December 2023 Brangus Journal

Brangus DECEMBER 2023

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IBBA STAFF :: Executive Vice President :: Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D. :: dwilkes@gobrangus.com :: Director of Field Services & Strategic Projects :: Kyle Caldwell :: kcaldwell@gobrangus.com :: Director of Shows & Youth Activities :: Lori Edwards-Dunkerley :: ledwards@gobrangus.com :: Director of Media & Marketing | Editor :: Jessie England :: jengland@gobrangus.com :: Director of Genomics & Research :: Macee Prause :: mprause@gobrangus.com IBBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS :: Director of Registry Services :: President Rob Singleton, Florida Callie DeLarm :: cdelarm@gobrangus.com 1st Vice President Shiloh Hall, Oklahoma :: Member Services :: Mandie Sadovsky :: msadovsky@gobrangus.com 2nd Vice President Grady Green, Arkansas :: Controller :: Secretary/Treasurer Jeremy Jackson, Arkansas Brian Sadovsky :: bsadovsky@gobrangus.com :: Product Manager :: EAST REGION Andrew Sicotte Jr. :: :: Trey Cuevas :: treycuevas3@yahoo.com Software Developer Purvis, Mississippi 8870 U.S. Highway 87E, :: San Antonio, Texas 78263 • P.O.::Box 809, Adkins, Texas 78101 210-696-8231 • Fax 210-696-8718 • info@gobrangus.com • gobrangus.com Raul Ramos :: :: Grady Green :: grady@dragginmranch.com El Dorado,IBBA Arkansas BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS IBBA STAFF President Jeremy Jackson, Gentry, Arkansas Executive Vice President AUXILIARY BOARD :: Jeremy Jackson :: jjackson101@gmail.com BRANGUS PUBLICATIONS, INC. STAFF 1st Vice President Rob Singleton, Florida President Brenda Brull, Atchison, Kansas Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D., Gentry, Arkansas :: Editor in Chief 2nd Vice President Shiloh Hall, Oklahoma dwilkes@gobrangus.com 1st::Vice President Tina Gardner, China Secretary/Treasurer Allen Goode, Texas Spring, Texas Controller :: Rob Singleton :: rsingletoncattle@yahoo.com Jessie England :: jengland@gobrangus.com 2nd Vice President Ginger Pritchard, Brian Sadovsky, bsadovsky@gobrangus.com Seville, Florida East Region Director of Registry:: Advertising Sales McLoud, :: Oklahoma Trey Cuevas, Purvis, Mississippi Secretary Mary Beth Farris, Tuscola, Texas Jessie England, jengland@gobrangus.com Kyle Caldwell :: kcaldwell@gobrangus.com treycuevas3@yahoo.com Registry and Records Assistant Treasurer Janet Greuel, Brooks, Georgia

CONTACTS

TEXAS REGION

Grady Green, El Dorado, Arkansas

Callie DeLarm, cdelarm@gobrangus.com

Historian Jodi Jackson, Waco, Texas

:: Mary Douglass :: twoheartsbrangus@yahoo.com Director of Genomics and Research Social Media Coordinator Jennifer Walker, grady@dragginmranch.com Ben Lomond, Arkansas Macee Prause, mprause@gobrangus.com Seguin, Texas IBBA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Jeremy Jackson, Gentry, Arkansas Director of Shows & Youth Activities jjackson101@gmail.com :: Allen Goode :: allen@triocattle.com Lori Edwards, ledwards@gobrangus.com INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS :: Awards :: Member Services FOUNDATION BOARD Mabank, Texas Rob Singleton, Seville, Florida Shiloh Hall, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Mandie Sadovsky, President Brandon Belt, Gatesville, Texas singletons2002@yahoo.com :: Andrew Scamardo :: scamardobrangus@gmail.com msadovsky@gobrangus.com Secretary/Treasurer Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D. :: Mabank, Texas Bryan, Texas Texas Region Product Manager :: Breed Improvement Allen Goode, Mary Douglass, Seguin, Texas Josh Walker, Ph.D., Lomond, Andrew Sicotte Jr., asicotte@goregstr.com ChrisBen Heptinstall, Marianna,Arkansas Florida :: Gary Adamek :: gary@fayettecountryhomes.com twoheartsbrangus@yahoo.com Senior Software Developer Tracy Holbert, College Station, Texas :: Commercial Marketing Schulenburg,Allen Texas Marcel Vieira, mvieira@goregstr.com Traci Middleton,::Puryear, Tennessee Goode, Mabank, Texas Software DeveloperCody Glenn,West Cindy Blazek,Mississippi Leona, Texas Point, allen@triocattle.com Raul Ramos, rramos@goregstr.com David Wood, Magnolia, Mississippi WEST REGION :: Finance :: Nic Cornelison, Flat Rock, Alabama Andrew Scamardo, Bryan, Texas PUBLICATIONS, INC. STAFF scamardobrangus@gmail.com Jeremy Jackson, Gentry, Arkansas :: Shiloh Hall :: shiloh518@yahoo.com BRANGUS Advertising Sales, Melanie Fuller INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR BRANGUS BOARD Gary Adamek, Schulenburg, Texas Okmulgee, Oklahoma 2021-2022 IJBBA Board of Directors mfuller@gobrangus.com, 979-255-3343 :: International :: gary@fayettecountryhomes.com Brangus Journal Publications, Inc. Editor President April Villarreal, Brookshire, Texas Garrett Thomas, Ex-Officio Waxahachie, Texas :: Greg Romans :: romansbrangus@yahoo.com Jacob Jones, Stillwater, Jessie England | editor@gobrangus.com West Region Oklahoma Vale, Oregon Shiloh Hall, Okmulgee, Oklahoma :: Long Range Planning :: Queen Payge Dupre, Florida IBBA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN shiloh518@yahoo.com Hicks, Danbury, Texas DVM :: wbydvm@hotmail.com :: Warren Young, Fuller, WillowDirector City,Briana Texas Awards Shiloh Hall,Joe Okmulgee, Oklahoma Director Jaxon Allen, Haworth, Oklahoma Blanchard, Oklahoma Greg Romans, Vale, Oregon Breed Improvement Randy Schmidt, Director Samuel Belt,::Gatesville, Texas :: Membership & Education romansbrangus@yahoo.com M.D., Texarkana, Texas Tyler Towns, Bryan, Texas Belinda Lavender,Director Melrose, New Mexico Commercial Marketing Cody Glenn, Director Jayden Pinkston, Shefner, Florida Suhn, Eureka, Kansas AT-LARGEVern West Point, Mississippi Director Kaily Warren, Lufkin, Texas vern@geneplusbrangus.com :: Promotions :: Finance Allen Goode, Mabank, Texas :: Randy Schmidt, M.D. :: doctorrand@me.com International Garrett Thomas, Green, El Dorado, Arkansas Grady Texarkana,At-Large Texas Waxahachie, Texas Randy Schmidt, M.D., Texarkana, Texas :: Show :: Long Range Plan Joe Fuller, doctorrand@me.com :: Josh Walker, Ph.D. :: josh@redbudfarms.net Willow City, TexasAllen Goode, Mabank, Texas photo by Brangus Cover Ben Lomond,Arkansas Josh Walker, Ph.D., Ben Lomond, Kelsey Gibson, Membership Marty Lavender, Arkansas | josh@redbudfarms.net Town Creek Melrose, New Mexico :: IJBBA Advisory :: Inside photos by Promotion Lisa Neal, Morganza, Lousiana Brandon Belt, Gatesville, Texas Sarah Tisdel, Show Gina Gill, Beckville, Texas MEMBER OF MAY 2022

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May 2022 4 D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

Triangle K Ranch, Kelsey Gibson, Town Creek and Matt Roppolo

:: President :: Brenda Brull, Atchison, Kansas :: 1st Vice President :: Tina Gardner, China Spring, Texas :: 2nd Vice President :: Ginger Pritchard, McLoud, Oklahoma :: Secretary :: Mary Beth Farris, Tuscola, Texas :: Treasurer :: Janet Greuel, Brooks, Georgia :: Historian :: Jodi Jackson, Waco, Texas :: Social Media Coordinator :: Jennifer Walker, Ben Lomond, Arkansas

INT BRANGUS FOUNDATION BOARD :: President :: Brandon Belt, Gatesville, Texas :: Secretary/Treasurer :: Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D. Allen Goode, Mabank, Texas Chris Heptinstall, Marianna, Florida Tracy Holbert, College Station, Texas Traci Middleton, Puryear, Tennessee Cindy Blazek, Leona, Texas David Wood, Magnolia, Mississippi Nic Cornelison, Flat Rock, Alabama

IJBBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS :: President :: Jaxon Allen, Oklahoma :: Ex-Officio :: Briana Hicks, Texas :: Queen :: Savannah Hanson, Texas :: Director :: Kade Whiddon, Texas :: Director :: Emma Tittor, Texas :: Director :: Isabelle Parkey, Texas :: Director :: Aubrey Meador, Texas :: Director :: Gracie Johnson, Texas :: Director :: Carter Aucoin, Louisiana :: Director :: Molly Hackstedt, Texas

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Members, Foundation, and Year Reports

32......................................UPDATE FROM THE FIELD 34................................................CATTLEFAX TRENDS 50-52................................................ SHOW RESULTS 56-58................................................ SHOW RESULTS 60.................................................. SALE SUMMARIES 63............................................. SERVICE DIRECTORY 63-67............................................ STATE DIRECTORY 68.............................................................. CALENDAR 70................................................................ AD INDEX

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New Members, Foundation Donors, and Animal/Breeder Reports: Welcome to IBBA's newest members who have joined in the last six months. Also, a HUGE thank you to the donors to the International Brangus Breeders Foundation (and how YOU can become a donor). Plus, learn about the top bulls and females in our breed for 2023 and our breeders with the most registrations this year.

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A delegation from the U.S. took a few days in October to visit our friends in Costa Rica to learn their best practices and how they use local resources to create a more environmentally friendly approach to their operations.

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| PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE |

THANKFUL REFLECTIONS

and Making Progress

By Rob Singleton, International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) president

As I reflect back on 2023, I can’t

in expanding our presence in the commercial marketplace.

help but be excited about the promising

The data we've collected in the first two years reinforces what

future of our breed and the positive

we already know – Brangus cattle thrive in ALL sectors of the

trajectory in front of us. My hat is off

beef industry. We are currently accepting sponsorships for the

to Brangus breeders for their diligence

steers in the third year of this program, and I encourage you

in producing cattle that excel in the

to consider becoming a sponsor.

industry, making them highly desirable for producers. Our

Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the 75th

association's growth and significant progress are a testament

Anniversary celebration in Fort Worth from August 9-11

to breeder involvement and the impactful committees

next year. It promises to be an unforgettable event with

steering our association.

sentimental memories of the past, speakers and roundtables

For those not already contributing to our association, I encourage you to find your niche and get involved. In the next couple of months, we will be looking for new volunteers

catch up and “talk shop” with fellow breeders.

Our fall sales have been phenomenal, underscoring

to join our committees in 2024, and I encourage you to

the high demand for Brangus cattle, a testament to breeders

find the committee where you could be a good fit to help

consistently delivering functional, real-world cattle.

push our association into a more strategic position in the

Congratulations!

beef industry. A massive thank you to everyone dedicating

As we approach the Christmas season, let's express

their time and talents to fortify the IBBA's strength and

gratitude for all our blessings, with special acknowledgment

progressiveness.

to the source of those blessings. Wishing each of you a joyous

The Brangus Value Project remains a crucial element 10

to help propel us into the coming years, and many chances to

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holiday season! Merry Christmas and GO BRANGUS!

Thank You

Cavender Ranches would like to sincerely thank our friends and customers for your confidence in our program and for making our 19th Annual Fall Production Sale a great one!

CAVENDERRANCHES.COM | INFO@CAVENDERRRANCHES.COM

Sale Averages 502 COMMERCIAL FEMALES – $3,029 81 REGISTERED BRANGUS & ULTRABLACK FEMALES – $10,012 176 BRANGUS & ULTRABLACK BULLS – $7,545 64 CHAROLAIS BULLS – $4,820

823 TOTAL HEAD AVERAGED $4,821

Thank You

| EXECUTIVE CORNER |

GENETIC UMPH

by Darrell Wilkes, Ph.D., International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) executive vice president My dad was a cowman. He started breeding cattle when he was 16 and did it until he passed on to greener pastures 70-years later. He did not have a formal education in genetics or reproductive physiology, but he understood cattle deep down in his DNA. His hands were as big as a baseball glove, but he could palpate a cow, find an ovary, and declare that she had a “good bump”. I was a little kid trying to figure out what he was saying so he would explain - “she has a well-developed corpus luteum which produces progesterone and suppresses prostaglandin which allows her to maintain her pregnancy”.

My response was just “oh”, as if an 8 year old kid could understand what he just said.

He had another technical term that he used sparingly.

It was a term reserved for cattle that he truly admired. It usually applied to bulls but he would sometimes use it to describe a cow. The term was “umph”. I’m not even sure I know how to spell it, but I know what it meant. When an animal had “umph” it meant that they were soggy and deep, had stout base width, stood on solid bone with good feet, had natural thickness with balance and just had the look of a very healthy, productive and easy-keeping animal. If only one of these ingredients were lacking, he would not use the term.

If an animal had umph, it had it everywhere, not just some places. If a bull didn’t have umph, he wouldn’t have used him to breed cows even if someone offered the bull or the semen for free. No umph, no deal!

I used the term once while giving reasons to a 4-H leader at a judging contest and, after chuckling, he asked me to explain what that meant. When I explained it, he advised me to use the long version and not to abbreviate by using the word “umph” again while giving reasons. I still use the term because it means something to me.

In this issue of the Journal, we provide lists of the most impactful sires and dams in terms of the number of progeny registrations booked in the last 12 months. While 14

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I hesitated to conflate the meaning of a term that I grew up with, I would say that these animals have genetic umph. I’m not referring so much to their physical appearance – although I know virtually all of them qualify as having umph – but I am referring to the impact that they have on the breed.

The top 25 Brangus and Ultrablack sires produced 3,875 calves that were registered in the last 12 months. The daughters of another list of 25 sires produced 4,294 calves that were registered in the last 12 months. A handful of sires show up on both lists. Finally, a handful of black donor cows numbering 25 produced 799 calves registered in the last 12 months. Taken together, this is a relatively short list of animals that are having a monstrous impact on the current generation of Brangus cattle. This is genetic umph in numbers.

Every breed of cattle has individual animals that have a larger-than-life impact on the breed. Ask any Hereford breeder to name the bulls that “made” the breed, and they’ll tell you. Ask any Angus breeder to quickly name the 10 most important sires in the last 40 years and they’ll start listing them (in their opinion). Not everyone will have the same list, but there will be significant crossover from one list to the next. The same is true with Brangus. It is somewhat amazing that a group of breeders can sit together and discuss animals from 20-years ago by simply using their PHN and everyone knows the animals being discussed. Truly great animals are never forgotten.

I’ve heard humble breeders say that they just got “lucky” when they produced ol’ 999X9 who became a legend in the breed. While I can appreciate the humility I also know that luck has little to do with it. Luck works in poker, fishing and golf, but rarely works in cattle genetics. Great bulls come from great cows bred to great bulls, and the cow is usually sired by another great bull. That’s just the way genetics works.

I suppose you could say that you increase your chances of getting lucky by breeding the best to the best, doing it over and over again, and then being honest with yourself about

| EXECUTIVE CORNER | which matings truly worked.

A tip of the hat is in order for those breeders who produced animals that many other breeders chose to use in their herds. That’s about the highest compliment that one breeder can give to another. Congratulations to those who bred these cattle. You deserve to be recognized. You earned it.

Another interesting statistic that you’ll see in this issue of the Journal is the profile of prefixes of the animals registered in the last 12 months. Almost a quarter of all registrations were Ultrablacks. I am still somewhat perplexed when visiting with breeders who question the Ultrablack program. From where I sit, it is clear to me that there is very good demand for Ultras. Otherwise, smart people would not tie up their resources to produce them. In simple business terms, if IBBA refused to register them some other breed association would, and IBBA would be smaller and weaker because of it. Instead, we’re larger and stronger. Moreover, we can claim a more diverse geography which allows even more growth. Part of the pure beauty of Brangus is that we can field highly productive cows from south Florida to Ohio and Nevada. Ultrablacks help with that.

There is also a list of the largest breeders based on THR receipts. This is presented because people find it interesting. But, there is no implication that breeders who don’t make the top 25 list are somehow less important. They aren’t. When a member calls the office needing assistance, staff does not check to see how many cows they have before making the effort to assist them. Every single IBBA member is important. And we’ve all read enough stories about breeders who are now of significant size who started with a couple heifers. Those examples make great stories because they’re true.

The Brangus breed is in an uptrend thanks to your hard work and diligence. The genetic trends are all moving in the right direction and we will soon have EPDs enhanced with actual feedlot and carcass data. We are proving that the maternal umph that we all picture with a Brangus cow is accompanied by significant terminal umph when we send Brangus and Ultras through the feeding a packing sectors.

I’ll close by wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

GO BRANGUS

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! s r e b m e m w e n 2023's | NEW MEMBERS |

WELCOME TO THE IBBA!

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COLORADO Stan Wood FLORIDA Hashimara Anderson Michael Bell Hannah Butler Mitch Conger Eastyn Evans Agulhas Farms Natalie Hines Cole Hyatt Carlota Insignares Tyler Pittman Reagan Ramsey Jeffrey Richard GEORGIA Joe Baker Mitchell Crawford David Faircloth Avery Gill Jamie Hall Jessa Hilson Shane Reeves KANSAS Brady Barnow Tayle Black LOUISIANA Kyle Broussard Paul Broussard Anna Center Patrick Dennis Terry Faul

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Michael Forman Garron Greene William Guinn Madison Holcomb Grace Joffrion Lionell Matthews Gracyn Mizell Shan O'Connor Landon Richard Cade Schultz Mason Shaidaee Matthew Vinson MISSOURI Mike Clonts Evan Kempker MISSISSIPPI Tyler Barlow Holden Campbell Callum Carr Presley Forehand Logan Fuller Sarah Green Riley Walker Hill Bobby Hood JM&T Farms, LLC Cornelia S Stevens Dale Wheat Anna Windham NORTH CAROLINA Bobby Lanier

OKLAHOMA Traxton Armstrong Tyla Armstrong Hunter Blakley Layla Smith TEXAS Gracie Abernathy Brooklynn Albaugh Cayman Allen Landon Bales Daniel Bates Justin Bishop Sadie Blankenship Wyatt Blaze Geren Bobbitt Carlie Boiling Judy Bonner Ellie Key Brett Keeley Brooks Jeqaun Brown Marshall Bryant Brynley Buzzard Bailey Buzzard Eli Calbo Kyla Campos Randy Cantu Ricky Carter Ashley Castillo Thomas Caudle Kamdyn Chandler Tessa Church Julio Cienfuegos Greg & Kristen Clark

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TEXAS CONTINUED Elouise Cleere Gentrie Colwell Sophie Craig Brett Crews Grace Dailey Ace Daniell Logyn Dembow Conrad DeWolf Ken Dodson Sage Douglas Brayden Duck Travis Dunnam Ashelyn Dutcher Caleb Faske Sophia Faske Kaila Fiallos Chris Finke Kaydence Flores Hailey Forshee Madison Fritz Sebastian Galindo Garland Gallagher Lilyana Garcia Emily George Jayden Gilbert Barry Gill Juanita Gilliam Partnership Aiden Glueck Avery Glueck Isela Gonzalez Lua Green Paisley Groschke Mayra Guel Avan Guerra Isabella Loren Guerra Daniel Guerrero Kooper Hardcastle Taylor & Lee Hastings Trent Helms

Stephen Henderson Jonathan Herrera Haylee Herrington Steven Hodges Cayden hodnett Khloe Horner Kodi Horner Luke Hoysa Brayden Hughes Raul Pena III Melvin James James Jenschke Jacob Jenschke Landry Jones Hagen Jurecek JoLee Kate Kasner Macie Keithley Michael Kettler Kobi Kirby Brian Kirkpatrick Tyer Kocurek Cooper Liles Mark Lively Bar H Livestock Diamond K, LLC Richard & Sarah Lockley Sarah Lovetinsky Holly Marett Frankie Ray Marks Austin Mathison Rhyder Matthies Gracee McBee Jillian McKendree Rory Melton Arthur Miller Carson Miller David Moreira Averey Moss Cooper Moss

Ryan Mueller Lauren Smith Kenzie Mueller Devin Smith Brooke Munson Mitchell Smith Aubrey Neel Cole Sorters Robert Nieto Maddox Stacks Blaine Noska Ryan Stone Brody Noska Kenadie Tanner Rancho Nunez Brody Thornton Halle Orth Caleb Townley Bella Parker Ryan Traweek Joshua Perez Hailey Utley Jorge Perez Layne Villarreal Landon Persyn Jacey Walker Chad Alan Phillip Aiden T Wall Texann Ralston Matt Warren Raul Ramirez Bryce Watson Alivia Reyes James & Lynna Werline Kilee Nicole Reyna Zayne West Jarod Robertson Brody Whetstine Scott Rose Callie Whippo Jerald Rossett Manuel Alex Whiteway Preslin Rutherford Emma Clair Wiggins Hayden Sanders Brooklyn Wiley Kirstyn Santimauro John Wilson Darren Schmidt John Wilson Mackenzie Schrader Andrew Wind Sawyer Schrader John Wray Keyli Scroggins Paul Wright, Rolling W Ranch Blaine Seesengood Kenneth Logan Yeager Emily Sewell Brett Yeager Molly Sewell VIRGINIA Landry Sewell Bob Albert Waylon Sheppard AUSTRALIA Creed Justin Sikes Sean Wright Kinsley Simmons Jessica Skelton MEXICO Kenneth Sliva Marcos Miquel Castro Sanchez Mark & Sharon Smith, Shark Ranch D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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| IBBF LIFETIME DONORS |

IBBF

LIFETIME DONORS

Brangus Enthusiasts, The International Brangus Breeders Foundation would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our generous donors.

These breeders and individuals are supporting a foundation that helps move the Brangus breed forward in the beef industry.

Some donors have signed up for the Bullish on Brangus program, in which they make a $10 donation for every bull sold. Others participate in the Brangus Value Project. Some donated embryos that were sold during the Genetic Edge sale in Houston, and other donors choose to simply make a general contribution to the IBBF for use in other research and education programs that are approved by the IBBF. The International Brangus Breeders Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

Consult with your tax advisor on the deductibility of your donations.

If you would like more information on any of these programs, please contact the IBBA office at 210-696-8231.

Name Mound Creek Ranch Draggin' M Ranch Cavender Brangus Blackwater Cattle Co. Dr. Randy Schmidt Bill and Gail Davis Fenco Farms Vern and Vicki Suhn Phillips Ranch L G Herndon Farms Saddle Hill Cattle Co Trio Cattle & Genetics Pennridge Ranch Michael and Judith Kammerer Ray and Karen Westall Brett Basden Lake Majestik Farms Trey Cuevas Buck Thomason TTT Brangus Farm David and Nada Wood Grassy Lake Cattle Co 18

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Bullish

BVP

$5,230 $7,660 $12,921 $2,833 $6,700 $2,030

$4,000 $1,500 $1,000 $3,000 $3,000

$8,045

$1,000 $1,000 $1,500 $500 $1,000 $3,000

$420 $750

$3,480

$2,000 $1,000

$210 $1,625

$1,000 $1,000

Other $36,000 $21,350 $14,000 $20,000 $12,500 $14,500 $12,500 $3,000 $11,000 $9,500 $10,500 $9,253 $6,875 $10,300 $10,000 $8,500 $3,000 $6,800 $7,750 $6,500 $5,000 $7,500

Total $45,230 $30,510 $27,921 $25,833 $22,200 $16,530 $12,500 $12,045 $12,000 $11,000 $11,000 $10,673 $10,625 $10,300 $10,000 $8,500 $8,480 $7,800 $7,750 $7,710 $7,625 $7,500

| IBBF LIFETIME DONORS | Name Ray Johnston GKB Cattle Co. Cox Excalibur Brangus Villa Ranch Joe and Nancee Lingg Cross F Cattle Johnny Vines Mike and Gloria Weathers Chimney Rock Cattle Company Circle X Land & Cattle Randy Nugent Roy & Skeeter Davis Family Foundation GENETRUST / GENEPLUS Tony and Lolita Westbrooks Johnston Brangus All In Cattle Company Red Bud Farms Joe Kassler Bill Austin Hardee Farms Tommie Rogers Midsouth Cattle Mike Vorel American Cattle Enterprises Texas Brangus Breeders Association Bar X Brangus MP Brangus Ranch NEOGEN Traci Middleton Brandon Belt Cavender-Draggin' M & Partners Sewell Cattle Company Cody and Emily Gariss Howard and Carolyn Davis K&L Brangus Farris Ranching Co Leseman Double Diamond Ranch Mutscher Brangus Oklahoma Brangus Breeders Association Randy Malouf Tuna Rosa Ranch Oskar Juarez Salacoa Valley Farms Tajo Ranch Las Palomas David & Jodi Jackson Power of the Brands

Bullish $2,360 $1,170 $120

BVP

Other $5,000

$6,000 $1,000 $1,000

$60 $227 $1,775

$1,000

$1,000 $1,225

$110 $1,500 $800

$500 $4,500 $500 $500 $1,500 $2,000 $500

$70

$500 $1,326 $270 $60 $50

Total

$6,000 $5,100 $5,300 $5,200 $5,242 $5,000 $2,250 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $3,820 $4,750 $3,000 $4,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,800 $2,000 $2,500

$2,000 $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 $500 $1,500 $500

$2,000 $1,000 $400

$1,000 $1,550

$1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500

$891 $1,333 $1,312 $771 $200 $1,110

$1,500 $500 $500

$500 $1,000

$1,000

$7,360 $7,170 $7,120 $6,100 $5,300 $5,260 $5,242 $5,227 $5,025 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $4,820 $4,750 $4,725 $4,500 $4,500 $4,000 $3,610 $3,500 $3,500 $2,800 $2,800 $2,500 $2,500 $2,070 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,900 $1,826 $1,770 $1,560 $1,550 $1,550 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,391 $1,333 $1,312 $1,271 $1,200 $1,110

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| IBBF LIFETIME DONORS | Name Adam Hicks IRBBA Addison Brangus Barret J Klein Char-No Farm Craig Green Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Eagles Nest Ranch Gary Wente Jeremy Jackson Lawman Ranch Miller Brangus Milton Sundbeck Producers Cooperative Association Russ and Pam Williamson Santa Rosa Ranch Seth & Dane McGinnis Southway Land & Cattle Vanna Farms Lavender Brangus Steve & Vickie Mims Gariss, Cody or Emily M-Bar-M Ranch Young Land & Cattle Grant Cattle Co 3G Cattle Beech Creek Farms BH Cattle Company Carl & Becky Goodnight Carter Brangus Champions Valley Brangus Chris Heptinstall Circle Lee Farms CJC Farms Collard Construction & Land Solutions Cynthia & Jerry House Darrell Wilkes Diamond G Brangus Giffin Brangus Gurrola Cattle Company High Rock Farm Ken & Judy Caldwell Kyle & Jennifer Caldwell Last Lap Ranch Leto Farms Livestock Nutrition Center Martin Valley farms 20

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Bullish $100

BVP

Other

$1,000 $1,100 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000

$1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000

$333 $200 $90 $120 $50 $40

$1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

$100 $100

Total $1,100 $1,100 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $833 $700 $690 $620 $600 $550 $540 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

| IBBF LIFETIME DONORS | Name Matthew Dorsett Morgan Henry Pedersen Farms Quail Valley Farms Rafter 3 Cattle Co Red Bird Meadows Reprologix Rob Singleton Robert and Margie Field Robert Key Sadovsky Family Stalwart Ranch Sunny Paddock Farm Sunshine Acres Terry Johnson Two Hearts Brangus Wilson & Wilson brangus MBJ Ranch R.L. and Sally Robbs Brad Cotton Greg Romans Mary A Ranch Eddie Blazek Jerri Lynn Pierce John Garcia Marc Shaw Marvel Farms Pepe Guerra Ron Brauer Platte Valley Brangus Schultz Cattle Company Craig Stovall 2G Cattle Company Lionel Arsement Elias Brangus East Texas Cattle Co Darby Cattle Co. Don Dorn James and Diane Ansohn Cliff & Judy Stewart Grady & Sara Green JRT Brangus Roger & Janet Greuel Marci Chisum

Bullish

BVP

Other

Total

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $420 $250 $190 $150 $140 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $80 $80 $75 $70 $50 $40 $30 $25 $25 $25 $20 $20 $20 $20 $10

$500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $420 $250 $190 $150 $140 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $80 $80 $75 $70 $50 $40 $30 $25 $25 $25 $20 $20 $20 $20 $10

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| TOP BULLS & BREEDERS REPORTS |

Top Bulls +

Breeders Reports

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| TOP BULLS & BREEDERS REPORTS | Top 25 Black Sire Average EPD and Rank

Top 25 Black Sires For Registrations (From November 15, 2022 to November 15, 2023) Rank

Sire

# Progeny

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

BWCC BIG TOWN 192B16 QVF PR EMPOWER 30G16 T3 MODELO 129H4 DMR EMPIRE 795D12 BWCC BIG LAKE 111F4 DMR KINGDOM 535G45 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 DMR CASH FLOW 535F30 MC BIG CITY 541G40 MC BLUE BLOOD 129H18 CB MASTERPIECE 2051F SUHN’S BUSINESS LINE 30D26 DMR JRT DYNAMIC 30G36 GACC DATA BANK 102H3 SUHN’S TTT LM SIGNAL 30E13 BWCC FINAL TIME 313H2 TCF INTEGRITY 4861F7 DMR JUSTIFIED 30G82 CB ORACLE 468F15 CB PARAMOUNT 7139H2 CB GROWTH FUND 2051G11 DMR DUTTON 331H8 SUHN’S TRAIL BOSS 30B3 VOREL ABSTRACT 25E9 DMR DOMAIN 415G35 TOTAL

386 268 228 201 195 190 176 171 161 150 148 146 146 135 128 128 109 108 106 106 102 101 99 95 92 3875

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Top 10 Red Sires For Registrations (From November 15, 2022 to November 15, 2023) Sire # Progeny TRIO’S MLS CORTEZ 175C6 44 MCR TURBO 600/9 38 SJCC TRIO’S CEO 175C5 33 GRC GEORGE L. 101G 32 TR JE MR SIS OMEGA RED 70J 28 CX CHIEFS APACHE 0101/C 27 PB MR STRETCH 821/F 26 DOS XX’S PRIME TIME’S T-N-T 23 TK TENROCK 31F2 23 OB RED CHARLIE 204C3 (623/15) 22 TOTAL 296

Trait

EPD

Rank*

CED 6.2 33 BW -0.1 36 WW 43 10 YW 70 16 Milk 5 64 REA 0.49 19 IMF 0.19 33 Fertility 2.7 37 Terminal 3.7 17 *Relative to Active Black Sires

14 11

5 19 1

Top 25 Sires Breed Composition Brangus Ultrablack Top 25 Sires Service Type Artificial Insemination Embryo Transfer Natural Service

Top 10 Red Sire Average EPD and Rank Trait EPD Rank* CED 3.4 65 BW 1.2 66 WW 18 37 YW 36 30 Milk 5 72 REA 0.11 27 IMF 0.004 55 Fertility 2.1 60 Terminal 1.3 30 * Relative to Active Red Sires D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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| TOP BULLS & BREEDERS REPORTS | Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Top 25 Members by THR Receipts Member Wynne Ranch, Florida The Branch Ranch, Louisiana & Texas American Cattle Enterprises, Alabama and Louisiana Draggin M Ranch, Arkansas SRR Group 2, LLC, Texas Cavender Brangus, Texas MP Brangus, Texas Lackey Ranch, Brangus Division, Texas Town Creek Farm, Mississippi Lake Majestik Farm, Alabama Chimney Rock Ranch, Arkansas Mound Creek Ranches, Texas Johnston Brangus, Alabama Oak Creek Farms, Texas Miller Brangus, Tennessee Southern Cattle Co., Florida GKB Cattle, Texas Martin-Bruni Cattle, Texas Fenco Farms, Florida Wilson & Wilson Brangus, Texas Tuna Rosa Ranch, Texas McDonald Ranches, Texas CHAR-NO Farm, Georgia and Texas Schmidt Farms, Texas Far Niente Farms, Alabama

A.I.

22%

Service Type of Recent Registrations - Red

A.I.

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Other

N.S.

18%

61%

A.I.

69%

RR

E.T.

21%

1%

UB

17%

61%

24%

R

N.S.

Service Type of Recent Registrations - Black

Prefix Profile Registrations November - November 2022 to 2023 6%

E.T.

Top 20 States for Registrations

E.T.State N.S. Registrations

Texas Alabama Florida Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Oklahoma Tennessee Missouri Arizona Kansas South Carolina California New Mexico North Carolina Idaho Jalisco, MEX Kentucky Oregon

9609 2417 2129 1894 1530 1067 810 758 467 258 249 156 141 117 109 71 52 51 44 13

| TOP BULLS & BREEDERS REPORTS | 25 Black Sires with The Most Maternal Influence (Calves Registered from Daughters Born 11/15/22 - 11/15/23) Rank Sire of Dam # Calves 1 TJM THREE D 302A 525 2 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 302 3 ATLANTA OF SALACOA 488Z 264 4 CB TRADITION 63A 228 5 BWCC BIG TOWN 192B16 209 6 SKYHAWKS PRESIDENTE 183 7 SUHN’S MAJESTIK BEACON 30C 180 8 CB PASSPORT 803Y11 179 9 BWCC CROSS FIT 541B28 173 10 CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4 170 11 DMR EMPIRE 795D12 167 12 STONEWALL OF RRR 222W6 151 13 DMR ELDORADO 30B15 141 14 BWCC MONUMENT 10D7 137 15 SAV RESOURCE 1441 131 16 CB CAPITAL GAIN 924D19 127 17 CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028 122 18 DOGUETS HERCULES 88S3 121 19 SUHN’S BUSINESS LINE 30D26 121 20 CRC GUARDIAN 9U8U5 119 21 HOLLYWOOD OF SALACOA 23A53 118 22 SF BRICKHOUSE 909D9 111 23 CONNEALY CONSENSUS 7229 109 24 SUHN’S FOUNDATION 331Z28 104 25 TCB CATAWBA WARRIOR R532 102 TOTAL 4294

10 Red Sires with The Most Maternal Influence (Calves Registered from Daughters Born 11/15/22 - 11/15/23) Rank Sire of Dam # Calves 1 BKC LEGACY’S SUPERMAN 101U 36 2 CX LEGENDS DREAM 610/U1 32 3 TRIO’S YUCATAN 175Y 32 4 CX DREAM FOREVER 365/A 32 5 CX PAYLOADS MEATHOUSE 930/U 30 6 SJCC TRIO’S CEO 175C5 29 7 TJR RED DYNASTY 198/A 27 8 TK HIGHWAY 901S 23 9 CX HOME RUN 135/P 23 10 DOS XX’S PRIME TIME’S T-N-T 22 TOTAL 286 D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T-9 T-9 11 12 T-13 T-13 15 T-16 T-16 T-16 T-16 T-20 T-20 T-20 23 T-24 T-24 T-24

# Calves 84 48 45 40 39 38 36 34 31 31 29 28 26 26 25 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 20 20 20 799

Black Donor Dams With The Most Registrations (November 15, 2022 through November 15, 2023) Donor Dam Sire of Donor COLD CREEK LADY PASSPORT 1912C CB PASSPORT 803Y11 MS DMR CAPITALIST 535F2 CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028 MC MS RESOURCE 889B88 S A V RESOURCE 1441 T3 MS NEVER SURRENDER 30J13 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 RIVERBEND RITA Z1373 CONNEALY CONSENSUS 7229 MC MS CHILL FACTOR 948D5 S A V CHILL FACTOR 1418 MS SALACOA N SURRENDER 17H5 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 MS DMR THREE D 99E4 TJM THREE D 302A MS DMR CAPITALIST 415D CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028 BWCC MS RUGBY 313F MC RUGBY 92D10 SF MISS THREE D 404E TJM THREE D 302A MS SALACOA N SURRENDER 99H34 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 MS DMR CORONADO 415A7 TJM CORONADO 535X BWCC MS DOC 7D6 BWCC DOC 111B6 BWCC MS OVERLOAD 468D22 BWCC OVERLOAD 403A MS DMR CORONADO 795C5 TJM CORONADO 535X MSC MS CROSSFIT 329E8 BWCC CROSS FIT 541B28 MS DMR CHILL FACTOR 30F3 S A V CHILL FACTOR 1418 PRB MS NEVER SURRENDER 406J2 NEVER SURRENDER OF SALACOA 803D9 CCR FIRST LADY 241Z CCR INTEGRITY 355S4 MC MS SLICK 468E22 BWCC SLICK 7B MS DMR CAPITALIST 415F13 CONNEALY CAPITALIST 028 BWCC MS ROCK SOLID 111B2 S A V ROCK SOLID 2251 DDD MS BARBARA 804Y61 DOGUETS HERCULES 88S3 SB MS PROFIT 10F1 MC PROFIT 924B16 QVF MS BIG TOWN 30H9 BWCC BIG TOWN 192B16

Rank # Calves T-1 11 T-1 11 3 10 4 9 T-5 8 T-5 8 T-5 8 T-5 8 9 7 10 6 86 26

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Red Donor Dams With The Most Registrations (November 15, 2022 through November 15,2023) Donor Dam Sire of Donor RED VELVET 204D TRIO’S YUCATAN 175Y MS SENDERO HOLLYWOOD 72H SJCC TRIO’S CEO 175C5 CX MS HOME RUN 59/Y CX HOME RUN 135/P MISS JLS FIRESTORM 334B PZC TMAS FIRESTORM 1800 ET BUFFALOE’S MS POWERMAN 124A2 CX POWERMAN 307/H TRIO’S MLS ANGELFIRE 175A TRIO’S SEQUOIA 112S CX MS LEGENDS DREAM 59/E CX LEGENDS DREAM 610/U1 DOS XX’S T-N-T’S MISS SKYE DOS XX’S PRIME TIME’S T-N-T BDR ROSEMARY 303D BWCC EL PATRON 777A13 ROSE GOLD 101D4 TRIO’S YUCATAN 175Y

GENEPLUS LM INTRIGUE 70H

SUHN’S SPECTRUM 53J2

$50 PER UNIT

$50 PER UNIT

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0.1

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15%

59

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0.57 3%

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VOREL FIRST CLASS 40J2

$50 PER UNIT

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1.3

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4%

83

3%

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26 2.05 1.34

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10%

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0.53 0.09 10%

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GENEPLUS $50 PER UNIT

GENEPLUS 5.8 -0.2

35%

39

10%

70

10%

8 28

15%

2.95 1.59 2%

0.52 15%

0.14

35%

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GENEPLUS GENEPLUS

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| UPDATE FROM THE FIELD |

UPDATE

from the Field

by Kyle Caldwell, Director of Field Services and Strategic Projects After attending 11 sales in person this fall and watching many more online, I think it is safe to say the demand for Brangus is as high as it has ever been.

The proof is in the pudding; just look at the sale reports in the pages of this magazine. Time and again, registered and commercial buyers showed up in force to throw their support behind the efforts of progressive Brangus breeders from Texas to Florida and everywhere in between.

As for my personal travels, in the last month I’ve been to five different states (some multiple times) attending sales and going on ranch tours in the area.

At the time of my last update, I was returning home from a few days of vacation taking our local 4-H Meat Judging Team up to the National Contest in Kansas City.

After an evening at home with family, I hopped back in the pickup and drove over to Poteet, TX for the MP Brangus Annual Fall Production Sale and was met by strong support from local and online buyers. Mark and his family never do anything small, and the annual fall sale is a testament to that.

From there, I drove back home and packed again for a trip to Florida and Georgia for the Phillips-Fenco bull sale and the Herndon Farms 5th Annual Fall Sale. With the sale at Phillips Ranch being on a Tuesday and Herndon Farms on Saturday, I filled the time in between with a few visits. After the well-attended sale at Phillips Ranch, I headed north to the Columbia Livestock Market in Lake City, Florida and met up with owner John Willis. John has been an integral part of improving the cattle business in north Florida.

John noticed years ago that the type and quality of calves in his area needed to improve to capture a greater piece of the pie from order buyers. According to John, at the time, a large portion of the calves he was marketing were coming in as intact bull calves, without vaccinations, and not having gone through any weaning protocol. Combined with poor investments in bull power, this produced a combination that culminated in some of those calves bringing $0.80 per pound less than other calves that were 100 pounds lighter but had been better managed. Realizing that producer education and high-quality Brangus genetics were the answer, he began putting together a bull sale at his sale barn pulling 32

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in seedstock producers from all over the southeast to bring Brangus bulls to sell to his local clientele. Since then, John said that his typical sale barn client’s calves bring higher prices running through his sale ring, which makes for some happy customers.

After my visit in Lake City, I made my way up to Char-No Farm in Williamson, GA and met with Chuck and Norma Sword. Chuck and Norma are long-time IBBA members and regular consignors to the Columbia Livestock bull sale. I enjoyed visiting with Chuck about the history of the Char-No operation and even had a chance to interact with one of his regular customers coming by to pick up his newest bull. I left Char-No as the sun was going down and drove up to Lake Majestik Farms in Flat Rock, Alabama where Nic Cornelison was kind enough to put me up for the night. I met manager Shane Cooper at daylight for a quick sausage-biscuit and then we were off checking out the newest additions to their registered female herd and the yearling sale bulls getting ready for the GenePlus sale in November 2024.

Lake Majestik is a beautiful place with striking Brangus cattle roaming the hills of northeast Alabama set against a backdrop of trees changing into their crimson, gold, and orange fall colors. Before we knew it it was past lunchtime and I needed to get on the road. Although, I could’ve spent three days there and I probably still wouldn’t have been able to see all of it.

The next stop on the journey was Hunt’s H+ Brangus in Calhoun, GA where Wesley and Jamey were kind enough to take me through some of their bulls being developed for their annual sale on the last weekend in February. While this was not my first time meeting Wesley or Jamey, I always admire the level of care they take to listen to the needs of their customer, creating cattle that work in their respective environments and only using trusted and proven genetics to do it. I said it once in my April update about the Hunts and I’ll say it again now, the adage “They come for the cattle and stay for the customer service” is well displayed with these folks. My final visit in Georgia before the Herndon Farms sale was Vanna Farms, helmed by Lee McGarity. While my visit at Vanna was short, it was quickly apparent how much care Lee takes in making mating decisions to continually improve his herd. The tree topper on the Florida/Alabama/Georgia

excursion was the L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms 5th Annual Fall Production Sale. This was another well attended sale with several elite Brangus female and bull offerings and of course, fresh Vidalia onion rings.

After a few office days at home, it was time to head north for the GenePlus sale at Chimney Rock. I was fortunate enough this time to be able to bring my wife Jenn and son Kase up for them to experience the Cow Palace for the first time. While the winding mountain roads may not have agreed with Kase’s stomach, the cattle offering was spectacular and uniform from the front pen to the back.

The next stop was just up the road for the Branch Ranch Rough and Ready sale. I will always remember that sale as attending it was my very first day on the job with IBBA. From there I jumped on a flight to Birmingham, Alabama for the Quail Valley sale but made a few detours to visit CDP Partners TTT Ranch and Johnston Brangus.

Despite a tough drought hitting the area, the Brangus cattle at both operations were holding up very well, a testament to their adaptability. I finished up the week at the Quail Valley sale in Oneonta, Alabama.

The following week I made my way up to El Dorado, AR for the CDP Brangus Fall Sale held for the first time at

the Draggin’ M Ranch. I was thankful to get a night at home in Natchitoches before heading out to the annual fall sale at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch. Up next, you can catch me rounding out the fall sale season at the T3 Pine Belt Alliance Sale the Saturday after Thanksgiving and at the Texas Drovers Sale in Weimar, Texas.

With as many people as I am about to thank, this paragraph may have been more suited to the November issue but given that fall sale season is nearing a close and this is the last Brangus Journal for 2023, it feels warranted. To all the buyers who have staked the future of their operations on Brangus cattle, THANK YOU. To all the breeders who have listened to their customers and utilized cutting edge genetics to push the breed into the future, THANK YOU. To my wife Jennifer who holds down the fort at home while simultaneously working full time and taking care of a rambunctious two-year old when I’m gone to sales and ranch visits, most of all, THANK YOU.

GO BRANGUS!

Gentle Ranch Raised RanGe Ready ReGisteRed BRanGus & chaRolais Bulls

RAMRO LLC / RJ CATTLE CO CUERO, TX 713-204-4903 713-253-4804

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| CATTLEFAX TRENDS |

WAYS HIGHER INTEREST RATES COST COW-CALF PRODUCERS CATTLEFAX TRENDS Higher interest rates affect every sector of the cattle business. However, as the only “fixed cost” member of the beef supply chain cow-calf producers are affected in ways they may not have previously considered. Probably the most obvious impact of higher interest rates is the added cost to the cow-calf budget on any borrowed capital. However, interest expenses incurred by the stocker/grower and feeding sector of the industry also directly affects cow-calf producers.

The interest expenses of growers and feeders alike “trickle back” and take another hit on the cow-calf producer. Increased interest expense on both feeding and cattle costs reduce cowcalf breakeven purchase prices, or simply how much a feeder/ backgrounder or stocker operator can spend on a calf.

It is true that cow-calf producers have benefited from lower corn prices and a higher fed cattle market this year. Calf prices on video sales and in local sale barns all have come in well above year-ago levels. The average price of a 575-pound steer calf this October was $2.79 per pound, up from $1.85 per pound last year (based on a South Plains calf on the CattleFax feeder grid). That will make the trip back from delivering calves to the sale barn a whole lot more enjoyable. Recent conversations have resulted in several elated individuals who just sold calves this fall who were not anticipating prices to be quite as good as they were.

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levels. Assuming that cattle feeders are putting up 25 percent equity and incurring 8.5 percent interest rates, the interest expense on the cost of a 575-pound steer calf is pushing $70 per head. Interest on half of the feed adds on another $25 per head for a total cost of $95 per head. That adds about 18 cents per pound to the breakeven purchase price on a steer calf. At last year’s interest rates, that was about $30 per head or 6 cents per pound.

So, as a cow-calf producer, you end up picking up the cost for your own interest expenses, plus a share of the interest cost of the next phase of the supply chain.

How much of that share you get hit with depends on how deep that $95 per head cuts into feeding margins.

Implied margins for the first week of November 2023 indicated that cattle feeders could still buy a yearling steer and lock in $30 to $60 per head profit, with

| CATTLEFAX TRENDS | yearling heifer opportunities even larger averaging over $75 per head (including interest expenses). However, the recent changes in the futures markets have taken away most of that margin on 575–600-pound calf. The result will be more pressure on calf prices now that potential margins appear to be much smaller.

Even with the pullback in the fed market, one class of cattle that does still show some feeding margin is heifers. The heifer mates to the steer calves that brought $2.79 in October brought $2.48, or about $138 per head less. There is historical justification for the steer-heifer price spread. CattleFax FirstLook data shows that on average a 550–600-pound heifer placed in October will have a dry matter feed conversion rate of 6.81 pounds of dry feed per pound gained - about ½ a pound higher than steers, which works out to an extra 7 cents added to the estimated cost of gain based on current ration prices. Also, you can put on about 100 pounds more total weight on the steer. Still, taking all of this into consideration, there is almost $100 per head more potential margin on the heifer calf with the current steer-heifer price spreads. So, if you are considering retaining ownership on part of your calf crop, this year’s nod goes to feeding your heifers and selling your steers.

Less obvious ways that higher interest rates affect the cow-calf producer is increased feed costs this coming winter as well as higher corn prices at the

feedyard. While corn prices are down significantly from last year, the cost of corn is also inflated because of higher interest rates. According to a University of Kentucky analysis, an increase in the interest rate from 4 percent to 10 percent will increase the storage costs of corn stored for 5 months by 162.5 percent or 13 cents per bushel. That will also apply to any corn-based energy source from cake to tubs used to supplement cows through the winter.

And the list of how higher interest rates affect cow calf producers gets even longer! Higher interest rates also directly affect heifer retention plans and the value of replacement females. At 10 percent interest on 80 percent of the cost of a $2,500 replacement heifer, that works out to about $200 per year compared to $100 per head interest cost on last year’s cow budget.

Regardless of the economist or banker, they mostly agree that high interest rates are going to be here for the next year or more and will not likely get back to the historical lows seen just a couple of years ago. As the fixed-cost segment of the beef business, cow-calf producers not only benefit from higher prices up the chain, but also eventually bear the brunt of higher expenses such as those discussed here as well.

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| INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION |

Pura Vida, Costa Rica

by Macee Prause, IBBA International Liaison

Pineapples. Pineapples, and oranges. These everabundant products are just some of the local produce used on beef operations for supplementation through pineapple pulp, orange pulp, and sileage from the crowns of the pineapple. Not only does Costa Rica strive to use available feed stuff to supplement their cattle, but they also use it as a means to decrease human food waste in order to have an environmentally friendly approach to raising beef. Costa Rica is one of the largest international markets that focuses on environmental stewardship, renewable energy, and adaptability.

This past October, the International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) International Committee, with the support of the United States Livestock Genetics Exports team (USLGE), planned an outbound mission trip to Costa Rica. Committee members Dan and Sandra Marvel of Marvel Farms as well as Mario Cardona with Santa Rosa Ranch traveled with me to Costa Rica to network with fellow Brangus breeders, show support for our Costa Rica Brangus

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Association, and get firsthand accounts of the cattle needs and requirements for the country to efficiently produce beef. We were excited to share our knowledge with one other during this trip and are eager to share this trip with you.

Our first day we were introduced to board of directors of the Asociación Cámara de Ganaderos de Liberia (CGL) and Federación de Cámara de Ganaderos de Guanacaste (FCGG). We had the privilege to meet with Isaiah Rivas, Eduardo Chito Arata, and Arturo Aguilar Lizano. These gentlemen hosted us for an information heavy dialogue afternoon and evening where we discussed the unique environment of the Guanacaste province, the transition they are striving to make in the beef industry, and the obstacles they face in today’s market. Little did we know that this meet-and-greet social would turn into a video interview with the local Revista Guana Actual as a promotional news piece for the area.

It was a surprise when you started talking with those that you come across during your travels how far and

| INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION | wide Brangus is across the country. One of the owners of the hotel we stayed at has a Brangus operation as well and was excited to meet Brangus breeders from the U.S. visiting Costa Rica. “The Brangus breeders we met are proud of the cattle they are raising and with good reason. The cattle we saw are functional, productive, and very high quality. Yet, they are looking for ways to improve their meat production,” the Marvels stated.

The following day was spent with CGL & FCGG as they took us to four different cattle operations -- each with its own unique climate, production goals, and objectives for their ranch’s future growth. We visited Finca La Palma and Finca La Olla which are run by Fabio and José Fabio, a father and son, who are past and current Presidents of FCGG. They use smaller traps with large groups that are moved and rotated every 3 days. This allows the pastures to rest for 30 days and mitigates the possibility for tick infestations. Their ranch also uses fixed time artificial insemination (AI) followed by natural service clean up bulls 15 days later. Sileage is an important part of their nutrition management program, and they select cattle that are very docile, breed back every year, and are environmentally adapted to their climate with short hair.

Additionally, this group took us to two other breeders who have varying degrees of interest in Brangus that have started recently. Hacienda El Cenizaro is a predominantly Brahman and Nellore herd whose owner, Luis Armando Calleja Morice, emphasized the importance of white cattle in his area and the traditional values placed on these breeds over others in his region. He also showed us his sire imported from the U.S. and the progeny those U.S. genetics have yielded.

Then, we visited Hacienda Los Angeles with owner Adolfo Jimenez, who is the President of both the Brown Swiss and

Braunvieh associations in Costa Rica. He is looking into converting his dairy operation into a beef on dairy program to increase the quality of his beef products.

The next day we went to SV Brangus where owner Juan Carlos Soto hosted us. Juan is a big proponent of using the Igenity Brangus DNA product as a tool in their toolbox for making selection decisions. They have found the numbers and averages related to their specific herd and can now use this to have minimum standards for their replacements.

However, the DNA results are just one tool. They have created large databanks of information on their ranch and strongly believe in the numbers and data assisting in their selection processing. A big part of those selection decisions is adaptability. They have even created a hair scorecard system for their ranch in order to cull those from the herd who are not adaptable at maturity.

Juan then took us to Hacienda Montezuma where we met with their ranch manager, Allan Perez Chaverri, and owner, Max Alberto Acosta Carazo. Their operation has a small, registered herd of about 60 head. However, they use those registered stock for embryo transfer (ET) donor dams as well as to supply replacement animals to their commercial herd which has about 600 cows. Montezuma and many of the other ranches include Eco-Tourism as part of their operation.

Additionally, they are stewards for the wildlife and natural environment, striving to protect the integrity of the land and lessen their environmental impact and their ranch’s carbon footprint.

Next on our schedule was Rio Cuarto Brangus, owned by former Costa Rica Brangus President, Javier Camacho. Javier’s ranch is one where genetic improvement has been implemented for multiple generations and you can see that when you look at his herd. The Marvels were able to witness the impact their genetics have by viewing progeny D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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out of their AI sire at Javier’s ranch. He has researched and tested at his ranch which genetics work best and produce environmentally adapted, superior animals and which ones just don’t fit right. It was great to be able to have open dialogue conversations about what works best and what doesn’t. The Marvels stated, “They expressed the need for genetics that are adapted to their climate and environment.

They specifically discussed their commitment for short hair, heat tolerance, good feed conversion, and high-quality carcass yields.” Hearing the positive and negative comments are things that will help us all to work towards building Brangus to the best breed it can be.

Additionally, Javier hosted multiple Costa Rica Brangus breeders at his ranch for a luncheon that day to join us in conversation. We were able to meet with Keneth Villalobos Salas – La Corona Brangus and Andres Salazar Solis – Cabanas Brangus Zarcero. Andres grilled fresh cuts from Carnes JAK Premium Brangus Beef, a co-op of which he and Javier are part owners. It was a great experience to be able to see the farm-to-table experience as well as the genetics that went into producing the food we got to enjoy. Costa Rica is becoming a prominent supporter and producer of quality beef, and this is something our fellow Brangus breeders are proud to be a part of. “The high demand for quality beef in Costa Rica, but also their challenge of access to outside genetics as well as high-quality semen and embryos in certain areas of the country, especially for smaller producers, creates an opportunity for U.S. producers to extend their 40

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expertise in reproductive technologies and the possibility to increase the exportation of U.S. genetics to Costa Rica,” Cardona explained.

We ended our trip by meeting with Evan Mangino who is the USDA Agricultural Counselor to Costa Rica. We discussed our views on the trip, everything learned, the characteristics of the cattle viewed in different regions, and future plans and objectives to best support the individuals we met with in Costa Rica as well as the overall beef market. “This was a big step in opening a line of communication between Costa Rican Brangus breeders and U.S. producers to help further the promotion of the Brangus breed within Costa Rica,” Cardona said. It was so interesting to see the variations from the West Coast to the mountains to the East Coast, and to learn how the beef industry meets and adapts to the specific needs and conditions for each region. “We will continue working diligently with our network of Costa Rican producers and the Costa Rican government to provide support and increased access to high-quality U.S. Brangus genetics selected specifically for tropical climates to help meet the needs of their breeders.”

A huge thank you to our fellow breeders in Costa Rica for hosting us and putting together a very informational schedule full of variations of beef market to showcase and for the generous hospitality during our stay. “We are grateful for the opportunity we had to visit Costa Rica and for the gracious hospitality of all of our hosts,” Cardona stated. We look forward to growing our relationship in the future. Pura Vida!

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ZACATECAS

Visits TEXAS

by Macee Prause, IBBA International Liaison & Carlos Raul Peña, USLGE Market Representative – Latin America In June 2023, Zacatecas state government approached the United States Livestock Genetics Exports team (USLGE) with the intention of importing several beef breed bulls to incorporate into a program aimed at boosting local production. They committed to launching a project for genetic improvement in beef cattle, wherein the regional livestock union would provide and finance bulls to small and mid-scale producers who meet all the sanitary requirements mandated by federal regulations.

In late June, a delegation of five individuals, led

by Lic. Lyndiana Bugarin, Sub-Secretary of Agriculture (Livestock) in the state of Zacatecas, conducted a brief tour of the various operations along the Gulf Coast of Texas to observe Brahman, Beefmaster, and Brangus cattle genetics offerings. Their goal is to provide a certain amount of U.S. genetics to their state to increase the quality of the cattle with these genetic offerings.

Following the completion of this trip, a shipment of 23 bulls including 9 Brangus sourced from multiple ranches in Texas was exported to Mexico in August. This initiative represented an investment exceeding $120,000 USD by the state of Zacatecas. We hope this initial meeting and shipment will prove to provide the genetics they were looking for and build a long-lasting relationship.

We would like to thank our breeders that were involved in this mission: MBJ Ranch, Santa Rosa Ranch, and Villa Ranch. Thank you for your contributions towards this mission and last-minute schedule rearrangements. It is thanks to the support of our membership that we can graciously host groups such as this one and develop key contacts that allow us to network in the beef industry worldwide. Any country is Brangus country!

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OF THE YEAR

Brangus Show Heifer of the Year TCR BELINDA 302J8 Railee Steele, Gainesville, Florida

Reserve Brangus Show Heifer of the Year GKB MISS TANK 88J2 GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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Brangus Show Bull of the Year 6B JOHN BOY 804J10 Eris Basey, Florence, Texas

Reserve Brangus Show Bull of the Year MP MR MAGNUM 804J65 MP Brangus, Waco, Texas

Brangus Show Dam of the Year DDD MS KISHA 150Z2 Champions Valley Brangus, Schulenburg, Texas

Reserve Brangus Show Dam of the Year DDD MISS JANA 150B22 Camille Burns, Wharton, Texas

Brangus Show Sire of the Year DDD TANK 468E GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Reserve Brangus Show Sire of the Year MR. 101 LTD SLUGGER 915Z11 Our Help, Inc., Rock Springs, Wisconsin

Brangus Cow-Calf Pair of the Year MISS JLS FAITH 767G16 Casey Harper, Frostproof, Florida

Reserve Brangus Cow-Calf Pair of the Year KK MISS ANNIE 148H4 Railee Steele, Gainesville, Florida

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Red Brangus Red Brangus Show Heifer of the Year MS BROKEN A HARLOW 841H4 Lazy 3 Cattle, Tomball, Texas | Circle T, Church Point, Louisiana Lone Star Ranch, Okeechobee, Florida

Reserve Red Brangus Show Heifer of the Year GKB MISS VELVET 204J8 GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Red Brangus Show Bull of the Year BROKEN A GKB VALDEZ 841H GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Reserve Red Brangus Show Bull of the Year DOS XX'S DYNAMITE'S HERCULES Dos XX’s Cattle Co., Washington, Texas

Red Brangus Show Dam of the Year BROKEN A ISABELLA 841X2 Broken A Ranch, Madisonville, Texas

Reserve Red Brangus Show Dam of the Year M&M MS. HOME RUN 844/F M & M Farms, Poplarville, Mississippi D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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Red Brangus Show Sire of the Year DOS XX'S T-N-T'S DYNAMITE Dos XX’s Cattle Co., Washington, Texas Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Reserve Red Brangus Show Sire of the Year TRIO'S MLS CORTEZ 175C6 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas | GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas El Roble Brangus, Victoria, Tamps., Mexico

Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair of the Year MARVEL'S GOLDIE GIRL 1319 Marvel Farms, Gainesville, Florida

Reserve Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair of the Year KTS MS DIXIE 800H KTS Cattle, New Ulm, Texas | Tajo Ranch, Wharton, Texas KO’ Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas

Ultras Ultra Show Heifer of the Year CT MS FINLEY 108J2 Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida 48

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Reserve Ultra Show Heifer of the Year OCR PARTY LINE 487J Old Colita Ranch, Livingston, Texas Katherine Allen, Crockett, Texas

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Ultra Show Bull of the Year MC RANGER 924H9 GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Reserve Ultra Show Bull of the Year CT DEEP POCKETS 108K2 Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida

Ultra Show Dam of the Year BWCC MS ROCK SOLID 487C Old Colita Ranch, Livingston, Texas

Reserve Ultra Show Dam of the Year GMMB MS FERRARI 700 Mathiews Genetics Solutions, Woodson, Texas

Ultra Show Sire of the Year BAR R JET BLACK 5063 David Larson, New Iberia, Louisiana

Reserve Ultra Show Sire of the Year WC UB FORTRESS 322F Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, Missouri

Ultra Cow-Calf Pair of the Year CT MS SPECIAL LADY 814G Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida

Reserve Ultra Cow-Calf Pair of the Year CT MS KYLEIGH 137H Jayden Black, Lakeland, Florida D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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IBBA National Show of Merit Shreveport, Louisiana

Judge: Dakota Smith

Grand Champion Brangus Female RAFTER L VEGA JO 157K4 Lucherk Cattle, McCoy, Texas

Reserve Champion Brangus Female GKB TANKS LADY KATHY 149K GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Grand Champion Red Brangus Female SJCC KRISTAAL 72K3 Jade Stone, Stanton, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Female MS SENDERO KYLIE 59K2 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas Sendero Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Grand Champion Brangus Cow-Calf Pair MP MISS SWEET HONEY 150J9 GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Reserve Champion Brangus Cow-Calf Pair GT MS TANK 804J4 Eris Basey, Florence, Texas Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: MC PHOENIX 468K, Traci Middleton, Puryear, TN Senior Champion Heifer: ACC REESES 649J8, Cleavie Allen, Crockett, TX Red Female Divisions: Red Junior Heifer Calf Champion: TAJO LOLA 204L, Tajo Ranch, Waller, Texas, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, TX

Grand Champion Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair TAJO MS KENA 307J4 Tajo Ranch, Waller, Texas, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair M&M 702/J Marcela Garza, New Waverly, Texas

Female Divisions:

Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: ACC

Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GKB MISS

KATALINA 358K2, Chloe Wise, North Zulch, TX

CYBIL 804L15, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX

Summer Champion Heifer: RAFTER L VEGA

Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: WC

JO 157K4, Lucherk Cattle, McCoy, TX

MISS LOUISA 79L, Wyman Creek Cattle

Reserve Summer Champion Heifer: SJCC

Company, Summersville, MO

KALEIDOSCOPE 1252K7, Roxton Stone, Stanton, TX

Senior Heifer Calf Champion: MP MISS

Junior Champion Heifer: GKB TANKS LADY

BROOKLYN 804K27, MP Brangus, Waco, TX

KATHY 149K, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX

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Red Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: CLF MS EILEEN 38L9, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA Red Senior Heifer Calf Champion: MS SENDERO KYLIE 59K2, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, TX, Sendero Brangus, Laredo, TX Red Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: CLF MS TNT 175K6, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA Red Summer Champion Heifer: VILLAS MS CATALINA 71K11, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, TX Red Reserve Summer Champion Heifer: CLF MS RED DYNASTY 225K1, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA

| SHOW RESULTS | Red Junior Champion Heifer: SJCC KRISTAAL 72K3, Jade Stone, Stanton, TX Red Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: TAJO BIANCA 59K3, Tajo Ranch, Waller, TX, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, TX Red Senior Champion Heifer: MS SENDERO JLO 59J2, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, TX, Sendero Brangus, Laredo, TX Bull Divisions: Junior Bull Calf Champion: MP MR HIT MAN 150L3, MP Brangus, Waco, TX Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: GKB

Grand Champion Brangus Bull ORIGINS KNOCK OUT 302K2 MP Brangus, Waco, Texas, Origins Ranch, Houston, Texas, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas

Reserve Champion Brangus Bull BB CROSS CANADIAN 150K3 Burns Brangus, Wharton, Texas

Grand Champion Red Brangus Bull TRIOS KRUGER 175K4 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas Scamardo Brangus, Caldwell, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Bull PCC TRIO'S FFF HURACAN 101H3 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas, Genetica Triple F, Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, MBJ Ranch, Wharton, Texas, Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Red Summer Champion Bull: IC JIMBO 61K,

Red Senior Champion Bull: PCC TRIO'S FFF

Vickie Mims, Pattison, TX

HURACAN 101H3, TRIO Cattle & Genetics,

Red Junior Champion Bull: TRIOS KRUGER

Mabank, TX, Genetica Triple F, Tepatitlan, Jalisco,

175K4, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, TX,

Mexico, MBJ Ranch, Wharton, TX, Sendero Red

Scamardo Brangus, Caldwell, TX

Brangus, Laredo, TX

Red Reserve Junior Champion Bull: TAJO

Red Reserve Senior Champion Bull: CX

NIGHT CAP 307K2, Tajo Ranch, Waller, TX,

HOMBRE'S HOME RUN 59J10, Cox Excalibur

KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, TX

Brangus, Weimar, TX

RANGER 804L8, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX Senior Bull Calf Champion: ORIGINS CAPITAL GAINS 302K4, Origins Ranch, Houston, TX Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: ACC GOOD TIMES 674K16, Katherine Allen, Crockett, TX Summer Champion Bull: ORIGINS KNOCK OUT 302K2, MP Brangus, Waco, TX, Origins Ranch, Houston, TX, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX Reserve Summer Champion Bull: KL NAVIGATOR 915K1, K&L Brangus, Floresville, TX Junior Champion Bull: BB CROSS CANADIAN 150K3, Burns Brangus, Wharton, TX Reserve Junior Champion Bull: GKB FEDERAL RESERVE 38K24, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: ACC ASTRO 674J11, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX Reserve Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: 6B JOHN BOY 804J10, Eris Basey, Florence, TX Senior Champion Bull: MR MS CHEECHO 767J5, Rilee Bennett, Lake Wales, FL Red Bull Divisions: Red Junior Bull Calf Champion: TAJO

Red Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: VILLA'S VALENTINO 59J14, Villa Ranch, Brookshire, TX

LEGENDS 307L2, Tajo Ranch, Waller, TX, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, TX Red Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: TRIOS PCC LOMBARDI 326L, TRIO Cattle and Genetics, Mabank, TX, Perry Cattle Co., Pearland, TX Red Senior Bull Calf Champion: TAJO LUPE 204K9, Tajo Ranch, Waller, TX, KO’s Cattle Service, Waxahachie, TX Red Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: DOS XX'S BO'S MOONSHINE, Dos XX’s Cattle Company, Washington, TX D E C E M B E R 2023 B R A N G U S J O U R N A L

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IBBA National Show of Merit Shreveport, Louisiana

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Female MC BADA BOOM 628K8 Mill Creek Land & Cattle, Puryear, Tennessee

Judge: Dakota Smith

Reserve Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Female MC BADA BING 628K7 Mill Creek Land & Cattle, Puryear, Tennessee

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Pair W5 MISS ROSE 215H W5 Cattle, Christmas, Florida Ultra Bull Divisions: Ultra Senior Bull Calf Champion: WC UB KIPLING 649K2, Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, MO Ultra Summer Champion Bull: SCCC KADILLAC 804K, Roxton Stone, Stanton, TX Ultra Reserve Summer Champion Bull: WC UB KIOWA 608K2, Wyman Creek Cattle Company,

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Bull SCCC KADILLAC 804K Roxton Stone, Stanton, Texas

Reserve Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Bull WC UB KIPLING 649K2 Wyman Creek Cattle Company, Summersville, MO

Ultra Female Divisions:

Ultra Junior Champion Heifer: WC MISS

Ultra Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GRT MS

KARISMA 022K, Wyman Creek Cattle

6847G-MONEY 804L2, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL

Company, Summersville, MO

Ultra Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GCC

Ultra Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: ACC

MISS LA-DI-DA 729L, Cheyene Durheim, Spring, TX

BONITA 25K4, Kade Whiddon, Needville, TX

Ultra Senior Heifer Calf Champion: MC BADA

Ultra Senior Champion Heifer: GKB MISS

BOOM 628K8, Mill Creek Land & Cattle, Puryear, TN

BELLA 118J, GKB Cattle, Desdemona, TX

Ultra Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: MC

Ultra Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: CT MS

BADA BING 628K7, Mill Creek Land & Cattle, Puryear, TN

FINLEY 108J2, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL

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Summersville, MO Ultra Junior Champion Bull: CT DEEP POCKETS 108K2, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Ultra Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: DIAMOND JV JOKER 23J, Cheyenne Durheim, Spring, TX Ultra Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: CHAMP MR LIMITLESS 150J7, Champions Valley LLC, Schulenburg, TX

Ace of Spades 406J COMPLETE HERD SIRE This easy-going son of Never Surrender is perhaps the most complete herd sire in the breed. He was ours and Fenco’s $145,000 choice at the Fall of 2022 Quail Valley sale. From his moderate stature to his big top and pleasing sheath design, he suits us well.

His numerical tabulations are equally impressive soaring to unmatched combinations of IMF and REA combined with calving ease and powerful growth values. His dam ranks in the top 100 females in the breed for IMF and his sire is the big growth and REA, Never Surrender.

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CED 6.8 SC 0.24

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$50/unit DMR BIG LEAGUE 415J88

CB NEW STANDARD 817J3

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CED 5.1 SC 1.45

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CED 6.4 SC 0.57

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Crossroads x 795C5

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| SHOW RESULTS |

IBBA Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair Jacksonville, Florida

Judge: Derrick Smith

Grand Champion Brangus Female KK MISS MOVIE STAR 924L9 Railee Steele, Gainesville, Florida

Reserve Champion Brangus Female CHAMP MS PRADA 302K1 Champions Valley LLC, Schulenburg, Texas

Grand Champion Red Brangus Female KWM MS ANGELINA CONANS TOKEN Kayden Mascheck, Eagle Lake, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Female MS SENDERO JLO 59J2 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas Sendero Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Grand Champion Brangus Cow-Calf Pair TCR BELINDA 302J8 Railee Steele, Gainesville, Florida

Reserve Champion Brangus Cow-Calf Pair PRECIOUS 2E1 Isabella Carrillo, Okeechobee, Florida Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: HCT ROYS MISS ROXANNE 789K1, Casey Delona Harper, Haines City, FL Senior Champion Heifer: CT MS CROSSCUT 698J, Brittany Steele, Lakeland, FL Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: KHR MS. BETH 244J, Greg Kight, Christmas, FL

Grand Champion Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair MARVEL'S JUSTA VALENTINE 621 Marvel Farms, High Springs, Florida

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Cow-Calf Pair MARVEL'S SWEET JASMINE 1621 Joyce Teague, Branford, Florida

Red Female Divisions:

Female Divisions:

Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: SB

Red Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion:

Junior Heifer Calf Champion: KK MISS

PRADA 148K, Railee Steele, Gainesville, FL

MOVIE STAR 924L9, Railee Steele, Gainesville, FL

Summer Champion Heifer: HCT MISS KHLOE

Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: LB MS

789K, Kinley Ward, Christmas, FL

CECELIA 04L4, Madilyn Nichols, Kathleen, FL

Reserve Summer Champion Heifer: RAFTER L

Senior Heifer Calf Champion: CHAMP MS

FANCY FACE 804K, Railee Steele, Gainesville, FL

NAENAE 27K1, Champions Valley LLC,

Junior Champion Heifer: CHAMP MS PRADA

Schulenburg, TX

302K1, Champions Valley LLC, Schulenburg, TX

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Red Junior Heifer Calf Champion: CLF MS CLASSIC 225L7, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA M&M LEIGHTON 702L1, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Red Senior Heifer Calf Champion: KWM MS ANGELINA CONANS TOKEN, Kayden Mascheck, Eagle Lake, FL Red Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: CLF MS TNT 175K6, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA

| SHOW RESULTS | Red Summer Champion Heifer: CLF MS RED DYNASTY 225K1, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA Red Reserve Summer Champion Heifer: CLF MS ASHY 38K5, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA Red Junior Champion Heifer: MARVELS RUBY TUESDAY 222, Marvel Farms, High Springs, FL Red Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: MARVELS DOUBLE BARREL DREAM, Joyce Teague, Branford, LA Red Senior Champion Heifer: MS SENDERO JLO 59J2, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, TX Sendero Brangus, Laredo, TX

Grand Champion Brangus Bull MR MS CHEECHO 767J5 FA Cattle Company, Lake Wales, Florida

Reserve Champion Brangus Bull GKB FEDERAL RESERVE 38K24 Truman Taylor, Lakeland, Florida

Grand Champion Red Brangus Bull PCC TRIO'S FFF HURACAN 101H3 TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, Texas, Genetica Triple F, Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, MBJ Ranch, Wharton, Texas, Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, Texas

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Bull MCC LANCELOT 72L Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, Texas

Red Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: M&M 10J, Brittany Steele, Lakeland, FL Bull Divisions: Junior Bull Calf Champion: BANDI MR GUN POWDER 07L1, Alexis Bandi, Okeechobee, FL Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: HCT MR LEGEND 789L, Kinley Ward, Christmas, FL Senior Bull Calf Champion: LB MR DOM, Kyndal Akins, Haines City, FL Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: CT WALLEN 698K6, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Junior Champion Bull: GKB FEDERAL RESERVE 38K24, Truman Taylor, Lakeland, FL Reserve Junior Champion Bull: JR MR KEVIN 205K6, Glen Saint Mary, FL Intermediate Senior Champion Bull: KHR MR. MATER 3J1, Greg Kight, Christmas, FL Senior Champion Bull: MR MS CHEECHO 767J5, FA Cattle Company, Lake Wales, FL Red Bull Divisions: Red Junior Bull Calf Champion: MCC

Red Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: MARVELS SUPER 223 ET, Marvel Farms, High Springs, FL Red Junior Champion Bull: MARVELS KALEL PRIDE 1922, Marvel Farms, High Springs, FL Red Reserve Junior Champion Bull: MARVELS

Red Senior Champion Bull: PCC TRIO'S FFF HURACAN 101H3, TRIO Cattle & Genetics, Mabank, TX, Genetica Triple F, Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, MBJ Ranch, Wharton, TX, Sendero Red Brangus, Laredo, TX Red Reserve Senior Champion Bull: MARVEL'S MR CRUZ, Kinley Ward, Christmas, FL

GOLD STANDARD 2022, Marvel Farms, High Springs, FL

LANCELOT 72L, Maxwell Cattle Company, Ponder, TX

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IBBA Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair Jacksonville, Florida

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Female CT MS FINLEY 108J2 Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida

Judge: Derrick Smith

Reserve Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Female CLF MS MERLE 53L8 Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Pair MNR MS. LIZZO 535H Madilyn Nichols, Kathleen, Florida Ultra Junior Champion Heifer: MNR MS SHAKIRA 617K2, Madilyn Nichols, Kathleen, FL Ultra Senior Champion Heifer: CT MS FINLEY 108J2, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Ultra Bull Divisions: Ultra Junior Bull Calf Champion: JB JET BLACK 628L, JW Bass, Okeechobee, FL

Reserve Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Pair W5 MISS ROSE 215H Kinley Ward, Christmas, Florida

Grand Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Bull CHAMP MR LIMITLESS 150J7 Champions Valley LLC, Schulenburg, Texas Ultra Female Divisions: Ultra Junior Heifer Calf Champion: CLF MS MERLE 53L8, Circle Lee Farms, Baton Rouge, LA Ultra Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: GRT MS 6847G-MONEY 804L2, Truman Taylor, Lakeland, FL Ultra Senior Heifer Calf Champion: LAZY 3 KARMA UR 841K, Truman Taylor, Lakeland, FL

Reserve Champion Ultrablack/Ultrared Bull CT DEEP POCKETS 108K2 Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, Florida

Ultra Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: JR MS KINLEY 98K2, Bar JR Farms, Glen Saint Mary, FL Ultra Summer Champion Heifer: MNR MS BEYONCE 535K, Madilyn Nichols, Kathleen, FL

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Ultra Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: MNR MR 535L, Madilyn Nichols, Kathleen, FL Ultra Senior Bull Calf Champion: JR MR KOBIE 106K4, Bar JR Farm, Glen St. Mary, FL Ultra Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: JR MR KING 2K51, Bar JR Farm, Glen St. Mary, FL Ultra Summer Champion Bull: MNR MR MERLE 535K3, Kyndall Akins, Haines City, FL Ultra Junior Champion Bull: CT DEEP POCKETS 108K2, Carlee Taylor, Lakeland, FL Ultra Reserve Junior Champion Bull: JB HERSHEYS WITH ALMONDS, JW Bass, Okeechobee, FL Ultra Senior Champion Bull: CHAMP MR LIMITLESS 150J7, Champions Valley LLC, Shulenburg, TX

Hugo

HEAD RIGHT ON HUGO ROAD!

BWCC HUGO 484H7 REG. #10472434

Hugo will take your program on the Right Curve Bending Road and is sure to be on many mating lists this fall, especially to breed heifers as he is a calving ease and low birthweight sire that still gives you top tier performance and carcass traits. The first Hugo calves to sell created a ton of excitement as 4 fall weaned heifers sold in 2 different sales to average $18,375! If you like small calves at birth that grow fast, are easy fleshing, good scanning cattle that have super dispositions, then take the Hugo Road this fall.

Sired by the current sensation in the breed, BWCC McQueen and out of a Boulder daughter that traces back to Stryker who was also the maternal grandsire of Big Lake.

BWCC MCQUEEN 192E24 X BWCC MC BOULDER 487B18

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Hugo semen is available for $50 per straw – 10 straw minimum.

To purchase semen contact Joe Fuller at 979-255-7747 – jw.fuller@yahoo.com

FENCO

FARMS

We Sell Cattle to Fit Your Needs

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| SALE SUMMARIES | | SALE SUMMARIES |

SALESummaries

Fifth Annual Addison Brangus Farms and Friends “Performance Sale” October 14, 2023 | Cullman, Alabama CUT ABOVE SALE, CULLMAN, AL – APRIL 30, 2022

59 Brangus & Ultra $239,350 to average crowd $4,057in A warm earlylots fallgrossed day greeted an outstanding 11 commercial lots grossed $11,200 averageFarms $1,018 Cullman, AL at the Fifth Annual Addisonto Brangus and Friends The total saleSale” grossed $250,550 “Performance where they were met with a stellar offering of 6 - sets of Embryos grossed $25,750, to average Registered Brangus and Ultrablack females from $4,292 consignors all 3 -3-N-1 grossed $13,950,The to high-quality average $4,650 throughout the Southeast. offering was appraised 7 - bred cows grossed to average $3,629 and offered for sale with $25,400 Colonel Doak Lambert calling the auction.

14 –offering bred heifers $42,350 The was metgrossed with a torrid pacetoasaverage animals $3,025 sold to the highest 11 – pairs $74,500 bidder, withgrossed the high selling tolotaverage of the $6,773 day offered by Addison 20 – open heifers grossed $50,250 to average $2,512 Brangus Farms and was purchased

by Steve Whitley for $11,000.00.

2 – second bulls grossed $7,150 $3,575 by Addison Brangus The high selling lot to wasaverage also consigned Fartms and purchased by Lake Majestik Farms, for $9,500.00.

Buyers states were onlot hand competebyforLETO the high The day’sfrom third6 highest selling wastoconsigned Farms, quality lots consigned by 20 breeders theofSoutheast.

Letohatchee, AL, and purchased for the across bid price $8,000.00 by The highest selling lot MS. Boulder 000F16 with a heifer calf at her side, consigned by Vanna Farms, was purchased by L & K Farms for $26,000.

The volume buyer was Eagle Ridge Farms, Cottondale, Al -purchased 12 lots All consigners and buyers are greatly appreciated.

The 2023 Cut Above Sale will be in Cullman, AL on April 29, 2023 at 10:00 am

CAVENDER DRAGGIN’ M AND PARTNERS SPRING SALE Registered Female Sale 1 Registered Brangus Herd Sire grossed $15,000 to average $15,000 7 Brangus and Ultrablack 3N1’s grossed $67,500 to average $9,643 10 Brangus and Ultrablack Donors grossed $79,500 to average $7,950 14 Spring Pairs grossed $45,750 to average $3,268 25 Fall bred Brangus and Ultrablack Heifers grossed $183,250 to average $7,330 65 Open Brangus and Ultrablack Heifers grossed $318,500 to average $4,900 3 Fall Pairs and Pregnant Recipients grossed $13,750 to average $4,583 34

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Peanut Carr. The high selling Flush was offered by Sunshine Acres and 3G Cattle and was sold to Cavender Ranches for $6,500.00.

125 Registered Lots grossed $723,250 to average $5,786 Lots Average Commercial Females 324 Commercial pairs with Brangus and Ultrablack 39 Embryos $435.23 calves at side grossed $890,500 to average $2,748 1 Flush $6,500 59 Brangus and Super Baldy Bred Heifers$4,291.67 grossed $140,950 6 Bulls to $2,389 17average Pair $3,126.47 66 Open Brangus Heifers grossed $140,050 to average 8 Fall Bred Cows $2,950.00 $2,122 3 Fall Bred Heifers $3,266.67 449 Commercial Females grossed $1,171,500 to average 31 Open Heifers $3,245.16 $2,609 12 Spring Bred Cows $1,929.17 163 buyers Bred from Heifers 12 states and Mexico were greeted by 28 Spring $2,735.71 pleasant spring weather, mild temperature and welcoming 71 Commercial Bred Heifers $1,828.17 hospitality from the hosts at Cavenders Neches River 19 Open Commercial Heifers $1,265.79 Ranch. at the 2nd annual CDP Spring Female Production Sale.

235 Lots Grossed $492,150 The sale featured Registered Brangus and Ultrablack cattle from the CDP group as well as customers and included 450 commercial cattle, many with calves at side sired by CDP bulls. The bidding was fast paced and furious as demand for quality Brangus seedstock ran high.

The day’s top selling female, at $25,000 was Lot 85, PR MS Crossroads 129J7. This powerful open heifer was consigned

by Pennridge Farms, Paige, Tx. Her dam is a full sister to the dam of Modello and Herndon Farms, Lyons, Ga was the winning bidder.

Briggs Ranch, Bloomington TX and Harris Riverbend Farms, Cleburne, TX teamed to eran the bid of $24,000 for Lot 107, MS DMR Resource 415J52. She was another stout open heifer and was consigned by CDP Partner, Draggin M Ranch, Eldorado, Arkansas.

B/K Beef LLC, Boerne, TX was the purchaser of the next high selling lot when they paid $22,500 to own Lot 42, MS DMR Empire 222H5. This bred heifer, safe to Growth Fund, was also consigned by Draggin M. B/K Beef also purchased the day’s next high seller when they paid $20,000 to on Lot 41A, CB MS Capital Gain 117H20, another stylish bred heifer this time safe to Masterpiece. She was consigned by CDP Partner Cavender Brangus, Jacksonville, TX. El Granizo De San Juan, Durango, Mexico purchased the next high seller when they paid $19,000 to own Lot 43, MS

| SALE SUMMARIES |

Oklahoma Brangus Association October 21, 2023 | McAlester, Oklahoma Lots 31 Registered Bulls 15 Registered Females 5 Commercial Females

Average $4,500 $2,203 $3,000

51 Lots Grossed $187,550 It was a beautiful fall day in Southeast Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Brangus Breeders Association Sale. The sky was clear and the sun was bright as people arrived from all over the state of Oklahoma as well as all the surrounding states, to view and purchase animals of their choosing.

The sale started strong as Mr. Danny Ferris of Tuscola, Texas chose Lot 7 EW President slugger 464K as his choice to take south for $6,250 which was the high selling Lot that was provided

by Walck Cattle Company. Following close behind was Lot 1 JG Mr. 0K1 Houston Copy of Gorczyca and Son Brangus for $6,000, which went to Northeast Oklahoma to the home of longtime and well respected Brangus Breeder Mr. Austin Kenyon of Park Hill Oklahoma.

Still as the sale continued strong another crowd favorite, Lot 2 JG Mr. Focus on Jet 711K3 of Gorczyca & Son Brangus brought $6,000 as well to go home with Mr. Tommy Joe Brown of Wister, Oklahoma.

Then followed in a big stout Bull of Young Land & Cattle Company Lot 10 YLC Closing Time 894 K which demanded $6,000 as well to go home with HC Kesterson of Vandervoort, Arkansas.

High Selling Registered Females Open Heifer Lot 41 Miss Closing Time 541 K2 sold for $3,000 she was consigned by Young Land & Cattle Co. and was purchased by Jerry & Rose Hunsucker of Waldron, Arkansas.

Bred heifers Lot 51 &52 J-J DBW Ms. Dimension 18/20 & J-J DBW Ms Black 315/190 sold for $2,600 each and were consigned by Wells J-J Brangus Ranch and were purchased by Rodney Karch of Canadian, Oklahoma.

Bred Heifers Lots 43 & 44 Lawman MS. Currency 237J & Lawman Inovation 361 K3 sold for $2,600 each as well and were consigned by Lowman Ranch and Were purchased by Lot 43 Johnny Ward of Fairfield Texas, and Lot 44 Went to Rodney Karch of Canadian, Oklahoma.

Bred Cow Lot 45 MD MS Maybrees UB Presi 02F was consigned by G Bar 2 Cattle Co. and sold for $1,800 to Alvin Potts of Council Hill, Oklahoma.

Cow Calf Pair Lot 42 Vorel Ms Passport 918D32 consigned by Crocker Cattle Company, sold for $2,700 to Alvin Potts of Council Hill, Oklahoma.

A Super Fancy set of 5 Young Bred Cows Consigned by Gorczyca & Son Brangus sold for $3,000 each to Mickey McGowan of Hulbert, Oklahoma.

The Association would like to thank everyone who attended and purchased cattle at this sale. The Oklahoma Junior Brangus members were greatly appreciated as they came and cooked lunch for all who attended the sale.

The proceeds went to help the juniors in showing Livestock and moving our breed in a progressive direction for the future.

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Town Creek Farm Genetics Generate Commanding Response

The Town Creek Farm Sale signaled a confirmation of an unprecedented opportunity to add Brangus, Ultrablack and VigorMax™ genetics to cattle operations in the southern tier of the US. The offering was highlighted by a set of first-generation 5/8-3/8 Brangus herd bulls that were bred up from Brahman and Angus. The unique genetic offering attracted both new and repeat customers to the Town Creek Farm Bull Sale and Commercial Bred Heifer Sale on October 21, 2023, near West Point, MS. The crew welcomed more than 200 buyers and bidders from 14 states who competed for cattle throughout the afternoon.

Overall interest in the sale offering was one of the strongest in the history of Town Creek Farm. Town Creek Farm has long been recognized for its objective and disciplined breeding system that results in cattle that excel in real-world commercial ranching environments. The bull sale line-up offered cattlemen a selection of varying percentages of Angus and Braham to fit their genetic and environmental needs. When the final gavel fell for its final time, 137 Town Creek Farm bulls averaged $7,440 and 209 customer-owned commercial bred heifers averaged $2,885. The sale grossed $1,622,200.

Spirited bidding was strong, and sometimes fierce, throughout the entire sale. The winning bid for the top bull lot came from CJ Cattle Company, Altoona, AL at $18,500. Lot 5, TCF Integrity 4329J2, garnered lots of attention prior to sale and had many friends on sale day. The bull offered a complete and balanced package of genetics, data, and phenotype.

First-generation Brangus bulls developed from the Town Creek Farm Breeding Up to Brangus were in high demand all day long. Lot 2, TCF Vigor Boost 1065J, was one such outcross genetic opportunity that commanded a selling price of $18,000 and became the second high seller of the sale. Greg Williams of D’Ilberville, MS., outlasted bidders to earn ownership 1065J. TCF Pathfinder 9733J7, Lot 6, was a “looker” with tremendous eye appeal, muscle, and length of side. He caught the attention CJ Cattle Company who paid $16,000 to own him. Lot 6 was one of the highest ratioing bulls of the sale in nearly every

Carol and Mike Sanders, Charlie Creek Cattle Co., of Florida were on hand to add several bulls to their bull battery.

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Father and son duo, Marty and Martin Sanders, of Alabama were among the volume bull buyers.

phenotypic trait recorded. Lot 114, TCF Rapid Reward 312K3, a highly sought-after heifer bull, sold for $14,500 to longtime friends and repeat customers, Charlie Creek Cattle Company of FL. Fenco Farms of Florida took home a much raved about new gen bull, Lot 65, TCF Vigor Boost 2365K, for $14,000. The first-generation 5/8/-3/8 Brangus bull had tremendous depth of side and eye appeal and has the potential to be a genetic herd changer.

The sale continued at a steady and rhythmic pace supplying cattlemen the opportunity to buy bulls within a variety of budgets. Cattlemen were appreciative of the solid and consistent bull quality offered from start to finish. The Town Creek Farm bull offering was strongly supported throughout the day as 18 bulls sold in a range from $10,000 to $18,500. Forty bulls (30% of bulls) sold from $7,500 to $9,750. Fifty-five bulls (40%) sold in a from $5,000 to $7,250.

In the Town Creek Farm Commercial Bred Heifer Sale, multi-generational, genetically tracked heifers commanded strong interest and demand from buyers. These customer-owned heifers were offered by River Oaks Farm, Searcy, AR, 23-year consignor; CP Bar Ranch, Holcomb, MS, 24-year consignor; 20-year consignor, Megehee Cattle Company, Macon, MS; along with 15-year consignor, Montgomery Farms, Moulton, AL, Other consigners included B&B Farm, Linden, AL, 11-year consignor; Longino Ranch, Sidell, FL, nine-year consignor; Lowell Dollar Farms, Bainbridge, GA, a seven-year consignor; second-year consignor, Spur W Cattle Company of Preston, MS; and first-year consignors; Jadyn Collier, Preston, MS; and Wells Cattle Company, Ridgeland, MS. Two of the top-selling pens of commercial bred heifers came from Longino Ranch, Inc. at $4,000 each. Also calling for a bid of $4,000 was a pen from John McKnight’s River Oaks Farm.

Heifers were bought by Langmo Family Ranch of FL and repeat customers and friends, Dollar Farms, respectively. Longino Ranch heifers continued to command top dollar with three pens at $3,700.

Sixteen-year-old Jadyn Collier sold her pen of heifers for $3,600 while Spur W Cattle Company also commanded $3,600 for two pens of heifers.

Volume buyers were Langmo Family Ranch; Tri J Cattle, LLC, LA; Watkins Citrus and Cattle, FL; and J & N Farms, AL. Doak Lambert, Decatur, TX, was the auctioneer.

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JOE & MELANIE FULLER - BEN & TRISH FULLER L.G. Herdon, Jr Owner 912.293.1316 14148 N State Highway 16, Willow City, TX 78675 Sky Herdon, Co-Owner 912.245.0428 C. 979-255-7747 E. jw.fuller@yahoo.com Kevin Asbury, Manager 850.252.7290

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ARKANSAS — CALIFORNIA — FLORIDA — GEORGIA — KANSAS — LOUISIANA

TEXAS

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

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Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

JOHN MILAM, OWNER Grady Green, Ranch Manager 870-314-3673 | grady@dragginmranch.com El Dorado, Arkansas www.dragginm.com 2020 IBBA Top ET Breeder

J ackson family brangus

JODI & DAVID JACKSON 3099 Horseshoe Bend Waco, Texas 76708 Jodi cell: 254.722.9138

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Brangus & Ultrablacks BULLS & FEMALES available private treaty and select sales

Clay Cooper, Manager

SPANISH RANCH

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OK FARMS

Kenneth and Anita Christensen, Owners

4432 FM 2674 • El Campo, TX 77437 (979) 240-3913 text or call Email: okfarmsbrangus@gmail.com

“The Brand with a Heritage”

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Tracy Holbert, Program Advisor (979) 255-4357, text or call

MIKE SHELTON C: 713.560.8333 Colita Loop, Colita, TX 77351 www.brangusprofit.com Registered Brangus and Ultrablack Cattle

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RIO RANCH

D'Ann Harper

210.393.1713

Registered Brahman, Charolais and Brangus

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TEXAS

Randy Schmidt 903.278.7777

Schmidt Farms

Garrett Hinds 417.880.2839

BRANGUS & ULTRABLACK

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GENEPLUSBRANGUS.COM

Brangus & Ultrablacks BULLS & FEMALES available private treaty and select sales

TUNA ROSA RANCH BRANGUS & RED BRANGUS 830-857-4943 Owner - Jimmy Elliott

Manager - Kurt Trammell Clay Cooper, Manager ktrammell@tunarosaranch.com

SPANISH RANCH

352.302.2734

90 CR 465 West Gonzales, Texas 78629

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| CALENDAR OF EVENTS | DECEMBER TEXAS DROVERS BULL & COMMERCIAL FEMALE SALE

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OFFICE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

JAN OFFICE CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS HOLIDAY

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THE WESTERN NATIONAL AT CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS OPEN HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO ENTRY DEADLINE

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FEBRUARY 6-8

THE FLORIDA STATE FAIR OPEN BRANGUS SHOW

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WILEY RANCH FEMALE SALE

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WILEY RANCH BULL SALE

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INTERNATIONAL SHOW HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO

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ADVERTISING INDEX

ALABAMA American Cattle Enterprise...............................................................IFC Addison Brangus Farm .....................................................................60 Far Niente Farms ...............................................................................63 Johnston Brangus ............................................................................63 Lake Majestik.....................................................................................63 Quail Valley Farms.......................................................................IFC,63 Southeast Brangus Breeders Assn.....................................................63 TTT Brangus Farm...............................................................................63

NEW MEXICO Bobby and Bobbie Brangus ..............................................................65

ARIZONA Carter Brangus...................................................................................63 Parker Brangus..................................................................................63

TEXAS 2C Brangus........................................................................................65 Bovine Elite.......................................................................................63 Cattle Solutions................................................................................IBC Cavender Ranches .......................................................12,13,42,53,65 Cox Excalibur Brangus ......................................................................65 Cross F Cattle.....................................................................................65 Diamond K Ranch .............................................................................65 Drake Land & Cattle ..........................................................................65 E3 Ranch, LLC ....................................................................................65 Elgin Breeding Services, LLC .............................................................63 Farris Ranching Company .................................................................66 G Bar Brangus....................................................................................66 Gardner Cattle Co...............................................................................66 Genesis Ranch ..................................................................................66 GKB Cattle .............................................................................. 36,37,66 Grassy Lake Cattle Company..............................................................41 Hi Point Sales + Marketing ..............................................................BC Jackson Family Brangus....................................................................66 K & L Brangus ....................................................................................66 Lambert, Doak...................................................................................63 Mound Creek Ranch..........................................................................66 MP Brangus..................................................................................66,BC Oak Creek Farms................................................................................66 Oakley, Lakin.....................................................................................63 OK Farms...........................................................................................66 Old Colita Ranch................................................................................66 Pennridge Ranch...............................................................................66 Pumpjack Cattle Co............................................................................66 Rafter 2 Ranch...................................................................................66 Ramro LLC..........................................................................................33 Reagan, Terry.....................................................................................63 Red-Land Cattle................................................................................... 9 Rio Ranch...........................................................................................66 Santa Rosa Ranch..............................................................................66 Scamardo Brangus............................................................................66 Schmidt Farms...................................................................................67 Star G Ranch......................................................................................67 Starwood Ranch.................................................................................67 Tajo Ranch.........................................................................................67 TRIO Cattle & Genetics.......................................................................67 Triple Crown Ranch............................................................................67 Triple JR Cattle Co..............................................................................67 Tuna Rosa Ranch................................................................................67 Union Ranch Cattle Company............................................................67 Villa Ranch.........................................................................................67 Vineyard Cattle Co., Inc......................................................................67 Wild M Brangus.................................................................................67

ARKANSAS Adams & Creasy Insurance Agency ...................................................63 Big D Ranch ......................................................................................63 CDP Brangus......................................................................... 6,7,54,55 Chimney Rock Cattle Co. ...................................................................64 Draggin' M Ranch .............................................................................64 Giffin Farms.......................................................................................64 Jacksons Double J.............................................................................64 Mobley, Luke.....................................................................................63 Pope Farms Brangus..........................................................................64 Red Bud Farms..................................................................................64 Sewell Cattle Co., Inc..........................................................................64 CALIFORNIA Spanish Ranch...................................................................................64 FLORIDA FA Cattle Company ............................................................................68 Fenco Farms................................................................................. 59,64 Hardee Farms....................................................................................64 Phillips Ranch............................................................................. 64,IBC Wynne Ranch....................................................................................64 GEORGIA Char-No Farm ....................................................................................64 Double S Ranch.................................................................................64 Greuel Family Brangus .....................................................................64 L.G. Herndon, Jr. Farms.........................................................11,64,IBC Stover Ranch......................................................................................64 KANSAS Hurla Farms ......................................................................................69 Jensen Livesotck Agency...................................................................63 LOUISIANA Bushley Creek Cattle Co. ...................................................................64 Cross N Farms ...................................................................................65 Midsouth Cattle Company.................................................................65 The Branch Ranch..............................................................................65 Wiley Ranch.......................................................................................65 MISSISSIPPI Double W Ranch ...............................................................................65 Pine Belt Alliance...............................................................................65 T3 Brangus.........................................................................................65 Town Creek Farm ..............................................................................62

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OKLAHOMA Lawman Ranch..................................................................................65 Oklahoma Brangus Association.........................................................61

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