53rd Annual Granddaddy of Performance Midland Bull Test
Part One
April 1-3, 2015
Midland Bull Test Facility, Columbus, Mont.
Auctioneers: Joe Goggins and Roger Jacobs
18 Gelbvieh Bulls Avg. $4,555
59 Salers Bulls Avg. $4,436
13 Simmental Bulls Avg. $4,942
70 Red Angus Bulls Avg. $4,639
34 South Devon Bulls Avg. $4,515
7 Hereford Bulls Avg. $3,928
4 Murray Grey Bulls Avg. $3,375
445 Angus Bulls Avg. $5,749
Top Sellers
Gelbvieh
Lot 1065 – MCFG 027B ET – Price: $7,500, DOB: 1/6/14, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: MRCO New Direction 905, EPD’s: BW -2.4, WW +66, YW +114 and Milk +38; Consignor: Middle Creek Farms, Inc., Bozeman, Mont.; Buyer: Greg Quarne, Williston, N.D.
Lot 1066 – MCFG 038B ET – Price: $6,500, DOB: 1/7/14, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: MRCO New Direction 905, EPD’s: BW -1.3, WW +72, YW +121 and Milk +38; Consignor: Middle Creek Farms, Inc., Bozeman, Mont.; Buyer: Greg Quarne, Williston, N.D.
Salers
Lot 973 – ECR 445B OF 51U – Price: $8,000, DOB: 2/16/14, Sire: AVS Out West 210X, Dam’s Sire: Big Sky Triton 40R, EPD’s: BW +1.2, WW +57, YW +107 and Milk +19; Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch, Hebron, N.D.; Buyer: Jacobsen Ranch, Sun River, Mont.
Lot 928 – MJB Gladiator 304B – Price: $7,500, DOB: 2/1/14, Sire: SRS Spartacus 0670Z, EPD’s: BW -0.3, WW +34, YW +81 and Milk +18; Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Mahlostedt Ranch, Inc., Circle, Mont.
Lot 950 – LC Snapshot 50A – Price: $7,000, DOB: 12/17/13, Sire: GGT P Blk Snap Shot 119E, Dam’s Sire: NCR Intercept, EPD’s: BW +1.8, WW +45, YW +94 and Milk +22; Consignor: Lightning Creek Cattle Co., Girard, Kan.; Buyer: Gullickson Ranch, Fort Yates, N.D.
Simmental
Lot 1000 – Raezer Upgrade 54B – Price: $13,000, DOB: 1/15/14, Sire: MR NLC Upgrade U8676, Dam’s Sire: GAR Precision 1680, EPD’s: BW +0.6, WW +63.3, YW +103.7 and Milk +23.1; Consignor: Raezer Ranch, Winthrop, Wash.; Buyer: Haycow, Lincoln, Calif.
Lot 1010 – Probst Brilliance 492 – Price: $7,000, DOB: 2/25/14, Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077, Dam’s Sire: PPSR Double The Beef 29W, EPD’s: BW -0.7, WW +68.3, YW +110 and Milk +29.2; Consignor: Probst Livestock, Dillon, Mont.; Buyer: South Branch Farms, Pall Mall, Tenn.
South Devon
Lot 841 – MJB Black Jack 424B – Price: $9,500, DOB: 2/19/14, Sire: MMM Untouchable W810, Dam’s Sire: Cimarron Midnight 098K, EPD’s: BW +1.8, WW +45, YW +93 and Milk +26; Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Nichols Farms, Bridgewater, Iowa
Lot 866 – MJB Montana 527B – Price: $8,500, DOB: 4/8/14, Sire: TLC Macrae 945X, Dam’s Sire: DLCC Stamina 138R, EPD’s: BW +6.8, WW +64, YW +115 and Milk +27; Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Er-Lee Rizer Ranch, Rhame, N.D.
Lot 860 – MJB Crown Royal 417B – Price: $8,000, DOB: 2/7/14, Sire: DLC Royal Lad 1139, Dam’s Sire: Cimarron Rebel 941W, EPD’s: BW +2.0, WW +57, YW +105 and Milk +27; Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Keith Raty, Chinook, Mont.
Lot 861 – MJB Crown Royal 420B – Price: $6,500, DOB: 2/14/14, Sire: DLC Royal Lad 1139, Dam’s Sire: MJB Romeo 125R, EPD’s: BW +2.3, WW +65, YW +114 and Milk +28; Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Thompson Land and Cattle, Motley, Minn.
Hereford
Lot 1103 – SPF 10Y Big Ben 12B – Price: $5,000, DOB: 3/10/14, Sire: NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET, Dam’s Sire: RST 1030 Top Secret 7011, EPD’s: BW +3.2, WW +57,
YW + 93 and Milk +30; Consignor: Spring Pond Farm, Branchport, N.Y.; Buyer: Ott Ranch, Reed Point, Mont.
Murray Grey
Lot 1129 – Eagle Rock Bristol 26B – Price: $3,750, DOB: 1/27/14, Sire: RV 1Y Rush Valley Bukley Jr, Dam’s Sire: Eagle Rock Bonanza, EPD’s: na; Consignor: Eagle Rock Murray Greys, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Buyer: Steve LeBlanc, Jerseyville, Ill
Red Angus
Lot 705 – MBD Slam Dunk B39 – Price: $10,000, DOB: 1/25/14, Sire: Holden Slam Dunk 134, Dam’s Sire: Holden Hi Ho Gladiator, EPD’s: BW -2.1, WW +62, YW +104 and Milk +27; Consignor: Mark and Belva DeBruycker, Bynum, Mont.; Buyer: Roedeske Cattle Co., Cartwright, N.D.
Lot 755 – KPHU 4064 – Price: $9,000, DOB: 1/1/14, Sire: LJC Mission Statement P27, Dam’s Sire: BFCK Cherokee Canyon 4912, EPD’s: BW +0.5, WW +72, YW +115 and Milk +18; Consignor: Kukuipahu Ranch, LLC, Hawi, Hawaii; Buyer: Roedeske Cattle Co., Cartwright, N.D.
Lot 788 – AAHR Redemption 426B – Price: $8,500, DOB: 1/2/14, Sire: Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334, Dam’s Sire: Messmer Packer S008, EPD’s: BW -4.1, WW +63, YW +106 and Milk +18; Consignor: Hornung Red Angus, Cottage Grove, Wisc.; Buyer: Black Rock Ranch, Red Lodge, Mont.
Lot 795 – McPhee Blue Ribbon 47 – Price: $7,750, DOB: 2/16/14, Sire: McPhee Pacific Pride 4127, Dam’s Sire: McPhee New Revelation, EPD’s: BW +2.2, WW +98, YW +160 and Milk +26; Consignor: McPhee Red Angus, Lodi, Calif.; Buyer: W3 Farms, Chester, Mont.
Lot 796 – McPhee Darn Good 73 – Price: $7,500, DOB: 1/6/14, Sire: Brown Commitment X7787, Dam’s Sire: Roy’s High Noon 3805, EPD’s: BW +1.7, WW +78, YW +117 and Milk +16; Consignor: McPhee Red Angus, Lodi, Calif.; Buyer: Kukuipahu Ranch, LLC, Hawi, Hawaii
Lot 744 – Haycow Cher Pine 4142 – Price: $7,000, DOB: 1/20/14, Sire: Haycow Cher Pine 711, Dam’s Sire: AKO Total Dimension 520, EPD’s: BW -1.7, WW +55, YW +74 and Milk +15; Consignor: Haycow, Lincoln, Calif.; Buyer: Sackman Inc., Terry, Mont.
Lot 804 – Owng Drew 1405 – Price: $7,000, DOB: 3/2/14, Sire: Owng Barnabas 1209, Dam’s Sire: RD Ter-Ron Fully Loaded 5401, EPD’s: BW -0.7, WW +54, YW +82 and Milk +16; Consignor: Owings Cattle, Powell Butte, Ore.; Buyer: WEK Cattle Co., Reed Point, Mont.
Angus
Lot 223 – VNAR Ten X 4011 – Price: $35,000, DOB: 1/5/14, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: Connealy All Around, EPD’s: BW +1.4, WW +65, YW +117 and Milk +24; Consignor: Van Nice Angus Ranch, Hanna, Okla.; Buyer: Nelson Family Farms, Lanesboro, Minn.
Lot 122 – Hartz Quality Product 42 – Price: $30,000, DOB 3/13/14, Sire: MCATL
By-Product 269-1394, Dam’s Sire: HARB Pendleton 765 JH, EPD’s: BW +1.1, WW +71, YW +111 and Milk +31; Consignor: Hartzell Angus, Mineral Point, Wisc.; Buyer: Paintrock Angus, Hyattville
Lot 100 – Marda Onward 460 – Price: $26,000, DOB: 12/16/13, Sire: Connealy Onward, Dam’s Sire: TC Freedom 104, EPD’s: BW +2.6, WW +63, YW +112 and Milk +26; Consignor: Marda Angus Farm, Lodi, Wisc.; Buyer: Apex Angus, Valier, Mont.
Lot 211 – Garrett’s Hoover Dam 162R – Price: $26,000, DOB: 12/15/13, Sire: Hoover Dam, Dam’s Sire: SAV 8180 Traveler 004, EPD’s: BW +2.0, WW +54, YW +100 and Milk +26; Consignor: Garrett Farms, LLC, Hillsdale, N.Y.; Buyer: MJB Ranch, McDonald Angus, Rhame, N.D. and Armstrong Angus, Cardwell, Mont.
Lot 438 – HARB Hindquarter 473 JH – Price: $25,000, DOB: 2/14/14, Sire: HARB Stur-D 191 JH, Dam’s Sire: Connealy Onward, EPD’s: BW -0.9, WW +58, YW +96 and Milk +33; Consignor: Harrison Angus Ranch, Boyd, Mont.; Buyer: Dix Angus, Stockton, Kan.
Lot 203 – Fast Excitement 949-406 – Price: $23,000, DOB: 1/5/14, Sire: Basin Excitement, Dam’s Sire: Connealy Onward, EPD’s: BW +1.3, WW +70, YW +122 and Milk +23; Consignor: Fastert Farms, Rock Rapids, Iowa; Buyer: Apex Angus, Valier, Mont.
Lot 202 – Fastert Excitement 949-405 – Price: $22,500, DOB: 1/5/14, Sire: Basin Excitement, Dam’s Sire: Connealy Onward, EPD’s: BW +1.8, WW +72, YW +130 and Milk +26; Consignor: Fastert Farms; Buyer: Brown Angus Ranch, Devils Lake, N.D.
Lot 222 – VNAR Ten X 4005 – Price: $22,000, DOB: 12/29/13, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: Connealy All Around, EPD’s: BW +1.5, WW +62, YW +114 and Milk +24; Consignor: Van Nice Angus Ranch, Hanna, Okla.; Buyer: Carter Angus Ranch, Preston, Idaho
Lot 221 – VNAR Ten X 4004 – Price: $20,000, DOB: 12/28/13, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: Connealy All Around, EPD’s: BW +0.2, WW +60, YW +111 and Milk +25; Consignor: Van Nice Angus Ranch, Hanna, Okla.; Buyer: ZumBrunnen Angus, Lusk
Lot 155 – BR Emulous Warrior 405 – Price: $20,000, DOB: 12/31/13, Sire: Ideal 1281 Of 6469 Jilt, Dam’s Sire: Ideal 6051 Of 332 2636, EPD’s: BW +2.1, WW +50, YW +88 and Milk +27; Consignor: Butternut Ridge Farms, Coldwater, Mich.; Buyer: Adrian Edwards, Edam, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lot 102 – Marda Confidence 463 – Price: $19,500, DOB: 12/18/13, Sire: Connealy Confidence 0100, Dam’s Sire: Connealy Right Answer 746, EPD’s: BW +0.7, WW +76, YW +129 and Milk +34; Consignor: Marda Angus Farm, Lodi, Wisc.; Buyer: Windy Ridge Angus, Geraldine, Mont.
Lot 225 – VNAR Ten X 4026 – Price: $19,000, DOB: 1/24/14, Sire: AAR Ten X 7008 SA, Dam’s Sire: SS Objective T510 0T26, EPD’s: BW -1.4, WW +62, YW +107 and Milk +25; Consignor: Van Nice Angus Ranch, Hanna, Okla.; Buyer: Arnell Creek Angus Ranch, Colstrip, Mont.
Lot 245 – AB-LVS Capitalist 4507 – Price: $18,000, DOB: 1/11/14, Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028, Dam’s Sire: WMR Timeless 458, EPD’s: BW +1.7, WW +66, YW +117 and Milk +27; Consignor: Abegglen Livestock, Garneill, Mont.; Buyer: Lucky 7 Angus, Riverton
Lot 493 – SO Weigh Up 060-14 – Price: $15,000, DOB: 1/7/14, Sire: Plattemere Weigh Up K360, Dam’s Sire: CAR Future Direction 575, EPD’s: BW +2.4, WW +74, YW +129 and Milk +30; Consignor: Sunny Okanogan Angus, Omak, Wash; Buyer: Thompson Angus, Kintyre, N.D.
Lot 542 – SPA Substance 4005 – Price: $15,000, DOB: 2/9/14, Sire: EXAR Substance 1986B, Dam’s Sire: SQ Credence 67S, EPD’s: BW +0.6, WW +67, YW +109 and Milk +31; Consignor: Sioux Pass Angus, Lodge Grass, Mont.; Buyer: Silhouette Angus, Jordan, Mont.
The top sellers in the Gelbvieh, Salers, Simmental, Murray Grey and Hereford breeds will be printed in the April 18 edition of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.
Section A pages 1-5
Section A pages 6-10
Section A pages 11-16
Section B pages 1-6
Section B pages 7-12
