) 922-1001
TA CATTLE
Andy and Abbie Albrecht
Atwood, Ariat
45212 861st Road
Bassett, NE 68714
Cell: (402) 922-1000
Travis and Lexi Albrecht
Taryn, Amelia, Anson, Tatem, Annabel 502 20 Road
Thurston, NE 68062
Cell: (402) 922-1800
TA CATTLE Annual Bull and Female Sale
AUCTIONEER
Will Epperly.................................................712-269-5677
SALE PERSONNEL
Clerk : Allie Klintworth, Office : Carrie Morgan Ourada RINGMEN
Chris Beutler, Livestock Digital.....................402-380-8244
Austin Sorensen, Stockman.........................712-310-3788
SPECIAL GUESTS
Cory Peters, Red Angus Association.............402-418-2351
VETERINARIANS
Pender-Emerson Vet Clinic...........................402-695-2202
Dr. Kia Coleman
Josh Beutler................................................402-385-3155
ACCOMODATIONS
Horizon Inn and Suites - West Point..............402-372-1959
Super 8 - West Point....................................402-372-3998
Cross Roads Lodge - Pender.........................402-385-6160
Cobblestone Inn - Wayne..............................402-833-1300
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Sioux Gateway Airport, 36 miles northeast of Thurston
Eppley Airfield, Omaha, 88 miles southeast of Thurston
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CATTLE VIEWING
Cattle can be viewed online at DVauction.com or if you would like to view them in person, call Travis to arrange a time. ONLINE BIDDING
The sale will be broadcast live. Visit DVAuction.com a few days before the sale to sign up for online bidding.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements from the block take precedence over the information in this catalog.
RETAINED INTEREST
We are retaining half interest in all bulls in the sale. We are selling the remaining half interest, full possession, and full salvage value. This option gives TA Cattle the option to collect, use, and market semen from the bull and does not restrict the purchaser from doing the same. This collection, unless agreed otherwise, would be done at the expense of TA Cattle, at the buyer’s convenience. Also at the time of purchase, the highest bidder on a retained interest bull may elect to purchase exclusive semen rights for 100% of the purchase price in addition to the purchased price on retained bulls. If a buyer elects to purchase exclusive semen rights, TA Cattle interest then becomes in herd use only, but TA Cattle retains all rights to use the bull within their herd.
GUARANTEE
All bulls selling for $5,000 or more are guaranteed for the first breeding season. A breeding season is defined as the 90 day period following the first turnout of the bull. If a replacement bull is available, he will be provided or if the buyer prefers, credit toward one bull will be given in the following sale, less salvage value of the injured bull. All injured bulls must be diagnosed by a veterinarian. Please notify us as soon as possible should injury occur and prior to the injured bull being sold for salvage.
VACCINATION RECORD
All cattle have been vaccinated, starting at 30 days of age, at grass turn out, and again at pre-weaning and post-weaning. They were poured and dewormed. Vaccinations include 7-way clostridial, IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, haemophilus somnus, and pasturellas. Any positive test results will be noted with EPDs throughout the catalog. The open heifers have also been Bangs vaccinated. The bulls and heifers have had their pre-breeding shot—Express FP 5-VL5. If you would like specific details on products used please give us a call. The bulls will be sold as guaranteed breeders according to the sale terms and conditions of the RAAA.
DELIVERY
All bull lots will be delivered free to central points in Nebraska and the adjoining states within 500 miles. Delivery mileage will be calculated from your nearest TA Cattle location (Thurston or Bassett, NE). We provide nationwide bull delivery assistance guaranteeing delivery anywhere within the continental US to central points at the lowest possible prorated rate. If $20,000 or more is spent on bull lots, free delivery will be provided, up to 1,000 miles.
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Albrecht Family
Red Angus
TAC HOLLYWOOD M620 ET
We normally sell the fall bulls private treaty, but they were just too good to not offer them now! Lot 1 is a full sib to the 2025 high-selling replacement heifer that sold to Berwald Red Angus for $21,000 and also a full brother to Lot 103-N169. F66 is the dam of TAC Drifter H10 who sold to Twedt Red Angus and Rhodes Red Angus, TAC Consequence J383 who sold to Sonstegard Red Angus, TAC Drifter 2.0 who sold to Scott Bousquet, TAC Rollin Deep L420 who sold to Cross Diamond Red Angus, TAC Hobo L186 who sold to Lackaff Red Angus and TAC Hobo L262 sold to Martin farms, are just a few of the most sought-after sires that she has produced.
These cattle represent the kind of consistent, dependable genetics, built to work in real-world cow herds that are suitable for both registered and commercial programs. We have yet to breed F66 to something that doesn’t work. To top it off this bull is sired by the record setting $400,000 PIE Hollywood 222. Ultrasound data has not been obtained on fall bulls yet.
TAC HOLLYWOOD M632 ET
CRSB CONFIDENCE G1410 PIE HOLLYWOOD 222 PIE 0105
5L BLOCKADE 2218-30B
TAC ABIGRACE F63-C143
TAC ABIGRACE C143-L7730 ET
5L DEFENDER 560-30Z 5L OPAL 656-2218
NEW
Y194
MS ABIGRACE L7730
F63 needs about as much introduction as F66. She has been a huge piece of our puzzle stemming from the infamous Abigrace family. Lot 2’s maternal granddam has 22 progeny in herd. Out of these 22, there are five full siblings that have all proven themselves to be great cows, but F63 is the most versatile of the five, so we started using her very heavily in our ET program. If you are lacking power but do not want to sacrifice maternal, this would be a great fit for your program. This is another one of those cows that is consistent in every mating. If you’re looking for a bull that has six traits in the top 4% of the breed with his growth numbers being in the top 1% in every aspect, this is your bull. His half-sister, a Drifter H10 daughter, sells as Lot 103-N73. Ultrasound data has not been obtained on fall bulls yet.
PIE HOLLYWOOD
TAC STELLAR M6
This bull puts all the pieces together to what we envisioned when bringing Stellar into our red program. Highly maternal with unreal growth and carcass but still being heifer safe. His feet are perfect! If there was an EPD for hoof and claw in the Red Angus breed he would rank in the top 1% for both. This bull could be the best Red Angus bull to sell in 2026. He is exactly what we have been striving for when planning matings. He ranks in the top 40th percentile for 11 traits and is backed by a gorgeous Drifter daughter with a complete outcross pedigree. I could talk about this bull for hours. He has that wow factor that just makes you get excited
TAC SAFETY M59
Here’s a heifer bull with extraordinary growth that ratioed very well. He was 4 of 56 for yearling and ranks in the top 13% for CED and top 19% for BW. This bull is also backed by a stunning Drifter H10 daughter. He is a standout Safety J130 who has added frame and foot size. Not many heifer bulls can pack as much red meat yield as M59. He combines two pedigrees that are very consistent and sought after. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity. 4
If you’re a commercial breeder or a registered breeder he could move you in the direction where most programs are lacking. He is a full brother to Drifter H10 and phenotypically might be the best one yet. Drifter H10 semen has been commanding $3500 per unit and siring some of the most sought-after cattle in the country. We feel M01 will make some of the most fertile females out there and will be a true breeding piece down the road. If you’re wanting to make your cow herd more maternally focused, M01 would be a great fit. Full brother to TAC Drifter H10. Ultrasound data not obtained due to M01 being at stud at that time.
reference sire TAC DRIFTER H10
RAAA #: 4392039
TAC DRIFTER M30
Phenotypically this bull might be the best in the sale and for sure the stoutest. He could have started the sale and might be everyone’s favorite on sale day. He stands on the most massive feet I’ve ever seen on a bull his age. It’s truly unreal how this bull moves like a cat with the power and skeletal width he has. Adding 9 traits in the top 17% of the breed doesn’t hurt either. He is definitely a must-use sire in 2026. We plan on using this bull in our program in the future.
TAC DRIFTER M119
Another Drifter son that ratioed really well across the board. He goes back to a 9-year-old dam that has a keeper every year. She has a 367-day calving interval on 7 offspring while maintaining a 102 MPPA is impressive. M119 is one of the easiest keeping bulls in the pen and is as wide as he is tall.
TAC DRIFTER M115
TAC DRIFTER M182
This bull was my favorite all summer on grass, I even got a few good pictures of him as a calf and I’m not a picture taker! His dam has a perfect udder and is one of the easiest keeping cows on the ranch. If you’re in the hunt for a heifer bull without sacrificing growth with an 8-year-old dam to back it, look no further. 9
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC DRIFTER M3
BASIN HOBO 0545 TAC DRIFTER H10
TAC MS VERNA F66 ET C-BAR LEVERAGE 8115F
TAC MS HANNAH K390-E423
TAC HANNAH E423
SPUR FRANCHISE OF GARTON
B04
Here’s a Drifter son with a combined average ratio of 115, which is through the roof, but his EPD’s sure didn’t change. I’ve liked this bull from the day he was born. One of the highest performing, early maturing Drifter sons to date. He knew he was a bull even as a calf and has not skipped a beat.
TAC DRIFTER M4
TAC DRIFTER M7
MILE FRANCHISE 6305
TILLY 399W
BANK NOTE 4040 SDCC MARIGOLD 501W
If you’re on the hunt for complete outcross genetics with 16 EPD’s in the top 30% look no further. This bull will leave behind a legacy of daughters that will work in any program. He goes back to some of the most prolific maternal lines in the breed--Hobo 0545, Hard Drive, Abigrace Y11, Beiber Tilly, Brookings Bank Note 4040, Red Hill B571, Julian 84S just to name a few. Take this one home with Lot 41, turn them out, and get a more uniform calf crop.
TAC DRIFTER M124 ET
RED ANGUS BULLS TAC DRIFTER M141
Lot 15 is a knockout Drifter son. This bull has very consistent EPD’s, with 14 of the 19 traits ranking in the 37th percentile or better. His maternal granddam is Basin Opal T7385, lovingly known around the ranch as “Granny.” She was the oldest cow we’ve ever kept around, raising her last calf this past year at 19. She is one of the reasons why we have so much Basin influence in our herd today. They are flat sticky and stay in the herd.
We bought 7055 from Marshall’s when they had their dispersion. She was a highlight of the sale, and one of our top picks. Phenotypically these bulls are impressive with a really soft, clean look. They will sire some really nice females with numbers that follow suit. Don’t overlook them just because they’re black!
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC DRIFTER M252
BASIN HOBO 0545
TAC DRIFTER H10 TAC MS VERNA F66 ET
PHOEBE B97
BASIN HOBO 79E BASIN ERICA 330E TAC SECURITY D56 3SCC VERNA B47
CHIEF SEQUOYA R336
MS P707 Y7686 SDCC JACKHAMMER 734Y 3SCC PHOEBE W133
Here’s a really good heifer bull, without sacrificing growth. Should be a “sleep all night” heifer bull that brings you a nice set of feeders. He ratioed 130 for IMF, ranking him 6 of 51, and he ratioed 118 for US BF, ranking him 14 of 51.
TAC DRIFTER M70
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Another heifer bull right here. He’s super stout, if you’re wanting to add some muscle to your calves, he will do it in one mating. It’s hard to find a heifer bull with this much muscle expression that ratioed over 130 for IMF. If you’re wanting to take feeders to town, he will make you a nice, stout set.
TAC DRIFTER M13
TAC STELLAR M130 ET
TAC Stellar M130 brings a lot of different breeding options to the table, he is a complete outcross to most Red Angus pedigrees. He is out of Drifter’s mother, F66. His numbers speak from themselves. He possesses great calving ease with top 11% WW, top 2% YW, and has phenomenal carcass numbers and maternal indexes. Stellar is one of the most elite maternal Angus bulls on the market and has females in production across the country.
TAC ENERGIZE M12
TAC ENERGIZE M218
RED ANGUS BULLS
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TAC ENERGIZE M58
BIEBER
Heifer bull. He is one of the highest growth/carcass Energize sons in the sale. He ranks in the top 1% of the breed for HB and STAY. Very dual-purpose, going back to the Verna
family.
TAC ENERGIZE M19
This Energize son is a half-brother to Lot 44. He is an outcross heifer bull that numbers
really well. He also goes back to B47. Turn Lots 27 and 28 out together to make a really nice, uniform set of calves.
TAC ENERGIZE M284
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC SAFETY M180
Looking for a bull that will add pounds at weaning? Look no further than M180, the third highest weaning weight bull on the sale. He ratioed very well across the board, not only a high growth bull but he is backed by a great cow family with outcross genetics from the Basin program.
TAC SAFETY M44
TAC SAFETY M123
TAC SAFETY M60
TAC HD M1
TAC DEFINITION M29
We used M29 to clean up heifers, we think very highly of him. Has that traditional Angus skull shape that demands to be noticed. Structurally there is a lot to like about M29 and I believe he could be used heavily to make those ever so popular red headed show heifers. He will leave a legacy behind with the daughters that he produces. Ultrasound data not obtained due to M29 being at stud at that time.
TAC HD M68
maternal traits to his progeny.
TAC GUARANTEE M185
Guarantee is a full brother to TAC Verna F66. We have been selling a lot of semen on him ranging from large heifer projects to the most astute Red Angus breeders in the country and have not heard one complaint. They come super easy, have enough grow, good carcass, have maternal merit, and pass the eye test. What more can you ask for? M185 is no exception, being a Heifer Bull that will add carcass and longevity. His mother is 13 years old and still going strong.
TAC GUARANTEE M240
GUARANTEE M262
TAC GUARANTEE M99
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC GUARANTEE M293
TAC HOLLYWOOD M126 ET
where has this bull been all day? You could go to a lot of sales that this would have been their lead off bull. He has 11 traits that rank in the top 30% of the breed, with 6 of those being in the top 1%. He is a 3/4 brother to Lot 1. Has that added frame, he is a
boned rascal. His full sister is a standout bred heifer in herd and are very excited for her future in our program.
TAC HOLLYWOOD M31 ET
This is one of my favorite bulls. This bull puts it all together in a real nice package. Phenotypically he is really hard to fault. He’s big-bodied, soft, and full of red meat. When you start analyzing his EPD profile he excites me even more. His BW to WW to YW spread is unreal. I don’t know if there’s another Red Angus bull like him. Calving ease with this kind of growth is unheard of. He ratioed through the roof. He is the highest ratioing ET bull in the offering. He is
full sib to TAC Stellar K143, the
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC PERFECT STORM M340
BECKTON LIKABLE C643 L3
9 MILE LIKABLE 9278
C-BAR ISABEL 513C TAC SHOOTER A435 TAC SIERRA E123 3SCC SIERRA A65
BECKTON LIKABLE U130 L2 BECKTON MINOLA X107 L C-BAR-RJ GENESIS A31 C-BAR ISABEL Y101
BIEBER H HUGHES W109
OLC ANGELA R435
3SCC LANCER W207 3SCC SIERRA W195
People might think I’m crazy, this bull sure doesn’t read well on paper, but he is one of my favorites. I wish we had 1,000 head just like his mom. She has a picture-perfect udder, a perfect teat, and she’s milky. How many 8-year-old cows that rank in the top 10% of the breed for milk have an udder and teat score of 9 and 9? She has a nice one every year, she’s soft, easy-keeping, and pretty to look at. Even though he doesn’t show it on paper, he is going to leave behind some of the best cows the Red Angus breed has ever seen.
TAC LIKABLE M157
LIKABLE
LIKABLE U130 L2
GENESIS A31
5L OPAL 656-2218
BECKTON NEW ERA Y194 BROWN MS ABIGRACE L7730
Here’s another Likable, but out of Abigrace C143. You could copy and paste Lot 46’s comment, because I feel the same way about this one’s maternal side. Turn Lot 46 and 47 out together and see how you change a terminal herd maternal overnight.
TAC STRATEGY M89
TAC LEVERAGE M391
TAC LEVERAGE M506
One
TAC BLUEPRINT M395
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC BLUEPRINT M386
WOODHILL BLUEPRINT 9 MILE BLUEPRINT 0157 LSF RAB MS ENVY X6631
5L BLOCKADE 2218-30B TAC VERNA E62
CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS WOODHILL EVERGREEN Z291-B233 MCPHEE PACIFIC PRIDE 4127 BROWN MS DESTINATION T7634
This will be the sleeper bull of the sale. He got off to a rough start when he lost his mom and did not draft well. Because of this he’s one of the smaller bulls in the offering, but phenotypically one of the best. He is exceptionally good numbered and ratioed 180 for IMF while basically being a bottle calf! Genomically it looks like he will sire a really neat fresh pedigree. We plan on sampling this bull as an AI sire in the future.
TAC HARD DRIVE M247
It seems like we have a Y191 x Hard Drive on the sale every year. We’ve sold many of these bulls in the past and they have done well no matter where they go—from the Big Sky of Montana to fescue country in Missouri. We have quite a few full sisters in our herd, they have proven themselves to be phenomenal producers.
RED ANGUS/CHAROLAIS CROSS BULLS
A really nice offering of half-blood Red Angus/Charolais bulls. Lot 57 was the highest weaning weight of all 65 contemporaries. If you’re wanting to add pounds to your calf crop and raise butterscotch females, don’t pass these bulls up. One of the nicest Charolais offerings we’ve ever had.
GOVERNOR M163
TAC GOVERNOR M165
TAC GOVERNOR M219
TAC GOVERNOR M204
TAC GOVERNOR M300
RED ANGUS/HEREFORD CROSS BULLS
TAC GENERATOR M214
We brought you a whale of a set of Red Angus x Hereford cross bulls with Lots 62-65. Put these on your Red Angus cows to make some hellacious F1 Baldy heifers. We would love to have the opportunity to buy the heifers back from these sires.
TAC GENERATOR M231
TAC GENERATOR M232
Black Angus
This is the biggest framed bull in the offering. If you’re wanting to add frame to your calf crop, Lot 66 will do the job. He is one of the highest growth Angus bulls. He ranks in the top 4% for WW and top 2% for YW. He goes back to OCC Juanada 603R, who has been a staple in both our Black and Red Angus programs. You will see her influence throughout the Black and Red Angus bulls.
BLACK ANGUS BULLS
This will be the first Identified son to sell, going back to a really good Payweight x Excellency daughter. The Excellency cows have worked well in our program. M250 is a high marbling bull that ranks in the top 30%. His teat and udder EPD’s are in the top 10% and top 4%, respectively. He ranks in the top 10% for $EN. He should make you a nice set of females or feeder calves. He is ranked in the top 30% for nearly all of his $ values.
BLACK ANGUS BULLS
TAC EMBLEM M143
He will be a heifer bull that has a lot of growth as well. If you’re wanting to build a cow herd, this would be a bull to do it around. The Logo cattle have been very popular for the Sitz program.
Another Emblem out of a Supermama daughter with Stellar on the top side. A 2/3 brother to Lot 70. He ranks in the top 10% for CED and top 3% for BW, top 10% of the breed for HP, top 5% $EN, top 1% $M. Turn him out with Lot 70 and make a nice set of replacement females.
TAC FULL HOUSE M295
TAC FULL HOUSE M64
Here’s another heifer bull that goes back to a very proven cow family that has worked well for us. We have a lot of B479 daughters. He ranks in the top 3% for $M. If you’re wanting to improve udder and teat, he ranks in the top 10% of the breed for teat and top 15% for udder.
TAC STELLAR M87
Lots 74-76 are all black, red-carriers, so use them on your red or black cows. This will be one of the most dual-purpose sire groups in the offering. They will be one of the highest birth to yearling weight spread groups, with unmatched carcass.
TAC STELLAR M129
TAC STELLAR M177
STELLAR 726D TAC STELLAR K143 3SCC VERNA B47
Simmentals
Looking for a bull that’s going to move your genetics to the next level? Then look no further than M254. This is probably the best red Simmental bull that we have ever raised. His dam has never missed to AI with 4 calves, and that is without heat checking, just a timed AI. She has a picture-perfect udder/teat. She weaned off 58% of her body weight last fall while maintaining a BCS of 8. Here’s a bull that numbers up really well, with a complete outcross pedigree to the red Simmental breed. He ratioed off the charts. We plan to use this bull heavily in our program.
TAC FULL HOUSE M271
SIMMENTAL BULLS
We used Lot 78 as an AI sire last year. Phenotypically we feel that this is exactly what a herd bull should look like. He ranks in the top 3% of the breed for WW, top 2% for YW, top 10% for YG, and top 1% for REA. Not only does he have a really strong dam, but there are generations upon generations of strong cow families in his pedigree. A very dual-purpose sire here, not sacrificing maternal traits or growth.
TAC FULL HOUSE M305
This bull has consistent numbers across the board, comes from a 12-year-old cow, so if you’re looking for a bull that’s going to sire some really good red-baldy
TAC FULL HOUSE M299
Here’s a
TAC FULL HOUSE M320
SIMMENTAL BULLS
TAC FULL HOUSE M196
SIMMENTAL BULLS
TAC HOMELAND M291
TAC 274H M239
SIMMENTAL BULLS
TAC HUSKER M385
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The first Husker son of the offering. Husker is a full brother to Hook’s Eagle 6E. Eagle has been a
popular AI sire for Genex. The consistency in Husker’s progeny is remarkable. A very versatile bull here, he will sire some of the best feeders you will produce. The dam has weaned 59% of her body weight on 3 calves.
TAC HUSKER M512
TAC REGAL M306
SIMMENTAL BULLS
TAC KROWN M358
This
We have never offered this many OR this caliber of replacement heifers. We did not hold back from bringing our freshest most elite genetics. If you don’t believe us, then you can have pick of what’s left in the keeper pen! We are retaining the right to two successful flushes on all females with a minimum of 6 grade embryos per flush.
Females
We start the open heifers off with N103. She is a Safe Deposit K635 daughter. He is a black, red-carrier that we retained. Safe Deposit is proving to be a very consistent sire on both spectrums. There will be a very strong bull offering sired by him on our 2027 sale. They are easy fleshing, have a lot of capacity, and are super clean fronted. Not only is this heifer red, but she is a complete outcross to anything in both the Red and Black Angus worlds. We don’t have very many red Safe Deposit heifers. Take her rare color and put it on top of the fact that she numbers up extremely well. Get this girl added to your donor arsenal!
N50 goes back to B47, Drifter’s granddam. This heifer is a complete outcross on both sides of her pedigree, she has both a black sire and a black dam. Her pedigree reeks of phenomenal cow makers with B47, 331A, EA Rose 915, Bieber Tilly 399W, and Sitz Pride 200B. K143 is a Stellar son out of B47 that we retained. He is proving to be a very consistent sire that brings extraordinary feet quality and very capacious females. He also sired a large offering on the 2027 sale. Stellar K143 has a son, Lot 3, that will be a sale highlight this year along with lots 74-76 and his full sister has 2 sons, Lots 28 and 44 that will be well recieved as well. Not only does she have a phenomenal pedigree but she is extremely good numbered as well, with 11 traits in the top 20% of the breed. Take your pick of these heifers and build a program around them.
These two heifers are phenotypically complete opposites. N169 is a very soft made, flatter muscled, deep-bodied heifer that is out of Drifter’s mother. She is sired by PIE Hollywood 222, who commanded $400,000 as a yearling on the Pieper Red Angus sale. Her full sister was the high-selling female on our 2025 sale, going for $21,000 to Berwald Red Angus. Her full brother, TAC Hollywood M620, is Lot 1, a highlight of this year’s sale. This mating is extremely consistent!
N73 is the polar opposite. Harder muscled, elegant in her design, and whistle-fronted. She’s got that freak factor that commands your attention. She is sired by the famed TAC Drifter H10, who is one of the most popular sires in the Red Angus breed today. Very few daughters have ever sold at auction. H10 semen has been commanding $3,500/straw. Her half-brother, TAC Hollywood M632, sells as Lot 2. N73’s dam, F63, comes from the famed Abigrace from RA Brown Ranch. These two females come from noble pedigrees. Not only are they bred for balance, but they also have the numbers to match.
The two Drifter 2.0 daughters that make up Lot 104 strongly resemble one another. They are both feminine in their makeup and super soft. N89 goes back to the 331A cow family. By this time you are probably familiar with 331A because she shows up in a lot of our pedigrees. N89’s dam goes back to Basin Payweight Plus 6048. We were so satisfied by his calves that we decided to implement him in to our Red Angus program, as well.
N104 doesn’t have an outcross pedigree like N89, but she comes with some more old school genetics. She is double-bred Basin Trendsetter 45S5. If you’ve been in the Red Angus breed long enough you definitely know who that is. Some of our best cows go back to Trendsetter. Drifter 2.0 is a full brother to Drifter. There will be a strong showing from him in the 2027 sale. 2.0 himself was the high-seller in our 2025 sale selling to Bousquet Farms. We think that the 2.0’s are going to make even better females than Drifter himself. He has excellent claw shape with a good level hip, soft made and easy keeping.
C-BAR LEVERAGE 8115F
TAC STRATEGY J288
TAC ABIGRACE F63-C143
BROWN RED OAK A7639
TAC MS GROUND SOW K121-D93
TAC ABIGRACE C143-L7730 ET
TAC BRANDY D93 HUST CHIEF SEQUOYA R336
BROWN MS P707 Y7686 BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 3SCC BRANDY Y112
N15 and N92 go back to Ground Sow A112 who was a very productive donor in our program. Her name speaks for itself given that these girls are some of the easiest-keeping and biggest bodied on the ranch. While she was in our donor program, she predominantly threw bulls so we do not have a lot of offspring from her. The females we do have out of her have been elite. N92 is out of a bull that we used from Mushrush Red Angus called Eneko. He is a bull that consists of high caliber calving ease, carcass traits, STAY, ProS, and Herd Builder--everything that you want to make a female. On top of that she ranks in the top 40% in 14 traits. Her half-brother was a high-seller on last year’s sale. N15 is sired by TAC Strategy J288 which is an F63 son. If you look through the bulls and heifers you will see a lot of F63 influence. N15 has 10 traits in the top 40% of the Red Angus breed. Whatever choice you make on these two, it will be a good one.
