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• First breeding season guarantee. Free delivery or $100/head trucking discount. • Fertility, performance, and carcass tested. • Range developed, sound and not overconditioned
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30th annual bull sale Monday ∞OgallalaFLivestock EBRUARY 5 TH ∞ 2018 • Ogallala Nebraska 1:00 MT Offering 100 Angus Bulls
SAV Renown • Basin Payweight Musgrave Big Sky • BSF Hot Lotto SAV Sensation • SAV Seedstock Bushs Easy Decision • SAV Cutting Edge Martin Ranch 117 Head of Steer Mates 31% Prime • 69% Choice 58% CAB® 100% PREMIUM $142.63/Head
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Genomic GGPLD on Sale Bulls 100% Proven AI SIRED Large Selection of Half & Three quarter Blood Brothers FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE • Volume Discounts Free Feed Free Delivery Updated EPD’s, Weights, Scrotal Measurements & Ultrasound Data available sale day Sale broadcast live on CATTLE USA. com
Basin Payweight 1682
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BW +.7 WW +68 Milk +24 YW +119 $B +146.86
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RUBY MAGNETIC LADY 378A
MISS STAR ABOVE BW11Y
ELITE DONOR!
Selling a flush to the bull of your choice!
Sells bred to Ruby SWC Battle Cry
HILB CRAZY N LOVE
WHF SUMMER 365C
ELITE DONOR!
Selling full sib embryos to this many time champion!
Selling a flush on this donor to the bull of your choice!
H/C PEARLS IVANNKA 48D
B&J MS TOUCH OF GOLD S601
Sells bred to W/C Executive Order 8543B Bred Females like this sell on Jan. 15th!
SCHOOLEY ELI 434B
HERD BULL PROSPECT
Herd bull prospects like this will sell on Jan. 15th!
55 LOTS
Selling a flush to the bull of your choice
TEX RITA 553 Selling embryos by W/C Executive Order 8543B
BOTH SALES: VIEW & BID LIVE ON THE INTERNET!
Bulls, Donors, Breds & Opens Sales Managed By:
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Elite Embryos & Rare Semen Val and Lori Eberspacher • Office 507-532-6694 • Val Cell 612-805-7405 Fax 507-532-9457 • sales@ebersale.com
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Greetings, Welcome 2018. I don’t want to complain, but has the windy city changed locations? Maybe the new location is Greenfield, Iowa. Mother nature sure seems to be circulating air here in a fast way. I have been repeatedly asked to try out a place to eat in a small southwest Iowa town of Wiota. Between Kim Tibken, Beth McDermott, and Ross Havens continually telling me about the food, I thought it was time for Dixie and me to give it a try. The owner, manager, and cook, Brenda Williams, and full sib to Ross Havens greeted us at the front door. Tracy, our waitress was on the job quickly and retrieved us an adult beverage. (I needed it, as I wrote this, we were trying to put the January issue of LPI together, stress plus). Tracy is definitely a keeper with a wit second to none. After I ordered my ribeye, she asked about potato. I asked what’s my choices, she went through the regulars: hash browns, curly fries, steak fries and sidewinders. Curiosity got me, what in the world is a sidewinder. In a very calm voice she said a sidewinder is the result of a curly fry and a steak fry getting together and it produced a sidewinder. After laughing about her sidewinder, I ordered hash browns that hadn’t been in a relationship yet. I have to say they were prepared to perfection. They were moist but yet crispy with the proper amount of cooked onions on top. The ribeye was deadly. It was grilled to perfection, and actually had flavor, and a product of the certified Angus beef program. Have you ever ordered a small steak and half way through think, darn, I wish I would have had my big boy brain running and ordered a big one? I have to say this would have been one of those times.
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Finally, dessert. It was a brownie with added chocolate and caramel plus ice cream. This place had small town atmosphere and service second to none. Brenda, Tracy, Ross, Kim, Beth, it was a great place. If you are near Wiota, Iowa “The Wiota Steakhouse & Lounge” is worth the stop! I keep forgetting to mention a place that kinda keeps dinging around in my little mind. I just happened to be on one of my Freedom Rock missions/sale runs and landed in West Point, Iowa. As most of you know, I really don’t miss a meal. So, after some investigation, I found a place they call “Brads Pad.” The sign says Pizzas, Subs, Ice Cream and more. Well, when you're at a pizza place, I guess you eat pizza. The waitress was very helpful in my decision process. I asked what was good and as normal, she said everything. "Well," I asked, "what would you order for a pizza?" She recommended the “Kitchen Sink.” It is a meat lovers with sauerkraut. My response, "next choice," and it was that meat lovers. That sounded right to me. The pizza was deadly. The service was awesome, and big Mike left as very happy Brad’s Pad customer. I highly recommend Brad’s Pad when in southeast Iowa and check out “The Freedom Rock” there also. I’m in the process of welcoming in 2018, and it’s going to be a great year. We hope to see you down the road, and if we can help you in any way, please contact any of our Livestock Plus staff. Lord please watch over our military and their families. God Bless,
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RAF Miss Elia 1704
18811833 This Black Magic daughter is one of the first heifers to be offered at a public auction. Her Sire, Byergo Black Magic, is the #1 $B bull in the breed. She is a beautiful, soft made heifer with lots of growth. Her mother is a paternal granddaughter of the legendary Mytty In Focus that carries her frame and depth easily on substantial bone that throws something special every season. BW WW YW $W $F $B +3.3 +80 +138 +70.83 +120.57 +175.03
Chris Russell (816) 261-4459 Larry Russell (816) 387-1671 www.russellangusfarm.com Like us at russellangusfarms on
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Female Sale
NWSS Foundation JANUARY 12, 2018 DENVER, CO
CAV LADY RAMPAGE 216-706 188816727
CAV LADY PAYWEIGHT 202-707 18816773
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Donor Dam, RB Lady 02-202, was the $65,000 Crouch High WW +77 Seller at the 2016 Vegas Angus Finals, selling to Linz Heritage YW +130 Angus, IN and Sharpe Angus, WY. $W +92.13 The only Payweight 1682 daughter in the breed with this $F +102.71 impressive EPD profile.
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THE CROUCH FAMILY farming and raising cattle in Southwest Iowa since the early 1900s. CROUCH LADY COWBOY UP 711 18887145 3 BW • A full brother to dam, RB Confirmed 02-4524, was the $160,000 high-selling selection of Alta Genetics & Split Diamond Ranch. • One of only three Cowboy Up daughters with her BW, WW & YW spread combined with her $ profit indexes, and the only member that group from the renowned Lady family. • The only Cowboy Up daughter in the breed to offer her growth with a -.50 DMI.
+2.6 WW +76 YW +128 $W +76.07 $F +111.92 $B +157.41 Justin & Dena Crouch, Stevie, Skeet & Cody Crouch, Amanda & Josh Crouch
Skeet, Justin & Josh Crouch 26068 Ellington Ave Glenwood, IA 51534 CrouchAngusValley.com Justin Crouch – (402) 250-7213
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Dam is a full sister to NWSS FF record selling $170,000 RB WW +68 Lady Standard 305-890, RB Lady Standard 305-02, the YW +107 $120,000 valued donor, and a RB Active Duty and a maternal $W +75.08 sister to RB Tour of Duty.
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Bright Bright Lights Lights For catalog requests e-mail blake@amaapc.com
Maine-Anjou Sale
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JANUARY 13, 2018 3 p.m. MST In the ‘Yards’ - Denver, Colo.
Selling over 60 Lots of high quality Maine, MaineTainer & Maine Angus Bulls, Females and Embryos! Watch for more details coming soon on our Facebook page and website!
P.O. Box 1100, Platte City, MO 64079 (p) 816.431.9950 (f) 816.858.9951 maine-anjou.org blake@AMAAPC.com
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85218 550 Ave | Pierce, NE 68767 PIERCE SALE FACILITY Kevin & Laura Benes 402-741-1419 ASA#402-430-2526 2988788 Craig & Lori Gana GATEWAY GENETICS
INNOVATION AG MARKETING | Graham Blagg 530-913-6418
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Gateway Genetics Bull Sale
Save the Date
contact any of the owners to purchase semen today! Semen price $100/Unit
MARTIN LIVESTOCK, JIMMY & MANDY MARTIN, CLAY HILL & RIST SHOW CATTLE
A truly unique Purebred Simmental bull that offers breed leading traits. Thank you to the progressive breeders that each purchased a 5% Semen share in Pay The Price!
HEARTFELT Thank You… TO ALL WHO HAVE MADE THIS DREAM A REALITY! THE $500,000 VALUED
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Reigning 2017 NWSS Grand Champion Simmental Bull & 2017 NE State Fair Grand Champion Simmental and Supreme Grand Champion Bull Overall Breeds!
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2017 NE State Fair Grand Champion Simmental and Supreme Grand Champion Bull Overall Breeds! T O A L L W H O HReigning A V E M2017 A DNWSS E T HGrand I S DChampion R E A M Simmental A R E A L Bull I T Y&!
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Thank you to the progressive breeders that each purchased a 5% Semen share in Pay The Price! A truly unique Purebred Simmental bull that offers breed leading traits.
MARTIN LIVESTOCK, JIMMY & MANDY MARTIN, CLAY HILL & RIST SHOW CATTLE Semen price $100/Unit contact any of the owners to purchase semen today!
Save the Date
Gateway Genetics Bull Sale
70+ Lots of Angus, SimAngus, Simmental & Maine-Anjou Bulls SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 at the Ranch in Peirce, NE GATEWAY GENETICS Craig & Lori Gana 402-430-2526 Kevin & Laura Benes 402-741-1419 PIERCE SALE FACILITY 85218 550 Ave | Pierce, NE 68767
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Annual Production Sale 1:30 P.M. At the Ranch
In our heated sale barn 10 miles West of Fordville, ND KFC Bennett Fortress
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Carters Omaha JMB Traction 292 KCF Bennett Fortress Jindra Acclaim Hart Icon 3356 Vin Mar Mr Right 4515 CW Passport JAR Focus 426 KR Cash 3152 KR Little Joe 3043 RBM Next Step C58 Shady Ash Final Answer 5438 Styles Consensus P19 Hoover Excitement K34 HF Kodiak 186X
Carters Omaha
Call us for a sale book!
12249 55th Street NE * Fordville, ND 58231 Home: 701-384-6182 jarangus@polarcomm.com Darrell’s Cell: 701-331-2587 jalloangus@gmail.com Jason’s Cell: 701-331-1164
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Sells January 24th in the Iowa Premier Sale – Colfax, IA
ASC Over It 609D
Reserve Grand Bull – 2017 World Beef Expo ASC Over It 609D P43763757 September 11, 2016
Sire: ASC Overtime 203Z Dam: SLDK You Got It 0311
Adcock Show Cattle • The Adcock Family • Assumption, IL Jim: 217.820.9323 • Jan: 217.273.3239 • www.adcockshowcattle.com
Cody and Tamar Crum Rushville, IL Cody: 217.248.7282 Tamar: 217.820.0964 www.crumcattleco.com @crumcattleco Calves and embryos for sale private treaty Visit the websites for more information.
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CRUM 2296 BELLE 710E • P43820402 June 02, 2017 • 2296 x ASC Bailey 507C
CRUM 310 IVANKA 703E ET • P43821277 March 10, 2017 • American Made x Victoria 59X
CRUM 6964 LORRIE 704E ET • P43821278 March 21, 2017 • Leader x Victoria 59X
CRUM 28M MAXINE 712E • P43821290 June 11, 2017 • Maxium 28M x ASC Tessanne 410B
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH @ NOON - COLFAX, IA
TLLC One Eyed Jack son Consigned by: Fitzsimmons Simmental
AI’d to: Silveiras Style Consigned by: Big Whiskey Cattle Co
Call or email for your catalog! EF Commando daughter Consigned by:Murphy Angus LLC
Larry Martin Cattle Sales
217-433-0242 lmcs2000@yahoo.com www.larrymartinlivestock.com
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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018
1:00 p.m. | Delaney Herefords Sale Barn, Lake Benton, MN Jim Birdwell, Auctioneer
38E
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JDH MCD 117B KICKSTART 43E ET | P43782887 JDH AH 206 ALL IN 96B 38E ET | P43835356
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1D JDH MS 25B VICTOR 3Y 1D | P43677043
JDH 21Z VICTOR 33Z 40E ET | P43783931
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95E JDH AH EL 1B 2012 95E ET | P43782913
AH JDH 34X VICTOR 33Z 2E ET | P43803644
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21E JDH 13Y SPOT ON 21C 21E ET | P43782892
JDH 11B STUD 3134 63E | P43782967
- SELLING 50 HEREFORD BULLS & 50 FEMALES -
elaney JD Herefords
Jerry & Shelly Delaney Family Jerry: 507/820-0661 | jdh@delaneyherefords.com
Pete & Laura Atkins Family Pete: 605/351-9847 | atkins15@sio.midco.net
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BULL BULL SALE SALE EF Commando 1366 • 70 Sons Sell EF Commando 1366 • 70 Sons Sell
Basin Payweight 1682 • 71 Sons Sell Basin Payweight 1682 • 71 Sons Sell
Selling 330 Selling 330 Registered Registered Angus Angus Bulls Bulls Saturday, Saturday,
January January 27, 27, 2018 2018 BW +.7 BW +.7
WW +69 WW +69
YW +119 YW +119
MILK Marb RE +24 Marb +.76 +.39 MILK RE +24 +.76 +.39
Baldridge Bronc • 27 Sons Sell Baldridge Bronc • 27 Sons Sell
BW BW -1.9 -1.9
WW WW +65 +65
YW YW +107 +107
BW -.9 BW -.9
WW +59 WW +59
YW +97 YW +97
At Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds At Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds In North Platte, Nebraska In North Platte, Nebraska
MILK Marb RE +27 Marb +.91 +.73 MILK RE +27 +.91 +.73
HAYNES Outright 452 • 31 Sons Sell HAYNES Outright 452 • 31 Sons Sell
MILK Marb RE MILK RE +31 Marb +.77 +.67 +31 +.77 +.67
Selling Selling 180 180 coming coming 2-year-olds 2-year-olds and and 150 150 yearlings yearlings * * 200+ 200+ bulls bulls suitable suitable for for heifers. heifers.
BW BW +.5 +.5
WW WW +70 +70
YW YW +132 +132
MILK Marb RE MILK RE +16 Marb +.29 +.71 +16 +.29 +.71
Connealy Connealy Confidence Confidence Plus Plus •• 12 12 Sons Sons Sell Sell
Baldridge Beast Mode • 10 Sons Sell Baldridge Beast Mode • 10 Sons Sell
BW BW +.3 +.3
WW WW +88 +88
YW YW +149 +149
MILK Marb RE MILK RE +22 Marb +1.16 +.70 +22 +1.16 +.70
Mill Mill Bar Bar Hickok Hickok 7242 7242 •• 13 13 Sons Sons Sell Sell
Large Large groups groups of of paternal paternal brothers brothers by by proven AI sires, plus exciting proven AI sires, plus exciting new new young young sire sire groups groups with with outcross outcross genetics genetics Wintered & & delivered delivered free free nationwide nationwide Wintered after after March March 15 15 * * First First breeding breeding season season guarantee * Satisfied customers are the foundation of our business
BW BW -.8 -.8
WW WW +66 +66
YW YW +124 +124
MILK MILK Marb Marb RE RE +26 +.69 +.69 +.89 +26 +.89
Bulls bred for growth with a moderate frame * Fleshing ability * Fertility & scrotal size * Calving ease * Disposition LD Emblazon 999 • 15 Sons Sell
BW BW -.9 -.9
WW WW +69 +69
YW YW +114 +114
MILK MILK Marb Marb RE RE +28 +28 +.86 +.86 +.72 +.72
EPDs as of 12/04/2017
To request your free sale book or more information call:
Comprehensive performance data * Ultrasound & fertility tested * A wide selection in all price ranges Backed by over 45 years in the Angus business and a reputation cow herd selected selected for for fertility, fertility, soundness, soundness, fleshing fleshing ability, ability, longevity longevity and and good good udders udders
BW BW +.7 +.7
WW WW +67 +67
YW YW +120 +120
MILK MILK Marb Marb RE RE +14 +14 +.50 +.50 +.72 +.72
Jud Baldridge • Jeff Baldridge 5329 Rodeo Rd. • North Platte, NE 69101 Home (308) (308) 532-2100 532-2100 Home Cell (308) (308) 520-2221 520-2221 Cell Fax (308) (308) 532-8269 532-8269 Fax www.baldridge.net www.baldridge.net
For For sale sale book book & & more more information information call call (308) (308) 520-2221 520-2221 or or visit visit our our web web site site at: at: www.baldridge.net www.baldridge.net
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The DeJong Ranch is ringing in 2018 with the celebration of the 50th Annual Sale on February 22, 2018. As a significant year in our history, we are offering: • Our Top 50 bulls • 20 Bred Heifers • 10 Open MaineTainer Heifers: in two Lots of 5 head • Pick of our Top 2 Maine, MaineTainer & Simmental Open Heifers • Pick of our Registered Angus Females This year we will be hosting a live auction at Wyatt’s Red Barn on the edge of Winner, South Dakota! Please check out our offering on our newly redesigned website at www.dejongranch. com or follow ranch happenings on our Facebook page! We are excited to celebrate our Golden Anniversary with all of you.
Miles 605-869-2329 Kevin 605-220-9646 Wyatt 605-842-5683
DJ Enhancer E701 MA# 479962 3/4MA
VZA Energizer 791 AAA# 18861567 Reg. Angus
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44th Annual Bull Sale
E722
Double J Farms Simmental Cattle
Purebred Simmental Boise X Gold Mine (He sells along with 3 ET Brothers & 5 Maternal Brothers from our mainstay U828 Donor Cow) Homo Polled & Black
60 Bulls for Sale by Private Treaty Bid Sale
SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 2018 @ NOON Black and Red Simmental, SimAngus & Angus AI SIRED BY: Boise, Broadway, Cowboy Cut, Santa Fe, Cash Flow, Tanker, Turning Point, Gravity, Integrate, Wrangler, Classified, Brilliance, Cadillac
E757
Purebred Simmental Broadway X Dream On (He sells along with 6 other Baldies, His 5 ET Brothers, & 7 Maternal Brothers) Homo Polled & Coat Color Tested Posted a 836 weaning weight
KIPP JULSON
E769
48672 252nd St. • Garretson, SD 57030 Cell (605) 351-9088
5/8 Red Simmental Cadillac X Redestined (26 Black & Red Percentage Simmental Bulls with Calving ease, Growth & Maternal Bred In. All bulls will be coat color tested and many polled tested)
email: doublejfarms@alliancecom.net website: doublejsimmentals.com TO BE ADDED TO MAILING LIST... CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL
Complete information, pictures & videos will be available at doublejsimmentals.com
ESTABLISHED IN 1974
HAYNES CATTLE CO. 10TH ANNUAL
ANGUS SALE
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 • 1 PM Ogallala Livestock Auction • Ogallala, Neb.
SELLING 125 “BEST YET” REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS
Sires represented include:
Haynes Outright 452 (17925323) • Basin Payweight 1682 (17038724) • PA Valor 201 (17326601) • Baldridge Bronc (18229425) • Barstow Cash (17145326) • VAR Discovery 2240 (17262835) • JMB Traction 292 (17262374) • S Whitlock 179 (17007891) • SAV Resource 1441 (17016597) • Connealy Uptown 098E (16896296)
Buy ’em Your Way!
• All sale bulls have genomic enhanced EPDs using GeneSeek’s GGP-LD tests, allowing our customers to make faster genetic improvements • 100% AI from industry leading sires • Bulls developed on native range, WITHOUT CREEP FEED —athletic and active, ready to work in big country! • Many heifer bulls in the offering and ALL ARE COW MAKERS! • First breeding season guarantee and sight unseen purchases are guaranteed Haynes Outright sold • Free delivery to surrounding states in our 2015 sale and is • All bulls sell with complete health including trich testing a featured sire at ABS. • Ask about our “On Ranch Inspection” discounts that He’s athletic and has are in addition to volume and repeat buyer discounts! shown he adds pounds • Scanned carcass information available to calf crops nationwide. early February at HaynesCattleCo.com Selling 25 sons!
For further information, contact: Gale & Cynthia Haynes Office: (970) 854-3310 • Cell: (970) 520-3374 • cowsrus@pctelcom.coop 61284 CR 14 • Holyoke, CO 80734 • Bulls are located at Stateline Ranch, 15 miles southeast of Holyoke, CO, or 25 miles west of Imperial, NE. • Check out our website at www.HaynesCattleCo.com Watch the sale and bid live online.
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BOVINE EMBRYO TRANSFER SERVICES Superovulation and collection • Embryo freezing • Embryo transfers • Donor boarding
QUALITY SERVICE FOR SUPERIOR GENETICS 1010 N. Hancock Street • Lake City, IA 51449
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Doug and Marilyn Lenth of Lenth Herefords Named 2018 Iowa Seedstock Producer of the Year Doug and Marilyn Lenth have been named Iowa’ Seedstock Producer of the Year for 2018. Lenth Herefords is a Purebred Registered Hereford cow herd out of Postville, Iowa. The coveted award, sponsored annually by the Iowa Beef Breeds Council, is being awarded to Doug and Marilyn Lenth on Monday, February 12th, 2018 at the Expo Kick-Off Program; which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Bull Pen of the cattle barn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. All friends of the Lenth family and the Iowa Beef Expo are invited to attend. The Seedstock Producer of the Year is a coveted award among Iowa’s Purebred breeders. The purpose of the award is to honor outstanding cattle producers in the seedstock industry. Each Purebred Breed Association is given the opportunity to nominate one candidate for the award. Applications are reviewed by a Seedstock Committee, which gives careful consideration to producer’s programs in their entirety, including record keeping, industry participation and leadership, merchandising programs, selection criteria and herd improvement over time. Doug and Marilyn have been in the Seedstock cattle business for 47 years raising Registered Hereford cattle and currently running a herd of 110 cows. Lenth Herefords has kept performance records for 47 years and has been a member of the Iowa Hereford Breeder’s Association and the American Hereford Association. This Hereford cattle operation sells an average of 35 bulls and 35 breeding females each year by Private Treaty where they provide buyers and customers with birthweight, weaning weight, EPD’s, scrotal circumference and frame score just to name a few. Lenth Herefords is a generational cattle herd and the family has left a lasting impact on the cattle industry. Doug’s Parents, Elden and Bea Lenth, founded this herd and are in the Iowa Hereford Breeders (IHBA) Hall of Fame. Doug and Marilyn’s passion for this industry is quite evident as Doug is a former Board of Director for IHBA and Marilyn is a current board member and newly elected President of the IHBA. They are active in the Winneshiek County Cattlemen and are continually involved with Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) as they host the NICC Calmar Campus Beef Class at their farm each year. They have had many past champions at every level, including Champion Hereford Bull at the Iowa State Fair. Doug and his sister, Barb, exhibited champion bulls, steers, heifers and ‘Pens’ of bulls when they were growing up in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
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In their own words, here is a brief historical review of their seedstock operation: Lenth Herefords was started by Elden & Bea Lenth, and their son Doug. Their first registered Herefords were purchased from South Dakota in the mid 1960’s, and a membership was officially started with the American Hereford Association (AHA) for the herd in 1970. The original goal was to build a high quality seedstock herd, to provide highly productive breeding bulls and females to purebred and commercial cattlemen. While some things have changed over the years, our core goals remain the same. Raising and selling Hereford cattle has been a ‘way of life’ for the entire Lenth family. Today, Doug and I (wife Marilyn) run the operation. The original purchase that started Lenth Herefords was 25 cows and 31 heifers from Lemmon, South Dakota, and our first herd bull was brought in from North Dakota. He was still breeding 30 cows naturally when he was 13 years old. From the very beginning, we have felt structural soundness and longevity are vital to success for our own herd and our customers’. In our early years, we were line breeding our horned herd with the best producing sons raised from the most consistent herd bulls that we had purchased. Having a fat cattle packing plant three miles from home took most of the ‘guess work’ out of deciding which sire and sons to use. A 33% prime load shipped to Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) in 1997, followed by a 27% prime load in 1998, are just a couple of examples of what our cattle have done in the cooler. We have traditionally been a herd built from our own replacement females. Only five females from Oxley dispersions were brought into our herd in the first 40+ years. In the past 5 years, a few select females have been added from select reputable herds, to expand our polled bloodlines. Horned Hereford bloodlines remained the base for the herd until 2003, when the first polled bull was introduced to the herd. Since then, selected polled bulls have been added to build a base of polled cattle, as customer demand for polled genetics grew. Today, the cow herd is approximately ½ horned, ½ polled cows, and with continued demand for polled bulls and females, only polled herd sires are being used, most being homozygous polled. Throughout the years, record keeping has been an important part of the operation. That was taken to another level in 1995, though, when I entered into the operation. Having precious work experience in database development, sales, marketing, and customer service, I developed and wrote a customized Lenth Herefords database that has been the core of our record keeping system ever since. Over 130 fields of data are stored for every animal in the herd, as well as unlimited occurrences per animal for medical records, ROG tracking, feed cost tracking, and breeding records for females. Not only are key details like DOB, sire, dam, tattoo, metal tag information, registration records, and all weights tracked, but every medical treatment and vaccination is recorded. Every time an animal is weighed, the weight is recorded and the ROG calculated. Breeding records include A.I sire and date, up to 3 pasture exposure bulls and timeframes (per season), tracking of pregnancy check dates and results, and subsequent calf delivery information, just to name a few. Calving records create new individual records in the database for each calf. Reports can be run from literally any field(s) in the database – the pos-
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Charolais Sale
CELEBRATING 54 YEARS OF CHAROLAIS SALES AT THE IOWA BEEF EXPO
Monday, Feb. 12, 2018
1:30 p.m.
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa
Selling 41 bulls and 30 heifers 11 Bred Heifers, 19 Open Show Prospects, 1 Embryo lot of 9 Embryos
MDL V-Max 658 P ET, BW: 90 lbs. AWW: 756 lbs., WCR Polar Vortex 324 P x Budsmydad
LaFraise Cool & Easy, BW: 60 lbs. AWW: 840 lbs., M6 Cool Rep 8108 x LT Easy Pro
LaFraise J-Law 46A ET, Keys Ten-Acious 166 S, Due in May to M6 Slam Dunk 3115
MDL Miss Perfect Fire 76 P, HPF CM Firebreak 104 x Grid Maker, born: 1-31-17
CD Rushmore 6043 P BW: 71 lbs. AWW: 659 lbs., LT Rushmore 8060 x X-Factor
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Charolais Journal Representative: Colt Keffer 765-376-8784 Auctioneer: Rob Nord
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February 14 & 15, 2018 Iowa State Fairgrounds • Des Moines, IA Selling 135 Lots: 60 Spring Yearling bulls
The cream of the crop from Iowa’s leading breeding programs. Each sells with individual performance, scrotal measurement, growth and carcass EPDs as reported on AHIR®.
25 Mature Bulls
Mohrfeld Renown 604 was selected during the 2017 Expo and was extensively used as a herdsire this breeding season. Look for bulls like this
during the 2018 Expo!!!
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The “Keepin’ Kind.” Outstanding herd replacements and potential show heifers, many suitable for competition on a national level. Remember to look up futurity eligible heifers. Last year's heifers took home $1,000!
Fall yearling and coming two-yearolds sell with complete data, semen evaluation and ready for heavy service.
7 Bred Heifers
Heavy in calf and suitable for the most discriminating Angus entrepreneur. All bred to outstanding AI Sires!
10 Embryo Lots
Some of the best genetics that Iowa has to offer! Packages offered that will fit any cattlemen's program.
Schedule
Tuesday, February 13 2:30 pm Annual Meeting, Iowa State Fairgrounds Wednesday, February 14 9:30 am Angus Show, Iowa State Fairgrounds (starting w/ females)
6 pm Social Hour 7 pm Annual Banquet, Holiday Inn Downtown, Des Moines, IA
GVC/FLE Miss Kiearra D91 was purchased during the 2017 Expo and is currenty be used as a donor.
Look for females of this quality at the 2018 Expo!!
Thursday, Feb 15 11 am Angus Sale, Iowa State Fairgrounds (starting w/ bulls)
Sale Day Phones: 515-262-3111 Office Ext: 301 Or 304 • Sale Ring Ext: 302 • Settlement Desk: 307
Iowa Angus Association Joe Becker President
Cody Jensen Vice President
Tricia and Colby Holmes
Livestock Press and Ringmen
Iowa Angus Association Colby or Tricia Holmes
Executive Secretaries
641-340-3419 or 641-785-2315
Dave Nichols
American Angus Association
American Angus Association® Director
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Adam Conover 816-676-8560
Missouri Cattlemen Wes Tiemann 816-244-4462
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"Lenth" continued from page 28 sibilities are endless. Numerous reports are at our fingertips daily, from how many cattle are in each location (summary or details), to upcoming calving due dates and breeding and pregnancy details, to a detailed listing of calves born during each particular season. Any reports that aren’t already available can be written and added within minutes. This information is not only key for our management of day-to-day processes and decision making, but it allows us to provide ultimate customer service touches, such as sales invoices that include a complete health history of each animal (which could be taken to the new owner’s vet to show exactly what an animal has had in the past). With both ‘Active’ and ‘Disposed’ screens, we can easily make recommendations for repeat customers of what prior animals and bloodlines they have purchased, and what animals that are currently ‘For Sale’ would be options if they want to stay away from past bloodlines. We can recommend which bull(s) to use on progeny from an earlier bull they purchased, for example. This detailed database also allows for tracking of future sales of animals where reservations have been taken, but delivery may not happen for months or more. The database allows for complete accountability and traceability in the herd. Unique approaches that may set Lenth Herefords apart from most other seed stock operations is the ‘early-reservation’ process we offer, and our custom ‘bred heifer development program.’ For both bulls and females, customers may reserve cattle that they want to purchase for a future breeding season by placing a down payment on the animal. We will then feed, house, and continue developing the animal(s) until an agreed upon timeframe. Spring bull calves that are selected any time from pre-weaning through the following season, will be fed through the winter, must pass a breeding soundness exam, yearling weight and infor-
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mation are gathered and recorded, and the new owner takes possession when it coordinates with their breeding season. It has become common for customers to cull an older bull in the fall, and immediately select their new bull for next year, knowing that they don’t have to house a bull over the winter. For females, the heifers may be selected and received as open heifer calves, or for an additional fee and down payment, we will continue to raise them through the upcoming breeding season, coordinating timing and sire selection with the new owner, and verify the female is in-calf prior to the new owner taking possession. This allows customers to make choices up-front while selections is at its best, as receive bred heifers developed in a strong seed stock program, pregnant to an A.I. sire of Lenth bull. In many cases, there are ‘package deals’ selected in this way, where a customer may select several heifers, and an ‘unrelated bull’ that will then be used on them the following year. For our 2017 Spring calf crop just weaned this month, four bull calves are already reserved for 2018 summer possession, five heifer calves are already sold for possession this fall as open heifer, and 13 heifer calves are already reserved on the ‘bred heifer development program’ for Fall 2018 possession, calving in Spring 2019. There are 4 other fall heifers currently in the ‘bred heifer development program’ for Fall 2018 calving season. By selling all cattle through Private Treaty sales, offering the early-reservation option, and having both Spring and Fall calving season, cattle are available for purchase literally year-round, differing from operations with an annual production sale that only have cattle available for sale at one or two times each year. When we are ‘sold out’ of particular types of animals, we maintain a ‘waiting list’. Some marketing approaches have remained consistent over the years
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sires offered, studying which Hereford genetics work them in various environments and conditions, and which may be the best ‘fits’ for our program. While certain bloodlines may be working well for us today, we continually need to be ready to offer new options for repeat bull buyers who already have those daughters. Another short-term goal is to help our customers achieve their own unique, personal goals and be as efficient as possible on sale at a time. By doing those things, we can build on our long-term goal of maintain a sustainable Hereford seed stock business that both Doug and I love and continue to have a passion for. n
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to include women, which is not usually the image that is portrayed. What started as a photography project has grown into a business that shares the stories of women and their families from across the country. FarmHer has a line of merchandise, events, a radio show on Rural Radio channel 147, and a TV show on RFD-TV. Meet Elin Elin Parker-Ganschow, a lifelong RanchHer, runs a guest ranch and grass-fed beef operation with the help of Rhoda, her ranch manager, at Music Meadows Ranch in Westcliffe, Colorado. Elin grew up spending her summers at Music Meadows and today operates a successful agritourism and beef production business at the beautiful ranch that sits at the base of towering snow capped mountains. She leases the land from her siblings and operates the guest ranch - a little house full of character and charm - along with the beef cattle operation which is called Sangres Best. Elin and Rhoda do what every rancher does and spend their days caring for their land and livestock. From training horses to tending to the pastures, these women work tirelessly to raise quality, healthy cattle which later will become the delicious dinners for their customers. FarmHer interacts with women like Elin and Rhoda on a daily basis. The company was built on sharing the stories and images of women in agriculture, and the team feels fortunate to have the opportunity to do so. To find out more, visit www.FarmHer.com or follow along on social media, @FarmHer1. The TV show airs on RFD-TV every Friday and Sunday at 8:30/9:30 pm ET and tune in to Sirius XM Channel 147 for Shining Bright, the FarmHer radio show on Rural Radio every Thursday at 4:00/5:00 pm ET. n
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George (641) 236-3833 Randy (641) 990-9911 nokotagenetics@aol.com
Offering a nice set of open heifers at the HAWKEYE COUNTRY ANGUS SALE!
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Find your next REGISTERED HERD SIRE at the SANDPOINT CATTLE CO. 17th Annual “Power of the Point” Performance Bull Sale 12:30 MST • Chappell, NE
110 Yearling Angus Bulls
50 Registered Angus Open Heifers SAVSAV RENOWN 3439 RENOWN 3439
• All bulls are performance and fertility tested • Free delivery to Nebraska and surrounding states, and any purchases over $6,000 nationwide. • Backed by a “Complete First Year Breeding Season Guarantee” • Volume and repeat customer discounts.
Sons selling!
Also selling sons of WR Journey 1X74 • EXAR Denver LD Emblazon 999 • GAR Sure Fire KCF Bennett Fortress • SAV Renown 3439 Basin Payweight 1682 • Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 Connealy Consensus 7229
• Extensive ET and AI program that offers many full & half brothers. • Genomic enhanced EPDs
All bulls in this sale have been Zoetis HD 50K tested!
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ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS.
MATT LOWERY Professional Livestock Auctioneer
Adam Conover, Regional Manager
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SELLING 150 ANGUS BULLS
Feb. 8, 2018 12:30 p.m.
46974 866 Rd, Atkinson, NE 68713 greenvalleycattle.com
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GVC Discovery 003E CED 1 / YW 140 / $B 181.13
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100 yearling bulls • 30 18-mo. bulls • 20 2-year-old bulls Sons of VAR Empire (50), VAR Discovery (18), Vintage Legacy (17), Payweight 1682 (15), Pineview/GVC Provider (10), EF Commando (7)
All bulls sell with genomic enhanced EPDs Over 50 head of ET bulls with many full siblings to select from
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GVC Empire 318D
CED 2 / YW 150 / $B 204.21
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GVC Payweight 053E CED 6 / YW 132 / $B 158.51
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GVC Payweight 094E CED 7 / YW 135 / $B 168.65
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GVC Payweight 095E CED 9 / YW 113 / $B 162.68
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GVC Empire 082E CED 8 / YW 114 / $B 121.97
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GVC Empire 203D CED 6 / YW 117 / $B 133.39
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GVC Payweight 110E CED 4 / YW 149 / $B 184.97
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GVC Empire 204D CED 9 / YW 113 / $B 122.95
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GVC Discovery 023E CED 5 / YW 126 / $B 138.78
75% bulls CED +6 to +16, 75% bulls BW of 1.5 to -2.3, 75% bulls YW of 105 to 150, 75% bulls $B 130 to 203
*First Breeding Season Guarantee* These females plus 30 more Angus pairs with Jan/Feb heifer calves by Colonel, Consent, Discovery, Confidence Plus, 38 Special, Whitlock sell www.livestockplusinc.com
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2017 Palermo Dominated by Champion Paternal Siblings
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n unprecedented feat in the long history of the prestigious Palermo Show in Argentina, four paternal siblings dominated top honors as the Grand Champion (pictured) and Reserve Grand Champion Bulls, plus the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Females, at the 2017 Palermo Show in Buenos Aires. The four popular champions are sired by Erre TE 383 Condor EuroT/E, the 2014 Palermo Reserve Grand Champion Bull. He carries forward the championship paternal lineage that traces six generations on the top side of his pedigree to the famous Pathfinder Sire Nichols Black Ink Y118. Another prominent Nichols bull, Nichols Performa D162, sired an impressive array of Palermo champions the past two decades and he also continues to be a prevalent factor.
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Nichols Upgrade B31 is a Pure Bred Simmental POWER BULL. His Epds rank in the top 1% for Wean, Year, Maternal Wean wt. Carcass wt and $TI
Volume discounts Health & Death Warranty $100 off each bull if you pick them up Pick up your Bull(s) when You’re ready for them
Nichols Final Answer Y34 is a frame 5.8 meat wagon - CE Angus Bull. His Epds rank him in the top 2% for WW, Doc, and $Wean.
Genomic (DNA) Enhanced EPDs Complete Performance Records
Good - $3500 Better - $4000 Best - $4500 Bull Sale Catalog - www.nicholsfarms.biz
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Southwest Simmental Group Spring Production Sale
Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at 12:30 pm Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA
Sired by: VSF Crimson Tide 05B
Sired by: GLS Integrate Z3
Uprising x Mavis ET - Open Heifer
Uprising x Mavis ET - Open Heifer
Larry Martin Cattle Sales
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Shamrock Livestock Market, O’Neill, NE
Selling: 175 Reg. Angus Bulls 15 open heifers
For more information or catalog, contact: Jay Wolf Family, Owners 402-395-2178 Box 548, Albion NE 68620
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40th Production Sale Jim Baker Herefords
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018 1:00 p.m. MST, at the ranch, Rapid City, SD AmdahlAngusandHereford.com
150 BULLS: YEARLINGS, FALLS, & 2 YR. OLDS 50 FEMALES: OPEN & BRED Tim Amdahl: 605-929-3717 • timamdahl@yahoo.com JD Amdahl: 605-999-6487 • jarredamdahl@gmail.com Jim Baker: 605-381-9519 • jbakerherefords@gmail.com
Our 2018 sale features a large number of AI and Embryo bulls out of the top producing Angus and Hereford Females at Amdahl Angus and Hereford. We focus on profitability for the cowman. We start with the mother cow, raised in western South Dakota conditions, and bulls that put pounds on their calves from the Pasture to the Plate. We are honored and feel the responsibility of being your Seed Stock Source. We will be selling, at the Ranch, 150 Bulls along with 50 bred and open females on February 10, 2018!
This outstanding Herd Bull prospect sells. His birth weight was below average and weaned at a heavy ratio of 112 and has kept growing. He had an actual wt of 1282# at 299 days of age. His sire, Amdahl’s Block Party 557, is a maternal brother to Amdahl’s All American. Amdahl’s Block Party 557 weaned at 862# and ratio’d 115. And 557 had a yearling wt of 1608#. He was a member of our Champion Pen of Bulls at the 2015 Central States Fair. He sold to Chauncey Labrier, Murdo in our 2016 Bull Sale. Amdahl’s Landmark 712 will also leave a mark as a Herd Sire. He sells on 2/10/18.
726 will be one of the great bulls to sell in 2018! Sired by HH Advance 5039C. He has herd bull written all over him. His mother, Montana Miss 207Z, is superb and she comes from a long line of top Donor cows.
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551AN01499 Reg: 17954726 DOB: 4/12/2014
Surveillance Lookout x Payday
Perfect mating for relatives of First Class, Lutton, Style and others One of the top phenotype bulls ever produced at Prairie View Farms Maternal line stacked with showring success stories Progeny winning shows across the country
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC Doc HP CEM 8 1.7 52 78 .13 .1 -.83 8 7.2 6 Milk MW MH $EN CW Marb RE Fat $W $B 20 21 -.2 7.06 23 .27 .21 .059 51.98 79.82
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maximize your genetic progress 551AN01494 Reg: 18610758 DOB: 1/17/2016
Long Shot Hot Lotto x Swagger
Long Shot was the standout in the Denver pen for Hamilton Farms and one of the most talked about bulls in the yards. Long Shot is a calving ease son of the popular Cash son "Hot Lotto" out of the Evening Tinge cow family. He offers a balanced set of EPDs from a very outcross pedigree coupled with depth and capacity that is truly impressive.
CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC Doc HP CEM 8 1.2 58 103 .17 .4 .16 26 14.6 8 Milk MW MH $EN CW Marb RE Fat $W $B 29 24 .3 -12.73 38 .45 .43 .035 63.42 114.30
*As of 11/30/2017
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Feb. 10, 2018 11:00 a.m.
Clarinda Livestock Auction, IA SELLING 50 Angus Bulls
15 Red Angus Bulls
20 Open Heifers
Commercial 50 Red Angus Heifers
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CROOKEDCREEKANGUS.NET Sires: VAR Discovery 2240 • Sydgen Exceed 3223 • Sydgen Enhance SF Speedway A187 • Sydgen Black Pearl 4398
Bulls selling average in the Top 15% for $Beef Over half are heifer Bulls Garrett and Jayme Wood 19970 St. Hwy YY Burlington Jct., MO 64428 (660) 853-9430
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January 2018
Noon • Saturday
January 27, 2018 at the farm near Earlham, IA
180 Head Sell:
Annual Angus Bull and Female Sale
30 Two-Year-Old Bulls • 20 Fall Bulls 35 Spring Yearling Bulls • 50 Angus Heifers 15 Sim-X Heifers • 30 Commercial Bred Cow 15 Frozen Embryos
She sells! She sells!
He sells!
Pinehurst International 649
Pinehurst Forever Lady 7305
Sunset Frvr Lady 8N03
Two-year-old son of SAV International 2020 from Pinehurst Donna 2031.
Sired by SAV Regard 4863 from Sunset FRVR Lady 8N03.
Selling one-half interest with the option to double the bid to acquire full ownership and this phenomenal daughter of SAV Final Answer 0035 stemming from SVF Forever Lady 57D. Also selling daughters and sons sired by SAV Regard 4863 and SAC Conversation.
He sells!
Pinehurst Seedstock 609
Two-year-old son of SAV Seedstock 4838 from Limestone Lady U1105.
She sells!
Pinehurst Elba 7107 Sired by SAV Renown 3439 from SAV Elba 2037.
She sells!
Pinehurst Elba 7203 Sired by SAV Sensation 5615 from SAV Elba 2037.
He sells!
Pinehurst Seedstock 6021
Two-Year-Old son of SAV Seedstock 4838 from Limestone Lady U1105.
She sells!
Pinehurst Donna 7103 Sired by SAV Sensation 5615 from Pinehurst Donna 2031.
She sells!
Pinehurst Lady 7117
Sired by SAV Sensation 5615 from Limestone Lady U1105.
Videos will be available!
Carl & Sara Tessmer 1840 137th St Earlham, IA 50072-8619 carl@pinehurstangus.com (515) 758-2545 Cell (515) 249-5977
For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, TOM BURKE/KURT SCHAFF/JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089-0660. Phone (816) 532-0811. Fax (816) 532-0851. E-mail: angushall@earthlink.net • www.angushall.com
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He sells!
Pinehurst South Dakota 6045
Two-year-old son of Mohnen South Dakota 402 from Pinehurst Blackbird 1110.
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Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus ANNUAL
Progress Through Performance Bull Sale Sale Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 At the ranch in Veteran, WY • Lunch: Noon • Sale Time: 1 p.m.
Selling 180 Fall and Yearling Bulls
160 OF THE BULLS WILL BE PAP TESTED AFTER SPENDING THE SUMMER AT 8,000’
Featuring sons of:
Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36
Powerfully constructed, heavy muscled, masculine DAYBREAK son with incredible growth and performance. His +12 CED, +91 WW and +162 YW EPDs offer the most impressive calving ease and growth combination in the industry. Backed by one of the most impressive cow families in the breed today - his dam is a moderate framed, big bodied cow that adds growth, muscle and $B to every mating. 500+ USA progeny in 105 herds. Ratios are 104 for WW and YW. Rampage adds length, size and growth. Progeny are sound, quiet and stylish.
Basin Payweight 1682
Basin Payweight 1682 is a proven calving-ease sire with powerful phenotype. He is a moderate framed, deep-bodied bull with exceptional rib shape and overall body mass. He is a true total performance sire. His progeny excel for weaning, yearling, feed efficiency and carcass traits. In addition he ranks in the top 1% $W value, top 2% for $F value and top 1% for $B value. His daughters in production are deep bodied, easy fleshing young cows with nice udders and a real brood cow look. His outstanding sons provide your immediate opportunity to take his genetics to the next level.
Our 2018 Sires Include:
Baldridge Territory ZO68 • KCF Bennett Absolute • SydGen Trust 6228 • Quaker Hill Rampage OA36 • SydGen Fate 2800 • VAR Reserve 1111 PA Safeguard 021 • KM Broken Bow 002 • HPCA Proceed • VAR Discovery 2240 • Basin Payweight 1682 • Stevenson Rockmount RX933 • SR Impression 2076 Mar Innovation 251 • Coleman Charlo 0256 • Connealy Right Answer 746 • Connealy Consensus 7229 • Sitz Top Game 561X • PA Full Power 1208 Haynes Outright 452 • Connealy Comrade 1385 • Nichols Extra K205 •GAR Prophet • Sitz High Country 10011 • Basin Credence
Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus boothscherrycreekranch.com
Shawn 307-534-5865 • boothangus@scottsbluff.net • Michael 307-532-1805 • Kacey 307-532-1532
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CLRS EXXONMOBIL 213E
HOOK`S EXPRESS 53E
K C F BENNETT ABSOLUTE x CLRS ZAKIRA 213 Z HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 1/2 SM 1/2 AN
CLRS CONQUEST 634 C x HOOK`S BUFFY 21B HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 1/2 SM 1/2 AN
CLRS EMANUEL 367E
CLRS AFTER SHOCK 604 A x WULFS LUCY 3607A HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 1/2 SM 1/2 AN
CE 13.2
BW 0.3
WW 71.3
YW 119.8
MCE 6.4
MILK 20.7
MWW 56.4
CE 12.3
BW 0.2
WW 75
YW 126.3
MCE 7.1
MILK 21.8
MWW 59.3
CE 12.3
BW -0.7
WW 61.9
YW 106.9
MCE 8.8
MILK 24.7
MWW 55.7
DOC 13.5
CW 42.1
YG -0.09
MARB 0.77
REA 0.86
API 169.2
TI 87
DOC 13.4
CW 45.6
YG -0.09
MARB 0.77
REA 0.91
API 169.4
TI 89.6
DOC 12.9
CW 33.2
YG -0.1
MARB 0.53
REA 0.58
API 139.3
TI 74
HOOK`S EXAMINER 98E
CLRS EIGHT BALL 602E
HOOK`S BROADWAY 11B x HOOK`S BRIGHTON 15B HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB SM
TKCC CARVER 65C x HOOKS SARITA 4S HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB SM
HOOK`S EXCLAIM 65E
HOOK`S BEACON 56B x HOOK`S CHATTER 63C HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB SM
CE 8.1
BW 1.5
WW 61.6
YW 97
MCE 8.6
MILK 27.3
MWW 58.1
CE 13.3
BW 0.1
WW 60.5
YW 91.3
MCE 10.9
MILK 25.2
MWW 55.4
CE 17.7
BW -1.8
WW 70.3
YW 109
MCE 12
MILK 26.9
MWW 62.1
DOC 13.8
CW 30
YG -0.38
MARB 0.48
REA 0.99
API 143.4
TI 78.3
DOC 11.3
CW 24.5
YG -0.22
MARB 0.32
REA 0.72
API 139.8
TI 74.6
DOC 13.5
CW 32
YG -0.35
MARB 0.68
REA 1.19
API 185.4
TI 93.6
HOOK`S EAGLE 6E
HOOK`S BLACK HAWK 50B x HOOK`S CRYSTAL 1C HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN
HOOK`S ENDEAVOR 22E
HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X x HOOK`S CARAT 50C RED HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN
HOOK`S EQUINOX 15E
TJ MAIN EVENT 503B x HOOKS PATTI 3P HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN
CE 15.9
BW -1.6
WW 75.1
YW 125.5
MCE 10.1
MILK 22.6
MWW 60.2
CE 13.9
BW -0.5
WW 82.2
YW 120.5
MCE 10.2
MILK 21.2
MWW 62.3
CE 10.6
BW -0.8
WW 90.1
YW 132.4
MCE 7.3
MILK 26.5
MWW 71.5
DOC 14.4
CW 42.5
YG -0.25
MARB 0.54
REA 0.94
API 176
TI 87.3
DOC 14.4
CW 40.2
YG -0.36
MARB 0.43
REA 1.24
API 165.5
TI 91.7
DOC 10.8
CW 46.6
YG -0.32
MARB 0.3
REA 1.13
API 149.4
TI 88.3
CLRS EVERGLADES 872E
CCR WIDE RANGE 9005A x HOOK`S XCELLENCE 87X HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN
705E
W/C EXECUTIVE ORDER 8543B x JRA PARADISE 509C HOMO BLACK HETERO POLLED PB SM
HOOK`S EXCEED 12E
HOOK`S BEACON 56B x HOOK`S CRICKET 117C HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN
CE 13.5
BW -1.5
WW 67.5
YW 105.1
MCE 9.7
MILK 23
MWW 56.8
CE 7.2
BW 2.7
WW 82.6
YW 124.4
MCE 6.7
MILK 13.3
MWW 54.6
CE 16.2
BW -1.7
WW 80.4
YW 131.6
MCE 10
MILK 27.3
MWW 67.6
DOC 13.7
CW 30.2
YG -0.27
MARB 0.44
REA 0.96
API 169.1
TI 84.4
DOC 10.4
CW 47.5
YG -0.23
MARB 0.23
REA 0.95
API 122.3
TI 80.7
DOC 12.1
CW 45.8
YG -0.28
MARB 0.61
REA 1.26
API 167.3
TI 92.9
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FORGE AHEAD CLRS DIXIELAND 602D
CLRS AFTER SHOCK 604 A x CLRS BACEY 440 B HETERO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Due 3/2/18 to TJ Diplomat 294D
HOOK`S ERINA 43E
W/C UNITED 956Y x Hook’s Xana 19X HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Sells open
HOOK`S DEVA 19D
W/C UNITED 956Y x HOOK`S XANA 19X HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 5/8 SM 3/8 AN Due 3/2/18 to Hook`s Beacon 56B
CE 11.7
BW -0.6
WW 60.5
YW 90.1
MCE 9.4
MILK 25.4
MWW 55.7
CE 11.6
BW -1.1
WW 64.0
YW 104.0
MCE 7.6
MILK 19.1
MWW 51.1
CE 10.6
BW -0.1
WW 63.3
YW 101.2
MCE 7.7
MILK 18.8
MWW 50.4
DOC 12.1
CW 22.7
YG -0.26
MARB 0.38
REA 0.75
API 146.8
TI 72.2
DOC 11.9
CW 30.5
YG -0.26
MARB 0.67
REA 0.87
API 152.3
TI 81.9
DOC 11.9
CW 30.3
YG -0.26
MARB 0.54
REA 0.86
API 139.9
TI 76.8
HOOK`S/JRA DANICA 612D
W/C UNITED 956Y x HOOK`S UPPER LIMIT 117U HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Due 4/27/18 to OMF/DK Cruise Control
HOOK`S DIVINIA 52D
HOOK`S XPECTATION 36X x HOOK`S BILLIE JEAN 20B RED HOMO POLLED 5/8 SM 5/16 AN 1/16 AR Due 3/1/18 to WS All Aboard B80
CLRS EMOJI 703E
CLRS CONSTITUTION 311 C x CLRS CARIA 520 C HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED 3/4 SM 1/4 AN Sells open
CE 10.6
BW 0.5
WW 80.9
YW 138.1
MCE 6.6
MILK 23
MWW 63.5
CE 16.3
BW -4
WW 70.3
YW 109.6
MCE 9.5
MILK 25.1
MWW 60.3
CE 12.8
BW -1
WW 78.9
YW 126.9
MCE 7.3
MILK 19.5
MWW 58.9
DOC 9.6
CW 53.2
YG -0.07
MARB 0.51
REA 0.74
API 137.8
TI 86.1
DOC 13.9
CW 29.2
YG -0.23
MARB 0.44
REA 1.04
API 165.6
TI 84.3
DOC 12.5
CW 44
YG -0.29
MARB 0.62
REA 0.98
API 152.4
TI 89.9
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Offering Elite Simmental and SimAngus™ Genetics
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Jim Wulf Family Phone 320-239-2700 Cell 320-491-6312 jimandtwyla@farmersmail.net 30819 250th Street, Starbuck, MN 56381 Travis Wulf 320-288-6433
100 BULLS • 27 BRED HEIFERS • 5 OPEN HEIFERS
Tom Hook Family Cell 507-829-5283 hookfarms@mvtvwireless.com • www.hookfarms.com 11333 180th Street, Tracy, MN 56175 Herdsman, Ed Schmidt 507-530-2635
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Buffalo Co. Fairgrounds – Kearney, Nebraska
27th Annual | Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic
RANCH HORSE COMPETITION & SALE
Saturday, February 17, 2018 Sale Horse Preview: 10 AM - 5 PM Sale Time: 7 PM
The Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic will showcase ranch horses that are ready to go to work on the ranch. Sale horses will compete for $1,000 cash award, jackets, buckles and other prizes throughout the event. The Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic opening weekend features several events for the entire family. RUSTIC COWBOY MERCANTILE | DRAFT HORSE FEED TEAM RACES | CATTLE DOG TRIALS | MUCH MORE
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2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FEBRUARY 17-25, 2018
Buffalo County Fairgrounds – Kearney, Nebraska SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 10 am-6 pm.........Rustic Cowboy Mercantile
Located in Commercial Trade Show Area Special Displays for Opening Weekend
8:30 am ...............All Horses in E. Arena 8:30-9:30 am . .....Ranch Horse Evaluation 10 am ..................Ranch Horse Versatility 2 pm ....................Ranch Horse Competition 7 pm ....................Ranch Horse Sale 9 pm ..................... NEW Classic Barn Party/Dance ALL events for Sale Horses Only. Sale horses will be stalled in the Ag Pavilion Dirt Arena.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 10am-6 pm..........Rustic Cowboy Mercantile
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Youth Education Tours, FFA Day
8 am .............. Hereford Show 10 am ............ Red Angus Show 9:30 am ......... Polled Hereford Show 1:30 pm ......... Hereford Sale
(NEW this year: Sale will start with Polled Bulls, followed by Horned Bulls. Polled Heifers followed by Horned Heifers.
3 pm .............. Red Angus Sale 5 pm .............. Kuhn Knight Cattlemen’s Social THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Cattlemen & Consumers Day at the Classic
8:30 am-2 pm .....FCS/Prostart “Cookin’ at the Classic” Beef Culinary Contest 11 am-2 pm .........Come and Get your Commercial Deals
(Have fun in the Commercial Tradeshow and get Classic Cash to be used throughout the week. This is the only time to get 2018 Classic Cash)
10 am ............ Charolais Show 10 am ............ Limousin Show 10:30 am ....... Gelbvieh Show
2:30 pm ......... Charolais Sale 3:30 pm ......... Limousin Sale 4 pm .............. Gelbvieh Sale FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 9 am .............. Shorthorn Show 10 am ............ Maine Anjou Show 11 am............. Chianina Show 1 pm .............. Shorthorn Sale 1:00 pm ......... Maine Anjou Sale 2 pm .............. Chianina Sale 4 pm .............. Replacement Heifer Pen of 5 Sale 6 pm .............. Free Burger Bash for Juniors and their families
12 pm ..................FREE Cattlemen’s Lunch in the Commercial Trade Show
Drawing for a sale certificate to be used on Saturday at the Fancy Heifer & Steer Sale
2 pm ....................Classic Steak Cook Off Teams check-in
7 pm................ Supreme Row Judging New date and time
(open to all) 6 pm Classic Steaks turned in to judges
5 pm ....................“Battle of the Breeds” in the show ring
(Enjoy Beef samples and a social with cattlemen)
**Junior Check-In will be on Friday from 10 am - 4 pm and Saturday 7 am-10am. Juniors will be allowed in the Ag Pavilion and outside stalls only on Friday. East Arena stalls will be posted by 6 am Saturday, Feb. 24th.
**UNL Mobile Beef Lab on site Tues. & Wed. NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN’S CLASSIC PO Box 607, Kearney, Ne 68848 308-627-6385 | www.necattlemen.com
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8 am .............. Contest Begins 2 pm .............. Judging Contest Official Placing 2:30 pm ......... Youth Division Awards (All Judging Awards in Extension Bldg.)
Junior Show (East Arena stalls will be open at 6 am)
12 pm ............ Fancy Heifer Show & Parade of Prospect Steers
1:30 pm ......... Simmental Sale
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
7-8 am ........... Junior Show Check-In Stafford Arena
7-10 am ......... Check-In
1 pm ....................Draft Horse Feed Team Races
10 am-4 pm.........Career Fair
7 am .............. Registration in Extension Building
8:30 am ......... Simmental Show
12:30 pm ....... Angus Sale
8 am ....................All Cattle Stalls Available
Judging Contest (Located in the Exhibit Building & Extension Building)
8:30 am ......... Angus Show
9 am-Noon..........Cattledog Assn. Trial
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
January 2018
12:30 pm ....... Prospect Steer and Heifer Scholarships Award Presentations (Auction Block)
12:45 pm ....... Fancy Heifer Sale followed by the Steers 2:30 pm ......... Showmanship Blow n Go*
*There will be two rings for showmanship. South Ring will be Junior—North Ring will be Intermediate. Senior Division will follow the intermediate in the North Ring. Senior Finals will use the entire ring.
7 pm .............. Premiere Heifer Selection (All heifers purchased at the 2018 Classic Sales will compete in this class. There will be prizes for all youth.)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Junior shows (2 rings)
8:30 am ......... Breeding Heifers 9 am .............. Market Heifers
(followed by Steers)
SAT., FEB. 17 – SAT., FEB. 24 10 am-6 pm .. Commercial Trade Show & Classic Marketplace WED. FEB. 21 - SAT. FEB. 24 10 am-6 pm... Live Cattle Displays
NEBRASKA’S WINTER FAMILY EVENT BUFFALO CO. FAIRGROUNDS | KEARNEY, NE
February 17-25, 2018
The 2018 Classic Beef Sales feature a tremendous set of
BULLS | BRED HEIFERS | FANCY OPEN HEIFERS PROSPECT STEERS | EMBRYO PACKAGES Here is a few of the QUALITY SALE FEATURES to the Classic.
EMBRYO PACKAGE
THE CLASSIC FEATURES a Ranch Horse Sale, Draft Horse Feed Team Races, Dog Trials, Career Fair, Beef Cooking Contest, Battle of the Breeds, Cattle Shows & Sales, Junior Show, Commercial Trade Show, Rustic Market and MUCH MORE!
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PEN OF 5 HEIFER SALE | Friday, February 23rd at 4:00 pm CLASSIC SUPREME ROW JUDGING | Friday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM All Breed Champions from the week compete for 2018 Supreme Title.
Ronette K. Bush-Heinrich - Mgr. | 308-627-6385 | www.necattlemen.com |
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at Badger Creekvol.II February 17, 2018 Selling 75 Angus & SimAngus™ bulls, including several heifer bull prospects.
Visit www.badgercreekcattle.com to view or request a sale book.
Sons of these powerful
Duff Napoleon 232
herd sires sell!
BPS Structure 308A
1668 Road 235 Emporia, KS 66801 Clint Woodrow — 620-794-7601 • clint@badgercreekcattle.com Chance Stout — 620-803-9494 • Glenn Woodrow — 618-316-0039
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Sale Manager Graham Blagg • 530-913-6418 graham@innovationagmarketing.com innovationagmarketing.com
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KREBS RANCH BULL SALE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15th
12:30 Nebraska 12:30 p.m. p.m. MST MST • At the Ranch • Gordon, Nebraska Also Special Event…at Event…at the the Ranch Ranch Also join join us usWednesday, Wednesday, February 14th, for a Special GUEST RANCH DONOR DONOR SALE SALE GUEST SPEAKERS SPEAKERS •• DINNER • PRIZES • KREBS RANCH
Selling with Style Style & & Eye Eye Appeal! Appeal! Selling 275 275 Heavy Heavy Muscled, Muscled, High Performing Bulls with
Including sons sons of of Including the most most popular popular the Krebs Ranch Ranch sires… sires… Krebs
Selling 40 sons sons 40
Apollo Apollo
Selling Selling 35 35 sons sons
Selling Selling 3030sons sons
Joe Joe Canada Canada
Cash Cash
Plus aa large large selection selection of of TOTAL TOTAL OUTCROSS OUTCROSS performance Plus performance genetics genetics by by sires sires such such as… as…
Tundra Tundra
Hitch Hitch
Step Step Ahead Ahead
Shape Shape
AND, for for the the first first time AND, time ever… ever…
Selling 10 10 of of Krebs Krebs Ranch’s Ranch’s Most Most Elite Selling Elite & & Proven Proven Donors, Donors, including including
WK Queen 423 WK 423 DamQueen of our 2015 Dam of our 2015 top-selling bull… top-selling bull…
KR Status KR Status
WK Lass 1591 WK 1591 Dam Lass of our 2014 Dam of our 2014bull… 2nd top-selling 2nd top-selling bull…
KR Cash Flow KR Cash Flow
Malsons Malsons 27Y Savannah Savannah Dam of our 201727Y Dam of ourbull… 2017 top-selling top-selling bull…
KR Casino KR Casino
Near 300 lots of Krebs Ranch Genetics sell! Near 300 lots of Krebs Ranch Genetics sell! Call or email to receive a sale book. Call or email to receive a sale book.
Office 308.282.2021 • office@krebsranch.com Office& 308.282.2021 office@krebsranch.com Eldon Louisa Krebs •• Eldon’s cell 308.207.5177 EldonScott & Louisa Krebs • Eldon’s cell 308.207.5177 Jake 308.360.3223 • Ty Krebs 308.360.1972 1780308.360.3223 690th Road • •Gordon, NE308.360.1972 69343 Jake Scott Ty Krebs 1780 690th Road • Gordon, NE 69343 www. krebsranch.com
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Third Annual Spring Production Sale Saturday • February
17, 2018 • Noon
At the Ranch • Earlham, Iowa
BW WW YW MILK
+.1 +58 +99 +26
JANSSEN REAL WORLD 7024
January son of SAV Sensation 5615 from SAV Amanda 2477, featuring outstanding phenotype and performance balance with calving-ease.
BW WW YW MILK
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JANSSEN INT SENSATION 7020
February son of SAV Sensation 5616 from Janssen Madame Pride 4102, with length, thickness and high-performance.
+3.4 +71 +125 +24
JANSSEN RANCH WORLD 7043 February son of SAV Resource 1441 from SAV Miss Bobbie 2470, with width, thickness and extra stoutness. Full brother to the Peak Dot sire Janssen Earnhardt 5003.
+3.6 +59 +103 +20
BW WW YW MILK
+1.1 +61 +107 +27
BW WW YW MILK
+2.4 +77 +132 +26
JANSSEN FOREFATHER 7008 JANSSEN FULLY CHARGED 7076
January son of SAV Pedigree 4834 from SAV Blackcap May 2474, a flawless individual with a great hip, length, thickness and soundness.
BW WW YW MILK
JANSSEN VOSS SPECIAL 7006
BW WW YW MILK
+3.1 +70 +123 +25
January son of SAV Seedstock 4838 from Janssen Amanda 5001, a complete package herd sire prospect.
March son of SAV Recharge 3436 from SAV Blackcap May 4610, an awesome herd sire prospect with record-breaking individual performance produced from a flush sister to SAV Cutting Edge 4857.
I+2.4 I+55 I+97 I+28
JANSSEN ACHEIVMENT 7021
January son of SAV Sensation 5615 from SAV Blackcap May 3942, a perfect design and look with a perfect pedigree. A favorite of many cattlemen.
Contact Janssen Angus for a free sale book.
Jon & Maradith Janssen 36251 Hull Ct Earlham, IA 50072 (515) 468-8221 janssenangus.com janssenangus1477@gmail.com
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Brent & Teresa Voss 33464 Delta Trail Dexter, IA 50070 (515) 238-2991
January 2018
Sale Manager: AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089-0660. Phone (816) 532-0811. Fax (816) 532-0851. E-Mail angushall@earthlink.net.
FEATURED SIRES:
SAV Sensation 5615, SAV Seedstock 4838, SAV Resource 1441, SAV Recharge 3436, SAV Pedigree 4834, SAV Cutting Edge 4857, SAV Renown 3439, SAV Regard 4863, SAV MADAME PRIDE 3918 Coleman Charlo 0256 and Vintage Commander 4152.
BW WW YW MILK
SAV BLACKCAP MAY 6517
+5.4 +83 +140 +25
JANSSEN RECORD BREAKER 7007 JANSSEN VOSS CUTTING EDGE 7102 January son of SAV Cutting Edge 4857 from SAV Blackcap May 3936, the top 205-day weight bull ever produced at Janssen Angus.
January son of SAV Cutting Edge 4853 from SAV Blackcap May 6517, a powerfully thick bull double-bred to the Blackcap May Family.
SAV BLACKCAP MAY 4610
SAV BLACKCAP MAY 8194
JANSSEN VOSS BALBOA 6905 September son of SAV Cutting Edge 4857 from SAV Emblynette 8057, a combination of muscle, power and phenotype.
JANSSEN VOSS ALI 6910
September son of SAV Cutting Edge 4857 from SAV Blackcap May 6517, produced from a full sister to the world record-setting SAV Blackcap May 4136.
SAV EMBLYNETTE 8057
BW WW YW MILK
+2.6 +71 +122 +25
JANSSEN VOSS BRIGADIER 7018 January son of Vintage Commander 4152 from Janssen Voss Emblynette 5314, an awesome prospect from the herd sire producing Emblynette family.
BW WW YW MILK
-.7 +62 +114 +27
JANSSEN ADMIRAL 7009
SAV MISS BOBBIE 2470
January son of Vintage Commander 4152 from TC Ruby 5257, with outcross calving-ease genetics.
“The Janssen Voss Angus program represents the continuation of the most influential seedstock program of its time, Schaff Angus Valley!” - Jon Janssen. www.livestockplusinc.com
FEATURING THE INFLUENCE OF THESE PROVEN DAMS
Selling 70 Angus Bulls
SAV AMANDA 2477
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Selling 175 Lots: 92 Two-year-old Bulls 20 Yearling Bulls, including 2018 National Western Carload 63 Yearling Open Heifers
In addition to the best stacked Line 1 and Canadian genetics available, we offer trucking & self-haul rebates, Bull Breeding Guarantee and split 6-month insurance. Contact us for catalog. Watch our website for videos in late January.
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The Largest “Age Advantaged” SIMANGUS & angus bull sale in Nebraska! Simmental — SimAngus TM — Angus — 140 Head Sell!
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BRIAN & TIFFANY STOLLER • 35789 Hwy 6 • Palisade, NE (308) 285-3313 • (308) 737-6213 cell bearmtnangus@msn.com • www.bearmountainangus.com Design by Chrisman Cattle Services
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19 SONS of TC FORTHRIGHT 340 Reg # 17630753
PRODUCTION SALE Wednesday 12:30 PM CST
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
1 1/2 miles east of Franklin & 1/4 mile south
15 SONS of TC COUNTRY WIDE 401 Reg # 17934564
52 SONS of CONNEALY CONQUEST Reg # 17888696
5 SONS of JMB TRACTION 292 Reg # 17262374
ADDITIONAL 2018 SALE BULLS SIRED BY:
38 SONS of THOMAS BIG RIVER 4081 Reg # 17836370
TC EZ Money 029 TC Moneymaker 2129 TC Cross Country 310 Bruin Uproar 0070 EF Authentic 0829 Stevenson Top Choice 2672 Sitz Dollar Up 489Z Quaker Hill Rampage 0A36 Sandpoint Final Product Z369 Tehama C C & 7 Z355 Thomas Waylon 5169 GVF Forword 8110 Stevenson Legend 50060 HF Rebel 53Y
SALE OFFERING CONSISTS OF: 180 Yearling Bulls 50 - coming 2 yr olds 30 Registered Heifers 50 Commercial Heifers
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(308) 470-0740 1524 G Road • Franklin, NE 68939 Email: tcranch@frontiernet.net www.tcranch.com
20 SONS of SHIPWHEEL MONTANA 2600 Reg # 17524723
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Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
Monday, February 12th, 2018 • 1 p.m. cst • at the ranch, Ree Heights, South Dakota
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Keith Fawcett & Family 605-870-0161• 605-943-5664 Dan Fawcett & Family 605-870-6172
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Erle 319-668-2082 Office 319-668-2026 • Mobile 319-430-0820
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The Road Ahead in December for Cattle
312.756.0931 to get more information if you want to put more meat on the bones of your decision making for the New Year.
by Michael Seek, Fox Group at the Board of Trade
The last few months have seen higher than consensus ‘Placements’ readings on the monthly Cattle on Feed reports and yet Board traded Cattle come right back up within a week or so. The Board has come down recently and yet Cash Cattle have not come down anywhere near the same amount. Why? Simple. Demand for our United States beef is very strong according to export data generated by the USDA and several different measures of economic data here in the United States and abroad are showing the global economy picking up steam. Add into the demand equation the fact that Central Bankers around the world including our own Federal Reserve want higher inflation and you have a bull market in Cattle. President Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross continue to do an excellent job of putting America first and negotiating accordingly. Want more evidence? Look at the ‘3’ ‘C’s’ down below to see the global picture and trend by simply looking at the key global commodities of Crude Oil, Copper and Cattle.
If you are a Cattleman and wonder about the New Year and how aggressive you should be about acquiring 4 to 5 weights or just flat out finishing your Cattle then consider that recent weakness on the Board traded Feeders has not been confirmed by the sale barn. Indeed, sale barn activity has been brisk and you have to believe that the old timers who keep bidding up prices believe in their experience and global economic data and thus their ability to finish the Cattle with success. Again, if you combine a business minded leadership in the White House with strong demand for our beef via exports and then toss in higher inflation then you have a powerful situation. The Federal Reserve has raised rates again the last few weeks and the very day they did the Gold and Silver markets jolted up and the US Dollar plunged, and both situations are friendly to the Cattle business from an export and inflation standpoint. There are very strong rational reasons to believe in your Cattle operation and the future of Cattle ranching in the United States of America. Talk with us at our Board office and simply call Michelle White at
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The National Western Stock show in Denver in January is always a must event for many livestock folks and the upcoming one should be too. Provided we can get enough interest from you the subscribers of this magazine we would like to put on a ‘Cattle Hedging Seminar’ on Saturday January 20th. The cost of the seminar will likely be $100 and the funds would be payable and go to one or more of the favorite charities of the National Western Stock Show. If you are going to be at this event and would be interested in attending the Cattle Hedging Seminar then please call Michelle White at 312-756-0931 here at our Fox office at the Chicago Board of Trade and let her know and she’ll add you to the list so can get a head count and plan conference space accordingly. If you are a bona-fide livestock producer and would like to receive on a complimentary basis for 45 days my daily and weekend ‘Livestock Report’ that includes Fat and Feeder Cattle Valuations, and Lean Hog valuations, as well as Beef and Pork cutout valuations from my office here at Fox Group [clearing through RJ Obrien] here at the Chicago Board of Trade then please call Ms. Michelle White at 312.756.0931 and let her know. And remember, hedging livestock with Chicago Board Cattle or Hog futures or the purchase and sale of grain, energy or financial future or option contracts still has risk of loss and is not suitable for all livestock producers and investors who desire to hedge their livestock on the dirt, or any other holdings they might have. Always consult with your most trusted advisors before taking on risk, whether the intent is hedging or not. n
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28th Annual Bull Sale
Sunday, January 28, 2018 Nebraska’s Largest Source for Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled SimAngus™ Genetics
1:00 PM (CT) • At the Ranch, Miller, NE Selling 175 Simmental, SimAngus & Angus Bulls
All bulls are born, fed and raised from one ranch, giving you the most accurate contemporary groups possible. Bulls will be performance tested, carcass ultrasound tested, fertility tested and will have all performance information and EPDs available.
Call us today to be added to our mailing list for a January sale book.
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TJ Main Event • TJ Cornhusker • CCR Cowboy Cut • TJ Cowboy Up TJ Makers Mark • TJ Sharper Image • TJ Z54 Maverick TJ Power Grid
282E SimAngus™ TJ Bar None 413B son.
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994E SimAngus™ ACW Ironhide 395Y son.
Bid live online www.dvauction.com Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487 www.alliedgeneticresources.com
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Ranch is located 1 mile west of LaGrange, WY
FEATURING 128 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS 100 SHORT GESTATION CALVING EASE BULLS 27 MATERNAL GROWTH BULLS • Volume Source of Heifer Bulls • All Bulls Born Unassisted • Wintering & Delivery Available Current EPDs
was the 2013YW Vintage Angus Sale’s top selling bull CED Discovery BW 2240 WW Milk Scrotal $100,000. Discovery 2240’s genetics boast a combination of Ten X crossed on a daughter of Upward 307R. With a powerful EPD CED BW WW YW Milk Scrotal Marb RE $W $F $G $B CED BW WW YW Milk profile backing him, Discovery’s reputation continues to grow, making +5 +1.5 +75 +145 +26 him one Marb RE RE $W $B of the most consistently used bulls of the Angus Breed. CW $W $F $F $B $G Reg. # 17262835
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EF Commando 1366 produces progeny that carry traits of calving ease, fast growth rates and lots of eye appeal in a well balanced package. This bull is a great choice for an outcross sire and is a top ranked preg rate bull at Genex. Current EPDs
CED CED BW WW YW Milk BW WW YW Milk Scrotal +13 -.8 +58 +96 +29
CW Marb +30
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$F $F +50.74
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OVERMILLER February 17, 2018
at the Ranch north of Smith Center, KS 2017 High seller - Purchased by ST Genetics Full sib brother and several paternal brothers
2017 NWSS Div. winner and high selling GV/Bal - Full Brother sells along with several paternal brothers **The largest and deepest set of red Balancers we’ve ever offered sell
Selling:
50 ~ Red Angus Bulls (12-18 mo. old) 35 ~ Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls (12-18 mo. old)
60 ~ Commercial open heifers Red & Black 15 ~ Fall bred hfrs Red & Black
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Red Angus &Gelbvieh 2017 NWSS Div. winner Paternal brothers to this high % GV sell.
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Maternal efficiency is our Specialty!
41st Annual Bred Female & Bull Sale Jan. 27, 2018 1:00 p.m. At the Ranch Hinton, Iowa Roger • (712) 947-4357 Kurt • (712) 253-8710 Doug • doug@jauerangus.com 88
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TAUBENHEIM GELBVIEH th 28 Annual Production Sale Monday, February 5, 2018 • 1 p.m. CST at The Ranch
23685 Sartoria Road • Amherst, NE Pick Your New Herdsires From 100 Thick-Made Muscular Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls with Growth, Balance and Great Carcass Merit 18 Open Females • 41 Bred Females Balancer Futurity
TAU Mr. Resource 102E
TAU Weight Up 98E
Sire: BASIN Payweight 1682
Balancer 50% • Homo Black • Homo Polled
TAU Mr. Outright 15E
Sire: SAV Resource 1441
Sire: TAU Outright 162A
Balancer 50% • Homo Black • Homo Polled
Balancer 38%• Homo Black
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TAU Mr. Payweight 141E ET
THICKNESS
TAU Mr. Unanimous 26E ET
Sire: BASIN Payweight 1682
Sire: TAU Unanimous 11B ET
Balancer 38% • Homo Black
Balancer 38%
Look for us in Denver!
TAU Mr. Unanimous 52E ET Sire: TAU Unanimous 11B ET Balancer 38%
TAU Ms Forthright 7021E Sire: BAG Forthright 38C
Taubenheim Gelbvieh
Balancer 50% Heifer • Double Black
Quality Beef Genetics Since 1980 308.826.4771 dtaubenheim@aol.com
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18th AnnuAl Production SAle
l ArgeSt S ire g rouPS by 3rd Dimension • Guinness Acclaim • Megahit • Beckon Renown • Traction • Uproar Premium Blend 1623 • Maverick Manifest • Rectify • Evolve Hoff Blockbuster • Legion Destroyer • Unanimous
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Selling 160 R egisteRed A ngus B ulls • 50 r egiStered A nguS h eiferS
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Jindra Double Vision x Hoff First Edition BW 78 • WW 874 • YW 1584 • IMF 5.72 • RE 17.0 BW +1.3 • WW +72 • YW +136 • Milk +22 • $B +183.07
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Connealy Dublin x EGL Target BW 82 • WW 741 • YW 1322 • IMF 6.83 • RE 14.0 BW +1.7 • WW +61 • YW +109 • Milk +29 • $B +142.98
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Guinness x Premium Cut BW 78 • WW 918 • YW 1569 • IMF 5.85 • RE 14.0 BW -0.1 • WW +66 • YW +121 • Milk +33 • $B +188.61
Call or stop by anytime!
Jindra 3rd Dimension x Impression BW 76 • WW 852 • YW 1577 • IMF 7.01 • RE 15.1 • BW +0.2 • WW +80 • YW +156 • Milk +25 • $B +211.18
Congratulations to Stevenson Angus Ranch, Hobson, MT where 3 ACCLAiM SonS averaged over $140,000! ells!
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KEY Ranch “Unlocking Higher Potential”
LOT 3
* SELLING * 61 yearling Registered Angus bulls 13 yearling Registered Angus heifers 21 yearling purebred heifers
Lot 44
January 29, 2018 Lexington Livestock Market Lexington, NE 1:00 PM
Kaleb 308-991-2234 Erin 308-991-9650 www.key-ranch.com
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HICKS Cattle Co. ~ SINCE 1822 ~
February 25, 2018
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BERTHA 1B ASA# 2878296 Selling this Leading Donor at Hicks Cattle Co. Sons and Daughters will sell!
2017 NWSS Grand Champion Pen of Three Purebred Heifers Quality fall calving females from the heart of the program sell!
Leading Donor at Hicks Cattle Co. Sons and Daughters will sell!
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H I C KS C AT T LE COM PANY, LLC 15957 N 200 E Covi ng ton, IN 47932 Steve Hicks 217.799.1105 | Herdsman: Micah Cook 217.621.3556 NNOVATION Graham Blagg 530.913.6418 AgMarketing, LLC
Auctioneer: Col. Jered Shipman 806.983.7226
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JANUARY 30, 2018 SMITHFIELD, NE • 1:00 PM
at the farm, 1 mile east of Smithfiled on Hwy 23, then 1/2 mile north
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9. FF ABSOLUTE E1323 • Reg. # 3338870 $API 163, $TI 88 • 1/4 SM, 3/4 AN 10. FF MS ABSOLUTE E1548 • Reg. # 3338959 $API 161, $TI 90 • 1/4 SM, 3/4 AN 11. FF GRADUATEX631 E876 • Reg. # 3338744 $API 133, $TI 72 • 5/8 SM, 3/8 AN
FORSTER FARMS
74096 Road 434 • Smithfield, NE 68976-1039
Office 308-472-5036 Alan 308-991-2208 Kevin 308-325-2093 Verlouis 308-472-3086 Leif 402-617-7694 email: alan_forster@hotmail.com
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl 402-469-3852 Just a few of the exceptional offerings in this sale! All bulls sell with first breeding season guarantee. All are tested negative BVD and will be ultrasound for carcass traits.
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OFFERING AMERICA’S MOST ELITE GENETICS YEAR AFTER YEAR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 Pre-sale Social 6:00 pm CST • Sale 7:00 pm CST Des Moines, Iowa • Holiday Inn Mercy Area Downtown VISIT DONORSONICE.COM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO VIEW A CATALOG.
— SALE CONTACTS — TYLER: 419-230-3450 CATALOGS BY REQUEST ONLY EMAIL: DONORSONICE@GMAIL.COM — SPONSORS —
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Bartos / Frederick Angus Annual Performance=Premiums Production Sale
*70 Br ed heifers & Cows for NOW!! sale !*** Call for m
February 3, 2018
** Chec ore info k out B a rtos/F on Face book fo rederick Ang us rm and vid eos of t ore photos heifers he cows and for sale **
Selling: 90 Yearling Bulls 30 Registered Bred Heifers
Sires Represented *VAR Discovery 2240 *R B Tour of Duty 177 *KR Joe Canada 5062 *Basin Payweight 1682 *SAV Bruiser 9164 *BAR Hoover Dam 3100 Brent & Jemi Frederick 51026 886 Rd Verdigre, NE 68783
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R eyeS / R uSSell th 27 AnnuAl SAle day n o M February 26, 2018 • 1 p.m.
At the Ranch in Wheatland
Selling 250 Coming 2-Year-Old Angus Bulls & 15 Yearling Angus Bulls PAP TESTED • BVD & DEFECT FREE BULLS RAISED & DEVELOPED IN A REALISTIC RANGE ENVIRONMENT. READY TO GO TO WORK FOR YOU. Your source for high altitude bulls ~ PAP tested at 8,000’.
Ideal 4223 AAA# 17960531
MR Upright 4223 AAA# 18001234
OCC Ultimate Answer 118 AAA# 17005549
S A V Recharge 3436 AAA # 17633838
MR Coach 20003 AAA# 18021424
Basin Payweight 1682 AAA# 17038724
Connealy Countdown AAA# 17585522
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5104 Hwy 34 • Wheatland, WY 82201 • 307-322-1530 • 307-331-1530 (cell) • mrangusranch@gmail.com
MR ANGUS • Juan Reyes 98 Olson Rd • Wheatland, WY 82201 307-322-4848 • 307-331-1568(cell) • joreyes@wyoming.com
KMR ANGUS • Keith Russell
21419 WCR 13 • Johnstown, CO 80534 970-587-2534 • 970-371-7819 (cell) • kmrangus@gmail.com
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Superior Genetics Enhanced Heterosis SIMANGUS HYBRID
BULL SALE SELLING 170 BLACK AND RED SIMANGUS BULLS
FEBRUARY TH NORTH PLATTE
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25 Angus, Simmental, & SimAngus Yearling Bulls n Angus bulls sired by: Musgrave Big Sky, Mogck In Front 353, MF Net Return, SAV Brilliance, PVF Insight, SB Wideload, & SB Shooter n Simmental bulls sired by: W/C Relentless, TJ High Caliber, Pays to Believe, One Eyed Jack, A Step Up, BIZ Pilgrim, PVF Insight, Broker, & Chopper n Open House: Saturday, February 3, 2018 Super Bowl Saturday
B1Z Pilgrim
WC Relentless
Musgrave Big Sky
Sisco Brothers Cattle Company 3134 D Road • Syracuse, NE 68446 www.siscobrothers.com siscobros@gmail.com Jason 402-269-7250 Greg 712-269-9102
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SELLING 8 FULL BROTHERS
80E Purebred Simmental W/C Loaded Up x 8543 Donor
SELLING 60 SONS & GRANDSONS OF LOCK N LOAD
285E Purebred Simmental Lock N Load x Dream Catcher
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th 12:00 NOON SALE TIME AT THE RANCH 27262 424th Avenue Emery, South Dakota 57332
Selling 325 Head! FULL BROTHER TO W/C RELENTLESS
0135E Purebred Simmental Yardley Utah x 8543 Donor
155 YEARLING BULLS ADJ 205 WT. 915 LBS
5014E Purebred Simmental W/C Executive Order x Yardley Utah
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100 REGISTERED BRED HEIFERS •••
35 COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS OFFERING THE ENTIRE CROP OF RED BRED HEIFERS!
645D SimAngus™
W/C Loaded Up x SAV Iron Mountain Safe to CCR Anchor
6026D Purebred Simmental W/C Bullseye x Y770 Donor Safe to Leachman Cadillac
27262 424th Avenue, Emery, SD 57332 Home: 605-825-4219 • Dale 605-661-3625 Scott 605-682-9610 • Jared 605-933-1661 Call or email for a sale book, or visit www.WerningCattle.com Eberspacher Enterprises Inc.
638D Purebred Simmental W/C Executive Order x Lock N Load Safe to W/C Lock Down
6010D Purebred Simmental Sandeen Upper Class x HPF Sazerac Z074 Safe to CCR Anchor
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COMMENTARY
Cody’s Column by Cody Crum
Welcome to 2018! That doesn’t even sound right, does it? How is that 2017 is over and we are packing up and heading to Denver for another National Western? I guess the old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun,” rings true. Every one of us certainly had our difficulties and hard times in 2017, but let’s not dwell on those bad times. The good Lord blessed all of us with the opportunity to spend another year taking care of His cow herd and that alone is reason to celebrate. I have never been a big New Year’s resolution type of guy. I just never really got the point of saying, “I’m going to eat healthier this year!” Then on January 15th, make a pit stop for a Big Mac and fries… If you like resolutions, you can probably at least agree that we’ve all seen it work out that way. With this New Year, I want to challenge you to take a good hard look at yourself. Now, I’m not talking about losing weight or working out more. I’m talking about looking at how you fit into the bigger picture, the one of our Creator. Perhaps, rather than a New Year’s resolution to just better our self, we figure out small ways that we can work to be a blessing to the people around us. Now, for those of you that are starting your “lose weight” or “work out every day” resolution, please do all of us a favor and don’t start until after Denver… all that food and red beer is just too good to pass up! I am excited for what this next year has in store for all of us. Be sure to stop me and say hello if you see me in Denver! Everyone, please travel safe! God Bless, Cody
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Selling approximately Selling approximately 6060 Bulls. Bulls. Simmental, Angus, Chi Simmental, Angus, Chi & Maine-Anjou. & Maine-Anjou.
Saturday, Saturday,
February 3,3,2018 February 2018 1:00 p.m. at the OHL Ranch
1:00 p.m. at the OHL Ranch Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk, Nebraska
Watch for more information at www.ohlrichs.com Watch for more information at www.ohlrichs.com Wayne & Barb Ohlrichs c: 402.649.5804 Waynec:&402.649.6911 Barb Ohlrichs c: 402.649.5804 c: 402.649.6911 www.livestockplusinc.com
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Saturday • February
Our heifers had an average adjusted 205 weight of 610 lbs .
3, 2018 • 1 pm
At the farm • 57384 Boston Rd • Marne, IA
Selling: 20 Open Heifers — Plus a few bred cows and embryos private treaty.
Reg. No. 18860984
Reg. No. 18859940
Larsen Discovery 757
Larsen Renown 760 Reg. No. 18859718
Reg. No. 18857889
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Sires Represented: Your SAV Breeder in SW Iowa • Please Call for a Sale Book SAV Final Answer SAV Renown LARSEN ANGUS SAV Performance SAV Seedstock SAV Registry VAR Discovery and more!
Dale & Tonia Larsen 56191 Boston Rd • Marne,, IA 712-249-0746 - Dale • 712-249-5806 – Tonia www.larsenangusgenetics.com
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Select with confidence . . . . . PluS!
For 50 years, the Benoit cowherd has been selected with high expectations for reproductive efficiency, longevity, and superior performance.
40 SonS & 10 daughterS Sell on March 15
Leased to Genex. “PLus” has a unique combination of caLvinG ease & Growth. his ProGeny are biG-ribbed, deeP bodied & weLL baLanced. his dauGhters have a brood cow aPPearance & his sons have the Look of herd buLLs.
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CED BW WW YW SC DOC HP CEM MILK +15 -1.0 +67 +125 -.02 +23 +12.2 +14 +26 CW MARB RE $W $B +56 +.69 +.90 +70.21 +166.64
second hiGh-seLLinG buLL in the sPrinG 2016 conneaLy anGus saLe. toP 1% of the breed for weaninG weiGht, yearLinG weiGht and scrotaL. toP 3% of the breed for carcass weiGht, toP 4% for ribeye and toP 5% for heifer PreGnancy.
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29th annual Production Sale thurSday, March 15, 2018 . 1 PM
143 yearling BullS . 17 fall yearling BullS 70 regiStered rePlaceMent heiferS . 30 coMMercial rePlaceMent heiferS
SireS include: confidence PluS . gar Sure fire . connealy teMPlate . BarStow caSh . weStern cut Var index . Payweight 1682 . Sygen fate . aar ten x . anguS Valley . raMPage . gar ProPhet
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BENOIT ANGUS RANCH
For more information, please contact: 1-888-870-BULL Everett & Bonnie Benoit (785) 725-3231 Doug Benoit (785) 545-6806 Chad Benoit (785) 545-8095 ebbenoit@ruraltel.net . www.BenoitAngus.com 621 Hwy. 36 . Esbon, KS 66941 www.livestockplusinc.com
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INVESTING IN YOUR LEGACY Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale Monday,
February 12, 2018 1:00 p.m. MST
Sale Bull Ranking of Non-Parent Angus Bulls
Basin Payweight 1682
39 bulls rank TOP 10% WW 42 bulls rank TOP 10% YW 44 bulls rank TOP 10% $W 29 bulls rank TOP 10% $B
30 Sons & Grandsons Sell
SELLING 100 BULLS SIRED BY:
Carter’s Omaha, Basin Payweight 1682, SAV Renown, GDAR Leupold, Sitz Reinvested, VAR Discovery, SAV Regard, Whitlock CARTER FAMILY ANGUS AT LIGHTNING VALLEY 502 East Hwy 92 • Arthur, NE 69121 Sam Carter • 308-764-2220 Office • 765-669-2762 Cell • Mike Pilakowski • 308-249-0885 Cell
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Koupal Angus Selling 175 Yearlings and 30 Fall Bulls
41st
Annual Sale Monday, February 19, 2018 12:30 p.m. (CST) • At the Ranch 3 miles south ½ east of Dante, SD
Koupals B&B Oncourse 7070 • Reg. No. 18893744 CED +4 BW +1.8 WW +79 YW +132 Milk +25 Sire: Koupals B&B On Course 5068 MGS: Koupal Amigo Dams production: 2/101 BR • 2/113 WR • 1/108 YR
Koupals B&B Unanimous 7018 • Reg. No. 18900763 CED +1 BW +2.6 WW +75 YW +130 Milk +21 Sire: Vision Unanimous MGS: Koupals B&B Extra 0011 Dams production: 3/102 BR • 3/108 WR • 2/105 YR Dam is maternal sister to Koupals B&B Identity 0020.
Koupal Kozi 77 • Reg. No. 18923565 CED +3 BW +3.4 WW +73 YW +125 Milk +21 Sire: Koupal Kozi 418 MGS: Duff Palermo 0915
Koupal Kozi 418 715 • Reg. No. 18923550 CED +1 BW +3.3 WW +62 YW +113 Milk +26 Sire: Koupal Kozi 418 MGS: Koupal Brulee 698
Koupals B&B Atlas 7131 • Reg. No. 18893730 CED +1 BW +2.7 WW +63 YW +110 Milk +26 Sire: Koupals B & B Atlas 4061 MGS: Koupals B&B Identity 0020 Dams production: 4/100 BR • 4/104 WR • 3/105 YR
Koupals B&B Cannon 7010 • Reg. No. 18893790 CED +4 BW +1.7 WW +71 YW +119 Milk +30 Sire: Koupals B&B Cannon 5030 MGS: Koupals B&B Supremacy 2019 Dam is maternal sister to Dam of Koupals B & B Ft Knox 2077. EPDs as of 12/8/17
Herd sires: Koupals B & B Ft Knox 2077 – 12 sons sell • Koupals B & B Atlas 4061 – 15 sons sell • Koupals B & B Cannon 5030 – 15 sons sell • Koupal Kozi 418 – 4 sons sell • Koupals B & B Oncourse 5068-11 sons sell • Koupals B & B Nikon 5035 – 9 sons sell • Koupals B & B Titan 3013 – 5 sons sell • Koupals B & B Payweight 4167 – 6 sons sell • OCC Juneau 807J • Koupal Kozi 22 • McCumber Trademark 4203 • Koupal MVP 0200 • Pine Coulee Black Knight B333 • Connealy Full Metal; E&B Final Answer AI Sires: Vision Unanimous – 7 sons sell • Connealy Thunder- 6 sons sell • Schiefelbein Effective 61 – 6 sons sell • McConnell Altitude • Koupal Juneau 797 • SAV Resource • SAV Priority • Koupal Advance 28 • Cole Creek Black Cedar 46P • Baldridge Blacktop B228 • JMB Traction 292
Heifers for sale by Private Treaty Koupal Angus
LaVern & Alice Koupal Derek & Kristi Koupal & Sons Dante, SD 57329 Phone/Fax: 605-384-5315 Lavern’s Cell: 605-491-1768 Derek’s Cell: 605-491-0244 Derek’s Home: 605-384-4429 lakoupal@cme.coop derek_koupal@hotmail.com
Koupal’s B&B Angus Bud & Bernie Koupal & Kim Phone/Fax: 605-384-3481 Bud’s Cell: 605-491-2102 Joe & Sara Cell: 605-491-3202 Dan & Aryn: 605-491-1331 bbkoupal@cme.coop
Video of bulls will be available in January www.koupalangus.com
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PRODUCTION SALE
Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 12:00 Noon Creston Livestock Auction, Creston, IA
SELLING 180 HEAD
75 Yearling Bulls • 30 Fall Bulls • 50 Spring Bred Heifers • 25 Fall Bred Heifers
Hoover 38 Special S4
BW +0 Milk +25
WW +79 $W +82.49
YW +140 $B +147.74
Hoover Top Cut S1
BW -.1 Milk +30
WW +60 $W +66.65
YW +113 $B +165.42
Erica of Ellston R65
BW -.8 Milk +26
WW +62 $W +64.13
YW +113 $B +146.89
Hoover No Doubt S259
BW +4.1 Milk +28
WW +86 $W +76.99
YW +152 $B +179.23
Hoover 38 Special S25
BW +1.4 Milk +37
WW +78 $W +92.87
YW +130 $B +166.78
Erica of Ellston R96
BW +1.6 Milk +30
WW +88 $W +91.60
YW +158 $B +185.70
Hoover Elation S46
BW +.6 Milk +26
WW +66 $W +70.57
YW +124 $B +164.57
Hoover No Doubt S34
BW +4.6 Milk +13
WW +76 $W +49.31
YW +131 $B +173.71
Maid of Ellston R334
BW +3.1 Milk +39
WW +70 $W +80.64
YW +116 $B +160.05
EPDs as of 11-18-17
DAVID & JOY MCFARLAND • (641) 344-3234 • Ellston, IA JOHN KIBURZ • (641) 344-3990 • Tingley, IA ANDREW & LANDI MCFARLAND-LIVINGSTON • (641) 344-7684 • Ellston, IA
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IS HOME TO THESE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SIRES AND MORE 38 Special has the largest sire group of bulls in our February 6th sale, with many tremendous standouts! He is the “do it all” bull with flawless numbers and progeny phenotypes to match. 38 Special was the highest performing, biggest framed bull of his powerful flush, and has been a popular AI sire.
Baldridge 38 Special Reg. 18229487
EF Complement 8088 # EF Commando 1366 Riverbend Young Lucy W1470 Styles Upgrade J59 Baldridge Isabel Y69 Baldridge Isabel T935 +
BW -.3 Doc +24
Milk +28 $B +160.23
Top Cut progeny are easy to sell because of their performance, balance and EPD excellence. In our 2017 sale, 29 sons averaged over $8400! Young daughters in production are pretty, excellent uddered females. Numerous sons and daughters will be featured in our February 6, 2018 sale.
Reg. 17680548
Sitz Upward 307R # Bruns Uppercut 610 Dakota Ann 565 BAF Mohnen Brushpopper 295 # Dakota Miss 669 Baf # Dakota Miss 1785 Baf #
BW +.8 Doc +14
WW +61 Marb +.58
YW +119 RE +.94
Milk +25 $B +150.84
More info at hooverangus.com/Bulls/topcut.html
Hoover Top Notch P409 Reg. 18470330
Bruns Uppercut 610 Bruns Top Cut 373 Dakota Miss 669 Baf # Connealy Counselor + Erica of Ellston L5 Erica of Ellston G366 #
Top Notch was the $33,000 top-selling bull in our 2017 auction where he and his four flush brothers averaged $23,800! Use Top Notch to make superior females with added guts and girth. Donor dam L5 was the #1 WW, #1 YW heifer of her crop and now works as a donor for Baldridge Bros. BW -.9 Doc +23
WW +66 Marb +.58
YW +122 RE +1.02
Milk +33 $B +170.48
More info at hooverangus.com/Bulls/topnotch.html
From the famous Isabel cow family, Chairman was the #1 YW bull of the Baldridge 2017 auction and came to Hoover Angus at $55,000. His dam is a full sister to Baldridge Beast Mode at Genex, and a daughter of the famous Y69 cow – the dam of Baldridge Colonel and 38 Special.
Baldridge Chairman Reg. 18587751
Connealy Confidence 0100 Fortunes Conquest 224 Fortunes 4412 Ethelda 742 G A R Prophet + Baldridge Isabel B061 + Baldridge Isabel Y69
BW -.8 Doc +22
WW +71 Marb +.69
YW +120 RE +.83
Milk +25 $B +141.01
More info at hooverangus.com/Bulls/chairman.html
Hoover Elation M123 Basin Expedition R156 + Basin Excitement # Basin Lady S532 AK SydGen C C & 7 # Pride of Ellston K68 + Pride of Ellston D58 #
YW +130 RE +.67
More info at hooverangus.com/Bulls/special.html
Bruns Top Cut 373
Reg. 17603620
WW +76 Marb +.86
The sleep all night, calving ease specialist! Calves consistently come short gestation and low birth weight – perfect for any cattleman wanting to calve heifers without issue. Expect good dispositions, structure, and daughters from this outcross sire with 8 Pathfinders in his pedigree. BW -1.8 Doc +29
WW +52 Marb +.59
YW +108 RE +.46
Milk +24 $B +119.67
More info at hooverangus.com/Bulls/elation.html
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JANUARY
6 Reds on the Rocks Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO Royal Classic Sale - Ames, IA Western Exposure Sale - Dunlap, IA 6 -21 National Western Stock Show - Denver, CO 7 Willie Morris Cattle Online Sale - sconlinesales.com 12 National Western Angus Foundation Female Sale - Denver, CO 13 American Maine-Anjou Bright Lights Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO Sim Magic on Ice Simmental Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO Western Elite Female Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO 15 The One Simmental Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO 18 American Aberdeen Assn Sale @ NWSS - Denver, CO 20 Bruhn Cattle Incredible Female Sale - Dunlap, IA 21 Jallo Angus Ranch Production Sale - Fordville, ND Midwest Bonanza Sale - Colchester, IL 22 Atkins / Delaney Herefords Sale - Lake Benton, MN 23 Ken Haas Angus Bull Sale - LaGrange, WY 24 Iowa Premier Sale - Colfax, IA Raasch Brothers Performance Cattle Bull Sale - Creston, IA 26 Kelly Cattle Co. Elite Female Sale - Dallas Center, IA McConahay Cattle Co. Production Sale - Russell, IA Ruggles Angus Production Sale - McCook, NE 27 Baldridge Bros. Bull Sale - North Platte, NE Double J Farms Private Treaty Simmental Bull Sale - Garretson, SD ISU Tradition of Excellence Sale - Ames, IA J & C Simmentals Bull Sale - West Point, NE Jauer Dependable Genetics Bred Female & Bull Sale - Hinton, IA Nichols Farms Private Treaty Bull Sale - Bridgewater, IA Pinehurst Farms Angus Bull & Female Sale - Earlham, IA 28 Premium Partners Bred Heifer Sale - Columbus, NE Reck Bros. and Sons Genetic Advantage Sale - Blakesburg, IA Triangle J Ranch Bull Sale - Miller, NE 29 Apex Cattle Bull Sale - Dannebrog, NE Bullis Creek Ranch Production Sale - Burwell, NE Key Ranch Production Sale - Lexington, NE 30 Forster Farms Simmental Production Sale - Smithfield, NE
FEBRUARY
1 Ridder Hereford Ranch Bull & Heifer Sale - Callaway, NE Sisco Bros. / LZ Farms Cattle Friends in Low Places Private Treaty Sale - Syracuse, NE / Unadilla, NE 2 Poss Angus Bull & Female Sale - Scotia, NE McConnell Angus Bull & Female Sale - Dix, NE Schooley Cattle Production Sale - Bloomfield, IA 3 Bartos / Frederick Angus Production Sale - Verdigre, NE Horsley Brothers Annual Production Sale - Toulon, IL Larsen Angus Annual Bull Sale - Marne, IA Loonan Stock Farm Private Treaty Production Sale - Corning, IA Ohlrichs Bull Sale - Norfolk, NE SIsco Brothers Open House - Syracuse, NE Springer Simmental Value Based Genetics Sale - Decorah, IA Upstream Ranch Production Sale - Taylor, NE 4 Frey Angus Ranch Production Sale - Granville, ND Hartman Cattle Co. Simmental Bull Sale - Tecumseh, NE
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5 Martin Ranch Bull Sale - Ogallala, NE Taubenheim Gelbvieh Production Sale - Amherst, NE 6 Hoover Angus Production Sale - Creston, IA 7 Seevers Angus Sale - Burwell, NE 8 Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus Performance Bull Sale - Veteran, WY Green Valley Cattle Bull Sale - Atkinson, NE Mohnen Angus Bull Sale - White Lake, SD 9 Bred for Balance Sale - Starbuck, MN Nagel Cattle Co. Maine-Anjou Bull Sale - Springfield, SD Rennert Ranch Charolais Bull Sale - Cozad, NE 10 Amdahl Angus & Hereford Production Sale - Rapid, City, SD Berger’s Herdmasters SimAngus Bull Sale - North Platte, NE CK Cattle / Wager Cattle Production Sale - Highmore, SD Crooked Creek Angus Production Sale - Clarinda, IA Rudow Family Cattle Production Sale - Pana, IL 11 -18 Iowa Beef Expo - Des Moines, IA 11 Miniature Hereford Breeders of America Sale @ IBE Des Moines, IA 12 Carter Family Angus Bull Sale - Arthur, NE Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Production Sale - Ree Heights, SD IA Charolais Assn Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA IA Simmental Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA 13 IA Angus Assn. Annual Meeting @ IBE - Des Moines, IA IA Maine Anjou Assn. Annual Meeting @ IBE - Des Moines, IA Werning Cattle Co. Production Sale - Emery, SD Willow Springs Cattle Co. Online Maine-Anjou Bull Sale cwcattlesales.com 14 -15 Iowa Angus Assn. Show & Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA 14 IA Maine Anjou Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA Sandpoint Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Chappell, NE 15 Krebs Ranch Bull Sale - Gordon, NE Willow Springs Cattle Co. Online Simmental Bull Sale cwcattlesales.com 16 Donors on Ice Sale - Des Moines, IA Hoffman Ranch Bull Sale - Thedford, NE 17 -25 Nebraska Cattleman’s Classic - Kearney, NE 17 Badger Creek Bull Sale - Emporia, KS Janssen Voss Angus Spring Production Sale - Earlham, IA Martin Livestock Dual Threat Sale - Bargersville, IN Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh Production Sale Smith Center, KS Ranch Horse Competition @ The Classic - Kearney, NE 19 Koupal Angus Annual Sale - Dante, SD 20 Doug Booth Family Angus Bull Sale - Torrington, WY Willow Springs Cattle Co. Hybrid Advantage Online Bull Sale cwcattlesales.com 21 Ostrand Angus Production Sale - Sargent, NE 22 Bear Mountain Angus Bull & Female Sale - Palisade, NE DeJong Ranch Sale - Winner, SD 25 Hicks Cattle Co. Production Sale - Covington, IN Southwest Simmental Group Production Sale - Dunlap, IA 26 Reyes / Russell Annual Sale - Wheatland, WY 27 Haynes Cattle Co. Angus Bull Sale - Ogallala, NE 28 TC Ranch Production Sale - Franklin, NE
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Adcock Show Cattle / Crum Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Amdahl Angus & Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 American Aberdeen Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 American Maine-Anjou Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Andis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Apex Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Atkins / Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Badger Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Baldridge Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Bartos / Frederick Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Bear Mtn. Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Benoit Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Berger’s Herdmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Blind Badger Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Bred for Balance Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Bullis Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Carter Family Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-69 CK Cattle / Wager Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Colburn Primo 5153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Crooked Creek Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Crouch Angus Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DeJong Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Donors on Ice Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Double J Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Doug Booth Family Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Forster Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Fox Group Market Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Frey Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Gateway Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Green Valley Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Hartman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Hawkeye Breeders Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Haynes Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Herbster Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Hicks Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Hoop Beef Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Hoover Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-113 Horsely Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Iowa Angus Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Iowa Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Iowa Charolais Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Iowa Maine Anjou Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Iowa Premier Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Iowa Simmental Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ISU Tradition of Excellence Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 J & C Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Jallo Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Janssen Voss Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 Jauer Dependable Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Jindra Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Kelly Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Ken Haas Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Kenny Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Key Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Koupal Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Krebs Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Larsen Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Loonan Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Martin Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Martin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 McConahay Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 McConnell Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . 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annual production sale
Saturday, February 3, 2018 1 p.m. cst
HB Sale Barn 29212 Saxon Rd.,Toulon, IL 61483
668 | Redzone daughter bred to Journey
239 | Rocky 3753 x The Answer
683 | Rocky daughter bred to Transaction
286X | Guyman x HF Tiger
6-48 | Ultra Dream Catcher daughter bred to A Step Up
618 | Identified daughter bred to Transaction
View sale videos on our website All bulls are HD50K tested
Selling 55 bulls and bred heifers
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Bob: 309.883.1223 Jim: 309.854.3524 Chad: 309.883.2348
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Quality Cattle Bred to Perfection!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH • 12:00 NOON 24216 RIDGE ROAD, BLAKESBURG, IA
Selling 75 Lots
RBS D602 RBS Diamond’s Lady D624 Bred to WLE Uno Mas Bred to W/C Executive Order (Sexed Female) RBS Raining Diamonds x W/C Lock Down x RBS Xman X677 Meyer Ranch 734
RBS Ursela E757 • April Show Heifer Prospect W/C Loaded Up 1119Y x CNS Dream On L186
RBS Loaded Up E313 • Herd Bull Prospect W/C Loaded Up x Mr NLC Upgrade
RBS D620 • Bred to WLE Uno Mas (Sexed Female) RBS Xman X677 x SP The Answer 813
Opens, Breds, Herd Bull Prospects & Embryos Sale offering online at www.ebersale.com
RECK BROTHERS-N-SONS Family Owned & Operated 24216 Ridge Road Blakesburg, IA 52536
Brandon (641) 799-8859 Rod (641) 799-4195 Lonny (641) 799-2088
Sale Managed By: EBERSPACHER ENT. (507) 532-6694 Val Eberspacher (612) 805-7405 • sales@ebersale.com
RBS Upgrade E287 Herd Bull Prospect Mr NLC Upgrade x RBS Uptown U601
RBS Upgrade E554 Herd Bull Prospect Mr NLC Upgrade x WLE Uno Mas
RBS Raining Diamonds E202 Herd Bull Prospect RBS Raining Diamonds x SVF/NJC Built Right N48
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For our family, Christmas marks just over a year we have been blessed with our Baby T, Treva Gayle Louise. I thought it would be a good time to share our story with our livestock family! Down Syndrome... I know to many, you think of those words as a diagnosis you never, ever want to hear, and I would be the first to tell you I was absolutely mortified when my doctor told us. I cried for days, probably more like, weeks. I felt I had let everyone down, that I had done something wrong. I didn’t want to document my pregnancy because it felt like I was admitting to the world that there was a very high percentage that my beautiful baby girl would be born with Down Syndrome. Here is what I did not expect, I did not expect my strong yet pretty quiet (especially compared to me) husband to be my voice when the doctors said we had choices to make. Matt grabbed my hand in the doctors office and said no we do not have choices, we love her already and we want her. I just remember crying so hard I couldn’t bring myself to speak. Our kids, the Big T’s (Tucker and Taylor), were the first to learn the news of their baby sister. It still brings happy tears to my eyes how the the first thing they did was hug me and tell me how much they would love her and protect her when she went to their school. They asked lots of questions but I remember at one point Tuck got upset with me for crying, he turned to me and said, “That’s enough Mom, it’s not something we should be sad about. We all love her already.” Tucker was right, and I started to realize I wasn’t sad about her diagnosis, I was more worried about her future and whether or not she would have someone to look after her if, God forbid, anything were to happen to Matt or myself. Tuck, being the oldest, just assumes Treva will be with him. Taylor informed me one day as we were driving, just the two of us, that if anything ever happened to Tucker that I shouldn’t worry because her sister could live with her ... yep insert tears again! Now, I cannot even begin to explain the guilt I deal with daily for ever doubting that my family, friends or even I wouldn’t love our little girl so completely. Her infectious smile brings a smile to almost everyone we meet! She is so smart, strong and holy moly determined! She lights up my mornings, and I’m convinced God thought I needed to be a little happier in the mornings! I know often times people are scared to say something, but it’s okay for you to ask questions. It’s not a secret and it’s not an illness, it’s a diagnosis that will present some challenges but if LOVE is all you
need, she is set for life! I struggle with saying she has a disability because I don’t see that! I read in a blog, awhile back, something that has stuck with me because it’s right on... “there’s nothing down about it!” God had a plan and I’m so glad he blessed us with Treva, I wouldn’t change a thing! My Job as Treva’s mom is to educate and let you all get to know our beautiful little girl to raise awareness about the... not so down - Down Syndrome. #beKIND #downsyndromeawareness. Please keep our military and our nation in your prayers. Wishing you all many of a God’s blessings in this new year! Welcome 2018! Heidi Sorensen Rohrig • 661-900-6004 heidi@livestockplusinc.com Oh and one last thing! Dad and I had the same idea this month of writing about the Wiota Steak House, but I think we had the best dinner companions. Beth McDermott and her kiddos, Morgan & Walker, and their friends! Love, love their family and I am so glad we got to hang out!
OVERSHOES ON SALE! $15 - $25 All styles Sizes 6-15 Round Toe and Western Style 5 buckle 4 buckle 2 buckle Lace up and slip on.
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Selling Only the TOP CUT from more than 700 Breds!
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Titan x Final Answer Sells bred to Slider
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8840 Deer Ridge Lane Bloomington, MN 55438
MULTI BREED OFFERING
Maine-Anjou, Simmental, Hereford, Angus, Club Calf and Composite bulls.
I80 MAINETAINER BULL
Mark your calendar today for our annual online bull sales. These are POWERFUL bulls! NWSS BRIGHT LIGHTS MAINE-ANJOU SALE January 13 – Denver, Colorado
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MAINE-ANJOU BULL ONLINE SALE February 13 – CW Cattle Sales
SIMMENTAL ONLINE BULL SALE February 15 - CW Cattle Sales
HYBRID ADVANTAGE ONLINE BULL SALE February 20 - CW Cattle Sales
Ask us about delivery arrangements. MIDDLE MAN MAINE-ANJOU BULL
SAMPLE OF THE QUALITY WE WILL OFFER THIS YEAR!
Stop by and see us in the YARDS during the 2018 NWSS in Denver, Colorado. We’d love to visit with you about sale bulls and our operation. Remaining committed to providing you with the BEST genetics available to move your program forward.
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14844 WALKER ROAD - PRAIRIE GROVE, ARKANSAS 72753 - ERIC@WALKERMASONRYINC.COM ERIC WALKER - 479-601-3567 - CORY THOMSEN 605-730-2397 Call and visit with us today about the offerings! CODY GREEN 479-979-5223 - GARRETT LOCHNER 520-870-5226 VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.WILLOWSPRINGSCATTLE.COM Livestock Plus Inc. January 2018