2019 Midland Bull Test Edition

2019 MIDLAND M A Bull Test

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • 2019 Midland Bull Test Edition

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Columbus, Montana April 4-5, 2019

APRIL 4

South Devon Simmental Red Angus Hereford Salers

APRIL 5 Angus

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Proven programs for genetic performance emphasized by Midland Bull Test and Sale Columbus, Mont.

Columbus, Mont. - Each year, Midland Bull Test draws approximately 1,100 purebred bulls from more than 200 consigners across 32 states with the goal of measuring the performance potential of individuals and sire groups, and the 57th year of the test is no different.

“Midland Bull Test consistently tops the sales across the United States and boasts a large number of repeat sale buyers who assert loyalty to proven results year after year,” says the Williams and McDonnell families. “Midland Bull Test consignors reap the benefits of ‘total performance’ bull development.”

They continue, “Midland Bull Test offers commercial

cattlemen and seedstock producers a unique opportunity to select top end of the bulls based off objective, economic data on a wide cross-section of top-end breeding bulls. We have the success of the commercial cattleman at the forefront when developing the sifting criteria utilized to make the Final Sort of bulls for the sale.”

Both families add, “Midland strives to be diligent in sorting and selecting the bulls that excel in economically viable traits yet developing them in real cattleman conditions on a level playing field.”

The Midland program Midland focuses on allowing bulls to achieve their potential as sound, functional

livestock that are ready to go to work.

“There is no such thing as a gain race here at Midland,” Steve Williams, who oversees much of the test today, says.

“We set the bulls up on a level playing field and let them walk the walk.”

He continues, “Our facilities and program are designed and built to emphasize the development of calves into sound, functional bulls.”

Midland is the only major performance test that feeds a low-energy, high-roughage ration, which maintains compatibility with the rangeland pastures of the West.

“These bulls must hold up – regardless of where they go,” Williams adds.

As the home of the largest feed efficiency testing program in North America, Midland Bull Test provides an opportunity for ranchers to maximize their profits by harnessing the incremental efficiency gains from the conversion of roughage to pounds of beef.

Efficiency testing Midland Bull Test is home to North America’s largest feed efficiency testing program, and Williams says, “Each animal is individually tested for Residual Feed Intake (RFI). Midland Bull Test Efficiency Data is held to the highest of standards and overseen by multiple third parties, including Grow Safe and University of Missouri.”

Midland Bull Test schedule

Each year, Midland Bull Test plans a full schedule over the three-day event, complete with socials, entertainment and awards presentations, in addition to six breed sales.

A tentative schedule of events is provided below. The sale starts at 11 a.m. each day.

April 3 6 p.m.

Social 6:30 p.m.

Steak Fry with Entertainment by Kyle

Shobe and the Walk ‘Em Boys at the

Little Metra, Columbus, Mont.

April 4 11 a.m.

Salers, Simmental, Red Angus, South

Devon and Hereford Bull Sales 6 p.m.

Social 6:30 p.m.

Steak Fry with Entertainment by Nye

Express at the Little Metra, Columbus,

Mont.

April 5 10:30 a.m.

Awards and Presentations 11 a.m.

Angus Bull Sale

PERFORMANCE PLUS RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 3

9 Bulls Avg. Ratios: ADG 116 • NR 110 • Eff 109 • IND 110 #5 Eff 1 Group Class 1

WRAF Party Top 810 1-26-18

by Werner Flat Top 4136

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

$B

-1.3

61

25

110

117

$143

ADG

RAT

WDA

YR

Eff

IND

114

3.32

106

121

114

3.68

BW 74# • 205 Wt. 745# IMF +.74 • REA +.79

Lot 18

#2 ADpG1 Grous 1 Clas

RFI, explains Williams, is the direct correlation between intake and gain that also accounts for the size of cattle, creating a level plane between animals. The data point allows producers to determine which bulls gain quickly and cost effectively.

“Fertility is the cornerstone of any program,” he continues. “We stress bull fertility through scrotal circumference measurements and semen evaluation.”

At the same time, bulls are ultrasounded for ribeye, backfat and marbling, and bulls are clean for genetic defects, as identified by respective breed associations.

Williams emphasizes, “The range of quality bulls compared on a level playing field at Midland Bull Test surpasses all performance programs around.”

The sale Only the top 70 to 80 percent of bulls are sold at Midland Bull Test’s “Final Sort” sale.

“The bulls are an elite selection from the get-go,” says Williams, “and they must continue to perform on test.”

He explains bulls are weighed twice on test and then off test for accuracy and two intermediate weights.

“The bottom 20 to 30 percent are then culled for gain and 365-day weight,” he adds.

“The information gathered and shared regarding Midland Bull Test bulls is unbiased and critical to ranchers’ profitability.”

Sale day On April 4-5, bull sales start at 11 a.m., with awards presented prior to the sale.

The sale order is determined by the Midland Bull Test Index, which is 25 percent average daily gain, 25 percent Nursing Ratio, 25 percent Yearling Ration and

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25 percent Efficiency Ratio, coupled with Estimated Sale Value.

The sale order will be posted in advance of the sale, and a sale catalog is available at midlandbulltest.com. Small changes should be expected and will be posted online.

On sale day, more information is available online or by calling 406-322-5597, 406-322-9044 or 406-3229911.

Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder with the auctioneer settling any differences.

Cattle will be sold according to health regulations of the state of Montana, and interstate health certificates will be furnished for transport. Additional fees apply to cattle purchased by Canadian buyers.

For all registered cattle in the sale, registration papers will be transferred to their new owner at the seller’s expense.

Cattle will be delivered to central locations in the lower 48 states. More information on delivery is available in the Midland Bull Test Sale catalog.

The sale will be broadcast live online via Frontier Live Sale at frontierlivesale.com. Buyers who are unable to attend the sale can

bid online or using telephone bid lines at 406-322-9911. All buyers must register prior to sale, and new buyers must provide bank references.

Joe Goggins, Roger Jacobs and Greg Goggins will serve as auctioneers for the event. Kurt Kangas from the American Angus Association, Gary Fike from the Red Angus Association of America, Dean Pike of the American Salers Association, Will Townsend from the American Simmental Association, Jim Brown of the North American South Devon Association and Dean Pike of the American Aberdeen Association will be available.

“Whenever people see the Circle Running M Brand, they know that over 56 years stand behind it,” MBT comments.

“Bulls that we develop today must walk the walk and tell their own story. This commitment provides our customers the confidence that our ‘Final Sort’ sale is just that – the final sort of top-end bulls.”

Saige Albert, managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, compiled this information from Midland Bull Test report and catalog, as well as from their website.

Send comments to roundup@ wylr.net or visit midlandbulltest.com for more information.

Index to results

Each year, Midland Bull Test releases a list of the highest achieving bulls for both average daily gain and weight per day of age by breed. The top five in each category for each breed is listed in the following pages of this edition.

Angus – Pages 4-6

Red Angus – Page 7

Simmental – Page 8

Hereford – Page 9

Salers – Page 10-11

South Devon – Page 12

Pages 13-20 in this edition include a variety of information on bull and cattle management topics related to breeding, feeding and more. Enjoy!

4 Top Prospects

L o t

Allisons Granite Innovation 1-28-18 BW

2 8

by MAR Innovation 251

WW

Milk

YW

NR

$B

+0.7

+66

+17

+114

111

$125

ADG

RAT

WDA

YR

Eff

IND

4.5

139

3.42

110

119

120

BW 77# • 205 Wt. 708# • REA +0.66

Lot 21

Also Offering: Lot 15 16 17 19 20 22 23

Sire Bronc Bronc Bronc Flat Top Millionaire Conquest Cash R400

BW -0.6 1.0 2.3 -1.4 2.3 2.1 3.5

WW +63 +59 +66 +46 +64 +59 +69

Milk +26 +30 +27 +33 +32 +24 +24

YW +114 +102 +110 +93 +119 +94 +126

IMF +.63 +.68 +.68 +1.05 +.34 +.89 +.52

REA +.76 +.86 +.33 +.42 +.68 +.28 +.80

BW 75 81 83 78 80 71 82

205 690 743 683 662 711 736 726

NR 108 117 107 104 112 100 114

ADG 3.92 3.8 3.14 3.88 3.43 3.35 3.92

Rat 121 117 98 120 107 104 122

Eff 111 119 100 104 102 109

$B $135 $130 $124 $168 $120 $95 $168

IND 111 114 100 107 106 102 112

Louis and Kathy Dubs 4910 Custer • Billings, MT 59106 windingriverangus@gmail.com 406-652-7515 or 406-208-8643

Krein Dividend Marley 826

2-16-18

by Sitz Dividend 649C

ADG 3.26 • Rat 102 • WDA 3.25 • YR 104 • 365 1220 • SC 33 • IND 103

BW +2.0 • WW +74 • Milk +37 • YW +140 • REA 104 • IMF 89 • EFF 94 He is a full brother to last years bull that sold for $10,000.

His EPDs rank him in the top 3% for WW, 1% YW, 1% RADG, 3% DOC, 2% HP, 2% Milk, 1% CW, 2% $W, 1% $F, 3% $B • Maternal Grandam 9 NR 101

~ Also Selling ~

Lot Birth ADG Rat * 24 2-6-18 Sitz Dividend 649C 3.22 99 29 2-18-18 Connealy Black Granite 3.14 98 31 3-2-18 Connealy Black Granite 3.1 97

WDA 3.07 3.11 3.27

YR 98 97 102

BW -0.6 +0.7 +3.7

*#3 Eff Group 1, Class 1

WW +54 +60 +86

Milk +26 +33 +24

YW +93 +95 +139

Eff 124 113 103

SC 35 44 38

LK BAR ANGUS RANCH 36351 Dublin Gulch Road • St. Ignatius, MT 59865 (406) 644-2801

IND 105 102 102

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Midland prepares for upcoming 2019 sale Dear Friends, The winter has been relentless across the country, but sale time brings us the reassurance that spring is here. The Williams and McDonnell families are very excited and anxious to welcome you to join us for the Midland Bull Test “Final Sort” Sales – April 4-5.

The “Final Sort” is simply that – a final sort of over 950 top end bulls from across the country. These bulls are developed and tested on a level playing field. They have been sorted for performance, efficiency, fertility, feet and disposition. These sorts exemplify the very purpose of Midland.

Consignors enter their top cut of bulls, and they must walk the walk to make the “Final Sort!”

While we provide a multitude of data to help you find a bull that fits your program, genomics and EPDs provide us with an overwhelming amount of data to sift through. At the end of the day, one thing remains the same. Actual performance with measured efficiency is the true test of progress.

Feed efficiency is a term that is thrown around recently

as a tag line. It is far from a tag line for those of us who have measured it objectively with third-party validation, and it has proven its merit time after time. The seedstock producers who have the commercial cattlemen’s business at the forefront of their mind have countless traits to consider from practical birthweights, high weaning weights, daughters that stay in the herd for years, high feedlot performance for the calf buyer and the largest input costs of any cattle operation – feed.

The beauty of feed efficiency is it remains independent from any other physical trait. However, it needs to be kept in balance with other traits. Without measuring efficiency, one is simply assuming, and it is very easy to be misled with this trait phenotypically. Midland values this measurement and has great confidence in the value of the efficiency data provided for each bull. The Midland Efficiency Ratio includes the gain ratio while on efficiency trial.

One can have a low Residual Feed Intake (RFI) score with a low gain, which is not desirable for many. Conversely, one can have a high

RFI score with a high average daily gain, which exemplifies a bull that consumes a lot, yet gains well. The Efficiency Ratio that Midland utilizes identifies the cattle that have a good balance of consuming less than expected yet gaining above average, as a generality.

Simultaneously, Midland stands behind a balance of traits. We sort these bulls for sale order based on the MBT Index – the Nursing Ratio, 365 Day Ratio, Average Daily Gain Ratio and Efficiency Ratio. These economically relevant traits enable Midland to keep the commercial cattlemen’s interest as a top priority. We include dam and grand dam production records to confidently identify bulls derived from cattle who have stood the test of time.

We are humbled by the opportunity to work with progressive minded consignors and buyers alike, striving to continually improve their herd and the cattle industry as a whole. We thank you for placing your trust in Midland Bull Test.

We welcome you to the sale and look forward to working with you.

- Steve Williams

A TOP SON OF JINDRA ACCLAIM Cain Acclaim 7Y18 7Y18

Lot 289 2-6-18 ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.02

94

3.30

107

1250

37

105

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

REA

Eff

+2.7

+78

+27

+137

117

114

103

Dam 3 NR 108 • $B $180.15 Also Selling 2 Sons of Cain Valley Angus 114 Lot Birth BW WW Milk YW ADG RAT WDA YR 291 2-23-18 +2.1 +54 +25 +95 2.97 93 2.94 94 294 2-28-18 +3.3 +61 +24 +109 3.06 95 3.07 99

IND 94 97

Wild West Angus

Mitch Cain (541) 545-6075 or (541) 892-5900 Dairy, OR

www.wildwestangus.com

CALVING EASE + GROWTH + EFFICIENCY D A R Hindquarter S902

Selling an Outstanding Prospect

2-21-18

GB Raptor Ex B3

DG #5 oAup 1 Gr ass 1 Cl

365 Eff 1100 94 1155 91

Lot 634

by HARB Hindquarter 473 JH

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

2.84

90

3.03

103

1184

105

BW

WW

Milk

YW

Eff

SC

+2.8

+87

+29

+151

113

37

Out of a Deer Valley All In daughter by the 5th high selling bull at the 2015 Midland Test Mat Grandam 3 NR 103 • 2 YR 106 • $B 169.05

D A R Horsepower S903 2-21-18

A 4.

Poun0d G ainer!

Lot 297 1-20-18

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

3.81

120

3.21

106

1216

110

BW

WW

Milk

YW

Eff

SC

+0.9

+74

+30

+131

106

40

%IMF 111 • Dam Production 1 NR 109

Sire: SydGen Exceed 3223

ADG

RAT

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

4.09

126

2.97

95

1094

39

109

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+1.0

+56

+32

+105

100

100

120

by HARB Horsepower 561 JH

D A R Solution S907

Lot 635 #1 Eff 2 Group 1 Class

2-21-18

Maternal Grandam 7 NR 103 • 2 YR 101

GB Southside Banshee

Lot 295

ADG RAT WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.3

102

3.24

104

BW

WW

Milk

YW

1196

38

105

REA

IMF

Eff

+0.1 +57

+40

+102

101

91

108

Dam 4 NR 100 • 4 YR 102

1-20-18 Sire: Bluegrass Southside 603

Lot 639

by KG Solution 0018

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

3.56

112

3.12

103

1181

112

BW

WW

Milk

YW

Eff

SC

+0.4

+76

+20

+131

128

36.5

REA 112 • Dam Production 2 NR 104 Mat Grandam 5 NR 101 • 3 YR 103

ALSO OFFERING: LOT 637 638

Birth 2-21-18 3-15-18

Sire Sitz Dividend 649C Ellingson Homestead 6030

ADG Rat WDA YR BW WW Milk YW SC Eff IND 3.56 112 3.17 102 +1.0 +62 +28 +112 35 97 103 3.73 117 3.2 102 -0.1 +62 +28 +120 37.5 87 102

G & B Ranch

Bryant and Dawn Blake Spokane, WA • 509-220-2435 www.gbranch.org

IND

Cody Dix • 785-476-5168 • www.dixangus.com

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Two groups of Angus bulls post impressive results during 2019’s Midland Bull Test Midland Bull Test welcomed two groups of Angus bulls to Columbus, Mont. this year, splitting them into two groups and two classes.

The Class 1 bulls are those at or below a breed average of +1.4 for the BW expected progeny difference (EPD) and 84 pounds and under actual birthweight.

“These groups are just a guideline to identify those lower birthweight bulls that may be suitable for use on heifers but is no way a guarantee that they would work as calving ease bulls,” Midland Bull Test says in their catalog. “Buyers still need to check them out phenotypically and make sure they meet their criteria to work on heifers.”

The final report showed a breed average for Angus Group 1 of 3.35 for average daily gain (ADG) and 3.14 for weight per day of age (WDA). In group two, the ADG average was 3.26 and WDA of 3.11.

EPDs are current as of March 8. Class splits were made based on Feb. 1 EPDs. The Angus bulls sell on April 5 beginning at 11 a.m., where lots 1 through 697 will sell.

Group 1 Class 1 ADG The highest-ranking bull in the Angus Group 1 Class 1 for ADG was lot 154, with an ADG of 5. Consigned by Butternut Ridge Farms of

Coldwater, Mich., the bull was sired by Schurr McD Impact of Garton and has EPDs of BW 0.5, WW 74, M 30, YW 134, RFI 8.49, Eff 99 and MBT 118. His WDA was 3.28.

Next, with an ADG of 4.5 was lot 21. Lot 21 was sired by MAR Innovation 251# and consigned by Wind River Angus in Billings, Mont. His EPDs are BW 0.8, WW 66, M 17, YW 114, RFI -1.48, Eff 119 and MBT 120, as well as a WDA of 3.42.

In third was lot 1 with an ADG of 4.3. From Idland Cattle Company of Circle, Mont. and sired by 3F Epic 4631, his EPDs are BW 0, WW 77, M 25, YW 149, RFI -0.44, Eff 123 and MBT 119, with a WDA of 3.43.

Fourth went to lot 103, a consignment from Marda Angus Farm in Lodi, Wisc. with an ADG of 4.13. The son of S Whitlock 179#, his WDA was 3.42 and EPDs are BW -0.2, WW 80, M 31, YW 139, RFI 1.15, Eff 109 and 116.

Rounding out the Class 1 bulls was lot 48, a son of Barstow Bankroll B73 with an ADG of 4.09. His EPDs are BW -0.6, WW 72, M 21, YW 129, RFI -6.37, Eff 145 and MBT 122. He was consigned by R&P Ramsey Farms of Frankfort, Ind. Group 1 Class 2 ADG Lot 258 topped the Group 1 Class 2 bulls for

ADG, with a score of 4.42.

The bull had a WDA of 3.62. The consignment from Deppe Angus in Waverly, Iowa has EPDs of BW 1.8, WW 71, M 27, YW 134, RFI 2.09, Eff 104 and MBT 116.

He was sired by S A V Ten Speed 3022.

Next, was lot 280, with an ADG of 4.38. The son of SITZ Reload 411C has EPDs of BW 1.7, WW 58, M 37, YW 109, RFI -1.19, Eff 102 and MBT 112, as well as a WDA of 3.31. He was consigned by Gragg Farms of Boone, N.C. Then, an ADG of 4.25 earned lots 4 and 338 a tie for third place honors.

Lot 4 also had a WDA of 3.46 and EPDs of BW 4.5, WW 86, M 30, YW 152, RFI 1.85, Eff 107 and MBT 115.

He was consigned by Idland Cattle Company of Circle, Mont. and sired by Basin Payweight 1682.

Lot 338 with an ADG of 4.25. His WDA is 3.45, and he was consigned by Bluegrass Angus Farm of Lyons, Neb. This son of DL Sonic 444 has EPDs of BW 0.2, WW 61, M 23, YW 106, RFI 0.51, Eff 112 and MBT 115.

Taking the fifth place spot was lot 120, a consignment from James Burns and Sons Farm of Almond, Wisc. with an ADG of 4.21. His EPDs are BW 2.9, WW 65, M 25, YW 122, RFI -0.37, Eff 103 and MBT 110, and

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission

Spring Spectacular Catalog Horse Sale • May 18, 2019 • Salina, KS

Ranch Horse Competition • Friday, May 17th at 6 p.m. (Catalog Horses Only) Roping & Performance Preview • Friday at 1 p.m. • Saturday 7:30 a.m.

Selling 300 Horses Only!

Early Consignments

• 2011 palomino pony- kid broke, gentle, roped cattle inside and outside • 2015 red dun gelding- by Three Dee Skyline- gentle trail horse used to drive cattle • 2014 blue roan gelding by son of Three Dee Skyline and a daughter of 6X world champion Apache Blue Boy- nice gentle ranch horse for anyone.

Entire life on the ranch • 2016 gray gelding by Three Dee Skyline-2019 F&R Futurity eligible- been used outside roping, doctoring, and dragging calves.

• 2007 AQHA buckskin mare- ranch, rope, head horse. Been used at 4-H rodeos in multiple events. Gentle for anyone.

• 2008 red roan gelding by Boonlight Dancer- gentle ranch horse.

• 2009 gray gelding grandson of Smart Prime Time-ranch horse • 2015 bay gelding by grandson of Topsail Whiz-ranch, rope horse with reining training.

• 2014 dun gelding by Ranger Cookie- pretty rope & ranch horse, sale highlight • 2007 dun gelding by Rooster”- team rope, tripping horse potential • 2007 sorrel gelding Pitzer bred- gentle ranch & rope horse, stout • 2003 grullo mare Blue Valentine X Easy Jet- USTRC & World Series finals horse • 2011 bay gelding by grandson of Dual Pep- ranch, rope, gentle • 2005 gray gelding by grandson of Two Eyed Jack- head, heel, breakaway • 2018 red roan mare by grandson of Smooth As A Cat • 2018 chestnut stallion by grandson of Smooth As A Cat • 2008 gray gelding grandson of Mr Baron Red- ranch, team rope -3 yearling stud colts by CRR Hurricane Cat • 2014 grullo gelding by CRR Hurricane Cat- ranch Rope • 2010 bay gelding grandson of Sun Frost- solid head horse • 2013 grullo gelding by grandson of Grays Starlight- good team rope & ranch horse • 2014 bay roan gelding grandson of Docs Oak- ranch, team rope • 2009 sorrel gelding grandson of Smart Little Lena- pretty, team rope • 2006 bay mare Special Effort X Streakin Six- 1D barrel horse

• 2006 red roan gelding grandson of King Peppy San- ranch rope horse • 2018 red dun stallion grandson of High Brow Cat • 2013 gray gelding by Flinns Blue Horizon- pretty ranch horse • 2006 red roan pony mare- rope calves and ranch • 2014 chestnut gelding by I Barely Get By- team rope & calf rope • 2010 roan gelding grandson of Figure Four 437- pickup horse • 2013-sorrel gelding grandson of High Brow Hickory- broke heel horse • 2009- buckskin gelding grandson of Doc Bar Sam- ranch, rope horse • 2007 sorrel gelding grandson of Paddy’s Irish Whiskey- ranch rope • 2015 red roan gelding grandson of Hes A Peptospoonful- started cutting • 2015 red roan gelding grandson of One Time Pepto- ranch cutter • 2015 buckskin gelding grandson of Premium Buck- really pretty & broke • 2006 blue roan gelding grandson of King Bars Hancock- USTRC & World Series head horse • 2008 palomino gelding grandson of Freckles Playboy- good heel horse • 2005 sorrel mare by TR Dual Rey • 2014 sorrel gelding grandson of Playin Stylish- fancy started roping • 2001 brown gelding “Roy” Qualified for College finals in 2018 as a head horse • 2005 blue roan gelding Blue Valentine X Plenty Blueberry- heel horse solid • 2013 sorrel gelding by Paddy Socks- head horse, Fort Worth Futurity entry • 2013 bay gelding grandson of High Brow Hickory- solid heel horse • 2017 sorrel gelding by Best Advice by Corona Cartel (best a dice SI 105) • 2013 sorrel gelding grandson of Colonel Hotrodder- fancy broke ranch horse • 2017 sorrel gelding grandson of Grays Starlight- futurity eligible • 2012 grullo gelding by Poco Ojos Call- ranch rodeos & team rope • 2014 sorrel mare granddaughter of High Brow Cat- ranch & rope • 2015 sorrel gelding grandson of Grays Starlight- ranch, team rope, fancy • 2012 blue roan gelding by Paddy Socks- ranch, rope • 2016 sorrel gelding grandson of Cats Merada- futurity eligible 2019 • 2016 palomino gelding grandson of Mr Son O Lena- futurity eligible 2019

he was sired by A A R 10 X 7008 S A#.

Group 2 Class 1 ADG

Leading the Group 2 Class 1 Angus was lot 479, who hit an ADG of 4.19.

The consignment from Dirks Stock Ranch in Moses Lake, Wash. is a son of KG Solution 0018 with a WDA of 3.14. His EPDs are BW -0.9, WW 74, M 32, YW 129, RFI

0.57, Eff 100 and MBT 107.

Lot 537 came next with an ADG of 4.03. Consigned by 6 Mile Angus in Mandan, N.D., he has a WDA of 3.56 and EPDs of BW 0, WW 73, M 36, YW 133, RFI 2.45, Eff 95 and MBT 108. He is a son of Connealy Armory.

Third place went to lots 465 and 660, with an ADG of 3.98.

2012 bay gelding by son of Nu Bar- 20+ AQHA points, 4X 2014 red dun gelding by Cee Booger world show qualifier in ranch riding, cowhorse, boxing, Peppy - fancy broke, team rope, good versatility ranch horse, open ranch horse money earner, looking been used a bunch outside solid finished ranch horse, breakaway hores and heel horse

For More information Contact: Farmers & Ranchers: PO Box 2595 • Salina, KS 67402 • 785-825-0211 Mike Samples, Manager: 785-826-7884 • Kyle Elwood: 785-493-2901 F&R Fax: 785-826-1590 Or visit our website at www.fandrlive.com Kansas Connection For Ranch & Rope Horses • 72 Hour Soundness Guarantee

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Leaders Group 1 Class 1 ADG 1 – Lot 154 – 5 2 – Lot 21 – 4.5 3 – Lot 1 – 4.3 4 – Lot 103 – 4.13 5 – Lot 48 – 4.09 Group 1 Class 2 ADG 1 – Lot 258 – 4.42 2 – Lot 280 – 4.38 3/4 – Lot 338 – 4.25 3/4 – Lot 4 – 4.25 5 – Lot 120 – 4.21 Group 2 Class 1 ADG 1 – Lot 479 – 4.19 2 – Lot 537 – 4.03 3/4 – Lot 465 – 3.98 3/4 – Lot 660 – 3.98 5/6 – Lot 530 – 3.94 5/6 – Lot 671 – 3.94 Group 2 Class 2 ADG 1 – Lot 446 – 4.28 2 – Lot 464 – 4.15 3/4 – Lot 483 – 4.11 3/4 – Lot 554 – 4.11 5 – Lot 607 – 4.07 Group 1 Class 1 WDA 1 – Lot 265 – 3.71 2 – Lot 82 – 3.65 3 – Lot 261 – 3.58 4 – Lot 190 – 3.53 5 – Lot 192 – 3.46 Group 1 Class 2 WDA 1 – Lot 301 – 3.84 2 – Lot 42 – 3.72 3/4 – Lot 172 – 3.64 3/4 – Lot 263 – 3.64 5 – Lot 258 – 3.62 Group 2 Class 1 WDA 1 – Lot 537 – 3.56 2 – Lot 450 – 3.51 3 – Lot 557 – 3.44 4/5 – Lot 556 – 3.41

4/5 – Lot 465 – 3.41 Group 2 Class 2 WDA 1 – Lot 400 – 3.92 2 – Lot 608 – 3.75 3 – Lot 403 – 3.63 4 – Lot 666 – 3.63 5 – Lot 408 – 3.59 Group 1 Class 1 Eff 1 – Lot 48 – 145 2 – Lot 87 – 137 3 – Lot 24 – 124 4/5 – Lot 1 – 123 4/5 – Lot 82 – 123 Group 1 Class 2 Eff 1 – Lot 49 – 156 2 – Lot 224 – 146 3 – Lot 156 – 137 4 – Lot 151 – 134 5 – Lot 230 – 128 Group 2 Class 1 Eff 1 – Lot 639 – 128 2/3 – Lot 546 – 123 2/3 – Lot 697 – 123 4 – Lot 628 – 122 5 – Lot 434 – 120 Group 2 Class 2 Eff 1 – Lot 445 – 133 2/3 – Lot 546 – 126 2/3 – Lot 624 – 126 4/5 – Lot 643 – 125 4/5 – Lot 644 – 125 Champion Sire Group – MBT Index 1 – Lots 190, 191 and 192 – 115 2 – Lots 23, 27 and 82 – 111 3 – Lots 654, 655 and 657 – 110.33 4 – Lots 600, 601 and 604 – 110.33 World Champion Pen of Three 1 – Butternut Ridge Farms, Coldwater Mich. – Lots 151, 154 and 156 – 116.33 2 – Winding River Angus, Billings, Mont. – Lots 16, 18, 21 – 116

3 Angus Prospects Including the last sons of GPAR Weight Maker S15 The record-gaining and high indexing bull at the 2006-07 Midland Test GPAR Weight Maker F122 1-28-18 by Weight Maker ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

NR

SC

IND

3.47

110

3.15

102

111

39.5

108

BW

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115

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106

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106

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2013 gray gelding by Sizzle Eyed- Sale highlight, HPI Eligible gentle ranch horse that’s been used a bunch outside

Lot 465 is a son of Msar High Noon 9463 with a WDA of 3.41. A consignment from Big Rok Angus in Detroit Lakes, Minn., the bull has EPDs of BW 0.3, WW 71, M 26, YW 122, RFIT 2.38, Eff 94 and MBT 108.

Lot 660 has EPDs of BW 0.7, WW 68, M 29, YW 120,

Pat & Ada Gardiner 6503 Farm to Market Road Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 208-267-3194 Glenn Ensz, Ranch Manager 208-597-0617 www.gardinerprimeangus.com

Lot 475

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RFI 1.57, Eff 103 and MBT 112. He also has a WDA of 3.2. This son of Thomas Up River 1614 was consigned

by Sunny Okanogan Angus in Omak, Wash.

Finishing up the top five was another tie between lots 530 and 671. The bulls posted an ADG of 3.94.

A bull from High Point Farm in Tomah, Wisc., lot 530 had a WDA of 3.13 and EPDs of BW -2.2, WW 50, M 19, YW 97, RFI 1.72, Eff 108 and MBT 108. He is a son of Hilltop Open Range 2279.

Then, lot 671, a son of Hilltop True Grit 9202, has EPDs of BW -1.2, WW 53, M 22, YW 84, RFI 0.29, Eff 106 and MBT 107. He was consigned by VGA Livestock of Manhattan, Mont.

Group 2 Class 2 ADG Lot 446 was first, with an ADG of 4.28. His WDA was 3.42 and EPDs are BW I+3.2, WW I+62, M I+20, YW I+116, RFI -0.99, Eff 108 and MBT 115. The son of HA Cowboy Up 5405 was consigned by Willekes Angus in Choteau, Mont.

Lot 464 came in second place with an ADG of 4.15. He also posted a WDA of 3.40. The son of S A V Renown 3439 has EPDs of BW 2.7, WW 76, M 26, YW 124, RFI 0.22, Eff 106 and MBT 114. He comes from Big Rok Angus in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

A tie for third went to lots 483 and 554 with an ADG of 4.11.

Lot 483’s EPDs are BW 2.1, WW 66, M 27, YW 114, RFI -1.68, Eff 111 and MBT 113. The son of HA Cowboy Up 5405 was consigned

by Double D Angus in Linwood, Neb. and has a WDA of 3.35.

Lot 554, who posted a WDA of 3.01, comes from Lone Oak Angus in Brookfield, Wisc. and is a son S A V Sensation 5615 and has EPDs of BW 2.9, WW 71, M 19, YW 125, RFI 2.25, Eff 98 and MBT 106.

Finishing the category was lot 607, with an ADG of 4.07. This consignment from J.J. Scheckel of Bellevue, Iowa is a son of S A V Resource 1441# and has EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 61, M 24, YW 115, RFI 1.70, Eff 91 and MBT 110, as well as a WDA of 3.54.

Group 1 Class 1 WDA First place went to lot 265, with a WDA of 3.71.

His ADG hit 3.26. Another consignment from Deppe Angus in Waverly, Iowa, he has EPDs of BW 0.9, WW 58, M 23, YW 102, RFI -1.08, Eff 107 and MBT 110.

Next was lot 82 with a WDA of 3.65, from Steve Smith Angus in Lehi, Utah.

The bull was sired by EXAR Ten X 5755B, with an ADG of 3.88 and EPDs of BW 0.4, WW 57, M 31, YW 98, RFI

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-3.26, Eff 123 and MBT 115.

A WDA of 3.58 put lot 261 in third. The consignment from Deppe Angus in Waverly, Iowa has EPDs of BW -0.3, WW 77, M 29, YW 128, RFI 1.04, Eff 103 and MBT 113. He is a son of Connealy Black Granite.

Can Am Cattle Co. of Shelbyville, Ill. consigned the fourth and fifth placing lots in the WDA category for the Group 1 Class 1 Angus bulls.

In fourth, lot 190 had a WDA of 3.53. He also has EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 70, M 20, YW 117, RFI -0.09, Eff 114 and MBT 118. His is a son of Carter’s Omaha with an ADG of 4.01.

Lastly, lot 192, another son of Carter’s Omaha, had a WDA of 3.46. With an ADG of 3.68, he also has EPDs of BW 0.2, WW 77, M 26, YW 129, RFI 0.18, Eff 111 and MBT 114.

Group 1 Class 2 WDA The WDA race in the Group 1 Class 2 Angus was led by lot 301, with a WDA of 3.84. He also posted an ADG of 3.39 and EPDs of BW 3.9, WW 81, M 24, YW 142, RFI -0.86, Eff 106 and MBT 112. He is a son of Lee Virtue 548N and was consigned by Lee Angus Ranch of Vinita, Okla.

Lot 42 came next with a WDA of 3.72. The son of Connealy Spur was consigned by Olson Cattle Company in St. Ignatius, Mont. and has EPDs of BW 3.1,

WW 68, M 30, YW 111, RFI -2.62, Eff 116 and MBT 114, as well as an ADG of 3.51.

Following close behind was a tie for third between lots 172 and 263, who both posted a WDA of 3.64.

Lot 172 was consigned

by Fastert Angus in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He has EPDs of BW 4.4, WW 80, M 30, YW 151, RFI 0.73, Eff 109 and MBT 114, as well as an ADG of 3.8. The bull was sired by S A V Resource 1441#.

Lot 263, another Deppe Angus bull, has EPDs of BW 3.8, WW 88, M 26, YW 159, RFI 3.57, Eff 93 and MBT 112. He is a son of HA Cowboy Up 5405 from Waverly, Iowa.

Another Deppe Angus bull, lot 258 from Waverly, Iowa wrapped up the category with a WDA of 3.62.

This son of S A V Ten Speed 3022 has EPDs of BW 1.8, WW 71, M 27, YW 134, RFI 2.09, Eff 104 and MBT 116, as well as an ADG of 4.42.

Group 2 Class 1 WDA Leading the Group 2 Class 1 Angus bulls was lot 537 had a WDA of 3.56. His EPDs are BW 0, WW 73, M 36, YW 133, RFI 2.45, Eff 95 and MBT 108. The son of Connealy Armory is from 6 Mile Angus in Mandan, N.D. and had an ADG of 4.03.

In second, lot 450 had a WDA of 3.51. This consignment from Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. has EPDs of BW 1, WW 66, M 24, YW

112, RFI 2.4, Eff 88 and MBT 106. This son of BSF Hot Lotto 1401 had an ADG of 3.56.

Third place went to lot 557, a bull from Wolters Farm, Inc. in Cuba City, Wisc., had a WDA of 3.44.

His EPDs are BW 1.2, WW 66, M 23, YW 124 and MBT 107, along with an ADG of 3.52. He is a son of MGR Treasure.

Lot 465 and 556 tied for the fourth place spot, with a WDA of 3.41.

Lot 465 is a son of Msar High Noon 9463 with a WDA of 3.41. A consignment from Big Rok Angus in Detroit Lakes, Minn., the bull has EPDs of BW 0.3, WW 71, M 26, YW 122, RFIT 2.38, Eff 94 and MBT 108.

Then, lot 556 was bred

by Wolters Farm, Inc. of Cuba City, Wisc. and had an ADG of 2.92. He also has EPDs of BW -0.3, WW 60, M 35, YW 111, RFI -5.03, Eff 116 and MBT 105 and is a son of Rock Creek Rancher 1495.

Group 2 Class 2 WDA Lot 400 posted a WDA of 3.92 to lead the Group 2 Class 2 Angus. His ADG is 3.56, and he was sired by HA Cowboy Up 5405. The bull, consigned by Craft/Granger from La Porte, Ind., and Great Falls, Mont., respectively, has EPDs of BW 3.4, WW 83, M 20, YW 145, RFI 0.77, Eff 105 and MBT 114.

Lot 608 came next in

#4 W Grou DA Classp 2 1

Campbell Frontman 85 2-6-18 by AAR Frontman 6073 ADG

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111

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Out of Retail Product granddaughter.

Dam 7 NR 105 • 6 YR 101 L #5 A ot 558 Grou DG & WD p 2, C A lass 1

Out of a tremendous AAR Thirty Aught Six x Ten X bred cow from Arntzen Angus.

Mat. Grandam 3 NR 100 • 2 YR 102

Campbell Black Granite 8638

A #3 WD 2 Group 1 Class

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Lot 542

Dam 3 NR 106 • 1 YR 109 Maternal Grandam 5 NR 102

by Rock Creek Rancher 1495

ADG RAT WDA

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TOP SET OF ANGUS

4 Outstanding Angus Bulls 3 Big Winners

Lot 556

WDA with 3.75. The son of S A V Resource 1441# was consigned by J.J. Scheckel of Bellevue, Iowa and has EPDs of BW 3.4, WW 73, M 25, YW 139, RFI -1.74, Eff 103 and MBT 108, as well as an ADG of 3.69.

Next, lots 403 and 666 had a WDA of 3.63.

Lot 403, from Granger Angus in Great Falls, Mont. and the son of Granger Great Falls 630, has EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 66, M 28, YW 109, RFI 0.95, Eff 98 and MBT 107 with an ADG of 3.35.

Lot 666 had an ADG of 3.47. Consigned by Harrison Angus of Boyd, Mont., he has EPDs of BW 3.4, WW 60, M 26, YW 106, RFI -4.12, Eff 121 and MBT 113.

The bull is a son of S A V Universal 4038.

Finally, lot 408 had a WDA of 3.59. His EPDs are BW 1.6, WW 65, M 25, YW 111, RFI 4.23, Eff 91 and MBT 102. The consignment, also from Granger Angus, was sired by TH Logic 2116 and has an ADG of 3.09.

Group 1 Class 1 Eff Topping the Angus Group 1 Class 1 bulls for Eff was lot 48 with an Eff of 145. A son of Barstow Bankroll B73 with an ADG of 4.09, his EPDs are BW -0.6, WW 72, M 21, YW 129, RFI -6.37, Eff 145 and MBT 122.

He was consigned by R&P Ramsey Farms of Frankfort, Ind. Next was lot 87, with

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103

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Out of a first calf SAV Resource x Connealy Thunder daughter.

Lot 557 2-10-18

by MGR Treasure

Also Selling:

Lot Birth Sire ADG Rat WDA YR 365 BW WW Milk YW Eff IND 558 2-24-18 TEX Playbook 5437 3.86 122 3.36 108 1241 +1.0 59 33 102 91 105 559 2-10-18 Baldridge Bronc 3.89 107 3.12 106 1217 +0.8 77 26 122 90 101

Wolters Farm, Inc. Caleb • 608-330-3234 Cuba City, WI

Lot 546

Also Selling: Lot 540 543 544 545 548

Birth 3-13-18 3-5-18 3-8-18 3-4-18 3-7-18

Sire HA Cowboy Up 5405 HA Cowboy Up 5405 Musgrave Big Sky HA Cowboy Up 5405 Leodore Investment C7

ADG 3.43 3.31 3.22 3.35 2.88

RAT 109 105 101 106 91

WDA 3.13 2.96 3.06 3.04 2.91

YR 99 95 97 97 94

BW +2.1 +2.4 +1.1 +3.4 +1.3

WW +57 +63 +54 +60 +56

Milk +23 +17 +25 +17 +29

YW +106 +114 +96 +110 +107

SC 36.5 34 36 36 38

Eff 101 97 99 102 96

Campbell angus Twisp, WA Bob • 509-997-4950

IND 105 99 99 102 96

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Page 6 consignment from Butternut Ridge Farms in Coldwater, Mich. had an ADG of 3.26 and WDA of 3.25.

Then, another Butternut Ridge Farms consignment with an Eff of 134 followed in fourth. Lot 151, this son of CCA Uno 049 has EPDs of RFI -6.17 and MBT 117, as well as an ADG of 3.76 and WDA of 3.72.

Rounding out the category was lot 230 with an Eff of 128. This bull, consigned

by Stewart Select Angus LLC of Greensburg, Ind., is a son of Basin Payweight 1682 with EPDs of BW 1.7, WW 80, M 35, YW 127, RFI -5.56 and MBT 111.

Group 2 Class 1 Eff Lot 639 topped the Group 2 Class 1 Angus bulls with an Eff of 128. This bull has EPDs of BW 0.5, WW 77, M 20, YW 133, RFI -1.96 and MBT 112. Consigned by Dix Angus Ranch of Stockton, Kans., this son of KG Solution 0018 had an ADG of 3.56 and WDA of 3.12.

Next, in a tie for second,

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an Eff of 137. From Steve Smith Angus in Lehi, Utah, lot 87 is a son of EXAR 10 X 5755B with EPDs of BW 0.5, WW 71, M 33, YW 118, RFI -5.47 and MBT 116, an ADG of 3.64 and WDA of 3.16.

Lot 24 came next, with an Eff of 124. He also has EPDs of BW -0.7, WW 54, M 27, YW 94, RFI -3.95 and MBT 105. This son of Sitz Dividend 649C had a WDA of 3.07 and ADG of 3.22. He was consigned by LK Bar Angus Ranch, St. Ignatius, Mont.

Lots 1 and 82 tied for fourth, with an Eff of 123.

Lot 1 also had an ADG of 4.3. From Idland Cattle Company of Circle, Mont. and sired by 3F Epic 4631, his EPDs are BW 0, WW 77, M 25, YW 149, RFI -0.44, Eff 123 and MBT 119, with a WDA of 3.43.

Lot 82, from Steve Smith Angus in Lehi, Utah, was sired by EXAR Ten X 5755B, with an ADG of

3.88, a WDA of 3.65 and EPDs of BW 0.4, WW 57, M 31, YW 98, RFI -3.26, Eff 123 and MBT 115.

Group 1 Class 2 Eff The Group 1 Class 2 Angus were topped by lot 49, a consignment from R&P Ramsey Farms of Frankfurt, Ind. with an Eff of 156. This bull was sired by Connealy Arsenal 2174 and had a WDA of 3 and ADG of 3.68.

He also has EPDs of BW 2, WW 77, M 27, YW 129, RFI -9.13 and MBT 120.

Then was lot 224, with an Eff of 146. This bull, from Curtin Land and Cattle, LLC of Blue Mound, Ill., was sired by S A V Resource 1441. He had an ADG of 3.1 and WDA of 3.06, as well as EPDs of BW 0.7, WW 62, M 27, YW 123, RFI -7.89 and MBT 114.

In third, lot 156 had an Eff of 137. With EPDs of BW 4.8, WW 89, M 18, YW 150, RFI -5.6 and MBT 114, he was sired by McD SF Total Package 1337. This

HERE COMES MARDA

12 Bulls Average Ratio: ADG 111 • YR 104 • IND 107

MARDA TURNING POINT 859

MARDA BOURBON 852

by Stevenson Turning Point

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by ACC Bourbon 0115

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Index, was lots 190, 191 and 192, consigned by Can Am Cattle Company of Shelbyville, Ill. The group was sired by Carter’s Omaha and posted an average MBT Index average of 115.

Next, Steve Smith Angus from Lehi, Utah consigned lots 23, 27 and 82, with an MBT Index average of 111.

The bulls were sired by EAR Ten X 5755B. In third, Sunny Okanogan Angus of Omak, Wash. consigned lots 654, 655 and 657, who were sired by SAV Renown 3439 and had an MBT Index average of 110.33.

Lots 600, 601 and 604 had an MBT Index average of 110.33. The trio was sired

by SAV Ten Speed 3022 and consigned by J.J. Scheckel of Bellevue, Wash.

World Champion Pen of Three Butternut Ridge Farms of Colwater, Mich. consigned the World Champion Pen of Three Angus bulls with lots 151, 154 and 156. The average MBT Index for the bulls was 116.33.

In a close second werelots 16, 18 and 21, consigned

by Winding River Angus of Billings, Mont. with an average MBT Index of 116.

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had an ADG of 3.64. With a WDA of 3.14, he also has EPDs of BW 4.1, WW 60, M 17, YW 105, RFI -7.89 and MBT 112.

Second place was a tie between lots 546 and 624, who both scored an Eff of 126.

From Campbell Angus of Twisp, Wash., lot 546 has EPDs of BW 2.1, WW 59, M 23, YW 105, RFI -6.28 and MBT 106, as well as an ADG of 3.26 and WDA of 2.79. He was sired by Connealy Black Granite.

Lot 624 was sired by Connealy Capitalist 028 and has EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 46, M 26, YW 81, RFI -2.76 and MBT 109. He was consigned by Coombs Cattle Company of Riverside, Utah and had an ADG of 3.01 and WDA of 3.25.

In a tie for fourth place, lots 643 and 644 both came from Lakeview Angus in Mead, Colo. and had an Eff of 125.

Lot 643, a son of Barstow Cash#, had an ADG of 2.92 and a WDA of 2.98. He also posts EPDs of BW 2.1, WW 59, M 13, YW 109, RFI -1.92 and MBT 105.

Then, lot 644 has EPDs of BW 1.9, WW 56, M 17, YW 90, RFI -2.62 and MBT 104. The son of BC II Skyfall 2812 had an ADG of 2.88 and a WDA of 2.96.

Champion Sire Group – MBT Index The Champion Angus Sire Group, based on MBT

LOT 101

LOT 100 12-17-17

lots 626 and 697 posted an Eff of 123.

Lot 626 was consigned

by Coombs Cattle Company of Riverside, Utah and sired

by Connealy Comrade 1385.

His EPDs are BW 0.2, WW 61, M 15, YW 99, RFI -2.29 and MBT 107, as well as an ADG of 3.18 and WDA of 3.06.

Then, lot 697 has EPDs of BW 1, WW 62, M 38, YW 96, RFI -6.08 and MBT 104.

The son of McD SF Answer 71-3545 had an ADG of 2.97 and a WDA of 2.92.

He comes from MJB – Matt Brown in Lodge Grass, Mont.

Fourth place went to lot 628, another son of Connealy Comrade 1385 from Coombs Cattle Company in Riverside, Utah, with an Eff of 122. His ADG was 3.77 and WDA was 3.31. He also has EPDs of BW -2.9, WW 61, M 28, YW 115, RFI -3.28 and MBT 115.

The final leader for the Group 2 Class 1 bull in Eff was lot 434 with an Eff of 120. With EPDs of BW -0.5, WW 58, M 22, YW 90, RFI -4.19 and MBT 110, the son of Connealy Black Granite had an ADG of 3.47 and a WDA of 3.17. He was consigned by Reddin Angus of Darby, Mont.

Group 2 Class 2 Eff In the Group 2 Class 2 Eff contest, lot 445 led the race with an Eff of 133. This bull, from Willekes Angus of Choteau, Mont. was sired by Granger Great Falls 630 and

by Basin Payweight 1682

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MARDA REMEDY 881

MARDA HOT LOTTO 856

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Out of a tremendous Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P daughter.

MPPA 98.18

Two Red Angus Sons of Andras Fusion R236 LOT 108 12-17-17

LOT 113

by BSF Hot Lotto 1401

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ADG Rat WDA YR BW WW Milk YW Eff SC IND IMF 3.68 3.39 3.18 3.47 3.39 3.43

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2.97 3.27 3.04 3.04 3.05 2.95

98 105 96 101 103 101

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10 38 41 18 29 30

133 146 138 119 146 108

107 94 99 95 109 82

MARDA ANGUS FARM

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106 105 102 102 107 101

Terry and Cody Quam • Lodi, WI • 608-575-9237

112 118 100 96 145 100

Lot 751 752

Lot 821 822

Birth 1-24-18 1-24-18

BW -2.5 -2.5

WW Milk YW ADG RAT WDA YR 365 IND Eff +56 +30 +96 2.93 106 2.91 99 1071 99 92 +56 +30 +96 3.06 111 3.18 108 1169 105 99

Two Simmental Sons of BPS Structure 308A

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WDA 3.33 3.38

YR 104 104

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Cloud 9 Cattle Company

2609 County Road 5 • Emerald, WI 54013 Ennis Wallace • 731-415-4299

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Red Angus bulls bring high quality to Columbus, Mont. in 2019 Midland Bull Test Lots 750 through 800 at Midland Bull Test’s April 4 sale will feature the highest quality Red Angus cattle at Midland Bull Test, with top performers across the board.

The Red Angus bulls were split into Group 1 Red Angus and Group 1 Fall Red Angus. The Group 1 bulls had an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.05 and average weight per day of age (WDA) of 2.97. The Group 1 Fall bulls had an ADG of 3.33 and WDA of 2.52.

Group 1 ADG Lot 775, a son of Bieber Gladiator C386 consigned

by Knaub Cattle Co. of Lodge Grass, Mont., had the highest ADG in the Red Angus Group 1 bulls, with an ADG of 3.76. He has

EPDs of BW -4.6, WW 63, M, 23 YW 102, RFI -0.66, Eff 96 and MBT 107. He also had a WDA of 3.12.

Next was lot 769, with an ADG of 3.64. His WDA was 3.27 and EPDs are BW 1.3, WW 67, M 24, YW 117, RFI -0.6, Eff 103 and MBT 110. He was sired by HXC Declaration 5504C and consigned by Knaub Cattle Co. Group 1 WDA The Group 1 Red Angus were led by lot 774 in the WDA category. The bull posted a WDA of 3.36 and ADG of 3.39. Consigned

by Knaub Cattle Company in Lodge Grass, Mont. and sired by BIEBER GLADIATOR C386, the bull has EPDs of BW -3.6, WW 68, M 20, YW 110, RFI -1.15, Eff 113 and MBT 116.

Next was lot 763,

another Knaub Cattle Co. consignment, with a WDA of 3.33. He also had an ADG of 3.39. Sired by LSF MEW PLATINUM 5660C, he has EPDs of BW 1.4, WW 72, M 25, YW 122, RFI -0.26, Eff 116 and MBT 113.

Group 1 Eff Again for the Eff leaders, both bulls were consigned by Knaub Cattle Co. of Lodge Grass, Mont.

Leading the charge for Eff in the Red Angus Group 1 bulls was lot 766, with an Eff of 124. The son of LSF MEW Platinum 5660 C has EPDs of BW -1.5, WW 66, M 27 YW 111, RFI -4.48 and MBT 107. He posted an ADG of 2.85 and WDA of 3.03.

In second place was lot 763 with an Eff of 116. The bull had a WDA of 3.33. He also had an ADG of 3.39.

Sired by LSF MEW PLATINUM 5660C, he has EPDs of BW 1.4, WW 72, M 25, YW 122, RFI -0.26, Eff 116 and MBT 113.

Fall Bulls ADG Sutphin Cattle Company and S&S Land and Cattle, of Lamar, Colo., consigned both the leaders in the Red Angus Fall Bulls category for ADG. Lot 785 took the top spot with an ADG of 4.38.

The bull was sired by PIE POWERSTROKE 470 and had a WDA of 2.97. His EPDs are BW -0.3, WW 69,

Lot 750 - Cloud 9 Cattle Co. LLC consigned lot 750, C9CC Next F305. The son of Silvieras Mission Nexus 1378 has EPDs of BW -1.9, WW 63, M 23, YW 102, RFI 1.19, Eff 96 and MBT 103. Courtesy photo

M 19, YW 111, RFI -1.23, Eff 110 and MBT 115.

Next, lot 797 had an ADG of 4.09, as well as a WDA of 2.71. Sired by ANDRAS NEW DIRECTION R240, his EPDs are BW -3.6, WW 53, M 22, YW 90, RFI 2.58, Eff 101 and MBT 108.

Fall Bulls WDA Again, in the WDA contest, Sutphin Cattle Company and S&S Land and Cattle, of Lamar, Colo., consigned both the leaders in the Red Angus Fall Bulls category.

Lot 785 took the top

spot for the Fall Red Angus bulls in the WDA category, with a WDA of 2.97. He also had an ADG of 4.38. The bull was sired by PIE POWERSTROKE 470, and his EPDs are BW -0.3, WW 69, M 19, YW 111, RFI -1.23, Eff 110 and MBT 115.

In second, lot 794, a son of ANDRAS FUSION R236, had a WDA of 2.90.

His ADG was 3.30, and he has EPDs of BW -2.0, WW 51, M 25, YW 84, RFI -0.55, Eff 109 and MBT 106.

Red Angus World Champion Pen of Three Lots 763, 769 and 774

Leaders Group 1 ADG 1 – Lot 775 – 3.76 2 – Lot 769 – 3.64 Group 1 WDA 1 – Lot 774 – 3.36 2 – Lot 763 – 3.33 Group 1 Eff 1 – Lot 766 – 124 2 – Lot 763 – 116

Fall Bulls ADG 1 – Lot 785 – 4.38 2 – Lot 797 – 4.09 Fall Bulls WDA 1 – Lot 785 – 2.97 2 – Lot 794 – 2.90 Red Angus World Champion Pen of Three Knaub Cattle Company, Lodge Grass, Mont. – Lots 763, 769, 774

Granger Strikes Again Growth

Carcass

Growth + Calving Ease

Granger Stockman LC 815

#1 WDA Overall

Lot 338 12-16-17

Sire: DL Sonic 444

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

3.72

115

3.21

103

1179

108

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

Eff

-2.1

+56

+34

+97

103

114

Out of a Pathfinder Cow Dam Production 5 NR 104 • 2 YR 103 Mat Grandam Production 7 NR 109 • 5 YR 108

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

4.25

132

3.45

110

1289

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+0.3

+60

+23

+105

99

124

112

35

IND 115

Out of a Pathfinder Basin Payweight 107S Daughter Dam Production 4 NR 104 • 3 YR 107 Grandam Production 7 NR 109 • 5 YR 108

337 341 342 343 344

Birth

12-15-17 12-21-17 12-22-17 12-23-17 1-3-18

Sire

Connealy Final Product KCF Bennett Southside KCF Bennett Diverse TEX Playbook 5437 TEX Playbook 5437

Lot 402 2-9-18 by Granger Great Falls 630

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.56

113

3.92

125

1439

40

114

3.73

118

3.55

118

1363

42

112

BW

WW

MILK

YW

REA

IMF EFF

BW

WW

MILK

YW

REA

IMF EFF

+3.4

83

20

145

100

100

+2.9

77

24

134

107

103

105

This is the 2nd Midland WDA Champion out of this dam; her 1st sold for $16,000.

5 sons have averaged $10,300.

108

Out of a first calf heifer. #4 WDA Group 2 Class 2

Granger Black Eagle 807

Granger Logic 813

$W +73.23 (Top 2% ) $F +105.50 (Top 1%)

Lot 345 1-8-18

Sire: Musgrave Aviator

Also Selling Lot

Lot 400 2-13-18 by HA Cowboy Up 5405

ADG

Bluegrass Aviator 814

Granger Black Eagle 822

Owned with Craft Angus, LaPorte, IN

Bluegrass Sonic 807

Efficiency

10 Bulls Avg. Ratio: ADG 105 • YR 114 • IND 107 • %IMF 102

Another Winner from Bluegrass G #3 AD 1 Group 2 Class

represented the Red Angus World Champion Pen of Three, a rank determined by the highest MBT Index average of bulls from one consigner. The average MBT Index for the group was 113. Knaub Cattle Company of Lodge Grass, Mont. took home the honor with the bulls sired by LSF MEW Platinum 5660C, HXC Declaration 5504C and Bieber Gladiator C386, respectively.

The Red Angus bulls sell on April 4. For complete results from the Red Angus, visit midlandbulltest.com.

BW

+1.2 +2.6 +0.5 +1.3 -0.1

WW Milk +57 +61 +51 +73 +69

YW ADG WDA IND

+31 +99 +21 +102 +16 +90 +29 +122 +34 +118

3.02 3.18 2.89 3.22 3.51

3.14 3.18 2.98 3.14 3.14

Bluegrass Angus Farm Bill Riecken • (402) 687-2181 e-mail: bluegrassangus@huntel.net 612 County Road U • Lyons, NE 68038

101 104 97 106 102

Lot 404 2-13-18 by Granger Great Falls 630

Lot 408 3-1-18

by TH Logic 2116

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.31

105

3.48

113

1301

42

107

3.09

98

3.59

113

1307

39

102

BW

WW

MILK

YW

REA

IMF EFF

BW

WW

MILK

YW

REA

IMF EFF

+3.2

49

27

89

112

94

+1.6

65

25

111

83

102

Dam 8 NR 104 • 4 YR 101

116

91

Maternal Grandam 7 NR 107 • 5 YR 107

6 Additional Prospects Lot Birth 401 2-8-18 403 2-11-18 405 2-18-18 406 2-12-18 409 3-2-18 411 2-14-18

Sire Granger Great Falls 630 Granger Great Falls 630 Granger Great Falls 630 Granger Cash 642 TH Logic 2116 Granger Cash 643

ADG 3.39 3.35 3.05 3.26 3.09 3.22

Rat 107 106 97 103 98 102

WDA 3.40 3.63 3.52 3.45 3.46 3.45

YR 114 116 114 110 111 110

365 1321 1334 1314 1269 1281 1272

BW +5.8 +3.1 +2.1 +3.3 +1.9 +3.2

WW 80 66 65 57 60 68

MILK 31 28 29 31 25 23

YW 131 109 110 107 99 117

REA 93 91 105 96 103 95

IMF 110 107 112 111 75 95

Eff 97 98 103 112 100 88

IND 108 107 107 108 104 102

Jim and Beth Granger 2121 Eden Road • Great Falls, MT 59405 • 406-736-5588

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Impressive showing of Simmental bulls at 2019 Midland Bull Test score high for ADG, WDA Twenty bulls from 11 consignors represented the Simmental breed at Midland Bull Test in lots 810 through 826. The bulls will sell on April 4 in Columbus, Mont. The bulls performed well, offering top scores for average daily gain (ADG) and weight per day of age (WDA).

The Simmental bulls will sell following the Salers, at the Midland Bull Test in Columbus, Mont.

Top ranking bulls are listed below.

ADG leaders Lot 810 from Circle Z Cattle Co. in Nampa, Idaho topped Simmentals in both ADG and WDA. The son of Sitz Upward 307R had an ADG of 4.25 with a ratio of 123. He also had a WDA of 3.01 and EPDs of BW -0.1, WW 62, M 27, YW 107, RFI -1.37, EFF 111 and MBT 113.

Simmentals had an average ADG of 3.37 and WDA of 3.23. Lot 819

from Mallett Simmentals in Lampasas, Texas topped group two. The son of TNT Open Range D406 had an ADG 3.82 and ADG ratio of 118. Lot 819 also had a WDA of 3.60 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 88, YW 134, M 19, RFI -.035, Eff 112 and MBT 115.

WDA leaders Lot 819 of Mallett Simmentals topped the WDA category. A son TNT Open Range D40 had a first ranked WDA of 3.60 and an ADG of 3.82. The bull had EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 88, YW 134, M 19, RFI -0.35, Eff 112 and MBT 115.

Next, another Mallett Simmentals bull in lot 817 had a WDA of 3.35 and of ADG of 3.66. A son TNT No Doubt C295 also had EPDs of BW 1.1, WW 61, YW 94, M 28, RFI -0.15, Eff 101 and MBT 108.

The third-high WDA Simmental bull was lot 822, a consignment from

Cloud 9 Cattle Co. in Emerald, Wis. with a WDA of 3.33. His final ADG is 3.24, and the BPS Structure 308A son had an ADG ratio of 100. His EPDs include BW 1.2, WW 63, YW 93, M 23, RFI 0.00, Eff 104 and MBT 102.

Efficiency Ratio leaders Lot 819 of Mallet Simmentals topped the Eff category. The son of TNT Open Range D40 had a first ranked WDA of 3.60 and an ADG of 3.82. The bull had EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 88, YW 134, M 19, RFI -.035, Eff 112 and MBT 115.

Three bulls tied for second place in efficiency ratios. The first was lot 822, a consignment from Cloud 9 Cattle Co. in Emerald Road, Wis. with a score of 104. His final ADG is 3.24, and the BPS Structure 308A son had an ADG ratio of 100. His EPDs include WDA 3.33, BW 1.2, WW 63, YW 93,

M 23, RFI 0.00, and MBT 102.

The next second-place tie slot is lot 813 with a 104.

Another Mallett Simmentals consignment, the son of TNT Open Range D406 had an ADG of 3.45 and EPDs of WDA 3.06, BW 1.6, WW 64, YW 98, M 23, RFI -1.9 and MBT 101.

Rounding out the three-way tie is lot 818.

The Mallett Simmentals bull has a WDA of 3.31, a final ADG 3.36 and ADG ratio of 104. Sired by TNT Open Range D406, he has EPDs of BW 2.8, WW 80, YW 120, M 20, RFI -1.65 and MBT 104.

MBT Index Lot 819 of Mallett Simmentals led MBT Index. A son of TNT Open Range D40, the bull boasted a 115 MBT score and had a first ranked WDA of 3.60 and an ADG of 3.82. The bull had EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 88, YW 134, M 19, RFI -0.35 and Eff 112.

M 28, RFI -0.15, Eff 101 and MBT 108.

More information about the Simmental bulls can be found on pages 98-99 of the Midland Bull Test Catalog. Final test data is available at midlandbulltest.com.

To finish out the leaders of the Simmentals is second place MBT Index lot 817. The bull scored a 108 MBT with a WDA of 3.35 and of ADG of 3.66.

The son of TNT No Doubt C295 also had EPDs of BW 1.1, WW 61, YW 94,

Leaders ADG leaders 1 – Lot 810 – 4.25 2 – Lot 819 – 3.82

Efficiency Ratio leaders 1 – Lot 819 – 112 2/3/4 – Lot 822 – 104 2/3/4 – Lot 813 – 104 2/3/4 – Lot 818 – 104 Efficiency Ratio leaders 1 – Lot 819 – 115 2 – Lot 817 – 108

WDA leaders 1 – Lot 819 – 3.60 2 – Lot 817 – 3.35 3 – Lot 822 – 3.33

Curtin Performance Curtin Stud 8033

Curtin Cowboy Up 8047

1-7-18

L o t

L o t

2 1 8

2 2 1

by EXAR Stud 4658B

1-10-18

by HA Cowboy Up 5405

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.10

97

3.17

107

1251

37

107

3.35

104

3.13

100

1166

37

105

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+2.7

62

18

112

110

115

107

+2.4

64

21

115

108

76

118

Mat Grandam Production 3 NR 102 • 2 YR 97

A natural calf out of one of our donors.

Mat Grandam Production 2 NR 110 • 2 YR 108

Curtin Cowboy Up 8086

Curtin Resource 8088

L o t

L o t

ff #2 E p 1 Grouss 2 Cla

2 2 2 1-30-18

Lot 819 - Representing the Simmental bulls, lot 819 from Mallett SImmentals in Lampasas, Texas performed well. The son of TNT Open Range D406 had the second high ADG of 3.82 and the highest WDA with a score of 3.60. Alyssa Hahn photo

Drysdale Acclaim 8454

L o t

2 2 4

by HA Cowboy Up 5405

1-30-18

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

2.97

93

3.36

106

1243

37

103

3.10

97

3.06

97

1133

36

114

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+3.7

75

23

132

98

104

98

+0.7

62

27

123

106

102

*146

Also Selling

1 8 7

by SAV Resource 1441

ADG

Dam Production 3 NR 107 Mat Grandam Production 1 NR 113 • 1 YR 104 $B 191.39

TOP PROSPECTS

Out of a Connealy Danny Boy Dam Dam Production 7 NR 114 • 6 YR 109 His maternal brother sold in the 2016 MBT Sale for $22,000.

Lot

Birth

Sire

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

BW

WW

Milk

YW

Eff

IND

216

1-4-18

Plattemere Weigh Up K360

2.85

88

3.04

100

-1.0

65

27

111

84

94

217

1-4-18

HA Cowboy Up 5405

3.35

103

3.10

101

+2.1

66

23

118

99

103

220

1-8-18

HA Cowboy Up 5405

3.59

112

3.31

107

+1.5

73

13

124

100

108

223

1-30-18

HA Cowboy Up 5405

3.35

103

3.06

98

-2.0

63

24

106

107

101

225

1-30-18

Quaker Hill Manning 4EX9

3.06

95

3.13

98

+0.4

60

33

111

94

98

227

2-9-18

Quaker Hill Manning 4EX9

3.22

100

3.12

97

+2.5

68

34

120

104

100

Curtin Land & Cattle TJ Curtin • 217-825-3005 • Blue Mound, IL

1-1-18

Sire: Jindra Acclaim

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.68

115

3.06

100

1172

35

111

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

REA

%IMF

-2.3

+62

+26

+116

104

98

94

His dam is 14 years old.

11 NR 101 • GS Eff Ratio 123 • $B 170.18 Also Selling Lot: 188 Birth: 1-13-18 Sire: Musgrave Aviator BW WW Milk YW 365 ADG WDA SC +0.7 +53 +24 +94 1125 3.06 2.93 40 EFF 119 • IND 103 • REA 102 • %IMF 101 Lot: 189 Birth: 1-16-18 Sire: Carter’s Payweight 1682-C204 BW WW Milk YW 365 ADG WDA SC +0.9 +72 +27 +126 1190 3.10 3.07 35.5 EFF 109 • IND 104 • REA 100 • %IMF 105

D rysDale F arms , I nc .

Willard Drysdale • Wabasha, MNADDITION 507-450-5841

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Strong group of Hereford bulls test at Midland in 2019, bringing top results for the breed Twenty bulls from 11 consignors represented the Hereford breed at the Midland Bull Test in lots 850 through 873. The bulls will sell on April 4 in Columbus, Mont., The bulls performed well, offering top

scores for average daily gain (ADG) and weight per day of age (WDA).

Herefords had an average ADG of 3.16 and WDA of 2.93. The top performing bulls are listed below.

Leading the pack -- Next Generation Genetics’ Hereford bull lot 859 topped the breed for ADG, Efficiency Ratio and Midland Bull Test Index, with scores of 4.03, 113 and 113, respectively. This top prospect is a son of R Leader 6964. Wyatt DeVries photo

Lot 861 -- Coming in third in the average daily gain race and second in the Midland Bull Test Index in the Hereford category, this bull is a son of Ups Sensation 2296 ET from Next Generation Genetics.

He had an ADG of 3.78 and MBT of 112, as well as EPDs of BW 6, WW 75, M 33, YW 121, RFI -2.34 and Eff 108. Wyatt DeVries photo

ADG leaders Lot 859 from Next Generation Genetics in Endeavor, Wisc. topped the breed. The son of R Leader 6964 had an ADG 4.03 and ADG ratio of 132.

Lot 859 also had a WDA of 3.03, and EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 67, YW 111, M 26, RFI 1.34, Eff 113 and MBT 113.

Next, a Barry Angus consignment from Madras, Ore. in lot 858 had a final ADG of 3.99 and ADG ratio of 131. Lot 858, a son of C Black Hawk Down ET also had a WDA of 2.80 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 57, YW 91, M 31, RFI 0.97, Eff 102 and MBT 108.

In third place, lot 861, another Next Generation Genetics bull, had a final ADG of 3.78 and a ratio of 124. The son of Ups Sensation 2296 ET has a WDA of 3.05 and EPDs of BW 6.0, WW 75, YW 121, M 22, RFI -2.34, Eff 108 and MBT 112.

WDA leaders Lot 857 of Barry Angus topped the WDA category for Hereford bulls. A son of GV CMRY125MR 8201 A325, had a first ranked WDA of 3.29 and ADG of 3.66 and EPDs of BW 2.3,

3 Sons of MJB McD Profound 9C 2 Sons of Sitz Vance 579A #6 IM

Silver State Profound 840

F

WW 44, YW 72, M 27, RFI -1.61, Eff 109 and MBT 106.

Next, Emmanuel Polled’s lot 868 from Moses Lake, Wash. had a WDA of 3.17. Sired by C Black Hawk Down ET, he also had a final ADG of 3.11 and ADG ratio of 102, as well as EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 58, YW 88, M 27, RFI 4.28, Eff 91 and MBT 98.

The third-high WDA Hereford bull was lot 862, a consignment from New Generation Genetics in Endeavor, Wisc. with a WDA of 3.10. His final ADG is 3.19, and the NJW 73D 980 Hutton 109Z ET son had an ADG ratio of 104. His EPDs include BW 1.9, WW 48, YW 77, M 33, RFI 0.44, Eff 106 and MBT 105.

Efficiency Ratio leaders Next Generation Genetics’ lot 859 also topped the efficiency ratio category with a score of 113. The son of R Leader 6964 had an ADG 4.03 and ADG ratio of 132. Lot 859 also had a WDA of 3.03 and EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 67, YW 111, M 26, RFI 1.34 and MBT 113.

Wilcox and Family Cattle out of Spangle, Wash. consigned the second ranked efficiency ratio bull with a 111 score.

The son of C Black Hawk Down ET had an ADG 3.07 and ADG ratio of 100.

Lot 870 also had a WDA of 2.89, and EPDs of BW 3.9, WW 58, YW 90, M 25, RFI -2.43 and MBT 103.

Barry Angus rounds out the top three efficiency ratios with a 102 from lot 858 The son of C Black Hawk Down ET has an ADG of 3.99 and ADG ratio of 131, as well as EPDs of WDA 2.80, BW 3.3, WW 57, YW 91, M 31, RFI 0.97and MBT 108.

MBT Index leaders Lot 859 from Next Generation Genetics again

topped the breed with a top ranked 113 MBT Index.

The son of R Leader 6964 had an ADG 4.03 and ADG ratio of 132. Lot 859 also had a WDA of 3.03 and EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 67, YW 111, M 26, RFI 1.34 and Eff 113.

To round out the Hereford leaders is Next Generation Genetics’ lot 861.

The son of Ups Sensation 2296 ET had a final ADG of 3.78 and a ratio of 124.

He also had a WDA of 3.05 and EPDs of BW 6.0, WW 75, YW 121, M 22, RFI -2.34 and Eff 108.

The Hereford bulls can be found on pages 100-102 of the Midland Bull Test Catalog. View complete test results at midlandbulltest.com.

Leaders ADG leaders 1 – Lot 859 – 4.03 2 – Lot 858 – 3.99 3 – Lot 861 – 3.78 WDA leaders 1 – Lot 857 – 3.29 2 – Lot 868 – 3.17 3 – Lot 862 – 3.10

Efficiency Ratio leaders 1 – Lot 859 – 113 2 – Lot 870 – 111 3 – Lot 858 – 109 MBT Index leaders 1 – Lot 859 – 113 2 – Lot 861 – 112

The Wyoming Livestock Roundup team would like to thank Bill Angell for all of his hard work in helping put together the Midland Bull Test Edition.

His incredible effort selling and laying out ads helps this edition come together each year.

LOT 58 2-12-18

by MJB McD Profound 9C ADG 3.10 BW +2.9

Rat WDA YR 365 SC 97 3.12 97 1135 36 WW Milk YW Eff REA +53 +19 +94 114 94

IND 105 IMF 142*

NR 110 • Mat. Grandam Prod 7 NR 102 • 6 YR 101 Lot 55 57 59 60

Birth 2-6-18 2-10-18 2-22-18 2-27-18

Sire 9C 9C 579A 579A

BW +1.0 -1.2 +3.7 +3.5

WW +59 +58 +83 +63

Milk +26 +18 +25 +18

Also Selling:

YW +100 +85 +138 +111

365 1189 1056 1278 1187

ADG 3.43 2.81 3.43 3.18

Rat 107 87 107 99

WDA 3.26 2.82 3.50 3.27

YR 102 92 109 102

Hone Ranch

RE 106 98 102 104

IMF 117 97 101 57

Eff 108 88 95 120

IND 108 94 107 109

Charlie Hone • Gardnerville, NV • 775-691-1838 • 775-782-4571

www.HoneRanch.com

Thanks Bill!

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Leading class of Salers bulls ranks high in gain and weight per day of age at MBT Lots 900 through 946 at Midland Bull Test represented an outstanding class of Salers bulls with an average daily gain (ADG) and weight per day of age (WDA) of 3.16.

In the Midland Bull Test Catalog, the fertility, calf survivability, cow longevity, bull durability and gentle disposition of Salers cattle is detailed on page 104.

The Salers bulls will sell on April 4, and the topperforming bulls in ADG, WDA, Efficiency Ratio (Eff) and Midland Bull Test Index

(MBT), along with their data, are provided below.

ADG Elm Creek Ranch from Hebron, N.D. consigned all the leading bulls in the ADG top five.

Lot 906 had the high ADG for the category, with a score of 4.12. The bull was sired by Connealy Capitalist 028. He had a WDA of 3.52 and EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 69, M 27, YW 121, RFI -2.62, Eff 117 and MBT 119.

In second, lot 913 had an ADG of 4.03. With EPDs of BW 1.5, WW 55, M 17, YW

97, RFI 0.97, Eff 107 and MBT 117, he also showed a WDA of 3.53. He was sired

by BIG SKY REVELATION 40B. In the third slot, lot 921 had an ADG of 3.99. The bull is a son of BSF Hot Lotto 1401 and had a WDA of 3.42.

His EPDs are BW 0.4, WW 45, M 22, YW 85, RFI -0.33, Eff 114 and MBT 113.

Next, lot 901 had an ADG of 3.78. He also had a WDA of 3.39. The son of Eathington Sub-Zero has EPDs of BW -0.6, WW 57, M 24, YW 110, RFI -0.71,

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Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

4.03

132

3.03

109

1188

38.5

BW

WW

Milk

YW

Eff

IND

+3.1

+67

+26

+111

113

113

0.7, WW 65, M 19, YW 121, RFI 3.40, Eff 106 and MBT 106, as well as an ADG of 3.32.

Efficiency Ratio Lot 920 had the highest Eff among the Salers bulls, with a ratio of 126. From Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D., the bull was sired by WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, posted an ADG of 3.36, WDA of 3.25 and EPDs of BW 3.1, WW 58, M 20, YW 111, RFI -5.97 and MBT 110.

A consignment from Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D., had the second high Eff of the Salers bulls at Midland, with an Eff of 117. Lot 906 had the high ADG for the category, with a score of 4.12.

The bull was sired by Connealy Capitalist 028. He had a WDA of 3.52 and EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 69, M 27, YW 121, RFI -2.62 and MBT 119.

Lot 941, a consignment from Parke Ranch in Drummond, Mont., had an Eff of 116, giving him the thirdhigh slot of the Salers bulls.

He also had a WDA of 3.2.

His ADG was 3.15. This son of DJF DAYBREAK 264D has EPDs of BW -0.16, WW 49, M 25, YW 82, RFI -4.37, Eff 116 and MBT 109.

In a tie for fourth, lots

919, 921 and 930 all posted a ratio of Eff 114.

Lot 919 also had an ADG of 3.7. A son of WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, he had a WDA of 3.56 and has EPDs of BW 4.3, WW 63, M 20, YW 117, RFI -1.52, Eff 114 and MBT 115. The bull is another consignment from Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. From Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D., lot 921 is a son of BSF HOT LOTTO 1401 and had an ADG of 3.99. His EPDs are BW 0.4, WW 45, M 22, YW 85, RFI -0.33, Eff 114 and MBT 113.

He also had a WDA of 3.42.

Lot 930 from Griffith Farm and Ranch of Clayton, Kan., also showed an Eff of 114. Sired by AVS Out West 210X, he has EPDs of BW 1.7, WW 48, M 14, YW 91, RFI -4.23 and MBT 102.

MBT Index Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D. consigned the top five high indexing bulls at Midland Bull Test.

Lot 906 was the highest indexing of the Salers bulls.

He had and ADG of 4.12.

The bull was sired by Connealy Capitalist 028. He had a WDA of 3.52 and EPDs of Continued on next page

Leaders Final ADG 1 – Lot 906 – 4.12 2 – Lot 913 – 4.03 3 – Lot 921 – 3.99 4 – Lot 901 – 3.78 5 – Lot 919 – 3.7 Final WDA 1 – Lot 919 – 3.56 2 – Lot 913 – 3.53 3 – Lot 906 – 3.52 4/5 – Lot 909 – 3.42 4/5 – Lot 921 – 3.42 Efficiency Ratio 1 – Lot 920 – 126 2 – Lot 906 – 117

3 – Lot 941 – 116 4/5/6 – Lot 919 – 114 4/5/6 – Lot 921 – 114 4/5/6 – Lot 930 – 114 MBT Index 1 – Lot 906 – 119 2 – Lot 919 – 115 3/4/5 – Lot 913 – 113 3/4/5 – Lot 921 – 113 3/4/5 – Lot 901 – 113 World Champion Pen of Three Elm Creek Ranch – Lots 901, 906, 919 – Average Index 116

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An ADG of 3.7 earned lot 919 the fifth-high spot in the ADG race for Salers. A son of WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, he had a WDA of 3.56 and has EPDs of BW 4.3, WW 63, M 20, YW 117, RFI -1.52, Eff 114 and MBT 115.

WDA Elm Creek Ranch from Hebron, N.D. also consigned the top five scoring lots for WDA. Lot 919 reached the top spot for the WDA contest, with a score of 3.56. A son of WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, he had an ADG of 3.56 and has EPDs of BW 4.3, WW 63, M 20, YW 117, RFI -1.52, Eff 114 and MBT 115.

Again in second place, lot 913 had a WDA of 3.53.

With EPDs of BW 1.5, WW 55, M 17, YW 97, RFI 0.97, Eff 107 and MBT 117, he also showed an ADG of 4.03.

He was sired by BIG SKY REVELATION 40B. In third, lot 906 had a WDA of 3.52. He also posted an ADG of 4.12. The bull was sired by Connealy Capitalist 028. He has EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 69, M 27, YW 121, RFI -2.62, Eff 117 and MBT 119.

Lots 909 and 921 tied for the fourth-high lot in the WDA category, with a score of 3.42.

Lot 909 also had an ADG of 3.61, his EPDs are BW 3.2, WW 64, M 22, YW 114, RFI 1.15, Eff 95 and MBT 108.

Lot 909 is a son of ABS MR Deeds 719D. Lot 921 is a son of BSF HOT LOTTO 1401 and had an ADG of 3.99. His EPDs are BW 0.4, WW 45, M 22, YW 85, RFI -0.33, Eff 114 and MBT 113.

In fifth for WDA was lot 908. The son of Connealy Capitalist 028, this consignment showed EPDs of BW

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BW 0.6, WW 69, M 27, YW 121, RFI -2.62, Eff 117 and MBT 119.

Continuing its high-ranking tradition, lot 919 had an MBT of 115. With an ADG of 3.7 lot 919 is a son of WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, with a WDA of 3.56 and EPDs of BW 4.3, WW 63, M 20, YW 117, RFI -1.52, Eff 114 and MBT 115.

Lots 901, 913 and 921 came out in a tie for the thirdhigh MBT Index of 113.

Lot 901 had WDA of 3.39 and an ADG of 3.78. The son of EATHINGTON SUBZERO has EPDs of BW -0.6, WW 57, M 24, YW 110, RFI -0.71, Eff 108.

Lot 913 had an ADG of 4.03. With EPDs of BW 1.5, WW 55, M 17, YW 97, RFI 0.97, Eff 107 and MBT 117, he also showed a WDA of 3.53. He was sired by BIG

SKY REVELATION 40B. Rounding out the top five, lot 921 also had an MBT 113. The son of BSF HOT LOTTO 1401 had an ADG of 3.99. His EPDs are BW 0.4, WW 45, M 22, YW 85, RFI -0.33, Eff 114 and MBT 113.

He also had a WDA of 3.42.

Pen of Three Lots 901, 906 and 919 from Elk Creek Ranch were designated at Midland Bull Test’s Salers World Champion Pen of Three, with an average MBT of 116.

The bulls were sired by Eathington Sub-Zero, Connealy Capitalist 028 and WARD B483 NEXTSTEP 40X, respectively.

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South Devon bulls post impressive EPDs, ratios at Midland Bull Test in 2019 Thirty-four bulls from five consignors represented the South Devon breed at Midland Bull Test in lots 1000 through 1048. The bulls will sell on April 4 in Columbus, Mont. The bulls performed well, offering top scores for average daily gain (ADG) and weight per day of age (WDA).

The top performing bulls are listed below.

ADG leaders The top ranking ADG bull is off of Mallett Ranch in Lampasas, Texas. The lot 1010 bull has an ADG of 3.66 and ratio of 124. The son of BC Progress 315U has a WDA of 3.44 and EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 36, YW 117, M 35, RFI 1.28, Eff 101 and MBT 112.

Next is lot 1014, of MJB Ranch in Lodge Grass, Mont.

The son of MJB Dillon 689D has an ADG of 3.53 and ratio of 117. The bull has a WDA of 3.28 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 60, YW 103, M 27, RFI -1.76, Eff 105 and MBT 110.

Next, a Mallett Simmentals bull in lot 1000 had a

final ADG of 3.18 and ADG ratio of 104. Lot 1000, a son of MJB Ace 31A also had a WDA of 3.17 and EPDs of BW 0.9, WW 53, YW 92, M 29, RFI -1.54, Eff 100 and MBT 108.

Three bulls tied for third place with an ADG of 3.49 and ratios of 118. The first is lot 1013, with a WDA of 3.28 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 65, YW 126, M 35, RFI -1.68, Eff 106 and MBT 111. This bull was consigned by MJB Ranch.

The next bull, also off MJB Ranch, tied for third with a 3.49 ADG is lot 1045. The son of MJB Black Out 476B has a WDA of 3.18 and EPDs of BW 2.3, WW 47, YW 86, M 28, RFI 3.00, Eff 91 and MBT 105.

Rounding out the top five and also tied for third is a son of LCOC Uptown Funk X27DD with a 3.49 ADG. The lot 1046 bull has a WDA of 2.78 and EPDs of BW 0.2, WW 41, YW 76, M 31, RFI 2.80, Eff 101 and MBT 108.

WDA leaders MJB Ranch dominated the WDA rankings; with all five top ranking bulls coming from the Lodge Grass, Mont. ranch. The top-ranking bull is a son of BC Progress 315U with a WDA of 3.44. The lot 1010 bull also had a top ranking ADG of 3.66 and ratio of 124 and EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 36, YW 117, M 35, RFI 1.28, Eff 101 and MBT 112.

Coming in second was lot 1037. The son of Cimarron Avenger 135Y had a WDA of 3.29. He has an ADG of 2.94 and EPDs of BW 3.0, WW 69, YW 117, M 32, RFI -0.09, Eff 101 and MBT 106.

Two bulls tied for third place, the first was lot 1013, with a WDA of 3.28 and ADG of 3.49. The son of BC Progress 315U has EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 65, YW 126, M 35, RFI -1.68, Eff 106 and MBT 111.

Next is lot 1014, a son of MJB Dillon 689D with WDA of 3.28. The MJB Ranch bull had an ADG of 3.53 and ratio

of 119 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 60, YW 103, M 27, RFI -1.76, Eff 105 and MBT 110.

Rounding out the top South Devons is lot 1031. The son of Davelle Black Ace K2 had a WDA of 3.27. Lot 1031 also had an ADG of 3.28 with EPDs of BW 4.0, WW 56, YW 104, M 28, RFI 2.93, Eff 95 and MBT 108.

Efficiency Ratio leaders MJB Ranch held four of the top five slots in the South Devon efficiency ratio rankings. The first place bull is a son of Davelle Black Ace K2 and scored a 123 for Eff. The lot 1029 bull had an ADG of 3.24 and additional EPDs of BW 1.1, WW 33, YW 74, M 24, RFI -3.33 and MBT 108.

Next was lot 1034. The son of Cimarron Avenger 135Y scored a 119 Eff. The MJB bull also had an ADG of 2.90 and additional EPDs of BW 2.7, WW 44, YW 82, M 26, RFI -3.28 and MBT 102.

Coming in third was lot 1021 with a 116 score. The son of Cimarron Bold One

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404B had an ADG of 3.36 and WDA of 2.61. The MJB ranch bull also has EPDs of BW -0.3, WW 41, YW 73, M 28, RFI -3.35 and MBT 107.

Next was a son of MJB Swagger 330Z with a 113 eff score. The bull was consigned

by MJB Ranch and had an ADG of 2.77 and WDA 2.88.

The lot 1042 bull also has EPDs of BW 1.2, WW 46, YW 87, M 24, RFI -4.06 and MBT 101.

The final ranked efficiency ratio bull is lot 1008 of X-E Stock Ranch of Moses Lake, Wash. Scoring a 108, the son of X-E MR Wrangler A715 also has EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 50, YW 91, M 22, RFI -1.98 and MBT 98. He also had an ADG of 2.73 and WDA of 2.83.

MBT leaders The top MBT indexing in the South Devon breed was lot 1010. Scoring a 112 MBT, the MJB Ranch bull also had top ranking ADGs and WDAs at 3.66 and 3.44, respectively. The son of BC Progress 315U has EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 36, YW 117,

M 35, RFI 1.28, Eff 101 and MBT 112.

The next ranked bull is lot 1013, with an MBT score of 111. He also had a WDA of 3.28 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 65, YW 126, M 35, RFI -1.68, Eff 106 and MBT 111.

This bull was consigned by MJB Ranch and also had an ADG 3.49.

MJB Ranch also consigned the third ranked 110 MBT score. The lot 1014 bull is a son of MJB Dillon 689D had an ADG of 3.53 and ratio of 117. The bull has a WDA of 3.28 and EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 60, YW 103, M 27, RFI -1.76, Eff 105 and MBT 110.

Rounding out the top MBT scores is lot 1031. The son of Davelle Black Ace K2 scored a 108 MBT and has a WDA of 3.27. Lot 1031 also had an ADG of 3.28 with EPDs of BW 4.0, WW 56, YW 104, M 28, RFI 2.93, Eff 95 and MBT 108.

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Leaders ADG leaders 1 – Lot 1010 – 3.66 2 – Lot 1014 – 3.53 3/4/5 – Lot 1013 – 3.49 3/4/5– Lot 1045 – 3.49 3/4/5 – Lot 1046 – 3.49

WDA leaders 1 – Lot 1010 – 3.44 2 – Lot 1037 – 3.29 3/4 – Lot 1013 – 3.28 3/4– Lot 1014 – 3.28 5 – Lot 1031 – 3.27

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Feeding young bulls necessitates special set of considerations for proper development Well-fed bulls generally reach puberty quicker than undernourished bulls.

Preparing young bulls for sale has focused on nutrition, often pushing them to grow quickly, so research studies have examined the role of nutrition in bull fertility.

John P. Kastelic, DVM, Ph.D. and professor at the University of Calgary, has done a lot of research and studies on nutrition in bulls.

“Historically, people focused on nutrition after weaning. Studies go back to the 1970s when Dr. Glenn Coulter, my former colleague at the Lethbridge Research Centre, and other people were looking at that,” says Kastelic.

Balancing act Feeding young bulls is always a balancing act, walking a fine line between over-feeding and providing nutrition for optimum growth. Most breeders try to get as much growth on young bulls as they can, while not causing damage.

“If they are fed postweaning on a mostly forage diet, bulls with genetic potential for rapid growth will still gain the fastest, although the difference between the top and bottom is smaller. There is no excuse to push them with a feedlot ration and risk permanent damage,” Kastelic emphasizes. “Feeding more than the normal requirement for growth is detrimental and a waste of feed resources.”

Pre-weaning nutrition “The second thing breeders need to understand is the importance of the pre-weaning phase,”

Kastelic says. “For most bulls, that’s when they are still on their mothers.”

He adds, “Breeders assume that mama is going to look after him and feed him adequately.”

Studies in the 1970s at Colorado State University looking at scrotal circumference in yearling bulls came up with an adjustment formula that considered whether the bull’s dam was a heifer or older cow.

“If the bull had a heifer for a mother, we added about 1.5 centimeters to his yearling scrotal circumference, since heifers’ calves tend to be smaller as yearlings and catch up later in growth,” Kastelic explains. “For a mature cow, there was no adjustment. If he had a really old dam, we added a small amount of correction – for maternal nutrition.”

Sperm production Earlier work in dairy bulls showed that bulls well fed early in life reached puberty quicker, had larger testes and produced more sperm.

“This was also our finding with beef bulls,” Kastelic says. “If we fed them very well prior to about six months of age, we could hasten puberty a little.”

He adds, “But, more importantly, we could increase testes size and number of sperm produced.”

To prove this, a feeding trial was set up, with several groups of young bulls. One group received 100 percent of protein and energy requirements as a baseline. Another group received 70 percent

of those requirements. A third group received 130 percent of requirements.

All bulls had adequate minerals and vitamins.

“We fed that ration from about six weeks of age to about 25 weeks of age. We found that bulls on the 130 percent ration, compared to the bulls that were on 70 percent, reached puberty about a month earlier and had testes about 20 to 30 percent bigger. They produced 20 to 30 percent more sperm than the bulls on the 70 percent ration,” Kastelic explains.

Sperm quality was unaffected by feeding, according to the research.

Hormones The researchers found that these differences involved luteinizing hormone (LH).

“This hormone is released from the pituitary, goes to the testes and causes release of testosterone,” Kastelic explains.

“Starting at six to eight weeks of age, there’s an increase in this hormone.

It stays relatively high until about 20 to 25 weeks and then decreases.”

“How high it gets and how often it is released has a big impact on what happens later in the bull’s life,” he continues.

The bulls receiving 130 percent of their requirements substantially increased LH production, as compared to the bulls receiving on a 70 percent ration.

Kastelic comments, “At that age, testosterone levels are low, but what happens at that time sets the bull up for the rest of his life. By feeding really well during those weeks,

we bumped the LH up and saw all the other changes thereafter.”

Other impacts At the same time LH increased, Kastelic notes that testes continued to grow rapidly after 25 weeks, even though the ration was backed off to a normal diet with 100 percent of their requirements.

“The other interesting thing was that if we held them back in growth through the first 25 weeks, with only 70 percent of requirements for energy and protein, and then supplemented them, giving them 130 percent of their nutrients, we had different results,” he says. “We found that even with additional supplement, we could not rescue those bulls. The future course of testes development was already set.”

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energy, boost their growth prior to weaning and then back off.”

This would allow breeders to achieve full genetic potential for testes development in the young bulls.

“There has been a lot of work looking at postweaning nutrition, but that’s the time we should not be ruining bulls by over-feeding. We tried that for several decades, and it didn’t work,” he says, noting the time to augment bull feed is when they are still on their mothers.

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Management considerations Bull producers could provide creep feeding, especially for young bulls out of first-calf heifers or any young bull that might not have a high-milking dam.

Research work isolated bull calves from their mothers using an early weaning strategy, which allowed researchers to control the exact amounts of protein and energy in the diet.

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Poehler: Pregnancy checking is vital to make informed herd decisions and evaluate cows “The most certain way to know if a cow is pregnant is to see if she has a calf at her side,” jokes Texas A&M Beef Production Specialist Ky Poehler.

Jokes aside, Poehler notes pregnancy checking is not a one-size-fits-all process and should be tailored to specific operations.

Importance “Global demand for protein is increasing at an astronomical rate,” Poehler says.

“This is a great opportunity for beef producers to increase their markets.”

He notes it is estimated demand for protein will increase 50 to 70 percent by the year 2050.

“When we think about it, 2050 is right at 30 breeding seasons away, and we have to ask ourselves, how do we last that long in this business?” Poehler says. “When we don’t have a live calf, we don’t have revenue, and this is why it’s so important to understand the why, when and how of pregnancy testing cattle in the herd.”

Aside from obvious revenue benefits, he notes pregnancy checking can be a useful tool when it comes to mak-

ing tough decisions in regards to herd management.

“When we find ourselves in drought or other foul weather scenarios, some cows will have to be culled and an obvious first choice is open cows,” Poehler says. “When we are facing revenue losses, we don’t want to increase that loss by feeding cows who aren’t producing.”

“Pregnancy testing can also help ranchers evaluate reproductive efficiency,” Poehler comments. “We don’t want to continue to turn out bulls or use semen that isn’t effective. If we know the pregnancy status of our cows we can make more informed decisions in regards to bulls.”

Test necessities “In comparison to other reproductive technology, most pregnancy checking methods are pretty simple,” Poehler explains. “We can be limited by equipment, facilities and herd size.”

He describes the ideal pregnancy test as being highly sensitive and specific, so there is a clear distinction between open and pregnant cows.

“The test needs to be simple and inexpensive,” Poehler says. “More com-

plex and expensive tests have their place in research, but for the everyday rancher, we want something they can use quickly and with little effect on the bottom line.”

Methods According to Poehler, the three categories of pregnancy evaluation are rectal palpation, ultrasonography and chemical testing.

“With palpation and ultrasounds, it comes down to feeling versus seeing pregnancy.

Both have their pros and cons,” says Poehler.

He explains when ranchers utilize rectal palpation, they are mainly feeling for the presence of fluid. In later stages of pregnancy, the fetus can be felt, as well.

“One of the biggest pros of ultrasonography is the ability to identify open cows earlier than palpation,” Poehler says. “Most studies provide nearly 100 percent accuracy with ultrasounds performed at 27 to 28 days after insemination.”

“Most people are more confident with ultrasounds because they can visualize the pregnancy,” he says. “It provides a witness.”

He notes chemical preg-

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nancy tests for cattle have historically been somewhat inaccurate because they aren’t precise.

“Some of these tests are non-pregnancy specific,” Poehler explains. “They test for hormones that are also present in open cows.”

PAG testing Poehler says testing for Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAG) is a more effective form of chemical testing because the cow has to be pregnant for PAGs to be present.

“There has been lots of innovation with PAG testing in the last decade,” he notes.

“The testing is relatively inexpensive and very user-friendly, much like a human pregnancy test.”

“There are both milk and blood-based tests for PAGs,” says Poehler. “The samples allow for a visual read on pregnancy and different colors correspond to whether the cow is pregnant or open.”

A pregnancy detection trial using PAG testing showed roughly 52 percent of 720 beef cattle tested were pregnant, and the test was 97 percent accurate.

Take home message “No matter what type of testing we use, we have to take into account embryonic mortality,” Poehler says.

He explains there are pivotal periods in the pregnancy when loss is most likely to

“Twenty-five percent of pregnancy losses occur in the early-loss period. When we think about pregnancy testing we need to consider periods in which she is most likely to lose a calf.” – Ky Poehler, Texas A&M University occur. Early embryonic loss is defined as a loss prior to 28 days post insemination.

“Twenty-five percent of losses occur in the early-loss period,” Poehler notes. “When we think about pregnancy testing, we need to consider periods in which she is most likely to lose a calf.”

“Embryonic mortality between days 17 and 31 can present challenges in early pregnancy diagnosis,” he warns.

Poehler comments rectal palpation, ultrasonography and PAG testing are all effec-

tive methods in pregnancy diagnostics.

“No matter what, use some form of pregnancy testing to make informed herd decisions,” says Poehler.

Poehler was featured as a speaker at the 2018 Applied Reproductive Studies in Beef Cattle Symposium, held in Ruidoso, N.M. The conference is held annually in September and rotates location each year.

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Lamb: Temperament correlates with stress hormone and puberty in heifers

“We have all observed animals that are a little bit crazy and have temperament problems,” says Cliff Lamb from Texas A&M University’s Animal Science Department.

Lamb defines temperament as the behavioral response of cattle when exposed to human handling.

As cattle temperament worsens, the response to human contact is increased excitability, Lamb continues, noting, “Temperament is moderate to highly heritable.

By having an active selection process, we can have a positive impact on selecting for temperament and a positive impact on our cowherd.”

Cortisol production Temperament can impact reproduction in a number of ways, and scientists have long studied the impacts of disposition on reproduction.

“Cortisol is known as the stress hormone, but it is also connected to reproductive access,” Lamb says. “In a study by Reynaldo Cooke at the University of Florida, he assessed temperament in a study of Brangus/Braford replacement heifers.”

As the heifers became more temperamental, the concentration of cortisol increased. The same trend was seen in mature cows of the same breed.

Another study from Oregon State University looked

at Angus-Hereford cross cattle and showed higher concentrations of cortisol associated with a higher temperament score.

“Cortisol is the hormone excreted by the adrenal grand when an animal feels stressed out,” Lamb explains. “Measuring temperament is an indirect measurement of cortisol.”

Reproductive connection When correlating cortisol to reproduction, work from Texas A&M University looked at heifers that became pubertal by 12 months of age.

“The females that became pubertal by 12 months of age had lower temperament scores than those animals that we not pubertal at the same age,” Lamb says. “They also had lower concentrations of cortisol.”

“The relationship between temperament, reproduction and cortisol is fairly well defined,” he says. “Temperamental animals tend to have higher cortisol concentrations, and the percentage of females the are pubertal by 12 months of age is less in those animals that have greater temperament scores.”

Another study assessing pregnancy rates in mature Braford cows found, as animals become more temperamental, the probability of pregnancy also decreased.

Economic impacts Additional work in

Angus-Hereford cross cows looking at pregnancy and cortisol levels from Oregon State University found an economic benefit to animals with a better temperament.

“Cortisol was lower in cows that were adequate versus excitable, which we’ve shown in a number of studies,” Lamb says. “Pregnancy rate was also greater for the adequate temperament.”

Calving rates for cows that were adequate in temperament were higher, and weaning rates were also greater.

“Those females that had adequate temperament scores had a return of $60 more than the calves from excitable cows,” Lamb says. “Animals with adequate temperament returned about $60 more per animal, which is quite significant.”

“We continue to see improvements in the value of calf based in return per cow in studies looking at Bos indicus cattle, as well,” he continues.

“Again, there is an economic impact in making selection decisions or treating our cows in such a way to decrease temperament scores because there is an advantage to the operation.”

Reducing temperament Because of the significance of $60 per cow in the herd, Lamb and Cooke have worked to develop selection and culling criteria.

“It isn’t so much trying

to eliminate stressed animals from the herd,” Lamb says.

“It is what the stressed animals do to the animals that are less excitable and don’t have temperament problems.”

Eliminating more excitable animals from the herd to reduce the impact on less volatile animals can positively impact the entire herd.

“An excitable animal has more impact on the rest of the herd than it does on that one animal,” he explains. “Trying to eliminate that pressure by eliminating more excitable animals benefits the whole herd.”

Lamb continues, “We can use temperament as a selection criterion for culling in our selection of sires and replacement animals, but at the same time, we want to maintain some temperament in the herd.”

Management There are also management actions that can be taken to reduce stress and make animals less temperamental.

“Some work we did 12 or 13 years ago acclimated cattle to human handling,” Lamb says. “In our first experiment, we used Brangus and Braford heifers. For one month, half of the animals were walked through handling facilities three times a week.”

Then, the team measured puberty, cortisol and other factors.

“Temperamental animals tend to have higher cortisol concentrations, and the percentage of females the are pubertal by 12 months of age is less in those animals that have greater temperament scores.”

– Cliff Lamb, Texas A&M University “Before acclimation, concentrations of cortisol were identical between the groups,” he summarizes.

“After a month of acclimation, those animals that were not run through facilities had greater concentrations of cortisol. The animals that were acclimated were calmer when they came through the facility, which is not a surprise.”

Blood samples also showed that the females that were acclimated to humans attained puberty earlier and at a higher level.

“The opportunity for them to become pregnant was greater just because they were acclimated,” Lamb adds.

“Those heifers that were acclimated also got pregnant earlier in the breeding season.”

He emphasizes, “While I’m not saying every ranch needs to run cattle through its facilities three times a week, I would suggest that we need to acclimate our cattle in some way, so they are not stressed while they are being worked.”

The same study conducted in black baldy heifers at Oregon State Univer-

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sity showed identical results.

Big picture “I’m not sure we fully understand the mechanisms going on here, but decreasing stress and acclimating animals to facilities has a positive effect on reproduction, particularly in heifers,” Lamb says. “These results are independent of breed, but there is not as much of an effect in cows as there is in heifers.”

“Excitable temperament is detrimental in reproductive performance of females,” Lamb comments, “and it also has an impact of overall productivity of beef cattle operations.”

He adds, “We’re not sure about the physiological and genetic effects in cattle, but we know there’s a lot of work left to be done.”

Lamb spoke during 2018’s Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium, held in New Mexico.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Effective range cowherds start with mature, early-calving heifers and sound management A number of strategies can be applied to select high quality, effective heifers on large range systems, according to Bruce Carpenter of Texas A&M University Extension.

Understanding when heifers will reach puberty will assist producers in development and first-calf breeding.

Puberty “Puberty in yearlings is determined by two things,” Carpenter explains. “Age according to breed type and body weight as a percentage of mature weight will affect puberty.”

He notes mature weight is often a point of discussion, and the variability is great.

“Oftentimes, mature weight is just a guessing game,” he says. “There are indicators producers can use, but it’s more often than not a guessing game.”

“The puberty status prior to breeding is critical,” Carpenter comments.

“This will impact the number of estrous cycles prior to the first breeding and overall reproductive performance for the rest of the cow’s life.”

He comments heifers born in the first half of breeding season will

be more physiologically mature and will be more likely to be pubertal as a yearling.

“Research conducted from 1960-80 concluded puberty occurs at a genetically predetermined weight,” Carpenter explains.

Challenges for selection “Know a heifer’s own calving date is critical in selecting heifers that are older, more developed and more likely to breed earlier in the breeding season,” according to Carpenter.

He explains knowing calving date in large range systems can be extremely challenging if not impossible.

“If knowing exact calving dates isn’t an option, ranchers can select heifers among the biggest or heaviest heifers at weaning,” Carpenter says.

“We expect these heifers to be the most mature and require less feed to reach the target breeding weight.”

He warns selecting heifers based on size at weaning may lead to bigger cows, which is not ideal in many systems.

“Some producers keep all their heifers and select only after reviewing performance following the

first breeding season,” Carpenter notes. “There are obvious limitations to using this system, mainly space.”

Producers can also look to reproductive tract scoring (RTS) to choose replacement heifers.

“The limitation with using RTS is finding people who are skilled at this,” he says. “RTS is really an art, and finding someone who has an eye for it is key. If not done correctly, RTS is not a valuable tool in selecting replacements.”

Timing of first pregnancy “The timing of a heifer’s first pregnancy will affect her productivity for the rest of her life,” according to Carpenter.

“This plays into her calving date and calving patterns - and then weaning weights in later years.”

“Heifers that get pregnant earlier will have calves earlier that will be heavier at weaning times,” he says.

The calving interval can affect pregnancy patterns for up to six years, according to Carpenter.

“Being proactive about her first pregnancy is critical,” explains Carpenter. “This will ultimately affect the bottom

line as her longevity and calf performance determine her lifetime value.”

Management “A lot of ranchers have moved towards using estrous synching to tighten up calving season,” Carpenter says. “This will not only tighten up calving season but cause a more uniform calf set.”

“When we use synching, we can get more calves born earlier in the season,” he says. “This results in heavier weaning weights and an all around more valuable carcass.

These calves have been showed to have higher marbling scores and yield grades in addition to being heavier.”

“We also need to consider our feeding program as we make plans for heifer development,” Carpenter

“The timing of a heifer’s first pregnancy will affect her productivity for the rest of her life. This plays into her calving date and calving patterns and then weaning weights in later years.”

– Bruce Carpenter, Texas A&M University comments. “There’s a lot of discussion surrounding range versus feedlot development and there are pros and cons to both.”

“Range heifers showed compensatory gains on high-quality summer forage during breeding season,” Carpenter explains.

“However, severe restrictions cause anovulation in 70 percent of heifers.”

He notes restrictions can be caused by anything from heavy snow to drought conditions.

He stresses the importance of ensuring heifers have access to high qual-

ity forage to ensure proper development.

Carpenter comments that feeding protein as little as one per week will help cattle digest forages.

Carpenter was featured as a speaker at the 2018 Applied Reproductive Studies in Beef Cattle Symposium held in Ruidoso, N.M. The conference is held annually in September and rotates cities each year.

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Gifford sees water as the most important nutrient in health, reproduction

The argument can be made that water is the most important nutrient, says Craig Gifford of New Mexico State University. “A cow can survive without feed for about a week. Without water, she won’t survive longer than a couple of days.”

If a cow experiences a 10 percent loss of body water, the result can be fatal, since 60 to 70 percent of the live weight in adult cattle is water weight.

“When we’re talking about pregnancy recognition, before day 30, upwards and over 90 percent of the conceptus is water,” Gifford continues. “At that stage, the water has to come from the mother.”

He adds, “It can be argued that water is the most important nutrient we supply the animal.”

Role of water In livestock – and across all animal species – water serves to eliminate waste, regulate blood osmotic pressure and temperature, and synthesize body fluids, including saliva, uterine secretions, the immune system, milk and more.

“Water is not only important in getting a cow pregnant but also in developing that calf once it’s born,” Gifford says.

Additionally, water intake drives dry matter intake, to an extent, Gifford mentions.

Despite the importance of water in nearly every aspect of the cow’s life, Gifford says research is relatively limited.

“We call this ‘The Water Gap,’” he says. “There are subclinical issues associated with the Water Gap. These are things we may not even be able to identify.”

A prolonged state of

dehydration or malnourish- lems.” ment or exposure to near- Sulfate comes from nattoxic levels of certain ele- urally occurring minerals in ments in the water can create soils, rocks and sediments. toxicity.

As a result, treating with “We may not observe bleach does not impact sulany clinical symptoms as a fate concentration, meaning result, but a minor event may livestock may still be vulnercreate toxicity, resulting in able. train wrecks,” Gifford says.

Water problems “If we assume every ani- When water problems mal has an optimal level of emerge in livestock, the water that she should con- questions become whether sume, what are the effects of the issue is of dehydration or sub-optimal intake or qual- toxicity. ity?” Gifford asks. “There Based on the size or type is substantial animal varia- of animal ranchers are dealtion in response to limited ing with, intake in gallons per intake.” day can vary significantly,

“Most of our research and Gifford adds, “Even doesn’t look at the impacts within cows, intake can of reduced water intake just vary from six to 18 gallons.” at below optimum levels,” he For nursing cows, intake adds. “At that point, the cow ranges from 11 to 18 galisn’t going to die, but we will lons. Bulls drink seven to 19 still have production losses. gallons, and growing cattle Bad water require four to 15 gallons of Specific contaminants in water. water can have particularly “When we look at toxicdevastating effects in live- ity, the cow that drinks 18 galstock. lons per day is getting much Sulfates, total dissolved more of the toxic compound solids, nitrates, pH and than the cow that only drinks microorganisms can all result six gallons per day,” he says. in “bad” water.

Water quality Gifford cautions produc- Water quality impacts ers to understand the differ- dry matter intake, as well, ence between sulfide and sul- Gifford says. fates in their water.

“Work from South “Hydrogen sulfide gen- Dakota State University in erates a sulfur-like smell,” he 2004 looked at total disexplains. “It is a non-soluble solved solids in a range of gas resulting from decom- 400 parts per million to 4,600 posing plant or animal mate- parts per million,” Gifford Flush Brothers rial. Bacteria can produce says, noting the study took hydrogen sulfide.” place in a feedlot. “If we look A common action is at data, average daily gain in to treat water sources with the calves decreased substanbleach to eliminate the sulfur tially, at least in part driven smell. by dry matter intake.”

“We can reduce the sul- Water intake dropped at fur smell because we reduce the same time, along with the bacteria that produce dry matter intake. On the low the sulfide, so we reduce end of total dissolved solids the smell,” Gifford says. “It concentration, gain hit 1.78 should be noted, though, that pounds per day, with 20.79 we are not getting rid of sul- pounds of dry matter intake fate, which causes prob- and 15.04 gallons of water

intake.

When total dissolved solids in the water increased to 4,600 parts per million, gain dropped to 0.61 pounds per day, with only 13.18 pounds of dry matter consumption and 9.53 gallons of water intake.

“We see significant production losses because of sub-optimal water,” Gifford says.

Range setting Gifford continued that the same group looked at water intake in native rangelands.

In two treatments on rangelands, a low and high sulfate concentration in the water, using 388 and 2,608 parts per million, respectively, were analyzed.

“In this situation, water intake was similar, but body weight decreased,” he said. “This study showed a 36-pound decrease in the weight. In big pastures, we’re not going to see that as an impact on body condition score, but we’ll still have an impact.”

In the first year, no impact on calves was seen.

“In the next year’s study, they used a similar setup, with sulfate levels up to 3,045 parts per million,” he says. “The cow body weight did not change between the groups. However, the calves’ average daily gain was 2.56 in low sulfates and 2.45 in

“Most of our research doesn’t look at the impacts of reduced water intake just below optimum levels. At that point, the cow isn’t going to die, but we will still have production losses.” – Craig Gifford, New Mexico State University high sulfates.”

Gifford adds, “The author expects this was largely driven by decreased milk production.”

Additionally, in look at pregnancy rate in the first 25 days, those cattle with high sulfur water had only 64 percent pregnant, compared to 81 percent in low sulfur.

“When they brought the cows in later, there was no difference in pregnancy rate,” he says. “The sulfur exposure reduced those that got bred in the first cycle, though. This can be detrimental to the entire operation.”

Management strategies Because of the importance of water, Gifford notes ranchers can take proactive steps to address water concerns, including testing of feed and water.

“Test water and feed,” he comments. “It’s also important to be aware of sulfur contributions in our protein supplements, like dried distillers’ grains. I’m not saying we shouldn’t feed these things, but make sure to test feeds.”

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YR

365

SC

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

3.43

107

2.90

92

1072

37.5

100

3.26

102

2.90

92

1078

IND

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+2.4

+75

+24

+122

98

91

86

+0.6

+59

+19

+95

107

92

83

38

98

Mat Grandam Prod 3 NR 119 • 3 YR 108 • $B 183.42

6 4 1

100 97

Additionally, Gifford notes cattle can adapt between good water and lower quality water sources, but that adaptation can take time and should not be done during important time periods, like the breeding season.

“If we decide to rest a pasture, clean the water system,” he adds. “Put new water in tanks before we turn our cows back in.”

In one situation, a pasture was rested for several years and the first eight head that went for water died. Several years of water in the storage tank resulted in the concentration of sulfates to toxic levels.

“It’s also very important to have an established veterinarian-client relationship,” Gifford says. “Our vets and nutritionists have a lot of knowledge we can leverage.”

Gifford spoke during the 2018 Advanced Reproductive Strategies for Beef Cattle Symposium.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at roundup@wylr.net.

1200 1198

+0.3 +2.4

61 51

26 27

106 104 106 90 106 105

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146 2-1-18 148 2-2-18

BW

-1.5 +1.4

WW

+60 +71

Milk

+20 +25

YW

+116 +133

ADG 3.06 3.18

Rat 94 99

WDA 2.96 3.01

YR 95 94

SC

37 34.5

IND 98 93

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Lardner: Bull nutrition depends on age, condition and time of year and impacts potential

The bulls supply half of the genetics for a calf crop, so ranchers emphasize bull fertility, health and soundness.

Making sure bulls are in good condition through the winter so they are ready for the next breeding season is essential.

“The main thing is to assess our goals for bulls,” says Dr. Bart Lardner, a research scientist and professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan.

“They have two functions – to impregnate cows and heifers, and to pass on certain genetics to their progeny. Thus, we want to make sure they are fertile and sound, with adequate libido.”

Feeding bulls Body condition is very important. Bulls need enough body condition to do their job, without being too fat or too thin. They need adequate nutrition, which includes proper levels of energy, protein, min-

Cold days – During the winter months, bull nutrition should be a particular concern for ranchers. In addition to feeding bulls to ensure they maintain condition, adequate shelter should be provided to prevent scrotal frostbite. Photo courtesy of Kate Roberts, Deppe Angus Bull

erals and vitamins.

“These are the key, and we need to determine where they will get those nutrients. Generally, the energy sources are carbohydrates from forages and concentrates like cereal grains,” Lardner describes.

“Protein sources include good alfalfa hay and supplements like soybean meal and canola meal and dried distillors’ grains.”

“We also need to pay attention to the necessary minerals, calcium-phosphorus ratio and the trace minerals.

Copper, zinc and manganese are the important trace minerals for fertility,” Lardner says.

Bull age Young bulls are still growing, so they need adequate energy and protein to supply their needs for growth, as well as for maintenance, body condition and body heat on a cold day.

Winter feed requirements vary, depending on whether the bulls are weanlings, yearlings or mature bulls.

After breeding During the winter months, Lardner says bulls should be provided with adequate windbreaks to reduce cold stress and the need for extra feed to generate body heat.

“Also make sure that wherever the bulls are wintered they have adequate shelter and bedding, to prevent scrotal frostbite,” Lardner says.

“Post-breeding management is important, and it pays to start early to allow thin bulls to put that weight back on gradually,” says Bart Lardner of the University of Saskatchewan.

Ranchers want their bulls to be back in proper body condition before cold weather.

Lardner comments, “Winter nutrition really needs to start in the fall.”

12 Bulls Avg Rat ADG 112 • YR 108 • IND 106

WILL Great Falls F13 ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.64

115

3.14

104

1197

44

112

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+4.1

60

17

105

96

95

133

DG #1 A p 2 u o r G s2 Clas

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

4.28

136

3.42

111

1276

37

115

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+3.2

62

20

116

104

87

108

Dam Production 5 NR 103 • 1 YR 115

Lot 446 DA #6 W p 2 u Gro s 2 Clas

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.35

106

3.53

114

1310

42

111

BW

WW

Milk

YW

REA

IMF

Eff

+3.5

65

28

115

110

127

113

2-3-18 PB BB P

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

118

3.6

114

1343

41.5

*115

BW

WW

Milk

YW

IMF

REA

Eff

+3.3

+88

+19

+134

73

14.8

112

ADG 3.39 3.77 3.18 3.31 3.73 3.35 3.39 3.47 3.60

Rat 107 119 101 105 118 106 107 110 114

WDA 3.35 3.34 3.03 2.98 3.54 3.13 3.14 3.06 3.29

*The high indexing bull.

Dam Production 3 NR 114

YR 115 110 99 105 114 102 105 106 108

BW +2.8 -1.5 +0.2 +3.1 +3.2 +0.2 +1.3 +3.1 +0.2

Rat

WDA

YR

365

SC

IND

3.57

110

3.24

105

1230

36.5

105

BW

WW

Milk

YW

IMF

REA

Eff

+2.4

+76

+21

+117

129

13.3

93

Dam Production 2 NR 109

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WW Milk YW 365 Eff IND 67 25 111 1323 100 108 55 23 101 1264 96 106 48 30 84 1143 75 95 64 26 105 1211 97 101 62 20 116 1310 101 109 48 30 84 1175 84 99 51 30 90 1198 93 102 55 27 97 1225 91 102 48 30 84 1250 110 109

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3.82

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cent body fat. This is a good reserve for these bulls,” he says.

“Most herds here are looking at the end of June as the start of breeding season, so we are looking at bull condition coming out of winter and through the spring to make sure they have that extra bit of condition and adequate weight by breeding time. For a young bull at the start of his first breeding season, he needs to be about 75 to 80 percent of his mature body weight, so we should build the winter diet to meet those target points,” he says.

What to feed Many bulls don’t need to be fed grain. Good quality forages are generally adequate, depending on the genetics of the bulls.

“A high-quality grasslegume forage or green feed will do the job,” Lardner says.

“The challenge can be finding those feeds. Some years, it is more difficult to find good forage, such as in drought years, so each producer must figure out what can work best in a given situation.”

“Bulls are a very expensive investment,” he comments. “We want to take good care of them so they will last a long time.”

Heather Smith Thomas is a correspondent for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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often as much as 200 pounds – during the breeding season.

A bull with high libido will be out doing his job, chasing after cows.”

To compensate for the loss in condition, he suggested ranchers feed bulls adequately over the winter to achieve the target weight goal and have some reserve fat as a buffer. At the same time, ranchers must avoid over-fattening bulls.

Lardner explains research has shown the detrimental effects of too much fat, which can create soundness problems and hinder fertility.

“We don’t want to overfeed bulls, but we do want to meet their requirements for energy and protein – and this will vary depending on whether they are weanlings, yearlings or six-year-olds,” Lardner says. “Always pay attention to body condition coming out of winter and also coming out of the breeding season.”

Some bulls lose a lot of weight during breeding season and need to be fed differently than a mature bull in adequate condition that can coast through winter on a good maintenance ration.

Body condition Body condition is scored on a scale of one to five, with one being emaciated and five being obese.

“We want these bulls to be about 3.5 on that scale, which equates to about 20 per-

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“For a weanling bull over the winter, we want a diet with about 13 to 14 percent protein and about 60 to 65 percent total digestible nutrients (TDN),” Lardner says.

Then, as these young bulls reach puberty, we want to reduce that to about 10 or 11 percent protein and about 58 percent TDN.” “It is important to test all your feeds to assess their nutrient levels. Don’t just guess,” he says.

Young bulls need adequate nutrition for growth and development.

“We only have about 160 days from weaning until yearling, and today, we are seeing more yearling bulls offered for sale,” says Lardner. “During that 160 days of development, producers should make sure those growing bulls have adequate protein and energy on a forage-based diet, with about five to six pounds of supplement per day.”

When managing bulls, it also helps to keep the younger ones together as a group, separate from the older ones, Lardner says.

The same concept holds true in breeding groups. Separating older bulls from young bulls can enable the younger animals to gain confidence and not be so beat up or intimidated by the older bulls.

Breeding season Lardner continues, “Bulls will lose body condition – and

811

813

ADG Rat WDA

Birth 11-21-17 1/2 P

12-20-17 1/2 P

3.43

99

2.95

92

3.19

3.45 106 3.06

814 12-20-17 PB P 816

1-9-18

1/2 P

2.98

817

2-5-18

1/2 P

3.66 113 3.35

818

1-12-18

PB P

3.36 104 3.31

3.4

105 3.24

YR 109 96

103

102

107

365

SC

1085 39.5

1128

1205

1201

38

38

39

1252 40.5

BW

WW Milk

+2.2

+70

+1.6

+2.6

+1.6

+1.1

+64

+77

+66

+61

+21

+23

+24

+27

+28

YW

Eff

IMF REA IND

+107

85

100 14.1

98

+98

104 102 13.8 101

+102

99

+116 103 +94

93

15.3 103

107 13.1 103

101 108 12.7 108

1 additional son of TNT Open Range D406 109

1284

40

+2.8

+80

+20

+120 104 100 13.8 104

1 South Devon Prospect out of a Simmental cow 1000 11-15-17 39.1 P 3.18 104 3.17

114

1161

39

+0.9

+53

+29

+92

100 111 16.0 108

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Breeding, calving and management decisions play a role in calf health

“Managing calf sickness starts with the choices we make during breeding season,” says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus faculty member.

He explains making sound breeding decisions and using common sense practices can prevent sicknesses such as calf scours.

Breeding decisions “Our first calf heifers are going to be the most problematic when it comes to calf sicknesses,” says Selk. “It’s extremely important to select easybreeding, low birthweight bulls to pair with heifers.”

“This really comes down to heifers having a calf with little issue,” according to Selk. “Calves born with little to no complications are going to be less stressed and receive more colostrum.”

He notes if ranchers are in a situation where they have underdeveloped heifers combined with a nonideal bull, the heifer will be stressed and sluggish after giving birth and will produce lower quality colostrum.

“Colostrum is key in calf immunity,” Selk stresses. “Without the proper colostrum intake, we are inviting in a world of issues with calf health.”

He notes it is vitally important for ranchers to

properly manage two-yearold heifers, noting heifers need to go into breeding season in good body condition to set both the calf and dam up for success before the calf is even conceived.

Sandhills calving method “We want to set calves up for success,” says Selk.

“This means bringing them into the world in the best condition possible.”

He notes there are many things we are unable to control during calving season, particularly the weather, but ranchers can control a variety of other factors.

“We want calves to be born in as clean of an environment as possible,” Selk says. “If we can minimize germs in the pastures in which they’re born in, we can prevent some issues.”

“I really like the Sandhills method of calving,” he notes. “In this system, ranchers move heifers that have yet to calf to a fresh pasture every 10 days.”

He comments the days between moving cows can be changed to fit specific management schemes.

“This allows ranchers to put cows in a situation where they are giving birth in a clean environment,” he says. “This minimizes the risk of older, possibly sick calves from spreading germs to newer, more vulnerable calves.”

“Our worst-case scenario is having a calving pasture that is overstocked and the older calves are more or less shedding pathogens to younger calves,” says Selk.

He comments ranchers who are unable to practice the Sandhills method due to space constraints can still contribute to their cows giving birth in clean pastures.

“Where we calve matters,” he stresses. “Try not to calve in the same pasture every year, and if we can wait as long as five to 10 years, that’s even better.”

“Our goal is to break the cycle of pathogen shedding,” Selk says.

Treating calves “Treating sick calves is where having a good, reliable vet really comes in handy,” says Selk. “When we have sick calves, it’s vital to determine whether or not the infection is viral or bacterial in nature.”

He notes while many ranchers are skilled in the art of taking care of sick calves, many forget the little acts that make a huge difference.

“Taking care of sick calves should always be the last thing we do before we call it a day,” according to Selk. “If we take care of sick calves and then go handle other cattle, we run

the risk of further spreading infection, which is the opposite of what we want to happen.

“In addition to disinfection tools and equipment used to mend the calves, we need to make sure we disinfect clothing as well,” he says. “Clothing we likely wear everyday, like coats and boots, need to be disinfected to prevent spreading germs to healthy cattle.”

He explains sick calves should be isolated to prevent disease spread.

“Ranchers need to have a place where sick calves can be isolated from the herd for at least 30 days,” Selk explains. “Treating sick calves in the healthy herd is counterintuitive and will create a neverending cycle of sickness in the herd.”

He explains, at the end of the day, prevention is the easiest method in minimizing sickness in the herd.

“Telling people prevention is key is like beating a dead horse,” he jokes.

“But when we make sound breeding decisions and manage sickness correctly, we will be better off in the long-run.”

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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– Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University

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Deppe Ten Speed 818

#3 W Gro DA Clasup1 s1

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Lot 258 2-4-18

by SAV Ten Speed 3022

Deppe GAF Angus Valley 857

Lot 261 2-3-18

#3 W Gro DA Clasup1 s2

Deppe GAF Cowboy Up 863

Lot 262

by Connealy Black Granite

2-22-18

Lot 263

by SAV Angus Valley 1867#

2-25-18

by HA Cowboy Up 5405

ADG RAT WDA

YR

365

SC

ADG

RAT

WDA

YR

365

SC

ADG RAT WDA

YR

365

SC

ADG

RAT

WDA

YR

365

4.42

138

3.62

113

1322

38

3.80

117

3.58

114

1311

35

3.43

106

3.45

109

1254

38

3.97

124

3.64

116

1351

37

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

+1.8

+71

+27

+134

104

116

-0.3

+77

+29

+128

103

112

-0.1

+61

+29

+112

95

106

+3.8

+88

+26

+159

93

112

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Deppe GAF Resource 866

Lot 264 2-27-18

by SAV Resource 1441#

ADG RAT WDA

YR

365

SC

3.72

116

3.44

108

1263

36

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

+3.3

+87

+16

+149

103

111

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BW WW Milk YW +2.4 +39 +31 +71 +1.5 +57 +13 +94

ADG RAT WDA YR IND 3.80 118 3.52 113 109 3.26 102 3.23 102 102

Eff 91 90

252 255 256 257 259 260 266 267 268

+2.6 +0.2 +2.0 +0.7 +2.6 +2.4 +1.0 +2.2 +2.8

3.39 2.85 3.59 3.68 3.47 3.35 3.47 3.02 3.51

96 99 92 87 94 98 101 93 96

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+62 +74 +84 +71 +68 +68 +66 +55 +58

+18 +23 +25 +25 +27 +41 +19 +21 +25

+115 +125 +144 +121 +122 +110 +110 +95 +106

106 88 112 114 108 104 107 94 109

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103 106 103 106 99 107 107 94 103

102 102 106 104 102 104 107 97 102

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ADG RAT WDA

YR

365

3.26

101

3.71

118

1351

SC 35

BW

WW

Milk

YW

EFF

IND

+0.9

+58

+23

+102

107

110

REA 102 BW 70 • 205 day 895 • NR 129 Dam 3 NR 118

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Estrous detection ensures higher preg rate

One big question ranchers should ask themselves is how to manage their cows to get the best conception rates possible, and a significant part of answering that question is defined by the reproductive strategies used on the ranch.

George Perry of South Dakota State University says many factors are essential in ensuring a good calf crop, including heifer and cow selection, reproductive tract scores and more are all important.

Once the correct animals are selected, Perry emphasizes the animal must also be ready to get pregnant.

Cyclicity If cows aren’t cycling following the prior calving period or as first-calf heifers, getting them pregnant is impossible.

“We know uterine evolution takes about 30 days, and conception rates decrease if we try to breed animals at 30 days or less post-calving,” Perry describes. “Having a sufficient post-partum interval becomes critical to breeding success.”

For maximum breeding efficiency, he notes ranchers may need to separate cows into multiple groups to give some animals more time to begin cycling again.

“The simple fact is, animals that aren’t cycling can’t be bred,” he comments. “We have prostaglandin protocols that can be introduced, but it really depends on how deep in anestrous they are.”

“In post-partum cows, anestrous ranges from 30 to 60 days, so we want to give a sufficient time period for those animals to undergo normal anestrous cycles,” Perry says.

Detecting estrous The physiological changes associated with estrous include a drop in progesterone, rise in estradiol, ovulation and rise in progesterone again.

“Detecting estrous is critical to get good conception rates – as well as the timing that all occurs – is critical,” Perry says. “It’s critical we detect animals in estrous to have good conception rates.”

With many good options for estrous detection available, Perry notes rancher should choose the products they can best utilize.

Research from Colorado State University looked at different heat detection strategies. Intensive estrous detection involved electronic products that monitor livestock 24 hours each day, while casual detection involved observation of cattle for 30 minutes in the mornings and evening.

“When we looked at following the synchronization protocol, 86 percent of cows were detected in estrous in intensive protocols, but only 56 percent

were detected with casual,” he says. “We start with a 30 percent difference, so what happens to conception rates?”

Conception looks at the percentage of pregnant animals that conceive after receiving semen.

The animals that were not heat detected are already removed from the equation.

“There is still a 20 percent difference in conception rate between intensive and casual estrous detection,” Perry explains.

“Then, we see a 71 percent pregnancy rate versus 35 percent pregnancy rate in intensive versus casual estrous detection.”

“The amount of time put into estrous detection becomes critical,” Perry emphasizes.

Understanding estrous Perry explains a difference in conception is seen as a result of timing.

“We are dealing with two things that have a limited lifespan in conception,” he says. “The sperm has a limited lifespan, and the egg has a limited lifespan.”

“Estrous detection tells us the timing of when the semen needs to be put in,” Perry continues. “If we know when estrous begins, we know when we need to time things.”

If animals are inseminated too early, the semen lifespan can be compromised. As a result, low fertilization occurs.

“We have a high-quality oocyte, but the sperm is starting to die in this case,” he says. “When we inseminate too late, we get high fertilization rates because we have lots of semen there. However, we have low embryo quality because the egg is starting to die.”

To reach a compromise, Perry says the ideal time to inseminate is 12 hours after estrous, and he emphasizes, “Knowing the onset of estrous is critical in knowing when to breed animals.”

Estrous timing Numerous studies have looked at the timing of estrous and when estrous begins during the day.

“Cows are spread out, but the majority of cows show heat in the evening,” Perry says, specifically noting that in data compiled from several studies looking at several hundred head of cows, 55.9 percent started estrous between six p.m. and 6 a.m.

“When we add synchronization onto this, all protocols have a distribution of estrous following the prostaglandin injection,” Perry continues. “When we look at the timing of the injection, we can skew this graph, so the majority of cows show heat during the day or the night.”

Even when using fixed time AI, Perry pointed to research that showed a

benefit to having animals in estrous before fixed time AI. “Over 10,000 head with different protocols, including heifers and cows both, an average of 27 percent improvement in fertility was seen among the animals that showed estrous,” Perry says. “A 27 percent improvement is huge.”

“We can use the physical exhibition of estrous as something we can easily detect to indicate the physiological changes that are critical to getting cows pregnant,” he says.

Perry emphasizes, “It’s critical we understand the protocols we are using.”

Perry was among a group of speakers who addressed the Advanced Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Convention in 2018.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at roundup@ wylr.net.

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Lot 380

Name: BDT 10X FR05 Birth Date: 4-5-18 Sire: BDT-10XB004

Name: BDT Compass F847 Birth Date: 3-27-18 Sire: Baldridge Compass C041

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

3.26

103

3.01

96

1105

96

3.26

103

2.99

96

1093

97

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

Eff

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

Eff

+2.5

+58

+21

+104

96

88

+1.2

+48

+31

+85

94

94

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Lot 381

Name: BDT Compass FR10 Birth Date: 3-17-18 Sire: Baldridge Compass C041

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Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

ADG

Rat

WDA

YR

365

IND

2.97

94

3.07

99

1131

98

3.90

124

3.39

109

1255

109

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

Eff

BW

WW

Milk

YW

NR

Eff

+0.1

+61

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