Monday, Feb. 23 • 1:00 p.m. CST 65 Bulls & 20 Heifers Sell • At the Ranch: 20453 Cendak Road, Pierre, SD Est. 1972 BEASTROM RANCH 46th Annual Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull Sale
This year’s sale offering has exceeded the goals we have set for our program. The bulls are uniform in type regardless of breed percentage—thick, long-spined, easy fleshing, and exceptional on their feet and legs. The 2025 calf crop was weaned in mid-August due to drier pasture conditions and has excelled on our feed program. Bulls are developed on a high-fiber, roughage- based ration with ample space to exercise and structural longevity in mind. Our natural calves were raised on rugged pastures without supplementation and returned with excellent weaning weights. Our embryo transfer program remains a key focus, allowing us to accelerate our most productive genetics while continuing to utilize our strongest cow families. We are grateful to work with Brett Stevens, who provides outstanding care to our ET calves from calving through weaning. At weaning, ET calves are brought to the ranch, integrated with the natural calves, and managed together as a group. You will notice a few additional lots in this year’s offering, as we have opened our replacement pens to offer a select group of females from the heart of our program. These females represent our highest- performing genetic lines, with several being maternal or full sisters to bulls in the sale. We invite you to stop by the ranch prior to the sale to view the bulls and visit with us about your program’s needs. The cow herd is also available for viewing if you would like to see our operation in its entirety. We look forward to seeing you on February 23rd at the ranch,
Greetings! Welcome to our 46th Annual Gelbvieh and Balancer Bull Sale. We would like to thank our past customers for your continued support and confidence in our program over the years. Your friendship has meant the world to us. We look forward to continuing to be your source for performance-driven, maternally backed, commercially focused Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics. We believe Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics produce the hardest working females in the beef industry. The executive director of the American Gelbvieh Association, Harrold Bertz, recently toured the Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, and returned with information that comes as no surprise to Gelbvieh users—Gelbvieh cows produce big calves. Research published in the Journal of Animal Science confirmed that Gelbvieh-sired females produce 22.7 more pounds of calf at weaning than any other British or Continental breed when mated across breed combinations. In today’s market, that equates to nearly $100 per head on 550-pound steers, based on unbiased, peer-reviewed research. Our focus is building the optimal female that can thrive in any environment. We place maximum emphasis on maternal traits including udder quality, fertility, fleshing ability, and longevity. Our cattle run in large pastures, traveling long distances for water and climbing steep elevations, making structural soundness and efficiency essential. The sires we utilize are selected to produce high-performing, fertile, easy- fleshing cattle that are problem-free and profitable, with the goal of taking the guesswork out of the equation for our customers.
northeast of Pierre, South Dakota. ~ Wes, Brittney, Owen, Jim and Barb
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