BLUEGRASSGELBVIEH / BALANCER

BULL SALESaturday, March 23, 2013 . 1:00 PM ET

Chenault Agricultural Center . Mt. Sterling, KY

DAVID SLAUGHTER162 Hasting Lane • Fredonia, KY 42411

270-965-9909 • 270-556-4259 Cell • hmslghtr@aol.com

SLAUGHTER SALE MANAGEMENT

He sells as Lot 36

Fellow Cattlemen:

I would like to invite you to the Bluegrass Gelbvieh/Balancer Bull Sale. As many producers are finding, Gelbvieh influenced cattle are some of the most profitable in the beef industry. Gelbvieh’s popularity continues to grow due to the breed strengths: modest birth, excellent growth, maternal traits, quite disposition and feed efficiency.

This offering certainly reflects the breed’s strengths. I feel you will be pleased with the quality. This is one of the best offerings yet! Many are sired by some of the leading AI sires in the breed. Several of the bulls are products of ET programs with dams that are nationally recognized. Additional pictures will be available on Friday before the sale. Contact me if you would like a picture emailed of a specific lot. I will be glad to discuss the sale lots to provide you with any information that will help in your seedstock selection. If you are unable to attend the sale and are interested in bidding, please contact me prior to the sale. I will attempt to provide the best means for your participation.

Sincerely,

David Slaughter270-556-4259

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Friday, March 22

2:00 pm ET to Dark - View Sale Cattle

Saturday, March 23 1:00 pm ET - Bluegrass Gelbvieh / Balancer Sale

Auctioneer:Todd Barlow (502) 648-5671

Ringmen:Evan Tate (270) 668-3167 • Davis Holder (270) 670-2499

AGA Field Representative:William McIntosh (502) 867-3132

DIRECTIONSChenault Agriculture Center

2130 Camargo Road • Mount Sterling, Kentucky 40353

FROM I-64 East Bound (Lexington)Take Exit 110 Mount Sterling. Turn right toward Mt. Sterling.At the second stoplight (by McDonald’s and Applebees), turn right on ByPass 686. Go 3-4 miles on ByPass 686. Turn right on 460 East toward Camargo. Go 2 miles on 460 East. Chenault Agriculture Center is on right. Look for sign.

FROM I-64 West Bound (Ashland)Take Exit 110 Mount Sterling. Turn left toward Mt. Sterling.At the second stoplight (by McDonald’s and Applebees), turn right on ByPass 686. Go 3-4 miles on ByPass 686. Turn right on 460 East toward Camargo. Go 2 miles on 460 East. Chenault Agriculture Center is on right. Look for sign.

Sale Headquarters:Ramada Inn, Mt. Sterling, KY (859) 497-9400

Bull PickupBulls will need to be removed from the facility on Saturday, March 23 by dark unless arrangements are made with sale management prior to the sale.

HealthAll cattle will be accompanied with health papers for shipment anywhere in the continental U.S.

Supplement SheetThe supplement sheet and announcements from the auction block take precedence over the catalog.

Liability All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Sale participants and/or the sale management assumes no liability for accidents, theft or damages occurring at the sale facility.

Trucking Transportation for the cattle can be arranged after the sale. Please contact the sale management prior to the sale to discuss your transportation needs.

Terms & Conditions All cattle will be sold at auction under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. Terms of the sale are cash or check at the conclusion of the sale unless prior arrangements are made.

CONSIGNORSCASH ROAD RANCH

Mike Garvin475 Fred Hodges Road

Lewisport, KY 42351270-922-0485

Lots 8, 28, 38, 39, 40

GELBVIEH BAR NONE RANCHDon Estes

162 Hasting LaneFredonia, KY 42411

270-556-4259Lots 12, 23, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37

GENTLE G FARM

Mike Moore624 Hwy 577W

Annville, KY 40402606-438-3261

Lot 13

GREEN HILLS GELBVIEHWalter Teeter

1380 French Belk RoadMt. Ulla, NC 28125

704-664-5784Lots 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18

HILLTOP FARMS

Mike Holt565 George Clark Road S.

Benton, KY 42025270-898-2287

Lots 24, 25

JENJOE FARMSDavid Allison

902 State Route 703EClinton, KY 42031

270-210-0254Lots 30, 31, 32

LARRY P & SUNNY D FARMSLarry Clark

106 Clark Houk RoadGreensburg, KY 42743

270-299-5167Lots 2, 3, 4, 5

LAZY S GELBVIEH

Terry Solomon9465 Old Federal RoadBall Ground, GA 30107

770-889-2609Lots 14, 21, 26

LULLABY RIDGE

Ed Singleton1020 Ephesus School Road

Waynesburg, KY 40489606-365-8362

Lot 41

PADON FARMSThad Padon

1012 Shelby RoadSalem, KY 42078

270-836-5518Lots 1, 7, 19, 20, 22

S & S GELBVIEHArthur Slaughter

19068 Marion RoadFredonia, KY 42411

270-556-4259Lot 27

1

Heavy Equipment - Sire of Lot 1

GBNR Bar None Herbert 125YETFull brother to Lot 2

Maverick 70TSire of Lots 3, 4, 31, 34, and 36.

2

GHG Hemi 323Y - Lot 6She passed this along tomuscled, fast growing calves that will be level made

GHGF Stock Broker 32Y - Lot 9

GHGF Boss Hogg 14Y - Lot 11

3

GHGF Temptation 44Y - Lot 10

black, homo polled bull that has a ton of eye appeal while still offering more than

competitive show heifers that we ever showed. Buy this one knowing the

GHGF Max’s Express 47Y - Lot 15

4

Post Rock SilverSire of Lots 14, 21, and 26.

GHGF West Coast 22Y - Lot 16

EGL Northern PacificSire of Lots 16 and 17

GHGF Jerry 13Y - Lot 18

5

further for your next

6

Bar None Captain 42XFull brother to sire of Lots 7, 20, and 22

7

KHTF Fortune’s Man - At - Arms 344Lot 24

KHTF Trendsetter’s He-Man 434Y - Lot 25

LZS What’s Up (Doc) 130Y - Lot 26

8

EGL Evelynn - Dam of Lot 30

S & S Gelbvieh - Here is a Homozygous Black and Homozygous Polled Trendsetter son that ties it all together. He has an outstanding EPD profile, modest birth, extraordinary growth and maternal strength. He has unusual eye appeal and balanced profile. He is big topped, deep bodied and heavy muscled. Look for great things from this maternal brother to Mason 14W.

9

GBNR Bar None Mr. Maverick 230Z ETLot 34

GBNR Bar None Mr. Mason 234Z ETLot 35

10

GBNR Bar None Mr. Maverick 231Z ETLot 36

EGL P016 - Donor Dam of Lots 35 and 36

RTRM HeadlineInfluence Sire found in Lots 38, 39, and 40

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LABY Z10 - Lot 41

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Notes Notes

Bar None Captain 42X

Maverick 70T

Maverick 70T was the high selling lot ($8,000) from the fall 2008 Bluegrass Sale purchased by Gelbvieh Bar None Ranch and Pleasant Meadows Farms. Maverick was among the top 25 used Gelbvieh sires in 2011. He has sired sale toppers such as ALS Mason 14W, GBNR Sampson 973W, EGL Maggie Y056, and GBNR Sugar's Mav 188Y. He sires cattle with eye appeal, performance & maternal strength, and carcass merit.

Captain 42X was the high selling lot ($15,250 for 50%) from the spring 2011 Bluegrass Sale purchased by Post Rock Cattle Company. His first set of calves are arriving and it appears he will certainly be a breed impact sire. Breeders who have used Captain are reordering semen and report that they are some of their best calves. They have exceptional performance with extra bone and muscle. He is sure to be a sire of sale features for years to come.

Additional Sale Features:

Sampson 973W was the high selling lot ($9,500 for 50%) from the fall 2010 Bluegrass Sale purchased by D & W Farms. His first set of calves are arriving with great success. He sires modest birth with great growth and eye appeal. Watch this fall for his first calves in the show ring and sales. Sugar’s Mav 188Y was the high selling lot ($15,500) from the fall 2012 Bluegrass Sale purchased by Larry P & Sunny D Farms and Padon Farms. He is a high performance son of Maverick and Sugar 446J. His personal performance and EPD profile was off the charts.

Bar None Highlight 120Y ET was another of the high selling lots ($10,250) from the fall 2012 Bluegrass Sale purchased by Rufshod Farms. He is a full brother to Bar None Captain 42X. He combines some of the best genetics the breed has to offer for performance and maternal.

Previous Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational Sale Highlights

American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org

New Generation AGA EPDs

The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus

Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.

Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology

For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.

Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDsThe true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA

enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.

Growth Traits are More ReliableThe new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight

(YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.

Carcass Traits are StandardizedIn recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass

traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-to-finish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable.

For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.

New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

Gelbvieh 8.0 2.0 65 91 26 59 5.0 5 -0.16 25 0.29 -0.13 -0.06

Balancer 10.4 0.6 62 97 24 55 6.6 4 -0.08 28 0.33 0.27 -0.02

Gelbvieh EPD Percentile ChartPercentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

5 13 -1.4 83 120 37 71 10 11 -0.29 46 0.58 0.10 -0.09

25 10 0.9 72 102 31 64 8 7 -0.21 34 0.39 -0.05 -0.07

50 8 2.1 65 91 26 59 6 5 -0.16 26 0.27 -0.14 -0.06

75 5 3.3 58 80 22 53 4 3 -0.11 19 0.18 -0.21 -0.05

95 2 5.0 46 61 14 45 0 0 -0.02 6 0.02 -0.32 -0.03

Balancer EPD Percentile ChartPercentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT

5 16 -2.8 80 128 34 67 11 9 -0.26 49 0.71 0.63 -0.06

25 13 -0.6 69 109 28 60 9 5 -0.15 36 0.47 0.38 -0.04

50 10 0.7 63 97 24 55 7 4 -0.08 28 0.32 0.25 -0.03

75 8 1.9 55 84 20 50 5 2 -0.01 20 0.18 0.13 -0.01

95 5 3.7 44 67 14 44 1 -1 0.09 7 -0.02 -0.01 0.02