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Welcome

Welcome to our 2023 production sale. It is hard to believe how fast 2022 flew by. It’s been a busy
year between chasing the kids around throughout various sports seasons, 4-H activities, and man-
aging all the cattle and crops. We are a family operation and all 4 of our kids are always out helping
and developing a passion for the cattle, just ask the kids and they will probably talk your ear off
about their favorite ones they have.

We focus very hard on having a strong maternal cow herd. I always say you can’t build a house on a weak foundation, and I feel that is the same for a cow
herd, you need a solid foundation to develop cattle that will be functional and marketable. We do NOT creep feed any of the calves, as we expect them to
grow & excel with mother’s milk and grass alone. Disposition is EXTREMELY important to us with the kids always with the cows.

The bulls are being fed similar rations that we have used for the last few years developed by Dewayne Siebrasse of Cattlecents Consulting (605-228-5788).
He has developed rations to achieve maximum growth while keeping the bulls athletically sound and to have longevity. The rations this year we are using only
6# of corn along with a combination of oat/pea haylage, corn silage, oats hay, alfalfa hay, and 1.5 oz RIO backgrounder loose mineral. We might sacrifice a
little in ADG but feel we will have better longevity. All our feedstuffs are 100% homegrown. They also always have free-choice salt and Rio Nutrition tubs.

All cattle are on a strict herd health program put together with the Hosmer Vet Clinic (Dr. Holly Roe Johnson 605-283-2278). All bulls are DNA tested with
genomically-enhanced EPDs, parent verified, coat color, horn/poll, ADG, adj. YW, carcass ultrasound and scrotal measurements. Supplement sheets will be
available sale day for any information that didn’t make the catalog as well as have RightChoice scores. Again, this year we will be retaining 1/3 semen inter-
est on all the bulls. You will be buying full possession and 2/3 semen rights.

Thank you for your interest in our program. Please feel free to contact us at any time, follow us on Facebook, or visit our website www.srsimms.com to
learn more about the cattle. Visitors are always welcome to view the bulls prior to the sale.

Thanks,
Tom & Meghan Schnabel, Schnabel Ranch Simmentals
Peyton (13), Mallory (11), Danyelle (10), Korbyn (7)

Welcome to our 2023 Simmental Bull Sale! This will be the 41st year of selling Simmental and
SimAngus bulls. Every year we seem to add a few more customers but many people who bought
bulls in the early years are still good customers today.

This year, the bulls didn’t get weaned until mid-November due to the ice and snow storms. They
really took off at weaning and have been doing quite well. The ration is the same as in the past –
ground hay, corn silage (with corn in it this year), modified distillers and rolled corn.

All cattle are on a strict herd health program with the help of the Hosmen Vet Clinic.

The bulls have been DNA tested and have enhanced EPDs. This year, all the results are listed in the catalog. Yearling weights, rate of gain and
scrotal measurements will be on a supplement sheet at the sale.

Visitors are welcome to view the bulls prior to the sale at the ranch.

Thank you,

Bruce Flittie, Flittie Simmentals

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