DIXSON FARMS 2017 PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE. A look to the future

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2 Welcome to our 2017 private treaty bull sale. The volatility of the markets over the last couple of years should sharpen our focus on profitability factors that we can control like pounds at weaning cow cost and maternal efficiency. These are factors that we have been focusing on in our breeding program for the last 18 years. Whether you are looking for a high growth terminal bull or a moderate cowmaker, you can find bulls in this offering geared toward future profits. If you have followed our program over the last 10+ years, you can see the progress that we have worked hard to achieve. This is a really unique set of yearlings with some pedigrees that you won't find anywhere else. We are again featuring some coming 2-year-olds from our summer calving low input herd and carried over a few of the younger yearlings from last year to increase the offering. Don't expect to see big fat 2-year-olds. They ran on grass all summer. We didn't pull them into the lot to start feeding them until early December. We are pleased to again have guest consignments from Klein Ranch (Heath Klein family) featuring some really interesting outcross red SimAngus TM yearlings. Again this year Tim Rippe joins us as a cooperator. These unique black 3 breed hybrid yearlings are the result of breeding some of his really good Balancer cows to Simmental bulls. We are really pleased with the results and think that you will be too. Expect the return of a good set of Domsch SimAngus TM bulls next year. All yearlings have been in the same management group since early October. Each herd has different management before weaning, so take that into account when looking at actual weights. Remember that EPDs are the best way to compare across herds. We believe that there were some environmental factors that affected our home herd weights. To increase the accuracy of their EPDs we have run the DNA enhanced EPDs. Look for the DNA symbol to know which bulls have the enhanced accuracy numbers. As always the bulls are unclipped. What you see is what you get. This year we will again have ultrasound data available for the yearling bulls which will be available in supplement form a week or so ahead of the sale. The base prices will be assigned at that time. Check our website a few days before the sale for all of the updated data. We will guarantee all bulls to be free of the Angus defect genes. If you buy a bull and are concerned about these defects, we'll be happy to run the test for you at cost. Most of the bulls are free by pedigree. Our private treaty sale will begin on February 18th. We encourage you to come and take a look at the bulls. If you can't be with us on the 18th, give us a call, and come and take a look at the bulls ahead of time. As always, we will provide free board until April 1st and fully guarantee all of the bulls. Give us a call for more information. We look forward to visiting with you about this exciting bull offering, and hope to see you on or before the 18th. Dixson Farms, Inc DIXSON FARMS 2017 PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE Carol Dixson Kevin Dixson Lyle Dixson A look to the future

3 DIXSON FARMS 2017 PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE February 18, 2017 Atwood, Kansas SALE DAY SCHEDULE: 11 a.m. Cattle available for viewing and silent auction opens 12 p.m. Lunch will be ready. 1:30 p.m. Closeout begins. SALE FORMAT: This year our private treaty sale begins on February 18th. There will be bid sheets posted for each lot on that day. We will proceed with a simple silent auction format. The minimum bid for each lot will be available in the sale supplement a few days before the sale, and the minimum bid increment will be $250. At 1:30, we will begin closing bids with a live bid off. The bulls that are left after that time will be available first come, first serve at the base price unless otherwise noted. CLOSEOUT ORDER: This year, we will not set the closeout order until just before we close. We will close in the order of the high current bids on the silent auction. If the closing order is important to you, place a bid on your first choice during the silent auction to help set the closeout order. SALE TERMS: Full payment is due the day of sale. Make checks payable to Dixson Farms, Inc. BULL CARE: All bulls will have free board until April 1st. We can keep the yearling bulls from April 1st to May 15th for $1.50 per day and the 2 year olds for $2.00. After May 15th, board will increase to $3 and $4 respectively. SEMEN INTEREST: Each owner is retaining 1/4 semen interest in all bulls selling unless otherwise noted. The buyer gets full possession and salvage value of the bulls. This just reserves the right to collect semen at our expense and the buyer s convenience and is a revenue sharing interest in the event that a bull has semen marketed in the future. DELIVERY: Economical delivery can be arranged by talking to Lyle. GUARANTEE: All our bulls are 100% guaranteed for the first year. This means if there are any disposition, soundness, calving, or color problems, we will take the bull back and replace him or assist you in finding a replacement. The LAST thing we want to do is sell and perpetuate problem cattle. This is NOT mortality insurance. Once they leave our place, they are your bulls. All sight unseen purchases are guaranteed to be as represented. SALE DAY PHONES: Lyle Dixson Kevin Dixson Carol Dixson Alisha Dixson Mike Domsch Heath Klein Tim Rippe DIRECONS From Atwood: 5 mi. west, 2 mi. south, and follow the Beaver Creek Road west and south for 5 mi. From McDonald: 13 mi. east, 2 mi. south, and follow the Beaver Creek Road west and south for 5 miles From Colby: 16 mi. north to Road E, 5 mi. west, 3 mi. north, 1 mi. west, 4 mi. north, 1/4 mi. west SEMEN CHECK: All bulls sell guaranteed to pass a Breeding Soundness Evaluation, but it has not been performed yet. Bulls will be tested in mid to late March to get past the coldest weather and closer to breeding season for most people. If you buy a bull and need to have him checked sooner than that for an earlier pick up, notify us at check out and let Lyle know. SUPPLEMENT SHEET: A supplement sheet will be available with current weights, scrotals, ultrasound information, updated EPDs, and base price about a week before the sale. TERMS AND CONDIONS: All bulls sell under the terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association. STORM DATE: In case of EXTREME weather, the sale will be moved to February 25. Created by: ASA PUBLICAON, INC One Genetics Way, Bozeman, MT Phone:

4 REFERENCE SIRES ASA Number Name Breeds CE BW WW YW MCE MM Stay MWW CW YG MB BF REA C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK PB SM ASR MO BETTER Y120 PB SM BOZ REDCOAT PB SM CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z PB SM CDI NORTH DAKOTA 288A PB SM DX ADMIRAL 581A320 1/2 SM 1/2 AN DX ANDREW 79A380 1/2 SM 1/2 AR DX ATLAS 078A341 PB SM DX BUBBA 107B423 5/8 SM 3/8 AN GMRA TRILOGY 0226 PB AR HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T PB SM HSF REDEMPON 73S 45B 1/2 SM 1/2 AR HXC CONQUEST 4405P PB AR LMF REVENUE Z24 PB SM MR ISHEE SUPERSTOUT 014 PB SM MR NLC UPGRADE U8676 PB SM MSR RED FIGURE 1062L PB SM O C C MISSING LINK 830M PB AN O C C PROTOTYPE 847P PB AN REVELAON 9R PB SM TJ 530B 3/4 SM 1/4 AN TJ MAKERS MARK 215Y 1/2 SM 1/2 AN TJ POWER GRID 363Y 1/2 SM 1/2 AN TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U 1/2 SM 1/2 AN W/C UNITED 956Y 1/2 SM 1/2 AN WS BEEF KING W107 PB SM WS HIGH STAKES W115 PB SM WS ZENITH Z55 PB SM ASR Mo Better Y120 HSF Redemption 73S 45B 2

5 Non-dilute Homozygous Polled Semen available, $25 / unit. Contact: Lyle Dixson Home Phone: Cell Phone: DX Atlas 078A341 A DX ATLAS 078A341 ASA# Tattoo: A341 BD: 2/19/13 Red Polled Purebred Herd: DIXSON FARMS INC 35R Sire: RFS RED IRON T20 RF RAUL WS BEEF MAKER R13 Dam: DX XCEL 078X108 MSR 0078K OF 152C PASQUE Atlas has exceeded our expectations. He is a low birth weight, calving ease bull with tremendous maternal potential. What really separates him from the pack is his carcass potential. His REA and YG are in the top 1%. DX Zales Z204 is a maternal sister of DX Atlas. She was our high seller at the Burlap and Barbed Wire Volume II Sale. Non-dilute Homozygous Polled Semen available, $25 / unit. Contact: Heath Klein Klein Ranch - Atwood, KS Home Phone: Cell Phone: CDI North Dakota 288A ND CDI NORTH DAKOTA 288A ASA# Tattoo: 288A BD: 4/1/13 Red Homo Polled Purebred RANCH GW PREDESNED 701T Sire: HOOK`S XPECTAON 36X HOOKS MIKA 141M WS BEEF KING W107 Dam: HOOK`S MISS KING 40Y HOOK`S UNION 68U CDI North Dakota 288A is a bull we purchased from C Diamond in 2014 as the High Seller. He is a purebred, red, calving ease bull, which is a cow maker in the making. He comes from a great cow family in Hooks Mika 141M. He is in the top 1% of the breed for and. We are really excited about the females that he has already produced in his first calf crop. He will do well on heifers or cows. Daughter of CDI North Dakota 3

6 1 DX DENALI 80D602 ASA# Tattoo: D602 BD: 1/24/16 3/4 SM 1/4 AN O C C MISSING LINK 830M Sire: DX ADMIRAL 581A320 FF MS LUCKY MAN W581 ASR MO BETTER Y120 Dam: DX ARROW 80A382 DXF POCAHANTAS 80P Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Star. We start this year's offering with a very complete individual that really represents our program. Denali stacks generations of our genetics with a focus on low birth weight, above average growth and carcass, with maternal values that have been range tested and proven. His sire was our Lot 1 high seller to Mike Domsch in He will work in a purebred or SimAngus program, as a heifer bull or as a cow maker. A bull that checks every box doesn't come along every day. LOT 1 O C C Missing Link Grandsire of Lot 1, Sire of Lots 2 & 3 DX Admiral 581A3320 Sire of Lot 1 2 DX DUKE 62D615 ASA# Tattoo: D615 BD: 1/31/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AN O C C HEADLINER 661H Sire: O C C MISSING LINK 830M O C C DIXIE ERICA 946K REVELAON 9R Dam: DX UNIVERSITY 62U138 DXF POWER CAT 62P LOT 2 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Duke is a cow maker deluxe. He is a super thick, easy keeping, half blood. His maternal grandsire is our old Revelation bull that boasts a higher Stayability EPD than any active purebred sire. If you want to build a set of cows that will last a long time, this is your opportunity to tap into the kind of longevity genetics that we have been breeding and selecting for. 3 DX DAGGER 628D628 ASA# Tattoo: D628 BD: 2/6/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AN O C C HEADLINER 661H Sire: O C C MISSING LINK 830M O C C DIXIE ERICA 946K ASR MO BETTER Y120 Dam: DX AXEL 628A375 FF BEEF MAX W LOT 3 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Here is another calving ease prospect by Missing Link. Our Missing Link daughters have been exceptionally easy keeping with good udders. His dam is by our former herd sire "Mo" whose daughters are proving to be good mothers with perfect udders. 4

7 4 DX DELIVERY BOY 002D617 ASA# Tattoo: D617 BD: 2/3/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AR MESSMER PACKER S008 Sire: GMRA TRILOGY 0226 GMRA LAKOTA 625 WS BEEF MAKER R13 Dam: HSF MISS BEEF 47U 2X HSF REDAGNES Q 47U Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. Lot 4 could be the red SimAngus that the industry has been looking for. He was born on a cold night right after our February blizzard. His mother had him up and going in the pasture when we found him. What more could you want than sleep all night calving ease, outstanding calf vigor, and maternal excellence, along with some outstanding carcass potential? LOT 4 GMRA Trilogy Sire of Lot 4 HSF Miss Beef 47U 2X Dam of Lot 4 5 DX DRAKE 131D601 ASA# Tattoo: D601 BD: 1/24/16 3/4 SM 1/4 AR HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T Sire: WS HIGH STAKES W115 WS MISS DOLLY T10 HXC CONQUEST 4405P Dam: HSF MS QUEST 5Y 31B HSF MS MAKER 107U 5Y Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. Drake is another red calving ease bull. His dam is an outstanding Conquest daughter. Here is another 3/4 blood that can work in a purebred or a SimAngus program. LOT 5 WS High Stakes W115 Sire of Lot 5 HSF MS Quest 5Y 31B Dam of Lot 5 5

8 6 KLEIN D18 ASA# Tattoo: D18 BD: 2/8/16 1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 AR S A V NET WORTH 4200 Sire: TJ POWER GRID 363Y TJ 15T LCC CHEYENNE B221L Dam: DX WONDERFUL 79W003 HSF REALLY RED QUARI 76S NC LOT 6 Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. Here is an outcross red SimAngus that is sound footed and moderate framed but really packs a punch. 7 KLEIN D17 ASA# Tattoo: D17 BD: 2/7/16 1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 AR S A V NET WORTH 4200 Sire: TJ POWER GRID 363Y TJ 15T LCC CHEYENNE B221L Dam: DX WONDERFUL 79W003 HSF REALLY RED QUARI 76S NC LOT 7 Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Klein D17 is the most powerful bull produced at Klein Ranch. His index ranks him in the top 4%. He's an ideal choice in a terminal program. 8 KLEIN D28 ASA# Tattoo: D28 BD: 2/19/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BROWN JYJ REDEMPON Y1334 Sire: HSF REDEMPON 73S 45B HSF MISS BINDY 73S LCC CHEYENNE B221L Dam: DX WONDERFUL 79W003 HSF REALLY RED QUARI 76S LOT 8 Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. D28 is out of the new herd sire at Klein Ranch, HSF Redemption 73S 45B. He has growth and power in a moderate framed package D OF 844Y SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 622D BD: 1/17/16 1/4 SM 7/16 AN 5/16 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 COYOTE RIDGE BAR EXT 205 Dam: 844Y MISS STOUT 219U LOT 9 Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. 622D leads off this impressive set of 3 breed hybrid bulls sired by Sharper Image. He will add a lot of pounds to a calf crop. 6

9 10 632D OF 153 SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 632D BD: 1/25/16 1/4 SM 1/2 AN 1/4 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 RIP MS DOMINO 309A Dam: POST ROCK BARB 131U8 POST ROCK BARB 58N Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Here is a nice profiling, cleaner made hybrid bull that will keep them all black and polled LOT D OF 2158F SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 604D BD: 1/11/16 1/4 SM 3/8 AN 3/8 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 JRI POP A TOP 197T83 Dam: MS POP A TOP 132Y38 MS CRICKET 132W Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. This could be the thickest made of all the Sharper Image sons D OF 148Y SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 616D BD: 1/17/16 1/4 SM 1/2 AN 1/4 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 COYOTE RIDGE BAR EXT 205 Dam: 148Y POST ROCK BIRD 218N Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. 616D is really deep bodied and soggy made. Use him to make outstanding feeder calves or some big powerful daughters D OF 58 SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 617D BD: 1/17/16 1/4 SM 1/2 AN 1/4 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 MYTTY IN FOCUS Dam: MS CRICKET 132W28 MS SWEET PEA 132T Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. This is a lower birth weight Sharper Image son. You just couldn't go wrong turning out a whole group of these half brothers D OF 2118X SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 631D BD: 1/21/16 1/4 SM 1/2 AN 1/4 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 TAU MRKRUGERRAND70M 130P Dam: RIP SYLVESTER 118Z2 RIP118X Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. 631D is a smooth made, really complete bull D OF 844 SI ASA# Tattoo: RIP 626D BD: 1/21/16 1/4 SM 3/8 AN 3/8 GV DIKEMANS SURE BET Sire: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U T J MISS BANDO S27 STOUT 695S ET Dam: MISS STOUT 219U MISS JARVIS 196N Heterozygous Black Heterozygous Polled/Scurred. This is a really thick and long bodied bull that will add pounds to calves. He does have a little pinkeye scar but it won't affect his function. 7 TJ Sharper Image Sire of Lots 9-15

10 16 DX DURANGO 775D641 ASA# Tattoo: D641 BD: 2/10/16 PB SM EMMONS BLACK HERCULES Sire: 3C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK 3C DANMARKA 0922 BLKZ HS/HOOKS PACESETTER 162 Dam: FF MS PACESETTER W775 FF MS REAL ME T Non-Dilute Red Heterozygous Polled/Scurred. One thing that we have learned through selection pressure on our summer calving herd is that Full Figures daughters have consistently floated to the top due to their fertility, fleshing, and maternal abilities. Lots 16 and 17 are a product of reaching back to these proven genetics. 17 DX DURACEL 611D623 ASA# Tattoo: D623 BD: 2/5/16 PB SM EMMONS BLACK HERCULES Sire: 3C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK 3C DANMARKA 0922 BLKZ HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T Dam: DX BINGO 611B437 DX ZITHER 611Z Non-Dilute Red Heterozygous Polled/Scurred. Another direct son of Full Figures here in a true calving ease package. His calves will come easy and go on to make great cows. 18 DX DAVINCI 078D631 ASA# Tattoo: D631 BD: 2/7/16 PB SM HERCULES 538P Sire: BOZ REDCOAT BOZ RED LADY WS BEEF MAKER R13 Dam: DX XCEL 078X108 MSR 0078K OF 152C PASQUE LOT 18 Non-Dilute Red Heterozygous Polled/Scurred. DaVinci is a maternal brother to our Atlas herd sire and by the timeless cow maker, BOZ Redcoat. We expect that he could leave behind an outstanding set of daughters. He was one polled gene away from being a true masterpiece. 19 DX DEACON 10D669 ASA# Tattoo: D669 BD: 3/12/16 PB SM RFS RED IRON T20 Sire: DX ATLAS 078A341 DX XCEL 078X108 ASR LITTLE BEAR L126 Dam: DX AMELIA 10A327 CC SILVIA 10S Heterozygous Black Heterozygous Polled. Lot 19 is the only direct son of Atlas to sell this year. His dam has a BW ratio of 109 and of 112 on two calves. Note his birthdate when you take a look at him. 20 KLEIN D30 ASA# Tattoo: D30 BD: 2/20/16 PB SM SRS RIGHT-ON 22R Sire: MR ISHEE SUPERSTOUT 014 ISHEE MS LUCKY DICE 312N GW LUCKY MAN 644N Dam: DX VERMONT 17U116 DXF KANSAS 17K Homozygous Black Heterozygous Polled. D30 is a rugged bull that can go out and cover a lot of cows. 21 KLEIN D41 ASA# Tattoo: D41 BD: 2/24/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AR SRS RIGHT-ON 22R Sire: MR ISHEE SUPERSTOUT 014 ISHEE MS LUCKY DICE 312N BROWN PARAMOUNT X7879 Dam: RAB MS PARAMOUNT Z2658 RAB MS CONQUEST X LOT 21 Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. Here is an outcross red SimAngus that you won't find just anywhere. He has no Dream On, Beefmaker, Beef King, or GW Redcoat in his pedigree. His BW ratio was

11 22 KLEIN D13 ASA# Tattoo: D13 BD: 2/6/16 3/4 SM 3/16 AR 1/16 AN HOOK`S XPECTAON 36X Sire: CDI NORTH DAKOTA 288A HOOK`S MISS KING 40Y RAB MARTY Y9536 Dam: PELTON MISS 448B PELTONS MISS CARA O615S Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. This is a moderate framed red bull backed by great calving ease and maternal genetics. 23 KLEIN D65 ASA# Tattoo: D65 BD: 3/21/16 1/2 SM 5/16 AR 3/16 CS BROWN JYJ REDEMPON Y1334 Sire: HSF REDEMPON 73S 45B HSF MISS BINDY 73S HOOK`S XPECTAON 36X Dam: A NC Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled Blaze Face. D65 is a red baldy bull that is the youngest bull in the offering. Don t sleep on this cow maker just because of his age. He comes from one of our favorite cow families that has produced some of our top females. 24 KLEIN D42 ASA# Tattoo: D42 BD: 2/26/16 5/8 SM 3/16 CS 1/8 AR 1/16 AN GW RED COAT 099TS Sire: WS ZENITH Z55 HSF MISS SKY 87U HOOK`S XPECTAON 36X Dam: A Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled Blaze Face. This red baldy will grab your attention sale day with his depth, thickness, and length. BW Ratio of 101 and WW Ratio of 111. LOT KLEIN D38 ASA# Tattoo: D38 BD: 2/23/16 3/8 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 AR 1/8 CS BROWN JYJ REDEMPON Y1334 Sire: HSF REDEMPON 73S 45B HSF MISS BINDY 73S TJ 115U Dam: Y009 H Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled Blaze Face. A black baldy bull here that has been catching our eye since he was born. Look for him to work great on Angus based cows and add pounds at weaning. LOT DX DIEGO 27D646 ASA# Tattoo: D646 BD: 2/15/16 PB SM WS BEEF MAKER R13 Sire: WS BEEF KING W107 WS MISS DREAMBOAT T17 HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K Dam: DX YEW 27Y123 DX WILLOW 27W Heterozygous Black Heterozygous Polled/Scurred. D646 has an outstanding EPD profile and would work in a variety of systems. This is our only son of Beef King for sale this year, but look for quite a few of them, both black and red, in future years. LOT 26 9

12 27 601D OF 301A BB ASA# Tattoo: RIP 601D BD: 1/3/16 1/4 SM 7/16 AN 5/16 GV NLC BREAK FREE 72W Sire: DX BUBBA 107B423 JCW MS WHIT Y107 MASTER PLAN 254X95 Dam: 844Y 844Y NA LOT 27 Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. 601D shows what this SimAngus Balancer blend is all about. He is moderate framed, full of muscle and structurally correct D OF 2844 BB ASA# Tattoo: RIP 607D BD: 1/12/16 1/4 SM 3/8 AN 3/8 GV NLC BREAK FREE 72W Sire: DX BUBBA 107B423 JCW MS WHIT Y107 POST ROCK WESTERN 254W8 Dam: RIP LAYLA 844Z MISS STOUT 219U LOT 28 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. A really high weaning weight option here. His sire was our choice from our 2013 bull crop for our clean up bull and was used AI in Rippe's herd D OF 2145 BB ASA# Tattoo: RIP 610D BD: 1/14/16 1/4 SM 1/2 GV 1/4 AN NLC BREAK FREE 72W Sire: DX BUBBA 107B423 JCW MS WHIT Y107 OZZ EXT GOVERNOR 3N Dam: RIP MISS MAGGY 145Z POST ROCK TERESSA 176T D OF 133 BB ASA# Tattoo: RIP 623D BD: 1/18/16 1/4 SM 1/2 GV 1/4 AN NLC BREAK FREE 72W Sire: DX BUBBA 107B423 JCW MS WHIT Y107 MRCO NEW DIRECON 905 Dam: POST ROCK WAVE 61M2 POST ROCK WAVE 55J Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. 610D is a high growth Bubba son that follows the same pattern as Lot 27. Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Here is a really growthy bull with extra stretch. He will add a lot of pounds to some feeder calves. DX Bubba 107B423 Sire of Lots JCW MS Whit Y107 Bubba s Dam

13 31 DX DAYTONA 54D668 ASA# Tattoo: D668 BD: 3/12/16 3/4 SM 1/4 AN NLC BREAK FREE 72W Sire: DX BUBBA 107B423 JCW MS WHIT Y107 ASR MO BETTER Y120 Dam: DX ANGELA 54A405 DX WHOOPI 54W Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. This 3/4 blood Bubba son comes from another outstanding young Mo daughter. She has a BW ratio of 109 and a of 110 on her first 2 calves. 32 DX DYNAMO 755D616 ASA# Tattoo: D616 BD: 2/1/16 3/4 SM 1/4 AN TNT TUION U238 Sire: W/C UNITED 956Y MISS WERNING 956W NICHOLS LEGACY G151 Dam: HOOKS PPER 55T HOOKS GRACIE 68K Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Dynamo is clean lined growthy calf. His dam is a big powerful cow that originated in Minnesota at Hooks. 33 DX DOUBLE UP 312D627 ASA# Tattoo: D627 BD: 2/6/16 PB SM ELLINGSON LEGACY M229 Sire: MR NLC UPGRADE U8676 MS NLC MOJO S6119 B DX THUNDER 100T148 Dam: DX XTAB 312X172 DX TABITHA 312T Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Lot 33 is our only Upgrade son this year. The Upgrades are noted for being really high growth calves with outstanding carcass value. He will add value to a set of calves. LOT KLEIN D51 ASA# Tattoo: D51 BD: 3/7/16 3/4 SM 1/4 AN TJ 57J THE GAMBLER Sire: HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T HSF RED FORTUNES SIS 33 S A V PRIORITY 7283 Dam: HSF MS PRIORITY 102W 17B HSF MS RIGHTON 137R 102W Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Lot 34 ratios were BW-108 and WW-105, making him a great choice as a heifer bull that will not give up performance at weaning. 35 KLEIN D37 ASA# Tattoo: D37 BD: 2/22/16 1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 CS IR EXPEDION W413 Sire: LMF REVENUE Z24 IR MS FENELLA U028 Dam: H Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. D37 is a moderate framed, easy keeper and out of a ten year old cow. 36 KLEIN D40 ASA# Tattoo: D40 BD: 2/23/16 1/2 SM 3/8 CS 1/8 AN IR EXPEDION W413 Sire: LMF REVENUE Z24 IR MS FENELLA U028 Dam: Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Klein D40 is a thick, long, and good footed bull that will be sure to impress. His dam is one of the best black cows in our herd. He ratiod BW-104 and WW LMF Revenue Sire of Lots 35 & 36

14 37 KLEIN D46 ASA# Sire: TJ 530B Dam: Z16 Tattoo: D46 BD: 3/2/16 5/8 SM 3/8 AN CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z TJ MS 46W PVF-J 4P14 HYB ROOKIE HSF HALLES BABE 89U LOT 37 Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. D46 is one of our favorite bulls of this year. He is out of the new Klein Ranch herd sire TJ 530B that we are extremely excited about. D46 ratio a BW-115 and WW- 102 with an 69# BW. He is a sleep all night calving ease bull that will still give you performance at weaning time. 38 KLEIN D45 ASA# Sire: TJ 530B Dam: Y007 Tattoo: D45 BD: 3/1/16 5/8 SM 3/8 AN CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z TJ MS 46W PVF-J 4P14 HYB ROOKIE HSF HALLES BABE 89U Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Are you looking to improve growth and carcass performance? D45 ranks in the top 1% of all SimAngus in WW, YW, ADG, and CW EPDs in a deep ribbed, long bodied and sound footed package. 39 KLEIN D34 ASA# Tattoo: D34 BD: 2/21/16 1/2 SM 3/8 CS 1/8 AN TRIPLE C SINGLETARY S3H Sire: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z CCR MS 4045 ME 7322T Dam: Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. D34 and D39 are both from top cows in our commercial herd and sired by the great CCR Cowboy Cut. These bulls will add the lbs. and the growth with great cow families backing them. 40 KLEIN D39 ASA# Tattoo: D39 BD: 2/23/16 1/2 SM 3/8 CS 1/8 AN TRIPLE C SINGLETARY S3H Sire: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z CCR MS 4045 ME 7322T Dam: Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. See Lot 39 footnote 41 KLEIN D24 ASA# Tattoo: D24 BD: 2/14/16 1/2 SM 1/2 AN S A V BISMARCK 5682 Sire: TJ MAKERS MARK 215Y TJ JEZEBEL 53J SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE Dam: Y006 HSF HALLEYCAT 77S Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. -Makers Mark sons are hard to come by. Don t let this one slip through your hands. He ranks in the top 10% for both and. CCR Cowboy Cut Sire of Lots 39 & 40, Grandsire of Lots 37 & 38 TJ Makers Mark Sire of Lot 41 12

15 Our Low Input 2 Year Old Program To those of you who are new to our program, these coming 2 year olds might require an explanation. They were born in late May and June by design. We handle this set of cows completely separate from the early spring calving cows as a true low input herd. They are required to graze grass through the winter with an occasional stalk or hay field. They get liquid protein or lick tubs, but have had only three bales in nearly ten years. Rather than push these bulls to maximize their growth, we grow them slow during the winter, then kick them out on grass all summer. We didn t pull them into the lot until early December. Sure, we could have made them weigh a ton, but that wouldn t have changed their genetics. We are serious about developing our own brand of Simmentals that can be productive in a low input system. These bulls are the proof. All bulls are virgin unless otherwise noted. A special note on weaning weights. Our summer calves were still on the cow on pasture when our November blizzard hit. We weaned them 2 weeks later, but we weren t able to get weights at the time of weaning. We ran the DNA to verify their EPDs. 42 DX CONQUEST 79C574 ASA# Tattoo: C574 BD: 5/18/15 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BECKTON JULIAN GG B571 Sire: HXC CONQUEST 4405P HXC ELLIE MAY MA638 LRS RED REALITY 33J Dam: HSF REALLY RED QUARI 76S HSF RED QUARI 79P Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. Lot 42 leads off our coming 2-year-old offering. His dam has produced 2 sons that we have used as our own clean up bulls, along with Klein s W003 donor in her lifetime, with a nursing ratio of 112 on 7 calves. Help yourself here to the kind of range-tested genetics that can add pounds and quality. LOT DX CANYON 608C587 ASA# Tattoo: C587 BD: 5/24/15 1/2 SM 7/16 AR 1/16 AN 3C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK Sire: MSR RED FIGURE 1062L MSR 515E OF 6X REDCOAT BFCK CHEROKEE CNYN 4912 Dam: DX PRAIRIEFLOWER 608-P69 BUF CRK SUNFLOWER Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled. We continue to use our old Red Figure bull in our AI program in an attempt to get heifers to put back into the herd. Lot 43's dam is an old dependable Cherokee daughter. Timeless genetics here for making outstanding cows. LOT DX COACH 307C637 ASA# Tattoo: C637 BD: 6/25/15 1/2 SM 1/4 AR 3/16 AN 1/16 MX HXC CONQUEST 4405P Sire: DX ANDREW 79A380 HSF REALLY RED QUARI 76S MSR RED FIGURE 1062L Dam: DX VISINE 307U307 DX L Non-Dilute Red Homozygous Polled Baldy. This white face bull is sired by a full brother to lot 42 that we used for clean up for one season. His dam is a super easy keeping Red Figure daughter. 45 DX CAMERO 72C598 ASA# Tattoo: C598 BD: 5/27/15 1/2 SM 1/2 AN O C C KANGA 886K Sire: O C C PROTOTYPE 847P O C C DIXIE ERICA 867K ER AMERICANA 537B Dam: DX TRADEMARK 72T122 DXF MILESTONE 72M Homozygous Black Heterozygous Polled. Our Prototype calves were very well received last year and included last year's high seller. Much like the Missing Link sons, their fleshing ability is hard to match. 13

16 46 DX CHIP 77C590 ASA# Tattoo: C590 BD: 5/24/15 PB SM SRS J914 PREFERRED BEEF Sire: REVELAON 9R MISS BLACK JENNY DXK POKER FACE 40P46 Dam: DX XXON 77X177 DX REINHILD 77R LOT 46 Heterozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Here is a direct son of Revelation whose Stayability EPD is higher than any active purebred bull in the entire breed. Chip himself has a Stay EPD in the top 2% of the breed. If you are serious about breeding for daughters that will stick around for a long time, here is your chance. 47 DX CROCKETT 198C620 ASA# Tattoo: C620 BD: 6/11/15 3/4 SM 1/4 AN SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 REVELAON 9R Dam: DX XQUISITE 198X148 DX P LOT 47 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Lot 47 leads off a group of Mo sons. His dam is an outstanding thick and easy keeping Revelation daughter who has been really thriving in our low input herd. 48 DX CORVETTE 315C614 ASA# Tattoo: C614 BD: 6/6/15 3/4 SM 1/4 AN SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE Dam: DX YUKON 315Y104 DX WORLD CLASS 315W Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Star face. Here is a Mo son with a splash of white on his face. We have found that these 3/4 Simmentals work very well in crossbreeding systems. 49 DX CHISUM 080C644 ASA# Tattoo: C644 BD: 7/15/15 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 ALC SHOOTER B01S Dam: RDP MISSY WHOW 1921 RDP DESNY Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Blaze face. Chisum is a super attractive blaze face. He's a little younger than the others in his contemporary group and it still shows. He may be the true sleeper of the 2 year olds. Take a look here and picture the sharp looking heifers he could sire. 50 DX CARTWRIGHT 625C555 ASA# Tattoo: C555 BD: 2/27/15 PB SM SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 DX THUNDER 100T148 Dam: DX XBOX 625X161 FF MS DURAMAX S LOT 50 Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled. Lot 50 leads off a group of 3 true 2 year olds that we held over intentionally for this year's sale. This is a solid black version of a Mo son with a little more stretch. Mo has proven to be a very consistent udder improver with his daughters in production to date. 14

17 51 DX COALTRAIN 912C557 ASA# Tattoo: C557 BD: 3/1/15 PB SM SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 ELLINGSON LEGACY M229 Dam: DX YELLOWSTONE 912Y101 BS MISS AG 12W Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Blaze face. We held Coaltrain over as a spare because we knew he was good enough to use as our own cleanup bull. He is moderate framed, easy keeping, thick, and stacks genetics for perfect udders. Use him on a set of Angus cows to make an outstanding set of heifers with a few blaze faces along the way. LOT DX CLASS ACT 315C558 ASA# Tattoo: C558 BD: 3/3/15 PB SM SVF/NJC MO BETTER M217 Sire: ASR MO BETTER Y120 ASR LITTLE DREAM U8150 ELLINGSON LEGACY M229 Dam: DX WORLD CLASS 315W006 FF MS DURAMAX Homozygous Black Homozygous Polled Blaze face. Another Mo X Olie. This is a pedigree that should leave a nice set of daughters. LOT 51 KID TESTED Brenan, Braxton, Beckett, and Brecklyn love being on the farm and helping with the cattle. We couldn t allow them to do this if we had cattle with disposition problems. Our cattle have been kid tested. 15

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19 QUICK GUIDE TO ASA EPDs AND $ INDEXES Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and 5, a 15-unit difference would be expected in their progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units). Key to using EPDs is knowing what units they are expressed in. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, A would be expected to sire 15-pounds more weaning weight than B. If calving ease were the trait, A would be expected to sire 15-percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we d expect A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull s EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes visit Listed below are the units ASA EPDs are expressed in: All-Purpose Index (): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario. (See below for more details.) Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat. Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight. Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers. Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight. Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters. Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk. Marbling (MRB): Marbling score. Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth. Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye. Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a steak. Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age. Terminal Index (): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (See below for more details.) Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight. Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight. Yield Grade (YG): Yield grade score. $ Indexes: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide a piece of the economic puzzle. That s where $ indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal s overall impact on your bottom line. The same technology that led to the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes: All-Purpose Index (): Evaluates sires for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of their daughters required to maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold grade and yield. Terminal Index (): Evaluates sire for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield. Using and : First, determine which index to use; if you re keeping replacements use, if not,. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for is worth an extra $6,000 over a+50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed.

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