March 2023 Gelbvieh World

GELBVIEH

Judd Ranch 45th Gelbvieh, Balancer® & Red Angus Bull Sale

78 lb. average birth weight: 856 lb. actual weaning weight average on the sale bulls. Maternal cow power behind every sale bull. 144 purebred Gelbvieh, 161 Balancer® & 10 purebred Red Angus bulls sell. 302 homozygous polled bulls sell. 35 of the 40 top selling bulls in the 2022 sale sold to commercial producers. Catalog online!

Judd Ranch has been honored as the #1 Dam of Merit Cowherd in the Gelbvieh Breed for 21 of the past 25 years, 1998–2022! 100% of the Gelbvieh & Balancer® sale bulls feature Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit Genetics. Average Daily Gain of fall yearling bulls: 4.48 lbs/day! 187 black polled bulls sell

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2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH & BALANCER PEN SHOW RESULTS

2023 CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS JUNIOR HEIFER SHOW

2023 BREEDER’S CHOICE GELBVIEH BULL FUTURITY

2023 PEOPLE’S CHOICE BALANCER BULL FUTURITY

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2023 FUTURITY SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

2022 RING OF GOLD CHAMPIONS NAMED

2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH & BALANCER SALE

2023 NWSS GELBVIEH & BALANCER OPEN SHOW RESULTS

2023 NWSS GELBVIEH & BALANCER JUNIOR SHOW RESULTS EVENTS OF INTEREST

ASSOCIATION STAFF

MEGAN SLATER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR megans@gelbvieh.org

TOM STRAHM COMMERCIAL MARKETING DIRECTOR tom@gelbvieh.org

JAKE RENNER, M.S. MEMBER & YOUTH ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR jake@gelbvieh.org

MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S. COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR meganunderwood@gelbvieh.org

MALERIE MARKLEY MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR malerie@gelbvieh.org

MEG VANDERBUR DATA SERVICES COORDINATOR meganv@gelbvieh.org

LAURA HANDKE COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTOR laura@gelbvieh.org

MARGO MCKENDREE OFFICE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR margo@gelbvieh.org

SHIANNA BRADLEY OFFICE SERVICES SPECIALIST registry@gelbvieh.org

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

LORI MAUDE, PRESIDENT HERMOSA, S.D. • 303.809.3789 lori.maude@gmail.com

DAN MCCARTY, VICE PRESIDENT RIFLE, COLO. • 970.481.5217 mccartycattle@hotmail.com

WILLIAM M C CINTOSH, TREASURER GEORGETOWN, KY. • 502.867.3132 wambb@aol.com

DEREK MARTIN, SECRETARY BUCKLIN, KAN. • 620.397.6752 dmartin@kinsleyfeeders.com

DIRECTORS

DUSTIN AHERIN PARKVILLE, MO. • 785.302.1252 dgaherin@gmail.com

TODD BICKETT, DVM CHICKAMAUGA, GA. • 423.667.3799 todd@bickettgenetics.com

ZACK BUTLER MILTON, TENN. • 615.308.8628 butlercreek1952@aol.com

CORY VOSS BRUNING, NEB. • 402.768.8177 cvos98@gmai.com

MARK COVINGTON MONTROSE, COLO. • 970.209.1956 covinginc@hotmail.com

GARY FELGER LOHMAN, MO. • 573.782.3737 garyfelger@hotmail.com

GREGG HARTMAN PUEBLO, COLO. • 719.948.4415 grhartman@hotmail.com

JEFF LOVELESS SPANISH FORK, UTAH • 801.623.8308 olranch@aol.com

TOM VEHIGE BILLINGS, MO. • 417.444.2268 tbarscattle@gmail.com

DAVID LARSON CLEARBROOK, MINN. • 218.766.3323 david.larson.lrl@gmail.com

BRENT OVERMILLER SMITH CENTER, KAN. • 785.282.0485 brento4532@hotmail.com

FROM THE CORNER OFFICE MEETING MODERN INDUSTRY DEMANDS

by Megan Slater, Executive Director

Every year in the July Herd Reference issue, the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) publishes genetic trends for the breed. These graphs show the breed moving in a favorable direction for many traits: calving ease, birth weight, weaning weight, and carcass traits including marbling.

While improvements within the breed have been made, it’s important to keep in mind that the beef industry as a whole has also made improvements. The breed’s genetic trend for the Marbling EPD (combined for Gelbvieh and Balancer®) has increased from 0.19 to 0.31 over the last 20 years. This is a testament to the membership’s focus on improving marbling within the breed. At the same time, however, the beef industry as a whole has made significant improvements in the percentage of cattle that grade USDA Choice and USDA Prime. In 2006, 51.7% of fed cattle carcasses graded USDA Choice. In 2015, that average increased to 69.1%. As of February 3, 2023, the national average for carcasses grading USDA Choice was 74.6% and grading USDA Prime was 9.05%.

During the CattleFax 2023 U.S. & Global Protein and Grain Outlook Seminar held during the Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, it was mentioned several times that the demand for higher quality beef continues to rise and there are clear market signals showing this increase. Randy Blach, CattleFax CEO, encouraged cattle producers to remain focused on producing high-quality cattle to meet this demand. This is where genetic improvement comes in.

As genetic suppliers to the beef industry, seedstock producers should be focused on building cattle to meet the needs of their customers and beyond. These genetics

have an impact all the way through the supply chain, at the cow-calf level, feeder, packer, and ultimately the consumer.

As mentioned above, Gelbvieh producers have risen to the challenge of increasing marbling and carcass performance of the breed in the past and this same focus should continue forward. Utilizing modern tools, such as EPDs, indexes, reproductive technology and genomic testing can aid in more accurate selection when producing well-rounded cattle for the modern beef industry.

Benefits of utilizing technology such as genomic testing, embryo transfer, or even artificial insemination can often be seen through faster genetic improvement and greater return on investment. These technologies are certainly not a novelty and are economically relevant practices that many in the industry have adapted and been using for several years to make continual improvements in beef genetics. With a longer generation interval than many proteins, utilizing progressive technologies when making breeding decisions becomes vital to keeping up with the demand for higher-quality beef.

Selection indexes are also not a novel concept, but they are an effective tool for multiple trait selection as they incorporate several EPDs and apply appropriate weights to traits of economic relevance. Both $Cow and FPI include traits that are relevant throughout the entire supply chain, such as weaning weight AND marbling. Providing indexes like $Cow and FPI in sale catalogs and educating customers on utilizing those tools when making selection decisions can be helpful.

$Cow represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative

to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable genetics for maternal productivity. Because a female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter, feed efficiency and carcass traits are also included in this index. FPI™, which stands for Feeder Profit Index, is an economic selection index designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on a grade and yield standpoint. Well-ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries. As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability and calving ease.

Producing better cattle, better beef and meeting industry demands starts with proven Gelbiveh genetics. If we don’t rise to the challenge, who will? F

KNOLL CREST FARM

SPRING BULL & FEMALE SALE

SATURDAY , APRIL 8, 2023

12 NOON (EST) RED HOUSE, VA

GELBVIEH, BALANCER, ANGUS & HEREFORD BULLS

SELLING 80 BULLS, 50 REGISTERED BRED HEIFERS , 80 COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS

OFFERING : FEATURING:

BALANCER SONS OF: KCF Bennett E906, KCF Bennett E984, KCF Bennett Charge D172, KCF Bennett B501, KCF B ennett Exponential (Angus), KCF Bennett Culmination (Angus), BJ Surpass (Angus)

PUREBRED GELBVIEH SONS OF: KCF Bennett E158, JKGF Chief Justice, MCCA Gunner and our new herd sire DBRG 932G

COMPREHENSIVE DATA ON EVERY BULL

GENOMICALLY ENHANCED EPDS

50 ELITE REGISTERED Balancer, Angus and Hereford bred heifers from the heart of the Knoll Crest replacements

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by Lori Maude, AGA President

Spring is full of so much promise with the new calf crop for spring calving herds and weaning for those fall calvers. There is nothing better than seeing the results of those breeding decisions frolicking in the pasture with their mamas.

We started 2023 with two high-quality Gelbvieh events, the National Gelbvieh Show & Sale at Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, and the Gelbvieh and Balancer® show at National Western Stock Show in Denver. The quality in our shows ran deep in both locations. In fact, the Gelbvieh and Balancer grand champion bulls both ended up in the top 10 during the Supreme Champion lineup in Oklahoma City.

I had the opportunity to go to National Western for the first time in many years. Life and work just got busy and I hadn’t had time to travel to Denver. While the new yard facilities are beautiful, the best part was the exceptional hospitality of the Colorado Gelbvieh Association. The hamburger fry following the completion of the pen shows was a great opportunity to visit with the pen show exhibitors and ask more questions about the cattle they exhibited. Catching up with friends and members I hadn’t seen in years made it well worth the trip to Denver.

The best thing about the Gelbvieh breed is the people. They are genuine, hardworking and passionate about making great cattle. When I worked for the American Gelbvieh Association, the favorite part of my job was doing farm visits when I was in an area for an event or to do a story for the magazine. You learn so much about a person’s beliefs and how they approach the cattle business while you’re standing in a pasture looking at cattle. It is our greatest connection— the cattle.

What was most valuable to my family’s operation as we began building our registered herd was the opportunity to see sire groups in other herds. I know it’s easier to look at the EPDs and study the data, but there is something about being able to see the phenotype that truly helped us make better decisions.

We all live in a world where we have too many irons and not enough fire some days. I get it. I work a full-time job, help my parents at the ranch, and also have two or three volunteer activities going on. It’s more convenient to look at the videos online or to peruse the catalog. But that only tells you part of the story. Pick up the phone and call the breeder before the sale. Learn about their program and about the pedigree behind that bull or female. The really good breeders are going to tell it to you straight. They want you to be happy with the purchase and come back.

And make the time to visit your fellow breeders. Build those relationships and bridges with other breeders. Take a stroll through the pastures and learn about each other’s programs. This is a people business as much as it is a cattle business.

We are all in the business to sell

Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle and grow interest in the breed. If you don’t have what someone needs, by learning more about other breeders’ programs you will feel more confident recommending their cattle. I have the philosophy of I don’t care who they buy cattle from, but I want them to buy Gelbvieh or Balancer cattle.

Now get busy and plan those farm visits.F

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WANTED: SALE REPORTS

Don’t forget to send the AGA your sale reports. Sale reports are featured in the Gelbvieh World and are posted online on the AGA website under the Marketing tab. Email sale reports to Megan Underwood, AGA communications coordinator, at meganunderwood@gelbvieh.org.

ADVERTISE YOUR UPCOMING SALE WITH AN E-BLAST

Are you interested in reaching nearly 3,000 potential customers? Advertising your upcoming sale or event, top lots or program with a Gelbvieh email blast is effective to reach breeders, commercial producers and industry professionals throughout the country. Simply send your existing ad or reach out to have our team at Gelbvieh Media Productions design one for you. For more information email Malerie Markley, AGA multimedia coordinator, at malerie@gelbvieh.org or call 303-4652333.

2023 HERD ASSESSMENTS AVAILABLE NOW

2023 Herd Assessments are now available for completion on the AGA Online Registry Service. As a reminder, the annual herd assessment process is not automatically completed by AGA’s registry system. Members must log onto the AGA Online Registry Service and fully complete a herd assessment for females in their herd. 2023 Herd Assessments are due March 15. View a written guide to completing herd assessments online at gelbvieh.org.

INTERNATIONAL LETTER FOR 2023 IS ‘L’

The international letter code for 2023 is ‘L’. All animals within the AGA

registry must be assigned a tattoo at registration that contains the proper international letter code. Beginning with calves born in 2018 and later, members can choose the permanent form of identification for that animal however, a tattoo must still be denoted at the time of calf registration for record-keeping purposes. Accepted forms of permanent identification with the AGA are tattoo, EID and freeze brand. The permanent form of identification denoted in the registry should be permanently affixed to the animal. International codes can be found on the AGA Online Registry Service along the left side of your screen.

SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

Gelbvieh Media Productions is now offering targeted social media campaigns to help you reach more potential buyers than ever before! We are offering campaigns at two different price levels to fit your budget and expand your advertising reach. Contact Malerie Markley, AGA multimedia coordinator, at malerie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 2023 AGJA JUNIOR BREEDER OF THE YEAR

The 2022-2023 AGJA board of directors is excited to open the nomination process for the AGJA Junior Breeder of the Year award. The award and nomination process is focused on the opportunity to recognize a junior member who goes above and beyond the call of duty regarding the Gelbvieh breed, their family’s operation, educating others about the breed, as well as exemplifying good character and leadership skills among their peers. Looking to the future, the AGJA hopes to continue providing an atmosphere of inclusion, leadership, professional

development, and opportunity to all youth. For more information on the nomination process, eligibility and more, visit the Junior Classic webpage located under the Junior tab at gelbvieh. org. Nominations close April 1, 2023.

FIFTH ANNUAL AGJA ONLINE AUCTION

Be part of a growing tradition to support the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA). The Fifth Annual AGJA Online Auction and Fundraiser is scheduled to open on Saturday, March 25, and close Sunday, March 26. Any member(s) interested and willing to contribute semen and/or embryo donations to the AGJA should contact Jake Renner, member and youth activities coordinator, at (303) 465-2333 or jake@gelbvieh.org, no later than March 10, 2023. F

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REGISTRY TIPS N’ TRICKS SUCCESSFULLY PREP FEMALE RECORDS FOR 2023

by Jake W. Renner, M.S.

Being proactive is always easier said than done, but what if it meant saving you from flipping through breeding records in the middle of calving season? For females this starts with administering herd assessments on those females 13 months of age or older and disposing of the females you won’t be registering progeny out of for the year. The herd assessment annual fee of $25 per head fee acts as a one-rate fee that provides the opportunity for members to administer records on the female’s calf including recording and transfers. Both actions are available through the AGA Online Registry Service. Members are strongly encouraged to complete herd assessments prior to the March 15 deadline to avoid late fees.

ACCESSING YOUR HERD ASSESSMENTS:

The following instructions are also available in a print-ready PDF found by scrolling to the bottom of the Animal Registration Resources page located under the Registry tab at Gelbvieh.org. You’ll want to log into your account and locate and select “Herd Mgmt” on the left-hand side of your screen. From the drop-down menu provided select “Inventory”. Once in the inventory, you will have access to all the females currently listed as active under your ownership along with any others that may be associated with your account if you are listed as the cooperator ID for another herd.

You’ll notice a variety of tabs listed horizontally at the top of the following screen. It’s important to recognize the difference between these tabs so you know which females are listed under each.

Tabs showing “Assessed”, followed by a year (2022, 2021, 2020, etc.) signify females that have already been assessed for the year listed.

notice a variety of options available to update the records of all currently active females including placing the assessment, disposing of cull cows and recording exposure data to sires for the 2023 calf crop.

To place the herd assessment on females that are forecasted as dams of 2023 calves to be registered, simply click the 2023 button found to the left of each female’s details under the “Assess For” column. If you do not have any females to dispose of and wish to complete the 2023 herd assessments for all females listed under the “Assessment Age” tab, click the “Complete Yearly HAS Process-Assess all for 2023” button found in the top right corner of the screen.

You will be asked if you are sure you want to assess all females. By selecting to continue and move forward you are agreeing to pay the associated fee of $25 (if processed before March 15) for each female listed on the “Assessment Age” tab at that time.

The tab reading “Assessment Age” designates females that need to be assessed for the current year. If a female is missing a herd assessment for any reason from a previous year, you must contact the AGA to place the proper records on the female(s).

COMPLETING HERD ASSESSMENTS AND CULLING COWS/ HEIFERS:

As you view the list of females under the “Assessment Age” tab, you will

To dispose of a female, click on the small grey icon to the right of the female that looks like a trash can. Using the dropdown menu provided, select the disposal code/reason that best describes why this specific female is no longer in your herd. Be sure to select the green checkmark to lock in your disposal code. It is important to remember that disposal of a cow due to transfer into your commercial herd in an attempt to avoid registering a calf for that year is discouraged. If the female moves from the registered inventory to the commercial

herd in one year and is asked to be placed back into the active inventory to register a calf in a following year, she will be required to pay for the years she was not active per the AGA rules in keeping consistent records on all animals as part of practicing total herd reporting (THR). To keep our data as honest and accurate as possible, please record all calves born throughout the year. The use of disposal codes is fundamental to the practicality and complete process of THR lending itself as a resource that the producer can utilize for future years. Disposal codes

are utilized throughout the year, not just during herd assessment “season” and should be used properly regardless of when they are placed on an animal’s records.

TO RECORD EXPOSURE DATA:

While not mandatory, recording exposure data on females can be beneficial for multiple reasons including the convenience of recording the sire’s registration number and dates associated with sire exposure at the same time as the herd assessment, as well as eliminating the need to enter the sire’s registration number when you are ready to register the 2023 calves.

to dispose of or select AI simply click the red “X” button to the right.

If the female was artificially inseminated, you’ll want to select the AI button to the right of the female’s details and enter the sire’s registration number along with the date the female was AIed.

FEE SCHEDULE:

As always, if you ever run into problems, or have questions please contact the AGA office 303-465-2333 or email registry@ gelbvieh.org. We are happy to help!

If the female was pasture exposed to a sire, you’ll select the PE button and enter the bull’s registration number along with the date the bull was put in with those females as well as the date he was removed. Be sure to select the green check mark to the right of those details after entering. If you accidentally select PE and need to return to the main screen

If you need to request a printed herd assessment form, please contact the office at your earliest convenience to allow time for those forms to be printed, mailed, completed and returned before the March 15, 2023, deadline to avoid late fees.F

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JUNIOR CONNECTION OPPORTUNITY IS JUST A HANDSHAKE AWAY

by Jaycie Forbes, AGJA President

Watching the ball drop or starting a new year’s resolution is what makes most people excited about ringing in the new year. For me, excitement began to settle in knowing that I would get to start the new year by connecting with Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders from all over the country at Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City. Once again, this event was a huge success for our breed. Our National Show and Sale was topnotch in both quality and performance. As breeders, we should be proud of the quality of livestock that was exhibited in all the shows. Congratulations to all the exhibitors and consignors at this year’s national event.

Junior members from all over the country sold raffle tickets for our annual donation heifer fundraiser. All proceeds benefit American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) programs, events and activities fostering industry education, growth and leadership. This year’s female was graciously donated by Rumfelt Farms of Phillipsburg, Missouri. Thank you to

Brad, Amy and Karley Rumfelt for the donation of this exceptional female and for always being huge supporters of the junior program. I would also like to thank everyone who purchased tickets—without you we couldn’t do what we do.

As Cattlemen’s Congress wrapped up, I began preparing for the next event I would be attending—The Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. AGJA Secretary, Lily Judd and I had the opportunity to represent the AGJA Board at this event in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1-3. This three-day convention hosts many industry-relevant meetings. Lily and I had the opportunity to attend the Emerging Leader’s Luncheon. At this event, we connected with many industry professionals and future employers. During general sessions we heard from guest speakers like Taylor Sheridan, Archie Manning and Chris Koch. Lily and I also had the pleasure of working the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) booth where we connected and met fellow cattlemen and women from across the world. We also were able to explore

the seven acre trade show and network with agriculture industry businesses and individuals.

One message from the event that really stuck with me was given to me by an individual who offered advice on the importance of networking. He said, “Shake the hands of as many individuals as you can, every day you are selling yourself to future employers.” I believe that is a great message for us as young leaders to remember as we are about to embark on our career paths. This message played a role on my plane ride home as I visited with the gentleman sitting next to me. We talked about the convention I had just attended, and he spoke about his job with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. At the end of the conversation, he gave me his business card and encouraged me to apply for an internship with his department. What I thought was just small talk on an airplane turned into a future opportunity. I encourage all young people to step out of their comfort zone, share our message, and shake as many hands as possible. F

J U D G E Ivers

WW: 73 YW: 106 CW: 43 REA: .91 SCROTAL: 46 cm

SIRE: RIGHT COMBINATION

DAM: IVERS SOLSTICE

PUREBRED GELBVIEH 99%

HOMO POLLED

REG: AMGV1504259

Backed by a proven cow family, we believe that Judge will stamp his offspring with his style, build, and growth.

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2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH HEIFER

LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

MGA Pocahontas 142J

Ellie Bowman, Lewis, Kan.

Sire: OGSG Overtime 175D

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER HEIFER

LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

VLK Roxanne J122

Huck Hanza, Lawton, Okla.

Sire: C&C Mckinley 3000 Exar

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH HEIFER CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

BCFG Butlers Ms Jaelynn J534 ET Aidan Raab, Markle. Ind.

SIRE: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER

BCFG Butlers Ms Kesha K549 ET Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.

Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077

CHAMPIONS SELECTED AT 2023 CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS GELBVIEH AND BALANCER ® SHOW

RESULTS BY JAKE W. RENNER, M.S. | PHOTOS BY NEXT LEVEL IMAGES

The 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Open Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Exhibitors had the pleasure of welcoming judge Blake Nelson of Platte City, Missouri, to evaluate and sort through 97 Balancer and 64 Gelbvieh entries. F

& BALANCER ® SHOW

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH BULL

CHAMPION TWO-YEAR OLD BULL

HTFG Hilltops Hawkeye H064 Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.

SIRE: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711

RESERVE CHAMPION GELBVIEH BULL CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING BULL

BCFG Butlers General Lee J207 ET Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

GELBVIEH FEMALES COW-CALF

CLASS 1

Born January 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020

1. BREK Honeystix H10, Breckon Murray, Kingfisher, Okla., Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8

SPRING HEIFER CALF

CLASS 3

Spring Heifer- Born May 1 to May 30, 2022

1. BRAX Miss Karoline K152, Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla., Sire: GAMB F220; 2. AMT Kinsley 265K, Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: GHGF Top Shelf 25G2 ET; 3. EMB Trey 240K, Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla., Sire: MGA Like A Boss 001H

CLASS 4

Spring Heifer- Born April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022

1. GHGF Calendar Girl 365K, Leighton Tinney, Mora, Mo., Sire: GHGF Man Of War F825; 2. PHS Prohart I Be Fancy 247K, Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo., Sire: DBRG Mr Sam Adams 8472F

CLASS 5

Born March 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022

1. GHGF Whit’s Wisdom 25K, Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Mo., Sire: GHGF Cow Town D536; 2. BCFG Butlers Ms Kim Kay 134K, Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: RWG Rwg Seminole Wind 9430 ET

; 3. HTFG Hilltops Kaycee K276,

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER BULL

LATE SPRING YEARLING BULL

MDR Stoney Larue 1572J ET

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER BULL

SPRING BULL CALF

TGV T Bar S We The People 1077K

T Bar S Cattle Co, Billings, Mo.

Sire: GDV T Bar S Giddy Up 102D

Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo., Sire: JRI Pendleton 253H585 ET

WINTER HEIFER CALF

CLASS 7

Born Feb. 17, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2022

1. BCFG Butlers Ms Kennedy 534K ET, Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn., Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8; 2. GDFF Gloriosa K1, Evelyn Gilbreath, Oronogo, Mo., Sire: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711

CLASS 8

Born Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2022

1. RUPP Keepsake 221K, Rupp Ranch, Perry, Okla., Sire: GHGF Cracker Jack G310; 2. IFG Ivers Sophia K203 Et, Ivers Family, Austin,

Minn., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 3. KARS Lady Liberty 159K, Karson Brooks, Bennet, Neb., Sire: CIRS American Pride

CLASS 9

Born Jan. 1, 2022 to Jan. 31, 2022

1. MDR Birdie 211K, Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Kan., Sire: JRI Top Dog 68T14; 2. JRI Ms Precision 207K312 ET, Lily Grace Judd, Pomona, Kan., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 3. CIBS Gege 2941K, Dustin Cibula, Clutier, Iowa, Sire: DDGR Baller 429G

2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH

GELBVIEH FEMALES

CHAMPION COW-CALF

BREK Honeystix H10

Breckon Murray, Kingfisher, Okla.

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

GHGF Calendar Girl 365K

Leighton Tinney, Mora, Mo. Sire: GHGF Man Of War F825

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

BCFG Butlers Ms Kennedy 534K ET

Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8

RESERVE CHAMPION

SENIOR HEIFER CALF

CDCG 164J

Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

BRAX Miss Karoline K152

Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla. Sire: GAMB F220

CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

RUPP Keepsake 221K

Rupp Ranch, Perry, Okla. Sire: GHGF Cracker Jack G310

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

AMT Jasmine 165J

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: GHGF Top Shelf 25G2 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

JNCC Ashlynn 123J

Cameron N Nowack, Bland, Mo.

Sire: GHGF Air Force F21

SENIOR HEIFER CALF

CLASS 11

Born Nov. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021

1. CDCG 164J, Taubenheim

Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb., Sire: JRI

General Patton 213B97 ET; 2. TGV

T Bar S Ms Tootsie Pop 1024J, Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash., Sire: GDV

T Bar S Giddy Up 102; 3. LHC 1224J, Molly Anderson, Marion, N.C., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

CLASS 12

September 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021

1. BCFG Butlers Ms Jaelynn J534 ET, Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 2. JNCC Cowtown Julia 150J, Cameron N Nowack, Bland, Mo., Sire: GHGF Cow Town D536; 3. GHGF Centerfold 16J, Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Mo., Sire: GHGF Young Gun C310

INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

CLASS 14

Born May 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021

CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

JRI Ms Preference 207J311, Lily Grace

Judd, Pomona, Kan., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

1. AMT Jasmine 165J, Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: GHGF Top Shelf 25G2 ET; 2. CRLL Saterrah 1757J ET, Jacie Diane Carroll, Raymore, Mo., Sire: JDPD Astro 407S

LATE SPRING

YEARLING HEIFER

CLASS 16

Born March 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021

1. MGA Pocahontas 142J, Ellie Bowman, Lewis, Kan., Sire: OGSG Overtime 175D; 2. JNCC Ashlynn 123J, Cameron N Nowack, Bland, Mo., Sire: GHGF Air Force F21

JUNIOR YEARING HEIFER

CLASS 18

Born Feb. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

1. CIRS 175J ET, Cody Brown, Dwight, Kan., Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8; 2. RUPP Foxi 140J Et, Evelyn Gilbreath, Oronogo, Mo., Sire: JRI Crusader 285Y99; 3. CIRS 416J, Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan., Sire: CIRS Right Time

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

MDR Clara Allen 102J ET

Sarah Carroll, Raymore, Mo.

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8

CLASS 19

Born January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021

1. JRI Ms Preference 207J311, Lily Grace Judd, Pomona, Kan., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 2. MDR Clara Allen 102J ET, Sarah Carroll, Raymore, Mo., Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8; 3. HTFG Hilltops Jolene J100, Evelyn Gilbreath, Oronogo, Mo., Sire: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711

BALANCER FEMALES AGED COW-CALF

CLASS 3

Females born Prior to Jan. 1, 2020

1. TLRR Ruby G73, Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla., Sire: WSA Andras Fusion R236

SPRING HEIFER

CLASS 5

Born May 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022

1. OVER Kandy 297K, Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kan., Sire: RROG Over Final Line 16F;

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

CRLL Saterrah 1757J ET Jacie Diane Carroll, Raymore, Mo.

Sire: JDPD Astro 407S

2. KRYB Karsyn’s Girl 02K, Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kan., Sire: TTTT 4T Pure Profit ET

CLASS 6

Born April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022

1. MGA Di Trey 236K, Lincoln Dean Martin, Bucklin, Kan., Sire: PVF Metropolis 8178; 2. RUPP Emerald 263K, Rupp Ranch, Perry, Okla., Sire: RUPP Insight 828F; 3. CNGN GF DNF Kardi K01, Caitlin Newton, Westminster, S.C., Sire: Silveiras Haras Primal 8525

CLASS 7

Born March 10, 2022 to March 30, 2022

1. WLSS SEPT Supercalifragilistic, Kaisha Alber, Guide Rock, Neb., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET; 2. KKKG Triple K Miss Karma C03K, Nick Doering, Basehor, Kan., Sire: BEA 920G; 3. LXR Kendall K04, Lucky Cross Ranch, Atwood, Kan., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

CLASS 8

Born March 1, 2022 to March 9, 2022

1. BCFG Butlers Ms Kesha K549 ET, Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind., Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077; 2. MGA Pocahontas Louise 214K, Ellie Bowman, Lewis, Kan., Sire: Gateway Follow Me F163; 3. MDR Knock Out 203K, Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Kan., Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

WINTER HEIFER CALF

CLASS 10

Born Feb. 16, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2022

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GELBVIEH BULLS

CHAMPION SPRING BULL CALF

CIRS Kornerstone 22EK, Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan., Sire: DCH Hille G523 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING BULL CALF

HTFG Hilltops Knockout K281 Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo. Sire: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711

CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

JRI High Profile 253K327 ET Judd Ranch Inc, Pomona, Kan.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

DCSF Post Rock Black Box 150K1

Post Rock Cattle Co, Barnard, Kan.

Sire: DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F

BALANCER FEMALES

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF

LHC Fireball 1201J ET

Locust Hill Farms, Ruffin, N.C. Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF

JKAB Primo Patton J001

Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING BULL

IFG Ivers Judge J4, Ivers Family, Austin, Minn., Sire: RWG Right Combination 5506

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

MGA Di Trey 236K

Lincoln Dean Martin, Bucklin, Kan. Sire: PVF Metropolis 8178

1. BCFG Butlers Ms Kyla 549K ET, Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn., Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077; 2. SAS DS Kalmia 243K, Hayden Tabor, Agra, Okla., Sire: OGSG Courageous 131C;

3. IFG Ivers Lifeline K213, Ivers Family, Austin, Minn., Sire: EGL Lifeline B101

CLASS 11

Born Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 15, 2022

1. MDR Freedom 202K, Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Kan., Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET; 2. SEPT Deja Vu K221, Kaitlyn Wolters, Atwood, Kan., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET; 3. RSSL Hazy’s Kirin 22K, Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash., Sire: JRI Probity 254D28

CLASS 12

Born Jan. 21, 2022 to Jan. 31, 2022

1. MDR Friday 201K ET, Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla., Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET; 2. TAU Ms. Growth Fund 294K ET, Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb., Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund 71122; 3. XXB

CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF BCFG Butlers Ms Kyla 549K ET Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn. Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077

Miss Block Party 206K, Kaisha Alber, Guide Rock, Neb., Sire: XXB Block Party

CLASS 13

Born Jan. 1, 2022 to Jan. 15, 2022

1. CIBS Bella 2731K, Shawna Cibula, Clutier, Iowa, Sire: CIBB Jedi 0896H

SENIOR HEIFER CALF

CLASS 15

Born Nov. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021

1. GHGF J’neil 255J, Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: Gambles Hot Rod 9620; 2. GHGF Whitney Jo 5J1 ET, Colton David Cox, Little Switzerland, N.C., Sire: Egl Egl Lifeline B101; 3. BRAX Miss June J350, Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla., Sire: GAMB E175

CLASS 16

Born Sept. 1, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021

1. MDR Candy J31, Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla., Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET; 2. TGV T Bar S Ms Showgirl 1027J, Rory Rook, Lamar, Mo., Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

MDR Freedom 202K

Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Kan. Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

ET; 3. TGV T Bar S Ms Emma 1022J, Jaycie Forbes, De Smet, S.D., Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET

INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

CLASS 18

Born May 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021

1. GHGF Contessa Princess J 10J1 ET, Colton David Cox, Little Switzerland, N.C., Sire: Colburn Primo 5153; 2. MDR T/R Empress 100J, Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET; 3. CNGW GF Lexi’s Jewel J03, Caitlin Newton, Westminster, S.C., Sire: Gateway Follow Me F163

LATE SPRING

YEARLING HEIFER

CLASS 20

Born March 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021

1. VLK Roxanne J122, Huck Hanza, Lawton, Okla., Sire: C&C Mckinley 3000 Exar; 2. TGV T Bar S Nala 1015J, Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash., Sire: EGL Doc Holliday D100 ET; 3. MDR Elly Zendt 115J ET,

CHAMPION COW-CALF

TLRR Ruby G73

Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla. Sire: WSA Andras Fusion R236

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF GHGF J’neil 255J

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind. Sire: Gambles Hot Rod 9620

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla., Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

JUNIOR YEARLING

HEIFER

CLASS 22

Born Feb. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

1. MDR T/R Empress 111J ET, Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla., Sire: MDR First Step 7549E; 2. GHGF Lila Jane 855J, Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Mo., Sire: DBRG Riptide 710E 930G; 3. GHGF Onyx Lass 320J ET, Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C., Sire: EGL Egl Lifeline B101

CLASS 23

Born Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021

1. XXB Miss Shootout 111J ET, Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan., Sire: SB Shootout 725

2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH

BALANCER FEMALES NO PHOTO

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

MDR Candy J31

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla. Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

GHGF Contessa Princess J 10J1 ET Colton Cox, Little Switzerland, N.C. Sire: Colburn Primo 5153

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

MDR T/R Empress 100J

Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

RESERVE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER TGV T Bar S Nala 1015J

Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash.

Sire: EGL Doc Holliday D100 ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

MDR T/R Empress 111J ET

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla. Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER

CLASS 25

Born Dec. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

1. XXB Miss Rebel Yell 105J, Lucky Cross Ranch, Atwood, Kan., Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

CLASS 26

Born Sept. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020

1. JTK Heiress 004H, Kale Cook, Lindsay, Okla., Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

GELBVIEH BULLS SPRING BULL CALF

CLASS 1

Born May 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022

1. BTSF Mr. Money Maker K37, Abbiegail Shobe, Wyandotte, Okla., Sire: JRI Secret Sensation 140A43;

2. BRAX Mr Kevlar K185, Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla., Sire: GAMB F220

CLASS 2

Born March 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022

1. CIRS Kornerstone 22EK, Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan., Sire: DCH Hille G523 ET; 2. HTFG Hilltops Knockout K281, Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo., Sire: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711; 3. JLSL Ledgerwood Rooster 2124K, Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash., Sire: JLSL True Grit 9164G ET

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

XXB Miss Shootout 111J ET

Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan. Sire: SB Shootout 725

WINTER BULL CALF

CLASS 4

Born Jan. 1, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2022

1. JRI High Profile 253K327 ET, Judd Ranch Inc, Pomona, Kan., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 2. DCSF Post Rock Black Box 150K1, Post Rock Cattle Co, Barnard, Kan., Sire: DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F;

3. PHS Prohart Kryptonite 23K, Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo., Sire: WAHL Flying H Mr High Rev 20G ET

SENIOR BULL CALF

CLASS 6

Born Sept. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021

1. LHC Fireball 1201J ET, Locust Hill Farms, Ruffin, N.C., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET; 2. JKAB Primo Patton J001, Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

JUNIOR YEARLING

BULL

CLASS 8

Born Jan. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

1. BCFG Butlers General Lee J207 ET, Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn., Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET;

2. IFG Ivers Judge J4, Ivers Family, Austin, Minn., Sire: RWG Right Combination 5506

TWO-YEAR OLD BULL

CLASS 10

Born Jan. 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020

CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER JTK Heiress 004H

Kale Cook, Lindsay, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

1. HTFG Hilltops Hawkeye H064, Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo., Sire: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711

BALANCER BULLS SPRING BULL CALF

CLASS 1

Born May 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022

1. EMMA Mack K4, Emma Ann Mcdonald, Rolla, Mo., Sire: EMMA Zander D4

CLASS 2

Born March 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022

1. TGV T Bar S We The People 1077K, T Bar S Cattle Co, Billings, Mo., Sire: GDV T Bar S Giddy Up 102D; 2. DTKF DTK Kaboom G127K, DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, Iowa, Sire: S A V Rainfall 6846 3. CWLR Wont Back Down 210K, Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Kan., Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

WINTER BULL CALF

CLASS 4

Born Jan. 1, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2022

1. JRI Bonus Plan 214K298, Judd Ranch Inc, Pomona, Kan., Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund 71122; 2. REA Mr Red Maple Revival 209K ET, Rachelle Anderson, Jamestown, Kan., Sire: Egl EGL Lifeline B101; 3. TAU Limit Lock 20K ET, Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb., Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund 71122

SENIOR BULL CALF CLASS

6

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER

XXB Miss Rebel Yell 105J

Lucky Cross Ranch, Atwood, Kan. Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

Born Nov. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021

1. IFG Ivers Northern Charm J41 ET, Ivers Family, Austin, Minn., Sire: BUBS Southern Charm AA31

CLASS 7

Born Sept. 1, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021

1. RAAB Johnny 91J, Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind., Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z; 2. KMCC Cloud Power Chip 270J, Kaitlyn Cloud, Carthage, Mo., Sire: 5T Power Chip 4790

INTERMEDIATE BULL CLASS

9

Born May 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021

1. KOLE Steel Force 510J, Kole Brooks, Bennet, Neb., Sire: SEPT Tonic G92

LATE SPRING YEARLING BULL CLASS

11

Born March 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021

1. MDR Stoney Larue 1572J ET, Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla., Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

JUNIOR YEARLING BULL CLASS

13

Born Jan. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

1. XXB Big Shooter 604J ET, Cody Brown, Dwight, Kan., Sire: SB Shootout 725; 2. XXB Nebraska 924J, Easton Bose, Orleans, Neb., Sire: EGL Lifeline B101

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BALANCER BULLS

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING BULL CALF

DTKF DTK Kaboom G127K

DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, Iowa, Sire: S A V Rainfall 6846

CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

JRI Bonus Plan 214K298

Judd Ranch Inc, Pomona, Kan.

Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund 71122

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

REA Mr Red Maple Revival 209K ET

Rachelle Anderson, Jamestown, Kan.

Sire: Egl EGL Lifeline B101

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF

RAAB Johnny 91J

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF

KMCC Cloud Power Chip 270J

Kaitlyn Cloud, Carthage, Mo.

Sire: 5T Power Chip 4790

SENIOR YEARLING BULL

CLASS 15

Born Nov. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

1. GHGF Chasing Dreams 65H5 ET, Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C., Sire: GHGF Man Of War F825;

2. LHC Ricky Bobby, Hadden Farms,

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL

KOLE Steel Force 510J

Kole Brooks, Bennet, Neb.

Sire: SEPT Tonic G92

Gibson, Ga, Sire: TJB 4102C Probity 848F

CLASS 16

Born Sept. 1, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020

1. KBRO Spiked 4 Life 2099H, Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan., SIRE: EGL

Lifeline B101

CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING BULL

XXB Big Shooter 604J ET

Cody Brown, Dwight, Kan.

Sire: SB Shootout 725

CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING BULL

GHGF Chasing Dreams 65H5 ET Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.

Sire: GHGF Man Of War F825

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING BULL XXB Nebraska 924J

Easton Bose, Orleans, Neb.

Sire: EGL Lifeline B101

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING BULL KBRO Spiked 4 Life 2099H

Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan.

SIRE: EGL Lifeline B101

CHAMPIONS SELECTED AT NATIONAL GELBVIEH & BALANCER ® HEIFER AND BULL PEN SHOW

RESULTS BY JAKE W. RENNER, M.S. | PHOTOS BY NEXT LEVEL IMAGES

The 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer and Bull Pen Show was held on Monday, January 2, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Exhibitors welcomed judge Jirl Buck of Madill, Oklahoma, to evaluate and sort through four pens of heifers and 13 pens of bulls.

GELBVIEH PEN OF HEIFERS

Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Heifers was owned by Circle S Ranch of Canton, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 819 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.71 pounds. Ranging in age from January 22, 2022, to February 21, 2022, heifers within this pen were sired by CIRS Halen 717H, CIRS Right Time 22YF and DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8.

GELBVIEH PEN OF BULLS

Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of

Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1302.3 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.83 pounds. Ranging in age from January 12, 2022, to February 11, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Bandito 253H32, JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average scanned ribeye was 15.4 square inches, 3.4% IMF, and .32 inches of rib fat.

Reserve Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Post Rock Cattle Company of Barnard, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1226.7 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.76 pounds. Ranging in age from January 24, 2022, to February 9, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F. This pen scanned with an average ribeye area of 15.5 square inches, 3.1% IMF, and .33 inches of rib fat.

Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1216.3 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.55 pounds. Ranging in age from January 13, 2022, to February 8, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average ultrasound ribeye area was 14.7 square inches, 3.5% IMF, and rib fat of .26 inches.

Reserve Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1193.2 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.53 pounds. Ranging in age from January 10, 2022, to February 24, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average ultrasound ribeye area was

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 GELBVIEH HEIFERS Circle S Ranch, Canton Kan.

RESERVE PEN OF 5 GELBVIEH BULLS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 GELBVIEH BULLS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

RESERVE PEN OF 3 GELBVIEH BULLS Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 5 GELBVIEH BULLS Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.

14.6 square inches, 3% IMF, and rib fat of .25 inches.

BALANCER PEN OF HEIFERS

Champion Pen of Three Balancer Heifers was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 939 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.72 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2022, to January 24, 2022, heifers within this pen were sired by Deer Valley Growth Fund, S A V Rainfall 6846 and JRI General Patton 213B97 ET.

Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Heifers was owned by Barwick Gelbvieh of Orleans, Nebraska, with an average pen weight of 880 pounds, with an average weight per day of age of 2.64 pounds. Ranging in age from January 31, 2022, to February 2, 2022, heifers within this pen were sired by BARG High Stakes 21H.

BALANCER PEN OF BULLS

Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1297.7 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.79 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2022, to February 4, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by Basin Payweight 1682 and Deer Valley Growth Fund. The average scanned ribeye was 16.5 square inches, 3.8% IMF, and .38 inches of rib fat.

Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was owned by Post Rock Cattle Company of Barnard, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1195 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.61 pounds. Ranging in age from January 21, 2022, to February 9, 2022, bulls in this pen were sired by JRI Probity 254D28 and Crawford Guarantee 9137. The average ultrasound ribeye area was 14.7 square inches, 3.4% IMF, and rib fat of .3 inches.

Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1245 and an average weight per day of age of 3.81 pounds. Ranging in age from February 2, 2022, to February 10, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by Basin Payweight 1682 and JRI General Patton 213B97 ET. This pen scanned with an average ribeye area of 15.6 square inches, 3.7% IMF, and .3 inches of rib fat.

Reserve Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls was owned by Black Gold Genetics of Pritchett, Colorado, with an average pen weight of 1115.8 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.9 pounds. Ranging in age from December 2, 2021, to December 28, 2021, bulls within this pen were sired by BGGR Blk Gold Payload 6152 and BTBR Durant 6296D. The average scanned ribeye was 14.9 square inches, 3.1% IMF, and .25 inches of rib fat. F

RESERVE PEN OF 3 BALANCER HEIFERS Barwick Cattle Company, Orleans, Neb.

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER HEIFERS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER BULLS Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.

RESERVE PEN OF 3 BALANCER BULLS Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 5 BALANCER BULLS Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.

RESERVE PEN OF 5 BALANCER BULLS Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colo.

CHAMPION SELECTED AT 2023 CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS GELBVIEH AND BALANCER® JUNIOR SHOW

RESULTS BY JAKE W. RENNER, M.S. | PHOTOS BY NEXT LEVEL IMAGES

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

MGA Pocahontas 142J

Ellie Bowman, Lewis, Kan.

Sire: OGSG Overtime 175D

GELBVIEH FEMALES

CHAMPION COW-CALF

BREK Honeystix H10

Breckon Murray, Kingfisher, Okla.

Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

AMT Kinsley 265K

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: GHGF Top Shelf 25G2 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

GHGF Whit’s Wisdom 25K

Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Mo.

Sire: GHGF Cow Town D536

CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

JRI Ms Precision 207K312 ET

Lily Grace Judd, Pomona, Kan.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

JRI Ms Preference 207J311

Lily Grace Judd, Pomona, Kan.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

KARS Lady Liberty 159K

Karson Brooks, Bennet, Neb.

Sire: CIRS American Pride 2330G

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

BCFG Butlers Ms Jaelynn J534 ET Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

TGV T Bar S Ms Tootsie Pop 1024J

Ayven Moon, Ellensburg, Wash.

Sire: GDV T Bar S Giddy Up 102D

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

AMT Jasmine 165J

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: GHGF Top Shelf 25G2 ET

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER CRLL Saterrah 1757J ET

Jacie Diane Carroll, Raymore, Mo.

Sire: JDPD Astro 407S

RESERVE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

EMMA Emory

Jacob Arthur Mcdonald, Rolla, Mo.

Sire: JRI Jri Pop A Top 2 ETN 197E832

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

BCFG Butlers Ms. Jolene 283J

Lillian Mccowan, Cleveland, Okla.

Sire: GHGF Man Of War F825

The 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Open Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Exhibitors had the pleasure of welcoming judge Brandon Callis of Minco, Oklahoma, to evaluate and sort through 70 Balancer and 40 Gelbvieh females. F

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

VLK Roxanne J122

Huck Hanza, Lawton, Okla.

Sire: C&C Mckinley 3000 Exar

BALANCER FEMALES

CHAMPION COW-CALF

TLRR Ruby G73

Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.

Sire: WSA Andras Fusion R236

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

BCFG Butlers Ms Kesha K549 ET

Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.

Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

MGA Di Trey 236K

Lincoln Dean Martin, Bucklin, Kan.

Sire: PVF Metropolis 8178

CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

MDR Freedom 202K

Corbin Lowe, Winfield, Ks

Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

MDR T/R Empress 111J ET

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

MDR Friday 201K ET

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Round Pick 9824G ET

CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

GHGF J’neil 255J

Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.

Sire: Gambles Hot Rod 9620

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

TGV T Bar S Ms Showgirl 1027J

Rory Rook, Lamar, Mo.

Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

GHGF Contessa Princess J 10J1 ET

Colton David Cox, Little Switzerland, N.C.

Sire: Colburn Primo 5153

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HEIFER

MDR T/R Empress 100J

Jett Baker, Stuart, Okla.

Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

RESERVE CHAMPION LATE SPRING

YEARLING HEIFER

MDR Elly Zendt 115J E

Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

XXB Miss Shootout 111J ET

Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan.

Sire: SB Shootout 725

GRAND CHAMPION SENIOR YEARLING FEMALE

JTK Heiress 004

Kale Cook, Lindsay, Okla.

Sire: MDR First Step 7549E

& BALANCER ® SHOW 2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH

PHS PROHART

KRYPTONITE

23K WINS 2023

BREEDER’S CHOICE GELBVIEH BULL FUTURITY

BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S.

The 26th Annual Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity was held on January 1, 2023, in conjunction with the Cattlemen’s Congress held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gelbvieh breeders and supporters initiated the futurity to increase participation in the National Gelbvieh Show, the National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale, and to identify the most useful young sires in the Gelbvieh breed. The futurity event is managed by Chris Mitchell.

PHS Prohart Kryptonite 23K was the winner of this year’s futurity, owned by Pro-Hart Seed Stock of Pueblo, Colorado.

PHS Prohart Kryptonite 23K received the most votes after two rounds of voting to beat out the eight other entries in the Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity. PHS Prohart Kryptonite 23K

is a 93.75% purebred Gelbvieh bull born on January 20, 2022, and sired by WAHL Flying H Mr High Rev 20G ET. He posts a 72-pound birth weight and a 790-pound weaning weight.

DCSF Post Rock Black Box 150K1, owned by Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kansas, was one of the runners-up. He is a 99.9% purebred Gelbvieh bull born on February 9, 2022, and sired by DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F. DCSF Post Rock Black Box 150K1 was the high weaning bull calf who ratioed 122 and ranked first out of 71 contemporaries.

JRI Bonanza 254K426, owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, claimed the other runner-up in this year’s futurity. He is an 87.5% purebred Gelbvieh bull born on February 11, 2022, and sired by JRI Bandito 253H32. Fertility, longevity, and teat/udder

excellence run deep in Bonanza’s pedigree as he features three Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction honored grandams and is bred with performance as he posted a 970-pound actual weaning weight.

The champion bull sold as lot one in the National Gelbvieh and Balancer sale for $11,000 to Deibler Gelbvieh of Mullen, Nebraska, for possession and semen interest.

The Gelbvieh futurity holds a drawing among members to win the proceeds from the sale of the champion bull. Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and K Lazy S Farms won the drawing.

The futurity is limited to 53 membership slots. Spots only come available when an operation does not renew their membership. F

PHS PROHART KRYPTONITE 23 K 2022 BREEDER’S CHOICE GELBVIEH BULL FUTURITY WINNER

& BALANCER ® SHOW

DCSF POST ROCK PROMINENT 139K8 ET WINS 2023 PEOPLE’S CHOICE BALANCER ® BULL FUTURITY

Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kansas, captured championship honors in the 2023 People’s Choice Balancer® Bull Futurity with their entry, DCSF Post Rock Prominent 139K8 ET. The event was held in conjunction with the Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Over $20,000 will be awarded to Post Rock Cattle Company for breeding and exhibiting the futurity champion.

The People’s Choice Balancer Bull Futurity is in its thirteenth year and is organized by Slaughter Sale Management. The event and selection identify elite young Balancer sires that have the potential to be breed leaders.

DCSF Post Rock Prominent 139K8 was selected champion by Balancer futurity members. He was born on February 6,

BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S.

2022, and is a 62.5% Balancer son of JRI Probity 254D28.

DCSF Post Rock Prominent 139K8 is a long-spined, soggy made herd bull prospect that is made correct and smooth at every angle. He is out of a flush that combines proven pedigrees and is designed to make fault-free cattle. His sire JRI Probity 254D28 is a past futurity winner as well.

Each year, one membership is randomly drawn to receive full possession and half semen interest in the champion bull. Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kansas, won the drawing.

The two runners-up were TAU Limit Lock 20K ET, owned by Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, and BGGR Top Gun J011, owned by Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colorado. Each runner-up received $2,500 in prize money.

TAU Limit Lock 20K ET was born on January 22, 2022, and is a 36.7% Balancer son of Deer Valley Growth Fund. He is massive-footed, thick-ended and big-middled. His EPD profile ranks in the top 1% for Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight and Carcass Weight.

BGGR Top Gun J011 was born on November 24, 2021, and is a 40.3% Balancer son of EGL Game Changer D136. He posted a 70-pound actual birthweight and 970-pound actual weaning weight from grass and his dam alone. He ranks in the top 3% for Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight and Feeder Profit Index.

Anyone interested in becoming a futurity member should contact David Slaughter to get their name on the waiting list for the 2024 Balancer Bull Futurity. F

DCSF POST ROCK PROMINENT 139K8 2023 PEOPLE’S CHOICE BALANCER ® BULL FUTURITY WINNER

2023 FUTURITY SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

BY JAKE W. RENNER, M.S.

Presented at the National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show, held in conjunction with the third annual 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress, both the People’s Choice Balancer Futurity and Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Futurity Scholarships were awarded. Each scholarship provides the winning recipient with $1,000 to be used for the continuation of their education in the field of their choice. Criteria for both scholarship opportunities include active membership within the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) and being actively enrolled as a high school senior or college student that has not yet turned 22 as of January 1, 2023. Scholarship funds may be used to attend a two-year or four-year college, university or technical school.

The 2023 People’s Choice Balancer Bull Futurity scholarship recipient is Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kansas. Gabrielle is the daughter of Lyle and Christy Hammer and currently attends Fort Hays State University majoring in Biology with the hopes of finding a career in Physical Therapy. Graduating from Wallace County High School in 2019 with a cumulative GPA of 4.0, Hammer was actively involved in 4-H, Student Council, National Honor Society, as well as various community organizations over the years. Through 4-H, Hammer could be found leading as an exhibitor and mentor in the dog project at the local and state level all while balancing leadership positions

in both 4-H and the Kansas Junior Gelbvieh Association.

“The Gelbvieh breed has shaped me into the young lady I am today, and I am so grateful for all the opportunities this breed has provided for me. I have come to realize the necessity of educating the public not only about the beef industry but also about agriculture in general,” Hammer mentions.

A ten-year member of the AGJA, Hammer has earned several top recognitions including division winners along with top five female. Additionally, she has been recognized as a top 10 exhibitor for nine of her 10 years within the association. Hammer looks forward to leading by example in her final year as a member of the AGJA and plans to return to the ranch and continue expanding her Gelbvieh and Balancer herd after finishing her secondary education journey.

Preston Dunn, son of Brian and Carolyn Dunn, of St. John, Kansas, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity Scholarship. Dunn currently attends Kansas State University as a freshman majoring in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics. A National Honor Society member and 4.0 2022 graduate of St. John High School, Dunn was actively involved in 4-H serving as his county 4-H council president and treasurer. Among numerous awards received within his 4-H career, Dunn was the recipient of the Kansas Key

Award, one of the highest honors awarded to 4-H members across Kansas. Additionally, he has competed on the livestock, meats, and skill-a-thon team placing fifth all-around individual at the 2021 state 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes contest. Dunn didn’t stop there placing second in the state, he participated in the Kanas 4-H Science of Agriculture Challenge presenting on Genetic Selection for Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle. Dunn was also very involved in his local FFA chapter serving in many roles including Chapter Vice-President.

Dunn stated, “I don’t know exactly what direction I will end up and am interested in pursuing internships as I progress through college to learn more and find my place in the industry.”

A six-year member of the AGJA, and currently serving his third year as an AGJA director, he has shown exemplary promise and dedication to the Gelbvieh breed through all walks of life.

Congratulations to both of the 2023 Bull Futurity Scholarship recipients. If you know of an AGJA member who meets the aforementioned criteria to apply for an AGJA scholarship like these, we encourage you to reach out and share the opportunities provided through the AGJA, American Gelbvieh Foundation, bull futurities, and several memorials. Please contact Jake Renner, AGA member and youth activities coordinator, with questions at gelbviehjuniors@gmail.com. F

2022 RING OF GOLD CHAMPIONS NAMED

BY JAKE W. RENNER, M.S.

The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is excited to announce the Ring of Gold champions. The 2022 results were tabulated following the conclusion of the Gelbieh and Balancer® Shows at the National Western Stock Show in January.

The AGA established the Ring of Gold program to honor the top animals shown at the conclusion of the show year. Points are earned for grand and reserve grand champions, as well as division champions and reserves, and are based on the actual number of animals shown at each show per division.

To honor those animals who have risen to the top during the show season, the Ring of Gold awards are presented to the top Gelbvieh female, Gelbvieh bull, Balancer female and Balancer bull based on points awarded throughout the year. Animals must earn points in at least two

shows to qualify for Ring of Gold points each year. The 2022-2023 Ring of Gold qualified shows in either the Gelbvieh, Balancer or both divisions were: Iowa State Fair, Missouri State Fair, Northern International Livestock Exposition, National Western Stock Show and Cattlemen’s Congress. The following is a list of the top animals in their Ring of Gold division. Junior shows are not calculated in the total number of entries for the Ring of Gold tabulations.

RING OF GOLD GELBVIEH FEMALE:

1. CDCG 164J, Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb.

2. CRLL Saterrah 1757J ET, Cameron Nowack, Bland, Mo.

3. JNCC Ashlynn 123J, Cameron Nowack, Bland, Mo.

RING OF GOLD BALANCER BULL:

1. JRI Bonus Plan 214K298, Lily Judd, Pomona, Kan.

2. JNCC Rearview Town 149J, Cameron Nowack, Bland, Mo.

There were no animals to earn points as a division champion or reserve champion at two or more shows within the Balancer Female or Gelbvieh Bull division within the show year. On February 1, 2023, the revised regulations and qualifying standards to earn points at a show for the Ring of Gold will take effect. We encourage all exhibitors at the state, regional and national levels to review the new point standards and encourage the show superintendents to submit the official results following your shows. Ring of Gold rules can be found on the Ring of Gold page under the News & Media tab on gelbvieh.org

Below are this year’s champions in each Ring of Gold division. F

CHAMPION RING OF GOLD GELBVIEH FEMALE CDCG 164J Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb.

CHAMPION RING OF GOLD BALANCER BULL JRI Bonus Plan 214K298 Lily Judd, Pomona, Kan.

2023 NATIONAL SALE

2023 NATIONAL GELBVIEH & BALANCER ® SALE

The 2023 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale was held on Monday, January 2, 2023, in conjunction with the Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City. An exceptional crowd was in attendance in the Super Barn Sale Arena to appraise the high-caliber Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics. Numerous active bidders were also online and made several purchases.

The sale was managed by Matt C. Sims Auction, with Sims auctioneering off 25 lots. The sale grossed $166,450, with an average of $6,658 per lot.

LOT 2 $ 15,000

PICK

OF JRI PEN BULLS

Pick of the Judd Ranch pen bulls was purchased by Walter Teeter, Green Hills Gelbvieh, of Mt Ulla, North Carolina. The buyer had the opportunity to choose any bull from the Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls, Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls, Reserve Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls, Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls, and Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls.

BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD

LOT 1 $ 11,000

PHS PROHART KRYPTONITE 23K

The winner of the 2023 Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity was purchased by Deibler Gelbvieh of Mullen, Nebraska. This purebred, homozygous black, homozygous polled bull garnered the attention of futurity members with his exceptional phenotype and impressive genotype.

LOT 18 $ 10,000

DLW MS WARDON 2510Z ET FLUSH

Coles Bend Cattle of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, offered a conventional flush of DLW Ms Wardon 2501Z ET to the bull of the buyer’s choice with a guarantee of a minimum of eight embryos. The flush was purchased by Voss Farms of Bruning, Nebraska.

LOT 21 $ 8 , 000

RSSL HAZY’S KIRIN 22K FLUSH

Ayven Moon of Ellensburg, Washington, offered the first IVF flush of RSSL Hazy’s Kirin 22K to the sire of the buyer’s choice with a guarantee of a minimum of six embryos. The flush was purchased by Boehler Gelbvieh of Orleans, Nebraska.

LOT 16 $ 7,000

CTR MISS 114K

This open Balancer heifer is one of the first progeny sired by CTR Ringgold 9700G to be offered by Cedar Top Ranch of Stapleton, Nebraska. The female was purchased by Scott Nottingham of Sulphur Spring, Texas.

LOT 7 $ 6,750

CIRS 416J

Sauer Valley View Farm of Winina, Minnesota, won the bid-off on this red, homozygous polled bred heifer sired by CIRS Right Time. The heifer was consigned by Circle S Ranch of Canton, Kansas.

LOT 8 $ 6,750

CRLL SATERRAH 1757J ET Dustin and Marlee Lanham Farms of Marion, Kentucky, purchased this daughter of JDPD Astro 407S. This red, homozygous polled, purebred female possesses an excellent phenotype and balanced EPDs. The female was consigned by Carroll Land & Cattle of Raymore, Missouri, and Nowack Cattle Company, of Bland, Missouri. F

THANK YOU TO THESE BUYERS

ABCS Gelbvieh, Andy Sperfslage, Winthrop, IA

Baker Ranch, Tandy & Holly Baker, Stuart, OK

Barwick Gelbvieh, Rodney Barwick, Orleans, NE

Black Gold Genetics, Mark Crane, Pritchett, CO

Boehler Gelbvieh, JJ Boehler, Orleans, NE

Carroll Land & Cattle, Cassie Nowack, Bland, MO

Cove Creek Cattle, Richard Kauffman, Wytheville, VA

Deibler Gelbvieh, Doug Deibler, Mullen, NE

Eastman Farms, Derek Eastman, Gresham, NE

Ertel Cattle Co., Ginger Ertel, Greentop, MO

Garrett Teeter, Cleveland, NC

Green Hills Gelbvieh, Walter Teeter, Mt. Ulla, NC

Handel Farms, Bruce Handel, Menno, SD

Hilltop Farms, Elmer McWilliams, Asbury, MO

K Lazy S Farms, Scott Nottingham, Sulphur, Springs, TX

Lance Christianson, Pelican Rapids, MN

Lanham Farms, Dustin & Marlee Lanham, Marion, KY

Michael Dubree, Tompkinsville, KY

Michael Smith, Schaller, IA

Post Rock Cattle, Kyle Cavalli, Barnard, KS

Red Ridge Gelbvieh, Kevin S Ireland, Trenton, MO

Riverside Medical, Cassie Nowack, Bland, MO

Sauer Valley View Farm, Jason Sauer, Winina, MN

Stoneridge Gelbvieh & Balancers, Joshua Billingsley, Goreville, IL

T/R Cattle Co., Trent Ray, Glencoe, OK

Voss Farms, Neal Voss, Bruning, NE Matt Sims (405) 641-6081

The support from bidders and buyers alike at this year’s National Balancer and Gelbvieh Sale held in conjunction with Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was astounding. We extend our sincere appreciation to the breeders who contributed their breed-leading genetics to this prestigious event and wish each buyer the best success.

SALE SUMMARY

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SATURDAY | MARCH 24, 2023

19th Annual Genetic Progress Sale

Rugby Livestock Auction | Rugby, ND

We look forward to seeing you in Rugby for our 19th Annual Bull and Female sale! Approximately 45 bulls and 45 females will sell, featuring genetics from the sires at left.

The entire offering is polled, with many lots being homozygous polled, and every animal will be DNA tested for sire verification.

Several of the females are champion show caliber prospects. Other sale features include herdsire prospects sired by EGL Game Changer D136 and CTR Jackpot 8660F. They represent some of the best bulls we have ever raised.

Don’t miss these outstanding sale features! Please call us to request a sale catalog or visit our website to view the online sale catalog.

CAN’T BE WITH US ON SALE DAY?

Real time bidding is available through DV Auction. Visit DVAuction.com for details.

MCCA Gunner 946G

Square B True North 8052 EXAR Stock Fund 9097B

CRAN Sargeant Baker H01 ET

CALVING EASE GENETICS IN A DARK RED, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED PUREBRED PACKAGE.

TREMENDOUS DEPTH OF BODY, STRUCTURAL CORRECTNESS AND MASCULINITY. CHECK OUT THE PROGENY BELOW. 3 OUT OF 9 2021 CALVES

WE HAD OUT OF 914G THIS PAST YEAR MADE A BIG SPLASH IN THE SHOW RING.

JLEA

914G

LLLI POWER DOWN IS A VERY STOUT BULL WITH A LOT OF MUSCLE SHAPE AND MASS. HE WAS CHAMPION PUREBRED BULL AT WESTERN REGIONALS, JR NATIONALS, IOWA STATE FAIR AND THE AMERICAN ROYAL THIS PAST YEAR.

FOR SEMEN CONTACT: JEFF POPE 308-390-0657

RAYMOND LOWE 816-868-9005

BULL BARN GENETICS

CATTLEMEN’S CONNECTION

LLLJ 3L LIZZO SWEPT THE JUNIOR HEIFER DIVISION AT JR NATIONALS AND ALSO IOWA STATE FAIR. THANK YOU TO THE SPRAGUE FAMILY FOR PURCHASING LIZZO.

LLLJ 3L BARBIE GIRL WAS RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF AT JR NATIONALS, IOWA STATE FAIR. CHAMPION DIVISION AT AMERICAN ROYAL.

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SELLING 115 LOTS INCLUDING : 15 Fall Aged Bulls, 50 Spring Yearling Bulls, 25 Open Heifers, 10 Bred Heifers, 20 Cows

FEATURING THE INFLUENCE OF THESE GREAT SIRES:

RWG HIGH FIVE TJB REBEL YELL BGGR 9110G IKE LT CONVERSE

NELSON IMAX DLW FRONTRUNNER J-M RESOLUTE C941 VOSS GENERAL 9004

SAV PRESIDENT SCC DOMAIN KG JUSTIFIED FREY’S TRUE GRIT EHE LOCKDOWN F77

MuscleandFertilitybredintoHighQualityBalancer,Gelbvieh,andAngusHybridCattle!Cattle designedforthecommercialproducer!

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GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF

SEPT Perfect Martini J181

September Farms, Franklin, Neb.

Sire: GDV T Bar S Ace’s High 209D

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

GRU Ms Jordan 112J ET

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: Kesslers Commodore 6516

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

GRU Ms Kit 218K

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: HDG Hillsdown Finnegan 4F

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

MAC Prairie Lady 287K

Brandon McEndaffer, Sterling, Colo.

Sire: DLW TPG E-Trade 1032F ET

CHAMPIONS NAMED AT THE 2023 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW GELBVIEH & BALANCER ® OPEN SHOW

RESULTS BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S. | PHOTOS BY LEGACY LIVESTOCK IMAGING

The 2023 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Open Show was held on Monday, January 9, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. Exhibitors welcomed judge Joseph Seale of San Augustine, Texas, to evaluate and sort through the Gelbvieh and Balancer entries. F

STOCK SHOW

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH BULL JRI High Profile 253K327 ET

Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.

Sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH BULL

PHS Prohart Kinetic Energy 220K

Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.

Sire: DBRG Mr Sam Adams 8472F

GELBVIEH FEMALES

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

PHS ProHart I Be Fancy 247K

Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.

Sire: DBRG Mr Sam Adams 8472F

RESERVE WINTER HEIFER CALF JCOV Miss 212K

Justin Covington, Montrose, Colo.

Sire: JDPD Astro 407S

BALANCER FEMALES

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

BNW Prairie Gal Karma 2080K

Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.

Sire: BNW Plainsman Granger 9126G

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

BNW Praire Gal Katmandu 2509KSIRE: BNW Plainsman Granger 9126GWilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, CO

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER BULL

CHAMPION SPRING BULL CALF

RAIL Kraken DM 2138 138K

Raile Cattle Company, Saint Francis, Kan.

Sire: EGL Enterprise E080

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER BULL CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

JRI Bonus Plan 214K298

Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.

Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF SEPT Deja Vu K221

Kaitlyn Wolters, Atwood, Kan.

Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET

CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER GRU Ms Jennifer 14J

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: GRU Grand Plan 744G

RESERVE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

BABR Marley 2450J

Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.

Sire: BEA 920G

CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

PHS ProHart Honey Beas 2704J

Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.

Sire: KR Synergy

CHAMPION AGED COW-CALF

MDGG Black Friday 1124F

Mitch Garcia, Las Animas, Colo.

Sire: H2R Profit Builder B403

RESERVE CHAMPION AGED COW-CALF MDGG Melania 614G

Jorji Ratzlaff, Las Animas, Colo.

Sire: CSRX Ruxton T

BALANCER BULLS

RESERVE CHAMPION SPRING BULL CALF BNW Plainsman Kickass 2152K

Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.

Sire: BNW Eduardo 7134E

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER BULL CALF

TPG King 2010K ET

Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Neb.

Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125

CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF

BGGR Top Gun J011

Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colo.

Sire: EGL Game Changer D136

CHAMPIONS SELECTED AT 2023 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW GELBVIEH AND BALANCER ® HEIFER AND BULL PEN SHOW

The 2023 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show was held on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. Exhibitors welcomed judge Chad Murnin, Musselshell, Montana, to evaluate and sort through four pens of heifers and nine pens of bulls. F

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 GELBVIEH BULLS Judd Ranch Inc,, Pomona, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 5 GELBVIEH BULLS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER HEIFERS Raile Cattle Company, Saint Francis, Kan.

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER HEIFERS Brandon McEndaffer, Sterling, Colo.

CHAMPION PEN OF 5 BALANCER BULLS Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colo.

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 5 BALANCER BULLS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER BULLS Judd Ranch, Pomona, Kan.

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 3 BALANCER BULLS Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colo.

RESULTS BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S. | PHOTOS BY LEGACY LIVESTOCK IMAGING

CHAMPIONS NAMED AT THE 2023 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW GELBVIEH & BALANCER ® JUNIOR SHOW

The 2023 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Junior Show was held on Monday, January 9, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. Exhibitors welcomed judge Joseph Seale of San Augustine, Texas, to evaluate and sort through the Gelbvieh and Balancer entries. F

GRAND CHAMPION GELBVIEH FEMALE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

GRU Ms Kit 218K

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: HDG Hillsdown Finnegan 4F

GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION LATE SPRING YEARLING HEIFER

GRU Ms Jennifer 14J

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: GRU Grand Plan 744G

BALANCER FEMALES

CHAMPION SPRING HEIFER CALF

RAIL Karma 2170K

Bode Martin, Oregon, Ill.

Sire: Rail Falco M 878F ET

RESERVE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

GRU Ms Kate 203K

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: FHG Flying H 80A/40A 79E ET

CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER

GRU Ms Jordan 112J ET

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: Kesslers Commodore 6516

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BALANCER FEMALE CHAMPION WINTER HEIFER CALF

MGA DI Trey 207K

Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.

Sire: PVF Metropolis 8178

RESULTS BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S. | PHOTOS BY LEGACY LIVESTOCK IMAGING

EVENTS OF INTEREST

MARCH

MARCH 3 34th Annual Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale, Ponteix, SK

MARCH 4 Judd Ranch 45th Gelbvieh, Balancer, and Red Angus Bull Sale, Pomona, Kan.

MARCH 4 Kentucky Beef Expo Gelbvieh/Balancer Sale, Louisville, Ky.

MARCH 4 Lazy TV Ranch 42nd Production Sale, at the Ranch, Selby, S.D.

MARCH 4 Hilltop Farms Annual Gelbvieh/Balancer Bull & Female Sale, Asbury, Mo.

MARCH 4 Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull & Female Sale, Hope, Ark

MARCH 4 Flying H Genetics ‘Roughage N Ready’ Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

MARCH 4 Cib’s Gelbiveh and Balancer Annual Bull and Female Sale, Clutier, Iowa

MARCH 4 SEGA Gelbvieh PoundMakin’ Genetics Bull Sale, Pierce, Colo

MARCH 6 Hojer Ranch 31st Annual Gelbvieh & Balancer Production Sale, Lake Preston, S.D

MARCH 6 MLM Gelbvieh Open House and Private Treaty Kickoff Sale, Superior, Neb.

MARCH 7 Swanson Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Oxford, Neb.

MARCH 8 Warner Beef Genetics “Genetic Investment” Bull Sale, Arapahoe, Neb.

MARCH 11 Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants 20th Annual Open House and Spring Bull & Female Sale, Carthage, Ind.

MARCH 11 Seedstock Plus Red Reward Bull & Female Sale, Osceola, Mo.

MARCH 16 Kicking Horse Ranch Annual Production Sale, Olimont, Mont.

MARCH 17 14th Annual Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull and Female Sale, Creston, Iowa

MARCH 18 Ertel Cattle Co. Annual Production Sale, Kirksville, Mo.

MARCH 18 Lone Oak Cattle Co. 11th Annual Bull Sale, Mechanicsville, Iowa

MARCH 18 C-Cross Cattle Company Bull & Female Sale, Snow Camp, N.C.

MARCH 24 Cranview Gelbvieh 19th Annual Genetic Progress Sale, Rugby, N.D.

MARCH 24 T Bar S Focused on the Future Female Sale, Billings, Mo.

MARCH 25 Bluegrass Gelbvieh Alliance Sale, Lexington, Ky.

MARCH 25 Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull & Female Sale, Carthage, Mo.

MARCH 25 Flying H Genetics ‘Grown on Grass’ Sale, Buter, Mo.

MARCH 25 Cranview Gelbvieh 19th Annual Genetic Progress Sale, Rugby, N.D

MARCH 25 Wilkinson Gelbvieh Private Treaty Bull Sale, Model, Colo.

APRIL 2023

APRIL 1 Circle S Ranch ‘Going to Grass’ Sale, Canton, Kan.

APRIL 1 Green Hills Gelbvieh & Hope Cattle Services Spring Turn Out Sale, Oxford, N.C.

APRIL 4 TJB Gelbvieh/3T KY Bull & Female Sale, Chickamauga, Ga.

APRIL 8 Knoll Crest Farm’s Spring Bull & Female Sale, Red House, Va.

APRIL 15 Heart of America Gelbvieh Showcase and Elite Female Online Sale, DVAuction.com

APRIL 16 TJB Gelbvieh Online Embryo Sale

APRIL 22 Spring SoKY Select Gelbvieh Sale, Bowling Green, KY

JUNE 2023

JUNE 18 TJB Gelbvieh Online Female Sale, Chickamauga, Ga.

NOVEMBER 2023

NOV. 4 TJB Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale

DECEMBER 2023

DEC. 1 Knoll Crest Farm’s Total Performance Bull Sale, Red House, Va.

Visit the online version of Upcoming Events at Gelbvieh.org for additional dates of upcoming sales and more information on each event.

Editor’s Note:

If you have a sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to meganunderwood@gelbvieh.org. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events.

Gelbvieh Cattle For Sale

Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths 1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, Ind. 46755 260/897-2160 • ggge3g@embarqmail.com

Your call or visit is Always Welcome

Eric Ehresman 20963 30th St. Mechanicsville, Iowa 52306

hornsandthorns@netins.net (319) 480-1564

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

Annual Bull and Female Sale March 16, 2023 with the Southwest Iowa Gelbvieh Group

Roy & Nancy Holste 3113 260th Street Clarinda, Iowa 51632 712-303-0263 • 712-303-1947 tripleh1@unitedwb.coop Bulls and Heifers for sale Private Treaty

Tim Mulroy 785-640-6401

Mayetta, KS

tim@blackgoldinc.biz

Bar Arrow Cattle Company

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

S Gelbvieh

John & Carla Shearer

2815 Navajo Rd. • Canton, Kan. 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

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY

3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418

Bill Clark: 785.792.6244

Leland Clark: 785.392.0888

Leland Clark: 785.792.6208

Office: 785.792.6244

Fax: 785.792.6250

Kyle Cavalli: 785-531-1947

Email: prcc@twinvalley.net

Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available. Al & Mary Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Basehor, Kan. 66007 www.triplekgelbvieh.com e-mail: knappa@swbell.net

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

Registered Gelbvieh

Elmer, Brenda, Brad & Benny McWilliams Asbury, Mo. 64832 • 417-842-3225 • 417-529-0081(cell)

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

Consistent Genetics Adding Pounds & Profit Registered

Myron & Valerie Bahm 21640 Lawrence 2192 Aurora, MO 65605 417-576-0687(c)

Squeakin’ By-LK Farms

L.D. Witt, Owner El Dorado Springs, MO

Gelbvieh Genetics at Work