last updated 05/10/10
last updated
05/10/10
Private Treaty Females for Sale at Green Garden:
Right Click on the link to the right of the sale groups to download.
25 Spring Cows/calves (already SOLD)
30 Fall Calving Cows
20 Fall bred Two-Year-Olds Fall Sale Heifers 10.pdf
Many thanks to our buyers in our 51st
Annual Production Sale
Top selling bulls were:
Lot 65 - $8500 - Prime Star son to Messner Ranch, Laverne, Oklahoma
Lot 71 - $8000 - Wave son to Oak Manor Plantation and Sherrill Angus, Tenn.
Lot 54 - $7750 - Prime Star son to Dix Angus, Stockton, Kansas
Lot 22 - $7000 - Wave son to Larson Angus, Sharon Springs, Kansas
Lots 23 & 74 - $6500 - Wave sons to Braun Brothers, Miltonvale, Kansas
Sale average was $3,453
Sale catalog online now :
2010 GGA Sale Catalog no pics.pdf
3MBForty sons of Gardens Prime Star, tied as the #1 sire in the 2010 Sire Summary for Marbling EPD at +1.06 that is AMF and NHF. His forty sons selling average +.88 on Marbling EPD. We currently have 70 plus daughters in production that are doing a superb job.
Twenty Sons of Gardens Wave, one of the most unique bulls of the breed with a Marbling EPD of +1.06, which ties him with Prime Star as the # 1 bull of the breed that is AMF and NHF. Wave also carries a Ribeye EPD of +.58, a $EN value of +31.73, and $Beef value of +61.69. Wave’s $Grid is 41.77 which ranks him in the top 1% of the breed.
Twenty sons of Gardens Tsunami, who is also tied with Prime Star and Wave as the #1 bull in the breed for Marbling EPD at +1.06 in the 2010 Sire Summary who are AMF and NHF. Tsunami also carries a REA EPD of +.51 and a $Beef of 63.33
| Sample Selection of Sale Bulls | Prodution EPDs | Maternal EPDs | Marbling EPDs | $Values | |||||||||||||||
| CED | Birth | Wean | Year | Yr.Ht | Scrotal | CEM | Milk | WT | HT | $EN | WT | Marb | Fat Th | REA | $W | $G | $F | $B | |
| Gardens Wave J176 16314550 | +8 | +0.5 | +40 | +76 | +0.0 | +0.48 | +9 | +17 | I-37 | I-0.4 | 11.24 | +10 | +1.18 | +0.034 | +0.40 | 28.29 | 41.20 | 19.32 | 58.53 |
| Gardens Wave JB62 16314604 | +6 | +1.1 | +41 | +75 | +0.01 | +0.66 | +9 | +17 | I-40 | I-0.3 | 11.50 | +13 | +1.14 | +0.049 | +0.27 | 28.69 | 36.52 | 18.01 | 55.91 |
| Gardens Prime Star JE19 16314614 | +7 | +2.0 | +37 | +78 | +0.0 | +0.73 | +8 | +17 | I-24 | I-0.1 | 10.24 | +4 | +1.16 | +0.026 | +0.40 | 23.06 | 42.06 | 22.35 | 54.48 |
| Gardens Prime Star J04 1631453 | +9 | +0.5 | +35 | +69 | +0.0 | +0.27 | +9 | +17 | N/A | N/A | 10.35 | +4 | +1.16 | +0.021 | +0.25 | 23.73 | 39.46 | 14.58 | 54.16 |
| Gardens Tsunami E26 16314617 | +5 | +1.6 | +40 | +74 | +0.2 | -0.08 | +8 | +14 | N/A | N/A | 11.27 | +14 | +1.06 | +0.013 | +0.40 | 23.49 | 41.78 | 17.43 | 61.96 |
| Gardens Wave J33 16314568 | +12 | +1.2 | +37 | +69 | -0.1 | +0.42 | +12 | +13 | I-35 | I-0.4 | 16.44 | +6 | +1.08 | +0.023 | +0.37 | 28.09 | 41.92 | 13.86 | 54.63 |
| Gardens Tsunami JB50 16314596 | +6 | +0.7 | +43 | +70 | +0.3 | +0.40 | +9 | +17 | N/A | N/A | 9.78 | +10 | +1.04 | +0.021 | +0.39 | 28.78 | 41.27 | 12.64 | 57.35 |
| Gardens Prime Star JB84 16314511 | +11 | +0.3 | +38 | +78 | +0.0 | +0.46 | +9 | +16 | I+11 | I+0.1 | 9.88 | -5 | +1.05 | +0.016 | +0.24 | 24.47 | 42.71 | 21.97 | 45.69 |
Richard is home and recovering well, thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers
Latest Carcass Data 2009
KSU Ag Research Station in Hays, Kansas
These steers and heifers were out of the Ag Research Station's commercial cow herd that are comprised of 70% angus, 30% Simmental genetics. Listed below are the averages from the three harvest dates this past summer.
| Name | # of head | Marb. Score | HCW | Fat | REA | YG |
| Prime Star | 8 | 7.68 | 750 | .72 | 12.3 | 3.68 |
| Wave | 6 | 6.7 | 828 | .58 | 12.4 | 3.73 |
| Tsunami | 5 | 7.78 | 789 | .51 | 12.8 | 3.24 |
| Matrix F9 | 6 | 7.2 | 796 | .45 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
| Prime Star B3-M | 12 | 6.6 | 758 | .59 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
BlueStem Cattle Company Grant city, MO
It’s been great working with Norman Kanak, the owner / manager of the Blue Stem Cattle Company. Norman has been providing us carcass data since he started using Green Garden genetics in 1989. Listed below are results the latest set of Norman’s steers killed.
| Prime | 20% | YG1 | 14.2% | |
| CAB | 33% | YG2 | 44.0% | |
| Chioce | 96% | YG3 | 35.1% | |
| HWC | 813 lbs. | YG4 | 6.1% | |
| Net Live Premium $106.68 per head | ||||
Broken M Ranch Savannah, MO
Pete Mitts, owner and manager of the Broken M Ranch did a little extra work analyzing the carcass data from his 2008 calf crop. He broke down the results from the calves out of his youngest cows to the calves out of his oldest cows. Pete has been buying some of our top marbling bulls for the past 11 years.
| No. of Head | Mrbl Score | QG | HWC | BF | REA | YG |
| 9 | SLAB 10 | Pr- | 785 | .54 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
| 7 | MD 87 | Ch+ | 826 | .47 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| 35 | MD 25 | Ch+ | 846 | .43 | 13.4 | 3.0 |
| 41 | MT 71 | Ch0 | 831 | .55 | 12.8 | 3.4 |
| 8 | MT 0 | Ch0 | 808 | .54 | 12.2 | 3.5 |
Many thanks to all of our buyers at our 50th Annual Production sale April 6th, 2009.
The Fall bulls averaged $4175 and the Spring Bulls averaged $3391.
The sale Catalog can be found here: 2009 Sale Catalog with pics.pdf
Highlights in the FAll 2009 Sire Summary
Gardens Prime Star is the #1 bull of the breed with a Marbling EPD of +1.14, that is AMF and NHF. He ranks in the top 1% of the breed for $Grid and $Quality Grade, the top 4% for$G and the top 10% for $F.. Semen is available through ABS Global and Origen.
Gardens Wave is the #2 bull with a Marbling EPD of +1.07, that is AMF and NHF. He ranks in the top 10% for calving ease, the top 1% for $G and $QG, the top 2% for REA with outstanding $Values putting him in the top 1% for $Wean, top 1% for $Grid, top 1% for $Quality Grade, and in the top 2% for $Beef. Gardens Wave also carries a $EN value of +27.92 which puts him in the top 2% of the breed. Check out the sons of Wave we are using under herd sires. Semen is available through ABS Global.
Gardens Tsunami is the #4 bull of the breed with a Marbling EPD of +1.03, that is AMF and NHF. He ranks in the top 1% for $G, the top 1% for $QG, and in the top 3% for $B. Tsunami also ranks in the top 10% for $EN at, the top 10% for REA and the top 10% for $W. Semen is available through Green Garden.
Complete updated pedigree and DNA (GeneSTAR) information can be accessed under Green Garden Herd Sires.
Many thanks to all our buyers for our great sale on Monday, April 7th, 2008.
The 100 bulls sold for an average of $3673.50. The fall bulls averaged 3746 and the spring bulls averaged 3601.
We had 55 bulls staying in the state of Kansas, 29 bulls went to Missouri, 8 to Nebraska, 3 to Texas, and 1 each to Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee, New Mexico and Alberta, Canada.
Lot 1, the $18,000 top selling bull went to Lindmark Land & Cattle Co. in Purcell, OK.
Lot 69 was purchased by Oak Manor Plantation in Grand Junction, TN and Sherril Angus in Bolivar, TN for $15,000.
Benchmark Cattle Co. in Alberta, Canada purchased Lot 65 for $10,000.
Lungren Angus Ranch in Gove, KS purchased lot 55 for $8,500.
R. B. White in Albuquerque, NM purchased lot 6 for $6,500.
2008 Sale Catalog
With pictures: 2008 catalog with pictures.pdf 1.4MB
Without pictures: 2008 catalog without pictures.pdf 480KB
New Carcass Data in from Broken M Ranch in Savannah, MO.
Pete Mitts, owner and manager of the Broken M Ranch, did a little extra work this year analyzing the carcass data from his 2007 calf crop. He broke down the results from the calves out of his youngest cows to the calves out of his oldest cows. A great way to monitor his progress on his cow herd.
No. of head %Prime %CAB %Choice
youngest 16 50 94 100
12 33 92 100
to 24 25 83 100
27 15 89 96
44 16 77 100
oldest 5 0 80 100
Total 128 22.6 81.25 98.4
Congratulation to Pete on a great set of steers and heifers. Congratulations also go out to John Osborn, who fed out Pete's cattle, and was licensed to be a CAB feedlot this past summer.
We again had the privilege of working with the KSU Ag Research Station in Hays, Kansas. Listed below are the averages from the steers and heifers that were selected to be killed at .40 inches of backfat.
The second group were killed at .60 inches of backfat. These steers and heifers were out of the Ag Research Station's commercial cow herd that are comprised of 70% angus, 30% Simmental genetics.
Complete carcass data may be accessed here carcass information.
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Process Date: 06/18/2007 Customer: A - 212830 SE Green Garden Angus Farm Ellsworth, KS |
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Plant Location: Tyson-Emporia Harvest Date: 05/08/2007 |
| ANIMAL INFORMATION | WEANING | YEARLING | CARCASS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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S E X |
Feedlot ID Birth Date |
Dam Herd ID Association Number |
205 Day Adj Wt |
Wt Ratio |
365 Day Adj Wt |
Avg Daily Gain |
Wt Ratio |
Age In Days |
Harvest Weight |
Maturity |
Marb Score |
Calc QG |
HCW |
Fat Thick |
REA |
% KPH |
Calc YG |
Rptd QG |
Rptd YG |
Non-Conf |
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| AAA 13047487 Gardens Highmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Animals: |
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421 | 7.58 | 778 | .62 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| AAA 13818764 Gardens Wave | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Animals: |
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416 | 7.73 | 808 | .63 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| AAA 13818774 Gardens Matrix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Animals: |
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436 | 5.78 | 759 | .56 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||
| AAA 14740749 Gardens Prime Star | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Animals: |
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421 | 7.00 | 651 | .68 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Number of Animals: |
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424 | 7.06 | 772 | .61 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Quality Grade and Marbling Score: | |||||||
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High Prime (PR+) 10.00 - 10.99 Abundant (AB) Prime (PR) 9.00 - 9.99 Moderately Abundant (MDAB) Low Prime (PR-) 8.00 - 8.99 Slightly Abundant (SLAB) |
High Choice (CH+) 7.00 - 7.99 Moderate (MD) Choice (CH) 6.00 - 6.99 Modest (MT) Low Choice (CH-) 5.00 - 5.99 Small(SM) |
High Select (SE+) 4.50 - 4.99 Slight (SL) Low Select (SE-) 4.00 - 4.49 Slight (SL) Standard (ST) 2.00 - 3.99 Traces, Practically Devoid (TR), (PD) |
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Green Garden Angus,
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Richard &
Shelly Janssen
Ben Janssen
1356 Ave. M
1456 13th Rd
Ellsworth, KS 67439
Ellsworth, KS 67439
785-472-3752
785-472-1164
e-mail - janssen@greengardenangus.com