Page 3 - Gustin's Diamond D Gelbvieh Production Sale – Feb. 20, 2025

WELCOME

Welcome cattlemen and cattlewomen,

We would like to welcome everyone to our Annual Production sale and say
thank you to our customers for the past years of support. We also look
forward to building relationships with those of you who may be new to our
program and helping you with your genetic needs.
What a great time to be in the cattle business! We are experiencing record
cattle prices with relatively low feed prices. It is an opportune time for all of us to advance our genetics, and we are doing our best
to select for traits that will add to your bottom line. We appreciate you taking time to evaluate the offering.
For added buyer confidence in our program every animal in the catalog has been sire verified and DNA tested to provide genomically
enhanced EPDs. We continue to focus on cattle with great dispositions, strong maternal traits and high performance. We have
recently put more emphasis on calving ease and carcass traits to provide our customers with the most balanced trait selection. They
are fed a total mixed ration designed to provide gains from 3-3.5 pounds per day. Our goal is to provide bulls that can maintain their
soundness and longevity. Again, the bulls are being developed on a 15-acre pasture to keep them sound and athletic.
Over the long term, we have always felt that by not creep feeding, we have been able to identify the bloodlines in our herd that
produce big calves without supplemental feed. Our cowherd is not pampered, but treated like most ranchers manage their herds,
utilizing just grass and water to raise a big calf. Whether our customers are buying bulls or females, these maternal traits will add
payweight and profitability to their calf crops. In 2024 our herd was recognized as #4 in the nation for Dams of Dominance Bred.
These are females that breed early, maintain their calving interval, produce above average calves and stay in the herd-cows that are
profitable.

Once again, this year the sale format will be a video sale, with animals penned outside and being sold on a video screen without
them entering the barn. If you would like to come prior to sale day to evaluate the animals and visit about your program, feel free to
contact us so we can be available. As always, DV Auction will be broadcasting the sale, phone bidding is available, and we guarantee
sight unseen purchases.
We appreciate the chance to show you the offering, visit about your program and look forward to serving your cattle needs.

Dennis & Sherry Gustin and Family Richie & Sarah Heinrich Al & Peggy Gustin
5135 Hwy 6 • Mandan, ND 58554 3081 55th Ave SE • Medina, ND 58467 5125 Hwy 6
(701) 663-7266 Sarah: (701) 400-3563 Mandan, ND 58554
(701) 400-3483 cell Richie: (701) 320-6484 (701) 663-1230
www.gustinsdiamondd.com • gustinddgr@gmail.com

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