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All right, so RJ is back with us to do his steer sale, which you can find on SC, which is on March 5th. Obviously we did his heifer sale, but he's going to do the steer sail with us as well. I'm very excited to talk about some for sure. So Ryan, obviously you need no introduction, but go ahead and give us any thoughts about the steer sail prior to us talking about the lots.
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B
You bet. Thanks, Weston. So once again this year we brought all of our summer and fall horns down to our really good friends Zach and Shelby Wells. Located in Oskaloosa, Kansas, gets them a little closer to where most of them all go. Down south and a little further from the South Dakota winter. It seems to work very, very well. They got a beautiful place to look at them. Don't be afraid. Zach's numbers on the listed on the sale site all the way throughout here. Give him a holler if you're interested in going and looking at them. They're just conveniently located about an hour west of Kansas City or if you're familiar with Kansas Lawrence, Kansas, where the Jayhaw play. They're just about 15 miles north there. So pretty nice location. Pretty easy to get to.
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Yes, sir. Well, you start off with lot one. He's a how great thou art over 62, 61, which is an in God we trust over the infamous HL620. Obviously he's a summer of 2025. This one's a full sib to greater good. The very, very popular Floyd steer there at Fort Worth and Rogers reserve there at Iowa. Obviously we did the post game at Fort Worth and Frank Ward was said that Class 11 was real, real deep but brought up Floyd's and good and very highly of him and he became very, very popular there on social media. I think this one replicates him in a lot of ways.
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B
Yeah. So summerborn calf here, he kind of got a tough draw on the reset. So kind of always liked the pieces of this calf, especially when he was born. Maybe kind of took the summer tough in early fall, got this calf weaned and man, I've never seen one respond to feed like he has. I think a lot of this mating, when it hits, it hits good. And this is an example of that. Big in terms of his foot size, heavy duty in his leg, still flexible. Gets out and fills his tracks real, real well. Absolutely beautiful hair coat. You know, just love his body type. He's square, he's got a round rib cage in him. He's big backed and thick ended. Still hits you with some presence and some look there. I think when this mating's good, it's really, really good. And they seem to finish really, really strong. So I think this calf's a lot of fun in a good home.
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A
Well, lot two is next. And this is another how great thou art. Out of a female called Stevie. This would be a spring of 20, 25 in my mind. You say it as well, so I think it's pretty hard to not notice it. But, I mean, those feet and legs are massive and he utilizes them so, so well. But I. I think it's more intriguing to see how he matches that up high in terms of his mass and dimension and still be so neat from profile.
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B
Yep. This is a calf I got from Brent and Stephanie Powell there in Iowa. Full brother to the really popular Geier steer. Would have won the prospect show in Denver among many others. Love that calf in Kansas City as well show that year. I think this calf is very unique. You want to talk about one that is set down on his pasterns and flexible on both ends. Maybe into the point there'd be some judges call him out for being too soft pastern. But I'll guarantee he can walk from here to Texas and back and never break down. Huge, incredible long hairs. Round, ribbed. He danks your holdover size, but I think managed right. This calf could be a lot of fun and tough to turn in a good home. So I think you knew calf. Really flexible, incredible hair. Be a lot of fun for somebody.
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A
Well, lot three is next, and you got another how great thou art. The female is called Indy. She's a perfection mab. I'm curious to know, and I might be tripping just because I'm seeing all this on a laptop, but is he kind of like a blue roan?
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B
He's actually just solid black. He did start rubbing just a little bit. It might be a little bit what you're seeing.
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A
Gotcha.
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B
Just black with some white on his belly and tail and stuff. This calf is very, very good. We had a flush of these this fall. We own this heifer with Ben Olson and his family. His daughter's had a lot of fun showing her. She was in the top five and beat the steers quite a few times. Originated out of the FAR program in Indiana. Just his mother, if anybody remembers her. One of the biggest footed, biggest legged, stoutest ended females I've ever seen and seems to be generating that very, very well. I really think this is a very, very good calf. Cool looking there up through his front one third, but Huge hairy feet and legs, really dense. I think this calf could be very competitive and a lot of fun for somebody.
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A
Lot four's next. He's an In God We Trust out of Apocalypse. In my mind. He's got real, real nice hair and I think he'd be a really nice contender at any haired show. But he reads to be like a moderate, easy feeding type of calf that has the slick, sheer and muscle shape. I mean it looks like his back is absolutely huge. His pin set is wide, his hip is big and his feet and legs work just so good. I think I'd love to see this calf slicked off at San Anton to highlight his. His flexible hind leg and used to his lower joint.
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B
Yeah, I couldn't agree with you anymore. I mean, obviously the calf everyone can see in the picture and video video, he's got nice soft hair. But I think even his color and build like his underlying balance. I like how he's real neat up there through his front one third. But so stout ended and just got a stout attractive hind leg when you slick him off. I think this calf be a lot of fun and really fits the size and age for San Antonio or around there very, very well. I think a very, very neat calf. Very competitive in Texas.
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A
Lot five is next. You got a Hereford steer here actually. This would be a full sib to two of the heifers that are in your heifer sale, correct?
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B
Yes, absolutely. Maybe if no one listened in heifer sale. But this is a full brother. Brock Welshins bought a full brother a few years ago, would have won the Herefords at Oye. It's been a very consistent competitive mating. I think this one no doubt classes in Texas. He's got the rings around his ears, a nice feather. Markings on his are good as well. Just think, this calf, he could be black and still be really good. He's got a nice big feeding rib cage in him. He's awesome on his feet and legs. Got a nice stout hip in him. I think a very, very competitive Hereford in a good home. Really, really like this calf.
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Well, lot six is next. He's gonna be an in God We Trust over cow. That's an MB over McKay's 706D. Obviously this one is really big haired, very big ribbed, big backed, big hipped. In my mind he's a really good haired calf somewhere. Probably as a heavyweight. I'd say probably Fort Worth time. What do you think?
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B
Yeah, for sure. I kind of like this one size Fort Worth, Denver time for sure. Probably needs to be Showed in the hair. But he's got the beautiful long hair, soft, easy to work with. So good on his feet and legs. Nice hip, well balanced here from the side. Calf probably looks better tied up than he does loose even. If anybody wants to see a video of him tied up, just let us know. We'd be happy to send it to you. I think a lot of fun calf always gonna have beautiful hair. Very very good running gear. You don't have to worry about really cool marked head there being a yellow baldy. So I think that cast a lot of fun. Go to Fort Worth or Denver with.
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Well you talk about good haired ones and I don't think it gets any better haired than Lot 7. He's an MAB banshee. He is a fall of 2025, so he's probably a little younger and probably a little greener compared to some that we've talked about. But I again that doesn't take away from his quality. I mean his build is incredible obvious. Arguably one of my favorite built cabs that I've seen this far. I mean I can't get over the fact of his profile just how high tying level top he is. Especially just how balanced he is from profile.
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B
Yeah, you probably couldn't see it any better. I mean he is hard not to love. You kind of want to pack him up in your suitcase and take him home. Beautiful big hairy legs, so neat through his front end but still pretty impressive in terms of width and muscle for sure. Always going to be a lightweight but I think that's what makes him really cool. You know, I think a calf with no more than he's been worked with, a good attitude. He just makes a very, very fun lightweight for a youngster getting started and it's hard not to love her red, red google eye baldy. I think that calf's really cool and got beautiful hair. Be a lot of fun for somebody looking for a very, very competitive lightweight at Fort Worth.
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A
Lot 8 is next and this can be an in God we trust over angels envy if you watch the video. I think if there's a little girl here in Texas that needs a show steer for her first year or second year that wants to be competitive, I don't think it get than this. I don't think he's the densest haired thing in the world but I think that's what makes him so unique because I think he could slick off really, really well and stand out even more due to the fact that he's so long fronted and tight chested and progresses Back deep to his flank and still incredible off of his hind leg.
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B
Yeah, I agree with you, Weston. I don't think this calf's. Maybe he came from Texas from our buddy Steve Hicks. So I think that hurts his hair coat a little. I think that stuff he's got is real high quality and still can be shown with hair. But like you said, that Cal, being green, has got a round rib cage in him, incredibly big backed and stout ended. But more importantly, not only the quality of this calf, he is literally the gentlest baby calf I have ever been around. Zach's little girl can go out there and feed him and scratch on him. He's hard not to love and kind of does so with some quality. So I think anyone that's looking for a calf that's still got quality wants to build confidence of a young showman. I think this is. This is a calf that could get a young kid hooked on show cattle. And then he's not even hard to look at for mom and dad either. So kind of a fun one there as well. Sure.
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Lot nines next. This can be an In God we Trust spring of 2025. He is a little further along in terms of maturity, but this thing is extremely burly in my mind. A huge rib cage, huge hip with a wide pin set and a burly hind leg. Talk to me about what you think his best end point is, where he probably needs to end up.
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I think this is another kind of Fort Worth size calf. You know, either be on the heavy end of the middleweights or light end of the the he. I think this calf has got absolutely, like you said, a hind leg that everyone is drawn to and then a level square hip, Good rib cage in him. I think he's still good looking up front there. He's a lot of fun. Just love his running gear. Beautiful colored. It's got nice hair. I think a very, very nice holdover for someone.
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Yes, Sir. Well, lot 10's next. This can be an in God we Trust apocalypse. He's a summer of 2025, but in my mind. So he's really good haired. I think he does great at haired shows, but in video his back looks huge. And that's a really big forearm. That's a really big rib cage and a very, very awesome hind leg. So talk to me about where you think he'd be good. I think anywhere from the turf at San Antonio or even there at Houston, as well as a heavy aoc.
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Yeah, absolutely. So this is a full brother to lot four that we talked about. Kind of the same thing. Both calves got dang sure nice enough hair if somebody wants to clip them and get them hairy. Fort Worth or Denver or something like that. But I think they're big, big pieces and big just kind of purpose is getting slicked off and being very competitive. Yeah, like you said, the calf just opens up with some shape down his back. Extremely big hip. Got a stout, attractive hind leg, but does so with a clean chest and throat. I think them cattle slick off and balance up very, very competitively. Can be shown at several Texas majors there in the spring.
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A
Yes, sir, a lot elevens next. This can be a how great thou art on Charlay cow. Obviously we've seen some green ones and this is another one. But it doesn't work to his demise at all. I mean, I think this thing is so fresh and so youthful from the profile. Still long proportioned, long and level hipped and works his hind leg extremely well. His lower joints are very, very flexible. Talk to me about where you think he ends up. Obviously still pretty good haired. I think he just needs a little
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time and yeah, I think it's hard probably to read. This cap comes to us a little greener. But I really like the how greats on the Charolais. I think it's a good mating and they, they can be very, very good. I think this calf can go a lot of different directions. He's good enough hair to show Fort Worth, but also I know he's skinny and you probably got to read into him, but his skeletal width and just his true shape there down his back, I think this calf would slick someday too. I think the how greats on the Charolais is pretty neat mating for that. So I think if somebody's got a good feed bucket and a little extra time and patience could get a real good deal on a very high quality calf. That's extra sound on his feet and legs and still balances up really good.
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Well, you talk about needs a little bit of time and if there's someone that's willing to be patient, could end up really, really good. I think that's a perfect definition of Lot 12. He's an in God we trust over another Charolais cow. He's a fall of 20, 25. I think he's really good hair and I'd love to see this one at oye. I don't know about you.
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B
Yeah, I think this calf, you know, obviously being an in God on a charolay, they usually get plenty of punch to him. So somebody in Texas is looking For a true fallborn, a show at a later show like Austin or Houston or something like that or even a county show can be very competitive. But like you said, for a white one, very, very soft haired and oye probably gets him to a little heavier weight. Be very competitive. But I think got, you know, kind of a dual purpose calf. Just another one somebody's probably going to get a deal on. There ain't much wrong with him. Just needs some extra time and teal.
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Well, lot 13's next. This will be an in God We Trust over Cal we've already talked about. She's an MAB over McKay 706D. This one's obviously really good hair, dense haired. I love his length of neck, length of spine. He's got a huge hip on him and he utilizes his hind leg correctly. But I also think that he could slick off well and do really good at San Antonio or Houston for sure as well.
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B
Yeah, I would agree with you 100%. Full brother too. Yellow, baldy we talked about a few lots ago. Probably quite a bit different though, even though they're full brothers. Yeah, he's got beautiful soft butterscotch hair and I don't want to deter anybody from thinking they could show him at Fort Worth or Denver even either one. But I think this calf would slick off and just the way his tail head sits up there a little bit more. Really punchy in terms of his muscle around in terms of his rib, good balance in his underlying, really neat up front. I think that calf would be fun to see slick someday. Kind of the right age and size for that as well.
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Yes, sir. Well then lot 14 is an end God we trust out of 400. He is a summer of 2025. You state that he's a full brother to many champions. What would those be and what do you think his endpoint needs to be?
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B
I think this calf for sure probably slicks the best. You know, San Angelo, Austin, San Antonio, Houston had probably not the best draw on his reset but. But Dankshire has kind of responded to feed. Well, a couple years ago we would have had champion with a yellow full brother to this at Rodeo Austin shown by the Wall family last summer. The Prince family from Nebraska would have won Nebraska State Fair, been class winners at Kansas City, Denver. Had some competitive cattle out of that bull out of this meeting the top five at Exar Ben a couple years ago. So just been a mating that's been very, very competitive for several years. And I think just every year kicks out really good ones. This calf's Got a nice build in terms of his skeleton, good rib cage, plenty of muscle. Probably looks a little rougher. He started to rub a little bit, but like I said, on a couple of them other lots, if somebody's looking to get a deal good with the feed bucket, could be. Look very, very smart in the end.
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Well, I think if someone was smart in the end as well, they would bid until they couldn't bid anymore. On lot 15, I got to look at this thing a couple. I think I took a screenshot of him and sent him to a couple of people and was like, this thing is extremely cool marked. But I think what makes it so unique is that he's such a really good calf. I mean, his presence in proportions, just how burly and stout he is, how much dimension and width he offers is incredible. But I think that color pattern is just so unique. I've not seen one like him, and I don't think he probably ever will again.
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B
Yeah, I'm probably in the doghouse for selling this calf. My wife wants to make a rug out of him. I told her, you need to just get with whoever buys them and maybe you can offer them something if. If it's ever available. I hope the calf wins a big show someday, and that's not an option. Absolutely love this calf. If our little boy was old enough to show, I would never sell him because then I could keep myself and my wife happy. I know he's wild marked, and they call him one in a million. Probably never be another one like it, but I think you just dig into the quality of this calf, and he's maybe not the most of anything. He might not be the wildest necked or the biggest boned or the biggest butted, biggest rib, but I think he is way more than adequate and has plenty everywhere. I just love this calf's balance, and I think everything kind of flows and balances up good, and then he's got plenty of extra for me. I think that calf is. I know he's wild marked, but I think if he's black, he's really, really, really good, too. Awesome attitude. Just be a lot of fun for someone, and dang sure everybody will know you're there for sure.
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A
Well, that kind of wraps up the sale. So do you have any extra comments that you'd like to leave the listeners with before we end the preview?
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B
No, not really. I think we kind of hit on everything. Don't be afraid to go see them in Kansas. Love to love for everyone to see them if they can make it don't hesitate on trucking. We'll we'll dang sure help out and get them headed whichever direction they need to. Yeah, like always. Just don't hesitate to call us if you got any questions. Definitely a nice set of calves. I'm really proud of. Kind of a nice variety of different endpoints and kind of purposes as well so.
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Yes sir. Well that wraps up the preview. The steer sale happens on March 5th. You can find it on SC Online Sales. Obviously Ryan's info is on there as well as Zach's if you'd like to go see the cattle. Be sure to reach out to them if you have any more questions. Hopefully we answered all of them. But with that said, grateful for the opportunity. Glad that we were able to represent you rj. Very grateful for it all. This is what it's all about. Thank you all for tuning in.
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B
You bet. Thanks A bunch of.