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sire. MONOPOLY dam. HABANERO/WITCH DR. thc phaf dob. 3.20.2010 bw. 84 lbs

sire. HEAT WAVE dam. LAIN DONOR 57 thc phaf dob. 4.08.2012 bw. 86 lbs

sire. UNSTOPPABLE dam. NAGE WIDE TRACK thc phaf dob. 2.21.2013 bw. 88 lbs

Mogck & Sons Angus of Olivet

31st Annual Production Sale

Selling 110 Yearling Bulls

2 miles west, 4 north and 2 west of Olivet, SD

Friday, April 11, 2014

All bulls & heifers are 50K’d

1 p.m. • At the Ranch

30 Open Yearling Heifers Mogck Bullseye

Reg # 17102085 CED +4 .61

BW +2.5 .87

WW +75 .81

YW +134 .71

SC +1.65 .71

DOC +29 .64

MARB +.66 .45

RE +.75 .38

$W $B

$55.08 $103.43

• The $192,000 South Dakota sale topper selling to Hoover Angus, KDS Angus and Accelerated Genetics. • Bullseye was the highest used young sire in 2012 and produced large volumes of semen at a young age. Note his proven scrotal circumference of +1.65 with his sire at +1.71. • He is a fault free bull with no holes in his EPDs. Bullseye sires calves moderate at birth with explosive growth along with carcass traits you cannot find in low birth, high growth cattle. • Make sure to look at his $ Values ($W $55.08 and $B $103.43) • He is siring sale topping bulls and heifers throughout the Midwest.

Mogck Sure Shot • Our high selling bull in 2008 who sold to Accelerated Genetics. • Sure Shot is a proven calving ease sire who offers more growth than most calving ease sires. • He is a herd bull sire, siring sale toppers all over the United States. • His daughters may be the best thing about him yet. They are very good uddered. Just the right size with great disposition.

Reg # 15899735 CED +10 .81

BW -.3 .91

WW +64 .86

YW +104 .83

SC +1.71 .83

DOC +23 .68

MARB +.44 .51

RE +.85 .45

$W $B

• Coleman Regis 904 • Connealy Final Solution • PLUS other Top Sires!

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Selling 65 High Performance Charoalis Bulls 13 Fancy Replacement Heifers

Lot 1 EC ROCK ON 5027 PLD BW: 86lbs. WW: 821lbs. YW: 1522lbs. ADG: 4.4 EPDs: BW: -0.7 WW: 37 YW: 68 M:14 TM: 32 REA: 0.34 SIRE: RAILE 2250 T077

Lot 8 EC RALLY 936 PLD BW: 94 lbs. WW: 722 lbs. YW:1469 lbs. ADG: 4.7 EPDs: BW: 2.3 WW: 43 YW: 75 MLK: 4 TM: 25 REA: .24 SIRE: RAILE 2250 T077

EC GAME CHANGER 7070 PLD BW: 87 lbs. WW: 767 lbs. YW: 1540 lbs. ADG: 4.8 EPDs: BW: 0.8 WW: 42 YW: 84 MLK: 0 TM: 22 SIRE: EC Game Changer

Lot 48 EC REVELATION 5030 PLD BW: 93lbs. WW: 805 lbs. YW: 1440 lbs. ADG: 4 EPDs: BW: 0.5 WW: 50 YW: 85 MLK: 7 TM: 31 REA: .76 SIRE: M6 New Standard

Lot 18 EC HIGH TECH 044 PLD BW: 82lbs. WW: 743lbs. YW: 1457lbs. ADG: 4.5 EPDs: BW: -0.8 WW: 38 YW: 76 MLK: 6 TM: 25 REA: .56 SIRE: LT Ledger

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Lot 19 EC TURBO 601 PLD BW: 95 lbs. WW: 786 lbs. YW: 1468 lbs. ADG: 4.3 EPDs: BW: -0.4 WW: 39 YW: 70 MLK: 9 TM: 29 REA: .49 SIRE: LT Ledger

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Lot 40 EC FULL LOAD 5054 PLD BW: 90 lbs. WW: 816 lbs. YW: 1477 lbs. ADG: 4.1 EPDs: BW: 0.7 WW: 39 YW: 69 MLK: 11 TM: 30 SIRE: JS Full Throttle

Lot 51 EC SILVER DISTANCE 107 PLD BW: 80lbs. WW: 735 lbs. YW: 1383 lbs. ADG: 4.1 EPDs: BW: -0.1 WW: 25 YW: 43 MLK: 17 TM: 30 REA: .16 SIRE: EC Silver Distance 740

Lot 66 EC STELLA 357 PLD BW: 88lbs. WW: 650lbs. EPDs: BW: 1.0 WW: 43 YW: 82 MLK: 2 TM: 23 REA: .78 SIRE: M6 New Standard

Increase your profits with an Eggleston bull! Extra Performance! • Calving Ease! Great Dispositions! • Carcass Merit! Free Delivery in SD. $50 off haul your own bull home, discount. Volume discounts. Lot 73 EC LADY STURGIS 363 PLD BW: 93lbs. WW: 660 lbs. EPDs: BW: 3.3 WW: 47 YW: 75 MLK: 4 TM: 27 REA: .60 SIRE: EC Sturgis

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Greetings I’m not sure what the rest of you think, but spring can’t come soon enough for me. Subzero to fifty degrees ain’t good for anything and especially me. Most of you know by now that I was involved in a little bumper car episode on highway 20 about 50 miles west of Sioux City. Don Esslinger and I were on our way home from a sale in Crofton, Nebraska. I thought we were doing just fine when all the sudden we were going sideways then from one side of the road to the other and eventually sliding sideways with no control perfectly down the center of the road. If we would have hit a dry spot we would have still been rolling. After what seemed like sliding for 5 minutes but, really only seconds, I looked out the passenger window to see a Red Equinox headed for the broad side of my Envoy. Next thing I know, everything in the Envoy, including a semen tank, had shifted positions and I hurt all over. Don was slumped over and I thought we had lost him for a minute ‘till he picked up his head and said “what happened?” We think he was knocked out right from the start of the first slide possibly during the whole event. He was lucky! I remember it all and so does my body. I found muscles I didn’t know I had. The good thing is we are both alive and regardless what anybody else says I am kinda glad. We are both healing slowly, and I am back to work with little aches and pains still hanging on. To those folks that allowed me to have folks cover for me a BIG THANK YOU. Also to those folks that called with well wishes, thank you for caring, and above all THANK YOU, God for riding with us that day. I had the wildest time the other night. I went to a pre-sale party in Ida Grove at Mason & Diane Fleenor’s place and found the most amazing house. The house was built and put together mostly by Mason & Diane. Diane took me on a tour. She was saying this log come from this pasture, this beam was cut out of that tree, this floor came from another pasture, and so on and so on. They also had a beautiful deck overlooking a pond. Mason had some pretty good stories about the deck and pond but we won’t tell all the secrets. Ok, back to the start. When we walked in, a group of folks

were sitting around a table in the garage cutting meat for our supper and for the lunch part of their sale the next day. I don’t think this was these guys and gals first rodeo. They had it down to a science, almost like a mini meat locker. Let me tell you about the evening meal. I’m not sure who the official chef was, but I’m pretty sure it was Mason. That chunk of meat he served was almost good enough to be from one of Fleenor’s purebred Angus. Wes Tiemann reassured me that it would be CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF, that’s why it is so good. Well, a great night was had by all and the meal was deadly. Thanks Mason and Diane for a great evening. I hope we can do it again. Sale season is in full swing and I’m fortunate enough to have a sale almost every day. If we or our staff can be of any help finding your next great one give us a call and we will try to direct you in what we feel is the correct direction. Please keep our Military in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless.

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Connealy Guinness

BW BW 82 82 Adj. WW 741 Adj. YW 1322 Adj. SC 38 IMF 6.85 RE 14.0 BW +0.5 WW +65 YW +108 Milk +22 Connealy Full Freight

EGL Target 1148

Sire: Connealy Dublin 8223 Black Rina of Conanga 69

Dam: PanDa of ConanGa 3609 Ponderra of Conanga 750

Semen available $20/unit.

Lot Lot 55 -- JINDRA JINDRA SURPLUS SURPLUS Jindra Double Vision Jindra Double Vision xx GG TT Shear Shear Force Force AAA +17666413 • BW 76 • WW AAA +17666413 • BW 76 • WW 924 924 •• YW YW 1626 1626 BW +1.0 • WW +80 • YW +143 • Milk BW +1.0 • WW +80 • YW +143 • Milk +28 +28 Sold Galaxy Graham, MO Sold to toCooperative, Galaxy Beef, Beef,Inc., Graham, MO && Genex Shawano, Genex Cooperative, Inc., Shawano, WI WI

Lot Lot 42 42 -- JINDRA JINDRA WIDESCREEN WIDESCREEN Connealy Consensus Connealy Consensus 558B 558B 6383 6383 xx Hoff Hoff Insignia Insignia AAA 17698050 • BW 79 • WW 978 AAA 17698050 • BW 79 • WW 978 •• YW YW 1663 1663 BW BW +1.4 +1.4 •• WW WW +78 +78 •• YW YW +132 +132 •• Milk Milk +34 +34 Sold to Angus, Linwood, NE to Macholan Macholan Angus, Linwood, NE &&Sold Genex Cooperative, Inc., Shawano, Genex Cooperative, Inc., Shawano, WI WI

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Yardley High Regard x DW Susanna 763Y (Focus) • Already siring calves selling from 20 to 40 K in his first crop. Being used heavily by the best! Calving ease with stoutness and quality, he needs to be on your short list. Owned with Huston Cattle Co. selling Yardley Regard DW Susanna 763Y (Focus) • Already siring calves Yardley HighHigh Regard x DWxSusanna 763Y (Focus) • Already siring calves selling K infirst hiscrop. first Being crop. Being used heavily theCalving best! Calving ease with fromfrom 20 to2040toK 40 in his used heavily by the by best! ease with stoutness and quality, he to needs be onshort yourlist.short list. stoutness and quality, he needs be ontoyour with Huston Cattle Co. OwnedOwned with Huston Cattle Co.

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Shirley & I are moving to Des Moines. As many of you know, we are far beyond retirement age, so it is definitely time. Shirley says it’s because I wouldn’t leave the cattle, and she is right. But when it’s time, it’s time. The cold weather this winter had a lot to do with it also. Of course, the next question is where. We don’t even have a street address yet. Just a number in a large group of apartments west of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. After we picked a location, our three kids complained that we were too far from them, but Shirley thought it should be on the west side, so it was more convenient for me to come back to the farm. Only trouble is, one has to go a couple of miles east so one can go west on

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Interstate 80. About my replacement at the farm, to introduce you, he is Kevin Sothman. Many rural folks already know him because he is the Purina Livestock Specialist in Southwest Iowa. Our farm, where he will be moving is near the northeast corner of the area he works. He often talks about his father, who taught him a lot about livestock. He will be taking care of our cattle with the help of a young neighbor of ours who I will mention later. On page 52 is the most recent monthly column Kevin writes for his dealers to publish or send out. He enjoys doing his column each month, so expect to see more of these in Livestock Plus. What he writes is going to be much more on point, than what I usually do. Expect both Kevin and I to attempt to entertain and bring out helpful information in the future. With packing to move, I’ve had an opportunity to look at both the first issue of Livestock Plus 22 years ago and the most recent issue. Man alive, the improvement has been phenomenal. Congratulations Mike!!! n

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HETEROSIS...Your ‘Only’ FREE LUNCH in the Cattle Business! APEX Calving Ease: We offer many bulls with multi-generation calving ease ancestry’s and predictability resulting from carefully blending the best in low birth-weight Angus and Angus Hybrid genetics. Getting more live calves with less work, that are worth more, is vital to our customer’s profitability. APEX Carcass Traits: Our entire yearling bull offering averaged 16.88 Adj. Yr. REA with an impressive 5.16 Adj. Yr. IMF and only .20 FAT…and that is the AVERAGE as scanned by Sandhills Ultrasound, a CUP certified technician!!! Last year’s REA average was 16.1 on 100 bulls, further validating our predictable carcass genetics. Carcass traits are one of the industry’s strongest profit drivers, and our program has generations of superior ultrasound data behind them!

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Double Polled Black Purebred Simmental Double Polled DOB: 01-09-10 Black Purebred Simmental Reg. #: 2568260 DOB: $50 01-09-10 Sire: SS Ebony’s Grand Master Semen: Reg. Semen: #: 2568260 Dam: WS Ms Macho U38 (first calf heifer) SexeD 5ml-$225; 3ml-$125 Semen: $50

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A Step Up is one of the most exciting calving ease Simmental sires in the game, being the high-selling bull at the 2014 NWSS Simmental Sale. He’s a modern-built, moderate-sized A Step Up is that one of most exciting calving ease Simmental sires in the purebred canthe also be used to make halfbloods out of Angus-based andgame, clubby herds too. being the high-selling bull at the 2014 NWSS Simmental Sale. He’s a modern-built, moderate-sized A Step Up is homozygous black and heterozygous polled. purebred that can also be used to make halfbloods out of Angus-based and clubby herds too. A Step Up is homozygous black and heterozygous polled.

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Greg grew up in St. John’s Catholic Parish in Bancroft and was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in West Bend where he served on the church council. Greg Bernhard died Monday, October 14, 2013 at the age of 49.

Greg worked as parts manager at J.B. Mertz and Sons Implement in West Bend for nearly 20 years. At the same time he also operated Bernhard Cattle Company raising show cattle. Greg was especially proud of his club calf bull that he raised, “Man Among Boys”.

Greg had a special love for his family, his faith, playing golf, and his passion was show cattle. In earlier years he worked at Brooks Golf Course in Okoboji and then maintained the grounds at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in West Bend. He proudly helped Fr. Grieving finish the construction of the Sacred Heart of Jesus white marble arch in the Grotto of the Redemption.

Gregory Luke Bernhard was born March 5, 1964, at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, son of William and Marilyn (Kliegl) Bernhard. He grew up in Bancroft graduating from St. John’s Catholic High School in 1982.

In memory of Greg Bernhard

Best wishes to all for the success of your purchases! Greg was always about customer satisfaction!

The Greg Bernhard Family would like to sincerely thank everyone that participated in Greg’s March 5 Online Memorial Sale. Embryos and semen were offered, cwcattlesales.com hosted.

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42693008 — Calved: March 3, 2006 P43049752 — Calved: Sept. 10, 2008 42693008 —D65 Calved: 2006 P43049752 Calved: 2008 Dam: JDB LadyMarch Boom3, N045 Dam: JDB— D65 Lady Sept. Boom10, N045 Sire: PW Victor Boomer P606 Sire: Feltons Domino 774 Boomer P606Y W 76 (.38); CE 0.4 (.20); BW Sire: Domino 774 YW 92 (.26); CE -3.0 (.22);Sire: BWPW 3.2 Victor (.47); WW 48 (.38); 3.9Feltons (.30); WW 55 (.26); Dam: JDB D65 Lady Boom N045 Dam: JDB D65 Lady Boom N045 MM 30 (.30); M&G MCE 0.1Boom (.21); N045 MCW 112 (.38); MM 17 (.22); M&G MCE 1.2Boom (.19); N045 MCW 103 (.25); Dam: JDB55; D65 Lady Dam: JDB45; D65 Lady CE -3.0 (.22); 3.2 (.47); WW 48 (.38); YW (.25); 76 (.38); CE 0.4 BW 3.9 (.30); 55 (.26); YW 92 (.26); SC (.22); 0.9BW (.19); 0.021 (.24); 1.01 SC(.20); 1.3 (.17); 0.042WW (.24); CE -3.0 BWFAT 3.2 (.47); WW 48REA (.38); YW 76 (.38); CE 0.4 (.20); BW FAT 3.9 (.30); WW 55REA (.26);0.26 YW(.21); 92 (.26); MM 30 (.30); M&G0.07 55; (.21); MCE BMI$ 0.1 (.21); MCW11; 112 (.38); MM 17 (.22); M&G 45; MCE 1.2 22; (.19); MCW 103 (.25); MARB 16; CEZ$ MARB 0.15 (.21); BMI$ CEZ$ 15;103 MM 30 (.30); M&G 55; MCE 0.1 (.21); MCW 112 (.38); MM 17 (.22); M&G 45; MCE 1.2 (.19); MCW (.25); SC 0.9 (.19); FATBII$ 0.021 REA 1.01 (.25); SC 1.3 (.17); FAT (.24); REA 0.26 (.21); 15;(.24); CHB$ BII$0.042 20; CHB$ SC 0.9 (.19); FAT 0.021 (.24); 23 REA 1.01 (.25); SC 1.3 (.17); FAT 0.042 (.24); 25 REA 0.26 (.21); MARB 0.07 (.21); BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 11; MARB 0.15 (.21); BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 15; MARB 0.07 (.15);with BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 17; by • TwiceMARB Missouri Grand Champion • Sells with top fall(.21); heifer show • DonorMARB dam sells along show prospects 0.07State (.21);Fair BMI$ 16; CEZ$ 11; MARB 0.15 BMI$ 22;prospect CEZ$ 15; by 0.07 (.15); BMI$ 22; CEZ$ 17; BII$Sells 15; CHB$ 23 fall heifer show BII$ 20; CHB$ 25 BII$ 19;NJW CHB$ 29M326 Trust Cow-Calf Pair. with fancy NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W. Sells bred to CJH Harland 408 and 73S BII$ 15; CHB$ 23 BII$ 20; CHB$ 25 BII$ 19; CHB$ 29

• Twice Missouri State Fair GrandDomino Champion • Sells with topA fall heifer show prospect by by JDB 29F Boomer X49. Wastin’ 0124. • prospect Twice Missouri State Fair Grand Champion • RST Sells Time’s with top fall heifer show prospect by Cow-Calf Pair. Sells with fancy fall heifer show NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W. Sells bred to Cow-Calf Pair. Sells with fancy fall heifer show NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W. Sells bred to prospect by JDB 29F Boomer Domino X49. RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124. prospect by JDB 29F Boomer Domino X49. RST Time’s A Wastin’ 0124.

• Donor dam sells along with show prospects by • 100W. Donor dam sells along with show prospects by CJH Harland 408 and NJW 73S M326 Trust CJH Harland 408 and NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W. 100W.

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Bull Selection Day Combining bulls from two herds with the same philosophy!

Offering 40 2013-born Hereford Bulls

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Sale Time: Noon Creston Livestock Auction Creston, Iowa Sale will be broadcast on the internet Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman

These bulls are bred for calving ease with excellent growth. They are thick, short marked, correct, and have numbers like this...

Average all Sale Bulls Hereford Breed Average (2012/2013 Born calves) Bull Ranking in the Hereford Breed

CED 6.1 0.9 2%

BW 0.7 3.4 5%

— EPDs — WW YW Milk M&G 53 88 23 50 47 76 20 43 25% 20% 30% 25%

SC MARB 1.5 0.37 0.8 0.05 2% 1%

— Indexes — BMI CEZ CHB $28 $22 $31 $17 $15 $22 1% 2% 4%

Selling Sons of these Breed Leading Bulls:

UPS Domino 3027, KCF Bennett 9126J R294, BRP Prime Design R73 05, Hyalite on Target 936, Huth Signature X083, Huth 813 Revolution 4R Y001 Bulls on test and can be inspected at Werner Feed Efficiency Center, Mt Ayr, Iowa, until Bull Selection day!

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Duff Bald Eagle 2576 SIRE: Dillon by KAP King Henry DAM: OCC Juanada 927K Maternal brother to Pure Beef - Owned with Hanson Family Cattle, IL

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applauded for an extraordinary lineup. The Iowa Beef Expo had 5 breed sales that had an $8,500.00 or higher Top Selling Bull and 5 breed sales that had a $6,500.00 NEWS RELEASE or higher Top Selling Female. Iowa Beef Expo 11281 SE 56th Avenue

Congratulations to the Simmental Sale on Lot 46, Runnells, IA 50237 Long’s 515-966-0075 Shear Perfection consigned by Long’s www.iowabeefexpo.com Simmental of Creston, Iowa selling to Ron Savell of Mansfield, LA for $10,750. The second high selling bull

The high selling female was in the Red Angus Sale, Lot 50, RRA Robin 47-349, she was consigned by Rich Red Angus of Vinton, Iowa and sold to Dwight McDonald, Russell, Iowa for $15,000. The second high selling female came from the Hereford Sale, Lot 62, JET City Woman consigned by Cassidy Hanson of Linn Grove, Iowa selling for $12,500 to Hoffman Ranch of Thedford, NE. CONTACT: Mindy Campfield Iowa Beef Expo Phone 515-966-0075 Email: iowabeefexpo@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Despite cold temperatures the sale rings were hot to gross sales of $2.3 million at the 38th Annual Iowa Beef Expo which was held February 9-16 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. 348 consignors are to be applauded for an extraordinary lineup. The Iowa Beef Expo had 5 breed sales that had an $8,500.00 or higher Top Selling Bull and 5 breed sales that had a $6,500.00 or higher Top Selling Female. Congratulations to the Simmental Sale on Lot 46, Long’s Shear Perfection consigned by Long’s Simmental of Creston, Iowa selling to Ron Savell of Mansfield, LA for $10,750. The second high selling bull

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was in the Angus Sale, Lot 82, HK Tiger 2291 consigned by Hickory Knoll of Tipton, IA and selling to Dennis Faust, of Dexter, IA. The high selling female was in the Red Angus Sale, Lot 50, RRA Robin 47-349, she was consigned by Rich Red Angus of Vinton, Iowa and sold to Dwight McDonald, Russell, Iowa for $15,000. The second high selling female came from the Hereford Sale, Lot 62, JET City Woman consigned by Cassidy Hanson of Linn Grove, Iowa selling for $12,500 to Hoffman Ranch of Thedford, NE.

Reserve Female: MRCC Blackbird Lass 393 Lot: 2 Despite cold temperatures the sale rings were hot to gross sales the which 2014 Iowa Beef Expo were taken byCattle Diane Hamilton Consigned by: MR Company, Wilton, Iowa of $2.3 million at the 38th AnnualPictures Iowa BeefatExpo was held SALE MANAGER: Iowa Angus Association February 9-16 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. 348 conand are available upon request at (641) 203-3290 or dianehamilton08@yahoo.com. signors are to be applauded for an extraordinary lineup. The Iowa Beef can view bySelling logging Expo had 5 breed sales that hadYou an $8,500.00 orphotos higher Top Bull onto www.dianehamiltonphotos.com CHAROLAIS RESULTS and 5 breed sales that had a $6,500.00 or higher Top Selling Female. Sale Gross ............................................ $253,425 Congratulations to the Simmental Sale on Lot 46, Long’s Shear Sale Avg.................74 Lots................... $3,425 Perfection consigned by Long’s Simmental of Creston, Iowa selling to Bull Avg..................46 Lots................... $3,293 Ron Savell of Mansfield, LA for $10,750. The second high selling bull Female Avg. ...........27 Lots................... $3,615 was in the Angus Sale, Lot 82, HK Tiger 2291 consigned by Hickory Embryo Avg............1 Lots..................... $4,325 Knoll of Tipton, IA and selling to Dennis Faust, of Dexter, IA. Iowa Beefselling Expo female was in the Red Angus Sale, Lot Page 3/11/2014 Cattle sold into 9 states The high 50,1RRA Pictures theAngus 2014 Iowa Beef Expo were taken by Diane Hamilton Robin 47-349, she was consigned by Rich at Red of Vinton, Iowa and Russell, are available upon at (641) or dianehamilton08@yahoo.com. Auctioneer: Rob Nord and sold to Dwight McDonald, Iowa for request $15,000. The 203-3290 secTop Bull: $9,000; Lot: 6 ond high selling female came fromYou thecan Hereford Sale, 62, JET view photos byLot logging ontoCity www.dianehamiltonphotos.com Animal Name: Chateaus Handsome Jack 1208 Woman consigned by Cassidy Hanson of Linn Grove, Iowa selling for Consigned by: Chateau Charolais, Maryville, Mo. $12,500 to Hoffman Ranch of Thedford, NE. Sold to: Funk Charolais, Omaha, NE and Sonderup Charolais, ANGUS RESULTS Fullerton, NE Sale Gross ............................................ $378,050 Sale Avg.................106 Lots................. $3,567 Iowa Beef Expo Page 1 Top Female:3/11/2014 $7,100; Lot: 53: Bull Avg..................70 Lots................... $3,728 Animal Name: SFC Glitter 214 Female Avg. ...........30 Lots................... $3,268 Consigned by: Stalcup Farms Charolais, Prescott, Iowa Embryo Avg............6 Lots..................... $3,167 Sold to: Phil Lautner, Adel, Iowa Cattle sold into 7 states Show Results: Consignor’s Chocie Number Shown: 46 Bulls 27 Females Champion Bull: Chateaus Handsome Jack 1208 Lot: 6 Consigned by: Chateau Cattle Co., Maryville, Mo. Co-Reserve Bull: WF-GW Sledge 306 Pld Lot: 19 Consigned by: Gary Wall, Roundup, Mont. Co-Reserve Bull: Big Creek HF Remedy1309 Lot: 48 Consigned by: Hankins Farms, Springfield, Mo. Champion Female: SFC Glitter 214 Lot: 53 Consigned by: Stalcup Farms Charolais, Prescott, Iowa Reserve Female: MDL Ms Lady T 388 Pld Lot: 69 Consigned by: MDL Farms, Joy, Ill. SALE MANAGER: Hubert Cattle Sales

Auctioneer: Al Conover Top Bull: $9,750; Lot: 82 Animal Name: HK Tiger 2291 Consigned by: Hickory Knoll, Tipton, Iowa Sold to: Dennis Faust, Dexter, Iowa Top Female: $7,250; Lot: 2 Animal Name: MRCC Blackbird Lass 393 Consigned by: MR Cattle Company, Wilton, Iowa Sold to: Gage Skarda, Afton, Iowa Show Results: Judge: Chris Styles, Brentford, S.D. Number Shown: 70 Bulls 35 Females Champion Bull: Burns Sure Deal 1305 Lot: 74 Consigned by: Burns Angus, Oxford, Iowa Reserve Bull: Moffitt Pioneer M302 Lot: 55 Consigned by: Moffitt Angus Farm, Colfax, Iowa Champion Female: Norris Blackbird N1306 Lot: 18 Consigned by: Verle Norris, Corydon, Iowa

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GELBVIEH RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$131,000 Sale Avg. ............... 43 Lots ...................$3,047 Bull Avg.................. 12 Lots ...................$3,954 Female Avg............ 31 Lots ...................$2,695 Cattle sold into 9 states

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Auctioneer: Phil Schooley Top Bull: $8,750 Lot: 7 Animal Name: MSH Visionary Consigned by: Hostert Gelbvieh, Bernard, Iowa Sold to: Dave Lensgrave, Meadows, S.D. Top Female: $4,700 Lot: 47 Animal Name: Lone Oak Ms Sand Dollar A420 Consigned by: Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, Iowa Sold to: Bar Arrow Cattle Co. and Blackhawk Cattle Co., Phillipsburg, Kan. SALE MANAGER: Mitchell Marketing Services HEREFORD RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$293,750 Sale Avg. ............... 63 Lots ...................$4,662 Bull Avg.................. 36 Lots ...................$4,825 Female Avg............ 27 Lots ...................$4,446 Cattle sold into 9 states Auctioneer: Monte Lowderman Top Bull: $8,500; Lot: 14 Animal Name: PHH PCC 966 Lined Up 265 ET Consigned by: Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Baraboo, Wisc. Sold to: Longnecker Cattle Co., Ames, Iowa Top Female: $12,500; Lot: 62 Animal Name: JET City Woman Consigned by: Cassidy Hanson, Linn Grove, Iowa Sold to: Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb. SALE MANAGER: Lowderman Auction Options LIMOUSIN RESULTS Sale Gross ............. .............................. $214,700 Sale Avg.................65 Lots................... $3,303 Bull Avg..................53 Lots................... $3,374 Female Avg. ...........12 Lots................... $2,992 Cattle sold into 8 states

Sale Avg.................32 Lots................... $1,696 Bull Avg..................8 Lots..................... $1,266 Female Avg. ...........24 Lots................... $1,840 Cattle sold into 8 states Auctioneer: Neil Effertz Top Bull: $1,500; Lot: 26 Animal Name: PJO Baldedash 1Y Consigned by: Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, Iowa Sold to: John Ebensberger, Greene, Iowa Top Female: $3,500; Lot: 2 Animal Name: LLB Ahalen A37 Consigned by: Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, Minn. Sold to: Gary Daughtery, Gatesville, Texas Show Results: People’s Choice Number Shown: 8 Bulls 24 Females Champion Fullblood Lowline Bull: PJO Baldedash 1Y Lot: 26 Consigned by: Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, Iowa Champion Percentage Lowline Bull: DAD Brick 598 302 Lot: 31 Consigned by: Danilson Farms, Washta, Iowa Champion Fullblood Female: LLB Ahalen A37 Lot: 2 Consigned by: Lakeville Lowlines, Lakeville, Minn. Champion Percentage Lowline Female: Duke 151Z Lot: 9 Consigned by: Duke Family Livestock, Ankeny, Iowa SALE MANAGER: Auction Effertz MAINE ANJOU RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$72,000 Sale Avg. ............... 26 Lots ...................$2,769 Bull Avg.................. 14 Lots ...................$2,804 Female Avg............ 11 Lots ...................$2,895 Embryo Avg. .......... 1 Lot .......................$900 Cattle sold into 4 states Auctioneer: Jon Schaben Top Bull: $4,800; Lot: 9 Animal Name: SDD Amigo Consigned by: Doug & Dianna Sampson, Nevada, Iowa Sold to: Randy Golightly, Van Meter, Iowa

Auctioneer: Col. Sonny Booth Top Bull: $7,000; Lot: L-2 Animal Name: JBV Envision 220Z Consigned by: Jim & Becky Venner, Breda, Iowa Sold to: Donald Fink, Hampton, Iowa

Top Female: $5,100; Lot: 29 Animal Name: RGCC 240A Consigned by: Goddard Cattle Company, Red Oak, Iowa Sold to: Jim Kalvig, Ionia, Iowa SALE MANAGER: Jim Opperman

Top Bull: $7,000; Lot: L-10 Animal Name: CJSL2238Z Consigned by: Linhart Limousin, Leon, Iowa Sold to: Hager Cattle, Karlsruhe, N.D.

MINIATURE HEREFORD RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$31,600 Sale Avg. ............... 14 Lots ...................$2,257 Bull Avg.................. 2 Lots .....................$2,400 Female Avg............ 7 Lots .....................$3,086 Steer Avg............... 5 Lots .....................$1,040 Cattle sold into 8 states

Top Female: $5,500; Lot: L-74 Animal Name: JDYE Abbey Consigned by: Circle D Ranch, Paola, Kan. Sold to: Abbey Butler, Lacona, Iowa Show Results: Dr. Brad Skaar, Ames, Iowa Number Shown: 53 Bulls 12 Females Champion Limousin Bull: SL Madd Bomber Lot: 18 Consigned by: Straight Limousin, Logan, Iowa Reserve Limousin Bull: RGMA Apollo 783A Lot: 33 Consigned by: Anderson Limousin, Garner, Iowa Champion Limousin Female: JDYE Abbey Lot: 74 Consigned by: Circle D Ranch, Paola, Kan. Reserve Limousin Female: SL Ritzy Sue Lot: 73 Consigned by: Straight Limousin, Logan, Iowa Champion Lim-Flex Bull: CJSL2233Z Lot: 9 Consigned by: Linhart Limousin, Leon, Iowa Reserve Lim-Flex Bull: Schilling’s Air Guitar Lot: 52 Consigned by: Cash Schilling, Edson, Kan. SALE MANAGER: Iowa Limousin Association LOWLINE RESULTS Sale Gross ............. .............................. $54,275

Auctioneer: Al Conover Top Bull: $2,800; Lot: 16 Animal Name: CJ Petey 142 Consigned by: Smith Mini Herefords, Fairfield, IA Sold to: Ricky Miller, Snyder, TX Top Female: $4,400; Lot: 2 Animal Name: C & C’s gypsy Rain Ultraviolet Consigned by: Cream & Crimson Cattle Co., Bloomington, IL Sold to: Aaron Cooper, El Dorado, KS SALE MANAGER: Conover Auction Service RED ANGUS RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$176,150 Sale Avg. ............... 51 Lots ...................$3,454 Bull Avg.................. 19 Lots ...................$3,858 Female Avg............ 27 Lots ...................$3,393 Embyro Avg. .......... 5 Lots .....................$2,250 Cattle sold into 8 states

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641-227-3537 Sale Avg.................68 Lots................... $2,275 Bull Avg..................26 Lots................... $2,495 Female Avg. ...........39 Lots................... $2,133 Embryo Avg. ..........3 Lots..................... $2,213

“IBE Results” continued from page 45 Auctioneer: Kyle Gilchrist Top Bull: $5,250; Lot: 1 Animal Name: CSPF Almo Consigned by: Pladsen Red Angus, Harpers Ferry, Iowa Sold to: Patrick O’Laughlin, Independence, Iowa

Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks Top Bull: $7,500; Lot: 22 Animal Name: Studer’s Captain 65A Consigned by: Brock Studer, Creston, Iowa Sold to: Innis Farms, Gailsburg, Ill.

Top Female: $15,000; Lot: 50 Animal Name: RRA Robin 47-349 Consigned by: Rich Red Angus, Vinton, Iowa Sold to: Dwight McDonald, Russell, Iowa SALE MANAGER: Kyle Gilchrist Auction Company

Top Female: $5,000; Lot: 32 Animal Name: Hills Grace 231Z Consigned by: Grace Ruehle, Garland, Neb. Sold to: Craig Schroeder, Columbus, Neb. SALE MANAGER: Cagwin Cattle Services, Inc.

SALERS RESULTS Sale Gross ............. .............................. $61,900 Sale Avg.................26 Lots................... $2,381 Bull Avg..................16 Lots................... $2,506 Female Avg. ...........10 Lots................... $2,180 Cattle sold into 2 states

SIMMENTAL RESULTS Sale Gross ............. ...............................$547,150 Sale Avg. ............... 135 Lots .................$4,053 Bull Avg.................. 67 Lots ...................$4,670 Female Avg............ 60 Lots ...................$3,504 Embryo Avg. ......... 8 Lots .....................$3,000 Cattle sold into 11 states

Auctioneer: Al Conover Top Bull: $5,000; Lot: 30 Animal Name: THAT’S Zack 173 Consigned by: THAT Farm, Camp, Ark. Sold to: TB Salers, Dante, S.D. Top Female: $3,750; Lot: 15 Animal Name: LMB Alexis 310A Consigned by: White Oak Salers, Fremont, Iowa Sold to: Barnes Family Cattle, Lamoni, Iowa and Silver Spur Salers, Maryville, Mo. SALE MANAGER: Conover Auction Service SHORTHORN RESULTS Sale Gross ............. .............................. $154,665

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Auctioneer: Jon Schaben Top Bull: $10,750; Lot: 46 Animal Name: Long’s Shear Perfection Consigned by: Long’s Simmental, Creston, Iowa Sold to: Ron Savell, Mansfield, La. Top Female: $8,300; Lot: 95 Animal Name: LaMar’s Miss Ellie A03L Consigned by: LaMar Farms, Radcliffe, Iowa Sold to: Heartland Simmental, Nashua, Iowa SALE MANAGER: Larry Martin Cattle Sales

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Cattleman’s Connection “Proven Practices” by Kevin Sothman Livestock Production Specialist Purina Animal Nutrition L.L.C.l

LOT 1

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Donor

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LOT 16

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BC Lookout Progress 523 834

BC Lookout x OCC Momentum 885M Sells with a Heifer Calf at side by OBCC/VLF Steelin Banners Angus Donor

LOT 37

Selling 80 Elite Lots!

LOT 17

Selling 15 Herd Sire Prospects, 20 Fall Born Show Heifers, 20 Bred Females, 25 Calving Pairs THO/LTS Moco’s Loco 86A

Mr NLC Upgrade x CNS Dream On February Show Prospect

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One of the coldest winters on record is about to come to an end, spring is just around the corner and with it comes calving season. Some of us have already started calving heifers that were kept for replacements. A producer I work with had 10 out of 30 heifers calve in just one day! An argument I’ve heard from a large grain producer concerned the amount of labor required to calve a large group of cows in a short amount of time. I asked if he hired extra help during planting and harvesting season. He said, “of course! We need to get it done as soon as possible to improve yield.” My response was, “how about hiring extra help during calving time?” I know it’s a lot of work caring for this many calves all at once, but at today’s calf prices, you would only need to save one or two calves to cover the cost and the additional pounds produced is substantial. At recent meetings we’ve had around the area, we showed that at current cattle prices, a heifer that will calve on the first day of calving season during her whole productive life verses one that calves 60 days later each year, will return over $2000 more income over 8 calves produced. Getting a large percentage of our cows to calve in the first 21 days of calving season—and keeping them there—will result in a large increase in pounds produced by weaning time. (Improved Yield) Another management plan to improve calf survival and reduce the hours spent checking cows is night time feeding to increase day time calving. A recent article I read stated that 6 Iowa producers had 85 percent of their calves born between 6AM and 6PM by feeding at night. My father first used this idea when I was still living at home. That year we had 95 percent of 100 heifer’s calf between 5AM and 11PM. I believe the secret is in how it’s implemented. We had a two pen system - one with only water available from early morning to dusk. The other one had water, and we would deliver feed during the normal course of the day’s chores. It was always my job to turn them into the feed every evening at about dusk, and to shut them in all night. My father would check them before going to bed and again at 4:30 to 5:00 in the morning. Out of those 100 head of heifers we weaned over 100 calves. We had 8 sets of twins and saved 7 of the sets. This is also about the same year we started tracking the percent of body weight weaned per cow. A couple of the heifers that raised twins weaned close to 100 percent of their body weight and bred back! Tracking each cow’s performance isn’t hard to do! All you need to know is which calf came from which cow, what the calf weighed at or about weaning time, and what the cow weighed at or about preg-checking. Then just divide the calf weight by the cow weight to identify which cows are producing the lowest percent of their body weight and cull accordingly. You don’t need to know birth dates on the calves because you want to discount the cows that calve late. Those who have purchased a scale, and have used it to track production have said it is the best thing they ever invested in. A scales and a little bit of time will pay for itself in one to two years. These are “Proven Practices” that can increase net profits in your cow herds but the key to making it work is to provide the COW’S NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 365 Days a Year. n

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PUREBRED ANGUS

BD: 1/27/13 Act. YW: 1287 lbs

Sire: GCC Total Recall 806T Dam’s Sire: HSAF Bando 1961

SC: 40.5 cm

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Sonderup Charolais Ranch Inc. Bull Sale

April 10, 2014

Selling 120 bulls - Fullerton, NE - 12 noon

Sonderup Genetics Feature:

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Lot 42 - KEYS All State 149X son

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Regardless of Your Breed Preference

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HE WAS SELECTED THE GRAND CHAMPION ANGUS BULLS AT THE 2014 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW! CED 10.0 .34

BW 1.4 .40

WW 59.0 .31

YW 101.0 .31

MILK MARB 30.0 .25 .21 .34

REA .37 .25

RST TIME'S A WASTIN 0124 reg#: 43123163 | 014HH00108 ABOUT TIME x BLAZER 1000

THE 2013 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW SUPREME CHAMPION OF ALL BREEDS! BW .3 .72

WW 49.0 .57

YW 85.0 .58

MILK MARB 33.0 .20 .24 .34

REA .49 .37

THE RISING STAR IN THE SIMMENTAL BREED WHO SIRED THE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE AT THE 2012 SIMMENTAL BREEDERS SWEEPSTAKES! CED 7.5 .52

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YW 84.3 .50

MILK MARB 18.7 .19 .33 .39

REA .77 .29

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YW 53.0 .58

MILK 5.0 .26

MARB .18 .20

REA .05 .26

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Up com ing Sale s & Eve nts

APRIL

April 1 - Daigger-Orr Angus Production Sale - North Platte, NE April 2 2nd -3rd Apex Cattle Online Bull & Heifer Sale - saledayusa.com Bormann Red Angus and Simmental Bull Sale - Dunlap, IA Schelske Angus 18th Annual Production Sale - Huron, SD April 3 - A & B Cattle Bull Sale - Bassett, NE April 4 Dethlefs/Treffer Angus Ranch Annual Sale - Loup City, NE MN Performance Tested Bull Sale - Jackson, MN Prairie View Farms 4th Annual Production Sale - Gridley, IL 4th - 5th Silveira Bros. 3rd Annual Online Show Heifer, Embryos & Donors Sale - liveauctions.tv April 5 Fliehman Family Show Cattle Bull Sale - Richmond, IN IBC Performance Tested SimGenetic Bull Sale - Anita, IA Kraye Angus 23rd Annual Production Sale - Mullen, NE Panther Creek Ranch Bull & Female Sale - Bowen, IL WIBA Performance Selected Bull Sale - Platteville, WI April 6 2K Cattle Enterprises 16th Annual Performance Tested Angus Bull & Female Sale - Bloomington, WI Justin Holt Cattle 4th Hybrids for Profit Sale - Aberdeen, SD April 7 - Delaney/Atkins Herefords Bull Sale - Lake Benton, MN April 8 - Top Line Angus Online Spring Sale - anguslive.com April 10 - Sonderup Charolais Inc. Bull Sale - Fullerton, NE April 11 Absolute Honor Show PIg Sale - Osceola, IA Mogck & Sons Angus 31st Ann. Production Sale - Olivet, SD

April 12 Circle H 4-H Club Lamb Sale - Red Oak, IA Griswold Cattle Co. Grass to Grid Bull Sale - Follett, TX Indianhead Pld. Hereford Assn. Spring Opportunity Sale River Falls, WI WI Angus Breeders’ Futurity - Black River Falls, WI Woodhill Farms Bull Sale - Viroqua, WI April 13 - Western IA Meat Goat & Club Lamb Sale - Dunlap, IA April 14 Eagle Creek Angus Cowherd Dispersal & Bull Sale - O’Neill, NE Eggleston Charolais Bull Sale - Huron, SD Fred Ranch / Seevers Angus Joint Production Sale - Rose, NE Thomas Ranch Bull Sale - Harrold, SD April 16 Huth Polled Herefords / Beef Resources Partnership Bull Selection Day Sale - Creston, IA April 17 - Goeken Cattle Bull Sale - Yankton, SD April 18 - Pursuit 4 Purple Show Pig Sale - Spirit Lake, IA April 19 - Owen Bros. Sale - Bois D'Arc, MO April 26 Heartland Simmentals Bull Sale - Waverly, IA 26th - 27th So. OH Spring Smackdown Private Treaty Sales

MAY May 2 - ICA Performance Test Bull Sale - Tama, IA May 3 - TRM Dixieland Delight Angus & Hereford Production Sale - Fort Payne, AL May 4 - J.D. Bellis Hereford Production Sale - Bois D’Arc, MO May 17 Country Lane Farm / S & R Angus Production Sale - Weston, WI

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From the Tailgate, Hello! I am pulling into the barn yard at Tree Lane Farms in central IL, after attending a vary successful Curtin Land & Cattle production sale. I was never so happy to put my mud boots on and not the snow boots. So spring is coming and with that we know the days will get longer and the TO DO list even longer. The last mouth has been a very busy one, but an eye opening one for me. I started at The Iowa Beef Expo then on to Illinois Beef Expo, Missouri Angus Futurity and finally the Ohio Beef Expo with a few production sales as well, and there was a common theme to all of them. We, as seedstock producers, have been doing a very good job of educating or working with our buying public to see and identify quality and its value. In the same breath, we are not satisfied with the prices we are receiving for the average to below average cattle. I believe that is because of what I just talked about. So I would like to suggest to us seedstock producers, myself included, that we need to educate ourselves a little bit more. Maybe we should not bring that average to below average animal to a production sale. Instead, we should look at using the knife or bander a little more often. If you look at feeder calf prices and the high demand for beef today why should you take the time and expense to halter brake, wash, clip and take those cattle to a sale and only get average price? In some cases not even pound price, you do the math. As always it was good to see and talk to everyone at the Expos this past mouth. If any one at LPI can help you to market your livestock just call. Thank you for your time! Bruce

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS A Step Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Absolute Honor Show Pig Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Accelerated Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 After Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 AJC Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Apex Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Bernhard Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bullseye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-23 Circle H 4-H Club Lamb Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cook Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Country Lane Farm / S & R Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dr. Oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Duff Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Eagle Creek Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 EBY Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eggleston Charolais Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fat Butt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Forest Brook Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Goddard Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50 Heartland Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Herbster Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Hobart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hoop Beef Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 IA Cattlemen’s Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 J.D. Bellis Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Jindra Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 JM Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Lautner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 60-69 Long’s Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Master of Puppets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mid-Continent Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Midnight Rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Midwest Hereford Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55 Midwest Sheep Producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mikkey’s LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Mogck & Sons Angus of Olivet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MR Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 MSF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Olson Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Owen Bros Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Pays to Believe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PCC Witten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Prairie View Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Pursuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 R & B Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rogers Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83 Rohrig Yorks & Show Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Safe and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sonderup Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Synergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Thomas Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Thorco Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 TN River Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Top Line Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Top Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Tree Lane Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Trifecta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Trust Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Turning Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ultimate Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Werning Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Western IA Meat Goat / Club Lamb Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Whitfield’s Golden Flo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 B&B Equipment:Layout 1 7/12/12 1:36 PM Page 1 Willie Morris Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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I hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather!! Taylor came home from school on our first sunny, slightly warmer day and said, “Whewwww! I’m so glad its summer!” Well, not quite but we are getting closer! Many of you have made the comment that Livestock Plus, Inc. is normally located in the lavatory of your homes, for some good reading material. Suddenly, quite a few older Livestock Plus magazines started showing up in our bathroom at home. I was completely baffled and Tuck said one evening, “Mom, did you know that you and Papa have an article in ALL of these old magazines?” I think I found the culprit! He had been going into my office getting all the older issues and piling them in the bathroom so he could “catch up” on past articles! Tucker and Taylor attended the Illinois Beef Expo and the Ohio Beef Expo with me this year! I didn’t know how well Taylor would enjoy the traveling but, aside from some minor arguments, they did very well! They get a bit too comfortable just taking off and walking around the trade shows on their own!! So many great people/friends! On our way out to Ohio we took a slight detour to check out Musgrave Angus before their sale. One that I am never able to make it to because of the Ohio Beef Expo. What an incredible set of cattle. Musgraves could be some of the nicest, most genuine people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I like to believe that you put good things out there and good things come back and especially with this family. I think they had an incredible sale and I, for one, am happy as heck for them! We had quite the crew traveling out to Ohio with us. Bruce Keisewetter, one of our new sales representatives and Carrie Horman, CNN Cattle. Carrie was my support system and she assisted DP Sales with a couple sales during the expo. We had fun and there may or may not have been some smelling of feet and uncontrollable laughter on the way home!!

Everyone is probably tired of hearing my lecture on practicing SAFE SUN but I just want you and your family to be well informed! Skin Cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. What is really scary is the fact that the rate for melanoma has been increasing for the last 30 years, likely linked to an increase of UV exposure from the sun and indoor tanning! Keep this in mind when letting your teen tan before prom!! If you need some good talking points from someone that tanned like it was her job, let me know! This is very close to my heart especially since I will be having yet another MOHS surgery on my face the first of April. PLEASE understand that frequent sunburns in childhood may increase the risk for cancer many years or even decades later. It’s so important to keep kids well protected with a broad spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen. Like I said earlier, let me know if you want to talk sunless tanners or get some good scare points for your indoor tanners! Don’t hesitate to let me know! I want to end this with how incredibly precious our visits with my grandparents are becoming. Tuck loves to hear Great Grandpa’s stories of how he grew up and Great Grandma can make super cool paper sail boats. Hope you all take the time to enjoy a family member!! Keep our military in your prayers and travel safe! Heidi Sorensen 661-900-6004 heidi@livestockplusinc.com

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