BULL & FEMALE SALE Cattleman’s Choice
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 | 1:00 PM
FREDONIA LIVESTOCK MARKET | FREDONIA, KANSAS
SELLING 89 BULLS & 10 FEMALES | SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS
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Welcome!
HIGH-BRED SIMMENTAL
Welcome to our 20th annual production sale with our partners Dave & Trefan. We are excited to have you evaluate we believe is the very best we have yet to offer. These bulls ½ sisters will be retained in our herd, so much thought has been injected into every mating. New sires, Justice and Jake Ryan, will be introduced for those needing something different.
I hope you’re reaping the premiums for the Simgenetics you have utilized in the past, as Simmental influenced progeny are very much sought after. Be sure and mention your calf crop genetics wherever you market your calf crop. With a new local packing plant in the works, premium yielding cattle will yield big benefits.
Every day I thank God for allowing us to be in the cattle business. From the ups of seeing newborn calves frolicking around their dams to the downs of rescuing one from a cold winter storm. Our family continues to thrive and has been blessed in so many ways. We look forward to visiting with you. Come by Friday or early Saturday and let’s catch up.
- Hal, Dallas & Klint
MARPLE SIMMENTALS
Dave Marple and son Kris of Buffalo, Kansas, have been breeding and raising Simmental cattle since 1972. On our farm we also raise corn, milo, soybeans and wheat along with brome and prairie hay. Our main goal has been to breed and maintain the best quality animals for the commercial producer. A real asset to our operation is our herdsman and farm hand, Trefan Francis.
We sell breeding bulls and replacement heifers. We use herd sires that have good calving ease numbers and will generate maximum weaning weight possibilities.
We are looking forward to meeting you at the sale.
- David and Patty Marple, and son Kris Marple
Trefan Francis Family
Luthi Family
Marple Simmentals Family
Cattleman’s Choice
BULL & FEMALE SALE
SALE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 | 1:00 PM FREDONIA LIVESTOCK MARKET | FREDONIA, KANSAS HIGH-BRED
SALE DAY PHONES
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025
Preview sale cattle. Join us for a soft drink and light snacks!
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025
8:00 AM
Preview Sale Cattle
12:00 PM Complimentary Lunch Served 1:00 PM .................... Cattleman’s Choice Sale
SALE LOCATION
Fredonia Livestock Auction Fredonia, Kansas
ACCOMMODATIONS
Americas Best Value Inn ........ 620-378-3339
Fredonia Inn .................. 620-378-4419
AIRPORTS
Tulsa, Oklahoma .............. 150 miles
Joplin, Missouri ............... 100 miles
Kansas City International 130 miles
SALE TERMS
All sales are final. All cattle will sell under the Suggested Sale Terms and Conditions of the American Simmental Association. Terms will be available sale day.
EPDS
The EPDs printed in the catalog were pulled 2/10/2025. Please note the EPDs may change from the time the catalog is printed until the registration papers are transferred.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements made sale day and from the auction block take precedence over printed material in the catalog or other printed material associated with this sale. Anyone attending this sale attends at his or her own risk. The Cattleman’s Choice Group or any other sale force will not be held responsible for any personal injury for attending the sale.
Barn
Hal, cell
620-378-2212
620-437-6138
Dallas 620-437-7321
Klint .......................... 620-437-7887
Dave, cell ..................... 620-431-8449
SALE STAFF
Mike Williams, Auctioneer ...... 660-584-5210
Warren Garrett, cell ............ 903-316-2889
BREEDING GUARANTEE
All bulls have been fertility tested and are guaranteed to be breeders. We reserve the right to test any bull in question as a non-breeder for at least 180 days before making an adjustment. Each individual breeder stands behind his bulls and will replace or make an adjustment as warranted. Each animal becomes property and therefore is also the risk of the purchaser after it is sold. We guarantee the cattle to be healthy and sound sale day. All bulls have been tested free as potential BVD carriers. All of the bulls had BSE, BANGS and BVD tests. They were also vaccinated with PRE-GUARD 10 Gold ST for BVD, IBR, T13, Lepto-5, Vibro and were poured with Clean-Up.
HIGH-BRED SIMMENTAL
Hal Luthi
620-437-2211
Dallas Luthi 620-437-7321
Klint Henke ................... 620-437-7887
3620 Road AA, Madison, KS 66860
MARPLE SIMMENTALS
David Marple .................. 620-431-8449
Kris Marple.................... 620-432-1416
Trefan Francis ................. 620-433-2044
20389 2000 Road, Buffalo, Kansas 66717
$4,000
QUICK REFERENCE TO ASA EPDS AND $ INDEXES
THE VALUE OF ELITE GENETICS
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires’ EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and –5, a 15-unit difference would be expected in their progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units). Key to using EPDs is knowing what units they are expressed in. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, A would be expected to sire 15-pounds more weaning weight than B. If calving ease were the trait, A would be expected to sire 15-percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we’d expect A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes visit www.simmental.org. Listed below are the units ASA EPDs are expressed in:
Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight
Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.
Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.
Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
Milk (Milk): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.
Marbling (Marb): Marbling score.
Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye.
All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario. (See below for more details.)
Additional EPDs not shown in catalog:
Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age
Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat.
Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight.
Yield Grade (YG): Yield grade score.
Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a steak.
Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (See below for more details.)
$ Indexes: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide a piece of the economic puzzle. That’s where $ indexes come in. Through well- conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on your bottom line. The same technology that led to the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes: All-Purpose Index (API): Evaluates sires for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of their daughters required to maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold grade and yield.
Terminal Index (TI): Evaluates sire for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield.
Using API and TI: First, determine which index to use; if you’re keeping replacements use API, if not, TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a +50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes visit www.simmental.org.
OMF EPIC E27
KBHR BOLD RULER H152
CLRS AFTER SHOCK
HOOK’S BEACON 56B
KBHR
ROAD E283
HOOK`S XAVIER 14X
HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B
HOOK`S YVETTE 100Y
MS HIGH-BRED 206K LCDR FAVOR 149F HILB/JRA SHEAR BEAUTY
Black | Polled | PB SM ASA# 4474211 | BD: 1/25/24 | Tattoo: 21M BE CE
CONSIGNED BY HIGH BRED SIMMENTAL. Granddam is past Denver Champion, BW rank 4/94, WW ratio 102, Top 13%CE, 6%BW, 14%WW, 13%YW, 1%REA, 19%API Black | Polled | 3/4 SM 1/4 AN ASA# 4474102 | BD: 1/26/24 | Tattoo: 28M
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
50B HOOK`S
10E
HB EAGLE 28M
LOT 9
HB BLACKHAWK 30M
PROGRESS 61M
CONSIGNED BY HIGH BRED SIMMENTAL. Dam has avg. WWR 104 on 9 calves same granddam as 61M - W107 was top producer stemming from CCC Invasions dam, top 23%CE, 28%BW, 29%WW, 26%YW, 22%Milk, 23%MB, 35%REA, 26%API
4080
CONSIGNED BY MARPLE SIMMENTAL. Top 26%CE, 28%BW, 23%Doc, 40%REA, 39%API, Homozygous Black, Polled, Heifer bull prospect
LOT 60
61
CLRS JAKE RYAN 992J
MB BOLDER 4101
HB EAGLE C147M
MB COWBOY UP 4113
HB GUARDIAN 168M
HB GUARDIAN 173M
GUARDIAN 177M
MB
3111
HIGH-BRED SIMMENTAL
Hal & Dallas Luthi
Klint Henke
3620 Road AA
Madison, KS 66860
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025 | 1:00 PM
SELLING 89 BULLS & 10 FEMALES | SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS
