Angus Genetics made with your health in mind! Tuesday, November 27, 2018 1:00 p.m. - Ramsay Stockyards - Ramsay, Montana
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 1:00 p.m. - Ramsay Stockyards - Ramsay, Montana Selling: 35 Registered Black Angus Bulls Sale Day Phones: Stockyards...(406) 782-1884 Livestock Publication Representatives: Devin Murnin, Western Livestock Journal...(406) 696-1502 John Goggins, Western Ag Reporter...(406) 698-4159 Jeff Thomas, Prairie Star...(406) 581-8859 Cattle Inspection: Cattle will be at the Ramsay Stockyards for inspection anytime prior to the sale. Terms & Conditions: All cattle sell under the Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association. Liability: All persons who attend this sale do so at their own risk, legal or otherwise. Wilson Ranch and Ramsay Stockyards assumes no liability for property loss or accident that may occur. Wilson Testimonials: I entered the EPDs of 722 and he comes out on top - the last three years. Gary Wall, Origen Thirty-One year exclusive bull users, they had the best set of calves in two years out of 20,000 head slaughtered for conversion and quality. Steven Christensen, Montana Braded-Beef My 129 steers topped 50,000 head at Decator Feed lot for feed conversion and quality out of Wilson bulls. Alex Peterson, Hailger, Nebraska, Windmill Ranch EPD Information EPDs are current as of November 1, 2018. Updated EPDs can be viewed at www.angus.org. Thank you for your support of the Wilson Family and Scotch Mountain Angus!
Ref - V A R Frontier 3011 Reference Sires * Frontier 3011 is the $330,000 top selling bull in the breed in 2013 selected by Guthrie Farms, VA in the 2013 Vintage Fall Sale. This sensational Ten X son has a unique good news/bad news legacy that unfolded here in Montana. Ref V A R Frontier 3011 Reg: +17455086 Tattoo: 3011 Birth Date: 1/09/13 #Mytty In Focus #S A F Focus of E R #A A R Ten X 7008 S A Mytty Countess 906 #A A R Lady Kelton 5551 S A V Adaptor 2213 +H S A F Lady Kelton 504B #Connealy Onward #Connealy Lead On +Sandpoint Blackbird 8809 Altune of Conanga 6104 #+G A R Grid Maker +Riverbend Blackbird 2204 18-0.4 64 118 13 26 67.92 77.98 53.78 155.04 * His phenotype, body mass & structure, thickness and balance was as good as it gets in the modern beef industry. Tremendous strength of top, proper frame size, that wasn t too big or small, clean sheath, and attractive front end could literally take your breath away but the semen collection ability was his problem. After unsuccessful collection attempts in Virginia and California he arrived at ORIgen near Billings, Montana where he wowed bull tour visitors for over a year. * Not every bull stud prospect works in the artificial insemination industry and despite lots of persistence, V A R Frontier 3011 was one of them. Jeff Wilson observed the situation at ORIgen, loved the bulls genetic potential and knew he had a wife that is a licensed veterinarian who would help monitor the bulls adjustment to a natural breeding program at Wilson Scotch Mountain at Potomac, MT if Vintage Angus, CA consented. They were contacted and they said it was worth a try to preserve and expand his genetics in the Angus breed. * The adjustment to natural breeding took a couple of months but finally the male hormones really kicked in out in the breeding pasture and the Wilson s got 43 natural calves by Frontier in 2017. They are special sale features in the event. Vintage also used him for a while and sold a $70,000 heifer sired by him in one of their production sales. He s sired by the two-time breed registration leader, Ten X and his dam, Sandpoint Blackbird 8809 is the second highest selling cow in Angus history with a valuation of $500,000. 8809 has produced well over $5 million in progeny sales at Vintage & Herbster Angus and is the mother to V A R Generation 2100, V A R Frontier, V A R Reserve 1111 and the $730,000 V A R Power Play selling this fall. * 8809 posts 3BR@94, 3NR@116, and 3YR@105. * Take advantage of these V A R Frontier 3011 sons! Ref Wilson Golden Total 553C Reg: 18281095 Tattoo: 553C Birth Date: 3/18/15 Wilson Total Value 722 #TC Total 410 Wilson SC Montana Value 156 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 +Wilson Stock Master 747 Wilson Ms Butter Field 353 Wilson Total Value 722 #TC Total 410 Wilson Ms Total Gold 037 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 Wilson 208 Gold 602 +Wilson Ms Ultra Spade 042 2 1.9 66 122 9 24 55.44 94.76 37.39 166.31 Page 2
1 Wilson Frontier Wix 701 Reg: 18843558 Tattoo: 701 Birth Date: 2/27/17 76 +Wilson Stock Master 747 #TC Stockman 365 680 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 #Hoff Miss Renovation S C 856 +FSHK Amy 726 +FSHK Oscars Wixter 518 1205 FSHK Pride 430 12 0.9 53 92 11 25 52.37 43.47 49.98 130.81 701 s visual integrity, like Frontier, is exceptional by any ones eye. More important is knowing this cows consistency plus Frontier and his vintage 8809 mother. Any program will recognize this bulls positive contribution for generations. Extra easy doing. Safe for heifers. Retaining 1/3 semen interest. 2 Wilson Golden Total 702 Reg: 19248645 Tattoo: 702 Birth Date: 3/29/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 86 FF Elevate Y34 #Sitz Upward 307R 665 Lass of BA 3032 FF Missie Blackbird R50 Lass of Ba 9061 #A A R Ten X 7008 S A 1170 Lass of BA 7929 I+4 I+1.6 I+60 I+111 I+10 I+25 49.38 77.96 41.33 154.35 Dam is a beautiful 10X daughter. This bull has a lot of power as his EPDs indicate. 3 Wilson Frontier Bruiser 710 Reg: 18843555 Tattoo: 710 Birth Date: 4/14/17 75 675 1190 Baker Bruiser 3172 S A V Bruiser 9164 Wilson Ms Bruiser Value 547 #Baker Miss Wix Total 2648 Wilson Ms Total Value 175 Wilson Total Value 722 +Wilson Ms Scotch Design 265 10 1.9 62 112 10 24 55.34 78.39 40.85 146.99 Twelve year old cow still producing like this. With this bulls thickness, length and muscle plus EPDs he is extra promising. 4 Wilson Destinys Frontier 711 Reg: 18843536 Tattoo: 711 Birth Date: 4/18/17 82 700 1220 Wilson Predestined Stock 892 #G A R Predestined Wilson Ms Bandito 075 Wilson Ms Stock Bandito 530 Wilson Ms SC Stockland 933 Wilson Rito Scotch 703 +Wilson Ms Midland SC 305 10 2.6 56 97 11 25 51.60 54.51 46.01 143.76 Dam goes back to Predestined, easy doing cow. Another Frontier son with the depth of chest, rib and quarter to add performance, eye appeal and stay-ability to his daughters. Page 3
5 WilsonFrontierRenovation 715 Reg: 18843556 Tattoo: 715 Birth Date: 4/21/17 68 Wilson Total Value 010 Wilson Total Value 722 655 Wilson MsTotal Renovation 491 +Wilson Ms SC Stock 229 Wilson Ms SC Stockland 933 Wilson Rito Scotch 703 1155 +Wilson Ms Midland SC 305 12 1.4 57 100 11 25 54.53 59.36 48.82 147.58 Note the CED with this calving ease bull and dam has a lot of milk. 6 Wilson Black Gold 716 Reg: 18823008 Tattoo: 716 Birth Date: 4/27/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 64 665 1085 Wilson Ms Montana Gold 412 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Wilson Gold Stack 955 Wilson Total Value 722 Wilson Ms 747 Wix Gold 705 +8 0.5 64 115 +12 +24 54.65 82.67 34.98 141.84 Heifer safe bull. The length and thickness of this moderate framed bull is the outcome of some of my good, long lived, cow families. 7 Wilson Exacto Frontier 717 Reg: 18853915 Tattoo: 717 Birth Date: 4/23/17 84 785 1310 Wilson TC Gold Stock 701 Hoff Gold Stock 160 204 Wilson Ms Rito Exacto 928 +Wilson Miss Spade Stock 788 Wilson Ms Exacto 356 +Wilson Exacting 039 Wilson Miss Shoni Delux 914 9 2.9 65 118 11 21 49.70 87.72 52.32 176.97 Largest ribeye of these Frontier sons. Dam is an early calver all her life and is 12 years old now and still going strong. Quality pounds in abundance here. Note his $values, they are superior to many herd sires used in AI. 8 Wilson Frontier Alliance 719 Reg: 18843545 Tattoo: 719 Birth Date: 4/21/17 81 670 1140 Wilson Total Value 722 #TC Total 410 Wilson Ms Alliance Value 241 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 Windmill Miss Dimension 4142 #B/R New Dimension 7127 #Windmill Katy G 59 829 I+10 1.2 61 112 I+9 26 56.89 79.13 50.36 161.78 Son Paul s 4-H cows calf. Extra thick and deep ribbed like the dam and grandam. Good for pounds and staying power of daughters. 717 Page 4
9 Wilson Golden Flyer 720 Reg: 19256977 Tattoo: 720 Birth Date: 4/25/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 76 Wilson Total Value 722 #TC Total 410 670 Wilson Ms Total Master 3002 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 Wilson S C Miss Flyer 107 +Wilson Stock Master 747 1120 Hoff Lady Flyer S C 958 2 1.7 54 95 9 22 44.33 52.24 39.48 127.19 Heifer safe birth weight and type. Length of rib plus in this bull. Dam is the same way. 10 Wilson 9Q20 Payweight 721 Reg: 18856246 Tattoo: 721 Birth Date: 4/25/17 #Gardens Highmark #Summitcrest Scotch Cap 0B45 +Rito 9Q20 of Rita 5F56 GHM Green Garden Pride 6128 S1 +Rita 5F56 of 1I98 FD #CA Future Direction 5321 +Rita 1I98 of 2536 Rito 6I6 ET 640 1080 Basin Payweight 107S #Vermilion Payweight J847 Wilson PayValue 3012 +Basin Lucy 3829 #Wilson Spadett SC 311 +Wilson Stock Master 747 +Wilson Chargette Spade 824 I+2 I+2.6 I+63 I+111 I+9 I+18 52.07 75.74 40.67 149.74 9Q20 was brought in for his efficiency factor EPD, moderate framed and thick. 722 11 Wilson Frontier Gold 722 Reg: 18843557 Tattoo: 722 Birth Date: 4/29/17 78 655 1100 Wilson Total Value 010 Wilson Total Value 722 Wilson MS Triple Total 492 +Wilson Ms SC Stock 229 Wilson Ms Wix Value 125 Wilson SC Gold Trail 977 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 9 2.3 55 100 7 26 50.62 60.81 52.56 143.96 Moderate framed, high producing, young cow. This Frontier son is consistant of the completeness of the Frontier bulls with his depth, muscle, length and squareness profile. 12 Wilson Frontier 723 Reg: 19257730 Tattoo: 723 Birth Date: 4/29/17 72 665 1115 FF Elevate Y34 #Sitz Upward 307R BA Gloria 4126 FF Missie Blackbird R50 BA Gloria 1312 GDAR Game Day 6233 #BA Gloria 9011 I+13 I-0.2 I+58 I+103 I+12 I+26 53.99 64.26 Frontier and Game Day come together here with Onward to make an especially long, deep ribbed, son. Heifer safe. Page 5
13 Wilson Forever Frontier 725 Reg: 19104680 Tattoo: 725 Birth Date: 4/30/17 82 Wilson Total Value 722 #TC Total 410 725 Wilson Ms Total Forever 119 Wilson Ms Stock Wix 508 Wilson Ms Pride Forever 642 Wilson Pride Promise 429 1220 +Wilson Traveler Lady 117 11 0.6 57 98 11 25 56.64 55.64 49.12 141.47 Biggest capacity Frontier son out of this calf crop. Tank comes to mind with his profile and a lot of muscle. 14 Wilson Frontier Rock 738 Reg: 18843554 Tattoo: 738 Birth Date: 5/16/17 62 635 Wilson Ms Total Rock en 510 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Wilson Ms Rock s D Stock 420 +Wilson Rock n SC Stock 215 1080 Wilson Miss Rito Star 909 12 1.1 54 102 13 22 47.06 65.29 38.76 126.99 Heifer safe. Dam is a 12 year old cow. This bull has as much balance as any bull. A good long term cow no white, and this bull is attractive enough I thought I d keep him even with the white. 15 Wilson Golden Blackcap 746 Reg: 18825045 Tattoo: 746 Birth Date: 7/05/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 75 650 Wilson Ms Blackcap MT 446 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Blackcap of WM 4011 601 #Connealy Onward 1065 Blackcap of Windmill 4011 4 2.2 55 107 9 21 37.71 74.02 34.89 148.87 Clean made, growthy bull that will add length and style to a herd. 16 Wilson Golden Total 754 Reg: 19248646 Tattoo: 754 Birth Date: 7/07/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 78 Harrison Dash 1035 #Sitz Dash 10277 650 Lass of BA 4135 Harrison Sweet Sixteen 9145 Lass of Ba 9061 #A A R Ten X 7008 S A 1090 Lass of BA 7929 I+5 I+1.5 I+60 I+110 I+10 I+25 50.17 76.05 Moderate framed, symmetrically balanced bull with extra volume from end to end. His dam and grandam are extra attractive cows. Page 6
17 Wilson Ms Bruiser Gold 756 Reg: 18845170 Tattoo: 756 Birth Date: 7/15/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 73 Baker Bruiser 3172 S A V Bruiser 9164 645 Wilson Ms Bruiser Value 527 #Baker Miss Wix Total 2648 Wilson Ms Rock n Value 212 Wilson Total Value 722 1060 Wilson Ms RD Master 573 I+2 I+1.8 I+63 I+113 I+8 I+22 49.50 79.57 38.16 144.58 The Golden Total bulls are just clean, thick bulls with everything right. 18 Wilson Total Gold 761 Reg: 18845172 Tattoo: 761 Birth Date: 7/23/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 82 660 Wilson Ms Gold Total 534 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Wilson Ms Gold Trail 969 Wilson TC Gold Stock 701 1080 +Wilson Ms 1407 S C Trail 252 I+2 I+2.2 I+64 I+116 I+9 I+22 48.30 84.60 39.35 150.17 An upstanding, long, clean bull out of a now still good producing 13 year old mother with a lot of capacity. 19 Wilson Up-Value 763 Reg: 18845175 Tattoo: 763 Birth Date: 7/24/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 73 645 1085 Wilson Ms Total-Up 515 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Wilson Ms 1407 Hero 408 +Wilson Hero Forever 233 +Wilson Ms 1407 S C Trail 252 I-1 I+2.9 I+58 I+106 I+7 I+24 43.37 69.91 Heifer safe. Thickness and length with moderate frame. 20 Wilson Golden Total 774 Reg: 19256978 Tattoo: 774 Birth Date: 9/07/17 Wilson Ms Classy Gold 805 77 +Wilson Stock Master 747 #TC Stockman 365 680 Wilson 747 Design 725 #Hoff Miss Renovation S C 856 +Wilson Ms Scotch Design 265 #Bon View New Design 1407 1210 Wilson Miss T C Scotch 740 I+3 I+1.9 I+53 I+92 I+11 I+24 45.43 47.44 39.87 128.68 The frame, length and thickness with his good temperant and out of an 11 year old that never misses makes this bull be one of the really good bulls. Page 7
21 Wilson Frontier Class 795 Reg: 19256979 Tattoo: 795 Birth Date: 5/05/17 64 635 1000 Wilson Ms ClasseyUp-Rito 512 Wilson Ms Montana 2X747 769 Wilson Ms Rito Classy 779 Wilson Ms SC Classy 500 Wilson Ms Rockn SC 528 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Another high CED bull out of Frontier. Safe on heifers. Foundation Females! Hoff Miss Renovation SC 856 Miss Wix 365 of McCumber Forever Lady 626 GDAR Page 8
Help make America Strong! With the medical society telling us to eat less meat so that we can avoid health problems, all we have done is create more health problems. Beef consumption has gone down from 120#/capita in 1970 to less than 50#/capita today. With this decrease we have seen an increase in diseases like alzheimers, autism, diabetes and many other major diseases. Part of the problem is what we are eating instead of meats. Most Americans consume a considerable amount of processed food, sugar and carbohydrates. This makes the food taste good, be quick to prepare and last longer, but what is it doing to our bodies? Here are some numbers that should scare all of us! 40% of Americans are obese. The rate of type II diabetes, Alzheimer s and autistic children is up 1,000% and cancer rates are increasing with no slowing down in sight. The medical problems cost us over a trillion dollars per year. So if you would like to quit taking so many supplements and get your vitamins and proteins naturally, eat more beef. No school teacher or cardiologist should be telling Americans to limit Animal fat; Cholestorol is no longer a nutrient of concern. Reducing animal fat only led to diets higher in carbs, which meant 40 years of ever escalating obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. At this years American Medical Association doctors are saying that we need to start telling our patients to eat less carbohydrates and sugars and eat animal fat instead. John L. Bender, MD Page 9
American Angus Association Selection Tools Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Interim EPDs may appear on young animals when their performance has yet to be incorporated into the American Angus Association National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) procedures. This EPD will be preceded by an I, and may or may not include the animal s own performance record for a particular trait, depending on its availability, appropriate contemporary grouping, or data edits needed for NCE. Accuracy (ACC), is the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. An accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the number of progeny and ancestral records included in the analysis. GROWTH Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which an sire s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers. Birth Weight EPD (), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire s ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Weaning Weight EPD (), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire s ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Yearling Weight EPD (), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Yearling Height EPD (YH), is a predictor of a sire s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, compared to the that of other sires. MATERNAL Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire s genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability. Mature Weight EPD (MW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires. Mature Height EPD (MH), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire s daughters compared to daughters of other sires. Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollars savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses). Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and energy costs associated with differences in mature cow size. $VALUE INDEXES $Value indexes, are multi-trait selection indexes to assist beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection decisions. $Values are reported in dollars per head, where a higher value is more favorable.the $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires in the database if the sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment. CARCASS Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for preweaning merit. $W includes both revenue and cost adjustments associated with differences in birth weight, weaning direct growth, maternal milk, and mature cow size. The new carcass EPDs are calculated from an integrated analysis of the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR ) carcass and ultrasound phenotypic databases. The genetic evaluation produces a single set of EPDs for carcass weight, marbling score, Ribeye area and fat thickness. The units of measure are in carcass trait format and analyzed on an age-constant basis. Feedlot Value ($F), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning merit compared to progeny of other sires. Carcass Weight EPD (CW), expressed in pounds is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. Grid Value ($G), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires. Quality Grade ($QG) represents the quality grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $QG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on improving quality grade. The carcass marbling (Marb) EPD, which is influenced by carcass marbling scores and ultrasound percent intramuscular fat (% IMF) measurements, contribute to $QG. Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires. Marbling EPD (Marb), expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. Ribeye Area EPD (RE), expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. Fat Thickness EPD (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. Yield Grade ($YG) $YG represents the yield grade segment of the economic advantage found in $G. $YG is intended for the specialized user wanting to place more emphasis on red meat yield. It provides a multi-trait approach to encompass ribeye, fat thickness and weight into an economic value for red meat yield. $G combines both $QG and $YG, and may be the best carcass decision tool for focusing on quality and red meat yield simultaneously. Beef Value ($B), an index value expressed in dollars per head, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. Page07/08 10
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