Monday, May 6, 2024 • 10 aM • at the ranch near ashland, Kansas Henry & nan Gardiner MarketinG Center (GPS: 2601-B Cr 13)
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
Meating Demand Bull Sale
mondAy, mAy 6, 2024 •10:00 Am At the RAnCh neAR AshLAnd, KAnsAs
We hope you can join us May 6. If you are unable to join us in person and prefer to bid online at Superior or LiveAuctions. tv, please note, Superior Livestock has launched a new bidding platform. Users need to set up a new account prior to bidding. If you need assistance, please call (800) 422-2117.
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220 ReGisteRed BuLLs
188 19- to 20-Month Old Bulls
32 14- to 16-Month Old Bulls
150 BRed CommeRCiAL FemALes
287 20 Month-Old-Bulls
157 16-18 Month-Old-Bulls
The elite heifers are bred in early March to GAR Transcendent, GAR Home Town, and GAR Home Team. The heifers sell with complete Method Genetics EPDs and Indexes. As always, buyers can take as many from the group as needed but must take a minimum of ten head. The heifers qualify for free delivery, the same as all cattle sold in our sales.
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 Mark Spare
AUCTIONEER:
Col. Joel Birdwell (405) 368-1058
LIVESTOCK PRESS REPRESENTATIVES:
Matt Caldwell ........................................................(913) 755-1105
(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 ...........................................................................Angus Journal
Stephen Russell (785) 458-2650 .........................................................Kansas Stockman
Colton Pratz (405) 385-1054.............................................................Oklahoma Cowman
Guy Peverley (785) 456-4390 .................................................................Stock Exchange
Bill Bowman (816) 752-0079 ..............................................................Method Genetics
Don Graham, Cattle Broker
Mobile: (918) 706-8875
Crossroads Cattle Company
Don has spent a lifetime in the beef business. For the past several years, he has worked with us and our customers and recognizes the value of GAR-influenced genetics throughout the supply chain. As a member of the Crossroads Cattle Co. team, 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.
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
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 producers buying or selling cattle. If you need assistance, please give Will a call.
Dear Customers & Friends,
Gardiner Angus Ranch
As most of you know, we just concluded our 45th Annual Spring Production Sale. The sale was one of the best sales ever for us and we are grateful. We consider each sale an opportunity to celebrate the beef industry and embrace this challenge by embracing production of the highest quality beef possible.
This sale, like every GAR sale, is the result of an incredible team, from our ranch team to the team of professionals we rely on for input to help us make the best decisions we can regarding the continued improvement of beef.
We often get asked why we have a sale just over 30 days after our largest sale of the year. Our response is simple. The timing of the Meating Demand Sale is a better fit for many of our commercial cow-calf customers’ turnout needs in a less intensive environment.
The majority of the Meating Demand offering is 19- to 20-months of age and ready for early turnout. One-hundred sixty bulls, 73% of the offering, are sired by Home Town, Home Free, Transcendent, Dual Threat, Freedom, Kansas and Sunbeam.
A few years ago, we accelerated our breeding program enabling GAR to offer the “next generation” of genetics earlier. We can do this because genomics accurately allows us to use these young sires as soon as they make semen. Quite simply put, genomic genetic predictions work. As Dad did 45 years ago when he recognized that genetic predictions worked, he accelerated our program. Today, we are able to do this even sooner and more accurately. This faster model offers enhanced breed improvement without compromising multi-trait excellence.
Since 2017, we have charted the results of our home-raised commercial steers and heifers, and customer cattle using our USPB delivery rights. This exercise, over time, is providing quality, value and profitability data that truly underscores not all Angus cattle are equal.
As beef producers, Prime beef is our goal. But producing a Prime carcass that meets the grid thresholds for carcass weight and yield as well as grading Prime earns more premiums and avoids discounts for cattle that fall above or below the thresholds.
In 2017, when we first began to track carcass results, 2,654 head were charted. The average carcass weight was 889 pounds, 98.25% graded Choice or higher and 28.7% graded Prime, returning $127.51 to the owners. The results for 2,713 steers and heifers processed at National Beef using our USPB delivery rights in 2023 were dramatically different. More than 99% graded Choice, 47.13% graded Prime and returned an average premium of $187.53 to the owners. In addition, the hot carcass weights averaged 934 pounds. Since 2017, we have charted the results on 20,194 head. The seven-year average is 98.78% Choice or higher, 34.43% Prime and returned an average of $152.71 per head to the owners, totaling more than $3 million.
Why is this important? We are in the food business. The end of the life cycle for our cattle is the food chain. The opportunity to add value to the producer and quality for the consumer is in our hands as beef producers. Arguably, quality is the economic indicator that threads throughout production all the way to a consumer’s dinner table.
We often hear discussion about how cattlemen must compromise their selection of traits. We do not agree. We have experienced our system of selecting for calving ease, and simultaneously selecting against stature, and within those parameters we select for as much efficient early growth as possible provided this growth comes with elite marbling, muscle, and maternal function. Our 60-year total A.I. Breeding program allows us to know this is very doable. You can have it all!
We have daily conversations with customers asking about the traits that have significance to them. Our customers, as do we, understand the universal language of beef cattle production; cattle must be sound and capable of traveling and reproducing in their environment. After that it is our job to provide our customers with genetics that enhance their opportunity for profit. It is just that simple! These discussions are important to us as we try to help our customers understand the magnitude of these traits and how they affect their operations.
We encourage customers to focus on highly heritable traits, apply pressure to improve those traits using genomic and phenotypic information, and use their culling discipline to address the lowly heritable traits. Reproduction is the #1 performance trait, yet it is lowly heritable, so we multiply the ones that breed, make food of those that do not! Remember, nutrition will have a much larger impact on reproduction than the genetics of fertility. We manage reproduction with a time restricted breeding season, and select for the highly heritable traits of economic merit.
Immediately after the bull sale, we will offer 150 GAR-Influenced, commercial heifers bred in early March to G A R Transcendent, G A R Home Town, and G A R Home Team. The heifers sell with complete Method Genetics EPDs and indexes. As always, buyers can take as many from the group as needed but must take a minimum of ten head. The commercial heifers qualify for free delivery, the same as all cattle sold in our sales.
We hope you can join us May 6, 10:00 AM, in person or online at LiveAuctions.tv or Superior Livestock Auctions. If we can be of any assistance in your genetic selections, please contact us.
We are truly thankful for your business. Our collective curiosity to learn, share and improve makes beef better!
Greg Gardiner
Grant Gardiner Cole Gardiner
Eva Gardiner, DVM
Debra Gardiner
Mark Gardiner
Ransom Gardiner Quanah Gardiner
Megan Gardiner Kayla Dewey Gardiner
Greta Gardiner
THE BULLS THAT SELL
There are 220 bulls featured in our 9th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale. These bulls are sired by what we consider the best bulls of the breed. The sires of the bulls in the sale are sired by 8 of our most trusted herd sires:
GAR Home Town ……………… 62 sons
GAR Dual Threat …………………… 23 sons
GAR Transcendent …………… 22 sons
GAR Kansas 20 sons
GAR Sunbeam ……………………… 14 sons
GAR Freedom ……………………… 10 sons
GAR Home Free 9 sons
GB Fireball …………………………… 8 sons
These are the proven sires we trust to deliver reproductive efficiency, calving ease, docility, post-weaning growth, feedlot performance and carcass value. Sons of each of these trusted sires bring many different attributes to the business of beef. The averages of the bulls’ genetic predictions are listed below:
Simply put, ROI benchmarks our cattle against a population of cattle that does “what we do best.” We encourage you to use ROI as your “go to” selection tool.
Average Method Genetic Predictions For The 2024 Meating Demand Sale Bulls
GAR AVERAGE AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION EPDS FOR THE 9TH MEATING DEMAND SALE BULLS
This group of steers purchased from a longtime GAR commercial cow-calf producer spent the winter grazing on our wheat pasture. They will move to the feedyard in mid-April and become Prime beef. Sustainability and profitability are synonymous when we maximize our forage resources and are committed to multi-trait selection to design cattle that excel for calving ease, early growth, reproduction and end product excellence.
RESULTS THAT MATTER TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We feed a lot of our own home raised cattle and purchased customer cattle. This “skin in the game” keeps us in tune with what makes money in the beef business. Below are the results of these cattle. Our “genetic hedge” has allowed us and our customers to be profitable.
STRUCTURED SIRE EVALUATION
We recently received the final AAA Beef Improvement Record Carcass Summary on our 14-month-old, home-raised steers. This group of sire evaluation steers were sired by 14 different GAR AI sires. Comparing the actual carcass results of the steers to their sires offered no surprises. The steers performed just as the data of their sires predicted. Carcasses sired by GAR Transcendent averaged Prime with the fourth highest average
hot carcass weights. The average carcass value of the Transcendent steers grading Prime earned $45/cwt, on a 1000-pound carcass. That is $450. The steers grading Choice earned $28/cwt for the same week of harvest. It’s important to remember, because of our multi-trait selection discipline, many heifer mates to these steers are retained in the commercial herd to replicate the process and continue the acceleration of genetic improvement.
G A R Clutch 4830
G A R Clutch
TRANSCENDENT SONS
in our Structured Sire Evaluation averaged PRIME and had an average carcass value of $45/cwt. Steers grading CHOICE earned $28/cwt for the same week of harvest.
G A R Clutch 5154
ultrasound at 441
Transcendent
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tRAnsCendent 4398
A R Transcendent 223B
G A R Transcendent G3152 [DDF]
G A R Transcendent G3159
much fun is it to have bulls like G3159 that are over 2 for marbling with elite CED and top 20% growth? Absolutely a fun opportunity! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
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 jointlyowned 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.
G A R Transcendent T2772
G A R Home Town G3140
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 478 days of age. Power up dude! Elite marbling, muscle and top 2% growth! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Henry Gardiner Scholarship & Lec ture Series
Henry Gardiner’s belief was to “pay it forward” and leave everything better than you found it. Due to the generosity of our friends and customers The Henry C. Gardiner Scholarship has awarded $250,500 in scholarship money to 54 students at Kansas State University. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Lot 10 go to the scholarship and lecture series. Thank you all very much!
G A R Home Town H92
ultrasound at 446 days of age. You truly MAY HAVE IT ALL! Just WOW! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town G3138
Like begets like, connect the dots with this calving ease bull that is elite for so many traits. Truly special Marbling,
G A R Home Town G3419
The 2024-2025 Henry C. Gardiner Scholarships were awarded to (left to right): Katrina Turner, Derby, Kansas; Lauren Thompson, Woodville, Wisconsin; Preston Dunn, Saint John, Kansas; August Hulse, Culver, Kansas; Grace Fike, Westmoreland, Kansas; Kiley Andersen, Sebastopol, California; and Mark Gardiner.
Birth Date: 1/10/23
G A R Home Town MW13
G A R Home Free 4584
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
G A R Momentum
G A R Method
G A R Daybreak 1332 Chair Rock Method 6124
G A R Prophet 18752713 Chair Rock Prophet 3065 Chair Rock Concrete 1108
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 442 days of age. Bulls with over +2 for marbling will sire progeny that will reach a higher percent Prime. Marbling will help you pay more bills! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town U2113
Birth Date: 11/20/22
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 465 days of age. You truly are able to have MULTI-TRAIT EXCELLENCE! 4584 brings the VALUE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Renegade 5036
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 493 days of age. Goodness gracious! Special calving ease with top 3% for Marbling & RE with top 1% YW. It is true Goldilocks… everything is just right! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town G2673
Birth Date: 10/3/22
Tattoo: G2673
A R Renegade 5052
G A R Renegade 5410
G A R Fireball G3410
RB Lady Opportunity3306-7173RB Lady Confidence 890-3306
The question of would 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 elite marbling on 5410! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Clutch 4879
G3410 has one of the great ultrasound records in our history! It isn’t everyday you see a bull with a 15% IMF and 16” RE. Breed improvement marches on!!! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Fireball G3429
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 444 days of age. Exceptional ultrasound results for a special bull! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Fireball son with unique value calving ease, to his composition of
Valuable Marbling and RE genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining
USPB DELIVERY RIGHTS
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.
G A R Fireball G3435
Birth Date:
G A R Early Bird 19606168 G A R Early Bird N915 G A R 28 Ambush 3051
GB Fireball is one of the great sires in Angus History. Thanks to the Don & Lee Robbins family. We are appreciative of the great genetics that allow us all a greater chance at success! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Fireball 263L
G A R Captain 5441
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 447 days of age. I have heard of our family’s program described multiple ways, including being “marketers.” I would suggest we sell logic for a living. I can logically recommend this bull as a powerful Angus bull for the traits of magnitude! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Birth Date: 1/25/23
G A R Ultra 5580
Tattoo: 5580
G A R Captain 4548
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 484 days of age. The Captain sire from Edgewood Farms goes back to Retail Product and Method. History helps us predict our future when you stick with the plan of stacking genetics of MERIT! Selling 100% possession and retaining
G A R Ares 5056
G A R Jameson 5408
Actual hip height, scrotal and ultrasound at 447 days of age. We have written 1442 footnotes this spring! People tell me them they enjoy them so you are a “Daisey” if you have even read some of them. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Jameson 5285
Birth Date:
When an Angus bull is over +2 for Marbling he is special for that trait! In the near future all of our bulls will average this. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Deadwood 5514
Actual ultrasound at 446 days of age. Deadwood son that offers outcross
to many GAR pedigrees. Elite indices! 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 May 2023, September 2023, January 2024 or April 2024 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.
1.227 billion pounds across 52 countries in
G A R Captain 3825
G A R Home Town 6512
G A R Home Free 4248
G A R Transcendent 2407
Ultra 200
G A R Prophet K263 19959350 HR Blackcap 8140 Crazy K Blackcap 6399
Actual ultrasound at 312 days of age. Calving ease, elite growth, top 1% Marbling & RE! Stock Bull! 4248 is a special bull for the traits of magnitude! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Transcendent 231M
Top 1% Marbling! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue
G A R Transcendent 228M
Transcendent is the greatest bull in our history to date
G A R Transcendent SJ2
G A R Transcendent TA442
G A R Transcendent SJ92
G A R Transcendent G2518
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.
G A R Transcendent 432W
G A R Home Town Z202
Tremendous calving ease candidate with top 1% Marbling. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Transcendent 6882
When we set parameters and seek them we then are able to reach our desired goals. Elite $Beef & $C bull. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town G2660 [DDF]
G A R Transcendent S162
G A R Home Town 2416
G A R Transcendent M2531
G A R Sure Fire 1448
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Bulls that exceed +2 for marbling was once unheard of, today there are more of them, soon this will be the average for the bulls we sell! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Transcendent T2092
G A R Sunbeam W2112
Indexes are decision making tools to simplify the individual traits into a composite score of assets to help make a good decisions. Look at T2092’s indexes and see how we believe this would be a very good decision. Special marbling with top percentile RE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Sunbeam 6242
Sunbeam is one of the great sires in our history for all of the traits of magnitude. Amazing cattle with tremendous flexibility, excellent feet, and “Ext” like udders (that means picture perfect:)! W2112 is one of the best bulls in the Angus breed for RE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Salvation 4132
G A R Salvation 4138
G A R Fireball M2604
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If we get involved with skin in the game, we understand the rules of the game so much better. The skin (and abrasions) have been a great joy in our journey. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town 7552
Taking action to build genetics of value is always exciting. 7552 is a cool result of action. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town A272
G A R Fusion 19288046 G A R Fusion A3024
G A R Prophet A027
We do have fun designing genetics of value. The quest is our thirst that will never be quenched! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town R522
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.
Ultrasound confirms phenotypically what the genomic data tells us. Thanks to our GAR team and ultrasound technician Jeff Schoenfelder, Dimock, South Dakota.
Gardiner Angus Ranch
The Ultrasound Crew: Cole Gardiner, Lilly Cast, Calen Bailey, C.J. Bonilla, Todd Paisley, Morgan Filhart, Chloe Sims and Jeff Schoenfelder
G A R Kansas W1502
G A R Combustion W972
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 Dual Threat 7012
Be confident with your genetic goals. These targets are attainable! Look how W972 can improve your USDA Prime grading cattle! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Clarity 3758
As we recall the Starbuck Fire of 2017 we remember that there is not greater teacher than experience. Out experience tells us that bulls like 7012 will improve your bottom line. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat G2638
G
R Breakthrough 4135
G A R Breakthrough 4036
G A R Kansas W1522
My goodness! Calving ease, early growth, marbling, muscle, maternal excellence. Why yes Dorothy… you certainly may HAVE IT ALL! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Breakthrough 253L
The question of how and when to start is answered by bulls like W1522 who can answer so many beef cattle traits with predictable excellence. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Ashland 552W
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.
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 Home Free 4149
Rita 9540 Hi-Impact 145 Bar R Jet Black 5063 19959367 HR Rita 9540 EXAR Rita 5947
Actual ultrasound at 313 days of age. When we dream, let’s set no limits, think of what could be if we seek it. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Free 4178
Actual ultrasound at 319 days of age. Pound of lead or a pound of gold is often the question. We recommend going for the golden pounds! Selling 100%
G A R Home Free
Actual ultrasound at 309 days of age. 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 Home Free 4284
Actual ultrasound at 305 days of age. We often are asked to deal with “big questions,” yet these offer big possibilities! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
G A R Home Town 512W
The multi-trait excellence that we have available today is to be celebrated! This Home Town son
G A R Home Town R892
G A R Home Town 2415
R Home Town R612
G A R Home Town J2280
R Ingenuity 19106416
G A R Ingenuity 3132
G A R 28 Ambush N340
Powerful and durable would be a great way to describe this top 2% muscle man! Top 1% CED and top 10% Marbling! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas 227M
G A R Freedom 5732
Jumping junipers! We truly enjoy the versatility of Kansas progeny! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas J2230
Elite combination of calving ease and growth! Ribeye /cwt is a key component for keeping yield grades in the 1, 2 or 3 range. 5732 ranks in the top 1 percent of the Angus breed for RE. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Freedom W1592
G A R Freedom 246L
G A R Freedom 6952
GAR Freedom 2303H
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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.
G A R Freedom 247L
One of the exciting things about the search for multi-trait is discovering what other things are possible. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Freedom 208M
These are the genetics that take beef cattle to the next level. This is good stuff! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
G A R Freedom 7032
G A R Freedom 7292
Birth Date: 8/30/22
G A R Wildcat A882
+20664149 Tattoo: A882
E & B Wildcat 9402 Connealy Confidence Plus 19810163 E&B Lady Plus 643 E&b Lady Credence 190 SydGen Exceed 3223
SydGen Enhance SydGen Rita 2618 CAM Enhance A049
G A R Prophet 19976730 CAM Prophet T927 Hillside Ten X T366
G A R Wildcat J2259
Two generation outcross to most GAR pedigrees with genetic predictions of true value! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Wildcat 2515J
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
possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Wildcat AD932
G A R Wildcat A52
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
G A R Break Out 482J
G A R Dual Threat 292W
Absolute 672
MCC Daybreak 19204237 Ogeechee CAM Rita 205
G A R Predestined H118
It is exciting to know that the possibilities are only limited by our own imagination. Don’t be afraid to dream. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat S232
Birth Date: 9/13/22
+20644343 Tattoo: S232
G A R Dual Threat 3653
Calving ease and marbling go a long way to making live calves that consumers ultimately desire for food. Selling 100% possession and
G A R Dual Threat EWA 2163
There is nothing as enjoyable as helping customers succeed. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat 1412G
I believe that our destination and the direction of our cowherd as with life is truly a choice.
G A R Dual Threat T1452
STRUCTURED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
SPRING 2024 INTERNS
TODD PAISLEY, UNIV. OF WYOMING • MORGAN FILHART, MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. • CHLOE SIMS, UNIV. OF MISSOURI • LILLY CAST, UNIV. OF NEBRASKA
When we began our structured internship program in 2013, the goal was to provide a hands-on, immersive experience to university students planning to become professionals in agriculture.
After 11 years, we have hosted 67 students from across America, Great Britain and Australia. We are so very grateful these young, bright and curious students chose Gardiner Angus Ranch to add to their educational experiences.
Upon arrival, interns are immediately integrated into the day-to-day operations. Depending upon the season, they may be challenged with their first ultrasound experience or mounting up to join the GAR team in rounding up and
moving large groups of cattle several miles. From pregnancy and semen testing, embryo transfer days or working calves, the intern cohorts quickly learn the importance of time management and “keep the cattle coming!”
The interns travel to other beef cattle operations and learn more about the differences in management and business models. They gain real-world experiences as the ranch prepares for production sales four times a year.
At the end of their intern experience, we consider these students as valuable members of the larger Gardiner Angus Ranch family.
Angus Ranch
GAR spring interns enjoy riding in the practice pen. In addition to our spring interns, we were delighted that Libby Falkiner, Australian Angus scholar joined our team for a few weeks..
Pregnancy testing with Dr. Randall Spare at longtime GAR commercial cow-calf operation, Switchhouse Ranch, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Mark and Cloe check the computer screen to confirm a pregnancy.
G A R Dual Threat 712G
Boyett Method 807
G A R New Design 5050 19408268 Ogeechee Blackcap 1250
G A R Objective N216
Some say that monotony is the law of nature, yet consistency is the fundamental that repetition actually allows for us to change! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat 732G
G A R Dual Threat 672W
G A R Dual Threat EWA 2173
Actual ultrasound at 318 days of age. There is a method to our family’s breeding program, this pursuit of the target provides clarity to our goals. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Greater Good 9182J
G A R Greater Good 492J
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If you build excellence, demand will follow! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Greater Good 9172J
Actual ultrasound at 293 days of age. Our goal is to create genetics that are trouble free and profitable. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Free 4627 [NHF]
These cattle were designed with the bottom-line of our customers in mind. We work hard daily to understand what makes money for our clientele. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
G A R Greater Good 9192J
Actual ultrasound at 290 days of age. Take 4627 and breed heifers (or cows) and you will have calves that the order buyers, cattle feeders, and consumers will demand! Incredible genetics of merit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Free 4301
G A R Home Town 7272
G A R Momentum 19568548 G A R Momentum 1456
In life, we reap what we sow. That is why good decisions are so important when we plant the seeds for the next crop! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town S392
G A R Home Town 5052
Top 1% Marbling & top 4% Ribeye. Muscle helps cattle meet the RE/CWT required for better Yield Grades on the rail. 5052 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 2446
Cattle are sold by the pound, yet the pounds are worth significantly more when
GAR Home Town 2318H
G A R Home Town B221
G A R Home Town P692
G A R Home Town S252
Home Town x Momentum is one of our all time favorite pedigrees for beef cattle success! Special bull for multiple traits. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Actual ultrasound at 313 days of age. 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 W702
G A R Home Town R532
We are fortunate that we get to do what we do. Having a purpose and pursuing it is rewarding. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
MEATING
Strategy is a decision to implement your choices. R532 is the result of a
choice. We think you will like him! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town L222
G A R Home Town 2444
Go ahead and make your life easier by choosing multi-trait preeminence! Marbling genetics at their finest! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town 2465 [M1F]
We go into each mating with our eyes wide open as to what we can do to make the next generation superior! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town R782
We love the Home Town cattle. Calving ease, early growth, marbling, muscle, maternal function, moderate stature, he exemplifies our goals! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town AD952
G A R Home Town T1712
G A R Home Town W1542
Rock Sure Fire 6090
Rock Ambush
Marbling is the trait that differentiates Beef on a value basis per pound. W1542 possesses great marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town 2430
G A R Home Town
G A R Home Town P632
G A R Home Town H32
G A R Home Town 2451
Birth Date: 9/20/22
G A R Home Town 2411
G A R Home Town W3532
G A R Home Town
A R Sure Fire 19266718 Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095
Rock Progress 3005 Connealy Onward Werner War Party 2417 BAAR USA Lady Jaye 489 SJH War Party of 1021 3005 B/ R New Day 454 17443677 SJH New Day of 9D03 1021
G A R Predestined 9D03
Be disciplined and diligent in your pursuit of genetics that will fit your goals. 2411 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 B219
Birth Date: 9/3/22 Bull +20639662 Tattoo: B219
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 Home Town B210 [DDC]
G A R Home Town S522
G A R Home Town B231
GAR Home Town 2700H
G A R Kansas W2322
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
SydGen Exceed 3223
SydGen Enhance SydGen Rita 2618 Audley Rita G012
19621259 Audley Rita E020
V A R Index 3282
Ankony Miss Rita 3007
Beef cattle versatility is a blend of the traits that excel for the attributes of economic merit, yet maintain a delicate balance of functionality with calving ease, moderation of mature size and the maternal function to replicate the process. Home Town as a sire has done this better than any sire we have worked with to date. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Birth
G A R Kansas 6442
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 Kansas 7052
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 Kansas T1772
Date:
Durable pedigree that offers a multitude of value with the “type & kind” that beef producers love! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
G A R Kansas W2002
G A R Kansas 224M
R Sure Fire 427
G A R Prophet 18987961 Chair Rock Prophet 3054 Chair Rock 5050 G A R 1131
GAR Kansas 2723H
Kansas is a sire that we are so pleased with his calving, ease, growth, marbling and muscle. Rugged cattle that aren’t out of bounds for mature size. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas S242
Birth Date: 9/28/22
Actual ultrasound at 305 days of age. Holy cow Batman! Look at the value of this Kansas son! Top genetic rankings abound! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas W2272
G A R Kansas S312
When you have the opportunity to access genetics that will sire more Prime grading capability into your herd, you have a greater chance at profitability. W2272 possesses elite marbling genetics! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and
G A R Phoenix S552
G A R Phoenix 7482
G A R Sunbeam SJ32
Holy guacamole, look at 7482. He will add valuable pounds to the beef industry! Top 1% CED. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Sunbeam 5982
Measure, manage, select and multiply. This is what designed genetics do to advance the beef industry! 6722 excels for multiple traits. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Sunbeam 342W
Trait leader for RE with so many other elite genetic predictions! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen
G A R Sunbeam R702
Breed Improvement marches on! Thanks for the playbook Henry Gardiner! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2
G A R Sunbeam 6722
March 31, 2024
Mt. Jesus is the highest point in Clark County, located east of Ashland and was a landmark on the trails traveled by General Custer and General Sheridan in the mid-1800s. Several area citizens appreciate the solitude of the location and choose to celebrate Easter at sunrise on Mt. Jesus.
Birth Date: 8/29/22
G A R Sunbeam W642
A R Prophet 19874034 RWA Prophet W1255 RWA Objective W99
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 Sure Fire 2405
G A R Transcendent A72
My main focus is 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 Transcendent W1902
The conviction of dad’s
G A R Sure Fire 572W
G A R Transcendent 5932
Birth
G A R Xceptional 2459
G A R Dual Threat T1792
Top 1% RADG indicates that 2459 will be an efficient sire of cattle that will convert feed to pounds of Beef! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Xceptional 2409 [M1F]
Tremendous candidate to breed heifers and his genetics are packed with all of the needed goodies for profit! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat T1892
GAR Dual Threat 2320H
A R Dual Threat T2072
GAR Dual Threat 2708H
G A R Home Town B209 [DDC]
Dual Threat cattle are tame, good footed & fit most forage environments well. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat T2002
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 T2482
Driving
G A R Dual Threat 6912
G A R Home Town B214
G A R Home Town 2463
Birth Date: 9/25/22
A R Home Town 2422
A R Xceptional G A R Daybreak A3010 Giles Xceptional 0308
G A R Xceptional 20720468 Giles Xceptional 8372 RDP Whow Girl 28
We love Home Town progeny, attractive, calm, sound, thick and athletic! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Home Town 2449
Experience is the best teacher in this business. The entry fee for understanding is participation. Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas S122
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
G A R Home Town H182
G A R Kansas T1862
G A R Kansas MW222
Birth Date: 10/12/22
A R Sunbeam
G A R Early Bird
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 Connealy In Sure 8524
G A R Sure Fire Chair Rock 5050 G A R 8086 MTW Sure Fire H17
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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 Kansas S62
Sometimes our business is like a “bad hair day,” that is okay, 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 Sunbeam W872
G A R Quantum 422W
G A R Sunbeam 1182J
G A R Sunbeam R732
G A R Top Cut AD712
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K C F Bennett Absolute 19568378 G A R Absolute N1776 Goode Prophet 2902
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 Cache 2460
As long as we are learning, we are living. We continue to learn with each stack of genetics what the next generation is able to achieve! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Top Cut W1452
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 Fireball T2082
Special blend of calving ease, marbling, muscle, growth and consumer merit. We appreciate cattle like this! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat 302W
G A R Freedom W762
G A R Fireball T2192
Profit seeker or pleasure seeker? You can have each, we suggest that profit makes life more pleasurable! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
GAR Home Town 2728H
G A R Dual Threat W1302
Actual ultrasound at 291 days of age. 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
G A R Sunbeam J2199
G A R Home Town 2417
G A R Dual Threat 352W
Early Bird 60601 G A R Ingenuity 18752718 Chair Rock Ingenuity 3021 Chair Rock Predestined 9036
G A R Kansas J2216 [NHF]
Thoreau said success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Let’s keep busy! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Dual Threat 5852
Birth Date: 8/16/22 Bull +20556788 Tattoo: 5852
Often progress occurs outside of our comfort zone, think of challenges as opportunity! We all have our challenges, so let’s embrace these many opportunities! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Transcendent 2466
The ones who are passionate enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do. Thank you to our mentors Henry Gardiner, Roy Wallace and John Crouch
G A R Sunbeam 29WR
SJH Greater Good 2717H
Birth
G A R Home Town MW182
G A R Daybreak 1332 Chair Rock Method 6124 G A R Prophet 18752713 Chair Rock Prophet 3065 Chair Rock Concrete 1108
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 Home Town 2464
G A R Home Town 2421
G A R Home Town 2455
Queen Elizabeth II stated, “It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” Just like breeding cattle, get a little better one mating at a time! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Kansas 7492
Birth
G A R Xceptional 2418
Ambush 28
Go as far as you can see and when you get there you will see further. Let’s see how far we are able to see to be the best that we can be! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Cisco T1882
Birth Date: 10/10/22 Bull 20654732
G A R Top Cut AD402
I hear sometimes that all of the information in the world today is exhausting, yet if you put your head down and push through it can be exhilarating! Let’s put our heads down! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Fireball 211WR
Calving ease-check, early growth-check, marbling-check, ribeye-check, docility-check, functionality-check! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
G A R Ember Z422
A R Essence 2443 [DDC]
G A R Zeus 682W
Birth Date: 10/15/22
G A R Veracious 1192J
G A R Ashland
G A R Home Town Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095
G A R Zeus
G A R 100X 19974613 CAM 100X A7004
G A R Prophet A329
G A R Sure Fire
G A R Dual Threat
G A R Daybreak A3010 Ogeechee Dual Threat 057
G A R Sunrise 20010579 Ogeechee Sunrise 5049 Ogeechee Rita 3315
Actual ultrasound at 317 days of age. Goodness gracious! Calving ease, growth in a moderate package. Elite marbling with top 5% RE! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
Awesome calving ease Veracious son with all of the traits of magnitude in order. As we celebrate the last bull to sell at GAR through our three sales this spring, we want to say to all of you THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 revenue sharing and semen interest.
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
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.
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.
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.
RETAINED OWNERSHIP INCOME (ROI):
Cattle producers interested in a complete production system approach from conception through carcass end-point can use the Retained Ownership Income index. ROI 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.
150 BRED COMMERCIAL HEIFERS SELL
Immediately after the bull sale, we will offer 150 GAR-Influenced, commercial heifers A.I. bred in early March to GAR Transcendent, GAR Home Town, and GAR Home Team. These females are bred and conditioned to be exceptionally functional in forage environments and replicate the genetic excellence of their pedigree with their offspring and will calve in the fall of 2024.
We look at the combination of this large volume of Gardiner Angus Ranch sired commercial females, with genetic predictions, bred to the absolute best bulls in our world for what our customers, and we need as quite simply, an amazing OPPORTUNITY!
We are always bullish on beef! We believe the market fundamentals, and worldwide beef demand will truly make the next few years and decades the best we have ever seen. We invite you to use these truly superior Angus females of value to enhance your herd. As always, buyers can take as many from the group as needed but must take a minimum of ten head. The commercial heifers qualify for free delivery, the same as all cattle sold in our sales.
ELITE SIRES REPRESENTED
G A R Home Town
G A R Dual Threat
REFERENCE SIRES
G A R Transcendent
G A R Sunbeam
G A R Freedom
G A R Home Free
G A R Kansas
Fireball
Birth
CoX Clutch 1225
REFERENCE SIRES
E & B Wildcat 9402
G A R Apex
G A R Home Team
REF N
G A R Home Run
G A R Powercat
G A R Fireproof
B&B Preeminent
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 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 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.
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH VACCINATION PROGRAM
Two Month Calves
VistaOnce Vision 7
Endovac Beef
Coronavirus
Calves at 205 day Pre-weaning VistaOnce Vision 7
BioOne Pinkeye
Weaning (June)
Vista 5
Yearling Heifers (>30 day Pre-Breeding)
Virashield 6 V/L5
Ivomec Pour-On
Cows at Synchronization
Virashield 6V/L5
Ivomec Pour-On
Bulls (Pre-Sale)
Anaplasmosis vaccination (1 dose)
All animals in the sale have been tested for PI BVD and are found to be free of this disease. The goal of this vaccination program is to decrease the risk for diseases for our ranch and our management scheme.
ASHLAND VETERINARY CENTER, INC.
Dr. Randall K. Spare • Dr. John L. Kellenberger • Dr. Kelly M. Deewall
Dr. Mark Spare • Dr. Eva Gardiner • Dr. Josh Dowdy
P.O. Box 869, W. Hwy. 160 • Ashland, KS 67831 • (620) 635-2641
The Team…
Words can’t adequately describe our appreciation for the hard work and loyalty of our small but mighty staff. Each staff 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.
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 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.
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.
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 assists in tattooing and data collection. We are grateful Landon decided to return to the Ashland community and Gardiner Angus Ranch.
Calen Bailey was a fall 2020 intern at GAR. As a full-time team member, Calen is someone we depend on to “do it all!” When Calen takes responsibility for any task, there is no detail left to chance. We appreciate Calen’s curiosity and determination to tackle any job, from farming to working cattle. Her demeanor is engaging and positive. Her willingness to problem solve is priceless.
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 team, observing penned cattle for health and wellness and assisting in the day to day cattle operation.
Jeff Golden Scott Tune
Eric Campbell
Kurt Borgelt
Landon Borgelt
C.J. Bonilla Calen Bailey
Make sure your calves STAND OUT from the crowd.
The Guaranteed Gardiner Genetics (G program is an opportunity for our commercial customers to identify and capture the value of GARinfluenced genetics in the marketplace. G³ is a source and age verification program administered through IMI Global, Inc. US VerifiedTM is designed to document genetic influence to gain access to premium markets.
Cattle feeders and order buyers recognize the value of GAR-influenced commercial cattle. Adding third party verification adds a level of confidence to the buyer the cattle selling are sired by registered Gardiner Angus bulls or sons of registered Gardiner Angus bulls (50% GAR genetics).
GAR customers participating in the G³ program will receive $2.00 per head for all cattle tagged. For example, if a producer qualified and tags 300 head of cattle, they receive a $600 sale credit that may be used in any Gardiner Angus Ranch sale.
Take advantage of the value-added opportunities resulting from buying a bull from a seedstock supplier who offers more than just a breed. From birth to harvest, Gardiner Angus Ranch genetics are backed by more information that creates more value.
For more information, contact Mark Gardiner at (620) 635-5095 or GAR@GardinerAngus.com; or Julie Tucker, Cogent Ideas, Inc. (785) 408-1214, GGG@CogentIdeasInc.com
