Lot 1 Ash Valley Optimus 6504

Optimus 6504 is one of the most powerful bull prospects we have offered to date. Not only did he index 120 and 112 for WW and YW, he did it efficiently with 111 feed to gain ratio. 6504 harnesses the explosive growth of Optimus coupled with a maternally efficient Prestige 8u daughter that has had an average index for BW, WW, YW of 106, 103, and 101 while maintaining a 362 day calving interval.

Lot 2 Ash Valley Optimus 6603

If you are a fan of Lot 1 but want it in a purebred package, 6603 is a mirror equal in nearly every category with an improved BEPD that is in the top 25% of the breed. He is backed by a dam that posts birth, weaning and yearling ratios of 106, 108, and 107 and is a maternal half sister to the 2015 sale top seller, ASH VALLEY Right Choice 3212.

Lot 3 Ash Valley Prestige 6589

The top feed conversion bull in the fall group with some of the most impressive growth index numbers by a Prestige 590. 6589 indexed 106 and 107 for weaning and yearling while his BEPD is in the top 15% of the breed.

Lot 4 Ash Valley Prestige 6589

One of the more phenotypically impressive 590 sons we have offered, this young sire will catch your attention. 6569 is very balanced in his epds and actual performance figures, backed by a coming 9 year old Pacer performance dam.

Lot 5 Ash Valley Leader 6607

Stout, thick, and big middled are a few takeouts from this impressive Leader son. His mother is no stranger to putting bulls in the pen as she is 3 for 3, with her most recent being last year’s sale topping Answer 5720. She has hugely impressive production in those 3 calves with average weaning and yearling ratios of 114 and 107.

Lot 6 Ash Valley Optimus 6566

A moderate BW, high growth Optimus son. He ranks in the top 20-30% for nearly every EPD category.

Lot 7 Ash Valley Prestige 6562

A high indexing weaning and yearling son of our go to heifer bull Prestige 4015. He is top 10% for birth, 15% for CED and 1% for CEM.

Lot 8 Ash Valley Prestige 6583

6583 possesses an extremely impressive set of balanced actual and EPD numbers. He is heifer safe with top tier BW and CE EPDs as well as more than sufficient growth.

Lot 9 Ash Valley Capitalist 6503

A Capitalist out of the low birthweight specialist Prestige 0665. This bull shows excellent birthweight and still maintains plenty of performance. He is top 25% in nearly every category including the hat trick of all of the $indexes.

Lot 10 Ash Valley Capitalist 6538

6538 is a game changer. He not only has outstanding actual performance, but he is in the top 10% for nearly every EPD and top 3% for $CEZ, $BMI, and $F. He was the most efficient feed converter by way of RFI and 2nd highest actual conversion F:G ratio.

Lot 11 Ash Valley Capitalist 6528

6528 is the super low birthweight, heifer bull of the Capitalist sons. His eye popping $CEZ figure is in the top 1%.

Lot 12 Ash Valley Choice 6578

A low birthweight Profit son that is very moderate in size. He is the second highest %IMF bull in the offering.

Lot 13 Ash Valley Optimus 6527

Efficiency in size, as Optimus 6527 is the lowest RFI bull in the group. This mating of Optimus and Kaper 4508 works well, producing the lowest BW and BEPD Optimus son that will be very moderate in mature size.

Lot 14 Ash Valley Optimus 6535

The second highest %IMF bull in the fall pen. 6535 is a nice combination of calving ease and growth placed in an eye appealing and attractive structure.

Lot 15 Ash Valley Optimus 6520

6520 has the highest %IMF ratio we have ever produced at 162. This big middled son of Optimus is top 25% for CED, WW, and YW and top 15% for $F.

Lot 16 Ash Valley Optimus 6586

6586 had an impressive weaning % of nearly 56%, indexing 105 and 102 for WW and YW. He is top 25% for CED, WW, ST, MB, $BMI, $F.

Lot 17 Ash Valley SL Pride 6552

Don’t let 6552’s lack of WW and YW deter you; he may be the pound for pound champion of the fall pen. With heifer safe actual and BW EPD, this soggy middle and easy keeping 321 son will keep you in the house at night during heifer calving.

Lot 18 Ash Valley Pride 6550

Here is a 321 son with a ton of possibilities. Not only is he light BW, but he has more than adequate growth numbers and is efficient to boot. He posts one of the lowest RFI figures.

Lot 19 Ash Valley Pride 6523

One of the lightest BEPD bulls in the offering, 6523 is smooth in his kind and will be safe on heifers.

Lot 20 Ash Valley Prestige 6501

A light birthweight 0590 son that possesses top end EPDs across the board for CED, CEM, BW, ST, MB, and $CEZ. His mother has a lifetime BW ratio of 103 on 7 calves.

Lot 21 Ash Valley Prestige 6518

The 0590 progeny are not going to typically blow you away with flashy performance numbers. 6518 hung tough with a bunch of heavy hitters in a tough contemporary group and still shows a 104 ratio for weaning while having one of the lighter birthweights.

Lot 22 Ash Valley Prestige 6540

A very feed efficient, top end RFI Prestige 0590 son that is really good on birth and calving ease. Also, one of the top %IMF and MB EPD bulls in the group.

Lot 23 Ash Valley Leader 6575

The Leader cattle will never show super impressive EPDs for the growth traits, as their grandsire Leader 9th was born over 50 years ago and the genetic evaluation doesn’t account for the lack of actual data from that time. What do the Leader cattle do well? They are easy keeping, efficient cattle that produce very maternal, useful females. These are the replacement female making bulls that will give you moderate framed, long bodied, good uddered and efficient cows.

Lot 24 Ash Valley Leader 6596

The Leader cattle will never show super impressive EPDs for the growth traits, as their grandsire Leader 9th was born over 50 years ago and the genetic evaluation doesn’t account for the lack of actual data from that time. What do the Leader cattle do well? They are easy keeping, efficient cattle that produce very maternal, useful females. These are the replacement female making bulls that will give you moderate framed, long bodied, good uddered and efficient cows.

Lot 25 Ash Valley Leader 6531

The Leader cattle will never show super impressive EPDs for the growth traits, as their grandsire Leader 9th was born over 50 years ago and the genetic evaluation doesn’t account for the lack of actual data from that time. What do the Leader cattle do well? They are easy keeping, efficient cattle that produce very maternal, useful females. These are the replacement female making bulls that will give you moderate framed, long bodied, good uddered and efficient cows.

Lot 26 Ash Valley Prestige 7344

7344 is the epitome of what we are trying to accomplish with Prestige. Utilize his strengths on the smaller framed, lighter birthweight females and this is the result. Powerful growth while moderate on birth, 7344’s dam is above a 101 index for every measured trait and is a 2 time Pacesetter Dam. Proven performance at its best.

Lot 27 Ash Valley Choice 7315

The 2015 sale top Right Choice 3212 meets a Legacy/Kaper daughter who is a great all around performer from calving ease to growth. Choice 7315 continues that trend with BW, WW, YW indexes of 101, 116, and 104 in a large contemporary group.

Lot 28 Ash Valley Cinch 7317

When we were looking for a Red Angus sire to complement the look, type, and performance we desired, Pie Cinch 4126 fit the bill. 7317 is one of the most eye catching bulls in his group. He’s muscular, deep and long and wraps it all up with a very balanced set of performance numbers.

Lot 29 Ash Valley Cinch 7305

This Cinch son is the curve bender. He is top 10% for BW, CED, CEM, and YW. He has been a pusher since birth and really exhibits the advantages found in the Shorthorn/Red Angus composite.

Lot 30 Ash Valley Capitalist 7308

7308 is flat out the most explosive growth bull in the spring group with a weaning and yearling ratio of 116 and 118. A Capitalist out of a Prestige/Duty combination should also be solid on birth weight.

Lot 31 Ash Valley Capitalist 7302

7302 indexes 109, 104, and 108 for birth, weaning, and yearling. Maybe one of the most attractively made Capitalist sons to date. He will be super safe on heifers with top 1 or 2% of the breed for CE and BW EPD traits as well as $CEZ.

Lot 32 Ash Valley Capitalist 7362

A high growth Prestige son out of one the really productive half blood females on the place. He is top 5% for WW and 10% for YW and MB EPDs.

Lot 33 Ash Valley Optimus 7325

It’s hard to find a chink in the armor of this red ¾ blood son of Optimus. He’s better than top 25% for BW and CED and top 10% for WW, YW. His mother is a highly productive Gardens Edge daughter that has a lifetime birth, weaning, and yearling, and marbling ratio of 102, 115, 101, and 105.

Lot 34 Ash Valley SL Optimus 7327

Long bodied and soggy are a few descriptors for this well, balanced, low birthweight Optimus son. He is negative on BW EPD and yet is top 15% for WW. He is also in the top 20% for $CEZ, 15% for $BMI, and 10% for $F.

Lot 35 Ash Valley Optimusn 7329

An Optimus son that indexed 112 for birth in a contemporary group of 48 calves. He is also strong on the maternal side for birthweight as both maternal grandsire and great grandsires were used on heifers.

Lot 36 Ash Valley Optimus 7326

A 7/8 blood that is in the top 25% or better in nearly every EPD. He is backed by one of our top composite females who has put 100% of her calf crop in the top tier of the sale bulls. She is extremely predictable and is leaving little to prove.

Lot 37 Ash Valley Prestige 7322

A powerfully built, mid 5 frame son of the top selling spring bull of the 2016 sale. He is huge middled and incredibly thick.

Lot 38 Ash Valley President 7316

An ultra low birthweight Kaper son that will be heifer safe. He is just a generation away from plenty of performance as his mother is a maternal half sister to the high growth Lot 33.

Lot 39 Ash Valley President 7318

Similar genetic setup as Lot 38, 7318 is top 2% for BW, CED, and CEM. His mother has very good growth potential as she is half sister to the powerful lead off bull of this spring group, Lot 26.

Lot 41 Ash Valley Ripper 7323

The only Ripper son in the offering and he is a good one. He will be super safe on heifers, with a pedigree full of low birthweight and calving ease genetics.

Lot 42 Ash Valley Leader 7380

A high calving ease Leader son that is attractively well put together. He not only has top tier EPDs for BW, CED, and CEM, but is top 1% for MB. His mother has one of the highest %IMF recorded at a 156 index for actual IMF.

Lot 43 Ash Valley Pride 7392

A Proud Leader son that is very well balanced on paper and phenotypically as well. He is heifer safe and yet posted a 104 yearling weight index.

Lot 44 Ash Valley Pride 7374

Pride 7374 shows great birth to weaning spread and did that on a first calf heifer with no creep.

Lot 45 Ash Valley Pride 7382

One of the highest indexing in his contemporary group, 7382 runs a 108 and 102 for weaning and yearling. He is going to have a little more growth than the other Proud Leader sons.

Lot 46 Ash Valley Duchess 7341

An Optimus daughter that is huge bodied, high volume and yet you just love her for her femininity. She has a top level EPD profile to back up absolutely impressive actual performance figures. Take advantage, as we have not let many females of this caliber leave the farm.

Lot 47 Ash Valley Jasmine 7388

A really nicely put together female that is ultra low for birthweight, sired by the top Kaper 4508 son from our 2016 sale. The Jasmine cow family has been one of the most dependable, low maintenance cow families on the place.

Lot 48 Ash Valley Gandy 7320

This Ripper female has brood cow written all over her. She has a soft made, easy fleshing look about her and yet her EPDs suggest she is more than capable of producing the pounds. One of the few in the offering that is better than top 25% for a $CEZ, $BMI, and $F.

Lot 49 Ash Valley Duchess 7311

The lone Red Angus composite in the group and she is a good one. Very maternal in her design and yet plenty of growth potential. 7311 is elite in her BW and CE EPDs as she is in the top 3% or better for each category.

Lot 50 Ash Valley Maiden 7346

A well balanced EPD profile on this Proud Leader daughter that weaned nearly 54% of her 1st calf mother’s body weight.

Lot 51 Ash Valley Okie 7310

The lightest birthweight heifer calf in her contemporary group, ratioing 114. Don’t let her lack of performance concern you. Her mother was a first calf heifer and is out of a cow that has a lifetime weaning and yearling weight index of 107

Lot 52 Ash Valley Okie 7390

Okie 7390 is a low birthweight, moderate growth Prestige 0590 daughter. Her dam is a highly productive cow that will be 9 this spring and is still producing top notch stock. She has lifetime indexes of 102 for birth, 103 for weaning, 103 for yearling, and 107 for marbling

Lot 53 Ash Valley Eagle 7319

Eagle 7319 is going to be a smaller frame, but extremely easy fleshing ¾ blood female. The mating of Kaper on a Capitalist daughter is going to give you more than enough mass in a small package.

Lot 54 Ash Valley Lady 7698

Stout, thick, and big middled are a few takeouts from this impressive Leader son. His mother is no stranger to putting bulls in the pen as she is 3 for 3, with her most recent being last year’s sale topping Answer 5720. She has hugely impressive production in those 3 calves with average weaning and yearling ratios of 114 and 107.

Lot 55 Ash Valley Duchess 7386

Duchess 7386 is a 110 ratio for birthweight and right at the average for weaning. Typical of the Proud Leader’s, they are going to be very good on birth with good moderate growth to weaning.

Lot 56 Ash Valley Lucy 7375

Lucy 7375 is one of the highest performing females in her contemporary group indexing 106 for weaning while having a 79 lb. actual birthweight. Her grandsire, President C20X, provides more of an accelerated growth curve than most of the Kaper 4508 sons will.

Lot 57 Ash Valley Rose 7406

A 110 birthweight ratio on this really attractive, feminine made Leader daughter. She is going to make a really productive brood cow.

Lot 58 Ash Valley Gandy 7379

DS carrier. Maybe one of the most impressive females to look at in the group. She has fantastic performance, indexing 104 and 105 for birth and weaning. While she is bred more to the calving ease side of the spectrum, her sire will shoot a little more performance in his progeny

Lot 59 Ash Valley Maize 7420

Maize 7420 is by far and away the highest performance heifer to sell. She is off the chart in terms of actual and growth EPDs while not being an overly large framed female. She is the highest $F females we have produced.

:ot 60 Ash Valley Lucy 7353

A 54% weaning percentage heifer that hangs with some of the high performers in the group and being out of Proud Leader she will be very acceptable for birth and calving ease

Lot 61 Ash Valley Rose 7349

A bigger framed Leader daughter that indexed 106 for birthweight as well as having top 15% BW and CE EPDs. Performance shouldn’t be a problem for this female, her mother averages 109 and 104 for weaning and yearling indexes.

Lot 62 Ash Valley Lassy 7370

A nicely made daughter of Leader that is top 10% for BW and 15% for CED and CEM. Her mother has a birthweight ratio of 107 and yearling ratio of 108, which makes a nice birth to yearling spread.

Lot 63 Ash Valley Maiden 7395

A full sister to the 2nd high selling bull of the 2016 sale and also the sire of Lot 37. Maiden 7395 shows all the right tools; low birthweight and moderate on growth.

Lot 64 Ash Valley Kendra 7360

A well balanced female out of the great Kendra cow family. She hits right near the middle for birth and weaning in a very competitive contemporary group, which translates to being quite moderate for mature size.

Lot 65 Ash Valley Maiden 7409

A rapid growth curve female by Optimus and out of a dam that has shown the same kind of accelerated growth. 7409 is in the top 2 and 3% for WW and YW.

Lot 66 Ash Valley Maid 7417

Maid 7417 is a low birthweight Leader daughter out of highly productive Prestige 8u daughter. Her mother has shown good growth with an average weaning index of 110.

Lot 67 Ash Valley Queen 7342

A high performance Optimus that is top 5% for WW and top 10% for YW and $F, yet is moderate in size.

Lot 68 Ash Valley Rose 7343

A low birthweight, moderate growth 321 daughter that shows a good amount of growth and out of one of our longest running and most productive cow families.

Lot 69 Ash Valley Addie 7415

Addie 7415 is very well balanced on paper as she is in the top third of every trait. Her mother is a maternal half brother to AshValley Answer 9652 that sired the top selling bull from the 2017 sale