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v N I-70 Ellsworth v 14 Ave. X 18th Rd. v W v v v E S Lindsborg v 4 Geneseo Lyons US Highway 56 v We want to welcome everyone to our 2014 Annual Bull Sale. Thanks to our repeat customers and to those who are new to our sale. All of us at Janssen Red Angus appreciate your interest and support of our program. All facts will indicate that it is a good time to be in the cattle business. If a new bull is needed for your cowherd this year, then this is a good time to evaluate the goals you might have for your next calf crop. As seedstock producers, an interesting part of our job, is selecting new herd sires for our cowherd. We have selected bulls that balance and strengthen the EPD s of our calf crop. Gradual and systematic improvement of EPD s in our bulls should also continue to improve the profit potential of your calf crop. Without a doubt, it is fun for us to grow and develop these bulls and offer them to you. We enjoy having you come and look at the bulls. Let us help you find the genetics that you need to achieve your goals. Please remember that we also produce and sell commercial Red Angus bred heifers every fall. If you have an interest in bred heifers let us put your name on our call list for next fall. Thanks again and we hope to see you at our sale, March 22nd. Jack & Roxie Janssen Travis & Delane Janssen Jack & Roxie Travis, Delane, Wade, Pate & Case

Our Program Janssen Red Angus is located in southern Ellsworth County. Our cowherd grazes year round and calves on grass. Our location allows us to use wheat pasture to grow our bulls through the fall and winter. The bulls were brought into the feedlot January 18th in which they are fed a high fiber energy ration and free choice hay. Spending the winter out of the lot provides a lot of exercise to develop sound feet and legs. The ultrasound information and breeding soundness exam have been done thanks to Dr. Paul Ritter, D.V.M. of Monument Station Ultrasound Services and Dr. William Frazee, D.V.M., Frazee Veterinary Consulting. Our breeding goals are balanced EPD s, with special attention given to calving ease, muscling and disposition. Vaccination Program on Bulls: 60 days of age - 7 way Black leg & Bovi-shield Gold 5 6 months - precondition for weaning - 7 way Black leg, Bovi-shield Gold 5, Pasturella 6 ½ months - weaning time - Bovi-shield Gold 5, treated for external & internal parasites Feb. - re-treated for internal & external parasites Special Thanks to Jerry Rush, Kendall Rathbun and Kevin Kniffin for all their help throughout the year. We value their friendship and are blessed to have them as our neighbors. We also want to thank the rest of our family Ross Janssen, Matt & Sydney Shepheard and Justin Janssen who step in whenever they can. Matt Warta is another neighbor & friend who comes when he can. Sale Information Sale Date is March 22nd Bulls will be penned by 11:00 a.m. for viewing. Lunch will be furnished. 1. Silent Auction: 1:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m. A representative for the ranch will receive all bids & post them. 2. Bidding open to all bidders. 3. Phone bids will be accepted. 4. BUYERS RISK: Bulls become risk of buyer as soon as sold. They will be fed and cared for until April 1st free of charge. Arrangements for delivery can be made at sale or the week following Sale Day Phone Numbers: 620-562-7041 620-562-8361 620-562-7049 1 Guarantee We guarantee our bulls to be sound, fertile and of quiet disposition. If not a refund or replacement is available. Sight unseen purchases We can discuss the bulls over the phone and select one for you. Delivery Information Bulls can be picked up on day of purchase or delivery is available. Up to 100 miles----------------------- $50 per bull 100 miles or more-------------------$100 per bull

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RAAA Strategic Core Policies 1. The policy of the (Red Angus) Association is to discourage the more artificial practices in purebred cattle production and to place its faith instead in objective tests, consisting for the most part of comparisons within herds of factors of known economic importance and known heritability.by making this an integral part of the registration system, Red Angus breeders feel that even faster progress can be made toward the ultimate goal of more efficient beef production. 2. It is the Association s primary role to promote the financial well being of its members, and uses this as the method for encouraging new membership. 3. The standing policy of the RAAA is that when the science exists to make a genetic prediction more precise and reliable, the science is implemented. This is overseen by technical committee and not the board of directors. 4. There is no proxy voting in the RAAA. This policy was established in the Constitution and Bylaws at the onset of the Association to ensure that voting members were fully informed and up-to-date through their attendance at the Annual Meeting. 5. The Association s general role in assisting marketing of the membership s cattle is to have the best objectively described cattle in the industry and to provide the best service to our members customers (commercial producers). Although, RAAA promotes overall demand for the breed through activities such as national advertising, the Association does not take a roll in the marketing of an individual member s cattle. 6. The Association has a long standing policy supporting planned crossbreeding and the use of heterosis. 7. The ARA Magazine is sent to all bull customers, so in general, the editorial content of the magazine has a commercial and technical focus, i.e. typical breed journal articles such as member profiles are avoided. 8. The role of the Association is to objectively describe reproduction, growth, maintenance and carcass traits utilizing the fewest EPD s possible to achieve this purpose. The concept of Economically Relevant Traits guides this process. 9. The RAAA actively seeks out and implements new technologies that are based on sound, scientific principles. 5

Glossary of Terms ACCURACY - A measure of the reliability of an EPD. Accuracy values are reported as decimal numbers between zero and one. Values closer to one indicate larger amounts of available information and greater certainty that a bull s EPD will not change significantly as more progeny information becomes available. See the article titled, Understanding EPD Accuracies and Possible Change in the front of this Sire Summary. BACK FAT THICKNESS (BFAT) - Depth of fat in tenths of an inch over the rib eye muscle at the 12th rib. It consists of a single measurement at a point three-fourths of the lateral length of the ribeye muscle from the split chine bone. CORRELATION - A measure of how two traits vary together. A correlation of 1.0 means that as one trait increases the other also increases a perfect positive relationship. A correlation of -1.0 means that as one trait increases the other decreases - a perfect negative, or inverse, relationship. A correlation of 0.00 means no relationship exists between traits. Correlation coefficients may vary between + 1.0 and -1.0. DAUGHTERS (DTRS) - The number of daughters with at least one progeny weaning weight used in the analysis. EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCE (EPD) - The expected difference (in trait units, usually lb. or %) in performance of a bull s progeny when those progeny are compared to progeny of a sire with an EPD of zero for the trait in question. EPD values are relative. They do not indicate absolute levels of performance. Rather, they can be used to compare expected progeny performance of different bulls. GENETIC CORRELATIONS - Correlations between two traits that arise because some of the same genes affect both traits. When two traits (e.g., weaning and yearling weight) are positively and highly correlated to one another, successful selection for change in one trait will result in change in the same direction in the other trait. When two traits are negatively and highly correlated (e.g., birth weight and calving ease) to one another, successful selection for change in one trait will result in a change in the opposite direction in the other trait. GROUPS (GRPS) -The number of contemporary groups in which a sire s progeny appear. HERITABILITY - The portion of the differences among cattle, measured or observed, that is transmitted to the offspring. Heritability varies from zero to one. The higher the heritability of a trait, the more accurately does the individual performance predict the breeding value and the more rapid should be the response to selection for that trait. HOT CARCASS WEIGHT (CW) -Weight of carcass just prior to chilling. INTERIM EPD - Interim EPDs are calculated for individual animals by adjusting pedigree estimates for the individual s relative performance within its contemporary group. They are denoted in this sire summary with an accuracy of P+. In the case that the individual has no relative performance data, the pedigree estimates are denoted with an accuracy of P. For more information, please see the section titled Questions and Answers about the RAAA National Cattle Evaluation in this Sire Summary. MARBLING - The specks of fat (intramuscular fat) distributed in muscular tissue. Marbling is evaluated in the ribeye between the 12/13th rib interface. MARBLING SCORE (MARS) - Marbling score is a subjective numeric value assigned to varying levels of intramuscular fat. It is utilized as one of tile primary factors in determining quality grade. Breed average or higher for marbling score EPD is desirable. PROGENY (PROG) - The number of progeny weaning weight records used in the analysis. PROGENY PER DAUGHTER (PROG/DTR) - The average number of progeny records per daughter. QUALITY GRADE - An estimate of palatability based primarily on marbling and maturity and generally to a lesser extent on color, texture, and firmness of lean. REFERENCE SIRE - A bull designated to be used as a benchmark in progeny testing other bulls. Progeny for reference sires in several herds enable comparisons to be made between bulls not producing in the same herd(s). RIBEYE AREA (REA) - Area of the longissimus muscle measured in square inches at the l2/13th rib interface on the beef forequarter. Selection for larger ribeye areas within the Red Angus breed will result by utilizing sires with positive REA EPDs. Sire Summary Abbreviations ACC - Accuracy. BW - Birth Weight (pounds). CAT - Registration Category. The RAAA category of a particular sire. A = 100% Red Angus with no disqualifying characters. B = 87% through 99% Red Angus displaying no disqualifying characters. 2 = 87% through 100% Red Angus having one or more disqualifying characters. 3 = 0% through 86% Red Angus. CED - Calving Ease Direct (%). The probability that an animal s calves will be born without assistance to a two-year-old cow. CEM - Calving Ease Maternal (%). The probability that an animal s daughters will calve unassisted as two-year-olds. CW -Carcass Weight (pounds). EPD - Expected Progeny Difference. DOB - Date of Birth. DTRS - Number of Daughters. ERT - Economically Relevant Trait. A trait that can be directly related to a revenue or expense. FAT - Carcass Back Fat Thickness (inches). GROUPS - Number of Contemporary Groups. HPG - Heifer Pregnancy (%). The probability that an animal s daughters will conceive to calve as two year olds. MARS - Carcass Marbling Score (score 2-10). ME - Maintenance Energy (Mcals per month). MGs - Maternal Grand Sire. The sire of the dam that produced a particular animal listed in the sire summary. MILK - Weaning Weight Maternal (pounds). PROG - Number of Progeny. PROG/DTR - Average Number of Progeny per Daughter. PWG - Post Weaning Gain (pounds). Actual weight gain from weaning weight to yearling weight. Post weaning gain is used to calculate 365 day adjusted yearling weight and yearling weight EPDs. QG - Quality Grade (score 2-10). REA - Carcass Rib Eye Area (sq. inches). REG - Official RAAA Registration Number. This number is the official number used by the RAAA to individually identify all animals in the Red Angus database (herd book). STAY - Stayability (%). The probability that after an animal s daughters enter a herd, they will remain productive at least until the age of six. TM - Weaning Weight Total Maternal (pounds). WW - Weaning Weight (pounds). YW - Yearling Weight (pounds). 6

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Janssen Red Angus Reference Sires 2014 Notes: 063 248X FR REZULT MLC MR BEEFMAKER X248 BULL 04/05/2010 PB SM Ratio Data Act. BW 110 84 NICHOLS LEGACY G151 Adj. WW 111 815 HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K Adj. YW 111 1366 C & D TRACY ADG 3.4 WS BEEF MAKER R13 2289889 R PLUS RED RIBEYE 1134L SC 40 DCR MS RIBEYE N72 Frame 6 DCR MISS ZINGER MLC MISS REZULT R19 2299145 MPPA: DSR RED BEAR CAT N41 EPD Top% Data MARB 0.50 1 3.07 YG -0.20 75 CW 43 10 REA 0.83 15 17.2 FAT 0.24 CED BW WW YW MILK TM ME HPG CEM STAY EPD 5 1.6 82 120 32 73 10 3 4 Top% 248X will sire calves with plenty of growth and carcass. We like his thick, clean phenotype and he produces calves with a lot of length. The heifers look very promising. His sons should really make the grade in the feedlot. 8

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