March 2012 Hereford World by American Hereford Association

The Power of Golden Oak Outcross at Churchill! One Ranch… One Sire… …Two Champions at our breed’s biggest and most competitive events!

Churchill Lady 0230X ET Denver Champion Horned Female Owned by Haley Hudson. Sired by Outcross.

Churchill Lady 008X ET

Junior National Champion Polled Female Owned by Sarah Vickland. Sired by Outcross

THE OUTCROSS SONS: Just as good as their sisters! Churchill Force 1159Y ET Full brother to the Hudson heifer!

• BW 5.3; WW 62; YW 101; MM 21; REA 0.96; MARB 0.03 • This polled Outcross has more power than his sire and has style to burn! • Thanks to Whispering Wind Farm of New Hampshire and Jibben Polled Herefords of Texas for their major investment in Force! • Semen packages available this spring

Churchill Cowboy 1202Y ET

• BW 3.5; WW 63; YW 101; MM 21; REA 0.57; MARB 0.36 • This May calf combines two of the best Herefords ever owned by Churchill: Outcross and 202. Calving ease, shape, style, pigment, maternal and marbling all wrapped up in one incredible genetic package! • Thanks to McKnight Ranch of Texas and Iron Lake Ranch of Texas for their major investment in Cowboy! • We hope to have semen available June 1.

• 200 straws of Outcross semen sells, one night, March 21, in the Hoffman Internet Sale. • Fall born Outcross heifers from Churchill sell in the Hoffman sale March 21 and the Buck Cattle sale March 24! • Outcross herd bull sons for sale at the ranch, including two incredible fall born prospects! • Best news of all! The 2-year-old Outcross daughters that have calved are absolutely superb! Great mothers, great udders, super calves!

Dale and Nancy Venhuizen 1862 Yadon Rd., Manhattan, MT 59741 406-284-6421 • Dale 406-580-6421 dale@churchillcattle.com • www.churchillcattle.com

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National Western Highlights

Herefords Rock Denver

The Hereford breed again boasted the largest numbers at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. A total of 738 Herefords competed in the 106th annual event Jan. 12-14. With more than 20 pages of event highlights and winner recognition, the section has its own table of contents on Page 47.

Cover Photo: “Motherly Love” by Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan.

18 Selling Success

26 Pricing Cattle on BuyHereford.com 78 Hereford Bulls Average $4,060 in 2011 82 Paving Her Own Way

84 Herefords and FFA

88 Ticket to Ride

90 National Hereford Feedout Proves Hereford Efficiency, Carcass Merit

Good private treaty sales have made many a Hereford breeder prosper.

2012 Hereford AI Book enclosed with this issue

Tennessee junior Alyssa Fee has overcome the odds and found success in FFA and Hereford youth programs.

Hereford juniors Krissi McCurdy and Bethany Nolan never guessed an FFA project would land them at the top of national competition. But, a willingness to learn and seize opportunities in the Hereford breed led them there. Highlights of the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.

Breed Focus 4 Record Sales and Excitement — Unprecedented demand for Hereford seedstock

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is creating a buzz across the industry.

Performance Matters 6 Contemporary Groups Key to Good Data Collection — Opportunities for

Hereford genetics are endless. So, breeders are encouraged to continue to collect sound, accurate records and make breeding decisions with their minds and not their hearts. What’s New? 8 Association News and Events — Check out educational videos now online and the new youth scholarship application process. Sires excelling in carcass traits are honored.

Contacts 5 Shows 92 Sales Digest 94 Calendar 114 Advertisers’ Index 118

Youth Movement 10 Thank You, McMahon Family and Embryo Package Donors — Hereford youth

appreciate the Hereford Youth Foundation of America and donors like the McMahon family. Make plans now to attend the 2012 Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb.

Hereford Women 12 NHW Encourages Women to Get Involved — National Hereford Women (NHW) is

looking for women to get involved and help support Hereford youth and their activities. Hereford World (ISSN 1085-9896), Vol. 102, No. 10, published monthly (except June) by Hereford Publications Inc., 1501 Wyandotte St., P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101. Periodical postage paid at Kansas City, Mo., and additional entries. Subscription rates, $35 a year. Postmaster: Send address changes to Hereford World, P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101. Hereford World agreement #1803689

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Bull Power

That Continues To Put

Change In Your Pocket

MCR HARLANDS DOMINO 989 ET

Sire: CJH Harland 408 • Dam: MCR L1 Gold Dominet 423 MGS: CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET Owned with Burns Farms, Tenn. and Mikey Kerr, Ky.

CJH HARLAND 408

Sire: HH Advance 9005J • Dam: CJH L1 Dominette 0064 MGS: L1 Domino 920501 Owned with Imig Herefords, Neb.; Pied Piper Farms, Texas and Stuber Ranch, N.D.Leased to ABS

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MCR HARLANDS DOMINO 978 ET

Sire: CJH Harland 408 • Dam: MCR L1 Gold Dominet 423 MGS: CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET Owned with CK Ranch, Kan.

MCR BLUESTEM 977

Sire: CJH Harland 408 • Dam: MCR Legends Gold Dominet 5107 ET MGS: Feltons Legend 242 Owned with Select Sires Inc.

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by Craig Huffhines, executive vice president chuffhin@hereford.org

Craig Huffhines

Record Sales and Excitement The average paid for a Hereford bull sold through a production sale was 21% higher in 2011 compared to 2010. In the first 45 days of the 2012 spring bull sale season, prices for commercial range bulls have increased another 29% ($1,112 increase). Early in the spring sale season, we have witnessed three sales that have grossed more than a million dollars. This unprecedented demand for Hereford seedstock has created a buzz across the industry. It is exciting to see the success around the country, and it makes me proud of all of the hard work that you breeders have put into your programs. In addition to this wonderful sale environment, the National Western Stock Show, home of the National Hereford Show, kicked off the year with one of the largest number of entries on record. More than 740 head of cattle were exhibited in Denver this year, combining 410 head of open show cattle on the Hill with 200 head of pen and carload cattle in the Yards and 133 exhibited in the junior show.

Many of you may agree with me when I say that the quality of the cattle in the Yards was some of the best we have seen. Furthermore, there were certainly genetics represented on the Hill that are going to push the envelope for breed improvement for years to come. In the past I have compared the National Western to the U.S. Auto Show, where all the major automakers bring out their new line of trucks, cars and SUVs, showing off all of the new technology from hybrid fuel, high tech transmissions, and all of the bells, whistles, and modern conveniences that a bustling tech world can offer. Denver is our U.S. Auto Show and hundreds of people stopped to take a look or maybe a test drive or perhaps even decided to switch brands. The Hereford breed has done what GM, Ford and Chrysler have worked hard to do the last 10 years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we have retooled. Not only have we retooled our product, but the Hereford breed has repositioned itself, boosted its image and proven in

Annual Spring Sale April 7, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Noon Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.

head-to-head trials the value the breed can deliver the commercial cow-calf sector. That excitement and buzz is translating to new customers and new relationships. I would like to thank David McMahon, owner of Belle Point Ranch, Ft. Smith, Ark., for his wonderful support of the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) during the Mile High Night Sale in Denver. He purchased the Lot 1 Foundation Embryo Package for $20,000 and then donated the embryos back to HYFA to resell to other potential contributors in the future. We certainly appreciate his support and what it means to our young people. I had a very good conversation with Mr. McMahon the evening after the sale, and he made it clear to me that the development and support of young people in our breed is critical to the long-term viability of the Hereford seedstock industry. Furthermore, he said that we need to encourage more Hereford breeders to support the work of HYFA for this purpose. Mr. McMahon, I agree with you totally. Again, thank you so much for your support and leadership in this effort. HW

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President David Breiner, Alma, Kan. Vice president Cliff Copeland, Nara Visa, N.M. Directors Term expires 2012 Paul “Butch” Funk, Copperas Cove, Texas Jimmie Johnson, Clinton, Okla. Term expires 2013 Marty Lueck, Mountain Grove, Mo. Dale Micheli, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. Term expires 2014 Keith Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D. Steve Lambert, Oroville, Calif. Dale Venhuizen, Manhattan, Mont. Term expires 2015 Fred Larson, Spring Valley, Wis. David Trowbridge, Tabor, Iowa Eric Walker, Morrison, Tenn.

SENIOR OFFICE STAFF

Executive vice president Craig Huffhines, chuffhin@hereford.org Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement Jack Ward, jward@hereford.org Chief financial officer Leslie Mathews, lmathews@hereford.org Director of communications Angie Stump Denton, adenton@hereford.org 785-363-7263 Director of records department Stacy Sanders, ssanders@hereford.org Director of youth activities Amy Cowan, acowan@hereford.org Records supervisor Cindy Coleman, ccoleman@hereford.org BuyHereford.com manager Dennis Schock, dschock@hereford.org 903-815-2004

Certified Hereford Beef Staff Vice president of food service sales Mick Welch, mwelch@herefordbeef.org Vice president of customer service Brad Ellefson, bellefson@herefordbeef.org Account analyst Cheryl Monson, cmonson@herefordbeef.org Communication specialist Christy Couch Lee, christylee@hereford.org Administrative assistant Karla Richardson, krichardson@herefordbeef.org Hereford Verified and Hereford Marketplace specialist Heidi Tribbett, hktribbett@hereford.org 970-580-4503 For information about Hereford Marketplace, visit www.herefordmarketplace.com or call 970-580-4503.

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by Jack Ward, chief operating officer and director of breed improvement jward@hereford.org

Jack Ward

Contemporary Groups Key to Good Data Collection

Make Plans to Attend 44th Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Annual Meeting Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston

April 18-20 Early registration deadline is March 25. For more information, visit BeefImprovement.org 6

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During this first quarter of 2012, the beef cattle industry is seeing unprecedented prices, and these include the value and demand for Hereford genetics. As I write this column, there have already been three Hereford production sales that have grossed more than $1 million. In addition, most sales are reporting record averages with the demand continuing to grow for Hereford genetics that are well documented and backed with integrity. Perhaps the biggest factor for this increase in demand is that the commercial industry has recognized that heterosis is a vital part of the profitability within the industry. Even though the industry is seeing record prices, the margins are still tight because of the increase in input costs. So, the challenge is still to see more calves and pounds per cow exposed, and those two things are solved with heterosis. The maternal effect is so important. Remember that fertility is a lowly heritable trait, and crossbreeding can fix that issue in one generation. In addition, the American Hereford Association (AHA) has shown the industry that you can get incremental help with efficiency, health and growth while maintaining carcass merit. Do not let anyone tell you that using Hereford genetics will have a negative impact on carcass quality or yield. There are

plenty of Hereford genetics that can provide value at all levels of production including carcass. As you make breeding decisions this spring, you need to look very closely at your breeding program and make sure you understand the needs of your customers. This task is so important for many reasons. The Hereford breed is now a breed of choice for many in the commercial industry, and even more importantly the beef industry is faced with challenges of a growing demand for protein worldwide.

Importance of contemporary groups The AHA has developed the tools for you to use to make informed and documented decisions. Whole-herd reporting is still the key component to adding value to the AHA performance program. Last month, I touched briefly on how a breeder must participate and stay compliant. This month, I would like to touch on the importance of proper contemporary grouping. Beef cattle evaluation is complex, and it will need to start properly by evaluating herd mates that are raised in a similar environment. In other words, how did the animal perform within its contemporary group? Contemporary grouping in the genetic evaluation is an attempt to account for environmental effects so that the remaining effects among

animals more closely reflect heritable differences among them. So, a contemporary group is defined as a set of cattle of the same breed, sex and age, raised in the same basic environment and given the same opportunity to perform. Three of these things are handled at the AHA. Of course, we are one breed, next we split them by sex and then we age slice every 60 days. Age-slicing will take the oldest calf of each group and sort the calves every 60 days, and this process is the same for every trait. The final step is up to the breeder. As long as all of your calves have had the same opportunity to perform, you should submit them all as one group. If you have given special attention to a set of cattle, like extra feed to young cows or creep feed to a special set of calves, then those need to be given a different management code. The concluding message to this process is that breeders will get the most accurate and useful information by keeping groups as large as they can and by using multiple sires with at least one high accuracy sire within each group. Again, the opportunities for Hereford genetics are endless, so continue to collect sound and accurate records and make breeding decisions with your mind and not your heart. For more on contemporary grouping, see “In Good Company” Page 46 of the August 2010 Hereford World or visit Hereford.org and search “contemporary group.” HW www.hereford.org

SB 54E 75R FUSION 138X ET

Infuse your herd with a blend of the best!

P43120684 — Calved: April 22, 2010 — Tattoo: BE 138X C LR DIESEL 2030 ET {DLF,IEF} LAMBERT REMEDY 2030 75R {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42682459 CS VICKI 637B 34K

C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 104A {DOD} CS FRAZER 517 637B CS VICKI 443E 60H

REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD,CHB} REMITALL TEAMSTER 9T RU 20X ERIN 54E REMITALL PATRICIA 99P P42130820 RU 15W SUSAN 54Z RU ROUNDUP 15W RU 40L SUSAN 54P

CE 0.6 (P); BW 3.8 (P); WW 50 (P); YW 84 (P); MM 21 (P); M&G 46; MCE 1.3 (P); SC 0.5 (P); FAT 0.010 (P); REA 0.41 (P); MARB -0.02 (P); BMI$ 13; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 10; CHB$ 22 Fusion blends the multi-trait performance of Remedy with the unyielding success of Erin 54E who has both sons and daughters making an impact in herds across the country.

RU 20X Erin 54E

• Efficiency • Muscle • Maternal • Phenotype

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“095W”

by Angie Stump Denton, editor adenton@hereford.org

“What’s New?” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Hereford happenings. You can also sign up for Hereford eNews, a weekly electronic newsletter from the American Hereford Association (AHA). Send an e-mail to eNews@hereford.org to subscribe. Archived issues are posted at Hereford.org.

Check out educational Hereford videos

Flush Sells in TPHA Agribition Sale March 10, 2012 JWR 120T MIS TARGET 095W P43059618 — Calved: Oct. 6, 2009 Tattoo: LE 095W/RE JWR

CMF 21E LOGAN 544K CMF SAH 676M ON TARGET 837S {DLF,IEF} P42700550 CMF 498J FOREVER RACHEL 676M

DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I {CHB} JWR 064R JACKIE 120T {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42862082 JWR 054 PRINCESS GIRL 064R ET

CE 0.6 (.07); BW 3.7 (.34); WW 51 (.26); YW 75 (.24); MM 26 (.10); M&G 51; MCE -0.1 (.06); SC 0.5 (.05); FAT 0.009 (.06); REA 0.38 (.09); MARB 0.03 (.05); BMI$ 13; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 11; CHB$ 22;

elling the right to flush 095W. 095W is a tremendous 2-year-old. Her dam is a donor for Broadlawn Farm in Mississippi. Her sire is working at Candy Meadow Farms, Glengrove Farm and Journagan Ranch. 095W is sweet fronted, deep ribbed and has a lot of length of body. Her udder has great shape and milk flow is tremendous. Give us a call to discuss how 095W can move your herd in a positive direction. Offered by Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn. and Dirt Road Farm, Franklin, Tenn.

The American Hereford Association (AHA) has released two educational videos about expected progeny differences (EPDs). They are the first in a series of educational videos that will be posted to the Hereford YouTube channel — YouTube.com/HerefordVideos. The first video features Dorian Garrick explaining EPD basics, and the second is a video describing Hereford EPDs and indexes.

Sign up for World Hereford Conference It’s not too early to think about attending the World Hereford Conference hosted by the Canadian Hereford Association. This worldwide event is held every four years and will kick off with pre-tours in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 8. From there the group will make its way east to Calgary for the main part of the conference that starts on July 13. During the next six days, there will be tours, a day-long technical conference, the World Hereford Conference Cattle Show and Junior Show, and the famous Calgary Stampede.

After a farewell barbeque dinner on July 18, the event will continue with a post-conference tour that will go east and end in Niagara Falls on July 24. There are many options that allow you to take in the entire 17 days or parts of the event. We will continue to give you more details about the various travel options through the next months. Deadline for registrations is May 15. To view the schedule, fees and tour options, go to Hereford.ca. Diane Johnson is the event concierge for AHA and is available to answer questions and assist with travel arrangements. You can contact Diane at 817-247-1200 or dianej@flash.net.

Scholarship applications due April 1 April 1 is the deadline to submit applications for scholarships and awards given during the Junior National Hereford Expo. This year a new application process is being implemented. Junior members will fill out and submit applications online. For more information, visit JrHereford.org or contact AHA Youth Activities Director Amy Cowan at acowan@hereford.org or 816-842-3737. HW

Certified Hereford Beef Sires recognized

Polled Hereford Farm

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The Certified Hereford Beef Sire of Distinction (CHBS) program recognizes Hereford bulls that have excelled in carcass traits. The Board initiated this program in August 2007. To qualify as a CHBS, a bull must 1. Be in the top 25% for the CHB$ profit index. 2. Have a minimum accuracy level of 30% for both ribeye area (REA) and marbling (MARB) expected progeny difference (EPD). “We use this distinction to recognize sires in the Hereford breed that excelled in improving carcass traits,” says Jack Ward, AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement. Although all bulls have the opportunity, only a few bulls will be recognized. Ward advises producers to remember that using balanced-trait selection is very important. “Do not overemphasize carcass traits while sacrificing other important traits for your herd.” Bulls receiving the CHBS status are recognized on the AHA website, Hereford.org, with CHBS after the animal’s name. For more information about the CHBS program, contact Ward at jward@hereford.org or 816-842-3757. A total of 920 sires earned the CHBS recognition in 2012. To download a complete report, visit Hereford.org/CHBsires. HW www.hereford.org

52nd Annual Sale Tuesday, March 20, 2012 1 p.m. • At the farm • Burchard, Neb.

The Total Performance Bull and Bred Heifer Sale

Excellence in Polled Genetics

C&L CT FEDERAL 485T 6Y

CT BOOKMARK 181X ET

Calved: Feb. 21, 2011 Sire: KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET • MGS: CJH Harland 408 BW -0.6; WW 55; YW 87; MM 25; M&G 53; FAT 0.069; REA 0.45; MARB 0.28

Calved: Dec. 2, 2010 Sire: THM Sleep Easy 3060 • MGS: CS Boomer 29F BW 3.2; WW 60; YW 90; MM 24; M&G 54; FAT 0.040; REA 0.42; MARB 0.16

CT TARGET 139X

CT MISS CARDINAL 122X

Calved: April 10, 2010 Sire: NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P • MGS: Remitall Boomer 46B BW 3.3; WW 44; YW 68; MM 25; M&G 47; FAT -0.010; REA 0.62; MARB 0.11

Calved: March 12, 2010 Sire: GHC Cardinal 57T • MGS: GHC Lawman 108H BW 4.2; WW 47; YW 81; MM 15; M&G 39; FAT 0.020; REA 0.24; MARB -0.07

Selling: 35 Bulls • 30 Bred Heifers 5 Fall Age Show Heifer Prospects

Russ Tegtmeier • 71556 609 Ave., Burchard, NE 68323 402-865-5805 • Fax 402-865-5915 rtegtmeier@diodecom.net • www.tegtmeierpolledherefords.com Photos and videos are available for viewing on our website. www.hereford.org

CT MISS TANGO 73X ET

Calved: April 6, 2010 Sire: NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P • BT Mohican Tradition 530 BW 4.7; WW 40; YW 63; MM 19; M&G 39; FAT -0.030; REA 0.38; MARB 0.04

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by Tamar Adcock, NJHA leadership chair

Thank You, McMahon Family and Embryo Package Donors The National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) is an association that strives to provide its members with activities and experiences that will serve them for a lifetime. I believe that many members of the NJHA would agree that some of their best experiences have come from opportunities that the NJHA has provided. These life-shaping opportunities are made available through the help of generous organizations like the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA). This foundation’s main purpose is to support Hereford youth. HYFA funds such things as scholarships that allow our Hereford juniors to further their educations and provides funds for events such as the NJHA’s bi-annual leadership convention — Program for Reaching Individuals Determined to Excel (PRIDE) Convention — and the annual Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). HYFA, in turn, depends upon those involved with the Hereford breed to support its efforts. Hereford breeders have been extremely generous in their support of HYFA and the NJHA, and that generosity was certainly evident at the Mile High Sale at the 2012 National Western Stock Show. A “Surprise Lot” was auctioned with proceeds going to HYFA. We

would really like to thank all of our generous donors who contributed to Lot 1. Thank you: Sunset Ridge Herefords, Cumming, Ga. Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan. Pied Piper Farms, Hamlin, Texas Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D. Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. The Lot 1 embryo package consisted of 25 embryos and was purchased by Dave and Mary Ann McMahon and family of Belle Point Ranch in Arkansas for $20,000. We cannot express enough gratitude to both the donors and the purchasers for supporting HYFA and Hereford juniors from across the country. I know there has been some confusion about the dates of this year’s JNHE in Grand Island, Neb. Because we will be coming into the facility after another breed, we had to shift our dates to give the Grand Island crew time to prepare for our event. The JNHE will be July 2-8. We will start the week off with cattle check-in on Monday, and we will round out the week with the conclusion of the owned show

April 7, 2012 • Noon Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga. For sale catalogs or information, call:

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on Sunday. This schedule will be different from most years, so please make note of the change and be sure to check hotel reservations to ensure you have scheduled the new dates! To see a tentative JNHE schedule, visit Hereford.org/jnheschedule.

Upcoming NJHA dates April 1 – Scholarship deadline (Note: new online submission process, see JrHereford.org for more information) April 25 – JNHE early entry deadline June 1 – JNHE final entry and ownership deadline July 2-8 – JNHE, Grand Island, Neb. July 30-Aug. 1 – PRIDE Convention, E. Lansing, Mich. HW

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National Junior Hereford Association Chairman – Matt Woolfolk, mrw216@msstate.edu Vice chairman – Austin Buzanowski, abooze74@yahoo.com Communications chair – Jaime Hanson, jaime_lh_30@hotmail.com Membership chair – Kevin Ernst, kevin_ernst13@msn.com Leadership chair – Tamar Adcock, tamar@adcockshowcattle.com Fundraising chair – Mallorie Phelps, aggiegerl15@sbcglobal.net Directors Andrew Albin, albino1991@gmail.com Hunter Grayson, hunterg@blackhatranch.com Krissi McCurdy, krissim2011@gmail.com Shelby Rogers, showingshelby@yahoo.com Keysto Stotz, skiatooktrumpet1@atlasok.com Courtney Tribble, tripletfarms@comcast.net Director of youth activities Amy Cowan P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101 816-842-3757, acowan@hereford.org JrHereford.org www.hereford.org

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by Susan Hayhurst, NHW director

NHW Encourages Women to Get Involved Are you involved in an organization that is dear to your heart? Do you serve in a favorite role such as hospitality or fundraising or as an officer? Perhaps you like to join the groups in which your family participates. Then the National Hereford Women (NHW) is for you! NHW is looking for dedicated women who will embrace our traditional activities along with new ones as we venture forward following our second birthday. We treasure the leadership of so many women who have made and are making their mark in furthering one of the important missions of the organization — supporting our youth and their activities and encouraging their successes. “We have had two busy years of new birth activities,” says Mary Ann Berg, NHW president. “We’ve revised and created bylaws, established a board by joining the former organizations of National Organization of Poll-ettes and

National Hereford Women OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS President – Mary Ann Berg, Dalton, Ohio President elect – Denise Billman, Newcomerstown, Ohio Vice president – Gay Maddox, Zionsville, Ind. Secretary – Ann Guess, Jayton, Texas Treasurer – Shellie Collins, Chattanooga, Okla. Parliamentarian – Jill Bielema, Ada, Mich. Historian – Jeanine Radel, Spring Green, Wis. Membership – Paula Acheson, Woodbine, Kan. Queen co-chairwomen – Jill Bielema, Denise Billman Ways and means chairwoman – Denise Billman DIRECTORS Beth Burns, Pikeville, Tenn. Colleen Chaffin, Morgan, Texas Lauren Echols, Arlington, Va. Barbara Ernst, Windsor, Colo. Cheryl Evans, Winona, Miss. (ex officio) Susan Gebhart, Claremore, Okla. (ex officio) Lori Riffel-Hambright, Chapman, Kan. Susan Hayhurst, Terre Haute, Ind. Shannon Mehaffey, Grandview, Texas Jeanine Radel, Spring Green, Wis. Catie Sims, Oklahoma City, Okla. Diann Strickland, Mershon, Ga. HerefordWomen.com

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American Hereford Women and retained the best of both.” There is tremendous room for new and former members to join the NHW ranks through committees and volunteering. Committees for 2011-12 include: bylaws; Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) ambassadors; communications, including writing for the newsletter, website and Hereford World; courtesy and hospitality; historian; membership; NHW handbook; annual meeting; national queen; ways and means (fundraising); scholarships; and awards and contests. We are always seeking nominations of NHW members to serve on the board and become involved on a national level. Mary Ann says the board looks forward to realizing goals and boosting membership. “It is now time for us to fulfill goals and promises. We will establish criteria within the board to increase communication with state organizations, including encouraging states to start an NHW organization or revive what already exists. We also want to follow up on junior members who finish the junior program and are ready to make the leap into the adult program. Junior women are actually given a complimentary year’s paid membership. Let’s get them involved immediately and encourage them to give back by helping with our numerous youth activities.” One great way for members to learn more about NHW is to contact their area or region directors. Directors have state officers’ contact information and are available to answer questions or address concerns. The four regions and their directors include: Northeast region: Janine Radel, Spring Green, Wis.; Gay Maddox, Zionsville, Ind.; MaryAnn Berg, Dalton, Ohio; Denise Billman, Newcomerstown, Ohio; Susan

Hayhurst, Terre Haute, Ind.; and Jill Bielema, Ada, Mich. Northwest region: Paula Acheson, Woodbine, Kan.; Barb Ernst, Windsor, Colo.; and Lori Hambright, Chapman, Kan. Southeast region: Diann Strickland, Mershon, Ga.; Beth Burns, Pikeville, Tenn.; and Lauren Echols, Arlington, Va. Southwest region: Ann Guess, Jayton, Texas; Shellie Collins, Chattanooga, Okla.; Shannon Mehaffey, Grandview, Texas; Catie Sims, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Colleen Chaffin, Morgan, Texas. These women are instrumental in supporting the youth at Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). The 2012 JNHE in Grand Island, Neb., will be chock full of opportunities for new member involvement. Many Hereford women find it easy to volunteer time with NHW while they attend events with their families. NHW sponsors the junior contests including creative arts, extemporaneous speech, CHB grill-off, illustrated speech and prospect awards. Scholarships are coordinated by NHW in collaboration with the Hereford Youth Foundation of America including the Ed Bible, John Wayne, Poll-ette Founders, Future Cattleman and Golden Bull. NHW’s sponsoring of a heifer drawing during JNHE has given the organization great visibility and provided a far reaching benefit for the junior members. All of these opportunities are available for the nominal $20 annual membership dues, which help defray expenses incurred by the above activities. State organizations may charge additional annual dues. We welcome your participation! For more information, contact Mary Ann Berg, 330-857-7967 or visit the NHW website, HerefordWomen.com. HW

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[MARKETING Private Treaty Sales

Selling Success

Good private treaty sales have made many a Hereford breeder prosper. by Sara Gugelmeyer

ver since there have been cattle and cattlemen, there have been private treaty sales. It’s as simple as two ranchers shaking hands on the sale of one cow and as complicated as syndicates of individuals buying and selling semen interests. Either way, private treaty sales can be beneficial to buyer and seller.

Keeping it simple Private treaty sales have many advantages. Just ask Maryland Hereford breeder Sam Hunter, who has been in the private treaty business with SCH Polled Herefords since 1974. “Production sales take a whole lot of work and cost a lot of money,” Hunter says. “I can sell these cattle a little cheaper and still

CK Ranch sells about 70 bulls a year, and most are sold to repeat buyers.

be way ahead privately. It’s a whole lot simpler just to sell them right here off the farm.” Ray Negus, manager of CK Ranch at Brookville, Kan., explains he became a fan of private treaty sales before he came to work for CK. “I managed a big commercial outfit in Florida, and I bought 50 to 150 bulls a year,” Negus says. “My preference was to go where I could buy them private treaty. The reason being I knew what that bull was going to cost before I ever left the house to go look at him. I could ride around with the owner and

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look at bulls and the dams they were out of. There wasn’t a lot of hoopla going on, so I could make a good decision on what I needed.” CK Ranch, which also raises bulls for its own 600-head commercial cow herd, then switched from an annual production sale to selling private treaty when Negus took over. “We’ve done it now for 14 years, and it really suits our deal. Selling private treaty is not for everybody, but it works here. We have an excellent customer base; I know all our customers and what their cow herds are. There will be years that we’ll sell 70 bulls and only one person will come look.” Mead Cattle Co., Midville, Ga., does things a little differently. The operation, which consists of Tommy, his wife, Robin, and their daughter, Tommie Lynne, hosts a production sale in the spring, mainly for females, but also sells females and bulls private treaty, year-round. “I am not sure it’s a philosophy; it’s just how it evolved,” Mead explains. “This was a 4-H project that got out of hand. In 1977 we purchased our first 4-H heifer project. Hereford cattle have been my passion ever since, but it’s become my livelihood as well,” Mead says. He adds that when they got in the business, they decided to host www.hereford.org

a production sale because the Hereford bull market was not as strong as it is now and they were not established enough as breeders to make it on private treaty sales alone. “We had only been in the business 10 or 15 years. The females were what we had to sell out of necessity to pay our bills. We just had to sell enough volume, so that’s when we started having our own on-farm sale.” Then, Mead says, the market improved along with their marketing skills. Now, the Meads sell about 50 bulls a year private treaty along with some females. He has been approached about putting the majority of the bulls in the sale, but he says, “Until the day comes that I can’t do it private treaty, I don’t see the purpose of it.” But, Mead isn’t ready to give up his production sale either, saying, “I’m afraid I couldn’t gather enough money. It’s an event that gets people here. My best time for private treaty sales is sale weekend. We will sell more dollars private treaty the day before and the day of the sale as I will any other time with the exception of when somebody comes in and buys eight or 10 bulls, dollars wise. It’s because people are here and they have golf carts and they look at everything. They know everything can be bought.”

Setting the price Pricing can be a difficulty of private treaty sales. Hunter says, “Everything on the farm is for sale, and they’re priced according to what their value to me is, basically. I know their mothers and grandmothers and greatgrandmothers and their genetic potential. With the older cows, I know what they’ve done for me in

the past. I’ve developed a pricing pattern according to the bloodlines of the cattle and their ancestors. I don’t sell any cattle that wouldn’t be profitable for me to keep. In the bulls I go somewhat by some of the production sale reports I see and talk to people.” On the CK Ranch, bulls are priced in groups. Negus says, “I sit down with the owners of this place, and we look at the cow market, and if cattle are bringing a lot of money, then our bulls are a little higher. If the market gets where it’s not very good, then we back the price off. We’ll divide the bulls into four categories, four pastures. Each pasture has bulls of one price in there, and they’re priced according to phenotype and EPDs (expected progeny differences) and things like that.” Mead explains that his production sale helps him with pricing. “I use that to set the price for how we are going to sell the rest of our bulls. When we sell a bull private treaty, we can say our bulls in the sale averaged $3,800; therefore, we can justify this price. That makes sense for a lot of people. It’s the same way with females. When someone wants to buy females private treaty, we look at what they averaged in the sale. We can do that, and people relate to that.” That said, none of these breeders allow much price negotiation. The only way they may take less than the asking price is for a volume discount. “I am not one to haggle,” Mead says. “If you start that, he’s going to do it the next year when he comes back and on and on. So when I price something, I am pretty firm.” Hunter adds, “If I feel like I can make a sale by dropping $100, I probably will. But people around

Advertising is valuable It’s important to let people know you have something to offer, especially if you’re relatively new to the business. “We stay in front of every cattlemen’s magazine; if you turn to the Hereford page, we have had an ad there for 20-some years,” Mead explains. “I try to put something in these magazines every continued on page 20...

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“First I’d like to know what kind of cows he has, what his needs are and what kind of cattle he’s going to put these bulls on — heifers or mature cows.” — Ray Negus

month, at least my name is there. Then when people call, I can find out what they need.” Both Hunter and Negus also advertise so that when somebody is looking for a Hereford, he can at least find their phone numbers and contact them about what they have to offer. It’s common sense that even if you have a quality product, you can’t sell it if nobody knows about it. Tommy Mead helps keep his name on local producers’ minds by sponsoring cattlemen’s meetings. “It’s worked really well because for 200 to 400 dollars, you can pay for a meal and present our program,” Mead says. “I do a two-tiered program. Part of it is telling them about Hereford cattle — we use the Harris Ranch and Circle A Ranch information — and the other part is telling them about my cattle.” Mead points out that even though he may not sell a bull that day, he gives the cattlemen his card and information so when they’re ready to buy, Mead Cattle is the first place they think of. One of the biggest advantages of private treaty sales is it allows for a more personal relationship between buyer and seller. For this reason, though, outstanding customer

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service is key. “In an auction or production sale situation, as hard as I try to at least speak to everyone, it never fails there’s people that you don’t get to speak to, let alone visit with,” Mead says. “This is especially true with newcomers you don’t really know. I see them in the stands and they buy a cow, but I don’t really know anything about them.”

Building a personal relationship Contrast an auction with a typical private treaty sale situation. The first conversation sets the stage for the relationship. Hunter has tried some innovative ways to drum up business. “My wife and I will take some Sunday drives, and we’ll come across Hereford cattle at a farm, and we stop in and visit a little bit and tell them we have some real good bulls and females. I’ve sold a good many cattle from just stopping and visiting with people.” Oftentimes the first conversation is on the phone, though, after the potential customer has heard about the operation from another customer or seen an ad. Negus says he is going to ask for more information about the potential customer’s operation. “First I’d like to know what kind of cows he has, what his needs

are and what kind of cattle he’s going to put these bulls on — heifers or mature cows.” All agree that the next best move is for the potential customer to come out and take a look around. Negus says, “If there’s a chance they could come here, I’d like him to come to the ranch and see how these bulls are developed and how we handle our cow herd.” Mead says, if at all possible, he wants the customer to come to his place. “If I can get them here, if I have an hour or two of that one-on-one, I can find out what they want and they can see what I’ve got. I want them to understand the difference and how good the cattle are.” Unfortunately, Mead explains, sometimes the guy on the phone will say, “Send me a picture.” “I try to do that, but we really prefer that they come because then they can see the whole program.” When the potential customer sets foot on the place, it’s critical to have all ducks in a row, so to speak. Hunter says, “One thing I really think is beneficial is if you know what somebody is looking for you sort out those cattle and have them in a separate lot. You just don’t go out in a herd of cows and say, ‘Well this cow I would sell for this and this one for that.’ I always get the cattle sorted out that I think they’ll be interested in and that’s going to fit them and their budget.” The process works similarly on the CK Ranch. Negus has the bulls in separate pastures, grouped by price. “Everything’s priced before anybody gets here,” he says. “We’ll go to every group of bulls, and I’ll have all the data. Then if they want, we will go through all the registered cows and even through big bunches of commercial cows and our whole operation.”

Sell the program Mead stresses that when somebody comes to look, you’re not selling a bull or heifer but a program. www.hereford.org

“When someone comes, they take a ride and get to look at the cows, the bulls and the whole farm. We’re selling a program. We’re selling ourselves. Cattle is our product but we’re what backs it up,” he says. Part of selling the program is being sure the place looks nice and nothing’s off limits. Mead says, “You’ve got to keep your place like it’s sale day every day, because if somebody calls today and wants to come tomorrow, you’ve got to have your cattle prepared. Your farm and your cattle have to be in sale day condition every day.” During Mead Cattle’s production sale, buyers are encouraged to go look at all the cattle. “During the sale, a customer came, found a bull in the pasture that met his needs more than the one in the sale. He actually paid equivalent to the one in the sale but bought it out of the pasture.” Nobody wants to be limited on what’s for sale and what’s not. Mead says, “We never say, ‘No these are what you have to choose from.’ If I really, really want to keep it for myself, we’ll work out a partnership or retain an interest. Everything is for sale at a price.” On the down side, with private treaty sales, a lot of time is spent on each looker, sometimes without a sale. Mead says, “The advantage of a production sale is some of those people can’t make their mind up; they’ve been talking about buying a bull for a month, but when you’ve got him in the ring, they have to make a decision.” Still, spending time with a potential customer is hardly ever wasted. Mead says, “That is one of the frustrations, you could spend a day and a half with someone and never sell them anything. But it always comes back to be a positive thing. If somebody doesn’t buy this time, they will likely come back. That’s why by the time they leave, I know what they do, how they handle their cattle and what they’re expecting out of the cattle. At the end of the day, you have hopefully www.hereford.org

a friend that’s also a customer. You want them on a first-name basis. That carries on to the next year and builds a relationship.” All three of these salesmen stress that repeat business is key to their operations. That’s why service after the sale is also very important. Hunter says, “I make a policy to stop and visit the people once a year that have bought cattle from me to see how the cattle are doing. I have a sales pitch ready to sell some more females or another good bull.”

Negus often visits his customers as well, although a majority of CK Ranch’s bull business is in Florida. “A lot of it’s personal contact on the phone with our customers,” he says. “We try to go as often as we can and visit our customers one-on-one.” Ultimately, the sale comes down to the personal relationship. “Good success stories are important,” Mead says. “I can’t emphasize enough, my philosophy is no matter how good your product is, if they do not like you, they will not buy from you.” HW

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WEST VIRGINIA HEREFORD BREEDERS GRASSY RUN Farms

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Polled Herefords Since 1954 Rt. 2, Box 36A Harrisville, WV 26362 Butch 304-643-4438

Certified and Accredited lawherefords.bravehost.com lawherefords@yahoo.com

McDonald Polled Herefords W. Michael McDonald Rt. 2, Box 215A Jane Lew, WV 26378 304-884-6669 Home 304-745-3870 Office 304-677-5944 Cell

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ghf Grandview Hereford Farm

600 Rocky Step Rd. Winfield, WV 25213 Gary Kale 304-586-1790 or 304-5524464 Cell Aaron Glascock 304-312-7060

HAUGHT BROS. Ira Haught

HC 80, Box 15 Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-4184 304-643-4186 Office ira@haughtlaw.com

Quality Hereford Cattle Ken and Chris Scott 2586 Grandview Rd. Beaver, WV 25813 304-763-4929 chance37@suddenlink.net

A. Goff & Sons 1661 Hazelgreen Rd. Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-2196 agoffandsons@yahoo.com Since 1910 Celebrating our 101st Year

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Oldest continuous Polled Hereford Herd in America Herd Sires: Beckleys 934S Ontime 816U, Boyd Payday 0023 ET, G Starview Rebel 110 811

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Registered Certified Accredited Polled Herefords John H. Brasuk Rt. 2, Box 211-A Fairmont, WV 26554 304-363-5918 Home 304-363-3118 Fax JHB470@aol.com

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W.C. Taylor Family HC 59 Box 265 Petersburg, WV 26847 Sonny 304-257-1557 Michael 304-257-1040 mwtaylor@frontiernet.net www.hereford.org

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(Cherry picked from Hoffman Ranch, Churchill Cattle Co. and AbraKadabra Cattle Co.)

Churchill Lady 008X ET • 2011 Junior National Champion Female

H GH Belvakay 9014 ET • 2011 Houston Supreme Grand Champion Over All Breeds

H W4 Mariah 0103 ET

We are selling 200 units of Golden Oak Outcross 18U both sexed and conventional and we are offering several sets of embryos. GO Ms Outcross X76

Churchill Lady 0230X ET

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Make plans now to attend the Larson/Hoffman/Topp sale May 5, 2012

Modern, Stout, Functional Denny and Dixie Hoffman 406-425-0859 • Jason and Kaycee Hoffman 530-604-5096 P.O. Box 287, Thedford, NE 69166 jason@hoffmanranch.com • www.hoffmanranch.com www.hereford.org

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Deana Jak Farms Shines… …at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Awarded Premier Breeder

Premier Exhibitor DJF 158W15U Mucho Macho 100Y ET 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Grand Champion Bull

Mark your calendars — Sept. 22, 2012 Offering the very best Hereford genetics!

DJF 2913 35T Lindiloo 0035 ET

2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Reserve Grand Champion Female

www.deanajakfarms.com Corporate Office: P.O. Box 304 Wagontown, PA 19376 610-942-4249 610-942-4288 Fax

Farm Address: 337 Guyer Corner Rd. New Enterprise, PA 16664 814-766-2893

Doug and Jenny Howe, owners dhowe@deanajakfarms.com Austin and Andre Howe, farm managers

Call or stop by for a visit!

Committed to this industry’s strongest asset - the children. www.hereford.org

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[MARKETING BuyHereford.com

Pricing Cattle on BuyHereford.com by Sara Gugelmeyer

BuyHereford.com is an innovative online auction system, which hosts monthly sales of cattle, embryos, semen and more. When consignors register their offering they are asked to name a floor or reserve price. This is the lowest price they will accept for that lot. In the past, managers of the site have actually started the bidding below that number to help get the bidding started. However, that is no longer the case. As of Jan. 1, 2012, the reserve price named by the consignor is the starting or base price. Therefore, that base price should be chosen carefully. Consignors and buyers alike should keep in mind that the starting bid price and reserve price are one and the same now. Buyers should take care that placing any bids could buy the lot, just like in a live auction situation. Consignors should choose a base price that is the lowest price they are willing to accept for the lot. Dennis Schock, BuyHereford.com manager, encourages consignors to set the base price at what the lot would likely bring at a consignment sale. “Sometimes I think we all, when we’re pricing cattle privately

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or otherwise, can be biased when trying to establish a fair market price,” Schock says. “Keep in mind what your market is, what can you normally sell cattle for and how have they been selling in the past when determining a base price.” The advantage to BuyHereford.com is that oftentimes the base price will be far exceeded. Schock adds, “Sometimes you may set your private treaty price too low and have people willing to pay more, and that’s where BuyHereford.com can come in. But, if you set the base price too high, it doesn’t matter if it’s private or you floor them at a consignment sale, you’re not going to end up selling.” It’s easy to compare your cattle to those being sold for much more. However, it’s important to consider that programs that consistently sell the highest priced cattle often incur much more costs in advertising and promotions. Schock says, “When establishing a base price, consider what have you made that animal worth over and above what it is at the market.” John Meents, American Hereford Association field representative, encourages producers to ask themselves these questions when

determining a price for cattle or genetics:

What is my breakeven point? What profit margin will I be happy with over the breakeven point? If I were going to price these embryos or cattle or whatever the lot may be to my best friend or nearest neighbor, what would that price be? What is the market on cattle with similar genetics and similar input costs? Am I being barn blind? Meaning, do I think my cattle are more valuable or better quality than they really are?

For more information about BuyHereford.com, see “Matching Buyers and Sellers,” July 2010 Hereford World Page 64 and “BuyHereford.com Matches Buyers and Sellers” February 2011 Hereford World Page 20. HW

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SALE DATE March 27 **April 24 May 29

ENTRY DEADLINE March 13 April 10 May 15

**SHOW PROSPECT SALE

The April BuyHereford.com Sale will be a special sale featuring show prospects. If you have prospect heifers or steers you would like to sell, contact Dennis Schock, Joe Rickabaugh or your AHA field representative.

BuyHereford.com BREEDER SALES Durham Ranch Internet Sale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; April 17-19, 2012 Featuring a selected sampling of the Durham Ranch reputation program. For more information, contact Norman and Jane Durham, 405-372-7096, njdurhamranch@brightok.net.

BuyHereford.com

The new place to buy and sell Hereford genetics. For more information, contact Dennis Schock, BuyHereford.com manager, 903-815-2004 or dschock@hereford.org; your AHA field representative or Joe Rickabaugh, AHA, 816-218-2280

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Frenzen Polled Herefords Production Sale and Blueberry Hill Farms (guest consignor) Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 1 p.m. (CST) Fullerton, Nebraska

Selling 40 Polled Hereford Bulls, 10 Polled Hereford Heifers, 85 Angus Bulls and 25 Angus Heifers

Frenzen Progressive Y09

BBH KLB 477T Yeoman 101Y

Sire: SHF Progress P20 • MGS: BAR JZ Devo 311K BW 1.6; WW 55; YW 87; MM 22; M&G 49; REA 0.15; MARB 0.14; CHB$ 29

Sire: KJ HVH 33N Remote 477T ET • MGS: Feltons Legend 242 BW 3.2; WW 53; YW 88; MM 19; M&G 46; REA 0.47; MARB 0.16; CHB$ 27

Frenzen Devo Y47

BBH 49S Yahoo 120Y

Sire: Frenzen Devo W72 • MGS: Harvie Raftsman 16R BW 3.9; WW 57; YW 95; MM 19; M&G 47; REA 0.25; MARB 0.02; CHB$ 27

Sire: McCoy 55M Absolute 49S • MGS: Beckley 758P Ontime 934S BW 5.2; WW 65; YW 113; MM 18; M&G 51; REA 0.82; MARB -0.07; CHB$ 32

Angus AI Reference Sires: Upward • Impression Aberdeen • Program • Bexter

Hereford AI Reference Sires: SHF Rib Eye M326 R117 • McCoy 55M Absolute 49S MSU TCF Revolution 4R • AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P

Many of the bulls in this offering are suitable for breeding heifers. Complete performance and ultrasound information will be available. All bulls have been tested negative for PI-BVD. Check out our websites for updated information and sale lot photos

Frenzen Polled Herefords Doug Bolte, Manager 1103 S. Grandview Dr. Norfolk, NE 68701 402-379-1432 • 402-640-4048 Cell dbolte@conpoint.com • www.blueberryhillcattle.com www.hereford.org

Galen Frenzen 50802 N. Edgewood Rd. • Fullerton, NE 68638 308-536-2069 • 308-550-0237 Cell ggfrenzen@hamilton.net • www.frenzencattle.com

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America’s Convenient AI Brand KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET

PHH PCC 812 True Grit 002

NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET

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SHF Radar M326 R125 x HVH Kremlin 57F 108K BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 3.0 74 110 21 58 0.043 0.79 0.21

CRR About Time 743 x KJ 520E Victor 417L BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 2.3 52 73 21 47 -0.036 0.55 0.05

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Golden Oak Outcross 18U x C -S Pure Gold 98170 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 4.4 62 109 26 57 0.018 0.77 0.24

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RB 29F 002 Right Now 630S

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TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N x C -S Pure Gold 98170 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 3.8 56 92 22 50 -0.004 0.42 0.04

NS LAKES Kilo 002 x CS Boomer 29F BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 2.5 59 98 22 51 -0.013 0.43 -0.05

GO Excel L18 x C -S Pure Gold 98170 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 1.9 45 74 30 53 -0.046 0.46 -0.06

CRR About Time 743 x Feltons Ozzie 492 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 4.0 55 83 20 48 -0.030 0.48 0.13

AA PRF Wideload x C&M Hard Drive 620 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB Sire: 6.5 53 88 21 47 0.046 0.05 0.00 Dam: 4.7 52 84 24 50 0.018 0.29 -0.09

TFR Cyrus 225 ET

Purple MB Womanizer 14U ET

H/T Crossfire 600

STAR Bright Future 533P ET

SRF Deal Or No Deal ET

BR Moler ET x SHF Interstate 20X D03 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 6.4 59 97 15 44 -0.066 0.81 -0.10

CH Enuff Prophet 2913 x C -S Pure Gold 98170 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 5.8 49 83 21 45 -0.001 0.59 -0.04

DB Grand Slam x L3 Total Trend 8001 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB Sire: 6.8 42 75 12 33 0.002 0.03 0.12 Dam: 3.3 27 49 14 27 -0.001 -0.01 0.05

Remitall Online 122L x RB L1 Domino 4067 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 6.0 60 102 30 60 0.006 0.11 0.07

CS Boomer 29F x MSU BR Hallmark 25H BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 3.4 46 76 20 43 -0.005 0.49 -0.04

AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET

KJ 068J Manhattan 262S

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NJW 1Y Wrangler 19D x SHF Interstate 20X D03 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 2.6 47 73 19 43 0.048 0.33 0.20

BR Moler ET x Ta-Bar-E-L 740 Royal 17F BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 6.3 52 82 17 43 -0.038 0.61 -0.04

BR Moler ET x NJW 1Y Wrangler 19D BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 4.6 58 89 23 51 -0.017 0.60 -0.08

NPH 20X Spartan 20N x Circle-D 832W Einstn 28E BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 2.7 38 56 15 34 -0.039 0.69 0.03

BR Wildfire 2153 x C -S Pure Gold 98170 BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 5.7 51 81 21 47 -0.034 0.44 -0.10

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Golden Oak Outcross 18U x HH Advance 0024K BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 4.6 59 98 20 49 0.018 0.72 -0.05

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Bull and Heifer Sale March 21, 2012 • 1 p.m. (CST) Lincoln County Fairgrounds • North Platte, Nebraska

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Annual Production Sale March 27, 2012

Selling: 40 Hereford bulls, 70 Angus bulls, 70 first calf heifer pairs, 40 black whiteface open yearling replacement heifers

BW 2.5 WW 55 YW 87 MM 36 M&G 63 FAT -0.02 REA 0.39 MARB 0.02

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BW 3.6 WW 55 YW 92 MM 38 M&G 66 FAT -0.020 REA 0.34 MARB - 0.06

B&D ADVANCE 0242 ET

43131898 — Calved: Feb. 1, 2010 — Tattoo: BE 006

43137965 — Calved: Feb. 7, 2010 — Tattoo: BE 0242

HH ADVANCE 4047P {DLF,HYF,IEF} B&D MISS ADVANCE 8123 {DLF,IEF} 42912851 B&D L1 DOMINET 1015

CL 1 DOMINO 824H {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 640F CL 1 DOMINETTE 264M 1ET {DOD} CL 1 DOMINETTE 6148F 42270355 CL 1 DOMINETTE 839H {DOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 5131E {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 318

CL 1 DOMINO 206M CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET {SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 5104R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 825H {DOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} 42576357 HH MISS ADVANCE 153L {DOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 986J {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MISS ADVANCE 912J

CL 1 DOMINO 206M HH MISS ADVANCE 147L ET KB L1 DOMINO 413 B&D L1 DOMINET 6259 {DOD}

Several sons of this sire sell in March! BW 2.2 WW 46 YW 71 MM 30 M&G 53 FAT 0.020 REA 0.09 MARB 0.04

BW 2.8 WW 63 YW 107 MM 46 M&G 77 FAT -0.019 REA 0.61 MARB - 0.09

B&D L1 DOMINO 0245 ET 43139595 — Calved: Feb. 18, 2010 — Tattoo: BE 0245

CL 1 DOMINO 590R {CHB}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINO 7139T {CHB}{DLF,IEF} 42788284 CL 1 DOMINETTE 530R

CL 1 DOMINO 246M {SOD}{DLF,IEF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 258M HH ADVANCE 3113N 1ET {SOD,CHB} CL 1 DOMINETTE 222M 1ET

HH Advance 5104R

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SUPREME CHAMPION HEREFORD 2012 NATIONAL WESTERN

ongratulations to a great Hereford family, Jan, Belle and Ned Ward, on receiving the Tom Lane Sr. Memorial Award for Supreme Champion Hereford. Each year our family is honored to sponsor this award in memory of a man who treasured Herefords, the people that raise them and the Denver Stock Show.

List of Winners Year Animal

2004 C Notice Me ET 2005 BR Moler ET 2006 UPS Odyssey 1ET 2007 BR Gabrielle 5082 STAR KKH SSF Valedictorian ET 2008 2009 CRR About Time 743 2010 & 2011 STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET

Breeder/Owners

Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, Breeder; Nancy Sowell, Savoy, Texas Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, Breeder; Don Moler, Cheyenne, Okla.; DeShazer Cattle Co., Hearne, Texas Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb., Breeder; TJ Cattle Co., Hardin, Mont. Jason Barber, Channing, Texas, Breeder; Rylee Barber and Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas Kasey Herman, Skiatook, Okla., Breeder; Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; Heritage Cattle Co. Buhl, Idaho Coyote Ridge Ranch, Breeder; Hoffman Herefords, McArthur, Calif.; Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D.; Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D.; Williams Hilltop Polled Herefords, Rochester, Minn. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., Breeder; Buffalo Bend Farm, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; TCF & Company, Petoskey, Mich.; Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala.

5190 Clay Farm Rd. Atwood, TN 38220 Tom Lane 615-804-0500 Albert Stone, manager, 931-200-0164

Celebrating 64 Years in the Hereford Breed

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Colyer Herefords 3-Times a Champion C Thriller 1027 ET 2012 Denver National Western National Show Reserve Grand Champion Horned Bull

2011 Reno Western Nugget National Show Grand Champion Horned Bull Owned with Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla.

2012 Ft. Worth Southwestern National Show Grand Champion Bull • CE -2.2 (P); BW 4.4 (.19); WW 57 (.18); YW 90 (.18); MM 20 (.10); M&G 48; MCE 3.4 (P); MCW 99 (.13); SC 0.8 (.10); FAT 0.010 (.12); REA 0.66 (.13); MARB -0.02 (.11); BMI$ 17; CEZ$ 13; BII$ 14; CHB$ 25

• Semen And Breeding Shares Available

The Unanimous Choice — 2012 Grand Champion Pen of Three

Pen 207

Junior Bull Calves • Rank 1; DOA 349; Wt. 1,267 lb.; WDA 3.63; SC 37.3 • BW 4.3; WW 55; YW 88; MM 21; M&G 49; FAT 0.00; REA 0.56; IMF 0.00; BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 15; CHB$ 25 • Avg. REA 14.2 sq. in. and MB 3.14

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Herefords Rock Denver H Junior Show Judge Lydell Meier selects Blake Tucker’s heifer as champion polled female. Blake also won champion polled female honors in the open show.

Denny Hoffman is all smiles after H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET was named champion horned bull.

ereford excitement abounded from the Yards to the Hill at the National Western Stock Show Jan. 12-14 in Denver. A total of 738 Herefords were exhibited throughout the three-day event, which is about 100 more than last year. There were 408 head in the open show, 133 head in the junior show, 32 pens of bulls, 17 heifer pens and five carloads. Hereford activities got underway in the Stadium Arena on the Hill with the junior show on Thursday, Jan. 12, judged by Lydell Meier, Clinton, Tenn. For results of the junior show, see Page 55, or for complete results, visit Hereford.org and under “Favorites” select “National Show Results.” Following the junior show, Jarold Callahan, Yukon, Okla., evaluated the bull show. Bull show champions are pictured on Page 52.

A standing-room-only crowd watched the pen show on Friday.

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Friday, Jan. 13, was the pen and carload show, judged by Cody Lowderman, Macomb, Ill.; Greg Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho; and Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo, Texas. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., earned its 13th champion carload title. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, took home the purple banner from the pen bull show for the second year. Winning the heifer pen award was Grandview CMR, Como, Miss. For Yard show champion photos, see Page 56, and for class placings, see Page 66. Wrapping up Friday was the Mile High Night National Hereford Sale in the Beef Palace Auction Arena. A standingroom-only crowd in the Livestock Center Auction Arena on Friday evening witnessed an exciting sale. Kicking off the sale was the 2012 Foundation Embryo Package. Belle Point Ranch and Dave and Mary Ann McMahon and family, of Ft. Smith,

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CMR GVP Mr Maternal 156T was the high-selling lot in the Mile High Night Sale on Friday.

Thank You Suite Sponsors American Hereford Association Bar None Hat Co., Thedford, Neb. BioZyme Inc. The Brand Co., Schulenburg, Texas BuyHereford.com Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho Coyote Ridge Ranch, LaSalle, Colo. Genetic Leaders International Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb. M-M Ranch, Chanute, Kan. Maple Edge Hereford Farm, Bloomfield, Conn. NJW Polled Herefords, Sheridan, Wyo. National Cattle Services, Elgin, Okla. Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb. Signature Signs, Hartley, Iowa Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D.

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The seats were packed to witness the Mile High Night Sale gross $372,025.

Horacio La Valle, Buenos Aires, Argentina, was honored during the pen show for attending the NWSS for more than 30 years.

Ark., bought Lot 1 for $20,000. All of the proceeds go to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America. For more on the embryo package, see Page 58. The Mile High Night Sale, grossing $372,025, was sold with 4.41 bulls averaging $41,213 and 12 females commanding $8,521 per head. Five flushes brought $9,200 per flush and 33 embryos averaged $667. For more on the sale, see Page 59. Saturday Judge Callahan sorted the female show back on the Hill. Following the female shows, he selected the supreme Hereford champion NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET. Owned by Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburg, Ont., Trust first won the grand champion polled bull title. For complete results from the Hill, see Pages 52 and 68. On Saturday prior to the selection of the supreme champion Hereford, Eddie Sandberg, Courtland, Kan., was recognized as the 2012

The highlight of Saturday was the selection of the supreme champion Hereford. Judge Callahan evaluated the polled and horned champion females and bulls as well as champions from the junior show before selecting NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET as supreme Hereford.

Bradford Awarded OXO World Traveler Scholarship The opportunity to attend a World Hereford Conference is one that Heather Bradford, St. Marys, Ohio, will now have, thanks to the OXO World Traveler Scholarship. Heather was presented the scholarship during the National Western Stock Show National Hereford Show Jan. 14 in Denver. The late Marilyn Matasovic made this scholarship possible in memory of her parents Estelle and John Matasovic. The scholarship provides $4,500 in travel funds for Heather to attend the 2012 World Hereford Conference in Alberta, Canada, in July. The Matasovics loved Herefords and travel. They attended nine World Hereford Conferences and enjoyed the wonders of faraway countries and customs. This love inspired Marilyn to create the scholarship to honor her parents. Heather has been a National Junior Hereford Association and Ohio Buckeye Junior Hereford Association member for 14 years.

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Heather Bradford, (center) St. Marys, Ohio, was presented the OXO World Traveler Scholarship during the 2012 National Western Stock Show in Denver. Pictured presenting the award is Estelle and John Matasovic’s grandson, John Sweirzensky, and daughter, Linda Sweirzensky.

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Judge Callahan selected Haley Hudson’s September heifer calf as champion horned female. Proud dad Wes is at the halter.

Judge Callahan congratulates Jan Ward exhibiting the supreme Hereford.

Olsen Ranches Presented Hereford Innovator Award Olsen Ranches Inc., Harrisburg, Neb., was honored with the 2012 Hereford Innovator Award by the American Hereford Association (AHA) for the ranch’s commitment to the Hereford industry and the National Reference Sire Program (NRSP). Art and Karyn Olsen and Douglas and Pam Olsen were presented with the award at the National Western Stock Show Hereford Carload and Pen Show in Denver Jan. 13. Olsen Ranches has been a test herd for the AHA’s National Reference Sire Program Olsen Ranches Inc., Harrisburg, Neb., was honored with a Hereford Innovator Award by the AHA for the ranch’s commitment to the Hereford industry and the NRSP. Pictured at the awards (NRSP) since 1999. Over the years, the presentation on Jan. 13 in Denver are: Craig Huffhines, AHA executive vice president; Pam, Luke, ranch has tested 146 bulls and submitted Isaac, Douglas, Karyn and Art Olsen; and David Breiner, AHA president. data on 7,623. AHA Director of Breed Improvement of the Year. The Olsens were instrumental in the National and Chief Operating Officer Jack Ward says, “The Olsens operate Cattlemen’s Beef Association Carcass Merit Project as well as in one of the most progressive commercial herds in the country, the international study sponsored by the AHA to standardize and they have been instrumental in identifying sires that have Hereford breed EPDs between the U.S., Canada and Australia. moved the Hereford breed in the right direction. Their data Today the progressive Olsen operation focuses on its collection is impeccable, and with the addition of the GrowSafe commercial cow-calf herd, with 850 cows comprised primarily of system, they will help the AHA maintain its leadership role in the Hereford genetics with crossbreeding of Red Angus genetics. beef cattle industry by identifying differences among sires for Along with the cow herd, the Olsens raise irrigated and economically relevant traits.” dryland wheat, corn, barley and alfalfa. They offer custom The Olsens’ dedication has been recognized by other backgrounding and artificial insemination (AI) services. In 2010 organizations as well. Olsen Ranches was recognized as the the Olsens added a GrowSafe system, which allows the collection 2004 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Commercial Producer of feed efficiency data, to their feedlot. HW www.hereford.org

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Pictured following the selection of the supreme Hereford are: Craig Huffhines, American Hereford Association executive vice president; Judge Jarold Callahan; Jan Ward at the halter of NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET; Lindsey Lane and Tom Lane Jr.

NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET

Supreme, grand and senior champion polled bull, by Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburg, Ontario, with a Feb. 24, 2009, son of KCF Bennett 3008.

STAR Shock Wave 13Y ET

Reserve grand and junior calf champion polled bull, by Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; DeLHawk Cattle, Earlville, Ill.; Moss Land & Cattle, Powell Butte, Ore.; and Shock Wave Group, Skiatook, Okla., with a Jan. 6, 2011, son of STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET.

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BW 5.1 WW 49 YW 83 MM 20 M&G 45 WT 1,385 WDA 3.73 SC 37.5

JW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET was named supreme Hereford champion at the 2012 National Western Stock Show National Hereford Show in Denver Jan. 14. Owned by Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburg, Ontario, Trust first won the grand champion polled bull title. The Supreme award is sponsored in memory of Tom Lane Sr. Judge Jarold Callahan, Yukon, Okla., evaluated 408 on the Hill including 133 bulls and 275 females. He complimented exhibitors saying, “This was a tremendous Hereford show. The quality ran deep in both the bull and heifer shows.” Trust is a Feb. 24, 2009, son of KCF Bennett 3008 and showed with EPDs of birth weight (BW) 2.3; weaning weight (WW) 58; yearling weight (YW) 92; milk (MM) 23; and milk & growth

H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET

Grand and intermediate champion horned bull, by Hoffman-W4 LLC, Thedford, Neb., and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with a May 9, 2010, son of Golden Oak Outcross 18U.

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(M&G) 52. He weighed 2,609 lb. and had a weight per day of age (WDA) of 2.48. Champion horned bull honors went to Hoffman-W4 LLC, Thedford, Neb., and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET. He is a May 2010 son of Golden Oak Outcross 18U and showed with EPDs of BW 4.4; WW 62; YW 109; MM 26 and M&G 57. He weighed 2,005 lb. and had a WDA of 3.27. Reserve champion polled bull went to Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; DeLHawk Cattle, Earlville, Ill.; Moss Land & Cattle, Powell Butte, Ore.; and Shock Wave Group,

CRC Sally 373W Champion polled cow-calf pair, by Cody Cope, Columbiana, Ohio, with July 9, 2009, daughter of SLF Big N Rich.

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WSF Lady Catalina 8045

LH Miss Intense 9287 ET

Champion horned cow-calf pair, by Dylan Harden, Sulphur, Okla., with an Oct. 10, 2009, daughter of BR DM TNT 7010 ET with her September BW 3.7 bull calf by WW 56 HH Advance YW 82 5031R. MM 19 M&G 47

TCC Ms Diana 01

Grand and spring yearling champion polled female, by Blake Tucker, N. Platte, Neb., with a March 1, 2010, daughter of CRR About Time 743.

Blacktop Vicky 028 ET

Reserve grand and junior yearling champion polled female, by Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with a Jan. 25, 2010, daughter of BR Moler ET. www.hereford.org

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BW 3.1 WW 44 YW 69 MM 17 M&G 39

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Reserve champion polled cow-calf pair, by Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho; N Lazy S Ranch, Blackfoot, Idaho; and Bar N Bar, Blackfoot, Idaho, with an Oct. 17, 2008, daughter of WSF MC Destination 120J 545 ET and her July bull calf by Grandview CMR Creative 9320.

Churchill Lady 0230X ET

Grand and fall calf champion horned female, by Haley Hudson, Harrison, Ark., with a Sept. 7, 2010, daughter of Golden Oak Outcross 18U.

GKB TMH 158W Breeze B113 ET

Reserve grand and junior calf champion horned female, by Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., with a Jan. 15, 2011, daughter of STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET.

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Horned get-of-sire: Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with a group sired by GH Rambo 279R.

Skiatook, Okla., with STAR Shock Wave 13Y ET. He is a January 2011 son of STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET and showed with EPDs of BW 5.1; WW 49; YW 83; MM 20; and M&G 45. He weighed 1,385 lb. for a WDA of 3.73. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Curtis & Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., won the reserve champion horned bull title with C Chanelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nitro 1027 ET. He is a January 2011 son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET and showed with EPDs of BW 4.4; WW 57; YW 90; MM 20 and M&G 48. He weighed 1,473 lb. and had a 3.97 WDA. Saturday in the female show junior members dominated. TCC Ms Diana 01 captured champion

Horned premier exhibitor, co-premier breeder and best six head: Four L Hereford Farm

Polled get-of-sire: Star Lake Cattle Ranch with a group sired by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET.

Polled premier breeder and premier exhibitor: Star Lake Cattle Ranch

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polled female honors in both the open and junior shows. She is owned by Blake Tucker, North Platte, Neb., and is a March 2010 daughter of CRR About Time 743. She showed with EPDs of BW 3.3; WW 55; YW 82; MM 20 and M&G 47. Champion horned female honors went to junior member Haley Hudson, Harrison, Ark., with Churchill Lady 0230X ET. She is a September 2010 daughter of Golden Oak Outcross 18U and showed with EPDs of BW 5.3; WW 62; YW 101; MM 21 and M&G 52. Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., won the reserve champion polled female banner in both the open and junior shows with Blacktop Vicky 028 ET. She is a January 2010 daughter of BR Moler ET and showed with EPDs of BW 3.1; WW 44; YW 69; MM 17 and M&G 39. Junior member Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., claimed the reserve horned female championship with GKB TMH 158W Breeze B113 ET. She is a January 2011 daughter of STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET and showed with EPDs of BW 5.8; WW 55; YW 91; MM 19 and M&G 47.

In the horned division, Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., was named premier exhibitor, co-premier breeder and exhibited the best six head. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, shared the premier breeder title. Four L Hereford Farm also exhibited the best get-of-sire with a group sired by GH Rambo 279R. On the polled side, Star Lake Cattle Ranch claimed premier breeder, premier exhibitor and best six head banners. Star Lake also won best get-of-sire with a group sired by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. In the junior show on Thursday, Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., captured the champion horned female banner with Purple RRO Ruby 41X by JCS Showtime. Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., showed the reserve champion horned female, BF 743 Burlesque 092X ET by CRR About Time 743. Division photos and class placings start on Page 68. To view complete results of the 2012 National Western National Hereford Show visit Hereford.org and select “National Show Results” in the “Favorites” menu. HW

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Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with Blacktop Vicky 028 ET, a Jan. 25, 2010, daughter of BR Moler ET.

Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., with BF 743 Burlesque 092X ET, a Sept. 27, 2010, daughter of CRR About Time 743.

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tar Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., reigned victorious yet again in the Hereford carload show capturing win number 13 on lucky Friday the 13th during the 2012 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, topped the pen of three bull show for the second year in a row and Grandview CMR, Como, Miss., won the pen of three female show in the Denver Yards. Greg Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho, Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo, Texas, and Cody Lowderman, Macomb, Ill., teamed up to evaluate the Yard shows which included five carloads, 32 bull pens and 17 heifer pens. After the show Shaw said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The depth of quality was impressive from top to bottom. The Hereford breed has

improved so much the last few years. If you watched this show, you saw why Hereford bulls are in such demand today in the beef industry.â&#x20AC;? Reserve grand champion carload honors went to Delaney Herefords Inc., Lake Benton, Minn. Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan., was reserve champion in the junior bull calf division before being selected reserve grand champion pen. Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill., showed the reserve champion pen of three females. Placings for the show in the Yards start on Page 66. You can download a PDF of the entry data and placings at Hereford.org. HW

Grand champion carload

Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., with a group sired by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET, STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET, FCC 7M Quantum 2U, GO Advance S109, STAR Bright Future 533P ET, STAR KKH SSF Kamikaze 41W ET and CRR About Time 743.

Reserve grand champion carload

Delaney Herefords Inc., Lake Benton, Minn., with a group sired by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET, SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W, AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, THR Thor 4029 and TH 122 711 Victor 719T.

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YW 93 MM 22

M&G 49 SC 36.5

WT 1,296 WDA 3.64

BW 4.0 WW 55

YW 83 MM 23

M&G 51 SC 36.7

WT 1,092 WDA 3.37

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Grand champion pen of bulls

Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, with a group sired by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, C New Era ET and TH SHR 605 57G Bismarck 243R.

Reserve grand champion pen of bulls

Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan., with a group sired by THR Thor 4029, SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET and SHF Vision R117 U38.

Grand champion pen of females

Grandview CMR, Como, Miss., with a group sired by PW Victor Boomer P606. www.hereford.org

BW 5.0 WW 51 YW 78 MM 30 M&G 55

BW 2.6 WW 55

YW 85 MM 22

BW 4.3 WW 55

YW 88 MM 21

M&G 49 SC 41.2

M&G 49 SC 37.3

WT 1,267 WDA 3.63

WT 1,162 WDA 3.48

Reserve grand champion pen of females

Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill., with a group sired by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

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National Junior Hereford Association board members are pictured with donors of the 2012 Hereford Youth Foundation Embryo Package as well as the purchasers of the package, the McMahon family of Belle Point Ranch, Ft. Smith, Ark.

McMahon Family Purchases Embryo Package for

$20,000 to Benefit Hereford Youth H

ereford enthusiasts once again came together to support the youth Jan. 13 in the Beef Palace Auction Arena during the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Belle Point Ranch and the Dave and Mary Ann McMahon family of Ft. Smith, Ark., generously supported the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) by purchasing the embryo package for $20,000. All of the proceeds go to HYFA. With the purchase of Lot 1, Belle Point and the McMahons have acquired six exciting matings, 20 embryos in all, and some of the top Hereford genetics in the country. These generous donors contributed to the embryo package:

Sunset Ridge Herefords, Billy Martin, Cumming, Ga.

Mill Creek Ranch/Pied Piper Farms, Alma, Kan., and Hamlin, Texas

Jensen Bros., Kevin and Shelia Jensen, Courtland, Kan.

Topp Herefords, Ryan and Prairie Topp, Grace City, N.D.

Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Keith and Cheryl Fawcett and Daniel and Kari Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D.

Through the years Belle Point Ranch and the McMahon family have been very supportive of Hereford youth. They also purchased the 2010 HYFA Foundation Female.

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“Since 2008, Lot 1 has generated nearly $250,000, and it is very rewarding to have donors like Belle Point Ranch step up time and again in support of the Foundation,” says Amy Cowan, HYFA director. “The Dave and Mary Ann McMahon family, as well as the embryo donors for this year’s package lot, are to be commended for their continuous support of our Hereford youth program.” HW

NJHA board members and donors watch as Lot 1 sells.

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xcitement and enthusiasm filled the air in the packed Beef Palace Auction Arena for the Mile High Night Hereford Sale Jan. 13 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The Hereford offering was top-notch and the bidding proved it. When the gavel was silenced for the final time, a total of $372,025 was sold with 4.41 bulls averaging $41,213 and 12 females commanding $8,521 per head. Five flushes brought $9,200 per flush, and 33 embryos averaged $667. Starting the sale was the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) lot, which included 20 embryos donated by Sunset Ridge Herefords, Cumming, Ga.; Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan.; Pied Piper Farms, Hamlin, Texas; Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan.; Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D.; and Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. Belle Point Ranch, David McMahon family of Ft. Smith, Ark., purchased this outstanding set of genetics for $20,000 (see Page 58). Topping the sale at $62,500 was Lot 36, which was a March 2011 bull by CMR GVP MR Maternal 156T, consigned by Grandview CMR, Como, Miss. The bull, GV CMR Strong 156T Y449 ET, was purchased by Sparks Ranch, Waverly, Ala., and the Strong Syndicate. A very close second high seller was Lot 15, which sold to the Perfect Timing Syndicate, Thedford, Neb., for $62,000. The syndicate purchased a quarter semen interest in H H Perfect Timing 0150 ET, an Aug. 1, 2010, son of CRR About Time 743, that was consigned by Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.; Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb.; Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont.; Grand Meadows Farm, Ada, Mich.; Chris Frans, Thomas, Okla.;

Curtis Castle, Crawford, Okla.; and Don Moler, Cheyenne, Okla. The third high seller was Lot 8, the pick of Ned and Jan Ward’s 2012 heifer calf crop. Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky., paid $28,000 for the opportunity to select a top female from the Ward’s Sheridan, Wyo., operation. Lot 2, a mainstay in this national sale, the pick of any female from Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D., was selected by Belle Point Ranch for $15,000. Lot 16, a flush on LJ HVH 33N Radisson 471T ET, a March 11, 2007, daughter of SHF Radar M326 R125, consigned by Churchill Cattle Co., Hoffman Ranch and Al Swanson, Peterson, Iowa, was selected for $15,000 by Whispering Wind Farm, Center Conway, N.H. Lot 21, Boyd 3136N Payweight 0214, a Feb. 22, 2010, son of Remitall Online 122L, consigned by Boyd Beef Cattle, commanded $12,000 and was selected by Locust Hill Farm LLC, Middleburg, Va. Lot 3, choice of the carload of bulls consigned by Atkins Herefords, Tea, S.D., and Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton, Minn., went through the ring at $11,000. Grassy Run Resources Inc., Winfield, W.Va., selected the right to take its choice from this stout set of bulls. Lot 18, pick of the herd flush of spring calving donors from Churchill Cattle Co., went to Jim Rosenberg, Clear Lake, Iowa, for $11,000. Lot 4A, AH JDH Ms 158W 23Y ET, a Feb. 9, 2011, daughter of STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET was consigned by Pete Atkins and Delaney Herefords. White Willow Polled Herefords, Morris, Ill., bid $10,000 for this heifer. Lot 23, pick of donor dams’ flush consigned by Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., rounded out the high sellers at $10,000, going to Nichols Cattle Co., Ringwood, Okla., and Jerry Nickelson, Waynoka, Okla. The auctioneers for the national sale were Eddie Sims, Matt Sims and Cody Lowderman. National Cattle Services, Elgin, Okla., and American Hereford Association managed the sale.

— Joe Rickabaugh, AHA director of field management and seedstock marketing

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A True Herdsman Eddie Sandberg was presented the coveted herdsman belt buckle during the 2012 National Western Stock Show.

edicated, loyal, tends to business, full of energy and leads by example. These are just a few of the ways people describe Edward Allen Sandberg. Because of these qualities and his abilities, “Eddie” was recognized as the 2012 Hereford Herdsman of the Year during the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

Eddie was selected for the award by his peers — other Hereford herdsmen and breeders — and was honored prior to the selection of the supreme champion Hereford on Jan. 14. “He lives and breathes his job as a herdsman for Jensen Bros.,” says Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, N.M. “He puts his whole heart into the Jensen program. He works side-byside with Kevin and has learned so much during his tenure. He gets the job done and does it successfully.” Eddie grew up in Indiana showing crossbred and Simmental cattle. He was active in 4-H and FFA in his hometown of Monon. Eddie attended Kansas State University, where he competed on the livestock judging team. While in school, he met Kevin Jensen and started working for the Jensen family part-time. After graduating from K-State in 2005, he moved to Courtland and started working for Jensen Bros. as its herdsman. Having fitted and shown cattle since he was 7, Eddie says what he enjoys most is the competition and the camaraderie among those who show cattle. “We all like to win,” he says, “but if you are in a pinch, someone will come help you or you’ll go help him or her.” Eddie admits that being a herdsman is not always an easy job, but it is what he enjoys doing. “I love the game of showing — the competition of fitting cattle and being a breeder and trying to make mating decisions that will produce the best product possible.”

More than the showring

Eddie Sandberg received the 2012 Herdsman of the Year belt buckle from Cliff Copeland, American Hereford Association (AHA) vice president, and Craig Huffhines, AHA executive vice president.

Success fitting starts at home. Eddie says that you can’t go to a show without doing your work at home first.

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Eddie has helped the Jensen family earn numerous purple banners through the years, but his responsibilities are far more than getting the show cattle ready. He helps oversee Jensen’s 300-head cow herd as well as helps manage Jensen Genetics, a custom semen collection service.

Pictured with Eddie are Kevin, Sheila, Brady and Ben Jensen and Lynn Gordon, Sheila’s sister.

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“He is truly a herdsman at our place,” Kevin explains. “He AIs (artificially inseminates) our cows, assists with bull collection, calves cows and helps with the day-to-day management.” When Eddie started, Jensen Genetics Center was in its infancy. Today he is responsible for the management and daily care of bulls, performs the collection and assists with lab work. “Reproduction is something I really enjoy,” Eddie says. “The creation process and reproduction technology is exciting.” He also enjoys working with the Jensen donor cows. He is responsible for getting the donors and recipient cows prepared and does all the breeding and heat detection.

Mentors When asked who had helped shape him, Eddie has a long list of those who have influenced him. On top of the list is his dad, Martin Sandberg, and Kevin. “Kevin has been such a great influence on my life,” Eddie says. “He has taught me about the breed, how to make mating decisions, how to be a better evaluator of livestock and helped me become a better, well-rounded person.” Eddie also credits Sheila Jensen, Brad Hanewich, Howard Fehlman, Todd Herman, Jason Hoffman, Kyle Perez, Steve Osborne and Grant McKay for making a difference in his life as they are those whom he has watched and looked up to as he has found his home in the Hereford industry.

Family, future Kevin says that Eddie has truly become part of the Jensen family. “Eddie is as loyal as an employee as we have ever had,” he adds. At Jensen Bros. for nearly seven years, Eddie has had a chance to watch and be part of Kevin and Sheila’s family. “It’s been fun to see Brady, Brooke and Ben grow and develop and take an interest in the cattle,” Eddie says. “It has been fun to share my experiences with them.” Brady says Eddie is very deserving of the herdsman award. “Eddie has worked in our operation for numerous years, and he has led by example on what the true meaning of work ethic is,” he adds. Although he was not born into the Hereford breed, Eddie plans to be associated with the breed for many years to come. While working at Jensens’, he has started building his own herd of Hereford and Angus cows. Eddie says he was honored to be named the 2012 Hereford Herdsman of the Year. “To be a herdsman is to do God’s work and take care of the creatures he’s put here for us to manage,” Eddie says. “Looking back at history and the guys who have come before me, they are some of the breed’s legendary breeders and fitters. They are people others call to get advice. It’s an honor to be part of that club.” HW

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Jensens exhibited two class-winning pens at the 2012 National Western Stock Show.

Eddie’s Tips 2012 Herdsman of the Year Eddie Sandberg gives these words of advice, specifically to youth in the beef industry.

• Hard work always gets noticed. “Keep your head down, your chin up and keep moving. If you work hard the right people will notice.”

• Ask questions. “If you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask. There is no such thing as a dumb question.”

• Don’t be afraid to try. “Pick up a set of clippers and practice. You’re not going to get better unless you try.”

• Success starts at home. “To reap the benefits at the show, hard work must be done at home.”

• Don’t be scared to try new things. “Remember and respect the history of our breed, but be innovative and push the envelope to improve our breed for the future.” HW

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 Carload and Pen Placings  Heifer Pen Placings

Rank

Age

M&G

FAT

REA

WDA

Junior Heifer Calves — Calved 2/18/2011 to 4/20/2011 — 6 pens shown Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill.** 1 DaKitch Herefords Farms, Ada, Minn. 2 Baumgarten Cattle Co., Belfield, N.D. 3

302 307 314

4.3 4.0 3.1

49 54 44

86 86 74

17 21 24

42 48 44

-0.02 0.01 0.04

0.41 0.39 0.29

898 922 877

2.98 3.00 2.79

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Junior Heifer Calves — Calved 1/26/2011 to 3/15/2011 — 5 pens shown Sidwell Ranch, Columbus, Mont. 1 Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D. 2 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo. 3

327 323 323

3.8 4.9 3.1

43 54 51

69 82 81

15 23 22

37 49 47

-0.01 -0.02 -0.02

0.36 0.50 0.14

908 845 823

2.78 2.61 2.55

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Junior Heifer Calves — Calved 1/3/2011 to 3/3/2011 — 5 pens shown Grandview CMR, Como, Miss.* 1 Snowshoe Cattle Co., Pompeys Pillar, Mont. 2 Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton, Minn. 3

373 331 342

5.0 3.5 3.5

51 55 52

78 84 80

30 23 21

55 51 48

0.02 0.00 0.00

0.65 0.60 0.42

975 907 835

2.61 2.74 2.44

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Senior Heifer Calves — Calved 9/15/2010 to 10/1/2010 — 1 pen shown B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan.* 1

477

3.4

-0.01

0.25

1,143

2.40

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Carload Placings

Rank

Age

M&G

FAT

REA

WDA

Spring Bull Calves — Calved 3/1/2011 to 3/30/2011 — 2 carloads shown Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb.* 1 Lowell Fisher Family, Spencer, Neb.** 2

312 304

3.8 4.2

52 48

82 85

27 25

53 49

-0.01 0.00

0.39 0.29

1,051 1,070

3.37 3.51

36.2 33.5

Junior Bull Calves — Calved 1/1/2011 to 3/18/2011 — 2 carloads shown Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.* 1 Delaney Herefords Inc., Lake Benton, Minn.** 2

356 324

4.9 4.0

55 55

93 83

22 23

49 51

-0.01 0.00

0.40 0.49

1,296 1,092

3.64 3.37

36.5 36.7

Yearling Bulls — Calved 2/1/2010 to 3/3/2010 — 1 carload shown 4V Douthit Hereford Ranch, St. Francis, Kan.*

692

3.1

0.01

0.13

1,928

2.79

41.8

Rank

Bull Pen Placings

Age

M&G

FAT

REA

WDA

Spring Bull Calves — Calved 3/2/2011 to 4/11/2011 — 4 pens shown Grandview CMR, Como, Miss.* 1 Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D.** 2 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. 2

303 305 292

3.7 4.7 3.1

60 53 47

91 83 76

23 23 19

53 49 42

0.01 -0.02 0.01

0.59 0.39 0.37

1,125 1,062 1,085

3.72 3.48 3.72

36.7 35.0 33.8

Spring Bull Calves — Calved 3/2/2011 to 3/28/2011 — 4 pens shown Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. 1 Sidwell Herefords, Carr, Colo. 2 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. 3

310 310 306

3.7 3.8 4.4

65 49 47

99 81 76

21 20 22

53 44 46

0.02 -0.01 0.00

0.59 0.50 0.07

1,003 1,140 1,083

3.24 3.68 3.54

34.3 37.3 36.5

Junior Bull Calves — Calved 2/8/2011 to 3/19/2011 — 6 pens shown Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. 1 Ernst Herefords, Windsor, Colo. 2 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus, Mont. 3

320 317 317

3.9 3.5 4.2

72 52 59

105 86 93

24 21 20

59 47 50

0.02 0.00 0.00

0.71 0.40 0.47

1,137 1,145 1,078

3.55 3.62 3.41

35.5 36.0 35.2

Junior Bull Calves — Calved 1/26/2011 to 3/28/2011 — 6 pens shown Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan.** 1 Schmidt Herefords, Pipestone, Minn. 2 Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla. 3

334 345 322

2.6 4.5 2.3

55 57 48

85 94 76

22 19 17

49 48 41

-0.01 -0.01 -0.03

0.43 0.42 0.56

1,162 1,303 1,092

3.48 3.77 3.39

41.2 38.8 34.8

Junior Bull Calves — Calved 1/1/2011 to 2/27/2011 — 5 pens shown Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho* 1 Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. 2 Grandview CMR, Como, Miss. 3

349 353 362

4.3 4.7 2.8

55 66 67

88 112 99

21 19 20

49 52 54

0.00 0.02 0.01

0.56 0.74 0.60

1,267 1,193 1,313

3.63 3.38 3.63

37.3 37.2 35.3

Senior Bull Calves — Calved 9/7/2010 to 10/2/2010 — 1 pen shown Middleswarth Hereford Ranch, Torrington, Wyo.* 1

479

5.1

0.02

0.12

1,482

3.10

39.8

Yearling Bulls — Calved 2/1/2010 to 9/22/2010 — 6 pens shown Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D.* Ernst Herefords, Windsor, Colo.** Douthit Herefords, St. Francis, Kan.

649 655 671

5.6 3.8 2.6

59 53 47

99 86 79

20 17 20

49 43 44

0.02 0.01 0.00

0.45 0.45 0.39

2,100 1,998 1,782

3.24 3.05 2.65

42.2 41.5 39.0

1 2 3

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Champion spring calf carload: Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb.

Reserve spring calf carload: Lowell Fisher Family, Spencer, Neb.

Champion spring bull calf pen: Grandview CMR, Como, Miss.

Reserve spring bull calf pen: Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D.

Champion senior bull calf pen: Middleswarth Hereford Ranch, Torrington, Wyo.

Champion yearling bull pen: Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D.

Reserve yearling bull pen: Ernst Herefords, Windsor, Colo.

Champion senior heifer pen: B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan.

Not pictured: Champion yearling carload: 4V Douthit Hereford Ranch, St. Francis, Kan. www.hereford.org

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 Horned Division and Class Placings 

Spring calf champion heifer: Brady Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with KJ DWE 968R Tori 457Y by THR Thor 4029.

Reserve spring calf champion heifer: Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Beccalynn 1022 ET by BR CSF Copper ET.

Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., and Thud Ridge Farms, Wrightstown, N.J., with STAR TRF Awe Ya Need 126Y ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET.

Reserve fall calf champion heifer: Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., with GKB JKL 146 Breeze B060 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146.

Class 101 — Horned Spring Heifer Calves Calved 5/7/2011 to 6/1/2011 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.7 50 76 20 45 -0.04 0.43 Class Avg: 4.7 54 86 22 48 -0.01 0.49 1. Dalton Davis, Thorntown, Ind., with Ramsey Sooner Time 6Y by CRR About Time 743. 2. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Brandi Y103 ET by BR Currency 8144 ET. 3. Eric Rosson, Milford, Texas, with C 146 Notice Me 1267 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146.

Class 103.A — Horned Junior Heifer Calves Calved 2/14/2011 to 2/24/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.7 52 81 25 50 -0.03 0.37 Class Avg: 4.7 55 92 20 48 -0.01 0.43 1. Richard and Shirley Thomas, Gold Creek, Mont., with RST Ms 743 About Time 1043 by CRR About Time 743. 2. White Cattle Co., Buffalo, Wyo., with WCC 5T Karen 101 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 3. Russell Miller, Thorntown, Ind., with MH 122L Miss Boomer 1403 ET by CS Boomer 29F.

Class 102.A — Horned Spring Heifer Calves Calved 4/10/2011 to 4/26/2011 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.2 48 76 23 47 0.01 0.32 Class Avg: 4.1 53 87 24 50 0.00 0.40 1. Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill., with LCC Merry’s Revenge 17Y ET by SLDK Vendetta V-9 ET. 2. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR CSF Brooke 1072 ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 3. Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, with BR Bailee 1066 ET by DM BR Sooner.

Class 103.B — Horned Junior Heifer Calves Calved 2/3/2011 to 2/10/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.3 52 87 16 42 -0.01 0.42 Class Avg: 4.3 53 87 21 47 -0.01 0.35 1. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., and Thud Ridge Farms, Wrightstown, N.J., with STAR TRF Awe Ya Need 126Y ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 2. Russell and Faye Andrews, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, with Triple-A 9121 Rebecca 5Y by CL 1 Domino 9121W 1ET. 3. Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with ANL A 7136 143 Splendid ET 12Y by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 102.B — Horned Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/22/2011 to 4/7/2011 — 7 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 4.8 55 98 25 52 0.03 0.64 Class Avg: 4.4 53 89 19 45 0.01 0.45 1. Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb., and Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb., with UPS Miss Navarro 1026 by UPS Navarro. 2. Charlsie Craig, Scandia, Kan., with UPS Miss Nitro 1186 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 3. Robbie Myers, Siloam Springs, Ark., with LH Miss Bailout 1137 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. Class 102.C — Horned Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/6/2011 to 3/17/2011 — 6 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 3.0 53 83 22 49 0.02 0.29 Class Avg: 3.9 54 87 23 50 0.00 0.49 1. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Beccalynn 1022 ET by BR CSF Copper ET. 2. Ben, Brady and Brooke Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with H SWSN Honesty 1039 by K&B Tailor Made 9017W ET. 3. Jacob Gould, Stillwater, Okla., with LH Langford Lady 1115 by BR DM TNT 7010 ET. Class 102.D — Horned Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/1/2011 to 3/5/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.3 58 93 27 56 0.02 0.57 3.8 54 89 21 48 0.01 0.49 Class Avg: 1. Brady Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with KJ DWE 968R Tori 457Y by THR Thor 4029. 2. Richard and Shirley Thomas, Gold Creek, Mont., with RST Ms 7822 Loaded 1160 by HB Loaded 7822. 3. Austin, Chance, Montana, and Nick Deppe, Maquoketa, Iowa, with H KH DD Dianna 1202 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U.

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Class 104.A — Horned Junior Heifer Calves Calved 1/19/2011 to 1/30/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.1 55 86 33 61 -0.04 0.60 Class Avg: 4.0 55 85 24 52 0.01 0.41 1. Sherry Hanson, Conde, S.D., with F Ms Payback 170 by H Payback 807 ET. 2. Reba and Justin Hurst, Nevada, Mo., with H DeLHawk Athena 110 ET by CL 1 Domino 955W. 3. Bradley Dallas, Innisfail, Alberta, with BCD 902W Karbelle 103Y by Churchill Bronx 902W. Class 104.B — Horned Junior Heifer Calves Calved 1/2/2011 to 1/15/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.8 55 91 19 47 0.01 0.46 Class Avg: 4.2 50 82 20 45 0.00 0.38 1. Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., with GKB TMH 158W Breeze B113 ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 2. Jess Hawk, Earlville, Ill., with DeLHawk JTH Liz 1114 ET by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. 3. Emmit and Ethan Garmmon, Siloam Springs, Ark., with WORR Karma X67 by Purple Milsap 45S. Class 105 — Horned Winter Heifer Calves Calved 11/3/2010 to 12/19/2010 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.3 51 80 24 50 -0.02 0.43 Class Avg: 4.3 50 78 18 43 -0.01 0.49 1. Kaine and Blane Warnken, Schulenburg, Texas, with KW Sassy 435 00100 ET by DM BR Sooner. 2. Blayke Breeding, Miami, Texas, with B&C Ms Mark Ram 0245 1ET by GH Rambo 279R. 3. Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L 5010R Dak Lass X0141 ET by Four L Dakota Gold 5010R. www.hereford.org

 Horned Division and Class Placings  Class 106 — Horned Senior Heifer Calves Calved 9/7/2010 to 10/12/2010 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.3 62 101 21 52 -0.01 0.85 Class Avg: 4.1 56 90 21 49 -0.01 0.62 1. Haley Hudson, Harrison, Ark., with Churchill Lady 0230X ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 2. Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., with GKB JKL 146 Breeze B060 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146. 3. Alec Bailey, Colusa, Calif., with H Salley 0161 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Class 107 — Horned Late Summer Yearling Heifers Calved 7/15/2010 — 1 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.4 55 90 21 48 -0.01 0.75 1. Staci and Cameron Curry, McAlester, Okla., with CH JR Judy 0040 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146. Class 108 — Horned Early Summer Yearling Females Calved 5/3/2010 to 5/20/2010 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.7 56 84 22 50 -0.06 0.73 Class Avg: 4.2 53 85 22 48 -0.02 0.53 1. Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., with BAR1 743 Mae X15 ET by CRR About Time 743. 2. Austin Breeding, Miami, Texas, with B&C Ms Top Gun 0178 by GH Adams Top Gun ET 516T. 3. Mariah Behrends, San Jose, Ill., with MCR 4002 Rosemary 010X ET by BR Moler ET. Class 109.A — Horned Spring Yearling Females Calved 4/2/2010 to 4/20/2010 — 6 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner – – – – – – – Class Avg: 3.9 54 90 17 44 0.00 0.52 1. Nathan Frost, Tallula, Ill., with DF Frost Addison 15X by SR CG Hard Rock 5073. 2. Mitchell Tucker, N.Platte, Neb., with TCC Ms Natalie 06 ET by TCC Orange County Chopper 70ET. 3. Clayton Schmitt, Ulysses, Neb., with H W4 Mariah 0103 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Class 109.B — Horned Spring Yearling Females Calved 3/2/2010 to 3/29/2010 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 4.3 56 87 25 53 0.02 0.45 Winner Class Avg: 4.0 52 84 18 44 -0.01 0.48 1. Brett Hanza, Lawton, Okla., with JCS Nancy 0231 by Churchill Ram 708T. 2. Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with Purple RRO Ruby 41X by JCS Showtime. 3. Lauren Schiermiester-White, Buffalo, Wyo., with JC Miss Advance 029 by K&B Headline 6147S. Class 110 — Horned Junior Yearling Heifers Calved 1/10/2010 to 2/20/2010 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.3 57 82 34 62 0.00 0.70 Class Avg: 3.7 56 89 25 52 0.01 0.54 1. Elizabeth Nessler, Sherman, Ill., with C&M New Mexico Lady 0011 by H5 9126 Domino 752. 2. Katie Ochsner, Torrington, Wyo.; Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky.; and Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., with GO Ms 7195 Advance X54 by HH Advance 7195T. 3. Kelsey Hirsche, High River, Alberta, with GH Adams Domino Lassy 55X by CL 1 Domino 796T 1ET. Class 201 — Horned Spring Bull Calves Calved 5/1/2011 to 5/17/2011 — 5 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.6 58 97 20 49 0.00 0.69 Class Avg: 4.1 57 91 23 51 0.00 0.55 1. Seely Sayre, Arenzville, Ill., with SHF Nitro 1158 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Niemeyer Cattle Co., Peyton, Colo., with N Mr Flash Domino Ian 127 by N Mr Neon Flash 812. 3. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Currency Y108 ET by BR Currency 8144 ET.

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Intermediate champion heifer: Staci and Cameron Curry, McAlester, Okla., with CH JR Judy 0040 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146.

Reserve intermediate champion heifer: Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., with BAR1 743 Mae X15 ET by CRR About Time 743.

Spring yearling champion heifer: Nathan Frost, Tallula, Ill., with DF Frost Addison 15X by SR CG Hard Rock 5073.

Reserve spring yearling champion heifer: Brett Hanza, Lawton, Okla., with JCS Nancy 0231 by Churchill Ram 708T.

Junior yearling champion heifer: Elizabeth Nessler with C&M New Mexico Lady 0011 by H5 9126 Domino 752.

Reserve junior yearling champion heifer: Katie Ochsner, Torrington, Wyo.; Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky.; and Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., with GO MS 7195 Advance X54 by HH Advance 7195T.

Class 202.A — Horned Spring Bull Calves Calved 3/23/2011 to 4/12/2011 — 10 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.8 51 74 19 44 0.01 0.09 Class Avg: 3.9 48 76 22 47 -0.02 0.38 1. Ward Ranch, McAlester, Okla., and Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., with H RW Advance 1126 ET by HH Advance 8203U ET. 2. Amy Stillahn, Cheyenne, Wyo., with TS Rock Solid 109 by ARS Neon Moon 802. 3. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill.; and Prairie Rose Cattle Co., Sherman, Ill., with GKB PRCC Downtown Avenue ET by GKB Downtown B627 ET. Class 202.B — Horned Spring Bull Calves Calved 3/1/2011 to 3/18/2011 — 10 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.1 61 93 25 56 0.02 0.44 Class Avg: 3.8 52 83 21 47 -0.01 0.46 1. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Joe Domino 1014 ET by CL 1 Domino 955W. 2. White Cattle Co., Buffalo, Wyo., with WCC/CC 1009 Great Divide 102 by CRR About Time 743. 3. Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, N.M., with KTP Vaquero 1038 by GO 3196 Advance T9.

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Spring calf champion bull: Barber Ranch with BR Joe Domino 1014 ET by CL 1 Domino 955W.

Reserve spring calf champion bull: Ward Ranch, McAlester, Okla., and Hoffman Herefords with H RW Advance 1126 ET by HH Advance 8203U ET.

Reserve junior calf champion bull: Hoffman Herefords and Katie and Coy Egbert, Wichita Falls, Texas, with H KE Maxium 102 ET by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M.

Fall calf champion bull: B&C Cattle Co., Miami, Texas, with B&C L1 Top Gun 0244 1ET by GH Adams Top Gun ET 516T.

Class 203 — Horned Junior Bull Calves Calved 2/3/2011 to 2/26/2011 — 6 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs 4.7 57 93 12 40 -0.04 0.87 Winner Class Avg: 3.3 52 81 21 47 0.00 0.42 1. Split Butte Livestock, Minidoka, Idaho, with SB 62R 7055 Hot Shot 56Y ET by BR DM CSF Wallace ET. 2. Bradley Dallas, Innisfail, Alberta, with BCD 602U Victor 164Y by GH Adams Match Point ET 602U. 3. Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill., with Perks 144U All In 1054 by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. Reserve fall calf champion bull: Kati Fehlman, Junction City, Kan., with KT’s Allowance 01 by BR Currency 8144 ET.

Reserve intermediate champion bull: Austin Breeding, Miami, Texas, with B&C Top Gun 0145 ET by GH Adams Top Gun ET 516T.

Yearling champion bull: Larry Reserve yearling bull: Boyd Beef Crane, Mitchell, S.D.; Redlin Herefords, Cattle with Boyd 3136N Payweight Summit, S.D.; Keith Eichler, Aberdeen, 0214 by Remitall Online 122L. S.D.; and The Truck Syndicate, Mitchell, S.D., with LCX He’s a Truck 104 ET by GH Neon 17N.

Class 204 — Horned Junior Bull Calves Calved 1/4/2011 to 1/30/2011 — 5 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.4 57 90 20 48 0.01 0.66 Class Avg: 4.7 55 88 21 48 0.01 0.49 1. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., with C Chanel’s Nitro 1027 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., and Katie and Coy Egbert, Wichita Falls, Texas, with H KE Maxium 102 ET by GoldenOak 4J Maxium 28M. 3. Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont., with Churchill Ace 1161Y ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Class 205 — Horned Winter Bull Calves Calved 11/29/2010 to 12/16/2010 — 4 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs 3.8 50 77 14 39 -0.01 0.67 Winner Class Avg: 4.0 52 83 17 43 -0.01 0.64 1. Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L 279R Mulholland X0144 E by GH Rambo 279R. 2. Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L 279R Spencer X0148 ET by GH Rambo 279R. 3. Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L 279R Bennett X0153 ET by GH Rambo 279R. Class 206 — Horned Senior Bull Calves Calved 9/25/2010 to 10/27/2010 — 4 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 6.2 38 63 18 37 -0.04 0.11 Class Avg: 4.6 49 76 21 45 0.00 0.30 1. B&C Cattle Co., Miami, Texas, with B&C L1 Top Gun 0244 1ET by GH Adams Top Gun ET 516T. 2. Kati Fehlman, Junction City, Kan., with KT’s Allowance 01 by BR Currency 8144 ET. 3. Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., with LH Rambo 0247 ET by GH Rambo 279R.

Champion senior bull: Jon England, Prineville, Ore.; Hoffman Herefords and George Ochsner & Sons, Torrington, Wyo., with ER L1 Masterpiece by CJH Harland 408.

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Reserve champion senior bull: Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas; and Mallorie Phelps, Grandview, Texas, with GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET by GKB Downtown B627 ET.

Class 208 — Horned Early Summer Yearling Bulls Calved 5/5/2010 to 5/9/2010 — 4 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.4 62 109 26 57 0.02 0.77 Class Avg: 5.1 56 91 22 50 0.00 0.48 1. Hoffman-W4 LLC, Thedford, Neb., and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with H W4 Grizzly 0146 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 2. Austin Breeding, Miami, Texas, with B&C Top Gun 0145 1ET by GH Adams

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Top Gun ET 516T. 3. Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill., and Jake Bloomberg, Berwick, Ill., with JB LCC Quagmire 506 by LCC Back N Time ET.

Class 209 — Horned Spring Yearling Bulls Calved 3/2/2010 to 4/26/2010 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.5 56 90 25 53 -0.03 0.48 Class Avg: 4.6 56 94 19 48 0.00 0.60 1. Richard and Shirley Thomas, Gold Creek, Mont., with RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124 by CRR About Time 743. 2. Malone Hereford Farm, Moline, Kan.; Ewing Farms, Fordland, Mo.; Trent McMillen, Walnut Grove, Mo.; and Hoffman-W4 LLC, Thedford, Neb., with H W4 Pure Country 0109 by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 3. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Albin Farms, Newman, Ill., with C Nitro 0242 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Class 210 — Horned Junior Yearling Bulls Calved 1/12/2010 to 2/22/2010 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.1 55 94 12 40 -0.01 0.79 Class Avg: 3.2 53 89 19 45 0.00 0.57 1. Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D.; Redlin Herefords, Summit, S.D.; Keith Eichler, Aberdeen, S.D.; and The Truck Syndicate, Mitchell, S.D., with LCX He’s A Truck 104 ET by GH Neon 17N. 2. Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky., with Boyd 3136N Payweight 0214 by Remitall Online 122L. 3. Brianne Abramovitz, Columbia, Mo., and Steven Steiner, Union Star, Mo., with DeLHawk Ammo 1011 ET by CH Enuff Prophet 2913.

Class 211 — Horned Senior Yearling Bulls Calved 9/11/2009 — 1 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.4 52 77 20 46 0.02 0.20 1. Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L Dakota Dandy 9126W ET by MH Dakota 0230. Class 212 — Horned 2-Year-Old Bulls Calved 1/2/2009 to 3/5/2009 — 5 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 3.7 60 97 26 56 0.06 0.34 Winner Class Avg: 3.8 57 89 20 49 0.02 0.43 1. Jon England, Prineville, Ore.; Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb.; and George Ochsner & Sons, Torrington, Wyo., with ER L1 Masterpiece by CJH Harland 408. 2. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas; and Mallorie Phelps, Grandview, Texas, with GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET by GKB Downtown B627 ET. 3. MJT Herefords, Edgerton, Alberta; Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill.; Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla.; and Hirsche Herefords and Angus Ltd., High River, Alberta, with MJT Total ET 311W by MJT Century 264P. Class 301 — Horned Cow-Calf Pairs Calved 10/10/2009 — 1 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 3.7 56 82 19 47 -0.02 0.43 1. Dylan Harden, Sulphur, Okla., with LH Miss Intense 9287 ET by BR DM TNT 7010 ET.

 Polled Division and Class Placings  Class 401.A — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 5/9/2011 to 5/20/2011 — 5 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 4.8 53 84 21 48 0.00 0.58 Class Avg: 4.6 53 86 21 48 -0.01 0.55 1. Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., with C Notice Me Nitro 1262 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Bailey Jones, Darlington, Wis., with Wildcat Avanti 111 by Purple Milsap 45S. 3. Marben Farm, Sharon, Conn., with Marben’s Zenyatta Y22 by TAM Sherwood 3109.

Class 402.B — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 4/3/2011 to 4/14/2011 — 8 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 4.0 50 83 26 52 -0.04 0.49 Class Avg: 4.2 53 86 19 46 0.00 0.41 1. Nick Bohrer, Damascus, Md., with Showtime Remember Me 117 by H Excel 8051 ET. 2. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, with BR Bella 1052 by BR Currency 8144 ET. 3. Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D., with ECR High Class Lady by Purple Currency 24U ET.

Class 401.B — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 5/1/2011 to 5/8/2011 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 6.0 58 100 20 49 -0.02 0.52 Class Avg: 4.5 52 86 18 44 0.00 0.40 1. Addison Jones, Harrod, Ohio, with STAR KKH SSF Olive Awe 323Y ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 2. Lathan Nichols, Ringwood, Okla., with NCC Ms Lucies News 410Y by KJN Solid News 312R. 3. Kaylie Shelton, Laytonville, Md., with Purple SM Melanie 156Y by Purple MB Womanizer 14U ET.

Class 402.C — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/25/2011 to 4/2/2011 — 9 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner – – – – – – – Class Avg: 4.4 54 86 17 45 -0.01 0.44 1. Jake Bloomberg, Berwick, Ill., with Holleys Cotton Candy by TFR High Cotton 328 ET. 2. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, with GKB TMH 158W Breeze B137 ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 3. Kayla Jackson, Lebanon, Tenn., with WRB Purple Manelli 100Y ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 402.A — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 4/15/2011 to 4/27/2011 — 9 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.7 58 96 15 44 0.01 0.51 Class Avg: 5.1 55 92 20 48 -0.02 0.58 1. Jesse and Jami Hoblyn, York, Neb., with UPS Miss Nitro 1304 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Tessa Stehr, Altus, Okla., with STAR KKH SSF Keyonla 319Y ET by Remitall Online 122L. 3. Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill., with Patton LCC Kiwi 109 ET by SR CG Hard Rock 5073. Spring calf champion heifer: Jesse and Jami Hoblyn, York, Neb., with UPS Miss Nitro 1304 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. www.hereford.org

Reserve spring calf champion heifer: Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., with C Notice Me Nitro 1262 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

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Junior calf champion heifer: Logan Stumpf, Columbia, Ill., with STAR Impassable Dream 80Y ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U.

Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Marie Lock, Avon, Ill., with BLL LCC She’s All Good 150 by LCC Back N Time ET.

Class 402.D — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/14/2011 to 3/21/2011 — 8 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs 6.0 62 93 19 50 -0.02 0.80 Winner Class Avg: 4.5 54 87 21 48 -0.01 0.55 1. Bryan McKay, Orlando, Okla., with TDP Melody 415Y ET by C New Era ET. 2. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho; and Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas, with C New Era Lady 1225 ET by C New Era ET. 3. Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with KPH Purple Cookie 116 by Purple Currency 24U ET. Class 402.E — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/9/2011 to 3/13/2011 — 9 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.1 53 85 17 44 -0.04 0.53 Class Avg: 4.1 56 91 19 47 -0.01 0.57 1. Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with BK H Yahtzee 1088 by CRR About Time 743. 2. Trenton Tosh, Batesville, Ark., with Grndview CMR Ms New Era Y437ET by C New Era ET. 3. Ben, Brady and Brooke Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with H RW Mirabella 1217 ET by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET. Class 402.F — Polled Spring Heifer Calves Calved 3/1/2011 to 3/7/2011 — 9 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.8 51 83 18 44 0.01 0.39 Class Avg: 3.7 54 89 21 48 -0.01 0.49 1. Jacob Jensen, Bonfield, Ill., with DeLHawk Filigree 1153 by DeLHawk KO Cash 0803 ET. 2. Whispering Pine Farms LLC, Kimball, Minn., with H KH DD Anabelle 1206 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 3. Showtime Cattle Co., Greenfield, Ind., with Showtime Jazzabelle 109 by H Excel 8051 ET.

Fall calf champion heifer: Emmit and Ethan Garmmon, Siloam Springs, Ark., with Langfords Lady 0251 ET by THM Durango 4037.

Reserve fall calf champion heifer: Kelsey Stimpson, Melba, Idaho, with C Chanel Nitro 0275 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 403.C — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 2/1/2011 to 2/5/2011 — 11 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.8 61 96 24 54 0.00 0.49 Class Avg: 3.8 53 86 22 48 0.01 0.43 1. Marie Lock, Avon, Ill., with BLL LCC She’s All Good 150 by LCC Back N Time ET. 2. Kelsey Stimpson, Melba, Idaho, with C R111 Lady Era 1179 ET by C New Era ET. 3. Allison Luety, Clinton, Wis., with DeLHawk KO Kismet 1126 ET by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. Class 404.A — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 1/27/2011 to 1/29/2011 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 6.1 57 94 21 50 -0.01 0.51 Class Avg: 4.1 52 86 18 44 -0.01 0.46 1. Jack Huckabay, Paris, Ky., and Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, with C Lady Era 1157 ET by C New Era ET. 2. Cassidy Hanson, Peterson, Iowa, with NJW 78P 4037 Ladysport 185Y ET by THM Durango 4037. 3. Ashtin Guyer, Robinson, Ill., with LCC 2T Gonna B Merry 1Y ET by MSU TCF Titleist 2T ET. Class 404.B — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 1/17/2011 to 1/25/2011 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.1 67 110 17 51 0.00 0.80 Class Avg: 4.7 56 89 21 49 -0.01 0.52 1. Logan Stumpf, Columbia, Ill., with STAR Impassable Dream 80Y ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 2. Tristen Carnley, Clifton, Texas, with GKB 146 Miss Edee B116 ET by DM BR L1 Domino 146. 3. Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., with CJC 6214 Ms Bismarck 104 ET by TH SHR 605 57G Bismarck 243R E.

Class 403.A — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 2/19/2011 to 2/27/2011 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.2 41 64 21 42 0.02 0.17 Class Avg: 4.4 52 84 20 46 0.00 0.45 1. George Lees, Arcola, Saskatchewan, with Glenlees 101S Libby 21Y by BNMHPH 13P Heat 101S. 2. Ben, Brady and Brooke Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with KJ 936P Renea 430Y ET by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET. 3. Spencer Miller, Council Hill, Okla., with Perks 144U Hot Luv 1060 by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

Class 404.C — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 1/1/2011 to 1/16/2011 — 10 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 49 58 93 25 54 -0.05 0.64 Class Avg: 4.6 55 90 21 48 -0.01 0.55 1. Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., with BK Yacatan 137 by GO Excel L18. 2. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., and Jaci and Jason Barber, Ft. Worth, Texas, with STAR She’s Awe Right 11Y ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 3. DeLHawk Cattle, Earlville, Ill., and Happ Herefords, Mendota, Ill., with MF 914W About Yasmine 104Y by CRR About Time 743.

Class 403.B — Polled Junior Heifer Calves Calved 2/6/2011 to 2/16/2011 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.3 57 98 19 48 -0.02 0.63 Class Avg: 3.8 55 91 22 49 -0.01 0.53 1. Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Mich., with MSU Rachael 16Y ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. 2. Kaci McAfee, Brighton, Ill., with DeLHawk WRB JTH Irene 1132 by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. 3. Amanda Bacon, Prairie Grove, Ark., with MCF S109 Pearl 10Y ET by GO 3196 Advance S109.

Class 405 — Polled Winter Heifer Calves Calved 11/1/2010 to 12/5/2010 — 4 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 3.7 55 79 19 46 -0.01 0.15 Winner 3.9 54 82 20 47 -0.01 0.35 Class Avg: 1. Emmit and Ethan Garmmon, Siloam Springs, Ark., with Langfords Lady 0251 ET by THM Durango 4037. 2. Kinley Urbanovsky, Ada, Okla., with LH Langford Lady 0253 ET by THM Durango 4037. 3. Larsons’ Polled Herefords, Clifton, Texas, with KCL 31U Julia Roberts 57N 124X by KCL 59M Joomla 65K 31U.

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Intermediate champion heifer: Mark Sims, Elgin, Okla., with MCS 49T Now And Forever 1051 by SB BVM 23D Git-R-Done 49T ET.

Reserve intermediate champion heifer: Rachel Adkins, Shamrock, Texas, with BR Terri 0085 ET by Remitall Online 122L.

Reserve spring yearling champion heifer: Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., and Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb., with UPS Miss Nitro 0364 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Reserve junior yearling champion heifer: Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., with KPH Purple Snooki 002 by THM Durango 4037.

Class 406 — Polled Senior Heifer Calves Calved 9/1/2010 to 10/5/2010 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 4.4 57 90 20 48 0.01 0.66 Winner Class Avg: 4.3 55 88 19 46 0.00 0.54 1. Kelsey Stimpson, Melba, Idaho, with C Chanel Nitro 0275 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., with BF 743 Its My Time 093X ET by CRR About Time 743. 3. Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., with UPS Miss Nitro 0737 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 409.C — Polled Spring Yearling Heifers Calved 3/1/2010 to 3/6/2010 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 3.3 55 82 20 47 -0.04 0.60 Winner Class Avg: 3.7 53 87 21 48 -0.01 0.56 1. Blake Tucker, N. Platte, Neb., with TCC Ms Diana 01 by CRR About Time 743. 2. Grace Keilty, Cedar, Mich., with BR Maybelline 0025 ET by DM BR Sooner. 3. Vanessa McDonald, Kimball, Minn., with C Lady Nitro 0195 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 407 — Polled Late Summer Yearling Females Calved 7/16/2010 to 8/20/2010 — 2 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 4.2 61 94 21 52 -0.04 0.51 Winner Class Avg: 5.1 57 92 18 47 -0.03 0.48 1. Jessica, David, Jacob and Josie Hockett, New Palestine, Ind., with Ramseys Adrianna 17X by CRR About Time 743. 2. T-Bone Ranch Co., Antonito, Colo., with TBR Glitter 0808 ET by Remitall Online 122L.

Class 410.A — Polled Junior Yearling Heifers Calved 2/11/2010 to 2/26/2010 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.1 59 92 20 50 -0.03 0.43 Class Avg: 4.2 55 91 20 48 0.00 0.48 1. Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., with KPH Purple Snooki 002 by THM Durango 4037. 2. Kyra Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla., with GO Ms Outcross X76 by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 3. Allyson Spears, Brentwood, Calif., with C Ms Nitro 0182 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Class 408 — Polled Early Summer Yearling Females Calved 5/2/2010 to 6/27/2010 — 5 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 3.1 41 74 19 40 -0.01 0.31 Winner Class Avg: 3.9 53 84 21 48 -0.01 0.52 1. Mark Sims, Elgin, Okla., with MCS 49T Now And Forever 1051 by SB BVM 23D Git-R-Done 49T ET. 2. Rachel Adkins, Shamrock, Texas, with BR Terri 0085 ET by Remitall Online 122L. 3. Taylor Dieball, Little River, Kan., with WERK Rosetta 051 by KJ DWE 854P Evan 278S. Class 409.A — Polled Spring Yearling Females Calved 4/2/2010 to 4/26/2010 — 9 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 6.0 58 93 21 50 0.00 0.60 Winner 4.5 54 87 18 45 -0.01 0.50 Class Avg: 1. Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., and Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb., with UPS Miss Nitro 0364 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Edy Brainard, Canadian, Texas, with KLD 3060 Penny Lane D105 ET by BR Lansing 3060. 3. Adams Hirsche Herefords, High River, Alberta, with GH Adams Fancy Nitra ET 382X by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Class 409.B — Polled Spring Yearling Females Calved 3/12/2010 to 3/31/2010 — 10 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 4.7 52 89 21 47 -0.01 0.53 Winner Class Avg: 4.5 51 84 19 44 -0.01 0.50 1. Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., with C Ms Bailout 0235 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. 2. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, and Bar Oak Ranch, Tolar, Texas, with C Ms Nitro 0236 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 3. Lauren Schiermiester-White, Buffalo, Wyo., with KLD 533P Karla D104 ET by STAR Bright Future 533P ET.

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Class 410.B — Polled Junior Yearling Heifers Calved 1/22/2010 to 2/7/2010 — 5 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 3.1 44 69 17 39 -0.04 0.47 Class Avg: 3.7 51 84 17 43 -0.02 0.49 1. Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with Blacktop Vicky 028 ET by BR Moler ET. 2. Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and Pablo Martin Y Herrera, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, with NJW 78P 4037 Luxury 66X ET by THM Durango 4037. 3. Joel Butler, Republic, Mo., with BPH 262S Lexie 515X by KJ 068J Manhattan 262S. Class 501 — Polled Spring Bull Calves Calved 5/9/2011 to 7/3/2011 — 5 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs 3.1 55 86 26 53 -0.02 0.39 Winner Class Avg: 3.8 50 84 22 47 -0.02 0.37 1. Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, and Cottonwood Springs Farm, Cedar, Mich., with BR CSF Maverick Y105 ET by THM Durango 4037. 2. TAN Polled Herefords, Buhl, Idaho, and Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho, with Heritage Ariat 11276 by SB 122L Ariat 61R ET. 3. Lathan Nichols, Ringwood, Okla., with NCC Mr Forrest Gump 413Y by M6 JRS NCC Big Ben 905 ET. Class 502.A — Polled Spring Bull Calves Calved 4/3/2011 to 4/24/2011 — 7 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 3.8 55 101 28 56 -0.01 0.58 Winner 4.4 53 87 22 49 0.00 0.43 Class Avg: 1. Michael Perez, Nara Visa, N.M., with KTP H Upload 1050 by Remitall Online 122L. 2. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, with GKB B927 Full Blast B147 by GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET. 3. River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co., Durand, Ill., with RRR Bones 316 ET by BR Currency 8144 ET.

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 Polled Division and Class Placings  Class 502.B — Polled Spring Bull Calves Calved 3/17/2011 to 4/2/2011 — 10 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.8 53 82 15 42 -0.03 0.82 Class Avg: 7.6 51 84 19 45 -0.01 0.48 1. Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D., with LCX Unleashed Keepsake 1110 ET by Triara Unleashed 893U. 2. Andrew Kopeechuk/Haroldsons, Brandon, Manitoba; Marvin and Kevin Stocki, Fisher Branch, Manitoba; RSK Farms/Scott Alta Farms, Brandon, Manitoba; and Double J Polled Herefords/Moeskaer, Maidstone, Saskatchewan, with Haroldsons WLC Rhino ET 48Y by SHF Tahoe R117 T100. 3. Patti Hall, Baker City, Ore., with Chan Secret Weapon 2 by Purple Currency 24U ET.

Class 502.C — Polled Spring Bull Calves Calved 3/2/2011 to 3/13/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.9 47 76 15 38 0.00 0.36 Class Avg: 4.4 56 89 20 47 0.01 0.50 1. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; Larsons’ Polled Herefords, Clifton, Texas; and Harrison Cattle Co., Arapaho, Okla., with STAR KCL Cumberland 276Y ET by TH 805H 743 About Time 415W ET. 2. DeLHawk Cattle, Earlville, Ill.; Behrends Farms, Mason City, Ill.; and Jess Hawk, Earlville, Ill., with DeLHawk WRBJTH Universal 2311 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 3. Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D., with LCX MD Keepsake 116 ET by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET. Class 503 — Polled Junior Bull Calves Calved 2/1/2011 to 2/26/2011 — 6 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.6 56 89 20 48 0.02 0.38 Class Avg: 4.1 50 82 21 47 0.00 0.34 1. Lance Wirth, New Richmond, Wis., with LW 11R TC 12Y by Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T. 2. Murray Andrews, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, with Triple-A 42S Yankee ET 12Y by Remitall Super Duty 42S. 3. Harvie Ranching, Olds, Alberta, and Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D., with Harvie Eye Catcher ET 26Y by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W.

Spring calf champion bull: Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D., with LCX Unleashed Keepsake 1110 ET by Triara Unleashed 893U.

Reserve junior calf champion bull: Lance Wirth, New Richmond, Wis., with LW 11R TC 12Y by Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T.

Reserve fall calf champion bull: BJ Herman and Sons, Edgerton, Ohio; Star Lake Cattle Ranch; Kasey Herman, Skiatook, Okla.; and Harrison Cattle Co., Arapaho, Okla., with STAR KKH SSF Tymeless 506X ET by CRR About Time 743.

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Reserve spring calf champion bull: Star Lake Cattle Ranch with STAR KCL Cumberland 276Y ET by TH 805H 743 About Time 415W ET.

Fall calf champion bull: Cox Herefords, Jefferson, Ore., with C Domino Wideload 2321 ET by AA PRF Wideload.

Intermediate champion bull: Cache Cattle Co., Wellsville, Utah, and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with CC CX McClintock 50X by CC Franchize 39T.

Class 504 — Polled Junior Bull Calves Calved 1/6/2011 to 1/23/2011 — 6 head shown BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA EPDs Winner 5.1 49 83 20 45 -0.01 0.34 Class Avg: 4.1 50 82 21 47 0.00 0.34 1. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; DeLHawk Cattle, Earlville, Ill.; Moss Land & Cattle, Powell Butte, Ore., and Shock Wave Group, Skiatook, Okla., with STAR Shock Wave 13Y ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. 2. Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont., with Churchill Force 1159Y ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. 3. Chance Deppe, Maquoketa, Iowa, with DEP Good & Plenty ET by CRR About Time 743. Class 505 — Polled Winter Bull Calves Calved 11/24/2010 — 1 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 4.5 53 89 14 41 0.00 0.61 Winner 1. Larsons’ Polled Herefords, Clifton, Texas, and Andrew Branstetter, St. James, Mo., with KCL 31U Rhythm 39S 118X by KCL 59M Joomla 65K 31U. Class 506 — Polled Senior Bull Calves Calved 9/5/2010 to 9/26/2010 — 4 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA 5.0 47 72 20 43 0.00 0.24 Winner Class Avg: 4.4 49 78 17 41 -0.01 0.39 1. Cox Herefords, Jefferson, Ore., with C Domino Wideload 2321 ET by AA PRF Wideload. 2. B.J. Herman & Sons, Edgerton, Ohio; Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; Kasey Herman, Skiatook, Okla., and Harrison Cattle Co., Arapaho, Okla., with STAR KKH SSF Tymeless 506X ET by CRR About Time 743. 3. B&C Cattle Co., Miami, Texas, with B&C L1 Maxium 0237 1ET by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M. Class 508 — Polled Early Summer Yearling Bulls Calved 5/1/2010 to 5/3/2010 — 2 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.4 69 109 20 55 0.00 0.65 Class Avg: 5.5 63 104 20 52 -0.01 0.56 1. Cache Cattle Co., Wellsville, Utah, and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with CC CX McClintock 50X by CC Franchize 39T. 2. Arlyn Rabideau, Clifton, Ill.; Tjardes Farms, Gibson City, Ill., and Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill., with RPH TJ Online Update 12X ET by Remitall Online 122L.

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 Polled Division and Class Placings 

Reserve intermediate champion bull: Arlyn Rabideau, Clifton, Ill.; Tjardes Farms, Gibson City, Ill.; and Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill., with RPH TJ Online Update 12X ET by Remitall Online 122L.

Yearling champion bull: Harvie Ranching, Olds, Alberta; Chittick Family Hereford Ranch, Mayer Thorpe, Alberta; and Raymond Chittick, Mayer Thorpe, Alberta, with Harvie High Roller ET 66X by Harvie Traveler 69T.

Class 509.A — Polled Spring Yearling Bulls Calved 4/3/2010 to 4/22/2010 — 2 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.8 50 84 21 46 0.01 0.41 Class Avg: 3.8 51 86 19 44 0.01 0.38 1. Split Butte Livestock, Minidoka, Idaho, with SB 54E 75R Fusion 138X ET by Lambert Remedy 2030 75R. 2. Katie Nolles, Bassett, Neb., with KN James Bond 007 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. Class 509.B — Polled Spring Yearling Bulls Calved 3/3/2010 to 3/18/2010 — 8 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 3.2 46 81 20 43 0.01 0.24 Class Avg: 4.0 50 84 19 44 -0.02 0.38 1. Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill.; Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., and Cory Wood, Maysville, Mo., with H Richochet 0314 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. 2. ANL Polled Herefords, Steelman, Saskatchewan; Meadow-Acres Polled Herefords, Lampman, Sask; Doug and Wanda Mann, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and Topp Herefords/Haroldsons/Brooks Farms, Grace City, N.D., with TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET by CRR About Time 743P. 3. Hansmeier & Son Inc., Bristol, S.D., and Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill., with Purple Kingsley 23X ET by GO Excel L18. Class 510 — Polled Junior Yearling Bulls Calved 1/14/2010 to 2/16/2010 — 2 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 5.1 65 101 27 60 0.00 0.59 Class Avg: 5.1 59 97 26 56 -0.01 0.54 1. Harvie Ranching, Olds, Alberta; Chittick Family Hereford Ranch, Mayer Thorpe, Alberta, and Raymond Chittick, Mayer Thorpe, Alberta, with Harvie High Roller ET 66X by Harvie Traveler 69T. 2. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala., and Moss Land & Cattle LLC, Bow, Wash., with STAR Market Index 70X ET by RVP STAR 533P Can-Am ET 57U.

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Reserve yearling champion bull: Split Butte Livestock, Minidoka, Idaho, with SB 54E 75R Fusion 138X ET by Lambert Remedy 2030 75R.

Reserve senior champion bull: Hoffman Herefords and OJJ Ranch with H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N.

Class 511 — Polled Senior Yearling Bulls Calved 9/5/2009 to 11/19/2009 — 3 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 4.9 57 91 19 48 0.00 0.63 Class Avg: 4.9 54 89 21 48 0.01 0.46 1. Landgren Ranch, Bartlett, Neb.; Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb., and Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., , with UPS Nitro 9554 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. 2. Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., with KK New Invention 980 by TCW Full Throttle 8E 204N. 3. Ryan and Sharon Breiner, Manhattan, Kan., and Douthit-Downey Land & Cattle, St. Francis, Kan., with MCR B Pure Prophet 9148ET by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. Class 512 — Polled 2-Year-Old Bulls Calved 1/19/2009 to 4/18/2009 — 5 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner 2.3 58 92 23 52 -0.01 1.00 Class Avg: 5.1 55 91 22 50 -0.01 0.47 1. Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and River Valley Polled Herefords, Newburgh, Ontario, with NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET by KCF Bennett 3008 M326. 2. Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb., and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N. 3. T C F & Company, Petoskey, Mich.; Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., and Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, Okla., with STAR TCF Lock-N-Load 300W ET by LaGrand Reload 80P ET. Class 601 — Polled Cow-Calf Pairs Calved 10/17/2008 to 7/9/2009 — 2 head shown EPDs BW WW YW MM MG FAT REA Winner – – – – – – – Class Avg: 4.4 48 82 17 42 -0.03 0.43 1. Cody Ray Cope, Columbiana, Ohio, with CRC Sally 373W by SLF Big N Rich. 2. Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho; N Lazy S Ranch, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Bar N Bar, Blackfoot, Idaho, with WSF Lady Catalina 8045 by WSF MC Destination 120J 545 ET.

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Heifers of this Quality Sell! B AR BER’S

MCS 802 Pippa 34Y

Sells as Lot 45

Reg. #P43234823 • Calved: May 25, 2011 Sire: MCS 533P Ozzman 802 ET MGS:STAR 67 Eclipse 135S

7 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 SUPERIOR STUDIO • HISTORIC FT. WORTH STOCKYARDS

50 lots sell as 2011 Show Heifer Prospects Donor Prospects • Embryos • Bred Heifers

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MCS 49T NOW AND FOREVER 1051 2012 NATIONAL CHAMPION POLLED INTERMEDIATE DOB: 5/2/10 FUTURE DONOR, WILL CALVE IN MARCH TO MR. HEREFORD SIRE: SB BVM 23D GIT-R-DONE 49T ET MGS: HB STAR BATTLE GROUND 2013

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Eddie, Ruth, Catie and Mark Sims P.O. Box 170, Elgin, OK 73538 Office 580-492-4590 Eddie’s cell 580- 595-1626 Mark’s cell 580-595-0901 www.hereford.org

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DAD TFF X-MAN 02X

DAD AS YEDI 04Y

P43081781 — Calved: March 10, 2010 — Tattoo: LE 02X/RE DAD

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} P42460503 THM 7085 VICTRA 9036 {DLF,HYF,IEF}

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} CS MISS 1ST FLAG 21A {DOD}{DLF,IEF} THM VICTOR DOM 7085 THM VICTRA 5404 7073

KJ BJ BOUNTY HUNTER 741P {DLF,IEF} WILDCAT PR BOUNCY LASS 612 42805962 PR 122L LASS N13

KJ 520E VICTOR 417L HH MISS HUNTER M530 REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} GEF DRIVING MS DAISY 2065

CE 3.4 (.14); BW 2.3 (.34); WW 60 (.27); YW 87 (.25); MM 27 (.15); M&G 56; MCE 3.8 (.12); SC 0.6 (.15); FAT -0.025 (.14); REA 0.55 (.15); MARB 0.06 (.14); BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 12; CHB$ 31

P43219056 — Calved: July 15, 2011 — Tattoo: LE 04Y/RE DAD THM DURANGO 4037 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DAD TFF WINCHESTER 2W P43028652 WILDCAT PR BOUNCY LASS 612

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} THM 7085 VICTRA 9036 {DLF,HYF,IEF} KJ BJ BOUNTY HUNTER 741P {DLF,IEF} PR 122L LASS N13

DS KCK LEGEND 10J DAD MELANIE 26W P43028661 DAD MELANIE 07S

CS BOOMER 29F {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} MSU DOMINETTE 41E LAGRAND RELOAD 80P ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DAD ALANA 323N

Sire: CE 2.4 (.14); BW 3.5 (.37); WW 60 (.28); YW 89 (.26); MM 27 (.15); M&G 56; MCE 3.3 (.12); SC 0.6 (.15); FAT -0.030 (.14); REA 0.52 (.16); MARB 0.04 (.14); BMI$ 17; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 12; CHB$ 30 Dam: CE 0.9 (.13); BW 4.2 (.33); WW 51 (.23); YW 95 (.23); MM 23 (.17); M&G 48; MCE 1.0 (.12); SC 0.8 (.09); FAT 0.003 (.11); REA 0.46 (.13); MARB 0.13 (.10); BMI$ 17; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 13; CHB$ 27

Look for our three bulls at the Indiana Bull Test station, selling in April. We also have a group of registered granddaughters of Knoll Crest M326 for sale. Randy, Robin and Desiree DaVee 10454 N. Mann Rd., Mooresville, IN 46158 • 317-513-5572 cell• 317-831-4747 • rdavee@yahoo.com

Indiana Breeders HUNT CATTLE CO. Desiree DaVee 10454 N. Mann Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158 317-513-5572 rdavee@yahoo.com

Hayhurst Farms Terry, Susan, Lillian and Hayley Hayhurst 14477 S. Carlisle St. Terre Haute, IN 47802 812-696-2468 812-236-0804 cell HayhurstFarms@aol.com

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Bros.

7940 N. 500 E. Battle Ground, IN 47920 765-567-2409 765-418-0651 cell thunt@fpnmail.com

Dale, Lesli, Chandis, Emilee and Dylan Terry Ferguson & Family Terry, Susie, Kelly and 317-752-1523 2261 E. U.S. Hwy. 40 Kristin Ferguson Clayton, IN 46118

Ed and Marcia 317-539-4081 dlkott@aol.com

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Clinkenbeard

EVERHART

Farms & Sons

201 W. S.R. 58 Edwardsport, IN 47528 812-328-6258 Gordon Clinkenbeard 821-881-8988 cell

FARMS Bruce, Shoshanna, Blake, Ashley, Jordan and Brian 4072 E. 500 S. Waldron, IN 46182 765-525-9864 317-407-3618 cell

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Miller Miller Herefords Rusty, Marijane, Clayton, Hayley, Jody, Taylor and Tory

11170 E. 1400 N. Odon, IN 47562

1570 N. 700 W. Thorntown, IN 46071

812-636-8224 812-617-1954 cell tskferg@rtccom.net

765-482-4386 317-840-7811 millerherefords@yahoo.com

Polled Herefords

Lawrence and David Duncan 1264 N. Mountain Rd. Wingate, IN 47994

Gene and Alice Beck 7157 N. C.R. 500 E. Bainbridge, IN 46105 765-522-3235 765-720-7001 cell Andy Beck cell 765-720-1696 beckpow@ccrtc.com

Lawrence cell 765-918-2297 David cell 765-366-0295 davidandjilld@aol.com www.ableacres.com

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2011 S

Hereford Bulls Average $4,060 in 2011

Top 2011 Bull Sales

Hereford cattle are in demand. In fact, the average price paid for a Hereford bull increased, on average, $715 to $4,060, compared to $3,345 in 2010. The number of Hereford bulls sold in production and consignment sales was up 500, totaling 5,073 head. In five years the average for Hereford bulls has increased nearly $1,000 per head, with the average price paid in 2006 at $3,071. Hereford females averaged $3,204 in 2010, an increase of nearly $200 compared to 2010. The total average paid for Hereford cattle in 2011 was $3,617, which is up from $3,161 in 2010. Also, the total number of lots sold increased from 9,973 in 2010 to 10,447 in 2011. The following is a summary of sales that were reported in the Hereford World and on the American Hereford Association website — Hereford.org. The sales occurred from January to December 2011. The tables in this report are sorted by bull average or female average and then listed by number sold. Overall average is not used. The “Sales Digest” column appears monthly in the Hereford World, and the Weekly Hereford Sales Digest is e-mailed each week. HW

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Sale

More than 100 bulls

Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D. Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. Van Newkirk Herefords, Oshkosh, Neb. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore. Jamison Herefords, Quinter, Kan. Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb. Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas

76-100

Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. Debter Hereford Farm, Horton, Ala. Largent & Sons, Kaycee, Wyo. Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. Mrnak Hereford Ranch, Bowman, N.D. Powell Herefords, Ft. McKavett, Texas W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas

51-75

Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan. Spencer Herefords, Brewster, Neb. Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb. Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho Baker Hereford Ranch/JBN Livestock, Rapid City, S.D. Messner Ranch, Slapout, Okla. Berry Ranch, Cheyenne, Wyo. Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn. Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls, Idaho BB Cattle, Connell, Wash. Carmichael Herefords, Meadow, S.D. B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan.

26-50

Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. Fenton Ranch, Irma, Alberta Brillhart Ranch Co., Musselshell, Mont. Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan. Strang Herefords, Meeker, Colo. Curtis Polled Herefords, Huron, S.D. Tegtmeier & Sons, Burchard, Neb. Micheli Ranch, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. Lambert Ranch/Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Kenwood, Calif. Fort Keogh Livestock, Miles City, Mo. JWR Land & Cattle Co., Dallas, Ga. S&S Polled Herefords, Guide Rock, Neb.

0-25

Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky. Illini Top Cut, Macomb, Ill. Medonte Highlands, Orillia, Ontario Langford/Perks, Okmulgee, Okla. Mohican West, Laurel, Mont. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. Stephens & Loehr, Clinton, Ill. Larson/Hoffman/Topp Sale, Clifton, Texas Baker Herefords, Rapid City, S.D. Blair-Athol/Haroldson’s and Friends, Alameda, Saskatchewan DeLHawk Cattle Co., Earlville, Ill. Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich.

Date

Bulls

Bull Avg.

Top bull lot

02/07/11 03/14/11 01/17/11 02/28/11 03/07/11 02/22/11 02/05/11 02/22/11 10/13/11

108.00 121.00 119.00 107.00 116.00 172.50 196.00 107.00 143.00

$7,772 $7,325 $5,295 $5,054 $4,614 $4,251 $4,220 $4,170 $3,258

$135,000 (½ interest) $55,000 (½ interest) $17,500 (¾ interest) $50,000 (¾ interest) $21,000 $11,000 (¾ interest) $21,500 (¾ interest) $15,500 $6,000

03/15/11 10/22/11 11/17/11 04/16/11 02/13/11 10/11/11 10/21/11

79.00 85.00 87.00 87.00 98.00 87.00 93.00

$8,595 $5,026 $4,350 $4,244 $4,233 $3,241 $3,033

$32,500 (½ interest) $10,000 $11,000 (¾ interest) $18,000 (½ interest) $15,250 $6,250 $5,300

11/09/11 04/01/11 11/19/11 02/03/11 02/16/11 02/12/11 02/05/11 10/17/11 11/05/11 02/04/11 02/14/11 02/19/11 03/22/11

57.00 72.00 57.00 70.00 63.00 65.00 61.00 55.00 65.00 56.00 65.00 53.00 58.00

$4,591 $4,590 $4,401 $3,971 $3,917 $3,739 $3,717 $3,558 $3,340 $3,333 $3,315 $3,310 $3,222

$9,400 $18,000 (¾ interest) $8,250 (¾ interest) $10,000 (¾ interest) $7,250 $7,500 $5,750 $8,250 $6,500 $5,000 $6,250 (½ interest) $6,500 $6,500

10/16/11 11/28/11 12/07/11 02/22/11 10/25/11 02/19/11 03/29/11 10/26/11

36.83 42.00 46.00 36.00 45.00 39.00 29.00 35.00

$7,937 $4,774 $4,334 $4,334 $4,319 $4,296 $4,148 $3,868

$50,000 (¼ interest) $10,000 (½ interest) $7,000 $25,000 (½ interest) $6,750 $8,100 $6,900 $6,750

10/12/11 03/12/11 05/07/11 03/01/11

49.00 29.00 37.67 45.00

$3,667 $3,587 $3,573 $3,566

$5,700 $11,000 $13,750 (¼ interest) $4,750

10/15/11 09/16/11 09/03/11 09/18/11 09/18/11 10/16/11 09/29/11 05/21/11 11/26/11 04/30/11 09/23/11

0.50 $100,000 0.60 $100,000 0.50 $60,000 1.25 $53,360 1.25 $39,440 1.00 $34,000 2.00 $20,500 5.33 $14,053 1.00 $13,500 6.00 $12,950 7.00 $10,786

$50,000 (½ interest) $40,000 (1⁄10 interest) $30,000 (½ interest) $65,000 (½ interest) $36,000 (¼ interest) $26,000 (¼ interest) $30,000 (¾ interest) $5,900 (1/3 interest) $7,500 (½ interest) $51,000 (¾ interest) $20,000 (½ interest)

10/16/11 09/17/11 10/09/11

4.00 2.75 0.50

$22,000 (¾ interest) $15,000 $4,000 (½ interest)

$9,838 $9,309 $8,000

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Top 2011 Female Sales Sale (more than 15 females) Hoffman/W4/Topp, Thedford, Neb. Colyer Herefords Internet Auction, Bruneau, Idaho DeLHawk Cattle Co., Earlville, Ill. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. Jensen Bros., Courtland, Kan. Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. Langford/Perks, Okmulgee, Okla. Illini Top Cut, Macomb, Ill. Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich.

Date 09/25/11 10/01/11 09/17/11 10/16/11 10/15/11 03/15/11 10/16/11 09/18/11 05/21/11 10/09/11

Females Female Avg. 52.00 $13,347 28.00 $12,163 36.00 $8,451 50.00 $8,159 64.00 $7,277 24.00 $7,073 32.50 $6,385 52.00 $5,827 120.50 $5,443 48.00 $5,302

Top 2011 Bull Consignment Sales Sale

Date

More than 100 bulls

Calgary Bull Sale, Calgary, Alberta

51-100

Texas Hereford Assn., Buffalo

26-50

Iowa Beef Expo, Des Moines California/Nevada Hereford Assn., Oakdale, Calif. Red Bluff Bull Sale, Red Bluff, Calif. Nebraska Cattlmen’s Classic Polled Bull Sale, Kearney Black Hills Stock Show, Rapid City, S.D.

0-25 bulls

National Western Stock Show, Denver Ft. Worth Cowtown Sale, Ft. Worth, Texas Illinois Polled Hereford Assn., Springfield Fallon All-Breeds Bull Sale, Fallon, Nev. Missouri Hereford Assn., Sedalia Washington Cattlemen’s Assn., Eltopia Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux Falls, S.D. Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Horned Bull Sale, Kearney

Bulls

Bull avg.

Top bull lot

03/03/11

123.00

$4,249

$21,000

10/19/11

55.00

$2,074

$3,700

02/17/11 10/16/11 01/29/11 02/16/11 02/02/11

30.00 28.00 47.00 26.00 31.00

$3,553 $3,241 $3,220 $3,121 $3,093

01/17/10 01/30/11 02/26/11 02/19/11 12/04/11 03/23/11 01/27/11 02/16/11

8.38 12.00 3.25 24.00 1.00 17.00 19.00 20.00

$26,101 $6,750 $5,631 $3,446 $3,400 $3,365 $3,205 $3,178

$8,200 $5,200 $5,900 $10,000 $5,500 (½ interest) $69,000 (semen package) $11,500 $8,200 (¾ interest) $5,800 $3,400 $3,800 $7,300 $6,250 (¾ interest)

Top 2011 Female Consignment Sales Sale (more than 10 females) National Western Stock Show, Denver Ladies of the Royal Sale, Kansas City, Mo. Western Nugget, Reno, Nev. Bluegrass Stakes Heifer Sale, Louisville, Ky. Ft. Worth Cowtown Select Sale, Ft. Worth, Texas Iowa Beef Expo, Des Moines Oregon’s Cascade Spectacular, Redmond North Dakota Hereford Assn., Valley City

Date 01/14/11 10/31/11 12/03/11 11/16/11 01/30/11 02/17/11 10/22/11 12/03/11

Females Female Avg. 19.00 $7,016 28.00 $6,580 14.00 $4,496 11.00 $4,282 17.00 $4,024 26.00 $3,450 16.00 $3,309 14.00 $3,271

2011 Hereford Sales — Month By Month BULLS MONTH

NO. SALES

NO. LOTS

FEMALES

GROSS

AVG.

NO. LOTS

GROSS

AVG.

NO. LOTS

TOTAL NO. GROSS

AVG.

January

205.38

$1,141,955

$5,560

98.00

$285,700

$2,915

303.38

$1,427,655

$4,706

February

1,826.75

$7,268,830

$3,979

471.00

$957,550

$2,033

2,297.75

$8,226,380

$3,580

March

945.00

$4,203,465

$4,448

554.00

$1,371,504

$2,476

1,499.00

$5,574,969

$3,719

April

431.00

$1,492,857

$3,464

326.00

$807.631

$2,477

757.00

$2,300,488

$3,039

May

120.00

$426,950

$3,558

630.50

$2,328,075

$3,692

750.50

$2,755,025

$3,671

June

8.00

$19,300

$2,413

54.00

$82,575

$1,529

62.00

$101,875

$3,600

3.00

$3,825

$1,275

43.00

$61,820

$1,438

46.00

$65,645

$1,427

September

August

32.35

$398,277

$12,312

918.00

$3,915,403

$4,265

950.35

$4,313,680

$4,539

October

785.58

$3,024,030

$3,849

1,462.00

$5,189,025

$3,549

2,197.58

$8,025,605

$3,652

November

478.75

$1,778,497

$3,715

616.00

$1,876,766

$3,047

1,094.75

$3,655,263

$3,339

December TOTAL www.hereford.org

238.00

$842,474

$3,540

251.00

$501,685

$1,999

489.00

$1,344,159

$2,74

174

5,073.81

$20,600,460

$4,060

5,423.50

$17,377,734

$3,204

10,447.31

$37,790,744

$3,617

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Paving Her Own Way Tennessee junior Alyssa Fee has overcome the odds and found success in FFA and Hereford youth programs. by Jill Johnson

any youth in the Hereford industry are fortunate to grow up in the business with generations backing their desire for a future in agriculture. But for Alyssa Fee, that was not the case; this 19-year-old Tennessee native has paved her own way to her start in the cattle industry. Born in Jackson, Tenn., Alyssa has parents who don’t farm and have no interest in agriculture. She grew up without a support system and encouragement to be a part of the cattle industry. But from the time she was a little kid, Alyssa had a killer work ethic and dreams to leave her not-so-happy home, ensuring she’d make her mark in agriculture.

A start in the cattle business Her interest in agriculture was kindled at age 8, when she began helping an Angus breeder who lived

True Hereford advocates, Alyssa and John Woolfolk, visited the Hereford booth at the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show in Nashville.

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down the road from her home. Among other chores, she helped in the showring and soon developed a love for showing cattle. Alyssa said spending time outside was her salvation during childhood. She enjoyed working with cattle but wasn’t the biggest fan of the Angus breed. In 2006 she met Scott Woolfolk of Woolfolk Farms, Jackson, Tenn., at a show, and looking for more hours, she asked him for a job. “I did need help around the farm and decided to hire her,” Scott says. “I had her spraying fence rows her first day but quickly realized she had a way with cattle.” Alyssa was excited to work for the Woolfolks because they are Hereford breeders. She says Herefords are more docile than Angus, and she likes working with them much better. But she never dreamed the kind of impact the Woolfolks and their Herefords would have on her life. “Scott Woolfolk has taught me literally everything I know,” she says. “I wouldn’t be a part of the agriculture industry today if Scott and the rest of the Woolfolk family hadn’t taken me in and taught me the skills that they did. Then they gave me the freedom to take some leadership roles and make some decisions that a lot of kids like me don’t get the opportunity to do.” Scott says after doing odds-andends chores on the farm and helping in the show barn, within a year, she could do just about anything. It wasn’t long before she could operate every piece of machinery on the farm, and she was so good with the cattle. Now, he feels completely comfortable leaving the herd and show cattle in her hands.

“She does all of the homework,” he explains. “Alyssa is the one that takes care of the show preparation at home and doesn’t always get to go on the road. She’s a remarkable young lady, and most kids who grew up on a farm don’t have the passion for it that she does.”

Forages are the foundation Not only did Scott teach Alyssa the ins and outs of the cattle business, but he also exposed her to forage production. “One of the first pieces of advice Scott gave me was behind every good beef cattle operation is a good forage program,” she says. “This advice intrigued me, and I wanted to learn more.” Alyssa soon became part of the farm’s hay baling team. “Since we’ve hired Alyssa, our hay baling crew is more efficient,” Scott says. “If you want to get a group of teenage boys to work faster, put Alyssa on the crew. She out-worked every one of them, and I got a real kick out of it.” He considers Alyssa the assistant manager of the farm’s hay enterprises, which include 80 acres of mostly Bermudagrass hay made into small bales and sold to horse owners. That enterprise has more than doubled in size during Alyssa’s tenure, Scott says. Alyssa has also been instrumental in the effort to improve the amount and quality of forages produced on the farm, he explains. The biggest change Alyssa has helped implement over the past four years has been a steady transition from hay to baleage for the cow herd. “Rain is a big issue in April, and making baleage instead of hay helps www.hereford.org

avoid problems the lack of moisture causes,” she says. “Woolfolk Farms is making more and more baleage mostly because, thanks to its quality, the cow herd is now raised on grass and baleage with no supplements.”

exhibited at several state fairs in her region, including Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. Alyssa says she is excited about attending the 2012 JNHE in Grand Island, Neb.

Her rise to the top

Alyssa is currently living 200 miles away from the farm she calls her favorite place to be. She is a sophomore agriculture business major at Tennessee Tech University at Cookeville. Even though she has a full course load, FFA state officer duties and is the Tennessee Junior Polled Hereford Association vice president, she still finds time to work at the university’s beef farm. “It’s a lot of work and, with calving season, I sometimes work 10-hour days,” she says. “But it’s hard being away from the Woolfolks, so I like keeping busy and being around the cattle at the school.” Alyssa says she is very interested in genetics and pedigrees. She enjoys being a part of the university’s breeding decisions and embryo transfer (ET) and artificial insemination (AI) programs. She is also responsible for the lone Hereford in Tennessee Tech’s primarily Simmental cow herd. After graduating, she plans to go to law school and focus on agricultural law, representing production agriculture. She hopes to earn enough money in that profession to buy a farm and build a herd of registered Hereford cattle.

As a high school student working at Woolfolk Farms, Alyssa decided to incorporate her newfound knowledge of cattle and forages and her farm responsibilities into an FFA project. She chose forage production as one of her Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE). Alyssa set goals and started keeping records of her daily farm responsibilities. She said the main thing she wanted to gain from her SAE was a better understanding of the forage industry and what it takes to be successful and to sell a highquality product. “Woolfolk Farms was the perfect place to keep records for my SAE because Scott taught me so much about his successful forage operation,” she says. “I ended up making it to the National FFA Convention proficiency award finals. And I won.” Walking away an SAE winner is not the only FFA success Alyssa has experienced. She is also the Tennessee FFA state vice president. She is very modest about her FFA success and credits her mentor, Scott, and her love of the industry. “My record book is just something I did along with my work,” she says. “I wanted to be a state officer because I like FFA and the members. I wanted to be able to talk to members about the importance of production agriculture.”

For the good of the industry

The Woolfolk family considers Alyssa one of the family. Pictured here with Alyssa are Scott, Cher, John Thomas and Russ.

“If Alyssa could start farming tomorrow, I know that’s what she would do,” Scott says. “But I told her if she wants to raise cattle, she has to have a job that will make some money. She will make a great lawyer because of her work ethic and dedication to the producers and the industry.” Scott says Alyssa has proved to be much more than just an employee — she’s an asset on the farm and a member of the family. “To me, Scott is my dad, and I truly appreciate everything he has done for me,” Alyssa says. “I look forward to my future in the Hereford industry and will always call Woolfolk Farms home.” HW

Association involvement Alyssa says she is proud to be a part of the Hereford industry and that she wants to take a more active role in the youth sector. She is currently serving as the Tennessee Junior Polled Hereford Association’s vice president. “I also love the show aspect of the Hereford industry and go to shows every chance I get,” she says. Alyssa attended the 2009 Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Tulsa, where she placed second in the illustrated speech contest. She has also www.hereford.org

Alyssa was recognized as the 2011 National FFA Forage Production SAE winner. While working at Woolfolk Farms she assists with the farm’s hay enterprise.

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Herefords and FFA Hereford juniors Krissi McCurdy and Bethany Nolan never guessed an FFA project would land them at the top of national competition. But, a willingness to learn and seize opportunities in the Hereford breed led them there. by Jill Johnson

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earning to Do, Doing to Learn….” These words are the building blocks of the National FFA Organization’s mission and motto. For two National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members, they are more than just a couple of catchy phrases learned as an FFA member — they describe a learning experience that has enabled both individuals to walk away winners. Krissi McCurdy and Bethany Nolan turned a passion for Hereford cattle into award winning Supervised Agriculture Experiences (SAE). Both girls were finalists in the beef entrepreneurship category — one of the 47 FFA proficiency areas offered nationally — at the 2011 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Krissi, Chatsworth, Ga., and Bethany, Gilmer, Texas, went up against other FFA members working for experience and herd expansion.

Krissi and Bethany both say it was a surprise to be named a national finalist. Bethany adds it had always been a dream, but she never thought it was attainable. But, it was rewarding for both as all of their hard work paid off.

The road to nationals Making it to the National FFA Convention as an SAE finalist is a huge accomplishment. Krissi and Bethany agree SAEs are designed to provide real world experiences and to develop skills in agriculturally related career areas. FFA members select a project and begin keeping record books their freshman year in high school. They explain they recorded everything including daily feedings, veterinary care and marketing strategies. Both girls say their record books were very detailed and took a lot of time to complete, but all of that time is the reason they advanced to the district, state and national levels of competition. “There is an application and interview process at each level,” Bethany says. “The interviews at nationals were very intense. We were asked very specific questions pertaining to our operation and the current industry situation for the region we live in.” When it became time for Krissi and Bethany to declare their SAE as an FFA member, it was natural for them to start with a beef entrepreneurship program, they agree. Their SAEs revolved around their love of Hereford cattle.

Krissi’s project Krissi and Bethany on stage during the 2011 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.

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Krissi started her operation when she was 7 years old — just old enough to begin showing. The first

Krissi utilized artificial insemination in her herd, giving her access to superior Hereford genetics. Pictured here she is inserting CIDRs as part of her estrus synchronization program.

year of her SAE, she owned four head of Hereford cattle. Krissi set goals for her operation. She said she wanted to improve genetics, increase ribeye area and implement marketing strategies. Krissi said her record books focused on achieving her goals and herd management. “I decided to manage my four cows in a fall- and early springcalving program,” Krissi says. “Then, I weaned the calves and decided which animals to keep for replacement heifers.” Krissi says she was able to expand her herd from four to 20 head by her senior year of high school. “I was surprised that my record books made it to the national finals because I have such a small herd, but I was able to show growth, and that’s what counts,” she explains. Not only did she expand her operation, but she turned it into a business. “I worked for my grandpa to help pay for expenses,” she says. “He is like my business partner. I made the www.hereford.org

decisions with the cattle and exchanged labor for financial assistance.” Krissi says as she increased her herd numbers, she was able to focus on her goals. She recognized the importance of the Hereford breed in the current commercial cattle industry and the push toward improved genetics. She wanted to help grow the market demand for Hereford beef and started with her herd. “I wanted to improve my herd’s genetics in general to achieve a genetically strong Hereford cow base, but I also wanted to increase carcass traits,” she explains. “For the purpose of my record book, I focused on increasing ribeye area. I knew I could use the ribeye to market cattle to the commercial industry because, in my experience, consumers want a bigger ribeye.” Krissi says she used ultrasound technology to measure the ribeye area, and once she started achieving her goal of a 14-inch ribeye, she marketed bulls to local commercial producers. She says the national SAE judges were intrigued by her interest in carcass traits and the Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program. “I had a lot of fun in my interview at nationals because the judges asked me so many questions about Hereford beef,” she says. “I was an ambassador for the breed that day, and it was exciting to be a part of the Hereford industry. I was able to discuss the benefits and great qualities of Hereford cattle.” Krissi also accomplished the goal of marketing her cattle. She stated in her record books her love of showing and her desire to be on the NJHA board of directors. She was elected a director at the 2011 Junior National Hereford Expo.

Bethany’s project Bethany became involved with the Hereford breed when she was 9 years old. She began her SAE with 25 head and implemented a spring- and fallcalving program. She says she developed her business with the help of her dad — trading labor for feed expenses. Her record books focused on utilizing artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) to expand her herd, implementing marketing strategies, developing communications skills and www.hereford.org

Select Sale,” she says. “I was able to market and sell 15% of my herd each year and at the same time became a skilled communicator.” Bethany also used these communications skills as the 2010-11 National Hereford Queen.

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Bethany has spent many hours in the showring — at the halter of Hereford cattle and serving as the 2010-11 National Hereford Queen.

becoming more knowledgeable of daily farm practices. Bethany says the first goal she needed to tackle was learning basic farm efficiencies. She learned how to operate farm equipment, how to develop the appropriate feed ratios and, all too quickly, how weather affects cattle producers. “I had to learn how to manage my herd in the Texas drought, while still expanding my operation and accomplishing my goals,” Bethany explains. “Luckily, I was raising efficient Herefords, and with the help of my family, I created a program that worked. I was up to 70 head of cattle by my senior year for nationals.” She says she had an interest in using AI and ET to help grow her herd. Her dad is certified to perform AI and helped her learn about these methods. She achieved a 60% ET conception rate and a 70% AI conception rate. Bethany has a passion for communications, which she implemented into her record books. She says she wanted to become a better communicator and developed marketing strategies in order to gain communications experience. “I developed magazine ads, managed the Bethany Herefords website and arranged consignments in the Ft. Worth National Cowtown

Krissi and Bethany strongly encourage youth considering the NJHA and the FFA to get involved, even if they are starting small. “You just have to go into everything with the attitude that you can do it and you have something to offer,” Bethany says. “Be proud of the breed and proud you are a part of such a great industry.” Krissi says it’s a matter of setting goals and sticking to them. “Push yourself and be ready for a lot of hard work, but know in the end you will reap the benefits and will have fun along the way,” she adds. Krissi and Bethany agree while it was exciting to be national finalists, it was even better to be there with a friend. “Being together at national convention as finalists was so much fun,” they say. “The FFA and NJHA give you a lot of opportunities and experiences, but you gain lifelong friendships as well. It was a breath of fresh air to be by each others’ sides as Hereford girls.”

The future Krissi is currently a freshman at Butler Community College, majoring in elementary education, and is part of the livestock judging team. A Texas A&M University Aggie, Bethany is a freshman in agricultural communications and journalism. She is an active member of the Saddle & Sirloin Club and the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. They both say they plan to continue building their Hereford operations and stay active within the breed. HW

“You just have to go into everything with the attitude that you can do it and you have something to offer.” — Bethany Nolan March 2012 /

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Hereford Ranch ce r u S e o e r F e s s a l The H le t t C d a o f e r r H e r fo Spring Sale. We feed the bulls during the winter, freeing your pasture, time and money.

27th Annual Production Sale Saturday, April 14, 2012 • 1 p.m.

at the ranch, 17 miles south of Brownwood on FM 45

Selling: 60 2-Year-Old Bulls 60 Open Hereford Heifers Dear Friends and Cattlepeople,

The MW Hereford Ranch is pleased to announce plans for our 27th Annual Production Sale to be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the ranch, located 17 miles south of Brownwood, Texas, on F.M. 45, just south of the Colorado River. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our friends and buyers from previous years that continue to make this sale possible. Our confidence in the cattle industry and the Hereford breed in particular remains strong. We look forward to a great sale with at least a dent in the drought this winter and prospects are pretty good for a bluebonnet spring. We will have 61 highly selected herd sire prospects and range bulls this year. These modern, rugged, range-raised, performance and fertility-tested bulls have really balanced EPD numbers. They represent the best of the Hereford breed and are ready to go to work. We have been pleased with the looks and performance data of our new herd sires and will offer a large number of their offspring in the sale. We will offer 60 12- to 15-month-old, open, registered horned heifers ready to breed with excellent EPD numbers. We feel their bloodlines represent the best of the Hereford industry today and many could become future Dams of Distinction. As usual on Sale Day, we will have the cattle on display by 10 a.m. with lunch at 12 p.m. and the Sale beginning promptly at 1 p.m. As always, we absolutely guarantee our cattle. If you are not completely satisfied, we will make it right. We will be glad to assist you with delivery. Please contact any member of the family for further information and details. Our catalogs will be available by late February. We look forward to seeing you at the Sale. The Locklear Family

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The Locklear's MW Hereford Ranch P.O. Box 1754 • Brownwood, TX 76804 325-646-0956 • 325-646-5501 Office Mopsy and Ward, Travis, Jami, Benjamin and Daxton, Chad, Elizabeth, Steve, Connor, Paige, Ashia and Brenna

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MICHIGAN 2012

HEREFORD ASSOCIATION BEEF EXPO SALE Michigan State University Pavilion, E. Lansing, Mich.

March 30 and 31, 2012

Show - Friday, March 30, 10 a.m. • Sale - Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. 39 Lots - 16 Bulls, 19 Open Females, 4 Bred Females Sale Manager: Tammy Herman 419-303-4005 • Auctioneer: Doug Sheridan

Lot 334 — SSF 507 Bright Boomer 115 Consigned by Herman Family

Lot 324 — BF Bold Ruler Consigned by Breasbois Farms

Granddam of Lot 335 Boyd Z86 Fasination 3001

Sire of Lot 337 — SSF RLB Onkey 122L 949 850 ET 2011 North American Reserve Bull Champion

MHA ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET

Friday, March 30 - Social 6 p.m.; Meal 7 p.m. Please call Tammy Herman for reservations by March 20 Block of rooms at Candlewood Suites 517-351-8181 Rooms $59-$79. Mention MHA. www.hereford.org

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Hereford breeder Richard Gebhart was elected federation division vice chair.

Angie Stump Denton, AHA communications director and Hereford World editor, was honored with the 2011 Excellence in Communication and Public Relations award for a breed affiliate at the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville Feb. 1.

attle industry enthusiasts gathered in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 1-4 to discuss industry issues, attend educational workshops, visit with others from across the country and set policy to guide legislative efforts for the coming year at the 114th annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show. A record 8,216 attended the event, which eclipsed the old record of just less than 7,000 set at NCBA’s 1998 centennial celebration. The convention included joint and individual meetings by five industry organizations: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB), American National CattleWomen Inc. (ANCW), CattleFax and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF). During the convention, Nebraska cattleman J.D. Alexander was named 2012 NCBA president. Elected NCBA president-elect was Scott George, a second-generation

Junior Hereford member Kendall Garrell, Petersburg, Tenn., won the 11-14 age division with her speech about animal welfare in the beef industry during the Cattle Industry Convention.

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Wyoming farmer. Also elected to NCBA posts at the meeting were Bob McCan, Texas, vice president; Craig Uden, Nebraska, federation division chair; Richard Gebhart, Oklahoma, federation division vice chair; Don Pemberton, Missouri, policy division chair; and Phil Ellis, Wyoming, policy division vice chair. Alexander said the turnout at convention was representative of the enthusiasm in the industry. “There was a lot of optimism and positive energy at this convention,” he said. “We saw a lot of ranchers and farmers — both young and old — looking to the future and the possibilities it holds. We’ve got a lot of momentum in this industry and in NCBA.” During the second general session, Alexander painted a picture of regulatory chaos in Washington, D.C., but pointed to grassroots advocacy as the primary reason the cattle industry has been able to “weather the storm.” “Because of the partnership between our state affiliates and your national organization, we managed to prevent ourselves from being the main course at the big government café,” Alexander explained. “This partnership — this grassroots policy process — is the shining star of this industry. You have a voice and it is being heard loud and clear.” Alexander used the slew of regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration’s proposed rule on livestock marketing; and the Department of Transportation’s proposed rule, which would have required cattlemen to acquire commercial driver’s licenses, as examples of cattlemen’s successful pushback of burdensome regulations. Alexander said NCBA will continue pushing for practical legislation and a commonsense approach to regulations. He called the estate tax his top policy priority as the 2012 NCBA president. www.hereford.org

“I pledge to you that my top priority as your president is to do all I can to build beef demand and producer profitability. This can only be accomplished if we are allowed to operate without government intervention and, most importantly, if decisions are made to ensure future generations are able to take over our family businesses,” Alexander said. “The death tax is the biggest deterrent to young people returning to the cattle business. What we need now are jobs, a stable economy and food for a growing global population. Leaving the next generation to choose between a life they love or the inability to pay the estate tax is not something we will tolerate.” For more convention news and highlights, visit NCBA’s website, The American Hereford Association (AHA) and Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC booth attracted trade show attendees in Nashville. Kaycee Hoffman, owner of Bar None Hat Co., Thedford, Neb., offered attendees BeefUSA.org or the online meeting hat shaping and cleaning while AHA staff visited with them about the value of Hereford genetics. coverage site, 4Cattlemen.com. HW

CattleFax Outlook: Tighter Cattle Supplies, Record Exports in 2012 As cattle supplies remain tight and global demand intensifies, profitability for cattle ranchers will continue in the year ahead, CattleFax analysts told cattlemen during the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. The Annual CattleFax Outlook Seminar highlighted the market factors that are setting the stage for beef supply, demand and prices in 2012 and beyond. “The economic signals are in place for restocking to begin this year,” said CattleFax Chief Executive Officer Randy Blach. “All we need now is a little encouragement from Mother Nature.” Despite shifting drought conditions, Blach told the audience he expects cattle inventory numbers will decline slightly in 2012 and reach a low point in 2013 before increasing in 2014 and beyond. Although herd growth may remain elusive, an increase in average carcass weights will partially offset the decline in inventory numbers. The decline in cattle numbers means prices can be expected to move higher in 2012. Tight supplies of cattle and beef will be compounded by continued growth in the export markets with expanded access into Japan and continued increases in the volume and value of beef being sold into export channels, according to Blach. He said Japan won’t be the only export market to see significant growth during 2012. In fact, U.S. beef exports, which set records in 2011, will likely set new highs in 2012 as a result of strong overall global demand and continued weakness in the U.S. dollar. In 2012 CattleFax looks for steer and heifer slaughter to be down 1.5% (around 400,000 head) due to a smaller calf crop and www.hereford.org

the start of heifer retention. Beef production in 2011 was about even with the previous year, but 2012 production is projected to be down 1.5% due to reduced total cattle slaughter. Blach emphasized the statistic that by the year 2050 the world’s population will be 9 billion people and asked, “Who’s going to feed them?” He added, “You see the opportunity. We’re going to have to get better and have more productivity.” Blach made the following points that will be crucial to the U.S. beef industry in the years to come: • We have to continue to grow international markets for U.S. beef and have access. • We have to get used to higher costs all the way through the system. • We have to adjust to volatile markets. He re-emphasized that it’s not the same business it was 10 years ago and pointed out that weekly price changes can be as much as $50 per head when the volatility in cattle and corn markets is combined. As well, he reported, it takes 60% more capital to operate in 2012 than in 2009. While managing volatility is a challenge, Blach said he anticipates the price outlook to be favorable for the beef industry. Feeder price projections for the year ahead are in the $157-$161 per hundredweight (cwt.) range. Fed cattle are anticipated to be $130-$134 per cwt. Blach concluded by encouraging producers to manage their risk. “Manage for margin,” he said. “Don’t guess the markets. It’s a great time to be in agriculture, but you must adapt to a global market environment.” HW

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National Hereford Feedout Proves Hereford Efficiency, Carcass Merit

n the winter of 2010-11, 312 cattle were fed at Fairleigh Feeders, Scott City, Kan., through the National Hereford Feedout. This was the seventh year for the National Hereford Feedout, which allows producers from across the country to test Hereford or Herefordcross steers and heifers. The first 100 head of cattle began the test in December 2010. Bookcliff Herefords, Russell, Kan.; KEG Herefords, Valentine, Neb.; Linton Polled Herefords, Miller, Neb.; and MM Ranch Polled Herefords, Chanute, Kan., consigned cattle for the feedout. The steers in this trial had an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.58 lb. per day. In the feed efficiency and cost of gain department, these steers had a feed efficiency of 5.10 lb. of feed per lb. of gain on a dry matter basis. The yard average was 5.73, giving the Hereford cattle a 12% advantage at the feedbunk. In the cost of gain, the test cattle fed for $.86 per lb. of gain while the yard average was $.9657. This difference represents a cost savings of 12% again for the Herefords. The cost of gain in this trial and in the yard average does contain all costs, including feed, yardage, medicine and processing costs. This information is important to note, as it shows that the Hereford cattle cost less at the bunk and also in the overall costs, such as the cost that goes with treating sick cattle. On the rail, this set of cattle really proved their worth. They had an average ribeye area of 13.21, an average marbling score of 5.10 (Choice), a hot carcass weight of 817 lb., an average backfat score of .52 inches and an average dressing percent of 63%. These factors made them have an average Yield Grade of 3.02. Their average live weight was 1,289 lb. Test coordinator and Kansas Hereford Association (KHA) Secretary Tom Granzow says, “Overall, many positive things can be said about this trial, but one thing comes to mind immediately. Because of severe weather and blizzard conditions in December, when these cattle were started, the days on feed were somewhat higher

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than in years past. This could explain the advantage to the yard average in gain. It is important to note that the Hereford cattle had an average carcass Yield Grade of 3.02. With all those days on feed and the efficiency of the gain, in today’s market the Herefords showed the muscle and carcass merit to pay their way in an elongated feeding regimen. We have made tremendous progress in the muscle and carcass quality areas, without sacrificing our efficiency at the bunk and in the cost of gain. This equates to more flexibility in the marketing of the Hereford and Hereford-sired cattle.” In February 2011, 177 steers and 35 heifers were placed on feed, representing Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D.; Carver Polled Herefords, Winfield, Kan.; Harmony Herefords, Quinter, Kan.; Steve Douthit’s 4V Herefords, St. Francis, Kan.; Shumaker Polled Herefords, Wetmore, Kan.; Krieg Herefords, Basco, Ill.; and Simon Polled Herefords, Seneca, S.D. The steers in this group had an average gain of 3.81 lb. The yard average during the same time frame was 3.67, a 7% advantage to the Herefords. The average days on feed for the Herefords was 149, and the yard average was 142. When it came to feed efficiency, the cost of gain for the Hereford cattle was $.88 per lb. of gain. The yard average was $1.04. This difference gave the Hereford and Hereford-sired cattle an 18% advantage over the yard average. In the actual dry feed consumed by this group of steers and how it compared to the yard averages, the test cattle converted at a 5.03 lb. of feed per lb. of gain, while the yard average for steers during this same time frame was 5.91. This difference equates to a feed savings of 17%. On the rail this set of steers did well. They had an average ribeye area of 13.55 inches, an average marbling score of 4.8 (high Select), a hot carcass weight of 821 lb., an average backfat score of .44 inches and an average dressing percent of 63%. The average Yield Grade was 2.84, excellent by industry standards. Their average live weight was 1,303 lb.

The Hereford heifers also did well. In respect to gain, they had an average 3.19 lb. The yard average was 3.29 lb. The heifers fed efficiently, too. Their average cost of gain was $.98 per lb. of gain while the yard averaged $1.08, a 10% advantage to the Herefords. They converted at a 5.58 lb. of feed per lb. of gain. The yard average was 6.15 lb. of feed per lb. of gain. As for the carcass data, the females had an average ribeye area of 12.10 inches, an average marbling score of 5.7 (Choice), a hot carcass weight of 756 lb., an average backfat measurement of .56 inches and an average dressing percent of 64%. The average Yield Grade was 2.96. Their average live weight was 1,185 lb. Granzow says, “In summary, thank you to all of the participating breeders. These breeders brought a set of cattle that represented the whole Hereford breed very well. They showed that horned or polled, male or female, large groups or small, we can and do compete very well in the modern beef industry. A 10% to 17% advantage in feeding costs is very significant in any market, especially when you can have high-quality carcass and gain results as well. These steers and heifers were not handpicked and represented diverse genetics and management techniques from many different environments. This kind of a study does much to show the industry and prospective commercial customers that all of the old myths about Hereford cattle are being dispelled by progressive Hereford breeders.” The National Hereford Feedout allows producers from across the country to consign. At the end of the trial, each participant gets a graph analysis of his or her cattle ranked in comparison to the others in cost of gain, as well as other performance and carcass data measures. For producers who consign sire groups, this service provides for genetic selection and rapid herd progress. For more information and to find out how you can participate in future tests, contact Granzow at 785-466-2247, 785-466-6790 or kansashereford@ tctelco.net. HW www.hereford.org

North Star Classic, Valley City, N.D.—Dec. 1-2

Judges: Shane Lindsey, Prairie City, Iowa; Brian Barragree, Absarokee, Mont., (pen show) • 28-head shown

Supreme and champion bull, Lamb Bros. Beef, Wilson, Wis.; Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Baraboo, Wis.; and Windy Hills Herefords, Roberts, Wis., with PHH PCC KJ 750P Big Country 934 ET, 3/1/09, by BR Moler ET.

Arizona National Livestock Show

Phoenix, Ariz.—Dec. 30 Judge: Tim Fitzgerald, West Grove, Pa. 45-head shown Champion female, Brad and Dawn Gohr, Madras, Ore., with FCC 225 Carmen 0153, 3/14/10, by TFR Cyrus 225 ET. Reserve champion female, Brad and Dawn Gohr with GOHR Beyond Platinum 1102, 1/4/11, by CRR About Time 743. Champion bull, Vanderwork Herefords, Taloga, Okla., with H Outcross 0164 ET, 9/22/10, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Reserve champion bull, Vanderwork Herefords with VH Mr BG 1104, 2/20/11, by CB NLC Beer Goggles 81U.

Sioux Empire Farm Show

Sioux Falls, S.D.—Jan. 26 Judge: Scott Bayer, Ringle, Wis. 18-head shown Champion female, Blake and Claire Solsma, Sanborne, Iowa, with Solsma Yvon 441, 3/25/11, by Fiona’s Channing 747 ET. Reserve champion female, Amber Schmidt, Pipestone, Minn., with SH Lady Embracer X364A, 3/26/10, by NJW 687 Embracer 12P. Supreme and champion bull, Larry Crane, Mitchell, with LCX MD Keeksake 118 ET, 3/10/11, by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET. Reserve champion bull, Blake Solsma with Solsma Yankee 001, 3/7/11, by CRR About Time 743. HW

Supreme and champion pen of heifers, DaKitch Hereford Farms, Ada, Minn.

Champion female, Thomas Friesz, New Salem, with CPH Miss Timeline 11X, 2/23/10, by CRR About Time 743. Reserve champion female, DaKitch Hereford Farms with Ms Dakitch 37S Polly 101Y, 3/10/11, by Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T. Reserve champion bull, DaKitch Hereford Farms with DaKitch 19T Tundra 84Y, 3/3/11, by TH 12L 63N Tundra 62T. Reserve champion pen of heifers, Friesz Livestock, New Salem.

Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg, Pa.—Jan. 9 Judge: Chip Kemp, Columbia, Mo. • 83-head shown

Champion female, Rylee Stockdale, Dayton, with Showtime Ramsey Mirage 116, 3/27/11, by H Excel 8051 ET. Reserve champion female, Deana Jak Farms Inc., Wagontown, with DJF 2913 35T Lindiloo 0035 ET, 3/9/10, by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. Champion cow-calf pair, Durham Valley Farm, Riegelsville, with CCC 20P Winnie W25, 4/19/09, by CS GV Hollywood 20P and a May heifer calf by WBB DVF Mr Breeze 118U ET.

Champion bull, Deana Jak Farms Inc. with DJF 158W15U Mucho Macho 100YET, 5/4/11, by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. Reserve champion cow-calf pair, MAP Farm, Womelsdorf, with TS LAKE Natalie 612, 2/3/06, by BR Moler ET and an August heifer calf by PW Victor Boomer P606. Reserve champion bull, Rylee Stockdale with RS 45P Magnum 91Y, 5/6/11, by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P.

Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg, Pa.—Jan. 8 Judge: Doug Parrott, Urbana, Ill. • 35-head shown Pictured left: Champion female, Kelsey Diehl, Fairfield, with KD Queen Of Hearts 11Y ET, 4/1/11, by DeLHawk KO Cash 0803 ET. Reserve champion female, Kelsey Diehl with KD Brandi 9X ET, 3/23/10, by STAR PPL Bullet 388T ET. HW

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45th Annual Sale

WEST VIRGINIA POLLED HEREFORD SALE at Jackson’s

Mill in Weston, W.Va.

April 14, 2012 • 12:30 p.m. (EST) Show Friday, April 13 at 10 a.m.

Auctioneer John Spiker, Jane Lew, W.Va. • 304-884-7915 SALE DAY PHONE 304-269-5100 John Meents 419-306-7480

SELLING H Bred Heifers H H Open Heifers H H Cow/Calf Pairs H H Bulls H

Consignors: McDonald Farms Cottage Hill Farm Turner Hereford Farm Ralph E. Ullman and Son David Law and Sons

Westfall Polled Herefords Grandview Hereford Farm Cottle Brothers Pursley Polled Herefords Green Valley Farms

Jim Leach Ron Brand A. Goff and Sons West Virginia University

For catalogs, contact: Connie Grogg 1068 Newberne Rd. • Cox Mills, WV 26342 • 304-462-5049

West Virginia Polled Hereford Association Annual Membership Meeting at EEC Building, Jackson’s Mill — April 12, 2012 at 7 p.m. President, Mike Taylor • Vice President, Ed Martin • Secretary-Treasurer, Connie Grogg Board of Directors: Mike McDonald, Ken Scott, Jeromy Keen, Butch Law and Aaron Glascock www.hereford.org March 2012 /

D Van Newkirk Herefords

Oshkosh, Neb.—Jan. 16 Auctioneer: Lex Madden Reported by: Levi Landers 142 bulls- - - - - - - $984,344; average - - - - - - - $6,932 12 females- - - - - - -$22,596; average - - - - - - - $1,883 154 lots- - - - - - - $1,006,940; average - - - - - - - $6,539 Additional lots 20 comm. females- $31,700; average - - - - - - - $1,585 BULLS UU Harley 1073, 2/10/11, by H5 408 Domino 7100, to Struempler, Neb.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $14,500 UU Recap 0295, 3/18/10, by SR Recap 588, to Knott, Colo.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,750 UU Recap 0239, 3/9/10, by SR Recap 588, to Edwards, Iowa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,500 UU Valor 0002, 2/2/10, by SR Valor 1397, to Fick, Mo.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 UU Recap 0311, 3/21/10, by SR Recap 588, to Knott - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 UU Harley 1102, 2/14/11, by H5 408 Domino 7100, to Hermann, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 UU Blue Ridge 0222, 3/8/10, by Blue Ridge Solution 707S, to Wemhoff, Neb. - - - - - - - - - - $9,750 UU Axton 0123, 2/25/10, by UU Axton 6210, to Double H Ranch, Texas- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,500 UU 5170 0162, 3/2/10, by H5 349 Advance 5170, to Frisbie, Kan.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,500 UU Valor 0033, 2/10/10, by SR Valor 1397, to Double H Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 UU Advance 0042, 2/10/10, by HH Advance 7146T, to Laboube, Mo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 UU Oregon 0356, 4/7/10, by H5 9126 Domino 4149, to M Bar M Ranch, N.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250 UU Valor 0358, 4/8/10, by SR Valor 1397, to Frisbie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,250

UU Advance 0021, 2/8/10, by HH Advance 7146T, to Struempler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000

Sioux Empire Farm Show

Sioux Falls, S.D.—Jan. 26 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson Reported by: Levi Landers 12 bulls- - - - - - - - - $46,850; average - - - - - - - 3,904 6 females - - - - - - - $16,700; average - - - - - - - $2,783 18 lots- - - - - - - - - - $63,550; average - - - - - - - $3,531 BULLS LCX MD Keeksake 118 ET, 3/10/11, by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET, consigned by Larry Crane, Mitchell, to Doug Streit, Hartley, Iowa (½ interest, full possession) - $9,750 LCX MD Keepsake 116 ET, 3/6/211, by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET, consigned by Larry Crane, to Doug Streit (½ interest, full possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,400 SH Yahoo Y101A ET, 1/26/11, by Harvie Raftsman 16R, consigned by John Schmidt, Pipestone, Minn., to Ivan Van Pearsen, Chandler, Minn. - - - - - - $4,600 SPH 6T Yankee 6X, 2/28/10, by AH Yankee 10S, consigned by Springwater Polled Herefords, Garretson, to Dennis Reese, Jasper, Minn.- - - $4,000 EH Victor B7, 3/1/11, by TH 122 71I Victor 719T, consigned by Edward Huwaldt’s Herefords, Randolph, Neb., to Kenneth Larsen, Decatur, Neb.- - - - - - $4,000

Red Bluff Bull Sale

Red Bluff, Calif.—Jan. 28 Auctioneers: Rick Machado, Trent Steward, Justin Holmberg, Max Olvera Reported by: Mark Holt 61 bulls- - - - - - - - $262,850; average - - - - - - - $4,309 BULLS TPR 121 Domino 8Y, 2/21/10, by JAK L1 Domino P121, consigned by The Poplars Ranch Inc., Silver Lake, Ore., to Ron LaGrande, Williams, Calif. - - $7,700

SALE SUMMARY (U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2011-12 fiscal year.) No. Bulls Females Total Sale Sales No. Avg. No. Avg. No. Gross Avg. Consignment 4 90.82 $6,453 30.50 $6,684 121.32 $789,951 $6,511 Production 1 142.00 $6,932 12.00 $1,883 154.00 $1,006,940 $6,539 Month Total 5 232.82 $6,745 42.50 $5,328 275.32 $1,796,891 $6,527 11/12 YTD 89 1,774.50 $4,331 3,282.50 $3,545 5,057.00 $19,323,048 $3,821

Whiteface Replacement Sale averages $1,654 During the Fort Worth Stock Show, the Texas Hereford Association hosted its 43rd Annual Premium Whiteface Replacement Female Show & Sale on Jan. 29. A total of 157 Herefords females averaged $1,592 and 50 black baldies averaged $1,853. The 207 whitefaced females grossed $342,475 averaging $1,654. The champion Hereford pen was consigned by Summerour Ranch, Dalhart, Texas. The 11 females sold to 101 Ranch, Palo Pinto, Texas, for $3,000 each. MK Ranch, Muenster, Texas, exhibited the reserve champion Hereford pen. The 10 females sold to Otto Candies, Des Allemands, La., for $2,300 each. The champion baldie pen was consigned by Diamond S Cattle Co. Weatherford, Texas. The 10 pairs were purchased by Lee Cattle Co., Westville, Okla., for $1,850 each. H Ranch, Channing, Texas, consigned the reserve baldie pen. Darlene McConathy, Angleton, Texas, purchased the 10 pairs for $2,400 a piece. HW

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M Baker Tru-Test 1050, 5/5/10, by H5 465 Domino 7162, consigned by Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., to Waibel Ranch LLC, Powell Butte, Ore. - - - - - $7,700 TPR 121 Mr Dom 21Y, 3/1/10, by JAK L1 Domino P121, consigned by The Poplars Ranch Inc., to Waibel Ranch LLC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,600 Genoa Revolution 10007, 2/2/10, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, to Arrow B Livestock, Klamath Falls, Ore.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 ER Adv Domino 0207, 2/25/10, by HH Advance 7034T ET, consigned by England Ranch, Prineville, Ore., to Malson Angus and Herefords, Parma, Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,200

Cowtown Select Sale

Ft. Worth, Texas—Jan. 29 Auctioneer: Eddie Sims Reported by: Dustin Layton 13.41 bulls- - - - - - - $94,650; average - - - - - - - $7,058 12.5 females - - - - - $84,900; average - - - - - - - $6,792 25.91 lots - - - - - - $179,550; average - - - - - - - $6,930 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - $12,500; average - - - - - - $12,500 BULLS B&C L1 Top Gun 0244 1ET, 9/25/10, by GH Adams Top Gun ET 516T, consigned by B&C Cattle Co., Miami, to 101 Ranch, Palo Pinto (½ interest) - - - $8,000 BR Joe Domino 1014 ET, 3/7/11, by CL 1 Domino 955W, consigned by Barber Ranch, Channing, to Dan and Nancy Bowling, Pond Creek, Okla. (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 W4 8203 Advance 103X ET2, 3/17/10, by HH Advance 8203U ET, consigned by W4 Ranch, Morgan, to Winsauer Ranch, Beeville (¾ interest) - - - - - - - $9,750 STAR KKH SSF Keyper 316Y ET, 4/13/11, by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET, consigned by Star Lake Cattle Ranch and Kasey Herman, Skiatook, Okla., to George Wooley, Stephenville, and Alexander Farms, Gypsum, Kan. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,100 H KE Maxium 102 ET, 1/4/11, by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M, consigned by Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb., to George Oschner & Sons, Torrington, Wyo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,700 FEMALES GKB MCC New Era Domino B145, 4/2/11, by C New Era ET, consigned by GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, to the Rosson Family, Milford (½ interest) - - - - - $10,000 H KH DD Natalie 1216 ET, 3/11/11, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U, consigned by Hoffman Ranch, to Stewart Skiles, Dalhart- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,000 MM Delilah 1105 ET, 4/16/11, by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, consigned by Mimms Herefords, Lorenzo, to GKB Cattle- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $13,500 MCS CK 14U Rachel Y56, 3/2/11, by MCS 533P Romeo U14 ET, consigned by MCS Polled Herefords, Elgin, Okla., to Hamman Ranch, Jacksboro - - - $8,500 RJ Melissa 106, 4/3/11, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Rafter J Cattle Co., Abilene, to Stewart Skiles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 FLUSH Right to flush KJ 440L Victoria 021W, 3/19/09, by KCF Bennett 3008 M326, consigned by Hoffman Ranch/W4, Thedford, Neb., to Skiles Cattle Co., Dalhart- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,500 HW www.hereford.org

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BEHNKE’S HEREFORDS Raising Quality Cattle with a Lot of Growth, Milk and Calving Ease

It’s that time of year again! MICHIGAN BEEF EXPO March 30 and 31, 2012 Selling One Bull and Two Heifers

Bull — BRH Popeye Beginings 1104, Calved Jan. 30, 2011 Heifer — BRH Ms Olive Power Plant 1123, Calved April 6, 2011 Heifer — BRH Ms Betsy Hallmark 1109, Calved Feb. 10, 2011

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Watch for Behnke’s Hereford Farm at the Hereford Classic Sale in Marlette, Mich., September 29, 2012

Thank you to all who purchased cattle in 2011!

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The “Calendar” 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.

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1 Calgary Bull Sale, Calgary, Alberta 2 Kansas State Un., Manhattan, Kan. 2 Kentucky Nat’l Hereford Show, Louisville 3 Kentucky Nat’l Hereford Sale, Louisville 3 Ravine Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Huron, S.D. 3 Wisconsin Hereford Assn., Lancaster 4 Kentucky Nat’l Jr. Hereford Show, Louisville 5 Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore. 6 S&S Polled Herefords, Guide Rock, Neb. 7 Tifton Bull Test, Irwinville, Ga. 9 Tennessee Agribition Hereford Show and Annual Meeting, Lebanon 9 Tennessee Agribition Polled Hereford Show and Annual Meeting, Lebanon 10 Boyd Beef Cattle Bull Sale, Mays Lick, Ky. 10 Central Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Assn., Eldon 10 Ft. Keogh Livestock, Miles City, Mont. 10 Northeast Texas Hereford Assn., Mt. Pleasant 10 Tennessee Agribition Hereford and Polled Hereford Sales, Lebanon 12 JBB/AL Herefords Bull Sale, Bliss, Idaho 12 Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. 13 Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. 14 Udy Cattle Co., Rockland, Idaho 16 Northwest Hereford Breeders Bull Sale, Hermiston, Ore. 17 Buckeye Hereford Assn., Columbus, Ohio 17 Falling Timber Farm Bull Sale, Marthasville, Mo. 17 Illinois Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting and Embryo Auction, Bloomington 17 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Martin 19 Lowderman Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Macomb, Ill. 20 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords, Burchard, Neb. 21 Heartland Herefords, North Platte, Neb. 21 Hoffman Ranch Internet Sale, Thedford, Neb. 22 McCabe Genetics, Elk City, Kan. 23 North Carolina Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Statesville 24 Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla. 24 Cross Timbers Classic, West, Texas

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April ___________________________________ 1 K7 Herefords Bull Sale, Lockridge, Iowa 2 Delaney/Atkins Bull Sale, Lake Benton, Minn. 6 Carter’s Polled Herefords, Rocklake, N.D. 6 Georgia Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Perry 6 Sandhill Farms Bull Sale, Haviland, Kan. 7 Georgia Hereford Assn., Perry 9 Missouri Hereford Assn. Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Eldon, Mo. 11 NJW Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Sheridan, Wyo. 12 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Jane Lew 13 West Virginia Beef Expo Hereford Show, Jane Lew 14 Ellis Bull Sale, Chrisman, Ill. 14 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, Va. 14 MW Hereford Ranch, Brown, Texas 14 Thorstensons Herefords Bull Sale, Selby, S.D. 14 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn., Jane Lew

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24 Maplewood Acres Farm, Sedalia, Mo. 24 North Carolina Hereford Assn., Statesville 26 Hoffman Herefords Bull Sale, North Platte, Neb. 26 Oleen Bros., Dwight, Kan. 27 B&D Herefords Bull Sale, Claflin, Kan. 27 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 27 Frenzen Polled Herefords/Blueberry Hill Farms Bull Sale, Fullerton, Neb. 27 WLB Livestock Bull Sale, Douglas, Manitoba 28 WCA Bull Test Sale, Eltopia, Wash. 30 Michigan Hereford Assn. Show and Annual Meeting and Banquet, E. Lansing 31 Barber Ranch, Ft. Worth, Texas 31 CES/Predestined Cattle Co., Wadley, Ga. 31 Heart of America Hereford Assn., Wayne City, Ill. 31 Michigan Hereford Assn., E. Lansing

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17-19 Durham Ranch BuyHereford.com Internet Sale, Stillwater, Okla. 20 Virginia Hereford Assn., Harrisonburg 21 Burns Farms Female Sale, Pikeville, Tenn. 21 Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. 24 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 27 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Cross Plains 28 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn., Cross Plains 28 Ritchie County Polled Hereford Assn., Harrisville, W.Va.

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1 Phillip Livestock All Breed Bull Sale, Phillip, S.D. 1 Doug Thorson Bull Sale, Phillip, S.D. 5 Broadlawn Farms, Lena, Miss. 5 California/Nevada Polled Hereford Assn. Tour and Field Day, Sonora, Calif. 5 Larson/Hoffman/Topp Sale, Clifton, Texas 5 Texas Hereford Assn., Morgan 6 J.D. Bellis Family, Bois D’Arc, Mo. 7 Gail Williams Bull Sale, Presho, S.D. 8 Kentucky Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Stanford 11 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn., Old Washington 12 Pennsylvania Hereford Assn., Thomasville 18 Star Lake Cattle Ranch Jr. Futurity Show, Skiatook, Okla. 19 Huth Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Oakfield, Wis. 19 Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. 20 Red Hills Dispersal, Clinton, Okla. 26 Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala. 28 Mead Cattle Enterprises, Midville, Ga. 29 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction HW

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A ALABAMA Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Sparks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ARIZONA Las Vegas Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . 95 Nine Cross Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 ARKANSAS Crooked Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Winningham Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Five H Farms/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . 95 Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Nyland Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Oak Knoll Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Parham Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Perrin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . 95 Tripp Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Wilbourn Cattle Co., Aaron & W6 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 COLORADO Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Hall Herefords, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Indian Cave Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Roderick Leach Polled Herefords . . . . 96 Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 FLORIDA Crooked Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC GEORGIA CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 120 Crawford Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Georgia Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . 4, 5, 10 Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 HME Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Honey Ridge Plantation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Leonard Polled Hereford Farm . . . . 120 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . 37, 120 Smith Angus Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Sunset Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . 38, 96 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 White Hawk Ranch Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 120 IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Circle C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 96 Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 96 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Heritage Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 OJJ Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Split Butte Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 97 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 ILLINOIS Apple Ridge Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . 97 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 117 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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I Heart of America Hereford Assn. . . . . 80 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Lowderman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 97 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Purple Reign Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . 97 Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 INDIANA Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . 77 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . . . . . . . . . 77 DAD’s Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 DaVee Enterprises, R.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Ferguson Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 77 Gray Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Kottkamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 98 IOWA Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . 38 GAR-NANC Cattle/Rau Farms . . . . . . . . 98 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Landt Herefords, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ohnemus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rosenberg, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sladek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sorensen Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 St. Clair Hay & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 98 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Woodland View Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 KANSAS 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . 98 B&D Herefords/Beran Bros. Angus . . 35 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Jensen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 McCabe Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Oleen Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Oleen Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Schu-Lar Polled Herefords LLC . . . . . . 98 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Towner Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . 98 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 KENTUCKY BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 99 Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . 99 Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Peyton Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . 119 Popplewell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Smith Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Church View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 R&T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Red Oak Point Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 MICHIGAN Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Breasbois Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . 111 Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . 111 McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Michigan Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Neal’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Parks Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Rottman, Phil and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 99 Frederickson Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . 99 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Oxley Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . 99 Whispering Pine Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65, 100 MISSOURI Abra Kadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Bonebrake Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . 100 CA Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 100 Journagan Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 115 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 McMillens Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . 115 Missouri State University . . . . . . . . . . 100 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . 100, 115 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . 100 Churchill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Feddes & Sons, Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Westwind Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 101 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . 31, 101 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 101 Heartland Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 101 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Spencer Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 9 Tucker Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . 101 NEW JERSEY Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

NEW MEXICO C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Copeland & Sons LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 101 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 NEW YORK SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 NORTH CAROLINA Creech, Brent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Double J Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Kove Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . 102, 119 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 102 W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 119 NORTH DAKOTA Baumgarten Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 116 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . 102, 116 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . 116 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Prestwood Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rockeman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Topp Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Fark Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Grandview Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . 109 Helsinger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . 109 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm . . . . . . 102 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Mohican Polled Hereford Farms . . 102, 109 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . 102 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Ullman & Son, Ralph E. . . . . . . . . . . . 109 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Buck Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Callahan, Jarold and Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CBY Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Double Seven Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . . . 102 Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 102, 114 Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . 102 Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Langford Herefords . . . 14, 15, 16, 17, 103 Ledbetter & Son Inc., C.V. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 MCS Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Nelson Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . 103 P&R Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Red Hills Hereford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Star Lake Cattle Ranch . . . . 1, 39, 40, 41 OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 103 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Moss Land & Cattle LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . 7, 103 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Dana Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Deana Jak Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 25, 103 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Hausner Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Heritage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . 103, 112 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 SOUTH DAKOTA Atkins Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . 104 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Bushy Park Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Cranston Herefords, Roy . . . . . . . . . . 104 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . 104 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . 104 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . 104 TENNESSEE Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 DLL Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . 44, 104 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Kerr Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . 104 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 120 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . 119 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Rogan Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . 8 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . 104 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . 104 B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15, 104 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Four Star Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63, 105 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . 105 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . 105, 110 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . 105 Lone Star Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . 105 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 105 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 MW Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Pied Piper Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Powell, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Rockin 4H Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . 105 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . 105 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 110 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Williams/Ferguson Ranch L.P. . . . . . 105 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Cache Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . 106 Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 106 Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 VIRGINIA Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 JPS Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Knabe Jr., Harry A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 112 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 112 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Virginia Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

WASHINGTON CX Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Diamond M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Yoricka Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 WEST VIRGINIA Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Goff & Sons, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grassy Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grazing Meadow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Haught Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . 22 Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . 106 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. . . 93 WISCONSIN BBC Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . 113 C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 106, 114 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 117 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . 106, 113 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 113 Koens Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Larson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . 33, 113 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 TS Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Wiswell Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 WYOMING Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . 107 Largent & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . 107 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Middleswarth Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 NJW Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . 42, 107 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Wyoming Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . 107 CANADA Elm Lodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . 107 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 SERVICES AgriLabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Barnes, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Bayer Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bessler Inc., James F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 T/Big Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Biozyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Birdwell, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Birdwell, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Booker, C.D. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Breeders Insurance LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Burks, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 BuyHereford.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Carper, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 CattleMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33 Conover, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Gay Livestock Insurance, Jerry . . . . . 107 Genex Cooperative Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Hester & Co. PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Hoffman AI Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Jensen Live Stock Agency . . . . . . . . . 108 Layton, Dustin N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lowderman, Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lowderman, Monte W. . . . . . . . . . . . 108 McClintock, Mark and Teresa . . . . . . 108 MCS Auction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Midwest Cattle Service Inc. . . . . . . . 108 Multimin USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 National Cattle Services Inc. . . . . . . . 108 National CUP Lab & Tech Center . . . 108 Purina Wind and Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Reed Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . 108 Stith, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Sullivan Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 T Bar C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Trans Ova Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Weishaar, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Wendt, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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THM R4HR TL’S SONNY 0758 P43106350 — Calved: Jan. 4, 2010 — Tattoo: LE 0758/RE THM

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NT PLATO RUPERT 0590 AF 120 BANDITA A08 NT PERFECT PLATO NT SADIE BOC 531

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W. Dale Hester CPA Donna P. Hester CPA 951 W. Dallas Canton, TX 75103 903-562-6262 800-947-0482

IT’S AN EVENT!

THE

PROGRAM SALE • Memorial Day

Monday, May 28, 2012 • At the Farm • 11 a.m. (EST) “Focus on Bulls,” Top Cut Bred Heifers, Pairs, ET Calves

Donor Gerber 774 Rosy Lane 623S Selling embryos by Shock & Awe, bull calf by Bright Future

Donor THM Vicky Yetta 4140 Selling ET calves by SHF Vision R117 U38

Donor THM Victoria Belle 1817 Selling ET calves by SHF Vision R117 U38, one of the lead sires at Sandhill Farms

Donor C&L NJB Belle 30N Offering daughters by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P and C&L Double Time 452M 9B

MEAD CATTLE ENTERPRISES

Tommy, Robin and Tommie Lynne 1230 Reeves Rd. • Midville, GA 30441 • 706-554-6107 • Cell 706-339-0201 www.meadcattle.com • tommy@meadcattle.com

“DIXIELAND DELIGHT” Sale, May 26, Ft. Payne, Ala.

Pro Performance Breeders

FSL

FLAT STONE LICK

CATTLE ENTERPRISES Tommy, Robin and Tommie Lynne 1230 Reeves Rd. • Midville, GA 30441 706-554-6107 • Cell 706-339-0201 www.meadcattle.com tommy@meadcattle.com

Les and Nancy Midla & Family

P.O. Box 3398, Lake Wales, FL 33859 Pat Wilson Inc., Owner 863-679-6700 Office crookedlakeranch@verizon.net David McCullers, Manager 863-635-3821 Home

W. Massey Booth Jr. and Curtis H. Booth 711 Kings Run Rd. Shinglehouse, PA 16748 814-697-6339 masseyb@frontier.com

34 Cranberry Marsh Marianna, PA 15345 724-267-3325 nmidla@pulsenet.com Don Riggin, herdsman