” Performance Brand BULL SALE 2025
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Saturday Noon FEB 1, 2025
at the Janssen Angus Sale Headquarters / 1070 Pitzer Road, Earlham, IA 50072
SITE UNSEEN PURCHASES: If you are unable to attend the sale, but want to place a bid, please call Jon Janssen, Tom Burke, Kurt Schaff or the auctioneer or sale representatives. We will handle your bid as if it were our own personal investment, and your satisfaction is completely guaranteed! PERFORMANCE INFORMATION: All performance info is from AHIR, ex- cept for the 365-day weights and WDA, which are calculated from Decem- ber actual weight using lifetime average daily gain, to more realistically reflect the bulls’ weights at year of age. SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE: Scrotal circumference information will be available sale day and also posted to our website several days before auction time. CATTLE VIEWING: Anyone wishing to see the sale offering is welcome at any time. Please call in advance to set up a time to view cattle at the farm. All sale cattle will be available to view the entire week before the sale at the Janssen Angus Sale Headquarters. VIDEO: A pre-recorded video of each animal will be available a couple of weeks prior to the sale on the Janssen Angus website. SALE ORDER: Sale order will be posted on our website prior to auction day. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: A supplemental sheet will be available sale day with sale order and update information. Announcements from auction block will take precedence over printed material. Current EPD and genetic recessive information is available online. HERD HEALTH: Cattle will be accompanied by health certificates for interstate shipment. DELIVERY: Janssen Angus is offering free delivery on all bulls selling in the sale. We will either deliver the bulls personally or contract suitable trucking to accomplish safe and prompt arrival of your investment. All cattle will be delivered to the buyer within a week or two after the sale unless otherwise negotiated with Janssen Angus. Canadian purchases will be available to be picked up at the farm following completion of health testing and delivery arrangements will be buyer’s responsibility. Janssen Angus will assist in any way we can. $100 PER BULL DISCOUNT IF YOU HAUL YOUR BULL HOME ON SALE DAY! LIVESTOCK MORTALITY INSURANCE: Jim Bessler of James F Bessler, LLC will be available to assist with mortality insurance at the buyer’s option. (815) 762-2641. LIABILITY: Janssen Angus assumes no liability for injuries or accidents that happen on the sale premises. FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS: Will be available sale day. SALE BOOK PREPARED BY: Tom Burke, Kurt Schaff, Alex Popplewell,
SALE DAY PHONES: Jon Janssen Cell – (515) 468-8221 Kurt Schaff Cell – (816) 520-6447 • Tom Burke Cell – (816) 853-2697
AUCTIONEER: Matt Lowery (308) 532-0811 SALE MANAGER: American Angus Hall of Fame (816) 532-0811 Tom Burke Kurt Schaff Alex Popplewell (816) 853-2697 (816) 520-6447 (270) 566-8822 Buyers unable to attend the sale may send their bids to the sale manager, regional manager, field representatives or auctioneer.
LIVESTOCK PUBLICATION REPRESENTATIVES: Adam Conover, American Angus Association Bill Schermer, The Stockman Ernie Barnes, Marketing Mike Sorenson, Marketing
DIRECTIONS TO THE SALE SITE: The new, heated Janssen Angus Sale Headquarters is located at 1070 Pitzer Road, Earlham, Iowa 50072. Take the 100 exit off of Interstate 80, roughly 20 miles west from Des Moines, then go south approximately 1.5 miles to sale headquarters, located on
County Highway P53. ACCOMMODATIONS:
AmericInn – Stuart, Iowa – (515) 523-9000. 9 miles from sale headquarters. Hampton Inn – West Des Moines, Iowa – (515) 223-4700. 23 miles from sale headquarters. Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites – West Des Moines, Iowa – (515) 309-3900. 23 miles from sale headquarters. TRANSPORTATION: Des Moines International Airport is served by numerous carriers and direct flights from metro areas across the US and Canada. Janssen Angus sale headquarters is 30 miles from Des Moines International Airport. Omaha International Airport is roughly 100 miles from Janssen Angus and served by the same carriers as Des Moines. Both airports are equipped with rental car vendors and free hotel shuttles to most Des Moines/West Des Moines hotel chains. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: The entire sale offering is guaranteed to be reproductively sound in accordance with the terms and conditions as recommended by the American Angus Association. (http://www.angus. org/Pub/suggested_sale_terms.pdf). In the event of a problem, the buyer is responsible to contact Janssen Angus immediately, return the animal to Janssen Angus and if it does not respond as a satisfactory breeder, the buyer will have the option to select a suitable replacement or take a sale credit. SEMEN INTEREST: Unless otherwise listed, Janssen Angus is selling 2/3 interest and full possession in each bull, and retains 1/3 semen revenue sharing interest. Each bull is guaranteed to pass a breeding soundness exam, but there is no guarantee on bulls freezing semen unless other- wise negotiated with Janssen Angus prior to sale.
American Angus Hall of Fame, at the World Angus Headquarters, PO Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089- 0660. Phone: (816) 532-0811, Fax: (816) 532-0851. E-Mail: angushall@angushall.com. Website: www. angushall.com.
EPDs contained in the hard copy of this sale book were current as of print date. Digital versions of this sale book can be viewed online at www.angus.org and will have EPDs updated every Friday with the exception of EPD references in footnotes and photos. Any PDF downloads from the website will contain EPDs current as of the date downloaded. References: American Angus Association®, AHIR®, AngusLinkSM, CAB®, Pathfinder®.
COMMENTS FROM THE SALE MANAGERS Janssen Angus - The Performance Brand!
Tom Burke
High-Quality Bulls Sell From A High-Quality Cow Herd. For nearly a solid decade, leading commercial and registered cattlemen from across North America have selected outstanding Angus bulls in the successful annual Janssen Production Sales at Earlham, Iowa. This impressive group of fall and spring yearling bulls are backed by leading sires and numerous prominent donor dams. Bred to add profit and performance, the Janssen Angus bulls have continued to make their mark. Certainly, you will be impressed with the quality and incredible value that these bulls present.
Never has there been a time to better capitalize on the beef cattle market with outstanding Angus genetics than today. It is a pleasure and privilege to work with the Janssen family in the presentation of this outstanding sale offering. This sale will take place at the Janssen Angus sale facility located less than 20 miles west of Des Moines, Iowa. We look forward to seeing you sale day. If we can be of assistance in any way with your selection decisions, please don’t hesitate to call. Sincerely, Tom Burke Kurt Schaff Alex Popplewell (816) 853-2697 (816) 520-6447 (270) 566-8822 Alex Popplewell Kurt Schaff
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