Page 2 - A&R Red Angus Bull and Female Sale – March 15-16, 2024

WELCOME
Austin, Leczi, Emelea, Izaac, Waylon &
Wrenley
Russell & Paula
Austin Klaphake – 320-241-0877
Russ Klaphake – 320-241-1544
arredangus@gmail.com
arredangus.com
Welcome to our 4th Annual Sale!
First, we would like to thank all our past and future customers for their support in
our program! We are truly blessed so many of you have put trust in our program!
We can’t forget to give a big enough thanks to our friends, family, and neighbors
for all the help they do on sale day and throughout the year. Without them, it
would be hard to make it all happen with how fast time goes! It is an exciting time
to be in the cattle business with the record setting feeder and fat cattle prices!
Our operation is family owned and operated by my parents Russ and Paula,
myself Austin and my fiancé Leczi and our 4 kids Emelea (6), Izaac (3), Waylon
(2), Wrenley (9 months). Our goal is to provide you with Red Angus genetics that
will last and be profitable. We want to know how our genetics are working in your
herd or not working so we can improve and make them better!
We are really excited about this set of bulls we have to offer this year! It was a
challenging year getting these bulls to this point, but they are looking good! Calv-
ing season was bitterly cold with lots of snow. Then summer rolled around and
it was hot and dry all summer long. With no rain all summer the pastures didn’t
grow much grass, so we brought the cows home at the end of July and started
creep feeding the calves.
At the end of July, we introduced a pellet creep feed to the calves. We precondi-
tioned calves August 26th and then weaned them September 15th. Once we got
the bulls weaned and on a TMR, they really started to pick up speed. We worked
them up to a 48-cal diet by November 17th. January 1st, we ramped them up to
a 50-cal diet and will keep them on that until February 1st. After February 1st, we
will start working their diet down to get them ready for breeding season. The bulls
are developed on a 5-acre pasture to provide enough exercise so they develop
some physical endurance!
Our sale will be broadcasted the same way as the last 3 years on DVAuction –
online only. Our open house will be a little different this year. Instead of having
open house all day on Friday March 15th, we will be having a few guest speakers
in the evening with supper! Please RSVP so we know how much food to prepare.
We will have our normal open house on Saturday March 16th from 10 AM – 4
PM. For more information, check out the schedule of events on the sale info page.
This format gives you the chance to shop at your own convenience, view bulls
and go home and decide what lots to bid on. If you are unfamiliar with DVAuction
or need assistance in bidding, don’t hesitate to contact one of us. Our sale order
is grouped by sire groups.
If you have any questions about our offering, feel free to reach out to me at any
time! I’d love to go over this group of bulls with you. Sale day is always a busy
day, so we encourage you to call ahead of sale day and we offer a $150 sale credit
if you do so. Thanks for taking the time to check out our program and we hope to
hear from you!
Sincerely
Russ, Paula, Austin, Leczi, Emelea, Izaac, Waylon & Wrenley
A&R Red Angus