2025 OCTOBER 03 6:00 PM
BULLS & FEMALES 30 40 DONORS, BRED COWS & BRED HEIFERS 30 Registered Bulls, 30 Registered Bred Females, and 10 Commercial Bred Heifers. SALE LOCATED AT SEMO LIVESTOCK SALES 7505 US HIGHWAY 61, JACKSON, MO 63755 PLUS 12 EMBRYOS! LOOK OUT FOR SALE FEATURES LOTS 29, 34, & 40
SALE LOCATED AT SEMO LIVESTOCK SALES 7505 US HIGHWAY 61, JACKSON, MO 63755 See map on back cover Sale Day Phone (573) 450-4074 Sale Staff
Eddie Burks, Auctioneer.............................................(270) 991-6398 Adam Conover, Regional Manager........................(816) 676-8560 American Angus Association Don Birk, Sale Representative.................................(417) 860-8595 Bill Bowman, Sale Representative.......................(816) 752-0079 Absentee Bidding Adam Conover has seen all the sale cattle. He can advise about the cattle. If you are unable to attend the sale, you may bid by contacting Kelvin Birk or any of the sale staff. We will handle your bid in a confidential, ethical manner. Schedule of Events Friday, October 3, 2025 Noon Cattle Available for Viewing 5 PM Meal 6 PM Sale Begins Inspection of Cattle The cattle will be available for inspection any time prior to the sale. Lunch A complimentary meal will be served at 5:00 PM before the sale. Terms & Conditions All cattle sell according to the terms and conditions of the American Angus Association. Retained Interest in All Bulls We are selling 100% possession and retaining 1/2 semen interest in all bulls. This means the bull is totally in your control in how you want to handle him, and you get 100% of the salvage value of the bull. We are simply reserving the right to a share of semen sales and AI certificate revenue from the bull if at some time in the future semen sales become a possibility. If you sell the bull to another breeder, Birk Genetics retains the semen interest. Realistically, it is unlikely that large amounts of semen will be sold from many bulls. Semen collection will be arranged at the convenience of the owner of the possession interest. Herd Health All sale cattle will have health papers for out of state transportation. All Birk Genetics Cattle Genomically-Enhanced EPDs, Parentage Verified, PI-BVD Free, Guaranteed, AHIR Records & Free Delivery. We submit DNA on every animal and, thereby, obtain parentage verification and genomically enhanced EPDs on each animal which allow us to guarantee that the pedigree is accurate, and the resulting EPDs are of the highest accuracy possible for non- parent Angus cattle. Marketing Assistance Birk Genetics is eager to assist any purchaser of any cattle from us in their marketing efforts. This includes many aspects, such as providing sire information and health protocols regarding your feeder cattle to an auction market, helping you find a feedlot that is a good fit for you, advising you on marketing progeny from females purchased here, and many others. We have some experience in all of these areas. Just ask, and we will provide any assistance that we can. Delivery of Sale Cattle Cattle purchased in our sale will be delivered to CENTRAL locations in the lower 48 states without cost to the buyer. In some cases, this may require additional transportation by the buyer from the central location to their farm. EVERY effort will be made to deliver to the buyer’s farm or to a CONVENIENT location as close to the buyer’s farm as possible.
Accommodations Hotels in the Jackson/Cape Girardeau area Drury Inn, I-55 Exit 105...................................................(573) 243-9200 Drury Plaza Hotel, I-55 Exit 96..................................(573) 334-7151 Drury Suites, I-55 Exit 96..............................................(573) 339-9500 Holiday Inn Express, I-55 Exit 96............................(573) 334-4491 Convenient Commercial Airports St. Louis, MO 2 hours Memphis, TN 3 hours Cape Girardeau, MO 20 minutes Supplemental Information A supplemental sheet will be available sale day with complete and up-to-date breeding and other information. Announcements from auction block regarding the cattle selling in this sale take precedence over information listed in this sale book. Sale Order The sale order will be the same as the lot number sequence. In other words, Lot 1 sells first, Lot 2 sells second, Lot 3 sells third, and so on. Watch & Bid Online The auction will be held live on DVAuction. Videos of all the sale cattle will be on DVAuction approximately one month before the sale. Visit www.dvauction.com and Register! 1. Create an account at www.dvauction.com under the “create new account” tab. 2. Apply for bidding by clicking “apply for bidding” in the upper left corner of your screen, at least 24 hours prior to the auction. 3. Tune into the sale and make your purchases! For questions about bidding online, please contact DVAuction at (402) 316-54600 or support@dvauction.com.
KELVIN & MARSHA BIRK Elite Registered & Commercial Angus Cattle Kelvin: 573.450.4074 • kelvin@birkgenetics.com 481 County Rd 340, Jackson, MO 63755 www.birkgenetics.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®.
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THIS CATTLE SETTLEMENT WORKSHEET IS THE PAPERWORK RECEIVED FROM SELLING A GROUP OF OUR HOME-RAISED STEERS LAST OCTOBER TO USPB AT TAMA, IA. THIS WAS A GROUP OF 44 STEERS GOING IN, AND 44 STEERS SOLD ON OCTOBER 7. THIS SALE WAS THE ENTIRE GROUP, THEY WERE NOT TOPPED AND THERE WERE NONE SORTED OFF THE BOTTOM.
THE GOALS OF OUR PROGRAM are to provide commercial and registered cattle producers with industry-leading genetics in each and every economically important trait. We utilize many technologies to accomplish this, particularly our extensive AI and ET programs. Due to their proven reliability, we focus heavily on the EPDs, but we also use visual appraisal, particularly for soundness, fleshing ability, hair shedding, adaptability, and docility. We strive to produce breeding stock that will replicate for our customers and produce cattle for them that calve easily, grow fast and efficiently to their end point, breed quickly and consistently, produce a great carcass, and do all this without obtaining a large mature weight. We also strive to provide our customers with assistance in marketing or managing their cattle in whatever manner they desire. B G
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Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), is the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in the database. EPDs are expressed in units of measure for the trait, plus or minus. Interim EPDs may appear on young animals when their performance has yet to be incorporated into the American Angus Association National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) procedures. This EPD will be preceded by an “I”, and may or may not include the animal’s own performance record for a particular trait, depending on its availability, appropriate contemporary grouping, or data edits needed for NCE.
BIRKGEN VERACIOUS 4123
03-04-2024 Bull AAA +*20966011
Tattoo: 4123
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092
+*HPCA Veracious
+*H P C A Sunrise A246
#+*G A R Sunrise +*H P C A Prophet A3 #+*G A R Ashland
*G A R Home Town
$M +87 $W +75 $F +115 $G +105 $B +221 $C +374
*Pine Hill Princess J003
+*Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 #*Spring Cove Reno 4021 Summitcrest Princess 2Y27
+*Pine Hill Princess F030
DNA Testing
All cattle in this sale offering have been DNA Tested. Meaning, all EPDs in this sale book are Genomically Enhanced.
Top 1% Claw Top 2% $G Top 2% $C Top 2% $AXH
Top 3% RE Top 3% $AXJ Top 4% $B Top 5% MARB
Top 5% Angle Top 10% $M Top 15% RADG Top 20% $F
Top 20% FAT Top 25% CW Top 25% HP Top 25% WW
Top 25% YW
There’s little room for error in the cattle business. Producers need the most advanced information to make smart selection decisions, and Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) provides it through genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs).
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CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +7 +2.3 +79 +138 +.31 +.3 +.82 +10 +.25 +.34 +.32 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +12.9 +4 +24 +74 +.2 -21 +68 +1.50 +1.35 -.014
Production EPDs GE-EPDs have become the industry standard for herd improvement, building on decades of science-backed genetic evaluation tools originated and maintained through the American Angus Association®, home to the largest and ever-growing single-breed beef cattle database. EPDs that traditionally contained all pedigree, performance and progeny information now also include results from available genomic, or DNA, tests. Breeders who use genomic technology give buyers access to AGI-generated GE-EPDs that provide: • Increased predictability and decreased risk for young and unproven animals due to enhanced accuracy of EPDs • Better characterization of genetics for difficult-to-measure performance traits (such as carcass traits, maternal traits and feed efficiency) • The ability to make more rapid progress for traits that are important to you, due to: • more accurate selection • easier identification of genetic outliers • the ability to propagate young animals with confidence earlier in their lives
Maternal EPDs Carcass EPDs
Management EPDs $Values
PRODUCTION EPDs Calving Ease Direct (CED), is expressed as a difference in per- centage of unassisted births, with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf 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. 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. 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. Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire’s genetic ability for postweaning gain in future progeny compared to that of other sires, given a constant amount of feed consumed. Yearling Height EPD (YH), is a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches, 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 EPDs Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool to increase the probabil- ity or chance of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant as first-calf heifers during a normal breeding season. A higher EPD is the more favorable direction and the EPD is reported in percentage units. Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in per- centage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire’s daughters will calve as first-calf heifers when com- pared to daughters of other sires. 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. Mature Weight EPD (MWT), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature weight of daughters of a sire compared to the daughters of other sires. Mature Height EPD (MHT), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the difference in mature height of a sire’s daughters compared to daughters of other sires. Cow Energy Value ($EN), expressed in dollar savings per cow per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements as an expect- ed dollar savings difference in daughters of sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two animals (more dollars saved
on feed energy expenses). Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference include lactation energy requirements and ener- gy costs associated with differences in mature cow size. MANAGEMENT EPDs Docility (Doc), is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle tem- perament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in com- parison with another sire’s calves. In herds where temperament problems are not an issue, this expected difference would not be realized. Claw Set EPD (Claw), is expressed in units of claw-set score, with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire will produce progeny with more ideal claw set. The ideal claw set is toes that are symmetrical, even and appropriately spaced. Foot Angle EPD (Angle), is expressed in units of foot-angle score, with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire will produce progeny with more ideal foot angle. The ideal is a 45-degree angle at the pastern joint with appropriate toe length and heel depth. Hair Shed EPD (HS), is expressed in units of hair shed score, with a lower EPD being more favorable indicating a sire should produce progeny who shed their winter coat earlier in the spring. Selection for this trait should improve the genetic potential for a sire’s prog- eny to shed off earlier increasing the environmental adaptability of cattle living in heat stressed areas and producers grazing endo- phyte-infected (hot) fescue. CARCASS EPDs Carcass Weight EPD (CW), expressed in pounds is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. 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 prog- eny of other sires. Fat Thickness EPD (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires. $VALUE INDEXES Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) , an index, expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd and sell the rest of the cull female and all male progeny as feeder calves. The model assumes commercial producers will replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% of their breeding females in each subsequent generation. Traits included are as fol-
lows: calving ease direct, calving ease maternal, weaning weight, milk, heifer pregnancy, docility, mature cow weight, claw set and foot angle. Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index, expressed in dollars per head, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. The underlying objective being producers will re- tain 20% of the female progeny as replacements and sell the rest of the cull females and their male counterparts as feeder calves. Traits included are as follows (in no particular order): birth weight, wean- ing weight, milk, and mature cow weight. Feedlot Value ($F), an index, expressed in dollars per head, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning feedlot merit compared to the progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes producers will retain ownership of cattle through the feedlot phase and sell fed cattle on a carcass weight basis, but with no consideration of premiums or discounts for quality and yield grade. Traits contributing directly to the index are as follows: yearling weight (gain), carcass weight and dry-mat- ter intake. Grid Value ($G), an index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to pre- dict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires. The underlying objective assumes producers will market cattle on an above-indus- try-average carcass grid. Traits included in the index are as follows (in no particular order): carcass weight, marbling, ribeye area, and fat. Beef Value ($B), a terminal index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits. This terminal index assumes com- mercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain owner- ship of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a carcass grid. Traits included in the index are as follows: yearling weight, dry-matter intake, marbling, carcass weight, ribeye area and fat. 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. Expected progeny differences (EPDs) directly influencing a combined index: calving ease direct (CED) and maternal (CEM), weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), maternal milk (Milk), heifer pregnancy (HP), docility (DOC), mature cow weight (MW), foot angle (Angle), claw set (Claw), dry matter intake (DMI), marbling (Marb), carcass weight (CW), ribeye area (RE) and fat thickness (Fat).
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CED BW WW YW RADG YH DOC CLW ANG HS HP MLK CW MBR RE $M $W $F $G $B $C
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CED BW WW YW RADG YH DOC CLW ANG HS HP MLK CW MBR RE $M $W $F $G $B $C
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Lot 1 - BirkGen Veracious 4123
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BIRKGEN VERACIOUS 4123
•This leadoff bull does it all and does it very well. Note his no- holes EPD profile of calving ease, growth, maternal, carcass, hair shedding, and the balance, with a breed average Mature Weight. •Top 2% $C. • A solid, time-tested pedigree combining Veracious, Home Town, Reno, and many generations of Summitcrest breeding. • Did you notice his great feet? Top 1% Claw and 5% Angle. • This bull was slick haired in late April/May, a fescue phenom, but will thrive North, South, East, or West. • And he takes a great picture! • Lot 1 and 2 are full brothers. Their thick made Home Town dam is now owned by Carlton Cope in OH.
03-04-2024 Bull AAA +*20966011
Tattoo: 4123
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092
+*HPCA Veracious
+*H P C A Sunrise A246
#+*G A R Sunrise +*H P C A Prophet A3 #+*G A R Ashland
*G A R Home Town
$M +86 $W +75 $F +116 $G +105 $B +222 $C +374
*Pine Hill Princess J003
+*Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 #*Spring Cove Reno 4021 Summitcrest Princess 2Y27
+*Pine Hill Princess F030
Top 1% Claw Top 2% $G Top 2% RE Top 2% $C
Top 2% $AXH Top 3% $AXJ Top 4% $B Top 5% MARB
Top 10% Angle Top 15% $F Top 15% RADG Top 15% $M
Top 20% FAT Top 20% HP Top 25% CW Top 25% WW
Top 25% YW
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +7 +2.3 +79 +138 +.31 +.3 +.84 +9 +.24 +.35 +.32 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +13.3 +4 +24 +73 +.2 -20 +68 +1.50 +1.36 -.013
TARGETING THE EVERY BULL in this sale meets the Certified Angus Beef ® Targeting the Brand requirements. Bulls that meet this qualification have greater genetic potential to produce progeny that will meet the Certified Angus Beef specifications. Targeting the Brand bulls are above breed average for Marbling EPD and $Grid Value.
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Lot 2 - BirkGen Veracious 4135
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BIRKGEN VERACIOUS 4135
02-28-2024 Bull AAA +*20966021
Tattoo: 4135
• Double-digit calving ease, plenty of growth, top HP, great carcass, below average Mature Weight. • Top 1% $C. • The dam of Lots 1 and 2, J003, has 13 generations, 50 years, of Summitcrest breeding. • Lot 1 and 2 are full brothers with each of them excelling in many areas with their superior balanced traits.
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092
+*HPCA Veracious
+*H P C A Sunrise A246
#+*G A R Sunrise +*H P C A Prophet A3 #+*G A R Ashland
*G A R Home Town
$M +79 $W +83 $F +129 $G +108 $B +237 $C +386
*Pine Hill Princess J003
+*Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 #*Spring Cove Reno 4021 Summitcrest Princess 2Y27
+*Pine Hill Princess F030
Top 1% RE Top 1% $C Top 1% $AXH Top 1% $AXJ
Top 2% $B Top 2% $G Top 4% CED Top 4% MARB
Top 4% MILK Top 5% $F Top 5% HP Top 15% $W
Top 15% RADG Top 20% CW Top 25% DMI Top 25% $M
Top 25% Claw
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +14 +.4 +70 +126 +.31 +.4 +.59 +15 +.41 +.47 +.26 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +15.0 +6 +36 +59 +.2 -20 +70 +1.56 +1.52 +.020
MISSOURI SHOW-ME-SELECT
18 of the bulls in this sale are qualified to be used as natural service sires on heifers enrolled in the Missouri Show-Me-Select Heifer Program, which are those bulls that have a CED of +7 or higher. Bulls that are Show-Me-Select qualified are marked with the Show-Me-Select logo. This program is considered to be the gold standard in Missouri, and many producers follow its high standards when selecting bulls for use on heifers even though the producer is not enrolled in the program. HOWEVER, please understand that the CED EPD only applies to breeding heifers. EVERY BULL in this sale is very safe to use on cows, including for their second calf (breeding first-calf heifers). We would never sell a bull that was not suitable to use on cows. Any bull that is not safe to use on cows should not remain a bull. In fact, using the bulls that are not Show-Me-Select qualified will typically result in a calf that weighs a few more pounds and is stouter and hits the ground running. We definitely recommend calving-ease bulls for use on heifers, but many producers get carried away and insist on the same criteria for cows. Remember, the CED criteria does not apply to cows, and therefore has no bearing on a cow’s ease of calving when mated to any particular bull.
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Lot 3 - BirkGen Salvation 4117
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03-08-2024 Bull AAA +*20966003 Tattoo: 4117 BIRKGEN SALVATION 4117
• Calving ease, upper percentiles growth, moderate Mature Weight, great feet, great carcass. •It is hard to identify the best bull in this sale - it is possibly this one. This stud has the Salvation look to him. • Top 1% $C. • A great pedigree combining Salvation, Surpass, Phoenix, and many generations of GAR breeding. • Salvation is one of those sires that consistently gets it done. He consistently sires cattle that rise to the top. • Lots 3 and 4 are full brothers.
#+*Baldridge Alternative E125Poss Easy Impact 0119
*SG Salvation
Baldridge Blackbird A030 #+*Basin Payweight 1682 *MGR Rita 2145 #+*TEX Playbook 5437 +*BJ Prophet 5275 +*G A R Phoenix +*G A R Prophet 2565
+*MGR JP Rita 7037
+*BJ Surpass
$M +84 $W +93 $F +140 $G +94 $B +234 $C +387
+*BirkGen Miss Surpass 2210
+*G A R Phoenix 179S
Top 1% CW Top 1% $C Top 2% $B Top 2% $F
Top 2% WW Top 2% Angle Top 2% $AXH Top 2% $AXJ
Top 3% RE Top 4% $W Top 10% $G Top 10% CEM
Top 10% YW Top 10% Claw Top 15% MARB Top 15% $M
Top 25% FAT
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +6 +2.9 +96 +157 +.24 +.6 +1.02 +23 +.36 +.30 +.60 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +10.5 +13 +22 +80 +.5 -23 +93 +1.28 +1.33 -.006
The bulls were developed on a high roughage, low energy ration. The ingredients vary based on available feedstuffs at any given time. Currently our growing bull ration consists of corn silage, wet distiller’s grains, a little hominy, and a vitamin- mineral balancer. At times the ration for the bulls (when these bulls were younger) consisted of wheatlage or hay and cotton gin trash as the main ingredients. The bulls have not been fed corn or any other ingredient high in starch. The bulls were not creep-fed. This manner of development creates athletic bulls with good longevity and sound feet. This manner of development will not result in weaning weights or yearling weights that are bragging rights. Study the EPDs, all of which have actual weights factored in when applicable and all of which are genomically-enhanced, which have been proven to be much more reliable than actual weights.
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Lot 4 - BirkGen Salvation 4104
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BIRKGEN SALVATION 4104
03-05-2024 Bull AAA +*20965992 Tattoo: 4104
• Check out his outstanding, no-holes EPD profile culminating in top 1% $C. • Use him on cows or large framed heifers. • Another good-looking Salvation son. • Top 1% $C. One of the highest $C in the sale. • The granddam of Lots 3 and 4, 179S, has 9 generations, 40 years, of GAR breeding. • Lots 3 and 4 are full brothers. Their prolific dam is now working hard at VanderBogart at Mansfield, MO. We are selling embryos from her as Lot 40.
#+*Baldridge Alternative E125Poss Easy Impact 0119
*SG Salvation
Baldridge Blackbird A030 #+*Basin Payweight 1682 *MGR Rita 2145 #+*TEX Playbook 5437 +*BJ Prophet 5275 +*G A R Phoenix +*G A R Prophet 2565
+*MGR JP Rita 7037
+*BJ Surpass
$M +98 $W +92 $F +136 $G +92 $B +229 $C +395
+*BirkGen Miss Surpass 2210
+*G A R Phoenix 179S
Top 1% $C Top 2% CW Top 3% $B Top 3% $F
Top 3% $M Top 3% $AXH Top 4% $AXJ Top 5% $W
Top 10% $G Top 10% MARB Top 10% Claw Top 10% Angle
Top 15% CEM Top 15% MILK Top 15% RE Top 15% SC
Top 15% WW Top 20% YW
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +4 +3.6 +85 +142 +.25 +.5 +1.49 +22 +.34 +.35 +.43 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +11.2 +12 +32 +53 +.3 -15 +88 +1.36 +1.08 +.023
Birk Genetics Breeding Guarantee We guarantee that all breeding cattle sold by Birk Genetics, both bulls and females, are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull is injured at any time in the 12 months following the sale and that causes him to become functionally infertile, we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement (if available) or issue you a credit equal to the bull’s purchase price minus the salvage value received for that bull. If a female is determined to be a non- breeder, then we will ask you to sell her and will offer you the difference of her purchase price minus the salvage value as credit in any future Birk Genetics sale. We do ask you to contact us before you cull your infertile animal. However, this is not a life insurance policy. We will not replace a dead animal if it is killed or dies for any reason. Of course, the new owner needs to provide normal care for their purchases. This guarantee is in addition to the Terms and Conditions of the American Angus Association, which also apply.
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Lot 5 - BirkGen Heat Seeker 4133
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BIRKGEN HEAT SEEKER 4133
03-04-2024 Bull AAA +*20966019 Tattoo: 4133
• Our first Heat Seeker son to sell, and we will have a lot more in our upcoming sales. • Use him on cows or large framed heifers. • This good-looking rip combines top growth, moderate frame, below average Mature Weight, great feet, and great carcass. • A feeder calf siring machine here, and the heifers will make great cows. • Lot 5’s dam is now at Richard Wessell in IN.
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092 #*Connealy Confidence Plus *Baldridge Isabel Y69 #+*Baldridge Alternative E125
+*Baldridge Heat Seeker H925
+*Baldridge Isabel E048
*SG Salvation
$M +76 $W +81 $F +116 $G +82 $B +198 $C +333
+*BirkGen Miss Salvation 1550
+*MGR JP Rita 7037 *Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland +*G A R Daybreak R260
Top 10% Claw Top 10% $C Top 10% $AXH Top 10% $AXJ
Top 15% $B Top 15% $F Top 15% $G Top 15% CW
Top 15% WW Top 15% YW Top 15% Angle Top 20% $W
Top 20% MARB Top 20% RE Top 25% RADG
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +3 +3.0 +83 +146 +.29 +.6 +.99 +22 +.35 +.39 +.64 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +10.9 +6 +27 +66 +.6 -18 +72 +1.13 +1.00 -.002
We maintain a commercial herd, which keeps us grounded in the traits in our breeding stock that are economically important. The most important of these is reproductive traits, and we consistently achieve very good results in this area considering the nutrition provided and demands made on the cows (cows used as recips, short breeding season). Perhaps more easily measured are the carcass results. We feed out our steers and cull heifers, and we consistently achieve 83% and higher Prime grade on these HOME RAISED cattle, with all of the ones that do not grade Prime achieving CAB or other high Choice, and with no or very few YG 4 or 5. These cattle are raised on our farm to 600-700 pounds and then finished at Gregory Feedlot in Tabor, Iowa.
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Lot 6 - BirkGen Heat Seeker 4130
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BIRKGEN HEAT SEEKER 4130
02-26-2024 Bull AAA +*20966016 Tattoo: 4130
• This powerful stud does it all, especially maternal traits of HP and below average MW, great feet, great carcass, culminating in $C of +395, top 1%, and the highest in the sale. • Use him on cows or large framed heifers. • Lots 6, 7, & 8 are full brothers. And check out their full sister, 20966039, BirkGen Miss HeatSeeker 4155.
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092 #*Connealy Confidence Plus *Baldridge Isabel Y69 #+*Baldridge Alternative E125
+*Baldridge Heat Seeker H925
+*Baldridge Isabel E048
*SG Salvation
$M +82 $W +72 $F +147 $G +97 $B +244 $C +398
+*BirkGen Miss Salvation 2228
+*MGR JP Rita 7037 *Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland +*G A R Daybreak R260
Top 1% $B Top 1% $F Top 1% $C Top 1% $AXH
Top 2% $AXJ Top 4% MARB Top 5% $G Top 10% CW
Top 10% DMI Top 10% HP Top 10% Claw Top 15% RADG
Top 20% $M Top 25% Angle
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +3 +2.5 +77 +135 +.31 +.3 +.59 +24 +.36 +.41 +.71 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +14.3 +6 +23 +58 +.3 -12 +77 +1.57 +.90 +.066
Birk Genetics maintains a comprehensive health care program, exceeding normal vaccination protocols. All the cattle have received several rounds of vaccinations for respiratory viral diseases, Pasteurellas, Somnus and Blackleg, and poured with Ivermectin and dewormed with Safeguard. All the cattle have received Lepto, including Lepto Hardjo, with everything two years or older receiving an annual booster. All the cattle have tested negative for PI-BVD. All the bulls have received two wart vaccinations at approximately one year of age. We used a couple bulls natural service in our commercial herd. Any bull that we used will have a negative trichomoniasis test.
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HEAT SEEKER AND TENACITY SONS
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BIRKGEN HEAT SEEKER 4115
03-11-2024 Bull AAA +*20966038 Tattoo: 4154 BIRKGEN TENACITY 4154
03-03-2024 Bull AAA +*20966001
Tattoo: 4115
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092 #*Connealy Confidence Plus *Baldridge Isabel Y69 #+*Baldridge Alternative E125
*Connealy Clarity
#Cherry Creek Land Grant *Breshie of Conanga 6988
+*Baldridge Heat Seeker H925
+*BirkGen Tenacity
+*Baldridge Isabel E048
*Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland
+*G A R Daybreak R260
*SG Salvation
*G A R Home Town
#+*G A R Ashland
$M +71 $W +99 $F +145 $G +79 $B +224 $C +362
$M +68 $W +77 $F +122 $G +100 $B +223 $C +357
+*BirkGen Miss Salvation 2228
+*BirkGen Miss Home Town 1530
+*MGR JP Rita 7037 *Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland +*G A R Daybreak R260
+*Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 +*2 Bar Black Magic 9540 #*Byergo Black Magic 3348 *Five S All In 5305
Top 2% $AXJ Top 3% RE Top 3% $AXH Top 4% $B
Top 4% $G Top 4% CED Top 4% $C Top 10% $F
Top 10% FAT Top 10% MARB Top 10% RADG Top 15% CEM
Top 20% HP Top 20% YW Top 25% $W Top 25% CW
Top 25% YH
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +4 +3.0 +98 +169 +.34 +1.0 +.97 +28 +.34 +.40 +.54 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +10.2 +0 +30 +98 +.9 -37 +92 +1.18 +.97 +.064
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +14 +.3 +76 +140 +.32 +.8 +.45 +22 +.52 +.53 +.51 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +13.2 +12 +28 +83 +.4 -28 +68 +1.37 +1.35 -.036
• This larger framed Heat Seeker son will sire calves that will smash the scales, and they will be Prime heavyweights. Note his top growth percentiles. • Use him on cows or large framed heifers. • We can’t include a picture of all of them, but we can get a video of all of them. They will be available online about 3 weeks before the sale. • Top 3% $C. • Lots 6, 7, & 8 are full brothers.
• Double-digit calving ease, growth, maternal, carcass. These full brothers are very similar. • They have the “stock bull” look of their sire. • Top 4% $C. • Lots 9 and 10 are full brothers. Check out their full sister, 20966015, BirkGen Miss Tenacity 4129.
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BIRKGEN HEAT SEEKER 4103
Birk Genetics’ health protocols are under the supervision of Dr. Hunt Tainter with Franklin County Animal Medical Center, Washington, Missouri. All bulls will be semen tested and have passed a Breeding Soundness Exam conducted by Dr. Tainter approximately one month prior to the sale. The females have been OCV for Brucellosis. The females will be confirmed pregnant by Dr. Tainter approximately one month prior to the sale.
02-26-2024 Bull AAA +*20965991
Tattoo: 4103
#*Mill Brae Identified 4031
#*Koupals B&B Identity *Mill Brae Pro Blackcap 1092 #*Connealy Confidence Plus *Baldridge Isabel Y69 #+*Baldridge Alternative E125
+*Baldridge Heat Seeker H925
+*Baldridge Isabel E048
*SG Salvation
$M +94 $W +73 $F +127 $G +91 $B +219 $C +378
+*BirkGen Miss Salvation 2228
+*MGR JP Rita 7037 *Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland +*G A R Daybreak R260
Top 1% HP Top 2% $C Top 3% $AXH Top 5% $B
Top 5% $M Top 5% $AXJ Top 10% $F Top 10% $G
Top 10% MARB Top 20% Claw Top 25% $EN Top 25% DMI
Top 25% RE
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +9 +.8 +74 +132 +.28 +.5 +.60 +23 +.40 +.47 +.43 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +17.0 +8 +22 +47 +.4 -6 +65 +1.45 +.91 +.070
• Check out the calving ease, growth, HP, low Mature Weight, great feet, great carcass, docility, and hair shedding. • The Heat Seeker cattle have such a great combination of all the economically important traits. •Top 2% $C. • Lots 6, 7, & 8 are full brothers. Their excellent dam is now at Farnan Cattle Co. in northern MO.
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03-01-2024 Bull AAA +*20966007 Tattoo: 4121 BIRKGEN TENACITY 4121
*Connealy Clarity
#Cherry Creek Land Grant *Breshie of Conanga 6988
+*BirkGen Tenacity
*Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland
+*G A R Daybreak R260
*G A R Home Town
#+*G A R Ashland
$M +67 $W +89 $F +123 $G +94 $B +218 $C +350
+*BirkGen Miss Home Town 1530
+*Chair Rock Sure Fire 6095 +*2 Bar Black Magic 9540 #*Byergo Black Magic 3348 *Five S All In 5305
Top 2% RE Top 3% $AXJ Top 4% FAT Top 5% $B
Top 5% YW Top 5% $C Top 10% $F Top 10% $G
Top 10% $W Top 10% CW Top 10% DOC Top 10% WW
Top 10% YH Top 10% $AXH Top 15% MARB Top 15% RADG
Top 20% MILK Top 25% MH Top 25% MW
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +6 +2.2 +87 +158 +.31 +1.0 +1.22 +29 +.53 +.54 +.19 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +11.4 +7 +31 +94 +.8 -35 +79 +1.22 +1.40 -.044
• Our first Tenacity son to sell, and we will have more of them in our upcoming sales too. • Heifer-safe, top growth, larger framed, slick haired, docile, great carcass. • Top 5% $C. • Lot 9 and 10 are full brothers. Their dam is now enjoying the warm winters at Russ McCracken Farms in GA.
Lot 9 - BirkGen Tenacity 4121
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WELCOME WELCOME TO OUR FALL 2025 PRODUCTION SALE. ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLED FOR YOU TO CONSIDER PURCHASING YOUR BREEDING STOCK FROM BIRK GENETICS. The quality runs very deep in this sale, from start to finish. You will genuinely find top quality throughout the sale. The bulls sell sorted by their sire groups, and the bred females sell grouped by their cow family. Yes, we think there are some special lots, but the cattle are not ranked best to last in sale order. You will find some of the best bred females towards the end of the sale. The bulls consist of 24 bulls that are 19 months old. Every bull is age-advantaged and ready to go to work on a large group of cows or heifers. The registered females consist of 32 bred heifers and young cows. Also, we added 3 Lots of 4 frozen embryos each, which represent our cutting-edge genetics. All the females will be confirmed pregnant. Another sale highlight is the commercial bred heifers selling as Lot 25. We maintain an all AI and extensive ET program in our registered herd. This is very costly for us, but it allows us to raise breeding stock of the highest quality and consistency. To ensure the highest accuracy of EPDs and Indexes and to provide additional selection criteria, every animal on our place is DNA tested, either through the American Angus Association (Registered) or Method Genetics (Commercial), except for steers destined for market. We provide lots of specific information on each individual lot, and general information throughout and at the beginning of the sale book, in order to help you select the cattle best suited for your operation. We show almost every EPD, and how that animal ranks in the Angus population. We are here to assist you in selecting the bull(s) or female(s) that best suit your operation. If you desire assistance, please contact me or any of the sale staff with whom you are most comfortable. These cattle will help you reach your goals in these exciting times of the cattle business. Study the sale book for all the extras that we provide, the EPDs, bull development, our recent results, health protocols, and other information. A purchase from Birk Genetics is not the end of the transaction; we are here to help our customers in any way, whether it is assistance in marketing your cattle or standing behind an animal that does not perform as it should. Again, thank you for your consideration. Kelvin Birk
03-01-2024 Bull AAA +*20966020 Tattoo: 4134 BIRKGEN SUNBEAM 4134
#+*G A R Sunrise
#MCC Daybreak
+*G A R Sunbeam
+*G A R Objective R227 #+G A R Ingenuity +*G A R 28 Ambush N340 #*Connealy Confidence Plus #+E&B Lady 1023 Precision 936
*G A R Ingenuity 3132
+*E&B Plus One
$M +80 $W +82 $F +104 $G +83 $B +187 $C +323
*GVC Desiree H248
+*GVC Desiree F301
#*KB-Full Measure C40 +*G A R Daybreak 1402
Top 1% RE Top 3% FAT Top 10% $AXJ Top 15% $G
Top 15% $W Top 15% CED Top 15% DOC Top 15% WW
Top 15% YW Top 15% $C Top 15% $AXH Top 20% $B
Top 20% RADG Top 20% $M Top 25% CW
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +11 +1.6 +83 +147 +.30 +.7 +.78 +27 +.46 +.47 +.32 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +11.0 +8 +24 +73 +.6 -20 +66 +.96 +1.45 -.051
• Great calving ease, top growth, breed average Mature Weight, and very good in all of the “Management” EPDs. • We used Sunbeam for his balanced traits, including feet. • The dam of Lot 11, H248, was the top selling fall yearling heifer at the historic GVC dispersal in NE, and she now resides at Mike Whaley in AL. • Lot 11 is an outcross to most of our customers’ herds. • Lot 11 and 12 bred the commercial heifers selling as Lot 25. • They have been trich tested negative.
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02-20-2024 Bull AAA +*20966027 Tattoo: 4143 BIRKGEN SUNBEAM 4143
#+*G A R Sunrise
#MCC Daybreak
+*G A R Sunbeam
+*G A R Objective R227 #+G A R Ingenuity +*G A R 28 Ambush N340
*G A R Ingenuity 3132
*S S Enforcer E812
#SydGen Enhance
$M +107 $W +91 $F +87 $G +83 $B +170 $C +327
+*BirkGen Miss Enforcer 2216
#S S Miss Daybreak K011 3K17
+*G A R Cache 379S
*Gardens Cache +*G A R Prophet N1185
Top 1% HP Top 1% $M Top 2% PAP Top 5% $W
Top 15% $G Top 15% MARB Top 15% MILK Top 15% $C
Top 20% $AXH Top 25% $EN Top 25% CED Top 25% YW
Top 25% $AXJ
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +10 +.9 +77 +136 +.22 +.5 +1.18 +14 +.44 +.43 +.60 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +18.2 +10 +32 +37 +.2 -7 +58 +1.26 +.86 +.047
• Check out his calving ease, growth, top maternal in top 1% HP and $W, and very low MW, and solid carcass. • Top tier maternal traits along with growth, carcass, etc. • These Sunbeam sons represent an outcross pedigree to a lot of our customers. • Lot 12 and 13 are full brothers. Their stout Enforcer-sired dam is at work at Ace Farms in the next county to the west of us. • Lot 11 and 12 bred the commercial heifers selling as Lot 25. • They have been trich tested negative.
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03-08-2024 Bull AAA +*20966028 Tattoo: 4144 BIRKGEN SUNBEAM 4144
#+*G A R Sunrise
#MCC Daybreak
+*G A R Sunbeam
+*G A R Objective R227 #+G A R Ingenuity +*G A R 28 Ambush N340
*G A R Ingenuity 3132
*S S Enforcer E812
#SydGen Enhance
$M +89 $W +83 $F +109 $G +92 $B +202 $C +351
+*BirkGen Miss Enforcer 2216
#S S Miss Daybreak K011 3K17
+*G A R Cache 379S
*Gardens Cache +*G A R Prophet N1185
Top 2% RE Top 3% YH Top 5% HP Top 5% $C
Top 10% $B Top 10% $G Top 10% $M Top 10% $AXJ
Top 15% $W Top 15% CW Top 15% MARB Top 15% WW
Top 15% YW Top 20% $AXH Top 25% $F Top 25% CEM
Top 25% FAT Top 25% MH Top 25% MILK Top 25% RADG
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +7 +2.7 +82 +149 +.29 +1.2 +.89 +22 +.44 +.44 +.38 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +15.1 +11 +30 +66 +.8 -20 +74 +1.25 +1.37 -.003
• Another heifer safe Sunbeam son with top growth, great maternal, good feet, good carcass. • Larger framed bull. • We used Sunbeam for his all-around balanced traits, including good feet, maternal, lower Mature Weight, solid growth and carcass. • Lot 12 and 13 are full brothers.
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Lot 14 - BirkGen Fireball 4149
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03-01-2024 Bull AAA +*20966033 Tattoo: 4149 BIRKGEN FIREBALL 4149
• The first of 11 Fireball sons. • This heifer safe, super growth (top 1%), large framed, feed efficient, slick haired, outstanding carcass bull will sire feeder cattle that will top the market, or feed them out yourself for even better results. • Top 1% $C. • Lot 14 and 15 are full brothers. • We really like Clarity daughters, and Fireball mated to 2229 worked extremely well.
+*G A R Sure Fire 6404
#+*G A R Sure Fire +*G A R Complete N281 *G A R Anticipation GB Ambush 269 #Cherry Creek Land Grant *Breshie of Conanga 6988
#*GB Fireball 672
*GB Anticipation 432
*Connealy Clarity
$M +50 $W +91 $F +147 $G +112 $B +260 $C +387
+*BirkGen Miss Clarity 2229
*Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland
+*G A R Daybreak R260
Top 1% $B Top 1% $F Top 1% $G Top 1% CW
Top 1% MH Top 1% MW Top 1% RE Top 1% WW
Top 1% YH Top 1% YW Top 1% $C Top 1% $AXJ
Top 2% $AXH Top 3% FAT Top 3% RADG Top 5% $W
Top 5% MARB Top 10% SC Top 25% CEM
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +6 +3.0 +103 +182 +.35 +1.4 +1.82 +18 +.49 +.48 -.05 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +11.5 +11 +25 +147 +1.6 -59 +100 +1.52 +1.64 -.048
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Lot 15 - BirkGen Fireball 4142
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02-28-2024 Bull AAA +*20966026 Tattoo: 4142 BIRKGEN FIREBALL 4142
• Double digit calving ease, great growth and feed efficiency, larger framed, outstanding carcass, slick haired. • Top 3% $C. • Lot 14 and 15 are full brothers. Their top-notch Clarity dam is now at Robison Angus in Puxico, MO. • We used Fireball heavily in late 2022 and 2023 when he rose to the top in head-to-head competitions against some of the best bulls in the breed.
+*G A R Sure Fire 6404
#+*G A R Sure Fire +*G A R Complete N281 *G A R Anticipation GB Ambush 269 #Cherry Creek Land Grant *Breshie of Conanga 6988
#*GB Fireball 672
*GB Anticipation 432
*Connealy Clarity
$M +72 $W +86 $F +120 $G +104 $B +225 $C +364
+*BirkGen Miss Clarity 2229
*Wilkerson Ashland 9088 #+*G A R Ashland
+*G A R Daybreak R260
Top 3% $B Top 3% $G Top 3% $C Top 3% $AXH
Top 3% $AXJ Top 4% MARB Top 10% $W Top 10% RE
Top 10% RADG Top 15% $F Top 15% CED Top 15% CW
Top 20% YW Top 25% BW Top 25% MILK Top 25% WW
Top 25% YH Top 25% PAP
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +12 -.1 +79 +143 +.32 +.8 +1.15 +23 +.51 +.52 -.19 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +11.7 +9 +30 +74 +.7 -24 +72 +1.58 +1.13 +.020
The bulls in this sale were all born in late February or early March 2024, making them 19 months old at sale time, and have been together their whole lives except when two of them were breeding heifers, and they are used to each other and do not fight (much). Any of the bulls in this sale can easily be run together without much expected fighting.
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Lot 16 - BirkGen Fireball 4114
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02-28-2024 Bull AAA +*20966000 Tattoo: 4114 BIRKGEN FIREBALL 4114
+*G A R Sure Fire 6404
#+*G A R Sure Fire +*G A R Complete N281 *G A R Anticipation GB Ambush 269 #*G A R Momentum +*G A R In Sure 1524 +*G A R Phoenix +*G A R Prophet 2565
#*GB Fireball 672
*GB Anticipation 432
#+*G A R Quantum
$M +35 $W +90 $F +119 $G +99 $B +218 $C +318
*BirkGen Miss Quantum 1103
+*G A R Phoenix 179S
Top 3% MW Top 3% RE Top 3% WW Top 3% $AXJ
Top 4% $G Top 4% YW Top 5% $B Top 5% CW
Top 5% FAT Top 10% $W Top 10% MARB Top 10% MH
Top 10% MILK Top 10% YH Top 10% $AXH Top 15% $F
Top 15% RADG Top 15% $C Top 25% SC
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +4 +4.1 +94 +161 +.31 +1.0 +1.32 +13 +.49 +.46 +.06 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +9.4 +1 +34 +135 +1.1 -58 +82 +1.35 +1.30 -.037
• Use this big framed stud on cows or large framed heifers, and his top percentiles growth, large frame, feed efficiency, slick hair, and outstanding carcass will shine through to his calves. • Lot 16 and 17 are full brothers. • Among the many good traits of Fireball is his top 1% Hair Shed EPD, making his progeny very suitable for fescue country. • Lot 16 is so photogenic that our photographer sent us two pictures of him, and we couldn’t decide which one to use.
Lot 16 - BirkGen Fireball 4114
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Lot 17 - BirkGen Fireball 4148
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03-04-2024 Bull AAA +*20966032 Tattoo: 4148 BIRKGEN FIREBALL 4148
• Very similar to his full brother, Lot 16. • A pedigree full of GAR breeding built for performance and carcass superiority. • Another feeder calf siring dude to put on your cows and wait for calves that will smash the scales and the carcass grading. • Lot 16 and 17 are full brothers, and their phenotypically pleasing dam is now at work at Wheeler Angus at Paris, MO. • Fireball is one of the highest carcass trait bulls in the Angus breed. When breeding him or his sons to average to high carcass females, you can’t help but get Prime and high Choice carcasses.
+*G A R Sure Fire 6404
#+*G A R Sure Fire +*G A R Complete N281 *G A R Anticipation GB Ambush 269 #*G A R Momentum +*G A R In Sure 1524 +*G A R Phoenix +*G A R Prophet 2565
#*GB Fireball 672
*GB Anticipation 432
#+*G A R Quantum
$M +57 $W +78 $F +117 $G +101 $B +219 $C +341
*BirkGen Miss Quantum 1103
+*G A R Phoenix 179S
Top 3% $G Top 5% $B Top 5% RE Top 5% $AXH
Top 5% $AXJ Top 10% MARB Top 10% SC Top 10% $C
Top 10% PAP Top 15% $F Top 20% CW Top 20% MILK
Top 25% $W Top 25% FAT Top 25% WW Top 25% YW
Top 25% RADG
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC CLAW ANGLE HS +2 +3.2 +79 +139 +.29 +.7 +1.78 +16 +.54 +.54 +.09 HP CEM MILK MWT MHT $EN CWT MARB RE FAT +10.0 +7 +31 +84 +.5 -30 +71 +1.47 +1.23 -.004
Kelvin, Marsha, Kelsie Meier, Charlie Meier, Adam Birk
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