Roche Ranches 19th Annual Sale

We would like to thank everyone that has supported our bull sale over the years. This year marks our 19th year in the seedstock business. We have made many friends in the cattle and livestock industry. We take the confidence you have placed in us to improve your bot tom line very seriously. Like our operation, you rely on the livestock to support your families and pay your bills. It is so neat to see the loyalty, recognition and approval of our bulls by the ranches that stock them. Some of you have bought bulls since day one and we sure ap preciate it.

We are very proud of our heritage and the previous generations that have done so much for us. They have helped pave the way and provide a way of life that we love so much. Our father, Jeff Roche, had the idea to purchase the ranch that he was raised on and the place his father managed for 40+ years. Justin and Dusty were barely double digits in age and the year was 1992. We were all excited because it was bordered by the property that our grandparents, Doug and Doris Roche, had purchased from Grandma’s dad, Job Hadfield. The year we bought the ranch calves were in the high seventies, lambs in the high forties, wheat was at $3 and interest rates on loans were 10%-plus. Somehow, we have managed to make it so far! When we started on our own, we purchased 100 head of cattle from Holmgren Conner Cattle Ranch and 250 head of old ewes from our great-grandpa, Nick Chournos.

Currently, we run 1,500 head of cow/calf pairs and 5,000 head of sheep. We haven't been convicted of being the smartest, but we do know how to run and make a ranch work. We have taken the same approach to our bull program. We continue to improve the quality every year and this is our best offering yet. We say that every year, so it’s a good thing! These cattle know how to get out and work and will produce a profit for you in a commercial environment. They have to or to make a ranch work.

We believe the best way to stay profitable is to take advantage of crossbreeding, especially maternal heterosis, and quality research proves that. Maternal heterosis is the most valuable tool available to improve cow performance and herd profitability. With the low inheritability of maternal traits, like fertility and longevity, a breeder can spend a lifetime trying to make the same progress for those crucial traits that can be realized in one easy cross. Studies show an equivalent of 1 to 1.5 extra calves over the lifetime of a female in favor of crossbred cattle because of the combination of greater longevity and extra calf weaning weight. If we could purchase a pharmaceutical that added that much performance and profit there is little doubt that producers would stand in line all day to buy some.

We would like to thank our employees, friends and family that make this all possible. Without them, we have no business. We welcome you to the sale and want you to know that we stand behind these bulls 100%. If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied, we will make it right.

Sincerely,

Roche Ranches

Jeff, Justin and Dusty "Hootie" Roche

Terms & Conditions

TERMS:

Terms of this sale are cash or check unless arrangements are made prior to the sale. Settlement to be made immediately at the conclusion of the sale before animals are loaded. The right of property title shall not pass until checks have cleared.

bidding:

All animals will sell as single lots to the highest bidder. Any disputes or challenges regarding bids will be settled by the auctioneer, whose decision will be final.

risk:

All animals are at the owner's risk prior to the sale and become the property of the buyer as soon as the animal is declared sold by the auctioneer. At that time, the buyer assumes all risk.

announcements:

Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over any printed matter and any other announcements.

liabilities:

Although incidents at livestock sales seldom occur, everyone attending this sale does so at their own risk. The owners and employees assume no liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of an accident, bodily injury, theft, act of God, errors in catalogs or omissions, or percentage verification. We try to keep the most accurate records possible and have bull-tight fences, but on a rare occasion, accidents of breeding occur that we are not aware of or cannot control. We will do everything we can to determine the correct percentage, but cannot guarantee it.

absentee bidding:

If you are unable to attend the sale but would like to big on the lots offered we encourage you to call prior to sale day. Bids will be handled with the strictest of confidentiality.

Trucking:

All trucking is the responsibility of the buyer, but we will help make arrangements. Every effort will be made to minimize costs to the buyer. We will deliver the bulls to a central location for free.

guarantee:

Every bull has been tested for Tric and semen evaluated by a licensed veterinarian. We will guarantee the bull selling in this sale to be fertile at the time of sale.

health:

Every bull in this sale, to the best of our knowledge, is free of any disease and will be eligible for interstate transport. All bulls were Dextomax treated. They have been vaccinated twice for IBR, P13, BVD, BRSV, 8-way Blackleg, One Shot Pasturella, plus Enforce.

contract:

The above Terms and Conditions of this sale shall constitute a contract between buyer and seller and be equally binding on both. Animals that are resold following the sale shall constitute a separate transaction and the rights and obligations of the two parties connected thereto are not covered by these Terms and Conditions.

Roche Ranches

White River, Nevada

Friends in the cattle business:

We hope 2022 was a good year. We are humble and grateful for the 19 years most of you have supported us in the seed stock business. We are very optimistic and excited for 2023. Just wanted to share a few thoughts and ideas that I have come across that I think will help us all be better stockmen and more profitable in our individual operations. Keep this thought in mind as I share a few of these ideas: “If all you are trying to do is essentially the same thing as everyone else, then its unlikely you will be very successful.”

Just a few thoughts on crossbreeding, crossbreeding maximizes production traits, and cuts costs. One of the most tried-and-true principles to maximize production traits while simultaneously reducing costs in commercial beef systems is crossbreeding. Crossbreeding gives commercial beef systems two primary benefits: heterosis (hybrid vigor) and breed complementarity. Lowly heritable traits like reproduction, health and cow longevity are best improved by crossbreeding. Leaving hybrid vigor on the table in a commercial herd is “a big loss.”

Crossbred cows and maternal heterosis is a key to profitability on commercial cow/calf operations. Studies have shown net profit per cow is increased by $75/cow/year because of, maternal heterosis. Ranchers would be wise to crossbreed even if heterosis was zero, due to the complementary effects of matching strengths of one breed to offset weaknesses of another breed.

Maternal heterosis accounts for about two-thirds of the total crossbreeding advantage. Maternal heterosis has more impact because of the effect on reproductive performance through earlier puberty, higher conception rate, faster breed back, greater longevity and the maternal impact on calf performance. Individual heterosis generally accounts for the other one-third of the potential 25 percent increase in lifetime productivity and is realized due to early vigor resulting in more live calves plus greater early calf growth rate.

Acknowledging that it is important to keep uniformity in the cow herd for a variety of reasons-and that some cowmen worry about keeping uniformity in the herd when crossbreeding. One way to keep uniformity in the cow herd is to use bulls of similar frame score. With a strong relationship between frame score and mature size, minimizing differences in frame scores of bulls used to produce females will help maintain cow herd uniformity. Capturing the benefits of heterosis allows producers to optimize genetic progress in economically important traits, especially those associated with reproductive efficiency and maternal performance.

I would also like to say, that we need to stop putting so much emphasis on weaning weight and focus more on price/per head. Here’s what I mean: we shipped 380 head of #605 weight steers@1.50 per lb.= 908.00 per hd. We also shipped 100 head #410 weight steers@2.21 per lb.=906.00 per hd. The difference on weaning weight was almost 200lbs., but price per head was virtually none existent. The point I’m trying to make is; there are ways to reduce inputs. For example, moving calving to March-May to avoid problems with weather, scours, increased labor, and feed. By doing this we will see a drop in weaning weights, but we will be more profitable overall because of the decrease in inputs. Focusing on price per head versus weaning weight, I believe is the way we should be looking at things. I’ve been selling cattle for 19 years and I’ve seen time and time again #400 weight cattle bring as much or more per head than there #600 weight counterparts There’s nothing prettier than seeing several hundred head of 600lb steers coming down the alley way. Unfortunately, all our banker cares about is PROFIT which equals subtracting our expense from our income.

I’m sure God’s original cow was very efficient at converting low quality forages into milk and meat. Because of her unique four-stomach digestive system, she was able to eat and digest plants that could not be utilized by man or most other animals. I don’t know what color she was, and I don’t know what shape or size she was, but I do know she had the genetic ability to adapt to many different environments.

Over the years, man was successful in populating most of the earth with God’s original cow. When placed in a new environment, these cows were able to adapt and change by “natural” selection into the most efficient animal for their new surroundings. Those that could not adapt did not survive.

Man, in all his wisdom eventually realized he could create the cow of his dreams through “artificial” selection. Color, size and shape suddenly became more important than efficiency and adaptability. Right from the start, different men had different ideas about what the perfect cow should look like. These men became the original seedstock producers- and the race was on to create the perfect breed.

Many breeders, to preserve the traits, they deemed to be most important, found it necessary to artificially change the cow’s environment. They did this by providing the cow with extra feed and care. She was no longer required to survive strictly on the forage resources found within her environment. Man, finally succeeded in producing cows with the preferred color, size and shape- but they were not as efficient or as profitable as their ancestors had been.

To be more profitable, we need to get back to basics. We need to produce cows that fit our environment, instead of artificially changing the environment to fit our cows. Cows must be environmentally adapted to efficiently convert available resources into beef, with a minimum amount of inputs. Profit is measured by subtracting our expenses from our income, it is affected very little by color and/or breed of our cattle.

Our goal at Roche Ranches is to identify and produce seedstock animals that can produce and reproduce with minimum inputs- in many different environments. We believe a cow ought to be supporting the ranch, instead of being supported by the ranch. Maybe Chip Hines said it best, “Your cows don’t care if you’re profitable or not. If you’re willing to do the work for them they’ll let you.” Our cows run on short native grass year-round with essentially no hay or supplements. We let the environment sort out the good ones. Suppose you could turn your entire cowherd loose in the wild with absolutely no human contact for 50 years. What do you think the survivors would look like?

We look forward to seeing you Saturday April 8th @ 3pm Anderson Livestock Auction Willard, Utah for our 19th annual livestock sale! For catalog or general questions call or email: JustinRoche@RocheRanches.com or (435) 327-1842

Roche Ranches

Jeffrey, Justin and Dusty “Hootie” Roche

Roche Ranches

“For the commercial cattleman, it has been determined that the reproductive traits are five times more important than growth traits and ten times more important than carcass traits.” (Brinks, et l., 1983b) For the cow producer...this has not changed!

Yearly cow cost is more important than cattle prices. Cattle prices are a moving value. Cow costs are a stable target with known properties. At the present time there is a wide range of cow costs across the country. What factors are involved in cow costs? Land costs, environmental conditions, land taxes, amount of precipitation, hay feeding, land type, private lease, Forest Service or BLM permits, depreciating equipment, and last but not least is management. Yes, management is the actual determiner of cow costs within a common range of environmental conditions. Two ranches located next to each other may have large differences in cow costs that can be related only to management and nothing else.

Average cow costs are now rising above the $700 to $800 mark. (How high is above average?) If this was lowered to $500, how much could you stick in your pocket? Two hundred per cow x number of cows run on the ranch will get your attention. One known instance in a good environment is crowding $400. How many more could do this? Shaving $200 would be the easiest money you ever made.

Management is the key, available to anyone with incentive to move out of the status quo rut. Doing the same thing year after year with no improvement in profitability has to change. It’s up to you. Management is the process of evaluating each segment of an operation and applying different procedures than what has been followed.

The slow increase in cow size has reduced profit per acre while lessening the efficiency of her internal systems. The amount of forage required to run 100 head of 1,400-pound, heavy milking cows is sufficient to run 137 1,000-pound, low milk production cows. More calves worth more per pound. Can you find anything wrong with that? Oh, yeah, you are worried that the feedlots and packers will not like your smaller calves. It is time to take care of you instead of subsidizing the feedlot and packer.

We have appreciated doing business with our friends and neighbors for over 18 years. We have a great set of bulls that will go to work for you. We look forward to seeing you on sale day.

Sale will be broadcast live on

Cow Info:

These cows will make good females for those buying them. They will be 2-3 year old pairs and heavy breds. The reason why they are for sale is because they will have a tick more frame, than we want. I’ve had people comment about the cows we sold in last years sale saying, “These are not big cows.” I think that’s great, there just a tick bigger framed than we want. Cows will mature into 1,300-1,400 lb cows, that know how to live on the desert, eat snow for water in the winter, raise a good calf and do it for many years. All cows have been bangs vaccinated and received all modified lives including vibrio-lepto and poured. All cows are bred by black Roche Ranches bulls.

2-YEAR-OLD BULLS

Lots 1-20 Represent one of the best sets of 2-year-old bulls, that we have ever offered. We are very excited for you all to go through and evaluate this tremendous set of bulls. All bulls have been trich and semen tested by Dr. Ira Mickelsen. All bulls worked as yearlings, mostly in the Nevada desert, and Utah ranch. Bulls will all be able to handle a tremendous workload, and I would not hesitate to use these bulls at a 40:1 ratio. They’re all hard footed, know how to travel and breed cows. I cannot overestimate the importance of know-how; these bulls gain by working as yearlings. These bulls are not the leftovers from the previous year’s sale, on the contrary, these are some of my favorite bulls, of the 2021 calf crop. Bulls were grazed outside until the 1st of January before getting any harvested feed in the yard. For that reason, they will not be as big as other sales 2-year-old bulls, but they will be sounder and able to service more cows. If you’re into tons of numbers and EPDs you might be a little disappointed, but we try to put as much info as possible on their sires’ EPDs, but for the most part, EPD’S are at best an educated guess. Bid with confidence on these good 2-year-olds.

DDA EMBLAZON 27C

DOB: 2/1/2002 Angus AAA# 14257843

D H D TRAVELER 6807

O C C EMBLAZON 854E

DIXIE ERICA OF C H 1019

SHOSHONE 130-6357

D D A MELISA 824

D D A MELISA 545

DDA Emblazon 27C has been put to the test all across the U.S., Canada, Australia and South America. He may be the thickest, easiest fleshing bull we have ever seen and he does it on 100% forage. DDA Emblazon 27C is a five frame bull, weighing 2,300 lbs. after the breeding season. Average birth weight on 148 bull calves is 79 lbs. and on 124 heifer calves is 75 lbs. Phenotypically, this bull is very correct with great feet and legs.

J6 27C 950

DOB: 3/10/21

DDA 27C X OCC EMBLAZON

J6 950 X J6 797 X BOULDER

PUREBRED ANGUS 1

BW -1 WW 40 YW 71 Milk

19 Gain 3.2

Starting the sale off with a tremendous, deep ribbed, stout, calving ease bull. 27C cattle will stay in good condition on the toughest ranges. Dam is an own daughter of ABS all time seller: Boulder. Our Boulder daughters excel in fertility and docility. Bull stacks two generations of elite CE genetics. Paternal brothers sell as lots 1-6.

Lot 1

Roche Ranches

J6 27C 953

DOB: 3/20/21

2

DDA 27C X OCC EMBLAZON

J6 953 X J6 530 CONFIDENCE

Same story as lot 1. Dam is by Connealy Confidence and offers a bit more CE ease and marbling is in top 15% of breed.

J6 27C 965

DOB:

DDA 27C X OCC EMBLAZON

J6 965 X J6 310 X RANCH HAND

Another tremendous 27C. Just take a little time to study the depth of rib and foot structure of these cattle. Lot 3 is backed by a tremendous cow who never fails to bring a good one home. Bull is only 7/8 Angus with just a shot of Simmental.

J6 27C 7202

DOB:

J6

If you’re after a true CE bull, that will have your heifers thanking you, look no further than lot 4. Backed by the early calving genetics of his Connealy Comrade mother that always calves two weeks early, this bull is sure to carry the same genetics. Bull has a little Beefmaster, but you wouldn’t know it. He also carries just a little slope to his hip, which also ensures him to pass on his CE genetics to his daughters.

J6 27C 948

This bull will make more friends on sale day than a 10 year old at a pedophile conference. Dam weaned off over 60% of her body weight, on one of the driest years on record. Bull will also pass on early hair shedding genetics. Early shedding cows, will always be some of your most fertile cows.

J6 27C 9015

Hard to make one much deeper than this guy. Striped face and backed by a long line of productive, long lasting females. Maternal grandam produced into her teens. Super disposition, with calving ease. Suitable for heifers.

Lot 5

Zan and Vivian Sharp Ranch branding.

Lot 6

What our customers have to say:

“We love to go to the Roche bull sale every year. The sale is always run professionally and they always stand behind their bulls.The bulls are great quality animals. They are gentle, built stocky and produce great calves that are born with ease. They stay with the cows well and make calves that are of weight in the fall.”

- Craig & Susan Fisher (Fisher Ranch)

“The main reason I take my dads check book and go by J6 bulls is mostly because I have a major crush on Hootie and Justin’s mom. But the other reason is the females we retain from J6 bulls are consistently the very best cows we have! You know if they are J6 bred they are going to perform in any conditions we can possibly put them in.”

- Rhett Munns (Slash M Ranch)

“Roche bulls we have bought aren’t scared to travel they don’t act like pasture pansies and live at the water trough they travel out and the cows come home pregnant! You know how it is you can buy the fanciest bull available and cows don’t get bred or bred up tight that bull ain’t worth much.”

- Josh Munns (Slash M Ranch)

Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334

This bull is as solid as they come both on paper and phenotypically speaking. Redemption is a household name in all aspects of the cattle industry. Whether for calving ease in heifers, moderate cow size or reeling in a herd’s inputs, or in elite donor nucleus programs, Redemption is still your go-to sire. He offers instant name recognition and calving ease for heifers and is ideal for putting downward pressure on feed inputs.

J6 REDEMPTION 9053

Lots of performance but not too much to produce hard doing females. Take a chance to study his sire’s numbers as they cover all the bases for commercial cattle production. I’ve never had a black bull by Redemption, so I doubt this bull will throw much red, even though his perfect built dam is cherry red.

J6 REDEMPTION 9035

You’re really going to like these Redemption sired cattle, this guy goes from a 60 lb. BW to 670 lb. weaning weight. Calving ease, performance and the ability to sire daughters that will thrive on minimal inputs.

RB TRASK 52 L125 E614 ET

Lots 9-14 represent the opportunity to take a step back in time and acquire some really neat genetics that can really move a herd of cattle in the right direction. Trask, the sire of lots 9-14 was born in 1961 and stems from the world famous herd of Neil Trask, who focused on cattle with ability to thrive in an all grazing environment, while maintaining fertility and longevity. The paternal grandam of these bulls produced to 18-years of age. These bulls will produce some of the very best replacement females, while siring bull calves that will perform on the ranch and in the feedyard. Additionally, they will hang a very nice carcass; Trask cattle excel for carcass quality. These brothers will impress and I’m excited for you to see them. Trask is a polled hereford. Lot 9 is not CE, but the rest of the brothers can be used on heifers.

J6 TRASK 802

J6 TRASK 8102

2-YEAR-OLD BULLS

J6 TRASK 9003

BWF Bull backed by a long and stylish bwf cow. Should throw a lot of baldies without any throw away Hereford marked calves.

J6 TRASK 827

BWF bull backed by a good looking, larger framed, early shedding cow.

J6 TRASK 978

Solid black, and backed by generations of great cows. His maternal grandam by Kiddo is a picture perfect cow. I love solid black half Herefords, like I’ve said before the best Hereford or NBA player, is a black one.

J6 TRASK 9036

This RWF bull will knock your socks off. His dam is a solid black PB angus. Bull will throw almost all black on black cows and mostly red on reds.

Hook’s Baltic 17B

DOB: 2/27/2014

PB SIMMENTAL ASA# 2854454

GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS

GW-WBF SUBSTANCE 820Y

GW MISS MATERNAL 558P

DIKEMANS SURE BET

HOOK`S SARITA 92Y

HOOKS SARITA 4S

Baltic is among the cleanest and most attractive of all the great Substance sons sold in the 2015 Bred for Balance sale. EPD spread, balanced value, depth of body, stoutness, wonderful structure and great disposition are just a few of the reasons this group was so popular and why Baltic is so good. His top 1% value for Yearling Weight improvement couples well with a sire also predicted to be in the top 20% for calving ease.

BALTIC 851

Expansive rib shape, with the disposition of a puppy dog. This guy will produce pounds of calf and females to build a herd around. Seven Baltic sons averaged over $4,600 in last year’s sale. I thought this bull was the best of the bunch so we retained him to use on our cows for a year. His dam is a sweet, moderate framed cow backed by herd matriarch, J6 855, that raised several herd bulls. Between her direct progeny and grandsons she has produced over $100K in bull sales. Bull can be used on heifers. Paternal brothers sell as lots 16-18.

June and her pup that gave out on trip.

Sam Wright - Bull Whisperer

Hootie selling started dogs & pups at the 2022 Roche Ranches Bull Sale.

J6 BALTIC 721

BALTIC X SUBSTANCE

Long, stylish and gentle. Should make a lot of friends on sale day.

Terminally oriented genetics. What I’m suggesting is this dude is made to produce pounds of calves that all should go on to the plate. You’ll love this guy’s calves come weaning time. Not for heifer use.

J6 BALTIC 847

DOB: 3/19/21 1/2 AN 1/2 SM

BALTIC X SUBSTANCE

847 X REALITY X GRANDMASTER

Three generations deep in calving ease genetics, with an own 64 lb. BW, ensures a heifer safe bull. Maternal grandam is a superb cow, she is still going strong at 12-years-old.

J6 GOLDMINE 989

Really like this bull, I had him in the line-up last year, but he got hurt before the sale. He is really maturing well. He has a big scrotal, which will pass on fertility to his daughters. He is straight black and his calves will show zero BM influence. Backed by a long line of productive females. These Beefmaster cattle are so good in so many ways, especially on the female side. You just don’t want to advertise it on sale day, and you won’t have to use these 1/4 blood bulls. Will not turn two until May.

J6 GOLDMINE 5099

Another 1/4 BM that comes recommended for heifer use. Beefmasters are a lot like Mormons, generally really good, but nobody really wants to claim one. Bull was born and raised in Lund, Nevada, so he knows how to handle tough conditions. His 8-year-old dam is a great cow.

Grandpa Lish - 89-years young - docking lambs!

Lots 21-28 represent the long yearling section of the bulls. These guys can handle a heavy workload. They were born and raised in the rocks and hills of the Utah ranch. They are all backed by a longtime set of fall calving cows. For the guys who can only run bulls to a certain age on their ranges, these bulls can be considered 2022 models.

J6 BALTIC 643

Starting off the fall bulls, with a dandy. With a REA epd in the top 10% of the breed, this bull will thicken up a set of cows. Probably a little too much gas in this guy to want to keep heifers out of, but if you like bigger cows, or women, his daughters won’t bug you.

J6 BALTIC 663

BALTIC X SUBSTANCE

Very similar to his brother in lot 21 take them both home you’ll be glad you did.

Hootie & Buck’s first ride.

Alfredo Quinto - Foreman

Buck is always sleeping on the job. Jake’s Valley, Nevada

Lot

J6 BALTIC 779

Maternal half brother sold to Blake Morgan for $5,250 in last year’s sale. Poor old Blake is married to a Roche, so he needs cattle with a good disposition, and this bull has that.

J6 BALTIC 8154

A calving ease bull that is low to the ground, long and a female making machine - a lot like Jeff Roche. This 3-way cross bull will mature into a physical specimen. Dam weaned nearly 70% of her body weight in this bull.

J6 TURNING POINT 962

Maternal grandam lived to be old enough to gamble legally in Vegas. That’s actually a true story - she weaned 19 calves. This bull is moderate framed female maker that can be used on heifers. For all you guys that get excited to go up and spend twice as much money on bulls in Montana, this bull’s sire was bred and raised by the Stevenson ranch of Hobson, MT.

RIBEYE 123

J6

J6 Ribeye is a bull we owned, raised, sold and owned again. He was out top seller a few years back to our good friends, Lou & Teresa Andersen. They used him for several years then we bought him back and have used him for the past two. This bull is incredible in terms of siring top notch heifers and docile, performing sons. He is a very moderate framed bull that we cannot get in a chute because he’s so wide! We have around 25 daughters from this bull and have used many of his sons and will continue to do so for many years. He’s the absolute best for incorporating Hereford genetics. We do sell semen on this bull let us know if your interested.

J6 RIBEYE 8117

Very stout made bull that packs 8 lbs. of sugar in a 5 lb. sack. His maternal grandam, J6 550 by Dual Focus, is a good one. Bull will have all carcass and maternal index numbers a guy could ever want; all in the top 10% of the breed.

123 X JIPSEY EARL

Ryan Bevan, Bear River Animal Hospital, with some fencing duty.

Killary Chrissi & Hootie Trump

Gonzalo & Buck

J6 RIBEYE 6048

This bull very closely resembles his incredible sire. Ribeye has progeny in many herds across the West, and we’ve never heard a complaint on a Ribeye sired bull. These Ribeye cattle are so good for all the most economically important reasons: fertility and longevity, including steer calves that will perform in all segments of the feeding industry.

J6 TRASK 8106

A 3/4 blood Hereford. For you guys that have a fancy set of mostly black Angus heifers, this bull would cross up like a dream on them. Bull is extreme calving ease genetics. His mother is a super good BWF cow sired by ABS Hereford bull R294.

Caribou National Forest

Rhett & Bobbie Munns with Buster & Lainiethe youngest ever at our bull sale.

Douglas Buck catching some ZZZs.

Caribou Forest, Idaho

Yearling Bulls

These yearling bulls may not be as big as others yearling bulls. They were grazed alongside their dams until late December. They were then weaned and put on a growing ration until sale day. The benefits of growing and raising these bulls this way is these bulls foraged with there mothers for 10 months, thus insuring proper development of there rumin and real world growth on forage. These bulls know how to forage and have a good set of wheels under them. We see no need to turn out a 1,400 lb. yearling in the summer and bring back a 700 lb. long yearling in the fall.

Schiefelbein Effective 61

DOB: 2/7/2011 Angus AAA# 17065105 K C F BENNETT EFFICIENT CAR EFFICIENT 534 CAR MISS SUSIE 308 S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035

FROSTY ANSWER 3979

FROSTY ELBA LIZZY 1106

Effective is a low birthweight bull that does well in a multitude of other traits; moderate milk, high docility and heifer pregnancy especially. He lies in the top 15% of the breed for $EN.

J6 EFFECTIVE 0163

Starting off the yearling bulls with a really nice bull by Schiefelbein

Effective. Effective is a bull that is moderate for growth, with carcass in the top 5% of the breed for marbling and REA. Effective also boasts a +10 energy epd along with - mature weight and height epd. Lot 29 is backed by one of the really pretty cows on our place. Lot 29 is dog gentle and can be used on heifers.

J6 EFFECTIVE 0164

An efficient bull that’s smooth with lots of rib. His Absolute sired dam has perfect udder structure. Lot 30’s maternal grandam produced into her late teens, with 8 daughters being retained in the herd. Impressive 112 nursing ratio on this bull. Can be used on heifers.

B P F SPECIAL FOCUS 504

DOB: 1/16/2005

Angus AAA# 15140670

S A F FOCUS OF E R MYTTY IN FOCUS MYTTY COUNTESS 906

J R SOMETHING SPECIAL

B P F BLACK CASH 341

B P F BLACK CASH 944

With nearly identical growth levels to his sire, he offers enhanced Calving Ease, Rib Eye Area and Beef Value. High accuracy, sure-bet calving ease with solid growth, moderate mature size and outstanding scrotal circumference. Elevated In Focus Genetics. His daughters set him apart from the crowd - they are deep bodied and easy fleshing with fault free structure and udder quality.

J6 FOCUS 0127

A larger framed Focus son, that will pass on the In Focus type in his progeny. Take the time to study his sire’s numbers, he is very complete across the board. Backed by a nice uddered female with conservative milk, which is just right for the dry arid west.

J6 FOCUS 0116

Same story as lot 31. Bull has a shorter tail, a coyote possibly got a hold of him as a calf; he had an ear that was bit up pretty bad as well.

J6 EFFECTIVE 027

DOB: 3/15/22

EFFECTIVE X EFFICIENT

J6 027

Lots of rear end in this bull - reminds me of the Super Bowl halftime. Bull comes with a lot juice on top and bottom of pedigree for growth. If you’re after more growth and power this will be a bull to consider. Not recomended for heifers.

coleman charlo 256o

O C C PAXTON 730P O C C BLACKBIRD 736K

SITZ TRAVELER 8180

BOHI ABIGALE 6014

S A V ABIGALE 6062

Charlo has worked very well in commercial heifer projects, with reports of calving easily, and explosive growth on the calves. Charlo’s calves look a lot like him, very wide-based, big-topped, lots of muscle expression and long-sided. Charlo is very long, has a big foot, walks like a cat and has a lot of depth and width to him. His flush sisters in production have beautiful udders, extremely easy fleshing, and like Charlo, are very wide-based and deep-sided.

J6 CHARLO 076

CHARLO X OCC

J6 076 X CEDAR RIDGE X

Lot 34 goes from a modest BW of 67 lbs. to almost 700 lbs. of weaning weight. Charlo has been a favorite sire for the last four years with 42 sons averaging almost $4,500. Lot 34’s dam is a small, black cow with lots of milk, maybe too much, but she has a good udder. There is such a thing as too much milk, especially in the desert. Lot 34 is from early gestation genetics.

Lot 34

J6 CHARLO 060

DOB:

CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 060 X CEDAR RIDGE

7/8 Angus bull with a 700 lb. weaning weight. Bull carries 1/8 BM. Lot 35 is very attractive in his design. Dam is a very nice cow, backed by J6 877 who is really making a name for herself. Last year her bull calf brought $5,250, selling to our good friends, the Banks Family of Chesterfield, Idaho.

J6 CHARLO 0131

CHARLO X OCC PAXTON

J6 0131

Charlo sired bull, with tons of rib in an attractive package. Dam of lot 36 has tremendous length, with excellent mothering ability.

J6 BALTIC 9005

X

Really like this big, gentle, Panda bear. Nothing better than baldy face cattle. This bull will cover all the bases, as far as being a big time curvebender. His dam, is a sweet cow by Charlo, with a super build and udder. Gotta love these good SimAngus cattle. Weaning Value on this calve will be in top 10% of breed.

J6 SPECIAL FOCUS 0114

Early gestation genetics in a very smooth made package. We have been tickled with Special Focus he has done a very good job with this calf crop. They have all been very consistent, for type and kind. Maternal grandam still in production at 9 years with a 107 weaning ratio on 7 head of calves.

J6 SPECIAL FOCUS 043

Very similar to his brother, in lot 38 with a shorter tail. I’ve never noticed much of a difference in breeding ability in short tailed vs. long tailed bulls, but I’m sure the succes percentage is similar. Bull can be used on heifers.

Ranch at Garland,

J6 RIBEYE 946

Lots 40-42 are peas in a pod, backed by young, good footed, good uddered productive cows. J6 Ribeye will leave his mark in the females he has produced, and his good easy doing sons. Never had a ill tempered one sired by him. All three of these Ribeye sons will do a good job for their new owners. All three of them can be used on heifers with a little caution. Get some Hereford genetics in a black package.

J6 RIBEYE 999

J6 RIBEYE 970

J6

1,000 lb. dam and grandam is a Redemption. Lots of cow power behind this bull.

J6 27C 962

Lot 43 will be a cow maker, with a very attractive phenotype. His dam is nearly perfect in her design and this bull’s great grandam is the often talked about J6 920 that produced 19 calves in 21 years. Bull can be used on heifers.

27C 9020

Lot 42 has that striped face that so many of us like. His dam is a cute, halfblood, Fleckvieh cow that is ideal in her structure, with good mothering ability. Bull will sire tremendous replacement heifers and steer calves that your Superior rep will love to film.

J6 CHARLO 0161

DOB:

Long and attractive much like a D.C. politicians time in Congress. Unbelievable how long these jackasses can stay in office. Have you ever noticed that it doesn’t really matter, Democrat or Republican, they all end up taking us to the same place? The only difference in the parties is in the speed in which they take us. Bull has a 670 lb. weaning weight.

Lot 45

Moving out of Jakes Valley Ranch, NV.

J6 SPECIAL FOCUS 0177

Nice calving ease bull for heifers out of a outstanding BWF cow. Maternal value index in the top 5% of the breed with carcass EPDs in the top 10%.

Terminally oriented genetics, what I’m suggesting is this dude is made to produce pounds of calves, that all should go on to the plate. You’ll love this guys calves come weaning time. Not for heifer use.

J6 EFFECTIVE 046

Curve bender spread on this very attractive bull. J6 046 is perfect sized cow, and his maternal grandam has produced several high sellers one for $4,900 going to Cody Miller of Idaho. Early gestation genetics. CE in top 3% of the breed.

Hootie’s

J6 SPECIAL FOCUS 049

Very gentle with the In Focus phenotype and kind. Dam is a very good cow out hustling for a living on the Winnemucca desert where the cows haven’t been fed any hay all winter.

Very good post-weaning performance on this bull. Maternal grandam produced up to her 16th year. We encourage you to find other pedigrees that will consistently, advertise teenage cows. Maternal brother sold in last year’s sale for $6,000 to our good friend Zan Sharp.

J6 FOCUS 0128

Calving ease in a purebred Angus package. This bull’s sire, Schiefelbein Effective, has sired thousands of offspring working all over the country. Effective has all the positive EPDs we need out here in the arid West, being +10 for energy and - for mature height and mature cow weight. Bid with confidence on these more moderate for performance genetics. Remember, the best genetics you can get is MOISTURE, which comes from God, so repent and pray for His blessings.

J6 EFFECTIVE 0170

EFFECTIVE X EFFICIENT

J6

X

X

A three-way cross that won’t put you in jail. Lot 52 stems from one of my favorite SimAngus x Beefmaster cows, that’s sweet for disposition and type. Maternal grandam, J6 7121, is damn near perfect and doesn’t weigh much over 1,000 lbs. Bull has just a tint of roan, that shouldn’t pass on to progeny. A really good bull here, that can be used on heifers.

J6 TRASK 0167

TRASK X NT RUPERT J6

X TALLADEGA X HOMER

Very similar to previous lot, with a little more chrome, this bull will be right up Mindy Walter’s alley! This dude is good, but is not recomended for first calf heifer use. Another hereford in a BWF package. Don’t miss out on this great-grandson of world famous OCC Homer.

Chrissi & Hootie at the NFR. Jeff, Pedro & Frankie installing cattle guards. Juney & “Rio”

Calving ease, combined with unmatched fleshing ability on grass. Superior carcass quality. Dam produced into her teens. Daughter by Roberts will be unsurpassed for longevity and fertility.

J6 ROBERTS 099

Super excited to offer lots 54 & 55 they offer some new, outcross genetics that can really help improve a herd of cows on the maternal side of the equation. Their sire, Roberts, is a full blood South Poll, a breed that was created by Alabama country singer Teddy Gentry. The South Poll was created by taking the best of Hereford, Red Angus, Senepol, and Barzona to create this true hybrid breed of cattle that excel in all forage situations. This bull looks like a really cool Red Angus and will increase fertility, with ability to forage and thrive on the most rugged ranges. Lots 54 & 55 can be used with confidence on heifers. Will not throw many reds as their dams are both purebred black angus cows. To find out more on the South Poll bred search: Teddy Gentry South Poll Cattle or Bent Tree Farm.

ROBERTS 9013

J6 CHARLO 0175

Lots of red meat on this higher growth Charlo son. This a bull Grand

pa Doug would be proud of, a meat and ‘tators type of bull, and like Grandpa Doug, this bull should only be used on mature cows. Just a side note: my Grandpa Doug’s BW was a little north of 12 lbs. Thank

fully, for my Grandma Roche, he was the 7th or 8th kid of 13.

J6 CHARLO 068

Another higher growth Charlo son with over 700 lbs. of weaning weight. Dam has a nursing ratio of over 110% on this guy, weaning approximately 70% of her body weight.

J6 FOCUS 0154

Larger framed with performance. Lot 58’s grandam, J6 607, is a cow that is popping up in a lot of these bulls pedigrees. Power in the blood here.

J6 EFFECTIVE 096

Extreme CE and early gestation genetics, in this 1/4 BM bull. If you still need a heifer bull at this point in the sale jump on board with this guy. Lots 59-61 are all 1/4 BM and can be used on heifers. These 1/4 BM genetics are perfect for incorporating just a smidge of the Beefmaster breed without anybody knowing, kind of like being a Democrat.

J6 EFFECTIVE 0139

J6 SPECIAL FOCUS 034

61

Very similar to previous two lots. This bull’s mother has a little slope to her hip, which enables ease of calving. If you ever take time to notice God’s creations for example; deer, elk, antelope. You will notice they all have a slope to their hip. Why is that? Maybe its because nature, or God in his wisdom, Adam and Eve couldn’t travel around and babysit the animals in the birthing process with a come-a-long and chains. Point here is a little slope to the hip is how God intended animals to be constructed, but what does he know?

Yearling Bulls

J6 27C 997

Maternal half brother sold two years ago to our good friends, Kasey and Marla McClellan, for $4,750. They run a really nice herd of SimAngus cattle in southeastern Idaho. The McClellans have used Roche bulls for 15+ years and it shows in their calves. I’ve bought their cattle for at least 20 years and on several occassions have been questioned by the feeder on why the McClellan cattle are of such high quality. Roche bulls will work in all segments of the beef industry.

Lot 63 gets a little anxious when cornered, but he is very attractive and can be used on heifers. Lot 63’s grandam, J6 599, produced a bull in the 2019 sale going to Larsens for $4,750. Royce and the boys know how to make a cow or sheep go and hustle for a living.

Alice & her show steer. Jeff & Kristie - the CEO’s of Roche Ranches

Roche Cattle Club Calf Sale - Parma, Idaho

J6 EFFECTIVE 0143

There should be just as much focus on the females of these bulls, as their sires. You don’t ever hear much about the cows in other people’s sales, they would just a soon throw a shit load of data at ya, and confuse you and them. Data will never trump real world observations and situations. J6 5002 is a perfect cow and his dam is following in her mothers footsteps. Bull can be used on heifers.

J6 ROBERTS 995

Female maker in lot 65, that can be used on heifers. Dam is a straight black, 1/2 blood, Beefmaster that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 lbs. Bull will throw very few, if any, red calves.

J6 RIBEYE 8111

J6

Bigger framed performance sire in lot 66. Lot 66’s dam is a picture perfect, solid black female that’s out hustling in the Nevada desert, where this bull was born and raised. This bull will add pounds of calf to a calf crop. Not recommended for heifer use.

J6 RIBEYE 7109

DOB:

J6

Like a lot of the lots in the sale, this bull has a story. We missed gathering this bull and his dam in October. They didn’t come in until the snow forced them out of the hills the first part of January. Pretty neat that this bull spent that much time with his dam, wintering on brush and snow for water. Really good, BWF, Ribeye son that can be used on heifers as his dam is two generations of AI CE genetics.

DDA

One of the best, in my opinion, here in lot 68. This bull is built like a tank but still maintains his softness and huge sweeping rib shape. This guy is a cow-maker deluxe, and will be your favorite bull when he matures. Bull still possesses enough pop to make a really nice set of feeder cattle as well. Born and raised on the Nevada desert.

J6 EFFECTIVE 014

Bull has similar pedigree to lot 67, both have the great J6 493 x Made Right. He’s a really good bull out of the Limestone program of Kansas. Lot 69 offers one of the most extreme CE packages of the sale with an actual DOB 18 days early. Very short gestation genetics here. Take advantage if you still need a good, Purebred Angus, heifer bull.

Steve Wright - Bull Tamer

J6 27C 981

Another bull stacking Angus greats, Summit and Bruiser, all in one PB Angus, CE package. Mother is a larger framed S Summit daughter making a living on the Clear Creek ranch Winnemucca, Nevada, where Claude Dallas hid from the law.

27C 981

A smaller framed bull, that will mature into an absolute beast of a bull. Remember, nobody knew how good of a swimmer Lia Thomas was until we saw “her” swimming against those other women. Not really any point to that last sentence, other than to say this bull will get better with time, and will be a lot more masculine than your heifers, unless he decides he is a heifer. Logan Alder bought a maternal half sib for $4,500.

J6 Redemption 7121

A nice, long, stylish red bull with just a 1/4 BM influence. Bull can be used on heifers. Should throw very few red calves on black cows.

Terminology:

EPD - Expected Progeny Difference - The expected difference in performance of a bull’s progeny compared to the performance of another sire’s progeny. In other words, EPDs for one animal are meaningless until they are compared to EPDs of another animal. For example, if Sire A has a birth weight EPD of 4.0 and Sire B has a birth weight EPD of -2.0, then calves from Sire B would be expected to average 6 pounds lighter at birth than calves from Sire A if the bulls are randomly mated in the same herd. EPDs are designed to compare sires within the same breed.

Acc. - Accuracy - A measure of reliability of an EPD expressed between 0 and 1.0. Accuracies closer to 1.0 means the EPD is a more reliable estimate of a sire’s true genetic value for the trait.

% Rank - Based on percentages, this indicates where a bull’s EPD ranks him in the entire population of his respective breed.

CED or CE - Calving Ease Direct is the difference in percentage of unassisted births when a sire is bred to first calf heifers. A higher number is desirable.

BW - Birth Weight EPD predicts the difference in average birth weight of a bull’s calves compared to calves of another bull. Reported in pounds, a lower number is desirable.

WW - Weaning Weight EPD predicts the difference in average 205-day weight of a bull’s progeny compared to calves of another bull. Reported in pounds, a higher number is desirable.

YW - Yearling Weight EPD predicts the difference in average 365-day weight of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in pounds, a higher number is generally desirable.

YH - Yearling Height (Angus) - The YH EPD predicts the difference in yearling hip height of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in inches, ideal values vary depending on production environment.

SC - Scrotal Circumference - The SC EPD predicts the difference in yearling scrotal circumference of a bull’s male progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in centimeters, a larger number is desirable.

CEM or MCE - Calving Ease Maternal is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births of a sire’s daughters as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. Reported as a percentage, a higher value is desirable.

Milk - The Milk EPD predicts the difference in average 205-day weight of a bull’s daughters’ calves compared to the calves from daughters of another bull. Reported in pounds, ideal milk values depend heavily upon the nutritional environment of the herd.

MWW - Maternal Weaning Weight (Simmental)

M&G - Milk and Growth (Hereford)

TM - Total Maternal (Red Angus)

The EPD predicts the Weaning Weight of a bull’s daughters’ progeny and reflects both the milking ability of a bull’s daughters and the growth potential of their calves. Reported in pounds, higher numbers are generally desirable.

$EN - Cow Energy Value (Angus), expressed in dollars saved per cow per year, the EPD assesses differences in cow energy requirements for daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). $EN savings differences account for lactation energy requirements and mature size of cows.

Stay - Stayability (Red Angus & Simmental) - The stayability EPD predicts the probability of a bull’s daughters staying in production to at least six years of age compared to daughters of another bull. Reported as a percentage, a higher value is desirable.

Carcass Traits – EPDs for carcass traits are calculated using weighted averages of yearling ultrasounds and progeny carcass data.

CW - Carcass Weight - The EPD predicts the difference in hot carcass weight of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of all other bulls evaluated at a given endpoint. Reported in pounds, a higher number is generally desirable.

Marb - Marbling - The EPD predicts the difference in average USDA marbling score of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull at a similar end point. Reported in degrees of a marbling score, higher values are desirable.

REA - Ribeye Area - The EPD predicts the difference in ribeye area of a bull’s progeny compared to the progeny of another bull and is an indicator of total muscle in the carcass. Reported in square inches, larger numbers are generally desirable.

Fat - The EPD predicts the difference in fat thickness of carcasses, measured between the 12th and 13th ribs, of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in inches, lower values are desirable.

YG - Yield Grade (Simmental) – The EPD predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade of a bull’s progeny compared to progeny of another bull. Reported in tenths of a USDA YG, lower numbers are desirable.

$Value Indexes (Angus)

Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny at weaning compared to progeny of another sire. $W accounts for differences in birth weight, weaning weight direct, maternal milk, and mature cow size. Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny for postweaning feedlot performance compared to progeny of another sire.

Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny when sold on a carcass grid basis compared to progeny of another sire.

Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected difference in value of a bull’s progeny for postweaning growth performance and carcass value compared to progeny of another sire.

Indexes (Simmental)

All-Purpose Index (API), expressed in net dollars returned per cow exposed, evaluates Simmental sires being used on the entire cowherd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with a portion of the daughters retained for breeding and the steers and remaining heifers fed and sold on a carcass grade and yield basis. With the exception of shear force (tenderness), all EPDs are considered in this index.

Terminal Index (TI), expressed in net dollars returned per cow exposed, evaluates the merit of sires when bred to mature Angus cows and all progeny are fed and sold on a carcass grade and yield basis. Consequently, maternal traits such as milk, stayability and MCE are not considered in this index.

$Value Indexes (Shorthorn)

$ CEZ – ($ Calving Ease) This index assumes a bull will only be mated to heifers, not cows. The potential profitability of the sire is measured by the incidence of live calves at birth. Moderate mature size is also emphasized in the index., but performance is not a priority. This index is also a good measure of Shorthorn females’ ability to produce calving ease sires. Overemphasis of $CEZ may cause unwanted depression of weaning and yearling performance.

$F – ($ Feedlot) Similar to a Terminal Sire scenario, $Feedlot places strong emphasis on growth and carcass traits. This multi-trait index assumes the sire will be mated to a mix of heifers and cows and attempts to measure profitability when progeny are sold on the fed market. On the female side, mature size should be monitored closely when selecting for $F. Over-selection may cause detrimental harm to longevity, reproductive efficiency and fleshing ability. $BMI – ($ British Maternal Index) As the name implies, this multi-trait selection index attempts to measure a bull’s potential profitability when complimenting the British cow base (Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, etc.). Shorthorn females can likewise be gauged at adding value to British or British-composite bulls of other breeds. A balance of growth and carcass traits is desired with a strong maternal component aimed at optimum reproductive efficiency and cow longevity.