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RJ/RVR 184
In God We Trust 5 9053 “Lil Red” • Composite
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THE NEXT GENERATION AT RJ CATTLE Full/maternal sib to embryos selling $71,500 heifer sired by How Great Thou Art
Full/maternal sib to embryos selling 2025
Kansas Beef Expo Grand Champion Market Heifer (A) & Reserve Grand Market Heifer (B)
Full/maternal sib to embryos selling
Dam of embryos selling RJ/RVR 184
Maternal granddam of embryos selling 9053 “Lil Red”
‰ LOT 28A: 1 Package of 3 Embryos sired by How Great Thou Art sexed male or unsexed *Available 4/1/26 ‰ LOT 28B: 1 Package of 3 Embryos sired by Greater Good sexed male or unsexed *Available 4/1/26
$20,000 steer sired by How Great Thou Art
Full/maternal sib to embryos selling $12,000 heifer sired by How Great Thou Art
• You will not need to worry about the future of the RJ and Vestal club calf herds as they head into the next few years, as they appear to have tapped into one of the most exciting and potent matrons we have seen in some time. It is an absolute pleasure to introduce a new member to the Embryos on Snow lineup, RJ/RVR 184. While this young, triple clean donor cow is a fresh name to the arena, the pedigree that builds her genetic base is absolutely no stranger to any in the business of high-end show steer production. 184 is a daughter of perhaps the most renowned and popular show critter creating mating of the past five years, the In God We Trust synergy with the million-dollar producing 9053 “Lil Red.” Full brothers to this trendsetting prospect include the 2024 NAILE Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, the 2024 Tulsa State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer, and the 2023 American Royal Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, along with multiple promotional sires, jackpot and state fair winners, and high sellers for operations across the nation. While the precedent set by her brothers is impressive, the résumé that this young donor has assembled stands on its own and rises above any sibling rivalry that could be thrown her way. • 184 was purchased by Kai Thomsen in the 2021 RJ Cattle “Commitment to Excellence” Online Sale. She only saw the show ring once in her career on the end of the halter, where she was selected as the 2022 South Dakota State Fair Champion Market Heifer. While her show career was short and sweet, her one appearance got the stockmen standing ring side talking, and ever since, the mystique surrounding 184 has been evolving. A Here I Am son of 184 featured on the 2024 Vanhove Cattle Company Pasture Sale sold to Jorge Falcone of South Texas, and word on the street is that this prospect is one to watch out for this coming Texas Major slick shear season. 2025 saw the first legitimate sampling of the 184 influence, and the progeny sired by How Great Thou Art were identified by several of the most discriminating cowboys in the show cattle business and found themselves at the heart of bidding wars! • The opportunity to purchase full siblings to the high selling $71,500 daughter of How Great Thou Art from the 2025 RJ Cattle Company “Commitment to Excellence” Online Sale will sell as Lot A. This female was purchased by Vestal Ranches and was the catalyst toward Reed securing an ownership interest in RJ/RVR 184 from the Thomsen family. Vestal Ranches has shown an aggressive yet calculated methodology toward acquiring the most exciting club calf genetics in the business, and this mother–daughter acquisition certainly positions this exciting program at the forefront. The $71,500 high selling heifer was recently selected as the 2025 Kansas Beef Expo Grand Champion Market Heifer in Ring A and Reserve Grand Champion Market Heifer in Ring B. Other full siblings to the high selling female and the Lot A embryos include a $20,000 red-hided steer for Boyert–Core and a $12,000 heifer calf for RJ. • The second mating, also offered as choice of sexed or unsexed, is sired by the very exciting Griswold Cattle promotional sire Greater Good. He is the $130,500 son of How Great Thou Art from the legendary HL 6261 donor that the entire club calf business is eagerly awaiting the first calves from this coming season. This is a mating you may need to jump ahead of the craze on, as the opportunity may never be made available again once the results are realized in person! • We are thrilled to host the genetic debut of RJ/RVR 184 in the 20th Anniversary Embryos on Snow. We requested for both sets of these embryos to be offered with the potential of being unsexed, as honestly we aren’t sure there is a preferred calf sex in this situation. The prospect of both heifer or bull/steer calves out of these matings certainly offers the opportunity for serious ROI!
Offered by: RJ Cattle Co., Ryan, Samantha & Rhett Johnson 605-999-5576; Reed Vestal Ranches, Reed Vestal 281-687-7580
Embryos by How Great Thou Art & Greater Good E M B R Y O S O N S N O W O K L A H O M A C I T Y • F R I D A Y, J A N U A R Y 9 , 2 0 2 6
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