Welcome!
We welcome you to our 37th Annual Superior Genetics Production Sale. Many things have changed since the first Lyons Ranch sale in 1988, but our commitment to raising high quality Angus cattle, and the enjoyment and gratitude we have in working with you has not wavered.
We expect our cattle to perform and make a positive impact within your herd and on your bottom line. Every animal is the result of our attention to fertility, fleshing ability, performance, calving ease, as well as carcass traits inherent to the Angus breed. We do not breed for one or two numbers on paper -- we want balanced genetics that will continue to serve you and your goals.
In addition to the bulls, this year we have a special feature – 40 of our own fall bred commercial Angus heifers, selling without papers. Our focus has always been with the commercial cattle producer in mind, and we have had many requests for Lyons bred females, so this is a chance to select heifers in groups of three to five head, depending on how they sort up. More information on page 38 and throughout the catalog.
On Sunday afternoon, March 2nd after 3 p.m., all sale cattle will be on display in the order they will sell. This is a good time to go through the offering and ask us any questions, rather than rush the next morning. We will have BBQ to eat and get you home in good time for the sale the next day! (Let us know if you need help with hotels in and around Manhattan.)
On Sale Day, Monday, March 3rd, the cattle will be in the display pens by 9:30 am. Our neighbors from the McDowell Creek Community will begin serving CAB burgers at 11 am. The sale will start at 12:30 p.m. CST.
We say a sincere thank you for your time and interest in our cattle. We hope you can be with us on sale day -- if not in person, please register and participate on DVAuction.com.
Please reach out and contact us anytime. It’s our goal to be Your Source for Superior Genetics.
See you soon!
The Crew at Lyons Ranch
Monday, March 3rd • 2025 • 12:30 pm
At the Ranch - 2481 McDowell Creek Spur - Manhattan, Kansas
Sale Day Phones
Karl................................785-499-2945
Amy................................785-499-2944
Jan.........................785-532-8500
Frank......................785-532-8300
Trey.................................785-499-3048 Bailey.....................785-561-0741
Auctioneer
Ring Staff
Jeff Mafi, Angus Journal.................................................................816-344-4266
Stephen Russell, Kansas Stockman............................................785-458-2650
Guy Peverley, The Stock Exchange ............................................785-761-5813
Doug Paul, DP Sales ...................................................................405-820-3982
Jason Ronsse, DV Auction .................. .....785-410-3282
DV Auction Customer Service..................................................... 402-649-7946
Location
Lyons Ranch Headquarters
2481 McDowell Creek Spur, Manhattan, Kansas, 66502
Located 7.5 miles north of 1-70 at Exit 307, McDowell Creek Road. Or 3 miles south of Manhattan at McDowell Creek Road/County Road 901.
*Road construction will not allow traffic traveling east on Interstate 70 to exit at McDowell Creek Road. Please continue to exit 313, Highway 177 north toward Manhattan and turn left at County Road 901, McDowell Creek Road. Go 3 miles to Lyons Ranch.
Lot Numbers
Catalog lot numbers correspond to ear tags. All bulls are freeze branded for permanent, individual ID number on left side, and with our 4-L Lyons Ranch Brand on right hip. Bulls will not sell in catalog order. Sale order will be announced the weekend before the sale. Heifers are not freeze branded and will be ear tagged with lot numbers.
Semen Check & Herd Health
Herd health protocol overseen by Dr. Robert Haynes DVM, Town and Country Vet Hospital, Junction City, Kansas. Calves receive Inforce 3, Autogenous Pinkeye, UltraChoice 7 Blackleg, Bovishield Gold One Shot, Dectomax. All animals negative for BVD-PI.
Heifers and cows receive UltraChoice 7, Preg Guard Gold FP 10, StayBred VL5, Valbazen, Dectomax, Long Range. Heifers ultrasound pregnancy checked prior to sale by Dr. Joel Anderson DVM, Cross Country Genetics, Westmoreland, Kansas, and given PregGuard Gold FP10 and Dectomax. Heifers are OCV Brucellosis vaccinated and have orange EID buttons. Breeding Soundness Exams on bulls performed by Dr. Tom Taul DVM, KABSU, Manhattan, Kansas, in the weeks prior to sale. Any unsatisfactory or non-breeders do not sell. Bulls receive Dectomax and Express 5 VL5 at semen check.
Breeding Soundness Guarantee
Bulls are semen evaluated and examined. Any unsatisfactory or non-breeders do not sell. Bulls are fully guaranteed for the first 90-day breeding season.
Terms and Conditions
All cattle will sell according to the terms and conditions of the American Angus Association.
Updated Information
Any updates will be available as soon as possible on our website at www.LyonsRanch.com and printed on sale day.
Videos of every lot can be viewed on our web site.
Load Out, Delivery & Discount
Bulls
We will deduct $100 off every bull picked up sale day or the week of the sale. Free delivery on bulls throughout Kansas and surrounding states. We will charge a fee to cover our expenses after April 1.
Bred Heifers
Please plan to pick up females the week of the sale. No discounts for early load out of heifers.
*We will not load any animals until the end of the sale.
Announcements
Announcements made from the auction block will take precedence over information printed in this catalog.
Lunch
Join us for a complimentary box lunch starting at 11 a.m. by our friends and neighbors from the Ashland Community.
Buying Online and Phone Bids
The sale will be broadcast live for viewing and purchase at DVAuction.com. Create an account ahead and apply to bid. Live video on sale day plus pre-recorded video of every lot. Contact Lyons Ranch after the sale for payment and trucking.
If you have any questions, you can contact the DV Auction office for support during the sale or prior at 402-316-5440.
If you cannot be with us on sale day and would like to leave a phone bid or be on the phone, we will have competent and professional assistance.
Any cattle purchased online or on the phone will carry a sight-unseen guarantee.
Lynn Langvardt, JC and Clay Center Livestock Sales Inc.
Understanding the Numbers
A Note about Our Catalog
Our catalog looks different than others you receive. When an animal is registered and DNA tested, the AAA generates more than 40 EPDs and combined trait indexes. We don’t print all those numbers here for simplicity. If you are interested in going deeper into a bull’s pedigree and EPD profile, you can access more information by entering their registration number or name at Angus.org, or get in touch and we will find you the numbers you would like to advance your program.
Think of the parameters and goals you have for your herd before you discount or elevate a young sire. Not every number is pertinent to every herd. Below is an explanation of the numbers in this sale book.
Production & Growth EPDs
CED – Calving Ease Direct EPD is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births that predicts the ease in which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers. A higher CED value equals greater calving ease in first calf heifers.
Milk – Maternal Milk EPD is a predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for milk in his daughters in comparison to daughters of other sires.
BW – Birth Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of that sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny in comparison to that of other sires.
WW – Weaning Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of that sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth in comparison to the progeny of other sires.
YW – Yearling Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth in comparison to the progeny of other sires.
CEM – Calving Ease Maternal 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.
HP – Heifer Pregnancy is a selection tool to predict fertility 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 the more favorable direction. An HP EPD of 15.0 is in the top 20% of Angus sires.
The Powered By Angus logo in our sale book means that each bull in the offering is registered and backed by the power of data, programs and pedigrees of the American Angus Association. The unique AAA registration number is located directly under the lot number and name in this catalog.
Carcass EPDs
CW – Carcass Weight EPD expressed in pounds, is a predictor in the difference in size of the hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
Marb – Marbling EPD expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
REA – Rib Eye Area EPD expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in rib eye area of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other sires.
Fat – Fat Thickness EPD expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib of a sire’s progeny compared to that of other siress.
DNA
DNA testing on all bulls performed by AGI, Neogen Angus GS. All bulls are parentage verified and BVD-PI negative.
Potential carriers of the DD (non-lethal) condition have been tested. If a bull is a DD carrier, it is noted as DDC beside his registration number in this catalog. No carriers of the lethal conditions OS, AM, NH or CA sell.
*GE-EPDs in this sale book are as of January 16, 2025.
To get the most updated and complete EPDs and 3-generation pedigree on each animal, go to Angus.org. In the search bar, enter the bull’s registration number (located under the bull’s name in this catalog).
Every bull in the offering has been DNA tested with Angus GS. After the tests were performed, Angus Genetics Incorporated, AGI, shared the results with the American Angus Association, generating genomic-enhanced EPDs. The GE-EPDs in this offering give a number the same accuracy as if the unproven animal had recorded 8 to 33 calves, depending on the trait.
Understanding the Numbers
Index Values
$Value Index EPDs are multi trait selection indices, expressed in dollars per head. Many EPDs and traits are combined to create these individual values. The represent an estimate of how a bull’s future progeny will perform, on average, in comparison to those of other sires.
$M – Maternal Weaned Calf Value predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning. $M assumes that individuals retain their own replacement females. Traits included are as follows: calving ease direct, calving ease maternal, weaning weight, milk, heifer pregnancy, docility, mature cow weight, claw set and foot angle.
$W – Weaned Calf Value predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. The underlying objective being producers will retain 20% of the female progeny as replacements.
$W assumes sale at weaning of the rest of the heifers and all the steers feeder calves. Traits included are birth weight, weaning weight, milk, and mature cow weight.
$B – Beef Value is a terminal index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits. Assumes retained ownership and carcass grid. Traits included in the index are yearling weight, dry-matter intake, marbling, carcass weight, ribeye area and fat.
$C – Combined Value an index, expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($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.
$C Assumes retained ownership and selling all steers and cull heifers on a quality-based carcass merit grid.
Performance Data
BW
The actual weight of the bull weighed on the day of his birth.
WW
The bull’s weight adjusted to 205 days of age.
Actual WT, SC
12/6 WT – Actual Weight on December 6, 2024. 12/6 SC – Actual Scrotal Circumference on December 6, 2024.
Updated Scrotal Circumferences will be on the BSE veterinary sheet from KABSU and provided prior to the sale.
Within the Lyons Ranch cowherd Nursing Ratio or NR is the average weaning weight ratio of all the calves that a bull’s dam has raised to weaning. The ratios are only calculated within our herd, therefore, you cannot compare ratios between breeders. We think the NR is an indicator of good mothering and milk, as well as performance.
It takes years to measure the impact of a single cow and know how good she can be. NR helps us to compare and is an indication of how a cow performed next to her sisters in our herd.
The entire Lyons Ranch cowherd is enrolled in MaternalPlus through the American Angus Association. MaternalPlus is a whole herd reporting program requiring the collection and sharing of more data, including disposal and stayability codes. The goal of the program is to identify true fertility and longevity, among other traits.
LAR MAN IN BLACK Reg 19955191
These sons of Man In Black combine base and muscle, rib shape and length. Our 2024 sale high-seller was an MIB son, and his daughters are making their mark in our herd. MIB himself has a Marbling EPD of +1.06 and RibEye +.85 with Weaning and Yearling EPDs in the top 3% of the breed.
MIB sons are lots 1 through 3.
To see MIB’s most recent EPDs and full pedigree, scan the QR code.
Lyons Man In Black 3090
Lyons Man In Black 2280
Iconic is a unique blend of phenotypic excellence and outstanding EPDs and indexes. We mated him with some good footed cows in our herd. These sons stand out.
Lots 4 through 8 are sons of Iconic.
Scan the code to see his pedigree and outstanding EPDs.
E&B PLUS ONE Reg 19196960
Plus One has been widely used. He combines a wellbalanced set of numbers with thickness and calving ease. Calves sired by these bulls will be ones you will be proud of when you sell your calves or retain them as feeders or replacement heifers. Confidence, Plus One’s paternal grandsire, made his mark in our herd ten years ago.
Lots 9 - 21 are sons of Plus One.
Scan the code to see Plus One’s pedigree and numbers.
Lyons Plus One 3354
Reference Sire
The bulls and females sired by Craftsman are powerful and fast growing. These bulls should sire strong replacement females and feeder cattle alike.
Connealy Craftsman was the number one bull for registrations in the Angus breed in 2024.
Check out his pedigree and numbers by scanning the code.
Craftsman sons are Lots 22-25.
Reference Sire
LYONS POWERCAT 8156
Reg 19549773
Lyons Powercat is in the GENEX Angus sire battery. He was the highest growth bull in our 2020 production sale, and you will like the frame and pounds. Every cow on his in his dam’s pedigree is eye-catching and good uddered, and the Powercat daughters we have in production are just the same.
He is a cow bull with a top 10% $Combined Index. Individual in herd Weaning Ratio 113, Yearling Ratio 118. Our Powercat sons are Lots 34 through 41.
Lots 54 to 59 are sons of Bear Mtn Justify. They have great structure and muscle pattern, and he himself has .92 Marbling EPD.
We used sexed semen to get these sons. High fertility and moderate birthweight package!
LYONS RESOURCE 6159
Reg 18938361
Lyons Resource 6159 himself was the lot 1 high seller in our 2018 sale -- a really complete, high capacity son of SAV Resource out of a Confidence dam. He has sired some of the most eye-catching calves we’ve raised, and we are very happy with his daughters.
R59 had an individual in herd weaning weight ratio 111, yearling weight ratio 112.
Lots 60 through 62 are the sons of R59.
Resource 6159
Shelby 9014
Lyons Resource 6159
Jewell 9114
Lyons Resource 6159
Lyons Rachel 5315
Reference Sire
BALDRIDGE MOVIN ON G780
Reg 19573709
Movin On has generated a lot of interest across the country for Calving Ease, carcass, docility and phenotype. His foot scores look great and he is a .94 for Marb EPD.
Lots 63 and 64 are the Movin On sons.
Baldridge Movin On G780
Pride 1303
8230 Baldridge Movin On G780
Pride 1253
CONNEALY COMMERCE
Reg 20132642
Commerce has a strong presence, with a genomic profile with great Calving Ease, Ribeye, Marbling and foot EPDs. We used him on young cows. Most of our Commerce sons can be used on heifers.
Commerce sons are lots 65 through 69.
Sire
SQUARE B TRUE NORTH 8052 Reg 19405246
This is a strong set of True North sons. He brings thickness and high marbling in a fancy and moderate package. True North has top end $Maternal and energy indexes. Most can be used on heifers.
Lots 70 through 79 are sons of True North.
Square B True North 8052
Lyons Jewell 0231
S A V Rainfall 6846
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Lyons Comrade 6218
Lyons Jewell 5146
Square B True North 8052
Lyons Bandolier Lady 9088
S A V Rainfall 6846
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Werner Flat Top 4136
Lyons Bandolier Lady 6222
Square B True North 8052 Lyons Effie 1322
Reference Sire
1083
The Exclusive calves are deep and smooth, and clean fronted. The daughters have good udders, and fertility. His HP (Heifer Pregnancy) EPD is in the highest 4% of the breed.
Some of these bulls are sired by Lyons Exclusive 1083. We kept him back to use ourselves. They are younger, but you will like them.
Lots 80 to 87 are sons and grandsons of Exclusive.
LYONS DUALLY 0288 Reg 20178856
Dually 0288 was used as a natural service sire on our first calf heifers after AI, and he did his job! We have several sons to sort through – you will find the muscle mass, thickness and good feet you expect from Dually. Lots of fertility too.
Lots 88 through 100 are grandsons of DL Dually, he is pictured here.
Scan the QR code to see the numbers and pedigree on Lyons Dually 0288.
Lyons Dually 3155
Trey and Bailey are working hard to make Lyons Ranch what it is, and we are all proud of them.
Bailey is making her mark in the western silver world. Her workshop is always humming! As a thank you, we will give the top buyer on March 3 a certificate for a custom piece from BA Silver. You can work with Bailey and create something unique that you can treasure.
Dually 3108
Reference Sires
Photos show the grandsires of Lots 101 through 109: Baldridge Bronc, TEX Playbook 5437 and G A R Ashland. Proven bulls, used industry-wide for many years; all three are designated Pathfinder sires.
The grandsons of these three bulls are some of the youngest in our offering, but they are ready to go to work. These herdbulls have been used naturally, they are quiet and good to work around, easy-keeping, great cow-makers. Don’t overlook them because they are at the end of the catalog.
Lots 101 though 109 are sons of B71, PB02 and A78.
Fall Bred Commercial Heifers LYONS RANCH
We are excited to offer you 40 head of our own home-raised Angus heifers. They have been handled just like our registered replacements, but selling as commercial females in groups of three to five head per lot.
• AI bred November 27-30, 2024, to outstanding, high CED bulls: Restore, RiseAbove and Exponential.
• Natural service sires were turned in December 5, 2024.
• Expected calving start date September 7, 2025. Ultrasound pregnancy checked by sale time and given PregGuard Gold FP10 and Dectomax.
KCF Bennett Exponential
Connealy Restore 178C
Stellpflug Hoffman RiseAbove
Lyons Playbook 0280
Lyons Flat Top 0188
