10th Anniversary Performance Brand Bull Sale Saturday • February 7, 2026 • Noon at the Janssen Angus Sale Headquarters • 1070 Pitzer Rd., Earlham, IA 50072
SALE DAY PHONES: Jon Janssen Cell – (515) 468-8221 / Kurt Schaff Cell – (816) 520-6447
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, except for the 365- day weights and WDA, which are calculated from December 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 prece- dence 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 avail- able 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.
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 Scott Crawford, Marketing 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 headquar- ters 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 guar- anteed to pass a breeding soundness exam, but there is no guarantee on bulls freezing semen unless otherwise negotiated with Janssen Angus prior to sale.
SALE BOOK PREPARED BY: Tom Burke, Kurt Schaff, Alex Popplewell, 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®.
The best selection of high-quality bulls in a decade will sell Saturday, February 7th, 2026 at Janssen Angus as Jon and Maradith Janssen celebrate a decade of Angus auctions with this commemorative 10th Anniversary event. These impressive bulls are backed by leading sires and many are prominent donor dams. Included are a strong representation of fall and spring yearling bull as well as coming two-year-old bulls that are sure to please. They are bred to add predictable performance. 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 markets with outstanding Angus genetics then today. It is a pleasure and privilege to work with the Janssen family and the presentation of outstanding sale offering. The 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 any assistance 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 COMMENTS FROM THE SALE MANAGERS JANSSEN ANGUS – THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE BRAND BULL SALE
Tom Burke
Kurt Schaff
Alex Popplewell
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