Arrow Brand Genetics Annual Bull Sale

Cattlemen:

Welcome to the annual Arrow Brand Genetics Production Sale. The auction sale will be held at the farm southwest of Maddock, ND. The sale will be auctioned by Dustin Carter. Additionally, live online bidding will be available on DV Auction. There will be a complimentary beef dinner served on sale day.

This year’s offering will include a group of two yr old Angus bulls and a group of yearling Angus bulls. The two yr old bulls will be auctioned in catalog order. The yearling bulls listed in the catalog will be offered private treaty beginning on Sale Day, April 28th. There will be bulls sired by Wall Street, Tahoe, S Architect, Fair n Square and others. There will be 20-25 bulls that are suitable for use on heifers. The bulls will be sorted into small groups for ease of viewing on sale day.

This sale book contains a Pedigree, EPD’s, Dollar Values and Individual Measurements for all bulls offered. A three generation pedigree is listed for each bull. There are Production and Maternal EPD’s listed for each bull. Additionally, Dollar Values are listed for each bull.

The EPD’s, Dollar Values and the Individual Measures can be used along with your visual evaluation to select a bull.

All bulls have satisfactorily passed a complete Breeding Soundness Exam. An insert containing each bull’s scrotal circumference will be available sale day. The bulls are guaranteed for the first breeding season. We will stand behind the bulls 100% and we will treat you as we would wish to be treated.

Justin Green, Arrow Brand Genetics

ARROW BRAND GENETICS

April 28, 2024 / 1:00 PM CST

ANNUAL BULL SALE / AT THE FARM, SOUTHWEST OF MADDOCK, ND

Offering 20 Two-Year-Old and 20 Yearling Angus Bulls

View sale information and bid online at DVAuction.com

Call to discuss the offering today, Justin Green 701-350-063

AUCTIONEER

Dustin Carter, Auctioneer

SALE DAY PHONE

Justin Green, Arrow Brand Genetics

RINGMEN

Vern Frey, Ringman

Logan Hoffman, Ringman ............................

ONLINE BIDDING

712-898-9972

701-350-0633

701-721-0344

701-388-2618

Online bidding is available through DVAuctions, please register for a buyers number prior to the sale. View the sale and videos of the cattle at, https://www.dvauction.com/events/206475

PHONE AND MAIL BIDS

Anyone unable to attend the sale can place mail bids with Justin Green or Vern Frey. Phone bidding will be available sale day by contacting Justin Green, Vern Frey or Dustin Carter.

LUNCH

A complimentary beef lunch will be provided on sale day from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm.

PRE-SALE INSPECTION

All bulls are available for viewing at the farm southwest of Maddock. The bulls will be sorted into small groups for viewing on sale day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over information listed in this sale book.

SALE ORDER

All bulls will sell in catalog order.

HEALTH

All bulls are part of a complete calf-hood and yearling vaccination program. Health papers and brand releases will be available for interstate shipment.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The terms of the sale are cash. Settlement should be made the day of the sale to Justin Green (dba Arrow Brand Genetics). The bulls sell in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the American Angus Assoc.

LIABILITY

The Green Family (dba Arrow Brand Genetics) assumes no liability for accidents at the sale.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Holiday Inn Express, Devils Lake ......................

701-665-3200

A block has been reserved, please mention Arrow Brand Genetics.

DELIVERY

Free delivery in North Dakota will be provided on all sale bulls. A discount of $50 per bull will be made to buyers who haul their bull(s) sale day. All buyers should provide delivery instructions when settling up on sale day. Upon request, a copy of the breeding soundness exam will be provided and registration papers will be transferred.

EPD COMPARISON AND AVERAGE DATA

Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to progeny of other animals in the database. EPD’s are expressed in units of measure for each trait.

For Example:

Weaning Weight EPD (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

• Bull A WW EPD: +50

• Bull B WW EPD: +60

A producer can expect Bull B to sire calves that weigh 10 lbs more at weaning than Bull A – assuming that the bulls are exposed to similar cows, similar environment, and similar management.

EPD’s are a very good tool to use in bull selection.

The American Angus Association strongly encourages breeders and users of Angus genetics to use EPD’s as the genetic improvement tool of choice. EPD’s account for all the available information on an animal – individual measures, progeny data, pedigree and genomic result.

Average EPD of Angus Association Non-Parent Bulls

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1.263112266357

Average EPD of Arrow Brand Genetics Sale Bulls

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1.861107267253

$M is the Maternal Weaned Calf Value. It is an index expressed in $/hd. It predicts differences in profitability due to genetics from cception to weaning. The EPD’s used to generate this index are: CED, CEM, WW, Milk, HP, Doc, MW, Claw and Angle.

$W is the Weaned Calf Value. It is an index expressed in $/hd. It predicts differences in profitability due to genetics from birth to weaning. The EPD’s used to generate this index are: BW, WW, Milk and MW.

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DOB: 3/8/22 / REG#: 20611492 / Freeze Brand: 2414

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TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS

BULL HEALTH

• Calfhood vaccinations (clostridial and pinkeye)

• Pre-weaning vaccinations (clostridial, viral, somnus and pasteurella)

• Weaning vaccinations (viral booster, somnus booster, Pasteurella booster, de-worm/de-lice)

• Re-poured with Clean-up II in late February

• Spring hoof rot vaccination and booster

• Spring viral+VL5 vaccination and re-poured

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Act.BWAdj.205WTCEDBWWWYWMilk$M$W 8265932.258101216646

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Hoover Dam

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COW HERD MANAGEMENT

All of the females at our farm, both our commercial cows and our registered cows, have been managed in the following manner:

• Replacement heifer brucellosis vaccination

• Viral+VL5 vaccination and annual booster

• Annual De-worm and De-lice

• Annual Scour-Bos vaccination

• Annual mature cow Johne’s Testing

• Mature females received a maintenance ration with an NEg of 38 Mcal/lb (9% CP)

ARROW Bronc 2008

Barstow Bankroll B73

Aa Bankroll Traction 9017

BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAM

The bulls have all satisfactorily passed a breeding soundness exam. The exams were performed by Jesse Vollmer in accordance with Society of Theriogenology guidelines. Individual exam reports are available to all buyers and include the following:

• Scrotal Circumference

• Motility and Morphology Analysis

• Palpation, Extension and Visual Analysis

The bulls are guaranteed for the first breeding season. We will stand behind the bulls 100% and we will treat you as we would wish to be treated.

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YEARLING BULLS

BULL DEVELOPMENT

All bulls were raised on mother’s milk and grass. The bulls were all weaned in December. The weaning weights were also taken in December. The bulls were developed in the following manner after weaning:

• TMR ration consisting of ground hay, silage, bean screenings, corn screenings and mineral

• January: NEg 52 Mcal/lb (12% CP)

• February-April: NEg 48 Mcal/lb (11% CP)

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L A Beauty 861

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Chair Rock 5050 G A R 8086

V A R Legend 5019

L A Beauty 861

S A V Recharge 3436

S A V Madame Pride 0075

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

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ARROW Fair n Square 3337

DOB: 4/28/23 / REG#: 20916619 / Freeze Brand: 3337

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Connealy Thunder

Myers Miss Beauty M476

Barstow Cash

Barstow Miss Dianna Z25

Nelsons

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L A Blackbird 707

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

ARROW Fair n Square 3152

Woodhill Blueprint

Myers Fair-N-Square M39

Myers Miss Beauty M136 19418329

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Connealy Confidence Plu

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Connealy Thunder

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

Myers Fair-N-Square M39 - Reference Sire

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

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Myers Fair-N-Square M39

Myers Miss Beauty M136 19418329

AA Recharge Pride 6139

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Connealy Confidence Plu

Woodhill Evergreen Z291-B233

Connealy Thunder

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Selling by Private Treaty: $3,000

Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Interim EPDs may appear on young animals when their performance has yet to be incorporated into the American Angus Association National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) procedures. This EPD will be preceded by an “I”, and may or may not include the animal’s own performance record for a particular trait, depending on its availability, appropriate contemporary grouping, or data edits needed for NCE.

Accuracy (ACC), is the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. Accuracy will range from 0 to 1 with an accuracy closer to 1.0 indicating higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the amount of information that is included in the analysis including individual genotype and performance records as well as number of progeny and ancestral records.

PRODUCTION

Calving Ease Direct (CED), expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.

Birth Weight (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Weaning Weight (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Yearling Weight (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), feed efficiency expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for post-weaning gain in future progeny compared to that of other sires, given a constant amount of feed consumed.

Dry Matter Intake (DMI), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of difference in transmitting ability for feed intake during the post-weaning phase, compared to that of other sires.

Yearling Height (YH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height compared to that of other sires.

Scrotal Circumference (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting scrotal size compared to that of other sires.

MANAGEMENT

Claw Set (Claw), expressed in units of claw-set score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with more symmetrical, even and appropriately spaced toes compared to another sire.

Foot Angle (Angle), expressed in units of foot-angle score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with an angle closer to 45 degrees at the pastern and appropriate toe length and heel depth compared to another sire.

Docility (DOC), expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility in a sire’s offspring compared to another sire.

Pulmonary Arterial Pressure EPD (PAP), expressed in millimeters of Mercury (mmHg), with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire should produce progeny with a lower PAP score to decrease the risk of progeny contracting high altitude disease most commonly experienced at 5,500 ft or greater in elevation.

Hair Shed EPD (HS), expressed in units of hair shed score, with a lower EPD being more favorable. This indicates a sire should produce progeny who shed their winter coat earlier in the spring and has improved environmental adaptability in heat stressed areas and grazing endophyte-infected (hot) fescue.

MATERNAL

Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool 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, and the EPD is reported in percentage units.

Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), 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.

Maternal Milk (Milk), expressed in pounds of calf weaned, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability in his daughters. In other words, it is the part of the calf’s weaning weight attributes to milk and mothering ability.

Mature Weight (MW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires.

Mature Height (MH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires.

CARCASS

Carcass Weight (CW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Marbling (Marb), expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Ribeye Area (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Fat Thickness EPD (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

$VALUE INDEXES

$Value Indexes, expressed in dollars per head, are multi-trait selection indexes where a higher value suggests more profit. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires if sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning by decreasing mature cow size and improving docility, foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.

Weaned Calf Value ($W), expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny pre-weaning performance from birth to weaning.

Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar savings per cow per year with a larger value being more favorable. It assesses differences in cow energy requirements, due to maternal milk and mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning feedlot merit (growth and feed efficiency) compared to progeny of other sires assuming producers retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell on a carcass-weight basis.

Grid Value ($G), expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.

Beef Value ($B), expressed in dollars per carcass, represents the expected average differences in the progeny post-weaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot and sell on a carcass merit grid.

Combined Value ($C), expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($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 where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.

American Angus Association $Value Indexes

Dollar value indexes, or $Values, are a tool used to select for several traits at once based on a specific breeding objective. An economic index approach takes into account genetic and economic values as well as the relationships between traits to select for profit.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), an index expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning. $M is built off of a self-replacing herd model where commercial cattlemen replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% in subsequent generations. Remaining cull females and all male progeny are sold as feeder calves. Increased selection pressure on $M aims to decrease overall mature cow size and improve foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), an index expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning. $M is built off of a self-replacing herd model where commercial cattlemen replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% in subsequent generations. Remaining cull females and all male progeny are sold as feeder calves. Increased selection pressure on $M aims to decrease overall mature cow size and improve foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.

Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny preweaning performance from birth to weaning. $W assumes that producers retain 20% of their female progeny for replacements and sell the rest of their cull female and male progeny as feeder calves. Over time, increased selection pressure on $W will increase weaning and maternal milk traits while also continuing to increase mature cow size.

Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny preweaning performance from birth to weaning. $W assumes that producers retain 20% of their female progeny for replacements and sell the rest of their cull female and male progeny as feeder calves. Over time, increased selection pressure on $W will increase weaning and maternal milk traits while also continuing to increase mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), an index expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning merit compared to progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes commercial producers will retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell fed cattle on a carcass weight basis with no considerations of premiums or discounts for quality and yield grade.

Feedlot Value ($F), an index expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning merit compared to progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes commercial producers will retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell fed cattle on a carcass weight basis with no considerations of premiums or discounts for quality and yield grade.

Grid Value ($G), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.

Grid Value ($G), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.

Beef Value ($B), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, facilitates simultaneous multi-trait genetic selection for feedlot and carcass merit. $B represents the expected average differences in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a quality-based carcass grid.

Beef Value ($B), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, facilitates simultaneous multi-trait genetic selection for feedlot and carcass merit. $B represents the expected average differences in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a quality-based carcass grid.

Combined Value ($C), an index expressed in dollars per head, includes all traits that make up both $M and $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 where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and eventually sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.

Combined Value ($C), an index expressed in dollars per head, includes all traits that make up both $M and $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 where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and eventually sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.

Driving the science of better breeding

There’s little room for error in the cattle business. Producers need the most advanced information to make smart selection decisions, and Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) provides it through genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs).

GE-EPDs have become the industry standard for herd improvement, building on decades of science-backed genetic evaluation tools originated and maintained through the American Angus Association®, home to the largest and ever-growing single-breed beef cattle database.

EPDs that traditionally contained all pedigree, performance and progeny information now also include results from available genomic, or DNA, tests. Breeders who use genomic technology give buyers access to AGI-generated GE-EPDs that provide:

Increased predictability and decreased risk for young and unproven animals due to enhanced accuracy of EPDs

Better characterization of genetics for difficult-to-measure performance traits (such as carcass traits, maternal traits and feed efficiency)

The ability to make more rapid progress for traits that are important to you, due to:

·  more accurate selection

·  easier identification of genetic outliers

·  the ability to propagate young animals with confidence earlier in their lives

In fact, GE-EPDs on unproven animals have the same amount of accuracy as if they have recorded an average of 15 progeny, depending on the trait. That’s valuable insight, offered regularly through the breed’s weekly national cattle evaluation.

How do you know if EPDs are genomic-enhanced?

Ask your breeder, refer to the registration paper, or look for the AGI GE-EPD logo, Angus GS TM powered by partner Neogen or the HD50k by partner Zoetis. These images indicate animals for which genomic testing has been conducted and incorporated by AGI into GE-EPDs www.angus.org