Cattle Producers and Friends, On behalf of the Thiessen family, we would like to welcome and invite you to our 41st annual bull sale. This year marks our 69th year of raising and offering high-quality, balanced-trait registered Angus bulls. Thank you for taking the time to review this catalog.
We would like to start off by congratulating each and every one of you. You finally got paid for your efforts! This past year we saw record highs again for calves, whether it was right off the cow or out of the feedlot. There is a lot of media talk about increasing the nation’s cow herd, how beef is too expensive, how the American ranchers are gouging the consumers. We say BS! When a pound of hamburger is still cheaper than a package of Oreos or a coffee at the corner wagon, then quit your complaining! And the ranchers’ cut of the retail price is still a small percentage. Labor costs throughout the whole process are still the major contributor to the final price tag. We get a lot of comments and questions about the current bull market and what bulls are going to cost this year. Last fall, the legendary Kurt Kangus gave a presentation at the Montana Angus Association’s annual meeting showing a comparison of the price points of calf sales and bull sales over the last couple of years. We wish we had time to get those slides from him but what was most interesting is that even at an increase of $2,500 over last year’s bull sales, these will be the cheapest bulls you will have bought in many years. When you figure the cost of bulls based on number of steer calves it takes to buy one, it will only be around 3.5 steers to buy a bull at $9,500 sale average. The last couple of years we’ve seen that number around 4 to 4.2 steers. That’s not even factoring in the $4,000 a mature, old bull is bringing as a canner. We are in unprecedented times in the cattle business. We believe it is not time to sit back and enjoy it, it is time to be aggressive and take the reins of this machine while we are in the driver’s seat so we don’t ever see 80/90 cent calves again! We have had increased interest over the last couple years in registered females, so we decided to offer a small group heifers this year. It has always been difficult to go through and decide which heifers to keep and which to sell as commercials but picking 10 elite females to sell turned out to be most challenging. We feel these heifers are as good as you can buy anywhere. At Regency Acres Angus, our mission is to raise as labor free and forage efficient of a cow as possible and for that cow to be a predictable breeder. We breed for smart, sound cattle that can travel; cattle with length, volume and that extra rib; cattle that are easy fleshing and cattle with longevity that are nice to be around. We want cows with good udders that take care of their calves, that have vigorous calves that get up quickly and get to suckling. We breed for cattle that are beefy, long, and deep that perform under a wide array of conditions. All of those are traits we select for and are traits that are passed on though genetics. The genetics that are introduced into our herd are done so with much research and contemplation. We score our cattle on many little things that can make a big difference. With that said, one can look through the cattle and appreciate the depth and uniformity of the cattle and the progress that has been made. You’re welcome to come view the bulls and heifers any time before the sale at the ranch. Videos of the cattle are posted on DVAuction.com. We look forward to seeing you on Friday, April 10th. The Thiessens Our Mission
To propagate genetics that will return the most dollars per acre for our customers.
Thiessen’s Regency Acres
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