19th Annual Fall Production Sale by Gardiner Angus Ranch

Gardiner anGus ranch

19thAnnual Fall Bull Sale

Monday, septeMber 25, 2023 • 9:00 aM at the ranch near ashland, Kansas

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, September 24:

5:00 PM: Dinner will be served

6:00 PM: Moderated Discussion:

CATTLE SELLING INCLUDE

452 REGISTERED BULLS

252 18 Mo. Old Bulls

200 14 Mo. Old Bulls

“Elite Genetics = Flexibility, Opportunity & Profitability”

Moderator: Dr. Randall Spare

Panelists: Margie Mayer Rice, Mayer Legacy, LLC

Katie Blunk, KT Ranch & Jackass Ridge Beef

Monday, September 25:

9:00 AM: Gardiner Angus Ranch 19th Annual Fall Bull Sale

11:30 AM: Lunch will be served until the sale is concluded

92 BRED REGISTERED FEMALES

65 AI Bred Heifers

27 AI Bred Cows

475 AI BRED COMMERCIAL FEMALES

Elite Genetics = Flexibility, Opportunity & Profitability

Our goal as beef producers is to maximize our resources and create a sustainable business model regardless of market dynamics. Margie Mayer Rice and Katie Blunk both came back to the ranch to continue their family’s legacy. Their disciplined use of elite genetics have created a flexible foundation providing extraordinary flexibility and increased opportunities for profitability from calf to carcass. Join us Sunday evening!

AUCTIONEERS:

Col. Joel Birdwell (405) 368-1058

Col. Eddie Burks (270) 991-6398

LIVESTOCK PRESS REPRESENTATIVES

Matt Caldwell (913) 755-1105 …………

Special Assignment

(Matt has seen the cattle, can take your phone bids or provide information. He can be reached by phone or email: mattcaldwell75@gmail.com)

Jeff Mafi (816) 344-4266

Stephen Russell (785) 458-2650

Colton Pratz (405) 385-1054 ………………………………

Dakota Ferguson (785) 893-1604

Guy Peverley (785) 456-4390

Chisolm Kinder (405) 747-4683 ……………………………

Doug Paul (405) 820-3982

Bill Bowman (816) 752-0079

Josh Worthington (417) 844-2601 …………………………

Matt Myers (405) 315-7258

Angus Journal

Kansas Stockman

Oklahoma Cowman

High Plains Journal

Stock Exchange

Special Assignment

GAR DESIGNATED SALE REPRESENTATIVES

If you are unable to attend the sale but are interested in placing a bid on any of the cattle, we encourage you to contact one of our designated representatives or Matt Caldwell. These representatives can respond to your request for visual information and bid for you during the sale.

Randall Spare Bill Bowman Andrew McPeake (620) 635-5507 (816) 752-0079 (478) 719-7021

Smitty Lamb Josh Worthington Mark Spare (229) 646-4785 (417) 844-2601 (620) 635-0541

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

AI Barn: (620) 635-2156

Mark: (620) 635-5095 • gar@gardinerangus.com

Greg: (620) 635-0233 • gar@gardinerangus.com

Grant: (620) 635-0382 • grant.c.gardiner@gmail.com

Cole: (620) 635-0727 • colegardiner1@gmail.com

Ransom: (620) 635-0283 • gardinerransom@gmail.com www.GardinerAngus.com

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Best Western Country Inn and Suites, Dodge City, KS (620) 225-7378 (mention Gardiner Angus Ranch for a special rate)

Hampton Inn and Suites, Dodge City, KS (620) 225-0000

LaQuinta, Dodge City, KS (620) 225-7373

Holiday Inn Express, Dodge City, KS (620) 227-5000

Comfort Inn, Dodge City, KS (620) 338-8700

Daltons Bedpost, Meade, KS (620) 873-2131

Holiday Inn Express, Woodward, OK (580) 256-5200

The Bunk House, Ashland, KS (620) 635-5207

Super 54 Motel, Minneola, KS (620) 885-4885

Best Western Plus, Greensburg, KS (620) 723-2244

Watch the sale and bid live online at LiveAuctions.tv and Bid.SuperiorLivestock.com. Register to bid prior to sale day on either bidding platform. Call in your bid to a Gardiner designated sales rep or through Superior Livestock at (800) 431-4452 prior to the start of the sale.

Don Graham, Cattle Broker Mobile: (918) 706-8875

Crossroads Cattle Company

Don has worked with us and our customers and recognizes the value of GAR-influenced genetics throughout the supply chain. Don works daily with every production sector to buy and sell cattle. We appreciate Don’s willingness to work with us as well as our customers to capture more value. If you do not plan on retaining ownership and would like to access the best market for your calves, we highly recommend Don Graham.

Will Yeager

Mobile: (979) 219-0483

Yeager Cattle Co.

Will Yeager works with many GAR customers selling their cattle on Superior. Will recognizes the value-added opportunities for beef producer’s buying or selling cattle. If you need assistance, please give Will a call.

“ That thing—tradition—has held more things back in this world than a red traffic light.

—Will Rogers, March 30, 1929

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Dear customers and friends,

Welcome to our 19th Gardiner Angus Ranch Fall Production Sale. In 2005, when we cataloged the offering for the first fall sale, beef cattle production was, compared to today, moving at a “snail’s pace.” The American Angus Association was working hard to develop more reliable tools to identify high-valued genetics. The growth of Certified Angus Beef® was modest at best. One of the huge obstacles to growth and increasing demand for beef was the impact of BSE. From 2003 to 2004, beef exports dropped 82% due to most of the world banning beef imports from the U.S. While we all can appreciate tradition, thankfully, the beef industry didn’t let tradition or conventional thinking deter us from continuing to due diligence, conduct valuable research and develop the tools we needed to make beef better.

Today, approximately 11% of U.S. beef is exported around the world and adds $500 PER HEAD to the value of every carcass. The United States is the world’s largest beef producer and second-largest exporter. In 2022, Certified Angus Beef sold 1.16 billion pounds of branded products to 54 countries and returned $182 million in CAB grid premiums. THIS IS PHENOMENAL PROGRESS!

When we think about how, in less than 20 years, we’ve been fortunate to make such progress, it’s the stuff that makes for great stories. For us at Gardiner Angus Ranch, it’s our core belief that as beef producers our only limitation is getting stuck in conventional thinking. Henry Gardiner spent most of his life as a beef producer searching to make beef better without compromising a single economically relevant trait. The largest obstacle for Henry was the lack of scientific tools to make better breeding decisions. Another obstacle was the lack of information once cattle left the feedyard.

For most of our history, we have used the feedyard as a tool to document and prove the value of our registered seedstock. Until 1997, when U.S. Premium Beef delivered the first load of fed cattle to National Beef, there was no system in place to get carcass data back or understand how to capture the value of higher quality beef. Thanks to visionaries like Steve Hunt, U.S. Premium Beef has given us access, information and a road map to continue to make beef better.

We are offering 452 bulls in this sale that offer more genetic potential and ultimately value to our customers than any we have ever offered. Continuing with Henry’s “no compromise” commitment, these bulls are elite for ALL the traits of economic importance. The entire bull offering ranks in the top 15% of the Angus breed for calving ease, top 2% of the breed for marbling, top 2% for $Combined and $Beef. Home Town and Transcendent are exactly the genetic powerhouses we expected them to be. There are 169 sons of Home Town and Transcendent in the sale, followed by 32 sons of GAR Dual Threat and Identified, respectively.

In addition, we are selling 92 elite registered females, 65 bred heifers and 27 young cows. These females are genetically designed to give our customers years of longevity (top 2% of the breed for carcass quality, and a +11 average calving ease EPD). The females are bred to the next generation of genetically superior sires, GAR Apex, GAR Fireproof, GAR Home Free, GAR Dual Force as well as our proven sires, Home Town and Transcendent.

Immediately following the registered portion of the sale, we will offer more than 475 genetically elite bred commercial females. The GAR-Influenced females are AI bred to many of the same proven GAR AI sires, Home Town, Transcendent, Dual Threat, Home Free, Home Team and Fireproof. The females will sell in groups. Buyer must take a minimum of 10 head but may take more within a category and as always, we offer free delivery.

We hope you can join us in person for our Sunday evening panel discussion featuring two beef producers that are making a difference, Margie Mayer Rice and Katie Blunk. Our friend, Randall Spare, has provided herd health guidance to both operations for decades and will serve as moderator. We look forward to seeing you all as we continue to celebrate one of the most favorable marketing environments for beef we have seen in decades. Let’s keep Making Beef Better!

We are so thankful for your trust in our family and our cattle.

Greg Gardiner

Mark Gardiner

Grant Gardiner

Cole Gardiner

Ransom Gardiner

Quanah Gardiner

Eva Gardiner, DVM

Debra Gardiner

Megan Gardiner

Kayla Dewey Gardiner

Greta Gardiner

SUMMER & FALL INTERNS

Since 2012, The Gardiner Angus Ranch structured internship program has hosted 64 students from universities across the U.S.

This fall, we welcome the first international interns to the GAR experience! Lydia Keeping arrived at Will Rogers World Airport in Okla. City, August 18, from London, England. Lydia is a senior at Harper Adams University, Shropshire, England. Lydia has considerable experience in the equine industry working at the largest equine collection and distribution center in the UK.

Later this fall, Brooke Barnes will join our fall intern cohort when she arrives from Perth, Australia. Brooke is a senior at Murdoch University and is a member of the intercollegiate meat judging team.

Katie Turner is a junior at University of Florida, Gainesville, Floria. Katie learned

about the GAR internship program from former intern, Ambree Sandell. Katie expresses an interest in learning more about sales and marketing in the beef industry.

The internship program is designed to best accommodate students in the spring and fall. On occasion we receive a request for a summer internship. Greyson Philoppovic, Destrehan, Louisiana, is a junior at Texas A&M University and plans to pursue a post graduate degree focusing on beef cattle and equine industry. Greyson was recommended by Dr. Jeff Savell, one of the most respected meat scientists in America! It was a pleasure to have Greyson join us this summer and are excited to watch him work toward his career goals.

The students arrive with lots of goals, aspirations and hopes to continue to gain useful

experience and eventually become professionals in agriculture. While experience is helpful, it has never been a prerequisite for an internship. Curiosity and a willingness to learn, however, are. The fall interns arrive just days before we begin ultrasounding thousands of cattle and embryo transfer on over 100 donors. From day one, interns learn low-stress handling, horsemanship, reproduction, data collection and basic animal husbandry skills.

In addition to our “day jobs” at GAR, the interns have an opportunity to travel with Mark to visit other seedstock operations, feedlots and GAR commercial cow-calf operations. They also are invited to accompany him to speaking and presentation events. A few nuggets of Great Plains history are always included!

Each intern cohort is unique. We are grateful that 64 students from all across the country, and now internationally, applied and made the commitment to advance their education at Gardiner Angus Ranch. It is rewarding and reassuring to know these bright, young students are preparing themselves for careers in food animal production and will continue to pay it forward.

Welcome to Our 2023 Fall Interns!

Katie Turner Fall 2023

Lydia Keeping Fall 2023

Greyson Philloppovic Summer 2023

It is important to recognize the GAR Team at every opportunity. Each member accomplishes the work of multiple people, all in an effort to get the job done. Whether it’s planting, harvesting, working several thousand head of cattle multiple times a year, breeding, feeding, processing, calving, repairing equipment…there is NO job this crew can’t do. While we all appreciate our educations, life lessons of hard work, honesty, responsibility and integrity are learned outside the classroom. We are humbled by our team’s collective experience, can-do attitudes and loyalty to the Gardiner family and GAR.

Kurt Borgelt

OUR TEAM

Jeff Golden began with GAR as a student at K-State. Following graduation in 1984, Jeff began working full time. Jeff’s main responsibilities include managing herd health as well as overseeing calving of the two year old heifers, and freeze branding thousands of GAR cattle each year. Jeff is as good of a cowboy as we know. His ability to see the condition of the cattle and the country is valuable to us. Jeff and his wife, Sheryl, have two children, Zane and Grace. Jeff and his family live just east of GAR on their own operation.

Scott Tune has been with GAR since June, 2002. Prior to joining the GAR team, Scott worked for Bar Six Dirt Construction. Scott oversees much of our farming during the summer. During the winter, Scott is an ace heat checker and assists in herd health at the GAR AI barn. Scott has delivered many GAR cattle all over the U.S. He does it proficiently and with a smile. Scott and his wife, Connie, live on the Gabbert Ranch at GAR.

Kurt Borgelt, native Nebraskan, moved to Clark County in 2004. Kurt has a degree in Animal Science from Univ. of Nebraska and is an all-around good hand in the GAR operation. Whether it’s heat detection, feed bunk management or herd heath, Kurt knows cattle! Kurt’s excellent feed bunk management has enabled GAR to consolidate bull development back on the ranch. Kurt and his wife, Aimee, have three children, Austin, Nicole and Landon, and reside just east of the GAR AI barn.

Landon Borgelt grew up on Gardiner Angus Ranch and is the son of Kurt and Aimee Borgelt. Landon graduated from Ashland High School and attended Pratt Community College. Landon is keenly aware of the demands of our diverse ranching and farming operation. He assists in our minimum till farming operation and is responsible for much of the equipment maintenance. During fall calving, he assist in tattooing and data collection. We are grateful Landon decided to return to the Ashland community and Gardiner Angus Ranch.

C.J. Bonilla was raised in the Ashland community, graduated from Ashland High School and left Kansas to serve our country as a U.S. Marine. After his honorable discharge, C.J. returned to Clark County. C.J. is a valuable addition to the GAR team, observing penned cattle for health and wellness and assisting in the day to day cattle operation. C.J. delivers GAR cattle all across the Great Plains. We depend on his attention to detail and commitment to the welfare of the cattle under his care.

Eric Campbell came to GAR in August, 2004, with extensive feedlot and ranch experience. Eric assists with heat detecting and winter feeding at the AI barn. During the summer, Eric also shares much of the farming responsibilities. Eric never met a job that was too big or too small and has a great attitude! Eric and his wife, Emilie, have two children, Mahala and Mykelti, and live on the Dunne Ranch.

Calen Bailey was a fall 2020 intern at GAR. After graduation, Calen expressed an interest in gaining “post graduate” experience in minimum till farming and day to day ranch management. She has been a full time member of the GAR team since September 2021. We appreciate Calen’s curiosity and determination to search for the experience she needs to meet her personal goals and willingness to take on any job around the ranch. Calen is unflappable and always searches for the best outcome, regardless of the situation.

Jeff Golden Scott Tune

Eric Campbell

Landon Borgelt

C.J. Bonilla

Calen Bailey

ACCELERATION

One of the greatest advantage of decades of disciplined breeding is the genetic acceleration now possible because of genomic data, accurate selection tools, phenotypic performance and carcass data. The charts below illustrate the average EPD percentile rankings and Method Genetic Retained Ownership Income (ROI) of all the GAR bulls sold from September 2022 including the September 2023 offering.

Sept. 2022—Sept. 2023

Average Percentile rankings & Method Genetics ROI

The charts illustrate the average of 2,258 GAR bulls sold in our production sales from September 2022 to the current offering.

EASE

This unparalleled genetic acceleration is the result of more than five decades of using only progeny proved A.I. sires and applying selection pressure, calf crop after calf crop, for calving ease, early growth, moderate stature, maternal function, ribeye and marbling. Mark often says,

“With the influence of genomic data and structured sire evaluation, the confidence in our mating decisions is based on end-product proof. Today, the accuracy of the data enables accelerated and measurable genetic progress. Our disciplined approach to applying selection pressure for calving ease, birth weight, early growth, maternal function, and carcass quality ensures a BALANCE across all traits of economic importance INCLUDING endproduct value without compromising a single trait. Our customers depend upon our discipline.”

AVERAGE PERCENTILE RANKING FOR 19th ANNUAL FALL PRODUCTION SALE

n Top 15% for CED

n Top 10% for YW

n Top 40% for YH

n Top 15% for CW

n Top 2% for MARB

n Top 5% for REA

n Top 2% for $C

n Top 2% for $B

n Top 9% for MG ROI

The 19Th AnnuAl BullS ThAT Sell

For the 19th Annual Fall Production Sale we have chosen bulls with a wide age range. The sale will feature 252 18-month-old bulls and 200 14-month-old bulls. The majority of the sale bulls are the progeny of 9 different Angus sires. This offering presents bulls with a wide variety of pedigrees and range of ages to fit most off of our bull buyers.

Fifty-two percent of the bulls in the sale are sired by four of our most trusted herd sires: GAR Home Town (113 sons), GAR Transcendent (56 sons), GAR Dual Threat (32 sons) and GAR Kansas (28 sons). However, there are some exciting younger sires that have sons in this sale.

We have a saying, “Pounds pay the bills and QUALITY POUNDS pay more bills.” These bulls will sire calves with the “quality pounds.” You can find the pounds in the sale bulls that rank in the Top 15% of the Angus breed for yearling weight. You can find the quality in the sale bulls that rank in the top 2% of the breed for marbling. Check out the average EPDs for the entire group of sale bulls in the table below.

GAR Average AAA EPDs for the 2023 Fall Sale Bulls

We continue to provide index values from Method Genetics (MG). Using MG indexes allows our customers who perform MG genetic evaluations on their own commercial cattle to compare indexes of our sale bulls directly to the index values in their own herds. Hence, this provides our customers with a unique “tie” to the commercial industry that is not offered by the use of AAA genetic predictions. The average MG index values for the entire group of sale bulls is shown in the table below. The Retained Ownership Index (ROI) is the most complete index we can offer our customers for evaluating bulls. ROI provides a complete production system approach – it incorporates traits from conception through carcass end-points. Unlike other indexes, ROI combines maternal, growth and carcass quality endpoints into one comprehensive index. This makes it the most useful index for selecting bulls to sire replacement females or offspring headed for the feedlot and processing plant.

Customers may ask, “how do I use ROI as a selection tool?” The strategies for using ROI vary, but many of our customers use individual EPDs like calving ease (CED), stature (YH) or milk along with the sale bull’s pedigree to reduce the list of 452 bulls down to a smaller group that meets their primary specifications. Then, rather than considering every other EPD individually, the buyers turn to the ROI index because it combines the effects of all the other traits on dollars per calf produced. That strategy allows each buyer to focus on some individual traits that may be “non-starters” for them, but in the end they rely on the most inclusive index value, ROI, to find the best “all-around athlete” within the group that fits their most important specifications. We have found the ROI index to be the highest correlated tool we have for profit.

This group of sale bulls provides a range of choices among bulls based on ages, pedigrees and individual traits. However, with the whole group averaging in the Top 15% for ROI, there are a lot of “all-around athletes” spread throughout the sale. We hope you find bulls that will work for you.

G A R Home Run

Some may remember little more than a year ago, we first began to talk about genetic acceleration. Decades of disciplined breeding, genomic data and feedlot and carcass closeouts on thousands of head of GAR genetics are proving the reality of this acceleration, changing populations of Angus from average to elite. When we first saw the genetic predictions for Home Run it was “Déjà vu all over again” from when I first saw Home Town, as in OH MY, this is the NEXT LEVEL. Of the many thousands of Home Town progeny, Home Run is the son to take us all to new heights of beef cattle excellence. Home Run was raised by our partner, cooperator and friends at Ogeechee Angus. We believe pedigreed cattle really are a matrix of how cattle are designed to become more beneficial to us as producers, everyone in the production system, the planet, and the consumer. This relationship reminds me of the often-used quote of John Crouch’s “Like Begets Like.” As much as we love cattle, people matter most of all. Clint Smith, Smitty Lamb and Wynder Smith are some of the best people we know. They are true agriculturists and make this world a better place. The Gardiner family would like to thank them for the opportunity to work together in our mutual quest to Make Beef Better. More importantly, the quest to make the world a better place. Wynder Smith, thank you for your example! Home Run is leased to Select Sires. The buyer will be our partner in this lease to Select Sires. No possession sells.

GAR Home Town

n GAR Home Town was the American Angus Association’s #1 high use sire for 2022.

n At the end of 2022, Home Town ranked in the top 10 in total sales out of 108 Gardiner Angus Ranch sires leased to Select Sires, selling just shy of 130,000 units to date.

n Since September 2021, 663 Home Town progeny have sold in eight Gardiner Angus Ranch sales, totaling $6.3 million.

…Genetics

Homegrown is such a great prospect. Quanah has been lecturing all of us about his merits (he is right). When we think of the genetic smorgasbord we have available to us, we, like Goldilocks, want to select and multiply the animals that are “just right.” We believe Homegrown is JUST RIGHT!

Sometimes we think progress is slow, yet when we look at the cattle we are working with today, their genetic predictions were not possible a few years ago. E162 is one of the great prospects in the history of our family. Calving ease, multi-trait excellence, over 2 for marbling and over 1 for RE. Bottom 25% stature, one of the highest Retained Ownership Income (ROI) indexes we have had to date. This bull represents so many things we strive for. He is special!

G A R Transcendent E62

G A R Transcendent G2307

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 462 days of age. Like begets like—when I think of Transcendent’s sire Momentum, who was sired by Progress, who was sired by Predestined, who was sired by B/R New Design 036 flashes through my memory. These sires of merit in our breed have made such strides for the beef industry to improve. We are just getting warmed up. Exciting!! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2

nue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Home Town 215P

G A R Home Town J2601

Remember when we once thought over 1 for Marbling was great? We will average over +2 for marbling soon. Yet, we will never forget to use Henry’s strategy of selecting for calving ease, early growth, end product merit, moderate stature, and the maternal function to replicate this year after year. Pretty simple. We will aggressively continue this selection scheme now and into the future! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town J2090

G A R Home Town L382

L382 is a great son of Home Town. We are very thankful for the Home Town progeny. As a sire he is the best sire to date for our family for all of the traits of magnitude. When I got out of college 40 years ago, I couldn’t fathom the changes for the better the next four decades would bring. We are thankful for the information that allows us all to improve our business, product, but most of all these cattle which make it possible for us to raise our families working together, doing what we love. Selling

possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent E112

Henry Gardiner’s belief

Birth

G A R Transcendent E402

B429

G A R Prophet 19764408 G A R Prophet N1355

Daybreak 82

Yet another over +2 marbling son of Transcendent! This brother to Lot 4 has the family tradition of genetic superiority for the traits of economic importance! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town M2207

G A R Home Town L442

These genetics will allow the industry to have more Prime Beef. As Henry said in 1998, soon we will have cattle that grade Prime at the level we have achieving CAB now (1998). That has happened. We now say soon we will see cattle hitting greater than 50% Prime (our clients today are at 42%) we will turn vegetarians into beef advocates and consumers! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L182

G A R Home Town E82

Birth

G A R Home Town L342

G A R Home Town 302J

Fireball L1139

A R Momentum 19817146 RCC Momentum L407

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 455 days of age. Special genetics to achieve a higher %Prime and Certified Angus Beef! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L682

Throughout Angus history, when we identify populations of cattle that will defy the correlated traits, this has proven to be true opportunity. This modest stature bull is special for so many traits! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L312

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 456 days of age. Calving ease, marbling, and muscle. As John Crouch always said “like begets like!” Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Goodness gracious! Breed your heifers to L312, sleep tight and enjoy his modest stature offspring, and his incredible 1.78 Marbling will add value to your cowherd! Selling

REVENUE SHARING AND SEMEN INTEREST

You will notice we are selling revenue sharing and semen interests on all bulls. This means the bull is totally in your control in how you want to handle him and you get 100% of the salvage value of the bull. Simply, we are reserving the right to a share of semen sales revenue from the bull if, at some time in the future, semen sales become a possibility. If you sell the bull to another breeder, Gardiner Angus Ranch retains the semen interest. It is unlikely that large amounts of semen will be sold from many bulls. However, bulls are often “discovered” later in life, after proving themselves in the breeding pasture. It is for this reason we keep a semen interest in all bulls sold in our production sale.

Even bulls sold to commercial herds may become popular at a later time, as more carcass data is collected on their calves.

If you purchase a bull that we retain an interest in and you choose to collect semen from that bull as an “insurance policy” for your own use, that semen is 100% yours. Gardiner Angus Ranch may also wish to collect semen from the bull, either for in-herd use or to build a jointly-owned semen bank for sale purposes.

If you are not interested in collecting semen on the bull, GAR has the right to collect the bull, at their own expense, for their own use. Semen collection will be arranged at the convenience of the owner of the possession interest.

In Memory of Our Friend, Bernie Smith

The recent loss of Bernie Smith, Captain of the all-volunteer Englewood Fire Department, has left a hole in the heart of our community. Bernie was committed to keeping our rural communities safe through his tireless efforts to recruit and train volunteers and raise funds for equipment, knowing the next wildfire or accident was just around the corner. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Lot 21, Bernie’s firefighter number, will be donated to the Englewood Fire Dept.

G A R Home Town J2161

A R Home Town

I often think we are living in the greatest time in history for EVERYTHING, NOW. Things once thought unimaginable are possible. Beef cattle genetics are the same! My goodness this is a special bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 1112J

Birth Date: 3/1/22

G A R Home Town L372

G A R Home Town 5552S

G A R Home Town 5562S

Exceptional marbling, top 35% yearling growth. When a bull is over +2 for Marbling that is “rare air!” Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5532S

Don’t just shoot for the moon, when all the stars in the galaxy are available. Go for it! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town J2087

Home Town is a sire that is one of the good bulls in the history of our family. Calving ease, early growth, superior end product merit combined with maternal function. That has been Henry’s game plan since the beginning. We stay disciplined to keep with the plan! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

A R Home Town J2159

R Home Town

Birth

G A R Home Town 5442S

Phoenix 379

G A R Momentum 19568367 G A R Momentum 786

G A R Daybreak 1610

This bull is a “stud.” Calving ease, growth, marbling & muscle. Pure performance with calving ease! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L352

G A R Kansas 1102J

GAR Home Town 209P

The genetics that we all enjoy today were but a dream when we were younger. Tomorrow’s reality will be to make these genetics even more prepotent for profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas J2179

G A R Paragon 2880

G A R Paragon 2868

G A R Paragon 3040

2868 is a descendant of the great Rita 5H11 that we bought an embryo collection from Wehrmann Angus in 1988. Time flies when you are having fun. 5H11 was such a benefit to the Angus breed! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2945

Oh my, when you are able to combine this many elite traits it is exciting!

possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3070

G A R Paragon 2814

G A R Paragon 3240

Birth Date: 2/23/22

G A R Paragon 2870

G A R Combustion

Ankonian Paragon 0C4

G A R Momentum 1724

G A R Early Bird

G A R Complete N281

Jindra 3rd Dimension Jindra Acclaim

Jindra Blackbird Lassy 1111

K BAR Acclaim 8108 SydGen Trust 6228 19465339 G A R Trust N1273

G A R Predestined N1359

The possibilities of beef cattle genetics are in their infancy. We see this journey as an exciting trip to be the best we all can possibly be! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3251

Birth Date: 4/4/22 Bull +20352072 Tattoo: 3251

G A R Paragon 3537

We realize that these bulls are all very similar for their elite genetic rankings, by selecting these cattle and performing MOET (Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer) you can move a population so very quickly in the direction needed to profit. These bulls represent a great opportunity for breeders to build their own herds of value quickly! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Actual ultrasound at 292 days of age. If you connect the dots of value 3537 can be a key component for improvement! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2891

Top 1% Ribeye. Muscle helps cattle meet the RE/CWT required for better Yield Grades on the rail. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

DEDUCT $100 FROM YOUR PURCHASE

Any buyer of any lot or group in the sale will have $100 deducted from the purchase price of that lot or group if he provides for the transportation from GAR within two weeks after the sale.

G A R Paragon 2941

G A R Paragon 3269

Throughout Angus history, when we identify populations of cattle that will defy the correlated traits, this has proven to be true opportunity. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2883

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. -Dr. Seuss. Let 3269 guide you in the right direction! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2956

Like begets like, connect the dots with this calving ease bull that is elite for so many traits. Top growth prospect with elite RADG!

G A R Paragon 3278

G A R Paragon 3345

bulls in this sale are elite for all traits of economic importance

CED: TOP 15%

$BEEF: TOP 2%

$COMBINED: TOP 2%

M ARBLING: TOP 2%

RIBEYE: TOP 5%

MG ROI: TOP 9% 452

Birth Date:

G A R Paragon 3227

A R Ashland R148 G

Oh my…what a great bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2839

G A R Paragon 3356

Jumping

G A R Paragon 2808

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall-Nelson Mandela Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3364

G A R Paragon 2988

G A R Paragon 2885

Birth Date:

Z418 19519123 44 Quanah 5247 FWY Quanah of 9360 2625

G A R Paragon 3263

Greed when it comes to multi-trait selection is good! Always press for more value for all traits! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3069

The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.” -John D. Rockefeller Jr. Use discipline and genetics to achieve your goals uncommonly well! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3275

Lady 7125-890-2103 R B Lady Standard 305-890

If life were predictable it wouldn’t be life, but genetic predictions help us become more likely to be able to achieve our targets! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2949

Birth Date: 3/2/22 Bull +20315792 Tattoo: 2949

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. -Henry David Thoreau.

G A R Paragon 3230

Birth Date: 1/28/22

G A R Veracious 2713

G A R Veracious 2631

C A

A3 Jindra 3rd Dimension Jindra Acclaim Jindra Blackbird Lassy 1111

Queenie 9662 V A R Discovery 2240 19556512 Angus Hill Queenie 2AX Dean’s Queenie Y120

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. -Marilyn Monroe. 2713’s genetics make me smile! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 932J

Birth Date: 3/13/22

Calving

G A R Veracious 2807

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 446 days of age. When you have marbling and value like this, your calves will have “show me the money” stamped all over them! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 3265

Veracious 2757

G A R Veracious 3361

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined -Henry David Thoreau. 3361 will take you towards your dreams! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2834

Birth Date: 2/12/22

+20299612 Tattoo: 2834

G A R Veracious 2548

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 460 days of age. 2548 says “show me the money!” with elite $B & $C! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2796

G A R Veracious 2897

GAR Transcendent 210P

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough -Mae West. 2897 is a special bull that will help you do it right! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2823

There is never a one size fits all recipe for success, but there is a diligent pursuit of purpose to be the most successful on the most traits for the majority of producers. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 02B

Boo yah! 2823 a truly special combination of Marbling and Muscle for the Angus breed! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue

G A R Transcendent 5172S

G A R Transcendent E502

Power up dude! Elite growth, Marbling, & Muscle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 72E

Wow! Look at the Marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2

enue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 3255

G A R Transcendent E02

G A R Transcendent 5382S

Birth

G A R Transcendent L92

G A R Transcendent 3078

G A R Early Bird N915

G A R 28 Ambush 3051

Transcendent calving ease candidate for heifers and he will have extreme value for his entire life to breed cows too! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W4162

Exquisite Indexes with special end product merit. Top 10% YW. Selling

session and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent J2097

W4162 is one of the great Angus bulls in history for Marbling! Take his top percentile CED, $B, & $C, to build a cowherd that will have a greater chance for profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

REPEAT BUYER POLICY

Once again we are offering our “repeat buyer credit policy.” This policy is the same as in previous years. If you purchased an animal in our September 2022, January 2023, April 2023 or May 2023 sales, you will receive 5% off your purchases in this sale. If you have not made a GAR purchase in the last 12 months, but make a purchase in this sale, you will become a repeat-buyer and receive 5% off of any future purchase you make in the next 12 months. This 5% discount is determined after all credits have been subtracted from the gross purchase price.

Birth

GAR Transcendent 2003P

G A R Transcendent L1701

Pound of gold or pound of lead…choose the golden marbling genetics! Note the top 2% RE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 3167

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 469 days of age. Excellent pedigree for range environments. Packed with marbling and RE genetic capability. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 5182S

G A R Transcendent 3177

Birth

G A R Breakthrough 5012S

G A R Transcendent J676

Special combination of marbling, muscle and growth! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent E372

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 468 days of age. J676 epitomizes much of what we strive for. Calving ease, early growth, moderate stature with superior end product merit. His modest mature size should enhance his daughters ability to replicate the process in most environments. Herd bull alert! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Breakthrough 5252S

Transcendent is one of the best bulls in the history of GAR for siring calving g ease, early growth, marbling and moderate stature. This bull will transmit the fantastic marbling genetics of his sire! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Many of our customers realize the value of access to GAR USPB delivery rights. Today, the demand exceeds our supply. Due to the increased demand, we are requiring prior authorization. If you are a GAR customer, retaining ownership, and would like to use GAR delivery rights, please contact Mark Gardiner (620) 635-5095 for prior authorization.

From 1998 through 2022, GAR customers marketed 134,000 head through U.S. Premium Beef, earning an average of $98.00 per head above the base price, totaling $13,132,000

Birth

G A R Combustion J2139

G A R Dual Threat 5132S

Amazing marbling. Genetics that will make a directional change for your herd! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat E52

Birth Date: 3/28/22 Bull +20544237 Tattoo: E52

Stripping away the ego of seedstock hype is important as we seek accurate

Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat 105

G A R Dual Threat MW82

G A R Deadwood 52E

On 3/28/18 35 head of GAR-Influenced feeder steers were sold through U.S. Premium Beef

22.70% Graded PRIME and earned … $63.32 per head above base

On 4/24/18 33 head of GAR-Influenced feeder steers were sold through U.S. Premium Beef

35.96% Graded PRIME and earned … $98.34 per head above base

On 10/19/22 32 head of GAR-Influenced feeder heifers were sold through U.S. Premium Beef 76.30% Graded PRIME and earned … $430.69 per head above base Pounds pay the bills. Prime pounds pay more bills!

G A R Deadwood 3149

Birth Date: 3/21/22 Bull +20329513 Tattoo: 3149

G A R Deadwood 3157

Basin Payweight 1682

Poss Maverick Poss Pride 5163 Poss Deadwood

Poss Easy Impact 0119 19597261 Poss Ellunamere 399 Poss Ellunmere 0170

Jindra 3rd Dimension

Jindra Acclaim

Jindra Blackbird Lassy 1111 44 Ruby 338G Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 19616362 44 Ruby 6268 44 Ruby 2357

3149 is an elite bull for growth, $Indices, and one of the great genetic predictions in Angus history for Ribeye. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 2800

G A R Deadwood 2806

Blackbird 6802 Tehama Mary Blackbird B244

G A R Deadwood 3259

G A R Deadwood 2915

Birth Date: 1/15/22

EPDs

G A R Deadwood 2590

+20292266 Tattoo: 2590

G A R Deadwood 2596

Poss Deadwood

Poss Maverick

19597261 Poss Ellunamere 399

Bar R Jet Black 5063

HR Rita 9540

Basin Payweight 1682

Poss Pride 5163

Poss Easy Impact 0119

Poss Ellunmere 0170

Connealy Black Granite

Bar R Iris Anita 0113

WR Journey-1X74 19371970 EXAR Rita 5947

SJH Waylon of 1309 4565

Actual ultrasound at 573 days of age. Power, presence, excellence! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 2670

Actual ultrasound at 571 days of age. Special mating for marbling, muscle, and yet top 15% yearling growth. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 3150

Actual ultrasound at 559 days

G A R Deadwood 2702

G A R Deadwood 2974

Birth Date: 1/10/22

G A R Deadwood 2586

G A R Deadwood 2602

Poss Deadwood

Poss Maverick

Basin Payweight 1682

Poss Pride 5163

Poss Easy Impact 0119 19597261 Poss Ellunamere 399 Poss Ellunmere 0170

V A R Generation 2100

V A R Heritage 5038

SJH Complete of 6108 1564 Crazy K Blackcap 9122

G A R Prophet 19478978 Banner Blackcap 1645 Quaker Hill Blackcap 4EX1

Actual ultrasound at 578 days of age. Special mating for marbling, muscle, and yet top 2% yearling growth. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 3151

Actual ultrasound at 577 days of age. My goodness 2602 has everything needed to sire truly elite cattle. Stock Bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 2749

Ellunmere 0170

W A Peyton 642 Roseda Powerball23 F091 Roseda Blackcap B103 D118 FB Fanny 8650 Powerball 15 Bar R Jet Black 5063 19811702 HR Fanny 8650 SJH Quanah of 9360 4732

Actual ultrasound at 508 days of age. Agriculture is a purpose driven life that we are fortunate to live. Cattle are the most enjoyable ruminant animal in all of Ag. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 3342

A R Deadwood 3402

G A R Deadwood 2632

Birth Date: 1/20/22

+20292291 Tattoo: 2632 EPDs

G A R Deadwood 2703

Poss Deadwood

Poss Maverick

Basin Payweight 1682

Poss Pride 5163

Poss Easy Impact 0119 19597261 Poss Ellunamere 399 Poss Ellunmere 0170

Jindra 3rd Dimension

Jindra Acclaim

Jindra Blackbird Lassy 1111 HR Ruby 8129 Connealy Capitalist 028 19226354 44 Ruby 2357 44 Ruby X110

Actual ultrasound at 568 days of age. Calving ease with top 10% YW! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 2565

G A R Deadwood 2753

SydGen Enhance

SydGen Rita 2618 Smith Valley Eisa Erica 2004 PA Safeguard 021 19738562 FHCC Eisa Erica 3544 FHCC Eisa Erica 8526

Actual ultrasound at 569 days of age. Bulls with this level of Marbling will sire more Prime cattle. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Deadwood 2785

G A R Veracious 3387

G A R Veracious 3366

8108 SydGen Trust 6228

19465339 G A R Trust N1273 G A R Predestined N1359

Top 1% for so many traits, but look at his special YW. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 3367

We purposely work to design genetics that impact

and

We believe 3367 is a good illustration Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2

nue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 3423

G A R Veracious 3483

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 543 days of age. As Veracious progeny do, 3423 excels for BOTH marbling and RE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 210L

Actual ultrasound at 480 days of age. Outcross son of Veracious with top 10% Marbling and RE. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Salvation 3277

Birth Date: 4/11/22 Bull +20352224 Tattoo: 3277

G A R Salvation 3529

Special bull for yearling weight. Top 1% $B & $C shows his multi-trait excellence! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Salvation 3266

Easy Impact 0119 Baldridge Alternative E125

Ruby 8129 Connealy Capitalist 028

44 Ruby 2357 44 Ruby X110

$Beef level that is very elite. This bull will sire cattle with post weaning merit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Salvation 3512

G A R Salvation 3501

Birth Date: 6/11/22

G A R Salvation 3530

+20406742 Tattoo: 3530

G A R Ultra 3254

Poss Easy Impact 0119

Baldridge Alternative E125

Baldridge Blackbird A030 SG Salvation Basin Payweight 1682 19559741 MGR JP Rita 7037 MGR Rita 2145 Plattemere Weigh Up K360 E W A High Weigh 3123 Edgewood Jaunty 128 44 Ruby 327F V A R Discovery 2240 19345150 44 Ruby 4399 44 Ruby 2357

Truly elite bull for weaning and yearling growth. Top 5% Marbling. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Salvation 3583

Actual ultrasound at 494 days of age. The search for universal cattle genetics of merit for everything is elusive, yet the pursuit is exciting. This journey has led us to genetics we once believed impossible. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Platinum 3355

G A R Ultra 3222

G A R Platinum 2672

G A R Platinum 2987

Birth

G A R Surpass 3610

Actual ultrasound at 524 days of age. Don’t just shoot for the moon, when all the stars in the galaxy are available. Go for it! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3542 (OUT)

G A R Surpass 3045

GAR Turbo G22 JG

Special Maternal Pounds Index! Marbling, Muscle, & Maternal…these traits

G A R Dual Threat 3491

G A R Dual Threat 3633 (OUT)

G A R Huckleberry 3464

Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Phoenix 231L

Actual ultrasound at 445 days of age. 3464 says he’s your Huckleberry for valuable growth! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Vanguard 2573

G A R No Substitute 3349

Actual ultrasound at 562 days of age. Special weaning and yearling growth to go with top 1$ $B & $C. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen

G A R Growth Curve 2780

G A R Transcendent A262

Birth Date: 8/26/22

100X A7004

G A R Prophet A329

A262 is an amazing bull when you look at his remarkable Marbling and muscle combination, simply fabulous. Combine this with his top 10% CED, top 2% RADG, top 1% YW. You are looking at a tremendous candidate to sire the next generation of seedstock. Transcendent x Home Town is a pedigree that will build upon our genetic base for generations to come. This bull is one of the great bulls in our history. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W1252

G A R Transcendent W1282

Marbling, Muscle, & Maternal. Why yes Dorothy, you may certainly have it all! Wow! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W3072

A WORD ABOUT FREE DELIVERY

Gardiner Angus Ranch offers its customers free delivery anywhere in the lower 48 states. As a part of that delivery we work with reputable livestock transportation companies that we feel comfortable with in the handling of your cattle in both a professional and conscientious way. GAR will do everything possible to deliver your cattle to a point that is convenient for both you and the trucking company. In some cases where there are cattle from multiple owners loaded on the same truck, it is necessary for the buyer to meet the truck at a central location such as a livestock auction or veterinary clinic relatively close to them. We also encourage the drivers to be as flexible as possible and request that they not deliver your cattle in the middle of the night if avoidable. If you would like to insure your cattle, you can do so on sale day. Most of the cattle to be delivered from the sale are delivered within 45 days after the sale. If, for any reason, you desire an expedited delivery, please notify Grant Gardiner at (620) 635-0382 or email grant.c.gardiner@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for quicker delivery.

Birth

G A R Transcendent M2525

G A R Home Town W1372

Chair Rock Sure Fire 5122 Chair Rock Concrete 2034

Special bull for marbling and growth. High quality composition of growth will merit more value now and in the future! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Holy Fire W1402

G A R Home Town W5122

Holy COW! Look at this Holy Fire son’s 2.33 Marbling. Pounds pay the bills, quality pounds pay more! Top 1% ROI, enough said. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W5042

G A R Home Town T862

G A R Home Town W5142

Birth Date: 9/20/22

G A R Home Town

G A R Ashland

20443687 Tattoo: W5142

G A R Home Town W5062

G A R Early Bird

Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock Progress 3005

G A R Progress

G A R Momentum

G A R Big Eye 1770 RWA Momentum W1806

G A R Ingenuity 18689710 RWA Ingenuity W1133

G A R Predestined T139

Top 1% $Beef & $Combination bull that is unique in the Angus population, but is readily available at GAR. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W3102

Birth Date: 8/11/22

+20456817 Tattoo: W3102

Time tested mating with the expected results! Angus bulls that exceed 1 for Marbling and RE are less rare today. In the next few years our bulls will average over 2 for marbling. Time to take the national average for Prime to a higher level! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W5032

When we set parameters and seek them, we can achieve our desired goals. Elite $C bull, special marbling genetics. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W2512

G A R Home Town W2012

Birth Date: 9/1/22

G A R Home Town M2518

M2518

G A R Breakthrough 3924

G A R Home Town

G A R Ashland

Rock Sure Fire 6095

G A R Combustion

G A R Momentum 1724 Bar W Combustion 0911

G A R Proactive 19981910 Bar W Proactive 8511

G A R Daybreak N603

We love Home Town progeny. Why? Well because they are incredible for all the traits that matter! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 275D

G A R Breakthrough 4014

Actual ultrasound at 308 days of age. 275D was raised by our long time customer and friend Darryl Lyons. Darryl passed in August. Good man. Hug your family and make sure they know that you love them. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town M2601

Birth Date: 8/26/22 Bull 20646567 Tattoo: M2601

G A R Breakthrough 4066

Birth

G A R Breakthrough 3905

G A R Freedom W522

Extraordinary MPI & ROI index projection. Special yearling growth genetics. Selling

G A R Breakthrough 3921

Durable pedigree that offers a multitude of value with the “type & kind” that beef producers love! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom T802

G A R Breakthrough 3857

We love to awaken to the possibilities of beef cattle excellence. We are so fortunate that these ruminant animals can take cellulose that humans can’t consume and convert it to the best

G A R Freedom A162

Birth

G A R Freedom W3182

G A R Freedom G A R Fruition 19404851 RWA Fruition W2025

G A R Daybreak 2610

G A R Momentum G A R Drive Maplecrest Blackcap 3007 BCC Drive 836 G A R Prophet 19535539 RWA Prophet W736 RWA New Day W043

W3182

G A R Prophet T852

W3182 offers the flexibility to use on heifers, and the superiority to use on cows for his lifetime. Muscle man! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom W1732

G A R Prophet T832

G A R Prophet T912

Truly special combination of Marbling & Muscle. Just think of the possibilities of this calving ease son of

G A R Prophet T1682

G A R Prophet T822

Birth

G A R Clarity 3797

Phoenix L1119

G A R 100X 19813660 RCC 100X L497

G A R Daybreak 842

Be confident with your genetic goals. These targets are attainable! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Prophet T1492

Cattle are sold by the pound, yet the pounds are worth significantly more when they are Prime. 3797 will sire Prime pounds. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Clarity 3698

The quest for success will never be achieved, but the journey will be the enjoyable part of the search! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Clarity 3847

8/26/22

G A R Clarity 3732

G A R Clarity 3758

Birth Date: 8/12/22

G A R Captain 3865

K C F Bennett Homestead Cherry Creek Land Grant Cherry Crk Eva B27 M Connealy Clarity Connealy Confidence Plus 19555171 Breshie of Conanga 6988 Brelly of Conanga 367 SydGen Enhance S S Enforcer E812 S S Miss Daybreak K011 3K17 McGinn Peerless Erica 0305 ECO Lombardi 1512 19868478 Powell Erica 8370 Williams Prop Erica 255-139

My goodness this bull has so many traits of elite magnitude! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Clarity 3777

Genetic predictions that are elite on so many levels. Unique calving ease and early growth. Truly special marbling. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Captain 3755

Connealy Clarity

Confidence

19555171 Breshie of Conanga 6988 Brelly of Conanga 367

A R Discovery 2240 ECO Lombardi 1512 RB Lady 7125-890-2170 Powell Erica 8370

A R Prophet 19228041 Williams Prop Erica 255-139 Williams Erica 812

If you want excellence, get started now, don’t wait! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Captain 3867

Birth Date: 8/23/22 Bull

G A R Captain 4001 (OUT)

G A R Captain 3984

Birth Date:

FB Rita 8674 Set Apart 106 Springfield Ramesses 6124 19902876 HR Rita 8674 Chair Rock 5050 G A R 1131

Exceptional bull for Marbling and Muscle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Captain 3719

Check out this sleep all night candidate. He will make your banker, your wife, and your cows happy! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Captain 3829

Birth Date: 8/17/22

E W A Captain

Plattemere Weigh Up K360 KB-Full Measure C40 KB-Emma-Ten X-B02

G A R Method

19867417 E W A 8113 of 531 Method EWA GLC 531 of 128 Weigh Up

G A R Sure Fire Woodland Centerfire Basin Blackcap Lady 0172 Smith Valley Henrietta 0254

V A R Discovery 2240 19958161 SVA Henrietta Pride 6281 PF CC&7 Henrietta Pride 1044

G A R Dual Threat 3769

To achieve your goals we encourage ourselves and you to set them. Then go after them with great gusto! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Holy Fire 3852

Birth Date: 8/29/22

+20679056 Tattoo: 3852

Confidence Plus 19909885 Woodhill Patricia A213-E127 Woodhill Patricia W185-A213

Special bull for calving ease, marbling and RADG. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat 3830

We love cattle that are double digit calving ease, over 1 for Marbling and RE, with explosive growth! 3852 is a great example. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat L062

Birth Date: 8/10/22 Bull +20617690 Tattoo: L062

G A R Dual Threat L202

Birth

G A R Phoenix W1672

G A R Teamwork 3539

Henry Gardiner purchased his 1st registered females in 1947. We are pleased to continue to build on Henry’s original plan to improve beef cattle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Phoenix W1662

Good golly Miss Molly! What an amazing genetic package of Marbling and Muscle. 3539 will sire calves that excel for the Beef traits of economic VALUE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Ashland M2529

Discipline is the key to our breeding program. We don’t compromise our criteria, because if we do it will hurt our customers bottom-line. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Teammates 3697

G A R Home Town M2528

Birth Date: 8/12/22

G A R Home Town L112

G A R Home Town W5092

G A R Ashland

G A R Home Town

G A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock

G A R Sure Fire

G A R Phoenix

G A R Prophet N744 Legacy Phoenix L657 L280 G A R Momentum 19986203 Legacy Momentum C80 L657

G A R Daybreak C80

Powerful Home Town son. Special growth! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W1122

Look at the golden marbling genetics here! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W5542

G A R Home Town T2252

Calving ease son of Home Town. We appreciate how HT has taken our cowherd to new levels of marbling, muscle and maternal function. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Home Town 239P

G A R Home Town W3112

Birth Date: 8/11/22

W3112

G A R Kansas W1482

G A R Home Town

Chair

G A R Momentum G A R Quantum G A R In Sure 1524 RWA Quantum W1669 G A R Prophet 19631881 RWA Prophet W2506

G A R Daybreak 440

Cool pedigree with multi-trait excellence! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Gar Kansas 292D

We define successful cattle as those that are born alive, grow fast and efficiently to the end point with a valuable carcass, and for the females that are retained to replicate the process year after year in their environment. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W3012

Every decision you make is your identity for what you hope to

When we breed cattle we hope to identify cattle that are profitable and problem free for you. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R West Point M2504

G A R Transcendent M2501

G A R Transcendent M2533

G A R Transcendent J2225

M2533 will sire much higher grading cattle. Special marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent SJ12

Pound of lead or a pound of gold is often the question. We recommend going for the golden pounds! J2225 will make your Prime report card GOLDEN! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W3172

We all went to school to get some basic principles of education. We all live life to get a deeper education, but yet still search for understanding. Like many things we won’t ever learn all of the answers, but let’s keep living and learning. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 2504

G A R Transcendent M2509

Birth Date:

G A R Transcendent M2521

You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to apply these genetic principles (Or Sally Northcutt), you just have to understand that they are real and they work! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent W1642

G A R Veracious

As I write this Prime is at to $.24 per pound on the USPB grid this year. On a 1000# Carcass that is $240 additional premium…this pays more bills. W1642 will sire Prime calves! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Sunbeam W482

These genetics will allow the industry to have more Prime Beef. As Henry said in 1998, soon we will have cattle that grade Prime at the level we have achieving CAB now (1998). That has happened. We now say soon we will see cattle hitting greater than 50% Prime (our clients today are at 42%) turning vegetarians into beef advocates and consumers! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 270L

Gar Sunbeam 269D

G A R Sunbeam W452

8086 Ms Surefire

G A R Prophet 19759617

G A R Prophet 2685

G A R Daybreak 2842

Beef cattle genetics is “elementary” when we stick to the fundamentals of profitably! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Sweet child of mine we love Sunbeam cattle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Greg enjoyed hosting a small group from Switzerland and Germany this summer.

G A R Sunbeam W412

Lot 242 G A R Sunbeam W1162

G A R Prophet N1135

Prophet

G A R Complete 1591

One of the great Sunbeam sons in our history. Note his Top 1% MPI, Top 2% QPI and his truly elite 321 for ROI! Outstanding! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

We love to awaken to the possibilities of beef cattle excellence. We are so fortunate that these ruminant animals can take cellulose that humans can’t consume and convert it to the best tasting protein in the world! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Birth Date:

Gar Sunbeam 294D

G A R Home Town W1142

A R Prophet 2685

G A R Daybreak 2842

Truly proven pedigree with cattle that have worked well in so many areas of the world! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 260L

Muscle helps cattle meet the RE/CWT required for better Yield Grades on the rail. W1142 us a tremendous bull for so many valuable traits! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W2492

G A R Home Town W5072

Why is it important to be over a 1 for marbling and muscle? Due to the fact that marbling differentiates beef by the pound, and RE/cwt is crucial in having cattle hit the targets of value without having YG 4 & 5 discounts. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L042

G A R Home Town 272D

Birth Date: 10/7/22

G A R Kansas W542

G A R Early Bird

G A R Ashland Chair Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Home Town

G A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock Progress 3005 MCC Daybreak

G A R Sunrise

G A R Objective R227

G A R Sunrise N1505 B/ R Ambush 28 18447618

G A R 28 Ambush 331

G A R Predestined 1869

Actual ultrasound at 308 days of age. We are motivated to use the absolute best Angus bulls of the breed, every mating we look to make the best mating possible! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town W3042

Birth Date: 8/8/22

We genuinely believe that ROI is the best all around index in beef cattle breeding. W542 is a top 5% ROI bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas W1152

In the age of constant acceleration often there is nothing as fast as slowing down. Pragmatic genetic decisions pay dividends for the future. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas W372

Throughout Angus history, when we identify populations of cattle that

defy the correlated traits, this has proven to be true opportunity. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas W3122

Birth Date: 8/3/22

G A R Kansas W3002

+20456825 Tattoo: W3002

G A R Ashland Chair Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Kansas G A R Momentum 19266637 Chair Rock Momentum 6057 Chair Rock Sure Fire 4060 Summitcrest

1P55 G A R Fruition G A R 5050 New Design A84 RWA Fruition W2025 MCC Daybreak 18256344 G A R Daybreak 2610 G A R Objective 1228

G A R Freedom W5022

Calving ease, marbling, and muscle. As John Crouch always said “like begets like!” Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Ashland W5012

Go ahead and make your life easier by choosing multi-trait preeminence! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom 252L

One of the elite ROI bulls of the sale! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and

G A R Freedom W3022

G A R Freedom W3142

Birth

G A R Freedom W3092

G A R Freedom W1722

Fire 19675520 RWA Sure Fire W47

G A R Prophet A222

Double digit CED on this Freedom son that excels for Marbling and RE. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom W3082

Indexes are decision making tools to simplify the individual traits into a composite score of assets to help make a good decisions. Look at W1722’s indexes and see how we believe this would be a very good decision. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom W672

G A R Freedom W3062

G A R Freedom W1112

Birth

G A R Dual Threat L322

G A R 100X 19987320 Legacy 100X L226 L048 Legacy C80 L226

All of the goodies are in this package to breed heifers and sire valuable pounds! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 3519

G A R Paragon 3538

As we work to improve, we recommend to just keep swimming to reach your destination! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Combustion 233P

Purposeful genetics are a part of our plan. Selling

G A R Dual Threat W2422

Breeding cattle of excellence is a decision to be disciplined for

G A R Dual Threat T1482

G A R Dual Threat T2462

G A R Momentum L172

Goode Prophet 4810

Goode 5050 New Design 2831

Measure, manage, select & multiply. This is what designed genetics do to advance the beef industry! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat W1322

Marbling, Muscle,

Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Momentum L312

G A R West Point M2507

Birth Date: 8/25/22 Bull +20646563 Tattoo: M2507

Breeding cattle of excellence is a decision requires discipline applied for decades. We are thankful for the opportunity to be disciplined. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Momentum L262

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Gardiner Angus Ranch’s six decades of total AI and ET breeding discipline, embracing science to make dramatic change in the beef cattle population, and aggressively pursuing value-added marketing systems have helped deliver historic opportunities to the beef industry. Making Beef Better starts in our pastures with proven genetics and ends with consumer‘s exquisite eating experience. Making Beef Better is our lifelong pursuit.

Won’t You Join Us?

G A R Momentum L292

G A R Refresh 26WR

Creating genetics and helping our customers be more successful is our greatest joy in this business. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent R722

Set goals that you believe are valuable to you, when you achieve those, go

Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Surpass 3599

Are you a Profit seeker or Pleasure seeker. We suggest profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent M2516

The truth of beef cattle breeding is exciting for all that we can achieve with the tools we have available!

G A R Clarity 3839

G A R Clarity 3706

Birth Date: 7/28/22 Bull +20423807 Tattoo: 3706 EPDs

G A R Top Cut W1432

K C F Bennett Homestead Cherry Creek Land Grant Cherry Crk Eva B27 M Connealy Clarity Connealy Confidence Plus 19555171 Breshie of Conanga 6988 Brelly of Conanga 367

G A R Momentum

G A R Momentum 2658

G A R Progress

G A R Big Eye 1770

G A R Prophet 19266425

G A R Prophet 1754

G A R Daybreak C80

Success is often an elusive destination, yet the journey in itself is what actually makes success. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Clarity 3795

Yon Top Cut is a great sire raised by the Yon family. They are a wonderful 1st generation American Success story. Great cattle, even better people! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Wildcat A52

Connealy Clarity

19555171 Breshie of Conanga 6988 Brelly of Conanga 367

W A Peyton 642 E W A Teamwork 821

W A 543 of 117 Weigh Up McGinn Peerless Rita 0301 Jindra Acclaim 19814160 Williams A Erica 605-263 Williams Ram Erica 402-109

We have a focused passion for American agriculture, due to our predecessors we are able to achieve amazing and necessary results to feed the world. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Safe & Sound 372G

If you don’t know where you are going, how will you get there? We believe the best map is the tried and true breeding philosophy of Henry Gardiner. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Wildcat A112

G A R Conclusion 3661

Birth Date: 7/13/22

K C F Bennett Consent Y75

K C F Bennett Summation Thomas Patricia 9705

V A R Conclusion 0234

Connealy Onward 19697625 Sandpoint Blackbird 8809 Riverbend Blackbird 4301 Quaker Hill Manning 4EX9

E W A Peyton 642

E W A 444 of 968 Progress Williams P Erica 700-204 ECO Lombardi 1512 19770664 Powell Erica 7312 Williams Prop Erica 255 -895

This bull easily fits as a “pounds in the right package” sire. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Conclusion 3547 (OUT)

G A R Conclusion 3619

One of the exciting things about the search for multi-trait is discovering

G A R Salvation 259L

We often are asked to deal with “big questions”, yet these offer big possibilities! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Salvation 4061

G A R Salvation 3834

Birth Date: 7/26/22

G A R Huckleberry 3691

+20423759 Tattoo: 3691

G A R Deadwood 3808 (OUT)

Connealy Confidence 0100

Connealy Confidence Plus Elbanna of Conanga 1209

DVAR Huckleberry 871 Hoover Dam

19211568 Dvar Henrietta Pride 4001 Sitz Henrietta Pride 643T

G A R Momentum

E W A Ascend 7306

E W A 3128 of 9O67 Weigh Up FB 8917 Ascend 97

Springfield Ramesses 6124 19902875 HR Ramesses 8917 of 5047 Spruce Mtn Blackbird 5047

We believe in tried and true databased selection, with common sense animal husbandry and stockmanship. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Substitute 261L

Wilks No Substitute 2358 Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 19720337 Vintage Blackbird 6237 V A R Blackbird 3523

SydGen Exceed 3223 SydGen Enhance SydGen Rita 2618 LA 0E12 of N985 Enhance G A R Early Bird 19954986 G A R Early Bird N985

Databased selection systems give you the power to become the active explorers of what works in your herd! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Hollywood 2503

G A R Deadwood 3730

Deadwood

Birth

G A R Kansas MW62

G A R Prophet 1805

G A R 28 Ambush 3051

The question of how and when to start is answered by bulls like MW62 who can answer so many beef cattle traits with predicted excellence. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas TA272

G A R Kansas J2045

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 442 days of age. Kansas son that will propel your herd to so many attributes of merit. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas MW42

Amazing combination of Marbling and muscle. Recognizing what matters to your operation, your business and your family is as important to us as anything we do. That is why we put so much effort into the designing and preparation of these bulls! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 192J

Birth Date: 3/25/22 Bull 20343070 Tattoo: 192J

G A R Kansas E382

G A R Home Town E142

G A R Home Town E232

18789787 Chair Rock Prophet 3054 Chair Rock 5050 G A R 1131

E142 will light up the instrument grading with his progeny on US Premium Beef’s value added grid! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Home Town 2004P

We are motivated to use the absolute best Angus bulls of the breed, every mating we look to make the best mating possible! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5042S

G A R Home Town L242

G A R Home Town K512

Birth

G A R Home Town 5032S

G A R Home Town J2160

1437

G A R Prophet 18943068 G A R Prophet F255

Be disciplined and diligent in your pursuit of genetics that will fit your goals. 210P will enhance so many programs for multiple traits! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town E242

Marbling is the trait that differentiates Beef on a value basis per

possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town MW52

Selling

Goldilocks genetics in our opinion when you look at Home Town progeny, everything is “just right!” Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5572S

Birth Date: 2/13/22

+20583922 Tattoo: 5572S

G A R Home Town E262

G A R Early Bird

G A R Ashland Chair Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Home Town

G A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock Progress 3005 MCC Daybreak

G A R Scale House

G A R 5050 New Design 1039 CAM Scale House A9009 G A R Prophet 19628971 CAM Prophet A5051 CAM-OAF Rita A2004

The multi-trait excellence that we have available today is to be celebrated! This Home Town son is special for so many traits that matter! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town J2150

Birth Date: 3/15/22

G A R Identified 5622S

Sweet outcross genetics for many of the GAR pedigrees! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

REPEAT BUYER POLICY

G A R Identified 5422S

G A R Identified 5632S

R Momentum 2967 G A R Prophet 18977898 Chair Rock Prophet 3054 Chair Rock 5050 G A R 1131

Power calving ease with special marbling and muscle. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 5122S

5632S is designed to fit most forage environments. His modest stature & birth weight, combined with top growth and a special combination of marbling and muscle will be beneficial to his progeny! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 5612S

G A R Identified 5102S

G A R Identified 5082S

G A R Identified 5492S

G A R Identified 5642S

Every decision you make is your identity for what you hope to achieve. When we breed cattle we hope to identify cattle that are profitable and problem free for you. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 5092S

We believe in tried and true databased selection, with common sense animal husbandry and stockmanship. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 5192S

G A R Identified K562

G A R Identified 5652S

G A R Identified 5502S

G A R Sunbeam 5712S

Be disciplined and diligent in your pursuit of genetics that will fit your goals. 5502S will enhance so many programs for multiple traits! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 2795

Birth Date: 2/7/22 Bull +20292399 Tattoo: 2795

Sunbeam is one of the great sires in our history. This bull is special for his outcross genetics. Form, function, and elite value for the traits of merit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Paragon 2862

When we set parameters and seek them we can reach to achieve our desired goals.

G A R Veracious 92J

G A R Paragon 2855

7G37

G A R Paragon 2950

G A R Combustion 5372S

My main focus in this business has been and is to create beef cattle that will make money for our customers. The buzzword sustainability in my mind means profitability. We have never had cattle that can achieve this as well we can today. That is our responsibility and mission. We take this responsibility very seriously! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Combustion 842J

Breed Improvement marches on! Thanks for the playbook Henry Gardiner! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Combustion 5362S

Sweet Georgia Brown! You certainly may have it all! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat E322

GAR Dual Threat 0822

Strategy is a decision to implement your choices. E322 is the result of a designed choice. We think you will like him! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat 5722S

G A R Dual Threat E202

Breeding cattle of excellence is a decision that requires discipline applied for decades. We are thankful for the opportunity to be disciplined. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat E172

Don’t just shoot for the moon,

G A R Dual Threat J2085

Birth

G A R Dual Threat E442

G A R Momentum 19568503 G A R Momentum 1547

G A R Prophet 2984

Dual Threat progeny are tremendous in our opinion. They are tame, good footed, attractive, and elite for the traits of merit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat J2157

A R Dual Threat 204M

Our hope for you is these bulls will help your business thrive as you pursue the goals of your operation. We are very thankful for your consideration and business! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat E102

Nothing is more fun than watching people having the courage to reach their greatest vision. Selling 100%

G A R Dual Threat 5602S

G A R Enhance 7709 R952

G A R Revolution MW102

Birth Date: 3/18/22

Tremendous growth potential. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom M2506

G A R Freedom 5002S

G A R Freedom E512

As we work to improve, we recommend to just keep swimming to reach your destination! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom 5432S

G A R Freedom 5142S

Birth Date: 2/4/22

G A R Freedom 5152S

5152S

G A R Greater Good 352J

G A R Proactive

G A R Freedom

G A R Fruition 19404851 RWA Fruition W2025

G A R Daybreak 2610

G A R Early Bird

G A R Ashland Chair Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Ashland 1849

G A R Momentum 19568503

G A R Momentum 1547

G A R Prophet 2984

Power calving ease, with elite traits of merit rankings! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good E152

Taking action to build genetics of value is always exciting. 352J is a cool result of action. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good 221L

Greater Good is a sire that was raised by our friend and cooperator Jay Tinter. We lost Jay this year. Great man, friend, and cattleman. He loved his cattle. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Greater Good 212J

G A R Greater Good 2E

Birth

G A R Greater Good 432J

G A R Holy Fire 251L

G A R In Sure 354

G A R Daybreak 342

A great opportunity to address the task at hand with genetics of merit that will add value to your herd with 432J. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

GAR Ashland D32 JG

Actual ultrasound at 364 days of age. HOLY Batman, look at this cool son of Holy Fire out of Inertia’s dam. Cool beans! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Holy Fire 220L

Ashland is a sire that is one of the good bulls in the history of our family. Calving ease, early growth, superior end product merit combined with maternal function. That has been Henry’s game plan since the beginning. We stay disciplined to keep with the plan! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

USPB DELIVERY RIGHTS

From 1998 through 2022, GAR customers marketed 134,000 head through U.S. Premium Beef, earning an average of $98.00 per head above the base price, totaling $13,132,000

G A R Bragging Rights 5352S

G A R Dual Threat 108

Dedication to the task at hand allows us all the opportunity to get better. The journey with our beef cattle family is the joy we find in working to be the best we can be. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Bragging Rights 5752S

I have heard it said that a decision is a conclusion. We have decided to create the most profitable cattle that we know how to breed. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Bragging Rights 5332S

We define successful cattle as those that are born alive, grow

G A R Bragging Rights 5472S

and

to the end point with a valuable carcass, and for the females that are retained to replicate the process year after year in their environment. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Bragging Rights 5162S

G A R Bragging Rights 5662S

G A R Breakthrough 5262S

G A R Iconic 203M

Don’t be afraid to challenge your cowherd & yourself to get better. We hope to work on this every day of the year. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Breakthrough 422S

Indexes are decision making tools to simplify the individual traits into a composite score of assets to help make a good decisions. Look at 203M’s indexes and see how we believe this would be a very good decision. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Breakthrough 5242S

G A R Transcendent J2091

G A R Transcendent W122

G A R Transcendent E42

Rock Prophet 4000 Chair Rock Complete 1105

Designed breeding programs have a plan. We are thankful for Henry Gardiner’s plan that worked so well in the past and will continue to lead us the right way in the future! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent 5212S

Incredible value with E42. The possibilities for improvement from genetics has never been greater! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Refresh K612

Eva’s dad, 94-yr-old Bob Stumpff, stopped by to check on his bull, GAR Home Town.

Moving bulls back to their home pens at the end of the day.

We are fortunate to host many tours throughout the year. Our working facilities serve to get our day jobs done and as excellent educational opportunities for tours.

Summer intern, Greyson Philippovic, and Cole Gardiner processing bulls. Ransom Gardiner keeping the “snake” full of bulls.

DNA samples ready to be shipped.

Calen Bailey does a superb job of keeping the records straight.

Greg Gardiner leads the University of Nebraska Beef Scholar Group on a tour of the ranch and facilities

G A R Cache 5682S

G A R Home Town J2165

When we are younger we have all of the answers, as we mature we get more questions. I know this, the older I get the smarter Dad gets. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Cache 5062S

I believe that our destination and the direction of our cowherd as with life is truly a choice. We are thankful for good choices! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5412S

My boys understand the “runners high” that they achieve from great effort, training and struggle. We all can achieve this

G A R Home Town 250L

G A R Home Town J2167

G A R Home Town 5052S

G A R Home Town 152J

R Prophet N1305

R 28 Ambush 441

The process of creating cattle that work for the industry is one of our greatest joys, and challenges. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town J2174

Sometimes our business is like a “bad hair day”, that is OK just put your head down and go on. That way there is no stopping along the way. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5402S

Our strategy is to make bulls like 5402S that will simplify your life and improve your bottom line! Selling 100% possession

G A R Home Town P422

G A R Home Town 252G

G A R Home Town 312J

G A R Home Town L212

G A R Momentum 834

G A R Complete 1891

As we pursue our destination I remember that the purpose of it all is the exploration of what could and can be! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town L12

Holy guacamole, look at the marbling that will add valuable pounds to the beef industry! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town K622

Pound of lead or a pound of gold is often the question. We recommend going for the golden pounds! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5582S

G A R Home Town 22B

G A R Home Town L572 [DDC]

A R Home Town J2132

3-90 3-97 1-96

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 442 days of age. I find footnotes repetitive, so I enjoy trying to design them to have meaning, purpose and fun! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

to action are how the beef industry has survived for

Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Thank You Casey Worrell

HARPER, TEXAS

We are sincerely grateful for your decades of work as our ultrasound technician. Your insistence on perfection in documenting thousands of animals has given us tremendous confidence in the accuracy of the data we consider for every mating decision.

You will always be a member of the Gardiner Angus Ranch family. We wish you the very best and godspeed in your new endeavor.

G A R Home Town 5022S

Lot 410 G A R Home Town 32B

Go ahead and make your day by selecting this phenomenal Home Town son! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 448 days of age. The possibilities of beef cattle genetics are in their infancy. We see this journey as an exciting trip to be the best we all can possibly be! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

Thanks, Eric

Preparing for four sales each year is challenging, specifically when it comes to photo and video day. Typically, photo and video day is THE MOST dreaded day for most of the crew that’s ever spent a day in the picture pen. We are grateful for Eric Drager, Bridgeport, Texas, and his diligent, hard work to professionally photograph every animal presented in our sale books. Eric is also a managing partner in 1Eleven Cattle Co., a cow-calf operation specializing in breeding and marketing elite show cattle and conducting youth programs. We appreciate your attention to details in an effort to present our cattle professionally and honestly.

G A R Home Town 5512S

19266600 G A R Prophet N1425

R Progress N1281

We love connecting the dots…for ourselves and our customers. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town 5592S

G A R Kansas 162J

G A R Kansas 5282S

We appreciate the energy, tenacity and diligence required for beef producers to survive. We are all fortunate that we get to help feed the world. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 5522S

G A R Kansas R432

GAR Kansas 263D

Birth Date:

G A R Kansas 5292S

18333228 G A R Daybreak 2842

Actual ultrasound at 447 days of age. As we round up the usual candidates for value, Kansas progeny rise to the top! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 5732S

There is something stirring about seeking the answers to the equation of profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 5392S

I used to think all I wanted to do was be with cattle, yet I learned that all cattle are connected to people. If we work to be sure the people succeed then the cattle will too. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 5272S

Birth Date: 2/17/22 Bull +20579417 Tattoo: 5272S

G A R Expansion MW122

Birth

G A R High Ground D172

G A R Holy Fire 235L

Don’t be boxed in with constrictions that others place on us, use these genetics to achieve goals that in the past were viewed as unattainable. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Dual Threat D152

One of the great marbling projections in the Angus breed today! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Top Cut 238L

G A R Momentum 230L

G A R Momentum D412

Birth

G A R Kansas 392J

Creating genetics and helping our customers be more successful is our greatest joy in this business. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Momentum D202

Set goals that you believe are valuable to you, when you achieve those, go farther. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Identified 209L

Check out this sleep all night candidate. He will make your banker, your wife, and your cows happy! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Kansas 142J

G A R Paragon 2901

Birth

G A R Paragon 3274

G A R Combustion

Ankonian Paragon 0C4

19719477 G A R Early Bird N985

SydGen Enhance

G A R Veracious 239L

G A R Momentum 1724

G A R Early Bird

G A R Complete N281

SydGen Exceed 3223

SydGen Rita 2618 44 Lucy 9477

V A R Discovery 2240 19513630 44 Lucy 4775 Da Es Ro Lucy 11209

The quest for success will never be achieved, but the journey will be the enjoyable part of the search! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 3228

To achieve your goals we encourage ourselves and you to set them. Then go after them with great gusto! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Veracious 225L

G A R Veracious 227L

G A R Home Town D132

Birth

G A R Home Town D162

G A R Home Town 229L

8T05 Discovery 6053 DZ Total 8T05

D162 will ring the bell with his progeny on US Premium Beef’s value added grid! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town D262

Bingo! Look at the marbling & muscle on this Stock Bull! Power up! Selling

possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Transcendent D192

We constantly study, and ask questions, and have our own “skin in the game” in a continuous effort to make the best decisions possible in our cattle breeding to improve our cattle, the industry, and our customers businesses. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Home Town D282

Transcendent 208P

Birth Date:

G A R Transcendent 207L

G A R Fireball 82E

Actual ultrasound at 362 days of age. Henry Gardiner would be thrilled with the magnitude of genetic improvement that has been made in the 8 years since he has been gone. We press on to honor his system in an effort to create genetics that are more profitable! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Freedom 234L

We purposely work to design genetics that impact profitability and

We believe 82E is a good illustration. Multi-trait excellence! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.

G A R Fireball 217L

G A R Freedom 224L

G A R Fireball 218L

THE FALL 2023 REGISTERED FEMALES THAT SELL

We are pleased to offer 92 registered Angus females in our 19th Annual Fall Sale. These are elite and offer our most current genetics at GAR. We will begin the female portion of the sale with a special donor opportunity. GAR Home Town F432 is a tremendous Home Town daughter out of an outstanding Momentum donor, carrying a GAR Apex heifer. We often talk about stacking generations on pedigrees to identify the outliers and ultimate replacements for legendary sires. We believe Apex may be the best GAR Dual Threat son to

GAR BRED HEIFERS

This is where our most “current” genetics are located. The outstanding average values and %ranks in this group (see table) represent the “balanced” genetic superiority of the 65 heifers to be sold. These heifers rank in the Top 4% for $C & top 5% for $B. They rank an impressive top 8% for ROI.

If you are looking for a future donor to use after these heifers calve next spring, there are lots of prospects here. Donor prospects are easy to identify in this bred heifer sale offering.

date. F432’s calf may become even more valuable than her dam. A majority of the females in the offering are sired by Home Town, Transcendent, Dual Threat and Kansas. Bred heifers and cows will be sold individually. These young females are bred to the next generation of super stars, GAR Fireproof, GAR Apex, GAR Home Free and GAR Transcendent. As special as these females are, their calves will be even more valuable!

GAR BRED COWS

This is a select group of young cows. Despite being a generation older, the average EPDs, $Values and ROI of the bred cow group are very similar to those of the bred heifer group (see table). The value of the bred, registered cows and their pregnancies is enhanced when you notice that most of the cows in this group are bred to our best young sires: Transcendent, Apex, Fireproof, Home Free and Incentive.

GAR Home Town F432 LOT453

G A R Home Town F432

Bred 5/29/2023 to G A R Apex. Embryo sexed as a bull. We sell all of our spring born females each year. F432 is one of the great females in our history. Never collected for embryos. I recommend her new owner to collect embryos from her after calving in 2024!

G A R Home Town F372

G A R Home Town F412

G A R Kansas F32

Bred 5/8/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a heifer. F32 is

G A R Kansas 692S

G A R Transcendent 192S

459

G A R Transcendent F202

G A R Identified 492S

G A R Identified

461 G A R Identified 642S

G A R Home Town 572S

463

G A R Home Town 582S

G A R Home Town K72

467

Bred 6/15/2023 to G A R Transcendent. We are very pleased to bring you ALL of our females. Technology has allowed us to offer the industry our very best EVERY year!

G A R Home Town F252

daughter with his offspring’s normal plethora of excellence for multiple

G A R Home Town F292

468

6/8/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Elite top 1% ROI.

G A R Home Town 522S

469

that

Bred 6/28/2023 to G A R Transcendent. We are very fortunate in the

G A R Home Town F242

RAYL Home Town 217P

G A R Transcendent 702S

473

Bred 5/27/2023 to G A R Sunbeam. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Home Town daughters are special. Visualists even like staring at them!

G A R Transcendent F02

a heifer. Shazam! Over 1.95 for Marbling, trait leader! I’ll bet you a Coke that her Transcendent heifer will exceed +2 for Marbling!

G A R Breakthrough 432S

Bred 6/2/2023 to G A R Apex. Embryo sexed as a heifer. The best way to get started in adding value added genetics is to quit talking and start doing. 432S would be an outstanding female to start doing with!

G A R Transcendent 352S

G A R Dual Threat F172

G A R Dual Threat 2S

479

Bred 5/12/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a bull. We all appreciate low input cattle, yet we sell outputs for a living. Our job is to balance both. F172 does a nice job of this!

G A R Dual Threat 402S

you prefer a pound of gold or a pound of lead is easy to answer, go for the GOLD!! Great balls of fire look at the breed leading marbling on 2S!

92S

6/28/2023

G A R Dual Threat F362

G A R Dual Threat 372S

G A R Dual Threat F352

G A R Ashland 1639

G A R Method 19568483 Chair Rock Method 6126 Chair Rock Prophet 3054

G A R Bragging Rights 332S

Bred 4/27/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a bull. We believe that Dual Threat has replaced his sire Sure Fire. Similar calving ease and marbling with more growth and muscle. Dual Threat cattle also exhibit a very good foot structure.

G A R Identified 132S

G A R Bragging Rights K12

R Bragging Rights K52

G A R Bragging Rights 342S

G A R Bragging Rights 452S

491 G A R Bragging Rights 482S

A R Bragging Rights K22

G A R Freedom 172S

G A R Freedom F512

G A R Prophet G A R

R Method 19568483 Chair Rock Method 6126 Chair Rock Prophet 3054

Bred 6/17/2023 to G A R Fireproof. The capacity to make directional changes in a breeding program are opportunities for us to hone in on what works for each operation. Multi trait excellence like F512 possesses give needed flexibility across the board.

G A R Sunbeam 532S

Bred 5/11/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a bull.

496

G A R Cache 662S

497

Bred 4/26/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Wowzah! Look at the marbling, RE, growth for 662S. This Cache daughter our of a Broken Bow dam possesses outcross genetics with all of the goods for the traits of merit!

G A R Refresh F162

Bred 5/15/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a heifer. We don’t want to be average at what we do. Our customers don’t either. That is why we enjoy breeding the best cattle possible for our customers!

Quanah and Greta celebrated 2020 spring intern, Aaron Rathke, and his bride, Virginia’s wedding.

G A R Ashland F62

G A R Ashland F382

Bred 4/27/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Ashland is one of the great sires in our history. His exceptional ability to transmit calving ease, growth, marbling, muscle, moderation, and excel in multiple environments has advanced beef genetics and expanded opportunities!

G A R Ashland F282

G A R Ashland F102

A R Ashland F262

Bred 5/21/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Ashland females make truly outstanding cows. These females are working well in range environments!

G A R Ashland 122S

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A R Breakthrough 232S

G A R Transcendent F232

Bred 4/26/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a bull. Why is it important to be over a 1 for marbling and muscle? Due to the fact that marbling differentiates beef by the pound, and RE/cwt is crucial in having cattle hit the targets of value without having YG 4 & 5 discounts.

G A R Breakthrough 242S

to G A R Fireproof. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Transcendent daughters appear that they will be very suitable for most forage environments. Moderate, sound, and easy keeping!

G A R Transcendent F212

Bred 5/19/2023 to G A R Apex. Embryo sexed as a bull. Breakthrough daughter. He is a sire that has truly differentiated himself as unique for CED, Marbling and RE. One of the unique sires of the Angus breed with his top 1% Marbling and RE combination.

G A R Transcendent F22

Bred 5/18/2023 to G A R Fireproof. Embryo sexed as a heifer. The possibilities of beef cattle genetics are in their infancy. We see this journey as an exciting trip to be the best we all can possibly be!

G A R Kansas F312

G A R Kansas 362S

513 G A R Home Town F272

Bred 5/8/2023 to G A R Fireproof. Embryo sexed as a bull. Amazing Marbling with elite CED! Her Fireproof bull should be astounding for Marbling and all of the traits of magnitude!

G A R Kansas F302

514

Bred 5/9/2023 to G A R Apex. Embryo sexed as a heifer. Home Town is truly one of the best sires in our history for what we call our “pounds in the right package”. There will be many more at GAR, but we are proud to present these today!

G A R Home Town 542S

R Kansas F72

515

Bred 5/8/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a heifer. We love connecting the dots… for ourselves and our customers.

G A R Home Town K62

G A R Home Town 562S

G A R Home Town F452

517

G A R Early Bird

G A R Ashland Chair Rock Ambush 1018

G A R Home Town G A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock Progress 3005 MCC Daybreak G A R Scale House G A R 5050 New Design 1039 CAM Scale House A9009 G A R Prophet 19628971 CAM Prophet A5051 CAM-OAF Rita A2004

Bred 6/2/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a heifer. The world of the future is in our making. Tomorrow is now-Eleanor Roosevelt. We are excited about now and the future!

Bred 5/13/2023 to G

SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERS

We talk a lot about the importance of relationships. The relationship of cattle to our health, global ecosystem and sustainability may be the most important and least understood. We are constantly seeking ways to improve our generational pursuit to make the most of our natural resources. We have used the tools available to breed cattle with value across the entire production spectrum yesterday, today and tomorrow.

G A R Home Town K71

G A R Home Town K241

519

G A R Kansas 1841

523 G A R Dual Threat 1641

19779574 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 Chair Rock Progress 3005

Bred 5/12/2023 to G A R Apex. Embryo sexed as a heifer. We appreciate our Kansas offspring for their calving ease, power, marbling & muscle. 1841 is special for marbling and muscle. Her Apex heifer will be exciting too!

G A R Kansas 2151

524 A R Home Town

A R Kansas N51

K261

G A R Home Town 1941

G A R Identified R111

Fire 19568460 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6117 Chair Rock Daybreak 2070

Bred 6/22/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Special genetics to achieve a higher %Prime and CAB!

G A R Kansas 901

G A R Identified 961

Ashland 741

Bred 6/2/2023 to GAR Apex. Embryo sexed as a bull. You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was-Abe Lincoln. I am thankful Henry Gardiner gave us the responsibility and let us make our own mistakes. We will continue to grow!

G A R Identified 401

G A R Quantum 691

535 G A R Quantum 2821

Bred 5/6/2023 to G A R Incentive. Embryo sexed as

RAYL Quantum 144P

a bull. We constantly study, and ask questions, and have our own “skin in the game” in a continuous effort to make the best decisions possible in our cattle breeding to improve our cattle, the industry, and our customers businesses.

G A R Breakthrough R241

RAYL Quantum 141P

G A R Momentum R01

RAYL Combustion 143P

G A R Enhance 431S

Bred 5/12/2023 to G A R Transcendent. Embryo sexed as a heifer. WOW! Top 2%

& QPI with

1% Retained Ownership Income. Value added female!

G A R Bragging Rights 1461

G A R Cache 1771

541

Bred 5/13/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a heifer. We define successful cattle as those that are born alive, grow fast and efficiently to the end point with a valuable carcass, and for the females that are retained to replicate the process year after year in their environment.

Bred 5/7/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a bull. In the age of constant acceleration often there is nothing as fast as slowing down. Pragmatic genetic decisions pay dividends for the future.

A WORD ABOUT FREE DELIVERY

G A R Cache 1121

544 G A R Refresh N11

G A R Cache R221

Bred 6/2/2023 to G A R Home Free. Embryo sexed as a bull. The buzzword sustainability in my mind means profitability. We have never had cattle that can achieve this as well we can today. That is our duty and mission. We take this responsibility very seriously!

Service After The Sale

• Free Delivery

• 5% Loyalty Discount

• GAR Guarantee

• USPB Delivery Rights

• Feedlot & Order Buyer Relationships

• Access to Method Genetics Benchmarking

DEDUCT $100 FROM YOUR PURCHASE

Any buyer of any lot or group in the sale will have $100 deducted from the purchase price of that lot or group if he provides for the transportation from GAR within two weeks after the sale.

GAR Commercial Females

This offering of GAR-Influenced bred cows and heifers represent both volume and value. Group 1 is a group of AI bred cows. The cows and heifer are AI bred to elite GAR sires. The females sell with complete Method Genetics EPDs and Indexes. As always, the winning bidder can select the groups he or she would like, taking one group or more groups within a category. The bidder is bidding on the group.

The beef business is good and the forecast for the future is exciting. Our commercial cow-calf customers are using GAR genetics and Method test results with extraordinary success regardless of their chosen end-point. We often talk about the importance of producing “a pound of gold” rather than “a pound of lead.” Our

customers agree.

We have tracked the carcass performance on our customer cattle and our own home raised steers since April 2017 using GAR USPB delivery rights. More than 18,736 head have returned $151.28 premium/hd, totaling $2,834,321 above the base price.

This volume offering of genetically superior commercial females is unique in the beef business and truly a buyer’s opportunity.

Remember, freight is on us as we will deliver these heifers free of charge just like the registered cattle.

Group 1•GAR AI Bred Commercial Cows

Group 2—41•GAR Bred Commercial Heifers

GAR Average Method Genetics EPDs & Indexes for Commercial Heifers

Group 2—41•GAR Bred Commercial Heifers

Group 42 • GAR Bred Commercial Heifers Load Lots

Forty commercial heifers in Group 1 will sell AI bred 5/3/23 and safe in calf to GAR Transcendent. Six heifers are safe to sons of GAR Home Town. The heifers have been genomic tested using Method Genetics Choice. Because the MG database is derived from information supplied primarily by GAR seedstock and commercial herds, the MG genetic breeding values and indexes serve as a BENCHMARK for GAR customers. Simply put, the Method Genetics evaluation benchmarks our cattle and the cattle of our customers who participate in the MG program against

one another. This is an elite population of Angus cattle selected for reproductive efficiency, calving ease, docility, post weaning growth, feedlot performance and carcass value, NOT THE AVERAGE ANGUS ANIMAL. Current weight: 1050-1100. FREE DELIVERY. FEMALES ARE LISTED IN ROI ORDER AND WILL SELL FROM HIGHEST ROI TO LOWEST. BUYER CAN TAKE AS MANY HEIFERS AS NEEDED, BUT MUST TAKE A MINIMUM OF TEN HEAD.

Group 42—43 • GAR Bred Commercial Heifers Load Lots

PO Box 23 Wamego, KS 66547

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Cattle disease traceability is an important component in the overall biosecurity of the U.S. beef cattle industry, playing a significant role in resuming and maintaining commerce in the event of a disease outbreak. The development of a cattle disease traceability system has risen to one of the top priorities in the industry throughout multiple segments of the beef value chain as we witnessed other proteins deeply impacted by disease outbreaks and market disruption.

To address this industry-wide priority, U.S. CattleTrace was established from a collaborative effort of traceability programs across the U.S.

The system for individual animal disease traceability is complex and must be implemented prior to a disease outbreak to be effective. To be successful, the process for cattle producers must be simple, fast and affordable. Proactive participation in U.S. CattleTrace enables producers to be at the forefront of this industry-driven initiative and influence the future of an expanded traceability system in the U.S. beef cattle industry. The purpose-built infrastructure of this system has the potential to open doors to new value-added opportunities in the beef supply chain, including but not limited to: inventory management, animal health management, operational efficiencies, and enhanced domestic and international trade.

In order to protect the U.S. share of the protein market from the potential impact of a disease event, cattle identification and traceability needs to be enacted, enhanced and further developed using electronic I.D. and electronic transfer of data. U.S. CattleTrace is focused on developing a voluntary national traceability system to include all cattle and complement the current USDA regulation s. For this to be successful it will require all stakeholders, which includes producers, suppliers, service providers, packers, retailers, along with state and federal animal health officials to collectively collaborate and support disease traceability.

The goal is to build a system that is recognized as the nationally significant animal disease traceability system by all domestic and foreign markets. The U.S. CattleTrace disease traceability system strives to be equitable to all industry segments and must be industry-driven and managed by a producer board of directors to ensure data privacy and protection.

OUR MISSION

To develop and manage a nationally significant, robust and globally accepted voluntary animal disea se traceability system for all cattle entering commerce through an industry led, sustainable, non-profit private enterprise in order to protect the nation’s herd and U.S. share of the protein market with as little disruption to day- to-day operations as possible.

OUR VISION

To be a producer-driven and national leader in animal disease traceability, providing a data management system for rapid animal disease response that is fully accepted by U.S producers and global consumers.

G A R Home Town

G A R Transcendent

G A R Dual Threat

Mill Brae Identified 4031

Ankonian Paragon 0C4

G A R Kansas

Poss Deadwood

HPCA Veracious

G A R Freedom

Connealy Clarity

G A R Sunbeam

E W A Captain

REFERENCE SIRES

Birth Date:

44 Bragging Rights 4372

G A R Breakthrough

SG Salvation

G A R Greater Good

G A R Prophet K263

G A R Ashland

G A R Quantum

G A R Combustion

GB Fireball 672

G A R Phoenix

SERVICE SIRES OF BRED FEMALES

G A R Apex

Birth Date:

G A R Dual Force

G A R Fireproof

G A R Home Town E21

G A R Home Town E871

G A R Home Free

G A R Incentive

COMPREHENSIVE Customer Service

True customer service isn’t a checklist, it’s a mentality.

By Paige Nelson

In business, customer service is either dos and don’ts or it’s the business’s business. If you’ve had any interactions with the Gardiner family, I’m guessing you know which train the Gardiner Angus Ranch (GAR) rides.

Gardiners are committed to their customers’ success. Every customer service option/program/guarantee is a function of that commitment.

Now, while lots of companies claim to have their customers’ success in mind, few actually follow through. No one from Nike® has ever called me up and asked me how my ball game’s going or how they could help me improve. Obviously, that’s probably never going to happen, but wouldn’t it be cool if it did!

The thing is, that happens every day at GAR.

Henry’s Rule

Henry’s rule is the golden rule, says Mark Gardiner, and it’s how we try to deal with everything.

Gardiner’s customer service (success) strategy begins with treating every customer/potential customer as equals. Every print ad or sale book produced for GAR for many years lists the BASIC customer services available when a beef producer invests in GAR genetics. There are no qualifiers. A buyer that purchases one head is extended the same customer service as the volume buyer.

Buy one or 10; they all come with a guarantee.

The GAR Guarantee is arguably one of the strongest live animal guarantees in the business. “We pledged on Day 1, when we sold our first bull at our first sale, ‘If you have a problem, we’ll take care of it,’” says Mark.

The GAR Guarantee covers bulls and females for 12 months regardless of what happens, whose fault it was or the part Mother Nature played.

“If the animal leaves here and doesn’t work for the customers, then they’re not going to come back, and if you tell them to buzz off, they will,” says Grant Gardiner.

“Taking care of it” means a replacement or a credit at the next sale. You can forget about playing the blame game because they won’t ask.

“Most of the time, it’s things that are out of our control, and most of the time it’s out of the control of the customer, too,” Grant recognizes.

Gardiners not only offer the guarantee, they plan for it. With current bull sale numbers, that typically equates to 200+ bulls being replaced, notes Mark. That’s obviously expensive, but anyone that has ever had a problem will tell you they’ve never known

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him to question a customer.

“People have their opinions, and we appreciate that,” says Mark, “but you’ll never hear that we didn’t honor our commitment and take care of somebody.”

Cole Gardiner shares his dad’s mindset. It’s not about replacing the animal, says Cole, it’s about replacing the genetic potential.

“If a private treaty bull breaks down, generally speaking, it’s very easy for me to find a replacement,” he says. But when customers call about a sale animal, Cole doesn’t cut corners.

“I’ll just be honest with them, if they bought a bull that is tremendous, my advice would be just take full credit on that animal because it’ll be a better value for you, and you’ll be able to get something closer to what you want.”

Let’s not forget, the GAR guarantee covers females, too. If a female doesn’t get bred fast enough (AI and bull cover), aborts a pregnancy for whatever reason or something else goes wrong in the first year, you can bet Cole will “take care of it.”

“None of us are in this by ourselves. It’s got to be win-win. God’s plan is that we make it better and help each other.” — Mark Gardiner

GAR offers free delivery on every purchase. Gardiners will deliver cattle to 48 states. One bull even went to Hawaii. Call them the Amazon of cattle, but Gardiners recognize that cattle producers are busy and aside from cash on hand, time is their most tightly stretched asset.

“We work with several good outfits,” explains Grant. “They’ve hauled thousands of cattle for us, hundreds of thousands of miles.”

It’s Grant’s task to work out transportation logistics. Health certificates last 30 days post-sale, so he works quickly and leans on his experts.

“You leave it in the hands of people that know what they are doing. These guys know places to unload, to feed and water the cattle. They have been doing this for years,” he says. Eventually, the cattle arrive safe and sound to their new home, wherever that is.

On that note, Cole reminds us, if a customer doesn’t like the bull upon arrival, he has docility issues, whatever, Gardiner’s will “take care of it!”

Every GAR customer enjoys two more services: a 5% repeat buyer discount and $100 off the purchase price if they pick up the animal within two weeks of the sale.

“The benefit of it is a loyalty deal,” notes Grant. “You establish a customer base and hope they come back and give them some incentive to come back.”

Make it a win-win

It’s a no brainer to say Gardiners are successful and they have great genetics, but maybe, great genetics aren’t the reason they are successful. Maybe the source of their success is deeper. Maybe the source is their willingness to let others succeed.

One of Mark’s mantras is, “Instead of a skin thy neighbor approach, let’s have a win-win, and we can all do better and we have.”

The sharing of U.S. Premium Beef (USPB) delivery rights is a perfect example of creating win-wins for customers. For 25 years, Gardiners have let customers use a number of their USPB delivery rights at no charge — typical cost to lease rights would be $9-10/head. Customers who retain ownership on finished cattle without direct grid access use these rights to be rewarded for their investments. Keep in mind, GAR finishes out their own cattle and purchases several thousand head of customers’ cattle through their calf buyback program

Why share access to a grid that has garnered GAR $98/head on 134,000 head above the base price since 1998 and averaged $232 above the base price in the last year?

Well, says Mark, “We care about your success because if you don’t succeed, we don’t either.”

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What is success?

According to Mark, Grant and Cole, success is being profitable in the cattle business. “If I can keep [customers] in business, then we have a chance to do the same,” says Mark. “That relationship matrix where we can make sure they make money is so important!”

Since 2014, all GAR cattle (registered and commercial) have been genetic-tested with Method Genetics, one of the top four genetic databases in the world. Customers are given the option to genetic test their herds with Method Genetics. DNA samples are submitted to both the American Angus Association (AAA) and Method Genetics.

“The idea is to be able to predict genetic performance for commercial cattle, so we can benchmark with each other,” explains Mark.

The benefits to commercial and registered customers is three-fold. First, they quickly understand their herd’s standing in regards to a more select population than just the entire AAA (especially important for registered customers).

“When you’re going against the entire Angus database vs. a highly selected database like Method, which is primarily us and our customers, it’s a faster track,” says Mark, “I always joke, ‘Did you play at Ashland Jr. High or did you play in the NFL? What was the competition.’”

Second, it accelerates customers’ purchasing power as they can quickly determine what cattle will improve their herd’s genetics.

Third, those customers who test their herds using Method, truly identify those heifers worth multiplying and increase the marketability of the rest.

“Revenue sharing semen interest is something we’ve done for as long as I can remember,” says Grant. “It’s just our way of actually protecting our interest in the cattle that we sell.” It’s rarely used, but in the case of GAR Dual Threat, who was sold through the sale, it became a valuable tool that turned profitable for both the customer, JLB Ranch, GAR and Select Sires Inc.

Marketing and purchasing assistance. “I probably talk to 15 people a day — mainly customers,” notes Mark. “I work

with them a lot on what it is they want to achieve.” That means mentoring other seedstock or hopeful seedstock producers: handing over the GAR mailing list, getting a bull to a stud facility to be collected, etc.

It’s connecting cattle sellers with buyers. Mark maintains a contact list of order buyers and informs them when GAR-influenced cattle are up for sale. For reference, the 6,000 head of GAR-influenced cattle that sold on Superior last year averaged $10/cwt. above the same class, same cattle, same area as the competition.

It means helping people make the right purchasing decisions; oftentimes, keeping them from spending too much.

“We always do everything we can to moderate the average price of the sale because a lot of times our prices have scared people off,” Mark quips.

He reminds his customers that the most expensive or the best animal may not be best for you. The idea is sustained success across all customer price points, so before you get what Mark calls “Angus fever,” give him a call and have him check your temperature.

Anticipating needs, solving problems

“I love to listen to what you are trying to achieve. What is your experience. What is your background,” says Mark of his conversations with customers.

When asked, “How do you relate with your customers?” He responds like this:

“I talk to them every day, and I’m on their place, and I try to solve their problems. They have to be able to access you, and they have to be able to touch you, and you have to feel their pain and you have to ensure they have success.”

When a commercial customer wants to start retaining ownership on their cattle, Gardiners assist in forming feedlot relationships. “We have to find the right place for them to feed their cattle,” says Mark.

High-powered genetics require management with experience to maximize their potential and just any ole’ feedlot will not do. Mark’s long-time relationships with large and small USPB cattle feeders and the cattle producers providing inventory is something he works hard at every day. It’s his relationship matrix.

G3 Age & Source was born shortly after the BSE scare in 2003. Today, there are only two major beef supplying countries in the world that don’t have mandatory traceback systems, the United States and India. G3 allows producers to track their cattle back to GAR, it garners premiums on sale day and ensures the sustainability of the U.S. cow herd.

This isn’t a complete list of all the service Gardiners do for their customers. The behind-the-scenes work they do could fill this catalog, oh actually it has. Check out the cattle on the following pages for proof. For Gardiners, it isn’t about a list. It’s about doing business in a way that ensures your business is profitable, sustainable and enjoyable.

BATTLE TESTED

Identifying & Capturing Value

By Mark Gardiner

Recently Steve Hunt, one of my best friends and battle tested leader, was awarded the Certified Angus Beef 2023 Industry Achievement Award for his U.S. Premium Beef leadership. I want to personally thank Steve Hunt for leading us to industry changes that gave our family, and so many other families, the opportunity to succeed. Due to the success of U.S. Premium Beef, we learned what made money for our new partner, the processing company, and allowed us to grow and develop a strategy for GAR’s succeeding generations. This blueprint of knowledge allowed us to design cattle that worked on the ranch while simultaneously satisfying consumer expectations, which increased beef demand. Today, the future of Gardiner Angus Ranch, and our industry, is based on a model of designing beef cattle with more value. Largely due to Steve’s leadership, there are systems in place to identify and capture value.

The history of U.S. Premium Beef is well documented. Much has been written about the state of the beef market from the mid-1980s to 1997, when the first load of USPB cattle was delivered to our new industry partner, National Beef. Loss of market share due to poor and inconsistent quality was at the top of the list of serious problems that needed to be addressed. Arguably, the larger problem was the reality that producers were not invested in necessary changes that could only begin in their pastures. It was easy to blame others. The standard reply was “nobody pays us,” which was accurate. But the larger, systemic problem, was lack of an infrastructure to create a consistent supply, identify carcasses with more value and determine the added value

based on current market dynamics. Quite frankly, we were concerned about the future of the beef Industry. We knew we needed to make a “skin in the game” investment in our future. Hence, we bought into beef processing. Nothing was possible without a willingness to negotiate with all industry stakeholders and compromise. Sitting at the table as owners, working together with our packing plant management team

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was such a key to our success. We teamed up with processing to design “a win-win” company.

Nearly three decades ago, Steve and I, and our cohorts on the “Blue Sky Tour” were young men. Some even thought foolish young men. As pioneers we realized that not all trailblazers succeed. Truth was, we were afraid. I returned home to Gardiner Angus Ranch, the only job I ever wanted, and worked alongside my dad, Henry Gardiner. I knew he was seriously concerned about the future of the beef industry. Gardiner Angus Ranch had been a total A.I. and ET program for many years and had been successful in working with several large commercial beef operations across the U.S. Other than the limited anecdotal data, we did not have the necessary tools to make documented progress nor an infrastructure to discover and reward value-added cattle. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT MADE MONEY! We learned.

I believe it is important to communicate to the next generation of decision makers the significance of where we were prior to U.S. Premium Beef. — Mark Gardiner

When the first load of U.S. Premium Beef cattle was delivered to National Beef in December 1997, fed cattle were trading in the mid-$60’s and break-evens were projected at $70-$72. Placements were 2% higher than the year before. Beef demand was described as “lethargic.” Growing up in livestock production, Steve Hunt possessed the inherent ability to understand the beef industry’s problems across all production sectors. His Land Grant education in finance at K-State armed him with the unique skills to communicate with producers over a cup of coffee or present our strategic plan to the upper echelon of finance on Wall Street. To this day, I don’t know of anyone that could have been successful besides Steve Hunt. He knew the beef industry had to change. Steve developed a plan, assembled a team with the carved in stone mantra, “failure is not an option.”

I believe it is important to communicate to the next generation of decision makers the significance of where we were prior to U.S. Premium Beef. Simply said we were an industry in decline with a challenging future.

Steve often referenced one of his favorite books, Good to Great. Jim Collins, author of one of the best-selling management books of all time said, “The good-to-great leaders never wanted to become larger-than-life heroes. They never aspired to be put on a pedestal or become unreachable icons. They were seemingly ordinary people quietly producing extraordinary results.” Steve, I am thankful to call you my friend. I am grateful for your mentorship and leadership.

Another reference from Good to Great that appropriately describes our journey is referenced as the “Flywheel Effect.” This effect is described as taking people to work together to turn this massive wheel. It takes time to turn the wheel, but after consistent effort you make a revolution, then the next revolution happens faster, and faster until ultimately the mass of the flywheel is working for you! This is called BREAKTHROUGH!! This is what U.S Premium Beef did and continues to do. Steve Hunt, we thank you for helping our industry BREAKTHROUGH!

The Gardiner family is profoundly grateful for your vision and commitment to initiating change.

Ashland Veterinary Center, Inc. Serving in Every Way

Growing a practice and supporting the community

By Paige Nelson

Why Ashland, Kansas? Why raise a family in a community of 800 people? Why do a job that requires not only “on-call” services but also “in-any-kind-of-weather”? Why work in a job field with the tightest of profit margins, life or death scenarios and sometimes stubborn, uncooperative patients, who, by the way, don’t speak our language? Why pay for a doctorate degree and develop a career as a large or mixed-animal veterinarian when some would title the profession as a dying breed?

The answer is simple. They do it because they love it!

Like the veterinarians who built the practice and its nationally-renowned reputation, Ashland Veterinary Center, Inc.’s Dr. Kelly Deewall and Dr. Mark Spare are cut from the same fabric. Deewall just passed a 20 year milestone and Mark officially joined the AVC team after his 2021 graduation from vet school.

Making a Home

Established in the early ’90s, Dr. Randall Spare and Dr. John Kellenberger had to prove their dedication, grit and an unwavering commitment to their clients. They needed to grow Ashland Vet into a practice that could sustain veterinarians, their families, and become a vibrant member of the business community. Just like their mentors, Kelly and Mark have the same passion for quality veterinary care with rural pragmatism. What’s more, they have the same laser focus on making the community of Ashland the best it can be. Deep Kansas roots tie both Mark and Kelly to the land and to the community.

Randall and his wife Michelle raised their five children in Ashland. Likewise, John and his wife Angie raised their three kids here, too.

Working and raising a family all in the same community seems to level up a person’s work, life and play goals. All of a sudden, career success means less or nothing if the academic success of the community’s children is lacking. Community services for residents become more of a priority and socioeconomic progress is critical. In a community of 800 people, that means everyone plays a part and probably has a part in the school’s play. That’s probably why both Randall and John have served on multiple boards and community positions throughout the years.

Dr. Kelly Deewall

Dr. Mark Spare

Keeping with tradition, Kelly currently serves on the school board.

“Part of living in a community and wanting it to thrive is being willing to take on some of those positions that maybe are out of your comfort zone, but you do it for the good of not only your kids but the good of the entire community’s children,” she says.

Kelly recognizes Ashland as an active community, family oriented and one that people would love to live in, if they knew it existed.

“We’re trying to maintain and grow out here in the boonies. We’re 50 miles from Walmart and that freaks some people out!” she laughs.

Kelly says she loves the landscape of Ashland. “I don’t like trees, so it’s perfect!” But in all seriousness, Kelly has put down roots in this Kansas clay. Her husband, Nathan Shupe, is a rancher—they met at the vet clinic — and are raising their daughter here.

For Mark, working and living in Ashland, the town he was raised in, is literally a dream come true.

“It’s a privilege for me to be able to relocate my family in Ashland, Kansas, and I have a huge appreciation for the way the community has brought us back in and allowed us to plug in,” he explains.

Mark moved his family—wife Kayla and their three daughters—back to Ashland in August of 2022. Other than being close to his parents, he appreciates the generations of friends he still has here.

“The number of people that are still here that were here when I grew up is a draw for me. Even though I may have been a

handful when I was being raised, they are excited to see my kids and the way they are going to grow up, and they care for them, and they want them to succeed,” says Mark.

What truly makes Ashland unique, though, is the values of her people. It’s hard to ignore the impact the 2017 wildfire had on the people. “That galvanized the community,” Mark notes. “We learned to watch out for each other.”

“Those are the lessons that I know that when we’re not with our girls, when we don’t have them at home, those are lessons that I know are being taught.”

What’s Next

A great team not only has talent but is diverse in their individual expertise. All the vets agree, what makes the Ashland Vet Center team valuable is their ability to be jacks of all trades, while offering expanded specialty services to their clients.

All four doctors practice general veterinary medicine on a daily basis in the clinic and when on-call, expanding the team has allowed each veterinarian to dig a little deeper into their specialties.

• Randall — beef reproduction

• John — equine reproduction

• Kelly — small animal medicine

• Mark — beef nutrition

“We all do everything. We all do what needs to be done,” says Kelly. “At this point, I do most of the small animal work, which I really enjoy. I love to do surgery. But I enjoy having opportunities to do mixed animal practice. I would hate the thought of being inside all day everyday doing that.”

Having four veterinarians, says Mark, allows the clinic to spend time addressing the more in-depth needs of its clients.

“We all have the flexibility to set and adjust our own schedules, so that if we need to spend a half or whole day with a client, we can do that,” he says.

An added benefit of an expanded team is an improved worklife balance from an on-call standpoint, says John. In an era of rural, large animal veterinarian shortages, capturing a higher quality of life is critical to maintaining industry personnel. It may be a model other clinics follow as time goes on.

Exceeding Expectations

Something existing clients have come to expect and new clients quickly appreciate is Ashland Vet’s practical approach to high-quality medicine. Randall and John have spent their careers providing that kind of care, and it’s something Kelly and Mark won’t compromise on either.

Raised on a beef operation in Oklahoma, Kelly knew at an early age she wanted to be a veterinarian. Early on in her

practice, she realized veterinary medicine is really about people first, animals second. That principal has shaped the last 20 years of her career and greatly contributed to the work-life culture at AVC.

For her part, she says, “I want people to know their options and pick what works best for them, for their animal, for their emotions, for their finances, so that everybody is satisfied in the end and that animal gets the help that it needs.”

Mark grew up riding in the vet truck with his dad. He’s seen firsthand the responsibility veterinarians take on when they accept the call to care for people and their animals. After a few adventures and some life experience, he chose the veterinarian profession and sealed it with a promise:

“The reputation that Ashland Veterinary Clinic has is that we’re going to answer our phone. When we get a call, we’re going to take care of you. If we don’t know the answer, we’re going to find it out,” he states.

The idea, says Mark, is to help clients A) succeed and B) grow their operations.

Mark joined Ashland Vet in August of 2022.

As the team continues to settle in and fine tune roles and responsibilities, the goal is to expand the offering of technical services, all while continuing to build trust in the community and region. Currently, the clinic sees clients from 13 Kansas counties, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Missouri. It’s a wide area to say the least.

Trust is built, says Kelly, by taking those hard cases or emergency calls no matter the convenience.

We get calls, she says, from people with a dog that has been throwing up for three days and their vet can’t see them for two weeks.

“We’re going to work you in, even if you have to wait, if we have to stay late, whatever. We’re going to get that animal seen,” she says. “Yet, we still want to have time to practice quality medicine with them.”

While high-quality care and the latest medical techniques are critical to the practice, they also evolve, says Mark, that’s why it’s called “practicing.” He says he keeps that in mind because he wants to always be improving the care people and animals receive from Ashland Vet.

“In five years, I’m going to look back on a certain technique and think, ‘I did that wrong.’ In reality, everything that we do is wrong because it’s not perfect, but it’s still fun to be a part of, and it’s cultivating that excitement about going to work every day and learning. Learning about how I was wrong yesterday, but I can be better today, allows us to think about getting better as opposed to being perfect. I have much respect for the culture of AVC and owe that to John, my dad and Kelly.”

When it comes down to it, John says, we’re in the business of taking care of people. Kelly Deewall and Mark Spare are not only good people, but they are also tremendous practitioners.

“They are going to care about the people that we serve. They both have different interests, passions, skillsets. At the end of the day, the people we serve benefit.”

Editor’s note: Dr. Eva Gardiner, certified in veterinary acupuncture, provides specialized acupuncture treatment on a part time basis. Since this article was written, Ashland Vet Center has added a fifth, full time veterinarian. Dr. Josh Dowdy, recent graduate of Oklahoma State University, joined the AVC team and welcomed by the Ashland community.

Dr. Randall Spare

Dr. John Kellenberger

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Expected Progeny Differences (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Interim EPDs may appear on young animals when their performance has yet to be incorporated into the American Angus Association National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) procedures. This EPD will be preceded by an “I”, and may or may not include the animal’s own performance record for a particular trait, depending on its availability, appropriate contemporary grouping, or data edits needed for NCE.

GROWTH

Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.

Birth Weight EPD (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Weaning Weight EPD (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Yearling Weight EPD (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for postweaning gain in future progeny compared to that of other sires, given a constant amount of feed consumed.

Dry Matter Intake (DMI), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of difference transmitting ability for feed intake during the postweaning phase, compared to that of other sires.

Yearling Height EPD (YH), is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, compared to that of other sires.

Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires.

Docility (DOC), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves. In herds where temperament problems are not an issue, this expected difference would not be realized.

MATERNAL

Heifer Pregnancy (HP), the heifer pregnancy EPDs are designed to characterize differences among sires in the Angus breed for daughter’s heifer pregnancy. When comparing two sires based on their heifer pregnancy EPDs (reported in units of percentage), a higher EPD sire would be expected to have daughters with a greater probability or chance of becoming pregnant than a sire with the lower EPD.

Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.

Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.

Mature Weight EPD (MW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires.

Mature Height EPD (MH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires.

Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and energy costs associated with differences in mature cow size.

CARCASS

Carcass Weight EPD (CW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Marbling EPD (Marb), expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Ribeye Area EPD (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

Fat Thickness EPD (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.

YEARLING AND ULTRASOUND ADJUSTED MEASUREMENTS

Adj. Yrlg. Scrotal Circ: Adjusted yearling scrotal circumference, the bull’s scrotal circumference measured in centimeters adjusted to one year of age.

Adj. Yrlg. Hip Ht.: Each bull’s hip height measured in inches and adjusted to one year of age.

Adj. %IMF: The percent intramuscular fat (marbling) adjusted to 365 days of age. Heritability for marbling is in the moderate range.

%IMF Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull or female is for its marbling scan within its contemporary group.

Adj. Yrlg. Ribeye Area: Each bull’s ribeye area measured in square inches and adjusted to one year of age.

REA Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull is for his adjusted ribeye area.

Adj. Rib Fat: This is the off-test backfat measured in inches adjusted to 365 days of age.

Rib Fat Ratio: The percent above or below average (100 = average) a bull or female is for its backfat scan within its contemporary group.

Adj. Rump Fat: This is the off-test rump fat measured in inches adjusted to 365 days of age.

Rump Fat Ratio: The percent above or below average (100= average) a bull or female is for its rump fat scan within its contemporary group.

$VALUE INDEXES

Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for pre-weaning merit. $W includes both revenue and cost adjustments associated with differences in birth weight, weaning direct growth, maternal milk, and mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning merit compared to progeny of other sires.

Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires.

Quality Grade ($QG), $QG represents the quality grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $QG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on improving quality grade. The carcass marbling (Marb) EPD and ultrasound-derived percent intramuscular fat (%IMF) EPD contribute to $QG.

Yield Grade ($YG), $YG represents the yield grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $YG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on red meat yield. It provides a multi-trait approach to encompass ribeye, fat thickness and weight into an economic value for red meat yield.

Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires.

DAM’S PRODUCTION RECORD:

Act.BW — Actual Birth Weight: The number of calves each dam has had and the average actual birth weight of those calves. Example: 3-81 means the dam has had 3 calves with an average actual birth weight of 81 pounds.

BWR — Birth Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average birth weight ratio. Example: 2-98 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average BWR of 98.

WWR — Weaning Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average weaning weight ratio. Example: 2-102 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average WWR of 102.

YWR — Yearling Weight Ratio: The number of calves a dam has had and their average yearling weight ratio. Example: 2-103 means the dam has had 2 calves with an average YWR of 103.

DAM’S ULTRASOUND PRODUCTION RECORD

%IMF: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average %IMF ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for IMF with an average ratio of 112.

REA: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average ribeye area ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for REA with an average ratio of 112.

Fat: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average rib fat ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for rib fat with an average ratio of 112. A ratio above 100 would mean that this animal has above average rib fat (more fat) and a ratio of less than 100 means that the animal has less rib fat (less fat) within the animal’s contemporary group.

RU Fat: The number of calves that each dam has had, and the average rump fat ratio on those calves. Example: 11-112 means that the dam of this animal has had 11 progeny ultrasounded for rump fat with an average ratio of 112. A ratio above 100 would mean that this animal has above average rump fat (more fat) and a ratio of less than 100 means that the animal has less rump fat (less fat) within the animal’s contemporary group.

BW — Birth Weight: The actual weight in pounds at birth.

Calving-Ease Score: 1 = unassisted; 2 = some assistance; 3 = mechanical assistance.

METHOD GENETICS® CHOICE EPD AND SELECTION INDEX KEY

CARCASS WEIGHT (CW): The carcass weight EPD is reported in pounds of harvest carcass weight. As with other weight traits, selection for weight genetics is moderately to highly heritable and will lead to increased directional genetic change in pounds. The CW EPD has contributions not only from the genotyped calves, but harvest carcass records, ultrasound indicator trait results, and available pedigree.

MARBLING (MARB): Marbling EPDs are reported in harvest marbling score units, with a higher value being more favorable.

RIBEYE AREA (REA): The ribeye area EPD, with a higher value as the typical desired direction, can be used to place selection pressure on this trait to impact red meat yield.

CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED): Reported as a percentage of unassisted calvings, this EPD is used to select favorable calving ease genetics for use in matings to first calf heifers. The value is more noted for sire selection. In Angus-influenced herds that have heavily emphasized calving ease genetics, selection pressure for this trait may or may not be a priority. A higher value is more favorable. For example if there was a 5 percentage point difference between to animals (+10 vs +5), one would expect 5 more calves out of 100 to be born unassisted in future progeny, to favor choosing the animal with the CED of +10.

DOCILITY (DOC): Docility is reported as a convenience trait with a higher value favoring more docile temperament. Reported in percentage units, these EPDs can be used as an accessory sorting tool as needed.

CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM): This EPD is applicable to calves out of daughters of first-calf heifers and their unassisted calving percentage difference relative to other individuals. Again, as with CED, a higher value is more favorable and reported in units of percent.

MATERNAL PRODUCTION INDEX (MPI): The Maternal Production Index is reported in dollars per calf produced from the breeding herd with Angus-based genetics. It encompasses direct and maternal calving ease, heifer pregnancy, weaning growth, maternal milk, and mature size differences in a scenario where replacement females are retained and calves are marketed at weaning.

QUALITY POUNDS INDEX (QPI): The Quality Pounds Index is reported in dollars per calf for herds with Angus-based genetics. It focuses on the terminal side of the herd’s business for feedlot gain and carcass merit genetic differences. There are no provisions for calving ease or maternal traits, with the assumption that all calves are under a retained ownership scenario fed out and marketed on a premium quality-based grid.

RETAINED OWNERSHIP INCOME (ROI): Cattle producers interested in a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point should use the Retained Ownership Income index ties together reproduction, calving ease, maternal genetic merit, growth throughout the calf’s lifetime, and quality based carcass merit in an Angus-based herd. The ROI is reported in dollars per calf produced in the herd, and consolidates the sub-indexes of MPI and QPI.

METHOD GENETICS EPD AND INDEX PERCENTILE RANKS (%) are a numeric ranking of the animal’s EPD and Index values on a 1% to 100% scale. For most traits a lower numeric value is considered more favorable, such as for CED EPD. For example, a 25% presented with an EPD indicates that animal is in the upper 25 percent of the animals in the Method Genetics evaluation for calves born in the last five years.

THE GARDINER ANGUS RANCH BREEDING GUARANTEE

We guarantee that all breeding cattle sold by Gardiner Angus Ranch, both bulls and females, are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull is injured at any time in the 12 months following the sale so as to make them functionally infertile, we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement, if available, or issue you a credit equal to the bull’s purchase price minus the salvage value received for that bull. If a female is determined to be a non-breeder, then we would ask you to sell her and would offer you the difference of her purchase price minus the salvage value as a credit in any future GAR sale. This guarantee is in addition to the Sale Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association which also apply.

A WORD ABOUT FREE DELIVERY

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH VACCINATION PROGRAM

Two Month Calves—Endovac-Bovi (Immvac)

Vision 7 (Merck Animal Health)

VistaOnce (Merck Animal Health)

Calves at 205 day Pre-weaning

Vision 7 20/20 (Merck Animal Health)

Vista Once (Merck Animal Health)

Weaning (June)

Vista 5 (Merck Animal Health)

Yearling Heifers (>30 day Pre-Breeding)

Vista 3 V/L5 (Merck Animal Health)

Ivomec Pour-On (Merial)

Cows at Synchronization

Virashield 6V/L5 (Novartis)

Ivomec Pour-On (Merial)

Bulls (Pre-Sale)

Anaplasmosis vaccination (1 dose)

All animals have been tested for PI BVD are found to be free of this disease. The goal of this vaccination program is to decrease the risk for diseases that are prevalent in our area and our management scheme.

ASHLAND VETERINARY CENTER, INC.

Dr. Randall K. Spare • Dr. John L. Kellenberger

Dr. Kelly M. Deewall • Dr. Mark Spare

Dr. Josh Dowdy • Dr. Eva Gardiner

P.O. Box 869, W. Hwy. 160 • Ashland, KS 67831 • (620) 635-2641

The Method Matters

The Method Genetics index values are derived from Method Genetics EPDs combined with industry-focused economic weightings. The Method EPDs are generated from a multi-trait, ‘single-step’ genetic evaluation that uses performance measures, ancestral pedigree, and

available DNA genotypes. This single-step approach incorporates the genotypes directly into the genetic evaluation process and was implemented at Method in the summer of 2014.

Method Genetics® Selection Index Key Used in the catalog

MATERNAL

PRODUCTION INDEX (MPI):

The Maternal Production Index is reported in dollars per calf produced from the breeding herd with Angus-based genetics. It encompasses direct and maternal calving ease, heifer pregnancy, weaning growth, maternal milk, and mature size differences in a scenario where replacement females are retained and calves are marketed at weaning.

QUALITY POUNDS INDEX (QPI):

The Quality Pounds Index is reported in dollars per calf for herds with Angus-based genetics. It focuses on the terminal side of the herd’s business for feedlot gain and carcass merit genetic differences. There are no provisions for calving ease or maternal traits, with the assumption that all calves are under a retained ownership scenario fed out and marketed on a premium quality-based grid.

METHOD GENETICS INDEX PERCENTILE RANKS (%):

A numeric ranking of the animal’s Index values on a 1% to 100% scale. A lower numeric value is considered more favorable. For example, a 25% presented with an index indicates that animal is in the upper 25 percent of the animals in the Method Genetics genetic evaluation for calves born in the last five years.

Cattle producers interested in a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point can use the Retained Ownership Income index ties together reproduction, calving ease, maternal genetic merit, growth throughout the calf’s lifetime, and quality based carcass merit in an Angus-based herd. The ROI is reported in dollars per calf produced in the herd, and consolidates the sub-indexes of MPI and QPI.