Welcome!
On behalf of Kunkel Simmentals, I welcome all of you to our annual bull & female sale. We are a family run operation that raises both purebred and commercial cattle, along with small grains. The bulls are getting fed a ration that consists of chopped hay, corn silage, distillers, grain corn, and a complete mineral package. All of the crops are home grown. The only things that are pur- chased are the distillers and the mineral. We fed the same ration to the bulls for the past couple of years, and had excellent feedback on how the bulls held up through the breeding season. Once again this year, we will be offering free feeding, semen testing and delivery up to 250 miles from New Salem, ND on all the bulls. The bulls will be fed the same ration, but will slowly be backed off after the sale. This is done to ensure longevity. Herd health is a big priority to us. All the calves receive Vista Once SQ, 7-Way/Somnus, and are injected with Long Range in May. On August 29 they were given BoviShield Gold-One Shot and 7-Way/Somnus. The bulls were weaned early October and received booster shots of Bovi-Shield Gold 5, Somubac, poured with Dectomax, Valbazen, and repoured with Clean-Up in early Jan- uary. The bred heifers in the offering have been ultrasound tested for pregnancy, poured with Dectomax, and have received Virashield 6 + VL5 HB and first round of Scourguard 4KC. They will be boostered the week of the sale. Due to positive feedback over the past couple of years with pair pictures only, we decided not to take any individual pictures again this year. This way you can see what the cows look like too. The cattle change so much from the end of December; when pictures are usually taken, to videos and then to the sale. We are still going to shoot videos of each lot sometime the middle of January. We strongly encourage visitors prior to the sale. The bulls will be at the ranch until February 4th; then they will be moved 1.5 miles north to the sale facility. Watch for signs. In 2025, record market prices were being broke daily it seems. From day-old calves, feeders, cull cows, fat cattle, to breeding stock, nobody knows when it will reach the peak. This being the case, we strongly encourage taking insurance on your purchases from the sale. Thank You for your interest in our program. Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. Visitors are always welcome, as we invite you out to the ranch ahead of time to see the sale offerings for yourself! See you all at the sale!
Dusty and Kayla Kunkel’s family
Kevin and Charys Kunkel’s family
The Kunkles
Brian and Holly Kunkel’s family
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