Kniebel Cattle Co / Downey Ranch - 2017 Production Sale Catalog

91 Registered, Performance Tested Coming 2-year-old Bulls 

41 DRI Black Angus Bulls

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49 KCC 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls

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1 DRI SimmAngus Bull

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Spring Delivery Available

20 Registered Bred Heifers to calve Spring 2018 

10 KCC Registered 1A Red Angus Heifers

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10 DRI Registered Black Angus Heifers

60 Commercial Bred Heifers to calve Spring 2018 

100% Home raised, true Top-of-our-Herd

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Calve-out Available with our exclusive Live Calf Guarantee!

www.KCattle.com

www.DowneyRanch.com

Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 @ 12:30 CST At the

Downey Ranch Headquarters Wamego, KS & online at DVAuction.com Our famous beef brisket lunch & homemade desserts available at 11:00

DOWNEY RANCH, Inc.

Offering:

91 Coming 2 year old Bulls

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41 Black Angus 49 100% 1A Red Angus 1 Black, Polled SimAngus

20 Registered Red & Black Angus Bred Heifers

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10 100% 1A Red Angus 10 Black Angus

60 Commercial Bred Heifers

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Red Angus, Black Angus & Baldies

Again This Year—Volume Discounts!

If you buy 3 or more lots in this sale, you will receive a discount of $100/lot. A lot is one bull or a group of heifers. Example: Buy 2 bulls and a lot of heifers, get a $300 discount! Buy 10 bulls, get $1000 discount!!

N To Manhattan & K-177 K-177 Exit 313

Wabaunsee

To Wamego

K-18

Wabaunsee Rd. Exit 324

Interstate 70

K-99 To Kansas City About 90 miles

Driving Directions:  From Manhattan—Take K-18 east to mile marker 204, Wabaunsee Rd. Go south 1/4 mile to headquarters on east side of road.  I-70 coming from KC—I-70 west to K-99 exit. Go north to K-18. Go west to mile marker 204, Wabaunsee Rd. Go south 1/4 mile to headquarters on east side of road.  I-70 coming from West—I-70 to Wabaunsee Rd. exit #324. Go north approx. 6 miles to ranch headquarters on east side of road.

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—200 Tuttle Creek Blvd, Manhattan —300 Colorado St. Manhattan

Welcome to our 15th Annual Sale! 15 years is a significant milestone. In some ways, it seems like only yesterday that we made the switch from private treaty sales to a production sale. In other ways, it seems like we’ve been at this forever. When you look back to 2003, there have been many changes. We went from little kids in the house (Laura Carpenter was a toddler!) to fully launched adults, a college kid and a ‘baby’ who’s graduating from high school this year. What hasn’t changed is our mission of bringing you cattle for the long-haul. We’ve never chased trends because what’s today’s latest and greatest can be tomorrow’s disaster. And that disaster can have impacts for years down the road. When breeding for carcass traits became possible, we found not all those bulls came with solid maternal abilities and we had a couple of years of expensive culling to do. Most ranchers return females to the herd, so your seedstock supplier better have your longterm best interests at heart. We pay attention to carcass, but never to the exclusion of practical traits. We have what we consider a unique advantage. With both commercial herds and a feedyard, we can use our own genetics and make sure the breeding choices we make are working in both venues. Some of the newer EPD’s for non-carcass traits are a great start, but until we have more data input they are not stellar. That is why we use the star system on our bull tiles, to let you know what we have truly seen in the

cow families. Our goal is optimize production, not maximize it. The biggest difference between those two terms is cost of production and longevity of the cowherd. We won’t have the most milk, or the most growth, but we strive to have a balance of all traits and require no pampering. Optimum, not maximum. The proof is found in our base—our valued friends and customers. An astounding 80% of our business each year is with repeat customers. Some of those customers come from literally right across the fence. It means you’re recognizing the benefits our disciplined and very deliberate program brings to your bottom line. It means you appreciate our no funny stuff approach to everything we do. And it means you know you’re always treated with honesty & integrity. We are so appreciative of our families for all they put up with and do. Long hours, tough work, special favors, and unfailing support. Our parents & non-ranching siblings also pitch in and help us pull this off every year. We couldn’t do it without ALL of them. We love you all. The best part of being involved in the registered business has been the wonderful folks that we get to meet every day. The older we get, the more it becomes apparent that people enrich your life more than possessions, hands down. Thank you all for making the last 15 years so memorable and we look forward to many more years of doing business with FRIENDS.

Thank you! Kevin & Mary Kevin & Mary AnnAnn Kniebel Kniebel

-Joe Carpenter & Barb Downey

Chuck & Kim Kniebel 2010 BIF Commercial Producer of the Year 2008 BIF Commercial Producer of of thethe Year 2008 BIF Commercial Producer Year

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The Star System

On all our bulls, we put a box of stars at the bottom. This lets us take multiple EPDs along with what we know about the cow families and the conditions of that production year and summarize it all for you. In other words, if they’re a 4 star Calving sire, we know that the shape of that bull, his data & pedigree and his mother’s history all combine to make him one we wouldn’t hesitate to use on heifers. 3 stars means we’d use him on heifers UNDER SUPERVISION. Does this mean one star is a cow-killer? Absolutely not. We would NEVER sell anything we would not use in our own herds. PERIOD. One star calving ease means use on mature cows without a history of problems. For females, we’re taking longevity, udder structure, fertility under range conditions, mature size, fleshing ability, etc into account. That a bull gets 3 stars means he probably has a young dam. Carcass & growth follow the same principles.

Actual Performance vs. EPDs

EPDs take into account performance & ancestry of many individuals across different production systems, climates, herds, etc. instead of just one individual’s performance in one herd in one set of circumstances in that particular year. Therefore, we consider EPDs a better indicator of that animal’s genetic abilities than actual performance. When we take weights, measure scrotals or scan for carcass traits, we have some bulls who are older than the average by quite a bit, and some that are younger. The breed associations take that data and adjust it using many variables and come up with a standardized number so that bulls can be compared on a more even footing. For example, what would this bull have weighed at 1 year old (365 days) given that he weighed 1325 when he was 400 days old coming off test. This tends to overcompensate younger bulls and penalize older bulls, especially in a herd’s comprised of earlier maturing cattle. This is why we recommend you look at EPD’s over actual performance. That is also why an older bull with an 1150 lb actual yearling weight might have a 1050 lb adjusted YW yet a higher YW EPD than a younger bull with a heavier ADJUSTED YW. Clear as mud?

Back by popular demand: Bulls Will Sell in Catalog Order!!!! In order to make life easier for you, we are going to sell bulls in the same order they’re printed in the catalog. Please do not read anything into the sale order itself. The order is dependent on who would pen with whom (and not fight!) and how the bulls fit on a page with any available pictures. It is not meant to imply that any one bull is better than another!

We are pleased to again broadcast the Kniebel Cattle Co. and Downey Ranch, Inc. Production Sale “live” over the Internet. AGAIN THIS YEAR: Proxy Bidding Available. This means you can put in your maximum bid ahead of the sale at your convenience. Then on sale day, the computer bids for you. NO ONE, not even DVAuction, knows what that your max is. If something happens to your connection or you can’t be in front of the computer, your bidding still gets done for you. Example—You put in a proxy for $5000 on Lot 12. An opposing bidder drops out at $3700. You own Lot 12 for $3800. First Time Users: 1. Visit the DVAuction web site at www.dvauction.com 2. Click on the “Create New Account” link at the top of the page. 3. Complete Registration and Apply to bid at the Kniebel and Downey Production Sale. 4. DVAuction will contact your bank to verify information. 5. DVAuction will then contact you to let you know you’ve been approved to bid and buy at the sale live from your computer at home. After the sale: We will contact you to arrange payment and delivery. Alternately, you are welcome to call us. Note: You must have high speed internet access (DSL, T-1, or Broadband) to be able to bid during the sale. Any questions: Contact Tami with DVAuction at (308) 870-3661 or e-mail: tmcintosh@dvauction.com Or call DVAuction’s main office at (402)316-5460. We recommend that you register by Nov. 1 for on-line bidding. Every attempt will be made to complete your application even if it is on sale day. Questions? Call us or DV Auction for more information.

Not comfortable with the internet or afraid you’ll be busy in the field? We have purchased many bulls for customers sight-unseen and got them for less than the prearranged limit with 100% satisfaction. We’ll discuss your needs, figure out the best purchasing system and match up the bulls that will suit you best. Just visit with us before the sale and we’ll work together to find the best option for you. At the end of the day, we’re not happy until you’re happy.

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20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls The Summer of Pinkeye Like many in our area, we had a breakout of pinkeye like we’d never seen before in 2016, when these bulls were calves. This was a new kind of pinkeye for which there was no commercial vaccine; we had to have one made from cultures. This outbreak affected cows & calves and as a result, you’ll see reduced weaning weights. You’ll also notice a couple of spots, but those bulls see fine and are guaranteed.

they’ll be on the website and also on a supplement sheet. The same is true for the registered heifers.

conception rates were really good. As more progeny matured, his numbers got better & better. Now he’s top 10% for WW & YW. Top 15% Heifer Pregnancy. Top 15% & 30% for REA and marbling. Finally, top 10% for $Wean, $Grid, & top 5% for $Beef.

Genomics can significantly change EPDs, so don’t be surprised when they do. We believe they’re a valuable piece of the puzzle, but are certainly not the whole story. Some of the markers seem to hurt the older pedigrees you’ll find their EPDs really go down when the genomics come in. I have made some comments about those bulls in their tiles.

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Why So Many Super Bowl Sons?

There was a hold-up at the lab on 7 samples (one which we had to retake). At press-time, not all the GE-EPDs were available and you’ll see that noted in red on the affected bulls. When available,

The answer is two-fold. We loved DRI Super Bowl Z115, love his mom, and love the progeny. They’re moderate, but with lots of muscle hung on super-sound structures. We collected semen & he was a great producer. Then we discovered the

When illness dictated we had to make some spur-of-the-moment breeding decisions in 2015, we knew we had a can’t -miss bull and bred a whole bunch of cows to him, a really smart move on our part. He’s that good.

Jones Family Angus (JFA) Last but not least, Spencer Jones has 2 bulls in the sale. Spencer has joined the team at DRI, and you’ll find more about him on p. 16.

Lot # 1 Calved:

DRI Bruiser D003

2/4/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Bismarck 5682

AAA# 18880293

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

CED

+11

BW

+0.9

57

+84 YW +139 Year SC +.31 Milk +21

631 1154

S A V Miss Bobbie 7463 S A V Thunderbird 9061

WW

DRI Justine B110 TBird DRI Justine W168 BT A serious heifer bull with the growth to go with it. Ratio’d 108 for marbling at scan with only .15” BF. Genomics back this all up with top 15% calving ease and top 1% growth! Those are practically unheard of growth EPDs, but that’s no misprint—believe me, I double checked! Calving

Carcass

****

Growth

***

Females

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Carcass

$ Values $EN -14.89 $W 83.02

Marb

+.38

Calved:

Fat +.022

2/8/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18880295

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

CED

+8

BW

+0.5

67

+62 YW +102 Year SC +.09 Milk +15

634 1127

S A V Miss Bobbie 7463 DRI Super Bowl Z115

WW

DRI Queen B309 SB DRI W183 Queen Y286 Easy keeping and moderate with carcass punch. Top 15% WW EPD and top 25% YW. Ratio’d 110 & 103 for marbling and REA, and tests in the top 8% for tenderness! Keep some daughters from this fertile line and sell some high premium carcass steers. Used on KCC heifers.

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23.62

DRI Bruiser Bowl D008

S A V Bismarck 5682

Lot 2

$F 107.37 $G

$B 130.60

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Lot # 2

35

CW +44 REA +.33

Lot 1

Data

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

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****

Carcass

36

$ Values

CW +30

$EN

+.60 REA +.71 Fat +.027

$W

Marb

Data

$F $G

4.16 55.07 73.26 39.58

$B 127.78

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 3 Calved:

DRI Scale Crusher D041

2/14/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Bismarck 5682

AAA# 18880299

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

CED

+6

BW

+2.0

71

+59 YW +107 Year SC +1.39 Milk +19

645 1237

S A B Miss Bobbie 7463 Woodhill Foresight

WW

DRI Gammer A112 WF DRI 1483 Gammer 7025 Some of the highest growth in the pen. Keep in mind we NEVER push these bulls hard (longevity, fertility & feet are too important!). While not extreme on calving ease, he’s still very good. Genomically, his fertility backs up his pedigree and he’s top 1% for tenderness. Used on DRI cows. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

****

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Lot # 4 Calved:

Carcass

37.5

$ Values

CW +42

$EN

+.41 REA +.58 Fat +.007

$W

Marb

+1.06 53.57 $F 71.86 $G 30.71 $B 132.20

Lot 3

DRI Super Sure D104

2/22/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18890438

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115 Connealy In Sure 8524

Available Soon!

CED

+4

BW

+2.8

86

+55 YW +102 Year SC +1.20 Milk +29

616 1206

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

WW

DRI Vixon A095 IS DRI Vixon 3260 EXT 109 & 106 for WW & YW. If pounds are important to you, this is sure one to consider. Big, long-bodied cows on the bottom side who are smooth and feminine. When you add in the innate fertility of Super Bowl, you’ve got the right bull. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

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Lot # 5 Calved:

Data

Data

38

Carcass

$ Values

CW +50

$EN -18.89

+.61

$W

REA +.57

$F

Marb

Fat +.029

$G

47.71 63.24 33.97

$B 145.76

DRI Super Star D014

2/9/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880296

Connealy Thunder

+3

BW

+2.1

73

+61 YW +109 Year SC +.57 Milk +29

672 1189

WW

DRI Justine B044 CT DRI Justine Y078 Csm A potential heifer bull (under supervision) with the growth to go with it. Ratio’d 108 for marbling at scan with only .15” BF. Genomics back this all up with top 20% calving ease and top 6% growth. If WW is important to you, note his top 20% WW EPD and top 10% $W. Used on DRI cows. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

****

****

Data

38

Carcass

$ Values

CW +60

$EN -12.90

+.19 REA +.47 Fat +.032 Marb

Calved:

DRI AMC Slide into Home D122

2/24/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

WWSC Slider

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

Lot # 6

Northern Improvement 4480 GF

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Lot 4

$W $F $G

65.39 71.37 11.63

$B 139.43

AAA# 18880305

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

JTM Edition’s Queen 107 Mytty In Focus

CED

+10

BW

-0.5

+51 YW +91 Year SC +1.22 Milk +27 WW

DRI Georgina Y059 MIF DRI Georgina W196 Can Anna used this bull for a little more style and he’s got it along with really good calving ease. Gained on test ratioing 104 and scanned a big REA, rationing 113. Very solid cow, just don’t know as much about his sire, so 3 stars on females.

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

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***

Carcass

76 584 1128 39

$ Values

CW +41

$EN

+.50 REA +.31 Fat +.021

$W

Marb

Data

$F $G

-4.33 59.00 32.40 29.13

$B 108.41

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20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 7 Calved:

JFA Patriot 6002

2/17/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Connealy Captalist 028

AAA# 18775022

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Deer Valley Patriot 3222

CED

+13

BW

+0.0

74

+61 YW +109 Year SC +.61 Milk +33

675 1201

Deer Valley Rita 0274 E&B 1680 Precision 1023

WW

KSU Miss Precision 1023 7164 Miss Emulation K 687 From Jones Family Angus: COMPLETE. 6002 puts together the total package. Growth, muscling, carcass, endproduct merit, bone & foot structure—and a heifer bull at that! His dam is a 10 year old Pathfinder cow for JFA; moderately built with an impeccable udder.

Lot 7

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Lot # 8 Calved:

3/18/2016

Carcass

$ Values

CW +49

$EN -19.32

+.85

$W

REA +.88

$F

Marb

Fat +.010

AAA# 18891480

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Connealy Final Product

+9

DRI Capett X089 FA Here is your all around growth and HEIFER bull. Now for fun, how about scanning with the highest marbling in the pen, a 110 REA ratio, and .25” of BF. Where are the holes you ask? Not on the maternal side. His young dam moved up and calved 2/21/17, and the Gdam is going strong. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Lot # 9

Data

BW +0.2

67

+62 YW +107 Year SC +.74 Milk +25

701 1207

WW

DRI Capett B255 FP

36

Carcass

$ Values

CW +42

$EN -16.09 $W 58.67

Marb

+.72

REA +.53

$F

Fat +.066

$G

67.46 33.31

$B 132.10

DRI Crushing It D028

2/12/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Bismarck 5682

AAA# 18890437

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

+13

Data

BW

-2.1

50

WW

+59

YW +104

668 1201

Year SC

+.78

38

Milk

+21

GDAR Game Day 449

DRI Vixon B121 GD DRI Vixon 3119 Cal Dam has a very old-fashioned pedigree and that hurts this bull’s EPDs. But you can’t argue with how he performed, especially on scan day. He weighed 1228, scanned 110 for marbling and 104 for REA, all with .18” BF. He’s got the maternal pedigree but his calves will still feed very well! GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Available Soon

CED

S A V Miss Bobbie 7463

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Available Soon

CED

DRI Foxy Erica Y079 FA

Lot 9

$G

72.30 58.20 47.38

$B 145.50

Purebred Black Angus Bull

DRI Identify the Answer B067

Calved:

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DRI Finally Identified D368

Ellingson Identity 9104

Lot 8

Data

Carcass

$ Values

CW +38

$EN

+.44 REA +.50 Fat +.006

$W

Marb

$F $G

-9.94 54.25 64.07 31.80

$B 122.34

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 10 Calved:

DRI Super Bowl D260

3/5/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880317

DRI Maximum Design 3131

+9

BW

-0.3

82

+49 YW +95 Year SC +.40 Milk +34

591 1138

WW

DRI Scotch Miss R280 3131 DRI Scotch Miss 2006 AT This 2005 model cow brought in a solid calf who ratio’d 100 at weaning, then gained at 104 to end up at 101 for yearling. His genomics support that and more with top 10% calving ease & BW while still being in the above average for YW. Carcass is strong with top marb, REA & top 10% $Beef. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Lot # 12 Calved:

2/16/2016

$ Values $EN -16.75 $F $G

58.85 56.73 36.44

AAA# 18880298

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

+12

BW

+0.4

63

+51 YW +89 Year SC +.77 Milk +24

654 1120

KP Miss Proven Queen 21 Hunts Calculator 2720

WW

DRI Georgina B080 Cal DRI Georgina Y059 MIF Ever-popular heifer bull with very nice growth. Ratio’d 90 for BW while posting 102 WW and 107 ADG ratio on test. Marbled well too, ratioing 105! Mom delivered her 2nd AI calf this year while Gma is on her 5th. Can’t go wrong with this bull! Used on DRI heifers. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

****

Carcass

39

$ Values

CW +33

$EN

+.36 REA +.22 Fat +.053

$W

Marb

Data

$G

-0.91 54.19 45.19 19.06

$B

98.32

$F

AAA# 18880301

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB Connealy Thunder DRI Nosegay R148 CF Calving ease plus good growth. His genomics suggest he has more punch than he exhibited. High scrotal speaks to his fertility and that of his daughters. High $B says feed the calves and positive $EN says his daughters will be efficient cows. Nice combination that’s hard to find. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

****

Lot # 13

+8

Data

BW +0.1

72

+57 YW +103 Year SC +.76 Milk +16

551 1095

WW

DRI Nosegay A069 CT

Carcass

$ Values

CW +43

$EN

+.39 REA +.49 Fat +.058

$W

Marb

38

$F $G

+5.05 51.25 60.16 21.64

$B 118.08

DRI Featherweight Champ D084

2/19/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Bismarck 5682

AAA# 18880302

Ellingson Identity 9104

+15

BW

-1.8

51

+54 YW +92 Year SC +.34 Milk +23

625 1081

WW

DRI Amber B143 Identity DRI Amber X018 FA Top 2% Calving Ease Direct but still has to 40% WW. So if you’re selling calves, this is a bull who gets them born easy and they still weigh up real nice. Mom & Gma have hit AI every time. GGma has never calved later than 3/19. Maybe that’s why he’s top 10% Heifer Preg. Daughters will get it done! Carcass

***

Growth

***

Females

****

Carcass

Calved:

Data

35

$ Values

CW +31

$EN

+.41 REA +.69 Fat -.021

$W

Marb

Lot # 14

DRI Super Bowl D240

3/3/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

+2.13 62.84 $F 63.77 $G 36.64 $B 127.59

AAA# 18880316

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

CED

S A V Miss Bobbie 7463

Lot 12

GDAR Game Day 449

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

****

$W

$B 148.88

Purebred Black Angus Bull

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Calving

35

Carcass

+.61 REA +.65 Fat +.018

Purebred Black Angus Bull

DRI Super Cell D061

GDAR Game Day 449

Calved:

Data

CW +50 Marb

2/12/2016

Eathington Sub-Zero

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

Calved:

DRI Sub-Zero D025

Connealy Capitalist 028

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Lot # 11

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB K C F Bennett Total

+2

BW +1.8

82

+41 YW +67 Year SC +.67

567 1063

WW

DRI Justine W168 BT DRI Justine 1101 Cal Smaller framed bull whose job is to sire some really good cows. His pedigree is incredibly solid with innate fertility and easy keeping dams (top 3% $EN!). Put him on your bigger cows and you’ll have some daughters that are your best cows years down the road. 125 Marbling!! Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

**

****

Data

Milk

35

+20

Carcass

$ Values

CW +22

$EN +18.64

+.80

$W

REA +.09

$F

Marb

Fat +.079

$G

46.00 25.28 30.98

$B

93.41

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20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 15 Calved:

DRI Counselor D006

2/8/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Connealy Mentor 7374

AAA# 18880294

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Connealy Counselor

CED

+14

BW

-2.7

53

+34 YW +60 Year SC +.72 Milk +28

576 1024

Jaze of Conanga 234 Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V

WW

DRI Justine B267 CCR DRI Justine T028 NPV Females, females, females! Easy calving with high Heifer Pregnancy EPD (top 15%). His young dam and 11 YO Gdam have never missed a calf and have both settled AI EVERY TIME. Maybe your Xbred cows are big enough and could use a shot of maternal traits and fertility. Look no further.

Lot 15 Lot # 16 Calved:

DRI Big Bruiser D015

2/10/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Bismarck 5682

AAA# 18880297

CED

S A V Miss Bobbie 7463 Connealy Thunder DRI Justine T093 USPB Heifer bull under supervision. Genomics brought his calving ease back & changed his EPDs. But used on DRI heifers. The females in this pedigree are top notch too, both settling AI every year. His final EPDs landed him in the top 35% for WW & YW EPDs.

+4

73

+55 YW +96 Year SC +.27 Milk +15

610 1068

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

****

****

36

$ Values

CW +23

$EN

+.17 REA +.51 Fat -.026

$W

Marb

Females

**

****

Lot # 17 Calved:

Data

BW +2.1

Carcass

Growth

***

$G

+8.89 45.37 60.70 24.77

$B

90.21

$F

$EN

+.51 REA +.63 Fat +.006

$W

Marb

3/20/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Available Soon +3

CED

GDAR Game Day 449

DRI Enchantress A245 GDay DRI Enchantress W140 Cal Laura Cate showed his extremely easy keeping dam, and this guy looks like her. Smaller framed, but stout with a 108 marbling ratio, so you’d like to get those carcass premiums. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

**

***

Data

BW +2.2

90

+42 YW +79 Year SC +.16 Milk +33

593 1063

WW

Carcass

36

$ Values

CW +30

$EN

+.45 REA +.40 Fat +.048

$W

Marb

$F $G

-6.33 50.90 42.43 27.17

$B 106.80

DRI Fun & Games D262

3/5/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18890441

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI No Games B153

Available Soon

CED

DRI Justine R123 USPB DRI Alliance 3138

+3

DRI Blackcap 1049 Canyon Ratio’d 101 and gained 3.44 lbs/day on test (designed for 3.0) earning a 102 gain ratio, so he has the go. His solid 2005 dam brought in her 11th calf this fall, rounding out a stellar career of all AI sired calves except the last one. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

***

****

Data

BW +1.4

82

+45 YW +76 Year SC +.89 Milk +23

599 1081

WW

DRI Blackcap R306 3138

10

66.44

AAA# 18881286

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Lot # 18

Lot 18

+3.87 45.66 $F -4.21 $G 39.92

DRI Easily Identified D379

DRI Emma R107 NF

Calved:

37

$ Values

CW +16

$B

DRI Identifier B125

WW

DRI Justine B119 CThunder

Carcass

****

Elllingson Identity 9104

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

S A V Bruiser 9164

Calving

Carcass

Data

Carcass

$ Values

CW +37

$EN

+.18 REA +.66 Fat +.051

$W

Marb

38

$F $G

+1.01 42.80 33.30 16.33

$B 107.64

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 19 Calved:

DRI Resource D138

2/25/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Rito 707 of Ideal 3407 7075

S A V Resource 1441

AAA# pending

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

+1.6

BW

+2.2

85-ET

+55 YW +103 Year SC +.92 Milk +18

587-ET

S A V Blackcap May 4136 G A R US Premium Beef

WW

DRI Justine R123 USPB DRI Justine ND 8011 We came back and flushed this cow because of her fertility. We pulled her out with calf at side, flushed her, rebred her, and she calved before her recip dams did! Almost unheard of! Used on DRI registered cows. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

***

****

Lot # 20 Calved:

Carcass

2/27/2016

$EN

+.26 REA +.77 Fat +.009

$W $F $G

0.29 41.09 62.77 23.66

Lot 19

AAA# 18880308

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

+9

BW

-0.9

77

+45 YW +83 Year SC +.74 Milk +17

627 1169

DRI Georgina R023 USPB Connealy Freightliner

WW

DRI Nosegay R148 CF DRI Nosegay 2191 Cal 2nd high marbling in the pen with an actual %IMF of 5.05 with .19” BF. That means he was grading choice as a lean bull. 99, 106, 103 ratios for BW, WW & YW give you real performance. Great dam with 11 calves. Genomics really hurt EPDs; He had a +59 WW & +100 YW before DNA went in. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

Lot # 21

Data

39

Carcass

$ Values

CW +32

$EN +16.81

+.66

$W

REA +.52

$F

Marb

Fat +.053

$G

48.17 42.73 35.52

$B 115.58

DRI Super Bowl D181

2/28/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880309

DRI Georgina R023 USPB DRI T510 Traveler 4087

If you want to calve easy then bring good WWs (top 15% $W), take a look at this bull. Especially if you have some big, raw-boned cross bred cows, he’ll even out your calves and moderate your females. His positive $EN (getting harder to find) attests to the efficiency he brings to the table. Carcass

***

Growth

***

+9

BW

-0.2

+52 +87 Year SC +1.10 Milk +24 YW

DRI Pride 1011 BW

Females

****

Carcass

Calved:

Data

DRI Super Bowl D146

2/26/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

595 1032 38

$EN

+.60 REA +.62 Fat +.026

$W $F $G

+4.74 62.37 32.25 34.90

$B 135.03

AAA# 18880307

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

+6

BW

+1.0

76

WW

638 1120

Year SC

+56 +89 -.44

Milk

+18

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

72

$ Values

CW +49 Marb

Lot # 22

DRI Super Bowl Z115

CED WW

DRI Pride S282 D4087

Lot 20

GDAR Game Day 449

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

****

39

$B 119.49

Purebred Black Angus Bull

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Calving

1125

$ Values

CW +43 Marb

Data

DRI Bowl Bound D162

GDAR Game Day 449

Calved:

Available Soon

B/R New Frontier 095

DRI Nosegay R159 NF

YW

Mill Brae RT Nosegay 7018 Another high marbling bull, ratioing 119 with top 20% tenderness! And then he ratios 108 at weaning. Born to a beautiful 12 year old cow that’s been very productive, bringing in her 11th calf in Feb. This kind of productivity comes only with long-term selection. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

***

****

Data

35

Carcass

$ Values

CW +30

$EN +10.59

+.49

$W

REA +.33

$F

Marb

Fat +.035

$G

58.59 43.03 29.61

$B 103.17

11

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 23 Calved:

DRI Super Bowl D140

2/25/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880306

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

CED

+4

BW

+1.2

73

+44 +93 Year SC +1.39 Milk +22

541 1144

DRI Georgina R023 USPB B/R New Frontier 095

WW

DRI Emma Z062 NF

YW

DRI Emma 3153 Cal Really stellar dam with all progeny either sale bulls or producing females. Granddam left last year as a 14 year old cow. While his WW wasn’t big, he rolled on test ratioing 125 for gain 101 for YW, so the grow is there. 120 marbling ratio puts him at #3 in the pen. All around sire!

Lot 23 Lot # 24 Calved:

DRI Super Bowl Champ D049

2/15/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880300

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB Connealy Lead On DRI Queen W135 4X13 Rolled it on test, ratioing 101 for YW and 105 for test ADG. Big REA bull with ontarget marbling, making his calves good ones to feed. Solid maternal pedigree with all the cows still in the herd. Good allaround candidate. Growth EPDs and top $EN. That’s an outlier. Used on KCC cows. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

74 572 1153

$EN

+.33 REA +1.03 Fat +.014

$W

2/14/2016

$B 136.35

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18767592

Sitz Upward 307R

+11

BW

-0.1

75

+62 YW +110 Year SC +.10

690 1168

WW

JFA Emma 3178 KSU Miss Direction 7109 From Jones Family Angus: Calving ease AND growth. He combines a unique package that can settle heifers with the growth to not sacrifice performance. A negative BW EPD and 110 YW EPD passes the test for most cattlemen. His dam has moved up to the donor pen for JFA.

12

Carcass

****

Growth

****

Females

****

Milk

39

+23 $ Values

CW +44

$EN -12.30 $W 58.31

+.74 REA +1.05 Fat -.036

Calved:

$F $G

58.28 51.28

$B 139.85

$EN

+.53 REA +.75 Fat -.000

$W

Marb

+0.88 39.12 $F 54.49 $G 39.93 $B 118.65

DRI Super Bowl D236

3/2/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18890440

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Available Soon

CED

Hunts Calculator 2720

-3

DRI Pride R318 3131 Dam has a very old-fashioned pedigree and that hurts this bull’s EPDs. But you can’t argue with how he performed, especially on scan day. He weighed 1228, scanned 110 for marbling and 104 for REA, all with .18” BF. He’s got the maternal pedigree but his calves will still feed very well! GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Lot # 27

Data

BW +4.4

93

+53 YW +95 Year SC +.72

605 1131

WW

DRI Pride T021 Cal

Calved:

39

$ Values

CW +33

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

Data

Carcass Marb

Lot # 25

Milk Carcass

+22 $ Values

CW +42

$EN

+.62 REA +.51 Fat +.027

$W

Marb

37

$F $G

-3.66 38.20 60.72 35.37

$B 140.03

DRI Everywhere D439

5/2/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18880321

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Forever & Ever B040

CED

Deer Valley Rita 0274

****

Woodhill Foresight

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Deer Valley Patriot 3222

****

$F $G

+5.65 56.94 55.75 30.87

JFA Patriot 6003

Connealy Captalist 028

Calving

38

$ Values

CW +47 Marb

Females

***

Data

+58 YW +99 Year SC +1.29 Milk +19

Lot # 26 Calved:

+2

BW +1.9

Carcass

Growth

****

DRI Super Bowl Z115

WW

DRI Queen A159 LO

Carcass

***

GDAR Game Day 449

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Calving

Carcass

Data

CED

DRI Queen Z039 Csm

90

+57

YW +109

658 1192

Year SC +1.27

40

WW

DRI Justine R309 3131 DRI Justine 1066 9449

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

****

****

Data

BW +2.3

DRI Maximum Design 3131

Too young to contemp with the pen, but that doesn’t negate his performance. He’s a heifer bull under supervision who would also bring in the pounds at weaning or yearling. Pretty darn impressive data set all the way around. He is his dam’s last calf, but she’s left lots of daughters in the herd.

+7

Milk

+29

Carcass

$ Values

CW +50

$EN -19.52

+.35

$W

REA +.31

$F

Marb

Fat +.014

$G

51.88 71.93 21.78

$B 132.83

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 28 Calved:

DRI Wise Counsel D238

3/3/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Connealy Mentor 7374

AAA# 18880315

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Connealy Counselor S A V Final Answer 0035 DRI Amber K U106 Mag Big ribeye bull that shows his muscle when you evaluate him. Performed very nicely weaning with a 107 WW ratio while starting with a below average 99 BW ratio. Come easy, wean big—that’s how it’s done folks. All his $Values land him in the top 1/2!

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

78

+56 YW +86 Year SC +.60 Milk +22

632 1120

Carcass

36

$ Values

CW +28

$EN

+.33 REA +.75 Fat -.014

$W

Marb

$F $G

-1.36 56.27 47.95 33.56

$B 112.01

Lot # 29

DRI Insight D175

2/28/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

S A V Brilliance 8077

AAA# 18890439

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

PVF Insight 0129

Available Soon

CED

PVF Missie 790

+0

BW +3.9

SS Traveler 6807 T510

+57 +99 Year SC +1.07 WW

DRI Queenmere 4051 T510

YW

DRI Queenmere 2021 EXT Growth here: 108, 103, 108 for WW, YW & ADG. His 2004 model dam brought in her last of 12 calves this fall. These kinds of cows are the foundation of fertility & profit! Bring in the pounds, keep females AND feed the calves. Pen topping 129 marbling ratio with only .14” BF! GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Lot # 31 Calved:

Data

BW +0.8 WW

DRI Amber X018 FA

Calved:

+8

CED

Jaze of Conanga 234

Milk Carcass

+.36 REA +.82 Fat +.005

$W

Marb

$F $G

639 1162 40

-7.44 42.42 65.16 30.34

$B 148.06

DRI Innovation D224

3/2/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Connealy Impression

AAA# 18880314

CED

MAR Final Kahuna 856

+42 +69 Year SC +1.24 WW

DRI Georgy Girl W180 DRI Georgy Girl R234 Aln Pretty bull with a lot of volume to him. He ratio’d 102 at weaning (above breed average WW EPD), indicating his calves will bring in the pounds. If you decide to feed them, his ultrasound and genomics both say he’s a high marbling kind of bull, ratioing 114! Dam & Gdam still producing well. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

***

****

YW

Milk Carcass

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Woodhill Foresight

38

$ Values $EN

+.82 REA +.23 Fat +.032

$W $G

+9.07 46.92 29.91 41.81

$B

95.90

$F

CED

-8

BW

+6.7

91

+72 YW +123 Year SC +.91 Milk +16

585 1190

DRI Queen Z039 Csm DRI Premium Beef T141

WW

DRI Blackcap W348 T141 DRI Blackcap 3359 Smoked the test, ratioing 144 ADG. Little bit bigger framed (6 at yearling) so this bull would add some punch. Genomics upped his EPDs giving him some of the highest growth in the pen. That kind of growth with only a -$2.74 $EN? Nice. Also GREAT carcass. Top 1% $B! Wouldn’t hesitate to use him on any mature cows. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

***

Lot # 32 Calved:

Carcass

$EN

+.63 REA +.63 Fat +.003

$W

Marb

Data

38

$ Values

CW +61

$F $G

-2.74 45.64 99.97 36.41

$B 179.17

DRI Impressive Magnum D278

3/5/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18880319

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

Mohnen Jilt 787

83 607 1079

AAA# 18880320

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Forever & Ever B040

Data

+25

CW +17 Marb

3/21/2016

Mohnen Impressive 1093 +1

BW +2.6

K C F Bennett Total

DRI Forever More D386

Basin Excitement

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

MAR Innovation 251

Calved:

92

$ Values $EN

Lot # 30

Data

+22

CW +49

Lot 28

O C C Magnitude 805M

+5

BW +1.3

82

+44 +81 Year SC +.52 Milk +28

591 1185

WW

DRI Emma U066 Mag

YW

DRI Emma 4239 T5 Hit it hard on test! He ratio’d 100 at weaning, then gained 108 on test to finish with a 105 YW ratio. He outperformed his contemps at scan time too, with 115 & 105 marbling & REA ratios. Before genomics hit, he was +55 WW and +94 YW. Frustrating. His 2004 Gdam weaned calf #12. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

***

***

Data

Carcass

$ Values

CW +29

$EN

+.60 REA +.28 Fat +.034

$W

Marb

38

$F $G

-3.15 48.69 42.45 33.17

$B 108.84

13

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 33 Calved:

DRI Super Star D090

2/20/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880303

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB Woodhill Foresight DRI Barbara 1194 Cal This boy rolled in on test, ratioing 111 on gain to finish him at 103 YW. Genomics supports and enhances his growth traits. The female side of his pedigree is solid with a 12 & 16 year old cows still active in the herd. Top 15% $Wean, Top 35% $Feeding AND $Beef. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

****

****

Lot # 35 Calved:

71

+57 YW +102 Year SC +1.54

589 1171

Carcass

$ Values $EN

+.41 REA +.56 Fat -.008

$W $F $G

-9.01 60.42 52.80 31.68

$B 123.88

Purebred Black Angus Bull

Elllingson Identity 9104

AAA# 18880318

+4

S Chisum 6175

BW

+2.8

72

+49 YW +86 Year SC +1.58 Milk +32

645 1122

WW

DRI Justine A176 Csm DRI Justine T076 4pt8 Very nice growth and performance, but his old fashioned Gdams really hurt his genomics when the DNA cleared. He dropped 8-10 lbs for both WW & YW. Genomics are good, but they don’t do a very good job on the older genetics. And these cows are still here for a reason; THEY PRODUCE! Carcass

***

Growth

****

Females

****

Carcass

$ Values

CW +31

$EN

+.21 REA +.46 Fat +.023

$W

Marb

$G

-8.42 55.58 45.28 19.95

$B

98.31

$F

CED

+8

BW

+0.4

72

+55 YW +110 Year SC +1.10 Milk +24

532 1142

DRI Georgina R023 USPB S Chisum 6175

WW

DRI Justine Y078 Csm DRI Justine R309 3131 Bull rolled along after weaning (remember, bad pinkeye during summer) and finished up ratioing 101 at yearling. The growth is there—put your faith in the EPDs and genomics. Great females: dam calves early every year and his Gdam left the herd last year at 12. $ Values are HIGH. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

****

Lot # 36 Calved:

Data

35

AAA# 18880312

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

Carcass

$EN

+.23 REA +.56 Fat +.005

$W

2/28/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

AAA# 18881289

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

CED

Boyd New Day 8005

DRI Georgina T022 BND DRI Georgina R023 USPB 97, 101, 105, 102 for BW, WW, YW & Test ADG take him all the right ways. Want more? 106,101, 100 for Marb, REA and BF. Nicely done. But I want females! Alright Paternal dam and Mat GD are flush cows still calving as 12 years, dam is 2007 that brought in her 9th calf (7 sale bulls!). Wow. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Data

BW +2.2

77

+57 YW +97 Year SC +.75 Milk +29

599 1185 38

Carcass

$ Values

CW +44

$EN -13.15

+.44

$W

REA +.69

$F

Marb

Fat +.016

$G

58.58 67.27 31.97

$B 146.18

DRI Big Game Leader D107

2/22/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880304

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

CED

+0

BW

+3.5

85

+55 YW +100 Year SC +1.68

587 1125

DRI Georgina R023 USPB Connealy Lead On

WW

DRI Emma A134 LO DRI Emma U066 Mag Extra shot of good temperament here. SBs are known for it, but on picture day, Joe was scratching him all over. His numbers go all the right way with genomics emphasizing the growth he exhibits. Big-boned & correct, he shows lots of muscle, lots of guts, and lots of nuts.

14

+3

WW

Lot # 37

Lot 37

$F $G

-6.18 55.19 86.95 18.47

$B 158.12

DRI Justine R123 USPB

Calved:

37

$ Values

CW +61 Marb

Data

DRI No Games D172

DRI No Games B153

CED

DRI Emma R107 NF

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Identifier B125

**

+29

CW +44 Marb

38

DRI Check My ID D273

3/5/2016

Calving

Data

BW +2.9

Milk

2/29/2016

DRI Super Bowl Z115 +0

WW

DRI Barbara A296 WF

Calved:

DRI Super Bowl D189

GDAR Game Day 449

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Lot # 34

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

***

***

Milk Carcass

39

+26 $ Values

CW +34

$EN

+.51 REA +.52 Fat +.006

$W

Marb

Data

$F $G

-2.84 54.61 55.86 35.57

$B 113.69

20 Month Old Black Angus Bulls Lot # 38 Calved:

DRI Superior Stuff D184

2/29/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880311

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

+7

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB S A V Bismarck 5682

BW +0.3

76

+59 YW +106 Year SC +1.04

573 1106

WW

DRI Barbara X227 Bis DRI Barbara 1194 Cal Beautiful bull with a stellar dam behind him. We pulled her out and flushed her along with her daughter; that’s how powerful she is. The bull scanned a 117 marbling and a 104 REA making him a carcass prospect too. All with only 1/4” BF.

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Lot # 39 Calved:

Carcass

$ Values

CW +38

$EN -18.11 $W 72.17

Marb

+.42

$F

Fat +.048

$G

72.98 26.64

$B 123.19

DRI Play the Game D408

3/29/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18893033

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI No Games B153

Available Soon

CED

DRI Justine R123 USPB

BW

88

YW

702 1196

Year SC

40

DRI Vixon X048 MIF DRI Vixon U127 Cal Growing son-of-a-gun. If you want to raise some pounds to sell, here’s the bull, regardless of if you sell calves at weaning or as finished beef. 110 & 106 WW & YW ratios plus he scanned a big ribeye. The sire ID took longer than expected, so no data EPDs yet. GE-EPDs available on website soon & sale day. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

****

***

Lot # 41

Milk Carcass CW

Lot 38 Lot # 40 Calved:

$ Values $EN

DRI Stanley Cup D213

3/2/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18880313

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI Super Bowl Z115

Data

WW

Mytty In Focus

Calved:

37

+34

Milk

REA +.56 Calving

Data

CED

DRI Georgina R023 USPB S Chisum 6175

-5

BW +4.6

86

+65 YW +120 Year SC +1.09 Milk +23

567 1177

WW

DRI Barbara Z100 DRI Barbara 1194 Cal Came off that tough summer and showed his potential, ratioing 112 for ADG to finish with a 104 YW ratio. Docility is very high, giving you some cattle that are easy to deal with. With the growth & carcass, you could certainly feed these calves too. Solid cow & 16 YO Gdam. Longevity!

Marb

$W

REA

$F

Fat

$G

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

$B

**

****

****

****

Data

Carcass CW +58 Marb

+.34

REA +.98 Fat +.015

37

$ Values $EN $W $F $G

-2.70 59.47 77.95 28.75

$B 145.53

DRI No Games D399

3/25/2016

Purebred Black Angus Bull

GDAR Game Day 449

AAA# 18881291

Genomically Enhanced EPDs

DRI No Games B153

CED

DRI Justine R123 USPB

85 590 1044

Year SC

+56 +85 -.22

Milk

+26

WW

DRI Emma Y126 24J

YW

DRI Emma S081 PC

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

**

****

Data

BW +2.5

BT Right Time 24J

2011 dam has 6 calves in 6 years (a set of twins!). Bull is in the top 30% for WW of the Angus breed, so now you have fertility and pounds at weaning. Modest mature size adds to the appeal. Wean good calves, but the resulting heifers won’t end up too big. Optimum vs. maximum.

-3

Carcass

$ Values

CW +38

$EN

+.32 REA +.35 Fat +.021

$W

Marb

38

$F $G

-1.93 60.44 42.58 22.61

$B 118.11

Lot 41

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20 Month Old Black, Polled Sim-Angus Bull Lot # 42 Calved:

DRI SM Super Dew D057

2/9/2016

3/4 AN, 1/4 SM SimAngus Bull

ASA# 3297103

GDAR Game Day 449

DRI Super Bowl Z115 (AN) CE +14.1

DRI Georgina R023 USPB

BW

Welshs Dew It Right (PB SM)

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

664 1123

YW +74.5

DRI Emma 3153 Cal

Lot 42

80

-1.8

WW +46.5

DRI Emma B173 Dew (SM x AN) Homozygous Black & Polled. He’s the only SimAngus this year and he’s a good one (more coming). The Dew It Rights are making perfect cows. A little extra hybrid vigor will make your calves grow better and your females stick around longer w/o giving you big ol’ cows. Did it all right! In Simmis, he’s a serious heifer bull.

Data

Scrotal

40

n/a

Milk +19.4 Carcass CW +12.3

+.46 REA +.55 Marb

Fat +.034

Indexes API

127.2

Top 40% TI

Some Very Important People...

Spencer Jones joined DRI in late September 2016, right before last year’s sale. Spencer has a MS in Ruminant Nutrition and brings his experience to DRI while maintaining his own operation just a few miles E. Spencer takes us to a new level in customer relations and marketing, along with everything else he does. Call Spencer with any questions you might have about the cattle. He knows them well. We think this synergy is working well and we’re looking forward to many more years to come!

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63.3

Top 70%

Assisting Kevin & Mary Ann Kniebel with the cowherd is Matt Harrison (at left). Matt graduated from Texas A&M in Dec 2016 and joined KCC in January of this year. Chuck Kniebel is assisted at the feedlot by Jake Wilson (pictured with his girlfriend Linda). Jake has been with KCC for a number of years. Both young men are an important part of Kniebel Cattle Co & Kniebel Farms. Thank you gentlemen!

Bull Development...Our Philosophy All of us in the ranching community have done a done a fabulous job of changing cattle genetics the last 30 years. We have increased production and efficiency while decreasing inputs; an amazing feat and one we’ll have to continue fine tuning if we’re going to feed 9 billion people in the future.

Fit or Fat?

The answer has more implications than you might think.

There are a few pitfalls to this advancement in production however, and they have to do with longevity of a replacement animal...both cows and bulls. A feedlot animal can be pushed to their genetic potential but doing so with bulls and replacement heifers can have serious negative effects productivity and especially longevity. Extreme performance comes with a price.

Cattle lay down fat everywhere, not just under the skin. That includes the scrotum of a bull. So what? Well, when July rolls around and that insulating scrotal fat decreases your bull’s ability to cool his testicles then his fertility plummets. There may be a few extra open cows show up in the fall and you really have no explanation. Was it the drought and heat? Mineral program? Grass quality? We have all kinds of suspects but how many times do you blame a fat bull? It is a real problem and one whose effects are surely underestimated. Exercise is another important consideration. Your bull needs to chase cows over big, rugged pastures. If his only ‘training’ has been waddling to the feed bunk, you are…. Well, you get the drift. And speaking of those rugged, rocky hills, if your bull has some sub-clinical damage to his feet from a high grain ration (think low level founder), then he may get too sore to go the extra mile. There are all sorts of these low level, subclinical problems that come from overfeeding a bull, and you can’t necessarily look at him and see them. But if he causes you a couple more open cows, that’s huge. Be picky about how your bull is developed, ask questions. And a reminder; never overfeed your bull when you get him home!

Your bull needs to chase cows over rugged pasture. If his only “training” has been waddling to a feed bunk, you (and your cows) are in trouble.

When we develop rations for bulls we try to think of the rumen health first, then feet and legs, while still feeding enough to see differences in genetic expression. A ration that is high roughage, has very little nonstructural carbohydrates (like grain) and more of the slowly digestible products that maintain a healthier pH in the rumen is what we’re after. Remember, there are 2 types of ‘bugs’ in the rumen that handle digestion: one type digests grains and the other roughages. They do not like to live in the same pH level. The higher acidity of a grain ration for long periods, causes spilling over of acids and bacteria from the rumen into the bloodstream and leads to damage such as liver abscesses, leaky rumen walls, and founder. When we take a 3-4 week long, 5 ration step-up in the feedyard to bring new cattle up to a top ration, it is not because they won’t eat the top high grain ration to start with….it is because we are taking time to let the rumen organisms change from being mostly roughage digesters to predominately grain digesters. If you take them too quickly you can cause stomach upsets, diarrhea, the cattle go off feed and maybe have bloating issues. If not corrected, you get foundered animals too.

Bulls should never be fed like a terminal feedlot animal. Never.

It truly is a balancing act, and bulls should never be fed like a terminal feedlot animal. The average backfat of our finished steers going to USPB this spring was .50”-.60” and we graded 99% choice and higher. The average backfat of the bulls at ultrasound scanning is .17”-.20” backfat. We’ve seen plenty of bulls with “finished” levels of backfat at scanning time around the country. Pay attention to the fat cover on the bulls you purchase and make sure you are not buying a problem.

Having said all that, fat at the right place & time is very important. In feedlot cattle, we’re after marbling and it’s full expression. As you all know, we still have a large commercial herd, and finish out of all our calves that are not kept as replacement heifers. We have put great emphasis on good carcass traits, but not at the expense of good females, since we need both. After 20 years of crafting our own bulls, KCC is very proud to say that 75% of this years bull offering is in the top 1/3 of the breed for carcass traits. A full 33% of them are in the top 10%!! We are continuing to collect carcass data and save replacement females from our own bulls so we have confidence in the data and the genetics we offer.

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20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 43 Calved:

KCC Dynamo 473-603

2/11/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594466 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula P P707

Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334

CED

JYJ Ms Jolene W16

BW

KCC Beefy Boy 026-241

WW YW

KCC Miss Beefy Boy 2118-473 KCC Logan 2118

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

Lot # 44 Calved:

Carcass Marb +.61 REA Fat YG CW

+.21 -.04 -.13 +21

Economic Indexes

2/272016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED BW

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

WW

+15

HPG

+12

ME

+1

HB

GM

173

53

YW

Miss KCC No Equal 211

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Lot # 45

+2 +1.1 +70 +116

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Forecast is another upbreeding bull that will need more data before his HB EPD changes. We like the deep side and quarter they are showing and the smoothness in type. There is power here with a fabulous cow family behind him. His dam weaned another 674 lb. bull a few weeks ago! He also ranks top 6% HPG, 7% YW, 13% WW and 16% MARB in the breed.

Carcass Marb +.68 REA Fat YG CW

+.28 +.04 +.14 +41

Economic Indexes

95 689 1177 38

Maternal Milk

+19

Stay

+6

HPG

+16

ME

+4

HB

GM

83

51

KCC Dang I’m Good 982-651

3/3/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594530 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Brown Commitment S7206

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

KCC Loineye 523-709

WW YW

KCC Miss Loineye 651-982 KCC Miss Konza 435-651

One of the favorites of the sale! He has a great cow family, is deep bodied, and long. We used him on heifers! He ranks top 3% in the breed for marb, 6% for milk, 12% GM, 21% STAY and 25% for REA, pretty good for a heifer bull. He also ratio’d 105 for IMF and 104 for REA. Did I mention we like him?!

18

+28

Stay

RAA# 3594544

LSF Crystal G1382 LA394

KCC Miss Dir King 211-3102

Lot 45

Maternal Milk

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

LSF Forecast 2253Z

Calved:

71 632 1174 37

KCC Dreamer 3102-632

LSF Jbob Expectation 6034S

Lot 44

Data

Scrotal at yearling

A bull suitable for heifers that is balanced and very thick made. He is earlier maturing with great EPD’s to help you in the feedlot or with the right type of females to retain. His grandmother just left at age 16, that is rare! And his mother just weaned a 650lb (actual weight) bull again! 108 ratio on MARB, 109 on REA, and top 2% on HB, 5% on GM, 4% on STAY , 7% on BW and milk!

Lot 43

+12 -4.8 +60 +98

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

+7 -2.1 +56 +86

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.98 REA Fat YG CW

+.27 +.01 -.02 +18

Economic Indexes

72 592 1069 39.5

Maternal Milk

+28

Stay

+12

HPG

+9

ME

+5

HB

GM

113

52

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 46 Calved:

KCC Downtown 369-641

2/29/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594404 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Brown Commitment S7206

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

BW

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

WW YW

KCC Miss GRD 341-369 KCC Miss Grand 341

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

***

****

Lot # 47

Carcass Marb +.84 REA Fat YG CW

+.07 +.09 +.23 +17

Economic Indexes

79 565 1036 39

Maternal Milk

+23

Stay

+12

HPG

+17

ME

-0

HB

GM

119

50

KCC Dignified 404-656

3/4/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594420

KCC Bonanza 531-434

+5 -4.0 +62 +95

CED

KCC Miss ML 2120-531

BW

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

WW

KCC Miss Pinnacle 257-404

YW

KCC Miss Winchester 2118-257 This cow family is very productive, three generations still producing, great granddam just left at 16 years old! He is moderate framed with calving ease on both sides. He also has the most wonderful temperament. He is long sided and smooth made. He is in the top 9% of the breed for MARB, 13% for BW and 23% for milk. He ratio’d 108 IMF at scanning, and ratio’d 97 for BW and went on to ratio 104 WW and 106 YW. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Lot 46

Lot # 48 Calved:

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.77 REA Fat YG CW

-.16 +.10 +.34 +20

Economic Indexes

Lot # 49 Calved:

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Here is a very moderate framed Marblin’ Man son with the same stamp of thick and smooth made, with abundant marbling! Can you say prime? He has a breed leading top 2% HPG EPD and is in the top 6% for marbling. His mother just weaned a beautiful heifer calf!

Calved:

+4 -1.7 +53 +83

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

75 670 1199 39

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+11

HPG

+12

ME

+2

KCC Dynamite 479-611

2/14/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594468 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula X038 N4

LJC Nexus 554A

CED

LJC Annabelle 554

BW

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

WW YW

KCC Miss GRD 908-479

+8 -0.2 +72 +114

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Mimi 733-908

This moderate framed bull is extra long, thick made and the right kind! He is a heifer bull that is in the top 9% of the breed for WW and YW and top 16% for STAY. His dam and granddam are still in the herd and doing well also! If you want calving ease and doability, here you go.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

113

50

****

***

****

****

Carcass Marb +.38 REA Fat YG CW

+.06 -.01 +.06 +37

Economic Indexes

78 641 1113 40

Maternal Milk

+20

Stay

+13

HPG

+9

ME

+6

HB

GM

121

50

KCC Doak 460-618

2/21/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594454 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Andras In Focus B152

Andras New Direction R240

CED

Andras Kuruba B111

BW

KCC % Above 970-244

WW YW

KCC Miss % Above 237-460

-1 -0.6 +63 +101

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Miss KCC Marias 237 Here is power in a moderate frame. He ratio’d 106 for marbling and ranks in the top12% of the breed for marbling EPD. The New Direction bull is an angus upbreeding sire that suffers from lack of data due to the assc.’s not sharing any info. His HB numbers will come up as more data comes in on his progeny. His dam and granddam are great cows, and he is cool!! Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

****

****

Carcass Marb +.73 REA Fat YG CW

-.10 +.04 +.22 +29

Economic Indexes

82 571 1094 37

Maternal Milk

+23

Stay

+8

HPG

+9

ME

-1

HB

GM

71

50

Lot 49

19

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 50 Calved:

KCC Dependable 461-617

2/23/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594456 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

HXC Conquest 4405P

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

CED

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

BW

LJC Mission Statement P27

WW YW

KCC Miss MS 512-461 KCC Miss BV 235-512

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Lot # 51 Calved:

REA Fat YG CW

+.35 +.02 -0.0 +27

Economic Indexes

2/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

+15

HPG

+13

ME

+5

HB

GM

150

52

RAA# 3594360

CED

Andras Kuruba B111

BW

Brown Commitment S7206

WW

KCC Miss Wide Load 528-972

Here is a heifer bull deluxe! Very smooth made and nicely put together. His cow family side has been solid as a rock, with dam, grand and great still here last year. This 5.3 frame bull will give you some great females and add marbling to your herd. Top 7% in breed for Marb, 8% for milk and 10% for BW EPD. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

Lot # 52

YW

+7 -4.4 +52 +81

Data

Scrotal at yearling

REA Fat YG CW

68 624 1060 34.5

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.83

-.14 +.04 +.16 +12

Economic Indexes

Milk

+28

Stay

+10

HPG

+12

ME

-0

HB

GM

109

51

KCC Decadent 162-665

3/8/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594350 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

LSF Jbob Expectation 6034S

LSF Forecast 2253Z

CED

LSF Crystal F1382 LA394

BW

LSF NSF Big Time U203

WW YW

KCC Miss Big Time 554-162 KCC Miss Mucho G 2119-554

Another moderate framed Forecast son that is very impressive with looks and performance. He ranks in the top 1% of the breed for MARB, 16% for GM, 19% for HPG and 20% for BW. He ratio’d 94 for BW and went on to ratio 102 at YW. He ratio’d a whopping 138 IMF at scanning.

20

+25

Stay

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Miss Commitment 972-226

Lot 52

Milk

KCC Directed 226-626

Andras New Direction R240

Calved:

78 599 1086 40

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.83

Andras In Focus B152

Lot 51

Data

Scrotal at yearling

The Pinnacle bulls are perennial favorites for their smoothness and ability to give light bw calves that have performance but know when to stop growing! Get there and quit is the name of the game. His top %’s in the breed are many: 3% STAY, 7% MARB, 8% HB and GM, 16% WW and 17% REA!! Good cow family too!

Lot 50

+7 -3.0 +69 +104

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

***

**

+3 -3.3 +54 +89

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +1.12 REA Fat YG CW

-.36 +.11 +.41 +18

Economic Indexes

77 677 1217 39.5

Maternal Milk

+21

Stay

+5

HPG

+14

ME

+3

HB

GM

67

51

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 53 Calved:

KCC Drag Race 240-693

3/22/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594366 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

KCC Best Bet 102-446

CED

KCC Miss Packer 939-102

BW

Frenzel Keystone 856

WW YW

KCC Miss Keystone 727-240 KCC Miss Combo 411-727 Great cows behind this bull; dam and granddam still in production. He is a moderate framed scale pounding dude. He ranks in the top 3% of the breed HPG, top 4% of the breed for YW and top 6% for WW. He ratio’d 93 for BW and went on to post a 112 ratio for WW and a 111 for YW. He also ratio’d 105 IMF and 106 REA at scanning. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

***

Lot # 54 Calved:

+3 -1.3 +74 +120

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.40 REA Fat YG CW

+.05 -0.0 +.11 +40

Economic Indexes

76 703 1233 36.5

Maternal Milk

+16

Stay

+7

HPG

+17

ME

+8

HB

GM

88

51

KCC Delegate 015-662

3/6/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594314

Andras Fusion R236

CED

Andras Belle B167

BW

Red Six Mile Sakic 832S

WW YW

KCC Miss Sakic 2029-015

+11 -2.0 +48 +75

Lot # 55 Calved:

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Monu 2029

This bull has the benefit of one of the best cows we have ever had, the 2029 cow. Great performance, easy keeping and moderate framed. This bull has thickness and great lower quarter. He ranked in the top 4% of the breed for milk, 13% for CED, 15% for STAY and 18% for HB. He also ratio’d 106 IMF at scanning. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

***

***

Lot # 56

Carcass Marb +.44 REA Fat YG CW

-.12 +.01 +.06 +12

Economic Indexes

79 638 1134 38.5

Maternal Milk

+29

Stay

+13

HPG

+10

ME

+6

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

BW

Beckton Lancer F442 T

WW YW

KCC Miss Lancer 912-504 KCC Ltng 912

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

***

***

****

Carcass Marb +.25 REA Fat YG CW

+.34 -.01 -.09 +24

Economic Indexes

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

Fritz Golden Oscar 8006

WW YW

KCC Miss GO 012-319 KCC Miss Lancelot 2125-012 Top 1% MARB, 2% GM, 5 % YW, 9% ww, all in a long-sided, great capacity Marblin Man son! He never misses with type and kind. Great female producer and chart topping marbling. Both dam and granddam are still producing. By the way, 75% of our bull offering ratio’s in the top 1/3 of the breed for marbling and 45% are in the top 10% of the breed! This bulls yearling hip ht had him at a 6.6 frame, now he is a 5. He got there and quit, like we look for. Ask me about this if you are confused.

Carcass

Growth

Females

130

49

**

****

****

****

+6 -0.6 +65 +92

Lot # 57 Calved:

Data

86 634 1187 37

Maternal Milk

+15

Stay

+11

HPG

+9

ME

+2

RAA# 3594388 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

Calving

Scrotal at yearling

Here is a moderate framed bull from another 12 year old cow that just weaned a good calf. That means something if they have that kind of history! He also has solid numbers to go with his smooth, long sided appearance.

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Brown Commitment S7206

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Braun 949-485

2/262016

GM

RAA# 3594478

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

KCC Deluxe 319-629

HB

KCC Dowry 504-1609

4/5/2016

Lot 53

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Andra In Focus B175

Calved:

Data

+2 -1.1 +72 +119

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +1.36 REA Fat YG CW

-.13 +.09 +.38 +39

Economic Indexes

86 697 1202 37

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+11

HPG

+10

ME

+2

HB

GM

112

54

KCC Discover 470-633

2/27/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594464 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

KCC Boxcar 227-405

CED

KCC Miss Hemi 959-227

BW

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

WW YW

KCC Miss Dir King 162-470 KCC Miss Big Time 554-162

This bulls sire was one we sold into a commercial herd and went back and wanted more calves from him. They are so balanced and thick made! Just a great all-around bull here that is balanced and thick.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

98

48

***

****

****

***

+5 -0.4 +63 +94

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.56 REA Fat YG CW

+.05 +.03 +.12 +25

Economic Indexes

85 599 1166 41

Maternal Milk

+15

Stay

+6

HPG

+14

ME

+4

HB

GM

72

49

21

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 58 Calved:

KCC Debonair 012-638

2/28/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594310 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula P P707

HXC Big Iron 0024X

CED

HXC 825U

BW

KCC Sir Lancelot 546-825

WW YW

KCC Miss Lancelot 2125-012 KCC Monu 2125

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Carcass Marb +.28 REA Fat YG CW

+.31 +.03 +.10 +40

Economic Indexes

Lot # 59 Calved:

3/3/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED BW

LSF Combination A301M

WW

+16

HPG

+14

ME

-3

HB

GM

157

50

YW

+1 -0.1 +67 +110

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Hi-C 911-411

This is one of our best cow families, and you can see why. This bull is extra smooth with a big top. He is in the top 13% of the breed for YW, 15% for HPG and top 20% for WW. He ratio’d 99 for BW but went on to do 107 at WW and 103 at YW. He is moderate framed as are the cows behind him. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

****

****

Lot # 60

Carcass Marb +.45 REA Fat YG CW

+.01 +.03 +.16 +36

Economic Indexes

81 690 1176 39

Maternal Milk

+17

Stay

+5

HPG

+14

ME

+4

HB

GM

67

50

KCC Dreamboat 013-674

3/9/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594312 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Brown Commitment S7206

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

Basin Trend Setter 6074

WW YW

KCC Miss Trendsetter 528-013

+6 -0.7 +57 +88

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss BV 2105-528

This is a moderate + frame bull (6.0) and he is cool! Just like his picture shows he is long bodied and smooth made. Marblin’ Man strikes again! His cow family is steady as a rock too. So with breed topping 3% in MARB, 10% for STAY, and 20% for HB, he is well rounded. He ratio’d 110 IMF at scanning too!

22

+20

Stay

RAA# 3594502

Andras Kuruba B111

KCC Miss Combo 411-727

Lot 60

Maternal Milk

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Andras New Direction R240

Calved:

90 673 1207 41

KCC Debut 727-653

Andras In Focus B152

Lot 59

Data

Scrotal at yearling

This bull is really made well! He has capacity, quarter, length style—a good cow family and solid EPD’s! He ranks top 1% in the breed for stay, 5% for HB, 6% for YW, 10% for WW and 20% for HPG. An allaround great choice!

Lot 58

+3 -0.2 +71 +117

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

***

****

Carcass Marb +.97 REA Fat YG CW

-.09 +.05 +.21 +22

Economic Indexes

85 694 1224 38

Maternal Milk

+23

Stay

+13

HPG

+12

ME

+3

HB

GM

128

50

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 61 Calved:

KCC Definitive 239-642

3/1/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594364

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

HXC Hemi 4400P

WW YW

KCC Miss Hemi 925-239

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Lot # 63 Calved:

+4 -1.0 +67 +105

Carcass Marb +1.42 REA Fat YG CW

-.15 +.04 +.23 +31

Economic Indexes

81 578 1080 37

Maternal Milk

+17

Stay

+12

HPG

+10

ME

+4

2/13/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED BW

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

WW YW

KCC Miss Dir King 069-437 KCC Miss Flint Hills 513-069

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

*****

****

****

Lot # 65

Beckton Nebula A906 E4

Fat YG CW

+.41 +.09 +.18 +29

Economic Indexes

BW

KCC Beef Wellington 889-007

WW YW

KCC Miss B Well 050-254 KCC Miss MS 504-050

Females

122

53

****

***

****

****

78 589 1154 38

Maternal Milk

+27

Stay

+12

HPG

+14

ME

+6

Carcass Marb +.17

This larger framed A906 son can be used on heifers and not give up any performance! He has a great cow family to back him up hence the top 3% in the breed STAY. He also has a top 6% HB and top 8% CED.

Lot # 64 Calved:

+12 -1.6 +59 +96

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Growth

Scrotal at yearling

REA

CED

Beckton Lana R058 EP

Carcass

Data

RAA# 3594368 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Calving

+4 -0.5 +63 +100

Carcass Marb +1.24

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Beckton Nebula W486 D3

GM

RAA# 3594444

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

We love the Marblin’ Man cattle! You will too when you see this long-hipped, balanced dude with amazing carcass numbers! Top 7% GM, top 1% Marbling, top13% REA ! His dam and granddam just weaned beautiful heifers! 75% of our bull offering ratio’s in the top 1/3 of the breed for marbling. 45% are in the top 10% of the breed.

2/10/2016

REA Fat YG CW

+.38 +0.0 -.05 +25

Economic Indexes

79 665 1131 38.5

Maternal Milk

+21

Stay

+16

HPG

+10

ME

+5

HB

GM

156

49

KCC Decathlon 076-652

3/3/2016

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

KCC Drifter 254-1610

HB

KCC Definite 437-608

Brown Commitment S7206

Calved:

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Mimi 557-925

Calved:

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Brown Commitment S7206

This Marblin’ Man is moderate+ frame (5.9) that is so deep sided and impressive! His in the top 1% of the breed for MARB, 3% GM ,18 STAY, 20 YW, 21 WW, and 25 HB!! If you finish your cattle you can add prime here, and still have females to keep!

Lot # 62

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594322 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Bieber Make Mimi 7249

Feddes Big Sky R9

CED

Feddes Lakina 310

BW

KCC Sir Lancelot 546-825

WW YW

KCC Miss Lancelot 629-076

+4 -1.4 +72 +100

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Konza 436-629

This moderate + frame bull has extra length and impressive weaning numbers. He is in the top 10% of the breed for WW, and top 1% for HPG, plus top 20% for MARB. He ratio’d 109 IMF at scanning.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

124

52

**

****

****

**

Carcass Marb +.63 REA Fat YG CW

+.24 -.06 -.15 +27

Economic Indexes

87 667 1090 39

Maternal Milk

+22

Stay

+10

HPG

+18

ME

+4

HB

GM

101

51

KCC Display 126-664

3/6/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594332 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula W486 D3

Beckton Nebula A906 E4

CED

Beckton Lana R058 EP

BW

Red Six Mile Sakic 832S

WW YW

KCC Miss Sakic 868-126 KCC Miss Smoke Signal 512-868

Here is a smooth made moderate framed bull with a unique pedigree. He has performance and balance. He ranks in the top 12% of the breed for STAY and YW, 16% for WW, 17% for HB. He ratio’d 112 REA at scanning. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

***

****

**

+7 +0.3 +69 +111

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.34 REA Fat YG CW

+.10 +.02 +.13 +36

Economic Indexes

94 691 1246 37.5

Maternal Milk

+22

Stay

+13

HPG

+9

ME

+3

HB

GM

132

49

Lot 65

23

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 66 Calved:

KCC Drillbit 315-1611

2/10/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594386 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

KCC Best Bet 102-446

CED

KCC Miss Packer 939-102

BW

Beckton Epic R397 K

WW YW

KCC Miss Epic 184-315 KCC Miss Hemi 2029-184

Wow, this bull is long sided and smooth. Look at his numbers, he will add pounds to your herd, but with a 5.7 frame he won’t add frame! He ranks in the top 1% of the breed for WW, 2% for HPG, 3% for YW, 9% for STAY and 11% for HB.

Lot 66 Lot # 67 Calved:

KCC Duke 513-698

3/25/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594482

KCC Blade 128-472

CED

KCC Miss Marblin Man 543-128

BW

Brown Vacation H7106

WW YW

KCC Miss BV 347-513

+9 -1.8 +56 +84

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

****

****

****

Growth

Females

**

****

****

**

Lot # 68 Calved:

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Hvn 347

Carcass

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

This bigger framed bull is from a great old cow family. His dam is still here and just weaned another great calf at 12 years old. He is very long sided, and as one wise gentleman from Oklahoma said, ‘you can’t hang much meat on a short rope!’ He ranks in the top 5% of the breed for STAY, 7% for HB,10% HPG, 14% milk, 15% REA and 22% Marb. He ratio’d 102 IMF and 108 REA at scanning. Oh, and he is a heifer bull!

Calving

Carcass Marb +.61 REA Fat YG CW

+.38 +.03 -.02 +18

Economic Indexes

84 792 1279 38

Maternal Milk

+26

Stay

+15

HPG

+15

ME

+8

Carcass Marb +.55 REA Fat YG CW

+.16 +.02 +.15 +45

Economic Indexes

3/1/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Maternal Milk

+14

Stay

+14

HPG

+17

ME

+2

HB

GM

143

50

RAA# 3594416 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

CED

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

BW

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

WW YW

KCC Miss GRD 749-397

+8 -2.5 +64 +97

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss BV 212-749 Another good Pinnacle son that will add style and performance to your herd. And he is a heifer bull! He has capacity and is extra long and smooth, like most Pinnacles! He also has some impressive stats with a top 2% in the breed for HPG, 7% HB, 8% STAY, and 11% MARB. He ratio’d 87 for BW and went on to do 99 for WW and 104 for YW.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

152

50

****

****

****

***

Carcass Marb +.73 REA Fat YG CW

+.21 +.04 +.09 +24

Economic Indexes

71 619 1157 37

Maternal Milk

+22

Stay

+14

HPG

+17

ME

+4

HB

GM

152

51

KCC Delight 647-671

3/9/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594496 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula P P707

Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334

CED

JYJ Ms Jolene W16

BW

KCC Switchblade 700-403

WW YW

KCC Miss Switch 913-647

+9 +0.2 +65 +106

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Ahab 913 Here is good old cow family known for their performance and easy going attitude. A moderate + frame (5.7), but with extra length and quarter. He reflects the cow family in his top 4% of the breed for STAY, but adds top 11% HB, 17% for MARB, and 19% for YW. He also ratio’d 116 REA at scanning. There is not 4 stars for calving because his granddam carried some birthweight.

24

93 727 1221 37.5

KCC Done It 397-643

Lot # 69

Lot 69

Data

Scrotal at yearling

HXC Conquest 4405P

Calved:

+4 +1.2 +83 +123

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Carcass Marb +.66 REA Fat YG CW

+.26 +.01 +.04 +33

Economic Indexes

83 610 1130 40

Maternal Milk

+25

Stay

+15

HPG

+7

ME

+7

HB

GM

143

51

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 70 Calved:

KCC Declaration 533-679

2/10/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Blade 128-472

CED

KCC Miss Marblin Man 543-128

BW

LCC Ribeye A133L

WW YW

KCC Miss Ribeye 2023-533 KCC Monu 2023

Here is an oldie but goodie cow family! This bull is moderate + frame 6.0, that is very balanced and deep sided. He is in the top 4% of the breed for MARB, 16% for GM, 18% for BW and 22% for milk. He also ratio’d 126 for IMF and 108 for REA at scanning. Growth

Females

****

****

***

****

REA Fat YG CW

+.23 +.07 +.12 +17

71 633 1146 39

Milk

+25

Stay

+5

HPG

+12

ME

+3

3/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED BW

LCC Sterling B055M

WW YW

KCC Miss Sterling 330-636 KCC Miss Grand 330

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

****

Lot # 74

KCC Braun 949-485

REA Fat YG CW

-.07 +.05 +.21 +21

Economic Indexes

BW

Brown Vacation H7106

WW YW

KCC Miss BV 235-512 Miss KCC Marias 235

Females

70

51

***

****

****

****

Data

75 651 1200 38.5

Milk

+21

Stay

+12

HPG

+7

ME

+6

Data

Lot # 73

REA Fat YG CW

81 686 1109 36.5

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.30

Another moderate long sided 5.5 framed bull out of a solid cow family. She was 11 when she weaned him. That is indicated in his top 6% of the breed for stay. But he also boasts top 5% for REA and top 21% for HB. He ratio’d 108 REA at scanning too.

Calved:

+4 +1.0 +61 +84

Scrotal at yearling

Growth

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.51

CED

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

Carcass

+10 -2.2 +59 +91

RAA# 3594480 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Calving

Scrotal at yearling

This bull is a twin to Lot 85. He is a moderate minus frame with a lot of thickness and carry down. His dam was one of the first cows to calve this year even after having twins. Here is a heifer bull with power. He has top 17% in the breed CED and a top 21% STAY.

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

GM

RAA# 3594492

Beckton Lana R058 EP

3/21/2016

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula A906 E4

KCC Driver 512-691

HB

KCC Double 636-1604

Beckton Nebula W486 D3

Calved:

Data

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.90

Economic Indexes

Lot # 72 Calved:

+8 -3.5 +58 +88

Scrotal at yearling

Carcass

Calved:

RAA# 3594484

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

Calving

Lot # 71

+.53 -.02 -.19 +21

Economic Indexes

Milk

+20

Stay

+14

HPG

+12

ME

+2

HB

GM

127

48

KCC Definitely 627-655

3/3/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594488 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Brown Commitment S7206

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

Beckton Lancer F442 T

WW YW

KCC Miss Lancer 910-627

+4 -2.2 +41 +66

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC KROB 910 This smaller framed bull is out of an 11 year old cow that is still going strong! He is in the top 1% of the breed for marbling, 14% for STAY and 25% for GM. Marblin’ Man stamps them, both in type and ability to add value on the grid! By the way, 75% of our bull offering ratio’s in the top 1/3 of the breed for marbling. 45% are in the top 10% of the breed.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

116

49

**

****

****

****

Carcass Marb +1.08 REA Fat YG CW

+0.0 +.06 +.13 +7

Economic Indexes

83 533 993 37

Maternal Milk

+19

Stay

+13

HPG

+9

ME

-2

HB

GM

112

51

KCC Deliberate 005-660

3/6/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594308 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

LSF Jbob Expectation 6034S

LSF Forecast 2253Z

CED

LSF Crystal G1382 LA394

BW

Bieber Make Mimi 7249

WW YW

KCC Miss Mimi 506-005 KCC Miss Cheyenne 330-506

This smaller framed Forecast son has performance and carcass. His mother is one of the prettiest cows you have ever seen, and just weaned a 720 lb bull calf. This guy ranks in the top 1% of the breed for MARB and 9% for GM. He ratio’d 133 for IMF at scanning! Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

+5 -2.7 +55 +86

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +1.09 REA Fat YG CW

+.18 +.04 +.08 +18

Economic Indexes

80 643 1108 37.5

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+7

HPG

+11

ME

-1

HB

GM

80

52

Lot 74

25

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 75 Calved:

KCC Define 848-686

3/17/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594508

KCC Bodacious 254-440

CED

KCC Miss B Well 050-254

BW

LSF Combination A301M

WW YW

KCC Miss Combo 523-848 KCC Miss Ribeye 804-523

A smaller framed bull amazing muscle definition. We like the phrase ‘piggy butt’! He did ratio 102 for REA at scanning and ranks in the top 13% of the breed for REA. Along with to 17% of the breed for HPG and 22% for Marb. The Bodacious calves are thick and moderate. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Lot # 77

+3 -1.8 +60 +95

REA Fat YG CW

81 577 1058 38

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.60

+.40 +.04 +.02 +24

Economic Indexes

Milk

+12

Stay

+11

HPG

+14

ME

+11

4/4/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

BW

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

WW YW

KCC Marblin Man 625-132 KCC Mis CC 1109-625

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

***

Lot # 79

Carcass Marb +1.09 REA Fat YG CW

+.01 +.06 +.21 +25

Economic Indexes

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED

LSF Crystal G1382 LA394

BW

LJC Mission Statement P27

WW YW

KCC Miss MS 912-051 KCC Ltng 912

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Carcass Marb +.95 REA Fat YG CW

+.50 -.01 -.13 +25

Economic Indexes

YW

KCC Miss Mike 831-258

This moderate framed smooth made heifer bull is very attractive. We loved his sires’ calves so much we rented him back from the folks who purchased him to use on commercial cows! He ranks in the top 2% of the breed for HPG, 6% for HB, 7% for STAY, 9% for Marb and 11% for WW. He ratio’d 117 IMF and 102 REA at scanning.

51

****

***

****

**

Lot # 78 Calved:

Data

78 677 1074 36.5

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+12

HPG

+10

ME

+6

3/5/2016

BW

KCC Flinthills 411-810

WW YW

KCC Miss Flinthills 525-071 KCC Miss Chateau 314-525 Another moderate framed Pinnacle with that extra rib length look but still balanced and showing great lower quarter. His mother just weaned a 700+ lb bull! It is a great cow family. He ranks top 3% milk, 9% MARB, 10% REA ,12% GM, 13% STAY, 14% BW, 16% HB, and 20% WW. PHEWWW! He ratio’d 89 FOR BW and went on to ratio 105 WW 102 YW and he scanned a 110 ratio REA. Stellar!!

118

52

****

****

****

****

Stay

+6

HPG

+16

ME

+4

+16

Stay

+14

HPG

+18

ME

+6

HB

GM

154

51

RAA# 3594320

CED

Females

+24

Economic Indexes

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

Growth

Milk

CW

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

Carcass

Maternal

YG

-.05 -.01 +.05 +28

Milk

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Calving

85 631 1097 36

Fat

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

GM

Data

REA

77 656 1117 41

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.77

HXC Conquest 4405P

Lot # 80 Calved:

Data

KCC Dominant 071-659

HB

+3 -1.5 +57 +95

+8 -1.3 +71 +101

Scrotal at yearling

112

Scrotal at yearling

This bull appears to have an extra rib in length, and has the power to fill it! He is in the top 3% of breed for MARB, 4% for GM, and 6% for REA and HPG. He ratio’s 107 for REA at scanning. He comes from a good cow family, but his HB index is hurt from the lack of data sharing between associations. It will come up with time.

Brown Vacation H7106

WW

KCC Miss BV 258-413

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

LSF Forecast 2253Z

BW

Females

RAA# 3594546

LSF Jbob Expectation 6034S

CED

KCC Hemi 959-227

Growth

KCC Dashing 051-637

2/28/2016

KCC Boxcar 227-405

Carcass

+6 -2.4 +62 +98

RAA# 35944426 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Calving

Scrotal at yearling

This smaller framed smooth made heifer bull has Marblin’ Man on his dam’s side, and you can see how the carcass carries through. He is in the top 1% of the breed for Marb, top 9% for GM and still top 17% for STAY.

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

CED

3/24/2016

GM

RAA# 3594338

KCC Miss B Well 050-254

KCC Drumroll 413-694

HB

KCC Decree 132-1608

KCC Bodacious 254-440

26

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Complete 982-238

Calved:

Calved:

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Complete 982-238

Calved:

Lot # 76

+6 -3.9 +67 +100

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Maternal

Carcass Marb +.78 REA Fat YG CW

73 643 1111 37.5

+.46 +.06 +.07 +23

Economic Indexes

Milk

+29

Stay

+13

HPG

+10

ME

+3

HB

GM

133

52

KCC Director 465-657

3/5/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594462 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula W486 D3

Beckton Nebula A906 E4

CED

Beckton Lana R058 EP

BW

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

WW YW

KCC Miss Dir King 141-465 KCC Miss Marblin’ Man 629-141

Here is a moderate sized, long sided, smooth made, dark cherry colored bull. Look at his marbling, can you see marblin man in his pedigree?!! He is top 1% in the breed for MARB, 6% for GM and HPG, 11% HB, and 18% for STAY.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

79

53

***

****

***

***

+9 -1.4 +60 +97

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +1.13 REA Fat YG CW

+.17 +.03 +.08 +26

Economic Indexes

87 656 1137 37.5

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+12

HPG

+16

ME

+6

HB

GM

143

53

20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 81 Calved:

KCC Duet 1401-1602

3/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594534 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

KCC Bonanza 531-434

CED

KCC Miss ML 2120-531

BW

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

WW YW

KCC Miss Pinnacle 264-1401 KCC Miss Last State 541-264

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

****

Lot # 82

Carcass Marb +.53 REA Fat YG CW

-.07 +.05 +.20 +21

Economic Indexes

78 647 1130 36

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+9

HPG

+11

ME

+5

HB

GM

87

49

KCC Doubtless 729-622

2/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594504

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

CED

KCC Miss Ribeye 630-949

BW

Bieber Make Mimi 7249

WW YW

KCC Miss Mimi 424-729 KCC Ms Total Proof G1905-424

Here is 6.2 frame Pinnacle, out of a fabulous older cow, that will have power up front and carcass to finish. This bull’s dam always breed AI, is an easy keeper and has a wonderful temperament. We love the Pinnacle females too! This bull also had 118 REA ratio. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

**

****

****

****

Lot # 84

Lot # 83 Calved:

+3 +1.5 +76 +115

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.47 REA Fat YG CW

+.35 -.05 -.12 +40

Economic Indexes

96 675 1201 39

Maternal Milk

+20

Stay

+11

HPG

+7

ME

+11

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED

KCC Miss Hi Power 330-770

BW

Glacier Chateau 744

WW YW

KCC Miss Chateau 651-343 KCC Miss Konza 435-651

Here is a larger framed bull that will add weaning weight, and since he is a Marblin’ Man, he will improve carcass too! He ranks top 4% in the breed for MARB, 6% for milk, and 19% for GM. He also ratio’d 108 IMF at scanning. Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

***

Feddes Big Sky R9

REA Fat YG CW

+.05 +.04 +.13 +24

Economic Indexes

CED

Feddes Lakina 310

BW

LCC Ribeye A133L

WW YW

KCC Miss Ribeye 2125-610 KCC Monu 2125

If you are looking for weaning weight, here he is. His mother (11 years old) just weaned another 744 lb. calf at 180 days of age. He is big (6.3 frame), long, powerful and smooth. He is in the top 1% of the breed for HPG, 12% for milk and 14% for WW. Growth

Females

92

50

**

****

****

****

Data

85 675 1192 39

Maternal Milk

+28

Stay

+9

HPG

+12

ME

+5

Carcass Marb +.36 REA Fat YG CW

+.20 -.01 -.02 +24

Economic Indexes

Lot # 85 Calved:

+2 -2.0 +70 +97

Data

Scrotal at yearling

Carcass

+4 -0.9 +57 +93

RAA# 3594486 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Calving

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.92

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Bieber Make Mimi 7249

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Marblin’ Man 770-907

2/28/2016

GM

RAA# 3594398

Brown Commitment S7206

KCC Developed 610-639

HB

KCC Doublestuff 343-647

3/2/2016

Lot 81

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

HXC Conquest 4405P

Calved:

Data

Scrotal at yearling

A moderate minus frame score and excellent plus pedigree! Here is a smooth made long-sided heifer bull that has great performance also. He is chock full of good cow families and will do a great job on heifers. (or cows!)

Calved:

+4 -2.9 +64 +94

89 750 1234 35

Maternal Milk

+26

Stay

+7

HPG

+19

ME

+4

HB

GM

69

49

KCC Dual 636-697

3/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594490 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula W486 D3

Beckton Nebula A906 E4

CED

Beckton Lana R058 EP

BW

LCC Sterling B055M

WW YW

KCC Miss Sterling 330-636

+10 -2.1 +53 +81

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Grand 330

This smaller framed A906 son was twin to Lot 72. He has great ww and marbling potential and is a screaming heifer bull to boot. He has a top 4% in the breed STAY, top 11% HB and top 14% CED.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

92

51

****

***

***

****

Carcass Marb +.52 REA Fat YG CW

-.04 +.01 +.06 +16

Economic Indexes

76 668 1153 39

Maternal Milk

+18

Stay

+15

HPG

+10

ME

+6

HB

GM

143

49

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20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 86 Calved:

KCC Dapper 442-602

2/10/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594448 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Beckton Nebula X038 N4

LJC Nexus 554A

CED

LJC Annabelle 554

BW

5L Direct King 1337-281Y

WW YW

KCC Miss Dir King 140-442 KCC Gold Oscar 425-140

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

***

****

Lot # 87 Calved:

Carcass Marb +.50 REA Fat YG CW

+.03 +0.0 +.05 +22

Economic Indexes

4/16/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

CED BW

5L Get R Done 416-88Y

WW YW

KCC Miss Hi-C 911-411

5/15/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594500

KCC Bodacious 254-440

CED

KCC Miss B Well 050-254

BW

LCC Ribeye A133L

WW

KCC Miss Ribeye 508-723

YW

KCC Miss Cheyenne 342-508

This is a great old cow family and this guy benefits from it. You can too! As with all the Bodacious calves, he is moderate framed and thick. He ranks in the top 5% of the breed for WW and YW, top 6% for STAY, 10% for Marb and 16% for GM.

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Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

****

***

****

***

Lot # 89 Calved:

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Complete 982-238

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

+5 -1.9 +75 +118

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.75 REA Fat YG CW

+.29 +.03 +.08 +37

Economic Indexes

71 682 1154 35

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+14

HPG

+8

ME

+6

+11

HPG

+7

ME

+4

HB

GM

109

50

+8 -0.7 +65 +93

Data

Scrotal at yearling

This cow family is one of our favorites, and this beautiful heifer bull should give you some great females. There are only 3 stars on the females because his mother is gone after just one calf, as she could not eat nails like she thought she could. He is in the top 7% of the breed for Marb.

Calved:

+20

Stay

RAA# 3594470

KCC Hemi 959-227

KCC Miss GRD 411-489

KCC Disarming 723-1619

Maternal Milk

Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Boxcar 227-405

Lot # 88

77 615 1109 35.5

KCC Diplomat 489-1613

KCC Pinnacle 949-109

Lot 87

Data

Scrotal at yearling

If you want a heifer bull that is smaller framed, earlier maturing but still has performance and thickness, here he is! His mother weaned another good bull calf this fall and is going to be a good cow. The Direct King bull makes them moderate and complete. We have used the Nexus bull for several years AI and really like the calves.

Lot 86

+8 -2.1 +60 +92

Carcass Marb +.81 REA Fat YG CW

-.09 +.02 +.14 +24

Economic Indexes

79 708 1271 39

Maternal Milk

+18

Stay

+10

HPG

+12

ME

+3

HB

GM

109

50

KCC Durable 320-620

2/26/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594390 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Andras In Focus B152

Andras New Direction R240

CED

Andras Kuruba B111

BW

Bieber Romero 9136

WW YW

KCC Miss Romero 729-320 KCC Miss Mimi 424-729

A moderate + frame bull with the darker cherry red color some love! Another New Direction and they are thick and balanced. An outcross bull here with a powerful cow family behind him, with both dam and granddam still in the herd, that is longevity!

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

134

52

**

***

****

****

+6 +0.3 +60 +98

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.38 REA Fat YG CW

-.04 +.02 +.13 +29

Economic Indexes

83 597 1102 35.5

Maternal Milk

+25

Stay

+7

HPG

+9

ME

-1

HB

GM

68

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20 Month 100% 1A Red Angus Bulls Lot # 90 Calved:

KCC Diverse 106-670

3/8/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

Lot # 91 Calved:

RAA# 3594326 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Complete 982-238

KCC Bodacious 254-440

CED

KCC Miss B Well 050-254

BW

Fritz Golden Oscar 8006

WW YW

KCC Miss GO 982-106

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

***

****

****

****

Data

Scrotal at yearling

KCC Miss Loineye 651-982 Here is a bull with great cow families on both sides of his pedigree. The Bodacious sons are thick, performers that weigh up well and are early maturing. Just what we want for feedlot cattle and females that won’t get too big. He is a chart topper, with top 1% in the breed for WW and YW and CW, top 4% for MARB and GM and top 21% STAY. He also ratio’d 98 for BW and went on to do 110 WW and 109 YW and ratio’d 103 REA at scanning.

+5 +0.1 +81 +132

Carcass Marb +.93 REA Fat YG CW

+.21 +.02 +.14 +49

Economic Indexes

80 691 1207 38.5

Maternal Milk

+24

Stay

+12

HPG

+6

ME

+7

KCC Dead-on 261-1607

4/5/2016

1A Registered Red Angus Bull

RAA# 3594376 Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

KCC Complete 982-238

KCC Bodacious 254-440

CED

KCC Miss B Well 050-254

BW

LCC Gravity B252L

WW YW

KCC Miss Gravity 728-261 KCC Miss Kingmaker 527-728

This is a small framed brick powerhouse! He has great numbers and he looks the part. He is top 4% in the breed for REA, 17% for Marb, 14% for GM and 23% for YW. His dam weaned a good bull calf again.

HB

GM

Calving

Carcass

Growth

Females

123

53

***

****

****

****

+4 -1.9 +63 +103

Data

Scrotal at yearling Carcass Marb +.65 REA Fat YG CW

+.56 +.04 +.01 +29

Economic Indexes

77 634 1096 35

Maternal Milk

+19

Stay

+11

HPG

+11

ME

+1

HB

GM

110

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Did you know….

There are multiple marketing assistance programs available, both through the Red Angus Assn and through us at Kniebel Cattle Co.? For example, we have several customers who get their heifers pregnancy checked by mid September and we pool the open heifers and feed them out! This turns a culled animal into a much more profitable venture. None of us have enough for a load individually, but together we can make it work. We also feed calves for customers or help them place calves in a trusted feedyard that will get the data on their calves. There are many options to talk about, and we would love to visit with you about them and see if one is a good fit for your operation. As China opens up, there might be opportunity for sourced calves again. This is different from the past in one very important way...they HAVE to be tagged before they leave home, there is no backtracking. The Red Angus tag program is very easy to use and a cheap and easy way to have it all covered. In fact, we will buy a bag of 25 tags for every bull you buy/per calf crop as long as you own him. (If you use them spring and fall you get 2 bags!)

With over 2 million head enrolled, the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) is the beef industry's mostexperienced USDA Verified Genetic, Source and Age Program. The FCCP's "Yellow Tag" is recognized as the symbol of guaranteed "Angus" genetics and a trusted source for both feeders and packers filling "Angus" product lines. Enhancing the value of Red Angus genetics since 1995, the FCCP builds reputation through source verification to the ranch of origin and, coupled with group age verification, provides access to export market premiums. To enroll Red-Angus sired calves in the program, contact program coordinator, Chessie Mitchell at chessie@redangus org or call the Red Angus Association at (940) 387-3502 Ext. 2. Free Feeder Cattle Marketing Service! Use Red Angus Feeder Fax to send descriptions of your feeder cattle and calves to feedyard managers and order buyers, who have expressed an interest in feeding Red Angus. Feeder Fax is FREE, and works for load lots of calves or yearlings. Whether you are selling through a sale barn, video auction or private treaty, Feeder Fax is available to help inform buyers of cattle you have for sale. Call Red Angus marketing, or call Mary Ann Kniebel to help you!

Opportunity…

In most years, a calf crop averages pretty close to 50:50 steers and heifers. Not this year! We ran 80% heifers, and will be keeping more than normal since there are so many to choose. We will use the same parameters as usual, it just gives us more! That means we will offer more in the sale or possibly private treaty. If you have a burning desire to choose your own sires on a group of heifers, visit with us about the opportunity!

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Registered Red Angus Bred Heifers from KCC This is the first time we are offering registered bred heifers in the sale. They have a solid set of EPD’s and performance. In fact every one of them is a breed trait leader as represented by the % number under their EPD. These heifers are raised under the same conditions as our commercial cattle. They would make a great Lot #

92

93

94

95

Tag Reg#

Sire

Dam’s Sire

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

6401

Brown’s Redemption

Marblin Man

155

54

9

-2.6

73

122

26

2

3594334

Due 3/17/18

To Lot 43

Top 5%

1%

19%

7%

3%

13%

687

Beckton Nebula A906

5L Get R Done

175

51

12

63

102

22

3594458

Due 4/1/18

To Lot 86

Top 1%

658

Feddes Big Sky

KCC Konza

83

3594494

Due 3/20/18

To Lot 43

634

Andras Fusion

Six Mile Winchester

3594370

Due 3/17/18

To Lot 43

676

Marblin Man

Schuler Envy

3594340

Due 2/16/18

To:LSF BRA No Worries 4657B

688

KCC Bodacious

KCC Flinthills

126

52

3594318

Due 3/20/18

To Lot 86

Top 19%

10%

684

KCC Best Bet

HXC Hemi

120

49

3594358

Due 3/20/18

To Lot 86

668

KCC Blade

5L Direct King

3594542

Due 3/20/18

To Lot 86

677

KCC Bodacious

KCC Medicine Man

127

53

3594524

Due 3/15/18

To Lot 45

18%

5%

614

Marblin Man

KCC Mike

114

50

3594446

Due 2/16/18

To:LSF BRA No Worries 4657B

96

97

98

99

100

101

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addition to any registered herd, or a fabulous starter group for someone interested in joining the Red Angus community! They sell with the live-calf guarantee as on page 5. They will have a floor price of $2500.

-1.7

12

12

6%

48

2

-3.3

57

75

20%

104

6

HPG STAY Marb

51

9

-2.3

30

2

3%

47

76

26

20

RE

14

1.12

.04

6%

1%

17

.62

1%

17%

8

.37

-.19

8

.68

.12

11

.84

.20

.10

1%

-3

14 15%

101

50

1

2.5

66

105

22

5

13

18%

96

50

7

-2.5

60

98

5%

28

11

10

5%

5

7

0

-3.2

75

113

5%

8%

40

63

4

-2.9

-1.5

.62

.66

10%

17%

2%

12

6

11

11

.34

.14

23

2

18

7

.92

.13

20%

8

13

1%

68

110

16%

12%

61

94

23

6

14

3%

11

19%

21

3

8

13

.81

.36

6%

14%

.76

.27

8%

Registered Black Angus Bred Heifers from DRI For the 1st time ever, DRI is proud to offer Registered Angus heifers, bred and ready to calve in the spring. They represent YEARS of planned production for solid, reproductively sound and range hardy cows. The innate fertility is built in and ready to go. As our commercial customers know, these are not culls: you will have heart-of-the-herd females to either start a herd or your own, or add to an existing herd.

These are no pampered heifers. They run under the same conditions as our commercial herd. They’re expected to work for a living out on range without a feed bucket. Lot 102 (D016) was selected to show by our daughters but later turned out because they’d bitten off more than they could chew. So she did get a little extra feed for a couple of months after weaning.

These high-quality heifers sell with our optional & exclusive Complete EPDs with Genomics will be available on the website Live Calf Guarantee (see p. 5). They will go to their new home & on sale day. All have checked to calve to the clean-up bulls and do anybody proud. who are top-enders, every one. We will pay the fee to have the Base bid: $2,500 calves sire ID’ed (currently an $18/head value). If you choose to do full genomic testing, we will pay $18 towards your full panel.

Lot Tag AAA # Sire MGS DOB CED BW WW YW 102 D016 18890652 SAV Bruiser SAV Brilliance 8077 2/10/2016 +4 +2.4 +61 +112 103 D110 18890655 SAV Bruiser Final Answer 2/23/2016 +14 ‐1.7 +50 +89 104 D216 18890656 Mohnen Impressive Trav 004 son 3/2/2016 +2 +2.9 +52 +90 105 D267 18890658 DRI Super Bowl Z115 Net Present Value 3/5/2016 +8 +0.4 +51 +90 106 D024 18890653 Eathington Sub‐Zero Connealy Thunder 2/12/2016 +14 ‐1.6 +49 +88 107 D027 18890654 DRI Super Bowl Z115 Woodhill Foresight 2/12/2016 +4 +2.5 +57 +98 108 D226 18890657 Eathington Sub‐Zero Sitz Alliance 6595 3/2/2016 +13 ‐1.3 +42 +71 109 D293 pending SAV Resource US Premium Beef 3/8/2016 +1.6 +2.2 +55 +103 110 D335 pending DRI Bull (ID pending) Connealy Lead On 3/11/2016 pending sire ID 111 D358 pending DRI Bull (ID pending) Final Answer 3/16/2016 pending sire ID All heifers AI'd on 5/11/16, then PE to Lot 11, Lot 16, Lot 18, Lot 36 and DRI Super Bowl C148 (a er 7/10)

Due 4/21/18 3/27/18 3/22/18 3/18/18 4/11/18 4/20/18 4/5/18 4/13/18 4/20/18 3/27/18

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60 KCC & DRI Commercial Bred Heifers

KCC and DRI are pleased to offer 60 bred heifers to calve in the Spring of 2018. They represent the top of our spring born heifer calves. To start with, we kept heifers that were neither too big nor too small, were born in the 1st 1/2 of the season, had good temperaments, were good performers, and were structurally correct, etc. From that elite group, we selected heifers from the best cows. When all was said and done, we had less than 1/2 the heifers left. We are offering you 1/2 of the best of the best! These are NOT put together heifers but rather the top of our herd with generations of AI, tough selection and proven performance on the range and the rail. Heifers are bred to calving ease Black Angus (DRI) and Red Angus (KCC). The heifers have all their shots, have been dewormed, Bangs vaccinated & tested PI negative. Complete information on each heifer will be available on a supplement sheet online and at the sale. Videos of each lot will be online before the sale too. Heifers will sell in lots of 3 to 5. They will be penned at the sale, but a video presentation will run for each lot in the ring. AGAIN THIS YEAR: THERE WILL BE A BASE BID ON ALL HEIFERS. We have always had a policy of honesty in all dealings. We are coming off an extended drought that saw us downsize our herd significantly. We had good rains this past year and we’re in a position to cautiously expand our herds. Thus, we are setting a reasonable floor because they have great value to us. These are heart of our herd heifers. There are A LOT of heifers out there again this fall. As belts tighten, known genetics become all the more valuable. We continue to offer our BEST, KNOWN, PROVEN GENETICS that keeps your foundation solid. Therefore, the base bid on bred heifers will be $1800.

Ah, summer!

But summer turns to fall and fall to winter. And some winters have brought blizzards! So...

Remember - We offer calve-out service with our exclusive LIVE CALF GUARANTEE! See p. 5 for pricing information & compete details.

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A Word About Cattle Feeding It’s no secret that both operations are big believers in retained ownership of quality cattle. After all, if you’re going to go to the trouble of stacking high-quality genetics and handling and vaccinating your cattle properly, why not reap the benefits? If you’re willing to go one step further and identify those animals, the story gets even better. You need to know how your own cattle perform, even if you never anticipate retaining ownership. As seen below, money will be made on changing markets and grid premiums. Therefore, retained ownership will happen more with grid proven cattle. Let’s take a look: Value of 550 lb calf @ 1.70 on Oct. 1:

$935.00

Avg. feeding costs with $.65 cost of gain (700 lbs )

$455

Freight & Interest (calf)

$30

Death loss (ours is lower, but we’ll use 2%)

$15

Total costs:

$1435.00

Breakeven price for May marketing

$1.15

Oct. 1 Pricing through USPB for May

$118.00

With premiums WE normally garner, it’s still a winner WITH OUR FEEDING HISTORY. We feel the market is oversold and things will be better this spring….aren't we optimistic?!

KCC & DRI fall cattle on feed at KCC

Understanding & Interpreting Data In general, the AAA has set things up so that the higher the number, the “better” it is. In other words, for calving ease direct (CED), a bull with a 9 would calve easier than a bull with a 2. A higher marbling EPD means more marbling and so forth. However, please be careful not to think that bigger is always better. A bull with an outrageously high $Beef value may give you huge frame scores and hard doing cows. Higher milk values could lead in some instances to udder problems and cows that milk themselves down too much and therefore have trouble rebreeding. The other thing to consider is how much data is behind the numbers the Association generates. We’re excited about the $EN value index which attempts to get a handle on more efficient cows. However, this the Association uses Milk EPD and mature size only to calculate this number. This misses those really efficient outliers (and some hard-doing ones too!).

The Red Angus Association is the only association that builds EPD’s from Total Herd Reporting (THR). THR uses data from the entire calf crop - not just the calves that were good enough to register. The biggest benefit of THR is the elimination of reporting bias from data used to calculate EPDs. Perhaps even more significant is the overestimate of performance of sires whose poorer performing calves are not reported. This next thought cannot be stressed too much. YOU CAN NOT COMPARE EPD’S ACROSS BREEDS!!!! Black Angus breeders consider BW +2.0 and below to be suitable for use on heifers, while Red Angus breeders will usually want a negative BW EPD. Having said that, here are the averages for parent sires in the AAA and RAA as of September of the current year:

Do NOT compare EPDs across breeds. They are very different!!! American Red Angus Association EPD Averages for Current Sires HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

Stay

CW

Marb

REA

FT

YG

HPG

ME

97

50

+6

-1.8

+59

+91

+21

+10

+22

+.46

+.13

-.00

+.02

+12

+1

American Angus Association EPD Averages for Current Sires CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

Scrotal

CW

Marb

REA

FT

$EN

+6

+1.3

+49

+86

+23

+.71

+33

+.49

+.49

+.012

$W

$F

$G

$B

-2.47 45.37 41.74 30.58 105.64

American Simmental Association EPD Averages for Current Sires CE

BW

WW

9.0

+1.8 +62.0

YW

Milk

+90.2

+21

CW

Marb

REA

FT

API

TI

+26.1 +.15

+.80

-.06

120.9

68.5

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Understanding & Interpreting the Data Performance Data  BW—Bull’s birth weight as adjusted by the American Angus Association or Red Angus Association.  WW—Bull’s weaning weight adjusted by the AAA or ARA to 205 days  YW—Bull’s yearling weight adjusted by the AAA or ARA to 365 days  Scrotal—Bulls scrotal circumference in centimeters adjusted by the AAA or ARA to 365 days of age (1 year) Performance EPD’s (Expected Progeny Differences)  CED- Calving Ease Direct is 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 an sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.  BW-Expressed in lbs, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny when compared to the progeny of an average bull in the breed.  WW & YW-Expressed in lbs, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning/yearling growth to his progeny compared to the progeny of an average bull in the breed.  Milk-Also called Weaning Wt Maternal, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters. In other words, it is that part of WW attributed to mi and mothering ability. It is compared to daughters of an average bull in the breed.  Scrotal-Expressed in centimeters, it is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to the progeny of an average sire in the breed. Available for BLACK ANGUS ONLY.  Stayability-The expected difference in probability of daughters staying in the herd at least 6 years. Since cows are usually only culled for being open before the age of 6, the EPD is primarily a measure of sustained fertility in female offspring. Available for RED ANGUS ONLY. Carcass EPD’s (Expected Progeny Differences)  CW-Carcass weight, 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-expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. Higher marbling scores are positively correlated with higher carcass quality grades.  REA-expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires.  BF or FT– 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.  YG-predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade score, and is expressed in USDA Yield Grade units Black Angus ONLY—$ Value Indexes  Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollars savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). $Value indexes are multi-trait selection indexes, expressed in dollars per head, The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires  Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for preweaning merit. Includes both revenue and cost adjustments associated with differences in birth weight, weaning direct growth, maternal milk and mature cow size.  Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning merit compared to progeny of other sires.  Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires.  Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. Red Angus ONLY  Heifer Pregnancy (HPG) - predicts the probability of heifers conceiving to calve at two years of age. Many breeds offer genetic predictions of yearling bull scrotal circumference as an indicator of age of puberty. Red Angus’ HPG EPD offers more than an indicator trait, it selects for producers’ desired response: pregnant heifers.  The ME EPD predicts differences in energy requirements of mature daughters of an individual and is expressed in Mega-calories per month. Differences in Maintenance Energy requirements can easily translate into differences in feed required to maintain body weight. While higher milking, higher growth (larger mature size) cattle typically have higher maintenance requirements, there are many Red Angus sire choices that defy these antagonisms - actually combining positive revenue traits (Growth and Milk) with negative Expense Traits (ME). FOR THIS INDEX, THE LOWER THE NUMBER, THE BETTER!  HB & GM—Herd builder and grid master are both indexes designed with the idea that you are using Red Angus bulls on half-blood Simmental cows. This does not apply to many people, but you get the basis behind it now. The Herdbuilder is for choosing replacement females first and marketing the culls on a grid. It puts strong emphasis on Stay, HPG and CE, with slight amount on marbling, YG and growth. The Gridmaster is for marketing on the grid only, using marbling, YG and growth. We used to get a lot of black Angus info from the Canadian Angus Assc, as reds and blacks are together. Since 2015 that has not been possible, so anything with black angus in the background has a zero number and has to accumulate data to move that index. We have several AI sires that we used that are from upbreeding programs and have black one generation back. Their numbers show it. They will change as more data is submitted, but we only used ones we feel were really worthwhile! Simmental ONLY  All Purpose Index (API)- Evaluates sire for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both Angus first calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of their daughters required to maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold grade and yield. Index units are in dollars per cow exposed.  Terminal Index (TI)- Evaluates sire for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield. Index units are in dollars per cow exposed.

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Ah, Greece. Cassie Kniebel enjoys the picturebook coast.

Barb traveled to DC to Testify at Ag Senate Committee hearings at the invitation of Sen. Roberts

Anna & Laura anchored the 3rd Place Fitting Team at 2017 Jr. Nationals! The Kniebels are playing the human version of Hungry Hippos at a family gathering! Chuck & Kim’s grandkids are the lights of their eyes. Newborn Jett gets some love, while Connor looks a little worried about Bentley. Bentley got a deer this year!

Sen. Jerry Moran at DRI for a Fall burning demonstration.

Tanner & Chelsey (Kniebel) Stucky

Anna represented Kansas at the NJAS Showmanship Contest & made the top 15. Proud!

Anna is on scholarship for the NEO Livestock Judging Team. Winning with Winnie

Cassie Kniebel & Clay Kniebel enjoying a fall football game.

Kevin looks out the truck window and admires calves that are about as big as their mommas. Stout!

Marketing tour group at KCC

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Kniebel Cattle Co. 428 S. 2600 Rd. White City, KS 66872 (785)349-2821 DOWNEY RANCH, Inc. 37929 Wabaunsee Rd. Wamego, KS 66547 (785)456-8160

2017 Production Sale: Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 @ 12:30 pm CST At the Downey Ranch in Wabaunsee, KS (12 mi. SE of Manhattan, KS on K-18)