1. science
2. biology
3. breeding

9th Annual
Bull&Replacement
Female Sale
November 8, 2014 | 11:00 AM CST
Ranburne, Alabama
Selling over 335 Head
150 Fall Yearling Bulls
100 SimAngus & 50 Simmental
Developed in large pastures and
supplemented a high roughage ground
hay & commodity by-product ration, semen
checked and ready for immediate work.
185 Replacement Females
SimAngus&
Simmental
the industry choice
for Hybrid Vigor!
140 SimAngus, 40 Simmental & 5 Angus
• 10 specially selected young cows with fall
calves at side
• 75 heavy bred females due to calve Dec. & Jan.
• 100 open fall yearlings, ready to breed
Special Feature . . .
Pick of the Cow Herd
Any cow in the herd, none held back!
Welcome
Welcome to the 9th Annual Gibbs Farms Bull and Replacement Female Sale. We at Gibbs
Farms cannot begin to express how thankful we are that you chose to spend your valuable
time and treasure, shopping with us for your seedstock needs. Relationships developed with
our customers is one of our most valued assets, and we look forwarding to cultivating the
ones we have, as well as planting the seeds to establish new ones to carry us forward.
This year’s sale week and all the events that lead up to and make it up, remain basically
the same as they have been from day one. We hope this consistency helps our customers
feel comfortable, at home and maybe even a little part of the family. As in the past, there will
be two powerhouse bulls on display at the Sunbelt Expo, an open house event on Saturday
October 25th, and an open invitation to stop in at any time to take advantage of our hospitality
and to check out our year’s work. We have however added one new service this year, a
very good video representation of all portions of our sale offering. We hope this gives our
customers just one more tool to evaluate, prepare and acquire their breeding needs. That
being said, while the sale events remain the same, we honestly feel that this sale offering
will be a cut above any other Gibbs Farms crop to date. Please evaluate and give us your
opinion. We strive to learn and improve.
Please pardon if you notice a bit of a heavy heart at times this year. At the time of this
writing, we are 2 days removed from the home going of the Patriarch of this close knit family.
Dewey E. Gibbs, otherwise known as Paw, has moved on to Bigger and Better things with “his
and our” Savior, Jesus Christ. At the age of 95, he leaves behind 3 children, 7 grandchildren,
19 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandsons, and a bunch of heavy hearts. The last 3
pictured editions, he enjoyed within the last 6 months. We’ll always remember a couple of his
last fun remarks, “Give me that boy”, and “How many does that make me now.” Rest assured
that the attributes that made him so well liked and successful in life, will continue to be lived
and strived for here at Gibbs Farms. Because we were so blessed to have him for so long,
we have had a tremendous example, and now a huge obligation to continue his legacy. His
strong work ethic, his quiet determination, his huge caring heart, and his willingness to help,
will always be remembered and followed in everything we do.
We at Gibbs Farms, hope that after evaluating this sale offering and the outlook for our
beloved industry, that you become as excited as we are. Please be sure to look us up Sale
Day, Open House, or anytime you’d like to visit.
Wendell & Nan Gibbs
and the Gibbs Farms crew
Dewey “Paw” Gibbs
Owners
Contacts
Wendell & Nan Gibbs
256-568-7552, Home
404-535-8663, Cell
[email protected]
Sale Barn
256-568-9141
2118 County Road 23
Ranburne, AL 36273
Operations Manager
Doug Gibbs
404-717-2264
[email protected]
Genetic & Marketing Manager
Gordon Hodges
336-469-0489
[email protected]
Catalog designed by
Brodie James Brand
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Raiden Byron Lovvorn
Gibbs Ollie Aiken
www.edje.com
9th Annual
Bull&Replacement
Female Sale
11:00 AM CT | November 8, 2014 | Ranburne, Alabama
Table of Contents
Delivery Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Sale Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Marketing Team Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sale Day Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Alternative Bidding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Customer Marketing Opportunities . . . . . . . . . 4
Allied Genetic Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Herd Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Guide to EPDs & Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reading Catalog Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gibbs Farms Bull Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
EPD Percentiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Gibbs Farms Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Map to the Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Sale Schedule
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Sale cattle available for viewing all day
Friday, November 7, 2014
Sale cattle available for viewing all day
Home cooked snacks available all day
5:30 PM (CST) Educational Programs
Producer Co-Op Marketing
The good, the bad and the essential
6:30 PM (CST) Country Cookout
Please join the Gibbs Farms family for our traditional good old
down home style cook-out with all the trimmings
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sale cattle available for viewing at daylight
10:00 AM (CST) Lunch served & available throughout the sale
11:00 AM (CST) Sale time
Find sale updates and additional information at
www.gibbsfarms.net
Please Join Us
on Friday, November 7, 2014 for a very
informative customer educational program
Producer Co-Op Marketing
Panel Presentation & Discussion
Last year our customer educational program was focused on the advantages of cross-breeding and improved feeder calf marketing. It
was discussed the economic values of cross-breeding and then the tools available for marketing in semi-load lots. That was great for
the producer large enough to market calves in semi-loads (48,000 lbs.) but that does not fit the needs of many Gibbs Farms customers.
Many of our customers are too small to effectively put together full loads of calves, so load lot marketing cannot be achieved. We also
have some customers who have overcome this obstacle by successfully joining and/or establishing co-op groups for marketing their
calves. Our educational program this year will consist of a panel of producers who are successfully involved in a coop group or board
sale group. They will discuss how their group has successfully established and functioned to add value to their calves, then we will
open it up for questions, answers, and general discussion. We will then break for a great down home style cookout with the Gibbs
Farms family and further discuss throughout the night. Please join us!
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Delivery Options
GIBBS FARMS ASSISTED DELIVERY
Gibbs Farms will be happy to arrange delivery of your sale purchase for the following
guaranteed delivery fees. In order for us to guarantee these delivery fees, you must
make arrangements to receive your purchased animals when Gibbs Farms has a delivery
truck coming through or into your area. For delivery to be made direct to your farm, you
must have a safe place to unload a 24’–30’ gooseneck trailer. If you are unable to safely
unload a large trailer or if you are not available to receive your animals when our trailer is
delivering in your area, you will need to make arrangements to pick up your animals at your
convenience at Gibbs Farms.
Alabama and Georgia............................................................................................................... $100/animal
Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina..............................$200/animal
All other eastern and central time zone locations in continental US.....................$300/animal
All mountain time zone locations in continental US....................................................$400/animal
All pacific time zone locations in continental US...........................................................$500/animal
Sale Terms
Herd Health... Every sale animal and the entire Gibbs Farms breeding herd is
properly vaccinated and boostered annually for 7-Way Clostridium, IBR-BVD-BRSVPI3, Hamophilus Somnus, Pasturella, Leptospirosis, and Vibriosis. All heifers are
calfhood vaccinated for Brucellosis and every calf born on the farm each year is
tested for BVD-PI. All animals on the farm are treated at least twice annually with
a parasitic pour-on and at least once annually with Safe-Guard drench. All bulls
have successfully passed a complete breeding soundness exam.
Guarantee on the Sale Females... Every open heifer selling is guaranteed to be
open at the time of the sale and guaranteed to be a satisfactory breeder provided
they are managed for proper and acceptable nutritional and physical health. In
the event a heifer proves to be a non-breeder, the customer must contact a Gibbs
Farms representative on or before May 15, 2015 to make a claim. A veterinarian’s
statement will be required and Gibbs Farms reserves the right to have the heifer
returned if deemed necessary. The customer will be given a full credit (minus
salvage value of the original heifer) to be used in a future Gibbs Farms Sale. Every
bred female is guaranteed to be bred on sale day as stated in the sale catalog or as
updated from the auctioneer at the time of the sale. In the event any bred female
is found to not be bred as sold, the customer needs to contact a Gibbs Farms
representative immediately and no later than May 15, 2014. The customer will be
given a satisfactory credit on a future Gibbs Farms Sale.
Genetic Conditions . . . All bulls selling are free of all genetic conditions
monitored for and tested by the American Simmental Association at the time
of the sale. All females are also assumed free of all genetic conditions unless
otherwise noted in the sale catalog or advised differently at the sale. Gibbs Farms
uses the American Simmental Association TraitTrac to monitor genetic conditions
and GENESEEK for DNA testing.
VOLUME PURCHASE DELIVERY DISCOUNTS
Based on the total purchase of an individual buyer where all animals are delivered to one
location. Only animals selling for a minimum of $1,500 each qualify for Volume Purchase
Delivery Discounts. On volume purchases of animals selling under $1,500 each we will
guarantee delivery as economical as possible.
Purchase 2 animals
20% discount on delivery
Purchase 3 animals
30% discount on delivery
Purchase 4 animals
40% discount on delivery
Purchase 5 animals
50% discount on delivery
Purchase 6 animals
60% discount on delivery
Purchase 7 animals
70% discount on delivery
Purchase 8 animals
80% discount on delivery
Purchase 9 animals
90% discount on delivery
Purchase 10 + animals
Complete Free Delivery
Retained Semen Revenue Interest... Gibbs Farms retains a 1/3 semen revenue
interest in each bull selling. On every bull, you are purchasing full possession, full
salvage value, full decision making, and 2/3 semen revenue interest. The Gibbs
Farms retained interest only comes into play if semen is marketed on a bull.
Guarantee on the Sale Bulls... Every bull selling is guaranteed to be sound on
sale day to the best of our knowledge and has successfully passed a complete
breeding soundness exam performed by Dr. Phillip Wilson within 60 days of sale
time.
Full Purchase Value Extended Warranty on the Sale Bulls... Every bull selling
carries a 100% guarantee extended warranty for one breeding season, provided
the bull is managed for proper and acceptable nutritional and physical health, not
to exceed six months beyond sale day. In the event a customer has any problem
with a bull (health, injury, or death) prior to or during the bulls first breeding
season, prior to May 15, 2015, the customer should immediately contact a Gibbs
Farms representative to report a claim. A veterinarian’s statement of the problem
will be required and Gibbs Farms reserves the right to have the bull returned if
deemed necessary. A replacement bull of mutually agreed upon quality will be
provided if Gibbs Farms has one available with delivery expense to the customer
not to exceed the Gibbs Farms Assisted Delivery amounts on regular sale day
animals. In the event a satisfactory replacement bull is not available, the customer
will be given a full credit (minus salvage value of the original bull) to be used in
a future Gibbs Farms Sale. Gibbs Farms will not be held responsible under any
circumstances for any settlement amount exceeding the purchase price of the
bull.
No one can guarantee every animal will perform perfectly,
but at Gibbs Farms we can guarantee we will make things right if they do not!
Pre-Sale Open House
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Farm Tours and Sale Cattle Available for Viewing All Day
This is an excellent day to preview the sale cattle and to visit with everyone at Gibbs Farms to learn more about our
program and let us learn more about you and your operation. The more we know about each other the more successful
we can be in providing you with the best genetics for your operation and advising the best management and marketing
strategies for your specific needs. As your seedstock supplier, our goal is to provide far more than genetics alone and we
must communicate and get to know each other in order to offer the best customer support services.
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The Marketing Team
Col. Mike Jones
Auctioneer
West Point, GA
706-773-3612
David Gazda
American Angus Association
Athens, GA
706-296-7846
Col. Ron Kreis
Auctioneer
Adamsville, OH
740-683-3235
Nate Jaeger
Alabama Farmers Federation
Montgomery, AL
334-451-2877
Luke Mobley
Mobley’s Auction Services
Heber Springs, AR
205-270-0999
Bailey Toates
Cobie Rutherford
Georgia Cattleman Association Alabama Cattleman Association
Macon, GA
Montgomery, AL
816-824-0002
256-476-4676
Jim Collins
Southeastern Livestock Network
Juliette, GA
478-957-6572
Sale Day Phones
Gibbs Farms, office
256-568-9141
Steve Sellers
Special Assignment
Lake Park, GA
770-546-1307
Marty Ropp
Allied Genetic Resources
Normal, IL
406-581-7835
Please contact anyone on the marketing
team for assistance in selecting and/or
purchasing cattle in the sale.
Online Bidding
DV Auctions
See detailed bidding information below.
Gordon Hodges, cell
336-469-0489
Doug Gibbs, cell
404-717-2264
Conference Line Bidding
A toll free conference line will be available for customer
bidding. As in the past, our good friend Randy Moody
(256-655-5255) will manage the conference line with
assistance from other members of The Marketing Team.
Please contact Gordon Hodges or Doug Gibbs for the
conference line number and access instructions.
Watch & bid online for FREE at
Can’t make the sale? Bid from home with DV Auction’s “real-time”
internet bidding service!
Buying online is as easy as 1, 2, 3...
1. Create an account at www.dvauction.com under the “register” tab
2. Apply for bidding approval by clicking on the “details” tab at
least 24 hours prior to the auction-a DV representative will notify
you once you have been approved
3. Tune in for the sale and make you purchases!
After the sale, contact the sale manager or owner to arrange transportation
and payment. High speed internet is required for successful bidding-be sure to
check the lag-time monitor in the top left corner to ensure real-time broadcasts.
Proxy Bidding-if you can’t make time to watch the sale, register a proxy bid
and let our system represent your bid while you’re away. Look for the “proxy bid”
tab on the auction listing, and fill in your maximum bids. We’ll handle the rest!
Having troubles? During the auction, you can type a message to the operator at
any time for assistance. Our full-time support team can also always be reached
at (402) 474-5557.
Full Service Livestock Marketing
Video - Photography - The Stock Exchange - Ring Service - Banner Ads - Onsite Viewing Service
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Customer
Marketing Opportunities
Assisting customers with marketing feeder calves or replacement heifers is very important to us at Gibbs Farms and for several
months out of the year, this is Gordon’s main priority. He will assist in customers in choosing marketing avenues, marketing
companies, and once the calves are listed, will distribute the information to a list of prospective buyers. Listed below is a list of
marketing options and marketing companies that are eager to assist in marketing Gibbs Farms customer calves. Give them a call,
they will work to make you more money.
Marketing Decisions & Choices
Gibbs Farms
Gordon Hodges
Marketing & Customer Service Specialist
336-469-0489 // [email protected]
Allied Genetic Resources
Clint Berry
Commercial Marketing & Superior Livestock Auction Agent
417-844-1009 // [email protected]
Retained Ownership Options
Tracy Brunner // 800-406-1822
Cow Camp Feedlot, Inc. // Ramona, KS
US Premium Beef Qualified Feedyard
Direct Market Options
John Butler // 785-410-7573
Beef Marketing Group // Manhattan, KS
Procuring over 500,000 head annually
Representing 14 feedyards in KS & NE
Internet and Tele-Market Sales
Superior Livestock Auction
Clint Berry // Listing Agent // 417-844-1009
John Henderson // Listing Agent // 706-506-8887
Moseley Livestock Auction // Blakely, Georgia
John Moseley // 229-308-6355 // office 229-723-7070
Southeast Livestock Exchange // Waynesville, North Carolina
John Queen // 828-421-3446 // office 828-454-0267
Southeast Livestock Exchange // Swainsboro, Georgia
Evans Hooks // 770-316-9611 // office 912-562-4226
Mid-Atlantic Cattle Sales // Richfield, North Carolina
Marcus Harward // 704-322-0840 // office 704-463-5828
Alabama Farmers Federation // Montgomery, Alabama
Nate Jaeger // 334-451-2877 // AL Feeder Cattle
Southeast Livestock Network, LLC // Juliette, Georgia
Jim Collins // 478-957-6572 // office 478-475-7999
Superior Livestock Country Page
This is an example of a Superior
Livestock Country Page listing. This service
allows a producer to list their calves with
complete information and video, exactly
the same as when listed in a Superior
auction. The same huge buyer base has
access to bid on or actually click the “Buy
Now” option and purchase the calves.
Some of our customers are finding they
like this approach to marketing their calves
and works especially well when marketing
replacement quality heifers.
Contact Clint Berry or any Superior
Marketing Agent for more information.
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LET OUR FULL CIRCLE ALLIED TEAM WORK FOR YOU!
MARTY ROPP
JULIE MURNIN
CEO, Business Development Specialist
and Field Representative
Allied’s founder. Marty works closely
with the larger beef industry primarily
focused on commercial cattleman.
For genetics consulting or simply
to purchase the best in SimGenetic,
contact Marty.
CLINT BERRY
Sale Management Specialist
Develop and execute a plan for your
program from start to finish.
Specializing in brand promotion across
all mediums, from print to web, and
everything in between.
By tying sales to our menu of
commercially focused customer service
efforts, our plan affords you and your
customers the best opportunity to be
profitable. Garrett leads Allied in our
multifaceted sale management
business and is now booking 2015
sales.
Clint delivers broad marketing and
customer service options to the Allied
team effort. Working as a Superior
Livestock Auction rep and heading up
the partnership between Allied and SLA,
Clint provides greater opportunity for
Allied customers to capture added value.
[email protected]
936-714-4591
[email protected]
417-844-1009
[email protected]
325-370-3103
[email protected]
406-581-7835
GARRETT THOMAS
Communications Coordinator
Commercial Marketing and Seedstock
Procurement
WWW.ALLIEDGENETICRESOURCES.COM
ALLIED BY REPUTATION. FOCUSED ON SERVICE.
Industry leading Allied partners include:
ORIgen
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Herd Sires
Herd Sires
800-ABS-STUD
614-873-4683
888-333-1783
Semen may be purchased on any of the Gibbs Farms herd sires shown below.
Contact your local semen representative or the bull stud main office.
CCR WIDE RANGE 9005A
GIBBS 2654Z BULLET PROOF
GIBBS 0601X RAISIN`CAIN
GIBBS 8148U SM BLACKOUT
DIKEMANS SURE BET
RCR STETSON T17
ASR AUGUSTUS Z2165
ES BLACK ICE SK31
American Simmental Association Fall 2014 Genetic Evaluation (E.P.D.’s)
Herd Sire
ASA#
Breed
Sire
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
M
MWW
YG
Marb
REA
AIP
TI
CCR WIDE RANGE 9005A
2725666
3/4 SM 1/4 AN
S D S GRADUATE 006X
15.2
-2.5
65.3
98.6
14.0
31.5
64.1
-0.22
0.20
1.21
148.8
73.6
GIBBS 2654Z BULLET PROOF
2723103
PB SM
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
9.4
1.5
73.8
108.5
10.5
33.0
69.9
-0.40
0.58
1.14
144.4
86.6
GIBBS 0601X RAISINCAIN
2602502
PB SM
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
9.4
3.7
75.3
118.1
8.3
21.4
59.0
-0.52
0.10
1.15
124.5
72.6
GIBBS 8148U SM BLACKOUT
2503515
PB SM
DIKEMANS SURE BET
14.9
-1.0
58.5
94.1
10.7
13.8
43.1
-0.50
0.45
1.32
157.6
76.9
DIKEMANS SURE BET
2294262
PB SM
TJ 57J THE GAMBLER
12.2
0.0
63.9
89.3
8.5
14.1
46.1
-0.48
0.59
1.24
164.0
81.3
RCR STETSON T17
2396913
PB SM
HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K
18.3
-2.2
54.1
77.7
13.8
36.0
63.0
-0.45
0.41
0.96
164.7
76.5
ASR AUGUSTUS Z2165
2653966
PB SM
RCR AUGUSTUS R54
16.8
-1.7
60.9
101.6
12.9
16.3
46.8
-0.34
0.24
1.04
156.6
74.0
ES BLACK ICE SK31
2354602
PB SM
ES DAKOTA NK68
11.1
0.9
75.8 115.2
12.8
11.3
49.1 -0.19 0.22
0.55 137.4
76.7
All Gibbs Farms Herd Sires are Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled, have DNA-HD enhanced EPD's, carcass evaluated, and are free of all known genetic conditions.
For complete information on each of the Gibbs Farms herd sires,
please visit the herd sire section of our website at . . .
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www.gibbsfarms.net
Herd Sires
Herd Sires
800-ABS-STUD
614-873-4683
888-333-1783
Semen may be purchased on any of the Gibbs Farms herd sires shown below.
Contact your local semen representative or the bull stud main office.
S D S IN FORCE 112Y
S D S GRADUATE 006X
GW WOLFPACK 712A
GIBBS 1100Y HY DEACON
GW ROBUST 605Z
PVF-J 4P14 HYB ROOKIE
TJ 181W HY SLUGGER
TNT DUAL FOCUS T249
American Simmental Association Fall 2014 Genetic Evaluation (E.P.D.’s)
Herd Sire
ASA#
S D S IN FORCE 112Y
2593861
S D S GRADUATE 006X
GW WOLFPACK 712A
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
M
MWW
YG
Marb
REA
5/8 SM 3/8 AN HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K
19.9
-5.3
56.2
74.4
11.2
29.7
57.8
-0.33
0.75
0.77 183.8
84.4
2548143
5/8 SM 3/8 AN HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K
20.8
-6.7
54.9
90.6
12.8
32.6
60.1
-0.41
0.25
1.23 164.5
74.8
2708199
5/8 SM 3/8 AN GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS
17.6
-1.7
65.0
115.7
12.2
24.5
57.0
-0.26
0.77
1.09 174.6
86.7
GIBBS 1100Y HY DEACON
2657403
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
12.7
-0.8
80.1
120.3
11.2
30.0
70.0
-0.16
0.57
0.94 152.8
88.0
GW ROBUST 605Z
2694778
5/8 SM 3/8 AN GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS
14.7
0.9
73.1
129.8
10.7
25.1
61.7
-0.23
1.00
1.09 174.4
94.2
PVF-J 4P14 HYB ROOKIE
2291941
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
HYLINE RIGHT TIME 338
11.4
1.8
83.6
133.6
15.0
26.6
68.4
-0.22
0.32
0.96 137.2
81.1
TJ 181W HY SLUGGER
2524956
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
PVF-J 4P14 HYB ROOKIE
18.3
-5.1
54.8
93.1
14.8
31.1
58.5
-0.03
0.61
0.11 175.2
79.8
MYTTY IN FOCUS
16.0
-0.6 65.9 100.1
6.7
17.6
50.6
-0.08
0.69
0.44 156.6
81.2
TNT DUAL FOCUS T249
Breed
2421851 1/2 SM 1/2 AN
Sire
COLEMAN REGIS 904
AIP
TI
All Gibbs Farms Herd Sires are Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled, have DNA-HD enhanced EPD's, carcass evaluated, and are free of all known genetic conditions.
For complete information on each of the Gibbs Farms herd sires,
please visit the herd sire section of our website at . . .
www.gibbsfarms.net
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Herd Sires
www.origenbeef.org
866-867-4436
www.alliedgeneticresources.com
Marty Ropp 406-581-7835
Herd Sires
Semen avaialable on the herd sires below from Gibbs Farms or direct orders from
Allied Genetic Resources and ORIgen.
GIBBS 0689X CRIMSON TIDE
W/C PALEFACE 756X
No semen is available for sale on the three Gibbs Farms Herd Sires shown below. They have been used only in natural service.
CCR DIESEL 3060W
GIBBS 9098W HY STRETCH
MLC SHOWDOWN W741
American Simmental Association Fall 2014 Genetic Evaluation (E.P.D.’s)
Herd Sire
ASA#
GIBBS 0689X CRIMSON TIDE 2602503
Breed
Sire
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
M
MWW
YG
Marb
REA
PB SM
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
6.9
1.8
73.7
124.1
10.1
30.6
67.4
-0.29
0.34
0.96 132.9
AIP
80.0
TI
W/C PALEFACE 756X
2562543
PB SM
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
9.9
1.2
62.2
100.1
11.4
29.1
60.2
-0.39
0.12
0.92 119.7
68.7
CCR DIESEL 3060W
2490692
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
CCR 1043 TRAVELER N096S
1.1
8.4
120.5 187.0
3.9
14.2
74.4
0.09
0.32
0.56
90.7
90.5
GIBBS 9098W HY STRETCH
2560907
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
GIBBS 7195T SM POWER-ADE
9.4
2.2
71.3
131.1
4.9
20.6
56.2
-0.01
0.46
0.67 119.3
75.7
MLC SHOWDOWN W741
2500077
PB SM
MLC/FGS BLACK SOLUTIONS
8.8
-0.3
40.1
56.6
12.8
28.3
48.3
-0.57
0.27
1.06 132.8
60.7
All Gibbs Farms Herd Sires are Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled, have DNA-HD enhanced EPD's, carcass evaluated, and are free of all known genetic conditions.
For complete information on each of the Gibbs Farms herd sires,
please visit the herd sire section of our website at . . .
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www.gibbsfarms.net
Herd Sires
www.origenbeef.org
866-867-4436
www.alliedgeneticresources.com
Marty Ropp 406-581-7835
Herd Sires
Semen avaialable on the herd sires below from Gibbs Farms or direct orders from
Allied Genetic Resources and ORIgen.
GW PREMIER 734Y
J BAR J NIGHTRIDE 225Z
S D S ALUMNI 115X
TJ OMAHA 378A
HOOKS ADMIRAL 33A
GIBBS 0617XHY ULTRASOUND
TNT E-Z-3 X360
CCR PATHWAY 9354Y
TNT FINALE W241
American Simmental Association Fall 2014 Genetic Evaluation (E.P.D.’s)
Herd Sire
ASA#
Breed
Sire
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
M
MWW
YG
Marb
REA
GW PREMIER 734Y
2606048
5/8 SM 3/8 AN
GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS
18.4
-2.3
50.3
89.6
12.3
27.7
52.9
-0.26
0.75
0.65 173.1
AIP
78.4
TI
J BAR J NIGHTRIDE 225Z
2628568
5/8 SM 3/8 AN
GW ALL IN 418W
22.8
-6.0
49.7
91.4
12.8
28.2
53.1
-0.31
0.88
0.78 199.5
86.4
S D S ALUMNI 115X
2548149
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K
15.3
0.7
62.7 104.0
11.3
34.0
65.4
-0.26
0.96
1.05 172.3
87.5
TJ OMAHA 378A
2773822
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
9.2
1.0
91.7 146.1
10.6
26.8
72.7
-0.03
0.69
0.75 148.3
94.9
HOOKS ADMIRAL 33A
2716194
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
GAR-EGL PROTEGE
13.7
-1.2
81.6 131.7
9.6
25.2
66.0
-0.35
0.68
1.23 160.7
93.4
GIBBS 0617XHY ULTRASOUND
2598594
3/8 SM 5/8 AN
G A R PREDESTINED
7.4
2.2
70.4 134.5
7.3
22.4
57.6
0.09
1.27
0.52 154.5
94.1
TNT FINALE W241
2524763
1/2 SM 1/2 AN
S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035
14.7
0.3
62.1 102.1
10.5
24.3
55.3
-0.13
0.60
0.69 150.9
76.9
CCR PATHWAY 9354Y
2706716
PB SM
IR EXPEDITION W413
15.0
-0.1 64.4
88.7
14.6
26.4
58.6 -0.29 0.54
0.87 162.2
77.9
TNT E-Z-3 X360
2571661
PB SM
MR NLC SUPERIOR S6018
7.0
3.0
93.8
11.7
22.3
53.8 -0.41 0.26
1.05 128.0
68.8
63.1
All Gibbs Farms Herd Sires are Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled, have DNA-HD enhanced EPD's, carcass evaluated, and are free of all known genetic conditions.
For complete information on each of the Gibbs Farms herd sires,
please visit the herd sire section of our website at . . .
www.gibbsfarms.net
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Quick Guide to EPDs & Indexes
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool
available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires’
EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For
example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and -5, a 15-unit difference would be expected
in the progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units.) The key to using EPDs is knowing
what units they are expressed in. For example, if the above case referred to weaning
weight EPDs, A would be expected to sire 15-pounds more weaning weight than B. If
calving ease were the trait, A would be expected to sire 15-percent more unassisted births
in first-calf heifers; in other words, if B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we’d expect
A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s
EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more detailed
information about EPDs and $ indexes visit www.simmental.org. Listed below are the
units ASA EPDs are expressed in:
Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight.
Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.
Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.
Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
Milk (MM): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk & growth.
Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at six years of age.
Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight.
Yield Grade (YG): Yield grade score.
Marbling (Marb): Marbling score.
Back Fat (BF or B Fat): Inches of back fat.
Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye.
Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (Shear): Pounds of force required to shear a steak.
All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario.
(Continue to read for more details.)
Terminal Index (Ti): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (Continue
to read for more details.)
$ Indexes: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically
important traits, then only provide a piece of the economic puzzle. That’s where $ indexes
come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend
EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on your bottom line. The same
technology that led to develop the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics
over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes:
All-Purpose Index (API): Evaluates sires for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both
Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of daughters required to
maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold
grade and yield.
Terminal Index (TI): Evaluates sire for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on
feed and sold grade and yield.
Using API and TI: First, determine which index to use; if you’re keeping replacements
use API, if not, TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls.
(As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be
used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way,
how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an
all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra
$6000 over a $50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr.
= $6000.) A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value
ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For percentile rankings or more detailed
information about EPDs and $ Indexes visit www.simmental.org.
GIBBS FARMS SALE CATALOG CODES
COLOR PATTERN
The first letter represents the actual hair color,
second and third letters represent the hair color pattern
B - Black Hair
SD - Solid Pattern
R - Red Hair
BF - Blaze-Face
DNA
Applies to the hair color and horned/polled gene
SM - Registered Simmental
BB - Homozygous Black
PP - Homozygous Polled
CS - Commercial Simmental
BH - Heterozygous Black
PH - Heterozygous Polled
AN - Angus
H - Horned
MX - Low % Mixed Breeds
R - Red
Example: BSD - Black hair color and solid color pattern If blank, the DNA is unknown
Gibbs Farms Bull Development
This is our second year developing bulls on the daily fed total mix ration (TMR)
and we are so glad we made this management decision. By grinding our own
hay and using as the main fiber source of the ration in place of cottonseed hulls,
we have drastically cut the cost of the ration and actually made a better ration.
The ration looks a little rough in the bunk, but the bulls like it, so that’s all that
matters. The main ingredients are the ground ryegrass hay, soyhull pellets,
a peanut by-product pellet, and a little extruded cottonseed meal added to
balance the protein requirement needs. There are no cereal grains or high starch
ingredients used. By eliminating the high starch products, the animals rumen
remains in a more basic pH which is where it needs to be for high efficient use of
forages. Developing bulls in this manner eliminates the big adjustment back to
forage that is experienced by bulls that are developed using high starch cereal
grains like corn. Our bulls are developed completely corn-free, not even using a
corn by-product.
We formulate our ration at an energy level to provide for proper development and not add unwanted
fat in the bulls. We do not get caught up in the weight gain race, instead we allow the bulls to develop
in a slower, healthier manner. Solid research has proven the detrimental effects of developing breeding
bulls too fast on a high energy ration, so why do so many seedstock producers still do it? We cannot
answer that question, but advise that you strongly consider how your seedstock supplier develops his
bulls. It will greatly affect how well they work for you and for how long.
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BREED COMPOSITION
HY - SimAngus
EPD PERCENTILES - WHERE DOES AN ANIMAL RANK?
Knowing where an animal’s EPD ranks within the population of any given genetic evaluation is a far more valuable and accurate prediction of
that animals true genetic predicted merit than simply knowing the numeric value of the EPD itself!
First and foremost, before you can rank or even compare animals EPDs, you must be comparing apples to apples and that’s why we use the American
Simmental Association’s Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation. It eliminates the guesswork and necessity of conversion tables and formulas when comparing
breeds or hybrids. The accuracy of the Multi-Breed evaluation is increased greatly when all of an animals ancestors are registered in the A.S.A. herd book and
all of the progeny data from them are processed through the Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation. This is one of the most significant things that sets Gibbs Farms
apart from almost all other SimAngus seedstock operations. All of Gibbs Farms registered Angus cows were registered with the A.S.A. as foundation Angus
cows many years ago and all of their progeny data as well as generations of SimAngus progeny data has been processed through the A.S.A. Multi-Breed
Genetic Evaluation. Our young herd sires have been progeny tested for many years through the A.S.A. Carcass Merit Program along with large numbers of
carcass data from our own steers retained through harvest with all data getting processed through the A.S.A. We have ultrasound scanned our yearling bulls
for many years and for the past seven years we have also scanned all of our yearling heifers, totaling over 450 head each year, in addition to carcass data on
50 – 75 steers annually. Data is only as accurate as you make it and at Gibbs Farms we have gone the extra mile for many generations of genetics to insure
our customers of accurate and meaningful data.
The percentile charts below are from the American Simmental Association Fall 2014 Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation. Using these charts to plot exactly where
an animal ranks within the breed is the most accurate way of determining their true genetic merit and is far more important than the actual numeric value
given to the EPD.
AMERICAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION FALL 2014 EPD PERCENTILE CHART - SIMANGUS
%
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
MILK
MWW
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
60
70
80
90
Avg
19.5
18.4
17.7
17.2
16.8
15.4
14.4
13.7
13.0
12.4
11.9
11.4
10.9
10.4
9.4
8.4
7.1
5.4
10.4
-4.2
-3.6
-3.3
-3.0
-2.8
-2.0
-1.5
-1.1
-0.7
-0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
0.7
1.2
1.8
2.5
3.4
0.7
82.4
79.8
78.2
76.9
75.9
72.5
70.2
68.3
66.7
65.3
64.0
62.7
61.5
60.3
57.9
55.3
52.3
48.1
60.3
131.7
127.0
124.1
121.8
120.0
113.8
109.5
106.2
103.3
100.7
98.3
96.1
93.9
91.7
87.3
82.7
77.2
69.6
91.7
15.3
14.5
13.9
13.5
13.2
12.1
11.3
10.7
10.2
9.7
9.3
8.9
8.5
8.1
7.3
6.5
5.5
4.1
8.1
34.0
32.7
32.0
31.4
30.9
29.2
28.1
27.2
26.4
25.7
25.1
24.5
23.9
23.3
22.1
20.9
19.4
17.4
23.3
68.8
67.0
65.8
65.0
64.3
61.9
60.2
59.0
57.9
56.9
55.9
55.1
54.2
53.4
51.7
49.9
47.8
44.9
53.4
STAY
DOC
CWT
YG
MRB
BF
REA
SF
API
TI
16.2
15.4
15.0
14.7
14.4
13.4
12.8
12.3
11.9
11.5
11.1
10.8
10.4
10.1
9.4
8.7
7.9
6.8
10.1
51.7
48.6
46.7
45.2
44.0
39.9
37.1
34.9
33.0
31.3
29.8
28.3
26.8
25.4
22.5
19.5
15.9
10.9
25.4
-0.43
-0.41
-0.39
-0.38
-0.36
-0.33
-0.30
-0.28
-0.27
-0.25
-0.24
-0.23
-0.21
-0.20
-0.17
-0.15
-0.12
-0.07
-0.20
0.83
0.77
0.73
0.71
0.68
0.60
0.55
0.51
0.47
0.44
0.40
0.38
0.35
0.32
0.26
0.20
0.13
0.04
0.32
-0.10
-0.09
-0.09
-0.09
-0.08
-0.07
-0.07
-0.06
-0.05
-0.05
-0.05
-0.04
-0.04
-0.04
-0.03
-0.02
-0.01
0.00
-0.04
1.07
1.01
0.98
0.95
0.93
0.85
0.80
0.76
0.72
0.69
0.66
0.63
0.61
0.58
0.53
0.47
0.40
0.31
0.58
-0.64
-0.60
-0.57
-0.56
-0.54
-0.49
-0.46
-0.43
-0.40
-0.38
-0.36
-0.35
-0.33
-0.31
-0.27
-0.24
-0.19
-0.13
-0.31
176.7
169.9
165.7
162.5
159.8
150.9
144.8
140.0
135.9
132.1
128.7
125.5
122.3
119.2
113.0
106.3
98.4
87.5
119.2
89.3
86.7
85.1
83.8
82.8
79.4
77.1
75.2
73.6
72.2
70.9
69.6
68.4
67.2
64.8
62.2
59.2
55.0
67.2
AMERICAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION FALL 2014 EPD PERCENTILE CHART - SIMMENTAL
%
CE
BW
WW
YW
MCE
MILK
MWW
STAY
DOC
CWT
YG
MRB
BF
REA
SF
API
TI
1
2
3
4
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
60
70
80
90
Avg
17.1
16.2
15.6
15.1
14.8
13.5
12.6
11.9
11.4
10.8
10.4
9.9
9.4
9.0
8.1
7.2
6.1
4.5
9.0
-2.4
-1.9
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-0.4
0.0
0.4
0.7
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.6
4.4
2.0
84.7
82.2
80.6
79.4
78.5
75.2
72.9
71.2
69.6
68.3
67.0
65.8
64.6
63.5
61.2
58.7
55.8
51.8
63.5
127.7
123.5
120.9
118.9
117.3
111.7
108.0
105.0
102.4
100.1
98.0
96.0
94.0
92.1
88.2
84.1
79.2
72.5
92.1
17.3
16.5
15.9
15.6
15.2
14.1
13.4
12.8
12.3
11.9
11.5
11.1
10.7
10.3
9.5
8.7
7.8
6.5
10.3
34.5
33.2
32.3
31.7
31.2
29.5
28.3
27.3
26.5
25.8
25.2
24.5
23.9
23.3
22.1
20.8
19.3
17.1
23.3
69.7
67.9
66.9
66.0
65.4
63.1
61.5
60.3
59.3
58.3
57.4
56.6
55.8
55.0
53.4
51.7
49.7
46.9
55.0
27.8
26.9
26.3
25.9
25.5
24.3
23.5
22.9
22.3
21.8
21.4
20.9
20.5
20.1
19.3
18.4
17.3
15.9
20.1
15.2
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.5
12.7
12.1
11.6
11.2
10.9
10.5
10.2
9.9
9.6
9.0
8.3
7.6
6.5
9.6
51.9
49.0
47.1
45.8
44.6
40.8
38.2
36.1
34.4
32.8
31.3
29.9
28.5
27.2
24.5
21.6
18.3
13.6
27.2
-0.50
-0.47
-0.46
-0.45
-0.44
-0.41
-0.39
-0.38
-0.36
-0.35
-0.34
-0.33
-0.32
-0.31
-0.29
-0.27
-0.24
-0.21
-0.31
0.48
0.44
0.41
0.39
0.38
0.32
0.29
0.26
0.23
0.21
0.19
0.17
0.15
0.13
0.09
0.05
0.00
-0.06
0.13
-0.10
-0.09
-0.09
-0.09
-0.08
-0.08
-0.07
-0.07
-0.07
-0.07
-0.06
-0.06
-0.06
-0.06
-0.05
-0.05
-0.04
-0.04
-0.06
1.21
1.16
1.13
1.10
1.08
1.01
0.97
0.93
0.90
0.87
0.84
0.82
0.79
0.77
0.72
0.67
0.61
0.53
0.77
-0.60
-0.57
-0.55
-0.53
-0.52
-0.47
-0.44
-0.42
-0.40
-0.38
-0.37
-0.35
-0.34
-0.32
-0.29
-0.26
-0.22
-0.17
-0.32
156.2
151.8
149.0
146.9
145.2
139.3
135.4
132.3
129.6
127.1
124.9
122.8
120.7
118.7
114.6
110.3
105.1
98.1
118.7
81.9
80.1
78.9
78.0
77.3
74.9
73.3
71.9
70.8
69.8
68.9
68.0
67.1
66.3
64.6
62.8
60.7
57.7
66.3
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Gibbs Farms
EMPLOYEES
Rob Harms
Clayton Young
Doug Gibbs
Gordon Hodges
Sam Young
Bradley Gibbs
Farm Tours
& Producer Meetings
Gibbs Farms welcomes tour groups of any size, from
tour bus to small producer groups. With the assistance
of Marty Ropp and Clint Berry
of Allied Genetic Resources,
we can provide great producer
meetings in your area about
marketing and crossbreeding.
Give us a call and schedule
a farm tour or educational
meeting for your cattlemen’s
group.
Professionals
n Kreis
Mike Jones & Ro
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Dr. Sam Edwards
David Gazda
Steve Sellers
Luke Mobley
Mar ty Ropp
Randy Moody
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Dr. Phillip
Wilson
Thank You!
to all the family, friends, employees & customers that
helped make our 2013 Sale a huge success!
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Microtel Inn & Suites
Exit 5 - Hwy 100 & I-20
Tallapoosa, GA // 770-574-5575
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**There are numerous hotels at Exit 188 in Oxford, AL.**
MAP TO SALE SITE
I-20
I-20
Comfort
Inn
Directions to Sale Site:
Coming from the east, take Hwy 166
from Bowdon, GA and go 4 miles west
to State Line Road.
Coming from the west, Exit 205 off I-20
and follow Hwy 46 for 16 miles through
Ranburne to State Line Road.
Go south on State Line Road for 0.8 mile
to four way stop, take a right and Gibbs
Farms Sale Facility is 0.3 mile on left.
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2118 County Road 23
Ranburne, AL 36273
First Class Mail Dated Material Return Service Requested
Please bring this catalog with you on sale day!
Lot 1 // SimAngus Bull
Lot 60 // SimAngus Bull
Lot 168 // Simmental Bull
Lot 170 // SimAngus Open Heifer
Lot 268 // SimAngus Bred Heifer
Lot 345 // Simmental Pair
Lot 173 // SimAngus Open Heifer
Lot 338 // Simmental Bred Heifer
Lot 355 // Angus Pair