S pickler S outh Herd Sire
AAA: 19902000 BD: 02/12/2020 Kraye Big Country 0179
S A V Resource 1441 S A V Blackcap May 5530 S A V Final Answer 0035 S A V May 2397 Basin Payweight 0065 21AR O Lass 7017 Mohnen South Dakota 402 Miss Burgess JK 215
S A V Regard 4863 S A V Quarterback 7933
S A V Blackcap May 3525
Basin Payweight 1682
Miss Burgess JK 772
Miss Burgess JK 5243
CED +7 BW +1.9 WW +82 YW +144 Milk +28 SC +1.56 Marb. +.47 RE +.47 $M +70 $B +153 $C +268
Kraye Big Country was one of the elite bulls that sold in the spring of 2021. Admired by many breeders by the amount of muscle, power and performance he contained, he garnered a final bid of $106,000 as the all-time high selling bull to come out of the good Kraye Angus herd in NE. After careful consideration, we chose two years ago that we were ready to put Big Country into our program. Last Spring, when the current calf crop we are selling were baby calves, we couldn’t contain our excitement for this great sire, and knew he was going to be an incredible fit for our cowherd. After utilizing him heavily again and having a large number of calves being born here this Spring, we wanted to be fully in on this great sire. We were fortunate enough to purchase full pasture rights on Big Country from High Point Genetics, IA and will continue to put this major impact sire to use heavily at Spickler Ranch South. Big Country is an incredible breeding bull. Backed by a strong producing lineage, the cows that generate his maternal backbone have production and longevity that is simply something to marvel at. The first three cows on the bottom side of his pedigree are all still in production and they are 8, 10 and 13 years old. Not only do they have longevity, but they have compiled progeny weaning ratios of 6/106, 6/106 and 11/103 respectively. Beyond these three high production females, the next two cows in Big Country’s pedigree recorded progeny weaning ratios of 8/106 and 9/103. We can’t wait to get our first Big Country daughters in production next Spring. The job he has done as a sire on udder quality, teat size, and bred in longevity has him positioned to only continue to elevate our goals of constant maternal advancement. As a sire, Big Country has done everything we’ve asked of so far. A true performance bull, he added length, size, pounds and performance to every pedigree we used him on. He “powers up” cattle but does it in a way that still maintains rib shape, body depth, and doing ability. His sons are high value cattle, but his daughters just may be his best part. They are neat fronted and long necked, yet are open though their chest, expansive in their rib shape, and deep flanked. Our 2025 sale offering is dominated by Big Country. His sons and daughters we are offering are truly difference makers and some of the real good cattle we have had the opportunity to offer for sale. 26 sons sell May 5!
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Spickler Ranch South Annual Production Sale s Monday, May 5, 2025 s 1 p.m.
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