Heartbeat May/June Issue 2014 by LimousinLive

Limousin Heart Beat

Sale day in the Heartland.

News Back In Time...............26, 42 Covering Ground................4 Fullblood Alliance News.....3 Heartland Calendar............3 Heartland Highlights ...16-17 Junior Beat..................14-15 NALF Update.................... 11 On The Road Again............6 Recipe of the Month.........37 Sales Reports..............26-38

State News Iowa News...................21-23 Kansas News...................45 Minnesota News..........24-25 Missouri News.............42-45 Nebraska News.............8-10 South Dakota News.....12-13 Wisconsin News..........18-19

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Official Publication of the heartland Limousin Association • May/June 2014

Hold Cows Off Pasture Until Grass Reaches a Minimum of Four Inches At the first sign of green grass growing in pastures, farmers will be tempted to turn in livestock for grazing. “Hold back,” says Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension Forage Specialist. “Wait for grass to reach a minimum four inches of new growth.” More is better. “After a long hard winter, I am as sick of feeding hay as anyone.” Kallenbach says. “But I’ll try to hold back.” A delayed start on grazing becomes more important than usual this spring. “Pastures will be weak and thin,” he says. “Give grasses a chance to gain strength.” Pastures were hurt two ways. Dry weather last fall left grasses weak going into winter. The fall of 2013 was drier than the fall of the drought year of 2012, when hurricane rains revived fall pastures. Secondly, extreme cold killed or set back grass this year. “You think grass doesn’t grow in winter. But it is alive and growing. Any new growth was frozen repeatedly.” Extreme variations in temperature made winter-kill worse. There would be 60 degrees one day. Three days later it would fall below zero again. “The plant would react to the spring-like temperatures –

and then get zapped. The cure for weak stands is rest and regrowth to restore depleted sugar reserves.” Grazing too early could cause need for pasture reseeding later, or the weak stands could become crowded out with weeds. Thin stands leave open spaces for weed seedlings to emerge. Kallenbach recommends taking a pasture walk to evaluate the growth. “Check the pastures before turning in the cows.” There is good news for those who overseeded pastures with legumes in February. “This should be a good clover year,” Kallenback says. The same open spaces that allow weeds to grow also provide less competition for clover, lespe-

Schott Limousin................39 Spring Creeks Cattle Co.....5 Straight Limousin................2 Symens Bros. Limousin....20 Treftz Limousin...........12, 44 Vaughn Farms....................7

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Wulf Cattle........................48

Time Dated Material

Wiezorek Limousin.............9

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Vorthmann Limousin.........46

deza or trefoil. A thin grass stand allows sunshine and moisture to reach the legume seedling.

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Plan to Attend 2014 BIF Symposium

The 2014 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention is set for June 18-21 in Lincoln, NE. For nearly 50 years BIF has hosted its annual research symposium and convention. The convention serves to facilitate discussion and provide education on current issues facing the beef industry. For the latest information about the 2014 BIF Symposium and Convention, go to the BIF website. For details on registering, e-mail the UNL Event and Conference Planning Office. For questions on the conference, e-mail Matt Spangler or call him at 402/472-6489. The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (US-MARC) will also host pre-conference tours all day on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Tours can be arranged by contacting Janel Nierman at 402/762-4110.

MAGS

Antelope

HOMO Black HOMO Polled MAGS Antelope is our new herdsire co-owned with Edwards Limousin. We are excited to add this young herdsire into our program. Semen For Sale Sire: Mags Winston Dam: Mags Xanthocomic bw ww yw ma cm sc dc cw re yg ms $mi .1 52 101 21 3 .2 17 49 .02 .32 .39 57

Thanks to everyone who showed interest & invested in our program

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Iowa Beef Expo Champion Limousin Bull Special thanks to Leon Vogel, NE for purchasing our Champion Limousin Bull, SL Madd Bomber

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Nebraska Cattlemens Classic Champion Bull Special thanks to Larry VanWyk, IA for purchasing the Champion Bull, SL Trip Wire

Straight Limousin

Jay & Lori Straight • Jackson 2173 Morgan Ave. • Logan, Iowa 51546 (712) 648-2180 – Jay (712) 592-1350 Jordan & Shane Muxfeldt – (712) 592-0188 2153 Morgan Ave. • Logan, IA 51546

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Fullblood Alliance News

Congratulations to ACH Holdings of Bowling Green, KY for exhibiting the grand champion Limousin pair at the National Western Stock Show in Denver this past January. They were shown by Carter Haynes. ACH Holdings also had the Breeder’s Best Five Head, the champion Produce of Dam and the Division III reserve champion Limousin bull. The Haynes family; Stephen, Emily and Carter, represented the Fullblood Limousin Alliance at the 2014 National Farm Machinery

Show in Louisville. They set up the booth, displayed literature, and answered questions from Tuesday through Saturday, February 11-15, 2014. Junior Awards The Fullblood Limousin Alliance (FLA) is dedicated to encouraging youth in our breed to continue with their interest in raising and showing cattle. This year they presented three $1,000 show heifer awards to Isaak Miller from Tennessee, Randy VanDolah from Oklahoma and Ashleigh

Connie and Danny Crockett with the framed antique American flag they bought at the MLBA benefit auction

Crockett Rose Branch Farm & the Biggest Fullblood & Limousin influenced Private Treaty Sale & Fullblood Show of the Century Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center • Shawnee, OK

JUNE 6-8, 2014

Look for our consignments on the FLA website & our herd prefix at the show.

Two heifers sell CDJL 348A & CDJL 344A

Christensen from Missouri. Congratulations, Juniors! Jarnagin Limousin donated the proceeds of a heifer, JL Pixie Dust, that was sold at the Tennessee Beef Agribition Limousin Show & Sale March 8, 2014. One-half of the money goes to the Fullblood Limousin Alliance Junior Heifer program. Show & Sale The Fullblood Alliance & Friends Show & Sale will be held the weekend of June 6-8, 2014 in Shawnee, OK. The Private Treaty Sale will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7 and run through 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Applications for the FLA Promoter of the Year and Commercial Producer of the Year are due by May 30, 2014. These forms can be obtained by going to the Fullblood Alliance website.

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June

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Quality females like this one will sell Danny & Connie Crockett 518 SW 20th Lane Lamar, MO 64759 417-682-2710 mocdjllimousin@yahoo.com

You can find more information on the sale and show along with the, rules and entry forms on the FLA website. Get Well Wishes We extend our best wishes to Danny Crockett who is recovering from eye surgery. We also want to keep Emily Haynes and Mickey Williamson in our thoughts and prayers as they recover from surgery.

all season long, Kallenbach says. “Holding livestock off to let grass grow from three inches up to five inches makes a big difference.” That can happen in a few days. Feeding hay a little longer will help the grass. Kallenbach conducts his grazing research with cow herds at the MU research centers at Mount Vernon, Columbia and Linneus. All are part of the College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources.

Heartland Calendar

6-7 Heartland Junior Regional Show – Tonganoxie, KS 8 Kansas Junior Field Day – Tonganoxie, KS 18-21.2014 Beef Improvement Federation Symposium/Annual Meeting – Lincoln, NE 20-22.Missouri Limousin Breeders Association Field Day – Nevada, MO 21-22 Iowa Junior Field Day – Osceola, IA

July

12-18.National Junior Limousin Show – Amarillo, TX 21 North Dakota State Fair Limousin Open Show – Minot, ND 22 North Dakota State Fair Junior Limousin Show – Minot, ND 25-26 Ozark Empire Junior & Open Shows – Springfield, MO 26 South Dakota Summer Spotlight Junior Show – Huron, SD

August

members

Carter Haynes, ACH Holdings of Bowling Green, KY exhibited a Fullblood calf at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

Hold Cows Off Pasture ... Kallenbach recommends broadcast seeding legumes in grass pastures “on the last snow” every year. Legumes add protein to the grazing diet for livestock and dilute the impact of toxic Kentucky 31 fescue. Also, legumes add nitrogen to the soil. “This year, freezing and thawing worked the seed into the soil. That’s good for the legumes.” Patience in letting early grass grow will affect grass production

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Iowa State Fair Limousin Open Show – Des Moines, IA Missouri State Fair Limousin Open Show – Sedalia, MO Nebraska State Fair Limousin Open Show – Grand Island, NE South Dakota State Fair Limousin Open Show – Huron, SD Minnesota State Fair Limousin Open Show – St. Paul, MN

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014 had a great sale on a sunny day after the Minnesota storm. We are glad to report that Limousin acceptance is alive and well in the Midwest. For the most part, increased bull prices and new faces purchasing Limousin to work in the commercial industry made this sale season a success. We noticed that offering sale data on bulls made a difference By: Dean Summerbell The first four months of 2014 in the attitude of the buyers. The The long spring sale season fi- presented us with some road chal- more information seedstock pronally has come to an end. Beverly lenges. One February night the ducers can provide, the greater the and I always look forward to the center stripe and shoulder rumble interest from the buyers. Homozyspring sales. But it is a relief when bars kept us going for 25 miles gous polled bulls were especially they come to an end and we can be through white-out conditions. popular. The color of bulls in the “off the road” for a little while. The Worried that I would hit a slow Midwest was not a major factor sales begin the 3rd week in Janu- moving vehicle or be hit by one as it had been. Red bulls topped ary and run until the end of April. made it a white knuckle and stress- many sales, especially in our northWinter’s blast is present for 90% ful situation. Then I realized we ern areas. of the season. Just when sunny were the only idiots on that stretch. The number one reason for bulls weather and dry roads become the But conditions improved and we selling well remained constant. norm, the sales are over. made our intended destination and Quality, Quality, and Quality were the top reasons! I felt this year’s Heartland Limousin Association sales were much more consistent Officers with great performance type bulls. Cash Schilling......................... President Jim Venner...................... Vice President Whether Fullblood, Purebred or Andy Peterson......................... Secretary Jerry Meek.............................. Treasurer Lim-Flex, we need to select bulls Ed Bergler – Ex-officio that will have a positive impact on Executive Secretary & Advertising Sales our commercial customers bottom Dean Summerbell 23244 Gopher Dr., East Bethel, MN 55005 line. The most economically profCell: (612) 963-3799 itable thing farmers and ranchers E-mail: bjsummerbell@gmail.com can do is to buy good quality bulls. Hopefully our message is being Directors received in the commercial sector. Iowa South Dakota Bob Bosch (515) 491-9163 Glenn Treftz (605) 380-0014 Carcass data that I have read for Indianola, IA 50125 Wetonka, SD Limousin and Limousin-crossed Kansas Minnesota feeder cattle is particularly im Cash Schilling (785) 694-2806 Mark Willette (605) 695-3129 pressive. Limousin no longer is Edson, KS 67733 Delavan, MN 56023 cluttered with a higher than ac Missouri Nebraska ceptable number of standard grade Shaun Edwards (660) 441-0811 Mark Nutter (308) 645-2514 New Bloomfield, MO 65063 Thedford, NE carcasses. Kill data on a large group of 30,000 Limousin and Wisconsin Financial Secretary

Andy Peterson (715) 417-2253 Osceola, WI 54020

Ann Vorthmann (712) 566-2863 31112 Hwy 6, Treynor, IA 51575

Members at Large

Jim Venner Mike Henderson Breda, IA 51436 Wellsville, MO 63384 (712) 830-8381 (573) 684-2773

Editor Beverly Summerbell Published at Ramsey Printing Co. – Lawrence, KS

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Jerry Meek Parker, KS 66072 (913) 898-2700

Limousin-crossed cattle revealed less than 2% standard grade, no roll, or dark cutters in commodity steers and only 4% standard grade, no roll and dark cutters on commodity heifers. Limousin influenced cattle fed for the natural market graded 80% choice. With our feed efficient cattle, our high yield percentage due to muscle, and now our ability to grade, the bottom line profit should be at the top for commercial producers using Limousin genetics. One cattle buyer told me that he is no longer the only buyer of Limousin influenced cattle at the sale barns in his region. Renewed interest in Limousin is producing a more competitive market for our product. That is good for all of us. Time to switch hats and cover our Heartland junior events. We hope to see you at field days, state fairs, and national Limousin events. Have a great summer!

Correction

We omitted this from the list of MOE award winners in the last issue, our apologies.

Additional MOE Bull

Congratulations to Chester Arne of Holden, MO who had the Silver Award purebred Limousin bull, BLR Zeek, for the South Central Regional. Breeders who had first, second or third place Medal of Excellence (MOE) points from throughout the year on their bulls or females were recognized at the Genetics on Ice banquet in Denver during the National Western Stock Show in January.

Norma Effertz Velva, ND 58790 (701) 624-516

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Commercial Producer Testimony on display at Heartland Sales.

Well Positioned

This trio of herd sires has positioned us at the front of the pack – outcross pedigrees, high performance and mainstream function.

Warrior

Wulfs Warrior 9302W PB – Blk, Homo Polled

Wulfs Spring Loaded 31585 x (Wulfs Evan 9025E)

CE: 7 BW: 3.2 WW: 80 YW: 131 MA: 34 CM: 6 SC: 1.2 DC: 39 CW: 72 RE: .78 YG: -.03 MS: .16 $MI: 60 UREA 15.28 UFat .36 UIMF 3.55

Owned with Wulf Cattle & Roland Farms Semen Available.

Uncharted Waters

Wulfs Uncharted Waters PB – Homo Blk, Homo Polled

Wulfs Ridgley 3172R x (JCL Lodestar 27L)

CE: 13 BW: .7 WW: 50 YW: 86 MA: 26 CM: 10 SC: .1 DC: 39 CW: 39 RE: .64 YG: -.08 MS: -.02 $MI: 45 UREA 15.6 UFat .21 UIMF 2.87

Zest

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PB – Red, Homo Polled

Wulfs X-Aggerate J657X x (JCL Lodestar 27L)

CE: 11 BW: 2.1 WW: 51 YW: 91 MA: 20 CM: 9 SC: .7 DC: 26 CW: 40 RE: .54 YG: .00 MS: .05 $MI: 47 UREA 20.52 UFat .17 UIMF 3.41

Owned with Ludens Family Limousin, Mitchell Wild Meadow & Wulf Cattle Semen Available.

Owned with Bachmeier Farms Semen Available.

100 bulls for sale off the farm Limousin • Lim-Flex • Angus Other sires we have calves by: SYES User Friendly Wulf Creek Urlacher auto Will Power engd Yard Machine Rito 6em3 Exar Titlelist SAV Final Answer Wulfs Walcott

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Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014 der. Those breeders, along with Richard LeJeune of Halfway, MO who also had his arm in a sling, attended the festivities in Lebanon April 12-13. Lori Hill from Treftz Limousin of Wetonka, SD underwent surgery to repair damage to her arm. She has had to have the surgery redone a second time and may need a third seem even longer. It is always surgery. We wish her good luck By: Bev Summerbell The calendar may say Spring, stressful to drive on bad roads, with her recovery! Dan Witt of Mabel, MN had but as I look out my window it and we definitely had our share of back surgery and we hope he is doesn’t look much like it. I was that this year. – iPads are useful tools, es- doing better. Mary Nielson of thinking about the word and the letters reminded me of some facts: pecially when traveling across the Arlington, SD reports that she is – Soon the snow will be gone Heartland to attend shows, sales, without pain following her carpal and the grass will turn green in our banquets, and other Limousin tunnel surgery on her wrist. Our thoughts are with Mike area. I thought spring was here events. I am able to check email but then Mother Nature decided messages, read the local and na- Christie of Baldwin City, KS as to play a trick on us and drop 16 tional news, and keep up with the he continues with treatments for inches of heavy, wet snow April social network sites. We’ve only cancer. Dean and I visited Mike 16. Driving was treacherous, cars had ours for a couple of years and and Martha February 15. were in the ditch, and schools had I wonder how we ever got along John DeRung of Ramona, SD without one. delayed starts. is undergoing treatment for can– New beginnings – that’s cer. We wish him the best as he – Plan to attend the junior field days, regional shows, the what spring represents. Not only recovers. NALJA show and the state fair do we enjoy the fresh flowers, Chance Schilling of Springfield, Limousin shows this summer. A budding trees and green grass, but MO had an unfortunate accident lot of work and planning goes we also look forward to the new when roller skating. It left him into these events, and it is always crop of baby calves. It’s nice to with a broken and dislocated ankle wonderful to see our young peo- welcome new breeders to the Lim- along with pins and plates. ple exhibit their cattle. Attending ousin family as well as watching Our thoughts are with Travis shows is not only a great way to young people grow up and begin Vermillion of Kincaid, KS. He fell their show career, view the cattle but also a time to off a ladder and broke his wrist. – Great time! Yes, this is We hope he has a speedy recovery. reconnect with friends. – Road weary would be a a great time to be in the cattle Dean and I had a delightful good way to describe how Dean business with record high prices. visit with Tom and Rosalie Smith and I are feeling about now. It The sales from January through April 14. They are now settled into was a long sale season. I think the April in the Heartland were strong their new residence in the Essex extremely cold temperatures, high with increased acceptance among Housing in Sedalia. They would winds and snow made the winter commercial cattlemen. While the enjoy hearing from their Limousin supply is short, prices look good rd for the next few years provided friends. Their address is: 301 E 3 Street, Room 109, Sedalia, MO the weather cooperates and we get 65301. enough moisture. Our sympathy is extended to Wendy Peterson and her family

Adrienne Boyer of Liberty, NE and Sean Kennedy of Ralston, NE will be united in marriage May 31, 2014. Parents are Jay and Carol Boyer of Liberty and Larry and Annette Kennedy of Sutherland, NE.

Member News Get well wishes are sent to several breeders who have had surgery. Emmett Edwards of Higginsville, MO had knee surgery right after Easter and will spend the next few weeks recovering. Ed Bergler of Dakota, MN had back surgery. He hopes that he will be relieved of pain so he can enjoy those great hunting trips. Danny Crockett of Lamar, MO had surgery for a torn retina. Emily Haynes of Bowling Green, KY had surgery on her arm and shoul-

Matt Bruner knelt in the sale ring and proposed to Tamara Reuer of Piedmont, SD just before the start of his Dad's sale in Madison, SD March 29, 2014.

of Pukwana, SD on the death of her father, Wendell Gilman. His obituary is printed on the SD news page in the Heart Beat. Carl Trice Jenkins of Plattsburg, MO passed away in April. His obituary is located on the Missouri News page. Many of our Missouri Limousin friends knew Bruce Britt of Columbia, MO. He was a 23-year veteran firefighter who was tragically killed in the line of duty February 22, 2014 due to a structural collapse at a University Village apartment complex. Bruce is survived by his wife, Leah, daughter, Stormy and step-sons Paden and Ethan Boulden.

Grandpa Emmett Edwards of Higginsville, MO is proud of the newest member of their family, Chisum, son of Shaun and Brooke Edwards of New Bloomfield, MO.

Congratulations to Stan and Emily Schrock of Greentop, MO on the birth of Clay Riley, born April 2, 2014 weighing 9 lb. 2 oz. and 21 inches long. He is welcomed into the family by his parents and siblings Kaitlyn, Kyle, Conner and Cade.

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Bull Management in Multi – Sire Pastures Before the breeding season begins, a few simple management procedures involving the bulls can increase the likelihood of a high pregnancy percentage among the cows, says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension cattle specialist. In multi-sire pastures, make certain that the bulls that will be pastured together have been in a common trap or pasture prior to the

breeding season. Bulls will establish a social hierarchy. It is better to get this done before the breeding season begins rather than wait until they are first placed with the cows. Put young bulls with young bulls and mature bulls with mature bulls. Mixing the ages will result in the mature bull dominating the younger bull completely and in some

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instances causing a serious injury. If the plan is to rotate bulls during the breeding season, then use the mature bulls first, and follow with the yearling bulls in the last third of the breeding season. In this way, the young bulls will have fewer cows to settle, and will be 1-2 months older when they start breeding. The cow:bull ratio is very diffi-

cult to decide upon. A conservative rule-of -thumb (for young bulls) is to place them with roughly the same number of cows as is his age in months. For example: Bull age in months and number of females in breeding pasture: 12-15 months = 10-12 cows 15-18 months = 12-18 cows 18-24 months = 18-25 cows More than 24 months = 25-35 cows.

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Thank you to all the buyers at our Annual “Genetics for the Future” production sale. Thank you to Treftz Limousin & Effertz Black Butte Acres for teaming up to buy our highselling bull Dlvl Aerosmith.

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We are extremely excited about our calf crop, sired by: DLvL xerox, DLvL Young Gun, Wulfs Wagon Train, SYES user Friendly, SYES Work Horse, TREF zion, jlx Red Bull & romn zander.

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Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Nebraska News ...

Breeders Travel to Kearney for the “Classic” or bought items in support of the

What a difference a year makes! Last year the annual meeting, banquet and benefit auction was canceled due to the blizzard that took place in Kearney during the “Cattlemen’s Classic”. This year the weather was cooperative and Limousin breeders, their family and friends gathered for the annual event. The meal was served as the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney in conjunction with the “Cattlemen’s Classic”. Following the dinner, Limousin breeders went to the Country Inn and Suites, headquarters for the Nebraska Limousin Association, for dessert and the benefit auction. Annual Meeting Gerald Gustafson, president, welcomed everyone and gave a review of activities and sales in Nebraska that past year. Gwen Behrends, secretary/treasurer, gave a financial report. Mark Nutter of Thedford was elected to serve as the Nebraska representative on the Heartland Limousin Association board of directors. Jim Amos, junior advisor, gave an overview of the junior activities and upcoming events.

Nebraska Limousin Association. Thank you! Kevin Ochsner of Kersey, CO served as the auctioneer for the evening. Among the items donated were scarves, a Limousin crock, a goose hunt, a Western picture frame, coupons with a percentage off cattle supplies along with gift certificates, a night’s stay at the Country Inn and Suites for 2015, food items and semen. Thank You Thanks to Nancy Hunt and the Hunt family for preparing and serving a delicious chili lunch in the Limousin aisle before the sale. Nancy worked hard to make sure that everyone was well-fed. We would also like to thank Dan Hunt of Oxford and Rob Brawner of Wood Lake for serving as breed representatives to the Cattlemen’s Classic. We appreciate your service! State Fair The Nebraska State Fair has a new 25,000 square foot exhibit titled “The Nebraska Agriculture Experience” in 2014. This is a collaborative effort between the state fair, the NE Department of Agriculture and the Natural Re-

sources. “The focus of the experience is to provide visitors with an innovative, interactive view of where Nebraska agriculture is today and where it’s headed,” said Dr. Chuck Hibberd, dean of extension at the U of NE-Lincoln. “This will be a comprehensive look at food production in the state – and how NE is positioned for global leadership in feeding the word,” said Hibberd. The exhibit opens in time for the state fair; however, it will remain open year-round. Plan to stop and visit the exhibit when you are at the state fair for the Limousin Open show August 27. We hope to have a large contingent of breeders exhibit their cattle in the show as well as members in the stands watching. Check out the state fair

Nebraska breeders Dan Hunt of Oxford and Loran Wach of Wauneta enjoy the sunny weather at the NWSS in Denver.

website for entry forms and rules concerning the show. L.E.A.D. Fellowship applications are being taken from now until June 15 for the L.E.A.D. (Leadership Education/Action Development) Continued on page 9.

Nebraska’s Limousin Association board members met in Kearney - Gwen Behrends (Secretary/Treasurer), Jim Amos (Vice President) Rob Brawner, and Gerald Gustafson (President).

Johnson Enterprises Named Nebraska “Commercial Producer of the Year”

Mark Nutter, Sand Hills Limousin of Thedford, NE was selected as the Nebraska board member to the Heartland Limousin Association. We appreciate Mark’s appointment.

Benefit Auction Members of the association brought a variety of items to the auction. We appreciate the generosity of those who donated and/

Doug and Sue Johnson began Johnson Enterprises in Elsie, NE in the 1980’s. Their son, Luke and son-in-law, Zach Giesselmann represented them at the “Cattlemen’s Classic” in Kearney, NE where they were awarded the 2014 “Commercial Producer of the Year” by the Nebraska Limousin Association and the Heartland Limousin Association. The Johnsons farm considerable land for row crop and hay in addition to a 250 Angus based cowherd. They started using Limousin bulls in 2003, buying their first bulls from Hunt Limousin of Oxford. They have continued that program to this day with their spring calving exclusively. The Johnson calve in March and wean in September. They market

Johnson Enterprises of Elsie, NE were selected by the Nebraska Limousin Association as their “Commercial Producer of the Year”. Pictured here are Dan Hunt representing the Nebraska Limousin Association, Luke Johnson, Zach Giesselmann and Dean Summerbell who presented the award. Congratulations!

their product at the Ogallala Sale Barn and usually top the market with their production. Luke said they like Limousin for their

longevity, hybrid vigor and grow ability. Congratulations to Johnson Enterprises on this prestigious award!

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Group. “These are available for up to 30 young men and women with demonstrated leadership potential. They will be selected from five geographic districts across our state,” said Terry Hejny, NE L.E.A.D. program director. This is the 33rd year for this program and it is operated by the NE Agricultural Leadership Council. Please contact Shana at sgerdes2@ unl.edu or by calling 402/4726810. Further information can be found at www.lead.unl.edu.

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Ashlyn and her parents Kevin and Julie Ochsner of Kersey, CO proudly show off the jacket that their family won for being named the Limousin Herdsman winners at the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney.

< Jay Straight of Logan, IA thanked Leon Vogel of Gothenburg, NE for his purchase of a Straight bull consigned to the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney.

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Charlie Hunt thanked Curt Wieczorek of Mt. Vernon, SD for his purchase of the high-selling bull at the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney consigned by Hunt Limousin.

Vol. Cattle Feeding Nebraska has taken the lead and is the nation’s top state for cattle feeding. As of February 1, Nebraska had 2.46 million head of cattle on feed in feedlots above 1,000 head. Although these figures could fluctuate over the next year, there has been an overall positive trend for cattle feeding in Nebraska. Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach noted that there are many variables in the business of feeding cattle and Nebraska is a natural fit. “Nationally we are the second largest ethanol producer and third in corn production. We have nearly 23 million acres of range and pastureland, an excellent partnership with the University and a strong processing sector. These position Nebraska well for ongoing success,” he said. “We are the third largest agricultural state in the nation, and I don’t expect that to change,” Director Ibach said. “We also need to continue to encourage our young, beginning farmers and ranchers to get into the business of growing food.”

1/30/13 - Red - HOMO Polled - PB S: Wulfs Xtractor X223X D: WZRK Miss Nascar 8012U CE: 6 BW: 2.5 WW: 75 YW: 114 MA: 35 CM: 4 SC: 0.9 DC: 31 CW: 53 RE: .87 YG: -.15 MS: -.01 $MI: 53 ATLAS topped the 2014 Wieczorek bull sale. He combines performance traits with convenience traits and tops it off with solid genomics and a dynamic phenotype. This HOMO polled, outcross, purebred sire has the background commercial cattlemen desire. With a 35 MA, his daughters will be the next generation of great females. ATLAS is deep, thick and soft in his structure. This young sire has the potential to lift up your program.

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Nebraska News ...

Limousin Tops All Breed Sales at Cattlemen’s Classic

By all standards, the Limousin Sale held in conjunction with the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney, Nebraska was a blowout sale. Seven consignors from Nebraska, Plans to lassiC! Make d annual C Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota 3r h t d e2 brought their entries Kearney ten atto for the show and sale on February 20th. This was a new day and time for reserve grand champion bull was the Limousin events at the Classic. The Wulf’s Zonked 9114Z, an 8/6/12 black, The day began with a sale order polled 50% Lim-Flex son of SAV Final show at 10:00 a.m. followed by the Answer 0035 out of Wulf’s Weaver Jay Straight and daughter Jordan Muxfeldt thanked Boyd and Donal Jacobsen sale at 4:30 p.m. This was one of 9114W consigned by Wulf Cattle 0 1of4 of Minden, NE for their purchase of a Straight consigned bull at the Classic. the last sales of the day, and it was Morris, MN. - 2 3 , 2 worth waiting for. The Limousin r y 1 5Fairgrounds a u r bulls topped all F theebreed b averages o County fa l a s ka by over $1,000. The bidding Bufwas y, Nebr strong from a crowd of biddersKearne who recognized the quality and value of the sale entries. Show

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ThurSDAy, FebruAry 20, 2014 JAMO Zurie 307A, a 2/23/13 black, scurred daughter of DHVO Deuce 132R out of JAMO Ms Rider 829U consigned by Amos Limousin of Stapleton, NE was named grand champion female.

Taking home the reserve grand champion banner in the female show for Bullis Creek Ranch of Wood Lake, NE was BRAW Ms Christy 353A, a 3/6/13 black, polled 75% daughter of PBRS Upper Echelon 820U out of BRAW Ms Lodestar 4100P.

SALe FeATureS: 16 bulls | Les Jones of Willisport, TX judged the sale show. Jones selected SL Trip Wire 299Z his grand champion Limousin bull. Straight Limousin of Logan, IA consigned and exhibited the 11/14/12 black, polled 50% Lim-Flex son of MAGS Xyloid out of SL Hot Centerfold.

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Max Schultz of Oxford (right) purchased the Wulf Cattle consigned bull at the “Classic’. Ross Potter and Casey Fanta of Wulf Cattle represented the Wulf consignment in Kearney.

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The high-selling bull was Hunt Atomic 17A, a 2/16/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled 75% son of RUNL Stetson out of HUNT Yaa 002Y consigned by Hunt Limousin of Oxford, NE. Curt Wieczorek of Mount Vernon, SD purchased the bull for $8,100. The reserve grand champion bull consigned by Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN was the second high-selling For complete sale listings: bull. Max Schultz of Oxford, NE purchased Wulf’s Zonked 9114Z Kevin and Julie Ochsner of Kersey, for $7,100. CO appreciated Lavern Banzhaf of Lavern Banzhof of Cambridge, Cambridge, NE who purchased two of NE purchased CAIT Apprentice the Ochsner bull consignments. 364A, a 2/13/13 black, polled 50% Lim-Flex son of Connealy Consensus 7229 out of KEVN Wow Factor 903W for $5,600. He was consigned

by Ochsner Limousin of Kersey, CO. Banzhof also purchased another Ochsner consignment, CAIT Atlantis 332A, a 3/3/13 black, polled 50% Lim-Flex son of EXAR Upshot 0562B out of KEVN Unopened Letter 106U for $5,300. Straight Limousin of Logan, IA consigned SL 319A, a 3/28/13 black, polled 75% Lim-Flex son of MAGS Twain out of SL Suki. He was purchased by Leon Vogel of Gothenburg, NE for $5,000. Follow us on Hunt Limousin sold the high-selling female. HUNT Applesauce 80A, a 3/6/13 black, polled 75% daughter of HUNT Exclaim 71X out of HUNT Miss Jock 129U brought $4,200 from Wulf Cattle. Max Schultz, M&M Farms of Oxford, NE purchased the reserve grand champion Limousin female at the Classic. BRAW Ms Christy 353A, the reserve grand champion consigned by Bullis Creek Ranch brought $3,800. Max’s son, Matthew bought the grand champion female, JAMO Zurie 307A consigned by Amos Limousin. for $3,500.

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Consignors Jim Amos and Rob Brawner thanked the Schultz family of Oxford for their purchase of their consigned open females at Kearney.

Deanna and Rick Campbell of Axtell, NE bought the Watts Limousin (Jamie, Alycia and Jim Watts) consignment at the Classic in Kearney

Averages: 10 Bulls..........................................$5,415 4 Females........................................3,300 Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks

As we approach the busy summer schedule for the Limousin breed, we wanted to take the time to update the Heartland membership on the current happenings at the NALF office. As we proceed into the spring and summer show events, much of the staff will be travelling to conduct these activities and will see many of you in the country as events are occurring. We look forward to visiting with many of you as the staff travels through the country. As many of you are aware, the purchase of the Limousin World magazine was completed last summer after the original agreement to make the purchase was done in 2009. With the purchase of the magazine completed in the summer of 2013, NALF staff now includes the crew in Oklahoma headed by Kyle Haley. The purchase of the magazine should allow the North American Limousin Foundation to be on equal footing with other breed associations that own their publications as we promote the Limousin breed in future years. Testing NALF has gone through the difficult process of switching DNA testing providers when GeneSeek acquired Scidera last year leaving NALF with one service provider in addition to handling all of the DNA in house and sending it on to the lab in Nebraska. Turnaround times on DNA testing have improved dramatically the last 3 months after going through a difficult time last fall and late winter for both membership and staff with slow service at the lab in Nebraska. The switch to SNP parentage testing versus STR (microsatellite parentage) as directed by the board last fall has helped alleviate the problem of the slow turnaround times that were seen last August through December. Since the transition to SNP parentage was mostly completed by early 2014, GeneSeek has been able to provide the majority of the results back to NALF within 3-4 weeks versus some of the lengthy delays that

were seen by membership with problems related to parentage testing on the old STR platform. GeneSeek has also spent a great amount of time flying folks back to our Denver office to help correct the problems and worked with our staff in Denver so they can provide us with more efficient service. Brittany Barrick and Joe Epperly have also contributed significantly to provide GeneSeek the information and tools to get our results back in a timely fashion. NALF does have its Limousin genomic profiler in place for the following traits, BW, WW, Milk and Marbling for purebred Limousin cattle that have been tested on the Profiler. The remainder of the traits should come on line later this year after additional training on the remaining traits is completed at Iowa State. NALF also expects to have its Lim-Flex profiler completed in this same training exercise. Level I MOE Shows As most of you are aware, 2014 will also see a change with the structure of our MOE level 1 shows. Last summer the show committee made the recommendation to the board to combine the Purebred and Lim-Flex level 1 MOE shows during the upcoming year. This action was not taken lightly as was debated by both the show committee and the Board of Directors at NALF. The recommendation that was passed by the show committee which consists of exhibitors, members and board members of NALF was passed unanimously by the committee to bring to the board last year. This change is for the “Open” level 1 MOE shows (not the junior shows) starting with the newly added Southeast Summer Classic in June which will become a level 1 MOE show this year. One of the primary reasons the shows were combined was due to our lack of entries at Kansas City, Louisville and Fort Worth. The combining of these shows in an attempt to stay off probation at these events was just one of the

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reasons the change was put into place. In addition, both the show committee and the board desire to help the marketing of our cattle and perception of our shows by others from the outside the breed in an attempt to attract more people into the Limousin business. Given the success of the All-American Futurity the past two years combining the show, the board feels strongly that from a marketing standpoint for both Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle, the time for the change is apparent given the lack of entries at National Shows along with the high quality of cattle that are exhibited by both sectors of our breed. POWER Conference On the junior front, the North American Junior Limousin Association will be teaming up with the American Gelbvieh Junior Association this August in Denver to bring a leadership conference to junior’s ages 14-21. The “Power Conference” is designed to focus on young leader’s knowledge of our industry and organization as well as developing leadership

skills of each participant. The four day event is scheduled for August 7-10th this summer. Additional information can be requested by emailing Kaye Weaber at kaye@ nalf.org for further details. The staff and current Board of Directors at NALF look forward to your calls and questions. Please feel free to contact us in Denver and we look forward to seeing you at the regionals this year in addition to the Junior National Junior Show in Amarillo this summer. We encourage your participation and input towards growing our breed and as always, encourage our membership to participate and register cattle to promote Limousin cattle to both seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen throughout the United States! Strong state and regional participation is vital to promoting and growing the Limousin breed of cattle and we encourage your input! Mark Anderson, Executive Director North American Limousin Foundation

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South Dakota News ... Spotlight Show

The South Dakota Spotlight will be held at the SD State Fairgrounds in Huron July 24-27, 2014. The show, which will take place Saturday, July 26, will serve as the official SD Junior Limousin Field Day. Contact Amanda Radke or any board member for further information concerning this annual event. State Fair The South Dakota State Fair has announced their theme for the 2014 fair. It will be “What Does the Fair Say?” Candi Hettinger Briley, state fair marketing and events coordinator, said that announcing the theme and logo is always an exciting time in preparation for the fair. The 2014 South Dakota State Fair will run from Thursday, August 28 through Monday, September 1. The Limousin Open Show will take place on August 29 followed by the Junior Special Show which will be held after the Open

Show. We hope to have a large contingent of Limousin breeders, families and friends take part in the show or be the stands watching. Following the state fair open Limousin show, members of the South Dakota Limousin Association will gather for a meeting and hamburger fry. We appreciate the support of all our breeders in the state who participate in events throughout the year. Sales South Dakota Limousin breeders were busy this winter/spring hosting a cattle sale or traveling to one across the state. It was amazing to see how many sales there were and how successful they were. The support from their fellow Limousin breeders was greatly appreciated. The season began in January with the Red Carpet Show and Sale in Sioux Falls January 23. February began with the annual meeting, banquet and benefit

auction in Rapid City on the 6 followed by the Black Hills Stock Show Limousin show and sale on the 7th. The next sale was Treftz February 8 followed by Bar JZ on the 18th and Symens on February 27. The month ended with Wieczorek’s sale on the 28th. In March breeders attended Schott’s sale on the 18th, ROM’N’s sale on the 26th and Bruner’s on the 29th. There were two sales in April in South Dakota, Ludens April 5th and Peterson’s L7 Bar on the 9th. That makes 11 sales in one state in

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a four-month span. Seeking Beef Ambassadors The South Dakota Beef Industry Council is seeking youth beef industry enthusiasts to compete in the 2014 South Dakota Beef Ambassador Contest. This will take place at the Crossroads Hotel and Huron Event Center July 24, 2014 in Huron. The contest is open to youth ages 8-20. The contest provides participating youth with the skills and information needed to educate consumer and fellow students

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Nothing like landing at a sale. Dwayne Vig of Mud Butte, SD landed his plane on the gravel road in front of Symens Brothers Sale Barn near Amherst SD and promptly came in and purchased 17 bulls at the sale.

In our long quest for a red heifer-bull

that would fit our program, we finally found him north of the border.

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$40 Homozygous Polled TMF Symbol 188S x Airlie Tara CE: 20 BW: -4.4 WW: 30 YW: 65 CM: 8 MA: 22 SC: 1.0 DC: 21 CW: 28 RE: .73 FT: -.01 MS: -.08 Semen $40, available through: Treftz Limousin 605/380-0014, LIMI-Gene 6050698-4870, Grassroots Genetics 866.305-9600

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Treftz Limousin Australian semen rights owned by Birubi Limousin

Pedigree—A high percentage purebred Canadian-bred outcross heifer-bull with NO Wulfs Ransom in his pedigree. Proven Calving-Ease—An actual BW of 77 lbs., a BW EPD of -4.4 ranks him in the top 1%; and all the heifers calved unobserved/ unassisted in his first calf crop. Fertility—An adjusted Yr. SC of 37 cm. A SC EPD in the top 4%. Bred 39 heifers naturally out of 40 in 60 days on pasture. Collected 400 units per jump at stud as a yearling. Disposition—Puppy-dog gentle and easy-handling. Carcass—Scanned the largest ribeye in his contemporary group with a 17.9 and a marbling index of 113 Phenotype—Thick, long-made with a deep side on a moderate frame. He carries his 2,320 lbs. in a correct fashion with a smooth, long stride and a big foot. Check out his video at www.limousinlive.com Homozygous Polled!

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about beef nutrition, food safety, best animal handling practices and environmental stewardship. There are three divisions; beginner (ages 8-11), junior (12-16) and senior (17-20). The senior winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to the National Beef Ambassador Contest in the fall of 2015. The deadline to enter is July 11, 2014. To find further information about this competition, contact Holly Swee at 605/957-5283 or email hswee@sdbeef.org.

Alexa Montagne was a Gold medal winner and the third place individual in the South Dakota State FFA Livestock Judging Contest held April 7 during the State FFA Convention in Brookings, SD. Alexa represented the ViborgHurley FFA chapter in the contest. She is pictured on the right along with Maryn Howard, Groton, second place winner, and Juilanna Albrecht, first place winner.

Travis, Judy, and Harold Bies of Rapid City purchased bulls from the Wulf “Opportunity Sale 2014” March 28.

In Memoriam

Wendell Gilman of Chamberlain, SD, father of Wendy Peterson of Pukwana, passed away February 13, 2014 at the age of 95. Services were held at the United Methodist Church in Kennebec, SD February 19. After his discharge from the Army in 1945, Wendell returned to the ranch and entered into partnership with his father. Following his father’s death, he purchased the ranch which they still own today. He enjoyed riding and working with quarter horses, ranching and spending time with his family. In 1994 Wendell and his wife, Ardene, received the Century Farm Award. Wendell is survived by his wife, Ardene, daughter Wendy and her husband, Rod, three grandsons, five great-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren along with other relatives.

Courtney Nolz along with the members of the Mitchell, SD FFA Landscape team proudly show off their awards.

The pens of bulls at the Peterson L7 Bar sale near Pukwana, SD.

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Junior Beat Jordan Pavel of Geddes, SD purchased the first bull he has bought from John Bruner at the Bruner Sale.

Newly elected president of the Minnesota Junior Limousin Association Anna Johnson of Sebeka, MN presented a video of Junior activities in 2013 at the senior meeting in Litchfield.

Triplets Ericca, Denniel, and Breona along with older brother Kyle Gyhra attended their first sale at Jay and Carol Boyer’s production sale near Liberty, NE March 9.

Nine-year-old Ashley Joramo, the great-granddaughter of Wally and Noreen Wieczorek, took care of the cookies at the Wieczorek sale.

Never too young to learn herdsmanship at a major event like the Classic in Kearney, NE.

15-month-old Josie Watts of Fairfield demonstrates the docility of Limousin bulls at the “Classic” in Kearney.

Missouri Juniors in attendance at the Missouri annual meeting and banquet were: (FR): Mikah Edwards, Jaidyn Wood, Jillian Mudd, Quade Edwards, (MR): Drake Wood, Brooke Heavin, Jordan Mudd, Lydia Hunt, Bryce Johnson (BR): Junior Advisor Brooke Edwards, Dalton Edwards, Junior Advisor Cindy Wood, JoDee Mudd, Cody Heavin, Clayton Schowe, Junior Advisor Susie Heavin.

Junior Report ... By: Katie Campbell

There couldn’t be a better time to be a part of the Limousin breed and our junior association. On behalf of the NALJA board I would like to thank everyone who helped make our CornerPost fundraiser a success! A huge thank you to Mienerich’s for donating the heifer, the Ed Chenault and William Hurt families for purchasing the lot and to the many syndicate buyers! We achieved a new record in money raised and it would never have been possible without your support! The money we raised helps the junior association immensely and this year it is being put to use in a very special way. In August we will be holding the first ever leadership conference! The North American Limousin Junior Association will be pairing up with the American Gelbvieh Junior Association to bring you the POWER Conference, Peers Organizing Winning

Effective Results, a four-day event open to juniors ages 14-21. This event will be August 7th-10th in Denver, Colorado. This opportunity will focus on increasing young leader’s knowledge of our industry and organization as well as building each participant’s leadership skills. You’ll also be able to build and strengthen relationships not only with your fellow Limousin juniors but with Gelbvieh juniors as well! At the POWER conference you will participate in a variety of workshops, visit producers and feed yards and visit Colorado State University. This schedule is subject to change. The junior board is very excited to bring this opportunity to our juniors so save the dates and plan on attending the first ever POWER Conference! If you have any questions feel free to contact Kaye Weaber or myself. Another thing we are introduc-

ing for the summer show season is the choice to enter online! You now get the option to fill out the paper forms and send them in by mail or you can go on NALF’s website and we’ll get them the same day! Before long it will be time for the summer show season to start and that means it’s time for the Heartland Regional Show. Each year this show wouldn’t be possible without the great states and families of the Heartland Association. Thank you to anyone who has ever taken the time and effort to host, it’s greatly appreciated. This year the Heartland Regional Show will be in Tonganoxie, Kansas June 6th and 7th. My family and I, along with the rest of the Kansas Limousin Breeders, are excited to host it at the Leavenworth County fairgrounds in the great state of Kansas! Hotel information will be included with the entry forms. Mulch bedding will be provided in the barns and straw

for tie outs. Brome hay will be available upon advanced request for $5 a bale. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact any member of the Campbell family! The National Junior Show is in Amarillo, Texas this year and it’s going to be another one to remember! The NALJA board had their fall board meeting there in September and we got to stay in the headquarters hotel. The Holiday Inn is very nice and the kids will definitely enjoy the pool, it has a slide! I understand it’s a long drive for some of you but hopefully you’ll be able to attend the annual family reunion! I look forward to seeing everyone this summer! Safe travels!

Katie Campbell Interns at NALF This Summer

Katie Campbell of Leavenworth, Kansas has been hired to work as an intern at the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) headquarters in Denver, CO this summer. Her duties will be to assist with the planning and organizing of events such as the NALJA show in Amarillo, TX and the Power Conference. Katie will also attend the regional shows and she will also be involved with the registry, performance, DNA and communication departments at NALF. “This summer will allow me to develop my organizational and communication skills, as well as exposing me to the word of registry

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and performance records,” Katie said. She is currently serving as president of the NALJA board and is co-chair of the Power Conference. Katie is the daughter of Chris and Karen Campbell, Rocky Top Limousin of Leavenworth, KS. She is a senior at Kansas State University (KSU), majoring in Agriculture Economics with a focus in Leadership. Katie is active in Collegiate Cattlewomen, Block and Bridle and Collegiate Farm Bureau at KSU. She represented the KSU Collegiate Cattlewomen at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.

Minnesota Junior Limousin Association members who braved icy roads held their annual meeting in Litchfield, MN February 22.

Six Wisconsin Junior exhibitors attended the meeting of the Limousin Breeders of Wisconsin in Bangor, WI on March 1st.

Congratulations to JoDee Mudd of Knob Knoster, MO upon her selection as “Outstanding Missouri Junior for 2014”. Junior Advisor Susie Heavin presented the award at the Missouri Banquet April 12.

Young Wyatt Venner of Breda, IA was tired waiting for the HLA banquet to begin and decided to take a snooze. He is the grandson of HLA Vice President Jim and Becky Venner of Breda.

Holland Scholarship Available to Junior Members

The Heartland Limousin Association will be awarding the “Ron and Carolyn Holland” scholarship to a deserving junior member. Applications can be obtained by contacting Dean Summerbell at 612/963-3799 or sending an email request to bjsummerbell@gmail. com. The application needs to be sent (postmarked) by June 1, 2014. The money will be given out to the recipient for the four years that they are in school, $500 per year for a total of $2,000. This is a limited time scholarship, and they will be available for the next four years. Klay Beisly of Nevada, MO was the 2013 recipient of the

scholarship. Ron and the late Carolyn Holland of Vassar, KS were pioneers in the Limousin breed. Education and cattle were both very important to them, and they have generously donated money to be set up in a scholarship fund for the juniors. Ron was elected to the NALF board of directors in 1984 and again in 1987. He served again in 1996 and 1999. Ron was inducted into the Kansas State Fair “Wall of Fame” in 2012, serving for 12 years as Beef Superintendent. His wife, Carolyn, was a leader and officer in the “Limouselles” (now known as the Limi Boosters).

Missouri Juniors were busy selling tickets for their fundraiser at the Missouri Annual Meeting in Lebanon April 12.

Mission Statement of the Heartland Limousin Association

Wyatt Herman of Hastings,MN was happy to be wrapped in a new quilt that was purchased at the Wisconsin Limousin Association’ s benefit auction.

The purpose for which the HLA is organized is to serve as a service organization designed to promote & further enhance the Limousin breed of cattle in the eight state area comprised of IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD & WI. The goals for the Association shall include promotion, strengthening state and junior associations within the region; development of a regional publication; improvement of communication and a unified attitude of breeders; to provide market information & expertise; to serve as a coordinator of events between the Association and the industry; to increase breeder involvement; and to strengthen ties between the NALF and the Heartland Limousin Association.

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Highlights from the

Happy Birthday to Roger Vorthmann of Treynor, IA who celebrated his birthday at the HLA banquet in Des Moines February 11. Tom Strahm of Sabetha, KS visited with Eric Zeltwinger from Wulf Cattle before the Wulf Seminar on Efficiency.

South Dakota producers John Symens of Amherst and Dave Rinehart of Onida attended the Bar JZ sale near Harrold, SD February 18.

Brady Rinehart of Highmore and Rick King of Philip, SD watched intently at the video bull presentation at the Bar JZ sale. They both purchased bulls from the Zilverberg offering. “Happy Valentines Day, Honey” - I bought a bull. Joe Epperly of NALF visited with Jerry Effertz of Velva, ND at the ROM’N sale in Madison, SD on March 26th.

Long-time members of the Limousin Association of Wisconsin Gary Ellsworth, son Lance, and grandchildren Kyle and Emily of Elkhorn, WI consigned cattle to the Limousin State Sale.

Jay Langdeau of Ft. Pierre and Lee Kindlespire of Forbes liked the same bull at Symens Brothers Sale.

Gordy Ludens of Viborg, SD needed some lunch before his “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale April 5.

Charles and Anna Snow of Girard, KS purchased four females from the GV sale in Garnett, KS February 15.

Travis Wulf, Warren Symens, and Andy Peterson discussed the Luden’s bull offering at the “Pride of Dakotas” Sale near Viborg, SD on April 5.

Mark Willette of Delavan, MN and John Symens of Amherst, SD evaluated the ROM’N bull offering in Madison, SD.

The Sale crowd at the Wulf Sale.

Thank you to Nancy Hunt of Oxford, NE who made a great chili lunch for the consignors and buyers at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney on February 20th.

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The “chili line” at the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines prior to the Limousin sale. The great ladies who served the countless meals at the Wulf Opportunity sale in Morris. Thank you!

Jerry Wulf, Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN thanked Greg and Austin Smith of Marion, ND for their purchase of the Wulf consigned bull at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City.

Sheryl and Mark Leonard of Holstein, IA attended the Bruner Sale in Madison, SD March 29.

Breeders from North and South Dakota as well as Iowa supported the ROM’N Sale in Madison. Ed Pinegar must like cheesecake. At $62.50 a slice we hope he got more than one slice of the pie.

The hard working Symens crew took a lunch break after sorting and penning the sale bulls at Symens Brother Sale. John Sutton, Thad Jenson, and Brad Symens were invaluable on sale day.

Tom Smith of Arator Valley Limousin donated his famous wooden Missouri Limousin Belt Buckle to the Missouri Benefit Auction.

The post sale hamburger feed in Morris, MN. Lunch time at the Wieczorek Sale in Corsica.

The Schmale brothers, long-time commercial producers from Emerson, NE, came to the “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale April 5.

Sale-goers from 10 states gathered at the Peterson Sale on April 9th to evaluate and purchase bulls.

Jay Langdeau of Ft. Pierre, SD drew his brand on Lot 28 offered at the Symens Brothers Sale catalog. He can now put his brand on the bull as he purchased the high-selling bull.

The first 70 degree sale day of the 2014 spring at Jay and Carol Boyer’s farm near Liberty, NE March 9.

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Wisconsin News ...

Annual Meeting, Banquet and Benefit Auction Held in Bangor Members of the Limousin Association of Wisconsin gathered at the Log Cabin restaurant in Bangor on March 1, 2014 for their annual meeting, banquet and benefit auction. A delicious prime rib dinner was served to a large crowd of Limousin breeders, their families and friends. The evening began with a time to socialize, get to know everyone, and rekindle old friendships. John Franseen, president, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone who traveled for the weekend festivities. He discussed the cattle that were consigned to the 24th annual state sale March 2 at the Equity Livestock Market in Sparta. Bob Mitchell was recognized for his years of service on the NALF board of directors. He just completed his term as president and will serve as the Ex-Officio officer for 2014. Board of Directors An election took place for three places on the Limousin Association of Wisconsin board of directors. Elected and returning for another term are Wayne Peterson, John Franseen and Warren Enger. Thanks for your service! Awards Dean Summerbell gave an overview of activities in the Heartland. He also announced the name of the 2014 “Commercial Producer of the Year”, Circle S Farms of Bagley. They were recognized and received their plaque at the state sale March 2. Amy Mitchell, junior advisor, presented the “Outstanding Junior Member” award to Lily Mitchell of Wauzeka. She also announced that Jordyn Keyes of Knapp will serve as the queen and Geri Fredrickson of Independence will be the princess for 2014. The sale facility crew was introduced and they assisted with the benefit auction. We appreciate their assistance on the auction and state sale. Benefit Auction The evening concluded with the benefit auction. There were a lot of interesting items that were do-

The Wisconsin breeders enjoyed a terrific prime rib dinner at their annual meeting in Bangor March 1.

Congratulations to Lily Mitchell of Wauzeka, WI upon her selection as the Wisconsin “Outstanding Junior”. Lily was recognized for her achievements at the Wisconsin annual banquet March 1.

nated including handmade scarves, a Limousin crock, large themed baskets (Pot O’ Gold and Wishing Away the Winter Blues) filled with

items including gift certificates to various restaurants along with a reading basket, Amy’s famous cheesecake, Limousin mugs and a pitcher with eight etched glasses, and a large decorated window frame. These are just a few of the many items. In addition, there was also semen and other cattle supplies on the auction. We appreciate our members who generously donated and/or bid on the items. The money raised from the auction goes to support our junior and senior associations throughout the year. Thank you!

President of the Limousin Association of Wisconsin John Franseen of Marshfield, WI purchased a female from the Wulf offering.

Circle S Farms Named Wisconsin “Commercial Producer of the Year”

Circle S Farms of Bagley, WI were named as the 2014 Wisconsin “Commercial Producer of the Year” by the Limousin Association of Wisconsin. Dean Summerbell presented them with the Heartland Limousin Association Commercial Producer plaque at the Wisconsin State Sale in Sparta, WI March 2, 2014. Accepting the award was Larry Toberman and his son Avery of Circle S Farms. Circle S has a varied agriculture set up. Toberman along with wife Jenny and children Avery, Peyton, and Taylor operate 250 head of beef cows while his brother-in-laws Ben and Dan Steiger and Bob Bloom operate 700 head of dairy cows in production. They began buying Limousin genetics in 2005 from Peterson Limousin of Osceola, WI and Spring Creeks Cattle Co. of Wauzeka, WI. Since that time they have purchased bulls from Wulf Cattle in Morris, MN. Operating a spring calving herd, Larry will wean and send his calves to Wulf Cattle feedlots in November of

Congratulations to Circle S Farms of Bagley, WI, represented here by Avery (12) and dad Larry Toberman, upon their selection as the 2014 Wisconsin”Commercial Breeder of the Year”. They received their plaque from Dean Summerbell at the Wisconsin Limousin Sale in Sparta.

each year. In addition, they will background over 400 head for Wulf Cattle. Circle S uses Limousin bulls to crossbreed nearly 30 percent of their dairy herd using bulls provided by Genex. They use the “Breeding to Feeding” Program set up for the Dairy crossbred operations. They also run a receipt cow

herd for Limousin breeders as far away as New York. They row crop 1,500-1,800 acres of corn and soybeans along with substantial hay production of alfalfa. Congratulations to Circle S Farms for this very deserving award.

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Wisconsin Annual State Sale Held in Sparta The 24th annual Limousin Association of Wisconsin State Sale was held on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the Equity Livestock Market in Sparta, WI. Ten consignors brought 51 bulls and females to Sparta for this annual event. One would think when March rolls around that temperatures in the upper Midwest would tend to moderate from the frigid January and February. The below zero conditions experienced this year were brutal for cattlemen who normally would take winter climate in stride. Despite the bitter cold and high winds, cattlemen risked the harsh conditions to attend the sale.

of AHCC Westwind W544 out of MRL Nexus consigned by Mill Road Limousin for $3,300. Rolling S Farms of Bagley, WI purchased the consignment from Schlim-Chance of Lacrosse, WI for $3,200. AOKS Commander 1306 is a 4/4/13 double black, double polled son of Wulf’s Warrior 9302W out of WAAC 199N.

The crowd began to arrive at the Equity sale facility in Sparta for the 24th annual Wisconsin Limousin sale.

Frank DeWitt and Joy Klumb of Ontario, WI purchased a bull and a female at the Wisconsin State Sale.

Wayne Aspenson of Wauzeka, WI purchased JFAF Avalanche 7178A, a 4/23/13 double black, double polled son of SPRNG CRKS You Gain 7039Y out of EXLR Annie 7118S consigned by Franseen Limousin for $3,100.

by Beaver Brook Farm of Shell Lake, WI. Dale Ludeking of Camp Douglas, WI purchased the heifer for $3,150. Ed Trendle of Spring Grove, MN paid $2,700 for TWILITE Aspen, a 4/17/13 red, double polled daughter of MRL X-Factor 023X out of TWILITE Yoda 107Y consigned by Dennis Karlsbroten of Decorah, IA Philip Slattery of Junction City, WI purchased the top-selling bred Iowa Breeders Dale Scherer and Dave Book, Lost Grove Cattle Co. of Eldridge, IA along with Dawson and Hunter purchased three females at the Wisconsin State Sale.

John Franseen of Marshfield, WI, president of the Limousin Association of Wisconsin, thanked Ken Dohrn of Lake City, WI for his purchase of the top-selling bull consigned by Franseen Limousin.

The top-selling bull was JFAF Ace 9027A, a 4/10/13 black, double polled son of SPRNG CRKS You Gain 7039Y out of SPRNG CRKS Wow Wee 9027W consigned by Franseen Limousin of Marshfield, WI. Ken Dohrn of Lake City, WI held the final bid of $3,500. Dohrn also purchased MRL A-Rated, a 3/17/13 double black, double polled son of MRL X-Rated 014X out of MRL Urban 867U consigned by Mill Road Limousin of Knapp, WI for $3,100. Warner Farms of Stoddard, WI purchased MRL All In 331A, a 4/27/13 black, double polled son

female consigned by Badger Hill Farm of Hammond, WI. Badger Hill Primrose, a 4/13/12 double black, double polled daughter of ROMN Xpress Lane 101X out of Badger Hill Iris bred to Badger Hill Orion brought $2,600. Darol Linse of Bangor, WI purchased two females at the Wisconsin State Sale in Sparta.

Averages: 20 Bulls..........................................$2,300 13 Open females.............................2,038 18 Bred females..............................2,173 Auctioneer: Joel Edge

Dale Ludeking along with 13-yearold Statler of Camp Douglas, WI purchased the high-selling heifer at the Wisconsin State Sale.

The top-selling open female was BBLM Black Annie 691A, a 3/31/13 double black, double polled daughter of Wulf’s Xclusive 2458X out of BBLM Unice 457U consigned

Dan and Mary Elliott, Beaver Brook Farm of Shell Lake, WI thanked Mark and Sharilyn Willette, Lura Limousin of Delavan, MN for their purchase of a Beaver Brook female at the Wisconsin State Sale. Bob and Bart Mitchell along with John Franseen appreciated Jacob Aspenson and Joy Klumb for their support of the Wisconsin Limousin Sate. Sale.

BULLS that Deliver

$30 Wulfs Urban Cowboy 2149U Red - Polled - PB Wulfs Realtor 1503R x Wulfs Meadow Grass 2149M CE: 9 BW: 1.6 WW: 49 YW: 94 MA: 17 CM: 6 SC: .2 DC: 33 CW: 29 RE: 71 YG: -.24 MS: .01 $MI: 47 • Sires thick-topped, long-bodied cattle with loads of performance. • Exceptionally docile—ranks in the top 5% • Easy-fleshing cattle that have balance and style.

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Great Day We thank everyone for their support at our 34th Annual Bull Sale. We are exceptionally blessed for those who attended, showed interest and purchased our genetics. Thank you.

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A High Seller We thank Ronda Cordell of Capitol, MT, for purchasing one of the big-numbered, crowd favorite bulls.

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Thanks also to Dwayne Vig, SD, for being a volume buyer; Bosch Farms, IA, for purchasing the high-selling open female; and to Vorthmann Limousin for purchasing the high-selling bred heifer. A special thanks to the volume, repeat and new buyers who purchased cattle from us this year, you truly made it a day to remember.

P.O. Box 155 • Amherst, South Dakota 57421 John: 605/880-8061 • Paul: 605/448-5775 • Warren Symens: 605/237-2127 Office: 605/448-2624 • Fax: 605/448-5786 • e-mail: jssymens@venturecomm.net

Iowa News ... Junior Field Day The Iowa Junior Field Day will be held the weekend of June 21-22, 2014 at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Osceola. The show will take place Sunday, June 22 at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Grant and Brenda Anderson or any ILA board member for further details about the field day. Junior Show Results Members of the Iowa Junior Limousin Association took part in the Iowa Beef Expo Junior Show. Taking home the grand champion banner in the female show was Mara Anderson of Garner, Emily Puck of Muscatine exhibited the reserve grand champion heifer. Derek Anderson of Garner had the grand champion Lim-Flex heifer and Kylie Anderson, his sister, exhibited the reserve grand champion Lim-Flex female. The grand champion steer honors went to Christian Danker of Avoca and the reserve grand champion Limousin steer was shown by Nicole Lange. Reminder to Juniors Applications for the State Fair Beef Heifer Award are due July 1. Juniors are eligible for a $500 award if they fill out an application, take part in a personal interview and show a Limousin at the Iowa State Fair 4-H or Open Show. The money is to be used toward the purchase of a heifer at the 2015 Iowa Beef Expo sale. In addition, heifers purchased at this year’s Iowa Beef Expo sale and shown at either the Iowa State

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Fair Open or 4-H shows in August are eligible for a $500 prize. The money is awarded to the junior with the highest standing heifer out of all heifers purchased at the Expo.

Chet Butler of Lacona, IA of Butler Limousin presented Kaitlyn Boyer of Weldon with the “Wendell Butler Herdsmanship” jacket named in honor of Chet’s father.

State Fair The 2014 Iowa State Fair Limousin Open Show will take place Monday, August 11. There will be a barbeque on Sunday evening, August 10. We hope to have a large group of Limousin breeders, family and friends attend the Sunday night meal and stay for the show Monday morning. The junior heifer show will be held on Tuesday, August 12 and the steer show is the next day, August 13. Good luck to all the Limousin exhibitors who will be taking part in all these shows! Incentives Offered at Iowa Beef Expo Sale A variety of incentives are given at the Iowa Beef Expo breed sales. The sponsors have generously

Congratulations to Jim and Becky Venner of Breda, IA upon being selected the Iowa “Seedstock Producer of the Year”. They received their award at the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin sale on February 12, 2014.

donated items to the consignors and buyers. Livestock Plus Inc. along with Muir Embroidery gave a specially embroidered jacket to the consignors of the high-selling bull and high-selling female in each sale. Trans Ova Genetics offered one free embryo flush on the female of their choice from their breeding herd along with three free transfers into the owners recipients. This is given to the purchaser of the high-selling female in each breed selling 25 head or more. Hawkeye Breeders Service, Inc. offered one free semen collection on any one bull that brings $3,000 or more in any of the sales.

Congratulations to Emma Ahrendsen, daughter of Brian and Karla Ahrendsen, TLC Cattle Company of Sioux Rapids, IA who received a belt buckle from the Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association (IJBBA) for having the high-point Limousin heifer.

Nearmyer Farms Named “Commercial Producer of the Year”

Congratulations to Nearmyer Farms of Monroe, IA upon being selected the Iowa “Commercial Producer of the Year” for 2014. Thad Nearmeyer and his daughter Tatum accepted the award at the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Sale February 12 in Des Moines.

Thad Nearmyer of Monroe, IA accepted the Iowa 2014 “Commercial Producer of the Year” award given by the Iowa Limousin Association and the Heartland Limousin Association on behalf of the Nearmyer family. The plaque was presented to the Nearmyers at the Iowa Limousin Sale held in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines February 12, 2014. The Nearmyers began crossing their 80 Hereford/Angus cows with Limousin bulls purchased from a Limousin sale in the 1980’s in Colfax, IA. At that time Buitenwerf Limousin consigned the bulls.

They have used Limousin bulls exclusively ever since. They now buy primarily from the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Sale. They market their calves at Knoxville Livestock Market. In addition, the Nearmyer’s custom feed nearly 10,000 hogs annually in addition to a row crop operation. Responsible for the farm operation along with Thad and his girlfriend, Jodi, are Thad’s children Tatum and Turner; his brother, Todd, and his father Jerry and wife, Sandi. Congratulations to this outstanding commercial operation.

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Iowa News ...

Iowa Beef Expo Show/Sale Report

The 2014 Iowa Beef Expo Limousin events took place on February 11-12th at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Breeders from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin brought a quality set of bulls and females for the annual show and sale. Show The show began at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 11. Dr. Brad Skaar from Iowa State University judged the 53 bulls and 12 females.

The grand champion bull was SL Madd Bomber; a 1/3/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of SEEE Yearly Event out of SL Suki’s Bombshell consigned by Straight Limousin of Logan, IA. He was the Division II champion.

Taking home the reserve grand champion bull honors was the consignment from Anderson Limousin of Garner, IA. RGMA Apollo 783A is a 2/7/13 double black, double polled son of CJSL Wild West 9060W out of RGMA Tori 783T. He was also the reserve Division II champion.

The grand champion Lim-Flex bull and the Division III champion was CJSL 2233Z; a 9/8/12 black, polled 68% son of CALO Brickyard 902W out of Sennett Heather 448P consigned by Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA.

Schilling’s Air Guitar; a 3/21/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled 75% son of AUTO Black Dakota 129J out of Schilling’s Sangria consigned by Schilling Limousin of Edson, KS. He was the reserve grand champion Lim-Flex bull and also the reserve Division III champion.

In the purebred bull show, the Division I champion was JBV Bonanza 311A; a 3/1/13 red, polled son of JBV Believe It 025X out of JBV Sacagawea 704M consigned by Venner Limousin of Breda, IA. The reserve Division I champion was VL Abe 3348A; a 4/9/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xistance V638X out of VL Xcitment consigned by Vorthmann Limousin of Treynor, IA.

Jim and Becky Venner thanked Donald Fink of Hampton, IA and Matt Abbas for their purchase of one of the top-selling bulls at the Iowa Beef Expo sale.

The Division III champion was SL Straight Shot; a 9/1/12 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of MAGS Xyloid out of SBVL Mindy 288M consigned by Straight Limousin. JBV Envision 220Z; a 5/6/12 black, homozygous polled son of DVCL Mr. Unbelievalbe U03 out of JBV Solitaire 502R consigned by Venner Limousin was the Division III reserve champion. In the Lim-Flex bull show, the Division I reserve champion was JBV Sir Charles 313A; a 3/5/13 71% son of CJSL Windfall 9072W out of Sennett 010X consigned by Venner Limousin. The Division II champion was Alter Ego; a 1/15/13 double black, double polled 75% son of EF Xcessive Force out of CJSL Tequila Sunrise 7003 consigned by Hallie Linhart of Leon, IA. RGMA Anchor 9076A; a 1/15/13 double black, double polled 51% son of RGMA Yukon 8376Y out of RGMA Malibu 9076W consigned by Anderson Limousin was the Division II reserve champion bull. The grand champion female JDYE Abbey, a 3/8/13 double black, polled daughter of JDYE X-Factor out of JDYE Halie consigned by Circle D Ranch of Paola, KS SEEE Actress, a 6/20/13 double black, double polled daughter of BBPB Winchester 64W out of SEEE Wonderful 902W was named reserve grand champion. She was consigned by Edwards Limousin of Higginsville, MO.

Roger Vorthmann and his daughter Deb thanked Greg Puck of Muscatine, IA for his purchase of their consigned heifer at the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Sale.

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The high-selling Limousin bull consigned by Venner Limousin of Breda, IA.

The Limousin sale began at noon Wednesday, February 12 in the sale arena. Topping the sale were two bulls who sold for $7,000. JBV Envision 220Z, the reserve Division III champion consigned by Venner Limousin, was purchased by Dave Fink of Hampton, IA. The other bull bringing $7,000

The high-selling Lim-Flex bull consigned by Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA.

Leon and Ann Vogel of Gothenberg, NE purchased the grand champion Limousin bull and Mark and Marion Nutter from Thedford, NE purchased a highselling bull from Jay Straight, Straight Limousin of Logan, IA.

was CJSL 2238Z; a black, homozygous polled 43% Lim-Flex son of SAV 004 Predominant 4438 out of Sennett Heather 448P consigned by Linhart Limousin. He was purchased by Hager Cattle Co. of Karlsuhe, ND. Vo r t h m a n n L i m o u s i n o f Treynor, IA had the final bid of $6,750 on the Division II champion Lim-Flex bull, Alter Ego consigned by Hallie Linhart. The grand champion bull, SL Madd Bomber consigned by Straight Limousin, brought $6,250 on the sale from Leon Vogel of Gothenburg, NE. The grand champion Lim-Flex bull, CJSL 2233Z consigned by Linhart Limousin, was purchased by Brian Darrington of Underwood, IA for $5,500. MSTT Zennith 141Z; a 10/16/12 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Signature out of MSTT Topnotch consigned by Lura Limousin of Delavan, MN was purchased by Alan Jahr of Pemberton, MN for $4,900. The high-selling female was the grand champion, JDYE Abbey consigned by Circle D Ranch of

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014 Paola, KS. She was purchased believable U03 out of JBV Holly by Chet Butler of Lacona, IA for 612S bred to ROMN Tuff Enuff. $5,500. Averages: Kevin Ricke of Westside, IA 53 Bulls..........................................$3,373 had the final bid of $4,100 on the 12 Open heifers..............................2,991 second high-selling female con- Total: 65 Lots...............................$3,302 signed by Venner Limousin. JBV Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth Ava 224Z is a 5/30/12 red, double Sale Management: Iowa Limousin Association polled daughter of DVCL Mr. Un-

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Dave Linhart, Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA thanked Brian and Brandon Darrington of Underwood, IA for their purchase of a Linhart consigned bull at the Iowa Beef Expo.

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DLVL Xerox 023X (B,HomoP) CD 18(0.32) BW -3.5(0.71) WW 43(0.59) YW 80(0.33) MA 20(0.14) CM 4(0.23) SC .7(0.34) Doc 39(0.29) CWT 41(0.39) RE .7(0.35) YG -.14(0.35) IM .04(0.34) $MTI 46 Xerox offers a different pedigree twist with a strong look of moderation and soundness. Sired by a son of Black Tank and out of a good Justice daughter, Xerox is deep flanked, big footed, sound and soft. If you have a set of Lodestars or Black Dakotas that need that soft look, think about making a copy of Xerox.

Alter Ego (B,HomoP) CD 11(P) BW -1(P) WW 42(P) YW 81(P) MA 24(P) CM 3(P) SC .6(P) Doc 12(P) CWT 21(P) RE .12(P) YG .17(P) IM .06(P) $MTI 43 Alter Ego was one the most popular bulls at the 2014 Iowa Beef Expo and this extremely deep son of Xcessive Force is a force to be reckoned with. Loaded with performance and extremely deep flanked, he has the style and stoutness to sire the next generation of Limousin cattle with muscle and body. A 75% Limflex he has the added benefit of working any way you want, don’t miss him, he is the real deal.

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WZRK Atlas 8012A (R,HomoP) CD 6(P) BW 2.5(28G) WW 75(31G) YW 114(P+) MA 35(13G) CM 4(P) SC .9(P+) Doc 31(P) CWT 53(P) RE .87(P) YG -.15(P) IM -.01(P) $MTI 53 Atlas combines performance traits with convenience traits and then throws in solid genomics and a great phenotype. HOMO Polled, outcross and purebred, Atlas has the background and growth that commercial cattlemen desire. With a 35 MA he should sire daughters that have a solid maternal influence. Use him where you need him, Atlas can lift them all up.

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Kyle Dye of Paola, KS appreciated Chet Butler’s purchase of his grand champion Limousin female at the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Sale.

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Commercial producer Tom English of Bernard, IA was the volume buyer, taking home four bulls from the Iowa Beef Expo Limousin sale including a bull from Hannah Al-Mazroa and stepfather Paul Millolin of Peru, IA.

CD 8(P) BW 1.3(.28G) WW 59(.31G) YW 101(P+) MA 28(0.04G) CM 10(P) SC .7(P+) Doc 35(P) CWT 45(P) RE .82(P) YG -.04(P) IM .13(0.01G) $MTI 53 Apostle was the top seller at Wulf Cattle 2014 and this outstanding son of Yankee is the latest in a long line of performance cattle loaded with convenience traits. HOMO Polled, high docility, deep flanked and soft made, this young bull is loaded for growth and performance. Combine high maternal with great disposition and you have a bull to count on.

MAGS Zarah (HomoB,HomoP) CD 11(-) BW 1.1(-) WW 56(-) YW 115(-) MA 22(-) CM 3(-) SC .7(-) Doc 23 CWT 41 RE .56 YG .13 IM -.02 $MTI 45 MAGS Zarah is the Deuce son that we feel can be the bull to carry on for his sire. HOMO Polled, HOMO Black, Zarah combines great performance and outstanding EPDs with a royal background, sired by Deuce and out of the dam of MAGS Yip. Stout, sound and loaded with growth, Zarah holds all the cards in one hand, add him to your program.

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COLE Zone 89Z (B,P) CD 13(22) BW 1.2(37) WW 67(32) YW 123(26) MA 30(24) CM 1(21) SC 1.2(30) Doc 23(P) CWT 78(24) RE .93(23) YG .25(23) IM -.01(.023) $MTI 48 COLE Zone is now on the open market and this outstanding performance son of Deuce has one of the great number packages anywhere. Over a 1500 lb yearling weight and a 74 lb birthweight and a birth to yearling EPD spread over 120, makes Zone one of the best choices for performance minded breeders. If your cattle need some punch, get into the Zone.

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Minnesota News ...

New Venue for Annual Meeting and Banquet

Members of the Minnesota Limousin Association gathered at the VFW Club in Litchfield Saturday, February 22, 2014 for their annual meeting, banquet and benefit auction. The weather played a major role in the attendance, as many families in the southeastern part of the state were unable to attend due to the snow and icy roads. Those that did make it out of their driveways had a great time as they reconnected with fellow breeders, enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner, and bid on a wide variety of items donated to the auction.

state fair, better known as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together”. It runs from August 21-September 1. The 4-H show will be held Saturday, August 23, and the Limousin Open Show will be on the 30th. The 2014 MN Beef Expo will be held October 16-19 at the state fairgrounds. Kevin Bachmeier and family have generously donated a heifer for the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience. Our breed needs a minimum of eight head to have our own sale at the Expo. The MN Cattlemen’s Tour will take place July 7-8 in Redwood Falls. Featured Speaker Dr. Dustin Mohrhauser of Denison, IA gave an informational presentation on carcass data eval-

uations. In addition to his speech, he also passed out handouts giving facts on cutability and quality, genetics, back fat vs. quality grade, and charts outlining premiums and discounts. He handed out a sheet containing data on a chart from a December 23, 2013 kill date.

John Goelz of Franklin, MN and Merle Anderson of Butterfield, MN enjoyed the sale at Wulf Cattle.

President Roger Wagner presented a clock to Allen and Anna Lyon of Foley MN in recognition of their 25-year membership in the Minnesota Limousin Association. Congratulations! President Roger Wagner of Hillman, MN called to order the Minnesota Limousin Association annual meeting in Litchfield, MN.

Roger Wagner, president, welcomed everyone. The meeting began with reports on the local, regional and national level. Dates to Mark on Your Calendar Don Biscoe discussed the MN

Dr. Dustin Mohrhauser of Dennison, IA presented research data generated out of South Dakota State University in Brookings on carcass evaluation at the Minnesota Limousin Association annual meeting.

The 2014 board of Directors for the Minnesota Limousin Association: Allen Lyon, Roger Wagner (President), Sharilyn and Mark Willette (Secretary/Treasurer), Merle Anderson, Sue Schaatz (junior advisor), Kevin Bachmeier,Casey Fanta, and Don Biscoe (Vice President).

Awards Roger Wagner honored families that have been members of the MN Limousin Association for 40 years. This year’s honorees were Henry Bollum of Northfield and the Wulf family of Morris. Congratulations! Allen and Anna Lyon of Foley received their 25-year member award. In addition, they were also recognized for their service to the state association. They held the office of secretary/treasurer for 17 years. Thank you for your service! Dean Summerbell presented the “Commercial Producer of the Year’ award to Gail and Bruce Speer of Herman. Junior News Sue Schaatz, junior advisor, gave an overview of the events from the previous year. Anna Johnson, president, put together a power point presentation with photos from shows, sales and other junior activities from 2013. The junior board elected officers for 2014 and they are: Anna Johnson, president; Regan Schaatz, vice-president; Joanna Moser, secretary and Amber Johnson,

treasurer. Benefit Auction The meeting concluded with a benefit auction. A drawing for two $25 door prizes, to be used on the auction, was held and the lucky recipients were Alice Goelz and Barb Johnson. John Goelz served as the auctioneer and delighted the Continued on page 25.

Congratulations to Allen and Anna Ly o n o f F o l e y, M N w h o w e r e presented with a cake for their 25year membership in the Minnesota Limousin Association. Allen and Anna also served as secretary-treasurer of the MLA for 17 years.

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crowd with his “Ole and Lena” jokes. There was a wide variety of items donated to the auction including food items, shirts and gloves, picture frames, baskets, a Limousin crock, cattle supplies and semen. The highlight of the auction was the quilt made by Anna Lyon of Foley. Thanks to everyone who donated and bought items at the auction. We appreciate your support!

Anna Lyon of Foley donated this handmade quilt to the Minnesota Limousin Association’s benefit auction. Thank you, Anna!

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Sperr Farms Selected Minnesota “Commercial Producer of the Year”

Gail and Bruce Sperr of Herman, Minnesota were selected as the Minnesota Limousin Association “Commercial Producer of the Year” for 2014. They were honored at the Minnesota Limousin Association annual meeting in Litchfield on February 22, 2014. Dean Summerbell, Executive Secretary of the Heartland Limousin Association, awarded them a plaque designating them with the distinction. The Sperr’s farm over 1,200 acres of row crop in addition to raising 160+ head of high percentage Limousin cows. They use an exclusively fall calving program, marketing their calves in May of each year at Hub City Livestock Sales in Aberdeen, SD. The last few years Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN have purchased their calves for their feed lots in South Dakota and Nebraska. Their feeder calves have typically topped the market when the Sperrs bring them to Aberdeen. They purchased their first Limousin bulls in 1987 from Wulf & Sons and have bought Limousin bulls since that time. Symens

Congratulations to Sperr Farms of Herman, MN upon their selection as the Minnesota Limousin Association “Commercial Producer of the Year”. Presenting them with the award are President Roger Wagner, far left, and Dean Summerbell, Executive Secretary of the Heartland Limousin Association. Sperr Farms was represented by Bruce and wife Michelle (2nd from right) and Bruce’s father, Gail and mother, Jeanne.

Brothers of Amherst, SD and Symens Hills of Sisseton, SD have also sold them bulls for their breeding program. Gail likes the increased muscle that Limousin brings along with calving ease and improved docility. Gail and his wife Jeanne and their son Bruce and his wife Michelle will be nominated in

November of 2014 for the North American Limousin Foundation National Commercial Producer of the Year award. This will be presented at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO in January of 2015. Congratulations to the Sperr family upon their recognition from the Limousin breed!

Jerry Wulf Inducted Into Minnesota Livestock Breeders directors for 20 years, seven years Association “Hall of Fame” as president. He was also on the Beef breeder Jerry Wulf, Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN was one of five people inducted into the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association “Hall of Fame” March 20, 2014 in the North Star Ballroom at the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus Student Center. The Wulf cattle operation expanded a few years ago with the acquisition of the Golden Hills Ranch in South Dakota. Since then, they added feeding capacity by purchasing Wulf’s Cattle Depot in McLaughlin, SD and two feedyards near Atkinson, NE. The model for Wulf Cattle has been driven by a passion to align themselves with others in the beef industry. Working together they have built strong relationships with ranchers, feeders, and processors, always looking for win-wins that strengthen all parties. They believe they cannot do it alone and

need each other to build a better industry. The net result is an integrated beef system that starts with genetics and flows through to value-added beef. Wulf Cattle has recently expanded into the dairy industry, and is marketing their genetics into dairy herds across the United States, resulting in a growing high-quality feeder calf supply for the beef industry. Jerry began a lifetime of involvement with Limousin cattle when the first half-blood calf was born at Wulf Limousin Farms back in 1971. Following in the footsteps of his late father, Leonard, he and his family now run over 1,000 registered cows and feed out over 40,000 head of Limousin and Limousin-influenced calves annually. His family consists of his wife Linda and daughters Rhonda, Robyn, Rachel and Rita.

Congratulations to Jerry Wulf, Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN upon his selection to the Minnesota Beef Association “Hall of Fame”.

Among the many activities that Jerry has been involved in are the Minnesota Limousin Association where he served on the board of

North American Limousin Foundation board of directors where he chaired several committees. He was a founding member of the Heartland Limousin Association. Jerry has hosted several Minnesota State Cattlemen tours. In addition, Jerry has been featured in magazine articles including Beef, Drovers, The Furrow and Working Ranch as well as on the American Rancher and Cattlemen to Cattlemen TV shows. He has spoken at numerous industry events such as the 2008 Quality Beef Summit, the 2009 MN State Cattlemen’s convention, the 2011 Manitoba Grazing conference, the 2012 Annual Genex conference, the 2013 Manitoba Ag Days and the 2014 World Ag Expo. Congratulations, Jerry, on this prestigious honor!

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

X-Man Sons Were Popular as GV Sale Strikes $4,531 Average

Garnett, Kansas broke clear and sunny on February 15, 2014 just in time for the annual GV Spring Sale hosted by Gene and Virginia Raymond along with Arne and Stacy Hanson. The sale was held at the Anderson County Sales Co. A strong set of 26 two-year-old bulls along with 32 fall yearling bulls were offered to a standing-room only crowd of eager bidders. Gene’s motto of “The Brand of Breeder Respect and Commercial Appeal” ran true throughout the sale with many repeat buyers buying multiple lots.

Gene Raymond and Arne Hansen of GV Limousin thanked Ernie and Gary Tullis, Tullis Farms of Welch, OK for their purchase of the top-selling bull at the GV Production sale in Garnett.

The top-selling bull was GV X-Man 508Z, a 9/6/12 red, homozygous polled son of GV X-Man 701X out of GV MS Ross 0035X. After vigorous bidding, Ernie Tullis, Tullis Farms of Welch, OK held the final bid of $9,000. GV X-Man 477Z, a 4/28/12 double black, double polled son of GV X-Man 701X out of GV Miss Lodestar 545R was purchased by Lancer Feurborn of Garnett, KS for $7,300. GVHL X-Man 507Z, a 9/5/12 double black, double polled son of GV X-Man 701X out of GVHL Miss Lodestar 9912W brought $6,500 from Bill Stoner of Miami, OK.

The good folks of GV Limousin.

Wayne Grimm, Summit Farms of Morrill, KS purchased three bulls at the GV Sale.

Wayne Grimm of Morrill, KS purchased GV Ross 524Z, a 9/13/12 red, polled son of GV Ross 308W out of GV Miss Real Deal 6375 for $6,300. Tullis Farms struck again paying $6,000 for GV Urban Cowboy 538Z, a 9/20/12 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of GV Miss Magic Man 627S Also bringing $6,000 was GV Dollar General 456Z, a 4/8/12 homozygous black, double polled son of AUTO Dollar General 122R out of GV Miss Lodestar 760T purchased by Mike Hulse of Marquette, KS.

Two bulls were purchased for $5,750 each. GV Unbelievabull 403Z, a 2/14/12 double black, homozygous polled son of ROMN Unbelievabull 141U out of GV Miss $ General 033X went to Wayne Grimm, Summit Farms of Morrill, KS. The other $5,750 bull, GV X-Man 447Z, a 3/31/12 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of GV X-Man 701X out of GV Miss Lodestar 712T was purchased by Jim Sherrell of Camdenton, MO. Volume buyers included Kevin and Roni Froman of Claremore, OK purchasing seven bulls. Jim and Janie Miller of Garnett purchased five bulls and three cows. Jim and Ann Hess of Burlington, KS purchased four bulls. Wayne Grimm of Morrill, KS purchased three bulls as did Jim Sherrell of Camdenton, MO.

Kevin and Roni Froman of Clarmore, OK were the volume buyers at the GV sale, purchasing seven bulls.

Charles and Anna Snow of Girard, KS purchased four females. Averages: 58 Bulls..........................................$4,531 20 Females......................................2,640 Total: 78 Lots...............................$4,046 Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks

Gene Raymond welcomed the standing-room only crowd to his annual GV production sale in Garnett, KS February 15.

Jim and Ann Hess of Burlington, KS purchased four bulls at the GV Sale.

“Back in Time” Do You Know the Answer? Kerry and Chad Bright of Independence, KS purchased two bulls at the GV Sale in Garnett.

This photo will take you “back in time”. Have fun identifying the people in this picture. Do you know the answers to these questions? 1.) Can you name the state that

these people represent? 2.) How many can you identify? 3.) Do you know the approximate year this might have been taken? Answers on page 42.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Boyer Production Sale Draws Large Crowd of Bidders

On a beautiful 70 degree day in southern Nebraska, bidders from three states made up the large crowd of commercial and seedstock producers attending Jay and Carol Boyer’s 23rd annual production sale at their farm near Liberty, NE March 9, 2014. Guest consignors on the sale were Derek Kostal and Probst Farms. The Boyer’s offered a stout set of 30 fall yearling and yearling bulls plus 25 open females.

Repeat buyer Brian Droge of DuBois, NE purchased a high-selling bull from the Boyer offering.

Don and Brandon Kostal of Odell, NE purchased the high-selling bull from the Boyer sale.

The top-selling bull was Boyer Upgrade 9243Z, a 10/5/12 homozygous black, double polled Lim-Flex son of Styles Upgrade J59 out of DJSL Whoopla 9243W. Don and Brandon Kostel of Odell, NE purchased the bull for $5,250.

The Boyer family; Sean Kennedy, Adrienne, Taylor, Jay, Carol, Morgan and Derrick Kostal and son Easton.

B o y e r ’s Wi n n e r 8126Z, a 9/29/12 homozygous black, double polled Lim-Flex son of HBRL Winner 961W out of JTBO Night Rider 8126U was purchased by Jason Eickman of Chester, NE for $4,750. Boyer’s Copywright 643Z, a 10/11/12 homo- Spence Bures and his friend, Kearsten, along with zygous black, double his parents Greg and Bonnie from Geneva, NE polled Lim-Flex son purchased the high-selling female and two more of COLE Xceptional females from Jay and Carol Boyer. 39X out of JTBO Spellbound 6643S brought $4,000 from one bull and four commercial heifers from the Boyer offering. Justin Wiegand of Adams, NE. Several repeat buyers purchased The high-selling open female was JTBO Angel Girl 22Z, a 4/1/13 multiple lots including Cecil and Didouble black, double polled daughter ane Sunderland of Clarinda, IA and of Wulf’s Windmill V401W out of the Bures family, each purchasing JTBO Ms Ridley 07X. Greg and three females. Bonnie Bures of Geneva, NE pur- Averages: 30 Bulls..........................................$3,387 chased the heifer for $2,400. Steve Knoche of Virginia, NE 5 Registered females.....................1,975 was the volume buyer purchasing 20 Open commercial females........1,518 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson

Carol Boyer thanked Kim Barnard of Beatrice, NE for purchasing two bulls at their production sale.

Kim Barnard of Beatrice, NE purchased Boyer’s High Standard 35Z, a 10/3/12 homozygous black, double polled son of Cherrycrk Higher Standard out of JTBO Ms Xtra 035X for $5,000. Bringing $4,750 from Brian Droge of DuBois, NE was Boyer’s High Standard 197Z, a 9/15/12 homozygous black, double polled Lim-Flex son of Cherrycrk High Standard 197Z out of JTBO No Payments 197N.

Justin Wiegand of Beatrice, NE purchased one of the high-selling bulls from Jay and Carol Boyer.

Repeat customers Cecil and Diane Sunderland of Clarinda, IA purchased three females from the Boyer family.

Jay Boyer welcomed the crowd to the Boyer’s 23rd annual sale on March 9 at their farm.

Gilbert and Marc Bialan of Silver Creek, NE were buyers of Boyer bulls.

Jay Boyer appreciated Steve Knoche of Virginia, NE for his volume purchases of one bull and four commercial heifers.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Pinegar “Herdbuilder XX” Sale Draws Large Crowd

Pinegar Limousin of Springfield, Missouri held their annual “Herdbuilder XX” sale March 15, 2014 at the farm near Springfield. Owners Ed and Carol Pinegar along with managers Ty and Susie Heavin welcomed a standing-room-only crowd to the sale. There was active bidding throughout the sale with many repeat customers as well as new buyers, friends and family at this annual event. When the final gavel came down, 95 lots had been sold for a total of $569,9000. The top-selling open heifer was AUTO April 202A, a 2/16/13 homozygous black, polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of SAV Brave 8320. She was purchased by Sugar Bush Cattle of Allen, MI for $21,000. Hale King of Fair Grove, MO purchased the top-selling bred female for $21,000. AUTO Zoey 280Z is a 10/5/12 homozygous black, polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of Connealy Consensus 7229 bred to AUTO Cruze 132X. AUTO Marie 4330A, a 3/21/13

black, polled son of MAGS Xylopolist for $15,000. Also bringing $15,000 was AUTO King James 162Z, a 9/14/12 homozygous black, polled 75% Lim-Flex son of COLE Windfall 144W. He was purchased by Burnett Brothers of Hale Center, TX. The top-selling pair was BOHI Randa 89R, a 3/16/05 black, polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of Wulf’s Nasa 1212N bred to AUTO Cruze

Ed Pinegar stands with buyers of several fullblood lots, Abby Harrison, Miggi Mann and James Lucas of Roff, OK.

black, homozygous polled daughter of AUTO Cruze 132X was purchased by Tim Schaad of Des Moines, IA for $19,000. Another popular female was AUTO Eraline 1452Z, a 10/16/12 homozygous black, polled 69 % Lim-Flex daughter of AUTO Cruze 132X bred to EBFL Ypsilanti 420Y. She was bought by Steve Robinett of

Thank you to our buyers of Limousin genetics at the Bullis Creek Limousin sale in Burwell April 21. We appreciate your confidence in our program.

A special thanks to Forefront Genetics Provo, Utah for purchasing the high-selling Limousin bull, Larry & Melissa Turner of Valentine, NE for buying the 2nd high-selling bull and Taylor Farms Phillipsburg, KS were the volume buyers with 5 head. We also wish to thank Max Schultz of Oxford, NE for his purchase of our Limousin female sold at the Cattlemen's Classic in Kearney February 20. Female Sale

We are planning a female sale of Bullis Creek female genetics in the fall of 2014 and it will also include some of our loyal customer's commercial genetics using Bullis Creek's bulls.

Bullis Creek Ranch

www.bulliscreek.com Rob & Brenda Brawner (402) 967-3060 (402) 376-4465 88102 S Wood Lake Rd Wood Lake, NE 69221

Sale manager Randy Ratliff stands with Pinegar Limousin Manager Ty Heavin, top lot buyer Tim Schaad of Des Moines, IA, and sale host Ed Pinegar.

Conway, MO for $18,000. Begert Limousin of Allison, TX and Keeton Limousin of Wolfforth, TX teamed up to purchase the top-selling bull, AUTO Black Coffee 512A, a 3/4/13 homozygous

Sale host Ed Pinegar (center) thanks Leonard Keeton of Wolfforth, TX, and Hiram Begert of Allison, TX, for their purchase of a top-selling bull.

132X. Robert Doehring of Buffalo, MO was the buyer at $4,500. Her daughter, AUTO Alix 622A, a 3/26/13 black, polled 63 % LimFlex daughter of MAGS Robin Hood 276Y was purchased by Circle R Ranch of Jacksonville, FL for $10,000.

Averages: 3 Pair - split.................................$10,000 13 Open heifers..............................8,173 41 Bred females..............................6,315 32 Bulls............................................4,808 6 Pairs..............................................3,483 Total: 95 Lots...............................$5,999 Auctioneer: C. K. “Sonny” Booth Sale Management: R&R Marketing Sale Consultants: American Cattle Services, Grassroots Consulting, Bull Helton

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Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Luden’s “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale has $11,000 + Top

The Luden’s family; Gordy, Pam, Mike, and Sarah, held their annual “Pride of the Dakotas” Limousin sale April 5, 2014 at their farm near Viborg, South Dakota. The sunny weather and a high quality set of bulls attracted a large, standing room only crowd of seedstock and commercial producers from South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska along with South Dakota seedstock and commercial producers. The top-selling bull was LFLC Ace 750A, a 4/16/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Walcott F711W out of LFLC Yo Go 750Y. After rigorous bidding for the lead bull in the Denver Pen of Three, Hunt Limousin of Oxford, NE paid $11,250 for the right to own two-third’s semen interest and full

held the final bid $6,100 for LFLC Avalanche 760A, a 4/3/13 double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Walcott F711W out of LFLC

Averages: 17 Bulls .........................................$4,715 1 Bred female..................................3,300 Auctioneer: Joel Edge

Dan and John DeRungs of Ramona, SD purchased a bull at the sale.

Gordy Ludens thanked John Symens, Symens Brothers Limousin of Amherst, SD for their support by purchasing a high-dollar bull at his “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale.

Dakota Belle 760Y. Symens Brothers Limousin of Amherst, SD purchased LFLC Arby 5027A, a 3/19/13 double black, homozygous polled son of LFLC

Stan Settje and his son, Mark, Lonely Valley Limousin of Creston, NE were buyers at the “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale.

Gordy Ludens thanked Richard Fott of Hamel, SD for his volume purchase of four bulls. Fott is the 2014 NALF “Commercial Producer of the Year”.

Thank Youto our Buyers

Casey Fanta of Wulf Cattle and his son Wiley purchased a high-selling bull from Gordy Ludens.

possession. LFLC Zander 655Z, a 9/22/12 double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Walcott F711W out of LFLC Wilma 655W was purchased by Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN for $9,000. Lonely Valley Limousin of Creston, NE purchased LFLC Zane 504Z, a 9/15/12 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Walcott F711W out of LFLC Stella 504S for $6,400. Mike Welker of Kilgore, NE

of PLND Redclass 505R for $5,200. The NALF “Commercial Producer of the Year” Richard Fott of Hamel, SD was the volume buyer of four bulls from the Ludens “Pride of the Dakotas” sale.

John Sedlacek of Tyndall, SD and his son, Jeff purchased a bull and a bred heifer from the Luden’s offering.

Windfall 546W out of HOEL Rigmarole for $6,000. John Sedlacek of Tyndall, SD purchased LFLC Zanny 505Z, a 9/10/12 black, homozygous polled son of RUNL Walking Tall 252w out

Sold at BHSS

MSTT ZULUTIME 420Z 12/7/12 – Red – Het Pld – PB CJSL Windfall 9072W x RPLF Penelope 420P

• Darin Vagle, MN • Caleb Brown, MN • Randy Roberts, SD • Kaiser Limousin Farms, MN • Sydney Brown, MN • Tom Kayl, NE • Allan Jahr, MN • Tom English, IA Mark: 605-695-3129 Sharilyn: 605-695-5344  Dustin: 605-695-9030 Lauren 605-695-7325 luralimousin@gmail.com

Mark & Sharilyn Willette • Dustin & Lauren Mohrhauser 20061 450th Ave, Delavan, MN 56023 The Ludens family; Elizabeth, Greysen, Kaden, Pam, Gordy, Brooklyn, Mike, Emily and Sarah.

www.luralimousin.com

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Bar JZ Ranches Hold Annual Sale at Thomas Sale Facility $$4,300. Art Beringer of Gettysburg, SD bought Bar JZ Temptation 285A, a 3/19/13 double black, double polled Lim-Flex 68 % son of WZRK Titus Temptation out of Bar JZ Barbara 034R for $4,100. Volume buyers included Earl Parsons of Milesville, SD; Rick King, and Art Beringer. Bruce Guthmiller

Bar JZ Sale Report Buyers evaluated the bulls in the pens next to the Thomas Sale Facility and then bid on a video presentation.

Don, Peg, and Seth Zilverberg of Holabird, South Dakota held their 63rd annual “Excellence in Polled Genetics” Sale February 18, 2014 at the Thomas Sale Facility near Harrold, SD. The Zilverbergs have maintained a solid tradition of raising both Herford and Limousin cattle, started by Don’s father John, who was also at the sale. South Dakota’s cold weather left the roads in good driving condition for the numerous bidders that attended the sale. Bidding was brisk and aggressive for the top-selling Limousin bull. Bar JZ Extravagant 238A, a 3/11/13 double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xclusive 2458X out of Bar JZ Cressida 890W sold to GV Limousin of Garnett, KS for $12,000.

Bar JZ Extravagant 305A, a 3/24/13 double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf ’s Xclusive 2458X out of Bar JZ Harmony 551T was purchased by Tim Baer of Onaka, SD for $6,300. Rick King of Philip, SD had the final bid of $4,500 on Bar JZ Resistol 249A, a 3/13/13 double black, double polled son of RUNL Stetson 850S out of Bar JZ Sherry 377Y.

of Robinson, ND purchased 20 open registered females. Roth Farms of Redfield. SD was a volume buyer of 10 open heifers.

Averages: 54 Limousin bulls.........................$3,477 28 Heifer calves..............................1,360 Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth

Don and Peg Zilverberg thanked Bruce Guthmiller and mother Janice for purchasing 20 open heifers.

Rick King of Philip, SD was a volume buyer of bulls at the Bar JZ Sale.

SD “Commercial Producer of the Year” Dale McLellan of Lantry was a buyer at the Bar JZ Sale.

Peg Zilverberg thanked Art and Eddie Beringer from Gettysburg, SD who were volume buyers at the Bar JZ Sale.

Bar JZ Resistol 309A, a 3/24/13 black, double polled son of RUNL Stetson 850S out of Bar JZ Sister Sue 060R was purchased by Jeff Anliker of Forbes, ND for $4,400. Bar JZ Temptation 269A, a 3/17/13 double black, double polled 75% son of LVLS Optimizer 859X out of Bar JZ Countess 116X went to Lee Nolz of Ree Heights, SD for

ROM’N Limousin Sells Denver Pen of Three Bulls

The Nielson family (Cookie, Mary, Adam, and Michelle) of ROM’N Limousin, Arlington, South Dakota held their annual “Where Class Meats Carcass” bull sale at the Madison, SD Livestock Auction on March 26, 2014. A good crowd from three states gathered on a sunny day to evaluate and bid on their offering that included the stout set of bulls that the Nielson family exhibited at the National Western Stock Show at

Mary Nielson appreciated Paul K u h l m a n o f Wa g n e r, S D w h o purchased the high-selling bull at the ROM’N sale.

The Zilverberg family at their 63rd annual sale February 18.

“Cookie” Nielson welcomed the crowd to the ROM’N Bull sale March 29.

Denver, CO in January. The top-selling bull was ROMN Alabama Slammer100A, a 4/12/13 red, scurred son of ROMN Tuff Enuff 103T out of ROMN Sugar N Spice 14S. Paul Kuhlman of Wagner, SD purchased the Denver Pen of Three bull for $6,250. Vic Westendorf of Lake Andes, SD purchased two bulls including Continued on page 29.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

ROM’N ...

Heartland Sale Reports scurred son of ROMN Unbelievabull 141U out of ROMN Yenta 17Y. He was purchased by Verrick Schock of Carson, SD. The Schocks purchased two bulls from the ROMN sale.

Continued from page 28.

ROMN Armored Truck111T, a 3/9/13 red, scurred son of ROMN Tow Truck 111T out of ROMN Yasmine 2Y for $5,000. Symens Brothers of Amherst, SD

Average: 25 Bulls..........................................$3,398 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson Sale Management: MC Marketing Sale Consultant: Grassroots Consulting M i c h e l l e N i e l s o n t h a n k e d Vi c Westendorf of Lake Andes for purchasing two high-selling bulls.

Mary Nielson thanked Neal Homan of Laboldt, SD who was the volume buyer of four bulls from their offering.

Curt Wieczorek of Mt. Vernon, SD and John Symens of Amherst, SD purchased bulls from “Cookie” Nielson at the ROM’N sale in Madison.

purchased ROMN Argentina 119A, a 3/27/13 red, scurred son of ROMN Xpect More 100X out of ROMN Xpresso 19X for $5,000. Also bringing $5,000 was ROMN Anarchy 116A, a 2/17/13 red,

“Cookie” Nielson thanked Verrick and Sarah Schock of Carson, ND who purchased two high-selling bulls.

A stout set of ROM’N bulls were on display at the Madison Livestock Auction March 26.

What a Difference a Year Makes for Peterson’s L7 Bar Sale

After postponing two sale dates in April of 2013 thanks to spring blizzards, the Peterson family of Pukwana, South Dakota received a sunny, windless, 82 degree day for their 36th annual Limousin production sale at their ranch April 9, 2014. A standing-room-only sale crowd responded to the great offering and were glad to shed their winter garb for shirt sleeves and smiles. The large crowd traveled from nine states and enthusiastically looked over and bid on the cattle. Rod and Wendy Peterson, their sons and families hosted this annual event and welcomed everyone to their sale. The top-selling bull was L7 3036A, a 3/26/13 black, double polled 75% Lim-Flex son of Wulf’s Xcellsior X52X out of Miss L7 048X. Brad Schutt of Alden, IA outlasted other bidders to own the bull for $10,250.

Roger and Ryan Randall of Chamberlain, SD were volume buyers at the Peterson Sale.

Butch Jochim of Selfridge, ND purchased L7 3007A, a 3/8/13 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Unlimited 5035U out of Miss L7 510R for $7,750.

Rod Peterson and granddaughter Delaney along with Cade Peterson and daughter Rory thanked Brad Schutt of Alden, IA for his purchase of the highselling bull.

brought $7,000 from Paul Kuhlman of Wagner, SD. Roger Randall of Chamberlain, SD and Rick King of Philip, SD were the volume buyers of bulls, each purchasing five bulls.

Averages: 50 Bulls..........................................$4,394 6 Open females.............................. 2,666 Auctioneer: C.L. “Sonny” Booth Consultant: Grassroots Consulting

Rick King and daughter, Jennifer Schriever of Philip, SD were volume buyers of five bulls from the Peterson L7 Bar Sale.

Mike Cravens, M&B Limousin of Lee’s Summit, MO purchased two bulls.

Rod and Cade Peterson appreciated John Symens of Amherst, SD for buying a high-selling bull at their sale.

John Soukup of Lesterville, SD purchased the high-selling fall yearling, L7 2067Z, a 9/1/12 double black, double polled son of Wulf’s Unlimited 5035U out of Miss L7 835U for $7,750.

Symens Brothers of Amherst, SD held the final bid on L7 3014A, a 3/8/13 red, double polled son of MRL X-Rated 014X, out of Miss L7 6365 for $7,000. L7 3021A, a 4/20/13 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Xcellsior X252X out of Miss L7 7141S

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Symens Bros. Host 34th Annual Production Sale

February held its icy grip the entire month in South Dakota this year. However, the Symens Bros. annual sale drew a full house for its 34th annual production sale February 27, 2014. Many repeat seedstock and commercial producers gathered to evaluate and bid on a stout set of bulls and females. Featured on the sale were the reserve grand champion and “People’s Choice” champion Pen of Three bulls exhibited at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO January 16.

John Symens welcomed the large crowd to their 34th annual sale near Amherst.

thentic 875A, a 4/15/13 black, polled son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of Miss SYES Big Time 874W. WASY Against Time 625A, a 4/12/13 red, homozygous polled son of CHTT Work Time 4925W out of Miss WASY Xanadu 618X went to Jim Schott of McLaughlin, SD for $8,750.

John Symens thanked Jim Schott, Schott Limousin of McLaughlin, SD for his purchase of two of the highselling bulls.

polled son of LFLC Yahoo out of Miss SYES Urban 95X was purchased by Pete Peterson of Benson, MN for $7,250. SYES All Powerful, 924A, a 4/16/13 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xclusive 2458X out of Miss SYES 261S 922W went to Jim Schott for $6,750.

Paul Symens thanked Jay Langdeau of Ft. Pierre,SD for purchasing the top-selling bull at the Symens Bros. Sale.

The top-selling bull was the lead bull in the reserve champion Pen of Three. SYES Accurate 77A, a 3/27/13 red, scurred son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of Miss SYES Ransom 76X was purchased by Jay Langdeau of Ft. Pierre, SD for $10,500. WASY Alabama 635A, a 2/20/13 black, homozygous polled son of Bar JZ Wideload 269W out of Miss Wasy Friendly 660X brought $9,750 from Ronda Cordell of Capitol, MT.

Repeat Buyer Doug Henley of Britton, SD purchased bulls.

Doug Henley of Britton, SD had the final bid of $9,500 on SYES Au-

Rylan and Rob Jacob of Kintyre, ND purchased a high-selling bull from Symens Brothers.

Rod Jacob of Kintyre, ND purchased SYES Alpine 368A, a 4/12/13 red, polled son of SYES Urban 316Y out of Miss SYES Rejuvinator 385 for $7,750.

Peter and Simon Peterson of Benson, MN purchased one of the top-selling bulls from the Symens Bros.

SYES Absolute 94A, a 2/14/13 homozygous black, homozygous

Greg and Candie Stamp of Astoria, SD purchased a high-selling bull at the Symens Sale in Amherst.

Also bringing $6,750 from Greg Stamp of Astoria, SD was SYES Ahead Of 357A, a 4/20/13 black, polled son of ROMN Yunt to 109Y out of Miss SYES Urban 356X.

Dwayne Vig of Mud Butte, SD was the volume buyer at the Symens Brothers Sale, purchasing 17 bulls.

Volume buyer of bulls was Dwayne Vig of Mudd Butte, SD. After landing his plane on the county road in front of the Symens sale barn, he promptly came in and purchased 17 bulls. The top-selling female was Miss SYES Xpress Lane 219, a 2/13/12 black, polled daughter of ROMN Xpress Lane 101X out of Miss Night Owl 221L. Vorthmann Limousin of Treynor, IA purchased the female bred to DLVL Xerox 023Y for $4,250. Wulf Cattle of Morris, MN purchased Miss SYES Worktime 2Z, a 4/8/12 red, polled daughter of CHTT Work Time 4925W out of GMLM MS Lil Sister 302S bred to SYES User Friendly for $4,000. Bob Bosch of Bosch Limousin, Indianola, IA purchased four open females from the Symens offering. Averages: 6 Two-year-old bulls.....................$4,542 77 Yearling bulls.............................4,309 Total: 83 Bulls..............................$4,345 9 Bred heifers...............................$3,605 14 Open females.............................2,357 Total: 106 Lots.............................$4,005 Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth Sale Management: American Cattle Services Sale Consultant: Grassroots Consulting

Iowa Limousin breeders Roger Vorthmann of Treynor and Bob Bosch of Indianola purchased a total of five females from John, Warren, and Paul Symens at the Symens Brothers Sale.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Wieczorek Limousin Has $22,000 Top to Generate Great Sale

The weather outside was frightful but inside the Corsica, South Dakota Sale Barn, the weather was delightful as Curt and Leanne Wieczorek, along with Curt’s parents Wally and Noreen of Mt. Vernon, SD held a “barn burner” of a sale on February 28, 2014.

The Wieczorek family; Wally, Noreen, Danielle, Megan, Emily, Leanne, and Curt. Curt Wieczorek welcome the crowd to his 34th annual production sale in Corsica.

Wally Wieczorek thanked John Westendorf of Lake Andes, SD for his support over the years.

The list of buyers showed confidence in the Wieczorek production as 84 percent were repeat customers. One of the buyers, John Westendorf of Lake Andes, SD has purchased a bull at every one of the 34 sales the Wieczorek family has held. Their 34th annual sale was one for the books as their high-selling bull, WZRK Atlas 8012A, a 1/30/13 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out of WZRK Miss Nascar 8012U topped the sale at $22,000. Mike Smith, Liberty Ranch of Plainville, KS held the final bid after aggressive bidding.

Also bringing $7,500 was WZRK Mr. Prime Cut, a 1/22/13 black, homozygous polled son of WZRK Prime Cut 8012Y out of CUWI Miss Kudos 3042N purchased by Tom Kayl of Spencer, NE. Russ and Gary Ledeboer of Ar-

mour, SD purchased WZRK Mr. Prime Cut 7033A, a 1/27/13 black, homozygous polled son of WZRK Prime Cut 8012Y out of WZRK Miss Lodestar 7033T for $7,250. Chad Kreeger of Lake Andes, SD purchased WZRK Mr. Xtractor 8050A, a 1/18/13 red, homozygous son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out of WZRK Mis Rawhide 8050U for $7,000. Winkler Brothers of Delmont, SD purchased WZRK Mr. Xplain This 7012Z, a 4/17/12 black, homozygous Corey Arvidson of Lake Preston, SD was a volume buyer of some of the high-selling bulls at the Wieczorek Sale.

polled son of AHCC Xplain This X595 out of WZRK Miss Nascar 7012T for 7,000. Bob and John Sperl of Burke, SD were the top volume buyers purchasing 10 bulls. Other volume buyers included Winkler Brothers, Corey Arvidson of Lake Preston, SD, Ness Ranches of Kennebec, SD, and Larry Reiman of Butte, NE.

Bob Sperl of Burke, SD was the volume buyer of Wieczorek bulls purchasing 10 bulls. His three-yearold grandson Morrie Gilkerson of Pierre, SD bid and bought the 10th bull. Monte Rosen, Eastview Cattle Co. of Balaton, MN purchased a bull from the Wieczorek offering.

Averages: 9 Two-year-old bulls.....................$5,139 40 Yearling bulls ........................... 5,516 Total: 49 Bulls...............................$5,447 Auctioneer: C. K. “Sonny” Booth Sale Consultant: Grassroots Consulting

Curt Wieczorek thanked Mike Smith of Liberty Ranch, Plainville, KS for his purchase of the top-selling bull at the Wiezorek Sale in Corsica.

WZRK Mr. Tuffenuff 1040A, a 2/15/13 red, polled son of ROMN Tuff Enuff 103T out of WZRK Miss Wideload 1040Y was purchased by Tullis Farms of Welch, OK for $7,500.

Chad Kreeger of Lake Andes, a repeat buyer of Wieczorek bulls, purchased a high-selling bull from the Wieczoreks. Beverly Summerbell (runner up bidder on the phone) congratulated Chad on his purchase.

Repeat buyers of multiple bulls at the Wiezorek Sale were the Winkler Bros. of Delmont, SD.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Bruner Limousin Hosts Successful “Genetic Power XXXII” Sale

John Bruner and family of Winfred, South Dakota held their annual “Genetic Power XXXII” sale at the Madison SD Livestock Auction on March 29, 2014. Sale-goers from South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota were treated to a sunny day and a stout set of yearling and two yearold-bulls. All but one of the buyer’s at the Bruner sale were repeat customers. The top-selling bull was Master Brun 2541A, a 3/7/13 double polled, double black son of Wulf’s Warrior 9302W out of Lady Brun 1437U purchased by Wayne Schlagel of Raymond, SD for $5,600. Gary DeRocher of Merrill, IA had the final bid on Master Brun 2467A, a 2/12/13 double black, double polled son of Master Brun Captain 1458U out of Lady Brun 1996X for $4,750.

by Ryan Andersen of Sioux Falls, SD. The third bull bringing $4,100 and purchased by Randy Beek of Lake Wilson, SD was Master Brun 2407Z, a 4/6/12 red, double polled son of Master Brun Oscar 1671W out of Lady Brun 894S. The volume buyer of four bulls was Adam and Brady Gross. Wayne Schlagel purchased three bulls. Average: 33 bulls..........................................$3,940 Auctioneer: Terry Schagel

John Bruner welcomed the crowd to his 32nd annual bull sale in Madison.

interest in Master Brun 2516A, a 2/24/13 double black, polled son of Wulf’s Warrior 9302W out of Lady Brun 1661W was also purchased by Adam and Brady Gross for $4,250. Mike Slaba of Geddes, SD held the final bid on Master Brun 2511A, a 2/23/13 red, double polled son of Master Brun Annapolis 612R out of Lady Brun 659M for $4,100. Also bringing $4,100 was Master Brun 2322Z, a 3/6/12 black, double polled son of Wulf’s Sirloin 3172S out of Lady Brun 1444U purchased

Adam and Brady Gross of Iroquois, SD were volume buyers of four bulls from the Bruner Sale in Madison.

Adam and Brady Gross of Iroquois, SD purchased one-half semen interest and full possession on Master Brun Clancey, a 3/12/13 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Warrior 9302W out of Lady Brun 894S for $4,750 Full possession and one-half

Mike Slaba and son Andy of Geddes, SD purchased bulls from the Bruner offering.

The Schlagels of Raymond, SD (Tony, Wyatt and Wayne), purchased the topselling bull from John Bruner. Auctioneer Terry Schagel (far right) appreciated his brother’s bid.

Ryan and Alex Andresen of Sioux Falls, SD purchased bulls.

Straw covered the snowy ground at the Madison Livestock for the Bruner offering March 29.

Reducing Feedlot Mud Problems Muddy conditions decrease feed intake, slow average daily gain of cattle, increase problems with foot rot, and negatively affect feed efficiency. A feedlot with four to eight inches of mud can decrease feed intake by eight to 15 percent, slow daily gains by 14 percent, and reduce feed efficiency by 13 percent, Steve Pohl, South Dakota State University Extension ag engineer, says in a news release. Severe conditions, such as belly-deep mud, can reduce feed intake up to 30 percent and drop daily gain and reduce feed efficiency by up to 25 percent. These extreme wet conditions; however, do provide a benchmark to evaluate your present feedlot situation and to identify improvements that should be made. Recommended practices include runoff diversion of surface water, good drainage of the lot, well-designed mounds, and adequate space for the animals. The first step in reducing mud in feedlots is to prevent outside surface water from entering the lot. Where runoff from higher ground flows across the area, build a diversion terrace to divert the runoff

water around the lot. If water is coming off building roofs, use gutters to collect the rainfall and divert the water away from the lots. Keep these gutters in good repair. The feedlot surface needs to have adequate drainage. Shape the lot surface to provide the shortest route for runoff water to get to a drainage channel. A definite drain from each pen is desirable, and proper grading will prevent ponded water. A lot that is sloped two to four percent will provide for good drainage with minimum erosion. If your feedlot surface is relatively flat and has no possibility of unproved drainage, even with additional earth work, you may need to consider a new site or concrete floors. Mounds can be used to reduce mud problems. Mounds provide a comfortable resting place for cattle and sheep at reasonable cost during long periods of wet weather. Lot space requirements for finishing cattle (800-1,200 lbs.) range from 250-500 square feet per animal. More space is required per animal where lot surface slopes are flatter.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Schott Limousin Sells 45 Bulls in Mobridge

Jim, Priscilla, and Jared Schott, Schott Limousin of McLaughlin, South Dakota brought their 2013 bull production to Mobridge Livestock Auction for their 31st annual sale March 18, 2014. A large crowd of repeat buyers from four states gathered to evaluate and buy the stout set of bulls on the cold and cloudy day.

Royce Ritter of Akaska, SD was a buyer at the Schott Sale in Mobridge. Repeat customers, Jim and Donna Johnson from Ronan, MT drove 870 miles to Mobridge, SD and bought two bulls from Jim Schott.

Scott and Ceph Dockter of Medina, ND purchased the high-selling bull from the Schott offering in Mobridge.

The top-selling bull was CHTT All Terrain 6361A, a 3/23/13 red, scurred son of SYES Urban 101Y out of CHTT 5071X bought by Scott Dockter of Medina, ND for $6,500. Luke Bergler, Cripple Creek Limousin of Dakota, MN had the final bid on CHTT ABC Seamless 2322A, a 4/3/13 red, scurred son of CHTT Work Time 4925W out of CHTT 1822U for $6,000. Opheim Farms of Mound City, SD purchased CHTT Mr. Cool 2325A, a 5/15/13 double black, double polled son of Bar JZ Lawman 479X out of CHTT 1125Y for $5,750. Royce Ritter of Akaska, SD held the final bid on CHTT Air Force 9302A, a 4/4/13 red, double polled

son of SYES Urban 101Y out of CHTT 8902W for $5,500. Bart and Tanya Ness of Kennebec, SD purchased CHTT Air Brushed 8371A, a 4/15/13 black, polled son of CHTT Work Time 4925W out of CHTT 7071K for $4,500. They were one of the volume buyers, taking home four bulls from

Butch Jochim of Selfridge, ND was a bull buyer at the Schott sale.

B r u z Va n D e u s e n o f McLaughlin, SD bought four bulls at the Schott Sale.

Jeff Anliker of Forbes, ND purchased a bull and then won the giveaway bull from the Schott Limousin Sale. That is no bull.

the Schott sale. All buyer numbers were placed in a hat, and the winner had their pick of a red or black bull in the ring. This year’s lucky recipient was Jeff Anliker of Forbes, ND. The other bull was then auctioned off to conclude the sale. Dean Schrempp and Jacie, center, of Lantry, SD The volume buyer of purchased seven bulls from Jim Schott. seveen bulls was Dean Schrempp of Lantry, SD. Bruz Van Average: Dusen of McLaughlin, SD pur- 45 Yearling Bulls...........................$3,838 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson chased four bulls. Sale Consultant: Herman Symens

Jared, Priscilla and Jim Schott thanked auctioneer Chisum Peterson of Chamberlain for his auctioneering service at the Schott Limousin sale in Mobridge.

Tom and father, Elwyn Opheim of Mound City, SD purchased a highselling bull from the Schotts.

Rita and Jim Haux of McCluskey, ND were buyers at the Schott sale in Mobridge.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Vaughn Farms Host 19th Annual Sale in Napoleon

Tom and Rita Vaughn along with sons David and Craig held their 18th annual “Genetics for the Future” production sale March 15, 2014 at the Napoleon Livestock Auction in Napoleon, North Dakota. Winter weather had not fully relinquished its icy grip on the North Dakota landscape but it was a great improvement over the February/March winds and cold temps in the preceding days. The top-selling bull was DLVL Aerosmith 329A, a 3/1/13 red, homozygous polled son of DLVL Young Gun 125Y out of DLVL Miss Tide 790T. Treftz Limousin of Wetonka, SD and Effertz Black Butte Acres of Velva, SD teamed up to purchase this top-selling bull for $8,000.

Jeff, Lisa, and Logan Lapica of Ross, ND purchased two bulls at the sale. Tom Vaughn appreciated Jerry and Norma Effertz of Velva, ND (left) who partnered with Glenn Treftz, Lori Hill and Lori’s son, Reece to purchase the high-selling bull at the Vaughn sale.

Treftz Limousin struck again holding the final bid of $5,250 on SCCJ Arcade 394A, a 3/31/13 black, polled son of SYES Work Horse 936W out of SCCJ Sky 669S. Galen Meier of Carson, ND was the volume buyer of five bulls from the Vaughn Sale.

Dana Noot of Marion, ND purchased a high-selling bull at Napoleon.

Dana Noot from Marion, ND purchased Mr. Tom 336A, a 3/2/13 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out of TLIM Tea Party for $6,250. Ryan Greer of Cleveland, ND purchased Mr. Tom 372A, a 3/22/13 black, homozygous polled son of SYES User Friendly 524U out of Miss Tom 001X for $5,750. DLVL Zachary 299Z, a 5/8/12 red, homozygous polled son of Mr. Tom 040X out of DLVL Miss Ransom 904W brought $5,750 from Scott Hornung of Walhalla, ND.

Steve Schultz of Pingree, ND purchased three bulls.

Galen Meier of Carson, ND was the volume buyer of five bulls. Steve Schultz of Pingree, ND purchased three bulls as did Tavish Edwards of UT. Jim Thomas of Flandreau, SD purchased six female pairs and

The Vaughn Family of Cavalier, ND; Tom, Rita, Kelly, Craig, and David.

Doug and Aaron Henley of Britton, SD purchased three bred heifers the Vaughn sale. James Leier and Brandee with their 8-month-old daughter Brellan purchased bulls from the Vaughn family.

three bred heifers from the Vaughn offering.

Averages: 30 Yearling bulls...........................$3,816 5 Fall yearling and two-year-old bulls ...................................................4,400 Total: 35 Bulls .............................$3,900 6 Bred Heifers.................................2,475 6 Pairs..............................................2,700 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson Sale Consultant: Herman Symens

Jim Thomas of Flandreau, SD purchased cow/calf pairs and bred heifers at the Vaughn Limousin sale in Napoleon. ND.

The Leiers of Tappan, ND were buyers at the Vaughn sale in Napoleon; (L to R) Pat, Clayton (3 1/2), Val, Zach, and Jordan.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Bullis Creek Sale Attracts Repeat and First-Time Buyers

Rob, Brenda, Neil, and Audrey Brawner of Wood Lake, Nebraska held their 14th Annual “Generations of Predictability” Spring Sale of Limousin and Red Angus bulls at the Burwell Livestock Market in Burwell, NE April 21, 2014. The Brawners have raised Limousin cattle for over 30 years. This year’s sale featured commercial cattlemen who purchased Limousin bulls for the first time to breed to their cowherd. One repeat buyer purchased two Limousin bulls to cross on his predominately Red Angus cowherd and another was planning to cross with his Hereford cattle. Rob’s message that Limousin is a great cross on British based herds resonated at his sale. Cattlemen from Nebraska, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota evaluated the offering and purchased bulls. Active bidding took place in the audience, over the phone and on the internet. The top-selling Limousin bull was BRAW Xtractor 380A, a 3/16/13 black, homozygous polled 72 % Lim-Flex son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out of BRAW MS Lookout 911W. One-half interest in the bull went to Fore Front Genetics of Provo, UT for $8,750.

The Brawner family of Bullis Creek Ranch, Audrey, Brenda, Neil, and Rob.

Ken Colburn of Valentine, NE purchased BRAW Upper E 330A, a 3/2/13 red, homozygous polled son of CRSL Heartland 0210K out of BRAW MS Spaceship 122 for $5,500. Volume buyers of Limousin bulls were Larry Turner purchasing five bulls, Alan Steinke taking home three bulls and Don and Patty Jensen of St. Paul, NE who purchased seven bulls, of which two were Limousin. Averages: 27 Limousin bulls.........................$4,073 47 Red Angus bulls........................4,043 Auctioneer: Mike Baxter

Bill Priest of Sabetha, KS purchased two bulls from the Brawners at their Limousin bull sale in Burwell.

BRAW MR. UPR Echelon 2210Z, an 8/10/12 homozygous black, polled 50% Lim-Flex son of PBRS Upper Echelon 820U was purchased by Bill Priest of Sabetha, KS for $5,750. He was one of two bulls purchased by Priest at the Bullis Creek sale.

Larry and Melissa Turner of Valentine, NE purchased a high-selling Limousin bull from the Brawners to use on his commercial Hereford cowherd.

BRAW Windfall 324A, a 3/5/13 red, homozygous polled 72 % LimFlex son of CJSL Windfall 9072W out of BRAW MS Danny 8131U was purchased by Larry and Melissa Turner of Valentine, NE for $6,750. Wes Winter of Lincoln, NE purchased BRAW Xtractor 370A, a 3/13/13 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out of BRAW Miss Heartland 585R for $6,000.

Rob Brawner of Bullis Creek thanked Ken Colburn for his continued support. Colburn has been a repeat buyer for several years.

Don and Patty Jensen of St. Paul, NE were volume buyers at the Bullis Creek Sale, purchasing seven Limousin and Red Angus bulls.

Repeat buyers, Don and Judy Kilday of Fullerton, NE purchased a Limousin bull for their Red Angus herd from the Brawners.

Recipe of the Month

I have made this recipe several times; however, this one from the Madison, IA County 4-H Cookbook, has a little different variation on my recipe. – Bev Summerbell

Rye Round Party Pizzas

¾ lb. Italian sausage 1 lb. hamburger Brown together and drain. 1 lb. Velveeta cheese, cubed 1 tsp. oregano 1 T. Worcestershire sauce ½ tsp. garlic powder Heat mixture together and combine with meat. 1 or 2 loaves rye party bread or you can use either baquette slices, sliced French or Italian bread •Spread mixture on bread slices. • Place on cookie sheet and brown in 350 degree oven for 12 minutes or so, until mixture is bubbly. •The meat mixture can be made ahead and frozen. You can also spread it on the bread and then freeze, take out, and put in oven to brown. The rye bread option is the most popular and gives the best flavor.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Heartland Sale Reports

Wulf Cattle “Opportunity Sale of 2014” Simply Fantastic

No other words can describe the Wulf Cattle “Opportunity Sale of 2014” in Morris, MN March 28, 2014 than simply fantastic. They sold a strong set of 363 ½ bulls for an average of $6,234 and 69 open females for an average of $3,601. The nearly 2 ½ million dollar sale before a standing-room-only crowd of commercial and seedstock buyers took 6 ½ hours. Wulf’s Airproof T343A was the high-selling bull. Full possession of the 3/9/13 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Yankee K669Y out of Wulf’s Ultra Diamond 8571U was purchased by Wieczorek Limousin of Mt. Vernon, SD. In addition, semen interest was purchased by 11 firms for a total of $42,000. The Limousin breeder semen interest included South Fork Ranch of Ft. Pierre, SD; Cripple Creek Limousin of Dakota, MN; Waddle Limousin Ranch of Pine Bluff, WY; ROM’N Limousin of Arlington, SD; Symens Brothers Limousin of Amherst, SD; Schott Limousin of McLaughlin, SD; Spring Creeks Cattle Co. of Wauzeka, WI; Flatland Limousin of Moorland, IA; Schrock Cattle Co. of Greentop, MO; Leonard Limousin of Holstein, IA and KS Limousin of Java Village, NY. Wulf ’s Amazing Bull T341A was the second high-selling bull. The 3/6/13 red, homozygous polled son of HUNT Mr. Jock 44J out of Wulf’s Ultra Diamond 8571U was purchased by Southern Cattle Co. of Marianna, FL for $33,000. Seven C Limousin of Casper, WY paid $15,000 for King Wulf N805A, a 3/14/13 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Xtractor X233X out PLND Ultra 805U. Rob Stoller, Pleasant Home

Minnesota Limousin Association president Roger Wagner of Hillman along with Norm Herbst of Hillman purchased four bulls from the Wulf Opportunity Sale.

Dave, Brandon, and Casey Meyer of Flasher, ND were the volume buyers, taking home 32 bulls. Todd Ranches of Willcox, AZ purchased 19 bulls and two heifers from the Wulf sale at Morris. Jacob (12) , father Tom, Colter and Larry Todd Limousin of Creston, OH purchased made the trip from Arizona to Minnesota and got in on a snowstorm Wulf’s Allied Force C3603A, a on Thursday, March 27. 2/6/13 black, polled son of Wulf’s

Xtractor X233X out of KEVN Xuberance 053X for $14,000. Wulf’s Impression A955Z, an 8/21/12 son of Connealy Impression out of Royal Pride DRCC 9055W brought $13,000 from John Moser of Morris, MN. Clint Nelson of Philip, SD purchased Wulf’s Accept T317A, a 2/19/13 black, scurred son of Wulf’s Xcellsior X252X out of TECS Yuletide1103 for $12,500. The high-selling open female was Wulf’s Forever Lady 3614A, a 2/7/13 daughter of Conneally Impression out of Royal Forever Lady DRCC 9050W purchased by Hahn Cattle Company of Serwood AB, Canada for $8,000. Wulf’s Ablaze 3012A, a 2/22/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of SAV Final Answer out of Wulf’s Your Friend 1436Y was purchased by Marshall Edelman of Willow Lake, SD for $ $7,000. Wulf ’s Abbreviate 3003A, a 2/9/13 black, homozygous polled daughter of Wulf’s Army General5093 out of Wulf’s Ysbella 1292Y went to Glenda Sierens of Hendrick, IA for $6,500.

The volume buyers of bulls were Meyer Ranches of Flasher, ND and Wayne Hepper of Bismarck, ND, each purchasing 32 bulls. Todd Ranches of Willcox, AZ purchased 19 bulls and two females. Averages: 243 Purebred bulls.......................$6,530 83 1/3 Lim-Flex bulls......................5,643 Total: 363 1/3 bulls........................6,234 35 Purebred heifers........................3,338 11 Lim-Flex heifers.........................3,527 Total: 51 Open heifers.................$3,601 Grand total: 414 1/3 Lots grossed ...........$2,448,700 Auctioneers: C.K. “Sonny” Booth, Ronn Cunningham Sale Management: American Cattle Services Sale Consultants: KK Seedstock, R&R Consulting, Grassroots Consultants, MC Marketing

Butch Jochim of Selfridge, ND purchased several bulls from the Wulf sale.

The pre-seminar meal at Wulf Cattle March 27.

Wayne Hepper of Bismarck ND was also the volume buyer, purchasing 32 bulls for his operation.

Iowa producers Glenda Sieren of Hendrick and Dave Leih of New Virginia attended the Wulf sale in Morris. Glenda purchased a female at the sale.

The day before the Wulf Cattle “Opportunity Sale” in Morris.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Wulf Cattle Seminar Stresses Efficiency

Jerry Wulf welcomed the crowd that attended the presale seminar

Dr. Matt Spangler of the University of Nebraska talked about the industry’s perspective on efficiency.

The bottom line for cattle producers is profit. Raising their product to meet industry standards and insuring a profit is the goal of all cattle producers. The annual pre-sale seminar at Wulf Cattle, held Thursday evening, March 27, 2014, was centered on efficiency of the fed cattle going to harvest, meeting the target market and accomplishing their goal as efficiently as possible. Limousin-crossed cattle scored really high marks

Casey Fanta, Wulf s e e d s t o c k m a n a g e r, wrapped up the evening seminar and called for questions from the crowd.

on close out statistics at Wulf Cattle for efficient conversion of pounds of gain to pounds of grain, giving them an advantage of up to $100 per head in savings in feed conversion. Profitability is not only the final price of the carcass. The cost of producing that carcass can be a significant advantage. The line-up of speakers at the pre-sale seminar, “How Feed Efficiency Drives Profit”, spoke to the

Nate Knobloch, Wulf Cattle buyer in charge of procurement, presented the close-outs on Wulf fed cattle for 2013.

advantages of efficiency and how they were measured; Dr. Kent Andersen of Loetis, Dr. Matt Spangler of the University of Nebraska, and Allison Sunstrum, CEO of Grow Safe Systems. Robyn Metzger and Nate Knobloch of Wulf Cattle presented the various sides of measuring efficiency. Data collection done by Wulf Cattle was presented with close-out figures on nearly 44,000 head of fed cattle at the Wulf feedlots in South Dakota and Nebraska.

Alison Sunsturm, CEO of Grow Safe Systems, related how Grow Safe collects data.

Where a handshake and ones word still holds value!

Jim Schott 605-823-4974 or 605-314-4884 27601 108th St Mclaughlin SD, 57642 jschott@westriv.com info@schottranch.com

www.schottranch.com

Luke Sutherland of Wulf Depot Feedyard explained how data is implemented in the feedlot.

Robyn Metzger explained how Wulf Cattle provides usable data to their customers.

Thank you to our customers ...

Dr. Kent Andersen of Zoetis discussed how to make data more user friendly at the seminar.

Thank You

Donors/Buyers at HLA auction

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Tatum Nearmeyer, Kaitlyn Boyer, Madison Herman, and Jamie Smith all helped exhibit the benefit items at the annual HLA banquet in Des Moines .

Alycia Watts – Fairfield, NE Amanda Radke – Mitchell, SD Anderson Limousin – Garner, IA Becky Venner – Breda, IA Bosch Farms – Indianola, IA Boyer Limousin – Liberty, NE Braun Limousin – Victoria, KS Brewer Farms – Dallas Center, IA Brian Darrington – Underwood, IA Brian Hait – Carlisle, IA Bullis Creek Ranch – Wood Lake, NE Butler Limousin – Lacona, IA Cripple Creek Cattle Co. – Dakota, MN Danny Cobb – Charioton, IA David Campbell – Leavenworth, KS Dean & Bev Summerbell – East Bethel, MN Deb Vorthmann – Silver City, IA Don Faidley – Colfax, IA Double A Limousin – Shawnee, KS Effertz Black Butte Acres – Velva, ND Emily Brewer – Dallas Center, IA Erica Shipman – Omaha, NE Edwards Limousin – Higginsville, MO Flatland Limousin – Moorland, IA Franseen Limousin – Strafford, WI Fred Baier – Griswold, IA Gary Symonds – Atlantic, IA Grassroots Genetics – Holts Summit, MO Harvest Barn – Osceola, IA Hawkeye Breeders Service – Adel, IA Hermon Limousin – Carlisle, IA Hunt Limousin – Oxford, NE Jason Grady – Mounds, OK JLX Limousin – Elk Point, SD KK Seedstock –Richmond, VA Kyle & Terri Dye – Paola, KS Leih Limousin – New Virginia, IA Liberty Ranch – Plainville, KS

Limi-Gene – Sisseton, SD Limousin Live – Osceola, WI Linhart Limousin – Leon, IA Ludens Family Limousin – Viborg, SD Luke Bergler – Dakota, MN Lura Limousin – Delavan, MN MC Marketing - Dakota Dunes, SD Mormon Trail Limousin – Weldon, IA Nolz Limousin – Mitchell, SD Pinegar Limousin – Springfield, MO Potter Livestock – Braddockn ND RKS Cattle Co. – Tipton, IA R&R Marketing Company – Nashville, TN Ricke Limousin – Westside, IA ROM’N Limousin – Arlington, SD Sandhills Limousin – Thedford, NE Shaun & Brooke Edwards – New Bloomfield, MO Schilling Limousin – Edson, KS Shirley Symens- Amherst, SD Spring Creeks Cattle Co. – Wauzeka, WI Straight Limousin – Logan, IA Symens Brothers Limousin – Amherst, SD Symens Hills Ranch – Sisseton, SD Tom & Rosalie Smith – Sedalia, MO Treftz Limousin – Wetonka, SD Twin G Limousin – Pittsburg, KS Vaughn Farms – Cavalier, ND Venner Limousin – Breda, IA Vernon Center Locker – Vernon Center, MN Vorthmann Limousin – Treynor, IA Warren Symens – Amherst, SD Watts Limousin – Fairfield, NE Wulf Cattle – Morris, MN Wyatt Venner – Breda, IA

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Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Missouri News ...

Large Crowd Attends Festivities Paul Junkans. in Lebanon A large crowd of Limousin breeders, families and friends traveled to Lebanon April 12-13, 2014 to attend the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association (MLBA) annual meeting, banquet and benefit auction as well as the American Pie Sale. This took place at the Laclede County Fairgrounds. The buffet dinner was sponsored by the MLBA and Strauss Veal. Following the meal president Cole Abele welcomed everyone and recognized guests in attendance. The year in review was given during the business meeting. Three special awards were presented to Missouri breeders. Steve and Shar Hodges of Hollister were named as the 2014 “Commercial Producer of the Year”. Jack and Jane Glendenning of Lebanon were inducted into the “Hall of Fame”. Shaun and Brooke Edwards of New Bloomfield were recognized for their work with the association and given the “Promoter of the Year” award. Congratulations! An election took place for directors on the MLBA board and the three members elected were Shaun Edwards, Cole Abele and

Benefit Auction Cole Abele auctioned off a wide variety of items that were donated to the benefit auction. Tom Smith, long-time member of the association, donated one of his belt buckles. Other items on the auction included float trips, a Limousin crock, “high class” wine, a framed antique American flag and a web page design. The chocolate chip cheesecake and blueberry and strawberry pies were a big hit with the bidders. There were also embryos, semen and cattle supplies on the auction. Those in attendance could also bid on items donated for the silent auction. In addition, junior members sold raffle tickets for a wide variety of donated items as a way to raise funds for their association. The money raised goes to support activities for the senior and junior associations as well as advertising. We appreciate the support of everyone who donated and/or bid on the items. Thanks! Junior News Brooke Edwards and Susie Heavin, junior advisors, gave a recap of the year’s events for the

A large crowd attended the Missouri Annual Meeting and Banquet in Lebanon.

junior association. JoDee Mudd of Knob Noster was named the “Outstanding Junior of the Year”. Interviews were held in the afternoon for officers for the Missouri Junior board of directors. Members of the new junior board for 2014 are: Cody Heavin, president; Dalton Edwards, vice-president; Jordan Mudd, secretary; Drake Wood, treasurer; Lydia Hunt and Mikah Edwards, co-reporters; Brooke Heavin and JoDee Mudd, co-historians; Clayton Schowe, ambassador, Jaidyn Wood and Jillian Mudd, co-princesses, and Natalie Schowe, Quade Edwards and Bryce Johnson board directors. Field Day The Missouri Field Day will be held the weekend of June 2022 in Nevada, MO. Cole Abele will serve as host along with the MLBA. There will be a dinner served Friday, June 20. The junior show will take place Saturday, June 21, in the morning following by the open show Sunday, June 22, also starting in the morning. These shows are open to any Limousin exhibitors from other states as long as they pay their Missouri

Mikah Edwards and her cousin, Jaidyn Wood displayed items on the MLBA benefit auction.

Limousin Breeders Association membership. In addition to the shows, a variety of other fun activities have been planned including the famous dog races and cow pie bingo. We plan on a large contingent of Missouri members taking part in this annual event. A block of rooms have been reserved at the American Inn and Suites (417/667-6777) and the Super 8 (417/667-8888) in Nevada. In addition, there is a campground at the Osage RV Park (417/6672267).

MLBA Board Members for 2014 are: Dennis Alt, vice president; Ty Heavin, Own Mudd, Nathan Hunt, treasurer; Jack Glendenning, Cole Abele, president; Ben Bennett, Shaun Edwards, secretary; and Mark Hayden. (Not pictured Paul Junkans).

“Back in Time” Do You Know the Answer?

Questions on page 26. Answers: 1.) This is a picture of the South Dakota Limousin Association Board of Directors 2.) The directors are – standing (L to R): Rod Peterson, Tips

Hamilton, Peter Carmicheal, John Bruner, and Lee Wiedner – seated (L to R): Herman Symens, Judy Symens, Bob Yackley and Bud May. 3.) The picture was taken sometime between the years 1977-1981.

Cole Abele, MLBA president, congratulated Shaun and Brooke Edwards of New Bloomfield, MO upon their selection as Missouri Limousin “Promoter of the Year” at the Missouri annual meeting and banquet.

In Memoriam

Carl Trice Jenkins, 71, of Plattsburg, MO passed away April 17, 2014 at his home. He was born January 2, 1943 in Kansas City. Carl was a long-time farmer and cattlemen in Plattsburg. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church in Plattsburg April 21, 2014. He and his wife, Mary Kay, were some of the founding members of the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association (MLBA). He served as secretary of the association for many years. They donated a heifer for the state association back when it was just getting organized, and they also had cattle on display at the Missouri state fair before they qualified for a breed show. Carl and Mary Kay were one of the early inductees into the MLBA “Hall of Fame”. Carl is survived by his wife, Mary Kay; two daughters, Heather (Tony) Ausdemore of Minden, IA and Whitney (Geoff) Rodden of Spring Hill, KS; his mother, Mary Ellen of Plattsburg, two brothers, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Plattsburg Senior Center.

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Steve and Shar Hodges Named Missouri “Commercial Producer of the Year”

Steve and Shar Hodges of Hollister, MO were selected as the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association “Commercial Producer of the Year” for 2014. They were given their award at the MLBA annual meeting and banquet April 12 in Lebanon. The Hodges have built their 100 herd from Hereford influenced cows using Limousin bulls since the late 1980’s. Today they have a high percentage Limousin cow herd which the Hodges’s utilize both a spring and fall calving program. They market their calf crop in Harrison, AR; Springfield, MO; and the Joplin Regional Stockyards. They report that they usually top the market. They use Pinegar Limousin bulls exclusively and maintain the hay/grass program on their farm. Steve likes Limousin cattle because of the muscle, ease of calving and the docility of Limousin. In addition to their farm business, Steve is involved in con-

Congratulations to Steve and Shar Hodges of Hollister, MO upon their selection as the Missouri “Commercial Producer of the Year”. Ty Heavin of Pinegar Limousin nominated the Hodges and committee chairman Ben Bennett along with Dean Summerbell presented the awards.

struction of commercial buildings in Springfield. The Hodges have one daughter, Mckensie, who is a sophomore at Drury College in

Springfield. Congratulations to the Hodges’s on their outstanding accomplishment!

Glendenning’s Inducted into “Hall of Fame” Jack and Jane Glendenning of Lebanon, Missouri were inducted into the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association (MLBA) “Hall of Fame” Saturday, April 12, 2014. The ceremony took place during the MLBA annual meeting and banquet in Lebanon. The MLBA recognizes the accomplishments of a Limousin cattle breeder who has been a longtime member of the association, a person of the highest integrity, and one who has demonstrated ongoing leadership in both the MLBA and the breed. Jack and Jane were united in marriage in the 1960’s and moved to her great-grandfather’s farm. Jack was employed by the Department of Conservation until 1996 and Jane raised the children along with the cattle and hogs on the farm. They started out with Hereford cattle and registered their J Bar J brand in 1971. The Glendenning family purchased their first Lim-

Congratulations to the 2014 Missouri “Hall of Fame” inductees Jack and Jane Glendenning of Lebanon. The Glendenning family all were in attendence to celebrate their parents and grandparents award - in order from L to R: Amanda, Ty, Jason, Jenna, Quincy, Jack, Jax, Jane, Cole, Jack D. Jamye, Jase, Vicky and Josh.

ousin bull in 1983 and have used them ever since. They especially like the Fullblood cattle. Jack served on the MLBA board of directors for several years and was president in 1995-96. He was also one of the founding members of the Heartland Limousin Association. Today they still run approxi-

mately 50 cows, mainly commercial with a few registered Limou-

sin. They sell 98 percent of their calves to Strauss. They live in the farmhouse that their sons, Jack D and Jason, were born and raised in. Jack and Jane still work their farm, chase their seven grandchildren around the country and travel on several major trips each year. Their leadership and hard work over the years has been instrumental in the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association, the Heart of Missouri Association, the promotion of Limousin cattle and the livestock industry in general. Congratulations to Jack, Jane and the Glendenning family on this prestigious award!

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Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Missouri News ...

American Pie Sale was Sweet in Lebanon The American Pie Sale, sponsored by the Heart of Missouri Limousin Breeders Association and the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association, was held Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Laclede County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, MO. A standing-room-only crowd of buyers from several states traveled to Lebanon to attend the sale despite threatening weather of rain and high winds. Commercial and seedstock producers gathered for this unique three-in-one event. The “Road to

Amarillo” female sale, the annual American Pie Sale, and the Jepson Dispersal combined for a 5 ½ hour sale with two auctioneers.

Road to Amarillo Sale

The “Road to Amarillo” Sale featured 24 females with an added incentive for buyers. Pinegar Limousin of Springfield, MO will pay the entry fee and hotel room at the NALJA show this July in Amarillo, TX for those who purchased “Road to Amarillo” heifers.

The American Pie Sale was aptly named.

Ed Pinegar (right) appreciated Rhad Baker of Fulton, MO for his support in purchasing two of the “Road to Amarillo” females.

A large crowd was present for the American Pie Sale.

Thank You The words “thank you” seem so small to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our buyers who propelled our sale to a $5,047 average. We truly value your patronage and support.

The top-selling female was AUTO Alivia, an 11/3/13 homozygous polled, homozygous black 50% Lim-Flex daughter of MAGS Xukalani out of AUTO Rebecca 292S consigned by Pinegar Limousin of Springfield, MO. Blane Counsil of Madisonville, TX held the final bid of $15,750. AUTO Abira 216A, a 1/3/13 homozygous black, polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of Connealy Lead On out of MAGS Manuella was purchased by Steven Pratt of Heartville, MO for $12,500. Cheyanne Ratliff of Westphalia, KS purchased AUTO Arisha 292A, a 9/7/13 double black, polled daughter of AUTO Cruz 132X out of MAGS Manuela for $10,750. AUTO 448A, a 10/24/13 double black, double polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of SAV Brilliance 8077 out of AUTO Forever 219X was purchased by Amanda Taylor of Reeds, MO for $10,000.

After a very humbling sale, the hard work and passion this past year was finalized by wide acceptance of our bulls of which 95% sold to commercial buyers who have found confidence in our program dedicated to muscle and performance We hope to see you all again next year. If you’re ever in our area and would like to see the 2014 sale offering, please stop by. We are always glad to show you our cattle.

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Robert Doehring of Buffalo, MO was the volume buyer, purchasing 20 lots from the American Pie offering.

Will Blaydes of Midway, KY took home AUTO Avalon 222A, 2/10/13 black, homozygous polled 50% Lim-Flex daughter of Dameron First Class out of AUTO Lana 255L for $10,000.

American Pie Sale

The high-selling bull on the American Pie Sale was DALT Absolute Anarchy consigned by Double A Limousin of Shawnee, KS. One-half interest and full possession in the 2/10/13 homozygous black, polled 56.3% Lim-Flex son of MAGS Winston out of MAGS Yesterdays Wash was sold to Southern Cattle Co. of Marianna, FL for $14,000. Semen

Mike and Betsy Cravens, M&B Limousin of Lee’s Summit, MO were volume buyers at the American Pie Sale.

packages on the bull were purchased by Baker Limousin Farm, Fulton, MO, Brent Boyce, Marshfield, MO Robert Doehring Farm, Buffalo, MO, Duncan Cattle, Eldorado Springs, MO, Glendenning J Bar J Limousin, Lebanon, MO, Nathan Hunt, Frohna, MO, Jones Bros, La Monte, MO, Junkans Limousin Farm, Henley, MO, S & S Cattle Company, Nevada, MO and Southern Cattle Company, Marianna, FL to bring the total price to $28,000. Another high-selling bull was TMCK Ambition 011A, a 2/20/13 homozygous black, homozygous polled 63 % Lim-Flex son of TMCK Alfalfa 35X out of TMCK Jade 935Y consigned by Tubmill Creek Farms of New Florence, PA. David King of Ava, MO purchased the bull for $6,200. The high-selling Fullblood pair

was consigned by Pinegar Limousin. AUTO Chrisssy 239P, a 4/1/04 red, horned daughter of SOGF Special K 247B out of AUTO Mylady 247E was purchased by Ron Garrison of Osceola, MO for $4,000. AUTO Aeris 635A, a 4/9/13 red, polled daughter of ENGD Unbridled 832U went to Robert Doehring of Buffalo, MO for $3,500. AUTO Hope 210Z, a 1/28/12 homozygous black, homozygous polled 75% Lim-Flex daughter of DHVO Deuce out of BOHI Sunset 6156S consigned by Pinegar Limousin was purchased with her 4/12/14 heifer calf sired by MAGS

Vol. 22 • Issue 3 • May/June 2014

Kansas News ...

KS to Host HLA Regional Show

Robby Berti of Sullivan, MO was a volume buyer at the sale.

zygous polled sister for $3,500.

Jepson Dispersal

Andrew Kautsch and his sister Abby of Russellville, MO purchased one of the “Road to Amarillo” heifers consigned by Pinegar Limousin.

Out Front 136Y by Tubmill Creek Farms for $5,750. Buck Ridge Limousin of Rogersville, MO consigned the high-selling choice of two full sisters in the American Pie Sale. HBRL Autumn 309A, a 2/28/13 homozygous black, polled daughter of TW Fire N’ Ice out of MAGS Romancing the Stone was purchased by Larry Wild of Waterloo, IL for $3,600. Wild then purchased the second of the two remaining sisters, HBRL Alexis 312A, a 3/4/13 black, homo-

Terry Graven of Lebanon, MO purchased 14 lots including 1/2 interest in CALO Brickyard, one of the high-selling bulls at the American Pie sale.

The high-selling female in the Jepson Dispersal was SBLX University Girl 105U, a 9/1/08 50% LimFlex daughter of GAR Predestined out of AUTO Elite. One-half interest and full possession was purchased by DeMar Farms of Canton, TX for $10,100. The high-selling bull from Jesse Jepson was CALO Brickyard 902W, a 9/11/09 homozygous black, homozygous polled 50% Lim-Flex son of Schilling’s Talladega out of EXG E839. Terry Graven of Lebanon, MO held the final bid of $15,000 for one-half interest and full possession of the bull. Numerous volume buyers were in attendance. Robert Doerhing of Buffalo, MO was the volume buyer of 20 head.

Averages: Road to Amarillo 24 Females....................................$5,173 American Pie 8 Pairs...........................................$3,481 22 Bred females..............................2,932 15 Open females.............................3,380 32 Bulls............................................4,472 2 Flushes.........................................3,425 Total: 79 Lots...............................$3,708 Jepson Dispersal 2.5 Bulls.........................................$8,800 22 Spring pairs...............................3,200 20 Fall Pairs....................................3,793 13.5 Bred cows...............................2,963 12 Bred heifers...............................2,104 17 Open heifers..............................2,133 8 Pregnant receipts........................2,381 6 ET Bulls........................................1,019 6 ET heifers.....................................1,625 Total: 108 Lots.............................$2,822 Auctioneers: Chisum Peterson, C.K. “Sonny” Booth Sale Management: KK Seedstock Sale Consultant: Grassroots Consulting

Members of the KLBA and the KJLBA will serve as the hosts for the 2014 Heartland Limousin Association Regional Show. It will take place the weekend of June 6-7th in Tongonaxie. The festivities will be held at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, just 15 minutes from the Kansas Speedway and the Legends Mall. Cattle need to be stalled by noon Friday when check-in will begin. Lunch will be provided both Friday and Saturday. That afternoon, June 6, there will be activities for the juniors along with a meeting. The day will conclude with a Welcome Supper, sponsored by the KLBA, served to all junior exhibitors, their families, friends and other Limousin enthusiasts. The show will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7. Shane Lindsey of Prairie City, IA will serve as the judge. Jim Hays of Rossville, KS will be the announcer for this year’s show. This regional show is one of the highlights of the summer show season, and we hope to have a large contingent of exhibitors.

KJLBA Junior Field Day

The Kansas Junior Association will hold their field day Sunday, June 8 following the Heartland Regional Show at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds in Tongonaxie. There will be a dinner at 7:00 p.m. Saturday night, June 7th, for everyone who will be taking part in the Kansas junior field day. Hamburgers and baked beans will be provided. We ask that each family bring either a salad or a dessert for the dinner. This year there will be a silent auction to replace the live auction that we have had in the past. The auction will take place during the Heartland Regional Show, starting Friday and it will close Saturday at the end of the HLA show. Anyone

Bill and Kim Priest of Sabetha, KS attended the Boyer Sale in Liberty, NE.

Mike Smith of Liberty Ranch, Plainville, KS visited about the horse Jay Langdeau of Ft. Pierre, SD purchased at the Liberty Sale.

is welcome to bid on items and we hope that there will be a lot of actions during the auction. If you have items to donate for the silent auction. Contact Pat Meet at limobullptal@gmail.com. She would like to post the items or a picture on the Kansas website. Another fundraising opportunity that will take place during the weekend in Tongonaxie will be a raffle for an aluminum hay dolly. It will be on display and also picture will be on the KLBA website. KC Youngblood is in charge of this fundraiser. Contact him at 620/762-0165 or send an email to kyounglood@usd493.com. If you are unable to attend, please leave your items and/or your bids with any member of the KLBA board of directors. The money raised at the auction and raffle goes to support both the junior and senior association activities throughout the year. The KLBA annual meeting will take place from 9-10:00 a.m. Sunday, June 8, just prior to the junior show. We hope that all members will plan to attend this meeting.

Bull Test Sale

Kansas Limousin breeders Mark Beikman, Alan Eggenberger, Jim Hays and Walt Rolf consigned bulls to the 73rd annual Kansas Bull Test Development, LLC in Wamego, KS. The sale of performance tested bulls took place April 2, 2014 at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds in Beloit, KS. Brian Hagedorn, manager of the feedyard in Wamego, KS was responsible for the feeding and tests in the Kansas Bull Development, LLC. Bulls from seven breeds plus two composite breeds were consigned to the sale. This was the first time in many years that the Limousin breed has been represented at this sale. The eight yearling Limousin bulls sold for an average of $2,712.

Sat., Sept. 27, 2014 10 am-2 pm Private Treaty Sale

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Wt: 1,385 WDA: 3.54 SC: 40 BF: .38 REA: 17.6 Marb: 3.58

Expo Stats ...

BW: -0.1 WW: 42 YW: 81 MA: 24 SC: 0.6 MS: .06 $MI: 43

EPDs ...

The Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Sale provided us the opportunity to purchase this great herd-sire prospect. He is deep, deep, deep from his forerib thorough his mid-section and flank. Extremely thick from front to rear, he shows a big top and puts it all together in a structurally correct smooth “eye candy” package. Use him to create outstanding high-percentage Limousin and Lim-Flex.

www.missourilimousin.com â&#x20AC;˘ MLBA Established 1971 Board of Directors

Cole Abele, President 417-684-0881 Dennis Alt, Vice President 913-558-7966 Shaun Edwards, Secretary 660-441-0811 Nathan Hunt, Treasurer 573-824-5850 Ben Bennett, Member 417-831-2285

Thank you to all who attended the American Pie Sale & the MLBA Banquet.Â

Upcoming Event ... Missouri Field Day Nevada, MO

June 20, 21 and 22, 2014

Mark Haden, Member 417-753-4824 Ty Heavin, Member 417-839-5849 Owen Mudd, Member 660-563-6526 Mike Cravens, Member 816-506-1729 Jack Glendenning, Ex-Officio 417-588-9083

If you were one of 164 buyers from the U.S. or Canada, we are grateful for your confidence in our program. If you joined us for the sale, we thank your for your attendance.

24 Ranch, Inc., Eagle Butte, SD 3G Ranch, Iroquois, SD 4 L Land & Livestock Co Inc., Forsyth, MT Larry Ascheman, Hancock, MN LaVern Banzhaf, Cambridge, NE Dan Beckley, Carrington, ND Dean Beckley, Kensal, ND Beitelspacher Farms, Hoven, SD Jameson Biel, Veblen, SD Jackie Bigger, Timber Lake, SD Robert Bohn, Richardton, ND Tim Bohn, Sentinel Butte, ND Border View Bell Ranch, Opheim, MT Henry Breman, Tillsonburg, ON Broken Arrow S Ranch, McLaughlin, SD Jerry Bulman, Dorchester, IA Jeff Butterfield, Hillman, MN Chain Ranch L.L.C., Canton, OK Patty Chapman, Petrolia, CA Clark Cattle, Port Hope, ON Clear Springs Cattle Co., Starbuck, MN Conley Cattle, LLC, Silver Lake, IN Crane Farms, Philadelphia, MO Cripple Creek Cattle Co., Dakota, MN Crook Limousin, Rising City, NE CRV, USA, Madison, WI CWS Partners, Morris, MN Dennis Deckert, Wing, ND Deuter Ranch, Ree Heights, SD Perry Dewald, Ellendale, ND DMW Cattle Co., Larchwood, IA Dobson Cattle Company, Willcox, AZ Doncat Farms, Inc., Larchwood, IA Double P Angus, Lloydminster, SK Doud Ranch, Midland, SD Dunlap Farms, Rives Junction, MI Eagle Pass Ranch, Hillman, MN Easterday Ranches, Jordan Valley, OR Edleman Ranch, Willow Lake, SD Evavold Limousin, Fergus Falls, MN Farlee Ranch, Dupree, SD Shannon Fields, Quitman, MS Franseen Limousin, Marshfield, WI Genereux Ranch, Big Sandy, MT Genex Cooperative Inc., Shawano, WI

Choutae Gerhardt, Mandan, ND Brad Gjermundson, Marshall, ND Casey Gjermundson, Richardton, ND Lyle Gjermundson, Halliday, ND Brady Gramm, Hancock, MN Granite View Farms, Milbank, SD Greg Grunloh, Lexington, IL H & T Bies Cattle Co., Fairburn, SD Hahn Cattle Company, Sherwood, AB Dick Hansen, Harrold, SD Hanson Limousin, Sisseton, SD Francis Hass, Raymond, SD Hauser & Sons, Marshalltown, IA Headwaters Ranch, LLC, Walden, CO Hepper Ranch, Fort Yates, ND Hienz Hess, Apple Hill, ON High Cattle Co., Airdrie, AB Gary Hilby, Manchester, IA Roscoe Hilty, Smithville, OH Hinsz Ranch, McLaughlin, SD Hofeldt Livestock, Chinook, MT Gene Hoyer, Sibley, IA Howard Huxtable, Red Owl, SD Justin Jenniges, Glenwood, MN Butch Jochim, Selfridge, ND KCC Feeding Inc., Minden, NE Lance Keller, McLaughlin, SD Kennedy Ranch, Faith, SD Kent Limousin, Lancaster, MN Ned Keppy, Walcott, IA Michael Kilburg, LaMotte, IA Shawn Kirwin, Morris, MN Randy Koehl, Hancock, MN Mike Koehler, Midland, SD Steve Kost, Eagle Butte, SD KS Cattle Co., Java Village, NY Paul Kukowski, Wyarno, WY Jerry Larson, Hines, MN Lecy Farms, Granite Falls, MN Larry Lehrbass, Alvinston, ON Leier Farms, Dawson, ND Leier Limousin, Tappen, ND Leonard Limousin, Holstein, IA Daryl Lewandowski, Browns Valley, MN Lost Grove Cattle Co., Davenport, IA

Lueth Farms, Norwood Young America, MN Cal Luthi, Lamar, MO Lawerence Luthi, Liberal, MO Lyon River Front Farm, Foley, MN Malouf Cattle Co., Mayer, AZ Martin Land & Cattle Co., Doon, IA McLellan Ranch, Lantry, SD Meyer Ranch, Flasher, ND Brandon Meyer, Solen, ND Casey Meyer, Flasher, ND Chris Meyer, Flasher, ND Jessy Meyer, Shields, ND Josh Meyer, Flasher, ND Mark Meyer, Morristown, SD Mitchell Wild Meadow, Bloomer, WI Dan Mittleider, Tappen, ND Ryan Morrison, Leslie, AR Moser Family Limousin, Morris, MN Joel Moser, Alvord, IA Myrum Farm, Browns Valley, MN Clint Nelson, Philip, SD Mike Nelson, Philip, SD New Miami Colony, Conrad, MT John & Shelly Noe, Absarokee, MT Oak Knoll Farm, Clinton, SC Joe O’Brien, Jordan, MN O’Connor Farm, Belle Center, OH O’Connor Ranch, Ekalaka, MT Tony Opdahl, Hazel, SD Pacma Limousin, Butterfield, MN Larry Panek, Thief River Falls, MN Peterson Ranch, Bowman, ND Kim Peterson, Parade, SD Petkau Ent. Ltd., Morden, MB Pharris Farms Limousin, Leitchfield, KY Pleasant Home Cattle, Creston, OH Pompadour Hills Ranch, Highmore, SD Royce Ponessa, Miles City, MT Poplar View Stock Farms, Pipestone, MB Portwood Bros., Versailles, KY John Pretrite, Whitehall, MT Randy Ryberg Farm, Menoken, ND Red Maple Farms, Orono, ON Tom Ree, Glendive, MT Reilly Ranch, Terry, MT Jacob Rinehart, Highmore, SD Tim Robinson, Casa Grande, AZ ROM’N Limousin, Arlington, SD Roth Farms, Redfield, SD S&S Cattle Co., Aberdeen, SD

Schaefers Farms, Orient, SD Schlagel Farms, Raymond, SD Schlechter Farms, Orient, SD Schmidt Ranch, Solen, ND Schott Limousin, McLaughlin, SD Dan Schrempp, Eagle Butte, SD Dean Schrempp, Lantry, SD Joe Schrempp, Isabel, SD John Schrempp, Lantry, SD Schrock Cattle Company, Greentop, MO Schulz Limousin, Osmond, NE Steven Schulz, Pingree, ND Select Sires Inc., Plain City, OH Semex Alliance The, Guelph, ON Mark Senske, Winthrop, MN Seven C Limousin, Casper, WY Glenda Sieren, Hendrick, IA Sime Farms, Revillo, SD Sleiter Limousin, Morris, MN Elliot Smith, Buchanan, ND Greg Smith, Marion, ND Snodell Ranch, McLeod, MT South Fork Ranch, Fort Pierre, SD Southern Cattle Company, Marianna, FL Spring Creeks Cattle Co., Wauzeka, WI Damon Stauffer, Arlington, KS Andrew Steltz, Milbank, SD Stoner Farms, Miami, OK Jeff Sybrant, Bassett, NE Symens Brothers, Amherst, SD Ter Wee Land & Cattle, Larchwood, IA Colter Todd, Willcox, AZ Jacob Todd, Willcox, AZ Tommie Todd, Willcox, AZ Trails End Limousin Ranch, Loyal, WI UX Ranch, Hermosa, SD Gary Van Daele, Rhame, ND Trevor Vande Hoven, Carrington, ND Frank Virchow, Lake Preston, SD Norman Voigt, Nashwauk, MN Vorthmann Limousin, Treynor, IA Waddle Limousin Ranch, Pine Bluffs, WY W. Bruce Walrod, Moorland, IA John Walton, Sachse, TX Warbonnet Ranch, Willcox, AZ Wickens Farm & Ranch, Hilger, MT Wieczorek Limousin, Mt. Vernon, SD Williams Ranch, Frankfort, SD Wolf Creek Ranch, Robinson, ND Travis Wulf, Starbuck, MN John Yocom, Emmons, MN

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