Livestock Plus Inc February 2023

50TH ANNUAL BULL SALE Elite

200 HEAD OF ELITE SIMMENTAL, SIMANGUS, ANGUS AND MAINE ANJOU BULLS

CALVING EASE SIRE SUPREME! The 2016 NWSS Supreme Champion PB Simmental bull, had the #1 highest semen sales of any Simmental or Angus bulls for Cattle Visions in 2021. His calves are stylish and correct with growth, performance, eye appeal, exceptional udders, ideal feet and leg structure. Many powerful Lover Boy sons and grandsons will sell in this offering. 90 years of living, 55 years of A.I.ing the best to the best, and 50 years of bull sales with emphasis on low maintenance, high performance cattle loaded with eye appeal, structural soundness, fleshing ability, carcass and maternal traits has produced a cow herd and consistency second to none!

YOU’RE INVITED! This year will mark the 90th birthday of Simmental’s seed stock legend, Gib Yardley; It will also be Yardley Cattle Company’s 50th annual bull sale! In honor of these milestones, we would like to invite you to come celebrate with us. FRIDAY, MARCH 10th 6:00 pm in Beaver UT, we will be putting on a concert and reception style party to recognize and honor this great man and icon in the cattle industry. We hope to see you there!

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MIKE SORENSEN ~ SALES 641-745-7949 mikelpi@yahoo.com

Greetings,

As I start these greetings, I am sitting in Oklahoma City, attending the Cattlemen’s Congress, and awaiting breakfast. The weather here is almost too good; we are looking for around sixtyeight degrees today. I am not complaining because at home we did have a day with wind chills of minus thirty-two already. We will enjoy sixties while we can.

I am having a really good time with my grandson, Tucker Rohrig, who has been traveling with me this weekend. Everyone that knows Tucker, knows he is pure agriculture and will most likely make agriculture his life. I’m not sure why, but he is wanting to follow ol’ gramps and possibly work a few sales with me. (I may have twisted his arm a pinch).

Tucker worked part of his first sale January 7, 2023, at a record-breaking sale for the folks at The Royal Classic sale in Ames, Iowa. Thanks to sale management, auctioneer, and consigners for allowing him this opportunity to work his first sale. Tucker is a true roadie now. For this trip, we headed to Oklahoma City from Ames, Iowa. We stopped in Osceola for gas, and he took over and drove all the way to Oklahoma City. Like the new roadie he is, gramps is becoming pretty proud. Ol’ gramps sat in the passenger seat as he rolled through the outskirts of Kansas City, cruise set at seventy-one like a pro. Here are a couple photos of Tucker; one from ten years ago in a Halloween costume, and

one from his first actual sale, he has come a long way.

Ok, the food story. When gramps got through the first day at the Cattlemen’s Congress and after logging lots of miles and road time, Tucker and I had a weak moment, a real tired moment. We decided to go to the motel restaurant to eat and then crash for the night. I won’t say that it was a white tablecloth kinda place, but it sure worked for us. We selected the bar for our dining experience for the evening and struck up a conversation with two ol’ boys from Texas. They were there for their daughters’ volleyball tournament. It just so happened that one of them was a large farmer and had a daughter that showed pigs. Tucker was in pig heaven! Tuck and this ol’ boy talked pigs all through supper.

Onto the food; I’m kind of a catfish kinda guy, and the report from the lady at check-in time that afternoon was that the catfish at the restaurant is great. Great recommendation! Two large catfish filets that were prepared to a perfection for me, along with a nice helping of tender steamed broccoli. Maybe not the most glamorous of a meal, but it darn sure filled us both up. Tucker and I both snarfed that down like it was our last supper.

Our conversations with the Texas farmer, the bartender/veteran continued, very interesting. A cotton farmer and CBD oil grower and a X-Marine gunner. Talk about a mixed bag of topics. We had a blast conversing with those guys.

Sale season is in full swing, Iowa Beef Expo, Nebraska Cattlemen’s classic, Illinois beef expo are fast

"Greetings" continued on pg 18

RANDY RASBY ~ SALES 308-539-6195 rrasasoc@gpcom.net

HEIDI ROHRIG ~ SALES 661-900-6004 heidi@livestockplusinc.com

ERIC LEE ~ SALES 608-295-5312 gileecc@yahoo.com

AUSTIN SORENSEN ~ SALES 712-310-3788 aust.sorensen@gmail.com

CODY CRUM ~ SALES 217-248-7282 codycrum@live.com

ANTHONY PEOPLES ~ SALES 660-651-6501 apeoples02@gmail.com

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The Road Ahead for Markets

by Michael Seek Fox Group at the Board of Trade

Pictures are worth a thousand words, however, we’ll go ahead and add the ‘words’ for this current issue of Livestock Plus magazine. The Fat Cattle market has shown amazing resiliency the last half year and while the Feeder Cattle market here on the Board in Chicago has been more elastic the sale barns have not flinched. The US Dollar has been on its back for a long time and while the inflation metrics the Federal Reserve uses have shown a decent shift down the reality is that the Fed is no where near where they want to be on inflation nor where they want the Fed’s balance sheet of MBS [Mortgage-Backed Securities and US Treasury Securities] to be. This back drop will be a grinding process on many markets as the inevitable interest rate escalation rattles the mortgage industry and takes 30-year mortgage rates from 10 to 12 to 15 to 18%. Again, do remember that mortgage rates were as high as 18% in 1981 and those days were mild in inflation and domestic debt on a government and corporate basis.

Most livestock folks would reasonably expect an upcoming Corn market sell off to fuel Feeder Cattle to the moon, but we do not think so since beef demand has to contract at some point while the stock market continues its long term bear market that will continue to bleed 401k plans that in turn should keep the price of beef from reflecting a ‘shortage’ of Cattle on the dirt. Why? Because they say it can’t.

Many bull markets turn on a dime and in a longer term manner when just about everyone is saying ‘it’s different this time’.

Bottom line? The 14 years of easy money facilitated by the Federal Reserve is over and when money is no longer easy then you have to assume that 30 to 40 year rallies in bonds and stocks are ‘goose cooked’, meaning the low hanging fruit is off the tree on a 50 year run on real estate, using 1973 back in the oil embargo days as the beginning of the long term real estate market that has rewarded folks who acquired homes in the early 70’s but that was then and this now.

The stagflation that is present will likely transition into a depression within 24 months when Fed monetary policy proves unable to achieve substantially lower rates of inflation that leave United States economic growth at a level that allows strong personal benefit or reasonable earnings per share.

If you you see 161 on Feb Fat Cattle or 192 cwt on March Feeder Cattle by the time you receive this current issue of Livestock Plus Inc magazine you’ll know to take inventory

on the dirt and quickly so that you can forward contract and attempt to lock-in attractive gains per head on your cattle on the dirt. Do not assume that the next sharp drop on Corn will push the Cattle Board up without looking back. Eventually just about all major commodity markets will bleed like a stuck hog. Domestic and Global debt must be paid at some point and if it cannot be repaid then the system will have to ‘reset’. How is the entire system ‘reset’? We are not sure. Time will tell. Until then you need to have hedge accounts in place to hedge asset classes’ that your gut and objective and outside financial sources confirm.

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Take a few minutes right now and simply contact Michelle White at 312.756.0931 here at our Fox Group office at the Chicago Board of Trade Monday through Friday 9am to 430pm CST and share your email address with her and she will help you receive on a complimentary basis for two full months by email the sundry market advisories sent by us. You can also email Michelle White at mwhite@tradewithfox.com and give her your email address to accomplish same. And remember, hedging livestock and grain needs and fuel needs with Exchange positions still has risk of loss and is not suitable for all livestock producers and investors who desire to hedge their operational needs. Also know that educational teleconferences with your team and bankers can be done late afternoon or in person here in Chicago on Saturday’s. n

"Markets" from pg 8

Cherry Creek Progress Through Performance Bull Sale

Sale Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

At the ranch in Veteran, WY Lunch: Noon • Sale Time: 1 p.m.

49THANNUAL Progress Through Performance Bull Sale

Thursday, February 10, 2022

At the ranch in Veteran, WY • Lunch: Noon • Sale Time: 1 p.m. Selling 150 Fall and Two-Year-Old Bulls

Cherry Crk Blue Collar J187S

Selling 140 Fall Yearlings

ALL OF THE BULLS HAVE BEEN PAP TESTED BY DR. TIM HOLT AFTER SPENDING THE SUMMER AT 8,000’ IN WALDEN, CO

Cherry Crk Blue Collar J179S

8/29/21 AAA# 20401516

ALL OF THE BULLS HAVE BEEN PAP TESTED BY DR. TIM HOLT AFTER SPENDING THE SUMMER AT 8,000’ IN WALDEN, CO

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CED: +14 BW: -.8 WW: +76 YW: +145 M: +28 Marb: +1.05 RE: +1.24$C: +334

PAP 39 Highly recommended for heifers at elevation. Perfect bull to lead off our 50th annual bull sale. Combines tremendous phenotype, calving ease, pap, performance, carcass, and an epd profile that’s second to none. We’ll use this bull in our AI program next year.

Cherry Crk Ramesses J355 BH

9/19/21 AAA# 20401436

CED: +11 BW: +.8 WW: +78 YW: +132 M: +30 Marb: +.81 RE: +.86 $C: +281

CED: 16 BW: 26 WW:

PAP 36 Recommended for large heifers and cows at elevation. Herd bull prospect. Elite EPD profile combining calving ease, performance, pap, and carcass. Dam is a powerful Hickok daughter and is also the granddam to lot 4.

CED: +12 BW: -.8 WW: +73 YW: +133 M: +36 Marb: +1.04 RE: +.64 $C: +273

PAP 37 Highly recommended for heifers at elevation. Herd bull prospect. Another outstanding son of Blue Collar and a beautiful first calf heifer by Assertive. Added length of body and extra eye appeal. We will also use this bull heavily in our AI program next year.

Cherry Crk Commodore J218M

9/2/21 AAA# 20404229 CED:

PAP 42 Herd bull prospect that combines eye appeal, calving ease, performance, and PAP. Dam is a first calf heifer. Top 10% in the breed for WW, YW, CW, RE, $W, $F, $B, and $C.

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"Greetings" continued from pg 4

approaching. If any of our staff can assist you at any of the upcoming events, please give us a call. Come see us in the south annex at the Iowa Beef Expo. Please keep all our Military and their families along with our Law Enforcement, Boarder Patrol and First Responders in your thoughts and prayers. See Ya down the road!!

God Bless

Dearest Lord,

Thank you for being our rock and firm foundation when the world so often feels like it’s shaky. When we make plans or even goals for our lives, help us to remember that you want to be part of that conversation. You are the only one who truly determines our steps.

Remind us to give thanks to you when we experience success and turn to you when our lives feel like they are falling apart. Help us to appreciate the gifts you give us: the gift of a spouse, parents and children. The gift of having a job, the motivation to want to work and the physical ability to get the job done. The gift of a country that provides us freedom to live and worship You however we want.

The more the world changes around us, help us to recognize that this is an especially good time to thank you for being the one who is the same yesterday, today and forever. Strengthen our minds, our hands, our hearts and especially our faith in you. We pray this in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

Pastor Steven Broers 641-745-7648

Friend of the Beef Expo

Friend of the Beef Expo Terry Woiwood

Terry Woiwood

Dedication is defined in the Webster dictionary as “self-sacrificing devotion and loyalty.” The recipient of the 2023 Friend of the Iowa Beef Expo is a true testament of that definition. Terry Woiwood was elected on the Iowa Beef Breeds Council as the South Devon representative in 1990. Terry was dedicated to improving the beef expo for the producers and for the juniors that exhibited cattle there. Terry started raising South Devon cattle on his farm in Garner, IA in 1982. Although today his herd size may have dwindled down to 5 South Devon cows, his dedication to the breed is unmatched. When Terry was elected to the Iowa Beef Breeds Council in 1990, his loyalties lied with the producers. And when his term ended in 2020, after 30 years on the Iowa Beef Breeds Council his dedication was still apparent. Terry viewed his election onto the council as an opportunity to improve the expo and put the interest of the producers first. While on the council, Terry was also an immaculate record keeper. He would document events that would take place at the Iowa Beef Expo, and he spoke about how he has binders full of records from years past. Terry was a dedicated board member that never missed an Iowa Beef Breeds Council because he knew the prestigiousness of his position and held it to the upmost respect.

Dedication is defined in the Webster dictionary as “self-sacrificing devotion and loyalty.” The recipient of the 2023 Friend of the Iowa Beef Expo is a true testament of that definition. Terry Woiwood was elected on the Iowa Beef Breeds Council as the South Devon representative in 1990. Terry was dedicated to improving the beef expo for the producers and for the juniors that exhibited cattle there. Terry started raising South Devon cattle on his farm in Garner, IA in 1982. Although today his herd size may have dwindled down to 5 South Devon cows, his dedication to the breed is unmatched. When Terry was elected to the Iowa Beef Breeds Council in 1990, his loyalties lied with the producers. And when his term ended in 2020, after 30 years on the Iowa Beef Breeds Council his dedication was still apparent. Terry viewed his election onto the council as an opportunity to improve the expo and put the interest of the producers first. While on the council, Terry was also an immaculate record keeper. He would document events that would take place at the Iowa Beef Expo, and he spoke about how he has binders full of records from years past. Terry was a dedicated board member that never missed an Iowa Beef Breeds Council because he knew the prestigiousness of his position and held it to the upmost respect.

Seedstock Producer

Greiman Family Angus strives to continue to produce Angus cattle that are functional for any sector of production. Performance, structural soundness, ease of fleshing and fertility are all part of the equation for a cow at their operation. An operation that has stood through the test of 128 years and counting, is an operation to be proud of. A true family operation that has understood changes when they were faced with them and adapted and overcame.

Greiman Family Angus strives to continue to produce Angus cattle that are functional for any sector of production. Performance, structural soundness, ease of fleshing and fertility are all part of the equation for a cow at their operation. An operation that has stood through the test of 128 years and counting, is an operation to be proud of. A true family operation that has understood changes when they were faced with them and adapted and overcame.

Make Plans to Join Us FEBRUARY 11-19, 2023

Iowa State Fairgrounds- Des Moines, IA

COMMENTARY

Hats Off

by Austin Sorensen

Onto the short month of February, already! Where does the time go? It won’t be long (hopefully) and the grass will be turning green and days will be getting warmer.

Recently I traveled to Oklahoma City to do some business at the Cattleman’s Congress. A gentlemen, I did not know, approached me and said he enjoyed reading these articles. He went on to say he had seen several of my family’s ads and was curious where “Shy 5 Simmentals” stemmed from. I get that question rather frequently and haven’t told many people where it came from. So, due to the fact I was struggling with writing material this month, I thought I would tell the story behind our brand and farm name.

Most who know me personally, know that I live and breathe cattle. I don’t have a lot of hobbies outside of

watching some sports, but mostly I just focus on the cattle during the week and in my free time. When I was young, my dad and his brothers ran a small herd of commercial cattle together on my grandpa Sorensen’s farm. My folks got me started like most kids with a bottle calf and then moved into showing club calves and on into Simmentals. At that point, mom and dad didn’t feel right running the few purebred cows we had at the farm out of respect for everyone financially involved in those cows, so they purchased a small piece of ground on the edge of Villisca, IA. The place my folks bought was just shy of 5 acres. We were buying all our hay and running a small handful of cows.

Like I’ve mentioned before, my folks have always helped my sister and me push to reach goals. Growing the cowherd meant getting more ground and as the years passed we slowly chipped away at that goal. When I met my wife, we continued to add cows and ground and now proudly own a few farms between us and rent several as well. We definitely have a long way to go, to be where we want to be, but the Shy 5 has always been a good reminder of where we started and came from.

When I was young and my parents bought this place they still call home, I remember talking to my dad about some of the ranchers in the area about how nice the big barns were and how the LED lights mounted off every building and pole sure made their place nice. I’ll never forget him telling me about when he was young, knowing those rancher’s fathers and seeing them carry buckets with flashlights in their hands.

It sure sounds cliché but it is amazing what can happen if you put your head down, work hard, and try your best to do the right things along the way! It also helps to have people in your family like Sydney and I have had on both sides of our families that bless us with opportunities as well. This month, my hat goes off to everyone working to better their operation no matter what that may entail.

We are in the heart of bull and bred heifer sale season so, as always, do not hesitate to reach out to me or any of our team for your livestock purchasing or marketing needs.

God bless, Austin

Sorensen

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Kali Nickell

IOWA FOUNDATION HEIFER PROGRAM

2023 WINNER SELECTED

Contributed by Norma Bolton for IBBC Heifer Project selection team

Red Angus shows. She participated in national Junior contests such as: livestock judging, photography, herdsman quiz, and ID contest and has encouraged others to do the same. She also entered the 2022 Skillathon Quiz at Iowa Beef Expo and placed second in the Jr Age Division.

Kali’s recommendations credit her with goals of striving for excellence, being a peer role model, team player and leader plus having an outstanding work ethic. She is planning to learn more about genetics, breeding, feeding, grazing practices, budgets and promotion of the beef industry. She is an excellent showman but her main goal and plan is to have a quality cow herd as a 4th generation in the cattle industry.

Kali Nickell, daughter of Kevin and Stefanie Nickell, of Gravity, Iowa has recently been announced as the 2023 recipient of the Iowa Foundation Heifer Award. As an award winner, she received three purebred Red Angus bred heifers which were purchased from Garth and Nancy Griffin’s Red Angus herd located at New Hampton, Iowa. The foundation heifers of the breed of the winner’s choice are awarded each year by Iowa Beef Breeds Council and Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation. At the end of five years, Kali will be expected to repay $6,000 to help with funding to keep the program moving into the future. The program is in year thirteen and was developed to help youth establish

purebred seedstock herds of their own.

Kali is a seventhgrade student at Bedford Community School in Bedford where she is currently involved in volleyball. She is in her 4th year as a member of the Washington Winners 4-H Club and was chosen to serve as this year’s historian. She has been involved in a number of community service projects. In addition, she is a member of the Iowa Junior Red Angus Association and the National Junior Red Angus Association. She shares her family’s love of the Red Angus breed and has shown not only at her local County Fair, but also at the Iowa State Fair, Iowa Beef Expo, Iowa Red Angus Field Days and National Junior

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She will be honored at the Iowa Red Angus Association Banquet to be held on Saturday, February 11th at 7:00 pm during the Iowa Beef Expo and at the IJBBA Year End Awards held at 4:30 pm on Friday, February 17, 2023 in the Pavilion at the Iowa State Fair Grounds. n Adam

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Mr. Copacetic 10K

Iowa Beef Expo Simmental Sale

February 13, 2023 • 11:30 am • Iowa State Fairgrounds

Mr. Copacetic 10K

Iowa Beef Expo Simmental Sale February 13, 2023

Mr. Copacetic 10K

Mr. Night Watch 12K

Mr. Night Watch 12K

11:30 am

About the cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce highperforming super attractive off-spring.

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Mr. Night Watch 12K Mr. Pay the Price 11K

Mr. Night Watch 12K Mr. Pay the Price 11K

About the Cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce high-performing, super attractive off-spring.

About the cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce highperforming, super attractive off-spring.

About the Cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce high-performing, super attractive off-spring.

Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce highperforming, super attractive off-spring.

About the cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce highperforming, super attractive off-spring.

About the Sire: WLE Copacetic E02 is a hot young sire in the Simmental breed. We saw a heifer calf he sired bring $62,000 in an Iowa December sale. Excellent calving ease and growth. He was Grand Champion bull at both the NAILE national show and the American Royal in 2018. He is extra sound structured.

About the cow: Miss Knockout 74T won Louisville and the National show at the American Royal in Kansas City the same year. In August 2022 she ranked sixth all time in the Simmental breed for registrations. That says it all! Not quite, her daughter Serena ranks third. Data can be found on page 40 in the July/August 2022 issue of the Register. 74T continues to produce highperforming, super attractive off-spring.

About the Sire: WLE Copacetic E02 is a hot young sire in the Simmental breed. We saw a heifer calf he sired bring $62,000 in an Iowa December sale. Excellent calving ease and growth. He was Grand Champion bull at both the NAILE national show and the American Royal in 2018. He is extra sound structured.

About the Sire: WLE Copacetic E02 is a hot young sire in the Simmen tal breed. We saw a heifer calf he sired bring $62,000 in an Iowa December sale. Excellent calving ease and growth. He was Grand Champion bull at both the NAILE national show and the American Royal in 2018. He is extra sound structured.

4128123

Offered by Roger and Betty Brummett The Rolling B, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About Mr. Copacetic 10K: If we would have been able to take a pen to Denver, this would have been the lead bull for the pen. He is full of power and red meat. He is average for calving ease, good growth, and superior milk if you are saving heifers. This bull was scurred. ASA number is 4128123

Offered by: Roger and Betty Brummett

About Mr. Copacetic 10K: If we would have been able to take a pen to Denver, this would have been the lead bull for the pen. He is full of power and red meat. He is average for calving ease, good growth, and superior milk if you are saving heifers. This bull was scurred. ASA number is 4128123

The Rolling B, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

Offered by: Roger and Betty Brummett

The Rolling B, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About the Sire: W/C Night Watch 84E is from a storied program. He b rings tremendous calving ease, a whopping negative 3.4 birthweight and an All Purpose Profit Index of 144. He sold for $142,000 at the 2018 Werning sale.

About the Sire: W/C Night Watch 84E is from a storied program. He b rings tremendous calving ease, a whopping negative 3.4 birthweight and an All Purpose Profit Index of 144. He sold for $142,000 at the 2018 Werning sale.

About the Sire: W/C Night Watch 84E is from a storied program. He brings tremendous calving ease, a whopping negative 3.4 birthweight and an All Purpose Profit Index of 144. He sold for $142,000 at the 2018 Werning sale.

About Mr. Copacetic 10K: If we would have been able to take a pen to Denver, this would have been the lead bull for the pen. He is full of power and red meat. He is average for calving ease, good growth, and superior milk if you are saving heifers. This bull was scurred. ASA number is

Offered by Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About the Sire: W/C Night Watch 84E is from a storied program. He brings tremendous calving ease, a whopping negative 3.4 birthweight and an All Purpose Profit Index of 144. He sold for $142,000 at the 2018 Werning sale.

About Mr. Night Watch 12K: He was in our pen of three headed for Denver until we discovered we couldn’t make the trip. This is one attractive young bull calf with all the right parts. He has tremendous milk EPD’s that should transmit to his daughters. ASA number is 4128125.

Offered by Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About the Sire: SC Pay the Price C11. This sire transmits power and profile into his progeny making power bulls and elegant show heifers. It is extremely rare that a bull wins any major show twice but SC Pay the Price won Denver in 2017 and 2018.

About Mr. Night Watch 12K: He was in our pen of three headed for Denver until we discovered we couldn’t make the trip. This is one attractive young bull calf with all the right parts. He has tremendous milk EPD’s that should transmit to his daughters. ASA number is 4128125.

About Mr. Night Watch 12K: He was in our pen of three headed for Denver until we discovered we couldn’t make the trip. This is one attractive young bull calf with all the right parts. He has tremendous milk EPD’s that should transmit to his daughters. ASA number is 4128125.

Offered by: Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

Offered by: Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About the Sire: SC Pay the Price C11. This sire transmits power and profile into his progeny making power bulls and elegant show heifers. It is extremely rare that a bull wins any major show twice but SC Pay the Price won Denver in 2017 and 2018.

About the Sire: SC Pay the Price C11. This sire transmits power and profile into his progeny making power bulls and elegant show heifers. It is extremely rare that a bull wins any major show twice, but SC Pay the Price won Denver in 2017 and 2018.

About Mr. Pay the Price 11K: We’re not supposed to have favorites but this bull calf brings so much to the table. Soggy-middled, he brings width down the top into a square, thick rump structure. He had made our Denver pen of three before we discovered we couldn’t go. ASA number is 4128124

About Mr. Pay the Price 11K: We’re not supposed to have favorites , but this bull calf brings so much to the table. Soggy-middled, he brings width down the top into a square, thick rump structure. He had made our Denver pen of three before we discovered we couldn’t go. ASA number is 4128124

About Mr. Night Watch 12K: He was in our pen of three headed for Denver until we discovered we couldn’t make the trip. This is one attractive young bull calf with all the right parts. He has tremendous milk EPD’s that should transmit to his daughters. ASA number is 4128125.

About the Sire: SC Pay the Price C11. This sire transmits power and profile into his progeny making power bulls and elegant show heifers. It is extremely rare that a bull wins any major show twice, but SC Pay the Price won Denver in 2017 and 2018.

Offered by Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

Offered by Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company, Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

About Mr. Pay the Price 11K: We’re not supposed to have favorites, but this bull calf brings so much to the table. Soggy-middled, he brings width down the top into a square, thick rump structure. He had made our Denver pen of three before we discovered we couldn’t go. ASA number is 4128124.

Offered by: Cheryl and John Walston

About Mr. Pay the Price 11K: We’re not supposed to have favorites, but this bull calf brings so much to the table. Soggy-middled, he brings width down the top into a square, thick rump structure. He had made our Denver pen of three before we discovered we couldn’t go. ASA number is 4128124.

102 Cattle Company Bedford, IA 50833 712-542-7712

Offered by: Cheryl and John Walston 102 Cattle Company Bedford, IA 50833

WLE Shez It C056

$19,000 daughter of C056

heifer

$26,000 daughter of C056

Dedicated to caring for the donor cow on an individual basis

*special assisted living for donor cows

Reasonable rates for all your embryo transplanting needs

Centrally located; just 40 miles east of Des Moines. 1 mile south of I-80, exit 179.

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME!

For more information, contact: Tom Graham

2163 Hwy T38 S. • Grinnell, IA 50112

Cell: 641-990-0334

Ph: 641-594-4125

Celebrating 35 Years with OLYMPIC GENETIC CENTER

Olympic Genetic Center was formed to house donors and recipients for embryo transplant in 1988 by Tom Graham after he moved back to Iowa upon working throughout the United States at different cattle operations.

When building the business, it was apparent at that time the need for a collection facility that could offer embryo transplant to those who were wanting to pursue a foreign market (primarily Australia and New Zealand). Our goal was to provide services and facilities for embryologists to continue servicing their clientele for the foreign market and have since evolved to providing a domestic embryo transplant service. Through the years with improvement of equipment and technology we have also been able to expand to offer IVF services.

We are fortunate and privileged to have worked with over a dozen embryologists throughout the country and have maintained the success of the business with over 35 years of experience in the field of embryo transplant. At Olympic Genetic Center you are not going to be served as just another client and your cattle are not seen as just a number within the herd. Our number one goal is to provide individual care and nutrition for client’s donor cattle in order to achieve maximum potential in embryo collections and conception. We continually try to offer the best technology and service available with our clientele. We have had the opportunity to work with many different breeders to house and provide care for numerous nationally know donors. And ultimately, we will continue to offer guidance and educate our clients to obtain optimum conception whether it be embryo transplant, artificial insemination, and/or other bovine reproductive services. n

LOT 1 | OMF KESSLER K89 | ASA: 4100894

OMF EPIC E27 x HOOKS ANGEL 11A

Homo Black & Homo Polled FULL BROTHER to the $60,000 OMF Hard Right H21!

LOT 22 | OMF/DK KANNON 19K | ASA: 4057324

LBRS GENESIS G69 x OMF/DK CHEERS C88

Elite performance sire prospect that ranks top 1% of the breed for WW, YW, MWW, CW, & TI!

LOT 18 | OMF KAREEM K58 | ASA: 4100873

KCC1 COUNTERTIME 872H x HOOKS ANGEL 11A

One of the rst sons from the $230,000 KCC1 Countertime 872H to sell!

LOT 6 | FIVE STAR KING K14 | ASA: 4106447

OMF HARD RIGHT H21 x FIVE STAR GLORY G19

One of ve phenomenal ET brothers by the $60,000 OMF Hard Right H21!

LOT 20 | OMF KLONDIKE K49 | ASA: 4100861

KCC1 COUNTERTIME 872H x OMF FARRAH F35 Powerhouse son of KCC1 Countertime 872H that is from a maternal sister to OMF Epic E27!

LOT 51 | OMF/DK JOSIE 31J | ASA: 3893509

BRIDLE BIT BEST MAN F839 x OMF/DK GINGER G50

One of the very best females we have EVER o ered. Safe AI to OMF Epic E27 with a Heifer pregnancy!

LOT 63 | FIVE STAR JANAE J9 | ASA: 3947789

HOOK`S FULL FIGURES 11F x KBHR F316

A stunning FULL SISTER to the $65,000 Five Star Jackson J10. Safe AI to MR SR Red October G1761 with a Heifer pregnancy!

LOT 24 | FIVE STAR KNOXVILLE K26 | ASA: 4067744

EGL FIRESTEEL 103F x FIVE STAR GLORY G19

Homo Black & Homo Polled SimAngus™ herd sire prospect that o ers an extremely balanced number pro le!

LOT 52 | OMF/DKSM JERRILYN J44 | AS: 3953615

MR SR MIC DROP G1534 x OMF/DK CHEERS C88

This full sister to the $52,000 OMF/DKSM Density J34. Safe AI to OMF Rest Assured J18!

Selecting Hay for Cattle

by: Heather Smith Thomas iamcountryside.com

During winter, drought or any other times that animals do not have adequate pasture, hay is the mainstay of diet for cattle. Next to pasture, good quality hay is the most ideal feed.

Types of Hay

Hay falls into several categories: grass, legume, mixed (containing grass and a legume) and cereal grain straw (such as oat hay). Some of the more common grass hays include timothy, brome, orchard grass and bluegrass. In some parts of the country fescue, reed canary grass, ryegrass and Sudan grass are common. In northern parts of the U.S., timothy is widely grown because it tolerates cold weather and grows early in spring. It does not do well in hot climates, however. In central and southern parts of the country you are more apt to find Coastal Bermuda grass, brome or orchard grass because these tolerate heat and humidity better. Some hayfields consist of “wild hay” or “meadow hay” as compared to “tame” hay grasses that have been planted. Many of the native or volunteer plants that grow in uncultivated hayfields are good, nutritious grasses that make acceptable hay for beef cattle. As long as the plant mix is predominantly grasses of palatable types (rather than weeds or swamp grasses), meadow hay is quite adequate for winter feed—especially for mature cows that don’t need high levels of protein. Some of these native grasses, when cut before seed heads mature, are very palatable and high enough in protein content for calves and lactating cows, without having to add a supplemental protein source.

Cereal grain crops (especially oats) are sometimes cut while still green and growing, rather than waiting for the seed heads to mature for grain. If harvested properly, this makes good hay, especially when it is grown with peas (a legume). There is always some risk of nitrate poisoning, however, if cereal grain hays are harvested after a spurt of growth following a drought period. The hay can be tested for nitrate content if you are considering using this type of hay.

Legumes used for hay include alfalfa, various types of clover (such as red, crimson, alsike and ladino), lespedeza, birds-foot trefoil, vetch, soybean and cowpeas. Good legume hay generally has a higher level of digestible energy, vitamin A, and calcium than grass hay. Alfalfa may have twice the protein and three times the level of calcium than grass hay. Thus alfalfa is often fed to animals that need more protein and minerals.

Early bloom alfalfa (cut before the blossoms open) has about 18 percent crude protein, compared with 9.8 percent for early bloom timothy (before seed heads fill), 11.4 percent for early bloom orchard grass, and lower levels for most other grasses. Alfalfa cut at full bloom drops to 15.5 percent crude protein, compared to 6.9 percent for late bloom timothy and 7.6 percent for late bloom orchard grass. Thus legume hay, cut early, is more apt to meet the protein and mineral needs of young growing animals, pregnant and lactating animals than will many of the grass hays.

Nutritional value of hay is related to leaf content. Leaves of grass hay have more nutrients and are more digestible when the plant is immature and growing, and more fiber when the plant has reached full growth. Legume leaves, by contrast, do not have the same structural function and don’t change that much as the plant grows. But the stems become coarser and more fibrous. Alfalfa stems, for example, are woody, serving as structural support for the plant. Leaf to stem ratio is the most important criteria in judging nutrient quality in an alfalfa plant. The digestibility, palatability and nutrient value is highest when the plant is young—with more leaves and less stems. About 2/3 of the energy and 3/4 of the protein and other nutrients are in the leaves of a forage plant (whether grass or legume). Coarse, thick-stemmed hay (overly mature) has more fiber and less nutrition than immature, leafy hay with finer stems.

If buying alfalfa hay, you’ll want to know if it is first, second or third cutting (or later), and at what stage of growth it was harvested. If buying grass hay, maturity at harvest will also make a difference in its nutrient quality. Your choice will depend on the type of animals you are feeding, and their specific needs.

Hay for Cattle

Cattle can generally tolerate dustier hay than can horses, and can often eat a little mold without problems. Keep in mind, however, that some types of mold may cause abortion in pregnant cows. The quality of the hay needed will also depend on whether you are feeding mature beef cattle, young calves, or dairy cattle. Mature beef cattle can get by on rather plain hay—of any type—but if lactating they will need adequate protein. Good palatable grass hay, cut while still green and growing, can be very adequate, but if grass hay is coarse and dry (with little vitamin A or protein), you’ll need to add some legume hay to their diet.

THE Iowa Land Guy TEAM

Stay up to date with the latest market trends in Iowa farmland.

David Whitaker • Broker/Auctioneer

Whitaker Marketing Group • www.IowaLandGuy.com

2022 Year in Review!

Wow, what a year!

Auction Data:

• 515-460-8585

January

Results from the 1250 Auctions (141,965 acres) this last year have the average for the state at $12,020/acre, high quality ground at $14 ,705/acre, and medium quality ground averagi ng $9,521/acre. Low quality ground has remained steady at an average of $5,876/acre.

Farmland By The Facts:

2021 to 2022

1% i ncrease in acres to market at auction.

9.3% i ncrease to the average price per acre.

2020 to 2022 72.67% i ncrease in acres to market at auction. 58% i ncrease to the average price per acre.

All Iowa Land Sales Data: (Note: Data excludes any land sale less than $2000/acre and any land sale above $30,100/acre)

Results from the 5,575 Sales Transactions (516,189 acres) this last year have the average for the state at $9,537/acre.

2021 to 2022 35% decrease in acres to market (All Sales)

2020 to 2022

15.85% increase to the average price per acre

5% decrease in acres to market (All Sales)

33.25% increase to the average price per acre

Relator Land Institute Iowa shows a 16.9% increase. (2021-2022 opinion survey)

Iowa State University shows a 17% i ncrease. (2021-2022 opinion survey)

Positive Factors Driving Farmland: Good yields, commodity prices, net farm income, equity in the existing land, and a great investment.

Negative Factors Driving Farmland: Interest rates are still on the rise, 2023 input prices, margin compression, increased volume of farms offered to the public market, drought, supply chain, and forging conflicts.

Farmland prices are still at a historical all time high, although interest rates are on the rise the rates are still historically low. My predictions for 2023 are that farmland will remain steady, and the number of acres brought to market will be fewer. We will see new types of buyers entering the farmland landscape. The seller’s expectations will forever be high, and they will be cautious to sell in a softening market. We will be keeping an eye on the carbon market, commodity prices, input costs, net farm income, and foreign conflict. I can tell you this, good quality ground sells good, medium quality ground sells medium, and lower quality ground warrants a lower price. I can also tell you that all landowners have one thing in common…they would like to own more. We would like to thank all the customers that trusted Whitaker Marketing Group in 2022. We look forward to assisting and being your trusted advisor in 2023 and years to come.

Our Mission; Is to be your “Trusted Advisors”, Our obligation; is to market your farmland to the largest audience yielding you the most successful outcome!

Iowa Land Guy

Heifer Grant Program: Offering 2 - $500 grant to WJHA members for the purchase of a female in the sale. Contact Melissa for more info.

JWC DTC FORT KNOX 6615K | ASA: 4078192

W/C FORT KNOX 609F x W/C HARRELL ANGEL 7110E

High quality build and look with a cow family that simply does not miss! Three ET ushmate brothers sell!

JWC HEAVY HITTER 9135K | ASA: 4078202

RFS HEAVY HITTER H45 x WCS MS HIGH 9135G

Homo Black & Homo Polled Purebred that ranks Top 1% of the breed for WW, YW, & ADG!

JWC KC2 TURNPIKE 153J | ASA: 4070312

RUBYS TURNPIKE 771E x HPF VICTORIA B396E

This stout feature Purebred is backed by the famed HPF Victoria B396E donor dam!

ANGUS

JWC UDE CASINO 102K | ASA: 20529580

KR CASINO 6243 x KDJ QUEEN RUTH 502

Stout, rugged, and powerful - This Angus herd sire prospect is from the legendary Casino x 502 mating!

JWC BANKROLL 41K | ASA: 4078184

W/C BANKROLL 811D x EXAR RITA 5406

Full brother to RJ PF Rita 8288F - $164,000 high seller!

W/C FORT KNOX 258J | ASA: 3974295

W/C FORT KNOX 609F x MISS WERNING 258Z

One of several strong aged herd sire prospects that is ready for heavy service!

MR SR 71 RIGHT NOW E1538 x

Est. Due 2/16/23.

PB SM

PB SM

PB SM

JWC ANGEL 126J | ASA: 4070298

MR HOC BROKER x W/C MISS ANGEL 2870Z

Safe in calf to KBHE J079. Est. Due 2/24/23.

PB SM

JWC 7114 ANGEL 114J | ASA: 4070289

W/C BANKROLL 811D x W/C ANGEL 7114E Safe in calf to W/C JWC Trident 9727J. Est. Due 2/25/23.

PB SM

JWC 9005 ANGEL 121J | ASA: 4070293

W/C ANGEL 9005G

PB SM

Progeny of Featured Sires Include:

These calves have seen it all in 2022, starting with a big spring flood. Selected on soundness and phenotype, they are developed the “Wilde Way” out in big pastures and they have to travel. Northern Minnesota is beautiful in early March, we invite you to join us March 4th!

MMR CHIEF J404

Sire: TJ CHIEF 460G | ASA: 4146179

MGS: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN

A SimAngus™ sire that ranks top 10% of the breed for WW. His dam is backed by the tried and true “Pleasant Pill” cow family!

MMR CHIEF J406

Sire: TJ CHIEF 460G | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN

MGS: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z | ASA: 4146846

Homo black & polled SimAngus™ herd sire prospect with breed leading performance!

MMR CHIEF J400

Sire: TJ CHIEF 460G | ASA: 4146178

MGS: S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN

Homo black & polled calving ease option with built in maternal excellence!

MMR GOLD J336

Sire: TJ GOLD 274G | ASA: 4146135

MGS: BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1692 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN

Big spread herd sire prospect that o ers a moderate birth weight and added carcass merit. He is among the top 25% of the breed for 9 traits!

MMR CRIMSON TIDE J396

Sire: GIBBS 0689X CRIMSON TIDE | ASA: 4146140

MGS: BC EAGLE EYE 110-7 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Eye appealing blaze face herd sire prospect out of the 1105 donor. He charts top 2% CW, top 4% YW, top 4% ADG, and top 10% WW!

MMR CRIMSON TIDE J355

Sire: GIBBS 0689X CRIMSON TIDE | ASA: 4146081

MGS: BC EAGLE EYE 110-7 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN

A performance standout from the 1105 ET ushmate brothers. He charts top 2% CW, top 4% YW, top 4% ADG, and top 10% WW. A true beef bull!

MF MM CONFIDENCE PLUS 1092

Sire: CONNEALY CONFIDENCE PLUS | AAA: 20545722

MGS: BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682 | ANGUS

One of several maternal brothers from the 7459E donor, a member of the “Precision” cow family that calls home to Thomas Ranch!

MF MM STOCK FUND 1123

Sire: EXAR STOCK FUND 907B | AAA: 20531780

MGS: EXAR AVATAR 5516B | ANGUS

This powerful Angus herd sire prospect ranks top 10% of the breed for WW, YW, $B and $C. Performance with quality!

MF MM 7705 PAYWEIGHT 1102

Sire: DOUBLE G PAYWEIGHT 7705 | AAA: Pending

MGS: S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 | ANGUS

A stout set of age advantage Angus bulls will sell sired by resident herdsire, Double G Payweight 7705. A sire group worth studying!

5/8 SM

WINC RELEVANT 247K | ASA: 4100645

CKCC RELEVANT 0639H x WINC MISS SURELOCK 625D

The first sons CKCC Relevant 0639H sell! He ranks top 2% ADG, top 3% CW, top 10% YW, top 10% REA, and top 25% WW!

PB SM

WINC RIGHT TIME 249K | ASA: 4111343

ES RIGHT TIME FA110-4 x W/C MISS WERNING 638D

A performance driven son of ES Right Time FA110-4 that is supported by the maternal greatness of W/C Miss Werning 638D!

PB SM

WINC SURELOCK 248K | ASA: 4118942

ES SURELOCK ZW15 x WINC MISS 507C

Homo Black & Polled son of the legendary ES Surelock ZW15 that offers breed leading performance!

WINC SURELOCK 224K | ASA: 4100640

ES SURELOCK ZW15 x WINC MISS 606D

The NUMBER 1 WW bull with a WWR @ 118. He ranks among the top 1% REA, top 2% WW, top 2% YW, top 2% ADG, and top 10% MWW!

PB SM

WINC EPIC 213K | ASA: 4100635

OMF EPIC E27 x WINC HOLLIE

This big spread calving ease prospect by OMF Epic E27 posted an impressive adjusted weaning weight of 806 to record a WWR @ 107!

WINC MISS 887F | ASA: 3949681

WS PILGRIM H182U x DOUBLE J MISS Y113

887F is a massive bodied daughter of WS Pilgrim H182U.

She sells safe to our exciting new herd bull the $100,000 W/C Dabo 703J.

WINC MS STATEMENT 175J | ASA: 3954287

ES STATEMENT GZ33 x WINC MISS 9106G

This beautiful blaze faced female that offers breed leading performance figures. She will sell with a calf at side by R&R Testament J155.

H/F MR RIGHT NOW 017K | ASA: 4143554

MR SR 71 RIGHT NOW E1538 x H/F VERA 017H

Calving ease specialist by MR SR 71 Right Now E1538 that was raised by a first calf heifer!

3/4 SM

BLAG MR NIGHT WATCH 2K | ASA: 4022426

W/C NIGHT WATCH 84E x COWAN`S MS SHELBY 2H

Homo Black and Polled stud that reads for added calving ease and yet is extra powerful and shapely.

Selling50SimAngusBulls

100% of our SimAngus bulls are ETs and all are homozygous black and homozygous polled!

You are really going to appreciate the condition of these forage grown aged bulls.

These fancy Angus females are all out of some of the most elite sires. Selling a rare opportunity to own two of the most elite daughters of Showman ever offered.

This donor prospect is a daughter of Showman that combines phenomenal looks with tremendous performance. She was one of our 2022 elite donor heifers. Confirmed bred to Hoffman Thedford

Another super attractive daughter of Showman. This donor prospect has elite EPDs and stunning looks along with an outcross pedigree. Confirmed bred to Schiefelbein Untouchable

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OVERMILLER

February 18, 2023 at the Ranch north of Smith Center, KS

OVERMILLER

Selling:

50 ~ Red Angus Bulls (12-22 mo. old)

50 ~ Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls (12-22 mo. old)

60 ~ Commercial Red open hfrs

30 ~ Commercial Black open hfrs

Offering 20 age advantaged coming 2 year olds (April and May born), developed on grass until the end of December.

Balancers that combine the most proven Gelbvieh, Angus, and Red Angus genetics for the optimum blend.

Many bulls suitable for heiferssome yearlings, falls, and coming 2 yr olds.

Red Angus Bulls with Power, Performance, and Punch

the end-goal is the same: the highest quality beef that yields premiums. By focusing on maternal without undermining terminal traits, we offer the genetics for just that, so as an industry we can progressively

"Selecting Hay" continued from pg 46

Young calves have small, tender mouths and cannot chew coarse hay very well—whether grass or alfalfa. They do best with fine, soft hay that’s cut before bloom stage; it not only contains more nutrients, but is also much easier to eat.

Dairy cattle need the best hay— with the most nutrients per pound— since they are producing more milk than a beef cow. Most dairy cattle will not milk adequately on grass hay, nor on stemmy, coarse alfalfa without many leaves. A dairy cow needs to be able to eat as much as possible, and she will eat more fine, palatable alfalfa hay than coarse hay, and get a lot more nutrition from it.

If hay is expensive, beef cattle can often get by eating a mix of straw and some type of protein. Straw (aftermath from harvest of oats, barley or wheat) provides energy — created by fermentation breakdown in the rumen. A small amount of alfalfa or a commercial protein supplement can provide the needed protein, minerals and vitamins. If buying straw to feed, select good quality, clean straw. Oat straw is the most palatable; cattle like it quite well. Barley straw is not as well liked, and wheat straw is least desirable as feed. If feeding cereal grain hay (cut while still green and growing, rather than

at maturity, as straw), be careful with this type of hay, and have it checked for nitrate levels, to avoid nitrate poisoning.

In cold weather, cattle do better if fed extra roughage (grass hay or straw), since they have a large “fermentation vat” (rumen). During the breakdown of fiber in the rumen, heat and energy are created. During cold weather you need to feed your cattle more roughage, rather than more legume hay.

Cost

As a general rule, good quality legume hay costs more than grass hay (due to higher protein content), unless you live in a region where legume hay is the primary crop. Relative cost for hay will vary around the country, with cost reflecting supply and demand — along with freight costs to haul it. In drought years when hay is scarce, it will cost a lot more than on years when there is plentiful supply. If hay must be hauled very far, the price of fuel (in freight costs added to the base price) will make the total very expensive.

Tips on Selecting Hay

Hay quality can vary greatly, depending on growing conditions (wet or dry weather, hot or cool). Hay that grows slowly in cool weather is often more fine and palatable, with more nutrients per pound, than hay growing rapidly in hot weather. Hay that grows fast doesn’t have as much time to absorb minerals from the soil, for instance, and some types of plants mature too quickly; they may be too coarse and stemmy (and past bloom stage, with less nutrient quality than green, growing plants) by the time the hay is harvested. Other factors that affect nutritional value include plant species, fertility of soil, harvesting methods (whether the hay was crimped and conditioned to dry faster, losing less leaves and nutrients during drying) and curing time.

"Selecting Hay" continued on page 130

44 Point After

2023 marks our 71st year in the Polled Hereford business. Selling 40 bulls, All 2 years old Selling 33 heifers, 2 years old bred for spring calves

Our herd is ranked high on the list of 2022 Dams of Distinction

We have held 49 successful sales and have sold cattle into 37 states, Canada and Argentina.

Veiw Our Online Sale Catalog At: www.schutteandsons.net

This bull has been a looker since birth. He is a deep red color, with short markings, a red neck, and is the heaviest pigmented bull in the sale.

He is a soggy made bull with a medium frame. He is perfectly marked with a red neck and heavy pigmentation. His mother is a good producing cow that weans top calves.

Sired by: JDH MRD 2Z 33Z Victor 6G ET

She is a dark red heifer out of a great About Time granddaughter. She is gentle minded and will make a great cow. Bred AI to BEHM 100W Cuda 504C on 6-8-22. Checked safe to AI date.

Sired by: NJW 113D 1010 Tough 126F

This is one of our top heifers out of our new 33Z son. She is thick all the way through and has great teat placement. Bred AI to KJ Nella 919E Leader 476G on 6-9-22. Checked safe to AI date.

Sired by: JDH MRD 2Z 33Z Victor 6G ET

WEIS DOUBLE UP 8K | PB SM | ASA: 4158111

WHF/JS/CCS DOUBLE UP G365 x JPLF/RBS YOUR THE ONE

Elite quality and structural build. This purebred herd sire prospect is backed by the tired and true “Rudy” donor!

WEIS LEDGER 1618K | PB SM | ASA: 4158116

TL LEDGER x JPLF/RBS YOUR THE ONE

A powerful son of TL Ledger that is backed by generations of maternal excellence!

WEIS MISS RUDY 211J | PB SM | ASA: 4158118

WLE COPACETIC E02 x JPLF/RBS YOUR THE ONE

Flushmate sister to the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Grand Champion Purebred Simmental Heifer! AI Bred to THSF Lover Boy B33!

CLF OUTSIDER 15K | ANGUS | AAA: 20553014

CLF OUTSIDER 01B x SELDOM REST LUCY 0056

High quality Angus herd sire prospect that offers a unique combination of calvng ease and maternal strength!

CLF 24 KARAT 29K | ANGUS | AAA: 20553016

SCC SCH 24 KARAT 838 x SELDOM REST PIN UP GAL 8105

We have been a fan of 29K since day one! A herd sire prospect that is backed by the famed “Pin Up Gal” cow family!

CLF STABILITY 30K | ANGUS | AAA: 20553020

S&R STABILITY J824 x TOP LINE LADY 5125

30K is a softer bodied, smoother version of his dominant sire. Bid to own here!

TC OUTER LIMITS 21K | CHAROLAIS | AICA: P1368662

BOY OUTLIER 812 ET PLD x BLOOM MS KATHY G801

Full sib to the 2021 AICA Show Bull of the Year & BHSS High Seller!

TC EAGLE 22K | RED ANGUS | RAAA: 4638677

EGL RED EAGLE E7194 x TC ADELLE F2

Outcorss genetics in a stout, rugged, three-dimensional body style. Elite herd sire prospect!

WEIS BANKROLL 9K | 1/2 SM | ASA: 4158112

W/C BANKROLL 811D x MJB MARY 141C

We love that natural dimension, power, and ruggedness that this W/C Bankroll 811D possesses!

HAVEN HILL SIMMENTALS

Bulls will be checked in February 22nd. Bulls will be weighed, frame scored, scrotal measured, and evaluated for disposition and soundness.

Paperwork provided will include BSE, health report, health papers, negative Johnes on mothers, BVD, trich test on all non-virgin bulls.

If not picked up on sale day, later delivery needs to be pre

Feb

Keller Broken Heart

Stavich Simmentals

Ellingson Simmentals

Bichler Simmentals

• Bulls checked-in 2-22-23

• Bulls will be weighed, frame scored, scrotal measured, and evaluated for disposition and soundness.

• Paperwork provided will include:

• BSE • Health report/papers • Negative Johnes on Mother • BVD

• Trich Test on all non-virgin bulls

HAVEN HILL SIMMENTALS

Bob and Kathy Fitzpatrick

Sale Manager: Travis Meteer PH: 217-430-7030

• If not picked up on sale day, delivery needs to be pre-arranged

Sale Day Consultant: Roger Eakins PH: 573-576-2965

are fortunate to have these ranches using our genetics: Bichler Simmentals • Ellingson Simmentals • Keller Broken Heart Lazy C Diamond Ranch • Stavich Simmentals

1011 155th Ave West, Milan, Il 61264 Go to https://iptbullsale.com for complete sale listing, Email or call us to view our bulls on the farm, pictures and videos with questions, deliver options

To make phone bids contact Travis Meteer

PH: 309-236-7330 for the sale day phone number

E-mail: hhscows@gmail.com

C Diamond Ranch

HHS’S CONSIGNMENTS TO THE IPT BULL SALE

HHS MISS 836Z: Dam of lots 43 & 44

BULL & FEMALE SALE

Friday, February 24, 2023 | 6:00 PM CST

75 Bulls and 75 Pairs, Breds and Open Females

Video Auction at the Farm near Bloomfield, IA [Heated Sale Facility] Sale located at 24589 Ebony Ave. Bloomfield, IA 52537

PERFORMANCE TESTED GENETICS • COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN FOCUSED

FESCUE GRASS FRIENDLY • NO CREEP FEED • FREEZE BRANDED • GENOMIC PROFILED • THIRD PARTY TESTED BULLS

FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE • FREE BOARD UNTIL TURN-OUT AND DELIVERY WITHIN 150 MILES OF BLOOMFIELD OR WAVERLY, IA Dennis and Jennifer Deppe • Waverly, IA Dennis [call/text]. 319-239-1824 / deppeangus@yahoo.com

Cooperators: Andy Joos, 641-777-4949 • Bloomfield, IA Eric Smith. 563-379-6486 / Dustin Smith. 563-379-6408 / Chad Gotto. 563-599-3932

Request a sale catalog on our website today! deppeangus.com

ABSOLUTELY THE STOUTEST SET OF BULLS EVER PRODUCED BY BUSH ANGUS

Lot 25 Lot

SELLING:

BUSHS UP THE LIMIT 533

20492513

BD 2/09/22 BW 92#

WW: 859# Ratio 113

EVENSON EVEREST 964 X

BUSHS UNTOUCHABLE 622

BEPD +1.1

WEPD +80

YEPD +136

MEPD +24

BUSHS ATTAIN 535

20500378

BD 2/10/22 BW 88#

WW: 865# Rratio 114

EVENSON EVEREST 964

BUSHS DOUBLE TIME 879

BEPD +0.7

WEPD +76

YEPD +137

MEPD +37

For nearly a century, our cow herd has been known for its ability to increase pounds and create superb quality!

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Five Tahoe sons out of the legendary donor, 7885. Average birth weight was 79# and average WW was 808#

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BUSHS STEP ASIDE 870

20493808

BD 1/20/22 BW 78#

WW: 765# Ratio 101

BUSHS WING MAN 201

NEXT STEP 2036

Seven sons of Evenson Everest 964 sire that are all super calving ease bulls. They have an average of 77# for birth weight. Average WW is 815#, Ratio 108. Gaining an average of 4.72# per day. Good size and of the best quality ever!

Average BEPD +.4

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BEPD .5+

WEPD +66

YEPD +119

MEPD +19

Two sons of the Emerald sire, with an average ww of 826#

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One of the best sons to date of our Bushs Wing Man 201 sire. He will set the standard for quality!

BUSHS BLACKBIRD 2453

20500430

BD 2/11/22 BW 54#

BUSHS CHANGING TIMES 604

JACS RARE FIND 6503

BEPD -1.4

WEPD +66

YEPD 106

MEPD +29

Carcass Challenge steers delivered

On November 21, the Carcass Challenge steers were delivered to the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition farm north of Ames. We are extremely thankful for the generous donors, the Iowa Cattlemen’s Leadership Program class, and the volunteers who hauled steers to Ames.

We are excited for this group to be on feed as well as thankful for the opportunity to house the steers at Iowa State University.

In addition to this opportunity, thanks to the help of Elanco and the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab this year, we did a bacterial analysis on the health of the animals. Donors will receive these results in late December, letting them know if there is anything alarming with the calf to make aware of what is lingering on the farm.

The steers began the data collection period on December 5. Beginning weights and initial scan carcass data were taken thanks to Bonnie Larson with Critical Insights The next scan will be mid-test on February 15. Donors will receive that information by email and mail.

All updates and information about the steers throughout the program will be communicated through email, mail, the Iowa Cattleman magazine, and phone calls from our ICLP program participants. We are excited to have recruited more steers this year and look forward to keeping you updated throughout the program. We are excited to see the outcomes and results as a group.

If you have any questions or concerns through the upcoming months, please do not hesitate to reach out to Madyson Thill.

THANK YOU DONORS

Adams Co. Cattlemen; Allen JohnsonSterling Cattle Co.; Amana Farms; Andrew Benning; Asmus Farm Supply; B&G Feed Service; Bank Plus; Ben and Monica

Danner; Beth Baudler; Bob Connely; Bob Noble; Brad Balsley; Brad Koima; Braun Show Cattle; Brian Tuttle; Brooke Stowater; Buchanan Co. Cattlemen; Byergo Angus; C & B Operations; Carl Bormann; Cascade Livestock Auction; Cerro Gordo Co. Cattlemen; Chad Jacobs; Chad Nold; Cherokee Co. Cattlemen; Clarke Co. Cattlemen; Clayton Saeugling; Clint VonGlon; Clinton Co. Cattlemen; Cornerstone Insurance; Crawford Co. Cattlemen; Custom Precast and Dale Larsen - Larsen Angus; and Dan Delaney; Dan Powers - Maquoketa Livestock Exchange; Danny Behr; Darin Koch; Dave Lubben and Lydia GrantLubben White Oak Farms; David Bruene; David Chambers; David Rueber - River Valley Coop; David Trowbridge; Decatur Co. Cattlemen; Dennis Clarahan; D&R Feeds; Don Gutheridge; Doug Schroeder - Schroeder Angus; Dr. Erik Laumann, DVM; Driven Embryo Services; Duane & Mindy Rose - 4R Herefords; Dubuque, Jones, Deleware Co. Cattlemen; Dunlap Livestock Auction; Dustin Balsley; Dustin Noble; Elkader Vet Clinic; Emmet Co. Cattlemen; Eric Sanny; Evan Vermeer; and

Fayette, Clayton, & Winneshiek Co. Cattlemen; Franklin Co. Cattlemen; Fremont Co. Cattlemen; Galen Jimmerson - Deer Run Ranch Red Angus; Gary and Linda Olsen - Olsen Red Angus; Gary Walter, Geordan Hansen - Winding Acres; Glassnapp Ag; Greene Co. Cattlemen; Gregory Feedlots; Greiman Brothers; Hamilton Co. Cattlemen; Highland Vet Service; Highway 64 Auctions; Holden Maines & More; Holstein - Motor Inn; Humeston Livestock Auction; and Ida Co. Cattlemen; ISU Beef Teaching Farm; Jack Giltner; Jackson Co. Cattlemen; Jason Kreimeyer; Jason Kurt; Jay Petersen; Jayme Sieren; Jeff Olrich - Roller Mill Ag; Jerard Gnade; Jeremy

Walter; Jesse Prochniank - East Fork Land and Cattle; Jim Gibson; Jim Mosher; Jim Skartvedt - Renew Livestock; John Irmiter; John McGrath; Jon LaFrenz; JR Larson Electric; Julie Evans; Justin Murray; and Katie Wernimont - Hubbard Feeds; Kennedy Cattle; Kent Pruismann; Kevin Converse - Converse Cattle; Kirby Goettsch; Kirk Lynch - Heartland Simmentals; Krukow Brothers; Larry Johnson; Larry Kester - Red Star Feeds LLC; LCB Farms; Longinaker Farms; Loren Truelson; Luana Savings Bank; Lyon Co. Cattlemen; M&D Partnership; Macel Sebetka - Sebetka Farms; Madison Co. Cattlemen; Manternach Land and Cattle; Marion Co. Cattlemen; Mike Bates; Miller Ag Feed; and Mills-Mongomery Co. Cattlemen; Minnehan Family Farms; Mitchell Co. Cattlemen; Muscatine, Scott, & Cedar Co. Cattlemen; Nate Blackford; Neal Ruschy; Nick Andersen; Ory Brothers; Palas Farms; Peyton and Bruce River; Pineview Angus; Polk Co. Cattlemen; Producers Livestock Marketing Assoc.; Purple Ribbon Beef; and Randy Lehman - RL Fleckvieh Limerock Ranch; Ringstead Insurance Co.; Riverside Casino and Golf Resort; Russ and Diane Cook; Ryan Lindsey - Animat; Sioux Co. Cattlemen; Spencer Ag; Stateline Publication; Steve Rehder; Steve RiesDevinish Feeds; Stockman Advantage; Tate, Harper, & Hudson Lawton; Terry and Sheryl England - Sandridge Red Angus; Tim and Sandy Meyer; Todd Pille; and Tom Reuvers; Travis Olson; Trent Rehder; Ty Lauritsen; Tye Rinner; Tysen Christensen; United Bank; Upper Iowa Beef; Vic Nichols; Voss Angus; Walker Farms; Walter Family Stock Farm; Washington Co. Cattlemen; Will Epperly and Jon Schaben; and Worth Co. Cattlemen.

January 2023

IOWA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

Member Services Team thankful for 2022 and looking forward to events in 2023

As we are in the thick of the holiday season we always need to take time to reflect on how 2022 went and look forward to the exciting things in store for 2023. In 2022 we added three new staff to the team and it has been exciting to see them hit the ground running. We now have all four regions of Iowa covered and look forward to continuing to help your local county boards and members.

We are also thankful for our members that continue to renew and support each other. We are stronger together and more powerful as one voice and you all continue to help us be at the forefront of topics and continue to push our leaders in Washington, D.C., and in Iowa to support our Iowa cattlemen.

As we look forward to 2023 we wanted to make sure we were getting to each region for an update and some educational opportunities.

In January, February, and March you will be able to take advantage of opportunities at our 2023 Cattle Forums to listen to an ICA and IBIC update, market outlook, and some different topics pertinent to each region of the state. Please take advantage of the dates, times, and locations listed below in the table to get your cattle industry update this winter. These events will be free to any paying member and will provide a meal and plenty of opportunities to learn and interact with ICA staff and speakers. Please watch your mailbox for a postcard reminder and rsvp as the dates approach in your area.

If you don’t get a chance to catch one of our Cattle Forums, please reach out to your Member Services Team and see if we can get a small producer meeting sched-

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uled in your county. Also take advantage of the local Cattlemen’s banquets and auctions that might be happening in you area over the next few months.

For a list of these events please stop by our website, www.iacattlemen.org or visit our Facebook page to find out times and locations.

Thank you again for a successful 2022 and we look forward to talking with and seeing you at one of our events or out in the countryside in 2023. From our team to yours, have a blessed holiday season.

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FREE CATTLE PRODUCER FORUMS

All events will begin with registration, trade show and meal at 5 p.m.

January 9, 2023

Anthon Community Center 110 N 5th Ave. Anthon, IA 51004

January 10, 2023

ISU Extension Office 309 N Main St. Leon, IA 50144

January 23, 2023

Ventura Community Center 4 North Weimer St. Ventura, IA 50482

January 31, 2023

Legion Hall 301 Jackson St. NE Cascade, IA 52033

February 7, 2023

Guthrie County Fairgrounds Community Building 408 W State St. Guthrie Center, IA 50115

February 23, 2023

The Great Hall of Royal 300 1st Ave. Royal, IA 51357

March 1, 2023

Washington County Extension Office 2223 250th St. Washington, IA 52353

March 21, 2023

Keystone Turner Hall 91 2nd Ave. Keystone, IA 52249

March 30, 2023

Newton Fore Seasons 6232 Highway S74 S Newton, IA 50208

If you have questions or would like to RSVP, call 515-296-2266

3RD ANNUAL

We’ve consistently delivered the very best genetics from our breeders across the state representing 300+ $C genetics and heifers made for the photo backdrop. This rich history continues in 2023 with our in-person sale.

Visitors Welcome Anytime!

VOSS SCALE CRUSHER 2052 Reg #20385689

VOSS QUARTERBACK 1554 Reg #20338246

VOSS ELBA 2108 Reg #20297457

VOSS BLACKCAP MAY 2024 Reg #20301416

VOSS MADAME PRIDE 2055 Reg #20385681

VOSS GENERAL 2234 Reg #20307531

VOSS DOC RYAN Reg #20311814

VOSS MADAME PRIDE 2106 Reg #20297456

VOSS BLACKCAP MAY 2059 Reg #20382750

VOSS BLACKCAP MAY 2204 Reg #20302323

“Working Bull”

SELLING 130 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS

HAYNES Exponential 2433

20463883 • 2/2/22

Sire: KCF Bennett Exponential

Maternal Grandsire:

VAR Discovery 2240

+12 CED • Top 1% WW, YW, CW, $W, $C • Top 2% $B

HAYNES Exponential 2313

20463844 • 1/28/22

Sire: KCF Bennett Exponential

Maternal Grandsire:

HAYNES Outright 452

+12 CED • Top 4% $C • Top 3%

Docility • Top 5% WW, YW

HAYNES Exponential 2168

20463809 • 1/21/22

Sire: KCF Bennett Exponential

Maternal Grandsire: Mill Bar Hickok 7242

Top 3% WW, $C • Top 4% $B

• Top 5% CW, $F

Sires represented include:

Tehama Patriarch F028 (18981191) (20 sons)

Heiken Broadview (19421003) (13 sons)

KCF Bennett Exponential (19507801) (30 sons)

4M Ace 709 (19014756) (30 sons)

HAYNES Breakout 9153 (19545006) (20 sons)

HAYNES Canyon Rim (19234277) (20 sons)

Sitz Alpine 11076 (18385837) (20 sons)

HAYNES Fulfillment 089 (19842246) (10 sons)

Buy ’Em Your Way!

n 100% AI from industry leading sires

n Free delivery to surrounding states

n Genomic enhanced EPDs

n Developed on native range without creep feed

n Athletic and ready to work in big country

n Many heifer bulls in the offering and all are cow makers!

n First breeding season guarantee. Sight unseen purchases are guaranteed.

n Trich tested

n Ask about our “On Ranch Inspection” discount

HAYNES Patriarch 202

20463896 • 1/22/22

Sire: Tehama Patriarch F028

Maternal Grandsire:

Poss Achievement

+10 CED • Top 1% WW, YW, $W

• Top 2% RE, $C • Top 3% CW

n Volume and repeat buyer discounts

n Ultrasound data available early February

If you are interested in improving the genetics in your operation, backed by our family’s commitment to the success of our customers, give us a call.

Watch

TURNING UP THE HEAT!

Sale Managers: Eberspacher Enterprises 507-532-6694 Val Cell 612-805-7405 • sales@ebersale.com Catalog will be online at www.ebersale.com Steve

ES KA110-2

ES J45 PB SM

One way to assess maturity of alfalfa hay is the snap test. If a handful of hay bends easily in your hand, the fiber content is relatively low. The hay will be more nutrient dense and digestible (with less woody lignin), than if the stems snap like twigs.

Hay samples can be tested; core samples from several bales can be sent to a hay testing lab for analysis. This is always wise when trying to evaluate hay for protein or mineral content. You should also open a few bales and look at the hay inside, to check texture, maturity, color and leafiness. Check for weeds, mold, dust, discoloration due to weathering (to know if the cut hay was rained on before being baled and stacked). Check for heat (and smell the hay) to know if it’s fermented.

Also check for foreign material in the bales, such as rocks, sticks, baling twines or wire. The latter can cause hardware disease in cattle if ingested wire pokes through the gut and creates peritonitis. Cattle often eat hurriedly and don’t sort out small foreign objects. Baling twines in hay can also be hazardous if eaten. Calves often chew on and eat twines, which can create fatal blockage in the gut.

Rained-on hay that had to be redried will be dull in color— yellow or brown, rather than bright green. All hay will weather; the sun bleaches the outside of the bales. You often can’t tell the quality of hay by looking at the outside. The inside should still be green, however, even if the outer edges have faded due to exposure to rain and sun.

Odor also gives a good clue to quality. Hay should smell good, not musty, sour or moldy. Flakes should separate easily and not be stuck together. Moldy hay, or hay that heated too much after being baled will usually be heavy, stuck together, and dusty. Alfalfa hay that has heated excessively may be brown and “caramelized,” smelling sweet or a little bit like molasses. Cattle like it, but some of the nutrients have been cooked; much of the protein and vitamin A have been destroyed. Good hay will be uniformly green and smell good, with no brown spots or moldy portions.

Try to select hay that has been protected from weather by a tarp or hay shed, unless you are buying it directly out of the field after baling. Rain on a stack can ruin the top layer or two, soaking in and causing mold. The bottom layer of bales may also be moldy if the stack sat on ground that draws moisture. Top and bottom bales will weigh more (adding cost) and have spoilage. n

H d Sire

LKCC BOLD VENTURE 194F X CONLEY LUCY F49

Owned with Conley Cattle

H d Sire

RP/B C R EMINENCE H005

WLE COPACETIC E02 X RP/MP BUILT TO LOVE A021

Owned with Conley Cattle & C-4 Land & Cattle

H d Sire

HCC0 PAYBACK 166H

PROFIT X HCC0 COUNTESS 477C

H d Sire

NEXT LEVEL

KRJ DAKOTA OUTLAW G974 X KRDL CAEDENCE C37

Owned with Boyert Show Cattle

H d Sire

B C R PLATINUM 309H

WLE COPACETIC E02 X STF BS45

H d Sire

STAG HIGH DEFINITION 110 ET

BAR-E-L NATURAL LAW 52Y X NORDS LUCY 8022

Owned with Stagemeyer Cattle Company & Rosebud Cattle Company

H d Sire

CHESTNUT PERFECT TIMING 341

S&R STABILITY J824 X TR MS BLACK ROSE 8158F

Owned with Chestnut Angus Farm & Schae er Show Cattle

CONLEY B C R TULSA KING K49

MEAD UPSCALE X883

MEAD JUSTIFIED X313

PRODUCTION SALE - 1 PM MST - MARCH 23, 2023

JOIN US AT THE RANCH-CRAWFORD, NEBRASKA

WCS MR RED EMPIRE 2818K

ASA: 4149186 | PB SM

Sire: BAR CK RED EMPIRE 9153G • MGS: JF MILESTONE 999W

Homo Polled red hided calving ease herd sire prospect that ranks Top 10% CE, Top 3% BW, Top 4% MCE, & Top 30% API. His maternal granddam is a FULL SISTER to SVF Steel Force S701!

WCS MR STAY 2121K

ASA: 4149241 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN Sire: W/C MAINSTAY 355F • MGS: HARKERS BANDITO UNO Impressive SimAngus™ herd sire prospect that is among the Top 10% WW, Top 15% YW, Top 10% MWW, Top 15% CW, & Top 10% REA!

WCS MR GLOCK 2125K

ASA: 4149160 | PB SM

Sire: WCS GLOCK 357 7117E • MGS: LRS TURNING POINT 3117A He ranks Top 25% WW, Top 20% MWW, and Top 15% CW. He posted an adjusted weaning weight of 847 with a WWR @ 114!

JOCK & BRENDA BEESON

100 Wohlers Drive - Crawford, NE 69339 Brenda. 308-430-2117 - Jock. 308-430-0668

wcsbeeson@bbc.net - www.westerncattlesource.com

SALE MANAGED BY - INNOVATION AG MARKETING GRAHAM BLAGG - 530-913-6418 JERED SHIPMAN - 806-983-7226 TIM ANDERSON - 605-682-9343 WWW.NNOVATIONAGMARKETING.COM

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF THREE FEMALES, 2023 NWSS SELLING PICK OF THE NWSS PEN HEIFERS!

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF FIVE PERCENTAGE BULLS , 2023 NWSS

COMING IVF DATES

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

Thurs. 2nd - Williamsburg

Thurs. 2nd - State Center

Thurs. 16th - State Center

Thurs. 23rd - Winthrop

MARCH

Thurs. 2nd - State Center

Thurs. 9th - Williamsburg

Thurs. 16th - State Center

Thurs. 23rd - Winthrop

Thurs. 30th - State Center

UPCOMING SALES & EVENTS

2 Bear Mountain Angus - Palisade, NE

3

Ohlrichs & Friends Bull Sale - Norfolk, NE

Poss Angus Bull Sale - Scotia, NE

4

Cardinal Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Wyoming, IL

Horsley Bros. Future Generation Sale - Toulon, IL

Loonan Stock Farm Private Treaty Prod. Sale - Corning, IA

Ruby Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Murray, IA

Springer Simmentals Production Sale - Decorah, IA

Steele Land & Livestock Bull & Female Sale - Anita, IA

Upstream Ranch Production Sale - Taylor, NE

5

Frey Angus Ranch Production Sale - Granville, ND

Hartman Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Tecumseh, NE

6

Long’s Simmentals Production Sale - Creston, IA

Taubenheim Gelbieh Production Sale - Amherst, NE

7 Hoover Angus Production Sale - Tingley, IA

8 Jindra Angus Production Sale - Clarkson, NE

9

Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus Bull Sale - Veteran, WY

Rust Mountain View Ranch Bull Sale - Mercer, ND

10

Clear Springs Cattle Co. - Starbuck, MN

Lemke Cattle Bull & Female Sale - Lawrence, NE

Raml Cattle Bull & Bred Heifer Sale - Goodwin, SD 11

CK Cattle / Wager Cattle Production Sale - Highmore, SD

Crooked Creek Angus Production Sale - Clarinda, IA

Precision Beef Genetics Bull Sale - Griswold, IA

RL Fleckvieh Limerock Ranch Mature Cow DispersalBrandon, IA

Rousey SimAngus Bull Sale - North Platte, NE

11-19 IA Beef Expo - Des Moines, IA 12

IA Angus Assn. Show & Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

IA Gelbvieh Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

IA Red Angus Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

Oak Meadow Farms Production Sale - Cresco, IA

13

Fawcett Elm Creek Ranch ProductionSale - Ree Heights, SD

IA Charolais Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

IA Simmental Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

Koupal’s B & B Angus Bull Sale - Dante, SD

14 Werning Cattle Co. Production Sale - Emery, SD 15

IA Hereford Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

Ostrand Angus Production Sale - Ansley, NE

16

Krebs Ranch Bull Sale - Gordon, NE

Mogck & Sons Angus of Olivet Bull & Female Sale - Olivet, SD

17

Donors on Ice Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA

Hoffman Ranch Spring Bull Sale - Thedford, NE

Jared Werning Cattle Production Sale - Parkston, SD

R & R Cattle Co. Production Sale - Chamberlain, SD

18

Janssen Angus Bull Sale - Earlham, IA

Leader Angus Farm Production Sale - Crofton, NE

Overmiller Production Sale - Smith Center, KS

Pine View Angus Bull Sale - Colesburg, IA

Schiefelbein Farms Bull Sale - Kimball, MN

Varilek Angus Bull Sale - Geddes, SD

18-19 Sexton Cattle Open House - Ainsworth, IA

18-26 NE Cattlemens Classic - Kearney, NE 19

Bruning Farms Production Sale - Bruning, NE

Gaffney Family Cattle Production Sale - Barneveld, WI

K-Ler Cattle Production Sale - Saint Charles, MN

Miller Angus Bull Sale - Valentine, NE

Trauernicht Simmentals Production Sale - Wymore, NE 20

Rennert Ranch Charolais Bull Sale - Cozad, NE

TC Reds / Weis Cattle Bull Sale - St. Ansgar, IA 21

Caraway Red Angus Production Sale - Cozad, NE

Cedar Top Ranch Bull Sale - Burwell, NE

Douglas Booth Family Angus Bull Sale - Torrington, WY 22

Sexton Cattle Online Bull Sale - sconlinesales.com

TC Ranch Bull Sale - Franklin, NE 23

Cattlemen’s Cut Bull Sale - Brewster, NE

IL Performance Tested Bull Sale - Springfield, IL 24

Deppe Angus Bull & Female Sale - Bloomfield, IA

Frese Angus & Hereford Bull Sale - Columbus, NE 25

Bush Angus Bull Sale - Britton, SD

Cannon Charolais Ranch Bull Sale - Newton, IA

Galaxy Beef Production Sale - Macon, MO

Eblen & Sons Simmental Bull Sale - Bridgewater, IA

High Point Genetics Bull Sale - Osceola, IA

Lazy Black Diamond Ranch Production Sale - Kearney, NE

MO Angus Breeders Futurity - Columbia, MO

Pleasant Hill Farms Bull & Heifer Sale - Bowling Green,KY

Shepherd-Shamburg Charoalis & Angus Open House - Stuart, IA

Studer Shorthorns Bull Sale - Anita, IA

"Sales" continued from pg 152

February 25 continued....

Tegtmeier Polled Herefords Bull & Female Sale - Burchard, NE

26

Circle B Livestock Bull Sale - Albion, NE

Southwest Simmental Group Sale - Dunlap, IA

Voss Angus Production Sale - Dexter, IA

27

Foxhovern Angus Sale - Crofton, NE

Hart Angus Farms Production Sale - Frederick, SD

Reyes/Russell Bull Sale - Wheatland, WY

28 Haynes Cattle Co. Angus Bull Sale - Ogallala, NE

MARCH

1

Bredemeier Angus Production Sale - Stella, NE

Kraye Angus Ranch Annual Sale - Mullen, NE

2

GG Genetics / Mars Bull & Female Sale - Ida Grove, IA

Jensen Bros. Bull Sale - Courtland, KS

Kearns Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Rushville, NE

3 Eichacker Simmentals Production Sale - Salem, SD

4

Cason’s Pride & Joy Simmental Bull Sale - Russell, IA

CNN Cattle Co. Online Bull Sale - liveauctions.tv

Fabius Creek Angus Production Sale - Bloomfield, IA

Hickory Hollow Farms / Burns Angus Bull & Female SaleWellmanm IA

Laflin Angus Ranch Production Sale - Olsburg, KS

Mason Angus & SimAngus Sale - Broken Bow, NE

Mead Farms Bull Sale - Versailles, MO

Moriondo Farms / MM Cattle Sale - Mount Vernon, MO

Real World Genetics Sale - Humeston, IA

WI Hereford Assn. Spring Sale - Fennimore, WI

Wilde Angus Ranch Annual Sale - Shevlin, MN

4-5 Western IL Cattle Jackpot - Peoria, IL

5

Gateway Genetics Bull Sale - Pierce, NE

Spring Valley Angus Production Sale - LaMoure, ND

T & E / Mr. K Angus Open House - Clarks, NE

Windy Creek Cattle Co. Production Sale - Spencer, SD 6

Hanel’s Black Simmentals Bull Sale - Courtland, KS

Styles Angus Production Sale - Brentford, SD

T & E / Mr. K Angus Online Bid Off Sale - dvauction.com

Vision Angus Annual Sale - North Platte, NE

7

Macholan Angus Production Sale - Columbus, NE

Schutte & Sons Pld. Herefords Production Sale - Guide Rock, NE

Swanson Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Oxford, NE

8 Warner Beef Genetics Bull Sale - Arapahoe, NE

9 Brookhauser T-Bone Angus Bull Sale - Atkinson, NE 10

Hilltop Simmentals Bull Sale - Worthing, SD

Kenny Angus Bull & Female Sale - Odebolt, IA

Weiss Brothers Bull & Female Sale - Red Cloud, NE

Western Illinois University Performance Test Bull SaleMacomb, IL

11

Brad Z Ranch Annual Sale - Guthrie Center, IA

DeSu Angus Sale - Fremont, IA

Koberstein Farms Angus Bull Sale - Holyoke, CO

Yardley Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Beaver, UT

12 Graystone Cattle Co. Production Sale - Stockport, IA 13

ICA Symbol of Excellence Bull Sale - Bloomfield, IA

Lee’s Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Brush, CO

14 Weber Land & Cattle Bull Sale - Lake Benton, MN

15

Diamond M Cattle Co. Online Bull Sale - CCI.live

Wagonhammer Ranches Production Sale - Albion, NE

16

Benoit Angus Bull Sale - Esbon, KS

DBL Bull Sale - Fullerton, NE

Evenson Angus Production Sale - Lemmon, SD

K7 Herefords Annual Sale - Lockridge, IA

17

The Genetic Event - Des Moines, IA

TD Angus Bull Sale - North Platte, NE

18

Buck Creek Ranch Bull Sale - Yale, OK

Musgrave Angus Production Sale - Griggsville, IL

The Main Event Lamb & Goat Live Auction - Des Moines, IA

19 2K Angus Bull & Female Sale - Bloomington, WI

20

Flat Water Gang Red Angus Bull Sale - Broken Bow, NE

Rancho Casino Angus Bull Sale - Purdum, NE

23 Western Cattle Source Production Sale - Crawford, NE

24 Impact Catte Co. Online Bull Sale - sconlinesales.com

APRIL

1

Kraye Angus Ranch Sale - Mullen, NE

WI Beef Improvement Assn. Bull Sale - Platteville, WI

6

A & B Cattle Annual Sale - Bassett, NE

Herbster Angus Farms Bull & Female Sale - Beatrice, NE

14 ICA Symbol of Excellence Bull Sale - Tama, IA

So, while I write this, I am watching the San Francisco 49ers play in their first playoff game against the Seahawks. If you know me very well, you know I am a huge Niners FAN and have been since I was in grade school; loving Joe Montana and Jerry Rice! It is, to this day, the thing that keeps my brother, Bubba, and I super connected because of our LOVE of the 49ers! My kids, thank goodness, are BIG fans as well! Now that we have Brock Purdy to cheer on from the Iowa State Cyclones, life is just a little sweeter! I will even concede to being happy about our tight end, George Kittle, even though he played for the wrong Iowa team! How can you not like the Niners, if you are from Iowa??

Our lives continue to be crazy with Taylor’s 8th grade basketball season coming into full swing and AAU Volleyball as well. When my brother and I played high school sports we always vied for the #5 jerseys. We always said it was a family number to guilt anyone even considering grabbing #5. Fast forward to Tucker playing football, he knew I loved #5 but being an offensive lineman the #5 really was not an option. Next best thing he got #50! Taylor in her regular season volleyball this year got the #5. Volleyball was my favorite sport in high school and so we got my button out from high school as a Bridgewater-Fontanelle Panther and compared to Taylor’s 8th grade Creston Panther!!

Tucker is prepping for the FFA Public Speaking Contest at sub-districts coming right around the corner, as well as, submitting another application for an FFA District Officer position. Spring seems to be filling up quickly!

Wish me luck, Taylor will turn 14 on Feb 4th and get her driver’s permit. I have a feeling Matt will be taking her driving because our clashing personalities might not be a good idea. Pretty sure Tucker plans on letting her chauffeur him around!

We have been able to catch a couple of my niece’s basketball games and watch my brother-in-law coach as well! Nodaway Valley is pretty darn lucky to have such a great girls’ basketball coach, Brian Eisbach, and in my opinion to have a star player in my niece, Izzy (Treva calls her Z). My sister, Mandi, gets the privilege of trying to keep me from yelling at the refs as well, and Treva adores my nephew, Max (she calls him X). Max is less than impressed with her constant hugs.

Please continue to keep our nation and military in your constant prayers.

Hope everyone has an incredible February!

God Bless, Heidi Sorensen Rohrig

661-900-6004

heidi@livestockplusinc.com

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