Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Psalms 27:14
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
We take comfort in these scriptures as we start each new day.
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MISSION STATEMENT
To produce beef that will be genetically profitable for our customers
and enhance a desirable eating experience for consumers.
The Future Plans of Pelton
Simmental/Red Angus
2029 370th Ave. • Burdett, KS 67523 • 620-285-9934 cell • 620-525-6632 •
Dear Friends,
On behalf of Pelton Simmental/SimAngus/ Red Angus, my bother, Gary, and I, along with
our families and cooperators, welcome you to our 23rd Production Sale.
In our catalog last year, I mentioned that every family operation has to face the
reality of generational transitions at some time. This year starts that transition as Gary and I
are stepping back and allowing our sons and their families to proceed with energized
motivation in breeding and marketing our Red Angus, SimAngus and Simmental genetics.
Gary, Donna, Sue and I want to experience a more relaxed schedule by letting the next
generation manage the crops and cattle. We are so blessed to have children who want, and
have come back, to the ranch and farm to take this operation to the next level. With all the
technology and opportunities available, we look forward to the progression in the next several
years that they will make.
As I think back on the past 44 years of seed stock production, I recollect so many
memories. Making so many friends and having the opportunity to help build breeding
programs, has been so satisfying. Hard work, adverse weather conditions, calving seasons,
catalog preparations, sale preparations, AI and ET seasonal breeding certainly can play a toll
but patience and belief in what we were doing, along with our Christian faith, allowed our
family to enjoy the ride together.
As we transition to the next generation, our children are thankful to have had many
different opportunities to consider for their registered cattle. They want to continue to
take care of our friends who use our genetics. Therefore, after much consideration, they have
chose to keep their entire registered cowherd here at the ranch and continue raising
top quality registered red SimAngus and Red Angus genetics. However, they have chosen to
outsource the development and marketing of their bulls in the future to the R. A. Brown Ranch
in Throckmorton, Texas. Starting next year, they will be selling bulls with the Brown family
as part of their Cooperator Team. Dustin, Kendra, Aaron and Kelly are very excited about this
opportunity and are looking forward to developing new, and renewing old, friendships.
In the past years, we’ve spent a lot of time working with crossing Red Angus and
Simmental genetics and continue to see exciting results. Our two-breed operation offers our customers flexibility and diversity from
the 1/2, 3/4, 7/8 and purebred bulls and females. It has been fun and satisfying working with many of you developing different
breeding programs that are successful operations. Again this year, we are offering an excellent set of heifers, both fall bred and open
spring to be used in commercial and purebred programs.
The ultrasound data for the Simmental, SimAngus, and Red Angus bulls will have adj. ribeye area and % IMF (marbling) figures
available. We will rank the bulls for marbling by ratio’s within the herd for both the spring and fall bulls. You can’t
fairly compare the spring and fall programs because of feed and weather differences so we will make only contemporary
groupcomparisons. These figures will be worth studying and can be used to sort through the bulls and see differences in marbling
and ribeye area, which can be valuable information for selection priorities.
Carcass information is a top priority for our breeding program, and we have gradually increased our quality grade and contribute
it to use of carcass quality sires and identifying dams with carcass merit for use in our embryo transplant program. The beef industry
is headed more and more toward making us all accountable for our products, and we are confident that the genetics and pedigrees
in this offering will take you to that next step whether you market through an alliance or local
markets.
Again this year, we will sell all lots in catalog order beginning with Lot 1. We will have sire
groups together making it easier for you to compare, since many will be ET and AI calves.
I can not thank my Lord, family, cooperators, customers and friends enough for the continued
support of what we started here in 1972. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s sale and are
very excited about the genetics being offered as we transition to the new managers, our beloved
children, Dustin and Kendra and Aaron and Kelly.
Sincerely,
Lynn Pelton
The Peltons
