The search for the right Angus herd sire seems to get tougher all the time. We spend a lot of time searching through AI Stud catalogs to find the right bulls to breed our cowherd to. The real joy lately is finding that you've bred or own a bull that you like more than what's available in the studs. Below are the bulls that we have recently bred or acquired that have seen or will see heavy use in our program. We are excited about these leading Angus herd sires and the impact they have left or will leave on our program.

Kesslers Freewater K171
Registration Number: 20466994
Sire: Sterling Pacific
An easy-doing bull that’s soft-sided and stylish. His dam is a Pathfinder qualifying Black Granite daughter whose cow family is one of the best producing we have. Freewater was a favorite of many who came through the spring sale bulls and we were told by one of our ringmen who gets out and sees a lot of cattle that he was the best bull he saw in the PNW this spring. Owned with Krebs Ranch, semen is available.

SITZ Inspire 729J
Registration Number: 20003665
Sire: SITZ Stellar 726D
Dam's Sire: Poss Achievement
An extremely massive, wide-made bull that we couldn't stop thinking about after going through the bulls at Sitz. We think he was the best Stellar son in their 2022 Spring Bull Sale and look forward to how his soft-made look will complement our cowherd. 729J is owned with Birch Creek Ranch and Triple L LLC. Semen is available.

Kesslers Commodore 6516
Registration Number: 18545936
Sire: Connealy Comrade 1385
Dam's Sire: Summitcrest Complete 1P55
Our 2017 high selling bull to MR Angus Ranch, Wheatland, WY who eventually joined the lineup at ABS Global. Commodore calves are born at a consistent birthweight just below or at calf crop average and in our herd they've been the largest sire group and heaviest average weaning weight in the bulls every year that we've used him. As he sees more use across the country his sons are weighing at the top of their contemporaries and are right at the top of sale reports. His daughters are becoming great young cows. He's a calving ease bull whose calves smash the scales at weaning and are packed full of carcass quality - that's hard to compete with anywhere. Semen is available through ABS.

SITZ Resilient 750J
Registration Number: 20011059
Sire: Sitz Resilient 10208
Dam's Sire: Sitz Upward 307R
Our pick of the Resilient sons in the 2022 Spring Sitz Bull Sale. We found him to be the most complete "no holes" type of bull in the pen. He's deep-sided with a huge hip while maintaining a clean-made, balanced herd bull look. His dam is an absolutely gorgeous 12-year-old cow that's still in production. We hope to feel the positive impact of 750J on our herd for years to come. Semen is available.

Mason Lookout 2300
Registration Number: 20825074
Sire: Basin Safe Deposit 9324
Dam's Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund
A stylish made, powerfully built bull selected from Mason Angus in Spring 2024. He posted an adjusted weaning weight of 810 (104 ratio) and has the curve bender EPDs that we look for in our heifer safe sires being top 3% CED, 15% BW and top 5% for WW and YW. He leaves little to be desired both on paper and in person and we look forward to putting him to use here!

Bear Mtn Highlander 2808
Registration Number: 20699613
Sire: Baldridge Highlander
Dam's Sire: KG Justified 3023
Selected from the Spring 2024 Bear Mountain sale - a unique calving ease bull who is loaded with meat, muscle and exceptional phenotype with a great set of EPDs. His dam is the $49,000 full sister to Bear Mtn Justify, an ST Genetics sire. A maternal brother, Bear Mtn Pilot, works at Sitz and Ellingson.

Kesslers Umapine K022
Registration Number: 20409452
Sire: Heiken Broadview
Umapine is a maternal brother to Commodore and was a standout from early on. He was the heaviest weaning weight in 2022 at 842 pounds and posted the largest yearling weight we have produced at 1596 pounds. K022 is long-made and powerful with a huge hip and deep side. We find something good in every mating we use on the 0595 cow but this calf joins Commodore and Cowboy Up 8029 in her elite herd bull category. Owned with MR Angus, semen is available.

Kesslers Foundation J049
Registration Number: 20154534
Sire: Tehama Patriarch
Our 2022 $27,5000 high selling bull. He's a heifer safe option that's got great feet and is one of the widest made Angus bulls we have seen in awhile. We are excited to use this bull in future breeding projects here on the ranch. Owned with MR Angus, Wheatland, WY. Semen is available.

Kesslers Deluxe K188
Registration Number: 20416710
Sire: Sterling Pacific
K188 caught Randy’s eye early in the summer and is the type of bull he is consistently drawn to. We like his length and thickness and early growth. His dam is a Pathfinder qualifying Frontman daughter with a 6@370 day calving interval. Owned with Ed & Marianne Smelser, semen is available.

Kesslers Cowboy Up 8029
Registration Number: 19126021
Sire: HA Cowboy Up 5405
Dam's Sire: Summitcrest Complete 1P55
A maternal brother to ABS sire Kesslers Commodore 6516 - 8029 was the 2019 $22,500 high selling bull to MR Angus, Wheatland, WY. Cowboy Up 8029 was a man among boys from very early on - he ended up weaning off the cow weighing 1,016 at 238 days old. His first calves were born here in January 2020.

Kesslers Patriarch K078
Registration Number: 20409451
Sire: Tehama Patriarch
K078 joins his paternal brother Foundation in our herd bull lineup. He’s wide-made, thick and deep-sided. His dam is a VAR Reserve daughter that has posted a 3@364 day calving interval. His grandam is a Pathfinder-qualifying Cincha daughter and she’s a maternal sister to Kesslers Frontman. Owned with MR Angus, semen is available.

Kesslers Pacific K070
Registration Number: 20416712
Sire: Sterling Pacific
K070 was the leadoff bull in our 2023 sale. He was an early standout in the 2022 calf crop and we love him. He’s deep-sided and stylish with a big hip. His dam has a 6@363 day calving interval. K070 scanned 6.45 %IMF, 168 ratio. Owned with Camas Prairie Angus and Miles Hatter, semen is available.

Kesslers Frontman R001
Registration Number: 15180461
Sire: Connealy Front Page 0228
Dam's Sire: TC Rancher 056
Frontman is a solid calving ease bull with moderate frame, heavy muscle, and great feet & legs. His sons have been standouts in our sales and have topped sales across the country. Frontman daughters have gorgeous udders, great structure, and have proven themselves to be one of the elite sire groups in our herd. We are simply in love with the Frontman/Ten X mating and find those to be some of the best cattle in our herd.

KR Cash 5212
Registration Number: 18238021
Sire: Barstow Cash
Dam's Sire: Lemar Windy 43S
We purchased Cash 5212 in the 2016 Krebs Ranch sale. He was the leadoff bull in the 2016 National Western Reserve Champion Pen of 3 and was the heaviest yearling weight bull of the Krebs Ranch bulls in Denver. The Krebs Ranch crew found him to be one of the stoutest built, highest performing, biggest numbered sons of Barstow Cash to sell in 2016.

Vermilion Bomber G061
Registration Number: 19498462
Sire: Casino Bomber N33
Dam's Sire: Connealy Spur
G061 was our selection from the 2020 Vermilion Ranch spring bull sale. We are excited about his first calves and expect him to leave a great impact on our program.