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FLASH: CARCASS DATA WAS EXCELLENT! Review this data as well as other updates inside this brochure and online.

Lot 1—Final Answer—Angus

Lot 48—New Day 454—Angus

Lot 12—Final Answer—Angus

BW 77 WW 796 YW 1259 EPDs BW 1.3 WW 64 YW 109 $B 63.48

BW 72 WW 708 YW 1375 EPDs BW 1.5 WW 63 YW 116 $B 73.33

BW 62 WW 763 YW 1422 EPDs BW -.3 WW 60 YW 109 $B 61.84

Lot 56—Protege—Angus

Lot 21—Shear Force—Angus

Lot 25—Mainline—Angus

BW 79 WW 801 YW 1431 EPDs BW 2.4 WW 65 YW 121 $B 69.20

BW 65 WW 744 YW 1326 EPDs BW -0.5 WW 64 YW 112 $B 77.16

BW 65 WW 730 YW 1287 EPDs BW 0 WW 65 YW 110 $B 69.89

Lot 52—New Day 454—A+PLUSBalancer

Lot 62—Protege—A+PLUSBalancer

BW 78 WW 733 YW 1494 EPDs BW –2.0 WW 43 YW 104 FM 50.50

BW 76 WW 780 YW 1416 EPDs BW -1.0 WW 52 YW 112 FM 43.43

22nd Annual Production Sale Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

At Spring Valley, near Agra, KS 100 Angus and A+PLUSBalancer bulls sell.

Genetics second to none, backed by one of the best guarantees you’ll find anywhere!

Reference Sires: Final Answer, Mainline, Protegé, New Day 454, Ironstone, Hoover Dam, War Party, Shear Force, Program, Predominant, and Contrast

For a sale catalog, e-mail or call Lynn and Lori or go online @ www.springvalleyfarms.com

Lot 35—Mainline—A+PLUSBalancer

BW 74 WW 676 YW 1307 EPDs BW –3.0 WW 41 YW 90 FM 32.27

Bulls are not creep fed

The weaning weights reflect the productivity of their dams.

Updated EPDs included in this flyer for both Angus and A+PLUSBalancers.

Spring Valley, LTD

Lynn & Lori Ferguson 785-638-2857 or 785-476-5645 svferg@ruraltel.net

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 40 41 42 47 48 49 50 56 57 58 59 60 61 68 69 75 76 77 78 84 88 89 91 92 101

Lot

Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Shear Force Shear Force Shear Force Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Hoover Dam New Day 454 New Day 454 New Day 454 New Day 454 Protégé Protégé Protégé Protégé Protégé SVF Protégé W237 War Party War Party Ironstone Ironstone Ironstone Ironstone Program Predominant Predominant Contrast Connealy 4624 Answer 64A

Sire

Connealy 4108 Connealy 4108 In Focus Connealy 4108 Lead On Design New Design 974 1407 Future Direction 43 Gateway Mandate Connealy Cattlelac Final Answer Connealy 4108 Protégé Final Answer Pendleton 2V1 New Design 131 Rito Prime Pendleton Rito 1I2 Rito Prime 4 Point 8 Extra H6 Retail Product Rito 1I2 New Design 974 Rito Prime Final Answer Analyst Rito Prime New Design 131 Final Answer Final Answer Pinnacle New Design 974 Retail Product S206 Predestined Shear Force In Focus New Design 974 Analyst Extra H6 In Focus Connealy LeadOn Retail Product New Design 036 Shear Force In Focus Mile High

Dam's Sire

Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes

hfrs?

For

77 73 79 75 73 86 67 65 60 78 62 67 79 83 65 65 78 72 81 64 69 72 80 82 81 84 77 79 71 72 69 87 65 80 77 69 76 84 71 59 78 79 81 76 70 69 83 74 80 74

BW

Act

796 755 697 783 683 666 653 653 636 635 763 746 801 753 744 733 716 710 720 690 673 663 662 657 709 713 687 646 713 708 651 692 730 749 678 663 669 694 655 693 683 673 680 667 676 693 724 671 721 702

205

Adj

1259 1294 1175 1285 1277 1221 1167 1184 1209 1225 1422 1268 1431 1407 1326 1235 1297 1248 1429 1151 1127 1178 1206 1239 1203 1257 1292 1203 1331 1375 1179 1162 1287 1288 1208 1223 1213 1262 1177 1269 1269 1217 1141 1174 1207 1267 1265 1265 1350 1241

365

Adj

1.3 0.8 2.4 2.0 1.0 1.2 -1.5 -1.9 -1.9 1.9 -0.3 0.4 2.4 4.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.8 0.3 0.9 -1.3 -0.8 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.1 2.9 0.0 2.2 2.6 -1.4 2.1 3.7 1.0 -2.2 1.3 3.4 3.1 1.7 0.6 1.3 3.1 1.7

7 8 5 3 8 6 13 13 14 6 11 10 3 1 8 8 5 6 3 8 8 3 6 4 5 5 7 4 7 3 5 1 8 4 2 10 4 8 15 5 1 1 4 7 9 3 4

BW

CED

64 60 56 64 56 52 49 49 51 53 60 57 65 64 64 60 60 54 56 52 58 53 50 51 48 51 47 43 62 63 51 49 65 64 54 58 59 58 53 61 53 59 56 51 53 53 53 49

WW

EPDs

109 102 92 105 102 92 88 89 94 97 109 104 121 123 112 102 106 99 110 91 94 91 89 94 86 96 93 83 111 116 92 84 110 110 93 102 101 105 97 111 95 105 90 87 92 99 90 98

YR

29 30 26 29 26 20 26 24 19 24 25 26 27 25 19 22 18 21 16 22 15 17 16 18 33 33 29 27 27 28 26 30 23 25 21 20 22 29 25 28 27 24 23 24 25 25 24 21

Milk

4.19 4.49 6.32 3.61 3.28 3.14 4.97 4.91 5.30 4.52 4.27 4.49 5.68 8.09 6.08 4.49 4.12 4.05 3.62 4.59 4.58 4.36 4.24 4.08 4.72 4.79 4.55 4.49 6.04 6.37 4.47 6.32 4.79 5.43 5.81 5.68 5.33 4.50 5.22 5.29 4.23 5.35 4.88 4.21 4.76 4.03 3.44 3.92 4.10

14.7

%IMF

13.9 15.6 13.7 15.1 14.7 15.9 13.8 13.2 13.3 13.2 14.5 15.0 14.8 13.4 13.0 14.7 16.1 16.2 14.5 14.8 13.4 14.3 13.5 12.6 14.1 14.2 15.8 14.7 14.1 13.3 15.0 13.2 13.5 13.8 13.6 14.7 15.7 16.1 13.5 14.3 16.3 13.4 13.1 12.3 13.8 15.7 13.6 14.5

REA

0.21 0.31 0.27 0.30 0.29 0.21 0.21 0.26 0.29 0.22 0.47 0.28 0.37 0.33 0.33 0.02 0.31 0.30 0.20 0.26 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.35 0.20 0.31 0.27 0.24 0.42 0.34 0.26 0.22 0.30 0.26 0.27 0.18 0.20 0.29 0.24 0.25 0.15 0.21 0.19 0.25 0.18 0.26 0.27 0.35 OUT 0.25

Rib Fat

Adj Ultrasound Data

0.42 0.47 0.78 0.33 0.36 0.27 0.53 0.45 0.52 0.37 0.56 0.66 1.03 0.59 0.38 0.30 0.27 0.21 0.39 0.36 0.24 0.25 0.21 0.46 0.49 0.41 0.36 0.67 0.76 0.52 0.74 0.54 0.57 0.65 0.53 0.56 0.68 0.56 0.61 0.54 0.70 0.51 0.53 0.51 0.39 0.29 0.43

18 21 18 35 23 33 31 45 43 46 41 47 40 33 36 36 40 17 19 23 17 25 23 25 12 30 31 28 29 23 26 27 32 20 11 8 11 19 37 33 39

Marb

0.28 0.29 0.39 0.48 0.22 0.25 0.10 0.57 0.63 0.90 0.84 0.59 0.74 0.48 0.67 0.57 0.33 0.70 0.52 0.71 0.68 0.57 0.50 0.76 0.52 0.40 0.44 0.45 0.40 0.75 0.58 0.45 0.42 0.68 0.61 0.37 0.16 0.37 0.54 0.11 0.52

0.49 0.61 0.21 0.40 0.43 0.47

REA

Ultrasound EPDs

23 27 21 28 23 24

CW

Fat

0.026 0.032 0.010 0.052 0.058 0.047 0.041 0.030 0.028 0.032 0.026 0.025 0.021 0.014 0.026 0.027 0.028 -0.006 0.009 0.011 0.009 0.042 0.019 0.015 -0.001 0.011 0.016 0.017 -0.003 -0.016 0.015 0.026 0.009 -0.012 -0.006 -0.013 0.001 -0.033 0.030 0.016 0.037

0.006 0.030 0.021 0.028 0.019 0.016

Spring Valley, LTD Angus Bull Supplement Scan data processed by the American Angus Assoc. "CUP" Program -- **UPDATED" EPDs and Performance Data as of 2-17-12 from American Angus Assoc AHIR

32.18 30.72 27.91 32.11 31.03 27.58 21.22 33.04 34.42 30.45 29.59 24.72 32.95 34.27 30.75 28.54 27.19 27.34 27.85 27.29 25.76 31.54 30.20 29.94 28.08 35.15 31.41 28.03 33.26 30.49 25.38 29.62 34.48 30.39 26.21 30.17 30.59 32.03 28.48 27.83 23.89

34.26 34.40 31.61 34.45 30.33 29.40

$W

56.68 56.10 60.37 61.84 56.47 69.20 74.84 77.16 69.76 71.17 67.93 65.16 71.15 64.74 62.06 60.87 57.53 61.75 61.68 64.14 56.36 69.92 73.33 68.96 62.57 69.89 71.48 70.35 70.24 72.04 73.31 66.60 74.09 67.59 64.30 52.16 51.74 64.09 66.45 55.78 67.56

63.48 65.93 64.87 58.76 58.56 55.37

$B

Updated $Values

34.50

35.50 34.00 36.00 35.50 39.25 34.25 35.00 34.00 38.50 37.00 37.50 40.25 36.50 35.75 39.50 35.75 38.50 34.75 38.00 34.00 34.75 36.00 37.50 39.00 39.50 33.75 36.75 37.75 41.00 34.00 35.25 32.50 32.75 35.00 35.50 37.00 34.00 36.50 34.00 38.50 36.50 36.25 37.00 36.00 39.00 35.00 36.00

Scrotal

Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Final Answer Answer 64A Shear Force Shear Force Mainline Mainline Mainline Mainline Hoover Dam Hoover Dam Hoover Dam New Day 454 New Day 454 New Day 454 New Day 454 New Day 454 Protégé Protégé SVF Protégé W237 SVF Protégé W237 Protégé War Party War Party War Party War Party Ironstone Ironstone Ironstone Ironstone Program Program

Program Predominant Impression 583B Conn. Tobin 677E Connealy 4624 ELG N. Wind W136 ELG Total W585 ELG Total W585 ELG Total W585 ELG Total W585

87 90 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Sire

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 24 35 36 37 38 44 45 46 51 52 53 54 55 62 63 64 66 67 71 72 73 74 80 81 82 83 85 86

Lot

Nagurski 109P KM Traveler 60A Bennett Performer Boo Boo SVF Walker 52M 2V1 Retail Product National 536 In Focus Bando 0699

Bud 105L In Focus New Design 974 Connealy 5398 Analyst New Design 103 New Design 974 Connealy 5398 In Focus Nagurski 79R New Design 974 New Standard In Focus 1I2 2V1 6807 90D Final Answer Shear Force 2V1 R50 Fullback Mile High Pendleton Predestined Foresight New Design 180N New Design 974 Nagurski 79R Boo Boo Analyst New Design S309 Dusty L66 Extra H6 Fullback Cherokee Canyon 2V1 R50 Retail Product

Dam's Sire

No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No

No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No

For hfrs?

81 76 75 70 85 91 82 88 76 85

80 86 76 62 80 85 61 83 74 74 83 78 87 81 79 59 74 78 81 85 86 76 87 89 68 84 80 87 85 75 83 80 88 85 80 78

Act BW

668 638 723 664 684 705 717 707 637 638

756 705 668 659 656 633 626 674 662 676 674 635 643 690 666 621 761 733 727 688 654 780 760 721 685 654 712 689 674 655 729 672 676 643 742 676

Adj 205

1182 1225 1374 1169 1269 1262 1369 1299 1220 1138

1297 1324 1231 1203 1278 1229 1124 1235 1169 1307 1301 1151 1235 1280 1088 1137 1296 1494 1341 1249 1257 1416 1357 1378 1222 1311 1344 1235 1280 1181 1270 1281 1247 1146 1329 1284

Adj 365

113 111

108 111

109

47 39 46 37 41 49 40 41 39 36

42 52 47 45 43 47 40 46 43 48 43

-0.6 -1.0 -0.2 -1.1 -2.0 0.1 -0.6 1.7 -0.3 -0.6 -1.0

110

-0.5 -0.7 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 2.1 -0.9 0.9 -3.0 -0.7

35 37 35 31 50 43 47 43 39 52 52 44

-2.0 -3.0 -3.0 -5.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 -0.4 0.2 -1.0 0.3 -0.3

111

113 108 109

116 117

44 41 32 38 37 31 35 35 35 41 37

EPDs WW

-2.0 -2.0 -4.0 -4.0 -2.0 -2.0 -6.0 -0.5 -2.0 -3.0 -2.0

BW

117 119 117

CED

97 88 104 73 90 92 90 86 83 77

99 108 96 103 96 88 87 87 80 101 99

88 86 79 74 99 104 103 87 92 112 105 98

91 91 73 87 88 79 80 88 86 90 87

YR

Spring Valley, LTD A+PLUSBalancer Bull Supplement Data updated from the American Gelbvieh Association

17 21 20 25 15 18 21 19 18 19

22 18 22 20 22 17 20 18 16 20 20

14 24 22 23 22 21 24 19 23 22 21 20

20 20 23 18 18 19 21 17 20 13 15

Milk

14.3 14.2 16.2 16.6 11.8 15.4 16.1 13.1 12.0 12.7

6.00 4.31 5.01 3.73 4.82 3.58 4.06 3.44 3.82 3.68

3.49 4.86 4.70 3.00 5.11 3.92 3.44 5.74 3.57 3.49 4.49 OUT 12.4 5.19 13.6 5.78 15.3 4.96 15.8 4.41 14.5 4.33 14.7 3.66 15.5 5.65 15.0 3.92 13.5 5.10 15.6 5.17 14.8 4.71 15.6 3.28 OUT 14.5 5.57 14.8 4.40 14.7 4.94 16.0 4.96 13.8 4.70 16.7 4.78 16.1 3.84 14.3 3.63 14.7 4.49 15.4 4.69 14.8 3.23

15.6 13.9 13.1 14.2 13.4 13.2 15.2 12.6 12.9 15.1 13.4

0.22 0.24 0.40 0.18 0.27 0.24 0.26 0.23 0.20 0.25

0.18 0.31 0.22 0.33 0.22 0.13 0.20 0.18 0.22 0.17 0.29

0.25 0.23 0.21 0.20 0.23 0.28 0.39 0.37 0.29 0.34 0.49 0.19

0.23 0.46 0.28 0.31 0.29 0.26 0.22 0.27 0.22 0.22 0.19

Adj Ultrasound Data REA %IMF Rib Fat

37.48 35.63 45.92 38.50 41.62 31.24 28.08

34.79 23.79

41.35 45.17 30.23 43.84 34.71 35.24

45.36

42.14 43.49

34.06

40.04 37.06 32.78 40.54

29.56 30.82 33.95 37.75 30.82 33.63

Carcass Value

45.08 36.21 45.34 18.62 34.06 25.58 32.42 24.67 23.52 17.35

44.42 45.34 32.32 45.46 37.32 21.86 31.91 23.70 23.44 38.80 44.81

42.46 28.87 39.23 30.09 32.96 50.50 42.69 24.28 35.45 43.43 40.78 39.77

23.82 31.57 20.32 39.13 36.07 32.89 23.11 40.53 45.55 32.27 33.41

Feedlot Merit

39.00 36.00 37.50 35.50 38.00 40.00 36.00 37.75 37.50 36.75

36.00 37.00 34.25 35.00 32.25 35.50 38.25 38.00 38.25 35.50 40.00

38.50 38.50 37.00 37.50 36.25 37.75 35.75 38.50 35.50 37.25 37.50 35.25

38.50 41.25 40.50 38.25 37.00 36.00 37.25 36.50 37.50 34.50 37.00

Scrotal

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