Welcome. Larry Flint Denny Mason Brady to the 2018 Drake Bull Sale!

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2 Welcome! Welcome Denny & Cara Drake Larry & Carol Drake Mason, Sara, Ryder & Braelyn Brady, Hannah & Phoenix Flint Drake Family to the 2018 Drake Bull Sale! Another calving season is upon us and prices remain steady as demand has kept pace with the increasing supply of red meat. As usual, there are uncertainties on the horizon. In addition to the old standards of weather and forage supply, the unknown effect of the current review of trade agreements and other policy matters will greatly effect demand, and therefore prices and profits, in the mid and long term. Because of the items out of our control it is as important as ever that we excel at those things we CAN control. One of these items is bull selection. In order to reduce uncertainties in that process it is imperative that we use the tools that are available to us. Do not disregard your visual analysis, especially as it relates to structural soundness. But add to those tools the comprehensive data that is available today in evaluating bulls. The Expected Progeny Differences () are proving to be an accurate and effective tool for trait selection, especially when combined with the actual measurements of the individual bulls. We see use of positively effecting our herd at both the individual and group level. As we write this we have calved over 40 first calf heifers and have touched three calves. The use of high calving ease EPD bulls is being reflected in the live herd. The bulls you will evaluate for this sale averaged 3.99 pounds per day of gain on a long 105 day test. The repeated use of high growth EPD bulls is being reflected in the live herd. We invite you to evaluate the phenotype, the individual performance records and the of the bulls offered in our sale. The predictability is bred in. The bulls have all received an extensive vaccination regimen, have tested negative for BVD and are semen tested. In short, these bulls eliminate so many of the uncertainties that can exist and will provide you with predictable and profitable genetics for years to come. We invite your questions and inquiries. Rory & Aria Thank you. Denny & Hannah The Drake Families A personal note from Larry & Carol... For over 117 years our family has focused on raising sound, genetically advanced and attractive cattle in the hills of southern Iowa. We are so thankful that we live in the good ol USA, where we have been afforded the opportunity to live these dreams. We want to thank those involved that help make today s operation and sale work. Thanks to Centerville Produce and Craig Sebolt for nurtitional counseling for the cattle. Craig has been our feed man for years and his advice, but mostly his friendship, are priceless! Thank you to Clarence Ballanger and Josh Spencer at Appanoose Livestock for their hospitality. They are always great to work with. Thank you to Eberspacher Enterprises Val and Lori have done our sale for years and we ve always known we are getting honest, sound, professional service above the call of duty. Most of all, we thank all of you who have purchased our cattle through the years. We love the cattle, the cattle business and most of all the people involved in the cattle business. They are the salt of God s earth. Of course, this thing would not run without Mason and Sara Harlan. Thank you for everything!! Larry & Carol Drake Larry Flint Denny Mason Brady YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FROM 4:30 TO 6:00 PRIOR TO THE SALE: Complimentary dinner will be served on us! Bring the family!

3 Please join us at 6:00 PM Fri., March 23rd Appanoose Co. Livestock Inc., Hwy 2, Centerville, IA Hotels: Headquarters: Motel 60 & Villa North 18th Street, Centerville, IA Other Hotels: Super North 18th Street, Centerville, IA : Please note that may change from the time the sale catalog is printed until registration paper is transferred. are Spring 2018 numbers. Updates & Sale Order: Additional information and sale order can be found on the Eberspacher Enterprises Inc. website or Facebook page. Like us to receive all sale updates automatically. Download the EE smart phone APP to stay connected to all current sale happenings. Announcements: Announcements made sale day and from the auction block during the sale take precedence over printed material in the catalog or other printed material associated with this sale. Anyone attending this sale, attends at their own risk. Breeders or any of the sale force will not be held responsible for any injury while attending this sale. Sale Terms: All cattle sell under the Suggested Sale Terms & Conditions of the American Simmental Association. Terms will be available sale day. Livestock Insurance: Insurance will be available through sale mgmt. and Jame Secondino of American Livestock Insurance, Ph Marketing Representatives: Val Eberspacher, EE Sales Jeremie Ruble Tom Rooney, Lee Agri-Media Ernie Barns, Lee Agri-Media Mike Sorenson, Livestock Plus Austin Brandt, Livestock Plus Clarence Ballanger Josh Spencer Auctioneer: Col. Jon Schaben We will feed and keep bulls til May 1st at no cost to buyer. Receive $100 off if taken home sale day. Bulls left after May 1st will be charged $3.50 per day. SALE SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 22nd: Cattle on Display Friday, March 23rd: Cattle Viewing starting at 8:00 AM Meal served 4:30-6:00 PM Sale Time 6:00 PM Sharp! SALE DAY PHONES: Val Denny Brady Larry Mason Flint Larry & Carol Drake Mason Mharlan2990@gmail.com Flint th St., Centerville, IA Denny & Cara Drake drakecattle@gmail.com Denny or Brady Scan this code with your smart phone to view catalog online! All bulls sold are guaranteed breeders & will be semen checked prior to sale. All bulls are tested negative for BVD. DRAKE CATTLE CO. & DRAKE SIMMENTAL WILL RETAIN 1/3 SEMEN INTEREST IN ALL SALE BULLS. Sale Mgrs, Val & Lori Eberspacher Office: Val s Cell: sales@ebersale.com View the sale catalog online at Download the EE smart phone APP for all current information! 1

4 1 Drake Lockdown E42 ASA# Red Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: E42 Adj. BW: 69 Adj. WW: 681 Adj. YW: Remington Lock N Load 54U W/C Lock Down 206Z G C F Miss New Level R206 CNS Dream On L186 Drake Cow X42 Drake P129 Here is a solid red, calving ease specialist. He came small and turned into a powerhouse. We love the way he is made and this bull has extra fleshing ability with thickness from front to back. 2 Drake Bull UC30E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 9/32 AN 3/32 HP Birth: Tattoo: UC30E Adj. BW: 74 Adj. WW: 809 Adj. YW: 1396 W/C Lock Down 206Z Drake Right Now Remington Lock N Load 54U G C F Miss New Level R206 Drake Bully Boy Drake Miss S30U ADG: 3.71 This guy went from a 74 lb birth weight to a 809 lb weaning weight (our top weaning weight) and a 1396 lb yearling weight. Dam was a first calf heifer, no creep feed. The kind we strive to produce. 3 DFC Bull Y23E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: Y23E Adj. BW: 77 Adj. WW: 669 Adj. YW: 1293 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X MSP/Drake Temptress S A V Bismarck 5682 Snyder Come On Over ADG: 3.92 Sired by Diesel and a Bismarck cow, he should be a heifer bull with a CE EPD of 16, top 20%, and BW EPD of -.5, top 35%. Good numbers with an API of 139, top 30%. 2

5 4 Drake Relentless E81 ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: E81 Adj. BW: 84 Adj. WW: 727 Adj. YW: Yardley Utah Y361 W/C Relentless 32C Miss Werning KP 8543B Drake In Command Drake Command Lady Z81 RS Yahoo 33N This Relentless son displays the attractive front end that is hard to find in a purebred bull. Really smooth shouldered and nice hipped. A baldy bull that can change things up in a hurry. 5 Drake Bull C1ZE ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: C1ZE Adj. BW: 73 Adj. WW: 773 Adj. YW: 1368 CNS Dream On L186 Drake Jordie Nichols Legacy G151 CNS Sheeza Dream K107W SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A Drake Miss MNS1Z ADG: 3.76 The legend Dream On still does it as good as any. C1ZE s calving ease is in the top 10%, BW is top 15% and his API of 135 is top 25%. This guy s own performance of a 73 lb birth, 772 lbs at weaning and a yearling of 1368 lbs put him near the top of the heap! 6 Drake Bull C49E ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: C49E Adj. BW: 68 Adj. WW: 688 Adj. YW: 1210 W/C Executive Order 8543B W/C United 956Y Miss Werning KP 8543U Drake Miss A49C GNB Shear Power 81X HL Ms. Superman A ADG: 3.29 Executive Order son with real calving ease; CE EPD in the top 3% and BW EPD in the top 1%. are balanced with an API of 142, top 15%. Grandam of C49E was a top seller at a Heartland Simmental sale and she is a good one. W/C Executive Order 8543B 3

6 7 Drake Bull C50E ASA# Red Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: C50E Adj. BW: 79 Adj. WW: 764 Adj. YW: Remington Lock N Load 54U W/C Lock Down 206Z G C F Miss New Level R206 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A Drake Miss Z50C Drake Miss X50Z ADG: 3.57 Top red bull with one of our better weaning weights of 764 lbs. Our calves had no creep feed, these weights are what the dam and calf do on grass. C50E should be a good calving ease choice with of top 20% for CE and top 25% for BW. Sired by the proven Lock Down. 8 Drake Bull A34E ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: A34E Adj. BW: 84 Adj. WW: 649 Adj. YW: 1126 CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z Drake Miss S34A Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Ms Time 7322T Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss N34S ADG: 3.0 : top 15% for CE and MWW; top 3% Milk; top 4% Doc; and top 5% Marb. A bull with some extra white that will work on those black cows. Sired by the great Cowboy Cut. 9 Drake Bull Z40E ASA# Black Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: Z40E Adj. BW: 80 Adj. WW: 699 Adj. YW: 1319 WS Stepping Stone B44 OBCC Wicked Sister 40WZ W/C Lock Down 206Z WS Ms. Upgrade Z15 GCC Black Watch 849T 40TW ADG: 3.90 A Stepping Stone bull that went from a 80 lb birth weight to a 1319 yearling weight. Good performance with a great look. 4

7 10 Drake Bull Z50E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: Z50E Adj. BW: 79 Adj. WW: 698 Adj. YW: S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ Diesel 350Z TJ 20X GW Predestined 701T Drake Miss X50Z Drake Miss U50X ADG: 5.14 Our top gaining bull at 5.14 per day, top yearling weight of 1516 lbs and top... top 25% CE; top 15% WW, Milk and API; top 2% YW; top 1% ADG; top 5% MWW and TI; top 3% CW; top 20% Marb;and top 30% REA. Z50E s full brother was our top performing and high selling bull at $9,000 going to Sandeen Genetics in our 2015 sale. Proven, performance and pedigree in this outstanding young stud. Drake Bull Z50B, $9000 full brother from our 2015 sale 11 Drake Bull Y17E ASA# Black Baldy Polled/Scurred 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: Y17E Adj. BW: 77 Adj. WW: 688 Adj. YW: W/C Lock Down 206Z WS Stepping Stone B44 WS Ms. Upgrade Z15 HTP SVF In Dew Time Drake Dew Process Drake Miss 17W ADG: 3.90 A Stepping Stone baldy bull that looks the part. Balanced numbers across the board with a good 128 API. Phenotype we like with that soft, easy fleshing herd bull look. 12 Drake Bull A49E Mr. HOC Broker SVF Steel Force S701 JM BF H25 HL Ms. Superman A49 CJ Superman 01S KSR 49R ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: A49E Adj. BW: 85 Adj. WW: 736 Adj. YW: ADG: 3.57 A good Broker bull with an yearling weight over 1300 lbs. He can add pounds and dollars to a calf crop. 5

8 13 Drake Bull YC30E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: YC30E Adj. BW: 64 Adj. WW: 712 Adj. YW: Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z CCR Ms Time 7322T TJ Diesel 350Z Drake Miss Y30C LTS Copyright ADG: 4.14 A Cowboy Cut son we have always loved. Impeccable numbers: top 10% CE, WW and DOC; top 5% MCE and Milk; top 2% MWW and TI; top 25% Marb; top 20% REA; and top 15% Shear and API. YC30E s API of 154 is our 2nd highest. His birth weight of 64 lbs to yearling weight of 1368 attest to his EPD spread of BW -.5 to YW 106. Out of a two year old heifer, he does have calving ease and great performance. 14 DFC Bull C17E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: C17E Adj. BW: 79 Adj. WW: 736 Adj. YW: 1413 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X DFC Miss A17C Sandeen Rainmaker 2007 Drake Miss Y17A ADG: 4.29 put C17E s calving ease in top 15%, weaning top 15% and yearling top 20%; you can have easy calving and high performance. C17E went from a 79 lb birth to a 1413 yearling weight. Our Diesel sons just continue to impress. 15 Drake Bull UC7E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: UC7E Adj. BW: 83 Adj. WW: 719 Adj. YW: 1385 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss LU7C Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss 7U ADG: 4.29 A Diesel son with top calving ease. Top 30% CE, top 20% BW and one of our top gainers at 4.29 lb and top yearling weights of 1385 lbs. 6

9 16 Drake Bull W3E ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: W3E Adj. BW: 69 Adj. WW: 680 Adj. YW: W/C Lock Down 206Z WS Stepping Stone B44 WS Ms. Upgrade Z15 GW Mr. MT 790L Drake Miss J3W Drake Miss 33J ADG: 4.09 Blaze faced Stepping Stone son that is the kind we love. Deep bodied, soft looking, low maintenance beef machine! Balanced numbers with a good 1333 lb yearling weight. 17 Drake Bull B378E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: B378E Adj. BW: 84 Adj. WW: 670 Adj. YW: 1265 W/C Executive Order 8543B W/C United 956Y Miss Werning KP 8543U Drake Miss U378B TJ Diesel 350Z Drake Miss R378U ADG: 3.76 A good calving ease sire with a 14 CE EPD and a -.5 BW EPD. Sired by Executive Order and a TJ Diesel cow, this is a sure fire pedigree for common sense, fault free cattle. 18 Drake Bull U76E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: U76E Adj. BW: 73 Adj. WW: 672 Adj. YW: 1316 Hook s Basin 27B Drake Miss P76U GW Robust 605Z Hook s Zenith 24Z GW Mr. MT 790L Drake Doyenne ADG: 4.05 Out of our Hook s Basin bull and a dam that stems back to Denver Grand Champion Drake Right About Now. Excellent balanced with an outstanding API of 146. Hook s Basin 27B, Sire 7

10 19 Drake Fully Loaded X33E ASA# Black Baldy Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: X33E Adj. BW: 88 Adj. WW: 739 Adj. YW: Remington Lock N Load 54U W/C Loaded Up 1119Y Aubreys Black Blaze III S A V 8180 Traveler 004 JS Dolly 33X Triple C No Doubt N26L ADG: 3.95 Sired by the $480,000 valued Loaded Up, Fully Loaded looks the part. His dam, Dolly, is one of the great half blood cows of the breed. Sired by Traveler 004 and out of the outstanding Power Drive cow Triple C No Doubt. If you want a fancy blaze face bull with the look and pedigree, look no further! Aubreys Black Blaze III, Grandam 20 Drake Bull Z361E ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: Z361E Adj. BW: 76 Adj. WW: 695 Adj. YW: 1365 CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z Drake Miss N361Z Triple C Singletary S3H CCR Ms Time 7322T Lazy H Go Daddy Kappes Sadie N ADG: 4.19 A Cowboy Cut son that puts all the numbers together, calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass with these numbers; top 5% CE; top 10% WW, ADG, Marb and Shear; top 15% YW, MCE and Milk; top 3% MWW; and top 2% TI. A maternal brother to Z361E was the third high selling bull at the 2017 Iowa Beef Expo Simmental Sale for $8,500 going to J&J Farm. 21 DFC Bull C400E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 3/16 AN 1/16 CS Birth: Tattoo: C400E Adj. BW: 86 Adj. WW: 711 Adj. YW: 1231 CNS Pays To Dream T759 CNS Dream On L186 MLF BL Jessie K336 DFC Miss Z400C TJ Diesel 350Z LLSF Ziva ZX ADG: 3.29 This good son of Pays To Dream is an easy keeping bull that will stay in condition and sire some great calves. 8

11 22 Drake Bull 3861E ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: 3861E Adj. BW: 82 ET Adj. WW: 793 Adj. YW: 1468 Yardley Utah Y361 W/C Relentless 32C Miss Werning KP 8543B SS/PRS High Voltage 244X Sandeen Donna 4629 Sandeen Donna 8386 ADG: 4.23 Sired by the $87,000 Relentless and the $15,500 Donna 4629 dam, this bull can t miss. The Donna cow family has produced hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for Sandeen Genetics and the cattle s kind and consistency is the reason. We just sold a full sister to 3861E in The One Sale for $12,000 to Rohrberg Cattle Company. As an individual 3861E is one of our top performing bulls with a weaning weight of 793, ADG of 4.23 and a yearling weight of Drake/DFC Soft Music 867E, $12000 full sib 23 Drake Bull Z85E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: Z85E Adj. BW: 79 Adj. WW: 631 Adj. YW: 1381 WS Stepping Stone B44 Drake Miss 85Z W/C Lock Down 206Z WS Ms. Upgrade Z15 Drake Hard Truth LCR New Design ADG: 4.71 Our third high gaining bull at 4.71 lbs per day and 1381 lb yearling weight. top 25% for YW and top 10% ADG, this Stepping Stone son is tops in performance. 24 DFC Bull Y35E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: Y35E Adj. BW: 68 Adj. WW: 597 Adj. YW: 1216 Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone SC Totally Nora Y SVF Steel Force S701 SS Babys Breath P035 GCC Total Recall 806T GCC Nora 137W ADG: 2.81 Y35E would be an excellent sire to use on heifers with his CE EPD of 15 (top 25%) and a BW EPD of -2.3 (top 10%). 9

12 25 Drake Bull SU30E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/8 AN 1/8 HP Birth: Tattoo: SU30E Adj. BW: 81 Adj. WW: 744 Adj. YW: CNS Dream On L186 CNS Pays To Dream T759 MLF BL Jessie K336 Drake Dream Right Drake Miss S30U Drake Miss N30S ADG: 3.67 A powerful Pays To Dream son with an excellent weaning weight of 744 lbs and a yearling weight of His kind never go out of style as their offspring always push the scales down. 26 Drake Relentless E45 ASA# Black Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: E45 Adj. BW: 81 Adj. WW: 701 Adj. YW: 1292 W/C Relentless 32C Snyder Trojan U11 Yardley Utah Y361 Miss Werning KP 8543B Drake In Command This is a big hipped, big butted, big boned Relentless son that is super sound moving. 27 W/C Relentless 32C 618 Drake Relentless E618 ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: E618 Adj. BW: 72 Adj. WW: 731 Adj. YW: 1332 Yardley Utah Y361 Miss Werning KP 8543B * This good looking half blood Relentless son has all the production traits we strive for bred in on the cow side of the pedigree. His dam is a 17 year old Angus cow that weighs 1700 lbs. on a bad day. She is still sound footed and sound uddered. Finally dropped off on her milk some this year but she has done her job well. We expect this bull to just keep getting better. 10

13 28 Drake Bull C106E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: C106E Adj. BW: 71 Adj. WW: 728 Adj. YW: Dameron First Class Drake First Time Schooley Miss 136 Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss T106C Drake Miss 106T ADG: 4.29 Sired by a purebred Angus bull by Dameron First Class and out of a $10,500 OCC Anchor cow. C106E is a model for sound, easy fleshing, top performing cattle. The proof here is his birth weight of 71 lbs, weaning of 728, yearling of 1403 and his gain of 4.29 lbs per day. 29 Drake Bull UX107E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: Tattoo: UX107E Adj. BW: 67 Adj. WW: 713 Adj. YW: 1418 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Drake Miss U107X O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss 107U ADG: 4.43 A great Diesel son with excellent. Great calving ease and then explosive growth with weaning EPD in top 15%, yearling in top 4% and ADG in top 1%. His own performance proves these with one of our top gains of 4.43 per day and yearling of He began that journey with just a 67 lb birth weight. He puts it all together in the kind we like to produce. 30 Drake/BH Relentless E69 ASA# Black Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: E69 Adj. BW: 83 Adj. WW: 652 Adj. YW: 1229 W/C Relentless 32C MSP Insane Jane Yardley Utah Y361 Miss Werning KP 8543B MSP Fabio Tabby Stout made, very attractive Relentless son out of a cow that has produced top sellers. W/C Relentless 32C, Sire 11

14 31 Drake Bases Loaded 64E ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: 64E Adj. BW: 80 ET Adj. WW: 655 Adj. YW: Remington Lock N Load 54U W/C Loaded Up 1119Y Aubreys Black Blaze III CNS Dream On L186 Drake Miss U364X Drake Havoc ADG: 3.52 A top son of the great Loaded Up and our top donor, Drake Miss 364X. Bases Loaded was a class winner at the 2017 Iowa State Fair, the largest Simmental Show in the nation. We sold a maternal sister to him for $25,000 in Denver to Rolling Hills Simmental. If you want a Simmental bull with eye catching looks. Drake Rony X364A, $25,000 maternal sister 32 DFC Bull X811E ASA# Black Polled 1/2 SM 7/16 AN 1/16 CS Birth: Tattoo: X811E Adj. BW: 76 Adj. WW: 655 Adj. YW: 1398 TJ Diesel 350Z S A V Final Answer 0035 TJ 20X Jarrs Miss Olivia 811X WAGR Dream Catcher 03R ADG: 4.67 A great Diesel son. top 30% WW, top 10% YW and REA, top 3% ADG and a 130 API. One of our top gaining and top yearling weight bulls. 33 Drake Bull U34E ASA# Black Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: U34E Adj. BW: 82 Adj. WW: 682 Adj. YW: 1191 Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Drake Miss 34U SVF Steel Force S701 SS Babys Breath P035 CNS Dream On L186 Drake Miss N34S ADG: 3.19 Good calving ease in this all purpose bull that will work in any program that looks for trouble free cattle. 12

15 34 Drake Bull B499E ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: B499E Adj. BW: 95 Adj. WW: 718 Adj. YW: W/C Wide Track 694Y SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Bully Boy Drake Miss U499B Drake Miss Simblaze 499U ADG: 4.81 Powerful blaze faced bull with our second highest ADG and one of the top yearling weights with a 1484 lb. Backed by of top 15% weaning, top 4% yearling and top 10% ADG. If you sell pounds, have a look here. SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A, Sire 35 Drake Bull WA99E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Tattoo: WA99E Adj. BW: 85 Adj. WW: 729 Adj. YW: 1342 SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss W499A HTP/SVF Heartbreaker W38 Drake Miss 499W ADG: 3.86 Maternal sister was Calf Champion at the 2015 Iowa State Fair and sold for $7,000 in our heifer sale. With a 729 lb weaning weight and a 1342 yearling weight, this guy will kick up your calves performance! 36 Drake Bull W404E ASA# Black Dbl Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: W404E Adj. BW: 69 Adj. WW: 562 Adj. YW: 1212 SS/PRS Trackin Tail 461A W/C Wide Track 694Y KenCo Miley Cottontail Drake Miss Josephine O C C Triumph 605T Drake Miss P404S ADG: 3.82 top 30% WW and top 25% for YW and ADG, this fellow should add pounds and gain on your calf crop. W/C Wide Track 694Y, Grandsire 13

16 37 Drake Bull X33D ASA# Black Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: Tattoo: X33D Adj. BW: 77 Adj. WW: 664 Adj. YW: W/C United 956Y W/C Executive Order 8543B Miss Werning KP 8543U S A V 8180 Traveler 004 JS Dolly 33X Triple C No Doubt N26L An outstanding son of Executive Order and out of one of the Simmental breed great half blood cows. She being by SAV Traveler 004 and out of the great Triple C No Doubt cow. X33D is a maternal brother to our Loaded up son X33E, Lot 19 in this sale. Good balanced with a 126 API. Again these two older bulls come to you not highly conditioned but ready to breed a lot of cows. 38 SS/PRS Chasin Tail 18A Drake Miss T43A Drake Bull A43D ASA# Black Baldy Dbl Polled Purebred Birth: Tattoo: A43D Adj. BW: 81 Adj. WW: 564 Adj. YW: 1291 MCM Top Grade 018X KenCo Miley Cottontail Elm-Mound/GS Stands Alone Double R Marie T These two older bulls we used last year and were in the top end of our 2016 bulls. A43D is out of one of our best cow families and sired by our cow making bull Chasin Tail. A43D s are in the top 20% CE, top 5% BW and Milk, with a very respectable 128 API. We sold a full brother to his dam for $6,000. These two older bulls will come to you in moderate body conditions they were in the stock field until mid-december. 39 Drake Bull 1207E AAA# Purebred Angus Birth: Tattoo: 1207E Adj. BW: 78 Adj. WW: 751 Adj. YW: 1337 Silveiras Style 9303 Gambles Hot Rod Silveiras Elba 2520 HOTZ Elsa 1207 S A V Brilliance 8077 Cherry Knoll Elsa 8014 ADG: 3.71 This Style son out of the $25,000 HOTZ Elsa donor is a tremendous individual to view. With his powerful pedigree, outstanding phenotype and great performance, he can work many different ways. Miss Werning KP 8543U, Grandam Angus Bulls CED BW WW YW CEM Milk $EN

17 EF Commando 1366 Baldridge Bronc Baldridge Isabel Y69 A A R Ten X 7008 S A Pine View Rita C087 G A R Predestined 287L 40 Drake Bull C087E AAA# Purebred Angus Birth: Tattoo: C087E Adj. BW: 67 Adj. WW: 726 Adj. YW: 1460 CED BW WW YW CEM Milk $EN CW Marb RE Fat $B ADG: 4.62 Sired by the calving ease and performance based sire Baldridge Bronc. This guy did everything we had hoped for when we started breeding Angus. He came unassisted at 67 lbs from a heifer, then bang to 726 lbs at weaning. One of our very top gainers at 4.62 and one of our best yearling weights of I don t care what breed they are, this is the kind that will keep you in business Drake Iowa Boy B207E AAA# Purebred Angus Birth: Tattoo: B207E Adj. BW: 79 Adj. WW: 740 Adj. YW: 1402 Drake Bull 136E AAA# Purebred Angus Birth: Tattoo: 136E Adj. BW: 65 Adj. WW: 680 Adj. YW: 1160 S A V Final Answer 0035 Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Schooley Miss 136 O C C Anchor 771A EAF Rita Dameron C-5 American Classic EXG RS First Rate S903 R3 Dameron Northern Miss 3114 Drake Elsa 1207B Silveiras Style 9303 HOTZ Elsa 1207 CED BW WW YW CEM Milk $EN This American Classic son traces back to the $25000 HOTZ Elsa 1207 cow and the great Cherry Knoll Elsa 8014 cow. The list of accomplishments of this cow family is too long to list but includes Denver, Louisville, and American Royal Champions. The Style dam of this bull carries on the tradition of this family and is a very stunning female. The picture tells part of the story on this bull and the pedigree tells the rest. We hope you like him as much as we do. CED BW WW YW CEM Milk $EN ADG: 3.0 Sired by the one and only Final Answer and out of a $10,500 OCC Anchor cow. A maternal brother is our First Time bull we use clean up on all our heifers and have never assisted a birth sired by him. If you are looking for real calving ease in an attractive Angus bull with a great pedigree, this guy will fill the ticket. 15

18 Hook s Basin 27B ASA# Homo Black Homo Polled 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Birth: GW Robust 605Z x Hook s Zenith 24Z : Carcass: Across the board off the charts with twelve traits in the top 5% better. A little different kind of bull because he is so easy fleshing but still in the top 2% WW and Docility; top 1% YW, ADG, MWW, CW, REA and TI; top 10% milk; top 4% Stay and Shear; top 5% Marb.; and top 3% API. TJ Platte River 370D ASA# Homo Black Homo Polled Purebred Birth: CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z x TJ 43Z : Carcass: The $20,500 top selling purebred bull in the 2017 Triangle J sale is a phenotypic and genetic star. River is in the top 20% of the entire breed in 14 measured traits including top 20% CE; top 1% WW and YW, MWW and TI; top 2% API. Top 15% Milk and 10% ADG. He excels in calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass, a rare bull that excels across the board. Hook s Equinox 15E ASA# Homo Black Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: TJ Main Event 503B x Hooks Patti 3P : Carcass: This $16,000 third high selling bull in Hook s 2018 sale is a growth machine. Equinox is in the top 1% of the breed for WW, MWW, REA and TI; top 2% for YW; and top 15% for API. He is in the top 20% of the breed in 12 traits. Equinox is out of Hook s great Patti 3P cow. Look for genetics available in the future. Herd Sire References We believe we have put together a battery of herd bulls to run our pastures that are equal to or exceed the great AI sires in use. Watch for their offspring in the future. TJ Diesel 350Z ASA# Homo Black Homo Polled 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Birth: S A V Final Answer 0035 x TJ 20X : Carcass: The $20,000 second high selling bull in the 2013 Triangle J sale. Diesel is in the top 20% of the breed for 13 traits including top 15% for CE and API; top 2% for WW and TI; top 1%W for YW and ADG. Diesel is a carcass machine ranking in the top 3% in REA and 20% in Marbling. Has consistently sired our top yearling weight bulls and makes fantastic females, a bull that continues to do it all for us. Hook s Eagle 6E ASA# Black Homo Polled 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Birth: Hook s Black Hawk 50B x Hook s Crystal 1C : Carcass: This $44,000 top selling bull in Hook s 2018 sale is a true genetic unicorn. Eagle ranks in the top 20% of the breed in 14 different traits including top 10% CE, WW and Docility; 5% YW; 4% ADG; 1% for Stay, Shear and API; 15% for CW; 20% for Marbling; 4% for REA; and 3% for TI. Our goal has been to seek out bulls that excel in all traits without compromise and Eagle definitely advances that cause. Owned with GENEX, Allied Genetic Resources, Hook Farms, Triangle J Ranch and Choctaw Land and Cattle. 16

19 HOW TO UTILIZE API AND TI INDEXES 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 between bulls. (As described to the left, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an allpurpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a $50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more information, visit BULL BUYER S GUIDE DEFINITIONS OF TERMS Expected Progeny Differences (): are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat. Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight. Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers. Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight. Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters. Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk. Marbling (MRB): Marbling score. Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth. Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye. Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a steak. Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age. Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight. Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight. Yield Grade (YG): Yield grade score. Purebred Simmental Percentile Table Spring 2018 CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay DOC CW YG Marb BF REA SF API TI Hybrid Simmental Percentile Table Spring 2018 CE BW WW YW MCE Milk MWW Stay DOC CW YG Marb BF REA SF API TI Thank you to all our past bidders and buyers! See you March 23rd! 17

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