Welcome!
We welcome you to our 38th Annual Superior Genetics Production Sale. Many things have changed since the first Lyons Ranch sale, but our commitment to raising high quality Angus cattle, and the enjoyment and gratitude we feel working with you has not wavered.
We expect our cattle to perform and make a positive impact within your herd and on your bottom line. Our goal for you is the same as we want ourselves: cattle with the most profitability and fewest problems possible. Every animal is the result of our attention to fertility, fleshing ability, performance, calving ease and carcass traits inherent to the Angus breed. We do not breed for one or two numbers on paper -- we want balanced genetics that will continue to serve you and your goals.
In addition to the bulls, we have a special feature – 40 of our own fall bred commercial Angus heifers, selling without papers. Our focus has always been with the commercial cattle producer in mind, and we have had many requests for Lyons bred females. We will sell the bred heifers in groups of three to five head, depending on how they sort up closer to sale time.
If it works for you the day before the sale, Sunday afternoon, March 1st after 3 p.m., all sale cattle will be on display in the order they will sell. This is a time to go through the offering and ask us any questions. We will have BBQ to eat and get you home in good time for the sale the next day. Let us know if you need help with hotels in and around Manhattan.
On Sale Day, Monday, March 2nd, the cattle will be penned and ready by 9:30 a.m. Our neighbors from the McDowell Creek Community will begin serving CAB burgers at 11 a.m. The sale will start at 12:30 p.m. CST.
We thank you for your time and interest in our cattle. We hope you can be with us on sale day -- if not in person, please register and participate on DVAuction.com.
Please reach out and contact us anytime. It’s our goal to be Your Source for Superior Genetics. See you soon!
The Crew at Lyons Ranch
Jan & Frank
Karl & Amy
Trey & Bailey
Tanner, Shelby, Sadie & Tate
Monday,
March 2nd • 2026 • 12:30 pm (CST)
At the Ranch - 2481 McDowell Creek Spur - Manhattan, Kansas
Sale Day Phones
Karl................................785-499-2945
Amy................................785-499-2944
Trey.................................785-499-3048
Jan.........................785-532-8500
Frank......................785-532-8300
Bailey.....................785-561-0741
Auctioneer
Lynn Langvardt, JC and Clay Center Livestock Sales Inc............785-761-5813
Ring Staff
Jeff Mafi, Angus Journal.................................................................816-344-4266
Stephen Russell, Kansas Stockman............................................785-458-2650
Guy Peverley, The Stock Exchange ............................................785-761-5813
Doug Paul, DP Sales ...................................................................405-820-3982
Jason Ronsse, DV Auction .................. .....785-410-3282
DV Auction Customer Service..................................................... 402-649-7946
Location
Lyons Ranch Headquarters
2481 McDowell Creek Spur, Manhattan, Kansas, 66502
Located 7.5 miles north of 1-70 at Exit 307, McDowell Creek Road. Or 3 miles south of Manhattan at McDowell Creek Road/County Road 901.
Lot Numbers
Catalog lot numbers correspond to ear tags. All bulls are freeze branded for permanent, individual ID number on left side, and with our 4-L Lyons Ranch Brand on right hip. Bulls will not sell in catalog order. Sale order will be announced the weekend before the sale. Heifers are not freeze branded and will be ear tagged with lot numbers.
Semen Check & Herd Health
Herd health protocol overseen by Dr. Robert Haynes DVM, Town and Country Vet Hospital, Junction City, Kansas. Calves receive Inforce 3, Autogenous Pinkeye, UltraChoice 7 Blackleg, Bovishield Gold One Shot, Dectomax. All animals negative for BVD-PI.
Heifers and cows receive UltraChoice 7, Preg Guard Gold FP 10, StayBred VL5, Valbazen, Dectomax, Long Range. Heifers ultrasound pregnancy checked prior to sale by Dr. Joel Anderson DVM, Cross Country Genetics, Westmoreland, Kansas, and given PregGuard Gold FP10 and Dectomax. Heifers are OCV Brucellosis vaccinated and have orange EID buttons. Breeding Soundness Exams on bulls performed by Dr. Tom Taul DVM, KABSU, Manhattan, Kansas, in the weeks prior to sale. Any unsatisfactory or non-breeders do not sell. Bulls receive Dectomax and Express 5 VL5 at semen check.
Breeding Soundness Guarantee
Bulls are semen evaluated and examined. Any unsatisfactory or non-breeders do not sell. Bulls are fully guaranteed for the first 90-day breeding season.
Terms and Conditions
All cattle will sell according to the terms and conditions of the American Angus Association.
Updated Information
Any updates will be available as soon as possible on our website at www.LyonsRanch.com and printed on sale day.
Videos of every lot can be viewed on our web site.
Load Out, Delivery & Discount
Bulls
We will deduct $100 off every bull picked up sale day or the week of the sale. Free delivery on bulls throughout Kansas and surrounding states. We will charge a fee to cover our expenses after April 1.
Bred Heifers
Please plan to pick up females the week of the sale. No discounts for early load out of heifers.
*We will not load any animals until the end of the sale.
Announcements
Announcements made from the auction block will take precedence over information printed in this catalog.
Lunch
Join us for a complimentary box lunch starting at 11 a.m. by our friends and neighbors from the Ashland Community.
Buying Online and Phone Bids
The sale will be broadcast live for viewing and purchase at DVAuction.com. Create an account ahead and apply to bid. Live video on sale day plus pre-recorded video of every lot. Contact Lyons Ranch after the sale for payment and trucking.
If you have any questions, you can contact the DV Auction office for support during the sale or prior at 402-316-5440.
If you cannot be with us on sale day and would like to leave a phone bid or be on the phone, we will have competent and professional assistance.
Any cattle purchased online or on the phone will carry a sight-unseen guarantee.
For General Questions Please Contact Our Office (402) 316-5440 or support@dvauction.com
Understanding the Numbers
A Note about Our Catalog
Our catalog looks different than others you receive. When an animal is registered and DNA tested, the AAA generates more than 40 EPDs and combined trait indexes. We don’t print all those numbers here for simplicity. If you are interested in going deeper into a bull’s pedigree and EPD profile, you can access more information by entering their registration number or name at Angus.org, or get in touch and we will find you the numbers you would like to advance your program.
Think of the parameters and goals you have for your herd before you discount or elevate a young sire. Not every number is pertinent to every herd. Below is an explanation of the numbers in this sale book.
Production & Growth EPDs
CED – Calving Ease Direct EPD is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births that predicts the ease in which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers. A higher CED value equals greater calving ease in first calf heifers.
Milk – Maternal Milk EPD is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk in his daughters in comparison to daughters of other sires.
BW – Birth Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of that sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny in comparison to that of other sires.
WW – Weaning Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of that sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth in comparison to the progeny of other sires.
YW – Yearling Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth in comparison to the progeny of other sires.
CEM – Calving Ease Maternal is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.
HP – Heifer Pregnancy is a selection tool to predict fertility to increase the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first-calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction. An HP EPD of 15.0 is in the top 20% of Angus sires.
Every bull in the offering has been DNA tested with Angus GS. After the tests were performed, Angus Genetics Incorporated, AGI, shared the results with the American Angus Association, generating genomic-enhanced EPDs. The GE-EPDs in this offering give a number the same accuracy as if the unproven animal had recorded 8 to 33 calves, depending on the trait.
Carcass EPDs
CW – Carcass Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor in the difference in size of the hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
Marb – Marbling EPD expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
REA – Rib Eye Area EPD expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in rib eye area of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
Fat – Fat Thickness EPD expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other siress.
DNA
DNA testing on all bulls performed by AGI, Neogen Angus GS. All bulls are parentage verified and BVD-PI negative.
Potential carriers of the DD (non-lethal) condition have been tested. If a bull is a DD carrier, it is noted as DDC beside his registration number in this catalog. No carriers of the lethal conditions OS, AM, NH or CA sell.
*GE-EPDs in this sale book are as of January 26, 2026
To get the most updated and complete EPDs and 3-generation pedigree on each animal, go to Angus.org. In the search bar, enter the bull’s registration number (located under the bull’s name in this catalog).
The Powered By Angus logo in our sale book means that each bull in the offering is registered and backed by the power of data, programs and pedigrees of the American Angus Association. Each bull’s unique AAA registration number is located directly under the lot number and name in this catalog.
Understanding the Numbers
Index Values
$Value Index EPDs are multi trait selection indices, expressed in dollars per head. Many EPDs and traits are combined to create these individual values. The represent an estimate of how a bull’s future progeny will perform, on average, in comparison to those of other sires.
$M – Maternal Weaned Calf Value predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning. $M assumes that individuals retain their own replacement females. Traits included are as follows: calving ease direct, calving ease maternal, weaning weight, milk, heifer pregnancy, docility, mature cow weight, claw set and foot angle.
$W – Weaned Calf Value predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. The underlying objective being producers will retain 20% of the female progeny as replacements.
$W assumes sale at weaning of the rest of the heifers and all the steers feeder calves. Traits included are birth weight, weaning weight, milk, and mature cow weight.
$B – Beef Value is a terminal index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits. Assumes retained ownership and carcass grid. Traits included in the index are yearling weight, dry-matter intake, marbling, carcass weight, ribeye area and fat.
$C – Combined Value an index, expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($B) with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot.
$C Assumes retained ownership and selling all steers and cull heifers on a quality-based carcass merit grid.
Performance Data
BW
The actual weight of the bull weighed on the day of his birth.
WW
The bull’s weight adjusted to 205 days of age.
Actual WT, SC
12/6 WT – Actual Weight on December 6, 2024. 12/6 SC – Actual Scrotal Circumference on December 6, 2024.
Updated Scrotal Circumferences will be on the BSE veterinary sheet from KABSU and provided prior to the sale.
Within the Lyons Ranch cowherd
Nursing Ratio or NR is the average weaning weight ratio of all the calves that a bull’s dam has raised to weaning. The ratios are only calculated within our herd, therefore, you cannot compare ratios between breeders. We think the NR is an indicator of good mothering and milk, as well as performance.
It takes years to measure the impact of a single cow and know how good she can be. NR helps us to compare and is an indication of how a cow performed next to her sisters in our herd.
The entire Lyons Ranch cowherd is enrolled in MaternalPlus through the American Angus Association. MaternalPlus is a whole herd reporting program requiring the collection and sharing of more data, including disposal and stayability codes. The goal of the program is to identify true fertility and longevity, among other traits.
Reference Sire
Our Craftsman bulls are powerful and fast growing, and they have numbers to match their appearance. These bulls should sire strong replacement females and feeder cattle alike.
Connealy Craftsman was the number one bull for registrations in the Angus breed in 2024 and 2025.
These bulls stack up and their progeny should too.
Lots 1 through 5 are sons of Craftsman.
Connealy Craftsman
Lyons Blackbird 0103 BW:
Sitz Resilient 10208
Lyons Manhattan 6205 Black Cathy of Conanga 8521
Lyons Blackbird 8164
Connealy Craftsman
Lyons Bandolier Lady 0213
Sitz Resilient 10208
Black Cathy of Conanga 8521
Lyons Confidence 6507
Lyons Bandolier Lady 7199
Connealy Craftsman
Lyons Jewell 5146
Sitz Resilient 10208
Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V Black Cathy of Conanga 8521
Lyons Jewell 1173
Connealy Craftsman
Lyons Allison 1313
Black Cathy of Conanga 8521
Sitz Resilient 10208 S A V Rainfall 6846
Lyons Allison 2186
Reference Sire
Iconic himself is a unique blend of phenotypic excellence and outstanding EPDs and indexes. We mated him with some high nursing ratio and good footed cows in our herd. These sons are big and stylish stand outs.
Lots 6 through 11 are sons of Iconic.
DB Iconic G95
Lyons Jewell 0231 BW:
Musgrave 316 Stunner
DB Ms Discovery D13
Lyons Comrade 6218
Lyons Jewell 5146
DB Iconic G95
Lyons Jewell 9114
Musgrave 316 Stunner
DB Ms Discovery D13
Lyons Courage 6265
Lyons Jewell 7196
Musgrave 316 Stunner
DB Ms Discovery D13
Lyons Courage 6265
-A very memorable year -
Jan was awarded the 47th Golden Spur Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to the beef industry. This honor is for an individual who shows iconic commitment to the land, livestock and people. The Ranching Heritage Association, with AQHA, National Cattleman’s Foundation and three other organizations selected Mom. The ceremony was in Lubbock, Texas, the home of the Ranching Heritage Museum. (Definitely worth a visit and your support!) Mom is the first person from Kansas to be presented with the Golden Spur.
Scan the QR Code to view the video
In the spring Frank traveled to Washington, D.C., on a Kansas Honor Flight. The program is set up to show respect and honor to veterans from all branches of the US Military, and the Wamego High School and entire community show so much respect and honor for everyone who has served. Frank served in the US Army; that’s what brought the Lyons family to Kansas in the 1970s. Outstanding students from Wamego High School serve as guides, historians and guardians for the veterans.
Reference Sire
Architect is recognized as a unique, highperformance sire combining calving ease with rapid growth. Known for producing deep-bodied, feminine daughters and stout, fast-gaining sons, he is considered a top-tier breeding sire with strong maternal, Pathfinder-influenced lineage.
Lots 12 through 20 are sons of Architect.
Reference Sire
SQUARE B TRUE NORTH 8052 Reg 19405246
True North cattle are thick and deep bodied, easy fleshing too -- high marbling in a fancy and moderate package. True North has top end $Maternal and energy indexes.
Lots 21 and 22 are sons of True North.
Square B True North 8052
Lyons Bandolier Lady 8129
S A V Rainfall 6846
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Basin Paycheck 5249
Lyons Bandolier Lady 6504
A V Rainfall 6846
Square B True North 8052
Lyons Bandolier Lady 9088
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Werner Flat Top 4136
Lyons Bandolier Lady 6222
Reference Sire
SYDGEN ENHANCE Reg 18170041
SydGen Enhance is a known commodity, and you can’t go wrong adding these genetics to your herd. He is a proven sire, with EPDs of the highest accuracy. He brings frame, pounds and maternal with a Marbling EPD of +1.19.
Enhance is the sire of lots 23 through 31.
SydGen Enhance
Lyons Effie 8160
SydGen Exceed 3223 G A R Ashland SydGen Rita 2618
Lyons Effie 8110
SydGen Enhance Lyons Desi 0160
Exceed 3223 Baldridge Bronc SydGen Rita 2618
Lyons Desi 6286
SydGen Enhance
Lyons Bandolier Lady 0113
SydGen Exceed 3223
SydGen Rita 2618
G A R Starbuck
Lyons Bandolier Lady 8105
BW: 78 BD: 8/24/24 12/04 SC: 38
SydGen Enhance Lyons Bailey 2263
SydGen Exceed 3223
SydGen Rita 2618
Musgrave 316 Exclusive
Lyons Rachel 8006
Reference Sire
These are the first RiseAbove sons we have offered. RiseAbove rates high for many numbers, especially those traits that will keep cows in the herd – $M, good feet, heifer pregnancy.
Lots 32 to 38 are sons of RiseAbove.
Bear Mtn Justify sons have great structural integrity and muscle pattern, and he himself has .92 Marbling EPD. The Justify sons in our offering all pushed their mothers’ nursing ratios up. Justify’s pedigree shows high fertility and good udders.
Lots 57 to 67 are sons of Justify.
Exponential
Reference Sire
POSS RAWHIDE Reg 19416968
Rawhide cattle are easy-keeping, longbodied, deep-ribbed. He is known for passing on nice attitudes and making cows that stay in the herd.
At a year of age, these bulls started really catching your eye and measured great for SC.
Lots 78 through 82 are sired by Rawhide.
Lyons Playbook 0272
Lyons Pride 9029
Lyons Blackbird 7285
CONNEALY COMMERCE
Reg 20132642
Connealy Commerce sons have been well received in our past sales and across the country, and the young cows in our herd are proving themselves too. The numbers and phenotype Commerce brings show up strong in these two sons.
Commerce bulls are lots 92 and 93.
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Eileen 0359
Lyons
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Jewell 0267
Lyons Shelby 9242
Lyons Jewell 7006
Reference Sire
LYONS MOVIN ON 1031 Reg 20453525
Movin On 1031 is a son of Baldridge Movin On G780 and out of our 9242 cow, a beautiful daughter of the Pathfinder sire Werner Flat Top. She has raised 4 calves at 110 nursing ratio. A half brother was the high selling bull in our 2025 sale. 1031 ran with our second calf cows and did a fabulous job. The photo is from our 2023 sale.
Movin On 1031 is the sire of lots 94 to 100.
Lyons Duchess 0219 BW:
Baldridge Movin On G780
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Shelby 9242
Lyons Ashland 8224
Lyons Duchess 8170
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Eileen 0332
Lyons Eileen 7148
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Shelby 0312
Lyons Shelby 9242
Baldridge Movin On G780 G
Lyons Shelby 5122
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Pride 0234
Baldridge Movin On G780
Lyons Shelby 9242
Lyons Comrade 6218
Lyons Pride 9288
Lyons Movin On 1031
Lyons Blackbird 0287 BW: 84 BD: 10/9/24
Baldridge Movin On G780
Lyons Shelby 9242
Lyons Resource 6159
Lyons Blackbird 5170
These two reference sires are are father and son -- U-2 Coalition 206C and S Wrangler 830 are both wide bodied, muscled and moderate. Coaltion was born and raised in Canada and has been used world-wide. We were able to find some semen on these two bulls. Both are lighter calving, high docility cow makers. This photo is of Wrangler doing work.
Exclusive bloodlines have made cattle that are deep and smooth, and clean fronted. We have fancy, fertile daughters with good udders, and used several sons for natural service, including 1083.
Bronc 8271, our natural service sire, has covered many cows -- high fertility, great muscle pattern. He was an easy-calver and very good to handle.
8271’s top side, Baldridge Bronc, is a designated Pathfinder sire. His daughters are some of the nicest uddered, prettiest cows in our herd.
Lots 116 to 122 are sons of Bronc 8271
Lyons Bronc 8271
Lyons Elba 7260
8271
Lyons Blackbird 0183
Lyons Bronc 8271 Lyons Blackbird 9033
Lyons Bronc 4387
Lyons Bronc 8271
Many thanks to Trey and Bailey – they work with us to make Lyons Ranch tick. When the Angus cows allow, they fit in some team roping and ranch rodeos and day help neighbors and friends.
Bailey is also an award-winning western silversmith. As a thank you, we would like to give the top buyer on March 2nd a BA Silver credit towards a custom piece you can design together.
Lyons Bronc 4408
Fall Bred Commercial Heifers LYONS RANCH
We are pleased to offer 40 head of our own home-raised Angus heifers in our sale this year. They have been handled just like our registered replacements but are selling as commercial females in groups of three to five head per lot. They will be sorted after pregnancy check. The bred heifers will be on display on sale day, but will not go through the sale ring.
*AI bred November 28 & 29, 2025, to Connealy Restore 178C.
*Two natural service sire bulls were turned in December 5, 2025.
*Expected calving start date September 6, 2026.
*Ultrasound pregnancy checked by sale time and given PregGuard Gold FP10 and Dectomax.
