THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026
WELCOME Welcome to our Third Annual Small liveStock Production Sale
Welcome to our Third Annual Small Livestock Bull Sale!
First off, thank you to our customers for putting your trust in our cattle and genetics to work in your operations. We recognize the investment you’re making, both from the upfront financial cost, as well as the long-term genetic impacts to your cow herds. Ensuring you’re getting a significant return on your investment is our number one priority.
We’re thrilled with the bulls in this 2026 offering. We believe the quality and consistency throughout, both phenotypically and genotypically, is the best we have seen to date. Additionally, this year we’re proud to offer our first set of Nevada ranch raised Angus bulls!
Two summers ago, we purchased a group of cows from 9 Peaks Angus in Fort Rock, Ore. The opportunity to purchase a large set of cows from a reputation program doesn’t come around every day. These cows are a great fit to our program, especially from a fleshing ability and structure standpoint. We’re enthusiastic about their future and how they can perform in our operation. If you’re looking for Angus bulls, we encourage you to take a look at this set. We believe you’ll like what you see!
Everyone is aware of the historic levels we’re seeing in the cattle market. Driven by the historically low cow herd inventory, we should continue to see profitable times in the cow-calf business for the next few years. As these price levels encourage the cattle industry, and potentially your own cow herd, to rebuild and grow, we believe it is vital to keep in mind the potential profitability and functionality of those building blocks. Keeping focus on the genetics we are using to build our cows is more important now than ever.
We continue to progress and improve the foundation of our operation, to provide functional cattle that work across all aspects of the beef industry. Cattle that thrive in all ranges and environments, while also possessing superb carcass merits, are at the heart of our program. Ultimately, our goal is to improve the bottom line for our customers.
Reach out to us if we can help market your cattle. At Sandhill Cattle Feeders (our feedlot in Winnemucca), we have the resources and ability to market feeder cattle and fed cattle to multiple feeders and packers in the West, including value added and grid programs.
We look forward to seeing you on sale day, and please contact us if we can assist you in any way.
Wade, Cara, Paisley, and Marlie Small
Sale Schedule
8:00 AM
Bulls available to preview at Sandhills Cattle Feeders (12 miles North of Winnemucca)
12:00 NOON
Lunch available at Winnemucca Convention Center
1:00 PM Auction of bulls
AUCTIONEERS
Jake Parnell
916-662-1298
Dennis Metzger 816-519-8208
SALE MANAGEMENT PO Box 1223, Caldwell, ID 83606 info@parnelldickinson.com www.parnelldickinson.com
SALE DAY PHONES
Wade Small
208-243-1813
Cara Small 208-221-4241
John Dickinson 916-806-1919
Jake Parnell ......................................................... 916-662-1298
Clint Sexson 541-609-0167
LIVESTOCK REPRESENTATIVES
Matt Macfarlane, California Cattleman 916-803-3113
Jared Patterson, Western Livestock Journal 208-312-2386
Rod Wesselman, Special Assignment 509-750-2185
Jake Pickering, Western Ag Reporter .............. 530-415-5484
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Best Western Plus Gold Country Inn
775-623-6999
Candlewood Suites ........................................... 775-623-2700
Winnemucca Inn
800-633-6435
Fairfield Inn & Suites 775-403-8040
SALE SITE & BULL VIEWING
The video auction will be held at the Winnemucca Convention Center.
GPS ADDRESS
50 W Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445
Sale bulls can be viewed at Sandhill Cattle Feeders at any time now through the conclusion of the sale. The feedlot is approximately 12 miles from the Convention Center.
FEEDLOT GPS ADDRESS
3300 Feedlot Rd, Winnemucca, NV 89445
SEMEN TESTING
All bulls selling have passed a rigid breeding soundness and fertility examination in the last 30 days performed by Advantage Veterinary Services, Dr. Travis Allen, Nampa, ID.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
A supplemental sheet will be available on sale day with up-todate performance information as well as Test Gain data for the SimAngus bulls. For a copy of this information prior to the sale, please contact Wade Small at (208) 243-1813. This sheet and any announcements from the block will take precedence over the printed material in the sale book.
BREEDING GUARANTEE
We will provide the first breeding season (the 90-day period immediately following turn out) guarantee on all the sale bulls. This guarantee is not an insurance or mortality policy, but a guarantee on functional fertility. It is not a substitute or replacement for poor management. Buyer assumes all risks for injury due to running bulls together or management decisions outside genetic control. For the guarantee to apply, we ask that you contact us as soon as a condition is observed and before the animal is sold. We will work with you to determine whether the animal is returned or sold for slaughter. We will attempt to provide a suitable replacement. If one cannot be provided of equal or greater value, we will issue a sale credit to be used in a future sale for the full purchase price of a bull less the salvage value of the animal.
DELIVERY
Free delivery to Nevada and adjoining states. All deliveries are made at the buyer’s risk. Bring your trailer on sale day and take $100 off your purchase price for every bull hauled home on sale day.
BOARDING
Small Livestock will continue to feed the bulls until March 1, 2026, and beyond that date the cost associated will be $4.00/day per head. As each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold, we strongly recommend a mortality insurance policy be taken out on any animal that remains at Sandhill Cattle Feeders.
LIVESTOCK MORTALITY INSURANCE
Mortality insurance on your purchases will be available through Livestock Marketing Insurance Agency. Arrangements can be made at settlement or through Jake Parnell (916) 662-1298.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Any announcements made from the block will take precedence over statements in the printed material. Cattle will sell under the suggested Terms and Conditions of their respective breed association (http:// www.simmental.org/site/ userimages/sale%20terms.pdf). Terms of the sale are cash, and all purchases must be settled for SALE DAY unless prior arrangements have been made. Cattle not paid within 30 days of sale will be assessed a 2% interest charge per month.
DISCLAIMER
Sandhill Cattle Feeders, Small Livestock, and Parnell Dickinson, Inc. assume no liability for accidents or injury that may occur. Attend the sale at your own risk.
INTERNET BIDDING
Web bidding and broadcast available through
as well as videos of all the sale bulls.
SALE INFORMATION
INTERNET BIDDING
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Calf vaccination program for Charolais and SimAngus™: 3x (Branding/Precondition/Post Weaning)
• Titanium 5
• Vision 8
• Newport Labs Autogenous Pasteurella w/Histophilus
Fusogaurd Foot Rot Vaccine at weaning
Valbazen oral and Vetrimectin injectable wormer at weaning
Development Program:
All bulls are weaned June 1st and turned out on meadows in Mountain City, NV for the summer. Early October, bulls are hauled back to Sandhill Cattle in Winnemucca. They are revaccinated with Titanium 5, Vision 8, Fusogaurd and dewormed with Valbazen oral and Vetrimectin injectable wormer. Bulls are acclimated to the feedlot growing ration, consisting of primarily barley silage, hay, potatoes and wheat. (50 Mcal NEg) for 3 weeks. An initial start weight is then captured. Bulls are weighed again 80 days later around mid-January and a daily gain is calculated.
Consulting Veterinary Services: Advantage Veterinary Services
Dr. Jared Gould
Dr. Travis Allen
Consulting Nutrition: Performix Nutrition
John Hepton
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Development and Marketing DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
SMALL LIVESTOCK CHAROLAIS
At Small Livestock LLC, our family produces high quality Charolais, SimAngus and Angus cattle, designed to add value and efficiency to your operation. Born, raised and developed in northern Nevada, we focus on genetics that work; Cows that work on the ranch. Bulls that work in multiple production settings and environments. Feeders that work in the lot. And carcasses that work on the rail.
The Small Livestock ranch (and summer range) is located at 6,000 feet elevation, near the tiny town of Mountain City, Nevada. Formerly a bustling copper mining town, the now quiet ranching community lies 80 miles north of Elko, Nevada and approximately 16 miles south of the Idaho/Nevada border.
This steep and rocky terrain favors an atmosphere ideal for developing cattle built to function; Structure and utility are a must.
During the winter months, our entire herd is relocated to Winnemucca, where they graze crop aftermath, with hay supplementation. Calves are weaned and backgrounded, and replacement heifers and sale bulls are developed.
We challenge these cows at every level to provide a natural selection process across multiple traits and work them in environments that would be representative and similar to our buyer base. We want nothing more than for these cattle to work for you at every level of the production chain. The bulls represented in the following pages are the top cut of our bull calves that have achieved every standard we set for performance and quality. We stand behind these bulls and look forward to them working in your program.
About Time - Sire of Lots 1-23
We selected ABOUT TIME from the 2020 Oakwater Ranch Sale in Nebraska where he and three full brothers led the sale off. He was the 2nd heaviest weaning of the flush with highest IMF scan as well. His first sons led off last year’s sale were met with widespread acceptance as the high-selling sire group. The daughters look to be equally impressive. ABOUT TIME is a stout made, long sided bull with a powerful, square hip. When you get a bull with this much muscle mass and expression, the fact that he also happens to be in the top 8% of the breed for Marbling is only an added bonus.
2 RS ABOUT TIME 4037
ABOUT TIME 4102
7 RS ABOUT TIME 4029
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RS ABOUT TIME 4103
ABOUT TIME 4079
11 RS ABOUT TIME 4033
12 RS ABOUT TIME 4026
RS ABOUT TIME 4025
24 RS MR 844H 4065
844H2 - Sire of Lots 24-31
844H2 is a son of Fink 8741 out of a straight Eaton bred cow that we picked up from NextGen Cattle Company in Missouri. He had outstanding individual performance there with a 114 weaning ratio, 114 yearling ratio, and scanned a 102 ratio for both Ribeye and %IMF measurements. Genetically, he ranks in the top 5% of the breed for YW and has an impressive suite of carcass EPDs including top 4% for Carcass Weight and top 2% for Marbling EPD. Consequently, this output potential elevates his Terminal Sire Index (TSI) into the top 7% of all Charolais sires.
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ECLIPSE 357 LBSS HOODOO ECLIPSE 1011 IQCR MISS PRIME CUT 5099 PLD
GEORGES
RS MR 8RRH 4062
RS MR 8741 4108
29 RS MR 844H 4080
RS MR 8741 4061
30 RS MR 844H 4076
RS COWTOWN 4078
RS COWTOWN 4081
RS COWTOWN 4031
COWTOWN 4125
COWTOWN 4131
RS COWTOWN 4089
Cowtown - Sire of Lots
COWTOWN 231 was our selection as the $41,000 high-selling bull from the 2023 Fink Beef Genetics Sale, He demonstrates excellent genetic spread with calving-ease in the better third of the breed matched with WW and YW EPDs in the top 5% of the breed. He also ranks high for carcass merit with top 3% for Carcass Weight and top 2% for Marbling. When combined with his growth potential, he is in the top 8% of the breed for his Terminal Sire Index. Perhaps more important to us, COWTOWN 231 is a long bodied, high capacity individual with excellent skeletal design and a quality look. He comes from a proven line of females in the Fink program, and his dam was a $50,000 high-seller from a past Fink Sale as well.
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RS SILVER CITY 4116
Silver City - Sire of Lots 44-49
This is the first set of calves out of this impressive young sire from the Eggelston program in South Dakota, where he charted individual performance with an 87 lb. birth weight, 103 weaning ratio and a 104 ADG ratio on test. He also had an impressive 128 IMF ratio at ultrasound. He is a thick topped, square made bull with a stout look, and these first sons are equally impressive. His EPD profile shows tremendous balance with moderate birth, top 20% for Weaning Weight EPD, and he’s a trait leader for Docility and Marbling.
RS SILVER CITY 4110
SILVER CITY 4120
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RS MR R 4035
SCHURRTOP HI-LINE 905Y M6 NEW STANDARD 545
SCHURRTOP R 905Y 443N P SCHURRGENE WILLA 336R 709R P
SCHURRGENE 842 673Y P M6 NEW STANDARD 842 P ET
SCHURRTOP 5951 K249P
LT LONG DISTANCE 9001 PLD LT SILVER DISTANCE 5342P
BS EXPLOSIVA D027 ET LT BELLE 7026 P ABC EXPLOSIVA FRAMCISCA A080 ABC EXPLOSIVO X409 ABC VOLVER FRAMCISCA
52 RS MR JK 4073
SCHURRTOP EATON CHOICE K717 SCHURRTOP TWENTY ONE P
SCHURRTOP JK K717 378K P SCHURRTOP 5001-H803 P
P
SCHURRTOP JK 2829 078J P
SCHURRTOP JK 4319-054J P
LT LONG DISTANCE 9001 PLD LT SILVER DISTANCE 5342P
BS DISTANCE D017 ET LT BELLE 7026 P
HC GRID MAKER 6034 M6 GRID MAKER 104 PET HC SKY 9076
SCHURRTOP JK 078J 515J P SCHURRTOP JK 2829 078J P
SCHURRTOP JK 4319-054J P
SS BLEND C063 LT EASY BLEND 5125 PLD SS WY F119 SS MISS RAIN 203 CROSSBRED/CROSSBRED
53 RS LEAD TIME 4100
Lead Time - Sire of
We have been using LEAD TIME for three years now and love the results. He is an extremely well-rounded individual with excellent calving-ease and balanced growth. Being an About Time Y07 son, you know he’s going to have top-end Marbling, but we also like the fact that he has breed rankings of top 2% for Udder and top 4% for Teat score. LEAD TIME is an attractive made bull with outstanding foot quality and impeccable skeletal design. Compliment this with his moderate frame and overall do-ability; we expect the daughters out of these sons to have as much value as their steer mates.
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RS LEAD TIME 4093
LEAD TIME 4017
RS LEAD TIME 4063
LEAD TIME 4097
RS SANDSTONE 075 is a Blue Rock 2403 son out of the E424 female who was our selection out of Cobb Charolais program in Montana. He’s long bodied, good footed, and backed by a proven female that will add maternal quality to his genetic profile. As a yearling, SANDSTONE 075 charted a 111 ratio on his individual ADG test. He has proven to be an excellent cross to our Lead Time and About Time bloodlines where the daughters have excelled in our high desert range.
69 RS SANDSTONE 4066
RS RIMROCK 4032
Rimrock - Sire of Lots 73-85
RIMROCK 9089 is a very complete sire with added length, a quality look, and he meets the high standard we have for feet and legs. We love the fact that genetically, he is in the top half of the breed for 12 different traits and indexes. He has a top 15% CW EPD while maintaining growth traits in the top 45% which is not easy to achieve. This is done through muscle and resulting yield, and these sons should add pounds for you the right way. This sire line has tremendous longevity as well as we turned out 9089’s sire, HC RIMROCK 4247, on the mountain pasture this last year at 10 years of age.
RS RIMROCK 4039
RIMROCK 4009
81 RS RIMROCK 4003
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RS RIMROCK 4085
ASTRO 715 SS BLEND C063
FINN G990
FINN Z1252
EASY BLEND 5125 PLD
MISS RAIN 203
FINN 710T
RS RIMROCK 4023
RIMROCK 4084
RS RIMROCK 4075
90 RS WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS 4132
Whiskey
HC SS CL WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS is owned in partnership with Hebbert Charolais in Nebraska. He is a very complete, well-balanced bull that ranks in the better 40% of the breed for seven different traits and indexes. He’s double-bred to the LT Bluegrass 4017 sire that has seen widespread use not only domestically, but international as well. We believe WHISKEY shows consistency in genetics, performance, and with his quality build and design; these sons should add uniformity in their resulting calf crops as well.
91 RS WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS 4072
92 RS WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS 4043
97 RS WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS 4027
CHAROLAIS/CHAROLAIS
0029H provides an excellent outcross for us by the popular Genex sire, Harms Lunch Money 5530 (pictured to the left). Lunch Money has dominant growth with breed ranks of 15% for WW and top 5% for YW EPD. He compliments that with an impressive suite of carcass EPDs that include top 2% Carcass Weight, top 9% Ribeye, and top 4% Marbling to bring his Terminal Sire Index into the top 5% of the breed.
RS LUNCH MONEY 4077
RED ANGUS X CHAR COMPOSITE BULLS
Each year we breed our yearling heifers to Red Angus bulls, and the resulting progeny have a very impressive and unique look about them. The Red Angus genetics are extremely complimentary to our specific Charolais lines, and we are always impressed at the level of uniformity in these bulls. That is not always the case in a true F1 breeding scenario, but these bulls were as popular or more than our purebreds in last year’s sale, and this year’s set looks to be as good or better. Another advantage with this particular set of bulls is the fact that they are all out of two year-olds, so you are also getting access to the freshest genetics in our program.
GUIDANCE 4162
Guidance - Sire of
EGL GUIDANCE 9117 was the $70,000 high-selling bull from the 2020 Eagle Pass Ranch sale in South Dakota. He offers proven calving-ease with excellent growth and a Marbling EPD in the top 30% of the breed. He is also an attractive, level hipped, well-built individual with added length and depth of body. The sons in last year’s sale were extremely popular, and this year’s crop did just as well with an average weaning ratio of 102 and average yearling ratio of 103.
GUIDANCE 4140
RS GUIDANCE 4148
111
GUIDANCE 4145
112 RS GUIDANCE 4160
113 RS GUIDANCE 4169
114
RS GUIDANCE 4142
COLUMBIA 645 ET
COLUMBIA K231
DIAMOND Y007 C035
RS GUIDANCE 4134
RS GUIDANCE 4167
117 RS GUIDANCE 4165
PENDELTON K286
1142 CHAROLAIS/CHAROLAIS
C063
MISS WIND D040
121 RS ASSET 4161
122 RS ENERGIZE 4137
BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121 BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218
TCC ENERGIZE 1006 BIEBER CL ADELLE 575D
LJC MERLIN LASS 015 LJC MERLIN LASS T179 LJC LASS 826
BS COBB’S EL CID C249
EL ZUMO Z182 RS EL CID K211
EXPLOSIVA FRAMCISCA A080
SS 126 EASY 404 BHD ZEN X270 P
123 RS ASSET 4153
BIEBER CL STOCKMARKET E119 PIE STOCKMAN 4051 LEM ASSET 2022 ET BIEBER CL ADELLE 475C LEM ONEKIND 934 ET PIE ONE OF A KIND 352 LEM MS DIRECTION 712 ET
MISS SANDCREEK 3031 PLD
ASA DATA REFERENCE
Quick Reference to aSa EPD and $ InDexeS
RS- GLOBAL 4240M
Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat.
Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight.
Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.
Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.
Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age.
Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight.
Marbling (MRB): Marbling score.
Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye.
All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario.
Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario.
Using Indexes: Though EPD allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide a piece of the economic puzzle. That’s where $Indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPD and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on your bottom line.
Global - Sire of Lots 124-134
GLOBAL is a Homozygous Black/Homozygous Polled purebred that does everything right. He was the $75,000 high-seller from the 2022 Keller Sale where he charted an impressive 1,463 adjusted yearling weight and scanned a 17.9 inch Ribeye. He has lived up to the billing siring sale toppers across the country the last two years, and after the performance of these sons – we are using him hard again this past breeding season. The progeny are deep, square, stout, and don’t disappoint on paper either where GLOBAL offers top 10% calving-ease with added Marbling and a top 10% rank for API as well.
GLOBAL 4255M
1401J - Sire of
1401J is a son of KBHR QUIGLEY C154 (pictured to the left), a Tebow son that has been a trait leader in the SimAngus breed for Direct Calving-ease, Birth Weight, and Marbling; ranking in the top 1% for each. We chose to use the 1401J bull as he offers more optimal calving-ease opposed to extreme and consequently has 30-40% more growth at weaning and yearling. He maintains the same level of Marbling and ranks in the top 2% of SimAngus sires for both his All-Purpose and Terminal Indexes.
147 RS- 1401J 4213M
1055J - Sire of Lots 158-161
The sire of 1055J is GW Vindicator 312E (pictured), a moderate framed, stout hipped bull that ranks in the top 2% for API, TI, and Marbling even as an aged sire. This son was one of the highest performing individuals in his contemporary with ratios of 107 for weaning and 109 for yearling. He has a balanced genetic profile across the board and maintains top 1% breed ranks for both API and TI with notable advantages in Docility and Marbling.
162 RS- 0101H 4217M
Blackout - Sire of Lots 166-170
BLACKOUT is another Homozygous Black/Homozygous Polled sire that excels in phenotypic quality and design. He is a sharp fronted, clean made, percentage bull that provides excellent calving-ease with a rapid growth pattern to a top 20% Weaning Weight value. We are excited for the heifer mates to these bulls, not only for their kind, but BLACKOUT ranks in the top 10% for Maternal Calving-ease, top 15% for Stayability, and his optimal Milk level should make a very adaptive set of daughters in our environment.
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RETICLE 4215M
RETICLE
RETICLE 4219M
Quick Reference to anguS EPDS
183 RS PATRIARCH 4350
S S NIAGARA Z29 HOOVER DAM
TEHAMA PATRIARCH F028 JET S S X144
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD D826 CONNEALY THUNDER
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD Z630
BASIN RAINMAKER 4404 BASIN RAINMAKER 2704
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K595 BASIN JOY 1036
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD C536 CONNEALY THUNDER
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 8329
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.
Birth Weight EPD (BW), 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 (WW), 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 (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
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.
Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool to increase the probability or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first-calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction and the EPD is reported in percentage units.
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.
Docility (Doc) EPD, is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves.
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.
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.
Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M), an index, expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd and sell the rest of the cull female and all male progeny as feeder calves. The model assumes commercial producers will replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% of their breeding females in each subsequent generation.
Beef Value ($B), a terminal index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits. This terminal index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a carcass grid.
Combined Value ($C), an index, expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($B) with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid.
PATRIARCH is a highly proven calving-ease sire that adds tremendous value in multiple layers of the production chain. The cattle have an efficient growth pattern as evidenced by his top 25% RADG EPD, and should inject more quality grade as well with a top 25% Marbling EPD. But the real value will be in the replacements where PATRIARCH has a top 5% Heifer Pregnancy EPD, top 20% rank for Teat, top and down pressure on mature size. Lots of quality can be found in these sons below.
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PATRIARCH 4337
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD Z630 STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS 9 PEAKS RACHEL K562 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111 9 PEAKS RACHELY306
PEAKS RACHEL 9484
185 RS PATRIARCH 4345
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD D826 CONNEALY THUNDER
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD Z630
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS 9 PEAKS ECHO K559 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS ECHO E854 S CHISUM 255 9 PEAKS ECHO 9480
191 RS PATRIARCH 4333
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RS JUSTO 4347
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
BASIN RAINMAKER 4404 BASIN RAINMAKER 2704
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA K590 BASIN JOY 1036
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA Y373 CONNEALY THUNDER TEHAMA EISA ERICA G314
RS PATRIARCH 4335
ELITE BLACKBIRD Z630
CONNEALY COOL 39L CONNEALY HEAT 0243
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K532 JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD G814 9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890 9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 7887
194
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778 GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS 9 PEAKS ERICA K736 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS ERICA F383 S A V RESOURCE 1441
9 PEAKS ERICA Z886
RS JUSTO 4344
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711 GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778 GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890 S A V RECHARGE 3436
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K580 9 PEAKS ENTELLA B881
E890 9 PEAKS EISA ERICA 9462
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD F309 TEHAMA TAHOE B767
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD X822
Justo - Sire of Lots 193-204
JUSTO was the $35,000 high-selling bull from the 2023 Gartner-Denowh Bull Sale in Montana. He is a great calving-ease sire that still packs top 10% YW EPD and an elite 1% breed rank for RADG making his progeny extremely efficient in their growth rate. JUSTO also excels in Heifer Preg, Docility, and has a top 5% breed rank for Claw Shape. His dam has earned Pathfinder status in the highly productive GDAR herd, and the resulting daughters of the following sires may have as much or more value than their male counterparts.
JUSTO 4364
199
RS JUSTO 4315
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778
9
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
SITZ STELLAR 726D MOHNEN SUBSTANTIAL 272
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD H538 SITZ PRIDE 200B
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 6558 G A R US PREMIUM BEEF
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 3679
RS JUSTO 4331
GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS
9 PEAKS ERICA K520 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS ERICA G864 9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890
9 PEAKS ERICA 9410
200 RS JUSTO 4349
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778 GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
BIG DRY-JDM COOL G25 CONNEALY COOL 39L
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA K593 SITZ BLACKCAP 1499
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA H507
BALDRIDGE COMMAND C036
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA E893
201 RS JUSTO 4306
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914
GDAR
9
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS 9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K249 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 6382 G A R INTEGRITY
BORROR ELITE BLACKBIRD 0103
202 RS JUSTO 4321
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
9 PEAKS CAL FIRE G806 TEHAMA TAHOE B767
9 PEAKS KINDNESSEVIDENCEJ545 9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD B865
9 PEAKS KINDNESSEVIDENCEF303 BALDRIDGE BRONC 9 PEAKS KINDNESSEVIDENCED115
GDAR JUSTIFIED 914 KG JUSTIFIED 3023
GDAR JUSTO 2711
GDAR FOREVER LADY 7533
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 0778 GDAR ALL PRO 8121
GDAR CJD PRIMROSE 6777
CONNEALY COOL 39L CONNEALY HEAT 0243
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K502 JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD H566 SITZ STELLAR 726D
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD E869
205 RS COOL 4318
Cool - Influence sells in Lots 205-220
CONNEALY COOL is a time-tested sire that excels in calving-ease and a trait leader in the breed for Docility. His progeny are moderate for stature, but have added length, capacity, and will turn in plenty of pounds with their added dimension. Individually, COOL 39L charted a 106 weaning ratio and 106 yearling ratio at Connealy’s in a contemporary group of 386 head. COOL has strong maternal traits and daughters have excelled in multiple environments across the country. His dam is also a Pathfinder female demonstrating not only production, but high fertility as well.
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA C558 PARKA OF CONANGA 241
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA A347 S A V BISMARCK 5682 9 PEAKS EISA ERICA X715
2955 TEHAMA TAHOE B767 TEHAMA UPWARD Y238 9 PEAKS EISA ERICA F306
MARY BLACKBIRD Y684 9 PEAKS EISA ERICA A320 SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE 9 PEAKS EISA ERICA 6564
209 RS COOL 4311
F383
9 PEAKS ERICA 2435
209
COOL 4313
F413 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
9 PEAKS ENTELLA 9493 G A R EXAMPLE 3204
TEHAMA ENTELLA J310
210 RS COOL 4356
CONNEALY
JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890
A V RECHARGE 3436
9 PEAKS ERICA K655 9 PEAKS ENTELLA B881
9 PEAKS ERICA F300 BALDRIDGE OPTIMUM Z045 9 PEAKS ERICA D211
212 RS COOL 4329
CONNEALY HEAT 0243
CONNEALY ALL AROUND
CONNEALY COOL 39L BUNTY LANNA OF CONANGA 556
JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399 H A POWER ALLIANCE 1025
JEENA OF CONANGA 357
9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890 S A V RECHARGE 3436
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA K514 9 PEAKS ENTELLA B881
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA G820 S CHISUM 255
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA E812
211 RS COOL 4357
CONNEALY HEAT 0243
COOL 39L BUNTY LANNA OF CONANGA 556
JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
CONFIDENCE PLUS 804
ALLIANCE 1025
CONFIDENCE
PEAKS RACHEL K675 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS RACHEL 7891 THREE TREES PRIME CUT 0145
9 PEAKS RACHEL 3608
213 RS COOL 4358
CONNEALY HEAT 0243
CONNEALY ALL AROUND
CONNEALY COOL 39L BUNTY LANNA OF CONANGA 556
JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399 H A POWER ALLIANCE 1025
JEENA OF CONANGA 357
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804
CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS 9 PEAKS KIND PRINCESS K705 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS KIND PRINCESS G871 9 PEAKS BLITZEN E890
9 PEAKS KIND PRINCESS 6520
9
RS COOL 4314
9 PEAKS ECHO 9480
COOL 4305
220 RS COOL 4319
221 RS RECAP 4310
RECAP is an attractive made, clean patterned bull with exceptional muscle shape and base width. He comes from another high-producing cow family at Denowh’s where both his dam and granddam are Pathfinder females with great weaning records. He adds a lot of value across his suite of management EPDs with top 25% Docility, top 3% for both Claw Shape and Foot Angle, and top 25% for PAP EPD.
224 RS RECAP 4324
CAPITALIST 316
CAPITALIST 028 GDAR RECAP 0746
CJD RACHEL 0776 9 PEAKS LIGHTNING G846 S A V RESOURCE 1441 9 PEAKS RACHEL J722 9 PEAKS ENTELLA B881
9 PEAKS RACHEL 7891
222
RS RECAP 4323
316
028 GDAR
0746
ERICA 2053
CJD RACHEL 8771 SITZ RELOAD 411C
CJD RACHEL 0776 S A V PROSPERITY 9131 S A V PROVIDENCE 6922
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD J573 S A V EMBLYNETTE 3123
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD F326 TEHAMA TAHOE B767
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD X739
223 RS RECAP 4317
CJD RACHEL 0776 SITZ STELLAR 726D
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA H601
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA D128
CJD RACHEL 0776 9 PEAKS PARDNER Z508 S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD B804 9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 6382
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 1249 BON VIEW SPECTRUM 1176
TEHAMA ELITE BLACKBIRD J520
226
RS RECAP 4312
LD CAPITALIST 316 CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028
GDAR RECAP 0746 LD DIXIE ERICA 2053
GDAR CJD RACHEL 8771 SITZ RELOAD 411C
GDAR CJD RACHEL 0776
S A V RESOURCE 1441 RITO 707 OF IDEAL 3407 7075
9 PEAKS ECHO F402 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
9 PEAKS ECHO A318
S A V BISMARCK 5682
9 PEAKS ECHO 8372
227 RS CONFIDENCE PLUS 4342
RECHARGE 3436 9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 9316
COOL 39L CONNEALY HEAT 0243
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA K731 JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA B917 SITZ DASH 10277
9 PEAKS EISA ERICA 6564
228 RS CONFIDENCE PLUS 4351
CONFIDENCE
B111
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD E880 S A V RECHARGE 3436
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 9316
BASIN RAINMAKER 4404 BASIN RAINMAKER 2704
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K633 BASIN JOY 1036
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD E869 S CHISUM 255
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD A355
231 RS CONFIDENCE PLUS 4336
628229233 BD: 08/18/24
STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS
9 PEAKS CONFIDENCE PLUS K271 BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111
9 PEAKS PRATISSIA C395 BALDRIDGE OPTIMUM Z045
9 PEAKS PRATISSIA X507
CONNEALY COOL 39L CONNEALY HEAT 0243
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD K535 JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD A343 S A V BISMARCK 5682
9 PEAKS ELITE BLACKBIRD 9312
232 RS CONFIDENCE PLUS 4330
CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS CONNEALY CONFIDENCE 0100 STERLING CONFIDENCE PLUS 804 ELBANNA OF CONANGA 1209
BALDRIDGE ISABEL B111 HOOVER DAM BALDRIDGE ISABEL T935
CONNEALY COOL 39L CONNEALY HEAT 0243
9 PEAKS ECHO K517 JMC JEENA ALLIE 8345 5399
9 PEAKS ECHO H515 SITZ STELLAR 726D
9 PEAKS ECHO 9480
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