Page 2 - Broken Heart Ranch 40th Production Sale Red Angus & Quarter Horses – March 7, 2018

Welcome to our 40th annual sale. Ralph and Helen purchased their fi rst
Red Angus female in 1961. They began selling bulls through private
treaty and at the local auction market in Timber Lake for many years
prior before they had their fi rst offi cial cataloged sale forty years ago.
We have enjoyed producing Registered Red Angus all our lives and
have met many producers and have made some lifelong friends. We are
very proud of that fact that our genetics have played a role in commer-
cial programs that are recognized for top selling replacement quality
females and steers that push the scales to the limit. Your success is
what drives us to select and produce cattle that are exceeding industry
average.
The Red Angus breed just keeps growing in popularity and doesn’t
The Pederson Family show any indication of slowing any time soon. Heifers are out selling
their steer mates and more and more breed associations are using red
females for their crossbreeding selections. With the advancement of
technology there are numerous tools to help with herd bull selection.
Feel free to visit us anytime and we can use our decades of experience
to answer questions that will assist you in fi ne tuning your herd.
Our philosophy hasn’t changed about raising cattle. “Staying con-
Gary and Sue and Bricelyn
sistent” and selecting for a balanced set of traits. We simply focus
on females that are feminine, highly maternal, with outstanding feet
and leg structure, with level udders. We strive to have these qualities
along with cattle that are deep sided, long bodied and plenty of muscle
wrapped up in a quiet and easy to handle package.
The bulls and replacement heifers were weaned in mid-September and
the bulls will be carcass ultrasounded in late February. A supplement
sheet will be available on our website (www.pedersonbhr.com) and our
Facebook Page (Broken Heart Ranch). Videos will also be available on
our website and Facebook page.

Oahe Vet will be our sale day vet and we plan on having the commercial
heifers palpated and the bulls evaluated by them also. We will not have
Chad, Lisa and Bricelyn
them semen tested due to their young age but we do stand behind
them when that time arrives prior to breeding. We always stand behind
our cattle except during the heart of lush green grass season while
wearing church clothes.

We would like to thank our hired man, Tim Johnson for his help
through the past years. Tim is a valuable asset to our operation and we
couldn’t get everything done without him. Nathan Swift has also been
part of our crew part time throughout the year. Logan Pederson (Gary
and Sue’s grandson) has also helped us out during the summer months
and he too is an asset in tackling the summer workload.

The Pederson Broken Heart Ranch crew
Tim Johnson Kim, Austin and Wyatt Olson Gary and Sue, Chad, Lisa and Bricelyn