Sale Schedule
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
Bulls Available for Viewing at the Ranch
Refreshments Available
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
11:30 AM – Lunch Provided
1:00 PM – NIO Annual Bull Sale Sale Order will be Catalog Order
SALE LOCATION
Niobrara Red Angus 89025 525th Ave. Niobrara, NE 68760
SALE DAY CONTACTS
Garrett Knebel (219) 508-2657
Jacob Bathke (402) 640-3727
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SALE REPRESENTATIVES
Matt Lowery Auctioneer (308) 750-6119
Kelly Smith RAAA, Director of Commercial Marketing (417) 855-9461
Taylor Ohlde, RAAA Commercial Marketing Specialist (913) 626-2715
Will Bollum, Special Assignment (507) 244-0833
Craig Talkington, Special Assignment (785) 623-1789
Ty Groshans, Western Livestock Journal (970) 818-6016
Cody Nye, Tri-State Livestock News (308) 760-8588
Kadon Leddy, Cattle Business Weekly (605) 924-0757
MOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Ohiya Casino & Resort – (402) 857-3860 53142 Hwy. 12, Niobrara, NE 68760
Best Western Kelly Inn – (605) 665-2906 1607 E. Highway 50, Yankton, SD
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – (605) 665-3177 2607 Broadway Ave., Yankton, SD
DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS
Doug Leader, Niobrara Red Angus (402) 770-9677
The Red Angus Team
Jeff & Tami Keller, Owners of Niobrara Red Angus, were born and raised in Niobrara, Nebraska, both graduating from Niobrara High. Together, they are blessed to have three incredible sons: Sam, Jack & Ben. Tami (Leader) Keller’s family made their living as Angus breeders in the area, originating with her grandfather, John Leader. Aspiring to have a herd of their own, they chose Red Angus cattle and enjoy the opportunity Niobrara Red Angus gives their sons to be more involved in agriculture.
Jacob Bathke, Ranch Manager, resides and oversees Niobrara Red Angus with his wife, Madison, and their very recent new addition, Steely Joe Bathke. He manages and oversees the daily operations of the ranch and is responsible for the wellbeing of the cattle. Jacob graduated college with a degree in agronomy, but he couldn’t leave his passion for cattle behind. Jacob is grateful for the opportunity to work with the Keller Family and their high-quality cattle. Even though most of his days are spent with cattle, he says what he loves most about his job are the people. He would also like to acknowledge and thank his family and friends who help him throughout the year.
Meg Penrod, Office Manager, is a lifelong resident of Lincoln, Nebraska. Meg received her BFA from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and spent 12 years working in interior design. In 2019, Meg and her husband, Tanner, adopted their oldest daughter, Sloan, and two years later, they had a welcomed surprise when their second daughter Scarlett came along! Meg has spent the last several years at home raising their girls, but her love for working with people and passion for animals drew her to work for Niobrara Red Angus.
Garrett Knebel, Marketing Manager, resides in Bozeman, MT. There he owns and operates Harmony Hill, a progressive Red Angus operation focused on seedstock for the commercial cow-calf operator. With a degree from Oklahoma State University, Garrett’s main responsibilities for Niobrara Red Angus include marketing, consulting, breeding, and seedstock selection. In his spare time, he travels the country visiting with fellow Red Angus breeders and judging livestock shows.
Doug Leader grew up on the family farm in Niobrara, Nebraska. After college, Doug enlisted into the Army National Guard. While there, he worked full time for Nebraska Army & Air National Guard specializing in accounting. Since then, Doug entered the carpet cleaning industry, starting his own business called Pinnacle Carpet Care. After building the business in Lincoln, he expanded into Omaha and has since been running those businesses for the past 26 years. Along with his son, Zach, Doug has been operating cattle and farming with his with his father, Allen Leader, on the family farm for the past 20 years. Doug wears a variety of hats for Niobrara Red Angus, including farming, making hay, accounting, and taking the lead on delivering NIO’s cattle across the North American continent.
Friends,
Whether you’ve purchased from Niobrara Red Angus in the past, or you’ve been waiting for the right moment to test the waters, the bulls we will offer on February 26th are, without a question, the most impressive group we’ve ever produced. The quality, powerful kind, and robust data behind these bulls has moved our program up to a whole different level.
Earlier this year, our 8th Annual Bull Sale will be held on Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, again, at the ranch in Niobrara, Nebraska. If you can make time to get away from the ranch prior to sale day, we’d love to have you sort through the bulls we’re selling. Heck, even just to witness the uniformity and consistent quality from top to bottom. They truly are a sight to be seen.
The cow herd at Niobrara Red Angus continues to impress us. With the breed’s most impressive females having been assembled in Niobrara, Nebraska, our young cows just get stronger and more proven as time passes. Sorted heavily for the real-world phenotypic traits that keep a cow ‘in herd’, we have the utmost confidence in the cowherd behind our bulls.
Uniformity in your weaned calves is paramount. Our bull calf crop has been culled through extensively, and only the best remain. Powerful, robust, dense, and muscular, the bulls have set new records each time data has been collected. Feeder cattle buyers, growers, packers, and the consumer are all looking for the most consistent and uniform product. Feel confident in knowing, this set of bulls shows a “cookie-cutter” kind from beginning to end, and if used in volume, will have a noticeable impact on your calves’ quality and consistency.
Thanks to you, Niobrara’s red angus are working in a wide array of environments across the country. We have been fortunate, delivering bulls all over North America; from Canada to Mexico, Montana to Florida. Your feedback has been positive and encouraging. We continue to stay committed to utilizing different lines of genetics, ultimately to breed the kind of Red Angus cattle that are the most problem-free, lowmaintenance, and profitable for the commercial cow-calf producer.
We wholeheartedly appreciate your consideration of the bulls we have on offer. Feel free to contact us at any time. We love talking about Red Angus cattle.
- Niobrara Red Angus
On June 30th, 2024, Urugen, an animal reproduction company from Uruguay, host a group of its customers on a tour in the United States, and made Niobrara Red Angus one of their stops. about Uruguay, their country has a population of approximately 3 million people, and yet the number of cows in Uruguay is near 12 million. There, 90+% of their fat cattle are finished on grass pastures, not in a feedlot setting.
from niobrara red angus? Why buy a bull
THE COW HERD
Our Red Angus cow herd has an undeniable advantage, conformationally, in strength, density, stoutness and foot quality. Our customers are seeing that in their calves sired by Niobrara Red Angus bulls. Nervous about the quality of the bred heifers you may find when building back? Do it with a set of your own, from bulls backed by the breed’s most impressive cow herd.
GAIN - THE POUNDS ARE PAYING THE BILLS!
Yes, Red Angus cattle are often utilized for calving ease. But that should not come at a sacrifice to performance. Pounds are more valuable today than ever! Feel confident in knowing the gain in Niobrara’s cattle is substantial. It’s realized when the buyers return, knockin’ at your door.
UNIFORMITY
We’ve realized a top-tier level of uniformity in our cattle. They all look alike. That said, uniformity is paramount when marketing your calf crop. It improves efficiency in every aspect of the supply chain. You can count on Niobrara Red Angus bulls to improve the uniformity of your feeder cattle.
DOCILITY
If you haven’t realized it yet, stress harms cattle equally as much as it does us. We are mindful to utilize a lowstress mode of action around our cattle, to build and maintain their trust. In doing so, we find calm, gentle, eventempered animals that perform better than those operating in a state of fear and anxiety.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We exist to improve your business’s bottom line. Our bulls are a tool in creating the product that pays your bills. It is essential that our bulls not only settle your cows, but that their offspring garner demand in a competitive marketplace. We need and want your complete satisfaction, in every way. You can count on our bulls and the team of people behind them!
Our Customer Service
is our sincere appreciation
VOLUME DISCOUNTS
We value our volume buyers and gladly offer discounts on multiple bulls purchased.
3-5 Bulls, 5% off at settlement.
6 or More, Make it 10% off at settlement.
INSURANCE/FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE
BULLS BEFORE SALE DAY
and be Entered to Win a $2,500.00 Sale Credit WINNER WILL BE DRAWN AT THE START OF THE SALE!
Please reference the Martin Trudeau Insurance insert, outlining the Livestock Insurance options available for purchase on sale day.
All bulls will have passed a breeding soundness exam prior to delivery. We offer to share the insurance premium to purchase Bull Mortality insurance through Martin Trudeau Insurance in Mitchell, SD. Niobrara Red Angus will pay the first 5% of the insurance premium on whichever policy the seller wishes to receive. On their most basic policy, that means you’re only paying 1%! A representative of Martin Trudeau will be available sale day. If the buyer declines this coverage, he/she assumes full risk for the bull. Normal, quality care still needs to be exercised toward these animals and particularly yearling bulls to maintain adequate body condition.
FREE DELIVERY
We appreciate your business! Free Delivery is something we are proud to again be offering.
Purchase 4 or More? – We’ll make certain the bulls are delivered to your ranch.
3 or Less? – After 500 miles, this may require buyers to meet us at a central delivery point, either in your state or near it. Please be reasonable if you end up with a single bull and are a hundred miles or more from another drop.
Purchases from Mexico can be delivered to Clayton, New Mexico, free of charge. Purchases from Canada can be delivered to Billings, Montana, free of charge. If another border crossing is necessary, we will hope to accommodate in a similar fashion. We will assist in health and export requirements. Costs associated for import paperwork will be the responsibility of the buyer. Please call for details.
CARE ARRANGEMENTS POST SALE
We’ll take care of them until you’re ready for them! As an added convenience to our buyers, we will care for any bull purchases up to April 15th at no additional cost. We will require that you insure your purchases to address normal liability associated with their care. Again, that may only require 1% of the purchase price.
If you are not ready to receive your animals when we plan to deliver to your area, or it is after April 15th, we can continue to house your bulls at a cost of $3.50 per day, per bull. Please coordinate these arrangements after the sale.
$300 REBATE - “WEEK
OF PICK-UP”
We will be offering a $300 per head rebate for customers who arrange to pick up their bulls at the Ranch within one week of the sale.
$1,000 REBATE – “RETURNED
CARCASS DATA”
Do you retain ownership of your cattle through harvest? Were those cattle sired by Niobrara Red Angus bulls? We need you! We are utilizing all the carcass data we can get our hands on to identify which sire groups are hanging with the most premium. If you have access to sound data and can show use by Niobrara Red Angus bulls, we’ll credit you $1,000 towards the purchase of your next bull. Contact us for more info.
The Cow Herd
the foundation behind the bulls
Our focus has been to build and maintain a cowherd that generates bulls to make our customers profitable and sustainable. The females we keep and multiply from greatly affects both our futures.
VF Lakota C302-0139 | #1749640
WCR Kuruba De 2085Z | #1601494
U2 Beauty 113Z | #1553407
U2 Hidee Ho 459D | #4098770
U2 Syringa 71A | #2529203
U2 Miss Dynamo 35B | #4352221
SIRESReference which
HRP Trojan 1004J | #4459059
• The #1 Source for stretch, frame, extension, and gain.
• Intense weaning and yearling performance yet shaped correctly for calving ease.
• Impeccable foot quality in a masculine, highly fertile package.
STRA Ranch Hand 2010 | # 4663391
• An all-around outstanding sire, promoting abundant marbling & carcass quality.
• Highly effective calving ease and calf vigor.
• Outcross pedigree with a powerful, robust build, and high-level foot quality.
Six Mile John Wick 882E | #3786643
• The most phenotypically progressive Red Angus bull of our time.
NIO American Freedom 1005 | #4520391
• Leading the breed in marbling and carcass quality.
• Noticeably consistent docility among the entirety of his sire group.
• Among the breed’s most up and coming sires with top-tier hoof shape.
U2Q President 60H | #4482803
• Profound weaning and yearling performance, with added stretch and scale.
• Among the breed’s best foot quality, with highly effective daughters in herd.
• A fresh, outcross pedigree bringing in Schaff Angus Valley genetics.
• Phenomenal calving ease with fierce calf vigor.
• Improving foot quality on every offspring.
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Top 1% ProS
Top 1% HB
Top 7% GM
Top 1% STAY
Top 9% Marb. LOT 1
Top 10 IMF Ratio of 156
NIO COLORBLIND 4243
REG # 5011847 | CALVED 01-09-2024 | ID 4243 | CAT A | PFX NIO
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63-C31
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63
He does it all. And frankly, it’s hard to put into words just how excited we are to have him at Niobrara Red Angus. His story starts back in 2021, when I had the opportunity to select a very special female as the consignment Chuck & Carol Feddes would take to Bet on Red that fall. A phenotypically dominant daughter of Feddes Blockana Y63-C31, sired by Resource 137E, she put together a breed-leading combination of traits and was ultimately acquired by Hansine Ranch Partnership. With an insatiable desire to add C31 to the NIO program, we jumped at the opportunity to partner with Feddes Red Angus. Her consistent production record with over 47 progeny recorded, coupled with elite level udder and foot quality, left no question unanswered. With STRA Ranch Hand 2010 in mind, we mated two of our most impressive individuals, with big dreams of what may come. NIO Colorblind 4243 has jumped through every hoop in a big way. Weighing 79 lbs. at birth, 878 lbs. at weaning, and 1,290 lbs. at a year, he’s proving himself to be a true curve-bender. An IMF Ratio of 156, he ranks 2nd only to his maternal brother, Lot 2. We wholeheartedly believe 4243 is one of the most exciting bulls to be offered anywhere, in 2025.
Ranks in the “Top 10” Yearling Bulls in the RAAA Database for ProS
Dam of Lots 1-3 Feddes Blockana Y63-C31
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
10 – IMF Ratio of 177
Ranks
With semen now impossible to find on STRA Relentless, we believe NIO Meritocracy 4244 is more valuable than ever. We’ve come to appreciate the Relentless cattle over the last five years. The daughters have a high-end look of quality, and his offspring have consistently proven to offer marbling at the highest degree. 4244 is a massive, big-ribbed, masculine, dark red bull with phenomenal structural quality. Born at 72 lbs, weaned at 880, and 1,336 at a year, you can’t ask anymore from a bull in terms of performance; it doesn’t get any better. Combine this with knowing he’s a son of Feddes Blockana Y63-C31, we believe “Merit” embodies elite level quality in Red Angus cattle. Truly one of the best to be offered anywhere this year.
NIO MERITOCRACY 4244
REG # 5011849 | CALVED 01-10-2024 |
BIEBER DRIVEN C540 STRA RELENTLESS STRA CHEREBAL 305
BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63-C31
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63
NIO LAREDO 4245
REG # 5011851 | CALVED 01-04-2024
BIEBER DRIVEN C540 STRA RELENTLESS STRA CHEREBAL 305
BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63-C31
FEDDES BLOCKANA Y63
A full brother to Lot 2, NIO Laredo 4245 is another powerful, muscular, dark red son of Relentless with added presence up front. The third and final son of Feddes Blockana Y63-C31 on offer in 2025, “Laredo” has been the longer necked, more expressively muscled sibling that’s less mellow in his demeanor. In the top percentiles of the breed for ProS, HB, HPG, STAY, & Marb, 4245 offers a breed-leading combination of traits that rivals his brothers. -4.6 in his BW column, the data tells us he may calve the easiest, on average, too. “Laredo” has always been more stand-off-ish in his nature. Higher headed than his brothers, we will never hide when a bull has a bit more fire. But, knowing his genetic lines, we believe this stems from a single, environmental, traumatic moment where he’s just simply less trusting than his brothers. We look forward to using “Laredo” in the program at Niobrara Red Angus.
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
in the “Top 10” Yearling Bulls in the RAAA Database for ProS Top 1% ProS
1% HB
2% Marb.
Maternal Sister Feddes Blockana C31-156
LOT 2
NIO CALIENTE 4012
BIEBER DRIVEN C540 STRA RELENTLESS STRA CHEREBAL 305
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E NIO MISS 404A 2174 RED U-2 MISS 404A
Every time you walk through the bulls, your eyes will find NIO Caliente 4012 in short order. His presence, muscle shape, dark red color, and exceptional balance stand out in the incredibly strong 2025 offering. His combination of breed-leading data, coupled with his elite-level balance and phenotypic quality, have us jumping at the opportunity to start using him in the Niobrara cow herd. Pictured with his John Wick sired mother this summer, you can understand where the added balance comes from. “Caliente” embodies the goal Niobrara Red Angus set forth years ago, to breed a well-rounded Red Angus animal that excels in their combination of both phenotype and genotype. This bull needs utilized, breed wide.
NIO Caliente 4012 & Dam
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
NIO TENSLEEP 4088
BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
U2 ENCORE 285F NIO MISSIE 0255
FREYS MISSIE 542C
The kind of bull your neighbors ask about! Without a doubt, one of the most impressive sons of Energize we’ve seen anywhere, to date. NIO Tensleep 4088 ranks among the best young bulls we’ve ever raised in Niobrara, Nebraska. Explosive in his power, width, density and shape, he’s got the look a true herd bull. Incredibly masculine in his look and feature, Voyager stands among the top individuals in the Red Angus database for multiple traits, including ProS, GM, YW, ADG, & CW. His five-year-old dam has quickly made her mark in the Niobrara Red Angus program, having raised another beautiful Reputation son the year prior, marketed last year in the bull sale. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your focus is, this bull helps move the needle forward.
THE SEMEN Kind! catalog
NIO GOLDEN AGE 4050
LASO BUCKET LIST E8G NIO KURUBA DE 1006
NIO KURUBA DE 9088
Effortless & Outcross! NIO Golden Age 4050 has proven to be one of the most exciting bulls we’ve ever raised at Niobrara Red Angus. In the top 10% of the Red Angus breed for all three indexes, here’s a future semen sire that offers the highest level of calving ease with an outcross pedigree that can be utilized nationwide. His young dam, NIO Kuruba De 1006, is a paternal brother to NIO American Freedom 1005, backed by the formidable WCR Kuruba De 2085Z cow family. Not only will Golden Age provide a problemfree calving experience for first-calf heifers, but he offers carcass quality that will have his terminal offspring consistently grabbing premiums. Without a doubt, this is one of the most exciting young bulls to sell this spring.
NIO IMPROVER 4099
REG # 5011785 | CALVED 01-17-2024 | ID 4099 | CAT A | PFX NIO
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
NIO MEG 0122
RED BLAIR`S MEG 12D
This powerful Ranch Hand son has jumped through all the hoops, crushing the scales and scanning among the best in a terribly deep offering this year at Niobrara Red Angus. Raised by a beautiful, young John Wick daughter NIO Improver 4099 provides a top-tier level of phenotypic and genotypic quality. Bold, massive, rugged, and sound in his structural build, he’s as impressive to study on foot as any bull in the sale. It doesn’t matter what your objective is, with Ranch Hand access continuing to stay off-market, this is the kind of bull that plants people in the seats at your own auction.
NIO FORTIFY 4255
REG # 5011879 | CALVED 02-08-2024 |
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D RED U-2 HIDEE HO 281Y
Without a question, C-T Reputation 0094 is leading the breed forward. Across the country, he’s injecting unprecedented gain and improving cow herds one by one. You already know it, but Pounds are Paying the Bills! One of the best sources for gain and performance in the 2025 NIO Bull Sale are in the Reputation sons. These six full brothers are from the $110,000 value, 2024 Red, Redefined High-Selling Female, Hidee Ho 459D. Here, you are buying brothers to Dominion, Bad Medicine, Distraction, and many others that are working to improve herds across the nation. This is the year to grab yourself a Reputation!
Dam of Lots 8-13 U2 Hidee Ho 459D
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119 RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W
U2 HIDEE HO 459D
If you’ve been sitting back, observing on Reputation, this is the year to latch onto a son of. These full brothers will make your calves dark red, powerful, and ripped-up with muscle. The proven performance and gain that will be experienced in your set of weaned calves will be tangible, and you’ll feel it in your pocket when the check comes. The U.S. cow herd is going to take a while to build back up, and every pound you can sell during these times will be putting you money ahead. In all sincerity, I’d put this set of Reputations up against anybody’s Red Angus bulls on the continent.
Maximize performance with the bulls from Niobrara Red Angus.
NIO REPUTATION 4126
NIO REPUTATION 4132
13 sons of U2 HIDEE HO 459D
NIO REPUTATION 4254
NIO REPUTATION 4252
7 sons of WCR Miss Kuruba De 2085 Z
Top 2% WW
Top 3% YW
Top 7% ADG
Top 4% REA
NIO COMANCHE 4269
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED LAZY MC CC DETOUR 2W
WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z
Woah! This is the first offering of HRP Trojan 1004J, and you are looking at some of the most premier, outcross performance red-hided genetics in the industry. Trojan wow’d breeders in 2022 as the High Selling, $65,000 bull of the 2022 Hansine Ranch Partnership bull sale. He was admired for his undeniable, masculine presence and scale. Lot 14 is a son of WCR Kuruba De 2085Z, one of the most influential, foundational donor cows of the Niobrara Red Angus program. Not only will 4269 sire you the heaviest set of feeder calves you’ve ever seen, but you’ll want to retain every daughter!
ADJ WW of 849
ADJ YW of 1,382
Top 7% WW
Top 6% YW
Top 7% ADG
Top 8% REA
Dam of Lots 14 & 15
WCR Miss Kuruba De 2085Z
NIO SPECTRUM 4270
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED LAZY MC CC DETOUR 2W
WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z
RED CROWFOOT KURUBA 4179P
Check out this Sherman Tank! One of the very best bulls in the sale!
In this first, large-scale offering of Trojan sons, here is an opportunity to take home unparalleled performance and gain, with some of the most elite maternal genetics available in the Red Angus breed today. Lot 15 has performed among the very top bulls in the 2024 born calf crop. Incredibly powerful, muscular, bold and dense, if you get this one bought, your calf check will have you smiling extra wide on your way to the bank.
LOT 14
Top 10 – REA Ratio of 107 Top 10 – IMF Ratio of 119
NIO COMBAT 4030
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
U2 ENCORE 285F
NIO KURUBA DE 0253
NIO MISS KURUBA DE 8065
An absolute unit! NIO Combat 4030 is another power-packed Trojan son that brings the muscle and performance you need to keep buyers returning to bid on your calves. With a lower birthweight, Jake & I have always said how we’d use Trojan himself on our larger heifers, because they calves are shaped to assist with added calving ease. Out of a 2085Z granddaughter, I’d load this bull right up with Lot 14 & 15 to maintain uniformity on a large-scale cow herd. The performance in this Trojan sire group is no joke!
Top 10 – WW Ratio of 110 | Top 10 – YW Ratio of 108
Top 10 – WDA Ratio of 110 | Top 10 – REA Ratio of 115 Top 10 – CED of 15
Imagine the set of feeder calves crushing the scales from these Trojan sons! This younger, natural calf from our D1 cow has performed right alongside our E.T. calves, blowing us away with his actual data and performance among his contemporaries. Masculine, powerful, stretchy, and ripped-up with muscle, this bull is ready to start chasing cows. Lot 17 is a curve-bending option of performance that we’d recommend to the highest degree!
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NIO SARATOGA 4113
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED SOO LINE POWER EYE 161X NIO SPLIT ROCK D1
VAN WYE SPLIT ROCK 35X
LOT 17
Maternal Brother NIO Big Timber 1164
Maternal Brother NIO John Wick 0046
LOT 16
LOT 17
Top 10 – Lowest BW Ratio of 93 | Top 5% REA
NIO RANCH HAND 4080
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
U2 ENCORE 285F
NIO BEAUTY 1183
U2 BEAUTY 113Z
NIO RANCH HAND 4104
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
PIE CRIES FOR WAR 709
NIO NORSE GIRL 1052
NIO NORSE GIRL 9019
A sure shot calving ease prospect, with an outcross pedigree and carcass to boot! NIO Ranch Hand 4104 is an incredibly stout, powerful, masculine rancher’s bull that will ensure these highly valuable replacement heifers calve unassisted their first time around. Ranking among the very best Red Angus bulls in the breed for ProS & Herdbuilder, Lot 18 also sports a -3.3 to 116 spread from birth to yearling: a curve-bending combination of progressive performance.
heifer bulls
flat, frail & light muscled don’t have to be
A royal combination with Ranch Hand & Beauty 113Z! Here’s an especially muscular, dark red, big bodied son of Ranch Hand backed by a stunning young granddaughter of the most recognized Red Angus matron in North America, Beauty 113Z. In the top percentiles of the breed for ProS & Herdbuilder, NIO Ranch Hand 4080 also offers one of the best CED figures with an IMF Ratio among the best in the sale. With an ADJ YW of 1,251 lbs., this heifer bull option will promote calving ease to the highest degree without sacrificing performance. Don’t miss out on 4080.
NIO RANCH HAND 4047
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
RED RRAR DETOUR 6Z
FREYS MISSIE 545C
FREYS MISSIE 521Z
The #1 Marbling scan in an extremely competitive sale offering, talk about the premium this bull’s calves will generate! This stunning Ranch Hand son is the darkest shade of red, jam packed full of muscle, and stems from one of the most consistently productive cows on the ranch, 545C. Check out his maternal brothers! Again, Ranch Hand semen will continue to remain off-market, so take advantage of the opportunity here.
NIO RANCH HAND 4068
TAC DRIFTER H10
STRA RANCH HAND 2010
STRA LAURA 0135
RED SIX MILE HI CALIBER 177C
NIO MISS ENVIOUS 1137
RED TERRON MISS ENVIOUS 145C
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Look in here! One of the best calving ease bulls on offer, with the darkest red hide and an impressive IMF scan. Chock-full of meat and muscle, this Ranch Hand son offers modest birthweight to keep heifers happy and calves alive. Once again, here’s an example of why we say heifer bulls don’t have to be flat, frail, and light muscled!
NIO RANCH HAND 4021
TAC DRIFTER H10 STRA RANCH HAND 2010 STRA LAURA 0135
H/H MOUNT UP 0026 NIO CAMEO 2018 NIO CAMEO 0007
Top-tier Gain here! Not much needs said. Check out the data. He slipped through the cracks on picture day, but he’s one of the best performing, most powerful sons of Ranch Hand that will be offered. Go find him on sale day.
Maternal Brother NIO Bonanza 9151
Maternal Brother NIO John Wick 3072
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Bulls purchased
for use on your replacement heifers should not graduate onto your cows.
The gradual decline of your herd’s performance
will be disastrous.
NIO LEVERAGE 4116
BIEBER SPARTACUS A193
BIEBER SPARTAN E639
BIEBER RENEE 477A
DAMAR Y003 REDEMPTION B510
DAMAR PRINCESS D278
PROS
LOT 23
Top 8% WW
Top 10 – YW Ratio of 106
Top 10 – WDA Ratio of 113
Top 10 – ADG Ratio of 108
Top 10 – REA Ratio of 107
RED RIVERDALE PRINCESS 120T
Maternal Brother NIO American Freedom 3161
Overwhelming Performance & Gain! This bull is a STUD! You can’t find Red Angus bulls that look like this every day. He’s been turning heads since he was a young calf. Dark, dark red, as wide as a ford pick-up, with some of the strongest actual data reported on any bull in the sale. We can count on his mother, D278, to give us a high-quality bull or replacement heifer every single year. She is one of the best cows on the ranch. We’ve got high expectations for this one.
LOT 24
NIO HINDSIGHT 4067
REG # 5011805 | CALVED 01-13-2024 | ID
BIEBER SPARTACUS A193
BIEBER SPARTAN E639
BIEBER RENEE 477A
RED U2 NOVA 627F NIO RUBY ROSE 1133 RED SIX MILE RUBY
LOT 24
They don’t make bulls like this every day! He is completely overwhelming from a mass, dimension, and density standpoint. NIO Hindsight 4067 calved at a moderate 75 lbs. and has been crushing the scales ever since. He’s backed by one of our best cow lines, Six Mile Ruby Rose 168C, and the maternal behind this bad boy is next level. His maternal brother is working for Lost Creek Ranch in Molt, Montana. If you’re looking for a bull you should keep every replacement out of, take this one home!
The history
of our cows
In the simplest way, our goal is to produce the most problem free, profitable, productive Red Angus seedstock available today to promote longevity and elevate our customer’s product to the top of the marketplace.
After decades of the most thoughtful and strategic genetic acquisitions, initially setting the paper aside and sorting from the phenotypic strengths that promote in-herd longevity, Niobrara Red Angus has most recently been able to incorporate the breed’s most genotypically progressive options to generate the most well-rounded product the breed has today.
From the beginning, NIO spent considerable due diligence identifying and selecting for the most phenotypically relevant Red Angus females that were available anywhere. Relying heavily on Garrett Knebel’s experience and eye, we chose to isolate and breed from a much stouter, more robust Red Angus female than was commonplace in the breed in the United States. In doing so, that meant intentionally setting the paper or EPDs aside, to solidify the type and kind of female we wanted at the foundation of our business.
Certainly unpopular, we paid little attention to their ranking within the Red Angus Association of America’s database. Most of our cow herd originated from genetics found in Canada. With these Canadian cattle having no history of production or relation to other cattle in the U.S. database, we had to start from square one. And in the RAAA database, that means starting at the bottom.
Overtime and with patience from Jeff & Tami Keller, we’ve been able to watch how these cows and their progeny have begun to “climb the hypothetical ladder” in the database and are now much closer to reading comparatively accurate to the breed. Specifically, our base of cows has improved substantially in their Herd-Builder Index, having time and production now in their favor.
With an extremely solid, tight base of Red Angus cows now working for Niobrara Red Angus, the results we’re seeing are incredibly rewarding. We know our bulls are being produced from some of the most bulletproof, maternal, long-lasting cows in the breed. Now, we’ve begun incorporating some of the freshest genotypic, paternal leaders, with considerable mindfulness to the “bottom-side” of the bulls we identify to use.
That said, we still believe it’s valuable to utilize new, breed-leading genetics from North of the border. However, it’s imperative our customers understand these cattle are starting from square one on paper. You’d be made to believe these cattle are some cow-killing, nanny-goat performing critters with the marbling of a Belgian Blue. But the comparative, association data is not accurate. Our progeny from these foreign, imported cattle have no history of production in the U.S. database, and as stated, they’re forced to start from scratch.
That explained, we know we’re on the right track. Our Red Angus females have an undeniable advantage, conformationally, of strength, density, stoutness and foot quality. Inevitably, our customers are seeing that in the offspring sired by Niobrara Red Angus bulls.
EPDs are only as useful as the accuracies behind them. Accuracies are increased by progeny recorded. That’s important to understand. Equally as important a tool in the toolbox, is the actual data gathered. Birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, IMF and REA scans, calving intervals, etc. These are all critically important to evaluate and compare. Yet, true genetic progress requires breeding beyond the numbers most convenient for analyzing and visually selecting for or culling based on real-world production traits. Feet, udders, fertility, and conformation; we believe that should be at the foundation of cattle selection.
In closing, we’re proud of our cattle. With the many herd visits Garrett Knebel is able perform on an annual basis, we aren’t “barn blind”. We put our cattle up against any, regardless of breed. That said, the cattle may never be Top 1% for a certain trait on paper. But if the cattle prove to have longevity and sire calves that have demand, we know we are headed in the right direction.
NIO REPUTATION 4078
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
U2 ENCORE 285F
NIO BEAUTY 1207
U2 BEAUTY 113Z
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PROS
Granddam of Lot 25 U2 Beauty 113Z
NIO REPUTATION 4016
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E NIO BLACKBIRD 0057 NIO BLACKBIRD 7011
This Reputation son is Massive! Power, Performance, & Gain at its finest. Not only has this Reputation son scanned with enormous REA, but it comes to him honestly being a grandson of the most notable cow in the Red Angus breed, Beauty 113Z. This is one big-ribbed, dense, wide-bodied bull with an incredibly masculine look and presence. Among the top animals in the Red Angus breed for weaning weight & carcass, this is the kind of bull that keeps your calf buyers perked up in their seats!
One of the best bulls in the sale! This bulls combination of traits is exceptional. Dark red, extremely powerful and massive, and his curvebending performance is next level! Low birth, high growth, high marb, with an abundance of calving ease, this might just be the best Reputation son in the sale. Backed by a stunning John Wick daughter from the Blackbird cow family, I’d put this Red Angus bull up against the best of them.
NIO REPUTATION 4251
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
RED U-2 STRIKE FORCE 24Y RED U-2 SYRINGA 71A
Dam of Lots 27 & 28 U2 Syringa 31A
NIO REPUTATION 4249
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094 C-T LINSEY 8119
RED U-2 STRIKE FORCE 24Y
RED U-2 SYRINGA 71A
RED U-2 SYRINGA 352Y
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Stretch & Gain at its Finest! We’ve heard rumblings in the industry, some folks feel Red Angus have lost their growth and performance, having been focused on calving ease for too long. That said, these two full brothers from Syringa 71A prove there are still Red Angus genetics out there that grow well. Owned with A & R Red Angus of Holdingford, we believe 71A has produced her best two sons here with Reputation.
An All-Around Rancher’s Bull! Another son of Syringa 71A, this Reputation son is dark red, muscular, masculine, and stretchy. Here’s a genuine combination bull that sits atop the pack on calving ease, yearling growth, and marbling. Some of the more extended bulls on the offering, he and his full brother are going to add some size and scale, with the kind of gain that’ll keep buyers revisiting your barnyard. If you need to add growth without wrecking your cows, I’d put a circle around these two full brothers.
NIO JOHN WICK 4248
RED U-2 RECKONING 149A
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
RED SIX MILE & CO GLORIA 29A
RED LAZY MC
The last of a legend sells here in Lots 29, 30, & 31. WCR Kuruba De 2085Z sits among the top spot for being the most influential Red Angus female in the Niobrara Red Angus program. With many maternal brothers working for other progressive Red Angus breeders across the U.S., the consistency, here, is worth its weight in gold. Lot 29 is so unique. Incredibly massive, dense, big-bodied, square built, and as sound as a cat, this dark red John Wick son is among the best of that world-class sire group that we’ve ever had. He is SO right for the times… I would not let this bull pass you by. %
full
brothers Lots 29, 30, 31
Gain! Gain! & More Gain! Look at how this thing performed! He crushed the scales every time he crossed them. Huge weaning and yearling weights, and he sits in the very top percentiles of the breed for WW, YW, ADG, CW, & REA. 2085Z had a phenomenal udder and even better foot quality. These three full brothers are the final sons ever to be offered from the now deceased, legendary WCR Kuruba De 2085Z. This bull will up your weaning weights drastically, and the quality of these replacement heifers will be second to none.
NIO JOHN WICK 4247
REG #
RED U-2 RECKONING 149A
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
RED SIX MILE & CO GLORIA 29A
RED LAZY MC CC DETOUR 2W
WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z
RED CROWFOOT KURUBA 4179P
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Retain every single heifer! Stout, powerful, and rugged. Not only is this mating the “cream of the crop” from a maternal standpoint at Niobrara Red Angus but imagine the uniformity in a set of feeder calves with these three full brothers! The lightest of them at birth, it would have been very easy to get this guy pictured on sale day, but inevitably we have a few fall through the cracks each year.
3% REA
10 CED of 15
NIO BOJANGLES 4273
SLGN YARDMASTER 125Y SLGN BOJANGLES 479B
MEADO-WEST PEEK-A-BOO
RED U-2 MAMA’S BOY 167X U2 BEAUTY 113Z
RED U-2 BEAUTY 48X
The only 113Z son in this year’s sale! It’s no secret heifer retention is happening, and if you’re going to keep some back, make certain they’re out of the most maternal bulls you can get your hands on. Here’s a mating I’ve been excited about for quite some time. Taking it back a few years, I sent Beauty 113Z to SLGN Bojangles, and we end up with a bull that I’d keep every single female out of. Stout, punchy, big ribbed, and sporting the highest quality feet, %
NIO SABOTAGE 4165
REG # 5011781 | CALVED 02-11-2024
CRUMP RESOURCE 8201 CRUMP SABOTAGE 0771 CRUMP EMMA 220 9 MILE
NIO TARMILY 0019 NIO TARMILY 8028
Here’s the rancher kind! From our Crump herd bull Sabotage, here’s a Mack truck kind of a dark red bull that’s loaded with power, density, and performance. One of the younger bulls, he’s jumped through all the hoops with big time performance and gain. His calves dang sure ought to be retained and sold on a grid.
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 4071
LASO BUCKET LIST E8G
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 1005 NIO LAKOTA 9251
H/H ADVENTURE 0054
NIO SHAWNEE 2077
NIO SHAWNEE 9008
Hit the dinger! Possibly my favorite American Freedom son we’ve marketed to date! Lot 34 is not only one of the most phenotypically elite looking bulls on the offering, with the undeniable muscle shape we’ve come to expect from Adventure. But he’s got the data to back it up. With gain and muscle in his favor, he’s also Top 7% of the Red Angus breed for Marb. This bull’s combination of traits checks so many boxes. One of the best bulls in the sale.
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 4036
EGL GCC RED EAGLE E7194 NIO MS STONY 1257 C-BAR MS STONY 61D
Big time good, here! This American Freedom son has jumped through all the hoops and is an all-around rancher’s bull that will definitely add value. Powerful, masculine, and rugged, this bulls got shape to spare and the running gear to chase cows on the biggest grazing allotments. In the top percentiles of the breed for WW, Marb. & REA, we’re talking high quality, high value feeder cattle with the
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 4136
LASO BUCKET LIST E8G NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 1005 NIO LAKOTA 9251
PIE CINCH 4126
FREYS MISSIE 7604
FREYS MISSIE 554B
These American Freedom cattle have proven themselves! With many EPDs in the top 20% of the breed, Lot 36 scanned one of the highest on IMF, with a ratio of 154. Backed by a tried-and-true female sourced from the Frey Dispersal in North Dakota, he offers breed-leading longevity with an intense amount of marbling. This one does it all.
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 4006
LASO BUCKET LIST E8G
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 1005 NIO LAKOTA 9251
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E NIO TARMILY 2289
DAMAR TARMILY 016A
With a 68 lb. actual birthweight, this American Freedom son will keep calving ease in check and inject a high-level of marbling that we’ve come to expect from American Freedom. Big bodied, smooth in his design, with a sound structural build, here’s one of the best options for helping give first-calf-heifers a problem free, low stress calving experience.
NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 4162
LASO BUCKET LIST E8G NIO AMERICAN FREEDOM 1005 NIO LAKOTA 9251
9 MILE DARKHORSE 8718 NIO LAKOTA 0038 NIO LAKOTA 8080
In the Top 11% for Gridmaster, here’s another American Freedom son that should help keep your calves in high choice or prime. The consistency of calving ease in this sire group is something we’ve learned to count on. Lot 38 is a stout made, big ribbed, sound structured bull that checks a lot of boxes. %
ADJ WW of 805
ADJ YW of 1,411
Top 3% WW
Top 1% YW
Top 1% ADG
Top 5% CW
Top 10 – WW Ratio of 108 | Top 10 – YW Ratio of 113
Top 10 – ADG Ratio of 121 | Top 10 – WDA Ratio of 114
Top 10 – IMF Ratio of 109
NIO DECISIVE 4054
J6 MAXED OUT 121G
DUFF RED WARRIOR 21104
DUFF LANA V150 15503
ANDRAS FUSION R236
NIO BOYSIN BERRY 8048
DAMAR BOYSIN BERRY C161
It’s hard to put into words just how impressive this creature is. We sampled Duff Red Warrior 21104 last year. With a sincere appreciation for Maxed Out genetics, Red Warrior was a well-received option that we expected to transmit some additional growth. Lot 39 has been a standout since early days, setting standards in terms of mass, density, dimension, and power. For a bull to be this massive, the structure he floats around on is truly admirable. Stout, but loose built, this is the kind of bull that would make an immediate impact on a set of calves. Going back to a daughter of Damar Boysin Berry C161, she has proven to be one of the most successful, productive cows we’ve ever had on the ranch. Hands down, one of the most impressive growth bulls in the 2025 offering.
Impressive. One of my favorite bulls in the offering. Powerful, muscular, widebodied, and masculine, this bull sets standards for stoutness and muscle shape. A true curve bender, this bull is what we’re all searching for. It’s a bonus, Lot 40’s mother is one of the most productive cows on the ranch. A granddaughter of WCR Kuruba De 2085Z, she’s supplied multiple, high-level quality bulls that’ve hit our bull sale. Go find this rugged dude on sale day!
Granddam of Lot 40 WCR Miss Kuruba De 2085Z
NIO RED WARRIOR 4037
J6 MAXED OUT 121G DUFF RED WARRIOR 21104
TR PZC POWERHOUSE 5770 ET NIO MISS KURUBA DE 8057
WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z
Maternal Brother to Lot 40 NIO John Wick 3152
It’s hard to build bulls much better. This Red Warrior son is backed by a daughter of the breed’s most widely recognized Red Angus female, Beauty 113Z. Stout, muscular, smooth in his design, smooth shouldered and attractive, Lot 41 does so many things right. If you’re looking for another solid option to add to your bull battery, you can’t go wrong here. Breed leading foot quality.
Maternal Brother to Lot 40 NIO John Wick 3152
Granddam of Lot 41 U2 Beauty 113Z
NIO RED WARRIOR 4079
NIO DOMINION 4275
RED HOWE HESSTON 212C
RED U2 DOMINION
RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D
RED U-2 RECKONING 149A
RED U-2 SHIVER 479C
RED NORTHLINE SHIVER 305P
These two full brothers in Lots 42 & 43 have been turning heads since early days. This dark red, extremely powerful, stout constructed, masculine range bull will be very easy to find on sale day. His 10-year-old mother, U2 Shiver 479C, has proven to be a very consistent donor cow for the Niobrara Red Angus program. Achieving the largest REA scan of the offering, with a nearly 16-inch eye, you can see the power and muscle working in this young bull. You know as well as I do, having a set of feeder calves with an eye-catching amount of width and muscle shape will have buyers sitting up in their seats.
NIO DOMINION 4274
REG # 5011899 | CALVED 01-30-2024 |
RED HOWE HESSTON 212C RED U2 DOMINION
RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D
RED U-2 RECKONING 149A RED U-2 SHIVER 479C
RED NORTHLINE SHIVER 305P
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My hats off to the rancher that gathers up these two full brothers for his cow herd. You’ll have people stopping by on the side of the road, asking you questions because they’re that good. Stout, bold, burly, and dense, these brothers have an elite level look with extra masculinity and muscle shape. Phenotypically, some of the best bulls we could possibly offer you.
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
Pasture Photo - July, 2024 LOT 42 LOT
#1 – REA Ratio of 122
Dam of Lots 44 & 45
Blair’s Blackbird 107X
NIO RESOURCE 4282
MRLA RELOAD 56C
RED MRLA RESOURCE 137E
MRLA MISS 4422B
MULBERRY
NIO RESOURCE 4281
MRLA RELOAD 56C
RED MRLA RESOURCE 137E
MRLA MISS 4422B
RED FINE LINE MULBERRY 26P
BLAIRS BLACKBIRD 107X LLB BLACKBIRD 825U
Arguably, the most impressive son of Blackbird 107X to ever sell! Lot 44 is as wide, muscular, bold bodied, and square built as any Red Angus bull we’ve ever offered. He’s a tank! If you like seeing a more continental musculature in your feeder calves, you better wrap this stud up on sale day. Awesome footed, athletic in his build, and with a presence that is undeniable. %
A Mack truck of a bull! A full brother to Lot 44, these are the last sons to ever be offered from the immortal Blackbird 107X cow. This black, red carrier has been performing among the top of the 2024 calf crop his entire life. Huge topped, stout hipped, with an explosive ribcage, this is one of the most three-dimensional bulls in the sale. A reminder, if you have black cows, he will NOT turn them red. The cows must also carry a red gene, for them to have a 25% chance of coming out black.
You’ve gotta see him to believe him! One of my favorite bulls in the sale. Top 10 – REA Ratio of 111, Top 8% GM, Top 8% WW, Top 5% YW, Top 4% ADG, Top 2% CW, Top 6% REA. Lot 46 is an incredible son of the $110,000 valued High Selling Female in the 2024 Red, Redefined Sale, now owned with Red Diamond Land & Cattle in Texas. Sound, great footed, long-boded, ripped-up with muscle, and still shaped to support the necessity of calving ease, this is one of the best growth bulls we’ve ever offered.
NIO TROJAN 4268
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BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D RED U-2 HIDEE HO 281Y
The kind of bull that the feedyards and packers want to see you using! Lot 47’s at the top of the list for growth, performance, and gain. Masculine, shredded with muscle, extended and stretchy, he’ll cover the mature cows in year one. We hear all too often, red breeders are getting them too small. I promise you; the Trojan & Reputation sons will help put that little rumor to bed once and for all! It’s icing on the cake, Lot 47’s mother is U2 Syringa 71A, a 12 year old donor cow with an MPPA of 110.
NIO TROJAN 4264
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
U-2 STRIKE FORCE 24Y
We’ve said it before, but Trojan is such a curve-bender, we wouldn’t hesitate to breed him to our larger heifers. With an actual BW of 77 lbs., here’s an incredible-looking bull with a head-spinning presence from the side. Elite level phenotypic quality, top-tier foot structure, and backed by one of the most productive cows on the ranch, 10-year-old, 145C. She consistently puts high quality bulls into the bull sale.
NIO TROJAN 4266
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W
RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D
RED U-2 HIDEE HO 281Y
NIO TROJAN 4098
REG
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BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
XO CROWFOOT CHALLENGER 354A
RED TERRON MISS ENVIOUS 145C RED TNF MISS ENVIOUS 41A
NIO TROJAN 4265
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W
RED U2 HIDEE HO 459D RED U-2 HIDEE HO 281Y PROS
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This blood red, muscled-up, masculine rancher’s bull is gonna have the pot bending at the axles! We couldn’t be more excited for the performance and gain these Trojan & Reputation sons are offering to red-hided cow-calf operators. Power ‘em up and stretch ‘em out!
A powerful, muscular Trojan son of the $110,000 valued High Selling Female in the 2024 Red, Redefined Sale, now owned with Red Diamond Land & Cattle in Texas. Above average in his growth columns, here’s a bull that’ll add stretch, gain and pounds to anyone’s calf crop. Smooth and shaped right up front, these Trojans calve easy and explode thereafter with unlimited gain on a big frame.
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
Maternal Brother NIO Flashback 916
Maternal Brother NIO Riff 2049
LOT 50
Top 10 – BW Ratio of 94
Top 10 – REA Ratio of 109
Here’s a dark red, big country kind of calving ease bull that’s as elite as any on offer. Heck, if I was a large-scale semen distributor, this would be one of my top picks, too. Backed by one hell of a young Reputation x Alana 13X daughter, 4002 is not only going to calve ‘em easy but check out the carcass potential on this calf. Top 6% GM, Top 10 – REA Ratio of 108, Top 8% Marb. & Top 10% DMI. His fed offspring should consistently grade with a premium.
NIO RELENTLESS 4005
REG # 5011845 |
BIEBER DRIVEN C540
STRA RELENTLESS STRA CHEREBAL 305
NIO NATIVE 0277
NIO CAMEO 2146 6R CAMEO 809F
There’s nothing more important than for heifers to have a problem free, unassisted first calve experience. Lot 52 will help make that happen, while improving his daughter’s longevity and capitalizing on a high-choice premium. This bull checks a lot of boxes. %
NIO ENERGIZE 4024
BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
NIO ROUGHRIDER 9055
NIO KURUBA DE 1265
NIO MISS KURUBA DE 8065
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Here’s a striking, ripped-up, muscular Energize son with extra length and stretch. A source for calving ease, he not only offers a problem free experience, but with a Top 10 ADG Ratio, he’s among the best for an extra kick of gain. Top 1% DMI & Top 9% HPG, you’ll want to retain every one of this bull’s daughters.
NIO ENERGIZE 4013
BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
U-2
One powerful, moderate, dark red individual with extra power, muscle shape, and masculinity. With Beauty 113Z in his pedigree, you’ll want to retain every single replacement from this bull too!
NIO ENERGIZE 4003
REG
BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121
BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
C-T REPUTATION 0094
NIO JOPLIN 2005 NIO JOPLIN 0002
Sleep all night heifer bull with extra carcass to boot! This bull matches his Top 7% BW EPD with an actual of 66 lbs. Backed by a true REA scan within the Top 10 bulls in the sale, and Top 10% GM, this Energize son will help keep maintenance low and calf prices high. %
NIO REPUTATION 4258
REG # 5011861 | CALVED 01-12-2024 | ID 4258 | CAT A |
C-T RED ROCK 5033
NIO REPUTATION 4256
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
RED LAZY MC CC DETOUR 2W WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z RED CROWFOOT KURUBA 4179P
Take these two full brothers home, and you’ll be so dang giddy, your spouse will think you got them for free! Big time performance and power, backed by one of the best Red Angus females to ever grace the hills of Niobrara, WCR Kuruba De 2085Z.
One of my favorites in the entire offering! With the look of a true herd bull, not only did this Reputation son calve at 73 lbs., but he sets standards in this year’s sale for performance! Top 6% or higher of the Red Angus breed for WW, YW, ADG, CW, & REA. Plus, he’s a maternal brother to some of the breed’s most talked about herd sires, including Prestige, Progressive, and Johnny Cash!
NIO REPUTATION 4111
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
WEBER REFORM 618
NIO LAKOTA 8066
RED SIX MILE LAKOTO 35W
This Reputation son sits atop the pack for performance and gain! Dark red, muscular, smooth-made, and attractive, you can really count on a cow with an MPPA of 107. This bull will sire a set of feeder calves that keep a buyer’s attention.
ADJ WW of 834 lbs. – Ratio of 112 ADJ YW of 1,458 lbs. – Ratio of 117
NIO REPUTATION 4069
Granddam of Lot 59 U6 Alana 13X
NIO REPUTATION 4075
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E NIO ALANA 0085 RED U6 ALANA 13X
It’s gonna get loud when Lowery starts to sell this rancher’s dream bull! Top 10 CED of 15, Top 3% WW, Top 4% YW, Top 10% ADG, Top 2% CW, Top 7% REA and 107 REA Ratio. This bull is among the top performance leaders in the entire sale. With U6 Alana 13X to back him up, this is one all-around rancher’s bull!
MRLA
Check out this dark red, beefy rascal! Don’t let the Canadian bottom-side of his pedigree fool you. His New Era mother’s EPDs just simply don’t have enough data records to compare to. This Reputation son is dark red, powerful, smooth-built, and athletic.
Maternal Brother NIO Riff 2049
LOT 58
NIO TROJAN 4167
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
L83 SUPER DUTY 244Z
SIX MILE MS LAKO 502C
RED SIX MILE LAKO 368X
Power-Packed, Rugged Performance, here! Not only has Lot 61 jumped through every hoop with respect to performance and punch, but he’s backed by one of the best, older cows on the ranch, 502C. She consistently gives us a top-tier bull to put through the bull sale. 4167 is the real deal! %
NIO TROJAN 4146
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
L83 SUPER DUTY 244Z
RED SIX MILE BAYBERRY 364C
SIX MILE BAYBERRY 15Z
Top 10% YW
Top 10% ADG
Top 9% CW
Top 4% REA
Hit the clicker and take this one home! Top 10% WW, YW, & ADG, this is the kind that keeps putting money in your pocket. He backs up his genetic performance with scale crushing ratios; a WW Ratio of 113, YW Ratio of 112, ADG Ratio of 110, & WDA Ratio of 114.
Top 10 – WDA Ratio of 106 | Top 10 – REA Ratio of 111
NIO TROJAN 4134
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED U2 DOMINION NIO SYRINGA 0431
RED U2 SYRINGA 20F
This Trojan son is a massive, big ribbed, muscular yearling bull with extra length and stretch. With U2 Syringa 71A in his pedigree, you’ll want to keep every daughter out of this one. Increase the gain and performance with the Trojans.
LOT 63
ADJ WW of 844 lbs. ADJ YW of 1,401 lbs. Dam’s MPPA of 108.
63
Maternal Brother NIO John Wick 0125
Maternal Brother NIO Sabotage 2186 Maternal
Maternal
LOT 61
LOT 62
NIO TROJAN 4083
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E NIO KURUBA DE 1198
WCR MISS KURUBA DE 2085Z
This striking Trojan son sets standards in the sale for gain and power. In the very top percentiles of the breed for WW, YW, ADG, & REA, you can count on this calf to inject the shape and pounds into a set of feeder calves. With WCR Kuruba De 2085Z in his pedigree, you’ll want to keep every replacement heifer too.
NIO TROJAN 4052
Top 2% WW Top 3% YW Top 9% ADG Top 5% REA
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BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
WEBER REFORM 618
NIO ALANA 0040
U6 ALANA 13X
What a tank! One good-lookin’ rascal with all the power and muscle shape you could ask for. Ultra smooth through his front end, we can count on Trojan to increase scale and gain without sacrificing calving-ease. He’s backed by one of the best cows to ever work for Niobrara, U6 Alana 13ZX.
10 – YW Ratio of 104
Ten imf ratio of 150!
Granddam of Lot 64
WCR Miss Kuruba De 2085Z
Granddam of Lot 65 U6 Alana 13X
NIO TROJAN 4097
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14 HRP TROJAN 1004J HRP PRIMROSE G931
C-BAR BLAKE`S BONANZA 180C NIO BONI 0232 5L BONI 2287-3519
Lot 66 scanned among the best of the Trojan sons and is one of the most attractive in the group, extra clean and smooth through his front end with added stretch and extension. His dam is one of our top-producing cows, ultra consistent and placing multiples sons into past bull sales.
NIO TROJAN 4106
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
SIX MILE SIGNATURE 295B
NIO PRICILLA 7006
RED BLAIRS PRICILLA 44Z
Check out this ripping-good Trojan son! Jam-packed full of muscle and power, here’s a stud that’ll put a set of calves on the gain. Not only do you see muscle and grow in person, but it’s backed by the data!
NIO TROJAN 4107
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J
HRP PRIMROSE G931
RED SOO LINE POWER EYE 161X
NIO BANEBERRY D2
RED SOO LINE BANEBERRY 5238
Here’s a Trojan son that’s calving ease and offers extra carcass quality. Dark red, muscular, masculine and dense, this is a true combination bull with extra look and presence.
Bill Munns, director of marketing and product management for JBS, said recently in a beef quality meeting in Greeley, Colorado,
NIO TROJAN 4066
BIEBER ROU TROJAN G14
HRP TROJAN 1004J HRP PRIMROSE G931
U2 ENCORE 285F NIO BLOCKANA 0250 C9CC BLOCKANA E135
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NIO VIGILANTE 4029
REG # 5011825 | CALVED 01-06-2024 | ID 4029 |
5L VIGILANTE 2674-11D MLK CRK VIGILANTE 1400 MLK CRK LAKOTA 2115
C-T REPUTATION 0094
NIO LAKOTA 2002
NIO JOPLIN 0126
One of the best all-around options in the entire sale. Calving ease, gain, and carcass quality. You talk about one beauty of a cow, his mother is a first calf Reputation daughter that’s a maternal sister to the $64,000 valued, NIO Steel Panther 3084.
NIO VIGILANTE 4077
REG # 5011839 |
5L VIGILANTE 2674-11D
MLK CRK VIGILANTE 1400 MLK CRK LAKOTA 2115
U2 ENCORE 285F NIO MISSIE 2090
FREYS MISSIE 545C
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This Vigilante son is sure to bring the gain! From our tried-and-true calvingease sire, MLK CRK Vigilante 1400, 4077 ought to provide a curve-bending spread in a set of calves.
Dam of Lot 72 VF Lakota C302-0139
NIO ORACLE 4141
REG # 5011765 | CALVED 01-30-2024 |
BROWN REVELATION P7021
BROWN ORACLE B112
BROWN MS P707 Y6648
BIEBER HARD DRIVE Y120 VF LAKOTA C302-0139 SRR LAKOTA 0139-792
If you sell your cattle on a grid, you better wrap this bad boy up! This is next level carcass and gain. Top 4% GM, Top 10% Marb., Top 1% REA, Top 2%
Top 2% WW, Top 6% YW. All of this, and backed by one of the best donor cows to ever set foot on the ranch, VF Lakota C302-0139. The number of her sons in use by other Red Angus breeders are too many to list.
10 – WW Ratio of 109 | Top 10 – IMF Ratio of 116 | Top 10 – CED
NIO OUTLAST 4262
S A V PRESIDENT 6847
RED
Outcross Alert! Here’s the best red-hided grandson of SAV President 6847 we’ve raised to date! NIO Outlast 4262 has been turning our heads since birth.
With a beautiful, Angus-shaped head and ear set, this bull’s presence and outline are among the best in the entire sale. Long bodied, smooth built, extra clean and aerodynamic through his front end, we believe this bull can accomplish big things. A maternal brother to Dominion, Bad Medicine, Distraction, and many high-selling females, the transfer of phenotypic excellence is guaranteed. We plan to utilize this bull’s genetics in herd.
You better believe it; this bull’s calves are gonna require an extra truck to get ‘em delivered! At the front of the pack in weaning weight, this President 60H son is shaped to keep calving-ease in check, while putting some jet fuel into a set of feeder calves. You’ll find this bull’s extra stretch and gain bringing buyers coming back, asking for more.
NIO PRESIDENT 4261
Pasture
Photo - July, 2024
Pasture Photo - July, 2024
NIO PRESIDENT 4263
RED HOWE MAGNUM 169W
U2 HIDEE HO 459D
A stout, muscular, black-red carrier son of President 60H with an ADJ WW of 765 lbs. and a WDA of 3.37. Keep the calves black, with an extra shot of heterosis here in these outcross Angus genetics. Dam of Lots 73-76 U2 Hidee Ho 459D
A stout, muscular, black-red carrier son of President 60H with an ADJ WW of 765 lbs. and a WDA of 3.37. Keep the calves black, with an extra shot of heterosis here in these outcross Angus genetics.
NIO PRESIDENT 4260
A powerful black, red-carrier from the $110,000 valued High Selling Female in the 2024 Red, Redefined Sale, now owned with Red Diamond Land & Cattle in Texas. Our President sons have proven to offer a high-level of calving ease.
Here’s a stud! Extra power, shape, and gain, backed by one of the best cows in the Red Angus breed, U6 Alana 13X. His mother is one of our top-producing cows, with multiple sons hitting past bull sales.
NIO REPUTATION 4058
REG # 5011761 | CALVED 01-13-2024 |
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
RED U-2 RECKONING 149A NIO ALANA 8059
RED U6 ALANA 13X
Granddam of Lots 77 & 79 U6 Alana 13X
NIO REPUTATION 4063
NIO REPUTATION 4060
REG
C-T RED ROCK 5033
C-T REPUTATION 0094
C-T LINSEY 8119
TR PZC POWERHOUSE 5770 ET NIO MS CHETA 0150 J6 MS CHETA D628
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446B NIO ALANA 0096 RED U6 ALANA 13X
Another stout, burly Reputation son, backed by the immortal U6 Alana
Her daughters are without a doubt some of the most
Here’s a masculine, moderate, ripped-up son of Reputation backed by a beautiful, young Powerhouse daughter. He’ll add the muscle and shape into a set of feeder cattle.
NIO RESOURCE 4278
MRLA RELOAD 56C
RED MRLA RESOURCE 137E
MRLA MISS 4422B
LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27 RED U2 MS. ROBO 336W RED FLYING K MS ROBO 80K
A stout, burly, big-ribbed, dark red Resource 137E son that’ll put the gain in your feeder cattle. Top-tier foot quality in these sons of 336W.
NIO RESOURCE 4277
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Ms. Robo 336W is 16 years old and still cranking them out at the ranch. God bless her! Here’s a smooth built, big ribbed Resource 137E son that you’ll want to keep every daughter out of!
NIO RESOURCE 4276
MRLA RELOAD 56C
RED MRLA RESOURCE 137E
MRLA MISS 4422B
LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27
RED U2 MS. ROBO 336W
RED
80K
How often is a bull with traits in the Top 1% of the breed at the end of the catalog?! The set of bull’s selling on February 26th are dynamite! Out of a 16-Year-Old Cow that’s still in top working condition at Niobrara Red Angus.
Terms & Conditions
Please reference the RAAA Suggested Sale Terms and Conditions
Health
Cattle health is arguably the most economically relevant trait in our businesses. The health of our herd is excellent. We guarantee that all sale cattle will ship to any state or Canadian province. All cattle are on a complete pre-conditioning and herd health program.
Spencer Veterinary Clinic – (402) 589-1004
Dr. Tim Sobotka
Dr. Cory Haglund
Terms
Terms of the sale are cash unless other arrangements have been made before the sale with Niobrara Red Angus. Every animal will be sold to the highest bidder with the auctioneer settling disputes.
Announcements from the auction block shall take precedence over the sale catalog and/or any additional printed information regarding animal(s) sold.
A transferred certificate of registry will be furnished to the Buyer for each animal. It is your responsibility to give Niobrara Red Angus he appropriate transfer information at the checkout counter, in order for the transfer to be executed.
All cattle are the buyer’s property as soon as sold. Niobrara Red Angus nor any person connected to this sale assumes any liability, legal or otherwise.
50% Retained Interest
We are selling ½ semen interest, full possession, and full salvage value, unless otherwise noted in the catalog. At the time of purchase, the highest bidder may elect to purchase exclusive semen rights or interest. If a buyer elects to purchase exclusive semen rights, Niobrara Red Angus’ interest becomes an in herd use only and Niobrara Red Angus reserves the right to use the bull within their cow herd.
Updated Supplement Information
Supplement sheets will be available on sale day and will include actual scrotal measurements, actual weights, and updated EPDs. All yearling bulls will be ultrasounded and updated carcass EPD information will be available.
RED ANGUS GUIDE TO EPDS RedAngus.org
ProS ..... Profitability and Sustainability is an all-purpose index that predicts average economic differences in all segments in the beef supply chain. This index is a combination of the breeding objectives modeled in the HerdBuilder and GridMaster selection indexes. In this index, replacement heifers are retained from within the herd and all remaining progeny are fed out to slaughter and sold on a quality-based grid. Traits included in this index include calving ease, growth, HPG, STAY, Mature Weight, Dry Matter Intake and carcass traits. The resulting index is expressed in dollars per head born (Index/High Value).
HB ....... HerdBuilder is a maternal selection index that predicts the economic differences of animals for traits that are important from conception through weaning. Expressed as dollars per head born, HB is calculated based on the scenario that bulls are mated to heifers and cows, replacement heifers are retained and all remaining progeny are marketed at weaning. Traits included in the HB index include Calving Ease Direct, Calving Ease Maternal, Weaning Weight, Milk, Mature Weight, Heifer Pregnancy and Stayability (Index/High Value).
GM....... GridMaster is a selection index that predicts the average economic difference of non-replacement calves through the post-weaning phase of production. GM places selection pressure on growth, feedyard performance and carcass traits. Expressed as dollars per head born, GM is calculated based on the scenario that progeny are fed out to slaughter and marketed on a quality-based carcass grid. Traits included in GM include Average Daily Gain, Carcass Weight, Dry Matter Intake, Marbling, Back Fat and Rib Eye Area (Index/High Value).
CED ...... Calving Ease Direct predicts differences in the percent of calves born unassisted out of 2-year-old dams. (Percent/High Value)
BW ........ Birth Weight predicts differences in actual birth weight of progeny. (Pounds/Low Value)
WW Weaning Weight predicts differences in 205-day weaning weight. (Pounds/High Value)
YW ........ Yearling Weight predicts differences in 365-day yearling weight. (Pounds/High Value)
ADG ....... Average Daily Gain predicts differences in weight gain between 205 and 365 days of age. (Pounds/High Value)
DMI Dry Matter Intake predicts differences in daily feed intake as measured in a feedlot during the post-weaning period. (Pounds/Low Value)
MILK Milk predicts differences in weaning weight attributed to the milking ability of the animal’s daughters. (Pounds/High Value)
ME Maintenance Energy predicts the difference in maintence energy requirements. (Mcal per Month/Low Value)
HPG Heifer Pregnancy predicts differences in the percent of daughters who are able to conceive and calve at 2 years of age following exposure to breeding. (Percent/High Value)
CEM Calving Ease Maternal predicts differences in the percent of daughters who are able to calve unassisted as 2-year-old heifers. (Percent/High Value)
STAY Stayability predicts differences in the ability of an animals’ retained daughters to remain productive in the herd – calve every year – through 6 years of age. (Percent/High Value)
MARB Marbling predicts differences in marbling score – amount of intramuscular fat measured at the 13th rib. (Marbling Score Units/High Value)
YG ......... Yield Grade predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade, which is calculated using CW, REA and Fat. (Yield Grade Units/Low Value)
CW ........ Carcass Weight predicts differences in actual hot carcass weight. (Pounds/High Value)
REA Ribeye Area predicts differences in square inches of ribeye area measured at the 13th rib.(Square Inches/High Value)
FAT ........ Fat predicts differences in the depth of backfat measured between the 12th and 13th ribs. (Inches/Low Value)
LIVESTOCK INSURANCE
[ ] OPTION 1: All Risk Mortality (ARM)–100% Indemnity Bulls & Females
Livestock Mortality Insurance is extended to indemnify the livestock owner for loss as a result of the death of an animal from natural causes, disease, accident or humane destruction to alleviate incurable and inhumane suffering resulting from a covered peril.
[ ] OPTION 2: ARM + Accidental External Injury (ACC)–80% Indemnity Bulls Only
Mortality coverage plus coverage for injury causing Permanent Infertility (broken penis or stifle). Requires a current Veterinary Certification (not over 30 days old)
[ ] OPTION 3: ARM + Accident Sickness & Disease Infertility (ASD)–80% Indemnity Bulls Only
Mortality Coverage plus coverage for injury causing Permanent Infertility (broken penis or stifle). In addition to coverage above, this also includes Total and Permanent Infertility (fever or infection causing infertility or disease). Requires a current Breeding Soundness Evaluation (not over 30 days old)
[ ] OPTION 4: ARM + Comprehensive Infertility (COMP)–85% Indemnity Bulls Only
Covers all of the above, plus Frozen Testicles, Testicular Degeneration and infertility caused by abnormalities. Also pays 20% of insured value for temporary infertility of 21 days or more. This does not replace the Breeder’s Guarantee. Requires a current Breeding Soundness Evaluation (not over 30 days old)
Left to right: Chris Nelson, Randa Dean, Kristen Velez, Amy Bussmus-Puepke, Ray Trudeau, Colton Tobin, Katie Williams and Eric Audiss.
