Crossroads Genetics fall 2017
Terms WELCOME TO CROSSROADS GENETICS! We would like to thank you for your continued interest and support in our program. Your dedication as customers over our 7 years in the business has helped build our dream into a nationally-recognized brand. We are proud of the foothold we have been able to establish in this business, since 2010, and have great humbleness for the patronage we have received since day 1. As always, we will surge forward with the same mindset of adding boars that can go out and make genetic progress in both our herds and yours. The set of boars we have to offer you in the Fall of 2017 make us excited, and we feel like we can continue to cement our legacy as one of the premier boar studs in the country. As always, feel free to contact any of our staff with any questions you may have. We look forward to serving you this fall and beyond! Congratulations again to everyone on their successes and let’s make this the best year yet! Thank you again for your patronage, and we are excited about continuing to assist you in the future! Give us a call or feel free to stop by and visit us at Crossroads!
Adam & Sarah Beck
Collection & Ordering Details Collection Days: Monday and Thursday Orders may be placed AT ANY TIME Order semen by calling ADAM BECK at 317-626-2528, JASON CORYA at 812-592-0210, or BRANDON OGLE at 217-202-5381 All cancellations must be made by 9:00 a.m. EST on the date of the collection THE PURCHASER OF THE SEMEN WILL STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE SEMEN IF ORDERS ARE NOT CANCELLED BY THE 9:00 a.m. EST DEADLINE ON THE DATE OF THE COLLECTION.
Billing Details
ALL SEMEN PURCHASES WILL BE PRE-PAID, C.O.D, OR PAID BY CREDIT CARD UNLESS A PRIOR WORKING RELATIONSHIP OF CREDIT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS OR DISCOVER ALL SEMEN IS SHIPPED UPS NEXT DAY AIR DELIVERY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED AT THE TIME THE ORDER IS PLACED. SATURDAY DELIVERY IS AVAILABLE.
Overrun Semen/Pricing Schedule/Semen Contracts
WHEN SEMEN THAT IS COLLECTED EXCEEDS ORDERS WE RECEIVE, WE OFFER OVERRUN DISCOUNTS. Call AFTER 11 a.m. EST on collection days for availability of overrun semen. Most semen will be available at ½ price. Orders need to be placed by 5 p.m. EST in order to make shipment. PRE-ORDER SEMEN - AVAILABLE FROM 8 A.M. TO 11 A.M. EST OVERRUN SEMEN - AVAILABLE AFTER 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M. EST LAST CALL SEMEN - AVAILABLE AFTER 3 P.M. TO 5 P.M. EST DURING JANUARY, FEBUARY, JUNE, JULY, FIRST HALF AUGUST, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, SEMEN WILL BE DISCOUNTED TO AT LEAST HALF THE PREORDER PRICE OR BETTER DURING THE OFF SEASON SCHEDULE TO REFLECT OUR SAVINGS PROGRAMS. Semen contracts are available at your convenience. Contracts are to be paid up front and can be done on individual boars or a combination of boars. Contact Adam, Jason, or Brandon for more information regarding semen contracts.
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Appreciation
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 LAWTON, OK :: Comanche Co. Fairgrounds SIFT :: 10 A.M. CST | SALE :: 2 P.M. CST Col. Dave Mullins - Auctioneer
$5,000 GUARANTEED PAYOUT TO GRAND MALE & GRAND GILT
GRAND SELLS WITH OWNERS RECEIVING SALE PROCEEDS
$300 FOR EVERY BREED CHAMPION MALE & FEMALE INCLUDING LIGHT & DARK CROSSES
Open House Friday,
August 18 at the boar stud
Located 25 miles west of the IN State Fairgrounds right off I-70
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. EST Boar Viewing: 7:30 p.m. EST
Semen Shipping Information Semen Shipping Information FREE GROUND SHIPPING Anywhere in the United States $55 NEXT DAY AIR SHIPPING Anywhere in the United States $70 SATURDAY DELIVERY Next Day Air Charge
Breeding Certificates
ALL AI BREEDING CERTIFICATES ARE NOW PROCESSED ONLINE. TO SECURE YOUR CERTIFICATE, YOU MUST PROVIDE US WITH YOUR HERDMARK OR OWNER NUMBER, BREEDING DATE, AND SERVICE SIRE. AI BREEDING CERTIFICATES ARE $30 EACH. CERTIFICATES ARE PROCESSED WITHIN 24-48 HOURS UPON REQUEST BEING MADE. IF A RUSH IS NEEDED, IT MUST BE MADE CLEAR UPON REQUEST AND ACCOMPANIES A FEE OF $40 TO RUSH ORDER IT. PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE WE WILL PROCESS YOUR CERTIFICATE. ORDER YOUR AI CERTIFICATE BY CALLING TONYA MOOD 317-965-9020 or JASON CORYA 812-592-0210 YOU MAY ALSO TEXT OR EMAIL YOUR INFORMATION TO TONYA or JASON. TEXT TO: 317-965-9020 (TONYA) or 812-592-0210 (JASON) EMAIL TO: tonya@crossroadsgenetics.com or jason@crossroadsgenetics.com
Boar Tours
We welcome each and every one of you to stop in and view the set of boars currently on stud. We are conveniently located right off I-70 at exit 59 (Highway 39). Physical Address: 1196 E CR 1000 S, Clayton, IN 46118 Boars are available to be shown Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as on weekends during busy season(s). Boar tours must be set up by appointment for the best convenience. Contact Adam or Jason to set up your appointment to stop in and view the boars.
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Semen Coolers
Binocular Microscope with 5 objectives Digatial Thermometer Glass Thermometer Microscope slides 1.8 Cubic Feet Semen Storage 2.7 Cubic Feet Semen Storage 4.3 Cubic Feet Semen Storage Spirettes (White Foam Tip) Foam Tip Rods (Blue end) Lube Boar Spray Matrix (1L) PG600 (5 dose vial)
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at the backdrop
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Berkshire Barrow 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Tyler Barr Bred by Barr Family Sired by Two Tone
3rd Overall Berkshire Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Olivia Caldwell Bred by Heimer Hampshires Sired by Two Tone
4th Overall Berkshire Barrow 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Levi Logue Bred by Heimer Hampshires Sired by Two Tone
5th Overall Berkshire Barrow 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Brentin Sieferman Bred by Heimer Hampshires Sired by Two Tone
5th Overall Chester Gilt 2017 OYE Shown by Keller Batterton Bred by Pruet Livestock Sired by First Take
3rd Overall Barrow & Champion Chester 2017 TP Mid-South Regional Shown by Beckmeier Brothers Bred by Ogle Genetics Sired by First Take
5th Overall Chester Barrow 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Ty Bogemann Bred by RnC Showpigs Sired by First Take
4th Overall Gilt & Reserve Champion Chester 2017 TP Mid-South Regional Shown by Hadley Cooper Bred by Ogle Genetics Sired by First Take
Champion WOPB Barrow 2017 Rodeo Austin Livestock Show Shown by Maleea Harper Bred by Beyers Farms, TX Sired by First Take
4th Overall Chester Gilt & Champion Bred & Owned 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Peyton Hill Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by First Take
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Chester Barrow 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Peyton Hill Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by First Take
Reserve Champion Chester Boar 2017 Summer Type Conference Shown by Hill Showpigs Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by First Take
Reserve Champion Chester Gilt 2017 OYE Shown by Katie Logsdon Bred by Cody Reichart Sired by First Take
3rd Overall Chester Gilt 2017 OYE Shown by Hudson Long Bred by Ummell Farms Sired by Throwback
Reserve Champion Chester Barrow 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Cashtin Rash Bred by Bauer Livestock Sired by First Take
Reserve Champion Chester Barrow 2017 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Shown by Sierra Stephens Bred by IN-Sanity Showpigs Sired by First Take
Reserve Overall Gilt & Champion Chester 2017 TP Mid-South Regional Shown by Hadley Cooper Bred by Ogle Genetics Sired by First Take
Grand Overall Gilt & Champion Poland 2017 TP Mid-South Regional Shown by Peyton Hill Bred Hill Showpigs Sired by Battleship
Champion Bred & Owned Poland Gilt 2017 TP Southwest Regional Shown by Peyton Hill Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by Battleship
Reserve Champion Landrace Gilt 2017 San Antonio Stock Show Shown by Courtney Clark Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by Overthrow
5th Division 1 Spot Gilt 2017 Team Purebred Jr. National Shown by Savannah Hubbard Bred by Corya Family Showpigs Sired by Scorpion
Crossbred
After the results of breeding the Triple Crown sow to Best Man the first time, it was a no brainer it had to be done again! Some say, it’s never as good the second time around ... definitely not the case here! The results were incredibly good! ASSAULT headlines this litter for sure, but it was a deep one; as his littermate sister won her class at the Southeast Regional at 180#, and a pair of littermate brothers sold for $12,000 and $4,500 at Perfect Timing! ASSAULT is trendy and right for the times in how he’s put together. Tall fronted and slick looking, long and level from the side, and square and opened-up at the ground. Awesome shape and muscle for a stress negative boar. Impeccable running gear underneath him. Visitors have called him the combination of Affirmed and Citation! We won’t say he’s the best one as it’s hard to overlook the fast start his full brothers are getting off to! We’ll play it safe and just say this threesome is incredible, and they need to be used! Beat up the competition on your way to the top with ASSAULT!!!
Best Man x Triple Crown
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Adam Beck & Family Showpigs
Class-Winning Crossbred Gilt, 2017 NJSA Southeast Regional Shown by Kayla Baker | LITTERMATE TO ASSAULT
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Crossbred
SHARES SAME DAM AS AFFIRMED, CITATION & ASSAULT!
Hurricane x Triple Crown
Pre-Order: $400 | Overrun: $300 | Last Call: $200
Sometimes we get lucky to have good fortune when it comes to sows laying down and cranking them out time in and time out! The Triple Crown sow is quickly cementing her legacy of being one of the most influential sows to ever step foot on Joppa Rd! In 3 litters she has produced 4 big time stud boars and shows no signs of slowing down! We anxiously await her litter every season and she never tends to disappoint. We bred her to Best Man the first 2 times producing Affirmed & Citation in the first litter and Assault and his popular littermate sister; who won her class at Perry this winter. The 3rd go around we changed it up a little and bred her to Hurricane at Brinning’s. We had heard lots of good things on him and after visiting with Shane it was a no brainer! It worked lights out and may have produced her best son yet! ECLIPSE is one impressive monster to view in person. An absolute athlete in how he handles himself when he gets out in the yard. A huge boned, big footed one that has a big motor that can go. Take a long and flexible stride that is square and correct off both ends. A stout one in his skeleton that is big legged with a stout head and cool showpig look. ECLIPSE is loaded with mass and muscle in a smooth kind of package. Opened up and wide off both ends with incredible power! Visitors that have seen him rave over how unique this one is! We might sound biased but we absolutely love this one and are excited about his potential! Put the competition in the dark with ECLIPSE!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Adam Beck & Family Showpigs
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Crossbred
The second half of the Best Man brothers from Beck, and one that will get you cranked up as well! CITATION is one that holds his own in terms of stoutness of feature and design. Huge legs with big feet and a motor that can get out and go. Square off both ends with good width and a square built skeleton. From the side, CITATION, is tall fronted, and level built with a great look. Much like his brother, Affirmed, we have a ton of confidence in this one’s ability to go out and make the next generation better! Great litter of hogs that were consistent and deep. This one will work! Write your way all the way to the winner’s circle with CITATION!!!
Best Man x Triple Crown
Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Adam Beck & Family
Dam of AFFIRMED & CITATION
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Crossbred
Best Man x Triple Crown
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
The excitement and anticipation of making this one available has been so high that we haven’t hardly been able to stand it! This boar and his litter have been special since a very early age, and the presence this one brings offers nothing like we have ever had here before! This one is without a doubt the best Crossbred hog produced at Adam Beck & Family Showpigs, and we are very proud to have him highlight this fall set! Sired by the legendary Best Man and out of a Triple Crown sow that come from Swenson, this one is a genetic powerhouse. AFFIRMED is an absolute stout creature, when you talk about heaviness of bone and ruggedness of skeleton. Huge legs, massive feet and big bones construct this one’s skeleton. Busted open at the ground off both ends while keeping his hocks and knees square. Great athleticism when in motion and power that is incredible. Shape and mass make up the top side of his skeleton, and he is loaded with rib shape and dimension. Awesome showpig look up front with a stout, yet extended skull! This one is about as complete and fault free as you can make one! AFFIRMED has us excited about the future of our Crossbred program both here at Crossroads and ABF. This one will be heard from and will leave his mark! Get in on him while you can and head straight to the backdrop!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Adam Beck & Family
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Crossbred
$80,000 SWTC CHAMPION CROSSBRED BOAR
We are thrilled to be able to offer such an elite kind of Crossbred Boar for you to use! At Belton, this guy hit us as hard as any we have seen recently. Being fortunate enough to judge the Crossbred show, Adam had the best seat in the house to analyze this one! Upon him being named Champion, it took $80,000 to bring this one back to Indiana with us! A huge THANK YOU to the Cobbs for partnering up with us on this one! BORDER PATROL is sired by No Way, the popular Cobb boar at Meeker’s. His is out of a Gone Viral sow and is stress negative. BORDER PATROL is so incredibly good in how he fits together! The versatility he possesses is unparalleled! So mobile and flexible with huge bones and feet. This one has a stout skeleton. Build and design are immaculate! Tall fronted and level made with that sleek front end we all try to make. Square and true off both ends with a big chest and ideal in how he travels away. BORDER PATROL is going to be a big timer in an industry where we are trying to keep them stout, but make them bigger and more extended. This is one is exciting and simply needs to be on your short list to use! BORDER PATROL will keep any and all competition away from your level!!!
No Way x Gone Viral
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Jeff & Trey Stewart OWNED WITH: Steve Cobb & Family
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Crossbred
Outta Sight x (Colt 45 x Swagger) KISS MY SOCKS’ MOM
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
It’s with great pride and enjoyment that we introduce the other half of the duo from Heimer and one that fires us up in a big time way! In studying the pictures and info Jesse sent prior to our trip, the Outta Sight hog quickly jumped out as us. To see he was out of the same dam as Kiss My Socks generated even more interest. Upon arrival and evaluation, it became quickly apparent that he was one we needed to make sure we had on the trailer going home! The interest level of KMS, the limited availability of semen on him, and the fact this one is out of the same sow should put him quickly on your radar! SOCK ‘EM is one that we feel has the capability of being one of those elite type boars that we have been fortunate to bring in and offer to the public! One that has that same killer look and build of KMS with a completely different pedigree on the top side. Sired by Outta Sight (Outta Hand 235 X Fortune X Wake Up’s Mom) and out of the 137-11 (Colt 45 X Swagger) sow. That sow has done really big things for HH, and it appears that she has hit again with this powerful son. SOCK ‘EM is really one of the unique ones to come into our stud in recent times. One that is absolutely flawless in terms of his build and design. Extra flexible with great reaching power when set into motion. Plants his hind leg as square, true and good as you can find, and does so with authority. Tall fronted with great look and extension up front. Resembles his half-brother identically in those regards. SOCK ‘EM is massive in his center body and has great rib shape. Big, square back and hip with great muscle volume. Good in his bone work and ideal in his frame size. A great combination of mass and look that is right for the times. SOCK ‘EM is an incredible kind of Crossbred boar that is rich in pedigree and awesome in his presence. Take it to the competition and leave them flat on their back with SOCK ‘EM!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Heimer Hampshires OWNED WITH: Heimer Hampshires
Dam of SOCK ‘EM
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Crossbred
It’s with great excitement that we offer you a great pair of boars purchased from Heimer Hampshires!!! Our trip to Taylor, Missouri, was a much anticipated one like it typically is when we make that visit. The operation and genetics at work on the hill have dominated from coastto-coast year in and year out! Jesse and the HH crew have offered an elite set of herd sires that have gone on to influence several breeds in a big way. The need to address and add to our crossbred line up this spring was a move we felt was needed, and we had an easy decision where to search first. The set of boars that Jesse rolled out was impressive, as usual, and at the end of the day, we settled on this pair of elite sires! PRESTIGE starts off the duo in headliner fashion! A line-bred pedigree accompanies him as he is sired by Distinct, the $250,000 boar Jesse sold to PBG last year. The dam of PRESTIGE is 58-1 (Droppin’ Swag X Gone Viral). The Gone Viral grand dam is also the mother of Distinct. A littermate to 58-1 is the $5,000 red belted gilt that Jesse sold that fall in the Power Female sale! A line-bred and predictable pedigree loaded with great sires that have helped cement the HH Legacy, make PRESTIGE a must use! PRESTIGE is as impressive phenotypically as he is genetically! For a stress negative boar, he loaded with shape and muscle. Ditch-backed with a big, expressive hip. This one is a monster in how he comes at you with his huge chest. Width and power are not lacking in PRESTIGE. Stout, stout, stout with big legs and feet. This one has great flex and range of motion. Tall fronted and level made from the side. He has those wow factors we all search for to make those really elite showpigs! PRESTIGE is destined to for greatness with his combination of genetic potency and physical traits. Jesse has a ton of faith in this one as he has already seen a lot of use there! Take your crossbred program worldwide with PRESTIGE!!!
Distinct x Droppin’ Swag x Gone Viral DISTINCT’S MOM
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Heimer Hampshires OWNED WITH: Heimer Hampshires
PRESTIGE’S dam (right) and grand-dam (below)
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Crossbred
$43,000 WPX RES. CROSSBRED BOAR!!!
Boned Up x Best Man x Warefare Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
The Crossbred Boar show at the World Pork Expo is always a big time event with lots of elite sire prospects showing up to compete. This year was certainly no different! When the Sites boar hit the ring, he quickly demanded your attention, and compete is exactly what he did as he was named Reserve Champion! It took $43,000 to secure this stud, but we’re beyond excited to have him here! ANTIDOTE has done nothing but continue to improve every day that he’s been here and is maturing into an absolute monster! Sired by Boned Up (Bone N Hand son) and out of a Best Man X Warefare sow that is destined to make some noise for the Sites crew. ANTIDOTE is built like an athlete being flawless in his mobility and impeccable in his design. Square and opened up with great range of motion. Tall fronted and slick headed with good muscle shape for a stress negative sire. One that is so balanced and so complete. Sets the bar for today’s show ring that wants hogs that are extended and built right while still having mass and dimension. ANTIDOTE is just what the doctor ordered for backdrop success!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Sites Livestock
Res. Grand Champion Barrow, CA State Fair ANTIDOTE’S littermate
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Crossbred
$18,000 WPX PURCHASE!!!
The second part of our exciting duo we purchased from the Crossbred show at the WPX comes to us in the form of the $18,000 2nd Place boar shown by Lewis Genetics. AJ always does an incredible job and has exhibited lots of boars over the years that have grabbed our attention. None hitting us harder than this Lock It Up X Let ‘Er Eat son. Powerhouse pedigree with a big time phenotype. For those of you not aware, Lock It Up is the very popular and highly successful Hot Route son at Wintex Farms; that they have deemed their “next go to boar!” Let ‘Er Eat is the Hillbilly Bone at 4K Farms that has been a solid contributor to making great sows. Stacked pedigree with lots of banners to backup an incredible boar. UNDER WRAPS is one that super heavy boned and rugged in his skeleton. Big legs and monster feet with a stout skull. Great-designed boar that is up headed and tall shouldered. Great shape and mass to his center body with a bold rib cage. Extra width and dimension with an athletic build to his skeleton. Great range of motion and flexibility. We think this one can be a big-time barrow sire! Continue the pursuit of hoarding purple banners with UNDER WRAPS!!!
Lock It Up x Let ‘Er Eat
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
STRESS CARRIER BRED BY: Lewis Genetics
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Crossbred
Beyond x Hillbilly Bone z Super Monster Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
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The Fall Classic in Duncan, Oklahoma, is always one of the most highly anticipated events in the showpig world. The number of hogs and amount of people that fill that place every fall is certainly a spectacle. This is due largely in part to the depth of quality that shows up year in and year out in both the breeding hogs and weanlings. When the dust settled on Friday evening, it was beyond apparent that the buzz was all around the mature Crossbred boar show. Breeders and staff both were excited about how good the show had been. Many saying that it was the deepest Crossbred show maybe at any NSR event ever held! While depth was fun to look at, the individual that garnered the most attention was the Champion of the show from Midwest Genetics. When Steve brings one to a hog show, they are always good, but chatter here was that this could possibly be his best one yet. With great hogs like Monumental coming from his program; that’s a huge statement! Heading into the Fall Classic, we made our goal to thoroughly address our Crossbred program and add some elite headliners that could take us to the PINNACLE of that arena. Quite frankly, we agreed with that statement of many and made it our mission to bring this one home to IN. It took $85,000 to load him on our trailer, and we are beyond thrilled to have this one in our stable. A huge thank you to Steve Cobb & Family & Heimer Hampshires for teaming up on this monster. You can rest assured he’s going to see some great sows! Sired by Beyond, one of the dynamic Cobb duo at PBG, and out of a really good Hillbilly Bone X Super Monster sow. Steve tells us there is a trio of these sows at his place that are going to make a statement for years to come. This one has been called the best boar to show in several years! This is due to the mass and stoutness this one possesses combined with dimension and build make him unique. Tall shouldered with a good, stout look will make PINNACLE a barrow sire supreme. His huge bone structure and stout skeleton grab your attention quickly. Bold rib cage and great muscle expression with a huge back and hip. Stride that is athletic and fluid when set into motion. We think PINNACLE can hit a big time homerun for us. If you’re serious about making crossbred hogs that can win the biggest shows out there, then you need to make that your PINNACLE to reach! Call that cliché if you want, but ask anyone who attended Duncan this fall, PINNACLE is the real deal!!!
STRESS CARRIER BRED BY: Midwest Genetics OWNED WITH: Steve Cobb & Family and Heimer Hampshires
Crossbred
We all know that when evaluating hogs, color is often the first attractant that draws your attention. We had heard from some very reputable breeders that Mark Hurd had a really good blue crossbred boar on feed that we needed to see. When we visited Mark’s and he ran BLUE CHIP out, it was no different in this situation. His cool, blue spotted pattern immediately caught our eyes. Beyond that, this one simply amazed us due to his massive bone structure and huge foot. This Skywire x No Fare x Up Gray’d son truly fired us up! His build and design were immaculate, and his flexibility of skeleton was flawless. This one is tall shouldered and dead level down his spine. He truly runs uphill, the way he extends out through his head and neck. At the ground, this one is square coming and going. BLUE CHIP excels in the way his hock stays inside his skeleton, his joints are clean and he flexes with ease. Muscle shape and mass are good for a stress negative boar and really adds to the balance this one brings to the table. In an industry that we feel is headed to hogs that are tall fronted and stout that can motor, we feel BLUE CHIP is going to be one to help head us in that direction. If you’re one that wants to play for the big banners, then make sure your lineup is full of BLUE CHIP caliber show hogs!!!
Skywire x No Fare x Up Gray’d Pre-Order: $100 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Mark Hurd OWNED WITH: Mark Hurd
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Crossbred
Outmanned x Bone Thug
Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
The $25,000 Crossbred Classic Reserve Champion from Morgan Genetics is one that will get you excited! Judge, Ryan Stohlquist, called him a changer and mover, and we feel he is exactly that! Futuristic in terms of look and extension up front. A hog that truly runs uphill and has a big chest. Monster bones and big feet make this one stout. The right frame size and length to make dynamite barrows. Sired by the impressive Best Man son, Outmanned, HOSTILE has a big-time, generating pedigree! His mother is an incredible sow that is a front pasture kind and his littermate brother won his class at the Iowa State Fair. HOSTILE will make that next generation of show pigs more elite!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Morgan Genetics
1st Place Cross Barrow 2016 IA State Fair Littermate to HOSTILE
Dam of HOSTILE
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Crossbred
The Crossbred Classic was very good to us this year in terms of laying in quality herd sires that will make the next generation better! The calico Rodibaugh boar was very high on our list and took $23,000 to secure. POCKET TEE has us very excited in the way he combines muscle mass, squareness and look, all in a sound and mobile package. That cool “get you noticed� color pattern with an awesome, trendy look should make him be on your short list! A huge thanks to Rodibaugh for retaining interest in him! Dress to impress and stuff the competition full with more than it can handle with POCKET TEE!!!
Pit Boss x Bone Thug x Rock Solid Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $50
STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Rodibaugh Genetic Team OWNED WITH: Rodibaugh Genetic Team
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Duroc
$59,000 TOP-SELLING DUROC BOAR 2017 STC
Attention x Can’t Stop
Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
Laying in a stout set of Duroc boars has been a mission of ours since the beginning! It’s a breed that we have a lot of passion for and strive to offer the highest-quality sires as possible. The Duroc show in Louisville is always stacked, and this year when they hit the green shavings there was no disappointment in the quality once again. There was a pair of them that we felt could impact the breed in a big way and complement the set already in place. We were fortunate enough to secure both of them. STAND TALL is the oldest class winner and comes from a firm that is no stranger to the red breed. The Olson firm has produced some big-time sires and breed changers over the years ,and we feel they may have done it again here! Sired by Attention, the $190,000 World Record-Selling Duroc Boar from the 2016 STC bred by RW Genetics, and out of a Can’t Stop sow; makes this one a sire with a potent pedigree. The dam and grand dam of Stand Tall are special, as his mom is part of the $25,000 litter Blane sold in 2016 that went on to win her class at NJSS while another mate won her class at WPX. His grand dam is a littermate to Keep Calm. STAND TALL is one that has continued to impress every day since the show. A boar that did boar things at the show in terms of consumption and ranting hindered his flesh and fill at the show. But once at home, settled in, and on feed, this thing has turned into a monster! One that is tall fronted and cool necked with a great look. Level sided with good muscle shape. Square and correct in his skeleton with great range of motion and flexibility. Bold in his rib with good depth to his body. Big feet and good bone makes this one the complete package. Lots of excitement has been brewing already about this one, and we’re excited to be able to offer him. Rise above the competition and finish ahead of the rest with STAND TALL!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 382519001 EAR NOTCH: 24-1 BRED BY: Olson Farms OWNED WITH: Olson Farms & Marty Fordice & Family
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Duroc
The need for high-quality Duroc boars never goes out of style. The Duroc breed is hotter than ever right now, and we’ve always had a mission to offer the very best boars we can find. Early in those travels, we landed at the Fordice ranch. A program that is synonymous with hanging lots of purple banners with red ones. Over the years, we’ve developed a strong relationship with Marty & Lee and always look forward to the visits out there as you’ll be hard pressed to find a family more passionate about the Duroc breed. We’ve been fortunate to pull some great sires out of there that have influenced the breed in a big way. In our honest opinion, we may have just landed the best one yet! MIND GAMES is an absolutely impressive specimen that will even get the non Duroc breeder excited about red hogs! Sired by Bear Claw, our $35,000 STC ‘16 purchase and littermate to the $35,000 World Record-Selling Duroc Gilt, and out of a Flash Drive X Integrity sow. This young sow is off to a fast start at the Fordice ranch racking up an incredible résumé in just 3 litters. That includes being the mother of the Reserve Overall Barrow & Champion Duroc at the ‘15 NJSS and the Champion Division 1 Duroc Gilt at the ‘16 NJSS! A powerful punch of a pedigree that is sure to generate! MIND GAMES will flat out blow your mind. He is one that is a superb kind of an athlete the way he gets out and handles himself in motion. One that is opened up with great width and maintains ideal squareness off both ends; all while having a great level of comfort when he strides out. Study the top side of this one, and he has a huge back that is shapely and massive. Big rib cage while being bold and deep in his body cavity. Dead level from the profile with a stout showpig look. This one has a chance to be the next big time Duroc boar for us in our minds. Get into the heads of the competition and leave them puzzled trying to beat you with MIND GAMES!!!
Bear Claw x Flash Drive x Integrity Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 387482006 EAR NOTCH: 12-6 BRED BY: Marty Fordice & Family OWNED WITH: Marty Fordice & Family
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Duroc
Backroad x Red Flash
Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
The annual trip to the Beyers farm is one that is highly anticipated as we have been fortune to pull some breed impacting sires out of there over the years. Previous to this year’s trip, our conversations with Brett had been fun as he felt he had one of the best set of boars on feed that he had started to date. When we got the chance to go thru them they definitely did not disappoint! The one that we landed on was one that was very unique for one that comes from that firm. A boar that was extra descriptive in his muscle pattern with a big square top. Mass and muscle as you study him going away. Bold and deep in his rib cage with a square and opened up chest. Tall shouldered and extended with a good kind of show pig look up front. Mobility is superb as his is correct in his skeleton and true in his squareness off both ends. Range of motion is very good too when this one strides out. We think a next level kind of sire to make those elite ones that have shape with the look and design we all want! ROAD TRIP is a little different pedigree for what we currently have in circulation as well. Sired by Backroad, the Can’t Stop X Different Deal son that Beyers has, and out of a Red Flash sow. She is the product of a bred gilt purchase that Beyers made from Jerry Huffington. She herself was Reserve Grand at a highly competitive IL county show. ROAD TRIP comes from a real deep litter as well. His littermate brother has been a highly successful jackpot barrow in Missouri where he’s been Grand or Reserve multiple times along with making the Top 5 on numerous occasions. A littermate sister has been campaigned in the southwest where she has won her breed several times as well. Powerful pedigree from a dynamite litter makes this one a sure bet! Let you adventure to the backdrop and hanging purple banners be a fun kind of ROAD TRIP!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 382289005 EAR NOTCH: 9-5 BRED BY: Beyers Farms OWNED WITH: Beyers Farms
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Duroc
$31,000 2ND TOP-SELLING STC DUROC BOAR
A pair of big time red boars hit us like a ton of bricks at Louisville and were ones we knew we needed to lay in to strengthen our Red program even more. Having a deep and stout set of red ones is something we strive for and it has paid back big time dividends to us; while most importantly providing huge results for customers. We are excited to have both of these here to offer to you and feel they are going to do big things. FAST TRACK is the $31,000 youngest STC class winning boar from the Tres Amigos crew. He was also the 2nd Top-Selling Boar of the Duroc show. Sired by First Class, their high dollar boar from last summer who was a mate to the Grand Overall Gilt at Indy last summer. The mother of FAST TRACK is a Honeymoon X King sow who was bred by Jackson and won her class at Indy last summer. The King female is the famous Queenie sow that Jackson purchased from Caldwell and has done big things for them. FAST TRACK comes from a successful litter with a mate sister being named Grand Overall Gilt at a highly competitive IN county recently. FAST TRACK is one flat out impressive specimen! One that is so heavy and stout in his skeleton with great muscle shape and an awesome build. Huge legs and big feet that point the right direction. Great width and dimension off both ends while staying true in his angles Extra mobility and range of motion. Expressive, shapely back with a big rib cage. Stout skulled and long necked. This one reads like a big time barrow sire. There is no firm in the red breed on a faster track to producing elite red ones time and time again than the Amigos and it sure looks like they’ve done it again! Position yourself in the winner’s circle at a quick pace with FAST TRACK!!!
First Class x Honeymoon
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 380805003 EAR NOTCH: 19-3 BRED BY: Tres Amigos Showpigs
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Duroc
Can’t Stop x Straight Jacket Pre-Order: $300 | Overrun: $200 | Last Call: $100
Every once in a while, you stumble across a diamond in the rough or come across something that has been unknown to the general public. These things can reap big rewards that can become valuable to the masses. This is exactly the case when a red boar was discovered in Northeastern Oklahoma. Our good friend, Mike Fagg, made us aware of a video of a very intriguing red boar that offered a different pedigree to our stable here at Crossroads. On the way home from Duncan, Mike stopped in at Joe Cunningham’s place and looked at him and right away felt he needed to be made available to lots of sows. We picked him up on our way home later that day and couldn’t be more excited to have this one here! If you’re a fan of the show American Pickers, then it’s easy to figure out the meaning of his name. We feel this boar fits the concept of that show perfectly! AMERICAN PICKER reads with a pedigree of Can’t Stop X Straight Jacket. Bred by Joe Cunningham, he comes from a very successful and deep litter. He had 2 littermate brothers that won their barrow classes at OYE in 2016. Phenotypically, this boar is flat out impressive to view. Huge boned and stout featured with a great running gear. Square and true in his skeleton with a perfect set and flex to his hock. This one can reach out and grab some surface. AMERICAN PICKER is immaculate in his presence as he is tall shouldered and level designed with great front-end extension. He has great mass and dimension to his center body. Super-balanced and complete kind of boar that we think can be a big timer! If you want to make red hogs that can be very valuable in the ring, you don’t have to go digging through and bunch of old stuff; just let AMERICAN PICKER be your guide!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 370374003 EAR NOTCH: 3-3 BRED BY: Joe Cunningham OWNED WITH: Robin Ridge Farms
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Duroc
It’s hard to argue that there’s a firm that’s much hotter right now than the Ammans! David, Mike, and the crew have been blazing a trail in the Chester and Duroc rings as of late! We have become very good friends with those guys and been big fans of their hogs for a while. When they reached out to us about a red boar and sent us a video, we got pretty excited! After Ogle ran over and saw him, it was a done deal! Sired by Keep Calm and out of an Off Label sow, LUCKY STRIKE is a full sib to the 4th Overall Duroc Gilt & Division 2 Champion at the 2016 NJSS! LUCKY STRIKE is a great complement to our already impressive set of red boars and brings a little different pedigree along with him. He is one that is impeccable in his build and structure. Square and correct off both ends with great length of stride. Good designed and extended up front. Great rib cage and depth of body. This one is right for times and so good where many red ones need to be better! Hard to find one more balanced! Light your own fire on the path of success with LUCKY STRIKE!!!
Keep Calm x Off Label
Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 380006001 EAR NOTCH: 12-1 BRED BY: Ammann Showpigs
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Duroc
New Direction x Light ‘Em Up Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
The Duroc boar show no matter what the venue is always good, but the WPX this year was way good and way deep! The Johnson Coy hog hit us like a ton of bricks early as he was 2nd in Class 1 to the eventual Reserve Champion! Sired by New Direction, our $29,000 STC purchase, FREE AGENT was purchased as a baby at our annual Go Big Go Home Customer sale from Hill Showpigs. The Light ‘Em Up sow is a great one in the Hill herd as she has been a big time generator! She is known to them as Queeni. Queeni is a littermate to the Reserve Lightweight Divison Champion at San Antonio 2015. Queeni is also a full sib to Revenge at Cain Super Sires and the $9,000 Gilt that sold in Louisville in 2014. FREE AGENT is next level good in terms of build, balance, and design! Tall fronted and jet level with freakish look. Great shape of muscle with a big, square hip. Big chested and busted open, both coming and going. Huge bones and big feet. Flexibility and squareness that will set him apart! This one will be a big time addition to lead the charge of a deep set of Duroc boars here! If you’re in the game of landing the big prize, make sure you sign a FREE AGENT to your show team!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 371697010 EAR NOTCH: 5-10 BRED BY: Hill Showpigs RAISED BY: Johnson Coy Genetics
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Duroc DIFFERENT DEAL NOW HAS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS!!!! A process that’s been 2 years in the making has now come full circle, and we are excited and proud to announce that DIFFERENT DEAL will now reside at Crossroads!!! A boar that’s became a household name over the last couple years and has generated tons of banners for the Beyers firm! Unparalleled success in the ring leaves a list too long to leave here but is highlighted by the Reserve & 3rd Overall Duroc Barrows 2016 WPX, Grand Overall Barrow 2015 Tulsa State Fair, Reserve Grand Gilt 2015 NJSA Western Regional, Champion Duroc Barrow 2015 OYE, Reserve Champion Duroc Barrow 2015 Houston, and countless other breed champions and class winners at state and national events. Sired by Bold Ruler back on a Full Shift sow, DIFFERENT DEAL is a different one for sure! Massive and dimensional everywhere! Extra flexibility with great reach and stride for the power this one packs. Stout boned and big footed with great width off both ends. Huge kind of rib cage that will make those powerful, easy-feeding kind of red hogs! One that will make you that good kind of different in one shot! Power-packed pedigree, proven track record, and one impressive specimen to still view today! Eliminate the guesswork and aspire to be different with DIFFERENT DEAL!!!
Bold Ruler x Full Shift
Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 349736003 EAR NOTCH: 45-3 BRED BY: Beyers Farms OWNED WITH: Beyers Farms
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Duroc
Slats x Challenger
Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
The Duroc breed is one that we’ve invested a lot of effort towards being able to offer what we feel are some of the best boars in the breed. We have been fortunate enough to lay in some big-time sires that have gone on to generate success for our customers. In breeding hogs, people tend to follow hot genetic lines, and then, always look for that outcross pedigree to make the next generation better. When we studied the Norman boars at Louisville, we felt this was that step to take in terms of an outcross for the popular sires already standing here. Sired by Slats, this boar is quickly making a name for himself. The Challenger dam is a good one as she is the Reserve Champion STC Gilt from last summer that Foridce sold for $18,500! Amongst the group of boars they had there, we felt NEW DIRECTION was the one to lay in. The way he combined a true width advantage at the ground with a shapely, well-built skeleton was impressive. It took $29,000 to secure this one, and we are glad to have Robin Ridge Farm as a partner with us on him. When we study NEW DIRECTION, his freedom and ease of movement is impressive. He is big footed, big legged and plants them square and true. From the side, he is tall fronted, dead level and has an awesome look. This one balances extremely well and puts together some impressive pieces hard to find in the Duroc breed. This is one we feel can be the next elite one for us and take Duroc hogs in a NEW DIRECTION!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 362258003 EAR NOTCH: 15-3 BRED BY: Norman Bros OWNED WITH: Robin Ridge Farms
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Grand Gilt, San Antonio Stock Show Sired by NEW DIRECTION
Duroc
When one thinks about very talented, young breeders within the Duroc breed that have experienced early success, then Kolb Genetics quickly has to become a key conversation piece for that discussion. A firm that over the last couple years have consistently brought out a good set of breeding stock that have been well received. Several boars in studs and many banners hung at a variety of shows. The key component to their success is the set of King sows they have in production there. If you trace their program, it doesn’t take long to discover their influence there. No matter what Kurtis has bred them to, they have worked well! The case was the same this summer at Louisville. He drove a pair of littermate boars sired by Off Label 15-3 out of one of the famous King sows. While the other fared better in the show, we latched onto this one, as soon as he hit the ring. A deep, competitive class kept this one down the line and out of the sale, but fortunately for us, we were able to get him secured that evening. The buzz after the show was strong, and this boar made several conversations so we knew we had something here! Thanks to Kurtis for sharing him with us and for Beyers Farms for partnering with us on him. The Off Label lineage needs no introduction to recent successes in the Duroc rings and the King sow that is the mother of BURIED ALIVE is the best one of the bunch. She was a highly-successful show gilt winning many shows, but her production legacy is outdoing her show career. She is the mother of Red Label at Triple B and the $6,800 Sr. Champion Gilt at the 2014 IN State Fair. BURIED ALIVE is one that you have to get excited about, if you like red hogs that are stout boned, good built, and shapely. He has huge feet and big toes with monster legs. Flexibility and length of stride is ideal, he is one that opens up with good width at the ground of both ends, while staying square in how he hits the ground. Tall fronted and great looking up front, while being level down his spine. Shape and mass in the center portion of his body makes him super balanced and complete one that defies the odds. We think BURIED ALIVE holds his own in this very deep set of red boars and is one that can move you forward. If you want to hang big banners on the biggest stages then make sure your competitors are BURIED ALIVE!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 374068007 EAR NOTCH: 6-7 BRED BY: Kolb Genetics OWNED WITH: Kolb Genetics, Beyers Farms & Robin Ridge Farms
Off Label 15-3 x King
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Yorkshire CHAMPION YORKSHIRE BOAR, 2017 SOUTHWEST TYPE CONFERENCE
Gain Control x About Time
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High-quality Yorkshire boars are a thing that never go out of style! The demand for purebred livestock is at an all-time high, and it’s the pool of good quality livestock that are helping fuel that fire. Finding the boars that will generate is key, but when you can find those sows that do that too it’s definitely an added bonus! To win a Champion Banner at a National Type Conference is a big feat to accomplish, to win it twice in a row is almost unparalleled, and to win it two years in a row out of the same sow is rarely heard of! The Leatherman crew at Final Drive Genetics and their About Time sow recently accomplished all of those feats! FRONT & CENTER is just as his name implies; as he was the last one standing when the dust settled on the Yorkshire Show in Belton, being named Champion Boar. His sire, Gain Control, is one of the hottest things going currently in the Yorkshire breed, and his About Time mother is doing lots of good things too! Last year at the SWTC, they exhibited a boar out of her that was named Champion and sold for $22,000 (Up the Limit at Southern Gold). We are pumped to have FRONT & CENTER on stud, and he has done nothing but continue to get better every day he has been here. Big backed and massive ribbed with huge feet. Square and opened up with a stout, showpig look. We think he complements things real well with our current Yorkshire offering! Get everyone’s attention by taking your Yorkshires FRONT & CENTER!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 595795005 EAR NOTCH: 38-5 BRED BY: Final Drive Genetics
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Yorkshire
High-quality Yorkshire boars at the Indiana State Fair were in no shortage, and we were fortunate enough to snag three. The first of a pair of littermates we bought is the $21,000 top-selling and class-winning boar from Norman Farms. Sired by Hair Nation and out of an In Control X Shakin’ Hands sow. This pair stuck out tremendously and offered tons of positives. DEALER’S CHOICE is stout made and shapely. Ideal in terms of frame size and length of body with great expression to his top. Great bone and a square chest. This one gets around and handles himself with ease. A big thanks to Russ & Jason Leigh and Ralph & Jim Bowling for buying in on this one! Make the decision easy with DEALER’S CHOICE!!!
Hair Nation x In Control
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 591595003 EAR NOTCH: 49-3 BRED BY: Norman Farms OWNED WITH: Russ & Jason Leigh and Ralph & Jim Bowling
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Yorkshire Kum N Go x Bone Buzz
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(ALMOST THERE’S SISTER)
The buzz around the Yorkshire ring at the Summer Type Conference in Louisville was at an all time high due to the quality set of boars that made their way to the air conditioning. A very strong show on the green shavings had Yorkshire enthusiasts buzzing about the real good set of boars that showed up there. A new world record was set, lots of boars found new homes at good values while some flew under the radar. They say all things happen for a reason even though unexplainable at times. This is exactly the case with the purchase we made. While we all wanted that one that broke the record, we also had our eye on another one that exhibited some hard to find traits. The Lorenzen entry that was 2nd is class, presented some real cool parts and pieces for a Yorkshire boar. One that has extra look and extension with a killer, dead level presence from the side. He runs up hill from a design standpoint and offers that extra length of side. One that is built incredibly well at the ground being square and true about how he handles his skeleton. Great flex and reach off both ends while being extra mobile out of his hock and strong on his pasterns. This one is right for the times when we want hogs that are extended and cool looking while still having great shape and mass. HEAR ME NOW has a little different pedigree too as he is sired by Kum N Go, the In Time son at Hi Point, and out of a Bone Buzz sow. His mother is also a littermate to Almost There, the $30,000 Bone Buzz X Power Drive son also at Hi Point. That’s a loaded pedigree with good, old Yorkshire boars; while splashing in a shot of new blood. We’re excited about the possibilities of HEAR ME NOW and what we think he can accomplish. Special thanks to DJ Sanders for teaming up on this one with us. Leave your contemporaries scratching their heads on your way to the back drop by asking them if you can HEAR ME NOW!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 608007010 EAR NOTCH: 15-10 BRED BY: Tracy Lorenzen OWNED WITH: DJ Sanders
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Yorkshire The second half of the tag team from Norman’s Indiana State Fair entries. One that we like a great deal in his own right. Visitors have been a house divided on which one they like better! POKER FACE is the 2nd Place Boar to his brother. Same shape, bone and mass as found in Dealer’s Choice with more extension and look. Good kind of running gear in this one too. A great complement to lines we’ve had here. Bluff the competition, and stare it right in the face with POKER FACE!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 591595004 EAR NOTCH: 49-4 BRED BY: Norman Farms OWNED WITH: Russ & Jason Leigh
Hair Nation x In Control
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Yorkshire Gain Control x Beat Em All
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The hunt for boar with those pieces to go out and make the next generation better is one that is never ending. Finding that one that offers the things to move a breed forward without sacrificing the things that make it good are often hard to find! The TBM hog from Louisville is one of those that we feel can offer a lot of neat things! GROUND CONTROL is sired by Gain Control and is out of a very impressive Beat ‘Em All sow that was shown very successfully in her career. He is one that is extra stout and heavy boned. Huge legs and feet with big even toes. Square made and flexible off both ends of his skeleton. Up on his toes with a strong set to to his pasterns. Tall shouldered and level design from the side. Trendy showpig look up front. Square down his top with a bold rib cage. Super balanced and correct. A huge Thank you to the Rodibaughs and Fruehs for teaming up with us to bring Ground Control to Crossroads. We feel he can do some real good things to help the Yorkshire breed! Excited to offer this one to you to utilize to make those Yorkshires that are great built and stout. Bring the competition out of the sky and back to the ground with GROUND CONTROL!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 585816001 EAR NOTCH: 3-1 BRED BY: TBM Genetics OWNED WITH: Rodibaugh Genetic Team & Frueh Yorkshires
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Yorkshire The Trogdon, class-winning boar at Indy was a favorite of many. One that commands your attention from the heads-up presence he has. Shapely backed and level made. Big boned and huge footed. Extra flexible in his range of motion, while staying comfortable. FREE RIDE shares the same dam as the 4th Overall York Gilt at OYE this past spring! Jump on and enjoy the journey as you take a FREE RIDE to the backdrop!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 585681009 EAR NOTCH: 21-9 BRED BY: Trogdon Showpigs
Control Factor x The Journey
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Yorkshire In Control x Moonshine
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When you discuss Yorkshire programs over the last several years that have experienced lots of success, WIU quickly falls into that conversation! A firm that’s made lots of genetic influence in recent years by producing big-time show hogs have done it again with this stud of Yorkshire boar! The Yorkshire show at the World Pork Expo is always exciting and always full of quality. This son of the $270,000 In Control bested them all to be named Champion Boar! The Moonshine sow this one originates from only sweetens the genetic potency of this sire as Moonshine was one of the most dominant sires of the breed in recent years! We’re excited to be able to offer this one to you! NECK NATION gets you excited really quickly in terms of being one that is extra stout and heavy in his structure. Big feet and big legs with a robust kind of skeleton. Opened up and square off both ends allows him to be one that can get out and take a long, fluid stride. Tall shouldered and level down his spine from the side. Stout skull that still reads with great look and extension. NECK NATION has a huge rib cage with great mass and center body. We feel this one has tons of upside potential and is one that can go out and make a killer set Yorkshire showpigs! Take a step into the nation of purple and gold if you’re serious about hanging those purple banners with NECK NATION!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 589186004 EAR NOTCH: 13-4 BRED BY: Western Illinois University
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Spotted It’s no secret that the buzz around the Spotted breed is at an all-time high! The depth and quality of this breed currently has been unparalleled as many have competed and won top show honors among all breeds. We’ve been very privileged to lay in some monster Spotted sires that have been very dominant in the show ring in recent years. We feel as embedded as we’ve become in this breed that we have to strive to offer the most elite sires that we can find. This begins the introductions of what we feel are 3 of the best Spot boars we’ve ever owned! TOUCHDOWN is the very popular 2nd place boar from the World Pork Expo exhibited by Brian Down. He had a pair of similarly bred boars there that turned lots of heads. The one we elected to own reads with a pedigree of Downtown X On the Run. Downtown is the $10,000 boar that Down sold at Springfield last summer to Showtime. This boar has had an incredible run in his first crop and this is prime example of what they can look like. The On the Run sow had a very successful show career as she was the 4th Overall Spot Gilt at the 2016 WPX Jr National, as well as earning many ICPA breed titles. TOUCHDOWN is a stress negative boar that is massive in his skeleton with great dimension. Big and deep in his rib cage and bold in his heart. Big, square chest with awesome width going away. Great flexibility, when set into motion. Incredibly heavy structured with big feet and toes. Burly and stout in his makeup. Has a cool showpig look to balance him out. Run up the score on the competition with TOUCHDOWN!!!
Downtown x On the Run
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 163499006 EAR NOTCH: 7-6 BRED BY: Down Family Showpigs
Touchdown and Hammer Down’s dam.
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Spotted
Downtown x On the Run
Pre-Order: $200 | Overrun: $100 | Last Call: $75
We’re firm believers when you find a good thing you can never have too much. The Spotted show at the WPX was extremely good and the pair of Down boars definitely caught our attention. Both bred very similar, we purchased one (Touchdown) and was contending bidder on the other. After Expo, Brian posted some pics and a video of a February boar he had on feed that was actually a full sib to Touchdown. We immediately made contact with him to come take a look. When Brian drove this one out of the barn, it took only a matter of seconds for us to decide we needed to own him as well! We’re pumped about this pair of Downtowns and what we think they can do. HAMMER DOWN is a Downtown X On the Run that is stress negative. He is a full sib to our WPX purchase (mothers are littermates). That pair of Expo boars drew lots of interest and offered some different things in terms of boldness and build. Our feeling is that HAMMER DOWN combines those 2 boar and then some. He is the stoutest-boned and biggest-legged of those 3. His hip and hind leg structure are superb and about as ideal as you will find in a Spot. Square in his skeleton off both ends with great range of motion. A boar that is truly tall fronted and level made back through his hip. Good kind of muscle mass and boldness for a stress negative boar. A combination sire that is sure to please the most critical evaluators of structure and stoutness. This one is a pure athlete on the go with a big hind leg. We are pumped to have this one settled in and ready to offer this fall. Put a beatdown on the competition and don’t let up when you put the HAMMER DOWN!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 163502008 EAR NOTCH: 20-8 BRED BY: Down Family Showpigs
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Spotted $14,000 2ND TOP-SELLING STC SPOT BOAR
There aren’t many names more synonymous with the spotted breed than the Farrer family. They’ve spent decade after decade producing high quality spotted swine and can be found as the source for many successes for lots of Spot breeders today. A firm that’s never chased trends or fads but stuck to their guns of raising livestock the way they like. Their Summer Type Conference entry was one that turned lots of heads and fit lots of criteria for today’s show ring trend. Not a mainstream pedigree on the initial lines but one that when you break it down has lots of the good generating spot boars of recent times in it. Smack Talk is sired by the highly successful Loud Mouth and is out of a Double Feature sow. Nationwide is a Randy Nation bred boar that was a Tango X Demolition Man. Powerful pedigree that is loaded with big time qualities. FAR OUT is one that is certainly right for the times with the head carriage and extension he has to his front end. Square and opened up in his blade with a big squad back that is shapely and expressive. Bold and pliable in his rib shape. Big chested with a stout leg under him. Bone is stout and heavy. Great range of motion makes him an athletic kind of spotted boar. It took $14,000 to secure this youngest class winner in Springfield and we couldn’t be more excited about offering him. Leave the competition behind when you take them FAR OUT of the picture!!!
Smack Talk x Nationwide
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STRESS CARRIER REGISTRATION: 163452002 EAR NOTCH: 24-2 BRED BY: Farrer Stock Farm
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Spotted Livin’ the Dream x Trophy Case Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
We take a lot of pride and passion in searching for boars to add to the stud. Ones that we feel can not only make your herds better, but also be ones that can help a breed progress forward. The Spot breed is one that has reaped us a lot of successes but is also one that we’ve been fortunate enough to own several breed-influencing sires in as well! The hunt for the next one is always a priority, and we feel we’ve done that in a big way with SWEET DREAMS! The Bauer hog from the STC created a buzz in Springfield and is one we are ecstatic to own! A huge thank you to the Emenhiser Family for again stepping up and helping bring this one to Crossroads! This class winner gets you excited in a hurry when you study the set and structure to his hind leg. One that is flawless in terms of flexibility and foot placement. Square in his hock with great reaching power. Huge bones and big feet base his stout skeleton. Big and bold up high with a shapely back and hip. SWEET DREAMS has a big, pliable rib cage and great dimension to his body cavity. Up front, he gives you a cool, trendy showpig look. We think SWEET DREAMS is a big-time player for us to add to our spotted line up! Brings different blood to the table being sired by LTD (Livin’ the Dream), which was the Champion Boar at the ’15 STC for WIU. The dam is a Trophy Case sow that was a class winner at the ’14 STC, and his grandmother was a many time OK Jackpot Champion. Not only from a line of champions, but also from a litter of them as well, as his littermate brother was named Champion Spot Barrow at the ’16 WPX Jr. National! SWEET DREAMS is an incredible spotted boar that we feel is going to make the next generation better! Go to bed at night with happy thoughts of making spots better by adding SWEET DREAMS to your program!!
STRESS CARRIER REGISTRATION: 161151009 EAR NOTCH: 74-9 BRED BY: Bauer Showpigs OWNED WITH: Nicole & Dane Emenhiser & Corya Family Showpigs
SWEET DREAM’S littermate brother
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Spotted The Spotted show at Indy is always extra deep and competitive. Lots of great boar options to land on, but we put our sting on the Norman Farms entry. He was the top-selling boar for $17,000 and is sired by the popular Loud Mouth boar. SCORPION is a littermate to the Champion Boar at the Summer Type Conference. SCORPION is an incredible Spotted boar in terms of levelness and look combined with width and power. Tall shouldered with great look up front and jet level from blade to hip. Extra shapely up high for a stress negative boar with a big rib cage. Width and squareness at the ground are superb, and this one can get out and cover some surface. Take out our competitors on the way to the big banner with a sting from SCORPION!!!
Loud Mouth x Get In
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 161342003 EAR NOTCH: 6-3 BRED BY: Norman Farms OWNED WITH: Norman Farms
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Hampshire Score x Look At Me x Sterling Silver Pre-Order: $150 | Overrun: $75 | Last Call: $50
We felt the Hampshire show at the WPX was extremely good, and the 2nd Place boar from Cody Smith hit us hard! His pedigree is incredible and packed full of winners! Score is the Joe Lancaster boar that has seen a lot of recent use by prominent Hampshire breeders and brings a breath of fresh air to the breed in terms of pedigree. The Look At Me mother is the Reserve Hampshire Gilt from the 2013 NJSS shown by Kendall Smith and was only beaten by her littermate sister that Spencer Malcolm drove. That pair, bred by Watson, was incredible and are doing great things in the Smith herd. The Sterling Silver grandmother is a foundation sow for Watson and is the mother of Silencer that stood on stud here and did a great job! SCORE BOARD is incredibly massive and stout everywhere. Huge bones and feet with a stout and powerful skeleton. Big and robust in terms of center body. Extra shapely down his spine and back into his hip. SCORE BOARD is designed great being tall shouldered with a great look. Athletic in terms of his build and flexibility. Definitely a headliner Hampshire boar that is without a doubt one the best we’ve owned in this breed! If you like to win big hog shows, all you simply have to do is build a team that will light up the SCORE BOARD!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 491685001 EAR NOTCH: 12-1 BRED BY: Cody & Samantha Smith OWNED WITH: Smith, Jared Glunt, and Tom Cozad
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Landrace The demand for purebred hogs seems to be at an all-time high regardless of breed! That always keeps us on the lookout to find that next great one to come along that can benefit their breed and cause it to progress forward. The Landrace show at the Winter Type Conference was one of the better ones in recent times! The boar named Champion earned that honor with his ability to balance together bone, squareness, muscle and design, and then take those areas to the extreme, while staying sound footed. Many around ringside where talking about how that was a breed changer! We couldn’t agree more! MAYHEM hit us as hard as any boar has in some time regardless of breed! A boar that is super heavy boned and stout featured. Monster legs with huge feet and a skeleton that reads stout! One that is so unique for his breed in the fact that he is short bodied and moderate framed with a big back. Yet, MAYHEM still reads awesome from the side, as he is level designed with great extension up front. This one is so sound and flexible for the amount of mass and bone that makes up his skeleton. Sired by Overthrow, the Korb boar that used to reside here, and out of a Jaws sow. MAYHEM’s mother is a littermate to Call Me Crazy at Showtime Sires and another littermate sister was Reserve Champion Landrace at the NJSA Western Regional in 2016. The thing that excites us about MAYHEM is the fact of how good his littermate brother was, watching him capture the Champion Landrace Barrow title at the Southeast Regional for Jax Holt! This one definitely fires us up about the Landrace breed, and he is one that we feel will make an impact! If you want to cause an uproar and make the Landrace ring crazy good, then do it with a little MAYHEM!!!
Overthrow x Jaws
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 136299003 EAR NOTCH: 21-3 BRED BY: Hill Showpigs OWNED WITH: Hill Showpigs & Fugate Showpigs
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Poland WPX CHAMPION POLAND BOAR!!!
Warsaw x Stacked Deck
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The Poland breed is not one that we are necessarily known for but when it comes to buying big-time boars that we feel can make an impact we’re all in on that! There was a strong buzz heading into the World Pork Expo surrounding the Poland boar show. The promotion of boars headed to the show was strong, and they certainly lived up to the hype. Unfortunately, they all ended up in the same class, but it was a fun one to watch. The Sheets boar topped them all on his way to being named Champion and did so in easy fashion. We felt fortunate to bring this one home to be our headline Poland boar, and he is one that offers a little different pedigree than current, mainstream sires. Thanks for Patrick McDonald for teaming up with us on this one. JACKPOT is sired by Warsaw, the Sheet boar formerly at SGI, and is out of a Stacked Deck sow. He is a stress carrier and comes from a super successful litter. His littermate brothers were named Champion and Reserve Poland Barrows at the Team Purebred Jr National at Springfield! JACKPOT is one unique Poland boar in our minds. One that is just burly and stout in his skeleton. Massive in his center body with a big back and a big hip. Great shape and muscle is a smooth but bulky package. Opened up and square at the ground with great hind leg placement. One that can simply get out and go when set into motion. Tall fronted with a good show hog look and dead level view from the side. We feel this one has all those totals to make those elite kind of Poland showpigs. This is easily, breed for breed, one of the most exciting sires that we’ve had the privilege to own. Ring a bell and win the big prize with JACKPOT!!!
STRESS CARRIER REGISTRATION: 47959001 EAR NOTCH: 107-1 BRED BY: Vegas Showpigs OWNED WITH: Patrick McDonald
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Champion and Reserve Champion Poland Barrows, Team Purebred Littermates to JACKPOT
Chester
On occasion, special opportunities will present themselves and the results that can derive from those occasions can be rather rewarding! That is exactly the case here in this dynamite Chester White boar! When Todd and Brandon reached out to us about this boar being one they were very confident in and felt was a special kind of one, it immediately caught our attention. Once we got into what he was and how potent his genetics were, we were way in! The success that Ein had generated and his untimely death made us feel that FIRST TAKE will be a must use. The Road Rage X Lucky Me mother of this boar could be ranked in legendary status with the accomplishments she has garnered in her short tenure. Known to Biggs and Beyers as ‘MJ,’ her accomplishments include: the Champion Chester Gilt at OYE, Champion Chester Barrow at Houston in 2014, the 5th Overall Gilt and Champion Chester at Springfield, Reserve Champion Chester Gilt at San Angelo, Reserve Champion Chester Barrow at WPX in 2015, and the $6,000 Champion Chester Gilt and $4,750 3rd to the Champion and Reserve Chester Gilts at San Angelo in 2016 (both gilts are littermates to FIRST TAKE). The Lucky Me grandmother incorporates our old Heartbreaker boar, and he was our initial Chester purchase that paved the way for our successes in this breed. FIRST TAKE is an absolutely incredible specimen to view and like no other Chester boar we have seen! This one is so heavy structured and big footed, yet his angle, set and flex to his hock and hind leg are incredible! This one takes a long, athletic stride, when he sets into motion and the squareness of his reaching power is awesome. Tall shouldered with a good, attractive look up front. Muscle shape and mass are ideal, and this one is great in his rib shape and body mass. We think this one is going to continue on the tradition of winning ways here in our Chester program by making bigtime Chester White show hogs. Many that have been through to see him comment ,“If he’s a barrow, I don’t know how he gets beat by anything!” No argument from us here! Do it right from the beginning and start your winning ways with FIRST TAKE!!!
Ein x Road Rage
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 148346001 EAR NOTCH: 12-1 BRED BY: Beyers & Biggs OWNED WITH: Beyers & Biggs
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$7,000 STC TOP-SELLING CHESTER BOAR!
First Take x Ein
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Quality livestock that possess unique traits to make the next generation better never go out of style! Boars that present themselves as ones that can move the breed forward are highly sought after. Where they may not be as extreme in certain areas allow them to excel in many others. Our Chester White purchase from Springfield is one that could most certainly fit in this detail. A boar that is a pure athlete in how he handles himself while exemplifying an impeccable design and stout skeleton is hard to make in this breed especially. TRACK STAR is simply as his names implies, one that can absolutely get out and move. A true athlete in ability to be extra mobile and fluid when set into motion. As seen in the show at Springfield, this one has a real quick step that can cover some ground in a short amount of time. Very square and true in how he hits the surface and drives off his hock. One that incredibly heavy structured with huge legs and big feet with strong pasterns. A tall front boar with good show ring look and a dead level presence from the side. TRACK STAR is one that is extra pliable in his rib shape and center body mass. Bold and opened up in his skeleton. Smooth kind of muscle that isn’t as crisp as some but compliments himself very well. A superb boar that we feel can make some progress. Sired by our wildly popular First Take boar, he has been off to a fast start and was one that we felt we needed to lay in a couple sons to keep that ball rolling. The mother of TRACK STAR is an Ein X Bonecrusher. While this is his mom’s first litter, his grand dam has been a real good generator. Sired by the legendary Bonecrusher, she is not only a littermate to the Champion Chester Barrow at the 2014 IN State Fair, but she has also produced the Reserve Champion Chester Gilt at the 2017 OYE. A full sib to her also produced the Champion Chester Gilt at OYE in 2016 & 2017. Definitely a power packed pedigree proven to win. We want to give a special thanks to Miller Farms for teaming up with us on this one! If you want to rise your Chester program to the top, make sure you do it with a TRACK STAR!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 150979011 EAR NOTCH: 4-11 BRED BY: Cody Reichart OWNED WITH: Miller Farms
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Chester
They always say it pays off to be in the right place at the right time, when good things happen. That was absolutely the case at the World Pork Expo Chester show. First Take has been off to a fast start siring lots of national champions in a short amount of time. Therefore, we felt our mission for the summer needed to be to add a son or two. When the first class of boars hit the ring in Des Moines, it didn’t take long to realize we’d found one we were looking for. The Vroegh/Edwards entry initially won the first class and after an underline discrepancy was removed from the show. Later that evening he was made available for new ownership back in the barn, and we were there to take advantage. A big thank you to Al Schminke for wanting to work with us on acquiring this one! Also thanks to Guthry and Blake for their willingness to sell him to us. We’re excited about his future at Crossroads! SHORT CHANGED, like mentioned above, is sired by First Take, the very popular Beyers/Biggs boar currently on stud. His mother is a Blizzard Warning sow, whom had a very successful jackpot career in Iowa. SHORT CHANGED comes from a very deep litter as he’s had a few sister’s successfully shown in Iowa this summer; with one in particular capturing a Top 5 Overall on more than one occasion. This one is incredibly good in how he ties together balance and eye appeal with stoutness. Awesome from the profile, as he is a tall shouldered, long fronted one that runs uphill. He is level down his spine and back through his hip. At the ground, he is square and opened up with a wide chest and big foot and rear leg. He excels his daddy in pastern strength and offers a shot more muscle definition. Set SHORT CHANGED into motion, and he flat gets out and covers some surface with a sound and flexible motor. We think this one has a chance to follow his daddy’s early footsteps along with starting his own legacy. Leave the competition flustered and searching for answers with SHORT CHANGED!!!
First Take x Blizzard Warning
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 150246006 EAR NOTCH: 10-6 BRED BY: Vroegh Bros RAISED BY: Blake Edwards OWNED WITH: Schminke Genetics
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Berkshire Shotgun x Willis
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The Berkshire show was crazy good this year in Belton with all kinds of parts and pieces showing up! Making the trip down not necessarily needing another Berkshire Boar, we decided to buy 2 after watching the show! The 2nd place boar from the oldest class caught our attention in a hurry! One that excels in how sound and flexible he is and how correct and flawless he is in his build. Great big feet and toes with huge bones. Extremely square and correct in how he handles his skeleton. Mass and bulk are very good too. Big and bold in his rib cage with great dimension. Ample in his muscle shape and expression with a big square hip and back. Tall fronted and level. We think this one has a chance to be a big time generator as he offers a nickel older pedigree. Sired by Shotgun, the Shotgun Rider son at Real’s, which was the popular Cornerstone Ventures boar from Duncan in 2015. Shotgun’s dam is a Superman sow that was the Reserve Berk at San Angelo and a littermate to Superfly! PAINT IT BLACK‘s dam is sired by Willis, another boar formerly at Real’s, who was a Gary Coleman son from Randy Pullen purchased at Duncan about 3 years ago. PAINT IT BLACK is awesome in his color pattern and is one that should help reduce some of those louder marked ones. We are excited about having this one in stable and look forward to what he can do! Let your next Berkshire success take form with PAINT IT BLACK!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 141197006 EAR NOTCH: 27-6 BRED BY: Douglas Schaefer OWNED WITH: Albright Swine Farm & Ritter Family Berkshires
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Berkshire $10,000 RESERVE CHAMPION BERKSHIRE BOAR 2017 SOUTHWEST TYPE CONFERENCE
The Berkshire breed is something we’ve taken serious and put great pride into since the beginning! We have been fortunate to have some elite Berkshire boars here on stud and feel like we currently have one of the deepest sets of them available anywhere. Going into Belton, adding another one wasn’t at the top of the list, but when we saw how good that show was, there were a couple that needed to come to Clayton. The Reserve Champion is one we liked a bunch and are excited about the opportunity to have him available to offer. Thanks to Hood & Lawson for their faith in us and in their boar to retain interest in him! LAW & ORDER is a unique individual in our minds. Short bodied, big ribbed and busted open with a killer, modern-day look to his front end. Stump legged with big feet and a killer running gear. Backed with incredibly potent genetics to boot! Non Typical has been super dominant in the Berkshire ring, and this one’s mom was the Champion Berkshire Gilt at the 2016 OYE. LAW & ORDER comes from a deep litter too, as his mate sister was named Champion Gilt there at Belton and another sister was 5th Overall Berkshire Gilt at 2017 OYE! We love this one’s phenotype to make those championship-caliber Berkshire barrows, and his winning pedigree only helps solidify those chances! Bring justice back to the Berkshire ring with LAW & ORDER!!!
Non Typical x King Kong
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STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 141878004 EAR NOTCH: 1-4 BRED BY: Hood & Lawson OWNED WITH: Hood & Lawson
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Berkshire Non Typical x Bar None
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Dam of TWO TONE
The Chosen Ones Sale that Jesse Heimer holds a couple times a year is one that we always look forward to. We have purchased several boars out of these sales that have helped build the brand over the years. The boars always come in here exactly how Jesse portrays them to us, if not better, and we roll on and make them work and work well. This year in our conversation on the offering, the Lot 1 Berkshire boar was quickly brought into discussion. The success of the HH brand in the Berkshire ring over the years has been unparalleled and is in large part the credit of the Bar None sow that resides at HH. Jesse sold her last summer in his bred sow sale for $27,000 to Billy Wolf, and she was left at Jesse’s to continue her legacy there. She has produced offspring that have hung banners on the biggest stages in almost every litter along with laying in a killer set of females for HH to utilize from. He bred her back the same way to Non Typical, and it yielded this specimen of a Berkshire Boar. TWO TONE is a full sib to Rebel, Monopoly and the Reserve Supreme Overall & Champion Berkshire Gilt at the 2016 San Antonio Stock Show. The combination of Bar None sow’s potency and the genetic powerhouses that come from the Mauck program knocked it out of the park with TWO TONE! We love what this one has to offer in terms of trendy look and presence that is so hard to find in this breed. Tall shouldered and great from the side with extra muscle shape. Set and slope to his shoulder that is hard to find in this breed. One that is loaded with power at the base of his skeleton with huge legs and big feet. Impeccable build in terms of flex and mobility with great length of stride. The headliner Berkshire boar that we were looking to add this summer is what we feel TWO TONE will be for us! This one will make an impact in Berkshire breed!!!
STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 137329003 EAR NOTCH: 215-3 BRED BY: Billy Wolf & Heimer Hampshires OWNED WITH: Billy Wolf & Heimer Hampshires
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4th Overall Purebred Gilt & Reserve Champion Berk Gilt, WPX Jr. Nationals Bred by Heimer Hampshires Shown by Nolan Hoge Sired by TWO TONE
Berkshire
Never before have we seen a purebred Berkshire boar this good!!! One impressive specimen that took on the crosses and beat them all but one! He is the $60,000 Reserve Champion from the Crossbred show at the 2016 Fall Classic. Too old to show in the purebred show by 11 days and carrying the stress status of a carrier caused him to not be eligible for the purebred show, but this one is as purebred as can be and carries a pedigree! If there has ever been a breed changer comes along in recent times, it is without a doubt this one!!! SASQUATCH is an absolute powerhouse in our minds! One that is extra heavy boned and stout featured. Huge legs and enormous feet make up this one’s stout skeleton. Square made and big chested at the ground with great set, flex and reach to his hock. The squareness to his hind leg is superb and is one that really gets out and motors. Massive backed and shapely with muscle to burn. His rib cage and center body is big and length of body and frame size are ideal. A combination boar that is so balanced and complete, yet takes things to the extreme! One that carriers a little bit of an older school pedigree, but that is really just irrelevant details for how good we think SASQUATCH is! There are winning traditions in his pedigree as his mother was the Reserve Champion Berkshire Gilt at Tulsa in 2014, and that same year, her littermate brother was Champion Berkshire Barrow there too. This is one that can do lots of things for lots of sows out there both Berkshire and Crossbred alike. If you just want to make hogs better, then SASQUATCH needs to be on your short list! Don’t let a little stress in his pedigree keep you from using this breed changer! The hunt for that ‘next one’ is over ... SASQUATCH is here!!!
King Kong x Wanted
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STRESS CARRIER REGISTRATION: 138871001 EAR NOTCH: 3-1
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DEAD ON X SUPER 8 X VINTAGE STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Jonathan Rosenbaum OWNED WITH: Ottenwalter Showpigs
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VISIONARY X DEUCE BIGALOW X TOXIC 28-3 STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Schulte Farms
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EARLE X CRAZY FACE STRESS NEGATIVE BRED BY: Hille Showpigs OWNED WITH: Dennis Wooden
COLT 45 X MONUMENTAL X SHOOT ‘EM STRESS CARRIER BRED BY: Ottenwalter Showpigs OWNED WITH: Ottenwalter Showpigs
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FLY BY X OAK STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 129745003 EAR NOTCH: 13-3 BRED BY: Albright Swine Farm OWNED WITH: Albright Swine Farm
BREAK’N OUT X OFF LABEL STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 365871003 EAR NOTCH: 22-3 BRED BY: Palmer Show Team OWNED WITH: Palmer Show Team & Beyers Farm
Sired by Fly By out of their foundation Oak sow, BRIGHT LIGHTS is royally bred. His mother produced their 2013 Champion Berkshire boar at IN, Superbright, and the Reserve Overall Gilt & Champion Berkshire at the 2014 San Antonio Stock Show. BRIGHT LIGHTS is one that is truly athletic in the way he hits the surface. Big chested and wide going away, but square and true in his foot placement. Stout bones and big feet. His rib cage is huge and his back is massive and shapely. We love the width and dimension to his hip. Study his pedigree. Study his picture. We think he’s got a bright future. There is only one sure-fire way to success in the big time and that’s under the BRIGHT LIGHTS!!!
We are excited to have HEADHUNTER to offer and love what he brings to the table. Much like his name implies, he is a tall shouldered, up headed kind of a boar. One that runs uphill with an incredible show hog look. Level made and great designed from the side, with a square made kind of skeleton. HEADHUNTER has a big back and shapely top and hip. He is busted open coming at you and maintains that advantage going away. Flexibility and range of motion make this one a powerhouse kind of barrow sire in our minds. Stout skulled and rugged made. We think this one will fit right in and help us continue to roll our red program forward.
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LIGHT ‘EM UP X FLASH DRIVE STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 353956010 EAR NOTCH: 4-10 BRED BY: Marty Fordice The cool thing about LIFETIME, for us, is the mass number of key foundation sows his mom has back in her pedigree. She is a Flash Drive X Integrity and a littermate to the 5th Overall & Champion Duroc Gilt at the 2013 Indiana State Fair Jr. Show. That Integrity sow is 14-11 and along with her and 14-10 (Magnitude’s Mom) they are the key foundation sows that have generated a lot of banners for the Fordice family. Without going way back generation after generation of the sows behind LIFETIME, just know that he will be a flat generator and a token for the term, behind every great boar is a great sow family! Marty and Lee told us that day we were there that they had spent a LIFETIME trying to make a boar like this one.
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GOSSIP X TRANSFORMER STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 153580011 EAR NOTCH: 6-11 BRED BY: Jarrett Mays & Derr Farms PURCHASED FROM: Derek Moore CHATTER is one impressive individual to view as a mature boar. Tall-fronted with a great look, big-bladed with a huge rib cage and expressive hip. This one from the side is awesome to view, as he is level from blade to hip. Feet and legs are ideal when placed and his range of motion is flawless. We think CHATTER will continue the legacy.
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DETOX X CAN’T WAIT STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 160360004 EAR NOTCH: 9-4 BRED BY: Moore Showpigs
TO THE EXTREME X TOOLBOX X GOLIATH STRESS NEGATIVE REGISTRATION: 144121005 EAR NOTCH: 84-5 BRED BY: Tabbert Showpigs
This one is massive and huge in terms of his foot and bone. Without a doubt the stoutest spotted boar we have ever owned. Moderate in his build with a big back and huge rib cage. HYBRID has a huge hip and is opened up off both ends. Great kind of look and extension up front. We feel this one is the right size and design to make big time spotted barrows that are right for the times! We’re excited to have HYBRID join our already deep set of Spotted sires and look forward to seeing what he can do! If you’re on a mission to make spotted hogs that will take you to a different level then make sure HYBRID is your choice to utilize!!!
Never before have people seen a Chester boar with this much bone, this big of feet, and this stout of skeleton get out and motor like he does and still offer a cool, clean look about his head, neck, and joints. BONECRUSHER has also many times over been referred to as the most unique boar seen anywhere. We tend to agree and think the sky is the limit on what kind of impact we feel BONECRUSHER is going to make on the Chester White breed.
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Champion Spot Barrow 2017 TP Mid-South Regional Shown by Sarah Thomas Smith Bred by Lowdermilk Showpigs Sired by Chatter
Champion Spot Barrow 2017 San Antonio Stock Show Shown by Parker Stevens Bred by Ryan Koltermann Sired by Instant Addiction
Champion Division 1 Crossbred Barrow 2017 MLE Shown by Mortensen Family Bred by Rodibaugh Genetic Team Sired by Affirmed
3rd Overall Division 4 Crossbred Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Wyatt DeBusk Bred by Heimer Hampshies Sired by Pinnacle
6th Overall Yorkshire Gilt 2017 OYE Shown by Jaycee Cox Bred by Cox Show Team Sired by Carbon Copy
Reserve Champion Yorkshire Gilt 2017 San Antonio Stock Show Shown by Natalee Swan Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by Carbon Copy
4th Overall Div. 2 York Gilt & Champion Bred & Owned 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Peyton Hill Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by Ricochet
4th Overall Division 2 York Barrow 2017 NJSS Shown by Katherine Ramage Bred by Law Showpigs Sired by Neck Nation
4th Overall Div. 2 York Gilt and Res. Bred & Owned 2017 NJSS Shown by Travis Hamilton Bred by Hamilton Showpigs Sired by Neck Nation
Reserve Division 1 Yorkshire Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Colby Howard Bred by Frueh Yorkshires Sired by Ground Control
5th Division 1 Yorkshire Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Karson Osborn Bred by Frueh Yorkshires Sired by Ground Control
$7,000 Yorkshire Gilt 2017 SWTC Shown by Rogers Family Bred by Adam Beck & Family Showpigs Sired by Carbon Copy
Grand Overall Gilt & Champion Duroc 2017 San Antonio Stock Show Shown by Courtney Clark Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by New Direction
3rd Overall Duroc Barrow 2017 OYE Shown by Jayden Garrett Bred by Ammann Showpigs Sired by New Direction
5th Overall Duroc Gilt 2017 OYE Shown by Keller Gaskins Bred by Sean Gaskins Sired by Different Deal
7th Overall Duroc Barrow 2017 OYE Shown by Ty Goss Bred by Ammann Showpigs Sired by New Direction
1st Place Duroc Gilt 2017 NJSS Shown by Ellie Burbrink Bred by Wehmeier Showpigs Sired by Bear Claw
5th Overall Division 1 Duroc Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Ty Goss Bred by Coluson Showpigs Sired by New Direction
4th Overall Duroc Gilt & Champion Bred & Owned 2017 NJSS Shown by Ashtyn Harvey Bred by Harvey Showpigs Sired by Bear Claw
1st Place Duroc Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Landree Heidenreich Bred by Bo Sexton Sired by Honorary
4th Overall Bred & Owned Duroc Gilt 2017 NJSS Shown by Peyton Hill Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by New Direction
3rd Division 1 Duroc Gilt 2017 NJSS Shown by Macy Jacobson Bred by Stickler Showpigs Sired by Lead Off
4th Overall Barrow & Reserve Duroc 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Elijah Johnson Bred by Hill Showpigs Sired by New Direction
Reserve Champion Division 1 Duroc Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Kellen Lawson Bred by Ryan Kephart Sired by Lifetime
4th Overall Duroc Barrow & Champion Division 1 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Karson Osborn Bred by Beyers Farms Sired by Lifetime
5th Division 2 Duroc Barrow 2017 NJSS Shown by Karson Osborn Bred by Beyers Farms Sired by Lifetime
5th Division 1 Duroc Barrow 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Fayth Park Bred by Beyers Farms Sired by Headhunter
3rd Division 3 Duroc Gilt 2017 NJSS Shown by Jaxon Parmley Bred by Marty Fordice & Family Sired by Bear Claw
5th Division 1 Duroc Barrow 2017 NJSS Shown by Briggs Porter Bred by Marty Fordice & Family Sired by Bear Claw
3rd Overall Duroc Barrow 2017 NJSS Shown by Hannah Rustemeyer Bred by Ammann Showpigs Sired by New Direction
5th Overall Duroc Barrow 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Hannah Rustemeyer Bred by Ammann Showpigs Sired by New Direction
1st Place Duroc Gilt 2017 WPX Jr. National Shown by Colt Wolf Bred by Adam Beck & Family Showpigs Sired by Different Deal
Grand Overall Barrow & Champion Hampshire 2017 OYE Shown by Adi Thompson Bred by Heimer Hampshires Sired by Pinnacle
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