Fall 2012 Beef Horizons by GENEX

Volume 16 / Number 2

Genex

Cooperative, Inc. A Subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International

Fall 2012

NEW

BULL Photos 1AR00929 Impressive

1AN01230 Excitement

1AN01187 Powder River

1AN01238 Resource

1AN01208 Vance

1HP00831 Worldwide

1AN01182 Brand Name

1AR00933 Monument

1AN01226 Uproar 1AN01165 Substance

1AN01164 Armor

1AN01155 Sierra Cut 1CH00955 Stagecoach

1AN01198 Diamond In The Rough 1AR00934 Anticipation

1AR00936 Conqueror

1AN01213 Cowboy

1AN01145 Jackson

1AN01204 Potential

1AN01216 Black Arrow

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FALL 2012

Reproduction! is the Conduit for Genetics Willie Altenburg, AVP, Beef Marketing

Getting cows and heifers pregnant with artificial insemination (A.I.) is the conduit to adding good genetics to a cow herd. Without effective synchronization systems and high conception A.I. breeding programs, no real genetic progress can be made. Once these two criteria are met, the progress is expediential. Only then can real strides in cow herd improvement and end product quality enhancement can be made genetically.

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BEEF HORIZONS STAFF Lindsay Johnson, Editor Brenda Sisung, Assistant Editor Amy Seefeldt, Graphic Designer

Genex has joined forces with the University of Missouri and several industry entities in a new venture called the Quality Beef program. Several herds have been involved with synchronizing and breeding A.I. to proven bulls, therefore, the template for this project is built. The plan is to replicate it and expand it. Below are two examples of what can happen to the value of using proven sires to 1) the Adding value from proven genetics replacement value of females in Show-Me-Select sales and 2) the value of a herd’s end Tier One *NS bred $1549 Baseline product. Both are examples of Tier One A.I. bred $1695 +$146 using A.I. to add real value to a Tier Two *NS bred $1786 +$237 cow herd’s genetic merit. Tier Two A.I. bred $1906 +$357

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Greene, President Berlin, N.Y., 518.658.2419 Duane Nelson, 1st Vice President Winthrop, Minn., 507.647.2540 John Ruedinger, 2nd Vice President Van Dyne, Wis., 920.922.9899

*NS = Natural Service

Ronald Totten, Secretary Stafford, N.Y., 585.344.0758

Adding value with HIGH ACCURACY MU Thompson Research Center

Jacques Couture Westfield, Vt., 802.744.2733 Jim Crocker Valley City, Ohio, 330.483.3709

Sire Group

Maternal Grand Sire

No. of Steers

Choice or higher (%)

CAB® (%)

Prime (%)

High Accuracy

153

100

High Accuracy

Low Accuracy

100

Jon Wayne Danielson Cadott, Wis., 715.289.3860

High Accuracy

Natural Service

100

252

100

Patrick Dugan Casa Grande, Ariz., 520.251.6455

Natural Service

Totals

Harlin Hecht Paynesville, Minn., 320.243.4386

High Accuracy

Natural Service

Low Accuracy

100

Natural Service

101

Harold House Nokesville, Va., 703.754.9534

Totals

Kay Olson-Martz Friendship, Wis., 608.564.7359 Bobby Robertson Tahlequah, Okla., 918.456.2357

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Richard Vold Glenwood, Minn., 320.634.4665 Alfred Wanner, Jr. Narvon, Pa., 717.768.8118

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Impact of Summer Heat and Nutritional Changes on

Reproductive Perf

As we move into this fall, many of you will be performing pregnancy diagnosis on your cow herd. With the heat and drought we have had this summer you may wonder what the impact may be on your reproductive success. In order to understand how heat stress and change in nutrition may impact reproductive success, one must first understand embryo development. Just like the estrous cycle, embryo development begins on day 0, or the day of standing estrus. This

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is the day the female is receptive to the male. Ovulation occurs on day one or about 30 hours after the first standing mount. If viable sperm is present, fertilization occurs inside the oviduct shortly after ovulation. The first cell division occurs on day two, and by day three the embryo has reached the eight-cell stage. Between days five and six the embryo migrates into the uterine horn and by day seven to eight it forms into a blastocyst. At this stage two distinct parts of the embryo can be seen: 1) the inner cell mass, which will form into the fetus and 2) the trophoblast, which will

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By George Perry, Associate Professor & Extension Beef Reproduction Specialist, South Dakota State University

form into the placenta. Between days nine and 11 the embryo hatches from the zona pellucida, a protective shell that has surrounded the embryo to this point. Then, on days 15 to 17, the embryo sends a signal to the cow to tell her she is pregnant. This is the first signal that the cow gets to know if she is pregnant. The embryo attaches to the uterus beginning on day 19, and around day 25, placentation, cellular interface between the cow and the calf, begins. By day 42 the embryo has fully attached to the uterus of the cow. The first impact on reproductive success you may have seen is decreased estrus detection rates if you synchronized your cows/ heifers. When the weather is too hot, animals tend not to move around as much and do not show signs of standing estrus. Heat detection is a vital part of getting more animals pregnant. Since fewer animals are seen in heat, fewer animals can be inseminated. In this case, timed artificial insemination (A.I.) would be the best protocol to use, because it eliminates heat detection. Timed A.I. has increased pregnancy rates over animals inseminated 12 hours after estrus detection in conditions of heat stress. This is most likely due to fewer animals showing signs of estrus when under heat stress. During the early stages of development is the time point when the embryo is most susceptible to increased temperatures. Temperature, humidity, radiant heat, and wind all affect heat stress in cows. The rectal temperature of cattle is normally 102.2oF, and an increase in rectal temperature by as little as 2oF can result in decreased embryonic development. When rectal temperatures reach 105.8oF for as little as nine hours on the day of insemination, embryonic development can be compromised. Heat stress has also been shown to change follicular waves, resulting in reduced oocyte quality. Researchers have shown that heat stress 42 days prior to and up to 40 days after breeding can affect pregnancy rates. The lack of rain in many parts of the country could also have an impact on reproductive success. Nutritionally mediated changes to the uterine environment can occur by changing components of uterine secretions or by influencing the circulating concentrations of progesterone that regulate the uterine environment. Heifers fed only 85% of maintenance requirements of energy and protein had reduced embryo development on day three and day eight compared to heifers fed 100% maintenance indicating decreased embryonic growth. Therefore, animals that consume less than maintenance requirements due to drought situation during early embryo development may have decreased embryo survival. In addition, when animals are supplemented to make sure requirements are met, it

is important that their diet is balanced for both energy and protein. Excess protein intake can directly influence the uterine environment. Excess intake of protein (25% excess of undegradable intake protein or degradable intake protein) had no effect on uterine environment on the day of estrus but altered the environment of the uterus on day seven and has been reported to decrease conception rates. This is around the same time as embryonic blastocyst formation. Therefore, excess or under nutrition can have a tremendous impact on embryo survival and the ability to conceive or maintain pregnancy during a defined breeding season. Getting cows/heifers pregnant during the breeding season, especially early in the breeding season, can have a tremendous impact on the profitability of a cow/calf operation. Tremendous amounts of time, effort, and costs are required to have a successful breeding season (natural service or A.I.), and both heat stress and changes in nutritional level during critical time points of embryo development can have a tremendous negative impact on pregnancy rates.

Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle The 2012 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle conference will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D. Dec. 3-4, 2012. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference will focus on how we utilize advancing technologies to improve reproductive efficiencies, profitability and the product that we all enjoy so well - beef! This is a tremendous opportunity to hear 27 speakers from across the U.S. and Canada as they address how to profit from implementing technology, and the latest research in the fields of reproduction, nutrition and genetics. This conference is geared to veterinarians and producers, so all presentations will be applicable on your cattle operations. The full program and list of speakers is available at http://muconf.missouri.edu/ ARSBC-SouthDakota

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Developing Strate to Facilitate Use of Gender-Selected Semen in Conjunction with

Heifer study. A recent research study conducted by the University of Missouri in collaboration with Genex was designed to test the hypothesis that pregnancy rates resulting from fixedtime artificial insemination (A.I.) using sex-sorted semen and after synchronization of estrus following administration of the 14-day CIDR®-PG protocol would be improved by extending the interval from prostaglandin (PG) to A.I. by six hours. Because fertility with sex-sorted sperm is lower than with conventional (unsexed) semen, especially with appointment breeding, profitable use requires careful consideration. Although appointment breeding without heat detection is not recommended with sex-sorted semen, if this is done, the previously recommended appointment time for use in heifers has been to perform inseminations six hours later than that for conventional semen.

Development of an effective strategy to synchronize estrus prior to fixed-time A.I. with sex-sorted semen would open the door to expanded use of this technology. Beef heifers in this study (n=540) were assigned to one of three treatments. Heifers were assigned to treatment according to age, reproductive tract score and weight. All heifers received an EAZI-BREED™ CIDR® insert for 14 days and PG was administered 16 days after CIDR removal. ESTROTECT™ heat detection patches were used to determine estrus response prior to fixed-time A.I. Heifers were inseminated at predetermined assigned times by a single technician according to treatment after PG with GnRH administered at A.I. The three treatments included: • Insemination 66 hours after PG with conventional semen • Insemination 66 hours after PG with sex-sorted semen • Insemination 72 hours after PG with sex-sorted semen Results from the field trial confirmed previous recommendations regarding use of sex-sorted semen. Pregnancy rates were higher among heifers that were inseminated with conventional versus sex-sorted semen. Furthermore, heifers that exhibited estrus prior

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to fixed-time A.I. had higher pregnancy rates than heifers that failed to exhibit estrus. When pregnancy rates were compared on the basis of those heifers that were inseminated using sex-sorted semen, there was an advantage for those heifers that were inseminated at 72 versus 66 hours after PG. Pregnancy rates for heifers inseminated at 72 hours with sex-sorted semen averaged 39% (see Table 1), however 45% of the heifers in this group that exhibited estrus became pregnant. These results confirm previous studies which recommend a sensible approach to follow when fixed-time A.I. is preferred. When using fixedtime A.I., use sex-sorted semen for those heifers that exhibited estrus based on activated ESTROTECT patches, and that less expensive conventional semen be used at the time fixed-time A.I. is performed for heifers that failed to exhibit estrus. Table 1. Pregnancy rates of heifers based on treatment and expression of estrus prior to FTAI. Exhibited Failed to Treatment Estrus Exhibit Estrus Total Conventional 65%a,x 31%a,y 52%a b,x b,y Sex-sorted @ 66 37% 16% 29%b b,x b,y Sex-sorted @ 72 45% 20% 39%c x y Combined 49% 22% 40% a,b,c Means within columns with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05) x,y Means within rows with different superscripts differ (P < 0.01)

Cow study. A second experiment was conducted using cows to test the hypothesis that pregnancy rates resulting from fixedtime A.I. using sex-sorted semen and after synchronization of estrus following administration of the 7-day CO-Synch + CIDR protocol with fixed-time A.I. at 66 hours would be improved by extending the interval from PG to A.I. by eight hours.

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Fixed-Time A.I. Breeding Programs in Beef Heifers and Cows JM Nash, SL Lock, DA Mallory, NT Martin, JM Thomas, SE Poock, and DJ Patterson University of Missouri and Genex Cooperative, Inc.

Beef cows (n=300) were assigned to one of three treatments according to age, calving date and body condition score. All cows were administered GnRH (100 µg Cystorelin) at CIDR insertion, and CIDRs remained inserted for a period of seven days. All cows were administered PG (25 mg Lutalyse) at CIDR removal. The three treatments included: • Insemination 66 hours after PG with conventional semen. • Insemination 66 hours after PG with sex-sorted semen. • Insemination 74 hours after PG with sex-sorted semen. ESTROTECT heat detection patches were used to determine estrus response prior to fixed-time A.I. Cows were inseminated at the predetermined assigned times by a single technician according to treatment after PG with GnRH administered at A.I. Results from the field trial confirmed previous observations regarding use of sex-sorted semen. Pregnancy rates were higher among cows that were inseminated with conventional versus sex-sorted semen. Furthermore, cows that exhibited estrus prior to fixed-time A.I. had higher pregnancy rates than cows that failed to exhibit estrus. When pregnancy rates among treatments were compared on the basis of those cows that were inseminated using sex-sorted semen and that exhibited estrus, an improvement in pregnancy rates was seen among cows that were inseminated at 66 versus 74 hours after PG. Pregnancy rates for these cows averaged 59% (see Table 2). Interestingly, in this study involving cows, there was no advantage to postponing insemination to a later time as was seen in the heifer

study. As with heifers however, these results support previous studies which recommend a sensible approach to follow when fixed-time A.I. is preferred. When using fixed-time A.I. use sex-sorted semen for those cows that exhibited estrus based on activated ESTROTECT patches, and that less expensive conventional semen be used at the time fixed-time A.I. is performed for cows that failed to exhibit estrus. Table 2. Pregnancy rates of cows following fixed-time A.I. by treatment and expression of estrus. Sex-sorted Sex-sorted Estrus Conventional @ 66 hrs. @ 74 hrs. Combined Location 1 Yes 69% 60% 50% 60% No 53% 25% 8% 24% Total 61% 41% 23% 41% Location 2 Yes 68% 58% 46% 58% No 70% 13% 23% 32% Total 69% 31% 34% 45% Combined Yes 69% 59% 48% 59%y No 62% 18% 14% 28%z a b b Total 65% 36% 28% 43% a,b Means within rows with different superscripts differ (P < 0.01) y,z Means within columns with different superscripts differ (P < 0.0001)

This study took place at Ratcliff Ranch, Okla. where they run 5000 cows. Each year they sell 300-400 herd bulls and 1500 bred females to commercial cattlemen. “What really got the whole discussion started was when I was talking to Stan Lock of Genex about the 14-day CIDR protocol,” explains Heath Kohler, ranch manager at Ratcliff Ranch, Vinita, Okla. “Stan mentioned that Genex and the University of Missouri wanted to do a study on sorted semen. I was game for being a part of the study; with the drought I truly believe that females are going to be at a premium and the more of them we can get on the ground the better.” Learn more about Ratcliff Ranch and how Genex provides them with the industry’s best chute-side service by scanning the QR code or visit: http://youtu.be/KffbHTugpGc

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Multi-Breed EPD Base

Simplifies Selection The fall 2012 genetic evaluations of the American Simmental Association (ASA) and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) marks the first time major breeds have expressed their EPDs on a common base. Beef producers will now be able to directly compare EPDs across breeds. This means, for the first time in history, producers will be able to directly compare Red Angus, Simmental and registered hybrid/composite seedstock. For decades, each breed association has presented their EPDs in their own language (the base). The base is a reference point for any trait against which subsequent generations of animals are compared. Some breeds pick a given year (several generations of cattle ago) as their base year, while others set the base as the average EPDs of a specific group of high accuracy sires. This assures that the base population, which future calf crops are to be measured against, remains stable.

1AR00907 BIG SKY

1SM00094 IN DEW TIME

It will take time for producers to become accustom to forming a common base. However, the boards of the ASA and RAAA unanimously agreed this was a positive step for the beef industry. It will take some time to adjust to looking at EPDs on the new base. Table 1 shows 1AR00907 BIG SKY on the old RAAA base compared to his EPDs on the new multi-breed base. Notice that his EPD changed, however his rank within the breed remained relatively the same. Table 2 provides a purebred Simmental example. Again, you will notice that the EPDs for 1SM00094 IN DEW TIME changed but his rank within the breed remained relatively the same. Table 1. 1AR00907 BIG SKY BW WW YW MILK TM ME HPG STAY MARB YG CW REA FAT Old RAAA Base -3.5 35 58 30 47 4 19 8 0.37 -0.14 30 -0.04 -0.050 Old Percentile Rank 15% 3% 5% 1% 10% 15% 2% New Mulit-Breed Base -4.3 56 78 29 57 3 19 10 0.64 -0.13 10 0.08 -0.040 New Percentile Rank 15% 10% 10% 15% 15% 4% Table 2. 1SM00094 IN DEW TIME CED BW WW YW MCE MM MWW STAY CW YG MB BF REA SHR API TI Old ASA Base 13.6 -1.1 29.0 47.1 15.2 -8.0 6.5 22.7 -11.4 0.03 0.43 0.040 0.07 -0.54 138.9 68.6 Old Percentile Rank 3% 20% 5% 15% 2% 2% 3% 15% New Mulit-Breed Base 14 0.8 62.2 81.5 13.6 12.0 43.1 18.1 10.3 -0.16 0.37 -0.010 0.51 -0.61 132 70 New Percentile Rank 3% 20% 10% 2% 1% 10% 10%

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Study the percentile tables displayed below to become familiar with the common base Simmental Purebred Percentile Tables CE

BW WW

MCE MLK MWW STAY

Simmental Hybrid Percentile Tables

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CWT

MRB

REA

WBSF API TI

CWT

MRB

1 15.4 -1.7 83.4 123.2 16.6

33.3

67.4

27.0

23.0

50.1

-0.43

0.38

-0.103

1.04

-0.58

145 76

1 18.5 -3.4 80.1 126.3 15.1

33.0

66.3

26.0

49.2

-0.39

0.76

-0.091 0.94

-0.57

166 84

2 14.4 -1.2 81.1 119.4 15.8

32.0

65.9

26.0

21.5

47.5

-0.41

0.34

-0.098

0.98

-0.55

140 74

2 17.4 -2.8 77.5 121.7 14.2

31.8

64.5

24.2

46.2

-0.37

0.70

-0.084 0.88

-0.54

159 82

3 13.8 -0.9 79.7 117.0 15.3

31.2

64.9

25.3

20.6

45.8

-0.40

0.32

-0.094

0.95

-0.53

137 73

3 16.7 -2.5 75.9 118.7 13.7

31.0

63.4

23.1

44.3

-0.35

0.67

-0.080 0.85

-0.51

155 80

4 13.4 -0.7 78.6 115.2 14.9

30.6

64.2

24.8

19.8

44.5

-0.39

0.30

-0.092

0.93

-0.52

135 73

4 16.2 -2.2 74.7 116.5 13.2

30.4

62.6

22.3

42.8

-0.34

0.64

-0.077 0.82

-0.50

151 79

5 13.1 -0.5 77.7 113.7 14.6

30.1

63.6

24.4

19.3

43.5

-0.38

0.29

-0.090

0.91

-0.50

133 72

5 15.7 -2.0 73.7 114.7 12.9

29.9

61.9

21.6

41.7

-0.33

0.61

-0.074 0.80

-0.48

149 78

10 11.8 0.2 74.7 108.7 13.5

28.4

61.5

23.0

17.2

40.0

-0.35

0.24

-0.083

0.84

-0.46

127 70

10 14.3 -1.3 70.3 108.6 11.7

28.3

59.6

19.3

37.7

-0.30

0.53

-0.065 0.73

-0.44

139 75

15 11.0 0.7 72.6 105.3 12.8

27.2

60.1

22.0

15.9

37.6

-0.34

0.21

-0.078

0.79

-0.44

123 68

15 13.3 -0.8 68.0 104.5 10.9

27.2

58.1

17.7

35.0

-0.27

0.48

-0.060 0.68

-0.40

133 72

20 10.3 1.0 71.0 102.6 12.3

26.3

59.0

21.3

14.8

35.8

-0.32

0.18

-0.074

0.75

-0.42

120 67

20 12.5 -0.4 66.1 101.2 10.3

26.3

56.8

16.5

32.9

-0.26

0.44

-0.055 0.64

-0.38

128 70

25 9.8

1.3 69.6 100.3 11.8

25.5

58.1

20.6

13.9

34.1

-0.31

0.16

-0.071

0.72

-0.40

117 66

25 11.8 -0.1 64.6 98.4

9.8

25.5

55.8

15.4

31.0

-0.24

0.40

-0.051 0.61

-0.36

124 69

30 9.3

1.6 68.3 98.2

11.3

24.8

57.2

20.0

13.1

32.7

-0.30

0.14

-0.068

0.69

-0.38

115 65

30 11.2 0.2 63.2 95.8

9.3

24.8

54.8

14.4

29.4

-0.23

0.37

-0.047 0.58

-0.34

120 67

35 8.8

1.9 67.2 96.3

10.9

24.2

56.4

19.5

12.3

31.4

-0.29

0.12

-0.065

0.67

-0.37

112 64

35 10.7 0.5 61.9 93.5

8.8

24.2

54.0

13.6

27.8

-0.21

0.34

-0.044 0.55

-0.32

117 66

40 8.3

2.1 66.1 94.5

10.5

23.5

55.7

19.0

11.6

30.1

-0.28

0.11

-0.063

0.64

-0.35

110 64

40 10.1 0.7 60.6 91.2

8.4

23.6

53.1

12.7

26.4

-0.20

0.31

-0.041 0.52

-0.30

113 65

45 7.9

2.3 65.0 92.7

10.2

22.9

55.0

18.5

10.9

28.8

-0.27

0.09

-0.060

0.62

-0.34

108 63

45 9.6

1.0 59.4 89.1

8.0

23.0

52.3

11.9

25.0

-0.19

0.28

-0.038 0.50

-0.28

110 64

50 7.5

2.6 63.9 91.0

9.8

22.3

54.3

18.0

10.2

27.6

-0.26

0.07

-0.058

0.59

-0.32

106 62

50 9.1

1.2 58.3 87.0

7.6

22.4

51.5

11.1

23.6

-0.18

0.25

-0.035 0.47

-0.27

107 62

55 7.1

2.8 62.9 89.2

9.4

21.7

53.5

17.5

9.5

26.4

-0.25

0.06

-0.056

0.57

-0.31

104 61

55 8.6

1.5 57.1 84.9

7.2

21.9

50.7

10.3

22.2

-0.17

0.22

-0.032 0.45

-0.25

103 61

60 6.6

3.0 61.8 87.5

9.1

21.1

52.8

17.0

8.8

25.2

-0.24

0.04

-0.053

0.55

-0.29

102 61

60 8.1

1.7 55.9 82.7

6.8

21.3

49.9

9.5

20.8

-0.15

0.19

-0.028 0.42

-0.23

100 60

65 6.2

3.3 60.7 85.7

8.7

20.5

52.1

16.5

8.1

23.9

-0.23

0.02

-0.051

0.52

-0.28

65 7.6

2.0 54.6 80.5

6.3

20.7

49.1

8.6

19.4

-0.14

0.16

-0.025 0.40

-0.22

97 59

70 5.7

3.5 59.6 83.7

8.3

19.9

51.3

16.0

7.3

22.6

-0.22

0.00

-0.048

0.50

-0.26

70 7.0

2.3 53.3 78.1

5.9

20.0

48.2

7.7

17.8

-0.13

0.13

-0.022 0.37

-0.20

93 57

75 5.2

3.8 58.3 81.7

7.8

19.1

50.4

15.4

6.5

21.1

-0.21 -0.02 -0.045

0.47

-0.25

75 6.4

2.5 51.9 75.6

5.4

19.3

47.2

6.8

16.2

-0.11

0.10

-0.018 0.34

-0.18

89 56

80 4.6

4.1 56.9 79.3

7.3

18.3

49.5

14.8

5.5

19.5

-0.20 -0.04 -0.042

0.44

-0.23

80 5.7

2.9 50.4 72.8

4.8

18.6

46.2

5.7

14.4

-0.10

0.06

-0.014 0.31

-0.16

85 54

85 4.0

4.5 55.3 76.6

6.8

17.4

48.4

14.0

4.5

17.6

-0.18 -0.06 -0.038

0.40

-0.21

85 4.9

3.3 48.5 69.5

4.2

17.7

44.9

4.5

12.2

-0.08

0.02

-0.010 0.27

-0.13

80 53

90 3.2

4.9 53.2 73.3

6.0

16.3

47.0

13.1

3.1

15.3

-0.16 -0.10 -0.033

0.35

-0.18

90 3.9

3.7 46.2 65.3

3.4

16.6

43.4

2.9

9.5

-0.06 -0.03 -0.004 0.22

-0.10

74 50

95 1.9

5.6 50.2 68.2

5.0

14.6

45.0

11.7

1.1

11.7

-0.14 -0.14 -0.026

0.28

-0.14

95 2.5

4.5 42.8 59.2

2.2

14.9

41.1

0.6

5.5

-0.02 -0.11

0.005

0.15

-0.05

65 47

Avg 7.5

2.6 63.9 91.0

9.8

22.3

54.3

18.0

10.2

27.6

-0.26

0.59

-0.32

106 62

Avg 9.1

1.2 58.3 87.0

7.6

22.4

51.5

11.1

23.6

-0.18

-0.035 0.47

-0.27

107 62

0.07

-0.058

BW WW

MCE MLK MWW DOC

0.25

REA WBSF API TI

Red Angus Percentiles Tables Top % CED 1%

Percentile ranks are an easy, useful tool to determine where an animal ranks within a given population. It’s important to realize the multi-breed base allows for direct comparison of Red Angus and Simmental EPDs, while the percentile ranks only rank or compare the genetics of a given breed. Thus, a Simmental animal’s percentile rank will be determined on a Simmental table, while a Red Angus animal’s ranking will be determined on a Red Angus percentile table.

MILK

HPG

CEM

MARB

REA

FAT

-7.2

136

-11

0.91

-0.26

0.72

-0.06

-6.5

130

-9

0.85

-0.23

0.65

-0.05

-6.0

126

-8

0.81

-0.21

0.61

-0.05

-5.7

123

-7

0.78

-0.20

0.57

-0.04

-5.4

120

-7

0.76

-0.19

0.55

-0.04

10%

-4.5

112

-5

0.68

-0.15

0.45

-0.03

15%

-3.9

107

-3

0.62

-0.12

0.39

-0.03

20%

-3.4

102

-2

0.58

-0.10

0.34

-0.02

25%

-2.9

-1

0.54

-0.08

0.30

-0.02

30%

-2.5

0.50

-0.06

0.26

-0.01

35%

-2.2

0.47

-0.05

0.23

-0.01 -0.01

40%

-1.9

0.44

-0.03

0.20

45%

-1.5

0.41

-0.02

0.16

0.00

50%

-1.2

0.39

0.00

0.13

0.00

55%

-0.9

0.36

0.01

0.10

0.00

60%

-0.5

0.33

0.03

0.07

0.01

65%

-0.2

0.30

0.04

0.01

70%

0.1

0.27

0.06

0.00

0.01

75%

0.5

0.23

0.07

-0.04

0.02

80%

-1

1.0

0.19

0.09

-0.08

0.02

85%

-2

1.5

0.15

0.11

-0.13

0.03

90%

-3

2.1

-1

0.09

0.14

-2

-0.19

0.03

95%

-5

3.0

-3

0.01

0.18

-8

-0.28

0.04

Beef Horizons

1AN01229 Advantage

S S Objective T510 0T26 x Twin Valley Precision E161

Reg# 16195337

1AN01131 Bismarck

G A R Grid Maker x Schoenes Fix It 826

$25

$20 Now $17

1AN01160 Eagle Eye

Reg# 15109865 $30 Now 501AN01131 GenChoice 90™ female Now $30 502AN01131 GenChoice 90™ male Now $30

1AN01230 Excitement

B C Lookout 7024 x O C C Doctor 940D

Basin Expedition R156 x Vermilion Payweight J847

$16

Reg# 15751696 $20 Now 501AN01160 GenChoice 90™ female Now $20

Reg# 16047404

1AN01119 Net Worth

S A V 8180 Traveler 004 x S A F 598 Bando 5175

$18

Reg# 14739204 $25 Now 501AN01119 GenChoice 90™ female Now $25 502AN01119 GenChoice 90™ male Now $25

$18 Now $15 1AN01208 Vance

Connealy Right Answer 746 x Connealy Thunder

Reg# 16734345

$25 Now $18

Special Runs September 1 — DECEMBER 31, 2012. Special prices can be combined with Volume Special. Utilize with the John Deere Financial beef deferral program. Contact your Genex representative or visit profitshop.crinet.com for current availability. 10

Fall Specials 2012

1AR00931 Lock N’ Load

1AR00928 Halfmann R588

BUF CRK Lancer R017 x Bieber Make Mimi 7249

Reg# 1295148

Beckton Hustler CN J102 x Beckton Clipper JM A124

$18 Now $15

1HP00823 Revolution

$18 Now $15

1CH00945 No Doubt

Feltons Legend 242 x Remitall Online 122L

Reg# P42593689

Reg# 1042326

M6 Grid Maker 104 PET x VCR Sir Duke 914 PLD

$25 Now $20

Reg# M685500

1SM00121 UPGRADE

$22 Now $18 1SM00115 Club King

Ellingson Legacy M229 x GLS Mojo M38

HC Hummer 12M x CCR Griffey

$25

Reg# 2474338 $35 Now 501SM00121 GenChoice 90™ female Now $35 502SM00121 GenChoice 90™ male Now $35

$20

Reg# 2311320 $25 Now 501SM00115 GenChoice 90™ female Now $25 502SM00115 GenChoice 90™ male Now $25

Full Power 1AN01242 PA FULL POWER 1208 Reg: 16981588 / Born: 2/14/2011 Birth Wt.: 78 lbs. / 205 Days: 823 lbs. 365 Days: 1314 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.6 Scrotal: 39.1 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Full Power is a unique find genetically, +10 CED, 100+ YW EPD and over +1 Marbling EPD. In addition, Full Power is deepbodied, well muscled and structurally sound. He is one of the breed’s best prospects to sell this spring. G A R Predestined PA Power Tool 9108 Shamrocks Beebee Queen 3095 CED

RADG SCR

DOC CEM MILK MW

$EN

G A R New Design 5050 Pine View SQR Rita W091 Pine View Rita R084 MARB

FAT

.26

10%

EPDS 10 0.6 61 108 0.10 0.18 34 10 38 45 0.6 -24.58 32 1.04 0.63 0.000 39.16 45.69 45.71 85.93 ACC .20 .28 .26 .29 RANK 15% 25% 10% 10%

.27

.42

.25

.10

.14

20%

.24

.17

.18

.27

.25

20%

10%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Declaration 1AN01244 EXAR DECLARATION 1686B Reg: 16838893 / Born: 1/2/2011 Birth Wt.: 83 lbs. / 205 Days: 763 lbs. 365 Days: 1305 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.5 Scrotal: 39.9 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Declaration combines the maternal and growth of his dam, who is a full sister to Upward, with high carcass values and calving ease of his sire. This is a thick, deep, wide, sound and attractive sire. O C C Emblazon 854E Rito 6EM3 of 4L1 Emblazon Rita 4L1 of 2536 208 CED

ACC .29 RANK 15%

.36

RADG

SCR

.32

.33

.37

.45

DOC CEM MILK MW

EPDS 10 1.2 60 107 0.02 0.69 13 .26

.15

$EN

Connealy Onward Sitz Henrietta Pride 643T Sitz Henrietta Pride 81M CW

MARB

.32

.40

FAT

.35

.34

10%

23 50 0.4 -5.66 24 0.18 0.79 0.003 36.93 44.99 23.88 58.25 .20

10% 10%

.32

.23

25%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Grit 1AN01245 EXAR GRIT 1025B Reg: 16832616 / Born: 1/11/2011 Birth Wt.: 78 lbs. / 205 Days: 975 lbs. 365 Days: 1509 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 6.1 Scrotal: 40.3 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Grit is a tremendous performance and carcass sire with outstanding physical design. He’s certain to sire fleshing ease, depth of body and eye popping style. EXAR Spartan 6225 EXAR Worldwide 9600B Dixie Erica of RR 6289 CED

EPDS ACC RANK

.33

YW RADG SCR

DOC CEM MILK MW

1.4 70 119 0.22 0.37 7 .41

.32

.33

.30

10%

.41

.20

.08

$EN

EXAR 263C EXAR Lady Blanche 9739 Exar Lady Blanche 372 CW

MARB

FAT

.19

.24

.35

.28

15%

30 65 0.9 -19.33 34 0.52 0.32 0.006 40.72 54.49 28.96 71.83 .13

.29

10% 10%

10%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Beef Horizons

Revival 1AN01246 OX BOW REVIVAL 1313 Reg: 17054381 / Born: 1/26/2011 Birth Wt.: 86 lbs. / 205 Days: 730 lbs. 365 Days: 1303 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.1 Scrotal: 37.0 cm. @ 14 mos.

 Revival is one of the most complete genetic packages in the industry today. He combines time tested maternal values, calving ease and perfect phenotype with longevity. Sitz Upward 307R Sitz Dash 10277 Sitz Everelda Entense 2665 CED

EPDS ACC RANK

.35

RADG

SCR

.43

.34

.36

.34

.33

DOC CEM MILK MW

1.6 47 86 -0.04 0.73 14 .27

.10

$EN

K C F Bennett Total Ox Bow Manor 933 Ox Bow Manor 7105

MARB

.26

.36

FAT

.30

27 -6 -0.3 1.10 24 0.38 0.49 0.040 37.51 27.43 24.38 56.75 .15

.31

.21

20%

25%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Dillon 1AN01247 SITZ DILLON 93Y Reg: 16862640 / Born: 2/2/2011 Birth Wt.: 76 lbs. / 205 Days: 824 lbs. 365 Days: 1440 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 6.5 Scrotal: 38.9 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Dillon’s amazing carcass and performance EPDs set him apart as a very special son of Final Answer. His highly productive dam has risen to the top of the Sitz program and has achieved donor status. Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Final Answer 0035 S A V Emulous 8145 CED

.35

.36

RADG SCR

DOC CEM MILK MW

$EN

Connealy Onward Sitz Pride 88T Sitz Pride 46P CW

MARB

FAT

.39

.34

10%

EPDS 15 -2.4 58 107 0.09 1.12 14 13 30 29 0.3 -11.35 26 0.76 0.73 0.042 42.73 45.88 38.28 74.05 ACC RANK

.36

.43

.40

15% 10%

.43

.28

15%

.19

.23

10%

.36

.29

.31

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Solution 1AN01249 KG SOLUTION 0018 Reg: 16796888 / Born: 1/25/2010 Birth Wt.: 60 lbs. / 205 Days: 705 lbs. 365 Days: 1148 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.0 Scrotal: 33.7 cm. @ 12 mos.

 He may well be one of the most unique calving ease, performance, high quality phenotype young sires to come along in years. Mytty In Focus MOGCK Sure Shot Mogck Black Lass 2065 CED

SCR

.27

.36

CEM MILK

$EN

KG Onward 6221 KG Rito Lady 8724 KG Rito Lady 8187 CW

MARB

.18

FAT

10%

15%

EPDS 15 -2.2 57 102 0.54 13 28 -15.61 35 0.30 0.48 -0.006 34.76 40.64 24.48 66.03 ACC RANK

.28

.36

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Beef Horizons

15% 15%

.08

.11

.12

15%

.20

.16

25%

Foundation 1AN01250 MUSGRAVE FOUNDATION Reg: 17095762 / Born: 1/17/2011 Birth Wt.: 81 lbs. / 205 Days: 951 lbs. 365 Days: 1505 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 6.5 Scrotal: 37.5 cm. @ 17 mos.

 Foundation is phenotypically one of the most complete and powerful bulls evaluated this spring. He scanned a 17.3 square inch REA and recorded a 104 BWR, 127 WR and 113 YR. Connealy Front Page 0228 Kesslers Frontman R001 Kesslers Bell 0024 CED

EPDS ACC RANK

.36

RADG

SCR

.34

.35

.31

.32

10%

DOC CEM MILK MW

0.7 65 106 0.07 0.26 9 .42

.34

.09

$EN

Connealy Final Product MCATL Blackcap Juara 29-434 MA Blackcap Juara 434 CW

MARB

FAT

.18

.27

.37

.30

15%

20%

15%

29 48 0.7 -13.31 32 0.52 0.29 0.044 42.10 41.65 23.57 63.54 .15

.28

15% 25%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Boulder 1AN01251 MUSGRAVE BOULDER Reg: 16899059 / Born: 2/15/2011 Birth Wt.: 79 lbs. / 205 Days: 744 lbs. 365 Days: 1446 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 6.6 Scrotal: 41.0 cm. @ 14 mos.

 What makes Boulder unique is his flawless feet and leg structure. He is perfectly constructed and records remarkable performance ratios: 96 BWR, 107 WR, 110 YR, 107 IMF, 125 REA, 93 Rib Fat and 90 Rump Fat. SydGen C C & 7 Hoover Dam Erica of Ellston C124 CED

EPDS ACC RANK

.35

.37

RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW

1.3 56 102 0.10 0.83 21 .44

.37

.33

15% 15%

.28

.10

10%

$EN

Sitz Alliance 6595 Mill Brae SA Jaunty 3079 Mill Brae EXT Jaunty 8068 CW

MARB

.29

.38

FAT

.33

15%

33 36 0.4 -15.79 31 0.34 0.56 0.028 36.67 41.07 24.01 62.92 .16

.31

.22

25%

15%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Final Choice 1AN01260 M A Final Choice 8036 Reg: 16405654 / Born: 8/25/2008 Birth Wt.: 73 lbs. / 205 Days: 770 lbs.

 A calving ease sire that has twice PAP tested under 38, as a yearling and as a two year old, at 7500 feet. Also look to Final Choice to add the maternal productivity of his picture perfect dam.

Sitz Traveler 8180 SAV Final Answer 0035 SAV Emulous 8145 CED

.46

.37

.31

RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW

EPDS 13 -0.6 61 107 0.10 1.2 ACC RANK

.36

10% 10% 10%

.35

.32

15%

.27

12 28 47 .19

.24

15%

.31

$EN

SAF 598 Bando 5175 MA 5175 Bando 349 VDAR Pridella 4069 CW

MARB

FAT

.24

.32

.30

10%

0.5 -11.42 28 0.43 0.28 0.038 40.74 44.55 22.18 59.26 .25

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Beef Horizons

Namesake 1AN01253 CONNEALY NAMESAKE 10X Reg: 17029840 / Born: 1/6/2011 Birth Wt.: 62 lbs. / 205 Days: 737 lbs. 365 Days: 1371 lbs. / Scrotal: 37.4 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Namesake is a moderate, thick, powerful bull with EPDs that rank him as one of the top calving ease curve benders with tremendous carcass merit.

Connealy Reflection Connealy Impression Pearl Pammy of Conanga 194 CED

EPDS 10

0.6

66 122 0.17 0.72 19

ACC .36 .43 RANK 15% 25%

.34 3%

YW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW .36 1%

.35 25%

.43

.27 15%

.14 2%

.20 .30 10% 10%

0.7

.20 15%

$EN

TC Total 410 Mc Black Lillian 9011 McK Black Lilly 7011

MARB

-21.22 50

0.38

0.80

.26 1%

.37

.32 3%

FAT

0.007 37.76 59.97 27.40 78.65 .31

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Homestead 1AN01254 CONNEALY HOMESTEAD 1107 Reg: 17031112 / Born: 1/17/2011 Birth Wt.: 66 lbs. / 205 Days: 855 lbs. 365 Days: 1418 lbs. / Scrotal: 38.2 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Homestead has the Genex body type and genetic ability to make awesome daughters and someday take over as a highly productive replacement for his sire, Game Day.

Boyd New Day 8005 GDAR Game Day 449 G D A R Miss Wix 474 EPDS

CED

0.8

61 109 0.07 0.71 11

ACC .36 RANK 20%

.43

YW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW

.34 .36 10% 10%

.37

.43

.28

.16 5%

23 .22

-8 .35

G A R Predestined Polta of Conanga 9928 Polita of Conanga 620

$EN

MARB

-0.1

1.59

0.22

0.44

.26

.31

.39

.34

FAT

0.047 45.55 46.85 17.98 45.28 .34

10%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Armando 1AN01255 WHITESTONE ARMANDO A074 Reg: 16965522 / Born: 1/18/2011 Birth Wt.: 74 lbs. / 205 Days: 890 lbs. 365 Days: 1423 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.7 Scrotal: 39.6 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Armando is extremely wide based, thick made, deep-sided and sound footed. He ranks as the highest marbling Brand Name son we have evaluated and boasts the highest %IMF scan at Whitestone Farms! S A V Bismarck 5682 S A V Brand Name 9115 S A V Blackcap May 5530 EPDS

CED

1.5

69 109 0.14 0.59 29

ACC .28 RANK 25%

.38

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Beef Horizons

.31 2%

YW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW .34 10%

.29

.42

.26 2%

.10 10%

.14 2%

.24

0.2 .17

$EN

G A R Predestined Raybar Rita 60-935 Toebben Rita 3151

MARB

-15.94 37

0.64

0.85

.18 10%

.27 15%

.25 2%

FAT

0.008 48.36 43.29 38.49 81.77 .26

10%

Capacity 1AN01256 HA CAPACITY 1500 Reg: 17060865 / Born: 1/26/2011 Birth Wt.: 55 lbs. / 205 Days: 650 lbs. 365 Days: 1338 lbs. / Scrotal: 34.2 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Capacity is a no nonsense, deep-bodied, female making, calving ease prospect. Hailing from one of the most productive cow families in the Hinman Angus herd known for udder perfection, fertility and profitability. K C F Bennett Efficient CAR Efficient 534 CAR Miss Susie 308 CED

YW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW

EPDS 12 -2.6 57 105 0.18 0.99 22 ACC RANK

.36 4%

.42 2%

.34 .36 .35 .43 .26 15% 10% 20% 20% 10%

.15 5%

.21 20%

.32

HA Future Direction 3540 HA Kinochtry Beauty 8430 H A Kinochtry Beauty 0256

$EN

MARB

0.1

-4.42

0.52

0.20

.24

.26

.36

FAT

0.018 45.04 44.03 28.45 59.79

.31

.30

10%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Ridgeview 1AN01257 LT RIDGEVIEW 1258 Reg: 17073076 / Born: 3/18/2011 Birth Wt.: 86 lbs. / 205 Days: 889 lbs. 365 Days: 1494 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.7 Scrotal: 40.0 cm. @ 14 mos.

 From a performance viewpoint, Ridgeview does everything right, 104 BWR, 131 WR, 120 YR, 151 IMF and 114 REA. He’s a complete package with top-notch docility, depth of rib and extra capacity and dimension. TC Aberdeen 759 LT Bristol 9011 LT Forever Lady 7022 EPDS

ACC RANK

CED

0.8

67 113 0.19 0.61 17

.32

.42

.33 2%

YW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW .35 4%

.31 20%

.30

.23 .09 .15 20% 20% 15%

$EN

0.3

.30

.20

Wulffs Ext 6106 LT Lauren 7021 LT Lauren 5302 CW

MARB

-11.80 37

0.53

0.57

.25 10%

.36

FAT

0.006 45.18 48.79 32.20 75.98

.29 15%

.29

25%

EPDs as of 8/17/12

Rio 1AR00941 WDZ-GLS RIO 116 ET Reg: 1427110 / Born: 2/26/2011 Birth Wt.: 79 lbs. / 205 Days: 709 lbs. Yrlg. Frame: 5.1 / Scrotal: 41.5 cm. @ 13 mos.

 Rio is a deep-bodied, sound made, wide based individual with extra performance and eye appeal from one of the most productive Red Angus cow families of all time.

PIE Billings 487 NBAR Hamley S913 NBAR Kelly 913 EPDS ACC RANK

LCC Major League A502M PZC Dolly 7031 WEBR Ms Dolly 1L

CED

MILK

-2.3

.19

.20

.19

.17

HPG CETM STAY

9 P

.18

9 P

MARB

0.44 .12

REA

FAT

-0.04

-0.010

.12

.16

.11

.14

Fall 2012

Beef Horizons

Password 1AR00942 VGW PASSWORD 170 Reg: 1444896 / Born: 3/17/2011 Birth Wt.: 73 lbs. / 205 Days: 770 lbs. 365 Days: 1365 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.2 Scrotal: 36.0 cm. @ 13 mos.

 A perfect fit for many situations with an outcross pedigree, low birth weight and solid growth EPDs. Password’s individual performance was extremely impressive; expect this same excellence from his progeny. Red Crowfoot Ole’s Oscar Red SSS Oly 554T Red SSS Gold Edge 77R EPDS

ACC RANK

LSF Breakout 4081P VGW Bo-Yogo 0876 VGW Pat-Yogo 0632

CED

MILK

HPG

-4.9

103

.19

.33 10%

.30 25%

.31 20%

.22

CETM STAY

.17

MARB

0.60

0.03

.18 20%

.19

.26

REA

FAT

0.27 0.020 .15

.29

Fall 2012

Solitaire 1AR00943 5L SOLITAIRE 3769-33Y Reg: 1449769 / Born: 1/30/2011 205 Days: 684 lbs. / 365 Days: 1334 lbs. Yrlg. Frame: 5.5 Scrotal: 36.0 cm. @ 14 mos.

 Solitaire is in a class of his own for body capacity and muscularity with tremendous depth of rib and flank along with a powerful stifle and lower quarter. Red Crowfoot Ole’s Oscar Red SSS Oly 554T Red SSS Gold Edge 77R EPDS

ACC RANK

5L Destination 893-6215 5L Roxie 2415-3769 5L Roxie 2142-2415

CED

MILK

-2.9

104

.19

.22 25%

.20 20%

.17

HPG CETM STAY

MARB

0.43

-0.02

.17 25%

P 10%

.11

.17

REA

FAT

0.32 0.000 .10 25%

.13

Fall 2012

Odyssey 1AR00944 LSF ODYSSEY 1029Y Reg: 1445492 / Born: 12/31/2010 Birth Wt.: 57 lbs. / 205 Days: 692 lbs. 365 Days: 1168 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 4.7 Scrotal: 36.0 cm. @ 12 mos.

 A “bet the ranch” calving ease prospect, Odyssey is an extremely deep-bodied, balanced individual whose disciplined frame size and fleshing ability make him desirable to breeders with low input operations. Beckton Epic K F075 Beckton Epic R397 K Beckton Kit F468 JL EPDS

ACC RANK

Fall 2012

Beef Horizons

Glacier Chateau 744 DBL Tree Jolene 904 DBL Tree Juliet 29-709

CED

MILK

HPG

-1.0

112

.19

.22

.20 15%

.20 10%

.18

15%

P 10%

CETM STAY

.18 25%

P 10%

MARB

0.46

0.1

.12

.17 15%

REA

FAT

0.35 0.040 .11 20%

.13

That’ll Do 1AR00945 SPUR THAT’LL DO Y029 Reg: 1449531 / Born: 3/4/2011 Birth Wt.: 80 lbs. / 205 Days: 803 lbs.

 An exciting outcross, calving ease prospect with powerful phenotype, mating flexibility and low PAP score. PAP score of 39 in Kiowa, Colo. at 6500 feet by Dr. Tim Holt, Colorado State University.

Blue Spruce Zook 50H Red Dwajo Gladiator 32L Red Dwajo Superior 4H EPDS

ACC RANK

Beckton Dominor Z1 R610 Beckton Firefly T006 DM Beckton Firefly R049 RA

CED

MILK

-2.9

-3

.21

.33 25%

.30

.29

.24 25%

20%

.18 15%

HPG CETM STAY

.20

.14

MARB

0.53

0.1

.16

.18

.25

REA

FAT

0.36 0.060 .14 20%

.25

Fall 2012

Advance 0132X 1HH00108 HH ADVANCE 0132X Reg: 43073963 / Born: 1/17/2010 Birth Wt.: 90 lbs. / 205 Days: 797 lbs. 365 Days: 1328 lbs. / Scrotal: 40.8 cm. @ 12 mos.

 His first calf crop is on the ground and the cattle have just what the industry needs in a Horned Hereford bull - tremendous pigment, awesome body depth, good feet and legs and light birth weights. HH Advance 3113N 1ET CL 1 Domino 7128T 1ET CL 1 Dominette 0112K 1ET CED

EPDS 4.7

0.7

ACC .11 RANK 10%

.55 10%

.34

.36

MILK M & G CETM

.11 15%

2.9

.08 25%

CL 1 Domino 320N HH Miss Advance 6054S HH Miss Advance 4053P SC

FAT

REA

IMF

1.2 0.015 0.13 0.11

.28 10%

.24

.23

.21

$BMI

$CEZ

$BII

$CHB

15%

Fall 2012

York 1HP00837 SHF YORK 19H Y02 Reg: P43180994 / Born: 1/6/2011 Birth Wt.: 71 lbs. / 205 Days: 791 lbs. 365 Days: 1293 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 6.5 Scrotal: 38.1 cm. @ 12 mos.

 An outcross pedigree with one of the most complete EPD profiles in the breed. His dark red color, moderate size, added muscle and capacity make him an exciting prospect. MSU WNH Felton 5F MSU MF Hudson 19H MSU Victoria 9F CED

EPDS 7.0 -1.3 ACC RANK

.13 2%

.38 2%

.31 20%

.33

SHF Progress P20 Loewen Miss P20 10W Loewen M326 Miss 39T

MILK M & G CETM

.17 25%

51 20%

4.5

.12 10%

FAT

REA

IMF

1.2 -0.001 0.29 0.38

.28 10%

.24

.23

.21 3%

$BMI

$CEZ

$BII

$CHB

Fall 2012

Beef Horizons

Lotto 1SM00130 SPRINGCREEK LOTTO 52Y Reg: 2637197 / Born: 1/14/2011 Birth Wt.: 94 lbs. / 205 Days: 817 lbs. 365 Days: 1422 lbs.

 Lotto is a pounds heavy, performance oriented bull that will fit our market as an outcross to most influential breeding. Heterozygous Black, Homozygous Polled

Muirhead Live Wire 95R KOP Crosby 137Y KOP Ms Bengie 6P CED

EPDS 4.1 ACC RANK

.00

MCE

MM MWW

Springcreek Tank 63P Spring Creek Blk Tess 25T Springcreek Linne 71P CW

3.3 52.1 77.8 5.3 18.8 44.8 12.7 -0.19 .06

.06

.00

.05

.03

0.12 .02

REA

-0.030 0.50 .03

.02

Fall 2012

Hulk 1SM00128 MOHNEN HULK Y2181 Reg: 2593571 / Born: 1/25/2011 Birth Wt.: 100 lbs. / 205 Days: 867 lbs. 365 Days: 1705 lbs. / Scrotal: 38.5 cm. @ 12 mos.

 Hulk scanned a 20 square inch REA and is a total outcross young sire that can be used on all mainstream Simmental or Angus pedigrees. Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled, 1/2 Angus, 1/2 Simmental TNT Top Gun R244 JF Milestone 999W Ms Maxie Lou M112S CED

MCE

Wulffs EXT 6106 Mohnen Jilt 1655 Mohnen Jilt 910

MM MWW DOC

EPDS 11.4 0.7 65.8 105.2 9.4 17.3 50.2 7.6 25.0 -0.06 ACC RANK

.21

.32

.24 25%

.22 15%

.16

.17

.19

.07

.20

0.14 .31

REA

SHR

API

-0.010 0.44 -0.33 113 .21

.26

.13

Fall 2012

Fusion 1SM00129 LSF FUSION 1910Y Born: 2/3/2011 Birth Wt.: 81 lbs. / 205 Days: 663 lbs. 365 Days: 1094 lbs. / Yrlg. Frame: 5.1 Scrotal: 36.2 cm. @ 12 mos.

 The Fusion of Simmental muscle and the Red Angus do-ability and calving ease! This young bull was our pick at Ludvigson Stock Farms for his near perfect body composition and balanced EPDs. 1/2 Simmental, 1/2 Red Angus CNS Dream On L186 GCF Mr Amigo GCF Miss MT-Zel

Beef Horizons

LSF Capital 4099P LSF Leona R5730 T7097 LSF Leona 2780 R5730

Thank You!

a record-breaking spring, thanks to great customers and bulls like these!

1AN01044 #13592905 Final Answer

1AN01117 #15148659 Thunder 1AN01146 #15832750 Right Answer

1AN01222 #15688351 Priority

1AN01131 #15109865 Bismarck

1AN01100 #14691231 Game Day

1AN01141 #15688392 Pioneer

1AN01116 #14963730 Upward

#15828386 1AN01148 Dakota Gold

1AN01224 #16134394 Cedar Ridge

1AN01217 #16205036 In Sure

1AN01170 #15511451 Chisum

Genex and Superior

Livestock Partner By Kadee Coffman, Superior Livestock Auction

In early June 2012, Superior Livestock partnered with Genex to offer cattle producers a convenient combination of services. Superior Livestock Auction is America’s leader in offering load lots of cattle nationwide through satellite and the Internet. “Superior is able to provide referrals for Genex chute-side A.I. services, and Genex can provide referrals for buying and selling cattle. We’re excited about the partnership,” said Joe Lichtie, Assistant General Manager of Superior Livestock Auction.

Willie Altenburg, Genex Jim Odle, Superior

Cable Creek Ranch of Pilot Rock, Ore. is a perfect example of the two companies working together. Cable Creek Ranch utilizes progressive proven bull genetics to meet the needs of their ranch and environment and also the needs of their customers. Superior Livestock’s expertise in marketing valueadded cattle with programs such as: VAC 24, VAC 34, VAC 45, Age and Source and Superior Verified are all added benefits helping Cable Creek Ranch earn the most profit for their cattle. Genetics is a key component that helps the overall value of cattle which can provide calving ease, performance and carcass traits. Genex providing quality genetics, and Superior Livestock Auction including value added programs into their marketing efforts is a win-win for both companies.

The Plan:

Genex will assist large herd customers sell their cattle through Superior and in turn, Superior will assist Genex service large herd A.I. customers.

Genex chute-side service will be featured on Tune in to RFD-TV: Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. CST Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. CST Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. CST

Beef Horizons

Genex

Cooperative, Inc. A Subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International

GENEX

DOMINATES GENEX ANGUS TOP 25 REGISTRATIONS

“Cable Creek Ranch is a great way to show our partnership with Genex, utilizing A.I. breeding and selling their cattle through Superior Livestock Auction. We are looking forward to more opportunities with Genex,” said Lichtie. Superior Livestock Auction was established in Fort Worth, Texas and Brush, Colo., in 1987. The organization has grown from selling 60,000 head of cattle annually to over one million. Load lots of country fresh cattle are sold on contract for immediate to future delivery using the most accurate form of price discovery available, competitive bidding. Superior Livestock’s 7,000+ person buyer base has helped create a national livestock market, unlike conventional marketing methods buyers have the opportunity to view, evaluate and make selections from cattle across the country in the convenience of their office or home. Superior Livestock Auction blazes the airwaves of RFD-TV, which was founded on serving rural America and providing farmers and ranchers across the country a channel solely dedicated to their way of life. Today, RFD-TV broadcasts hundreds of hours of Superior Livestock Auctions’ throughout the year. RFD-TV reaches 41 million households and can be found on DISH Network channel 231, DirecTV channel 345 and various other cable providers. For more information on Superior Livestock Auction visit www.SuperiorLivestock.com.

Morgan Johnsrud, Genex Area Sales Manager, was a guest on Superior Sunrise during the Winnemucca auction. Follow the link below or scan the QR code to hear how Genex and Superior Livestock have teamed up to work with Cable Creek Ranch. http://youtu.be/ZKncXcXzkJQ

1. 1AN01131 S A V BISMARCK 5682 3. 1AN01044 S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 4. 1AN01116 SITZ UPWARD 307R 7. 1AN01119 S A V NET WORTH 4200 8. 1AN01134 HARB PENDLETON 765 JH 14. 1AN01141 S A V PIONEER 7301 17. 1AN01064 S A V 8180 TRAVELER 004 18. 1AN01129 BC LOOKOUT 7024 20. 1AN01117 CONNEALY THUNDER 21. 1AN01100 GDAR GAME DAY 449 24. 1AN01143 TC ABERDEEN 759 REGISTRATIONS ARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011.

GENEX HEREFORD TOP 10 REGISTRATIONS

1. 1HP00823 MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R 2. 1HP00825 CRR ABOUT TIME 743 4. 1HP00829 TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T

GENEX SIMMENTAL TOP 10 REGISTRATIONS

3. 1SM00098 HOOKS SHEAR FORCE 38K 4. 1SM00121 MR NLC UPGRADE U8676 6. 1SM00115 RC CLUB KING 040R 7. 1SM00124 GW PREMIUM BEEF 021TS 10. 1SM00094 HTP SVF IN DEW TIME

GENEX RED ANGUS TOP 10 REGISTRATIONS

1. 1AR00911 MESSMER PACKER S008 2. 1AR00914 RED SIX MILE SAKIC 832S 3. 1AR00904 LJC MISSION STATEMENT P27 5L 8. 1AR00932 BADLANDS NET WORTH 23U REGISTRATIONS ARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.

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