Then, now
commercial-focused tomorrow
and
Circle Ranch
SimAngusTM Seedstock
Angus Seedstock
Bruin Ranch
A lesson in history helps to understand where we have come from, but also gives us the opportunity to reflect on change. History provides context. The Curran and Fischer families have been ranching in Amador and Calaveras Counties for over 150 years. Our roots as commercial cattlemen keep us grounded in the type and kind of cattle we produce and operations we run. Taking care of our resources, working hard and harvesting as many pounds of high quality product have always been the core principles of success in Agriculture. Our strong connection to this region and our foothill communities have honed our focus on the type of cow required to excel at this task.
• Produce the most pounds our environment will support
• Optimize our total cowherd performance through consistency
• Produce profitable, problem-free females that leave a lasting impact for generations
• Use EPDs and Genomics as tools to compliment, not replace, actual production and type in our genetic selection
We have a generational commitment to this lifestyle and have built cowherds that combine these goals, setting the stage for a sustainable future in this business. There is no
greater testimony to longevity than the simple fact that we are still here ranching right alongside you and our children aim to continue.
While we cherish our heritage, we understand and fully accept the responsibility of producing the kind of cattle that position our customers for success in the future. After all, our cowherd today is what yours will look like tomorrow. This offering is the culmination of many years of our breeding programs and an honest commitment to the ranching families that we are humbled to call our family and friends. We sincerely thank you for the opportunity to be your seedstock supplier.
Doing What We say we will...
Welcome, friends and family!
Once again, we come to you blessed and thankful to live the rural American life. Raising livestock is an interesting vocation. It really doesn’t matter where you are from, anywhere in the world, the pattern of husbandry practices, challenges and rewards are very similar to everyone else. This is something we think about often and while some of us may disagree on small things, we can agree that on the big issues, we have a common bond. It is with this premise in mind that we thought it would be interesting to share with you how this sale partnership remains such a positive relationship after 20 years.
Prior to 2007 and before hosting a production sale, the Circle and Bruin Ranches would approach each fall sale season the same. Part of each set of bulls would be on test at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, part on test at Snyders in Nevada and the balance were offered through consignment sales or by private treaty throughout the west. Each operation focused on quality over quantity in both customer relationships and numbers of bulls produced. The relationship between the Currans and Fischers grew to bull sale partners at Cal Poly, where Joe and Abbee were students among others sharing management responsibilities of the bulls on test. In 2007 the need for a production sale to handle the volume of bulls and timing of the two programs aligned.
While we prefer cattle that function the same and have almost mirror image breeding objectives, what brings us closer than anything are the values we share. The phrase, “do what you say you will,” has been a guiding principle of this bull sale, this partnership and our friendship. Through a collection of discussions and scenarios we have gone through together, we have further solidified our commitment to the core values and principles we were raised with. Some people call these values “code of the west” or “a world view.” Whatever phrase you use to describe these qualities, they are a bond that connects us all. Rest assured, you can be certain that when you do business with us, we will always “do what we say we will.”
We thank you for the commitment to our program, we thank you for the friendship and most of all, we thank you for staying committed to this lifestyle and business. Please join us to celebrate our 18th production sale at the Circle Ranch headquarters on the fourth Thursday of September.
1126 2nd Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ranch located in Auburn, CA Joe Fischer, cow herd partner (530) 392-0154
www.BruinRanch.com
See page 7 for details!
SimAngusTM Seedstock
Tim & Jill Curran (209) 765-1815 • (209) 765-0450
1000 Cook Rd • Ione, CA 95640
www.CircleRanch.net
September
26, 2024 • 1 p.m.
IN CONFIDENCE • All sight unseen purchases guaranteed.
SIMANGUSTM BULLS: Lots 1-85 • ANGUS BULLS: Lots 101-163
Hotel Accommodations:
Comfort Inn, Galt, CA........................................................................................................ (209) 744-7800
Holiday Inn Express, Jackson, CA (209) 257-1500
Sale Site: The sale will be held at Circle Ranch in Ione, CA. See map on inside front cover.
Herd Health: All bulls in the sale have been Anaplas vaccinated. Health protocols available from either producer detailing the timing and brand names of vaccinations and worming upon request.
Semen Testing: All bulls selling have passed a rigid semen test and fertility evaluation by an accredited technician.
Retained Semen Interest: The Beef Solutions breeders are retaining onethird semen interest on all bulls selling in the sale, unless stated otherwise. Buyer receives possession and full salvage value on the bulls.
Supplemental Information: A supplemental sheet, with complete up-to-date performance information on all bulls, is immediately available from either producer. All performance information is available sale day in hard-copy form, this sheet and any announcements from the block will take precedence over the printed material in the sale book.
Angus Genetic Information: All potential carriers for known genetic conditions: AM, NH, CA, M1 and DD have either tested free or are excluded as possible carriers by pedigree.
Inspectione: Cattle will be available for inspection begining Tuesday, Sept. 26 through the conclusion of the sale.
Livestock Insurance: An agent is available sale day to facilitate any insurance needs you may have. Please see Joe for details. Sale
Bid and Buy Online: This sale will be broadcast through Superior Production’s Click-To-Bid Internet service. For details about how to participate, turn to page 8.
Catalog designed by Strommen Livestock Services Solen, N.D. • (701) 290-3886
Auctioneer:
Rick Machado (805) 474-9422 (805) 501-3210
Livestock Representatives:
Logan Ipsen, Western Livestock Journal (916) 947-2392
Jared Patterson, Western Livestock Journal ......................................... (208) 312-2386
Marty Ropp, Allied Genetic Resources ................................................... (406) 581-7835
Jake Parnell, Cattlemens Livestock Market (916) 662-1298
Matt Macfarlane, California Cattleman Magazine ............................ (916) 803-3113
John Rodgers, The Stockmans Market ....................................................... (559) 730-3311
Bill Zimmerman, American Simmental Association (612) 875-9509
Bull Delivery: Free delivery in California and adjoining states up to 300 miles. All deliveries are made at the buyer’s risk. Take $100 off the purchase price for every bull hauled home sale day.
Hospitality: Refreshments and food are available on Wednesday afternoon and all day on sale day.
Bull Guarantee: All bulls selling have passed a Breeding Soundness Exam prior to sale. To insure your investment, the Beef Solutions Team will guarantee all bulls against breeding injury, and to be sound breeders for the first breeding season. Breeding Season is defined as the 90-day period following the first turnout of bulls. If a problem arises, contact us immediately and we will provide a replacement bull if available, or if the buyer prefers, credit toward a bull will be given for the upcoming sale, less salvage value of the injured bull. Notification of an injury or problem PRIOR to bull being sold for salvage is required for the actions of the guarantee.
Terms & Conditions: All purchases are to be settled for SALE DAY unless prior arrangements have been made. Cattle will all sell under the suggested Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association (http://www.angus. org/Pub/suggested sale terms.pdf).
Disclaimer: The Beef Solutions, Bruin and Circle Ranch assume no liability for accidents, injury or Covid-19 exposure that may occur. Attend the sale at your own risk.
Photo Credits: Special thanks to Logan & Stevie Ipsen for bull photos; Savannah Molina for bull and landscape photos; Rick Raef at Working Ranch Photography, Patricia Fischer, Kati Roberti. Angus Media and Grant Company for landscape photos.
Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH: 3:00 PM: Bulls available for viewing Evening: Pre-sale Steak Sandwich Social at the Ranch
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH: 10:00 AM: Bulls on display, refreshments and snacks hosted Noon: Prime-Rib lunch (Hosted by Native Sons of the Golden West)
1:00 PM: 18th Annual Beef Solutions Bull Sale
always
Been About We’ve
Solutions!
We have learned that solutions and resources that aid you in making sound purchasing decisions have changed over time. On the SimAngus side, we have invested heavily in innovative genomic solutions and designations through RightMate. In the Angus Division, we invest in Genomically Enhanced EPDs and comprehensive footnotes. We encourage you to contact either producer for added insight into your purchases.
SIMANGUSTM BEEF SOLUTIONS
RIGHT CHOICE powered by RIGHT MATE
ACCREDITED GENOMIC PLUS
ACCREDITED CALVING EASE
ACCREDITED TERMINAL MATE
Fractional Breed Breakdown
SimAngus bull that will not sire a red calf
SimAngus Beef Solutions
Actual Performance
EPD’s
Beef Solutions Benefits
• First breeding season guarantee
• Large Sire Groups in Volume
Free Delivery in California and adjoining states up to 300 miles
Free Bull Drawing at the conclusion of the sale
• Year round customer service and marketing support
• Cowherd run like commercial cattle on range in the Foothills
• Family owned, Family managed
• Sight unseen satisfaction guaranteed
• Phone, Internet and In person purchasing options
• Exciting new genetic consultation. See page 35!
Immediately following the conclusion of the sale, there will be a drawing for a FREE BULL. After the gavel drops on the final bull, we will draw a lot number from a pot and that bull will be given a credit towards the purchase price equal to the final sale average. If the bull selected is less than the average, then the bull is FREE with no cash compensation.
2007 Gary Silva Sr., Herald, CA
2008 Lazy JT Cattle, Shandon, CA
2009 Andy Bonham, Paloma, CA
2010 Brennan Cattle, Oakdale, CA
2011 Jeff Jacobson, Wilton, CA
2012 Dean & Karen Wang, Baker, MT
2013 Ron Gilliland, Dixon, CA
2014 Jeff Gookin, Oakdale, CA
2015 S&H Cattle, Lompoc, CA
2016 Matt Fischer, Valley Springs, CA
2017 Bell Cattle, Petaluma, CA
2018 Jackson Rancheria, Jackson, CA
2019 Greg Ramelli, Portola, CA
2020 Jim and Jennifer Perry, CA
2021 Jason Daily, Lincoln, CA
2022 Bell Cattle, Petaluma, CA
2023 Kenny Wilson, Tomales, CA
Congratulations to Kenny Wilson, Tomales, CA, on WINNING A FREE BULL in 2023!
How to PARTICIPATE as an ABSENTEE BUYER
Our absolute favorite part of sale day is visiting with you in person! However, we recognize that with this year’s unique public health situation, some of you may feel more comfortable to purchase your next herdsire from the comforts of home. This is why we have also made preparations for bidding by phone as well as bidding through Superior Productions’ “Call or Click-To-Bid” service. Please note that all of the lots in the sale will also be available for viewing online prior to sale day at www.superiorlivestock.com.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Turn in Bids Over the Phone. This is our traditional method of buying livestock. To get started simply go online to www. superiorlivestock.com and click on the tab titled “Register for a Buyer Number”. Select the registration form for Superior Productions and print the registration form, fill it out and fax it in to Superior Productions at (817) 3783380 with a signature on it, or scan and email the form to info@ superiorauction.com. You can also mail it in to the address provided on the form. Upon receipt of this information Superior will call you with a buyer’s number and the bid line phone number that you will use on sale day to place bids over the phone.
Click-To-Bid. This is Superior’s online bidding platform for cattle buying. Please note that high speed internet is required – this is not for dial-up or satellite internet. Registration is free, but you must become a member of www.superiorclicktobid.com to sign-up.
Becoming a member is easy - just go to the homepage of www. superiorclicktobid.com and follow the out-lined steps to get started. Input your information and select a username and password. You will receive an e-mail confirming you are a member. From that point forward you just have to sign in and select the sale you would like to register for and once approved you will receive an e-mail confirming which sale you are now registered for.
com to “click-to-bid”. Your computer must have Flash Media Player installed for this website to view the auction. If you have any questions, please call the Superior Productions office at 800-431-4452.
Viewing the Auction. There are 2 places to view the sale broadcast live on the internet:
• www.superiorlivestock.com, or
• www.superiorclicktobid.com.
Just go to the home page of either website and select the auction. If you just want to watch the auction on your computer, smartphone or tablet go to www.superiorlivestock.com, but if you want to bid over the computer you must go to www.superiorclicktobid.com. Remember you can call in to bid on the internet, but you must be a member of www.superiorclicktobid.
Circle Ranch
SimAngusTM Seedstock
Tim & Jill Curran
(209) 765-1815 • (209) 765-0450
*If you plan to bid by phone through Superior Livestock or ‘Click-to-Bid’, you must register at www. superiorlivestock.com prior to bidding.
Bruin Ranch
Joe Fischer, cow herd partner (530) 392-0154
Improved Buying Confidence with Greater Genomic ASSURANCE
Access to more and better information has always been key to making wise decisions. The evolution and improvement of genetic evaluation tools too has given us an ever-clearer picture of the true genetic makeup of cattle and thus a better view of the value proposition. RightMate, powered by Top Genomics LLC is taking the evaluation of genetics and genomics one giant step further. By combining speci c genomic information with the long-proven value of EPDs, this new advancement in technology improves our depth and precision when evaluating the actual ability to transmit value and pro t.
The 3 Accreditation Logos below are designed to simplify bull selection and improve buyer con dence by more accurately describing the genetics o ered and by reducing risk. What this means to you as a customer is a much greater assurance that you are getting both what you want and need from the genetics you purchase. What it means to your seedstock provider is access to RightMate technology that simply sets them apart from the rest of the industry.
ACCREDITED
GENOMIC PLUS – For the majority of producers who simply need consistent and balanced genetic improvement, without genomic setbacks, G+ Accredited bulls should be on your list for premium purchase. These sires will absolutely move you forward for both cost reduction and income producing traits and substantially reduce risk when compared to all other evaluation programs. It’s simple, the right genes are in these bulls to help secure a pro table future and the they have great EPDs to match!
ACCREDITED CALVING EASE – Simply nd bulls with the ACE logo for third party Accredited, secure Calving Ease bulls. Though we have had tools in the past to assist in choosing heifer bulls, we’ve never had one nearly this e ective. The reduced risk that comes with this genomic certi cation will simply make your decisions easier and your heifer calving season more successful. Purchase special purpose ACE bulls with con dence. They will deliver consistent and predictable calving ease.
ACCREDITED TERMINAL MATE – Just like an ATM machine makes it simpler to access your cash, the ATM Logo highlights bulls accredited to generate extra cash income as soon as your next calf crop! These bulls are meant speci cally to use only on mature cows and for the purpose of adding performance, pay weight and end product value to market.
Sierra Valley Ranching In the
This is our tenth-year summering cattle in Sierra Valley. Sierra County, with a population of 3000, is the summer home to over 10,000 mother cows. With an elevation of 5000 feet, it’s the perfect climate for fall calving cows and we AI breed everything we send there including our replacement heifers.
Use your smart phone’s camera app to scan this QR code for a message from Tim.
For generations, environmental adaptability has been and continues to be one of the most important breeding goals at Circle Ranch. Cows should work for their owners, not the other way around. We run our cows in a similar fashion to the majority of our customers to help ensure they will work in a variety of environments and promote profitability. That, too, is part of the reason we harness the power of heterosis to create a more durable genetic product capable of breeding and lasting longer regardless of the environmental challenges posed. We absolutely have a herd target for mature size that we think best fits the majority of our customers and the larger beef industry. The lions share of our bulls hit that target dead center and many of our customers prefer them. On the edges, however, you will find genetics here that can produce power house performance for higher resource situations as well as some lines created to minimize maintenance requirements for low-input regions.
From left: Cameron, Austin, Jill, Jack, Tim, Taylor, Faye Rose and Savannah
Circle Compass sons
1
CIRCLE COMPASS L156
CIRCLE COMPASS L192
Circle Compass sons
CIRCLE COMPASS L19
CIRCLE COMPASS L160
5
CIRCLE COMPASS L202
6
CIRCLE COMPASS L289
7
CIRCLE COMPASS L93
Circle the Bases sons
When we toured the Schlenkers farm in 2022, our cooperator, Sam Collier, Shasta View Genetics, told us Sweet Sixteen was a must see. She was in the same pen as her mother and both had brand new babies at their side and I’m still not sure which is the better cow physically, but the EPD profile of Sweet Sixteen is exactly where we want to be. Excellent calving ease direct, maternal calving ease, stayability, marbling and ribeye. Equally important to us is that her yearling weight EPD is breed average, and with our focus on keeping mature cow weight in check, that was the final piece that convinced us we needed those genetics. We flushed her to Circle The Bases D384, who is the most influential sire today here at Circle Ranch. The flush brothers sell as Lots 8 to 16, co-owned with Shasta View Genetics.
CIRCLE F16 L505
CIRCLE OLD SCHOOL B62
CIRCLE THE BASES D384
3366600
CIRCLE OLIE W11
ELLINGSON LEGACY M229
CIRCLE R242 T111
HOOK’S BEACON 56B HOOKS ZAFIRAH 41Z
HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K
Circle the Bases sons
10
CIRCLE F16 L54
CIRCLE F16 L502
CIRCLE F16 L290
Circle the Bases sons
CIRCLE OLD
CIRCLE F16 L84
LEACHMAN
CIRCLE F16 L59
CIRCLE F16 L265
CLARITY IS CASH
Today’s industry pays big for heavy fat steers, but your pocketbook demands smaller cows. What to do?
The answer is clear, dependable data and the courage to bypass traditional straightbreeding.
Simmental-influenced cows are an average 74 lb. lighter at maturity than Angus-sired counterparts.a
Meanwhile, packers pay $20 to $34 more for SimAngusTM and Simmental-sired steers than English-sired calves.b
Finally, raise efficient cows and high-performance calves. The proof is in the data – and the cash.
Frostline sons
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L77
18
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L129
58B TJ FROSTLINE 836H
3762487 CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z TJ 94D
CIRCLE BEEF KING C100
CIRCLE KING WALLY F67
3547675 D222
MISS NEWSLINE T36
WS BEEF KING W107
CIRCLE WALLY 8118
CIRCLE W190 Y69
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L270
19
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L151
BD: 7/27/2023 Reg #:4343460 Tattoo:
ACW IRONHIDE 395Y
TJ FROSTY 318E TJ 58B
TJ FROSTLINE 836H
3762487
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z TJ 94D
TJ MISS NEWSLINE T36
CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
LD CAPITALIST 316 LD DIXIE ERICA 2053 G298
3994453
TNT TANKER U263
3C CROCUS Y1691 B N732
Frostline sons
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L299
21
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L173
22
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L108
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L131
Frostline sons
Hook’s 94F Dam of Lots 24-27
Fantasia is another Beacon daughter we purchased a flush on with Shasta View Genetics. Fantasia’s moderate frame coupled with outstanding Maternal and Carcass EPDs fits our model here at Circle Ranch. We flushed her to TJ Frostline who we have used heavily the last three years and are selling 25 sons, including 4 out of Fantasia, Lots 24 to 27.
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L343
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L281
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L298
27
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L369
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L198
ACW IRONHIDE 395Y TJ FROSTY 318E
58B TJ FROSTLINE 836H
3762487 CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
94D
MISS NEWSLINE T36 MR NLC UPGRADE U8676 TJ OMAHA 378A
JC MS OMAHA 546C
2976425
S27
HUMMER 12M
MS HUMMER 002X J/C PRIDE OF0368139-104L
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L318
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L288
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L97
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L191
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L300
ACW IRONHIDE 395Y
TJ FROSTY 318E TJ 58B
TJ FROSTLINE 836H 3762487
34
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L80
836H
A V RESOURCE 1441 CIRCLE RESOURCE C307
OLIE W11
F67
35
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L132
ACW IRONHIDE 395Y TJ FROSTY 318E
58B
FROSTLINE 836H
94D
COWBOY CUT 5048Z
MISS NEWSLINE T36 CIRCLE RANCH
Frostline sons
LOT 36 • CIRCLE FROSTY L960
CIRCLE FROSTY L960
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L161
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L168
CIRCLE BEEF KING C100
WS BEEF KING W107
CIRCLE WALLY 8118
CIRCLE KING WALLY F49 3547668 VERMILION DATELINE 7078
CIRCLE VRD D196 CIRCLE OLIE W11
39
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L61
ACW IRONHIDE 395Y
TJ FROSTY 318E
TJ FROSTLINE 836H 3762487
TJ 94D
CIRCLE THE BASES G118
3731974
TJ 58B
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
TJ MISS NEWSLINE T36
CIRCLE OLD SCHOOL B62
CIRCLE THE BASES D384 CIRCLE OLIE W11
CIRCLE W172 Y33
CIRCLE LUCKY MAN W172
CIRCLE FULL FIGURES S34
Maternal or Terminal? That is the question.
We’ll choose maternal every time. Maternal is a collection of traits that are hard to find, but equally hard to ranch without.
Most ranchers, we included, don’t fully appreciate those traits until they’re gone. Maternal traits must be intentionally selected for and proven out across generations. Culling into the right ones is a strategy some use but is not a sound breeding objective nor is it financially sustainable. Maternal traits must be intentionally selected from proper parent stock through the eye of a stockman and production data. There are no numerical values to quantify the term. Instead, the proof is the action within environment and experienced
Maternal is more than calving ease, more than calf vigor. It encompasses those traits, for sure, but also extends to the way in which cows optimize production within their environment. Here at Bruin and Circle Ranches the breeding goal is to continue to select and breed more of the kind that keep you in business. YOU know the right kind; YOU and YOUR environment have been selecting for her your entire career. These maternal traits need time, experience and keen observation to be implemented within a breeding program. This is why by the time a sire has proven to add maternal merit to a cowherd, he’s often an old bull with seemingly outdated EPDs.
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE. The cow that is maternally superior to all others and navigates her environment with elegance, grace and profitability. She effortlessly converts the resources available into profit for the producer. She’ll last a long time. She’ll cause very few problems and for most of her life should go unnoticed in a crowd of others just like her. Her excellence isn’t the outlier, it’s the standard. Plenty of marketing firms have taken the opportunity to describe maternal where the narrative fits adding value to their herds, but few have truly articulated the essence of what the word maternal means when put into practice.
Frostline sons
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L200
CIRCLE FROSTLINE L64
CIRCLE POWER GRID L358
CIRCLE POWER GRID L238
CIRCLE H75 L216
CIRCLE H75 L221
CIRCLE OLD SCHOOL B62
CIRCLE THE BASES D384 CIRCLE OLIE W11
CIRCLE THE BASES H75
3854842
OPEN 8 YELLOWSTONE C580 GMAR ALLIANCE X254
LEACHMAN RIGHT TIME
CIRCLE RIGHT TIME B61
3535474
CIRCLE OLIE W11
46
HOOK’S YELLOWSTONE 97Y
N BAR EMULATION EXT
LEACHMAN ERICA 0025
ELLINGSON LEGACY M229
CIRCLE R242 T111
CIRCLE TEARDROP L351
TJ MAIN EVENT 503B
TEARDROP 783F
CIRCLE TEARDROP H247
A348 UPGRADE E142 CIRCLE WALLY 8118
UPGRADE A348
ELLINGSON LEGACY M229 MR NLC UPGRADE U8676 MS NLC MOJO S6119 B
CIRCLE UPGRADE Z98
2761583
CIRCLE J031 L030
LARKS CANYON 74D4
CIRCLE QUEEN MOTHER J031
CIRCLE TEARDROP L219
H247
UPGRADE
Circle Moonshot sons
LOT 48 • CIRCLE MOONSHOT L204
CIRCLE MOONSHOT L204
CIRCLE MOONSHOT L106
W190 Y69
QUEEN MOTHER N022
Moonshot, Alumni & Global sons
CIRCLE MOONSHOT L271
CIRCLE MOONSHOT L85
CIRCLE OLD SCHOOL B62
CIRCLE THE BASES D384 CIRCLE OLIE W11 CIRCLE MOONSHOT G83
CIRCLE UPGRADE A165
NLC UPGRADE U8676
ADVANTAGE KIND PRINCESS 2336
HOOK’S XAVIER 14X
CIRCLE XAVIER C299 CIRCLE UPGRADE A343
CIRCLE PASQUE F182
3547718
CIRCLE TOP GRADE Z55
MCM TOP GRADE 018X
CIRCLE HEIRESS L118 N074
CIRCLE MOONSHOT L63
CIRCLE THE BASES D384
OLIE W11 CIRCLE MOONSHOT G83 3703072
NLC UPGRADE U8676 CIRCLE UPGRADE A165
KABOOM K243 KCF CONNEALY THUNDER
CIRCLE GLOBAL L8
57
GLOBAL J138
CIRCLE GLOBAL L95
E202
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
COWBOY CUT 5048Z
CCR 707 COWBOY 6055B S D S PRINCESS 707T
DIPLOMAT 294D CIRCLE DIPLOMAT F63 CIRCLE IN FOCUS X26
CIRCLE TEARDROP L217
58
CIRCLE GLOBAL L17
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
WS PROCLAMATION E202 WS MISS SUGAR C4
KBHR GLOBAL J138 3943850 WS HOT BEEF X38 BAR CK MS X38 106Z BAR CK MS MEAT MKR 323T
CCR WIDE RANGE 9005A
GIBBS 7382E BROAD RANGE SSF BLK LOUISE Y534 J111
MR NLC ENTREPRENEUR 1227
CIRCLE ENTREPENEUR D26 CIRCLE B354
Circle Ranch
feeding Our bulls at home
We continue to develop our bulls at home and feel it is one of the STRONGEST PARTS of our program.
Feeding our bulls in five acre lots filled with Oak trees gives them PLENTY OF ROOM to keep loose jointed and limber and READY FOR TURN OUT.
You won’t see eye-popping yearling weights with our bulls, but what you will see are bulls that are ATHLETIC and will not lose as much weight during the breeding season.
LOT 59 • CIRCLE COMMANDER L177
CIRCLE COMMANDER L177
61
CIRCLE COMMANDER L276
COMMAND C036
CIRCLE COMMANDER L104
COMMAND C036 BALDRIDGE BLACKBIRD A030 CCR COMMANDER 5135F
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z CCR MS 2073 COWBOY 5135C CCR MS E-Z-3 2073Z TNT
62
CIRCLE COMMANDER L107
63
CIRCLE COMMANDER L164
COMMANDO 1366 BALDRIDGE COMMAND C036
5135F 3437418
LUCKY MAN Y313
BLACKBIRD A030
COWBOY CUT 5048Z
CIRCLE HILGER L124
CIRCLE COMMANDER L176
BLACKBIRD A030
CCR COMMANDER 5135F
3437418
CCR MS 2073 COWBOY 5135C CCR MS E-Z-3 2073Z HOOKS TAURUS 24T
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
HOOK’S YELLOWSTONE 97Y HOOKS SHEYENNE 77S
CIRCLE COMMANDER L82
COMMAND C036
COMMANDER 5135F
COMMANDO 1366
BLACKBIRD A030
COWBOY CUT
CIRCLE HILGER L27
CIRCLE HILGER L119
CIRCLE HILGER L165
Eclipse, Alumni & Commander sons
CIRCLE ECLIPSE L91
FROSTY 318E
THUNDER CIRCLE THUNDER X49
CIRCLE ALUMNI L225
CIRCLE
GRADUATE A8
CIRCLE COMMANDER L62
BALDRIDGE COMMAND C036
COMMANDER 5135F
EF COMMANDO 1366
BLACKBIRD A030
COWBOY CUT 5048Z
MS 2073 COWBOY 5135C CCR MS E-Z-3 2073Z
CIRCLE GAME PLAN C81 CIRCLE TOP GRADE Z59
CIRCLE GAME PLAN A189
CIRCLE GAME PLAN H49
CIRCLE COMMANDER L67
7/27/2023 Reg #:4343708
EF COMMANDO 1366
BALDRIDGE COMMAND C036 BALDRIDGE BLACKBIRD A030
CCR COMMANDER 5135F 3437418
COWBOY CUT 5048Z CCR MS 2073 COWBOY 5135C CCR MS E-Z-3 2073Z
WALLY C240 BLK 3C CROCUS 9278 BL CIRCLE WALLY 9206 3123084 N BAR EMULATION EXT 1228 / 1228 848 / 848
BLACK HERCULES
CIRCLE ALUMNI L90
CIRCLE GOLD L931
CIRCLE GOLD L917
CIRCLE GOLD L923
CIRCLE GOLD L902
BD: 2/26/2023
CHARLO 0256 S A V RAINFALL 6846
CIRCLE ENHANCEMENT L929
ENHANCEMENT 25H
SWEET SIXTEEN F16
TORQUE 5261
C4
BEACON 56B
LIGHTS COME ON D217
A V 004 DENSITY 4336
CIRCLE HONCHO L928
NL B351 LADY POP 619
N BAR 5522
BAR EMULATION EXT N BAR PRIMROSE 2424
COLEMAN DIXIE ERICA 3939144 D H D TRAVELER 6807
COLEMAN DIXIE ERICA 143 DIXIE ERICA OF R R 6203
CIRCLE JUSTIFIED L911
BD: 3/2/2023
1443
85
MISS MAGIC 3528
Circle Prosperity L933
S A V 004 PREDOMINANT 4438
S A V PROVIDENCE 6922 S A V MAY 7238
S A V PROSPERITY 9131 2579425 B C C BUSHWACKER 41-93 S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123 S A V EMBLYNETTE 1177
TEHAMA 717 BAND 876
TEHAMASCHWARZENEGGERN600 TEHAMA BLACKCAP E406
TEHAMA EISA ERICA S403 2657404
TEHAMA EISA ERICA K815
B A R EXT TRAVELER 205
TEHAMA EISA ERICA H782
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Bruin Fellow sons
Fellow has continued to jump through all the hoops by producing sons that have highlighted the sale season and the type of females the west commands. Their excellent motherly instinct and ideal foot shape has us going back to Fellow as a sire for the fifth year. His broody females combine perfect udders and teat size with above average milk. We confidently believe Fellow’s story in the Angus breed is just beginning. The bulls are the front pasture type, commanding attention with their body length, extension,
Bruin Fellow 8224 • Sire of Lots 1-6
Bruin 8224 Fellow 0716 • Owned by Vineyard Brothers
Bruin 8224 Fellow 0723 • Owned by Duane Martin Livestock Bruin 8224 Fellow 0765 • Owned by KC Cattle Company
Bruin 8224 Fellow 0768 • Owned by Madalena Ranch
Bruin 1023 Blackbird 8616 • Dam of Bruin Fellow 8224
Bruin 8224 Fellow 0701 • Owned by Duane Martin Livestock
Bruin Pathway 3791
08/28/23 Reg
BRUIN FELLOW 8224
19466326
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361
BRUIN 307R LANA 2321 DDA LANA 585 Bruin
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
MYERS KEYSTONE M263 MYERS QUEEN M180
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
19622805 #SITZ UPWARD 307R
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. An exciting way to lead off this Fellow Sire group. This maternal brother to Bruin Journeyman 1730, our lead off bull in 2022 and sire of lots 122-127 is complete from all angles. We see Pathway as a potential large scale commercial heifer project bull, his pedigree reads Bruin through and through. His dam is one of the oldest Torque daughters on the ranch and continues to produce quality every year. At 7 years old she maintains a gorgeous udder with perfect teat size.
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Bruin Journeyman 1730 • Maternal Brother to Lot 101
Bruin Fellow sons
Bruin 205 Blackbird 7277 • DAm of lot 102
Bruin 8224 Fellow 3787
19466326
Deep, long and complete sum up my notes on 3787. He is a maternal brother to one of the very top Barricades we sold last year. His ultra-feminine dam is a different twist to the Blackbird line. 7277 is as productive as we can make one. She is heavy milking, big bodied, long and pretty fronted and always brings home a good one.
Bruin 8224 Fellow 3790
An opportunity to own the full brother to the popular lot 3 in last year’s sale. This bull is built with the same structure and skeletal outline as his brother. My notes say long, deep and complete. His mother is a larger scaled cow with stretch, performance and muscle, expect more growth out of this bull than numbers suggest.
Bruin 8224 Fellow 3800
MYERS KEYSTONE M263
BRUIN FELLOW 8224
19466326
1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
6846 PRINCESS 1743
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
MYERS QUEEN M180
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
BLACKBIRD 6071 #COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
4136
A bull I would call right on the edge of a calving ease prospect. If you are confident in the size and maternal calving ease of the heifers, I would have no problem using him. This more moderately statured bull is complete in all his angles and type. His dam is one of the top young Rainfall daughters and a personal favorite of the Princess line. Keep every daughter you can out of this bull.
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Milestone sons
Sitz Milestone 636H • Sire of Lots 105-114
We are always on the search for a bull with added outcross traits but from a cow that protects the maternal value we have worked so hard to breed into our herd. Milestone earned a spot in our AI roster due to his outstanding mother. At 11 years old, she still maintains 104 nursing ratio with a calving interval of 363 days. Her female line traces back directly to the immortal Everela Entense 1905. The sires in the maternal pedigree stack of Milestone include some of the most highly proven and productive cow makers of the breed in the past 15 years. These sons are rugged, powerful and high growth.
Bruin Limited 3770
BD: 08/22/23
SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
#TALON EVERELDA 0179
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 1719
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272
#SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ PRIDE 200B
0380557 KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9261 MISS CHARLO 2074
A new sire group highlighted by Limited, a bull that combines one of the most extreme sets of growth data we have ever produced. Limited is a type stand out combining masculinity, muscle and capacity in a practical frame size. His young dam is on the fast track to notoriety in our herd. She was an early favorite as first calver combining gorgeous maternal type with outstanding productivity, and as a 3 year old she has only gotten better.
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SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
Bruin 636H Milestone 3706
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
#TALON EVERELDA 0179 RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
BRUIN FELLOW 8224
BRUIN 8224 PRINCESS 0750
20069068
MYERS KEYSTONE M263
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
#S A V INTERNATIONAL 2020
BRUIN 2020 PRINCESS 5226 BRUIN 7301 PRINCESS 9248
An early prediction is that 3706 will be one of the crowd favorites on sale day 2024. This bull matches his power and performance with breed leading type. He has been a standout all summer to visitors with his presence and striking front third. His Fellow dam is one of the best on the ranch and has often been a cow shared with digital media. A good bull here with an excellent dam.
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Milestone sons
Bruin 1023 Blackbird 8616 • Donor DAm of Lots 107-108
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ET Brothers
Bruin 636H Milestone 3501
BD: 08/07/23 Reg #: 20995805 Tattoo: 3501
Bruin 636H Milestone 3506
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D SITZ MILESTONE
19677875 #SITZ UPWARD 307R #TALON EVERELDA 0179 RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#G A R PRECISION 1680
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023 E&B 6807 LADY TRAVELER 61 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
16533520 #CONNEALY DATELINE FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071 #VERMILION BLACKBIRD 5044
BW 80
LOTS 107-108. HEIFER BULL CANDIDATES. These maternal brothers to Fellow, Endorsement, Essence, Guardian and many others offer as much longevity as any in the sale. These bulls present with quality, they are thick made, easy fleshing and long sided. Opportunities to own an own son of 8616 are fewer all the time. At 16 years old she still roams the fields at Bruin, one of the best to ever grace our pastures. For 3 years straight 8616 produced the high sellers of this Event and had sons lead off the sale.
Bruin Endorsement 7255
• Maternal Brother to Lots 107-108
Bruin 636H Milestone 3715
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
#TALON EVERELDA 0179
BRUIN 8209 ELBA 0810
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
MYERS KEYSTONE M263
BRUIN FORAGER 8209 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
20069077 #S A V RECHARGE 3436 BRUIN 3436 ELBA 7343 BHR ELBA 1094 606
His EPDs say calving ease, his own birth weight and mother say calving ease, but you be the judge. 3715 brings extreme power, performance, length and pay weight to a calf crop. His brother last year was the high growth Lot 18. His young Forager dam is one of the most productive nursing ratio cows we own ratioing 15% above her contemporaries. Lots of growth, lots of octane wrapped into this pedigree.
Bruin 636H Milestone 3710
ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
KEYSTONE M263 BRUIN FORAGER 8209 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
BRUIN 8209 PATRICIA 0802
20069072 #BRUIN TORQUE 5261 BRUIN 5261 PATRICIA 7259 BRUIN 4132 PATRICIA 8076
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. This long and deep Milestone son is a three-quarter brother to Lot 109. If I could draw the perfect cow, it would be the dam of 3710. Her feminine head, elegant front, bold middle and flawless udder are the perfect combination of maternal visual traits.
Bruin 636H Milestone 3747
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
#TALON EVERELDA 0179
S A V RAINFALL 6846
BRUIN 6846 ELBA 1819
20380516
BRUIN 6262 ELBA 9217
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
#CONNEALY IMPRESSION
BRUIN 9794 ELBA 4184
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. A smooth made, longer bodied bull with some style and scale. This bull sells without registration papers due to a spot of white ahead of his navel. The dam of 3747 is an ultra-productive daughter of our 9217 cow who left the ranch at 15 years old. Longevity and productivity, leading factors in cowherd profitability.
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Bruin 636H Milestone 3761
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
SITZ MILESTONE 19677875
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
#TALON EVERELDA 0179 RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
#LD CAPITALIST 316 LD DIXIE ERICA 2053
BRUIN 316 BLACKBIRD 8236
19471042
#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P BRUIN 46P BLACKBIRD 5284 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
A stylish and stout bull out of a cow that never misses. This bull is a prime example of cowmaker quality in a little different pedigree to many of our lines. This bull would complement the Torque, Rainfall and Stellar lines well as an outcross. His dam is a feminine, bold middled cow with a near perfect udder.
Bruin 316 Blackbird 8236 • Dam of Lot 112
Milestone sons
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SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
Bruin 636H Milestone 3707
BD: 08/05/23 Reg #: 20995813 Tattoo: 3707
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
#TALON EVERELDA 0179
BRUIN 316 BLACKBIRD 9235
19774456
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
#LD CAPITALIST 316 LD DIXIE ERICA 2053
#BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682
BRUIN 1682 BLACKBIRD 6225 BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. One of the coolest patterned Milestone sons in a more moderate growth package. 3707 is built like his brothers but with a little more front-end extension and style. His dam is an easy fleshing picture-perfect cow.
Bruin 636H Milestone 3741
8/10/2023 Reg #: 20995824
#POSS ACHIEVEMENT
SITZ ACCOMPLISHMENT 720F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 166D
SITZ MILESTONE
19677875
#TALON EVERELDA 0179
BRUIN M263 BLACKBIRD 8211
19471037
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
RIVERBEND EVERELDA 3179
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
MYERS KEYSTONE M263 MYERS QUEEN M180
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
As a calf 3741 received as much attention as any. On the side of his dam, the two represented one of the most ideal pairs we have bred. His mother is the only flush sister to Bruin Fellow 8224, a herdsire who has recently gained a lot of publicity. This bull is banged up at the time of footnotes, we are hopeful he makes a full recovery by sale day.
Bruin 316 Capitalist 8277
Full Brother to the Dam of Lot 113
Bruin Fellow 8224 • Flush Brother to the Dam of Lot 114
Sitz Logo 8148 • Sire of Lots
Logo 8148 was an outcross calving ease specialist that we sampled this year. These calves were born light and vigorous, something we really value calving on these hot fall days. An 11-year-old Pathfinder dam is a bonus with 8148. Her production record is impeccable, posting progeny averages of 98 BW and 107 WW. Longevity and fertility must be bred and selected for; 8148 sons should do a nice job making daughters that last.
Bruin Branded 3755
#SITZ LOGO 12964
SITZ LOGO 8148
19087441
#SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 912
BRUIN 632F DIANNA 1756
#SITZ TEBOW 11860
#SITZ SHAUNA 3152
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 738
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
20380343 #BRUIN TORQUE 5261 BRUIN 5261 DIANNA 8261 BRUIN 7404 DIANNA 1203
This lead-off “8148” son had strong consideration to lead off the sale book. My only comments read “real dense,” which is remarkable considering his low birth weight. Muscle, power and middle best describe him and his dam is one of the top young Barricade daughters. His mother is from a long line of wonderful cows that have worked here back to the same cow family as Bruin Rubicon 4356.
#SITZ LOGO 12964
SITZ LOGO 8148
19087441
#SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 912
BRUIN 632F ELBA 1765
20380351
#SITZ TEBOW 11860
#SITZ SHAUNA 3152
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 738
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
#BRUIN UPROAR 0070 BRUIN 0070 ELBA 6246 BRUIN 6262 ELBA 9217
A 7/8 brother to lot 115 in a little lighter package. 3781 is made right with the same skeletal outline, middle and power, just a few pounds behind. His mother is a really nice young Barricade x Uproar daughter that shows promise nursing her second AI calf.
Sitz Barricade 632F • Maternal Grandsire of Lots 115 & 116.
Bruin 8148 Logo 3781
117
SITZ LOGO 8148
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Bruin 8148 Logo 3783
#SITZ TEBOW 11860
#SITZ LOGO 12964 #SITZ SHAUNA 3152
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
#SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 912 SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 738
#MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272
#SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ PRIDE 200B
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 1701
20380558 KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9245 MISS CHARLO 2074
4 1.3
A stud of a bull. 3783 was a standout all winter and continues to impress with his overall mass, length, body and presence. His young dam is flawless uddered and backed by our Eisa Evergreen cow family.
Full Brothers in Blood
Bruin 8148 Logo 3758
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Bruin 8148 Logo 3782
11860 #SITZ LOGO 12964 #SITZ SHAUNA 3152 SITZ LOGO 8148 19087441 #SITZ UPWARD 307R
#SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 912 SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 738
#MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272
#SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ PRIDE 200B
BRUIN 726D ELBA 1502
20380583 #CONNEALY IMPRESSION BRUIN 6262 ELBA 9217 BRUIN 9794 ELBA 4184
LOTS 118-119 HEIFER BULL CANDIDATES. A pair of full brothers in blood to turn out together for consistency in performance and maternal type in their daughters. The Stellar x Bruin Elba 9217 daughters have made some really nice cows here and seem to get better every year.
Bruin 8148 Logo 3793
LOGO 12964
LOGO 8148
TEBOW 11860
SHAUNA 3152
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. A pretty fronted, nice patterned bull with a productive young Envy dam. 1736 is as close to ideal cows as they come. She is feminine fronted, bold middled, the right size, perfect uddered and productive.
Bruin 8148 Logo 3794
NELL 738 #COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN 6846 PRINCESS 1734
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 BRUIN 5261 PRINCESS 8604 BRUIN 7404 PRINCESS 1281
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. One of the most complete commercial heifer project bulls in the sale. His flexible pedigree and unique data make him an ideal bull to use on most popular pedigrees of today. As an individual he is complete and faultfree. His dam is one of my favorite young cows, end of discussion.
Miss Charlo 2074 • Maternal Great Granddam of Lot 117
Sitz Stellar 726D • Maternal Grand Sire of Lots 118-119
The most unique thing we do. . .
The most unique thing we do is breed cattle to excel right here. In this latitude, in this rangeland, this foothill Oak Savannah landscape - the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains - that we’re blessed to graze. Raising cattle that are adapted to the significant constraints of this semi-desert, wildly rugged environment and tested inside of this microclimate has produced a great deal of customer satisfaction throughout the arid west and beyond.
Building a cow that is resilient and works with Mother Nature is quite a task. The best way to achieve it is to watch the ones that are doing it and make more of them.
It has always been our goal to challenge cattle beyond what they’ll be challenged when they go into the commercial sector. When customers use our cattle that have been born, raised, bred to thrive here, they usually go on to do very well out in other environments.
We need to have performance, absolutely, but bulls are the by-product of what we do best: raising resilient, productive and profitable mother cows. We focus everything on the mother cow, her cost of production and cull rate. Working on that end of the balance sheet has proven to be more fruitful for us than the other.
Bruin Journeyman sons
Bruin Journeyman 1730 • Sire of Lots 122-127
Journeyman was the highlight and high seller of our 2022 sale going to Curtis Vanderveen in Kansas and TK Angus in Nebraska. His first calf crop has defied all typical measures of performance, being light at birth and maintaining explosive growth. The bulls are noticeably outpacing many of their pen mates for growth and seem to be exceptionally docile. The replacement heifers sired by Journeyman display exceptional body depth, length and femininity, a combination that is difficult to breed into cattle.
Bruin 1730 Journeyman 3726
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730
20380339
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361 BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
KOUPAL KOZI 22
KOUPAL KOZI 418 KOUPAL EBONETTE 263
BRUIN 418 TRENDY 7345
20006735 #S A V SEEDSTOCK 4838 BRUIN 4838 TRENDY 5388 BRUIN 1P55 TRENDY 1279
Leading off the Journeyman sire group is an exceptionally balanced performance standout. 3726 was born jet black and noticeably different. He is long, dense and well made. His dam is one of the easiest fleshing cows on the ranch.
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Bruin 1730 Journeyman 3723
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730
20380339
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361
KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9261
19772149
MISS CHARLO 2074
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
KOUPAL KOZI 22
KOUPAL EBONETTE 263
SITZ RAINMAKER 713X
SITZ RLS EISA EVERGREEN 1803
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. On day one, 3723 was spindly and all legs but today he has matured into a thick made and dense beef bull. 3723’s dam is a model Kozi daughter and should make pathfinder status this year. Her own type suits our environment well and she consistently outpaces her contemporaries for productivity.
Bruin Journeyman sons
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Bruin 1730 Journeyman 3717
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730
20380339
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361
BRUIN 3096 PRINCESS 5356
18343523
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
#TC ABERDEEN 759
LT PARKER 3096 LT ASHLEY 0118
#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P
BRUIN 46P PRINCESS 3333 BRUIN 5659 PRINCESS 5218
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. Another deep, dense made standout Journeyman son. 3717 is noticeably high libido, he was always on the prowl for hot cows this winter as a calf. His dam is a slick haired 9-year-old that always raises a nice one.
Bruin 1730 Journeyman 3705
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730
20380339 #BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361 BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN ENVY 7248 BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
BRUIN 7248 PRINCESS 0795
20069070
#D R SIERRA CUT 7404
BRUIN 7404 PRINCESS 1281 #BRUIN 854E PRINCESS 7618
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. A little more front-end extension on this complete made bull. His pretty head and front-end extension mirror his elegant dam. 0795 is an exceptional uddered Envy daughter back out of a good old Sierra Cut who is still on the place at 13. Longevity and type, never go out of style.
1730 Journeyman 3739
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730 20380339
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361 BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
#KOUPAL ADVANCE 28
REGIONS 4110 LT BEAUTY 8398
BRUIN 4110 BLACKBIRD 6349 18943848
#CONNEALY EARNAN 076E BRUIN 076E BLACKBIRD 3323 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8602
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. Very traditional square Angus head on this complete made bull. 3739 has been a standout since birth and potential AI heifer breeding candidate. His dam is a model 8 year old, she has sold several standout bulls through our sale for many years.
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Bruin 1730 Journeyman 3743
BD: 08/11/23 Reg #: 20995825 Tattoo: 3743
#SITZ STELLAR 726D
SITZ BARRICADE 632F SITZ BARBARAMERE NELL 765D
BRUIN JOURNEYMAN 1730
20380339
BRUIN 5261 LANA 7361
BRUIN 316 PRINCESS 0145
20074215
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 307R LANA 2321
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
#LD CAPITALIST 316 LD DIXIE ERICA 2053
KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN 418 PRINCESS 7364
BRUIN 46P PRINCESS 3333
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. A bull that dominates the sire group in thickness, ruggedness and power. 3743 is soft sided and the right kind to bring heavy calves to any operation. His dam is heavy milking and produced one of the good ones last year as well.
Bruin 316 Capitalist 8353 • Maternal Brother to Lot 126 Bruin
Anthem sons
SAV Anthem 0042 • Sire of Lots 128-137
Anthem is an easy choice when considering his own traditional Angus type, perfect head, easy fleshing body shape and docility. The dam to Anthem owns one of the most impressive resumes in the breed, maintaining Pathfinder status with a 107 Nursing ratio. Her flawless body shape, hoof quality, udder structure and teat placement make her one of the most sought-after cows in the breed. These Anthem sons are out of some of our very best daughters of Torque, Prosperity and more and should leave outstanding daughters in any progressively maternal operation.
Bruin Legion 3751
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
19852817 #S A V PRIORITY 7283
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 9131 BLACKBIRD 9243
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
#S A V PROSPERITY 9131 #S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
19772141 #E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
Leadoff bull in a trio of full brothers in blood. When we chose to use Anthem, we hoped to produce a son we could use in our own herd, we think Legion is that good. His dam is highly productive and her predictable flush of sisters ALL have quickly become the backbone of our herd.
Bruin 9131 Blackbird 9243 with Bruin Legion 3751
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
A full brother in blood to lot 128 and out of a cow with similar type and kind. This is the third of three outstanding bulls 9240 has raised. 9240 embodies maternal with abundant milk and picture perfect teat size. Much like her sisters, she is gentle and easy to be around. 129
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145 S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V PROSPERITY 9131
BRUIN 9131 BLACKBIRD 9240
19772140
#S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
#S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
-5 3.9 64
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3722
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 9131 BLACKBIRD 9253
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
#S A V PROSPERITY 9131 #S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
19772147 #E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
The final full brother in blood off a trio of herd building, excellent type bulls. If you hope to retain replacement heifers, we strongly recommend looking right in this section of the book. While trailing cows to the corral horseback on weaning day, he was in the back of the bunch and noticeably easy going. His excellent type is matched by expressive muscle through his back and hip.
Bruin 9131 Blackbird 9240 • Dam of Lot 129
Bruin 9131 Blackbird 9253 • Dam of Lot 130
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Anthem sons
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V AMERICA 8018 S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 4336 BLACKBIRD 0513
20074290
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336 S A V MAY 7238
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
LOTS 131 AND 132: As babies, these full brothers in blood were shared through text across the country as some of the first Anthems people had seen. They were so loose hided as a day-old babies, they visually had wrinkles up on their hide. This pair is dense, soft and powerful. They are female makers supreme and out of two of the favorite cows on the ranch.
Anthem sons
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3731
BD: 08/09/23 Reg #: 20997630 Tattoo: 3731
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 5261 BLACKBIRD 0742
20069064
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
#BRUIN 3436 BLACKBIRD 7221 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
-4 5.6
A bull with changer type and changer data. This bull hits hard with performance, length, scale and weight. He is massive, we recommend using him like you would any extra power bull, his performance will run with any breed. His dam is affectionately referred to as “the Queen,” and she is something to behold. 0742 was intensely line-bred for consistent type and breeding potency and we expect her son to produce daughters like her.
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3736
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
A V PRIORITY 7283
V MADAME PRIDE 1171
A V 004 DENSITY 4336 #BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
5261 ELBA 0108
1441 ELBA 6304 BRUIN 6262 ELBA 9217
This Anthem x Torque cross is bred to consistently put out the type of females our environment demands but with modern performance and growth. 3736 fits in the model with a dam who we could label as “just right.” 0108 goes back to the Elba cow family which has excelled in fertility and longevity, her mother left the herd at 15 just this year. 0108 is powerful, big bodied and exceptional uddered.
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3704
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V AMERICA 8018 S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
S A V ANTHEM 0042 19852817
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 5261 PRINCESS 0105
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
20069053 #21AR COAL BANK C014
BRUIN C014 PRINCESS 3356 TEHAMA KINDNES PRINCESS D517
Perhaps the most balanced numbered Anthem in the pen. A bull that offers a little more length and stretch than some of his brothers. His dam is a higher performing Torque daughter with an outcross pedigree.
Bruin 5261 Blackbird 0742 • Dam of Lot 133
Bruin 5261 Elba 0108 •Dam of Lot 134
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3721
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 5261 LUCY 9228
19772139
THOMAS LUCY 3799
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#SITZ TRAVELER 8180
THOMAS LUCY 3109
Another Anthem x Torque from a long lived female line. Tie into the female value of these Anthems, the dam of 3721 is ideal uddered, sized and a model Torque daughter. The granddam of 3721 left Bruin at the age of 18, having raised a calf or twins every year since her 2 year old opportunity. The ONLY way to select for longevity is by using pedigree full of cattle with it.
Bruin 5261
Lucy 9228
Dam of Lot 136
Bruin 0042 Anthem 3750
S A V AMERICA 8018
S A V ANTHEM 0042
19852817
#S A V MADAME PRIDE 3145
BRUIN 5261 PRINCESS 8604
20049634
#S A V PRESIDENT 6847
S A V MADAME PRIDE 0075
#S A V PRIORITY 7283
S A V MADAME PRIDE 1171
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#D R SIERRA CUT 7404
BRUIN 7404 PRINCESS 1281 #BRUIN 854E PRINCESS 7618
A bull that is a little behind the others but offers genetics packed full of longevity, rangeland adaptability and practicality. Every cow in his three generation pedigree was a good one here back to the Emblazon sired pathfinder daughter of “Daisy,” one of the best to do it here and in the Circle ranch program. The granddam of 3750 is still producing at Bruin at the age of 13.
Bruin 7404
Princess 1281
Maternal Granddam of Lot 137
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- Joe
Rainfall sons
SAV Rainfall 6846 • Sire of Lots 138-146
This multi-trait breed leader has a balanced set of proven EPDs and has proven through nursing daughters to bring value to the Angus population. Rainfall represents the largest number of daughters of one sire group in the Bruin herd. His daughters are consistently easy fleshing, feminine fronted and milk perfectly for our environment. He has complemented our Traveler lines incredibly well and while we have offered three years worth of his sons, we have more Rainfall babies on the ground this fall. Quality never goes out of style and predictably proven brings more consistent value to our operations than potential.
ET Brothers
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3778
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3505
Lots 138 and 139: A pair of flush brothers built for gorgeous replacement females. We’ve made it no secret that the highest count of daughters of any sire group at Bruin are Rainfalls and this duo is out of an exceptional flush sister to Bruin Hologram 0734. 0726 is one of the heaviest milking cows in the herd, but still does it with a welded-on attachment and perfect teats. The sister mates to these bulls are at the very top of our retained females for 2024
Bruin Hologram 0734 • Flush Brother to the Dam of Lots 138 and 139
Rainfall sons
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3726
#O C C PAXTON 730P
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 BOHI ABIGALE 6014
S A V RAINFALL 6846
18578963
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN 5261 BLACKBIRD 0743
20069065
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
#S A V MAY 2397
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#S A V RECHARGE 3436 BRUIN 3436 BLACKBIRD 7235 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
A heifer bull candidate for larger framed heifers or cattle without extreme birth in the pedigree. This bull is a maternal brother to last year’s sale attraction Bruin Kirkwood 2716. This bull is moderate in stature, extremely deep bodied and densely made. His pedigree is loaded with cows who have done a nice job here; being easy fleshing and problem free. He should make daughters much the same.
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3762
This pair of moderate and thick Rainfall sons are full of breed character and type. Both cows are on the smaller end of our herd in terms of size but excel at pounds weaned per pound of body weight. For herds looking to hold mature size or even down size their cows a little, this set of brothers are excellent options. Their daughters will excel in this foothill ranching environment. 141
#O C C PAXTON 730P
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 BOHI ABIGALE 6014
S A V RAINFALL 6846
18578963
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136 #S A V MAY 2397
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
#O C C
142
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3764
08/21/23
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 BOHI ABIGALE 6014
S A V RAINFALL 6846 18578963
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
#O C C PAXTON 730P
A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
A V MAY 2397
C C ANCHOR 771A
C C HONESTY 962H O C C DIXIE ERICA 907C
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 1741 20394639 SITZ RAINMAKER 713X MISS CHARLO 2074 SITZ RLS EISA EVERGREEN 1803
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE.
Bruin 964H Honesty 1797 • Flush Brother to the Dam of Lots 141-142
ET Brothers
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3504
BD: 08/11/23 Reg #: Tattoo: 3504
144
Bruin 6846 Rainfall 3507
BD: 08/16/23 Reg
#O C C PAXTON 730P
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 BOHI ABIGALE 6014
S A V RAINFALL 6846
18578963
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136 #S A V MAY 2397
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
RITO 707 OF IDEAL 3407 7075
#S A V 707 RITO 9969 BR POLLY 8077-472
S A V EMBLYNETTE 3629
17593487 #S A V NET WORTH 4200 #S A V EMBLYNETTE 7415 #S A V EMBLYNETTE 7260
2 2.9 56
LOTS 143 AND 144 A pair of flush brothers, who are in turn full brothers in blood to the famous SAV Bloodline 9578. We were offered the chance to partner on a flush of their beautiful 9969 dam and jumped at the opportunity. These bulls were raised in our embryo program and present as much upside potential as any we will offer. Give them time and let them be, these bulls pack incredible genetic potential for siring the right kind of females for our operations. Their retained flush sisters are near the top of our replacement pen.
Bruin 1783 Rainfall 3804
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN 6846 RAINFALL 1783
20380478 CONNEALY OBTAIN
BRUIN 5691 DIANNA 8243 BRUIN 4200 DIANNA 9032
#MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272 #SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ PRIDE 200B
BRUIN ELSA EVERGREEN 1706
20586999 KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9244 MISS CHARLO 2074
Bruin 1783 Rainfall 3815
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN 6846 RAINFALL 1783
20380478
CONNEALY OBTAIN BRUIN 5691 DIANNA 8243 BRUIN 4200 DIANNA 9032
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN 7248 BLACKBURR 1745
20587000
BRUIN 316 BLACKBURR 8238
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#LD CAPITALIST 316
BRUIN 5682 BLACKBURR 0210
LOTS 145-146 HEIFER BULL CANDIDATES. The cowboys will find these younger heifer bulls. The outline, growth and type on this pair is exceptional, just in a little lighter package. I lumped together their footnote because their dams are both so similar in type. Pretty fronted, big bodied, gorgeous uddered and productive, these young cows are the kind that really fuel my excitement in this business. Both calved with the first service AI group this year, backing up in the calving season from their first year.
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SAV Bloodline 9578 • Full brother in blood to Lots143-144
SAV Emblynette 3623 • Flush Sister to the Dam of Lots 143-144
Bruin Torque sons
Bruin Torque 5261
Sire of Lots 147-149
Torque has become a household name in the Angus business as a sire of outstanding daughters. In his first year with a significant number of daughters to qualify, he earned Elite Pathfinder Status through the American Angus Association. Torque’s influence can be found throughout our pedigrees and has proved to be a foundation type breeding piece, stamping his influence with the qualities we expect of a mother cow on rangeland. There are only three opportunities to purchase a son this year, but we feel each carries a seedstock level of quality for a potential herd sire.
Bruin Gearbox 3740
#S
#O C C EMBLAZON 854E
#C C A EMBLAZON 702 LIMESTONE BLACKCAP R128
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9272 19774417 SITZ RAINMAKER 713X MISS CHARLO 2074 SITZ RLS EISA EVERGREEN 1803
An outcross Torque son backed by an incredible cow. On evaluation, Gearbox is long, thick and carries that herd bull presence. His mother is the only Emblazon 702 daughter of our Miss Charlo 2074 donor and one of our favorite 5-year-olds. Gearbox is a maternal brother to Bruin Jester 1713, one of the best from our offering in 2022 and used in our program.
Bruin 702 Emblazon 0708 • Flush Brother to the Maternal Granddam of Lot 147
Bruin Eisa Evergreen 9272
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
This Torque x Rainfall and Rainfall x Torque cross has proven to be incredibly effective in our breeding program. A definite herdsire, Turbo carries the name that has been reserved for a Torque son for years. His elegant dam defies logic with her ultra feminine head and neck but with more power and body than most. 0107 is special and one of our top cows.
#S
Bruin Flex 3766
#S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004
A full brother in blood to lot 148, but a little different type of bull. Flex is the most densely made option of the trio. This easy fleshing, bold middled bull packs plenty of thickness and pay weight into a practical yearling size. 0116, while a flush sister to Lot 148’s dam, is the thicker, stouter made option. Flex injured an eye while on test this summer and we decided to catalog him and evaluate his progress on sale day.
Bruin Turbo 3709
Prosperity grandsons
SAV Prosperity 9131
Prosperity has surfaced as a dominant pathfinder sire through actual data by producing daughters and real proof. In 2016 alone, we were able to evaluate nearly 1200 sons and daughters. The sons are fantastic in their foot shape and heal depth, long spined and big topped. The daughters are hardworking females with pathfinder type milking ability, excellent fertility, and nice dispositions. In his threegeneration pedigree, Prosperity is one of the few animals to be found in the entire Angus population with eleven out of fourteen pathfinder ancestors. Through his daughters, granddaughters and sons, Prosperity is one of the most influential sires in our herd.
Bruin 9222 Gatsby 3737
#S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
#S A V PROSPERITY 9131 #S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
BRUIN GATSBY 9222
19709446 #S A V RESOURCE 1441 BRUIN 1441 BLACKBIRD 5341 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#O C C JET STREAM 825J A CROSS WASHITA A0232 AKERS JUANADA 9100
BRUIN A0232 KINDNESS 0147
20069058 SINCLAIR EXECUTIVE 9XV2 BRUIN 9XV2 KINDNESS 7349 BRUIN 1441 KINDNESS 5343
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. The only Gatsby son in the sale but an exciting individual. Gatsby was the performance powerhouse of 2020 and still the favorite son of one of the best cows on the ranch. 3738 has a very nice outline and excellent structure. His young dam is my ideal and on the fast track to the donor pen. Her pedigree is classically maternal and her own type and function put her in a class of her own.
A0232 Kindness 0147 Dam of Lot 150
Bruin 8226 Forgiven 3502
RITO 707 OF IDEAL 3407 7075
#S A V RESOURCE 1441 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN FORGIVEN 8226
19466327 #O C C GREAT PLAINS 943G BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#CONNEALY REFLECTION
#CONNEALY IMPRESSION PEARL PAMMY OF CONANGA 194
BRUIN 6262 ELBA 9217
16855096
#CONNEALY LEAD ON BRUIN 9794 ELBA 4184 WILLIAMS ELBA B1
A forgiven son that reads calving ease but we encourage evaluating this bull on sale day and the maternal calving ease of your own operation. He was modest at birth and his dam is one of our top calving ease producers but his sire is pure muscle and power. Birth EPD aside, the pedigree is a who’s who of cow makers in the Bruin program. Excellent retained heifer potential here.
Bruin Gatsby 9222 Sire of Lot 150
Bruin
Bruin Forgiven 8226 • Sire of Lot 151
Envy grandsons
Bruiin Envy 7248• Paternal GrandSire of Lots 152-157
With enough progeny in production across multiple environments, management, and breeds it’s safe to classify Envy as a changer bull. Envy consistently adds body depth, fleshing ease, udder quality and traditional type to his progeny. His first daughters are just what we had hoped, practically sized, excellent uddered and maintain their flesh in the most challenging conditions. Through retained sons and countless daughters, Envy’s impact on our herd is just starting to gain momentum.
Bruin 1740 Influence 3779
152 BD: 08/24/23 Reg #: 20995839 Tattoo: 3779
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INFLUENCE 1740
20375815
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V NET WORTH 4200
BRUIN 4200 QUEEN ELBA 1308 ADVANTAGE QUEEN ELBA 1321
BRUIN FELLOW 8224
BRUIN 8224 QUEEN ELBA 0704
MYERS KEYSTONE M263
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
20096164 PVF SURVEILLANCE 4129
BRUIN 4129 QUEEN ELBA 8312 BRUIN 7212 QUEEN ELBA 0254
A bull who reads with more calving ease than experience suggests with his sire. This younger bull is really coming on and for anyone who follows our program, he is a maternal brother to our sale topping Bruin Kickback 2780 last year. His dam is a star in our program and waiting on her turn for the donor pen. She is a model Fellow 8224 daughter and fits our maternal mold perfectly. Her classic front end, wedge shape and gentle disposition put her at the head of her class.
Bruin 1740 Influence 3808
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INFLUENCE 1740
20375815
A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V NET WORTH 4200
BRUIN 4200 QUEEN ELBA 1308 ADVANTAGE QUEEN ELBA 1321
BRUIN FELLOW 8224
BRUIN 8224 FOREVER LADY 0744
MYERS KEYSTONE M263
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
20070078 #S A V INTERNATIONAL 2020 BRUIN 2020 FOREVER LADY 5219 BRUIN 587 FOREVER LADY 9254
A ¾ brother to lot 152 with a little higher octane and performance-oriented dam. Don’t be scared by birth EPD. This bull DOES NOT have an actual birth weight entered, which would have lowered that number. Experience tells me he was in the 80s but I couldn’t get him found and tagged within appropriate time so accurate data for him is to report no birth weight. This younger bull is geared to produce heavy weaned calves and feedlot merit.
Bruin Fellow 8224 • Maternal Grandsire of Lots 152-153
Bruin 1740 Influence 3785
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INFLUENCE 1740
20375815
BRUIN 4200 QUEEN ELBA 1308
#S A V PROSPERITY 9131
BRUIN 9131 BLACKBIRD 0732
20074403
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V NET WORTH 4200
ADVANTAGE QUEEN ELBA 1321
#S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
#S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
#E&B 1680 PRECISION 1023
BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616 FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
Another Influence son who reads lower birth EPD than I would trust on heifers. This set of sons should highlight the importance of use numbers as a tool, but get to know the breeder and let them set you up for success. The sire of these bulls was the most powerful, high growth Envy son we ever made and from a dam who left us at 12. We didn’t offer Influence and used him in our own program. The female mates to these bulls are stunners. 3785s mother is another member of the flush sisters to Guardian, love the cow power in this pedigree.
Bruin 1746 Inheritance 3822
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INHERITANCE 1746
20375816
BRUIN 2020 PRINCESS 5292
#BRUIN 5213 TRENDY 7219
19140387
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V INTERNATIONAL 2020
BRUIN 7022 PRINCESS 9460
#CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
LT ENTERPRISE 5213 LT ERICA 0121
BRUIN 0070 TRENDY 2207
#BRUIN UPROAR 0070
BRUIN 329 TRENDY 8270
Striking type on this younger Inheritance son. Inheritance was our pick of the flush brothers to Bruin Jagger 1777. He is masculine, thick and has extreme fleshing ease. This son of 7221 is another opportunity to bring changer level maternal and rangeland adaptability into your program. 7221 has dominated matings and achieved elite Pathfinder status. A proven, productive, practical cow with a son of exceptional upside.
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Bruin 1746 Inheritance 3812
20995852
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INHERITANCE 1746
20375816
BRUIN 2020 PRINCESS 5292
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN 5261 DIANNA 8261
19471051
BRUIN 7404 DIANNA 1203
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V INTERNATIONAL 2020
BRUIN 7022 PRINCESS 9460
#S A V 004 DENSITY 4336
FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071
#D R SIERRA CUT 7404
BRUIN M250 DIANA 8263
The value point of the sale, we will see who reads what I write. This bull is plain on paper and assembles numbers that seem out of date. Rest assured; this bull is out of one of the best Torque daughters on the ranch. 8261 never fails at making females that excel in our range. She’s not a small cow, but maintains her flesh, milks well and sports a perfect udder. There is tremendous value in retaining females out of this bull.
Bruin Guardian 9230 • Flush Brother to the Dam of Lot 154
Bruin Jagger 1777
• Flush Brother to the Sire of Lots 155-157
Bruin 5261 Dianna 8261 • Dam of Lot 156
Bruin 1746 Inheritance 3811
BD: 09/12/23 Reg #: 20995851 Tattoo: 3811
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN INHERITANCE 1746
20375816
BRUIN 2020 PRINCESS 5292
BRUIN 6846 BLACKBIRD 0114
20074449
In the younger bull category, 3811 is a nice fronted, attractive patterned bull. His young Rainfall dam is a model cow with size, length and femininity. 0114 is out of a ¾ sister to Bruin Uproar 0070, the first bull from our program to hit Angus center stage. The female side of these Inheritance sons shows a lot of promise for those hoping to keep replacement females. 157
#S A V RECHARGE 3436
BRUIN 943G BLACKBIRD 4264
#S A V INTERNATIONAL 2020
BRUIN 7022 PRINCESS 9460
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
#SITZ UPWARD 307R
BRUIN 307R BLACKBIRD 2333 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8602
-1 2.5 61 111 0.2
Bruin 1713 Jester 3802
#MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272
#SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ PRIDE 200B
BRUIN JESTER 1713
20380553 #C C A EMBLAZON 702
BRUIN EISA EVERGREEN 9272 MISS CHARLO 2074
S A V RAINFALL 6846
BRUIN 6846 PRINCESS 1708
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
20375810 LT PARKER 3096
BRUIN 3096 PRINCESS 5356 BRUIN 46P PRINCESS 3333
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. This first service clean up sired calf is really made well. He has all the type parts, a balanced set of EPDs and a mother who is an absolute model Rainfall daughter.
Bruin
6846 Blackbird 0114
•Dam of Lot 157
Bruin Jester 1713 • Sire of Lot 158
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Bruin Irreplaceable 3776
BD: 08/24/23 Reg #: 20995837 Tattoo: 3776
SPCC SPUR’S FACTOR F834
BRUIN IRREPLACEABLE 1803
20399873
BRUIN 418 FOREVER LADY 8201
BRUIN GENUINE 9223
BRUIN 9223 DIANNA 1834
#CONNEALY SPUR
#SPCC QUEENMERE X036
KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN 2020 FOREVER LADY 5219
BRUIN ENVY 7248
BRUIN 028 ELBA 5287
20587008 #S A V PROSPERITY 9131
BRUIN 9131 DIANNA 9603
BRUIN 1639 DIANNA 3322
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. One of the best we will offer. A Bruin pedigree through and through, bred for consistency and the ability to optimize the forage and management cycles of California rangeland. This bull has been a favorite for a long time and his young dam is nearly ideal. 1834 raised the high indexing bull at weaning with this son and backed up almost a month calving with the AI group. She does all this while maintaining one of the lightest actual mature weights in our herd. This cow is exactly what we breed for.
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Bruin Irreplaceable 3756
BD: 08/20/23 Reg #:
QUEENMERE X036
IRREPLACEABLE 1803
20399873 KOUPAL KOZI 418 BRUIN 418 FOREVER LADY 8201 BRUIN 2020 FOREVER LADY 5219
#CONNEALY SPUR
SPCC SPUR’S FACTOR F834 #SPCC QUEENMERE X036
BRUIN F834 BLACKBIRD 1824
20587006 KOUPAL KOZI 418 BRUIN 418 BLACKBIRD 8208 BRUIN 1023 BLACKBIRD 8616
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. A really complete and square made bull out of a top young F384 daughter. 1824 has an ideal udder, production and a soft disposition. She also backed into calving first cycle while raising this bull as a two year old.
Bruin Irreplaceable 3753
08/14/23 Reg #: 20995828 Tattoo: 3753
#CONNEALY SPUR SPCC SPUR’S FACTOR F834 #SPCC QUEENMERE X036
BRUIN IRREPLACEABLE 1803
20399873 KOUPAL KOZI 418 BRUIN 418 FOREVER LADY 8201 BRUIN 2020 FOREVER LADY 5219
#COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
BRUIN 6846 PATRICIA 1772
20380503 #S A V RESOURCE 1441 BRUIN 1441 PATRICIA 6286 BRUIN 4132 PATRICIA 8076
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. The field notes on this bull read “real complete and solid bull.” Simply put, the Irreplaceable calves as a sire group impressed us as much as any for their ability to be born light out of heifers, grow fast and look good while doing it. 3753’s Rainfall dam is gorgeous, just like the rest of her sisters.
Bruin Irreplaceable 3759
#CONNEALY SPUR
SPCC SPUR’S FACTOR F834 #SPCC QUEENMERE X036
BRUIN IRREPLACEABLE 1803
20399873
KOUPAL KOZI 418
BRUIN 418 FOREVER LADY 8201 BRUIN 2020 FOREVER LADY 5219
#BRUIN TORQUE 5261
BRUIN GUIDANCE 9299 THOMAS LUCY 3799
BRUIN 9299 EMBLYNETTE 1829
20587007 #S A V RESOURCE 1441
BRUIN 1441 EMBLYNETTE 8363 CHAMPION HILL EMBLYNETTE6052
HEIFER BULL CANDIDATE. The final Irreplaceable son is just like the rest, complete, solid heifer safe option. The dam of 3759 is a beautiful uddered second calf cow with femininity, body and an excellent disposition.
Bruin Emulation 3765
A blast from the past. This bull has 2 full sisters in blood that are everything we breed for in the replacement pen. When you go back and use these matings, most times the hope is for females. This bull presents an incredible opportunity for someone seeking to find time tested maternal quality. When we hear “All I want is the cows I had 20-30 years ago,” this pedigree is exactly that!! Buy with confidence in the maternal predictability. 163
#EMULATION 31
#EMULATION N BAR 5522 ANKONY 8F78 LASS 8F275
#N BAR EMULATION EXT 10776479
N BAR PRIMROSE 2424
#EMULATION 31
PRIMROSE N BAR 9962
#C H QUANTUM 6247
#COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P COLE CREEK CLOVA JUANADA 67
BRUIN 46P BLACKBIRD 5288 18248309
#CONNEALY DATELINE FALCON BLACKBIRD 6071 #VERMILION BLACKBIRD 5044
Connealy Spur • Paternal Great Grandsire of Lots 159-162
