CK Bar Ranch Bull Sale - 2023

BULL SALE

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 | 2:00 PM MST | SAINT ONGE, SD

Sale

Sale can be viewed live on the internet at www.dvauction.com

A direct link can be found at www.ckbarranch.com

Please register the day before the sale.

Sale Location

St. Onge Livestock

11693 Sale Barn Road, Saint Onge, SD 57779

Thursday, April 6, 2023 - View bulls 12:00 PM to Dark

Friday, April 7, 2023 - View bulls 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Announcements

Announcements made from the auction block on sale day will take precedence over printed material or any prior advertising.

Free Delivery

Free delivery of bulls to South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana. Discount of $50 per/bull given if picked up sale day by buyer.

CK Bar Ranch & TCM Simmental Terms

All cattle sell under the suggested terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association, view online at www.simmental.org. All Simmental/SimAngus bulls will be tested for coat color and polled status.

Your Source for RANCH READYBulls

Welcome to the 2023 CK Bar Ranch bull sale. I would like to start off with saying a huge thank you to our past customers. I think it’s a great testament to the quality of our program to have so many great, repeat buyers supporting our program.

The offering this year is comprised of bulls that are packed with top growth both from an EPD standpoint and in actual, hard numbers. Along with the high growth these bulls exhibit they still maintain very acceptable calving ease. Calf vigor at birth is a big concern of ours as we calve in a large area where they get rode through two or three times a day. We don’t have the time to mess with calves that don’t get up and nurse in a timely fashion, because of this we have culled cows whose calves are slow at birth and are very careful to select bulls with great calf vigor as well.

These bulls will sire heavy calves that will help you take advantage of the higher prices that are here for the foreseeable future. They will sire scale pounding steers and a set of heifer calves that you can feed or turn into profitable momma cows. The proof is in the calves and several of our customers report that their calves topped sales around the region. Allied Genetic Resources can assist with marketing your calf crop, if you’re interested please visit with Rocky Forseth at the sale for more information.

Again this year we will offer free delivery to adjoining states and free boarding on the bulls until May 1st. The bulls are available for viewing anytime prior to the sale at the ranch and will be in St. Onge to view on April 6th. Videos are now available on DVAuction on all of the bulls, which you can view on our DVA sale page, www. dvauction.com/events/185968, or visit our website for a direct link, www.ckbarranch.com. We look forward to seeing everyone on April 7th!

- Kelly & Amy Erickson

CK BAR RANCH

CK Bar Ranch

TCM Simmentals

Tyrel Mitchell

605-488-0119 / tcmsimmentals@outlook.com

23950 S Creek Road, Kadoka, SD 57543

Kelly & Amy Erickson

701-898-1583 / 605-344-2589 / ericksonkelly73@gmail.com

24304 Indian Creek Road, Kadoka, SD 57543

www.ckbarranch.com

OMF EPIC E27

The Epic progeny are thick made, big hipped and have excellent leg structure. The Epics have tons of eye appeal and are very easy keeping kind of cattle. OMF Epic cattle are very predictable in the their type and kind. These bulls will pass these same great traits on to their offspring.

KECH MR. 016

A high quality Epic son he has as much body depth as any Epic bull in the sale. He has very good calving ease combined with a light BW EPDS with above average growth.

KECH MR. 086

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF EPIC E27 SIRE 4E MR F15 C/K MISS 860

OMF TIME LESS B100

He is out of a first calver that really excelled with her first calf. 086 is a bigger framed bull with tons of actual performance. He will have a big WDA and with all his growth is still very sound on his feet & legs. If you want calves that will push the scale down check out this PB OMF Epic’s son.

KECH MR. 063

BD: 2/11/22 / ASA#: 4162396 / Tattoo: K063 / Black / Polled

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF EPIC E27 SIRE KECH MR. TR 746

OMF TIME LESS B100

Epic crossed on the KECH Mr. Tr746 females are making some really thick made long bodied bulls. K063 maybe is stoutest of them. His grandam has been a very consistent producer of high-quality cattle. For he has an excellent rib shape combined with a big square hip.

FOR RANCH READY BULLS

KECH MR. 075

BD: 2/11/22 / ASA#: 4162397 / Tattoo: K075 / Black / Polled

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF TIME LESS B100 OMF EPIC E27

TR 746

This bull is massive in his makeup. He has explosive growth for both WW top

and YW top 10% in the breed. His first-year dam really out did herself raising a calf with an actual WW of 868#. With all K075 growth he still very sound on his feet with eye appeal in a long-bodied stout made package.

KECH MR. 054

BD: 2/19/22 / ASA#: 4162402 / Tattoo: K054 / Black / Polled

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

EPIC E27 SIRE

OMF

LESS B100

HIGH PLAINS 986E

Offers up some big time calving ease along with low BW. He comes from a very maternal cow family. His granddam never missed getting bred up early and his dam had a near perfect udder with her first calf and did a great job of raising him.

KECH MR. 072

ALL-AROUND Z35

A powerhouse bull out of a THR 8522 first calver. This bull’s overall thickness combined with good set of CE, BW, WW, & YW. His EPDS make him a real stand out in the bull pen. He is a PB bull but a mix up with some paperwork, so he is only registered 5/8.

PB SM

KECH MR. 095

4162405 / Tattoo: K095 / Black / Polled

EPIC

LESS B100

WS ALL-AROUND Z35 OMF 7

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

B KECH MS.

449

3C CROCUS

Adj BW Adj WW CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay Marb REA API TI 88 720 15.4 -0.9 80.7 119.0 9.9 24.4 64.7 16.9 0.08 0.77 139.3 81.3

KECH MR. 096

growth bull that I would recommend for cows only. His WW is top 15% & YW is top 20%. He was born unassisted out of a first-year heifer.

KECH MR. 335

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF EPIC E27 SIRE

OMF TIME LESS B100

is a moderately made bull who has excellent body length. His dam is a big stout cow that maintains her body condition the same year-round. He would work really well on an Angus or baldy cows adding length and should sire a great set of replacement females.

KECH MR. 629

Powerful son of OMF Epic with a BW of 77 and 740 WW. He will calve like a dream and the calves will grow. His dam has raised some outstanding bulls in the past. K629 might be her best yet.

“My name is Michael Nathe, and I operate a 300 head cow-calf pair operation in Northeast Montana. Winters are harsh, plenty of wind and sub-zero temperatures. The cattle we run here must be tough and sure footed. Steep hills and native grass are their habitat, and we pasture calve every cow except first calf heifers. I started buying Erickson bulls years ago because of their ability to fit into my operation and not break down in pasture. Sound feet and easy keeping, these Erickson bulls have lasted many years in my herd with no special care to get them through winter. The ability for my cattle to have a vigorous calf from an easy birth is crucial to me. These Erickson bulls have helped give me that healthy calf, as well as provide me with excellent replacement heifers and an increase in weaning weights of 125 pounds over the last ten years. I stand by their quality and reputation.”

- Michael Nathe, Montana

FOR RANCH READY BULLS

KECH MR. 639

BD: 3/20/22 / ASA#: 4162430 / Tattoo: K639 / Black / Polled

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

has the wow factor! He is one of the best PB bulls we have raised in recent memory. When you study his phenotype he is thick topped wide based bull with extra length. Along with his length, he is a very deep ribbed bull with a terrific disposition. His EPD profile is well above a breed average with a great BW to WW spread.

KECH MR. 655

BD: 3/22/22 / ASA#: 4162442 / Tattoo: K655 / Black /

WS ALL-AROUND Z35

OMF

dam has done it again this year. Amy asked “Why D454 isn’t in the donor pen yet?” All I can say is she will be this year. His dam has never missed raising a great bull. K655 offers up extra rib depth and thickness in a very easy doing package. As a bonus he has a great disposition.

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SONS OF LCDR FAVOR 149F

Here is a bull I really like from a structure stand point. He also is strong topped and square hipped. A great terminal sire prospect.

A full-brother to the K714 bull. They both exhibit a lot of the same qualities. Length strong topped and super sound bulls. A great opportunity to put high quality genetics to work for your operation.

TJ FLAT IRON 259G

Flat Iron has done a tremendous job for us. His progeny exhibit outstanding rib shape, are easy fleshing along with outstanding growth. The sons have excellent testicle growth and the daughters matured early and started cycling at a young age. Flat Iron calves are flat good with tons of predictability.

KECH MR. 715

WERNER FLAT TOP 4136

TJ FLAT IRON 259G SIRE

TJ 33Y

CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z

KECH MS 457 DAM

C/K CIARA 413

This bull has a stunning profile and is a frame score larger than most of the Flat Irons. He is in the top 20% for both API and TI. K715 sports a great pedigree & his dam is a great producer for us raising a top-quality calf every year. This is her first ET calf, and he is hard to fault.

FOR RANCH READY BULLS

KECH MR. 702

3/14/22 / ASA#: 4162422 / Tattoo: K702 / Black / Polled

FLAT TOP 4136

is a bull I would feel very comfortable using as a heifer bull. He is a half-brother to our BHSS heifer in 2022 that was very popular that Kearns Cattle Company purchased. He is moderate in his make up and is super sound on his feet with a flashy blaze face.

KECH MR. 434

3/14/22 / ASA#: 4162420 / Tattoo: K434 / Black / Polled

WERNER FLAT TOP 4136 TJ

LOT 17

This cross of TJ Flat Iron and KECH Ms. 902 produced some very exciting results. K434 recip wasn’t the best but he still excelled through the summer and has really come on since weaning. He is in the top 25 in API and 20% in TI predictable high-quality genetics in his lot.

LOT 18

BD: 4/1/22 /

KECH MR. 617

4162439 / Tattoo: K617 / Black / Polled

FLAT IRON 259G SIRE

WERNER FLAT TOP 4136 TJ 19

352C

LOT 19

THR 8522F

The 8522 cattle have been the best all around sire I have used. His calves come easy with a lot of vigor at birth, then take off and grow. His first daughters look to have great udder quality and an awesome temperament. We bred a set of commercial Angus heifers to him and had no problems, with the calves weighing an average of 79# at birth. The bulls are impressive in their muscle shape and overall stoutness. They have spring of rib and are long bodied. He sired our high selling set of bulls last year.

KECH MR. 641

5/8 SM 3/8 AN BULL

BD: 3/11/22 / ASA#: 4162415 / Tattoo: K641 / Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE TJ MAKERS MARK 215Y

This bull is well balanced in both phenotype and from an EPD perspective. He offers up real growth along with calving ease. He will be one of the high gaining bulls this year. When you walk through the bulls, he really catches your eye.

KECH MR. 616

is a thick made deep ribbed bull. The THR 8522F sons continue to impress from a growth stand point while maintaining CE with great vigor at birth.

KECH MR. 633

TNT THR UNITY D420

THR 8522F SIRE CBL FINALE 16A

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C

CROCUS D533 BLK

K633 is a thick made bull whose cow family has excelled here at our place. This bull has a great muscle shape and leg structure. He will calve easily and then the calves will really take off and grow.

TNT THR UNITY D420 - SIRE OF THR 8522F

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KECH MR. 705

BD: 4/2/22 / ASA#: 4162444 / Tattoo: K705 / Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE

ROUSEY GOLD STRIKE 512C

UC CROCUS E767 BLK DAM

UC CROCUS A406 BLK

Checkout K705’s EPD profile and say impressive. He combines calving ease and growth. Top 20% or better for CE, WW, YW, and TI. This bull puts it all together.

KECH MR. 701

BD: 4/5/22 / ASA#: 4162445 / Tattoo: K701 / Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE

CROCUS E902 BLK

JBS BIG CASINO 336Y UC CROCUS X006 BLK

Big time CE in this bull. The 8522 sired calves come easy and get up and nurse right away. K701 calves will have that great look and will stand out on sale day.

LOT 23

KECH MR. 553

4162446 / Tattoo: K553 / Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE LRS TURNING POINT 3117A

MS. 553 DAM

ROCKY HILLS TAVA

K553 has a huge actual BW to WW spread. His dam has raised a bunch of good ones for us. Unfortunately, she was injured last spring. If she wouldn’t have gotten hurt, I wonder what 553 would have weighed last fall. Lots of CE and growth right here.

KECH MR. 681

BD: 4/11/22 / ASA#: 4162447 / Tattoo: K681 / Black / Polled

TNT THR UNITY D420

GW MISS BREAKOUT 734C THR 8522F SIRE LRS 045Z UC CROCUS Y312 BLK

CROCUS D681 BLK

A real maternal type bull that still offers up extra growth. His Dam has raised some stout bulls. The producers purchased his half-brothers like the extra length that adds the pounds.

LOT 26

KECH MR. 609

is a low BW bull with great growth. He’s a maternal brother to K714 and K313. His dam is a consistent producer of high value progeny. His sire is a high growth bull that we raised. K609 is one of the highest gaining bulls in the sale.

KECH MR. 071

TJ HIGH PLAINS 986E

UC CROCUS D509 BLK KECH MR. LGB 609 SIRE

KBHR WENTZ E190

MS. 071 DAM

CROCUS E706 BLK

Nice son of the bull we sold at the BHSS in 2022. K071 is long bodied with good thickness down his top and over his hip.

KECH MR. 456

/

4177364 / Tattoo: K456 / Black / Polled

TLS CONFIDENCE 476

MICHELSON BULL 8524F SIRE

TLS ERICA 419

LCHMN BRIGHT LIGHT L122L

3C CROCUS 4340B B

3C CROCUS Z2795 B

This half-blood bull will catch your eye sale day. His Dam has been a sold producer for us.

KECH MR. 5012

BD: 4/12/22 / ASA#: 4177363 / Tattoo: K5012 / Black / Polled

TLS CONFIDENCE 476

TLS ERICA 419

MICHELSON BULL 8524F SIRE STF BENELLI 405A

A sold made 1/4 blood bull. His cow family raised several high selling bulls in our past sales. 5012 has extra depth coupled with great fleshing ability.

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STAV KINGPIN 13G

The high selling bull of Stavick Simmentals 2020 sale. An attractive purebred Simmental, black blaze face bull that combines Certified and Hoss pedigrees. He is proven to deliver above average growth with average birth weights while also providing sound structure. Homozygous polled and homozygous black.

MR TCM KINGPIN 2017K

Here is a impressive half blood Kingpin son out of our 314A Angus cow. We love the neat design of this bull, he stands out as a half blood with his smooth and square joints. He is built and breed with longevity for the long run.

MR TCM KINGPIN 2011K

WS CERTIFIED E151

STAV KINGPIN 13G SIRE

STAV HOSS 742E

CNS DREAM ON L186

MISS TCM 502C DAM

MISS TCM 313A

Genetics on this bull is one to take special note of. The mother of this bull is a direct offspring of CNS Dream On and her calves each and every year are always put in the keeper pin. The bone structure and power within this bull speaks for himself on the amount of potential he has to bring to anyone’s herd. His look and size gives him that added flare to add to one’s herd.

PB SM BULL

MR TCM KINGPIN 2013K

BD: 3/25/22 / ASA#: 4176022 / Tattoo: 2013K / Black / Polled

WS CERTIFIED E151

STAV KINGPIN 13G SIRE

STAV HOSS 742E

MR RANCHHAND 007Z

403B

Another purebred Kingpin son that just marked all the boxes for us. This purebred weaned off at 705lb. He provides depth, bone, mass and structure.

LOT 31

LOT 32

LOT 33

LOT 34

LOT 35

MR TCM KINGPIN 2008K

WS CERTIFIED E151

STAV KINGPIN 13G SIRE

STAV HOSS 742E

HART 354C

ES A14 MISS TCM 707E DAM

It would only be fair to give this Kingpin the proper praise he deserves. When looking at this bull at first glance, the words power and herd bull come to mind right away. This powerful individual is longsided, big hipped, big topped and screams herd bull presence. We understand the investment our buyers take when purchasing these individuals, that’s why longevity is something we highly take into consideration, and this bull gives us that confidence. We are very excited to see what the future holds for him.

CKCC RELEVANT 0639H

CKCC RELEVANT 0639H is owned by Windy Creek Cattle Company. He is sired by one of the hottest sires ES Right Time. We have used him for a couple years now in our AI program and are very pleased with the results from this sire.

MR TCM RELEVANT 2004K

A CKCC Relevant 0639h son that goes back to HOOKS BALTIC 17B. He has stood out since birth with his added bone and long spine. He sure has the potential to put pounds on a set of calves.

MR TCM RELEVANT 2012K

A CKCC Relevant 0639h son that packs a punch! With his dense build threw his rib and rear quarter. For being a later march calf he has drawn the attention of those who have seen him. With him showing his maturity in his muscular and rugged build. He also chats in the top 20% in WW,

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MR TCM RELEVANT 2005K

RIGHT TIME FA110-4

The cow of this bull is one of our top producing cows we get excited every year about, and she did not disapoint this year. The hip and top this bull provides is exceptional. He also does not disappoint in length nor power.

MR TCM RELEVANT 2016K

TURNPIKE 771E SON  that offers a lot of paternal in a set of feeder calves and replacement females. This is the cowboy kind of bull, out of a 10 year old cow that’s been exceptional in our program.

A

SON OF RUBYS TURNPIKE 771E

2015K

Here is a Rubys Turnpike 771E son who is longsided, big topped,  and one to mark if you are looking to add those valued feeder cattle. He was built for the long haul.

MR TCM DI RIGHT 2009K

WELSHS DEW IT RIGHT067T

DI RIGHT

JLKMISSAVENUE514C

A bald faced bull who checks all the marks in genetics, EPDs and looks. He providers structure, length and power. One that shows huge potential and built for the long haul.

TCM DI RIGHT 2010K

SONS OF JLK MR DI RIGHT LOT 41

MR DI RIGHT son has shown us once again how these DI RIGHT calves perform.

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MR TCM DI RIGHT 2006K

This bull’s mother came to us from Clear Springs Cattle, and she sure delivered. Another bull that stems back to WELSHS DEW IT RIGHT 067T, that has the shape and style, with added power.

SONS OF JB3 MR HABANEROH44K LOT 42

MR TCM HAB 2000K

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752

MR

TCM HAB 2002K

BD: 3/19/22 / ASA#: 4175993 / Tattoo: 2002K / Black / Polled

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752

JB3 MR HABANEROH44K SIRE

KRJ F844

MR TCM CASINO 598C

924G

MISS TCM 905W

This JB3 HABANERO H44K son has performed very well throughout the year. He goes back to our 314A Angus cow that never fails to produce one that will catch your eye.

Here is a purebred heifer bull in the offering. With a 700lb weaning weight and a actual BW of 72lb.

FOR RANCH READY BULLS

MR TCM HAB 2001K

BD: 3/20/22 / ASA#: 4175992 / Tattoo: 2001K / Black / Homo Polled

JB3 MR HABANEROH44K

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752 KRJ F844

EBY/ADKS 5B DEACON 308A

TCM 918G

A JB3 Habanero H44K son that is very clean made throughout. His pedigree is something to look at, with COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752  on the sires side and EBY/ ADKS 5B DEACON 308A dam side offers a little different pedigree combination.

MR TCM HAB 2003K

BD: 3/20/22 / ASA#: 4175999 / Tattoo: 2003K / Black / Polled

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752

JB3 MR HABANEROH44K SIRE

KRJ F844

MR TCM

One of our favorite purebred bulls to come out of JB3 MR HABANERO H44K Bull. MR TCM HAB 2003K is a hard one to part with in regards to what we strive to put back in our herd. This bull delivers the full package. In terms of look, he delivers in power, muscle, depth, length, and frame.

MR TCM HAB 2014K

3/22/22 /

4176025 / Tattoo: 2014K / Black / Polled

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752 KRJ F844 JB3 MR HABANEROH44K

This bull’s mother is another cow who continues to deliver each and every year. The confidence in her genetics makes us very eager to see what this offspring has to offer in the future. He is an individual who is more calving ease, while also supplying mass and power, with a blaze face.

MR TCM 2018K

BD: 4/6/22 / ASA#: Commercial / Tattoo: 2018K / Black / Polled

COLORADO BRIDLE BIT E752

JB3 MR HABANEROH44K

KRJ F844

This JB3 HABANERO H44K son is a out standing blaze face bull that offers depth of rib with a thick top line with lots of muscle throughout.

TYRELL, RIVER & KIMBER

YOUR SOURCE

to using EPDs Quick Guide

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 in what units they are expressed. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, sire A would be expected to sire 15 pounds more weaning weight than sire B. If calving ease was the trait, sire A would be expected to sire 15 percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if sire B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we would expect sire 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 more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit www.simmental.org. Listed below are the units in which ASA EPDs are expressed:

All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario. (See $ Indexes for more details.)

Back Fat (BF): Inches of carcass backfat at 475 days.

Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight.

Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.

Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight at 475 days.

Docility (DOC): Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.

Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.

Marbling (MRB): Carcass marbling score at 475 days.

Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.

Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of carcass ribeye at 475 days.

Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at six years of age.

Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (See TI for more details.)

Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a rib-eye steak.

Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.

Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.

Yield Grade (YG): Carcass yield grade score at 475 days.

$ Indexes: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide pieces of the economic puzzle. This is where $ indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on integrated commercial production. 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 sires 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 are keeping replacements use API, if not, use 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. 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 more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit: www.simmental.org

Important disclaimer: DO NOT compare index values of purebreds of different breeds, hybrids of different breed composition or purebreds with hybrids — our system was not developed to make valid comparison among these groups. Therefore, you must first determine the breed and breed composition appropriate for your herd and use index values to compare animals within that population.

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Customer Success!

KECH MR. 875

Sorenson Ranch sold seven sons of KECH MR. 875 on March 6, 2023, with an average of $5,535.71. The high selling bull of the sale was a son of 875, selling for $11,500. Congratulations to the Sorenson family on a great day! This is 875’s picture when he sold in our 2019 sale. Several half brothers are featured in this year’s sale offering.

A GREAT SET OF MARKET-TOPPING CALVES, FROM ONE OF OUR REPEAT BUYERS.