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home of Terry & Julie Albrecht. Be on the lookout for the white house with red barn accompanied by the red TA Sign on the corner, you’ll find us there!
We’ve had this vision for many years to bring you right to the heart of our everyday operation. To say we’re excited to invite you to Thurston would be an understatement. With this change in location, our goal is to invite you and your family to our home! The place where we continue to build a legacy for the next generation of Albrecht children, Red Angus, Simmental, and Angus Cattle. We hope you’re able to stick around after the sale for food and fellowship, allowing us more time to visit and catch up with each of you. As you open the front cover of this catalog, finding yourself reading here, we not only appreciate your interest, but we feel it brought you to our offering for a reason. We’ve spent the last decade tailoring our breeding decisions to design a cow that is truly dual-purpose with the importance of cow fertility, longevity, and adaptability to all environments. (Jokingly) If we created a $TA Index, you’d know exactly what emphasis would be included in that calculation if you’ve followed our program. We continue fine tuning our cowherd creating that equal blend of both maternal and terminal, requiring us to cull cows even if they were some of our “favorites.” Searching for the best genetics and the right selection meeting our end goals, we accept the risk and the reward.
As a bull supplier, it’s our job to not just sell you a bull, furthermore, provide you with the right bull battery to meet your dual-purpose ($TA) needs excelling in all aspects of production. These age advantage bulls will sire progeny fitting the need of either your next set of replacement females or the next set of feeder cattle capturing premiums with the grid market. The all-purpose, all-around cowboy kind of bull power. You will notice our change in sale date alongside our sale location. We have found with having an earlier sale date and later calving season offers us the opportunity of marketing our females as bred heifers.
This year we have 200 Commercial Bred Heifers available. This is one of the nicest sets we’ve been able to offer. You will find both home-raised heifers out of our commercial cow herd and heifers that we’ve purchased from our customers. These females will fit the bill for that dual-purpose cow with good udders, disposition, and longevity to work for you for years to come.
Speaking of heifer progeny, don’t overlook the FIVE elite replacement heifers from our keeper pen. Once you look at their pedigrees, you’ll quickly find these are some of the most sought-after Red Angus genetics in the business today. Since we’re in the trend of NEW things this year, offering this caliber of heifers is a first – we’re not holding back! Remember that conversation about a dual-purpose female, who catches your eye phenotypically and EPDs to match? We might be YOUR ONE STOP BULL SHOP but sure find your way over to this pen to invest in your next future donor that will take you to the next level.
In closing, we are fortunate to have a family operation where three generations are helping with the day-to-day happenings of the farm and ranch. We might be bias, but we truly believe it’s the best way to raise a family. Andy and Abbie’s two kids now have cows of their own in the TA herd and even cattle in the sale offering. Atwood and Ariat play a huge role in everything that happens at the ranch. It is truly rewarding to witness these two young cattlemen! Travis and Lexi’s kids are just at the age to start helping too. You will find Millie horseback, Anson asking all the questions, and Taryn serving her role well as the oldest sibling and our HR consultant. We can’t forget about little Tate and the newest addition as of September, Miss Annabel Mae. This brings Terry and Julie’s grandkid count to 10! We also cannot forget our nephew Maddox, who has also been coming down between school and sports, to help on weekends at the farm in Thurston.
Without further ado, we look forward to seeing you at the farm on February 1! If you’re unable to attend, feel free to view and bid on DV Auction. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or if you’d like to stop out and view the cattle prior to sale day.
TA CATTLE 12th Annual Bull and Female Sale
Terry and Julie Albrecht
1905 H Avenue
Thurston, NE 68062
Cell: (402) 922-1001
TACATTLE.COM
NEW SALE LOCATION
TA Cattle Sale
AUCTIONEER
Will Epperly.................................................712-269-5677
SALE PERSONNEL
Clerk : Allie Klintworth, Office : Carrie Morgan Ourada RINGMEN
Chris Beutler, Livestock Digital.....................402-380-8244
Jason Hansen, Livestock Digital...................402-649-0550
SPECIAL GUESTS
Berrett Simon, Red Angus Association.........316-452-1792
Andy Albrecht, Top Dollar Angus...................402-922-1000
VETERINARIANS
Pender-Emerson Vet Clinic...........................402-695-2202
Dr. Kia Coleman
Josh Beutler................................................402-385-3155
ACCOMODATIONS
Horizon Inn and Suites - West Point..............402-372-1959
Super 8 - West Point....................................402-372-3998
Cross Roads Lodge - Pender.........................402-385-6160
Cobblestone Inn - Wayne..............................402-833-1300
Lots of options in Sioux City, IA AIR TRAVEL
Sioux Gateway Airport, 36 miles northeast of Thurston
Eppley Airfield, Omaha, 88 miles southeast of Thurston
Wayne Municipal Airport, 21 miles west of Thurston
CATTLE VIEWING
Cattle can be viewed online at DVauction.com or if you would like to view them in person, call Travis to arrange a time. ONLINE BIDDING
The sale will be broadcast live. Visit DVAuction.com a few days before the sale to sign up for online bidding.
SATURDAY AT 1:00 PM
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
TA CATTLE SALE FACILITY - THURSTON, NE
Andy and Abbie Albrecht
Atwood, Ariat 45212 861st Road
Bassett, NE 68714
Cell: (402) 922-1000
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Travis and Lexi Albrecht
Taryn, Amelia, Anson, Tatem, Annabel 502 20 Road
Thurston, NE 68062
Cell: (402) 922-1800
Announcements from the block take precedence over the information in this catalog.
RETAINED INTEREST
We are retaining half interest in all bulls in the sale. We are selling the remaining half interest, full possession, and full salvage value. This option gives TA Cattle the option to collect, use, and market semen from the bull and does not restrict the purchaser from doing the same. This collection, unless agreed otherwise, would be done at the expense of TA Cattle, at the buyer’s convenience. Also at the time of purchase, the highest bidder on a retained interest bull may elect to purchase exclusive semen rights for 100% of the purchase price in addition to the purchased price on retained bulls. If a buyer elects to purchase exclusive semen rights, TA Cattle interest then becomes in herd use only, but TA Cattle retains all rights to use the bull within their herd.
GUARANTEE
All bulls selling for $4,000 or more are guaranteed for the first breeding season. A breeding season is defined as the 90 day period following the first turnout of the bull. If a replacement bull is available, he will be provided or if the buyer prefers, credit toward one bull will be given in the following sale, less salvage value of the injured bull. All injured bulls must be diagnosed by a veterinarian. Please notify us as soon as possible should injury occur and prior to the injured bull being sold for salvage.
VACCINATION RECORD
All cattle have been vaccinated, starting at 30 days of age, at grass turn out, and again at pre-weaning and post-weaning. They were poured and dewormed. Vaccinations include 7-way clostridial, IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, haemophilus somnus, and pasturellas. Any positive test results will be noted with EPDs throughout the catalog. The open heifers have also been Bangs vaccinated. The bulls and heifers have had their pre-breeding shot—Express FP 5-VL5. If you would like specific details on products used please give us a call. The bulls will be sold as guaranteed breeders according to the sale terms and conditions of the RAAA.
DELIVERY
Free delivery up to 300 miles. All bulls will be boarded free of charge until March 1. After that there will be a $4.00/hd/day feed charge until they are picked up or delivered. If you would like TA Cattle to feed and breed the open heifers, let us know right after the sale so arrangements can be made. If you do not need our services, then all heifers must be picked up the following day unless other arrangements are made. Bred heifers can be loaded at the conclusion of the sale. We would prefer if we did not load bulls after the sale, but the following day or they will be delivered within the next 30 days.
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RedAngus Bulls
What a way to start the sale in 2025! Three full brothers to one of the most talked about bulls in the breed, Drifter H10. Their sire, Hobo 0545, has been a go to for maternal power for years in our herd. The females consistently raise a big calf and breed back on time year after year. Longevity in your cow herd is the most profitable asset that you can select for, and there aren’t many that can stand up to the daughters that he has left behind over the last 25 years. Their dam F66, has jumped through all the hoops in our program and is the definition of what we look for in a female. L407 is a bull that you will still get excited about 20 years from now. He is soft made, easy fleshing, and level hipped. Top 1% ProS, top 1% HB top 6% GM top 2 % CED top 1% Stay top 2% Marbling. It’s a very short list of sires that can put up that kind of data and look the way he does. He froze semen at 12 months and was used heavily in our herd this last summer. We are excited for the future of the Red Angus breed and know this bull will only help it get better!
HOBO L262
TAC BLUEPRINT L535
Been a favorite since the day he was born. L535 is a natural calf of F66. His sire 0171 was our pick of bulls from the Nine Mile program in 2021. His sire is one of the best female makers in the Black Angus breed. L535 has known he wanted to be a bull since he was 2 months old, always herding and trying to sort his own group. Libido is a very important trait in keeping a tight calving window and he sure has it. He combines 10 traits in the top 20% of the breed and was the #2 WW, #2 YW of all his contemporaries. We are confident he will be a very key breeding piece for many different reasons.
TAC ROLLIN DEEP L420
Notice a method to the madness yet? Our program is based around females. We strive for maternally oriented sires that can also give a premium on the grid. Rollin Deep is no stranger to the breed. The female base we have from him are some of our best. The only hole that he has is, they have a tendency to not marble. L420 may be the answer we were looking for, he ratioed 138 on marbling winning his contemporary group. Last I heard Rolling Deep semen was very rare and bringing over $700 per unit. Buy this son backed by one of the best females in the breed!
DRIFTER L272
LOTS 6-15
Drifter has made quite the buzz the last 12 months with semen bringing $2500/straw. His offspring have topped every sale they have been a part of being purchased by some of the most astute breeders and bull studs in the country. For good reason, they are consistently good, have unmatched early growth while keeping frame size in check, and are as dual purpose on paper as you can draw one up. As we prove him out, the females that he is leaving behind is what really gets us excited. Versatile EPD profile that is an outcross to most all popular pedigrees today. Was the highest AI conception sire we used in 2021 and 2022. Out of the 17 daughters coming with their second calf for 2025, 100% of them were bred up in 42 days. The 23 2023 born yearling heifers sired by him were 77% AI on a mass breed
an
conception of 96% in 42 days.
Reference Sire TAC DRIFTER H10
The brute of the sale. He is full of red meat and eye appeal. Backed by two of our favorite cows on the ranch. 191 has a 103 MPPA on 47 offspring and F66 has a 110.5 on 16. This is as proven as it gets!
BASIN HOBO 0545
TAC DRIFTER H10
TAC MS VERNA F66 ET
C-BAR LEVERAGE 8115F TAC
MACEY F23-D4
6 traits in the top 6% of the breed. His dam goes back to one of the most consistent Black Angus cows we own, B461. She has put more bulls on the sale and heifers in the keeper pen than any Angus we own all while being one of the first to calve every year. This mating gets us really excited!
TAC DRIFTER
This bull has been on the short list since day one! We used him AI on heifers, cows, and had him clean up on heifers. He is royally bred and has another full brother in the yearling pen. 3/4 brother to lot 6. 8 traits in the top 20% of the breed. He ratioed over 100 for every measurable trait. We are excited for the Rover calves coming this spring.
No holes EPD profile that jumped through all the hoops. Wallace and Drifter are two bulls that have made
TAC DRIFTER L138
BASIN HOBO 0545
TAC DRIFTER H10
TAC MS VERNA F66 ET
GP WALLACE 016
BASIN HOBO 79E
BASIN ERICA 330E
TAC SECURITY D56
3SCC VERNA B47
FAITH 803 BASIN CHEROKEE 5856
TAC MS OPAL J217-7385 BASIN OPAL 7385 LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27
L138 goes back to one of the highest revenue females at our place, T7385. She was as fertile as you could make one. She AI bred every year on a mass breed until she was 18 years old. She was the definition of longevity and we sure hated to see her go. If you are serious about making females, this bull should be on your short list
L207
Double shot of Hard Drive. He is a standout in the pen and is one that puts a lot of pieces together.
TAC DRIFTER L287
LOTS 16-19
Guarantee is a full brother to F66, the mother to Drifter. There is a reason we named him Guarantee - he stamps them with look and as you can see, great carcass! They come at a consistent 65-72 pounds full of piss and vinegar. He is a sire that we will be using heavily on heifers and making females. Has a great number profile that is easy to stick him anywhere. B47 is one of the best Hard Drive females around, she has produced several high sellers over the years while maintaining a 105 MPPA on 55 progeny. There are a lot of things we like about these Guarantee sons.
TAC GUARANTEE L194
TAC GUARANTEE L333
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LOTS 20-24
A person realizes pretty fast why Energize gained popularity so fast after seeing this group of sons. He was the #1 sire in registries in 2023 being used all over the country. We mated him to our power cows and are very happy with the outcome.
TAC ENERGIZE L360
TAC ENERGIZE L363
L432
LOT 23 & 24
L392 and L323 are peas in a pod and need to be turned out together on a large group of cows. They will make a fantastic set of feeding cattle while being able to be confident in retaining every female.
TAC ENERGIZE L392
BIEBER
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BIEBER
TAC ENERGIZE L323
LOT 25 & 26
L168 was the 3rd lightest of his contemporaries at birth while being the 7th heaviest at weaning all with ratioing a 135 IMF scan. He is the kind that needs to be used on every female on your place, heifers and cows. The Security females have done everything we have asked of them.
TAC SAFETY L160
PIE STOCKMAN 4051
RED ANGUS BULLS
TAC INSIGHT L321
LOT 28 & 29
The Insight cattle have done exactly what we have asked of them. He is out of the same great Tilly cow as Rollin Deep. They are both out of Security females, making them 3/4 brothers.
TAC HOBO L188
LOT 30 & 31
These two Hobo sons are full brothers in blood to Lots 1-3. They will be sleep all night heifer bulls. Tried and true!
L530 is a maternal breeding piece that we would like to use back in our herd AI. He is a black/red carrier going back to OCC Juanada, a cow that has worked for us in the Angus, Simmental, and Red Angus breeds. He ratioed 104 WW and YW, 113 IMF.
Hereford or Charolais Cross Bulls
LOTS 38-45
These F1 bulls are impressive. It is never a bad idea to add heterosis in a cow herd. Hereford or Charolais you pick your color, all they need is a big group of those famous Red Angus females.
TAC BLUEPRINTL400
TAC BLUEPRINT L559
BlackAngus Bulls
TAC EMBLEM L326
TEHAMA TAHOE B767 MCC SUPERMAMA 9033 MCC
TEHAMA UPWARD Y238
TEHAMA MARY BLACKBIRD Y684 MCC DAYBREAK
MAMA 1174
One of the few Emblems to sell this year. Emblem is one of the highest $M bulls in the Angus breed. The progeny have kept frame in check and bred up well this year. They have that easy fleshing look and the capacity to work on any feed type. 9033 has been a consistent producer, working with every bull we have mated her to.
TAC POWERBALL L285
Reference Sire SITZ EMBLEM 9850
BLACK
TAC RESILIENT L271
The Safe Deposit cattle are highly sought after in today’s market. They come easy, grow fast, and hang one heck of a carcass on the rail. We thought so much of the Safe Deposits that we incorporated a son, that is a red gene carrier, in our Red Angus herd. To say we are excited to see his progeny this spring would be an understatement.
TAC STELLAR L215
BENFIELD SUBSTANCE 8506
TAC STELLAR L608
of lot 7. Consistency in the blood.
Homozygous Black, registered Red Angus. 331A has left us several daughters in herd and sons in the sale since we acquired her. Daughters of hers produced Lot 25 and 84. Resilient creates an exotic twist to the equation.
Simmental Bulls
S623
BLACK, POLLED. This dude is an absolute freak of nature. He had an adjusted WW of 844 ratioing 131 all while his 1320 pound, 5 frame dam had a BCS of 7, weaning off 64% of her body weight. G154 is the best Simmental cow on the ranch. She has a 104.8 MPPA and 373-day calving interval. She is 5 out of 5 on first service AI raising the high seller last year out of 231A and has a full sister in the keeper pen. Top 1% WW, Top 1% YW, Top 10% TI and top 35% API
Never in a million years did we think we would get a red one out of her but we did. She has a 101.2 MPPA with a 378-day calving interval on 5 calves. She has a good one every year. We plan to sample this bull as an AI sire. He ranks in the top 10% of the breed for CE and BW, top 5% for Stay, and top 10% for API. He should sire extraordinary, easy-keeping females.
HOMOZYGOUS POLLED.
SIMMENTAL BULLS
TAC 274H L449
TAC 274H L374
HETEROZYGOUS BLACK, POLLED. TAC Husker L590 is going to make excellent females. If you want to make red or black baldies, he can do both since he’s heterozygous black. L590 is a real breeding piece, he’s out of G159 who goes back to 602D, who is the dam of Lot 74. Put those two together in a pasture and you’ll have a nice, uniform set of calves. G159 has a 103.6 MPPA with a 370-day calving interval.
LOTS 59-63
We came across 274H when we were looking for a 231A son that would make exceptional females. He ranks in top 2% of the breed for stay and is a sleep all night heifer bull. He is heterozygous black so we were hoping to get some outcross genetics out of him. L374 is the only one we don’t feel comfortable selling as a heifer bull. All of these 274H’s should make extraordinary females. They also carry great carcass and growth traits. They check all the boxes.
LOTS 66-70
TAC DOUBLE AGENT L558
TAC HUSKER L625
HETEROZYGOUS BLACK, POLLED. L625 is one of my favorite bulls in the entire offering. He is out of a standout cow that has a 371-day calving interval. E45 goes back to 384A, who is a direct 600U daughter. If you’ve been in the Simmental breed long, you know who 600U is. His daughters are some of the best cows you could own. At 12-years-old, 384A is still in production. L625 ratioed 111 for weaning and 107 for yearling, which are the 2nd highest in his contemporary group. He has an IMF ratio of 126, putting him first in his contemporary group.
The next 5 bulls are all Redhill Double Agent 139H sons. Last we checked he was over $30,000 for $ Profit. He was our pick on Redhill’s 2021 sale. He is a sleep all night heifer bull. We haven’t assisted any of his calves. 139H’s progeny have low birthweight and excellent growth.
TAC DOUBLE AGENT L567
RED, POLLED. A236 has been an incredible donor with 38 recorded progeny. She has a
MPPA. L567 has 13 traits in the top 40% of the breed. According to EPDs and genomics, you will get more growth out of L558 and better carcass out of L567. They will both make great cows. We calved our first 139H’s last spring, they have good udders and are great moms. They also bred back well.
RED, POLLED. L553 has outstanding EPDs. He is a high growth
for ribeye. Growth and carcass deluxe. L553 will sire cattle that will make money on the hoof and have premiums on the grid.
POLLED. L558
TAC DOUBLE AGENT L524
TAC DOUBLE AGENT L248
TAC DREAM ON L540
E232 TAC MS YVETT C206
BLACK, POLLED. E232 has been an exceptional cow, she has a 102.8 MPPA and a 373 day calving interval. She has raised 6 calves and weans off nearly 60% of her bodyweight. She goes back to C206 who is still in production and is one of the best Simmental cows we own. L540 is the only direct Dream On son in the offering. Dream Ons made great females for us over the last 22 years. I’m not sure why we are selling this bull, we should probably be keeping him!
TAC MAGNITUDE L395
POLLED. H5
Simmental
TAC REGAL L571
BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED. Atwood picked C100 as his first replacement heifer and she has been a phenomenal producer for him, she always raises a good one. She has a 106.8 MPPA. C100 has 4 daughters in production and we’ve sold 1 bull out of her. This is the only Regal in the offering and he’s a dang good one. He ranks in the top 5% of the breed for stay and top 30% for marbling.
TAC LINEBACKER K675
BETTER M217
VICTORIA P30
HETEROZYGOUS BLACK, POLLED. B4 has a good one every year. She’s been a very consistent cow. This might be the stoutest bull in the sale. He will throw calves that have the look and performance to pay big premiums. Linebacker was 9 Mile’s high-selling Simmental bull on their 2021 sale being out of one of the best red Simmental’s in the breed.
TAC GUINESS L512
POLLED. L512’s dam might be the most consistent Simmental cow that we own. She has a good one every year. She’s raised multiple high sellers. The daughters we’ve retained have made phenomenal cows—very easy keeping with beautiful udders. This bull ranks in the top 1% for yield grade, top 10% for back fat, and top 5% for ribeye! If you’re looking for a bull that will help boost you to the next level for carcass traits, take a look at L512.
TAC BLUEPRINT L446
TAC GOLD L324
BLACK, POLLED. He ratioed well across the board and had the highest ribeye ratio in his contemporary group at 116. He only weighed 74# at birth but had a 100 weaning weight ratio and a 105 yearling weight ratio, which puts him in the top 3 in his contemporary group. Add in a dam that has a 105.6 MPPA and 373 day calving interval, this bull does it all. His dam has only missed to AI once out of 7 times.
BLACK, POLLED. L537’s dam is sired by the $400,000
TAC GOLD L430
BLACK, POLLED. His dam goes back to one of the best Simmental donors we’ve had on the ranch, Ms Money W103. She has raised a lot of high selling bulls and females over the years. If you’re wanting steer calves or heifer replacements, this bull can do both. He ratioed well—100 for weaning weight and 101 for ribeye.
Pick of Lots LOTS 81-82
We are offering pick of these two elite heifers. M133 is out of 3SCC Verna B47, Drifter’s granddam. M238 is out of TAC Ms Verna F66, Drifter’s mother. With PIE Hollywood 222, the highest selling Red Angus bull of all time, on the top side, these could be the very best females to sell in 2025. These are the some of the first Hollywood offspring to sell.
Retaining one successful flush of 8 or more embryos at sellers expense and buyers convenience.
BROWN CRSB CONFIDENCE G1410
PIE HOLLYWOOD 222 PIE 0105
BIEBER HARD DRIVE Y120
3SCC VERNA B47
3SCC VERNA U105
3/4/14
CONFIDENCE PLUS
MS MISSION STMT B542
QUARTERBACK 789
ABIGRACE 636D
LACY GOLD BAR 8123
BIEBER LAURA 158W
BASIN TREND SETTER 45S5
3SCC VERNA S154
With over 55 progeny recorded, B47 has been a staple in our program. As an 11-year-old cow she has been conventionally flushed each year since she was a first calf heifer and had oocyte retrieval done for IVF throughout each summer, all while maintaining a 374 day calving interval. Keep in mind, she is still in production. B47 has a 56.5” hip height and a 1680# mature weight. She is super easy-keeping, deep-bodied, good-footed, and very structurally sound. Not only is she phenotypically flawless, but she also has 15 traits in the top 28 percent of the breed. M133 herself has 8 traits in the top 5 percent of the breed and 15 in the top 40. You could mate this heifer to almost anything in the Red Angus breed and still have numbers over breed average, the mating possibilities are endless. Just like her mother, she’s easy on the eyes. It is unheard of for a heifer to have this kind of phenotype along with these numbers—look out Red Angus Junior Nationals!
BROWN CRSB CONFIDENCE G1410 PIE HOLLYWOOD 222 PIE 0105
TAC SECURITY D56
TAC MS VERNA F66 ET 3SCC VERNA B47
F66 has 16 progeny recorded. In keeping up with her mother, F66 has a 379 day calving interval with a 111 MPPA. She has a 53” hip height and a 1320# mature weight. TAC Drifter H10 was her natural calf as a first calf heifer. He is setting records in the Red Angus breed for high sellers on production sales across the country. Drifter was purchased by Rhodes Red Angus and Twedt Red Angus. She is a lot more moderate than her mother. She is a lot more compact, very stout made, but still has a lot of capacity. F66 has a flawless udder and teat. As a second calver she was in a calving lot without a lot of protection, a cold and windy spell came through, she found a bowl of natural protection to calve in—her mothering instincts are incredible. That bull went to Sonstegard Red Angus in Minnesota. Her 3rd calf was a heifer that we retained in our herd. Her 4th natural calf, TAC Blueprint L535, is on the sale today. He had the second highest weaning and yearling weights in his contemporary group. This brings us to M238, who has 12 EPDs in the top 20 percent of the breed. When Drifter’s mother is mated to the $400,00 Hollywood, you’ve got the perfect recipe for a donor cow.
Pick of Lots LOTS 83-84
Retaining one successful flush of 8 or more embryos at sellers expense and buyers convenience.
TAC MS VERNA M47-J30
BLOCKADE 2218-30B
MS BRIER 494-976
HARD DRIVE Y120 3SCC VERNA U105
M47’s dam, TAC Ms Verna J30-B47 is a full sister to F66. She has a hip height of 55” and a mature weight of 1420#. She’s a little bit bigger framed like her mother, B47. She has a beautiful udder and perfect teat size. Phenotypically M47 is a lot different made than the first two to sell. She is hugefooted, long-fronted, and loads of capacity. We really like how well this heifer is put together, and to top it off she had the highest weaning weight of our Red Angus heifers in 2024.
BASIN HOBO 0545 TAC DRIFTER H10 TAC MS VERNA F66 ET
PIE CAPTAIN 057
TAC MS SANDY K198-G82
TAC MS SANDY G82-331A PIE QUARTERBACK 789
PIE BONNE BEL 852
BASIN PAYWEIGHT PLUS 6048
KLEIN SANDY 331A
She is out of a first calf heifer, TAC Ms Sandy K198-G82. K198 weighed 1152# when we weaned calves this fall. She had a 49” hip height at that time. She has a beautiful udder and teat. K198’s granddam is our 331A donor that we purchased on Klein’s dispersion. 331A is a linebred 5L Signature. We’ve sold and retained tons of 331A’s progeny. K198’s maternal grandsire is Basin Payweight Plus 6048. We saw him at OriGen in Montana and knew we had to use him. Unfortunately, he got hurt at a young age and semen was very limited. We were able to obtain the majority of semen that had been put up on him. There are very few Black Angus sons and none in the Red Angus breed, other than what we have raised. Not only is M11 a complete outcross, but she has the makings to be an elite donor. An interesting thing about this heifer is that her maternal granddam, maternal great granddam, maternal great grandsire, and maternal great, great grandsire are all black. Add in the fact that M11 is sired by Drifter, and you’ve got a heifer than you can’t pass up.
MS F207- 1376
M245’s dam, TAC Ms H118-F207, goes back to a proven cow family and our 2017 high selling Black Angus bull, TAC Cold Cash D179. H118 has a 378 day calving interval, she has never missed to AI. She weighed 1300# when we weaned calves last fall and had a 54” hip height. Lot 62 is out of H118’s dam, F207. Consistency runs deep in this pedigree. This heifer is bigger framed, broody, pretty-fronted with a lot of potential. This girl knows how to grow, she had the 4th highest weaning weight of the Simmental heifers. Don’t let M245 slip through the cracks.
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