Welcome! Larry & Carol Drake Family
Denny, Becky, Kim, Shawn & Flint Larry & Carol Drake
Denny & Cara Drake Family
Mason, Sara & Ryder
Larry 641-895-9422 Flint 563-580-1053 Denny 641-658-2288 Mason 641-895-5753 Brady 641-856-9210
Ryder & Braelyn
Welcome to the 2016 Drake Bull Sale! While the cattle markets have settled a bit, analysts’ reports in late February, as we write this, indicate cattle prices should remain strong through 2019. It will continue to pay to invest in advanced genetics. We now have at our disposal an ever increasing array of tools to evaluate our bulls. As bulls are the cornerstone of all of our programs, it is imperative that we use as many of these tools as possible. First, we have to continue to use the old art of visual analysis. For all of the advancements in genetic evaluation we still need to use our eyes to evaluate structural soundness and those elements of the phenotype that contribute to ease of calving (smooth shoulders and head size). We can also use our visual analysis to complement our other tools in evaluating efficiency. It is well established that the single biggest factor in profitability for cattle operations is cost control. The largest recurring expense is feed and the more efficient our cattle become at converting roughage into beef and maintaining body condition, without high energy feeds, the more profit we can realize. Second, we use the many tools now available to us to help us select bulls with the calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass traits that will yield the greatest profits for our respective operations. These tools include the use of expected progeny differences (EPDs). See the discussion on page 19 regarding the remarkable usefulness of this tool. As more and more sophistication enters our business, the quality of the carcasses we produce may have as much or more to do with our profits as the pounds we produce. More cattle buyers are tracking cattle through the system and are paid, and will pay, premiums based on carcass quality. When they find a producer that consistently provides better carcass performance, they will return to that producer and will compete with other buyers to purchase his or her cattle in the future. A consistent, concentrated effort to produce cattle that are born easily, grow efficiently and yield a high quality carcass is the surest way to profits and longevity in the cattle business. We have used genetic pressure and all of the tools available for decades to create the bulls available in this sale. Much of the work is done. Evaluate the visual attractiveness, personal performance and EPDs of these bulls and invest in decades of genetic advancement to improve your herd’s long term profitability.
The Drake Families
Saturday, March 19, Centerville, Iowa
Sale Information Please join us at 12:00 PM Sat., March 19, 2016 Appanoose Co. Livestock Inc., 22640 Hwy 2, Centerville, IA 52544 • 641-437-7346 All bulls sold are guaranteed breeders & will be semen checked prior to sale. All bulls are tested negative for BVD. Bulls selling are virgin bulls. Hotels: Headquarters: Motel 60 & Villa...............................800-437-7271 117 North 18th Street, Centerville, IA Other Hotels: Super 8................................................... 641-856-888 1021 North 18th Street, Centerville, IA EPDs: Please note that EPDs may change from the time the sale catalog is printed until registration paper is transferred. EPDs are Spring 2016 numbers. Updates & Sale Order: Additional information and sale order can be found on the Eberspacher Enterprises Inc. website or Facebook page. Like us to receive all sale updates automatically. Download the EE smart phone APP to stay connected to all current sale happenings. Announcements: Announcements made sale day and from the auction block during the sale take precedence over printed material in the catalog or other printed material associated with this sale. Anyone attending this sale, attends at their own risk. Breeders or any of the sale force will not be held responsible for any injury while attending this sale.
SALE SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18th: All Day Viewing of Cattle Saturday, March 19th: Cattle Viewing starting at 8:00 AM with Sale Time 12:00 Noon Sharp!
SALE DAY PHONES: Val 612-805-7405 • Kelly 406-599-2395 Denny 641-658-2288 • Brady 641-856-9210 Larry 641-895-9422 • Mason 641-895-5753 Flint 563-580-1053
Larry & Carol Drake 641-895-9422 Mason 641-895-5735 • Flint 563-580-1053 24366 570th St., Centerville, IA 52544 Denny & Cara Drake • drakecattle@gmail.com Denny 641-658-2288 or Brady 641-856-9210 www.drakecattlecompany.com
Sale Terms: All cattle sell under the Suggested Sale Terms & Conditions of the American Simmental Association. Terms will be available sale day. Livestock Insurance: Insurance will be available through sale mgmt. and Jame Secondino of American Livestock Insurance, Ph. 812-208-0956. Marketing Representatives: Val Eberspacher, EE Sales........................................612-805-7405 Kelly Schmidt, EE Sales........................................... 406-599-2395 Joel Edge, Lee Agri-Media.........................................319-540-1731 Jeremie Ruble...............................................................406-581-7940 Auctioneer: Tracy Harl............................................ 402-469-3852
Drake Cattle Co. & Drake Simmental will retain 1/3 semen interest in all sale bulls.
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Sale Mgrs, Val & Lori Eberspacher Office: 507-532-6694 Val’s Cell: 612-805-7405 Kelly Schmidt 406-599-2395 sales@ebersale.com Download the EE smart phone APP for all current information!
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DFC Bull 47C ASA#3082641 • Black Dbl Polled 3/8 SM 5/8 AN Birth: 2-14-15 • Tattoo: 47C Adj. BW: 93 • Adj. WW: 920 • Adj. YW: 1563
W/C United 956Y TNT Tuition U238 Miss Werning 956W Ms. NLC Bismark 3007A S A V Bismarck 5682 Ms. NLC Olie Y1023 Don’t know where to start on a beast like this. Top 1% for weaning, yearling, ADG, MWW, CW and TI. Top 15% for marbling and REA. A great API of 143 (top 20%) and good calving ease. Add that to the top weaning weight we’ve ever had of 920 pounds. Highest yearling weight we’ve ever has of 1563 pounds also. 47C and his dam did it on their own - no creep feed, no special care and mom was a first calf heifer. Sired by the performance king United and out of a great SAV Bismarck quarter blood cow.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
12 .5 96 156 8 19 67 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.1 63.4 -.07 .57 -.003 .85 143 95
W/C United 956Y, Sire
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Drake In Command C4
ASA#3082937 • Black Baldy Polled Purebred Birth: 2-20-15 • Tattoo: C4 Adj. BW: 79 • Adj. WW: 803 • Adj. YW: 1363 Drake In Command CNS Dream On L186 Drake P129 NLC R16 Rosanne SRS Fortune 500 NLC N163
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
12 1.0 54 83 11 23 50 14 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.9 21.0 -.25 .24 -.057 .46 116 66
Here is the black baldy purebred bull you’ve been looking for. Combines tremendous physical appearance with great personal performance and a nice set of EPDs. The In Command cattle have had great calving ease for us with super growth and a look all their own.
Drake/MSP High Class C12 MSP High Class MSF Risque
CARD Uproar 49Y LKR Daisy Duke MSF Sundance MSF Keepsake
ASA#3087792 • Black Polled/Scurred 5/8 SM 9/32 AN 3/32 MX • Birth: 1-5-15 • Tattoo: C12 Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 816 • Adj. YW: 1327
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
EPDs
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5 2.3 53 80 4 22 48 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.4 -.21.2 -.30 .12 -.073 .52 86 55
Here’s a January bull that has a lot of growth and power bred into him. He’s ready to cover cows today! This big footed heavy structured bull can get out and go on a sound set of wheels. He should see a lot of years of service! He’s also out of one of our best cows, MSF Risque who was Reserve Foundation Female at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. She certainly passed on a lot of balance and look onto the unique herdsire.
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Drake Bull 11C
ASA#3046585 • Red Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 2-24-14 • Tattoo: 11C Adj. BW: 69 • Adj. WW: 716 • Adj. YW: 1195 Hooks Shear Force 38K Nichols Legacy G151 C&D Tracy Drake Sammie Drake Bully Boy Sandeens Frantic
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
15 -1.5 53 67 10 26 53 18 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.3 6.9 -.42 .33 -.040 .95 136 72
A powerful red white faced bull by the great Shear Force. Top 3% in both CE and birth, top 10 % marbling, top 20% in REA and API. He had an actual birth weight of 62 pounds. He should be a real calving ease bull. Out of a first calf heifer.
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Drake Authority C18
ASA#3087803 • Black Polled 5/8 SM 1/4 AN 1/8 CS Birth: 2-22-15 • Tattoo: C18 Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 817 • Adj. YW: 1324 Drake Bull Z21 Drake Miss T12
Drake Storm W100 Drake Miss X33 Maas True Dream 404P Drake P132
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
5 3.3 60 93 5 23 53 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
8.8 30.5 -.19 .09 -.056 .42 90 59
This bull combines super performance with a deep sided female making look. What we like most about this bull is his mother. One of the biggest ribbed, deepest bodied cows you will ever see with a super attractive, feminine front end. Keep his daughters for cows.
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Drake Bull 37C
ASA#3046607 • Black Baldy Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 2-26-15 • Tattoo: 37C Adj. BW: 91 • Adj. WW: 697 • Adj. YW: 1252 MCM Top Grade 018X Mr. NLC Upgrade U8676 MCM 513R Drake Patches Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss M271Y
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
8 .3 55 84 9 24 51 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.3 20.4 -.37 .33 -.057 .83 122 67
A nice baldy bull by Top Grade. Comes to you in a beautiful package with balanced EPDs. Out of a first calf heifer.
ASA#3046600 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-5-15 • Tattoo: 29C Adj. BW: 83 • Adj. WW: 727 • Adj. YW: 1255
Drake Bull 29C
Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 Drake Miss 372W CNS Dream On L186 Sandeens Frantic
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
EPDs
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7 2.0 64 98 6 18 51 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.1 31.2 -.19 .01 -.030 .63 101 62
A deep, thick High Regard son with a YW EPD in the top 35% and ADG in the top 25%. Should add pounds to your calf crop.
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Drake Lock Up 6C
W/C Lock Down 206Z Drake Miss M390A
ASA#3046581 • Black Baldy Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 5/16 AN 1/16 MX Birth: 2-28-15 • Tattoo: 6C Adj. BW: 75 • Adj. WW: 813 • Adj. YW: 1297
Remington Lock N Load 54U G C F Miss New Level R206 Lazy H Go Daddy Drake Miss 390M
A top blaze face Lock Down son. A beautiful animal with EPDs to back it up. CE of 16, top 10%; BW of -.7, top 25%; WW of 77, top 5%; YW of 113 and TI of 78, top 15%; and API of 146, top 20%. He has a light birth weight with strong weaning and yearling weights.
W/C Lock Down 206Z, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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16 -.7 77 113 9 11 49 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.9 35.5 -.17 .33 -.032 .61 146 78
Drake Bull 19C
ASA#3046592 • Black Dbl Polled 1/4 SM 3/4 AN Birth: 2-26-15 • Tattoo: 19C Adj. BW: 77 • Adj. WW: 705 • Adj. YW: 1262 Sandeen Rainmaker 2007 Sitz Rainmaker 6169 Chloe Juanada 7009 Drake Josie 404A HTP/SVF Heartbreaker W38 Drake Miss Josephine
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
13 -.4 54 82 5 22 50 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.2 18.6 -.14 .27 -.017 .41 115 63
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SimAngus™ bull for calving ease, easy keeping, fast gaining and trouble free cattle.
Drake Bull 42C ASA#3046610 • Black Polled Purebred Birth: 3-2-15 • Tattoo: 42C Adj. BW: 98 • Adj. WW: 727 • Adj. YW: 1279
W/C Wide Track 694Y DANR Times Right
3C W/C Right Track W9462 Miss Werning 694S HTP SVF In Dew Time VPF Watch This
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
5 4.3 69 114 10 25 60 20 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.1 44.3 -.18 .17 -.037 .71 117 69
Top 30% weaning, top 10% yearling, and top 2% ADG. Son of the popular Wide Track. A powerful growth bull and maternal sire with a milk EPD in the top 20% and a MWW in the top 15%.
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Drake Combustible C13 ASA#3082936 • Black Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-6-15 • Tattoo: C13 Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 800 • Adj. YW: 1354
FBF1 Combustible SVF Steel Force S701 Lazy H Burn Baby Burn R34 Drake Miss T25 Maas True Dream 404P Angus 117
Tremendous 3/4 blood Combustible son here that combines personal performance with a very attractive profile. Thick from end to end, perfect structure and soundness, deep sided, deep flanked, out of a powerful cow.
FBF1 Combustible, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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7 2.6 58 79 6 16 45 16 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.3 20.4 -.19 .04 -.11 .63 101 60
Harlan Ball 22C
ASA#3087409 • Black Dbl Polled 3/8 SM 5/8 AN Birth: 3-5-15 • Tattoo: 22C Adj. BW: 74 • Adj. WW: 798 • Adj. YW: 1306 Sandeen Rainmaker 2007 Harlan Hidden Truth
Sitz Rainmaker 6169 Chloe Juanada 7009 SS Sleep Tight 69U Drake Miss 106U
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
13 -.5 55 84 4 19 47 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.9 19.2 -.15 .24 -.016 .44 112 62
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A low birth weight, easy calving SimAngus™ bull combined with excellent growth.
Drake Bull 28C
ASA#3046599 • Black Polled/Scurred 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-6-15 • Tattoo: 28C Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 707 • Adj. YW: 1275 Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 Drake Miss 361U O C C Regent 628R Drake Miss 361S
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
7 1.3 62 90 5 17 48 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.4 25.4 -.24 -.03 -.025 .74 95 60
A High Regard son with lots of depth, thickness and looks the part of a real beef bull.
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ASA#2994616 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: 3-9-15 • Tattoo: A33C Adj. BW: 83 • Adj. WW: 868 • Adj. YW: 1520
W/C Lock Down 206Z Remington Lock N Load 54U G C F Miss New Level R206 Drake Sweet Pea Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone JS Dolly 33X Trump Card has stood out since day one. After being born unassisted to a first calf heifer, this guy boomed to a 868 pound weaning weight and a 1520 pound yearling weight. He shows all of this in his EPDs as he has a CE of 15, BW of -1.3, WW of 66 and a YW of 110. These being in the top 15%, 20%, 30% and 20% of the breed. He has a top API of 141. Visually he has it all! Deep ribbed, thick muscled, smooth shouldered and neat up through the front and neck. At the 2015 Iowa State Fair, he was Reserve Champion Percentage Bull Calf in the biggest Simmental Show ever in the United States. Help yourself to a Great One!
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
15 -1.3 66 110 9 19 52 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.4 33.8 -.13 .34 -.005 .66 141 74
W/C Lock Down 206Z, Sire
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Drake Kind Regards A43C
ASA#2994615 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-6-15 • Tattoo: A43C Adj. BW: 74 • Adj. WW: 853 • Adj. YW: 1358 Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 Drake Miss T43A Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Double R Marie T43
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Bull 51C
DOC CW YG Marb
A great High Regard son with a light birth weight and excellent growth with an 853 weaning and 1358 yearling weights. His own birth weight and his EPDs say he should be a calving ease bull. Birth EPD is in the top 5% of the breed. He is out of one of our best cow families. We sold a full brother to his dam for $6,000.
ASA#3046615 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-8-15 • Tattoo: 51C • Adj. BW: 66 • Adj. WW: 656 • Adj. YW: 1130
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss N390W Lazy H Go Daddy Drake Miss 390N TJ Diesel 350Z, Sire
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BF REA API TI
12.8 11.3 -.34 .01 -.040 .76 115 60
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
EPDs
Yardley High Regard W242, Sire
10 -1.2 53 73 7 19 45 *
13 -1.6 59 96 10 23 53 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
12.8 24.9 -.19 .32 .005 .83 142 72
Top calving ease with a birth EPD in top 15%. Good growth and carcass with REA in top 15% and excellent API of 142, in top 20%. Just a 66 pound birth weight.
Saturday, March 19, Centerville, Iowa
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Drake Bull 34C ASA#3046604 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-8-15 • Tattoo: 34C Adj. BW: 74 • Adj. WW: 743 • Adj. YW: 1310
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss 107W Lazy H Go Daddy Kappes Zita N107
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
12 .1 77 119 12 21 59 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.9 40.4 -.22 .29 -.005 1.00 140 79
Top 5% for weaning, top 10% for yearling, top 15% for MWW and TI, top 3% for REA and in the top 25% with an API of 140. High weaning and yearling weights.
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Drake Bull 21C ASA#3046593 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-9-15 • Tattoo: 21C Adj. BW: 91 • Adj. WW: 851 • Adj. YW: 1422
SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss K185Z Drake Hard Truth PVF Leah 0185K
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
6 3.6 78 115 10 18 57 19 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.5 43.4 -.26 .13 -.046 .85 117 73
A top son of Trackin Tail with a weaning weight EPD in the top 5% and a YW EPD in the top 10%. He proved these numbers with a weaning weight of 851 pounds, ranking him number 1 of 43 contemporaries and a yearling weight of 1422 pounds, ranking number 1 of 42 bulls in his group. A beast that will put pounds on your calves.
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Drake Bull 5C
SS/PRS Chasing Tail 18A, Sire of Lots 19 & 20
ASA#3046580 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-9-15 • Tattoo: 5C Adj. BW: 80 • Adj. WW: 676 • Adj. YW: 1213 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss J26Z HTP/SVF Heartbreaker W38 Drake Miss E26J
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
8 .7 55 76 5 22 50 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.5 16.0 -.35 .14 -.057 .72 110 62
Nationally famous cows on both sides of this guy’s pedigree. Miley Cottontail on the top side and DMN Daisy Mae on the bottom. Cows that have generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue.
ASA#3082637 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-11-15 • Tattoo: 2C • Adj. BW: 77 • Adj. WW: 641 • Adj. YW: 1227
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss Y85A Hooks Shear Force 38K Drake Miss 85Y
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
EPDs
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DFC Bull 2C
13 -.9 49 70 9 29 53 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
12.2 10.1 -.41 .45 -.045 .94 149 70
Should be a top calving ease bull. Top 10% for both CE and BW, top 5% for milk, top 2% for marbling and REA. He is in the top 4% with an API of 149, our top API bull.
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Drake Bull 41C ASA#3046662 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-14-15 • Tattoo: 41C Adj. BW: 88 • Adj. WW: 753 • Adj. YW: 1234
W/C Wide Track 694Y Drake Miss 106U
3C W/C Right Track W9462 Miss Werning 694S Maas True Dream 404P Drake Miss 106N
A nice Wide Track son with weaning weight EPD in the top 20% with 753 pounds. A bull that can add pounds to a calf crop. EPDs would indicate he may not be a heifer bull.
W/C Wide Track 694Y, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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4 4.4 71 97 6 20 55 20
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.1 33.4 -.24 .09 -.045 .68 107 66
Drake Bull 18C
ASA#3046591 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-12-15 • Tattoo: 18C Adj. BW: 89 • Adj. WW: 727 • Adj. YW: 1388 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss S404X SS Sleep Tight 69U Drake Miss P404S A bull with a bit more stretch and excellent DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI performance. A 10.4 42.7 -.21 .26 -.050 .67 104 69 yearling weight of 1388 pounds. WW EPD in the top 20% along with top 10% for YW and ADG.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
SS/PRS Chasing Tail 18A, Sire
7 2.2 70 116 6 22 57 *
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Drake Bull 48C ASA#3046613 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-13-15 • Tattoo: 48C Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 681 • Adj. YW: 1185
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Meyer Ranch Ambrosia Meyers Bonus 063M This fellow is out of our good Meyer 7 2.3 61 78 9 23 53 * Ranch Ambrosia DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI cow. Sold two 10.3 19.0 -.37 .18 -.049 .89 115 65 maternal sisters to him for $6,750 and $4,750. Should work anywhere, it’s in his blood!
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Combustible C3
ASA#3072968 • Black Baldy Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-15-15 • Tattoo: C3 Adj. BW: 80 • Adj. WW: 824 • Adj. YW: 1356
FBF1 Combustible SVF Steel Force S701 Lazy H Burn Baby Burn R34 Drake Command Lady Z12 Drake In Command 618
This baldy Combustible son catches everyone’s eye. A super soft made bull that is deep sided, thick made and very attractive. No holes here, will work in any operation and make money.
FBF1 Combustible, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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8 2.6 55 81 6 18 46 16 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.9 22.0 -.17 .09 -.007 .63 104 60
Drake Bull 4C ASA#3046579 • Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 3-16-15 • Tattoo: 4C Adj. BW: 79 • Adj. WW: 740 • Adj. YW: 1314
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss T21W O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss N21T A SimAngus™ bull with great numbers. 11 .3 72 123 8 24 60 * Weaning in top 15%, DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI Yearling top 5%, 11.4 44.1 -.07 .31 .012 .74 126 75 ADG top 2% and MWW top 10%. In an easy keeping package, this bull should produce those trouble free cattle.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Bull 24C ASA#3046595 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-15-15 • Tattoo: 24C Adj. BW: 83 • Adj. WW: 768 • Adj. YW: 1353
SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss 85Y GW Mr. MT 790L LCR New Design 208 4038 Top 15% EPD for weaning, yearling, 9 2.0 71 114 7 24 60 15 MWW and TI. DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI Backed by his own 11.4 40.7 -.16 .37 -.032 .64 127 79 performance of 768 pound weaning weight and yearling weight of 1353 pounds.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Bull 26C
Sandeen Rainmaker 2007 Sitz Rainmaker 6169 Chloe Juanada 7009 Lazy H Go Daddy ASA#3046597 • Black Dbl Polled/Scurred 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Drake Miss U31A DANR Times Right Birth: 3-18-15 • Tattoo: 26C Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 815 • Adj. YW: 1359 A very outstanding SimAngus™ bull out of a first calf heifer. WW EPD in top 15% and YW in top 30%. Again, these numbers are verified by his weaning of 815, ranking of 3rd of 43 bulls in his group, and a yearling of 1359, ranking him 5th of 42 bulls.
Sandeen Rainmaker 2007, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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12 .7 70 104 8 16 51 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.8 32.6 -.11 .28 -.023 .46 126 71
Drake Bull 45C ASA#3046612 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-17-15 • Tattoo: 45C Adj. BW: 78 • Adj. WW: 769 • Adj. YW: 1303
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss T143Z Lazy H Go Daddy Drake Miss J143T Light birth weight, big weaning and yearling weights DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI match just what his 10.3 28.5 -.32 .15 -.059 .75 124 71 EPDs show. Would be a good choice for all around bull with calving ease and pounds of calf.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail TNT Miss Cassie J143 Mr. Beef E141 TNT Miss Montana F135
7 2.3 58 93 11 34 63 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
8.2 29.3 -.28 .05 -.053 .71 109 62
A really nice dark red bull out of our good TNT Miss Cassie cow. Top 1% for milk and top 5% for MWW EPDs would indicate he would sire great females.
ASA#3046596 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: 3-18-15 • Tattoo: 25C Adj. BW: 92 • Adj. WW: 676 • Adj. YW: 1201
Drake Bull 25C
Drake Bully Boy Harkers/JS Domination Double R Marie T43 Drake Miss 30U O C C Regent 628R Drake Miss 30N
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CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
EPDs
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ASA#3046611 • Red Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-16-15 • Tattoo: 43C Adj. BW: 85 • Adj. WW: 733 • Adj. YW: 1193
Drake Bull 43C EPDs
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9 .8 71 98 9 19 54 *
8 2.3 48 69 6 18 41 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.2 14.9 -.25 .13 -.035 .55 94 52
An easy fleshing bull that is the kind we can depend on year in and year out.
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Drake Bull 35C ASA#3046605 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-19-15 • Tattoo: 35C Adj. BW: 69 • Adj. WW: 696 • Adj. YW: 1275
SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail OBCC Wicked Sister 40WZ GCC Black Watch 849T 40TW
Great cows on both sides of this pedigree. Miley Cottontail on top side and the $20,000 Drake Summer Sister on the bottom. Nice EPDs with a -.6 BW EPD and just a 69 pounds birth weight.
SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
11 -.6 59 90 8 23 52 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.8 22.8 -.27 .21 -.029 .76 126 68
Drake Bull 33C
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ASA#3046603 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: 3-18-15 • Tattoo: 33C Adj. BW: 80 • Adj. WW: 627 • Adj. YW: 1160 W/C BF Innocent Man W/C No Remorse 763Y Miss Werning 174Y Drake Miss W90Y O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss 390W
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
11 -.3 44 61 6 22 44 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.9 6.3 -.18 .18 -.006 .46 109 54
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A son of the hot Innocent Man. If you like your cattle flat out fancy, this may be your guy! Innocent Man heifers topped sales across the country including the $12,000 heifer in our fall sale.
W/C BF Innocent Man, Sire
Drake Bull 54C ASA#3046663 • Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 3-19-15 • Tattoo: 54C Adj. BW: 69 • Adj. WW: 645 • Adj. YW: 1266
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss 76W Lazy H Go Daddy LCR Bushwacker 4048 What a great SimAngus™ bull, in 14 -1.2 67 117 10 25 58 * person and on paper! DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI Top 20% on BW, CE 12.4 38.2 -.12 .42 -.018 .87 143 78 and API, top 25% on WW and Milk, top 10% on YW, top 3% on ADG, top 15% on MWW, CW, and TI. With an API of 143 and top birth weight of 69 pounds, 53C can’t miss. Full brother sold last year for $6,000.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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DFC Bull 44C
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Frolics Miss 410X GW Mr. MT 790L Drake Frolic
ASA#3082639 • Red Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-20-15 • Tattoo: 44C Adj. BW: 81 • Adj. WW: 869 • Adj. YW: 1381
An excellent red bull with numbers and performance to match; 869 pound weaning weight and a 1381 yearling weight. Goes back to the top cow family we’ve ever had, Drake Miss P36D cow. She is the dam of many champions and top sellers across the US.
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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7 .8 65 101 7 21 54 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.4 31.1 -.28 .22 -.055 .69 118 70
Drake Bull 9C ASA#3046584 • Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 3-21-15 • Tattoo: 9C Adj. BW: 68 • Adj. WW: 643 • Adj. YW: 1278
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss 69Y GW Mr. MT 790L JLL Precision E161 4125
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
15 -2.3 59 99 9 27 56 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
12.6 25.8 -.13 .514 .025 .81 149 76
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Outstanding SimAngus™ bull with EPDs we like. Top 15% for CE, top 10% for BW, top 35% YW and a great API of 149.
Drake Bull 16C ASA#3046589 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-20-15 • Tattoo: 16C Adj. BW: 73 • Adj. WW: 672 • Adj. YW: 1226
SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail RC Dina HTP SVF In Dew Time Ms. RC L27 Good, strong numbers across 11 .8 61 96 8 20 51 22 the board with an DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI API of 132 and a 11.6 28.3 -.28 .20 -.034 .84 132 70 birth weight of 73 pounds. Nine of his numbers are in the top 30% or better, that’s balance and that’s good.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Bull 36C
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ASA#3046606 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 5/16 AN 1/16 MX Birth: 3-21-15 • Tattoo: 36C Adj. BW: 76 • Adj. WW: 705 • Adj. YW: 1224
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss R378U O C C Emblazon 854E Drake Miss 378R
Always liked this bull. Soft, easy keeping appearance with sound numbers across the board. Should be a trouble free beef bull.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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10 -.1 60 85 7 20 50 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.4 19.9 -.29 .27 -.040 .73 119 66
Drake Bull 7C
ASA#3046582 • Hetero Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-24-15 • Tattoo: 7C Adj. BW: 79 • Adj. WW: 664 • Adj. YW: 1330 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Buffalo Girl SS Sleep Tight 69U Drake Gum Drop
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
8 .8 66 100 6 19 52 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.9 30.4 -.26 .21 -.045 .72 114 69
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Light birth weight, one of our better gaining bulls with a 1330 yearling weight. EPDs in the top 30% for weaning and top 35% for yearling.
Drake High Regard C16
ASA#3087802 • Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 3-24-15 • Tattoo: C16 Adj. BW: 79 • Adj. WW: 778 • Adj. YW: 1299 Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 618 This half blood High Regard Son 6 1.2 53 71 2 18 45 * is out of a beast DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI of an Angus Cow. 11.1 13.8 -.15 .12 -.006 .46 88 55 His dam, 618 is overwhelming in her body mass and super sound in her structure. Her daughters are favorites in our herd. Keep his daughters for cows, you will love them.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake/BH Ultra C2
Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 MSP Insane Jane MSP Fabio Tabby
ASA#3045538 • Black Polled Purebred Birth: 3-25-15 • Tattoo: C2 Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 878 • Adj. YW: 1377
Outstanding smooth polled purebred High Regard son here. Combines tremendous individual performance with as pleasing physical presence that you can pack into one bull. Powerful hip, thickness and top with a beautiful shoulder and front end. Sound moving, great structure, perfect feet and legs. Big time prospect here.
Yardley High Regard W242, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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6 2.5 64 95 4 18 50 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.4 29.9 -.26 -.14 -.041 .74 88 58
Drake Bull 8C
ASA#3046583 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: 3-25-15 • Tattoo: 8C Adj. BW: 75 • Adj. WW: 762 • Adj. YW: 1417 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss W177Y O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss 177W Top performing bull with both weaning and yearling weight DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI EPDs in the top 10.0 36.6 -.20 .26 -.040 .65 119 73 15%. His numbers are backed up by a 762 pound weaning and a 1417 pound yearling weight with just a 75 pound birth weight.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
10 .3 72 111 7 20 56 *
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Drake High Regard C10 ASA#3087801 • Black Polled/Scurred 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-26-15 • Tattoo: C10 Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 840 • Adj. YW: 1374
Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 Drake Command Lady A16 Drake In Comman Angus 117 Super attractive High Regard son 7 1.7 61 83 4 17 47 * here that puts DOC CW YG Marb BF REA API TI together a lot of 8.6 21.6 -.19 .06 -.023 .56 96 60 look with power and finesse. Out of a power cow here at Drake’s that traces back to an amazing Angus female.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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Drake Bull 12C ASA#3046586 • Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-28-15 • Tattoo: 12C Adj. BW: 86 • Adj. WW: 715 • Adj. YW: 1237
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A Drake Miss N361Z
MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Lazy H Go Daddy Kappes Sadie N361
Good blaze faced bull with nice balanced EPDs. Sold a maternal brother last year for $5,100.
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
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10 1.3 65 98 10 19 51 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
10.1 29.9 -.33 .22 -.060 .79 127 70
Drake Bull 57C ASA#3046620 • Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 3-27-15 • Tattoo: 57C Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 675 • Adj. YW: 1148
Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone SVF Steel Force S701 SS Babys Breath P035 Drake Miss E17T GW Mr. MT 790L Drake Miss Y17E
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
9 .4 46 56 7 22 44 21 DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
13.1 3.4 -.38 .08 -.058 .64 113 57
A nice blaze faced bull that has that easy keeping look. Should sire outstanding females as both his sire and maternal grand sire are female making machines.
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Drake/MSP High Regard C9
ASA#3087793 • Black Polled/Scurred Purebred Birth: 3-23-15 • Tattoo: C9 Adj. BW: 84 • Adj. WW: 776 • Adj. YW: 1244 Yardley High Regard W242 Yardley Impressive T371 Miss Yardley T68 Drake Miss U48 Haines Bull 71S Drake P548
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
5 2.4 60 86 5 21 51 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.9 24.5 -.21 -.01 -.037 .55 92 58
Big boned, super fronted purebred High Regard son here. Will add look and attractiveness to most any cow.
Yardley High Regard, SIre
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Drake Bull 38C
ASA#3046608 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: 3-29-15 • Tattoo: 38C Adj. BW: 71 • Adj. WW: 659 • Adj. YW: 1225 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss W124Y HTP SVF In Dew Time Drake Miss Regent 124W
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
15 -1.7 62 95 11 25 56 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.8 24.0 -.20 .42 .020 .94 146 74
Top 15% for CE and Birth Weight. Good weaning and yearling EPDs, top 5% REA and a great API of 146, top 20%. Sired by Diesel, the $20,000 bull from Triangle J Ranch.
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Drake Bull 55C
ASA#3046618 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 3-28-15 • Tattoo: 55C Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 737 • Adj. YW: 1346 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss 69W GW Mr. MT 790L JLL Precision E161 4125
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
10 .3 60 101 8 23 53 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.4 31.1 -.22 .40 -.032 .68 123 70
A Chasin Tail son with excellent performance, weaning weight of 737 pounds and a yearling of 1346 pounds. Good balanced EPDs across the board. Remember... Chasin Tail is a son of Miley Cottontail, one of the great beef cows of the breed.
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Drake Bull 31C
ASA#3046601 • Red Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 4-9-15 • Tattoo: 31C Adj. BW: 72 • Adj. WW: 586 • Adj. YW: 1246 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss 85Z Drake Hard Truth LCR New Design 208 4038
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
11 -.5 59 99 9 31 60 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.8 28.5 -.26 .39 -.052 .64 130 71
Nice Red bull with good calving, growth and carcass EPDs. Sold his maternal brother last year for $6,250. SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A, Sire
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49 Drake/BH Rampage C14 ASA#3087804 • Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: 4-10-15 • Tattoo: C14 Adj. BW: 82 • Adj. WW: 792 • Adj. YW: 1311 Tess Black Rampage 71W Wheatland Bull 786T ACS Red Teddy 657S Drake Rainy Day K-LER Make It Rain Drake Command Lady X84
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
7 1.2 55 85 5 23 50 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
6.7 22.8 -.32 -.06 -.053 .75 98 57
A unique package here, being a Rampage out of Drake Rainy Day, one of our all time favorite show heifers. This bull brings calving ease with a lot of depth and middle. Big hipped, stout made and super sound. Tess Black Rampage 71W, Sire
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Drake Bull 50C
ASA#3046614 • Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 1/4 AN 1/16 HH 1/16 HP Birth: 4-11-15 • Tattoo: 50C Adj. BW: 74 • Adj. WW: 784 • Adj. YW: 1362 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss MU390Y GW Mr. MT 790L Drake Miss Simblaze 390U
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
13 -.4 76 114 8 22 60 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
9.8 36.7 -.12 .41 .010 .77 140 80
Another Diesel son you will like. In top 25% for CE, ADG and API (140); in top 10% for WW, MWW, REA and TI; and yearling in top 15%. Match these with a 74 pound birth weight, 784 weaning weight and 1362 yearling weight, you have a herd bull that will work for anyone. TJ Diesel 350Z, Sire
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DFC Bull 40C
ASA#3082638 • Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 4-18-15 • Tattoo: 40C Adj. BW: 75 • Adj. WW: 784 • Adj. YW: 1295 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss W92Y O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss 92W
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
13 -1.1 67 104 7 23 57 * DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
11.9 30.3 -.13 .33 .013 .74 132 74
Light birth weight EPD showing good calving ease and excellent growth. Both weaning and yearling EPD in top 25%. He has an API of 132. An all purpose bull with an outstanding appearance.
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DFC Bull 1C ASA#3082651 • Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: 4-11-15 • Tattoo: 1C Adj. BW: 79 • Adj. WW: 724 • Adj. YW: 1323
TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X DFC Miss X403A Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss 403X
Top 30% for CE and BW, top 20% for WW and YW, top 10% for MWW and REA, and top 30% for API (136). These numbers are balanced and outstanding, a really good beef bull.
TJ Diesel 350Z, Sire
EPDs
CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay
12 -.6 69 107 10 25 60 *
DOC CW YG Marb
BF REA API TI
13.2 32.9 -.20 .36 -.001 .89 136 75
Bull Buyer’s Guide Explanation of How to Utilize API and TI Indexes First, determine which index to use; if you’re keeping replacements use API, if not, TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described to the left, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an allpurpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a $50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more information, visit www.simmental.org.
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Definitions of Terms Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat. Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight. Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers. Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight. Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in firstcalving daughters. Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk. Marbling (MRB): Marbling score. Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth. Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye. Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a steak. Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age. Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight. Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight. Yield Grade (YG): Yield grade score.
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Do EPDs really work?
Agriculture, including the cattle business, increasingly relies on new developments in technology and science. In an ever more competitive market place, cattlemen and women constantly seek ways in which to differentiate their operations from others in that market place. One method used by many is the pursuit of the optimum expected progeny difference (EPD) mix. The optimum mix obviously varies depending upon your target market. However, we all have wondered – are EPDs accurate? Do they really work? The discussion about what is optimum and how to achieve it is moot if EPDs are not accurate. The old adage that you can only improve what you can measure inherently relies upon the measurement being accurate. We recently (February 2016) consigned and sold several bulls at the Iowa Beef Expo . At the 2016 Beef Expo 77 head of Simmental and SimAngus bulls had their carcass traits measured by ultrasound. It occurred to us that this was an opportunity to conduct our own analysis of the accuracy of EPDs. For simplicity purposes, and because of the increasing importance of carcass quality, we selected the marbling and ribeye EPDs for analysis. We first ranked all bulls by EPD, with number one being the highest marbling EPD and number 77 being the lowest marbling EPD. We then ranked all of the bulls from 1 to 77 using their scanned actual (adjusted) marbling score, again with number one being the bull with the highest marbling score and number 77 being the bull with the lowest marbling score. What we found has given us renewed confidence in the EPD protocol and its use in our herds. The top 41 bulls for marbling EPD (we wanted to compare the top half to the bottom half-but because a number of bulls had the same marbling EPD the split was not exactly 50-50) averaged an actual (adjusted) marbling score of 4.37 while the bottom 36 bulls averaged a marbling score of 3.33. In general, it appeared the EPD for marbling accurately predicted those bulls with superior marbling and those not so superior. Further, of the top ten marbling EPD bulls, five ranked in the top ten for actual marbling. Of the twenty top marbling EPD bulls, ten ranked in the top twenty for actual marbling. On the other end of the spectrum, of the seven lowest bulls for actual marbling, six of those seven were also in the lowest 10 for
marbling EPD. Overall, and while there were outliers, in general the high EPD marbling bulls were the high actual marbling bulls, the low EPD marbling bulls were the low actual marbling bulls and the middle of the road marbling EPD bulls were the middle of the road actual marbling bulls. The average marbling EPD for the bulls with the top half of actual marbling was .29 and the average marbling EPD for the bulls with the bottom half of actual marbling was .04. Clearly the marbling EPD accurately predicted, in general, those bulls with strong actual marbling and those without. We then turned to an analysis of ribeye EPDs and conducted the same analysis. We ranked the bulls from best to worst for ribeye EPD and best to worst for actual ribeye size. The top one half of bulls by EPD averaged a ribeye EPD of .88 and an actual ribeye measurement, as adjusted for age, of 16.24. The bottom half of bulls for ribeye EPD averaged .51 and averaged an actual ribeye measurement, as adjusted for age, of 15.0. Again, the EPD accurately predicted those bulls that would produce larger ribeyes and those bulls that would not. We aren’t scientists, but the results of this evaluation seem significant and compelling with regard to EPD accuracy. Yes it would be more compelling to know how the calves of these bulls perform in actual marbling or ribeye (the ACTUAL progeny difference) and to test this analysis over more EPD traits and with more scientific controls for outside variables that can affect the outcome. However, presumably the high marbling and high ribeye EPD bulls in the Expo sale were the sons of bulls and females with high marbling and ribeye EPDs. They are the progeny of bulls and females with expected progeny differences that predict they will have high actual marbling and ribeye size. And they do. Our analysis indicates we should all begin to take more comfort in the EPD information provided by our association and to believe that we can rely on that information in our breeding decisions.
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Drake Bull Sale 2016
W/C United 956Y
ASA#2614725 • Homo Black Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 3-3-11 • Tattoo: 956Y TNT Tuition U238 x Miss Werning 956W EPDs: 10 .2 95 159 5 20 67 * 9.4 Carcass: 64.8 .02 .62 .030 .85 143 96
Yardley High Regard W242 ASA#2522822 • Black Hetero Polled Purebred Birth: 3-20-09 • Tattoo: W242 Yardley Impressive T371 x Miss Yardley T68 EPDs: 4 1.9 66 97 3 17 50 * 12.1 Carcass: 30.2 -.21 -.16 -.022 .74 81 58
W/C Wide Track 694Y
ASA#2588250 • Black Polled Purebred Birth: 3-22-11 • Tattoo: 694Y 3C W/C Right Track W9462 x Miss Werning 694S EPDs: 5 4.6 74 120 9 26 63 21 10.7 Carcass: 48.6 -.20 .17 -.028 .90 120 72
TJ Diesel 350Z
ASA#2714990 • Homo Black Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 1-12-12 • Tattoo: 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 x TJ 20X EPDs: 15 -.8 83 137 12 31 72 * 13.5 Carcass: 50.3 -.07 .56 .061 1.19 160 90
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W/C Lock Down 206Z
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ASA#2658496 • Hetero Black Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: 2-29-12 • Tattoo: 206Z Remington Lock N Load 54U x G C F Miss New Level R206 EPDs: 20 -3.1 76 129 9 14 52 * 9.9 Carcass: 42.1 -.10 .49 .000 .71 170 86
Sandeen Rainmaker 2007 ASA#2940819 • Purebred Angus Birth: 2-23-12 • Tattoo: 2007 Sitz Rainmaker 6169 x Chloe Juanada 7009 EPDs: 17 -1.1 53 86 7 23 50 * 12.2 Carcass: 19.8 -.04 -.42 .010 .36 109 57
FBF1 Combustible
ASA#2588018 • Homo Black Homo Polled Purebred Birth: 2-17-11 • Tattoo: Y34 SVF Steel Force S701 x LAzy H Burn Baby Burn R34 EPDs: 8 3.3 60 94 7 18 48 23 13.6 Carcass: 31.3 -.17 -.10 .011 .88 109 57
SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A
ASA#2816096 • Hetero Black Homo Polled Purebred Birth: 2-18-13 • Tattoo: 18A MCM Top Grade 018X x KenCo Miley Cottontail EPDs: 9 .3 64 94 9 24 56 * 11.2 Carcass: 26.0 -.37 .33 -.053 .93 132 73
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A Personal Note from Larry & Carol... We want to thank all of you who have shown an interest in our program over the years. We consider each of you a friend, not just a customer. God really did select the finest, hardest working, most honest, most caring and we believe the happiest people to care for his land and livestock. Thank you, Larry & Carol Drake
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We look forward to seeing you on March 19th Come early to view sale offering and talk cattle!
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