Great Lakes Beef Connection BRED FEMALE SALE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, November 22
Females Available for viewing
Saturday, November 23
8:00 am Females available for viewing 12:00 pm Complimentary Lunch 1:00pm Sale Begins AUCTIONEER Col.
TRUCKING
The GLBC will make every effort possible for low cost trucking. Load out will be available immediately following the sale. We ask if females have to remain at GLBC please make plans of pick up within 10 days of purchase.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
All announcements made on the sale block will take precedence over printed material. Sale Orders and Penning Charts will be given to prospective buyers.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Doherty Hotel 989.386.3441
REGISTRATION & UPDATED EPDS
All cattle will be registered with the American Simmental Association. Please note EPDS may change from the time the sale book is printed until the registration papers are transferred. EPDS printed in the catalog were pulled from IGS on October 22, 2024.
HERD HEALTH
Every animal in J/C Simmentals breeding herd is properly vaccinated and boostered annually for IBR, BVD, BRSV, PI3, 7-Way Clostridium, Pasteurella, Haemophilus Somnus. All Females are vaccinated for Brucellosis and every calf born on the farm each year is tested for BVD-PI.
Our cow herd is tested annually for Johne’s Disease and Leukosis.
All animals on our farm are treated annually with Long Range and with Safe-Guard or Valbazen drench.
Volume Discounts
PURCHASE THREE FEMALES
Receive a $300 dollar Credit at 2024 Great Lakes Beef Connection Bull Sale.
PURCHASE FIVE FEMALES
Receive a $500 dollar Credit at 2024 Great Lakes Beef Connection Bull Sale.
PURCHASE TEN FEMALES
Receive a $1,000 dollar Credit at 2024 Great Lakes Beef Connection Bull Sale.
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Welcome to our Fifth Annual Female Sale.
We want to thank each of you for taking the time to learn about our operation and take a deeper look at the cattle we have to offer at this sale. We work hard to provide our customers with cutting edge genetics that excel in all segments of the beef industry. To us, that means breeding for growth, fertility, calving ease, maternal, and carcass traits. These traits should come in a functional package, with good feet, udders, and disposition, without giving up style and eye appeal. We truly believe through focused selection; we can have it all.
All females selling are a product of Right Mate, with genomic enhanced EPDs. Physically all females are evaluated critically for disposition, feet and leg structure, udder quality, fleshing ability and eye appeal. We guarantee the females will work in any environment and will offer longevity and productivity for years to come.
The future in the cattle business looks very positive! With low beef cow numbers and demand for high quality beef, we have seen record prices in 2024. The Sale format will be set up as a video sale and all females will sell individually by lot. Please feel free to come by and view the females any time prior to the sale. THANK YOU for your past purchases and your friendship, feel free to contact John or any other numbers listed in the catalog. We appreciate your interest in our program and hope to see you at the ranch on November 23.
Blessings, John, Andy, Brian, Steve and our families
The John Miller Family
The Steve Oman Family
The Andy Salinas Family
The Brian Harris Family
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REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
Reference Sire
We are selling the entire sire group of our Redhill Countryman daughters to feature the 2024 Great Lakes Beef Connection Female Sale. The daughters are absolutely beautiful in their phenotype. Easy Fleshing, sensible size, and power is the stable of the Countryman daughters. Genetically they offer a balance of genetic excellence across the board. Countryman was our pick of the Redhill Farm sale offering in 2022 and was the high selling bull in their sale. We wanted to add some 231A genetics and not worry about the big birth weight gene. We have also decided not to market semen so that J/C Simmentals and Redhill had the only calves for the first two years.
386L
Lot
1
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 214H
Homo Black || Homo Polled
3/12/2023
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G
REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
REDHILL 231A 273B 446F
HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B
HOOK`S HOMEBREW 214H
HOOK`S FLURRY 209F
2
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 218H 333L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/21/2023
3
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 209Z 348L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
AN 3/1/2023
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G
REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
REDHILL 231A 273B 446F S A V PIONEER 7301
209Z
Sells as Lot 1.
Sire of Lots 1-11.
333L Sells as Lot 2.
348L Sells as Lot 3.
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 14H 3101L
Homo Black || Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN 4/1/2023 ASA# 4192361
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G
REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
REDHILL 231A 273B 446F
TJ HEISMAN 388F
HOOK`S HAILEY 14H HOOK`S CRYSTAL 1C
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 066H 365L
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
231A 273B 446F IR CAPITALIST E041
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 8105F 342L
Homo
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 731G 320L
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 20H 353L
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Lot
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 309H 390L
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G
REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
REDHILL 231A 273B 446F
EGL FIRESTEEL 103F
HOOK`S HARMONY 309H
HOOK`S
Lot
Sire
JC MS COUNTRYMAN 005H 391L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
REDHILL BEACON 15E 29G
REDHILL COUNTRYMAN 81J
HOOK`S
JC MS NEBRASKA F833 355L
JC MS RESERVE 130G 367L
Sire
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CLRS JOHNNY WALKER 1049J Reference Sire
The Johnny Walker sire group provides value across the board. The cattle provide a huge spread from birth to weaning while having top tier API and TI indexes. Many of the females come in a 6+ frame package and will provide extra length and growth.
Sire of Lots 14-18.
Lot
14
JC
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/16/2023
CLRS GUARDIAN 317G
CLRS JOHNNY WALKER 1049J HOOK`S YUMA 49Y
HOOK`S ENCORE 65E BRIDLE BIT MS CHOICE G994
JC MS JOHNNY WALKER 048H
Homo
CLRS GUARDIAN 317G
CLRS JOHNNY WALKER 1049J HOOK`S
322L Sells as Lot 14.
357L Sells as Lot 15.
JC MS JOHNNY WALKER 4404B 338L
JC MS JOHNNY WALKER 996G 334L
Sire
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HOOK’S EAGLE 6E Reference Sire
A bull that needs no introduction in the beef business is Eagle. The cattle are moderate, dense, and easy fleshing. Eagle is a rare find reducing the mature frame size of cattle while increasing the weight of the offspring is a hard thing to do. The wet females we have in our herd are some of our favorites and we are certain this large sire group will add value!
Sire of Lots 19-23.
19
S-D MS EAGLE 303L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/11/2023
HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
HOOK`S CRYSTAL 1C
S-D MS EAGLE 332L
Hetero Black || Homo Polled
S-D MS EAGLE 329L
Homo
303L Sells as Lot 19.
22
JC MS EAGLE 038W 381L
Sire
JC MS EAGLE 310H 379L
Sire Dam
HOOK`S
HOOK`S
HOOK`S
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JC MR TALON 403G Reference Sire
The Talon females are serving as the backbone of our herd. The females are moderate, huge bodied, will wean a heavy calf and bred back quickly. The cattle are dense sound footed and are loaded with genetic value. If you need 1 or 10 females study the Talon sire group closely, we know you will like them.
385L
Sire of Lots 24-30.
Lot
24
JC MS TALON 468B 385L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
3/12/2023
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
JC MR TALON 403G
JC MS FORCE 403B
MCM TOP GRADE 018X
JC MS TOP GRADE 468B
25
JC MS TALON 782E 371L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
3/7/2023
HOOK`S EAGLE
JC MS TALON 12J 317L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/12/2023
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
JC MR TALON 403G
JC MS FORCE 403B S A V RAINFALL 6846
HOOK`S JADA 12J HOOK`S
Sells as Lot 24.
371L Sells as Lot 25.
27
JC MS TALON 87Z 388L
Homo
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
JC MR TALON 403G
HOOK`S
29
JC MS TALON J-J 429B 359L
Homo
HOOK`S
Sire Dam
Sire
JC MS TALON 303A 392L
HOOK`S EAGLE
JC MS TALON J-J 826F 389L
Sire
Dam
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E JC MR TALON 403G JC MS FORCE 403B
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KBHR HONOR H060 Reference Sire
The Honor cattle are receiving rave reviews for their consistency and type. The cattle are stout, sensible in size and offers great genetic potential across the board. The sire group are all higher percentage females who can serve as great breeding pieces to your operation.
Sire of Lots 31-34.
Lot
31
JC MS HONOR J-J 367A 378L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
3/9/2023
HOOK`S BEACON 56B
KBHR HONOR H060
MISS SUGAR C4
JC MS HONOR J-J 343A 368L
Homo
HOOK`S BEACON 56B
KBHR HONOR H060
012H 340L
Homo
378L Sells as Lot 31.
368L Sells as Lot 32.
JC MS HONOR 038W 332L
Homo Black || Homo Polled 3/4 SM 7/32 AN 1/32 MX 2/21/2023 ASA# 4192229
HOOK`S BEACON 56B
KBHR HONOR H060 WS MISS SUGAR C4 GW PREDESTINED 701T GW MISS GPRD 038W GW MISS LUCKY ONE 736R
AI bred to HOOK`S GALILEO (3563620). PE 5/20 TO 8/10 to LAWLESS (4192163). Confirmed safe to PE and due 4/12.
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HOOK’S JOURNEY 7J Reference Sire
The Journey females offer incredible genetic potential with pleasing phenotype. The females provide high calving ease, great marbling and top tier profit indexes. We are excited to see what these females will do from your program.
311L Sells as Lot 35.
Sire of Lots 35-37.
Lot
35
JC MS JOURNEY 164J 311L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/9/2023
44 BRAGGING RIGHTS 4372
HOOK`S JOURNEY 7J
HOOK`S EVITA 18E
FLAT IRON 259G
JC MS JOURNEY 124J 308L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
2/7/2023
44 BRAGGING RIGHTS 4372
HOOK`S JOURNEY 7J
HOOK`S EVITA
JC MS JOURNEY 17J 347L
44 BRAGGING RIGHTS 4372 HOOK`S JOURNEY 7J HOOK`S EVITA 18E
HOOK`S FRONTLINE 40F
HOOK`S JENNY 17J
HOOK`S EVITA 18E
308L Sells as Lot 36.
38
JC MS GALILEO 058H 364L
Homo
BRIDLE
HOOK`S
HOOK`S
JC MS JOURNEY 392A 327L
JC MS JOURNEY 120J 305L
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JC MS 50K 954G 326L
JC MS GENESIS 644D
Sire
326L Sells as Lot 41.
Sire of Lots 43-48.
JC MS HERITAGE 2E 383L
43
JC MS HERITAGE 2022Z 3100L
CLRS HERITAGE 5050J Reference Sire
The Heritage cattle are great! He is a bull we run as natural service and the sons were highly marketable in the 2024 sale and the females are one of our best sire groups in our female sale. The females combine the phenotype and genetic horsepower that our program is after.
JC MS HERITAGE 586E 373L
JC
HERITAGE 101B 395L
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JC MS ESSENTIAL 302A 3102L
JC MS HERITAGE 8035F 384L
Lot
JC MS ESSENTIAL 7272 399L
JC MS ESSENTIAL G711E 397L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
JC MS ESSENTIAL 766E 394L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
53
JC MS JUSTICE 070H 382L
Homo
55
S-D MS FLINT 307L
HOOK`S BEACON 56B
HOOK`S FLINT 2F
HOOK`S
57
JC MS GALANT 108J 312L
HOOK`S
JC MS JUSTICE 107J 300L
Sire
JC MS GALANT 1105J 303L
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JC MS GALANT 113J 330L
Homo
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
HOOK`S GALANT 58G
HOOK`S DOCILA 23D
HURON 7262G
S-D MS FIRESTEEL 336L
Homo Black || Homo Polled
3/13/2023
EGL FIRESTEEL 103F
JC MS HURON 873F 398L
Homo
CDI
JC MS HURON 206H 335L
336L Sells as Lot 60.
Sells
JC MS GLOBAL 869F 318L
JC MS HIGH ROAD 947G 356L
JC MS HIGH ROAD 940G 352L
JC MS HIGH ROAD 004H 396L
JC MS BURLEY 41Z 307L
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JC MS NEBRASKA 222H 336L
Sire
ASA QUICK REFERENCE TO EPDS, INDEXES AND $VALUES
EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES (EPDS): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires’ EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and -5, a 15-unit difference would be expected in their progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units). Key to using EPDs is knowing in what units they are expressed. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, sire A would be expected to sire 15 pounds more weaning weight than sire B. If calving ease was the trait, sire A would be expected to sire 15 percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if sire B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we would expect sire A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit www.simmental.org.
Listed below are the units in which ASA EPDs are expressed:
ALL-PURPOSE INDEX (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario.
BACK FAT (BF): Inches of carcass backfat at 475 days.
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW): Pounds of birth weight.
CALVING EASE (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
CARCASS WEIGHT (CW): Pounds of carcass weight at 475 days.
DOCILITY (DOC): Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).
MATERNAL CALVING EASE (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
MILK (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
MARBLING (MARB): Carcass marbling score at 475 days.
MATERNAL WEANING WEIGHT (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.
RIBEYE AREA (REA): Square inches of carcass ribeye at 475 days.
TERMINAL INDEX (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario.
WEANING WEIGHT (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.
YEARLING WEIGHT (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.
YIELD GRADE (YG): Carcass yield grade score at 475 days.
$ INDEXES: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide pieces of the economic puzzle. This is where $ indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on integrated commercial production. The same technology that led to the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes:
ALL-PURPOSE INDEX (API): Evaluates sires 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.
TERMINAL INDEX (TI): Evaluates sires for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield. For more detailed information about EPDs and $indexes, visit: www.simmental.org
Proven Donor
Here is a great opportunity in purchasing one of the highest producing donor females in the Simmental business in Hook’s 41Z. Along with producing one of the most used sires this decade in Hook’s Beacon, 41Z has been producing highly marketable offspring who come in both a red and black package. The cattle come with an abundance of power, length and genetic potency. 41Z has became a reliable producer for embryos over the last years and her natural Galant son in 2024 was one of our high selling bulls. We feel this great producing female still has years of production left and we are excited to see what see will do for your program.
41Z Sells as Lot 70.
HOOK’S BEACON 56B Son of Lot 70.
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Sells as Lot 71.
Here is a pair of Zeus daughters we partnered with All Beef with to create some really different purebred genetics in our program. We have been really pleased with the results and look for their progeny to headline our 2025 Great Lakes Beef Connection Bull Sale. Physically the females check all the boxes being bold bodied, great footed, and wonderful for udder quality. If you are looking to mass produce some really fresh pedigrees here is your chance.
NLC D29 DAWN DAY
Dam Lot
72
NLC D37 DIXIE DOLL
Sire
Outcross
D29
GVF MISS CAPITALIST 109J
Hetero
HOOK`S CAPITALIST 37C
CAPITALIST E041
JULIA 38J
J-J MSSPTN BRKDANCE 506C
HOOK`S FANCY FREE 6F
JC MS HIGH ROAD 632D 070H
J-J 926G
GRATEFUL 8G
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JC MS 111Y HAWK 760E
J-J MS RESCUE 765E
ADV MS NIGHTHAWK E7051
JC MS SPARTAN 632D
SRR LARKABA E7086 H0132
JC MS EAGLE 2514Z 940G
87
JC MS MARLBORO MAN 349A 996G
038H
JC MS COMRADE 8188 090H
CONNEALY COMRADE 1385
BRAE COMRADE 6184
BRAE OBJ BLACKCAP 9244 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS
BRAE CP GLENDA 8188
Planned Mating Estimated Calf EPDs
