Office: (785) 792-6244 Leland Clark (785) 392-0888
Kyle Cavalli (785) 531-1947 Will Johnson (316) 737-9812
POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY
Dear Fellow Cattle Producers: Welcome to this year’s edition of the Cowman’s Kind Bull and Female Sale. 2025 will be remembered at Post Rock as the year of cattle prices being difficult to com - prehend with $5000+ butcher bulls, $3000+ 8-weight steers and $700+ profits on feedlot close outs. I won’t insult you and tell you the cattle business is really good but it is truly wonderful to see and hear from so many customers who are being rewarded like never before for extra pounds and extra quality. My congratulations to all. It appears that there is nothing on the horizon to make you think it shouldn’t continue. 2025 will also be remembered as some of the craziest weather we’ve ever seen. In January we had a 17 inch snow (one of the biggest in my lifetime) then in September we had in the local area 10-13 inches of rain in one morning; literally, one half of our normal year’s precipitation in 6 hours. I really hope we never see either one of those again. We are thrilled to have won 7 more banners in the AGF Scale and Rail Contest and are especially happy that our resident herdsire, High Life, added a Reserve Cham- pion Sire Group winner to his resume. This makes a total of 7 Post Rock owned sires to have either been Grand or Reserve Champion winners in the sire group award of the AGF Contest. We are proud that our program has won a record, by a substantial margin, of 33 banners in the American Gelbvieh Foundation Scale and Rail contest. The National Western Stock Show in Denver couldn’t have gone much better for us this year. Our Balancer Pen of 5 bulls were named Grand Champion and our Purebred Pen of 3 bulls earned Reserve Champion Purebreds. Most satisfying was the steady traffic in the yards visiting with friends and old customers and meeting new cattlemen as well. My thanks and congratulations to Kyle, Will, and crew. They did a phenomenal job of getting the work done before, during and at home during the show to make it possible. Informed buying decisions become more and more important every day. Every bull selling will have current GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDs. Every bull has been DNA tested or known by birthright to be homozygous polled or homozygous black. In addition, every bull selling has been DNA sire verified, and any bull that had potential to have any known genetic defects from Angus has been DNA tested free. Finally, every bull selling has been ultrasounded for ribeye area (REA) and intra - muscular fat (IMF, marbling) to aid in your sire selections. DNA testing and ultrasound collection are a major expense of both money and time, but we feel they are necessary to positively impact buyers’ decisions and profitability while giving us future insight into genetic matings. This year’s sale offering is extremely strong. The bulls are a tremendous group and are loaded from top to bottom in the Purebred, Balancer and Angus divisions. We are offering many new AI sire groups to choose from, and some of our most proven genetics sell in volume sire groups. Many of the cows who produced this bull crop have multiple generations of AI and ET matings stacked to produce the highest quality herd sires available. Over 600 cows and many AI and ET matings were used to produce the bulls selling this year, and the sale offering reflects that level of culling and commitment. Additionally, we feel the 6-year-old and the 2-year-old females are an extremely strong group as well. Many of the elite, proven donors of the breed are the dams or the granddams of several females selling. We are proud of each and every bull and female selling, and each animal is expected to have a positive impact on their new owner’s herd. As in the past, we have bulls from our cooperator herds: Meadowlark Gelbvieh, Dawson Creek Gelbvieh, Twin Oak Gelbvieh, and Stucky Beef Genetics. Our coop- erator herds allow us to increase selection pressure placed on the bulls and make it possible for us to offer more and better bulls. We share in the income from these bulls, and they are represented and guaranteed just like our bulls. Should a problem arise, you will deal with Post Rock. We hope to assist you in increasing your profitability, as our survival in the seedstock business is based on it. We have learned from experience that, unfortunately, we cannot spend enough time with each of you on sale day. We encourage you to call or visit at any time prior to the sale. We look forward to seeing you on February 28 at the sale.
Sincerely Leland Clark
“Where calving ease, performance and eye-appeal come together. 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 ~ Fax: (785) 792-6250 ~ Email: prcc@twinvalley.net Website: www.postrockcattle.com
DIRECTIONS TO POST ROCK CATTLE CO. Post Rock is located on the only paved road running from Barnard to near Minneapolis. Each time the paved road turns a corner it changes names but stay on the paved road and you will drive right to the ranch. Ranch/Sale Headquarters is located 6.5 miles East of Barnard and 4.5 miles West of Ada. To access this road from the: West , exit K14 onto K284. Go east to Barnard. Follow signs pointing towards Minneapolis and then stay on the paved road until you reach the ranch. North , go South on US 81, turn West on K41 (Quartz Road). Turn South on N 120th Road. Take Mulberry Road headed West and stay on that paved road until you reach Post Rock Headquarters. South or East, go North on US 81 past the Minneapolis turn off. Midway between mile marker 173 and 174, turn West on Limestone Road. At the stop sign, turn North on N 120th Road. Take Mulberry Road headed West and stay on that paved road until you reach Post Rock Headquarters.
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