LCoC Herdsire Directory 2017

Continuing the pursuit of excellence in the beef industry.

EXPERIENCE

TRADITION

VISION

COMMITMENT

PASSION

1965 International Livestock Show Top row: Alan Ryan, Lee L. Leachman, James H. Leachman, Lester J Leachman, Ankony Farm.

LEADERSHIP

1996 at the Lee L. Leachman Memorial Room, Sheraton Hotel, Billings, MT.

Hallmarks of the Leachman Family for generations.

Leachman Cattle of Colorado and $Profit™ Share are guided by Lee Leachman who not only carries forward the traditions of past generations but is always on the leading edge of innovation by developing and applying the latest tools and technologies.

Spanning 75 years of genetic improvement and innovation.

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2016...

The following lineup of elite bulls is a direct result of Lee’s relentless pursuit for developing the truly great, pivotal sires in multiple breeds.

Not just SEMEN… Not just BULLS… A complete SYSTEM! Lee Leachman, Partner/Owner Office: 970-568-3983 Email: lee@leachman.com

Like the Leachman family, YOUR breeding decisions will affect the success of your business for generations!

Friends, The breeding decisions we make this spring truly do determine how profitable our businesses will be for many years to come! Genetics have an impact on nearly everything in our cattle operations, either for the good – or for the bad!

Using the right AI sires will significantly move the profitability of our operations in a hurry, and with little risk of failure.

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Backing up your AI program with sons of these elite sires is a sound strategy available at Leachman Cattle of Colorado.

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When AI isn’t possible, it is even more important to select the right sons by the right sires.

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Working with your Leachman latest information.

Rep assures you of having the

Leachman Cattle of Colorado is one of only a few major seedstock companies that can provide you with all of the following tools: •

Multiple breeds to choose from

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Stabilizer breed offers Genetic Merit + Retained Heterosis

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The most accurate and reliable across-breed EPDs available

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Tested Feed Efficiency values for both Feed to Gain and Intake

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Real world financial indexes for $Ranch, $Feeder and overall $Profit

Because of these tools, we can uniquely account for the genetic cost side, as well as the production side, of ranch accounting – Working on both sides of the ledger is the only way to build true profitability into our businesses!

If you are not already using Leachman genetics, we encourage you to compare our program with what you are currently doing. Let’s be sure that our 2017 breeding decisions are the best that we can make it!

Best regards,

Gary Rolland

Leachman Semen Cooperative Director

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The

Rep Team

Just as we are not your typical semen company, these are not your typical semen salesmen.

The following cowmen represent the Elite Semen Division and Leachman Cattle of Colorado.

Aaron Rasmussen, Hay Springs, NE, is our

full service rep in Western Nebraska. He has considerable knowledge of our program and is using LCoC genetics in his seedstock herd as a Cooperator as well as his commercial cow calf operation. We would highly recommend anyone in his area who is interested in Leachman genetics to get with Aaron and make use of his many years of experience in custom breeding, synchronization and semen and bull selection. He has excellent portable equipment, a good crew and lots of experience AI’ing large numbers of cattle.

Contact Aaron – Cell: 308-760-5695 Email: aaron@leachman.com

Zach Meinders, Buffalo Center, IA, is our

representative for Northern Iowa and parts of the northern plains region including South Dakota. Zach graduated from South Dakota State University and is now back on his family’s operation which includes both seedstock and commercial cattle and a feeding enterprise. They raise purebred Black Angus, Red Angus, Charolais and Stabilizers for the LCoC Cooperator Program. They utilize AI and ET extensively in their breeding program. You can count on Zach to provide you with the very best information on our bulls and programs. He also provides custom AI and synchronization services.

Contact Zach – Cell: 515-320-3835 Email: meinders2@hotmail.com

Dar Giess, Pierz, MN, is our representative for the northern plains of Minnesota. He is also an active LCoC Buyers Rep. Dar knows the Leachman system very well as he not only markets LCoC bulls and semen, but he helps develop and use our genetics through his Cooperator Seedstock program. Dar’s background includes an animal science education at Oklahoma State University, a lifetime in the cattle and AI business, plus service within the industry at the state and national level. He is a past President of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association.

Dar runs cattle in both Minnesota and South Dakota and is a Reputation Feeder Cattle representative.

resentative for Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri. He is active in all segments of the cattle industry from cow/calf to stocker to feeder and is using Leachman genetics in his commercial operation. He has been custom AI’ing cows for several years and provides complete AI breeding services for his region. Clint’s background also includes earning a degree in Beef Cattle Management from Fort Hays State University which included an internship with Leachman Cattle of Colorado. Clint is also an LCoC Buyer Rep.

Contact Dar – Cell: 320-249-2130 Email: dar@verifiedbeef.net

Contact Clint – Cell: 913-549-8700 Email: cwholland01@gmail.com

Kurt Schenkel, Stewart, OH, will be a

familiar name to many of you that have been Leachman customers for a while as Kurt was the LCoC herdsman at Wellington for several years before moving back home to Ohio to continue his career in the cattle business. His Ohio roots also include graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in Animal Science. Kurt knows and understands the Leachman system very well and like many members of our Semen Rep. Team, he has utilized Leachman genetics in the programs that he owns and operates. He also works as a buyer’s representative for United Producers Livestock Marketing Company.

Contact Kurt – Cell: 330-234-4576 Email: kurt@leachman.com

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Clint Holland, Lacygne, KS, is our rep-

Matt Mellema, Dalhart, TX, is a third generation cattleman from the Texas Panhandle.

He has a degree in Animal Industries from Tarleton State University and was an intern at LCoC in 2013-14. The family owned cow-calf operation has been using Leachman genetics since 1992, utilizing both A.I. and cleanup bulls. Raising all replacement heifers and retaining ownership throughout the feeding process has built extensive knowledge of what Leachman genetics have to offer. Full Circle Jerseys, the family dairy, is milking Jersey cows and breeding a percentage to Leachman herd sires. Developing crossbred calves from day olds into profitable feeders, then fed out at Lincoln Co. Feeders and harvested with all pertinent data collected. Texas Cattlemen call Matt today!

Contact Matt – Cell: 806-316-0004 Email: mattmellema@hotmail.com

Our Representatives can also help you with your bull purchases!

Find the Leachman Rep nearest you!

The reference points you see next to reps profile are also Leachman bull delivery points. Let your area rep help coordinate your delivery.

When you can't make it to one of our sales, you can trust your Rep to buy you bulls as if it were for their own herd. We will work with you to find the bulls you are looking for in a price range you are comfortable with, and then be there to service you after the sale!

Here at Leachman Cattle we ALWAYS have bulls for sale and several sales year-round.

We encourage you to contact your rep, attend our sales and stop out any time to view the bulls. When you do, our rep team can help you select the genetics that are right for you.

Buy Leachman bulls with confidence!

Reps can help you with your breeding plan – semen AND bulls.

• 1 year unconditional guarantee on any Leachman bull!

• Complete, easy to use data – including star rating system.

• Area delivery points and service.

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Bruce Staton, Magazine, AR, has been an

LCoC Bull Buyer Representative for the past 10 years. He is a 3rd generation cattleman from Northwest Arkansas where he grew up in the livestock industry. Bruce knows the Leachman program very well not only as a buyer rep., but also as a breeder as he uses Leachman genetics extensively in both his LCoC Cooperator seedstock herd and in his commercial cow/calf operation. Bruce has always been a progressive cattle breeder, and coordinates our LCoC Ozark bull and heifer sales. Arkansas and Eastern states cattlemen, you can count on Bruce to have the experience to service all your semen, bull and replacement female needs.

Contact Bruce – Cell: 479-675-6531 Email: lazysranch@magtel.com

Personalized sight un-seen buying service – Lowest price guaranteed.

Rick Collins, Calistoga, CA, has been working with cow/calf operators in California for the past 25 years. Rick and his family also operate their own commercial herd along with pasturing outside cattle. In addition to his involvement in the cattle industry Rick is an accomplished horseman and trains cutting horses. We first met Rick through his involvement with our friends Mike and Zech Browning, owners of Leachman Cattle Top Line Division, Middletown, CA. His experience with the Brownings, coupled with a lifetime work on western ranches assures you that Rick understands the practical side of the livestock business.

Contact Rick – Cell: 707-803-3334 Email: collinscxlivestock@gmail.com Page 3

The Bob Wilson, Gilbrea Farm, Hillsburgh,

Ontario, Canada is our Semen Representative for Canada. Gilbrea Farm runs a Stabilizer seedstock herd which is a Cooperator herd for Leachman. They have been using high $Profit Leachman sires since 2003. Their 2016 Prosper with $Profit Bull Sale proved a success and affirmed the demand for the versatility of the Stabilizer breed, and Leachman genetics, in Canada. Bob is very familiar with the group at BIO and has worked closely with Brian Pogue on breeding and selection decisions. An in depth female suitability selection process combined with the use of Leachman’s Top AI sires continues to improve their herd’s efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Bob’s involvement in these programs allows him to be very well informed and knowledgeable regarding which sires will best suit the specific needs of your herd.

Contact Bob – Cell: 519-831-0962 Email: bob@leachman.com

Mike Hughes, Sonoita, AZ, grew up on one of the largest ranches in Arizona. He attended the University of Arizona and has a lifetime of experience managing operations in the region. Mike has been instrumental in designing and building profitable EPD based breeding programs on several large ranches. Like many of us, he has used Leachman genetics before joining our team. He also has experience feeding and marketing value added calves. Mike and his wife Beth also own Arizona Ranch Connection.

Contact Mike – Cell: 520-255-3144 Email: mike@azranchconnection.com

Rep Team Jerry Kusser, Highmore, SD, has been a long-time friend and customer at LCoC. His family ranch, the K Lazy K, has a reputation for producing some of the Top commercial Angus cattle in the country. They are strong believers in the power of AI to create a superior cowherd. They have been AI'ing all their heifers as well as their mature cowherd for the past 20 years. Jerry and his family have also been leaders in the value of selecting for feed efficiency, carcass quality and $Profit. The K Lazy K steers became the first test herd validation of feed efficiency data for LCoC. Jerry is a very knowledgeable cattleman and he would be glad to visit with you about your breeding decisions this year.

Contact Jerry – Cell: 605-870-1790 Email: klazykcattle@gmail.com

Todd Stegall, Colusa, CA, was raised in the beef cattle industry in California where his family owns and operates a large scale cow/ calf operation. Todd recognized at a young age that he had a passion for beef cattle and started his own herd of registered Red Angus cattle which eventually became an LCoC Cooperator herd and still is today. Being a Cooperator gives him first-hand knowledge of what the LCoC system/genetics can do.

Todd also served as an intern with LCoC and graduated from California State University of Chico with a Degree in Animal Science.

Todd is a very skilled AI technician and would be happy to offer arm service to his semen customers.

Contact Todd – Cell: 530-713-8755 Email: tmstegall@gmail.com

Josh Moreland, Camden, OH, owns JT Moreland Farms with his wife Tiffany on the west side of Ohio near the Indiana border.

They are Leachman Cooperators that utilize the genetics and strongly believe in the program and Stabilizer genetics. Within their operation they have been raising commercial crossbred cattle and Shorthorn Seedstock for 13 years. Josh has a passion for cattle with strong maternal efficiency and would be glad to visit with you about making informed breeding decisions.

Lucas Grubl, Sturgis, SD, represents the Western South Dakota region. Lucas is a 6th generation member of his family ranching operation , the Grubl Alkali Ranch. He and his family have been long-time Leachman Cooperators and have raised and/or own several of the herd sires featured in the Elite Semen Cooperative. Lucas graduated from Mitchell Technical Institute with an Animal Science degree in Ag Technology. He has a working, day-to-day knowledge of our system, our cattle and herd sires. He is a great addition to our team and you’ll find his knowledge of these elite herd sires very helpful.

Contact Josh – Cell: 937-336-1088 Email: jtmoreland@gmail.com

Contact Lucas – Cell: 605-206-1043 Email: lucas.grubl@gmail.com

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Don't know how to AI, or don't have time?

Leachman Reps can help you with that too!

Many of the Reps offer custom AI options.

Spring slots fill up quickly, so call your rep early if interested.

Let us help you with synchronization and AI plans, and breeding strategies.

Steve Reed, Sanford, CO is a high altitude rancher on the Colorado/New Mexico border. He operates a commercial Cow/Calf operation with his family; in which he ranches from 7,600 feet up to 11,000 feet in the summer. He uses Leachman low PAP genetics in his own program as well as running a herd for Top Line Cattle. Steve has a great knowledge of AIing and insemination protocols, with 25 years of experience. He serves as both a semen and bull representative.

Contact Steve – Cell: 719-580-5218 Email: anniereed22@yahoo.com

Jeff Liston, Lovilia, IA, services Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri for the Leachman Semen Cooperative. He has been in the Angus seedstock business for nearly 40 years and has always been a strong promoter of good data and the use of all economic tools available in the selection process.

Most notable are his efforts working on feed efficiency values.

Jeff and his customers are seeing notable reduced feed intake in their herds as feed efficiency is stacked in their herd pedigrees. His years of experience and commitment to excellence in breeding superior cattle assures you of having a competent representative to provide all your semen needs.

Contact Jeff – Cell: 641-891-1270 Email: jliston@iowatelecom.net

Tony Rossman, Tony Rossman, Oronoco,

MN, runs Rossman Farms Genetics with his family in Southeastern Minnesota. In their operation they have used extensive AI and ET programs for many years focused on economically relevant traits. They raise Stabilizer, Angus and Simmental cowherds and are a Leachman Cooperator. Along with their Seedstock herd, they do retain ownership on their calves and market their fed cattle to Creekstone. Replacement heifers are all ultrasounded as well. Tony is the Chairman of CHS Rochester, an AG Coop serving growers in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. He is a graduate of North Dakota State University and of the Minnesota Ag and Rural Leadership Program. He also has 10 years of experience in trace mineral nutrition for cowherds throughout the U.S. Tony has an extensive knowledge not only of our program and cattle, but of many other facets of the beef industry.

Contact Tony – Cell: 507-259-2174 Email: redbullajr@gmail.com

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The

Rep Team

Kevin Unger, Oberlin, KS, serves as our Retained Ownership and Feedlot Services Coordinator. He also serves as the field representative for the $Profit™ Share program. He has a unique background in the cattle business as he managed Decatur County Feed Yard for many years as well as running both a seedstock and commercial program of his own. Because of these experiences, Kevin has tremendous perspective on all sectors of this industry and is a great asset to helping all of us make the best use of superior genetics. He also serves as the Resource Manager for Lincoln Co. Feed Yard, North Platte, NE. Contact Kevin for opportunities to feed and market LCoC sired cattle.

hats – very well – for the Leachman organization as he is the Director of Sales for LCoC, spends a lot of time working with the young bulls on test, manages the herd sires and is also a semen representative for Colorado.

Ryan’s background includes growing up on a family run commercial cow-calf and feedlot operation in Southwest Michigan. He was heavily involved in FFA serving both as a State and National Officer. Ryan earned a degree in Agribusiness from Michigan State University and a Master’s Degree in Animal Science from Colorado State University. Ryan has been with LCoC since 2010 and needless to say, he really knows these bulls.

Contact Kevin – Cell: 785-470-1131 Email: kevin@leachman.com

Contact Ryan – Cell: 970-672-6828 Email: ryan@leachman.com

Sam Rempe, Superior, NE, serves as the

LCoC Semen Cooperative Manager. He has helped build the Division from the ground up and today coordinates all of the day-to-day activities. Sam is also actively involved with his family Cooperator Seedstock operation where he manages the breeding program which includes extensive AI and some ET work. His background includes graduating from FHSU with a degree in Beef Cattle Management and an internship with LCoC. Sam has a strong working knowledge of breeds, bulls, bloodlines and an in depth understanding of the Leachman breeding program. He also provides experienced custom AI and synchronization services. Sam is always working on the most up to date information on new herd bulls and the latest progeny test data. Sam not only services central and eastern Nebraska but is your contact person if you don’t have a representative in your area.

Contact Sam – Cell: 970-444-BULL (2855) Email: sam@leachman.com

Ryan Peterson, Wellington, CO, wears many

Garrett Rolland, Norton, KS, serves as

the LCoC Cooperator and Representative Coordinator. He has had a long-time working relationship with Leachman Cattle dating back to the Montana Sales, through working as the LCoC herdsman and now serving as a bull and semen rep. Garrett earned a Degree in Beef Cattle Management from Fort Hays State University where he served internships with LCoC and at the R.A. Brown Ranch. His involvement and knowledge of the program and AI sires makes him a valuable representative for the Elite Semen Cooperative.

Along with his responsibilities with LCoC, Garrett serves a major role in his family’s cattle operation in Northwest Kansas. Cattlemen in Kansas contact Garrett for any of your bull or semen needs.

Contact Garrett – Cell: 785-623-1489 Email: garrett@leachman.com

JOIN US!

Semen Cooperative Director Gary Rolland would like to extend an invitation to anyone who is passionate about the cattle business and has an interest in becoming an LCoC Semen Cooperative Representative to contact him. Knowledge of the business, and willingness to learn the in's and out's of this comprehensive system are required.

If you are interested in joining our Semen Cooperative team, please contact Gary at – Cell: 785-623-8828 Email: gary@leachman.com Page 6

Reps viewing herd bulls at the 2016 Annual Rep Meeting.

New headquarters with a herd bull alley, showcasing the most profitable sires in the industry!

Stop in to see the sires that you are using to breed your cows!

Contact your local Rep to set up a visit.

Jerrod Watson, Loveland, CO, is the man-

ager of our new bull collection facility at the Leachman Headquarters. He has a unique perspective of our herd bulls because he is responsible for them on a daily basis. Jerrod grew up in Montana and worked for the Hall Hereford Ranch, as well as attending Montana State University. He and his family ran their own Purebred Angus operation in Missouri and in Colorado, where they had the Grand Champion Angus Bull at the Colorado State Fair. He is certified in AI and has a real passion for the genetic side of the cattle business. Along with being a semen representative, Jerrod serves as a bull rep at the headquarters and would be glad to visit with you about any of your needs.

Jeff Hawthorne, Fort Collins, CO, serves as a semen and bull rep for us as well as being a herdsman at the Leachman headquarters.

He grew up in Northeastern Colorado and has been in the agriculture industry his whole life.

He received an Animal Science degree from Colorado State University and has spent time as a Donor Cow Manger. Jeff offers experienced AI services and knows our cattle and program very well, since he sees them every day in a working capacity.

Contact Jerrod – Cell: 303-827-1156 Email: Jerrod@leachman.com

Contact Jeff – Cell: 970-580-8119 Email: jeff@leachman.com

Not just SEMEN… Not just BULLS… A complete SYSTEM! Page 7

Sweetwater Ranch is using high $Profit Stabilizers to build great replacements AND great feedlot cattle.

Chad Williams, Manager and Bob Schmidt, Owner of Sweetwater Ranch

“Bob wants low cost, moderate cows; but I also want steers that hit it out of the park.“

~ Chad Williams Sweetwater Ranch, Hays, KS

For Bob, this means keeping cow size moderate.

Nonetheless, Chad wants steers that have growth and carcass merit that will rank high in the industry.

By measuring all traits and balancing them with $Profit, the Sweetwater Ranch is hitting both goals.

The Sweetwater replacement females, pictured below, will check all of the boxes. They fit the environment, are easy fleshing, calve without difficulty, and raise good calves.

A Trinity daughter.

Sweetwater replacements on native range.

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Not only do they want it all, they receive it all with the Leachman System!

Hook’s Trinity 9T

991 is a 15 month old Trinity steer.

Leachman Prophet J030Z

921 is a 15 month old Prophet son that had a carcass weight of 960, a ribeye area of 16.8 square inches, graded upper 2/3 Choice (CAB), and had a yield grade of 2.8. He did it all!

127 Sweetwater Steers converted 5.3:1 and graded 66% Certified Angus Beef!

• AI sired by high $Profit Stabilizer bulls.

• Converted 5.3:1.

• 932 hot carcass weight.

• 14.8 square inch avg ribeye area.

• 3.2 avg yield grade.

• 14% Yield Grade 4’s.

• 98% Choice or better.

These Trinity, Prophet, and cleanup Stabilizer sired steers rang the bell!

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High Accuracy

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman $Profit Indexes Hooks Trinity 9T ™

$15,445

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$54 $118 -0.03 26

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Calving Ease

Intake Accuracy

Top 1% Top 3% Top 25% Top 15%

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C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Maternal

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

-3.2 52 88 23 0.15 0.49 -5 1.28 0.24 840 -0.01

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $50. Limited supply, see discounts below.

Top 1% Top 28% Top 19% Avg: 17 Top 91% Avg: 0.71 Top 6% Top 1% Top 22% -Top 3%

Over 70 sons will be offered this spring!

The Trinity legend continues! Rarely does a sire exceed all expectations once he is

proven. Trinity progeny have been tested extensively in our system and they consistently excel in nearly evcery trait. No bull is perfect, but Trinity is absolutely our pick for one of the best balanced, well proven, low birth, high $Profit bulls in the industry. He sires very attractive progeny that have the look of a British animal with the heterosis and performance of a hybrid. Trinity is a legitimate 4-star calving ease bull, yet gives up nothing at weaning with his outstanding birth to yearling spread! Given his 3/4SM-1/4AN breed make up, both seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen with a heavily Angus-influenced cow herd should seriously consider using this proven herd sire. Trinity is siring some of the most profitable herd sires in the industry, and has produced some of the most sound and productive females in the Leachman system.

Born: 2/16/07 Breed: 3/4SM -1/4AN ASA#: 2389750 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Nichols Legacy G151 Sire: Hook’s Shear Force 38K

C&D Tracy

Bon View New Design 878 Dam: Hook’s Pearl 22-P

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“We have AI’d our heifers to Trinity and Testify and have purchased more than 20 Trinity sons through the years. Now over half of our cowherd has Trinity influence.

These daughters have improved our herd faster than we thought possible!”

~ Trace Walker, Rolling Hills Ranch Brookville, KS

Although this legend will live on for many years through his sons and daughters, the opportunity to raise actual Trinity progeny is limited. In 2016, Trinity passed away. To date, we have a large enough bank of semen to offer generous volume discounts, at least for now. Reserve your order early to ensure current volume pricing.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hook Farms & Grubl Ranch.

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

24.3

BW

-4.6

WW

68.7

YW

99.2

MCE

12.4

Milk

23.1

MWW

57.5

Stay

17.1

Doc

11.9

CW

21.7

YG

-0.36

Marb

0.53

Fat

-0.008

REA

1.20

API

179.1

TI

85.8

Trinity semen - $50/unit • Buy 50+ units - $40 • Buy 100+ units - $30 & Free Shipping.

Special 2017 offer: Buy 200+ units - $25. Thats half price!! (No mix and match option availabe for Trinity.)

ELITE SEMEN COOPERATIVE

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Call Your Area Rep or (970) 444-BULL to Order Semen Today!

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Semen $22, see discounts below.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 2/12/14 Breed: 62AN-38SM Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

G A R Retail Product Dam: LCoC Eileenmere RG121

LCC Eileenmere LG413

$16,533

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 1% Top 1% Top 1% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

High Country is a 4-star calving ease Trinity son with low PAP! As a yearling, he was the High selling bull in the 2015 Leachman High Altitude Sale in Loma, CO. One of the requirements of this sale is to be developed above 8,000 feet in rough mountain country and be PAP tested while there. High Country scored a 39 on his PAP test which attributes to his negative PAP EPD. High Country is very long made with good balance. He has a large ribeye, super low F:G and Intake EPDs and will moderate mature weight. His profile has very good balance with better than the Top 1% for both $Ranch and $Feeder. As a matter of fact, this is actually the highest $Profit son of Trinity we have to offer to date!

$65 $118 -0.46 -97

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-3.4 51 89 25 -0.28 0.6 -8 1.05 0.37 825 0.00

Low PAP

Leachman High

CE Prospect

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers

Top 1% Top 10% Top 6% Avg: 17 Top 97% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 6% -Top 10%

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Nottingham Ranch.

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Born: 2/7/15 Breed: 50B-50C Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

K C F Bennett Absolute Dam: GRU Stabilizer AJ017

GRU Stabilizer YX107

This 5-star calving ease Trinity son just may be his most exciting prospect yet!

Given Trinity’s track record, this is a very bold statement, but just look at this profile: $78 Ranch (better than Top 0.01%), Top 1% Feed:Gain and Intake, -5.2 BW (the lowest Black Stabilizer), very respectable growth (Top 7% YW), and a huge ribeye (Top 1%). Pursuit doesn’t disappoint physically either; he is a moderate, easy fleshing individual with lots of capacity and softness. In review: Homozygous black and polled, Trinity x Absolute, with lower birth, higher growth and better feed efficiency than his legendary sire.

$15,395

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 1% Top 6% Top 1% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Grubl Ranch.

$78 $90 -0.41 -56

BF

-5.2 48 88 24 0.06 0.46 -28 1.10 0.25 804 0.02

Top 1% Top 16% Top 7% Avg: 17 Top 84% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 21% -Top 1%

High Country semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Pursuit semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Call Your Area Rep or (970) 444-BULL to Order Semen Today!

ELITE SEMEN COOPERATIVE

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New Release

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

CE Prospect

Leachman Pursuit X023C

High Accuracy

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman $Profit Indexes Leachman Prophet J030Z ™

$15,037

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$47 $122 -0.56 -35

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Performance

Intake Accuracy

Top 4% Top 1% Top 1% Top 2%

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Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

1.5 67 105 13 0.51 0.28 48 1.01 0.61 826 0.01

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $30, see discounts below.

Top 40% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 44% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 2%

Over 80 sons will be offered this spring!

Prophet is our nominee for the most complete power bull in the business!

Phenotypically he is appreciated by the most critical seedstock and commercial producers alike. Prophet exhibits tremendous muscling and power while remaining exceptionally sound, moderate framed and well-balanced. He is also a very smooth and fluid mover.

On Top of that, Prophet is super gentle and has worlds of character and style. Prophet’s EPD profile is the poster boy for the $Profit index’s potential to move every economically relevant trait aggressively in the right direction. Just look at his percentile rankings - Top: 1% WW, 1% YW, 1% REA, 1% IMF, 1% FG, 2% Intake, 4% $Ranch, 1% $Feeder and 0.1% $Profit. It is no wonder that the progressive breeders listed below invested so aggressively in this industry leading herd sire.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hairpin Elite Nucleus, Lincoln County Feed Yard, Hayse Farms, Slovek Ranch, R.A. Brown Ranch, Foster Hay & Cattle, Jones Ranch, Odom Ranch, Rossman Farms, Apex Cattle & Ralph Huntley & Son.

Born: 2/10/12 Breed: 62AN-38SM ASA#: 2698309 Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

DR J ANALYST M250 Dam: LCOC ISABEL UG390

EAGLE 1531 ISABEL 2221 ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

14.4

BW

-1.3

WW

85.9

YW

123.7

Prophet son: Apostle (Pg. 23) Prophet is siring Top selling sons for seedstock producers across the country.

MCE

5.9

Milk

11.0

MWW

54.0

Stay

7.2

Doc

12.1

If you are ever in the Fort Collins, CO area, we strongly recomend that you stop in to see this truly amazing herd sire.

You will not be disappointed!

CW

40.7

YG

-0.26

Marb

0.69

Fat

-0.020

REA

1.05

API

151.2

TI

90.5

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Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$16,327

Born: 2/23/15 Breed: 50B-46C Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Accuracy

q

$Feeder Feed:Gain

Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: Leachman Prophet J030Z

LCoC Isabel UG390

HOOKS STOCKMAN 13S Dam: GRU Stabilizer ZL108

GRU Stabilizer WX451

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

heavy muscled, high capacity, very attractive sons, and this son is amongst the top of that list.

Along with these qualties he is gentle and just has that herd bull look. Obsidian actually offers more growth and less birth than his sire! $137 $Feeder, 5-star growth and 5-star Feed/Carc is a cattle feeders dream -- these calves will earn premiums in the feed yard! Use this Homozygous black and polled porspect this spring to add pounds and value to your next calf crop.

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch & Galen Weaver.

BF

$15,053

Born: 1/21/15 Breed: 59B-41C ASA#: 3012392 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition BW YW

He is long, deep, well-muscled and the definition of smooth. In the 2016 Leachman Spring Sale catalog he earned a perfect 5-star phenotype score, but what is more impressive is that he combines this with 5-star scores for Growth, Maternal and Feed/Carc, AND a Top 0.1% $Profit score! Moderate birth, Top 1% growth, great carcass quality, super feed efficient and he’s mild-mannered... Lot’s of potential!

MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Rempe Farms, Grubl Ranch & Hayse Farms.

CAR WT BF

CE

16.5

BW

-2.1

WW

73.2

YW

110.2

MCE

7

Milk

22.2

MWW

58.8

Stay

10.4

Doc

10

CW

32

YG

-0.09

Marb

0.70

$61 $105 -0.52 -80

Top 1% Top 2% Top 1% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 WW

Escalade is living proof that we do not need to sacrifice phenotype for high numbers!

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

Top 22% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 1% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 3% -Top 2%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: Leachman Cadillac L025A

RMP Stabilizer 160Y

Connealy Right Answer 746 Dam: RMP Stabilizer 2028

RMP Stabilizer 0106X

Semen $20, see discounts below.

0.2 72 117 24 1.35 0.62 51 1.12 0.43 843 0.01

Fat

0.004

-0.4 64 108 20 0.53 0.34 38 0.88 0.39 812 0.02

REA

0.60

Top 16% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 42% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 5% -Top 1%

API

156.2

TI

85.1

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Leachman Escalade U116C

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Obsidian is a true powerhouse! Prophet has earned the reputation of producing wide topped,

Top 4% Top 1% Top 1% Top 86%

Performance

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Intake

$47 $137 -0.52 76

$Ranch

Performance

Leachman Obsidian X050C

New Release

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers

Calving Ease

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman $Profit Indexes Leachman Testify D003Z ™

$14,203

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$61 $95 -0.01 -74

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Low PAP

Intake Accuracy

Top 1% Top 4% Top 32% Top 1%

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C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc

High Accuarcy

Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

-4.0 42 72 24 0.63 0.09 -20 0.58 0.57 806 0.00

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $25, ask for availability.

Top 1% Top 35% Top 30% Avg: 17 Top 32% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 22% Top 1% -Top 9%

Over 30 sons will be offered this spring!

Testify has become our favorite proven calving ease son of Trinity. His progeny not

only solidified him as a 5-star calving ease sire, but the calves are impressive in their kind, shape, and substance. Testify’s refined Angus type adds a very eye appealing, moderate look while maintaining hybrid vigor. He ranks above the Top 1% for BW, but he’s not just a heifer bull! If you would like to moderate size and birth weight in your herd while maintaining adequate growth (Top one-third) and carcass (Top 1% IMF) he is a very relevant option. To boot -- he is a very sound bull with an excellent disposition. Testify is also one of the lower intake sires we have tested and ranks above Top 1% for $Profit in the Leachman Stabilizer database at $14,203. We have used him heavily in the Leachman cooperator and test herd systems. He works at altitude as well, with a -1.65 PAP EPD! Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hairpin Elite Nucleus, Marc Reiger, Grubl Ranch, A & T Cattle Co, R Genetics, Rod Cook, Hayse Farms, MJB Ranch, Slovek Ranch, Triple Creek Ranches, Ralph Huntley & Son, Rempe Farms, Mike Pay & Gilbrea Farm.

Born: 2/6/12 Breed: 62AN-38SM ASA#: 2703916 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

Becton Neptune N204 R2 Dam: HXC 582R HXC INDIGO 315N ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

28.1

BW

-6.0

WW

49.5

YW

75.1

Testify Son: Leachman 18 Karat X235C We will offer semen in the future!

Retail availability is to be announced pending owner needs.

MCE

10.5

Milk

24.6

MWW

49.3

Stay

12.5

Doc

CW

5.9

In the 2016 Leachman Spring Sale, Testify sired the highest $Profit ($18,930) and highest selling ($210,000) bull that Leachman Cattle of Colorado has raised to date! 18 Karat is an impressive specimen and we look forward to the genetic advance he will offer to the industry. Thank you to all of our partners who invested in this promising prospect.

YG

-0.18

Marb

0.63

Fat

-0.009

REA

API

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TI

0.44 188.96 75.1

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Semen $22, see discounts below.

Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: Leachman Testify D003Z

HXC 582R

LCoC Powerball N143N Dam: RGR Stabilizer WX405

RGR Stabilizer SX001

$15,930

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Testify at that age. They both have the right shaped head and shoulders for calving ease with adequate muscling throughout. Because of his lineage, design and EPDs we feel very comfortable that Judge will be a true sleep easy option for heifers. In fact, with better Intake and ribeye EPDs, he could one day take Testify’s place as our number one calving ease semen seller. We used him quite heavily last breeding season in our Coop and Test herds, so be sure to ask about his calving ease status this spring.

Leachman Yosemite X730Y

Born: 2/27/11 Breed: 50AN-25SM-25GV

ASA#: 2901755, AGA#: 1237654

Heterozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Hooks Shear Force 38K

Sire: Leachman Porterhouse L094W

Semen $20, see discounts below.

T M L LADY 60K 647 47M

GKT Boo Boo 155E Dam: RGEN Blair RTH Anita 3162

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YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

-4.3 40 66 23 0.61 0.35 -40 0.64 0.56 818 -0.01

Top 1% Top 42% Top 43% Avg: 17 Top 34% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 14% Top 1% -Top 32%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$12,005

Percentile Rank - Top 3%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$64 $66 -0.14 -9

Top 1% Top 22% Top 8% Top 8%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Over 70 sons will be offered this spring!

Yosemite is a herd changer! He represents the moderation and efficiency that many cattlemen

are seeking. Moderate stature, mild-manner, correct structure and muscle expression is what catches the cattlemen’s eye for this bull physically, but his best asset is that he is a highly proven 5-star calving sire that can be used on your Trinity influenced females. He has been used heavily in our Cooperator system and has been tested against other proven sires in our test herd program. His test herd data proved that his progeny are well below average for birth, and still excel in the feed yard. Yosemite can be used on heifers with confidence, but should also be considered for cows, as he will increase carcass quality, decrease your feed bill and moderate mature size. On Top of that, he will add hybrid vigor Yosemite has sired some of to a predominantly SimAngus cow base! the best cows in the Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, R Genetics & Rod Cook.

WW

BF

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Marc Reiger & Rod Cook.

Top 1% Top 1% Top 1% Top 1%

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Judge is a 5-star calving ease prospect son of Testify who is predicted to have over $1,700 more $Profit than his sire! As a yearling, he had near identical type and kind to

$66 $109 -0.26 -123

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-3.9 36 63 18 -0.5 0.05 -39 0.95 0.40 794 0.01

Top 1% Top 58% Top 50% Avg: 17 Top 99% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 4% -Top 2%

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Low PAP Prospect

Born: 2/25/15 Breed: 57B-43C Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

High Accuracy

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Calving Ease

Leachman Judge X228C

CE Prospect

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman $Profit Indexes Leachman Advance S019A ™

Outcross

$15,619

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Performance

Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$58 $116 -0.69 43

Top 1% Top 1% Top 1% Top 54%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-1.3 48 97 22 0.56 0.53 -3 0.99 0.55 814 0.02

Semen $25, see discounts below.

Top 9% Top 16% Top 2% Avg: 17 Top 39% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 1%

Over 40 sons will be offered this spring!

Advance is a unique outcross in our Stabilizer gene pool. He blends proven Angus genetics (Absolute) with high value South Devon (BC Progress). His Top 1% tabulations for $Ranch, $ Feeder, Feed:Gain, REA, IMF and 2% YW makes him a very compelling herd sire. He has been heavily used in the Leachman Cooperator herds for these reasons. Advance is consistantly siring some of the highest performance cattle in our program -- with moderate birth -- and high carcass merit.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch & Rod Cook.

Born: 2/26/13 Breed: 86B-15C Heterozygous Polled Homozygous Black

S A V Final Answer 0035 Sire: K C F Bennett Absolute

Thomas Miss Lucy 5152

BC Progress 315U Dam: TES Miss Precision XS533

TES Miss Precision SL074

These two bulls were part of the more that 30 Advance sons we offered in the 2016 Leachman Spring Sale. They were well received as outcross options to put on Trinity influenced daughters. We have 47 sons on test to market in 2017.

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Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Hook’s Capitalist 37C

$14,904*

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Accuracy

* Association/Pedigree Estimates only

$Feeder Feed:Gain

RITO 1I2 OF 2536 RITO 6I6 Sire: GAR-EGL PROTEGE

L B 6807 ISABEL 339

GW LUCKY MAN 644N Dam: HOOK`S XTRAVAGANZA 7X

HOOK`S UNBOUND 52U

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition BW YW MILK SC

with good bone, and strong good looks. He is a sound bull with good feet and a quiet temperament. Leading up to his Top 1% pedigree estimated $Profit score is moderate birth, powerful growth, and exceptional carcass qualities. We think Capitalist fits several sound breeding strategies.

HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hook Farms & Grubl Ranch.

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

15.5

BW

-2.5

WW

75

RLWF Premium

YW

122.9

MCE

10.7

Milk

21

MWW

58.5

Plus Focus Z168

BF

Stay

15.9

Doc

12.1

CW

39.5

YG

-0.10

Marb

0.96

Fat

0.049

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

BW

-3.9

WW

52.4

YW

91.3

MCE

10.1

Milk

22.2

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

MWW

48.4

TI

96.6

Stay

13.3

Doc

13.8

CW

19.3

YG

-0.12

Marb

0.79

$64 $79 -0.17 -83

Top 1% Top 31% Top 3% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 WW

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Whelan Farms & Mike Pay. CE

API

182.5

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Here at Leachman’s we are continually searching for high value herd bulls unrelated to our major lines. Because of Trinity and Shear Force’s heavy influence we find this non-related, homozygous black and polled, Top 1% API, SimAngus herd bull prospect, very intriguing.

The Simmental Association predicts that Premium Plus Focus should be a viable option on heifers, and produce growthy progeny with excellent carcass quality. Premium Plus Focus should be on the short list for anyone who is fortunate enough to be breeding Trinity and Shear Force influence daughters this spring.

19.9

REA

1.06

Top 21% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 84% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 1%

$13,092

Born: 9/21/12 Breed: 50SM-50AN ASA#: 2655270 Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

BW

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

0.1 62 112 18 0.05 0.74 42 0.94 0.6 795 0.04

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

G A R US PREMIUM BEEF Sire: GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS GW Miss Lucky Charm 410P

MYTTY IN FOCUS Dam: SSF BLK KATIE X324

SSF BLK KATIE U432

Semen $18, See discounts below.

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 WW

Capitalist may be one of the most complete outcross prospects for your Trinity influenced cows. Sired by the legendary Protégé, this F1 SimAngus son is soft made,

Top 1% Top 2% Top 1% Top 23%

Fat

0.014

-1.6 43 83 20 0.18 0.78 5 0.59 0.42 797 0.02

REA

0.59

Top 1% Top 61% Top 29% Avg: 17 Top 90% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 63% Top 1% -Top 1%

API

171.2

TI

78.1

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Outcross

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Intake

$60 $105 -0.27 14

$Ranch

Preformance

Born: 2/20/15 Breed: 50SM-50AN ASA#: 3013502 Homozygous Polled

Outcross

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman Perception U001A Leachman $Profit Indexes ™

$13,825

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy

$56 $97 -0.43 -106

Top 1% Top 3% Top 1% Top 1%

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Semen $20, see discounts below.

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

0.7 54 80 25 1.27 0.78 6 0.85 0.4 817 0.00

Top 28% Top 6% Top 16% Avg: 17 Top 2% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 4% -Top 10%

Over 40 sons will be offered this spring!

Perception is an intriguing blend of stacking a Top Angus sire (Visionary) on a high record Stabilizer dam. His promising portfolio could lead to the next step of

profitability in your cowherd. Not only is this herd bull deep-bodied and long-made, he’s super gentle and has a valuable EPD profile. Just take a look at his percentile ranks – Top: 6% WW, 16% YW, 2% SC, 2% REA, 4% IMF, 0.1% F:G, 0.1% Intake, and his indexes are Top 1% $Ranch at $56 and Top 3% $Feeder at $97. All leading to a $Profit that ranks higher than the Top 1%.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Ken & Karen Knievel & Grubl Ranch.

Born: 2/8/13 Breed: 63B-32C ASA#: 3076347 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

SydGen C C & 7 Sire: TCA Visionary 158

TCA Treasure 0699 601

Hooks Shear Force 38K Dam: TES Stabilizer WL018

TES Stabilizer SG450

Perception Son: Leachman Reality U049C (Pg. 29) He sold for $30,000 in the 2016 Leachman Spring Sale.

Look for more sons to sell in 2017.

Sire: TCA Visionary 158 (Pg. 37) The bulls from page 16 to 19 are the results of our efforts to incorporate Top Angus genetics into the Stabilizer gene pool.

These sons offer genetic merit PLUS retained heterosis.

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Leachman Defender J060C

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 2/3/15 Breed: 62AN-38SM ASA#: 2963612 Homozygous Polled

$16,779

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

G A R New Design 5050 Sire: PA Safeguard 021 PA Lorna Marshall 2905-730 Hooks Shear Force 38K Dam: Hooks Sonya 20S TSN miss 1407 P146

His dam Sonya (also the dam of Guardian) is one of our Top donor cows. She has quickly proven herself to produce high record and high value sons and daughters. Defender is very sound, masculine, and well-balanced physically. Couple this with Top 0.1% $Feeder, 3% REA, 0.1% IMF and 0.1% $Profit, and we really think we have something here. Do you want to add marbling to your herd, but not sacrifice Hooks Sonya 20S performance and hybrid vigor? With a 0.83 IMF EPD, Defender is your Dam of Defender & Guardian; has solution; He’s the highest marbling Stabilizer in the catalog. one of the Top API's in the ASA.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Mike Pay & Grubl Ranch.

BW

-3.1

WW

57.2

YW

101.6

MCE

7.2

Milk

31.4

MWW

60

Leachman Guardian J279C

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Stay

8.7

Doc

13.8

CW

26.6

YG

-0.33

Marb

1.29

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Fat

-0.02

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

WW

around once they are proven by progeny, but it is just impossible to look past a $18,805 $Profit prospect! Even if Guardian’s first progeny take $3,000 away from his $Profit, his index would still be in the Top 1%, and just think, it could go up from here... With this kind of $Profit, it is really no surprise that we can’t find any holes in his data. 5-star Growth, 5-star Maternal, 5-star Feed/Carc, Top 1% $Feeder, Feed:Gain, YW, REA, IMF, and the list goes on. Take special note of his $166 $Feeder! His calves will be sure to make you big premiums in the feed yard! Because profiles like this are rare, we think you should consider sampling Guardian in 2017.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Tony Rossman & Scott Harker.

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

18.5

-3.3

62.6

YW

112.5

MCE

12.7

Milk

28.3

MWW

59.5

TI

92.4

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Stay

11.4

Doc

12.4

CW

32.8

YG

-0.33

Marb

1.21

$48 $166 -0.48 -11

Top 4% Top 1% Top 1% Top 7%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

WW

API

174.4

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Guardian has the highest $Profit in the catalog! We all know that yearling proofs can move

BW

REA

1.08

Top 11% Top 22% Top 6% Avg: 17 Top 45% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 3% Top 1% -Top 10%

$18,850

Born: 4/25/15 Breed: 62AN-38SM ASA#: 3139326 Homozygous Polled

Intake

CE

-1.0 46 89 28 0.50 0.49 15 0.79 0.83 828 0.00

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Mytty In Focus Sire: A A R Ten X 7008 S A

A A R Lady Kelton 5551

Hooks Shear Force 38K Dam: Hooks Sonya 20S

TSN miss 1407 P146

Semen $22, See discounts below.

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Fat

-0.048

-1.00 57 107 25 0.65 1.05 30 0.90 0.70 850 -0.01

REA

0.98

Top 11% Top 3% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 31% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 32%

API

194.9

TI

96.1

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CE

12.4

C. Ease

BW

Defender is a very well-balanced, high record son of Safeguard.

ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

Accuracy

Top 10% Top 1% Top 12% Top 44%

Preformance

Semen $22, See discounts below.

Intake

$42 $148 -0.11 34

New Release

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Performance

Leachman Stability X147Z

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$15,763

Born: 3/9/12 Breed: 28B-50C Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$68 $105 -0.75 -130

Accuracy

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HOOKS SQUIRE 61S Dam: RGR Stabilizer UX437 RGR Stabilizer SX011

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 1% Top 2% Top 1% Top 1%

C. Ease Growth

Outcross

Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

0.3 57 96 24 0.34 0.71 15 0.85 0.25 818 0.02

Leachman Paradigm G289U Sire: EGL Balanced Paradigm X677

R341

Top 23% Top 3% Top 3% Avg: 17 Top 61% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 21% -Top 1%

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Stability is an outcross answer to build hybrid vigor and $Profit in your cowherd! He has a very intriguing pedigree and

breed make-up for the composite breeders looking to diversify their SimAngus gene pool. It is always important for us to blend in superior genetics from major breeds into our Stabilizer breed. Our formula is not only optimum hybrid vigor, but added genetic value.

With a Top 1% $Profit index, Stability allows you to maintain or add hybrid vigor, with his Gelbvieh influenced pedigree, in a very profitable way. Stability a very feed efficient (Top 1% intake) animal that is also loaded with growth (Top 3% WW and YW EPDs).

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Marc Reiger, Grubl Ranch & Charlie Molvig.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Outcross

$18,309*

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$49 $158 -0.01 50

Top 1% Top 1% Top 30% Top 72%

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GAR Predestined Sire: GAR Progress

GAR Objective

Bennett T524 Dam: Miss T524 Y533

Miss Landmark S428

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF AGA EPDs as of 12/22/16

-0.8 55 97 23 0.27 0.56 15 0.86 0.76 843 -0.01

Bennett Apollo A340

Born: 9/19/13 Breed: 50GV-50AN AGA#: 1274638 Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Stability had an impressive pen of sons in the 2016 Spring Sale, like this one and Security (next page).

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Apollo is a very intriguing, high record, Balancer herd sire! We continue to cross the coun-

Top 1% Top 20% Top 4% Avg: 17 Top 74% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 4% Top 1% -Top 9%

try to find the Top prospects that fit our system and this bull rang the bell. He was the standout Balancer bull at the 2014 Knoll Crest Farm Fall Sale where he was the high seller. In the Stabilizer system there is always a desire to continue to expand the gene pool by adding high record outcross genetics. Apollo is a great example of that. He is a deep, easy-fleshing, thick bull with great structure, feet and legs. He is in the Top 1% of the Gelbvieh breed for MARB and FPI, and Top 10% or better for: CED, WW, YW, TM, CME, PG30, CW and REA.

*Note: Due to only a small group of progeny his first year, ABC and Index values on this bull are mostly based on Association/pedigree estimates.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Knoll Crest Farm & Meinders Stock Farm.

CE

BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CME

HP

PG30

ST

YG

CW

REA

MB

18

-1.5

76

126

30

68

11

5

3

3

-0.22

43

0.88

1.00

Stability semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Apollo semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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FT

FPI

-0.03 104.92

EGL Balanced Paradigm X677 Sire: Leachman Stability X147Z RGR Stabilizer UX437 Hooks Trinity 9T Dam: GRU Stabilizer ZL006 GRU Innovation T232

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$15,462

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

big hip and great muscle expression throughout. Combine this with good feet and legs, a mild disposition, a $15,462 $Profit, and it is hard to look past this young sire. He earns Top: 0.1% $Profit, 1% $Ranch, 1% $Feeder, 1% Feed:gain, 1% Intake, 11% BW, 1% YW, 1% REA - perfect 5-star score for: Growth, Maternal and Feed/Carc. At a volume discount as low as $16 for 200 units, this may be one of the best volume buys in the entire catalog!

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch, RX Cattle, Sand Creek Cattle & Rempe Farms.

Semen $18, see discounts below.

Top 1% Top 1% Top 1% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Security carries on the profit potential of his sire, Stability, in a more moderate, attractive and homozygous package! He is extremely long made with a

Leachman Doc X124B

$62 $109 -0.39 -42

Born: 2/13/14 Breed: 46B-54C Heterozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Leachman Porterhouse L094W Sire: Leachman Yosemite X730Y

RGEN Blair

Hooks Shear Force 38K Dam: TES Stabilizer TL089 TES Arrival R3307

BF

-1.0 60 100 24 1.19 0.68 14 0.96 0.22 830 0.01

Top 11% Top 2% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 3% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 26% -Top 2%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$16,564

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$52 $134 -0.35 124

Top 2% Top 1% Top 1% Top 99%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Doc is a big time growth bull with a huge ribeye! Unfortunately, we predict that Doc’s

progeny are going to eat more than average, BUT notice that he still ranks in in the Top 1% for Feed:Gain. How could this be you ask? Conversion! Although the best solution to feed efficiency is to eat less and gain more, eating more and gaining ALOT more is also efficient. Typically when someone tells you they have efficient cattle, but they don’t test for it, they actually have cattle that eat less and gain less. This approach really gains nothing, because what you gain in feed savings, you give up in loss of production.

Doc is a Homozygous black Yosemite son with worlds of width, capacity and overall dimension.

Let his Top 1% $Feeder, Feed:Gain, WW, YW, REA, 2% IMF and 5-star Feed/Carc score earn you big premiums in the feed yard!

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-0.8 63 113 26 0.18 0.66 29 1.40 0.47 823 0.02

Top 12% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 75% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 2% -Top 1%

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Ken Knievel, Mellema Cattle Corperation, Lincoln County Feeders & Galen Weaver.

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Performance

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Born: 3/17/15 Breed: 47B-53C Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Performance

Leachman Security X124C

New Release

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers

Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers High Accuracy

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$14,064

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth

Low PAP

Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$58 $97 -0.15 -46

Top 1% Top 4% Top 7% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-2.4 45 76 22 0.38 0.56 -12 1.13 0.28 821 0.00

Leachman

Born: 3/26/09 Breed: 50SM-50AN ASA#: 2682651 Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Nichols Legacy G151 Sire: Hooks Shear Force 38K

C&D Tracy

LCC FOCAL POINT 3933K Dam: T M L LADY 60K 647 47M

LCC TML 1407 LADY 60K

Top 4% Top 25% Top 22% Avg: 17 Top 57% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 16% -Top 10%

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Porterhouse is one of our favorite proven SimAngus herd sires! With heavy use in both the Leachman system, and our Test Herd Program, we are confident in his ability to produce deep-bodied, highly feed efficient cattle that will moderate mature weight and increase profit both on the ranch and in the feedlot. Porterhouse has proven to be one of the Top maternal sires in the system. He has also become the most proven “go-to” source of low PAP for high altitude ranchers. If you have been searching for a homozygous black and polled descendent of Shear Force that will increase efficiency and profitability, look no further.

High altitude ranchers love Porterhouse and his sons.

He has earned a -2.2 PAP EPD with over 100 progeny tested.

This ranks in the Top 1% of all Leachman PAP EPDs.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch & Bob Shugert ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

17.7

BW

-4.6

WW

55.5

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Performance

$15,120

Intake

$39 $132 -0.21 5

Accuracy

q

$Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 14% Top 1% Top 3% Top 16%

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

2.6 64 106 22 0.65 0.75 56 0.83 0.45 844 0.00

Top 57% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 31% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 2% -Top 10%

YW

80.8

MCE

9.7

Milk

23.6

MWW

51.4

Stay

11.0

Doc

12.7

CW

11.1

YG

-0.31

Marb

0.45

Fat

0.003

REA

0.99

API

159.0

Leachman Porterhouse L094W

Sire: Leachman Yosemite X730Y

RGEN Blair

GLS Combination R2 Dam: LAM Miss New Design XL063

LAM New Design RED395

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Here is your opportunity to capture Top 1% Profit for a great value! Captain is a high

performance, high $Profit, high $Feeder son of Yosemite. Phenotypically he is a long made, deep bodied, gentle, powerhouse. You should consider Captain when looking for high value proofs at a low per-unit cost.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Triple Creek Ranches & Grubl Ranch.

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Leachman Captain J067B

Born: 3/7/14 Breed: 56B-38C Heterozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch

Porterhouse L094W

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Leachman Elite Black Stabilizers Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Leachman Apostle U021B

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Born: 2/12/14 Breed: 58B-40C Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: Leachman Prophet J030Z

LCoC Isabel UG390 LCoC Lucky Charm X076T Dam: GRU Stabilizer ZX087

GRU Stabilizer U242

$11,592

Percentile Rank - Top 4%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$51 $77 -0.26 89

Top 2% Top 13% Top 1% Top 93%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW

Put Prophet genetics in your herd for a fraction of the cost with Apostle! Not just any Prophet son, the highest

YW MILK

selling Prophet son to date. And for good reason: 5-star phenotype, homozygous balck and polled, a super disposition and respectable numbers across the board. Top 1% for IMF, F:G, $Feeder PLUS 5-star maternal and 5-star Feed/Carc all lead to his Top 10% $Profit. The Apostle sons we have on test have club calf type looks and hair to go along with their profitable figures.

SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

Prophet (Pg. 12) Sire of Apostle and Rancher.

CAR WT BF

-1 53 87 22 0.8 0.65 13 0.71 0.49 805 0.02

Top 11% Top 7% Top 8% Avg: 17 Top 19% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 7% Top 1% -Top 1%

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado; Grubl Ranch & JT Moreland Farms.

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 3/3/14 Breed: 58B-41C Homozygous Polled Homozygous Black

Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: Leachman Prophet J030Z

LCoC Isabel UG390 Leachman Fourtune X661U

Dam: GRU Stabilizer YX004

GRU Stabilizer WX898

A 4-star calving ease prospect son of Prophet! Rancher exhibts a picture perfect phenotype and in the 2015 Leachman Spring Sale, was one of Lee’s favorites. His early proofs lead us to believe that you will want to save every Rancher daughter he produces: 5-Star Maternal, great birth to growth spread, Top 10% F:G moderate mature weight, and better than Top 1% $Ranch. He is a bull that will bend the growth curve with +97 yearling and VERY moderate mature size. This Super gentle, homozygous black and polled young sire offers yet another way to inject Prophet in your herd at a much lower cost, and this time in a calving ease package!

$12,527

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 1% Top 19% Top 1% Top 50%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch & Rod Cook.

$66 $69 -0.5 39

BF

-2.6 54 97 22 0.67 0.37 6 0.97 0.39 786 0.04

Top 3% Top 6% Top 2% Avg: 17 Top 29% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 5% -Top 1%

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CE Prospect

Leachman Rancher U068B

Use of the Leachman system is allowing these family operations to build profitability and sustainability in their businesses.

“Our goal has been to make our herd as efficient as possible. We want cattle to adapt to the environment, not the other way around. Through working with Sam and the leachman program we have found the tools to help us achieve these goals. The retained heterosis and feed efficiency of the stabilizer sires we are using are helping us reach these goals faster than we imagined.”

Kendall and Jason Nelson with their

Rep, Sam Rempe.

~ Jason Nelson Nelson Family Farms Formoso, KS

The Nelson’s AI their whole herd to Top $Profit bulls and then clean them up with Leachman sires in a 45 day breeding window. In 2016 they invested in 18 Karat to take their herd to the next level.

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Backing their AI programs with sons of these elite sires is a sound strategy these operations have employed with the Leachman system.

Brock & Brett Christensen Ruskin, NE

“Our goal is to move our average, put-together herd of generic cows to as high a level of performance as genetically possible as fast and as economically as we can.

We are doing it with Leachman Stabilizer genetics.

Our first 71 head of steers converted 5.85 to one and reached a payweight of 1,436 pounds. They dressed 66% to produce an average carcass weight of 914 pounds. We are going to continue to use high $Profit Stabilizers in our AI program and we will continue to retain ownership.” ~ Brett Christensen Partner in the Christensen herd

Trinity son from the Christensen herd at LCFY

“The Christensen cattle have above average quality grade and performance, but where they really excel is their overall muscle dimension. The cattle averaged a dressing percentage of 66%, yet only had 10% 4’s and higher.

That allowed them to bank an extra $100 per head over market average. Now, with their investment in Leachman 18 Karat – it will be really fun to watch the strides that their program will make.” ~ Steve Scholz Lincoln County Feed Yard North Platte, NE

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Leachman Elite Red Stabilizers Leachman $Profit Indexes Leachman Forceful L155W ™

Low PAP

$15,236

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$38 $134 0.05 -18

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy

Top 15% Top 1% Top 48% Top 5%

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C. Ease Growth

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Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

1.0 47 77 26 -0.34 0.55 24 1.19 0.54 833 -0.01

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $25, see discounts below.

Top 32% Top 19% Top 20% Avg: 17 Top 98% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 32%

Forceful is the high $Profit, low PAP, F1 SimAngus Red Stabilizer! He was the high

selling bull in Leachman’s 2010 Loma Sale, and for those of you that ranch in high altitudes, he scored a 41 on his PAP test at 8,000 feet. Like his black counterparts, he purposefully blends the best Simmental and Angus genetics in the industry. It doesn’t get much better than Shear Force X New Design 1407. You will be hard pressed to find this combination in a red package anywhere else. SimAngus seedstock producers will appreciate Forceful’s top ASA percentiles: 3% CE, 3% BW, 20% MCE, 10% Milk, 15% YG, 3%IMF, 2% REA, 1% API, and 10% TI, plus he is 5% Intake, and 0.1% $Profit.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Bob Shugert & Blaine Evans.

Daniel Absolom, operates Rissington Cattle Company, Napier, New Zealand, with his family. They have been using Leachman genetics for over 20 years. Now, with their database merged into the Leachman database, we can directly compare bulls in New Zealand with those here in the US. Leachman Forceful L155W was heavily sampled and progeny proven at Rissington.

Born: 3/20/09 Breed: 50SM-50AN ASA#: 2790569 Homozygous Polled Non-Diluter

In New Zealand, Leachman Stabilizer genetics thrive under their pasture based systems.

Hybrid vigor gives cows added fertility and productivity. The Stabilizer also hits current market specs that include both muscle yield and marbling.

Nichols Legacy G151 Sire: Hooks Shear Force 38K

C&D Tracy

Bon View New Design 1407 Dam: PG719 719 R K S R T ASA EPDs as of 12/22/16

CE

19.2

BW

-3.5

WW

55.4

YW

80.3

Lee, Daniel Absolom, and John Absolom inspecting Rissington bulls.

MCE

10.4

Milk

28.1

MWW

55.8

Stay

13.5

Doc

12.5

CW

12.4

YG

-0.40

Marb

0.78

Fat

-0.019

REA

1.12

API

179.8

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Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 8/16/13 Breed: 48B-46C

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Leachman Forceful L155W

PG719

STABILIZER 080136 Dam: STABILIZER 100589

STABILIZER 070214 Semen $25, see discounts below.

$17,774

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

New acquisition from New Zealand. When we added Rissington’s data in with ours, it didn’t take us long to confirm what the owners had already discovered… Bullseye is the top Forceful son to date posting off-the-charts figures for $Profit, $Feeder, REA and IMF. At .9 IMF, use Bullseye to aggressively improve marbling in your next calf crop. ***Plan ahead -- Semen is processed in NZ standard, 1/4cc doses.*** Make sure your insemination guns and sheaths accommodate 1/4cc units.

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Owners: Rissington cattle.

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Born: 3/31/14 Breed: 56AN-38SM ASA#: 3137383 Homozygous Polled Non-Diluter

RDDS Future Prototype 13M Sire: LCoC Prototype G140S

LCC Hybrid J794

Hooks Shear Force 38K Dam: SHG Stabilizer XL149 T M L 1407 Clara 36L 554

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Bob Shugert & Rempe Farms.

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Top 11% Top 22% Top 17% Avg: 17 Top 12% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 1% -Top 10%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$13,658

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$51 $101 -0.09 -73

Accuracy

q

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 2% Top 3% Top 15% Top 1%

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Blueprint is arguably the most complete Red Stabilizer in the lineup. He achieves this status by combining super type

(chiseled definition, length, thickness, moderate frame, and a great stride) with “no holes” data (top 25% or better for nearly all economically relevant traits) Its hard not to apply the overused phrase “Rancher’s bull” but it sure fits when describing Blueprint. Take advantage of his Top 1% $Profit, Intake and REA and downward trend on mature weight. Blueprint will fit many breeding scenarios including Trinity influenced cows.

Top 4% Top 1% Top 35% Top 20%

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Leachman Blueprint J173B

$47 $154 0.00 10

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA

We think that the picture on the back cover captures this unique herd sire quite well.

IMF CAR WT BF

-0.7 45 73 25 0.09 0.64 7 1.16 0.25 828 -0.01

Top 13% Top 25% Top 28% Avg: 17 Top 82% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 21% -Top 32%

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Low PAP Prospect

Rissington Bullseye 135159

New Release CE Prospect Indexes Explained

Leachman Elite Red Stabilizers

High Accuracy

Leachman Elite Red Stabilizers Leachman Big Gene L019X Leachman $Profit Indexes ™

$12,363

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

$35 $104 0.06 104

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy

Top 22% Top 2% Top 51% Top 97%

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C. Ease Growth

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Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

0.4 51 91 22 -0.02 0.53 23 1.22 0.17 840 -0.01

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $22, See discounts below.

Top 24% Top 10% Top 5% Avg: 17 Top 88% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 37% -Top 32%

Big Gene is the best proven Red Trinity son to date!! He combines power,

performance, eye appeal, and high $Profit in a balanced package. It’s no wonder, as his pedigree stacks some of best genetics in the business. Big Gene’s progeny come easy, grow very rapidly, and are loaded with dimension and style. He has been used heavily in both commercial and seedstock herds since he was a stand out in the 2011 Leachman Spring Sale. His steer calves have topped Superior video sales, and have gone on to earn substantial premiums in the feed yard. Big Gene also now has many progeny, both male and female, in production, and they are proving to be very profitable animals.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Marc Reiger, Bob Shugert, Jim Andreasen, Joe Tugaw, Hayse Farms, Focus Genetics & Paringa Livestock.

“For 4 decades I have been AI’ing my cows to the best Red Angus and Red Stabilizer bulls Leachman’s have offered. I have used Big Gene heavily in my herd. His calves are some of the most impressive I have seen. I gotta stick with LCoC high dollar profit sires.” ~ Ben Arnold Broadview, MT

Born: 3/3/10 Breed: 38B-62C ASA#: 2884236 Homozygous Polled Non-Diluter

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

HOOKS SQUIRE 61S Dam: RGR Stabilizer UX437

RGR Stabilizer SX011 ASA EPDs as of 12/22/14

CE

16

BW

-0.4

WW

69.4

One of Ben's cows with her Big Gene Calf.

YW

101.4

MCE

13.4

Milk

13.9

MWW

48.6

Stay

9.0

Doc

9.5

CW

29.3

YG

-0.20

This Big Gene daughter was selected by the Beef Improvement Group from the United Kingdom to produce embryos for their program. The goal will be to use the bulls these embryos produce in the UK.

Marb

0.35

Fat

-0.005

REA

0.82

API

150.4

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Hooks Trinity 9T Sire: LCoC Trinity X459W

GRU In Focus T202

LCoC Bennett X253T Dam: RGR Stabilizer WU355 RGR Stabilizer TU080

Semen $22, See discounts below.

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition BW

He displays true thickness, structural correctness, and balance in a calving ease package. Along with his attractive appearance and mild-manner, he also posts impressive figures of Top 1% BW, Top 1% Intake Top 1% F:G, and Top 2% $Ranch. His respectable numbers across the board, have earned him a Top 2% $Profit tabulation. Total Package is siring appealing progeny that will come easy, grow fast, eat less, and earn a higher profit on your ranch.

Leachman Reality U049C

$12,128

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

$50 $84 -0.31 -116

Top 2% Top 9% Top 1% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Total Package is the proven choice for use on red heifers!

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Marc Reiger & Rempe Farms.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT

Total Package heifer calf at 5 months of age with her Stabilizer dam.

Born: 2/28/15 Breed: 65B-35C Homozygous Polled Non-Diluter

T C A Visionary 158 Sire: Leachman Perception U001A

TES Stabilizer WL018

Hooks Trinity 9T Dam: GRU Angus Hybrid WG024

T D L Fairy Time 465P

Reality combines the best of black genetics in a red, big spread package.

This calving ease prospect posts outstanding figures that rank better than Top 10% for nearly all economically relevant traits! Physically he displays good balance, smooth shoulders, and a strong top. His dam is a very nice, low birth, high record, cow with a good udder. Use Reality to boost profitability in you Red Stabilizer herd.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Grubl Ranch, Triple Creek Ranches & Rempe Farms.

REA IMF CAR WT BF

-3.4 35 66 20 0.38 0.59 -17 0.64 0.05 845 -0.03

Top 1% Top 62% Top 43% Avg: 17 Top 57% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 14% Top 65% -Top 89%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$14,704

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$56 $107 -0.23 -25

Top 1% Top 2% Top 2% Top 3%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-2.9 53 88 28 1.33 1.03 -4 0.75 0.33 835 -0.01

Top 2% Top 7% Top 7% Avg: 17 Top 1% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 5% Top 10% -Top 32%

Total Package semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Reality semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Calving Ease

Semen $20, See discounts below.

Born: 3/13/11 Breed: 58B-38C ASA#: 2751932 Homozygous Polled Non-Diluter

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New Release

Package X571Y

CE Prospect

Leachman Total

High Accuracy

Leachman Elite Red Stabilizers

Leachman Elite Composite Stabilizers Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$11,381

Percentile Rank - Top 4%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$26 $103 -0.09 111

Top 49% Top 2% Top 15% Top 98%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

0.5 52 91 22 1.21 0.24 32 0.9 0.38 839 -0.01

Top 26% Top 8% Top 5% Avg: 17 Top 3% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 6% -Top 32%

Born: 2/16/14 Breed: 62AR-38SM ASA#: 3137384 Homozygous Polled

Hooks Shear Force 38K Sire: Hooks Trinity 9T

Hooks Pearl 22-P

Schuler Silver Bullet 4604P Dam: LCoC Oh Princess SA056 LCoC Oh Princess MA063

High Accuracy

Percentile Rank - Top 26%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease

Calving Ease

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$74 $9 -0.16 -55

Top 1% Top 88% Top 6% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-7.6 14 41 27 1.13 -0.31 -87 0.02 0.09 778 0.01

Top 1% Top 99% Top 90% Avg: 17 Top 4% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 99% Top 55% -Top 2%

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Encore is the result of stacking well respected sires on both sides of the pedigree.

This Trinity son exhibits great style, 4-star growth and feed/carc with an excellent disposition.

Take advantage of current discounted pricing.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Rempe Farms.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$8,130

Leachman Encore D060B

Born: 2/25/06 Breed: 59B-39C Homozygous Polled

Leachman Gravity X015S

LCC Gravity B252L Sire: LBC Gravity 2509P

HPL Miss Boo Boo 002K

LCC Blk Stabilizer 4639K Dam: RGR Rangemaker PU009 RGR RM Dam J6404

Semen $16, See discounts below.

No other Stabilizer bull calves easier – No other bull in this catalog calves easier! Gravity X015S is a true “sleep easy” calving ease bull that is living proof

that the Stabilizer gene pool can serve in many roles. With 9 years of progeny born to prove his -7.6 BW EPD, there is no doubt that you can use this bull on nearly any heifer with confidence. Here is a sire that can moderate mature size, maintain hybrid vigor, and allow you to range calve your heifers. With a Top 1% (-2.0) PAP EPD, he can do all of this at altitude too!

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Marc Reiger.

Encore semen - $16 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Gravity semen - $16 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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The Leachman Stabilizer Breed

The Stabilizer breed is a multi-breed composite developed by Leachman Cattle Company. The breed is based on research done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at their Animal Research Service (ARS) at the Meat Animal Research Center (MARC), at Clay Center, Nebraska. The Stabilizer breed is a blend of British and Continental inputs including: Angus, Red Angus, Simmental, Gelbvieh and South Devon. The Breed combines the fleshing ability, marbling, and moderate size of the British breeds with the muscle, milk, and growth of the Continental breeds. As a four breed composite, the Stabilizer retains 75% of the F1 hybrid vigor and thus allows producers to crossbreed with simplicity.

The MARC (Meat Animal Research Center) started a project in 1973 called the Germ Plasm Utilization (GPU) project. Their research showed several advantages that come from crossbreeding. Most importantly they showed that hybrid vigor has a large impact on beef cattle productivity. The research demonstrated an 8% improvement in weaning weight when a purebred cow is mated to a bull of a different breed. The research also showed that crossbred cows are far more productive than purebred cows. The benefits came in multiple areas including more milk production, better body condition, faster re-breeding, and a longer productive lifetime.

In total, the crossbred cows weaned 23% more weight than did purebred cows.

Historically, crossbreeding requires the use of complicated mating systems to keep the hybrid vigor effect. Scientists designed rotational systems using three breeds. However, such systems were too complicated. Furthermore, they resulted in wide swings in breed composition, and prevented breeders from having a uniform, well adapted herd. As an alternative, the researchers at MARC developed multi-breed composites. Their study confirmed that such composite breeds retain hybrid vigor in proportion to the number of breeds used – using more breeds generates more retention of hybrid vigor. The Stabilizer (Marc II composite), with four breeds, retains 75% of the F1 hybrid vigor. Thus, breeders can breed

composite bulls to composite females and keep most of the available hybrid vigor without the complexity and loss of uniformity associated with crossbreeding.

Since 1988, Leachman has marketed over 18,000 Stabilizer bulls. Customers from across the United States are successfully utilizing Stabilizers to improve their bottom line. The Stabilizer breed is also popular and growing in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and in South America.

The Stabilizer has quickly become the most wide-spread composite breed in the world’s temperate regions.

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$PROFIT

TM

Profit Explained

Are all small cows really efficient? There seems to be a big disconnect in today’s beef industry.

On sale day we want heavy, high quality steers to pay the bills. The rest of the time we want efficient cows to keep our costs as low as possible. Simply selecting for smaller cows with no regard for feed efficiency is not the answer.

Likewise, selecting for shear growth with disregard for cost is just as poor of a strategy. The best way to make your cowherd truly efficient, and your calf crop earn more, is to use Leachman $Profit™. This is the only index in the industry that works on both sides of the ledger (production AND cost). Cows that work! Steers that pay!

How $Profit works:

What traits are included in $Profit:

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.

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.

$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 sell 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.

$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 and 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 = in general bigger eats more ▪▪ Cow intake = more intake costs more ▪▪ Feedlot feed efficiency = cost of gain

Stars Explained

Star System Explained:

Accuracy: The sire’s level of accuracy is determined by the number of progeny that have been evaluated in the Leachman System.  Several progeny recorded, use with confidence (over 90% accurate).  Pedigree and individual data only (about 30% accurate).

Calving Ease: The predicted calving ease if you use the bull on heifers.  The easiest calving bulls in the industry.  Use on smaller heifers with minimal assistance needed.  Use on larger heifers with some assistance expected.

(If no stars are shown, the animal is recommended for use on cows only.)

Good Better Best

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Growth: A formula combines WW and YW to predict how much performance the sire will pass on to their progeny.  Most growth.

Maternal: An estimate of the maternal efficiency of the daughters this sire will produce. It includes cow size, milk, fertility and growth.  Keep these heifers! They will make the most profitable females in the business.

Feed/Carc: A formula that combines: gain, conversion, carcass weight and carcass merit to predict post weaning performance.  Maximum overall value in your feeder calves.

Disposition: An observation of the sires disposition.  You can walk up to and touch.  Average - respects flight zones and handles well, but is not a pet.  Nervous.

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$Ranch: Profit from birth through weaning. Includes:

• •

Fertility, Milk, Growth Cow feed intake and Mature size

$Feeder: Profit from weaning to harvest. Includes:

• • •

Feed conversion Carcass value Carcass weight

$ Indexes Explained: Good

Better

% Rank: Average Top 25% $Profit $6,496 $8,649 $Ranch $27 $36 $Feeder $45 $67

Best Top 1% $13,962 $58 $122

Indexes Explained

Leachman financial indexes allow you to HAVE IT ALL!

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 consumption of

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

Feed Efficiency Explained: Good

Better

% Rank: Average Top 25% Feed:Gain 0.00 -0.10 Intake 39 16

Best Top 1% -0.34 -41

Efficiency Explained

$Profit: Puts it all together. $Ranch + $Feeder.

• One number that predicts your bottom line!

Across Breed Comparisons

Dare to compare: You cannot afford to make mistakes in your breeding program! Choosing to use sires with incomplete or low value data can unknowingly make your herd less profitable – same work, same cost, poor results - unacceptable. Leachman ABC’s are the most reliable and comprehensive EPD’s in the industry. They are backed by a large (nearly a million), long-standing (over 30 years), multi-breed (over 15 breeds) database. Using this system assures you of making sound breeding decisions with minimal risk of failure.

On the Ranch, In the Feedlot,

& On the Rail, $PROFIT™ simply works!

Good

Better

Best

% Rank: Average Top 25% Top 1% BW 2.6 0.8 -3.5 WW 38 45 62 YW 65 77 106 Preference based on environment MILK SC 0.48 0.78 1.51 Preference based on environment HT MAT WT Preference based on environment REA 0.36 0.51 0.90 IMF 0.22 0.40 0.82 CAR WT 818 856 886 BF -0.01 0.00 0.03 Page 33

Leachman ABC EPDs

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.

Jerry Kusser

K Lazy K, like most herds, was Hereford based.

Photo circa 1950.

New Design 1407

ProtĂŠgĂŠ

A progression of Top Leachman sires used heavily by K Lazy K; All High Efficiency and High Carcass sires.

Resolution

Visionary

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“We’ve been AI’ing to high carcass merit bulls for 25 years.

Some were good, others were not. The Leachman bulls

do more good things that are right and less bad things that are wrong.”

“The efficiency stuff is coming into play.

We weigh and test all our feed, and our cows will not eat as much as the nutritionists say they should.”

~ Jerry Kusser K Lazy K Ranch Highmore, SD

A Visionary steer calf.

A Visionary yearling bred heifer.

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Since the 40’s, the Leachman Family has owned and bred pivotal Angus herd sires!

Eileenmere 1032 Homeplace Eileenmere 999 35 GAR-EGL Protege

Saugahatchee

The Ankony Angus herd helped shape the Angus breed for over 20 years!

Ankonian Jingo Ankonian Peerless New Design 1407

Ankonian Paragon Ankonian President Ankonian Projector

LCC New Standard

Bon View New Design 1407

Leachman Resolution

Bon View New Design 878

Leachman Paridigm

TCA Visionary

Canadian Colossal

O Bardoliermere 2

Saugahatchee 3000C

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

High Accuracy

$13,915

Intake

$34 $124 -0.41 25

Accuracy

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$Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 50% Top 2% Top 1% Top 34%

C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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New Standard

G A R-EGL Protege

Born: 8/30/04 AAA#: 15098880 AMF-CAF-DDF-M1FNHF-OHF-OSF

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

$Ranch

New Design 878

Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 Sire: Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6

G A R Precision 2536

D H D Traveler 6807 Dam: L B 6807 Isabel 339

L B E31 Isabel 168

Limited semen, Ask

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

0.5 63 110 15 -0.55 0.46 64 0.57 0.87 824 0.01

Top 26% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 99% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 10% Top 3% -Top 45%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16

Lee has made available a unique opportunity to offer this legendary herd sire. Even when compared to the latest, greatest sires, Protégé STILL ranks in the top 1% for $Profit in our 2017 database! He has had thousands of progeny to prove this prestigious profile. In the Leachman database, Protégé is below average on intake and in the top 1% on feed conversion. This bull was truly ahead of his time, and now there is only a limited amount of semen left. This may be you last opportunity to match up Protégé to your elite cows.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Gardiner Angus Ranch & Eagle Farm & Ranch LLC. CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+7

+.7

+63

+110

+.39

+.3

-.49

+15

+9.2

+10

+18

+71

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.4

-2.07

+64

+.80

+1.08

-.016

+56.82

+70.69

+46.42

+37.49

+8.93

+172.24

Call to ask about Protege availability and price.

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Leachman’s Commitment to Elite Angus Continues!

Leachman $Profit Indexes T C A Visionary 158 $Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition BW

Over 20 sons will be offered this spring!

This pivotal herd bull is fast earning his place alongside the legendary Angus sires that have built our reputation. Here is the opportunity for Angus breeders to

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move their herd significantly on F:G, Intake and every one of the LCoC and AAA $ indexes!

Seldom do seedstock producers have the genetic advantage to strengthen every economic trait with one herd sire. Here is a 4-star calving ease herd sire that will move the profitability of your herd in the right direction quickly! There are several Angus sires that are true heifer bulls, but we don’t know of ANY others that can compete with these feed efficiency values, while maintaining the growth and carcass merit that Visionary does. Make this proven high $Profit, highly feed efficient Angus herd sire your choice in 2017!

SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Mark & Ruth Kuhn.

CAR WT BF

We have purchased and raised many great Angus bulls over the years. No, not all of them turn out the way we hope, in-fact very few of them become breed leaders. I can truly say with full confidence that Visionary does belong on our leader board.

- Lee Leachman

+14

-2.8

MH

$EN

+.8

-13.68

-0.6 50 87 23 0.51 0.76 12 0.99 0.68 807 0.01

Top 11% Top 10% Top 15% Avg: 17 Top 54% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 16% -Top 45%

S A F Connection Sire: SydGen C C & 7

SydGen Forever Lady 4087

S A V 5175 Bando 0699 Dam: T C A Treasure 0699 601

Sweetwater Treasure 73M

Visionary looks good from every angle.

Come to Fort Collins, CO and see for yourself!

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Born: 3/14/11 AAA#: 16972676 DDF-OSF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

Visionary daughter with a perfect udder.

BW

Top 1% Top 2% Top 1% Top 1%

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Semen $35, see discounts below.

CED

$62 $125 -0.72 -173

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+55

+99

-.20

+.7

+1.01

+26

+15.5

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

+13

+28

+49

$QG

$YG

$B

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16

+43

+.74

+1.12

+.007

+61.01

+69.62

+45.50

+35.92

+10.58

+153.65

Top 25%

Visionary semen - $35 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - 20% off and free shipping.

Special offer! • buy 200+ units - 30% off and free shipping!

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Performance

$16,863

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Calving Ease

™

Leachman Elite Angus Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Low PAP

$16,041

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease

Calving Ease

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$59 $119 -0.25 -16

Top 2% Top 2% Top 11% Top 4%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-2.1 46 82 29 0.75 0.26 9 0.71 1.06 787 0.02

Top 2% Top 20% Top 22% Avg: 17 Top 33% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 3% Top 1% -Top 23%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

lowest PAP EPDs in the Angus breed. Darkhorse should find his way into many breeding scenarios from calving in high altitude to producing valuable steers in the feed yard.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Meinders Stock Farms.

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

+13

-2.1

+44

+78

-.26

+.2

+1.32

+14

+21.1

+13

+31

+8

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.2

-6.42

+24

+.98

+.91

+.021

+57.09

+40.73

+51.78

+41.81

+9.97

+120.91

New Release

Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 21% Top 1% Top 74% Top 11%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-0.1 51 96 19 0.31 0.27 23 0.9 0.84 817 0.01

Top 17% Top 9% Top 6% Avg: 17 Top 71% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 4% -Top 45%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

Galaxy Hit

Born: 1/29/10 AAA#: 16714141 DDC Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$43 $128 0.01 -1

Semen $22, see discounts below

Dark Horse combines an impeccable pedigree with outstanding maternal and carcass proofs and top 1%Profit. He does all of this with a -2 birth EPD and one of the

$15,168

$Feeder

Top selling Darkhorse sons from the 2016 Leachman Top Line Sale in California.

LCC New Standard Sire: Leachman Paradigm G289U

JLL Retail Product 6011

Gardens Pascal E36 Dam: LCoC Ellen Erica TG082

LCOC Ellen Erica RG200

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$Ranch

Leachman Darkhorse G045X

Born: 3/25/10 AAA#: 16813297 CAF-DDF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

the Mark 0006

G A R Grid Maker Sire: S A V Bismarck 5682

S A V Abigale 0451

G A R Predestined Dam: Galaxy Isabel 8326

Eagle 1407 Isabel 2216

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Here is another very well-bred sire that “Hits the Mark” for Profitability, Feed/ Carc and Maternal with growth. He also sires some of the most appealing cattle in the breed like the son on the next page. They are loaded with thickness and style. Use Hit the Mark this spring to add dimension, Ribeye area and profitability to your calves.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Galaxy Beef LLC.

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+5

+.8

+53

+100

+.27

+.2

+.07

+20

+16.1

+9

+21

+28

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.3

-1.14

+25

+.79

+1.23

-.015

+49.29

+61.95

+53.13

+37.25

+15.88

+116.55

Darkhorse semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Hit the Mark semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Knight G043B

Born: 3/11/14 AAA#: 17815167 OHP Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$16,002

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder

Leachman Paradigm G289U Sire: Leachman Darkhorse G045X LCoC Ellen Erica TG082 LCoC Protege G263T Dam: LCoC Cornelia WG642 TOP Cornelia T622 Semen $20, see discounts below.

Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 13% Top 1% Top 8% Top 19%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Dark Knight offers 5-star calving ease with a $16,000 $Profit at a great value!

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His pedigree is absolutely loaded with breed greats (Paradigm, Protege, In Focus and New Design 878). His Top ABC values for: $Ranch, $Feeder and Feed/Gain, BW, YW, REA and IMF all lead up to his better than 0.1% $Profit! Physically he is moderate, soft made and just looks like a cow maker. Use Dark Knight in your heifer breeding program with confidence.

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Meinders Stock Farms & C C Mulloy Ltd.

IMF

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+19

-3.3

+42

+87

-.01

+0

+.77

+21

+17.1

+16

+28

+27

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

+.3

-6.66

+32

+.77

+.66

-.022

+47.84

+52.38

+46.67

+36.72

+9.95

Leachman On

Feed:Gain

$47 $133 -0.27 10

Target G052B

CAR WT BF

-2.9 44 88 26 0.65 0.21 16 0.70 0.87 818 0.00

Top 1% Top 26% Top 13% Avg: 17 Top 41% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 3% Top 3% -Top 69%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25% +128.06 $B

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 2/12/14 AAA#: 17981763 DDC Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

$16,340

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake

S A V Bismarck 5682 Sire: Galaxy Hit the Mark 0006

Galaxy Isabel 8326

LD Redirect 11 Dam: LCoC Grammer PG084

LCC Grammer K3208

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Mark son impressed everyone at the 2015 Leachman Spring Sale where he was the high selling Angus bull. On Target has royal lineage with a chiseled muscular phenotype. He has great balance on paper too: moderate birth (Top 5%), good growth (117 weaning ratio and 111 yearling ratio), low intake (Top 8%) great carcass (better than 20% IMF and 1% REA), all leading up to his $16,340 (Top 0.1%) $Profit tabulation.

MILK SC HT MAT WT REA

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Kevin Unger & Steve Scholz.

IMF

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+9

-1.0

+51

+91

+.05

+.3

+.50

+5

+12.5

+10

+31

+21

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.4

-11.29

+32

+.62

+1.05

-.018

+61.59

+51.91

+45.91

+32.37

+13.54

+126.05

Top 14% Top 1% Top 33% Top 8%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

5-Star Growth, 5-star maternal, 5-Star Feed/Carc... 5-star good! This Hit the

$47 $137 -0.14 -6

CAR WT BF

-1.3 55 98 27 1.07 0.59 22 0.98 0.65 832 -0.01

Top 5% Top 4% Top 4% Avg: 17 Top 12% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 19% -Top 87%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

Dark Knight semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

On Target semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Low PAP Prospect

Leachman Dark

Calving Ease

Leachman Elite Angus

Leachman Elite Angus High Accuarcy

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$14,607

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$57 $105 -0.36 -38

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 3% Top 5% Top 2% Top 1%

C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

2.3 56 95 22 2.15 0.32 37 0.81 1.14 764 0.05

Top 64% Top 3% Top 6% Avg: 17 Top 1% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 1%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25% Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

New Release

$17,670

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$56 $142 -0.12 24

Top 3% Top 1% Top 22% Top 33%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

0.4 56 94

Top 24% Top 4% Top 7%

MILK

43

Avg: 17

SC

1.28

Top 5%

HT

1.2

Avg: 0.71

MAT WT

32 0.82

Avg: 25 Top 1%

1.26 793 0.02

Top 1% -Top 23%

BW WW YW

REA IMF CAR WT BF

Leachman Resolution G228U

Born: 2/14/08 AAA#: 16248786 AMF-NHF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled B C C Bushwacker 41-93 Sire: Dr J Analyst M250 G A R Precision 706 Bon View New Design 878 Dam: L A Gammer Pride LG 291 Finks Pride 517 210 H Y

Semen $18, see discounts below.

Resolution is the proven, maternal, feed efficient, Angus herd sire with outstanding phenotype! He has the distinction

Resolution sires great females like this daughter.

of ranking in the very elite top 1% category for Intake and 2% Feed:Gain EPD’s, and his $14,607 $Profit™ ranks him in the top 1% of ALL Angus bulls evaluated in our system. Phenotypically, Resolution is an absolute stand out! He is deep, long, and loaded with capacity, all on a moderate frame.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Lohmann Angus, Eagle Pass Ranch, Summitcrest Farms & The 2009 Feed Efficiency Syndicate.

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

-3

+2.0

+46

+81

-.37

+.2

+2.00

+6

-6.4

-1

+21

+21

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.1

+4.10

+28

+.67

+.53

+.082

+40.83

+47.23

+31.06

+33.97

-2.91

+111.50

Born: 9/9/09 AAA#: 17304566 AMF-CAF-DDF-NHF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

B/R New Dimension 7127 Sire: Te Mania Bartel B219

Te Mania Jedda W85

Mytty In Focus Dam: Eaglehawk Jedda B32

Eaglehawk Jedda Z48

Ayrvale Bartel E7

Semen limited, $75.

Our relationships with top cattle producers not only in the US, but around the world, allow us the opportunity to sample intriguing, high value sires like Bartel E7. With E7 gone and no other export semen available, this is your only change to sample Bartel in the US. Bartel posts outstanding proofs in our database and in the Australian Angus database – while the US numbers are simply based on his US trained 50K data. With over 4,400 progeny records, Bartel E7 is a trait leader for Calving Ease Direct, Calving Ease Daughters, Birth Weight, Milk, Days to Calving, Carcass Weight, Eye Muscle Area, and IMF. This earns Bartel E7 a top 1% rank on all four Australian Angus dollar indexes. This bull will add frame, but will do so with exceptional thickness and capacity.

***Plan ahead -- Semen is processed in NZ standard, 1/4cc doses.*** Make sure your insemination guns and sheaths accommodate 1/4cc units.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Ayrvale Angus Stud, H & R Lawson & Paringa Livestock.

Resolution semen - $18 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Bartel semen - Call to ask about availability.

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K C F Bennett Automatic A348

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 9/20/13 AAA#: 17849908 DDF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

$14,740

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

GAR Predestined Sire: GAR Progress

GAR Objective 2345

KCF Bennett Quality M22 Dam: KCF Quality P396

KCF Miss Total M343

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Top 1% Top 7% Top 55% Top 95%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+18

-2.9

+46

+91

+.46

+.4

+.03

+23

+6.4

+17

+33

+35

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.1

-15.85

+28

+1.37

+.80

+.067

+56.11

+45.87

+52.71

+49.68

+3.03

+116.03

Progress 6389

BF

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25% Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 8/18/09 AAA#: 16497035 DDC Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

$17,034

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

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 413

Semen $20, see discounts below.

CAR WT

Top 1% Top 20% Top 12% Avg: 17 Top 87% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 4% Top 1% -Top 1%

Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$51 $140 0.09 152

Top 7% Top 1% Top 89% Top 100%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Further Progress is the proven sleep at night calving ease Angus bull with better than 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 8 traits in the Angus Association, but he also has one of the highest API scores in the Simmental association at 208! He also works great for high altitude ranchers, as his -2.34 PAP EPD ranks in the best 1% of our database.

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

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

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+20

-1.7

+45

+88

+.75

+0

-.21

+9

+8.0

+20

+35

-12

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

-.1

-11.69

+20

+1.46

+.41

+.031

+61.76

+34.32

+55.46

+51.66

+3.80

+94.79

CAR WT BF

-2.1 47 87 35 0.15 0.13 -16 0.66 1.27 802 0.01

Top 2% Top 17% Top 15% Avg: 17 Top 82% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 5% Top 1% -Top 45%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

Automatic semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Further Progress semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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High Accuracy

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Knoll Crest Farm & Meinders Stock Farm.

-2.8 46 89 29 0.06 0.53 22 0.69 1.29 752 0.06

Calving Ease

our pick of Angus bulls in 2014 Knoll Crest Farm fall bull sale. This calving ease herd sire has the great potential to significantly elevate marbling in your herd while also increasing REA, accounting for his 116 $B value. Automatic posts excellent Angus numbers across the board with Top: 1% CED, 3% BW, 40% YW, 15% Doc, 1% CEM, 5% Milk, 1% Marb, 15% RE, 25% $W, 3% $G, 1% QG, and 1% Leachman $Profit. Phenotypically he is long-bodied, has great feet, and is mild-mannered.

BW WW

Low PAP

Automatic is a DDF version of his sire, Progress, with less birth and more growth! He was

G A R Further

$63 $99 -0.06 89

Calving Ease

Leachman Elite Angus

Leachman Elite Angus Calving Ease

$12,310

Percentile Rank - Top 5%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$67 $65 -0.27 -35

Top 1% Top 27% Top 8% Top 1%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-0.6 55 83 33 1.5 0.23 0 0.77 0.45 782 0.03

Top 11% Top 4% Top 21% Avg: 17 Top 2% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 51% -Top 9%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

Leachman Resolution G228U Sire: LCoC Resolution G212X TOP Petronite SG611 ALC Big Eye D09N Dam: TOP Beuleh SG474 LCC Frontline LG462

good growth, big ribeye and excellent feed efficiency values with a strong phenotype. His Top 1% Intake and 8% F:G makes him the compelling compliment to nearly any breeding program. He ranks better than the top 25% in the Angus Association for CED, BW, DMI, SC, HP,CME, Milk, RE and $W while ranking in the top 7% for %Profit. The thing that really separates this bull from other popular Angus sires is that most bulls with his EPD profile rank in the 97% or worse on dry matter intake—he ranks in the top 1% and converted 3.9 to 1 feed to gain! He is also a sound, attractive, super gentle sire.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Top Line Cattle, & Byrd Cattle Company LLC, Woodhill Farms, Memory Angus Ranch & Quarter Circle U Ranch.

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+13

-.8

+44

+70

-.79

+0

+1.29

+13

+20.2

+13

+32

-27

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

-.2

-2.33

+17

+.35

+.73

+.035

+63.07

+39.20

+30.07

+22.31

+7.76

+94.85

Calving Ease

$13,521

Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

$73 $73 -0.17 64

Top 1% Top 21% Top 25% Top 80%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

-4.0 46 88 23 1.27 0.5 -17 0.2 1.18 757 0.05

Top 1% Top 20% Top 13% Avg: 17 Top 5% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 63% Top 1% -Top 1%

Angus EPD’s as of 12/22/16 Top 25%

Leachman Shift G026Y

Born: 3/2/11 AAA#: 17143682 AMF-DDF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

$Feeder

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Calving ease and feed efficiency at a value! This outcross, Angus herd sire combines low birth,

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$Ranch

Leachman Decision G155A

Born: 4/19/13 AAA#: 17854072 DDF-RDF Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

LCC New Standard Sire: Leachman Paradigm G289U

JLL Retail Product 6011

Woodhill Foresight Dam: LCoC Blackcap TG075 G A R Load Up 1802

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Shift is the low birth, highly feed efficient choice for capturing big quality grade premiums!

Here is a true calving ease, (Top 1% CE and Top 1% BW), herd sire that post big numbers for marbling (Top 1% Marb) and most importantly his indexes: Top 2% $QG, Top 15% $G, Top 1% $Ranch, Top 21% $Feeder and Top 4% $Profit! With a Angus $Profit value ranking in the top four percentile in the entire Leachman gene pool, it is hard to look past this sire when making your 2017 heifer mating decisions. Shift G026Y has taken full advantage of every important trait that his elite herd sire (Leachman Paradigm G289U) had to offer. We feel that Paradigm may have been one of the best Angus bulls of his time, but never got the chance to become popular due to his early death. This just may be the Paradigm son that we have been waiting for!

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hairpin Elite Nucleus & Summitcrest Farms.

CED

BW

WW

YW

DMI

YH

SC

Doc

HP

CEM

Milk

MW

+19

-4.4

+42

+85

-.23

+.3

+1.05

+7

+16.3

+16

+23

-14

MH

$EN

CW

Marb

RE

Fat

$W

$F

$G

$QG

$YG

$B

+.1

+5.80

+23

+1.14

+.27

+.064

+48.89

+53.90

+42.01

+45.07

-3.06

+110.06

Decision semen - $16 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Shift semen - $16 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Join us on October 21, 2017, for the Leachman Top Line California Sale, where sons of our Elite Angus sires are featured.

Our bulls stan dout in the toughest c onditions

he of t re % ga r 70 Ove s sellin lls! u l bul ifer B e H

5 year old TopLine

bull in New Mexico

Leachman Top Line California Sale 100 Angus Bull s • 100 abilizer Bulls Saturday, October St nd 22 101 Livestock • Aro, 2016 • 1 pm mas, CA

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Leachman Elite South Devon The South Devon breed has emerged as the dominant British breed alternative to Angus. With extensive experience breeding South Devon cattle that dates back to our own purebred herd, which started in the 80’s in Montana, we are confident that the South Devon breed is more than competitive on $Profit.

Much of this is based on their unique combination of heavy muscling with marbling levels comparable to Angus. In addition, substantial evidence now suggests that the breed excels on feed efficiency. Based on our relentless pursuit of high profitability cattle, we are incorporating the best South Devon bulls available into our Stabilizer composite program. These bulls are ideal options to cross on Angus, Sim-Angus, and GelbviehAngus females.

Breed Update: Leachman cattle is actively engaged in discussions with a global group of South Devon breeders to implement a coordinated selection system based on the $Profit index.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

High Accuracy

$17,393

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$38 $160 -0.44 -41

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 17% Top 1% Top 1% Top 2%

C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

3.9 58 104 33 0.39 1.18 53 0.67 0.28 872 -0.02

Top 43% Top 3% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 30% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 6% -Top 86%

Born: 1/28/08 Breed: 100DS NASDA#: 194458 Polled Heterozygous Black Cimarron CASSANOVA 354N Sire: MJB ROMEO 125R MJB NIKKI 3657N DLCC SURE-ENUF Dam: MJB SASSY 6714S BC LAVINA 1763L

Dar Giess, past President of the North American South Devon Association is also one of our Minnesota representative and an LCoC Cooperator. He has bred and raised several of the Top South Devon animals in our system.

BC Progress 315U

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Progress is the highest $Profit option for adding South Devon to your composite gene pool! Our continued commitment to those of you that use our Stabilizer program is to

find and test bulls from the most compatible and valuable breeds. Along with that we require that every component breed is represented by sires that can compete with and add to the value of existing cattle in our gene pool. Progress not only meets our criteria, but posts one of the highest $Profit value in this offering, and ranks in the top 1% for Feed/Gain and 2% for Intake. This purebred South Devon sire excels in nearly any breeding scenario from pure bred seedstock application to developing a unique composite gene pool. If you’re a trailblazer, this bull needs to be on your short list.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, MJB Ranch & Nichols Farms.

Progress semen - $20/unit • Buy 50+ units - 10% off • Buy 100+ units - 20% off!

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City 78Y

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 4/22/11 Breed: 100DS NASDA#: 200720 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black DLC THE ROCK 52 Sire: SBCC WOMANIZER 9137 SBCC MIDNIGHT GWEN 5134 DLCC STAMINA 138R Dam: DLCC PERFECT ENUF 28W DLCC PERFECT ENUF 4M

Semen $25, see discounts below.

$16,151

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & DLCC Ranch.

CAR WT BF

DLCC Shur

Loc 99W

Born: 4/14/09 Breed: 100DS NASDA#: 196653 Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Black

Semen $22, see discounts below.

DLCC SURE-ENUF Sire: MJB SHUR LOC 106S

MJB PROMISE 4550P

DLCC BARON 56E Dam: VPG KEYSHA 047K LSCC FERGIE 79F

Shur Loc may be the most attractive bull in the entire South Devon breed! It

comes as no surprise that he is a 2-time Denver Champion. His combination of near Angus phenotype and performance background make him an interesting option for South Devon seedstock breeders, and for nearly any crossbreeding program as he adds heterosis to both British and Continental based herds. On top of hybrid vigor, he will add high growth (Top 3% YW), big ribeye (Top 3% REA), and super feed efficiency (Top 1% Intake and F:G), Best of all, he will add profit (Top 1% $Profit) to any herd! Shur Loc is well-balanced, easy fleshing, heavy muscled and smooth made. This South Devon trait leader for birth weight passes his good looks on to his calves as well.

Top 1% Top 4% Top 40% Top 45%

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW

Dodge City is the big spread, high $Profit bull in the breed! He has emerged in the NASDA database as one of the easiest calving ease sires in the breed. Based on this proof, Leachman Cattle of Colorado purchased Doge City and five of his yearling sons from Dar Lynn Cattle Company. We are currently using these bulls in our test herds so look for Dodge City sired sons in future bull sales and semen catalogs. Here is a way to create maximum hybrid vigor on British breed heifers.

$64 $114 0.02 32

-0.3 68 110 23 0.64 0.60 33 0.22 0.34 843 0.01

Top 2% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 10% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 68% Top 1% -Top 1%

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$14,439

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$45 $117 -0.47 -159

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 5% Top 3% Top 1% Top 1%

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

4.0 51 92 23 0.80 0.45 45 0.56 -0.02 859 -0.01

Top 45% Top 11% Top 3% Avg: 17 Top 4% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 3% Top 97% -Top 41%

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & DLCC Ranch.

Dodge City semen - $25 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Shur Loc semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Performance

DLCC Dodge

New Release

Leachman Elite South Devon

Our customers have been sorting the top red ones for decades…

Now they do it with $PROFIT! We’ve been breeding Red Angus for forty years. Today, we are working hard to make Red Angus even more successful. This includes measuring feed efficiency on large numbers of progeny to calculate a feed intake EPD and a feed conversion EPD. Leading commercial and Seedstock producers are using $Profit and Hairpin brand bulls to breed even better Red Angus.

Lee Leachman

Improve Your Bottom Line with $Profit!

Pete Mathews bought his first Leachman Red Angus in 1989 – 28 years ago. As a long term customer and cooperator, he has an “insider” vantage point on $Profit. “$Profit absolutely works. Lee is definitely on the right track. We scratched our heads on the Pledge bull, but his $Profit numbers were right and the truth came out on his first calves.”

~ Pete Mathews Mathews Farms, Viola, WI

Some of Pete's bulls during their summer feed test.

Join these Top Red Angus breeders who are using $Profit to make better breeding decisions: • Stegall's JST Angus, CA • Mathews Farms, WI • Meinders Stock Farms, IA • Turner Red Angus, WY • Ludvigson Stock Farm, MT

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• Hueftle Red Angus, NE • R. A. Brown Ranch, TX • Janssen Red Angus, KS • Rissington Ltd., New Zealand • Paringa Livestock, Australia

Multigenerational Success Using $Profit, Hairpin Brand Red Angus!

Neil Hueftle and his father Karl – Leachman customers since 1980!

Hueftle’s started with a purchase of three Leachman Red Angus bulls in 1980. Then, over the course of four years, they purchased over 100 purebred females as the base for their registered herd. In 2015, Hueftle Cattle Company received the “Breeder of the Year Award".

We had eleven AI sons of Leachman Pledge born in 2015 – ten made our 2016 sale. They were our Top sire group for performance and sale price. They averaged $15,200. We use $Profit – it’s ten times better than any other index I have on my Red Angus.”

Pictured are two calves

by Leachman Pledge, the #1 sire in the breed at $16,331 $Profit!

~ Neil Hueftle Hueftle Cattle Company Cozad, NE

Three of the Pledge sons that sold in Hueftle’s Spring Sale –

HXC Allegiance sold for $53,000.

HXC Declaration sold for $30,000.

HXC Oath sold for $17,000.

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Since the 1970’s, the Leachman Family has owned breed changing Red Angus bulls!

Front Runner Grand Canyon Gravity H3554

Marias Monu 2X Monu 4X No Equal None Better R012 (4909) Red Spread Red Top

King Rob

Ankonian Dynamo Above & Beyond Above Heaven Better Heavy Cherokee Canyon Cheyenne Chiefdom 2X Chinook Copper Rob Dynamite Dynamo 614 EBV 3531

Marias

Heaven or Bust Heavenly Heavyweight Honest Abe Impressive Rob King Rob Lancer Major League

Grand Canyon

Rimrock Robin Hood Robust

Performance

$15,046

Born: 10/6/12 RAAA#: 1652360 Category 1A Homozygous Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$40 $130 -0.31 -27

Accuracy

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$Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 10% Top 1% Top 1% Top 1%

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

1.5 50 100 30 0.48 0.26 49 0.69 0.77 809 0.01

Top 47% Top 8% Top 2% Avg: 17 Top 56% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 1% -Top 21%

Red Angus EPD’s as of 12/27/16

Major League

Leachman Pledge A282Z

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$Ranch

The Leachman Cattle Company, Billings MT, helped shaped the Red Angus breed for over a decade.

LSF JBOB EXPECTATION 6034S Sire: LSF NEXTPECTATION 0083X LSF CRYSTAL LA394 T7129 GAR-EGL PROTEGE Dam: LCOC ZARA TG004 LCOC ZARA PG076

Limited semen! Ask 15 sons will be offered this spring!

Pledge may be the most unique Red Angus bull we have raised to date! In his first year, his sons have compiled an amazing sale record. He consistently stamps his progeny with bold good looks. For those of you that have elite Red Angus cows that run sire search’s for perfect matings, consider Pledge to fill in the gaps for profitability, feed efficiency, and REA while strengthening marbling, growth and phenotype. Pledge just might be the best match for your elite Red Angus and SimAngus cows. Due to his untimely death, there is a very limited amount of semen left.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado.

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

82

55

7

-1.8

66

114

27

-6

15

6

4

1.17

-0.08

36

0.61

0.00

Call to ask about Pledge availability and price.

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Leachman’s Commitment to Red Angus Continues!

Leachman $Profit Indexes Brown Oracle B112 Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Semen $30, see discounts below.

BW WW

Oracle is the number one carcass bull in the RAAA, and is predicted to have one of the very highest $Profit values in the Leachman system! His impeccable Red

YW MILK

Angus proofs include 13 of the 16 traits ranking in the top 25%. Of those he ranks in the top 3% or better for Herd Builder, Grid Master, WW, YW, Stay, Marb and REA! Finishing out his top percentile rankings are Top 3% $Ranch, Top 1% $Feeder, 25% Intake and 0.1% $Profit. Our family policy for over 40 years has been to aggressively seek out the top prospects from the best breeders outside our program. Oracle is absolutely our pick for one of the most unique Red Angus bulls we have invested in.

SC HT MAT WT REA IMF

"Oracle is the number ONE carcass bull in the entire breed! You will find that he is the ONLY animal in the Red Angus data base with this combination of marbling and ribeye area! He is so much more than just a carcass bull as he exhibits amazing growth, combined with excellent calving ease and stayability. What is so exciting is to see this much carcass merit in an animal that has such a deep pedigree for producing outstanding daughters."

CAR WT BF

-1.1 57 100 22 0.31 0.19 23 0.99 1.00 813 0.01

Top 11% Top 1% Top 2% Avg: 17 Top 69% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 1% -Top 21%

Born: 1/31/14 RAAA#: 1703720 OSF, MAF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

BFCK CHEROKEE CNYN 4912 Sire: BROWN REVELATION P7021

BROWN MS VICILA M7799

- Donnell Brown RA Brown Ranch

BECKTON NEBULA P P707 Dam: BROWN MS P707 Y6648

BROWN MS JULIAN W6579

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Brown Family Genetics, Lorenzen Ranch, Janssen Red Angus, Hueftle Red Angus, Schuler Red Angus, Rempe Farms, Meinders Stock Farms, Pete Mathews, Turner Red Angus, Watts Cattle Co, JST Angus, Mellima Cattle Corperation, Murdock Cattle Co, Kent Huntington, Nelson Red Angus, GRF LLC & Memory Angus Ranch.

RAAA EPDs as of 12/22/16

Top 3% Top 1% Top 38% Top 24%

* Association/Pedigree Estimates only

Accuracy

Brown Revelation P7021 (Sire).

$47 $143 -0.06 20

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

186

57

12

-3.9

80

124

24

3

14

-2

17

1.31

-0.17

38

0.97

0.01

Oracle semen - $30 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - 20% off and free shipping.

Special offer! • buy 200+ units - 30% off and free shipping!

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CE Prospect

$16,887

Growth

™

Leachman Elite Red Angus Leachman Deniro A090X

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

High Accuarcy

$10,197

Percentile Rank - Top 4%

$47 $64 -0.11 -48

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake

Calving Ease

Accuracy

Top 3% Top 12% Top 23% Top 1%

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C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

-2.4 36 69 24 0.74 -0.25 -13 1.05 0.24 798 0.00

BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

Semen $20, see discounts below.

Top 3% Top 54% Top 41% Avg: 17 Top 35% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 66% -Top 46%

Deniro is the proven Red Angus leader for calving ease, REA and feed efficiency!

He is bred to be a calving ease specialist, but he is well-balanced enough to earn a top 4% Red Angus $Profit tabulation. You will be hard pressed to find another 5-Star calving ease bull in the breed with better than top 1% REA and Intake EPD’s. Deniro will also help moderate mature size, add thickness, and improve foot structure. Discriminating cattlemen across the country have reported that Deniro is truly a 5-star calving ease bull, yet his calves have acceptable growth and dimension.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Emerald Earth Cattle Co, Ludvigson Stock Farms, Schuler Red Angus, Rimrock Ranch & Sutphin Cattle.

Born: 3/26/10 RAAA#: 1371233 OSF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

BIEBER ROMERO 9136 Sire: LCOC ROMERO A007T

LORENZEN ABIGAL R5125

Schuler Silver Bullet 4604P Dam: SRN TYRA 7155 WPRA HR TYRA 002 RAAA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Deniro daughter

Deniro son

Deniro sires very salable progeny. They are moderate, very easy fleshing and have good muscle expression. He adds or maintains calving ease to any Red Angus breeding strategies, but his biggest asset is that he sires feed efficiency. We believe that feed efficiency will soon be one of the biggest selection traits in the Red Angus breed.

Use Deniro to stay on the leading edge of this trait!

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

123

51

12

-5.0

57

89

19

-3

7

7

11

0.18

-0.23

16

0.81

0.00

Deniro semen - $20/unit • Buy 50+ units - 10% off • Buy 100+ units - 20% off!

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Leachman Elite Red Angus Deal A7701

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 2/15/13 AAA#: 1607276 MAF, OSF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

$13,666

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Beckton Nebula P P707 Sire: Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334

JYJ Ms Jolene W16

Brown Revelation P7021 Dam: Brown Revelation X7597

Brown Ms Abigrace L7730

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Over 40 sons will be offered this spring!

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Brown Family Genetics, Pete Mathews, Emerald Earth Cattle Co., Turner Red Angus, Watts Cattle Co. & Shieldknight Land and Cattle.

BF

0.5 48 92 21 1.61 0.83 33 0.70 0.72 837 -0.02

Top 30% Top 11% Top 6% Avg: 17 Top 2% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 1% -Top 91%

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

162

55

10

-4.1

72

119

24

6

14

3

14

1.01

-0.06

35

0.52

0.00

LSF Nextpectation 0083X

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Born: 1/23/10 AAA#: 1368762 MAF, OSF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

$13,314

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$35 $115 -0.24 -2

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Leachman Enterprise 1370H Sire: LSF JBOB EXPECTATION 6034S LSF Sweetness J1358 P4085

LCC NEW CHAPTER A705L Dam: LSF CRYSTAL LA394 T7129 LSF CRYSTAL G1382 LA394

Semen $18, see discounts below.

Top 18% Top 1% Top 4% Top 8%

C. Ease

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Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

0.8 43 80 31 1.01 0.54 25 0.72 0.82 802 0.01

BW

Nextpectation receives high marks across the board! His

WW

top 1% Marb and top 15% REA, along with good growth figures leads to his top 3% Grid Master Index. Complementing his outstanding carcass merit, is his calves ability to convert feed to gain with top 4% F:G and 8% Intake. All of these traits combined make up a profitable scenario in the feed yard. If you are a Red Angus breeder serious about building feed efficiency, carcass merit and profitability into your program, this top Expectation son needs to be on your short list!

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This Nextpectation son was the lead off bull in the 2015 Leachman Spring Sale.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Ludvigson Stock Farms & Turner Red Angus.

RAAA EPDs as of 12/27/16

C. Ease

BW

119 YW, Real Deal has one of the best birth growth spreads in the system! It doesn’t stop there – he also has one of the best marbling and ribeye area combinations in the breed with top 2% Marb and 7% REA! Combine these unique antagonisms with top: 11% CED, 9% WW, 5% YW, 9% HPG, 4% Stay and 13% CW all in one pedigree, and the outcome is a top 1% Red Angus $Profit. Not only does Real Deal look good on paper, but he is also smooth made with good feet and a great disposition. He is a very moderate mature bull that should produce “EBV” type daughters.

Top 41% Top 1% Top 57% Top 24%

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Accuracy

WW

We think this bull is the Real Deal for profitability in the Red Angus breed! At -4.1 BW to

RAAA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Intake

$27 $129 0.00 20

REA IMF CAR WT BF

Top 35% Top 26% Top 19% Avg: 17 Top 18% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 2% Top 1% -Top 21%

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

104

55

5

-2.9

60

96

27

1

20

3

7

1.31

-0.09

23

0.52

0.01

Real Deal semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Nextpectation semen - $18 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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High Accuracy

Brown Real

Leachman Elite Red Angus High Accuracy

$12,115

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$11 $129 -0.59 116

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 85% Top 1% Top 1% Top 99%

C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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HXC Cannon

Born: 2/2/12 AAA#: 1544221 OSF, MAF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

BECKTON NEBULA P P707 Sire: HXC BIG IRON 0024X HXC 825U BFCK CHEROKEE CNYN 4912 Dam: HXC ZIMA 338N HXC SARA LB107

Semen $22, see discounts below.

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF RAAA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Cannon Ball is a phenotypic powerhouse with more growth than all but a few beef bulls anywhere! Red Angus cattle have long been known for their easy fleshing ability, great composi-

4.7 74 118 16 1.13 0.23 85 0.86 0.63 854 -0.01

Top 91% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 12% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 3% -Top 74%

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

102

51

-3

2.5

105

146

6

2

10

-6

13

0.73

0.01

59

0.46

-0.02

tion, and mild manner… this bull is no exception! Cannon Ball is a big volume bull with lots of muscle shape and expression, very deep-bodied with a large scrotal circumference, and he packs all of this on a moderate frame. On top of his powerful good looks, he offers a top 1% $Profit in the Red Angus breed! We purchased this highly sought after Big Iron son in Hueftle’s 2013 spring sale in a partnership with cooperator JST Angus. Cannon Ball is being used in the Leachman and Hueftle herds to develop highly profitable, powerful, and attractive Red Angus cattle. His sons are very free moving and sound – they are rancher kind of bulls! Take this opportunity to do the same thing in your herd.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Hueftle Cattle Co & JST Angus.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

Calving Ease

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$26 $103 -0.08 -30

Accuracy

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$Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 44% Top 1% Top 32% Top 1%

BJR MAKE MY DAY 981 Sire: BIEBER MAKE MIMI 7249 BIEBER SIRENA 6708 BFCK Cherokee Canyon 4912 Dam: SRN HI DEE 3021 SRN HI DEE 1005

C. Ease

Performance

Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

Leachman High

Born: 1/5/05 RAAA#: 1039801 OSF Category 1A Homozygous Polled

$11,385

$Ranch

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BW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF RAAA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Noon A093R

Semen $16, see discounts below.

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 WW

Ball 2200Z

2.0 47 93 17 1.28 0.90 43 0.40 0.65 823 0.00

Top 56% Top 14% Top 5% Avg: 17 Top 7% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 26% Top 2% -Top 46%

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MARB

YG

CW

REA

FAT

138

53

8

-0.6

67

113

19

17

8

5

14

0.89

-0.05

37

0.50

0.00

High Noon is still the “go-to” Red Angus sire to produce highly productive, feed efficient females with top carcass merit! He ranks in the top 1% on Intake in the Leachman Red Angus gene pool, and in the top 8% on IMF and 17% REA in the Red Angus Association. His daughters are broody, balanced, and efficient.

High Noon has sired multiple herd bulls and many top replacement females in our system. He is an attractive, powerful, and proven Red Angus herd sire.

High Noon daughter, LCoC Firefly UA001.Top selling female in the 2009 Leachman Spring Sale.

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Shamrock Nook Red Angus, Bieber Red Angus & Schuler Red Angus.

Cannon Ball semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

High Noon semen - $16 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Join us on November 11, 2017, for the Leachman Red & White Sale, where sons of our Elite Red Angus and Charolais sires are featured.

Leachman Bul ls Ready to Work for Your Bottom Line 68 Red Angus • 47 Charolais Age Advantag ed Video Sale • B ulls on Display

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Leachman Elite Charolais Why Leachman Charolais? Our terminal cross strategies focus on maximizing profit, but we have no tolerance for the lack of selection pressure for the convenience traits. These include our focus on good disposition and reasonable birth weights. Our system also requires upward pressure on marbling and above average growth in our Charolais gene pool to assure you full profit potential. Simply put, Charolais will add 50 pounds to your calf crop – they are the best terminal cross option.

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

High Accuarcy

$13,053

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$16 $134 -0.33 54

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 7% Top 1% Top 13% Top 47%

C. Ease Growth

Performance

Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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BJR Leachman PhD 738 P092T

Born: 2/21/07 AICA#: M741195 Polled

S$ MONTANA SILVER Sire: NWMSU DOC SILVER 362 PLD

NWMSU DOLORES ET 0035

LT EASY PRO 1158 PLD Dam: BJR MISS EASY PRO 404ETP

HEP MISS JOAN POLLED 8F

Semen $30, see discounts below.

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

5.6 64 99 27 -0.61 1.21 64 1.12 -0.02 886 -0.03

Top 19% Top 13% Top 31% Avg:17 Top 97% Avg:0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 7% -Top 15%

AICA EPD’s as of 12/27/16

PhD is an exceptionally valuable tool in the scope of beef production. Very few terminal cross bulls offer this level of moderate birth, competitive growth, impressive muscling, and outstanding feed to gain ratio. Just take a look as how he stacks up in the Charolais breed: CE - Top 3%, BW - Top 6%, YW - Top 5%, CW Top 6%, Marb - Top 4% and TSI - Top 2%. With PhD, no trait gets overlooked, and our system pegs this bull to sire some of the most profitable feeder cattle in the industry; We calculate an extra $75/head on average in the feedlot! He’s even polled!

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Summerford Charolais & L U Ranch Co. CE

BW

WW

YW

Milk

MCE

MTL

SC

CW

REA

FAT

MARB

TSI

12.4

-2.8

38

87

17

8.2

36

0.0

32

0.22

0.024

0.26

237.10

Leachman HF Scholar P042C

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

New Release

$11,903

Born: 9/5/15 AICA#: EM877498 Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 2%

Intake

$17 $120 0.03 50

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 6% Top 6% Top 92% Top 43%

C. Ease Growth Maternal

Growth

Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

5.8 65 102 22 0 0.6 70 0.92 -0.06 882 -0.02

NWMSU Doc Silver 362 PLD Sire: BJR Leachman PhD 738 P092T

BJR Miss Easy Pro 404ETP

LT Rio Bravo 3181 P Dam: LCoC Ms America UP045

LCoC Ms America RP005 Semen $18, see discounts below.

Top 22% Top 11% Top 25%

Scholar’s outstanding Charolaise tabulations post Top 25% or better percentile rank for 10 of the 13 traits! This PhD son is out of one of the top donor cows in the breed. He is

Avg: 17 Top 66%

sound, gentle and well balanced. His herd bull caliber pedigree, coupled with top marks for BW, IMF and 5-star Feed/Carc make him an attractive option for seedstock breeders and commercial cattlemen alike.

Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 12% Top 12% -Top 3%

AICA EPD’s as of 12/27/16

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Rempe Farms & Hardee Farms.

CE

BW

WW

YW

Milk

MCE

MTL

SC

CW

REA

FAT

MARB

TSI

6.5

-3.5

36

74

18

3.4

36

0.5

28

0.61

0.020

0.30

227.18

PhD semen - $30 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

Scholar semen - $18 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Leachman Elite Charolais Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$13,646

Born: 10/16/12 AAA#: EM839988 Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Accuracy

q

$Feeder

NWMSU Doc Silver 362 PLD Sire: BJR Leachman PhD 738 P092T BJR Miss Easy Pro 404ETP LT Rio Bravo 3181 P Dam: LCoC Ms America UP045 LCoC Ms America RP005 Semen $22, see discounts below.

Feed:Gain

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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BF

6.5 85 138 22 0.85 1.55 106 1.19 0.02 902 -0.02

BW WW

out of our top Charolais donor, Ms. America UP045, who has produced several outstanding herd bulls including White Gold. This herd sire prospect offers even more growth and power than White Gold. His sire, PhD is a stand out in the Charolais breed for feed efficiency and high $Profit. This son carries on his traits with a top 1% $Profit tabulation, in a top rated 5-star phenotypic package! Professor will sire feeder calves that grow very rapidly, have huge ribeyes, and hang a big carcass. For those of you who are high altitude customers, Professor scores very low on PAP.

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Bill Trampe.

Top 35% Top 1% Top 1% Avg: 17 Top 5% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 1% Top 4% -Top 3%

CE

BW

WW

YW

Milk

MCE

MTL

SC

CW

REA

FAT

MARB

TSI

7.0

-1.8

36

76

16

3.6

34

0.6

28

0.56

0.020

0.31

227.93

Leachman MSF 49er P013B

$13,314

Born: 3/11/14 AAA#: M844063 Polled

Percentile Rank - Top 1%

Intake

$35 $115 -0.24 -2

Accuracy

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$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain

Top 4% Top 19% Top 74% Top 52%

C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

BF

0.8 43 80 31 1.01 0.54 25 0.72 0.82 802 0.01

BW WW

Arguably one of the nicest looking bulls in the breed! 49er has been a standout since birth with excellent phenotype, mild-manner and a unique EPD Profile. He’s got a big hip, strong top, big middle, and posts big ratios of 111 for BW, 101 YW, 101 REA, and 126 IMF! This really is no surprise as his pedigree is stacked with breed greats: White Gold, DOC SILVER, RIO BRAVO, Schurrtop E423, GAIN and GRADE, Cigar. Use this unique herd sire prospect to capture low birth, negative Feed to Gain, marbling and very attractive apperance in your 2018 calf crop.

YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT

Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado & Meinders Stock Farm.

Top 19% Top 9% Top 18% Avg: 17 Top 29% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 58% Top 12% -Top 15%

CE

BW

WW

YW

Milk

MCE

MTL

SC

CW

REA

FAT

MARB

TSI

8.7

-4.0

23

52

14

1.9

25

1.0

15

0.18

0.023

0.32

207.19

Professor semen - $20 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

49er semen - $22 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Performance

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

NWMSU Doc Silver 362 PLD Sire: Leachman White Gold P002X LCoC MS America UP045 WC Big Ben 9036 P Dam: MSF Impress ZP050 WCR MS Impress 0252 P

Semen $22, see discounts below.

AICA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Top 18% Top 1% Top 44% Top 100%

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16

Professor is our pick for a moderate birth, high growth terminal cross sire! He is

AICA EPDs as of 12/27/16

Intake

$11 $148 -0.19 167

$Ranch

Performance

Leachman Professor P128Z

Cattlemen Serving Cattlemen — In All Environments!

Here at Leachman’s we have a long standing commitment to building into our gene pool “specific trait” values for cattlemen that must focus on special management and environmental challenges. Whether it is our “at altitude” research work on low PAP sires for our high country ranchers or the development of “profit-driven” heat tolerant genetics for our southern and international breeders, we are working hard to make your operation MORE $Profitable!

Leachmans have experience with blending heat tolerant breeds. In 1987, Jim and Lee Leachman worked with King Ranch to design their Santa Cruz cattle (Santa Gertrudis x Gelbvieh/Red Angus). In 1993, Leachman’s started a program in Brazil called the Montana composite that mated over 50,000 Nelore and F1 Nelore x cattle to form a tropically adapted composite program. The Montana program later expanded into Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. In addition, Lee has closely studied a variety of crossbreeding programs in tropical and subtropical environments including Florida, South Africa, and Australia.

25 years of experience have taught us the following:

• Optimal crossbreeding south of I-10 requires the use of Bos Indicus.

• Hybrids and composites allow the optimal blending of traits.

• In most southern US regions, the optimal level of Bos Indicus is between 3/16 and 3/8 Bos Indicus.

• Bos Indicus programs usually suffer from sub-optimal levels of marbling.

• All Bos Indicus cross programs should incorporate Angus and/or Red Angus.

Destiny 103A6

Leachman $Profit™ Indexes

$8,463

Percentile Rank - Top 27%

$Ranch $Feeder Feed:Gain Intake

$38 $55 -0.14 -21

Top 20% Top 37% Top 16% Top 4%

Accuracy C. Ease Growth Maternal Feed/Carc Disposition

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Born: 2/23/13 Brangus #UB10238124

Suhns Affirmed 416N4 Sire: CB Hombre 541T3

Miss CC News Day 416E

SAV Bismarck 5682 Dam: 44 Ruby X103

B/R Ruby 9114

Leachman ABCs as of 12/22/16 BW WW YW MILK SC HT MAT WT REA IMF CAR WT BF

2.3 47 82 18 0.39 0.43 35 0.28 0.12 823 0.00

Top 45% Top 19% Top 16%

Avg: 17 Top 58% Avg: 0.71 Avg: 25 Top 62% Top 65% -Top 30%

Semen $25, commercial use only.

Destiny 103A6 was selected by Charles Crochet as the most interesting Brangus bulls we could find for feed efficiency. Destiny’s sire, Hombre is a proven efficient sire that was evaluated by Southern Cattle Company in their Brangus feed efficiency testing. The dam, Ruby X103 ranks in the lowest 4% of all Angus dams for feed intake. Destiny is not a single trait wonder and he has an optimal balance of calving ease, growth, carcass, and maternal traits. This Ultrablack bull delivers 3/16 Bos Indicus in an eye appealing package.

• Pedigree stacks elite, feed efficiency genetics.

• His Angus dam ranks in the top 20% for marbling and top 4% for $Beef.

• Great disposition, sheath, confirmation, and foot structure.

• Large scrotal bull with strong libido and high semen volume.

For Ultrablack and Brangus expertise, contact Charles Crochet at (337) 349-1639.

Charles has known the Leachman family for three generations. His work at the Angus Association and Camp Cooley. Charles has been breeding an elite herd of Owners: Leachman Cattle of Colorado, Cavender Brangus, Ken high marbling, Ultrablack cattle for 29 years.

Griner Cattle Co., Hardee Farms & Crochet Cattle Company LLC.

Brangus EPDs as of 1/1/16

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

TM

CME

SC

US REA

US %IMF

US FAT

6.1

-0.2

32

59

10

26

4.1

1.07

0.46

0.08

-0.023

Commerical use only Destiny semen - $25 • 50+ units - 10% off • 100+ units - Free Shipping.

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Success Breeds Success!

The Scholz operation is the story of a family succeeding in the cattle business. Steve, a self-made man, is a hands on operator. He likes data and he wants to be financially successful. His first experience with Leachman came from a heifer purchase in 1993. He’s been studying our program ever since.

Steve & Tricia Scholz & family Lincoln County Feedyard, North Platte, NE

Steve earned a master’s degree in nutrition and then put it to work consulting and later managing large feedlots.

Eight years ago, he and his wife purchased Lincoln County Feed Yards, just 15 miles north of North Platte, NE. Together, they run the business. Steve is a skilled custom feeder of “calf feds.” He is a stickler for bunk and ration management. His yard is noted for phenomenal animal health and low mortality losses on calves.

When you consider feeding options, we want to help!

Kevin Unger explains, “Working for Lincoln County and Leachman is the culmination of my career. I love breeding cattle and feeding cattle. I’ve seen, first hand, the value of genetics. Now I can help ranchers realize their dreams of building better cattle and profiting from their efforts. Steve and Lee are two of the sharpest guys in the business. Together, we can make tremendous progress.” ~ Kevin Unger Oberlin, Kansas 785-470-1131

• Profit driven genetics.

• Professional management at ALL levels – breeding to rail.

• Agressive, value-driven marketing plan,

advantageous to LCoC cutomers.

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What do these top cattlemen have in common?

They use Leachman genetics and feed at Lincoln County Feed Yard.

• Aaron Allen, Holton, KS

• Janssen Red Angus, Geneseo, KS

• Pete Hayse, Marysville, MO

• Aaron Rasmussen, Hay Springs, NE

• Jerry Long Farms, Bainbridge, GA

• Randy Porter, Superior, NE

• A.B. Cox, Mullen, NE

• John Atwater, Holton, KS

• Rod Cook, Craig, CO

• Argabright and Sons, Atwood, KS

• John Brown, Oberlin, KS

• Rolling Hills Ranch, Salina, KS

• Arlan Paxton, Ringgold, NE

• Jonathan Nielson, Ellsworth, NE

• Sandy Knoll Ranch, St John, KS

• Blair Beauchamp, Trenton, FL

• K Lazy K Ranch, Highmore, SD

• Sellmeyer Farms, Vinita, OK

• Brett/Brock Christensen, Superior, NE

• Kenny Sears, Monte Vista, CO

• Steve Reed, Sanford, CO

• Chris Grubl, Sturgis, SD

• Leo Blackstone, Superior, NE

• Steve Renz, Superior, NE

• Emma Creek Cattle CO, Tulia, TX

• LU Ranch, Worland, WY

• Stirrup Bar Ranch, Crawford, CO

• Glen Gay, Broadus, MT

• Mellema Farm, Dalhart, TX

• Sweetwater Ranch, Hays, KS

Even our management and staff have skin in the game: • Kevin Unger, Oberlin, KS • Lee Leachman, Fort Collins, CO • Rempe Farms, Superior, NE • RX Cattle, Norton, KS • Steve Scholz, North Platte, NE

Join us in filling this innovative feed yard with the most profitable cattle in the industry.

Not just semen... Not just bulls... Not just cow calf... Not just feeders...

A COMPLETE SYSTEM!

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View this and more online at www.beefrepro.info in the "Resources" tab.

View this and more online at www.beefrepro.info in the "Resources" tab.

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Our Cattle Work Great in High Country!

Leachman Cattle of Colorado is working with the Nottingham Ranch to breed a herd of Stabilizers that specialize in high altitude adaptability.

All sires are PAP tested. The first bull calves out of the two year old heifers were PAP tested along with their dams. From this data, Colorado State University has developed a PAP EPD for Leachman Cattle of Colorado.

Leachman Cattle of Colorado is committed to helping ranchers reduce the losses from brisket disease. Changing a trait in a population requires the use of EPDs – thus our PAP EPD. From our own experience, it is clear to us that sires with PAP EPD’s over +3 have tremendous death loss on their calves. Sires with +1 or less on PAP EPD are typically considered sires that are “good at altitude.”

This unique list of low PAP sires can dramatically reduce calf losses from brisket disease in your herd.

Key points regarding PAP and PAP EPDs: • We have taken 2,432 PAP scores (all by Dr. Tim Holt).

• PAP is 30% heritable.

• The PAP EPDs reported were calculated by Colorado State University.

• Selecting bulls using the PAP EPD is FAR more accurate than simply using the PAP scores.

• Herds that have significant brisket disease should use our high accuracy, negative PAP EPD sires.

Susan Nottingham and Lee Leachman

High Accuracy Altitude Options: Breed Angus Angus Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer

Name

PAP EPD

Page

G A R Further Progress Leachman Darkhorse G045X Hooks Trinity 9T Leachman Porterhouse L094W Leachman Testify D003Z Leachman Yosemite X730Y

-2.3 -0.8 -1.4 -2.3 -1.7 -0.8

41 38 10 22 14 15

Low Accuracy Altitude Prospects: Breed

Name

PAP EPD

Page

Angus Angus Charolais Charolais Charolais Charolais South Devon Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer Stabilizer

K C F Bennett Automatic A348 Leachman Dark Knight G043B BJR Leachman PhD 738 P092T LCoC PhD P042C Leachman MSF 49er P013B Leachman Professor P128Z DLCC SHUR LOC 99W BENNETT APOLLO A340 LCoC Gravity X015S LCoC Pursuit X023C Leachman Apostle U021B Leachman Blueprint J173B Leachman Doc X124B Leachman Forceful L155W Leachman Judge X228C

-1.3 -1.1 -1.6 -2.0 -1.6 -1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -2.0 -0.7 -1.1 -1.2 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1

41 39 54 55 54 55 45 20 30 11 23 27 21 26 15

Jim Tomlinson – a Colorado native is the Nottingham ranch manager. Jim is already seeing an advantage in the survival rates of the Stabilizer calves from birth to weaning. He explains, “We AI’d our yearlings to two of Leachman’s best low birth weight and low PAP bulls – Trinity and Yosemite. They calved easily and we didn’t lose a single calf to brisket from birth to weaning. Our very lofty goal is to wean 94% from pregnant cows at this elevation!”

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Join us on December 2, 2017, for the Leachman High Altitude Sale, in Loma, CO, where sons of our Elite Low PAP AI sires are featured.

18 Month Old High Altitude Bulls Ready to Work PAP EPDs • Fee d Efficiency EP Ds • $Profit

Ne w Se G e P uar a mo ge ante e re 1 inf for o.

Leachman Hig h Altitude Sale 200 High Altit ude, Range Ready Bulls & 70 Commerc ial Heifers Saturday, Dece mber 3rd, 2016 • 1 pm WSCLA • Loma , Colorado

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Are you a REPUTATION rancher?

• Do you search sale catalogs to find bulls that improve your herd’s genetic merit?

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• Do you use preventative vaccination and management procedures that improve your calves’ health?

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1: Verified Beef’s Reputation Feeder Cattle® (RFC) program predicts feedlot performance based on EPD data supplied by breed associations. 2: RFC’s star rankings predict sale group performance and carcass traits based solely on inherent genetic merit and do not account for factors such as weigh conditions, bloom, or other managerial or environmental effects. 3: RFC predicted profitability (Relative Value/cwt) is in comparison to cattle with industry average genetics, and is representative of total dollars of difference from purchase to slaughter. Actual realization of these values is dependent on market conditions, management strategies, and environmental effects, including plane of nutrition, days on feed, weather, etc. Verified Beef and Superior Livestock Auction do not guarantee or warranty the actual performance of the cattle. Together Everyone Achieves More.

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Leachman Spring

Bull & Female Sale Saturday, March 18th ● ●

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

Sunday, March 19th ● ● ●

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 20th Bull & Female Sale 9:00 a.m.

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

450 Efficiency & $Profit Stabilizer Bulls 100 Hairpin Females

Call (970) 568-3983 or go online to www.leachman.com to learn more.

Lee Leachman, Partner Ryan Peterson, Manager & Sales 2056 West County Road 70 • Fort Collins, CO (970) 568-3983 · www.leachman.com

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2056 West County Road 70 Fort Collins, CO 80524