Ashworth Show Cattle Sale Preview

Summary

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EmpowerU Podcast – Ashworth Show Cattle Sale Preview

Host: Weston Hendrix
Date: March 25, 2026
Guest: Spencer Ashworth, Ashworth Show Cattle

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Episode Overview

This episode is a detailed preview of the upcoming Ashworth Show Cattle Sale, showcasing over 50 head of steers and heifers available for bidding on March 30th via Steer Bidder. Ashworth and the auctioneer (serving as co-host and analyst) methodically break down notable lots, emphasize bloodlines, structure, and show potential, and discuss the philosophy behind the Ashworth program. This episode is tailored for both seasoned cattlemen and families seeking their next champion show calf.

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Main Themes and Purpose

• Insight into Ashworth Show Cattle’s breeding goals and decision-making
• In-depth discussion of individual sale lots, with focus on both genetics and phenotype
• Advice for buyers on selection, management, and show strategy
• Context on the importance of cow families and managing for desired results
• Emphasis on transparency, honesty, and customer empowerment

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Ashworth Program Philosophy

• Quality First: Ashworth prioritizes raising cattle that "meet a wide variety of needs" (00:50), with special attention to both hair and slick-shear potential.
• Transparency: Candid about testing (“I should have had all these things tested. I'm behind the eight ball on that.” [04:03; Spencer Ashworth]).
• Heifer Strategy: Traditionally keeps his best heifers but is now offering top females to the public:

  "We're cutting loose of the best we've got... It's the best there is." ([01:46], Ashworth)

2. Highlighted Sale Lots – Key Examples & Analysis

Elite Heifers (50 & 51)

• Lot 50: Six Shooter x Simplify female; future donor-level quality. “Extremely fresh haired, dense made female that is extremely, extremely proportional.” ([01:17], Auctioneer)
• Lot 51: Next Man Up daughter; unique build for slick-shear purposes, “boxy, short back, dense made” ([04:03], Ashworth), offered fully quartered for a candid look.

Top Steers

• Lot 52: Six Shooter, prime slick shear prospect for southern majors, especially San Antonio/Houston ([05:05], Auctioneer)
• Lot 54: Next Man Up, dual-purpose haired or slick prospect, excels in shoulder and structure, “I’m going to try to undersell and over deliver.” ([08:05], Ashworth)
• Lot 61: In God We Trust, from a “virgin flush,” called “dense and robust and, and just struts around with a presence.” ([17:27], Ashworth)
• Lot 84-86: Trio of standout Reds — significant as high-quality reds are “hard for me to make this good, but I’m proud of ‘em.” ([44:46], Ashworth)

Notable Specialty Pieces

• Lot 60: Out of Marksman (purebred Red Angus), perfect fit for Junior Nationals or Red Angus percentage classes ([15:45], Auctioneer; [16:19], Ashworth)
• Lot 74: "Told You So" steer, recommended to keep haired due to exceptional coat and outlier bone/foot size ([32:34], Auctioneer; [33:18], Ashworth)

Simmental & Unique Color Prospects

• Lots 69 & 70: Simmental-crosses, both dual-purpose for hair/slick show use; “two different endpoints here,” ([27:16], Ashworth)
• Lots 87 & 88: Full-sibs, praised for “color, soft hair, fat legged...hard to tie all that together…” ([45:32], Ashworth)

3. Discussion on Management, Upkeep, and Buyer Advice

• Many cattle described as "green" or "behind," perfect for feeders looking to push for rapid improvement.

  “Everybody wants a skinny one when it starts getting up there on sale night.” ([56:53], Ashworth)

• Emphasizes the importance of cow families and consistency in the pedigree for “making it easier...whether you're raising them or showing them.” ([24:49], Ashworth)
• Open about some calves needing proper management and TLC, but possessing significant upside.
• Ashworth’s “undersell and over deliver” mentality fosters trust:

  “My goal is to get everyone projects that they’re happy with…and that fits their program.” ([21:28], Ashworth)

4. Standout Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Parting with Top Heifers:

  "The more phone calls I get about them...it's probably going to hurt worse to see them go. But I felt like it was time." ([01:46], Ashworth)

• On Honesty and Transparency:

  “We clipped the heifers very last. We were clipping them on the second day of picture days. The steers were where my focus was and where my heart's at.” ([01:46], Ashworth)

• On the Value of Pedigree:

  "I'm big on the cow families...If you know you can have some consistency behind you in the pedigree, it makes you sleep a little easier at night and makes you feel a little bit better about your project." ([24:49], Ashworth)

• On Opportunity in this Sale:

  “If you’ve yet to find a showster for you, I’m almost 100% certain you can find one in this sale.” ([70:15], Auctioneer/Host)

5. Accessibility and Commitment to Buyers

• Willingness to Accommodate:

  “If you want to find a way to get here, we'll help get you picked up. Whether that's airport, whatever you need to do, we're all about helping you access us…” ([69:49], Ashworth)

• Customer Focus: Wants buyers to be happier when they get their calf home than when they bought it. ([60:32], Ashworth)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Ashworth’s Breeding Philosophy: 00:50–03:20
• Elite Heifer Lots: 01:17–05:05
• First Steer Highlights: 05:05–10:09
• Slick Shear & Southern Prospects: 11:16–16:19
• Unique Color & Simmental Prospects: 24:24–28:07
• High-End Reds: 43:05–46:22
• Buyer Advice/Management: Recurring, highlights at 21:28, 24:49, 56:53, 60:32
• Heifer Prospects at End: 64:44–69:07
• Closing Thoughts & Invitation: 69:49–70:15

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Conclusion

This episode is a goldmine for anyone considering a show calf purchase—vivid, forthright, and deeply insightful. Ashworth and the host provide an honest, transparent preview, with consistently practical advice and encouragement for families at all levels.

Memorable Signoff:

“There’s a lot to look at. There’s a lot of good ones to grab for you. Once again, empowerment's here. Thank y'all for tuning in.” ([70:15], Auctioneer/Host)

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Transcript

[Auctioneer]

All right, so we have another preview and I'm honestly really intrigued by this one and in particular why I've never done or represented someone out of Missouri. So that's intriguing. On top of that, this individual, he called me actually last night and decided that he wanted to run with me for this. And I'm extremely excited to represent him. Mr. Spencer Ashworth has over 50 lots of cattle, steers and heifers to offer to y'. All. And you find it on steer bidder. It happens on the 30th of. To be able to represent cattle of this quality and of this quantity and quality is something that I'm extremely excited to talk about and go through them. So once again, Spencer, talk to me about what the primary goal is for Ashworth show cattle. And after that we'll dive through the lots one by one and discuss them.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Well, the primary goal I guess is pretty simple. Around here we want to raise the best ones we can possibly raise. We try to meet a wide variety of needs. Lots of we do, we do focus on raising slick shirt cattle as well. I mean, I like to raise them hair. It's hard for me to peel all that hair off of them. But hey, there's a purpose for them. And we do, we do focus on making them of that quality and that build and to do their job in that aspect.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes, sir. Well, to start off, you got lots 50 and 51 is heifers. These two individuals to be highlighted the way they are, I don't think you could have done even better. Obviously, to start off 50 is going to be a six shooter female. That is a simplify. Here I am, Homer. Who's first on checks? The male. Talk to me about her. I mean that is an extremely fresh haired, dense made female that is extremely, extremely proportional. I think she's an awesome club calf donor in the future.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. And I mean we're leading off sale with two heifers here and we've got a few more down here at the end. And I'm normally the type of guy that's going to sell the heifers at the end because my main priority is raising show steers and I'm. It's been a while since we've turned loose to some heifers and we're cutting loose of the best we got. I mean there's no ands or buts about it. It's the best there is. We, we got to offer the right here for the public's appraisal and see what they're going to be worth this first six shooter. Boy, I like that thing a lot. The cow has made her way to the donor pen. She's kind of been on the bubble, and I just hadn't quite pulled the trigger. We've probably been breeding her. Still a little maternal, and she just been close. Hadn't quite got what I wanted to see. And this is. This is what I was wanting to see out of her. I love the. The heifers, feet and legs, sheer muscle balance. And I know the. The million dollar question right now on this one is, is she a th carrier? And I just don't honestly know that. I mean, I'll tell you the truth. We clipped the heifers very last. We were clipping them on the second day of picture days. The steers were where my focus was and where my heart's at. I love good females. I usually like keeping them as cows. And I mean, the more phone calls I get about them and the more. The more we talk about them, it's probably going to hurt worse to see them go. But I felt like it was time. We'd had enough interest in wanting us to bring heifers back. It was time. We just went ahead and offered them up and said, here they are. So let's.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir.

[Spencer Ashworth]

See what they bring and hopefully they go where they need to go and we can provide some success to someone else's program.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir, for sure. Lot 51 is next. This one's extremely intriguing due to the fact that she is quartered, but she's out of next man up, which is a th carrier. I'd have to go out and assume again, I don't know. This one is probably a th carrier. Just looking at what fuzz she does have on after being quartered. But I can definitely see why y' all decided to quarter this one. That one, like you said, sheer mass and dimension up high is extremely intriguing. I love this one's proportionality and balance from the side. But I think her running gear coupled with that makes her an extremely unique female for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

So I guess I didn't quite finish that there a minute ago. I should have had all these things tested. I'm behind the eight ball on that. I wasn't even sure I really how bad I really wanted to sell them until it got time. And I decided that was what was on my mind and on my art, on what. What I wanted to do. So here we are. But with that being said, this one had way, way good hair. This is probably the worst I've had on Hair presentation in my entire short career of doing this. I'm very disappointed myself on that. So I went ahead and peeled this one off. She had some rub marks. I thought she was awesome, awesome colored. And I thought, hey, this is going to look better than if we try to give her a haircut. And she's got some rub marks, so. And, and I get a lot of phone calls about wanting one that's going to raise slick shear and steers. Well, here it is. There ain't no hiding nothing on this one. It's all out there in the open. I do love her build. I love the way she motors around. I mean, that is a boxy, short back, dense made one. I have one of my very favorite cows.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes, sir. Lot 52s next. This is going to be the start to all your steer prospects. This is another six, six shooter. In my mind, I understand why you quartered this one as well. In terms of a slick shearing prospect that I think that can be an absolute hammer come San Antonio, Houston. This is perfect representation. Charlet aoc. I think either way, he rolls in and gives them all kinds of competition. I think for how bold, ribbed he is dimensional his pin set, hip, lower quarter and stifle is, this one is going to be hard to get around.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. I mean, as crazy as it sounds, this one did have beautiful hair. But this time of year, with the up and down weather we've had, it's hard to keep a pink nose, pink nosed, white one hairy. And he wasn't going to do it. And I just said I thought the calf's been built to be a slick sure calf since the day he was born. The way he walks around and struts, his balance, his pin width, his wheels, the whole nine yards. I thought the calf was destined to be a slick, sheer calf. And I just, I'd have been too hard headed to clip him if he wouldn't look or too hard headed to shear him if he wouldn't have spit it all out. So this is what needed to happen, I think.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes, sir. Well, 53 is next. This is going to be a. That's right, show steer and in my mind, this calf's hair quality is incredible. I think this one has a middle to heavyweight there at Fort Worth is going to be extremely unique. He's got the bendy, stout, real big paws that Mr. Mr. Frank Ward was after. But I think that he's an extremely dual purpose calf as well. I think he's got the right shape up high, especially from behind if he didn't turn out in terms of going to Fort Worth or possibly Denver, this calf would be an awesome slick steer for anywhere from San Antonio, Houston.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree the calf and we're going to talk about a few of them that way. I'm not going to sit here and tell you they all had Fort Worth hair. By no means, because they don't. I mean, there's some of them that got the right kind of hair. And I would say where this one's at, you're going to have to gamble and believe in me that this one had the way good hair. But if you don't, I don't think there's no reason to be scared if you want to buy him for a slick shoe. And I think everything's tied together. He balances up. He's smooth, he's good looking. That's right. Like he's been. He's been very good to me. He's helped give me an opportunity to be where we're at right now. He's done a lot of good for us and on multiple different cows. And I mean, I'd say study the pedigree on this one because this cow didn't back up none through this whole litter of cal she had for us this summer and fall. And she ain't done yet.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Lot 54 is next. This is going to be another next man up. And this one reads to be a little fresher haired compared to the sum that we've talked about prior to. But I think that this one also reads to be extremely dual purpose. I love his color. I love his proportionality and his balance from the side. I. But especially love the angle to his shoulder and how it lays into him. So smooth. Talk to me about him and where you think his best end points is.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. This cat, I'm going to talk about this cow first. I mean, she's just getting started. She. She's probably gotten up there a little bit on age compared to what a lot of us are flushing these things at. But I like to try to make a lot of these cows prove themselves before I just bear down and flush them and just get carried away on blind flushing cows and trying to make stuff work. I want to know they're going to work before it's going to happen on this cow. If you go back and look at past sales, she's just had a few of them. Just had two of them last fall, I guess, and. But she hasn't let us down on hair quality or structure and really look I mean these three things that cow seems to be automatic on. I do think this one, like you said, if, if you want to peel this one off, it's probably going to hurt me to see all that hair come off. But I do think that one is still a dual purpose kind of calf. I think end point wise anymore. These Denver and Fort Worth cattle, they're getting a little bit older. I think he can definitely give them for a run. Give him a run. I think you just got to have the focus in mind from day one of getting the calf of maybe not. That's not the calf to go try to run in the heater class. I don't know that a lot of these, these are all late summer and early fall born cattle. Some of them are going to do it depending on where they go and they may surprise me and do more, but I'm going to try to undersell and over deliver. I think they got a place and that they can have some success. But I don't know that these are going to be the cattle you want to run right there in the absolute heater class that the champions are going to be coming out of at these bigger haired shows. But that's just my personal opinion. If you're not scared, I'm not scared either.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Lot 55 is next. This can be a six shooter out of the female you call 2240. I think this one's got extremely unique pieces. I also see him, he's also lighter weight, a little earlier maturing compared to the few that we've talked about prior to. But that shouldn't take away from his quality. I think this is an awesome lightweight contender anywhere he goes. I do love this calf's unique pieces.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. This gal, this gal is an absolute creature. Just getting started. This would be her first round of ET cavs on the ground. And I think the proofs in the pudding on this, the cows working, there ain't no doubt about that. I love this calf. I agree. He's going to be more of a lightweight type calf. He's a little bit more moderate framed but I mean he's short back, dense, burly, ready to go. I mean you got to make them good before you make them big, right?

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir, absolutely. Well, 56 is next. This is going to be the first in God we trust that we get to talk about the, the cow side be the 22, 22. And in my mind I don't think that in terms of slick shearing ones we've come across a better one. Besides the the first steer that we talked about, I mean this one's natural rib cage and dimension up high is extremely unique. But coupled with that on a feet and legs like that where he can mow around. I think this calf's extremely unique for us looking sheer.

[Spencer Ashworth]

So I agree when this waymaker cow and she's going to go back to the same maybe 438 cow we've got. That's that's brought us a long ways and give us a lot of opportunities. She when we started flushing this cow we had the. The mindset of making slick sheer cattle. I mean she is as wide pinned and burly and big boned is we've been able to make them. They might be able to make them bigger and burlier but for her to move around like she does now that big of feet and legs and dents and be able to tie it all together and still be able to tie high out of her neck set and good looking with plenty of rib. This calf is really probably what I had in mind when I when I flushed her to in God. I'm ready to get some more of these on the ground. They've got. They seem to have soft hair but I agree they are built to be the slick shearing kind of cattle.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. Well, 57 is next. This can be a. That's right out of the female we call 438. And in my mind I think this one just needs a little time tlc, a little bit of feed and I think he'd be right on the money. This calf reads to be extremely unique as a slick shearing one. But he's got the right kind of fuzz. I think any family could have fun with over the summer and fall for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree this is the tried and true mating that that did a lot for us. And my mind when you really get to study in this calf like he's got big feet, he's got big legs, he's. He's got the right pin with. He's got big back shape. I think he may not have the out there pieces and get everybody's attention today but when it comes downtime to when they write the checks next spring I think this is going to be one that a guy wants to have

[Auctioneer]

a hold of.58 next this will be actually be a six shooter over the 277 female which would actually be the female that that is the Female to Lot 1 or your first steer that you exhibit in here. This calf in my mind is extremely unique in terms of his length of neck, where it ties into the top side of his shoulder. How level and long hipped he is. His hind leg is arguably one of my favorites that we've talked about as of right now. I love this cast build.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. This cow has done me very well to this mating. We sold one on labor day last fall that I think should be seen next spring. We'll see. Maybe this fall. He had a lot of gas in him. I don't know. We may not see him. But the calf was very good. I've got a lot of confidence in this mating. That's why we got one slick sheared off and put right there at the top of the sale. I don't. I don't see any. Any major holes in the calf like this. I think this is the kind you can rear back and feed on and take him to wherever you want to take him. He seems to tie it all together in the right ways and just looks like the kind that's hard to mess up and easy to take care of. And he'll do it on his own and you'll just be able to sit back and take him for a ride.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes sir. He nines next me an in God we Trust had the 220 female, which is actually a female that is benefit towards Lot 53. And obviously you've honed in on this female quite a bit from what it seems like of this sale. And this calf is not the densest haired one in the world. But that doesn't need to work to his demise. The calf, in terms of what I feel as if his best endpoint is at is probably a San Antonio Austin range. This calf's natural dimension shape up high and pin width from behind really reads to be an awesome slicking calf in the end.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. This is one, in my opinion, I'll pick on my own stock. This is one that's not just going to grab everybody's attention today. He's. He could probably use a little more condition. His hair is probably in a little worse shape than some of the other ones. He's got some brothers in there that I think could make a person want to tie into this one if they didn't own one of his brothers. I don't think there's no reason to back up here. The cow seems to make them easy fleshing, easy durability, extremely sound, more fault free type of cattle, which is what I want to start pushing more towards. I've probably been guilty of pushing the line a little too hard sometimes and Making them two out there. But one of my favorite things about this cow is just how good and functional she really makes them. Sometimes they got some more tricked out head and neck set than others. But I'm telling you, when you get to feeding on this one and managing him, you're going to be happy in the end, I believe. And I just think this is a easy doing good kind of feeding cattle that's going to produce good results.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. For sure. Well, lot 60s next. This one's intriguing because he's out of the marksman bull, which is a purebred Red Angus on a female that is actually out of trigger one. I love the trigger bowl, especially for first calf heifers and things of that nature. Not that that's relevant. But this steer in particular, I think if there's a family out there seeking for a calf to exhibit at a Junior national as a Red Angus or percent Red Angus show steer, I think this one would be right on the money. He reads to be extremely proportional, bold ribbed, big hip and has the right feet and legs to couple that with.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. We've been breeding a lot of this marksman to all of our colored heifers. In all reality, I wouldn't be mad if they were all heifers to make replacements, recipes, whatever you want to make, whatever they seem to be. This cow, I do think you may see some show steers out of her in the future. I do really like that cow. I think this calf has a place and I think he will make somebody a good show calf. Maybe he's not our most elite of our elite of what we're trying to raise, but we want to be a place that people can come and meet a wide variety of needs of what they're looking for in their show calf projects. And we're proud that we got heifers that can generate calves like this and put them, make them of quality enough that they need to be in the sale.

[Auctioneer]

Yes. Well, 61 is next and I get pretty amped up about this one. Sending God We Trust on a female called 2341. And in my mind, I don't think we've talked about one that's had that dense or burly of a hind leg that can still utilize it well. I love the calf's hair coat. I love the calf's color and I love his build. Talk to me about him for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

So this would have actually been product of a virgin flush. I've got a lot of faith in this cow. I've got some sisters and there's a time when I had that whole litter of 438 standouts. I sold some. The best. I sold the best ones. In all reality, I kind of kept back what was left. But I just love the presence of this cow and the way her hind leg work. And if I was going to pick on the cow, I just didn't quite think she was soft enough and quite dense enough. And I thought, boy, if I can get her to end, God, I think this is going to work. And it looks like I'm probably going to go back and do that several more times. I wouldn't be mad at having a whole pin full of them. I love the calf sign leg. Like you said, just dense and robust and, and just struts around with a presence. And I mean, like I said, I picked on myself. I let this, let this hair coat kind of get away from us and we're kind of not where I wanted it to be. But I think his hair still looks good. He's got, he's got a good amount of hair. And I mean when he was before all this weather change and everything we fought this spring, he had an ignorant amount of hair. Real honestly.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, 62 is next and quite honestly, he's kind of in a league of his own in my opinion of the calf's length of neck, the way it sits in tandem with that kind of depth of rib and ratio from fore rib to flank, I think it's kind of outlier and that makes me think this calves would be incredible slick steer. Just in terms of what people are picking in terms of body shape and dimension right now. In terms of slick, your shows. But this calf's hair quality is undeniable. And I can tell just in terms of what he's got right now, I love the calf. He's an in God we trust female. We've already Talked about the 220 for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

The first time I put this calf on the wash rack, I said, oh boy. I mean, I knew he was good, but I thought, well, I didn't know if. I didn't really think he was going to be an out there slick shooting one too. I thought maybe he just had a way good hair coat and that's what he needed to be. But I'm telling you, with the amount of presence that things got, those back legs are fat and juicy and it's, that's the kind to me, them are hard to make right there and I like to make some out there pieces that are hard to make. And when you can motor them around and everything ties together and you're not playing without their structure. That makes person sleep a lot easier at night.

[Auctioneer]

Yeah, for sure. 63 is next. What's interesting is an in God we trust needs this color. It's very hard to find a color like this, but I think that color, coupled with his show steer proportions, hip and hind leg design, and that natural density, I think really sets him apart. Obviously, he weighs a little less compared to some we've talked about. He's a little lighter weight, but I think the calf is a lightweight or a medium weight is awfully competitive.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. And I mean, this pedigree has already been proven at the Patriot. He would have had a full brother shown by Cooper Way. That would have been the reserve. Lightweight, exotic, and we've had several of these. This cow's done really well to this, and she did well enough. I'm just now getting brave enough to start venturing out and try something else because I was that confident that mating. And this calf is. Is skinny and green and behind, but his hair coat and his natural rib and body and the way he keeps him where he looks like a show steer ready to go. And I think with more time on feed and patience, like this one's built to be a fat steer, he's probably not going to be dense enough and juicy enough to be going and showing all summer. But if somebody keeps that one kind of put up and taken care of all throughout the year, I think they're going to be happy with that one when they bring him out.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, 64 is next, and this one's actually got an extreme fresh hair coat. And I. I do love his hair density. I think this calf is a Fort Worth contender or even possibly Denver. He's a little heavier weight, so I think this calf could make a run at Denver, actually. And those gold ones really stood out at Denver from having the post game with all the three judges on. I love the calf's depth of rib, his body shape in general, the size of his hip. Think this calf's awfully nice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. Just honestly and truthfully on this calf. He is. Most of these are all summer and fall borns. There's a few late, late fall borns, and there's a few of these that would have been later spring borns. This would have been late February. He's got a touch of frostbite. I think this calf's upside potential could be extremely high. But this is also the type of calf that I think takes an extremely Good management program to reach the high side potential. My goal is to get everyone projects that they're happy with and they can, they can handle. And that fits their program and matches that well. So I want everyone to know this calf has an extremely high upside. But I do think it's going to take the right management and care to get this one where he needs to be.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, 65 is next, and he's right there with him. In terms of weight and maturity, this calf's a Red eye on In God We Trust. Cal. I do like the calf to be a slick shear. I think any dwarf between San Antonio, Houston, honestly, really, San Angelo or San Antone, just because of his weight and frame size, I think he fits right in the mold of those two shows. What do you think?

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree this is one you can kind of just cruise into there. You don't probably got to push real hard. I think even if you had a. I don't know how many of them there is, but if you had a late fall slick shooting show, I think he would fit right in there. Kind of county show in that time frame. Calf's color is good. Probably can run, run a few breeds that way. Maybe dense built. I mean, studied. The pedigree here again goes back to as good as it gets around here in guy we trust 438. So, I mean, his mother's gonna give him what he needs. And I mean, Red Eye hadn't let us down either. We've got a lot of nice calves out of Red Eye and he's done us a lot of Good.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 66 is next. This is going to be an In God We Trust a female called 2341. The calf's a little lighter weight compared to some, but I do think this calf's build is built for speed. I think this calf, with time and feed and getting a little push and getting ahead of the game, I think this calf will really come together and look the part for the end of the time when he hits 12 o' clock for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Study the pedigree here. Go back to 61. We got full brothers here. So this one, this one did come off a cooperator herd. I don't do a lot of cooperator herds. We raise all these things here all we can. But I've got got a guy that puts in just a handful of embryos in for me. This calf is green and behind, but if you want to believe in one, I'd say all you got to do is scroll up and look at 61. And I think that'd make you a believer. Calf motors around, good wide pin set, big back, just skinny. I think he's going to have a whole lot of presence. Seem to tie it in together right now. Maybe you can pick on him. Maybe he's just a little pinch behind his blade. But I'm telling you, the calf skinny, I do believe in him. I do think he had a soft enough hair coat. You got a pretty nice dual purpose calf here.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 67 is next. Terms of soft hair coat, I think this calf got it all. But in my mind, in terms of weight, he's about the same as the one we just talked about before. He's a little lighter weight earlier maturing. But this calf's build just as good or better. I think this calf with enough TLC and time with the right family and management. This calf at 12 o' clock is a home run hitter. I love his color. I think this one fit up at Fort Worth as a lightweight or middleweight. I think this one is a real heavy hitter.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree he's been, he's been doing the right things. He was one of the last rounds of embryos we put in for the fall. He seemed to come on here of late. He's getting better every day right now. I do think his size reads that. I agree he needs to be probably light and if all the things go right and he's in the right part of the country or the state, then he might be pushing the light into the middles. But I really think that that calf probably needs to stay in a lightweight division to see the brightest days ahead of him. But very well built in, very well built calf that has a lot of upside potential here. And I mean, I'm big on the cow families. I like to see consistency and this, this business is too hard whether you're raising them or whether you're showing them. It's too hard to gamble all the time. We all got to gamble a little bit. But if you know you can have some consistency behind you in the pedigree, whether the sire or the dam or both, if you can. Makes you sleep a little easier at night and makes you feel a little bit better about, about your project.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Well, 68 is next. It's going to be a standout of a out of a gator female. This one's extremely unique in terms of his length and neck and how he correlates that with how tidy his chest floor is and brings it back in. His ratio from forward to flank is, is awfully nice. I Think this calf has hairdor slicks. He's an awesome dual purpose calf and I love, I love his hair coat. I love his color. Very short backed, big hipped individual. I like this one a lot.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree. And another one here I think is probably going to be in the same frame size as the one we just talked about. He's a little bit chubbier and farther along condition wise and a little more ready to go. But I think same frame size kind of end point in mind but very well built calf, dense, burly, ready to go. I think this is the kind of guy wants to tie into it. Looks like the kind you can jackpot early and often and. And still have him where he needs to be come springtime.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 69 is next. Actually a really nice Simmental prospect. Actually 69 and 70 are real nice Simmental prospects. The 69 to be a. How great thou art a monopoly cow. I love this one's color pattern, but with that his hip and hind leg posture is extremely sought after in today's market. And I love his proportions from the side. I think it's a real nice looking calf.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I do agree with that. I love the calf's color pattern. I am a sucker for a good simmental patterned one. And I think we got a couple of them here and I think you got two different. Two different endpoints here or you got multiple different end points. I guess a 69 is how great I think that one is dual purpose. That one's a younger one that's skinnier. I think that one, that one had real soft hair. Still has soft hair. I think he can show hair or slick. And when we roll into 70, I think that's more of a. More of a slick, sheer built one. He had nice enough hair but I think that thing's best days are shearing off. I really like that calf. He's been dense, robust since day one. And I just think that's going to be a really easy feeding, good, manageable project that does a lot of good things on his own and that makes it easier on somebody.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, 71 is next. This is arguably the lightest weight one we've talked about, toots this far. But honestly, this calf sipping iron leg is probably one of my favorites. The way he reaches out and goes and flexes at the surface is extremely awesome. But to couple that with that kind of hair coat and color pattern, I think this one is a lightweight at Fort Worth is awfully, awfully nice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Completely agree. I've got a handful of these Calves that are pretty light in this sale and I think there's multiple purposes for them cattle in different parts of the country. Most of this sale is honestly targeted for the southern part of the United States here. A lot of the shows that are going to be in the spring but I think some of these lighter weight cattle can have different end points as far as if you want to hold on to them a little longer and let them get caught up a little more maturity and show them just a little bit later. But I do think this calf's got enough grow and do ability into him that he dang sure makes a nice lightweight slick or haired. I think he's got it a good enough color pattern. I think you can have fun jackpot in the calf. Just going to have to get him a little chubbier and a little more ready to go. Very unique built hind legged calf here that seems tied all together in a unique package.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. Well, now you start off the Black hided cattle 72 is going to be a say no more on a female. That's out of the answer. This is a calf that weighs 422 pounds and it is pure dimension. And, and look from the side. I mean the calf's proportionality from profile is intriguing. I love socked. He's the sock footed. There's multiple sock footed ones in here but this calf highlights an extreme look from the side. I love his robust shape in the center portion of his body.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. I, I really like this calf. From the beginning. He had kind of a tough start to life but it all came back together and here we are ready to go. They say no more cattle. We haven't had many of them but so far I'm liking what I'm seeing and I think that one's Brett. That bull is bred right to be able to make some high caliber show steers. And I just really like the robust build, the dimensional presence that this animal carries and he is going to be a lighter weight one. Like we've talked about here. We're kind of going to go in a, in a row of some of these lighter weight cattle here for a minute and I do think there's multiple places they can go and I'd be glad to talk through anybody with different opinions on where they think they should go and be glad to help them make the best decision they can.

[Auctioneer]

Hey, I'll tack on to this lot 72. There's a say no more steer back here in the late fall that sold for the upwards of 30,000 that replicated this one quite a bit in terms of being sock footed, dense haired and robust caged. I think this one's got a lot of similar pieces but with that said, 73 is another sock footed one that I think matches that in a larger package. This calf in my mind reads to be an awesome middleweight for Fort Worth. The baldy is extremely bold, ribbed, big hip and has an awesome hind leg and has the hair coat to back it.

[Spencer Ashworth]

What's your thoughts for sure, he is dense and robust, this cow. This is a natural calf. He's a younger born calf. I mean he would be like an October born. I've got got all the birth dates here for anybody that wants to call and talk about them. I've got it all here. I don't have it sitting here in front of me right here at the moment, but we raised them, they're here. There ain't nothing to hide on them. I do like this calf a great deal. This goes back to the cow. I love this cow. She hasn't let me down yet. Whatever we take her to, she seems to impress me every time. I would have never stopped breeding this cow to stand out. I'd have got a black baldy, sock footed when she. She is a silver baldi with sock feet. He's marked just like her, except he's black and she's silver. But I dang sure wouldn't it. I lost him a lot of money if I was betting at Vegas on what color that one was going to be, right?

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. 74's next. Arguably one of the more unique calves that I think we'll be able to talk about. These told you shows are starting to be really, really cool. And this one, in terms of show steer proportions, hair coat, rib cage, hind leg posture, he represents it all. He's in terms of weight and frame size, I think you could get this one to be a Class 6 to 8 and he would be looking real right at Fort Worth. But I also think that this one at Denver in the middleweights would be an awfully heavy contender.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely a unique animal from the moment he hit the ground. Like you said, these told you shows, they have a unique presence about them. This calf's sheer foot size and bone size coupled with that much hip center body and that kind of look, I mean this is the kind that's hard to make. I don't know. He's the slick shearing kind. I don't know. I don't want to seem slick. Shoot. I think this calf's hair is so incredible. I Think he needs to be left haired. He's a very, very unique animal. He seems to be very easily found right now and I understand that. That is a very unique animal that I'm proud of. And it goes back to a cow we were talking about earlier. It looks like she's paving her way for no more than she's gotten this sale.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 75 is next. I think if we're talking about black eyed slicks here calves, this one is the one to buy. He's a great one on a Lone Ranger female. These great ones in my mind have in the past been extremely good hair. And this calf reads to have a good hair coat. But just in terms of his shape up high, the size to his hip and his body shape, I think this calf's awfully nice in terms of San Antonio to Houston being a slinking calf.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree his muscle pattern is made to be a slick sheeran one. His hair was very, very good. And I'm no, they don't call me or hire me to be the classifying man. But this calf does got a smooth pole and kind of lower ear set. It could be something person wants to look at if they're looking for Angus. I don't want to be the one that says he's a for sure Angus because I'm not the guy they hired to throw the chips. But that's something to pay attention to on this one.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely for sure. Again, 76 is next. This is gonna be another great one on an Angus female for one. I want to know if this one is polled. If he is. I think again, this one could classify as an Angus ear. This one's got the small ear set that sits down low and it definitely looks and appears to have this the Angus type of build. But I think this calf's awfully nice for sure too.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. Definitely. Unfortunately, this one does got scurrs. He's not going to make an Angus. I wish he would, but it is what it is. We weren't, we weren't fortunate enough to get that lucky on this one. I still think is well built and well constructed as this one is. He's definitely still got a place. Just because he won't make, won't make an Angus doesn't mean a person needs to steer away from this one. Think the calf's still packed full of quality and going to make somebody a very nice project.

[Auctioneer]

Yeah. Regardless of what breed he is in, I feel as if his back shape with the pin set and his hind leg utilization in motion. I think this Calf's awfully nice. For sure. 77 will be next. This will be a next man up on a female. You call 132. In terms of arrogance and presence, I don't think it gets much better. A calf who keeps his head up in the air with a high tying look. Especially now he draws back to a huge back, awesome hip and iron leg. Talk to me about him. Where you think his best end points at?

[Spencer Ashworth]

I think this calf's best end points probably leave him in the hair. I think his, his build is smooth and ties together very well. I just don't know that he's quite ripped open enough to be just a big time, slick, sheer contender. But I think this calf's hair was very good. I think when this thing gets fat and some maturity on him, I think you're going to be dealing with a whole different show calf here. His bone work quite, hasn't quite, hasn't quite caught up with his body. He's kind of done a little growing here and he just needs a little more time. But we got to go back to this cow. I think there's gonna have to take a little belief in this cow on her getting it done, bringing him the rest of the way. I think this one is one that someone can tie into with some confidence on being a very nice haired black show steer.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Well, 78 is next. This can be a say no more on a wizard female. Once again, those are going to be some extreme northern genetics. And I think this calf's got the hair quality, the build and the look to definitely be an awesome haired calf for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I mean, if I was going to pick on him, maybe he's not the longest neck, but boy, you don't see many of them that tie that high out of their spine and be a little short neck. But he's got big feet that move and face the right direction. Nice hair coat. And I mean, in all reality, he's robust and burly enough. I wouldn't be scared to peel that one off.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir.

[Spencer Ashworth]

For sure.

[Auctioneer]

Well, 79 next. And this one's obviously up there. In terms of weight, maturity, size and pattern, he's a may we all and a wizard female. I think this calf has a slick sheeran one there at San Angelo. It doesn't get any better.

[Spencer Ashworth]

No. And I mean, I'll be the first to say, I don't know how many awesome may we all slick shearing ones there's ever been, but I do think this might be one of them because this cow is an awesome Built. I guess she's just still she's working on getting ready to have her second calf. But I'm very proud of this cow. A lot of my cows are colored cows, my favorite ones. But this cow is going to be one of my more favorite young black cows up and coming. I really like the way this thing's wide pin set, unique looking, and his center body and his presence, I think he ties it all together in a unique package.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir, for sure. Ladies, next. This is gonna be a great one out of a sim Angus cow of yours. Obviously, compared to the one we just talked about, he's definitely greener and earlier maturing. But this calf's build, I think has got the. The description of built for speed. I think this calf with the right management, getting pushed to get to be 12 o'. Clock. This calf is definitely the slick shearing kind to be highlighted there on the turf at San Antonio or even Austin.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Exactly. There's plenty of folks out there that are real, real good at feeding and real good at pushing skinny ones. And hey, if that's what you like to do. I think this is a good calf for that aspect of things. I think his running gear can hold up as hard as you want to feed him. I don't think he's going to back up any on that. He seems to be starting to catch up in condition. Another one that would have been an AI calf that had been a little younger born calf and a little farther behind. But I agree. This calf's best days I think will be seen slick shearn when he gets 12 o'.

[Auctioneer]

Clock. Yes, sir. 81 is next. This is going to be a How great thou art a monopoly female. An infamous mating that has created awesome cattle throughout the country. This calf weighs extremely light, but I don't think that that works to his, to his advantage. I mean, this calf is incredible in terms of his build. I think this one is a lightweight at Fort Worth. Is definitely going to be up at the top. His build, his rib cage, his hip and hind leg posture, and the way he just motors around the pin in the video. I like the calf a whole lot, most definitely.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I think if you like making a run at Fort Worth in the lightweight division, this is a calf to pay attention to, in my opinion, especially in that first class. Maybe it's hard to have one that motors around good, is well balanced and ties it all together. And I think this is a calf that has an exceptional amount of muscle for his condition and being skinny and behind and younger like he is. But I think this is one that can get there and look very nice come the 1st of February in that first class.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 82 is next. This can be another say no more. And honestly, I feel as if this is a slick sheer deluxe. I do believe that this calf is going to need to be pushed real hard, but he's got the feet and legs to hold it. I think you get the right rib shape and body dimension in him. I think this calf at the end of the day, at the last slick and sheer stone, sheer show being Houston, I think this calf will turn out to be extremely nice for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Another one that is smooth headed and could be a possible Angus. You guys make that call and see if he'll work. But I agree. Definitely built for the slick shoe and show is probably one of the skinniest, farthest behind calves in the sale. He may not be the lightest weight one, but he is probably the skinniest and farthest behind, but could have as

[Auctioneer]

much upside as a lot of them lady threes. Next you want to talk about a creature, he's a one for all. And out of an, I believe, female, the calf is arguably one of the lightest weight of the sale. Looks like he still got the baby fuzz on him, but I think that goes to show just what he can exactly look like as a mature, fat steer wherever he decides to land. And quite honestly, this one at Oye I think would be awfully, awfully nice. This calf is extremely unique in terms of his build, his look, and just as a calf and have that kind of body shape, this calf is extremely unique. I like him an awful lot.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely this calf, I mean, really probably isn't quite old enough or big enough to be selling, but I know a lot of them guys are going to start selling baby calves on the side of the cow. This one's weaned and, and fully vaccinated and ready to go here. But I just thought he looked so unique. I was wanting to have a sale that in my opinion tried to make a statement. We live far enough away from everybody. I wanted it to be worth everybody's drive and have something for anybody and everybody. And I know that Hawaii is definitely tough on them lightweights, getting them in. But it seems like if you got a unique creature that's out there that's a lightweight, you can still punch them in the sale. And you might be right, this might be one that can pull that off.

[Auctioneer]

Even if not, I think this calf held over and go into royal. I think he could end up Being a heavyweight at royal and really, really look unique, for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I think this is a calf in all reality, for somebody that can buy a calf and not be dead set on one show. Like, if he's getting there, take him. If not, let's hold on to him and take him when he's ready to show. And I guess with that being said, that in my mind, from who I've been trained by and who's helped me, that's probably not a bad mindset to have on any of them. I know we all get hung up on wanting to go to a certain show and do do a certain thing in a certain show, but sometimes we need to let the cattle tell us where they need to go.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Well, 84 is next and this starts off with the trio of Reds. He's the next man up on a female. You call 438 slick shearing deluxe right here. I mean, to come with that kind of neck set and look from the side and couple it with a short back, awesome rib cage and extremely dimensional hip and lower stifle. I think this cast got a lot of upside. Being slicked off for a Texas major, 100% red.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Cattle that look like this have definitely been a struggle for me to make. I'm very proud of this animal. This cow has been a statement here, trademark, whatever you want to call her. She's given me the opportunity to keep doing what I love to do on a daily basis. And I wouldn't be able to do it without that cow. And to have a direct sun here out of that cow that is red that looks like that, with that kind of structure, that kind of pen with and presence. It's just a unique package here.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir, for sure. Well, five's next. He's actually a full brother to the steer that we just talked about. In terms of maturity pattern. I think he's a little further along than the steer that we just covered, but again, reads the same way. Awesome slicking calf that I think is going to be an awesome heavyweight wherever he goes.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. I think this calf's kind of caught a growth curve and I do think he's probably going to be more of a heavyweight type calf in comparison to his brother. I think when this one gets fatten and chubby back up from his growth curve, I think you're going to be happy with your, with your calf. I do think this is one that if you're looking for one that's maybe not quite 12 o' clock and ready to go right this second, maybe this is One to tie into just generally has big feet, big legs, a lot like his brother above him just in a little bit longer, bigger package right now.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. 86 is next. This can be another red eye out of a standout female. The mating in my mind is horn on horn and it don't get much better. The calf in terms of slick and kind I think is perfect representation for what a heavyweight means and could look like for. For San Angelo, San Antonio for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I've said it. It's hard for me to make these red ones this good, but I guess looking at them here, I'm pretty proud of these. This little group of red ones we got very dense and robust, chubby made, easy doing kind of calf here and goes back to another one of those standout for. It's. It's just that cow hasn't let us down and I don't think, I don't think there's no reason to expect her to let you down.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Well, 87 and 88 are actually both going to be full sibs. Both represent different types and kinds in my mind, but they have a lot of similar pieces, especially in terms of their proportionality, their hip and hind leg structure and how burly and dense and soft they are at the surface. I think they both got awesome hair coats that are going to be absolutely unique there at Denver or Fort Worth.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. This 87, the Silver Brockle face calf. It is incredible. The bass width and wide construction, how wide constructed this calf is. I mean very, very unique animal in my opinion. To have that color be that soft haired, that fat legged. It's just very, very hard to tie all that together in a smooth, complete sound package. And then we're going to roll down to his brother, 88. Boy, I don't know that when that one was born, he might have been one of the hairiest calves I've ever seen. He's kind of lost some of it now, but I mean it's pretty. You get you a pretty good comparison. Putting these calves side by side. I don't know which one I'd tie into right now. They're both built just a little bit different. Going to be personal preference on that. I like them both. I wouldn't be mad to have a whole pin full or a wholesale full of them that look like that.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Lady 9 is next. It's going to be Ngavu Trust had the 270 female, which is a BDR. This calf in terms of a Charolais, I think this one's awfully unique. I think that if you were desired to run him as a haired charolais, this calf at Oye would be an absolute hammer of a heavyweight. If you didn't like that idea, I think this calf as a middleweight at Fort Worth would be awfully nice. But even with that said, he reads to have the slick sheer and muscle shape as a charolay there anywhere Slick shearing major. This calf's awfully nice, definitely.

[Spencer Ashworth]

And I mean study how this one's bred. This 270cow would be a full sister to Horns donor 4. So that would have been the mother of Besner's calf, that one Fort Worth. I think this calf weighs what he weighs because he is so dense and wide. I think he's going to be pushing more of the. In my personal opinion, he's going to be pushing more of the lightweight division. But I think that calf so unique. He's just. I like him. I mean he's very good on his wheels, very good in his pin with easy flesh. And I mean that calf, you ain't going to have trouble getting that one fat. You're probably going to have to coast on him and not let him get too fat too early because that calf likes to eat and he likes to go. And he's in a short back compact package.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. Lot he's next. And then this is a next man up out of the female. You call 184 slick shearing deluxe in my mind. And he reads to be an easy feeding calf that you just coast along reads. Also had the air quality. I think he can make an awesome, awesome Fort Worth calf for any kid that wants to have a desire to go there. But I think this calf is a slicking one too. Has the right shape up high dimension in terms of his inner body and hind leg posture to definitely have a good run in a slick shear and show as well for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

And this one, I agree. You saw he's got nice soft hair. He shook a lot of it. I mean this one was probably big time hair, like had big time hair but he spit a bunch of it early. A lot of these silver ones, when the weather's hard to deal with, it seems to be a little harder to keep them hairy and keep them where they need to be. But I do think that calf can show bald and will look very, very nice. He's just very balanced, ties it all together so smoothly and will have some exercise and maturity to help go along with all that and make it go where you can go in a little slower process on the whole, whole project?

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, 91 is next. It's gonna be in God we trust in female. We call 133. He's actually the opposite of what we just talked about. I think this cap's got the build to be pushed. And I think if you get him pushed, you get him right and get him 12 o'. Clock. This calf has a slicks here in one. He's gonna be awfully, awfully nice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

For sure. We've had several of these. They've been very good to us. They. They seem to be the kind that the elite brothers everybody finds and they're highly sought after. The when I say elite brothers, it's more the elite headset and head, neck set and presence with a big wide pin set and big squishy back legs. But the ones that aren't everybody's drawn to. We've seen to be having quite a bit of success with these just being very good, easy feeding. Cattle that do a lot of it on their own, get better with time. People think they just got a nice calf and it comes down to time to show them in the spring and they're very pleased with what they've got. And maybe it wasn't their favorite calf when they bought him, but when it comes down to it, they seem to be pleasantly surprised with what they got in the end result.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. To use next. This can be an in God we trust having a female you call 32. And I think he's different in terms of his picture in his video. You go watch his video and I think he represents presence and arrogance to a tee. This calf's length of neck and the way it ties into a tidy chest floor and proportions back so nice. And has an awesome hip and hind leg. Talk to me about him where you think he needs to end up.

[Spencer Ashworth]

For sure. I do think this is the kind of dual purpose calf that a lot of people are probably looking for. I don't know that it's the one a lot of people find. This calf is out of a cow that's done very well for us. We've sold a lot of them very nice. And one of them that wasn't sold super great was ended up being the reserve fats here at the Kansas beef Expo a year or so back. And I think this calf resembles that one a lot. A lot. I think this one's probably a shot longer neck. That one really got one be picky on him. He was pretty short and compact neck and didn't really tie very high out of his Spine And I agree with what you said on the picture. He can look pretty short and low tying out of his head, neck set. But I think you watch his video or hopefully you're able to come see him in person. I don't know that you'll completely agree with that statement. He's, he's a little better looking than he probably gives himself credit for in his picture. But that's just in my mind. Good cattle that feeds easy and does a lot of good things for himself.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. 93 is next. Another in God We Trust that in female call 133. This calf's build reminds me a lot of the kind that you get to push and he has the endurance to be pushed and get hit. 12 o'.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Clock.

[Auctioneer]

Awfully nice from the profile. Long necked, short backed bow rib steer I think is awfully dual purpose for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

This goes back to a full brother to 91. This is the kind of head necks that I was talking about. She can put in one. I mean this one's a smaller lighter weight one but I agree he can take the gas, you can push on him, you can stop the gas and let him eat. I think it's short backed and dense as this thing is. He hits a growth curve. He might be way bigger than I think but I think a lighter middleweight. You know this calf's pretty sporty for sure.

[Auctioneer]

Any four is next. Another in God We Trust out of the 122 female. She's a sim Angus and I, I love this calf's look from the side. I think he's lighter weight earlier, I mean a little later maturing. But man, this calf's awfully nice. I, I love his rib cage just especially with where he's at. I, I read it to be extremely deep and robust. Once he hits 12 o' clock his feet and legs got the endurance to be pushed. I love the calf's hair coat. I think he could be extremely dual purpose but I read him to be an awfully nice one as a lightweight at Fort Worth.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. And a little backstory on that mating. We've probably let off the gas on them and haven't made a whole lot of them or put a whole lot of them in the last few years. But a brother that calf would have sold as lot one a couple of years ago and found some success. I believe I could be wrong but I believe he was reserved at the Rio Grande Valley show. This calf, sheer arrogance and presence when he gets caught up in condition. I think you are going to have You a really, really nice haired calf but it's one of those deals too. If it just ain't your day in Fort Worth, I don't think you're going to have you a calf that's done. I think you can go ahead and peel him off and keep hammering on him and still have a very, very nice show calf.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir, 95 is next. This can be a, that's right out of the 220 female we've talked about prior to. And in my mind it doesn't get better in terms of slick sheer deluxe shoulder angle and the way it lays into him so smooth coupled with a bold rib cage and awesome hind leg and presence to go with that. I think this one is a Charolais somewhere in terms of a slick sheer show. He's going to be awfully competitive.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. I could sit here and tell you how good a haircut he had but it don't matter. I think he's probably going to look better slick shirt off anyways. He spit it. Forget about the hair. I think the calf, this is what he was destined to be, was a slick steer, show steer. So with it, with his hip and hind leg, the way all that ties together and everything balances so well and so smoothly, I just think that's one when he's, when he's a fat steer he's going to be a very unique, built, hard to make type of animal.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir, 96 is next. This is going to be an in God we Trust on a female you call 32. And like we've stated before, I think this one is a little lighter, lighter weight, maybe not as further along in terms of his maturity pattern but he's got the feet and legs to hold it. I think this calf can be pushed and I think once he hits 12 o' clock haired or slick, the calf reads that like he had a real nice hair coat. I think the calf would be awfully nice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

I agree completely. The calf is in my opinion very behind on his condition of maturity. You know, maybe we can sit here and throw the blame on a resip or something like that, but it don't matter. This is what we got to work with right here and, and the calf needs somebody that wants to work with him. That's all he needs. He needs some time on feed and he's probably going to need a little extra maturity for his bone size to catch up with everything. His feet and legs work great but he is probably just a little frail boned and skinny right now. But I think you get Late into the spring and cheer him off. Think I think we've got a very nice showcase right here.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 97 is next. This is an in God we trust on the female you call 270. In terms of like lightweight, fat steer deluxe. I think this calf reads just exactly that way. Bold, ribbed, short backed, big hipped. Still couples that with an awesome set of feet and legs. I love the calf's build. I love the calf's look. I honestly think as a hair lightweight at Fort Worth. This one's a heater, definitely.

[Spencer Ashworth]

This cap did have, did have very nice hair. He is pink nosed and snow white. And like I've said before, it seems to be harder to hold that hair on them this time of year, especially when you're fighting up and down temperatures. And out of the three brothers in the sale, I almost think this one's probably the best. Slick Sheeran one out of the three in the fact that he balances and puts everything together so well. The other two brothers have probably bigger out there pieces in my mind, but this one ties it all together in such a smooth, elegant, unique package.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Andy eight's next. Another in God we trust in terms of hair coat, he's right on the money. But he also reads to be extremely dual purpose. Just watching his video, walking away and to you, this calf's wide, constructed, deeply up high, wide pin set. I, I do like the calf a whole lot. I think in terms of TLC and a little time on feed. With the right home and management, this calf's gonna be really nice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. Everybody, everybody wants a skinny one when, when it starts getting where some of these other ones start getting up there on sale night. And I think this is one a person doesn't need to forget about. Pretty fault freak build of calf here, just very behind in condition. Has very, very, very good hair. I think, I think you got a lot of options with a calf like this. I don't think his frame is going to limit him on anything like that. I think you can really mash the gas and get a lot out of him. Or if you choose to and you want to just kind of roll him, roll him through, you can. But I think this is one you can sure lay the gas to and, and, and get him there. And he could use it. He could definitely use getting pushed on pretty hard for a little bit, kind of get caught up, addition of maturity.

[Auctioneer]

Oh, for sure. 99 is next. This can be a next man up on the same female we've talked about on several amazing cattle the 220 female. And this calf represents a lot of things that we've talked about those cattle prior high tying and to be that weight and still have that kind of rib cage and shape up high. I think this calf is a slicking one, is extremely unique but again like his brothers has awesome hair coat. I think either way, this calf, if he hits 12 o' clock at the right home and right time, he's going to be awfully nice for sure.

[Spencer Ashworth]

This cow. My biggest, my biggest pick on this cow is sometimes a few of these seem to have a little bit of an odd maturity stage I guess is the best way to put it. I've sold a few of them like this that were skinnier and farther behind but they're big, burly, caged, easy flesh and looking. They were just skinny and kind of hard looking in a way. So far we've got a few of them on feed that I. That I've sold out and about the last fall and the results are what's coming in I'm hearing about. They seem to be very pleased with what they're doing and how they're coming along. But this one is going to take somebody that is going to believe in a, in a skinny one and be patient and willing to see it out to the end. I think the calf's built very good. Just not got the out there pieces and chubbiness and ready to go and bloom right now.

[Auctioneer]

I believe lot 100 is this same story, different color. I love the calf's look from the side. I absolutely love his hip and hind leg posture. I believe again with the right management, a little more feed and being pushed and his feet and legs can hold it. This calf will be really, really nice no matter where he hits.

[Spencer Ashworth]

12 o' clock exactly. This calf, I mean I must say it on this one. This one had hair draped off of him. I don't know quite. I ain't got an excuse for the color on this one on why it's spit out but you can see it's, it's. He's wanting to rub it all out on his neck and on top of his blades. This one's probably going to be just a little more pinch behind his blades right now for his big and dense is that thing is he is hard and skinny. He's got the gas to grow and I don't think he's going to be no small show calf. And he's got an arrogant presence like very few have. I think with time and patience you could have an absolute Unique critter right here.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, one is next. This is going to be an in God we trust out of a female. We talked about 122 and I don't know, I don't believe his photo does this calf justice. I believe you need to watch his video. The calf's feet and legs are incredible and I believe that. Again, nothing. Another one that needs time and TLC and feed. The calf reads to be an awesome slicking one, but once again he's broccol faced. So I believe he could potentially run as a breed steer. But I think the calf's awfully nice. I think he just needs time, definitely.

[Spencer Ashworth]

And I mean, hey, we're selling a pile of them. We can't get them all pictured perfectly. I mean, Chris Rosa does me an absolute exceptional job. I think the cattle from. I've asked customers because I want my cattle fairly represented. I want you to be happier with your calf when you get him home than when you bought him if you weren't able to make it to the sale. But this one just is so, so skinny and behind. It's hard to make one like that look good on picture day. In all reality, if we lived farther south, I'm sure this is the kind of calf a person puts back there in the pen and feeds on for another 30, 60 days and he looks like the one you want to have right then. But hey, we're here to, we're here to meet all budgets and everybody and help get everybody the calf they need for their goals and minds. Maybe this is a budget friendly calf that can help do somebody some good and they can look real smart come springtime for sure.

[Auctioneer]

102 is next. And this actually reads to be like a real docile calf. Reads to be like a first year showman type of calf that's got an awesome haircut and they're looking to take a lightweight there to Fort Worth. I, I believe if there's a father out there with a little girl that's looking for a calf that it's easy to work with and look awesome there at Fort Worth, I believe this is the right choice.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. He, he has been, See, he has been real easy going. Like I said, we got 57 or 58 heading the sale. We're not a huge operation with just a bunch of full time people around here. These cattle do continue to get worked with daily and on a regular basis here after picture day, even after the sale, until they go to their homes. I do want these cattle to be broke and act right, but I do want to undersell and over deliver. So I would treat these cattle all like they're broke to tie and that's it. But I want to have them a lot more broke than that. But that's just what I want to prepare and tell people just for the fact that there is so many of them and there's only one of me.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes, sir. 103 is next. This is named God We Trust that a female you call 184. Again, I can't preach enough that there's skinny ones in this sale. And I don't think that that's a disadvantage at all. Calves that are green that can be pushed and have the hind legs and the feet and legs in general to hold that kind of pushing to get them 12 o'.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Clock.

[Auctioneer]

I think the cattle end up breeding fresher at the end of the day when they hit 12 o'. Clock. I think this calf 103 represents that type in kind as a slick shear

[Spencer Ashworth]

in one most definitely. And I think there is a lot of folks out there that are real good at feeding holdover type cattle. And there's a lot of folks real good at feeding ones that are kind of the summer and fall borns that they can just coast on. And there's a lot of people out there that are real good at feeding a real skinny one that's way behind and they like to crank on them. They got the good wheels that can handle it hammer down and I'm all about it. So, I mean, I wish they were all fat and bloomy and ready to go win the show tomorrow. But that just ain't the. That ain't the business of raising these things. It ain't always going to work out that way. So. I think you said that exactly right. This is one you can just rear back and feed on real hard. And you're going to see a lot of upside potential on this gap. I mean, study the pedigree. The cow's already proven she can do it. We can't have them all out of them 12 o' clock and ready to go. So here might be the one.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. 104 is next. This will be the last year you have to offer in the sale, to be honest with you. Don't think you can wrap up the steers much better breeds to be a moderate, easy feeding one that's out of in God We Trust. Soft haired that I think a family can have fun with over the summer and fall. But I believe this calf slicked off is going to be awfully Nice. From San Antonio, Houston.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely just a wide pin set, big back, easy doing kind of calf that's fault free. That, that seems to be the kind that is easy to manage, easy to take care of and works for a lot of different people. The cow. The cow we've already talked about, the mating we've already talked about. But they seem to be the kind that make it a little easier on us.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. Well now you have three heifer prospects to round out the sale. And I'll be quite honest with you, 105 is intriguing to me. She's a moonshot which is a purebred red Angus sire that's extremely unique in his look and type and kind out of a female. That's, that's right. Think if there's a female looking, I mean a family looking for a female that's a percent red Angus that you can go and take to junior nationals. I think this heifer's awfully, awfully nice. I think she's got the right body shape and dimension and her hind leg is not more than just ideal but extremely unique. Soft footed at the ground, extremely proportional, extremely maternal about her makeup as well.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. And boy, I just can't give up on the cow families here because this is a. That's right. 220 power in the blood in my mind. Yeah, I cooled her off and this was my goal was to make a heifer. And going back like we talked about earlier on the heifers, I don't know that when I was breeding all these things and making all of them I probably didn't have no intention of selling them. But I thought boy, right here's a percent red Angus. Very unique built, very unique made animal. If we're going to sell the best of what we got, we better put them all on there. So here she is I think very unique animal that, that has a unique pedigree and can bring something different to the percent Red Angus breed.

[Auctioneer]

For sure no. 6 is next and I believe this one, if it had the right plumbing as a show steer this would be a real, real high dollar show steer. But I also believe in that same statement. This is a female that someone can latch on to and make their next donor. A red hided female that's out of six shooter on a female you call 2240. That is extremely unique. I believe if I, if I believe right, this calf would probably, or this female probably be th. And I believe there's a plenty of red eyed bulls out there that are not th. They can make extremely unique Ones in

[Spencer Ashworth]

the future for sure. I mean here's the first opportunity to get the first heifer out of 2240. The mother of two or three very, very high quality show steers in this sale and one of the most talked about so far. Show steers in this sale. This is an opportunity to get in early on the bus here. I don't know how many females there's really going to be out of this cow. I'll probably sit back and try to make some here at some point. But right now we're hammer down trying to make show steers out of her. So I'd say get in while you can. This is a very unique built one. Reds, reds in right now and good red ones aren't super easy to come by. They're out there but they ain't easy to come by.

[Auctioneer]

Yes sir. Seven is next and this rounds out your sale. This is a spot on and a daddy's money female. Obviously there's not a video posted as of right now. Broccoli faced female that I is extremely unique just in terms of the angle to her shoulder, how she progresses back to a soft flank. Extremely awesome hind leg. From what it reads like on the picture. I think this one in terms of pedigree, she's exactly what a lot of people look for in terms of an outcross. So they can go back on a here I am or how great thou art or say no more or anything of that nature to make real dense haired show steers in the future.

[Spencer Ashworth]

Definitely. And I'm going to start it off. The reason there's no video, the heifer did get injured. She's got a hoof injury. If this is we're playing it day by day. If she is healed and I feel 100% confident on her, there will be cell phone video footage posted on the site and she will be able to be for sale. If she is not 100% and I do not feel 100% confident and where she's at that we will. She will not be. The bidding will be disabled or we'll figure out how all that's going to work or she will not be for sale. But I want, I thought that heifer is very, very unique to be bred like she is. I just really wanted to offer a heifer that looks like that up for sale and I hope it all comes together but if it doesn't, I definitely I'm not going to sell somebody a problem or an injured one or anything like that. So that's where we're at on that, and we're going to play it day by day and see if we can get things back to where they need to be. If not, I guess it'll just be what it'll be.

[Auctioneer]

Yes, sir. Well, that rounds out the sale, and what I can say is we've gone through a lot of cattle this evening, Spencer, and it's been extremely fun to be able to look over this amount of cattle of this quality is intriguing and unique. And I don't say that just to say that. I say that because you don't come across it very often, especially in your part of the world, not to take your part of the world as a disadvantage for raising show steers. It's evident that it is manageable, and it is, from what it reads, to be easy to do. So with the amount of quality and quantity of cattle on this sale, is there anything else that you'd like to leave the audience with before we wrap it up and end the preview?

[Spencer Ashworth]

I think you covered it pretty well. Yeah, we kind of live off the beaten path a little bit. But if you want to find a way to get here, we'll help get you picked up. Whether that's airport, whatever you need to do, we're all about helping you access us and making it work or whatever accommodations we need to make when you get here to help things be easier on you to view our cattle. And we appreciate your interest, and we hope we can do business with you.

[Auctioneer]

Absolutely. Yes, sir. Once again, grateful for the opportunity to represent Ashworth show cattle out there, I'm very excited to see how the sale goes. If you've yet to find a showster for you, I'm almost 100% certain you can find one in this sale. There's a lot to look at. There's a lot of good ones to grab for you. Once again, empowerment's here. Thank y' all for tuning in. We'll see y' all next time.