10th Annual Production Sale
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 / 12 PM CST Bloomington Livestock Exchange RLS, LLC | Bloomington, WI
32 Lots of Performance Simmental & Sim-Influenced Genetics 18 Bulls | 7 Bred Heifers | 7 Bred Cows
Three of these girls sell!
Larry and Michelle Tourdot
KS MR DUAL RANGE H880
ASA# 3713219 | BD: 2/16/18 | 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 91 Adj. WW: 758 | Adj. YW: 1408 | Final Wt.: 2240
We will miss DUAL RANGE roaming the pastures of Rockin’ R Farm. He was a gentle giant. Few bulls stamped so much stoutness, muscle and bone in their progeny. We are blessed to have many of his daughters in our herd. His influence in this sale is evidenced by: 7 sons, 5 daughters, and 4 services selling.
We are blessed to have 13 of our cows carrying his service next year. Thank you, Dual Range, we will miss you and your gentle disposition. Michelle and I hope there are a lot of apples in bull heaven!
Welcome to our 10th Annual Sale!
Ten years ago we had our first production sale. In those ten years, many things have changed. While Michelle remains the same, I have aged a full ten years.
We have made many new and treasured friends. The cattle we offer have gotten better and better. Each year, we strive to improve our herd.
We aspire to assemble a breeding animal that holds true to what Simmental is best known for-Performance. I look back at our first welcome and I quote,” We cull each year for fertility, udder quality, disposition and performance.”
Every bull and bred heifer in this years sale has been genomically tested as well as tested for coat color and horned/polled status. All their EPDs reflect this improved accuracy to aid you in your selection. Every bred animal has been ultrasound for pregnancy status.
Should you wish to look over the offering, or need any help understanding the information, please call or stop by anytime.
Thank you for your interest in our cattle. Please plan to join us in person or view online on January 22nd.
Sincerely,
Rockin’ R Simmentals, Larry & Michelle Tourdot N1504 County Highway K Mauston, WI 53948 (608)432-2853 (c) / (608)253-5025 (h)
Bloomington Livestock Exchange RLS, LLC | Bloomington, WI
Larry & Michelle Tourdot
Bloomington Livestock Exchange, RLS, LLC
608.432.2853
608.994.2020 9663 County Road A, Bloomington, WI 53804
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Cattle may be viewed at Bloomington Livestock Exchange RLS, LLC 12:00 PM Sale begins
John Reynolds ......................
608.574.7428
Announcements made sale day and from the auction block during the sale take precedence over printed material associated with this sale. Anyone attending this sale attends at their own risk. Breeders or any of the sale staff will not be held responsible for any personal injury while attending this sale.
EPDs in this catalog, for all animals, are from the American Simmental Association on December 10, 2024. Every bull in the 2025 offering has Genomic Enhanced EPDs. Adding a DNA test to your decision is like knowing…
• 25+ calving ease scores
• 22 birth weights
• 25+ weaning weights
• 25+ yearling weights
• Stayability/Productivity records on 15 daughters
• 6 carcass weights
• 10 marbling scores
• 8 ribeye area measurements
We guarantee all bulls to be breeders and we reserve the right to test any bull in question as a non-breeder for at least 180 days before making an adjustment. If the bull is declared a sound breeder by a competent veterinarian, the bull will be returned to the buyer at the buyer’s expense. In the case an adjustment is required it will be made with a replacement of equal value to the animal in question, credit towards the purchase of another animal or return of the purchase price.
Each animal becomes property and therefore is also the risk of the purchaser after it is sold. We guarantee the cattle to be healthy sale day.
We guarantee all sight unseen purchases. Call ahead of time and we will go over the offering. You can leave a bid with us or a representative. You will be treated as if you are here at the sale.
All cattle sell under the terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association, which may be viewed online at, tinyurl.com/asasaleterms Certificates of registry will be supplied by the seller.
Each bull will be sold to the buyer with 100% ownership and semen rights.
All the bulls were calfhood vaccinated with Alpha 7/MB-1. At turn out they were treated with Long Range. Pre-weaning shots were Bovi-Shield Gold 5 and Ultrabac 7/Somubac. At weaning they were boosted with Bovi-Shield Gold 5 and given One Shot. Post weaning they received their second Ultrabac/Somubac and were injected with Valcor.
The females are all OCV for Bangs. Pre-breeding they received Bovi-Shield Gold FP 5VL5. At turnout all were given Long Range. In the fall all were boosted with Triangle 10HB and given Valcor. The heifers were given ScourGuard 4KC in late December. On January 18th the heifers received their booster of ScourGuard 4KC.
• AI sired by the ABS Angus bull, Sitz Stellar 726D
• All five of his dam’s calves have made the bull sale
• ADJ WW for all five sons averaged 769
• Ranked 1st in ADJ WW at 828
• Vet projected dam’s next calf to be a heifer
• Michelle says Yeah!
BD: 3/18/24 | ASA#: 4409900 | Tattoo: M122 | Yearling
MR DUAL RANGE H880
NESLIE X331
MS OCCURENCE F372 BSF OCCURRENCE 1503
DAKIRA D903
• Purchased dam from Kenner Simmentals - Leeds, ND
• Dam is granddam to our herdsire - Rockin R Kaptin K92
• One of Seven KS Mr Dual Range H880 sons in sale
• Ranked 2nd in ADJ WW at 812
BD: 3/31/24 | ASA#: 4409887 | Tattoo: M66 | Yearling Bull
SM | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 86 | Adj. WW: 758
• Maternal brothers sold in 2022, 2023 and 2024
• Dam is granddam to lot 7
• Dam is the oldest cow on the farm out of our longest cow line
• ADJ WW of 758
BD: 3/8/24 | ASA#: 4409889 | Tattoo: M71 | Yearling Bull 1/2 SM 1/2 AN | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj.
• AI sired by the ABS Angus bull, Sitz Stellar 726D
• Purchased dam from SK Cattle - Aberdeen, SD
• Maternal brothers sold in 2023 and 2024.
• ADJ WW of 724
BD: 3/10/24 | ASA#: 4409899 | Tattoo: M116 | Yearling Bull 1/2 SM 1/2 AN | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 89 | Adj. WW: 778
SITZ STELLAR 726D
MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272 SITZ PRIDE 200B KS MISS MANIFESTO J559 BCLR MANIFESTO G352 KS FOREVER F309
• AI sired by the ABS Angus bull, Sitz Stellar 726D
• Purchased dam from Roger Kenner - Leeds, ND
• Dam sells as lot 32
• Ranked 5th in ADJ WW at 778
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BD: 3/22/24 | ASA#: 4409881 | Tattoo: M39 | Yearling Bull
SM | Hetero Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 93 | Adj. WW: 737
MR DUAL RANGE H880
MISS CAMPBELL G57
• Purchased dam from Erika Kenner - Leeds, ND
• ADJ WW of 737
X331
CAMPBELL E737
BD: 3/11/24 | ASA#: 4409902 | Tattoo: M82 | Yearling Bull
RRR EMBLEM J3541 HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
HRM MS TOP GRADE A310
SYS MS 50K K32 TJ 50K 485H SYS MS CASINO G205
• AI sired by the Select Sires bull, Brown RRR Emblem J3541
• Purchased dam from SYS Simmentals - Douglas, ND
• Dam is a first calf heifer
• ADJ WW of 744
BD: 3/1/24 | ASA#: 4409904 | Tattoo: M99 | Yearling Bull 1/2 SM 1/2 AR | Red | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 67 | Adj. WW: 701
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BGL MISS ROUNDUP K194B
BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
MFSR ROUNDUP 665H BGL ZAHARA Z159B
% 10 3 50 15 10 30
• AI sired by the ABS Red Angus bull, Bieber CL Energize F121
• Purchased dam from Leapalot Simmentals - Leeds, ND
• Dam is a first calf heifer
• Heifer bull prospect
• ADJ WW of 701
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BD: 4/4/24 | ASA#: 4409891 | Tattoo: M78 | Yearling Bull
• Genetic full brother to Lot 17, Same sire and full sister dams
• Brothers sold in 2023 and 2024
• Dam sells as Lot 30
• ADJ WW of 732
BD: 3/28/23 | ASA#: 4245490 | Tattoo: L52 | Bred Heifer 5/8 SM 3/8 AN | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 91 | Adj. WW: 693
BD: 3/22/23 | ASA#: 4245484 | Tattoo: L98 | Bred Heifer
BD: 3/18/23 | ASA#: 4245481 | Tattoo: L70 | Bred Heifer
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• Projected calving date - March 12, 2025
R HOT CAKES H109
BD: 3/10/23 | ASA#: 4245499 | Tattoo: L90 | Bred Heifer
PB SM | Hetero Black | Hetero Polled | Adj. BW: 91 | Adj. WW: 631
KS MR DUAL RANGE H880 BCLR DUAL RANGE D21-1 KS NESLIE X331
TRI E MISS GRACE G832
HOOK`S CITATION 114C
LTRI E MISS C636
• Sired by KS Mr Dual Range H880 and out of a Hooks Citation 114C daughter
• Ultrasound safe to HL Integrate J017 (ASA#4167500)
• Projected calving date - April 10,2025
BD: 3/10/23 | ASA#: 4245471 | Tattoo: L110 | Bred Heifer 3/4 SM 1/4 AN | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 87 | Adj. WW: 615 KS MR DUAL RANGE H880
NESLIE X331
MS PROGRESSIVE F278
• Sired by KS Mr Dual Range H880 and out of NLC Progressive 40C daughter
• Ultrasound safe to HL Integrate J017(ASA#4167500)
• Projected calving date - April 20, 2025
BD: 3/27/17 | ASA#: 3293249 | Tattoo: E17 | Bred Cow PB SM | Homo Black | Polled | Adj. BW: 84 | Adj. WW: 705
BD: 3/5/18 | ASA#: 3452102 | Tattoo: F300 | Bred Cow PB SM | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW:
BD: 2/21/20 | ASA#: 3770557 | Tattoo: H109 | Bred Cow 1/2 SM 1/2 AN | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Adj. BW: 77 | Adj. WW: 698 S POWERPOINT WS 5503 TEHAMA REVERE S QUEEN ESSA 248 KS MS DUAL RANGE F300
DUAL RANGE D21-1
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• Dam sells as lot 27
• Daughter sells as lot 22
• Another daughter sold in 2024
• Ultrasound safe to Rockin R Kaptin K92 (ASA#4093962)
• Projected calving date - March 21, 2025
BD: 3/20/21 | ASA#: 3930756 | Tattoo: J19 | Bred Cow PB SM | Hetero Black | Hetero Polled | Adj. BW: 96 | Adj. WW: 711
ROCKIN R GEMINI G43
HSR MS DOC HOLIDAY E849
KS MR SHRPR IMG D1153
ROCKIN R CORAL C17
BDV DOC HOLIDAY 170B HSR MS INTEGRITY W150
• Son by KBHR Bold Ruler H152 sold in our 2024 sale
• Ultrasound safe to KS Mr Dual Range H880 (ASA#3713219)
• Projected calving date - April 10, 2025
3/19/19 | ASA#: 3612417 | Tattoo: G96 | Bred Cow
KS MR SHRPR IMG D1153 TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U KS URIEL U608
WS BERNADETTE B196
WS ATLAS Y132 WS BLACK DIAMOND W51
• Son by KS Mr Dual Range H880 sells as lot 18
• Sons by KS Mr Dual Range H880 sold in 2023 and 2024
• Ultrasound safe to KS Mr Dual Range H880 (ASA#3713219)
• Projected calving date - April 15, 2025
BD: 3/16/22 | ASA#: 4173006 | Tattoo: 220K | Bred Cow
HP | Red | Polled | Adj. BW: N/A | Adj. WW: N/A
LBB GNA 3075 ROXANNE 19E ET
• Purchased from Jeffrey and Bonnie Reed - Hampton, MN
• Ultrasound safe to HL Integrate J017 (ASA#4167500)
• Projected calving date - April 10, 2025
• Calf will be 1/2 SM 1/2 HP - Black white face
BD: 3/14/21 | ASA#: 3882496 | Tattoo: J559 | Bred Cow
• Purchased from Roger Kenner - Leeds, ND
• Son by Sitz Stellar 726D sells as lot 10
• Ultrasound safe to KS Mr Dual Range H880 (ASA#3713219)
• Projected calving date - May 10, 2025
• Only sells because is out of our calving window
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-purposesire 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 firstcalving 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.
Rockin’ R Simmentals
N1504 County Hwy K
Mauston, WI 53948
Please contact us to discuss the offering. All bulls selling have genomic enhanced EPDs through DNA testing.