Castonguay Red + Black Angus | Bull Bid Off

WELCOME

This year we only kept our best. As we continue to grow our seedstock operation we are focusing on quality and not quantity. Our bull sale pen started with 38 head, by December we narrowed it down to 25 and we will only offer 15 in our Online Sale. The remaining 10 will be available first come, first serve at the farm. All our bulls have been developed on grain, and the pen’s average daily gain was 3 pounds a day. Our goal was for these bulls to gain enough to adequately perform as yearling herd sires, but not so much and that they compromised soundness and functionality.

We wanted our online sale to feature sound, production minded, rugged made bulls with faultless EPD’s. Genetically, we put an emphasis on bulls that came from proven cow families with good udders and good feet. We also relied on AI sires and herd sires that we have used repeatedly and therefore have an idea as to how their offspring will perform.

Since 2021 we have relied heavily on ET an AI work to capitalize on the latest genetics and to develop a herd around our most proven and predictable females. We have enjoyed watching this set develop and we look forward to putting them to work.

We are located west of Kingfisher, Oklahoma on highway 33. Please make time to stop by the farm and look through the set.

The Castonguays

INFORMATION SALE

RED ANGUS

Bryce Castonguay, 405.880.4215

Chelsea Castonguay, 405.368.5939

ANGUS

Perry Castonguay, 405.834.0677

THE FARM

25091 N. 2690 Rd.

Omega, OK 73764

MARTIN-TRUDEAU INSURANCE

Katie Williams , 605.770.9986

RETAINED INTEREST

We are retaining a ½ semen interest in all bulls sold

TERMS, CONDITIONS & GUARANTEE

All cattle will sell under the terms and conditions set forth by the American Angus Association and the Red Angus Association of America, respectively.

INSURANCE & GUARANTEES

Every bull will have passed a Breeding Soundness Exam prior to leaving the farm. Additionally, insurance will be available through Martin-Trudeau Insurance, seller will pay one half and buyer will pay one half of premium for insurance coverage for 1 year. Options include: All Risk Mortality (Option 1), All Risk Mortality + Accidental External Injury (Option 2), or All Risk Mortality + Accident, Sickness, & Disease Infertility (Option 3) No other guarantees will be offered. If buyer declines insurance coverage, buyer then assumes full risk for bull. Martin-Trudeau Insurance, contact Katie Williams on sale day at 605.770.9986.

DELIVERY & FEEDING

Free Delivery within 250 miles of Omega, Oklahoma. Shipping will be arranged on any delivery that exceeds 250 miles, and cost of that shipping will be split between seller and buyer. Bulls can remain on feed at the farm free of charge until April 15, 2023. After April 15th there will be a $4 a day per head charge.

GEENSEEK GENOMIC PROFILE & PARENTAGE

All bulls have been parentage tested and most bulls have been GGP-High Density (150K) tested, which includes; genomic EPD Enhancement, parentage, OS testing, and MA testing.

13CC SPARTN 328

4856582

BIEBER SPARTACUS A193

BIEBER SPARTAN E639

BIEBER RENEE 477A

LSF EXPECTATION 1412Y X

HRAA EXPECTATION E782

HRAA NEBULA B441

328 has been a stand out since day one. His dam has been one of our most consistent producers either putting bulls at the top of the sale pen or raising some of the best replacement heifers every year . 328 lives up to the expectations set by his dam and will be easy to find in the bull pen. He is a cattleman’s bull big, rugged,and stout.

SIRE OF LOTS 1-3

BIEBER SPARTAN E639

13CC SPARTAN 337

BIEBER SPARTACUS A193

BIEBER SPARTAN E639

BIEBER RENEE 477A

LSF OPTIMISM 1107Y X

4MC

CREAM SODA 5222

RED NORTHLINE CREAM SODA

The only red ET calf we are offering in this year’s sale speaks volumes. This bull is stacked with muscle and volume while maintaing a sound package. Bieber Spartan has crossed well on our cow base, and this flush was no exception. He easily rises to the top of our bull pen, while his female ET sibs can be easily spotted in the replcement pen. His dam, a nine year old cow we bought from McEntire Red Angus in 2017, is a model cow. In this flush she produced 17 fresh conventional eggs and after seeing this set on the ground we IVF flushed her last summer, and she froze 25 eggs of this same mating.

13CC SPARTAN 344

BIEBER SPARTACUS A193

BIEBER SPARTAN E639

BIEBER RENEE 477A

RED COCKBURN HEAVY DUTY 518C

13CC DUCHESS 804

TJS DUCHESS X0186

344’s dam has produced some pretty intriguing Cattle for us. Her heifers are always pretty fronted, feminine, and sound footed and her bull calves are always square made, weigh up heavy, have an aggressive muscle shape. This bull is no different. He is one of the widest, squarest, and heaviest muscled bulls in the pen.

SPARTAN SONS

RAAA

RAAA 4856732 · TATTOO 344 · DOB 2/8/23 · BREED RED ANGUS

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BORN. WE HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS BULL “ ” SINCE THE DAY HE WAS

We have been excited about this bull since the day he was born. He is a growthy bull with a huge middle. Replacement females out of him shoud be as nice as the come. Masterpiece is such a unique herd sire and his dam, 602, is the most materal, prettiest fronted, flattest shouldered cow that transitions into the biggest and roundest rib cage. 602 is the epitomy of an “easy keeper” and she calves to alsmost the same date every single year. This is her 7th bull calf. She is out of Pumba, our original donor cow that has been flushed over and over.

HRAA

346 is out of our herd bull, NIO Masterpice 0119, which is out of Six Mile John Wick and was the lead off bull in the 2020 Niobrara Red Angus Sale. We are calving out our first heifers out of Masterpeice and couldn’t more impressed with them. They have an eye catching look with perfect udders. This bull is a true outliler for foot shape, soundness, growth, and muscle. He has all the pieces to be a great herd bull. He is also backed by one of our most proven cow families, I would expect him to make growthy calves and high quality replacements.

A TRUE OUTLIER FOR FOOT SHAPE, SOUNDNESS, GROWTH & MUSCLE.

13CC MASTERPIECE 346

NIO MASTERPIECE 0119

SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E

13CC MAGNOLIA 036 WEBR

SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E

NIO MASTERPIECE 0119

NIO BLACKBIRD 7021

SILVEIRAS

13CC GOLDEN WINNIE 808

MISS BHR

SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882

PATERNAL GRANDSIRE OF MULTIPLE BULLS IN THE OFFERING

This bull is intriguing. He’s a true outlier is so many ways. He’s growthy, long-bodied, and stout. This is by far the stoutest made bull in the pen, he has the squarest, widest hip and stands square on all corners. He also travels loose and square off of both ends. There’s no question this bull is different. We kept him in the bull pen because of his unique build and because he comes from one of our favorite cow families. He is also in the top 1% for Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, and Average Daily Gain. And the top 6% for Rib Eye Area.

13CC MASTERPIECE 368

365 has always been an eye catcher. He is arguably one of the most unique bulls we’ve raised to date. He combines the traits of his herd sire with the maternal benefits of his dam perfectly. His sire is a big bodied, stout made, Canadian raised outcross. On the bottom side of his pedigree is a very consistent Weber cow that we moved to the donor pen last year, she is attractive, long bodied, well balanced and has a perfect udder.

13CC BARRY 365 WEBR

RED HALL’S BARRY 040C

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825

ANDRAS

RAAA

This bull is massive. He is big footed, big bodied, big topped, and one of the heaviest bulls in the pen. If you are looking for a bull to add size, weight and mass, put 367 on your short list. He is also in the top 1% for Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight.

SIRE OF MULTIPLE BULLS IN THE OFFERING

13CC MAX 367

13CC MAX 138

DEPTH OF BODY HE IS A COWBOY KIND OF BULL THAT OFFERS “ ” AND MUSCLE DIMENSION.

This bull has big herdsire potential. He was one of the best converters in the pen and averaged almost 4 pounds of gain per day. He is a cowboy kind of bull that offers depth of body and muscle dimension.

13CC MAX 361

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Here is the darkhorse of the pen. This bull has done nothing but get better since he entered the keeper pen. Perhaps the fastest growing and the leader in average daily gain. If you are a commercial cattleman looking for a bull to add pounds and growth, he will get the job done.

IF YOU ARE A COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN LOOKING FOR A BULL “

HE WILL GET THE

13CC

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WEBR Beartooth has been our go-to heifer bull since we bought him from Weber Land & Cattle in 2018. He covers heifers quickly and his calves weigh from 50-60 pounds year after year. Phenotypically, he’s hard to put a hole in. He’s moderate, big footed, sound, square built and full of muscle. To no surprise, sorting 338 to the keeper pen was a no-brainer. Especially when he is backed by a solid John Wick daughter. 338 is a very complete bull and a solid heifer bull option ranking in the top 1% for Calving Ease Direct and Birth Weight.

TOP 1 % A SOLID HEIFER BULL OPTION RANKING IN THE “

FOR CED AND BIRTH WEIGHT

13CC BEARTOOTH 338

SIX

SIX

13CC ENERGIZE 378

BIEBER

BIEBER

WFL

BIEBER ENERGIZE SIRE OF MULTIPLE BULLS IN THE OFFERING

This bull has everything we look for in a heifer bull. He is smooth shouldered, deep sided, and sound footed. This bull is put together as correctly and attractively as anything in the sale. To top it off, he has an impressive growth spread, he’s in the top 14% for Birth Weight and the top 15% for Yearling Weight. In 2022 we purchased 2 bred heifers from Frank Family Genetics’ 2022 Female Sale. We were intrigued by 378’s dam because she was a Merlin daughter with a maternal build and ranked in the top 10% for calving ease

373 has all of the same heifer bull traits as his paternal sib, but he is the more moderate one of the two Energize bulls. He is also smooth shouldered and sound, but he is more moderate and bigger middled. He is also in the top 10% for Calveing Ease and Birth Weight.

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TOP 10 % HE IS ALSO IN

FOR CED AND BIRTH WEIGHT

13CC ENERGIZE 373

This Spartan son really adds to our heifer bull line-up. This bull is moderate, balanced, and all around complete. His young dam was one of our favorite heifers in the 2021 replacement pen. She is the perfect cross between one of our original donor cows and Six Mile John Wick. He ranks in the top 10% for Birth Weight.

CAST JUMBO 335

AAA 20867075

MUSGRAVE 316 COLOSSAL 137

MUSGRAVE JUMBO

MUSGRAVE MO BARBARA 947

S A V RENOWN 3439 X

S A V EMBLYNETTE 9307

SAV EMBLYNETTE 3520

335 is a thick made, big bodied, easy fleshing bull that ranks in the top % for Yearling Weight. His dam went to the flush been early on and this may be one of our favorite matings. This bull ranks in the top 20% for Weaning Weight and the top 25% for Yearling Weight.

MUSGRAVE JUMBO

SIRE OF LOTS 15 & 18

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Both bulls of this ET mating were easy sorts to the keep pen. Their SAV dam made her way to the donor pen t a young age and she has really been an asset. Like his dam, 317 is stout, heavy muscled and truly 3-dimensional. On the top side of this mating is an AI sire we have used repeatdly for growth, muscle, and power.

SIRE OF LOTS 16 & 17

CAST CAPITALIST 317

SAV EMBLYNETTE 3520

LD CAPITALIST 316

CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028

MUSGRAVE MO BARBARA 947

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AAA 20867068 · TATTOO 317 · DOB 1/19/23 · BREED ANGUS

LD CAPITALIST 316

CAST GRAZER 311

BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682

LD GRAZER 7090

LD BLACKCAP 4793

CONNEALY CONSENSUS 7229 X

PAF ERICA 2140

OSU ERICA 5114

For the last 2 years we have used LD Grazer and his calves are so consistant and uniform. Each year he producs big, heavy muscled bull that really weigh up. Phenotypically this bull is squre made and big topped.

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LOT 2

BROTHER TO LOT 20 EMBRYOS

4MC CREAM SODA 5222

OF LOTS 20 EMBRYOS

Top end, open commercial heifers.

RED ANGUS SELECTION TOOLS

RED ANGUS GUIDE TO EPDS

RedAngus.org

ProS ..... Profitability and Sustainability is an all-purpose index that predicts average economic differences in all segments in the beef supply chain. This index is a combination of the breeding objectives modeled in the HerdBuilder and GridMaster selection indexes. In this index, replacement heifers are retained from within the herd and all remaining progeny are fed out to slaughter and sold on a quality-based grid. Traits included in this index include calving ease, growth, HPG, STAY, Mature Weight, Dry Matter Intake and carcass traits. The resulting index is expressed in dollars per head born (Index/High Value).

HB ....... HerdBuilder is a maternal selection index that predicts the economic differences of animals for traits that are important from conception through weaning. Expressed as dollars per head born, HB is calculated based on the scenario that bulls are mated to heifers and cows, replacement heifers are retained and all remaining progeny are marketed at weaning. Traits included in the HB index include Calving Ease Direct, Calving Ease Maternal, Weaning Weight, Milk, Mature Weight, Heifer Pregnancy and Stayability (Index/High Value).

GM....... GridMaster is a selection index that predicts the average economic difference of non-replacement calves through the post-weaning phase of production. GM places selection pressure on growth, feedyard performance and carcass traits. Expressed as dollars per head born, GM is calculated based on the scenario that progeny are fed out to slaughter and marketed on a quality-based carcass grid. Traits included in GM include Average Daily Gain, Carcass Weight, Dry Matter Intake, Marbling, Back Fat and Rib Eye Area (Index/High Value).

CED Calving Ease Direct predicts differences in the percent of calves born unassisted out of 2-year-old dams. (Percent/High Value)

BW Birth Weight predicts differences in actual birth weight of progeny. (Pounds/Low Value)

WW ....... Weaning Weight predicts differences in 205-day weaning weight. (Pounds/High Value)

YW ........ Yearling Weight predicts differences in 365-day yearling weight. (Pounds/High Value)

ADG ....... Average Daily Gain predicts differences in weight gain between 205 and 365 days of age. (Pounds/High Value)

DMI Dry Matter Intake predicts differences in daily feed intake as measured in a feedlot during the post-weaning period. (Pounds/Low Value)

MILK ..... Milk predicts differences in weaning weight attributed to the milking ability of the animal’s daughters. (Pounds/High Value)

ME Maintenance Energy predicts the difference in maintence energy requirements. (Mcal per Month/Low Value)

HPG ....... Heifer Pregnancy predicts differences in the percent of daughters who are able to conceive and calve at 2 years of age following exposure to breeding. (Percent/High Value)

CEM Calving Ease Maternal predicts differences in the percent of daughters who are able to calve unassisted as 2-year-old heifers. (Percent/High Value)

STAY...... Stayability predicts differences in the ability of an animals’ retained daughters to remain productive in the herd – calve every year – through 6 years of age. (Percent/High Value)

MARB .... Marbling predicts differences in marbling score – amount of intramuscular fat measured at the 13th rib. (Marbling Score Units/High Value)

YG Yield Grade predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade, which is calculated using CW, REA and Fat. (Yield Grade Units/Low Value)

CW ........ Carcass Weight predicts differences in actual hot carcass weight. (Pounds/High Value)

REA Ribeye Area predicts differences in square inches of ribeye area measured at the 13th rib.(Square Inches/High Value)

FAT ........ Fat predicts differences in the depth of backfat measured between the 12th and 13th ribs. (Inches/Low Value)

ANGUS SELECTION TOOLS

AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION SELECTION TOOLS

Expected Progeny Difference (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.

Accuracy (ACC), is the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. Accuracy will range from 0 to 1 with an accuracy closer to 1.0 indicating higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the amount of information that is included in the analysis including individual genotype and performance records as well as number of progeny and ancestral records.

PRODUCTION

Calving Ease Direct (CED), 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 (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 (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 (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), feed efficiency expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for post-weaning 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 in transmitting ability for feed intake during the post-weaning phase, compared to that of other sires.

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

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

MANAGEMENT

Claw Set (Claw), expressed in units of claw-set score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with more symmetrical, even and appropriately spaced toes compared to another sire.

Foot Angle (Angle), expressed in units of foot-angle score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with an angle closer to 45 degrees at the pastern and appropriate toe length and heel depth compared to another sire.

Docility (DOC), expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility in a sire’s offspring compared to another sire.

Pulmonary Arterial Pressure EPD (PAP), expressed in millimeters of Mercury (mmHg), with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire should produce progeny with a lower PAP score to decrease the risk of progeny contracting high altitude disease most commonly experienced at 5,500 ft or greater in elevation.

Hair Shed EPD (HS) expressed in units of hair shed score, with a lower EPD being more favorable. This indicates a sire should produce progeny who shed their winter coat earlier in the spring and has improved environmental adaptability in heat stressed areas and grazing endophyte-infected (hot) fescue.

MATERNAL

Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool to increase the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first–calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction, and the EPD is reported in percentage units.

Calving Ease Maternal (CEM) 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 (Milk), expressed in pounds of calf weaned, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability in his daughters. In other words, it is the part of the calf’s weaning weight attributes to milk and mothering ability.

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

CARCASS

Carcass Weight (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 (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 (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.

$VALUE INDEXES

$Value Indexes, expressed in dollars per head, are multi-trait selection indexes where a higher value suggests more profit. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires if sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment.

Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning by decreasing mature cow size and improving docility, foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.

Weaned Calf Value ($W), expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny pre-weaning performance from birth to weaning.

Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar savings per cow per year with a larger value being more favorable. It assesses differences in cow energy requirements, due to maternal milk and mature cow size.

Feedlot Value ($F), expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post-weaning feedlot merit (growth and feed efficiency) compared to progeny of other sires assuming producers retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell on a carcass-weight basis.

Grid Value ($G), expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.

Beef Value ($B), expressed in dollars per carcass, represents the expected average differences in the progeny post-weaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot and sell on a carcass merit grid.

Combined Value ($C), expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($B) with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.