14th Annual Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull & Female Sale

14th Annual Southwest Iowa

Gelbvieh Balancer

and Friday,

March 17, 2023

Sale Time: 1 p.m. (CST)

Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Bull & Female Sale

Consignors:

MiChael Bauer

JiM & ed MCCreary

gary Martens

Carl & Jennie reiste

roy & nanCy holste

doug hoBBs

anthony Kopriva

Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Balancer Bull & Female Sale and

Friday, March 17, 2023 • 1 p.m. (CST)

Creston Livestock Auction • Creston, Iowa

Breeding Guarantee: All bulls have been semen tested and will be fully guaranteed to be capable of settling healthy, sound and fertile cows of breeding age. Bulls selling for $3,000 or more will carry an additional guarantee against injury effecting breeding as declared by a licensed veterinarian; and not injured due to abuse or neglect. This guarantee is for the spring breeding period. The seller will give the purchaser of the bull credit at next year’s sale for one half of the purchase price, minus the salvage value. Seller of the bull must be notified immediately if injury occurs. If any other problems occur, the terms and conditions as stated by the breeding guarantee of the AGA (in the back of this catalog), will be in effect. Any guarantee is between the individual seller and the purchaser.

Online bidding: Contact Cody Frey at (641) 344-6112 or the sale barn at (641) 782-7025. To view only, the sale can be seen on www.dvauction.com. To be able to bid, click on submit and then contact Cody Frey or the sale barn three (3) days prior to the sale.

Welcome to our 14th Annual Bull and Female Sale!

The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh and Balancer Group would like to thank all of our customers and all who have shown interest in our cattle over the last twelve years. You can drive as far as you want and not find better seedstock than we offer. The bulls have all been tested for feed efficiency, ultra-sounded, scrotal measured and semen tested. Bulls have been fed for soundness, longevity and ease of handling from birth to buyer. The bulls have been fed in a feed efficiency program which automatically weighs all the feed consumed and at the time of day. If you choose high efficiency bulls and retain heifers from them, in a few generations (as have been studied and tested by universities and cattle testing stations such as Werner Feed Efficiency Testing Center), you can achieve feed efficient cattle that can save as much as $100 per cow per year in feed costs. On 100 cows that translates to $10,000 saved!

Thanks to Cody Frey and his crew at the Creston Livestock Auction for all the work they have done; Jordan Vander Molen for clipping and fitting the bulls and to Tucker Mittag who took the videos and pictures for the catalog. We would also like to thank Jane Adolph for her expertise in putting our catalog together over the past years.

We look forward to seeing you at the sale on Friday, March 17th!

— The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Group

Delivery: Any bull bringing over $3500 will be delivered free of charge up to 200 miles. Bulls sold farther than 200 miles will be delivered to a midway point between buyer and seller, as soon as it is convenient for both parties.

Semen Interest Retained: The sellers are retaining a 50% semen interest in all the bulls in the sale. The buyer is getting full possession and 50% semen interest. If we choose to collect semen we will work with the new owner and schedule the collection around his schedule. We will rarely exercise this option, but with all the new DNA technology we may want to use some of these genetics in the future.

Catalog by: Jane Adolph, Mt. Carroll, IL | 815-244-5456

Special Guest: Tom Strahm, AGA Commercial Marketing Director

Please bring your catalog with you to the Sale on March 17th!

About the EPDs: The bulls in the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Sale have been tested and rated on all the major tests for breeding bulls; including ultra-sound for carcass, semen tested, scrotal measured, BVD tested and the new EPDs for weights, milk, carcass, etc. The new EPDs are more accurate through genetic testing, termed “Genomic Enhancement”. This is done by picking out genetic markers in blood samples for individual EPD traits and the degree they influence each trait. In the past EPDs have been calculated from many generations of weigths and growth. The addition of genomic markers for each trait, combining the past accumulated records gives us the more accurate genomic enhanced EPDs.

Consignors:

Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull and Female Sale!

We are pleased to announce that this year’s sale will once again be broadcast live online at DVAuction.com. The sale catalog and videos will be available for viewing before the sale, allowing everyone to look at the bulls and heifers online before and during the sale. This offers an easy option for everyone to bid on an animal during the auction if they are unable to attend.

We appreciate all the calls we have received from those interested in the cattle and those of you that have purchased breeding stock from our previous sales. We enjoy hearing how well you like the bulls and heifers you bought. All of the breeders who put cattle in our sale take a lot of pride in the quality, EPDs and temperament of the cattle they raise.

Please note…You must get cleared by Cody Fry at Creston Livestock Auction at 641-782-7025 or DVAuction at 402-316-5460 three days prior to sale day; at which time you can ask how to get on high speed internet and bid online at DVAuction.

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1. Create an account at www.dvauction.com under the “create new account” tab

2. Apply for bidding by clicking “apply for bidding” in the upper left corner of your screen at least 24 hours prior to the auction.

3. Tune into the sale and make your purchases!

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Meet the Consignors…

Martens gelBvieh / gary Martens

Walnut, ioWa / 712-764-5077 or 712-249-5744

Martens Gelbvieh is located near Walnut, Iowa where we have lived for the past 34 years. We are a small family operation that raises mostly corn, soybeans, and a few Gelbvieh cattle.Our introduction to Gelbvieh was in 1989 when we purchased our first Gelbvieh bull (the only breed we have ever had ), we joined the American Gelbvieh Association the next year and started breeding up our cows to be purebreds, and we bought a few PBs along the way. We sold a few bulls privately for a few years then in 2010 we got together with a few other Gelbvieh breeders and started The Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale which is now in its 13th year. We are currently running about 30 purebred black cows and sell our top bulls and replacement heifers in the sale. We would like to thank all of our past customers and everyone else that has showed interest in our cattle and our sale over the years. We hope to see you on March 18th.

MJBC gelBvieh / MiChael Bauer

auBudon, ioWa / 712-304-4320

MJBC Gelbvieh was started in 1993 with the purchase of two bulls from the late Frances Bradshaw. We are located in west central Iowa outside the town of Audubon. My family consists of my wife Carrie (an elementary principal) and our children Chris and Ruthie. We run 50 pairs and also raise corn, soybeans, and alfalfa on owned and rented ground. From those two bulls we have bred our herd up to mostly black purebred cows. With the use of AI, ET, and live bull coverage, we have been able to improve our cattle herd. Our goal is to produce cattle that are functional in both the pasture and the feed yard with eye appeal. As one of the original members of the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull & Female Sale, I would like to thank you for your interest in our bulls and heifers and supporting this annual sale.

hoBBs gelBvieh / riChard hoBBs and faMily CounCil Bluffs, ioWa / 515-822-2561

MCCreary gelBvieh / JiM MCCreary

Mt. ary, ioWa / 641-464-3178

We started our Gelbvieh herd in 1979 when we bought some Gelbvieh cross cows from Cooper Brothers in Oklahoma. We used a purebred bull and also used A.I. semen from fullblood bulls. We have been pushing purebreds ever since. Our family has had as many as 150 pairs. Since I have retired, we have cut way back to be calving 15 to 20 cows a year. We try buying different bloodlines within our bulls and A.I. work. As my grandchildren have grown to love the cattle, we show what we raise and believe in. I myself and my wife, Carol, my son, Ed, and his family and my daughter, Barb, and her family are all involved in raising and showing of our cattle. We are striving to produce high quality cattle in our small herd. We wish each of you good luck in your purchases and hope to see you in the future.

rafter r gelBvieh / Carl & Jennie reiste adel, ioWa / 515-490-3561

We started working into Gelbvieh in 1983. We AI'd other continental breeds for a few years until we got three quarter bloods. I found Gelbvieh was the breed I liked best all the way through purebreds. They just made a home for themselves and we added Balancers soon after. We've driven from Texas into Canada and from Indiana through Montana looking at bulls. I believe the great breeders we've met and purchased bulls from are a lot like the cattle they raise…honest, hard working and top of the line. I believe there are more differences within a breed than between breeds.

Hobbs Gelbvieh is a family operation raising Gelbvieh for 35 years. We have focused over the years on cows with excellent disposition, problem free genetics. We currently run 45 cows with 95% being purebred genetics with most being outcross genetics. If you are looking for a sound good performing cattle that will work year after year we would like to share our genetics.

holste’s triple h farMs / roy & nanCy holste Clarinda, ioWa / 712-303-1947

Roy Holste and wife, Nancy, own and operate Triple H Farms. We got started in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I bought my first Gelbvieh cows when Northwest Missouri State College sold their Gelbvieh herd. We run around 60 head of [urebred cows with the goal of making our calves deep, wide and soggy with a lot of carcass merit.

Kopriva gelBvieh / anthony & raChael Kopriva

Clutier, ioWa / 319-231-6279

My father started raising Gelbvieh cattle in 1988. He liked the maternal traits along with the docility that Gelbvieh cattle had to offer. It didn’t take long until I was working by his side. Through 4H, I started showing and grew my own herd. I continued to improve the herd with artificial insemination and soon added some embryo transfer. Still to this day we focus on maternal and docility, in addition we strive to improve all traits across the board bringing well rounded quality animals to the sale ring. In 2018, I married my wonderful wife. We now have two young kids. While there have been changes throughout the years, one thing has stayed the same - the focus on raising high quality Gelbvieh cattle.

CRRG RAFTER R Y18BJ OLLIE • Lot 1

Rafter R Y18BJ is a black 80.1% Gelbvieh bull. He was calved in late fall so should be able to cover more cows.His milk is in the top 10%. In his production chart, all but 4 of his 18 rankings are in the top half. In the Werner Feed Lot Test he ranked third out of 25 bulls for cost of gain and ADG of 5.69 lbs. All bulls were weighed and ultrasounded on Feb. 3, 2023. He weighed 1,464 lbs. with a high ribeye area of 15.6. His dam, who consistently has top calves, is quiet and comes up and wants to be scratched, especially by our granddaughter, Laura, who owns her. We bred and raised his sire (Reveal) who has topped most of the bulls we have purchased over the years.

CRRG RAFTER R Y18BJ OLLIE

CRRG RAFTER R BE290J

CRRG RAFTER R BE290J • Lot 2

Rafter R BE290J was born 12-29-2021 which makes him a J model by 2 days. He is a black 58.2% Balancer with an 85 lbs BW. He ranked 6th out of 25 bulls at the Werner Feed Efficiency Test Center for cost of gain and average daily gain of 5.56. He is long and deep ribbed with a thick, wide rump like his sire, Lazy TV Prime Time. He’s a fast grower and quiet to handle. His consistently productive dam, Rafter R WB290E, is thick bodied with a lot of milk. You will like him and his daughters.

TLKG KAP

AMGV1533343 — Calved: 1/14/2022 — BA73.45% — Black (Homo - D)

JKGF LEVERAGE E25

14.4

0.44

2.267

BNC MISS HOJER G926

Consigned by: Kopriva Gelbvieh • Clutier, Iowa

CCRO CAROLINA LEVERAGE 3214A

JKGF A25

JKGF DITKA C85

RFBG W821

WOW! This bull was a stand out the entire year! Coming out of a Ditka cow I purchased from Hojer Ranch a few years ago. If you breed for docility, take a second look at this bull. As a calf, he would come up and lick your hand and still probably will today. My biggest concern would be that he may steal the gloves from your back pocket. He did very well on the feed efficiency test. Homo Black

TLKG KARL

AMGV1533349 — Calved: 1/22/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

DLW NEW FRONTIER 33A ET DLGO AMERICAN OUTLAW

JKGF MISS FORTUNE C015 ET

JKGF REFLEX X4 ET

Consigned by: Kopriva Gelbvieh • Clutier, Iowa

5

Polled

REA 13.34 BF 0.31 %IMF 2.491 RADG 1.16 RFI -1.35 ADG 5.68

ABCS MS REFLEX 048E

This bull’s dam has done a tremendous job for me in the past. I actually rented one of her sons back because I liked him so much. Clean fronted, big ribbed, moderate frame bull with REA EPD in the top 1%. Homo Polled

ABCS ROSIE 013Y

CRRG RAFTER R ZCH329K

AMGV1550294 — Calved: 1/28/2022 — BA28.8% — Black

DB ICONIC G95

CRRG RAFTER R XZC329H

MUSGRAVE 316 STUNNER

DB MS DISCOVERY D13

CRRG RAFTER R REVEAL WZ130B

5 Act. BW 91 lbs. | Adj. WW 744 lbs. | Adj. YW 1307 lbs. Act. BW 75 lbs. | Adj. WW 657 lbs. | Adj. YW 1294 lbs. Act. BW 93 lbs. | Adj. WW 729 lbs. | Adj. YW 1199 lbs.

CRRG Rafter R ZCH329K • Lot 5

TLKG Karl • Lot 4

TLKG Kap • Lot 3

CRRG RAFTER R WF290K

4.54

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 686 lbs. | Adj. YW 1289 lbs.

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa

Rafter R WF290K is a top black Balancer that keeps with our expectations of quiet, long bodied, thick and deep ribbed cattle with good shoulders to help in calving. His BW of 80 lbs., Milk in top 2% and his Werner Feed Efficiency Test ADG of 4.54 will help him improve many cows. His sire, Merlin 018A, shines with his low BW of -4.8, puts him in the top 9% and his milk EPD of 37, puts him in the top 1%, his WW of 79 is in the top 6% and YW of 126 is in the top 8%

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GLM K2201

AMGV1549197 — Calved: 1/30/2022 — PB 99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

- D)

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 743 lbs. | Adj. YW 1359 lbs.

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

This is a Homo Black / Homo Polled, 99.9% PB bull. This bull has 15 EPDs that rank in the top 25% of the breed and is ranked as one of the top overall bulls with this set of EPDs. His WW, YW, TM, & FPI are all in the top 1%. He is off of a first calf heifer and had an ADJ WW of 743 lbs and an ADJ YW of 1359 lbs.

8

Bull Polled

REA 13.72

BF 0.39

%IMF 2.54

RADG 0.98

RFI -2.84

ADG 4.91

CRRG RAFTER R EG216K

AMGV1550293 — Calved: 1/31/2022 — BA35.4% — Red

WFL MERLIN 018A

CRRG RAFTER R TAE216G GYPIES

LJC LJC MERLIN T179

WFL COMMITMENT 042Y

SRRG RAFTER R NZB501E

CRRG RAFTER R NTA216E

Act. BW 89 lbs. | Adj. WW 658 lbs. | Adj. YW 1291 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI

11.6 -0.7 72 111 29 66 5 10.8 -0.11 29 0.54 0.43 84.34 60% 45% 45% 45% 2% 5% 80% 95% 30% 75% 40% 30% 30%

Consigned by: Rafter R Gelbvieh • Adel, Iowa

Rafter R EG216K is a red Balancer who stood second out of 25 bulls at Werner’s Feed Efficiency Test Center for cost of gain and average daily gain of 4.91. Those actual figures are hard to top. He is long, deep bodied and thick. He is quiet and easy to work with. His BW was 89 lbs, Milk of 29 is in the top 2% and total maternal of 66 is in the top 5%. His very popular sire, Merlin 018A, has raised the standards in many herds siring those deep bodied, thick, high capacity calves that work well anywhere. Merlin is one of the top semen sellers of all breeds in the Genex semen catalog. If you are looking for a red bull, you will be glad you took this one home! And if you keep daughters from him, you will appreciate him for a long time.

CRRG Rafter R WF290K • Lot 6

GLM K2201 • Lot 7

CRRG Rafter R EG216K • Lot 8

MCG MR 15

Consigned by: Kopriva Gelbvieh • Clutier, Iowa

I kept this bull’s full brother from last year and used him on my own cows, mainly because I was worried about the birth weight and didn't want to sell someone a trainwreck. Calves came out unassisted, long, and full of energy. This bull comes from a POWERFUL cow family. This was a great combination with his mother being a New Frontier daughter bred back to a Leverage son. Homo Black and Homo Polled

MCG MR 18

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

MJBC K205

AMGV1550026 — Calved: 2/24/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (not Homo - D)

DLW ALUMNI 7513A ET

CKS MS ID Y16

C28

B41

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, Iowa

Double black, homo polled purebred. If you are looking for a heifer bull, his numbers show this is the bull for you! He rates in the top 10% for CED, top 15% for BW, top 4% for milk, top 10% CEM, top 10% YG, top 10% CW, top 4% REA, top 3% FT, top 25% $ cow. He had an RFI of -2.74 and ranked 5th overall for RFI. He gained over 4 lbs. per day on test with an adjusted ribeye area of 16.66 and backfat of .16. Calves should be black and polled. This is a smooth shouldered bull that combines a large majority of traits into one package, from calving ease to carcass performance. Don't pass him by!

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 16.03

BF 0.37

%IMF 2.378

RADG 0.50

RFI -2.54 ADG 4.04

MJBC K206

AMGV1550025 — Calved: 2/24/2022 — PB99.9% — Black

MJBC FRANCHISE F806

WWG C28

ABCS 026C

JKGF REFLEX X4 ET MJBC G901

HRNK CARLY 1974Y

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, Iowa

Homo black by birth, homo polled purebred. This bull should work on larger framed heifers with some management. He ranks in the top 25% for CED, top 10% for BW and top 15% for milk. He ranked 6th in test with an RFI of -2.54. He was 9th for cost of gain with gaining over 4 lbs. per day. He had an adjusted ribeye of 16.03 and a backfat of .34. He is a long, deep bodied bull that carries down good in the rear quarter and is thick from the front to back. This bull has smooth shoulders and good scrotal development. This is a very eye appealing bull! Calves should be black and polled.

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Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

BF 0.44 %IMF 2.333 RADG 0.38

RFI -1.37

ADG 4.04

RNBG 32F9

In the 2022 American Gelbvieh Foundation Scale to Rail contest, Post Rock Cattle Company had the Champion Purebred Gelbvieh Steer and the Champion Purebred Pen of Gelbvieh Steers. They were all sired by RNBG 32F9, a purebred bull that was bought by Post Rock Cattle Company in our 2019 sale. Congratulations to Post Rock Cattle and everyone involved in their program!

GLM K2208

AMGV1539615 — Calved: 2/28/2022 — PB93.8% — Black (Homo - D)

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

Here is a 93.8% PB Homo Black / Homo Polled bull. This bull should add #'s at weaning. A grandson of this bulls dam sells as the K2222 bull in the sale. While on test this bull had a feed to gain conversion of under 5#'s feed per # of gain.

– Polled (Homo - D)

14.03

0.39

2.977

-1.51

3.44

RNBG 49K5

AMGV1545398 — Calved: 2/28/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

78H RNBG 78C6

JKGF C517 RNBG 49G6

49D4

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

Homo Black and Homo Polled, he should work on heifers. Ranks in the top 4% for IMF, 20% for Milk and has a 14.03 Ribeye!

RNBG 32K5

AMGV1544848 — Calved: 3/1/2022 — PB92.2% — Black (Homo - D)

DLW TPG DEDICATION 7120D ET DLW DEAL MAKER 8002F

MS MATRON 802U

TRIPLE H WARTIME

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa Homo Black and Homo Polled by birth, he is a half-brother to the bull that won the feed conversion test and the high selling bull in last year’s sale. IMF 3.915

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 13.64

BF 0.31

%IMF 2.602

RADG -0.06

RFI -1.36 ADG 2.91

GLM K2210

AMGV1539617 — Calved: 3/5/2022 — PB93.8% — Black (not Homo - D)

BNC AT EASE A357

CMR HARRIET 102H

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

VRT LAZY TV SAM U451

BNC MISS HOJER Y045

JRI IN BOUNDS 214F442 ET

CMR CMR BARB 45B

RNBG

AMGV1544801 — Calved: 3/1/2022 — PB92.2% — Black (not Homo - D)

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

Homo Polled by birth. The dam of this bull is also the dam of 32F9 that sired the three steers that won the AGA 2022 Scale to Rail Contest.

Here is a Multi Black / Homo Polled 93.8 % PB bull that is out of a first calf heifer that we bought from Gustins in ND. This is a moderate framed bull that could be used on most heifers. He should produce some top replacement females.

RNGB 49K5 • Lot 15

GLM K2210 • Lot 18

32K9

RNBG 07K2

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

This bull is the 2023 Feed Conversion Test winner. Out of a nice first calf heifer, he is a high growth bull who should be used on mature cows. Ranks in the top 1% for WW and YW, top 2% for TM, CW and REA and top 10% for FPI. Note his ribeye: 15.49.

RNBG 21K

AMGV1544799 — Calved: 3/7/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

Act. BW 80 lbs. | Adj. WW 777 lbs. | Adj. YW 1231 lbs.

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

Homo Black/Homo Polled. This bull is in the top 10% WW and top 20% for YW. He is out of a nice first calf heifer and should be used on mature cows.

GXL HOBBS KOLTON

AMGV1535070 — Calved: 3/11/2022 — PB93.8% — Black

Bull Polled

REA 15.38

BF 0.35

%IMF 3.223

RADG 0.02

RFI -0.34

ADG 3.60

SCCL 41H

GXL F5

LWHF DIRECT IMPACT 568Z

CKS MS EASE E26

SPFR OMAR

GXL HOBBS DOTTY

Act. BW 83 lbs. | Adj. WW 700 lbs. | Adj. YW 1183 lbs.

CED BW WW YW Milk TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI

12.8 0 66 96 24 57 7 14.6 -0.21 30 0.73 0.16 73.1 40% 50% 60% 60% 25% 45% 35% 60% 60% 50% 35% 65% 65%

Consigned by: Hobbs Gelbvieh • Council Bluffs, Iowa

If you are looking for a bull that will be a female maker, look no further. Kolton's dam is a dam of Merit as a 4-year-old. Longevity is strong in this line with maternal grandam still producing at 14 years, he traces back to GXL A117 the great grandam of the legendary Black Impact. Kolton scanned an IMF of 3.22 and a Ribeye of 15.38. Kolton's DNA results are not back look at the supplement sheet on sale day.

GXL Hobbs Kolton • Lot 21

RNBG 07K2 • Lot 19

GLM K2214 • Lot 23

RNBG 78K3

AMGV1545405 — Calved: 3/11/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (not Homo - D)

POST ROCK BLOSSOM 102B2

WARTIME 486Z ET

TRIPLE H MS PEBBLES

GLM K2214

AMGV1539621 — Calved: 3/15/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (not Homo - D)

DCH HILLE D453

REA 12.05

BF

RFI -1.72

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

This bull's sire is a half brother to three steers that won the AGA 2022 Scale to Rail Contest. He ranks in the top 10% for CW and top 15% for IMF and FPI. 14.49 Ribeye and 3.612 IMF.

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HILLE Y109

DCH HILLE B110

LWHF UPGRADE 425X

BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 627 lbs. | Adj. YW 1217 lbs.

• Walnut, Iowa

Here is a Multi Black / Multi Polled 99.9% PB bull that could be used on most heifers. He has a full brother in a purebred herd in Nebraska. While he was on test he ranked in the top 6 for both Residual average daily gain and Residual feed intake. This bulls dam has a WW ratio of 104 on 8 head and was a Dam of Distinction in 2022.

MJBC K207

REA 13.06 BF 0.18

%IMF 1.962 RADG 0.28 RFI -1.20 ADG 3.44 Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

CED

CKS FASTLANE F34

CKS MS DREAM C37

WWG CONCEALED WEAPON

MJBC F3 WWG

BW WW YW Milk TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 16.2 -0.4 72 107 32 67 10 14.9 -0.34 35 0.86 0.01 75.51 10% 40% 35% 30% 1% 4% 3% 60% 4% 25% 15% >95% 50%

11 Act. BW 81 lbs. | Adj. WW 816 lbs. | Adj. YW 1352 lbs. Act. BW 77 lbs. | Adj. WW 621 lbs. | Adj. YW 1075 lbs. 25

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 12.47

BF 0.52

%IMF 3.645

RADG 0.27

RFI -0.89

ADG 4.29

MJBC K209

EGL EGL BUCKEYE H031

CKS MS ID Y16

DCH BIG ANDY D672

EGL EGL BUCKEYE D248

Act. BW 72 lbs. | Adj. WW 712 lbs. | Adj. YW 1325 lbs.

BW WW YW Milk TM CEM ST YG CW REA Marb FPI 19 -3.1 72 113 25 61 9 16.1 -0.11 43 0.49 0.12 81.14 1% 4% 35% 20% 20% 20% 10% 45% 95% 10% 90% 75% 20%

CED

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, Iowa

Homo black, homo polled purebred. Heifer bull deluxe! He ranks in the top 1% for CED and top 4% for BW. He gained 4.29 lbs. per day on test, with an adjusted weaning weight of 712 lbs. and yearling weight of 1325. He is a long, deep bodied bull that is thick from front to back and carries down in the rear quarter. Calves should be black, polled and come easy. Did I mention HEIFER BULL!

MJBC K210

RNBG

27 GLM K2220

AMGV1539626 — Calved: 3/29/2022 — PB90.6% — Black (not Homo - D)

Y109 DCH HILLE D453 DCH HILLE B110

DDGR PRIMECUT 42A

lbs.

Act. BW 82 lbs. | Adj. WW 640 lbs. | Adj. YW 1166 lbs.

Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, Iowa

Homo black, homo polled purebred. This bull was 2nd for RFI in the feed test. He gained 4.55 lbs. per day and ranked 7th for cost of gain. He had an adjusted weaning weight of 691 and yearling weight of 1224. His adjusted ribeye was 15.15 with a backfat of .25. He is a smooth shouldered bull that is long bodied and thick topped with good rear muscle development that walked out free and easy. Calves should be black and polled.

GLM K2222

AMGV1549202 — Calved: 4/4/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

Here is a 90.6% PB bull that is multi black & multi polled. Here is a bull with calving ease and growth both in his EPDs, you should be able to use this bull on most heifers. Two half sisters are in purebred herds now and his dam has a WW ratio of 105 and YW ratio of 111. 16 EPDs rank in the top 35%. This bull has the highest IMF score of all the bulls in the sale.

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Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 13.09

BF 0.24

%IMF 2.723

RADG 0.09

RFI -1.15

ADG 3.24

SKF DUNN'S DESTINATION 029E

DBRG MR DESTINATION 0363H

DBRG MS PRIDE 6361D

DMS STUCKYS DARC ATTRACTION ET GLM G901

GLM E720

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 651 lbs. | Adj. YW 1056 lbs.

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

This is a homo black / homo polled 99.9% PB bull. Here is a bull that puts all of his growth and maternal EPD's in the top 50% of the breed. The grand dam of this bull has the K2208 bull that is in this sale.

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 14.36

BF 0.41

%IMF 4.218

RADG -0.45

RFI 0.06

ADG 2.75

RNBG 07K

AMGV1544787 — Calved: 4/6/2022 — PB92.2% — Black (Homo - D)

DEAL MAKER 8002F

07E2

DLW MS MATRON 802U

DLW WARTIME 486Z ET

RNBG TRIPLE H MS ATTRACTION

Act. BW 76 lbs. | Adj. WW 749 lbs. | Adj. YW 1192 lbs.

Consigned by: Holste’s Triple H Farms • Clarinda, Iowa

Homo Black/Homo Polled. This bull is a half brother to the high selling bull in last year's sale and should work on heifers. IMF 4.218, Ribeye 14.36.

07K • Lot 29

Bull – Polled (Homo - D)

REA 16.95

BF 0.42

%IMF 3.031

RADG 0.63

RFI -3.36 ADG 3.74

GLM K2224

AMGV1549203 — Calved: 4/10/2022 — PB99.9% — Black (Homo - D)

SKF DUNN'S DESTINATION 029E

DBRG MR DESTINATION 0363H

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GLM 621

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

DBRG MS PRIDE 6361D

MLM MR 220Z

GLM A64

Here is another homo black / homo polled 99.9% PB bull. He has a CED EPD of 16 and a BW EPD of -1.7 and could be used on most heifers. This bull ranks in the top 1% for longevity, top 3% for $cow, and top 5% of the breed for RFI. On test this bull ranked as the # 2 bull for RFI with a -3.36 and the # 5 bull while on test for RADG. His 16.95 adj. REA is the 2nd biggest in the sale.

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GLM K2229

AMGV1539633 — Calved: 4/20/2022 — PB93.8% — Black (not Homo - D)

MJBC K225

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Consigned by: MJBC Gelbvieh, Aububon, Iowa

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

This 93.8% PB bull is multi black & homo polled. He is the youngest bull in the sale but stood out in the pasture every time we saw him. He is out of one of our best cows who has a weaning ratio of 106 on 11 calves and a IMF ratio of 112 and has been a dam of distinction the last 4 years. He had the 3rd highest Adj. weaning weight of our bulls this year, while he was our youngest calf. He has good balanced EPDss to go with an Adj.REA of 18.05 which is the largest in this years sale. He is young but GOOD.

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Heifer – Polled (Homo - D)

GLM K2202

AMGV1549198 — Calved: 1/30/2022 — PB93.75% — Black (not Homo - D)

CIRS 4540G

GLM H18

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

DCSF POST ROCK POWER BUILT 37B8

CIRS 540B

DCH HILLE D453

GLM Z16

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GLM K2206

AMGV1539614 —

2/6/2022 — PB 93.75% — Black (not Homo - D)

Here is a multi black / homo polled 94% PB heifer. She is a wide deep bodied heifer with a nice set of EPDs. Her REA and YG rank in the top 2% of the breed. We have kept several heifers out of our D453 bull so we can let this one go. This heifers grand dam (Z16) is a 4 time dam of distinction and has the K2229 bull in this years sale.

Heifer – Polled (Homo - D)

CIRS 4540G

GLM H5

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

DCSF POST ROCK POWER BUILT 37B8

CIRS 540B

GGRR GILLYS DANCER F805

DCSF POST ROCK GRETA 111B2

This 94% heifer is multi black and homo polled. She is a thick, deep, moderate framed heifer that goes back to th DCSF Power Built bull. The grand dam of this heifer is a 2 time dam of merit.

Heifer – Polled (Homo - D)

— Open Heifers —

MCG

Act. BW 84 lbs. | Adj. WW 608 lbs.

GLM K2215

AMGV1539622 — Calved: 3/23/2022 — PB 99.9% — Black (not Homo - D)

FHG FLYING H GRAND SLAM 128D ET DDGR SULLGER 42G

DDGR 8Y

MLM MR 220Z

MCG MISS

Act. BW 86 lbs. | Adj. WW 623 lbs.

Heifer Polled

GLM 612

GLM W63

MCG MISS 23

GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 165C

CRRG REFTER R R58A

JESM 3C JESM JESM BIG GIRL IA

Act. BW 78 lbs. | Adj. WW 841 lbs. Act. BW 90 lbs. | Adj. WW 678 lbs. | Adj. YW 819 lbs.

Consigned by: Martens Gelbvieh • Walnut, Iowa

This is a multi black / homo polled 99.9% PB heifer. She is the bigger framed of the three heifers we have in the sale. Good weaning and yearling weight EPDs. This heifer’s grand dam is a 4 time dam of distinction.

Consigned by: McCreary Gelbvieh • Mt. Ary, Iowa

Sale Terms and Conditions:

TERMS: Terms of sale are cash unless satisfactory credit arrangements have been made by the seller previous tot eh sale of any animal so affected.

BIDDING: All animals sell to the highest bidder. Any disbutes or challenges regarding bids shall be setteled by the auctioneer an dhis decision shall be final. Mailed or telephoned bids may be forwarded to the sale management or the auctioneer. There are no warranties expressed or implied, by either the auctioneer or seller, except as set forth herein, as to the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any animal offered in this sale. The right to bid or the right to reject the final bid, if comes before the hammer falls, is reserved for the seller.

INSURANCE OF PURCHASES AND RISK: All animals are at the owner’s risk and become the property of the purchaser when declared sold by the auctioneer. Arrangements have been made to have insurance available when making settlement.

ACCIDENTS: All precautions possible will be taken to protect the safety of buyers and others attending the sale. Nevertheless, no responsibility will be assumed by the auctioneer, sale management or the host farm in the event of accidents or of loss or damage of property.

HEALTH TEST: All animals have been tested and found negative for brucellosis and tuberculosis. The sale veterinarian will assist buyers on health status for specific states and testing for anaplasmosis and blue tongue if this is required for export to Canada.

BREEDING GUARANTEE AND DEFINTIONS:

FEMALES: Females are guaranteed to be breeders, with the exception of female calves sold at side of dam, injury or disease occurring after time of sale, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser, females used in ovum transplant after time of sale, females shown competitively after time of sale, and cows with calf at side. Cows represented as being “safe in calf” will have been examined by a licensed veterinarian and are so guaranteed. They are considered breeders without further guarantee. Females with a “due to calve” date in the remarks columns are considered safe in calf. A bred female is a female known to have been served by a bull either by natural breeding or artificial insemination, but it does not necessarily mean that the female is safe in calf to that service. A pasture-bred female is a female that has been exposed for the time stated, but it does not necessarily mean that this female is sale in calf to that bull. An open heifer is a virgin heifer that has never been exposed to a bull either through natural service or artificial insemination. An open cow is a cow that has not been exposed to a bull either through natural service or artificial insemination since the birth of her last calf. Calves sold off their dams (split pairs) shall carry the full breeding guarantee.

MALES: Bulls are guaranteed to be breeders (defined as ability to settle healthy cows by 18 months of age) with the exception of bull calves sold at the side of dam, injury or disease occurring to the animal after time of sale, and gross negligence or willful isconduct on the part of the purchaser. Any guarantees with respect to ability to freeze semen shall be made by separate agreement between the buyer and seller.

ADJUSTMENTS: The following adjustments do not preclude the right of buyer and seller to mutually agree upon other terms and conditions for settlement of any dispute. All claims for adjustment or refund must be made in writing either within six (6) months from the time of sale or not later than six (6) months after the animal reaches eighteen (18) months of age, whichever occurs first, with the exception of claims involving misrepresentation of service sire or as otherwise provided herein. If a female is sold as “safe in calf” to a given sire or sires on a specified date or dates and proves not to be represented, the buyer is entitled to a refund of the purchase price from the seller upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the seller’s expense. In the event an animal is claimed to be a nonbreeder, the animal may be returned to the farm of the seller, at the buyer’s expense, if in good physical condition and the return is in compliance with the health requirements of the state where purchased. The seller shall be entitled a six (6) month trial period in which to prove the animal is a breeder, the seller shall, at his option, replace the animal with another of equal value or refund the purchase price. Either option shall be deemed full satisfaction and settlement. Any animal returned will be at the purchaser’s risk. No guarantee is given concerning a pregnant female’s gestation period or calf’s condition. The seller is not responsible for damage caused by foreign bodies after the animal has been sold nor for sickness not apparent at sale time. If a female is sold as

“open” and proves to be with calf at time of sale and examined pregnant within sixty (60) days after sale, the buyer may return the animal to the farm of seller prior to calving for a refund of the full purchase price or for another mutually acceptable adjustment. It shall be the obligation of the seller to bear all expenses incurred for transportation of the animal in question to the farm of the seller. Any adjustment provided herein, if selected, shall absolve the seller from further liability.

HORNED/POLLED/SCURRED DEFINITIONS AND GUARANTEES

HORNED: An animal with a horn growth affixed to the skull that has or has not been removed.

POLLED/SCURRED: An animal with rudimentary horn growth that will not develop into a horn. The rudimentary horn growth may or may not become affixed to skull at an older age.

POLLED: An animal with absence of horn growth. (An animal can have scurs and still be genetically polled.)

SMOOTH-POLLED: A smooth-polled individual has no scurs and does not develop scurs later in life.

MULTIPLE BLACK: indicates that the animal descends from a multiple generation pedigree of black animals, at a minimum both parents and all four grandparents were black. It does not guarantee that the animal will be homozygous for the black color.

MULTIPLE POLLED: indicates that the animal descends from a multiple generation pedigree of polled/scurred animals, at a minimum both parents and all four grandparents were polled/scurred. It does not guarantee that the animal will be homozygous for the polled trait.

HOMOZYGOUS BLACK HOMOZYGOUS POLLED WARRANTY

All warranties regarding cattle being homozygous black or homozygous polled, or both, are agreements between the original buyer and seller and extend only to the original buyer. The liability of the seller shall not exceed the amount of the original purchase price and the seller must be notified in writing within 24 months following the date of purchase for this warranty to be enforceable. In the event an animal sold as homozygous black or homozygous polled is determined to be heterozygous for the warranted trait, the seller will make satisfactory replacement or refund the purchase price within a reasonable time. The seller must have the opportunity to inspect the calf in question and, at his cost, blood type or DNA test the calf and its parents and perform such other tests as necessary to confirm that the calf is heterozygous for the trait in question.

AGA REGISTRATIONS AND TRANSFERS: Each animal which is catalogued, offered and sold as a registered animal has a certificate of registry available at time of sale. When an animal is sold as “eligible for registry” or “registry applied for,” the seller shall be responsible for obtaining the certificate of registry and for the proper transfer of the certificate to the purchaser including full payment of transfer fees.

PURCHASER’S RISK: Each animal becomes the property of and therefore is also the risk of the purchaser as soon as it is sold, except it shall be the obligation of the seller to see that animals are fed and cared for free of charge to the buyer until unloaded for shipment or until the expiration of forty-eight (48) hours after the sale, whichever occurs first.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any errors or changes in information contained in the catalog will be announced from the auction block. Such announcements shall take precedence over information contained herein. The sale will be tape recorded for future reference.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The above terms and conditions of sale constitute a contract between the buyer and seller of each animal and shall be equally binding on both. Animals resold following purchase in this sale shall constitute a separate transaction and the rights and obligations of the parties connected thereto are not covered by the above terms and conditions of this sale. Neither the host farm, auctioneers, nor any other person connected with the management or conduct of this sale assumes any liability, legal or otherwise, except as set forth above.

EPD Definitions…

Listed below are the definitions of American Gelbvieh Association EPDs and the units in which they are published. The EPDs with an asterisk (*) next to the name are available to members only.

Maternal traits

Calving ease direct (CED): Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. This EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of calves pulled in his herd.

Milk (Milk): The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.

Calving ease maternal (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease. This EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it predicts which animals produce daughters with a genetic predisposition to calve unassisted as heifers.

Heifer pregnancy (HP): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant as first-calf heifers in a regular breeding season, expressed as a percent. A higher value of this EPD is favorable, meaning that a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters get pregnant as first calf heifers compared to other sires in his contemporary group. 30-month pregnancy (Pg30): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as first-calf heifers. This EPD is expressed as a percent, again, with a higher number being more favorable meaning a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters will calve at three years of age, given they calved as first-calf heifers.

Stayability (ST): Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six year of age. The stayability EPD is one of the best measures currently available to compare a bull’s ability to produce females with reproductive longevity.

Growth traits

Birth weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.

Weaning weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.

Yearling weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.

*Mature weight EPD (MW): Predicts the average difference in pounds of mature weight of a sire’s progeny compared to their contemporaries.

Carcass traits

Yield grade (YG): Differences in yield grade score, which is a predictor of percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better lean to fat ratio.

Carcass weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to an industry standard age endpoint.

Ribeye area (REA): Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable.

Marbling (MB): Predicts the differences in the degree of marbling within the ribeye as expressed in marbling score units. Greater marbling numbers are preferable and are an indicator of higher carcass quality grades.

Fat (FT): Differences for fat thickness, in inches, for a carcass over the 12th rib, smaller numbers of fat thickness are preferable as excess fat can be detrimental to yield grade.

Efficiency traits

Dry matter intake (DMI): Represents the average daily dry matter intake per day consumed in pounds. A negative, or lesser value, is more favorable. For example, Bull A has a DMI EPD of .15 and Bull B has a DMI EPD of -.20, so the progeny of Bull B consume, on average, .35 pound less dry matter per day than progeny from Bull A.

*Average daily gain (ADG): Difference in average daily gain in pounds based on an animal’s performance during a feed intake test period.

*Residual feed intake (RFI): Defined as the difference between an animal’s actual daily feed intake and its predicted daily intake based on growth rate and body size. Animals with a positive RFI value are deemed more inefficient because they consume more than expected while animals with a negative RFI value are considered more efficient because they consume less than expected.

Indexes

Indexes are tools that allow producers to select for several EPDs at once, making selections more efficient than selecting on one trait at a time. Indexes weigh traits based on their importance to a producer’s bottom line by using a trait’s economic and genetic value. Indexes are a good way to put selection emphasis on traits that are economically relevant.

Total maternal (TM): An index that combines growth and milk information as a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s daughters. As an index, this value is not reported with an accompanying accuracy. A greater TM value means a mother that returns comparatively higher weaning weights on her calves. TM Index = MK EPD + ½ WW EPD.

$Cow: Represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable genetics for maternal productivity. $Cow will serve producers in selecting bulls that will sire daughters with stayability and reproductive efficiency as well as other traits that lead to profitability in a production system, such as milk, calving ease, moderate mature weight and the ability of calves to gain. A female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter, so traits such as feed efficiency and carcass value are also included in $Cow.

Efficiency profit index (EPI): An economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. The EPI provides slight negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value. By selecting on this index, producers will be able to find those animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less.

Feeder profit index (FPI): An economic selection index designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on a grade and yield standpoint. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries. As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability and calving ease.