The Rancher’s Rendezvous 3.0 March 9-11, 2026 Throckmorton, TX at the ranch
LEGACY LOOKS FORWARD
Monday, March 9, 2026 at Horse Facility
8:00 am:
Cowboy Coffee / Breakfast (provided by Nutrien Ag Solutions & Cowpuncher Coffee) Ranch Horse Competition starts at Horse Facility (sanctioned by the RHAA) Lunch Served (provided by Ambrook)
9:00 am:
11am-1pm:
Ranch Horse Competition continues Dinner (provided by Vence)
6:30 pm:
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Horse Facility
Cowboy Coffee / Breakfast (provided by Nutrien Ag Solutions & Cowpuncher Coffee) Complimentary Clinic / Demonstration by Multi-Million Dollar Cow Horse Trainers, Chris & Sarah Dawson Preview of Sale Horses Lunch (prepared & served by Nutrition Plus) **Calcutta (Cowboy Auction) of the top 10 winners from Monday’s show (proceeds benefit the WRCA Foundation)** Saddle Shootout featuring an action packed fence only battle Family & Friends Ranch Horse Sale (streamed live on CCI.live) Dinner at the Marketing Center (prepared & served by Livestock Nutrition Center) and Live Entertainment by Stan Mahler Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Marketing Center for a trophy saddle Awards Ceremony
8:00 am:
8:30 am:
10:00 am: 11am-1 pm: 2:30 pm:
3:00 pm:
3:45 pm: 4:00 pm: 6:30 pm:
Cowboy Coffee / Breakfast (provided by Ritchey Tags & Cowpuncher Coffee) Annual March Bull & Female Sale Begins (streamed live on DVAuction.com) Angus & Black Red Angus Bulls Commercial Females Lunch (provided by Spitzer Animal Health)
8:00 am:
10:00 am:
11:00 am: 11:30 am: 11:35 am: 1:30 pm: 1:50 pm: 3:00 pm:
Red Angus Bulls SimAngus Bulls Registered Red Angus Females The End
RANCH ADDRESS: 204 Brown Ranch Rd Throckmorton, TX 76483
WEBSITE: RABrownRanch.com
PHONE: (940) 849-0611
Cover: Drawn by Rayley Brown, Age 5 — 7th Generation
INSIGHTS FROM DONNELL thorn, and I’m grateful God used it for His glory. I’m also thankful that you humbled yourself to seek both spiritu - al and medical healing. I hope to keep sharing your story so others battling
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Mom is doing well, though we all miss you deeply. She still loves “making a circle,” around the ranch just like the two of you did together so many times, almost always checking the mares along the way. I often wonder if that was something your parents enjoyed too. I never had the chance to know your dad, but I’m grateful for the sto - ries you shared about him. It’s hard to imagine that you were only 29 years old when he went to Heaven and you had to take over the family ranch. I’m so thankful I was blessed with almost twice that many years working side by side with you. Thank you for being an incredible teacher and an even better dad. I grew up on this ranch opening gates for you, never dreaming that one day I’d treasure doing it again. These past few years, making those circles with you was a true blessing. I drove and opened most of the gates because your body just wasn’t quite strong enough anymore, but I admired how you insisted on opening at least one. It was like you wanted to prove, to yourself and to me, that you still could. I cherish those moments. Thank you for opening gates, more than just on the ranch, but gates & doors you helped open in life for our entire family. Thank you for teaching us to be
y’all built, our Headquarters, the Bull Development Center, and Tiger Bass Lake. In addition, you can see some of the things your dad built, like the Rock Barn and the house where you raised us, and later where Kelli and I raised our family. That house is Mom’s other favorite stop, because now Lanham and Josey live there with their twin boys that were born just two days before you went to Heaven. Holding them brings the sweetest smile to her face and the comfort of knowing that y’all’s 26 great-grandchildren are carrying on the family tradition of “doing your best, with what you have, while you can.” And just recently, Bob Tallman announced to the world at the Fort Worth Stock Show Ranch Rodeo that Jaylee Brown won both go-rounds of barrel racing while riding double, as she and Myles are expecting your 27th great-grandchild. Your funeral was a tremendous bless - ing with an outpouring of love from people who came from near and far to celebrate the life you lived and the example you set. Many were especially moved by the story of the cross you built. Betsy & Marianne were adamant that I share that during one of your darkest battles with depression, you spent hours crafting that cross from tough old mesquite, even letting Rob A. and me help a little. It gave new mean - ing to bowing humbly at the foot of the cross and to denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following Jesus. I’ll never forget the message you shared when the cross was finally hung at the front of the church, how mes - quite is strong but imperfect, just like us. You pointed out the chipped corner and the scars left by insects that bored deep into the wood, explaining that following Christ doesn’t mean perfec - tion. Our imperfections leave scars and consequences, yet Christ’s sacrifice atones for our sins when we repent and seek forgiveness. In 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Paul speaks of his “thorn in the flesh” and reminds us that “God’s grace is sufficient, for His power is made perfect in our weak - ness.” He never said what his “thorn” was, but he inferred that we all have them. I believe depression was your
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depression will seek help, because you proved it is a treatable disease. People also loved hearing the story behind your colored glasses. Mom smiled when I shared how you were the first college graduate and how she helped you every step of the way. People were amazed that you strug - gled to read most of your life and that your classmates called you dumb. However, your second-grade teacher encouraged you and inspired you to use other senses like listening and watching. She knew you were smart. Years later, you learned that dyslexia was the cause of your challenge with reading. After hearing about Irlen lenses, you discovered how colored filters helped you see the words clear - ly. The book, Reading by the Colors: Overcoming Dyslexia by Helen Irlen, helped describe this phenomenon. That book also motivated me to start color coding EPDs. I recently started sharing our EPD targets and color codes with the public. People love it and often call or write to say thank you for helping them better under - stand and use EPDs to produce better cattle. This first sale without you will sure be strange, but I know you will have the best seat of all to see it from Heaven. Dad, you were a leader in so many ar - eas: AI, ET, EPDs, cattle genetics, hors - es, range and brush management, wildlife stewardship, estate planning, and more. Thank you for teaching us to work, earn, save, and invest wisely. Thank you for teaching us that we work for our customers. I will do my best to follow in your footsteps. The words you ended every prayer with still echo in our hearts: “…guide us, direct us, help us to be of Thy service and do Thy will, in Jesus name, amen.” We miss you and love you, Dad.
“...GUIDE US, DIRECT US, HELP US TO BE OF THY SERVICE..”
stewards of the land, livestock and our community. Thanks for helping make this ranch (God’s, not ours) more pro - ductive while teaching each generation about birth, growth, maturity, and even death in such a variety of meaningful ways. Mom has two favorite stops on her “circles” these days. The first is the family cemetery you and she selected together. She enjoys the quiet there, and it’s amazing how often the mares join her. They help dry the tears and bring a smile to her face. From that spot, you can see so much of what
“Keeping the ranch in the family and the family in the ranch.”
MEET THE PLAYERS 18-23 STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED 12 CONTENTS DELIVERY 14 HERD HEALTH 11 ONLINE BIDDING 10
SCHEDULE 02
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LETTER FROM DONNELL 05
DETAILS 08
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SIMANGUS BULLS 97 RED ANGUS FEMALES 106 SEMEN SPECIAL 116
TERMS & CONDITIONS 126
ANGUS & BLK RED ANGUS BULLS 27 COMMERCIAL HEIFERS 53
SALE DAY PENNING MAP 128
RED ANGUS BULLS 61
ACCOMMODATIONS 131
DETAILS
LOCATION: R.A. Brown Ranch Headquarters; 204 Brown Ranch Road; Throckmorton, TX 76483. It is located 4 miles west of Throckmorton on HWY 380. Then turn at the ranch sign and go 1 mile north on County Rd 112. Cross the cattleguard into the ranch and then 1 mile north and follow signs west to our Marketing Center. SALE ORDER & CHUCKWAGON: The sale begins promptly at 10 a.m. with cattle selling in catalog order. Our complimentary meals for three full days are courtesy of our PARTNERS. See list on page 21. We highly recommend these folks and encourage you to visit with them about their outstanding services. AUCTIONEERS: Doak Lambert – 972-839-6485 Trent Stewart – 541-325-3662
ASSOC. / PUBLICATION REPS / RINGMEN: Radale Tiner – Angus Journal , 979-492-2663 Micheal Sturgess – Southern Livestock Standard , 210-867-6863 Ralph Means – Weekly Livestock Reporter , 817-235-9708 Cas Salley – Special Assignment , 918-855-3152 Colton Pratz – Oklahoma Cowman, 405-385-1054 Jesse Henson – Red Angus , 828-734-3451 Doug Paul - The Stock Exchange , 405-820-3982 SALE DAY VETERINARIAN: Janey Powe DVM – 806-752-0999 AIR TRANSPORTATION: Wichita Falls: 75 miles, Abilene: 75 miles, Dallas/Ft Worth: 150 miles. For those with private planes, Olney, TX is 30 miles away and has three 5100’ runways. The N/S is lighted. They also have E/W and fuel availability 24 hours. Please call us well in advance if you need us to pick you up. HEALTH: 1) To insure that our cattle are healthy and to provide you with healthy cattle, we have a strict vaccination, herd health and biosecurity protocol. 2) All cattle have been VACCINATED to prevent Blackleg, IBR, PI3,
BVD, BRSV, Vibrio, Lepto and Pinkeye. 3) All bulls in this catalog are CERTIFIED AS VIRGINS unless otherwised marked. 4) INTERSTATE HEALTH PAPERS will be provided for animals going to states that only require the specifications listed above. Any additional testing (i.e. Brucellosis or TB) will begin after the sale and those interstate health papers will be ready after all testing is completed. If you plan to haul your own cattle after the sale across the state line, please check with your state veterinarian to make sure your state will receive cattle from us without additional testing. FERTILITY GUARANTEE: All bulls and females are guaranteed breeders as described in the “Terms & Conditions” at the back of this catalog. All of these bulls passed a breeding soundness exam (BSE) by one of our Veterinarians. None of us can afford a bull not doing his job. Bulls can become temporarily infertile due to fever, excessive heat, injury, diet (whole cottonseed or poor diet), etc. We have experienced this with bulls we purchased with breeding soundness exams and took for granted that they were still ready to breed cows. We recommend that you fertility test all your bulls 30 days prior to each breeding season every year. If you find a bull infertile prior to or during his first 60
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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENATIVES:
Donnell Brown – 940-256-1406 Greg Comstock – 804-647-0127 Tucker Brown – 940-256-1848
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days with cows, please contact us immediately. After a second failed test, at least two weeks after the first, we will replace the bull or give you credit, according to the “Terms & Conditions” in the back of this catalog. Getting your cows pregnant is a high priority for us. DELIVERY of BULLS and FEMALES: Please see the detailed information on our Delivery Service, pages 14-15. INSURANCE: Mortality Insurance will be available for purchase on sale day from Ag Defense Risk Management / Shari Holloway (pg 127). FUTURE CARE: We appreciate your investment in R.A. Brown Ranch genetics and want to make some recommendations to help you protect your investment. These bulls are ready to go straight in with your cows; however, the stress of the sale, hauling, and relocating these animals can weaken their immune system; therefore, we recommend that you check them daily for a couple of weeks. If you don’t put your bull in with cows right away, we recommend that you put your bull with another animal so that he is not by himself. Cattle are herd instinct animals and feel more comfortable with a friend. If you plan to mix your new purchase with other bulls, we recommend that you do not do it in a small pen, but rather the larger the pasture the better so that they have room to get away from each other. If you have to mix bulls, it is better to mix several
at one time that have not been together, than to just put one or two into a large group. We recommend vaccinating for Vibrio/Lepto and fertility testing your bulls 30 days prior to the breeding season each year. 18 month old bulls can be used very effectively when turned out with one cow per month of age (18 months - breed 18 females). Remember they are still growing and losing their baby teeth so they may need some extra care after their first breeding season. BUYING OPTIONS: Obviously we prefer for you to be with us on sale day but if you are unable to make it you have three options: 1. Log on to DV Auction & bid on the internet (see info at top of next page). 2. Personalized Bull Shopper. We will be glad to find you the bulls you need, within your budget. To utilize this option, like many of our long- time customers, please call Donnell Brown as soon as possible so that we can discuss how we can help you. 3. Customer Service Representatives. These men will be here and have studied the bulls. They can also put their eyes on specific cattle for you. MORE INFORMATION: We want you to have all of the info you need to make the best decisions. To view more information, you can visit our website at www.RABrownRanch. com to sort the animals and/or view their data in spreadsheet form. Also, we have included registration numbers on the registered animals so that you can look them up on the internet. If you want more information about these bulls and/
or females than what is in this catalog or on the web, please call and ask prior to Sale Day. In an effort to simplify the process, we have included the information in this catalog that we believe to be the most useful tools in describing genetic merit of each animal for economically relevant traits. To contact Donnell or Kelli Brown, you may call the ranch at 940-849-0611 or email us at kelli@rabrownranch. com. CATALOG PICTURES: Lots of talented artists, mostly taken by our crew on location. CATALOG DESIGN & LAYOUT: Kelli Brown CATTLE PICTURES: Erick Schmidt FOOTNOTES: Donnell Brown, Mike Wood, & Greg Comstock PROOF READING: the whole Coop team, it takes a village VIDEOS: Ideal Video Productions (Wade Fisher) CLERKING SERVICES: Ranch Hand Analytics (Brad Wright) SALE DAY DECORATIONS: Michelle Mathiews CATALOG PRINTING: Slate Group, Lubbock, TX
BULL SELECTION ADVISING AND BUYING SERVICE Bid online: – You can watch, bid and buy online through DV Auction live stream. See details to the right.
CAN’T JOIN US IN PERSON?
Bull Selection Advising and Buy- ing Service – Donnell will personally visit with you about your bull needs, make tailored recommendations and can even purchase what you need on sale day. If you need help selecting the bulls that best fit your needs, he can email you a list of bulls that best fit what you are looking for prior to the sale. Your presence is always preferred, but your participation - whether in person or from afar - is greatly valued. We work for you. But come if you can to enjoy the day, the people, the fellow - ship and of course the cattle.
We would love for you to be here, but we understand that some - times you can’t make it. We are here to help with two options:
Requirements: 1) Genetic - You use our genetics or any of the genetics from one of our 9 RSAA founding members. Rancher’s Sustainable Angus Alliance We want to buy your calves & share the data & revenue with you.
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2) BQA - You need to be Beef Quality Assurance Certified (BQA). 3) Truck Load minimum – Can be a split load of steers and heifers. Call me for more details: Donnell Brown 940-256-1406 See page 26 for more information.