2023 Triangle J Bull Sale

I would like to invite you to our 33rd Annual Bull Sale, and thank all of our past customers for your loyalty to our program.

Our cow herd has been built with Simmental and Angus bloodlines that are capable of achieving the goals of the most distinguished commercial cattleman across the United States. Our bulls must be able to thrive in rugged country. In order to do this, our genetics must carry traits with easy fleshing ability, that will hold that flush in the toughest environments. Our bulls must have outstanding feet and legs in order to build longevity and profitability into your cow herd. Our females must combine all of these characteristics, as well as, elite udder quality, docility, and the ability to breed back year after year. Like everyone, we strive for cattle with great phenotype that are easy on the eyes, however, we also feel EPDs are essential to our program’s continued growth. We now pull tissue samples at two months of age so that we have genomically enhanced EPDs in time for your evaluations. In order to build the most accurate EPDs, our crew is dedicated to providing you with precise measurements, including yearling weights, weaning weights, and birth weights, all taken on a digital scale. Hip heights, and scrotal measurements, are adjusted to a year of age to compare each bull accurately.

Bulls are at the ranch and easy to evaluate anytime ahead of the sale. I would really enjoy helping you make the best bull decision possible for your herd. Just pick up the phone and call anytime about your herd’s particular needs.

Thank you for your interest and can’t wait to see you again on the 29th.

Sincerely, Darby Line

The largest assortment of SimAngus and Simmental bulls to be marketed in 2023 will found at Triangle J Ranch in Miller, NE on Sunday, January 29. The sale will feature 265 outstanding herdsire candidates who come from the industry leading sires whose genetics will increase the profitability of your bottom line.

The TJ prefix only continues to grow in popularity for cattlemen across our great country. Repeat buyers will line the bleachers on sale day as the bulls has proven to hold up and enhance economically relevant traits for commercial producers. The decision to increase the number of herdsires in the sale was made to ensure customers can find the bulls they need at a sensible price point. Make no doubt about it the offering has not only taken a step up in terms of quantity, but the quality associated with the brand will be found from Lot 1 to 265.

Once again large proven sire groups will be the cornerstone of the Triangle J sale. Alongside, one of the largest and most cutting-edge embryo transfer programs in the country. A number of exciting purebred bulls will be featured alongside a robust offering of SimAngus bulls. If you have not given a TJ bull a shot to cover your cows this will be the year to test out one of the herdsires. After going through the catalog, it truly is a one and a kind offering. Along with purchasing valuable genetics producers will receive first class customer service from a high reputation outfit. From marketing customers feeder cattle and bred heifers, along with offering arm service on AI projects you get more than just a bull when buying from Triangle J. Producers get a partner who has your best interest in mind.

We hope you can join us the last Sunday in January for one of the best marketing events of the year. If you have any questions regarding the offering, please do not hesitate giving us a call for professional service

Sincerely, Marty Ropp, CoreyWilkins and Jared Murnin

SALE LOCATION

At the ranch, 6 miles North of Miller Nebraska on Hwy 183, then 1 mile West and 1/2 mile South.

SALE DAY PHONES

Darby Line 308-627-5085

Dillan Line 308-293-9241

Jeremy Cast 308-293-2003

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835

Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

Deryl Riley 308-962-6975

AUCTIONEER

Tracy Harl 402-469-3852

LIVESTOCK REPRESENTATIVES

Randy Rasby, Livestock Plus

Chris Beutler, Cattle Business Weekly

Stephen Russell, Kansas Stockman

Matt Printz, special assignment

Wyatt Schaak, Cattle Business Weekly

INSPECTION OF THE SALE CATTLE

The cattle are at the ranch. We welcome you to come view the cattle and visit with us prior to the sale.

SALE CONSULTANTS

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835

Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

Jared Murnin 406-321-1542

Jeremy Ruble 406-581-7940

Marshall Ruble 515-231-3198

REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER

Registration certificates will be transfered to buyers upon request at the seller’s expense. When making settlement, buyers must give complete written name and address information for making transfers.

SEMEN INTEREST

Retaining 1/2 semen interest on bulls selling for less than $20,000. Retaining 1/3 semen interest for bulls that sale for more than $20,000.

ABSENTEE BIDS

Anyone wishing to bid who cannot attend the sale may place phone or mail bids by contacting any of the Line family, sale management, or sale staff.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms of the sale are cash. Every animal will be sold to the highest bidder. Announced changes on sale day take precedence over printed material in this sale book.

All cattle are the buyer’s property as soon as sold and will be cared for a reasonable length of time at the buyer’s risk. Any person attending the sale does so at their own risk. Neither the sale management, owners, not any person connected with this sale, assumes any liability, legal or otherwise. All animals listed in the sale book as homozygous black or homozygous polled are done so to the best of our knowledge. We are not liable for any inaccuracies.

SALE ACCOMMODATIONS

For assistance with your travel or motel arrangements, please contact Darby or Annette Line, 308-457-2505.

Kearney, NE - Holiday Inn - Interstate 80 308-237-5971 or 1-800-228-2828

Lexington, NE - Comfort Inn - Interstate 80 308-324-3747

There are several major hotels along I-80 in Kearney.

TRUCKING

All bulls will be kept free of charge until March 20, 2023. At this time, all bulls will be delivered to in state customers at no charge. We will make ever effort to assist our out of state customers with trucking arrangements. Please see page 2 for more information about delivery.

HEALTH

All cattle have health papers and are ready for interstate shipment. Overton Veterinary Services 308-324-7202.

ONLINE BIDDING

Bid live online at www.dvauction.com.

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835

Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

Jared Murnin 406-321-1542

www.alliedgeneticresources.com

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For breeders and those wishing to get the most from every mating, RightMate is the most impactful and powerful option. Take the guesswork out of progress by using genomically prescribed matings and just as importantly avoid those with a low probability of success. The technology is ready and the validation is strong. Simply define the direction of your breeding objectives, even female by female and RightMate will help you get there faster than any tool used in the past. We’ve all known for a long time that certain cows just need to be mated to certain bulls. RightMate helps take the guesswork and the trial and error out. Finding the right mating, the first time makes all of the difference.

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LOT 1-4 FLUSH

are looking for more traditional length and power associated with purebred genetics

will be a big fan of the Brutus X 22C flush. The bulls are super long bodied and is as impressive as any in the offering for stoutness and width. The entire flush has picture perfect hoof quality and their extra bone compliments their power build.

LOT 27-29

FLUSH

Here is a set of flush brothers who truly represent maternally focused genetics. Frontline is siring some of the best replacement females in the entire breed and the 12C daughters always rise to the top of our replacement pen. If you want to retain replacement females look no further than these genetics.

continues to build upon his legacy as one of the best purebred Simmental bulls the industry has to offer today. The Gold cattle will add value across the board enhancing value from both a maternal and terminal standpoint. Many of the sons are acceptable to utilize on heifers while adding the mass and power associated with his famous sire Hook’s Eagle. If you are looking to add herdsires who will add value to every facet of your operation look no further than the TJ Gold sons.

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RANGER

have always been extremely pleased with what we have seen out of the Ranger sons and this year will feature the highest volume of sons we have ever offered out of this exciting herd bull. The sons offer “new blood” and outcross genetics to old customers. Many of the sons receive an ACE logo on Rightchoice pointing to the fact they will be purebred heifer bulls. However, the Ranger combine heifer safe genetics with an abundance of growth and value.

HOOK’S EAGLE 6E Eagle continues to push the industry forward with his positive attributes and is one of the heaviest use sires in the entire ASA database. His sons consistently find their way atop of production sales across the country. Admired for their mass, stoutness and quiet disposition. The Eagle progeny brings value from an EPD standpoint across the board. His daughters continue to build upon Eagle’s Legacy as the daughters are wonderful for maternal characteristics.

TJ

FROSTY

318E

Frosty sire group were once again crowd favorites at last years

and represents consistent producers who will sire wonderful females. The bulls are deep sided, squared made and many come in a blaze faced package. Likewise, the bulls excel at the details being great for disposition and hoof quality. The consistency and quality he transmits to his progeny rivals any baldie bull we have utilized in the past.

One of the heaviest used sires who placed 28 sons in this very

Arrowhead was recently added to ABS Simangus lineup as the progeny testing has proven him to be one of the best spread bulls in the beef business. The sons have modest birthweights and explode thereafter for growth. He displays a balance of both marbling and REA and his genetics will add value to across the board. If you are looking to add several brothers the Arrowhead sire group will be one to circle.

has moved

program ahead in so many areas over the past years. The bulls are consistent highlights in the bull sale and the females will serve as the backbone of our program in coming years. No other purebred bull can offer the blend of figures and quality on foot that he does. Buy these bulls with assurance that they will be productive for years to come.

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170.35 97.11 16.40 -2.30 97.90 0.35 151.70 9.60 32.90 78.10 22.10 16.80 50.50 -0.55 0.54 -0.12 1.23 -0.45

167.44 95.50 15.90 -2.00 96.30 0.34 148.90 9.30 32.30 76.90 21.70 16.40 48.60 -0.54 0.50 -0.12 1.20 -0.44

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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. (See $ Indexes for more details.)

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.

STAYABILITY (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age.

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. (See TI for more details.)

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.

USING API AND TI: First, determine which index to use; if you are keeping replacements use API, if not, use TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a +50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr.=$6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed.

For more detailed information about EPDs and $indexes, visit: www.simmental.org Important disclaimer: DO NOT compare index values of purebreds of different breeds, hybrids of different breed composition or purebreds with hybrids - our system was not developed to make valid comparison among these groups. Therefore, you must first determine the breed and breed composition appropriate for your herd and use index values to compare animals within that population.