Friday Night, March 31, 2023
6:30 p.m. | at the farm | Gridley, Illinois Or watch Live on CCi.Live
A PVF Heifer is an investment – and most investors will tell you that the past has nothing to do with how your investment will perform in the future. That’s not true of PVF Genetics. Investing in the genetics that have proven themselves in the past does indicate how your future project will perform, not only in the show ring, but in the donor pen as well. Take our Proven Queen family featured on Page 3 of this catalog – five generations of dams to daughters have been in the division winner’s circle at the National Junior Angus Show – past performance indicating future results.
We are as proud of this set of genetic investments as we have of others, and with good reason. Not only will you see tried and true genetics in the following pages, but you will see how these next generations are proving themselves for the first time – especially our newest sire, PVF Kingpin 0058. This mating of our Lucy Cow Family to the sire of champions in so many breeds, Blacklist, is showing how the next generation is proving that investment forward.
Please join us March 31 – dinner is at 5:30 and the sale will start at 6:30 p.m. Call us with any questions you may have.
- Alan & Theresa
- Brandon & Cathy
SALE DAY DETAILS
AUCTIONEER ... Cody Lowderman, 309.833.5543
RINGMEN
Casey Jentz................................608.234.1998
Shane Ryan................................309.391.7490
SALE DAY PHONES
Alan Miller................................217.840.6935
Theresa Miller............................217.649.1990
Rance Long................................918.510.3464
Bruce Bradley................................417.848.3457
Brandon Jones................................309.370.1081
Cathy Jones....................................309.258.1266
Kyle Chrislaw................................608.751.9640
Kurt Meyer................................217.273.1399 Brecken Craig................................217.504.9563
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Holiday Inn & Suites Bloomington Airport........................................................................309.662.4700
3202 E.Empire Street, Bloomington, IL 61704 ** Ask for the Prairie View Farms block for $105/ night.
DIRECTIONS TO THE SALE ... From Gridley, IL and Route 24 go 2.8 miles north on Center St. Address: 10788 N 250 East Rd., Gridley, IL 61744
INTERNET COVERAGE ... The sale will be covered live by CCi.Live. Register for a bid number to bid online at www.cci.live or through www.pvfangus.com. If you have questions registering to bid, contact CCi.Live’s Whitney Andras at 405.714.7929 or 405.400.9505.
QR CODES ... Next to each lot is a QR code that will take you directly to the calf’s video. Just open the camera on your smartphone, point the camera at the code and tap on the small yellow tab that appears. The video should then play!
SALE MANAGEMENT ...
We Proudly Feed ...
RANCE LONG, Inc. | 918.510.3464 cell rlong@rancelong.com | www.rancelong.com
HERD HEALTH ... All cattle selling can receive health papers upon request.
TRUCKING ARRANGEMENTS ... We are glad to assist you with trucking arrangements on your purchases.
TERMS & CONDITIONS ... Cattle sell under the Terms & Conditions as recommended by the American Angus Association.
EMBRYOS INTEREST ... PVF will be retaining 1/2 embryo interest on heifers lots: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 22 and 25 selling in this offering. Contact Alan for more details.
AIRPORT ... 1 hour and 45 minutes to Chicago Midway (MDW); 30 minutes to Bloomington, Illinois (BMI); & 50 minutes to Peoria, Illinois (PIA). Contact Alan or Theresa for any help with travel arrangements.
SALE FORMAT ... A video will play of each Lot as the sale happens. The heifers and bulls will all be available for viewing outside of the sale barn and will not be coming into the sale ring during the auction.
INSURANCE ... Available through James F Bessler Inc., Livestock Mortality Insurance, 815.762.2641.
Cattle in this sale are as much as 5 generations deep in PVF champions. Following these 5 dams to daughters, Lots 6 - 8 in this sale represent the sixth generation in this tree of National Junior Angus Show Champions.
1
PVF MISSIE 2109
[cow +*20572284] [calved: 09.02.2022]
Leading off the 2023 Spring Production Sale with as powerful a show heifer and donor candidate as we could ever hope to produce. 2109 displays power from the ground up with the massive body and elite front end to turn heads in the show ring and produce in the donor pen for generations. A product of the first round of embryo calves from the ABS sire PVF DLX King Pin 0058, who sold as a feature in our 2021 Spring Sale, his progeny throughout this catalog show why we are so excited about the future of this young sire. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
2
PVF MISSIE 2113
[cow +*20572286] [calved: 09.04.2022]
PVF DLX Kingpin 0058, this ABS sire is a Blacklist from the Lucy cow family and is the sire of Lots 1- 3.
Unmatched in her ability to combine an elite look through her front third, with power and mass front to back, this member of the incredible trio of flush mates that lead off this sale is sure to be a favorite on sale night. Her dam, PVF Missie 6228, is a past National Western Stock Show Reserve Grand Champion Female and produced the $110,000 PVF Missie 1124, who went on to be the Grand Female of the Illinois Preview Show, and Reserve Division Champion at the National Junior Angus Show. Sired by the past sale feature and ABS sire, PVF DLX King Pin 0058, whose first embryo calves are featured throughout this offering.
Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
PVF MISSIE 2108 3
[cow +*20568001] [calved: 09.01.2022]
PVF Missie 1024, this Reserve Division
NJAS Winner for Ashton Dillow is a maternal sib to Lots 1 -5.
The most powerful of the incredible trio of full sisters that lead off this sale, 2108 displays the stoutness and incredible structure to not only succeed in the show ring but also be a herd building donor. 6228 is a many time champion who has herself produced numerous champions and is also a maternal sister to the famous PVF Insight 0129. The pedigree of this initial trio features the foundation of three of the most instrumental cow families at PVF in PVF Missie 790, Thomas Lucy 7360 and PVF ALL Blackbird 645. These three donors are PVF matriarchs who have all written their own chapters in Angus show ring history featured in one powerful pedigree. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
4 [cow +*20591585] [calved: 09.16.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2128
5 [cow +*20591591] [calved: 09.10.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2121
Blacklist progeny continue to gain popularity following the National Junior Angus Show where he produced the Grand Champion Owned Female, the Grand Champion Bred and Owned Female, and the Reserve Grand Champion Steer. Full sibs to 2128 and 2121 have been popular division winners at the National Junior Angus Show. These two females offer the look the Missie family is known for with the power and mass that Blacklist consistently stamps. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest in Lots 4 and 5.
6 [cow +*20591590] [calved: 09.12.2022]
PVF Proven Queen 8256, this North American International Livestock Exposition Reserve Champion Female is the dam of Lots 6 - 8.
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2122
Sure to be a favorite on sale night, 2122 displays the eye-catching look and power throughout that made her dam a many time champion. PVF Proven Queen 8256 was Reserve Grand Female at the North American International Livestock Exposition and a division winner at the National Junior Angus Show, amongst many other highlights. Line bred to Insight, 8256 is rapidly becoming one of the top producers at PVF including a $32,000 feature of the Fall 22 Production Sale.
Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
7
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2143
[cow +*20592573] [calved: 10.02.2022]
TRADITION OF 24 SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838
FCF PROVEN QUEEN 419 PVF
0129 PVF PROVEN QUEEN 8256
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2148
[cow +*20594494] [calved: 11.02.2022] {
5250
A big time competitive October prospect from the past North American International Livestock Exposition champion PVF Proven Queen 8256. The sire of this heifer, 24 Karat, has produced as many champions across multiple breeds as any sire in the past year, combined with the timeless show ring performance of the Proven Queen family, this heifer’s look and pedigree is sure to find the backdrop.
Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
One of the youngest heifers in the offering, PVF Proven Queen 2148 offers the look and pedigree to make this November female a sale attraction. Sired by Good Times, whose first progeny took our Fall Sale by storm, this heifer’s dam offers five generations of National Junior Angus Show Champions, as outlined in the front of this catalog.
PVF Missie 0304, the Illinois State Fair Supreme Champion heifer for Emma Eathington is a maternal sister to Lots 9 – 10.
9 [cow +*20568000]
2106
08.23.20222]
Sired by King Pin out of the dam of Marvel, 2106 offers the genetics of our two most popular young sires combined with the style, balance and power to make her a top contender in the summer division. The now deceased PVF Missie 5245 not only produced the Select Sires PVF Marvel 9185, but also several popular champions, most notably, PVF Missie 0304, who was crowned Supreme Female of the 2021 Illinois State Fair. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
PVF Missie 2125 is a full sib to the popular PVF Marvel 9185, whose first progeny have seen incredible show ring success including the Grand and Reserve Grand Females of the San Antonio Stock Show Junior Heifer Show. 2125 not only contributes the genetics of a powerful donor but has style, balance, and overall conformation to be an elite show prospect. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
PVF Lucy 1056, this two-time San Antonio Stock Show Supreme Champion for Braxton Cole is from the same cow family as Lots 11 - 12.
A maternal sister to King Pin, PVF Lucy 2130 is also a full sister to PVF Lucy 1031, the $120,000 featured Lot 1 of the 2021 Fall Production Sale. Combining Marvel with the Lucy cow family produced the recently crowned British Supreme Female of the 2022 and 2023 San Antonio Stock Show, PVF Lucy 1056. This female offers the look and presence combined with rib shape and power to carry on the winning tradition of this pedigree. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
PVF MISSIE 2115
14 [cow +*20572288] [calved: 09.04.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2120
15 [cow +*20592569] [calved: 09.09.2022]
Two more powerful full sibs uniting the Missie and Sandy cow families for a royal pedigree to back up the show ring and cow power in these beautifully built females. These heifers offer extra depth of body and structural integrity with an attractive balanced look that is sought after in any show ring today. Following her own successful show career, 4149 has continuously produced champions and sale toppers, most recently PVF Missie 0145, Grand Female of the Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show.
PVF MISSIE 2126
16 [cow +*20591587] [calved: 9.15.2022]
Our newest herd sire, PVF DLX King Pin 0058, and one of our most consistent donors, PVF Missie 4149, has created a fall heifer with the pedigree to raise champions after what is sure to be a successful show career is over. The King Pin progeny throughout this offering exemplify the look and structural integrity demanded in the show ring with the extra power needed to produce in the long run.
PVF MISSIE 2083
17 [cow +*20567995] [calved: 06.01.2022]
This top June heifer is a full sister to PVF Missie 1055, the $130,000 sale topper who went on to be named Junior Champion at the North American International Livestock Exhibition for Ashton Dillow. Progeny of the Select Sires’ PVF Marvel 9185 are sure to be show ring standouts in the years to come for their ability to tie together extra power, bone, and foot size with a striking design through their front end.
PVF MISSIE 2069
2069 exemplifies what made the Good Times progeny so popular in our Fall Production Sale. The exquisite look through their front end, huge center body and stoutness of structure are enhanced with an athletic build. Sure to be a top contender this summer and fall, this May heifer will grab everyone’s attention sale night. The past NJAS Champion, PVF Missie 4149 and the incredibly popular young Good Times sire offer the best of the proven and the most current genetics PVF is offering today in one stunning package. Retaining 1/2
interest.
PVF MISSIE 2081
A taste of what is to come from our most popular new donor, A/F Anderson Missie 914. This donor is well on her way to replacing her now deceased dam, PVF Missie 0084 in our donor lineup. This late May heifer shows the power and stoutness we see in the Marvel progeny with the look and style of the Missie cow family.
PVF BLACKBIRD 2117 20
[cow +*20591592] [calved: 09.05.2022]
Best known as the dam of Blacklist, PVF Blackbird 3070 has also produced many popular daughters. She is known for power, and mixed with the look that has made the Sandman daughters so popular, 2117 is a beautifully designed, massively built prospect.
PVF BLACKBIRD 2147 21
[cow +*20591576] [calved: 10.20.2022]
This late October heifer displays the power you would expect being line bred to the dam of Blacklist. She is stout in her construction, wide from end to end, and offers the cow power we see in the Blackbird family. As the first daughters of Marvel enter production, we are more confident than ever that his daughters will not only be show ring contenders but popular additions to any cow herd.
PVF BLACKBIRD 2092
Marvel mixed with the Blackbird cow family produced PVF Blackbird 1021, the $40,000 feature of our Fall 21 Sale whose many banners include being named Champion at the 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show. This powerful maternal sister to Blacklist has all the extras needed to be a contender in the late summer division.
Retaining 1/2 embryo interest.
Combining Marvel with the Dam of PVF The Natural 7042, this female is sure to be a contender. Marvel was chosen by Select Sires to add to their battery and his first calves set sales records at PVF. Their success proves that he is on track to be one of the most successful sires ever raised at PVF. The Blackbird cow family has been producing champions for generations and most recently, a full sister to this female was a $30,000 feature of our Fall 22 Production Sale who was just named a champion at the Illinois Beef Expo.
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2091
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2095
Blackbird, Lucy, Missie, and Proven Queen cow families are all represented in the pedigrees of these two outstanding late summer candidates. These two heifers have a stunning look, and the genetic composition will add value to any cow herd. The first daughters of King Pin are featured throughout this catalog, and these are produced by an Insight donor from the Proven Queen cow family who has also produced a Grand Champion Bull at the National Junior Angus Show, PVF TCF Frozen 6078. Retaining 1/2 embryo interest in Lot 25.
The only daughter to sell this spring of the legendary PVF Missie 0084. This female’s show ring outlook may only be exceeded by her donor potential. 0084, a maternal sister to Insight, has produced more champions and sale toppers than any animal in the history of PVF, including the Grand Champion National Junior Angus Show in 2015 and the Reserve Grand Female of the 2016 National Junior Angus Show.
Three maternal sisters whose dam, PVF Missie 6298, is a past feature and high seller of the 2017 Spring Production Sale and went on to be a many times champion for the Gerken Family in Oklahoma. 6298 is a direct daughter of the legendary PVF Missie 0084 and a full sister to the 2015 National Junior Angus Show Grand Champion PVF Missie 4149. 2119 is a September Marvel daughter with extra power in a beautifully maternal design. 2141 and 2144 are October full sisters to PVF Missie 1126, Division Champion at the 2022 North American International Livestock Exhibition, and $40,000 feature of last spring’s sale.
27 [cow +*20592571] [calved: 09.08.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2119
28 [cow +*20591579] [calved: 10.01.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2141
24
Heifer for Rachel Streitmatter at the North American International Livestock Exhibition is a maternal sister to Lots 27 - 29.
29 [cow +*20591578] [calved: 10.03.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2144
24
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2137 30
[cow +*20591582] [calved: 09.23.2022]
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2139 31
[cow +*20591581 [calved: 09.27.2022]
Two late September Marvel daughters whose dam is a maternal sister to FCF Proven Queen 419, past National Western Stock Show and North American International Livestock Exhibition Grand Champion Female. Marvel daughters continue to impress most recently winning Grand at Fort Worth and San Antonio, as well as two division champions at the National Western Stock Show. 2137 and 2139 are ultra sound, attractive individuals with the mass and power that their donor dam exhibits.
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2149 32
[cow +*20594554] [calved: 11.05.2022]
Three full sisters to 2149 averaged over $50,000 leading off our 2022 Fall Production Sale. This daughter of the now deceased many time champion PVF Proven Queen 5250, who was not only a force in the show ring herself but has been a powerful donor producing many champions including PVF Proven Queen 8256, Reserve Grand Female of the NAILE.
PVF Proven Queen 5250, this Atlantic National Reserve Champion Heifer for Korey Moser is the dam of Lot 32.
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 2103 33
[cow +*20567998] [calved: 18.19.2022]
A powerful late August prospect who is a full sister to the Reserve Junior Yearling at the National Western Stock Show in 2023 for Amelia. PVF Proven Queen 5186 is a past Illinois Preview Show Champion and mated to Marvel, produced a show and cow prospect with power to spare.
PVF Proven Queen 1033, the National Western Stock Show Reserve Division Champion for Amelia is a maternal sib to Lot 33.
34 [cow +*20592572] [calved: 09.20.2022]
PVF SANDY 2133
PVF Proven Queen 7254 was a past $50,000 2018 Sale Topper at PVF for Dawson Dal Porto. Mated to Sandman, she produced this September show heifer prospect with incredible eye appeal, style and balance that will catch any judge’s eye.
35 [cow 20591543] [calved: 09.23.2022]
PVF MISSIE 2138
Another incredible looking King Pin daughter, whose dam is a full sister to Insight. King Pin was added to the ABS battery as a feature of our 2021 Spring Production Sale, and this sale offers the first group of his embryo progeny, demonstrating why he is sure to be a force in the Angus breed.
36 [cow 20594302] [calved: 09.04.2022]
PVF BLACKBIRD 2116
Concluding the heifers with this exciting Marvel daughter that offers extra size and attention with a massive rib shape and beautiful look. Her dam is a Raptor daughter who continually produces extra eye appeal and performance.
37
38
PVF Blacklist 7077, this ST Genetics sire of champions is a full brother to Lots 37 - 38.
PVF INSIGHT 2303
PVF INSIGHT 2304
Leading off the bull sale with two moderate birth high growth full brothers to PVF Blacklist 7077. These two have been phenotypic standouts since birth and are sure to be favorites sale night. Their famous full brother, PVF Blacklist 7077 has continued to gain popularity with age, and just this summer sired the Grand Champion Owned Heifer, Grand Champion Bred and Owned Heifer and Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the National Junior Angus Show. Descending from the Blackbird cow family that has not only produced such great Sires as Blacklist and The Natural, but also Grand Females at nearly every major Angus shows in the country. These bulls have the look and pedigree to produce elite show stock along with the performance and genetics to produce cattle that will thrive in the pasture.
39
PVF
2202
A powerful calving ease sire displaying the best SAV genetics throughout his pedigree. The dam of 2202 was added to the PVF program to start a new cow family and her elite maternal genetics should make his daughters top additions to any cow herd.
40
PVF RECKONING 2031
A high performing power bull offering the outcross genetics of the past North American International Livestock Exposition champion Hill Valley Reckoning 931. This bull offers extra frame and extension with tremendous stoutness throughout. His dam is a top Insight donor from the Proven Queen cow family.
PVF BLACKLIST 2004
Extra size and length in this calving ease son of Blacklist, whose dam is a direct daughter of a past National Western Stock Show Reserve Grand Female, PVF Missie 2018. Combining the power of the Blackbird cow family with the look of the Missies, this bull offers confident calving ease with extra genetic power.
PVF
7077, sire of Lot 41.
42 [bull +*20432123] [calved: 09.20.2022]
PVF KINGPIN 2021
Kingpin daughters highlighted the female portion of this catalog and the lone son in this offering is sure to turn heads. 2021 offers moderate birth weights with an exceptional look and his outstanding dam is a maternal sister to Insight, who was a many time champion herself.
3078, dam of Lot 42
43 [bull +*20533682] [calved: 02.06.2022]
PVF COMMON GROUND 2038
Connealy Common Ground was added to our herd bull battery as a feature from the 2021 Connealy sale for his ability to combine calving ease, growth and carcass traits with elite maternal genetics. This son offers top of the breed calving ease along with marbling and ribeye while his dam contributes the power you would expect being line bred to the Blackbird cow family.
Connealy Common Ground, sire of Lots 43 - 44.
44 [bull *20533683] [calved: 02.09.2022]
PVF COMMON GROUND 2040
Another son of Connealy Common Ground whose dam descends from the Missie cow family. Common Ground excels at balancing virtually every economically relevant trait measured by the American Angus Association as this bull displays with his modest birth weights, high growth and balanced carcass and maternal values.
PVF BLACKLIST 1162
45 [bull *20528578] [calved: 10.06.2021]
Powerful fall yearling sired by Blacklist whose dam is a direct daughter of the legendary PVF Missie 0084. A phenotypic standout, this bull is massive and wide in an attractive package.
46 [bull 20437675] [calved: 09.05.2021]
PVF FOLLOW ME 1136
Descending from the Proven Queen cow family, 1136 displays the look and ruggedness you would expect. His sire offered an outcross to PVF genetics while still contributing the look, style, balance and power that we are known for.
PVF MARVEL 1113
47 [bull 20432115] [calved: 08.23.2021]
Powerhouse son of Marvel who has extra frame and performance combined with growth numbers toward the top of the Angus breed. 1113’s dam is an extra stout Brilliance daughter who descends to the foundation of the Blackbird cow family.
48 [bull 20432117] [calved: 09.02.2021]
PVF MARVEL 1120
Marvel daughters have dominated our recent sales and these sons are sure to be in demand. 1120 offers extra extension and look in a rugged, stout package. His dam is a top Raptor daughter who is amongst our most consistent producers.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
PVF MISSIE 6228 X PVF DLX KING PIN 0058
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
Guarantee of 1 Pregnancy when transferred by a certified embryologist. A
These embryos are full sibs to Lots 1 - 3 and maternal sibs to Lots 4 - 5 in this offering.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
PVF MISSIE 4149 X STAG GOOD TIMES 201 ET B
These embryos would be full sibs to Lot 18 and maternal sibs to Lots 13 - 17 in this offering.
3 CONVENTIONAL ET EMBRYOS
Selling 1 package of three conventional ET embryos unsexed. lot
PVF LUCY 4189 X PVF BLACKLIST 7077 C
These embryos are full sibs to PVF DLX King Pin 0058 whose progeny are featured throughout this catalog.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
A/F ANDERSON’S MISSIE 914 X PVF MARVEL 9185
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
These embryos represent full sibs to Lot 19 in this offering.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
PVF BLACKBIRD 3070 X PVF MARVEL 9185
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
These embryos are full sibs to Lot 21 and 22 in this catalog.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
PVF MISSIE 6298 X SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
F
These embryos are full sibs to Lots 28 - 29 in this catalog.
3 SEXED HEIFER IVF EMBRYOS
Selling 1 package of three Sexed Heifer IVF embryos. lot
PVF PROVEN QUEEN 4032 X STAG GOOD TIMES 201 ET G
These embryos are maternal sibs to Lots 24 - 25 in this offering.
