What will Diamond D Angus Genetics do for you? Diamond D Angus would like to thank all of our past and future customers for believing in and support- ing our program. Some might say we are out of the main stream. We have chosen to put a lot more emphases on functional and economic traits rather than EPD’s. During the 1980’s, cattle were being bred to look like race horses - all legs and no guts. Many of the functional traits were left behind in the race for big numbers. We did not follow this trend; instead, choosing to breed for just classic Angus traits. While we have not bred cattle for carcass numbers, our ultrasound numbers are very good. This is an indication that just good basic Angus have always had good meat quality. Our commercial industry needs great cattle, not cattle with great numbers. Breeding cattle with great numbers is easy. Breeding great cattle is a challenging task. u Consistency - Diamond D Angus genetics will breed more true - - due to the many years of inten- sive line breeding. u Calving ease - We have always put emphases on good calving ease. We typically will not use a bull on cows that we would not also use on first calf heifers. u Carcass - Ultrasound has proven that DDA cattle excel in the grass fed beef industry, and as always, are still suitable for the feed lot. Diamond D Angus cattle have proven to be consistently superior in tenderness. u Efficiency - For many years, the cows and calves have been weighed at weaning and conditions scores are given. Typically our cows are weaning calves weighing 50% of their own weight or greater. We prefer a 4-frame cow weighing 1200 to 1300 pounds in good flesh. u Longevity - Most traits can be compared to a chapter in a book, but longevity is the entire book. Diamond D Angus has numerous cows that are still in the herd at the age of fifteen and beyond. u Experience - We have the benefit of sixty five years in the cattle business and forty five years in the registered Angus business. What DDA Forage Developed coming two year old bulls will offer: u More fertile and will cover more cows. u Will continue to gain weight through first breeding season. u No bull’s feet or legs ruined due to hot feed. u More years of service; fewer injuries and breeding problems. u Bulls are more conditioned to the real world. The emphases here on the ranch have been placed on efficiency, moderate frame and high maternal moth- ers. We like a 4-frame cow that will weigh 1200 to 1300 pounds in good flesh. These are the cows that will last in the herd. This is not a new direction or philosophy for Diamond D Angus. We have been on a consistent course with very little variation for over forty five years. Mark & Cathy DeBoo 4092 Valier-Dupuyer Rd 1-406-279-3633 1-406-799-3480 cell 1-800-932-6487 [email protected] www.diamonddangus.com Don Davis 1-406-590-8918 DDA Emblazon 27C Reg. # 14257843 Calved: 2/01/02 u Tattoo: 27C DDA Melisa 824 Mother to 27C and E5H q a s traveler 23-4 # dhd traveler 6807 # bemindful maid d h d 0807 # occ emblazon 854e #+ reg 12514348 pbc 707 1m f0203 # PeRFoRmance ePD’s dixie erica of c h 1019 dixie erica of c h 615 bW 89 bW +2.0 shoshone eric 1714 adj WW 654 WW +39 shoshone 130-6357 shoshone frances 6357 # adj YW 1164 YW +58 DDa melisa 824 # Yrlg sc 35.0 sc -.21 reg 13054587 bear of WYe umf 6591 $en 20.48 milK +19 dda melisa 545 dda melisa 115 $W 38.90  We are happy to announce dda emblazon 27c has been put to the test all across the U.S., Canada, Australia and South America. He may be the thickest easiest fleshing bull we have ever seen, and he does it on 100% forage. our top selling bull at our ‘06 sale was a 27c son sold to tallgrass beef for $13,000. his name is dda freeman 68f. 27c is also the sire to dda fred e3g, the high selling bull at our ‘07 sale. he sold to ole farms ltd, athabasca, alberta, canada for $14,500. another 27c son, dda ledger e10h, was our highest selling bull in ‘08. he sold to clint branger for $9,500. at our ‘09 sale, 27c’s top selling son was dda freemen 94 I, selling to neal Wanless of sd for $8,250. dda free- men 57J was our high selling bull at our 2010 sale. he is a 27c son sold to ole farms in alberta, canada for $10,000. the top selling bull at our 2011 sale was another 27c son, dda freemen 160K, selling to a7 ranch in alberta, canada for $9,250. Kyle bohl bought the second high selling bull for $7,500 at our 2012 sale. DDA Emblazon 27C is a five frame bull weighing 2300 lbs. after the breeding season. He is an udder-fixer due to Shoshone 130, bear and fahren of Wye on the dam side and occ emblazon on the sire side. he traces to the same cow family as dda fwahren 21x. phenotypically, this bull is very cor- rect with great feet and legs.  DDA Fahren 21X Reg. # 12773616 Calved: 2/01/97 u Tattoo: 21X DDA Fahren 21X Daughter favour of WYe fenland of WYe fine of WYe # FahRen oF wye umF 5830 reg 10762574 butler of WYe PeRFoRmance ePD’s florelle of WYe umf 5229 # frannie of WYe # bW 68 bW -2.0 bear of WYe umf 6591 adj WW 592 WW +24 cartY of WYe umf 6952 adj YW 1163 YW +44 clova of WYe umf 6686 DDa melisa 549 Yrlg sc 39.0 sc +.40 reg 12320123 mc gill creeK blaze 0241 $en 45.40 milK +12 dda melisa 381 # $W 41.28 dda melisa 115  dda fahren 21x is a line bred fahren of Wye. the fahren daughters we have are some of the best cows we have ever owned. they are deep, thick and very functional with almost perfect udder quality. We have fahren daughters that are very sound at 19 years of age. the temperament of his off spring is second to none. You will also want to use him on your cows and save every daughter he produces. initial tests of his calves look great for grass fed beef. his semen is in high demand and has been used all across the u.s. with outstanding satisfaction. a top selling son, dda ledger 16g, sold to donnie & trish feiring of beach, nd for $6,000. they had purchased another great 21x son, dda ledger 69d, at our ‘04 sale. high sell- ing bull in our 2005 sale was a 21x son, dda hardgrass 18e, sold to ben & Jennifer dimond, dimond angus ranch, sd and bob berger, ne for $10,500. w  DDA Lodge E5H Reg. + 15974013 Calved: 2/14/07 u Tattoo: E5H DDA Melisa E706 Full sister to E5H fabron of WYe career of WYe clarice of WYe + loDge oF wye reg 4020202 prince of malpas + PeRFoRmance ePD’s lorena of WYe devotion of WYe bW et bW +2.5 shoshone eric 1714 adj WW et WW +14 shoshone 130-6357 adj YW et YW +20 shoshone frances 6357 # DDa melisa 824 # Yrlg sc et sc I -.87 reg 13054587 bear of WYe umf 6591 $en 57.85 milK +8 dda melisa 545 $W 29.11 dda melisa 115  What an outstanding individual dda lodge e5h is. he is very deep, long and thick. he has a great temperament and very good feet and legs. he is a maternal brother to 27c. his sire is lodge of Wye. lodge is one of twelve bulls in the entire breed that has been proven genetic defect free. We have four full sisters to e5h in production and they are phenotypically very correct. We are using him heavier than we’ve ever used any young sire, both ai and natural. w  Hyland BC 0668 Reg. # 15528673 Calved: 3/11/06 u Tattoo: 0668 DDA Hana 879 Daughter of 0668 fabron of WYe career of WYe clarice of WYe + loDge oF wye reg 4020202 prince of malpas + PeRFoRmance ePD’s lorena of WYe devotion of WYe bW et bW +1.7 leonid of WYe # adj WW et WW +31 mistic of volga 2018 + adj YW et YW +34 margaret of volga 9009 # hylanD baRbaRa 0266 #+ Yrlg sc 37.5 sc -.95 reg 14304783 leroY of volga 9874 $en 27.79 milK +19 barbara of volga 2094 # $W 38.47 barbara of volga 9835  When we saw this great pedigree, we thought what an opportunity to continue lining up the same goodness that fahren came from. his dam is line bred good old Wye and rito 707. she is truly a great maternal cow. his sire, lodge of Wye, is one of the very few sires that has been proven genetic defect free. lodge also ranks #2 in the entire breed for $en. his daughters in production are beautiful young cows. Very feminine, great udder quality and fleshing ability. Co-owned with Hyland angus. w  DDA B&T 18K Reg. # 16878656 Calved: 5/01/10 u Tattoo: 18K Mother to 18K DDA Galatea 031 at 13 years old lonestar of WYe banJo of WYe umf 6413 blacKbird of WYe umf 5362 # DDa banjo 1101 reg 11603400 blacK broWe Jumbo 37p PeRFoRmance ePD’s miss diamond Jumbo 587 miss diamond chance 334 bW 78 bW +1.1 paramont ambush 2172 # adj WW 668 WW +38 high valleY 4c6 ambush # adj YW n/a YW +57 high valleY gloria 1q2 DDa galatea 031 Yrlg sc n/a sc I +.04 reg 13647176 banJo of WYe umf 6413 $en 26.05 milK +10 dda galatea 423 $W 29.85 galatea diamond 006  We are very excited about this young bull. Phenotypically, he is very correct. He is long bodied with great depth and thickness. very good temperament. the average birth weight on his sons has been 75 pounds, all falling between 69 and 80 pounds. he is double bred banjo of Wye. his mother is 14 years old and still in pro- duction. diamond d angus will be using this young bull very heavily in the upcom- w ing years.  DDA Freemen 160K Reg. + 16893849 Calved: 3/22/10 u Tattoo: 160K d h d traveler 6807 # occ emblazon 854e #+ PeRFoRmance ePD’s dixie erica of c h 1019 DDa emblazon 27c # bW et bW I-0.9 reg 14257843 shoshone 130-6357 adj WW et WW I+30 dda melisa 824 # dda melisa 545 adj YW et YW I+40 lonestar of WYe banJo of WYe umf 6413 Yrlg sc 35.0 sc I-.45 blacKbird of WYe umf 5362 # DDa sanDy 404 $en 35.45 milK I+11 reg 12094286 blacK broWe Jumbo 37p miss diamond Jumbo 587 $ W 34.86 miss diamond chance 334  dda freeman 160K was our high selling bull at our 2011 sale. he was sold to the a7 Ranch in Alberta, Canada. If you would like to add fleshing ability, I believe this bull will do that as good as any bull in the breed. his mother is still in production at the age of 19. his sire, dda emblazon, is still working at the age of 12. there is not a breeder in the country who wouldn’t benefit by using this great young bull. He may be young, but his sire and dam have proven themselves time and time again. DDA Emulation 30K Reg. # 16879584 Calved: 5/03/10 u Tattoo: 30K f c r elation lad 652 emulation 31 # PeRFoRmance ePD’s miss emulous 243 emulation n baR 5522 # bW 74 bW -0.3 reg 10095639 anKonian dYnamo 27542 adj WW 637 WW +28 anKonY 8f78 lass 8f275 anKonY b999 lass 26832 adj YW n/a YW +44 fenland of WYe fahren of WYe umf 5830 Yrlg sc n/a sc I -.16 florelle of WYe umf 5229 # DDa ginny 552 $en 30.09 milK +10 reg 15165485 shosone 130-6357 dda ginnY 926 # $W 24.90 dda ginnY 604  this young sire combines some of the best emulation lines and some of diamond d angus’ best maternal lines. there will be a lot of calving ease in this bull. he is structur- ally very correct, with a great temperament. You will want to save every daughter he produces. DDA FAVOUR E4H Reg. + 15974012 Calved: 2/11/07 u Tattoo: E4H career of WYe lodge of WYe PeRFoRmance ePD’s lorena of WYe FavouR oF wye bW 77 bW I-1.1 reg 6418161 valour of ardrass adj WW 484 WW I+13 florilla of WYe pamela g of WYe adj YW 1043 YW I+12 lonestar of WYe banJo of WYe umf 6413 Yrlg sc 36.0 sc I+.19 blacKbird of WYe umf 5362 # DDa sanDy 404 $en 58.05 milK I+0 reg 12094286 blacK broWe Jumbo 37p miss diamond Jumbo 587 $ W 19.41 miss diamond chance 334  outstanding calving ease, combined with maternal, longevity. his mother is 20 years old and still in production. John and candy balkenbush bought this bull in our 08 sale. John mentioned in his opinion this bull was as good as or better than the dda fahren 21x. if anyone would know it would be John, who originally bought the 21x bull. John has as good an eye for good maternal cattle as he does for good ranch horses. This is an ex- tremely unique pedigree. he would be a great out cross sire on almost any angus. he will w reduce frame and add muscle in almost any herd. maternal brother to dda freemen 160K.  DDA Lazer 114 I Reg. # 16256306 Calved: 5/22/08 u Tattoo: 114 I fahren of WYe umf 5830 dda fahren 21x PeRFoRmance ePD’s dda melisa 549 DDa leDgeR 76e bW 77 bW -0.3 reg 14663459 bartor of WYe umf 5609 adj WW 634 WW +25 dda zelda 409 miss diamond Jumbo 580 # adj YW n/a YW +40 dhd traveler 6807 # occ emblazon 854e #+ Yrlg sc n/a sc +.06 dixie erica of c h 1019 DDa sanDy 215 $en 27.34 milK +16 reg 14226679 dda shoshone 34x dda sandY 080 $W 29.26 miss diamond Jumbo 587  lazer 114 I is an outstanding looking bull with great temperament. his mother is a model cow from a great cow family with a lot of longevity. outstanding calving ease bull! We sold an interest in him in australia and we’ve retained possession and semen rights. i had the opportunity to see a set of 114 I calves in nebraska and they were outstanding. the calves that we weaned here also look great. the older lazer gets, the more i like him. Great feet and legs, excellent fleshing ability, calving ease and temperament. RDDA Roy 33K RDDA Roy 33K Reg. 1410549 Calved: 5/03/10 u Tattoo: 33K lun cheroKee chf 902 bb l902 bbred 5236 PeRFoRmance ePD’s bb 1502 Kansas 1912 bb 5236 bbReD 6015 bW 69 bW -2.4 reg 322719 bb chocJuls slee1369 adj WW 576 WW +53 mm 1369 salee 1907 mhm laretta 420 adj YW n/a YW +73 becKton Julian gg b571 becKton Julian g1 J526 Yrlg sc n/a sc n/a becKton annie f743 ln RDDa melisa 836 $en n/a milK +10 reg 1284627 becKton hustler c2 l079 rdda melisa 627 $W n/a dda melisa 420  outstanding calving ease, combined with maternal, longevity. his mother is 19 years old and still in production. John and candy balkenbush bought this bull in our 08 sale. John mentioned in his opinion this bull was as good as or better than the dda fahren 21x. if anyone would know it would be John, who originally bought the 21x bull. John has as good an eye for good maternal cattle as he does for good ranch horses. This is an ex- tremely unique pedigree. he would be a great out cross sire on almost any angus. he will w reduce frame and add muscle in almost any herd. maternal brother to dda freemen 160K.  The Diamond D Angus Story i am the third generation deboo raising functional angus cows. it all started with my grandfather and grandmother (charlie and mary) in the 1950’s. at that time, charles was the only registered angus breeder in the golden triangle area of montana. in the early days, he owned a bull called pattern of Wye. pattern of Wye was instrumental in shaping the future for dda. in 1972, my grandfather’s life was cut short after hip replacement surgery. he died less than 24 hours later. my dad and mom (don and Janet) were married in 1957 and started rais- ing cows on shares with my grandparents, on a small ranch 10 miles south- west of valier. my mom and dad raised 7 kids on this small operation. need- less to say, everyone needed to learn how to work and be very thrifty and efficient. That also included the cows. In 1962, my Mom and Dad bought their first registered Angus heifers. They continued raising commercial cattle at that time. Due to the influence from pattern of Wye, my dad learned that all cows were not created equally. in the 1960’s, most cattle were very short and blocky; they would have been a frame score of 1 or maybe in the negative figures. The Wye cattle were the larger framed cattle for the time period. the industry trend changed in the late 60’s and early 70’s to larger framed cattle and the Wye cattle be- came very popular. there were a lot of very functional cattle at that time. the trend continued to go larger and larger framed in the late 70’s and 80’s. my parents tried to follow the trend until the early 1980’s. i am very thankful that at that time my parents knew what a really good functional angus cow was like. it did not take them long to understand the direction the industry was headed and this was not the path they wanted to be on. Due to the influence of the Pattern of Wye bull in the early 70’s and the direction the whole industry was headed, diamond d angus knew they didn’t want to follow this route. they decided with the knowledge of the old pattern bull, they would once again go to the Wye herd for their genetics. my parents spent many years selling bulls private treaty to repeat commercial buyers. after working 6 years as a mechanic for John deere, i (mark) moved back to the ranch in 1988. We had our 1st production sale in the spring of 1989 in an old barn. looking at it today, i still wonder how we did it. at that time, we were selling about 50 bulls at the sale. perhaps our competition was av- eraging more per bull than we were, for it was the start of the big epd race. We continued to line breed for functional, maternal and efficient traits. This was not a popular or easy path to be on at the time. i am 100% convinced it was the proper path to take. In 2006, we had our first fall production sale where we sold long yearling for- age developed bulls. i would challenge any registered breeder to forage test your bulls if you really want to know what they are made of. this has proven to be a very good change for dda. in recent years, we are selling our genetics all over the us, canada and argentina. We now sell about 130 bulls every fall and about 100 bred females at our production sale. this is our 10th anwnual sire directory where we offer our time-tested line bred genetics.