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INSIDE THE EDITORIAL

Working Together in Times of Change

View from the Board by President Neal Pearson

Completing the Transaction

From the Corner Office by Myron Edelman

10 A New Season

Out in the Field by William McIntosh

14 Who’s Who?

Registry Tips ‘N Tricks by Kari White

24 Value in Collecting Phenotypes

Data Bulletin by Matthew Spangler, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

26 Ready for a Summer of Fun?

10900 Dover Street F Westminster, CO 80021 Main phone: 303-465-2333 F Fax: 303-465-2339 www.GELBVIEH.org F info@gelbvieh.org Facebook: American Gelbvieh Association ASSOCIATION STAFF Myron Edelman Executive Director myrone@gelbvieh.org (ex. 480) Terisa Abrahams Office Operations Coordinator terisa@gelbvieh.org (ex. 479) Mary Bea Martin Member Services Specialist marybea@gelbvieh.org (ex. 481) Kari White Breed Improvement Data Analyst kario@gelbvieh.org (ex. 483) Lynn Valentine Gelbvieh Media Productions Coordinator lynnv@gelbvieh.org (ex. 486)

Rebecca Mettler Editorial Content Coordinator rebeccam@gelbvieh.org 940-255-5471 Megan Slater Public Relations Coordinator megans@gelbvieh.org (ex. 485) William McIntosh Commercial Marketing Coordinator williamm@gelbvieh.org 502-867-3132 Angela Vesco Commercial Marketing Specialist angelav@gelbvieh.org (ex. 484)

Junior Connection by Carter Mitchell

38 Does Calving Season Equal Culling Season?

Commercial Corner Post by Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension

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Taubenheim Gelbvieh 26th Annual Production Sale Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 35th Annual Bull Sale

National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale

Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus Sale

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Neal Pearson, President (2015) Lake City, SD • 605-448-5653 njpearson@venturecomm.net

Duane Strider, Secretary (2015) Asheboro, NC • 910-428-4568 ccrosscattle@yahoo.com

Scott Starr, V. President (2016) Stapleton, NE • 308-587-2293 cedartopranch@gpcom.net

Grant Thayer, Treasurer (2014) Ramah, CO • 303-621-2058 grant@jumpingcowgelbvieh.com

DIRECTORS Emily Griffiths (2014) Kendallville, IN • 260-242-1552 ejgriffiths.eg@gmail.com Dennis Gustin (2016) Mandan, ND • 701-663-7266 gustindd@wildblue.net

Lowell Rogers (2015) Seminary, MS • 601-270-4152 lrdrsmiley@gmail.com

Bob Hart (2014) Kansas City, KS • 816-225-8530 bhart@hartfarm.net

Randy Sienknecht (2016) Gladbrook, IA • 319-290-3763 rmsink1209@msn.com

Andy LeDoux (2015) Agenda, KS • 785-732-6564 ledouxranch@hotmail.com David Martin (2014) Judsonia, AR • 501-728-4950 martincattleco@windstream.net Andrea Murray (2016) Kingfisher, OK • 405-368-9601 murrayfarm@pldi.net

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Dustin Rippe (2015) Belleville, KS • 316-323-4874 dustin.rippe@yahoo.com

Jeff Swanson (2016) Oxford, NE • 308-290-3763 swansoncattleco@yahoo.com Walter Teeter (2014) Mt. Ulla, NC • 704-236-7980 waltert@republicrefrigeration.com

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Working Together in Times of Change By Neal Pearson

become emotional, there is probably an underlying issue that deals with broken communication or a previous situation. Until this underlying issue is resolved, future communication and conversations will be stressful and unproductive.

So, having said that, what is the underling issue that causes the emotional conversation? One word: change. The dictionary has many different meanings for the word change. Allow me to use the ones I feel pertain to the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA). Number one, to give a different position, course Maybe the best way for me to do this is to act or direction and secondly, to shift ones means of as if I were talking to my own family. In reality we conveyance. Definition one pertains to the way the as members of an organization are a family — a AGA operates today, not only as a service provider, big family— all with different histories, longevity, but also as a business. This is relevant from the backgrounds and personalities. standpoint that its focus is to make decisions based With any family member, from time to time, we can on sound economical business practices. Definition number two is the one that has had the most impact on the membership. Why, because for some, if they wanted something done that benefited only them, it was probably hange for the AGA is inevitable, but done. We have discovered numerous processes at the same time it can create new that did not follow the rules adopted by the beginnings. How we choose to deal with board. Failure to follow or implement those rules has created some strenuous situations for change will determine the future. members, staff and the board.

his article, for me, may be one of the hardest I have had to script. But, I feel the time has come to address my concerns about some things I feel are important to all of us.

feel left out of the loop or uninformed and frustrations set in and communication halts for a period of time. With no communication, things have a tendency to fester. Unfortunately, avoiding the conversation does not solve the problem. Usually, a problem unresolved only escalates. Now, I’m not saying or should you interpret that I feel we have a problem. What I feel we have though is a lack of constructive conversation. As your president, I believe it’s important for me to listen first and then ask the questions that need to be asked. Questions that a) identify the concern, b) understand the underlying cause, c) find possible solutions, and finally, together select the best solution. It’s important for any conversation to be balanced, insuring all are treated with the same respect and on an equal basis with one another. An emotional conversation has no positive outcome. If it does

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Change for the AGA is inevitable, but at the same time it can create new beginnings. How we choose to deal with change will determine the future. In closing, as it pertains to conversations with the staff, board or myself; if we use the values of integrity, respect, openness and fairness, there is nothing we cannot resolve. D

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Completing the Transaction

o you complete the entire transaction of the registered cattle business? The standard operating procedure for seedstock suppliers is cyclical in nature when we consider what transpires in one year’s time. The primary steps to delivering genetics to the beef industry are as follows: place the cow on inventory at the American Gelbvieh Association (pay your herd assessment), choose the mating for the subsequent year, register the progeny and then sell the bull to a commercial cow-calf producer. It sounds so simple doesn’t it? But do you complete the cycle? Do you report the transfer of ownership of animals you have sold to the AGA? The cycle is broken until you do. Perhaps one of the most vital steps in seedstock production is transferring registration and ownership of animals that you have sold to not only other registered breeders, but commercial customers as well. Why are transferring animals so important? Once a customer is on the AGA radar the flow of information and services begin. First, the customer receives a subscription to Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture magazine in order to stay in touch with AGA activities and services. The animals’ EPDs are updated with every national cattle evaluation (NCE) so that ranchers may keep their bull batteries current, which in turn results in more informed breeding decisions and bull purchases. Commercial producers that are in the AGA system potentially have exposure to staff for marketing assistance with programs such as Feeder Finder, a program that assists producers marketing load lots of Gelbvieh-influenced feeder cattle. Throughout the course of the spring bull sale season AGA members and staff have been working together to present the $mart Select Service ($SS) to bull buyers and informing those buyers of the potential to enhance profit within their operations by simply enrolling their cows in the Smart Select Service program. Perhaps most importantly, commercial producers that utilize the $SS will have the ability to maximize $SS features by managing their bull batteries along with their cowherds in the program.

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The responsibility of AGA members to service their customers begins with the herd assessment process. Now more than ever AGA members, as genetic suppliers, have the responsibility to their customers and the industry to inventory their respective cowherds, collect all of the most relevant phenotypes to enhance data accuracy, utilize the available tools and services that the AGA provides through DNA testing and, yes, complete the transaction by transferring the animals you sell to your customers. I encourage each of you as members of the AGA to work through AGA’s Online Registry System and AGA staff to transfer animals you sell. The helpful staff at the AGA can be reached by calling the office at 303465-2333. Sincerely,

Myron G. Edelman Executive Director American Gelbvieh Association

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A New Season By William McIntosh

’m sure as many of you read the Gelbvieh World this month you are glad bull sale season is almost over! It takes a tremendous amount of effort to get through the spring. Seedstock producers have more work to do today than ever to provide their customers with the most and best data available. But it all means extra work and expense for the seller. Once you have weighed and reweighed the bull, DNA tested, had a breeding soundness exam, ultrasounded the bull, put together a catalog, advertised, made phone calls then comes the sale. More than likely you either hosted a sale or showed bulls for sale by private treaty; by the time the last one is sold I know you are ready to be done with the whole process for another year. But the end of one season marks the start of another season; the end of bull sale season is the beginning of customer service season. That’s right customer service season. Customer service is just as important as production, testing and marketing; and it’s a lot easier. Customer service starts with transferring your bulls in a timely manner. Trust me, I know once you have gone through the performance testing, ultrasound scanning, DNA testing and putting together a catalog the absolute last thing you want to do is more paperwork. But as my dad always told me about things I would put off, “It’s not going to get done till you do it, and the quicker you start the quicker you’ll get done.” Transferring your bulls is a lot more important than you may think. First off, your customers expect to receive a registration paper if they buy a registered animal, and rightfully so. Secondly, by having the pedigree and EPD information they will be able to make the best breeding decisions by matching EPDs for desired outcomes and managing pedigrees. When you transfer a bull the buyer will receive the Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture for free. This added service will keep the Gelbvieh and Balancer® message in front of your customers all year long. When you transfer bulls your customers are included in the AGA database. This list is NEVER shared or sold and is completely confidential and only used internally.

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For example, the bull buyer list has been used to seek consignments for special Gelbvieh and Balancer feeder calf sales and other AGA commercial programs. If your customers are included in the list the AGA can help you help your customers. Start developing these connections as a follow-up call after the sale. This gives you a chance to start a conversation and begin to learn about your customers program and goals. It will also give you the opportunity to thank them again for their purchase. People want to do business with people that sincerely appreciate them. Make sure your customers have your phone number and that you welcome their calls. There is nothing worse than non-responsiveness to a customer who is trying to contact you to get help or find out more about what you’re selling. It’s important to respond quickly to all inquiries, even if it is only to say you are looking into the issue and will be back in touch. Some response is always better than none so the customer doesn’t feel ignored. Ask your customers questions and more importantly, listen to what they have to say. You should take the time to get to know your customers operations and their needs. By taking the time to have these discussions you will gain valuable information you can use in making your selection decisions in the future. If several of your customers are talking or asking about carcass bulls or calving ease bulls that’s a pretty good indicator on what you should focus on next breeding season. This will help you better service your customers in the future. Customer service is often times the difference between good and great, and success and failure. We have all seen programs that have developed a following and have been very successful for many, many years. They developed a following by providing their customers with good cattle and great customer service. D

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GW information exchange Transfer. Transfer. Transfer. If you are an AGA member and have sold animals in this spring’s sale season, your duties are not complete until the animals have been transferred over into the new owner’s name. Transferring animals provide many benefits to the buyer including updated EPDs after each national cattle evaluation, a one-year subscription to the Gelbvieh World and The Profit Picture as well as access to AGA staff and AGA programs for herd improvement and marketing purposes. Please call the AGA office at 303465-2333 if you need assistance with the transfer process.

Important Account Information The AGA Online Registry Service has been busy with members working diligently to get their data submitted. This is a reminder the AGA operates on a cash basis and the policy for holding a balance on an account has changed. Any account that holds a balance for longer than 30 days will be locked and members will not be able to do online work until the balance is paid. Accounts that were locked prior to the change are still locked until a payment has been made. Just a reminder, the AGA no longer keeps credit card information on file. To pay an account balance online login to your AGA account on the Online Registry

Service and click the ‘Account’ tab on the General Profile Information screen. A button that says “Pay Balance of $xx.xx” will appear. Once this button is clicked it will navigate to a separate screen where credit card information can be securely entered in. After all information is entered, follow the prompts that will return to the General Profile Information screen where the account balance should appear as $0.00. Please call the AGA office at 303-465-2333 if you need assistance paying your bill online. Checks are also an acceptable form of payment.

Gelbvieh World Ads and Eblasts Now Billed Through Registry All AGA billing is now done through the AGA Online Registry Service including Gelbvieh World advertising and Gelbvieh Media Productions services including email blasts. This process now gives members the option to easily pay their bill online via credit card or by sending in a check.

Gelbvieh Arrival Cogan Phillip Schilling was born at 6:46 a.m. on January 29, 2016 in Hays, Kansas. Cogan weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Proud parents, Clay and Kaycie Schilling welcomed this little boy, along with a host of family and friends. Maternal grandparents are John and Carla Shearer, Canton, Kansas, and paternal grandparents are Ron and Marsha Schilling, Edson, Kansas. Cogan is the great grandson of Janet Shearer and the late John Phillip Shearer, his namesake. Paternal great grandparents include Doris and Jesse Craft and Dale and Darlene Schilling.

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information exchange GW $mart Select Service Voucher Breeder Incentive The AGA now has Smart Select Service vouchers for breeders to distribute to their customers during bull sale season and all throughout the year. These vouchers are available in $50 or $100 increments and breeders are not charged unless the producer returns the completed voucher to the AGA office before the expiration date.

Did You Know? Looking for Gelbvieh-influenced replacement females, bulls or feeder cattle? The AGA’s free Exchange lists Gelbvieh and Balancer® influenced cattle for sale and helps to match potential buyers with sellers. The AGA’s Feeder Finder service assists producers in marketing load lots of Gelbvieh and Balancer influenced feeder cattle. Whether selling private treaty or via auction, producers with load lots of feeder cattle are encouraged to fill out the free feeder cattle listing

NEW! The first five breeders to have their customers enroll 200 head into the Smart Select Service by June 1 using the vouchers will win one year of free member dues for one AGA member account. To order your Smart Select Service vouchers, call the AGA office today at 303-465-2333.

form that can be found on www.gelbvieh.org under the “Exchange” tab.

Sale Reports Did you know the AGA publishes sale reports in Gelbvieh World and on www.gelbvieh.org? Be sure to send your sale report to Rebecca Mettler, Gelbvieh World editor at rebeccam@gelbvieh.org.

For assistance in marketing or purchasing Gelbvieh, Balancer ® or Southern Balancer ® bulls, females and feeder cattle, contact:

William McIntosh Commercial Marketing Coordinator

Angela Vesco Commercial Marketing Specialist

williamm@gelbvieh.org (502) 867-3132 (C)

angelav@gelbvieh.org (775) 421-9894 (C)

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Who’s Who? By Kari White

he American Gelbvieh Association has been moving at the speed of change for a while now. With the addition of some amazing new staff, and the retirement of some valued long-time staff, you may be left feeling like you don’t know who to ask for in the AGA office when you call in with a question. Let’s go through some basic questions AGA members might have and who you should ask for when calling into the office:

How do I complete my herd assessment? This topic is a big deal; so several people on staff can help you with this question. Mary Bea Martin, Kim Rounds, Terisa Abrahams or Megan Slater can all help you with your herd assessment. The traveling staff of William McIntosh and Angela Vesco also have a working knowledge of how to get to the herd assessment pages on your account, should you need some on-hand help at a bull sale or a ranch visit.

How do I register a calf? Mary Bea is the office go-to on registration questions. She can help with calf registrations, performance data entry questions, and questions on how to register to parent animals not yet in the database.

How do I pay for my herd assessment or DNA order? Terisa handles all member account questions. This includes questions on how to pay on the registry, how to get credit for something you’ve already paid for, and how to make changes to your account. Terisa is also experienced in the registry, so feel free to ask her questions you might have on registration or herd assessments as well.

How do I place a DNA order, and when will my order be finished? Kim and Kari White are the main contacts for all questions concerning DNA orders, including information on how to place your order and status updates. If you’ve never submitted a DNA order before,

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go to the “DNA Testing” page under “Genetic Technology” on www. gelbvieh.org for a step-by-step video tutorial. Pricing options and explanations of the tests can also be found on this page.

Who do I ask about EPD questions on animals? Kari is the contact for all EPD and data questions, including questions about genomic data, contemporary grouping, ratios, and percentile ranks.

How do I place an ad in the Gelbvieh World? Lynn Valentine is in charge of ad space in Gelbvieh World, so be sure to call her if you would like to place an ad. She is also who you will work with to create your ads.

How do I get my information sent out in an e-blast? Contact Megan if you’d like to get your information sent out in an e-blast. Also contact Megan if you’d like AGA promotional material for your sale or state meeting.

Who do I contact regarding Gelbvieh World and Profit Picture Questions? Rebecca Mettler can answer your questions about AGA written communications including the Gelbvieh World and Profit Picture publications.

Smart Select Service Angela is the main contact for Smart Select. She can help with getting people registered for the program, entering females into the system, and how to manage data going in and out. She would also be glad to speak at a bull sale or state event about the program. Any other questions? The staff is always ready to take your calls and emails! Office hours are from 8:00 am to 4:30 p.m. MDT. Visit the “Our Team” page under Membership Information on www.gelbvieh.org for more details on the staff and their direct contact information. D

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The Knowledge of Adding Value to Cattle By Angela Vesco

roducers often wonder what’s the trick to adding value to their calves in preparation for marketing and what makes an animal more desirable to a feedyard. At the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s annual Cattlemen’s College, one of the breakout sessions entitled, “Adding Value and Opportunity” was led by Jerry Wulf, of Wulf Cattle, Morris, Minnesota, and John Schroeder of Darr Feedyard, Cozad, Nebraska; both are industry professionals with active involvement in the cattle feeding process. Schroeder manages Darr Feedyard, a custom 50,000 head feedyard in Coxad, Nebraska. At Darr, one main goal is add value to their customer’s calves. Schroeder talked about what his vision is for the beef industry. He stated, “To provide a high quality protein to feed the hungry world when and where they want it!” He followed it up with a few questions that he thought need to be addressed to support his vision. He asked, “How do we define a high quality protein?” and “How do we produce it so we can feed the hungry world [cost effectively]?” These two questions were the main focus of his presentation. “Cattle come to the feedyard because they need the services to do their purpose which is to feed people,” Schroeder said. At Darr Feedyard, they make it a priority to ensure that the well-being of the animals is excellent. Everyday, they “Feed ‘em – formulated rations, ride ‘em – ride pens, check the health status, and clean ‘em – clean pens and make sure the cattle are comfortable every day.” The use of technology is critical to the success of the operation. Schroeder defined technology in the feedyard as vitamins, mineral, ionophores, antibiotics, probiotics, and beta agonists. Using technologies requires responsibility. Schroeder says that they keep records on SOP for each technology. All of these technologies help to improve the health and well

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being of the cattle and by doing so; it makes a more profitable product. He stressed the point that if these technologies are used one must account for their use and use the technology correctly. “We need to step up as an industry and deliver confidence to the consumer,” Schroeder said. Darr Feedyard takes a very proactive approach when managing the health of the animals entering their yard. They work closely with their customers before the calves are delivered to the yard to make sure that the proper vaccinations are given at the right time before they arrive. He says it is all about timing. DNA samples are taken on sick calves and analyzed to see if there is a genetic correlation with the diseased calves. He explained the importance of vaccinations with an analogy; anyone traveling to a foreign country typically gets a vaccination(s) to protect them from diseases that they could potentially contract while abroad that they probably wouldn’t get in their home country. Darr Feedyard is very concerned with knowing as much about the cattle in the pens as possible. They monitor cattle with active electronic tags, ‘quantified tags’, which sends signal to the office computer to let them know if a calf needs to be evaluated based on movement, temperature, etc. In his closing remarks, Schroeder provided ranchers with some management strategies. His list includes: genetics, prenatal programming, caloric nutrition, vitamin and mineral nutrition, health, weather, and timing. Schroeder says that when he is asked how ranchers can receive premiums his answer is, “Give me what I want, when I want it, when no one else can!” His advice to ranchers was to think ahead and focus on getting to know each animal individually. By doing so ranchers can better understand why things happen the way they do and become more efficient in raising cattle. Jerry Wulf also discussed how his operation adds value and opportunity. Wulf Cattle began as cattle feeders in 1957 and then additionally becoming cattle breeders in 1971. Wulf Cattle is a vertically integrated operation that shares the flow of information between sectors. Wulf said that it was “a change in mindset that they had to

GW information on cattle to add value and opportunity. Both operations have benefited tremendously from knowing more about their cattle. They are able to be more proactive rather than reactive and they are able to produce a safe product more efficiently. D

adopt to exchange that information.” They operate in the seedstock, cow-calf, stocker, and feedyard sectors. They sell genetics and then buy back the calves from their customers and feed ‘known genetics’ in their feedlots in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota. They utilize a stocker sector, mainly in Nebraska, to spread out the spring calf crops on cheaper gains. Wulf then touched on the strategies Wulf Cattle focuses on; they build relationships with industry partners including packers and ranchers. They focus on feeding superior genetics, keeping cattle healthy, feeding quality diets, and lowering cost of gains. They strive to obtain carcass quality and premiums through value-added end products. Wulf closed his talk by giving his insight on where he foresees the beef industry in 10 years. Topics in need of consideration include: reduced use of antibiotics, more beef brands that tell the consumer the ag story, more documentation of humane handling, and more alignment of the beef industry. Wulf and Schroeder stress the main point of collecting

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GW staff update best service possible. I have been fortunate enough to not only have great co-workers, which will remain friends, but also surround myself with great mentors that helped to forge my own professional and personal development. Just like the AGA implemented changes over the past year, I have also chosen to implement a change in my own life. Leaving the AGA for another opportunity came with the same meticulous analysis I have used to make decisions within my role at AGA over the past year. I have crossed paths with some amazing people, learned to look at the seedstock industry from a different point of view, and was able to make friends along the way. My hope is I can face this career change with the same fearlessness the members of the AGA have shown me over the last 14 months. The time spent with the AGA was truly a great experience, and I thank everyone who took a chance on an Angus girl in your Gelbvieh circle.

A Note from AGA’s Executive Director By Kelli Retallick

uring my time at the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA), I have been a part of a movement that is exciting to see for any membership organization. An updated set of Gelbvieh and Hybrid Rules have passed, the first-ever Gelbvieh “The American Rancher” episode has been released, the AGA Annual Convention was successfully moved away from the National Western Stock Show and the Smart Select Service program was launched. All of these changes that were accepted by the membership, in my opinion, make the AGA a much stronger breed association than it was even just a short while ago. Being able to work for a membership organization makes you aware of how the decisions one makes on a daily basis effect the day-to-day operations of hard working cattle producers. You listen and learn from the thoughts and opinions of members, which encourages you to be your best in everything you do. Working for the AGA helped me to find a greater appreciation for the member service specialists, marketing personnel, breed improvement leaders, board members and decision-makers of the association. It showed me how we must all work together as a unit to provide the

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The board and staff wish the Kelli good luck on her future career and look forward to working with her in the future as an industry colleague. Kelli’s last day at AGA was on March 11, 2016. The AGA is very fortunate to have skilled and professional staff that will continue to provide the most professional assistance to members. Terisa Abrahams, Mary Bea Martin and Kim Rounds will be available to assist with member accounts and registry inquiries. Kari White is a source of technical assistance as members have questions about genetics, EPDs as well as the use of genomics in the genetic selection process. The marketing team of Angela Vesco, William McIntosh and Megan Slater are always available to assist members and commercial bull customers in cattle marketing. The Gelbvieh World staff of Lynn Valentine and Rebecca Mettler would like to hear from you to help construct and place ads in Gelbvieh World and other livestock publications. As a membership organization I encourage you all to become acquainted with the AGA staff and lean on their expertise to make your Gelbvieh experience the best it can be. _Myron Edelman, AGA Executive Director. D

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with the Martinmaas Family By Angela Vesco

ocated in Orient, South Dakota, Chuck Martinmaas and Curt, his son, own and operate their diversified family operation. Curt is the fifth generation to return to the family operation that has been running successfully for over 125 years. The Martinmaas family originally emigrated from Germany in search of a new beginning and homesteaded in central South Dakota. The Martinmaas Ranch is a spring calving cowherd that utilizes Balancer bulls on Angus cows. In addition to the cattle, they are diverse in their crop production with corn, alfalfa, soybeans, and wheat.

What are some of your breeding selection strategies? They try to focus on bulls that will deliver calves that will be efficient in the feedlot. They look for bulls with growth combined with carcass potential. They like to see their calves gain well when they are on the ranch and then as the calves change hands, they want the calves to hang on the rail with premiums.

What is the biggest advantage you have seen with crossbreeding? One of the great benefits the Martinmaases see with heterosis is quality of their replacement females. They really like the early maturing, milking, and moderate size they see in their replacement heifers. When it comes to the terminal side, they really like the weight gain of calves from birth to weaning. Another aspect of crossbreeding benefit is the health of the calves at

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Chuck and Curt Martinmaas weaning. Martinmaases see very low morbidity rates in their cattle compared to their neighbors. They attribute a lot of their herd health success to the advice of their local veterinarian, Dr. Jennifer PoindexterRunge who will not recommend a protocol to her clients unless she knows it has worked for her family’s operation.

What is one of your main goals for producing cattle? “To produce a good feeder calf that will keep buyers coming back for more” says Curt. The Martinmaases take pride in making sure that their buyers will be satisfied with the calves they purchase. Developing a reputation for themselves as quality cattle producers is what they work towards every day.

What does Martinmaas Ranch look like in 10 years? Curt bluntly responds, “to still be going.” Just like every cattle producer, they are thankful to have another year to keep doing what they love. The hard working Martinmaas family wants to continue running the family operation and continue to build upon their reputation of providing a good quality product to cattle buyers. They are very proud of the fact that their family has had the operation for so long and would like to see the next generation of Martinmaases on the ranch. Chuck’s parents are still living on the place and have recently celebrated their 70th anniversary together. D

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GW data bulletin

Value of Collecting Phenotypes Even when using genomic selection, phenotypes are needed to build EPD accuracy and to retrain genomic predictions.

Matthew Spangler, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Introduction

rom a historical point of view, there have been considerable changes made to National Cattle Evaluations (NCE) over time. More recently, many beef breed associations have augmented EPD with genomic information. This step alone has included many rapid evolutions both in terms of methods of incorporation and the source of genomic information. Changes include new genotyping platforms, the usefulness of genomic information in predicting genetic merit, and our understanding of how best to utilize it. Prior to genomic information being first integrated into NCE by the American Angus Association in 2009, genomic information (Molecular Breeding Values; MBV) were viewed by some producers as competing sources of information to traditional EPD. This created confusion as to which piece of information to utilize. Even after the incorporation of genomic predictors into NCE, new implementation issues were evident in the beef seedstock industry. Retraining, or recalibration (the process of reestimating SNP effects and refining the resulting genomic prediction equation), became a necessity and the beef industry understood that the efficacy of genomic predictors were not robust (persistent) over several generations. The lack of predictive ability across breeds was also very clear, and the use of genomic predictors trained in Angus could not be used with any beneficial degree of accuracy in a closely related breed like Red Angus. Consequently, for breeds to capitalize on the benefits of augmenting traditional EPD with genomic information, they must first make an initial investment in developing a “training” population of genotyped and phenotyped animals, upon which to train the genomic prediction equations. Generally speaking, breed associations were advised to genotype a minimum of 1,000 animals that preferably had moderate

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to high accuracy EPDs. To date several breed associations have met this mark and are currently computing EPD incorporating genomic information.

Accuracy How well a particular genomic test improves the accuracy of an EPD in the context of selection is related to how much of the genetic variation the marker test explains. The magnitude of the benefits depends on the proportion of genetic variation (%GV) explained by a given marker panel, where the %GV is equal by the square of the genetic correlation multiplied by 100. Table 1 shows the relationship between the genetic correlation (correlation between predicted and true genetic merit; true accuracy), %GV, and the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) accuracy. BIF accuracy is the standard for all U.S. beef breeds. From Table 1 it is clear that even when the %GV is exceptionally large, the corresponding BIF accuracy is relatively low. This suggests that although genomics has the potential to add additional information, by itself it is far from a perfect predictor of an animal’s genetic merit. R 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

%GV 1 4 9 16 25 36 49

BIF 0.005 0.02 0.046 0.083 0.132 0.2 0.286

Table 1. The relationship between true accuracy (r), proportion of genetic variation explained (%GV), and Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) accuracy.

Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the benefits of including genomic information into EPD (or Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) which is twice the value of an EPD) accuracy (on the BIF scale) when the genomic information explains 10 or 40% of the genetic variation (GV), which is synonymous with R2 values of 0.1 and 0.4. The darker portion of the bars shows the EPD accuracy before the inclusion of genomic information and the lighter colored portion shows the increase in accuracy after the inclusion of the genomic information into the EPD calculation. As the %GV increases, the increase in EPD accuracy becomes larger. Additionally, lower accuracy animals benefit more from the inclusion of genomic information, and the benefits decline as the EPD accuracy increases.

accuracy could exceed an accuracy of 0.2 with genomic information alone. This would be comparable to having approximately 4 progeny for a highly heritable trait, or 7 progeny for a moderately heritable trait (Table 2).

Phenotypes in the Genomic Era

Figure 1. Increase in accuracy from integrating genomic information that explains 10% of the genetic variation into Estimated Breeding Values (EBV).

Figure 2. Increase in accuracy from integrating genomic information that explains 40% of the genetic variation into Estimated Breeding Values (EBV). Regardless of the %GV assumed here, the benefits of including genomic information into EPD dissipate when EPD accuracy is between 0.6 and 0.7. On the other hand, when %GV is 40, an animal with 0 Accuracy Heritability Levels R BIF h2(0.1) h2(0.3) h2(0.5) 0.1 0.01 1 1 1 0.2 0.02 2 1 1 0.3 0.05 4 2 1 0.4 0.08 8 3 2 0.5 0.13 13 5 3 0.6 0.2 22 7 4 0.7 0.29 38 12 7 0.8 0.4 70 22 13 0.9 0.56 167 53 30 0.999 0.99 3800 1225 700

Table 2. Approximate number of progeny with phenotypic information needed to reach accuracy levels (true (r) and the BIF standard)for three heritabilities (h2).

While these gains in accuracy are impressive, particularly for non-parent animals, it is clear that genomic information alone cannot “prove” a sire. Or in other words, additional information is required before an animal can achieve very high levels of BIF accuracy. To reach high levels of accuracy it is necessary to collect and submit phenotypic information on the animal’s progeny. There is still a need, and tremendous benefit from, the continued collection of phenotypes in the context of genomic selection. The benefits fall into two broad classifications: 1) Training Population: Animals with phenotypes are needed in order to develop the initial training population. Ideally these animals have moderate to high accuracy EPD, which would require that they have several progeny (refer to Table 2) that have the phenotype recorded. If routine phenotype collection does not occur, building the initial training set will be problematic. Genomic predictions need to be “retrained” overtime, and to do so requires additional animals to be included in the training population. Similar to building the initial training population, this requires that newly selected animals are routinely measured for the trait of interest thus building EPD accuracy and providing additional information from which more reliable genomic predictors can be derived. 2) Added Accuracy: Although genomic predictors have been shown to increase EPD accuracy (refer to Figures 1 and 2), in isolation they do not have the ability to increase BIF accuracy to high levels alone. To continue to build the accuracy of an animal’s EPD, the animal must have progeny recorded that have been measured for the trait of interest.

Conclusions The inclusion of genomic predictors into NCE offers an exciting and powerful tool to increase the rate of genetic gain by increasing accuracy of EPD, particularly of young animals, and by reducing the generation interval if younger sires are used more heavily. However, genotyping animals does not replace the need for phenotyping. Doing so inherently limits the upper bound of accuracy far below what is possible if additional phenotypes are collected. Genomic predictors should be viewed as an additional source of information for EPD calculations, not the complete picture. D

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Ready for a Summer of Fun? By Carter Mitchell

pril is upon us, and with it comes not only showers but also anticipation for the time when our stock show family comes together once again to make many more great memories. As the show season quickly approaches, I’m sure that juniors and their families are extremely busy between work, school, and preparing for the exciting months ahead. Adding to this excitement there a few Gelbvieh events on the calendar that you should definitely keep in mind while planning your eventful summer. The first events are the Gelbvieh Junior Association’s (AGJA) regional shows. The Eastern, which will be located in Bardstown, Kentucky, will be May 27 to May 29, 2016. The Eastern Regional show will be hosted by the Kentucky Junior Gelbvieh Association and the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association. For more information about the Eastern Regional please contact Joe Piles (502)-507-3845. The Western Regional show will be located in Rapid City, South Dakota June 10 to June 12, 2016. The Western Regional show will be hosted by the South Dakota Junior Gelbvieh Association as well as the South Dakota Gelbvieh Association. For more information on the AGJA Western Regional, contact Janice Volek (605)-852-2131. More information for both the Eastern and Western Regional shows can also be found at www.gelbvieh.org under the “AGJA Events” tab. After the conclusion of the regional shows comes the highly anticipated AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” in Stillwater,

Oklahoma running from July 3 to 8, 2016. The 2016 AGJA Junior Classic is hosted by the Oklahoma Gelbvieh Association, Oklahoma Junior Gelbvieh Association, Kansas Gelbvieh Association and the Kansas Junior Gelbvieh Association. The information packet, applications, contest information and animal entry forms for the Junior Classic can be found at www.gelbvieh.org under the “AGJA Events” tab. The next event is the Power Conference which is August 4 to August 7, 2016 in Manhattan Kansas with the theme “Forging Friendships in the Flint Hills.” The registration deadline for the Power Conference is May 15 and the late entry deadline is June 15 but it will be more expensive, so be sure to get registered in May. The Power Conference is an amazing opportunity for juniors to get to know each other as well as juniors from the Limousin Junior Association through team building workshops, educational events, and fun group activities. Some of these activities include tours of Kansas State’s facilities and campus as well as the possibility of a round or two of laser tag. These events are nearly impossible without the help of our sponsors and donations from generous breeders across the nation. While deadlines for registrations are getting close, the opportunities to help sponsor these events are far from their end. If you are interested in sponsoring or donating to the Power Conference, the AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” or either of the regional shows, please contact one the AGJA board members. The rest of the Junior Board and I hope to see a great turnout both at the Power Conference and at the national and regional shows, with familiar faces and hopefully new ones as well! I know I personally can’t wait to be reunited with the rest of my Gelbvieh family this summer! D

Sydney Bigger, President (2015) Media, IL • 309-221-6262 biggersydney@gmail.com Michael Ring, Vice President (2014) Oregon, IL • 815-732-7583 skylerm1@frontier.com Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, Adult Advisors Lathrop, MO • 816-528-3644 mshrews@northmo.net

Kyle Vehige, V.P. of Leadership (2014) Bonnots Mill, MO • 573-897-3303 tbars@radiowire.net

Kelsey Sheeley, Ex-Officio Hillsboro, OH • 937-403-3272 kelseysheeley@yahoo.com Callahan Grund (2014) Wallace, KS • 785-891-3765 jcgrund@wbsnet.org Carter Mitchell (2015) Appleton City, MO • 660-492-3966 cartermitchell15@gmail.com

Al & Mary Knapp, Adult Advisors Bonner Springs, KS • 913-724-4105 knappa@swbell.net

Tiana Garcia, Secretary (2015) Las Animas, CO • 719-691-9691 tianam.garcia@outlook.com

Colton Spencer (2015) Aurora, MO • 417-440-0704 coltons08@hotmail.com

Mary Bea Martin, Junior Activities Coordinator 303-465-2333 • marybea@gelbvieh.org

Tanner Aherin, Treasurer (2014) Phillipsburg, KS • 785-543-3093 daherin@ruraltel.net

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2016 AGJA Dirt Road Classic junior connection GW Sponsorship Opportunities

Gold Sponsor: $5,000+ • • • • • • •

Full page Ad in Show Program and August Gelbvieh World Magazine. Opportunity to host an educational class Banner hung up around the show. Acknowledgement at the show Opportunity to insert information in the registration packets. Booth Space will be available Logo on T-Shirt and posted to AGA Website and AGJA Facebook Page

Silver Sponsor: $2,500 – $4,999 • • • • • •

1/2 Page Ad in Show Program and August Gelbvieh World Magazine Opportunity to host an educational class Banners hung up around the show. Acknowledgement at the show Booth Space will be available Logo on T-Shirt and posted to AGA Website and AGJA Facebook Page

Bronze Sponsor: $1,000 – $2,499 • • • • • •

Name Listed in Show Program and in August Gelbvieh World Magazine Opportunity to host an educational class Banner hung up around the show. Acknowledgement at the show Booth Space will be available List name on T-Shirt and posted to AGA Website and AGJA Facebook Page Sydney Bigger, President (2015)

Media, IL • 309-221-6262 Friends of AGJA: Up to $999 biggersydney@gmail.com

Kelsey Sheeley, Ex-Officio Hillsboro, OH • 937-403-3272 kelseysheeley@yahoo.com

Michael Ring,in ViceAugust President (2014) Callahan Grund (2014) • Name Listed in Show Program and Gelbvieh World Magazine Oregon, IL • 815-732-7583 Wallace, KS • 785-891-3765 skylerm1@frontier.com jcgrund@wbsnet.org • Acknowledgement at the show and posted to AGA Website and AGJA Facebook Page Kyle Vehige, V.P. of Leadership (2014) Carter Mitchell (2015) Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, Adult Advisors Lathrop, MO • 816-528-3644 mshrews@northmo.net

Bonnots Mill, MO • 573-897-3303 tbars@radiowire.net

Appleton City, MO • 660-492-3966 cartermitchell15@gmail.com

Las Animas, CO • 719-691-9691

Aurora, MO • 417-440-0704

Sponsorship deadline • May 1,Colton 2016 Tiana Garcia, Secretary (2015) Spencer (2015)

Al & Mary Knapp, Adult Advisors Bonner Springs, KS • 913-724-4105 To knappa@swbell.net sponsor the AGJA

Dirt Road Classic contact Mary Beacoltons08@hotmail.com Martin at the AGA at tianam.garcia@outlook.com 303-465-2333 or email marybea@gelbvieh.org. A sponsorship form is also available under the Tanner Aherin, Treasurer (2014) Aubree Beenken (2015) Kelli Retallick, Phillipsburg, KS • 785-543-3093 Buckingham, IA • 319-239-2969 Juniors page on www.gelbvieh.org Junior Activities Coordinator 303-465-2333 • kellir@gelbvieh.org

daherin@ruraltel.net

abeenken@iastate.edu

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Keeping Up with All Things AGJA

AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” Contest Information

he American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) is gearing up for its most active time of the year. Follow along on this page to gather all the essential information to get you to each of the AGJA’s many summer events.

Dates and Deadlines for AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” May 15 Ownership deadline for AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” May 16 Animal Entry Deadline for the AGJA “Dirt Road Classic”- ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY June 1 AGJA Board of Director Applications Deadline July 3-8 AGJA “Dirt Road Classic”, Stillwater, OK *A complete schedule, along with the General Information and Contest Rules packet can be found by visiting the “Junior Classic” page under the “Juniors” tab on www.gelbvieh.org.

Many of the contests at the AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” require contest items to be submitted prior to arrival at the show. Contest rules can be found in the General Information and Contest Rules Packet online under the “Juniors” tab on www.gelbvieh.org. Contest resources such as forms, score sheets and study resources can also be found by visiting the “Junior Classic” page under the “Juniors” tab on www.gelbvieh.org.

Junior Classic Community Service Project Be sure to start collecting those pop can tabs! The American Gelbvieh Junior Association will once again be collecting pop can tabs at the AGJA Dirt Road Classic this year to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The state that collects the most pop can tabs at the classic will be recognized and receive points towards the state challenge cup.

Thank You!

We want to extend a huge Thank You to all of those who bid on and purchased bulls and heifers at our 26th Annual Production Sale. It’s our commitment to excellence that allows us to produce high quality Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics that are certain to go out and work in the real world. Thank you to those who purchased the high selling bulls. Hollie Gelbvieh Hilltop Farms DNC Inc TNB Farms JGP Gelbvieh

Taubenheim Gelbvieh Quality Beef Genetics Since 1980

308.826.4771 dtaubenheim@aol.com

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Dale & Jeannette

23685 Sartoria Road-Amherst, NE 68812

www.taubenheimgelbvieh.com

Mike, Renee, Justin, & Tanner 308.233.4704 jnjtaubenheim@gmail.com

junior news GW AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” Hotel Information The room block, reserved until May 15, at the headquarters hotel, Wyndham Garden Hotel in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is filling up quickly. Rooms are $79.00/night + tax and be booked by calling 405-377-7010. A soccer tournament is taking place in Stillwater the same week as the AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” so hotels may be hard to come by as the dates approach. The AGJA is encouraging participants to book their room as soon as possible.

AGJA Board of Director Application Process The AGJA Board of Directors application must be completed in full in order for the AGJA member to be eligible for election to the AGJA Board of Directors. The early deadline for the submission of the application is June 1, 2016. However, nominations and applications will be accepted at the AGJA “Dirt Road Classic”, but only with a fully completed application.

AGJA Regional Show Schedule May 27-29 AGJA Eastern Regional, Bardstown, KY June 10-12 AGJA Western Regional, Rapid City, SD Check back to the “Regional Shows” page under the “Juniors” tab on www.gelbvieh.org for updates and more information.

POWER Conference This year’s POWER (Peers Organizing Winning Effective Results) Conference, Forging Friendships in the Flint Hills, will be held August 4-7 in Manhattan, Kansas. The POWER Conference is open to AGJA members 14-21 and is held with the North American Limousin Junior Association. This conference is a great opportunity for junior members to network and build relationships with other youth in the beef industry. For more information and POWER Conference application, please visit the POWER Conference page under the ‘Juniors’ tab of www.gelbvieh.org. Application deadline is May 15, 2016 and late entry deadline is June 15, 2016. D

“Sleep All Night” proven heifer bull genetics with Top 10% Marbling EPD Strength! Jeff Pollock, DVM Taloga, OK 73667 580-922-5629 pollockcattle.com

Semen available through Cattlemen’s Connection • 1-800-743-0026 Marshall’s honored Dam of Merit dam features a 103 WW with a 104 YW ratio and Marshall’s two maternal sisters sport 104 & 113 WW ratios... Cow Power Genetics! First sons in Judd Ranch’s Spring Bull Sale posted the following averages: Black, Homozygous Polled Balancer® 75 lbs. BW, 764 lbs. 205 Day Wt, BW: 79 YW: 1,273 Frame: 5.8 Yearling Scrotal: 39 cm 1,244 lbs YW and sold with a Top 1% for CED (25) & BW (-4.8) & Top 10% for MB (0.74) EPDs $9,667 average.

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pril marks the anniversary month for American Gelbvieh Association publications. Back in April of 1973, Volume1, Number 1 of The American Gelbvieh was published. The American Gelbvieh started as a bimonthly magazine with a guaranteed circulation of 5,000. Looking back on a long line of firsts for the American Gelbvieh Association includes: the first Gelbvieh semen entering the US in July of 1971, the organizational meeting of the AGA in October of 1971, the first Gelbvieh-cross birth in April of 1972 and the first National Sale in February of 1973. Just as it is today, April was a popular month for sale reports. The First Annual National Gelbvieh Sale was reported in the April-May 1973 magazine. The sale was held at the Fort Worth Livestock Show on February 1, 1973. The high selling female was sold for $5,300 and the sale average was $1,631. Attendees hailed from Germany, England and all across North America. D

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Hosted by Armstrong Cattle Co.

SELLING: v v v

Saturday, April 9, 2016 1:00 PM CT • Centerville, TN.

30+ Registered Gelbvieh & Angus Females 20+ Commercial Gelbvieh & Angus Influenced Females 12+ Gelbvieh & Balancer Service Age Bulls

Armstrong Cattle Company Steven & Anita Armstrong 4874 Hwy 50 Centerville, TN 37033 615•418•2124

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For catalog or information, contact:

Angus: Rowlett Livestock Service Charlie Rowlett 298 Bethany Church Road Martin, TN 38237 731•514•6348 rowlettcattle@gmail.com

Gelbvieh: Slaughter Sale Management David Slaughter 162 Hastings Ln. Fredonia, KY 42411 270•556•4259 hmslghtr@aol.com

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WESTERN BREEDERS UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS MONTANA

ARIZONA

IOWA Quality Cattle Black Gelbvieh and Balancer

The Prosser Family

Barry & Dena Bolton 406.538.5280 H 406.366.0162 C 515 Knapp Lane PO Box 826 Hilger, MT 59451

www.boltondoublebranch.com

928/289-2619 • 928/380-5149 cell Winslow, AZ

Ridge Top Ranch

Gelbvieh-Angus-Balancer

www.bartbar.com • info@bartbar.com

Neola, Iowa

Black & Polled Private Treaty Sales

RFI Tested Balancer®, Gelbvieh & Angus Bulls Sell Annually in April at the Ranch

Breed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292

Ricky Linquist th Street inquist 1135 190 inquist

Fonda, IA 50540

COLORADO

arms (712) 288-5349 arms Gelbvieh & Red Angus

Dave & Dawn Bowman 55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 323-6833 www.bowkranch.com

LONE O AK C AT T L E

Ken and Dale Flikkema 2 Mint Trail Bozeman, MT 59718

Eric Ehresman 20963 30th St. Mechanicsville, IA 52306

(406) 586-6207 (Office) (406) 580-6207 (Cell)

email: mcfarmsmt@gmail.com

Jim Roelle

hornsandthorns@netins.net

(319) 489-2275 (319) 480-1564

Black • Purebred & Balancer Cattle

Martens Gelbvieh

38330 CR 49 Peetz, CO 80747

(H): 970-334-2221 • (C): 970-520-1224 jr.plateau@hotmail.com www.plateaugelbvieh.com

Email: rickylin@ncn.net www.linquistfarms.com

Gary Martens 2126 500th St • Walnut, IA 51577 712.764.5007 (H) • 712.249.5744 (C) martensgl@yahoo.com

NEVADA

Annual Bull and Female sale in March with the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Group

HH H

Dick & Jean Williams P.O. Box 156 Orovada, NV 89425 775•272•3442

“Pounds Make Profit in Your Pocket” Bulls & Heifers Private Treaty

Triple H Farms Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, IA 51632

712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947

Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty

Get ready for upcoming sales! Advertise in Gelbvieh World or the Profit Picture

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WASHINGTON

MINNESOTA

LEDGERWOOD GELBVIEH Gelbvieh • Red Angus • Balancer® Pete & Samee Charriere

2633 Hwy 12 East • Clarkston, WA 99403

509-566-8805 • LedgerwoodGelbvieh@gmail.com “Seedstock that work for the commercial cattleman

Brandywine Farm Tom Scarponcini

30474 Brandywine Road Rushford, MN 55971

507-864-2063

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UPPER MIDWEST BREEDERS Mattison Family Farm Scott & Sonia Mattison Brianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie 15995 Harvest Ave Lamberton, MN 56152 507-430-0505 • email: ssmattison@redred.com Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle

Gelbvieh

SFI Schafer Farms, Inc.

Dennis & Sherry Gustin Family Al and Peggy Gustin

Mandan, ND • 701/663-7266 email: gustindd@gmail.com www.gustinsdiamondd.com

Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus Ranch Gelbvieh & Angus & Balancers

Private Treaty Sales • Bulls (Yearling & 2-yr.-old) & Heifers

Mitchel & Edna Ellison

Jeff & Susie Ellison

9020 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

9015 ND Hwy 49 Lemmon, SD 57638

701.376.3238

701.376.3526

Proven Genetics with Balanced Traits!

Balancer®

37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 brian@schaferfarm.com www.schaferfarm.com Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

SwenSon Gelbvieh

Dean Swenson

17513 Hwy 10 Little Falls, MN 56345 swen@centurylink.net (h) 320.632.5848 • (c) 320.630-5536

Polled • Purebred • Red • Black

SOUTH DAKOTA ADKINS GELBVIEH

Gelbvieh & Balancer Performance Genetics Bulls and Heifers for sale by private treaty Gerald & Sarah Adkins

(605) 354-2428 Cell gerald@adkinsgelbvieh.com www.adkinsgelbvieh.com

41606 195th St., Carpenter, SD 57322

Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle Bulls • Heifers • Embryos • Semen

NORTH DAKOTA Chimney Butte Ranch

Jim & Barb Beastrom Brandy Ludemann, Brittney Spencer

Ph: 605-224-5789 • 605-280-7589 (Cell) jimbeastrom@mncomm.com • www.beastromranch.com

www.bcvgelbvieh.com Thorstenson Gelbvieh

Doug & Carol Hille 3320 51st Street, Mandan, ND 58554 701-445-7383 or 701-220-2083 E-mail: chimneybutteranch@westriv.com Website: chimneybutteranch.com Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

Brent & Eve Vavra Nisland, SD • 605/257-2407

Selby, South Dakota Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in March Brian & Dee Dee Vaughn & Wendy 605-649-9927 605-649-6262 www.Balancerbulls.com

Julie Maude 605.381.2803 (C) Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C)

Keith, Janice, Dustin & Britney

cj_llivestock@yahoo.com Hermosa, SD Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

605-852-2131

kvolek@venturecomm.net

6700 County Rd. 19 S. Minot, ND 58701 (701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)

Rob Arnold

Email: RLAGelbvieh@aol.com

WISCONSIN

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancers®

34261 200th Street, Highmore, SD 57345 Dwight and Christina Dockter Bailey, Cheyenne, Cierra and Dalton

4956 41st St. SE, Medina, ND 58467 701-486-3494 • gbgelb@daktel.com Visit www.golden-buckle-gelbvieh.com

Steven A. Munger 605/380-0092 (cell) •

605/229-2802 (office) 605/229-2835 (fax)

Nate Munger 605/943-5690 (office) Cowherd Manager 605/380-2582 (cell) www.eaglepassranch.com

Russell Family Livestock

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Ron, Alicia & Family

Brooklyn, WI 608.455.1448 rrussell@ansci.wisc.edu facebook.com/RussellLivestock

Focused on Form & Function

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Taubenheim Gelbvieh 26th Annual Production Sale February 1, 2016 Amherst, Nebraska Auctioneer: Tracy Harl Reported by: Justin Taubenheim

aubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their 26th annual production sale February 1st, 2016 at the ranch. The day before a blizzard brought out a good crowd of new and repeat customers from 10 states. A great set of bulls and females including the National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Pen of 5 Balancers and the Reserve Champion Pen of 3 Balancers were in the offering. Top Selling Bulls

Sale Averages: 89 Gelbvieh/Balancer® Bulls

$5,491

40 Bred Heifers

$2,689

25 Open Heifers

$1,275

TAU Infinity 47C, is a homozygous black and homozygous polled son of TAU In Focus 22Z and TAU Mia 363A, the 2014 Ring of Gold Champion female. 47C is a true AI sire candidate. Infinity is a bull that should work well on heifers and he scanned a 16.38 REA and a 4.533 IMF. He caught the eye of many breeders the day of the sale including Holle Gelbvieh of Oberlin, Kansas who purchased him for $16,000. TAU Leader 35C, a homozygous black, homozygous polled herdsire was purchased by Hilltop Farms Asbury, Missouri. 35C was the lead bull in our pen of three. Leader is a big footed, wide based and expressively

JRI Next Step 285X72 a Wide based, heavy muscled,

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a Top cowmen are raving about Next Step progeny

a Sons possess real world beef with tremendous testicle development

a Daughters feature beautiful teat and udder systems

Homozygous Polled • Purebred • Diluter Free Semen available through Cattlemen’s Connection • 1-800-743-0026

Jeff Pollock, DVM Taloga, OK 73667 • 580-922-5629 pollockcattle.com

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MDR Clara Allen 520C Champion GV Spring Heifer Calf 2016 National Gelbvieh Show

sales GW muscled son of TAU Final Lead 42A, and an impressive first calf heifer. After active bidding TAU Leader 35C found a new home with the McWilliams family for $13,500. TAU Royal 2C ET, our homozygous black and homozygous polled Balancer Futurity Runner-up made many friends throughout the fall and spring. He is a maternal brother to TAU Tuned In 55T, and a son of the popular Angus sire Connealy Consensus 7229. Royal has a fault free set of EPDs and scan data. When the gavel dropped on this complete herdsire DNC Incorporated of Amherst, Nebraska was the new owner at $11,250.

daughter. 159C has a set of growth and carcass EPDs that are second to none, and he offers a great look to boot. He is sure to make a great herdsire, and JGP Gelbvieh of Lathrop, Missouri saw his potential and bought him for $11,000. Top Selling Female TAU Ms. Grid Topper 43T 492B, is a feminine and attractive-made female that offers a great pedigree and plenty of brood cow potential. After competitive bidding 492B found a new home with repeat customer Herink Gelbvieh at $4,100. D

TAU Mr. Consensus 9C ET, a full brother to our Balancer Futurity bull with a ton of growth and performance offered a 1397 pound yearling weight. 9C is a big hipped, and wide topped bull with an extreme amount of power and carcass quality. T and B Farms of Sumner, Nebraska took 9C home for $11,000. TAU Traeger 159C, a high performance son of TAU Top Gun 292Y, and backed by a great JBOB 3303K

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Sam provides explosive genetics, offering superior calving ease, and backing it up with the performance, milking ability, carcass traits and phenotype to add a spark to your herd.

Purebred, Homozygous Black, Polled • BD: 5/2/08

Sire: Sam Spade 02S • MGS: WAC Fullback CED 19 0.88 1% ST 5 0.25

BW -1.1 0.91 15% DMI 0.10 0.57

WW 74 0.89 25% YG -0.72 0.42 1%

YW 102 0.89 CW 28 0.60

MK 49 0.85 1% REA 0.80 0.42 10%

TM 86 1% MB -0.06 0.59 20%

CEM 8 0.85 $Cow 71.97

HP 10.28 0.55 4% FPI 79.88

PG30 1.70 0.34 20% EPI 43.07

Semen available for $20/unit from:

Cattlemen’s Connection • 800-743-0026 Bull Barn Genetics • 800-535-6173 GoGelbvieh.com • Owners

ARP GELBVIEH Julie & Lori Maude 605-381-2803 • 303-809-3789

Skyler Martin 815-541-4828

Steve & Betty Arp 608-846-5186

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MIDWEST BREEDERS

KANSAS LIZ OSWALD 620.662.0862 (h) ANDY OSWALD 620.662.5489 (o) 620.664.4692 (c)

HUTCHINSON, KS

KEN SCHMUCKER Herdsman 620.960.1189 (c) oswald.j@sbcglobal.net

Bar Arrow Cattle Company

B/F Cattle Company

Specializing in Forage Raised Balancer® Bulls on K-31

Culling practices on cows/bulls second to NONE! For information, contact:

Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730

Stuar t Jar vis

660 • 492 • 2808

26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661 e-mail: bararrow@ruraltel.net • 785/543-5177

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Build your cow herd with “Top of the breed” Genetics. BHSF Prophet B006 #1316506 is tops of any above 25% GV and adequate milk for replacements. He is 34.4% GV, FPI 114.94, is $20.64 above top 1%, MB epd 1.28 is .46 degrees above top 1%, YW epd 135 top 1%, WW epd 84 top 3%, CED epd 16.5 top 5%, CEM epd 12 top 2%, REA epd .59 top 20%. Balancer, SimAngus bulls, fancy bred heifer mates.

“Where workin’ cattle and eye appeal come full circle”

Timothy Mulroy • 785-640-6401 Mayetta, KS • tim@blackgoldinc.biz

John & Carla Shearer 2815 Navajo Rd. • Canton, KS 67428 circle_s@hometelco.net 620.628.4621

620.654.6507 (John Cell) • 620.654.6731 (Johnny Cell)

Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

diamond v gelbvieh

Harriman Santa Fe (Bob)

Montrose, MO • 660-492-2504

bharriman39@ hotmail.com 53 years of progressive, reputable, commitment to superior beef cattle breeding.

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY 3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418 Bill Clark: 785.792.6244 Leland Clark: 785.792.6208 Fax: 785.792.6250 Email: prcc@twinvalley.net

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Randy odle

1210 G Rd. Stockton, ks 67669 785.737.3319 diamondv@live.com Building Gelbvieh Genetics since 1989

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available. Al, Mary & Nick Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Bonner Springs, KS 66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107 e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

Committed to raising quality seedstock Registered Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, MO 64832 • 417-642-5871 • 417-529-0081(cell)

MISSOURI Judd Ranch Inc.

Dave & Cindy Judd Nick, Ginger Judd & Family Brent & Ashley Judd 423 Hwy. K-68 • Pomona, KS 66076 785/ 566-8371

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If you’re not here, how does your customer find you?

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MIDWEST BREEDERS NOWACK

NEBRASKA

Cattle Company Owensville, MO

Mark & Patty Goes

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle

Jared, Caisie, Brooke & Cameron

39414 SW 75th Rd. Odell, NE 68415 (402) 766-3627

Gilbert & Debra

573.280.4633 573.646.3477 Bulls marketed through Seedstock Plus Go to seedstockplus.com for sale dates, catalogs & videos

Gelbvieh V balancer V anGus Private Treaty Bull & Heifer Sales • Orchard, NE

ROCKING GV GELBVIEH

Val Livingston • www.88ranch.com • 402-655-2288

Polled Fullblood Gelbvieh Cattle Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Wehner 22533 Spencer Lane Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7502

Jeff Swanson • 308/337-2235 10908 724 Road • Oxford, NE 68967 Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH

RogeRs Valley FaRm gelbVieh

BALANCER

J. J. Boehler

70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966 308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207

Breed for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!

A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling–

www.rogersvfg.com Cedar Top Ranch

P.O. Box 51 Mendon, MO 64660 (660) 272-3805 (O) (660-375-7266 (C)

Scott & Raberta Starr 212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163

Ronald Rogers email: rogers_valley_farm_feedlot@hotmail.com

(H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900 cedartopranch@gpcom.net Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209

SprinG Flood ranch

Gelbvieh balancer® Jim & Sherri Michaletz

1397 Spring Flood Rd Goodman, MO 64843 417-364-5297 (O) 479-366-1234 (C) Email: jmichal@netins.net www.springfloodranch.blogspot.com

FLYING

GENETICS

Scott Wolf Travis Wolf 308.537.3588 308.529.3733 Gothenburg, NE • wolfgelbvieh@gmail.com www.facebook/wolfgelbvieh.com

Nebraska & Missouri

Kyle Helms - NE 308/962-6940 kyle@flyinghgenetics.com

Cody Helms - NE/MO 303/842-9071 cody@flyinghgenetics.com

Aaron Ishmael - MO 417/309-0062 aaron@flyinghgenetics.com

Visit us on the web & Facebook! www.flyinghgenetics.com

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit

Myron & Valerie Bahm

Stay Connected!

4375 White Oak Rd Fordland, MO 65652

417-753-3578(h) • 417-576-0687(c)

email: whiteoakfarms@live.com

Registered Gelbvieh & Balancer®

Bulls For The BeeF Business

Gelbvieh F Balancer F Red Angus F Angus FAngus Hybrids Randy & Leslie Lemke 1757 Road 2500, Lawrence, NE 68957 (H) 402-756-7090 rllemke@gtmc.net (C) 402-469-2284 www.lemkecattle.com

Keep up to date with shows, sales and other events by visiting www.GELBVIEH.org

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Does Calving Season Equal Culling Season? By Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension Livestock Business Management Field Specialist

alving season is one of the most exciting, frustrating and tiring seasons of the year for many cattlemen. This is a time when the only thing that compares to watching a newborn calf struggle to its feet for the first time is the sound of it nursing its dam for the first time. However, when best-laid plans do not work out as expected and a dry cow results, what management plan do you have in place to maintain an efficient and economically viable cowherd?

Managing Dry Cows Management of cows that lose their calf at or during the calving season must be considered in order to save high quality feedstuffs for lactating cows. The cows that lost a calf should be managed to minimize unnecessary weight gain (if the cow is already body condition 5 or higher) and reduce competition for feed within the herd. Selling dry cows may provide a revenue source during a time of year when feeder cattle or open cows are not traditionally sold and allow for utilizing feed resources for the productive animals. Cull cow prices were not immune to the drop in cattle prices the end of 2015. Fourth quarter 2014 prices were nearly $100/cwt higher than the same quarter 2015, $173.59 compared to $77.80. The Economic Research Service (ERS) is forecasting average prices of $84-92/ cwt and $84-96/cwt for the second and third quarters of 2016, and $87-99/cwt for the fourth quarter 2016.

Management Considerations While the price range for March through September are similar, feed costs for those months must be considered when determining when to sell the dry cow, if she will be sold prior to preg-check culling time. Considerations regarding if and how long to feed the dry cow should include: Body condition score. Dry cows in “good condition”

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generally bring a higher price per pound than thin cows. Good condition would be a body condition score of 5 or higher. Thinner cows may benefit from time on feed to gain additional weight prior to culling. Develop a feed budget to compare the feed expenses with anticipated returns when the dry cow is placed on feed. Medication withdrawal times. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) practices and good husbandry require that all withdrawal times be adhered to. This is an important responsibility cattlemen must embrace. Read and follow the label instructions on all medications: injectable, pour-on or fed. Genetics. Depending on the age of the dry cow, genetics may be an important factor. Younger heifers and cows should provide genetic improvements to your herd through sire selection and normal herd culling. If the dry cow is old, culling her to invest in a genetically superior female should add productivity to your calf crop without extra feed requirements. Space and time. During calving season, time is often at a premium. Management of the dry cow will add space requirements as well as additional time required to feed these animals. If additional space and time are not available, it may be more effective to focus on the cowherd that will be providing an income in 2016. Dry cows held over will not provide a “calf check” until late 2017 given a traditional spring calving season. Utilizing a budget to determine how much it will cost to run a dry cow for this time period and then determine how many additional calves it will take for her to pay for not raising a calf one year is critical. Evaluate the reason for the calf loss. If she is a young cow that wouldn’t claim her calf or ended up killing the calf, she may need to be culled when she is in the best body condition because this may be something that she will continue to do as she calves in the future, however if the death loss was due to more environmental factors, such as a storm or mud and the female has the genetics most valuable for your herd, it may be of value to graft a calf from an older, less desirable cow onto her and give her the opportunity to raise a calf and stay in the herd, while culling the older cow. D

sales GW Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 35th Annual Bull Sale March 5, 2016 Selby, South Dakota Auctioneer: Lynn and Seth Weishaar

Sale Averages: 145 Yearling and Fall Balancers

$4,331

32 Yearling and Fall Angus

$4,121

177 Bulls

$4,290

A beautiful spring day along with a group of stout Balancer and Angus bulls greeted those attending Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 35th Annual Bull Sale on Saturday, March 5. Owners Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson and Brian and DeDee Begeman hosted the sale at the ranch near Selby, SD. Lynn and Seth Weishaar handled auctioneering duties. Repeat customers made up 80 percent of the buyers and bulls were sold into eight states. High-Selling Balancers: Lot 1 – Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan., chose Lazy TV Discovery C136, a homozygous black Balancer out of a Dam of Merit posting a 1410-lb. Adj. yearling weight for $15,000. He also featured CED,

BW, WW, YW, Milk, REA, Marbling and FPI EPDs which all ranked in the top 15 percent of the Gelbvieh breed. Lot 132 – Lazy TV Iron C027, a red yearling Balancer, was claimed by Dan Materi, Strasburg, N.D., for a price of $11,500. Sired by Bieber Barking Iron Z486, Lot 132 indexed 131 for Average Daily Gain along with a YW EPD in the top 3 percent of the breed. He dam is a first-calf heifer out of a Dam of Distinction. Lot 137 – Longtime customer Richard Jore of Watford City, N.D., selected Lazy TV Redemption C214 at $10,000. Sired by Brown Redemption, the red Balancer featured calving ease along with performance EPDs all in the top 20 percent of the breed. Lot 3 – Repeat buyers DeWayne and Scott Zambo of Java, S.D., bid $9,500 to own Lazy TV Excitement C113, a yearling homozygous black Balancer. Sired by Basin Excitement, he sported WW and YW EPDs in the top one percent of the breed and ratioed 122 on weaning weight. Lots 125 & 140 – Merle and Adrienne Hicks of Martin, S.D., bid $9250 each to own this pair of stout red Balancer yearlings. Both bulls had CED, WW, YW and Marbling EPDs in the top one-fourth of the breed coupled with impressive Feed Efficiency data. High-Selling Angus Lot 179 – Topping the Angus offering was Lazy TV Absolute C5002, a yearling sired by KCF Bennett Absolute. He featured BW, WW and YW EPDs all in the top 3 percent of the breed. Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, S.D., made the final bid at $7,500. D

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Sale Averages 2 Herd Sires 11 Females 6 Buyer Picks 1 Flush Total Lots Grossed

$11,250 $5,659 $11,083 $10,000 $161,250

he National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale drew in more than 370 attendees to the new sale venue, the DoubleTree Denver-Stapleton North hotel, and was held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show on the evening of January 10, 2016. The sale featured a remarkable lineup of females, the winners of both the Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh and Balancer

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Bull Futurities as well as many high quality buyer pick lots. Buyer picks proved to be the hottest sellers as top two selling lots came from that category. The top seller in the sale was lot 3, the buyer pick lot from Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tennessee. Blackhawk Cattle Company, Oregon, Illinois, purchased the exciting opportunity to pick from Butler Creek’s entire fall 2015 bull and heifer calves for a final bid of $16,000. The group of calves consists of approximately 20 head and includes ET progeny from the 2014 AGJA Junior Classic champion (BCFG QVS Kali 282Z), as well as a full sib to BCFG Butlers Ms Deb 10X, and an ET heifer out of JBOB 5498P and related cow families to these females. Also included are two full brothers to BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W. Coming in next was the buyer pick from Cedar Top Ranch in Stapleton, Nebraska. The ranch is offering pick of their spring 2014 bred heifers and fall 2013 ET heifers that will be calving in spring 2016. The group represents numerous great cow families including 198L, the dam of the $30,000 Wide Track, the $25,000 Double Shot and the ever-popular Sandman; as well as influential sires totaling 30 ET heifers and another 365 bred heifers to choose. C-Cross Cattle Company, Asheboro, North Carolina won the honors to select from the Cedar Top Ranch herd with a final bid of $15,000. The top selling young herd sire was also the winner of the 2016 Breeder’s Choice Balancer Bull Futurity. TTTT Mighty Hot ET was consigned by 3G Ranch, Kendallville, Indiana who won the bull in the futurity drawing. This fall 2014 born homozygous black, 50 percent Balancer has an outstanding EPD profile. He ranks in the top 1 percent of the breed for calving ease direct, feeder profit index and marbling; the top 5 percent for birth weight, calving ease maternal and yield grade; and the top 4 percent for heifer pregnancy. This son of Mytty In Focus and TTTT Hott Damn 105R is a deepbodied herd sire prospect with plenty of style. Stucky Beef Genetics, Salina, Kansas purchased the bull for $13,500. The top selling female was lot 4, LWHF Lady Balance 752B consigned by Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Virginia. This homozygous black, homozygous polled, 50 percent Balancer female offers the versatility to become a top-tier show heifer, top donor prospect or front pasture cow. The sale of Lady Balance was also accompanied by 10 units of LWHF Intimidator 617Z, her sire, at no extra charge including semen shipping. Kittle Farms of Geraldine, Alabama purchased the female for $12,000. D Editor’s Note: This sale report is being reprinted to include additional information on the top selling female.

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Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus Sale February 20, 2016 Smith Center, Kansas Auctioneer: Matt Printz

Sale Averages: Spring GV Bulls Fall GV Bulls Overall GV Average Red Angus Spring Red Angus Fall Bulls Overall Red Angus All bulls Average Reg. GV Open Heifers Reg. RA Open Heifers Comm. Open Heifers

$4,179 $3,755 $4,077 $4,429 $5,578 $4,875 $4,500 $2,120 $3,450 $1,467

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Lot 46, SAS Cash 103C was the second bull to sell in the Gelbvieh section and was the high selling bull at $9,000. This powerful homozygous black, homozygous Polled son of 3G EZ Money was purchased by Rod Tegtmeier, Nebraska. The lead off bull was the second highest seller at $7,600. OGSG Catapult 13C was a division winner at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. This homozygous polled son of 3G Zip Line will find his new home at Double Diamond Gelbvieh, Kentucky.

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Lot 47, OGSG Clockwork 927C, sold for $6,500 to repeat customer Richard Ekholm, Kansas. 927C was homozygous polled andÂ sired by 3G EZ Money.

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Lot 80, a reserve division winner at the NWSS also sold for $6,500. He, too, is a homozygous polled son of 3G EZ Money and will be a herd sire for Kleinschmidt Farms in Nebraska.

Waukon, Iowa

Lot 81, another 3G EZ Money son sold for $6,000. He will be walking the pastures for SEGA Gelbvieh, Colorado. The high selling bull of the day was lot 2 at $10,500. This Red Angus sired son of SLGN Yardmaster 125Y went to repeat customers, the Rohlenders from Kansas. The high selling Gelbvieh open heifer was lot 102. Brandon Hommon, Kansas purchased this 3G Aristotle daughter for $2,750.

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The next high selling heifer was lot 99. This 3G EZ Money sired heifer sold to Blackhawk Cattle Company, Illinois. D

sales GW Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh February 18, 2016 Mandan, North Dakota Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt

Sale Averages: 75 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $5,247 14 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bred Heifers $3,068 Top Selling Bulls: Lot 52: $15,000 for half possession and half semen interest, DDGR Innovation 120C is a March 22 purebred black son of DCSF Post Rock Astronaut 157A sold to Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, North Dakota. Lot 62: $10,500. DDGR Kingpin 159C is a March 28 purebred black son of JKGF Future Investment A121E sold to

Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, ND. Lot 14: $10,500. DDGR Renegade 29C is a March 3 red Balancer son of DCSF Post Rock Ten Plus ET sold to Eslinger Brothers, Elgin, ND. Lot 19: $9,000. DDGR Sam Adams 38C, a March 5 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S A sold to Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, NE. Lot 29: $9,000. DDGR Steamroller 263C is a March 10 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S A sold to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND. Lot 3: $8,500. DDGR Cinch 11C is a February 25 red Balancer son of HXC Conquest 4405P sold to Eslinger Brothers, Elgin, ND. Lot 31: $8,000. DDGR Brute Force 266C, a March 11 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S A sold to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND Top Selling Bred Heifers: Lot 83: $4,200. CMR Brandy 181B is a red purebred daughter of KKC Nobility 123Y, to Michael Rea, Berthoud, CO. Lot 84: $3,600. DDGR Jewel 190B is a black purebred daughter of DVE Davidson Natural 37Z sold to Schock Ranch, Carson, ND. D

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July 2016

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July 3-8 AGJA “Dirt Road Classic” National Show, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater, OK July 23 Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Cattle Tour & Customer Appreciation, Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada

J&D Kerstiens Gelbvieh Private Treaty Sale, Jasper, IN Circle S Ranch 9th Annual Going to Grass Production Sale, Canton, KS Bar T Bar Ranches Annual Bull Sale, Winslow, AZ Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh/Angus Invitational, Centerville, TN Knoll Crest’s Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, VA

May 2016 May 27-29 AGJA Eastern Regional Show, Nelson County Fairgrounds, Bardstown, KY

June 2016 June 10-12 AGJA Western Regional Show, Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City, SD

August 2016 Aug. 4-7

POWER Conference, Manhattan, KS

Visit the online version of Places to Be at www.gelbvieh. org for additional dates on upcoming sales and more information on each event. Editor’s Note: If you have sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to megans@gelbvieh.org. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events. Places to Be at www.gelbvieh.org contains additional contact information for each event.

EZ MONEY

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CED 15 PG30 3.42

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WW 59 YG -0.68

YW 87 CW 16

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EZ Money has been praised by cattlemen of all breeds for his true versatility; breeding consistency, fleshing-ablity and flawless structure. He is in an elite sire status as a proven calving-easy producer with progeny that are sale toppers, feedlot proven and show ring winners. He was the 2 time AGA National Res. Grand Balancer Bull and at age three, after spending two breeding seasons in the pasture, successfully returned to be selected Grand Champion Balancer at the American Royal and North American International. EZ Money calves will earn you easy money!

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Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh...... 33 Hampton Cattle Company........... 47 Harriman Santa Fe........................ 36 Hart Farm Gelbvieh...................... 36 Hartland Farm.............................. 36 Hilltop Farms................................ 36 Hodges Ranch............................... 41 Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch................... 33 Iowa Junior Gelbvieh Association...42 J&K Farm................................. 5, 41 J Bar M Gelbvieh.......................... 36 Judd Ranch, Inc. ...................... 1, 36 Kicking Horse Ranch.................... 32 Kittle Gelbvieh Farms................... 41 Knoll Crest Farm........................... 47 Koehn Cattle Co........................... 41 Land of Oz/ John C Oswald............36 Lambert, Doak.............................. 45 Ledgerwood Gelbvieh................... 32 LeDoux Ranch........................ 36, 48 Lemke Cattle................................. 37 Leonhardt Cattle Company.............33 Linquist Farms.............................. 32 Little Windy Hill Farms............ 5, 47 Lone Oak Cattle............................ 32 Longleaf Station............................ 47 M&P Gelbvieh............................. 37 M&W Farms................................ 47 Maple Hill Farm........................... 41 Markes Family Farms.................... 41 Martens Gelbvieh.......................... 32 Martin Cattle Company................ 41 Mattison Family Farm................... 33 McMahan Cove Gelbvieh............. 43 Middle Creek Farms...................... 32 Middle TN Invitational................. 30 Miller Gelbvieh............................. 41 Mills’ Diamond M Ranch............. 47 Mitchell Marketing Service........... 45

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EGL LIFELINE B101 S A V Final Answer 0035 x Extra Exposure 285L71 ET DOB: 01/28/2014 REG. #: 1298079

CHIP RING OF FIRE 360A T MA S Fire S t or m x P I E G e t We s t e r n DOB: 03/04/2014 REG. #: 1588888

RED MOOSE CREEK WESTON 23B RED SVR Gangster 44X x RED Moose Creek Chavez 12X DOB: 02/20/2014 REG. #: 2544442

VLK A301 HIGHMORE BAR GT Cross Fire 500W ET x 930W DOB: 03/17/2013 REG. #: 1265700

SPECIAL THANKS to TJB GELBVIEH for purchasing the pick our heifer crop at the 2016 NWSS

BULL BUYERS at our 2016 Annual Production Sale EAGLE PASS RANCH, SWANSON CATTLE COMPANY & TRIPLE K GELBVIEH as well as our many commercial buyers GELBVIEH | BALANCER | RED ANGUS Andy, Danielle, JW & Jady LeDoux Dustin & Tanner Aherin 365 Agenda Lane | Agenda, KS 66930 785.527.3188 - Andy | 785.364.5999 - Danielle | 785.302.1252 - Dustin

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WARNER BEEF GENETICS

BREED CHANGERS open to the world TPG JACKPOT 7551B ET

Purebred 88% Gelbvieh Bull Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Sire: Adkins Jackpot 906W Dam: DLW Ms Matron 802U Purchased by Cranview Gelbvieh. DLW MS MATRON 802U DOES IT AGAIN! Jackpost 7551B was the high selling bull in our 2016 annual Genetic Investment bull sale. He was the most talked about and respected young purebred Gelbvieh bull of the spring. Carcass values at their best in Jackpot 7551B, out of arguably the top production cow in the breed, MS Matron 802U. Add marbling, performance and maternal values with DLW TPG Jackpot 7551B ET. Semen available from ORIgen, Bull Barn Genetics and MMS.

CED

MILK

REA

1.5

129

-0.55

0.76 0.29 90.28

30%

60%

FPI 1%

DLW SAND TRAP ET

63% GV Balancer速 Bull Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X Dam: DLW Ms Matron 802U Purchased by Murphy Farms. Sand Trap was the lead bull in our 2016 National Champion pen of three Balancer bulls. Selling as one of the highest quality Balancer bulls in the spring of 2016. A son of DLW Ms Matron 802U, the donor that has emerged as one of the top producing females in the breed consistently producing seedstock herd sires and AI sires. Sand Trap will add performance, carcass and maternal values. Add him to your breeding program today. Semen available from ORIgen, Bull Barn Genetics and MMS.

CED

MILK

REA

3.4

129

-0.34

0.44 0.41 89.42

45%

50%

35% >95%

SEMEN AVAILABLE FROM ORIGEN, BULL BARN GENETICS AND MMS. WARNER BEEF GENETICS Dan and Kate Warner 42198 Road 721, Arapahoe, NE 68922 Dan Warner: 308.962.6511 Monte Warner: 308.962.6136 Darren Warner: 308.824.2950

MB 25%

FPI 10%

Thank You

A heart felt “Thank You” to all bidders and over 100 cattlemen who bought from both our Nebraska and Missouri sales.

Special thanks to fellow Gelbvieh breeders who added Flying H Genetics seedstock to their program— Sandy Knoll Farms, Gary’s Gelbvieh, Robinson Gelbvieh, Bledsoe Livestock, Stucky Gelbvieh, Single Oak Gelbvieh, Johnson’s Bear River Gelbvieh, Wilkinson Gelbvieh. Flying H Genetics sold into 15 states.

The Tradition Continues...

FLYING H GENETICS

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Kyle & Kayla Helms, NE 308.962.6940 Cody & Casie Helms, MO, NE 303.842.9071 Aaron Ishmael, MO 417.309.0062 Dick and Bonnie Helms 308.962.6500