Dethlefs Family
L to R: Clayton, Tyler, Capri, Dar, Gary, Dianna, Jerry, Cody, Callie, Weston, Connor, & Emily
Connor, Weston, Jerry, Gary, & Clayton
Welcome!
Cattleman, Friends and Neighbors,
We would like to invite you to our 57th Annual Production Sale on Saturday, January 11th. On behalf of the Dethlefs’, we want to thank all of our friends, neighbors, and customers that have made it possible for us all of these years. We have been fortunate to have met so many good people and good customers over the years throughout raising Angus cattle. We will be selling over 100 big, stout, 2-year-old virgin bulls. As always, these bulls are our top end. They are not picked over, and are selected from over 250 head of bull calves. They have never been fed hard and have been developed on pasture so they get plenty of exercise.
This last year, we took the steer mates to these bulls to a feed yard where they were custom finished. These steer calves gained 4.1 pounds a day and finished at 1480 pounds. They were not fed overly long and still went 94% Choice/Prime and 90% YG 3 or less. These steer calves earned a premium of $75 per head being sold on the grid. These are the type of cattle we have been breeding to ensure our customers’ success.
Our true pride and joy is our cow herd. A good bull starts with the good cow behind him. Our herd is run very similarly to a commercial cow herd. We believe in culling our cow herd hard, demanding that our cows wean heavy calves, breed back on time, and hold their body condition throughout the year.
We are breeding bulls to work for the commercial customer. Every year we spend countless hours and drive thousands of miles seeking out the best bulls we can find to fit our program. We have great success using sires we either purchase ourselves or sires we home raise. We ensure that every cow is being serviced by the best bulls possible. Due to this, you will see the consistency of quality non-AI bulls all throughout the sale.
Jerry: 308-372-3200
Gary: 308-383-1855
Connor: 308-383-6229
Clayton: 308-383-8933
Just like last year, lots 1-30 are genomic tested. Most of the bulls’ growth EPDs increased substantially. Because of that, it would be safe to say that the bulls we did not genomic test would also have more growth than their current EPDs indicate. This is due to generations of breeding for growth and not just breeding for EPDs.
We hope the good Lord sent some rain your way. Cattle prices are the bright spot of all the things going on right now and the future looks bright for cattleman. As always, we would love for you to stop by to look at the cattle and visit. Be sure to join us for lunch on sale day.
Thank you again,
Carl Dethlefs & Sons Angus
The Dethlefs family
Production Sale
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11,
2025
1 p.m. CST | At the Ranch | 78119 S. River Road | Rockville, NE 68871
Sale Day Phone:
308-372-3200
Auctioneer:
Matt Lowery 308-750-6119
Ring Service:
Will Harsh ................... 740-272-1386
Angus Journal
Chris Beutler 402-380-8244 Livestock Digital
Randy Rasby 308-539-6195 American Cattlemen
Cody Nye .................... 308-760-8588 Tri-State Livestock News
Spencer Shifflet 402-760-0678
Cattle Business Weekly
Accommodations
Frederick Hotel ............ 308-745-1241
Landing Strip
Loup City Airport
Videos
Online Biddig
Live bidding
See page 2 for bidding instructions. Lunch
A complimentary lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sale Information
Volume Discount
A 5% discount on the purchase of 5 or more bulls.
Trailer Discount
Bring your trailer on sale day and save $100 per bull on a qualified purchase.
Free Delivery & Wintering
Free delivery on bulls to a central location within 300 miles on a purchase of $3,500 or more per individual. We are offering an option to winter your bull for free until March 1, 2025. If you choose for us to winter your bull, we STRONGLY recommend that you buy insurance on your bull, which will be offered on sale day. We do our best to keep your bulls free from injury, but we are not responsible for injury or death while wintering your bull.
Loadout is available for bulls on sale day.
Sale Location and Directions
Sale to be held at the Jerry Dethlefs ranch near Rockville, Nebraska.
Directions to ranch: 3-1/2 miles south of Loup City on Hwy. 10, then 7 miles southeast on S. River Road to ranch; or 3 miles south and west of Rockville, Nebr., on Hwy. 68, then 5 miles northwest on S. River Road to the ranch.
Herd Health and Guarantees
All cattle selling are free of CA-NH and AM defects by test or pedigree. The bulls are fertility tested and are guaranteed breeders. Out-of-state buyers will be furnished with necessary health papers.
Semen Tested, Breeding Guarantee & First-Season Guarantee
First Breeding Season Guarantee to September 1, 2025, on injuries that occur in the breeding pasture that make an injured bull incapable of service. The animal must sustain an irrecoverable injury in order for the guarantee to apply. An injured bull will be replaced by a suitable replacement if one is available. If no replacement is available, credit for half the cost over $2,000 can be applied toward the purchase of another bull in next year’s sale. Please notify us as soon as possible if an injury should occur and prior to injured bull being sold. Every situation is unique. Vet verification is required. Bull must be
returned to us or sold in order for credit to apply. This does not cover death of bull or poor management or neglect. If full coverage is desired, insurance will be available sale day and we will pay 2.5% of purchase price toward your insurance.
Insurance
A representative from Dakota Ag Insurance will be available on sale day. We recommend a visit with the representative to discuss different insurance options. If you desire full coverage, we will pay 2.5% of the purchase toward your insurance.
Terms and Conditions
The terms of the sale are cash. All settlements must be made at the close of the auction.
All animals of breeding age are guaranteed breeders. Animals failing to breed in reasonable periods may be returned if in as good of condition as when sold. The seller reserves the right to try said animal for five months and if it proves to be a breeder, return same animal to station of
the buyer at the buyer’s expense. If said animal proves sterile, the breeder may make a satisfactory exchange or refund the purchase price. All bulls are semen tested.
Special care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the matter of pedigrees and information included in this catalog, but we are not to be held responsible for any error which may appear and which is beyond our control. Corrections that may be discovered prior to the sale will be announced at the time of selling. Any disputes as to bids shall be settled by the auctioneer, whose decision shall be final and shall bind purchases to the announcement of the sale and sale price.
Inclement Weather Announcements
In the event of inclement weather, sale postponement announcements can be found on our website www. dethlefsangus.com, Facebook page Carl Dethlefs & Sons Angus, or tune into KRVN AM 880 or KBEAR 92.3.
Dethlefs bulls are managed to fit the needs of the commercial producer!
Can’t make the sale?
We are pleased to bring you real-time Internet bidding and a live broadcast of this sale through DVAuction. To watch or bid online, complete the following steps:
1. Visit the DVAuction website at www.dvauction.com
2. Click on the “Register” tab.
3. Enter a user name, password and your contact information.
4. Click on “Apply for Bidding.”
- Select the sale from the list of other auctions and click “Apply.”
- Complete the process by filling out the Banking & Lending information requested.
- Be sure to include a personal contact at your bank. We will contact them in order to get a credit reference.
- If you would prefer to be approved using your credit card, call 402-316-5460.
- Please be sure to apply for bidding at least a day in advance of the sale. Every effort will be made to process your application in a timely manner.
DVAuction will contact you once you have been approved to bid. We do not provide buyer numbers until you have purchased a lot in the sale, and that number is only usable for that auction. After the sale contact the sale owner or manager to make arrangements for payment and delivery of your online purchase.
PLEASE NOTE:
High speed Internet access (DSL, T-1, or Broadband) is required to be able to bid successfully during the sale. If you have any questions, pleasecontact DVAuction at 402-316-5460 or 402-474-5557 or email: support@dvauction.com
PROXY BIDDING:
If you can’t access a computer during the sale, you can now place a “proxy bid” through DV Auction. Simply follow the instructions listed above, and as the sale date nears there will be a “Proxy Bidding” link under the sale listing on the main page of DV Auction. You can then place the maximum amount that you’d like to bid, and our system will represent your bid just as if you were there.
Why use an age-advantaged bull?
Are you …
- Tired of buying over-conditioned yearling bulls that fall apart during the breeding season?
- Questioning if your yearling bull will be able to cover your mature cows?
- Afraid that your yearling bull won’t be able to service very many cows?
There is nothing wrong with using a yearling bull; however, you are often asking that bull to do a lot. More often than not, the bull has been fed a high concentrate diet and pushed until the time of the sale.
These young bulls, sometimes not much over a year of age, are turned out and expected to go to work going from a high concentrate diet to a forage diet.
On top of that, that yearling bull is still growing and maturing. His nutrient requirements are going to be a lot higher than a mature animal.
Therefore, he will often lose weight during the breeding season, and will need more supplement over the winter to be ready for the next breeding season.
We do the hardest part for you!
When you receive one of our bulls, he is mature, in the right condition, and ready to go to work. His hardest year is already past him. He will be able to …
- Be trusted to service mature cows his first breeding season
- Be able to service many more cows his first breeding season
- Hold his body condition a lot easier throughout the season
- Last the whole breeding season, not wear out halfway through
Reasons to use Dethlefs bulls ...
- We don’t “push” our bulls, so they are not over-conditioned come sale time.
- They aren’t in a lot. They are out on pasture getting plenty of exercise until sale time.
- Our cow herd is expected to survive the same way a commercial herd does – have good dispositions, calve unassisted, raise a heavy calf and re-breed in a timely manner year after year.
- We don’t breed solely for EPDs. Instead we focus on breeding sound, functional cattle that look the part.
- We equally value growth, carcass and maternal traits in our cattle.
MCCONNELL REGARD 4260
McConnell Regard 4260 was our pick of the 2022 McConnell Angus bull sale. His calves are exceptionally heavy-muscled and thick, growing and weighing really well. This is an impressive sire group we are very excited about, and you’ll notice these bulls throughout the sale. We’re also excited to calve out his first daughters this spring. They are deepbodied and easy-fleshing, much like their bull mates, and will make excellent cows.
U2 COALITION 206C
Coalition is a Canadian import we traveled up to Spickler Ranch South in North Dakota to get a look at. He walks on good feet and throws a lot of middle and fleshing ability. Calves show plenty of thickness and daughters are feminine and docile with great udder quality. We have used Coalition on heifers with great success.
MUSGRAVE REDEMPTION
We used Redemption mostly on heifers with great results. His calves were born light, grew well, and are pleasing to look at. His mother has an excellent udder and is super deep. Most of these sons will work on heifers and leave you with a great set of females.
S ARCHITECT 9501
DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND
Growth Fund is a proven and popular sire used heavily across the country. His calves are exceptionally deep-bodied and easy-fleshing. We bred him to our shorter, thicker cows, and the cross worked exceptionally well. This is a very impressive sire group, arguably our best. These bulls are powerful and consistent, with nearly all of them ending up at the top of the sale order.
RCL STUNNER 0408
RCL Stunner 0408 is a high-performance son of Musgrave Stunner we bought from Geppert’s Rock Creek Livestock in South Dakota. This stunner son weaned at over 900 lbs. and looked flawless. We lost him his first season due to breeding injury but had semen collected on him. His sons show more frame and have excellent feet. His calves performed really well.
S NIAGARA 005
S Niagara 005 was our pick of the yearling bulls at Spickler Ranch South in North Dakota. He is the son of SS Niagara and the Spickler donor cow S Elba 1004. The calves from this bull impress us more and more as time goes by. They show tremendous depth of body and a good hip. His calves are easy keeping, good footed, and have good growth. This bull will produce a lot of crowd favorites the next few years.
4M BLACKHAWK 201
Blackhawk 201 was our pick of the bulls at 4M Angus in Blue Hill. This bull was just a tank with a huge hip and great feet. We were worried this bull wouldn’t stop growing and get too big, but he didn’t. He ended up being a medium framed bull with super capacity. We lost this bull due to injury but have a small amount of semen left. The sons out of this bull cover a lot of bases.
Deer Valley Growth Fund
This bull is a stud. It was difficult choosing which bull to lead off the sale with, but we feel this one checks the most boxes. He is incredibly long-bodied, yet maintains a long, level topline. He’s a real power bull that is still attractively built. He’s clean-sheathed, great fronted, and moves well on good feet. His dam has been an exceptional female with a weaning ratio of 104 on five calves.
We love this bull—he is one of the stoutest we have ever raised. He will blow you away when you study him from every angle. The amount of muscle and shape he carries, and where he carries it, is impressive. He’s been a favorite from a young age. His 4-year-old dam is well on her way to becoming a pathfinder, having raised an exceptional Sitz Logo son that topped our sale last year.
This big-framed Growth Fund son has a ton of rib shape and capacity, with very high growth EPDs. One of the best things about this bull is his Net Worth dam. She is an amazing-producing, great-looking cow with a 112 weaning ratio on five calves.
REGARD
This bull is a tank—big in every shape and form. He’s an exceptionally large-framed bull packed with muscle, and the amount of dimension he carries is impressive. If you sell calves by the pound, this is your bull. His growth EPDs are off the charts, and they are legit. He posted a 129 weaning ratio and a 125 yearling ratio.
LOUP VALLEY GROWTH FUND
A very nice Growth Fund son who has only gotten better as he’s grown older. He’s
extremely deep-bodied bull with incredible volume. This Growth Fund sire
been exciting to watch.
L V MISS RELIABLE 3107
This Stunner son will immediately catch your eye when you walk in the pen. He’s bigframed, incredibly deep-ribbed, and attractive-fronted. A structurally correct bull, he’s hard to flaw. Behind every good bull is a good cow, and this bull’s dam is phenomenal. She’s bigger-framed, deep-bodied, and perfect uddered, with a weaning ratio of 107 on six calves.
VALLEY GROWTH FUND 3197
A moderate-birthweight Growth Fund son with explosive growth, he is extra soft-made and one of the deepest-bodied bulls on the sale. The docility in these Growth Fund sons is
This bull is sired by our Coalition son, the top seller in our 2022 sale. He is similar to him in many ways—long-bodied, deep, and stout. You’ll be impressed when you get behind him—he’s truly a standout.
Power bull here! This bull is the real deal, packing a punch. He’s large-framed and loaded with muscle, with impressive shape in his rear quarter and width through his pin bones. We love these Regard sons—they are consistently strong in bone and muscle shape.
One of the few Eastbound bulls on the sale, this sire group has been well-received in previous sales. A very nice bull, he is extended, especially through his front third, and is sound-structured and stout. His pedigree carries many strong maternal genetics. His dam is an excellent-producing Payweight daughter with a weaning ratio of 105 on six calves.
LOUP VALLEY STUNNER 377
A rugged-built Stunner son with extra power and muscle, this bull has impressive shape, especially in his powerful rear quarter. His dam is a great-producing Identity daughter with a weaning ratio of 105 on three calves.
A very impressive individual that’s hard to fault, this bull has plenty of muscle shape and body with a balanced look. Despite being a twin, he turned out
with well above-average weaning and yearling weights.
This bull is a very impressive individual, much like many of the other Niagara sons on the sale. He’s impressively deep-ribbed with added frame size and exceptional volume. Another great aspect of this bull is his dam, who is well on her way to becoming a pathfinder with a weaning ratio of 108 on three calves.
A Regard x Net Worth cross, this bull’s pedigree is stacked with great females. He is powerful like the other Regard sons but slightly more attractive. Keep every single daughter out of this bull. His dam was exceptional, doing everything right with a weaning ratio of 108 on five calves.
A moderate-birthweight Growth Fund son with explosive WW and YW EPDs, this bull is as deep-bodied as you can breed one to be. He is an exact image of his dam, a moderate-framed, huge-bodied Ten Speed daughter who has raised many good
calves.
an excellent producer with a weaning ratio of 110 on six calves.
A very good Niagara son with a lower birthweight EPD. While his EPD suggests he could be used on heifers, I would still be cautious. There’s so much to like about this bull—he is huge-middled. These Niagara sons are very consistent in their type and kind.
ARCHITECT 3104
A larger-framed Architect son with a big hip, he is long-spined and has a
topline. He’s a very attractive bull with excellent structure.
spined, big-boned, and powerful in his rear quarter. He’s a
very good bull—big-framed, stout, and square-made. He has a balanced look, is deep-bodied, and posted well above-average weaning and yearling weights. He also has high growth EPDs.
LOUP VALLEY MAVERICK 3424
A powerful Blackhawk son with good frame size. I believe he will sire more growth than his EPDs indicate, as they are lower due to being out of an older cow. His dam was one of the best cows we’ve ever had, weaning 13 calves with a 104 ratio.
A slightly moderate-framed Regard son with incredible depth of body. He
females. His Charlo dam is sharp-looking, great uddered, and an
with a weaning ratio of 108 on four calves.
is a sharp-looking cow with a 101 weaning ratio on three calves.
LOUP VALLEY S NIAGARA 3322
LOUP VALLEY L COALITION 3208
Suitable for use on heifers,
We felt this was a great bull to start this new pen of bulls with—he checks a
boxes. He is long-bodied, deep, and full of muscle. These Niagara sons are
and easy to pick out of a group, consistently strong in their
and
This bull is extremely deep-bodied and an exact image of his dam. His 13-year-old dam is incredibly deep-bodied with a great udder. She is still on the ranch and has a weaning ratio of 102 on 11 calves.
LOUP VALLEY ARCHITECT 3199
Another well-rounded Niagara son that is slightly more moderate. He’s long-bodied, thick-quartered, and free-moving. His Ace dam is an above-average producer with a weaning ratio of 102 on three calves.
A Regard son further down in the sale, he is a standout—heavily muscled and longbodied. You’ll be impressed when you get behind this bull. His Pursuit dam was a great producer with a weaning ratio of 106 on six calves.
This bull will be a standout in his pen and demand your attention. He is large-framed with a lot of shape through his middle, posting a 108 weaning and 106 yearling ratio. These Stunner sons will sire calves with frame size.
LOUP VALLEY IDENTITY 3141
Driving the science of better breeding
There’s little room for error in the cattle business. Producers need the most advanced information to make smart selection decisions, and Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) provides it through genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs).
GE-EPDs have become the industry standard for herd improvement, building on decades of science-backed genetic evaluation tools originated and maintained through the American Angus Association®, home to the largest and ever-growing single-breed beef cattle database.
EPDs that traditionally contained all pedigree, performance and progeny information now also include results from available genomic, or DNA, tests. Breeders who use genomic technology give buyers access to AGI-generated GE-EPDs that provide:
Increased predictability and decreased risk for young and unproven animals due to enhanced accuracy of EPDs
Better characterization of genetics for difficult-to-measure performance traits (such as carcass traits, maternal traits and feed efficiency)
The ability to make more rapid progress for traits that are important to you, due to:
· more accurate selection
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· the ability to propagate young animals with confidence earlier in their lives
In fact, GE-EPDs on unproven animals have the same amount of accuracy as if they have recorded an average of 15 progeny, depending on the trait. That’s valuable insight, offered regularly through the breed’s weekly national cattle evaluation.
How do you know if EPDs are genomic-enhanced?
Ask your breeder, refer to the registration paper, or look for the AGI GE-EPD logo, Angus GS TM powered by partner Neogen or the HD50k by partner Zoetis. These images indicate animals for which genomic testing has been conducted and incorporated by AGI into GE-EPDs
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