We would like to personally invite you to join us at our 57th Annual Bull Sale on April 25th. Our family has dedicated our livelihood to being caretakers of Charolais cattle, a task that we do not take lightly. We are certain that the advantage of using a performance-oriented Charolais bull on a commercial cow base has never made more sense. The growth, conversion, and hybrid vigor of smokey and buckskin calves are well known. Ever increasing carcass weights and the demand to economically produce more pounds with less resources will continue to nudge more feedlots, packers, and meat retailers to use heterosis in their favor. The Charolais breed has chased lower birth weights and higher marbling. We are there, today you can use most any Charolais bull without problems and those feeder calves will finish and grade as well as anything. We are becoming more concerned about giving up performance, our opinion is that the breed’s push to moderation deserves some critical thought. As a true breeder, we have sought out genetics that maintain performance, frame, bone, foot size, and structure. We have added sires that keep these traits at the forefront because that is what our commercial cattlemen have demanded for 68 years. Our program is designed with the commercial cattlemen in mind, and we believe a culmination of small things make us unique:
• We pride ourselves on customer service & integrity and have been proving it for 68 years.
• Jeff, Sterling, & Stetson feed, treat, calve, and work with our cowherd and bulls 365 days a year.
• We calve early to provide an older yearling bull. The majority of these bulls were born in January & February.
• We bring in over 225 bulls to put on test. These bulls complete unaided in large contemporary groups to earn every weight, measure, and ratio.
• A full data set is provided: birth, weaning weight, ADG, yearling weight, scrotal, and hip heights along with all relevant indicis.
• We can be very selective on the 100 bulls that make this sale. An example of that: Every bull in this sale has a YW Ratio of at least 93, only 17 bulls have a Ratio between 93-99, primarily calving-ease bulls. As a group, the average ratios for this set of bulls for WW, YW, and ADG are 105, 106, and 106, respectively.
DVAuction will be present on sale day for online viewing & bidding. We also have many customers send us their criteria and we’ll pick them bulls for their program. As always, 100% satisfaction is our guarantee. We hope you will consider joining us for lunch and hospitality before the sale. It is a true blessing to do what we love every single day and we couldn’t be more grateful for all the friends that we have met along the way. Thank You for your support and consideration of our family and our operation.
Sincerely,
Jeff & All of Us at Wienk Charolais
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bulls will begin after the sale. You can take your bulls home sale day or we work with all buyers to facilitate delivery as efficiently and economically as possible.
AIR TRAVEL: Sioux Falls Regional Airport is just 90 minutes from the ranch.
BREEDERS GUARANTEE: Wienk Charolais guarantees that all the bulls sold in this sale are fertile to the best of our knowledge and will have satisfactory semen quality to breed cows by natural service during the breeding season. The breeding season is defined as 60 days after the bull is turned into the breeding pasture. If an animal fails to perform to your satisfaction, credit towards another animal will be given for future sales. All animals that don’t perform and are returned must be in good condition and weight according to their age. Wienk Charolais will not guarantee an animal in question for a problem due to negligence, injury, mortality, improper management by the purchaser or acts of God.
HEALTH: All animals will have health certificates. Bulls are vaccinated for Vibro, 5-way Lepto, I.B.R., P13, B.V.D., Hemophilus, Mycoplasma, Pinkeye and Foot Rot.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: The terms of the sale are cash. Checks accepted. Checks must be made payable to Wienk Charolais. Each animal will be at the purchaser’s risk as soon as sold and settlement must be made at the completion of the sale. All cattle will be loaded out by the seller upon instructions from the buyer, but at the buyer’s risk. Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalog. All persons attending this sale do so at their own risk and the owner and agents assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents or loss of property which may occur.
Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. Balanced Approach.
With a female base of over 450 cows and over 225 bulls on performance test after initial culling, we can truly select the top cut of 100 bulls to make the sale. The result is a set of bulls with top to bottom quality and uniformity that runs as deep as you will find anywhere.
This chart shows the WCR bull prospects average EPD information as a group versus the Charolais breed as published by the AICA. Actual values label the bars on the chart and the percentile rank is across the bottom, with the average of the Charolais breed shown as the 50th percentile.
By selecting the top 100 bulls out of +225
• As a group, this set of bulls average:
• 105 Index for Weaning Weight
• 106 Index for Yearling Weight
• 106 Index for Average Daily Gain
• 702 Adj. Weaning Weight
• 1210 Adj. Yearling Weight
• 3.25 lbs/day ADG – fed as athletes, not fat cattle
Over 3 million head of steer calves were analyzed from 2010-2016 and Charolais sired calves brought the largest average premium on a per pound basis!
(McCabe, 2018)
• 23 bulls in the Top 10% of the breed for WW EPD, 47 in the Top 20%
• 24 bulls in the Top 10% of the breed for YW EPD, 43 in the Top 20%
• The average DOB of this set of bulls is 2/18/2025. They are going to be 14-15 months old on sale day, ready for your inspection and ready to go to work.
Welcome CUTTER JOHN
SON OF STETSON & MAESA
Born JANUARY 13, 2026
9 POUNDS • 21.5 INCHES
DC/BHD JAIPUR J41 P
•Homozygous Polled
•Elite Canadian sire that we have admired for a while and purchased in 2020.
•Dam is 2012 RBC Beef Supreme Champion Female
•BlackJack has a tremendous resume for producing high dollar sons, but Mike Elder believes his true specialty is his females. Proven performance and carcass sire.
• We are very pleased with this set of Jaipur sons.
•Top end ratios against a large contemporary group at DeBruyckers.
•Topped 2018 Debruycker Sale for $30,000
•Top 1% TSI sire whose calves are born light with lots of vigor and explode when you put them on feed.
•Sold on
for $30,000 to
Cattle •A ¼ semen interest & full possession sold for $44,000 on 2023 National Sale in Denver •Elite numbered sire with eye appeal, strong topline, and athletic build •Homozygous Polled
•¾ brother to
•Our pick of Wright’s 2020 Bull Sale.
•His first class of sons included WCR Bold Move 168 P, who recently brought $44,000 on the National Charolais Sale for ¼ interest & possession to a Canadian Syndicate of breeders
•Dynamic was our pick of LT’s 2023 sale where we saw him in person. Kenmore Charolais of Australia won the bid at $75,000 but the first US progeny all bear the WCR prefix.
•Top ranking ratios & elite EPDs across the board.
•Homozygous Polled.
• Our pick of Schurr’s 2022 Bull Sale
• Complete Schurr pedigree. BD:
•2016 South Dakota State Fair Champion
•Second in class at the American Royal
•Donor Dam is outstanding WCR Ms Firewater 022, one of the best we have raised.
•We are extremely pleased with the calving ease, performance, and look of these Remix sons
Howitzer sons continue to lead the way with their performance, added length, and overall style. 18 sons start off this sale and Treaty Oak will set the pace. He embodies everything we strive to produce: a calving ease, docile, high performance bull from a proven cow family that is free moving, long, correct, and carries all those pounds with eye appeal to spare. He will have lots of fans across North America on April 25th and we’re excited to watch his impact unfold.
Cedarlea Howitzer 49H
Sire of Lots 1-18
#3 ADG on the sale.
#3 ADJ Yearling Weight on the sale. Turnpike is a great example of what the Howitzers are capable of, especially raised by a Tank female. Ranked #4 on weaning day, #1 on yearling day, and #2 WPDA of all the bulls on our place.
6 sons of WCR Bold Move 168 P will be a highlight of this sale. With almost 200 progeny on the ground in the US and 150 in Canada, Bold Move is making his mark has a bull-maker and a sire of females competing in the showring at the highest levels. He has already proven himself as a calvingease sire with curving bending performance and elite eye appeal without sacrificing any other traits, including marbling. We believe his legacy is just getting started.
WCR SIR BOLD MOVE 5249 P
Lot25 #3 Weaning Weight EPD on the sale. #2 ADJ. Yearling Weight on the sale. #1 Yearling Weight EPD on the sale. Unique pedigree in RBM Fargo Y111 grandson X Tank X Big Ben. Front Runner is a smooth operator in his look, but his performance can only be described as elite: Rank #6 of 197 contemporaries on weaning day, #2 of 194 at yearling, ADG Ratio of 124 ranks #16, and WPDA Ranking #1 of all bulls. His dam is well into the Top 1% of the breed for $TSI, WW, YW, & CW and top 10 rankings for YW, ADG, & WPDA ratios herself.
#2 Marbling EPD on the sale. Homozygous polled son of LT Dynamic, our favorite bull from Lindskov’s 2023 bull sale. 9 sons will make the sale and they are deep, excellent numbered, and will push performance forward.
Highmark is a unique breeding piece: On the top side his sire is a bull we raised and kept for our own use, a Firewater 8600 (maternal brother to TR Ms Impressive 0641) out of one of our best donors. On the bottom side, his dam is a natural born daughter of WCR Ms Remix 9250 P, the mother of WCR Bold Move 168!
WCR Sir Firewater 3509 ET P Sire of Lots 66-68
SIR PLATINUM 516
WCR SIR PLATINUM 519
Birth Weight EPD (BW)
The expected difference in average birth weight (pounds) of progeny. Birth weight reflects prenatal growth.
Top %
Percentile Rank for each given trait compared against the breed with 50% being breed average and Top 10%, for example, being elite and in the Top 10% of all registered animals for that trait.
Yearling Weight EPD (YW)
The expected difference in average yearling weight of progeny. The evaluation reflects genetic influence on both pre-weaning and postweaning growth rate.
Weaning Weight EPD (WW)
The expected difference in average weaning weight of calves. The evaluation reflects the genetic influence on pre-weaning growth rate.
Total Maternal EPD (TM)
A value to predict the weaning weight performance of calves from a animal’s daughters due to genetics for growth and maternal ability. Total Maternal is calculated by adding ½ the WWT EPD to the Maternal Milk EPD.
Maternal Milk EPD (Milk)
The genetic ability of a sire’s or dam’s daughters to express in pounds of weaning weight in her calves due to her maternal ability through mothering instinct and milk.
Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC)
The expected difference in scrotal circumference (expressed in centimeters) of a bull’s or dam’s male offspring at yearling compared to progeny of all other animals evaluated. Research has also indicated a relationship between increased SC EPD and decreased age at puberty for daughters.
Terminal Sire Index (TSI)
The AICA Terminal Sire Index (TSI) is a formal method of combing Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) – BWT, WWT, YWT, REA, HCW, MARB and FAT – into one single value on which to base selection decisions. The TSI uses estimates of the genetic relationships between traits with an economic default value based on three year rolling USDA data. The TSI represents a dollar index per terminal progeny produced for a bull in the AICA database, ranking them for profit potential. This dollar index is to be interpreted much like single trait EPD. For example, if Sire A’s index is $191.66 and Sire B’s index is $200.00, then we would expect Sire B’s offspring to average $8.34 more net return ($200.00 minus $191.66) than Sire A’s offspring.
Act BW Actual birth weight.
Adj. WW Weaning Weight adjusted to a common endpoint of 205 days for comparison.
Adj. YW Yearling Weight adjusted to a common endpoint of 365 days for comparison.
ADG Average Day Gain from weaning day to February 8th, when yearling weights were taken, using actual weights divided by the number of days in that period, (roughly 160 days.)
Ratio The ratio or index provided for WW, YW, ADG, and REA for comparison with 100 being the average of the contemporary group, 110 = 10% above average, 90 = 10% below average, etc. All the bulls are recorded in the same contemporary group. Embryo Transfer bulls and Twins do not have a provided Ratio.
Carcass Weight EPD (CW)
Expected progeny differences for Carcass Weight is a predictor of pounds of retail product at a constant age endpoint. Selection for increased values should result in heavier carcasses, while selection for decreased values should result in lighter carcass weights at the same age endpoint. Carcass Weight EPD are expressed in pounds and is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight between parents progeny at an age constant endpoint.
Ribeye Area EPD (REA)
Ribeye area is measured from a cross-sectional area of the longissimus dorsi muscle at the 12th rib. Ribeye area is a major component of the USDA yield grade equation and selection for increased ribeye area should result in larger ribeyes and lower yield grades between animals with the same carcass weight. Ribeye area has a positive relationship with weight, the larger the animal the larger the ribeye area. Ribeye Area EPD are expressed in square inches and is a predictor of differences in ribeye area between parents progeny at a constant age endpoint.
Fat Thickness EPD (FAT)
Fat thickness is measured at the 12th rib and is the primary component to the USDA Yield Grade equation. Fat thickness has a negative relationship to cutability; therefore, selection based on decreased fat thickness should result in lower yield grades and leaner cattle given the same age endpoint. Fat Thickness EPD are expressed in inches and are a predictor of differences in fat thickness between parent’s progeny at an age constant endpoint.
Marbling Score (MARB)
Marbling is a subjective measure of the amount of intramuscular fat in the ribeye muscle. Marbling score is the primary component of USDA Quality grade and selection for increased Marbling Score EPD should result in cattle with higher quality grades at the same age endpoints. Marbling score has a small genetic correlation with fat, therefore producers may select for increased marbling score EPD while not changing external fat thickness when cattle are harvested at the same age-constant endpoint. Marbling EPD is a prediction of the differences in the USDA subjective marbling score between parent’s progeny at an age constant endpoint. Marbling is expressed in the same units as the USDA Marbling Score.
