RANCHER'S
BULL SALE

Wednesday,
February 15, 2012

1:00 p.m. (CST) - At the ranch
northwest of Sargent, NE

Selling:

120 Angus Yearling Bulls
and 30 Angus Yearling Females

 2011   RANCHERS BULL SALE

Thank you for your interest in our program.

We appreciate the fact that you have taken the time to look over this sale offering. We invite you to study the catalog and then give us a call with any questions or come and look at the cattle.

For those who have not seen our program or been to a sale lately, we truly believe you would not be disappointed if you came to evaluate the sale offering. These bulls have as much performance, maternal value and carcass quality as can be found anywhere. The 2011 sale offering features bulls with lower birth weights,larger yearling weights, better gains,better feed conversion (5.6#) and higher maternal values than the previous year. On Carcass quality the bulls had more IMF (4.32), Larger adj. REA (15.0) and lower rib fat(.36) than the year before. All positive gains! There are bulls to fit the environment and budget of most any program.

We ask that you look over the information on the Herd Sire pages and the inside back cover of the sale catalog. The volume discount, 100% first breeding season guarantee, gain on test, delivery and boarding programs are also explained throughout the catalog.

We want to produce the kind of cattle that will meet the needs of our customers and would appreciate your input at any time. We look forward to seeing you sale day and if we can answer any questions or show you the cattle before the sale, please give us a call on the toll free number (888) 527-7044.

Sincerely,
Mark and Kristin Slagle

2010 Carcass Data

PROVEN—-BRED IN CARCASS QUALITY AND FEEDLOT PERFORMANCE

In the spring of 2010 we sold the steer mates to the 2009 bulls with 80 % of them going to slaughter in April at an average age of just over 14 1/2 months.  They graded 100% Choice  or better, including 16% Prime.   88% of these steers qualified for Certified Angus Beef—almost four times the National acceptance rate of qualified cattle for the latest year. They were 40% yield grade 2’s, 54% yield grade 3’s and 6% yield grade 4’s. Average carcass weight was 842 pounds with no overweight carcass’s. These steers averaged a $44 per head premium for carcass quality and $25 per head for age and source verification. These high carcass quality, high performing steers averaged $1,388 per head.

QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE PROVEN IN THE REAL WORLD!