Gill Red Angus
Annual “You, Buy We Bid” Fall Coming Two Year old Bull and Commercial Bred
Heifer Sale
80 Head Coming Two Year Old Bulls - $3030
99 Head Commercial Bred Heifers - $1210
- 18 Head consigned by Fogalman Ranch - $1210
- 72 Head owned by Gill Red Angus – $1211
- 9 Head of Baldies owned by Gill Red Angus - $1185
It was a nice fall day for the Gill Red Angus Fall “You Buy, We Bid” Annual bull and
heifer sale, which was held at the ranch near Timber Lake, SD on November 17. Gill
Red Angus always has a large crowd with a strong following and this year was no
different, as the stands were full. Several top ranchers were on hand as the bids came
from 10 states and cattle selling into 7 states while the majority of the bulls went to
repeat buyers.
With each bull and heifer that sold, a strong customer service follows. Gill Red Angus
puts on thousands of miles traveling to and from, ranches, feedlots, and livestock auction
barns across the region. They help place their customers calves into the hands of feeders
throughout the U.S. These bull and heifer customers also qualify for discounted vet
supplies and semen. Gill Red Angus continues to work all year long for their customers
hoping to place a few extra dollars in their pockets come the end of the year.
Topping this great set of bulls was Lot 10. He is an outstanding WR Mr. Red Dawg
5335 son that is a complete powerhouse and correct in every way. His numbers tell the
story as he weaned off at 753 lbs, and has EPDs of 3.4 50 90 16 41 15 -.06
.20. Plus he has a huge rib eye measurement of 1.21 square inches of rib eye/cwt. His
weights are 95 lbs for birth and 753 lbs for weaning. The gavel hit and the smoke
cleared as he left the ring at $7250 selling to repeat customer, Franklyn O’Driscoll from
Salina, UT. The Gills helped place his calves into a Minnesota feedlot last year. Along
with Lot 10, he also purchased Lots 44 and 63.
Lot 2, LMG Gills Big Dawg 7598, another Red Dawg son, was next in line and sold to
top repeat customer as well. Dan and Tara Hooper of Merriman, NE selected this guy as
he is full of eye appeal, muscle, and is out of a super cow family. The dam to this bull is
as good as they come as she does it every year. The Hooper’s always select from the top
and this guy is no different. His EPDs are .2 35 68 17 35 14 .02 .21 and has
a great carcass having an IMF and REA ratio of 114 and 110, measuring 1.40 square
inches of REA/cwt! His weights are 84 lbs at birth and 608 lbs at weaning and he sold
for $6000. Along with Lot 2, Hooper Red Angus also purchased Lot 37, LMG Gills
Rambler 7634. He is another highly maternal bull with a lot of style and muscle. His
EPDs are 2.1 36 61 24 41 13 -.17 .11 and his weights are 75 lbs at birth and
693 lbs at weaning. The Hooper’s were awarded the Grid Master Award this past year
from the Red Angus Association of America and Gill Red Angus has purchased their
calves the last two years.
Another top repeat customer, Fitzhugh Ranch, Douglas Wyoming selected the next bull
in line and had everyone looking at him before the sale. Lot 11, LMG Gills Red Dawg
7554, another Red Dawg son, was the deepest bull in the offering and was loaded with
muscle, eye appeal and is also out of another excellent cow. His EPDs are 3.9 53 90
15 42 14 -.07 .17 and also had another big REA measurement of 1.14 square
inches of REA/cwt. His weights are 88 lbs for birth and 763 lbs for weaning. Lot 11
sold for $5750. Along with Lot 11, Fitzhugh Ranch selected Lot 4, LMG Gills
Accelerator 7622. This guy is loaded with muscle and eye appeal. His weights are 80
lbs for birth and 604 lbs for weaning. The Fitzhugh Ranch calves were some of the
heaviest and highest selling calves this fall, with their steers weighing 680 lbs and sold
for $122.50 while their heifers mates weighed 650 lbs and also sold for the $122.50/cwt.
Repeat customer, Jerry Olson from Selby, SD bid on a few of the higher dollar bulls and
grabbed an extremely easy fleshing Heavens Door son for $5750. This bull is a son of
LMG Miss Sara 015. Both his dam and sire are easy fleshing highly efficient cattle. His
EPDs are 2.4 49 85 20 45 13 -.03 .06 and he scanned very well as well
having IMF and REA ratios of 111 and 101, measuring 1.04 square inches of REA/cwt.
His weights are 80 lbs for birth weight and 806 lbs for weaning weight.
Repeat customers, Rapid Creek Ranch of Caputa, SD grabbed another top Red Dawg son
for $5500. Lot 7, LMG Gills Red Dawg 7630 is extremely stylish, long and thick. He
will make the kind of steer calves that the feeders all want, and females that the cowboys
would love to have. His EPDs are 3.6 48 87 16 40 14 -.04 .25 and also has
a big REA measuring 1.14 square inches of REA/cwt. His weights are 88 lbs at birth
and 704 lbs at weaning. Rapid Creek Ranch also purchased Lot 5, LMG Gills Red Dawg
7594, who is also a very long, heavy muscled bull and another son of WR Mr. Red
Dawg 5335. His EPDs are 1.9 37 72 17 36 13 -.15 .19 and his weights are
84 lbs at birth and 646 lbs at weaning. He left the ring at $4500. Rapid Creek Ranch
sold 600 heifer calves this fall and Gill Red Angus found a buyer for 3 loads of these
heifers that weighed 549 lbs and sold for $125/cwt.
Registered Charlais and Red Angus breeder, West Fork Ranch, Loup City, NE is a new
customer for Gill Red Angus and they selected from the very top as well. Their selection
is a very easy keeping, classy made bull that will make some top sons and daughters. He
is Lot 1, LMG Gills Combo 7577. His EPDs are .3 28 57 17 31 13 .08 -.01,
and his weights are 70 lbs for birth and 683 lbs for weaning. He brought $5500.
Another Registered Red Angus breeder, Mark Strandberg from Clearbrook, MN selected
another very good MLK CRK Combination son. Lot 3, LMG Gills Combo 7586 is very
classy, long, deep, and has calving ease and performance, along with being very easy
fleshing. He sold for $5000 and has EPDs of .2 33 62 15 32 .14 .03. He also
scanned very well with an IMF Ratio of 151 and a REA size of 1.13 square inches of
REA/cwt.
Rounding out the bulls was Lot 17. He is a very good, deep sided, heavy muscled,
moderated framed son of OHRR Dakota Rambler 75R. His EPDs are 3.3 39 62 15
35 11 -.08 .07 and his weights are 65 lbs at birth and 628 lbs at weaning and
scanned 1.12 square inches of REA/cwt. He sold to Kevin Burke from Cozad, NE. This
is his first bull purchase from Gill Red Angus, but he isn’t new to their genetics as he has
been buying some of their customers replacement heifers over the last few years. This
bull sold for $4500.
The Commercial Bred heifers sold very well as well. They sold Fogalman Ranch’s
heifers first and a very good customer, Bruce Ranch, Hayes SD, purchased them. They
selected all 18 head along with 44 head from Gill Red Angus for $1210. Bruce Ranch
sold all of their steers and heifers a few days before the Gill Bull Sale and the Gills
found a buyer for their 96 head of replacement heifers, which sold for $119/cwt.
Shawn Sundberg from Crosby, ND selected the next 20 head of heifers. They were all
Gill Red Angus owned and were purchased over Superior Livestock and sold for $1225
each.
Volume buyers of the day were Bruce Ranch, Hayes, SD, with 60 bred heifers and 6
bulls, and Perry Anderson of Elm Creek, NE with 4 bulls.