2023 Far Niente Inaugural Event Production Sale • September 2, 2023

Welcome To The FAR NIENTE

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inaugural event

PRODUCTION SALE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • 10 AM 35716 US HWY 11 • Valley Head, AL 35989

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

7 AM: Cattle Available For Viewing

6 PM: Steak Dinner

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

7 AM: Cattle Available For Viewing

8 AM: Donut Breakfast & Coffee

10 AM: Sale Begins

We invite you to stay after the sale for an appreciation lunch!

SALE CONTACTS

Gene & Pamela Cleckler (256) 888-2200

Manager, Randy Pettijohn (325) 642-2609

Garrett Thomas (936) 714-4591

AUCTIONEER

Doak Lambert (979) 839-6485

RING STAFF

Phillip Robertson Special Assignment

Clint Cummingham Special Assignment

HOTEL

Hampton Inn 1201 Jordan Rd SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968 (256) 304-2600

HAULING

Devan Gilbert (256) 605-7449

VIDEO PRODUCTION

IDEAL VIDEO PRODUCTIONS Wade Fisher: 254-319-5349

wade@idealvideoproductions.com

DEAR FRIENDS and guests,

We are beyond excited to welcome you to Far Niente Farms for our first annual production sale. My wife Pamela and I are delighted to have you as our guests and share with you our passion for Brangus cattle.

Far Niente Farms started in 2010 as nothing more than a hobby farm. Initially, we had commercial cows and multiple types of fowl as you can see by our first sign in the photo below. We incorporated in 2012 and in 2016 we decided to take our hobby to the next level by investing in Brangus cattle.

As you may know, Brangus are a crossbreed of Brahman and Angus cattle that combine the best traits of both breeds: heat tolerance, disease resistance, fertility, and meat quality. We were impressed by the performance and appearance of these cattle and wanted to produce our own line of superior Brangus under the FNF Brand.

In order to achieve this goal, we partnered with Randy Pettijohn, a veteran in the cattle industry with 15 years of experience. Randy brought with him his expertise and reputation of producing quality Brangus cattle. Together, we have been acquiring and breeding some of the finest Brangus in the country from reputable sources such as Vern Shun, Neal Family Farms, Clover Ranch, and 101 Ranch where Randy worked.

Our farm is located in the beautiful countryside of DeKalb County, Alabama, where our cattle enjoy plenty of space, fresh air, and natural resources. We take pride in providing them with optimal care and nutrition.

We have a story to tell about each of our cattle, but one that stands out is the story of our grandparents. Ruffus William and Ollie Mae Cleckler had a cattle and peach farm in Clanton, Alabama. I always wanted to have something like their farm and this was our opportunity. They inspired us to pursue our dream and taught us the values of hard work, honesty, and hospitality.

Last but not least, we want to tell you about our sale. On Saturday, September 2nd, we will be offering about 100 head of top-quality Brangus bulls and heifers for your selection. These cattle are ready to enhance your herd’s genetics and profitability. You can view their photos, videos, and pedigrees on our website or on our Facebook page. We also have a catalog available upon request.

We hope you will join us for this exciting event and see for yourself the FNF Brand of cattle. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

GeneCleckler

On behalf of Gene and Pamela Cleckler and the entire Far Niente Farms crew, I would like to welcome everyone to the Inaugural sale of Brangus cattle. I think you will find the quality of females and bulls deep and impressive and the type of cattle that will work well in your herd.

We will have cattle in the sale of our great sires Choo Choo, Dinero, and Dinero’s Sons.

We are excited in what the future holds at Far Niente Farms. We have a daughter that will be offered in the sale from 129G13. We also purchased CLVR MS CSONKA 2E in March of 2018 from Clover Ranch. We are selling an excellent daughter of DINERO and CSONKA that will turn heads.

We have created some wonderful partnerships with farms over the past few years and those partnerships will continue to grow as Far Niente continues to grow. They have been enjoyable and helpful to work with and our programs and environments complement each other very well.

I would like to thank Gene and Pamela Cleckler for giving me this wonderful duty of working with such great genetics. It is a pleasure to get up every day to do a job I love so much.

We are excited to host you, the Brangus enthusiast and look forward to having you at Far Niente Farms. Join us Friday for dinner and cattle viewing. It will be a fun weekend full of good cattle and good friends.

Sincerely,

Randy Pettijohn

MS. 101 HANNIBAL 99A27

There is no question that 99A27 is one of the most impactful females walking the pastures here at Far Niente. Her pedigree is stacked with breed legends that have left their mark on so many pedigrees. This stand out donor is built square from any angle, she is correct in her design and structure while still projecting a unique feminine quality. Here is your opportunity to infuse genetics from one of our cornerstone females with big time earning potential. Selling the right to 1 IVF flush, guaranteeing 8 transferable embryos that result in at least 2 pregnancies. IVF Procedure and Transfers must be done by a licensed embryologist and the use of sorting or sexed semen voids the guarantee listed above. All flush cost and semen are at the expense of the buyer.

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#: R10500457 PHN: 2J DOB: 9/6/21 P OLLED GEN: 4

PROFIT 924B16

DINERO 111D10

MS STRYKER 111U25 CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4

MS CSONKA 2E

Breeding Status: AI’d on 5/24/23 to SITZ MIlestone (19677875). Exposed to BCC Mr. 3D 468J2 (R10465052) 5/30/23-6/30/23. Confirmed 45 days

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REG #: R10500462 PHN: 129J DOB: 11/10/21 P OLLED GEN: 1

HOLLYWOOD OF SALACOA 23A53 BY DESIGN OF SALACOA 406F10

TTR A5051 U0286 X6200

RIDGEWAY 661B3 QVF MS RIDGEWAY 129G13

Breeding Status: Exposed to BCC Mr. 3D 468J2 (R10465052) 5/30/236/30/23. Confirmed 45 days BRED

SIRE OF LOT 2 MSC DINERO 111D10

FNF MS TRUMP 99J7

BCC MS PROFIT 302K2

Breeding Status: AI’d on 6/24/23 to GARRETT OF BRINKS 789P (9686098). Exposed to BCC Mr. 3D 468J2 (R10465052) 6/24/23-8/4/23.

Confirmed 28 days BRED

LM MS SIGNAL 535K35

Breeding Status: AI’d on 5/24/23 to SITZ MIlestone (19677875). Exposed to BCC Mr. 3D 468J2 (R10465052) 5/30/23-6/30/23. Confirmed 35 days

FNF MS LEGACY 915G3

SIRE OF LOTS 10-15 MSC DINERO 111D10

FNF DINERO 99J6

REG #: R10500470 PHN: 99J6 DOB:

MC PROFIT 924B16

MSC DINERO 111D10

MC MS STRYKER 111U25

BRINKS BRIGHT SIDE 607L11

SVF MS 99P21

MISS BB NEW BIG EASY 99C9

FNF DINERO 283K

REG #: R10518348 PHN: 283K DOB: 1/9/22 P OLLED GEN: 4

MC PROFIT 924B16

MSC DINERO 111D10

MC MS STRYKER 111U25

CB HOMBRE 541T3

CB MS HOMBRE 283X2 CB MS JW 283S

FNF DINERO 87J

FNF DINERO 803J2

FNF DINERO 919J

SIRE OF LOT 17 BWCC BIG TOWN 192B16

MGS OF LOT 18 MC JETHRO 000S3

BCC MS JETHRO 24H4

RCP CHOO CHOO 99K

FNF TRIBUTE 415J6

RANGER 468K30

FNF

FNF CROSSROADS 803J3

FNF CHOO CHOO 803K4

FNF RANGE BULLS

FNF CHOO CHOO 919K3

FNF AMERICUS 360K

FNF CHOOCHOO 415K3

THE EPD’S REFLECTED IN THIS CATALOG ARE BASED ON THE DATA FROM THE AUGUST 2023 EPD RUN AT IBBA

EPD explanation

Registration Number: Bulls noted with “R” number are Registered Brangus. Those noted with a “UB” number are Ultra-Blacks, indicating they are a Brangus-Angus blend. Those noted as UB2 are second cross Ultrablacks. “AX” recorded bulls are appendix registered purebred Brangus that have non-typical Brangus color pattern.

Polled/Scurred/Horned: Denotes bulls that are either smooth polled or have the presence of scurs or slick spots. Those bulls noted as “scurs” typically have had scurs removed post-weaning. Horned bulls have presence or horns.

Genetic Conditions (GC): Indicates genetic condition status with “Free” indicating tested free or pedigree free of currently known genetic conditions. Prefixes noted with a “C” indicate that given animal carries a non-lethal recessive gene for that given condition.

INDIVIDUAL MEASURES

Birth Weight (Act. BW): Actual weight at birth, expressed in pounds.

Scrotal Circumference (Adj. SC): Testicular circumference, measured in centimeters, and adjusted to 365 days of age.

EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCE

Genomic Enhanced Expected Progeny Difference (GE-EPD): The genetic predictor of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the breed database. These EPDs through DNA technology are genomically enhanced for more reliability and higher accuracy levels.

Percentile Ranks: Ranks each given GE-EPD trait against the breed population for non-parent animals, active sires or active dams and expressed as a percentage ranking in that population. As an example, 1% is higher than 50%.

GE-EPD Accuracy: Since all bulls selling in this catalog are non-parent, their accuracies are the lowest calculated by our national sire evaluation program. Heifer Pregnancy (H Preg): Predicts the probability that a female will have a calf as a two-year-old. Expressed as a with the higher number more desirable.

Stayability (Stay): Measures the probability that a cow will still be in the herd at six years of age. With the higher number being more desirable.

Terminal Index (Term): Evaluates a sire for use on mature cows with all offspring put on feed and sold in a terminal end point scenario. The higher the number, the more desirable.

Fertility Index (Fert): Developed for cattle raised in a general-purpose production system to produce reproductively sound replacement females or bulls that will sire reproductively sound replacement females.

Calving Ease Direct (CED): Expressed as a percentage and indicates the influence of the animal on calving ease in females calving at 2 years of age. The higher the number the more desirable for calving ease.

Weaning Weight EPD (WW): Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s ability to transmit weaning growth to its progeny.

Yearling Weight EPD (YW): Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s ability to transmit yearling growth to its progeny.

Milk EPD (Milk): Predicts a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf ’s weaning weight attributed to milk.

Total Maternal EPD (TM): Expressed in pounds, a genetic predictor of weaning weight by blending a combination of maternal milk and weaning weight value.

Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC): Measured in centimeters at a yearling time, predicts testicular size.

Ribeye Area (REA): Expressed in square inches, is a predictor of transmitting ability of ribeye size and overall muscle mass which is a key component in USDA yield grades.

Intramuscular Fat (IMF): Expressed as a percentage, is a predictor of transmitting ability for marbling or intra-muscular fat correlating to USDA quality grade at harvest time.

GE-EPD VALUES & PARENT VERIFICATION ( • PV • SV • DV)

By sale time we will have a complete set of GE-EPD values for every bull and it will be noted on a supplement sheet. Nearly every bull has current GE-EPD values and more than 90% of the females have current GE-EPD values. Every animal in the sale will be sire verified and if something is missing this will also be noted on sale day supplement sheets.

MULTIPLE SIRES IN OUR BREEDING HERD

Most of our females have been naturally exposed with two natural service sires. We continue to determine the viability of profitability of running multiple sires during breeding season and then DNA calves for sire determination. Interesting and continuing project to determine which particular sire in a given group has the desire and ability to rule his pasture. The resulting natural service sired calves from these sale females will have to have DNA samples sent to labs for sire verification.

Heifer Pregnancy (H Preg): Predicts the probability that a female will have a calf as a two-year-old. Expressed as a with the higher number more desirable.

Stayability (Stay): Measures the probability that a cow will still be in the herd at six years of age. With the higher number being more desirable.

Terminal Index (Term): Evaluates a sire for use on mature cows with all offspring put on feed and sold in a terminal end point scenario. The higher the number, the more desirable.

Fertility Index (Fert): Developed for cattle raised in a general-purpose production system to produce reproductively sound replacement females or bulls that will sire reproductively sound replacement females.

Calving Ease Direct (CED): Expressed as a percentage and indicates the influence of the animal on calving ease in females calving at 2 years of age. The higher the number the more desirable for calving ease.

Weaning Weight EPD (WW): Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s ability to transmit weaning growth to its progeny.

Yearling Weight EPD (YW): Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s ability to transmit yearling growth to its progeny.

Milk EPD (Milk): Predicts a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf ’s weaning weight attributed to milk.

Total Maternal EPD (TM): Expressed in pounds, a genetic predictor of weaning weight by blending a combination of maternal milk and weaning weight value.

Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC): Measured in centimeters at a yearling time, predicts testicular size.

Ribeye Area (REA): Expressed in square inches, is a predictor of transmitting ability of ribeye size and overall muscle mass which is a key component in USDA yield grades.

Intramuscular Fat (IMF): Expressed as a percentage, is a predictor of transmitting ability for marbling or intra-muscular fat correlating to USDA quality grade at harvest time.

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