2023 Iowa Angus Bull Test Sale

BULL TEST SALE

SPRING

Bull videos are available at iowaangus.org. Online bidding will be available at lmaauctions.com.

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INSPECTION OF CATTLE

Bulls will be available for viewing at Lamoni Livestock Auction from Friday, March 31st until the start of the sale on April 1 All bulls will have ID tags corresponding to catalog numbers.

HEALTH

Interstate health papers will be furnished on all bulls selling ALL BULLS SOLD HAVE PASSED A SEMEN EVALUATION AND BEEN TESTED FOR BVD.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

BuyersunabletoattendinpersonmaysendtheirbidstotheSale Manager,SaleBarnOffice,orbidonlineatlmaauctionscom

Allbullsaretobepaidforimmediatelyafterthesale

BullssellaccordingtotheTerms&ConditionsoftheAmericanAngus Association.

Registrationspaperswillbetransferredtothebuyerattheseller's expense

TRUCKING

Cattle are expected to be taken home after the sale. Please speak with the consignor or sale manager if you are in need of trucking options.

INSURANCE

Will be available sale day through Conover Auction/Liberty Mutual Insurance.

LIABILITY

All persons attending this sale do so at their own risk, legal or otherwise The sellers, sale managers, auction service and sale staff assume no liability for property loss or any accidents that may occur

LUNCH

Will be available sale day in the sale barn cafeteria

ANNOUNCEMENTS

From the block will take precedence over the catalog

CONSIGNORS

2XL CATTLE COMPANY

Adam & Amanda Krull

515.290.8589

Boone, IA

Allie Bieber

BRANDT FARMS

Kirk & Lynn Brandt

712.621.3605

HOUKS ANGUS

Curt Houk

6417775713 Blakesburg, IA

KELLER

Larry Keller

641.895.1092 Seymour, IA

KODY KILE

641.344.7445 Afton, IA

LAZY H FARMS

Tim & Abbey Hoffman

660.868.2566

Lamoni, IA

MARK MATLAGE

515.745.2679

5159793890

IA

Corning, IA CJ ANGUS

Henry

515.974.7156 Indianola, IA

GRAHAM ANGUS FARM

George & Randy Graham

641.990.9911

Gilman, IA

Dean Hill

712.309.5225 Council Bluffs, IA

HOLMES CATTLE COMPANY

Colby Holmes

641.340.3419

Benton, IA

St. Marys, IA

MOBLEY ANGUS

Kerrigan Mobley

712.621.4231 (Wyatt)

Diagonal, IA

SCHROEDER ANGUS

Doug & Drew Schroeder

563.357.4044 (Doug)

IA

DAVID TODD

602.770.7183

Norman, OK

WAGNER ANGUS

Mike Wagner

319.480.3387

Stanwood, IA

SPRING BULLS

Here is a double-digit calving ease bull with a top 25% YW EPD. His sire, Musgrave Crackerjack, was purchased by ST Genetics as the top selling bull in the 2019 Musgrave sale

All bulls will be available for viewing March 31 at Lamoni Livestock Auction.

Buyers can bid online at lmaauctions.com on sale day, or may place bids with Zach Britton: 515.230.5745.

Another calving ease bull, this time in the top 10% for WW and YW. Keep an

SPRING BULLS

Musgrave 316 Stunner

DB Iconic G95

IND. PERFORMANCE

Musgrave 316 Stunner

DB Iconic G95

Sitz Upward 307R

HCC Barbaramere 8533

RM Barbaramere 253

CARCASS DATA %IMF

IND.

A great all around package from this bull, ranking in the top 25% of the breed for CED and BW, also delivering a top 15% MILK EPD Iconic is the largest sire group in this year's sale, and for good reason!

HOLMES CATTLE COMPANY

Another Iconic son here who ranked as the 3rd highest gaining spring bull during the test, and also measured the largest scrotal circumference of the spring bulls. Be sure to check him out!

HOLMES CATTLE COMPANY

You can rest easy with this bull's guaranteed calving ease Then watch the calves grow with exceptional efficiency, following this bull's top 5 efficiency ranking in the test

Another Basin Payweight 1682 grandson, this time out of Connealy Kilroy who was a standout at the 2020 Connealy sale Check out the MILK EPD in the top 25% of the breed

TEF Outside 514

Multiple generations of stacked calving ease, marbling, carcass, and performance excellence. A very eye appealing individual from day one Well balanced and solid with top shelf calving ease, carcass,

A bull with a very balanced set of EPD's including a YW in the top 25% of the breed. Backed by KR Quality who is a phenotypic standout and provides a well-rounded EPD package himself

SPRING BULLS

This Annuity son lived up to the expectations of his sireranking in the top 15% of the breed for CED and BW, while recording one of the heaviest adjusted YW in the offering.

AAA 20449098 BULL 14 AB RAINFALL 922

Here is a bull with lots of phenotypic excellence in his pedigree, combined with ranking 5th overall in feed efficiency and gaining over 4 pounds per day on test

15 KK CONFIDENCE PLUS

10% of the breed and Heifer Pregnancy in the top 3%

KILE

Basin Payweight 1682

IND. PERFORMANCE Deer Valley Growth Fund

SAV Mountain Grandeur 1167 EAF CC&7 Gold Label H8

CC&7 H8 C174

CARCASS DATA

SPRING BULLS

Sale order is determined by bull ranking on an index. It will be available at iowaangus.org at least 3 days prior to the start of the sale.

Mojo is doing great things for Krebs Ranch in Nebraska and here is an opportunity to get in on a new herd sire. He has the highest FAT EPD of the spring bulls in this offering.

SAV Brilliance 8077 PAA Y21 Queen 3529

8077 Miss Queen 2520

Heifer-bull prospect here with a double digit CED and multiple traits ranking in the top 25% of the breed. Be sure to check out this bull's phenotype, backed by Brilliance!

IND. PERFORMANCE

Crouch Silverado 536

Crouch Bonny Silverado 7011

EC Bonny H345 scan for video

Keep an eye on this bull who ranks in the top 25% of the breed for WW and YW. He is sired by Holmes Sharp Shooter who was the 2019 Iowa Angus Bull Test top indexing bull!

Deer Valley Growth Fund

Seldom Rest Sandman 6075

Evergreen 4011

890

Here is an early January born bull that is ready to breed cows. He weighed 1,365 on February 6 and ranks in the top

2nd highest gaining bull during the test! An exciting pedigree here with both the phenotype of PVF Insight and the production value of Deer Valley Growth Fund

SPRING BULLS

Watch for EPD updates in the online catalog and in the sale supplement - Zoetis 50K genomic test results are in progress

Watch for EPD updates in the online catalog and in the sale supplement - Zoetis 50K genomic test results are in progress.

Watch for EPD updates in the online catalog and in the sale supplement - Zoetis 50K genomic test results are in progress.

Calving ease with high growth and BW to YW spread Direct son of one of our most proven donors and 2XL Exploration 5320. This cow family consistently produces low birth weight, fast growing cattle that get the job done.

SPRING BULLS

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Powerful, big topped, deep bodied Set Apart son with explosive growth and extreme marbling with an actual IMF over 8% Stems from a BJ Angus donor He will add carcass quality and pounds to your calf crop

2XL CATTLE COMPANY

AAR New Trend

VDAR New Trend 315

SydGen Mandate 6079

Rita 3508

SydGen Rita 9370

IND. PERFORMANCE

AAR New Trend

VDAR New Trend 315

SydGen Mandate 6079

SydGen Rita 3508

SydGen Rita 9370

These ET calves are a maternal brother to Sydgen Rita 5730, the $100,000 valuation cow owned by Sydgen and Express Ranches “Retro” matings provide a great option for cattle that have trended downward in stature and will sire athletic, muscular feeder calves

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EXAR Spotlite 9567B

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These ET calves are a maternal brother to Sydgen Rita 5730, the $100,000 valuation cow owned by Sydgen and Express Ranches “Retro” matings provide a great option for cattle that have trended downward in stature and will sire athletic, muscular feeder calves

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This bull ranked well in feed efficiency and ADG. He posts a DMI EPD in the top 10% of the breed A paternal sister recently sold at auction in Des Moines for $3,000.

All

have been genomic tested to increase the accuracy of EPDs presented in this catalog.

SPRING BULLS

After 91 days of feed-intake evaluation, this is the bull that sorted to the top! While gaining over 4.5 pounds per day, he converted feed better than all his

Our 2nd highest ranking feed efficiency bull during the test and having an

Another exciting Enforcer son here in the top 10% of the breed for WW and YW EPDs He also scanned as the 2nd highest IMF bull

SPRING & FALL BULLS

All bulls have passed a breeding

exam by Shawn Nicholson DVM.

An excellent production sire with the largest ribeye area in the spring bulls. He ranks in the top 5% of the breed for Marbling, and the top 25% for BW, WW, and YW!

BRICE

FALL BULLS

A stout bull that is very balanced with great numbers across the board in a nice phenotypic package His dam is the model Angus cow, great feet, great udder, great temperament, NR 2@103 and stems from one of our foundation donors, Erica of Ellston M231

Exciting herd sire prospect with a great BW to YW spread in a moderate framed package, top 1% $W and top 3% $M with excellent carcass measurements This cow family consistently produces low birth weight, fast growing cattle that get the job done

H628 Connealy Arsenal 2174

SELECTION TOOLS

CARCASS DATA

%IMF(intramuscularfat):Objectivemeasure ofmarbling

REA(ribeyearea):Givesanestimateofthe amountofmuscleandleanproductinthe animal(measuredinsquareinches)

Rib(ribfat):Estimateoftheexternalfaton theanimal(ininches)

Rump(rumpfat):Additionalmeasureof externalfatontheanimal(ininches)

ADJ = Adjusted: take an animal's age, weight, and sex at ultrasound scanning into account

RAT = Ratio: performance of an individual animal relative to the average performance of his contemporaries (herdmates raised under similar environmental conditions) - the average ratio within a contemporary group is 100

IND. PERFORMANCE

Expected Progeny Difference (EPD)

prediction of how future progeny of this bull are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other bulls listed in the AAA database

predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers

Unit = percentage of unassisted births

Breed Average = 3

CW = Carcass Weight

predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires

Unit = pounds

Breed Average = 26

predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires

Unit = pounds

Breed Average = 1

MB = Marbling

predictor of the differences in USDA marbling scores of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires

Unit = fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score

Breed Average = 44

$Value Indexes

predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires

Unit = pounds

Breed Average = 30

RE = Ribeye Area

predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires

Unit = square inches

Breed Average = 37

predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires

Unit = pounds

Breed Average = 52

FAT= Fat Thickness

predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires

Unit = inches

Breed Average = .008

predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires

Unit = pounds (that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability)

Breed Average = 20

Multi-trait selection indexes where a higher value suggests more profit (expressed in dollars per head). $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires if sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment

$W = Weaned Calf Value

providestheexpecteddifferencein futureprogenypreweaning performancefrombirthtoweaning Increasedselectionpressureon$W willincreaseweaning&yearling weighttraits&maternalmilktraits.

InfluencedBy:BW,WW,MILK,MW

BreedAverage=$56

$B = Beef Value

terminal index representing the expected average dollar-per-carcass difference in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires

Influenced By: WW, YW, DMI, CW, RE, MARB, FAT Breed Average = $134

$C = Combined Value

Combines maternal and terminal traits into one economic selection index allowing a producer to maximize profitability by making genetic progress through several different traits.

Influenced by 15 different EPDs

*Adjusted weights are computed to adjust an actual weight taken by the breeder to a standard animal age and age of dam

FEED EFFICEINCY DATA

A LOOK AT THE D A T A

Individualbullintakewas monitoredviaweighedfeedbunks. Datawascollectedandsentto IowaStateUniversitytobeturned intothenumberspresented throughoutthiscatalog.

DRYMATTERINTAKE(DMI)

Amountoffeedconsumedperdayona moisture-freebasis(expressedinpounds)

FEEDCONVERSION(F:G)

Howmanypoundsofdry-matterfeedthe animalhadtoeattogainonepoundoflive weight.Noadjustmentmadefordietenergy contentorage/weightdifferences.

ADJUSTEDFEED:GAIN(ADJF:G)

Attemptstoremovetheageorsize differencesoftheanimalsinthepen AlowerAdjF:Gisdesirable.Industry averageisaround6.

COSTOFGAIN(COG)

ThisputsadollarvalueontheadjustedF:G. Multiplytheaveragecostoffeedduringthe testbytheAdjF:G.

RESIDUALFEEDINTAKE(RFI)*

Differencebetweenactualfeedintake andthatpredictedonthebasisofthe animal'sgainandmaintenance requirementsforitsbodyweight. Expressedinpoundsofintake.

AverageRFIis"0".AnimalswithanegativeRFI arefavored,becausethoseanimalshave consumedlessfeedfortheirweightandgain thantheaverageoftheirherdmatesFor example,ifabullhasa-13RFI,heate13 poundsoffeedlessthanpredicted

RESIDUALAVERAGEDAILYGAIN (RADG)*

Differencebetweenactualweightgainand thegainpredictedonthebasisofdrymatter intake,maintenanceofbodyweightandfat cover.Expressedinpoundsofgain.

Bullswerefed at

AnaverageanimalhasanR-ADGof“0.” AnimalswithapositiveR-ADGvalueare favoredbecausetheyhavehigherdailygains fortheamountoffeedconsumedandtheir bodycomposition(%fat)Forexample,ifa bullhasa43RADG,hegained43poundsper daymorethanpredicted

*Relevance of these evaluations depend on a comparison of animals from the same weaning contemporary group (pre-weaning environment, pasture management, creep feed availability and age of dam have a marked effect on outcomes). To equalize pre-test environments, bulls were put through a 21-day warm up period