WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM
J. Riley, Owner
Jeff Wisnefski, Manager, (815)274-3860
Lucas Wisnefski, (309) 883-3971 www.cardinalcattlecompany.com
Seed Stock Sales Representatives:
Blake Bloomberg: 309.368.3648
Jake Bloomberg: 309.368.8525
Brad Smith: 712.209.1500
Tim Heckman: 309.255.0199
AUCTION STAFF:
Auction Manager:
877.800.9230 - toll free 419.350.9159 - mobile www.primetimeagrimarketing.com
Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman, 309/313-2171 American Angus Assoc.: Casey Jentz, 608/234-1998 Shane Ryan, 309/371-7490
Breeding Soundness: All bulls are guaranteed fertile through the first breeding season.
Load Out Discounts: Take $50/bull off your purchase price if you haul your bull home sale day. Take another $25/bull off if you haul your neighbor’s bull home.
Housing: We can house your bulls until turn out time if you would like. We will charge you our cost to care for them and bulls must be insured if you leave them in our care. Bulls must be paid for like normal and you must take delivery by mid April.
Semen Interest: Unless otherwise stated here or from the auction stand, Cardinal Cattle Company retains a one-third semen interest in each bull selling.
Hauling: Nationwide delivery is available. We will make every effort to meet rides and minimize hauling stress and expense as much as possible. Please ask for details.
Health: Cattle will be eligible for interstate shipment. Buyers should be aware of special requirements for admittance to their respective locations as additional testing may be required
Videos: Videos of each bull will be available at www.cardinalcattlecompany.com
THE PROGRAM 2025
ANGUS BULL 21107254 ✦ DOB: 3/02/24 ✦ Tag 92
SP THE ANSWER 813
CARDINAL ANSWER 76Y
CARDINAL PRIDE LADY 76W
PLAINVIEW LUTTON E102
CARDINAL GEORGINA 92G
CHAMPION HILL GEORGINA 8408
Retaining one-half semen interest with negotiable possession
The natural son of the $100,000-valued Lot 2 female that Darcy Cattle Company, IL selected as the top-selling Angus cow of our 2024 female sale, this is a herd moving bull with far-reaching potential. Always a leader in this crop, Answer 92M checks all the boxes for quality and breeding potential. A high performer with leading muscle and substance, this bull moves like an athlete on ideal feet and offers the degree of balance and class that we strive to build in all our products. His beautiful dam is a young standout in many ways – she already has a $9,500 first son to her credit that now works for Kuhrts Family, IL - and is a daughter of the famously productive and $54,000 Champion Hill Georgina 8408 that now leads the way at Diamond T Cattle, OH; our herd is filled with great daughters of 8408. This bull can accomplish a lot. With his outcross pedigree to many of today’s dominant phenotype genetics, he can be a leader for semen sales. With his proven lineage and individual quality and performance, he can be a herd builder and cow maker whose impact will last generations. He offers field tested calving ease and maternal stability from a pedigree layered in quality and predictability. Trust the program.
Maternal brother to Lot 1
Dam of Lot 1 – Cardinal Georgina 92G
Lot 1 Answer 92M
CARDINAL CROSSOVER SEMEN AUCTION
Lot 200A: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200B: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200C: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200D: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200E: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200F: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200G: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200H: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200J: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200K: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
CARDINAL CROSSOVER 236J
SIRE: SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE DAM: CARDINAL ERROLINE 36Z BY CARDINAL THE SITUATION
11.95% Chianina Bull 410511
Owned with The Crossover Group
Lot 200L: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200M: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200N: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200P: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200Q: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200R: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200S: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200T: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200U: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
Lot 200W: 1 straw of Crossover: $_______
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING CROSSOVER SEMEN SALES
This is the last semen sold by us until at least fall 2025 depending on production. Supply is low and we may elect not to sell any more.
While Crossover has been an incredible bull and his popularity has surged due to his outstanding progeny, he has not frozen semen for several months. If he does freeze semen this winter, we will work to build an inventory and then reevaluate any marketing plans for him next summer. THANK YOU for your interest, it is certainly gratifying.
THE VERY TOP OF OUR CROP
2 Galactic 188M
ANGUS BULL +21116934 ✦ DOB: 2/10/24 ✦Tag 6188
COLEMAN TRIUMPH
COLEMAN GALACTIC 1164
COLEMAN ERISKAY 8138
DAMERON
T/R LUCY E76
PVF LUCY 1199
From the very best of The Program, here is another stout son of the powerhouse donor we affectionately refer to as “The Creature”. This is a wide load of quality that will shape up a cow herd for many years! He was one of our heaviest at weaning and will be one of the heaviest at sale time as well plus he is a docile, great-built bull with extension and real mass. His gorgeous dam is one of the most imposing specimens we have worked and she has given us winning daughters up to $50,000 so far plus a trio of sons that have posted a $9,000 average.
Happy New Year!
Thank you for your interest in The Program and your support of Cardinal Cattle Company. It means the world to us that you consider our herd when making decisions for yours and we take our position as seed stock supplier very seriously. We know how challenging and important herd sire selection is. Hopefully we can make that task a little easier for you.
This is an impressive crop of bulls, the best from our 2024 calving season; we have held none of the top end back. It was a good fall for raising calves around here, and these bulls have been healthy and performed very well with no soundness or function issues, and we feel confident in each bull’s abilities to make progress in your herd; many are ahead of schedule development wise.
Cardinal cattle are multi-trait, balanced cattle. We push for excellence in all areas, but one trait we stress and one that often gets overlooked elsewhere but is more important now than ever: LONGEVITY. We have focused on our cows that
produce the best natural calves for the longest duration as long as we have been in business, and it shows in our cattle and our customer feedback. Take Lot 1 for example. His sire covered cows here until his 13th birthday with top quality each time. We like great cows, and we want them to last a long time!
Take note of our Volume, Load Out, and Repeat Customer Discounts. If you buy 4 bulls, we will give you 5% back, 5 bulls gets 7.5% back, and 6 or more bulls gets you 10% off. Also, if you load out sale day, you’ll get $50 off and $25 more off if you haul your neighbor’s bull. Plus, if you purchased in our 2024 female sale, we will give you 5% of their purchase price off the cost of your new bulls.
Thank you again for your interest. Please stop by or call. We have lots to show you including a new barn and some new babies.
CARDINAL CATTLE COMPANY
Jeff & Laurie Wisnefski // Lucas Wisnefski
Jack & Kay Riley // JR & Brittany Riley
UNIQUE BULLS from Proven Lines
IMPORTANT SALE INFORMATION:
3 Growth Fund 95M
ANGUS BULL *21116630 ✦ DOB: 2/10/24 ✦ Tag 295
BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682
DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND
DEER VALLEY RITA 36113
SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838
CARDINAL FOREVER LADY 95K
LAZY H BAR FOREVER LADY 768
A Cardinal exclusive. This is the blend of genetics and visual quality that you just do not find elsewhere. This special bull is by the leading performance sire, Growth Fund, and a beautiful second-calver by 24 Karat that stems from the great Angus show family, Lazy H Bar Forever Lady; an unusual combination that really worked and will lead to great things for breeders of all kinds from calving ease to pay weight improvement to premium calf selling or heifer retention; this is a herd bull. A stat stuffer will multiple traits in the best 25% of the Angus breed including a Top 10% $M number plus he is attractive and super wide; maybe the most impressive Growth Fund son you will find.
TERMS: Terms of sale are cash or good check made payable immediately after the sale and before any cattle are loaded. Invoiced (absentee) accounts are payable in full within 10 days of the sale or are subject to a 2% finance charge on the tenth day. A fee of $50 will be assessed to all returned checks. LIABILITY: All animals and merchandise will be at the buyer’s risk as soon as bid off but will be cared for by the seller(s) for a reasonable amount of time during and immediately following the sale. Neither the owners, auctioneers, sale manager or other affiliated personnel may be held responsible for any accidents that may occur. PrimeTIME AgriMarketing NETWORK, Inc. acts only as an agent between buyer and seller and may not be held responsible for any livestock or merchandise. It is to be clearly understood that PrimeTIME AgriMarketing NETWORK, Inc. and its representatives act only as a medium between buyer and seller, and may not be held liable, financially or otherwise, for any failure on the part of the same to fulfill any obligations set forth in this sale or for the truth of any warranties expressed or implied. Neither does PrimeTIME AgriMarketing NETWORK, Inc. assume any financial obligations to collect or enforce the collection of monies between buyer and seller. This catalog has been prepared by the sale manager from information provided by the seller(s) and is assumed accurate as presented to us. However, PrimeTIME AgriMarketing NETWORK, Inc. will in no way guarantee age, pedigree, or reproductive status of the animals selling. All exceptions taken and adjustments made are between buyer and seller. BREEDING INFORMATION: Please see the footnotes regarding breeding information for each lot. All bred females will be examined for pregnancy by a qualified DVM prior to the sale and any changes to their breeding status will be made available sale day. Conception dates listed in this booklet are based on the results of said pregnancy examination and/or known breeding dates, and are intended as estimates of calving date only. HEALTH: All animals will be accompanied by a health paper valid for interstate shipment. Buyers should make themselves aware of their respective state’s health requirements prior to the sale. GUARANTEE: Those cattle described herein as “checked safe” or “safe” are guaranteed bred and do not carry further guarantee. No guarantee, expressed or implied, is made as to an animal’s ability to produce transferable embryos or frozen semen. All claims on bred females must be made in writing within 60 days of the sale date. INSURANCE: Livestock insurance will be available at the clerk’s desk through Great American Insurance. TRUCKING: If you require assistance in transporting your purchases please contact the sale manager. Every effort will be made to minimize costs to the buyer. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any announcements made from the sale block by the owners, auctioneer, or sale manager take precedence over any printed materials.
4
SITZ FEAT 729H
MUSGRAVE AMBITION
MUSGRAVE PRIMROSE 1823-356 VAR DISCOVERY
GMA EMBLYNETTE 8310
SAV EMBLYNETTE 5485
We loved Ambition when we saw him and this first crop of sons is as good as we hoped or better. This bull is a particular stud with size, muscle, and leading good looks plus a very easy demeanor. He is the first son to sell from our top-selling selection we made from the GMA Angus Sale. His dam is a maternal sister to the $400,000 SAV International.
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
Sons of Musgrave Ambition ››
MUSGRAVE AMBITION
MUSGRAVE PRIMROSE 1823-356 SAV BLOODLINE 9578
Balancing elite calving ease and docility with impressive growth and substance, here is an Angus power bull that looks like a herd sire ought to. With his build, growth, Top 10% BWEPD and Docility plus his unique lineage, we suggest you keep every daughter from this bull that is the second strong son to sell in two crops from an impressive Bloodline daughter that keeps delivering quality.
Lot 4 Cardinal Ambition
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM Sons of Musgrave Ambition
7 Sky High 82M
SKY
1535
QUEEN W 00649
MCATL PURE PRODUCT 903-55
MCATL LADY BARBARA 21-539
M A LADY BARBARA 539-546
For those in search of better cows and heavier calves with more shape, this Sky High son will make a wise selection. He is a big, beefy power bull from a $25,000 dam that helped him to achieve a Top 3% $M rank with Top 1%% Milk. Very gentle.
6 Ambition 94M
ANGUS BULL *21116615 ✦ DOB: 2/20/24 ✦ Tag 094
SITZ FEAT 729H
MUSGRAVE AMBITION
MUSGRAVE PRIMROSE 1823-356
BUSHS WINGMAN 201
CARDINAL CAMILLA 94H
CARDINAL CAMILLA 94Z
A powerhouse of growth, muscle, and maternal quality, this bull is a favorite option for use with mature cows. He ranks among our best for early performance and his Top 1% scrotal EPD makes him a rarity among the Angus population and a valuable herd builder. The first calf from his dam was a gorgeous tank of a heifer by Hoffman High Road that brought $8,500 to Hadwiger Cattle, NE. His
Lot 6 Cardinal Ambition 94M
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
Sons of Connealy Craftsman››
8 Craftsman 037M
ANGUS BULL *21107247 ✦ DOB: 2/12/24 ✦ Tag 037
SITZ RESILIENT 10208
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
BUSHS WINGMAN 201
CARDINAL QUEEN 37H
CARDINAL QUEEN 37F
The maternal brother to “8 Seconds” the $13,500 Lot 1 feature of our 2022 Program Bull Sale that now works for us and Cox Cattle, IL, this is another outstanding son of the Queen 37H cow. This is a big, thick, great-footed bull with balance, length, and enormous rib cage plus a Top 1% $M score, a top 15% HP, and calving to yearling all in the top 40% of the population. His older brother is already impressing us after his first crop and saw heavier use here last summer while Guppy Farms, IL, is expecting their first calves from another maternal brother to this bull that they picked up here a year ago. Good stock.
RESILIENT 10208 CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
MUSGRAVE SKY HIGH 1535
CARDINAL DONNA 614F
COLEMAN DONNA 4203
Connealy Craftsman was a $500,000 feature and is now the #1 bull in the Angus breed for registrations. We used him to add more growth, docility and foot quality and he definitely worked on cows and heifers, plus he looks to help with heifer pregnancy; we will keep several daughters. This bull is from a young and impressive Donna, a daughter of the famous Coleman Donna 4203, the dam of bulls like the $75,000 Coleman Banker and more than $500,000 in progeny so far. Top 3% $M, Top 15% HP, Top 10% Claw, Top 20% Docility.
LOT
11 Craftsman 103M
10208 CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
CRAWFORD GUARANTEE 9137
CARDINAL MOLLY 103J
CARDINAL MOLLY 103G
Calving ease and pay weight! These Craftsman sons are some big, heavy, impressive dudes! This bull is a scale masher but he arrived with just a 68 pound birthweight from a second-calf Molly that looks like a model cow. Good headed and clean profiling, this is the kind – double-digit CED and heavy weaning!
LOT
12 Craftsman 192M
ANGUS
SITZ RESILIENT 10208
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND
CARDINAL MISS SKYMERE 92J
CARDINAL MISS SKYMERE 92B
Elite growth and muscle with just 69 pounds of BW! Here is another Craftsman from a high-performance Growth Fund that has performed with the top of the bulls. We expect him to be one of our heaviest at sale time plus he is great footed and very docile with impressive scrotal. Hayes Cattle, WV, bought a really nice maternal brother to his dam for just $4,750 here in 2024.
10 Craftsman 04M
ANGUS BULL 21107244 ✦ DOB: 2/07/24 ✦ Tag 04-2
SITZ RESILIENT 10208
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
BUSHS WINGMAN 201
CARDINAL AIRY ROSE 004K
CARDINAL AIRY ROSE 04H
A favorite from this impressive set by the $500,000 Craftsman, this is a big, strong, impressive yearling that checks so many boxes. His dam is a lovely first-calf heifer from our Airy Rose tribe that gave us a $22,000 feature of our 2024 female sale, and this bull is wide, attractive and right. He ranks in the elite 1% of Angus bulls for HP and near the very top for WEPD and YEPD. Very complete.
Lot 10 Cardinal Craftsman 04M
Lot 11 Cardinal Craftsman 103M
14 Craftsman 31M
ANGUS BULL 21133905 ✦ DOB: 2/07/24 ✦ Tag 231
SITZ RESILIENT 10208
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521
CARDINAL ANSWER ME 40H
CARDINAL LADY 31K
CARDINAL LADY 831H
From a first calf dam that is going to be great, this bull is huge bodied and easy on the eyes. Another big-ended Craftsman with impressive length and bulk, the maternal sister to his dam brought $10,500 in our 2024 Program Female Sale to Howd Farms, TN, plus Humphrey Cattle, IL, got another brother to her in 2023.
LOT
15 Craftsman 26M
ANGUS BULL *21107246 ✦ DOB: 2/15/24 ✦ Tag 26
SITZ RESILIENT 10208
CONNEALY CRAFTSMAN
BLACK CATHY OF CONANGA 8521 DB ICONIC G95
CARDINAL GEORGINA 26K CHAMPION HILL GEORGINA 8408
Out of a unique, first-calf daughter of Georgina 8408, this is another wider, thicker son of the #1 bull in the Angus breed for registrations, Connealy Craftsman. This bull is a big bodied, great mover with a Top 3% $M score, Top 10% $G and $C, Top 30% WEPD , Top 4% Milk, and Top 20% HP, plus Top 15% Docility. A do-it-all type.
Lot 14 Cardinal Craftsman 31M
Lot 15 Cardinal Craftsman 26M
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM Sons of STAG Good Times››
LOT
16 Good Times 68M
SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838 STAG GOOD TIMES 201 ET
SCC SCH PHYLLIS 6104
KOUPAL ADVANCE 28
CARDINAL FOREVER LADY 68 LAZY H BAR FOREVER LADY 768
Very young but very good, check out the special build and tools in this kit! This guy has always had a unique look and way of moving that make him stand out in the crowd and he is only getting better as he grows. This is a very wide, extra hairy bull with even toes and large feet plus excellent breed character and balance. His productive cow family is one of our favorites and Gruhn Cattle, IL, selected a cool sister to his dam in our 2024 female sale.
17 Good Times 086M
From Cardinal Joyce 878X, our go-to for consistent style and versatility, here is a promising herd building opportunity from the best of our crop. His dam has long been a favorite with multiple strong producers to her credit, but this may be her best son. He is a heavy, wide body with a unique head and neck tacked on to the front of his enormous body. A cool one, for sure, and a wise choice for sustained improvement and maternal enhancement.
Lot 16 Cardinal Good Times 68M
Lot 17 Cardinal Good Times 086M
From a family known for calving ease and good looks, this is the maternal brother to the $52,000 Cardinal Warranty that now works for GMA Angus, CA. Like his older brother, this is a very attractive bull with sure-shot calving ease. Big butted and geek necked with amazing hair, he is the fourth impressive calf in four tries from his gorgeous Elba dam whose brother by Good Times brought $9,500 here a year ago to Rosenbaum Farms, IN.
All the size and flash that you would expect from this combination! This is a bigger, longer, fancier Angus bull with incredible hair plus correct feet and easy movement. Backed by the Airy Rose family that has given us $10,000 and $22,000 bred heifers in each of our last two sales!
Lot 18 Cardinal Good Times 901M
Lot 19 Cardinal Good Times 704M
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM Sons of Youngdale Honour››
LOT
21 Honour 453M
ANGUS BULL *21107250 ✦ DOB: 1/24/24 ✦ Tag 1453
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F
YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
EXAR BLUE CHIP 1877B
CARDINAL JACKIE O 453J
CARDINAL JACKIE 53Y
As complete and impressive as they come, this Honour son is going to make an awesome mature bull! His feet and ankles and foundation are just right, and he adds exceptional body mass and functional bulk to a very attractive form. He has the body shape you would expect from his proven, low birth weight, outcross sire with added bells and whistles from his dam that is a beautiful daughter of famous “Jackie O” donor. The proper blend!
LOT
20 Honour 882M
ANGUS BULL *21107248 ✦ DOB: 2/15/24 ✦ Tag 2882
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F
YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
BRDG MAHOGANY PRIME
CARDINAL ESTELLA 882K
CARDINAL ESTELLA 82F
Weight:
The first calf from a fancy Estella, this is a sleep-all-night heifer bull with strong performance quality. Like his Honour brothers, he is a heavy, wide, three-dimensional bull that is still smooth and great footed. Our Estella line has created National Western winners, lasting herd sires, and progeny up to $64,000 in previous sales.
Lot 20 Cardinal Honour 882M
Lot 21 Cardinal Honour 453M
22 Honour 46M
ANGUS BULL 21107258 ✦ DOB: 1/08/24 ✦ Tag 0346
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F
YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
PLANVIEW LUTTON E102
CARDINAL PURE PRIDE 346H
SANDPOINT PURE PRIDE 2166
A bigger, longer bodied Honour from a fancy, high-bred dam, here is a bull that will be safe for heifers despite his lower CED. This is our second set of sons from our Canadian outcross sire, Honour, and they are holding true for trusted calving ease while enhancing body shape and foot quality. The first crop from Honour averaged $7,700 in our 2024 bull sale and the older sister to this one brought $12,000 in our 2023 female sale after another full sister went to Thede Cattle, IA, and a full brother to Shinkle Farms, OH.
BULL *21107249 ✦ DOB: 2/10/24 ✦ Tag 2596
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F
YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838
CARDINAL FAVORITE 596K
CARDINAL FAVORITE 962
From a first-calf dam but filled with growth and performance, this is a high-class herd sire on the come. He offers a notch more frame size and extension than some of the Honour bulls plus he is so well balanced and attractive.
Lot 22 Cardinal Honour 46M
Lot 23 Cardinal Honour 596M
LOT
ANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
Sons of PVF King Pin
Pin
ANGUS BULL 21116674 ✦ DOB: 2/17/24 ✦ Tag 582
PVF BLACKLIST 7077
PVF DLX KING PIN 0058
PVF LUCY 4189
MUSGRAVE BIG SKY
CARDINAL ESTELLA 82C
CARDINAL ESTELLA 882Y
Another good-looking Kingpin with size, a great disposition, and plenty of muscle. His dam is a preferred Estella by Sky High and she put her good looks, structure, and mass into this thickended bull that offers a strong trait balance like his $9,000 brother that went to work for Thacker Cattle, IL.
8176
SAV ERICA 6020
A lot of beef in a moderate and versatile package, this is a cool Kingpin son from a massive Charlo dam that gave us the $5,000 Flagstone son we sold to BobJon Angus, IL. This guy is extra wide and dense with a wide hip and top plus a very deep quarter. He is clean patterned and clean sheathed with a proper Angus head and bold rib cage.
Lot 25 Cardinal King Pin 176M
SIMMENTAL BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
The First Sons of Revelation 2K
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448200 ✦ DOB: 3/01/24 ✦ Tag 801
TL REVENANT 35
REVELATION 2K
RIED BANDED MAE PROFIT
CARDINAL VICTORIA 801F
DUNK MS VICTORIA SECRET
Retaining one-half semen interest
Wow, a real stud from the first crop by Revelation 2K, a bull we think will change the breed! Our first offering of Revelation sons has much to enjoy and this is one we think needs special consideration. His dam has been a mainstay of quality at Cardinal with great products like the $44,000 True North son now working for Baty Livestock, CO, and known as Cardinal On the Map, plus more bulls like a $12,000 Broker son working for SB Cattle, IL, and a first daughter whose first calf by True North recently sold for $8,000 to Gruhn Cattle, IA, in our 2024 female lineup.
He is a product of what might be our best Simmental pedigree. His second dam, Victoria’s Secret 801Z was a foundation performer for us that we lost too soon but not before she could create a trail of success. Everything from her sold well including a $10,000 first son to Keene Farms, WI, and a smokin’ daughter by Profit to Bloomberg Cattle, IL, plus every other calf selling well to post a strong lifetime average of just over $10,000 per calf. The only heifer we were able to retain is the mother to this bull and she has been remarkable. This version from her is hard to fault and very unique for a purebred. He is cleaner chested and sharper headed, shorter backed and bigger bodied, wider and deeper but still mobile and exciting. A next generation leader. He can do it and he is not alone.
Cardinal On the Map
Lot 26 Cardinal Revelation 01M
PB
A Revelation from our time-tested “Sassy” line that has given us generations of quality stock and difference makers like Snap Chat, Tinder, and Chatterbox to name a few. This is a very complete bull for all sorts of improvement. Level, stout, meaty, and easy moving, his maternal sister sold this fall to Sass Farms, IL.
50% SIMMENTAL BULL 4462517 ✦ DOB: 2/06/24 ✦ Tag 2166
TL REVENANT 35
REVELATION 2K
RIED BANDED MAE
SANDPOINT NET GAIN X796
SANDPOINT PURE PRIDE 2166
EXAR PURE PRIDE 2166
Quite a power package here! He is an embryo son of our highpowered Pure Pride 2166 donor that stamped her calves with good looks and premium power, you will see many of them in recent sales including a pair of grandsons in this lineup. This is a big bull with great length and loads of class and attraction.
These Revelation sons are really good, and this one is a flashy standout from a big time cow family! Watch this guy move and set down on big, correct feet. Check his impressive size, length, and masculine substance. His dam is a productive full sister to the $27,000 Counter Attack that Diamond M Cattle, KS, raised and sold from a bred female purchase here.
Lot 28 Cardinal Revelation 41M Lot 29 Cardinal Revelation 625M
SIMMENTAL BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
The First Sons of Revelation 2K
The premium kind! This is the third strong bull in three tries from the Eva 11E cow that keeps delivering quality and she reached a new level this time. Her son is a good-looking dude with size and balance plus great hair and a super clean pattern. He is a little younger but his older siblings have done great work for breeders like McNealy, Streitmatter, and Tipsword, IL. He might be your choice from these impressive Revelation sons and you will not get us to disagree!
Retaining one-half semen interest
Keep every female you get from this stud! We have kept everything from his top-ranking dam whose mother is our famous Apple Blossom 245X that was both a Louisville and Denver Grand Champion, and her maternal sister gave us the $32,000 feature of our 2023 female sale that now works for Madison & Avery Young, OH. This cow line is ultra productive and this bull is very impressive, you will find many of them in our recent sales and they are always met with strong demand. This bull may be the best yet. He is very unique in makeup with a heavy, thick, cool body that is hard not to love.
Lot 30 Cardinal Revelation 98M Lot 31 Cardinal Revelation 11M
Another big, thick, easy-doing purebred from a deep cow family, this is a growth and maternal bull with great feet and easy movement. He is a big dude with length and rugged stoutness and his sister is the beauty that Cluxton Cattle, OH, got here a year ago by True North.
75% SIMMENTAL BULL 4448203 ✦ DOB: 3/09/24 ✦ Tag 8436
TL REVENANT 35
REVELATION 2K
RIED BANDED MAE W/C LOADED UP 119Y
CARDINAL HEATHER 586D
CARDINAL HEATHER 86R
The next leader from the Heather 586D cow that ranks as one of our very best with an ASA number, this is a mobile, clean machine with tremendous depth and thickness. These Revelation sons have a very good rib cage and they are so clean and attractive, this guy is a favorite. He is the fourth stout bull to sell from his dam that has been a 100% performer and counts great daughters like the McCauley Cattle, OH, donor that was a feature of the 2024 Holiday Classic Sale plus her maternal sister is the dam of the $35,000 Cardinal Compass that is doing great work at Young Cattle, OH.
Maternal with punch!
Do not overlook this super complete piece of maternal leadership! He is nearly an April but he is too good to not to make the cut for the sale. His individual quality is impressive – great body shape and balance with an ideal rear leg and loads of style – but his cow family may the best part. His 10 year old dam has delivered quality each year and has left us with a productive core of daughters plus strong sellers to Eberle, IN, Gehrke, IL, Collier, IL, and Neirman, IN. Look for something you like from this family in each of our sales!
Cardinal Cox Revelation 21L
SIMMENTAL BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
The Very Best from Our 2024 Crop
LOT
LOT
36 Change 305M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448201 ✦ DOB: 3/06/24 ✦ Tag 8305 WLE COPACETIC E02
APPLE BLOSSOM 305F
APPLE BLOSSOM 245X
Physically and genetically gifted, this is a favorite bull in the crop and a maternal brother to our herd sire, Cardinal Justify. He is stocked with the good stuff including explosive growth and a massive center body plus ideal feet and real width. He is a good looking fellow with excellent balance and he is maybe too docile to photo. Check him out in person and remember that his dam is a great daughter of our North American and National Western Grand Champion Female, Apple Blossom 245X, whose full sister raised a $32,000 heifer in our 2023 sale. You can build with this one.
35 Relentless 817M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448209 ✦ DOB: 2/12/24 ✦ Tag 817
YARDLEY UTAH Y361
W/C RELENTLESS 32C
MISS WERNING KP 8543U
EC REBEL 156F
FRKG DUTCHESS 454H
BAILEY’S DREAM GIRL
Weight:
The kind we strive to build in all breeds, this is a super sire in the making! Everything from his young dam has been good so far but this is her best work for sure. He is a studly, proud baldy with size and a special look. He is so attractive that you’d think he needs some power but this bull wears large pants and is stout all the way to the ground. His second dam has been a huge producer for Effling Cattle, SD, and we have a knockout sister to this bull by True North whose impressive first calf is Lot 46!
37 Churchill 94M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448210 ✦ DOB: 3/11/24 ✦ Tag 0194
DMCC RELOAD 27F
DMCC CHURCHILL 184H
JCBB LADY WILDCAT F720
MR CCF 20-20
FRKG CKCC DUTCHESS 194H
WAGR MS PROFIT 7054E
The Dutchess 194H is a full sister to the $400,000 Platinum and she is three-for-three in the production of big, stout bulls. Her first two averaged $5,000 to Curry Cattle, IL, and Red Arrow, PA, and this is another good one. He is one of the biggest framed and heaviest and he is a great mover with excellent foot placement and bone. A big baldy with a unique pedigree!
LOT
39 Justify 174M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448138 ✦ DOB: 3/07/24 ✦ Tag 174
CARDINAL HAMMER 37E
CARDINAL JUSTIFY 305J
CARDINAL APPLE BLOSSOM 305F
TJSC KING OF DIAMONDS
CARDINAL BUILT FRANCES 74J
DMMF MISS BUILT 74B
As cool as they come and bred to perform, this is the second impressive bull from the 74J cow whose first calf sold to Tipsword Cattle, IL a year ago for $6,000. This is the same dependable cow family that gave us a $12,000 bred heifer plus the Lot 37 in this sale. This edition is by our herd sire, Justify, and he struts when moves with all that muscle, balance, and good looks. Younger but maybe better.
38 Change 874M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448136 ✦ DOB: 2/08/24 ✦ Tag 1874
WLE COPACETIC E02
CHANGE IS COMING MISS SUGAR SHAKE 84D
JBSF BERWICK 41F
CARDINAL BUILT FRANCES 874J
CARDINAL BUILT FRANCES 74F
The second stout bull in two tries from the 874J cow whose first went to Diamond M Cattle, KS, a year ago, this is another maternal pedigree to lean on. His dam is a full sister to the one that McFarland Cattle, IL got here in 2023 – they run three cows from this family alone – and more have sold to Falkenstein, KS, and 4K Cattle, OH. This is a great footed bull that is masculine, long bodied, and clean patterned. This cow family does the little things well and they pay off!
More from the Eva family – see Lot 31 - that delivers quality each time, this is a smooth and attractive purebred with plenty of shape and pride. He is a great mover with a cleaner head and throat plus the neck that gets him noticed. His young dam gave us a stout True North son that went to Cowhen Kolodzie, IL, in 2023 and Tipsword Cattle, IL, has a favorite daughter working for them, too.
3 FROM MISS FAT TUESDAY 10B!
LOT
41a Revelation 041M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL pending ✦ DOB: 2/13/24 ✦ Tag 6041
TL
One of three strong sons of the Fat Tuesday 10B cow in the lineup, this bull is a favorite for his performance, structure, and real breeding potential. His dam is the mother of Merit, the $34,000 top purebred from our 2021 crop that has filled our recent sales with quality, and she is showing off with these three sons. This is a great-built bull with giant feet and bone, stout performance, valuable length of trunk, and a wide load sign on his rear.
LOT
Believe
CNS PAYS TO DREAM T759
LLSF PAYS TO BELIEVE ZU194
LLSF URABABYDOLL U194
Build some special cows with this throwback model from the dam of Merit and Justified! This purebred by PTB is like you would expect from this blend but better. He is big and rugged, for sure, but also well designed, very heavy, and comes with a cleaner underline and better ear set.
41b Change 63M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL pending ✦ DOB: 2/20/24 ✦ Tag 5163
WLE COPACETIC E02 CHANGE IS COMING MISS SUGAR SHAKE 84D MR HOC BROKER
MISS FAT TUESDAY 10B LAH EMPRESS 005X
Miss Fat Tuesday 10B puts the timber under her babies! This is another massive legged, big footed bull with more frame, more growth, and plenty of muscle. His dam gave us not only Merit but also Cardinal Justified, our herd sire that gave us bulls like Cardinal Justify and Cardinal Drop the Hammer, the sire of a $10,000 heifer in our 2024 Program Female Sale.
TRUST THE PROGRAM!
This is a heavy, well-built red purebred from the superproductive HPF Alley tribe. He has extra length and scale for more pounds of beef plus he is big footed and surely stout enough; he will be an impressive mature bull. Her second dam has been a huge producer for Boggess Family Farms, IA.
FOR QUALITY & SERVICE!
LOT
44 Tecumseh 0002M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448208 ✦ DOB: 2/20/24 ✦ Tag 3002
VCL FORESIGHT
STCC TECUMSEH 058J
HF SERENA 74Y
W/C RELENTLESS 32C
CARDINAL ANNA 327E “Breckyn”
DMCC ANNA 27A
It will pay to walk the pens on sale day to appraise this beast! We missed him on photo day but everything else is right with this bull that blends powerful leaders like the record-setting Tecumseh and our $104,000-valued “Breckyn” donor that is delivering the quality we imagined and more including six older maternal brothers to this bull that have combined to average nearly $7,200 plus one of the highest-selling heifers in our 2024 crop at $25,000. This purebred is built great with spot-on structure, powerful bone, and the massive thickness and body shape that you would expect on a frame that is more moderate than you might. A breeder bull for sure!
Super thick and attractive, this is a cool purebred built from a herd sire producing line. He is the second stout one from his dam that is a daughter of the “Sassy” 020Y donor that has left us with a long list of top females plus sons like the $54,000 Cardinal Tinder and his famous brother, Snap Chat. Each of our sales, including this one, features offspring from this cow line and customers report strong results from them.
Anna 327E “Breckyn”
SIMMENTAL CALVING EASE OPTIONS
Sure-Shot Heifer Bulls with More!
The proper blend! This is the mix for calving ease, quality, performance, and longevity. True North on a gorgeous firstcalf heifer from our famous Caroline family, this will be a wise investment. This bull is shapely and balanced with strong growth and excellent foot placement, he will be an impressive herd sire to use with virgin heifers or cows. His second dam is real knockout by Blacklist out of the dam of Crossover, the $105,000-valued top seller of our 2022 Program Bull Sale whose first two crops have everyone talking!
CRAWFORD GUARANTEE 9137
CARDINAL WARRANTY 901J CARDINAL ELBA 01G CARDINAL TRUE NORTH
DUTCHESS 474K
Sleep all night calving ease assurance comes right along with this good-looking dude that is double-bred to two of our most reliable heifer bulls! He is a heavy, dense, docile, and attractive son of Cardinal Warranty, the $52,000 top Angus bull of our 2021 crop that has been turning in great results and no-miss calving ease, and his dam is a first calf True North daughter from a deep Simmental family that also gave us the high-powered Lot 35. Great equipment!
48 True North 011M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448137 ✦ DOB: 2/12/24 ✦ Tag 2011
GSC GCCO DEW NORTH 102C
CARDINAL TRUE NORTH G71
COX’S JOYS PRINCESS711E
THSF LOVER BOY B33
CARDINAL KELLY 011K
CARDINAL KELLY 11H
True North does magical things with first-calf heifers just like he did with the $15,000 mother of this brute. She is a Kelly, like the $44,000-valued Lot 88 from our 2024 Program Female Sale that we now own with Darcy Cattle Company, IL, and she delivered a darn good one here. This bull is heavy, big, long, correct, and really good. True North delivers!
49 True North 132M
SIMMENTAL BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
All this guts, power, and muscle from a first-calf dam! This is what we get from True North – all the time – and this is what you can expect from this favorite son. He is a heavy, big framed, big butted bull with large scrotal, a good head, and a clean sheath; the good kind. This is the very first calf from a premium heifer selection we made at Diamond M Cattle, KS.
LOT
50 True North 03M
PB SIMMENTAL BULL 4448196 ✦ DOB: 1/01/24 ✦ Tag 03
GSC GCCO DEW NORTH 102C
CARDINAL TRUE NORTH G71
COX’S JOYS PRINCESS711E PROFIT
LLW CARD QUEEN OF SPADES 3H
QUEEN OF SPADES 443B
Trust this one for pounds and muscle! He has been one of the heaviest and widest all along and he is bred to be that way. His mother is built this way as well and is a daughter of one of our most productive Simmental cows, Queen of Spades 443B (aka Maggie May), who put a pair in our 2024 female sale that averaged $7,500 and is averaging over $5,000 on more than 50 calves. Maybe our thickest Simmental!
CHIANGUS BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
Cardinal Exclusives ✦
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
HXC HAMMER 4L CARDINAL CAROLINE 72K CARDINAL ERROLINE 36Z
An easy-calving Chiangus with loads of shape and attraction, this is a Cardinal exclusive from a maternal sister to Cardinal Caroline 236G “Holly” and our amazing herd sire, Crossover. His first calf dam offers quality with a unique pedigree, and we expect big success from her as she matures. This bull is a special wrench for a special job, you will find few like him. Quality begets quality, and this bull is built from one of the most predictable and decorated Chiangus families in the ACA herdbook, the same one that built Lots 51 and 56 in this offering.
LOT
51 Koffee 58M
8.68% CHIANGUS BULL 425475 ✦ DOB: 1/18/24 ✦ Tag 2058
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE
CARDINAL BLACK COFFEE 236K
CARDINAL CAROLINE 236G
CARDINAL BLACK BELT 27H
CARDINAL CAROLINE CHANEL 058K
CARDINAL ERROLINE 536H
A growth and muscle powerhouse with a very potent pedigree, this is the first son to sell by the $28,000-valued Cardinal Black Coffee. Hayes Livestock, IL selected his sire from our 2023 lineup for his individual quality and his well-documented cow family that has several favorites in this crop and has produelites like the $100,000 dam of Black Coffee, her $105,000-valued brother Cardinal Crossover, and their famous dam, Cardinal “Caroline” that was a North American and World Beef Expo Grand Champion and the bedrock of this exclusive Cardinal line. This bull is double-bred to that family, and he is one of our stoutest and best performers in this crop with some of the best feet and joints you will find on a power bull.
Lot 51 Cardinal Koffee 58M
Lot 52 Cardinal Honour 72M
Act.
Current Weight:
Cardinal Erroline 36Z “Caroline”
53 Honour 01M
2.63% CHIANGUS BULL 425497 ✦ DOB: 2/15/24 ✦ Tag 201
SIX MILE FORT KNOX 27F
YOUNG DALE HONOUR 16H
YOUNG DALE ELBA 34F
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE
CARDINAL ELBA 901K
CARDINAL ELBA 01G
His dam is a first-calf maternal sister to our $52,000 Cardinal Warranty that has proved his worth as a quality and calving ease lock, and this bull should be great on heifers as well. He is a good looker with a heavy, thick, balanced frame plus pleasant extension and easy movement. His dam is a smoke show and a daughter of the elite producer that brought us Lot 18 and more.
54 Endeavor 61M
2.63%
9005
ROCK BLACKBIRD 7059
IN THE MIDDLE
216
PLAYMAKER x DONNA 406
Act. BW Adj. WW Adj. YW 80 816
Current Weight: SC:
A wide load of meat and maternal quality, here is a unique Chiangus for more pounds and better females. He is by the Top 1% CE and BW and Top 15% growth bull RR Endeavor, and his bottom side is all low-input maternal stemming from Coleman Donna 406. This bull will last a long time with his rugged build and proven pedigree and he will create a top set of replacements.
55 Good Times 21M
6.02% CHIANGUS BULL 425495 ✦ DOB: 2/18/24 ✦ Tag 121
SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838
STAG GOOD TIMES 201 ET
SCC SCH PHYLLIS 6104 BMW ONSET 414D
CARDINAL ESTELLA 21J HXC ESTELLA 588U
Act. BW Adj. WW Adj. YW 80 688
Current Weight: SC:
Our Estella line is known for its lasting quality and good looks like the $45,000 top seller of our 2014 Program Female Sale and the $27,000 Lot 29 feature in our 2024 female sale and her dam that topped our 2019 sale at a $64,000 valuation. This bull has the family tradition of size, good looks, and muscle with great hair. His amazing second dam, Estella 588U, is the mother to Cardinal Stress Relief and two more sons that sold to Stork Cattle, MI. In total, she posted a lifetime progeny average of nearly $10,000 per calf; this bull will breed on and on.
MAINE BULLS FROM THE PROGRAM
SELF MADE 236M
50% MAINE-ANJOU BULL P557833 ✦ DOB: 2/25/24 ✦ Tag 92361
BNWZ DATABANK 1311C
BBR MADE MAN 15K
BBR ELLIN 796E
COLBURN PRIMO 5153
CARDINAL CAROLINE 236G
CARDINAL ERROLINE 36Z
647 Current Weight: SC:
Retaining one-half semen interest
The natural calf from Caroline 236G “Holly”, the $100,000 sister to Crossover and the dam of greats like the $32,000 Cardinal Crosshair that topped our 2024 bull sale and later won a Louisville banner for Classic Genetics, OK, this is a big-time improvement option from one of our most potent and popular cow lines. His impeccable dam was a dominant show force that has become even better in the pasture with more calves like the $35,000 Lot 1 of our 2022 female sale that now leads the way at HND Cattle, OH, and one of our best 2024 heifer calves by Drivin 80 plus sons like the $28,000-valued Cardinal Black Coffee 236K whose powerful first son is Lot 51. This bull has the amazing flash and balance and structure that this family is known for; he knows what he can become.
Cardinal Caroline 236G “Holly”
Lot 56 Cardinal Self Made 236M
Crossover
Unique Sons of BBR Made Man
57 Made Man 46M
50% MAINE-ANJOU BULL 557812 ✦ DOB: 3/01/24 ✦ Tag 646
BNWZ DATABANK 1311C
BBR MADE MAN 15K
BBR ELLIN 796E
HCA FINAL DRIVE 35X
CARDINAL CAMILLA 46D
CARDINAL CAMILLA 06B
This is him. An exciting and impressive Maine-Angus with show-quality good looks and real improvement power for your pastures. He is backed by our time-tested Camilla cow family that has given us a string of Lot 1 features and top producers like Cardinal Answer Me, the $9.500 lead-off heifer of our 2023 female sale, and the Frozen Gold third dam of this bull. This bull is super sound and flexible and built with leading depth and thickness plus the best kind of head and neck.
LOT 58 Made Man 15M
50% MAINE-ANJOU BULL 557807 ✦ DOB: 2/17/24 ✦ Tag 0715
BNWZ DATABANK 1311C
BBR MADE MAN 15K
BBR ELLIN 796E
CARDINAL ANSWER 76Y
CARDINAL JACKIE O 715H
CARDINAL JACKIE O 153C
A low-birth-weight half-blood with just a 65# BW, this is a plumpbodied, smaller headed bull with guts and good feet. His impressive dam stems from our famed Jackie O line that gives us some of our favorites each year including top sellers like Cardinal Collusion that bested our 2017 crop at $25,000. This selection of young bulls from the first crop by Made Man - a purebred son of Databank on a full sister to Memphis Mafia - is impressive!
Come to Cardinal!
Bull sale day is a great time at Cardinal! The day is hectic – we usually need to tear down the maternity wing before we can set up the sale ring, for starters - but it is always fun, memorable, and rewarding for those in attendance. We have sold some real difference-making bulls at Cardinal over the years and 2025 will be no different. In fact, it’s just starting to get great. This year’s crop is fantastic in terms of quality and variety, and I know you will find more than one to your liking.
I sure hope you can attend. Those that do are always rewarded with some great buys, but I know it is a busy time for many reasons so please let me know if I can assist with anything as auction day approaches. Sight-unseen purchases are satisfaction guaranteed. HAPPY
