Page 2 - Regency Acres Angus Production Sale – April 14, 2023

Cattle Producers and friends,

Our family would like to welcome and invite you to our 38th
Annual Bull Sale and our 66th year of offering high-quality,
balanced-trait, registered Angus bulls. Thank you for taking
the time to review this catalog. In the words of our auctioneer,
we feel “this is one ripping good set of bulls”! Multiple lifetimes
of breeding cattle with a goal in mind, a goal of added
thickness, depth, and length, a goal of mild dispositioned
cattle – a goal of producing pounds of quality beef is evident
when you look through these bulls.

At Regency Acres, our mission is to raise as labor free and
forage efficient of a cow as possible and for that cow to be a
predictable breeder. We breed for smart, sound cattle that can travel, cattle with length, volume and that extra
rib, cattle that are easy fleshing, and cattle with longevity and are nice to be around. We want cows with good
udders that take care of their calves, that have vigorous calves that get up quickly and get to suckling. We
breed for cattle that are beefy, long, deep, and perform under a wide array of conditions. All of those things
we select for are things that are passed on though genetics. The genetics that are introduced into our herd are
done so with much research and contemplation. We score our cattle on many little things that can make a big
difference. With that said, one can look through the cattle and appreciate the depth and uniformity of the cattle
and the progress that has been made.

The drought/grasshoppers last summer had its effect on the calves. Weaning weights not only here but
all over this area were a good 50 pounds lighter. As one neighbor stated, these cattle have been living off
basically straw since the first of July! The good news is it didn’t even take 21 days for the calves to recoup and
start gaining when they hit the feedlot. The bulls have been developed on a high roughage ration designed for
a 2.75 lbs./day. This allows the bulls to develop and grow at their own pace without causing structural damage.
This year we ended up a little over 3.25 lbs./day of gain. This was expected with the lighter weaning weights.
They will be fertility tested prior to the sale. They have been given two rounds of foot rot vaccine.

The heifers are straight out of our registered replacements. The bottom 25% were already culled. They are
developed on silage, chopped hay and a little bit of corn and run in a large pasture where they can get plenty
of exercise. They are bangs vaccinated, freeze branded, have all their yearling shots and will be ready to go to
work for you.

A note about our birthweights. Shortly into calving this year, our digital scale that we weigh all the calves on
quit on us. After acquiring a new one, it became evident that either the new one was weighing light or the old
one that we have used since the 80’s was heavy. We checked the new one with known weights and found it to
be accurate and the old scale was off by about 10%. So when looking at the birthweights in this catalog, keep
this in mind.
You’re welcome to come view the bulls and heifers any time before the sale at the ranch. Videos of the bulls
are posted on DVAuction.com.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday April 14th. Our Mission
The Thiessens
To propagate genetics that will return
the most dollars per acre for our
customers.