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RKT SIMMENTALS
KYLE & RICK TAYLOR
Box 226 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0
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Kyle: 204.867.7918 | Rick: 204.867.7551 | kyle@rktsimmentals.ca www.rktsimmentals.ca
Directions To Rkt Simmentals
We are 5 Minutes south of Minnedosa or twenty minutes North of Brandon.
Welcome to the 4th Annual Ranchers Select Simmental bull sale. 2023 marks a special year for us as we are currently in our 40th calving season raising Simmental seedstock. The cattle we run now are a lot different than they were in 1983 but its funny how you still chase structurally sound, productive traits that we always have. In 40 years we have sold hundreds of bulls, mainly to commercial cattlemen and hopefully they have helped them improve there own cow herds. We feel that this years bull pen will help do that as well as any we have offered. In the comments I talk a lot about Calving ease, maternal qualities and growth and we try to make sure all of our bulls have a blend of all of those things. New this year is a sprinkling of September born long yearlings that have more maturity to help them thrive in real beef production conditions. More Sim/Angus percentage bulls are also on offer that boast a high level of vigour and easy doing traits. In the comments I have tried to point out the attributes each bull has that you are searching for in your next herd sire. Please feel free to give me a call to discuss your needs further because it is important to both of us that you end up with the bull that has what you’re looking for. Videos and other information can be seen on our website www.rktsimmentals.ca or plan on coming to tour the pen here at the farm anytime you’re in our area. Bohrson Marketing Services will again be managing the sale and you can have confidence in their opinion if you cant get here to see the bulls first hand. Thank you for your interest in our program and we look forward to visiting with you March 11th in Neepawa.
- Kyle Taylor
• Huge top, rear end and very hairy.
• The muscle expression in the Betts progeny is second to none.
• Dam is one of the best young red cows on the farm and grand-dam is one of the best red cows we’ve owned.
• A favorite around the ranch all year, should be easy to find in Neepawa.
• Homo Polled
Lot 1
Rkts Betts 1k
2 1
SIRE:
DAM:
• High performance, dark red, heavy muscled like his brothers.
• Dam is now our oldest cow and has produced some great bulls over the years.
• Weighed over 900 lbs off of an 11 year old dam in September.
• Ranks top 10% for weaning and yearling weight epd’s.
• Homo Polled
Lot 2
Rkts Betts 42k
SIRE:
DAM:
Rkts Betts 16k
• Comes from the same cow family as 1K, 10C is favorite red baldie cow.
• Broker daughters have always been some of our best.
• Has all the performance and muscle as his brothers with extra style.
• Has the color and type of haircoat that has topped the feeder market over the past few years.
• Homo Polled
Rkts Walleye 8k
Heavyweight 32G son capable of siring market topping feeders. Dam has become a top cow we rely on for one of our best calves each year. Full brother sold in last years sale.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
3 4 5
Rkts Walleye 10k
¾ brother to 8K out of another good 449B daughter. Smaller bw 32G son with the same square hip as his brothers. Dam is a moderate, functional female from the 5Z cow family.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
• 32G son that is very similar to his sire and our high selling bull in last years sale.
• Square hip, deep quartered with big feet and good heel.
• Dam and grand-dam are clean fronted big hipped cows that keep producing well past their prime years.
• A stand out all year that will get some well deserved attention this spring.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
Lot 6
Dam
Rkts Walleye 47k
SIRE:
DAM:
• Top performing 32G son that will add extra length, frame and bone to a calf crop.
• Dam is an attractive, heavy milking Apollo daughter, that always raises a good calf.
• Heaviest calf at weaning and could be the heaviest come sale day.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
Rkts Walleye 41k
SIRE:
DAM:
Lot 7
Rkts Walleye 50k
• 32G/Driver combo with good muscle, hip and depth.
• Dam has two full sisters in the herd, all have been good bull producers.
• Moderate B.W. and high weaning/yearling EPD’s.
• Will be a low maintenance easy keeping herdbull.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Rkts Walleye 79k
Solid footed, sound made and easy keeping. Comes from a deep bodied, perfect uddered, perfect footed cow. Dam is also the Grand-dam of 115J, an extra age Beastmode son.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
8 9 10
Rkts Direct Drive 53k
• High growth Direct Drive with good length, depth and hair coat.
• 7B is one of our best cows with little to no flaws.
• The kind of bull you need to make 800+lb steer calves and good replacement heifers.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Rkts Direct Drive 48k
SIRE:
• Very attractive, sound built bull with lots of hair like the other Direct Drive son.
• Excellent EPD’s in almost every category.
• Direct Drive always provides extra length in his calves, 48K is a good example of that.
• Designed to make profitable eye appealing cattle.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Rkts Beastmode 115j
• Easy keeping, perfect footed, fall born Beastmode son.
• Likely the quietest bull in the pen and has been a favorite all winter because of it.
• Udders and feet are good in this cow family consistently.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Rkts Black Summit 118j
• Rugged made, good muscled extra age bull.
• Excellent EPDs across the board with a very moderate birthweight.
• Traces back to 365U that started one of the largest cow families on the farm.
• Homo Polled test pending, Hetero Black
Lot 15
Rkts Mcdavid 76k
SIRE: DAM:
Lot 16
• A standout all year that catches the eye anytime you’re in the pen.
• These transplant brothers come from a package of embryos purchased from Sunrise Simmentals.
• Big topped, smooth made with a great haircoat.
• EPD’s all above average with a low birthweight.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black, 3/4 Simmental.
Rkts Mcdavid 69k
SIRE:
DAM:
• Deep bodied, attractive made bull with a great disposition like his brother.
• Dam is a beautiful uddered Simm/angus daughter of the great Brooke 68Z.
• One of the best bulls in the pen all year.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black, 3/4 Simmental.
• An extra thick high calving ease ½ blood bull out of a first calf heifer.
• I was extremely impressed last year to see how small the Justified calves come and how they weigh up by weaning time.
• Heifer pen approved with top 10% rank for C.E. and B.W. and just 76lb birthweight himself.
• Excellent disposition and very easy keeping.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Lot 17
Rkts Justified 63k
SIRE:
DAM:
• A favorite of mine for his length, thickness and unique white nose.
• Dam has produced some of our top bulls over the years.
• 83K will provide worry free calving on your cows and still give you enough growth and maternal qualities that you need in your herd.
• PF Oklahoma is backed by some great females and the daughters that we have kept are going to be tremendous cows.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black, 1/2 Simmental.
Lot
Rkts Oklahoma 83k
SIRE:
DAM:
Maternal Granddam
Rkts Oklahoma 113j
Maternal Grandsire
• A heavy weight, extra age ½ blood that still sits in the top 10% of the breed for calving traits.
• Dam is a tremendous “donor quality” cow with perfect feet, udder and power to burn.
• One of the kings of the pen just 5lbs behind the heaviest bull in January.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black, 1/2 Simmental.
Rkts Oklahoma 60k
• Good frame, extra length, wide topped and stylish.
• Dam could be our best cow, noticed every time visitors tour the herd.
• Dam produced an excellent sim/angus in last years bull sale and the full sister before that is a top quality ½ blood who has a good State of war son in the sale.
• 60K will sire top quality steers and you wont want to let his daughters leave the farm.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black, 1/2 Simmental.
Rkts Oklahoma 74k
• No BS heifer bull in an attractive package.
• Top 1% for C.E. and B.W. with 66lb actual birthweight with calving ease on both sides of the pedigree.
• If you don’t have time to babysit your first calf heifers or just want to be hands off come calving time 74K will do just that.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black, 1/2 Simmental.
Rkts Oklahoma 72k
• An Oklahoma son that would work great in the heifer pen with just a 74lb birthweight.
• Dam is a good young Amberjack X 1X transplant daughter.
• 1X was one of the best cows we’ve had, with a number of females in the herd tracing back to her.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black, 1/2 Simmental.
Rkts State Of War 67k
• A hairy, stout State of War with great birth to weaning spread.
• A great EPD line and just a 78lb birthweight.
• Dam is a heavy milking Driver daughter that raised one of the best heifers last year.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
Rkts State Of War 85k
• Fancy, stout calving ease bull that comes from the same cow family as RKTS 67K.
• Dam and granddam are long bodied powerful cows with excellent udders.
• Heifer pen approved with just a 72lb B.W. and an easy calving build. • Homo Polled, Homo Black
Maternal Grandsire
SIRE:
Hart
• Another low birthweight State of War with good EPD’s.
• State of War calves come as easy as any bull we have ever used.
• Dam is a long bodied heavy milking Captain Black daughter.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black
• ¾ Simmental extra low birthweight bull with very good growth.
• Dam is one of the very best in the “H” group mothered by 12B maybe our best cow.
• Not many bulls born with 62lb birthweight and over 800 lb adjusted weaning weight.
• Homo Polled, Homo Black, 3/4 Simmental.
25 26 27
#CA-PG1407000 • 27/1/2022 • RKTS 81K • PUREBRED CE 6.2 BW 4.6 WW 78.8 YW 112.6 MK 27.5 MCE 3.2 MWW 66.9 Act BW 90 Adj 205 703 Adj 365 1177 BIG HILLS STRIKER 613H RKTS PENNY 74G WS EPIC E152 BIG HILLS MS EMPIRE 219D ERIXON COPPERHEAD 91D RKTS BRIDGETTE 4C
The first sons to sell off our newest herdsire Big Hills Striker 613H are peas in a pod.
Striker is a very wide made easy keeping bull and his calves are thick every time.
Expect 81K to be low maintenance with extra muscle.
• Homo Polled
-The youngest bull in our offering that has as much thickness as any bull in the pen. Square made, low set balanced bull that is a sleeper in the pen.
Dam has been a good producer and granddam, 6X, was a top producer for 13 years.
• Homo Polled
Lot 28
Rkts Striker 117k
SIRE:
DAM:
• This young blazed faced bull is a true sale feature and gives nothing up to his older pen mates.
• Big hipped, good muscled bull with extra rib shape and depth.
• One of the best performing bulls in the pen that is going to continue to improve with time.
• Comes from a very good baldie cow with good udders and feet for many generations.
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
Rkts Striker 109k
SIRE:
DAM:
Lot 29
• One of the deepest bodied bulls we have ever raised.
• 110J’s frame, depth and maturity contributed to him being the heaviest bull in the pen in January.
• Comes out of a beautiful, powerful cow from JR Simmentals.
• Homo Polled
Dam
SIRE:
#CA-PG1369792 • 27/8/2021 • RKTS 110J • PUREBRED CE 3.6 BW 4.1 WW 72.1 YW 108.5 MK 23 MCE 3.6 MWW 59.1 Act BW 91 Adj 205 Jan 8 1480 WHF LIMITLESS B011 JFRS MS CROSBY 31E JF MILESTONE 999W WHF SIERRA 245S ERIXON HIGH SOCIETY 101Z JFRS MS JOKER 41A
Lot 31
#CA-PG1407036 • 1/1/2022 • RKTS 3K • PUREBRED CE 8.1 BW 2 WW 85.4 YW 130.5 MK 28.6 MCE 2.1 MWW 71.3 Act BW 80 Adj 205 689 Adj 365 1292 WS EPIC E152 RKTS AMBER 45G WS ALL ABOARD B80 WS MAJESTIC Z133 LFE AMBER JACK 385E RKTS NOKIA 23A
• One of the thickest bulls in the pen with extra rib shape and wide top.
• Excellent feet and legs and comes from a strong maternal line.
• Low birth weight, excellent growth, strong epds.
• A top bull that will garner some attention as he checks a lot of boxes.
Maternal
Rkts Epic 19k
• A calving ease bull that still has posted good weights with good EPD’s.
• Full brother by blood to 59K. Granddam, 6B, is the mother of a feature 32G son in the offering.
• Dark red with a square top but still built to calve easy.
• Homo Polled
Rkts Epic 59k
• Blood brother to 19K. Both rank in top 10% for weaning and yearling weights.
• The mothers of 59K and 19K both boast a little more frame and length typical of High Society daughters.
• The maternal strength of the High Society daughters is becoming clearer as we get more of them in production.
• Homo Polled
Rkts Epic 15k
• Dark red Epic son that is likely the easiest calving option in the red bull pen.
• Low 80lb birthweight with a strong EPD line.
• Granddam, 6Z, has raised high sellers for us before and a herd sire we retained a few years ago.
• Homo Polled
Rkts Arnold 117j
• A power bull sired by Arnolds Return 200B, an 809G son that roamed our pastures in the 90’s.
• 200B daughters were some of the best cows we have owned in 40 years so it made sense to try to recreate those strong females.
• 117J has strong calving and maternal traits bred into him with obvious performance advantages.
• Hetero Polled
Rkts High Society 38k
• Dark red blazed face High Society son with lots of hair.
• Big topped bull with lots of maternal strength bred into him.
• Dam always brings home a strong calf and keeps herself in good shape while doing it.
• Homo Polled
Rkts High Society 78k
• Heavy muscled, sound made bull mothered by as good of a cow as any in the sale.
• 2X retired last fall at 13 years. She raised 11 calves all AI sired, which doesn’t happen often around here and proves just how fertile and productive she was.
• One of the two most prolific cow families on the ranch stems from 2X.
• If you want a bull to sire very good steers and really want to build your cowherd from within I would highly suggest 78K
• Homo Polled, Hetero Black
