The stairsteps to success start with the right genetics!

HOOVER ANGUS FARM 

The stairsteps 

to success 

start with the 

right genetics! 

HOOVER HOME RUN 

SYDGEN CC&7 

HOOVER DAM 

HOOVER HEADLINER J32 

BASIN EXCITEMENT 

2012 

SEMEN & 

HERD SIRE 

DIRECTORY 

John & Barb Kiburz David, Joy & Landi McFarland 

1044 255th Avenue 2731 Squirrel Ave. 

Tingley, IA 50863 Ellston, IA 50074 

Ph 641-772-4439 Ph/Fax 641-772-4479 

landi@hooverangus.com 

800-383-6778 • www.hooverangus.com 

www.facebook.com/HooverAngusFarm 

A supplement to the February 7, 2012 

Hoover Angus Farm sale catalog and the March 2012 Angus Journal

Calved 1-25-08 G18 16124994 [AMF-CAF-M1F-NHF] 

CED BW WW YW RADG SC DOC CEM MILK MB RE FAT 

+ 11 + 0 + 48 + 98 +. 15 +. 87 + 37 + 9 + 40 +. 54 +. 97 +. 006 

10% 15% 20% 30% 25% 1% 30% 1% 25% 1% 

$W 

+ 30.30 25% 

$F 

+ 40.06 15% 

$G 

+ 39.90 5% 

$B 

+ 67.89 15% 

S A F Connection # 

SYDGEN C C & 7 

SydGen Forever Lady 4087 

TC Gridiron 258 # 

ERICA OF ELLSTON C124 # 

Erica of Ellston V65 

★ Hoover Dam. . . the landmark bull. The lead-off bull in the 2012 

ORIgen sire directory, Hoover Dam’s early usage has earned him 

the “Rock Solid A.I. Proven” designation by ABS, with .93 accuracy! 

Hoover Dam was one of only 26 sires in the Angus breed that 

recorded over 1000 registered progeny in 2011! 

★ If you want low birth, high docility, and heavy muscle, there is NO 

BULL in America that can meet or exceed the combination of 

Hoover Dam’s BW, Docility, and Ribeye EPDs! 

★ Hoover Dam is one of the most frequently visited bulls at ORIgen 

– yes, he is as thick as everyone says! His Ribeye EPD far 

surpassing the top 1% of the breed is proof his muscling is real. 

He has the 19 th highest Ribeye EPD of any sire in the breed! It is 

rare to � nd a calving ease, high $Beef bull with such power, eye 

appeal, and thickness. 

★ Hoover Dam was the $47,500 record selling bull in the 84-year 

history of Hoover Angus Farm. 

★ Hoover Dam has the 5 th highest Docility EPD in the Angus breed 

among current Angus sires! 

★ Hoover Dam’s dam, C124, is a “beef” cow – she offers that 

thickness and mass you would expect. She has an impeccable 

record of 5-97 BWR, 5-113 WR, 5-108 YR, 5-106 IMF ratio, 5-107 

ribeye ratio, 5-94 rib fat ratio, and 5-87 rump fat ratio. Her Ribeye 

EPD is way above the top 1% of current dams. 

★ C124’s 2009 heifer calf, Hoover Dame, was the top-selling female 

in the history of our farm at $50,000 to the Hoover Dame Syndicate, 

a group of progressive Angus breeders from several states. Hoover 

Dame had exceptional performance: BW 69 lbs., WW 703 lbs., WR 

115, YW 1105 lbs., YR 112, IMF 5.18, ratio 103, RE 14.6”, ratio 121. 

Semen available through Hoover Angus, 

the ORIgen Network, and ABS. 

All herd sire EPDs are current as of Spring 2012 NCE. 

HOOVER DAM 

SVF Gdar 216 LTD # 

S A F Royal Queen 5084 

SydGen 1407 Corona 2016 

S A F Forever Lady 8292 

G A R Grid Maker # 

TC Blackbird 7049 # 

S A Neutron 377 # 

Shottish V047 

SEMEN $26 CERTIFICATES $40 

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Hoover High Dollar J290 

$13,000 full brother to Hoover Dam 

Hoover Dame 

$50,000 full sister to Hoover Dam 

★ Hoover Dame’s top two daughters sold for $11,000 and $6000 in 

the November 2011 Stars of Montana Sale, and her daughter was 

the lead-off heifer calf in the 2011 NILE Angus Female Sale and 

brought $5750. 

★ C124’s 2010 son, Hoover High Dollar J290, was selected by Justin 

Swindler in our 2011 auction for $13,000. High Dollar aced his scan 

with a 5.37 IMF, ratio 124, and a 14.9” ribeye, ratio 107. He froze 

over 400 units of semen at just over a year of age, and will have 

calves in four herds this spring. 

★ C124 is now a donor cow owned by Hoovers and Craigmore Farm 

of Ontario. Craigmore purchased ½ interest in C124 for $45,000. 

Wayne Kreklewich of Craigmore had the foresight to see that 

Hoover Dam was going to become one of the most popular young 

bulls of the Angus breed and wanted to propagate the cow. Several 

full sibs to Hoover Dam will be born at Hoover Angus in January, 

2012. 

★ C124’s $W value is in the top 10% of current dams. Her only 

daughter in our herd is a Path� nder and records 4-93 BWR and 

4-105 WR. 

★ Grandam V65 records 7-98 BWR, 7-103 WR, 7-102 YR, 7-103 IMF 

ratio and 7-105 ribeye ratio along with a 347 day calving interval. 

★ Great grandam V047 records 9-101 BWR, 9-112 WR and 9-111 YR. 

★ Many ¾ brothers and sisters to Hoover Dam will sell in our February 7, 

2012 production sale. 

★ Hoover Dam progeny have been highly successful in recent sales 

from coast to coast – see some examples on page 2. In the fall 

2011 Stars of Montana Sale, Hoover Dam was the front cover 

featured sire, and his progeny highlighted the event. In this sale 

and the 2011 NILE Angus Female Sale, 37 heifer calves and bred 

heifers with Hoover-in� uenced genetics averaged $3359! 

★ Owned with A&B Cattle, Bassett, NE; AJC Angus, Baxter, IA; 

Basin Angus, Hobson, MT; Craigmore Farm, Schomberg, Ontario; 

Express Ranches, Yukon, OK; Gary Wall, Roundup, MT; Idland 

Cattle Co., Circle, MT; Ray-Mar Ranches, Oakdale, CA; Sioux Pass 

Livestock & Grain, Lodge Grass, MT; and Stevenson’s Diamond 

Dot, Hobson, MT. 

Avoid shipping charges - place an order by 

Monday, January 30 to reserve your order for 

pickup sale day. Semen picked up or shipped from 

Hawkeye Breeders, Adel, IA may be ordered anytime.

HOME OF HOOVER DAM 

“They don’t call him the ‘Destination Bull” for Nothing!” 

– Auctioneer Dustin Carter, November 18, 2011 

Carter’s Blackcap Y113 

$30,000 Hoover Dam daughter 

from Carter Family Angus 

Hoover Dam K12 

Beaver Dam 411 S D G 

Hoover Dam son produced by 

Steve Goodfellow 

CCAR Hoover Dam X720 

$32,000 top-selling bull 

in Currant Creek Angus Ranch’s 

December 2011 Sale 


Yearling Hoover Dam Bull 

Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 43 in Hoover Angus Sale 

Blkcp Empress Ellston J266 

$3750 Hoover Dam heifer calf in 

2010 Hoover Angus Sale 


Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 64 in 

Hoover Angus Sale 

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Diamond Hoover Dam 0170 

$9000 top-selling and front cover 

feature bull in November 2011 

Stevenson’s Diamond Dot sale 

Elbamere Queen Ellston J420 

NA Miss Sweetheart 140 

$8500 top-selling 2011 NILE 

heifer from Nissen Angus in 

Chinook, MT 

$7000 top-selling Hoover Dam 

son in 2010 Hoover Angus Sale 

Dam J43 

Sells February 7, 

SaleHoover 

2012 as lot 35 in 

Hoover Angus 

Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 184 

in Hoover Angus Sale 

Docility 

at its 

� nest! 

Kaleb 

Kuck & 

super 

gentle 

Hoover 

Dam 

heifer 

calf 

Blackcap Empress Ellston K19 

Hoover Dam Open Heifer 

Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 207 in Hoover Angus Sale 

Queen of Ellston K11 

Most gentle heifer of the 2011 

Hoover crop

Calved 

3-06-09 

H250 

16400604 

[AMF-CAF- 

M1F-NHF] 


+ 7 + 2.0 + 64 + 114 +. 18 +. 61 + 29 + 9 + 35 +. 38 + 1.02 +. 002 

4% 3% 15% 1% 30% 1% 1% 

★ Home Run has the 14 th highest Ribeye EPD of all current Angus 

sires in America! 

★ Home Run was the 2 nd top selling bull in our 2010 sale at $13,000. 

From the same cow family as Hoover Dam, this bull can be used 

HOOVER HOME RUN 

HOOVER HEADLINER J32 

Calved 

1-30-10 

J32 

16687543 


+ 4 + 1.9 + 57 + 101 +. 10 + 1.75 + 34 + 6 + 40 +. 35 +. 95 +. 030 

10% 10% 1% 1% 1% 1% 

★ The magical combination of CC&7 mated to a Gridiron daughter 

has once again risen to the top! Headliner was the $30,000 topselling 

bull in our 2011 sale! He was the thickest bull of the sale and 

put everything together in a very complete package. Headliner was 

HOOVER G FORCE 

Calved 

1-21-08 

G9 

16213559 

[AMF-NHF] 


- 4 + 4.0 + 59 + 104 +. 11 +. 87 + 30 + 2 + 38 +. 19 + 1.08 -. 023 

10% 10% 25% 1% 1% 1% 10% 

★ G Force was the 5th heaviest WW bull calf of his crop at 810 lbs., WR 

125 against 163 contemporaries! He was the top YW bull at 1487 

lbs., YR 125. G Force scanned a whopping 15.9” ribeye, ratio 119. 

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$W 



+ 37.21 3% SYDGEN C C & 7 



$F 


+ 51.32 3% 

S A F Neutron # 


S A Queen Susan 102 # 

$G ERICA OF ELLSTON X16 

Scotch Cap # 

+ 33.63 20% 

Shottish V047 

Dal Bairn Erica 37 

$B 

+ 73.60 5% SEMEN $20 CERTIFICATES $35 

with con� dence to increase muscle mass and thickness in a 

moderate framed package. 

★ A full brother to Home Run sold for $12,000 in our 2011 sale. 

★ Home Run’s dam records 10-94 BWR, 10-107 WR, 9-106 YR, and 

9-110 RE ratio. X16’s sons scanned at Hoover Angus average a 

15.85” ribeye, her heifers a 13.5” ribeye. X16 has a 363 day calving 

interval and her 7 sons have averaged $7300! 

★ A full sister to Home Run works in our herd with 2-111 WR and 

produced a feature bull in our February 7, 2012 sale, lot 17. 

★ Home Run is owned with Idland Cattle Co., Stevenson’s Diamond 

Dot, Currant Creek Angus, Gary Wall, Basin Angus, AJC Angus, 

Foster Creek Farm, Carlson Angus, Brice Conover, Brand Angus, 

Sioux Pass Livestock & Grain, and Gain & Weigh Stock Farms. 


$W 



+ 36.88 2% SYDGEN C C & 7 



$F 


+ 39.52 15% 




$G BLKCP EMPRESS ELLSTON C109 # 

S A Neutron 44 

+ 31.12 25% 

Blkcp Empress Ellston A306 

Blackcap Empress J350 # 

$B 

+ 59.35 

the #1 ribeye scan bull of the auction. He was the 

12th top WW bull calf of the crop and offers superior 

muscle in a moderate framed package. 

★ Path� nder C109 has 5-99 BWR, 5-112 WR, 5-109 YR, 5-106 IMF 

ratio, 5-112 Ribeye ratio and a 365 day calving interval. C109 

scanned a 13.4” ribeye and is the 3rd top cow in the Hoover herd 

for high ribeye ratios on her progeny. She is a moderate-framed, 

perfect-uddered, 12th generation Hoover bred-and-owned Blackcap 

Empress Ellston cow. Her maternal excellence is best portrayed by 

her $W way above the top 1% of the breed! 

★ Hoover Headliner’s � rst calves will be born in January of 2012. After 

initially freezing semen, Headliner had an injury to one testicle, 

which was later removed. Headliner is recovering at Select Sires, 

and semen is currently not available. 

★ Owned with Select Sires, Plain City, OH. 


$W 



+ 32.59 15% SYDGEN C C & 7 



$F 


+ 42.02 10% 




$G BLKCP EMPRESS ELLSTON C109 # 

S A Neutron 44 

+ 28.11 

Blkcp Empress Ellston A306 

Blackcap Empress J350 # 

$B 

+ 68.15 15% 

G Force has the 8th highest Ribeye EPD of any 

Angus sire in America! 

★ Continuing the tradition of his popular sire, G Force has one of the 

highest Docility EPDs among current sires! 

★ A full brother to G Force is Hoover Headliner J32 pictured above. A 

full brother and sister to these bulls will sell in our February 7, 2012 

production sale. Read about dam C109 in Headliner’s footnote. 

★ Great grandam J350 made the Path� nder report at 14 years of 

age. 

★ G Force stamps his calves with more thickness and butt than any 

other Hoover-owned sire. G Force is a bull to add lean red meat 

yield to his progeny, as evident by being one of the top 60 $YG 

Value bulls among all current Angus sires! 

★ Owned with Hawleys Gen X Angus, Arcadia, NE.

Calved 1-13-06 6099 15330743 [AMF-CAF-NHF] 


+ 3 + 1.1 + 53 + 106 +. 17 +. 75 + 38 + 3 + 53 +. 40 +. 81 -. 015 

25% 10% 20% 30% 1% 1% 2% 15% 

$W 

+ 27.89 

$F 

+ 46.96 

$G 

+ 34.51 

$B 

+ 68.85 

5% 

15% 

10% 


S A F CONNECTION # 



SYDGEN FOREVER LADY 4087 


HOOVER CARBON COPY 

Calved 

1-06-10 

J1 

16687527 


- 3 + 2.4 + 62 + 105 +. 17 +. 65 + 31 + 2 + 35 +. 28 +. 94 -. 033 

3% 5% 15% 1% 1% 1% 2% 

★ Carbon Copy is named in honor of the parallels between him and 

sire CC&7. Carbon Copy was the #1 weaning weight bull of his 

crop, is a mile long, and is the biggest framed CC&7 son to date, 

SYDGEN CC&7 

Traveler 124 G D A R # 

G D A R Forever Lady 718 

Bon View Bando 598 # 


Bon View New Design 1407 # 

V N A R Perfection 142F 180K 



SEMEN $Ask CERTIFICATES $40 

★ CC&7 is the long-time breed leader for docility, a testament to the 

exceptional dispositions of his progeny. He is the bull all others are 

compared to! We’ve coined the phrase the “CC&7 Effect” – when 

a certain percentage of the animals in a group are sired by CC&7, 

the temperament of the entire group is calmed. The more restless 

animals in a group become more docile because of their docile 

CC&7 contemporaries. Numerous CC&7 sons and daughters rank 

among the breed’s best for Docility EPD, including many in this 

sale and in our past auctions. 

★ CC&7 was the 10 th top sire of the Angus breed for progeny 

registrations in 2011. He was one of only 11 bulls in the breed to 

register over 2000 progeny last year. He has become one of the 

favorite highest accuracy bulls in the breed today. 

★ CC&7 daughters are great cows to work with at calving. Despite 

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Keymura Katy Ellston J8 

CC&7 Daughter 


Lady Ida of Ellston G180 

$9,000 CC&7 Daughter 

Hoover CC&7 J401 

CC&7 Son 


Lady Ida of Ellston H6 

$33,500 CC&7 Daughter 

CC&7’s high Milk EPD, it appears his daughters will have excellent 

longevity. They have nice udders – level, good udder attachment, 

and small teat size. Fertility levels appear to be good – our herd 

has thirty-� ve 2-3 year-old CC&7 daughters, and in our October 

2011 preg check, no CC&7s were open. 

★ A CC&7 daughter raised the #1 adjusted WW heifer calf of our 2010 

crop at 790 pounds, and another CC&7 daughter accomplished 

the same feat in our 2011 crop, with a heifer weaning at 742 lbs. 

The CC&7 daughters will de� nitely leave a positive lasting impact 

on our herd and the herds of our customers! 

★ CC&7 sons have dominated our bull sales in recent years. 99 

CC&7 sons sold through past Hoover Angus production sales 

have averaged $6177! 

★ CC&7’s dam, 4087, sold ½ interest in Sydenstricker’s fall 2010 

sale for $42,500, to make her the top valued dam in the history 

of SydGen. Her son in SydGen’s fall 2011 sale topped the sale 

at $25,000. 4087 has produced numerous top-selling sons for 

SydGen selling to 6 different states. She records 4-110 WR and 

4-107 YR on her natural progeny. 

★ CC&7 is currently at ORIgen with his sons Hoover Dam and 

Hoover Home Run. 

★ See 30 photos of CC&7 progeny at www.hooverangus.com/Bulls/cc7 

★ CC&7 has undergone a period of stress not freezing semen, and 

demand has outpaced supply. Please call for current semen price. 

★ Owned with Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, MO. 


$W 



+ 35.42 4% SYDGEN C C & 7 



$F 


+ 41.83 10% 




$G KEYMURA KATY Z99 # 

H&K Dark Star M163 # 

+ 30.96 30% 

Keymura Katy V47 # 

Keymura Katy J213 

$B 


offering thickness that is very rare in such a big bull. Also identical 

are the dispositions of both bulls. Carbon Copy will add lean 

muscle growth and sire calves that are unparalleled in the feedlot. 

★ Performance data: BW 85 lbs., WW 842 lbs., WR 124, YW 1404 

lbs., YR 111, IMF 4.43, ratio 114, RE 16.9”, ratio 108. 

★ Path� nder dam Z99 is regarded as one of the best cows ever in 

production at Hoover Angus. Carbon Copy is her third #1 WW bull 

calf, a feat no other cow has knowingly accomplished in our history. 

Z99 is our 3rd high indexing cow and 4th top ribeye ratio cow! 

★ Z99 has had two sons average $7250, and one daughter was our 

long-standing top-selling female at $12,000. 

★ Owned with Young Angus Farm, Blythedale, MO.

Hoover Excitement K34 

Excitement Son 





BASIN EXCITEMENT 

Calved 2-03-08 U678 16047404 [CAF-M1F-NHF] 

★ Excitement hit a home run with the spring 2011 

calf crop – among the non-ET calves, his calves 

were the top ratioing sire group! Eight herds 

have reported weaning data on his calves, which 

have an average 103 WR, 105 YR, 110 IMF 

ratio, and 102 ribeye ratio. We will calve the � rst 

Excitement daughters in February of 2012. 

★ Excitement was leased to Genex this past fall, 

and semen will be available through Genex for 

the spring 2012 breeding season. Excitement 

currently resides at Genex in Strafford, MO. 

★ Excitement was the top selling bull in the 2009 

Basin Angus sale in Hobson, Montana at 

$25,000. Several registered breeders zeroed 

in on this bull sale day, hence the name 

“Excitement”. Excitement performed well with a 

119 WR, 115 YR, 115 IMF ratio, and 111 ribeye 

ratio. He is sound made, clean-fronted and offers 

an outcross pedigree to the Hoover program. 

★ Excitement is our most trusted sure-� re calving 

ease sire. Many heifers have been bred to this 

bull the past three years. Excitement calves 

out of heifers can come 10-12 days early, 

with consistently low birth weights. This short 

gestation will help keep his BW EPD low and 

CED high. Many progeny will highlight our 

CED BW 

+ 10 +. 6 

15% 25% 

WW YW RADG SC 

+ 67 + 123 +. 17 +. 83 

2% 1% 20% 25% 

DOC CEM MILK MB 

+ 5 + 12 + 23 +. 47 

4% 

RE FAT 

+. 32 +. 061 

February 2012 production sale, as well as many 

females carrying his service. 

★ Excitement’s dam is a moderate framed cow with a square udder 

and nice disposition. His sire has exceptional rib and � eshing 

$W 

+ 34.66 10% 

$F 

Gardens Expedition # 

BASIN EXPEDITION R156 

Basin Primrose Lady 5287 

N Bar Emulation EXT # 

Green Garden Gina 2268 S2 

Basin Ambush 3905 # 

Basin Primrose Lady 296E 

ability. 

★ Owned with Basin Angus, Hobson, MT and Kuck Ranch, Bertrand, 

NE. 

+ 60.71 1% 

$G 

+ 20.00 

$B 

+ 62.07 25% 

Vermilion Dateline 7078 # 

Vermilion Payweight J847 # 

Vermilion Lass 7969 

BASIN LADY S532 AK 

Basin Max 806C 

Basin Lady 306E 

Basin Lady 183C 


Recently Leased 

to Genex! 

Queen of Ellston K144 

Excitement Daughter 





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Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 71

Calved 3-06-08 G290 16123318 


+ 11 +. 1 + 64 + 109 +. 14 + 1.48 + 24 + 12 + 34 +. 40 +. 14 +. 071 

10% 15% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 1% 

$W 

+ 40.06 1% 

$F 

+ 45.51 5% 

$G 

+ 10.12 

$B 

+ 53.83 

TC Friction 3275 

TC FRICTION 5130 

TC Barbara 3022 

Roth Famous 1006 # 

BLKCP EMPRESS ELLSTON C344 # 

Blkcp Empress Ellston V127 # 

H&K FRICTION G290 

Connealy Forefront # 

TC Pride 8067 # 


TC Barbara 1017 

Famous 7001 # 

Roth Formera 9199 


Blkcp Empress Ellston M127 

Calved 1-12-08 816 16234403 [AMF-CAF-NHF] 


+ 13 -. 7 + 49 + 94 +. 12 +. 31 + 18 + 13 + 27 +. 34 +. 20 +. 044 

2% 10% 25% 15% 2% 20% 

$W 

+ 31.05 20% 

$F 

+ 35.20 25% 

$G 

+ 14.91 

$B 

+ 56.09 


CONNEALY REFLECTION 

Happy Grill of Conanga 6260 

G 13 Structure # 

ELTUNA OF CONANGA 3703 # 

Eltatta of Conanga 603 1119 

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Miss Blackcap Ellston G417 

3/4 Sister to G290 

Hoover Angus Donor 

CONNEALY REWARD 

B/R New Design 036 # 

Bon View Gammer 85 


Happy Date of Conanga 

TC Stockman 365 # 

G 13 Traveler 9428 # 

S A F Focus of E R # 

Ella Lou of Conanga 5605 


H&K Friction F460 

3/4 Brother to G290 

★ G290 was selected for use in the Hoover program as one of the 

top calves of the 2008 calf crop. He blends the calving ease of 

Friction with the style and muscle of Famous. Big rumped and big 

topped, he is one of the most impressive individuals in the Hoover 

herd bull line-up. G290’s � rst calves got off to a good start and sure 

appear to be low birth weight. Heifers will sell bred to G290 in our 


★ G290 had � awless performance data: BW 79 lbs., WW 782 lbs., 

WR 121, YW 1342 lbs., YR 113, IMF 5.51, ratio 115, RE 14.0, ratio 

104, scrotal at 21 months: 45 cm. 

★ G290 exempli� es 9 generations of the highly productive “Blackcap 

Empress Ellston” cow family at Hoover Angus. His dam and 

grandam have both achieved elite Path� nder status. Dam C344 is 

a perfect uddered Famous daughter that records 6-96 BWR, 6-107 

WR, 4-106 YR, 4-104 IMF, and 4-102 RE with a 352 day calving 

interval. 

★ Fourth generation dam C57 has left a legacy at Hoover Angus. 

33 daughter descendants have worked in Ellston, Iowa. This 

includes “Great Ones” like T15, the proli� c Path� nder with 10-110 

WR that grossed $51,750 on her 8 natural sons. This cow family 

has produced nearly $200,000 worth of registered progeny sold 

through our annual production sales. Seven of C57’s descendants 

have achieved Path� nder status; four have served as donors. 

★ When you can’t buy ‘em better, use your own! 

Hoover Reward K141 

Reward Son 


Miss Keymura Ellston J260 

Reward Daughter 


★ Reward was the $30,000 second top-selling bull in the spring 2009 

Connealy Angus bull sale. He has quickly become one of our most 

popular calving ease sires. Reward accentuates low birth weight 

while having an attractive pro� le and plenty of thickness. Nearly 

150 progeny in 6 herds have been recorded through AHIR with an 

average 98 BWR and 100 WR. 

★ Reward had an actual birth weight of 60 pounds, was 800 pounds 

at weaning and 1406 pounds at a year. He scanned a 4.88 IMF, 

ratio 107 and a 14.4” ribeye, ratio 105. 

★ Our � rst large group of Reward calves was born in the spring of 

2011, and many sons and daughters will be featured in our 2012 

production sale. They are low birth weight calves that are big hipped, 

stylish, and easy to look at. A Reward heifer calf was the #2 adjusted 

weaning weight heifer of Reward’s � rst calf crop at 783 lbs., WR 128! 

★ Reward’s dam was a � rst calf heifer, and now with her fourth calf 

weaned, has earned Path� nder status and records 4-92 BWR, 

4-104 WR, 3-106 YR, and 3-109 Ribeye ratio. Her second bull calf 

by Connealy Answer 71 sold for $7000. 

★ Connealy Angus will sell both fall and spring born bulls by Reward 

in their 2012 auction. Hawleys report they really like their � rst set of 

Reward calves from the spring of 2011. Many spring and fall heifers 

in our February 7, 2012 production sale will sell bred to Reward. 

★ Owned with Hawleys Gen X Angus, Arcadia, NE.

CONNEALY COUNSELOR 

Calved 

2-13-10 

060L 

16761497 

[AMF-CAF- 

D2F-NHF] 


+ 10 -. 2 + 65 + 115 +. 09 + 1.02 + 16 + 9 + 23 +. 53 +. 98 +. 009 

10% 10% 1% 1% 15% 25% 30% 15% 1% 

★ Counselor was the $53,000 third top-selling bull in the 2011 

Connealy Angus sale. A � ush brother to Counselor sold the same 

day to Alta Genetics of Alberta for $36,000. 

JAR TOTAL PACKAGE 903 

Calved 

1-21-09 

903 

16456514 

[AMF-CAF-NHF] 


+ 5 + 2.9 + 76 + 125 +. 21 +. 98 + 13 + 7 + 27 +. 74 +. 82 +. 005 

1% 1% 10% 20% 20% 10% 1% 

★ Total Package was the #1 weaning weight bull of the 2009 Jallo 

Angus crop at 976 lbs., WR 126! He posted a 1520 lb. yearling 

weight, YR 113, IMF 5.18, ratio 150, along with a 17.9” ribeye, ratio 

Calved 

1-30-08 

8200 

16029532 

[AMF-NHF] 


+ 2 + 2.7 + 74 + 131 +. 28 + 1.41 + 15 + 9 + 30 +. 48 +. 69 -. 039 

1% 1% 1% 5% 25% 30% 5% 30% 10% 3% 

★ Journey has the 14th highest WW EPD among current Angus sires 

and the 15th highest YW EPD! His progeny are going to have extra 

frame and grow. 

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G A R Precision 1680 # 

$W 

G A R Retail Product # 

G A R Ext 4927 

+ 42.12 1% CONNEALY MENTOR 7374 

Jauer 353 Traveler 589 27 # 

Executa of Conanga 939 # 

$F 

Exec of Conanga 6940 # 

+ 52.04 2% 

Connealy Leadtime # 

Connealy Lead On # 

Eligence Plus of Conanga 

$G JAZE OF CONANGA 234 

Rockn D Ambush 1531 # 

+ 36.65 10% 

Jaycee of Conanga 233 

Joy of Conanga 6230 # 

$B 


★ Counselor will be elite calving ease, high growth, and exceptional 

carcass quality. Counselor combined an impeccable set of EPDs 

and sought-after phenotype. He is extra long, has a big scrotal, 

clean sheath, and pounds to push the scales down. His donor dam 

records 3-116 WR and 3-114 YR on her natural calves. 

★ Counselor saw natural service at Hoover Angus in April and May of 

2011; his � rst calves are due in January. We then used Counselor 

to pen breed, and he was the best pen breeding bull we have ever 

used. He would breed a female in 30 seconds or less. We pen bred 

16 females to him this spring, and 15 settled to it! 

★ Counselor is currently at ABS in Wisconsin. Owned with ABS, 

DeForest, WI. 

$W 

+ 43.69 1% 

$F 

+ 58.90 1% 

$G 

+ 39.23 1% 

$B 

+ 88.79 1% 

Hyline Right Time 338 # 

ALC PACKAGE H74P 

ALC O Zara Z13L 

TC Total 410 # 

JAR ZARA 202 7181 

J A R Zara of RDH 202 

SYDGEN JOURNEY 8200 

Leachman Right Time # 

Hyline Pride 265 


Alc Dateline Lady I09E 


TC Erica Eileen 2047 

Jar Battle Force 916 

H C Zara 802 # 


119. This has not only boosted his WW and YW EPDs above the 

top 1% of the breed, but among the very top of the entire breed! 

Total Package ties as having the 12 th highest WW EPD among 

current Angus sires! 

★ Total Package’s sire has been a powerhouse growth bull at Jallo 

Angus Ranch. 

★ Total Package was also the top scanning IMF bull in the Jallo sale. 

He is among the top 25 elite sires of the breed for the $Beef index! 

This guy will put growth, lean muscle, and IMF in his progeny. 

★ Total Package was the $13,000 co-top selling bull in the 2010 Jallo 

Angus sale. His � rst progeny will sell in our Feb. 7, 2012 sale. 

★ Owned with Jallo Angus Ranch, Fordville, ND. 

Rockn D Ambush 1531 # 

$W 

SydGen Rocky Road 2060 

S A F Blackbird 6028 

+ 39.50 2% SYDGEN JOURNEY 4355 

S A F Focus of E R # 

SydGen Blackbird Lady 1059 

$F 

S A F Blackbird Lady 9115 

+ 67.25 1% 


Vermilion Payweight J847 # 

Vermilion Lass 7969 

$G BASIN LUCY 1736 

C A Future Direction 5321 # 

+ 35.71 15% 

Basin Lucy 3829 

Basin Lucy 178E 

$B 

+ 83.93 1% 

★ Weaning at 857 pounds to be the top indexing calf of his crop at 

SydGen, Journey went on to post a 1393 lb. yearling weight and 

scan a 16.8” ribeye. 

★ Journey was selected to add frame size and growth. Journey’s � rst 

set of calves ratioed an average 111 IMF and 105 ribeye. 

★ Journey’s dam, Basin Lucy 1736, has the 11th highest WW EPD 

and 9th highest YW EPD among all current Angus dams in the 

nation! She traces back to the famous Basin Lucy 178E cow that 

has given rise to one of the most powerful and popular cow families 

in the breed today. 1736 is a donor at SydGen, and produced 15 

quality embryos in her most recent � ush. 

★ Owned with Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, MO.

MCATL TRIPLE STACK 889-495 

Calved 2-09-09 889 16432636 [AMF-NHF] 


+ 2 + 3.8 + 66 + 118 +. 24 +. 26 + 11 + 7 + 22 +. 31 +. 26 +. 028 

2% 2% 4% 

$W 

+ 31.87 15% 

$F 

+ 55.14 2% 

$G 

+ 15.50 

$B 

+ 63.06 25% 

Connealy Refl ection 

MCATL TRIPLE STACK 

M A Miss Emulous 685-251 # 

Sitz Tradition RLS 8702 # 

M A BARBARA 495 

MA Barbara 452 


Happy Grill of Conanga 6260 

H S A F Bando 1961 

M A Miss Emulous 251 


R L S Eisa Evergreen 5018 

M A Coldfront 130 

Wilt M J Bertha Wham 75 


Calved 3-10-03 90N 14502282 [AMF-CAF-NHF] 

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Hoover Triple Stack K52 

Triple Stack Son 


MCATL Pilgrim 

$18,000 Maternal Brother 

to Triple Stack 

★ Triple Stack weaned at 870 pounds to ratio 120 and went on to post 

a 1593 pound yearling weight, ratio 118. Gaining 4.52 pounds per 

day and scanning a 4.79 IMF and a 17.0” ribeye, this bull covers 

all the bases. 

★ Triple Stack’s � rst set of calves certainly have tremendous growth! 

They are some of the biggest, stoutest calves of the crop, and 

Triple Stack’s growth EPDs will hold strong. 

★ Triple Stack will add frame size along with a knockout phenotype. 

He is wide based, thick, deep ribbed and � at topped. At $17,000, 

this was one of the top-selling bulls of the March 2010 Musgrave 

Angus sale. Triple Stack’s sire has been a standout for the Bush 

Angus herd in South Dakota and Jacs Ranch in Arkansas. His dam 

records 5-110 WR and 3-111 YR. Her 2010 son was the $18,000 2 nd 

top selling bull of the 2011 Musgrave Angus Sale. 

★ With accuracy built by his Igenity and P� zer pro� les, Triple Stack 

ranks at the top of the breed for Residual Average Daily Gain 

(RADG) EPD. This means his calves will gain more with the same 

amount of feed as compared to sires with lower RADG EPDs. 

★ One CC&7 daughter was � ushed to Triple Stack, resulting in 

several spring 2011 calves, and they look outstanding! One heifer 

calf from this � ush had the #1 WW among the ET heifer crop! A 

Triple Stack heifer was also the #1 adjusted WW heifer calf of all 

the non-ET heifer calves at Hoover Angus! 

★ Owned with Musgrave Angus, Griggsville, IL. 

WOODHILL STATESMAN 54K-90N 


+ 9 + 0 + 49 + 76 -. 02 +. 74 + 25 + 8 + 37 +. 63 +. 33 +. 045 

20% 15% 30% 3% 1% 15% 

$W 

+ 39.72 2% 

$F 

+ 16.40 

$G 

+ 33.01 20% 

$B 

+ 47.07 

O C C Great Plains 943G # 

SITZ GREATPLAINS 9520 

Sitz Pride 3038 

Connealy Frontline # 

WOODHILL LUCY 666-54K 

V D A R Lucy 666 


Dixie Erica of C H 1019 

Sitz Traveler 9929 # 

Sitz Pride 368 

Connealy Dateline # 

Pleasant Pill of Conanga # 

V D A R New Trend 315 # 

V D A R Lucy 917 


Blkcp Mary of Ellston D462 

Mature Statesman Daughter 

Rosepride of Ellston D95 

Statesman Daughter 

★ Statesman sons are always popular calving ease bulls as they 

are consistently low birth weight cattle. Statesman makes a nice 

combination of low birth weight, marbling and easy � eshing ability. 

Nearly 300 progeny have been recorded through AHIR. Over 200 

progeny scanned have an average 106 IMF ratio. 

★ Even more encouraging are the strengths of Statesman’s daughters 

with an average 104 WR on over 130 progeny! 

★ Statesman exempli� es the traits combined in the $Weaned Calf 

Value Index ($W) easily placing him among the breed’s best 1-2% 

for $W! 

★ Statesman and his progeny are very easy � eshing. He is moderate 

framed, but has meat, muscle and eye appeal. He is a structurally 

sound bull with a large scrotal. 

★ Statesman’s dam scanned a 139 IMF ratio and 113 Ribeye ratio. 

His grandam has 19 at 102 IMF and 19 at 103 Ribeye ratio. 

★ Owned with Woodhill Farms, Viroqua, WI.

Calved 2-06-02 258 #14237017 [AMF-CAF-M1F-NHF] 


+ 6 + 3.8 + 60 + 107 +. 09 +. 60 + 21 + 8 + 17 +. 28 +. 87 -. 013 

10% 5% 10% 1% 20% 

$W 

+ 33.52 10% 

$F 

+ 44.99 10% 

$G 

+ 32.62 10% 

$B 

+ 49.84 

G D A R Traveler 044 # 

G A R GRID MAKER # 

G A R Precision 2536 

T C Dividend 494 # 

TC BLACKBIRD 7049 # 

O C C Blackbird 902D 

TC GRIDIRON 258 

D H D Traveler 6807 # 

G D A R Blackcap Lady 840 # 


G A R Ext 2104 

TC Dividend 963 # 

Landmark Quality 9248 


O C C Blackbird 709X # 


Calved 1-29-07 F24 15799637 [AMF-CAF-NHF] 


+ 9 + 1.1 + 56 + 97 +. 05 +. 88 + 23 + 12 + 21 +. 14 +. 62 +. 039 

20% 15% 20% 25% 5% 4% 10% 

$W 

+ 35.51 5% 

$F 

+ 35.52 25% 

$G 

+ 17.34 

$B 

+ 46.05 


TC GRIDIRON 258 # 



BLACKBIRD OF ELLSTON X78 # 

Blackbird of Ellston S78 # 

Gridiron November, 2011 at nearly 

10 years of age 

H&K ACCELERATION F24 



T C Dividend 494 # 

O C C Blackbird 902D 



H&K Dark Star M163 # 

Blackbird of Ellston M78 # 


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SAV Iron Mountain 8066 

Gridiron Son 

★ Gridiron earned elite Path� nder honors in the 2010 & 2011 

Path� nder Reports! 

★ Gridiron progeny stand out for their superior conformation and 

structural soundness. Gridiron is 10 years old and still sees natural 

service. 

★ Cattlemen appreciate the natural thickness and muscle Gridiron 

puts in his progeny. His daughters are feminine and have become 

top producing cows at Hoover Angus. A Gridiron daughter 

produced the top selling bull ever to leave the farm at $47,500 – 

Hoover Dam, and the top selling female ever to leave the farm at 

$50,000 (Hoover Dame). Hoover Dam and Hoover Dame’s mother 

sold ½ interest for $45,000 to Craigmore Farm in Ontario. There 

will be many Gridiron sons and daughters in our February 7, 2012 

production sale. 

★ Gridiron now records over 3100 progeny in over 400 herds. He is 

a dominant force for WW, YW, and Ribeye EPDs. Combine this 

with his high $Weaned Calf Value, and he is a logical choice for 

ranchers who sell their calves by the pound and retain replacement 

females. Gridiron has the 26 th top $YG Value of all current sires in 

the Angus breed at +14.89 in the spring 2012 NCE. This proves he 

will add lean muscle growth to his progeny. 

★ Gridiron’s dam is a $30,000 Whitestone Foundation donor still in 

production today. 

★ Owned with TC Ranch, Franklin, NE and Genex Cooperative, 

Shawano, WI. 


Maternal Brother to Acceleration 


Hoover CC&7 J24 

$14,000 Maternal Brother 

to Acceleration 

★ “Acceleration” is so named because of his low birth weight to high 

weaning weight spread. His calves have done just this – calves 

averaged a 99 birth weight ratio and a 102 wean ratio in 8 herds! 

This dropped his BW EPD and increased his WW EPD! 

★ Acceleration has a hard-to-� nd EPD package with tremendous 

EPDs in 3 economically important (but distinctly different) areas: 

Growth (WW & YW EPDs), Maternal ($Weaned Calf Value), and 

Calving Ease (BW, CED & CEM). 

★ Every animal in the bottom half of Acceleration’s pedigree is a 

Path� nder! He has more Path� nders than any other Hoover herd 

sire, and more than most of the Angus breed’s top sires. 

★ Dam X78 records 10-95 birth weight ratio, 10-109 wean ratio, and 

9-106 yearling ratio. She maintains a 361 day calving interval. She 

is an easy � eshing, more moderate framed 377 daughter with a 

superb udder. If I were to pick out the top 10 cows of the herd each 

year, she would certainly be in those 10. . . every year. Her 2008 

heifer calf, and full sister to Acceleration, was the 10 th heaviest 

weaning weight heifer calf of the crop. X78’s � fth feature son was 

purchased for $14,000 by Paul’s Livestock of Edwall, WA. 

★ Grandam S78 records 12-94 BWR, 12-103 WR, 11-102 YR, with a 

364 day calving interval. Her sons average a 15.1” ribeye. 

★ Owned with Palmer Angus, Wellman, IA and Hawleys Gen X 

Angus, Arcadia, NE.

H&K IMPRESSIVE 

Calved 

2-27-07 

F248 

15799573 

[AMF-CAF-NHF] 


+ 7 +. 6 + 45 + 92 +. 20 + 1.59 + 21 + 11 + 26 +. 58 +. 45 -. 009 

25% 30% 10% 3% 10% 10% 25% 20% 20% 20% 

★ Impressive was a bull retained for natural and AI service at Hoover 

Angus. Impressive is what his name says. . . Impressive! He had a 

BW of 69 lbs., WW 820 lbs., WR 119, YW 1361 lbs., YR 113, IMF 

Calved 

9-04-07 

7681 

15918327 

[AMF-CAF-NHF] 

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B/R New Design 036 # 

$W 

B/R New Frontier 095 # 

White Fence Pride H1 

+ 25.98 

ALC NOBLEMAN N01N 

Connealy Leadtime # 

ALC LYN T03L 

$F 

Alc Janice F17J 

+ 34.71 25% 

Sitz Greatplains 9520 

Woodhill Statesman 54K-90N 

Woodhill Lucy 666-54K 

$G MISS BLACKCAP ELLSTON D183 


+ 36.87 10% 

Miss Blackcap Ellston A8 

Miss Blackcap Ellston L759 # 

$B 


5.57, ratio 121, Ribeye 13.6”, ratio 112. 

★ Impressive was the 3rd heaviest adjusted weaning weight bull calf 

of his crop out of over 150 bulls! He scanned the 5th highest IMF 

and the 2nd biggest ribeye in his contemporary group. 

★ Dam D183 records 4-98 BWR, 4-108 WR, 3-108 YR, 3-108 IMF 

ratio, and 3-105 RE ratio. Impressive’s grandam is a full sister to 

H&K Neutron 377 X3, the tremendous growth and now Path� nder 

sire used by South Dakota Angus breeders. 

★ An Impressive son from his � rst calf crop was the #1 adjusted 

yearling weight bull in our 2010 auction at 1480 pounds. 

SYDGEN DETERMINATION BDE 


- 5 + 4.4 + 56 + 93 +. 75 + 21 + 7 + 22 +. 37 +. 01 -. 023 

15% 25% 30% 10% 10% 

★ Determination was the 4th top selling bull at $12,250 of the 2008 

SydGen sale and selected by many cattlemen as one of the top 

outcross pedigree bulls of the sale. He is wide-based, easy to look 

Calved 

2-07-08 

8504 

16094871 


+ 5 + 1.8 + 53 + 98 +. 17 + 1.12 + 27 + 8 + 27 +. 87 +. 51 +. 002 

25% 20% 20% 15% 2% 20% 3% 15% 

★ Storm was selected in the 2010 SydGen sale for $10,000. He is a 

soggy, high volume Contact son with strong carcass potential and 

superb docility. Storm has been used clean-up on both fall and 

$W 

+ 25.05 

$F 

+ 31.17 

$G 

+ 26.01 

$B 

+ 53.26 

SYDGEN STORM 8504 

Tehama Band 717 

Tehama 717 Band 876 

Tehama Echo B287 # 

TEHAMA BLACKCAP REVOLUTION 

Paramont Ambush 2172 # 

Tehama Blackcap E406 # 

Blackcap of Tehama C161 

S A F Choice Plus # 

S A F Hi Choice 

Tehama Eisa Erica Y699 # 

B D E MC HENRY BLACKCAP 2402 

V D A R Ambush 1465 S A F # 

B D E Mc Henry Blackcap 9317 

B D E Blackcap Mc Henry 6159 


at with a big hip. 

★ From a long line of low birth weight females, this well-made bull 

raised by Ben & Darla Eggers offers a little different pedigree than 

most. 

★ Sire Tehama Blackcap Revolution topped a previous Tehama bull 

sale and is one of the breed’s premier growth sires with a +79 WW 

EPD. He is a maternal brother to the $30,000 Tehama Blackcap 

G360, the top-selling cow in the 2005 SydGen sale to Three 

Trees. Chad Ellingson reports excellent daughters out of Tehama 

Blackcap Revolution. 

★ Owned with Sydenstricker Genetics and BDE Cattle Co. of Mexico, 

MO. 


$W 



+ 32.01 15% SYDGEN CONTACT 

S A F Hi Choice 


$F 

G D A R Forever Lady 246 

+ 37.90 20% 

D H D Traveler 6807 # 

Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 # 

Rita 4B20 of 0FB1 Bando 

$G G A R 6I6 RITO 2472 


+ 39.95 5% 


G A R Ext 544 

$B 


spring heifers, and heifers will sell bred to him in our February 7, 


★ A paternal brother, SydGen Contract 9410, was the $65,000 top 

selling bull at the 2010 Midland Bull Test purchased by Angus 

breeders from 8 different states. 

★ Storm’s donor dam has produced sons and daughters selling for 

$10,000, $9000 and $7000, but her most notable accomplishment 

was her $30,000 son, SydGen Turbo 6684. Turbo has a leading 

YW EPD among all current Angus sires. 

★ Storm’s dam records 3-94 BWR, 3-112 WR, and 3-111 YR on her 

natural calves. 

★ Owned with Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, MO.

HOOVER 

ANGUS FARM 

Revolutions Bell Boy 

TC Gridiron 258 

SydGen CC&7 

Same 

Family... 

Hoover Dam 

Same 

Farm... 

Same 

Mission... 

Herd Founders 

Walt & Sadye Hoover 

Superior 

Quality 

Second Generation 

John & Barb Kiburz 

Third Generation 

David & Joy McFarland 

Fourth Generation 

Landi McFarland 

We are proud of our history, treasure the present, 

and set our sights on the future!

The stairsteps to success start with the right genetics!

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