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General Information General Information Schedule Of Events Wednesday, March 8 & Thursday, March 9 Haltered cattle available for viewing Friday, March 10 All Day Haltered cattle available for viewing 8 am IBBA International Bull Show Real-time bidding is available via the internet for this sale. Saturday, March 5 Live audio and live video will allow buyers to bid on ani - All Day Haltered cattle available for viewing mals just as if they were present at the sale. Buyers must 2 pm IBBA International Female Show create an account prior to the sale. Visit http://www.DVAuc - 6 pm Genetic Edge Haltered Cattle Preview and tion.com to create an account and request a buyer number. Social East Arena See page 22 for more details. 7 pm “The Genetic Edge XXII” Sale Sale Location Video Production Ideal Video Productions Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, NRG Center, East Arena (254) 319.5349 For a map of the NRG Center log onto www.hlsr.com and search for maps under guest services. Auctioneers Sale Management Leo Casas, III • (361) 362-5863 Doak Lambert • (979) 839-6485 P.O. Box 10 Wheelock, Texas 77882 www.amscattle.com Mark Cowan • (903) 495-4522 Trucking markc@amscattle.com Richard Hood • (979) 224-6150, richardh@amscattle.com Jay Baker, Columbus, Texas • (979) 224-5522 Trey Kirkpatrick • (979) 324-5518, treyk@amscattle.com Larry Smith Livestock, Mexia, Texas • (817) 832-3032 Web Page Catalog Production The Horseshoe Group • (210) 872-2727 To view the catalog go to www.redbrangus.org Sale Catalog and Videos go to... www.amscattle.com For more information on the International Brangus Terms and Conditions Breeders Association go to…www.int-brangus.org Terms of the sale are cash. Sale cattle will not be released or registration certificates transferred until proper settle - Registration Numbers ment has been made. All cattle will sell according to the terms and conditions outlined on page 32 of this catalog. R numbers = Black Brangus • RR numbers = Red Brangus Air Transportation EPDs All EPDs represent Spring 2017 IBBA data. Pedigree EPDs Bush International Airport • Houston Hobby are indicated in italics . Accommodations Please bring this Crowne Plaza • (713) 748-3221 Holiday Inn Reliant Park • (713) 790-1900 catalog to the sale! 1 2 We want to welcome you to the Genetic Edge XXII Sale and es - pecially thank our past customers and our members. Our 22nd Genetic Edge Sale will be offering both Red and Black Brangus. In this year’s sale you have the opportunity to buy some of the best genetics in Brangus from these outstanding Breeders. Many of our consignors have put some of their best genetics in We are delighted to work with the genetic Edge this year’s offering to show the high quality of cattle they are Sale in Houston Texas. This year’s sale features a raising in their program. Many of these cattle come to you right slightly different format yet many of the pieces from the breeders show string and as you well know they only that have always made the Genetic Edge Sale a put their best in the show string. success. One of the Special Offerings in the Genetic Edge Sale is we al - We will once again feature the sale of those newly ways have the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion crowned International Champions who choose to Bull and Female from the Houston Livestock Show offered as participate and will provide our buyers with an Lot 1 in the Sale. Lot 1, Own a Champion, is left up to the owner opportunity to capture the cutting edge Brangus of the champion, but in the past some have sold an interest in genetics fresh off their recent wins. We also feature the bulls, either a semen interest or breeding share, and on the a number of haltered females, many capable of female side a flush or embryo interest in the champion females. standing in the purple in the future. We believe this gives the serious breeder the opportunity to own some of the best genetics in Red and Black Brangus. In addition, this year’s format has expanded to in - Breeders trying to improve your herd, or build a herd should clude, picks of the herds, picks of the calf crop, look closely at Lot 1. Lot 1 also gives our foreign customers an donors and flushes and bred heifers and 3N1’s opportunity to buy a semen interest in the Champions, or be from across the nation that are non-haltered. able to possibly buy an embryo interest or flush. The success of These are genetics that are not available in any our Breeders has always been one of our goals. other setting, all selling on video at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Our Sale Committee has decided to add non haltered animals to this year’s sale, which allows us to be able to offer Donors The quality runs deep and is unmatched in any and Herd Sires on video. We have had several lots from past single sale in the breed. The leading genetics in the sales go on to win Grand and Reserve Champions and even win pages of this catalog represent true buying oppor - the prestigious Show Heifer of the Year award. Plan to be at the tunities to move your ranch and your programs Genetic Edge Sale and take full advantage of this opportunity ahead of the competition and to accelerate your to build a herd from the selection of these top genetics. progress by leaps and bounds. We will also be televising our entire sale on DVAuction so We invite you to join us in Houston for the Interna - breeders from around the world can participate if they are un - tional shows and Saturday, March 11 beginning at able to attend. Go to www.DVAuction.com to create an account 6 pm for the Genetic Edge Sale XX11. and request a buyer’s number. If you want to register for DVAuc - tion, make sure to go online a couple days before the sale. With these cattle we are confident you can improve your herd and move your program forward. We look forward to seeing you at the sale and if we can answer any questions, please call. The Genetic Edge Sale committee is comprised of Don Cox, Craig Stovall, Nancy Buffaloe and Marcos Borges. We are very pleased to have the help of AMS, American Marketing Service to help us with the Sale. Mark Cowan, Trey Kilpatrick and Richard Hood bring a lot of experience and know how to sell cattle and get breeders to consign the best of their herds. We all look forward to seeing you at the Genetic Edge Sale on March 11, 2017 in Houston Texas. Sincerely, Don Cox • (281) 395-1277 3 Legacy Female MISS JLS CLASSY 915D44 R10331130 DOB: 5/10/16 PHN: 915D44 Gen: 6th Polled Donated by JLS Mr CR Fred 99/N26 Skyhawks Presidente SVF-D Bar D Ms Alice Mr JLS My Way 767A6 R10247115 Suhn’s Affirmed 416N4 Miss JLS Affirmed 767W CB Ms Charro 767N2 Transformer of Brinks Burtin’s Transformer 803G3 Burtin’s Miss Milky Way 803E Ms New Transformer 915R R10045183 CCC Newsmaker 192G3 Miss JLS Tally 915M ER Lady XS 915/C CED: 3.2 BW: 1.1 WW: 25 YW: 42 M: 8 TM: 20 CEM: 4.1 SC: .16 REA: .26 %IMF: -.07 FT: -.037 BW: 70 (101) WW: 734 (114) Miss JLS Classy 915D44 The IJBBA is excited to introduce the 2017 Legacy Female. Designed to help fund the IJBBA Classy epitomizes the JLS breeding program and is a solid statement to the type and kind of Legacy Leadership Conference, the IJBBA Board of Directors, and the National Junior Brangus cattle that keeps Myron and JLS International returning to the picture backdrop and stacking Show as well as build upon the legacy of proven Brangus leaders that the IJBBA is known to up IBBA Show Animal of the Year trophies. Incredibly feminine fronted, deep made, strong produce. topped and beautifully built, she will make a powerful addition to anyone’s show string and/or breeding program, but will undoubtedly find her way to someone’s donor pen! This year’s Legacy Female comes from JLS International, a program who knows extremely well the benefits and value of the junior association. JLS understands that the juniors ARE the future Stop by the JLS stalls in Houston to visit this incredible female or watch for her video! You will of the Brangus breed and gladly, without a moment’s hesitation, accepted the opportunity to not want to miss out on this incredibly unique female to benefit the juniors. donate the 2017 Legacy Female. Furthermore, they gave one of their absolute best! You are invited to participate in a group effort to purchase this female. For more information, 2017 marks the third consecutive year that the IJBBA Legacy Female has been a descendent please contact any IJBBA Director or Tyler Dean (405) 207-6921. All proceeds benefit the Brangus of the iconic ER Lady XS 915/C. Very few cows have had such an impact on the Brangus breed, juniors! Don’t miss this unique opportunity that supports a great cause. See you in Houston! the JLS program or the Brangus show ring as 915/C. 915/C will certainly have an impact on the IJBBA as her last two descendants to sell have already raised $83,500 for them! Furthermore when you look deeper in her pedigree you immediately notice Presidente and the 767 cow family on the top side.
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