1st Annual Production Sale
Sat., FEB. 11, 2012
Sale 1:00 pm • Lunch 11:30 am
Aberdeen Livestock Sales Aberdeen, SOUTH DAKOTA
Lot 1 TREF
Yachtsman
031Y
Selling 34 Head of Bulls - 100% Polled ! 25 Yearlings • 2 Falls • 7 Two-Year-Olds
Lot 5 TREF
Yukon Jack
Lot 14 083Y
TREF
YEOMAN
142Y
Welcome to
Treftz Limousin
“Where Muscle Still Matters” 1st Annual Production Sale
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at Aberdeen Livestock Sales, Aberdeen, SD Sale at 1:00 • Lunch at 11:30
Selling 34 Head of Bulls - 100% Polled ! 25 Yearlings • 2 Falls • 7 Two-Year-Olds
Supplement Information • Yearling Weights, Scrotal Measurements, Frame Scores and Ultrasound Data will be available at sale day and online at www.treftzlimousin.com or www.limousinlive.com.
Trucking and Boarding • Free Boarding on Yearlings ‘till April 10, 2012. A charge of $2.50 per day after that. Boarding no longer than May 1. • Two-Year and Fall Bulls picked or delivered by Mar. 1. A charge of $2.50 per day after that. Boarding no longer than May 1. • Free Delivery up to 150 Miles.
Purchaser Obligation • All animals are at risk of the purchaser once sale is made.
Health and Paperwork
Vaccinations (Fall)– Vira-Shield 6+Somunus, Pulmo Guard, Covexin 8. Booster – Express 5-HS, Pulmo Guard, Ivomectrin Pour On (twice). • Health papers and brand release furnished where required. • Registration papers transferred to new owner.
Viewing, Catalog and Videos • Bulls can be viewed Friday before the sale at Aberdeen Livestock Sales. • Catalog and Videos of bulls can be viewed online at www. treftzlimousin.com & www.dvauction.com. • Buyers are encouraged to view the bulls any time prior to sale date in case of inclement weather on sale day.
Auctioneer Chisum Peterson: 605-730-4214
Sale Consultant Herman Symens – 605-698-4870 or 605-698-3087
Special Guests Kiley Mckinna – Limousin World 402-350-3447
Dean Summerbell – Heartland Limousin Assoc. 612-963-3799 Andy Peterson – Limousin Live 715-417-2253 Beau Bendigo – The Cattle Business Weekly 605-515-3223 Joe Epperly – North American Limousin Foundation
Sale Day Phones Glenn Treftz – 605-380-0014
Herman Symens – 605-698-4870 Dean Summerbell – 612-963-3799 Aberdeen Livestock Sales – 605-225-2062
Consulting Veterinarians Hosmer Vet Clinic, Hosmer, SD – 605-283-2278 Dr. Cassie Holtz and Dr. Holly Roe-Johnson
Hotel Accommodations Ramkota Hotel - 605-229-4040 Hampton Inn - 605-262-2600 Ramada Inn – 605-225-3600
Airport Services Aberdeen Regional Airport - 605-626-7020
Catalog Design by Cavenee Design (605) 830-9025 scavenee@gwtc.net • www.cavenee.com
Treftz Limousin
Glenn Treftz 605.226.2542 • cell 605.380.0014 12510 370th Ave., Wetonka, SD 57481 treftz@nvc.net • www.treftzlimousin.com
About the bulls ...
The yearling bulls are solid from top to bottom and are as an impressive set of bulls that have ever come out of our program. Whether used in a purebred operation or to bring performance and muscle on an English based herd, these bulls will fill the ticket. Several heifer bulls with low birth weight EPD’s are in the offering as well. We will keep the yearling bulls until April 10 free of charge so that we can have them semen tested and vaccinated twice for foot rot prevention. If you would like to take your yearling bull after the sale, we strongly recommend you have him fertility tested before being turned out. The two-year-old and fall bulls were semen tested Jan. 4, 2012 and poured again then as well. A few of the two-yearold bulls that are not virgin bulls have been Trichomoniasis tested and are ready to go. We will start delivering these older bulls Mar. 1. Several of these bulls go back to purebred unregistered Limousin bulls we were using on commercial cows back in the 1980’s. Therefore, some of the bulls will be registered as percentage bulls though they are purebred Limousin in blood. Be sure to ask if you have a question regarding this. This year we had DV Auction video the bulls Dec. 27, 2011. You can view a video of each bull on our website, www.treftzlimousin.com or at www.dvauction.com. All the bulls will have ultrasound data, yearling weights, scrotal measurements and frame scores by sale day. Watch our website and limousinlive.com for this supplement data as it comes in. If you have an opportunity, we encourage you to stop in anytime and see the bulls at home in their own environment before the sale. Give us a call if we can be of any help. New this year is the addition of a calving ease score based on a combination of pedigree, EPD’s, and calving history from sire and dam. E - Recommended for cows only EE - Should work on cows or heifers EEE - A good choice for breeding heifers
Dear Cattlemen, Welcome to our inaugural sale. After selling bulls privately for 20+ years, we decided it was time to bring them through the ring and let you, our preferred customers, appraise them. The number of the bulls is small, but the quality runs deep. You will notice as you browse through our catalog, we put a lot of emphasis on cow families because we truly believe that behind every good bull there is a greater cow. Our whole herd goes back to a handful of cow families that represent most of the offering in the sale. After almost 30 years, we are still very passionate about this breed of cattle. Whether it’s from the purebred side or the commercial end, Limousin has a lot to offer. Yield grade, efficiency, muscle, calving ease and of course the under recognized Limousin cross cow are just a few of the attributes that makes this breed of cattle right for the times. We’ve tried every avenue to present the bull through pictures, videos, performance data, ultrasound scans, measurements, and visual appraisals. If you can’t make it to the sale, some very competent sales staff will be available to assist you or call myself and I will help any way I can. If the bull doesn’t meet your standards when you see him, you will be totally refunded. Come early on sale day. We will have coffee and donuts followed by lunch at 11:30. To all of you who have supported our program in the past and to those we plan to meet on Feb. 11, a special THANK YOU! Glenn “And remember, support your breed, buy registered bulls.”
T Z
Our latest addition ...
Richmond
Xander 22X
RPY Paynes Marathon 47U x Richmond Twist SRD 22T (Circle T Polled Prophet) 1/30/10 – Red, Homo Polled BW: 101 Adj WW: 751 Act YW: 1235 Adj SC 35.3 Adj REA 14.78 Adj FT .09 Adj IMF 2.03 FS 6.4 CE BW WW YW MA CEM SC DC CW 2
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Video available at www.limousinlive.com In an effort to incorporate some of the finest red Limousin genetics into our herd, and outcross bloodlines for our customers as well, we ventured north across the border into Canada. What we found were some great cattle backed by some outstanding Limousin breeders passionate about their cattle. After much research, thought, and shaking out the piggy banks, we settled on this highly sought after yearling bull from the renowned Richmond Ranch in Alberta. This royally bred bull went on to be their high-selling bull as well as the high-selling bull in Canada in 2011. This tremendously deep, easy-fleshing, big-quartered bull with awesome performance fits what our program is all about, and he is as gentle as a kitten. On top of being homozygous polled, Xander is also homozygous for the Leptin gene, which indicates high marbling. We are very impressed with his young dam as she consistently produces powerhouses such as Xander while shortening her calving interval each year! We expect great things from this bull and anxiously await his first calves this spring! Semen available through Limi-Gene and Treftz Limousin.
The Working Moms!
Behind every great bull, there’s a great cow. Working behind the scenes at Treftz Limousin are the working moms. Their everyday job is simple, yet demanding. Bring home a big calf every fall, be bred to calve early the next spring, and maintain optimum condition doing all this on grass and hay alone.
TREF 530J
TREF 897M
TREF 800M
Uniformity. Treftz Limousin cows are Predictability. The cow herd is backed
TREF 958N
TREF 770W
high capacity, deep-ribbed, easy-fleshing, up by generations of strong cow families fertile females with an abundance of milk that have all been born and raised in and a nice calm disposition. our program. We are proud that every Limousin female in the Treftz herd Efficiency. Years of selection pressure carries the TREF prefix in her left ear. producing easy-fleshing, moderate- The TZ brand on her right hip signifies framed females that can cope with our stamp of quality. fluctuating nutritional conditions and still be highly productive.
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e Treftz Limousin “Cattle found in th s of what makes the program are prime example ecial! Glenn’s breeding Limousin breed so sp evident when one walks diligence is immediately y momma cows filled through his herd: brood and ease-of-flesh as with soundness, milk and performance-laden well as stout, balanced, er carries a wonderful bulls. Further, each critt sin cattle are the type disposition. Treftz Limou get along with!” and kind that are easy to Live, of Limousin – Andy Peterson, Founder Osceola, WI
Lot 1 ~ TREF Yachtsman 031Y
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Lot 1
NXM-1992086
TREF YACHTSMAN 031Y 2/15/11 Red/Homo Polled Calving Ease- E BW: 99 Adj. WW: 616 Adj. YW: 75% WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Tow Truck 111T ROMN Rita 28R TREF Picturesque 031P
ROMN Justice
EPD’s CED 9 BW .4 WW 37 YW 75 MA 14 CEM 9 SC .5 ST – DOC 24 CW 26 REA .63 YG -.18 Marb -.08
Here’s a bull that really exploded after weaning. Deep-sided down through his flank, packing a lot of muscle and homo polled! Yachtsman comes from a long line of great females with five generations presently producing in our herd that we call the #31 cow family. His dam is a moderate-framed cow that is tremendously deep, broody and milks like a dairy cow. His great-grandmother put another one in the bull pen as Lot 19. A maternal brother sold to Vorthmann Limousin in 2009.
TREF 031P, Dam to Lot 1
TREF 631K, Granddam to Lot 1
TREF 331G, Great-granddam to Lot 1
Lot 2 T Z
Lot 2
Lot 3 NXM-1992087
TREF YANKEE 222Y 2/15/11 BW: 86
Red/Polled Adj. WW: 634
Calving Ease- EE Adj. YW: 87.5%
ROMN Raising the Bar DVCL Mr UnbelievableU03 LRFF Radiance 418R TREF Sensational 222S
Wulfs Lionel 5932L TREF 422H
Here’s a smooth patterned, smooth moving son of the standout bull DVCL Unbeliveable. His dam is an awesome granddaughter of the old proven fullblood patriarch, Boventure Farfelu, and raised a high seller for us last year.
T Z
EPD’s CED 11 BW .4 WW 33 YW 63 MA 16 CEM 6 SC .3 ST – DOC 22 CW 0 REA .53 YG -.24 Marb -.07
Lot 3
NXM-1992088
TREF YOUNKER 427Y 2/19/11 BW: 80
DB/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EEE Adj. WW: 599 Adj. YW: 92%
SYES User Friendly 524U
Wulfs Ransom 3059R Miss SYES Justice 224S
TREF 427U
TREF Rifle 906R TREF 681K
Wide, thick, moderate-framed son of User Friendly. He was a twin out of a first-calf-heifer that raised them both for two months ‘til we pulled his sibling. He would be a good choice for heifers. Homo. polled.
Lot 4 ~ TREF Yellowstone 207Y
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Lot 4
EPD’s CED 11 BW 0 WW 40 YW 74 MA 22 CEM 9 SC .8 ST – DOC 25 CW 13 REA .43 YG -.04 Marb -.04
NXM-1992128
TREF YELLOWSTONE 207Y 2/19/11 BW: 95
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 723 Adj. YW: 75% ROMN Justice Mr SYES R Just 502P Miss SYES Damon 500M TREF Sophisication 207S
JBAK Montana 680M
Nuts, Butts and Guts. This massive, easy-going bull has a lot of things going for him and has serious herd bull potential. He is deep-sided, full of meat, and has a great disposition. Yellowstone and his dam were chosen Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair over all breeds at the Brown County Fair this past summer.
~ Please bring your catalog to the sale ~
EPD’s CED 12 BW .3 WW 45 YW 79 MA 17 CEM 5 SC 1.1 ST – DOC 11 CW 31 REA .55 YG -.03 Marb -.01
Lot 5 ~ TREF Yukon Jack 083Y
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Lot 5
NPM-1992089
TREF YUKON JACK 083Y 2/19/11 Red/Dbl Polled BW: 103 Adj. WW: 706
Calving Ease- E Adj. YW: PB
ROMN Raising the Bar DVCL Mr UnbelievableU03 LRFF Radiance 418R TREF Petticoat 083P
ROMN Justice TREF 803M
EPD’s CED 8 BW 2.6 WW 48 YW 85 MA 17 CEM 8 SC .7 ST – DOC 26 CW 17 REA .53 YG -.13 Marb -.06
Purebred breeders, pay attention here! Here is a great herd bull prospect sired by DVCL Mr. Unbelieavable. Yukon Jack is a massive-bodied bull with a ton of length and capacity. Don’t be too alarmed by the birth weight. These Limousin calves are finer-boned and stretchy at birth and come easy. His impressive Justice dam has raised us several sons that have topped our past private treaty sales. One of her sons, TREF Ujoint 083U, has been doing a great job for us as a natural service sire. As a bonus, she also has a beautiful udder. Buy with confidence when putting her genetics into your herd. Igenity profile available on this bull. He is a 2 for the F94L Myostatin gene. Retaining 1/3 semen interest.
TREF Petticoat 083P, Dam to Lot 5
TREF UJoint 083U
TREF Worthy Opponet 083W
TREF X-Citable 083X
2008 son of TREF Petticoat
2009 son of TREF Petticoat
2010 son of TREF Petticoat
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Lot 6 ~ TREF You The Man 108Y
Lot 6
NXM-1992090
TREF YOU THE MAN 108Y 2/19/11 BW: 81
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 694
Calving Ease- EE Adj. YW: 87.5% Harmonica TMF Polled Harmonica 777N Top Meadow 64J TREF Roxie 108R
ROMN Justice TREF 308G
You The Man, is just that. When you walk into our bull pen, he is the man! TMF Polled Harmonica on Justice daughters usually click, but this particular mating was a homerun! This rugged individual has the power and muscle of the fulllblood genetics with enough smoothness, depth and ease of flesh from his dam to make him really balanced. His mother has had five natural calves with an average birthweight of 68 pounds. His docility EPD ranks in the top 5%.
T Z
Lot 7
NPM-1992130
TREF YARD DOG 551Y 2/23/11 BW: 93
Red/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 685 Adj. YW: PB ROMN Justice Mr SYES R Just 502P Miss SYES Damon 500M TREF White Wine 551W
TREF Rifle 906R TREF Sally Mae 351S
Raised by a super TREF Rifle heifer, this bull is hard to part with. He is thick and wide in the hip and chocked full of meat and homo. polled as a bonus! His sire has done a great job at Bar JZ Ranch for several years and now we know why. Check out his big scrotal EPD.
EPD’s CED 13 BW -.3 WW 43 YW 78 MA 16 CEM 5 SC 1 ST – DOC 21 CW 27 REA .53 YG -.02 Marb 0
EPD’s CED 15 BW .8 WW 41 YW 73 MA 10 CEM 6 SC .3 ST – DOC 31 CW 17 REA .53 YG -.13 Marb -.03
Lot 8 T Z
Lot 8
EPD’s CED 8 BW .6 TREF YOU TUBE 517Y WW 38 2/27/11 DB/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EE YW 75 BW: 98 Adj. WW: 615 Adj. YW: PB MA 19 Wulfs Ransom 3059R CEM 9 SYES User Friendly 524U Miss SYES Justice 224S SC .8 ST – ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF Warranty 517W DOC 5 TREF Starburst 271S CW 23 Another homo. polled User Friendly son that will moderate some cows. His two-year-old dam is a REA .47 YG -.04 powerhouse that has a bright future. Marb -.06
NPM-1992130
~ Please bring your catalog to the sale ~
Lot 9 ~ TREF Yakima 334Y
T Z
Lot 9
NXM-1992092
TREF YAKIMA 334Y 2/28/11 Red/Polled BW: 102 Adj. WW: 641 ROMN Tow Truck 111T
Calving Ease- E Adj. YW: 87.5% WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R
EPD’s CED 8 BW 2 WW 39 YW 73 MA 20 CEM 6 SC .5 ST – DOC 5 CW 27 REA .63 YG -.17 Marb -.12
Wulfs Damon 032D TREF Black Lava 003D This bull is a full brother to TREF Warlord, one of the best bulls we’ve produced. There should be predictability in this guy coming from the #34 cow family. His 14-year-old dam has been a cornerstone in our herd with her productivity, mass and power. She has top producing daughters here and several sons working in herds in the area. This broody, easy fleshing female is the type all the rest of our cows get compared to. TREF 334G
TREF 334G, Dam to Lot 9
TREF 734L, Maternal sister to Lot 9
TREF Warlord, Full brother to Lot 9 10
Lot 10 T Z
Lot 10
Lot 12 NXM-1992093
TREF YIELD SIGN 037Y 3/1/11 BW: 75
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EEE Adj. WW: 573 Adj. YW: 75%
TREF U Joint 083U TREF Peggy 037P
JBAK Montana 680M TREF Petticoat 083P Wulfs Guardian 5074G
This bull was described as a “block” by a fella who saw him. You will know why when you see him because he’s as wide as he is tall! Heifer bull deluxe here. He’s in the top 1% for birthweight EPD.
T Z
Lot 11
NPM - 1992094
TREF YAHOO 504Y 3/4/11 BW: 91
NXM-1992095
Lot 13
Lot 11 T Z
Lot 12
EPD’s CED 5 BW 4.3 TREF YARBOROUGH 410Y WW 57 3/6/11 Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- E YW 99 BW: 109 Adj. WW: 737 Adj. YW: 88.8% MA 19 ROMN Tow Truck 111T CEM 6 TREF Warload 334W TREF 334G SC .7 ST – ROMN Justice TREF Underrated 410U DOC 19 TREF Pamela 010P 35 Easy going powerful son of TREF Warlord. Though CW REA .79 he has a bigger birth weight, he is smooth in his muscle pattern and was born unassisted out of a YG -.17 Marb -.08 three-year-old.
EPD’s CED 16 BW -3.8 WW 22 YW 50 MA 12 CEM 4 SC .3 ST – DOC 12 CW 10 REA .57 YG -.12 Marb -.12
Blk/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 665 Adj. YW: PB
LVLS Top Criteria 8826P
COLE Wulf Hunt LVLS 8862M
TREF Wild Rose 504W
Wulfs Ransom 3059R TREF Treasure 304T
An impressive profiled, well muscled son of LVLS Top Critieria out of a first-calf Ransom heifer that milked her heart out. Another good choice for heifers that will make them all polled.
T Z
EPD’s CED 16 BW -1.2 WW 44 YW 80 MA 17 CEM 9 SC -.1 ST – DOC 17 CW 28 REA .78 YG -.12 Marb -.04
Lot 13
NXM-1992096
TREF YARDMAN 914Y 3/6/11 BW: 88
Red/ Polled Adj. WW: 693
TREF U Joint 083U
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Calving Ease- EE Adj. YW: 50% JBAK Montana 680M TREF Petticoat 083P
Commercial breeders – check him out! Probably the longest bull in the offering. He has the breed character that excited us 28 years back: style, muscle, a thick hind-quarter and excellent hair, which are all typical of the TREF Ujoint 083U calves. His dam is purebred commercial Limousin cow that brings in calves like him every fall.
EPD’s CED – BW -.8 WW 36 YW 63 MA 17 CEM – SC .5 ST – DOC – CW – REA – YG – Marb –
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Lot 14 ~ TREF Yeoman 142Y
Lot 14
NXM-1992097
TREF YEOMAN 142Y 3/6/11 BW: 93
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- E Adj. WW: 735 Adj. YW: 81.3% ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF Warload 334W TREF 334G TREF Raven 142R
WZRK Genesis 523E TREF 242F
EPD’s
Yeoman has had many admirers since CED 7 this summer and he has to be seen to BW 2.8 be believed! He is the first calf sired by TREF Warlord 334W, a bull we WW 54 89 raised. This massive bull exhibits YW 21 many of the traits of his sire with a MA CEM 5 big wide-top, full deep-quarter, rib SC .7 and excellent scrotal development. – On top of all his attributes, his cow ST DOC 6 family brings plenty of longevity and CW 37 fertility to the table. His big-hipped and deep-bodied Genesis dam goes REA .92 back to an old foundation cow that YG -.25 raised 16 calves in her 17 years at our Marb -.07 place. You can’t go wrong on this bull. His ribeye EPD ranks in the top 1% of the breed.
~ Please bring your catalog to the sale ~ T Z
Lot 15
NXM-1992098
TREF YARDSTICK 010Y 3/7/11 BW: 83
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 659
ROMN Tow Truck 111T
Calving Ease- EEE Adj. YW: 90.5%
WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R
Wulfs Lionel 5932L TREF Sarah 001D Smooth-made quiet bull that should work on heifers and still have lots of growth. Another dam that goes back to Boventure Farfelu. TREF Pamela 010P
EPD’s CED 13 BW -1.6 WW 34 YW 72 MA 23 CEM 8 SC .2 ST – DOC 21 CW 16 REA .59 YG -.2 Marb -.09
Lot 16 T Z
Lot 16
NPM-1992099
TREF YEARBOOK 566Y 3/8/11 BW: 95
Courtney and one of her pet ducks.
Blk/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 644 Adj. YW: PB
SYES User Friendly 524U
Wulfs Ransom 3059R Miss SYES Justice 224S
TREF Well Done 566W
ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF 466H
His mamma cranked out a good one here on her first try. No surprise coming from one of the best cow lines in our herd going back to our old 466 cow that is still bringing home calves at 13-years-old. Very balanced EPD’s and homo polled. 12
EPD’s CED 8 BW .2 WW 37 YW 71 MA 20 CEM 9 SC .7 ST – DOC 21 CW 24 REA .51 YG -.05 Marb -.06
Lot 19
TREF 831M, Dam of Lot 17 T Z
Lot 17
NXM-1992100
TREF YEAREND 831Y 3/8/11 BW: 71
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 608
ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF 831M
Calving Ease- EEE Adj. YW: 75%
WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R ROMN Justice
If you are looking for a calving ease specialist, here he is! With -4.5 birth weight EPD, he is off the charts and doesn’t give up anything in the thickness department. From the heaviest milking cow family in our herd, the #31 cow family. Refer to Lot 1
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Lot 18
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EPD’s CED 16 BW -4.5 WW 27 YW 60 MA 18 CEM 10 SC .4 ST – DOC 25 CW 30 REA .61 YG -.16 Marb -.07
Lot 19
NPM-1992102
TREF YOGI 331Y 3/10/11 BW: 80
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 665
Calving Ease- EE Adj. YW: PB
TREF U Joint 083U
JBAK Montana 680M TREF Petticoat 083P
TREF Jessica 331G
Wulfs Damon 0332D TREF Cinnamon 013D
A bull with plenty of stretch and meat to him. He should work on heifers. This is his mother’s 13th natural calf and she still carries great condition. Cows that stay in a herd that long are profit makers. Refer to Lot 1 for cow family and his dam.
EPD’s CED 7 BW 2.1 TREF YELLOW PAGES 310Y WW 44 3/9/11 Red/Polled Calving Ease- E YW 81 BW: 103 Adj. WW: 719 Adj. YW: 84% MA 21 WULFS Ransom 3059R CEM 4 ROMN Tow Truck 111T ROMN Rita 28R SC .4 ST – Wulfs Damon 0332D TREF Scarlet 310G DOC 8 TREF 901C CW 25 Another smooth patterned, long-bodied bull out of a 14-year-old Wulf ’s Damon brood cow that just REA .52 YG -.12 keeps producing the big ones. Marb -.10
EPD’s CED 14 BW -.3 WW 37 YW 61 MA 12 CEM 4 SC .7 ST – DOC -19 CW 11 REA .4 YG -.09 Marb -.04
NXM-1992101
Lot 20 T Z
Lot 20
NXM-1992103
TREF YAEGER 167Y 3/21/11 BW: 87
Red/Polled Adj. WW: 692
TREF U Joint 083U
JBAK Montana 680M TREF Petticoat 083P
Wulfs Lionel 5932L TREF 607K A long-bodied thick bull with lots of Limousin character. Moderate-birth and good performance. His dam goes back to the old popular bull, Boventure Farfelu.
TREF Roxanne 167R
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Calving Ease- EE Adj. YW: 92%
EPD’s CED 13 BW 1 WW 42 YW 72 MA 15 CEM 4 SC .5 ST – DOC -13 CW 5 REA .48 YG -.16 Marb -.05
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Lot 21
NPM-1992131
TREF YORKSHIRE 649Y 3/22/11 BW: 96
Red/Homo Polled Calving Ease- E Adj. WW: 572 Adj. YW: PB
TREF U Joint 083U
JBAK Montana 680M TREF Petticoat 083P
TREF 649K
Wulfs Damon 0332D TREF Victoria 915C
A smaller-made bull that got off to a rough start at weaning. His dam raised our all-time heaviest 205 weight calf in 2009 on our ranch so we know genetically this bull will produce. Homo polled.
EPD’s CED 7 BW 2.5 WW 41 YW 71 MA 16 CEM 2 SC .6 ST – DOC -12 CW 22 REA .54 YG -.11 Marb -.04
Lot 24
Lot 22
NPM-1992104
TREF YACHT CLUB 311Y 3/28/11 BW: 75
Red/Homo Polled Calving Ease- EEE Adj. WW: 655 Adj. YW: PB
ROMN Tow Truck 111T
WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R
TREF Toni 311T
ROMN Justice TREF Pamela 010P
Yacht Club is a really good younger Tow Truck son that is deep, smooth and thick-made. He is another super choice for heifers. Has a little swish of a birth mark on his face. Homo polled.
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Lot 23
NXM-1992105
TREF YOKE UP 314Y 4/5/11 BW: 87
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 659
ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF Trickster 314T
Calving Ease- EEE Adj. YW: 75%
WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R ROMN Justice
A thick-made fancy looking bull that carries himself well. His dam is an impressive ROMN Justice daughter with an excellent udder. Should work on heifers.
NXM-1992106
T Z
Lot 25
NXM-1992107
TREF YES SIR 316Y
EPD’s CED 16 BW -3.1 WW 34 YW 72 MA 20 CEM 11 SC .4 ST – DOC 28 CW 29 REA .67 YG -.16 Marb -.09 EPD’s CED 13 BW -1.5 WW 36 YW 74 MA 16 CEM 20 SC .5 ST – DOC 14 CW 24 REA .58 YG -.14 Marb -.08
Lot 24
EPD’s CED 9 BW 1.9 TREF YELLOW JACKET 288Y WW 47 4/9/11 Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EE YW 77 BW: 92 Adj. WW: 697 Adj. YW: 81.3% MA 16 ROMN Tow Truck 111T CEM 5 TREF Warload 334W TREF 334G SC .9 – JBAK Montana 680M ST TREF Reassured 288R DOC -2 TREF 208F 33 TREF Warlord stamps his offspring with Limousin CW REA .73 character. Another stout-made bull that is moderateYG -.16 made and super wide. Beautiful uddered dam. Marb -.07
Lot 22 T Z
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4/13/11 BW: 80
Red/Dbl Polled Adj. WW: 662
ROMN Tow Truck 111T TREF Teapot 316T
Calving Ease- EEE Adj. YW: 75%
WULFS Ransom 3059R ROMN Rita 28R ROMN Justice
Another heifer bull prospect with good performance that really resembles his sire, Tow Truck. Lots of milk in the maternal side of his pedigree.
T Z
Fall Bulls
Lot 26
EPD’s CED 14 BW -2.4 WW 34 YW 71 MA 19 CEM 10 SC .4 ST – DOC 26 CW 30 REA .54 YG -.11 Marb -.07
EPD’s CED – BW – 350 WW – 7/6/10 Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EE YW – BW: 90 Adj. WW: 618 MA – CEM – Mutiple Sire SC – ST – Commerical 1/2 Limousin cow (#350) DOC – – This bull was an oops! His mother is a very easy CW REA – fleshing Limi/Red Angus cross that got bred to one YG – of our herd bulls out of season, he is a good rip Marb – nonetheless. A ¾ blood Limousin bull. 14
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Commercial
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Lot 27
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EPD’s CED 12 BW .9 TREF XPENSE OUT 357X WW 44 9/10/10 Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- E YW 78 BW: 90 Adj. WW: 644 Adj. YW: PB MA 15 JBAK Montana 680M CEM 7 TREF U Joint 083U TREF Petticoat 083P SC .8 ST – ROMN Justice TREF Tina 357T DOC 8 TREF Raven 142R CW 25 A deep, soggy fall bull with lots of muscle mass and REA .67 a little more age to cover more cows. YG -.14 Marb -.04
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NPM-1992305
NPM-1966916
TREF X-PERT WITNESS 734X 2/17/10 BW: 87
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 636 Adj. YW: 1114 PB
WULFS Ransom 3059R
WULFS Nasa 1212N WULFS Nobility 3059N
ROMN Justice TREF 334G Here’s a big two-year-old bull that will cover a lot of cows. His powerful dam is a half-sister to War Lord and is pictured on the Lot 7 description. His EPDs dictate he should work on heifers.
TREF 734L
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Lot 29
2/21/10 BW: 99
Lot 30
RPLF Platinum 936P TREF 770L Stout-made bull that will add some muscle and keep frames moderate. His dam is a super-deep cow with a great udder.
TREF X-PLORER 716X 2/21/10 BW: 93
Black/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EE Adj. WW: 653 Adj. YW: 1144 86.5%
Bar JZ Timberline 737U
WZRK Timber Wolf 843P WZRK Miss Webster 843F
ROMN Justice TREF Genie 916C A bull that will add frame and performance to a calf crop. He’s out of a heavy milking cow family. TREF 716L
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Lot 32
NXM-1966887
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Lot 33
NXM-1966843
EPD’s CED 10 BW 2.3 WW 42 YW 78 MA 9 CEM 6 SC .2 ST – DOC 19 CW 5 REA .32 YG -.13 Marb -.04
EPD’s CED 4 BW 2.4 TREF X-TENSION 320X WW 42 2/25/10 DB/Homo Polled Calving Ease- E YW 73 BW: 106 Adj. WW: 672 Adj. YW: 1144 87.5% MA 9 COLE Wulf Hunt CEM 3 WZRK Timber Wolf 843P WZRK Miss Webster 843F SC .3 ST – Wulfs Eventful 2246E TREF Mandy 320G TREF Polled Diane 120E DOC 33 12 A smooth-shouldered bull that will add frame and CW REA .53 growth and take off all the horns. YG -.15 Marb 0
EPD’s CED 15 BW -1.3 WW 39 YW 75 MA 17 CEM 12 SC .3 ST – DOC 25 CW 24 REA .62 YG -.08 Marb -.07
EPD’s CED 14 BW .2 WW 37 YW 71 MA 13 CEM 7 SC .1 ST – DOC 18 CW 11 REA .42 YG -.07 Marb .0
WZRK Timber Wolf 843P WZRK Miss Webster 843F
TREF Too Die For 370T
NXM-1966902
NXM-1966915
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- E Adj. WW: 635 Adj. YW: 1125 PB
Bar JZ Timberline 737U
EPD’s CED 14 BW -3.5 TREF X-ALT 414X WW 28 2/18/10 Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EEE YW 63 BW: 75 Adj.WW: 580 Adj. YW: 1034 75% MA 15 WULFS Ransom 3059R CEM 10 ROMN Tow Truck 111T ROMN Rita 28R SC .5 ST – ROMN Justice TREF Unanimous 414U DOC – CW 20 A moderate-framed, thick-made bull with a birth REA .47 weight EPD ranking in the top 1% of the breed. YG -.13 Marb -.05
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TREF X-MAN 370X
Two-Year-Old Bulls
Lot 28
Lot 31
TREF X-TRA MILE 108X 3/3/10 BW: 71
Red/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- EEE Adj. WW: 621 Adj. YW: 1066 80.5%
Bar JZ Timberline 737U
WZRK Timber Wolf 843P WZRK Miss Webster 843F
TREF Roxie 108R
ROMN Justice TREF 308G
A bull, we are confident will work on heifers. Great disposition on this bull. Maternal brother to Lot 6.
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Lot 34
EPD’s CED 18 BW -2.5 WW 30 YW 58 MA 12 CEM 9 SC .2 ST – DOC 27 CW 15 REA .37 YG .01 Marb -.02
EPD’s CED 7 BW 2.6 TREF X-PEDITION 602X WW 42 3/22/10 Black/Dbl Polled Calving Ease- E YW 74 BW: 103 Adj. WW: 668 Adj. YW: 1138 84% MA 20 JBAK Montana 680M CEM 5 TREF U Joint 083U TREF Petticoat 083P SC .7 ST – DEVT Polled Deon TREF 602K DOC 3 TREF 802B CW 12 A rare black hided Ujoint bull that is long as a train REA .46 and full of meat. Herd sire potential. YG -.10 Marb 0
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Reference sires:
ROMN Justice 34J You will see his name in many of our pedigrees as we have 31 direct daughters of his in our cow herd. He was a breed changer in the Limousin breed bringing superior disposition, thickness, ease of fleshing, moderate frame score, and fertility all in one swoop. We felt blessed to have him roamed our pastures for seven years. Homozygous polled. Semen available.
ROMN Tow Truck 111T This son of Wulfs
Ransom brings big actual numbers to the table along with
very well balanced EPDs to match. His sons are very popular and well appreciated by our bull buyers and others across the country, Canada and Australia. His first daughters came into production this spring and were impressive with their depth, fleshing and milk. He is our go-to bull for calving ease. His birthweight EPD is in the top 2%. Pictured as a five-year-old. Homozygous polled. Semen available.
TREF U Joint 083U U Joint is a Montana/Justice mating that really hit the mark. He has incredible body length and passes that on to his offspring along with the traditional Limousin characteristics of rear quarter muscle. His calves come small and all carry thick heavy hair coats as fall comes. Ujoint’s birthweight EPD keeps dropping and he now ranks in the top 5% of the breed. We used him on cleanup on 54 heifers this past summer. Pictured as a two-year-old. Homozygous polled. Semen available.
TMF Polled Harmonica 777N
We AI’d to Harmonica in to add some full blood and outcross genetics. His calves have that extra expression of muscle and are very docile. He has been a great match for our Justice daughters.
MR SYES R Just 502P Here’s an older proven bull
we used that does important things, consistently. He calves easy, puts a huge scrotal on his bulls, and scans big ribeyes.
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TREF Rifle 906R Rifle was bred and raised in our program. This son of Cole Wulf Hunt was initially used for clean up duty but after seeing his first crop of calves, he was moved to the front. He is thick, deep, big nutted and handles like a kitten. He has been siring our highest weaning ratio bulls the last couple of years. His first daughters are raising the big ones. Homozygous polled. Semen available.
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JBAK Montana 680M Montana was brought in as a sire to compliment the Justice daughters and he did just that. He added that extra stretch, smoothness-of-shoulder, and left us some good milking, nice uddered females before eventually finding a new home in Canada with Semex. Homozygous polled. Semen available.
TREF Warlord 334W War Lord is the type of bull that will add power, incredible muscle, volume, width and downsize frame scores. He covers all bases with a huge ribeye of 18.3, a big scrotal measurement, phenomenal performance numbers and a puppy dog disposition. His dam TREF 334G has been a cornerstone female in our herd for many years and at 14 years old she is still producing the great ones. Pictured at 13-months. Polled. Semen available. LVLS Top Criteria 8862P Top Criteria combines
performance and style stamping his calves with extreme consistency, moderate frame, big rib eyes, and great dispositions. Homozygous black. Homozygous polled.
SYES User Friendly 524U User Friendly is a homo polled, black son of Ransom that brings calving ease and tremendous thickness. Great topped and deep flanked, User Friendly works great on bigger cows and first calf heifers.
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Thank You
A special thank you to Ardie, Ray and Cole Peterson of Eagle Butte, SD for the several bred heifers they purchased for their outstanding op eration over the past three years. Also , to Roger and Ann Vorthmann of Iowa fo r the package of bred heifers they added to their quality registered herd.
DVCL Mr. Unbelievable U03 Unbelievable was the talk of the Iowa Beef Expo with his growth, balance and Limousin breed character. This young red bull shows the thickness and stoutness that made the Limousin breed popular. Homozygous polled. 17
North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Suggested Sale Terms & Conditions Identification of Animals
delivery of the animal and pay all expenses incurred for transportation. 4. It is the obligation of the buyer and seller to negotiate any settlements on cattle that have not been properly represented at a sale. The selling of an animal constitutes a contract between buyer and seller, and it is not the responsibility nor the right of NALF or of the sale-management firm to settle disagreements between buyers and sellers of cattle that have not been properly represented. The return of an animal at the expense of the purchaser with a refund of the purchase price made by the seller is in all cases considered a complete settlement. Other settlements, which are negotiated between buyer and seller, may be equitable to cover instances in which cattle are not as represented sale day, but that does not warrant complete return of the animal.
1. Each animal sold will have a readable tattoo corresponding to its registration paper. 2. Seller agrees to check all tattoos for accuracy prior to the sale. The buyer has the responsibility for rechecking the tattoos after taking possession and reporting any discrepancies to the seller immediately. 3. All animals to be sold will be identified by their official registration numbers, their tattoos and their registered names. If nicknames are used, they should be in addition to the other information. 4. The NALF Board of Directors recommends that, when any animal is sold, there is complete disclosure of any retained genetics in the form of pregnant recipients, frozen embryos or frozen semen. 5. The prefix in an animal’s registration name cannot be removed or changed by subsequent owners. Owners other than the original applicant cannot add a two-, three- or four-letter prefix to the name of the animal unless it matches the prefix in the animal’s tattoo.
Blood-Typing for Parentage Verification
1. If, at some time, the purchaser raises a question as to the accurate parentage of an animal he has purchased, it may be settled by blood-typing. Blood samples will be taken by a licensed veterinarian of the animal in question and of its sire and dam if they are not currently on file. The verification of the parentage test will be made by NALF’s approved laboratory (MMI Genomics). The results of these tests will be sent directly to NALF and will be sent on to both the purchaser and the seller so they will be aware of the official results. 2. If the blood tests indicate that the animal is not as it was registered originally, the seller will reimburse the buyer for the test and will refund the total purchase price of the animal or replace the animal with another of equal quality and value as determined by the purchaser. 3. It is important to remember that blood-typing is not 100 percent exclusive and that it simply identifies animals that will qualify as the parents or animals that cannot be the parents. 4. All bulls born after December 31, 1990, that are to be used for artificial insemination (AI) must be parent-verified by blood-typing (both the sire and dam). All females born after July 1, 1987, that are to be used for ET and all bulls born between July 1, 1987, and December 31, 1990, that are to be used for AI must be sire-verified through blood-typing. All females born prior to July 1, 1987, that are to be used for ET and all bulls born prior to July 1, 1987, that are to be used for AI must have an identification blood type on file.
Registration Certificates
1. The seller of the animal will submit the original registration certificate with transfer information or an application for registration with transfer information on it so that a certificate can be produced by NALF and transferred to the new buyer. The seller must sign the back of the certificate on the application to authorize the transfer. 2. It is the responsibility of the seller to provide NALF with the buyer’s complete name, address and membership number (if available) so the transfer can be completed. It is important that the membership number be given if the buyer is already a member of NALF. 3. It is the seller’s responsibility to provide the registration certificate or application and transfer information to NALF within 60 days following the date of sale and pay transfer and registration fees. Terms – Terms of all sales are considered to be cash unless credit arrangements have been made prior to the sale between the buyer and the seller.
Health
1. On all animals sold, health tests will be announced at the sale or printed in the sale catalog. It is understood that health papers reflect the condition of the animal at the time of the sale but carry no further guarantee as to the future health of the animal. 2. Buyers having special health requests or who wish to take cattle into states with specific and rigid health regulations should inquire specifically about the health tests required for entry into their state prior to the sale. 3. All females sold are considered to be calfhood vaccinated for brucellosis unless they are otherwise stated in the catalog or announced from the block. It is suggested that verification of vaccination be written on the health certificate. Purchaser’s Risk – Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as it is sold. It is the responsibility of the buyers to see that their purchases are fed and cared for following the sale. It is the responsibility of the buyers to arrange all trucking for their purchases. Announcements – Any change from the information that is printed in the catalog will be announced from the auction block. All announcements made from the auction block take precedence over the printed catalog. Cataloged lots not selling will be announced prior to the sale or printed on a current supplement sheet.
Horned/Scurred/Polled
Definitions 1. HORNED – An animal with a horn growth affixed to the skull that has or has not been removed. 2. POLLED/SCURRED – An animal with rudimentary horn growth that will not develop into a horn. The rudimentary horn growth may or may not become affixed to the skull at an older age. 3. POLLED – An animal with absence of horn growth. (An animal can have scurs and still be genetically polled.) 4. SMOOTH POLLED – A smooth-polled individual has no scurs and does not develop scurs later in life. Guarantees 1. If an animal is sold as polled or polled/scurred and proves to be horned, the seller shall be obligated to refund the purchase price upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the expense of the seller or may be exchanged for a polled animal of equal value, whichever is acceptable to the buyer. The buyer has 30 days from date of sale to notify the seller that an adjustment is in order. 2. If an animal is sold as smooth-polled and proves to be scurred, the seller shall be obligated to refund the price upon return of the animal to the farm of the seller at the expense of the seller or, at the buyer’s option, shall be exchanged for a smooth-polled animal of equal value. 3. If an animal is sold as polled and develops scurs, the seller will not be obligated to make any adjustment because a scurred animal is considered polled. 4. If an animal is sold as polled and has scurs, it shall be announced at the time of sale that the animal has scurs. If it is not announced and the buyer finds before the animal leaves the sale premises that the animal has scurs, the buyer must notify the seller of the findings. The seller shall then be obligated to refund the purchase price.
Breeding Guarantee
1. All animals are guaranteed to be breeders with the exception of (a) calves under 12 months of age; (b) in the event of any injury or disease that occurs to the calf after sale; (c) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the purchaser; or (d) females used in embryo transplant/transfer (ET). 2. A lactating cow with calf at side, sold as one unit, is a proven breeder, as indicated by the calf at side. 3. Bulls are guaranteed to be breeders at the time of sale or at 14 months of age if they are younger than 14 months at time of sale. Any bull that either settles cows by natural service or passes a fertility test made by a competent veterinarian is considered fertile. Any guarantee with respect to the ability to freeze semen shall be a separate agreement between buyer and seller. 4. Females sold as safe in calf have been examined by a competent veterinarian or other reproductive technician and are so guaranteed to be with calf. It is the buyer’s responsibility to pregnancy-check all females and report any discrepancies within 30 days following the sale. 5. Any guarantee with respect to ET production shall be a separate agreement between buyer and seller.
Disclosure of Retained Genetics
Because the sale of a registered Limousin animal constitutes the transfer of ownership of all, or a portion of, a “genetic package,” it is the sellers responsibility to inform potential buyers of all retained genetics of animals in circumstances where potential exists for buyers to be mislead. This includes, but is not limited to, semen collected and frozen prior to sale, embryos flushed, existing clones as either live animals or embryos, and cows carrying the service of an offered bull.
Disclosure of Tests Results for Known Genetic Defects & Factors
Options and Privileges of Return or Adjustment
1. All claims for adjustments or refunds must be made in writing either within six months of the date of the sale or no later than six months after the animal reaches 18 months of age, whichever occurs later. 2. In the event that an animal is claimed to be a nonbreeder, the animal must be returned to the farm of the seller in good condition and must have met the health requirements of the original seller’s state. The seller shall be entitled to six months’ trial following the return of the animal in which to prove that the animal is a breeder. If, at the end of six months, the seller has been unable to prove the animal as a breeder, the seller shall, at the option of the buyer, replace the animal with another of equal value or refund the total purchase price. The return of the purchase price shall in all cases be deemed as full settlement. 3. Any expense incurred in transporting the animal that is claimed to be a nonbreeder shall be the responsibility of the purchaser except that the seller shall be responsible for transportation costs in the excess of the distance between the purchaser’s farm and the location of the sale. If the seller proves the animal to be a breeder, it shall be the obligation of the purchaser to take
1. The seller shall have an affirmative duty to notify the buyer of any test results for genetic defects or genetic factors not otherwise reflected on an animal’s pedigree. 2. Nothing contained herein should be construed to relieve the parties from complying fully with the rules and policies of NALF relating to genetic defects generally or individually.
Limitations of Obligations
1. If these suggested terms and conditions are adopted, they should constitute a contract between the buyer and seller for each animal sold under these terms, as such; and it should be binding upon both parties. Animals resold following purchase in a sale shall constitute a separate transaction, and the privileges and obligations of the original two parties connected thereto are not covered by the terms and conditions of sale. 2. NALF, its directors and employees are not in any way responsible or liable for enforcing the suggested terms and conditions of any agreement involving transactions between buyers and sellers.
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Glenn Treftz 12510 370th Ave. Wetonka, SD 57481 www.treftzlimousin.com
1st Annual Production Sale
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 - 1pm Aberdeen Livestock Sales A b e r d e e n , S O U T H D A K O TA