Annual Bull sale & 50+ bulls SELLING Selling 40+ Female Lots Saturday, April 3, 2021 Sale starts at 12 pm noon at the farm ridder farms, Hermann, MO annual Bull sale Saturday, April 3, 2021 z 12 pm Noon z at ridder farms z near Hermann, MO Sale schedule LUnch: FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 A complimentary lunch will be served at 11:00 a.m. prior to the sale starting at Noon. Cattle available for viewing Special thanks to Purina Feed and their dealer R.B. Brandt and Son in Owensville, Mo., for helping provide the sale day lunch as well as providing the quality performance rations used by SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 Ridder Farms. Cattle available for viewing Videos: 10 a.m. Weaver Livestock Clinic 11 a.m. Pre-Sale Lunch All bulls will have videos available for viewing prior to the sale. Bulls and females will be on-site for 12 p.m. Noon Bull Sale viewing prior to the sale. Followed by Family Values Female Sale Online bidding: Sale Location: View the sale from your phone, tablet or desktop computer and bid Ridder Farms Sale Facility with confidence! Visit www.CCI.live for complete sale information and online registration. If this is your first time to CCI.live, visit the 1585 Little Bay Road z Hermann, MO 65041 web page and get approved for bidding at least three hours prior to Sale Hosts: sale time. With good internet speeds you can enjoy the sale from any location and bid with confidence. www.CCi.live The Dale Ridder Family 1585 Little Bay Road z Hermann, MO 65041 sale consultants: Derek (573) 680-4692 z Dustin (573) 280-5795 Ky Stierwalt (580) 302-3005 z Herdsman, Dustin Schulte [email protected] Parker Henley (573) 821-1627 www.RidderFarms.com Mark Moriondo (417) 366-1249 Sale Day Phones: Trucking: Wes Chism (281) 761-5952 Free bull delivery up to 250 miles. Free delivery on the purchase of 3 or more bulls to a Derek Ridder (573) 680-4692 central location. For special arrangements, contact Derek Ridder. Dustin Ridder (573) 280-5795 housing & development: Sale manager: Ridder Farms bulls have been developed in large traps on a high roughage ration. Ridder JWC Marketing Farms would like to offer buyers the opportunity to house and continue to develop bulls Wes Chism (281) 761-5952 purchased until May 1, 2021. Ridder Farms is not liable for injury or damages to bulls under [email protected] development. PO Box 1368 | Platte City, MO 64079 Insurance: Auctioneer: Buyers are encouraged to invest in an insurance policy for mortality and injury on all bulls purchased. Clint Hunter, Fair Grove, Missouri (417) 860-1624 Announcements: Publication Representatives: Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalog. David Hobbs, Charolais Journal (913) 515-1215 Motels: Anthony Peoples, Livestock Plus, Inc. (660) 651-6501 Within 20 miles of Ridder Farms are several options for lodging: Brett Sayre, Special Assignment (573) 881-1876 Stone Hearth Inn (573) 897-9903 z Near Linn, MO (west of Ridder Farms on Hwy. 50) Bruce Bradley, Special Assignment (417) 848-3457 Bed & Breakfast Lodging z located north of Ridder Farms on Hwy. 19 in the Hermann area 2 bulls SELLING On behalf of the Dale Ridder family, it is my pleasure to invite you to this year’s 50+ Annual Bull Sale and Family Values Female Sale. The process began over a year Charolais | red angus | simmental ago to merge the two events into a true production sale showcasing not only a powerhouse set of bulls but the awesome females that produced them. Ridder Farms have worked long and hard over the years to develop a program that Health & Registration Papers: is not only performance data driven but rooted in the commercial industry. It is All bulls are fertility-tested and will sell with proper interstate health certificates. Purebred their belief that Charolais cattle can and should be eye appealing, practical and Charolais bulls sell with registration papers and will be transferred to buyer upon payment. performance oriented. Breeding Guarantee: Whether you are looking for calving ease or performance and power, the bulls offered Any bull that has been shown to lose fertility during the first six (6) months of ownership here are designed to put pounds on their calf crops and dollars in your pockets. If may be returned to seller at buyer’s expense after notifying seller in writing. The bull must you have any questions regarding the performance information do not hesitate to ask be in healthy condition and accompanied by proper health certificate. Seller has three (3) Derek, Dustin, or myself. months to retest the bull to prove he is satisfactory or to replace with bull of equal value or give credit to future sale. Seller will be liable only to the extent of the purchase price in The female offering is what you come to expect from Ridder Farms —top notch. With a any settlement or adjustment made on the bull that proves to be a non-breeder. Limitations commitment to high quality and a drive to push forward genetically, the Ridders have to genetic defects, not injuries. Injuries are to be backed by an insurance policy on the bull decided to offer all females turning 6 yrs of age and older annually. These females purchased by the buyer. represent the very best of the core cowherd and have proven their profitability for Semen Interest: several years. The Family Values Sale would also not be complete without an elite offering of first-calf females. Ridder Farms reserves 1/4 semen interest in all bulls sold in this sale with an RF prefix. Potential collection at a later date will be at the buyer’s convenience and seller’s expense. If there is anything myself, the Ridder Family, or any of the sale staff or hosts can do for you, please let us know. See you in April! Loyalty Program: All buyers of the Ridder Farms 2021 Bull Sale will receive a 5% credit on the total purchase price from the 2021 Bull Sale to be used at the 2022 Bull Sale. Credits will be Wes Chism 281-761-5952 issued as cash reimbursements after settlement of the 2022 Bull Sale. Volume discount: Discounts will be issued to buyers purchasing 2 or more bulls — 2% for 2 bulls with a cap of 5% on 5 or more bulls. Discounts will be issued as cash reimbursements after settlement of the 2021 Bull Sale. Immediately following Bull Sale Dale, Doug, Derek, Tricia, Dustin View offering beginning on page 19 Ridder Farms Selling 40+ Female Lots trace & trigg 3 AICA March 2021 Breed Averages EPD CE BW WW YW Milk MCE Mtnl SC CW REA Fat MB TSI 5.5 0.3 32 59 10 5.3 26 0.9 21 0.70 0.009 0.11 205.38 epd definitions Calving Ease Direct (CE) is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births in Carcass records are adjusted to an age constant endpoint. Therefore selection based on any or all first calf heifers. A higher value indicates greater calving ease. It predicts the average difference of the carcass merit EPD are comparable among cattle at the same age endpoint. in unassisted births with which a sire’s calves will be born when bred to first-calf heifers. Carcass Weight EPD (CW) Expected progeny differences for Carcass Weight is a predictor Birth Weight EPD (BW) The expected difference in average birth weight (pounds) of of pounds of retail product at a constant age endpoint. Selection for increased values should progeny. Birth weight reflects prenatal growth. result in heavier carcasses, while selection for decreased values should result in lighter carcass weights at the same age endpoint. Carcass Weight EPD are expressed in pounds. Weaning Weight EPD (WW) The expected difference in average weaning weight of calves. The evaluation reflects the genetic influence on pre-weaning growth rate. Ribeye Area EPD (REA) Ribeye area is measured from a cross-sectional area of the longissimus dorsi muscle at the 12th rib. Ribeye area is a major component of the USDA yield YW Yearling Weight EPD ( ) The expected difference in average yearling weight of progeny. grade equation and selection for increased ribeye area should result in larger ribeyes and The evaluation reflects genetic influence on both pre-weaning and post-weaning growth rate. lower yield grades between animals with the same carcass weight. Ribeye area has a positive Maternal Milk EPD (Milk) The genetic ability of a sire’s or dam’s daughters to express relationship with weight, the larger the animal the larger the ribeye area. Ribeye Area EPD in pounds of weaning weight in her calves due to her maternal ability through mothering are expressed in square inches. instinct and milk. Fat Thickness EPD (FAT) Fat thickness is measured at the 12th rib and is the primary Calving Ease Maternal (MCE) is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted component to the USDA Yield Grade equation. Fat thickness has a negative relationship to births in first calf daughters. A higher value indicates greater calving ease. It predicts the cutability; therefore, selection based on decreased fat thickness should result in lower yield grades average difference in unassisted births with which a sire's daughters will calve as first-calf and leaner cattle given the same age endpoint. Fat Thickness EPD are expressed in inches. heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. Marbling Score (MB) Marbling is a subjective measure of the amount of intramuscular Total Maternal EPD (mtnl) A value to predict the weaning weight performance of fat in the ribeye muscle.