Focus on the Future
8th Annual Bull & Female Sale
Sunday, March 2, 2025
1:00 p.m. CST, At the Ranch Baudette, MN
Welcome
Welcome to our 8th Annual Angus Production Sale “Focus on the Future!” This year, we’re offering an outstanding set of bulls that excel for calving ease, growth, carcass, and maternal qualities with some the best performance, disposition and EPDs you will find anywhere. Our bulls are raised without creep feed, then slowly developed to promote health and longevity. We place extra emphasis on producing exceptional females and breed our bulls for their ability to produce females that can have a positive impact on any herd. Also in this year’s sale, all but 2 registered animals in the offering qualify for the Targeting the Brand Logo signifying carcass excellence. We are continually trying do our best for your success and “Focus on the Future!”
This year we will be offering you 2 of our top yearling heifers. These are stylish, quality females that have the power and function to change any herd! Both female lots in this sale will also come with 10 FREE Units of Semen from our ORIgen feature sire, HCC Home Run 7307 if females are taken home within 10 days of the sale. At the end of the sale, we’ll also be offering 2packages of 10 units of HCC Home Run 7307 semen as Lot #5x. He has displayed his power and style with his offspring showing exceptional growth and genomic potential while producing outstanding daughters! His son sells as Lot #5 and grandson as Lot #2!
We will again be offering both a live and internet auction, so you can either bid in person at the farm, over the phone, or live on the internet through DVAuction.
We will continue our exciting sale finale by giving away lots of great PRIZES & DRAWINGS for buyers and attendees, from our generous sponsors!
Whether you’re looking for Calving Ease, Growth, Carcass, Maternal, or a great combination of everything, we have a good selection of bulls and females to meet your needs! As always, you’re welcome to come check out the cattle ahead of time. Just give us a call. You can also place a bid with us if you can’t make it to the sale. If you have any questions about anything, your welcome to call Dean @ 218-556-3238. Thanks for checking us out, and we look forward to seeing you sale day!
Thanks and God Bless,
Dean, Tillie & Zach
THOMPSON FARMS
Selling 12 Registered Black Angus Yearling Bulls and 2 Registered Black Angus Heifers March 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. CST, Baudette, MN
SALE LOCATION:
At the farm:
869 29th Ave SW, Baudette, MN 56623 Sale will be held in our heated garage.
DIRECTIONS TO THE RANCH:
5 Miles West of Baudette on Hwy 11 near Mile Marker 124 (watch for signs)
Turn South on County Rd 76 or 29th Ave SW, go 1 ¼ miles & watch for Thompson Farms Sign SIGNS WILL BE POSTED
AUCTIONEER:
Col. Dustin Carter ................ 712-898-9972
AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION
Andrew Swanson .................. 507-829-4133
SALE FORMAT:
Cattle will sell live on DVAuction and at the farm. Please sign up to bid 24 hours ahead of time at www.dvauction.com
Or: Get a bidding number on sale day at the farm
Or: Bid over the phone by calling one of the sale day phones
People having internet difficulty, please call DVAuction or one of the sale day phones to bid. Cattle will be on site for inspecting sale day, however, during the sale, bulls will be shown on a monitor and not ran through a ring.
EMBRYO & SEMEN INTEREST:
Retaining 1/3 revenue sharing semen interest on all bulls selling. Retaining the right to flush females as listed in catalog or announced.
EPDS:
Current as of 2/2/25. Full EPDs can also be viewed on Angus.org Animal Search and type in animal Registration number.
DELIVERY & FREE KEEP
Free keep until end of March Usually start delivering end of March/ beginning of April. Free delivery on bulls within 300 miles and at cost beyond. Delivery of females is buyer’s responsibility. Females must be picked up by March 16, 2025 unless other
arrangements have been made. All cattle will have paperwork available for interstate travel on sale day. Save $50 on bulls hauled home sale day.
REPEAT CUSTOMER DISCOUNT OR MULTIPLE BULL PURCHASES:
Save $100 per bull
INSPECTION OF CATTLE:
At the farm anytime by appointment or before the sale starting @11:30am.
Videos of the bulls will be posted on DVAuction at www.dvauction.com for viewing around mid-February. The catalog will also be available online: www.dvauction.com or cowcampcatalogs.com
GENETIC DEFECTS:
All bulls selling, sell free of any known genetic defects either through genetic testing or pedigree or will be listed as such.
GENOMIC TESTING:
All Bulls selling have had ANGUS GS GENOMIC TESTING to give them verified parentage and more accurate EPD numbers.
SIGHT-UNSEEN GUARANTEE:
There are several opportunities to view the cattle in person, in our catalog, on-line (DVAuction), and at Cow Camp Promotions at CowCampCatalogs.com We can also email pictures. With that being said, we want you to know that we stand behind our cattle 100% and are confident that you will be satisfied with them as well. If you are unable to make it to the sale, and bid online or over the phone, we guarantee that you will be satisfied with your purchase or you don’t own them. Talk to Dean with any other questions.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Terms are cash – Please settle for cattle promptly after the sale, unless previous arrangements have been made. Angus cattle sell under the standard terms and conditions of the American Angus Association.
LIABILITY:
All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk, and Thompson Farms and sale staff will assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents or incidents which may occur, or due to behavior of the animals.
GUARANTEED BREEDERS:
All bulls will be or have been semen tested and will have passed a breeding soundness evaluation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Announcements made on sale day will take precedence over information listed in this catalog.
FIRST YEAR BREEDING GUARANTEE:
Breeding season is defined as the 90-day period following first turn out of bulls with your cows. All bulls selling for over $4,000 are guaranteed and a refund or replacement bull of equal value (if available), will be given should a disabling injury occur. Notify us, as soon as possible, if this should happen. There will be a $3,000 deductible and the buyer keep’s salvage value of the injured bull. Bulls must be checked by a vet. All claims must be made by September 15th of the purchase year. This is not a mortality insurance policy, nor does it cover neglect or mismanagement. We do not cover injuries sustained prior to the breeding season. Please purchase insurance.
LUNCH:
Complimentary lunch provided sale day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CATALOG & PROMOTION:
Cow Camp Promotions - Tracey Koester cowcampcatalogs.com • cowcamppromotions.com
**A Special Thank You to All of the Great Sponsors for generously contributing for our many drawings! Please show them your appreciation by stopping by and checking out what they have to offer in our communities! Also thank you to our ringmen – Tim and Dennis. The Tim Neft family for preparing our bulls for photos, videos, and the sale, and the crew at Cow Camp Promotions for putting together this great catalog. And finally, thanks to all of my family, friends and neighbors for all of their hard work and patience helping with everything along the way!
• Cattle become buyer’s property as soon as purchased, please purchase insurance
• 10 Free Straws of HCC HOMERUN 7307 semen on female purchases
• Free Keep until around the end of March on Bulls – Will call to schedule delivery
- Any Questions call Dean @218-556-3238
Drawings held at the conclusion of the sale! Enjoy coffee and refreshments in the garage!
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS!!
the Certified Angus Beef ® brand.
AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION SELECTION TOOLS
Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Accuracy (ACC), is the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. An accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted whether the animal has a genotype and the number of progeny and ancestral records included in the analysis.
Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.
Birth Weight (BW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Weaning Weight (WW) expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), feed efficiency expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for postweaning gain in future progeny compared to that of other sires, given a constant amount of feed consumed.
Yearling Weight (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Yearling Height (YH), is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, compared to the that of other sires.
Scrotal Circumference (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires.
MATERNAL
Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool to increase the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first–calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is more favorable.
Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.
Maternal Milk (Milk), is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.
$VALUE INDEXES
$Value Indexes, reported in dollars per head, are multi-trait economic selection indexes where a higher values suggest more profit when comparing two individuals.
Dollar value indexes, or $Values, are a tool used to select for several traits at once based on a specific breeding objective. An economic index approach takes into account genetic and economic values as well as the relationships between traits to select for profit.
Mature Weight (MW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires.
Mature Height (MH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires.
MANAGEMENT
Docility (DOC), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility in a sire’s offspring compared to another sire.
Claw Set (Claw), is expressed in units of claw-set score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with more symmetrical, even and appropriately spaced toes.
Foot Angle (Angle), is expressed in units of foot-angle score, a lower EPD is more favorable, indicating a sire will produce progeny with an angle closer to 45 degrees at the pastern and appropriate toe length and heel depth.
Pulmonary arterial pressure EPD (PAP), is expressed in millimeters of Mercury (mmHg), with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire should produce progeny with a lower PAP score to decrease the risk of progeny contracting high altitude disease most commonly experienced at 5,500 ft or greater in elevation.
CARCASS
Carcass Weight (CW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Marbling (Marb), is expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Ribeye Area (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Fat Thickness (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny from conception to weaning by decreasing mature cow size and improving docility, foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with current production.
Weaned Calf Value ($W), expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny preweaning performance from birth to weaning.
Cow Energy Value ($EN), is expressed in dollar savings per cow each year due to lower cow maintenance energy requirements (due to lactation and body size) with a larger number being more favorable.
Feedlot Value ($F), expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning feedlot merit (growth and feed efficiency) compared to progeny of other sires assuming producers retain ownership of cattle and sell on a carcass weight basis.
Grid Value ($G), expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.
Beef Value ($B), expressed in dollars per carcass, represents the expected average differences in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot and sell on a carcass merit grid.
Combined Value ($C), an index, expressed in dollars per head, includes all traits that make up both $M and $B with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.
American Angus Association $Value Indexes
Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), an index expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from conception to weaning. $M is built off of a self-replacing herd model where commercial cattlemen replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% in subsequent generations. Remaining cull females and all male progeny are sold as feeder calves. Increased selection pressure on $M aims to decrease overall mature cow size and improve foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production.
Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index expressed in dollars per head, provides the expected difference in future progeny preweaning performance from birth to weaning. $W assumes that producers retain 20% of their female progeny for replacements and sell the rest of their cull female and male progeny as feeder calves. Over time, increased selection pressure on $W will increase weaning and maternal milk traits while also continuing to increase mature cow size.
Feedlot Value ($F), an index expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning merit compared to progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes commercial producers will retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell fed cattle on a carcass weight basis with no considerations of premiums or discounts for quality and yield grade.
Grid Value ($G), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit, including quality and yield grade attributes, compared to progeny of other sires.
Beef Value ($B), an index expressed in dollars per carcass, facilitates simultaneous multi-trait genetic selection for feedlot and carcass merit. $B represents the expected average differences in the progeny post-weaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a quality-based carcass grid.
Combined Value ($C), an index expressed in dollars per head, includes all traits that make up both $M and $B with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and eventually sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.
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Lot 2
Tillie with Lot 4
THOMPSON JAMESON 404
Birth Date: reg. # 21109225 [ [ BASIN JAMESON 1076
PCR COMMAND LASSY F861 [ [ BASIN DEPOSIT 6249 BASIN JOY 9140
# BALDRIDGE COMMAND C036 PCR CERTAINTY LASSY D661
• Stud candidate
• Explosive growth, 864lb. actual weaning wt. – NO CREEP!
• Excellent foot quality – Claw 10%, Angle 2%
• Dam is a perfect cow in every way!
# BASIN ADVANCE 3134
BASIN LUCY 4288
# EXAR MONUMENTAL 6056B
BASIN JOY 5367
# EF COMMANDO 1366 BALDRIDGE BLACKBIRD A030
LA CERTAINTY G066A
• Female builder
THOMPSON JAMESON 403B
Date: reg. # 21109216
JAMESON 1076 RAINY
2/1/24
• Stud candidate
• Co-highest ratioing bull in the offering
• Amazing degree of calving ease and growth
• Stylish, stout and well-muscled
• Top-end Heifer Pregnancy and Foot Scores
5367
# V A R DISCOVERY 2240
# HCC JODY 1307-O127
# K C F BENNETT SOUTHSIDE THOMPSON MANOR 401K
• Excellent carcass, and $Values
• Out of a gorgeous HCC Home Run daughter
• Recommended for heifers or cows
THOMPSON JAMESON 413
ERICA 720 3 2/9/24
Birth Date: reg. # 21109196
BASIN DEPOSIT 6249
JAMESON 1076
JOY 9140
BALDRIDGE COLONEL C251
ERICA 105
ERICA 710
• From dominating young dam that will make Pathfinder status this year
• Moderate dam has a perfect udder and foot quality
• Should be a great female maker
BASIN ADVANCE 3134
BASIN LUCY 4288
# EXAR MONUMENTAL 6056B
BASIN JOY 5367
BALDRIDGE XPAND X743
BALDRIDGE ISABEL Y69
S A V BRUISER 9164
• Exceptional balance of growth, maternal and carcass qualities
• Over +100 for WW and +170 YW EPD!
• Recommended for cows
• Possibly the best Home Run son to sell to date!
• Awesome genomic scores with top 1% WW, YW, and CW, 2% Scrotal, 3% Hair Shed with outstanding Heifer Pregnancy, Foot and Carcass scores
• Very docile with a great phenotype
• Out of a perfect dddered, perfect footed Sitz Stellar daughter
THOMPSON CRAFTMAN 401K
Birth Date: reg. # 21110659
1/28/24
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
# BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
# K C F BENNETT SOUTHSIDE
THOMPSON MANOR 713
THOMPSON MANOR 401K
[ SITZ RESILIENT 10208
# SITZ STELLAR 726D SITZ MISS BURGESS 1856
CONNEALY NIOBRARA 5451
BLACK CARLA OF CONANGA 450 # NICHOLS EXTRA K205
K C F MISS 208 S11
AMBUSH 9107
• Cash in on this 401K!
• Only Craftsman son in the sale
• Very docile, easy-going bull
• Genomic Scores indicate great Calving Ease, Docility and Heifer Pregnancy
• Maternal sister was last year’s top weaning heifer and “Pick of the Females” chosen by Isane Farms
• Productive dam has small teats and a nice udder
• Recommended for larger framed heifers or cows
• Dam was the highest weaning heifer of the 2022 heifer calves
• 7/8 Angus, 1/8 Sim.
• Sells as commercial
• Recommended for larger heifers or cows
• Sires EPDs listed with Lot 5’s genomic scores
HCC HOME RUN 7307
THOMPSON
• Only non-parent bull in the breed with his combination of calving ease, growth, carcass, $Values and Dry Matter Intake
• Out of an up-and-coming first-calf heifer
• Good length and dimension
• All 8 $Values in the top 15% or better of the breed
THOMPSON BREAKTHROUGH 411
• Solid bull with real world data
• Outstanding curve-bending performance
• Started at 62 lbs. and weaned off at 706lbs.
• Top of the breed EPDs and genomics with balance
THOMPSON BREAKTHROUGH 410
• Excels in many areas
• A standout for Calving Ease, Growth, Docility, Claw and PAP • Recommended for heifers or cows
Birth Date: reg. # 21110229
BREAKTHROUGH
2/5/24
SURE FIRE H P C A INGENUITY A372 DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND
A R BLACKCAP 7235-B0048
K C F BENNETT SOUTHSIDE RICHTER AMBUSH 9751
THOMPSON BRONC 431
3/20/24
CARTER BRONC 2928
ICC NEX-GEN LADY AVIATOR 928
Birth Date: reg. # 21144305 [ [
THOMPSON MANOR 604 [ [ 2XL BRONC 8153
# PA POWER TOOL 9108 RICHTER AMBUSH 9751
# BALDRIDGE BRONC 2XL CLOVA PRIDE 6230
# MUSGRAVE AVIATOR
RB LADY REGIS 02-3213
# G A R PREDESTINED SHAMROCKS BEEBEE QUEEN 3095 DTF AMBUSH 28 1007 DTF PRIDE 9751
WW-715, WWR-104, Dam- 6WWR@103
• Outstanding calving ease bull with built in growth
• -3.3 Birth Weight EPD!
• From a productive cow that records a 6BWR@95 and 6WWR@103
• 3/4 brother to Lot 12 – would be a great pair to throw in with some heifers!
• Top 1% BW, MILK, 4% CED, $W, 15% $M, 20% HP
• Recommended for heifers or cows
THOMPSON BRONC 432
• Great Calving Ease to growth spread
• One of the best bulls you will find anywhere for $Energy and Reduced Dry Matter Intake
• Very docile bull – one of our favorites in the pen
10% CED, MILK, $M, 15% $W
THOMPSON BRONC 430
NEX-GEN LADY AVIATOR 928
K C F BENNETT SOUTHSIDE
MANOR 703
Granddam bred AI on the first cycle every time
Great bull for Reduced Dry Matter Intake and $EN
LADY REGIS 02-3213
NICHOLS EXTRA K205
K C F MISS 208 S11
AMBUSH 9751 # BALDRIDGE BRONC 2XL CLOVA PRIDE 6230 # MUSGRAVE AVIATOR
AMBUSH
Lot 13
• One of my favorites in the pen
• Very balanced EPDs
• Beautiful, well-constructed heifer that should have superb udder and teat quality
• Very deep heifer with great docility
• Solid numbers with top 5% $M and $W
• 105 Weaning Weight Ratio
• Great female to add replacements to your herd
• From a family of superior producing females
RAINY MANOR 434
Birth Date: reg. # 21108754
BALDRIDGE XPAND X743
# BALDRIDGE COLONEL C251
BALDRIDGE ISABEL Y69
K C F BENNETT CITATION
THOMPSON MANOR 834 [
THOMPSON MANOR 401K # HOOVER DAM
BALDRIDGE QUEEN S87
# STYLES UPGRADE J59
BALDRIDGE ISABEL T935
PATRICIA 9705
• Dam is out of Thompson Manor 401K and the $350,000 KCF Bennett Citation and is sired by the $580,000 female maker, Baldridge Colonel!
• These Colonel daughters show exceptional docility and structural correctness
• Retaining the right to one flush at seller’s expense and buyer’s
RAINY BLACKCAP
• Dam’s individual performance – BWR-99, WWR-112, YWR-113
• Granddam’s individual performance – BWR-90, WWR-115, YWR-123 (Donor)
• Great granddam’s individual performance – BWR-78, WWR-108 (Pick of the 2015 Polson Creek Ranch Heifer Crop)
• Lake of the Woods Outdoorsman – Baudette, MN
• Zippel Bay Resort – Baudette, MN
• Royal Dutchman Resort – Baudette, MN
• Ballard’s Resort – Baudette, MN
• Sportsman’s Lodge – Baudette, MN
• Ironhide Equipment, Bemidji, MN
• Morris Point Resort – Baudette, MN
• Arneson’s Rocky Point, Roosevelt, MN
• Ace Hardware –Roseau, MN
• Lake of the Woods Campground – Baudette, MN
• River Bend Resort – Lake of the Woods/Rainy River – Baudette, MN
• Cyrus Resort – Baudette, MN
• True North Equipment – Baudette, MN
• Dahlberg Livestock/Real Tuff – Clearbrook, MN
• AmericInn – Baudette, MN
• Lake of the Woods County Fair – Baudette, MN
• Cenex Country Store – Baudette, MN
• Blackduck Co –op Ag Services – Blackduck, MN
• Fleet Supply – Roseau, MN
• Titan Machinery – Roseau, MN
• Roseau County Ford – Roseau, MN
• True North Equipment – Baudette, MN
• Lake of the Woods Brewing Company – Warroad, MN
• Lake of the Woods Distillery – Baudette, MN
• Toy Box Antiques & Auto Repair – Baudette, MN
• VFW – Baudette, MN
• Wilderness Bar & Grill – Williams, MN
• McDonald’s – Baudette, MN
• Holiday Hotstuff Pizza – Baudette, MN
• Grand Theater – Baudette, MN
• American Beef Producer Magazine
