Page 6 - TNT Simmental Bull Production Sale – Feb. 14, 2025

ND Simmental Association Pioneer Award

Dad was recently awarded the ND Simmental Associa- As he said in his thank-you speech, “About 10 years animals and our dear
tion Pioneer Award at the NDSA Annual Banquet. What ago I was complaining more than normal and Lynette Lord with what we are
an honor it was, and we thank the board for selecting said, ‘Well maybe you should get a job.’ Well, it made bless to get to do.”
him this prestigious award! me think, we are in a profession that if someone
would ask me, if you could do anything you want to Mom and Dad, we
When he looks back, he knew years ago he had to do for the rest of your life to make a living, what would are so very proud of
make a decision to produce a product that he could you do, and I am pretty sure that everyone in this all you have done,
add value to that could help him and Mom get going room would be doing exactly what they are doing now, for without your
on their own, and luckily, he chose the seedstock and yet we complain about it every day. It’s either the faith, dedication and
business and the Simmental breed. This breed has weather or the prices or something. And what we need decision to choose
been so good to our family and through it they have to remember is to be thankful that you are your own Simmental, we would
found some of their best friends in the world and it boss and we are in a business where we deal with real not be where we are today, celebrating 40 years of
has been such a wonderful business to be in. like-minded people, and you can feel close with the your success.
New Herd Sires

TNT SMOKESHOW M507 - Homo Polled - ASA# 4367443
BORN B.WT. 205 ADJ. 205 INDEX A.D.G. W.D.A. 365 ADJ. WT. 1-8 SCROTAL
03/13/24 92 871 114 4.74 4.12 1629 1240 39
EPD CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW STAY DOC CW YG MB BF REA API TI
10.5 2.4 98.9 156.1 0.36 7.0 28.2 77.6 21.7 13.3 50.6 -0.42 0.52 -0.057 1.4 171.1 101.0
% 3 2 3 35 15 3 3 35 3 40 10 1 5 3
SIRE: CDI ELEVATION 302K DAM: TNT G143 - IR IMPERIAL D948 - TNT E275 - TNT 90 PROOF Z401 - TNT W70 - TNT GUNNER N208
Truly a standout amongst a competitve performance class, showcasing an
impressive amount of substance of bone and muscle density, with so much
masculinity and dimension in a little larger framed, long bodied package. His no
holes phenotype and genomic profile stamps him amongst the best of the breed,
with top end growth, maternal and carcass traits, which made it real easy to know
we just had to retain him for our own use! He was our 2nd high ADG, 3rd high
YW, 9th high WDA and 11th high WW amongst a contemporary group of 161
bulls. His sire did an excellent job of adding extra performance across all of his
progeny, ratioing 107 on his first calf crop. His dam, G143, is a beautiful, front
pasture cow with an ideal udder that was our #2 WW heifer herself. She has a
106 WW and 105 YW ratio on her first 4 calves and her bred heifer is one of my
favorites as well. Her full sister has a 114 WW and 119 YW ratio and their W70
x 90 Proof ET dam has been a top-notch cow, with a 108 WW on her calves. We
really feel this bull is what our red program needs to continue to add that extra
punch of growth our customers want and we are thrilled to add him to our bull
battery!
TNT EXPLOSION M459 - Homo Polled - Homo Black - ASA# 4367395
BORN B.WT. 205 ADJ. 205 INDEX A.D.G. W.D.A. 365 ADJ. WT. 1-8 SCROTAL
03/06/24 92 884 NC/ET 4.62 4.25 1623 1310 40
EPD CE BW WW YW ADG MCE Milk MWW STAY DOC CW YG MB BF REA API TI
11.0 2.5 105.9 169.7 0.4 7.5 26.4 79.2 14.6 14.1 56.6 -0.35 0.19 -0.047 1.33 142.5 96.8
% 1 1 1 25 25 2 25 1 45 2 35 10
SIRE: TNT DIVERSIFY H301 DAM: TNT H161 - GIBBS 7056E S. COMFORT - NLC 2071Z - TNT TANKER U263 - NLC U8737 B - MR NLC OLIE
This is a bull we really struggled with...retain him or sell him. We know he
would find his way into a registered operation if we would sell him, but he
comes from such royal pedigrees that we know so well for generations. When
you know so much about the cow families, and both sides offer so much
performance and longevity, there isn't a dollar value you can put on that. He
offers so much depth, thickness and style in one package, with an 884lb WW,
and was our 4th high for YW, ADG and WDA amongst a strong set of bulls! He
is sired by TNT Diversify, a bull we also retained for our own use, then sold him
to Alta Genetics. Diversify was our #2 WW, and #3 YW bull that has a little
extra frame and is sired by Broad Range and TNT A99, who was also the dam to
our 2nd high seller last year going to Kenner Simmentals, sired by Assurance.
The dam to this bull is a full sister to TNT Assurance, so a very close relation, as
I can’t say enough how much we love the Assurance calves and that cow family.
She is a beautiful cow with ideal foot and udder quality. This bull has 5 full ET
sibling sisters that are all excellent as well. A power packed bull that is truly one
of the top shelf bulls we have ever raised, and we are thrilled he is staying here
to be put to work in our program!
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