16th AnnuAl Production SAle SundAy, MArch 4, :00 PM. Th e quality goes in before th e brand goes on. KAnSAS Bull development.

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1 Th e quality goes in before th e brand goes on SIMMENTAL & SIMANGUS 16th AnnuAl Production SAle SundAy, MArch 4, :00 PM KAnSAS Bull development. WAMego, KAnSAS Brooks Simm ental. Diamond D Simm ental. Schaake Farms Mid-Am Genetics. Marple Farms. Parsons Livestock LLC

2 The Brand for INTEGRITY - PERFORMANCE - EXCELLENCE Welcome to our sixteenth annual Gold Bullion Bull Production Sale! Just as in the past the sale will be held at the Kansas Bull Development on Onaga Road northeast of Wamego, KS on Sunday March 4th, Since its beginning in 2002, the Gold Bullion group has always operated with the goal of providing elite Simmental Genetics to both commercial and fellow purebred breeders through artificial insemination and embryo transfer. Although some of the members have changed over the years, the same attention to detail and pursuit of perfection continues on. Our goal as a group is not only to provide breed leading Simmental genetics, but also to build a relationship and partnership with our customers. We take pride in trying to be more than just a face on sale day, but instead be a resource for your livestock operation throughout the year(s). Our yearling bulls are developed on a mixed ration with a target of 3/lb/d gain. We also offer a set of 18 month Fall Yearling bulls that you will find in lots These fall bulls are developed on grass with minimum supplement through the summer months resulting is lighter yearling weights. All bulls will sell with a breeding soundness exam, have tested negative for PI-BVD, and were vaccinated for Lepto-Vibrio. All Sim-Angus bulls are non-carries of Arthrogryposis (Curly Calf Syndrome) and are non-carries of Neuropathis Hydrocephalus (by pedigree or DNA test). Ultrasound data for carcass traits are also included in the catalog as well. This is a video auction and the bulls will not enter the ring to sell, so please take the time to evaluate them ahead of time. If unable to attend sale day bulls will be on display the day before the sale or anytime at the KBD by appointment, as we always enjoy visiting one on one. Bulls are cataloged in sale order and are grouped by sires and/ or similar pedigrees for your convenience. We encourage you to visit our website for more information about each individual breeder and for videos of the bulls at Thank you to all our returning customers for your loyalty and trust in our breeding programs! For potential new customers, thank you for taking the time to review our offering and for your interest in the Gold Bullion Bull Sale and we look forward to seeing you the first Sunday in March!

3 16th Annual Production Sale Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Kansas Bull Development, Wamego, KS Location Kansas Bull Development is located 4 miles east of Wamego on Hwy. 24; then 6.5 miles north on the Onaga Road. Watch for signs! Sale Schedule Saturday Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m. Bulls on display 10:00 a.m. Coffee and coffee cake 11:30 a.m. Complimentary Lunch 1:00 p.m. SALE Auctioneer: Col. Garren Walrod Sale Staff/Livestock Press Andrew Sylvester - Kansas Stockman Guy Peverley - The Stock Exchange Ron Hinrichsen - Independent Accommodations Wamego Inn & Suites - Hwy. 24 & Lilac Lane Wamego, KS Please call if you need help with your travel arrangements. Insurance Insurance will be provided by Jensen Livestock Agency. Shelia Jensen We highly recommend purchasing insurance if you do not take your bull on sale day, as cattle become the property of the buyer at the end of the sale. Pick-Up Discount/Volume Discounts/After Sale/Delivery A $50 per bull discount is available to buyers who take their bull purchases home sale day. We will feed all other bulls free until April 1 and then $2.50 per day for up to May 1, Bulls should be picked up by May 1, Bulls will be delivered free up to 100 miles from Wamego. We will work with you on economical delivery beyond that point. Volume Discounts - You will receive 5% discount if you purchase 3 or more bulls. Announcements Announcements made sale day and/or from the auction block during the sale, take precedence over printed material. Anyone attending this sale attends at their own risk. Sale staff, hosts, and/or their representatives or employees will not be responsible for any personal injury or damage to any attendee or his/her property. Sale Day Phone Numbers Ralph Brooks Cassidy Swicegood Darren Drake Scott Schaake Troy Marple Ryan Bodenhausen Garrett Parsons Sale Terms and Conditions All animals sell under the terms and conditions set forth by their representative breed association. Health/Management All bulls have received IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, 7-way blackleg; and at least two rounds of Ivermectin or Dectomax (for internal and external parasites). In addition, the bulls were vaccinated with Spirovac VL5 (new Lepto-Hardjo + four other strains). All bulls were tested for brucellosis, and all bulls tested negative for PI/BVD. The fall bulls will have lower growth and carcass numbers as they were produced on grass until July and then brought along slowly. Bulls/Fertility Guarantee All bulls were fertility tested by Vincent Traffas DVM, Manhattan, Kansas, and sell as guaranteed sound breeders for 4 breeding seasons. This guarantee does not include loss due to abuse, neglect, illness and/or acts of God (lightning, flood, etc.). We recommend retesting of bulls before pasture turn out. We also strongly recommend death insurance. Please refer to our Four Season Breeding Guarantee on page 4. Contact any Gold Bullion member with questions. Semen Interest Each owner is retaining1/3 semen interest in all bulls unless otherwise announced. For most commercial programs, this will not interfere with the natural service use of the bull. It means that the breeder may want to arrange with the buyer to collect semen on a bull. Or, in the case that the bull proves to be a superior sire, and the buyer and/or breeder market semen on a bull, the breeder would share in 1/3 of the profit and get semen at cost. Catalog Preparation Catalog prepared by: Peverley Productions (785) Pictures by: Melissa Schaake On Line Phone Bids If you are unable to be at the sale it will be broadcast live on DVAuction. Make sure you call ahead to register for your online bidding. To bid go to Gold Bullion Production Sale 1

4 The Value of Performance Simmental and SimAngus bulls can easily add lbs. to weaning weights in British based cowherds, and their progeny will perform well in the feed yard and on the rail if you retain ownership until harvest. In addition, females from Simmental and SimAngus sired calves would make great replacements, especially when the females are Simmental x British crosses. Using current calf prices, a bull that sires an average of 25 calves per year for 4 years and adds 30 lbs. average weaning weight per calf at $150/100 lbs. would be worth at least $4,500 more than the price of a bull that adds no additional weight at weaning. You can do the math if they add more weaning weight than 30 lbs. and sell for a higher price than this example. For producers who keep replacement females and retain ownership through the feedlot of all steers and heifers not kept for replacements, the ASA All Purpose Index (API) does a great job of identifying potential value differences among bulls. For example, a bull with an API of 130 would be worth $30 more per calf than a sire with an API of 100. Using these two example API values, if a bull produces 30 calves per year for 4 years, the value difference between these two bulls is $3,600! Benefits of Crossbreeding Capitalizing on heterosis by crossbreeding is a very valuable tool in beef cattle production. Probably the most significant and long term study of heterosis was conducted by the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Nebraska. That study showed that 80 crossbred cows producing crossbred calves are as economical in life cycle production as 100 straight bred cows raising straight bred calves! This 20% bonus in efficiency starts with the increased fertility of crossbred cows, which is followed by increased vigor and hardiness of the newborn calves. Crossbred cows producing crossbred calves wean a higher percentage of calf crop and the calves are heavier. This carries over to increased performance of the calves in the feedlot. Crossbred calves also usually sell for higher prices. In addition to all of these advantages, longevity of crossbred cows is also increased, which means that more heifers can be sold or finished in a feedlot rather than kept for replacements. Using Gold Bullion Simmental and SimAngus bulls on Angus based cows or other British breeds to create Simmental crossbred feeder calves and replacements is a great way to capitalize on heterosis. SimAngus (Angus or Red Angus) crossbred calves and replacement females are second to none as either feeder calves or replacement females! Research at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center shows that Simmental and Angus breeds rank first or second among Continental and British breeds, respectively, in nearly all traits studied. Using SimAngus bulls (1/2 or 3/4) on SimAngus females capitalizes on approximately 85% of the heterosis obtained from a threebreed rotational crossbreeding program. This is also a very convenient system because a producer does not have to have different pastures for different breeds of bulls. This system also stabilizes a herd at approximately 50% Continental x 50% British breeding. In addition, SimAngus bulls have an advantage in longevity. Ultrasound Measurements Explained Fat Thickness - measured at the 12th-13th rib and reported in inches. Most of the fat thickness measurements on these bulls are in a very desirable range; which means they have some fat Ultrasound Measurements Explained Ribeye Area - measure at the 12th-13th rib and reported in square inches. REA is an important component of the USDA yield grade determinations of beef carcasses. Larger ribeyes result in more desirable yield grade numbers and a higher percent of the carcass as trimmed retail product. Yearling bulls should have at least 1.1 square inchest/100 lb. of live weight, and larger ribeye areas are generally more desirable. However, extremely large ribeyes (> 1.3 square inches/100 lb. of live weight) are not necessarily desirable. %Intramuscular Fat - percentage of Intramuscular Fat, (%IMF) measured in a longitudinal scan of the ribeye muscle from the 11th to the 13th rib. It is a measure of marbling, which is the primary factor that determines USDA quality grade of carcasses. %IMF values for yearling Simmental bulls generally fall in the range of 2.0 to 4.5%. Yield Grade - EPDS for Yield Grade are calculated from ultrasound measurements. YG is the USDA grading system for determining % meat yield differences among carcasses. USDA yield grades are numbered 1-5, with 1 representing a very muscular, trim carcass with a high % meat yield; and a 5 representing a very fat, light-muscled carcass with a low % meat yield. Yield grades can be calculated to the nearest 10th, such as 2.5, 3.9, etc. The average range for Simmental sired progeny would be about EPDs - values above or below breed average cover, but are not fat. 2 Gold Bullion Production Sale CE BW WW YW MCE MM MW CW YG MB BF REA API TI Calving Ease - % unassisted births from two-year old heifers. Example: For a CE EPD of 15, one would expect 10% more unassisted births than for a bull with an EPD of 5. Birth Weight - pounds of birth weight Weaning Weight - pounds of weaning weight due to growth. Yearling Weight - pounds of yearling weight due to growth. Maternal CE - % unassisted births from calving daughters. Maternal Milk - pounds of weaning weight due to dam s milk. Maternal WW - pounds of weaning weight due to dam s milk and growth. Carcass Weight - pounds of carcass weight. Yield Grade - tenths of a yield grade. Marbling - percent of marbling score or %IMF Back Fat or Rib Fat - inches of carcass back fat thickness. Ribeye Area - square inches of ribeye All Purpose Index - $ per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario. Terminal Index - $ per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. This will be a video auction only, no bulls will be in the ring

5 Four Season Breeding Guarantee Bulls sell with a four breeding season guarantee on feet and semen. Full credit will be issued in the first breeding season (6 months) if a problem relating to bad feet or semen is experienced credit issued will equal the purchase price minus the salvage value. Credit reduces 25% of that value for each breeding season completed. Feet will be covered for unsoundness not caused by illness, foot rot, or other bulls. A vet statement listing the condition of the bull to verify the problem with the bull is required to receive credit. We reserve the right to semen check the bull before issuing credit. We are confident in our bulls and the service they will provide! Please contact any member of our group if you have any questions regarding this policy. We believe in our bulls and want you, our customers to be as productive and profitable as possible. Please contact any Gold Bullion member with questions or for more details! Need Help Marketing Your Stock? Let us help. Good Bulls produce Good Babies. We want to bring Good Business people together to assist with placing your calves. We want your Good Babies! Please contact us to help with marketing your Gold Bullion sired calf crop! Brooks Simmental Diamond D Simmental Ralph Brooks and Cassidy Swicegood Calvin and Mary Louise Drake Ph: Phone: Cell: cdrake@interkan.net ralphbrooks13@gmail.com Darren and Adryanna Drake Ph: ddrake17@yahoo.com Schaake Farms Scott and Kandi Schaake Marple Farms Ph: Troy and Nicole Marple Cell: Phone: Cell: schaakek@gmail.com t.marple@crosscountrygenetics.com Mid-Am Genetics Parsons Livestock Ryan & Kayla Bodenhausen Garrett & Marka Parsons Ph: Phone: ryan.bodenhausen@southeastselectsires.com glparsons@hotmail.com Can t make the sale? Watch it LIVE and bid in real-time on DVAuction. sign up at Gold Bullion Production Sale 3

6 Yearling Bulls Lot 1 Lot 2 1 Brooks Pay Weight E /02/17 Tattoo: E361 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Basin Payweight 006S Basin Payweight AR O Lass 7017 TNT Top Gun R244 SFI Betty Sue Y85T SFI Miss Betty Lou This will be one of the first bulls to catch your eye. He is out of our top donor cow, SFI Betty Sue. He is stout, deep, thick, wide with lots of muscle. He ranks in the top 5% for WW, top 3% for YWT, top 4% for MB (ratioed 129), top 15% for API and top 3% for TI. This is definitely herd sire quality. Lot M4 Horsepower 756E /27/17 Tattoo: 756E Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN GAR Progress GAR Momentum GAR Big Eye 1770 Hooks Shear Force 38K KSU Miss Shear Force 6Z KSU Miss Invasion 12X M4 Enforcer 755E /22/17 Tattoo: 755E Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN GAR Progress GAR Momentum GAR Big Eye 1770 Hooks Shear Force 38K KSU Miss Shear Force 6Z KSU Miss Invasion 12X Owned by: Marple Farms Herd sire Deluxe!! These two bulls truly are Unique. We were so intrigued by their genetic potential that we have genomically enhanced their EPDs with GGP-HD. No other bull in the entire Simmental database can rival their combination of Marbling/REA/API/TI. They have both jumped through every hoop and have exceeded our expectations every time. *Horsepower is an impressive individual from every angle, and scanned off the charts: ratioing 121 for IMF & 108 for REA. He ranks in the top 1% for 4 traits- Marbling/REA/API/TI *Enforcer puts a 67# actual B.W. together with an impressive Y.W. and measured with a huge S.C. he to scanned well ratioing 109 for IMF & 103 for REA. He ranks in the top 1% for 5 traits- Milk/Marbling/REA/API/TI. *To top it all off both bulls have incredibly good dispositions Owned by: Marple Farms Flush brother to Lot 2. 4 Gold Bullion Production Sale

7 4 SFI Perception E11Z /26/17 Tattoo: E11Z Black/Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr CCF Vision GCF Miss Elsa N Bar Emulation EXT SFI Miss Kate Z11 SFI Miss Holly NA Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. A member of the team that made up our Denver pen. He certainly has all the bells and whistles! Big top, excellent performance built into a sound attractive package. I promise you will want to keep every daughter he produces because his mother has become one of our favorites. Yearling Bulls Lot 6 Lot 4 6 M4 Value 760E /15/17 Tattoo: 760E Homo Black/Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above BC Lookout 7024 SFI Miss Behold SFI Kandi s Best U03M Owned by: Marple Farms Flush brother to Lot 5. Muscle, shape, width, dimension are all terms that fit M4 Value. If you need to put a shot of any of these into your next calf crop take a long hard look at Lot 6. He scanned great and gained over 4 lbs/day. Buy with confidence in him and his brother. Out of one of our best cow families. 5 SFI Approval 758E /10/17 Tattoo: 758E Black/Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above BC Lookout 7024 SFI Miss Behold SFI Kandi s Best U03M NA Owned by: Marple Farms SFI Approval was the talk of Denver. His unique body shape, muscular build and exceptional skeleton makes him a one of a kind sire. Add to this is soft hair coat, and scan figures that suggest both muscle and marbling places him in the category of a potential herd sire. Lot 5 Gold Bullion Production Sale 5

8 Yearling Bulls Lot 7 Lot 9 7 GPAR Essential /20/17 Tattoo: E146 Black/Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above SAV Brilliance 8077 SFI/GPAR Ms Lil Twinkle SFI Miss Holly Owned by: Parsons Livestock What an exceptional individual! To say we are excited to have a creature like this is an understatement. Essential is designed like good cattle should be; sound, stout, and good looking. He is backed by a cow family whose genetics run deep in our herd and a sire that won both Kansas City and Louisville. His scan figures are solid. Study closely as the possibilities are endless. 9 Brooks Bruiser E /28/17 Tattoo: E367 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/4 SM 3/4 AN SAV Bismarck 5682 SAV Bruiser 9164 SAV Miss Bobbie 7463 SAV Prosperity 9131 Brooks Miss Prosperity Y Brooks Miss Super Star An ET full brother to lot 49. The Bruiser cattle are thick and deep with sound feet and legs. this bull ranks in the top 25% for CE, top 10% for WWT, top 5% for YWT. His sire ranks in the top 5% for reduced feed intake, toip 1% dor ADG, top 1% for feed efficiency, top 1% for total profit and top 1% for maternal index. 8 Brooks Bruiser E /01/17 Tattoo: E371 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Bismarck 5682 SAV Bruiser 9164 SAV Miss Bobbie 7463 Triple C Invasion R47K Brooks Miss Wabash Miss Kansas K 11G This is an easy bull to pick out. He is a big, stout, deep bodied bull with plenty of muscle. He is Genomic tested and parentage confirmed with enhanced EPD s. This bull is capable of working as a herd sire in a seedstock program. He ranks in the top 25% of the breed for CE, top 25% YW, top 20% for API and the top 30% for TI. His sire SAV Bruiser ranks in the top 5% for reduced feed intake, top 1% for feed efficiency, top 1% for total profit and the top 1% for maternal index. Testimonial Our family has been buying Gold Bullion bulls every year for the last 15 years.we were very pleased in the beginning with the weight gain of our calves but maybe the biggest asset is the improvement of our cow herd. Every year with keep the very best heifers and breed back to the top end bulls. Those calves continually top the market on sale day. Justin Krug 6 Gold Bullion Production Sale

9 Yearling Bulls Lot 10 Lot SFI Scale Buster E78B /18/17 Tattoo: E78B Black/Polled Purebred SM Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr TR Hammer 308A ET SVF/HS Expecting A Dream JM Ol Steel Y50 SFI Miss Steal N Hearts SFI Miss X H78F Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. Power bull deluxe!! Extra length, body mass and a abundance of red meat has allowed SFI Scale Buster to perform at the highest level. What makes him unique is his perfect feet and legs that set underneath a power house like this. Be sure to study him closely. 12 M4 Integrated 752E /05/17 Tattoo: 752E Homo Black/Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN TNT Tuition U238 W/C United 956Y Miss Werning 956W SS Goldmine L42 Ruby s Golden Girl X50 SSFS Sunderman s Ruby Owned by: Marple Farms Flush brother to Lots 13 & Mid-Am MC Hammer 101E /14/17 Tattoo: 101E Black/Polled Purebred SM Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr TR Hammer 308A ET SVF/HS Expecting A Dream SS Ebonys Grandmaster SFI Miss Masterpiece SFI Little Lovin S13N Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics If you are looking for a bull to push your weaning weights up and add a dose of average daily gain to your calf crop look no farther than 101E. This bull has impressed me every step of the way from being our heaviest weaning weight bull to being the highest average daily gain bull on test! 101E ranks in the Top 10% for ADG and REA, Top 15% for YW and Top 20% for WW and CW. He also had a 108 ratio for YW and a 104 ratio for REA. His young dam is going to be a focal point of our operation for years to come. SFI Miss Masterpiece - Dam of Lot 11 Gold Bullion Production Sale 7

10 Yearling Bulls Lot 13 Lot M4 Consolidated 753E /06/17 Tattoo: 753E Homo Black/Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN TNT Tuition U238 W/C United 956Y Miss Werning 956W SS Goldmine L42 Ruby s Golden Girl X50 SSFS Sunderman s Ruby M4 Unanimous 765E /25/17 Tattoo: 765E Black/Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN TNT Tuition U238 W/C United 956Y Miss Werning 956W SS Goldmine L42 Ruby s Golden Girl X50 SSFS Sunderman s Ruby Owned by: Marple Farms These 3 flush brothers might best be described as the Cowboy Kind. All 3 are big, stout, thick beef bulls. *Integrated has been one of our favorites from day 1, he was our heaviest at weaning & yearling and gained over 4.5#/ day on test, he is full of performance and comes in an attractive black baldy package. *Consolidated is a solid black more moderate version of his brother. He is big topped, big hipped, and packed clear full of red meat. He scanned with over a 16 REA. *Unanimous is a solid black younger version of his 2 brothers. But what he lacks in age he makes up for in muscle shape. He is the most powerfully shaped expressively muscled of the 3. I think he is just going to get better & better the older he gets. 15 Brooks Iron Hide E /10/17 Tattoo: E314 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Remington Lock N Load54U ACW Ironhide 395Y DKF Miss New Deal 205P SAV Brilliance 8077 Brooks Brilliance A32 SFI Betty Sue Y85T This white faced guy catches your eye quickly. Moderate framed with plenty of muscle. He has high calving ease ranking in the top 20%, and BW is in the top 15%. Use him to down frame those bigger cows. 16 Brooks Brilliance E /10/17 Tattoo: E318 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Bismarck 5682 SAV Brilliance 8077 SAV Blackcap May 5270 CNS Dream On L186 Brooks Miss Dream Y278 Miss Kansas K 11G This is an ET full brother to lot 54. He is a big bodied, structurally correct bull with high calving. He ranks in the top 15% of the breed for CE, top 10% for MB and top 25% for API. 8 Gold Bullion Production Sale

11 Yearling Bulls Lot 17 Lot SFI Settler E /07/17 Tattoo: E04 Black/Polled Purebred SM SFI Settler E /07/17 Tattoo: E05 Black/Polled Purebred SM CNS Dream On L186 WS Pilgrim H182U WS Marla 276M Mr Hoc Broker SFI Enchanting Lady SFI Look At Me W35S Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. A pair of brothers that continue to prove that the Pilgrim x SFI Enchantment mating is as good as any in the Simmental breed. These bulls have some extra frame with abundance of power. If your needs include either heavier calves to sell or high quality replacement daughters, I m confident these brothers will meet your requirements. 19 SFI Prospector E2A /29/17 Tattoo: E2A Black/Polled Purebred SM Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr CCF Vision GCF Miss Elsa SVF Dream Master T50 SFI Miss Two Timen SFI Miss Too Sweet N85K Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. The dam of SFI Prospector produced a top seller last year that resides at Seward Cattle Company of Colorado. After you inspect this prospect chances are she may do it again. This extra good looking baldy is not only smooth made and perfect on his feet and legs, but his muscular shape compliments a 16 REA that ultra sound revealed. His mom will find her way to our donor program. Lot 19 Gold Bullion Production Sale 9

12 Yearling Bulls Lot 20 Lot M4/HPC Cowboy Up 748E /02/17 Tattoo: 748E Homo Black/Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z CCR MS 4045 Time 7322T SAV Bismarck 5682 CVLS Savannah 515C CVLS Savannah 204Z Owned by: Marple Farms/Hidden Pines Cattle Cowboy Cut sons have been extremely well received. Cowboy Up is as complete as any. He started with a 79# actual B.W. & has a great set of EPD s across the board. He is moderate in his build, yet packed clear full of muscle. He scanned with over a 16 REA. Gained almost 4.5#/day and has a near perfect disposition. 21 GPAR Exclusive /27/17 Tattoo: E104 Black/Polled Purebred Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z CCR MS 4045 Time 7322T 3C Macho M450 BZ SFI Miss Unique SFI MS K55H Power Stroke Owned by: Parsons Livestock These two ET brothers have an exciting future as herd sires. There pedigree includes cowboy cut, macho, and power stroke; which are some of the greatest Simmental genetics that have stood the test of time. Exclusive has the power, structure, and build to make an impressive herd sire and backs this with a solid set of growth and epd figures. Both bulls rank in the top 25% of the breed in 8 different EPD traits. SFI Miss Unique - Dam of Lots 21 & GPAR Distinctive /25/17 Tattoo: E133 Black/Polled Purebred Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z CCR MS 4045 Time 7322T 3C Macho M450 BZ SFI Miss Unique SFI MS K55H Power Stroke Owned by: Parsons Livestock Full ET brother to lot 21. A bull that posted higher growth figures than his brother and ranks in the top 2% of the breed for TI, top 1% for MWW, and top 3% for Milk. A dual-purpose sire deluxe. Buy both brothers to create solid uniform calf crop that will press the scales down at weaning and leave you with a set of replacement that will make the neighbors jealous. These brothers can do it all!!! 10 Gold Bullion Production Sale

13 Lot Mo. Old Bulls 25 Brooks Look Out D /01/16 Tattoo: D16 Black/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN BC Lookout 7024 Brooks Look Out SFI Betty Sue Y85T Duff New Edition 6108 Brooks Valentine Edition SFI Valentines Secret This is a long bodied bull with great eye appeal. He ranks in the top 35% for WW and the top 35% for YWT. 23 Mid-Am Bacardi 704D /01/16 Tattoo: 704D Black/Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z CCR MS 4045 Time 7322T SS Ebonys Grandmaster Mid-Am Miss Kahlua Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics 704D was our Cover Boy for our early sale advertising and rightfully so. This bull is one of the most physically impressive herd sires we have ever offered. He is long, ultra-attractive, big topped and extremely sound structured. Last year we sold a full brother that was the top selling fall bull, and 704D is even more unique. We put a large emphasis on fertility and Bacardi s dam is bred back for her 5th calf with only 5 units of semen. Extra age and weight should allow him to cover more cows. This guy is the real deal! 26 Mid-Am Wikileaks 154D /01/16 Tattoo: 154D Black/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Brilliance 8077 PVF Insight 0129 PVF Missie 790 CNS Dream On L186 Diamond D Do P 13U Diamond-D BJ P29P Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics 154D s dam calved this spring again at 10 years old. She has remained very youthful, has picture perfect feet and excels for fertility making her a great representation of the cows we strive to produce in our program. We also have 2 full sisters to 154D in production and we couldn t be more pleased with their udder structure and milking ability. 154D ranks in the Top 1% of the breed for REA and Milk, making him versatile whether your operation is looking to retain females or you feed your cattle out. Heterozygous Black. 24 Brooks Singletary D /05/16 Tattoo: D14 Homo Black/Homo Polled Purebred Hooks Shear Force 38K Triple C Singletary S3H Lucas Josie 19K Triple C Invasion R47K Brooks Miss Wabash Miss Kansas K 11G Look at this bull! I have sold four other ET full brothers to him. Two are working in registered herds and the other two are in a large commercial herd in Texas. Use him on mature cows and watch his calves grow. He ranks in the top 35% for WW, top 20% for MCE, top 10% for MB, top 35% for API and the top 20% for TI. Thank You to our meal sponsors! FOR ANIMALS. FOR HEALTH. FOR YOU. Gold Bullion Production Sale 11

14 Brooks Redemption D /05/16 Tattoo: D123 Black/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR Brooks Redemption D /15/16 Tattoo: D32 Black/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR Brooks Redemption D /15/16 Tattoo: D22 Red/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR Beckton Nebula P P707 Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 JYJ MSJolene W16 CNS Dream On L186 Brooks Miss Super Star Miss Kansas K 11G 18 Mo. Old Bulls Yearling Bulls Three ET full brothers. Lot 27 & 28 are black and lot 29 is red. These are deep bodied bulls and full of red meat. With the red angus in them it adds another shot of heterosis. They rank in the top 25% of the breed for CE, top 30% for low BW, top 20& for API and the top 25% for TI. These are do everything bulls. Lot Brooks Aboard E /01/17 Tattoo: E305 Red/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR Brooks Aboard E /04/17 Tattoo: E311 Red/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR WS All-Around Z35 WS All Aboard B80 WS Little Sister W37 Beckton Halfmann Hustler Pelton Miss Keri 1105Z BUF CRK Pineta W Red ET full brothers. These are true heifer bulls, They rank in the top 3% of the breed for CE and the top 1% for low BW, They will make good all around bulls as their API ranks in the top 2% of the breed. 32 Mid-Am Habanero 13E /11/17 Tattoo: U13E Red/Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AR Lacy Gold Bar 8123 Bieber Hard Drive Y120 Bieber Laura 158W CNS Dream On L186 Diamond D Do P 13U Diamond-D BJ P29P Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics We have wanted to dip our toe in the Red SimAngus market for a while now and no better time as red cattle are in high demand and more popular than ever. Sired by the hard to get Bieber Hard Drive, this bull has a well-balanced set of EPDs with no holes or extremes. His full sister is a farm favorite for not only her phenotype but her attitude and personality as well. U13E is a maternal brother to Lot Gold Bullion Production Sale

15 Yearling Bulls Lot 33 Lot SFI High Rewards E35W /01/17 Tattoo: E35W Black/Polled Purebred SM WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above 3C Macho M450 BZ SFI Look At Me W35S KSU Classy Cat 35S Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. The Bottomline cattle are well received by both purebred and commercial breeders alike. They are the kind of cattle that do so many things correctly, including vigor at birth, excellent growth and the ultra sound results suggest extra marbling. This bull comes from a time tested dam and I m confident he will meet the needs for the most critical breeders. 34 SFI/MCCR Bottoms Up /05/17 Tattoo: E32 Black/Polled Purebred SM WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above Mr Hoc Broker SFI Enchanting Lady SFI Look At Me W35S Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. Its hard to stack anymore muscle and power into a package as correct and balanced as what s found in SFI/MCCR Bottoms up. This mating is predictable and should leave behind some high quality replacements and even a few show steers that can be sold to the kids in the county. SFI KSU Ms Bewitched - Dam to several bulls in sale! 35 SFI Power Wagon E37Z /04/17 Tattoo: E37Z Black/Polled Purebred SM WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above TNT Top Gun R244 SFI KSU Ms Bewitched SFI Miss Beloved N13D Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. If you are needing a baldy bull that can increase weaning weights, improve muscling and consistently improve yield grades then your search may be over here. This bull is massive and built like a bomb shelter! Gold Bullion Production Sale 13

16 Lot 36 Yearling Bulls 38 Mid-Am Clearer Image /09/17 Tattoo: 902E Black/Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Dikemans Sure Bet TJ Sharper Image 809U TJ Miss Bando S27 GCF Mr Amigo Mid-Am Senorita Chyna Rew Chyna Doll W Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics This Homozygous Polled Sharper Image son should help moderate cow frame size while still optimizing growth at weaning as he ranks in the Top 10% for WW EPD. He also ranks in the top 4% for Docility and has a very laid-back attitude to match. 902E is super deep sided, soggy middled, sound structured and moderate framed. Furthermore, his double-digit CE combined with his breed leading growth make this Sim-Angus bull very valuable to any commercial operation. 36 SFI/MCCR All In /19/17 Tattoo: E33 Homo Black/Polled Purebred SM CNS Pays To Dream T759 LLSF Pays To Believe ZU194 LLSF UraBabyDoll U194 SS/PRS High Voltage 244X SFI Miss Stroke Of Love SFI Luvy Duvy X13N Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. I love this mating and full sibs are found in North Carolina and Canada. Both sides of his pedigree are excellent! Plus his extra good looks are complimented by a perfect set of feet and legs along with plenty of product. Top it off, he has excellent scan figures and balanced progeny differences. The total package! 39 M4 Weigh Up 764E /25/17 Tattoo: 764E Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Basin Payweight 006S Basin Payweight AR O Lass 7017 JM Ol Steel Y50 M4 MS Hard Drive B45 SFI MissFinal Drive Z45P Owned by: Marple Farms Here is a hard to find Payweight son with a unique pedigree & rock solid EPD s. Weigh Up is a Beef Bull with plenty of rib & muscle in a very complete structurally correct package. To top it all off he has a wonderful disposition. 37 M4 Investor 750E /03/17 Tattoo: 750E Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Final Answer 0035 Connealy Capitalist 028 Prides Pita of Conanga 8821 Wagr Driver 706T SFI MissFinal Drive Z45P SFI Miss Final Drive P Owned by: Marple Farms Powerful best describes Investor. He is built wide from the ground up with loads of rib & muscle. He scanned with nearly a 16 REA. Yet with his 66# actual B.W. a great set of EPD s & a pedigree that suggests he should be safe for heifers. Makes him a very useful option for most any operation. Take a long hard look at this one he doesn t have many holes in him. Lot Gold Bullion Production Sale

17 40 M4 Lock Up 759E /09/17 Tattoo: 759E Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Remington Lock N Load54U W/C Lock Down 206Z GCF Miss New Level206 Connealy Capitalist 028 M4 MS Investment C55 SFI Betty Sue Y85T Owned by: Marple Farms Great heifer bull prospect, in a very unique package. We brought in this bulls sire, Lock Down, last year to use on our heifers & were very pleased with the job he did for us. Lock Up is a smooth made, good shouldered bull that has good C.E. projections and a negative B.W. EPD as well as a 78# actual B.W. What we think makes him quite interesting is, he scanned with our biggest REA just over 18 to ratio 115. Finally he has a near perfect disposition This is a unique bull, he is above average in 15 of 16 EPD s. Top 5% for CE and top 5% for API. Don t overlook this guy. 42 Brooks/Wilder E /05/17 Tattoo: E322 Homo Black/Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Hooks Shear Force 38K Hook s Beacon 56B Hooks Zafirah 41Z SAV Brilliance 8077 Brooks Brilliance A32 SFI Betty Sue Y85T M4/R4 Shocker E /12/17 Tattoo: E01 Black/Homo Polled Purebred HTP/SVF Duracell T52 SS/PRS High Voltage 244X Kenco Miley Cottontail Wagr Driver 706T SFI MissFinal Drive Z45P SFI Miss Final Drive P Yearling Bulls 43 GPAR Absolute /25/17 Tattoo: E106 Black/Polled Purebred HTP/SVF Duracell T52 SS/PRS High Voltage 244X Kenco Miley Cottontail CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z SFI/GPAR Cowgirl Cut SFI Miss Holly Owned by: Parsons Livestock Absolute is out of a beautiful first calf heifer by cowboy cut and the legend cow in our program Holly. His CE ranks him in the top 10% of the breed and WW in the top 20%. He backs this on foot by posting an adj YW of 1245 pounds and scanning with at inch ribeye. He ranks in the top 15% of the breed for TI. Solid bull out of a first calf heifer SFI On Time E /08/17 Tattoo: E12 Black/Polled Purebred SM SFI High Yield E /08/17 Tattoo: E11 Black/Polled Purebred SM Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr TR Hammer 308A ET SVF/HS Expecting A Dream SFI K5C SFI Miss Beloved N13D D131B Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. A pair of brothers that should be a perfect compliment to a set of Angus factored cows that need more frame, muscle and growth. Plus, if you need a set of calves that display the blaze face, then bulls like this with some extra chrome should help you accomplish that goal. Both bulls scanned extremely well for marbling Owned by: Marple Farms We continue to use this bull s sire, High Voltage, as we love what he has done for our program. He can get it done on both sides. He has left us with some tremendous daughters that are proving to be some of our very best young cows. A full sister to this bull was one of our high selling females in the Heritage sale a couple years age. Shocker is a prime example of what his sire does on the bull side. He is an impressive bull that has lots of length & extension & is full of red meat. He should add some stretch and add pounds to a set of calves. He was our #2 weight bull at weaning. Gold Bullion Production Sale SFI Miss Beloved N13D - Dam of Lots 44 & 45 15

18 Yearling Bulls Lot 46 Lot Mid-Am Wyoming C45E /02/17 Tattoo: C45E Black/Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Hooks Taurus 24T Hook s Yellowstone 97Y Hooks Sheyenne 77S Connealy Capitalist 028 M4 MS Capital Drive 45C SFI MissFinal Drive Z45P Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics This Yellowstone son scanned a inch RE giving him a 107 ratio over his contemporaries. C45E also ranks in the Top 15% for CE yet stills ranks in the Top 15% for WW, while ranking in the Top 25% for 10 different traits! We purchased his dam from Marple Farms a little over 2 years ago for Brinley to start her own herd as we appreciated her balance of phenotype and EPDs. She has excellent feet; a perfect udder and her docility is second to none. This bull would be perfect for the modern cattleman looking for calves that come easy and replacement daughters that are easy fleshing and maintain a moderate mature weight E /26/17 Tattoo: 10E Black Purebred Hooks Taurus 24T Hook s Yellowstone 97Y Hooks Sheyenne 77S Hook s Yellowstone 97Y C Diamond D Upgrade 29B Owned by: Diamond D Simmental This is a nice made bull. He is smooth thru the shoulders and structurally correct with good feet and legs. He ranks in the top 15% of the breed for CE, top 2% for WW, top 3% for YWT, top 5% for API and the top 2% for TI. M4 MS Capital Drive 45C - Dam of Lot 46 Full sib to Lot E /21/17 Tattoo: 5E Black Purebred Hooks Taurus 24T Hook s Yellowstone 97Y Hooks Sheyenne 77S Hook s Yellowstone 97Y Drake 15C Diamond D Upgrade 11G 11A Owned by: Diamond D Simmental He is well made from front to rear with good muscle. He ranks in the top 10% of the breed for CE, top 1% for WW, top 3% for API and top 1% for TI. 16 Gold Bullion Production Sale

19 49 Brooks Bruiser E /04/17 Tattoo: E316 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/4 SM 3/4 AN SAV Bismarck 5682 SAV Bruiser 9164 SAV Miss Bobbie 7463 SAV Prosperity 9131 Brooks Miss Prosperity Y Brooks Miss Super Star An ET full sib to lot 9. The Bruiser cattle are thick and deep at this bull is no excpetion. This bull ranks in the top 25% for CE, top 10% for WW and the top 5% for YWT. His sire, SAV Bruiser ranks in the top 5% for reduced feed intake, top 1% for ADG, top 1% for feed efficiency, top 1% for total profit and the top 1% for maternal index. Yearling Bulls Lot Brooks Broadway E /02/17 Tattoo: E383 Black/Homo Polled Purebred SM Brooks Broadway E /03/17 Tattoo: E344 Black/Homo Polled Purebred SM MCM Top Grade 018X Hook s Broadway 11B Hook s Water Lily 89W TNT Top Gun R244 SFI Betty Sue Y85T SFI Miss Betty Lou ET full brothers. The Broadway cattle are nice made, stylish big bodied bulls. Use these bulls on mature cows to get extra lbs at weaning time. They rank in the top 25% for WWT, top 20% for YWT and the top 15% for REA M4 Advance 751E /05/17 Tattoo: 751E Homo Black/Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Jass/JS Optimizer 58X HPF Optimizer A512 HPF Rachels Dream X590 SS Goldmine L42 Ruby s Golden Girl X50 SSFS Sunderman s Ruby M4 Enhance 768E /01/17 Tattoo: 768E Black/Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Jass/JS Optimizer 58X HPF Optimizer A512 HPF Rachels Dream X590 SS Goldmine L42 Ruby s Golden Girl X50 SSFS Sunderman s Ruby Owned by: Marple Farms Here are a pair of flush brothers out of the popular Select Sires bull Optimizer. We started using Optimizer last year as a new outcross sire. He raised our high performing bull in last year s sale. These 2 offer an outcross pedigree to most of the popular blood lines which allows for mating flexibility. *Advance is a big, stout, powerful bull that should add pounds to any calf crop. *Enhance is our youngest bull that exhibits plenty of rib & muscle he just continues to get better & better every day. Lot 50 Gold Bullion Production Sale 17

20 54 Brooks Brilliance E /05/17 Tattoo: E349 Homo Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Bismarck 5682 SAV Brilliance 8077 SAV Blackcap May 5270 CNS Dream On L186 Brooks Miss Dream Y278 Miss Kansas K 11G This is an ET full brother to lot 16. He ranks in the top 15 % for CE, top 10% for MB and the top 25% for API. He s a good all around bull. Yearling Bulls 56 SFI Substance E /07/17 Tattoo: E10 Black/Polled Purebred SM Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 Mr TR Hammer 308A ET SVF/HS Expecting A Dream SFI K5C SFI Miss Beloved N13D D131B Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. A full brother to lots 44 and 45. He had a older recipient mother that lost her udder due to mastitis. Needless to say he was off to a slow start in life and learned how to rob off others. Genetically he has what it takes, and like his brothers he has excellent scan results for marbling. Time has been his friend and he will continue to get better. 55 SFI Solution E /17/17 Tattoo: E13 Black/Polled Purebred SM WS Pilgrim H182U TL Bottomline Miss Star Above SFI K5C SFI Miss Beloved N13D D131B Owned by: Schaake Farms, Inc. A younger Bottomline calf that is a son of my favorite cow, SFI Beloved. Every female ever produced by Beloved was either sold to other purebred breeders or retained in our herd. Unfortunately we had to put her down last year, but her legacy still lives on through her progeny. Here is a chance to own a piece of history. 57 Mid-Am Capital Gain A61E /24/17 Tattoo: A61E Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SAV Final Answer 0035 Connealy Capitalist 028 Prides Pita of Conanga 8821 SVF Dream Master T50 SFI/GPAR Luvs To Dream SFI Luvy Duvy X13N Owned by: Mid-Am Genetics Heifer bull prospect!!! A61E ranks in the Top 25% for CE and the Top 15% for BW EPD s while having an actual BW himself of 70 lbs. His CE is an obvious highlight but his true value may be his maternally stacked pedigree. His dam easily has the most correct udder you will find, and her first daughters that just entered into production this spring are equally as good! One of the youngest bulls in the sale this Capitalist son ratioed a 111 IMF. If you are looking for calving ease, carcass and cows look no further. Lot 57 SFI/GPAR Luvs To Dream - Dam of Lot Gold Bullion Production Sale

21 58 M4 Undivided 761E /18/17 Tattoo: 761E Black/Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN TNT Tuition U238 W/C United 956Y Miss Werning 956W SAV Brilliance 8077 M4/Brooks Briliant Lady A85 SFI Betty Sue Y85T Owned by: Marple Farms Undivided is a high growth United son that is a Big Spread Bull. He has a 75# actual B.W. with good C.E & Top 5 % for W.W. & Y.W. along with a great API & TI. He comes from one of our very best time tested cow families as well. 59 6E /07/17 Tattoo: 6E Black Purebred CNS Dream On L186 WLE Uno Mas X549 Shawnee Miss 770P CNS Dream On L186 Diamond D Do-16J 20Y Diamond D R Time P16J Owned by: Diamond D Simmental Don t discount this bull just because he is smaller. He is just younger. Look at his adjusted yearling weight. By turn out time he will be months old and a much bigger bull and ready to go to work E /21/17 Tattoo: 14E Black 3/4 SM 1/4 AR SRS J914 Preferred Beef Triple C Invasion R47K Hooks Karrie 47K Messmer Packer S008 Diamond D Packer-16J 5B Diamond D R Time P16J Owned by: Diamond D Simmental This bull is another younger bull that will only get better and larger with time. He would be a good one to put in one of those small pastures or to have around as a back up. M4/Brooks Brilliant Lady A85 - Dam of Lot 58 Grand Champion and People s Choice Award Winner at the 2018 National Western Stock Show. SFI Rreality E43C was selected by Dickinson Ranch of Gorhum, KS. He was the lead-off bull for Schaake Farms. A truly unique individual with tremendous acceptance by Simmental breeders across the country. Gold Bullion Production Sale 19

22 The Gold Bullion Consignors My family homesteaded in this area in 1854 (The Kansas Flint Hills) and each generation has continued to live in the area. Brooks Simmental was started in 1986 with 2 black Simmental cows. I enjoy a small amount of showing and helping my granddaughter (Cassidy) show in 4-H, KJSA and the St Fair. I produce sound functional cattle with a good disposition. I work by myself and can t have cattle with bad attitudes. I strive for moderate framed and easy calving cattle but not giving up growth. Carcass quality is important as producing commercial bulls is my primary goal. All of this is produced thru AI and an extensive ET program. You will see the cow, Miss Kansas K 11G throughout my pedigrees. She is the # 2 cow in the Simmental breed for the number of calves produced, currently approaching 250 with a life time production of over $1,000,000. Ralph Brooks & Cassidy Swicegood 25 Scott, Kandi, Shilo, Melissa & Shane with Sis & Sage The Schaake s have been breeding Simmental cattle since 1974, after an introduction to the breed when Scott showed the Grand Champion steer (Simmental x Hereford) at the county fair. Artificially breeding our black cows to Simmental bulls gave us our start in black-factored Simmental genetics in In fact, many of our leading cow families trace back to Chipper N726, who defied the word longevity. She remained a productive donor cow to the age of 20 years old. Currently our program utilizes artificial insemination and embryo transfer. Selection pressure for calving ease, maternal influence, moderate growth, disposition and a manageable mature size has been stressed for several generations. Attention to structural correctness, fleshing ability and marketing appeal has been a priority since day one. 25 Diamond D Simmentals was established in the Flint Hills near Manhattan, Kansas in 1968 by Calvin and Mary Louise Drake. Semen, imported from Canada, was used on Angus and Polled Hereford cows to enhance the polled gene. Artificial insemination has been used for 33 years. Eash-fleshing, polled, rapid-growing females that calve easily are selected as replacement heifers. EPDs are used in selection and carcass quality is stressed. Only AI sires having sound EPDs and correct structure are selected. Both red and black cows comprise the herd of about 40 head. This is one of the earliest Simmental herds established in American that has been in continuous operation. Calvin is a retired professor of Animal Science at Kansas State University and spent several years in the cattle feeding industry. 25 Calvin & Mar Louise Drake Adr anna & Dar en with Cochise We also market a few select females in the Shoal Creek Simmental Sale at Liberty, MO. on February 28th. 25 This signifies those of us that have been ASA members for more than 25 years. Gold Bullion Production Sale 19

23 The Gold Bullion Consignors The Marple s have been involved with Simmental cattle for the better part of 40 years. Troy grew up in a Simmental family which is still operating in S.E. Kansas today. Nicole has been the secretary for K.S.A. for several years. Logan & Laney are actively involved in K.J.S.A. Marple Farms was established in 2006 and has grown steadily ever since. We utilize a program that consists of 100% AI & embryo transfer. Our breeding program is based on some basic fundamentals. We always select for Calving Ease, Growth, Maternal and Carcass Traits. We won t sacrifice one for another and we refuse to chase the extremes. We are always going to place selection pressure on disposition, structural integrity and phenotype. Troy, Nicole, Logan and Laney Ryan, Kayla & Brinley Bodenhausen Mid-Am Genetics was started in 2008 with the purchase of 2 Simmental and 2 Angus heifers. Founded by Ryan and Kayla Bodenhausen near Muscotah, KS, our herd now consists of around 60 Registered and Commercial Simmental and SimAngus cows. Ryan and Kayla both grew up raising and showing livestock and remain actively involve in the livestock industry on a daily basis as Ryan is employed by Southeast Select Sires and Kayla is an Ag Instructor at USD 377. Our breeding philosophy revolves around 3 major principles, Production, Performance, and Phenotype. We strive to raise cattle that are versatile and can thrive in all operations with those three principles in mind. We are a self-sufficient operation, so cattle are culled/selected for disposition and longevity as well. Parsons Livestock started building a Simmental program in 2004 when Garrett purchased his first purebred cow while in graduate school. Garrett, Marka and Pate have utilized an extensive embryo transfer and artificial insemination protocol designed around a few extraordinary females to grow the cow herd. Our focus has been on producing phenotypically and genetically superior cattle that display structural excellence, functionality, while optimizing the important production traits of calving ease, growth, carcass merit, and fleshing ability. A strong emphasis is always placed on disposition; only easy to handle cattle will be retained and marketed. Gar ett, Marka and Pate Parsons Thank You for Coming! 20 Gold Bullion Production Sale

24 GOLD BULLION 7440 Lake Elbo Rd. Manhattan, KS PRESORTED First-Class Mail U.S. Postage PAID Gardner, KS Permit No. 35 The Brand for INTEGRITY - PERFORMANCE - EXCELLENCE Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Kansas Bull Development, Wamego, KS