Erwin, Clay & Marianne, Stephanie & Travis Lassle, Sarah & Ryan Thorson

42 Road 245 Glendive, MT 59330 || 406-486-5584 || lrsbeef@midrivers.com

 

 

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2010bull sale

Sale Report

Lassle Skillestad 17th Annual Production Sale
February 11, 2010 – Glendive, MT
Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs

67 – Purebred Simmental Bulls - $3020.90
36 – Percentage SimAngus Bulls - $2802.78
 5 – Angus Bulls - $2550.00
108 Lots – Average - $2926.39

High Selling Lots:
$6000.00 – Purebred Simmental bull – lot 47:  LRS 65W – Brooks Above Par X Bold Future – Sold to Marc King & Riley Mckenney – Big Timber, MT.

$5500.00 – Purebred Simmental Bull – Lot 19: LRS 24W – ESMJ Conservative MJ9365 X Nichols Legacy G151 – Sold to XL Simmental  - Lemmon, SD.

$5500.00 – SimAngus Bull – Lot 107: LRS 47W – SAV Final Answer X ES Kilowat KH19 – Sold to Pocket Creek Ranch – Harry Allen  - Custer, MT

$5500.00 – Purebred Simmental Bull – Lot 24: LRS 31W – Brooks Above Par X Bold Future – Sold to Jeff Koch – Big Timber, MT.

$5250.00 – Purebred Simmental Bull – Lot 49: LRS 69W – HTP SVF In Dew Time X LRS Big Country 37E – Sold to Thomas Bros. – Rock Lake, ND.

$5000.00 – Purebred Simmental Bull – Lot 39: LRS 56W – LRS WCS Master Design 56 X SRS J914 Preferred Beef – Sold to Haglof Ranch – Angela, MT.

$5000.00 – Purebred Simmental Bull – Lot 62: LRS 79W – HTP SVF In Dew Time X LRS Big Country 37E – Sold to Jason Swanz, Judith Gap, MT.

Volume Buyers: 6 bulls – Log Cabin Ranch – Ismay,MT; 5 bulls – Haglof Ranch – Angela,MT;  5 bulls – Jeff Hadley – Baker, MT; 5 bulls – Larry Singleton, Miles City, MT; Bulls sold into NE, ND, MT, SD, WI, WY, WA, with 85% of the bulls going to repeat customers.  This was the last joint production sale between these two partners.  Mike Skillestad will continue to stay involved in the cattle business on a much smaller scale selling bulls private treaty.  The Lassle family has expanded their AI & embryo transfer program and will continue to sell bulls on the second Thursday of February for many years to come.

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Homo Polled/Color & Genetic Test Results
Lot ID HomoBlack Homo Polled AM NH
23 29W yes yes
27 34W yes yes
28 35W yes yes
31 38W yes yes
39 56W no yes
49 69W yes no
62 79W yes no
84 18W carrier Out of Sale
87 75W carrier Out of Sale
89 98W AMF NHF
96 15W carrier Out of Sale
97 16W carrier Out of Sale
102 W139 NHF
106 46W yes yes
109 53W no yes
111 58W no yes
112 W159 carrier Out of Sale
114 61W no yes
117 66W no yes
118 W179 AMF
131 W39 AMF NHF
135 W229 AMF NHF

 


LRS 118U
Solid Black • Polled • Purebred Simmental

ES Dakota NK68 X ES Kilowat KH19

Birthdate:10/20/2008

Powerful is the word that best describes this ES Dakota son. He is a fall born bull out of Ryan & Sarah’s donor cow that will be ready for heavy use by breeding season.

 

Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

86 Twin 700 Twin 2.1 3.4 46.3 83.5 1.7 5.8 28.9 17.1 0.05 0.09 0.02 0.22 103.4 66 21.4


LRS CBL W209
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

LRS WCS Master Design 58 X Alberda Traveler 004

Birthdate:03/19/2009

Another thick made deep sided homozygous black and polled son of LRS Master Design

 

Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

86 96 794 104 - -1.3 16.5 35.6 - 3.5 11.8 -17.8 0.03 0.38 0.04 -0.01 104 56 -


LRS CBL 149W
Solid Black • Polled • Angus

S A V Final Answer 0035 X Lemmon Newsline C804

Birthdate:03/14/2009

149W is another Final Answer son that will add some power to your program but should still be easy calving.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CED

BW

WW

YW

CEM

MM

CW

Marb

REA

Fat

84 102 793 106 7 2 53 91 - 25 14 0.27 0.27 0.014


LRS 10W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/4 Simmental 3/4 Angus

F V 20K King 308M X Morgans Direction 111 99

Birthdate:03/4/2009

A thick made attracitve FV King son out of a Morgan’s Direction first calf heifer. 10W should be homozygous polled and black. LRS 10W would work great on a set of heifers, her
grand dam is another 948J granddaughter.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

86 98 728 100 - -1 35.5 71.3 - 8.2 26 3.7 0.26 0.52 0.08 -0.15 110.3 71 -


LRS 59W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

LRS Preferred Stock 370C X C R A Bextor 872

Birthdate:03/16/2009

59W is a LRS Preferred Stock son that is homozygous black and polled. He should sire calves that will perform both on the cow and in the feedlot.

 

Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

92 98 710 98 - 0.6 37.6 78.9 - 7.2 26 10.8 0.17 0.5 0.05 0 110.7 72 -


LRS 46W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

S A V Final Answer 0035 X ES Kilowat KH19

Birthdate: 03/14/2009

This SAV Final Answer son is one of four out of a very powerful flush. 46W’s dam is a Kilowat daughter that has a weaning weight ratio of 110 on three calves and his granddam is
our Big Country 948J donor cow. He is tested homozygous polled and black and has the look. His littermates are lots 107, 109 & 114.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

88 ET 696 ET - -0.3 40.1 76.8 - 10.9 31 4.9 0.18 0.3 0.08 0.14 120.4 75 -


LRS 79W
Solid Black • Polled • Purebred Simmental

HTP SVF In Dew Time X LRS Big Country 37E

Birthdate:03/25/2009

Lot 62 is a thick made attractive In Dew Time son out of a very consistant flush that also produced our top selling bull in 2009, LRS Big Country Time. You should see his three full sisters in our replacement pen and another was sold to Ratcliff Ranch in Oklahoma. He should sire some great moderate easy keeping daughters. 79W tested homozygous black and heterozygous polled. Littermate to lot 49.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

94 ET 683 ET 7.6 1.1 36.8 64.2 6.1 3.1 21.5 2.2 0.07 0.27 0.04 0.11 114.1 68 18.6


LRS 69W
Solid Black • Polled • Purebred Simmental

HTP SVF In Dew Time X LRS Big Country 37E

Birthdate:03/19/2009

69W is a big middled thick made In Dew Time son out of a powerful flush that also produced our top selling bull in last years sale LRS Big Country Time. He is tested homozygous
black and heterozygous polled. Littermate to lot 62.

 

Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

102 ET 696 ET 7.6 1.1 36.8 64.2 6.1 3.1 21.5 2.2 0.07 0.27 0.04 0.11 114.1 68 18.6


LRS 65W
Black Baldy • Polled • Purebred Simmental

Brooks Above Par X Bold Future

Birthdate: 03/18/2009

Another Black Baldy Brooks Above Par sired ET calf out of our Bold Future cow. He is just about identical to lot 24 . If you can use two baldy bulls that are full of muscle, out of one of our strongest cow families don’t miss them. Littermates to lots 24 & 53.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

94 ET 758 ET 6.4 2.1 34.2 68 -1.6 -2.8 14.2 6.4 -0.03 0.15 0.01 0.24 91.6 62 11.8


LRS 35W
Solid Black • Polled • Purebred Simmental

LRS Preferred Stock 370C X CCR Vision J04L

Birthdate:03/12/2009

An attractive moderate LRS Preferred Stock son that has a big hip and an expressive rib shape. His moderate, beautifully made dam is a daughter of CCR Vision and his grandam is a powerful daughter of Harts Mr. Beef. All of the cows in his pedigree are solid black and polled with beautiful udders. 35W is homozygous polled and black, and is an outcross to Shear Force, Dream On and Ellingson Legacy. Don’t
miss this one, he will work on alot of cows and will sire the right kind.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

92 92 710 98 7.9 2.4 40.7 77.7 1.5 -2.5 17.8 12.5 0.09 0.15 0.02 0.05 112.1 66 20.4


LRS 56W
Purebred Simmental Bull

LRS WCS Master Design X SRS Preferred Beef

Birthdate: 03/15/2009

This bull will have many friends on sale day. He is put together right with a big wide top and square hip. His LRS Preferred Beef dam is a beautifully made, deep ribbed cow with a
perfect udder. Her weaning weight ratio of 101 on 6 calves tells you she does it consistantly. He was DNA tested homozygous polled and heterozgyous black.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

90 99 740 102 7.5 1.1 32.3 61.1 1 5.8 22 .6 -.02 .17 .0 .11 112 63 21.2


LRS 66W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

G A R Predestind X MSR Next Step

Birthdate: 03/18/2009

Another thick made big middled Predestined son out of a very good MSR Next Step daughter. He should sire great daughters, that will be easy keeping and moderate. His
marbling and REA EPD ranks him in the top 3% for all hybrid bulls.



Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

87 102 697 96 - -.2 32 64 - 6 22 .4 .68 .68 .07 .37 121 73 -


LRS 19W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

S A V Final Answer 0035 X ES Dakota NK68

Birthdate: 03/7/2009

A thick made, attractive Final Answer son out of a ES Dakota cow. 19W should be homozygous black, easy calving with above average growth.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

86 100 698 96 - -1.7 32.2 64.3 - 7.8 23.9 -1.5 0.16 0.28 0.06 -0.02 111 66 -


LRS 58W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

G A R Predestined X ES Kilowatt KH19

Birthdate: 03/17/2009

58W is a thick made attractive Predestined son out of another powerful hard working Kilowat daughter that is a product of our embryo transplant program. If you want to add carcass without sacrificing performance take a look at this one. His marbling EPD ranks him in the top 1% and his rib eye area is in the top 3% for hybrid bulls. He was tested heterozygous black and homozygous polled.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

90 98 724 103 - 0.6 39.6 77.3 - 10 29.8 9.6 0.13 0.84 0.07 0.27 128 80 -

LRS 38W
Purebred Simmental Bull

LRS Preferred Stock X SAS Full Bore

Birthdate: 03/13/2009

Another homozygous polled and black LRS Preferred Stock son out of a SAS Full Bore daughter that has weaned two calves with a ratio of 108. Lot 31 has a great set of EPDs and will work well on a lot of different cows.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay
88 97 823 113 8.7 1.9 47.5 82.8 2.6 .5 24.3 14.3 0.0 .06 .01 .25 112 68 21.3

LRS 29W
Purebred Simmental Bull

Kappes Trailblazer X MSR Next Step

Birthdate: 03/11/2009

Lot 23 tested homozygous polled and black. He is a thick made attractive Trailblazer son out of a beautifully uddered solid black daughter of MSR Next Step. This cow
consistantly weans big calves as her ratio of 106 on 5 calves will tell you.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

82 108 733 101 13.0 -1.3 34.0 52.8 5.4 5.6 22.6 -8.5 0.0 .02 .02 .11 113 63 21.1


LRS 61W
Solid Black • Polled • 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus

S A V Final Answer 0035 X ES Kilowat KH19

Birthdate: 03/17/2009

This may be the best bull out of the flush. He is moderate yet big toped and thick with a great rib shape. His BW EPD ranks him in the top 15% and his growth EPD are in the top
10%. 61W should calve easy and the calves should grow. He is tested homozygous polled and heterozgyous black. Littermates to lots 106, 107 & 109.


Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

86 ET 676 ET - -2.6 40.6 77.7 - 12.1 32.4 4.9 0.16 0.3

0.08

0.17 123 75 -


LRS 34W
Solid Black • Polled • Purebred Simmental

Kappes Trailblazer X LRS Payback

Birthdate:03/12/2009

This powerfully built son of Trailblazer is solid black and smooth polled. His 3 year old dam also sired our 2nd high selling bull from last years sale LRS Time Zone, that was sold to
NLC Simmental in South Dakota, and is with ABS. He is a great performer with a solid set of EPDs.

Birth

Weaning

Performance

Carcass

Act Wt Ratio Adj Wt Ratio

CE

BW

WW

YW

MCE

MM

MWW

CW

YG

Marb

BF

REA

Api

Ti

Stay

90 95 795 110 9.7 1.6 50.3 83.2 4.9 1.6 26.8 13.8 0.08 0.24 0.02 0.08 120.9 75 19.4

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