These bulls share the same multi-trait excellence indicated by their data and phenotype as the bulls in our other three
sales each year. These bulls offer our registered and commercial customers the same next-generation genetics at a
slightly different age that may be a better fit for some operations.
The females sell with complete GeneMax Advantage percentile rankings and $Values for $M, $B and $C. These bred heifers
will make elite replacements and are bred to high-use GAR AI sires.
ABOUT THE MCKINNEY SPRING PAIRS:
Gardiner customer Josh McKinney, McKinney Land & Cattle, is offering 136 commercial spring pairs. Josh is offering free
delivery. Buyers will make settlement and hauling arrangements directly with Josh and he is offering a buy back on the calves.
This historic market presents
tremendous investment opportunities and greater profitability in the future.
Gardiner Angus Ranch Presents Lot 1 in May 4 Meating Demand Sale • GAR Market Maker (21308775) Analysis with Mark Gardiner
The ticks on a timeline documenting historic events in the beef industry show us progress. The Gardiner Angus Ranch 47th
Annual Spring Production Sale documents a day that is a result of historic markets and historic demand for beef. It also
documents the process of adding value over decades through the discipline of multi-trait selection for calving ease,
early growth, marbling, muscle, moderate stature and the maternal function to replicate the process. This historic day
sends a strong signal throughout beef production that adding value in all sectors is not only possible but is also being
rewarded in the marketplace.
Over a decade ago, our dear friend and commercial producer Joe Mayer, Mayer Ranch, recognized the investment potential
of owning a high use GAR AI sire. Joe purchased Lot 1, GAR Momentum, the highest marbling Angus bull at the time in our
35th Annual Spring Production Sale. Today, Momentum still ranks in the top 3% of the Angus breed for marbling. Since
then, many of our Lot 1 partners are commercial cow-calf producers. Fast forward 12 years, the interest among
professional commercial beef producers to own the next generation of multi-trait excellence possessed by GAR Grand Slam
was unprecedented.
When the gavel ended the bidding, JLB Ranch, Douglass, Kan., invested $800,000 in a bull destined to revolutionize the
beef business and continue to improve the quality of beef. It is important to note, the contending bidders were all
commercial beef producers that recognize the value of calving ease, early growth, moderate stature, maternal function
and marbling. We are excited to partner with Jim Bosler and Jason Dierks, JLB Ranch, on GAR Grand Slam.
Highway Resurfacing Project on Highway 160 Near Ashland May Affect Your
Travel Time to the Ranch
If you are traveling to Gardiner Angus Ranch for the spring
production sale during the week of 3/30/26 through 4/3/26,
you may experience a 15-minute delay due to a state highway resurfacing project on
Highway 160, from the north junction
of US 160/283 west of Ashland, east to the Clark County line near Protection,
Kansas. The highway crews will not work on
Saturday, so your travel times that day should not be impacted. However, during the
week, travel will be reduced to one
lane and directed by a pilot vehicle.
