RAILE. GELBVIEH/BALANCER Production Sale. Thursday March 14th, :30 p.m. MST. Burlington Livestock Exchange Burlington, Colorado

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1 RAILE GELBVIEH/BALANCER Production Sale DMRS The Factor 29Z-- Lot 1 Thursday March 1th, :0 p.m. MST Burlington Livestock Exchange Burlington, Colorado

2 Welcome to our 201 Sale We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to our annual production sale. Also, a special thanks to those of you who have purchased bulls in the past and have confidence in our program. Most of the bulls again this year are Balancers. The Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) proclaims that crossbred females are 0% more productive over their lifetimes. The advantages of crossbreeding effect cow efficiency, longevity, lifetime productive, weaning performance and yearling performance. Remember, Balancer is a trademark name that the Gelbvieh breed has given to the Gelbvieh-Angus cross in which both parents are registered in their respective breed associations. If one parent wasn t registered, the offspring could not have a meaningful set of EPDs and other valuable information. The American Gelbvieh Association as of January 201 released a new set of EPDs that will share a common base with Simmental and Red Angus. The Board of Directors passed this measure to help simplify bull selection for commercial producers. If the EPDs seem a little different this year this is why. We have inserted a page in the catalog called New Generation AGA EPDs. It explains more on these new EPDs and gives the averages for purebreds and Balancers along with the percentile breakdowns. In order to keep improving and stacking the genetics in our favor we try to use herdsires that are balanced in their traits for calving ease, growth, milk and the carcass traits. The three Angus sires that we use to produce the F1 cross: Lee s Outline 0 with his great disposition, easy fleshing ability and Milk EPD; and Hopps Look At Me who gives his offspring that great look with a long wide hip and bone substance to go along with his excellent growth EPDs and Eagle Pass Total 000 ET who excels in growth,milk and disposition. The Balancer herdsires that we use on our Balancer females are: U09 (a Net Worth son whose offspring consistently come home in the fall having the heaviest weaning weights as a sire group), Mr Premium 912WET(GAR US Premium Beef) to add growth and carcass traits,tau Mr Manitoba 1X(a Grid Topper T son) with lots of rib and muscle and last but certainly not least is our sire for heifers TAU Mr In Focus 1W(Mytty In Focus) who has really done his job well. This year in addition to the bulls we will offer open Balancer Registered heifers for sale. It s an exciting time in the cattle business despite the challenges we had this past summer with the drought. The prices have remained very good and experts tell us that it should hold for some time. The nation s cowherd is still shrinking and when cow numbers do start increasing and more heifers are retained for breeding, slaughter numbers will drop even further and prices will increase even more. We weaned off earlier this past summer due to the drought and placed all the calves in a local feedlot for the first 0 days due to the fact that we had no feed laid in yet. They were pretty much on a maintenance ration until they were brought home. The bulls did exceptionally well after they were home as you can see by their WPDA and some of their gains since weaning. There are bulls in this sale that offer calving ease as well as performance. We look forward to seeing you on sale day to evaluate this year s set of bulls. The sale this year is again in Burlington, Colorado, a full service community along I-0 that has most major motel chains. This year s sale will be broadcast on the internet with DV Auction so if you can t make the sale you can do it online. Videos of each lot will be up before the sale. Or if you are interested in a bull, let us know and we can help you with the purchase or put you in touch with someone that will help bid on the bull for you. Please do not hesitate to call or stop by if you have questions on any of the offerings. Sincerely, The Railes There will be a $0/bull discount for taking them home sale day. Please join us for a complimentary lunch on sale day.

3 Raile Gelbvieh/Balancer Production Sale Thursday March 1 th :0 p.m. MST Burlington Livestock Exchange Burlington, Colorado Sale Day Phone: Auctioneer: Tracy Harl, 220 N. 2 nd Avenue, Hastings, NE Please Join Us For Complimentary Lunch Selling 0 Bull Lots 100% Black, 0% Homozygous Black, Some Homozygous Polled Spring and Fall Yearling Bulls Plus Registered Balancer Open Heifers Broadcasting Real-time Auctions The sale will be broadcast live on the internet. Real time bidding and proxy bidding available. First Season Breeding Guarantee: Buyers of all bulls selling for $2,000 or more injured the first breeding season will have credit at the next sale at the value of the purchase price minus salvage value. Contact Raile Gelbvieh promptly so the decision to return the bull to Raile Gelbvieh or sold by buyer may be made. First breeding season ends September 1 st of the year of the purchase. Death loss is the buyer s risk as one can purchase mortality insurance. Trucking: Free trucking on bulls of $2,00 or more within a 200 mile radius. Otherwise to a central location. If bulls are taken home sale day there is a $0 per head discount. Viewing: Bulls may be viewed at home, online at or the DVAuction website. Igenity DNA Tested: All bulls have had a DNA profile test for the carcass traits, coat color and BVD-PI negative and some for the homozygous polled trait. Herd Health: All bulls have had shots, been poured and will have passed a semen and Trich test by sale day. Necessary health papers will be supplied with each sale animal. Registration papers will be transferred. All announcements from block take precedence over all written material. Accommodations: Burlington is on I-0 and is served by most major motel chains. Contact Information: Delbert Raile Matt Raile Cody Raile Road U Road U 0 Road U St. Francis, KS St. Francis, KS St. Francis, KS Cell -2- Cell Cell -2-09

4 New Generation AGA EPDs The American Gelbvieh Association s (AGA) January 201 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts. Gelbvieh and Balancer Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers. Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology For over 2 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal more unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire s own first-calf daughters. Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDs The true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits. Growth Traits are More Reliable The new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE. Carcass Traits are Standardized In recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-tofinish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable. For questions or more information contact the AGA at 0--2 or visit New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM Gelbvieh Balancer Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart for Active Sires Percentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM Balancer EPD Percentile Chart for Active Sires Percentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM American Gelbvieh Association (0) -2 info@gelbvieh.org

5 SPRING YEARLING BULLS 1 DMRS MR FOCUS 20Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 1/2/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 110 WPDA: 2.92 Mytty In Focus TAU MR IN FOCUS 1W TAU Ms Sleepy 20P 12T EGL U09 DMRS MS NET WORTH 0X DMRS Temple 1T Recommended for heifers Out of 1st calf heifer Top % for Calving Ease DMRS Ms In Focus 11Y A paternal half sib to Lots 1 and 2 2 DMRS MR FOCUS 229Z DOUBLE BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/9/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 29Z BW: 1 Adj. WW: 9 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.02 Mytty In Focus TAU MR IN FOCUS 1W TAU Ms Sleepy 20P 12T Hopps Look At Me DMRS SHOWTIME 00X DMRS Sugar N Spice S Recommended for heifers Out of 1st calf heifer Maternal great grandam (Monique 222M) Upper 2% of the breed for Calving Ease and Milk DMRS MR MANITOBA 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/10/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: RHRG 1Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 0 Adj. YW: 122 WPDA:. TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T GA Whitman 10 DMRS WINTER 9W DMRS Nanny A real soggy herdsire prospect that has the thickness and natural width throughout In the top half for all Balancers in the breed for WW and the top 2% for YW Igenity scores of for and s for and 2

6 RHRG MR PREMIUM 2Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: RHRG Z BW: 0 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 109 WPDA: 2.90 G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L Hopps Look At Me RHRG MS LOOKER 910W BDCG Joanie N ET Above average EPDs for both WW and YW High Igenity scores for and DMRS MR PREMIUM 22Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 2Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 122 WPDA:.9 G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L DMRS Scooter S RHRG MS SCOOTER 1U Raile 10 New Design 01S These bulls that go back to US Premium Beef really perform Above average EPDs for WW and YW WIGS MR FREIGHTLINER 20Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: WIGS 0Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 120 WPDA:. H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET Lee s Outline 0 WIGS WONDER WOMAN 910 RHRG Tinsel 1T ET Igenity scores of for and Above average EPDs for WW and YW. Top 2% for YW EPD Grandam 1T was a Dam of Merit DMRS THE FACTOR 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 19 Adj. YW: 119 WPDA:.2 TAU Mr Krugerrand 0M 10P SDCG X-FACTOR 202X GRU Ms Right 202M SCC Legend 2 DMRS MISS LEGEND 1U DMRS Snowbunny 1S Sire (X-Factor 202X) was the 2011 Balancer Bull Futurity Champion at the NWSS in Denver One of the very few bulls anywhere that had an Igenity score of 10 for the trait Dam (1U) is Legend sired which promotes calving ease 10

7 RHRG MR PREMIUM 2Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: RHRG Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.1 G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L SCC Legend 2 RHRG MS LEGEND 90W DMRS Trish T Above average Calving Ease EPD Great grandam was a former Dam of Merit Igenity scores of for & 9 DMRS MR MANITOBA 29Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/1/2012 Reg. #: 1212 Tattoo: DMRS 9Z BW: Adj. WW: 0 Adj. YW: 111 WPDA:.19 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T Bon View New Design DMRS SATIN N LACE 11S DMRS Nina Dam is a Bon View Design daughter Above average EPDs for Calving Ease, Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight 10 RHRG MR PREMIUM 2Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/20/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 120 WPDA:. G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L Vermilion Dateline 0 RHRG SNUFFLES S WVR 1E One of the highest weaning wt. bulls in the sale (ratio 122) ranks th Ranks in the top 2% for both Weaning and Yearling EPDs Another US Premium Beef grandson that will pack on the pounds DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 20Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/20/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 0Z BW: Adj. WW: 10 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.11 H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET Lee s Outline 0 DMRS MS OUTLINE 9W DMRS Simarron S Solid set of EPDs to go along with better than average Igenity scores for and 12 DMRS MR OUTLINE 2Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/20/2012 Reg. #: 1219 Tattoo: DMRS Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 119 WPDA:. DCC 002 Outlook 2 LEE S OUTLINE 0 Vermilion Lass 22 BDCG Upper Limits 1M DMRS MS UPPER LIMITS 9T DMRS Prissy P An Outline son that has really performed well since weaning, gaining. pounds Both grandam P and great grandam 99J were former Dams of Merit

8 1 DMRS MR MANITOBA 2Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: 2/22/2012 Reg. #: 1212 Tattoo: DMRS Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:.1 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T F A R Krugerrand 10H DMRS SWEETNESS 22S DMRS Rhonda 0K Out of a Krugerrand 10H daughter, this guy has performance to burn Ranks th for ADJ WW at # among all the bulls in the sale WW EPDs is the top % for the Breed and the top 2% for YW EPDs Another rare bull that scored a 10 for RHRG MR PREMIUM 291Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 91Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 129 WPDA:. G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L BR Midland RHRG MS MIDLAND T ET DCSF Post Rock Arata H Out of an ET Midland daughter Good performance Premium son that is above average for both WW and YW EPDs 1 1 DMRS MR MANITOBA 29Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 9Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T Buffalos Conclusive BN MISS CONCLUSIVE 0U Madelyn Another high performing bull that has gained.1/day since weaning Above average EPDs for both WW and YW 9 1 DMRS THE FACTOR 29Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 9Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 119 WPDA:.2 TAU Mr Krugerrand 0M 10P SDCG X-FACTOR 202X GRU Ms Right 202M Bon View New Design DMRS SHIM SHIM SHIREE 0S DMRS Pickles 0P Was our Balancer Bull Futurity entry at the NWSS this year Out of one of my favorite cows, a Bon View Design daughter who has had calves with a weaning index of 10 He has an above average Milk EPD Great grandam was a Dam of Merit One of the highest ranking Igenity scores of 9 s for both and 9 9 1

9 1 DMRS MR MANITOBA 210Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 10Z BW: 1 Adj. WW: 9 Adj. YW: 1110 WPDA:.1 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T Baldridge Nebraska 901 DMRS SCARLETT 0S DMRS Precious P A well balanced bull that puts it all together He has above average EPDs for CE, WW, YW and Milk His Baldridge Nebraska 901 Dam has had calves with a weaning ratio of 109 Great grandam was a Dam of Merit 1 DMRS MR OUTLINE 210Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 1210 Tattoo: DMRS 10Z BW: Adj. WW: 21 Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. DCC 002 Outlook 2 LEE S OUTLINE 0 Vermilion Lass 22 Spur Special Legend 19H ET DMRS LEILA DMRS Ms Trad s Image 1F Excellent growth spread from birth to weaning and yearling Both Homo Black and Homo Polled EPDs are above average for WW, YW and Milk Very good Igenity scores for the carcass traits His Dam Leila 1L is a very tame cow that has produced calves with a weaning ratio of RHRG MR PREMIUM 2109Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 109Z BW: 1 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L Hopps Look At Me RHRG MS LOOKER 9W RHRG Lacie 0K Another Premium son that scored s on the carcass traits for, and 1 20 DMRS MR MANITOBA 2112Z BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 112Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 121 WPDA:.2 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T S A V Final Answer 00 TAU FINAL ANSWER 91W TAU Miss Rodeo Drive 1L Dam is a Final Answer daughter that knows how to raise em He has a WW EPD of 0 that puts him in the top % for all Balancers and a YW EPD in the top 2% 21 DMRS MR OUTLINE 2119Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: 2/29/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 119Z BW: Adj. WW: 0 Adj. YW: 111 WPDA:.20 DCC 002 Outlook 2 LEE S OUTLINE 0 Vermilion Lass 22 BTI Extra 210K ET DCSF POST ROCK JILT 2T DCSF Post Rock Jilt 2M Recommended for heifers Homo Black and Homo Polled by birthright Above average CE and YW EPD and a -1. BW EPD

10 22 DMRS MR TOTAL 212Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 12Z BW: Adj. WW: 0 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:. TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2 DMRS SUNNY 9S DMRS Namby Pamby A real solid bull you won t want to overlook A weaning ratio of 11 Top 2% for WW, YW and Milk EPDs Out of a dam that is very easy fleshing and an easy keeper 2 RHRG MR PREMIUM 212Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /2/2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: RHRG 12Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 111 WPDA:. G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L SCC Legend 2 RHRG MISS LEGEND 2U RHRG She-Devil 0S A Premium son that really cranked it up after weaning, gaining.9#/day Top 2% for WW and YW EPDs 2 DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 211Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 11Z BW: Adj. WW: 9 Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET Lee s Outline 0 DMRS WHISKEY GIRL 92W DMRS Santana S The Freightliner sons are proving to be performance cattle Indexed 112 on WW and 10 on YW Above average EPDs on WW, YW and Milk 2 RHRG MR LOOKER 210Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /2/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 10Z BW: Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 111 WPDA:. MCC Look Out 0 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara 22 BDCG Upper Limits 1M DMRS SHIRLEY TEMPLE 0S DMRS Mae Indexed 10 on WW Top 2% for Milk EPD Dam had a weaning ratio of 10 on calves 2 DMRS MR TOTAL 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 10 WPDA:.9 TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 BDCG Upper Limits 1M DMRS SNOWBUNNY 1S DMRS Maude High performing bull. Indexed 110 on WW and 10 on YW One of the highest WPDA bulls in the sale and gained.1#/day since weaning Top 2% on WW, YW and Milk EPDs 2

11 2 RHRG MR NET WORTH 219Z BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: RHRG 19Z BW: 92 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 119 WPDA:. S A V Net Worth 200 EGL U09 EGL M2 GA Whitman 10 RHRG MS WHITMAN 9T WVR Hilda 100F Net Worth sons always excel in performance and he is no exception Ratio 10 in ADJ WW and his EPD for WW is also in the top half for Balancers His grandam Hilda 100F was a Dam of Distinction 2 2 DMRS MR TOTAL 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 29 Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 DMRS Sarge S DMRS POST ROCK BELLE 12U1 DCSF Post Rock Belle 9R1ET E Homo Black and Homo Polled by birthright One of the highest WW Bulls in the offering 11 ratio for WW and above average in YW His dam we purchased from Post Rock is sired by Sarge S (a bull they purchased in our sale in 200) NR 29 DMRS MR NORTHERN WIND 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 119 WPDA:.2 EGL Northern Wind P0 ET EGL U09 EGL Miss Freedom 209 Northern Improvement 0 GF DMRS MISS NORTHERN U DMRS Rosette A Homozygous Black son of Northern Wind Above average WW ratio His great grandam Robbie 99J was a Dam of Merit 0 DMRS MR MANITOBA 21Z BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 90 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.22 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T TC Freedom 10 DMRS TIC-TAC T DMRS Marie 2H A good combination of calving ease and growth Above average EPDs for Calving Ease and WW A TC Freedom Dam that has above average WW on calves and she s also a Dam of Merit His WW ratio was 111 0

12 1 DMRS MR MANITOBA 212Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 1212 Tattoo: DMRS 12Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 19 WPDA:. TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T DDF Mr Chunky 1R DCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 99U DCSF Post Rock Red Bal P Homo Black and Homo Polled son of Manitoba Top 2% EPDs for WW and YW He proved his EPDs by indexing 11 on WW and a 19# YW His Dam is a Dam of Merit 1 2 DMRS MR MANITOBA 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: 100 Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 102 WPDA:.9 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T TC Freedom 10 DMRS TULIP 29T DMRS Precious P Homo Black and Homo Polled out of a Dam (Tulip 29T) that was the highest WW heifer in 200 Exceptional performing bull Top % EPDs for WW and YW 2nd ranked bull for WW with a ratio of 12 Highest WPDA bull at.9 Highest YW of 102 If you sell by the cwt, he will add pounds 2 DMRS MR NET WORTH 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: 99 Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 1 WPDA:. S A V Net Worth 200 EGL U09 EGL M2 Bon View New Design 10 TWINKIE T Mae Homo Black and Homo Polled He ranks rd for WW with an index of 12 He also ranks rd for WPDA Top 2% for WW and YW EPDs

13 RHRG MR PREMIUM 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 1Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. G A R US Premium Beef RHRG MR PREMIUM 912W ET BAG Miss Licorice 11L Hopps Look At Me RHRG MS LOOKER 990W DMRS Shirley 10S His young dam has produced two calves with a weaning ratio of 10 Top 2% for YW EPD 2 DMRS MR MANITOBA 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.2 TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T GA Whitman 10 DMRS MS WHITMAN 1T DMRS Whiskey Girl 2P Recommended for heifers Excellent birth to weaning spread Weaning index of 110 Dam has had calves with a WW ratio of 10 Top 2% EPDs for WW and YW DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 211Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: DMRS 11Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:.2 H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET Hopps Look At Me DMRS WANETTA 910W DMRS Marcie His grandam is a Dam of Distinction Only. percent of the active Gelbvieh/Balancer cows in the breed qualify for Dam of Merit and only.9 percent qualify for Dam of Distinction His weaning index is 10 RHRG MR LOOKER 212Z BLACK 2GV, AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /9/2012 Reg. #: 1210 Tattoo: RHRG 12Z BW: Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 1 WPDA:.91 MCC Look Out 0 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara Vermilion Dateline 0 RHRG SALLY S WVR Hilda 100F WW Index of 11 2nd highest WPDA of.91 Gained.1#/day since weaning Very high performing bull that has above average EPDs for WW, YW and Milk RHRG MR LOOKER 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 2GV, AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /9/2012 Reg. #: 1212 Tattoo: RHRG 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 09 Adj. YW: 122 WPDA:. MCC Look Out 0 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara SCC Legend 2 RHRG MISS LEGEND 2U RHRG Sassy 9S Out of a Legend daughter and weaned off with an ADJ WW of 09# Indexed 11 for WW

14 9 RHRG MR NET WORTH 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /10/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 1Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 121 WPDA:.9 0 RHRG MR NET WORTH 21Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /10/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 1Z BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 129 WPDA:. S A V Net Worth 200 EGL U09 EGL M2 S A V Net Worth 200 TAU Krugerrand 0M TAU MISS KRUGERRAND 0M T TAU Miss Freedom 21M Out of Krugerrand 0M daughter and a Net Worth son. Dam has weaned calves with above average WW and this bull has been her highest WW Index so far with a ratio of 10 His EPDs for WW and YW are in the top 2% EGL U09 EGL M2 Bon View New Design 10 WIGS TWEETY 02T WIGS Mahoney R Dam has produced calves with a weaning index of 10. She is also a Dam of Merit. Maternal great grandam (Lorelei 1L) was a Dam of Distinction EPDs for WW and YW are in top 2% for all Balancers Igenity score of for He s gained.#/day since weaning 1 DMRS MR OUTLINE 21Z BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /11/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 121 WPDA:. DCC 002 Outlook 2 LEE S OUTLINE 0 Vermilion Lass 22 DMRS Black Powder DMRS P DMRS Ms Double Trad 2G We don t have that many red cows. And if we keep them they have to be good and believe me this bull s Dam is that good and is probably one of the best on the place. She s had calves with a WW ratio of 109. This bull has her highest WW ratio (119) thus far. He ranked th for WW and th for WPDA of. Could work on heifers 2 RHRG MR LOOKER 219Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /12/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 19Z BW: 2 Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:.2 MCC Look Out 0 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara DCSF Post Rock Power Cat ET DCSF POST ROCK ROYALE 22N2 DCSF Post Rock Royale 1K2ET This bull s Dam (22N2) has raised calves and she has been a consistent producer If you look at the average EPDs for Balancers he is right on; but he is not just an average bull. DMRS MR TOTAL 210Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /12/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 10Z BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 122 WPDA:.9 TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2 DMRS SANTANA S DMRS Ms Betsy Busty 02K Dam has produced calves with an average weaning ratio of 10 He has a WW ratio of 109 Milk EPDs in the top 10% for all Balancers WIGS MR FREIGHTLINER 21Z BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /12/2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: WIGS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 9 Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:. H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET EGL Fosters Lo1 ET CIRS 9RU HCCG Ms Adriana ET Matt and Cody purchased his Dam (CIRS 9RU) at the National Sale in Denver. She wasn t just a show heifer; she s proven she can produce with the rest in short grass country. Her bull calf had the highest ADJ WW at 9# with an Index of 12 ranking him at No. 1. And he did it without creep. And the way this past summer was, I guess you could say he did it on mama s milk, short grass and hot air. And if you think it took hot air to write this you re probably right!! But seriously he did ok!

15 DMRS MR NET WORTH 210Z BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /1/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 10Z BW: 90 Adj. WW: 21 Adj. YW: 11 WPDA:. S A V Net Worth 200 EGL U09 EGL M2 GA Whitman 10 DMRS TILLY 10T DMRS Pom-Pom 21P Another Net Worth grandson who has performed as expected WW ratio of 11, ADJ YW over 100# and a WPDA of. which ranks him th in the sale His Dam (Tilly 10T) has had calves with an average weaning ratio of 11 DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 21Z BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /1/2012 Reg. #: 1211 Tattoo: DMRS 1Z BW: Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 12 WPDA:.2 H A R B Tanker 1 JH EGL FREIGHTLINER X1 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET Lee s Outline 0 DMRS MS OUTLINE 99W DMRS Snowbunny 1S A Freightliner son that excelled in ADJ WW where he indexed 121 to rank him th over all He is above average for Calving Ease, WW, YW and Milk RHRG MR LOOKER 2190Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 2GV, AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /21/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: RHRG 190Z BW: 2 Adj. WW: 21 Adj. YW: 1220 WPDA:. MCC Look Out 0 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara TC Freedom 10 RHRG MISS FREEDOM U DCSF Post Rock Missie 11J His Dam has had calves that have averaged above 100 for WW EPDs for Milk and YW are above average DMRS MR TOTAL 219Z HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /2/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 19Z BW: Adj. WW: 1 Adj. YW: 1201 WPDA:. TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 DCSF Post Rock Direction L2 DMRS REBEKKA R DMRS Belle 9J Dam (Rebekka R) has had calves with an average WW ratio over 100 He gained.#/day since weaning

16 9 FALL BULLS The fall bulls were turned out on grass in the spring, after they were weaned from their dams, with no supplemental feed until they were brought back home in November. Thus the lighter yearling weights. DMRS MR WHITMAN 11Y BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 10/1/2011 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Y BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 102 TC Freedom 10 GA WHITMAN 10 Freds Whitney 2 DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2 DMRS MISS BO 100U DMRS Peggy 02K The fall bulls are always at a disadvantage compared to the spring bulls but the two in the sale I think you will agree are very good bulls This guy is above average for calving ease and minus for birth weight His maternal grandam was a Dam of Merit 0 DMRS MR WHITMAN 11Y HOMOZYGOUS BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 10/2/2011 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 1Y BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 9 TC Freedom 10 GA WHITMAN 10 Freds Whitney 2 TAU Mr Freedom 920 1P ET DMRS URSULA U DMRS Panama 2P His maternal grandam was a Dam of Merit and also produced a Division Champion a few years ago in Denver Above average CE EPD and top % for Milk EPD The Whitman herdsire always produced good milking mothers and these are his last two bulls to ever sell! 1 OPEN BALANCER HEIFERS DMRS MS FOCUS 2Z DOUBLE BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/12/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS Z BW: Adj. WW: 9 Mytty In Focus TAU MR IN FOCUS 1W TAU Ms Sleepy 20P 12T 2 DMRS THE FACTOR 22Z DOUBLE BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/19/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 2Z BW: 2 Adj. WW: TAU Mr Krugerrand 0M 10P SDCG X-FACTOR 202X GRU Ms Right 202M Mytty In Focus DCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 1XB DCSF Post Rock Belle 12U Excellent CE and BW EPDs CE of 1 puts her in the top % for all Balancers SCC Legend 2 WALDA 91W Ms Upper Limits 9T Top 2% for CE and BW EPD 1/2 brother to Lot 1 (our Balancer Futurity entry) Sire (X-Factor) was the 2011 Balancer Futurity winner in Dener Maternal great grandam was a Dam of Merit DMRS MS NORTHERN WIND 2120Z DOUBLE BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: 2/29/2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 120Z BW: Adj. WW: EGL Northern Wind P0 ET EGL U09 EGL Miss Freedom 209 GA Whitman 10 DMRS MS WHITMAN 9W DMRS Magnolia Top 2% for BW EPD You can expect a good maternal mama cow being a Whitman granddaughter 2

17 DMRS MS OUTLINE 219Z BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /2/2012 Reg. #: 1212 Tattoo: DMRS 19Z BW: Adj. WW: 1 DCC 002 Outlook 2 LEE S OUTLINE 0 Vermilion Lass 22 DMRS Power Cat DMRS PICKLES 0P DMRS Chely 9J An Outline daughter with above average YW and Milk EPDs Her grandam (Chely 9J) was a Dam of Merit DMRS MS MANITOBA 2210Z DOUBLE BLACK GV, 2AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: //2012 Reg. #: 121 Tattoo: DMRS 210Z BW: 2 Adj. WW: 2 DMRS MS TOTAL 2221Z DOUBLE BLACK 0GV, 0AN DOUBLE POLLED Calved: /1/2012 Reg. #: Tattoo: DMRS 221Z BW: 0 Adj. WW: TAU Mr Grid Topper T TAU MR MANITOBA 1X TAU Ms Junior 0K 19T TC Total 10 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET EGL Miss New Design 111 Lee s Outline 0 WYNONA 92W Penny P Above average EPDs for BW, WW and YW She has several outstanding brothers in the sale by Manitoba DCSF Post Rock Direction L2 DMRS RIKKI 2R DMRS Francine Very good CE and BW EPDs The Total calves have performed very well Dam has had calves that averaged a weaning index of 112 KWHG Ms Lillian X Division Champion Sire: Mr Krugerrand 0M 10P MGS: Mach One L

18 REF A DCC New Look 101 DCC 002 OUTLOOK 2 DCC Merle 002 Baldridge Nebraska 901 VERMILION LASS 22 Vermilion Lass 02 ANGUS REFERENCE SIRES LEE S OUTLINE 0 Calved: //200 Reg. #: 109 BW: Adj. WW: 9 O C C Genesis 2G O C C Dixie Erica 1G O C C Grand Prix 2G C M Merle 0H S A F Focus of E R Baldridge Flossie Sitz Alliance 9 Vermilion Lass 0 BW WW YW Milk One of our newer herdsires that adds tremendous volume and thickness to his offspring. There are several good sons by him in this sale. He is one of the better herdsires we have ever owned as far as disposition goes. LEE S OUTLINE 0 REF B B E B Juneau 10 MCC LOOK OUT 0 Riley Flat Ideal 9 Four Winds EXT 011 ANTHOLZ SARA Lewis Sara 10 HOPPS LOOK AT ME Calved: /1/200 Reg. #: Northern Improvement 0 GF B E B Erica 9 J S A R Flatlander F J A R Ideal G0 Four Winds Ext 1 Four Winds Blackbird 2 Annaleas Traveler 20 Laflins Miss Class 20 BW WW YW Milk A herdsire that makes his offspring long, stylish and square hipped. His sons in this sale have performed very well while on their dams and had very good post weaning gains. HOPPS LOOK AT ME REF C Bon View New Design 20 TC TOTAL 10 TC Erica Eileen 20 B/R New Design 0 EGL MISS NEW DESIGN 111 EGL 91 EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET Calved: 1/1/2010 Reg. #: 1902 BW: 0 Adj. WW: 19 Adj. YW: 1220 B/R New Design 0 Bon View Erica Twin Valley Precision E11 TC Erica Eileen 11 V D A R New Trend 1 B/R Blackcap Empress Sitz Alliance 9 Eagle Pass 292 CE BW WW YW Milk He is a total bull with calving ease, weaning wt., yearling wt. and milk. There are several outstanding offspring in this year s sale. EAGLE PASS TOTAL 000 ET

19 REF D REF E G A R Precision 10 G A R US PREMIUM BEEF G A R Ext 292 Freedom 1F ET MISS LICORICE 11L Miss DP 1F BALANCER REFERENCE SIRES EGL U09 Calved: //200 Reg. #: 102 BW: 0 Adj. WW: 9 Adj. YW: 1212 Sitz Traveler 10 S A V 10 Traveler 00 Boyd Forever Lady 00 S A V NET WORTH 200 S A F 9 Bando 1 S A V May 210 S A V May 29 EGL Gadget F12 EGL Guido K01 ET EGL Olive F02 ET EGL M2 EGL Dark Star E11 ET EGL H22 EGL F22 CE BW WW YW Milk One of our Balancer Herdsires who sires excellent weaning weights. His sire (SAV Net Worth 200) is one of the Angus breed s more popular AI Sires who packs a punch with mass and thickness. U09 has WW and YW EPDs that rank him in the top 10% for Balancers. MR PREMIUM 912W ET Calved: 9/2/2009 Reg. #: 112 BW: 9 Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 10 Tehama Bando 1 G A R N Bar Emulation EXT G A R 0 Traveler 1 Leachman New Day 20B Miss 1Y Dr Pepper 29D Miss Leader 21Y CE BW WW YW Milk An ET son out of Licorice 11L and GAR US Primium Beef. His progeny have hit the ground running and never looked back. He sires calves that perform on Mama, in the feedlot and should do as well on the rail. REF F Connealy Freightliner H A R B TANKER 1 JH H A R B Princess Vel JH Cocoa C CADEE J029 ET D009 FREIGHTLINER X1 ET Calved: //2010 Reg. #: 1112 BW: Adj. WW: 0 Adj. YW: 119 Bon View Bando 9 Joana Erica of Conanga H A R B Cincha 29 H A R B RCA Princess Vel 0 Polled Midnight Miss Kaiser 9Y Bennett Premier Z10 B0 ET CE BW WW YW Milk Above average CE and top 2% for WW and YW EPD s, Freightliner sires calves that have exceptional performance. His RFI score was a, with 10 being the best for feed efficiency. EGL U09 FREIGHTLINER X1 ET REF G TC Grid Topper MR GRID TOPPER T Miss Ty 10N 0K ET MS JUNIOR 0K 19T TAU Ms New Design 0 TAU MR MANITOBA 1X Calved: 1/2/2010 Reg. #: 110 BW: Adj. WW: 2 Adj. YW: 120 G A R Grid Maker TC Pride 0 T G Ty 1L Freedom 102L Echo E Miss 92C Bon View New Design T G Ms Vision 11 of 20 CE BW WW YW Milk A homozygous black son of Grid Topper and a JBOB Junior dam. Moderate framed but heavy muscled and natural width through out. His excellent EPD s for WW and YW put him in the top % for all Balancers. TAU MR MANITOBA 1X

20 REF H S A F Focus of E R MYTTY IN FOCUS Mytty Countess 90 Mr Sleepy 20P MS SLEEPY 20P 12T Miss Power Pac 219M BALANCER REFERENCE SIRES TAU MR IN FOCUS 1W Calved: 1/2/2009 Reg. #: BW: Adj. WW: Adj. YW: 12 S A F Fame G D A R Forever Lady 2 Sitz Alliance 9 Baldridge Countess Sleepy 11F ET Miss Freedom 1L Power Pac 900J Ms Dr Pepper G CE BW WW YW Milk A herdsire we use on heifers and he does his job very well. His sire Mytty in Focus, is one of the Angus breed s premier AI calving ease sires. His CE of 2 and BW of -.0 puts him in the top 1% for all Balancer Active Sires. He s a moderate framed bull with loads of thickness and very easy fleshing ability. He comes home in the fall looking very good. TAU MR IN FOCUS 1W

21 The IGENITY Profile IGENITY provides the beef industry with the most comprehensive genetic profile of multiple traits of economic importance. The insights gained from an IGENITY profile help producers make more confident selection, management and marketing decisions. The IGENITY profile includes multiple-marker analyses for traits such as:,, Quality Grade,, Fat Thickness,, Average Daily Gain, Heifer Pregnancy Rate, Stayability, Calving Ease and Docility. IGENITY Profile traits reported: Raile Gelbvieh is providing IGENITY scores for several of the traits. The remaining trait scores are available upon request for your consideration. Please contact us or our IGENITY Representative Rick Pfortmiller () and we will be happy to share those with you. Profile Score Advantages To assist cattle producers in understanding the value of DNA technology, IGENITY has developed a scoring system for each trait using a scale of 1 to 10. Higher values are not necessarily better they simply indicate that the animal has the potential for more of that trait. The following descriptions and table (Table 1) are useful in describing each trait and reflect the relative difference expected in animals compared to contemporaries with an IGENITY profile score of 1. Average Daily Gain: The IGENITY profile results for Average Daily Gain identifies an animal s genetic potential for rate of gain. Animals which score a 10 would have the potential to gain.1 pounds more per day than animals that score a 1. : The analysis in the IGENITY profile for tenderness represents an animal s genetic potential for tenderness as measured by Warner- Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF), with 10 being the most tender and 1 being the least tender. Lower shear force means more tender beef. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for tenderness, 2. pounds less shear force is required than an animal with a score from IGENITY of 1. Score: Higher scores from IGENITY for marbling equal greater genetic potential for marbling. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for marbling, the average marbling score can be expected to be 11 points greater than animals with a score of 1. The USDA beef grading system for marbling uses a 100 to 999 point scale. points reflect how much intramuscular fat is present in each carcass, and thus the potential to grade USDA Choice. Fat Thickness: Lower IGENITY profile scores indicate less external fat, while higher scores reflect more external fat with a difference of. inches between a group of animals that scored a 1 versus a group of animals that scored a 10. : Higher scores from the IGENITY profile reflect larger ribeye areas and lower scores reflect smaller ribeye areas. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for ribeye area, the average ribeye is expected to be 2. square inches larger than in a group of animals with a score of 1. (Quality Grade) Higher scores from IGENITY for quality grade equal greater genetic potential to grade choice or higher. In a group of animals that possess a score from IGENITY of 10 for quality grade, it is likely that.%or more should grade USDA Choice or higher. Table 1. IGENITY RESULTS KEY IGENITY Result Trait Average Daily Gain in lbs. of WBSF USDA Score Backfat Thickness in Sq. Inches NR (No Results) Some samples may look normal when we submitted them, but still are unable to produce acceptable results. This often occurs due to contaminants that are undetectable to the naked eye; i.e. dirt, mold or other foreign matter. In many instances, a new sample has been submitted and results will be available shortly. How to use the IGENITY Profile IGENITY Scores are easy to incorporate into your selection criteria. They represent an additional tool when combined with EPD s, ultrasound and visual appraisal. As the case with any selection method, single trait selection should be avoided. Select those animals that best combine the traits you desire to emphasis in your herd. As an example, if you are trying to decide between two bulls Bull A and Bull B - and Bull A has an IGENITY profile score for of and Bull B has a score of and you prefer Bull B s EPD s and phenotype; then you can confidently select Bull B as his genetic potential is still in the direction you prefer.

22 Why Balancers? Crossbreeding made easy. American Gelbvieh Association FACT SHEET Wayne Vanderwert, Ph.D. Hybrids. It started with singlecross corn; it has dominated broiler and swine production, the state conservation department releases hybrid game fish, and now the car companies are promoting hybrids. All for the same reason; there are advantages to hybrids. The movement to hybrid seedstock in beef production is in its infancy and increased usage in commercial beef production is inevitable. Why because hybrids simplify many of the challenges a commercial beef producer faces and increase profitability. Hybrids also stabilize breed composition; in turn that provides more, not less, consistency in a calf crop. I remember sitting in Beef Production class and a number of Animal Breeding classes while the professor diagramed crossbreeding systems for beef production. I caught myself wondering how anyone could sleep though such a stimulating lecture. It s all about heterosis, breed complementarity, maternal heterosis and potentially utilizing terminal breeds, what could be better? I ve since figured out it was all about maximizing complexity, ignoring simplicity and real-world application the smartest students may have been the ones napping. Let s take a look at a basic two-breed rotation. The textbook model assumes that you ll have bulls of each breed and separate your cows into two breeding groups based on their sire breed. In big herds, where it is feasible, it requires extra labor to sort cows and calves, making sure you don t split a pair, and it doesn t fit with improved management practices like rotational grazing. The three-breed textbook model, to take full advantage of maternal heterosis, is just one step more complicated. The Crossbreeding Reality The reality approach in most herds is to buy a bull of one breed use him two years and then replace him with one from the second breed. This is especially true in small, single herd sire cowherds, but for simplicity even many big herds rotate breeds every other year. Keeping replacement females every cycle in this system means the resulting calf crop has a variety of percentages, from 0% and up, of the sire breed used in that cycle. How does that provide consistency? The temptation might be to consider straight breeding commercial cows. But the merits of crossbreeding are too great for a commercial cattleman to ignore. Crossbreeding provides heterosis in many traits but in particular the traits that are the most difficult to apply selection pressure for improvement. Cow longevity, lifetime productivity and calf survivability, are examples where heterosis can give a 2 percent or higher advantage. The heterosis advantages in growth and milk are smaller, and in carcass traits we see little hybrid vigor. In these traits breed complementarity, combining breeds with offsetting strengths and weaknesses comes to play. The Balancer Advantage As a commercial producer, if I had straight-bred or high-percentage British cattle, I d use Gelbvieh bulls until I had some Gelbvieh influence in a majority of my cowherd. At that point, I d switch to Balancers to stabilize the level of Gelbvieh and British in my herd at a desirable level. Under this scenario, the skeptics argue that somehow the parent breeds will genetically segregate in the offspring, yielding more variability, but this just isn t the case. Consistency in the calf crop comes from the progeny being very similar in breed composition. The data from the Gelbvieh Alliance and Meat Animal Research Center agree that combining continental and British influence at the right levels pay big dividends in feed efficiency and targeting a desirable, and profitable, level of Yield and Quality grades. In the pasture, Gelbvieh influence in your cowherd that will provide great fertility, milk and growth, while keeping mature cow size in check. There is a reason commercial beef producers appreciate the advantages of Balancer bulls. They take the headaches out of crossbreeding, provide heterosis, and let producers focus on the windows of acceptability for feedlot performance and end product merit. Balancers are the easy shortcut to profitability. American Gelbvieh Association (0) -2 Fax: (0) info@gelbvieh.org FACT SHEET

23 Good Bulls Don t Cost...They Pay By Frank Padilla COST CUTTING HAS become a survival tool for most cow-calf producers for many years. In current economic times, producers are looking hard to reduce input costs in any phase of their operations where they can. But when it comes to the bottom line, lower costs will get you only half of the equation. Herd sire selection is directly attributable to 0 percent of herd improvement. What you can afford to pay for a bull depends on more than finding one at the lowest price. Let s compare two Gelbvieh bulls, Bull A and Bull B. Each bull s expected progeny differences (EPDs), plus the breed average for Gelbvieh sires are listed in table 1. If both bulls sire 0 calves (20 heifers and 20 bulls) from the same cow herd for four consecutive years, how much more can you afford to pay for a bull with better genetics? Growth Growth trait EPDs are expressed in pounds. If the steer and heifer calves are sold at weaning, what advantage does Bull A have over Bull B? Bull A has a weaning weight EPD of 0 pounds; Bull B, 0 pounds. Based on these EPDs, you can expect Bull A, on average, to sire calves that weigh 20 more pounds at weaning than Bull B when bred to the same cows. If 1 percent of the 0 calves are kept for replacement females, calves multiplied by the additional pounds sired by Bull A results in 0 pounds of additional weaning weight per year. If these pounds are valued at $10 per hundredweight (cwt), yearly gross sales from calves sired by Bull A amounts to an increase of $1,020 per year. That annual gross sales amount ($1,020) multiplied over four years results in a $,00 of increased gross sales from Bull A when compared to Bull B. Maternal Daughters from Bull A should not be overlooked when adding productivity and dollars. Bulls with superior maternal genetics sire daughters that have increased performance. Increased milk production and growth are passed on to daughters of superior genetic bulls. One way to compare a sire s ability to transmit milk and growth rate to his daughter is to calculate maternal weaning weight. The maternal weaning weight is expressed in pounds and is equal to the sire s milk EPD plus one-half of his weaning weight EPD. Bull A s maternal weaning weight would be one-half 0 plus 22 or pounds (1/2 x 0WW + 22Milk = pounds of maternal weaning weight). Bull B s calculated maternal weaning weight would be one-half of 0 plus 12 or 2 pounds (1/2 x 0WW + 12 = 2 pounds of maternal weaning weight). Using this example, you can expect Bull A s daughters, on average, to raise calves that are 20 pounds heavier at weaning than Bull B s, assuming they are bred to the same bull. If twenty-four females, 1 percent of the total calf crop each year, are retained out of Bull A and these cows stay in the herd six years, there will be an additional 2,0 pounds of weaned weight compared to Bull B s daughters. If this weight is valued at $10 cwt, there will be extra gross sales of $,20 for Bull A s daughters lifetimes compared with that to that of Bull B s. Take note that optimum selection for milk production needs to take place in consideration of environmental differences and nutrition. Producers should analyze their requirements and make breeding decisions accordingly. Herd sire selection is directly attributable to 0 percent of herd improvement. What you can afford to pay for a bull depends on more than finding one at the lowest price. Easy math tells us that Bull A has returned $,00 more over his lifetime used than Bull B. This example does not necessarily suggest that you pay an extra $,00 for Bull A but it does help explain why a sire s genetic potential is such an important factor when selecting bulls to purchase. Purchasing a bull is a long-term investment that has great influence on your herd s productivity. Consider all the factors when you decide to purchase a bull. Remember as well that EPDs of different breeds cannot be compared without across breed adjustments being calculated. Take the time and do the math. Good bulls don t cost. but rather they pay you back big in the long run. Note: Frank Padilla is the director of breed promotion for the American Gelbvieh Association. He can be reached at frankp@ gelbvieh.org or Table 1. Sire A and B s EPDs Compared with Gelbvieh Breed s Average Trait Birth Weight (BW) Weaning Weight (WW) Yearling Weight (YW) Milk Gelbvieh Breed Averages Bull A Bull B American Gelbvieh Association (0) -2 info@gelbvieh.org February 2012

24 RAILE GELBVIEH Road U St. Francis, KS G Yarborough 1Y 201 National Champion Senior Balancer Bull Calf We have a <STEAK> in your future