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Leachman Cattle of Colorado • 1

$PROFIT Why $Profit helps:

Today, ranchers have too much data to study. With over 20 EPD traits and so many measurements, buying the best bull has become really confusing. Every bull is good on some traits and weak on others. The challenge is figuring out how each of those traits is going to impact your bottom line. We wish we knew which bull would make the most money from birth to slaughter, but most of the time, we end up guessing.

Back in 2005, we decided that we didn’t want to guess any more. Dallas Horton asked Lee Leachman to come up with one number that sorted the bulls on their bottom line impact – so we did. Since then, we have provided $Profit on all bulls we sell. Furthermore, we are basing almost all of our own selection decisions on $Profit. Literally, we are putting our money where our mouth is.

Let me tell you a story about two bulls that we bought a few years ago from the same sale. Both bulls had complete performance data, ratios, ultrasound, and even feed efficiency data. They were both the same breed. After the sale, we added their herd’s data into our database to calculate EPD’s and $Profit. One bull came out at $8,374 and the other came out at $14,258. That is a huge difference – one bull was a great buy and the other was an expensive mistake.

How $Profit works:

$Profit assumes that the average commercial bull will have 100 progeny over its lifetime. The model assumes that you keep 30% of your heifers as replacements and that you retain ownership on the remainder of the calves through finishing and sale on a grid. We realize that many don’t retain ownership, but doesn’t it make the most sense to select from birth all the way to slaughter? Feedlots have already proven their willingness to pay premiums for superior Leachman sired calves.

Our simulation model then factors in all of the effects on both income and expense to come up with a net profit figure for each bull. $Profit allows you to compare any two bulls and calculate the difference in profit that they are expected to generate in your herd. Let’s compare a $10,000 $Profit bull to $6,000 $Profit bull (the average 2008 born Angus bull). The predicted difference between the bulls is $4,000 or about $40 per calf. $Profit works for us and it will work for you too.

On the Ranch, In the Feedlot, & On the Rail, ™ $Profit simply works!

TM

What traits are included in $Profit:

$Profit includes nearly every trait that impacts profitability. The effect of most traits on profit is fairly simple to understand. Here is the list of what is included and its effect: Revenue Traits ▪▪ Calving ease = more calves ▪▪ Weaning & yearling EPD = more weight ▪▪ Fertility (days to conception) = more weight and more calves ▪▪ Carcass weight = worth more up to 1050 lbs.

▪▪ Marbling = valued based on grid premiums ▪▪ Ribeye area = value as impacts yield grade ▪▪ % Retail Product = more yield is more meat Cost Traits ▪▪ Cow mature size = bigger eats more ▪▪ Cow intake = more intake costs more ▪▪ Feedlot feed efficiency = cost of gain Some traits are not so easily characterized for $Profit.

Milk, for example, is a good thing until you get too much.

When over +25, milk EPD has a more negative effect on fertility than it has a positive effect on weaning weight.

There are a few traits not yet included in $Profit: longevity, structure, and disposition. These traits are important but difficult to express in dollars.

Feed Efficiency Explained: Feed:Gain: Difference in the amount of feed a bull's progeny will consume to produce one pound of gain.

Example: A -0.50 F:G EPD means this animal's progeny will consume 1/2 pound less feed per pound of gain than would progeny of a 0.00 F:G EPD sire.

Feed Intake: Difference in feed con-

sumption of each of a bull's progeny in a 112 day feeding period.

Example: A steer whose sire has a -100 Intake EPD will eat 100 pounds less feed in 112 days than one whose sire had a zero Intake EPD.

Cutting Edge Financial Indexes that Include Tested Feed Efficiency Values!

Leachman $ProfitTM

$13,122

$Ranch $46 • $Feeder $104 Feed:Gain Feed Intake

-0.50 -100

$Ranch:

Profit from birth through weaning. Includes:

• Fertility, Milk, Growth • Cow feed intake & Mature size

$Feeder:

Average

Top 25%

Top 1%

$45 Best! $Ranch reference guide.

$19 Good

$26 Better

Profit from weaning to harvest. Includes:

• Feed conversion • Carcass value • Carcass weight

Average

Top 25%

Top 1%

$54 Good

$72 Better

$115 Best!

$Feeder reference guide.

$Profit:

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Puts it all together. $Ranch + $Feeder.

Average Top 25% Top 1% One number that predicts $6,441 $8,137 $12,295 your bottom line!

Good Better Best! $Profit reference guide.

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My bottom line is to run cows efficiently…

I want to run as many cows as I can on the country I have while maintaining production, health, and land conservation. I have bought Leachman TopLine bulls that have been selected for feed efficiency. I like uniform, moderate cows that work in my country – we’re getting away from cows that are too big. My expectations are being met.” ~ Greg Harlan, Owner Harlan Livestock Taylorsville, CA

Above and below (spread) Two-year-old heifers by and bred to Leachman bulls… ready to calve.

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About Harlan Livestock: The large commercial operation runs 3,500 cows and a large stocker program. The cows are summered on high mountain meadows and trucked to lower country for winter. The cows rely on grass year round and are seldom fed. The operation relies on good cowmen, good horses, and good cattle. The outfit’s “Spear Point” brand is carried by a growing herd of quality, commercial Angus cattle.

“We’re proud to call Greg a friend and customer. He has studied $Profit and all that we are doing. He buys many of our best bulls and then puts them to the test in the real world.

We appreciate his business.”

Mike Browning & Greg Harlan

~ Mike Browning Owner, TopLine Cattle Middletown, CA

Harlan’s Taylorsville Valley unit.

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“Our 2012 born steers graded 54% Prime at just 15 months of age

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… and they converted better than the feedlot’s average of 6.25 : 1 even though we did not use Rumensin, implants, or beta-agonists.

Our 2011 steers graded 99.5% Choice or better with 88.4% Certified Angus Beef and 25.1% Prime.” ~ Jerry Kusser, K Lazy K Ranch Highmore S.D.

K Lazy K Ranch Plan: •

Build the highest carcass quality and feed efficient herd of Angus cattle possible.

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Artificially inseminate all heifers and mature cows to the highest $Profit and feed efficient yearling Leachman Angus bulls.

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Turn out high $Profit, embryo transplant bulls custom designed for us to maximize the genetic improvement of our cleanup calves.

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Calculate Leachman’s $Profit and $Ranch on our females to maximize our rate of genetic improvement.

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Reg#: the registration number of the animal. NotReg means the animal is not registered. Pending means that a registration number has been applied for, but was not issued at the time of catalog printing.

Brd: breed of the animal if two breeds or less are involved. If more than two breeds are in the animal, then the composition shows the percent British and the percent Continental, i.e. 58B 42C means 58% British and 42% Continental.

DOB: date of birth Color: BLK = black, BWF = black white face, BBF = black brockle face, RED = red, RWF = red white face, WHT = white.

Mating type: E = embryo transplant, A = via artificial insemination, N = natural service Sex: B = Bull, H = Female P = polled. S = scurred. H = horned.

Cooperator herd where the bull was raised.

Pen where the bull is located.

Genetic Defect codes - a C appended to the end denotes carrier and an F denotes tested free and P denotes possible but untested.

NH - Neuropathic Hydrocephalus AM - Arthrogryposis Multiplex CA - Contractural Arachnodactyly OS - Osteopetrosis DD -Developmental Duplication Phenotype Scores to Make Bull Buying Easier: C. Ease: Calving Ease is the predicted calving ease if you use the bull on heifers. If there is a number in the brown box, this indicates the breed calculated calving ease direct EPD. In addition, we provide our Leachman estimated calving star system. ***** The easiest calving bulls in the industry. **** Use on smaller heifers with minimal assistance needed *** Use on larger heifers with some assistance expected.

12. Growth: This is a score from one star to five stars, where five stars means maximum growth. Even the one star bulls are as growthy as any bull in America 20 years ago.

13 . Maternal: This is an estimate of maternal efficiency, NOT milk. It includes cow size, milk, fertility, and growth. The bulls are scored from one star to five stars. Five star bulls will produce some of the most profitable cows in the industry if you sell calves at weaning.

14. Feedlot: This looks at all of the post weaning traits including gain, conversion, carcass weight, and carcass merit. Scored from one star to five stars, where five stars would produce maximum overall value in your feeder calves.

15. Phenotype: A combination of eye appeal and overall kind. Scored from one star to five stars. Five star bulls are the best phenotypic bulls in the sale (in our opinion)! Two star bulls are less attractive visually than average.

16. Disposition: Our traditional score of 1 – 5 on disposition. Score 5 bulls are bulls you can walk up to and touch. Score 3 is about average historically for Leachman bulls. However, we are making a concerted effort to improve disposition, so most bulls score 3 or higher. The bulls scored 2.5 or 2 are nervous and do not like to be in close quarters with people on foot – but they are great for big range operations.

17. Actual birth weight. This is not adjusted for age of the dam.

EPDs/ABCs Breed Association EPDs (Expected Progeny Differences) are listed for all registered animals. Leachman ABCs (Across Breed Comparisons) are listed for all un-registered animals. All ABCs are on an Angus base and can be compared across breeds within this catalog. EPDs are appropriate association EPDs without any adjustments.

18. Birth weight EPD/ABC expressed on an Angus scale (or breed scale for Red Angus, Hereford, and Charolais).

19. Weaning weight EPD/ABC expressed on a breed scale. The Stabilizers are expressed on an Angus scale.

20. Yearling EPD/ABC expressed on a breed scale. The Stabilizers are

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Professional Bull Buyers Guide 1

LCOC1 FUR PROG 5 3 G373A 7 177032442

3/22/13 4

100AN

BLK

E6

B

P

8 Pen: 10

9

HEN DDF

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345 MCC Daybreak LCoC Barbara XG519 LCoC Barbara RG779

Scores 68 C. Ease ***** Growth **** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.5 Act BW

32

17 11 12 13 14 15

16 FT BW 18 WW 19 YW 20 MI 21 IMF 22 REA 23MWT 24 F/G 25Intake 26YHT 27 SCR 28

-0.9

51

97

$Ranch $44 2%

29

26

1.21

0.97 1208 30 -0.21

$Feeder $122 0.5%

68

0.20 -0.14 31

$Profit $14,790 0.2%

expressed on an Angus scale.

21. Milk EPD/ABC expressed on a breed scale. The Stabilizers are expressed on an Angus scale. This is the best predictor of a bull’s daughter’s ability to milk. It measures the difference in weaning weight that will be produced between one bull’s daughters and another bull’s daughters due solely to milk.

22. IMF is the ultrasound based EPD/ABC for marbling expressed on a breed scale. The Stabilizers are expressed on an Angus scale.

23. REA is the ultrasound based EPD/ABC for ribeye area expressed on a breed scale. The Stabilizers are expressed on an Angus scale.

24. MWT is the predicted mature weight of daughters that you will get if you use the bull on a 1250 pound cow. If your cows weigh 1350, add 100 to this predicted weight. If your cows weigh only 1150, subtract 100 from this predicted weight. This EPD is the best indicator of daughter size -- far better than frame score or yearling height.

25. F:G is the pedigree estimated feed to gain EPD that predicts the feedlot efficiency of the bulls offspring. A negative number means that the bull’s progeny will feed more efficiently. Example: -0.50 means that the bulls progeny will require ½ pound less feed per pound of gain.

26. Intake: is an estimate of the amount of feed that the bull’s progeny will consume over a 112 day feeding period. It is expressed in pounds. Animals with higher intake will consume more throughout their life. Animals with lower intake will consume less.

27. YHT is an EPD predicting a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, compared to the that of other sires.

28. SC is an EPD, expressed in centimeters, predicting the difference in transmitting ability of scrotal size compared to that of other sires.

29. $Ranch EPD: This Leachman profit index that predicts weaning profitability based on calving ease, weaning weight, maternal milk, cow cost, and FERTILITY. Based on producing 100 calves. This EPD assumes a slide on calf prices of $10 / cwt. See page 7.

30. $Feeder: This number is expressed in terms of the bull’s added value to the sale price of your feeder calves. It is expressed in dollars per head. Thus when comparing a +100 bull vs. a +50 bull, we expect the first bull to sire calves worth $50 per head more at weaning (regardless of their weight).

31. $Profit™ EPD: One, simple, proven number that gives each trait a weight according to its impact on profit. See page 7 for additional information.

32. FT: Indicates the bull was individually measured for feed intake.

Bulls without this notation, were not individually measured. Unmeasured bulls have EPD’s based on their parental average.

Leachman Elite Angus G A R Further Progress 6389

Leachman $ProfitTM

$11,373

$Ranch $43 • $Feeder $83 Feed:Gain Feed Intake

0.09 140

B/R New Design 036 Sire: G A R Predestined

G A R EXT 4206

S S Objective T510 0T26 Dam: G A R Objective 2345 GAR 1407 New Design 2413

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CED

BW

WW

YW

RADG

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+21

-1.1

+50

+94

+.14

+0

-.15

+9

+7.9

+20

+43

-14

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+0

-17.31

+29

+1.55

+.48

+0.045

+57.65

+36.23

+54.25

+52.85

+1.40

+99.75

Sire of many of the lots in this sale!

Further Progress is the proven sleep at night calving ease Angus bull with top 1% $Profit! He has been used very heavily within our system, as well as in Gardiner's herd, and has proven himself to be a range calving option for your heifers. His combination of 5-star calving ease, moderate mature size and radical carcass merit, will help you to capture a high premium in your heifers first year of production! Not only does Further progress rank above the top 25% for 9 traits in the Angus Association, but he also has one of the very highest API scores in the Simmental association at 237!

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Gardiner Angus Ranch Inc, Top Line Cattle, & Watts Cattle Co.

G103A, a Further Progress son, sold as Lot 3 in our Topline Sale for $10,000 just a few monthes ago in California.

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18 Month Old Bulls – Ready to Work

Lot 2

1

LCOC FUR PROG G373A 17703244

3/22/13

E

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDF

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345 MCC Daybreak LCoC Barbara XG519 LCoC Barbara RG779 BW

-0.9

WW

51

YW

97

$Ranch $44 2%

3

MI

26

IMF

1.21

REA

MWT

F/G

0.97 1208 -0.21

$Feeder $122 0.5%

68

YHT

SCR

0.20 -0.14

2

LCOC RESOLUTION G371A 17703188

3/21/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDF

Pen:

Scores 81

Act BW

Dr J Analyst M250 Leachman Resolution G228U L A Gammer Pride LG 291

C. Ease Growth Maternal

MCC Daybreak LCoC B C Sunset XG521 LCOC-GLXY Wendy RG311 BW

1.6

WW

50

YW

90

$Ranch $39 7%

MI

25

IMF

1.08

$Feeder

REA

MWT

Feed/Carc Phenotype F/G

0.71 1234 -0.39 $118 1%

Disposition FT Intake YHT

-77

0.20

17756152

3/6/13

N

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDF

Pen:

WW

44

YW

78

$Ranch $41 5%

MI

25

IMF

1.07

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

1.01 1204 -0.19 $112 1%

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Scores 68 C. Ease **** Growth ** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 2.8 Act BW

Intake

-29

YHT

SCR

0.10 -1.13

$Profit $13,585 0.6%

*** **** ***** *** 3.5 SCR

0.56

$Profit $13,972 0.4%

LCOC HIT THE MARK G042A

D R Retail Product 4637 LCoC Tidy Bee WG044 LCoC Tidy Bee TG048 BW

FT Intake

$Profit $14,790 0.2%

S A V Bismarck 5682 Galaxy Hit the Mark 0006 Galaxy Isabel 8326

0.2

Scores Act BW 68 C. Ease ***** Growth **** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.5

Lot 3

18 Month Old Bulls – Ready to Work 4

LCOC PROGRESS G328A Nt Reg

2/27/13

A

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

BAU NHC

G A R Predestined G A R Progress G A R Objective 2345 LCC Innovation H009N LCOC ENCHANTRESS RG106 LCC Enchantress K3339 BW

-0.4

WW

45

YW

82

MI

29

$Ranch $43 3%

6

IMF

1.06

REA

MWT

F/G

0.63 1224 -0.14 $112 1%

$Feeder

LCOC PROGRESS G330A 17727883

3/1/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

BAU DDC

Pen:

LCC GREAT DENIMS 3505J LCC WENDY MG519 LCHMN WENDY J3873 1.5

WW

48

YW

91

MI

30

$Ranch $41 5%

IMF

1.15

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

0.40 1230 -0.08 $108 2%

Intake

-10

YHT

1.00

SCR

0.89

$Profit $13,758 0.5%

G A R Predestined G A R Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

Scores Act BW 73 C. Ease *** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype ** Disposition 3.0

Scores Act BW 80 C. Ease *** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0 Intake

-10

YHT

0.40

SCR

0.38

$Profit $13,259 0.9%

5

LCOC PROGRESS G325A 17727864

2/25/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

BAU DDF

Pen:

G A R Predestined G A R Progress G A R Objective 2345 ISU Imaging Q 9111 LCOC ERICA RG102 LCC Rito K3312 BW

0.0

WW

53

YW

90

$Ranch $53 0.1%

7

MI

27

IMF

REA

1.43

MWT

F/G

0.38 1222 -0.08 $97 5%

$Feeder

Scores 74 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

Intake

-5

LCOC PREDESTINED G318A 17865479

2/8/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

Scores 70

Act BW C. Ease Growth

Maternal

GAR-EGL Protege LCoC Zara TG004 LCOC ZARA PG076 2.6

SCR

0.11

$Profit $13,527 0.7%

B/R NEW DESIGN 036 G A R Predestined G A R Ext 4206

BW

YHT

0.30

WW

56

YW

98

$Ranch $46 1%

MI

28

IMF

1.11

$Feeder

REA

Feed/Carc Phenotype MWT

F/G

0.59 1221 0.08 $108 2%

Disposition FT Intake YHT

-25

0.30

*** ***** ***** *** 2.0 SCR

0.54

$Profit $13,779 0.5%

Lot 7

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18 Month Old Bulls – Ready to Work 8

LCOC FUR PROG G008A 17703235

2/3/13

A

S

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345 GAR-EGL Protege LCoC Barbar XG279 LCC BARBAR MG581 BW

-0.2

WW

52

YW

92

$Ranch $32 26%

10

MI

25

IMF

1.16

REA

MWT

F/G

0.91 1229 0.07 $115 1%

$Feeder

LCOC PARADIGM G054A 17572630

2/23/13

N

P

100AN

BLK

B

MNB DDF

Pen:

Summitcrest Darth 0W21 LCoC Lady YG020 LCOC LADY RG137 0.1

WW

45

YW

73

$Ranch $54 0.1%

MI

31

IMF

1.00

$Feeder

REA

FT Intake

88

YHT

SCR

0.60 -0.29

$Profit $12,991 1%

Leachman Paradigm G289U Leachman Darkhorse G045X LCoC Ellen Erica TG082

BW

Scores Act BW 78 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype **** Disposition 2.8

MWT

F/G

Scores Act BW 77 C. Ease *** Growth ** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.5

FT Intake

0.74 1200 -0.42 -154 $104 3%

YHT

0.00

SCR

0.68

$Profit $14,259 0.3%

9

LCOC PROGRESS G329A 17727874

2/27/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

BAU DDC

Pen:

G A R Predestined G A R Progress G A R Objective 2345 LCC Fortress G071L LCOC Elba PG126 LCC Elba G3180 BW

-1.6

WW

41

YW

78

$Ranch $47 0.8%

11

MI

27

IMF

1.09

REA

MWT

F/G

0.37 1212 -0.33 $90 7%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G015A 17703230

1/30/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

Summitcrest Darth 0W21 LCoC Erica YG017 Galaxy Erica 247 -2.1

WW

46

YW

86

$Ranch $46 1%

MI

31

IMF

1.25

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

0.45 1210 -0.04 $104 3%

Intake

-62

SCR

0.14

Scores 56 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc **** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

FT Intake

26

YHT

0.00

SCR

0.61

$Profit $13,425 0.7%

Lot 10

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YHT

0.20

$Profit $12,393 2%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

Scores 67 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

18 Month Old Bulls – Ready to Work 12

LCOC FUR PROG G368A 17703242

3/21/13

E

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Scores Act BW 70 C. Ease ***** Growth **** Maternal **** Feed/Carc **** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345 MCC Daybreak LCoC Barbara XG519 LCoC Barbara RG779 BW

-0.4

WW

49

YW

93

$Ranch $37 11%

14

MI

25

IMF

REA

0.98

MWT

F/G

0.79 1222 -0.24 $109 2%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G006A

FT Intake

91

17703254

2/17/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

G A R RETAIL PRODUCT LCoC Ella SG951 LCC ELLA LG460 -0.9

WW

41

YW

83

$Ranch $33 23%

16

MI

30

IMF

REA

0.89

MWT

F/G

0.59 1212 -0.12 $107 2%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G002A

FT Intake

57

2/11/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

G A R RETAIL PRODUCT LCOC EILEENMERE RG121 LCC EILEENMERE LG413 0.0

45

YW

87

$Ranch $29 36%

18

MI

32

IMF

REA

0.99

MWT

F/G

0.58 1219 -0.12 $107 2%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G386A

Scores Act BW 80 C. Ease **** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc **** Phenotype **** Disposition 3.0

FT Intake

132

17756087

3/28/13

E

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDC,NHF

MCC Daybreak LCoC Blackcap XG528 LCOC BLACKCAP RG005 BW

WW

51

YW

91

$Ranch $32 24%

MI

31

IMF

0.86

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

0.71 1241 -0.22 $115 1%

SCR

0.00

YHT

0.30

SCR

0.46

$Profit $12,013 3%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

0.3

YHT

0.30

$Profit $12,358 2%

17703255

WW

0.11

Scores Act BW 70 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

0.40

SCR

$Profit $12,959 1%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

YHT

Scores Act BW 76 C. Ease ***** Growth ***** Maternal *** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.5

Intake

97

YHT

0.30

SCR

0.75

$Profit $13,029 1%

13

LCOC FUR PROG G353A 17703239

3/11/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

Scores 60 C. Ease ***** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc *** Phenotype **** Disposition 3.5 Act BW

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345 MCC Daybreak LCoC Barbara XG519 LCoC Barbara RG779 BW

-0.4

WW

49

YW

93

$Ranch $50 0.3%

15

MI

25

IMF

REA

0.92

0.82

MWT

F/G

1193 -0.47

$89 8%

$Feeder

FT Intake

3

LCOC CLEARWATER G508A 17744327

4/7/13

A

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

SPA

DDP

Scores 72 C. Ease **** Growth *** Maternal ***** Feed/Carc *** Phenotype **** Disposition 2.5 Act BW

LCC New Standard SPA 92 of 7126 X NS SPA 7126 of MG275 X DB BW

WW

48

YW

87

$Ranch $50 0.4%

17

MI

29

IMF

0.73

REA

MWT

F/G

0.44 1203 -0.15 $84 11%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G010A 17703245

2/9/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

Leachman Paradigm G289U LCoC Queen XG516 LCoC Queen RG774 0.6

WW

54

YW

103

$Ranch $32 27%

19

MI

36

IMF

1.15

REA

MWT

F/G

0.44 1256 -0.46 $117 1%

$Feeder

LCOC PROGRESS G338A 17727872

3/9/13

A

P

100AN

BLK

B

BAU DDP

Pen:

LCC New Frontier 3215K LCOC MIDDLEBROOK RG055 LCHMN Canyon Middlebr H3192 BW

WW

44

YW

82

$Ranch $34 21%

MI

24

IMF

1.22

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

0.32 1225 -0.07 $103 3%

2

YHT

0.50

SCR

0.48

Scores 80 C. Ease ***** Growth **** Maternal *** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype **** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

FT Intake

133

YHT

0.50

SCR

1.01

$Profit $13,153 1%

G A R Predestined G A R Progress G A R Objective 2345

1.5

Intake

$Profit $12,148 2%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

SCR

0.04

$Profit $12,579 2%

SQ Credence 67S Basin Clearwater 335W Basin Lucy 8364

-2.9

YHT

0.00

Scores 84 C. Ease **** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc ***** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

Intake

-12

YHT

SCR

0.20 -0.19

$Profit $12,093 3%

Leachman Cattle of Colorado • 11

18 Month Old Bulls – Ready to Work 20

LCOC RESOLUTION G327A Nt Reg

2/27/13

A

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

BAU AMC

Scores Act BW 75

Dr J Analyst M250 Leachman Resolution G228U L A Gammer Pride LG 291

Maternal

0.8

WW

39

YW

72

$Ranch $40 6%

22

MI

23

IMF

REA

0.54

Feed/Carc Phenotype Disposition

MWT

F/G

0.70 1201 -0.22 $57 39%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G379A 17752896

3/24/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN AMF

Pen:

Rito 2V1 of 2536 1407 Galaxy Blackbird 2196 ACF Blackbird 3031 1.2

WW

52

YW

91

$Ranch $17 87%

MI

29

IMF

1.11

$Feeder

REA

-14

YHT

0.15

*** ***** *** *** 3.0 SCR

1.00

$Profit $8,808 23%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

BW

Intake

MWT

F/G

0.60 1227 0.46 $98 4%

Scores Act BW 80 C. Ease *** Growth *** Maternal ** Feed/Carc *** Phenotype *** Disposition 3.0

FT Intake

192

YHT

0.50

SCR

0.42

$Profit $9,971 12%

LCOC FUR PROG G359A 17729382

3/15/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

Scores 63 C. Ease ***** Growth ** Maternal **** Feed/Carc *** Phenotype *** Disposition 2.5 Act BW

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

C. Ease Growth

LCC FTR Direction G872N LCOC BEAUTY BELL RG250 LCC BEAUTY BELL NG879 BW

21

GARDENS PRIME TIME Southern Rita 7C309 G A R Ext 327 BW

-1.0

WW

41

YW

78

$Ranch $36 14%

23

MI

29

IMF

REA

1.09

MWT

F/G

0.29 1203 -0.02 $85 10%

$Feeder

LCOC FUR PROG G358A

Intake

17703257

3/14/13

E

P

100AN

BLK

B

HEN DDP

Pen:

WW

48

YW

88

$Ranch $23 63%

24

MI

30

IMF

1.02

REA

MWT

F/G

0.34 1237 -0.13 $110 2%

$Feeder

Scores 65 C. Ease **** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc **** Phenotype *** Disposition 2.8 Intake

BW

SCR

0.67

LCOC HOOVER DAM G427A 17744452

2/3/13

N

P

Pen:

100AN

BLK

B

SPA

DDP

WW

55

YW

93

$Ranch $28 44%

12 • Call Leachman’s at (970) 568-3983

0.50

$Profit $11,664 4%

Scores 90 C. Ease *** Growth *** Maternal *** Feed/Carc *** Phenotype **** Disposition 3.0 Act BW

Mytty In Focus M A R Lucy Ann 8058 M A R Lucy Ann 7805 0.5

YHT

82

Hoover Dam SPA Hoover Dam 024 SPA 8203 of 825 NS

Lot 24

SCR

0.13

Act BW

Connealy Frontline LCOC CANYON BELL PG214 LCC CANYON BELL LG408 BW

0.00

$Profit $10,839 7%

G A R Predestined G A R Further Progress G A R Objective 2345

1.0

YHT

97

MI

27

IMF

0.57

$Feeder

REA

MWT

F/G

0.51 1232 -0.31 $83 12%

Intake

2

YHT

0.40

SCR

1.06

$Profit $9,795 14%

Leachman Spring

Bull & Female Sale Saturday, March 28th ● ●

Attend the CSU Bull Sale Join us for the Leachman Dinner Social at the Budweiser brewery.

Sunday, March 29th ● ● ●

Cowboy Church – 9:00 a.m.

Cowman’s Seminar – 1:00 p.m.

Cowman’s Banquet & Concert – 6:00 p.m. (RSVP required)

Monday, March 30th Bull & Female Sale 9:00 a.m.

CSU’s ARDEC Center Wellington, CO Hotel Headquarters: Embassy Suites Hotel Loveland, CO (970) 593-6200

500 Bulls & 100 Females Angus, Red Angus, Stabilizer, and Charolais

Call (970) 568-3983 or go online to www.leachman.com for sale catalog Leachman Cattle of Colorado • 13

2056 WCR 70 Fort Collins, CO 80524

Featuring Angus with Pedigrees

Stacked for Feed Efficiency!

Now that feed efficiency is factored into $Beef -- it’s time to make sure that you’re not breeding cattle that eat too much. Most top AI sires rank above the 90% on dry matter intake. That means that they eat more than 90% of the animals in the breed!

Leachman Cattle is one of the few places you can find stacked pedigrees for feed efficiency. Each year, we test the feed intake on our top Angus bulls. We stack these animals in pedigrees that now include many of the breed’s most feed efficient sires including Protégé, New Standard, 1407, 878, 5050, Final Answer, and Absolute. No wonder that many of our bulls rank in the breeds lowest 1% to 5% on the HD50K test results for dry matter intake! Buy a Leachman bull today and start moving your herd towards greater feed efficiency.

T C A Visionary 158

Reg #16972676

●

C C & 7 x 0699 x 1407

Visionary is a candidate for the most feed efficient Angus bull we have tested to date. His outstanding EPD’s rank in the breed’s top 20% on CED, BW, RADG, DOC, HP, CEM, Milk, CW, REA, FAT, $Grid, and $Beef. In the Leachman system, he ranks as the #2 sire on feed conversion, the #4 sire on lowest feed intake, and the #4 bull on our $Profit index – compared to over 3100 sires of all breeds!

AAA EPDs as of 1/30/15

CED

BW

WW

YW

RADG

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+12

-1.2

+51

+99

+.23

+.8

+.83

+24

+14.9

+12

+32

+48

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

REA

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.8

-25.46

+44

+.55

+1.11

-.026

+46.73

+53.32

+42.29

+29.42

+12.87

+118.42

Leachman Shift G026Y

Reg #17143682

●

Paradigm x Foresight x Load Up

Shift is a low intake, moderate framed, high marbling bull that carries on our now deceased Paradigm bloodline. Paradigm steers were the most efficient sire group in our first feed efficiency progeny test in 2009 with an average conversion of 5.2 : 1 compared to the average of 6 : 1. He will reduce intake and mature size. Shift ranks in the top 3% on CED, BW, CEM, Marb, and $QG along with in the top 10% on $Beef!

AAA EPDs as of 1/30/15

CED

BW

WW

YW

RADG

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+18

-2.6

+50

+96

+.19

+.4

+1.28

+8

+12.7

+15

+27

+15

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

REA

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.3

-9.76

+37

+1.16

+.56

+.073

+52.05

+52.88

+41.53

+44.44

-2.91

+112.24