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BUILT FOR THE LONG HAUL Focusing on creating cattle that are sound-footed, easy-fleshing, fertile and genetically sound is a top priority at Fillmore Ranch. We have an aggressive breeding program that features popular AI genetics, along with a great bull battery. When you’re looking for quality seedstock, come to Fillmore Ranch—a program built for the long haul.
SANTO 9054S
4/24/06 - HOMO Black, DBL Polled/Scurred HUNT Mr. Jock 44J x Wulf’s Jayne 9054J CE: 10 BW: 0.5 WW: 51 YW: 93 MA: 22 CM: 12 SC: 0.7 DC: 30 CW: 20 RE: .58 YG: -.16 MS: -.02 $MI: 46 Santo is as genetically sound as you can create and his figures have held true. He produced progeny that have moderate birth weights, good growth, docility and project to have a ton of carcass merit. We have many calves by Santo and welcome all inquires.
SUPERCHARGE K667S
50% Lim-Flex - 4/19/06 - Black, DBL Polled/Scurred CE: 10 BW: -0.5 WW: 41 YW: 74 MA: 19 CM: 4 SC: -0.1 CW: 36 RE: .00 YG: .24 MS: .04 $MI: 42 Wow is all we can say about Supercharger’s first calf crop. If you want cattle with moderation, fleshing ability and substance, look no further than his progeny. Supercharge has a ton of body and is sound-footed. We are charged about his first calf crop and encourage you to call about these outstanding calves.
Join us for our 11th Annual Bull Sale in April 7, 2012 JoinFillmore Us for Our 8th •Annual BullCOSale Ranch LaJunta, Aprilfor 3,more 2010 information - La Junta, CO Call or Email & catalogs! Give us a call anytime or stop for a visit and check out our 2010 calf crop. Give us a call anytime or stop for a visit and check out our 2009 calf crop.
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C U LV E R C AT T L E Annual Bull Sale
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 ♦ Noon Lunch Owl Creek Ranch 3178 Jackson County Road 12 East ♦ Walden, CO 80480 (3 miles east of Walden on 12E)
Selling 90 Altitude Adjusted Angus Yearling Bulls PAP Tested ~ Carcass Ultrasounded Tested BVD Negative ~ Fertility Tested
Culver Cattle has dedicated the past two decades to produce Angus cattle that are low birth weight, moderate framed and feed efficient. We place a strong emphasis on exceptional maternal traits and superior carcass quality with proven results.
Sinclair Mountain Pass 4P138 PAP score 42 at 8,200’ (21 sons and 33 grandsons sell)
SVF Shamrock In Focus 116T “Rib Eye” PAP score 36 at 8,200’ (47 sons sell)
Redland Napolean 2475 PAP score 43 at 8,200’
(10 sons and 7 grandsons sell)
► These bulls perform well at high altitude and on the plains ◄ For more information and/or a bull sale catalog, contact: Donald Culver, Owner 303.530.4444 ♦ Jon Gabel, General Mgr. 303.594.5520 ♦ Greg Carter, Ranch Mgr 970.620.1044 Culver Cattle ♦ 7490 Clubhouse Road, Suite 201 ♦ Boulder CO 80301 www.CulverCattle.com
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Jan 23rd 2012
Connealy Right Answer 746
1 pm
Ogallala Livestock • Ogallala Nebraska
100 Registered Yearlings
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HARB Pendleton • Connealy Reflection Connealy Impression
Past 3 years of mates harvested to our 2009-2010 & 2011 Sale Bulls 68.7 % CAB ™ 99.2 % Choice or Better 54.4 % Vision yield grade 1 & 2 Less than 1 % Vision yield grade 4 & 5 96.8 % PREMIUM PAID
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Sale broadcast live @ C A T T L E U S A .com TJ, Kristy, Tanner & Ty Martin 1361 Keystone Sarben N Rd • PO Box 260 Keystone NE 69144
Office: 308-726-2855 Cell: 308-883-2333 Martin@lakemac.net
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Where Quality Runs High High altitude PAP tested bulls for sale private treaty and at the Jamison Hereford sale Feb. 24 in Quinter, KS Ranch is at 8,200 feet
GB L1 DOMINO 175E
• BW 1.3, WW 56, YW 91, MM 37, M&G 65, SC 1.2, FAT -0.017, REA 0.36, MARB 0.02 • 175 is a calving ease bull that adds growth, maternal, pigment and loads of eye appeal. He sires top sons and outstanding daughters. Semen is available through us or Accelerated Genetics
CL 1 DOMINO 320N
• BW 1.8, WW 35, YW 61, MM 41, M&G 59, SC 1.6, FAT -0.057, REA -0.05, MARB 0.11 • 320 adds calving ease, thickness, fleshing ability and pigment. 320 daughters are making outstanding females, they are strong milking and have great udders.
CL 1 DOMINO 065X
• BW 0,5, WW 44, YW 74, MM 30, M&G 52, SC 0.9, FAT 0.044, REA 0.01, MARB 0.00 • 065X is a stylish, medium framed bull that carries loads of natural thickness through his quarter. His dam is the great 5142 cow. 065X is a well balanced bull that combines calving ease and maternal strength.
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BW 0.6, WW 53, YW 95, MM 24, M&G 51, SC 1.1, FAT 0.014, REA 0.22, MARB 0.06
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BW 6.9, WW 57, YW 98, MM 21, M&G 49, SC 0.7, FAT 0.021, REA -0.01, MARB 0.11
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Pieper Red Angus by Gayle Smith Potter, Neb.
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hen Mark Pieper reflects over the last 39 years, he is amazed at what he and his family have been able to accomplish with their registered Red Angus operation. Pieper Red Angus is located 7 miles east and 3 miles south of Hay Springs, Neb. It is a family operation comprised of Mark and Deb Pieper, and their son, Tate. Their daughter, Amy, and her husband, Jarrod Bargman, live in Lincoln, Neb., but also help with the website and annual production sales. The operation started with a wedding gift of 10 Hereford heifers from Deb’s parents. “Back then, everyone was crossing Herefords with black bulls,” Mark explained. “However, Deb’s father, Kenneth Hollibaugh, encouraged us to use Red Angus bulls, so we went to Wyoming and purchased some Red Angus bulls. We really liked the first cross of red baldy calves,” Mark said. It wasn’t until a year later, Mark and Deb entered into the registered
Red Angus business. “I had went to Sturgis, S.D., to buy my first set of Red Angus cows,” he explained. “I thought they were commercial cows, then I received the registration papers. I had no idea I had purchased some registered cattle.” Mark had always been interested in artificial insemination, and went to school to learn shortly after the two wed. “Deb’s dad was using artificial insemination, and he got me interested in it. I am glad I did, because it has been a vital part of our program for the last 36 years.” Once he finished the school, Mark was able to come home and start artificial inseminating their own cattle, which allowed them to rapidly improve the cattle and their genetics. Unlike many seedstock producers, the Pieper family has used leased ranches over the years to grow their operation, until they purchased their own ranch 14 years ago. “We still lease some land, but this ranch has given us a home base, and a place to have our
A group of registered Pieper Red Angus cows with calves at side.
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production sales,” Mark said. The family hosts two production sales each year, one the first part of April, and the other at the end of October. The spring sale features the yearling bulls. “We sell the oldest 60 percent of our bull crop, which is approximately 140 bulls,” Mark explained. They also sell about 50 head of replacement heifers out of their registered cows. During the fall sale, they sell the youngest 40 percent of the bull crop. The bulls average 18-months of age. “In the fall sale, we also sell around 100 registered females from show heifer prospects to donor cows,” Mark said. “Also in the fall sale, along with our cattle, we have featured approximately 40 registered Quarter Horses the last five years. We usually sell around 10 ranch-broke geldings that we have used in our everyday work on the ranch,” Mark said. “Also, we have several weanling colts out of our brood mare band. Tate heads up the horse program, and has incorporated several new bloodlines.” Mark has a number of customers who have supported his Red Angus operation over the years, and he has found many ways to give something back. “During the last 20 years, I have purchased some of my bull customer’s heifer calves. They don’t want to develop their own replacement heifers, so they let me purchase the top end of their heifers. We run those a full year, synchronize, artificially inseminate, and ultrasound them for pregnancy. We can group them together by date
The commercial bred heifers that are sold during the fall production sale.
the calves will be born,” Mark said. “We usually sell 200-300 heifers in the fall sale every year. Buyers can purchase five or more by gate cut.” Offering replacement heifers during the sale has worked out well for the family. “We have a lot of guys come and buy a trailer load of 10 head. They can take those heifers home, and they will calve within a two to three week period.” Mark also became bonded and licensed to order buy calves about 10 years ago. “I thought it would be a way to really help our bull program by finding an outlet for my bull customer’s calves,” he explained. “I try to get their calves bought for feedlots who like our genetics and our cattle. It has helped my customers earn a premium for their calves, and it has helped our program. What we have noticed most about these cattle is that they yield really well. Most yield between 64-65 percent, while the national average is only 61 percent.” Mark has collected carcass data on his cattle for a number of years, so he has a good understanding of what is under their hide. “We have ultrasounded our bulls for carcass traits for the last 12 years, and we offer continued on page 14
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that information to our customers to use to select which bulls they want to purchase,” Mark said. “Our bulls have ribeyes that are 35 percent larger than the breed average. I think it is important, because the ribeye reflects more muscling in the cattle.” In addition to carcass data, Mark also has the ultrasound technician measure the backfat on the bulls. “It is important to me to know how much backfat they have,” he explained. “We have always developed bulls at home on a high roughage ration. We try to not let the bulls develop more than .33 of backfat. If they get more than that, they are too fat and will melt down in the spring. It also hurts their feet,” he explained. “We have a complete bull development program here,” Mark continued. “It makes me proud to be
able to look my customers in the eye and say my bulls have never left the ranch. They are born here, developed here, and sold here,” he explained. “We are just as big as we can be to handle the operation ourselves, and keep it a hands-on deal. It also means a lot to be able to tell my customers that I have seen those bulls every day, and I can pick out their mothers without looking at their tag.” Over the years, Mark, Deb and Tate have carefully selected genetics to build the program into what it is today. “We strive for cattle with a little more body length. We are really tough on their feet, legs and disposition. Our cattle may be a little bigger than the breed average, but they are stouter with more bone,” he explained. “The breed is known for calving ease, but we have tried to raise our cattle with more performance. We
Tate Pieper aboard one of the ranch geldings working cattle.
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have also managed to maintain cattle that are a happy medium. We don’t want so much muscling in them, that we lose maternal traits.” Mark said they like a lot of bone and body length to their cattle, even though it adds to the birth weight. “I don’t like to see any calf born under 70 pounds. I believe they can get too small, where they just don’t grow up properly. We don’t promote calving ease, but our cattle do calve easy.” A few years ago, when many seedstock producers sought the extremes in EPDs, Mark said he made a decision to keep the herd in the middle. “That decision has worked out well for us, and balanced things out,” he said. “When producers started chasing extremes, we started going to Canada to purchase bulls to get new genetics in our herd. Those cattle were phenotypically correct. They weren’t necessarily great EPD cattle, but as our cattle have proven themselves, the EPDs have fallen into place.” The cattle have also proven themselves by earning numerous championships in the show ring. “We lost our son, Travis, four years ago in a car accident,” Mark said. “He was 32years-old at the time. His part of the operation was promoting and showing our cattle. Out of the 11 years he showed at the National Western Stock Show in the pen show, he won the championship nine years,” he continued. “His passing has definitely left a hole in our operation. He loved to show and promote the cattle, and he was very, very good at it. We still try to show the cattle when we can. I think showing them really helped us establish a reputation about what kind
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of cattle we raise, and it helped us get our name out there.” Over the years, the family has raised some top herd sires. One of the most famous is Bodacious, a Red Angus bull they raised, along with the bull’s mother and grandmother. “He is the bull you see on all the Red Angus advertisements,” Mark proudly admits. He was the champion bull at the Iowa State Fair, NILE, Louisville, Denver and Fort Worth, before the family sold him as a 5-year-old at the Red Roundup in Canada. The legacy Mark and Deb have built is one they hope will be carried on by their grandchildren. When Travis passed away, he left behind his wife, Jessamyn, and two sons, Taylen and Jarret. “I hope the grandchildren will be a part of this operation one day,” Mark said. Mark and Deb’s daughter also has three children, Derek, Taylor, and Kayla, who all enjoy coming to the ranch and helping out. For more information about Pieper Red Angus, please see their website at PieperRedAngus.com. Mark, Deb, and Tate can be reached at (308) 638-4557. V
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Commercial Exhibitors set up Registration - NEW Ranch Sort, Team Penning, NEW Speed Penning, Team Roping NEW Ranch Sort, Team Penning will follow, followed by NEW Speed Penning Open - Including Sale Horses Team Roping Closed to sale entries only
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KRAYE ANGUS PRODUCTION SALE
April 7, 2012 At the Kraye Sale Facility Mullen, Nebraska
Selling 130 Performance Bred Registered Yearling Angus Bulls Featuring sons of Final Answer, Reflection, Upward, Gridiron, 338, CC&7, 458N and more.
Also Selling 40 Purebred Commercial Yearling Heifers All Performance Data Available Kraye Angus 35791 Antelope Valley Rd Mullen, NE 69152 John 308-546-2524 David 308-546-7015 jkraye@neb-sandhills.net www.krayeangus.com Family owned Nebraska Grown
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Friday, April 13, 2012 Crawford Livestock • Crawford, NE SELLING 50 RED ANGUS BULLS Yearlings • Fall Yearlings Not many sire lines can withstand the “real world test” we put them through in order to make efficient and productive tough country bulls. These are just a couple of the sires we have chosen to produce bulls putting you one step ahead in the cattle business.
Flashback is the most asked about herd sire at Grill Cattle Co. While his sons keep with the Red Western tradition of true moderation (5.0 frame) growth and power, his daughters are turning more heads than we originally thought.
Willie is a 4 frame bull that pushes the scale down at nearly a ton. Extremely correct bull that stamps every one of his calves with his thickness and spring of rib. Offering an outstanding group of Willie sons.
Contact us for more information and to get on our catalog list! GRILL CATTLE CO. Jeff Grill • (605) 459-5518
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Simmental bulls now available from: Ahlberg Cattle Rodney Ahlberg family Longmont, CO V 303-776-2342
Meiklejohn Ranch Collbran, CO V 970-487-3434 Or cell 970-250-4694
Altenburg SuperBaldy Ranch Willie Altenburg V 970-568-7792 Sale Saturday, March 17, 2012 @ Ft Collins 80 bulls with Nuts, Butts & Guts
Phoenix Cattle Co. Roger Schager V 303-499-7340 Fleckvieh & FleckAngus cattle @Louisville
Bridle Bit Simmentals The Cook’s V 719-324-5474 / 529-0564 Simmental & SimAngus bulls for sale private treaty @ Walsh
Rain’s Simmental Sale Thursday, March 1, 2012 @ Sharon Springs V 60+ bulls Mike Rains 785-672-7129
Dilka Cattle Co. James Dilka V Briggsdale 970-351-0840 or cell 396-8791 Simmental cattle available
Reflected R Ranch Curt & Susan Russell V Sugar City 719-469-BULS / www.reflectedrranch.com Black Simmental & SimAngus bulls
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WALTER ANGUS FARMS 60th Anniversary Bull Sale Wednesday, April 11, 2012 • 1 pm MST Ogallala Livestock Auction Market 1-308-284-2071 Webcast www.cattleusa.com 20 Yearling Angus Bulls 14 Two Year Old Bulls
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Other Sires Featured: SAV Traveler 004’s son, Tumbleweed, Nichols Extra H6’s son, SAF Strategy and WAF Custer Pride and his son. Walter Angus Farms brings you 60 years of breeding Traditional Traits of the Angus Breed. • Calving Ease • Carcass Traits • Efficiency Gains • Maternal Traits Need Bulls for Heifers? Our Bulls have Birth weight EPD’s under +1. Mark & Barbara Walter 2721 Cedarberry Rd, North Platte, NE 69101 (308) 532-1971 (308) 539-2830 Cell
TAUBENHEIM GELBVIEH PRODUCTION SALE Monday, 1,2012 2010••11P.M. P.M. CST Monday, February February 6, At The Ranch—23685 Sartoria Rd., Amherst, Neb. 68812
Selling 100 •• Thick-Made Muscular •• Gelbvieh & Balancer (75%) •• Bulls With Growth •• Balance & Carcas Gradability Merrit TAU FINALCOUNTDOWN 59Y EPD’S: 115, YW BW -0.1, 48, GL YW 94 BWCEWW MILKWWTM MK -1.6 19, TM37 43, GL 104,-1.5 SC 0.2 85-0.7,22CED 41 Actual BW 90 • Actual WW 770 35W Homozygous double Birthdateblack is Feband 3 2011 polled sonSired of Final Answer that is by SAV Final Answer Homozygous Black, Homozygous moderate framed and deep sidedPolled with son of SAV Answer. 59Y is awidth Cattlemen’s plenty ofFinal muscle and natural Dream, he is soft ribbed and soggy middled about A bull deserves a look while him. offering tonsthat of foot size and bone. On sale topday. of that you have to love the structure.
Dale Taubenheim 23685 Sartoria Rd. Amherst, NE 68812 308-826-4771 dtaubenheim@aol.com
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Wagner Charolais focuses on producing productive sires by Gayle Smith Potter, Neb.
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fter purchasing some commercial cows with Charolais-cross calves, Bob and Jan Wagner of Nunn, Colo., were so pleased with how the calves performed, they decided to raise registered Charolais cattle. “We had been farming wheat and raising sheep,” Wagner explained. “About nine years ago, we had the opportunity to purchase this ranch. It is not suitable for crop farming, and the fences wouldn’t support sheep, so we decided to go with cattle.” The original plan was to purchase old cows, calve them and sell both at weaning. “The first crop of calves were Charolais-cross, and I was really pleased with how they looked,” he said. “The were well-muscled calves, that outperformed the others, so I decided to look into the purebred side of raising Charolais cattle.”
Wagner chose Charolais because they are well-suited for the commercial cattlemen as a terminal sire. “They put a tremendous amount of muscling on the calves, and they have great performance,” he said. “They are also known for producing larger ribeyes, and have a good rate of gain and feed conversion. They just work well for customers who want a terminal sire.” After purchasing his first registered Charolais bull, Wagner worked with a fieldman in his area to find some registered Charolais cows. “The first group I acquired were 10 head of registered Charolais cows my wife purchased for me as a Christmas gift, with help from the fieldman,” he explained. Since then, through more purchases and careful selection of replacement heifers, the Wagners have increased the herd to nearly 200
Coming 2-year-old bulls (born March 2010). All the bulls will spend their winter in pastures.
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head. “We are just now approaching the carrying capacity of the ranch,” he said. “We have to figure about 30 acres a pair here.” Wagner has both spring and fall calving herds. “We calve out the heifers at 30 months, instead of 24 months, to allow them time to become more mature,” he explained. “We have noticed they are better mothers and have less calving difficulties by waiting a little longer.” It also helps balance out the two herd sizes, Wagner continued. “The calves born in the spring will calve for the first time with the fall herd. Because of the farming, our cows calve in a pasture on their own. We can’t afford to have heifers losing calves because they are unassisted,” he said. The spring herd calves in March for approximately 45 days. Wagner said he AI’s the cattle for one cycle before turning in the clean-up bulls. The fall herd calves from the middle of August through September. Both groups graze year-around. “The fall herd doesn’t get any hay at all,” Wagner said. “However, we do provide the calves with some creep feed.” The spring calving herd is brought into a 300 acre pasture in early February to calve, where they are supplemented with some hay. While increasing his numbers, Wagner has also concentrated on important traits like producing cattle with lower birth weights, but with a good rate of gain to meet weaning and yearling weight goals. “We need to produce cattle that really grow so our customers can make money,” he
said. “Charolais have had a reputation for being hard calvers, but breeders have worked hard to change all that by managing their birth weight EPDs, narrowing up the front of the cattle, and breeding away from that blocky head. They have now mostly eliminated the calving difficulties,” he said. Most of the Charolais in Wagner’s herd are larger cows, but he has bred his bulls to smaller commercial cows in the 1,100 to 1,200 pound range with no calving difficulties. He uses both his own and outside sires to AI. “We currently have a great bull for heifers that is in the top one percent for birth weight EPD,” he said. “He has a moderate frame, but is very well muscled. I think his sons will perform the same way.” In 2012, Wagner plans to host his first bull sale at Centennial Livestock Auction. “In the past, I have been selling the bulls private treaty,” he said. “We raise the bulls like they will be used. They graze on pastures with some Accuration supplement. We run the bulls in a pasture where they can get plenty of exercise with a limited intake ration so they don’t get too fat.” “I want the bulls to be hard when we sell them,” he explained. “The way we develop them, we find that they don’t lose a lot of condition when they are breeding. That has been a powerful selling point for us. We don’t want to continued on page 36
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sell bulls that are turned out on the range and melt away,” he added. “Our bulls have to cover over 600 acre pastures chasing a cow without breaking down. We select our bulls more on appearance and production, than on EPDs.” “Our goal is to produce a uniform set of bulls that people can count on to breed true and be productive,” he explained. “We are always looking to improve our herd. We are like most cattle producers, we are happy with what we produce, but we’re never satisfied. We always want our bulls to look better and perform better.” Wagner also feels repeat customers are the key to success. “Customers who are satisfied are always your best advertisement,” he explained. The First Annual Wagner Bull Sale will be held at Centennial Livestock Auction in Fort Collins, Colo., on March 20 at 1 p.m. Wagner said 50-60 bulls will be in the sale, with an offering of 2-year-olds, 18-month-olds, and spring yearlings. Wagner said customers can expect to see a calm set of bulls used to being
worked. “I am a one-man operation, so I use a four-wheeler and Border Collies to work the cattle,” he said. “I have trained the cattle and my dogs to where I can move the entire herd by myself with two Border Collies.” Wagner, who is also competitive in stockdog trials, said using the Border Collies have allowed him to move his herd, while keeping them under control. “My cattle are not highheaded,” he explained. “They are very calm, and the dogs have proved to be a great asset to working with them. The cattle have to be trained to get accustomed to the dogs, but we use our dogs everyday to work our different groups of cattle,” he said. The cattle have also allowed Wagner a great training camp for his trial dogs. One of his Border Collies, Odi, is ranked in the top-three working dogs in the United States. “We have Denver coming up, and hopefully that will keep him up in the rankings,” he said. More information about the Wagner’s operation can be found on their website at Wagner-Ranch.com. V
Odi moving young bulls.
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Top Cut Angus Sale Not Your Typical Angus Bull
Thursday, March 22, 2012
1:00 p.m. MST * At the Ranch, Benkelman, Nebraska
Selling 90 High Performance, Moderate Birth Weight, Carcass Tested Bulls.
Flash: Selling 75 registered and commercial heifers. A.I. bred and serviced by low birth weight JSAR Bulls.
Genetics represented include 2-Time National Champion Gambles Hot Rod, OCC Doctor, OCC General, War Direction, EXT, NEW Design 878, Bando 1029, BC Maverick, Mytty in Focus, JSAR Rodman, 2 More Woodhill Mainline, and JSAR Design Dr.
OPPORTUNITY Jones Stewart Angus is the only place to purchase sibs to the outstanding Outcross Sire Opportunity. Look for the stout performance driven brothers to Opportunity.
JSAR TITAN The 64# birth weight JSAR Titan 201 sold to Oak Ridge Farms in Indiana, Brandon Bird in Texas, Rich Mort in Indiana, Strolberg Farms in Nebraska, and Scott Whaley in Indiana. A full brother and many more outstanding low birth weight sons of JSAR Rodman sell this year
X2 A Dam with 3@85 birth weight ratio highlighted this Maverick Son. This calving ease specialist sold to Voboril Land & Cattle in Overland Park, Kansas. Many powerful Mavericks sell this year.
X80 This Maternal Marvel, JSAR Mr Maverick 2006X has back to back Pathfinder females in his pedigree. His daughters should be exciting to see at Roche Cattle Co, in Parma Idaho.
X37 Calving east to burn with just a 65# actual birth weight. A phenotypical marvel out of an outstanding ET Dam. Sold to Carl Blackwell Co. The Rodman’s will standout this year as well.
X57 This War Direct son caught everyone’s attention last year for his overwhelming stoutness and herd topping performance. Sold to Boyd Yeik in Yoder, Wyoming.
to Shivers Family of IA.
X50 This Mainline Son was a top Herdsire Prospect last year. His 78# birth weight exploded to a 1429 adjusted yearling weight. The famous ABS Bull Woodhill Mainline will see natural service here this year. Thanks to the Gramm Ranch in Stratton, Colorado for this purchase.
Live Internet auction service available. Call Brad Fahrmeier at (816) 392-9241 or visit www.liveauctions.tv for more information.
W46 This standout Maverick Female hit on all cogs. Outstanding performance, impeccable phenotype with maternal and calving ease. Sold to Mike Hughes in Rosanky Texas with a 66# Rodman bull calf at her side. Many more like her sell this year
Join us for our 13th Annual Top Cut Angus Sale. We are confident you won’t find a heavier-muscled set of Angus bulls with BALANCE PERFORMANCE TRAITS ANYWHERE. These cattle and their progency have exceeded in every arena. Please be our guest for lunch. Visit our Web site at www.midcontinentfarms.com
Where Cattle That Perform Look Good! GREGG STEWART, WASHINGTON, KS (785) 325-2089 KENT STEWART (979) 777-7919 BRIGHAM STEWART (785) 747-8028 RON JONES, BENKELMAN, NE (308) 423-2894 • (308) 423-2808
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Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch by Robyn Scherer, M.Agr. Staff Reporter
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very seedstock producer is looking to produce superior genetics to sell to their customers. For one producer in Northern Colorado, Super Baldy cattle are just that. The Altenburg’s run a 200 head cow/calf herd, composed of Simmental and Angus cattle, both black and red. William “Willie” and Sharon Altenburg have been in the business for over 35 years, and their ranch is located just north of Fort Collins, Colo. Super Baldy was a term coined by one of Willie’s customers, and he thought the term was perfect for his crossbreeding program. “One of our commercial customers called it a super baldy, because it’s better than a black baldy. They have a unique blaze face.
When people hear the name, they think of us,” Willie Altenburg said. The cows are on a schedule, and they follow this pattern every year. In June, the cows and calves are driven from the home ranch 15 miles to the Soapstone Grazing Association land, located on the Colorado and Wyoming border. “We actually used to own part of that property. Then the grazing association decided to sell it to the city of Fort Collins. Now, we lease it back. We still run it as a grazing association, like it has been for 50-60 years. We practice a rotational grazing system on that piece of property,” he said. The grass in this area can be thin, and animals are grazed at a rate of one cow/calf pair per every 35 acres. The animals stay on the land until
Heifers are trailed across the ranch. Only purebred Simmental and Angus heifers are kept for replacements. Photo courtesy of Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch
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November, when they are brought home, and the calves are weaned. The cows then graze on hay stubble and corn stalks for the next two months. In January, the best heifers are taken to the National Western Stock Show. This January, 16 of the heifers will go to the show. The Altenburg’s show in the yard, in the pen of three classes. After the show, they come back to the ranch to calve the cows and heifers in February. “They calve outside and are brought to the barn only when we are trying to “save the ears,” said Altenburg. The reasoning behind this is because the Altenburg’s believe that they should operate their herd just like their customers do. He said, “Even though you may be a seedstock producer, it’s imperative that you understand the production phases of the commercial industry. We want to produce cattle that fit for the commercial customers.” The ranch hosts an annual bull sale on the third Saturday of March, after the 100 day gain test. Purebred Simmental and Angus bulls (both black and red), and the Super Baldy composite bulls are sold to commercial cattlemen to improve their own herds. The sale is held at the Centennial Livestock Market in Fort Collins, and 100 bulls will be sold this year. This year marks the 20th anniversary, and the sale will be held on March 17, 2012. “We have a lot of repeat customers from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. We have sold cattle to people for 35 years, and a lot of them
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Willie Altenburg, owner, and Bruce German, Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch manager, work the cattle on horseback. Photo courtesy of Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch
come back. We have grown a lot over the years, so we have new customers. This is the most bulls we have ever sold,” he said. Branding is then done in early April. The heifers and cows are then brought into the artificial insemination and embryo transfer part of the operation starting the 25th of April. According to Altenburg, the heifers are A.I. bred for two cycles, and the cows for A newborn calf is cleaned off by its’ mother. one. They then go in Photo courtesy of Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch with the clean up bull. “We choose the best bull we can find for our clean-up bull. Our Simmental bulls go in with our Angus cows, and Angus bulls go with Simmental cows. We get a lot of our Super Baldys this way. In our AI program, every cow is singularly mated to the bull that matches up with her the best.” Altenburg said. continued on page 48
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The bulls are then pulled out of the herd in the middle of June, and the cows are trailed back up to the leased land. According to Altenburg, “The cows are run under range conditions, like our commercial customers. Altenburg Super Baldy utilizes the technology of A.I. and Embryo Transfer while relishing the tradition of trailing cows on horseback and utilizing range conditions.” The Altenburg’s use these system because it allows them to produce superior genetics for their customers. “We believe in using all the genetic tools available to us, but also feel it is important to help interpret that information for our commercial customers. With the use of powerful tools such as A.I. and Embryo Transfer, we can reproduce the best genetics, in mass, providing even several full brothers to our larger commercial customers. If you can’t use A.I., then use A.I. sired bulls,” Altenburg said.
Altenburg believes in balancing expected progeny differences (EPDs), with physical structure. He said, “Bull buyers won’t buy an unsound or visually ‘bad one’ just because he has great EPDs, and that is as it should be.” He added, “I also feel cattle need to be bred to compliment a crossbreeding program and bring their own strengths. For example, I select Simmental to add ribeye and carcass yield and Angus (both black and red) to add carcass quality and marbling ... and don’t chase either to extremes. Emphasis is placed on other important traits such as udder, disposition, pigmentation, but especially pregnancy. She better be bred up early or she is down the road.” Heterosis has been shown to improve performance, and Altenburg believes in this as well. “Using composite SimAngus bulls (such as Simmental x Angus Super Baldy Bulls) is an excellent way to incorporate some
Cattle at the Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch. Photo courtesy of Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch
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desired crossbreeding traits into your herd,” he said. In addition to the bull sale, the Altenburg’s also participate in the Wild West Sale at the NWSS. He also sells embryos, and has shipped them all over the country, as well as internationally. “The last five years we have sent 50 embryos to a customer in Australia,” he said. Altenburg has a lot of experience with genetics. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin — Platteville in 1973, with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. Upon graduation, he went into beef A.I., and has worked in the industry since 1969. He is on the board of directors for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and a member of the Colorado Cattlemen Association and the Colorado Livestock Association. He has also severed on the American Simmental Association Board of Directors and as president of the Beef Improvement Federation. He currently serves in the role of Associate Vice President of Beef Marketing for Genex CRI. “I travel all over the U.S. and the world promoting beef AI. We are in the business of marketing semen all over the globe. I get a chance to meet a lot of good cattleman, and see good cattle all over the world. I get to see the good sires, and can use those in our herd,” he said. In 2010, Altenburg was honored by Colorado State University with the CSU Industry Partner Award, in recognition of his contributions to the beef business. “I think he’s done a good job with Simmental cattle. They are one of the breeds that have changed the kind of cattle that fit within the U.S. production
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Ranch manager Kevin Stone moves cattle to a new pasture at the Soapstone Grazing area. Photo courtesy of Altenburg Super Baldy Ranch
system. His simplified crossbreeding program with the SimAngus cross (Super Baldy), have been quite positive,” said Dr. Jack Whittier, Extension Beef Specialist and Associate Professor at CSU. Whittier also runs a small herd of Altenburg genetics, and contributes to his annual bull sale. Altenburg has also created an internship program, where CSU students can learn the responsibilities that come with running a ranch. Over the past 12 years, 15 students have participated in the program while living on the ranch. “It is a two way street. It is good for them, and we like interns. We have had some really great ones that have gone on to become veterinarians, embryo technologists and judging team coaches. It’s good to see people who have worked here go on and be successful. I like to work with young, successful people. It’s energizing. I enjoy the relationship with CSU, the students and the staff.” Altenburg enjoys what he does, and that is evident when he talks about working with commercial cattlemen. “I enjoy working with the commercial industry, and producing an animal that fit for our customers,” he said. V
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16’ X 50” 1/4” Heavy Galvanized
$ 30.90
BUMPERS & STAY ROLLERS
#5005
Drop Strap $ 35.90/pr. #318
#316
Adjustable Bumpers $ 11.90
Adjustable Stay Rollers $ 10.70
GRAY GATES
HORSE UTILITY PANELS
KEYHOLE DOOR TRACK
8’ 10’ 12’ 16’
$ 26.00 32.50 39.00 52.00
Face Mount Plain $ 1.45
Face Mount For Track Cover $ 1.65
TROLLEY HANGERS 9 1/2” or 6 1/2”
Bolt Trolley
Wood Door Trolley
$ 34.90 /pr. Bolt Trolleys Wood Door Trolleys 49.90 /pr.
STALL PANELS
10’ $ 75.90
• 29 Gauge High Tensile • 38” Wide 36” Coverage • Custom Cut Lengths • 9” On Center Rib Patterns • 20 Colors Available Large selection of matching Trims and Accessories Allow 6-13 Days 25% Deposit Required
Propanel II $
.90 /sq.ft.
$ .87/sq.ft. over 2,000 sq.ft.
$
.90 /sq.ft.
$ .87 /sq.ft. over 2,000 sq.ft.
$
.90 /sq.ft.
$ .87 /sq.ft. over 2,000 sq.ft.
Galvanized Corrugated
BARNMASTER
Galvanized 1 1/4” Corrugated
29 ga. Steel 26” Width 24” Coverage
6’ 7’ 8’ 9’ 10’
Made in the U.S.A. $ 9.10 12’ $ 19.20 10.62 14’ 21.24 12.14 16’ 24.27 13.65 18’ 27.30 15.17 20’ 30.34
STALL MATS
15 Year Warranty
• Chain Connections
• 1 5/8” Tubing 91.90 • 18 & 20 Ga. 12’ • 64” High 16’ 116.90 • 6 Rail 6’ Entrance 157.90 • Gray 12’ Entrance 224.90
PAINTED STEEL ROOFING & SIDING
KEYHOLE TRACK HANGER BRACKETS
Single 51F $ 4.40 6.70 Splice 51G
#5022
Single
$ 19.75
14 Gauge track for doors up to 600 lbs. Keyhole punched every 24” for track brackets
TRACK HANGERS
Double
$ 349.00
4 & 5 Gauge Galvanized
SLIDING DOOR HARDWARE DOOR TRACK
1,500 watts Adjustable Thermostat
2 Point Class 1 Galvanized 2 Point Galvanized
$ 36.40
16’ X 50”
Dec. 31st Jan. 1st Jan. 2nd
Sinking
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CATTLE PANELS
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Made in the U.S.A.
54.90
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10’ Front with doors $ 525.00 4’ $ 49.90 12’ $ 77.90 12’ Front with doors 597.00 6’ 51.90 14’ 93.90 10’ Divider with bars 352.00 12’ Divider with bars 417.00
8’ 10’
66.90 16’ 104.90 75.90
Stall fronts with sliding door & feeder door. Dividers with solid 1/2” bars
Made In U.S.A. $
37.95 each
ROLLED RUBBER 4’ X 25’ Rolls 1/4" $ 121.00 3/8" $ 176.00
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ARROW ONE ANGUS 9TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
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KEARNS CATTLE COMPANY 23rd Annual Best of Both Worlds Bull Sale
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
At the Ranch - Rushville, NE 1:00 P.M. MST SELLING:
75 YEARLING
SIM-ANGUS BULLS Simmental sires: Upgrade, Driver, Odin, Sumo, Summit, Shear Force, WK Hearts Contender. Quarter bloods to purebreds. Many Herd Sire prospects. Angus Sires: Final Answer. Many calving ease bulls. TOM KEARNS
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ZACH KEARNS
(308)327-2153 H • (308)360-1783 C E-Mail: zkearns@hotmail.com
WEAVER RANCH Annual Production Sale Monday, February 20th, 2012 @ 12:30pm at the ranch north of Fort Collins, CO
150 Coming 2-year-old Registered Black Angus Bulls • Carcass Ultrasounded • PAP, Fertility, Trich and BVD Tested •
100 Bred Commercial Heifers Featuring Sons of these Sires:
Mytty in Focus Weavers Math 92-18-342 RJAR Rito 902 Summiterest Prime Time 1837
BW -1.4 -1.4 -1.8 -1.1
WW +54 +28 +44 +40
YW +99 +52 +93 +73
MILK +25 +10 +23 +29
MRB +.64 +.31 +.09 +.40
REA -.06 +.30 -.17 +.17
FT +.015 +.004 -.002 -.016
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Best of Both Breedsâ&#x20AC;? Brown
Balancer Bull Sale/Open House Balancer Bull Sale Selling 2525 Quality Black Selling Quality Black AI-Sired Balancer Bulls Al-Sired Yearling, Fall Yearling + 2 yr old Balancer Bulls
February 23, 2009
1:00 p.m.February MST â&#x20AC;˘ at the ranch, 27, Paxton, 2012Neb. All Bulls Performance, Carcass, Gelbvieh/ 12:00-4:00pm MST DNA, BVD & Fertility Tested! Angus
at the Ranch, Paxton, NE
RTBG
Shrek 863R
Open House Day BW: 1.1receive WW: 51 Only a 10% YW: 102 onMK: 15 discount purchase FM:or 36.64 CV: 26.39 free feed until April 1st, 2012 ULTRASOUND: Backfat: .44 LuNCH SERVED Ribeye: 17.2 MARBLING: AT NOON % IMF: 4.05 Gain: 5.31(122 day) All Bulls
Performance, BD: 2-01-05 Carcass, DNA, BWt: BVD89&lbs. 205 Wt: Tested! 805 lbs. Fertility
Adj. YWt: 1,545 lbs.
Sire: Bennett Acclaim â&#x20AC;˘ Dam: EXT (Angus) RTBG Shrek 863R Sire: BennetSemen Acclaim Dam: EXT (Angus) is -available Sementhrough is available through Brown Gelbvieh Angus Brown Gelbvieh/Angus
We Will Be Selling Several Outstanding Sons of Shrek In This Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sale.
Catalog upon upon request: request: Catalog Rod &Rod Twila& Brown: 308-239-4577 â&#x20AC;˘ rtbrown@nebnet.net Twila Brown: 308-239-4577
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BEAR“Focusing MOUNTAIN ANGUS on Quality with Performance”
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WED., FEB. 29, 2012 • 1PM (CST) At the Ranch, 2 miles West of Palisade, NE
Selling 130 Bulls
Angus & Charolais • 2 Year Olds • Coming 2’s • Yearlings Also selling commercial and registered females
Bear Mtn Owyhee 5012
• Developed an all Forage, Non-starch diet • Performance Tested • Semen Tested • BVDpi; Negative Tested • Free Delivery • 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Bid and view on:
OTHER SIRE REPRESENTED: • Bear Mtn Renegade 9045 (Owyhee son) • SAV Final Answer 0035 • Vin Mar O’Reilley Factor • Pine Ridge Hammer S322 • SAV Bismark 5682 • SAV Brilliance 8077 • SAV Providence 6922 • Connealy Final Product • Connealy Timeline • Connealy Toby 865B • BC Lookout 7024 • Garrett’s Nationwide 800I • Riverbend Beyond
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Brian & Tiffany Stoller 35789 Hwy 6 • Palisade, NE 69040 Home/Fax 308-285-3313 Brian Cell 308-737-6213 bearmtnangus@msn.com www.bearmountainangus.com
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Bulls Born & Raised Where Corn Don’t Grow!!
Powder River Angus Annual Bull Sale Selling 140 Yearling Angus Bulls
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Buffalo Livestock Auction Buffalo, WY 1 pm MST
Selling Sons Of:
LT Bandwagon 3105, GDAR Game Day 449, Connealy Thunder Soo Line Kodiak 9194, Crook Mt Windy 141, B Bar Front Runner 261 Whitestone Timberline & Peak Dot Dynamite 124U
BVD and Fertility Tested Free Wintering Until April 1st 1st Breeding Season Guarantee Free Delivery To Adjoining States
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Kale and Kim Kretschman 307.736.2415 (H) 307.299.4569 (C)
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Neal and Amanda Sorenson Arvada, Wyoming 307.736.2260 (H) 307.680.7359 (C) nasorenson@rangeweb.net www.powderriverangus.com
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