BUY YOUR WAY Bull Sale No. 9

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1 HOFMANN SIMMENTAL FARMS BUY YOUR WAY Bull Sale No. 9 FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 3, 2018 at the farm, Clay Center, KS SELLING 65 SIMMENTAL & SIMGENETIC BULLS

2 Rodney & Kim Hofmann th Rd - Clay Center, KS Ph hsfcows@gmail.com sale updates online bidding videos genetic updates Greetings! Welcome to our Buy Your Way Bull Sale No. 9! This is our largest and most consistent group of bulls (in terms of quality) offered to date and we hope you like what you see here. If you re new to our sale, you will find that this format is different than most, but then we ve rarely been accused of following the crowd. We ve always sold by treaty and wanted to continue to do so, but also wanted to give others the chance to have a first choice without going to a traditional auction. This is the most simple, cost effective way for us to accomplish our goals and has been well received. Because of this format and the option of placing proxy bids, we have committed to providing the bid history to you on your purchases to reassure you that we are handling your money as if it were our own. About the bulls: These bulls are built from generation upon generation of proven AI sires. While many operations use the term proven pedigrees, if you look at the average accuracies we have listed with our Reference Sires, we believe you will see what we mean. Sire selections here are not made quickly, so we don t expect you to make your selections without a little research, either. If you would like to come before sale week, or early in the sale week, to see the dams of these bulls, just let us know and we ll make arrangements for you to take a look. If you do make the trip, you can expect to find honest, hard working cows in a beef production environment. We know there are many places to go for seedstock, so we appreciate your time in looking at what we have to offer. If you have questions or comments, or if we can be of assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us. Rodney & Kim Watch the website for any announcements regarding postponement of closing day due to inclement weather Videos of all bulls will be online DVDs are available on request If you would like to be on the phone to bid on particular lots during closeout, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING (if possible) so that we can make sure you will be taken care of! Let us know if you would prefer to no longer receive our catalog and mailings and we will remove you from our list Special thanks to our cooperators, DRDR Farms and TA Ranch for their hard work and talent in raising our ET calves Thank you to everyone who helped make our Burlap & Barbed Wire Female Sale this past October a huge success!

3 BUY YOUR WAY Bull Sale SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 - SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2018 SELLING 65 BULLS BY PRIVATE TREATY & LIMITED AUCTION AT THE FARM - CLAY CENTER, KANSAS Daily from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm or by appointment Closeout on March 3 begins at 1:00 pm Sale Day Phones Home/Office Rodney Cell Kim Cell Brianna Olson Location At the farm 7 miles East of Clay Center (from the Hwy 15/24 junction) on Hwy 24 to the Ebenezer Church. Then 1 mile North and 1 1/2 miles East. (See the map, inside back cover) Sale Schedule Saturday, Feb :00 am Sale begins 1:00 pm Private treaty draw (if necessary) Daily 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Bulls on display (or by appointment) Tuesday, Feb 27 Midnight Early bid discount ends Friday, March 2 8:00 pm Internet bidding ends Saturday, March 3 10:30 am Bulls on display & Silent bidding 12:00 am Lunch 1:00 pm Closeout begins Sale Consultants Marty Ropp Rocky Forseth (Allied will not be here on sale day but they have looked through the bulls beforehand) Accommodations Cedar Court Motel, Clay Center Insurance Insurance will be available. We strongly recommend purchasing insurance if you do not take your bull sale day. Delivery / After Sale Care A $50 per bull discount is available to buyers who take their bull(s) home by March 17 (maximum $100 per buyer). We will feed bulls free until April 1, and then for $1.75 per day until Spring turnout time. Bulls will be delivered free up to 100 miles from Hofmann Simmental Farms. We will work with you on economical delivery beyond that point. Announcements / Liability Announcements made at any time during sale week take precedence over printed material. Anyone attending this sale attends at their own risk. Hofmann Simmental Farms or their representatives or employees will not be responsible for any personal injury or damage to any attendee or his/her property. 1 Health All bulls have received two rounds of IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV, 7-way blackleg, and at BSE were poured with Ivermectin, drenched with oral wormer and vaccinated with Spirovac VL5. All bulls were tested negative for PI BVD. All bulls are virgin and therefore free of trichomoniasis. Bulls are free from currently known genetic defects. (Find more bull management information, inside back cover) Bull Fertility / Guarantee All bulls will have been fertility tested by Dr. David Salava, DVM, Clay Center, and sell as guaranteed breeders for the first breeding season. This guarantee does not include loss due to abuse, neglect, injury, illness and/or acts of God. This guarantee is not meant to replace mortality insurance. In the event a bull is not a breeder or if there are other problems with a bull, we will work with you to the best of our ability to ensure your satisfaction. Semen Interest Hofmann Simmental Farms is retaining a 1/4 semen interest in all bulls unless otherwise announced. Payment Payment is due at the time of sale. Sale Terms and Conditions All animals sell under the terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association. Index Sale Information & Data Pg 1-2 Sale Procedure Pg 3 Explanation of Pg 2 Reference Sires Pg 4 Red Bulls [PB & Percentage] Pg 5 Black Bulls [PB & Percentage] Pg 11 Map Inside Back Bull Management Inside Back Buy Your Way sale ring advantage Inside Back

4 Catalog Data Weights: All weights have been adjusted for age. Age: Age in months, as of March 3, 2018 Scrotal measurements will be available by sale day. Due to extreme cold in January at ultrasound time and postponement of fall bull semen evaluations due to cold weather, there are no current measurements available at catalog press time. Frame scores are expressed in a range, i.e.: 5- ( ), 5 (5.5), 5+ ( ) Frame scores are based upon a hip height and adjusted for age. Keep in mind that hip heights are difficult to take and a small difference in measurement can make a big difference in frame score. We suggest you evaluate the bulls in person for size. Color: All bulls are either noted as black (heterozygous or red carrier) or homozygous black, and have been confirmed as such either by pedigree or test. All red bulls are non-dilute by pedigree. Bulls noted as Black* have homozygous black tests pending. Polled: All bulls are noted as Polled, Hetero Polled, Polled/Scurs or Homozygous polled. Homozygous polled bulls have been confirmed as such either by pedigree or test. Some bulls noted as polled could be homozygous polled but were not tested and cannot be confirmed by pedigree. Bulls noted as Polled* have homozygous polled tests pending. (our policy on color and polled is that if we know about it, you will know about it) are omitted] 1 = Docile. Mild disposition. Gentle and easily handled. Stands and moves slowly during processing. Undisturbed, settled, somewhat dull. 2 = Restless. Quieter than average, but may be stubborn during processing. 3 = Nervous. Typical temperament is manageable, but nervous and impatient. Ultrasound Ultrasound was performed by Mike Lindell of High-Tech Beef. The American Simmental Assn. made adjustments (from ultrasound lab interpretations) for 12 months of age and contemporary groups. Because spring and fall bulls should not be compared against each other (nor should ultrasound readings be compared from one herd to another), the IMF is expressed for each group of bulls as top, middle or bottom third of their contemporaries. Purebred and percentage bulls in the same calf crop are compared against each other for this trait. Customer Referrals Existing customers: we are offering a reward for your referrals who become new customers! Just instruct your friend or neighbor to let us know (at the time of settlement) that you referred them, and we will make sure you receive a $50 cash gift to say Thank You for your consideration. Disposition: Because we select for disposition and cull any problem stock, we are confident you will not have temperament problems with these bulls. That said, we do acknowledge there are differences between them. We again followed the BIF guidelines, but in addition to chute scores, we have scored them by handling each bull individually in a small pen. Following are abbreviated BIF descriptions for scores of 1-3 [descriptions of exit scores and descriptions of wild cattle Using API and TI First, determine which index to use; if you re keeping replacements use API; if not, TI. Then, just as with, zero in on the unit difference (dollars per cow exposed) between bulls. The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another--or how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. Example: A bull scoring 100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a 50 API bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more information about and $ indexes visit CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MW CW YG Marb BF REA API TI Calving Ease Birth Weight Weaning Weight Yearling Weight Maternal CE Maternal Milk Maternal WW Carcass Weight Yield Grade Marbling Back Fat Ribeye Area All Purpose Index Terminal Index 2 Sight Unseen Guarantee If you are unable to attend the sale or view the bulls in person, please feel free to take advantage of our sight unseen program. Give us a call and let us know what your needs are and any other pertinent requirements. We will send you a DVD of the bulls so that you have a visual reference, and we will do our best to purchase a bull that meets your requirements in your price range. All sight unseen purchases are guaranteed to be as represented. & Indexes EPD s are based upon a deviation from the breed average [above or below (-)] for the base year for the particular trait. You cannot compare EPD s from one breed to another. may change from the time this catalog was printed until registration papers are transferred. % unassisted births from two-year old heifers pounds of birth weight pounds of weaning weight due to growth pounds of yearling weight due to growth % unassisted births from two-year old daughters pounds of weaning weight due to dam s milk pounds of weaning weight due to dam s milk and growth pounds of carcass weight tenths of a USDA Yield Grade percent of a marbling score or %IMF inches of fat thickness square inches of ribeye dollars of value if daughters are retained dollars of value for terminal purposes

5 Find the bull you want - (look for their designation in the catalog) Private Treaty Bulls $4000 PURPLE tags price Saturday, February 24 10:00 am 10:00 am If more than one person selects a treaty bull before 1:00 pm Saturday (opening day), a draw will be held to select the winner of the bull after 1:00 pm, bulls are sold on a first come, first serve basis until sold out ( treaty bulls generally sell quickly) If any auction bulls have no bids at the conclusion of close out, they are for sale at their starting price the BUY YOUR WAY sale format Bulls opening bid $4000 auction ORANGE tags Bidding opens! Bid by phone, online or in person at the farm Bid by midnight Tuesday [on any bull(s)] for a 4% discount Tuesday - Midnight early bid discounts end Friday - 8:00 pm online bidding ends and sale order is made (based upon price and number of bids) Saturday, March 3 10:30 am silent bidding opens (current internet bids displayed - $100 increments) 1:00 pm final closeout Bid links with videos of the bulls can be found at You must register to bid, but you can view the auction without registering The auction site will include a fictitious bull, so you can practice bidding and familiarize yourself with the software before placing a real bid Current list of treaty bulls sold/available will be online To encourage bidding, which helps determine the sale order and simplifies closeout, we offer a 4% discount* to buyers who place bids by Midnight, Tuesday, [not applicable to treaty bulls] *Discount is up to 4% of your total bids (highest bids on individual bulls, combined) made during the first half of the week, but not to exceed 4% of your total purchase price. Discounts transfer to bids placed in the second half of the week if a bidder s early choices move above their price range. (See examples at the bottom of the page) Sale staff will be available to handle bids by phone. Let us know by Friday night, if possible, if you would like to take advantage of this option so that we can make sure you will be taken care of at close out, bid sheets will be pulled and if no one wants to raise the bid, the bull will be sold. Contending bidders will always have the chance t raise their bid, so there is no advantage to waiting until the last minute Max internet bids will be used against the live crowd during silent auction and closeout (max bids remain confidential). bid history will be made available - upon request - to buyers (on their bulls puchased) at the conclusion of the sale) Early Bidder/Buyer Discounts Here are a few examples to illustrate the discount Rancher A bids: Rancher B bids: Rancher C bids: Rancher D bids: $3000 on Lot1 early and wins the bull $3000 on Lot 2 early and wins the bull $3000 on Lot 3 early and wins the bull $3000 on Lot 4 early and loses the bid $4000 on Lot 5 early and loses the bid, $3000 on Lot 6 final day and wins the bull $3000 on Lot 7 early and loses the bid, $3500 on Lot 8 final day and wins the bull Discount = 4% of $6000 (4% of highest bids made early, not to exceed purchase price) Discount = 4% of $3000 (discount not to exceed 4% of purchase price) Discount = 4% of $3000 (discount not to exceed 4% of purchase price) Discount = 4% of $3000 (discount not to exceed 4% of early bid) 3

6 Reference Sires Simmentals CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MW CW YG Marb BF REA API TI Hooks Black Hawk Hook s Xpectation 36X HSF Conquest 41X 29Z HSF High Roller 12T HSF Majority 141S KNH Added Value 58W Lchmn Bright Light L122L LMF Revenue Z Traxs Rushmore WS Prime Beef Z WS Zenith Z Angus [Simmental ] Hoover Dam S A V Bismarck Red Angus [Simmental ] Brown JYJ Redemption Y Polled Hereford [Simmental ] HH Perfect Timing 0150 ET TH I Victor 719T Ave. Accuracy for Reference Sires BREED AVERAGE EPDS CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MW CW YG Marb BF REA API TI for Purebred Simmentals for Hybrid Simmentals HSF High Roller 12T many sons sell raised by Hofmann Simmental Farms owned by Wilkinson Farms Simmentals & C Diamond Simmentals and in stud with Genex. HSF Majority 141S Son sells as Lot 23, Maternal brother to Lots 9 & 26 raised by Hofmann Simmental Farms was owned by Double T Simmentals, ND and was in stud with ABS Global. HSF Conquest 41X 29Z many sons sell Our 2013 high seller, owned by Elkwood Manor, VA and now in stud with Allied Genetics (semen available through Origen) sale updates online bidding videos genetic test results 4

7 1 HSF XPECTATION 91W 170D 10/26/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred GW PREDESTINED 701T HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X HOOKS MIKA 141M HOOKS PACESETTER 8P HSF MISS PACE 109N 91W HSF RED FORTUNES SIS top $ Dam is the most powerful black daughter of 33R we have. 170D is powerful but very smooth with a calving ease head and shoulders and a strong top. Note his scan data and high API & TI HSF MR 29Z 107X 97DB 8/17/16 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR Twin HSF MAJORITY 141S HSF MISS MAJOR H04 107X SCC RED MARGERY H middle $3500 Powerful, complete, impressive and eye-catching son of 29Z Deep and high volume with a balanced EPD profile 1 December photo 2 RED BULLS 3 HSF MR 29Z 2S 126D 9/3/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR PELTONS POWERCAT 344G HSF BELLES SPICE 2S HSF BELLE 77N Disposition: middle $3250 High growth with a huge REA and full of retail product December photo 3 4 HSF REDEMPTION 70T 146D 9/15/16 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BECKTON NEBULA P P707 BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 JYJ MSJOLENE W WS BEEF MAKER R13 HSF MAKE CHARMING 70T HSF CHARMING HOPE 17P top $3500 dark red, sound and complete 5 HSF MR 29Z 91A 120D 8/29/16 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR WS ALL IN W111 HSF MS ALL IN W014 91A DX WEALTH 18W middle $3000 dark red, deep bodied with good feet 5

8 6 6 HSF MR 29Z 106B 136D 18 Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR MUSHRUSH IMPRESSIVE CA U236 HSF IMPRESS 124R 106B HSF DAZZLE 124R middle $3000 Dam is a nice first calf heifer Dark red, deep flanked 9/6/16 ASA# HSF MR 29Z 35Z 137D 9/9/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BIEBER MAKIN HAY 9913 HSF MS HAYMAKER 83W 35Z HSF GRANDIMAKER 90R 83W middle $3000 calving ease dam has produced some high selling bulls in the past 8 9 HSF HOOSIER 103N 162D 10/4/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR LCHMN BRIGHT LIGHT L122L GW BRIGHT LIGHT 019H LCHM BALDY H LEACHMAN EBV 6703 HSF RED PILL 103N HSF VANESSA 45D top $3000 powerful for a heifer bull long and smooth will make great females maternal brother to Lot 26 dam is the dam of Majority and is now old enough to drive 8 HSF HOOSIER P D 9/17/16 ASA# Months Poll/Scurs Non-Dilute Red Purebred LCHMN BRIGHT LIGHT L122L GW BRIGHT LIGHT 019H LCHM BALDY H BOZ REDCOAT ANKONY MISS H830 P LBR RIGHT DREAM H bottom $ Outcross pedigree high CE and maternal traits wide based, thick and smooth keep heifers out of him HSF REDEMPTION 43Y 130D 9/3/16 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 BECKTON NEBULA P P707 JYJ MSJOLENE W HOOKS PACESETTER 8P HSF MS PACE 142T 43Y HSF MR PROTOTYPE 142T middle $3000 similar in type to Lot 4 should work on heifers 6

9 11 HSF XPECTATION 125X 173D 11/1/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X HSF MISS BEEF 124R 125X GW PREDESTINED 701T HOOKS MIKA 141M WS BEEF MAKER R HSF DAZZLE 124R middle LOTS 12 & 13 - ET FULL BROTHERS 12 HSF XPECTATION 33X D184 12/19/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET GW PREDESTINED 701T HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X HOOKS MIKA 141M WS BEEF MAKER R13 HSF MAKE FORTUNE 33R 33X HSF RED FORTUNES SIS middle $3000 see comments below 13 $3000 HSF XPECT 33X D141 12/22/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET CW YG MB BF REA API TI middle pair of special brothers out of the 33X donor, our most powerful red daughter of 33R they will put meat in their calves impressive growth and great daughters - to quote Allied Genetics about Xpectation: Keep every daughter! these bulls are stacked with female makers on both side of their pedigree $3000 Long and sound the youngest fall bull in the sale, but don t overlook him because of his age female maker December photo 14 HSF MR PRIME 33S 5E 1/14/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR WS PRIME BEEF Z8 WS BEEF KING W107 HSF MISS SKY 87U LEACHMAN EBV 6703 HSF VS REDAGNESTWO 33S HSF VANESSA 45D middle Dam is a full sister to our old 103N cow (see comments on Lot 9) and a great cow in her own right Nice, soggy bull HSF REDEMPTION 73S 32E 1/27/17 ASA# Months Polled/Scurs Non-Dilute Red Blaze 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 HSF MISS BINDY 73S BECKTON NEBULA P P JYJ MSJOLENE W16 SSS-SCF AUTOBAHN 020G HSF UNIQUELY BOLD 96L middle tremendous, thick-topped, attractive bull this mating has worked so well we have repeated it 4 times dam is a can t miss cow don t miss him! 7

10 16 16 HSF PERFECT TIME 5C 7E 1/16/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red Blaze 1/4 SM 1/2 HP 1/4 AN H H PERFECT TIMING 0150 ET CRR ABOUT TIME 743 HH MISS ADVANCE 6041S ET COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE 1V HSF MISS RIDGE 84Y 5C HSF MS ROLLER 20R 84Y middle way cross performed well out of a first calf heifer very sound, attractive and wide topped LOTS 17 & 18 - ET FULL BROTHERS HSF MR ZENITH B43Y 11E 1/18/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR WS ZENITH Z55 GW RED COAT 099TS HSF MISS SKY 87U MUSHRUSH IMPRESSIVE CA U236 HSF MS IMPRESS 43Y 43B HSF MS PACE 142T 43Y middle HSF ZENITH 42A 14E 1/20/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred WS ZENITH Z55 HSF MS ROLLER 107U 42A GW RED COAT 099TS HSF MISS SKY 87U HSF MISS MAJOR 107U middle take a look and judge for yourself nice, dark red 17 HSF MR PRIME B151 E16 13 Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET WS BEEF KING W107 WS PRIME BEEF Z8 HSF MISS SKY 87U HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K HSF SHEAR 81U B HSF BERRY SKY 81U Disposition: middle great beef cow pedigree CE with growth great and individual stats 1/29/17 HSF MR PRIME B151 E Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET 1/18/17 ASA# ASA# Disposition: YG MB BF REA API TI top HSF MR ROLLER 40C 15E 1/20/17 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red Purebred TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS TRAXS RUSHMORE X103 HSF MISS RUSH 71Y 40C HSF MS MAJOR 103P 71Y middle deep, soggy and puppy dog tame from a first calf heifer smooth shoulders and small head has the great feet that are typical of the High Roller progeny 8

11 22 HSF ROLLER C38 25E 1/23/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS HSF MS CON A93 C HSF MS BEEF 33R A middle impeccable pedigree out of a first calf heifer dark red and complete grand dam was our high selling female in the 2015 B&B Female sale 23 HSF MR MAJORITY 84Y 19E 1/22/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred HSF MAJORITY 141S HOOKS RED QUORUM 55H HSF RED PILL 103N HSF MS ROLLER 20R 84Y HSF JESSA 20R middle deep, strong topped, easy moving like Majority himself great female makers on both sides of the pedigree 24 HSF MR 29Z 3C 34E 1/27/17 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 HSF MISS REDEEM 118Z 3C HSF MS BEEF Z top this bull puts a lot together with CE, marbling, growth and looks from a first calf heifer that did her job well good bone, correct and strong topped HSF REDEMPTION 2T 21E 1/22/17 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 1/4 SM 3/4 AR Twin BECKTON NEBULA P P707 BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 JYJ MSJOLENE W BFCK CHEROKEE CNYN 4912 HSF CHEROKEE MAIDEN 2T HSF BOBBI 7H middle his dam and grand dam have raised some great ones a little tank as a twin he had a bit of a rough start and was raised by a foster dam HSF MR 29Z 103N 73E 2/14/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR ET LEACHMAN EBV 6703 HSF RED PILL 103N HSF VANESSA 45D top Maternal brother to Lot 9 full brother was one of our high sellers last year should be easy keeping with longevity built in 26 9

12 LOTS 27 & 28 - ET FULL BROTHERS HSF MR CON29Z 138Y E317 1/25/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR ET HOOKS PACESETTER 8P HSF MS PACE Y COTT-GFI REVEAL R middle Disposition: 2 29 herd bull quality - looks great, possesses great growth and floats when he walks dam is a beautiful, great uddered cow Lot 28 is a less powerful version HSF CON29Z 88P E88 1/23/17 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR SS GOLDRUSH HSF LUZENA 88P HSF BOBBI 7H top HSF MR 29Z 138Y E67 2/1/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR ET YG MB BF REA API TI top Big REA, high marbling another great 29Z son with an outcross pedigree on the bottom side long and smooth HSF MISS CON29Z 44X E240 1/26/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red Brockle 3/4 SM 1/4 AR ET HOOKS PACESETTER 8P HSF/DX MS PACE Q 44X SRS DAWSON QUEEN D middle HSF REDEMPTION 44X 76E 2/15/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 HSF/DX MS PACE Q 44X BECKTON NEBULA P P JYJ MSJOLENE W16 HOOKS PACESETTER 8P SRS DAWSON QUEEN D middle half brothers to Lot 30 full brother sold in last year s sale and new owner comments are positive LOTS 31 & 32 - ET FULL BROTHERS 32 deep bodied great growth post weaning HSF CON29Z 44X E15 1/28/17 ASA# Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red Blaze 3/4 SM 1/4 AR ET YG MB BF REA API TI middle see comments on Lot 31 10

13 LOTS ET FULL BROTHERS 33 HSF ZENITH 47U E Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET WS ZENITH Z55 GW RED COAT 099TS HSF MISS SKY 87U HOOKS RED QUORUM 55H HSF REDAGNES Q 47U HSF VS REDAGNESTWO 33S bottom uniform dark red brothers with plenty of middle HSF ZENITH 47U E357 1/28/17 ASA# /22/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET YG MB BF REA API TI bottom 35 2/6/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred WS BEEF KING W107 WS PRIME BEEF Z8 HSF MISS SKY 87U ANKONY MISSCOWPUNCHERP38 ER BIG SKY 545B LRS MS RED REALITY 226M middle HSF MR ZENITH 47U E353 1/24/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred ET dam is 14 years old, sound and still producing (her 12th calf was just born YG MB BF REA API TI shortly before catalog deadline) a little tank middle HSF MR PRIME P38 57E 37 HSF REDEMPTION 140Z 99E 2/27/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 1/2 SM 1/2 AR BECKTON NEBULA P P707 BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 JYJ MSJOLENE W WS BEEF MAKER R13 HSF MS BEEF 124R 140Z HSF DAZZLE 124R middle great example of Red Angus x Simmental at work cow making pedigree balanced numbers HSF MR RUSH 144B 89E 2/22/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red Purebred THSF FREEDOM 300N TRAXS RUSHMORE X103 MISS TRAX U HSF MS CONQ 46Y 144B HSF MS ROLLER 151U 46Y top Thick and soggy note his impressive MCE, API and TI 38 HSF MR 29Z R E 2/26/17 ASA# Months Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR TNT BRUZER K73 COTT-GFI REVEAL R COTT MIKA 209M middle from another older dam that calves every year and another impressive 29Z son 11

14 40 HSF 29Z 107Z 104E 3/3/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR HSF MS BEEF 75S 107Z WS BEEF MAKER R HSF SKYLYS IMAGE 75S middle dam is one of our top red cows and a beautiful full sister to our cover cow not much to dislike about this one HSF MR 29Z 100U 121E 3/19/17 12 Months Polled* Non-Dilute Red 3/4 SM 1/4 AR HOOKS PACESETTER 8P HSF BINDY P 100U HSF MISS BINDY 73S top a cool little dude don t overlook him if you can use a younger bull ASA# BLACK BULLS 42 LOTS 42 & 43 - ET FULL BROTHERS 42 HSF MR ROLLER 26X D163 8/14/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* WF Purebred ET TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS WS BEEF MAKER R13 HSF MAKE IMAGE 75S 26X HSF SKYLYS IMAGE 75S bottom $3500 dam is our cover cow super disposition incredible red meat in him High Roller and Beef Maker have always been known for their great daughters - keep heifers back with confidence incredibly good feet HSF MR ROLLER 26X D122 12/19/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* WF Purebred ET TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS WS BEEF MAKER R13 HSF MAKE IMAGE 75S 26X HSF SKYLYS IMAGE 75S middle $3500 see comments on Lot 42 both are complete bulls and they excel in both API and TI NOTE THAT THIS IS A SPRING BORN BULL and is here in the catalog because he is a full brother to Lot 42 outstanding feet 12

15 44 HSF HOOVER D 144W 166D 10/10/16 ASA# Months Polled* Black* 1/2 SM 1/2 AN SYDGEN C C & 7 HOOVER DAM ERICA OF ELLSTON C ER BIG SKY 545B HSF MISS SKY 54L 144W HSF VANESSA 45D top $3250 plenty of meat high marbling complete and balanced HSF REVENUE Y D 10/3/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Homo Black Blaze 3/4 SM 1/4 AN LMF REVENUE Z24 HSF BERRYSFOCUS Y136 IR EXPEDITION W IR MS FENELLA U028 MYTTY IN FOCUS HSF MISS BERRY 85L bottom $3000 a deep bodied blaze face take advantage of early bidding and receive a 4% discount on your puchase - see page 3 or ask us how! 46 HSF VICTOR 88B 102D 8/21/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Hetero Black WF 3/8 SM 1/2 PH 1/8 AN TH I VICTOR 719T DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I KBCR 19D DOMINETTE KNH ADDED VALUE 58W HSF MISS AV Y136 88B HSF BERRYSFOCUS Y bottom maximize your hybrid vigor with a 3-way cross attractive, goggle-eyed package 47 HSF MR 29Z 74A 119D 8/28/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Hetero Black 3/4 SM 1/4 AR HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K HSF MS FORCE 75S 74A HSF SKYLYS IMAGE 75S top heterozygous black makes for more outcross matings great disposition long, narrow, calving ease head outstanding maternals and carcass 48 HSF XPECTATION 81U 148D 9/18/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Hetero Black Purebred GW PREDESTINED 701T HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X HOOKS MIKA 141M ER BIG SKY 545B HSF BERRY SKY 81U HSF MISS BERRY 85L Disposition: bottom another outcross for blacks gained well 49 HSF HROLLER D 9/30/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* 1/2 SM 1/2 AN TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS WOODHILL FORESIGHT BURGMANS EVERELDA MGSA EVERELDA middle from a hard working momma we purchased from the Burgman Farms program (who strongly focus on great cow families, like that of 9178) High Roller clicks with Angus 13

16 50 50 HSF REDEMPTION 27Z D151 12/12/16 ASA# Months Homo Polled Hetero Black 1/2 SM 1/2 AR ET BECKTON NEBULA P P707 BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION Y1334 JYJ MSJOLENE W HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K HSF MISS FORCE 75S 27Z HSF SKYLYS IMAGE 75S middle $3000 great disposition always been a standout should sire excellent daughters comes from a great cow family functional phenotype HSF MR 29Z 11A 49E 2/1/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Hetero Black 1/2 SM 1/4 AN 1/4 AR CONNEALY IN FOCUS 4925 HSF MISS CIF Y106 11A HSF MS SB 17U Y middle $3000 a man among boys unbelievable growth and above average calving ease huge REA and above average marbling high in API and TI combines the best of red and black Angus with Simmental HSF MR ROLLER 64W E64 1/18/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* Purebred TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS NBI GB STOCKY HSF MISS STOCKY 64W HSF JESSA 20R middle from a beautiful cow with and outcross pedigree incredibly wide bodied with a thick rear quarter correct power with style! HSF MR ROLLER 72U E72 1/24/17 ASA# Months Polled* Hetero Black Purebred TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS ER BIG SKY 545B HSF SKYS HOPE 72U HSF CHARMING HOPE 17P middle a product of two of the most respected cow makers in the breed: High Roller and Big Sky great feet 14

17 54 HSF MR BIZ 15R 36E 1/28/17 ASA# Months Polled* Black* 1/2 SM 1/2 AN S A V BISMARCK 5682 G A R GRID MAKER S A V ABIGALE BOZ REDCOAT HSF REENIE 15R HSF VANESSA 45D top to say this is a proven pedigree on both sides would be a gross understatement he has the phenotype to complete the package HSF REVENUE A70 E70 1/25/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Homo Black Blaze 3/4 SM 1/4 AN LMF REVENUE Z24 IR EXPEDITION W413 IR MS FENELLA U SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE HSF MS NPV 17U A HSF VERYBERRY 17U top attractive blaze from a nice cow HSF VIC 41B 12E 1/18/17 ASA# Months Polled Hetero Black Blaze 1/4 SM 1/2 HP 1/4 AN TH I VICTOR 719T DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I KBCR 19D DOMINETTE G G GRADE & YIELD 602 HSF MS G&Y 103P 41B HSF BAILYS JO 103P middle high growth very eye-catching, goggle eyed bull correct, sound and travels great HSF MAGS BIZ E 1/24/17 ASA# Months Polled* Black* Blaze 1/2 SM 1/2 AN S A V BISMARCK 5682 G A R GRID MAKER S A V ABIGALE GFI MAGNUM K52 COTT-GFI MAGGIE P MISS ARNOLD K middle nice blaze faced SimAngus 58 HSF MR PERFECT A300 45E 1/31/17 ASA# Months Polled Hetero Black WF 1/4 SM 1/2 HP 1/4 AN H H PERFECT TIMING 0150 ET CRR ABOUT TIME 743 HH MISS ADVANCE 6041S ET S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 DX ANSWER 27A DX YEW 27Y bottom bald face son of Perfect Timing who has made some outstanding calves for us 15

18 59 HSF MR AV 2C 1E 1/12/17 ASA# Months Polled* Black* Purebred HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K KNH ADDED VALUE 58W KNH MISS 58S HSF MS ROLLER 150Z 2C HSF MS MAJOR 1UW 150Z middle out of a first calf heifer calving ease in a small package 60 HSF PERFECT TIME 3Y 4E 1/14/17 ASA# Months Polled Hetero Black Brockle 1/4 SM 1/2 HP 1/4 AN H H PERFECT TIMING 0150 ET CRR ABOUT TIME 743 HH MISS ADVANCE 6041S ET S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 HSF MS FA 17W 3Y HSF BERTA 17W middle thick and correct dam is as wide as she is tall and always does a great job 61 HSF MR AV 79C 22E 1/22/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black Purebred HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K KNH ADDED VALUE 58W KNH MISS 58S LCHMN BRIGHT LIGHT L122L HSF MS HOOSIER 11A 79C HSF MISS CIF Y106 11A middle out of a first calf heifer outcross mating 62 HSF MR 29Z C136 55E 2/6/17 ASA# Months Polled Hetero Black 5/8 SM 3/8 AR IR RANGE BOSS Y623 SS CHARISMA ASR MS SUPER BALDY W top another little tank 63 HSF REVENUE 145W E326 1/28/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* Blaze Purebred ET LMF REVENUE Z24 IR EXPEDITION W413 IR MS FENELLA U ELLINGSON LEGACY M229 HSF LUCY O LEE MS BD LUCY middle these Revenue sons would be ideal bulls to use on Angus cows their dam is a beautiful, outstanding donor with an outcross pedigree LOTS 63 & 64 - ET FULL BROTHERS 64 $2250 see comments for Lot 63 HSF REVENUE 145W E33 2/4/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* WF Purebred ET YG MB BF REA API TI top 65 HSF HAWK 62Z 78E 2/15/17 ASA# Months Polled* Black* Purebred HOOK`S XAVIER 14X HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B HOOK`S YVETTE 100Y HSF MAJORITY 141S HSF MS MAJORITY T8 62Z KR TERYL T top a real tub of guts! note his CE, BW and API 66 HSF MR ROLLER A97 102E 3/1/17 ASA# Months Homo Polled Black* 3/4 SM 1/4 AN TJ 57J THE GAMBLER HSF RED FORTUNES SIS SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE HSF MISS NPV 17U A97 4+ HSF VERYBERRY 17U middle $2250 small head, big middle and deep rear quarter - typical of the High Roller progeny 16

19 how to get to the BUY YOUR WAY sale From the Hwy 24/15 intersection in Clay Center, travel East on Hwy 24 for 7 miles to the Ebenezer Church. then 1 mile North and 1 1/2 miles East (If driving from the East, DO NOT TRAVEL the Riley/Clay county line road [minimum maintenance road]) sale updates online bidding videos Bull Management Bulls have been fed in large pens with access to a small pasture for exercise. Bulls were fed to gain 3#/day with a diet of free choice grass hay, limited alfalfa and a corn/ddg/vitamin/ mineral mix. (For longevity we are feeding less corn and replacing it with more DDG and alfalfa.) The ultrasound data confirms that they are fit and not fat. The average adjusted backfat of all bulls is.239. We have managed the bulls this way because the last thing you need is to turn out a bull that will fall apart. The health of the bulls has again been outstanding. Bulls left with us after the sale will be cared for to make the transition to pasture conditions as smooth as possible. We will make every effort to see that those bulls get ample exercise. Please contact us if you have any questions. Female Sale The Buy Your Way sale ring advantage IT S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PLAN! We hope you ll join us for our 5th B&B Sale in 2019! We ve all experienced it... the auction sale order is not the way we want it! Here you ll find all the bulls in the ring at the same time. If your first pick rises out of your price range, you have plenty of time--at least hours, if not days--to either adjust your budget or select another bull. (How many times have we had to make these important decisions within minutes or even seconds?) It s because we feel so strongly in this concept that we offer our cash discounts for early bids. Up until the final closeout on the ending day, you can still capitalize on the full-ring advantage. The more our bid sheets are used on the last day, the fewer scrambles everyone will need to make. We believe your bottom line deserves the time and attention necessary to make a good decision regarding the genetics for your herd. [An added bonus: a faster closeout process!] As an additional bonus, we will hold a drawing for $100 cash to a bidder (live or proxy) who has placed a high bid during the silent auction portion of our final day.

20 HOFMANN SIMMENTAL FARMS TH RD CLAY CENTER, KS first class mail time dated material Please bring this catalog with you to the sale! BUY YOUR WAY Bull Sale FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 3, 2018 at the farm, Clay Center, KS