2013 Midland Bull Test Gelbvieh by American Gelbvieh Association

Est. 1962

Herd Bulls Developed in the Spirit and Philosophy of

SALE BOOK 2013 Rancher Priced Bulls All Day Long Thick-Made, High Performing Bulls Ready to Go to Work in Commercial Conditions Developed to Last Sale Day Phones

Take a Look . . . We’re Sure You’ll Like What You See.

April 3

Gelbvieh Salers Simmental

April 4th

Red Angus South Devon Hereford Murray Grey

406/ 322-5597 406/ 322-9044 406/ 322-9911 (Sale Day ONLY)

April 5th Black Angus

Three Days - Eight Breeds - 700 + Bulls

Steve & Lindsay Williams

406/ 322-5597 • 406/ 322-9044 • Fax 406/ 322-5210 Steve Cell - Text or Call 406/ 321-7046 5 Bull Drive • Columbus, MT 59019 bulls@midlandbulltest.com

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Sale and Test Location Midland Bull Test Facility, Columbus, Montana. See map and directions on page 6. Lunch Complimentary lunch served at all sales. Airlines Columbus: A 2600 ft., paved, lighted airstrip, Unicom 122-8. Buzz us and we’ll be happy to assist with transportation from airstrip. Billings: Logan International Airport is served by United Airlines, Delta, SkyWest and Horizon. Accommodations Columbus: Gits Big Sky Motel, Columbus 406/ 322-4111 Super 8 Townhouse, Columbus 406/ 322-4101 Laurel: Best Western 406/ 628-6888 Billings: Holiday Inn Grand 406/ 248-7701 or 877/859-5095 EconoLodge 406/ 252-2700 Motel 6 406/ 248-7551

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With so much change coming at us all so fast, it’s reassuring that some things remain the same. Like … you’ll find that same feeling of timelessness at Midland Bull Test, where you’ll find an unparalleled collection of bulls all developed in the most positive sound environment possible. Every bull is developed to provide you years of proud ownership and useful service. That’s the way things have been since Leo Sr. developed Midland Bull Test in the 60’s. And that’s the way we’ll stay. So whenever you see the Circle Running M Brand, you can be confident that more than 51 years stands behind it.

Steve & Lindsay Williams

406/ 322-5597 • 406/ 322-9044 • Fax 406/ 322-5210 Steve Cell - Text or Call 406/ 321-7046 5 Bull Drive • Columbus, MT 59019 bulls@midlandbulltest.com www.MidlandBullTest.com

Sale Days

Wednesday - April 3, 2013 Gelbvieh • 12 noon Followed by: Salers • 1:oo pm Simmental

Thursday - April 4, 2013 Red Angus • 12 noon Followed by: South Devon, Hereford, and Murray Grey

Friday - April 5, 2013 Angus Bull Sale • 11:00 am

(awards and presentations begin at 10:30)

Auctioneers Joe Goggins office 406/ 373-6844 or cell 406/ 861-5664 Roger Jacobs cell 406/ 698-7686 Jim Birdwell 580/ 549-6636 Sale Reps Jim Doubet 303/ 638-2625 Tom Hardesty 520/ 909-0233

Sale Day Phones 406/ 322-5597

Breed Field Reps American Angus, Andy Rest American Red Angus, Jennifer Noble American Salers, Dean Pike American Simmental, Will Townsend North American South Devon, Mary Brown American Gelbvieh, Frank Padilla American Hereford, Ben Brillhart

406/ 322-9044 Sale Day Only 406/ 322-9911

Livestock Publication Representatives John Goggins, Western Ag Reporter, 406/ 698-4159 Jerry Gliko, Western Livestock Journal, 406/ 860-3181 Don Ravellette, Cattle Business Weekly, 605/ 685-5147 Dwayne Dietz, Western Ag Reporter, 406/ 672-8500 Curt Cox, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, 307/ 630-4604 Bill Angel, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, 970/ 396-5594 Bill Schermer, Special Assignment, 641/ 425-2641

This catalog is proudly produced in Montana and printed on FSC certified, 10% PCRF, American made paper.

This catalog contains all breeds and all bulls that are selling, including the final test report Angus Lots 1-693 Red Angus 700-835 Salers 900-993 Simmental 1000-1038 Gelbvieh 1050-1089 Hereford 1100-1112 Murray Grey 1127-1142 South Devon 1150-1193

Join Us for Complimentary Dinner and Entertainment Little Metra in Columbus, MT (see map, directions page 6)

Tuesday, April 2

6:00 pm Social 6:30 pm Steak Fry

Almeda Bradshaw (see bio page 127)

Wednesday, April 3 6:00 pm Social 6:30 pm Steak Fry

Adessa Campbell and The Bent Willows Band (see bio page 84)

Thursday, April 4

6:00 pm Social 6:30 pm Steak Fry

Ringling 5 (see bio page 54)

All Sales Broadcast Live Audio on www.frontierstockyards.com Buyer must pre-register and have a buyers number to bid. See page 7 for further information.

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No One Offers You More Because No One Has More to Offer! The objective of a bull test is to measure the differences of a group of bulls; to observe and document average daily gain, genetic expression, phenotypic strengths, etc. Two of the primary purposes of Midland Bull Test is to focus on soundness and fertility. The fall out for fertility is relatively low in our test partially due to the ration fed. The high level of roughage coupled with the low level of grain promotes ultimate soundness in the feet and legs and also aids in attaining the highest levels of fertility. Our bulls walk through the sale in fit using condition ready to go to work. The importance of bulls being capable of maintaining their condition and working when turned out is critical to your success and ours. Every effort is made to offer functional bulls that transition into the life of a successful and fit asset to your operation.

Sale Order – Determined by Midland Bull Test Index (1/4 ADG + 1/4 WDA + 1/4 NR + 1/4 ER efficiency ratio) and Estimated Sale Value. We do expect small changes in sale order. They will be posted online with current version on the bottom. Sale orders will be posted online prior to sale and available sale day. Sale day orders trump. Terms & Conditions– All sales are being conducted under the American Angus Association Suggested Sale Terms and Conditions (6/7/12) regardless of breed of sale bull. Midland Bull Test guarantees all bulls as breeders for the first breeding season immediately following the sale. Breeding season is defined as the first 60-day period following first turnout of bulls. If a problem occurs please contact Midland Bull Test IMMEDIATELY. We will provide you with all necessary information to contact the consignor. Midland Bull Test wants to ensure that all of our customers are repeat customers; therefore, we are always available to help facilitate arrangements between parties as needed. All claims for adjustment or refund must be made within three months of sale date. This is not a life insurance policy; Mortality Insurance will be available for purchase at the sale. We would suggest that quality care is maintained on all bulls and yearling bulls not be allowed to get too thin. We will provide ongoing customer service and focus on buyer satisfaction. This credit or replacement guarantee pertains strictly to reproductive use of the bull, not the physical loss of the bull. Terms Are Cash – When making settlement, please leave specific instructions for transfer and shipping. Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder with the auctioneer settling any dispute as to bids. Announcements made from the auction block take precedence over any printed material. Livestock will be cared for following the sale at the buyer’s risk and responsibility. Certificate of Registry – A transferred certificate of registry will be furnished to the Buyer for each animal after settlement has been made. -2-

Health – All cattle will be sold according to the health regulations of the State of Montana. Buyers must be aware of any variations between the laws of the states. All bulls have tested BVD-PI negative and are tested negative for known genetic defects as detected by pedigree per respective Associations. Bulls heading to states requiring Trich test will be tested immediately post sale. Canadian Buyers – Estimated health inspection costs for first bull purchase is $300. Each additional bull is $125 per bull. Midland will split this cost equally with buyer for health inspection and testing. Fertility Tested & Guaranteed – Complete semen and scrotal evaluations on all bulls are performed by Bryan Roe, DVM, Shepherd, MT. Scrotal measurements for group 1 (*) were taken mid-February. Group 2 (**) were taken March 4 & 5. All are published as actual size. For projected sale date size, add 1 to 1.5 cm per month. These bulls sell guaranteed to be breeders via natural service. Efficiency Test – Bulls are denoted as *(group 1) or **(group 2). RFI is given in this catalog. Complete efficiency test results are available at www.MidlandBullTest.com. See explanation on page 8. 1/3 Revenue Sharing Semen Interest – Some breeders have elected to retain semen interest in their bulls. The buyer will have full possession and full salvage value. The seller, if he/she desires to collect semen, will do so in the offbreeding season at the seller’s expense and the buyer’s convenience. If the buyer opts to participate in semen sales, then buyer and seller will work out a mutual agreement. Over the years it has been Midland’s experience that most sellers do not exercise this option on bulls going into commercial herds. Delivery – Cattle purchased in our sale will be delivered to CENTRAL locations, such as stockyards, in the lower 48 states up to 400 miles without cost to the buyer. We will be in touch prior to delivering the cattle, usually the day before. Everyone attending the sale does so at their own risk. The owners and Midland assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents which may occur.

Steve & Lindsay Williams

article our Columbus School wrote an Recently, the superintendent for cle applies to on runners. We believe this arti discussing attitudes of marath nt like this. Midland Consignors, and it we , and York and Boston hold marathons Every year, major cities like New losing are of s odd these elite races. Why??? The 10,000 or more runners enter ws he/ kno es rac every entrant in these major overwhelming. In fact, almost y run? the do y placing in the top 1,000. So wh sonal she stands no chance of even per a e set ng it for themselves. They hav ich They run because they are doi wh nt in also of being part of an elite eve but , ing pet com y onl not of l goa a personal a finisher. They are hoping for they are both a competitor and t race.” tha ran “I , and the honor of saying best finish time along the way ents. rs just to improve by little increm Distance runners train for yea personal sacrifice into a hours of solitary training and comradery of being Ultimately, they turn the endless they stack up, and to enjoy the how see to just ers oth t ins tion, even for those chance to compete aga place of jubilation and celebra a is line sh fini The s. ual ivid racter of our with other like-minded ind line. That’s the attitude and cha sh fini the d sse cro e hav s ner their best to ending hours after the first run who get in the game and send rs che ran – ry ust ind the to dit consignors, and they are a cre game. success is all about; being in the and life at wh t’s compete. Tha lines are working on a level ers. Consignors find out what buy and ors sign con for n -wi across the country. Midland is a win h different purebred producers wit ms gra pro and ls bul ir the ays and will playing field comparing nd anywhere. Midland has alw fou be to ls bul ch not top of n Buyers have a vast selectio the commercial cattlemen. always care about the basics and efficiency -- two words thrown e the terms performance and efin red to d nee the l fee we bulls come from 199 Therefore, ans an accomplishment. Our me e anc form per us, To . sely g ratio is 106 before cuts. around fairly loo d their best. Our average nursin sen ors sign con our and tes, for 120 days and programs in 32 sta on (never more than 45.5 mcals) rati ge gha rou 80% an on ls We have tested the bul y the top 70% for sale. run the knife again, offering onl ? Amongst his breed that makes the Midland sale cut ent hm plis om acc l’s bul h eac What is 365 Day Ratio, his scrotal percent with his ADG Ratio and 70 top the in ced pla he s, tter what breed, all bulls are contemporarie negative for BVD-PI, and no ma ted tes he m, 32c of m imu their respective breed measured a min their pedigree as identified by in ere wh any s ect def etic gen ck Angus alone, we known to be free of or disposition issues. In the Bla re ctu stru for led cul re we y associations. Then the culled more than 200 bulls. g growth rate on same or less while maintaining or increasin less ing eat ans me ncy cie effi Finally, ually tested. ntified on bulls that are individ intake. This trait can only be ide in what we do for g-time consignors who believe lon ny ma by ked bac is d lan mercial herds – Our program at Mid to perform in purebred and com on ng goi are ls bul ir the and fundamental reasons, keeping their flesh. ight, getting the job done while we ng ani we ing add up, g din hol sight unseen purchases, we bulls. When we deliver bulls on of tion lua eva our in est hon We have 51 years of We are ls are what they were said to be. bul the g gin led now ack ers nce in our offering. appreciate buy sincerely appreciate your confide We . ms gra pro and ls bul g pin experience develo Sincerely, Steve & Lindsay

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Consignors and Lot Numbers Angus 10-T Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 627, 629, 630 5K Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7X Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651, 652, 653, 654, 655 97 Quarter Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Abegglen Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252, 253, 256, 258, 259 Aiton Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . 443, 444, 445 Allen Creek Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . 674, 675 Barry Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585, 587 Bartels Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472, 473, 474, 477, 479, 480, 482 Benson Angus Farms. . . . . 374, 375, 376 Bingham Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Black Butte Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 Black Pine Farm . . . . . . . . 500, 501, 502 Blacktail Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . 455, 456 Blevins Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . 532, 533 Bluegrass Angus Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 239, 240, 241, 243 Bovagene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Bowman Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Brand Angus. . . 291, 292, 293, 294, 295 Brian Barragree/Richard Johnson . . . 442 Brice Conover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Brown Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 308 Buline Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678 Bullinger Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 38, 39 Butternut Ridge Farms . . . 187, 190, 193 Callie Hanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Can Am Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 Century Farm Black Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665, 666, 667, 668 Coombs Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541, 542, 543, 544 CS Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596 Curtin Land & Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 203, 205, 206, 207 Davidson Angus. . . . . 551, 552, 554, 555 Deppe Angus. . . . . . . . . . . 603, 604, 605 Derflinger Ranch. . . . . . . . 45, 47, 48, 49 Devries Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658 Dietz Family Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Dix Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . 390, 395 Doug Booth Family Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 327, 328

Doug Brown Farms. . . . . . 78, 79, 80, 81 Drysdale Farms, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 286, 288, 290 Dutch Flat Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 273, 276, 278, 279 Earhart Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548, 549 Elm Creek Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Emtman’s Triple E Angus . 465, 466, 467 Fish Branch Farms. . . . . . . 136, 138, 139 Flat Mountain Ranch. . . . . 617, 618, 619, . . . . . 620, 621, 622, 623, 624 ,625, 626 Flying AJ Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338 Four Ace Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 614, 616 Fraser Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34 Gardiner Prime Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450, 451, 452, 454 Garret Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Granger Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400, 401, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408 Green Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 499 Greenane Farms . . . . 196, 197, 198, 199 Harrison Angus Ranch. . . . 414, 415, 416, . . . . 419, 420, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, . . . . 429, 430, 432, 565, 566, 567, 569, . . . . . 570, 571, 572, 573, 575, 576, 577 Hartzell Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378, 379 Haycow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 361, 362 Hershey Ranch Angus. . . . . . . 41, 42, 43 Hiser Farms. . . . . . . . 660, 661, 663, 664 Hone Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 358 Hyline Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 J M Angus Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . 631, 632 James Angus. . . . . . . . . . 518, 519, 520, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521, 522, 523, 524, 525 JCN Cattle, LLC. . . . . . . 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 JL Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Jocko Valley Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . 439, 440 Jones Creek Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 JSK Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . 316, 319, 320 K J Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 107 Keller Cattle Corp.. . . . . . . 159, 160, 161 Kelly Crozier . . . . . . . . 108, 110, 111, 112 Kimmel Angus. . . . . . 560, 561, 562, 563 L T J Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . 642, 643, 644

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Laflin Angus Ranch North Camp. . . . . 99 Les Craft Angus. . . . 208, 209, 210, 212, . . . . . . . . . 214, 215, 483, 485, 486, 489 Lienemann Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . 101, 102 Lightning Creek Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 84, 85, 90, 91 LK Bar Angus Ranch. . . . . 527, 529, 530 Locust Hill Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 149 Loyning Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657 Lund’s B Bar Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Malek Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590, 591 Marda Angus Farm . . . . . . 113, 114, 115, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116, 119, 120, 121, 600 Masters Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Maymont Farm. . . . . 140, 141, 143, 145 McCall Land & Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514, 515, 516, 517 Messner Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 263, 264, 265, 269, 270 Miles High Angus. . . . . . . . 162, 164, 165 MJB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25, 26, 27 Mohogany Hollow. . . . . . . 59, 61, 62, 63 Montana Ranch. . . . . 280, 282, 283, 284 Mydland Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . 9, 10, 11 Neel’s Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683, 684 Nelson Family Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Never Sweat Ranch. . . . . . 582, 583, 584 O-X Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Olind Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Pingetzer Six Iron Ranch. . . . . . 339, 340 Pristine Springs Angus. . . . 686, 689, 691 Pure Genetics Angus. . . . . . . . . 459, 461 R&C Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457, 458 Raezer Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468, 469 Ramsey Angus Farm. . . . . . . . . 223, 224 Reddin Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 Richland Prairie Farm. . . . . . . . 510, 512 Riley Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 75 Rolling Acres Angus. . . . . . 230, 231, 233 Saddle Mountain Angus. . . . . . . . . . . 578 Sankeys 6N Ranch. . . 127, 129, 130, 132 Schmidt Century Farm . . . 610, 611, 612 SHB Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19, 20 Shooting Star Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5, 6 Sioux Pass Angus. . . 633, 635, 636, 637, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638, 639, 640, 641 Skinner Ranch Seedstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409, 410, 412, 413

Consignors and Lot Numbers, continued Slate Run Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369, 370 Spencer Angus. . . . . . . . . . 329, 330, 332 Starlight Land & Livestock. . . . . . . . . 7, 8 Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72 Stewart Select Angus Ranch . . 175, 176, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177, 178, 179, 180, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182, 184, 185, 186 Strasburg Angus. . . . . . . . . 122, 124, 125 Sundberg Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222 Sunny Okanogan Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491, 492, 495, 496, 497 Thousand Hills Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . 167 TM Angus Genetics. . . . . . . . . . 133, 135 Trails End Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 Triple C Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309, 310, 311, 312, 314, 315 Twin Creek Angus. . . . . . . 606, 607, 608 Vinson Angus Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 Walter Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flying W Angus Ranch. 447, 448 WEBO Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 16 Westwind Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 323 Wheeler Mountain Ranch. . . . . 676, 677 Wild West Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670 Willekes Angus . . . . . 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433, 434, 435, 436, 437 Willer Timber Ridge Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 170, 171, 172, 173 Winding River Angus Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 152, 153, 154, 156 WPR Angus Division. . . . . . . . . 646, 650 Young Brothers Angus. . . . . . . . 556, 558 Zeller Angus Farm. . . . . . . 225, 227, 228

Our dedication to producing quality performance cattle is a continuing commitment to our customers . . . and to our heritage.

Red Angus Banta Red Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 Bastian Red Angus. . . . . . . 753, 754, 755 Double Tree Red Angus. . . . . . . 763, 764 Dowden Red Angus. . . . . . . . . . 782, 783 Eat Beef Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Finger Lakes Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723, 724, 725, 726 Gibson Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788 Harris Red Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 Haycow. . . . . . . . . . 800, 801, 803, 804, . . . . . . . . . 805, 806, 808, 809, 810, 811, . . . . . 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818 Holden Ranch. . . . . 700, 702, 703, 704, . . . . . 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 712, . . . . . 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719 Hornung Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775, 776, 777, 778 Jansma Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . 750, 751 KEG Herefords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 834, 835 Kukuipahu Ranch LLC. . . . . . . . 720, 721 Lyle Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 756, 757, 758 Majestic Meadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728, 729, 730, 731, 735, 736, 737 Pingetzer Six Iron Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821, 822, 823, 824 Sorensen Land & Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759, 760, 762 Welsh Prairie Red Angus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765, 767, 769, 771, 773, 774 West Fork Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 Salers Ahtanum Valley Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 908, 909, 910, 913, 914 Effertz Key Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981 Elm Creek Ranch. . . . . . . 951, 953, 954, . . . . . . . . . . . . 955, 956, 958, 959, 960, . . . . . . . . 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, . . . . . . . . . 968, 969, 971, 972, 973, 974 Lightning Creek Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900, 904, 905, 906, 907 McCoy Livestock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921 MJB Ranch. . . . . 989, 990, 991, 992, 993 Neben Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925, 926 Panther Country Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915, 916, 917, 918, 919 Parke Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . 927, 928, 929, . . . . . . . . . 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 937 Rob Bodine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 982, 983, 984, 985, 987, 988 Weyer Ranch Salers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939 -5-

Simmental Brian Rouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1031 Crazy Fate Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1016 Diamond U Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1038 Elm Creek Ranch. . . . . . . . . . 1017, 1018, . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1019, 1021, 1022, 1024, . . . . . . . . 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030 Nelson Family Farms. . 1008, 1009, 1010 Raezer Ranch. . . . 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014 Sankeys 6N Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1007 Sundberg Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 Gelbvieh Arp Gelbvieh. . . 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053 BV Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1062, 1063 Hone Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065 Middle Creek Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1067, 1068, 1070, 1072, 1073, . . . . . . . . 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1079, . . . . . . . . 1081, 1084, 1085, 1087, 1089 Russell Family Livestock . . . . 1054, 1055 Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060 Hereford Craig Herefords. . . 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110 KEG Herefords. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1102, 1103 Locust Hill Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . 1104, 1106 Scoresby Bros. Cattle Co.. . . . . . . . . . 1111 Murray Grey Bull Schmitt Cattle Co.. . . . . . 1141, 1142 Eagle Rock Murray Grey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133, 1134, 1136, 1137 H Diamond Cattle Co.. . . . . . 1126, 1127 Pine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . 1139, 1140 South Devon Agate Hill Baldys. . . . . . . . . . 1189, 1192 MJB Ranch. . . . . . . . . . 1150, 1152, 1153, . . . . 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1159, 1160, . . . . 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, . . . . 1168, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1175, . . . . 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1182 X-E South Devon Ranch . . . . 1187, 1188

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Welcome to Midland! From Billings to Midland • Take I90 west, towards Butte. • Take Exit 426 at Park City, turn left onto Hwy 10 • Midland is approximately 11 miles from Park City.

From the Columbus Super 8 Motel to Midland • Go south on N 9th St/ MT 78. • Turn left onto E Pike Ave/MT 78, this turns into Hwy 10. • Midland is approximately 7 miles from Columbus. to Big Timber, Bozeman, Butte

Exit 426

Columbus 7 mile

11 miles

to Wyoming

Billings 90

Laurel Park City

Complimentary Midland Banquets at Stillwater County Pavilion (Little Metra) in Columbus • From Midland Bull Test go west towards Columbus on Hwy 10. • Hwy 10 will turn into Pike Ave/MT 78, continue through town. • Turn right (north) on North 3rd Street. • Turn right (east) on East 5th Ave North. • The Pavilion is on your left.

Pre-Sale Award Presentations Junior Member High Performing Bull (ANY Breed)

South Devon • High

Angus

• Champion

ADG Bull Group 1 (*) ADG Bull Group 2 (**) • Champion WDA Bull Group 1 (*) • Champion WDA Bull Group 2 (**) • Champion ADG Sire Group • Champion WDA Sire Group • World Champion Pen of 3 (Any 3 bulls w/ the same consignor) • High Efficiency Angus Bull Group 1 (*) • High Efficiency Angus Bull Group 2 (**) • Champion Low Birth ADG Angus Group 1 • Champion Low Birth ADG Angus Group 2 • Champion

• High

Performing South Devon Bull (ADG/WDA Combo) Efficiency South Devon Bull

Hereford • High

MBT Indexing Hereford Bull

Salers

• Champion

ADG Bull WDA Bull • Champion ADG Sire Group • Champion WDA Sire Group • High Efficiency Salers Bull • World Champion Pen of 3 (Any 3 bulls w/ the same consignor) • Champion

Simmental

Red Angus

• Champion

ADG Bull • Champion WDA Bull • Champion Low Birth ADG Red Angus • Champion ADG Sire Group • Champion WDA Sire Group • World Champion Pen of 3 (Any 3 bulls w/ the same consignor) • High Efficiency Red Angus Bull

• High

Performing Simmental Bull (ADG/WDA Combo) Efficiency Simmental Bull • High Performing Sire Group (ADG/WDA Combo) • High

Gelbvieh • High

Performing Gelbvieh Bull (ADG/WDA Combo) Performing Gelbvieh Sire Group (ADG/WDA Combo) • High Efficiency Gelbvieh Bull • High

Murray Grey • High

MBT Indexing Murray Grey Bull

Semen Collection Genex Hawkeye West

ORIgen

World West

406/ 656-9034 • Will collect 150 units free on high selling bull from each breed

406/ 348-2345 • Will issue gift certificate on highest selling bull in each breed

406/ 628-7510

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A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors ABS Global Beef Accelerated Genetics Agri-Best All-Flex USA, Scott Holt Beartooth Cattlewomen Cache Valley Select Sires, Jay Nansel Cattle In Motion Certified Angus Beef Elite Bovine Veterinary Services, Bryan Roe

Frontier Stockyards Genex Beef, Dwain Hould Genex Hawkeye West GrowSafe Systems, Ltd. Intervet/Schering-Plough Key Ag Distributors Montana Angus Association Nutra-Lix, the Yosts, & Pepe Paquin ORIgen, Inc.

Pfizer Animal Genetics, Larry Gran Pfizer Animal Health, Nick Campbell Prewitt & Co. Silencer Chutes, Gene Dubas Stockman Bank Super 8 Motels T&E Vita-Ferm, John Tucker

Mary McDonnell von Forell Scholarship Each year we award one junior with the high performing bull from all breeds with a $500 scholarship from our family. This scholarship is named in remembrance of Mary, Steve’s aunt and Leo’s sister, who passed away from cancer. She is dearly missed. She was a huge supporter of youth.

All Sales Broadcast Live Audio on www.frontierstockyards.com Here’s How it Works! 1. Buyers must preregister and have buyer’s number to bid. Preregister online or call 1-866-621-5546. 2. Sale day internet phone is 406/ 322-9911. Depending on the capabilities of your internet connection, you will either get audio or be able to view bidding prices. A sale order will be posted.

If you wish to bid on a bull, you will want to call a couple bulls in advance. 3. Bidders who purchase bulls or heifers over the internet will be contacted following the sale to make arrangements for delivery and payment. Watch it on the Internet and Bid on the Phone!! Frontier Stockyards will broadcast the 2013 Midland Bull Test Sales “live” on April 3rd, 4th and 5th over the internet. You will be able to see a video of each bull as he sells, hear the sale live and keep up with the bidding via a scrolling bid screen. You can also see and access pedigree information, EPDs and feed performance information on each bull. The higher speed your internet connection is, the more information you will be able to view and hear. If you have a slower connection, feel free to watch the sale on the internet, but place your bid via phone so as not to miss the lots you are interested in. In order to place bids on the Internet or over the phone on sale day, you must pre-register and obtain a bidder number and a password.

CALL EA RLY to Bid Sale Day !!

When you go to the log-in information page for the sale make sure you read the directions carefully - you must enter information in two different boxes to log into the sale. We suggest you log on to the sale site well before the sale just to make sure you can. There won’t be any bull information showing until right before the sale but you will at least be familiar with the process. IMPORTANT: When logging into the sale you will be asked for a paddle number and a password: Simply type the word “view” (without the quotation marks) into both boxes and login. Sale day bid line is: 406-322-9911

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Balancing Bull Selection with Feed Intake Dr. Denny Crews, Colorado State University, and Dr. Gordon Carstens, Texas A&M University

Now that the beef industry has increased access to individual feed intake records from test station sources, we move to the task of how to optimally incorporate this new information into genetic evaluation and improvement programs. It is important to realize that even though various measures of efficiency have been proposed and studied, the core piece of new information is individual feed intake. We now recognize that actual feed intake measurement is essential to genetic improvement. The feed we purchase to finish cattle, along with forages and supplemental feeds for stockers and cows represent the LARGEST variable COST of producing beef, and is clearly a cost-side economically relevant trait. A central question is, “How is the best way to use this information to make selection decisions?” Of the several traits that have been more intensively discussed recently, we have to keep in mind that no one EPD tool will be optimal. Foremost, genetic improvement based on single-trait selection is not sustainable, nor advisable. The real question is how we balance the EPD tools we have available to make better decisions, recognizing their relative economic importance across multiple production and marketing systems In developing profitable selection programs, we must consider potential genetic antagonisms that contribute to making progress in one trait, but at the same time, losing ground in another important trait. With feed intake, we make decisions that recognize its importance, but at the same time, recognizing that cattle that eat the least and cost the least to feed, may not always be the most profitable. The most widely discussed feed efficiency trait that combines feed intake with other traits is residual feed intake (RFI), which adjusts intake for differences in body weight (BW) and level of production. RFI is the difference between a bull’s actual intake and its expected intake based on Body Weight and ADG. Those bulls that eat less than expected will have a negative RFI and be more efficient compared to those with a positive RFI. The figure shows the relationship between RFI and daily gain for 151 bulls. Common sense tells us that we would not want to select for a single trait alone like RFI because many of the bulls with negative RFI (efficient) were also below average for ADG (lower-left quadrant of figure). Conversely, many of the bulls that were trait leaders for ADG were below average for RFI (upper-right quadrant). Thus, a balanced approach to selection is warranted, which can be illustrated by the use of a feedlot profit index (FPI) that we developed in 2006. The FPI is a 3-trait index using ADG, RFI and yearling Body Weight with economic weightings based on net revenue for progeny being marketed in feedlots. The high-index bulls (> 105) were those that excelled both in ADG and RFI. A growth trait that can be forced to be independent of intake is often referred to as residual gain (RDG). RFI and RDG are intake and growth rate traits, respectively, and these examples emphasize the point against single trait selection. 3 Residual feed intake (where lower or more negative numbers are considered desirable), measures the amount of feed a bull eats above or below what we’d expect given his growth rate and body size. 3 Residual gain, on the other hand, measures the difference between growth rate (average daily gain on test) of a bull and what we would expect the bull to gain given how much he eats and his size, and more positive or higher RDG values may be more desirable. 3 In developing more comprehensive terminal and maternal indexes, the objective is to identify those bulls that are more profitable in their production system, mainly that are high producers, but also that require less input costs. -8-

We can and should continue building selection indexes that incorporate a balance of EPDs that account for a wider range of traits that impact both the costs and revenues of producing beef. These are restricted examples of selection indexes, just like total maternal EPD and breed-wide indexes that focus on certain marketing systems. Always remember, bulls will rank differently regardless of which index is used. Genetically speaking, we would use both the relative economic importance and the associations among several traits, including intake, to provide a tool that is relevant to the efficiency of the total system beyond those measured on tested bulls. Retained ownership systems, for example, easily illustrate the importance of efficiency as a tool to increase profitability. But what about the replacement sisters of those feedlot calves? Will they breed as heifers and go on to have long productive herd life? And, how big of a cow type will they become? Another example would be a weaned calf market system where heifers are retained. Do we just want bulls in this system that eat less and grow fast on test? How will their retained daughters perform as cows on range? Research shows we can answer all of these questions, and we start by recognizing the importance of feed intake. Not just for bulls, but also cows, steers, and replacement and cull heifers. The residual measures of intake and growth that we have known about since the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are useful steps toward more balanced bull selection now that this industry is getting serious about measuring feed intake. We certainly applaud efforts like those of Midland Bull Test to use feed intake as a core measurement that can be used to improve profitability and sustainability in the beef industry.

We agree that high weaning calves make you money, but if you can get high weaning calves that gain on less, how much money is being left on the table?

On behalf of all our seedstock producers, we thank you for coming to the sale! -9-

DNA - Decoded! Most of us have read how DNA has changed the game in Livestock Evaluation. Most of us have tried to read the scientific explanations on how it works. Simply put, cattle that excelled in specific traits were tested, and DNA identified the genes (or markers) that superior animals had in common. For example, let’s look at Weaning Weight (WW). Many thousands of animals with actual weaning weights recorded were evaluated with DNA. Some with very high weaning weights had the same gene markers in common, while some with poor weaning weights possessed an altogether different set of gene markers. We can now DNA test to investigate whether an animal outside the discovery group possess these favorable markers proven for superior weaning weight. The DNA possessed by a sire is directly correlated to his ability to transmit desirable traits to his offspring. EPDs are good, DNA makes them better. EPDs work. They are the best information in the industry, but are inherently dynamic with something called “possible change”, which says that EPDs can change significantly once progeny arrive. No fault of the system, because a pedigree prediction cannot describe which genes an animal actually got from its parents, as there are billions of possible combinations. The American Angus Association owns the most complete database in the industry, comprising millions of animal records. When DNA for these favorable (or unfavorable) markers is applied to the calculation of EPDs for each trait, they become much more accurate. In fact, Pfizer (now Zoetis) HD 50K can make EPDs up to 6 times more accurate and predictable than a pedigree prediction alone. Another way to look at it is with Progeny Equivalents. They describe how many progeny a bull would have to sire in order for his EPDs to reflect a comparable amount of accuracy: Progeny Equivalents are used to describe the amount of effect that DNA analysis has on EPD accuracy. To achieve a comparable amount of EPD predictability and accuracy, an Angus animal would have to have following number of actual progeny (calves) performance information recorded and submitted. In the example of a Cow, Zoetis HD50K provides more predictive information than she will ever realize from progeny in her lifetime. Calving Ease Direct – CED EPD with 50K has the same information as if there were 21 progeny with Calving Ease scores recorded. Birth – BW EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as 11 progeny birth weights turned in on your bull. Weaning – WW EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as 19 progeny weaning weights on your bull. Yearling – YW EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as 22 progeny yearling weights on your bull. Milk – M EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as having 15 daughters in production out of your bull. Docility – DOC EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as 10 progeny information from your bull. Rib Eye – RE EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as 9 progeny carcasses measured for Rib Eye. Marbling – MB EPD with 50K has the same accuracy as having 16 progeny carcasses graded. Ultrasound – Carcass EPDs with 50K have the same accuracy as over 30 progeny with Ultrasound scan records. The Zoetis 50K DNA test analyzes over 50,000 different markers spread across the entire bovine genome for the most comprehensive analysis and highest accuracy in the industry. Today we can reliably put bulls together for uniformity as well or better with Genomic-Enhanced (GE) EPDs than we can with half-brothers or even full brothers with non GE EPDs. Service is synonymous with Midland and we have invested heavily in Zoetis HD 50K DNA technology to bring you the most predictable and profitable bulls you can buy. There is no additional cost to you. For more information on Zoetis HD 50K DNA and Genomic-Enhanced EPDs visit Angus.org, Zoetis Animal Genetics, or GenomeXchange.com

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Reading the Lot Data Animal Information calved - Birth Date.

% - Breed Percentage.

P/H/S - Polled/Horned/Scurred.

color - Animals hide color.

GrowSafe Feed Efficiency Test

tattoo - Ear tattoo.

Bulls are denoted as *(group 1) or **(group 2). RFI is given here in the test data, complete efficiency test results are available at www.MidlandBullTest.com.

reg - Registration Number given by respective Associations.

Pre-Test Animal Data BW - Actual Birth Weight. WW - Actual Weaning Weight. 205 Wt - Weaning Weight Adjusted to 205 days. NR - Nursing Ratio, an index of the adjusted 205 day weight within the breeders herd only. It is an indication of the dam’s maternal performance and the bull’s preweaning growth.

Lot #

Consignor

Bull’s Registered Name

calved: x/x/xx

% • color • p/h/s

tattoo: xxxx

reg: xxxxxx

Final Test Report Pedigree (# designates Pathfinder status in Angus) Dam Production BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR

WDA

RFI

x NR xxx x YR xxx

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

xx xxx xxx xxx x.xx xxx xxxx xxx x.xx x.xx xxxx xxx xx.x

Milk

x x x footnote provided by consignor Interest to be retained by consignor

Year

Ultrasound/Carcass EPDs

EPDs (Expected Progeny Difference) EPDs - The prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. You cannot compare EPDs across breeds. Each breed association calculates that breed’s EPDs. See averages below. BW - Birth Weight EPD, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires. WW - Weaning Weight EPD, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Milk - Maternal Milk EPD 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. In other words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability. Year - Yearling Weight EPD, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Other Production, Carcass and Ultrasound EPDs vary among the breeds, see below.

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ADG - Average Daily Gain. ADG Rat - Average Daily Gain Ratio. 100 is average. 365 Wt - [((Current Wt - Weaning Wt)/ (Date Current Weight Date - Date of Weaning)) X 160] + 205 day Wt YR - Yearling Ratio. Index of 365 Day Weights within class. 100 is average. WDA - Actual Weight Per Day of Age (Lifetime ADG). RFI - Residual Feed Intake / Net Feed Intake. (Actual feed intake minus expected feed intake) Final Wt - Final Test Weight on 2/5/13 or 3/6/13. MBT Ind - Combined ADG, Nursing, WDA and RFI ratios (1/4 ADG Ratio + 1/4 NR + 1/4 WDA Ratio + 1/4 RFI Ratio) Scrtl - Scrotal Circumference measured in centimeters and semen tested by Bryan Roe, DVM, Elite Bovine Veterinary Service, Inc.

EPDs (Expected Progeny Difference) CED/CE - 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. Scrotal/SC - Scrotal Circumference EPD, expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires. TM/MWW/M&G - Total Maternal, Maternal Weaning Weight EPD measures a sire’s ability to transmit milk production and growth rate through his daughters. It predicts the weaning weight of a sire’s daughters’ calves. It is equal to his Milk EPD plus one-half his weaning weight EPD. CEM/MCE - Calving Ease Maternal 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. Marbling - Intramuscular Fat EPD is a predictor of the difference in a sire’s progeny for percent intramuscular fat in the ribeye muscle compared to other sires. (Angus, Red Angus and Simmental give ultrasound derived EPDs) REA - Ribeye area EPD is a predictor of the difference in square inches of ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to the progeny of other sires. (Angus, Red Angus and Simmental give ultrasound derived EPDs) Fat - Fat thickness EPD, expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in external fat thickness at the 12th rib of a sire’s progeny compared to the progeny of other sires. It includes the weighted average of 60% of the rib fat measurement and 40% of the rump fat measurement. (Angus, Red Angus and Simmental give ultrasound derived EPDs) CW/CWT - Carcass Weight EPD, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. $BV - Beef Value, 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.

Breed Association EPD Averages for Non-Parent Bulls BW WW Milk YW Angus 1.8 46 23 84 Gelbvieh bal 0.7 63 24 97 non bal 2.0 65 26 91

BW WW Milk YW Hereford 3.5 46 19 75 Murray Grey 3.5 21 4 33 Red Angus -1.0 56 20 83 - 11 -

BW WW Milk YW Salers 2.0 33 18 64 Simmental 2.3 62.5 2.3 91.2 South Devon 2.7 33 20 65

Welcome to Midland Bull Test! Our family is so appreciative of your interest in our bull offering. Please know you are welcome to stop any time. We enjoy the chance to visit, introduce our program and show you the bulls. There’s no doubt you could wear out a new truck trying to find volume groups of quality bulls. We have top bulls here from 199 consignors in 32 states. Our sale offers a unique melding of tradition with technology and innovation (the efficiency measuring system). This set of bulls presents one of the deepest and highest quality offering of Angus, Red Angus, Salers, Gelbvieh, South Devon, Simmental, Hereford & Murray Grey bulls in the country. These, roughly 700 bulls presented for sale are thick, top performing, fertile, sound, docile and ready to go to work for you under commercial conditions. With our past track record, we are confident these bulls will add performance and pounds to your calves. Our Circle Running M Brand proclaims value and quality, so why settle for buying a bull when you can buy a legacy? We are faithful to our mission and our appreciation to our customers shall never cease. Whatever degree of success we may have achieved over the years is attributed to the loyalty and support of our customers. Thank you! Further, at the end of the day, Lindsay and I greatly appreciate the crew we have and how hard they work on our behalf not only during sale season, but year round. They are second to none. We are so very grateful to . . . Leo & Sam – for your love and guidance, and help all around. Chad Wright – for taking care of the health of the bulls, and pulling blood cards :) Mort Poser – for feeding the bulls and helping with anything and everything Kathy Defrate – for keeping our books straight Jami Swanson – “Cowgirl Jami” for helping Lindsay in the office with paperwork Jacob Ward – for helping with our databases and trucking

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Jeremy Kayla, Wally, LIndsay

Oscar

Mort

Gray and Tenley

Lindsay & Steve

Matt

Bodie

Kayla, Guy, Gray

Pepe – for your nutrition advice for a hundred years, and catering and cooking Dr. Carstens & GrowSafe – for analyzing our efficiency data Bryan Roe, D.V.M. -- for semen testing and managing our healths Matt and Jamie Lane -- for ultrasounding more than 2000 head for us this season Jeremy Roberts & Bodie Winters -- for clipping the sale bulls Oscar & Betty – (Lindsay’s parents) for your love, guidance and coming to help when called Griffel Family -- for helping whenever with whatever Brother-in-law Tommy – for helping weigh and feed when necessary

Joker

Sister Darcy – for helping clerk and bringing the wine

Family, friend s, customers and employe es – you are so ap Kim Wright - for helping weigh the bulls preciated. Kayla Nelson - for helping clerk the sale and beat the children

Joker LeBrun - for helping weigh and video bulls

Doug & Sharon Stevenson Family – for helping out when we were in a bind and proofing the entire Midland catalog. Can’t get better friends than that. And sadly, a final big thank you to Grandpa Ralph Doely (Steve’s Grandpa – Sam’s Dad) who passed away while we were finishing this catalog. He helped every sale until he couldn’t at which point he still attended and supported every one. He was a special man who will be deeply missed for his character, strength and help. What a fine example he set for all of us in beliefs, love of family, integrity and work ethic. We all love you Grandpa, God speed and rest in peace. Our best to you and yours. Please let us know if we can be of help along the way. We do believe the best is yet to come. Sincerely,

Jami

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. - Romans 2:8

Chad & Kim

Steve & Lindsay Williams

Papa Leo & Sam

Scottie

Gray & Guy

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Arp Gelbvieh

ARPS ZIGGY

calved: 02/25/12 BA50 • Red • Polled tattoo: ARPS355Z reg: 1224661 WF BECKTON LANCER T A664 LJC LJC LANCER 806 LJC LJC HB LIZZIE 606 LJC LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27 HJS HOLDEN HI HO 753 LJC LJC HANNAH 106 LJC LJC KJ JAMIE 516 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B SLC FREEDOM 178F ET BB MISS 61Y Dam Production ARPS PENELOPE FHG FLYING H EXTRA 150D na ARPS HEAVEN SENT ARPS LEAP OF FAITH ET na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

84 632 680 102 3.02

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1163 98 3.25 -0.06 1125

99 33.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

10 -0.2 65

105

1051

.61

.16

ARPS ZEUS

.02 -.004

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

80 618 692 104 3.31 104 1185 100 3.27 -1.51 1120 104 36.5 CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

1052

ARPS ZENITH

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

84 592 687 103 3.33 105

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1159 98 3.17 1.66 1073

Dam Production 2 NR 107 na Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1219 103 3.38 1.75 1273

104 35.0

1055

Russell Family Livestock RSSL RSSL ZACH 23Z

calved: 02/01/12 PB88 • Black • Polled tattoo: RSSL23Z reg: 1205577 FREEDOM 178F ET JCGR BAR GT FLASHBACK 410M ET SLC BDCG CLAUDIA 1144J RID R COLLATERAL 2R JCGR BAR GT LOUIE 2J JCGR BAR GT LONI 27N ET WRGA MS 16B SHERMAN DDM MR SHERMAN TANK CKS MS BELGRAD K2 Dam Production RSSL MS RAVEN 507R SHHF HILLTOPS EXTRA JIVE 3 NR 103 RSSL MS 109L na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

7 2.8 57 31 86 59 25 .25 .11 .015 -.247 Our Raven cow is a Gelbvieh Dam of Merit and a no-miss female every year with a beautiful udder at age 8. Collateral is noted for balanced production and for making great herd additions. Nothing radical, just sound performance from end to end. The complete Igenity profile (including RFI 7 and tenderness 7) as well as additional information available at: www. facebook.com/RussellLivestock . Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.

calved: 03/04/12 BA75 • Red • Polled tattoo: ARPS360Z reg: 1224671 H A R B CINCHA 829 EGL CINCHA 3188 EGL MISS GENERATION 1200 ARPS CINCHA EGL NORTHERN EXPOSURE J171 EGL NATALIE L361 EGL G919 ATM TEJAS ROLLS ROYCH 868 JEB POLLED GIZMO 17Z JEB MS. SENSATION 31X Dam Production DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 8J2 BENNETT PACESETTER A16 6 NR 102 DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 41D2 KCF LOU MISS MIKRON 24U 1 YR 106 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

89 820 751 110 3.54 112

reg: 1205578

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

Arp Gelbvieh

BW WW 205 Wt NR

• Polled tattoo: RSSL22Z SITZ TRAVELER 8180 BOYD FOREVER LADY 8003 O C C ANCHOR 771A GGGR 3G COOKIE 421D BTI RED ALERT 2077K KIT 64H2 ET SLC FREEDOM 178F ET JNCC MISS SUPER NOVA 55K

86 740 694 101 3.33 105 1174 99 3.26 -1.15 1205 103 38.0

10 -0.1 61 24 99 55 29 .58 .26 -.347 -.204

RSSL SMOKE’S ZEPPELIN 22Z

calved: 01/25/12 BA63 • S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004 GGGE 3G SMOKE N’ MIRRORS GGGR 3G COWGIRL 351N KIT URLACHER M28 ET JRSL CAPSTONE’S TRIXIE JRSL MS MATRIX 251M

5 3.8 81 20 128 60 51 .45 .12 .889 .164 Homo-black and Homo-polled. Capstone’s Trixie is a Gelbvieh Dam of Merit. Smoke N’ Mirrors is noted for production, look and carcass. Epd’s rank in the top 3% for YW and WW. Moderate framed, deep bodied, thick and correct with a very mild disposition. Notable Igenity scores included tenderness 7, marbling 6 and %Choice 6. Full Igenity results and additional information available at: www.facebook.com/RussellLivestock . Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.

calved: 02/28/12 BA50 • Gold • Polled tattoo: ARPS356Z reg: 1224659 WF BECKTON LANCER T A664 LJC LJC LANCER 806 LJC LJC HB LIZZIE 606 LJC LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27 HJS HOLDEN HI HO 753 LJC LJC HANNAH 106 LJC LJC KJ JAMIE 516 JCGR BAR GT FLASHBACK 410M ET RID R COLLATERAL 2R JCGR BAR GT LONI 27N ET Dam Production ARPG UNDENIABLE FHG FLYING H EXTRA 150D 1 NR 104 ARPS HEAVEN SENT ARPS LEAP OF FAITH ET na BW WW 205 Wt NR

Russell Family Livestock

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

Arp Gelbvieh

1054

100 37.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

7 1.4 59 29 86 58 22 .12 .07 .506 .112

1057 SGS SMIT FOCUS FREEDOM 202Z *

Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh

calved: 01/21/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: SGS202Z reg: 1224217 S A F FOCUS OF E R MYTTY IN FOCUS MYTTY COUNTESS 906 V N A R IN FOCUS 7326 SITZ ALLIANCE 8119 EXAR LASS 2694 LEACHMAN LASS 9042 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B SLC FREEDOM 178F ET BB MISS 61Y Dam Production SGS SMIT SEXY FREEDOM 51R ELECTRIC BLACK 2 NR 100 HFCD MISS HIGH VOLTAGE E027 DDF HBZ 454Y na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

78 665 607 98 3.56 112

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1178 100 3.25 0.16 1240

102 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

10 0.1 66 21 106 54 33 .18 .15 .123 .002

1053

Arp Gelbvieh

ARPS ZEKE

calved: 03/05/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: ARPS361Z reg: 1224663 H A R B CINCHA 829 EGL CINCHA 3188 EGL MISS GENERATION 1200 ARPS CINCHA EGL NORTHERN EXPOSURE J171 EGL NATALIE L361 EGL G919 VC BUF CRK CHF 824-1658 KRN7 LCHMN GRANDCANYON 1244G KRN KRN REBA’S ROBIN Dam Production ARPS MISS PEARL ET GKT BOO BOO 155E na ARPS KATRINA GXL MS VENTURE 1 YR 99 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

90 600 662 99 3.00

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1136 96 3.21 0.31 1083

98 33.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

7 1.1 57 25 87 54 23 .16 .31 -.239 .021

1058

Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh SGS SMIT FOCUS PRIDE 201Z

calved: 01/20/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: SGS201Z reg: 1224223 S A F FOCUS OF E R MYTTY IN FOCUS MYTTY COUNTESS 906 V N A R IN FOCUS 7326 SITZ ALLIANCE 8119 EXAR LASS 2694 LEACHMAN LASS 9042 JRI PLD EASYJET 19E64 ET DCMG CRK DIHLARO DCMG MS TOP CUT BLACK Dam Production SGS SMIT DIHLARO LADY 63P CTR ECHO 575E 2 NR 100 JBOB 2463J JBOB 1033F ET 1 YR 104 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

78 665 605 98 3.57 113

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1110 94 3.07 -0.61 1173

102 39.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

10 -0.1 65

- 119 -

100

.20

.21

.154 -.144

Gelbvieh Bulls Sell Wednesday • April 3, 2013

Gelbvieh

1063

Gelbvieh

BV Ranch

BCV ZANE 226Z

calved: 02/20/12 PC75 • Black • Polled tattoo: BCV226Z reg: 1226595 BTI EXTRA 2106K ET BTI GRANITE 2135M DCSF POST ROCK GRANITE 200P2 BTI ELECTRA B 2001H NEW DIRECTION 905 DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 223M2 MRCO DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 3F2 N BAR EMULATION EXT LARKS CANYON 74D4 LARKS MISS BANDO 74A Dam Production MLM MISS 517R TLR COCOA 35C 3 NR 104 MLM MISS 155L MLM MISS EDITION 9738G na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

85 764 755 111 3.13

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1228 104 3.46 -1.52 1213

106 32.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

9 0.9 68 30 104 64 32 .09 -.06 .504 -.253

Mytty In Focus

Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh

1059

SGS SMIT FOCUS STAR 217Z

calved: 02/04/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: SGS217Z reg: 1224220 S A F FOCUS OF E R MYTTY IN FOCUS MYTTY COUNTESS 906 V N A R IN FOCUS 7326 SITZ ALLIANCE 8119 EXAR LASS 2694 LEACHMAN LASS 9042 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B SLC FREEDOM 178F ET BB MISS 61Y Dam Production JGPG MANDY M12 WOOD MR W 7 5 NR 100 MRB 005E MRB MISS K BAR M 040Y 2 YR 100 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

79 645 633 102 3.63 114

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1170 99 3.23 3.09 1185

100 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

1060

SGS SMIT FOCUS PRIDE 212Z

calved: 01/30/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: SGS212Z reg: 1224214 S A F FOCUS OF E R MYTTY IN FOCUS MYTTY COUNTESS 906 V N A R IN FOCUS 7326 SITZ ALLIANCE 8119 EXAR LASS 2694 LEACHMAN LASS 9042 LWHF FEARLESS PCCI MAILMAN 2181M PCCI MS CATS PRIDE 8161H Dam Production SGS SMIT MAILMAN QUEEN 53S JBOB BLACK IMAGE 2 NR 101 KLBF BLACK DIAMOND 19EG JBOB 539E na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

80 680 643 104 3.53 111

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1143 97 3.18 1.7

1183

DKH SILVER STATE 210Z

calved: 01/30/12 PB94 • Black • Scurs tattoo: DKH210Z reg: 1221882 ELK CK SCORPION 2343H ET HYEK BLACK IMPULSE 1296L OAKK VALLEY LADY 296J HYEK BLACK IMPACT 3960N FHG FLYING H EXTRA 150D HYEK BLACK RUBY 9604J HYEK DOTTIE F6048 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B SLC FREEDOM 178F ET Dam Production DKH SILVER STATE BARBARA326N BB MISS 61Y DKH 1060A 7 NR 107 DKH SILVER STATE 3038 PLS GATOR BARBARA X485 5 YR 104 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

90 780 806 113 3.39 107 1342 114 3.66 1.1 1360

107 40.5

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

Steve Smith Angus & Gelbvieh

Hone Ranch

8 2.3 74 25 107 62 36 .29 -.16 1.013 .203 Mat Grandam Prod - 8 NR 100 2 NR 105 This bull’s mother is a Dam of Distinction. She raised twin bull calves in 2011, weaned 1100 lbs of calves, bred back to the AI and this bull is what you get when she raises a single. Pretty solid maternal production represented here.

11 0.2 64 22 101 54 30 .05 .26 1.007 .303

1065

101 39.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

1067

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 093Z

calved: 01/15/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG093Z reg: 1224340 BALDRIDGE KAHUNA 39K RIVER HILLS KAHUNA 175M PLEASANTA OF CONANGA 736 LAZY TV KAHUNA S705 BON VIEW NEW DESIGN 878 LAZY TV ND 878 M236 LAZY T V F616 M/L ADVANTAGE FHG VVFG FLYING H EXCLUSIVE MLLC FHG FLYING H CADISISTER 95E Dam Production MCFG 92R SPUR BERETTA 703G 5 NR 107 MCFG 185N MCFG 97K 2 YR 103 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

81 848 732 103 3.19 101

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1197 101 3.34 -0.27 1293

102 37.5

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

11 -0.2 64 26 97 57 27 .04 .23 .606 .225

10 -0.2 64 29 106 61 33 .27 .22 .304 -.052 Homo polled and double black. Scores a 7 for Tenderness, Marbling, Percent Choice and a 6 for Yield. KAHUNA S705 is a 10 for Tenderness

1062

BV Ranch

BCV ZODIAK 219Z

calved: 02/16/12 PC50 • Black • Polled tattoo: BCV219Z reg: 1226594 SITZ TRAVELER 8180 S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004 BOYD FOREVER LADY 8003 S A V 004 PREDOMINANT 4438 S A F 598 BANDO 5175 S A V EMBLYNETTE 1182 S A V EMBLYNETTE 7319 FHG VVFG FLYING H EXCLUSIVE DAR PURE POWER DAR MAVIS 206M Dam Production DCH HILLE S227 SONGBIRD BABR PLAYBOY 2 NR 105 DCH HILLE P116 PEARL DCH HILLE M204 MIA na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

75 777 763 112 3.69 117

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1275 108 3.56 -2.35 1263

112

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

15 -0.7

105

Gelbvieh Bulls Sell Wednesday • April 3, 2013

.30

.34

.359 -.351

1068

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 148Z

calved: 01/23/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG148Z reg: 1224381 BALDRIDGE KAHUNA 39K RIVER HILLS KAHUNA 175M PLEASANTA OF CONANGA 736 LAZY TV KAHUNA S705 BON VIEW NEW DESIGN 878 LAZY TV ND 878 M236 LAZY T V F616 SLC FREEDOM 178F ET EGL FOSTERS LO17 ET EGL PHOEBE G374 Dam Production MCFG 156N BBW MANKATO 7U 8 NR 102 MCFG MS MANKATI ET MCFG MISS KATI 6Y na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

80 830 744 105 3.28 103

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1218 103 3.39 -1.59 1283

105 37.5

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

11 0.4 69 29 104 64 32 -.03 .16 -.016 -.203 Homo polled and single black. Scores a 5 for Tenderness, 7 for Marbling and Percent Choice. His mother is a never miss kind of female.

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The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.

Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDs The true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.

Growth Traits are More Reliable

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus

The new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.

Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.

Carcass Traits are Standardized In recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-tofinish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable. For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.

Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.

New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE

CED

REA

Gelbvieh

8.0

2.0

5.0

-0.16

0.29

-0.13

-0.06

Balancer

10.4

0.6

6.6

-0.08

0.33

0.27

-0.02

REA

Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart Percentile

CED

-1.4

120

-0.29

0.58

0.10

-0.09

0.9

102

-0.21

0.39

-0.05

-0.07

2.1

-0.16

0.27

-0.14

-0.06

3.3

-0.11

0.18

-0.21

-0.05

5.0

-0.02

0.02

-0.32

-0.03

Balancer® EPD Percentile Chart Percentile

CED

REA

-2.8

128

-0.26

0.71

0.63

-0.06

-0.6

109

-0.15

0.47

0.38

-0.04

0.7

-0.08

0.32

0.25

-0.03

1.9

-0.01

0.18

0.13

-0.01

3.7

-1

0.09

-0.02

-0.01

0.02

American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org - 121 -

Gelbvieh Bulls Sell Wednesday • April 3, 2013

Gelbvieh

NEW EPD Base Explanation New Generation AGA EPDs

Gelbvieh

1070

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 247Z

calved: 02/02/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG247Z reg: 1224417 BALDRIDGE KAHUNA 39K RIVER HILLS KAHUNA 175M PLEASANTA OF CONANGA 736 LAZY TV KAHUNA S705 BON VIEW NEW DESIGN 878 LAZY TV ND 878 M236 LAZY T V F616 SLC FREEDOM 178F ET EGL FOSTERS LO17 ET EGL PHOEBE G374 Dam Production MCFG 53R ET LNR KAISER 4 NR 105 MCFG MISS KATI 6Y BMB ET 1 YR 100 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

87 780 724 102 3.44 109

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1208 102 3.37 0.04 1243

103 35.5

1075

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 074Z ET

calved: 01/14/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG074Z reg: 1224333 CK CRAZY HORSE 138P ELK CK CHAIN REACTION 439T ELK ELK CK GOOSEBERRY 439P GOTT WINTER 52W KHR 38N KHR 652S KHR 147L DDM MR SHERMAN TANK RED RED TANK 61F ET BEA 411S Dam Production RED TANELE 927 LDI IKE 28C 8 NR 106 RED ISABEL 689F RED LAURA BELLE 4 YR 109 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

94 820 727 ET 3.18 101

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1213 103 3.31 -0.76 1285

103 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

9 0.7 63 30 95 62 27 .00 .17 .032 -.024 Homo polled and single black. Scores a 9 for Tenderness, 7 for Marbling, Percent Choice and Yield. These KAHUNA sons will make awesome feeder cattle.

1072

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 070 ET

calved: 01/13/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG070Z reg: 1224331 FLYING H EXTRA 150D JRI EXTRA EXPOSURE 285L71 ET FHG JRI MS POLLED SWEETIE 285C6 JRI GREAT WESTERN 254N68 ET FLYING H EXTRA 150D JRI MS P BLACKBERRY 254K55ET FHG JRI MS PLD EQUALIZER 254A4 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B MRCO NEW DIRECTION 905 MRCO CADILLAC LADY 541E Dam Production DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 223M2 DCSF POST ROCK BLACK SAVVY 4 NR 115 DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 3F2 LOU MISS MIKRON 24U 2 YR 102 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

89 770 681 ET 2.92

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1102 93 3.02 1.36 1173

98 35.0

7 4.4 82 28 125 69 50 .53 .02 -.207 -.129 Homo polled and double black. Scores 4 for Tenderness, 6 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 5 for Yield.

1076

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 040Z ET

calved: 01/09/12 BA38 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG040Z reg: 1224313 S A F FAME S A F FOCUS OF E R G D A R FOREVER LADY 246 MYTTY IN FOCUS SITZ ALLIANCE 6595 MYTTY COUNTESS 906 BALDRIDGE COUNTESS 357 DDM MR SHERMAN TANK RED RED TANK 61F ET BEA 411S Dam Production RED TANELE 927 LDI IKE 28C 8 NR 106 RED ISABEL 689F RED LAURA BELLE 4 YR 109 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

81 856 718 ET 3.73 118

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1208 102 3.37 0.52 1325

106 37.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

10 1.2 65 32 87 64 22 .29 -.27 -.068 .11 Double polled and double black. Scores a 7 for Marbling, Percent Choice, and Yield.

1073

15 -0.5 68 28 111 62 35 .17 .53 .488 .038 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 4 for Tenderness, 6 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 5 for Yield. Look at the gain in these bulls out of 927J.

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 113Z ET

calved: 01/19/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG113Z reg: 1224355 FLYING H EXTRA 150D JRI EXTRA EXPOSURE 285L71 ET FHG JRI MS POLLED SWEETIE 285C6 JRI GREAT WESTERN 254N68 ET FLYING H EXTRA 150D JRI MS P BLACKBERRY 254K55ET FHG JRI MS PLD EQUALIZER 254A4 VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B MRCO NEW DIRECTION 905 MRCO CADILLAC LADY 541E Dam Production DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 223M2 DCSF POST ROCK BLACK SAVVY 4 NR 115 DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 3F2 LOU MISS MIKRON 24U 2 YR 102 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

88 802 724 ET 3.27 103

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1172 99 3.21 0.55 1230

101 33.0

1077

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 044Z ET

calved: 01/11/12 BA38 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG044Z reg: 1224316 S A F FAME S A F FOCUS OF E R G D A R FOREVER LADY 246 MYTTY IN FOCUS SITZ ALLIANCE 6595 MYTTY COUNTESS 906 BALDRIDGE COUNTESS 357 DDM MR SHERMAN TANK RED RED TANK 61F ET BEA 411S Dam Production RED TANELE 927 LDI IKE 28C 8 NR 106 RED ISABEL 689F RED LAURA BELLE 4 YR 109 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

83 858 727 ET 3.63 114

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1234 104 3.43 1.76 1343

104 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

10 1.2 65 32 87 64 22 .29 -.27 .165 .044 Homo polled and double black. Scores a 7 for Marbling, Percent Choice and Yield All Twila females have above average udders.

1074

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 068Z ET

calved: 01/13/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG068Z reg: 1224328 CK CRAZY HORSE 138P ELK CK CHAIN REACTION 439T ELK ELK CK GOOSEBERRY 439P GOTT WINTER 52W KHR 38N KHR 652S KHR 147L DDM MR SHERMAN TANK RED RED TANK 61F ET BEA 411S Dam Production RED TANELE 927 LDI IKE 28C 8 NR 106 RED ISABEL 689F RED LAURA BELLE 4 YR 109 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

92 864 762 ET 3.64 115

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1323 112 3.62 0.67 1400

107 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

7 4.4 82 28 125 69 50 .53 .02 .626 .004 Double polled and double black. Scores 3 for Tenderness, 6 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 5 for Yield. His mother is the dam of MCFG THE MAN.

Gelbvieh Bulls Sell Wednesday • April 3, 2013

15 -0.5 68 28 111 62 35 .17 .53 .99 .142 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 7 for Tenderness, Marbling, Percent Choice and a 5 for Yield . Use these high gaining bulls and watch your weaning wts go up.

1079

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 250Z

calved: 02/02/12 HB75 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG250Z reg: 1224419 KRUGERRAND 70M TAU MR KRUGERRAND 70M 130P TAU TAU MS COCO 052KA 437D SDCG X-FACTOR 202X GRU JUST RIGHT 710J GRU MS RIGHT 202M GRU MS RAIDER 074K MLH GOLDRUSH VISA J40 MLH STRAIT FORWARD R89 Dam Production KRT LAZY TV MS FORWARD W130 MLH MISS GOLDRUSH M99 LAZY TV LINEBACKER N452 2 NR 98 KRT LAZY TV MS LINEBCKR R138 VRT KRT LAZY TV E025 1 YR 101 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

84 624 630 89 3.13

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1079 91 2.85 0.07 1053

94 36.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

8 1.0 54 21 78 48 17 .24 -.01 -.773 -.282 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 5 for Tenderness, 7 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 6 for Yield.

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1081

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 137Z

calved: 01/22/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG137Z reg: 1224412 V D A R NEW TREND 315 B/R NEW DESIGN 036 B/R BLACKCAP EMPRESS 76 VDAR NEW DESIGN 2122 V D A R RITO 953 V D A R LASS 5186 GLADWALL G V LASS 8270 JEB POLLED GIZMO 17Z SPUR BERETTA 703G SPUR VANESSA 19E ET Dam Production MCFG 25N GKT BUD 11G 7 NR 100 MCFG 50K MCFG MS MCF MANKATO 57D ET 3 YR 105 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

82 780 695 98 3.58 113

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1181 100 3.28 -2.72 1245

106 37.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

13 -1.1 52 32 80 58 16 .36 .28 -.679 -.374 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 3 for Tenderness, 7 for Marbling, Percent Choice and Yield. We are very pleased with the 2212 calves as they come easy and grow well.

1084

1089

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 067Z

calved: 01/13/12 BA50 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG067Z reg: 1224627 CONNEALY FOREFRONT K C F BENNETT EFFICIENT K C F BL MISS 5522 E152 CAR EFFICIENT 534 CAR DUKE 104 CAR MISS SUSIE 308 C A R MISS TRENDY 449 M/L ENCORE JOB DANELL DIAMOND SIX 41L MLLC JOB PLD DANELL DIAMOND 18HDam Production MCFG 148S FEARLESS 4 NR 102 MCFG MCF MS KATHERINE 184P ET LWHF MCFG COCOA’S KATI 2 YR 98 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

80 848 728 102 3.19 101

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1204 102 3.35 -0.81 1303

102 40.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

13 -1.1 64 29 102 60 29 .33 .13 .094 -.076 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 5 for Tenderness 7 for Marbling, Percent Choice and Yield. This is herd bull material as he has been a favorite of mine all along.

Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 031Z

calved: 01/09/12 PB88 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG031Z reg: 1224309 D R 1531 AMBUSH 1807 VRT LAZY TV BEETHOVEN K278 R MCFG MCF BRUCE ALMIGHTY 35PET VRT LAZY TV H406 GKT BUD 11G MCFG 41K ET CTRG CEDAR TOP’S TIFFANY XXB DREW 565K JOB DANELL PICASSO 18P JOB DANELL PLD LA BELLA 3K Dam Production MCFG 101X JOB DANELL MONTANA INFUSION 1 NR 110 MCFG 168U MCFG 19S ET na BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

82 816 784 110 3.38 107

We are a family business and believe highly in the maintaining the sustainability of available resources. We are a long term family business, and we love what we do.

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1254 106 3.22 0.02 1265

104 38.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

9 1.7 78 24 117 63 41 .44 -.07 .47 -.018 Homo polled and homo black. Scores a 5 for Tenderness, 6 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 7 for Yield. Don’t overlook the high weaning wt here

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Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 122Z

calved: 01/21/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG122Z reg: 1224360 KCF BENNETT PREMIER Z104 MLLC M/L ADVANTAGE CTR CEDAR TOP’S PERFECTA JOB DANELL MONTANA INFUSION SLC FREEDOM 178F ET JOB DANELL TWICE FREE 8N JOB DANELL O.J. 918L JEB POLLED GIZMO 17Z SPUR BERETTA 703G SPUR VANESSA 19E ET Dam Production MCFG 130L ELK BLACK PLD KENO 26E 8 NR 108 CSG MISS BLACK PLD KENO 35H CSG CSG MISS IMPRESSION 148F 6 YR 102

BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

85 800 745 105 3.63 114

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Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1234 104 3.33 0.22 1268

105 33.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

9 1.9 66 28 100 61 32 .06 .01 .458 -.059 Double polled and double black. Scores a 6 for Marbling and Percent Choice and 8 for Yield. This is Stan’s favorite cow and she doesn’t miss. She is 12 and still going strong. Add Gelbvieh genetics to your herd and the longevity of your cow herd will go up. 10% of our commercial cows are 14 and older. Here’s a way to lower your costs cowboys.

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Middle Creek Farms, Inc MCFG 101Z ET

calved: 01/18/12 PB94 • Black • Polled tattoo: MCFG101Z reg: 1224348 BDCG UPPER LIMITS 14M DMRS SARGE 635S JCGR BAR GT MS 24N DCSF POST ROCK SILVER 233U1 GRANITE 2135M DCSF POST ROCK WILMA 261P1 ET BTI DCSF POST ROCK WILMA 147H ET VAA LEACHMAN NEW DAY 205B MRCO NEW DIRECTION 905 MRCO CADILLAC LADY 541E Dam Production DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 223M2 DCSF POST ROCK BLACK SAVVY 4 NR 115 DCSF POST ROCK TWILA 3F2 LOU MISS MIKRON 24U 2 YR 102 BW WW 205 Wt NR

ADG ADG Rat 365 Wt YR WDA RFI

93 1025 919 ET 3.54 112

Fnl Wt MBT Ind Scrtl

1440 122 3.97 0.76 1523

111 37.0

CE BW WW Milk Year TM CW REA MB DMI RFI

6 3.7 78 31 115 70 43 .40 -.26 2.414 .083 Double polled and homo black. Scores a 3 for Tenderness and 8 for Marbling, Percent Choice and a 6 for Yield. Off the cow at a 1025 lbs, and that is without any creep. All our Registered cows run with the commercial cows. They have to work for us, and we don’t work for them. “Holy Moley!” as Pat Goggins would say, “Grab your seats boys!” - 123 -

Gelbvieh x British cow with a Balancer® sired calf. Balancer® is a Gelbvieh x Angus or Red Angus hybrid.

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