Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Sale Catalog 2023

Hello and Welcome!

We would like to welcome everyone to our annual production sale. No matter where you live, 2022 came with a whole new set of challenges, but every year we become more resilient and learn to roll with the punches. We started the year off continuing our drought from 2021, but then April brought a full year worth of snow in two weeks and we finally broke our drought cycle….for a couple of months. By early fall we were back where we started and pastures were really showing stress. The calves were weaned earlier than normal this year on September 1st to try and save on the grass. No matter what changes and challenges life may toss at us, the one thing that is always constant is that good, hard working cattle will pay the bills. We all ask a lot from our cattle, and more people are recognizing that Gelbvieh females are some of the hardest working mamas in the industry.

This year we are offering the first sons of our new herd bull additions, as well as larger groups from our senior herd sires. We place a large emphasis on keeping our genetics fresh so we can continually offer fresh bloodlines that will work for our customers. We tend to say it every year, but the set of bulls we have to offer this year is the strongest, most consistent group of bulls we’ve ever had on the ranch. We are incredibly proud of these bulls, the way they’ve developed, and the future in front of them. Our goal is to provide you with genetics that not only make you money, but bulls you’ll be proud to have walking your pasture.

We continue to use the mineral and feed programs developed for us by our nutritionists at Biozyme. The bulls are grown on a forage based ration that allows them to grow at a rate of 3 to 3.5 pounds per day, while still keeping them fresh and not getting overly fat. This has also allowed us to keep them on the same mineral program from conception through sale day. We continue to be impressed by their performance, and their ability hold together when they hit the pasture. This years offering is averaging 3.99 pounds per day since weaning – very impressive given the weather swings we’ve been given this fall and winter!

Klint and Maralee Sickler Family

2171 102nd Ave SW Gladstone, ND 58630

Klint Sickler – 701-483-5250 (home) 701-260-1853 (cell)

Galen and Marcia Sickler Family

10190 22nd Street SW Gladstone, ND 58630

Galen Sickler – 701-225-9212 (home) 701-690-6977 (cell)

The sale will again be held at the sale facility at Klint & Maralee’s. All cattle will be sold by video, with the bulls & females available for viewing within feet of the sale facility. No live animals will be entering the building. We will have the videos available for viewing on our website www.prairiehillsgelbvieh.com approximately 2 weeks before the sale. Any supplemental sale information will also be posted on our website. The animals will be available for viewing beginning at 12PM on Friday, February 10th, and 9AM Saturday, February 11h.

This year the sale will be broadcast on the internet through DVAuction.com. Please make sure you’re approved prior to the sale if you’d like to bid online. We will also have people available if you choose to bid over the phone. Please contact Klint or Galen in advance so arrangements can be made.

We would again like to thank everyone for their support over the last 38 years. Please stop by anytime to tour through the sale offering and cow herd. If you have questions on any of the animals, please don’t hesitate to contact Klint or Galen.

THANK YOU!

Klint & Maralee Sickler Family

Galen & Marcia Sickler Family

VIEWING OF SALE CATTLE:

Bulls will be available for viewing any time prior to the sale. Cattle will be ready for viewing by 9AM on sale day.

ONLINE BIDDING: Buyers who are unable to attend the sale may register and bid live online at www.DVAuction.com, complete details on page 4 of the sale book.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Terms are check or cash. All cattle sell under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. A copy of the terms and conditions may be obtained from the AGA, or Prairie Hills Gelbvieh.

HEALTH INFORMATION:

All cattle sell with a valid health certificate that will allow shipment anywhere in the continental United States. All cattle are guaranteed to meet health requirements to ship to Canada.

REGISTRATION PAPERS:

All registration papers on the animals selling are in order and will be transferred to the new owner. Papers will be mailed by the AGA or ARAA and should be to the new owner in 30-45 days.

EPDS:

All EPDs are provided by the American Gelbvieh Association or American Red Angus Association and are current as of January 1, 2023. Weaning weights provided in the catalog are adjusted weights that have been calculated by the respective associations.

DNA:

All bulls selling have been sire and dam verified, with genomically enhanced EPDs published in the catalog. We have also tested all bulls for homozygous polled and homozygous black, with results printed in the catalog. All testing was done through Geneseek. LIABILITY: All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Prairie Hills Gelbvieh assumes no liability for accidents, theft, injury, disease, or damages occurring at the sale site.

VIDEO AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE:

All animals selling will be penned at the sale facility. The auction will be conducted inside the sale barn at Prairie Hills Gelbvieh. A video of each animal will be played on large screen displays as the respective animal sells. Cattle will not come into the sale ring. Please arrive early to view the sale offering.

ONLINE VIDEO VIEWING:

Videos of each lot will be available for viewing on the PHG website (www.prairiehillsgelbvieh.com) approximately 2 weeks before the sale.

DELIVERY:

PHG is excited to offer free nationwide shipping on total purchases over $10,000, otherwise we will deliver all purchases for free within 300 miles of the ranch. Nationwide delivery in the US is available utilizing our trucking partners for a maximum cost of $500 per bull. We will try to coordinate deliveries between multiple buyers so bulls can be delivered conveniently and efficiently to the buyer. We offer a $50 discount if you haul your purchase home the week of the sale.

FEEDING:

We will feed all purchases free of charge until April 1st. Bulls can be left after this date and fed for $3 per day until delivery.

SEMEN INTEREST

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh will be retaining a 1/3 semen interest in all bulls selling, unless stated otherwise in the catalog.

HERD HEALTH:

Bulls have received all appropriate vaccinations and any applicable boosters. All animals have also received Ivomec pour-on prior to sale day.

INSURANCE:

We will make every effort to manage any bulls left in our care in the same manner we manage our own herd bulls, however we understand that accidents do happen. All animals become the responsibility of the buyer after the purchase. We highly recommend insuring your purchase. Contact Klint after the sale to discuss available options.

BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE:

All bulls are sold as guaranteed breeding animals. We will semen test any bulls left in our care in mid-March. If you haul your purchase home before that date, we encourage you to have a breeding soundness exam completed before that date. Any bull failing a semen test, or shown to be a non-breeder will be replaced if possible, or the buyer will receive a credit (not to exceed the purchase price of the animal), minus salvage value, towards a purchase within the next year.

INTERNATIONAL SALES:

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh is experienced in transporting animals across the Canadian border and will assist in that transaction. All fees associated with that (brokerage, health testing, etc) are the responsibility of the buyer.

in the Princesses of the Prairie female sale,

to market semen on GelbviehSemen.com

RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506

SIRE: RWG EXACT COMBINATION 7409

RWG HADIE 3505

RWG YIKES 1512

DAM: PHG SCARLETTE C07

PHG SCARLETTE S11

RWG WAR ADMIRAL 2528

SLC LORA 164Y

RWG XTREME TRACTION 0521

RWG YES HADIE 1508

PHG MR. WIZARD W27

VG VALLEY MISS TOUCH 61T

PHG FIGHTING IRISH N07 KRSG NIKKI N03

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED RED

Lot 3 is a bull with enough look to him to make Superman stop in his tracks and say “Who’s that?”. A calf that I’ve had my eye on all summer - super dark cherry red, deep middled, straight in his lines, and moves like a cat - he’s hard to ignore when you see him in person! His 2 time Dam of Merit mom really sweetens the package. Tracing back to the great Scarlette cow family, his aunt was chosen as one of the cornerstone donor females for the introduction of the Gelbvieh breed into the United Kingdomthat practically makes Kryptonite royalty! Top 10% for BW and 25% for CE, with a 75 pound BW and a 4.19 ADG make him even more attractive!

RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506

SIRE: RWG EXACT COMBINATION 7409

RWG HADIE 3505

RWG YIKES 1512

DAM: PHG SUNSHINE D19

DVE DAVIDSON PATSY 24Z

RWG WAR ADMIRAL 2528

SLC LORA 164Y

RWG XTREME TRACTION 0521

RWG YES HADIE 1508

PHG MR. WIZARD W27

VG VALLEY MISS TOUCH 61T

STON STON SECRET WEAPON 6S DVE DAVIDSON MS PLD JIM 59S

Boy, talk about a calf that really has the stars lined up in his favor! Sired by EC, and a dam who is quickly moving to the top of our red program, he’s the type you want to latch on to. His dam, D19, has been a Dam of Merit in 2020, 2021 and 2022, the only 3 year’s she been eligible! She has a National Champion pen heifer to her record, a Lot 1 bull through this sale, replacement heifers, and now Kayson, along with a weaning ratio of 105 over 5 calves. This deep red, long sided beef machine was a stand out all summer and tipped the scales at 883 at weaning. After seeing the cow power behind him, and what his sister (G101) has produced so far, I’d be sure to look this guy up on sale day!

HOMOZYGOUS

SIRE: RWG EXACT COMBINATION 7409

RWG WAR ADMIRAL 2528

| 3/7/2022 | PB 99.9%

RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506

RWG HADIE 3505

DAM: PHG ROSIE C58

SLC LORA 164Y

RWG XTREME TRACTION 0521

RWG YES HADIE 1508

RWG YIKES 1512

PHG MISS PAYDAY Y03

PHG K66 | AMGV1539528 PHG KOMBO K66 7 Birth Wt 93 Adj WW 846 Dam NR 6/103 CE BW WW YW MK TM CEM YG CW REA MB FPI 6 3.2 83 107 18 60 2 -0.2 41 0.56 0.04 72.63

PHG KOMBO K66 Sells as Lot 7 HOMOZYGOUS POLLED RED RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506 SIRE: RWG EXACT COMBINATION 7409 RWG HADIE 3505 RWG WAR ADMIRAL 2528 SLC LORA 164Y RWG XTREME TRACTION 0521 RWG YES HADIE 1508 PHG BAKKEN Z35 DAM: PHG TIKI B40 PHG TIKI T77 RWG WHY ME 9515 CVV MISS 57P ET PRAIRIEJEWEL JBOB CAROLINA FORTUNE 2564JET PHG ROXANNE R02 PHG K16 | AMGV1539516 | 2/25/2022 | PB 99.9% GELBVIEH PHG

Over the last couple of years, if there has been a dark red bull in our offering that has grabbed your attention, there’s a good chance B40 was the dam. In fact, out of the 7 calves she’s had, 6 of them have been bull calves. That makes it even more impressive when you consider that 5/6 have made the cut for the sale! Sadly old Tiki didn’t weather the April blizzards real well and fought a hip injury all summer as a result, so this will be her last natural calf in the sale. He’s a good encore to exit on with nearly all his performance EPDs in the top 30% of the breed, and Stayability, CW, and Fat all in the top 15% or better!

RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506

SIRE: RWG EXACT COMBINATION 7409

RWG HADIE 3505

DVE DAVIDSON PAYDAY 59W

DAM: PHG PRAIRIE ALVIRA A31 MKT X78

RWG WAR ADMIRAL 2528

SLC LORA 164Y

RWG XTREME TRACTION 0521

RWG YES HADIE 1508

DVE DAVIDSON THAT ‘B 4 4R

DVE DAVIDSON MS BK RRRAP 70P

TOG TWIN OAK DIRECTION 81S MKT 10S

I’m not sure if there is a black cow that has put more bulls in our Denver pens over the last 10 years than Alvira A31. She’s the definition of consistency, which is really driven home by her weaning ratio of 8 calves at 105 (793 pound average), and being a Dam of Merit along the way! When you can wean off a monster like this guy at 930 pounds and come back in bred up in the fall - that’s getting it done! This guy does have a white ribbon down under his nuts, but let’s be honest - breed him to a group of high percentage Angus cows and you’ll laugh the whole way to the bank with the pounds he’s going to add!

The second of the Balancer bulls sired by Exact Combination. The dam of this bull is simply the backbone of our Red Angus program. She’s the first Red Angus female that we purchased, and eventually made her way to the donor pen. We have retained every daughter from her, and one even earned Kylee some buckles and banners. Unfortunately B52 got injured in the April blizzard. We tried to limp her along all summer to save the calf, but we ended up losing her in July. If you’re looking for a calving ease Balancer bull, backed by one of the strongest most predictable cow families in the program, give this guy a look. He might not have got the highest marks on his report card, but I trust the genetic combination in this one.

DOUBLE POLLED BLACK

BUBS SOUTHERN CHARM AA31

SIRE: MCCA HALLS CROSSING 024H MCCA ZIVA Z24

MCCA CORNHUSKER RED 524C

DAM: MCCA FILOMENA 8015F MCCA MISS Z015

SILVEIRAS CONVERSION 8064

HICKORY HILL ERICA 009 KALA KALINA 0027X GVC MARTHA W6

RWG TRACTION 7412 MCCA ZIVA Z24

KALINA 0027X

PRIDEMERE NS 015

PHG KANSAS K79

We purchased MCCA Filomena 8015F as the high selling female from the McCarty female sale in 2021 for $21,500. Kansas K79 is the calf she was carrying at the time. This non-diluter red calving ease option is the spitting image of his mother - clean fronted, straight in all his lines, and longer than a freight train, while having a great shape to skull and shoulder. A little higher percentage Balancer option, he checks a lot of marks on paper as well with growth numbers in the 30% range, and a top 3% marbling EPD. A great combination when you look at his 82 pound BW and 794 WW. We flushed his dam heavy last summer, and those calves will be coming this spring. Here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor of something special!

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED RED

MCCA Filomena 8015F - Dam of Lot 12

JKGF NEW HORIZON C51 ET

SIRE: MDR N.H. BLACKOUT 7412E

MDR BARBI 412B

PHG FARGO Z65

DAM: PHG KYLEE’S KATIE B68

PHG BOBBY SUE Z31

PHG K45 | AMGV1539518 | 3/2/2022 | PB 93% GELBVIEH

CCRO CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y

KCF MISS FORTUNE U490

MDR BLACK OUT 1339Y

MDR 725T

KTHU EL PASO

PHG WISHFUL THINKING W06

Another Blackout son that can be used multiple different ways depending on your needs. On paper he’s a great combination of carcass, maternal, and calving ease. Top 35% for calving ease, 15% for Heifer Preg, Stayability, and Scrotal, and top 1% for yield grade, marbling, and fat! On the hoof he’s not too shabby either with

PHG KODY K45 Sells as Lot 14 HOMOZYGOUS POLLED DOUBLE BLACK JKGF NEW HORIZON C51 ET SIRE: MDR N.H. BLACKOUT 7412E MDR BARBI 412B CCRO CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y KCF MISS FORTUNE U490 MDR BLACK OUT 1339Y MDR 725T COLB MR XAVIER X812 DAM: PHG MISS XAVIER C509 ET MCFG 153R OZZ EXT GOVENOR 3N RACA MS RED MAPLE 812U GKG STORM 225M MCFG 33J ET PHG K80 | AMGV1539526 | 3/12/2022 | PB 93% GELBVIEH PHG KANYE K80 15 Birth Wt 81 Adj WW 726 Dam NR 6/97 CE BW WW YW MK TM CEM YG CW REA MB FPI 13 0.4 58 82 21 50 10 -0.35 19 0.7 0.44 74.82

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED DOUBLE BLACK

JKGF NEW HORIZON C51 ET

SIRE: MDR N.H. BLACKOUT 7412E

MDR BARBI 412B

DDGR YUKON 172Z

DAM: PHG MISS AFTERGLOW D85 PHG AFTERGLOW A30

PHG K89 | AMGV1539538 | 3/14/2022

CCRO CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y

KCF MISS FORTUNE U490

MDR BLACK OUT 1339Y

MDR 725T

| PB 93% GELBVIEH

The last of the Blackout sons, but this guy isn’t a slouch either. A little bit younger calf, but he’s keeping up with his pen mates with a 4.09 ADG over 90 days. His second calver Howard daughter did a great job with this calf, which isn’t a surprise with Howard stacked on top of Jackson and the KHR 063X cow - the maternal guess work is nearly gone!

If there was a calf this summer that kept making us go “Who’s that?” it was Kahuna K75. A calf that is just so different, you can’t help but appreciate him. I wanted to combine Grinders depth and power with the classiness of the Dam of Merit Carly cow - the result is a calf with the poise and presence to show, while still having the raw power and ruggedness of his sire. Gaining at 4.40 pounds and having 9 EPDs in the top 25% really drives home the point for me.

Kennedy is a prime example of what happens when Old School meets New School. K35 goes back to the Esmoralda E08 female from 1995. We were fortunate to purchase a daughter in the VanderVorst dispersion and have tried to retain as many daughtes as possible. Combining these older influenced genetics with today’s new sire power resulted in this unique individual. He should be a tremendous outcross to most programs and certainly deserving of a look come sale day.

didn’t give us many bull calves this year, but all 3 of them are solid made bulls. Take Lot 20 for example - long sided, soggy made, with a hip and quarter on him that just won’t quit! 83 pounds at birth, 818 at weaning - he knows how to get it done at the feed bunk as well. Mama knows how to bring in a good one as well with 5 calves at a 109 weaning ratio, and a Dam of Merit to boot!

Consensus only gave us 2 calves this year before we lost him to an injury - 1 bull and 1 heifer. I guess if you’re only going to give us 1 bull, I’m glad it came from a National Champion pen female! This cherry red bull is really cool in his design, loose hided, and ultra hairy. We never collected semen on Consensus, so the train ends with this guy. If you’ve

Last year we put a bull named John Wayne J32 on the cover of our catalog. We retained this Howard sired calf to replace his sire and his first calves will hit the ground in a couple of weeks. We bred his mom back the same way hoping we she could do it again, well here we are! Lot 22 is a full brother to the John Wayne bull and has the same qualities that made us want to retain him - thick, deep, powerful - pick an adjective and it applies. If EPDs are your thing, check out the paper - Top 5% or better for WW, YW, TM, Scrotal, CW, REA, and Fat. Pretty impressive up, down, inside and out!

PHG John Wayne J32 - Full Brother to Lot 22

Oh boy, gather round for this big boy! If you like them dark red, long sided and deep ribbed, with EPDs to burn - be sure to find Lot 24 out in the pen! One of my favorite calves all summer, you just can’t ignore this guy. A dime short of 900 pounds at weaning, the impact of his skeletal weight is easy to see. Top 1% for his performance EPDs, with top 25% or better for his carcass and FPI numbers, he’s quite the individual. If you want some calves that will push down the scale, search this guy out sale day.

PHG PRAIRIE KEARY K71

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here’s something a little different - a black Howard son in a calving ease package! If you were here for our open house this summer, you probably found this guy. He was probably the deepest middle black calf in the pasture that day. An earlier maturing bull, he went from 77 pounds at birth to 823 at weaning. Top 20% for CE, BW, TM, DOC and Scrotal, with the rest of his numbers in the top 50% of the breed. Mom has a 101 ratio over 5 calves, so the performance is built in. He won’t be for everyone, but if you’re looking for a calving ease option that keeps the performance built in, you’ll want to keep an eye on this guy!

The only Red Angus bull in this years offering, and man is he a good one! When we were looking for Red Angus sires to use, I came across Propulsion and immediately knew he was one we needed to utilize. You have to appreciate the width and ruggedness of this calf, while still being smooth and good shouldered. After seeing this guy we used Propulsion again and should have more brothers hitting the ground in a couple weeks. Don’t wait for next year to get a son, there’s a great opportunity right in front of you!

SIRE: DVE DAVIDSON HOWARD 3E DVE DAVIDSON MS SECRET 44B

MAMBO

I’m going to be blunt, if every Balancer calf looked like Lot 28, we’d be breeding for a lot more of them! This guy is so different, so appealing, and frankly just flat good. An absolute meat wagon, he was a stand out all summer. His dam is a Canadian bred Red Angus female, which means that what you sacrifice in EPDs you make up for in foot and udder quality. When you analyze him, he looks the way you want a herd sire to look - soggy, deep, with an explosive rear quarter. Breed him to your purebred cows to get some wild looking 75% calves, or put him on a group of commercial cows and laugh all the way to the bank. Did we mention he gained 4.89 per day on 90 day test? Wow!

DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND

SIRE: EXAR STOCK FUND 9097B

EXAR EMPRESS 0875

PHG PAYCHECK C24

DAM: PHG MISS BUBBLES G34 PHG BUBBLES B217 ET

BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682

DEER VALLEY RITA 36113

G A R PROPHET K243

EXAR EMPRESS 2622

DVE DAVIDSON PAYDAY 59W

BEA 5038R

TV BEECH JET R052ET

VIOLET

PHG KUDOS K37

We’ve had more requests every year to add some black Balancer bulls into the sale. When we looked for an Angus sire, I focused in on Stock Fund as an option to utilize Growth Fund’s performance and growth, while adding a little more eye appeal and maternal strength. These Stock Fund calves have really been impressive. A half sister topped our female sale this fall, and all three bull calves are offered in this sale. Soggy middled, strong topped, and moves like a bull should move. Kudos brings a set of EPDs to the table that are about as balanced as you could ask for. With Fighting Irish, Paycheck, and Beech Jet on the bottom side, he’s got maternal covered as well. A bull who will make his mark wherever he ends up at.

The second of three Stock Fund calves, and he patterns exactly like his two brothers that were pictured. Long and deep, but coming from a dam with Legacy and Yikes in her background. A little smaller than his brothers at weaning, he’s been making up for lost time with a 4.76 ADG. Take a look at his EPDs - top 1 or 2% for performance, and 5% or better on the carcass side - that’ll change a set of cows in a hurry!

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED DOUBLE BLACK

HOMOZYGOUS POLLED DOUBLE BLACK

A half brother to Lot 30 and 31, but this is the combination/calving ease bull of the three. The eye appeal, straightness, and correctness of this guy have made him one of my favorites to watch develop all fall. He’s got the same EPD profile as his brothers - top 1-2% for the money making treats, with a dam combining Legacy and Xavier for a great maternal package. Homo Black, Homo Polled!

but he’s one of a

Gelbvieh to cover our AI heifers in 2021. We run our yearlings in a large rough pasture and it really tests our young bulls. “Houston” as we nicknamed 0166H went down with an injury midway through breeding season, so he only bred a handful of heifers. 76 pounds at birth and out of a Canadian bred Red Angus cow, he’s a great option for fresh genetics for nearly all cow herds.

K21 is the result of a bull purchased from

The second of the two Houston bulls, this guy might the sleeper of the whole sale. 72 pounds at birth from a first calver, exploding to 789 pounds at weaning, and then posting a 4.18 ADG on test - you don’t see that kind of growth out of most calving ease sires. Add in that he’s a non-diluter red from 2 black parents and I think it makes him even more intriguing. Put a star by him and check him out for yourself!

GHGF LONE STAR D027

SIRE: MCCA GUNNER 947G

MCCA CLEMENTINE 5147C

CRAN CRANVIEW SANDHILLS D58 ET

DAM: CRAN FAYE F822 CRAN CRAN Y133

FMGF BLUE’S IMPACT 001X

VRT LAZY TV MS CURVE B027

JMDS MR REV

DCH HILLE A147

CTR CTR SANDHILLS 0065X

DCH HILLE ZULA Z133

CRAN FINAL ANSWER W24 ET JHL LCC ISCHEL LN017

Don’t tell Biden, but Keystone XL is still happening, and he’s standing in the lead-off pen! Not only is Lot 35 a half-brother to PHG Hamilton H10 that topped our sale in 2021 at $31,500, but he also posts the heaviest weaning weight in the offering at 940 pounds. This guy is an absolute truck - solid from front to back, yet only 85 pounds at birth. After Hamilton in 2021, and his EC sired brother that was a high selling bull in 2022, we decided to flush Faye last spring. His Dam of Merit mama is carrying a 109 ratio over her first 3 calves, and as you can tell by the picture, she’s the kind you can build a herd around! She’s carrying a heifer calf this year, so it might be a while before we seen another son - I wouldn’t let this one pass by!

GHGF LONE STAR D027 SIRE: MCCA GUNNER 947G MCCA CLEMENTINE 5147C

We purchased this guys dam from Kraft Gelbvieh as an open heifer at the Golden Rule sale. She ended up slipping on some ice and dumping her first calf. Normally we wouldn’t give her a second chance, but Galen must have been feeling generous…. Holy Cow did he make the right decision! Top 2% for WW, YW, TM and FPI. Top 10% for Scrotal, CW, and Marbling...all with an 871 pound weaning weight, a 4.00 ADG, and in a homo polled package to boot!

and Gunner, and this is a package that has me very excited. When we purchased Gunner it was with the intent of stacking him on top of Howard and EC to really maximize the strengths of the pedigrees. Lot 38 is a glimpse of what that combination will look like. 841 pounds off of a first calvign EC daughter really shows the strengths of both pedigrees shining through!

going to have plenty of likes on February 11th! On paper he excels in the performance and carcass numbers, in the feedyard he’s hammering down a 4.50 ADG, and in the pen he’ll surely catch your eye.

Another bull that we definitely should have pictured. You’ll love this guy for his color, his depth, and the muscle and rib expression that he shows. His dam is a 4 time Dam of Merit who brings in a top end calf every year. EPD’s from top to bottom that can be appreciated, with a marbling number in the top 10%!

The youngest calf in the sale, but you’d never know it if I covered up his ear tag. You have to be pretty special to make the cut as a later April calf, especially with the April we had during calving. Gunner K124 keeps rolling with every punch that’s been thrown at him, weaning off at 818 and then hitting the feed bunk and putting the hammer down. I think he’s got nothing but good things in front of him!

MCCA CORNHUSKER RED 524C

SIRE: PHG HAMILTON H10

CRAN FAYE F822

JRI SECRETARIAT 254E121

DAM: PHG MISS RILEY H78

PHG MISS RILEY F94

RWG TRACTION 7412

MCCA ZIVA Z24

CRAN CRANVIEW SANDHILLS D58 ET CRAN CRAN Y133

JRI SECRET INSTINCT 254U83

JRI MS TOOTSIE POP 254B921

DCHD GBG DOZER 039D PHG ROSIE C58

When we syndicated Hamilton in 2021, we were excited to have raised a red purebred that offered calving ease, growth, and softness, while still being an outcross to many herds. A year later the first Hamilton calves arrived throughout the country and averaged 78 pounds at birth and all were born unassisted. Watching Lot 42 develop has been just as satisfying. With his blood red color, 74 pound BW, and striking eye appeal, there’s something that draws your eye to this calf. A great calving ease option, he’s top 10% for CE and BW, but also Heifer Preg!

We purchased Kristoff’s dam from Cory & Sam Voss in the first Princesses of the Prairie sale. Somehow, through some fancy trading, Anna ended up belonging to Kylee. Harlem is the natural calf of our Blossom B83 donor that sold in the 2021 Princesses sale. We put Harlem in with the show heifers as a 9 month old bull for 2 days so we could get cows moved around, thinking we’d be OK. Here’s a testament to the fertility of the Gelbvieh breed! We were shocked when we got the DNA back on this guy. Kristoff is about as puppy dog gentle as they come. He made the trip to Salina, KS this summer with his dam as Kylee’s cow calf pair, and was champion bull at the ND Field Day in July. A truly unique

Kristoff - Champion Bull at NDGJA Summer Show

LRSF LRL SPOTTER D73 ET

SIRE: LRSF PATHFINDER H273

LRSF LRL BETTY C114

DDGR YUKON 172Z

DAM: PHG DOC DEBBIE D36 DCHD GOLDEN BUCKLE GELV 075Y

VRT LAZY TV WATCHMAN W021

OSOF MS JO-LEEN 9801W

EGL TUCSON Y014 ET

LRSF LRL BETTY Z8

| PB 92.2%

PHG K101 | AMGV1539536 | 3/20/2022 PHG PRAIRIE PATH K101 47 Birth Wt 96 Adj WW 894 Dam NR 5/108 CE BW WW YW MK TM CEM YG CW REA MB FPI 7 1.1 68 103 32 66 4 -0.13 34 0.53 0.45 79.02

PHG PRAIRIE PATH K101 Sells as Lot 47 HOMOZYGOUS POLLED DOUBLE BLACK LRSF LRL SPOTTER D73 ET SIRE: LRSF PATHFINDER H273 LRSF LRL BETTY C114 VRT LAZY TV WATCHMAN W021 OSOF MS JO-LEEN 9801W EGL TUCSON Y014 ET LRSF LRL BETTY Z8 PHG WOMANIZER W24 DAM: PHG MISS EUNICE Z12 VG VALLEY MISS EUNICE 21X ELK CK FORMULA 957S MCFG 153R VG VALLEY PLD BLACKBIRD 33M VG VALLEY MISS UNI 12U PHG K39 | AMGV1539597 | 2/28/2022 | PB 92.2% GELBVIEH PHG KNOX K39 48 Birth Wt 84 Adj WW 723 Dam NR 9/98 CE BW WW YW MK TM CEM YG CW REA MB FPI 12 -0.7 60 89 28 58 6 -0.16 28 0.45 0.12 69.24 About as outcross of a black pedigree as you’re going to find in the Gelbvieh breed! Tracing back to some of the Valley Gelbvieh cows we imported from Canada over 10 years ago, his dam has been a mainstay in our herd. A bull that I think will work on cows, or larger framed heifers.

This guy is royally bred to be a female maker!

Kurt K65 might be the last bull in the catalog, but he’s certainly no slouch. There’s a lot of power represented throughout his pedigree, clear back to the Esmoralda E08 cow on the bottom side. I count three generations of Dams of Merit on his dams side of the pedigree. If you’re wanting to add consistency to your replacement heifer pen, that’s how it’s done!