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Groendyke Ranch’s investment in Hereford bulls pays.
by Katie Maupin Miller
When the gavel falls at a bull sale, the winning bidder shouldn’t waver when holding up the buyer’s number. Paul Koffskey, manager of Groendyke Ranch, Enid, Okla., doesn’t. He consistently sources top quality, genomic-tested, multi-trait-selected, curve-bending sires from progressive Hereford breeders to cover more than 70% of the operation’s 1,500 Angus and Red Angus cows.
The Groendyke family’s $7,000-10,000 investment in each top-tier Hereford sire not only pencils— it pays.
“The heterosis and hybrid vigor … is a genetic explosion, whether it’s a steer or heifer, whether they’re going to the feedlot or they’re going to be retained in the herd or sold as a bred heifer,” Koffskey says.
He can easily track the additive effect of bald-faced hybrid vigor with the operation’s extensive record-keeping system powered by GEM herd management software. With eight years of data collected across the cow herd, ranging from weaning weight to calving intervals, Koffskey chisels away at the Groendyke commercial cow herd’s inputs while optimizing outputs.
“I’ve seen the difference in other breeds that we have tried to use, whether it’s a terminal cross or not. And by and far, the Hereford breed is, hands down, way above it,” he says. “Whether you put a Hereford bull on the black cows, red cows, Charolais cows, or whatever, I don’t think you get that sort of hybrid vigor explosion with any other genetic cross.”
Using genomic-tested sires allows him to confidently make mating decisions that continue moving the needle in the chosen direction. By recording individual weaning weights across the scale, Groendyke Ranch can better evaluate its bull battery’s performance.
“From the first year that we started doing this until year three, we moved the needle 62 pounds on weaning weight,” Koffskey says. “People might not think that is a lot, but when you do it on 1,500 calves, then you do the math. You’d have to sharpen your pencil because it is a lot.”
The added accuracy of buying Hereford herd sires with genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) helped the ranch make more rapid genetic progress. “Genomic-enhanced EPDs are an advantageous tool,” he says. “I’m a firm believer that if you’re not using that to your advantage, you’re leaving money on the table.”
Groendyke Ranch applies the same scrutiny and high standard to its cow herd. The 1,500 predominantly Angus-based mother cows graze on native grasses in North Central Oklahoma, and they’re expected to wean calves half their body weight by 205 days actual age and breed back with no added inputs, outside of harsh winter weather. The operation’s record-keeping system separates the low-performers and females that fall outside of their calving window; these cows are culled on their first strike with no questions asked.
The cows are grouped into herds of 50-100 head according to their performance. They are paired with multi-trait selected Hereford sires, some more terminal and some more maternally minded, to optimize their genetic potential. The resulting baldy offspring are highperforming and in high demand.
“Last year, across the board, on average, our Herefordsired steer calves weighed 625 pounds at 210-220 actual day of age, with heifers about 15 pounds behind them,” Koffskey says. “You could wean an older, bigger calf, but I force that cow to wean at that point because I want to know what’s she doing production-wise.”
Groendyke Ranch’s steer calves are enrolled in the Hereford Advantage program provided by the American Hereford Association (AHA) and IMI Global. Age- and source-verfied calves must adhere to specified vaccination protocols and be sired by Hereford bull batteries ranking in the top half of the breed for AHA’s Certified Hereford Beef® Index. Plus, producers enrolling calves in the program must be certified for the national Beef Quality Assurance program. For the past three years, Groendyke calves enrolled in the program brought top dollar in the Cherokee Sales Co. Hereford-influenced Special in Cherokee, Okla. Their most recent consignment of 400 Hereford-sired calves brought $11-$13 per hundredweight more than any other lot at the sale.
“We have had an advantage three years in a row, and that is some very serious dollars,” Koffskey says.
He recalls five years ago when he offered a similar set of baldy calves, with all the bells and whistles, to a local cattle buyer. The buyer told Koffskey none of his clients would be willing to pay a large premium for those extras, but last year, it was the same buyer with the sale-topping bid on the Groendyke’s lots.
“He flat out told me that first year, ‘My buyers aren’t going to pay that. They’re not willing to pay that premium.’ And he bought those top-end calves last year in the Hereford-influence sale from us,” Koffskey says. “So, like the old saying goes, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day.’ If you’re going to make a decision and a plan like we have, you have to stick with it and give it a little bit of time. And for us, it’s paid off, whether it be the feeder calf sales or commercial female sales. It’s really starting to pay in spades. And Hereford has been a huge, huge part of that because of that very reason.”
By the way, those sale-topping calves went on to grade 100% Choice and higher.
“They’re willing to pay more for those genetics because they know that at the end in the feedlot, with a combination of the Hereford sires on the black cows, they’re going to grade Choice or Choice-plus almost all the way across, like we’ve seen already,” Koffskey says.
Four years ago, Groendyke Ranch established a bred commercial female sale to further capitalize on the genetic selection and evaluation behind their operation. The commercial heifer sale started as a way to diversify the operation’s income beyond the feeder calf market. Koffskey saw there was a need for quality replacements, and each year, their commercial female sale grows alongside the demand for the Hereford-sired replacements they offer.
“You have heterosis right there. You are sitting in the driver seat with the Hereford cross female,” he says. “With the rising costs of all of our inputs, whether it be feed, fertilizer, drugs, labor, fuel, whatever, a cow has to be as efficient as she possibly can.”
Koffskey’s ideal replacement heifer is a moderateframed, easy-keeping female that is bred to be efficient.
“We produce, to the best of our ability, a cow that when she goes into production will produce the best calf she can — which will wean at half or more of her body weight — breed back the same time to calve every year and be as efficient as possible, maintaining a 6 or better body condition score with little or no inputs other than the winter time,” he says.
Last year, Groendyke Ranch calved out the operation’s first set of baldy females after retaining some of the heifers they had raised. As first-calf heifers, the group weaned calves weighing 575 pounds across the board at 205 days of age with a 92% breed-back in a 60-day breeding season. Koffskey is excited about the future of this set of F1 females, and many of the operation’s commercial heifer buyers feel the same way. Groendyke Ranch already has repeat buyers. Koffskey notes that the bald face is driving sale prices more than the hide color, and the demand for red baldies is steadily increasing.
Whether he is marketing feeder calves, replacement females or calving out Hereford-sired heifers, Koffskey’s data clearly shows the bald-faced advantage of Hereford influence.
“I can talk about it, but I can back it up because I’ve got the data. The difference is black and white, and it’s because of the Hereford advantage. There’s no question about that at all,” he says.
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by Heather Smith Thomas
Windbreaks pay for themselves in climates where wind chill can negatively impact cattle. The difference adds up — between reduced feed costs, decreased rates of illness and health costs, and less loss of body condition.
Natural windbreaks
Karl Hoppe, Ph.D., Extension livestock specialist at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center, has been involved with cow-calf and feedlot management and nutrition for 34 years.
“North Dakota is a prairie state, and we get a lot of wind. If we want natural windbreaks, we must grow them. Soil conservation districts help people plant conservation-grade windbreaks, like seven to 15 rows of trees, and this will take about 20 years,” Hoppe says. “You need to plan for trees, but if you have that kind of windbreak, you also need to do regular maintenance. There are always a few limbs that blow down or trees that die and need to be removed.”
Joseph Darrington, Ph.D., former South Dakota State University agricultural engineer, says one problem with trees is they don’t have much foliage in winter to stop the wind.
“If you plant a shelterbelt, you need a couple rows of tall trees and a couple rows of smaller trees,” Darrington says. “In the fall, there may be enough understory of brush during early storms, but if you want more protection during winter and spring, you need some evergreens because the other trees lose their leaves.” And avoid ponderosa pine — if pregnant cattle eat those pine needles they may abort.
Hoppe says trees are great for slowing down wind but also work well for catching snow.
“If snow is drifting, trees slow down the snow and keep snow out of cattle pens next to them. This can greatly reduce the snow load in your pens.”
There is a downside, though.
“If you have windbreaks all the way around your farm barnyard and pens, in summer on a hot day when you need a breeze, it can get too hot for livestock,” Hoppe says. “Here in North Dakota, we usually only put windbreaks on the north and west side — and don’t do the south side. Unfortunately, there can sometimes be a cold, wet southern breeze, and then, the cattle have no protection.”
Making your own windbreaks
Deciding where to put windbreaks can be a challenge. In some cases, you might create portable or temporary windbreaks, such as using big straw bales or tarps fastened to fences.
“Permanent windbreaks made out of wood have been used for many years, but now most people are making them with metal — placing metal strips vertically or horizontally,” Hoppe says. “These last a long time but can also be bent and damaged if cattle rub on them or machinery hits them. Cost-wise, it’s about a tossup between wood and steel unless you are in a location where you can get cheap slab lumber.
“When you build windbreaks, permanent or portable, a rule of thumb is that each one-foot vertical provides 10 feet of downwind protection. If you have an 8-foot-tall windbreak, it will reduce wind speed for about 80 feet in a triangular shape, diminishing as you get farther out. When you plan for space, think about how much space a cow needs
to lie down. If she needs about 3 feet by 8 feet that means 24 square feet, so you probably need at least 20 square feet per cow. If you have an 8-foot-tall windbreak, you need to determine how wide it should be for a group of cows.”
You also need about 20% porosity, with space between the boards. Porosity is the ratio of the open portion of the windbreak relative to its total volume.
“If you have 20%, that would be an inch of space between every 1-by-6-inch board, or bigger spaces between bigger boards,” Hoppe says. “Wind will come through those slots fast, but as soon as it gets about a foot away from the windbreak, the air pressure is gone, and it loses velocity. Beyond that is a large area where it’s calm. This works well, because the cold area right by the fence keeps cattle from rubbing on it; they are not up tight against it. A windbreak should go clear to the ground, so the wind won’t blow underneath it.”
Research also supports leaving spaces between the boards rather than have a solid barrier, according to Darrington.
“The target porosity, according to several studies, is from 20% open and 80% solid, down to 65% or 70% solid,” he says. “If you have more than 35% porosity (and 65% solid) or closer to 50-50, you lose some benefits of the windbreak; you’ll have more air velocity coming through rather than being pushed up and over.”
A solid windbreak reduces windspeed next to the windbreak, dumping snow behind it. This reduces the protected area for cattle to bed or stand. With a porous windbreak, you don’t end up with a big snowdrift behind it.
“With 30% open and 70% solid, the protected zone behind the windbreak will extend 10 to 15 and sometimes up to 20 times the height of the windbreak,” Darrington says. “A 10-foot-tall fence slows the wind for about 100 to 150 feet behind it. If it’s a straight windbreak and the wind is coming head on, perpendicular to it, this creates a triangular protected zone behind it.”
Some producers make windbreaks using vertical metal roofing.
“A 30-inch piece of roofing metal gives enough space for calves to nestle against it and be protected,” Darrington says. “You need a bigger gap, however, to create adequate porosity, so snow won’t collect right behind it.”
For cows, some people feel these types of windbreaks are a little less effective because air speeds through the larger cracks so quickly that if cattle are right next to it, they may still get cold.
“But once you get one or two heights’ distance away from the
pieces to put vertically. The spacing, if it’s a 30-inch piece of roofing metal, would be 5- or 6-inch gaps between them, or about 36 inches on center.”
Know the reason for a windbreak
Hoppe says you also need to think about the purpose of the windbreak — whether to catch snow or provide shelter for cattle — and plan accordingly.
“Here on my own farm, I have a windbreak to slow down the wind for cattle and another one to catch snow as well as slow down the wind,” Hoppe says. “This is why a person might have trees and then another windbreak behind the trees. A tree windbreak catches the snow before it gets to the cattle pens and a windbreak beyond it provides wind relief for the cattle.
“When I don’t have trees where I need them, I stack hay bales to stop the snow, and then the windbreak that’s made out of wood doesn’t collect snow. The only problem is when the wind changes and comes from a different direction.”
are around the perimeter, but if you have portable windbreak panels, you can put those in the middle of the pen,” Hoppe says. “If you have a south wind the cattle will stay on the north side of the panel, and if you have a north wind they will stay on the south side. If you have a V shape, they have four sides to get behind.
“That way the cattle are protected no matter which way the wind is blowing, and if you don’t like where you have a windbreak, you can pick it up with a tractor and move it to a different location. They do freeze down, and wind can also flip them over if you don’t have them well counterbalanced or staked down securely.”
There are many options for windbreaks and a person can usually come up with something that works and fits their own operation. Preventing wind chill is key, especially if cattle are wet from rain or a winter storm with wet snow. If their hair gets wet and moisture gets clear down to the skin,
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Fennimore Livestock Exchange • Fennimore, WI
Selling hand selected elite Hereford genetics from the upper Midwest including bred heifers and cows — many will have calves at side — embryos, open heifers and herd bull prospects. Featuring the 8th Annual Donation Heifer to the Wisconsin Junior Hereford Association. She sells as Lot 1 via Lottery Style. Please see catalog for details.
| by Hugh Aljoe
Ask hard questions, the answers might surprise you.
Earlier this winter, I was reviewing the economic details of our Noble Ranches with Joe Pokay, our general ranch manager at Noble Research Institute. As we imagine many producers are in the middle of winter calving, we thought it might be informative and helpful to share our reflections on the gross margins of our cow-calf operations and the changes we made that have led to our cow herds’ increased profitability.
In 2021, Noble set its direction on grazing-land soil health, application of regenerative grazing management and lasting profitability. Noble is fully committed to regenerative ranching on the 13,500 acres that comprise the Noble Ranches, which are managed as six separate ranches with a ranch manager at each location. Pokay oversees and manages the collective operations of the ranches.
For decades, Noble’s ranches calved during the winter months. Cows were bred to calve in February and March, with heifers bred to calve in January, which meant calves usually started arriving during the Christmas season.
In 2021, we moved our breeding season two months later than the previous year to calve more in sync with nature. Our objective was to begin calving in the spring (March-May) when there is ample green and growing forage for cows to graze during lactation — their period of highest nutritional demand. This also complements the land because our forage growth rate in the spring usually exceeds the grazing utilization rate.
In addition, our regenerative management practices include: adaptive multi-paddock, high stock density grazing; monitoring and adjusting stocking rate to
actual forage production throughout the year; not applying fertilizer and herbicide to pastures; and using cover crop mixtures as forage crops on introduced pastures.
Before we made the decision to change calving seasons, we had to ask ourselves some tough questions.
Why are we calving in the middle of winter?
The easy answer was, “That’s what we have always done.” However, there is a history that influenced our practice, especially as it pertains to the Southern Great Plains. In the late 1950s, the winter pasture stocker program developed in our region and transformed many wheat fields into grazing pastures for stocker calves, which encouraged producers to wean a calf that fit this system. That meant weaning and selling a 500-pound calf to go on wheat pasture in late October or early November. This worked well during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
By the 1990s, valued-added calf (VAC) programs were introduced, which paid producers a premium for calves that were preconditioned (weaned, vaccinated and placed on feed) for 21 to 30 days before marketing. Now, 45 days is the standard VAC program. Using by-product feeds, which were less expensive than most marketed total mixed rations, became more popular during the 1990s and beyond, too. Producers began producing heavier calves and marketing more advantageously — seeking cost-effective preconditioning programs while marketing outside the typical fall calf market price slump.
The easy way to increase weaning weight is to make calves older at weaning and marketing times, which means either
weaning and selling later or moving the calving season earlier a few weeks.
Shifting calving ahead a few weeks over several years created a “spring” calving season beginning in January. In the process of moving the calving season, we simultaneously increased our need for hay and supplemental feed to the cow herd. This increased our direct costs for the cow-calf enterprises.
When feed and hay were less expensive, a little additional feeding could be economically feasible. However, today’s cost structure is different than it was 30 or 40 years ago. Calf prices have increased over time, but input costs have increased at a much greater rate. As an industry, we had lost focus on the gross margin (the difference between gross product and direct costs of an enterprise). We were placing too much attention on sale weights and gross revenues, which are both poor indicators of profitability.
What is the gross profit of the cow-calf enterprises of the ranches?
Gross margin, according to Ranching for Profit applied economics, is gross product value minus direct costs.
More specifically: gross margin = gross product (gross revenue + net change in inventory value) - direct costs (feed and hay, veterinary/medical supplies, freight and marketing and the opportunity cost on the value of the cow-calf enterprise). In applying regenerative management, we strive to work with nature and feed as little hay as necessary. We set our stocking rate based on standing forage inventory to get us through winter and 30 days into spring. We make forage assessments monthly throughout the year
to make stocking rate adjustments when we have excess or deficient standing forage supplies.
Historically, Noble planned to feed hay to cows for three to four months, plus supplemental feed, based on cattle nutritional requirements and forage analysis of hay. We also fertilized and weed-sprayed our Bermudagrass and planted winter pasture forages, based on soil analysis, for maximum production. Since the transition to regenerative management, we mainly provide supplemental feed to complement the lack of protein in standing forage stockpiles, and we feed supplemental hay during extreme weather events.
The net result of this management change is that we run fewer cows, but the gross margin to the cow-calf enterprises has increased. One example is the change in our fed hay costs. Assuming a cow uses (eats and wastes) 3.5% of her body weight in hay, that equates to 42 pounds of hay a day (1,200 pounds x 3.5%). With hay in southern Oklahoma averaging $100 per ton ($60 for a 1,200-pound bale), feeding one cow hay for one day cost $2.10. We were feeding hay for 3.5 months, so the average hay cost per cow was $220 per head. Of course, that didn’t include the cost to feed the hay (fuel, labor, repairs, etc.), but only the cost of the hay itself.
Across an average cow herd of 500 head, the hay alone cost the operation $110,000 per year. When we asked ourselves how to increase profitability in our cow herd, we found the highest direct cost was fed feed (total of hay and supplemental feed plus salt and mineral). The discovery led to this conversation:
Why are we feeding so much hay? Because they need it to maintain body condition, especially to be in shape for calving.
Why can’t they maintain body condition during calving? The forage they are grazing lacks the nutritional value to meet their demands during the maintenance stage and especially during lactation after calving.
When does the forage supply enough nutrition to meet their lactation demand? During the spring and early summer, when everything is actively growing again.
By moving the calving season to calve our herds when the forage can meet the cow’s demands (more in sync with nature), we can save the ranch from buying (or making) $220 per head worth of hay per cow. On Noble’s ranches, we have reduced our total feed cost by 31%. This reduction in feed contributes to our increasing gross margin in the cow herds, which averaged more than $1,200 per cow in 2024.
More importantly, although our cow numbers have decreased during the past three years of prolonged drought, our profit per acre has steadily improved. This leaves much of the cow-calf enterprise’s gross margin to contribute toward the overhead costs (labor, equipment and repairs, land opportunity costs and depreciation) and provide for total ranch profitability.
What are the pros and cons of transitioning to calving in the middle of spring and not overstocking relative to forage production?
Pros: Much greater gross margin and enterprise profitability, feeding hay only in inclement weather, calves not at risk of being born during the extreme cold spells and snowstorms, less time outdoors during the winter extremes, less fuel and wear and tear on equipment, and more time in the winter to spend with family or doing business activities and planning. In addition, marketing our calves during the springtime “grass fever” for stocker operations usually proves to be favorable timing.
Even though this timing also leaves us more time to do the ‘honey-dos’ we don’t really want to get to — we’ve found the pros outweighed the cons.
In summary, as Noble took a closer look at ranch profitability through our regenerative management lens, we discovered that there was much more money to be made through some management changes than we ever expected. One of those key management changes was moving our calving season from mid-winter to the middle of spring.
We also adopted a few complementary management changes, such as stocking to match forage production so that we do not have to feed hay and developing a well-managed adaptive grazing program. These management changes and shifting our calving season have improved both our profitability and our ranch staff’s quality of life.
Whether you are ranching regeneratively or not, you owe it to yourself to consider what calving in ‘true’ spring would do for your cow-calf enterprise’s profitability.
Cons: Calf marketing needs to be planned differently. When we calved in January, we would market an 11-month-old calf in December. Now that we calve in April, we need to plan (and budget) to market an 11-monthold calf in March. If we only moved our calving back and marketed our calves “when we always sell calves” in the fall, we would see less value per head because the calves are lighter.
Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series of articles about regenerative ranching from Noble Research Institute, long trusted by beef cattle producers for supporting the industry with research, education and consultation. Follow the series in future issues of Hereford World and Baldy Advantage, as well as in special 1881 podcasts, at Hereford.org. Additional regenerative resources and past articles in the series are also at Noble.org.
Hugh Aljoe is director of ranches, outreach and partnerships at Noble Research Institute.
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Cattle must eat more in cold weather to generate additional body heat. Forages breaking down in the rumen produce a lot of body heat, due to digestion and fermentation. However, the digestive tract needs adequate fluid to process this additional feed.
While a cow’s winter water requirement may not be as high as it is in summer, when she’s losing fluid by dissipating body heat through sweating or panting, or when she is lactating, she needs to drink enough water in cold weather to handle the demands of ruminant digestion and increased metabolism to prevent dehydration and impaction. This makes it imperative to provide adequate water to livestock during cold weather.
Julie Walker, South Dakota State University Extension beef specialist, says if cattle don’t have water, they won’t eat; if they don’t eat enough, they don’t have fuel to stay warm. Drinking and eating are closely correlated. Cattle always need water, and the more they eat, the more they must drink to process the feed.
It is crucial that cattle have an adequate supply of open — not icecovered — water sources during the winter months. While some cattle will eat snow, according to Walker, not all cows will, and it isn’t something producers can teach their cattle. This means cattlemen shouldn’t depend on their herd to use snow for moisture.
“They should always have a water source,” Walker says.
While some cows may not come to the water source every day, if they choose to stay out and graze and lick snow, it needs to be available when they want it.
“Research has shown that water consumption is around six gallons per day for pregnant dry cows at
40 degrees Fahrenheit (F),” Walker explains. “However, we don’t know how much water they actually need in these situations with snow providing part of the fluid requirement because we can’t replicate nature in a research study. We just know that cows need adequate water (via snow or some other source) to prevent dehydration.”
The biggest challenge in supplying winter water — whether it is from a trough, tank or even a pond or creek — is keeping it from freezing over. Producers providing a natural water source may have to chop ice, while heaters are often used in tanks and troughs with access to electricity. In remote locations, spring-fed water troughs can work if a person has a way to keep the water moving fast enough to keep the surface from freezing.
There are several dependable ways to provide water to cattle in winter, including hose pumps and solarpowered water systems. Regardless of the watering system, ranchers must regularly monitor the cattle — and their water sources — to know if they are drinking enough, eating enough and maintaining adequate body condition.
Gerald and Pat Vandervalk of Clareshom, Alberta, solved their winter water woes by using the natural springs on their ranch. The water systems Gerald created worked so well, he now sells his innovative water troughs made from big tires.
“We are fortunate on our ranch because we have so many springs; we don’t have to pump water,” Gerald says. Natural springs on the ranch run continuously at about 45 to 55 degrees F year-round and don’t freeze as quickly as water in a river or stream.
“If it’s a slower spring (not as much volume/flow), you might have
to partially cover the trough or use a smaller trough so there’s not as much surface area to freeze,” Gerald explains. “We use different size tires to make the troughs.”
If it’s a slow flow and a small trough, he puts a 90-degree angle in the pipe where the water comes in, which shoots the water across the surface. With more movement where the water comes in and runs across the surface, it never freezes. Therefore, cows always have access to an area of open water with no ice where they can drink. The ideal situation, however, is a good fastflowing spring.
To make his troughs, Gerald uses concrete for the bottom. “We use black poly pipe and pull it up through the bottom of the trough. Most of these troughs are designed for springs, so I usually have three pipes — the intake and two overflows,” Gerald says.
The overflow pipes handle excess water if you have a good-flowing spring, so the trough will not overflow. By using two overflow pipes instead of one, the overflow system holds up to extra pressure, like a gravity flow system, and allows ranchers to take overflow water and pipe it to another pasture.
Producers without a spring on their property can still use Gerald’s system.
“Some producers use my troughs with a solar watering-pumping system,” Gerald explains. “To keep from overflowing the trough they need to cut the intake pipe off a bit, so it is low enough for a float to be put on it. When pumping water, you’d want a float.”
Gerald has seen another producer use a unique way of preventing ice buildup. “When we cut the top out of the tire, we cut all around the outside, but he cuts about six or so holes/slots in the top part of the side walls, big
enough for a cow’s head, and then has a tube (like an inner tube from a tractor tire) at each hole, and the tube goes down into the trough, into the water. This makes for less surface area on top of the trough. When a cow sticks her nose down through the circle from which she drinks, the tube goes down into the water.”
Thus, the cattle are always pulling warmer water off the bottom of the trough. “The tube is big enough that there is plenty of room for the cow’s head and nose, and it drops about a foot down into the water. These troughs have a float since the water is coming in with pressure,” he says.
Making ripples
Randall and Shondah Otwell created another way to keep tanks from freezing on their northeastern Wyoming ranch.
“We both left corporate jobs to come back to the ranch when my father passed away in 2010. One of our biggest challenges in winter has been stock water. Our options were chopping ice or electric stock tank
Randall had the chore of trying to keep water tanks functional and eventually came up with a better idea.
“This all started one winter day in 2019, when I was trying to chop ice from an 800-gallon tank. Even though it had an electric heater, the water was frozen,” he says. “When I got the ice off that one and the water was going back into it, I went to the next stock tank, and it had the same issue.”
He started experimenting, making various devices in his shop and found a lot of ways that didn’t work. In all, Randall spent four years seeking an effective, affordable method to make something to keep water circulating at the tank’s surface.
Randall tried numerous devices; some froze solid, others moved insufficient water and some clogged with debris. “I kept testing various innovations. One morning it was 22 degrees below zero, and I had Shondah come out to look at what I finally came up with.”
He showed her two 800-gallon plastic tanks side by side. There was
with their hand, so they knew that a cow could push through it with her chin and get a drink.
When Shondah saw this, she thought other ranchers might be interested in the water rippler since it coupled energy efficiency with functionality. The pair filed for a patent. “We know what it cost in electricity to run an electric stock tank heater, and we know what our water rippler cost and how effective it is. We wanted to create something other people could use.”
The Otwells found an engineer who could take the homemade version — made from scraps around the ranch and things at the local hardware store — and put a form around it to mass produce parts. This innovation doesn’t require heat. Moving water doesn’t freeze as readily as stationary water.
“A river won’t freeze if it’s moving until it gets extremely cold. We had to find materials that would work in a cold environment,” Randall explains. This device doesn’t take much electricity compared to a tank heater. Keeping the water moving is also
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Sale Cattle Preview: 8 a.m. | Sale: 11:30 a.m.
Anderlik 3D Herefords • 515-571-5614
Baker Farms • 815) 672-3491
BJK Herefords 319-560-9797
Brincks Farm • 563- 237-5122
Clear Creek Cattle Co., LLC • 319-321-7890
Diamond K Farms • 515-298-2421
Doss Hereford Farms • 816-699-8831
Espenscheid Cattle • 641-485-5012
H&H Cattle Co. • 641-751-5419
Hickory Grove Farms • 414-550-5114
J&J Polled Herefords • 262-573-4019
Jackson Hereford Farms • 319-480-1436
JonDor Herefords • 507-429-3634
K7 Herefords • 608-574-2309
MDF Polled Herefords • 641-425-8780
MGM Polled Herefords • 414-881-5274
Paul Polled Herefords • 815-326-9639
Petersen Herefords • 563-357-9849
R&R Cattle Co. • 515) 974-9600
Redbrush Herefords/Nossaman Brothers, LLC • 641-780-7716
Sayre Hereford Farm • 217-473-5143
Six Mile Herefords • 712-441-0377
Stickley and Sons Herefords • 319-231-0058 (Russ) • 319-231-4169 (Nathan) Tiernan Herefords • 515-205-6119
Tjardes Farms • 217-417-5014
TS Cattle Co. • 608-482-3492
Wallin Family Cattle • 339-293-9990
Weber Cattle • 414-702-6580
Wildcat Cattle Co. • 608-482-2961
Coryn & Grant Wilson • 563-320-4383
• C GKB Guardian son who goes back to Genesis, his dam is from Wildcat Sonnet who goes back to Full Throttle and has been breeding great here for us. Great genetics and pedigree.
• Stout, great footed, structurally correct bull that has great length of body.
• Great market indexes and backed by good EPDs.
• PCC Maverick son who goes back to Endure. His dam is Wildcat Sonnet who is a powerhouse of a cow.
• This bull has power, big rib, thick, deep, big boned and great footed. He has a great disposition that will get your attention.
• Great market indexes and backed by good EPDs.
R&R SOLAR 69K {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44410652 • Calved: 8/8/22 • Tattoo: LE 69K • Polled BR HUTTON 4030ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} BR CHARLES HUTTON 6033 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP} P43724726 BR BRIANNE 4043 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
STAR THE RISEN SUN 216Z ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP} RKSC REMI IN THE SUN 633D {DBP} 43739655 RRR EMMA 611ET
• This stud brings as much look, performance and pedigree as any bull we have ever brought to this sale. Backed by a picture-perfect mother that was one of the most prolific cows ever to walk a pasture at our place. Super stout, short marked and a maternal making machine, he will work for any type of scenario. These 6033’s will be hard to come by soon – don’t miss out on this chance for a bull that will make the neighbor stop and take notice.
P44521774 • Calved: 9/26/23 • Tattoo: BE 39L • Polled
BULL
EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
BIRDWELL VANGUARD 5022 9337 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44021997 BR SENSATION 028X 3335 5022 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
MGM KESSEYS PRIDE 33C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43681453 STAR SPIRIDGE KESSEY 321L ET {DLF,HYF,IEF}
• Low BW with high performance: BW 77 lb. with WW and YW ratios of 105
• Potent carcass traits: REA top 1%, MARB top 4%, and CHB top 13%
• Outstanding maternal traits SCF in top 10%, UDDR/TEAT in top 3-4%, as BMI in top 8%
• 10 traits in the top 25%
Vanguard is one of the top 5 sires in the Olson Ranch National Reference Sire Program. His progeny was No. 1 in REA, DMI and BF. 50 % graded prime and the rest were upper 2/3 choice. In addition, Vanguard is a trait leader in BW, SCF, MM, MCE, UDDR, TEAT, as well as REA and MARB.
Steve Merry 414-881-5274
drstevemerry23@gmail.com Videos at www.mgmpolledherefords.com
WILDCAT LEGACY 402 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44562747 • Calved: 2/8/24 • Tattoo: LE 402/RE WCC • Polled
T/R BPF AMERICANCLASSIC 561CET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
T/R GKB AC RED KINGDOM J16 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} P44282636 BR CELESTE 6624 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
CH HIGH ROLLER 756 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
HPH 756 LADY LUCK 5480J {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44286681 SULL DIANA 5480C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
• Legacy’s dam, Lady Luck, is an incredible brood cow and a featured donor for us. Lady Luck and Legacy together were named the Reserve JNHE Champion Cow-Calf Pair. Legacy went on to be named a division champion at JNHE. He is an impressive Red Kingdom son, square built and packed with muscle. This bull can do a lot of things including adding pounds. He is the combination of maternal with some show ring look.
• Video available at WildcatCattle.com
P44468238 • Calved: 3/31/23 • Tattoo: BE 13L • Polled COW EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} BIRDWELL VANGUARD 5022 9337 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} P44021997 BR SENSATION 028X 3335 5022 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} NEXT GEN 36E LADY 739 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBP} P44130662 CHURCHILL LADY 002X ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBP} MGM VANGUARD LADY 13L ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
• Strong maternal traits: BW & MM top 6% and BMI top 10%; SCF top 11%; 13 traits in top 20%
• Outstanding carcass traits: REA top 1% and MARB top 13%
• Homozygous Polled
• Bred to JW 1857 Merit 21134 due 4/2/25 with heifer calf by ultrasound
WILDCAT COLDPLAY 4004 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44601460 • Calved: 4/2/24 • Tattoo: LE 4004/RE WCC • Polled
T/R BPF AMERICANCLASSIC 561CET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
T/R GKB AC RED KINGDOM J16 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} P44282636 BR CELESTE 6624 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
CRR 109 CATAPULT 322 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} DELHAWK CALLEN 48G ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} P44049520 HAPP MIRAGE 1327 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
• Coldplay descends from the great Hawk donor, Mirage, who was the dam of two JNHE Champions. Coldplay’s dam, Callen, was a successful show heifer for us being named Reserve Grand Champion at the NAILE Junior Show and now one of our featured donors. This Red Kingdom daughter is super complete, well balanced and eye catching. If you like them made well, punch your ticket!
• Video at WildcatCattle.com
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44408115 • Calved: 8/14/22 • Tattoo: LE N19K • Polled BULL NJW 34S 38W BEEF 10Z {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF} NJW 197B 10Z BEEF 172F {DLF,HYF,IEF} P43943344 NJW 137X 156T FAITH 197B {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
AH JDH MUNSON 15E ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} MGM JMP 15E LIBERTY TRUST 23G {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} P44075789 MGM LIBERTY TRUST 28D {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
• There is one word that describes this bull, power. He has an incredible amount of mass, volume and total dimension. His steers will smash down the scale, and if you need a shot of muscle and bone in your heifers, this bull is for you.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44436086 • Calved: 2/12/23 • Tattoo: LE S1L • Polled COW
/S MANDATE 66589 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
NJW 133A 6589 MANIFEST 87G ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44057384 BW NJW 76S 8Y HOMESPUN 133A {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDC}
MGM JMP 15E GRAND TRUST 25G {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
JMP LIBBY’S MALIBU B11J {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
P44260123 LW 014X LIBERTY 93G {DLP,HYP}
• This dark goggle-eyed female is beautiful from the profile, powerfully built, and should sport a beautiful udder. She is bred to Lot 2 in this sale, a NJW Beef son and a Munson x Trust dam. She will have a calf by sale day.
• Pasture exposed from 4/6 to 9/9/24 to JMP Wendys Weston N19K.
Jon, Dorothy & Josef Pettit 28372 State Hwy 43, Rushford, MN 55971 507-429-3634 • Jondorherefords82@gmail.com
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44583400 • Calved: 12/24/23 • Tattoo: LE 52L • Polled BULL UPS ENTICE 9365 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
H DS ENTICE 2362 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} P44369911 CRR 109 KELLY 661 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF} FTF PORTERHOUSE 455B {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FTF PROMISE 6346D {DOD} P43751241 FTF FABULOUS 091X {DLF,HYF,IEF}
• George is a nice, dark red, goggle-eyed calving ease bull out of our Hoffman Entice son. He will give you a lower birthweight and still have good growth. He is a very docile bull and Homozygous Polled. Use on heifers or cows, he is ready to go to work.
• Video at TiernanHerefords.com
3268 White Pole Rd, Stuart, IA 50250 515-205-6119 • metiernan@live.com
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44510676 • Calved: 9/5/23 • Tattoo: LE N15L • Scurred COW
NJW 34S 38W BEEF 10Z {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
NJW 197B 10Z BEEF 172F {DLF,HYF,IEF}
P43943344 NJW 137X 156T FAITH 197B {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF} MGM GRAND 39F ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
P44047952 MGM BOOMETE 730 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
• Breeders and juniors take a look here. This short bred fall is the type you can build a herd around. She is very broody, yet still has enough style to make an exciting heavy bred for a junior this summer.
• Bred AI on 12/15/24 to HARVIE Smoke Stack ET 195B, then pasture exposed from 1/25/25 to sale day to JMP RJ Punxsutawney Phil C2M.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44541098 • Calved: 1/26/24 • Tattoo: LE 124 • Polled BULL ECR WHO MAKER 210 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} SULL TCC MR ROY WHO 5973C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP} P43625282 TCC MS DIANA 01 {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP} CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF} RTK REBECCA 42F {DOD} P43944262 SULL CANDYS TIME 4265 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
• A bull like this doesn’t come around often. From the day that he was born, he puts together a package of heavy muscling, heavy boned, clean fronted and big bodied. He’s as quiet as it gets since he has been on the show road all summer.
• Retaining ¼ semen interest.
Amy Espenscheid 19766 215th Ave. Centerville, IA 52544 608-482-3492 tscattle1@gmail.com
M2 HARLEY G71L ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} 46
COW P44557604 • Calved: 12/20/23
Tattoo: LE G71L • Polled
• First things first, look at the pedigree on this heifer. You would be hard pressed to find a heifer with these genetics along with the looks. Double brown eyed, big boned and big bodied.
• Bred AI on 12/7/24 to CRR 824 Divergent 170.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44537390 • Calved: 1/1/24 • Tattoo: BE DHM1 • Polled
BULL SHF DAYBREAK Y02 D287 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
SHF HOUSTON D287 H086 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44123641 SHF MISS 14 20Z D223 {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP}
NJW 160B 028X HISTORIC 81E ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
WLKR BLZR JH WASHITA 81E 1205 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
P44262397 WLKR JH WASHITA 72C 6108 8241 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
• Sired by the ever-popular Houston bull, this calf has a nice BW to YW spread, solid maternal numbers and good carcass numbers as well. Great pigment on this performance bull as well. This is one of the stoutest bulls Doss has ever brought to the Iowa Beef Expo.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44576366 • Calved: 1/17/24 • Tattoo: RE 2409 • Polled BULL NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} NJW 11B 173D CHARACTER 178J ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF} P44272817 NJW 79Z 10W RITA 11B {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} RELOAD LADY DORIS {HYP} P43811586 LADY DARBY GRIZZLY {HYP}
• HH Phantom 409 Character is a deep bodied, stout bull excelling in the top 1% of both weaning and yearling weight. Born and bred for meat production, pound for pound Phantom is the bull for producing high yielding calves.
H&H CATTLE CO.
Kent & Andrea Hickman 17395 155th Street, Alden, IA 50006 641-751-5419 • hickfam@live.com
P44538464 • Calved: 1/16/24 • Tattoo: BE DHM14 • Polled BULL
LOEWEN GENESIS G16 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
C GKB GUARDIAN 1015 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44257548 C CJC BELLE AIR LASS 8037 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
BOYD FT KNOX 17Y XZ5 4040 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
DKM/GTN DANELLE KNOX 4040 902 {DLP,DBP}
P44069887 LJE 203Z DANELLE 619 {DLP,DBP} DOSS
• Here is a Guardian sired calf that hits it out of the park on carcass — CHB of 174. The bottom side of the pedigree traces to Boyd’s Ft. Knox and this bull came from a cow raised by Doss. Another solid consignment by Doss with pigment as a feature.
Gary & Debbie Doss 6200 NE 142nd St., Smithville, MO 64089 816-699-8831 • DHF6200@aol.com
GF 203D ADDISON 1302 026L ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
P44488131 • Calved: 5/15/23 • Tattoo: LE 026L • Polled COW NJW 135U 10Y HOMETOWN 27A {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDC} NJW 76S 27A LONG RANGE 203D ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF} P43722086 NJW 55N STARDUST 76S {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CRR ABOUT TIME 743 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF}
MF 308N ADDY 1302 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP} P43403114 MF 62J NATALIE 122L 308N {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBC}
• Nice Long Range daughter with a real solid set of EPDs.
• Bred AI on 6/28/24 to EF MF Longest Yard 19Z 228J ET. Ultrasounded safe and due 4/6/25. 41
M10 CREEKS MISS KARA 7J {DBP} 57
COW P44597268 • Calved: 4/10/24
Curtis Allen 4109 Ivy Avenue SW
319-321-7890
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Tattoo: RE M10 • Polled
• If you like dark red, deep bodied females, you will love this heifer sired by Perfecto 84F. With solid EPD numbers to back up her breeding, this heifer will bring “Cow Power” to any herd.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44488854 • Calved: 4/10/23 • Tattoo: BE 2306 • Polled
BULL
NJW 135U 10Y HOMETOWN 27A {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDC}
NJW 76S 27A LONG RANGE 203D ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
P43722086 NJW 55N STARDUST 76S {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
TJ KIKI 501C 807 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
P43955417 TJ LAST CALL 809 015 {HYP}
• “Constant” not only offers a high quality, balanced look from the side, but still has plenty of power and dimension. He excels on the move with a flexible, long stride. His dam is the best uddered female on our farm, and to top it off he tested as Homozygous Polled.
{DBP}
P44503539 • Calved: 3/27/23 • Tattoo: BE L09 • Polled COW
MAV PREMONITION 414B {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP}
BRINCKS PREMONITION SHOCK {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
P44164723 LH MS WHITE LIGHTNING 528C {HYP,DBP}
BRINCKS OTIS 005X {DLF,HYF,IEF} BRINCKS FIJA P44035129 JR CCF DIXIE 1328
TJ 21G GENE
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44517319 • Calved: 11/21/23 • Tattoo: BE 2318 • Polled BULL
JDH 11B STUD 3134 63E {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
JDH AH PROMINENT 21G ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44014204 JDH AH MS 34X VICTOR 33Z45C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
CRR 719 CATAPULT 109 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF}
RPH 197X CATAPULT LADY 2D {MDF,DBC}
P43789742 RPH 197X MISS MOLER 4002 8T {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP}
• “Gene” is a dark red, homozygous polled, power bull! His natural muscle shape is note worthy, but he’s still comfortable in his skeleton. His carcass and maternal indexes match his do it all look. This bull has elite cattle in his pedigree and is ready to generate high caliber offspring for any operation.
143 E 100N Rd., Foosland, IL 61845 217-417-5014 • Tjardeslivestock@gmail.com
VALOR 3113 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44534456 • Calved: 3/11/23 • Tattoo: BE 0 • Polled BULL RV VALOR 9444G ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} R VALOR 5711 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} P44265219 R MISS NEW YORK 217 NJW 135U 10Y HOMETOWN 27A {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDC} HH ISADORA {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBP} P44186586 6K HIGH DUCHESS 909 {DLP,HYP,DBP}
• Straight from the top of our replacement pen, this big framed heifer is built for the long haul. She’s huge ribbed, smooth shouldered and yet so good on her feet and legs. KLD Untapped takes the guess work out of this future generator. Maternally made, we are confident in this heifer’s ability to be a good producer.
• Bred AI on 5/23/24 to KLD Untapped D727 ET, then pasture exposed from 5/29 to 9/1/24 to BRINCKS Sky’s The Limit.
FARM Trinity Brincks 3115 290th St., Fredericksburg, IA 50630 563-237-5122 • diamondrabbitry@gmail.com
• Goggle-eyed, deep cherry red 2-year-old bull out of R Valor from Rausch Herefords. A big footed, wellmuscled bull that will be sure to sire well-made cows to keep for years to come.
DIAMOND K FARMS Kaitlyn Kokemiller 1849 Rose Rd., Madrid, IA 50156 515-298-2421 • Kaitlynw9111@gmail.com
TSE LEO 308L {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44543422 • Calved: 12/15/23 • Tattoo: LE 308/RE 308L • Polled BULL
H FHF ADVANCE 628 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} ECR 628 IVYS ADVANCE 8923 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF} 43965019 ECR MISS SENSATION 4406 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
CRR ABOUT TIME 743 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF}
BAJA CARINA 8H ET P44244368 PURPLE CATHRYN 56C ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
• I have liked this bull since he was born. Very well balanced with eye appeal, yet is a good muscled bull. He is sound in his structure and I would feel confident using him on heifers with his moderate birth weight and genomic profile.
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBP}
P44454767 • Calved: 12/6/23 • Tattoo: BE 319L • Polled COW
SHF ACCESS Y90 A216 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDC,DBF} K ACCESS 038 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF} P44205883 K FAYMA 831 ET {MSUDP}
BEHM 100W CUDA 504C {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
TSE ISABELLA 193J {DBP} P44252040 WILDCAT ALMOND 9305 ET {DBP}
• Lainey is a very complete and sound structured heifer. I would call her a very trouble-free female who will be an easy keeping and very productive cow. She should have a calf by sale day.
• Bred AI on 4/6/24 to CRR 824 Divergent 170, then pasture exposed from 4/15 to 6/20/24 to KJ 328F Benton E43K ET.
P44503888 • Calved: 1/21/23 • Tattoo:
Sire: R LEADER 6964 • Dam: J&J 743 MONICA A304
• Stayability is deeply bred into this Leader son. His 12-year-old dam has bred back and had a calf every year, and this moderate birthweight bull is ready for immediate turnout and heavy service. His baldy daughters will bring a premium with their longevity, look and style.
P44503909 • Calved: 1/11/23 • Tattoo: LE L301/RE JJ • Polled COW
Sire: NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET Dam: J&J 6964 JENNIFER G904
• Tremendous brood cow prospect with this female carrying an exceptional EPD profile. This Long Haul daughter’s number package allows her to be bred any direction and the resulting progeny will be highly marketable. This mating to Endorsement will check all the boxes from a numbers standpoint, along with a great look.
• Bred AI on 4/17/24 to NJW 119E 87G Endorsement 216J, then pasture exposed from 6/1 to 10/15/24 to J&J 44U Durango K211. Due 1/24/25.
P44503891 • Calved: 3/3/23 • Tattoo: LE L313/RE JJ • Polled
Sire: MPH 10H JUICE BOX Z3 • Dam: J&J 6964 LORI J114
• Juice Box daughter out of a young Leader cow that has a really nice set a growth numbers along with a moderate birthweight EPD. Another strong mating to the great EPD bull from NJW for a January calf.
• Bred AI on 4/18/24 to NJW 119E 87G Endorsement 216J, then pasture exposed from 6/1 to 10/15/24 to J&J 44U Durango K211. Due 1/25/25.
5891 E. Waterford Rd., Hartford, WI 53027 262-573-4019 • kkjohnson19@hotmail.com
TSE MS MAGGIE 412M {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44543419 • Calved: 3/2/24 • Tattoo: BE 412M • Polled COW
JDH AH BENTON 8G ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} KJ 328F BENTON E43K ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF} 44404635 KJ B010 MISTY 328F {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
VIN-MAR HOMETOWN 460 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDC} OSF MISS HOMETOWN 412E {HYP,MSUDP,MDP} P43793815 OSF COOPERS LADY 360A {HYP,MSUDP}
• Maggie combines very well a solid genomic profile while maintaining a look that will get her noticed in the showring. She is very neat fronted with good body and sound structure. I’m confident in her best days being in the pasture in production.
Thad Espenscheid 1969 II Ave., Traer, IA 50675 641-485-5012 • thespn67@hotmail.com
P44472697 • Calved: 1/23/23 • Tattoo: BE 304L • Polled BULL SHF YORK 19H Y02 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CHURCHILL BROADWAY 858F {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF} P43919937 CHURCHILL LADY 640D {DLF,HYF,IEF} BF RED RIBSTONE 301 {DLF,HYF,IEF,DBP} BJK 301 RIBSTONE 821F {IEP,DBP} 43955661 BK DOM MICKEY 413 {IEP}
• This uniquely marked Churchill Broadway son is one of our best. He is long made and deep bodied with a lot of power to go with it. He will make a great addition to any commercial or purebred herd.
2295 63rd St., Vinton, IA 52349 319-560-9797 • bjkfarms@live.com
by Wes Ishmael
Cash cattle prices tore through the end of last year and the start of 2025 as consumer beef demand underpinned boxed beef cutout values and declining availability fueled calf and feeder cattle prices.
Steers weighing 600-700 pounds were bringing $37.94 (+16.5%) to $45.57 (+17.2%) more per hundredweight (cwt.) year over year, according to USDA’s National Weekly Feeder and Stocker Cattle Summary for the week ending Jan. 4. Cash fed cattle reached $200 per cwt. and Choice wholesale beef prices were up $45.72 (+16.4%) year over year.
“Current high prices are reminiscent of the cyclical peak prices of 2014-15 with both having been provoked by drought-exaggerated herd liquidations,” says Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist, in his late-December market comments. “However, some very important differences mean that the current situation will play out in a much different fashion going forward.”
Peel explains the previous herd expansion from 2014 to 2019 was sharp and rapid with high prices lasting about two years. He adds the pipeline of replacement heifers was building ahead of the expansion, making its degree and speed possible.
“With two years of high prices already in 2023 and 2024, there is no indication that cyclically high prices will be as short-lived as a decade ago,” Peel says. “The pipeline of replacement heifers has continued to be depleted to this point. The cattle industry has shown no signs of attempting to rebuild the herd yet, and the process will be slower when it does happen. The peak prices in 2014-15 coincided with increased heifer retention that squeezed feeder supplies to the tightest levels. Since no heifer retention has occurred yet, the highest prices are ahead, possibly in 2025, but more likely beyond.
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) increased the forecast feeder steer price by $13-$17 in the first three quarters of this year according to the December Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. Projected prices were $265 in the first quarter, $270 in the second and $275 in the third. The projected annual average price for this year increased by $14.50 to $272.50. Those prices are basis 750-800-pound, Medium and Large No. 1 steers selling at Oklahoma City.
ERS analysts emphasized the projections were based on the suspension of cattle imports from Mexico, as there was no date established for trade resumption (more later).
With the above caveat in mind, the ERS also increased the projected five-area direct annual average fed steer price for this year by $3 to $191 per cwt. in the December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. Prices were projected at $188 in the first quarter, $189 in the second quarter and $192 in the third quarter.
Barring some blasted black swan fouling the path, fundamentals suggest cattle prices continuing at current high levels, while keeping in mind a couple of expected unknowns.
Closest to home is the timing of herd rebuilding. When it begins and how aggressive heifer retention is will help determine the duration of high cattle prices and their ultimate peak.
Next is the aforementioned suspension of beef cattle imports from Mexico due to New World Screwworm discovered in the southern part of that nation. Feeder calves are the primary Mexican cattle import to the U.S. Domestic markets have received added loft in the absence of those cattle since the suspension began in late November. As of Jan. 7, no date was established for resumed trade. Presumably, however, cattle originally
destined for the U.S. will arrive eventually with more age and weight, perhaps accompanied by some market pressure.
Further afield and murkier is the political risk associated with a new-old presidential administration. It’s hard to argue the cattle business and overall agriculture will be immune to the impacts of campaign pledges.
“When taken in isolation, Presidentelect Trump’s proposed policies — tax cuts, decreased labor supply and tariffs on imported goods — are all inflationary,” according to December’s CoBank 2025 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy. “Consequently, longer-term interest rates have already edged higher, and the market has downshifted expectations for further Fed rate cuts in 2025. There is a good chance the proposed tariffs and the crackdown on undocumented immigrants will be more disruptive than markets have priced in, particularly in industries like construction and agriculture.”
On the input side of the gate, hay prices near the end of 2024 were the cheapest in about four years, according to the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC), in the early-January Livestock Monitor.
Since the beginning of the 2023-24 crop year, LMIC analysts explain national alfalfa hay prices declined $123 per ton from $288 in April 2023 to $165 in November last year. LMIC forecast the 2024-25 alfalfa hay price to range from $170-$180 per ton.
Similarly, other hay prices declined by $89 per ton from $248 in Oct. 2022 to $159 in November last year. LMIC forecast the 2024-25 other hay price at around $150 per ton.
Regional Feeder Steer Prices1 North
Southeast
CME Feeder Cattle Index2
Beef Prices4
1 AMS National Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary, week ending 01/04/25
2 CME Feeder Cattle Index 12/03/24 compared to 01/03/25
3 USDA Five-area weekly weighted average direct slaughter cattle, year over year, week ending 01/05/25
4 National Weekly Boxed Beef Cutout and Boxed Beef Cuts (negotiated, weekly cutout value summary), weekly average for weeks ending 01/03/25 and 01/05/24
5 USDA steer byproduct drop value (FOB central U.S.), 01/03/25 year over year
6 National Weekly five area direct slaughter cattle premiums and discounts, weighted average week of 01/06/25 and 01/08/24
7 Meat Price Spreads, Choice beef values and spreads and all fresh beef retail value, USDA ERS; monthly values, cents per pound of retail equivalent (Nov. 2024 year over year)
8 U.S. Meat Export Foundation data — November 2024 and 2023
9 CME futures, nearby contracts year over year, 01/03/25
10 WTI-CME, nearby contact, year over year, 01/03/25
11Estimated weekly meat production under federal inspection, year to date 12/27/24 year over year
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2025 marks our 73rd year in the Polled Hereford business.
Selling 40 bulls, All 2 years old Selling 35 heifers, 2 years old bred for spring calves
Our herd is ranked high on the list of 2023 Dams of Distinction.
We have held 51 successful sales and have sold cattle into 37 states, Canada and Argentina.
Hereford and Hereford-influenced demand grows.
Bidding was strong at the Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder cattle and replacement heifer sales at the end of 2024 and kicking off the new year, American Hereford Association field staff provided these sale highlights. East/Southeast — 516 head
“It’s no secret that everyone wants a baldy female,” says Anton Hermes of Hermes Livestock, located in eastern Colorado. Harnessing maternal heterosis by building Hereford-sired F1 baldies is central to all they do for themselves and their customers.
Hermes recently shared data across years and ranches demonstrating Hereford-sired F1 baldy advantages compared to commercial Angus and Red Angus. Advantages include higher pregnancy rates, heavier weaning weights, more fleshing ability and increased cow longevity (see Cow Power, Baldy Advantage, January 2025).
Cow-calf producers bid aggressively for those advantages in these recent sales.
Maternal Merit Sale – Arapahoe, Neb. — Dec. 3, 2024
(Angus, F1 BWF, RWF, Balancer, Red Angus, Sim-Angus)
342 bred heifers average $3,100 per head
49 F1 BWF bred heifers average $3,434 per head
MonDak Bred Cow Special — Sidney, Mont. — Dec. 14, 2024
Sidney Livestock Market Center Consignments from Circle B LLC
120 BWF bred heifers average $3,100 per head
90 BWF bred 3-year-old, second-calf heifers average $3,000 per head
80 black short-term, 10- 11-year-old cows bred to Hereford average $2,450 per head.
Herf. (Hereford), BWF (black whiteface), RWF (red whiteface), BLK (black), RED (red), Str (steer), Hfr (heifer), Spd hfr (spayed heifer)
Lemmon Livestock Auction Herefordinfluence Replacement Heifer Section Feb. 5, 2025
Lemmon Livestock Auction LLC –Lemmon, S.D.
Contact: 605-374-3877 (office)
Stockmen’s Livestock Hereford-influence Feeder/Replacement Special Feb. 12, 2025
Stockmen’s Livestock Inc. – Yankton, S.D.
Contact: Michael Drotzmann, 605-760-9803
East/Southeast — 527 head
Mitchell Livestock Hereford-influenced Feeder Cattle Sale
Feb. 20, 2025
Mitchell Livestock Marketing – Mitchell, S.D. Contact: Preston Burma, 605-680-0448
Cherokee Sales Co.
Hereford-influenced Special
March 19, 2025
Cherokee Sales Co. – Cherokee, OK Office: 580-596-3361
Kentucky Hereford Assn. Certified Hereford-influenced Feeder Calf Sale — Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, Ky. — Dec. 12.
Traditions Certified Hereford-influence Sale
May 8, 2025
Blue Grass Stockyards South – Stanford, Ky. Contact: Caleb Epling 606-669-8740
Kentucky Hereford Assn. Certified Hereford-influenced Feeder Calf Sale
May 19, 2025
Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, Ky. Contact: L.W. Beckley, DVM, 859-779-1419
For more information about these sales, please contact the representatives noted above. For a listing of sales please see Hereford.org/commercial/ programs/feeder-cattle-sales
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
1 p.m. (MT) • Stockmen’s West • Dickinson, ND
Selling:
9 / Open Yearling Registered Hereford Heifers
28 / Commercial Hereford Heifers • 35 / Yearling Bulls • 12 / Coming Two-year-old Bulls
35 / F1 BWF Yearling Heifers from Duane, Garrett, and Justin Zent
18 / Bred Hereford Heifers • 45 / F1 BWF Bred Heifers from Warren Woroniecki
58; FAT 0.073; REA 0.34; MARB 0.08
This 1072J son continues to a favorite. He is low birthweight, short marked, and is explosive in his muscle pattern and stands wide through his base. He is the complete package.
FH 1245 DOMINO 3144 LC 44522804 • Calved: 3/30/23
BW 3.0 ;WW 53; YW 92; MM 34; M&G 60; FAT 0.043; REA 0.56; MARB 0.30 3144 is the complete package. He is stout made, smooth through his neck and shoulders, and moves like a cat. His dam is on of good young cows.
FH 942G DOMINO 457 MD ET 44617391 • Calved: 2/23/24
BW 5.3; WW 58; YW 99; MM 21; M&G 50; Fat 0.023; REA 0.40; MARB 0.20
This C L1 Domino 942G son has as much muscle thickness and internal dimension as anything we’ve raised. 457 is powerfully built and has the herd bull look. His dam has raised several sale toppers
FH 1312J ADA 487 44624487 - Calved: 3/12/24
BW 2.7; WW 57; YW 92; MM 33; M&G 61; FAT 0.043: REA 0.47; Marb 0.09
This feminine made heifer has ample rib shape and internal dimension. She is structurally correct and long strided. She will make a powerful cow.
Contact: Gary & Kirsten Friedt 701-824-2300
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There are many issues facing the rancher today that we aim to alleviate the concern over genetics, reproduction, and carcass merit of your cowherd. We want our bulls to work for your program for generations. We have watched the success of our customers this summer and are both confident and thankful our genetics are working for your customers as well. For more information about our program, go to ShawCattle.com or give us a call. We’d love to have you at the ranch at any time.
44041 AHA P44558745 1/14/2024
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by Wes Ishmael
Feeding cattle to maximize economic return is a constant game of antagonistic tradeoffs, such as grid premiums for quality grade versus grid discounts for yield grade and too-heavy carcasses, cost of gain versus total pounds gained and all the rest.
Along the way, Lee Mayo, partner and general manager of HRC Feed Yards LLC, Scott City, Kan., says feedlots typically want to maximize economic returns while finishing cattle as quickly as possible to minimize the cost of gain, which is a key driver of cattle feeding returns.
Generally speaking, the longer cattle are fed past an optimum point, the more feed efficiency suffers and the more the cost of gain increases. This reality garnered more focus last year as cheaper feed prices, high fed cattle prices, declining cattle numbers, historically high purchase prices of feeder cattle and economics surrounding feedlot capacity utilization encouraged feeding cattle for significantly more days.
Extended efficiency magnifies returns
“Understanding differences in feed efficiency as days on feed increase is probably something we’ve not paid as much attention to as needed, as an industry” Mayo says. He shares Central Plains benchmarks and data from a pen of commingled steers from the American Hereford
Association Feedout Programs (see Hereford Feedout Programs Grow) to illustrate his point.
Mayo looked at a pen of commingled steers HRC fed through the winter of 2024 (H24), which included 161 steers from 13 different owners. The pen was mainly straightbred Hereford steers sprinkled with Hereford-sired red and black baldies. They were harvested late last summer.
Compared to a similar pen fed and harvested during the same period a year earlier, the H24 group was fed 41 more days (223 days), yet pounds of feed per pound gain increased by only 0.09 pounds to 5.59 pounds, which was still 0.76 pounds more efficient than the Central Plains average (see Table 1).
“We’ve always known Hereford cattle are more feed efficient than other breeds, but I never dreamed in a million years that if we fed them another 41 days, we would only impact feed efficiency by .09 pounds of gain,” Mayo says.
Besides its impact on the bottom line, Mayo explains customers use cost of gain as a key comparative metric between cattle feeding organizations.
“Ninety percent of the people I feed cattle for feed cattle every day and receive closeouts every week. The one thing they complain most about is cost of gain,” Mayo says. “I’m in competition with every other feedyard in the country on cost of gain.”
Straight Hereford steers produced through the American Hereford Association (AHA) National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) underscore the breed’s significant improvement in carcass quality while maintaining the breed’s maternal superiority and production efficiency.
Olsen Ranches, Harrisburg, Neb., the mainstay NRSP herd, randomly mated their commercial Hereford cow herd via one-time AI to 14 different NRSP Hereford sires. The resulting 300 head of steers, born June-July 2022, were ultimately harvested in February 2024 (six weeks later than normal due to weather).
The steers graded 51.1% Prime with the remainder grading Choice, predominantly in the upper two-thirds of Choice, and posted an average yield grade of 3.6. Among other performance metrics for the pen: 4.3 pounds average daily gain; 26.2 pounds daily dry matter intake; 6:1 feed conversion; 858-pound carcass weight; average ribeye size of 13.8 square inches.
For proper context, the Olsens employ a low-input philosophy. Calves are born June-July, weaned October-November and then roughed on winter pastures with little to no feed supplement until the feeding trial in June. Likewise, cows receive no supplement except during extreme weather conditions. With low inputs in mind, the Olsens emphasize feed efficiency, place downward genetic selection pressure on mature cow size and milk, and use sires that are breed average for growth but above breed average for calving ease. Among sires that fit these criteria, they select for as much end-product merit as is available. In 1999, steers from the program averaged high Select/low Choice. These most recent steers averaged high Choice/low Prime.
Efficiently adding more total pounds drove revenue significantly higher.
Compared to the similar pen in 2023, HRC added an average of 107 pounds per head to the H24 pen for a total added feed cost of $99.21 per head, which resulted in an additional $197.95 more per head in carcass value. The net added value due to carcass weight was $98.74 per head (added carcass weight value minus added feed cost).
The comparison reflects averaging feed costs on a dry matter basis across the two years. Cost of gain for the H24 pen was 83.9 cents per pound, only 1.4 cents per pound more than the pen fed in 2023.
“Increased feed efficiency makes money for cattle feeders,” Mayo says. “And, I’m not a fan of buzzwords, but when you look at it, feed efficiency is sustainability. There are fewer acres and more people every day. If cattle can gain a pound with 5.5 pounds of feed instead of 6.5 pounds, it’s huge.”
Plus, 5% more of the H24 pen graded Choice and Prime, resulting in an additional $16.49 per head across the entire pen. As with feed cost, Mayo averaged the fed cattle price, along with carcass premiums and discounts across both years to calculate the difference. All told, the H24 pen generated $115.23 per head more than similar steers the previous year. See All Choice and Prime for another example of Hereford carcass quality performance.
“Every year, we see increased interest in these programs from our members and their customers because of the value they find in benchmarking feedlot and carcass performance in their programs and then tracking subsequent performance relative to their benchmark,” Befort says. Table 1
More Hereford breeders and commercial users of Hereford genetics are learning how their genetics perform in the feedlot and on the rail through the American Hereford Association (AHA) Feedout Programs. Last year, 103 participants from 23 states sent 2,379 Hereford and Hereford-influenced calves to feed at HRC Feed Yards LLC in Scott City, Kan.
“The value of this information and being closely engaged with the cattle feeding sector has always been important. It is becoming invaluable as more cattle are channeled into specification-based, value-added areas of the supply chain,” explains Trey Befort, AHA director of commercial programs. “By learning their herd’s genetic potential and understanding what performance traits cattle feeders and beef packers find the most valuable, producers can build a more effective marketing plan to make sounder marketing decisions year after year.”
The experience also informs production decisions.
“We needed to find a way to make sure our genetics were doing what they’re supposed to be doing. What better way to do that than to take calves that you’re raising at home and send them to the feedlot,” says Denise Loyning of L Bar W Cattle Co., Absarokee, Mont. “Let’s get back carcass data. Let’s find out if our health protocols at home are working. Are the bulls that we’re selecting right for what the industry is needing today? Are those carcass bulls truly performing? Are all those things coming together?”
Last year was the third year L Bar W Cattle Co. sent calves to the feedout.
3700 Peach Orchard Rd. Charlotte, NC 28215
Bob’s cell 704-614-0826 rhynelandfarms@gmail.com
Kim, Alexis and Courtney Eudy 10945 Hickory Ridge Rd. Harrisburg, NC 28075
Kim’s cell 704-589-7775
ttlajacobs@aol.com Lindsey 443-306-3218
6470 Beverleys Mill Rd. Broad Run, VA 20137
Tyler Newman 540-422-1747
Bob Kube 540-347-4343 fauquierfarmllc@gmail.com
“Serving
Paul
Brian
Dan Snyder, cell 240-447-4600
Seth Snyder, cell 240-405-6049 654 Cold Spring Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325-7335 717-642-9199
herefordcattle@stoneridgemanor.com www.stoneridgemanor.com
CMF Ernst Power Broker 405F
P43986389 • Calved: 9/6/18
CE 9.6; BW -0.9; WW 65; YW 101; DMI 0.2; SC 1.4; SCF 20.4; MM 29; M&G 61; MCE 4.3; MCW 108; UDDR 1.70; TEAT 1.70; CW 62; FAT 0.023; REA 0.54; MARB 0.41; BMI$ 431; BII$ 533; CHB$ 141
• Sire of 76, 79 and 81
• Sold for $19,000 at Ernst 2023 Dispersal
FDK Ernst Power Point R L 6964 P44620522 • Calved: 3/19/24
CE 11.7; BW -0.6; WW 58; YW 88; DMI 0.3; SC 1.2; SCF 18.6; MM 26; M&G 55; MCE 6.3; MCW 89; UDDR 1.50; TEAT 1.50; CW 62; FAT 0.023; REA 0.38; MARB 0.33; BMI$ 387; BII$ 477; CHB$ 125 • Sired by CMF Ernst Power Broker 405F.
FDK Mr. Game Challenger 1 ET
HB 030725 • Calved: 7/23/23 • 98% Black Hereford
CE 8.0; BW 1.9; WW 57; YW 87; MM 28; TM 55; CEM 3.7; STAY 10.2; DOC 11.0; CW 12; YG -0.19; CREA 0.74;MARB 0.12; CFAT -0.050; API 92.48; TI 54.72
• This 18-month-old is 98% Purebred Black Hereford. He is goggle eyed and black to the ground. He has bred all the Red Hereford Females in this sale. All progenies will be 99%. Purebred Black Hereford and can be registered into the American Black Hereford Assn.
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Feb. 28, 2025 • 11:30 am (MT)
FDK Black Diamond Selb HB009240 • Calved: 3/13/16
CE 13.6; BW -1.6; WW 45; YW 78; MM 28; TM 51; CEM 6.9; STAY 14.2; DOC 8/8; CW 10; YG 0.07; CREA 0.38; MARB 0.26; CFAT 0.010; API 117.50; TI 55.90
• This sire also has a 10-month-old heifer in the sale who is a full sib to #76, 2-year-old bull (Black Hereford), she is in a black jacket vs red. This sire is also the grandsire of 2- 2-year-old Black Hereford bulls in the sale.
FDK Ernst Power House R L 6964 P44620527 • Calved: 2/13/24
CE 1.3; BW 1.9; WW 58; YW 91; DMI 0.1; SC 1.2; SCF 20.8; MM 30; M&G 59; MCE 1.3; MCW 84; UDDR 1.50; TEAT 1.60; CW 62; FAT 0.003; REA 0.48; MARB 0.19; BMI$ 421; BII$ 503; CHB$ 1181
• Sired by CMF Ernst Power Broker 405F.
FDK Mr. Maternal Diamond ET
HX030728 • Calved: 3/22/23 • 96.5% Black Hereford
CE 9.1; BW 1.3; WW 60; YW 89; MM 28; TM 58; CEM 3.7; STAY 9.8; DOC 10.3; CW -1; YG -0.09; CREA 0.62; MARB 0.15; CFAT -0.010; API 96.10; TI 57.66
• Carries a black gene
• Sired by FDK Black Diamond Selb
FDK Ernst Power Leader RL 6964
P44620525 • Calved: 2/15/24
CE 4.5; BW 2.0; WW 61; YW 93; DMI 0.1; SC 1.2; SCF 16.6; MM 26; M&G 57; MCE 2.5; MCW 85; UDDR 1.40; TEAT 1.40; CW 55; FAT 0.003; REA 0.28; MARB 0.27; BMI$ 353; BII$ 441; CHB$ 116
• Sired by CMF Ernst Power Broker 405F.
FDK Mr Gem Leader 6964 ET HB030708 • Calved: 5/8/22 • 75% Black Hereford CE 13.4; BW 0.1; WW 72; YW 104; MM 24; TM 68; CEM 5.4;
• This is a coming 3-year-old stout blazed face and black to the ground. He is sired by Joe Leader 9229, HB014735. This bull puts lots of pigment on his progeny.
Twenty-three Hereford breeders achieved Platinum Total Performance Records (TPR™) Breeder status for spring 2025.
The Platinum TPR program was established in 2018 to recognize breeders who participate in the Association’s Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPR™) program that was implemented in 2001 to create a more accurate database and increase the value of Hereford genetics. The Platinum TPR Breeder is the highest level of achievement when it comes to complete calf crop reporting. Breeders must meet all of the requirements of Gold TPR Breeder
status plus genotype 85% of their calves with a weaning weight submitted.
The Platinum TPR Breeder awards are designated two times a year and are awarded each calving season. The selection of Platinum TPR breeders takes place during the process of loading each new run of expected progeny differences (EPDs) in January (spring) and July (fall). The criteria for Platinum TPR breeders will be evaluated two years prior to the award year. The following fall spring 2025 TPR awards reflect the spring 2023 calf crop.
Arkansas
Courson Farm, Hamburg
Georgia
Gary Hedrick, Marietta
Iowa
Rocking M Farm, Mt. Ayr
White Oak Farms, Martelle
Idaho
Colyer Herefords, Bruneau
Indiana
Greives Herefords, West Lafayette
Kansas Kansas State Un., Manhattan
Michigan
Grand Meadows Farm, Ada
Missouri
Lucas Farms, Belgrade
Montana
Mark Cooper, Willow Creek
Holden Herefords, Valier
Ohio
Shaver Farms, Lodi
Oklahoma
Buford Ranches, Cleveland Express Ranches, Yukon
Tennessee
Jackson Farms, Cross Plains
Texas
GKB Cattle, Desdemona
GKB Herefords, Desdemona
Indian Mound Ranch, Canadian Still River Ranch, Van Alstyne
Willis Polled Herefords, Emory
Washington
CX Ranch, Pomeroy
Wisconsin
Merry’s Green Meadows LLC, Hartford
Wyoming
Ned & Jan Ward, Sheridan
Sixty-five Hereford breeders achieved Gold Total Performance Records (TPR™) Breeder status for spring 2025.
Established in 2005, the recognition pays tribute to breeders who go the extra mile to collect data at all levels
of production and report the data in a timely manner. Gold TPR Breeders are progressive Hereford producers who have measured traits and promptly submitted performance data at all levels of production.
Alabama
Sul-Tay Polled Herefords, Elrod
Arkansas Triple S Ranch, Grannis
California Lambert Ranch, Oroville
Gino Pedretti, El Nido Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Santa Rosa
Florida
TW Cattle Co., Ocala
Idaho
JBB/AL Herefords, Gooding
Illinois
Tom & Tammy Boatman, Rockford
Indiana
Elzemeyer Polled Herefords, Richmond
Gerber Polled Herefords, Richmond
S E Lawrence Polled Herefords, Avilla
Iowa
K7 Herefords, Lockridge
Wiese & Sons, Manning
Matt Woolfolk, Adair
Kansas
Brannan & Reinhardt, Otis
Douthit-Downey Land & Cattle, St. Francis
Mike Flory, Lawrence
G & R Polled Herefords, Marysville
Gustafson Herefords, Junction City
Mader Farms, Hoxie
Spring Hill Hereford Farms, Blue Rapids
VJS Polled Herefords, Hays
Maryland
Church View Farm Inc., Millersville
Breeders must fulfill the following specifications in order to qualify for Gold or Platinum TPR status:
• Herd inventory must be submitted prior to the date inventory surcharge goes into effect
• Complete reporting of calving ease and reproductive status for each dam on inventory
• Complete reporting of birth weights, weaning weights and yearling weights for each live calf recorded in the calf crop
• Complete reporting of scrotal measurements for each bull calf with a recorded yearling weight
• Ultrasound data reported on 25% or more of the calf crop
• Platinum breeders must fulfill the requirements listed above, and 85% of calves with a weaning weight submitted must be genotyped
Michigan
Carl & Anne Pease, Bellevue
Minnesota
DaKitch Hereford Farms, Ada
Foster Family Farm, Princeton
Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile
Lester Schafer, Buffalo Lake
Mississippi
Bayou Pierre Farm, Wesson
Missouri
Nichols Land & Cattle LLC, Robertsville
Montana
Ehlke Herefords, Townsend
L Bar W Cattle Co., Absarokee
Wichman Herefords, Moore
Nebraska
Alfred Schutte & Sons, Guide Rock
Blueberry Hill Farms Inc., Norfolk
Joe Brockman, Lawrence
Helms Polled Herefords, Holbrook
Trenton Schumm Herefords, Guide Rock
T W J Farms, Carroll
Van Newkirk Herefords, Oshkosh
Nevada
Genoa Livestock LLC, Genoa
New Mexico
Copeland & Sons LLC, Nara Visa
New York
Timothy Dennis, Penn Yan
John & Kathi Wagner, Catskill
North Carolina
Four B Farm LLC, Shelby
North Dakota
Stuber Ranch, Bowman
Ohio
Rex Bradford, St. Marys
Diamond M Herefords, Salem
Lisa Finnegan Keets, Berlin Heights
Rippling Rock Hereford Farm, Blanchester
Oklahoma
J M Birdwell, Fletcher
Mendel Hereford Ranch, Covington
Pennsylvania
Flat Stone Lick, Marianna
South Dakota
Ty Bergh, Florence
Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes
Eggers Southview Farms, Sioux Falls
Rausch Herefords, Hoven
Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron
Tennessee
Billy Ashe, Selmer
Crouch Polled Hereford Farm, McMinnville
Texas
Double Diamond Ranch, McDade
JP Family Limited Partnership, San Angelo
Ledbetter Cattle Co., Wheeler
Wisconsin
Huth Polled Herefords, Oakfield
Next Generation Genetics, Endeavor
Without question this will be a pen bull for Denver and one that will have many fans. He has the body and build that we are looking for and a cow family behind him that makes him so easy to tie to and use hard as a herd sire. We feel this is one of the best Sherman sons available and some outcross genetics.
This horned Arlo son has been a standout since birth and he has yet to let off the throttle. He was recently named the Reserve Champion Horned bull in Reno and will be fun to continue to campaign. His mother D83 is a full sister to Marksmen who has sired more show winners than any recently. This bull will add phenotype and look to his offspring.
He is out of a first calf heifer that goes back to the Bailee cow family. Moderate sized, dark red and has lots of rib shape and muscle shape.
One of 3 full brothers in this offering sired by Arlo and out of the high selling female 1101 to GKB cattle in Texas. Some of his brothers have slightly better genomics but we feel this ones phenotype is the best. She is one if the breeds highest CHB cows that goes back to 8140 who is Bell Heirs full sister. Dark red and lots of pigment for generations.
This Guardian son comes from a long line of great cow families being out of donor dam 8019. She is also the mother of a previous high selling bull Key West who is producing great females. Not only does he have the maternal package but he also is in the top 2% of the breed for $CHB and top 4% for IMF.
This Sherman son should be on everyone’s short list. The nice thing about him is both young and old cattlemen can appreciate this kind. He is dark red and smooth made with just the right amount of size and shape. He was named Reserve Champion overall bull in Reno and we feel he will be the kind for the long haul.
This will be a pen bull for Denver and he will anchor a strong set that have not only the phenotype and look but also the EPD values that are in demand. Study his calving ease and birth values but then he is able to tickle a 200 $CHB. He is dark red and has the ability to enhance any breeding program and take it to the next level.
This one is in elite company when it comes to $CHB and IMF. His dam 8140 is a full sister to Guardians mother and they have the ability to pass so much carcass quality to offspring while still maintaining maternal excellence. This horned bull should be in high demand. C 8140 BARRACUDA 3352 ET
Brian, Janelle, Collin and Landon Deatsman 5708 North 200 East Leesburg, Indiana 46538
Brian Cell: 574-527-6679 gdeatsman@hotmail.com Visit our website! www.deatsman.com
Terry, Susan and Hayley Hayhurst, Lillian Knust and Delaney Linville 14477 S. Carlisle St. Terre Haute, IN 47802 812-696-2468 812-236-0804 cell HayhurstFarms@aol.com
Bruce, Shoshanna, Blake, Ashley, Jordan and Brian 4072 E. 500 S. Waldron, IN 46182 317-407-3618 cell bruceeverhart56@gmail.com
Clinkenbeard 821-881-8988
gjclink@hotmail.com
Saturday,
Sale located at the farm 14 miles south of Mt. Vernon, S.D., off Exit 319 of I-90.
SIRES INCLUDE: SHF Houston D287
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Hereford-influenced feeder calf sale listings
Boost your marketing efforts by participating in upcoming Hereford-influenced feeder calf sales, open to operations of all sizes. Consigning Hereford and Hereford-influenced calves to a Hereford special sale is an effective way to put cattle in front of buyers interested in Hereford genetics and may provide a price premium.
To view a complete list of upcoming Hereford-influenced special sales visit Hereford.org/ commercial/programs/feedercattle-sales. Cattlemen can also list their Hereford-influenced commercial females and feeder cattle for sale privately on the Hereford website. For commercial female listings visit Hereford.org/commercial/ marketplace/female-listings.
Nominate AHA Board of the Directors
The American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors nominating committee is requesting volunteers to serve a four-year term as a director. Members are encouraged to contact representatives in their respective regions to submit nominees. This year’s nominating committee is:
Kevin Schultz (chairman) Haviland, Kan. 620-546-4570
kevin@sandhillfarms.com
Wyatt Agar (Northwest region) Thermopolis, Wyo. 307-921-8825
durbincreekranch@yahoo.com
Curtis Curry (Southwest region) McAlester, Okla. 918-521-4629
curtis.curry@ american-national.com
Whitey Hunt (Southeast region) Madison, Ga. 706-342-5353
whitey@godfreysfeed.com
Fred Larson (Northeast region) Spring Valley, Wis. 715-495-0837 fredlarson@mac.com
The AHA is eager to host the 2025 World Hereford Conference, accompanying tours and the Young Breeders Competition Oct. 23-26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Find event details at WorldHerefordConference.com and register before prices increase on April 1.
Breed improvement adopted changes and initiatives
The Board reviewed suggestions presented by the DNA policy task force (Dave Bielema, Sam Shaw, Mark Cooper, Mark Squires and Charlie Boyd) and unanimously supported the following:
1. In addition to AI sires, all embryo transfer (ET) donor dams and walking sires born after Jan. 1, 2026, will be required to have a genomic profile completed at the AHA official lab and be fully parent verified and tested for all recognized genetic conditions.
2. The Board voted unanimously to purge all DNA samples starting Jan. 1, 2026, after the requested testing is complete. For other accepted DNA policy changes, please see Hereford.org/ Hereford-Handbook
The American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors voted unanimously during the fall Board meeting to purge, starting on Jan. 1, 2026, all DNA samples submitted to AHA’s official lab on or before Dec.
31, 2024. The AHA Board has determined to offer members the opportunity to request a return of any sample that was submitted to the AHA official lab prior to Dec. 31, 2024. These requests must be made prior to Dec. 31, 2025, with the following understanding:
1. A member must submit a request for the DNA samples he/she would like to retrieve. Only samples that were originally submitted by a member will be returned.
2. The AHA does not guarantee a timeline for delivery of the samples after the request is made, and it is highly recommended that requests are only made on animals that have deceased and there is no other sample available, including semen.
3. The AHA does not guarantee that a sample can be found, or that there will be viable DNA available.
4. Please understand that DNA sample storage is different for each type of DNA (hair, blood card, TSU).
5. A fee will be charged for each sample that is requested to be returned. This fee will be determined from time to time by the AHA Board. At this time, the fee that has been established by AHA’s Board is $10 per sample plus packaging and shipping costs. Moving forward, any DNA sample submitted after Jan. 1, 2025, the testing lab, in agreement with the AHA will use the submitted sample for the purpose of conducting the testing requested by the member. After the initial testing is complete, the AHA, in agreement with the AHA official DNA testing lab, will store the remaining DNA for any additional testing that is available at the lab for a period of one year. After one year, the sample will be subject to
disposition. There is no guarantee by the AHA or the AHA official lab that there will be any additional or viable DNA available from the submitted sample. It is understood that, while the AHA’s agreement with its official testing lab requires the testing lab to store the remaining DNA sample for a period of one year, the AHA has no obligation or responsibility to do so or to make such remaining sample available to the member for subsequent testing or use.
Moving forward, the AHA would encourage any breeder to collect and store an additional sample if they deem necessary. Most frequently DNA types submitted and storage method:
1. Hair or blood cards. These types of samples can be stored in a dark, dry place at room temperature.
2. Semen — it can be thawed semen — but it is suggested to keep it frozen until a DNA test is needed.
3. TSUs can be stored (methods shared from Merck representative):
• The preferred method of storing is in a negative thaw cycle freezer, but they can be stored in a regular freezer.
• There has been success in storing them in a cool, dry place. Some have been stored this way for three years and are still viable.
• The biggest thing is to protect them from sunlight.
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the AHA Board adopted a policy to share ISAG/ICAR reduced panel parentage markers through a request submitted to the AHA from a World Hereford Council member, other breed associations or any AHA member. A fee,
determined from time to time by the AHA Board of Directors, will be charged for any requests except for those from any World Hereford Council member. Currently, the fee for an AHA member is $10 for each animal requested.
Please contact AHA customer service with any questions or requests at (816) 842-3757 or records@hereford.org.
Hall of Fame/Hall of Merit nominations due May 5
Nominations for the AHA’s prestigious Hall of Fame and Hall of Merit are now open and due May 5. Deserving recipients for the 2025 induction will be honored at the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City in October.
The Hall of Fame honor recognizes Hereford breeders who have dynamically influenced the direction and advancement of the breed. The Hall of Merit commends individuals who have greatly influenced the cattle industry.
You may submit your nomination online by going to Hereford.org. You will find the nomination forms under the “About” tab. Contact Emily Wood at ewood@hereford.org or 816-842-3757 for more information about submitting your nomination.
Century and Golden Breeder nominations due June 1
Celebrating generational Hereford breeders is a highlight during the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference. The Century Breeder recognition honors families and operations in the Hereford business for 100 years. Golden Breeders recognizes those in the business for 50 years. You will find the nomination form at Hereford.org, along with a list of those previously recognized. For questions or more information, contact Emily Wood at ewood@hereford.org.
View Cattlemen’s Congress and NWSS results
Results from the 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City can be found at Hereford.org/events/ national-shows/CattlemensCongress. Results from the 2025 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver can be found at Hereford. org/events/nationalshows/National-Western. Official AHA press releases from both events are available at Hereford. org/media/news and event coverage will be printed in the March issue of Hereford World.
A giant thank you goes out to each supporter of the Hereford Youth Foundation of America’s (HYFA) Season of Giving. In a dedicated effort to leaving things better for the next generation, $241,000 was raised for the foundation’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research.
HYFA is grateful for challenge gift donors, Priefert, Huth Polled Herefords and the National Hereford Women (NHW). Thanks again for supporting the next generation of leaders, breeders and research efforts.
Spring scholarship applications due April 1 HYFA and NHW team up each spring to offer various scholarships and prestigious junior awards that will be presented at the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo, held this year in Louisville, Ky. The application link can be found at Hereford.org/youth/ scholarship-opportunities
Save the date: 2025 NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Field Day
The 2025 National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout Field Day will be April 11-12 at HRC Feed Yards LLC in Scott City, Kan. To find more information, view the schedule and RSVP, visit Hereford.org. The Shootout Field Day is open to all.
Sale bulls
Sale bulls by breed-leading Line One herd bulls including HH Advance 0022H, HH Advance 0011H, 0270H, 1052J, 2199K, 2216K, CL 1 Domino 660D, 733E, 9108G, and 241K
HH Advance 0022H, 0011H, 0270H, 1052J, 2199K, 2216K, CL 1 Domino 660D, 733E, 9108G, and 241K
Find us on our website at www.JohansenHerefords.com and on:
P.O. Box 199 – Castle Dale, UT Jonathan – 435-650-8466 Craig – 435-820-8490 johansenherefords@gmail.com www.johansenherefords.com
Feature Sale Bulls – over 45 available at private
…featuring sons of EXR Bankroll 8130 ET, EXR Benchmark 8240 ET, Loewen Genesis G16 ET, Churchill Desperado 029H & Churchill Roughneck 0280H ET
Two loads of first cross Baldy steers that sold at Faith Livestock brought $60 more per head than the straight blacks off the same ranch.
Two loads of Baldy heifers brought $180 per head more than the straight blacks off the same ranch.
Hereford cows are some of the most sought after
in the
Baldy cows produce market-topping calves.
Bryce & Gina Schumann (785)424-0360 or (785)331-5719 schumannb@hotmail.com https://www.schu-larherefords.com
amih@mmherefords.com www.mmherefords.com
• Homozygous Polled, 100% eye pigmentation, short marked, dark red
• With 334 progeny ratioing 94.6 for birth weight and 182 progeny at 100.5 weaning weight, he is truly becoming the “gold standard” for slam-dunk calving ease without sacrificing growth, phenotype, structural soundness or carcass merit. His maternal trait projections are also at the very top of the breed.
• Monument was the standout performer in his contemporary group, posting a 96 BWR, 119 WWR and 115 YWR. He is massively constructed, easy fleshing, athletic and nearly perfect footed.
• Homozygous Polled, heavily pigmented, short marked, dark red.
• Dominion was the standout of his calf crop, earning an 83# BW, 118 WWR, 116 YWR, 118 RER, 6.1 FS, 36 cm SC.
• No animal in the Hereford population comes close to matching his unique combination of calving ease, growth, SCF, MCW, REA and Marbling.
• In addition, he ranks top 1-2% for all index values and has the distinction of ranking in the top 2% CW yet smallest 3% MCW.
• No animal in the breed comes close to matching his combination of CED, BW, WW, YW, SC, SCF, Udder EPDs, CW, REA and Marbling.
• His prototype dam is arguably the most ideal cow at Knoll Crest, with a nearly perfect udder.
• Early progeny reports are excellent for calving ease, pigment and calf vigor.
In Passing
Jackie Davis, 88, Lincoln, Calif., passed Dec. 16, 2024.
He spent his last days surrounded by his family and close friends at home, with a fire in the fireplace, watching his cattle and football, just as he wanted.
Jackie was born April 1936 in McFarland, Calif., to George and Velma Davis and raised in Delano, Calif.
He purchased his first polled Hereford heifers and pen of steers in 1950. They would become his main project for his American Farmer Degree, which he received in 1954. He traveled to Kansas City, Mo., by train to receive the prestigious award.
After graduating from Delano High School, he farmed with his father, George, from 1954 to 1960, in the San Joaquin Valley, where they raised cotton, alfalfa, potatoes, corn and a few cattle.
Taking his small herd with him, he left the family farm in 1960 to embark upon what would become his lifelong career in cattle, going to work as a herdsman for longtime breeder, Vanderhoof Polled Herefords. He worked with the cow herd, show cattle and raised bulls for bull sales.
In 1963 he went to work for the very successful entrepreneurial businessman, G.D. Turnbow of Triangle T Ranches/Turnbow Enterprises, who would have an enormous impact on Jackie’s life in agriculture. Jackie began working for Mr. Turnbow as the manager developing the registered polled Hereford unit. Eventually he managed the entire cattle unit, consisting of 200 head of registered polled and horned Hereford cattle, over 2,500 head of commercial cattle, the 5,000head feedlot and a bull test on
15,000 acres in Chowchilla, Calif. Under Jackie’s guidance, they artificially inseminated 1,000 head of their cow herd each year and provided approximately 66% of the entire cumulative testing for the Gold Seal Sire Program at the American Polled Hereford Association (APHA), collecting data on birth, weaning and yearling weights, as well as the final carcass data on the cattle fed out in their feedlot. Jackie’s work at Triangle T paved the way for his being named “Breeder of the Year” by the California Beef Cattle Improvement Association.
During this time, he and his good friend, Jerry Biggs, pooled their cattle and formed their partnership of JJ Polled Herefords. Their wonderful friendship and collaboration would help form the beginnings of what would become known as the California/Nevada Junior Polled Hereford Association. Opportunities came in 1976 when Jackie left Triangle T Ranches to become a partner/ manager with Antonio Mountain Ranches in Lincoln, Calif. Ultimately, he left Antonio Mountain Ranches in 1979 to start Davis Cattle Service, a full service cattle management company, which took him to 45 states and two Canadian provinces, serving as a cattle consultant assisting with herd management decisions, promoting, syndicating and merchandising some of the elite ‘changer’ females and bulls of the Hereford breed. At this time, one of his largest clients, Glenn Nobmann, would offer him an opportunity to move to the beautiful wine country of Napa, Calif., to manage and build Napa Valley Polled Herefords (NVPH) overlooking the Napa Valley. While building the ranch, Jackie managed the 200-plus registered polled Hereford cattle and
began the NVPH on-site donor program, embryo transplant facility and bull test for their bulls, as well as their customers.
With the support of Nobmann, he accepted the appointment to the APHA Board of Directors in Kansas City in 1985, serving as the chairman of the Board from 1990 to 1991, navigating through some of its roughest waters. Honored for his devotion to the industry, he was inducted into the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hall of Fame in 2013.
Jackie judged county and state fairs, jackpot shows and national Hereford shows, in Denver and Fort Worth. He served as a board director for the California-Nevada Polled Hereford Association from 19721985 and president in 1975, 1978 and 1998-2009; he was named Breeder of the Year in 2001.
Locally, he served on the Lincoln Farm Foundation as well as the Tahoe Cattleman’s Association Board since 1999, where he was named Tahoe Cattleman of the Year in 2003 and received the Legacy Award in 2023.
A proud Cal Poly Bull Test consignor since 1979, Jackie was inducted into the Cal Poly Bull Test Hall of Fame in 2006.
He believed strongly in “paying it forward” and has given a “leg up” to many young people in the industry over the years.
Having a beautiful voice, he was known to break out in song upon entering the kitchen, after a long day working cattle. The twinkle in his eye could soften any heart and brighten any day. He treasured his family and many lifelong friendships and will be remembered fondly for his dry wit, easy disposition and no-nonsense approach to life.
Jackie was preceded in death by his parents, George
and Velma; sister, Marie; previous wives, Sandy and June; granddaughter, Niki; and stepson, Blake. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Chris; children, Cindy (Mike), Craig (Lillian) and Stephanie (Pat); bonus children, Lisa (Richard) and Frank (Christina); stepchildren, Carla and Jennifer; grandchildren, Anthony (Kimberly), Nicholas, Kelsy, Aiden and Cooper; great grandchildren, Nathaniel, Rorrick and James as well as Cousin Evon, Aunt Kay, Niece Sue and Nephew Tim.
Jeanne Kay Morgan, 64, Burwell, Neb., passed Dec. 17, 2024.
There are fewer decibels in the world without Jeanne. She never shied away from an opinion nor passed up the opportunity to express one. Her intellect was fierce, and caustic confrontation was her love language — if you never crossed swords with Jeanne, you may not have known her.
There is an old home movie of Jeanne barrel racing as a young girl— the barrels won. She circled each barrel twice, and it summed up Jeanne in celluloid. Always one to place pattern over timeliness, she did it her way.
She devoted her life to cattle and the people who loved them. She worked as an award-winning ag journalist in Nebraska and beyond writing for Nebraska Farmer and High Plains Journal Her love for showing cattle brought her back to fitting and showing for herds in Australia, Texas and the Northern Plains. Eventually, she put her creativity to use producing catalogs. Through making sale catalogs she was able to be involved, to have an impact and to nudge
breeding programs toward what she thought was right — circling barrels twice each time.
We celebrate her life because it was a good one. She developed strong personal friendships and connections. She was ever loyal and ever difficult; she never coasted or faded into the wallpaper. When Jeanne was there, she was there, living in the moment and creating a story. Her eyes were always open. Close family friends would often say, “that’s Jeanne.” She was a genre of a person.
Jeanne had an incredible creative side. She was driven to produce things. If you knew Jeanne, you probably have a bucket with rope tied around it. She collected trinkets and treasures that filled her life. Whether it was interpersonal relationships or just “things,” she loved surrounding herself with meaning.
Jeanne was a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend and a relative. She is survived by three brothers, Daniel, Ronald (Kay) and Jason; niece and nephews, Carrie (Cam), John (Amber), Roger (Tayor), Patrick (Jessica), Ulysses, Perseus and Leo Theseus; and a crop of other generations. Also, a dog, Toby, who loved her very much.
Jeanne, despite all the chaos, was everyone’s favorite. She will be missed, and she is still loved.
Roger Lee
Sullivan, 65, Dunlap, Iowa, passed Dec. 21, 2024.
He was born Aug. 31, 1959, to Leo Paul and Norma (Mitchell) Sullivan in Ankeny, Iowa. He graduated from Dunlap High School in 1978. Roger began working in high school for Sullivan Seed and Grain as well as helping his dad with the farm and cattle. He then helped his dad operate Sullivan Pioneer Seed. Roger joined Hartman
Cattle Co. in Tecumseh, Neb., for 15 years, working with cattle and llamas. He also worked in Omaha for five years before moving to Minnesota to work with Frank Sullivan at O’Sullivan Cattle Company, Terry Stade Farms and Alex Stade Shorthorns. Roger moved back to Dunlap in 2020 and began working for Sullivan Supply.
Roger enjoyed showing and working with cattle, spending time with his special dog, Buddy, going deer hunting and hanging out with his friends. He was a guy that was liked by everyone he met. Roger took the time to get to know people and make long lasting connections, especially with many relatives both young and old. He enjoyed traveling all over the country to cattle shows where he met many people whom he called friends. He was truly one of a kind.
Roger was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Leo A. Sullivan. He is survived by his daughter, Josie Mefferd of Council Bluffs, Iowa; three grandchildren, Omar, Christian and Keyshia Mefferd; siblings, Bart (Lisa) Sullivan, Joe (Beth) Sullivan, Dave Sullivan, John (Dede) Sullivan all of Dunlap, Dan Sullivan of Hillsboro, Texas, and Jean (Wayne) Beam of Ankeny, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.
Stanley (Stan)
Joe Bevers, 63, Vernon, Texas, passed Dec. 23, 2024.
He was born to Joe and Jurlene Bevers in Maywood, Calif., and later moved with his family to Altus, Okla., where he grew up among his three siblings.
FFA. It was during this time that he also met the love of his life, Tina. At just 16, they recognized their special bond, and they united in marriage at the age of 18. Over their 44 years together, Stan and Tina faced both blessings and challenges, and their love for each other never wavered. The greatest of all blessings was the births of their two daughters, Dana and Jana.
As a father, Stan embraced his role with open arms, nurturing his daughters with gentleness and strength. He had a unique ability to connect with each of them in ways that went beyond words, celebrating their individual journeys — especially with Dana, his daughter with special needs. With patience and understanding, he created a haven where she felt valued, cherished and capable of overcoming any challenge that came her way.
To his other daughter, Jana, he embodied inspiration, instilling in her the importance of kindness, independence and resilience. He showed her the beauty in embracing differences and being a voice for those who may struggle to find their own. Together, they created a tapestry of unforgettable moments — filled with laughter, adventure and deep love.
Stan’s early interests included wrestling and football during junior high. His passion for the agricultural industry blossomed during his high school years as he became actively involved in
family to College Station, Texas, where he earned his master’s degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University.
Committed to his family and his faith, Stan was also a working man with a deep love for ag economics and ranch management. He retired as professor emeritus and Extension economist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Vernon, Texas, after 27 years of service.
During his years with Texas A&M and beyond, Stan proudly worked with many ranches across the United States, spreading his knowledge of ranch management and cow-calf operations.
Stan had a natural ability and love for mentoring young men and women in the cattle industry. He shaped the lives and careers of many young professionals and left an indelible mark on the industry he cherished.
In addition to his close friends and family relationships, Stan cultivated deep and lasting friendships with both ranch owners and employees with whom he worked. Known for his kindness, generosity and Christian values he brought light and joy to those around him. He will be deeply missed.
Stan’s greatest joy in later years was being “Granddad Guy” to his grandchildren, Natalie and Nathan Joe. Whether it was fishing together, cheering them on from the bleachers or simply spending quality time sharing stories and playing games, he cherished every moment with them.
Stan attended Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education. The young couple then moved to Carmen, Okla., where Stan served as an ag teacher from 1982-1987 at Carmen-Dacoma High School, and they welcomed Dana and Jana into the world. In 1987, Stan moved his young
Stan is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Jurlene Bevers; and his brothers, Jerry and Mitchell Bevers. He is survived by his wife, Tina Bevers; daughters Dana Bevers, Jana (Jonathan) Ramirez; and grandchildren, Natalie and Nathan Ramirez of Portland, Texas; his sister, Carla Guthrie of Altus, Okla., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Joseph (Joe) John Jess, 85, Ione, Calif., passed away Dec. 27, 2024. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family. He was
born on July 4, 1939, in Niles, Calif., to the late John and Nell (Giuliano) Jess.
Joe met his beloved wife, Connie, in 1958, and they were married on June 20, 1959. They made their home in Altamont Hills in Livermore, Calif. They began their family and soon started their own small dairy farm where they milked 30+ cows a day, which soon grew to 76 cows. They sold the dairy in 1967 and began raising beef cattle.
This is where the Jess Ranch brand began. In 1976, they started a registered Hereford herd. Through these years Joe and his family were very involved in 4-H, FFA and the Hereford and Junior Hereford Associations. Joe mentored and sponsored many of the local youth throughout his life. They hosted many bull sales and field days at the ranch.
Joe’s entrepreneur’s spirit and drive allowed him to have the first windmill farm in the Altamont Pass, along with the first biosolids spreading company in Alameda County. His love for Hereford cattle remained with him to the end. He loved his family, his cattle, his land and his friends immensely and was proud of what he had built.
Joe lived life to the fullest and had such a big heart. He overcame many injuries and illnesses throughout his life. His drive to keep ranching kept him going, even from his wheelchair. He was very loved and will be missed by many.
Joe is survived by his loving wife Connie of 65-plus years; children, Joseph Jess, Jr., Jeffrey (Megan) Jess, Jerrod (Rhonda) Jess and Jill Jess-Burtschi; grandchildren, Jason (Joeylee), Justin (Jessica), Joshua (Shelby), Johnny (Kaitlyn), Harlee (Jared), Jennifer and Jakob; great grandchildren, Kaylee, Keira, Kendall and Jackson, sistersin-law, Joan Jess and Donna Moyer, along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nell
and John Jess and his brother, Donald Jess.
Gene N. Miller, 73, Leaf River, Ill., passed Dec. 28, 2024.
He was born Feb. 2, 1951, the son of George and Amelia Miller. Gene graduated in 1969 from Byron High School and Highland Community College. He was a lifelong farmer living with his family on the Centennial farm outside Leaf River.
Gene met his young Elgin city girl through mutual friends. During their long-distance letter writing friendship he showed Vicki his love of farming, easily winning her love for him and the farm.
In addition to Gene’s passion for the farm, he loved raising Hereford cattle with his kids. He enjoyed being a 4-H leader and an Illinois Junior Hereford advisor with his wife for many years. The family has made many lifelong friends while traveling through the states and showing Hereford cattle as their “family vacation.”
Gene served on the Byron School Board for many years, and he was so proud to be able to hand all of his children their diploma. Most recently he was a member of the Leaf River Township Board.
Gene is survived by his wife, Vicki, of 45 years; children, Matthew (Erica) Miller, Bryan (Katie) Miller and Amy (John) Kirchner; and beloved grandchildren, Coehen, Cylee, Caylen, Addy, Kolt, Kya, Lexa, Hayden, Maci, Kane and Kase.
Robert Alexander Macfarlane, 78, Cottonwood, Calif., passed Dec. 29, 2024
Bob Macfarlane was born in Duncan, Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada on June 22, 1946. He was the youngest of
five children. His father Andy, a Scottish immigrant and lifelong dairyman, brought his family to Washington state when Bob was 12 and then to California while working and managing some of the top dairy herds in the region. Bob’s interest in livestock peaked while attending Galt High School, where he also was active in playing multiple sports and participating in FFA. Bob began showing cattle for himself and various producers around the state and became hooked on competing in the showring.
His love of livestock led him to California State University, Chico, where he was on a successful livestock judging team in the late 1960s, coached by the infamous “Hutch” Hutchings. He met and married Linda Campbell on April 23, 1968, in Santa Rosa, Calif., through their mutual love of showing livestock. Through the years, Bob worked with and for some of the top registered cattle operations throughout the West. He was a very astute showman and was well known throughout the industry for being extremely competitive and for his tremendous knowledge and professionalism in the care, presentation, feeding, handling and exhibition of high-quality cattle of various breeds.
Bob was a fieldman for the APHA, which led him to a nearly 20-year employment working for the Hot Springs Ranch Hereford operation in Salmon, Idaho, and Yerington, Nev. While there, he had multiple successful production sales through the years and showed cattle for them across the Western U.S. with many AHA Register of Merit wins to his credit.
He and Linda also ran a large Corriedale sheep flock for owner Dorsey McLaughlin and had many national champions throughout the years at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Mo. Bob also loved judging livestock shows across the U.S. He particularly loved
judging junior shows and working with youth in livestock.
After the dispersion of the Hot Springs Ranch, Bob relocated his family back to California and managed the Sacramento County Fair for several years. He owned and ran Echo Valley Feed in Auburn, Calif., after leaving the fair industry, and then went back into cattle production and worked for Wintun Ranch, Lincoln, Calif., Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Salt Creek Ranch, Hat Creek, Calif. In 2005, he was lured back to the fair industry and was hired to manage the Intermountain Fair in McArthur, Calif., and did so until his retirement. The combinations of his passion for livestock production, his fair and exposition experience, and dedication to his community, youth and rural way of life made Bob a natural fit to succeed in that position. Into retirement, Bob remained active in the cattle industry until his recent decline in health, partnering with his son, B.J., on a Hereford seedstock and club calf operation in Cottonwood, Calif.
He was proudest of his four children and their accomplishments. Heather Macfarlane Thomas and Chuck and Matt and B.J. Macfarlane have all followed in his footsteps and are involved in the cattle industry in one aspect or another. One of his greatest joys was seeing his children compete in a multitude of activities as they grew up. Various athletic fields, 4-H and FFA contests and the showring are where you would find him with the biggest smile and swelling with pride. The Macfarlane children competed in wrestling, baseball, football, basketball, softball and anything else they could, while Bob screamed encouragement and instruction from the sideline or voiced his opinion of officiating. He rarely missed an event or activity. Bob’s love of showing cattle exposed his family to
cattle exhibitions all over the country and their successes were many. His favorite show to attend and compete was the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. He was proud to have exhibited there over the span of more than three decades. The only thing he loved more than that was watching his 12 grandkids compete in the same activities.
Bob also had a great love of four-legged creatures, and he always had a dog at his side. Everyone knew his beloved Border Collie, “Meggy,” as he took her to everything he did; she never left his side until she passed.
Bob’s hobbies included cheering loudly for the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also greatly enjoyed fishing and photography, and he leaves behind many beautiful photos that he had taken over the years.
Bob was known for having a tenacious work ethic, high tolerance for pain, outstanding integrity and relentless drive to achieve a successful outcome in everything he did. He was fiercely loyal to those who were in his circle. He was a man of actions and not words. He was modest and selfless and had no worries in sacrificing himself for the betterment of someone he cared about. He had a wicked sense of humor and a contagious laugh that was as big as he was. He loved to teach and share his experiences, especially with youth in livestock. He worked hard but played hard as well, as nothing in his life was done half-heartedly. If he was in, he was all in.
Bob is survived by his wife, Carolyn Barnes, whom he married April 13, 2024; along with his four children and their families; daughter Heather Macfarlane (Darrin) Thomas of Sutter, Calif.,
and their daughters Andrea Thomas and Amanda Thomas; son Chuck (Mimi) Macfarlane of McArthur, Calif., and their sons Owen Macfarlane, Ian Macfarlane, Will Macfarlane and Brady Macfarlane and daughter Charlee Macfarlane; son Matt (Heather) Macfarlane of Loomis, Calif., and their daughters Makenzie Macfarlane and Mazie Macfarlane and sons Jackson Scorza and Christian Scorza; son B.J. (Melissa) Macfarlane of Cottonwood, Calif., and their daughters Addison Macfarlane, Ellis Macfarlane and Maddox Macfarlane. He is also survived by his brother David Macfarlane and his family of Palmer, Alaska.
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SC +1.6, MILK +31, CW +73, REA +.32, MRB +.48, BMI +408, BII +510, CHB +143
77 MR MERIT H50 97L P44552217 • 11/27/23
Homozygous Polled
SIRE: JW 1857 Merit 21134
MGS: NJUW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET
CED +7.1, BW +3.0, WW +78, YW +130, SC +1.5, MILK +33, REA +.85, MARB +.65, CHB +241
77 MR HOUSTON H05 91K
P44420551 • 11/29/22
Homozygous Polled
SIRE: SHF Houston D287 H086
MGS: /S Grand Slam 88455 ET
CED +8.9, BW +1.6, WW +69, YW +111, SC +1.5, MILK +32, REA +.90, MARB +.37, CHB +173
Reggie & Amber Willits Family Fort Cobb, OK • (405) 306-7443 willits36@yahoo.com Instagram: @doublesevenranch
Homozygous Polled
LOEWEN MAGIC G16 M9 ET P44543702 • 3/12/24
SIRE: Loewen Genesis G16 ET
MGS: EFBeef BR Validated B413
CED +2.3, BW +2.7, WW +75, YW +128, SC +2.0, MILK +28, REA +.82, MARB +.68, CHB +211
P44590511 • 1/24/24
Homozygous Polled
LOEWEN MAJESTY 44J M44 ET
SIRE: Birdwell Bullnanza 7098 0552ET
MGS: EFBeef C609 Resolute E158 ET
CED +5.7, BW +0.4, WW +65, YW +102, SC +1.0, MILK +23, REA +.87, MARB +75, CHB +204
Jim & Jeanne Birdwell, Fletcher, OK Joel & Bridget Birdwell Family, Kingfisher, OK Jim (580) 695-2352 • Joel (405) 368-1058 birdwellranch@gmail.com
BR DYNAMIC 1673 0599 3168 ET P44573855 • 10/2/23
Homozygous Polled
SIRE: Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET
MGS: Churchill Broadway 858F
CED +3.4, BW +1.1, WW +59, YW +93, SC +1.1, MILK +41, REA +.84, MARB +.36, CHB +174
BR DYNAMIC 1673 0599 3176 ET
P44573863 • 10/6/23
Homozygous Polled
SIRE: Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET
MGS: Churchill Broadway 858F
CED +7.2, BW +0.5, WW +62, YW +99, SC +0.6, MILK +34, REA +1.01, MARB +.47, CHB +182
Roger & Cindy Pribil Family Chris & Tanya Cameron Family Hennessey, OK • (405) 853-5232 rpribil65@pldi.net
4B HOUSTON 4004 P44527681 • 1/8/24 Polled
SIRE: SHF Houston D287 H086
MGS: 77 Potency 8F 63G
CED +12.4, BW +0.1, WW +68, YW +109, SC +1.1, MILK +30, REA +.65, MARB +.51, CHB +183
4B FINAL PRINT 3144 ET
P44495169 • 9/13/23
Scurred
SIRE: RST Final Print 0016
MGS: NJT 33TB 100W Trust 167Y
CED +10.0, BW +0.2, WW +72, YW +107, SC +1.1, MILK +34, REA +.75, MARB +.33, CHB +170
John & Mona Loewen, Waukomis, OK (580) 231-0683 john@loewenherefords.com loewenherefords.com
Dustin N. Layton (405) 464-2455 Chisolm Kinder (405) 747-4683 laytond@yahoo.com laytonauction.com Catalogs mailed on request.
Hereford exhibitors played their cards right in Reno, Nev., for the Western States National Hereford Show Dec. 6-7, 2024.
Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev., and Hadley and Hannah Harrison, Montague, Calif., claimed the grand champion titles in the polled show. GKB
CMCC Landrie 3075L
Grand and champion horned senior heifer calf, Fallon and Gunnar Gohr, Madras, Ore., with a Sept. 9. 2023, daughter of KJ TWJ 907E Liberty 159H ET.
Cattle, Desdemona, Texas; Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho; and Fallon and Gunnar Gohr, Madras, Ore., took home top honors in the horned show.
Judge Mark Johnson, Ph.D., Orlando, Okla., sorted 151 head of Hereford cattle throughout the two-day show to name the champions.
Reserve grand and champion horned junior bull calf, Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with a Jan. 10, 2024, son of C Arlo 2135 ET.
Reserve grand and champion horned junior yearling female, Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with a Jan. 2, 2023, daughter of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET.
For the second consecutive year, the grand champion polled bull title went to Brumley Farms and Stellpflug Gunsmoke 222 ET, a Feb. 11, 2022, son of JDH AH Benton 8G ET from the senior division. Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, claimed reserve
grand champion polled bull and champion junior bull calf honors with C Sherman 4189, a Jan. 2, 2024, son of Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET.
C GKB Cimmaron 3125 ET, a Jan. 10, 2023, son of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET, shown by GKB Cattle and Colyer
HL Skyfall 2419 ET
Grand and champion polled spring heifer calf, Hadley and Hannah Harrison, Montague, Calif., with an April 20, 2024, daughter of T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET.
Herefords, was named the grand champion horned bull. He first won the yearling bull division. Cruz Colyer also showed the reserve grand champion horned bull, C D83 Arlo 4230 ET, a Jan. 10, 2024, son of C Arlo 2135 ET from the junior bull calf division.
Hadley and Hannah Harrison and their champion spring heifer calf, HL Skyfall 2419 ET, grabbed the grand champion polled female banner. Their winning entry is an April 20, 2024, daughter of T/R BPF
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Jan. 2, 2024, son of Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET.
KJ 746D Coco Carmel 321L ET
Reserve grand and champion polled senior heifer calf, Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., with a Sept. 4, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion spring heifer calf: Hannah and Hadley Harrison, Montague, Calif., with HL Skyfall 2412 ET, by BR ER Big Country 007 ET.
Reserve champion spring heifer calf: Michael, Maren and Carly Kolterman, Garland, Neb., with WF Rose 4126 ET, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion junior heifer calf: Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with C PRH Jolene 4231 ET, by C Cuda Belle 2111.
Reserve champion junior heifer calf: Cruz Colyer, with C 1311 Guardian Gal 4199 ET, by C GKB Guardian 1015 ET.
Reserve champion senior heifer calf: Cruz Colyer, with C PRH 0226 Belle Air 3289 ET, by BR Belle Air 6011.
Champion intermediate female: Joseph Schohr, Oroville, Calif., with GCS Bandi 345, by GCS Bandit 808.
Reserve champion intermediate female: Brecken Eatherton, Castle Rock, Wash., with M 2037 9059 Faith 360, by M BSM P8 Aireways 1881 ET.
Champion spring yearling female: Gunnar and Fallon Gohr, Madras, Ore., with KD Lucky for You 363L ET, by BK BH Fast Ball F102 ET.
Reserve champion spring yearling female: Presley Ramey, Caldwell, Idaho, with H LAR Mildred 319 ET, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Reserve champion junior yearling female: Brynleigh and Jayten Malson, Parma, Idaho, with C 9490 Advnce Lass 3243, by ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET.
Champion senior yearling female: Chyloh, Cache and Tymber Billman, Blackfoot, Idaho, with MC Miss Mallory’s 2219 ET, by TFR KU Roll the Dice 1326.
Champion spring bull calf: Hadley and Hannah Harrison, with HL Big County 2421 ET, by BR ER Big Country 007 ET.
Reserve champion spring bull calf: Taylor De Jong, Lebanon, Ore., with Clash VX Put Me in Coach 65M, by CL 1 Domino 0186H.
Reserve champion junior bull calf: Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., with M 9152 1314 OLY Scottie 427 ET, by BR GKB Winchester 1314.
Reserve champion yearling bull: Monel, Cinch and Raney Anderson, Canyon City, Ore., and High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore., with HDCC 9033 Kaboom 340, by UPS Endure 9033.
Horned premier exhibitor: Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho; and horned premier breeder: Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho.
Reserve champion spring heifer calf: Will and Chance Ward, Orland, Calif., with BF Good Golly Ms Molly 4013 ET, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion junior heifer calf: Lydia Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho, with BF 1443 Tommie Jo 4006 ET, by H WMS Thomas County 1443 ET.
Reserve champion junior heifer calf: Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with C D83 Lady Arlo 4007 ET, by C Arlo 2135 ET.
Reserve champion senior heifer calf: Michael, Maren and Carly Kolterman, with BOY Harley 3171 ET, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.
Champion intermediate female: Hannah and Hadley Harrison, Montague, Calif., with HL Rita 2333 ET, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U.
Reserve champion intermediate female: Gunnar and Fallon Gohr, Madras, Ore., with GOHR Mystique 3078 ET, by KJ BJ 309C Leader 182F Champion spring yearling female: Cruz Colyer, with PSC NCC Gaia 3008 ET, by CH High Roller 756 ET.
Reserve champion spring yearling female: Kathryn Belles, Spangle, Wash., with Purple Stella 71L, by Purple Sleepy Joe 80H ET.
Champion junior yearling female: Sutter Danekas, Woodland, Calif., with C BAR1 8089 Candy 3020 ET, by ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET.
Reserve champion junior yearling female: Holt Family Cattle, Caldwell, Idaho, with HOLT 15J 10H Josie 391, by NJW 281F 168C Tuff 10H.
Champion senior yearling female: Gabriela Roque, Oroville, Calif., with SS JS Fergie 2216, by C Miles Blueprint 0109 ET.
Reserve champion senior yearling female: Murphy Herefords, Farmington, Calif., with MH Majestic Lady 111K ET, by Churchill Majestic 903G ET.
Champion spring bull calf: Cache Cattle Co., Wellsville, Utah, and Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, with CC 133J 25K Lifetime 15M, by Churchill Red Thunder 133J ET.
Reserve champion spring bull calf: Frank Herefords, Roscoe, Mont., with AFH 133J 1710 Teton 2415 ET, by Churchill Red Thunder 133J ET.
Reserve champion junior bull calf: Holt Family Cattle, with HOLT 15J 87G Manifest 4210, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET.
Champion senior bull calf: Cache Cattle Co., with CC 0012750H Cash Heartland 94L, by /S Cash 00127 ET.
Reserve champion senior bull calf: Joseph Schohr, Oroville, Calif., with SS AS Thunderstruck, by C Miles Blueprint 0109 ET.
Champion intermediate bull: Logan Pomi, Petaluma, Calif., with PR Frisco 225, by SS AS Pharo Untapped 205 ET.
Champion yearling bull: Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, Calif., with WR 6077 Cowboy Justice 4L ET, by C Double Your Miles 6077 ET.
Reserve champion yearling bull: Cache Cattle Co., with CC 00127 94G Cash Destiny 2L, by /S Cash 00127 ET.
Reserve champion senior bull: Frank Herefords, with MJT 35G Royal 850K, by Haroldson’s JVJ Royal 24E.
Champion polled cow-calf pair, Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif., with TCW Sweet Dreams 009H 211K, a May 10, 2022, daughter of TCW Paladin 2296 009H, and a May heifer calf, by NJW 139C 103C Ridge 254G.
Reserve champion polled cow-calf pair, Wilcox and Family Cattle Co., Spangle, Wash., with WF Ms Reuben James 604 907, a Jan. 27, 2019, daughter of Purple Reuben James 40A ET, and a May bull calf, by 74LC 7207 Endure 0226.
Not pictured: Champion horned cow-calf pair, Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., with Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E, and a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024.
AmericanClassic 561CET. KJ
746D Coco Carmel 321L ET, a Sept. 4, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, shown by Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., captured reserve grand champion polled female honors. Lemenager’s female also won the senior heifer calf division.
In the horned female show, Fallon and Gunnar Gohr claimed the grand champion title with their entry from the senior heifer calf division, CMCC Landrie 3075L, a Sept. 9, 2023, daughter of KJ TWJ 907E Liberty 159H ET. C 88X Sancho Lass 3022, shown by Cruz Colyer, won reserve grand champion horned female. The Jan. 2, 2023, daughter of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET was first named champion junior yearling female.
Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif., brought the winning polled cow-calf pair, led off by TCW Sweet Dreams 009H 211K, a May 10, 2022, daughter of TCW Paladin 2296 009H. She showed with a May heifer calf by NJW 139C 103C Ridge 254G by her side. WF Ms Reuben James 604 907 was named the reserve champion polled cow-calf pair, shown by Wilcox and Family Cattle Co., Spangle, Wash. The Jan. 27, 2019, daughter of Purple Reuben James 40A ET, showed alongside her May bull calf, by 74LC 7207 Endure 0226.
Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., and Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E, were named the champion horned
cow-calf pair. She showed with a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, at side.
Judges Mike Henslee, Hagerman, Idaho, and Chris Beck, Minden, Nev., evaluated the 15-head pen bull show on Dec. 6. Sticks & Stones, Cheyenne, Wyo., showed the grand champion pen-ofthree bulls with a group sired by Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET and Churchill Big Jake 0265H ET. Reserve grand champion pen-of-three bulls went to
Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., with a group sired by BR GKB Winchester 1314.
The late Larry Kirk, Reno, Nev., was the 2024 Western States National Hereford Show honoree. Salmon Falls Land and Livestock, Hagerman, Idaho, was the 2024 Western States commercial producer honoree.
After the conclusion of the show, Gene and Cindy Stillahn, Cheyenne, Wyo., won polled premier exhibitor, premier
breeder and were the best six head winner. Cruz Colyer was named horned premier exhibitor. He was also named horned premier breeder, alongside Colyer Herefords. Morrell Ranches was the get of sire winner with a group sired by BR GKB Winchester 1314.
Editor’s Note: The EPDs published are reflective of the show date. Visit Hereford.org to view current EPDs.
National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members convened in the Biggest Little City in the World on Dec. 5, 2024, for the 25th annual Western States Junior Show. Matt and Hunter Aggen, Harmony, Minn., evaluated the 146-head show to name the champion entries.
Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, and C 88X Sancho Lass 3022, a Jan. 2, 2023, daughter of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET, from division VI won the owned female show. The duo was also named the division VI champion and reserve grand champion in the bred-andowned female show. Taking home reserve owned female
honors was Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., with KJ 746D Coco Carmel 321L ET, a Sept. 4, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET that first won division III.
In the bred and owned female show, Hadley and Hannah Harrison, Montague, Calif., and HL Rita 2333 ET, a May 9, 2023, daughter
of Golden Oak Outcross 18U, were named the grand champion for the second consecutive year with this year’s division IV champion. The Harrison sisters also exhibited the third-overall bred-andowned female, HL Skyfall 2419 ET, an April 20, 2024, daughter
of T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET, from division I. Cruz Colyer and C PRH Jolene 4231 ET, a Jan. 3, 2024, daughter of C Cuda Belle 2111, from division II, rounded out the top four overall bred-and-owned females.
Cruz Colyer and C D83 Arlo 4230 ET, a Jan. 10, 2024, son of C Arlo 2135 ET grabbed the grand champion bredand-owned bull banner and division II champion honors. The reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull was also shown by Cruz Colyer. The entry, C Sherman 4189, is a Jan. 2, 2024, son of Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET, from division II.
Kathryn Belles, Spangle, Wash., exhibited the champion steer, HOLT 5378 0588 Ridge 3921, a Sept. 21, 2023, son of Birdwell Wall Street 0588ET. The reserve champion steer was owned by Cayden Cronquist, Emmett, Idaho. DBC Mr Catapult 45L is a Dec. 10, 2023, son of CRR 719 Catapult 109.
Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., showed the champion cow-calf pair, Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E. She showed with a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, at side.
After the selection of champions, Cruz Colyer was named premier junior exhibitor.
The Western States Hereford Association awarded a total of $6,500 this year in partnership with the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA).
Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, Calif., received the $2,500 John Ascuaga
Fourth-overall bred-and-owned female, Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with C PRH Jolene 4231 ET, a Jan. 3, 2024, daughter of C Cuda Belle 2111.
Memorial Scholarship; Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood, Calif., was awarded a $2,000 Western States Scholarship; and Edward Gould, Toutle, Wash., was awarded the honorary $2,000 Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship.
Plymouth,
Not pictured: Champion cow-calf pair, Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., with Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E, and a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024.
Not pictured: Premier junior exhibitor, Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho.
Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood, Calif., Western States Scholarship winner.
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Troy Williamson 110 161st St. Garretson, SD 57030
507-597-6221
605-254-7875 Cell twilliamson@alliancecom.net
32505 E. 179th St. Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 816-540-3711 • 816-365-9959 findleyfarms@gmail.com 2.4 mi. E of 7 Hwy Straight Line One Cooper Holden Genetics BULLS
Gregg and Denver Alsup 18 Alsup Ln. Fair Grove, MO 65648 417-766-6801 gailalsup@gmail.com
Marty D. Lueck, Manager Rt. 1, Box 85G • Mountain Grove, MO 65711 417-948-2669 • Cell 417-838-1482
Eric, Jr.
417-860-7151
Eric & Kami 417-737-0055
SPHHerefords@outlook.com
26 Years Line 1 Genetics
CURLEW Cattle Company
J Bar E Ranch Since 1898
Arvid and Linda Eggen 406-895-2657 Box 292 • Plentywood, MT 59254 jbare@nemont.net
McMURRY CATTLE
2027 Iris Ln. Billings, MT 59102 406-697-4040 406-254-1247
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS
Genetics for Certified Hereford Beef®
Fred, Doreen and Rebecca McMurry
Squaw Creek Ranch 20 miles east of Billings www.mcmurrycattle.com mcmurrycattle@gmail.com
18 N Fork Road Townsend, MT 59644 (406) 422-6464 info@schockherefordranch.com
HERDSMAN: Dallas Casqueira (406) 461-4698
Richard and Shirley Bruce and Tammy 406-544-1536 Kurt and Jessica 406-239-5113 P.O. Box 30055, Gold Creek, MT 59733 bruce@thomasherefords.com www.thomasherefords.com
Denny and Dixie Hoffman • 406-425-0859 Jason and Kaycee Hoffman • 530-604-5096 Office 308-645-2279
www.ehlkeherefords.com
BULLS For Sale in the Spring Howard Moss 895 Whitetail Rd., Whitehall, MT 59759 406-287-9947 Feddes Herefords
Mark, Della, Lacey and Jane’a Ehlke P.O. Box 1487 Townsend, MT 59644 406-266-4121 Cell 406-439-4311 info@ehlkeherefords.com
FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE in September • Bulls sell Private Treaty
Herefords
www.wichmanherefords.com
Registered bulls and females for sale by private treaty. Proven bloodlines, longevity, performance, functional justinwichman22@gmail.com
Justin and Carmen Wichman 1921 Wichman Rd. 406-350-3123 cell Moore, MT 59464 406-374-6833 home
Modest Birth Massive Meat
2009 Churchill Road Manhattan, Montana 59741
Dan 406-570-1602 drfeddes@msn.com Tim 406-570-4771 tfeddes@msn.com www.feddes.com
“THE BEST IN LINE 1 BREEDING”
Jack and Tresha Holden 3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd. • Valier, MT 59486 406-279-3301 • 406-279-3300 Ranch • 406-450-1029 Mobile www.holdenherefords.com
Lowell and Carol 402-589-1347
48979 Nordic Rd. Spencer, NE 68777
Galen Frenzen 50802 N. Edgewood Rd. Fullerton, NE 68638 Galen 308-550-0237 Eric
Annual Bull Sale • First Saturday in February
45060 Upstream Rd. • Taylor, NE 68879
Brent and Robin Meeks • 308-942-3195
upstreamranch@gmail.com www.upstreamcattle.com
Oshkosh, NE 69154 • www.vannewkirkherefords.com
Joe: 308-778-6049 • Kolby: 308-778-6230 Quality Herefords Since 1892
“The Best of Both” Horned and Polled Genetics
Don, Skeeter, Kari, Brooke and Bryce P.O. Box 239 • Orovada, NV 89425 775-272-3152 Home • 775-272-3153 Fax 209-479-0287 Cell orovadaherefords@aol.com brumleyfarms.com
Horned and Polled Herefords BULL & FEMALE SALE SEPT. 9, 2024
Chris Beck, Mgr. 618-367-5397 Bob Coker, Owner 916-539-1987 640 Genoa Ln. Minden, NV 89423 www.genoalivestock.com
Mrnak Herefords West
Loren, Terrie, Hunter and Tanner PO Box 2412 • Minden, NV 89423 775-848-0160
lorenmrnak@aol.com www.mrnakherefordswest.com
AJ Stahoski -Herdsman-
Phil Harvey Jr. P.O. Box 40 Mesilla, NM 88046
575-524-9316
Cell: 575-644-6925 philharveyjr@comcast.net www.bhherefords.com
Jim Bob Burnett 205 E. Cottonwood Rd. Lake Arthur, NM 88253 Cell: 575-365-8291 burnettjimbob@gmail.com
cornerstone@plateautel.net www.cornerstoneranch.net
575-355-2803 • 575-355-6621 616 Pecan Dr., Ft. Sumner, NM 88119 LaMoyne and Opal Peters Leslie and Glenda Armstrong Kevin and Renee Grant Ephesians 2:20
Bill King 505-220-9909
Tom Spindle 505-321-8808
Becky Spindle 505-252-0228
P.O. Box 2670 Moriarty, NM 87035 www.billkingranch.com
9767 Quay Road O Nara Visa, NM 88430
Michael Pérez - 575-403-7970
Kyle Pérez - 575-403-7971
Drew Pérez - 806-640-8340
Info@PerezCattleCo.com PerezCattleCo.com
HOME OF CHURCHILL BROADWAY 104J Timothy Dennis 315-536-2769
315-856-0183 cell tdennis@trilata.com 3550 Old County Rd. Penn Yan, NY 14527
John and Ted Kriese – 4385 Italy Hill Road – Branchport, NY 14418 315-856-0234
hereford@frontiernet.net www.fingerlakescattle.com
J. Brent Creech 14926 Taylor’s Mill Rd. Zebulon, NC 27597 919-801-7561 www.tmfherefords.com tmfherefords@icloud.com
Lavette and Brenda Teeter 2075 Landis Hwy. (NC Hwy. 152) Mooresville, NC 28115 704-662-5262
14503 91st St. S.W. Bowman, ND 58623 www.mrnakherefords.com
Brent 701-206-0604 Jenna 701-290-7218 Terry 701-523-6368 Andy 701-206-1095
Mohican
Polled Hereford Farm 4551 S.R. 514 Glenmont, OH 44628
Conard and Nancy Stitzlein 330-378-3421
Matt Stitzlein 330-231-0708
Alexis Stitzlein 330-231-9538 stitz@mohicanfarms.com Mohican West 3100 Sportsman Park Rd. Laurel, MT 59044 Phone/Fax 406-633-2600
Terry Powlesland 406-670-8529 mohicanw@yahoo.com www.mohicanpolledherefords.com
SINCE 1916
22990 E. 2090 Rd., Terral, OK 73569
REGISTERED AND COMMERCIAL HEREFORDS 580-662-9211 • 580-757-2515 • Cell 940-704-9682
BULLS FOR SALE
Herd Bulls & Donor Females For Sale
Don Moler 100 Bonita Dr. Elk City, OK 73644 580-497-6162
P.O. Box 166 • Caddo, OK 74729 Alan Dufur — 580-775-3830
Robbie & Tracie Gipson 918-774-4795 g4gcattleco@gmail.com
Bulls & Females available for sale private treaty
Ralph & Stephanie Kinder, Owners 790250 S Hwy 177 Carney, OK 74832 (405) 714-3101
ralph@headquartersranch.com headquartersranch.com
23731 NS 157 Rd. Laverne, OK 73848 Milton 580-273-9494 Van 580-552-1555 van1messner@gmail.com
Herefords George and Karen Sprague 85777 Vilhauer • Eugene, OR 97405 541-465-2188 gks@bar1ranch.com • www.bar1ranch.com
Breeding
www.stallingspolledherefords.com
Homozygous Polled Herefords
Don, Peg, Seth and Bridget Zilverberg 18542 326th Ave. Holabird, SD 57540 605-852-2966 www.barjz.com cattle@barjz.com
75th Annual Production Sale Feb. 20, 2024
Gerald and Janelle Bischoff 20025 399th Ave., Huron, SD 37350 Gerald 605-350-0979 Garret 605-461-1555 Matt 605-350-0980 ravinecr@santel.net • www.ravinecreekranch.com
Annual Production Sale - 2nd Wednesday in March
Gordon and Thordys 39462 178th St. Frankfort,
David and Lynda Bird 45863 Crow Rd. • Halfway, OR 97834 541-742-5436 • Cell 541-403-2828 • bird@pinetel.com
Flying Ranch
19402 W. Hwy. 51 P.O. Box 434 Sand Springs, OK 74063
Mike and Lotsee Spradling 918-640-7711 918-245-8854
Registered Polled Herefords Pecans flyinggranchss@aol.com
Horned & Polled Herefords 11341 357th Ave. • Leola, SD 57456
Colin 605-216-7506 • Miles 605-277-5048 cmbhoffman@msn.com www.hoffmanherefords.com
29188 303 Ave., Clearfield, SD 57580 605-557-3246
Jerome 605-842-5212 • jeromeo@goldenwest.net James 605-359-4006
Rausch Herefords
14831 Hereford Rd., Hoven, SD 57450
Shannon 605-769-0203
Jacob 605-769-0552 Peter
jacob@rauschherefords.com • RauschHerefords.com
Bill and Paula Thorstenson 30491 131st St. • Selby, SD 57472 605-649-7940 • Cell 605-845-6108 wpthorstenson@venturecomm.net paulathorstenson@yahoo.com
Jim and Kay Coley and Family
140 Morgan Rd., Lafayette, TN 37083 615-804-2221 • coleyherefords@gmail.com www.coleyherefords.com
PO Box 215, Cross Plains, TN 37049 615-478-4483 billymjackson@aol.com website: jacksonfarmsherefords.com
Mike Rogan 1662 McKinney Chapel Rd. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5018 423-754-1213 Cell roganfarm@yahoo.com
Steven Lee 615-799-8085 cell 615-456-6165
5121 Bedford Creek Rd., Franklin, TN 37064 triplelranch@msn.com • sleehereford@gmail.com www.lllranch.com
Since 1945 – Quality Line 1 Cattle For Sale! Winn Woodard 615-389-2624 • Phil Spicer 615-351-2810
4948 William Woodard R d. S pringfield , TN 37172
Your source for top end bulls and females. Jimmy, Claudia and Precious Atlas 4920 CR 401 • Grandview, TX 76050 214-202-5178 • 817-456-4691 atlasfarms@sbcglobal.net
Bill or Chad Breeding 1301 N. Lions • P.O. Box 186 806-868-4661 or 806-570-9554 Miami, TX 79059 breeder@amaonline.com
Terri Barber 817-727-6107
Jason Barber 817-718-5821
Dale Barber 806-673-1965
Justin Barber 806-681-5528
Brett Barber 806-681-2457
Mary Barber 806-930-6917
10175 F.M. 3138 • Channing, TX 79018 www.barberranch.com • office@barberranch.com
Pete and Angela Case P.O. Box 240, Mertzon, TX 76941 325-650-6209 • pete@caseranch.com www.caseranch.com
Jack and Lyn Chastain 3924 Burkett Dr. Ft. Worth, TX 76116 817-821-3544
Farm located at Mineral Wells, TX
Mike Doyle P.O. Box 82 | Wolfe City, TX 75496 214-240-4538 | mike@acecreditconsulting.com doyleherefordranch.com
Box 10, Comanche, TX 76442 • Office 325-356-2284
John Dudley 325-642-0745
Tom Dudley 325-642-0748
john@dudleybros.com www.DudleyBros.com
Registered Herefords Since 1938
Harry and Cheryl Grett 512-585-2948 P.O. Box 969 Elgin, TX 78621 g3ranch@aol.com
Lee & Jacqui Haygood 923 Hillside Ave. Canadian, TX 79014
806-323-2906
lee@indianmoundranch.com indianmoundranch.com
Herefords
Scott, Alise, Ilissa, Bethany and Audrey 1950 Skylark Rd. • Gilmer, TX 75645 nolanherefords@aol.com Res. 903-797-6131 Cell 903-738-5636
Maynard and Sandi Warnken
Kevin Warnken, manager P.O. Drawer 29 • Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8846 • 979-561-8867 fax Kevin cell 979-743-0619 rockinw@cvctx.com • rockinwranch.net
Seth Koetting, manager 806-584-4922 5749 Rocking Chair Ln. Ft. McKavett, TX 76841 www.therockingchairranch.com
Raising cattle in Texas since 1855
Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 Cell 979-224-4698 • Office 979-567-3131 j.skrivanekranch@outlook.com
9 miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21
Larry Woodson Bonham, TX 214-491-7017 larrywoodson@gmail.com www.stillriverranch.com
Horned and Polled
Pete Johnson, owner St Hwy 94 • Lufkin, TX 75904 936-465-1672 • pljmhj@yahoo.com http://www.sunnyhillranchherefords.com Southeast Texas Bull Sale Headquarters
Rod Curtis 435-770-0509 rod@cachefeeds.com herefords1@hotmail.com
3847 W. 2200 S. • Wellsville, UT 84339 www.jbherefords.com
Billy Jensen 435-764-2422 Kyson Smith 435-421-9032 jbherefords@gmail.com Jensen Brothers Herefords – Since 1920
Jonathan and Craig Johansen Castle Dale, UT • 435-650-8466 johansenherefords@gmail.com www.johansenherefords.com Line One Performance Breeding Since 1979
Jake Rees 801-668-8613 Scott Rees 801-949-8960 Roger Rees, DVM 801-913-5747 Herefords & Angus ReesCattle.com reescattle@gmail.com
2235 E. Rees Ln.•Morgan , UT 84050
Linda Lonas P.O. Box 187 • Purcellville, VA 20134 703-850-5501 Cell • 703-368-5812 Office Featuring Polled Descendants of J215 Thistle Tree Farm
1943
SELLING 1,500 HEREFORDS ANNUALLY “The great feedlot performance cattle” The McIrvins Box 99 Laurier, WA
Marty, Shannon, Matt and Derrick Wilcox 17912 S. Hwy. 195 Spangle, WA 99031 509-953-2535 – Marty www.wilcoxfamilycattle.com
4609 Airport Freeway Ft. Worth, Texas 76117 817-831-3161 texashereford@sbcglobal.net www.texashereford.org
Bill Cox 688 Pataha St. Pomeroy, WA 99347 509-566-7050 cell cxranch@live.com
Hereford Cattle Since 1902 P.O. Box 66 • Kaycee, WY 82639 307-738-2443 or 307-267-3229 Cell Sale Date – Nov. 16, 2023 largentandsons@yahoo.com www.largentandsons.com
Lazy JM Ranch
Polled Herefords and Angus Raising Herefords since 1967 Jim and Jerri McClun and Family 1929 Rd. 60 • Veteran, WY 82243 • 307-837-2524 Cell 307-534-5141 • jkmcclun@wyomail.com www.mcclunranch.com
Private Treaty Sales and Annual Production Sale in April
Selling Herefords for 80 years P.O. Box 15, Ft. Bridger, WY 82933 Dale 307-780-8232 Ron 307-747-3897
Annual Sale — Fourth Wednesday in October
Ochsner-Roth Cattle Co. Blake: 307-532-3282
BW: 307-575-6772
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
P44421192 • Calved: 10/3/22
Sire: CMF 1720 GOLD RUSH 569G ET MGS: BR VALIDATED B413 6035 7098
CE 8.0; BW 0.8; WW 69; YW 100; DMI 0.5; SC 1.1; SCF 32.5; MM 32; M&G 67; MCE 2.5; MCW 70; UDDR 1.50; TEAT 1.50; CW 91; FAT 0.053; REA 1.10; MARB 0.82; BMI$ 657; BII$ 796; CHB$ 207
Co-owned with Birdwell Ranch, Oklahoma Semen available
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
P44395548 • Calved: 2/6/22
Sire: LOEWEN GENESIS G16 ET
MGS: GOLDEN OAK OUTCROSS 18U
CE 5.9; BW 2.2; WW 62; YW 109; DMI 0.3; SC 1.1; SCF 22.1; MM 28; M&G 59; MCE 5.9; MCW 112; UDDR 1.40; TEAT 1.40; CW 100; FAT 0.052; REA 0.88; MARB 0.45; BMI$ 501; BII$ 603; CHB$ 196 Co-owned with Goehring Herefords, Iowa and Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Wisconsin Semen available
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44352760 • Calved: 2/6/22
Sire: H BELL RINGER 8459 ET
MGS: THA 8087 TITANIUM J402 ET
CE 1.5; BW 2.8; WW 65; YW 102; DMI 0.7; SC 1.3; SCF 17.5; MM 33; M&G 66; MCE 1.9; MCW 54; UDDR 1.20; TEAT 1.10; CW 73; FAT 0.012; REA 0.53; MARB 0.17; BMI$ 365; BII$ 449; CHB$ 118
35073 E. C.R. 1550 N. Mason City, IL 62664 Brent, cell 217-971-5897 bhrnds@speednet.com
Tuscola, IL 61953
Dave, Marcia & Elise Hackett
Dave: 217-621-1761
Elise: 217-621-6864 davehackett91@yahoo.com
Jack and Sherry Lowderman
Monte, Carrie and Rhett
Larry and Julie benherf@yahoo.com 217-737-5686
Chad, Becky, Noah, Caleb and Faith
605 CR 2300 N Dewey, IL 61840
chad@benedictherefords.com
Chad - 217-246-5099
www.benedictherefords.com
ccowles@hereford.org Samantha, Todd, Rachel and Zach Parish 618-926-7388 parishfarmsherefords@gmail.com www.parishfarms.com
Steve Lorenzen 17696 E. 1825th Rd. Chrisman, IL 61924 Adam Harms 217-369-3609 adamdharms@icloud.com www.lorenzenfarms.com
Floyd and Annette 815-712-5735
Chad, Erin, John and Ella 815-712-5739
LaSalle, IL 61301 c_herfs01@yahoo.com
Brent, Kris, Blake, and Morgan Cody and Abby P.O. Box 488 Macomb, IL 61455
Monte 309-255-0110 info@lowderman.com www.lowderman. com
Lonny, Kim (Carney) and Riley Rhodes 18736 Cross Creek Rd. Carlinville, Il 62626 217-899-4104 Cell rhodesfarminc.kim@gmail.com
Cattle and Embryos for sale at all times
Kevin and Lauren Bafford 10600 Damery Rd. Blue Mound, IL 62513
Kevin
baffordfarms@gmail.com
Bailey 217-714-4955
Cody 217-871-9708
edenburnfamilyfarm@gmail.com
Frederickson Ranch 115
GKB Cattle and Barber Ranch 115
Goehring Herefords 114
Hirsche Herefords 114
Illinois Hereford Assn. 116
Kentucky Hereford Assn. 115
Knoll Crest Farm 114
Minnesota Hereford Assn. 116
Ward Livestock 114
Western States 115
Ward Livestock
Laramie, Wyo. | Dec. 3
Auctioneer: Lander Nicodemus
Reported by: Kevin Murnin
Lots Gross Average
54 bulls $344,000 $6,370
Keosauqua, Iowa | Dec. 4
Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman
Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh
Lots Gross Average
14 bulls
56 females
70 overall
$62,950 $4,496
$217,500 $3,884
$280,450 $4,006
451 comm. heifers $1,455,828 $3,228
TOP BULL LOTS
$5,500 — BG 1673 Dynamic 220L
DOB 8/27/2023, by Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET, sold to Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill. (1/2 interest)
$7,250 — BG 194 Endure 260L
DOB 9/18/2023, by F Endure 194, sold to Peavler Trucking, Novelty, Mo.
$6,500 — BG 25J Validated 219L
DOB 8/27/2023, by BG B413 Validated 25J, sold to Koeller Farm, Greentop, Mo.
$6,500 — BG Redbird 234L
DOB 8/30/2023, by Birdwell Redbird 7098 0558ET, sold to Koeller Farm.
$5,500 — BG 1673 Dynamic 210L
DOB 8/24/2023, by Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET, sold to Kirk Beasley, Sigourney.
$5,000 — BG Redbird 204L
DOB 8/21/2023, by Birdwell Redbird 7098 0558ET, sold to Bar Y Ranch, Keosauqua.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$6,500 — BG 124J Nellie 130L
DOB 2/26/2023, by ASM 405B Valley 124J ET, sold to Cooper Polled Herefords, Mondamin.
$5,000 — Doss 4R Precious DHL2 ET
DOB 1/1/2023, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, sold to Kevin Simon, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
$5,000 — Doss 3H Persuasion DHL17
DOB 2/1/2023, by GG Doss Mitchem 3C Historic 3H, sold to Kevin Simon.
Del Bonita, Alberta | Dec. 6
Auctioneer: Dob Balog
Reported by: Kevin Murnin
Reported in Canadian Funds
Lots Gross Average
40 bulls $369,240 $9,231
50 females $295,900 $5,918
90 overall $665,140 $7,390
2 flushes $10,100 $5,050
TOP BULL LOTS
$40,000 — GH Insight Marco 75M
DOB 1/21/2024, by SHF Insight F158 J354 ET, sold to Marco Buyer Group, Alberta and Colorado. (3/4 interest).
$30,000 — GH Insight Momentum 19M
DOB 2/1/2024, by SHF Insight F158 J354 ET, sold to Stephenson Herefords, Salmon, Idaho. (3/4 interest).
$25,000 — GH 7057 Copperstone ET 11K
DOB 1/18/2022, by C 4212 Black Hawk 7057 ET, sold to Can Am Herefords, Calgary. (3/4 interest).
$17,500 — GH Desperado Mandate 21M
DOB 2/1/2024, by Churchill Desperado 029H, sold to Randy Wagner, Eastend, Saskatchewan.
$15,000 — GH 777H Hurricane Mac 54M
DOB 2/13/2024, by GH Option Hurricane ET 777H, sold to Copperfield Farms, Del Bonita.
TOP FEMALE LOT
$17,000 — GH Manifest Miss Mulan 2M
DOB 1/6/2024, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, sold to Curtis Rasmussen, Lethbridge, Alberta.
SALE SUMMARY (Sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2024-25 fiscal year.)
Concord, Va. | Dec. 6
Auctioneer: Dalton Bennett
Reported by: Tommy Coley
Lots
30 bulls
Gross
Average
$238,000 $7,933
TOP BULL LOTS
$16,000 — KCF Bennett H642 L575
DOB 10/9/2023, by KCF Bennett Bedrock H642, sold to Kniffen Livestock, Spring Mills, Pa.
$10,000 — KCF Bennett J338 L341
DOB 9/13/2023, by KCF Bennett Monument J338, sold to MM Ranch Polled Herefords, Chanute, Kan.
$9,500 — KCF Bennett H550 L461
DOB 9/20/2023, by KCF Bennett Eagle H550, sold to Travis Williams, Suffolk.
$9,500 — KCF Bennett Dynamic L516
DOB 9/27/2023, by Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET, sold to TMC Land & Cattle Co. LLC, Wartrace, Tenn.
$9,000 — KCF Bennett H315 L396
DOB 9/15/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to Holloway Cattle Co., Russellville, Ky.
$9,000 — KCF Bennett G595 L560
DOB 10/5/2023, by KCF Bennett Resolve G595, sold to Hat Top Herefords, Duncan, Okla.
$9,000 — KCF Bennett Dynamic L384
DOB 9/15/2023, by Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET, sold to Travis Callison, King George.
$8,500 — KCF Bennett H550 L470
DOB 9/21/2023, by KCF Bennett Eagle H550, sold to Rickie Allen, Dillwyn.
$8,500 — KCF Bennett H315 L509
DOB 9/25/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to George Horton, Monticello, Ky.
$8,500 — KCF Bennett H315 L243
DOB 7/9/2023, by SHF Headstrong D287 H315 ET, sold to Edwards Farm, Ennice, N.C.
$8,500 — KCF Bennett 052 L591
DOB 10/13/2023, by TF 66589 Mandate 052, sold to KK Farms, Gap Mills, W.Va.
$8,500 — KCF Bennett Dynamic L420
DOB 9/18/2023, by Birdwell Dynamic 5022 1673 ET, sold to KK Farms.
Reno, Nev. | Dec. 6
Auctioneer: Butch Booker
Reported by: Emilee Holt
Lots Gross Average
1 bull
9 females
$8,000 $8,000
$64,150 $7,128
10 overall $72,150 $7,215
6 flushes $79,250 $13,208
9 embryos $35,050 $3,894
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$11,000 — 430CC Lady A 2135 2401
DOB 1/3/2024, by C Arlo 2135 ET, consigned by 430 Cattle Co., Prineville, Ore., sold to Scott Edmonson and Trevor Faulkner, Burns, Ore.
$9,750 — CC 228J Lady Longest Yard 12M
DOB 2/28/2024, by EF MF Longest Yard 19Z 228J ET, consigned by Cache Cattle, Wellsville, Utah, sold to 7 Oaks Ranh, Kingsburg, Calif.
$9,000 — RRC 87G 2065 Hope 447
DOB 2/16/2024, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, consigned by Rocky Ridge Cattle, Caldwell, Idaho, sold to 7 Oaks Ranch, Kingsburg, Calif.
$8,500 — WF Ms G-84 Ruby Red 623 410 DOB 2/20/2024, by KJ TJ 745D Agent G84 ET, consigned by Wilcox & Family Cattle, Spangle, Wa. sold to DeBerard Cattle Co., Laramie, Wyo.
$7,000 — Gohr Irwin Tootsie Orchid 4015
DOB 2/10/2024, by H Montgomery 7437 ET, consigned by Irwin Show Cattle, Dixon, Calif., and Gohr Cattle Co., Madras, Ore., sold to AnnaLisa Moore, Rainier, Wash.
$6,000 — GCS Walkin on Sunshine 412
DOB 3/3/2024, by Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET, consigned by Sticks & Stones Ranch, Cheyenne, Wyo., sold to Paul Bramschreiber, Menominee, Mich.
TOP PICK LOT
$16,000 — Pick of the Genoa Livestock Spring Calving Herd
Consigned by Genoa Livestock, Minden, sold to LT Ranch, Isabel, S.D.
TOP EMBRYO LOT
$20,000 — Half Embryo Interest in Choice of Heifer from the 2024 Harrison Livestock Show String
Consigned by Harrison Livestock, Montague, Calif., sold to Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb.
TOP FLUSH LOTS
$20,000 — Option to Flush Bar JZ Hannah 087B to Bull of Buyer’s Choice
Consigned by Haxton Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., sold to Pied Piper Farms, Hamlin, Texas.
$13,000 — Pick of Shaw Cattle Co. Cow Herd Flush Consigned by Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho, sold to Tennessee River Music, Inc., Fort Payne, Ala.
Spearfish, S.D. | Dec. 7
Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs
Reported by: Aaron Friedt
Lots Gross Average
62 bulls
$441,250
20 females $121,500
82 overall $562,750
$7,117
$6,075
$6,863
TOP BULL LOTS
$16,000 — FR Pilgrim 3628
DOB 4/16/2023, by Pyramid Pilgrim 8137, sold to Scott Woolfolk, Jackson, Tenn.
$15,000 — FR Appomattox 3517 ET
DOB 2/11/2023, by KCF Bennett Appomattox G442, sold to Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D.
$13,000 — FR Candor 3608
DOB 3/22/2023, by Pyramid Candor 9139, sold to a commercial buyer.
$11,000 — FR Great Plains 4509 ET
DOB 2/18/2024, by TH 507G Great Plains 313J, sold to a commercial buyer.
$10,000 — FR Kingsley 4518 ET
DOB 2/23/2024, by UU Kingsley 7241E, sold to Aiden Dleinman, Wentworth, Mo.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$10,000 — FR 903G Rita 62L
DOB 3/26/2023, by Churchill Majestic 903G ET, sold to Steve Kloos, Chaska, Minn.
$7,750 — Bar 9 10H Ruby 49L
DOB 3/7/2023, by NJW 281F 168C Tuff 10H, sold to Toby Pierson, Kaycee, Wyo.
Lexington, Ky. | Dec. 7
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by: Corbin Cowles
Lots Gross Average
6 bulls
33 females
39 overall
$23,680
$101,620
$125,300
$3,947
$3,079
$3,213
13 comm. heifers $31,050 $2,388
TOP BULL LOTS
$4,500 — Sturgeon Creek Surge 116
DOB 3/28/2023, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, consigned by Sturgeon Creek Genetics, McKee, sold to Mark Brown, Bidwell, Ohio.
$4,300 — CH K Domino K2049
DOB 8/30/2022, by NJW 133A 6589 Manifest 87G ET, consigned by Chambliss Hereford Farm, Hardinsburg, sold to Dave Brown, Nicholasville.
$4,300 — CH Domino K2071
DOB 9/22/2022, by KH JLCS M74Z Intuition H45, consigned by Chambliss Hereford Farm, sold to Dave Brown.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$5,450 — Grassy Run Tippi 208
DOB 1/23/2022, by Bar Star Fresh Prince 018 ET, consigned by Grassy Run Farms LLC, Winfield, W.Va., sold to Ricky Howard, Jeffersonville; and a January heifer calf, by GO King E33, sold to Billy Jackson, Cross Plains, Tenn.
$4,400 — GG AA Ms Blueprint 122J
DOB 3/14/2021, by Boyd 31Z Blueprint 6153, consigned by Greives Herefords, Otterbein, Ind., sold to Morgan & Morgan Polled Herefords, Alvaton.
$4,000 — PMH CD G15 Ms All Star 2101
DOB 12/11/2022, by Loewen Grady B42 G15 ET, consigned by Powder Mills Herefords, Morrison, Tenn., sold to Pile Stock Farm, Cecilia.
$4,000 — MJG Martha 3K
DOB 9/5/2022, by ECR 628 Advance 8014, consigned by Grassy Run Farms LLC, sold to Hawks Pine Farms, Sanders.
Desdemona, Texas | Dec. 14
Auctioneer: Dustin Layton
Reported by: Cord Weinheimer
Lots Gross Average
72 females $1,379,500 $19,160
3 flushes $66,500
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$160,000 — GKB 229G Mirage M113 ET
DOB 2/21/2024, by Green JCS Makers Mark 229G ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, Desdemona, sold to Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho.
$70,000 — BR Miss Dynamite 4140
DOB 4/20/2024, by BR GKB Winchester 1314, consigned by Barber Ranch, Channing, sold to Cottonwood Springs Farms, Cedar, Mich. (1/2 interest, no possession).
$135,000 — GKB 1314 Cher M127 ET
DOB 3/23/2024, by BR GKB Winchester 1314, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla.
$80,000 — GKB 229G Mirage M106 ET
DOB 2/16/2024, by Green JCS Makers Mark 229G ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Michelini Cattle Co., Peru, Ill.
$35,000 — BR Caroline 4070
DOB 3/3/2024, by BR Blueprint 1311, consigned by Barber Ranch, sold to Ground Zero Farms, Watts, Okla. (1/2 interest, no possession).
$66,000 — GKB 1314 Mirage M110 ET
DOB 2/14/2024, by BR GKB Winchester 1314, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Jensen Ranch, Courtland, Kan.
$40,000 — GKB 561C Mirage M111 ET
DOB 2/16/2024, by T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Norvell Family, Tuttle, Okla.
$35,000 — BR Anastasia M111 ET
DOB 3/28/2024, by T/R PBF AmericanClassic 561CET, consigned by Barber Ranch, sold to GKB Cattle.
$35,000 — BR Amber M146 ET
DOB 4/24/2024, by CH High Roller 756 ET, consigned by Barber Ranch, sold to Sadler Ranches, Teton, Okla.
$33,000 — GKB E133 Gwen 3111
DOB 1/19/2023, by BR Belle Air E133 ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn., and Double Seven Ranch LLC, Fort Cobb, Okla.
$29,000 — BR GKB Harlow 1125
DOB 3/3/2021, by BR Belle Air 8123, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
$27,500 — GKB K102 Lady Hawk 4044
DOB 1/26/2024, by GKB Conair K102 ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Cummins Land & Cattle, Hollis, Okla.
$25,000 — GKB 229G Mirage M108 ET
DOB 2/13/2024, by Green JCS Makers Mark 229G ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Freking Cattle, Alpha, Minn.
TOP FLUSH LOT
$29,000 — Flush on Churchill Lady 023H ET Consigned by GKB Cattle, sold to Tennessee River Music, Inc., Fort Payne, Ala.
Carthage, Ill. | Dec. 14
Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman
Reported by: Corbin Cowles
Lots Gross Average
3 bulls $13,500 $4,500
32 females $142,250 $4,445
35 overall $155,750 $4,450
TOP BULL LOT
$5,500 — LF EF 8080 Leader 3240
DOB 12/8/2023, by KJ BJ 309C Leader 182F, consigned by Lorenzen Farms, Chrisman, sold to Dennis Kusterman, Greenville.
$12,000 — GG Ms Resolve 204K
DOB 2/26/2022, by KCF Bennett Resolve G595, consigned by Greives Herefords, Otterbein, sold to Fleisher Farms, Knoxville; and a February heifer calf, by Birdwell New Standard 2912 ET, sold to McCaskill Farms, Clayton.
$7,500 — Crane Harmony 2326 ET
DOB 4/13/2023, by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, consigned by Crane Herefords, La Salle, sold to Marlee Grannis, Flemingsburg, Ky.
$7,250 — GG Miss Sierra 325L
DOB 3/16/2023, by SR Sierra 959G ET, consigned by Greives Herefords, sold to Gerrett Dobson, Rensselaer, Ind.
$6,500 — GG Miss Tested 127J
DOB 3/24/2021, by EFBeef A250 Tested F294, consigned by Greives Herefords; and an August bull calf, by Birdwell Redbird 7098 0558ET, sold to Edward Banovic, Litchfield, Ill.
$6,250 — RGR Evankas Lavender 13L
DOB 5/12/2023, by CRR 322 Catapult 843, consigned by Robbie Duis, Petersburg, sold to Karyn Kerker, Augusta.
$6,250 — Mead Z0778 Of B413 U231
DOB 11/26/2022, by EFBeef BR Validated B413, consigned by McCaskill Farms, sold to Bill Lansing, Dubuque, Iowa.
$5,750 — TJ 589 Lilly 2307
DOB 4/14/2023, by /S Mandate 66589 ET, consigned by Tjardes Farms, Gibson City, sold to Glaze Herefords, Gilmer, Texas.
Hutchinson, Minn. | Dec. 14
Auctioneer: Matt Printz
Reported by: Aaron Friedt
TOP BULL LOT
$7,000 — Neil 1443 Dakota County 407M
DOB 1/25/2024, by H WMS Thomas County 1443 ET, consigned by Neil Farms, Northfield, sold to a commercial buyer.
TOP FEMALE LOTS
$9,500 — DAE 16B Benton 39L ET
DOB 4/8/2023, by JDH AH Benton 8G ET, consigned by Dandy Acres Enterprises, Pipestone, sold to Gary Kale, Winfield, W.Va.
$8,250 — JDH ND 610D Lady Zena 17M ET
DOB 1/28/2024, by EXR Generator 0333 ET, consigned by Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton, sold to Gary Kale.
BULL & FEMALE SALE 30 Bulls and 15 Females Saturday, March 1, 2025
Producer’s Livestock Auction – Salina, Utah – 1 p.m. (MT)
Online bidding will be available through Cattle USA
• Horned/Polled Bulls & Heifers
• Semen & Trich Tested & Some PAP Tested
• 2 Lots of Embryos Will Be Offered
• Consigned by Utah’s Top Breeders
• Herd Sire & Show Prospects
For more information, contact: Nathan Oliver 435-660-0291 utahherefordassociation@gmail.com utahherefordassociation.com
DHR GUARDIAN 1015 LADY 464ET
P44593840 • 1/2/24 • Polled
C GKB Guardian 1015 ET x NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET Full sister to 417 (right).
CED +6.9, BW +1.5, WW +57, YW +88, MILK +24, REA +.55, MARB +.31, BMI +371, BII +535, CHB +148
DHR 1103 7131 215Z DOMINO 372
44557093 • 9/28/23 • Horned
LW 7131 Domino 1103J ET x F 215Z Domino 620
CED +0.7, BW +3.1, WW +63, YW +103, MILK +31, REA +.45, MARB +.18, BMI +364, BII +447, CHB +137
DHR GUARDIAN MOLASSES 417ET
P44593841 • 1/3/24 • Homozygous Polled
C GKB Guardian 1015 ET x NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET Full brother to 464 (left).
CED +8.7, BW +0.2, WW +60, YW +87, MILK +26, REA +.60, MARB +.13, BMI +494, BII +576, CHB +128
DHR STARDANCE 672 DOMINO 381
44557104 • 9/19/23 • Horned
Stardance M8086 ET x F 215Z Domino 672
Top 1% SC, Milk, MCE, CW, Marb & CHB.
CED +8.3, BW +1.0, WW +64, YW +108, MILK +42, REA +.72, MARB +.61, BMI +482, BII +599, CHB +196
DHR GUARDIAN FINAL TEST 448 ET
P44545648 • 3/2/24 • Polled
C GKB Guardian 1015 ET x F Final Test 722
Outstanding growth, maternal & marbling.
CED –1.7, BW +3.4, WW +72, YW +114, MILK +27, REA +.47, MARB +.44, BMI +484, BII +599, CHB +151
DHR 960 DIABLO 1449 ADV 3139
44573912 • 12/12/23 • Horned
DHR Diablo 955 3027 Domino 960 x CX 2185 Advance 1449
Top growth & carcass bull.
CED +3.6, BW +3.9, WW +63, YW +114, MILK +36, REA +.83, MARB +.23, BMI +450, BII +539, CHB +175
Catalogs mailed on request & available for viewing on our website. Videos online prior to sale day at LiveAuctions.TV
DOYLE HEREFORD RANCH
Mike Doyle (214) 240-4538 mdoyle0326@yahoo.com
Landon Doyle (817) 501-7177 9545 St. Hwy. 34N, Wolfe City, TX 75496 doyleherefordranch.com SALE MANAGER: Dustin N. Layton (405) 464-2455 laytond@yahoo.com Chisolm Kinder (405) 747-4683 laytonauction.com
Rick Van Fleet
740-732-4783 21989 Woodsfield Rd. Sarahsville, OH 43779 rickgreenvalley@gmail.com www.switzerlandpolledherefords.com
Tim, Stephanie, Ashleigh and Andrew Osborn 3537 Second Creek Rd. Blanchester, OH 45107
Tim: 937-655-0644 timosborn62@gmail.com 8570 Shannon Rd. Dresden, OH 43821 Jeff Jordan 740-704-4807 cell jeffjordanssf@outlook.com
Jerry and Mary Ann Berg 16821 Withrich Rd. P.O. Box 224 Dalton, OH 44618 330-857-7967 330-465-6185 cell jwberg@bright.net
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING SALES
APRIL 12, 2025
SE P T. 20, 2025
Inte r st ate Re giona l Stoc k ya rd s Cuba , M O
For more information contact: Larry Day, Sales Manager
Email: cmphba@gmail.com centralmissouripolledherefords
Success Breeds Success
Jeff and Stephanie Rawie
Aaron and Kylie Noble 11768 W. Farm Rd. 34 Walnut Grove, MO 65770
417-209-5538
jeffrawie24@yahoo.com
21658 Quarry Ln. Barnett, MO 65011
Alan Mead 573-216-0210 meadangus@yahoo.com
ANNUAL BULL SALES: First Saturday in March Last Saturday in October
Rick and Laurie Steinbeck 2322 Drake School Rd. Hermann, MO 65041
573-237-2668
573-680-0954 cell steinbeckredcows@gmail.com
Polled Herefords and Red Angus Breeding Stock Available
Bradshaw Ranch
Riley Bradshaw 12180 272nd St. La Belle, MO 63447
217-491-6096
rileybradshaw23@gmail.com
Rusty and Marijane Miller 20500 Sioux Dr. Lebanon, MO 65536
Rusty, cell 317-840-7811
Marijane, cell 317-341-3846
millerherefords@yahoo.com www.millerherefords.net
Gary and Frances Duvall 1082 Hwy. 97 Lockwood, MO 65682
417-232-4817 417-827-2163 cell duvallherefords@keinet.net
Herdsman: Miguel Cifuentes 417-793-5082
Matt, Barb, Makayla, Tye & Lauren 1071 C.R. 1231 Huntsville, MO 65259
Cell 660-676-3788
Home 660-277-3679 reynoldscattle@cvalley.net www.reynoldsherefords.com
Annual Sale Last Sunday in October
Williamson Polled Herefords
Monty & Georgia Williamson (417) 247-0782
975 Stillhouse Road Mountain View, MO 65548 wphranch@gmail.com wphranch.com
jameswhend@gmail.com www.bonebrakehereford.com
“Calendar of Events” is a listing of Hereford sales and events known to our staff. Italicized dates denote shows and events. Non-italicized dates denote sales. To make the calendar concise we have used the following abbreviations: association, assn.; international, int’l; junior, jr.; mountain, mtn.; national, nat’l; northeast, NE; northwest, NW; performance tested, PT; southeast, SE; southwest, SW; and university, Un.
1 Buckeye Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Ohio
1 Messner Ranch 64th Annual Production Sale, Slapout, Okla.
1 South Texas Hereford Assn. Annual Spring Bull & Female Sale, Beeville
1 Texas Hereford Assn. 55th Annual Powerhouse Hereford Sale, Ft. Worth
1 Texas Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Ft. Worth
1 Upstream Ranch Annual Production Sale, Taylor, Neb.
1 Walker Herefords Foundations for the Future Bull Sale, Morrison, Tenn.
3 Ft. Worth Stock Show, Ft. Worth, Texas
3 Pelton Polled Herefords Production Sale, Haliday, N.D.
5 Black Hills Stock Show Hereford Show & Sale, Rapid City, S.D.
5 Durbin Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Worland, Wyo.
5 Lemmon Livestock Auction Hereford-influence Replacement Heifer Section, Lemmon, S.D.
6 Stroh Herefords Production Sale, Killdeer, N.D.
7 Baumgarten Cattle Co. Annual Production Sale, Belfield, N.D.
7 Dvorak Herefords Bull & Female Sale, Pickstown, S.D.
7 Elkington Herefords Annual Bull Sale, Idaho Falls, Idaho
7 XTC Ranches Bull Sale, Eastend, Saskatchewan
8 Gem State Annual Consignment Bull Sale, Twin Falls, Idaho
8 Klamath Falls Bull Sale, Klamath Falls, Ore.
9 Dixie Nat’l, Jackson, Miss.
10 BB Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Connell, Wash.
10 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Sale, Ree Heights, S.D.
10 Logterman Family Hereford Bull Sale, Valentine, Neb.
12 Friedt Herefords Annual Production Sale, Dickinson, N.D.
12 Iowa Beef Expo Select Hereford Sale, Des Moines
12 Stockmen’s Livestock Herefordinfluence Feeder/Replacement Special, Yankton, S.D.
14 CX Annual Bull Sale, Lewistown, Idaho
14 Modoc Bull Sale, Alturas, Calif.
14 Topp Herefords Bull Sale, Grace City, N.D.
15 Carmichael Herefords, Meadow, S.D.
15 Colorado State Un. Annual Bull & Female Sale, Ft. Collins
15 Delaney/Atkins Sale, Lake Benton, Minn.
15 Magnolia Hereford Assn. 66th Annual Polled & Horned Hereford Sale, Magnolia, Ark.
15 Rees Bros. Annual Bull Sale, Morgan, Utah
15 Southern Opportunity Sale, Lexington, Tenn.
17 Five Star Polled Herefords & Haught Bros. A Lasting Legacy Sale, Harrisville, W.Va.
17 Rausch Herefords Sale, Hoven, S.D.
18 Bar JZ Herefords Sale, Holabird, S.D.
19 Shaw Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Caldwell, Idaho
20 Mitchell Livestock Herefordinfluenced Feeder Cattle Sale, Mitchell, S.D.
20 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic, Kearney
20 Olson’s Red Power Sale, Argusville, N.D.
21 Hoffman Ranch Spring Bull Sale, Thedford, Neb.
22 Chapman & Woolfolk Bull & Female Sale, Nunnelly, Tenn.
22 Illinois Beef Expo, Springfield
22 Kreth Hereford 60th Annual Production Sale, Mt. Vernon, S.D.
22 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords 65th Annual Bull Sale, Burchard, Neb.
24 Colyer Herefords Annual Bull Sale, Bruneau, Idaho
24 Hereford Heritage 13th Annual Bull Sale, Ft. Cobb, Okla.
25 Ad deadline for April Hereford World
25 Pérez Cattle Co. Annual Spring Bull Sale, Nara Visa, N.M.
26 EF1 Cattle Co. Online Production Sale and Open House, Carpio, N.D.
28 Jamison Herefords Total Performance Production Sale, Quinter, Kan.
1 Illinois Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Bloomington
1 Kentucky Beef Expo Hereford Sale, Louisville
1 Mead Farms Bull & Female Production Sale, Versailes, Mo.
1 Perks Ranch Bull Sale, Rockford, Ill.
1 Utah Polled & Horned Hereford Assn. Bull & Female Sale, Salina
1 Wisconsin Hereford Assn. Spring Sale, Fennimore
2 Kentucky Beef Expo, Louisville
3 Harrell Ranch Bull Roundup, Baker City, Ore.
3 Kester Herefords Annual Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Atkinson, Neb.
4 S & S Herefords Sale, Guide Rock, Neb.
6 Jensen Ranch Annual Bull Sale, Courtland, Kan.
7 Express Ranches Annual Spring Bull Sale, Yukon, Okla.
7 High Desert Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Pilot Rock, Ore.
7 Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Lebanon
8 Boyd Beef Cattle Bull Sale, Mayslick, Ky.
8 Doyle Hereford Ranch Annual Bull Sale, Wolfe City, Texas.
8 I-29 Bull Run, Sioux Falls, S.D.
8 NW Bull Breeders Sale, Stanfield, Ore.
8 Tennessee Beef Agribition Sale, Lebanon
10 Holden Herefords Annual Production Sale, Valier, Mont.
11 Cooper Herefords Annual Production Sale, Willow Creek, Mont.
11 Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, Olds, Alberta
12 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron, S.D.
12 L Bar W Cattle Co. 9th Annual Production Sale, Absarokee, Mont.
12 Udy Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Rockland, Idaho
14 Sleepy Hollow Farms Annual Bull Sale, Centerville, S.D.
15 Buckeye Hereford Spring Sale, Columbus, Ohio
15 Falling Timber Farms Annual Bull & Female Sale, Marthasville, Mo.
16 Ohio Beef Expo, Columbus
17 B&D Herefords The Spring Opener Annual Bull Sale, Odin, Kan.
18 Flying S Herefords 11th Annual Production Sale, Puluxy, Texas
20 Bar Star Cattle Annual Sale, Musselshell, Mont.
20 GKB Cattle & Barber Ranch 3rd Annual Spring Bull Sale, Desdemona, Texas
20 K7 Herefords Annual Production Sale, Lockridge, Iowa
20 YV Ranch Bull Sale, Airdrie, Alberta
21 Bradshaw Ranch Bull Sale, Palmyra, Mo.
21 North Carolina Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Statesville
22 Candy Meadow Farm Bull & Female Sale, Lexington, Tenn.
22 DaKitch Farms Annual Bull Sale, Ada, Minn.
22 North Carolina Hereford Classic Sale, Union Grove
22 Sandhill Farms Production Sale, Haviland, Kan.
24 Copeland & Sons Annual Demand the Brand Bull Sale, Clayton, N.M.
24 High Point Ranch Real Value Bull Sale, Fullerton, Neb.
24 Oleen Bros. Production Sale, Dwight, Kan.
25 Ad deadline for May/June Hereford World
25 Frenzen Polled Herefords Annual Production Sale, Fullerton, Neb.
25 Harrison Cattle Co. Annual Production Sale, Arapaho, Okla.
26 NJW Polled Herefords Annual Sale, Sheridan, Wyo.
27 Bradshaw Cattle Co. Bull & Female Sale, Keosauqua, Iowa
27 Schu-Lar Annual Bull Sale, Lawrence, Kan.
28 Hennebold Herefords Annual Production Sale, Winner, S.D.
29 Heart of America Hereford Assn. Spring Sale, Wayne City, Ill.
31 Sidwell & Frank Herefords Bull Sale, Columbus, Mont.
31 Snowshoe Herefords Annual Bull Sale, Arthur, Neb.
APRIL
1 Lorenzen Farms Striving for Integrity Bull Sale, Chrisman, Ill.
2 Lowderman Cattle Co. Fall Born Sale, Macomb, Ill.
10 Bowling Ranch’s 5th Annual Spring Production Sale, Newkirk, Okla.
10 McClun’s Lazy JM Annual Production Sale, Torrington, Wyo.
11-13 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. Convention & Expo, Ft. Worth
11 W4 Ranch Annual Spring Production Sale, Morgan, Texas
12 7th Annual SW Rancher’s Bull & Female Sale, Chickasha, Okla.
12 Central Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Assn. Annual Spring Sale, Cuba
12 Ellis Farms Bull & Female Sale, Chrisman, Ill.
12 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, Va.
12 NE Texas Hereford Assn. 73rd Annual Sale, Mt. Pleasant
12 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. Sale, Weston
13 SandRock Ranch Sale, Benton, Wis.
18 Mid-Atlantic Spring Bonanza Sale, Harrisonburg, Va.
19 Clifford Farms & Guests Sale, Lexington, Ky.
19 Stuber Ranch Annual Production Sale, Bowman, N.D.
24 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Cross Plains
25 Express Ranches Annual Grass Time Sale, Yukon, Okla.
25 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn. Spring Sale, Cross Plains
25 Ritchie County Polled Hereford Assn. Sale, Harrisville, W.Va.
29-30 Hemphill County Beef Cattle Conference, Canadian, Texas
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Debter Hereford Farm 74, 102
Tennessee River Music 102
Lambert Ranch 102
McDougald Herefords 102
Morrell Ranches 102
P W Gillibrand Cattle Co 102
Pedretti Ranches . . . . . 102
Sierra Ranches 102
Snedden Ranch 102
Sonoma Mountain Herefords 102
Wiemer Cattle Co 102
Campbell, James T 102
Clark Anvil Ranch 102
Cline Registered Herefords 102
Coleman Herefords . . . . 102
Coyote Ridge Ranch 102
Ernst Herefords 102
Flying Diamond K Ranch 64
Fuchs Herefords, Mike . . . . 102
Leroux Land & Cattle . . . . . 102
Robb & Sons, Tom 102
Sidwell Herefords 102
Strang Herefords 102
Barnes Herefords 5
Greenview Farms Inc 103
HME Herefords 74
Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . BC
MTM Polled Herefords . . . 101
Predestined Cattle Co 74
Canyon Gem Livestock . . . 103
Colyer Herefords & Angus . 69, 103
Daniels Hereford Ranch 103
Elkington Polled Herefords 103
Holt Family Cattle 103
JBB/AL Herefords . . . . 103
Shaw Cattle Co 57, 103
Udy Cattle Co 47
Wooden Shoe Farms 103
Bafford Farms . . . . . 127
Baker Farms 103
Behrends Farms 127
Benedict Herefords 127
Bixler Herefords . . . 103, 112
Bob-O-Lou Herefords 103
Burns Polled Hereford Farm 103, 112
Crane Herefords 127
Edenburn Family Farm 127
Ellis Farms . . . . . 9, 103
Eubank Farms 103
Fancy Creek Farm of the Prairie Cross 112
Fleisher Farms 103, 112
Happ Herefords 103
Knott Farm . . . . 103
Lorenzen Farms 127
Lowderman Cattle Co 127
McCaskill Farms 112, 128
Milligan Herefords 103
Newbold Farms Inc 103
Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . 103
Parish Farms 127
Plainview Stock Farm 127
Prairie Cross, The 112
Prairie Meadow Herefords 103
Prairie Rose Cattle Co . . 112
Purple Reign Cattle Co 103
RGR Cattle Co 127
Sayre Hereford Farm 103
Shingle Oaks Polled Herefords . 104
Stephens and Loehr Herefords . 104
Stumpf Land & Cattle 104
Tjardes Farms 38 West Wind Herefords 104
Young Cattle Co . . . . . 112
Able Acres 72
Beck-Powell Polled Herefords 104
Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . 72
Coal Creek Land and Cattle LLC . 72
Deatsman Farms 72
Elzemeyer Polled Herefords 72
Everhart Farms 72
Gerber Land & Cattle . . . . . 104 Greenwood Family Herefords . . 72
Greives Herefords 128
Hayhurst Farms 72
JC Cattle Co 72
Landrum Family Farms . . . . . 72
Laudeman Family Farm 104
McFatridge Cattle Co 104
Amos Hereford Farm . . . . 124
BJK Herefords . . . . . . 39
Brincks Farm 38
Clear Creek Cattle Co 37
Deppe Bros Cattle Co 124
Diamond K Farms . . . . . 38
Espenscheid Cattle 39
Goehring Herefords 124
H&H Cattle Co 37
Iowa Hereford Breeders Assn 124
Iowa Select Hereford Sale . . 33
Jackson Hereford Farms 124
K7 Herefords 124
Petersen Herefords 124
Pitt Farms Herefords 124
R&R Cattle Co . . . . . 34, 124
Sorensen Family, Mike 124
Tiernan Herefords 36 TS Cattle Co 36 Wallin
Malone Hereford Farm 121
Mill Creek Ranch . . . . 104
MM Ranch Polled Herefords 82, 104
Oleen Cattle Co 104
Performance Unlimited 82
Sandhill Farms 27, 104
Schu-Lar Herefords LLC . 82, 104
Springhill Herefords 104
Umberger Polled Herefords 104
VJS Polled Herefords 105
3R Herefords 101
Botkin Polled Herefords 105
Boyd Beef Cattle 105
Chambliss Hereford Farms 105
Clifford Farms . . . . 101
Dogwood Farm 101
JMS Polled Herefords 101
Kentucky Beef Expo 87
Matheny Herefords . . 74, 105
Tucker Stock Farms . . . . 105
Wells Farm 101
Womack Cattle Co 74
Church View Farm . . . 62
East Side Farm 62, 105
Grimmel Girls Show Cattle 105
SCH Polled Herefords 105
Breasbois Farms 100
Cedar Creek Herefords 100
Cottonwood Springs 100
Grand Meadows Farm . . . 100
Hanson’s Double G Herefords 105
MacNaughton Farms 105
McDonald Farm 100
Michigan Hereford Assn 100
Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . 100
DaKitch Hereford Farms 105
Delaney Herefords 63, 105
JonDor Herefords . . . . 36
Krogstad Polled Herefords 105
Lawrence Herefords 105
Springwater Polled Herefords 105
Broadlawn Farm Polled Herefords 74
Caldwell Hereford Ranch 105
CMR 128
Leaning Cedar Herefords 105
McGuffee Polled Herefords . . 105
MG/4M 77
AbraKadabra Cattle Co 121
Bellis Family Herefords . . 121
Biglieni Farms 105
Blue Ribbon Farms 120
Bonebrake Herefords 105, 120
Duvall Polled Herefords 120
Falling Timber Farm . . . . 90, 105
Findley Farms 105
Harding Bros Herefords 105
High Prairie Farm 106
Journagan Ranch/Missouri
State University . . . 106, 121
McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch 121
Mead Farms 99, 120
Menzies Cattle Co LLC 121
Miller Herefords . . . . 120
Reed Farms . . . . . . 121
Reynolds Herefords 120
Shoenberger Polled Herefords 106, 121
Steinbeck Farms 120
Storie Farms . . . . 121
Valley Oaks Farm . . . 120
WMC Cattle Co 121, 128
WPH Ranch 120
Beery Land & Livestock Co . . 28
Cooper Hereford Ranch 29, 106
Curlew Cattle Co 106
Ehlke Herefords 106
Feddes Herefords . . . . . 19, 106
Frank Herefords . . . . . . 26
Holden Herefords 12, 13, 106
J Bar E Ranch 106
L Bar W Cattle Co 26, 106
McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . 106
Schock Hereford Ranch 106
Sidwell Herefords 26
Thomas Herefords 106
Wichman Herefords 106
Fisher Family, Lowell 106
Frenzen Polled Herefords 106
Henkel Polled Herefords 106
Hoffman Ranch . . . . 50, 51, 106
Hutton Ranch 106
JB Ranch Polled Herefords 106
Kester Herefords 93
Moeller & Sons, Albert 106
Monahan Cattle Co . . . 106
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic 56
Ridder Hereford Ranch 106
Schutte & Sons 46, 106
Snowshoe Cattle Co 42, 106
Splitt Creek Ranch . . . 106
Tegtmeier Polled Herefords 60
Upstream Ranch 107
Valley Creek Ranch 107
Van Newkirk Herefords 107
NEVADA
Brumley Farms 107
Genoa Livestock, LLC 107
Lee Livestock, LLC 107
Mrnak Herefords West . . . . 107
NEW JERSEY
Grass Pond Farm 62, 107
Cornerstone Ranch
King Ranch, Bill . . . .
Pérez Cattle Co 16, 17, 107 West Star Herefords 107
NEW YORK
Glade Haven Herefords
Schaake Cattle Co 104
Gustafson Herefords . . . . . 104
Jamison Herefords 54, 104
Jensen Ranch 81, 104
Bradshaw Ranch 73, 120
Central Missouri Polled
Hereford Assn 120
Doss Hereford Farms 37, 121
NEW MEXICO
B&H Herefords 107
Copeland & Sons Herefords LLC 91, 107
Forrest Polled Herefords 101 Fowken Farm 101
Atkins Herefords . . . . . 63
Bar JZ Ranches 24, 25, 108
Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch 108
Blume Herefords 108
Cane Creek Cattle Co 113
Carmichael Herefords . . . . . 80
Eggers Southview Farms 108
Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch 108
Frederickson Ranch 108
Hoffman Herefords 109
Kreth Herefords . . . . . . . 75
Ollerich Brothers Herefords 109
Rausch Herefords 109
Rausch Herefords 32
Ravine Creek Ranch 42
Stenberg Herefords . . . . 109
Thorstenson Hereford Ranch 109
Candy Meadow Farms IBC, 101
Chapman Cattle Co . . . . . 1
Coley Herefords 109
Day Ridge Farm 74
Jackson Farms 74, 109
Parker Bros 101
Rogan Farms Herefords . . . . 109
Triple L Ranch 109
Woodard Hereford Farms 109
Atlas Farms 109
B&C Cattle Co 109
Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch 109
Barber Ranch 11, 109
Case Ranch Herefords . . . 109
Chastain Cattle Co 109
Doyle Hereford Ranch 109, 117
Dudley Bros 109
Flying S Herefords 119
G3 Ranch . . . . . . 109
GKB Cattle 11, 109
Indian Mound Ranch 109
Metch Polled Herefords 109
Noack Herefords 109
Nolan Herefords . . . . 110
Powell Herefords 110
Redbird Ranch 110
Rockin’ W Polled Herefords 110
Rocking Chair Ranch 110
Skrivanek Ranches . . . 110
South Texas Hereford Assn 123
Still River Ranch 110
Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . 110
Texas Hereford Assn 110
Willis Polled Herefords 110
Cache Cattle . . . . . . 110
JB Herefords 110
Johansen Herefords 10, 178
Rees Bros 68, 110
Utah Polled and Horned Hereford Assn . . . 116
Deer Track Farm 62
Fauquier Farm 62
Hereford Hollow Farm . . . 74
Knoll Crest Farm 62, 83
Thistle Tree Farm 110
CX Ranch . . . . . 110
Diamond M Ranch 110
Ottley Herefords 110
Wilcox Family Farm 110
Cottage Hill Farm 100
Cottle Brothers Farm 100
Grandview Hereford Farm 100
Grassy Run Farms 100
Haught Brothers . . . . 62
Knotts Polled Herefords 100
Law & Sons, David 100
Litton Livestock 100
McDonald Polled Herefords . . 100
Westfall Polled Herefords . . 100
Bacon Branch Beef 88
Boettcher’s Brookview Acres 89
C&L Hereford Ranch . . . 89
Four Leaf Cattle 88
H&H Cattle Farm 88
Huth Polled Herefords . . . . 88
J&J Polled Herefords 39
Jensen Cattle 89
Larson Hereford Farms 88
Lietzau Hereford Farm 89
MGM Polled Herefords . . . 35, 89
Next Generation Genetics 88
Oleson Family Farm 89
Otter Creek Polled Herefords 88
Pierce’s Hereford Haven 89
Plum River Ranch . . . . . . . 88
Sandrock Ranch Herefords 110
Spaeth Farms 88
Starck Century Farm 88
Starr Polled Herefords . . . . 89
Whiskey Run Farms . . . . . 89
Wildcat Cattle Co 35
Windy Hills Herefords 88
Wisconsin Hereford Assn 20, 21
Berry’s, The 110 Largent and Sons 110
McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch 110
Micheli Herefords 110
NJW Polled Herefords . . . 55, 111
Ochsner-Roth Cattle Co 111
Wilhelm Cattle 111
10124 Michael Rd. Coulterville, IL 62237
Kent & Barb Burns 615-477-5668 618-521-3199 burnsherefords@gmail.com
Cattle for sale at all times
Elmlodge Polled Herefords 111
Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords 111 SERVICES
Bessler Inc , James F 111
Biozyme 10
Birdwell, Joel 111
Booker, C D 111
Burks, Eddie . . . . 111
Buy Hereford Bulls 44 Carper, Thomas 111
Cattle Visions 18
CattleMax 4
Circle H Headquarters, LLC . . 111 Conover, Al 111
Drees, Eric 111
HPI Digital Marketing 3 Jensen Livestock Agency 111
Layton, Dustin N . . . . 111
Lowderman, Cody 111 MCS Auction Inc 111
Merck Animal Health 8 Select Sires . . . . 70 Sims Plus LLC . . . . 111 Stout, Justin B 111
Sullivan Supply 87 T Bar C Cattle Co Ltd 111
and Abby Young 27297 E 2250 N Rd. Lexington, IL 61753 815-867-7333 yaleyoung@gmail.com
and Elaine Nessler 217-741-5500
Manager Avery Hankins 765-376-1796
Tait 217-430-5949
{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
Homozygous Polled
AHA Reg.No: P44450972
JW X651 TESTED 1857 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF}
JW 1857 MERIT 21134 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
P44212986 JW 33Z VICTORIA 19027 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413 {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,MDF,DBF}
GG MS VALIDATED B413 801F ET {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBF}
P43927890 EFBEEF 6378 KATE W484 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
Calved: 3/3/2023 • Tattoo: 323L
EFBEEF TFL U208 TESTED X651 ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
KCF MISS 22S A261 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
JDH VICTOR 719T 33Z ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF,DBF} JW 028X DOMINETTE 1417 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
EFBEEF TFL U208 TESTED X651 ET {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
EFBEEF 4R THYRA Y865 {DLF,HYF,IEF,MDF,DBC}
R&R PRIME CUT 6378 ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF,MSUDF}
EFBEEF G825 KATE R428
Semen: $40/Straw; $75/Certificates
Travis McConnaughy 1199 County Rd. 116 Wasola, MO 65773
417-989-0486 info@wmccattleco.com
Randy McCaskill 1574 E. 3050th St. Clayton, IL 62324 217-242-1262
randy.mccaskill@burrusseed.com
Bob Greives 7591 Armstrong Chapel
West Lafayette, IN 47906 765.491.6277 greivesgranite@yahoo.com
Bob Grieves 7591 N. Amrmstrong Chapel Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-491-6277 greivesgranite@yahoo.com
Canan
Walt and Jil
cmrherefords@gmail.com
1680 LRL Rd. Senatobia, MS 38668 662-292-1936 cmrherefords@gmail.com
P44575588 / DOB: Nov 30, 2023
Sire: CMF 333E HITCHING POST 648H P44203559
Dam: CMF 97B ANN 636H P44203369
P44575584 / DOB: Nov 30, 2023
Sire: CMF 1720 GOLD RUSH 569G ET P44108010
Dam: CMF 296D VICTORIA 487G P44108424
P44575434 / DOB: Sept 6, 2023
Sire: INNISFAIL TRADEMARK 1939 ET P44097651
Dam: CMF 59A ANN 333E P43875275
P44575399 / DOB: Sept 10, 2023
Sire: CMF 1720 GOLD RUSH 569G ET P44108010
Dam: APH 651 MISS REVOLUTION F94 ET P43965378
