The 2023 Bull Sale

Blackjack Farms

McFerran Farms

Angus Farms

12 noon…at Blackjack Farms near Seminole, Oklahoma 35824 EW 1140, Seminole, OK 74868 (see map on page 36)

97 Angus & Simmental/SimAngus Bulls

Spring Yearling, Fall Long Yearling & Two-Year-Old Bulls…Semen Tested & Fully Guaranteed! Angus bulls DNA tested & all bulls BVD tested

Also selling 32 home-raised commercial Angus spring open heifers

Keith & Janet Grissom • (405) 997-9678

Amber McFerran • (405) 919-5194

a.mcferran@yahoo.com

Jared, Candace, Barrett & Gatlin Grissom

Clint, Carmen & Clancy Grissom

McFerran Farms

Keith & Amber McFerran Amber (405) 919-5194

Keith (405) 380-5747

a.mcferran@yahoo.com

Chris Armstrong, Farm Operations

Pfeiffer Angus Farms

“Quality Angus Cattle Since 1907”

John & Gaye Pfeiffer, John C. & Andy Mulhall, OK • pfeifferangus@outlook.com

John (405) 880-0862 • Gaye (405) 880-1993

John C., Sierra & John Ryan Pfeiffer (405) 880-3699

Colton Blehm (580) 822-5826

Welcome!

Welcome to Blackjack Farms, LLC and the annual spring bull sale. The Grissom Family is again joined in the sale by Keith and Amber McFerran’s McFerran Farms and John and Gaye Pfeiffer’s Pfeiffer Angus Farms.

Dear Cattlemen and Friends:

These breeders have assembled an excellent set of primarily A.I.-sired performance bulls that I believe are the deepest and most elite they have offered to date. Whether you are a registered breeder seeking your next herd sire, a bull stud seeking your next featured A.I. sire, or a commercial cattleman seeking to improve the value and quality of your calf crop, there is a bull in this sale to meet your needs. These bulls have been developed on a growing performance ration that will allow them to do the best job for their new owners. All available individual records are in detail on each bull for your evaluation. The bulls are sound, functional and ready for heavy service.

The Angus bulls are sired by the most popular performance sires in the industry and offer attractive numerical balance while maintaining the phenotype necessary to please even the most discriminating cattlemen. In addition to the Angus bulls, the McFerrans are offering a select group of Simmental and Simm-influence bulls. These bulls will add hybrid vigor to your cow herd. We look forward to seeing you sale day and hope that you will come and enjoy the hospitality of these fine breeders. If you have any questions concerning the offering, please give the owners or me a call.

Sincerely,

Matt Sims

Sale Day Phones

(405) 997-9678 ◆ (405) 919-5194 ◆ (405) 641-6081

Hotel Accommodations

Best Western Inn, 1525 N. Milt Phillips, Avenue, Seminole — (405) 382-3139

Hampton Inn, 4851 North Kickapoo, Shawnee — (405) 275-1540

Holiday Inn Express, 4909 North Union, Shawnee — (405) 275-8880

Sale Staff

Matt Sims, Auctioneer / Sale Manager — (405) 641-6081

Eddie Sims, Marketing Agent — (580) 595-1626

Doug Paul, The Stock Exchange — (405) 820-3982

Matt Caldwell, Oklahoma Cowman — (913) 755-1105

Delvin Heldermon, Heldermon Enterprises — (405) 205-1116

Authorized Sale Consultants

Jason Elmore, Elmore Cattle Services — (580) 554-1278

Matt Myers, Myers Cattle Services, LLC — (405) 315-7258

John Dickinson, Parnell–Dickinson — (916) 806-1919

Online bidding available to registered bidders: Lunch served sale day at 11:30 a.m.

Sale contact: Callee Fischer (580) 512-0945

Sale Terms and Conditions

Registered bulls sell under Suggested Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association or the American Simmental Association. All cattle are to be paid for by the purchaser during or immediately after the sale and will not be released until after settlement has been made. Buyers must be sure to furnish the sale clerk complete information for transferring of registration certificates, which will be mailed at a later date. Commercial bulls and females sell without a registration certificate.

Herd Health

All cattle are in good health and will have interstate health charts required for immediate shipment. All bulls have been fertility examined. Each animal will be at the purchaser’s risk after it is sold.

Insurance

Livestock mortality insurance for your purchases will be available at the clerk’s desk.

Note

Announcements made sale day from the auction block will take precedence over printed material. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk. As the sale manager, Matt C. Sims Auction, Inc. is only an agent for the seller and has no responsibilities other than those involved in conducting the sale. Neither the owners nor the management assume liability, legal or otherwise, for accidents or loss of property.

Free delivery of bulls to central locations on multiple bull purchases. No free delivery on commercial females.

Sale catalog & advertising prepared by Matt C. Sims Auction, Inc. ◆ Produced by Southwest TypeStyles (405) 317-1743

Photography by Matt Sims (405) 641-6081

Matt Sims

Pfeiffer Angus Farms

Lots 1– 48

Full or maternal brothers sell as Lots 1– 4

lot 1

PAF Clarity 2268

#K C F Bennett Homestead

• As of 2/2/23, LOT 1 IS ONE OF ONLY 18 GE NON-PARENT BULLS IN THE ENTIRE POPULATION TO OFFER HIS COMBINATION OF WW, YW, CW, MARB, RE AND $VALUE INDEXES.

• Ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, CW, RE, $F, $B, $C, $AxH, $AxJ; top 3% for $G; top 4% for RADG; top 10% for Marb; top 15% for Angle; top 20% for Doc; top 25% for $M.

• Posts the highest $B, $C, $AxH and $AxJ indexes and second highest CW EPD and $F in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@121 for WW; 1@123 for YW; 3@116 for IMF.

PAF Rita 5091

Dam of Lots 1– 4; maternal sister to Lots 5 – 7 & Lot 36

• Lots 1 through 4 are sons of the highest income generating female in the long history of the Pfeiffer herd, PAF Rita 5091. Lots 1 and 4 are maternal brothers and Lots 2 and 3 are full brothers to PAF Rita 7096, the $480,000-valued record-setting donor first selected for $160,000 by EZ Angus Ranch in California from the 2019 Blackjack and Guests Female Sale; EZ Angus recently sold half interest in Rita 7096 in their 2022 production sale to Vintage Angus for $240,000. 7096 was anointed “the best damn donor in this herd” by Chad Davis after nine sons in the EZ bull sale grossed $395,000 to average an incredible $43,889 and included EZAR Gettysburg 1061, the $170,000 top-selling selection of Blackstone Cattle Co. in Wisconsin, and his $45,000 flush brother EZAR Saber 1145, purchased by Edisto Pines, Leesville, SC.

• A flush sister to Lot 1 and maternal sister to Lots 2 through 4, PAF Rita 2249, sold for $47,000 to Aberan Angus Edgehill, Keswick, VA, in the 2022 Blackjack and Guests Female Sale.

• In the 2022 Denim and Diamonds Sale, two maternal sisters to Lots 1 through 4 sired by GAR Home Town and Connealy Emerald sold to Express Ranches for $17,000 and $13,000 and appreciated in value when they sold again for $42,500 to Vintage Angus Ranch and $16,000 to Linz Heritage Angus in the 2022 Express Big Event. A flush on the dam of Lots 1 through 4 was the $20,000 selection from the 2022 Denim and Diamonds Sale of Linz, who had previously purchased a flush from PAF Rita 5091 for $30,000 from the 2020 Denim and Diamonds Sale that produced the bull mentioned below and daughters that sold for $27,500 to Vintage and $17,500 to Arellano Bravo in the 2021 Linz Heritage Angus Sale.

• In the 2022 Blackjack Bull Sale, four full brothers to Lots 2 and 3 and maternal brothers to Lots 1 and 4 sold for an average of $6,750 and included PAF Confidence Plus 1237, the $10,000 top-selling selection of Cantrell and Grissom Cattle Co., Prague, OK. A maternal brother to Lots 1 through 4, LINZ Exemplify 0806, was the $7,500 selection of Lone Star Angus from the 2022 National Angus Bull Sale. A maternal sib heifer pregnancy to Lots 1 through 4 was the $20,500 selection of Express Ranches from the 2021 Denim and Diamonds Sale and resulted in a donor prospect that was the $27,000 half interest selection of Crazy K from the 2021 Express Big Event.

PAF Rita 7096

$480,000-valued full or maternal sister to Lots 1– 4; donor for EZ Angus Ranch & dam of EZAR Gettysburg

EXAR Gettysburg 1061

$170,000 son of PAF Rita 7096 & grandson of PAF Rita 5091

PAF Rita 2249

$47,000 flush sister to Lot 1 & maternal sister to Lots 2

4

PAF Confidence Plus 2309

• Full brother sells as Lot 3. Maternal brothers sell as Lots 1 and 4.

• Ranks in the top 1% for $M; top 2% for $W; top 4% for WW, $C; top 10% for YW, DMI, $G; top 15% for Marb, RE; top 20% for $B, $AxH, $AxJ; top 25% for CW.

• Posts the lowest Angle EPD and second lowest Claw EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@121 for WW; 1@123 for YW; 3@116 for IMF.

PAF Confidence Plus 2298

• Full brother sells as Lot 2. Maternal brothers sell as Lots 1 and 4.

• Ranks in the top 1% for $M, Angle; top 2% for $C; top 4% for WW; top 5% for YW; top 10% for Claw, CW, RE, $W, $B, $AxH; top 15% for RADG, Doc, $G; top 20% for $AxJ; top 25% for Marb.

• Posts the highest PAP EPD and second highest $M in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@121 for WW; 1@123 for YW; 3@116 for IMF.

PAF Ajax 2260

2260

• Maternal brothers sell as Lots 1, 2 and 3.

• Ranks in the top 1% for Angle, $M; top 3% for $W; top 4% for $C; top 5% for WW; top 10% for YW, $AxJ; top 15% for RE, $AxH; top 20% for Doc, Claw, CW, $F, $B.

• Posts the highest CEM EPD and $M, the second highest DMI EPD and the second lowest Angle EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@121 for WW; 1@123 for YW; 3@116 for IMF.

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lot 2

PAF Confidence Plus 1237 $10,000 flush brother to Lots 2 & 3

Full brothers sell as Lots 5– 7

Lots 5 through 7 are sons of the foundation female of this branch of the Rita family in the Pfeiffer program and maternal brothers to the highest income generating female in the long history of the Pfeiffer herd, PAF Rita 5091, who is the dam of Lots 1 through 4 and dam of the $480,000-valued PAF Rita 7096. Other descendants of PAF Rita 2103 are mentioned in detail on page 2.

PAF Confidence Plus 2310

• Ranks in the top 1% for Angle; top 2% for $M; top 3% for $C; top 5% for RE; top 10% for Claw, Milk, $W, $F, $AxJ; top 15% for $B; top 25% for HP, CW, $G.

• Dam posts

of 6@110 for WW; 5@115 for YW; 4@116 for IMF; 4@101

• Full brothers sell as Lots 6 and

Maternal brother sells as Lot 36.

PAF Confidence Plus 2300

• Ranks in the top 3% for RE; top 5% for $AxH; top 10% for $W, $AxJ; top 15% for RADG, $G, $C; top 20% for WW, YW, $B; top 25% for $M.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@110 for WW; 5@115 for YW; 4@116 for IMF; 4@101 for RE.

• Full brothers sell as Lots 5 and 7. Maternal brother sells as Lot 36.

PAF Confidence Plus 2303

#Connealy Confidence 0100

#Connealy Confidence Plus

Elbanna of Conanga 1209

Upward 307R

Connealy Tobin

Gala of Conanga 8281

Conanga 9703

2103

Rita 8215

• Ranks in the top 1% for Angle; top 10% for $W; top 15% for Milk; top 20% for $M, $C; top 25% for CW, RE, $C, $AxH.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@110 for WW; 5@115 for YW; 4@116 for IMF; 4@101 for RE.

• Full brothers sell as Lots 5 and 6. Maternal brother sells as Lot 36.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Exponential 2252

PAF Regiment C 211

108.

• Ranks in the top 3% for $W; top 4% for $C; top 5% for $AxJ; top 10% for WW, CEM, Milk, Marb, $M, $B; top 15% for YW; top 20% for Claw, CW, RE, $F; top 25% for Angle, PAP.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 5@102 for WW; 4@108 for YW; 1@134 for IMF; 1@106 for RE.

Non-Parent Angus Bulls Breed Average EPDs & $Values:

All Angus bulls with a Birth Weight EPD of +1.2 or less are indicated by this symbol: At or below the breed average for non-parent Angus bulls, these individuals are considered to be low risk for calving difficulties to use on first-calf heifers as well as mature cows.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 87, WW 101 and YW 102.

• Ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, RADG, CW, $F; top 3% for $W; top 4% for $B; top 5% for $C, $AxH; top 10% for Doc, RE, $AxJ.

• Posts the highest RADG EPD and second highest WW and YW EPDs in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 4@97 for BW.

All bulls in the sale will be tested BVD free. The Angus bulls selling that have been DNA tested and have genomically enhanced EPDs reported are indicated by this symbol:

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Regiment 2230

• Posted individual ratios of BW 84, WW 103 and YW 112.

• Ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, RADG, CW, RE, $F, $AxJ; top 2% for $C; top 3% for $B; top 4% for $W; top 10% for HP, $AxH; top 20% for $G; top 25% for Angle, $M.

lot 10

• Posts the highest WW, YW, RADG, DMI, CW, RE and $F and the second highest MW and $AxJ in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 4@101 for YW.

PAF Regiment C 2204

• Posted individual ratios of BW 94, WW 113 and YW 105.

• Ranks in the top 3% for $M; top 4% for CED; top 5% for RE; top 10% for $W; top 15% for BW; top 20% for WW, Doc, HP, CEM, $AxH; top 25% for YW, $C.

• Pathfinder Dam posts progeny ratios of 4@107 for WW; 4@105 for YW.

PAF Regiment 2227

DOB:

+Wilks Regiment 9035

Cavalry B063 Z044 Vintage Chloe 6137

2227

Cavalry 1149

CC&7 Z044 X029

R Empire 3037

R Chloe 2227 #Connealy Capitalist 028

Final Answer 0035 PAF Traveler Design 5134

+PAF Traveler Design 0206

• Posted individual ratios of BW 86 and YW 103.

Pita of Conanga 8821

Moneymaker R185

Traveler Design 2043

• Ranks in the top 10% for RADG, $W, $F; top 15% for YW, CW; top 20% for WW, Milk.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Growth Fund 2237

• Posted individual ratios of WW 113 and YW 107.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CED, $W; top 2% for Milk; top 4% for BW; top 5% for WW, YW, $M; top 10% for CEM, $F; top 15% for HP, $C, $AxH, $AxJ; top 20% for RADG, SC; top 25% for $B.

• Posts the second highest CED EPD and $W and the second lowest BW EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@108 for WW; 2@104 for YW.

PAF Growth Fund 2256

• Posted individual ratios of WW 121 and YW 111.

• Ranks in the top 1% for WW, $W; top 4% for YW; top 10% for Doc, Milk, CW, $M; top 15% for RE, $AxJ; top 20% for $F; top 25% for HP, $C.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@111 for WW; 6@108 for YW; 3@132 for IMF; 3@103 for RE.

PAF Growth Fund 2218

• Ranks in the top 10% for YW, SC, Milk; top 15% for Doc, $F; top 20% for $W; top 25% for WW, Claw, Angle.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 4@93 for BW; 4@101 for YW.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Blueprint C 2214

• Posted individual ratios of WW 119 and YW 104.

• Ranks in the top 1% for Milk, RE, $W; top 2% for WW; top 4% for YW; top 10% for CW, $AxH, $AxJ; top 15% for $C; top 20% for $F, $B; top 25% for RADG, Doc, Angle.

lot 16

• Posts the highest Milk EPD and $W in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@119 for WW; 1@104 for YW.

PAF Blueprint 2223

DOB:

• Posted individual ratios of BW 92, WW 108 and YW 101.

• Ranks in the top 3% for $W; top 4% for CED, CEM, $AxH, $AxJ; top 10% for WW, YW RADG, RE, $C; top 15% for $F, $B, $M; top 20% for PAP, $G; top 25% for CW.

Sire of Lots 16 & 17; maternal grandsire of Lot 19

The bulls whose pedigree information includes this logo in the catalog meet the American Angus Association’s minimum requirements to qualify for the CAB ® program.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@92 for BW; 1@108 for WW; 1@101 for YW.

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Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Patriarch S 2272

• Posted individual ratios of BW 76 and WW 101.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CEM; top 4% for CED, HP; top 10% for YW, $W, $C, $AxH; top 15% for WW, CW, Marb, $G, $B, $AxJ; top 20% for $M, $F; top 25% for RADG, SC, Milk.

• Posts the highest CEM EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@76 for BW; 1@101 for WW.

PAF Patriarch 2253

3704B

• Posted individual ratios of BW 90 and WW 110.

• Ranks in the top 3% for YW; top 5% for WW; top 10% for HP, $W; top 15% for RADG, RE, $AxH; top 20% for $AxJ; top 25% for CW, $F, $B, $C.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@90 for BW; 1@110 for WW.

Tehama Patriarch F028

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Hometown 2228

• Posted individual ratios of WW 107 and YW 108.

• Ranks in the top 1% for $G; top 2% for Marb, $B, $AxH; top 5% for PAP, $C; top 10% for $AxJ; top 15% for $F; top 25% for SC.

lot 20

• Posts the second highest Marb EPD and $G in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@109 for WW; 2@105 for YW.

PAF Hometown 2295

• Posted individual ratios of WW 104 and YW 101.

• Ranks in the top 15% for PAP, $G, $AxH; top 20% for Marb, RE, $AxJ; top 25% for WW, YW.

lot 21

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@102 for WW; 2@102 for YW.

PAF Hometown 2275

0267

h+11 +0.2 +53 +99 +.55 +8 +12.5 +14 +36

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 84.

• Ranks in the top 1% for PAP; top 4% for CEM, Milk; top 10% for Marb, $G; top 15% for CED; top 20% for RE, $AxH, $AxJ; top 25% for $B.

• Dam posts a progeny ratio of 1@84 for BW.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Quantum 2266

• Posted individual ratios of WW 101 and YW 106.

• Ranks in the top 1% for RE; top 2% for $B, $AxH, $AxJ; top 3% for RADG, $F; top 5% for WW, YW, $C; top 10% for Doc, CW, $G; top 15% for PAP; top 20% for Marb.

• Posts the highest MW EPD and second highest RE EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 7@102 for WW; 4@103 for RE.

PAF Emerald 2203

• Posted individual ratios of BW 86, WW 116 and YW 113.

• Ranks in the top 10% for CED, BW, CEM, $G; top 15% for Marb, $W, $AxH, $AxJ; top 20% for YW, $C; top 25% for WW, Angle, Milk, $M, $B.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@86 for BW; 1@116 for WW; 1@113 for YW.

PAF Emerald 2229

• Ranks in the top 10% for RE; top 20% for PAP; top 25% for HP.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Ashland 2201

Stellar

lot 26

• Ranks in the top 1% for CED; top 10% for BW; top 15% for PAP; top 20% for $W, $AxH; top 25% for Doc, $AxJ.

• Posts the second highest CED EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts a progeny ratio of 5@102 for YW.

PAF Stellar C 213

• Posted individual ratios of WW 104 and YW 101.

• Ranks in the top 10% for Angle, PAP; top 20% for WW, YW, $W; top 25% for RE, $AxJ.

lot 27

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@109 for WW; 1@101 for YW.

PAF Stellar 2299

#Mohnen Substantial 272

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 104.

• Ranks in the top 5% for WW, PAP, $W; top 15% for YW, $M; top 20% for $C; top 25% for Marb, RADG.

Sitz

726D

Sire of Lots 27 & 28

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

PAF Powerball C 212

• Posted individual ratios of BW 90, WW 108 and YW 103.

• Ranks in the top 10% for CED, $W; top 15% for Doc, CEM; top 20% for WW, HP; top 25% for YW, Milk, RE, $M, $AxH.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@117 for WW; 2@111 for YW.

PAF Powerball 2264

• Posted individual ratios of WW 103 and YW 105.

• Ranks in the top 10% for Doc, HP, $M.

• Posts the second highest PAP EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@104 for WW; 4@103 for YW.

PAF Powerball 2243

◆ Tattoo: 2243

A R Predestined

Power Tool 9108

Emma E 4241

Beebee Queen 3095

Dam

Emma E 2215

Expedition 768J

Lucy 3829

Bonnie 1113

• Ranks in the top 1% for HP; top 2% for DMI; top 10% for SC, $M; top 15% for Doc; top 25% for Marb.

• Posts the second highest HP EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 9@102 for YW; 4@103 for IMF.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

Raven Powerball 53

Sire of Lots 29 – 33

PAF Powerball 2239

G A R Predestined

#Plattemere Weigh Up K360

307R

A R Ten X 7008

PAF Brigade 2288

DOB:

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 96.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CED; top 10% for BW, CEM; top 20% for DMI; top 25% for PAP, $G.

• Posts the second highest CED EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 3@96 for BW.

PAF Powerball 2276

2/17/22 ◆

53

AAA: 20464109

Shamrocks Beebee Queen 3095

#Hoover Dam PCAR Emma E 2215

#Connealy Consensus PAF Forever Lady 3171 Blue Lilly of Conanga 16

A R Predestined

Forever Lady 3065

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 109.

• Ranks in the top 2% for HP; top 4% for $M; top 15% for Doc.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@103 for IMF.

Xpand X743 +Deer Valley Brigade 81247

#+Baldridge Colonel C251

Valley Rita 36142

Isabel Y69

Weigh Up K360

Valley Rita 9457 #+TEX Playbook 5437

• Posted individual ratios of WW 103 and YW 102.

• Ranks in the top 3% for SC; top 4% for PAP; top 10% for CEM; top 15% for BW, Milk, $W; top 20% for Claw, YW; top 25% for $M.

• Posts the highest SC EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 3@97 for BW.

PAF Commercial 2323

DOB:

#Connealy Thunder

Remedy 1T01

7V03 Bellemere Maid 9T02

Kaboom K243 KCF

of Conanga 241

598 Bando 9074

7V03 of 1407 502

• Commercial bull with no registration certificate.

Sire of Lot 34

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Fall long yearlings

Lots

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PAF Hometown 1337

• Lot 36 is a maternal brother to Lots 5 through 7 and a direct son of the foundation female of this branch of the Rita family in the Pfeiffer herd. He is also a maternal brother to the highest income generating female in the long history of the Pfeiffer herd, PAF Rita 5091, who is the dam of Lots 1 through 4 in this sale as well as PAF Rita 7096, the $480,000-valued dam of EZAR Gettysburg 1061 and record-setting donor who was first selected for $160,000 by EZ Angus Ranch in California from the 2019 Blackjack and Guests Female Sale before EZ Angus sold half interest in 7096 in their 2022 production sale to Vintage Angus for $240,000. Other descendants of PAF Rita 2103 are mentioned in detail in the footnote with Lot 1.

• Ranks in the top 1% for $G, $C; top 2% for Marb, $B, $AxH; top 3% for WW, $AxJ; top 10% for YW, PAP, CW; top 15% for $M; top 20% for Angle, $F.

• Posts the highest Marb EPD and $G index and the second highest $B, $C and $AxH in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@110 for WW; 5@115 for YW; 4@116 for IMF; 4@101 for RE.

PAF Home Town 1307

PAF Rita 5091 Maternal sister

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

PAF Growth Fund 1324

• Posted individual ratios of WW 114 and YW 109.

• Ranks in the top 1% for $W; top 2% for YW, RADG; top 3% for WW, Milk, $AxJ; top 5% for $C, $AxH; top 10% for Doc, CW, $F, $B; top 15% for HP; top 20% for $M, $G.

• Posts the second highest RADG EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@114 for WW; 2@105 for YW.

PAF Growth Fund 1319

• Posted an individual YW ratio of 102.

• Ranks in the top 2% for RADG; top 4% for $AxJ; top 10% for YW, Claw, $F, $B; top 15% for WW, RE; top 20% for $G; top 25% for CW.

• Posts the second highest RADG EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 4@102 for RE.

PAF Growth Fund 1323

1323

2971

• Posted individual ratios of WW 104 and YW 102.

• Ranks in the top 3% for $M, $W; top 10% for Milk; top 20% for WW, YW, CEM; top 25% for HP, $F.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 9@95 for BW; 9@101 for WW; 9@102 for YW; 7@102 for RE.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

PAF Regiment 1301

Wilks Regiment 9035 Sire of Lots 41 – 44

• Posted individual ratios of BW 80 and WW 108.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CED, HP, CEM; top 2% for $M; top 3% for BW, $W; top 10% for RE, $C, $AxJ; top 15% for WW, YW, SC, CW, $F; top 20% for Milk, $AxH; top 25% for $B.

• Posts the lowest BW EPD and the highest HP, CED and CEM EPDs in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@90 for BW; 3@109 for WW; 3@105 for YW.

PAF Regiment 1311

• Posted individual ratios of BW 96, WW 111 and YW 104.

• Ranks in the top 10% for WW, $W; top 15% for YW; top 20% for HP, CEM, $M, $G, $C.

• Pathfinder dam posts progeny ratios of 3@96 for BW; 3@106 for WW.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

PAF Regiment 141

• Posted individual ratios of BW 99, WW 101 and YW 102.

• Ranks in the top 4% for SC; top 5% for $W; top 10% for Milk; top 20% for CED, WW, RE.

• Posts the second highest SC EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 5@101 for WW; 4@102 for YW; 1@112 for IMF; 1@103 for RE.

PAF Regiment 1314

• Posted individual ratios of WW 107 and YW 106.

• Ranks in the top 3% for Milk; top 10% for WW, YW, HP, CEM, $C; top 15% for RADG, $M, $B, $AxH, $AxJ; top 20% for CW, RE, $F; top 25% for Claw, Marb.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@108 for WW; 2@105 for YW.

PAF Broken Bow 1283

DOB: 3/13/21 ◆ AAA: *20151458 ◆ Tattoo: 1283

#Summitcrest Complete 1P55 #Summitcrest Princess 0P12

9G31 of Rita 6EMK 6F71

1263 of Rita 8H88 5M2

Elba 1M17

F Right Design 1802 #+KM Broken Bow 002

Ambush 8161

Princess 2J10

of 4L1 Emblazon

+37 +.90 +.80 +78 +80 +61 +69 +131 +248

• Posted individual ratios of BW 88 and WW 103.

• Ranks in the top 2% for Milk; top 4% for $W; top 10% for CED; top 15% for BW, Angle, $M; top 25% for Claw, Marb, RE, $AxH.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 8@92 for BW; 3@118 for IMF.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

PAF Full Measure 1329

• Posted individual ratios of BW 89 and WW 106.

• Ranks in the top 10% for $W; top 15% for DMI; top 20% for BW, Milk, $M; top 25% for Marb.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@107 for WW; 1@135 for IMF.

PAF Playbook 1341

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 87.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CEM; top 2% for Milk; top 10% for HP, DMI; top 15% for CED, $M; top 25% for BW.

• Posts the highest CEM EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 13@96 for BW; 13@108 for WW; 13@103 for YW; 4@107 for IMF; 4@101 for RE.

PAF Powerball 1321

DOB: 9/25/21 ◆ AAA: 20358225 ◆ Tattoo: 1321

+PAF Traveler Design 2201

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 86.

On Target 1083

#Stevenson Clova Pride L888

#B/R New Design 036

3225

• Ranks in the top 1% for DMI; top 4% for Claw, CEM; top 10% for CED, $M; top 15% for BW, HP; top 25% for $G.

• Posts the lowest Claw EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@98 for BW.

Blackjack Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

Spring yearlings

family owned for four generations

lot 49 LLC FARMS

Blackjacks True North 200

AAA: *20546680

+S A V Rainfall 6846

Elbanna of Conanga 1209

#+Coleman Charlo 0256

Lots 49– 62

Square B True North 8052 Sire of Lots 49 & 50

Blackjacks True North 206

*20544854

◆

#+Coleman Charlo 0256

+Square B True North 8052 S A V Blackcap May 4136 #Connealy Consensus Elbasta of Conanga 9703

Elbanna of Conanga 1209

#KG Solution 0018

EXAR

FWY

#3F Epic 4631 Blackjacks Jestress 034

Forward of 5141-856

#Craft

• Posted individual ratios of BW 73 and YW 105.

• Ranks in the top 2% for Doc; top 4% for CED, BW; top 10% for CEM; top 15% for RADG, Marb, $G; top 20% for $AxH; top 25% for YW, Milk, $W, $B, $C.

• Posts the highest Doc EPD and second lowest BW EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@73 for BW; 1@105 for YW.

Blackjacks Pride 015

Sedgwicks Homeplace 959C Blackjack Pride 8018

Sedgwicks Verity U959

S S Black Granite C133 Christensen Pride 256

• This lead lot in the Blackjack and McFerran Farms Angus bull division combines a double-digit CED with a massive spread from BW to YW and complements his numerical quality with a phenotypic presence that is equally as impressive.• Posted an individual BW ratio of 99.

• Ranks in the top 10% for DMI; top 15% for Milk; top 20% for CED, BW, Doc; top 25% for SC.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@99 for BW.

Blackjack Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

Blackjacks Regiment 235

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 105.

• Ranks in the top 2% for $F; top 3% for CW; top 10% for RADG, $B, $C; top 15% for WW, RE; top 20% for Milk; top 25% for $W, $AxJ.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@98 for BW; 6@106 for WW.

Blackjacks Reliant 234

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 102.

• Ranks in the top 3% for Marb; top 4% for $G; top 15% for SC, Doc; top 25% for HP.

• Dam posts a progeny ratio of 2@107 for WW.

Blackjacks Exclusive 236

20544862 ◆ Tattoo: 236

Capitalist 028

Erica 2053

163-386

• Posted individual ratios of WW 105 and YW 109.

80634

Option 64

386

Dakota 7451

• Ranks in the top 4% for CW; top 5% for $F; top 10% for WW, YW, SC, $B; top 20% for $C; top 25% for $W.

• Dam posts a progeny ratio of 5@102 for YW.

Blackjack Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

Blackjacks Homeplace 208K

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 92 and WW 101.

• Ranks in the top 5% for BW, DMI; top 10% for CED; top 20% for $M.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 10@99 for BW; 10@103 for WW; 9@102 for YW; 1@102 for IMF.

Blackjacks Cowboy Up 209K

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 102.

• Ranks in the top 2% for DMI; top 25% for Claw.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@102 for WW.

Blackjacks Brigade 43

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 101.

• Ranks in the top 2% for CW; top 4% for WW; top 10% for Angle, RE, $W, $B, $C, $AxH; top 20% for Milk; top 25% for RADG, Doc.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@101 for WW.

Blackjack Farms /// Spring Yearling Bulls

Blackjacks Granite 217

Blackjacks Weigh Up 241K

• Posted individual ratios of WW 109 and YW 105.

• Ranks in the top 1% for Milk; top 10% for CED; top 15% for $W; top 20% for RADG, $AxJ; top 25% for YW, $G, $AxH.

• Posts the second highest Milk EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@109 for WW; 1@105 for YW.

Blackjacks Sure Fire 238

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 82, WW 104 and YW 101.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CED; top 10% for BW; top 15% for $W; top 25% for RADG.

• Posts the highest CED EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@82 for BW; 1@104 for WW; 1@101 for YW.

Chisum Cash

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 103.

• Ranks in the top 5% for PAP; top 20% for $B; top 25% for $F, $G, $AxH, $AxJ.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@103 for WW.

61

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Ranks in the top 10% for CEM; top 20% for PAP.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 2@102 for WW.

Commercial Angus Bulls

Blackjacks Commercial C22

62

Blackjack Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

Blackjacks Plus One J174

Blackjacks Plus One 1010

• Offered by McFerran Farms.

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 97.

• Ranks in the top 10% for CED, BW; top 15% for $AxH; top 20% for $G, $AxJ; top 25% for Marb.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 3@92 for BW; 3@104 for WW; 3@101 for YW.

Blackjack Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

PF Eastwood 1620

#Jindra Acclaim

T C A Marquis Treasure 711

Blackjacks Colonel 1017

3rd

• Ranks in the top 3% for $C; top 5% for $F, $B; top 10% for HP, Marb, $G; top 15% for Milk, CW, $M, $AxH; top 20% for $W, $AxJ.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 1@109 for WW; 1@104 for YW; 1@106 for IMF.

Blackjacks Colonel 1019

#+Baldridge Colonel C251

Elba M286

lot 67

• Posted an individual WW ratio of 103.

• Ranks in the top 4% for CEM; top 5% for YW; top 10% for CED, WW, Angle, CW, $B; top 15% for RADG; top 20% for $C; top 25% for Doc, $W.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 3@96 for BW; 3@101 for WW; 3@102 for YW.

Blackjacks Colonel 1024

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 93.

• Ranks in the top 2% for CEM; top 4% for Doc; top 15% for PAP, $F; top 20% for WW, YW, RADG, $AxJ; top 25% for Claw, $B, $AxH.

• Posts the second highest Doc and CEM EPDs in this offering.

Blackjacks Complete 1022

Xpand X743

Isabel Y69

A R Generation 2100

Answer 3979

#Sitz Upward 307R

Blackjacks Queen 414 #+EXAR Barbara T020

#EXAR Upshot 0562B PAF Coquette Queen 9180

A V Final Answer 0035

• Posted individual ratios of BW 99, WW 107 and YW 105.

• Ranks in the top 1% for CEM; top 2% for CED; top 4% for Angle; top 15% for BW, Claw; top 25% for PAP, $AxJ.

• Posts the highest CEM EPD in this offering.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 5@106 for WW; 5@107 for YW.

View New Design 1407 #Summitcrest Complete 1P55

F Right Design 1802

Elba 1M17

HF Blackcap 0015

Dateline 7078

Elba 1F43

Option 64 Grubbs Miss Travette 343

Option 740

Grubbs Miss Travette 299

Miss Travett 386

7022 Raven 7965

Miss Travette 514

• Posted individual ratios of BW 94, WW 109 and YW 102.

• Ranks in the top 10% for Angle; top 15% for Milk; top 20% for RADG, $F; top 25% for WW, YW, SC, CW.

• Dam posts progeny ratios of 6@99 for BW; 6@101 for WW; 4@102 for YW.

PF 5682 Henrietta Pride 0533

Maternal granddam of Lot 66

Blackjack Farms /// Spring Two-Year-Old Bulls

Blackjacks Ten X 136J

Blackjacks Tops 142

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McFerrans Crossroads 215K

The Simmental Bulls Spring yearlings

Lots 73– 86

Bandit 8015F

Maternal brother to Lot 73 & sire of Lot 74; Bandit semen is available through McFerran Farms

McFerrans Bandit 219K

• This lead lot in the Simmental division is a maternal brother to the $9,500 McFerrans Bandit, who was a two-time division champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show in 2019 at the side of his dam and again in 2020 in the Fall Yearling Division, as well as to the $5,500 McFerrans Decisive. Bandit and Decisive were selected by Bailey Patterson from the 2020 and 2021 Blackjack bull sales. Another maternal brother to Lot 73 was the featured lead lot in the Simmental division in the 2022 Blackjack Bull Sale.

• Lot 74 is sired by the $9,500 McFerrans Bandit, who was a two-time division champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show. Bandit semen is available through McFerran Farms.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 89 and WW 107.

Lambert Reba 642D Dam of Lot 73

McFerrans Decisive 002H

brother to Lot

& to sire of Lot

McFerrans Kavanaugh 205K

• You will love the rib, volume and muscle mass this eye-catching baldy purebred has to offer.

McFerrans Kavanaugh 217K

• Red purebred Simmental bulls have been in high demand recently, and this bigbodied, rugged made son of Kavanaugh should continue that trend.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 95, WW 105 and YW 101.

McFerrans Kavanaugh 206K

• Posted individual ratios of BW 96 and WW 104.

• Ranks in the top 25% for CED.

McFerrans Ment To Be 213K

McFerrans Brace Yourself 235K

• The sire of Lot 78, PAL/CLAC Meant To Be, is a black, polled purebred son of the Triple Crown winner HOC Broker with a great look and phenotype. Meant To Be’s dam, KLS Diamond W516, is one of the hottest donor females in the breed. He is stout built, has a great look, is athletically designed and has a very acceptable genomic profile for a purebred Simmental sire.

McFerrans Relentless 212K

DOB:

Yardley Utah Y361

Werning KP 8543U

Hard as Steel 144W

Yardley T170

Dream Catcher 03R

• Lot 80 is a solid black purebred Simmental herd sire prospect with added muscle and bone.

McFerrans Brace Yourself 230K

DOB: 1/29/22

230K

L186

Werning 534R SVF/NJC Built Right N48 Double

• W/C Relentless 32C, the sire of Lot 79 and grandsire of Lots 80 through 85,has enjoyed his fair share of popularity and success after commanding $87,500 to top the 2016 Werning sale. He is a leading semen seller and a sire of influence within the Simmental breed.

A25

Legacy M229

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 99.

• Ranks in the top 25% for CED.

• 1/2 Simmental, 1/2 Angus.

• Posted an individual YW ratio of 102.

lot 82

McFerrans Brace Yourself 231K

McFerrans Relentless 254K

DOB: 1/18/22 ◆ ASA: 4132187 ◆ Tattoo: 254K ◆ Black Polled 1/2

W/C Relentless 32C

Yardley Utah Y361

B C R Relentless F120 Miss Werning KP 8543U HPF Quantum Leap Z952

STF/RP Camille C074

N12 (Angus)

Miss 159Y

• 3/4 Simmental, 1/8 Angus, 1/8 Commercial Simmental.

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 93.

• Ranks in the top 15% for YG and BF.

McFerrans Brace Yourself 243K

DOB:

Yardley Utah Y361

4/B Brace Yourself 349F Miss Werning KP 8543U

Pathfinder 129C

Lazy H Pathfinder R104

Miss Answer 107R

• 1/2 Simmental, 1/2 Angus.

• Posted individual ratios of BW 98 and YW 101.

McFerrans Premonition 207K

DOB: 1/15/22

BF Special Consensus

Volk Premonition 113E

Shes Got Style608X

High Voltage 244X

Glamorous 430W

Freedom 300N

Ms Style M055 SC Pay The Price C11

Pays To Dream T759 PMTM ECS Good Girl 862F

• 1/2 Simmental, 1/2 Angus.

• This high performing halfblood bull posts one of the highest adjusted yearling weights at 1409 lbs.

• 3/4 Simmental, 1/4 Angus

• Posted individual ratios of WW 105 and YW 108.

• Ranks in the top 25% for YG, BF and REA.

McFerran Farms /// Fall Long Yearling Bulls

Fall long yearlings

Lots

McFerrans Reliable J172

McFerrans Brace Yourself J196

• Lot 87 is sired by the $9,500 McFerrans Bandit, who was a two-time division champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show— in 2019 at the side of his dam and again in 2020 in the Fall Yearling Division. Bandit semen is available through McFerran Farms.

• Posted an individual YW ratio of 102.

• Ranks in the top 25% for Marb.

Purebred Simmental Breed Average EPDs & $Indexes:

Hybrid Simmental Breed Average

All purebred and percentage Simmental bulls with a Birth Weight EPD at or below their respective breed average are indicated by this symbol: These bulls are considered to be low risk for calving difficulties to use on first-calf heifers as well as mature cows.

McFerrans Brace Yourself J195

McFerrans Reckoning J162

DOB: 8/23/21

Reckoning 711F

McFerrans Brace Yourself J173

Relentless 32C

RWA Krisha-ET

SVF/NJC Built Right N48

Miss Elmore 1724E

Miss Elmore 1324A

• 3/4 Simmental, 1/4 Angus.

Yardley Utah Y361

Miss Werning KP 8543U

FBF1/SF Ignition Champion Hill Blackbird 8003

CNS Dream On L186

• The homozygous black, homozygous polled sire of Lots 92 through 94, Reckoning 711F, was the Champion Percentage Bull at both the 2019 NAILE and 2020 NWSS and the 2019 Sweepstakes Champion. This ultra-complete Relentless son is out of a champion female that was campaigned by the Berlowitz family who boasted body depth, soundness and a tremendous outline.

McFerrans Reserve J181

PMTM ECS Reckoning J161

KP 8543U FBF1/SF Ignition

Antoinette Z26B

Hill Blackbird 8003 Prty Southern Style 240Y Miss CCF Z261

• 5/8 Simmental, 3/8 Angus.

• Another top son of Reckoning, the Champion Percentage Bull at both the 2019 NAILE and the 2020 NWSS and the 2019 Sweepstakes Champion.

McFerrans Brace Yourself 137J

• In terms of style, power and a functional build, here is a sale feature everyone will be talking about. This two-year-old purebred bull is attractive, long fronted, bold ribbed and expressively muscled. His structural base is correct and lays the foundation for extra width and dimension.

McFerrans Brace Yourself 144J

• 4/B Brace Yourself 349F, the sire of several of the Simmental bulls selling, ranks in the top 15% of purebred Simmental sires for CED and BW EPDs.

• Posted an individual BW ratio of 89.

• Ranks in the top 15% for BW and top 20% for BW and CEM.

Commercial Females Lots 201–232

Pfeiffer Farms Commercial Angus Spring Open Heifers

All heifers have been calfhood vaccinated and have received one round of vaccinations, including Bovi-Shield Gold® for BRD and Lepto. A detailed commercial female supplement sheet will be available prior to the sale.

Whether you are… a registered breeder seeking your next herd sire, a bull stud seeking your next featured A.I. sire, or a commercial cattleman seeking to improve the value and quality of your calf crop, there is a bull in this sale to meet your needs. Be with us at Blackjack Farms Saturday, March 4th!

The available Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) numbers are included in the catalog and were current as of 2/9/23, as reported by the American Angus Association or American Simmental Association. EPDs are predictions of how future progeny are expected to perform in each of the traits listed, as compared to the progeny of a breed average bull. EPDs ranking in the top 25% of their breed contemporaries are footnoted.

PRODUCTION/MATERNAL EPDs:

Calving Ease Direct (CED), 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 a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.

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

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

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

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

Docility (Doc), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves.

Heifer Pregnancy (HP) EPDs are designed to characterize differences among sires for daughters’ heifer pregnancy. A higher EPD sire would be expected to have daughters with a greater probability or chance of becoming pregnant during a normal breeding season than a sire with a lower EPD.

Calving Ease Maternal (CEM) is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.

Maternal Milk (Milk) is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. It is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.

CARCASS EPDs:

The genetic evaluation produces a single set of EPDs for carcass weight, marbling score, Ribeye area and fat thickness. The units of measure are in carcass trait format and analyzed on an age-constant basis.

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

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

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

ANGUS $VALUE INDEXES

$Value indexes are multi-trait selection indexes to assist beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection decisions. $Values are reported in dollars per head, where a higher value is more favorable. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires in the database if the sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M): Predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd and sell the rest of the cull female and all male progeny as feeder calves. The model assumes commercial producers will replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% of their breeding females in each subsequent generation. Traits included: CED, CEM, WW, Milk, HP, Doc, Mature Cow Weight, Claw Set and Foot Angle.

Weaned Calf Value ($W): Predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. The underlying objective being producers will retain 20% of the female progeny as replacements and sell the rest of the cull females and their male counterparts as feeder calves. Traits included are: BW, WW, Milk, Mature Cow Weight.

Feedlot Value ($F): Predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning feedlot merit compared to the progeny of other sires

Grid Value ($G): Predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires.

Beef Value ($B): A terminal index to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits.

Combined Value ($C): An index which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($B).

OTHER CATALOG ABBREVIATIONS:

# Angus Pathfinder

+ Embryo Transplant

* Parents Qualified

Act. BW–Actual birth weight.

Adj. WW–Weaning weight, adjusted to 205 days of age.

Adj. YW–Yearling weight, adjusted to 365 days of age.

Actual scrotal circumference, reported in centimeters, will be available on the sale supplement.

Pfeiffer Angus Farms

35824 EW 1140

Seminole, OK 74868

Driving the science of better breeding

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

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

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

Better characterization of genetics for difficult-to-measure performance traits

(such as carcass traits, maternal traits and feed efficiency)

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

·  more accurate selection

·  easier identification of genetic outliers

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

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

How do you know if EPDs are genomic-enhanced?

Ask your breeder, refer to the registration paper, or look for the AGI GE-EPD logo, Angus GS TM powered by partner Neogen or the HD50k by partner Zoetis.