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1 Spring Valley Ranch & Cattle svr-angus.com Selling 70 Two-Year-Old Registered Black Angus Bulls SONS OF COLUMBUS OF WYE; RITO 707; F0203; RITO 149; OCC BROADSIDE 876B; SINCLAIR EXPRESS 6V47; ALAP OF WYE; RITO 054; AND SVR BULLS SELLING 15 FALL REGISTERED PAIRS SVR Revolution 3173 Friday, February 2, :00 p.m. (CST) Burwell Livestock Market, Burwell, Nebraska Sale Book, Viewing and Bidding: DVAUCTION.com Sale Book & Viewing: svr-angus.com

2 Spring Valley Ranch & Cattle, L.L.C th Ave. Bassett, NE Ben and Sherry Andrews Anne and Frank Taylor These SVR Bulls will build and maintain the optimum cow herd. They will sire moderate replacement females that have structural integrity, excellent teat and udder structure, good mothering ability and docility, and which will breed back with regularity. The Bulls sale calves - steers and heifers - should be sale toppers and improve the profitability of your herd. These are our best Bulls produced to date. We know they will work well for you if, for no other reason, each one of them calved on their own, unassisted on the ranch. That is a measure we treasure, especially at 2:30 in the morning. Another measure we use to judge our program and its profitability is the price paid at the sale barn for our commercial calves - pedigreed calves that we determined not to include in our registered herd or sell as registered seedstock. Five out of the last six years, our commercial calves have topped the Nebraska sales for either the week or the month of their sale. One of the purchasers remarked: I come back year after year, because I never lose money on your calves. They explode when I put them on feed, and I don t have any problems with them. In the one year that was the exception, one of our customer s calves topped ours. We re happy for him and proud of our bulls. The Sires. This sale features sons of tremendous SVR bulls and of some of the greatest Angus sires of all time: (Lots 6, 8, 15, 16, 31, 33, 34, 39, 44, 45, 53, 64, 67, 73 and 75); RR Rito 707 (Lot 52); F0203 (Lots 4, 13 and 41); Rito 707 of Ideal (Rito 149) (Lots 32 and 60); Rito 054 GDAR (Lot 61); OCC Broadside 876B (Lots 25, 54, 68 and 76); Sinclair Express 6V47 (Lots 4, 14, 30, 65 and 66); and Alap of Wye (Lots 20, 28, 47 and 74). The Bulls mothers are outstanding. The Foundation Females. Our Bulls stem from an exceptional set of Foundation Females and their daughters. SCC Enchantress 3F1 X412 is a 5522 daughter who produced SVR Revolution 3173 shown on the front cover. Her grandam came to Tom Elliott from the Coffey herd, 1

3 which, we understand, Tom culled for only the finest teat and udder structure. Her dam produced the mother of N Bar Shadow, known for producing excellent females is the father of EXT. She is a great mother, and very docile. We like her length of spine and frame. Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B154 is a 5522 daughter who has an inbreeding coefficient of 25.33%. She adds base width, mothering ability, fleshing ability, range adaptability and teat and udder quality. She stamps her offspring. It is amazing that, despite her linebreeding, we can further linebreed her and still obtain excellent performance and phenotype. Queen Mother of Wye UMF 9141 stamps her cattle, just like 04F3. The Wye program measured its animals through its matriarchs. The leading matriarch was Blythe of Wye who was the top Four-Ton Cow (meaning she produced four tons of weanlings over her life) is Blythe s granddaughter. When we breed Emulation or Rito cattle to her, the calves are phenomenal. Coleman Dixie Erica 143 was intensively line bred to Traveler. She added frame and power to Emulation cattle, without overpowering their maternal ability. Her progeny are often at the top of sales around the country. Copeland of Wye UMF 9918 is a solid Wye animal whose pedigree has generations of proven Wye performance that simply works on the range. BAX Aspen Lady and BAX Alicia Queen were both sired by Paramont Ambush 2172 and are out of Viking daughters. They are Bonsma-style and produce phenomenal sons and daughters. They do not miss. These Foundation Females have contributed mightily to our herd. All of these Foundation Females are based upon decades of proven performance. History does not lie. Selection Process. Our selection process is most rigorous. We begin with the mother cows, the foundation of traditional Angus genetics. Our cows must maintain excellent fertility and be long-lived. They must be phenotypically correct, feminine and angular, so they calve easily. They must feed their calves properly and cover large amounts of country during the summer. We cull females that have poor dispositions, poor legs and feet, inferior teat and udder structure and low-quality milk. We strive for a mother cow that can wean a calf of at least 50% of her body weight. Our AI and herd sires must be masculine and breed with vigor. They must sire outstanding animals that have excellent carcass quality, proper phenotype, quiet dispositions and pass on superior genetics. Although we stress maternal genetics, we use bulls that sire excellent males and females, and pass on the best traits of the traditional Angus breed. The Calves. At birth, each calf is tagged, weighed and handled on foot. The mother cannot be overly defensive and it cannot run away. The calf must get up and suck on its own quickly. The cow needs to pair up and take her calf when pairing out. If the mother and the calf do not meet these criteria, they are culled. To aid in our selection process, we also sample our calves. They consistently 2

4 grade choice - on grass and forage alone. If a particular type of mating can t meet that objective, we do not continue that breeding. Final Selection of the Herd. There are two final steps in the selection process. All our animals must be easy to handle. We will not tolerate animals that are difficult to handle, regardless of any other characteristics. The environment makes the final cut. If an animal can t make it on our native grass, supplemented with salt and mineral, then the environment has culled that animal from our herd. SVR Bulls. SVR Bulls were bred to thrive on the range and on forage. We developed them slowly and on forage to promote proper skeletal and muscular development. They aren t hiding behind fat and tons of feed. They will last and will not require extra feed. We want our Bulls to thrive during breeding season, and not melt as finished bulls so often do. Customers often tell us that SVR Bulls gain weight during breeding season on the range. SVR Bulls transmit structural soundness, fertility, superior teats and udders, functionally low birth weight, balanced growth and outstanding carcass quality. They will transmit traditional Angus maternal goodness. These two year olds have the proper phenotype, promise calving ease, and have excellent dispositions. They will stamp your calves, assuring uniformity in your calf crop. We have evaluated the Bulls for libido, fertility, good temperament, physical ability, soundness, athleticism and carcass quality. By taking time to develop them properly, we are confident in their ability to help create the optimum cow herd. You can see the Bulls at our ranch (directions are provided at at the Burwell Livestock Market one day prior to Sale Day, or online at com. The log in page for viewing the bulls and bidding is: Simply copy and paste either DVAuction link into your internet browser and hit Return. You can also view the Bulls on our website, Please visit the website to learn about our program and see our Herd Bulls, the AI sires and our Foundation Females. You can also watch The American Rancher program that featured our ranch, its history and the history of the Nebraska Sandhills. These 70 Registered Black Angus two-year-old Bulls embody Timeless Genetics for Today s Profitable Producer, and will thrive for you. We challenge you to find any other set of bulls that combines the best genetic traits of the Aberdeen Angus breed. Please come to our sale, and see the difference! Have a great 2018! 3

5 2018 Angus Bull Sale Friday, February 2, p.m. CST Burwell Livestock Market Burwell, NE Location: Burwell Livestock Market, 401 S. 11th, Burwell, Nebraska. The Livestock Market is located in the southwest part of town, west of the water tower. Sale Time: 1 p.m. CST. Free lunch to bidders, 11:30 A.M. Auctioneer: Col. Mike Baxter Consultant: Ken Brubaker Viewing: You can see the Bulls on the ranch (directions at or one day prior to Sale Day at the Burwell Livestock Market. You can also view videos online at or Our log in page for viewing and bidding is com/events/ We elected not to include photos in the sale book, because the Bulls are best viewed either in person or video. Herd Health: All Bulls will have passed a breeding soundness examination and fertility test, administered by Dr. Chere Stephen, DVM, Sandhills Animal Health Center. All Bulls were vaccinated with Pyramid 5 Presponse SQ, Vision 7 Somnus, and Poured. All are virgin Bulls. Our entire cow herd is AM Free, NH Free and CA Free. Dr. Stephen will be present to provide health certificates for same day shipment. Sale Day Phones: Sale Barn: Ben: Todd Eberle (Sale Barn Mgr.) Col. Mike Baxter (Auctioneer) Drew Feller (Angus Assn.) Kristian Rennert (Angus Assn.) Chris Beutler (Midwest Messenger) Online Bidding: As described on the next page, you may bid online through The specific link for Absentee Bids: If you cannot be with us on Sale Day, and would like for us to place a bid, we will confidentially and honestly handle any bids for you. Please call any of us at the phone numbers listed above. Volume Discount: SVR offers a $100 discount on the third Bull purchased at this sale by the same buyer, and $100 off each additional Bull purchased by the same buyer. Lot Numbers: Sale book numbers for the Bulls will correspond to right ear tags. Sale order is sale book order. Delivery: Free Delivery within 250 miles of SVR. Over 250 miles, SVR will help coordinate delivery to the nearest convenient sale barn facility possible for our trucker and you. Sales totaling $5000 or more will have a maximum delivery charge of $300 per head anywhere in the lower 48 states. Sales totaling less than $5000 will be delivered at cost. Bulls picked up sale day will receive a $50 discount. Call Ben at (402) if any questions. Guarantee: SVR will guarantee breeding soundness for the first 90 days, unless injury or death is caused by the buyer s negligence or an Act of God, such as lightning. SVR must be notified promptly of the Bull s breeding disability. SVR will work with the buyer and (i) replace the Bull with a comparable animal if SVR has such an animal; or (ii) credit the buyer with the purchase price, less salvage value, at SVR s next sale. Retaining: 1/3 Revenue Sharing and semen and certificate interest in all Bulls in the Sale Book, unless noted on sale day. Buyer has full possession and full salvage value. Should SVR want to collect the Bull at a later date, it will be at the buyer s convenience and at SVR s expense, without premium. Storm Date: We will work with the Burwell Livestock Market to announce on the radio whether the Sale has been cancelled because of a storm and a new sale date. We will also try to announce such event online and on Terms and Conditions: Cattle will sell under the suggested Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association ( All cattle are the buyer s property and the buyer s responsibility as soon as the gavel falls. All purchases must be paid in full prior to load. Health papers will be the buyer s responsibility if the buyer does not take possession within thirty days. Any changes made after printing of this sale book and disclosed on the website or noted on Sale Day shall control. Liability: All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Neither SVR nor Burwell Livestock Market assume any liability, legal, at equity or otherwise, for any accident that may occur. Insurance: Insurance will be available to buyers on sale day by James F. Bessler, Office: , Cell: , JamesFBessler.com. Motels: Pump and Pantry Motel, Burwell Rodeo Inn, Burwell A + before the registration number indicates an ET calf. PLEASE BRING YOUR SALE BOOK TO THE SALE! 4 Visit the Angus Journal Web site, and view this sale book online. References: American Angus Association, AHIR, AngusSource, CAB, Pathfinder. EPDs current as of Dec. 8, Updated EPDs can be viewed online at

6 COMMENTS FROM THE SALE MANAGER: SPRING VALLEY ANGUS RANCH - THE MOTHER CHURCH OF REAL WORLD LOW INPUT ANGUS SEEDSTOCK. Spring Valley Angus has one of the most unique programs of raising realistic, low input Angus seedstock to be found anywhere in the world. At Spring Valley an abundance of forage and roughage is maintained and used on a daily basis for the cow herd as well as the development of the young cattle. In building the program at Spring Valley only the best tried and proven genetics have been used. From the standpoint of genetics and nutrition, never has a shortcut been tolerated. As we look at the 2018 offering, what a treat, sons of the world famous. I have always thought he was the very best Wye bull I had ever seen. The folks at Spring Valley were fortunate enough to get semen on this historic sire. and his sons bring a lot to the table from the standpoint of overall goodness of Angus cattle. You will like them. The Spring Valley program is one of the most unique in the industry, you will find these bulls have the durability and ability to gain weight and continue to grow while breeding cows. I look forward to seeing you at this important Angus sale. Sincerely, Tom Burke Tom Burke Kurt Schaff Jeremy Haag (816) (816) (816)

7 SVR Bulls PBC 707 1M F0203 was the most noteworthy achievement of the Pioneer Beef Cattle program. F0203 s fame developed years after his death, and many herdsmen wished they had used him more. He is known for siring great females such as Bemindful Maid DHD 0807, the mother of DHD Traveler 6807; Dixie Erica of CH 1019, the mother of several grand Ohlde bulls, including OCC Emblazon 854E; Blackbird of RR 1204, the mother of RR Hero 6267 and several top flight Ohlde bulls; and several other excellent females. He didn t disappoint with his sons, either, siring RR Rito Highroller 8025, RR Rito Highroller 94 and Schearbrook Classic. F0203 earned a progeny weaning ratio of 102 on nearly 1,100 head and a progeny yearling ratio of 103 on more than 600 head with nearly 400 daughters in the AHIR program who posted a collective progeny weaning ratio of SVR Range Master 1201 * PBC 707 1M F0203 SVR Rito1201Black 6175 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: *Coleman Rito BAX Alicia Queen *BAX Embody Sinclair Blkbird 8PS3 1U SVR Blkbird of ROSE8PS CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE Solid Heifer Bull with yearling performance, having a Yearling Weight ratio of 108. He combines solid maternal genetics in a phenotypically correct package. Try this fellow; he ll do well for you. 2 SVR Cornerstone JL 6166 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: *Sinclair Emulation 5522 XP 73 +SCC Enchantress 3F1 X *Coleman Rito BAX Malina Audrey SVR Cornerstone of Rose 1112 * SVR Jennie Lee CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE Performance-oriented Heifer Bull backed by a strong, productive, long-lived cow family. He combines the best of historically solid genetics and is living proof that stacking donor cows and top production cows in a pedigree works! Lot 2 ratios 92 for Birth Weight, 108 for Weaning Weight, and 108 for Yearling Weight. 4 Sinclair Express 6V BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Express Eric 6121 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6121 N Bar Emulation Ext A N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F FWR Lady Viking CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I+.4 I+31 I+45 I We recommend using Lot 4 on well-developed heifers or running age cows because of an actual birth weight of 84 lbs. Lot 4 s mother, the 844 Foundation Female, has an IMF ratio of 109/2 while his sire, Express 6V47, ratios 110 on his progeny. (We ve used 844 mostly as a donor.) His daughters should make great brood cows and steers should grow and grade. 844 has sons by Emblazon, Candolier Forever 376, and Homer serving as herd sires in our registered herd and in several of our customers herds. This mating should create maternally efficient and carcass quality cattle. Lot 4 is a flushmate to Lots 31 and PBC 707 1M F0203 # Blackbird of Volga SVR Rito F0203 Black 6113 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6113 #RR Rito Evocate Princess T 549 Churchill of Wye Blackbird of Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I A Cow Bull, Lot 5 is sired by F0203, a reference sire whose semen was sold by the American Angus Association, which was used here. This mating capitalizes on the best maternal genetics from Emulation and Wye, adding the power of F0203. Lot 5 will produce masculine bull calves, with muscle and fleshing ability, and feminine, fertile, maternally wedge-shaped females. A daughter out of Lot 5 s mother sired by Manning of Wye UMF sold for $15,000 at the 2017 Cotton Angus Production Sale. Lot 5 is a full Brother to Lots 13 and SVR Abundant of Rose * SVR Abundant Barbaros 6206 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6206 #+OCC Eureka 865E 85 +BAX Aberdeen Bonnie #OCC Magnitude 805M BAX Abigail Barbara SVR Barbara of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Cow Bull will sire cattle that will work on the range for the cow calf producer. His sire and dam are both top end products of our intensive E.T. program and represent these efforts well. 6

8 SVR Bulls was probably the greatest bull produced by the Wye Plantation. As Tom Burke pointed out: As an individual, was a phenotypic standout with tremendous balance and overall quality, coupled with performance and maternal characteristics that made his descendants widely popular. Columbus weighed 80 pounds at birth, 605 pounds at 205 days, 1,184 pounds as a yearling, and 2,396 pounds as a mature animal. He qualified as a Certified Meat Sire and left both outstanding sons and daughters. He enrolled 380 daughters in the then emerging Angus Herd Improvement Records program. 6 SCC Enchantress 3F1 X SVR Columbus Enchanted 6123 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Emulation N Bar 5522 #N Bar Enchantress 4908 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I-.9 I+11 I+16 I This Heifer Bull is a son of. Many regard Columbus as the best bull produced by the Wye Plantation, and close to ideal. Widely regarded as a legend, Columbus was valued at $1,000 in 1968, which is $4.32 million in today s dollars. Lot 6 is a son of 3F1, one of our most prolific Foundation Females from the N Bar Enchantress cow family. She has several sons serving Registered Angus breeders: SVR Revolution 3173 at Hyline Angus in Montana; SVR Revolution 4129 at Foos Angus in South Dakota; SVR XXP Enchanted 51 at Finks Beef Genetics in Kansas. SVR Cornerstone of Rose 1112 and SVR Revolution 4134 are making their mark in our own herd. 3F1 boasts an impressive WW ratio of 9 at 104 and YW ratio of 7 at 101. Lot 6 is a flush brother to Lot Octoraro Embassy Lucy of Volga SVR Embassy Lou 6147 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6147 #Pinebank Waigroup 41/ Octoraro Delia Matson of Volga 2006 #Lucy of Volga 9401 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+6 I+.6 I+21 I+40 I This Cow Bull comes from our Lucy 420 cow family, which combines the length and fleshing ability of the proven Rito 149 with E31, the easy keeping foundation of N Bar success. His sire s pedigree brings the spring of rib of F0203 and E31. The New Zealand bull 41/97 provides a bit of outcross for some pop. Fourteen years old, Lucy 420 just weaned another nice bull calf that will soon be a sale feature. Over twenty Lucy 420 daughters are in our herd. 420 ratios 6/103 for WW and 4/104 for YW. With his mass and muscle, 6147 should sire tremendous sons, and through his maternal genetics, excellent females. 8 Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B SVR Columbus Edda 6116 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Lady Ida X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I-1.2 I+9 I+10 I This Columbus son, a Heifer Bull, is out of one of our Foundation Females 04F3. We think so highly of 04F3 that we have retained daughters in our registered herd. Three sons, sired by Lodge of Wye, OCC Eureka, and Candolier Forever 376, form an impressive herd sire battery for us. Many of our customers have sons have daughters in their herds, as well should add depth, fleshing ability, range adaptability, and thickness. He is a flushmate to Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X SVR Ranger Burgess 6138 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6138 # N Bar Emulation EXT 90 #N Bar Enchantress Viking Bonnie SAR 36.5 BAX Aberdeen Bonnie CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I+.2 I+19 I+31 I Sired by Bush Ranger, a full brother to the legendary N Bar Shadow, we recommend using Lot 9 on well-grown heifers or running age cows. We flushed some of our Foundation Females to both Shadow and Bush Ranger, and we think the Bush Ranger progeny are a bit better than those sired by Shadow. Lot 9 s mother has done a very good job for us, and several of her sons are working in the herds of commercial customers. For testing purposes, we harvested a brother as part of our test for grass fed and finished beef at less than 30 months of age. He weighed 1300 pounds and graded Choice and Yield Grade 1. This is a great female and carcass sire prospect! Full brother to Lot SVR Continued George 6159 [ OHP ] Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6159 Federal of Wye 82 Clova of Wye Umf SVR Continued of Rose SVR GEORGINAOFROSE8RL *BAX Embody Sinclair Memento 8RL63 34 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Cow Bull combines all of the genetics and phenotype critical for the success of today s cow-calf producer. Lot 10 ratios 107 for Weaning Weight and 106 for Yearling Weight. We have no doubt that he will sire moderate, growth-oriented sons and broody productive females! You can choose proven predictable genetics and phenotype; or computer-generated numbers. 11 SVR Grant of Rose SVR Pride of Rose Commercial Bull 6203 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer #+OCC Emblazon 854E BAX Ebony Angelica ACT. IMF ACT. RE CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN S D Commercial.

9 12 Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X SVR Ranger Burgess 6129 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6129 # N Bar Emulation EXT 86 #N Bar Enchantress Viking Bonnie SAR BAX Aberdeen Bonnie CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I+.2 I+19 I+31 I We recommend using Lot 12 on well-grown heifers or running age cows. Lot 12 is a flushmate to Lot 9. Both are sired by Bush Ranger, a full brother to the legendary N Bar Shadow. If you really want to improve your herd, buy both of them. Lot 12 is a great female and carcass sire prospect, just like his full brother, Lot PBC 707 1M F0203 # Blackbird of Volga SVR Rito F0203 Black 6136 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6136 #RR Rito Evocate Princess T 611 Churchill of Wye Blackbird of Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+2.2 I+18 I+28 I This Cow Bull prospect is sired by F0203, a reference sire whose semen was sold by the American Angus Association, which was used here. This mating capitalizes on the best maternal genetics from Emulation and Wye, and adds the power of F0203. Lot 13 will produce masculine bull calves, with muscle and fleshing ability, and feminine, fertile, maternally wedge-shaped females. A daughter out of Lot 13 s mother sired by Manning of Wye UMF sold for $15,000 at the 2017 Cotton Angus Production Sale. Lot 13 is a full Brother to Lots 5 and Sinclair Express 6V SVR Erica of Rose SVR Express Eric 6183 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6183 N Bar Emulation Ext A N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X16 BAX Miranda Aspen CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull has a proven, no doubt pedigree we have repeated several times. In our judgment, Express bred to Bush Ranger daughters produces outstanding individuals, and keeps N Bar breeding alive. A bull with similar breeding topped last year s sale. SVR Bulls 16 BAX Alicia Queen SVR Columbus King 6153 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Aspen Colossal Queen M CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I-.3 I+4 I+2 I We recommend Lot 16 for large, well-developed heifers or running age cows. He should sire extremely efficient and long-lived females and produce prepotent maternal influencing sons. His dam, 784, is a Foundation Female and a prototypical Bonsma kind. She has eight daughters in our herd, and two herd sire sons. Her sire and 6150 s grandsire, Paramont Ambush 2172, produced 270,000 units of semen for Select Sires that completely sold out was one of the highest accuracy Pathfinder Sires, which should help assure uniformity in your calves. The sire of Lot 16 is the legendary. 17 Cole Creek Full Bore BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Fullbore Eric 6120 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6120 #Cole Creek Black Cedar 46P 83 #Cole Creek SG Jumboleen 76P 507 FWR Lady Viking CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+2.0 I+29 I+47 I A combination of power and finesse, Lot 17 is a Cow Bull. Full Bore calves have been customer favorites in past sales, going to some of our best customers. This one should be no different. While he should sire performance-type cattle for the feedlot, he has a solid maternal base through his mother, Foundation Female 844. His daughters should be soft, angular and structurally correct to cover territory and breed back over many years. Flushmate to Lot Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B SVR Columbus Edda 6104 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Lady Ida X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I-1.2 I+9 I+10 I This Heifer Bull is a Columbus son out of one of our Foundation Females 04F3. The influence of 04F3 runs throughout our program and in many of our customers herds. We think so highly of 04F3 that we have retained daughters in our registered herd. Three sons, sired by Lodge of Wye, OCC Eureka, and Candolier Forever 376, form an impressive herd sire battery for us. Lot 15 should add depth, fleshing ability, range adaptability, and thickness. Lot 15 is a flushmate to Lot Shoshone Viking GD60 [RTF] # BAX Elaina Abigail Shoshone Viking GD60 SVR Barbaros Viking 6171 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6171 #Franchester of Wye 87 Shoshone Wendy D BAX Elite BAX Abigail Barbara CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-3 I+2.3 I+13 I+18 I A Cow Bull, Lot 18 is an 18.59% linebred individual stacking Viking GD60 out of our old, proven 39 donor cow, which produced a bull that topped one of our sales. Lot 18 will transmit the longevity, fertility, mothering ability and teat and udder structure for which Viking is famous. Use him to build fertile and productive cows that will proudly earn the term granny cows.

10 19 SVR Grant of Rose Sinclair K Bty 9OC16 3JR Commercial Bull 6231 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer #+OCC Great Plains 943G +Sinclair K Bty 3JR3 B ACT. IMF ACT. RE CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN S D Commercial. SVR Bulls 20 Alap of Wye UMF Lady Ida 92 of Volga 0759 * SVR Fullbore Black 6145 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6145 Manning of Wye 87 #Alexina of Wye Umf Churchill of Wye Lady Ida Manning Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+4 I-.5 I+17 I+12 I Many believe that Columbus, Churchill, Manning, Leonid, and Lodge are five of the best bulls produced by the Wye Plantation. This Cow Bull prospect combines all five in a phenotypically correct package through his mother, 759. She was just a calf when her dam sold for $20,000, to Calvo Family Red Angus and entered its successful E.T. program. Coupled with the power of Full Bore, Lot 20 will sire excellent replacement heifers and outstanding feeder calves. 21 Commercial Bull 6271 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: 6271 SVR Continued of Rose 1158 Federal of Wye Clova of Wye Umf SVR Erica of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE S N/A N/A D N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Commercial. 22 SVR Continued King 6178 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6178 Federal of Wye 68 Clova of Wye Umf Legend of Volga 0413 SVR Queen M of Rose SVR Continued of Rose SVR QM of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull triple stacks calving ease sires in his pedigree O C C Homer, Legend of Volga and SVR Continued of Rose. He is a great sire prospect to allow your heifers to transition easily to bred cows. He ll also sire easy keeping sons of great carcass quality. 23 SVR Abundant of Rose * Coleman Dixie Erica * SVR Abundant Eric 6263 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6263 #+OCC Eureka 865E 84 +BAX Aberdeen Bonnie #+OCC Great Plains 943G +Coleman Dixie Erica CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Cow Bull is a stout-made and feed efficient Herd Sire prospect that concentrates Traveler breeding. His dam was selected to continue the influence of her mother, our Foundation Female, Coleman Dixie Erica s full brother, Coleman Great Plains 0251, sired several previous sale highlights and had a sale topper in is currently in the Donor Program and being flushed. This is the heaviest Traveler/Rito bred bull in the sale! 24 Leverett of Wye UMF * Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Leverett Copeland 6167 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: Qevin of Wye UMF Lottie of Wye UMF Bartor of Wye Umf 5609 Copeland of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE Wye enthusiasts will appreciate this Heifer Bull prospect of pure Wye breeding. Lot 24 should freshen heifers, make long-lived, forage-adaptable females, with good udders, and functionality. He will sire consistently uniform good feeder calves. We believe that a good herd should have approximately thirty percent Wye breeding in its genetic makeup. 9

11 O C C Broadside 876B OCC Broadside adds thickness, masculinity and spring of rib. Several years ago, we visited a South Dakota herd built around a Broadside mating with N Bar Emulation 5522 daughters. The nick worked - both daughters and sons were outstanding. Checking our pride at the door, we followed Jim Stotts lead, and could not be happier with Broadside. SVR Bulls 27 SVR Range Master * SVR Elluna Elite SVR Ranger 2051 Elite 6257 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X BAX Alicia Queen Cole Creek 1100 Black 782 SVR Elluna Elite 163M-0599 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This solid Heifer Bull prospect successfully combines several heifer bulls used in our own program Bush Ranger and Cole Creek 110 Black 782. The 163M cow, who is the maternal grandam to Sitz Wisdom, adds thickness and carcass quality. 25 OCC Broadside 876B Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B SVR Broad Edda 6146 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6146 #DHD Traveler Revolution Rose of RR #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Lady Ida X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+9 I-.4 I+27 I+47 I A Heifer Bull, Lot 25 is a result of the superb Broadside breeding. Many years ago, we saw the cross in the herd of Jim Stotts, who swore that it was a can t miss breeding. We ve bred Broadside several times to 5522 daughters and agree. We have retained daughters out of the dam of Lot 25 in our registered herd. Three sons, sired by OCC Eureka, Lodge of Wye, and Candolier Forever 376, form an impressive herd sire battery for us. Lot 25 should add depth, fleshing ability, range adaptability, and thickness. Flushmate to Lot 68. Alap of Wye UMF 8329 Progeny of older Wye bulls work very well in the range environment. This year, we feature sons of Alap. A Columbus grandson, Alap and his sons will correct any udder. In fact, three of the Bulls sired by Alap in this sale, Lots 28, 47 and 75 are full brothers to the high-selling bull in the Wye Plantation s 2016 sale. The Wye animals add tremendous carcass quality, especially when crossed with Rito and Emulation animals. We agree with Jim Lingle, the mastermind of Wye, that they are practical animals for the practical producer, especially when blended with Emulation and Rito. (Many breeders believe that a Rito/Wye cross is the best.) 26 BAX Embody * SVR Range Lady SVR Embody Eric 6252 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6252 #+OCC Emblazon 854E 75 #+BAX Aspen Lady #+OCC Emblazon 854E #+BAX Aspen Lady CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull has an inbreeding coefficient of 25%. The sire of Lot 26 is Embody , a foundation sire of our herd, who consistently sires good females and males. Because we liked Embody so much, we decided to breed him to his full sister, and concentrate the goodness of his mother, the 844 Foundation Female, in one animal. We succeeded. Use him on Emulation and Wye-bred cattle. The heterosis should be stunning Alap of Wye UMF Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Alap Copeland 6132 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6132 Manning of Wye 88 #Alexina of Wye Umf Cedric of Wye UMF 8998 Copeland of Wye UMF 8832 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+9 I-1.0 I+14 I+13 I This Heifer Bull is a full brother to Canan of Wye UMF who was the high sale bull at the 2016 Wye Angus Sale. Lots 28, 47 and 75 comprise an impressive set of flush brothers by Alap. He should sire well made, maternal, great uddered females with longevity. This is a grand opportunity to evaluate and purchase three very consistent flush brothers and create a distinct line of excellent replacement heifers who will become long-lived granny cows.

12 29 SVR Grant of Rose Sinclair Express 6V BAX Aspen Lady # Commercial Bull 6163 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer SVR Range Queen K BTY *Coleman Rito SVR Range Queen K BTY 9XF2 N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE S N/A N/A D Commercial. SVR Express Eric 6139 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6139 N Bar Emulation Ext A N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F FWR Lady Viking 72.5 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I We recommend Lot 30 as a Cow Bull. He should help create maternally efficient and carcass quality cattle. Lot 30 s mother, the 844 Foundation Female, has an IMF ratio of 109/2 (she s been largely used in our ET program) while his sire, Express 6V47, ratios 110 on his progeny. His daughters should make great brood cows and his steers should grow and grade. 844 has sons by Emblazon, Candolier Forever 376, and Homer serving as herd sires in our registered herd and in several of our customers herds. Lot 30 is a flushmate to Lots 4 and 66. SVR Bulls 32 Rito 707 of Ideal # SCC Enchantress 3F1 X SVR Rito 149 Enchanted 6149 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6149 #RR Rito Skymere of Ideal #Emulation N Bar 5522 #N Bar Enchantress CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+.1 I+17 I+31 I This Heifer Bull is the son of Rito 149, whose cattle have flourished in our environment. His dam, 3F1, has been one of our most productive Foundation Females. We asked a couple of excellent Angus breeders if they would cross Rito 149 with a 5522 daughter (3F1), and the answer was an emphatic Yes! One of them said about this bull: Keep him, don t sell him! He is excellent and combines the best traits of 3F1 and Rito BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Columbus Eric 6128 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: FWR Lady Viking CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-3 I+.5 I+2 I-2 I We think this Columbus son should be used on welldeveloped heifers or running age cows. Lot 33 stacks tremendous, proven cows who lived long productive lives. His daughters will replicate that history. Sinclair Express 6V47 is just great. We bought him because he stamped his calves and his females are just as good as his bulls, which are superb. Twelve years old, he s still at the ranch, walking out to the hills every spring. 31 SCC Enchantress 3F1 X SVR Columbus Enchanted 6152 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Emulation N Bar 5522 #N Bar Enchantress CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I-.9 I+11 I+16 I This Heifer Bull is a son of. Many regard Columbus as the best bull produced by the Wye Plantation, and close to ideal. Widely regarded as a legend, Columbus was valued at $1,000 in 1968, which is $4.32 million in today s dollars). Lot 31 is a son of 3F1, one of our most prolific Foundation Females from the N Bar Enchantress cow family. 3F1 stems from the Coffee herd. Lore has it that Tom Elliott was sold a pot load of Coffey females, culled them heavily and kept only the best. That shows in 3F1. Lot 31 is a flush brother to Lot Lucy of Volga SVR Columbus Lou 6106 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Matson of Volga 2006 #Lucy of Volga 9401 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I-.8 I+0 I+1 I This Heifer Bull is out of our 420 Foundation Female. 420 blends Rito 149 with Emulation E31 into a can t miss package. 420 ratios 6/103 for WW and 4/104 for YW. Sired by Columbus, 6144 s pedigree brings to life some of the most influential proven pedigrees in Angus history. Lot 34 is a flush brother to Lots 44, 45, and 75. SVR Grant of Rose Sinclair Eileen 9TA1 6J Commercial Bull 6176 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer Sinclair Megaton 6TX5 Sinclair Eileen 6J5 37 ACT. IMF ACT. RE CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN S D Commercial. 11

13 36 Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X SVR Ranger Edell 6157 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6157 # N Bar Emulation EXT 74 #N Bar Enchantress *BAX Embody Sinclair Edella 8MB36 4V SVR Edella of ROSE8MB CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull combines calving ease and performance with a proven pedigree. We have outstanding results from crossing his sire, Bush Ranger, with daughters of our herd sire, Embody Bush Ranger is a full brother to the outstanding cow-maker N Bar Shadow. Lot 36 ratios 94 for Birth Weight, 104 for Weaning Weight, and 102 for Yearling Weight. 37 Cole Creek 1100 Black SVR CC 782 Juanada 6182 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6182 Cole Creek Black Cedar #Cole Creek Junadacap 32S 580 # N Bar Emulation EXT +Indreland Juanada Anne 5403 SVR Juanadaofrose E CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull is by Cole Creek 1100 Black 782, who has made some excellent replacement heifers. Lot 37 s dam is an EXT daughter with a superb udder who has adapted well to the range and calves easily. There is no doubt that the combination of Cole Creek breeding with the proven cross of EXT and 6807 has produced this outstanding individual. His ratios are 99 for Birth Weight, 104 for Weaning Weight, and 104 for Yearling Weight! 38 SVR Range Master * BAX Meagan Alicia SVR Broadside 2100 King 6228 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: OCC Broadside 876B 92 BAX Elaina Abigail #OCC Magnitude 805M +BAX Alicia Queen CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Cow Bull prospect is an outstanding specimen to add fleshing ability and muscle to your herd, while maintaining moderate frame. Because of the donor cows in his pedigree, he will sire excellent bull calves and maternally wedge-shaped, long-lived females. His calves should have Ohlde style, but with added length and frontend extension. 39 SVR Columbus King 6125 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Burbank of Wye UMF 9446 Queen Mother of Wye UMF Queen Mother of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+0 I+0 I+2 I-7 I This superb animal is a genetic treasure of pure Wye genetics. Produced by the legendary out of our preeminent Foundation Female, Queen Mother 9141, this bull has excellent depth, spring of rib and will sire high quality carcass calves. Since he is in the top 1% for $EN, his offspring will be easy-keeping and easy fleshing. Structurally correct, he will effortlessly travel miles of ground. After he is sold, you ll never have another chance to buy an animal with this genetic package. His pedigree includes three of the Wye Plantation s top three females: Colleen (who died of a broken heart after Churchill was weaned); Matilda G. and the top four Wye Four-Ton cow, Blythe. SVR Bulls SVR Range Master * SVR Lucy of Rose SVR Ranger 2051 Lou 6191 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X BAX Alicia Queen SVR Continued of Rose SVR Lucy of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE He s a Heifer Bull who will produce top end replacement heifers, since he combines N Bar Enchantress 4908, BAX Alicia Queen , Clova of Wye Umf 8044, and Lucy of Volga 0420 into a neat package. He s the perfect and predictable blend of Emulation, Wye and Rito who will sire outstanding uniform calves. 41 PBC 707 1M F0203 # Blackbird of Volga SVR Rito F0203 Black 6111 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6111 #RR Rito Evocate Princess T 544 Churchill of Wye Blackbird of Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+2.2 I+18 I+28 I F0203 sired this Cow Bull. F0203 was a reference sire whose semen was sold by the American Angus Association and was used here. This mating capitalizes on the best maternal genetics from Emulation and Wye, combined with the power of F0203. Lot 41 will produce masculine bull calves, with muscle and fleshing ability, and feminine, fertile, maternally wedge shaped females. A daughter out of Lot 41 s mother and sired by Manning of Wye UMF sold for $15,000 at the 2017 Cotton Angus Production Sale. Lot 41 is a full Brother to Lots 5 and SVR Grant of Rose Commercial Bull 6248 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer Sinclair Blkbird 5P119 3E7 # N Bar Prime Time D #Sinclair Blackbird 3E7 1C3 37 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE S D Commercial 43 SVR Range Master * SVR Erica of Rose SVR Lodge Eric 6238 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6238 Lodge of Wye [RTF] 78 +Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B # OCC Homer 650H #+BAX Aspen Lady CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This dandy Heifer Bull will throw longevity and performance. We have no doubt he will be successful because his pedigree stacks our Foundation Females 04F3 and 844 with the predictability of OCC Homer and Lodge of Wye. He should sire moderate, fertile, functional females and hard knocking males. Lot 43 ratios 110 for Weaning Weight and 104 for Yearly Weight.

14 44 Lucy of Volga SVR Columbus Lou 6119 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Matson of Volga 2006 #Lucy of Volga 9401 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I-.8 I+0 I+1 I Like his flush brothers, this Heifer Bull exemplifies the blending of three of SVR s foundation gene pools. His dam, our 420 donor cow, blends Rito 149 with Emulation E31 into a can t miss package. 420 ratios 6/103 for WW and 4/104 for YW. Sired by Columbus, Lot 44 s pedigree brings to life some of the most influential proven pedigrees in Angus history. He s a flush brother to Lots 34, 45, and SVR Columbus Lou 6107 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Lucy of Volga Matson of Volga #Lucy of Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I-.8 I+0 I+1 I This Heifer Bull is a flush brother to Lots 34, 44 and Sinclair Moderation 2M KNM Miss Wix SVR Moderate Mr Wix 6214 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6214 N Bar Moderation N Bar Lady Ida X Cole Creek Juanada Gold 92P KNM Miss Wix CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This powerful Cow Bull also offers maternal softness and substance. His sire was selected as a breeding piece to eventually linebreed into our Lady Ida cow line, while offering some Rito influence. His dam has been a productive Cole Creek-bred daughter. He ratios 104 for Weaning Weight and 104 for Yearling Weight. 47 Alap of Wye UMF Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Alap Copeland 6127 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6127 Manning of Wye 74 #Alexina of Wye Umf Cedric of Wye UMF 8998 Copeland of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+9 I-1.0 I+14 I+13 I This Heifer Bull is a full brother to Canan of Wye UMF who was the high selling bull at the 2016 Wye Angus Bull Sale, purchased by David Freeman (who owned Alap). Lots 47, 28 and 75 form the most impressive set of flush brothers by Alap bred and raised by SVR. He should sire well-made, maternal, great-uddered females with longevity. You should buy them all to create a distinct line of top drawer replacement heifers. SVR Bulls CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Cow Bull was sired by our own herd bull and stacks Rito 149, Churchill of Wye and E31 in an outstanding phenotypical package. We really like Lot 3158 s progeny, or we wouldn t offer them for sale. Lot 48 s maternal grand sire is the legendary cow-making N Bar Shadow. Although Lot 48 should make wonderful cows, he has performance, since he ratios 103 for Weaning Weight. Don t miss him. CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+10 I-1.5 I+15 I+25 I This Heifer Bull is in the top 20% of the breed for CED, top 4% for Low Birth Weight, and top 1% of the breed for $EN. He should sire low maintenance, easy fleshing daughters with longevity and reproductive efficiency. His pedigree embodies our breeding philosophy. Veteran cowcalf producers know that Homer and his sons produce exceptional females, and often wish they had more Homer daughters in their herd. With Homer s death and his semen in short supply, Homer sons are hard to find. Hs bottom side includes one of the leading meat sires of all time - Rito 149. Lot 49 is a great choice to build long lived, fertile, efficient, range females. 50 SVR Grant of Rose SVR Pride of Rose SVR Rito Black Burgess 6155 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6155 Hundred Oaks Rito 78 Blackbird of Volga N Bar Shadow X4124 +BAX Aberdeen Bonnie SVR Hundred Rito Black SVR Burgess of Rose OCC Homer 650H # BAX Elaina Abigail SVR Homerun Barbaros 6103 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: OCC Focus 813F 55 +OCC Dixie Erica 816B 456 BAX Elite BAX Abigail Barbara Commercial Bull 6222 Birth Date: Bull Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: Octoraro Rito Octoraro Gammer *Sinclair Shadow Rider 9S34 BAX Mae Angelica ACT. IMF ACT. RE CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN S D Commercial. 51 SVR Rito Black Eric 6253 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6253 Hundred Oaks Rito 68 Blackbird of Volga #Candolier Forever 376 #+BAX Aspen Lady SVR Hundred Rito Black SVR Erica of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull s mother is a daughter of Candolier Forever 376, one of the breed s outstanding sires. Lot 51 combines the proven genetic power of the great female sires Rito 149 and Candolier Forever 376 with two powerful and prolific SVR Foundation Females, 740 and 844. Lot 51 will sire extremely efficient, long-lived, producing females and excellent sons.

15 52 RR Rito 707 # Octoraro Delia R R Rito 707 SVR Rito 707 Delia 6118 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6118 Rito N Bar 87 Eriskay of Rollin Rock Octoraro Intention 1 #Octoraro Delia CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+5 I+.3 I+15 I+17 I This possible Heifer Bull has an actual Birth Weight of 87. We purchased 52 as an embryo from Sam Wylie s Octoraro Angus. His mother, Octoraro Delia 723, stems from one of Sam s favorite maternal cow lines and embodied the traditional Bonsma shape. Lot 52 s sire is RR Rito 707, which gives him impressive muscle and bone. We believe he will sire heavy sons and produce broody, fertile, very maternal daughters. 53 SVR Columbus King 6102 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Bonanza of Wye #+Queen Mother of Wye 7829 Queen Mother of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-5 I+.6 I+0 I-6 I This Heifer Bull, sired by, is a truly priceless genetic package. He combines three of the most influential foundation females of the Wye program -- Matilda G, Colleen, and Blythe! His dam, Foundation Female 9141, has twenty sons serving in prestigious seedstock and commercial operations across the USA. We have retained eight of her daughters and two of her sons in our herd. One 9141 daughter, 10090, will soon become a favorite SVR donor. In our judgment, there will never again be an opportunity to obtain such a resource is a full brother to Lot OCC Broadside 876B BAX Alicia Queen SVR Broad King 6150 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6150 #DHD Traveler Revolution Rose of RR Aspen Colossal Queen M CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+5 I+.6 I+22 I+39 I This Heifer Bull should sire extremely efficient and longlived females and prepotent maternal sons. His dam, 784, is a Foundation Female and of prototypical Bonsma kind. She has eight daughters in our herd, and two sons who serve as our herd sires. Her sire, Paramont Ambush 2172, produced 270,000 units of semen for Select Sires, which completely sold out was one of the highest accuracy Pathfinder Sires, which helps provide uniformity as calves. Broadside calves have good thickness and length. Lot 54 daughters will be the kind to build a program around and his sons will be exceptional. SVR Bulls Dale and Betty Davis bred RR Rito 707 in their famous Rollin Rock herd. Rito 707 was the top yearling weight bull and the top-gaining bull with a gain ratio of 129 in the 1968 PIC Bull Test. He recorded an individual weaning ratio of 118 and an individual yearling ratio of 123. His first progeny test group recorded an average daily gain ratio of 111 and graded choice. His dam, Eriskay of Rollin Rock, recorded an individual weaning ratio of 108 on six calves, a progeny gain ratio of 112 on five head and a progeny yearly ratio of 112 on five head, all prior to the implementation of AHIR. His Weaning Weight EPD is nearly 40 pounds greater than the estimated average of his birth year and his Yearling Weight EPD is 70 pounds greater Quintes of Wye UMF SVR Erica of Rose SVR Quintes Eric 6151 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6151 Cyrus of Wye 82 Queen Mother of Wye UMF Billy of Volga 0601 SVR Erica of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE He s a Heifer Bull by pedigree, but with an 82 lb.. Lot 55 s sire, Quintes, is unusually thick... so thick that we nearly can t fit him into our chute. Lot 55 combines the historically proven genetics of Prince of Malpas and Blythe of Wye. Lot 55 s mother is making a strong contribution to our herd. Don t miss this bull. 56 Cole Creek Full Bore BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Fullbore Eric 6115 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6115 #Cole Creek Black Cedar 46P 75 #Cole Creek SG Jumboleen 76P 531 FWR Lady Viking 72.5 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+2.0 I+29 I+47 I A combination of power and finesse, Lot 56 is a Cow Bull. Full Bore calves have been customer favorites in past sales, going to some of our best customers. This one should be no different. While he should sire performance-type cattle for the feedlot, he has a solid maternal base through his mother, Foundation Female 844. His daughters should be soft, angular and structurally correct to cover territory and breed back over many years. Flushmate to Lot Quintes of Wye UMF SVR Quintes King 6194 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6194 Cyrus of Wye 83 Queen Mother of Wye UMF Burbank of Wye UMF 9446 Queen Mother of Wye UMF Queen Mother of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull concentrates the tremendous qualities of Foundation Female 9141 by breeding her outstanding son, Quintes of Wye, to her daughter our 90 cow. There s no doubt that Lot 57 will transmit the Queen Mother 9141 type, kind, and style with predictability and maternal excellence.

16 58 SVR Continued Pride 6177 [ DDP-OHP ] Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6177 Federal of Wye 77 Clova of Wye Umf Billy of Volga 0601 SVR Pride of Rose SVR Continued of Rose SVR Pride of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull has proven, predictable calving ease with plenty of performance. He ratios 99 for Birth Weight, 105 for Weaning Weight, and 101 for Yearling Weight! Here s an example of our breeding philosophy that outstanding individuals are produced by animals with decades of proven performance. 59 Lajos of Wye UMF Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Lajos Copeland 6130 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6130 Forceful of Wye 71 Lottie of Wye UMF Bartor of Wye Umf 5609 Copeland of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I This Heifer Bull prospect is a maternal brother to SVR Luthien Copeland 5144 purchased by Kemnitz Angus, Platte, SD last year. His sire, Lajos of Wye UMF, is out of the Lottie family, which includes the second greatest producer of Wye Four Ton Cows Luria of Wye. The biggest difference between Blythe and Luria Blythe produced only males and Luria produced only heifers. Lot 59 is another complete and nicely balanced animal that will improve your herd. SVR Bulls 60 Rito 707 of Ideal # SCC Enchantress 3F1 X SVR Rito 149 Enchanted 6126 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6126 #RR Rito Skymere of Ideal #Emulation N Bar 5522 #N Bar Enchantress CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+.1 I+17 I+31 I This Cow Bull is a son of one of the great animals produced by the Jorgensen family Rito 149. Rito 149 was an ABS Pathfinder Sire who ranked four times in the top ten for annual registrations as a leading performance sire of his generation. It is that type of historical performance that leads us to choose tried and true ET sires. Lot 60 is a son of 3F1, one of our most prolific Foundation Females from the N Bar Enchantress cow family. She has several sons serving Registered Angus breeders: SVR Revolution 3173 at Hyline Angus in Montana, SVR Revolution 4129 at Foos Angus in South Dakota, SVR XXP Enchanted 51 at Finks Beef Genetics in Kansas. SVR Cornerstone of Rose 1112 and SVR Revolution 4134 are making their mark in our own herd. 3F1 boasts an impressive WW ratio of 9 at 104 and YW ratio of 7 at 101. Rito 054 G D A R Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch bred Rito 054 GDAR. A blend of Rito and Wye genetics, Rito 054 weighed as a mature bull 2,430 pounds with a hip height of 59 inches. He had a weaning ratio of 123 and a yearling ratio of 122. Some of his notable daughters include Miss Wix 903 of McCumber, which produced VDAR New Trend 933; Miss Wix 303 of McCumber; Susanna of CH 3030, and Cedar Hills Blackbird Luckily, we were able to find semen on this outstanding animal. Four females and one son were produced from the flush, and we re offering the son in this sale. Rito 707 of Ideal Rito 707 of Ideal , also known as Rito 149, was a cornerstone performance sire of the Jorgensen herd. Living until 15 years of age, Rito 149 had weaning and yearling ratios of 102 and 103 with more than 2,200 daughters in production. At one time, he had more daughters achieving Pathfinder status than any other Angus bull. His progeny are really good. 61 Rito 054 GDAR # Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B SVR Rito 054 Edda 6109 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6109 #CSU Rito #Blackcap Forever 485 GDAR 549 #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Lady Ida X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+4 I+.8 I+21 I+33 I Rito 054 G D A R sired this Heifer Bull, who ratios 111 for WW and 109 for YW. His pedigree combines the grand O54 with the N Bar s Lady Ida family. Lot 61 has an interesting FAT EPD. Last fall, a staff member told us that rate of growth is directly correlated to a high FAT EPD the higher the FAT, the higher the growth rate and early maturing. It makes sense. Think of the fat fourth grader who grew into a strapping Nebraska Blackshirt. Lot 61 has three full sisters in our registered herd. He will bring balanced growth, maternal ability, and range adaptability to your herd, while siring high quality feeder calves. 15

17 62 SVR Continued Copeland 6169 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6169 Federal of Wye 77 Clova of Wye Umf Cedric of Wye UMF 8998 Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Continued of Rose Copeland of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull has an exciting, time-tested, proven pure Wye pedigree. He is double-bred to the Clova of Wye UMF 8044 cow, which is a Daughter of Churchill of Wye, the last calf raised by Colleen, Columbus mother. He will make productive females. We are building a rather large pod of daughters by his sire, BAX Embody * SVR Embody Black 62 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 62 #+OCC Emblazon 854E 83 #+BAX Aspen Lady *BAX Embody Sinclair Blkbird 8V58 H SVR Blkbird Ofrose 8V CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Well-Developed Heifer Bull is the son of Embody , a foundation of our herd. Because we liked Embody so much, we decided to breed him to one of his very efficient and easy keeping daughters who is backed by the length and power of N Bar Emulation EXT We have retained one daughter and sold all of his mother s sons in our sales. Lot 63 ratios 102 for Weaning Weight and 104 for Yearling Weight. 64 BAX Alicia Queen SVR Columbus King 6101 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Aspen Colossal Queen M CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I-.3 I+4 I+2 I This Heifer Bull should sire extremely efficient and longlived females and produce prepotent sons. BAX Alicia Queen is a Foundation Female, who is still in production at age 14. We have retained eight of her daughters, including one that has just been weaned into the replacement pen. Two of her sons serve as SVR herd sires. There is no doubt that his replacement heifers will work well and his sale calves will be top-notch. 65 Sinclair Express 6V SCC Enchantress 3F1 X SVR Express Enchanted 6117 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6117 N Bar Emulation Ext A N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F #Emulation N Bar 5522 #N Bar Enchantress CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I This Heifer Bull, a son of 3F1, one of our most prolific Foundation Females, will freshen heifers. 3F1 has several sons serving Registered Angus breeders: SVR Revolution 3173 at Hyline Angus in Montana (3173 sons were the high selling group for Hyline last year); SVR Revolution 4129 at Foos Angus in South Dakota; SVR XXP Enchanted 51 at Finks Beef Genetics in Kansas. Two of her sons, SVR Cornerstone of Rose 1112 and SVR Revolution 4134 work here at the ranch. 3F1 boasts an impressive WW ratio of 9 at 104 and YW ratio of 7 at 101! SVR Bulls Sinclair Express 6V BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Express Eric 6114 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6114 N Bar Emulation Ext A N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F FWR Lady Viking CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I We recommend using him on well-developed heifers or running age cows because of an actual birth weight of 84 lbs. Lot 66 s mother, the 844 Foundation Female, has an IMF ratio of 109/2 while his sire, Express 6V47, ratios 110 on his progeny. His daughters should make great brood cows and steers should grow and grade. 844 has sons by Emblazon, Candolier Forever 376, and Homer serving as herd sires in our registered herd and in several of our customers herds. 67 SVR Columbus King 6142 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: #Bonanza of Wye #+Queen Mother of Wye Queen Mother of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-5 I+.6 I+0 I-6 I Although a Heifer Bull by pedigree, he has an actual birth weight of 90 pounds out of a recipient cow. Lot 67, like his full brother, Lot 53, is a truly priceless genetic package combining three of the most influential foundation females of the Wye program - Matilda G, Colleen, and Blythe! His dam, Foundation Female 9141, has twenty sons serving in prestigious seedstock and commercial operations across the USA. We have retained eight of her daughters and two of her sons in our herd. One 9141 daughter, 10090, will soon become a feature SVR donor. In our judgment, there will never again be an opportunity to obtain such a treasure. 68 OCC Broadside 876B Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B SVR Broad Edda 6133 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6133 #DHD Traveler Revolution Rose of RR #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Lady Ida X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+9 I-.4 I+27 I+47 I This Heifer Bull is a result of the superb Broadside breeding. Many years ago, we saw the cross in the herd of Jim Stotts, who swore that it was a can t miss breeding. We ve bred Broadside several times to 5522 daughters and agree. We have retained daughters out of the dam of Lot 68 in our registered herd. Three sons, sired by OCC Eureka, Lodge of Wye, and Candolier Forever 376, form an impressive herd sire battery for us. A flushmate to Lot 25, this bull should add depth, fleshing ability, range adaptability, and thickness. 69 SVR Continued Black 6156 Birth Date: Bull * Tattoo: 6156 Federal of Wye 60 Clova of Wye Umf Billy of Volga 0601 Blackbird of Volga SVR Continued of Rose SVR Blkbird of Rose * CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This is a sure fire, sleep all night, Heifer Bull. His dam is a result of a half sib maternal mating to double up calving ease. Since he is in the top 1% for $EN, his calves should be easy keeping and easy fleshing. Federal and Churchill on his top side promise good carcass quality.

18 70 SVR Range Master * Lucy of Volga SVR Ranger 2051 Lou 6193 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X BAX Alicia Queen Lodge of Volga 0816 Lucy of Volga 09.5 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE We love this Heifer Bull s pedigree and are very confident he will make long-lived, productive females. His sire is a son of our 784 Foundation Female and is sired by our female-making Bush Ranger, the full brother to N Bar Shadow X4124. Lot 70 s dam is productive, sound, has a great udder, and will make the donor pen. 71 SVR Cornerstone Prime 6122 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: *Sinclair Emulation 5522 XP 71 +SCC Enchantress 3F1 X Dunlouise Cortachy Boy D137 [RDF] +Sinclair Primrose 7TD2 A14 34 SVR Cornerstone of Rose 1112 * Sinclair Primrose 9CB3 7TD CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This low Birth Weight and High $EN Heifer Bull will freshen heifers and make dandy replacements! His pedigree carries a large number of notable and foundation N Bar genetics known for making superior, long-lived, fertile, and adaptable females. We like the presence of the Primrose matriarch, N Bar Primrose Y3051, also known as the A14 cow, in his pedigree. A shot of Scotch helps with fleshing ability and carcass quality. SVR Bulls 74 Alap of Wye UMF Copeland of Wye UMF SVR Alap Copeland 6134 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6134 Manning of Wye 51 #Alexina of Wye Umf Cedric of Wye UMF 8998 Copeland of Wye UMF CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+9 I-1.0 I+14 I+13 I This Heifer Bull is a full brother to Canan of Wye UMF who was the high sale bull at the 2016 Wye Angus Sale. Lot 74 is a one of three impressive flush brothers sired by Alap and bred and raised at SVR. He should sire well made, maternal, great uddered females with longevity. This is a grand opportunity to evaluate and purchase three very consistent flush brothers Lots 28, and 47 and 74 to build excellent replacement heifers. 75 Lucy of Volga SVR Columbus Lou 6144 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Matson of Volga 2006 #Lucy of Volga CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I-.8 I+0 I+1 I This Heifer Bull is out of our 420 Foundation Female. She blends Rito 149 with Emulation E31 into a can t miss package. 420 ratios 6/103 for WW and 4/104 for YW. Sired by Columbus, 6144 s pedigree brings to life some of the most influential proven pedigrees in Angus history. Lot 75 is a flush brother to Lots, 44, and 45. To build superior females... buy them all. 72 SVR Range Master * SVR Enchantress 3F SVR RM 2066 Enchanted 6283 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6283 Billy of Volga Barbara of Volga #Candolier Forever 376 +SCC Enchantress 3F1 X CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE The dam of this Heifer Bull is a full sister to SVR Revolution 3173 pictured on the cover, who is working well for Hyline Angus Ranch. He s another example of our breeding philosophy that combining historically proven genetics will produce outstanding individuals. Here, we combine the best traits of Emulation and Wye into an outstanding animal. Lot 72 offers honest calving ease, long-lived maternal strength, and predictable performance. 73 BAX Alicia Queen SVR Columbus King 6141 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: Aspen Colossal Queen M 631 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I-.3 I+4 I+2 I Sired by, you ll not find a better package of maternal genetics. He ll also have some power, since he traces back to Camilla Chance 37T on the bottom side. Use him on well-developed heifers. 76 OCC Broadside 876B BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Broad Eric 6124 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6124 #DHD Traveler Revolution Rose of RR FWR Lady Viking CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+3 I+1.3 I+20 I+36 I We recommend him for use on well-developed heifers and running age cows. His dam is a Pathfinder and Broadside is his sire. He is a maternal brother to BAX Embody who has had a grand impact on our herd as well as many of our customers herds. Lot 76 should sire stout bulls and fertile feminine females. Past sale features have been his brothers sired by Homer and Emblazon. 77 SVR Continued Eric 6204 Birth Date: Bull Tattoo: 6204 Federal of Wye 65 Clova of Wye Umf # OCC Homer 650H #+BAX Aspen Lady SVR Continued of Rose SVR Erica of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE This Heifer Bull s phenotype is pure Bonsma-style. He is a sleep all night heifer bull who will sire extremely efficient and productive Bonsma-style replacement females with excellent fertility and longevity. His feeder calves will top the sales. 17

19 SVR Fall Pairs We re offering fifteen fall pairs that include bull and heifer calves. Beginning November 25, 2017, the mothers have been exposed to SVR Continued of Rose The calves will be DNA tested and registered before Sale Day. Watch our website for more details. 103 Beeler of Volga Sinclair Primrose 9CB3 7TD SVR Primrose 9CB Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 4574 Atomic of Volga 0811 Blackbird of Volga 0740 Dunlouise Cortachy Boy D137 [RDF] +Sinclair Primrose 7TD2 A14 62 N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A Fancy maternally backed young Cow! She combines the best of Wye and Emulation in one Pedigree! She is double-bred to Fabron, Colleen, Matilda G, multiple times to E31 and traces back to the very productive and well known Primrose Cow Family through the famous A14 cow! Wonderful young cow to build a herd around! Sells with a 90 lb. heifer calf born at side! 100 N Bar Emulation EXT # SVR Juanadaofrose E Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 4525 Indreland Juanada Anne #Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Primrose 2424 #DHD Traveler 6807 #IA Fore Viking N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I-1 I+3.1 I+33 I+54 I N/A N/A A proven cross of N Bar Emulation EXT out of our proven 6807 daughter E5403 stemming from the prolific Juanada cow family. She sells with a 90 lb. heifer calf born on Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X Sinclair Lady Ida 7O8 5PV SVR LadyIda of Rose7O Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 4528 # N Bar Emulation EXT #N Bar Enchantress 4908 Sinclair Buckaroo 401 +Sinclair Lady Ida 5PV38 B N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A This is a unique opportunity to have an own daughter of Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X16, the full brother to N Bar Shadow! This cow is backed by a very productive dam stemming from the N Bar Lady Ida cow family. She sells with a 90 lb. heifer calf born Sinclair Express 6V SVR LadyIda of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 55 SVR Range Lady Ida 2527/04F CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A This young cow should not leave the place; but we simply cannot keep them all! Her pedigree reads with as much foundation SVR genetics as any cow in the sale - Express, Lodge, and 04F3! She is deep and broody like her grand dam and long like her sire. He s a wonderful young mother with great teat and udder structure. She sells with a 75 lb. herd sire prospect born Friars of Wye Umf MH Dixie Erica S D Cow 5541 N Bar Emulation Ext A1747 N Bar Queen Mother SCC 2F11 Lodge of Wye [RTF] +Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B Birth Date: Cow Reg.No.Pdg. Tattoo: 5541 Favour of Wye Flora of Wye Umf 7750 #DHD Traveler 6807 Dixie Erica of CH 6053 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A A unique opportunity and product of our E.T. program. Own daughter of Howery Angus Ranch s 113 donor cow and sired by Friars of Wye! She calved easily, has a perfect teat and udder, great disposition and stayed with her calf. Sells with an 80 lb. bull calf born at side! 102 Candolier Forever 376 # BAX Aspen Lady # SVR Erica of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 4551 #Forever of Wye Barb 157 Forever EC FWR Lady Viking N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+2 I+.3 I+3 I+9 I N/A N/A Perhaps the only opportunity ever to purchase an own daughter of Candolier Forever 376 and our Foundation Female 844. She sells with a 95 lb. herd sire prospect born OCC Eureka 865E # SVR Burgess of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5563 BAX Aberdeen Bonnie #+OCC Backstop 888B #Blackbird of RR 1204 Viking Bonnie SAR CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+1 I+2.3 I+28 I+41 I N/A N/A A full sister and flushmate to our terrific herd sire SVR Range Master She s a tremendous young female, out of our Foundation Donor Cow 604. She and her 75 lb. daughter born on would be exceptional foundation animals. 18

20 107 SVR Stonewall of Rose SVR Erica of Rose S D SVR Erica of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5572 A young Stonewall cow that has a bright future and maternal pedigree to back her. She sells with an 80 lb. bull calf born on SVR Fall Pairs Octoraro Emulation 310 Lucy of Volga Evergreen Lodge 006T SVR Erica of Rose CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN I+11 I-2.5 I+16 I+18 I N/A ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A 111 SVR Stonewall of Rose SVR K BTY of Rose 5FA SVR K Bty of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5613 Octoraro Emulation 310 Lucy of Volga 0420 *BAX Embody Sinclair K Bty 5FA N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+7 I-.7 I+22 I+36 I N/A N/A Embody on Emulation is a proven cross and this one will be no different! She calved easily on the range as expected and is a wonderful mother. She sells with a 79 lb. bull calf at side! 108 SVR Stonewall of Rose SVR LadyIda of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5573 SVR Ladyida of ROSE04F S D Octoraro Emulation 310 Lucy of Volga Evergreen Lodge 006T +Sinclair Lady Ida 04F3 B154 CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN I+8 I-2.0 I+18 I+22 I N/A ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A A blending of Emulation and Wye to make a functional and sound forage female, tracing back to an own daughter of our Foundation Donor 04F3, Her sire, Stonewall, has left us many functional females with his E31 influence. She sells with a 75 lb. heifer born Sinclair Bush Ranger 9X SVR Range Pride SVR Pride of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5639 # N Bar Emulation EXT #N Bar Enchantress 4908 *BAX Magnitude Sinclair Pride 9MB3 6R CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A Rare opportunity to own a Bush Ranger daughter of Bush Ranger. She carries all the maternal style and influence as can be found in Emulation breeding! She sells with a 78 lb. heifer calf at side! 109 SVR Range Master 1201 * DDA Sandy SVR Sandy of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: *Coleman Rito BAX Alicia Queen DDA Dazeler 2E DDA Sandy CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A The mother of 5579 has done a wonderful job for us, and we think this young female will do the same for you. She is a moderate and efficient female carrying Rito influence! She sells with a dandy of a 65 lb. heifer born SVR Range Master 1201 * SVR Ida of Rose 5BT SVR Ida of Rose Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: *Coleman Rito BAX Alicia Queen #+OCC Emblazon 854E Sinclair Ida 5BT6 J CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A This powerfully made, calm female is a wonderful and attentive mother! Her dam continues to be a productive member of the herd at SVR! She sells with 72 lb. heifer born SVR Stonewall of Rose SVR GeorginaofRose [ OHP ] Birth Date: Cow Tattoo: 5589 SVR GEORGINAOFROSE8RL Octoraro Emulation 310 Lucy of Volga 0420 *BAX Embody Sinclair Memento 8RL63 74 N/A CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE I+5 I+.2 I+24 I+41 I N/A N/A A wonderfully made SVR Stonewall Daughter with great teat and udder and backed by our foundation herd sire BAX Embody She sells with a 69 lb. heifer calf born Cole Creek 1100 Black BAX Miranda Aspen SVR Erica of Rose Birth Date: Cow * Tattoo: 5651 Cole Creek Black Cedar 1100 #Cole Creek Junadacap 32S #+OCC Emblazon 854E BAX Aspen Lady CE EPD WW EPD YW EPD MILK $EN ACT. IMF ACT. RE N/A N/A This cow is out of our donor cow 113, which was very productive for us. Her sire, Cole Creek 1100 Black 782 has produced some excellent females for us. She has a 79 lb. herd sire candidate at her side. 19

21 Our Breeding Philosophy and EPDs. We became seedstock producers because we had become increasingly dissatisfied with the bulls purchased for our commercial herd. Too often the bulls were overly finished, melted during the breeding season, were structurally incorrect, and had to be sent to town after one breeding season. We got tired of buying new bulls, year after year. We wanted bulls that would last and produce high quality replacement heifers and feeder calves. So, we decided to enter the seedstock business. We began by breeding animals using EPDs and the recommendations of those wellschooled in the EPD system. Again, we were disappointed. The animals produced by running the numbers did not survive in the range environment and failed to produce quality replacement females. Sale prices for our feeder calves were, at best, average. As a result, we determined to learn from history, rather than to create or ignore it. We decided to use as breeding stock those animals that have many generations of high quality progeny. To select genetics that work in the range environment for the cow/calf producer, we studied the great herds. We asked outstanding Angus breeders about their herds, their breeding and their breeding philosophies. The answers were readily forthcoming and are displayed in our herd and these bulls. These SVR Bulls and their mothers are sired by great sires that have decades and generations of predictable performance. The old sires produced animals that meet our criteria and function extraordinarily well on the range and on forage. These older sires are proven, their breeders know what worked, and we have their history. Moreover, although moderate in frame, they were thick-bodied animals known for producing high quality carcass progeny. Emulation cattle provide unrivaled mothering ability, fertility, calving ease, superb teat and udder structure, survivability, adaptability and longevity in the ranch environment. Wye animals, which are original Aberdeen Angus, are highly maternal, transmit calving ease, have excellent carcass quality and marble on grass. Rito/Traveler transmits muscle, adds performance, helps carcass quality and provides gain. It is our judgment that over the last fifteen years, the industry has tended to ignore the traditional maternal Angus animal and the needs of the commercial cowcalf producers, has pushed it to be a feedlot animal, and uses the terminal EPD index -- $B - as its primary measure. We believe the industry has not yet developed indices that fully measure the traditional maternal aspects of the Angus breed - aspects that are critical to the performance of a cowherd. Thus, we use certain... not all... EPDs to validate our breeding. We strongly believe the terminal EPD index of $B does not provide an effective guide for the cow-calf producer. It does not measure reproductive ability, mothering qualities, teat and udder structure, longevity and the ability to succeed on the range. We re glad we have followed this process, because we believe recent events prove that the present EPD system using $B as its North Star may very well be inherently unreliable. 20

22 We submit that, on July 7, 2017, the EPD system was made suspect because the baseline of analysis was changed from an historical starting point of 1977 to a starting point (or baseline) of January 1, We have been advised that statistics from bulls born prior to 2010 have been essentially eliminated from the calculation of EPDs, especially $B. In other words, the new measures, including $B, focus upon sires born after We respectfully disagree with that decision. In our judgment, there is simply no way that a sire born after 2010 can be truly and adequately evaluated until generations of his progeny have been evaluated. We think the decision to essentially eliminate bulls born prior to 2010 in the calculation of EPDs is misplaced, as it ignores history and decades of performance and non-performance. The system may also be inherently unreliable because EPDs can be changed at any time. On July 7, some of the older, proven bulls had their $B EPD index drop by nearly 30%. Interestingly, before July 7, 2017, these bulls had the highest degree of accuracy, and were used successfully in many herds. If their pre-july 7 statistics... statistics with a supposed high degree of accuracy... can no longer be trusted, can any statistical analysis be trusted? More troubling is that some of the post-2010, new genetics bulls had nearly 10% fluctuations in $B values in just 100 days - from July 7, 2017 to October 23, This suggests that the EPDs of the unproven, post-2010, new genetics sires will fluctuate dramatically. Their impact will be unpredictable, at best, and may be potentially harmful. Only until they have produced generations of their own progeny can their statistics be deemed reliable. The following table, using the terminal index $B, illustrates the point: Reg. No. BD Pre 7/7 $B Post 7/7 $B Change % Change 10/23 $B Change 7/7 to 10/23 % Change / % % / % % / % % / % % / % % / % % / % % / % % Thus, we cannot, in good faith, market animals based solely upon EPDs. Rather, we believe that decades of proven performance, validated by certain EPDs, are a better measure. We prefer not to use terminal indices, such as $B. Such indices simply do not measure the adequacy of an animal for a cow-calf producer. We hope the reasons for our use of older genetics makes sense. We want to produce animals that will replicate themselves in the cow herds while producing profitable feeder steers and heifers. Decades of experience and the eye of the veteran cattleman trump terminal EPDs for the cow-calf producer. We look forward to seeing you on February 2,

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24 Spring Valley Ranch & Cattle, L.L.C th Avenue Bassett, NE Angus Bull Sale Friday, February 2, p.m. CST Burwell Livestock Market Burwell, NE Please bring this sale book to the sale.