Welcome
We are looking forward to hosting you at our 9th Annual Production Sale! Our offering this year includes 50 twoyear-old Red Angus bulls, 2 registered, bred Red Angus heifers, and 3 registered, open Red Angus heifers. We are excited to offer semen packages for C-BAR Crackerjack and Berwald Destiny.
We know that cattle purchase decisions have lasting impacts on your herd and your bottom line; your investment is not just in genetics but in the overall health and vitality of your herd. We look for genetically and phenotypically well-balanced cattle to accomplish that goal. Our twoyear-old bulls are born and developed on grass and fed a high forage, low concentrate diet to develop them into mature cattle with proven performance and resilience that will translate into improved productivity within your herd. Our bulls undergo a rigorous health screening, ensuring that they enter your operation ready to thrive and contribute positively to your breeding program. We strive to have a quality product based on proven genetics so that we can stand behind our breeding soundness guarantee. We know you need a bull to arrive ready to work, and it’s important to us to provide that.
We are excited to offer semen packages for Berwald Destiny 3138 and C-BAR Crackerjack 2037K. Destiny was the lead off bull in the 2024 Berwald Red Angus sale. He was purchased for $135,000, and he is ready to make an impact on the breed. C-BAR Crackerjack was purchased from C-BAR Ranch in their 2023 sale. He was the lead off Collusion son; he combines performance, pedigree, and phenotype.
We hope to see you at our sale, and we are looking forward to partnering with you as you make important decisions for the quality of your herd. We want you to feel confident in buying from RLC. Please do not hesitate to call us with your questions and to discuss your herd and what you’re looking for in your cattle purchases this season. We welcome visitors to our farm any time to see the cattle!
Mark Ressler & Bryan Ressler
Sale Schedule
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11th
12:00 pm - Complimentary lunch will be served 2:00 pm - RLC Annual Production sale
Sale Location
Ressler Land & Cattle farm
Typing Ressler Land & Cattle into the Maps or Google Maps app will direct you to the farm.
Online Bidding
Sale Re esentatives
Auctioneer
Seth Weishaar 605-210-1124
Ringmen
Kirby Goettsch - Farm & Ranch Guide 605-380-3939
Kadon Leddy - Cattle Business Weekly 605-924-0757
Tony Heins - Western Ag Reporter 701-400-4435
DV Auction
Logan Hoffmann 701-388-2618
Herd Veterinarian
Dr. Greg Carlson, DVM - Southwood Vet Clinic 701-252-3430
RLC CAVALRY 207L
RAAA#: 4879282 DOB: 05/16/2023 BW: 90 Adj 205: 731 YW: 1089 Dam’s age: 7 Dam’s Wt: 1245
RLC Cavalry 207L is our lead off bull for our 2025 production sale! He is sired by Six Mile Cavalry 538J whom we purchased in the spring of 2022. 538J has added a tremendous amount of phenotype and breed character to his offspring. 207L was born at 90lbs and weaned at 730lbs, which was a weaning weight ratio of 109 with 97 in his contemporary group. 207L displays a lot of his sire’s characteristics while not being out done by his six-year-old dam RLC Lass 129F who boasts a 107MPPA and has proven herself to be one of the top females here at Ressler Land and Cattle.
Cavalry Sons
RLC CAVALRY 192L
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RLC CAVALRY 198L
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RLC Cavalry 192L is a smooth-made 538J son that is out of LRL Lakota 64G who possesses a 108MPPA! He stands on a perfect set of feet and ratioed a 112WW, 113YW, and a 111IMF. He is a negative birth weight bull that will add weaning weight to his calf crop and some great grid premiums to your feeder steers!
Cavalry Sons
RLC CAVALRY 216L
RLC CAVALRY 240L
RLC Cavalry 240L is a heifer bull that has a long, smooth make to his neck and shoulders coupled with a very neat, small head. Not very often do heifer bulls still wean off the cow at 54% of their dam’s weight with no creep feed. 240L will sire small easy calving calves that will get up and grow!
Cavalry Sons
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DAM of 148L: RLC Foxy Maria Mulberry 198E
Cavalry Sons
RLC CAVALRY 161L
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RLC CAVALRY 189L
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161L is another negative birth weight Cavalry son that will work great on heifers. He was born at 80lbs with a 15 calving ease EPD.
RLC AMBITION 187L
RAAA#: 4879244 DOB: 05/13/2023 BW: 86 Adj 205: 724
RLC AMBITION 221L
RLC Ambition 187L is a great bull to lead off the Ambition sons this year! He is a beast of a herd bull that has growth and feed efficiency written all over his physique. From the day he was born, we knew he had the potential to be a great bull, and he went on to have weaning ratio of 108, yearling ratio of 113, and an IMF ratio of 133! His dam, RLC Sun King 116F, is an S Value daughter that has done well with her calves. She has an IMF ratio of 123 and a MPPA of 101. 187L reminds us a lot of his 2nd generation maternal sire, S Value 6206. He added a lot of growth and depth of body to his calf crops, and we expect 187L to do the same! Big time herd bull with a ton of growth!
RAAA#: 4879490 DOB: 05/18/2023 BW: 96 Adj 205: 775 YW: 1129 Dam’s age: 8 Dam’s Wt: 1470
RLC Ambition 221L is a larger framed cow bull that balances birth weight and weaning weight while maintaining longevity on the bottom side of his pedigree. His dam, RLC Erica 142E, is one of the top cows in the herd and has raised some heavy weaning weight calves. She was the top weaning weight calf in her contemporary group with a 205-day weight of 804! She has always come up bred even after raising a set of twins in 2022!
Ambition Sons
RAAA#: 4882598 DOB: 06/19/2023 BW: 87 Adj 205: 696 YW: 1051
WFL MERLIN 018A
LRL AMBITION G87 LRLD DAWN B30
FLYING W HEADLINE 213B RLC REDEMPTION 211F AMBERLIGHT REDEMPTION 417 DAM of 312L: RLC Redemption 211F
RAAA#: 4872940 DOB: 04/19/2023 BW: 66 Adj 205: 585
age: 7 Dam’s Wt: 1395
RLC Ambition 312L is a negative birth weight bull that has a very balanced set of EPD’s. His sire, LRL Ambition G87, was one of our top herd bulls. His dam, RLC Redemption 211F, raised our lot one bull in our 2022 bull sale.
Ambition 120L is one of the top heifer bull prospects in our offering. He has a cool head and a great crest that flows into a smooth shoulder and a long spine. His 2nd generation paternal dam, RLC Advantage Lass 191F, was one of our deepest, broodiest cows that walked the hills of Red Willow. His pedigree is also stacked up with great ones; his dam is out of lineage that goes back to Frey’s Missie 560B.
Reddington Sons
RLC REDDINGTON
152L
RLC Reddington 152L is one that we have been watching mature all summer and admire his true herd bull look as he has been a standout since day one. His dam is a flashy Six Mile Warcraft daughter that has a good-sized frame and an excellent udder. His sire, Loosli Reddington 803F, has been a reliable go to herd bull for us for the last few years. He has raised a pile of sons and daughters at Ressler Land and Cattle!
DAM of 152L: RLC Helena 170F
Reddington Sons
RLC REDDINGTON 219L
RLC REDDINGTON 170L
RLC Reddington 219L is a long-made, larger framed Reddington son that is out of Flying W Cashmere 219B. Her legacy here at RLC has included being the dam to many high selling bulls and raising daughters that have had sons that have topped our past sales including RLC Maximizer 191K, who was the high selling bull in 2024. Power and longevity are in the proven pedigree that 219L possesses. Note his 138 IMF ratio as he has the #1 marbling bull in today’s offering.
RLC Reddington 170L has the frame to produce feeder steers that will finish at 1500lbs and retain heifers in the herd that will have good feet and udders for many years. His dam, RLC Skylar 206D, is still in the herd and bred back on time.
Reddington Sons
RLC Reddington 179L just might be out of one of the best dams in the herd. RLC Scarlet 124E is an Andras Fusion R236 daughter that has done a phenomenal job at RLC. She is a dark red, deep bodied cow with a very feminine front quarter and a great set of feet and teats. When you study 179L’s EPD’s, take note of his top 6% ProS, top 9% HB, Top 20% GM, and top 5% Stay!
RLC REDDINGTON 167L
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RLC Reddington 167L is another heifer bull that will sire daughters that you will want to keep in your herd as his Herd Builder index is in the top 1%!
Top Dollar Angus
You will see many lots with this logo. This denotes that these bulls meet the requirements to be considered a Top Dollar Angus herd sire.
Top Dollar Angus is a genetic certification and marketing company focused exclusively on the top 25% of the industry in carcass and growth of Angus-influenced feeder cattle. Qualified herds must have two or more generations of Angus (Black or Red) genetics with growth and carcass traits objectively ranking in the top 25% of the breed. Once your cattle have met the necessary requirements, they will be marketed under the Top Dollar Angus brand and logo and will be promoted aggressively to a large number of feed yards and buyers.
132L
RLC REDDINGTON 134L
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Reddington Sons
RLC REDDINGTON 153L
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RLC Reddington 153L is another low-birth-weight bull that will pair excellent with a set of heifers! His dam, RLC Red Willow 119D, is a 111X daughter that has a 373-day calving interval on 7 natural calves. 153L was also born a twin.
RLC REDDINGTON 197L
Code Red Sons
RLC CODE RED 272L
RLC Code Red 272L just might be one of the best RLC 113E sons that we have sold to date! He is a long-made, larger-framed bull that was our top weaning bull of the 2025 sale offering at 803lbs with a WW ratio of 120 in a contemporary group of 97! His BW ratio was 99, and he was also the number one YW bull with a ratio of 117! When selecting a bull that will add pounds and frame to a Red Angus cow herd, check out 272L!
Code Red Sons
RLC CODE RED 242L
RLC CODE RED 226L
RLC Code Red 242L is the 113E son that has a little more flash to his look. His dam, RLC Elite 115E, is a deep, broody cow that was shown as a calf at the NILE in Billings, Montana, and at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. 242L was the number two weaning weight bull in the entire 2025 bull sale with a WW ratio of 117!
Code Red Sons
RLC CODE RED 213L
RLC Code Red 213L will be bull that will add frame, power, and longevity into your cow herd. His dam, RLC Belle 195D, comes from a long line of Belle cows that were 10+ years old before they left RLC for greener pastures. Foot structure and udders are two things you can count on being exceptional from the Belle lineage.
RLC CODE RED 241L
RLC Code Red 241L is a well made 113E son that will add some frame. He really has a nice herd bull look to him. His dam, RLC Holly 135F, is a Flying W Headline 213B daughter that has a great look to her and a nice teat set to her udder. We have many 213B daughters in the herd, and they have been producing very well!
RLC CODE RED 249L
Code Red Sons
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RLC FREEDOM 296L
RLC Freedom 296L is a big-time growth and carcass bull that ratioed a 106 WW and a 111 REA. His dam, Flying W Kings Lass 166C, goes back to 856 who was a matriarch at RLC for many years; she produced 10 natural and 15 donor calves including 19 females that went back into the herd! 296L will be a female maker that will top the market with large-framed steer calves that will ring the bell with grid premiums!
Freedom Sons
RLC FREEDOM 287L
RLC FREEDOM 301L
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of 111, and a REA ratio of 109! He is a high growth bull with a ton of carcass merit in his pedigree.
Bullseye Sons
4882250 DOB:
RLC Bullseye 269L is a long, smooth-shouldered negative birth weight bull that will pair well with larger-framed heifers. He had a REA ratio of 110 and is out of RLC Sue 228E who stands on a near perfect set of feet with a nice set of teats.
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LAZY MC BENELLI 102B SANDERSON BULLSEYE E46
SANDERSON MISSY
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z
RLC AQUILA 217F
FLYING W AQUILA 110B
RLC Bullseye 314L is out of a ripping good Warcraft dam, RLC Aquila 217F. She is a larger-framed, deep-bodied cow that has the style and look that we try to replicate into every breeding decision that we make. Her dam, Flying W Aquila 110B, was one of our larger-framed cows, and the choice in crossing her to Warcraft was a great one! 314L has a HB index that is in the top 7% of the breed and a -4 ME, which is top 19%.
Sanderson Bullseye E46
Bullseye Sons
RLC BULLSEYE 112L
RAAA#: 4872850 DOB: 04/13/2023
BW: 61 Adj 205: 637 YW: 971 Dam’s age: 4 Dam’s Wt: 1250
RLC Bullseye 112L is the darkest, most cherry red bull to be offered in the sale today. He has a sleek-made body that has propelled him to the top of the heifer bull short list! His EPD’s stand out: 19 CED in the top 2%, -4.4 BW in the top 10%, while still having top 38% and 30% WW/YW EPD’s respectively. His dam, RLC Redemption 199J, has the same hair coat as 112J and is a phenotypic stand out in her contemporary group. She is an S Value 6206 daughter that is loaded with growth EPD’s and had a 115 WW ratio and a 205 weight of 730lbs.
ProS 107
HB 49
GM 58
RLC BRUNO 123G
RLC BULLSEYE 155J
RLC RED WILLOW 174G
S VALUE 6206
RLC REDEMPTION 199J
AMBERLIGHT REDEMPTION 417
RLC BULLSEYE 105L
RAAA#: 4872836 DOB: 04/02/2023 BW:
RLC BENCHMARK 155L
RLC Benchmark 155L is one of only two RLC Benchmark 102E sons to sell this year as we lost 102E in the pasture his first year breeding due to a broken shoulder. His dam, RLC Foxy Maria Mulberry 118G, goes back to the 198E Mulberry cow that has been getting bred on time and adding many productive females back to the herd. 155L ratioed a 114 WW and a 112 YW. He was also our highest REA bull with a ratio of 119!
RLC FLYING K MAX 248L
RLC Flying K Max 248L had a WW ratio of 109, YW ratio of 115, and a REA ratio of
His dam RLC Annie 250F is an S Value 6206 daughter that has calves that will get up and grow!
RLC BENELLI 101L
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RLC Benelli 101L was pulled this summer to cover a group of our own registered heifers. He is a low BW bull that has a different pedigree for us as we purchased his dam as a bred heifer in the ND Red Select Sale in 2023.
One of our cows had triplet bull calves this spring! They weighed 62, 66, and 75 lbs adding up to a total of 203lbs of calf! All three calves were born unassisted, on pasture, and are still alive today. They were out of our herdsire, C-BAR Crackerjack 2037K.
Choice of Semen Packages
We are excited to offer some semen packages from two of our most recent herdsire purchases!
Being offered are 5 packages of semen for each bull. Each package contains 10 conventional units. The highest bidder will get to choose Berwald Destiny or C-BAR Crackerjack semen packages and the number of packages to purchase at that amount. The auction will proceed until all packages for both bulls are sold.
Semen Packages
BERWALD DESTINY 3138
RAAA#: 4847024 DOB: 02/14/2023 BW: 95 Adj 205: 735 YW: 1387
CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS BROWN CRSB CONFIDENCE G1410
BROWN MS MISSION STMT B542
SIX MILE STEALTH 269F RED RAINBOW TAFFETA 94J RED SIX MILE MS TAFFETA 142B
C-BAR CRACKERJACK 2037K
FRITZ JUSTICE 8013
LACY COLLUSION 115F
LAKOTA 8105
SPUR FRANCHISE OF GARTON
C-BAR STONY 837F
C-BAR MS STONY A302
C-Bar Crackerjack was our pick at the C-Bar 2023 Production Sale, and we purchased him for $42,000. His phenotype caught our eye; he maintains a larger frame, a big hip with a ton of stretch, and an attractive herd bull crest. His EPD’s rank towards the top of the breed. This spring, we had 118 Crackerjack calves born, and we were very pleased with the breeding decision we made in purchasing this great herdsire! His conventional semen is stored in Manhattan Kansas at KABSU.
Berwald Destiny 3138 was the high selling bull at the Berwald Red Angus 2024 production sale; we purchased him for $135,000. He caught our eye first because of his superior phenotype and incredible depth of body. He has an outcross pedigree that is coupled with a great set of EPD’s. We had him collected at World West Sire Services in Billing MT this summer and AI bred 140 of our registered cows to him. He was 32 for 34 natural service on the registered heifers that he bred this summer. We took him back to World West after the breeding season where he has collected more conventional semen and semen for global export to CSS-certified countries that is free of burden (FOB) to Ressler Land and Cattle. His first semen sale this fall demanded $907 per straw at the “Bet on Red” online frozen genetics sale in Reno Nevada.
Registered, Bred Heifers
RLC MAIDEN 193L
RAAA#: 4879254 DOB: 05/14/2023 BW: 70 Adj 205: 641
Dam’s age: 5 Dam’s Wt: 1140
RLC PRAIRIE QUEEN 205L
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RLC Prairie Queen 205L is the first Benchmark 102E daughter that we have offered for sale as we do not have many as we lost her sire early in his tenure. We sure liked RLC Prairie Queen 205L’s paternal grand dam, NSFR Marie C85. She was affectionately known as the “TANK,” and Prairie Queen possesses some of her grand dam’s qualities with added length of side, hip and a darker cherry red coat. Couple these traits with a Pro S in the top 25%, HB in the top 4%, Milk in the top 15%, and a Stay in the top 1%, RLC Prairie Queen 205L should mature into a balanced, productive cow who will have an exciting Destiny 3138 calf at
What a great way to start off the bred heifer offering! RLC Maiden 193L has presence with her smooth shoulder and square hip. She goes back to a heifer we picked up at the NILE Sale in Billings, donated by Christensen Red Angus in Montana. We look for RLC Maiden 193L to mature into the same type of cow as her grand dam who boasted a 102 MPPA. Add this maternal power to her paternal grand dam on the top side, the famed Marta 238C cow, and there should be cow power here. She is carrying one of the first pregnancies to our exciting new herdsire Berwald Destiny 3138! Look for the calf that Maiden is carrying to have power, performance, and presence coupled with another added punch of cow power from the Taffeta 94J cow! Pasture exposed to BER Destiny 3138 5/15/20246/15/2024 Due 2/25/2025
RLC MISSIE 185M
RAAA#: 4971192 DOB: 05/12/2024 BW: 76 Adj 205: 567 Dam’s age: 6 Dam’s Wt: 1205
RLC GALATAEYA 113M
ProS 135
HB 65
GM 70
Another great CrackerJack heifer who is rising to top as one of our favorites in the open pen. We appreciate her phenotype with her awesome profile, length of side, and great hip. Look for Galataeya 113M to mature into the perfect-sized cow that can go in any direction. Halter broke.
LACY COLLUSION 115F
ProS 159
HB 94 GM 65
C-BAR CRACKERJACK 2037K
C-BAR STONY 837F
SANDERSON BULLSEYE E46
RLC CONQUEROR 127G
RLC CONQUEROR 705E
Look at this awesome May calf! RLC Missie 185M keeps getting better every time we look at her; she would be awesome in the ring this summer! RLC Missie 185M’s sire, C-Bar CrackerJack, puts a hip and a cool frontend on them. Combined with the belly dragging depth from her dam, Missie 185M will mature into an awesome cow! Halter broke.
Sale Day Information
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SALE LOCATION:
Ressler Land & Cattle Farm
The sale will be held in a heated barn that is handicap accessible. See page 3 for map & address.
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SALE FORMAT:
A video auction will be held at the farm broadcast by DV Auction. These videos will be used to sell the animals instead of running them through the ring. Bidding can be done in person or online. Phone bids are also accepted; please call Bryan or Mark prior to sale.
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SUPPLEMENT SHEETS:
Current weights, scrotal circumferences, and sale order will be available.
50K GENETIC TESTING:
All bulls in the sale have been genetically tested with 50K. This ensures their genetic accuracy and gives you enhanced EPDs of these animals. >
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ACCOMMODATIONS:
Please contact Bryan or Mark if you will need lodging or accommodations to attend the sale. We would be happy to assist you.
LIABILITY:
We are not responsible for any typographical errors. Announcements made at the day of the sale will take precedence. All people attending the sale do so at their own risk. Ressler Land and Cattle will not assume liability of any accidents, injuries, or exposures that occur at the farm. >
> LUNCH
A complimentary lunch will be served prior to the sale starting at noon.
CATTLE VIEWING:
We welcome visitors to our farm at any time. Please contact us prior to your visit to discuss your herd needs and how RLC can be a part of your operation. The animals for sale will be on display starting at 10:00 a.m. on sale day for your viewing.
BREEDING GUARANTEE:
All bulls are guaranteed breeders for the first season defined as 90 days following turn out of the bull. Any grievances must be reported by October 1, 2025. Breeding soundness exams will be performed prior to delivery in the spring by Dr. Greg Carlson, DVM. There is no guarantee on their semen freezing.
All bred heifers are guaranteed bred, but a live calf is not guaranteed. Due dates are just an estimate and not guaranteed. Open heifers are guaranteed open and breedable. Ultrasounding for due dates and reproductive evaluations were done by Southwood Vet Clinic.
Breeding soundness is of the utmost importance to us, and we stand behind our animals. We will assist all purchasers in the event of any problems.
> FEEDING:
We encourage all buyers to leave the bulls at our farm until delivery to continue their ration and to receive their breeding soundness exam. This will be at no charge to you until April 1, 2025.
DELIVERY:
We offer free delivery of all bulls and heifers within ND, SD, MN, & MT. Deliveries to other states will be free on purchases totaling $5000 or more. We will be glad to aid in delivery for purchases of less than $5000 at a cost. All heifers must be picked up or delivered by January 25, 2025. We will start bull deliveries in February of 2025. Any cattle being transported internationally will have delivery arranged by RLC at the buyers’ expense.
> INSURANCE:
We encourage all buyers to obtain insurance for their animals purchased as the buyer assumes full liability of death or injury to his/her animal following the sale.
HEALTH:
All bulls and heifers are in good health and have been vaccinated using the Select Vac Program. All cows tested negative for Jhonnes. Prior to delivery, all bulls will be vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold FP 5VL5 and poured with Dectomax.
Bryan, Lauren, and Isaiah Ressler. Lauren is originally from Langford, SD and is a principal at Griggs County Central in Cooperstown.
Mark, Sarah, Kate, Meredith, & Hannah Ressler. Sarah is originally from Glen Ullin, ND and is the managing pharmacist at Cooperstown Drug.
Bryan & Mark’s parents - Larry and Karen Ressler. Larry is pictured with his buggy & Dude. Karen is with Hannah grain carting.
Mark & Sarah’s oldest daughter, Kate (8), riding Mo to round up cows.
Meredith, (5) Mark & Sarah’s middle daughter, checking cows during calving.
Mark & Sarah’s youngest daughter, Hannah (3), fishing!
Bryan & Lauren’s son, Isaiah (8), doing chores.
The girls helping Mark check cows.
Bryan & Isaiah feeding the state sale heifers.
RLC kids at the Binford bull ride!
Thank you for all of your business from the RLC crew!
Halloween 2024
Bryan, Kate, & Isaiah in the Cooperstown parade.
Mark & the kids “horsing” around!
Bryan & Mark cutting up RLC brisket for Bryan’s birthday bash!
Bryan, ND Stockman’s Association District 1 director, hosting the Spring Roundup in Cooperstown.
