Monday, May 6, 2024 at the ranch ~ Glenfield, ND ~ 1 p.m. Annual Production Sale
Selling 150 Yearling Angus Bulls and 70 Heifers!
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com www.spicklerranchsouth.com ----Visit our web site for bull sale videos & updates! ----
Annual Production Sale Monday, May 6, 2024 1 p.m. CST - at the ranch - Glenfield, ND Selling
150 Angus Bulls s 70 Angus Females
Spickler Ranch South Annual Production Sale s Monday, May 6, 2024 s 1 p.m. www.spicklerranchsouth.com For links to videos, supplement sheets, and any other sale information:
We are excited to invite you to our Annual Production Sale this year and to present this offering for your inspection! We truly enjoy getting to raise Angus cattle and marketing seedstock and are excited every spring to present the breeding decisions from two-years-ago for you to evaluate. This set of cattle has performed tremendously. They are the heaviest muscled bulls we have ever offered and the most uniform high-quality set of females we have ever sold. Our focus long has been on making the best Angus cow we possibly can. We don’t tolerate mothering challenges, teat and udder size problems, or poor temperament. Cows that make us upset for any reason get culled, plain and simple. We don’t want problems and darn sure don’t want to pass them along to our customers. Through very careful sire selection, and heavy use of certain bulls we have been able to really advance our maternal objectives. We don’t use a lot of different sires, and for good reason. Our goal is to build a cowherd, stacked with like genetics, full of consistency and predictability, identifying the bulls that will make our females better each generation. Welcome Cattlemen!
In our continual pursuit of female advancement, we have also really elevated our ET program. By doing this we can take our very best cows and rapidly assemble numerous daughters from them. The influence of our ET program reigns heavily in this year’s sale offering. Nearly 1/3 of the bulls are out of donor dams, as well as several of the feature heifers. In short, it is truly our belief that if the cows work, everything else will fall into place. The female component of what we do has to be at the forefront of every decision. If the cows aren’t hard working, good uddered, good producing females, with excellent feet and fertility nothing else matters. There is no reason to accept problem cows and even less reason to keep them around. This set of calves was weaned in late September and started onto feed well. We had a hot, fly ridden summer as did much of you in the northern plains. These bulls and heifers grew exceptionally well this past winter. As always, our bulls will be backed down on energy, transitioned to almost an entirely forage diet and ready to go to grass and get cows bred. These bulls live in large pens, get lots of exercise and will be sound, hard, heavy muscled, and ready to get to work. The heifers have been managed the same as always. Every heifer on the ranch gets the same ration, and these females are cycling, had their pre-breeding shot in mid-March and will be ready to breed immediately. All registered lots in this sale have genomic enhanced EPDs and are parent verified through the AngusGS test. By doing this, we ensure not only the pedigree we are selling but also offer the most accurate EPD data available. Scrotal measurements will be available on our web site by mid-April. (www.spicklerranchsouth.com) As in the past, videos of each lot will be available two weeks before the sale. A link to the videos will be available on our web site as well as the DVAuction site. Online bidding will be available through DVAuction.com. You must register with them prior to the sale. The sale offering and their dams are available for viewing anytime ahead of the sale. We would also like to invite you to our ranch on Sunday afternoon and evening to view the cattle and enjoy a supper that will be served Sunday evening at 6 pm. We sincerely thank you for considering us as your genetic source. We truly enjoy raising Angus cattle and getting to provide seedstock for our customers. We know early May is a busy time, but we invite you to come out, evaluate our sale offering, have lunch and enjoy the sale! Nathan & Emily Spickler & family
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
Nathan & Emily Spickler Family 8155 Highway 200 Glenfield, ND 58443 nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
Sale Weekend Schedule: Sunday, May 5th 1:00 PM - Cattle penned and available for viewing. 6:00 PM - Supper Monday, May 6th 8:00 AM - Cattle available for viewing 11:00 AM - Complimentary Lunch 1:00 PM - Spickler Ranch South Bull Sale
Sale Day Phones: Nathan’s cell.................................................(701) 650-1077 Emily’s cell....................................................(701) 650-8841 Sale Barn......................................................(701) 674-3462 Sale Staff: Roger Jacobs, Auctioneer............................(406) 698-7686 Greg Goggins, Auctioneer............................(406) 200-1880 Vern Frey, Frey Livestock Sales...................(701) 721-0344 Rod Geppert, American Angus Assoc..........(605) 295-3673 Logan Hoffman, DVAuction..........................(701) 388-2618 Will Bollum, Western Ag Reporter................(507) 244-0833 Dennis Ginkens, Western Ag Reporter.........(406) 670-9839 Tony Heins, Cattle Business Weekly............(701) 400-4435 Kirby Goettsch, Farm & Ranch Guide..........(605) 380-3939
Sale Location: Spickler Ranch South
8155 Highway 200 Glenfield, ND 58443 14 1/2 miles east of Carrington or 11 1/2 miles west of Glenfield on State Hwy 200.
Thank You! s Dr. Nate Zieman, DVM s Jason McLennan, Carcass Ultrasound s Rocky Mountain Reproductive Services Dr. Michael Wehrmann, Embryologist s Jared Higgins, Brand Inspector s Logan & Kelsey Hoffman, Videographer/Editing s Chris & Teresa Pierson, Clerk/Sale closeout help s Delaney Cattle Services, Sale Cattle Clipping s Joan Anderson, Sale Day Meal s Cord LaPlant, Video/Picture help s Levi Hoyt, Video/Picture help s Austin Johnson, A little bit, here and there s Nodsle Trucking, Sale Trucking Acknowledgements:
Chad VanDyke Thanks for all of your help this past year in taking on the many projects we gave you!
Grandma JoAnn You are the best!! We appreciate everything you do for our family!
Kaleb Short Thank you, Kaleb, for your continued great work and help throughout this last year!
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200+ Angus Sell!
Angus cattle bred and fed with our customers’ profitability in mind!
2024 Sale Offering: 150 Yearling Angus Bulls, 30 Open Registered Heifers, 40 Open Commercial Heifers Online Bidding: Available at www.dvauction.com. To register prior to the sale, go to www.dvauction.com or call the DVAuction office at (402) 316-5460. Sale Order: Lots will sell in catalog order, starting with yearling bulls and ending with the commercial heifers. Lunch: Please join us for a complimentary lunch catered by the Schoolhouse Cafe, starting at 11 a.m. Viewing: Viewing of sale cattle is welcome any time prior to the sale. On Sunday, May 5th, the bulls will be sorted into their sale day pens, and we welcome you to the ranch in the afternoon and evening for a pre-sale viewing and supper at 6 PM. Terms & Conditions: Terms of the sale are cash. Payment is due on sale day. Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder. Any bidding disputes will be settled by the auctioneer. Liability: Any person attending the sale does so at his/her own risk. Neither the owners, nor any person connected with this sale assumes any liability, legal or otherwise. Semen Test: All bulls in the sale have been fertility tested and have passed a breeding soundness exam performed by Dr. Nate Zieman, DVM. Scrotal measurements will be available by mid April.
Volume Discounts: We will discount your purchase price 2% on 2 registered Lots up to 5% on 5 or more registered Lots.
Ultrasound Carcass Data: Ultrasound carcass data collected by Jason McLennan on all the bulls is listed with their individual Lot in the catalog and has been adjusted to 365 days of age. Herd Health: At weaning our calves were given: Bovi-Shield Gold + One Shot, Vision 7+somnubac, Ferappease, and dewormed with Safegaurd. They were boostered with Bovi-Shield Gold 5 and Vision 7. This spring the bulls and heifers have all been given Bovishield-Gold 5VL5, and have been poured. The bulls will have received Fusogaurd for footrot by sale time. Our entire cowherd is fecal tested annually for Johnes to continue to ensure our 100% negative status. All of the sale cattle are negative for BVD-PI. Herd health performed by Dr. Nate Zieman, DVM - Sheyenne, ND. Genomic Enhanced EPDs: All registered sale lots have genomic enhanced EPDs by the AngusGS test. Also, all registered lots have their parentage verified. Delivery: 1000 mile free delivery on bulls to central points. Delivery beyond at cost. Canadian deliveries to the nearest port of entry. Mexico deliveries will be the responsibility of the purchaser. If you bring your trailer and haul your purchases home sale day, we will give you a $50 discount per bull. Guarantee: All cattle sell under the standard terms and conditions of the American Angus Association. All of the bulls are fully guaranteed against injury or death by Spickler Ranch South for their first breeding season. Every individual in the sale has been determined to be free of known defects through a combination of DNA and pedigree assessment. Video Auction: This will be a video sale with no animals entering the ring. All the sale cattle will be available for viewing prior to the sale, at the sale
We invite you to stop out on Sunday evening, May 5 th , look through the bulls and enjoy a supper beginning at 6 p.m!
Office: (402) 316-5460 support@dvauction.com
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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SPICKLER RANCH SOUTH 8155 Highway 200 Glenfield, ND 58443 Directions: Spickler Ranch South is located 120 miles northwest of Fargo, 140 northeast of Bismarck, and approximately 50 miles north of Jamestown. From Carrington, the ranch is 14 1/2 miles east or 11 1/2 miles west of Glenfield on State Highway 200. Airport Transportation: Both Fargo and Bismarck are approximately 2 hours from the ranch and are served by most major airlines. Jamestown is 45 minutes from the ranch and served by United Airlines.
Accomodations: Carrington, ND:
Cobblestone Inn & Suites.........................(701) 652-3000 Chieftain Motel..........................................(701) 652-3131 Carrington Inn & Suites.............................(701) 652-3982 Jamestown, ND: Holiday Inn Express..................................(701) 251-2131 Hampton Inn & Suites...............................(701) 952-6500 Gladstone Inn & Suites.............................(701) 252-0700 Fairfield Inn & Suites.................................(701) 952-6300 Comfort Inn................................................(701) 253-1050
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Selection Tools /Abbreviations GROWTH Calving Ease Direct (CED) is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in firstcalf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.
$VALUE INDEXES $Value indexes, are multi-trait selection indexes to assist beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection decisions. $Values are reported in dollars per head, where a higher value is more favorable. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, onaverage, compared to progeny of other sires in the database if the sires were randomly mated to cows and if calves were exposed to the same environment. Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) - an index expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from con - ception to weaning. $M is built off of a self-replacing herd model where commer - cial cattlemen replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% in subsequent generations. Remaining cull females and all male progeny are sold as feeder calves. Increased selection pressure on $M aims to decrease overall mature cow size and improve foot structure and fertility while maintaining weaning weights consistent with today’s production. Beef Value ($B) an index expressed in dollars per carcass, facilitates simultaneous multi-trait genetic selection for feedlot and carcass merit. $B represents the expected average differences in the progeny postweaning performance and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. This index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a quality-based carcass grid. Combined Value ($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. BW - Actual birth weight taken within 12 hours of age with a digital scale. 205 Wt - Weaning weight adjusted to 205 days of age. 205 Wt Ratio - The percentage above or below average (100=average) a bull is for his 205 day weaning weight. 365 Weight - Yearling weight adjusted to 365 days. 365 Weight Ratio - The percentage above or below average (100=average) a bull is for his 365 day yearling weight. IMF - The percent intramuscular fat (marbling)adjusted to 365 days of age. IMF Ratio - The percent above or below average (100=average) a bull or female is for its marbling scan within its contemporary group. RE - Each bull’s ribeye area measured in square inches and adjusted to 365 days of age. RE Ratio - Ther pecentage above or below average (100=average) a bull is for his adjusted ribeye area. B. Fat - The off-test backfat measured in inches adjusted to 365 days of age. B. Fat Ratio - The percentage above or below average (100=average) a bull is for his fat thickness.
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. Weaning Weight EPD (WW) expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight 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. MATERNAL 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. In other words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability. CARCASS The genetic evaluation produces a single set of EPDs for carcass weight, mar - bling score, Ribeye area and fat thickness. The units of measure are in carcass trait format and analyzed on an age-constant basis. 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. DAM’S PRODUCTION WR - The number of calves a dam has weaned and their combined average 205 weight ratio (100 = average) About the Data .....
We make every effort we can to provide meaningful and beneficial data to help make the most educated purchasing decisions possible.Starting with an actual birthweight taken on a digital scale, we also gather DNA at this point on every calf that will be incorporated into verifying parentage and the genomic enhancement of each registered lots Epds. Epds are a powerful selection tool, that can be readily used to compare the cattle within our sale offering for genetic differences. Every lot we sell has their Epds enhanced through the DNA analysis of the AngusGS test, providing further accuracy to each animal. We also provide ratios on each animal to provide how they ranked and performed against their herd mates. Ratios are a powerful tool, gaining real insight into how much above or below average cattle perform relative to their pen mates. Ratios should not be used to compare cattle between different herds, although Epds can and should be used to compare cattle across different herds.
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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Coalition came to us from U2 ranch in Alberta as their high selling Angus bull in 2016. How time flies, it is hard to imagine that we are already offering our sixth group of his sons. Coalition has established himself as one of the really good sires we have ever used. He has an uncanny ability to make cattle good. From the ground up, the phe- notype he stamps his progeny with is nearly unparalleled amongst any sires we’ve used in recent times. His bulls look like bulls and his daughters look like females. He puts a big, wide, expressive hip and great structure into his progeny while consistently improving breed character as he really puts a nice, Aberdeen head on his sons and daughters. We attribute much of the potency he has as a sire to the incredibly good female he is out of. Erelite 109Z is one of the absolute best Angus cows we have ever seen, and Coalition puts her small teats, and quality udder unfailingly into his daughters. We lost Coalition this past summer after a breeding injury. His semen is limited and this will be one of the last offerings of his progeny we will have. Forever cemented into our herd will be the legacy of this great sire, living on through his many productive, and strong producing daughters. If you haven’t tried a Coalition from us yet, this might be the year to grab onto one. 7 sons sell May 6!
U-2 Coalition 206C
CED +11 BW +.9 WW +55 YW +110 Milk +28 SC +.89 Marb. +.41 RE +.50 $M +63 $B +133 $C +236
BD: 01/23/2015 U-2 Coalition 206C
AAA: 18626847
Connealy Consensus Blue Lilly of Conanga 16 TC Freedom 104 HF Miss Blackcap 50N Young Dale Knock Out 134U Young Dale Pollyanna 60T S A V Final Answer 0035 U-2 Erelite 8109U
Connealy Consensus 7229
HF Syndicate 213Z
HF Miss Blackcap 27R
Young Dale Xclusive 25X
U2 Erelite 109Z
U-2 Erelite 1X
Retained from his calf crop, Wrangler is one of the really complete bulls visually we have ever raised. He exhibits tremendous muscle shape, power and struc- tural correctness that was unparalleled amongst his peers. A Coalition son, he is double bred to the perfor- mance, muscle, and maternal sire, Chisum, who has his footprint all over our program. We sold possession and an interest in Wrangler to M Diamond Angus, WY and recently a breeding interest to Botts Angus, MT as well. 2024 is our third offering of Wrangler sons. He has put his stamp on his progeny. His sons are muscle bulls, exhibiting real, raw muscle shape. They are largely calving ease bulls, yet still present strong performance and as much visual muscle as any sire group we are offering. Wrangler daughters are beau- ties as they have come into production. Angular and Angus headed in their make-up, they show tremen- dous rib shape and muscle expression, much like their male counterparts. Their maternal temperament is top-notch and they have very good udders. Wrangler is a calving ease sire who adds muscle, pounds, and sure looks to enhance maternal and will be a part of our program for years to come. 20 sons sell May 6!
S Wrangler 830
CED +11 BW -.2 WW +63 YW +117 Milk +26 SC +.40 Marb. +.28 RE +.84 $M +76 $B +135 $C +251
BD: 02/25/2018 S Wrangler 830
AAA: 19198304
Connealy Consensus 7229 HF Miss Blackcap 27R Young Dale Xclusive 25X
HF Syndicate 213Z
U-2 Coalition 206C
U2 Erelite 109Z
U-2 Erelite 1X S Chisum 6175 S Pride Anna 709 S Chisum 6175 S Erica 1565
S Whitlock 179
S Erica 6196
S Erica 3441
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Armstrong topped out 2022 bull sale offering selling to STGenetics for $90,000. A bull that created quite a stir the spring he sold, he presents an appealing and balanced Epd profile, ranking in the breeds elite for several traits. We used him back heavily in our program that spring and are extremely excited to market this large group of his progeny. He has far exceeded our hopes and expectations with his first calf crop. Proven to work in heifer breeding projects, his calves are born small, have tremendous vigor and performed with the best of this calf crop. His sons are really attractive bulls, rich in breed character in terms of their head and neck, and expressive in the muscle shape they display down their top and through their quarter. The female side of his progeny has us even more excited than his sons. Armstrong’s heifers are really long bodied, growthy females, with a lot of performance and the multi-generational backing of really strong females for maternal temperament and udder quality. The dam behind Armstrong combines some of our absolute most proven female genetics. Her pedigree is a bit of a who’s who amongst know female making sires as she combines Foundation, Game Day and Right Time. Armstrong has a big place in our genetic decisions going forward and we are excited to offer this first large group of progeny. 30 sons sell May 6!
S Armstrong
CED +12 BW +0 WW +79 YW +130 Milk +31 SC +1.52 Marb. +.75 RE +.76 $M +115 $B +166 $C +330
BD: 03/10/2021 S Armstrong
SydGen Blueprint AAA: 20143639
KM Broken Bow 002 Sitz Florabelle Fanny 4735 S Whitlock 179 S Blossom 5525 Vision Unanimous 1418 S Lady Ann 8384 GDAR Game Day 449 S Queen Essa 208
S Architect 9501
S Blossom 7514
S Foundation 514
S Queen Essa 7149
S Queen Essa 960
We purchased Heritage as the $36,000 second high selling bull of the 2022 Midland bull test. A bull that we really admired due to his body, mass, performance, and added size, what really sealed the deal on him for us was the strength of the females behind him. Stemming from two of Leachman’s most elite producing cows, his dam and grand dam record weaning ratios of 6/112 and 9/110 respectively. Heritage was incorporated heavily into our breeding program and has excelled greatly as a sire. A modest birth sire, he adds performance, length and size to every pedigree we mated him to. His sons will be some of the real stout, good numbered, high perfor- mance bulls we have on offer. Our Heritage daughters are beauties – deep bodied and stout, with extra length and performance, they just might be his most valuable genetic contribution. The quality this young bull has sired in his first calf crop has his place firmly cemented in our breeding program and we will offer his progeny in volume in future sales as well. 18 sons sell May 6!
Leachman Heritage
CED +6 BW +1.2 WW +81 YW +146 Milk +27 SC +.26 Marb. +.68 RE +.61 $M +80 $B +150 $C +275
BD: 02/01/2021 Leachman Heritage
AAA: 20144935
Mohnen Substantial 272 Sitz Pride 200B Sitz Top Game 561X Sitz Miss Burgess 4381 Connealy Onward Sitz Henrietta Pride 81M Leachman Right Time Leachman Blackcap 8081
Sitz Stellar 726D
Sitz Resilient 10208
Sitz Miss Burgess 1856
Sitz Upward 307R Leachman Blackcap 2204
Leachman Blackcap 0017
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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Tehama Tahoe B767
BD: 9/06/2013 Tehama Tahoe B767
AAA: 17817177
Connealy Onward Sitz Henrietta Pride 81M Tehama Gridmaker L234 Tehama Elite Blackbird K592 Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 G A R Retail Product Tehama Mary Blackbird R704
Sitz Upward 307R Tehama Upward Y238
Tehama Elite Blackbird T735 S A V Final Answer 0035
Tehama Mary Blackbird Y684
Tehama Mary Blackbird T073
This year’s sale offering marks the third group of Tahoe progeny we’ve marketed and we couldn’t be more pleased with how this great sire has
worked on our females. A balanced bull numerically, Tahoe consistently adds pounds and performance to his progeny while keeping birth weight in check. His sons have been well received in our past sales and should prove no different in this year’s offering. They are high performing, good numbered bulls with lots of genetic potential. Tahoe has really shined in our herd through his numerous daughters we’ve calved. He does a marvelous job in keeping teats uniformly sized, and spaced, while also improving udder attachment. His females have a wonderful maternal temperament and several of his daughters will highlight the registered heifer division of this sale. 20 sons sell May 6! CED +9 BW +.1 WW +79 YW +133 Milk +28 SC +1.26 Marb. +.91 RE +.74 $M +73 $B +153 $C +271
Square B True North 8052
AAA: 19405246 BD: 8/16/2018 Square B True North 8052
O C C Paxton 730P Bohi Abigale 6014 S A V 8180 Traveler 004 S A V May 2397 KMK Alliance 6595 I87 Blinda of Conanga 004 Connealy Forward Elba of Conanga 3761
Coleman Charlo 0256
S A V Rainfall 6846
S A V Blackcap May 4136 Connealy Consensus
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
Elbasta of Conanga 9703
A new sire-group for our sale offering this year is True North. He is a sire that we have watched for several years and really appreciate the practical, func- tional traits he excells for. A sure-fire calving ease bull, he has been likened by ABS as the “Ext of this generation,” due to the quality females he is producing around the country. We used this proven sire on a couple of our donor females as well as some of our very select, low birth cows, hoping to produce some very top-notch maternally driven progeny with added calving ease. We are very pleased with the phenotype True North has sired and are excited to offer his progeny on May 6th. 13 sons sell May 6!
CED +15 BW -2.0 WW +55 YW +105 Milk +36 SC +1.00 Marb. +1.09 RE +.68 $M +81 $B +150 $C +276
BD: 01/21/2013 KG Justified 3023
KG Justified 3023
AAA: 17707279
Connealy Consensus Blue Lilly of Conanga 16 Rito 6EMA of 4L3 Emblazon Entrance of Conanga 206 Connealy Onward Sitz Elluna Elite 94P KG Traveler 8180 8171 KG Miss Magic 6560
Connealy Consensus 7229
Connealy Judgment
Entrine of Conanga 9876 Sitz Wisdom 481T
KG Miss Magic 1443
KG Miss Magic 3528
New to our reference sire line-up this year is the proven Genex calving ease sire, Justified. He is a sire that we have admired from a far for many years and so appreciate the reliable, hardworking daughters he has become well known for. A bull with added marbling genetics and proven calving ease, we used him primarily on a couple of our elite donor females and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. His sons in this sale are some of the stoutest, heaviest muscled, highest performing bulls we are offering, with the added benefit of being mostly out of donor dams. 12 sons sell May 6!
c $M +95 $B +145 $C +283
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U2 Erelite 109Z
U2 Erelite 109Z , best known as the dam of Coalition, has become an anchor in our donor pen and breeding program. Our 2024 sale offering willl feature 16 of her sons from three different ET flushes. The amount of power, muscle, and phenotypic excellence she passes on to her progeny, regardless of mating is uncanny. Pictured below are several of her “highlights” in our 2024 sale offering.
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 3
Lot 5
Lot 6
Lot 8
Lot 9
Lot 17
Lot 43
Lot 44
Lot 96
Lot 90
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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The largest framed, highest performing bull of this entire flush. A standout since forever, this bull is really good. He has a ton of width across his top, a lot of body, stands down on plenty of bone and had tremendous herd bull character. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession. Lot 1
BD: 02/14/23 Brand: 317 SR South Justified 317
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F lush Brothers Lots 1,2,3 When we had the opportunity to purchase U2 Erelite 109Z in the historic U2 dispersion, we knew fully that she was a special female. Our experience with her son Coalition and his ability to breed so true phenotypically had us very firm in our belief in the power she possessed as a breeding tool. The last two sales we have sold a couple different groups of her ET progeny, and they have been front end cattle, very much adding to our sale offering and our replacement pen. As we unveil our 2024 bull sale offering the sheer impact this cow can have on a breeding program is unreal. We will offer three groups of her ET sons, sired by Justified, Armstrong and True North. Each one of these flushes worked. She simply added power, muscle, performance, eye-appeal, and strength to every mating. Justified is a bull that we have admired for many years and never made the decision to use him. A highly proven sire of great females, with calv- ing ease and added marbling, we thought he might cross very well with 109Z. The resulting calves from this mating are far more than we ever imagined. They are the heaviest muscled group of bulls in the entire sale, with performance upon performance. They all weaned heavy, grew fast to a year and are incredibly consistent in their phenotype. With the look this set of bulls holds, they are bulls that will add a real muscle look and power to their progeny. For the sake of our sale we had to put them in an order, it is easy to argue which one should be first and no doubt their will be differing opinions on what order they should sell in, but here they are.
AAA: 20797418
Connealy Consensus 7229 Entrine of Conanga 9876 Sitz Wisdom 481T KG Miss Magic 3528 Young Dale Knock Out 134U Young Dale Pollyanna 60T S A V Final Answer 0035 U-2 Erelite 8109U
Connealy Judgment
KG Justified 3023
KG Miss Magic 1443
Young Dale Xclusive 25X
U2 Erelite 109Z
Dam WR: 4/109
U-2 Erelite 1X
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
97
863/ET 1465/ET 2.91/97
15.0/103
.36/106
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +4 +1.1 +76 +135 +36 +1.54 +.41 +.61 +70 +140 +252
BD: 02/15/23 Brand: 351 SR South Justified 351
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AAA: 20797433
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
85
827/ET 1453/ET 2.62/87
15.1/104
.40/118
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +9 -0.6 +71 +133 +38 +1.45 +.36 +.52 +72 +126 +235
BD: 02/22/23 Brand: 3103 SR South Justified 3103
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AAA: 20797427
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
91
857/ET 1494/ET 2.85/95
15.2/105
.39/115
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +4 +.3 +67 +123 +29 +1.20 +.52 +.15 +76 +125 +238
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Lot 2
This may be the heaviest muscled bull we have ever sold. He has the widest hip, biggest quarter and most expressive stifle of any bull in the offering. Reading like a calving ease sire he blends a smoothness of shoulder, with an expressive forearm, a wide chest and a proud appearance. A bull with this much phenotype and genetic merit doesn’t come along every day. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.
Lot 3
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com The quietest bull of an ultra-quiet flush, this bull is the most moderate framed of the full brothers yet had the heaviest yearling weight. The number of pounds he packs on to his skeleton is impressive. He is built like a tank. A very good footed bull, he has a bright future in front of him and will no doubt make some of the nicest Angus females a bull can produce. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.
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Lot 4
BD: 03/13/23 Brand: 3213 SR South Armstrong 3213
4
AAA: 20795911
SydGen Blueprint S Blossom 7514 S Foundation 514 S Queen Essa 960 HF Syndicate 213Z U2 Erelite 109Z Connealy Courage 25L S Mayflower 410
S Architect 9501
S Armstrong
S Queen Essa 7149
U-2 Coalition 206C
S Mayflower 9205
Dam WR: 3/108
S Mayflower 619
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
93
780/117 1362/113 2.80/109
14.1/99
.25/86
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +3 +2.5 +93 +150 +27 +1.14 +.57 +1.02 +95 +158 +300 The first son we are offering by Armstrong and what a herd bull prospect he is. A standout since early last summer, Lot 4 is one of the most complete bulls numerically, phenotypically, and maternally as any in this sale. This bull has a presence about him, and abundance of good. He is a striking individual, who travels with a sense of class and presence that separates him from his pen mates. So balanced in his build, he is a strong topped, level-hipped right structured bull that is fun to see in motion or standing still. Presenting himself with a real maternal, female building look, he is soft in his rib shape and design, yet still is masculine fronted, expressive down his top and displays extra shape in his lower quarter and stifle. This herd bull prospect weaned heavy, grew well to a year, ratioed solid on ultrasound day and offers a strong set of balanced and versatile Epds. His young dam is a moderate framed, strong producing Coalition daughter with a very nice udder and a kind attitude. She stems from a solid producing line of females as her dam and grand dam are both 5/99 birth ratio, 5/100 and 5/102 weaning ratio cows with extra body and doing ability. We are very excited about Armstrong and all the positives he offers and this herd bull prospect couldn’t be a better representative to lead-off this impressive sire
group. Note this bulls +95 $M and +300 $C. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.
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BD: 03/23/23 Brand: 3293 SR South Armstrong 3293
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F lush Brothers Lot 5, 6, 7 The next three bulls are an impressive group of Armstrong full brothers out of donor dam, Erelite 109Z. These bulls, and their flush mates, Lots 43, 44, 45 and 96 are one of the most impressive and uniform groups of full brother bulls we have ever offered. Chuck full of muscle, these are real performance bulls who weaned well, gained at the top of the group over winter, and came in heavy at yearling weight time. Consistently very good footed, they are impressive in terms of their heel depth, toe shape and overall soundness. These full brothers offer extra length, overall growth potential, and all scanned with extra muscle. The power their donor dam possesses, and her ability to influence phenotype, muscle and performance is very evident in this group of full brothers. The sister mates to these bulls further enhance our excitement about the quality of this flush. They are high performing, good sized heifers, with extra hip and mass. This trio of bulls and their flush mates are some of the real impressive bulls in the entire offering.
AAA: 20796073
SydGen Blueprint S Blossom 7514 S Foundation 514 S Queen Essa 960
S Architect 9501
S Armstrong
S Queen Essa 7149
Young Dale Knock Out 134U Young Dale Pollyanna 60T S A V Final Answer 0035 U-2 Erelite 8109U
Young Dale Xclusive 25X
U2 Erelite 109Z
Dam WR: 4/109
U-2 Erelite 1X
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
102
743/ET 1373/ET 2.39/113
15.6/99
.33/118
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +5 +3.2 +81 +141 +34 +0.10 -.05 +.88 +71 +137 +249 Herd bull prospect. Incredible phenotype. Hard to ever find not looking good, this bull is built as good through his front third as any bull we are offering, with incredible Angus breed character and masculinity. A calf that we marked early as being very special, he has a really big top, rear end and tremendous muscle shape that carries deep into his lower quarter. He is a deep heeled, even toed
bull with a world of potential in front of him. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.
Lot 5
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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Lot 6
BD: 03/24/23 Brand: 3298 SR South Armstrong 3298
6
AAA: 20796072
SydGen Blueprint S Blossom 7514 S Foundation 514 S Queen Essa 960
S Architect 9501
S Armstrong
S Queen Essa 7149
Young Dale Knock Out 134U Young Dale Pollyanna 60T S A V Final Answer 0035 U-2 Erelite 8109U
Young Dale Xclusive 25X
U2 Erelite 109Z
Dam WR: 4/109
U-2 Erelite 1X
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
100
750/ET 1412/ET 2.12/100
15.4/98
.26/93
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +4 +2.9 +82 +139 +31 +0.80 +.35 +.79 +80 +147 +271 Near carbon copy of Lot 5 that is a little more rugged in his appearance. This stout, big boned, heavy muscled rascal gained 4.14 pounds per day after weaning and recorded a 1412 pound yearling weight. Much like Lot 5, this bull scanned with a big ribeye and will visually concur the muscle he scanned.
BD: 03/17/23 Brand: 3256 SR South Armstrong 3256
Our kids took in their first National Angus Convention last fall in Orlando, FL. It was a great time spent with great friends in the Angus breed!
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AAA: 20796069
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
93
692/ET 1303/ET 1.85/87
16.4/104
.17/61
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +0 +4.0 +79 +144 +35 +1.68 +.24 +1.03 +78 +167 +295 The largest ribeye bull of this trio scanning with a 16.4 inch to ratio 104. A strong performance geared bull, he is nearly over 300 $C and has over a +1 ribeye Epd.
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This bull is a definite herd bull prospect and maybe as good of a bull as there is in this entire offering. When it gets right down to analyzing him, I don’t know if there is another bull in the offering with his amount of stoutness, mass, depth, and overall muscle. He is a big-time herd bull prospect with a phenotype that we want to emulate repeatedly. Our hope is to use this 16 inch ribeye stud back in our program AI this spring. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession. Lot 8
BD: 02/13/23 Brand: 315 SR South True North 315
BD: 02/20/23 Brand: 364 SR South True North 364
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8
AAA: 20798626
AAA: 20798624
Coleman Charlo 0256 S A V Blackcap May 4136 Connealy Consensus Elbasta of Conanga 9703 Young Dale Knock Out 134U Young Dale Pollyanna 60T S A V Final Answer 0035 U-2 Erelite 8109U
S A V Rainfall 6846 Square B True North 8052
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
77
781/ET 1296/ET 2.80/93
15.1/104
.22/65
Elbanna of Conanga 1209
EPDs
CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +10 +.1 +76 +138 +31 +.42 +.53 +.73 +57 +155 +258 A really strong numbered bull with even more numeric calving ease than his full brother. This really long sided, clean made, attractive fronted bull also scanned with a ton of muscle, recording a 15.1 inch ribeye to ratio 104. Suitable for heifers.
Young Dale Xclusive 25X
U2 Erelite 109Z
Dam WR: 4/109
U-2 Erelite 1X
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
83
781/ET 1359/ET 2.55/85
16.0/110
.28/82
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +9 +1.0 +68 +127 +33 +.80 +.62 +.86 +70 +149 +263
F lush Brothers Lot 8-9 We are excited about having the influence of True North in our herd due to his ability to really complement some of our firm breeding objectives. A sire that ABS has likened to the “EXT of this generation,” he has the maternal strength in his pedigree and the proof in pastures around the country that we feel he will continue to help our maternal advancement. The decision was made to flush 109Z to him hoping to capitalize on her power and mass, while expecting True North to keep birth in check, help add body depth, and compliment her maternal strength. We are so glad we did this mating and have the two bull calves that resulted that we will offer as Lots 8 and 9. These bulls are low birth sire prospects with solid performance, that both scanned with above average muscle. The full sisters to these fellas are absolute beauties. One of them is featured in this sale as Lot 202 and only furthers the excitement we have for this mating.
Lot 9
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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Lot 10
BD: 02/28/23 Brand: 383 SR South Wrangler 383
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Wrangler has made quite the name for him as a true breeding bull with his ability to consistently sire cattle with tremendous phenotype, exhibiting a real production beef animal look, with class and loads of muscle. The herd bull prospect we are offering as Lot 10 couldn’t live up to this statement any better. This bull is one of the best phenotypic bulls we have ever offered. He so pleasantly balances a clean, proud front end, and then blends that into as big of a top and rear end as we have in our sale offering. This bull is one that will stop you when you get a glimpse of how much muscle he has, and the structural build he carries it on. His dam is a young Architect female stemming from a really solid line of good uddered, quality producing females. Lot 10 is a real calving ease herd bull prospect. Take not of his balanced Epds, +99 $M and 17 inch ribeye. He’s a good one. Suitable for heifers. Selling 2/3 interest and full possession.
AAA: 20795987
HF Syndicate 213Z U2 Erelite 109Z S Whitlock 179 S Erica 3441 SydGen Blueprint S Blossom 7514
U-2 Coalition 206C
S Wrangler 830
S Erica 6196
S Architect 9501
S Gloria 1304
Dam WR: 1/110
S McCoy 124 S Gloria 9164
S Gloria 346
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
81
734/110 1316/109 2.39/93
17.0/119
.27/93
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +11 -.9 +73 +128 +28 +.40 +.35 +.79 +99 +125 +261
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This bull is a stud. He is one of the absolute most impressive bulls in our entire offering. His combination of calving ease, performance, and absolute muscle set him apart as one of the real good bulls we’ve kicked out. Visually, he is really fun to evaluate. A tremendously well balanced bull, he is strong topped, right in his leg structure and displays muscle shape down his top and into the lower third of his quarter that would make many bulls envious. Ratioing 115 off of his first calf dam, he gained just short of 4 lbs/day over winter and weighed nearly 1400 pounds at a year. His performance accolades continues as he ratioed 115 for marbling and scanned a large 16.5 inch ribeye to ratio 115. His Epd spread from birth to yearling is about as strong as any bull in this entire offering. His young dam is a Wrangler daughter, with an exquisite udder, being very well attached with refined, evenly spaced teats. Lot 11 is the first son of Heritage we will offer and is quite the representative of what this great young sire can produce. Suitable for heifers.
Lot 11
BD: 03/01/23 Brand: 393 SR South Heritage 393
BD: 03/14/23 Brand: 3226 SR South Heritage 3226
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AAA: 20873602
AAA: 20795866
Sitz Stellar 726D Sitz Miss Burgess 1856 Sitz Upward 307R Leachman Blackcap 0017 U-2 Coalition 206C S Erica 6196 S Cornerstone 607 S Janiece 5119
Sitz Stellar 726D Sitz Miss Burgess 1856 Sitz Upward 307R Leachman Blackcap 0017 HF Syndicate 213Z U2 Erelite 109Z S Summit 956 S Pride Anna 0302
Sitz Resilient 10208
Sitz Resilient 10208
Leachman Heritage
Leachman Heritage
Leachman Blackcap 2204
Leachman Blackcap 2204
S Wrangler 830
U-2 Coalition 206C
S Janiece 132
S Pride Anna 8221
Dam WR: 1/115
Dam WR: 4/106
S Janiece 9116
S Pride Anna 451
Ind. Perf .
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
78
765/115 1395/116 2.94/115
16.5/115
.29/100
93
757/114 1330/110 2.59/101
15.2/106
.33/114
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +8 +0.4 +86 +153 +26 +0.12 +.36 +.95 +75 +137 +253
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +5 +3.1 +93 +166 +25 +0.28 +.19 +.87 +70 +146 +259
The second son of Heritage that we will offer and a standout bull that has been on our list of favorites since early last summer. A bull that combines so many numerical and performance indexes well, he is plain fun to look at. This calf is super good headed, neat fronted and full of Angus breed character. From there he transitions into a big topped, wide hipped bull with a great big rear end. He weaned heavy off of his high quality, mature Coalition dam and grew well to a year weighing in at 1330 pounds. He backs up the visual muscle he displays very confidently with his 15.2 inch ribeye measurement. His dam is a strong producing, small teated, easy going daughter of Coalition that we can always count on to bring in a good one. The Heritage pedigree is going to be a large part of what we are doing going forward and these first two
Lot 12
sons, Lots 11 and 12 are great indicators as to why.
S Pride Anna 8221 - Dam of Lot 12
Contact: Nathan: (701) 650-1077 s Emily: (701) 650-8841 s nathan@spicklerranchsouth.com
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Pine Coulee Everelda W77 - Donor dam of Lots 13, 14 & 15.
F lush Brothers Lot 13, 14, 15 When we made the decision to flush Pine Coulee Everelda W77 to Architect, I remember thinking this could be really cool. A true power on power mating. I bet these calves will be studs. It’s fun when what we envision could happen comes together phenotypically. These three bulls are as stout, heavy muscled, high performing, and just plain cool in their structure as any bulls in the entire sale offering. To say this mating worked, doesn’t do it justice. Their donor dam is a genuinely good cow. 15-years-old this spring, she is as sound as ever, has great feet, is easy to get along with and shows no signs of slowing down. Her pedigree is a true compilation of “who’s who” in the maternal history of Angus cattle. Stemming from the legendary Sitz Everelda Entense 1137, she carries with her the lineage of the female making greats, Net Worth, EXT, Rainmaker 340 and Traveler 124. We had to put these guys in a sale order and it was a tough decision. They are real beef bulls and we can’t wait for the impact they will make through their progeny.
S Architect 9501 is the popular Genex calving ease and performance sire. 2024 marks our third offering of his progeny and this year we are featuring two ET flushes of his sons. They are out of donor dams Pine Coulee Everelda W77 and S Elba 1004. Both sets of Architect sons are high performing, heavy muscled, growth minded bulls that are sure to be some of the real favorites May 6th.
BD: 02/15/23 Brand: 352 SR South Architect 352
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AAA: 20796061
BD: 02/06/23 Brand: 307 SR South Architect 307
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Ind. Perf .
AAA: 20796060
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
86
798/ET 1416/ET 4.51/150
13.2/91
.45/132
KM Broken Bow 002 Sitz Florabelle Fanny 4735 S Whitlock 179 S Blossom 5525 S A V 8180 Traveler 004 S A V May 2410 N Bar Emulation EXT Sitz Everelda Entense 1137
SydGen Blueprint
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +7 +0.5 +72 +121 +26 +1.26 +.99 +.44 +64 +156 +266
S Architect 9501
S Blossom 7514
BD: 02/19/23 Brand: 360 SR South Architect 360
S A V Net Worth 4200 Pine Coulee Everelda W77
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Dam WR: 8/104
AAA: 20796063
Sitz Everelda Entense 2198
Ind. Perf .
Ind. Perf .
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
BW 205 Wt
365 Wt
Adj IMF Adj REA Adj BF
83
839/ET 1377/ET 3.48/116
14.4/99
.47/138
88
816/ET 1307/ET 3.46/115
13.1/90
.47/138
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +5 +3.3 +80 +127 +25 +.40 +.63 +.85 +76 +140 +258
EPDs CED BW WW YW Milk SC Marb RE $M $B $C +8 +1.0 +69 +113 +27 +0.53 +.60 +.41 +77 +133 +250
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