Roche Ranches 16th Annual Bull Sale Catalog

Welcome!

We would like to thank everyone that has supported our bull sale over the years. This year marks our 16th year in the seedstock business. We have made many friends in the cattle and livestock industry. We take the confidence you have placed in us to improve your bottom line very seriously. Like our operation, you rely on the livestock to support your families and pay your bills. It is so neat to see the loyalty, recognition and approval of our bulls by the ranches that stock them. Some of you have bought bulls since day one and we sure appreciate it.

We are very proud of our heritage and the previous generations that have done so much for us. They have helped pave the way and provide a way of life that we love so much. Our father, Jeff Roche, had the idea to purchase the ranch that he was raised on and the place his father managed for 40+ years. Justin and Dusty were barely double digits in age and the year was 1992. We were all excited because it was bordered by the property that our grandparents, Doug and Doris Roche, had purchased from Grandma’s dad, Job Hadfield. The year we bought the ranch calves were in the high seventies, lambs in the high forties, wheat was at $3 and interest rates on loans were 10%-plus. Somehow, we have managed to make it so far! When we started on our own, we purchased 100 head of cattle from Holmgren Conner Cattle Ranch and 250 head of old ewes from our great-grandpa, Nick Chournos.

Currently, we run 1,500 head of cow/calf pairs and 5,000 head of sheep. We haven't been convicted of being the smartest, but we do know how to run and make a ranch work. We have taken the same approach to our bull program.

We continue to improve the quality every year and this is our best offering yet. We say that every year, so it’s a good thing! These cattle know how to get out and work and will produce a profit for you in a commercial environment. They have to or to make a ranch work.

We believe the best way to stay profitable is to take advantage of crossbreeding, especially maternal heterosis, and quality research proves that. Maternal heterosis is the most valuable tool available to improve cow performance and herd profitability. With the low inheritability of maternal traits, like fertility and longevity, a breeder can spend a lifetime trying to make the same progress for those crucial traits that can be realized in one easy cross. Studies show an equivalent of 1 to 1.5 extra calves over the lifetime of a female in favor of crossbred cattle because of the combination of greater longevity and extra calf weaning weight. If we could purchase a pharmaceutical that added that much performance and profit there is little doubt that producers would stand in line all day to buy some.

We would like to thank our employees, friends and family that make this all possible. Without them, we have no business.

We welcome you to the sale and want you to know that we stand behind these bulls 100%. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied, we will make it right.

Sincerely,

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Roche Ranches

Jeff, Justin and Dusty "Hootie" Roche

Roche Ranches

Terms & Conditions TERMS:

Terms of this sale are cash, or a good check, unless arrangements are made prior to the sale. Settlement to be made immediately at the conclusion of the sale before animals are loaded. The right of property title shall not pass until checks have cleared.

bidding:

All animals will sell as single lots to the highest bidder. Any disputes or challenges regarding bids will be settled by the auctioneer, whose decision will be final.

absentee bidding:

If you are unable to attend the sale but would like to big on the lots offered we encourage you to call prior to sale day. Bids will be handled with the strictest of confidentiality.

Trucking:

All trucking is the responsibility of the buyer, but we will help make arrangements. Every effort will be made to minimize costs to the buyer. We will deliver the bulls to a central location for free.

risk:

guarantee:

announcements:

health::

All animals are at the owner's risk prior to the sale and become the property of the buyer as soon as the animal is declared sold by the auctioneer. At that time, the buyer assumes all risk.

Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over any printed matter and any other announcements.

liabilities:

Although incidents at livestock sales seldom occur, everyone attending this sale does so at their own risk. The owners and employees assume no liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of an accident, bodily injury, theft, act of God, errors in catalogs or omissions, or percentage verification. We try to keep the most accurate records possible and have bull-tight fences, but on a rare occasion, accidents of breeding occur that we are not aware of or cannot control. We will do everything we can to determine the correct percentage, but cannot guarantee it.

Every bull has been tested for Tric and semen evaluated by a licensed veterinarian. We will guarantee the bull selling in this sale to be fertile at the time of sale.

Every bull in this sale, to the best of our knowledge, is free of any disease and will be eligible for interstate transport. All bulls were Dextomax treated. They have been vaccinated twice for IBR, P13, BVD, BRSV, 8-way Blackleg, One Shot Pasturella, plus Enforce.

contract:

The above Terms and Conditions of this sale shall constitute a contract between buyer and seller and be equally binding on both. Animals that are resold following the sale shall constitute a separate transaction and the rights and obligations of the two parties connected thereto are not covered by these Terms and Conditions.

Cattle in Fall going over ridge Independence Valley Roche Ranches

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Friends in the cattle business:

We hope 2019 was a good year. We are humble and grateful for the 16 years most of you have supported us in the seed stock business. We are very optimistic and excited for 2020. Just wanted to share a few thoughts and ideas that I have come across that I think will help us all be better stockmen and more profitable in our individual operations. Keep this thought in mind as I share a few of these ideas: “If all you are trying to do is essentially the same thing as everyone else, then its unlikely you will be very successful.”

Just a few thoughts on crossbreeding, crossbreeding maximizes production traits, and cuts costs. One of the most tried-andtrue principles to maximize production traits while simultaneously reducing costs in commercial beef systems is crossbreeding.

Crossbreeding gives commercial beef systems two primary benefits: heterosis (hybrid vigor) and breed complementarity. Lowly heritable traits like reproduction, health and cow longevity are best improved by crossbreeding. Leaving hybrid vigor on the table in a commercial herd is “a big loss.”

Crossbred cows and maternal heterosis is a key to profitability on commercial cow/calf operations. Studies have shown net profit per cow is increased by $75/cow/year because of, maternal heterosis. Ranchers would be wise to crossbreed even if heterosis was zero, due to the complementary effects of matching strengths of one breed to offset weaknesses of another breed.

Maternal heterosis accounts for about two-thirds of the total crossbreeding advantage. Maternal heterosis has more impact because of the effect on reproductive performance through earlier puberty, higher conception rate, faster breed back, greater longevity and the maternal impact on calf performance. Individual heterosis generally accounts for the other one-third of the potential 25 percent increase in lifetime productivity and is realized due to early vigor resulting in more live calves plus greater early calf growth rate.

Acknowledging that it is important to keep uniformity in the cow herd for a variety of reasons-and that some cowmen worry about keeping uniformity in the herd when crossbreeding. One way to keep uniformity in the cow herd is to use bulls of similar frame score. With a strong relationship between frame score and mature size, minimizing differences in frame scores of bulls used to produce females will help maintain cow herd uniformity. Capturing the benefits of heterosis allows producers to optimize genetic progress in economically important traits, especially those associated with reproductive efficiency and maternal performance.

I would also like to say, that we need to stop putting so much emphasis on weaning weight and focus more on price/per head.

Here’s what I mean: we shipped 380 head of #605 weight steers@1.50 per lb.= 908.00 per hd. We also shipped 100 head #410 weight steers@2.21 per lb.=906.00 per hd. The difference on weaning weight was almost 200lbs., but price per head was virtually none existent. The point I’m trying to make is; there are ways to reduce inputs. For example, moving calving to March-May to avoid problems with weather, scours, increased labor, and feed. By doing this we will see a drop in weaning weights, but we will be more profitable overall because of the decrease in inputs. Focusing on price per head versus weaning weight, I believe is

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the way we should be looking at things. I’ve been selling cattle for 15 years and I’ve seen time and time again #400 weight cattle bring as much or more per head than there #600 weight counterparts There’s nothing prettier than seeing several hundred head of 600lb steers coming down the alley way. Unfortunately, all our banker cares about is PROFIT which equals subtracting our expense from our income.

I’m sure God’s original cow was very efficient at converting low quality forages into milk and meat. Because of her unique four-stomach digestive system, she was able to eat and digest plants that could not be utilized by man or most other animals. I don’t know what color she was, and I don’t know what shape or size she was, but I do know she had the genetic ability to adapt to many different environments.

Over the years, man was successful in populating most of the earth with God’s original cow. When placed in a new environment, these cows were able to adapt and change by “natural” selection into the most efficient animal for their new surroundings.

Those that could not adapt did not survive.

Man, in all his wisdom eventually realized he could create the cow of his dreams through “artificial” selection. Color, size and shape suddenly became more important than efficiency and adaptability. Right from the start, different men had different ideas about what the perfect cow should look like. These men became the original seedstock producers- and the race was on to create the perfect breed.

Many breeders, to preserve the traits, they deemed to be most important, found it necessary to artificially change the cow’s environment. They did this by providing the cow with extra feed and care. She was no longer required to survive strictly on the forage resources found within her environment. Man, finally succeeded in producing cows with the preferred color, size and shape- but they were not as efficient or as profitable as their ancestors had been.

To be more profitable, we need to get back to basics. We need to produce cows that fit our environment, instead of artificially changing the environment to fit our cows. Cows must be environmentally adapted to efficiently convert available resources into beef, with a minimum amount of inputs. Profit is measured by subtracting our expenses from our income, it is affected very little by color and/or breed of our cattle.

Our goal at Roche Ranches is to identify and produce seedstock animals that can produce and reproduce with minimum inputsin many different environments. We believe a cow ought to be supporting the ranch, instead of being supported by the ranch.

Maybe Chip Hines said it best, “Your cows don’t care if you’re profitable or not. If you’re willing to do the work for them they’ll let you.” Our cows run on short native grass year-round with essentially no hay or supplements. We let the environment sort out the good ones. Suppose you could turn your entire cowherd loose in the wild with absolutely no human contact for 50 years. What do you think the survivors would look like?

We look forward to seeing you Saturday April 11th @ 3pm Anderson Livestock Auction Willard, Utah for our 16th annual livestock sale!

For catalog or general questions call or email: JustinRoche@RocheRanches.com or (435) 327-1842

Roche Ranches

Jeffrey, Justin and Dusty "Hootie" Roche

2-YEAR-OLD BULLS Many people ask, why is a two-year-old bull for sale? These two-year-old bulls were retained in our herd as yearlings to breed many of our cows. The reason they were used on our own cattle is because of their very maternal pedigrees stacked with longevity and fertility. Yes, the bulls are not virgin, and anybody who thinks there’s such a thing as a “virgin” two-year-old bull has never heard of prison life. There are many advantages to using these older bulls, they already know how to breed, and that means a ton.

Especially after you watch your yearling bull breed the same cow 15xs with three other cows in heat watching. They also know how to travel. Many of these bulls bred on the Nevada ranch that encompasses almost half a million acres. If these two-year-olds were junk, they never would have made it until now, so the problem bulls have been eliminated. As always, these bulls will have passed a breeding soundness exam and negative trich test by doctor Ira Mickelsen, DVM.

coleman charlo 256o DOB: 8/11/2010

ANGUS

AAA# 16879074

O C C FOCUS 813F O C C PAXTON 730P

O C C BLACKBIRD 736K

SITZ TRAVELER 8180 BOHI ABIGALE 6014

S A V ABIGALE 6062 Charlo has worked very well in commercial heifer projects, with reports of calving easily, and explosive growth on the calves. Charlo’s calves look a lot like him, very wide-based, big-topped, lots of muscle expression and long-sided. Charlo is very long, has a big foot, walks like a cat and has a lot of depth and width to him. His flush sisters in production have beautiful udders, extremely easy fleshing, and like Charlo, are very wide-based and deep-sided.

CED +10

BW -0.1

WW +51

PRODUCTION YW RADG DMI +91 +.21 +.77

YH SC Doc -0.9 +1.47 +6

CARCASS CW Marb RE Fat Carc +20 +.36 +.57 +.058 5

UGP 351

$M 63

MATERNAL HP CEM Milk MkH MW +8.0 -3 +26 173 -39 $VALUES $W $F $G 81 54 34

MH -1.4

$EN 14

$B 88

J6 CHARLO 599

1 BW

DOB:2/7/18

PB AN

BW WW YW

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON BO BO COUNTESS X MYTTY FOREFRONT

-1.2 WW

45

YW

85

Milk

17

Gain

77 580 1,035

3.0

Pleased to lead off the bull sale this year, with two full brothers, by the world famous Coleman Charlo. These two stout made brothers come loaded with calving ease and the ability to handle a large workload.

We love our Charlo sired cows as there efficient, moderate with pefects bags and exceptional mothers. These bulls come recommended for heifer use. The dam of these two brothers orginates from Mytty Angus Ranch who is known world wide as the breeder of Mytty In Focus who is in the top 10 angus bulls of all-time for semen sales.

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Lot 1

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J6 CHARLO 598

2

DOB:2/10/18

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

BO BO COUNTESS X MYTTY FOREFRONT

BW

-1.5 WW

42

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

75 575 1,025

2.9

Full brothers sells as Lot 1.

Lot 2

J6 CHARLO 645

3 BW

DOB:2/27/18

7/8 AN 1/8 SM

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 645 X J6 003

-1.8 WW

40

YW

79

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

65 525 990

2.8

This bull comes from a long line of productive good doing cows. His grand dam lived to be 20 years old, she weaned 18 calves in a completely commercial environment. Think about that 18 calves with 8 daughters retained within the herd. Study after study has shown positive reproductive traits and longevity are 5x’s more profitable to the commercial cattleman than carcass traits.

Lot 3

Heber, Jeff and Tim

Roche Ranches

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2-YEAR-OLD BULLS J6 CHARLO 6061

4 BW

DOB:2/21/18

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 6061 X J6 647

1.0

WW

45

YW

88

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

71 555 1,005

3.1

Coleman Charlo has sired over 10,000 head of progeny worldwide and is one of Select Sires all time high selling bulls. This bull will sire attractive, good-doing, efficient heifers and with his touch of simmental an outstanding set of steer calves. Backed by another outstanding grand dam who is still going strong at 14 years old and has sold over 25k in progeny sales.

Luci Roche helping with bull pictures.

J6 CHARLO 639

5 BW

DOB:2/22/18

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 639 X SAV BRUISER

.5

WW

48

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

70 565 1,010

3.1

A 3/4 angus that stacks 3 generations of AI in his pedigree. Paternal grand sire SAV Bruiser is an outstanding maternal index leader of ABS with a value 367.00 which is in the top 1% of the breed. You can’t go wrong on this BWF bull. Bull come recommended for heifer use. Paternal brothers sell as lot 3-4

Lot 5

We have been using Roche bulls now for several years and have had excellent results. The bulls travel very well in our rough country, resulting in better coverage on cows which have a tendency to hide out. Due to our rough terrain we do not have the luxury of seeing our cattle every day and the cows have had an easier time calving and the calves reach very impressive weaning weights, compared to bulls we have used previously where we have had larger birth weights and more calving problems. We particularly like the Angus-Simmental cross bulls and we have consistently topped the market with more live calves, heavier weaning weights and great marketability. This has greatly improved our bottom line.

Tom Crocker TLC Ranch LLC Moorpark, CA

Steve Wright - Lion Slayer 8

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2-YEAR-OLD BULLS S Summit 956

DOB: 3/12/2009

ANGUS

AAA# 16433346

BOYD NEW DAY 8005 GDAR GAME DAY 449

GDAR MISS WIX 474

R&S EXPEDITION 1404 S PRIDE ANNA 709

S PRIDE ANNA 567 • One of the breed’s highest $W sires – a profitability improver.

• He excels for DOC and CED – two traits in high demand.

• His daughters are beautiful-uddered, big-ribbed females who raise heavy calves.

• A high customer satisfaction bull – bull calves are heavy and the replacement females are very maternal

CED +11

BW -.7

WW +54

PRODUCTION YW RADG DMI +95 +.17 +1.46

YH +.3

CARCASS CW Marb RE Fat Carc +29 +.17 +.31 +.090 15

SC +.28 UGP 133

MATERNAL Doc HP CEM Milk MkH MW +30 +15.1 +8 +33 83 +2 $VALUES $W $F 81 46

$M 84

$G 18

MH -.2

$EN +5

$B 64

J6 SUMMIT 6000

6 BW

DOB:2/23/18

PB AN

S SUMMIT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 6000 X J6 120 X GAME DAY

-1.5 WW

47

YW

87

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

73 570 1,015

3.2

A doubl e bred Game Day. Game Day is on of the top feed efficiency bulls in the angus breed, bred by renowned angus breeder Gartner-Denowh of Montana. Bulls dam J6 6000 is a good doing cow with perfect teats and udder, she is currently making a living on the Nevada desert grazing 365 days a year. Bull comes reccomended for heifer use.

Lot 6

J6 SUMMIT 600

7 BW

Juney gathering cows

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Roche Ranches

DOB:2/28/18

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

S SUMMIT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 600 X J6 165

1.0

WW

46

YW

88

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

74 550 1,005

3.1

Very similar to his paternal brother lot 6. This black brockle bull will also work for heifers. This bull stands on a set of perfect feet and legs and will be able to handle a heavy workload on a big range. These cattle that are raised on the desert are tough, mother nature sorts out the bad ones.

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sandpoint butkus x797 DOB: 1/29/2010

ANGUS

AAA# 16829413

SITZ TRAVELER 8180 S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035

S A V EMULOUS 8145

G A R GRID MAKER G A R GRID MAKER 4603

G A R NEW DESIGN 741

CED +14

BW -.7

PRODUCTION WW YW RADG DMI +71 +126 +.28 +1.12

YH +.3

CARCASS CW Marb RE Fat Carc +38 +.52 +.27 +.005 3

MATERNAL SC Doc HP CEM Milk MkH MW +1.21 +31 +12.0 +15 +11 106 +88 UGP 225

$M 48

$W 61

$VALUES $F 80

$G 43

MH +0.3

$EN -24

$B 124

J6 BUTKUS 6057

8

DOB:3/1/18

PB AN

SANDPOINT BUTKUS X SAV FINAL ANSWER

J6 6057 X OCC MAGNITUDE

BW

.5

WW

50

YW

92

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

72 580 1,020

3.3

PB Angus bull that traces back to SAV Final Answer on his paternal side and OCC Magnitude on his maternal side. This angus bull will do well on a set of xbred cows. An outstanding dam backs up this bull.

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Lot 8

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Benfield Reality 6211 DOB: 2/25/2011

ANGUS

AAA# 17065973

S ALLIANCE 3313 S CHISUM 6175

S GLORIA 464

JAUER JAVA 8136 BENFIELD EDELLA 1105

BENFIELD EDELLA 7813 • Outcross maternal genetics from a dam that has produced multiple stud bulls • Dam records 5@98 BW ratio and 5@102 for WW ratio • Tremendous depth, volume and internal dimension in a moderate framed package • Top 1% for Docility

CED +8

PRODUCTION WW YW RADG DMI +61 +105 +.19 +1.24

BW +.7

YH +.5

SC +.02

Doc +15

CARCASS CW Marb RE Fat Carc +51 +.01 +.49 +.025 -

UGP 50

$M 58

MATERNAL HP CEM Milk MkH MW +9.1 +13 +18 25 +44 $W 58

$VALUES $F $G 87 20

MH +.2

$EN -7

$B 107

J6 REALITY 579

9 BW

DOB:3/16/18

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

BENFIELD REALITY X S CHISUM

J6 579 X 3C MACHO

2.0

WW

49

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

80 585 1,030

3.2

This bull is going to catch some eyes come sale day. He has a super attractive phenotype along with a great disposition. His shot of simmental just makes him that much better. His maternal grand-dam is still producing at 14 years old she is a super uddered 1100lb cow that brings home a good one every year. Remember maternal traits fertility and longevity are 10x’s more profitable to a cow/calf operation than carcass and growth.

Roche Ranches

Lot 9

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2-YEAR-OLD BULLS W/C UNITED 956Y

DOB: 3/3/2011

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

ASA# 2614725

S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 TNT TUITION U238

TNT MISS S68

S A V BISMARCK 5682 MISS WERNING 956W

MISS WERNING 756T • Top 1% for Weaning and Yearling EPDs combined with massive volume, perfect structure and promotable phenotype.

• Top selling featured SimAngus bull at the 2012 Werning sale.

• A tandem of genetic merit and physical presence that is hard to rival.

• Several prominent breeders made it a point to own this bull.

CE 11.4

BW 1.3

WW YW 94.1 154.1

Weight

-

SPRING 2020 EPDs MCE Milk MWW Doc CW YG Marb BF REA API TI -0.007 7.4 16.3 63.3 5.4 51.9 -0.09 0.20 0.78 116.2 84.2

J6 UNITED 580 DOB:3/8/18

10 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

W/C UNITED X SAV FINAL ANSWER

J6 580 X GDAR HEISMAN

-3.5 WW

42

YW

79

Milk

BW WW YW

14

Gain

60 540 990

3.0

You’ll drive a long ways to find a better looking, bet the ranch, heifer bull than this guy. He decends from 3 generations of short gestation calving ease dams and sires. This bulls maternal line consistently calves 15-20 days early with very conservative birth weights. This guy is 100% heifer bull, but be ready they will come early, but with vigor.

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Lot 10

Roche Ranches

2-YEAR-OLD BULLS J6 RIBEYE 123 1/2 ANGUS 1/2 HEREFORD

KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 SHF RIB EYE M326 R117

HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M J6 123 X JIPSEY EARL J6 Ribeye is a bull we owned, raised, sold and owned again. He was out top seller a few years back to our good friends, Lou & Teresa Andersen. They used him for several years then we bought him back and have used him for the past two. This bull is incredible in terms of siring top notch heifers and docile, performing sons. He is a very moderate framed bull that we cannot get in a chute because he’s so wide! We have around 25 daughters from this bull and have used many of his sons and will continue to do so for many years. He’s the absolute best for incorporating Hereford genetics.

We do sell semen on this bull let us know if your interested.

CE 13

BW -3.2

WW 31.3

YW 35.2

SPRING 2019 EPDs ADG MCE Milk MWW Doc CW 0.02 9.9 18.1 33.7 10.8 35.8

YG Marb BF REA API TI -0.034 0.13 -0.14 -0.31 104.5 49.3

J6 RIBEYE 643

DOB:2/22/18

11 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 643 X J6 439

1.8

WW

43

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

68 535 1,000

3.2

There is nothing that will make you more money on your ranch than cows that will produce into their teens. Now I know we don’t want our own daughters producing in their teens, but cows are a different story. This bull is backed by a grand-dam that produced until she was 16 years old before her hip went out. This black baldy bull sired by J6 Ribeye is the real deal. Paternal brothers sell as lots 12-15.

Roche Ranches

Lot 11

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2-YEAR-OLD BULLS J6 RIBEYE 6048

DOB:3/1/18

12 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 6048 X J6 275

1.5

WW

44

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

70 555 1,010

3.4

Another really good black baldy bull. These Ribeye cattle can do it all, they come easily at birth, grow like weeds, and the heifers you keep out of them will be some of the best on your place. Bid with confidence, the best way to incorporate hereford genetics is with a black one!

Lot 12

J6 RIBEYE 669

DOB:3/1/18

14 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 669 X SCHULER REBEL

-2.0 WW

42

YW

81

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

62 545 1,005

3.2

Red baldy bull that will make your heifers happy come calving time.

His maternal grandsire Rebel is in the top 3% worldwide of the red angus breed for calving ease. You wish you owned a 1000 head of cows like this bulls mother.

Lot 14

J6 RIBEYE 6046

DOB:3/2/18

15 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 6046 X J6 474

-1.5 WW

40

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

65 535 990

3.0

Light red calving ease bull. That again is backed by one of the best cows on the ranch, J6 474 a cow who has done everything right her whole life, she still is in production at the ripe old age of 16. J6 474 was the grandmother of one of the top selling bulls of 3 years ago, J6 Homer who sold to Dennis Hunzeker of Montpelier, Idaho for 7K.

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Lot 15

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2-YEAR-OLD BULLS KCF Bennett 9126J R294 DOB: 9/9/2005

PB HP

ASA# 42651401

HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET

CL 1 DOMINETTE 490

RRH MR FELT 3008 KCF MISS 3008 N344

KCF MISS H119 L404 • 4-Star calving ease, moderate mature size, breed leader • Ranks in the top 25% of the breed or better on 14 different EPDs • R294 is moderate framed with added capacity and pigmentation • Excels for key maternal components: CE, MCE, Milk, SC and udder quality

CED 18.8

BW -2.3

WW 56.4

YW 72.8

SCR -

Weight

-

SPRING 2019 EPDs Milk ADG CEM MWW CW FAT REA MARB API TI 17.3 0.10 6.3 45.5 32.9 -.022 .05 -.10 118.3 65.7

J6 R294 6065

J6 R294 664

DOB:2/26/18

16

R294 X CL 1 DOMINO 9126J

J6 664 X J6 9087

BW

1.2

WW

42

DOB:2/21/18

1/2 HER 1/4 AN 1/4 SM

YW

82

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

70 540 1,000

3.1

17 BW

1/2 HER 1/4 AN 1/4 SM

R294 X CL 1 DOMINO 9126J

J6 6065 X 861

1.0

WW

44

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

72 555 1,010

3.3

These 3 way cross bulls are really good. The R294 sired bulls offer just Same story as paternal brother lots 16-18. a titch more frame than the Ribeye sired bulls. But still offer the ability for one to incorporate 1/2 hereford genetics without getting any of the white necked marked hereford calves that are always in such high demand come sale time. Lots 16-18 are all half brothers born out of 1st calve heifers. They are all black baldys and are 3 generations AI sired on the maternal and paternal side. Bid with confidence on these 3 brothers.

J6 R294 625

DOB:2/22/18

18 BW

1/2 HER 1/2 AN

R294 X CL 1 DOMINO 9126J

J6 625 X CONNEALY COMRADE

-2.5 WW

42

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

62 540 1,000

3.1

The most calving ease of the R294 brothers. This is true F1 hereford angus with Connealy Comrade in his pedigree, the all time high selling bull for Select Sires.

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Hootie in King Cree

k meadow - Bancro

ft, ID

15

2-YEAR-OLD BULLS J6 goldmine 118 PUREBRED SIMMENTAL

WLE POWER STROKE SS GOLDMINE L42

GW MISS LUCKY BUCK 858G

J6 118 X MYTTY IN FOCUS

SPRING 2020 EPDs BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk Stay Doc CW -0.3 +49.7 +54.9 +.03 +4.8 +24.1 +17.7 +12.2 -11.5

CE +12

YG -

Marb BF REA API TI -0.154 -0.18 +0.44 110.0 55.0

J6 GOLDMINE 707 DOB:2/15/18

19 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 707

2.0

WW

48

YW

85

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

80 600 1,090

3.4

A bigger framed goldmine son. This bull will put some punch in his calves and some money in your wallet. He comes in a straight black package.

Lot 19

J6 GOLDMINE 001 DOB:2/18/18

20

BW

2.2

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 001

WW

50

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

82 610 1,100

3.4

Very similar to paternal brother, lot 19 with a touch more performance.

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Lot 20

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18-month-OLD BULLS These long yearling bulls are a really solid set of bulls. With there added age they will be able to handle a heavy workload.

These bulls are all produced from a very productive set of cows that have been fall calvers for generations.

Do not hesitate on this set of masculine, thick, easy going and doing fall bulls.

J6 CHARLO 667 DOB:9/2/18

21 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 667 X J6 9016

1.1

WW

48

YW

91

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

66 575 1,025

3.1

A black baldy bull that is the definition of thick and chunky. This guy will make a lot of friends on sale day. These Charlo calves have a great set of wheels under them. Charlo is in the top 3% for weaning index.

You can’t make one much better than this one, bid with confidence.

Lot 21

J6 CHARLO 647 DOB:9/10/18

22 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 647 X J6 663 X J6 814

-2.1 WW

40

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

14

Gain

68 525 950

2.8

Female maker extraordinaire in lot 22. This bull descends from a long line of productive females. J6 663 is still in production at 13 years of age and J6 814 produced until she was 20 years old. You will want to keep the heifers out of this baldy face bull.

Lot 22

J6 CHARLO 619

23

DOB:9/12/18

BW

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 619 X J6 294

-.5

WW

44

YW

93

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

70 565 1,015

3.0

Here’s the PB Angus of the 3 fall born Charlo brothers. Not sure if you can make one thicker than this guy, you could have a picnic on his back. This bull will sire good doing bull calves and heifers that will be the envy of your neighbors as mature cows. Dam is a super cow on the Nevada desert.

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Lot 23 17

18-month-OLD BULLS J6 SUMMIT 615 DOB:9/13/18

24

BW

1.0

PB AN

S SUMMT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 615 X SAV BRUISER

WW

42

YW

85

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

71 555 1,000

3.4

Maternal all-star in lot 24, and he excels in the maternal traits that matter: fertility and longevity. If you can raise cattle that will produce 10-15 calves on average it doesn’t matter what color or breed, they will make money. This bull is backed by a long line of super productive females. Especially, J6 438 who is still producing at 15 years of age.

Don’t hesitate on one of the good PB Angus bulls to sale.

Lot 24

J6 RIBEYE 585

DOB:9/11/18

25 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 585 X HUSKER

-3.0 WW

40

YW

79

Milk

BW WW YW

14

Gain

60 535 980

2.8

If you need a calving ease bull, in a red baldy package, with the disposition of a puppy dog, lot 25 is your guy. This bull’s dam couldn’t be a sweeter cow she has weaned 3 bull calves with a average BW of 65lbs.

Don’t be decieved by this bulls 535# weaning weight. His dam only weighs 990 lbs; that’s weaning appx 54% of her body weight which is impressive. Paternal brother sells as lot 26.

Lot 25

J6 RIBEYE 6054

DOB:9/20/18

26 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 6054 X BANDWAGON

-2.8 WW

41

YW

78

Milk

BW WW YW

13

Gain

58 540 975

2.9

Same story as half brother. Calving ease in a red baldy package. This bull is a early gestation sire so be ready a couple of days before due date.

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Lot 26 Roche Ranches

18-month-OLD BULLS J6 R294 696

DOB:9/9/18

27 BW

1/2 HER 1/4 AN 1/4 SM

R294 X CL 1 DOMINO 9126J

J6 696 X IN FORCE

1.1

WW

49

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

70 560 1,005

3.6

Didn’t think I would ever sell this bull, but here he is. He is stacked with angus maternal legend, In Force and Heisman. His paternal grandsire In Force, has over 50,000 registered progeny worldwide and led the angus breed in registrations for 5 consecutive years. Combine that with a hereford kick for disposition and you’ve got a really special bull.

His dam could stay fat on gravel and sage brush. Bull comes recommended for heifer use.

Lot 27

J6 R294 6045

DOB:9/18/18

28 BW

1/2 HER 1/2 AN

R294 X CL 1 DOMINO 9126J

J6 6045 X J6 9032

1.3

WW

47

YW

88

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

74 555 995

3.3

A true F1 hereford angus backed by a productive line of females.

Again, the best hereford is a black baldy. Bull can be used on heifers.

Lot 28

J6 GOLDMINE 008 DOB:9/10/18

29 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 008

2.8

WW

50

YW

94

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

80 605 1,035

3.4

F1 Simmy Angus with a more exotic look but really good performance.

This bull will put some punch in his calves, while being able to handle a big range and a heavy workload.

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Lot 29 19

yearling BULLS We are pleased with this set of yearling bulls. We have backed off the grain in their ration this year so some of their test gains and yearling weights are not as high as they have been in years passed. We feel this will be advantageous to you as our customer in the long run. These bulls will not melt away after being put to work. As you go through the lots you will see we put more focus on the maternal side of the equation than the performance side. The reason we do so is most of our customers retain their own replacements and maternal traits are 5-10xs more profitable than performance traits. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of performance in these cattle. These yearling bulls averaged at 37 inches of scrotal circumference. They are very fertile and ready to go, also a negative trich test accompanied with a passing breeding soundness exam. As always, if there is ever a problem we stand behind the cattle 100%.

KRMS PRIMARY CANDIDATE DOB: 7/7/2014

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

ASA# 2994148

WELSHS DEW IT RIGHT067T OMF DOUBLE SHOT Z10

OMF CARE FREE W37

SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 BDK MS BETTER FOUNDATION

2TM MS FOUNDATION 711

Homozygous Polled - Primary Candidate dominated the fall 2016 show circuit, being rewarded Grand Champion % Simmental Bull at both the American Royal and North American International Livestock Exposition, then again dominated the 2017 National Western Stock Show, where he was awarded Grand Champion! He’s extremely sound and deep with a tremendous profile!

CE 7.2

BW 1.7

WW 60.8

YW 93.2

Weight

-

SPRING 2020 EPDs MCE Milk MWW Doc CW 2.5 23.0 53.4 12.3 27.3

YG Marb BF REA API TI -.29 -0.16 -0.079 +0.52 110.5 62.8

J6 CANDIDATE 916 DOB:1/16/19

30 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

3.2

WW

55

YW

100

Milk

BW WW YW

22

Gain

90 650 1,090

3.3

We have brought a set of 7 full brothers selling as lots 30-36. These are some physical specimans. They are some of the bigger yearlings in the sale, mostly due to age, they are all January calves. They are loaded with balance and style. Tons of performance and should only be used on mature cows. Their dam is a gorgeous cow by Broker who needs no introduction he has wrote his own page in the history of the simmental breed. Broker sired cattle not only look good, but they are very functional and don’t get too big. There sire Primary Candidate is a super attractive blaze faced bull that dominated the show circuit, winning almost every major show in the United States. Pick your favorite out of these brothers. Some come with a baldy face and some straight black.

Lot 30

We have been buying bulls from Roche Ranch for over 15+ years, when we would just go look at the bulls behind Justin’s house. The combination of the genetics of Calving Ease and rapid growth for improved weaning weights keeps us coming back year after year.

And who doesn’t want a calf that comes alive and grows fast?

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The Walters Family

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Yearling Bulls J6 CANDIDATE 937

31 BW

DOB:1/20/19

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

2.5

WW

53

YW

98

Milk

BW WW YW

21

91 645 1,075

3.1

Gain

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 31

J6 CANDIDATE 939 DOB:1/22/19

32 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

2.1

WW

50

YW

92

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

88 635 1,065

2.9

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 32

J6 CANDIDATE 917 DOB:1/22/19

33 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

3.0

WW

58

YW

109

Milk

BW WW YW

22

Gain

85 700 1,105

3.2

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 33

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21

J6 CANDIDATE 932 DOB:1/13/19

34 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

3.1

WW

56

YW

107

Milk

BW WW YW

21

90 690 1,085

3.0

Gain

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 34

J6 CANDIDATE 919 DOB:1/18/19

35 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

2.8

WW

55

YW

105

Milk

BW WW YW

21

86 655 1,070

3.1

Gain

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 35

J6 CANDIDATE 928 DOB:1/23/19

36 BW

3/4 SM 1/4 AN

PRIMARY CANDIDATE X DOUBLE SHOT

BROKER X ANGUS

2.6

WW

53

YW

102

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

87 635 1,060

3.0

Full brothers sell as lots 30-36.

Lot 36

Branding - Independence Valley, NV

22

Junior & Anuar fixing springs.

Water truck on its way to the desert.

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J6 GOLDMINE 421 DOB:3/10/19

37 BW

1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 HER

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 421 X SHEYENNE

2.5

WW

60

YW

110

Milk

BW WW YW

18

80 710 1,200

3.6

Gain

One of the best epd profiles of the whole sale. If you came to buy a performance bull, backed by a stellar F1 angus hereford mother, here is your bull. This bull is a tank and the blaze face only adds to his likeability. His mother has produced several heifers that have been retained in the herd, with an average weaning ratio of 105 . Bull is 3 generations calving ease and could be used on heifers with caution.

Paternal brothers sell as lots 38-43.

Lot 37

J6 GOLDMINE 207 DOB:3/12/19

38 BW

1/2 AN 1/2 SM

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 207 X GRAVITY

2.3

WW

58

YW

108

Milk

BW WW YW

19

82 715 1,125

3.0

Gain

Another black striped face that will knock your socks off. This guy is sound as a cat with eye catching phenotype. Backed by one of the really good cows by red angus legend, Gravity. Bulls grandam also was a stellar red cow that produced for 17 years. Bull is a red carrier, but will throw very few if any reds on black cows. Will throw at lease 50% red on red cows. Maternal brother sold for 3500 to Sunnie Titmus Grantsville, Utah.

Lot 38

J6 GOLDMINE 4009 DOB:3/2/19

39 BW

1/2 AN 1/2 SM

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 4009 X DUAL FOCUS

3.5

WW

62

YW

105

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

90 745 1,120

2.8

Biggest weaning weight of the sale at 745# weaning ratio of 110. This bull has a little more BW than his brothers and should only be used on mature cows. Little bigger framed as well, but man he is good, he will catch your eye. I know I sound like I love every cow on this place, but the truth is, if we don’t like a cow why would we use her to produce bulls out of. This bull’s dam by Dual Focus, who is a Mytty in Focus son is stellar.

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Lot 39

2-3

yearling BULLS J6 GOLDMINE 5007 DOB:3/10/19

40 BW

1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 HER

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 5007 X SHEYENNE

2.0

WW

56

YW

97

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

80 660 1,100

2.8

Cherry red and good! Bulls dam is a black baldy angus hereford F1 by hereford legend Sheyenne. Bull is smooth and attractive with perfect feet and legs. Bull’s mother is making a living on the Nevada desert with only salt for a supplement. Our cattle know how to work and this bull will go to work for you.

Lot 40

J6 GOLDMINE 417 DOB:3/1/19

41 BW

2.5

1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 HER

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 417 X RIBEYE

WW

60

YW

103

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

88 705 1,100

2.6

A bull that will still look like a bull after the breeding season. Have you ever wondered why so many bulls look like slab sided steers after the breeding season? One of the biggest reasons is because their performance and muscle is fed on. Many of the most prominant angus breeders in the country creep feed the cows and the calves while grazing summer grass. Then, promote their 900-1000lb weaning weights.

How dumb do people think we are? No creep here just grass and browse. Paternal brother sold in 2016 for $3750 RC BAR RANCH Park Valley, Utah.

Lot 41

J6 GOLDMINE 322 DOB:3/15/19

42 BW

1.5

1/2 AN 1/2 SM

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 322 X OCC HOMER

WW

49

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

14

Gain

75 570 1,075

2.4

Another bull with genetic masculinity. This bull ain’t no momma’s boy, hand fed, pasture pet. These bulls are bred for the commercial cattlemen. Paternal grand-sire OCC Homer is world renown for terms of real world function. Dam is a good doing moderate framed cow that weaned over 60% of her body weight with this bull.

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Lot 42

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Yearling Bulls J6 GOLDMINE 523 DOB:3/17/19

43 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 523 X CHARLO

1.2

WW

50

YW

91

Milk

77 595 1,015

BW WW YW

16

Gain

2.8

I hope you pay attention to the epds and numbers of the bulls in the sale. It’s good to have info on the cattle, but the most important traits don’t have numbers and you can’t measure them. That’s why you need to buy your bulls from someone who has spent a lifetime with the cattle breeding them and selecting them. We know our cattle they’re just not a set of numbers that we mate together and hope to get something good. These cattle have been selected for decades for REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE. The bulls in this sale are a result of our efforts.

Lot 43

J6 REBEL 7122 DOB:2/25/19

44 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

J6 REBEL X SCHULER REBEL

J6 7122 X CHARLO

-1.6 WW

45

YW

88

Milk

63 530 995

BW WW YW

17

Gain

2.6

What a neat red bull that would be great to use on set of heifers. Red angus sensation Rebel stacked with Black angus Charlo you just don’t get better than that. Bull was raised by a black first calf heifer that has very solid teats and udder. Number one rule for staying profitable in the cattle business is the birthing process. Them calves that get stuck in mom don’t weigh much come sale day and neither does the cow, but the coyotes stay fat.

Lot 44

We have been buying Roche bulls form the start. One of the things that you can expect form a Roche bull is longevity in every way. All the bulls we have purchased have gone the distance. The SimAngus bulls are tough as an anvil. They have good temperament,easy keepers and really good feet. If you don’t have those traits in a bull ,the other numbers don’t matter much if they aren’t out hunting cows. - Craig Holmgren, Connor Cattle Company

Sonny Munns giving out orders at King Creek Ranch.

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Grand Champion Steer

J6 Ranch Exit in Arizona

25

yearling BULLS J6 SUMMIT 628

45 BW

DOB:4/1/19

PB AN

S SUMMT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 628 X J6 9038

1.8

WW

49

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

22

Gain

79 565 1,040

2.7

PB Angus bull born in April, one of the younger bulls of the sale, but he is really coming on. These S Summit cattle are really good, we are just calving our Summit sired heifers and they are gorgeous and in great shape even after grazing most of the winter on dormant forage and snow for water. This bull can be used on heifers. Paternal brothers sell as lots 46-47.

Lot 45

J6 SUMMIT 614 DOB:3/17/19

46 BW

PB AN

S SUMMT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 614 X OCC PAXTON

.5

WW

50

YW

92

Milk

BW WW YW

23

Gain

73 590 1,090

3.1

Another generations deep AI bull. We have been AI’ing for almost 20 years. We have over 500 head of cattle produced from some of the best bulls in the world. OCC Paxton this bulls paternal grand-sire is one of those bulls that has made our herd of cattle better. Excellent set of epds on this bull. Can be used on heifers.

Lot 46

J6 SUMMIT 6063 DOB:3/27/19

47 BW

PB AN

S SUMMT X GDAR GAME DAY

J6 6063 X ABSOLUTE

1.1

WW

51

YW

93

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

79 620 1,095

3.1

Bennet Absolute is a top selling bull for ABS, he excels in weaning value top 2% and feed efficiency top 5%. This bull is backed by herd matriarch J6 647 who is one of the best cows on the place at 14 years old.

We have retained 9 daughters in herd. Another balanced bull that will grow up and look like a bull and not a slab sided steer with testicles.

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Lot 47

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Yearling Bulls J6 CHARLO 778 DOB:2/13/19

48

BW

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 778 X J6 4029

1.0

WW

47

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

72 570 1,065

3.0

One of the really long bulls of the sale. My good friend Cody Wayment told me length=pounds and for the most part he is right. This bull will add pounds to your calf crop while leaving a mouth watering set of heifers. Very good disposition for a Charlo son, one of the only complaints I have about Charlo sired cattle, you can get a hot one every once in awhile. But I will tell you this, when is the last time one of your more “lively” cows didn’t bring home a calf? Paternal brothers sell as lots 49-51.

Lot 48

J6 CHARLO 7158 DOB:2/16/19

49

BW

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 7158

1.2

WW

52

YW

94

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

70 600 1,080

3.3

We just bought back, from our good friends, Banks Bros. from Chesterfield Idaho this bull’s paternal brother at 6 years old. We buy back many of our customers bulls after they have used them for 5-6 years, then we run them another 5-6 years. The reason we can do this with confidence is because our bulls are real world, not fluff and puff. This bull is an absolute stud with a stellar set of numbers.

Lot 49

We’ve found the Roche Ranch Bull Sale to be an excellent source of balanced-trait bulls that will give us calves that tip the scale come weaning time. - McMillan Family Ranches Morgan, Utah

Willy, Riggs & Alice

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Denis in Latham Springs

Gonzolo on Spruce Mountain

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yearling BULLS J6 CHARLO 732 DOB:2/13/19

50 BW

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 732 X J6 179

-1.2 WW

50

YW

91

Milk

68 615 1,095

BW WW YW

18

Gain

3.1

We have sold over 25 head of Charlo sired bulls and have averaged right at 4k on them. They’re are good cattle, take this guy home and a bunch of his brothers and you’ll never regret it!

Lot 50

J6 CHARLO 7103

51 BW

DOB:2/15/19

PB AN

COLEMAN CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 7103 X J6 394 X MATRIX

-1.5 WW

52

YW

95

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

64 640 1,060

2.9

Lightest BW of the Charlo brothers and biggest weaning weight, I don’t know you tell me. Backed by a super dam and grand-dam sire by BC Matrix who is in the pedigree of a lot of our cattle. This bull along with his paternal brothers can be used on heifers.

Lot 51

We have used Roche bulls for a number of years and will continue to. We get nice calves even in the summer of 2018 when we had a lack of moisture with short grass.

We still managed to 550s and 600s pound calves at weaning time. The heifers that we have kept for replacements make good mamas making heavy and thick calves. I like the way the bulls travel on big open country to find the cows. - Trevor Christensen Calf out of one of the bulls Trevor purchased from Roche Ranches.

Wild Mustangs at White River Ranch Nevada 28

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Yearling Bulls CONNEALY COMRADE 1385 DOB: 1/29/2010

ANGUS

AAA# 17031465

CONNEALY CONSENSUS CONNEALY CONSENSUS 7229

BLUE LILLY OF CONANGA 16

G A R NEW DESIGN 5050 HAPPY GEE OF CONANGA 919

HAP GINA OF CONANGA 260 49651 • His reputation for proven Calving Ease genetics and useful females have made COMRADE a household name from coast-to-coast.

• Your heifers deserve the best! With COMRADE, you’ve made the right choice.

• Our all-time high-selling beef bull, and he adds to his record each year!

• Daughters are right-sized, possess a super udder design and mature into beautiful cows.

CED +17

BW -3.4

WW +46

PRODUCTION YW RADG DMI YH SC Doc +91 +.26 +0.35 -0.4 +0.21 +35

CARCASS CW Marb RE Fat +20 +.6 +.65 0.0

Carc -

UGP -

$M 64

MATERNAL HP CEM Milk MkH MW +5.8 +9 +28 -1 $VALUES $W $F 69 73

$G 53

MH -0.6

$EN 9

$B 126

J6 COMRADE 761

52 BW

DOB:2/10/19

PB AN

CONNEALY COMRADE X CONNEALY CONSENSUS

J6 761 X J6 552

-.5

WW

50

YW

94

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

71 590 1,100

3.5

Test gain of over 3.5lbs. This guy will leave your heifers happy after their first calf. We have AI’d to Comrade for 5+ years he’s the real deal for real world scenarios. Like all Comrade sired cattle this bull has a sweet disposition. Bull is backed by a maternal grand-dam that has produced 13 calves with a 102 weaning ratio.

Lot 52

J6 COMRADE 786

53 BW

DOB:2/6/19

PB AN

CONNEALY COMRADE X CONNEALY CONSENSUS

J6 786 X J6 291

-2.0 WW

44

YW

88

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

68 565 1,015

2.6

Early gestation light BW heifer bull. Take advantage of these Comrade genetics they will be hard to come by in the future. The old bull is over 10 years old. Our Comrade sired bull calves have averaged over 4250 the last 4 years.

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Lot 53 29

yearling BULLS CCR BOULDER 1339A DOB: 8/31/13

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

ASA# 2880390

SYDGEN C C & 7 HOOVER DAM

ERICA OF ELLSTON C124

TRIPLE C L. TAYLOR CCR MS L TAYLOR 1339Y

CCR 0135 STAR 7103T • One of the best SimAngus® bulls to sell in 2015 • Reads extremely well on paper with a super cool look • Jaw dropping performance posting his own 130 BWR, 105 WWR, 109 YWR, 143 IMFR, and 110 REA • Moderate framed, big ribbed, deep flanked stud with loads of muscle • DNA tested homozygous black, homozygous polled

CE 15.1

BW -1.7

WW 66.8

YW 105

Weight

-

SPRING 2020 EPDs MCE Milk MWW Doc CW 8.6 21.8 55.2 16.7 28.7

YG Marb BF REA API TI -0.066 -.43 0.65 1.07 160.4 84.7

J6 BOULDER 757 DOB:2/17/19

54 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 757 X J6 318 X RANCH HAND

-1.7 WW

48

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

65 530 1,005

3.0

Brockle faced bull that can be used on heifers. These Boulder sons are exceptional. Lot 54 is backed by a neat uddered, good footed cow.

Take a look at numbers on these Boulder sons I think you’ll like what you see. Paternal brothers sell as lots 55-60.

Lot 54

We have been buying bulls for a long time from Roche Ranches.These bulls are sturdy, durable and easy handlers. We haven’t had any problems with them. They fit well with our moderate framed cattle. We try to retain as many heifers as possible to as replacements. Hootie and Justin have always been willing to work with us, whatever ours needs may be.

We have appreciated their dedication in providing us with quality bulls for our small family ranch. - The McClellans

Jeff and Kristie with “Slick,” who won Overall Champion Dog in Mountain States Stockdog Association

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Alice Roche

Gonzalo Manturano & Tyton Independence Valley, NV

Roche Ranches

Yearling Bulls J6 BOULDER 769 DOB:2/17/19

55 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 769 X BIG CASINO

1.2

WW

42

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

74 595 1,000

2.0

Another bull 3 generations deep AI. What a pedigree stacking Simmi legends Big Casino, Shear Force and Boulder. The angus bull, Hoover Dam the paternal grandsire of these Boulder sons will add docility and carcass with a moderate frame. Bull can be used on heifers with some caution.

Lot 55

J6 BOULDER 740 DOB:2/20/19

56 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 740 X J6 080

-1.0 WW

40

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

71 520 990

2.8

Moderate framed and correct. This dude will mature into an absolute stud. Good cattle should get better as they grow and mature and demonstrate masculinity with age. How many of these high priced, Big Sky Country bulls do just the opposite? The best they ever look is when they come home from the sale; then come the end of summer you wonder why your 6k bull as turned into a 800lb yearling steer.

Lot 56

J6 BOULDER 737 DOB:2/16/19

57 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 737 X J6 449

-1.8 WW

42

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

65 560 1,005

2.4

Same story as lot 56. Give this guy some time and as he matures, he will only get better. Grandam is still producing at 16 years of age.

Lot 57

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yearling BULLS J6 BOULDER 7119 DOB:2/22/19

58 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 7119 X CHARLO

-2.0 WW

48

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

62 545 1,015

3.1

Cherry red and heifer safe. And of course this bull has a story. If you study this bulls pedigree you will find J6 918 as this bulls grandam that’s probably where the red comes from. J6 918 was born in 1998 and we sold her in 2018. I’m not great with math but that’s pretty close to 20 years. Can’t go wrong here.

Lot 58

J6 BOULDER 789 DOB:2/20/19

59 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 789 X J6 105 X 20/20

.5

WW

50

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

19

Gain

69 570 1,005

2.7

A little more frame on this Boulder son. His dam is around frame score 5.5. Traces back to the Mytty In Focus son 20/20 who did us a lot of good. Bull can be used on heifers.

Lot 59

J6 BOULDER 792 DOB:2/17/19

60 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

CCR BOULDER X HOOVER DAM

J6 792 X COMRADE

-1.0 WW

55

YW

100

Milk

BW WW YW

20

Gain

70 600 1,080

3.0

Conneally Comrade and UNL Husker will ensure this bull will make heavy calves and feminine, maternal heifers. 3 generations AI’d. Bull is full of short gestation cattle; top and bottom of pedigree. Use with confidence on heifers.

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Lot 60

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Yearling Bulls BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 DOB: 1/14/11

RED ANGUS

ASA# 1441805

BECKTON NEBULA M045 BECKTON NEBULA P P707

BECKTON LANA M809 EP

LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27 JYJ MS JOLENE W16

HXC JOLENE R548 • Redemption is an iconic sire of recent times and continues to be a go-to sire for both calving-ease sons and productive daughters.

• Heifers bred to Redemption command a premium due to his name recognition as a sure-bet calving-ease sire.

• Redemption continues to set the standard as the all-time high selling Red Angus bull at GENEX and a breed leader for registrations.

CED 15

BW -4.4

WW 64

YW 112

ADG 0.30

DMI 2.03

SPRING 2020 EPDs Milk ME HPG CEM STAY Marb YG 19 -5 12 8 15 0.58 0.10

CW 29

REA 0.05

FAT 0.01

J6 REDEMPTION 7139 DOB:2/11/19

61 BW

1/2 RA 1/4 AN 1/4 HER

BROWN REDEMPTION X BECKTON NEBULA

J6 7139 X J6 RIBEYE 123

-2.0 WW

60

YW

110

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

60 600 1,100

2.8

Big spred bull of the sale that is 100% British bred combining the 3 great breeds into a cherry red package. This bull is worth the drive to come and see. This is how a bull should look. Displaying a tremendous amount of masculinity at an early age.

Lot 61

We have attended the Roche Bull sale for the past 15 years. We have bought bulls from others, but the longevity of our Roche Ranch bulls has not been met by anyone else’s offerings. We buy Roche Bulls because our herd longevity has improved, our weaning weights have increased by at least 50 lbs, and our bread back ratio, especially in the first cycle has improved year after year.

Our replacement heifers offer thick, deep bodied females with great udders. We come back to the Roche Ranch sale each year, because we know we are going to get the performance we need to be profitable. - Banks Brothers Ranch, Chesterfield, ID

Branding Crew - Independence Valley, NV Roche Ranches

Alice, Jeff & Dusty at the shipping corrals Independence Valley, NV

Dusty & Charli in tepee.

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yearling BULLS J6 REDEMPTION 741 DOB:2/14/19

62 BW

1/2 RA 1/4 AN 1/4 SM

BROWN REDEMPTION X BECKTON NEBULA

J6 741

-1.5 WW

65

YW

115

Milk

65 700 1,120

BW WW YW

20

Gain

3.4

A black, star headed, Red Angus that is flat out good with performance to burn! What a bull!

Lot 62

J6 REDEMPTION 708 DOB:2/22/19

63 BW

1/2 RA 1/2 AN

BROWN REDEMPTION X BECKTON NEBULA

J6 708 X J6 489 X OCC PROTOTYPE

1.0

WW

45

YW

88

Milk

70 570 1,005

BW WW YW

15

Gain

2.1

100% Red and black Angus in an all black package. Paternal grandsire is the world famous OCC Prototpe. If you came for a heifer bull and haven’t got one yet, this guy will work.

Rowdy Bunch at Sp

rucemont Nevada

The past few years we have had several bulls from Roche Ranches. Because of the conditions they were raised in, they are very sound and hold up well. The females we have kept out of them have made great mothers. They have added pounds and thickness to our calves. We feel their bulls have been a great addition to our ranch. We also like to support the Roche family. We are always so impressed with how much they do to support the local 4-H and FFA kids at the county fair.

Basque Cross Ranch - Park Valley, Utah

Lot 57 with dam.

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Lot 69 with dam.

Lot 62 with dam.

Roche Ranches

Yearling Bulls S D S In Force 112Y

DOB: 2/23/11

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

ASA# 2593861

SYDGEN C C & 7 HOOVER DAM

ERICA OF ELLSTON C124

TRIPLE C L. TAYLOR CCR MS L TAYLOR 1339Y

CCR 0135 STAR 7103T • In Force proves that with great SimAngus genetics you can have it all!

• Combines two highly proven calving ease and maternal sires that the Angus and Simmental breeds have to offer • If you search the 3,000,000 plus animals in the ASA database for bulls with 190 for All Purpose Index and $95 for Terminal value, In Force is one of only a few…it’s lonely at the top!

CE 15.4

BW -3.6

WW 48.5

YW 69.5

SPRING 2020 EPDs ADG MCE Milk MWW Doc CW 0.13 10.3 32.7 57.4 14.7 -5.2

YG Marb BF REA API TI -0.076 -.39 0.64 0.44 157.5 76.6

J6 IN FORCE 7106 DOB:2/28/19

64 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

SDS IN FORCE X HOOKS SHEAR FORCE

J6 7106 X J6 428

-2.0 WW

40

YW

79

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

68 525 925

2.0

Moderate and thick with some chrome to spice things up. Backed by herd matriarch J6 428 that produced 13 calves with 8 heifers retained in herd.

Lot 64

Our herd is 100% Roche blood lines. We are very happy with our mother cows. They are just plain good cows. We have sold our calves at the same auction for over 20 years. The owner and buyers tell us they look for our calves every year.

This is what we wanted. Your bulls are durable and easy to be around. - Ken & Tamra Rigby

Tyton & Alfredo working sheep in the rain.

Roche Ranches

Luci with cows.

Alice bringin in the herd in Nevada.

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yearling BULLS J6 IN FORCE 707 DOB:2/22/19

65 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

SDS IN FORCE X HOOKS SHEAR FORCE

J6 707 X COMRADE

-2.5 WW

41

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

69 525 940

2.3

3 Generations of short gestation sires = calving ease. Lot 65’s dam is Coneally Comrade on top and GDAR Heisman on bottom.

Lot 65

J6 IN FORCE 716 DOB:2/24/19

66 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 SM

SDS IN FORCE X HOOKS SHEAR FORCE

J6 716 X J6 665

-2.8 WW

45

YW

84

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

64 625 1,090

3.1

Really beating the calving ease drum on these In Force sons. But it’s true, these are some of the best genetics in the business for ease of calving. Dam weaned over 62% of her body weight with Lot 66.

Lot 66

J6 IN FORCE 762 DOB:2/24/19

67 BW

1/2 SM 1/2 AN

SDS IN FORCE X HOOKS SHEAR FORCE

J6 762 X J6 112

-2.3 WW

44

YW

83

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

67 565 1,060

3.1

Another 60lb BW with almost 600lbs of weaning running in tough conditions.

Lot 67

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Roche Ranches

Yearling Bulls J6 RIBEYE 723 DOB:3/1/19

68 BW

3/4 AN 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 723 X COMRADE

1.8

WW

46

YW

89

Milk

BW WW YW

16

Gain

72 580 1,015

3.0

Stacking J6 Ribeye, Comrade and Charlo, this bull CAN and WILL do it all. We are very proud of our Ribeye cattle they are really good, they truly cover all the bases to stay profitable in the beef business. Ribeye cattle are a joy to be around NEVER a bad dispositioned one.

Alice & her steer.

J6 RIBEYE 760

DOB:2/20/19

69 BW

1/2 AN 1/4 SM 1/4 HER

J6 RIBEYE 123 X SHF RIBEYE

J6 760 X J6 289

-1.0 WW

49

YW

90

Milk

BW WW YW

17

Gain

65 585 1,020

3.2

We saved one of the best for last. This light red baldy bull will turn some heads and have some people staying until the end of the sale.

This bulls mother weighs around 900lbs with lots of capacity to turn forage into beef. That’s the name of the game, turning forage into beef, and this bull can accomplish that and will in turn, sire cattle that will do the same.

Lot 69

We have used Roche Ranch bulls for 10 plus years with a lot of success. These bulls understand survival and taking care of themselves while doing the job they were hired to do. We summer our cows on the mountain west of Malad Idaho where they have to travel from the water in the bottom of the canyons to the good feed on the ridge tops. Our Roche bulls have always came home in the fall with good flesh in their back. We have never had to bring one home mid summer for poor condition or unsoundness. The heifers we have kept for replacements have had good bags with maternal instinct. The cows have been moderate framed with longevity. You won’t go wrong with Roche Ranch Bulls. - Bret Reeder, Corinne, Utah

Hootie & Chrissi at a Rockies game.

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Justin & Tiffani in Spruce Mountain, NV

Jhett Roche 37

yearling BULLS J6 GOLDMINE 4026 DOB:3/5/19

70 BW

1/2 AN 1/2 SM

J6 GOLDMINE X SS GOLDMINE

J6 4026

2.0

WW

50

YW

88

Milk

BW WW YW

15

Gain

80 600 1,030

3.3

Long, stout, and displaying a ton of masculinity. This bull best describes the theory by Johann Zietsman “8lbs of sugar in a 5lb package.� What Mr. Zietsman is explaining is our cattle need to appear 3 dimensional with minimal empty space between them and the ground. Very good bull backed by a solid range traveling mother.

Lot 70

J6 COMRADE 759 DOB:2/25/19

71 BW

7/8 AN 1/8 SM

CONNEALY COMRADE X CONNEALY CONSENSUS

J6 880 X J6 806

-1.2 WW

42

YW

80

Milk

BW WW YW

18

Gain

70 560 1,000

3.0

Paternal brothers sold as lots 52 & 53. This bull was cataloged here by mistake. Here he is at the end of the sale and if you need a bull to breed heifers this bull will do the job. He is backed by a long line of productive moderate framed grass foraging machines with longevity.

Grandam and great-grandam both produced into their late teens, with many of their progeny being retained in herd.

The Larsen Family

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Lot 71

RC Bar Ranch has bought bulls from Roche Ranches for the last 16 plus years. In this time we have increased weaning weights a hundred plus pounds. Roches bulls produce a nice framed calf with great muscle mass and bone structure they are thick and have great eye appeal bringing us top dollar at the sale. The cows out of these bulls make great mamas with good milk. They are good to breed back and are not affraid to work for their food. They are good natured cows with a great moderate frame that makes them a cow that is easy fleshing with great longevity. The bulls are easy going and adapt well to whatever kind of pasture that they are on. They have good feet and travel well we have been really pleased with Roche bulls and the Roche family has always been good to us and took care of any problems which has been very few over these 16 plus years that we have had with these bulls. We would like to thank the Roche family for the good friends and fellow cattle producers they have been over these many years. Here is to many many more to come! - The Larsen Family

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Terminology: EPD - Expected Progeny Difference - The expected difference in performance of a bull’s progeny compared to the performance of another sire’s progeny. In other words, EPDs for one animal are meaningless until they are compared to EPDs of another animal. For example, if Sire A has a birth weight EPD of 4.0 and Sire B has a birth weight EPD of -2.0, then calves from Sire B would be expected to average 6 pounds lighter at birth than calves from Sire A if the bulls are randomly mated in the same herd. EPDs are designed to compare sires within the same breed.

Acc. - Accuracy - A measure of reliability of an EPD expressed between 0 and 1.0. Accuracies closer to 1.0 means the EPD is a more reliable estimate of a sire’s true genetic value for the trait. % Rank - Based on percentages, this indicates where a bull’s EPD ranks him in the entire population of his respective breed.

CED or CE - Calving Ease Direct is the difference in percentage of unassisted births when a sire is bred to first calf heifers. A higher number is desirable.

BW - Birth Weight EPD predicts the difference in average birth weight of a bull’s calves compared to calves of another bull. Reported in pounds, a lower number is desirable.

WW - Weaning Weight EPD predicts the difference in average 205-day weight of a bull’s progeny compared to calves of another bull. Reported in pounds, a higher number is desirable.

YW - Yearling Weight EPD predicts the difference in average 365-day weight of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in pounds, a higher number is generally desirable.

YH - Yearling Height (Angus) - The YH EPD predicts the difference in yearling hip height of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in inches, ideal values vary depending on production environment.

SC - Scrotal Circumference - The SC EPD predicts the difference in yearling scrotal circumference of a bull’s male progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in centimeters, a larger number is desirable.

CEM or MCE - Calving Ease Maternal is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births of a sire’s daughters as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.

Reported as a percentage, a higher value is desirable.

Milk - The Milk EPD predicts the difference in average 205-day weight of a bull’s daughters’ calves compared to the calves from daughters of another bull. Reported in pounds, ideal milk values depend heavily upon the nutritional environment of the herd.

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MWW - Maternal Weaning Weight (Simmental) M&G - Milk and Growth (Hereford) TM - Total Maternal (Red Angus) The EPD predicts the Weaning Weight of a bull’s daughters’ progeny and reflects both the milking ability of a bull’s daughters and the growth potential of their calves. Reported in pounds, higher numbers are generally desirable. $EN - Cow Energy Value (Angus), expressed in dollars saved per cow per year, the EPD assesses differences in cow energy requirements for daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). $EN savings differences account for lactation energy requirements and mature size of cows.

Stay - Stayability (Red Angus & Simmental) - The stayability EPD predicts the probability of a bull’s daughters staying in production to at least six years of age compared to daughters of another bull. Reported as a percentage, a higher value is desirable.

Carcass Traits – EPDs for carcass traits are calculated using weighted averages of yearling ultrasounds and progeny carcass data.

CW - Carcass Weight - The EPD predicts the difference in hot carcass weight of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of all other bulls evaluated at a given endpoint. Reported in pounds, a higher number is generally desirable.

Marb - Marbling - The EPD predicts the difference in average USDA marbling score of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull at a similar end point. Reported in degrees of a marbling score, higher values are desirable.

REA - Ribeye Area - The EPD predicts the difference in ribeye area of a bull’s progeny compared to the progeny of another bull and is an indicator of total muscle in the carcass. Reported in square inches, larger numbers are generally desirable.

Fat - The EPD predicts the difference in fat thickness of carcasses, measured between the 12th and 13th ribs, of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in inches, lower values are desirable.

YG - Yield Grade (Simmental) – The EPD predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in tenths of a USDA YG, lower numbers are desirable. $Value Indexes (Angus) Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny at weaning compared to progeny of another sire. $W accounts for differences in birth weight, weaning weight direct, maternal milk, and mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny for postweaning feedlot performance compared to progeny of another sire.

Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny when sold on a carcass grid basis compared to progeny of another sire.

Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny for postweaning growth performance and carcass value compared to progeny of another sire.

Indexes (Simmental) All-Purpose Index (API), expressed in net dollars returned per cow exposed, evaluates Simmental sires being used on the entire cowherd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with a portion of the daughters retained for breeding and the steers and remaining heifers fed and sold on a carcass grade and yield basis. With the exception of shear force (tenderness), all EPDs are considered in this index.

Terminal Index (TI), expressed in net dollars returned per cow exposed, evaluates the merit of sires when bred to mature Angus cows and all progeny are fed and sold on a carcass grade and yield basis. Consequently, maternal traits such as milk, stayability and MCE are not considered in this index. $Value Indexes (Shorthorn) $ CEZ – ($ Calving Ease) This index assumes a bull will only be mated to heifers, not cows. The potential profitability of the sire is measured by the incidence of live calves at birth. Moderate mature size is also emphasized in the index., but performance is not a priority. This index is also a good measure of Shorthorn females’ ability to produce calving ease sires. Overemphasis of $CEZ may cause unwanted depression of weaning and yearling performance. $F – ($ Feedlot) Similar to a Terminal Sire scenario, $Feedlot places strong emphasis on growth and carcass traits. This multi-trait index assumes the sire will be mated to a mix of heifers and cows and attempts to measure profitability when progeny are sold on the fed market.

On the female side, mature size should be monitored closely when selecting for $F. Over-selection may cause detrimental harm to longevity, reproductive efficiency and fleshing ability. $BMI – ($ British Maternal Index) As the name implies, this multi-trait selection index attempts to measure a bull’s potential profitability when complimenting the British cow base (Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, etc.). Shorthorn females can likewise be gauged at adding value to British or British-composite bulls of other breeds. A balance of growth and carcass traits is desired with a strong maternal component aimed at optimum reproductive efficiency and cow longevity.

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