January 2023 - American Beef Producer

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Make Your Voice Heard!

Do you use rodenticides on your land? Are rodenticides essential to the viability of your agri-business? The EPA will seek public comments on its proposed mitigation measures for the registration review of rodenticides starting in November. During a 60-day public comment period, the Agency will accept comments on their proposed changes, as described in the Proposed Interim Decision (PID) documents fo r:

Acute Rodenticides (bromethalin and

Acute Rodenticides

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Landi McFarland Livingston

Owner/Operator

Hoover Angus

E llston, I owa Landi@HooverAngus.com @ HooverAngusFarm HooverAngus.com

1. Tell us about what you do

I’m a sixth-generation farmer and rancher from a tiny town in the rolling hills of Southern Iowa named Ellston. My family has been raising purebred Angus cattle for 95 years now and I’m the 4th generation to own and operate Hoover Angus. We run 400 purebred Angus cows. We have an annual production sale in February selling bulls and females. I do a little bit of everything on the farm from putting together our 70-page sale catalog, to calving cows, to preparing planned matings and breeding cows. It’s a multi-generational family business in which my entire family is involved.

2. Where did you grow up?

I was born and raised on my family’s farm that was homesteaded in 1856, 167 years ago. Nowadays I live about 5 miles from the homestead farm.

3. Introduce us to your family at the ranch.

My husband Andrew and I are full time and then some. My dad and mom, David and Joy, still play an active role in Hoover Angus. My grandfather John, who just turned 97 years old, is still coaching us too. He keeps us in line when he comes out to the farm and he still oversees what we’re doing. We also have some full-time crew as I’m an only child, so we weren’t blessed with a built-in labor force. Our crew besides the family is Jeff Livingston, David Hoyt, and Mike Pudlo & Ann Newberry, who live on the main farm.

4. Tell us more about your kids

We have two, Gwen and Ty. Gwen will soon be six and Ty is four. They go to the local elementary school and enjoy being out on the farm. They love their bottle calf and doing those types of things that young kids do on a farm. They have shown a bottle calf and bottle lambs at the fair. Gwen placed first in the Iowa State Fair tumbling competition. My mom lives close by and helps us out a lot with the kids. She’ll get here at 6am so I can head to the farm and make sure everything gets started for the day. She comes again later in the afternoon when the kids get off the bus and stays until I get home. When I’m out calving over 12 hours a day, she stays as long as we need, which is just great. She’s a big help. It is definitely a team effort at Hoover Angus to raise kids and cattle!

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5. Describe your program at Hoover Angus

Genetics are extremely important to me – it’s my passion. We create genetics for the commercial cattlemen that go out and do what they’re supposed to do, which is ultimately to make money for our customers. We strive to create genetics that exemplify multi-trait superiority, but our main focuses are calving ease, growth, docility, structure and phenotype. I’m a huge proponent of “you can’t improve what you don’t measure”, and we collect (and submit to the American Angus Association) phenotypic measures on 21 different traits, plus genomics.

We’ve been in business for 95 years because our cattle continually meet the demands of our commercial customers, and because we take care of our customers. I would much rather build a long-term relationship with customers rather than have a one-time high seller. Our sale, always the first Tuesday in February, offers 100 bulls, 50 spring bred heifers, 30 fall bred heifers, and 10 heifer calves. Cow families in production here have been consecutively bred by members of the Hoover family for up to 19 generations, and I think that’s pretty neat considering the average lifespan of an Angus herd is 7 years.

6. How did your ranch get its name?

Walt Hoover, my great grandfather, started Hoover Angus in 1928. Since that time, Hoover Angus has been passed down through the first-born females in my family. If we would have changed names with each generation, it would have been Hoover, Kiburz, McFarland, and Livingston! Therefore, we kept the original family name that we’ve always been known as, Hoover Angus.

7. What's your favorite/most used tool on the ranch?

The one that I never leave the house without – my pocketknife. I can do everything from scraping crap off my jeans to cutting twines to saving a bloated calf’s life. I’ve used it for hundreds of different things and it’s the most useful tool I have. Not a particular brand or type, just a 3 inch pocketknife. No fancy gizmos on it either.

8. What was your first real job?

I’ve never had a full-time “off farm” job. The only time I earned a paycheck off the farm was in college, 5-10 hours per week. When I told my boss the next semester that I needed to devote my time to my studies and farm, she begged me to work ½ the hours – she said, “You can do in 5 hours what anyone else I’ve ever had can do in 10 hours.”

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I obliged. I graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Agricultural Studies with a minor in Animal Science. Other than that, my “full time plus” job has always been Angus.

9. What do you think about today’s cattle industry?

I believe we have a lot of opportunity these next few years. We have lost thousands of cows (and producers) due, in part, to drought in the south and the west. If we don’t have a major catastrophe, the beef industry is poised for some really, really good years in the short term. I feel more optimistic about the next 5 years for the whole cattle industry than I’ve ever felt in my life. That to me is pretty big. I’m usually optimistic, but I’m very optimistic now.

Covid made our producers stronger – we have banded together to increase our packing capacity. Others have taken the bull by the horns and marketed their own beef locally. Many Hoover Angus customers have eliminated the middle men and started selling beef locally, and are successful at it! American consumers want to be connected to their food source, and the American beef producer is championing their family farming or ranching story while building relationships with their customers. What a success story!

10. What can we do to keep today’s cattlemen in business?

Genetics, genetics, genetics. High quality cattle, and subsequent high quality beef for our consumers will always be in demand. As seedstock producers, it is our job to ensure the genetics we supply America’s cattlemen fit their needs. . . and that’s certainly not the same

for every region of the country, let alone every operation. Beef operations exist for a multitude of reasons – for some, it’s a way to get “away” from a town job and enjoy the outdoors while tending to livestock. For others, like my family, it’s our life, our passion, and our sole source of income. It’s what drives us. End-product merit is certainly important, but we as seedstock producers must not lose sight of the traits (many times not measured by EPDs) that make cattle profitable. I often liken some of today’s beef genetics to that of my Dad’s 500 horse power General Lee. . . it is great at going super fast down the speedway, but will overheat in a parade because it isn’t designed to go slow. In my opinion, successful cattlemen need genetics that can do both – go fast (such as rapid gain and carcass merit), yet go “slow” enough to do the basics of conceiving every 365 days and producing a live, unassisted calf at birth with a momma cow’s temperament and udder quality that doesn’t hamper her owner. In a world of so many things we can’t control, genetics is something we can control that has a definite impact on our bottom line.

11. If they could hear you, what would you tell the politicians in Washington?

First, I believe one of the greatest challenges for the American farmer and rancher is government intrusion, regulation, and taxation. Don’t tie our hands behind our back, but give us the freedom to do what we do best, which is to use our innovation to produce the safest, most wholesome and inexpensive food supply in the world. Unleash us from government burdens, and we can do an even better, more efficient job of feeding America while sustaining the land and the multi-generational family businesses of this great nation. When the American farmer and rancher flourishes, so do our rural communities, and so does America.

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Bureaus carry the torch at the state and local levels. Farm Bureau educates American’s youth by championing modern-day agriculture in schools.

17. ...and the American Angus Association?

The American Angus Association and its subsidiaries do an awesome job. Once again, they serve a diverse membership and seek to provide the tools and education necessary for small and large Angus breeders to be successful. They also provide the tools, resources, and marketing opportunities for commercial cattlemen to thrive using Angus genetics. The National Junior Angus Association provides a multitude of opportunities and leadership development for our youth that stretches far beyond the showring.

12. How can local governments do better regarding the cattle industry?

That’s a deep question. And hard. Can I use a lifeline and call Kristi Noem for help?

13. Favorite cut of beef and how do you like it cooked?

Filet, Certified Angus Beef® brand, of course. Cooked any way as long as it’s been on the grill and not still mooing.

14. What industry organizations do you support?

My short list is NCBA, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, American Farm Bureau & the American Angus Association.

15. Online conversations about the NCBA can become quite heated, what are your thoughts?

I pay $400/year in dues to NCBA and it’s the cheapest, easiest check I write the entire year. Among other things, NCBA lobbies for us in Washington, D.C. and advocates for the American farmer and rancher every day. They do this for us because we are out scooping bunks, calving cows, and can’t take time to head to D.C. every time an important issue comes up. NCBA is always there, advocating their member’s policy. That’s why I support them. Have they been perfect and do they do everything exactly the way I think it should be done? Well, no. They represent a wildly diverse membership and geographical area. NCBA’s grassroots policy is voted on by dues-paying members that show up and vote. If you don’t like their policy, be part of the solution, not part of the problem. I support NCBA because 95% of the time, they get it right.

16. What do you like about the American Farm Bureau?

They are a highly respected voice in supporting farmers and ranchers in Washington D.C. Likewise, state Farm

The Certified Angus Beef® success story has catapulted our breed to the forefront of the industry. Over 1.2 billion pounds Certified Angus Beef® produced annually give consumers a repeatable, positive dining experience while putting premiums in the pockets of those who produce it. My family and I are proud supporters of the brand, and will be getting our new sale facility “branded” with the Certified Angus Beef® logo this June.

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Tell us about your new Sale Facility!

We wanted to bring our customers to the farm so they can see our operation, rather than just going to the local sale barn. The building will be multi-purpose – of course it's for sale day, but it will serve other purposes as well. We

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have a couple of bedrooms in it for when people visit. We get a decent amount of out-of-state traffic and they can stay there instead of heading into town for a hotel. It will serve as a place to host events like the Block & Bridle group from Iowa State we hosted last month. We are using wood from some of our old barns for the interior walls. The north wall will be the “history wall”. There will be pictures, memorabilia, and artifacts from the last 95 years of my family being in the Angus business. We'll have 5 big pictures of the 5 generations (Gwen and Ty being the 5th). I've got pedigrees from when Walt Hoover started the herd. I’ve even got Walt’s high school diploma from 1922 which will be on display. It will be really unique and my favorite part of the barn!

19. Tell us about any mentor(s) you’ve had along the way. There are too many to mention. I have been very blessed to know people who have invested their time and energy into helping me in my journey. In my younger years, our auctioneer Craig Conover was a great influence on my life.

20. What do you do to get away from it all?

It’s been a life goal of mine that once we had kids we would take a summer vacation every year. That’s the only time of year it’s even remotely “slow” enough for Andrew and I to be gone from the farm at the same time. I would love to travel with Gwen and Ty to every state before they graduate high school. It’s a lofty goal, but if you don’t set goals, you’re not going to get any-

where. We’ve been to 13 states so far, so we’re on our way. After each vacation, I make a photo book, captions included, so when Gwen and Ty get older, they can remember our trips through the photos. I make three photo books for each trip – one for Andrew & I, and one each for Gwen and Ty to have when they are old enough to appreciate the memories.

21. Ford, Chevy, Dodge?

I’ll take any brand of truck, as long as it can get me from point A to B and it doesn’t break down!

22. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Keeping up with the Beef industry and the genetic changes that are happening plus the technological advances. Master breeder Bill Rishel said it best, “I’m probably not going to be the first one that adopts a new technology, but I’m darn sure not gonna be the last”. I think that’s very fitting for us.

23. What advice do you have for young, up-and-coming ranchers?

Never sacrifice your morals or your values. Life is easier when you learn from other people’s mistakes and don’t make them yourselves.

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- all cattle photos in this article taken by Derek Sample -

Sale Calendar

1-Jan Blom Red Angus PT (opening day) Vida, MT

1-Jan Red Revolution frozen genetics Oklahoma City, OK

1-Jan Registered 4 Success online

2-Jan Genetics on Ice benefit Oklahoma City, OK

2-Jan National Limousin Oklahoma City, OK

3-Jan Bases Loaded Oklahoma City, OK

3-Jan Lawrence Family Limousin online

3-Jan Red Revolution Oklahoma City, OK

4-Jan Denim & Diamonds Oklahoma City, OK

4-Jan GMC in the OKC Oklahoma City, OK

5-Jan Angus at the Congress Oklahoma City, OK

5-Jan Black Knight Cattle Co. online

5-Jan Greater Midwest Hereford-Influnced Carthage, IL

5-Jan Hereford Eve frozen genetics Oklahoma City, OK

5-Jan Ogallala Livestock Ogallala, NE

6-Jan Hereford Night in OKC Oklahoma City, OK

6-Jan National Angus Bull Sale Oklahoma City, OK

7-Jan Adams Angus Farm Union Springs, AL

7-Jan EBS Farms Norwood, NC

7-Jan Genetic Excellence Cookeville, TN

7-Jan National Shorthorn Sale Oklahoma City, OK

7-Jan North Dakota Select Angus Mandan, ND

7-Jan Royal Classic Female Ames, IA

8-Jan Bricktown National Simmental Sale Oklahoma City, OK

8-Jan Ressler Land & Cattle Cooperstown, ND

9-Jan Dikoff Angus Ranch Onaka, SD

9-Jan Lylester Ranch Frozen Genetics Martell, NE

9-Jan Macdonald Ranches Genetic Partners Napoleon, ND

9-Jan National Salers Oklahoma City, OK

9-Jan The Diamond Ring Billings, MT

10-Feb Lemke Cattle Lawrence, NE

10-Jan Magness Land & Cattle Mile High eliete online

12-Jan Derflinger’s D Lazy T Ranch Faith, SD

12-Jan Foundation Angus @ NWSS Denver, CO

12-Jan Math Farms Whitewater, MT

12-Jan Stockyards Beef Festival Denver, CO

12-Jan Un. Of Tennessee Bull Test Spring Hill, TN

13-Jan Diamond Bar S Great Falls, MT

13-Jan Hereford in the Yards & NWSS Denver, CO

13-Jan Spike Forbes complete dispersal Buffalo, WY

13-Jan Straight’s Friday the 13th Elite online

14-Jan Angus Pen & Carload @ NWSS Denver, CO

14-Jan Baxley Family Farms Georgetown, SC

14-Jan Carl Dethlefs & Sons Rockville, NE

14-Jan Dixie Valley Angus Montague, CA

14-Jan Grassy Meadow Ranch Michigan, ND

14-Jan National Charolais @NWSS Denver, CO

14-Jan Orton Ranch Red Angus Bassett, NE

14-Jan Rafter T Angus Buffalo, WY 14-Jan Red Land Cattle/ Woodland Ag Bagwell, TX 14-Jan SimMagic on Ice Denver, CO 14-Jan Schneider Cattle CO. Stuart, IA 14-Jan Thames-Kea Brookhaven, MS 14-Jan Univ. Of Florida Bull Test Marianna, FL 15-Jan Jallo Angus Ranch Fordville, ND 15-Jan The One and Only Simmental Denver, CO 16-Jan Joseph Angus Ranch Winner, SD 16-Jan LaGrand Angus Complete Dispersion Mitchell, SD 16-Jan Spur M Consignment Bowman, ND 16-Jan Van Newkirk Herefords Oshkosh, NE 17-Jan Becky Craig online 17-Jan Ken Haas Angus LaGrange, WY 17-Jan Kern Cattle (Visalia, CA) online 17-Jan Lazy C Diamond Simmental Ranch online 17-Jan Powerline Genetics Arapahoe, NE 17-Jan Sand Dune Cattle LLC online 18-Jan Edisto Pines embryo online 18-Jan Lau Angus Armour, SD 18-Jan Panther Country Salers PT Leigh, NE 19-Jan Diamond Lazy J Valentine, NE 19-Jan Linz Angus @ Blue Branch Ranch Byars, OK 19-Jan Thomas Angus (WY Division) Cheyenne, WY 20-Jan Texas Angus Assoc. Best Of The West Fort Worth, TX 21-Jan Anita Livestock Hereford infl. feed Anita, IA 21-Jan Bull Hill Red Angus Gray Court, SC 21-Jan Louisiana Angus Assoc. Kinder, LA 21-Jan Mohnen Angus White Lake, SD 21-Jan Oesterling Angus Batesville, IN 21-Jan Redland Angus Buffalo, WY 21-Jan Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch Mandan, ND 21-Jan Rolling B Ranch Yatesville, GA 21-Jan Texas Angus Assoc. Stars of Texas f Fort Worth, TX 22-Jan Kansas Jr. Angus Futurity Hutchinson, KS 22-Jan Rolling B Ranch Yatesville, GA 23-Jan Bullis Creek Ranch Wood Lake, NE 23-Jan Delaney Herefords/ Atkins Herefords Lake Benton, MN 23-Jan Edgar Bros. Rockham, SD 23-Jan Gardiner Angus Ranch Ashland, KS 23-Jan Hunt Ranch Millburn, NE 24-Jan Churchill Cattle Co. Manhattan, MT 24-Jan Huwa Cattle Co. Roggen, CO 24-Jan Mohnen Angus White Lake, SD 24-Jan Wiegel Angus Kintyre, ND 25-Jan Raasch Bros Massena, IA 25-Jan Roberts Angus Dispersion Dickinson, ND 25-Jan Sioux Empire Show & Sale Sioux Falls, SD

Fall Tours - Part 3 of 3

by Tim McCray Tim@ABPmag.com

Norfolk, NE

“Are we there yet...?"

NE Angus Tour

September 26-27

It’s not fore everyone. Honestly, though, I wish there were more participants in the golf scrambles. But I get it, golf isn’t for everyone either. But these (golf scrambles) can be more of a drinking game involving golf, and can also be good for networking too. The 2022 Nebraska Angus tour started with a golf scramble OR a river tour at Gavin’s point dam. So, two options to pick from, both were entertaining or so I’m told. Doug went to Poppe’s to clip bulls, Derek worked on our next issue back at the hotel and I played golf. Just so I have a written record of this, in hopes I can return, I’ll mention that Crofton Lakeside Golf Course was by far my favorite of any courses on

any tours thus far. It was very well-kept and offered some scenic views as well as some challenging landscapes. For a nine-hole course, it’s well worth the drive even if it’s a little out of the way. After each festivity, we all convened at Crofton Haymarket & the Lewis & Clark pulley museum for lunch. You’re probably asking what so many of us did too – a Pulley museum? Yes, and I’ll tell you if pulleys are your thing, this is the place to go. Doug DeShazer started collecting pulleys in 2005 and has restored and is displaying close to 1000 from his collection. The food was outstanding as well as the atmosphere at the attached Crofton Haymarket. There are not a lot of choices when it comes to

food in Crofton anyway, but, like the golf course, you won’t be disappointed.

HEINE FARMS FEEDYARD Fordyce, NE facebook: @heinefarms

The first official stop of the NE Angus tour started as a small acreage and has grown to one of the most renowned feedlots in Nebraska and SE South Dakota. Heine Farms Feedyard has a capacity of 15000 head and has been feeding cattle and family owned for more than 100 years. Both the quality of care and the quality of the feeding environment are top priorities.

all photos & artwork by Derek Sample Derek@ABPmag.com

Grab your boots, your pups, your cowbell and the Jeep. Let's hit the road.

Featuring Northeastern Nebraska's Angus Breeders

Top: NE Tour 2022 Group photo taken by Derek. Below left: the Jindra family receiving NE Angus Assoc recognition.

Bottom Left: Rick Pfortmiller of Neogen catching everybody up regarding genetics testing. Below right: Ian & Redemption at Foxhoven Angus. Bottom right: Angus CEO Mark McCully

They take great pride in the quality of care as well as their facilities. Pens are maintained daily and animal welfare is monitored precisely. They also offer custom feeding solutions and are visited weekly by all the major packing companies.

POPPE BULLS/ HORSESHOE HILL RANCH Bloomfield, NE poppebulls.com

Gary, Karen, and Jay Poppe welcomed guests to their ranch as we progressed on the Nebraska Angus Tour. Gary & Karen Poppe founded Horseshoe Hill Ranch with the purchase of a few Simmental cows from Karen’s dad (Ken Kube, 10 Bar Ranch) in 1980. A few years later, Angus were added, also from 10 Bar Ranch and Bryce Angus. The herd grew slowly in the early years being a part of a diversified operation

that included a farrow to finish hog operation. Gary’s interest in beef genetics began in 1972 when he was in high school. He was encouraged to take an instructional class to learn the practice of AI. With this skill, and quality foundation Angus cows led them to their present herd of Angus, SimAngus, and Red Angus. The second generation began in 2005 when Jay, Deanna, and their kids came back home and the opportunity to grow the cow herd arose. Jay followed in his father’s footsteps and side by side they are continuing to AI well over 300 cows and heifers annually. This past year, one of their bulls HHR JailBreak joined the Origen marketing system, and no doubt there will be more great Angus genetics waiting to be seen. 2022 also saw them hosting their first online auction. The open house is scheduled for February 21st and the online sale is February 22nd23rd.

FOXHOVEN ANGUS RANCH Crofton, NE foxhovenangus.com

Galen, Brock, and Justin provided a fantastic final stop of the evening, with ample food and some entertainment from comic Tyler Walsh. God provided a beautiful evening and a landscape to match. Truly a family operation, Galen is the third generation and lives on the original homestead. Brock and his family live at the calving headquarters, and Justin and his family live at the sale facility. They started in the early 90s with 12 heifers and have not purchased any outside cow families since the beginning. They had planned to cap their herd at 300 at one point, but they are well past that number today. They focus on performance and breeding ability, utilizing in-herd genetics that

Above: Sunset @ Foxhoven Angus. Left top: Jay Poppe @ Poppe Bulls explaining things. Left middle: Foxhoven Angus dinner. Top: NE Angus Queen Rachel Smith playing piano. Then Our favorite bus driver every year! Middle: Tom Burke meditating with the cows at Wagonhammer. Bottom: Hangin' at Poppe Bulls

26-Jan Flesch Angus Shelby, MT

26-Jan Ludvigson Stock Farms Billings, MT

26-Jan Marcy Livestock Gordon, NE

27-Jan Charolais Assoc of Texas Fort Worth, TX

27-Jan Double J Farms Garretson, SD

27-Jan Drake Simmental Centerville, IA

27-Jan Ellingson Simmental Dahlen, ND

27-Jan McConahay Bull & Bred Russell, IA

27-Jan McConnell Angus Dix, NE

27-Jan Ruggles Angus McCook, NE

27-Jan Soreide Charolais Ranch Bowman, ND

27-Jan VCCP (VA Club Calf Producers) Harrisonburg, VA

27-Jan Woodward’s in the Rockies online

28-Jan 21 Angus Ranch New England, NE

28-Jan ATAK Limousin Avon, IL

28-Jan Baldridge Performance Angus North Platte, NE

28-Jan Decades of Devotion Anita, IA

28-Jan Dennis Charolais Farms Sulphur Springs, TX

28-Jan Forster Farms Smithfield, NE

28-Jan Hutson Angus Farms Elk City, OK

28-Jan J & C Simmentals Arlington, NE

28-Jan Jungles Shorthorn Farm Kathryn. ND

28-Jan LA Angus Assoc. Kinder, LA

28-Jan Little Goose Ranch Buffalo, WY

28-Jan Melcher Herefords open house Page, NE

28-Jan Jauer Dependable Genetics Hinton, IA

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28-Jan Nichols Farms Bridgewater, IA 28-Jan Red Bluff @ Tehama Fairgrounds Red Bluff, CA 28-Jan Schriefer Red Angus Golden Valley, ND 28-Jan Star Gate Cattle Twin Falls, ID 28-Jan Thompson Angus Kintyre, ND 29-Jan Reck Bros.-N-Sons Genetic advantage Blakesburg, IA 29-Jan Triangle J Ranch Miller, NE 30-Jan Apex Cattle Co. Dannebrog, NE 30-Jan Black Hills Stock Show Rapid City, SD 30-Jan Deer Valley embryo online 30-Jan Gold Rush Elite Rapid City, SD 30-Jan Goeken Cattle Lesterville, SD 30-Jan Nagel Cattle CO. Springfield, SD 31-Jan Black Hills Stock Show Rapid City, SD 31-Jan Hunt Limousin Ranch Heritage online 31-Jan Kern Cattle (Visalia, CA) online

1-Feb Begger’s Diamond V Wibaux, MT

1-Feb Black Hills Hereford Show & Sale Rapid City, SD 1-Feb Cline Angus Valentine, NE 1-Feb Lazy C Diamond Ranch Kintyre, ND 1-Feb Ressler Angus Ranch Cooperstown, ND 2-Feb Badlands Angus Alliance Dickinson, ND 2-Feb Bear Mountain Angus Palisade, NE 2-Feb K2 Red Angus Wheatland, WY 2-Feb Klamath Bull sale Klamath Falls, OR 2-Feb Ridder Hereford Ranch Callaway, NE 2-Feb Stavick Simmentals Veblen, SD 2-Feb Stroh Hereford Ranch Killdeer, ND

3-Feb Baumgarten Cattle Co. Belfield, ND 3-Feb Burgess Angus Homedale, ID 3-Feb Cow Camp Ranch Lost Springs, KS 3-Feb Dvorak Herefords Lake Andes, SD 3-Feb Elkington Polled Herefords Idaho Falls, ID

3-Feb Kunkel Simmentals New Salem, ND

3-Feb Maher Angus Morristown, SD

3-Feb Ohlrich’s & Friends Norfolk, NE

3-Feb Poss Angus Scotia, NE

3-Feb Schooley Cattle Bloomfield, IA

3-Feb Spring Valley Ranch Burwell, NE

3-Feb TJs “Red Truck” Buffalo, WY

4-Feb Beartooth Angus Red Lodge, MT

4-Feb Calvo Family Red Angus Bassett, NE

4-Feb Cardinal Cattle Co. Wyoming, IL

4-Feb Clemson Bull Test Clemson, SC

4-Feb Ekstrum Simmental Kimball, SD

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4-Feb JM Cattle Co. Lawrenceburg, TN

4-Feb Klain Simmental Ruso, ND

4-Feb Klamath Falls Bull Sale Klamath Falls, OR

4-Feb Loonan Stock Farm Corning, IA

4-Feb Ludvigson Stock Farms Shepherd, MT

4-Feb Makovicka Angus Ulysses, NE

4-Feb Messner Ranch Laverne, OK

4-Feb NE AL Performance Breeders Cullman, AL

4-Feb Prairie Creek Angus Pleasant Plains, IL

4-Feb Prickly Pear Simmental online

4-Feb Quaker Hill Angus Louisa, VA

4-Feb Springer Simmentals Cresco, IA

4-Feb Stockmens Source North Platte, NE

4-Feb Upstream Ranch Taylor, NE

5-Feb Frey Angus Ranch Granville, ND

5-Feb Kline Simmental Ranch Hurdsfield, ND

6-Feb Cannon Charolais Ranch online

6-Feb Gateway Simmental Lewiston, MT

6-Feb Long’s Simmentals Creston, IA

6-Feb Mike Sitz/Joel Johnston Angus Burwell, NE

6-Feb Pelton Polled Herefords Halliday, ND

7-Feb Babcock Ranch Long Pine, NE

7-Feb Bitterroot Ranch Ramsay, MT

7-Feb Hoover Angus @ New Sale Facility! Tingley, IA

7-Feb James Creek Simmental Heaton, ND

7-Feb Jungles Shorthorn Farm Kathryn, ND

7-Feb Twedt Red Angus McHenry, ND

8-Feb Broberg Charolais Tilden, NE

8-Feb Durbin Creek Ranch Worland, WY

8-Feb Friedt Herefords Dickinson, ND

8-Feb Jindra Angus Clarkson, NE

8-Feb Meadow Acres Stanfield, OR

8-Feb Thomas Charolais Raymondville, TX

8-Feb Traxinger Simmental Claremont, SD

8-Feb Wilkinson Farms Simmental Montpelier, ND

8-Feb York Creek Red Angus Dunlap, IA

9-Feb Booth Cherry Creek Veteran, WY

9-Feb Bowman Angus Rhame, ND

9-Feb Felt Farms West Point, NE

9-Feb Hoffman Angus Farm Wheatland, ND

9-Feb Lassle Ranch Simmentals Glendive, MT

9-Feb Focus on Genetically Enhanced EPDs Athens, GA

9-Feb Rust Mountain View Ranch Mercer, ND

9-Feb UGA enhanced EPDs Athens, GA

9-Feb Venner Limousin online

9-Feb Watertown Winter Farm Show & Sale Watertown, SD

9-Feb Wittkopp Angus Glasgow, MT

10-Feb Bar KD Ranch/ Lambert Ranch Alturas, CA

10-Feb Bata Bros/ Bell Family Simmental Rugby, ND

10-Feb Bred For Balance Starbuck, MN

10-Feb Burgess Angus Homedale, ID

10-Feb Dutch Flat Angus & CX Ranch Lewiston, ID

10-Feb Iowa Beef Expo Des Moines, IA

10-Feb Lemke Cattle Lawrence, NE

10-Feb Powder River Angus Buffalo, WY

10-Feb Raml Cattle Goodwin, SD

10-Feb Talkington Angus Ranch Belfield, ND

results in around 70% of the females being bred to bulls that were raised or purchased. They breed on natural heats the first cycle, getting 80 to 90% A.I. conception rates. Their annual production sale this year will be on February 27th at the ranch near Crofton.

JINDRA ANGUS

Clarkson, NE jindraangus.com

Derek and I were slow-moving again as we reached Jindra Angus for breakfast, we were a little surprised when we arrived, we couldn’t find a bus or anyone around. Took me a minute (after we called Doug) to remember that he’s got another facility up on the hill, and sure enough that’s where everyone was. Nick Jindra’s Angus herd started as a 4-H & FFA project. But his family has been farming and raising cattle in the Clarkson area since 1878. The first foundation-registered females were purchased in 1994 from the Hoff Scotch Cap Herd of Bison, SD. From that time on until the Hoff’s dispersed in 2006, the Jindra cow herd grew from Hoff genetics extensively with AI, ET, and the addition of top donors from many great cow families at Hoff’s.

Nick’s operation is centered around a cow herd of about 500 registered mother cows and includes a feed yard where the genetics are tested, evaluated, and marketed. Their goals are to continue to produce functional, high-performance cattle that have the potential to increase profit. This year marks the 23rd annual production sale at the Bull Center near Clarkson on February 8th.

AG PARK DISPLAY STOPS (Columbus)

FRESE ANGUS & HEREFORD

Columbus, NE

freseangusandhereford.com

Just to be clear, we’re on an Angus tour, so no Herefords were displayed (or harmed) during the presentation. Eric started Frese Angus and Hereford with his brother Michael in 2004. Females were purchased from a few other well-known breeders in the area, but Baldridge Princess S11 was flushed extensively, and many females today can be traced back to her. Eric & Michael continued to grow their herd and small numbers of bulls were

Bull's Sunset at Foxhoven Angus Ranch

sold by private treaty. In 2017 the decision was made to switch to an annual spring production sale. Following the 2021 sale, Michael decided to focus on commercial heifer development and sold his portion of the registered herd to Eric. Eric, along with his wife Ashley and their children have operated Frese Angus & Herefords since. Eric & Ashley both do some work off the ranch as well, with Eric working for Select Sires, and Ashley as a teacher and entrepreneur with an online t-shirt business called “The Farmer Took A Wife”. Erics has been modeling her work on the last two NE Angus Tours, and they’re always clever and funny. This year’s Frese Angus & Herefords sale is on February 24th in Columbus.

MACHOLAN ANGUS

Linwood, NE macholanangus.com

Jim, Jessica & their son Keaton own Macholan Angus, and together with Jim’s brother David (D-D Angus) run about 400 head of cattle. They also raise corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. Jim is the 3rd generation raising cattle on the farm, which started with a commercial herd and moved into Simmental before crossing them with Angus in the late 80s. at the turn of the century, they started purchasing purebred Angus cows & heifers and committed themselves to improving their herd. They look at many aspects when selecting Angus cattle to add to their program. They aim for a range of birthweights to suit their customers along with strong growth & carcass quality. Attitudes are very important as well, so

they must be docile. Production sales only recently started, and this year will be the 3rd annual sale at the Columbus sale pavilion on March 7th.

THE BULLODGE (Display stops) Fullerton, NE

I don’t believe many people knew about the extra rooms that were available as we gathered here for lunch. I say that because the front room was crowded. I only learned about the other rooms after we had finished eating. Ample space in the rest of them. Just a day late and a dollar short right? There are so many people to cover at this stop though, so I’ll just get right into it. Genoa, NE sonderupangus.com

The Sonderup Angus herd was started over 50 years ago when Lori and her sisters started to show in 4-H. Lori’s parents Lee and Judy Sonderup purchased Angus breeding heifers, which become the base of the herd. After graduating college Lori and her husband Darrel decided to get more involved with the Angus breed through AI and Embryo transfer. The herd was able to grow and get large enough to start having a production sale starting in 1990 till 2003. Their

Scott Angus Cattle is in the house

Frenzen Angus' display at the Bullodge

daughters, Ashley and Cassie, become involved in the National and Nebraska Jr Angus Association and 4-H. Today the herd is run by Lori and Ashley with the help of their hired man Fred who has been with them for over 50 years. Sonderup Angus is determined to continue to provide super-quality Angus genetics with maternal power, depth, and thickness with good carcass traits, that are docile for the success of their valued customers. Bulls are marketed at a production sale in the spring along with DBL, in March.

DBL, Inc. Fullerton, NE dblbullsale.net

DBL was started when Dean and Bonnie purchased 100 commercial cows which, in a couple of years turned into selling breeding bulls. Then, they started to buy registered Angus from several top Angus breeders. By 2006, they were selling commercial and registered bulls and commercial Angus females on a yearly sale. In the last couple of years, they have started a very aggressive embryo program using some of their younger donor cows and herd bulls. In 2022, they placed close to 200 embryos into their top commercial recipient cows. Their base cow herd goes back to SAV, but they have branched into many other top Angus programs. Their short-term and long-term goals are to produce highly productive animals for their customers and their operation that will show profit at the end of the day. The DBL Inc. annual sale, here at the Bullodge will be held on March 16th.

Left top: CAB's Kirsten Nickles & her brilliant speech. Left middle: checking out the bulls at Foxhoven Angus Far Left bottom: aerial view of the Bullodge. Above: Scott Angus Cattle's display at the Ag centerBelow left: Poppe Bulls. Below right: Frese Angus accepting recognition by NE Angus Assoc. Left: blue-eyed cowgirl at Foxhoven. Right: Frese Angus receiving recognition from NE Angus Assoc

Sale Calendar

10-Feb TNT Simmentals Lehr, ND

10-Feb Topp Herefords Grace City, ND

10-Feb Vin-Mar Cattle Co. Rushville, NE

11-Feb Big Rok Angus Detroit Lakes, MN 11-Feb Black Crest Farm Sumter, SC 11-Feb Bradley 3 Ranch Estelline, TX 11-Feb Charolais For Profit Columbus, TX

11-Feb CK Cattle & Wagner Cattle Highmore, SD 11-Feb Conley Cattle Ada, OK 11-Feb Crooked Creek Angus Clarinda, IA 11-Feb Dixie National Simmental Jackson, MS 11-Feb EZ Angus Madras, OR

11-Feb Genetic Power Gelbvieh & Balancer Springfield, MO 11-Feb Kenner Simmental Ranch Leeds, ND 11-Feb Keyes Angus Ranch Brewster, NE 11-Feb Maus Angus Ranch Golva, ND 11-Feb Mississippi Dixie National Simmental Jackson, MS 11-Feb Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Gladstone, ND 11-Feb Quaker Hill Angus Louisa, VA 11-Feb RL Fleckvieh Limerock Ranch Brandon, IA 11-Feb Roscoe Valley Cattle Co. Pulaski, IA 11-Feb Rousey SimAngus North Platte, NE 11-Feb Rydeen Farms Clearbrook, MN 11-Feb Schaff Angus Valley Saint Anthony, ND 11-Feb Smith Farms Purvis, MS 11-Feb Stewart Charolais & Red Angus Madison, SD 11-Feb Treftz Limousin Wetonka, SD

11-Feb York Farms Palestine, IL

12-Feb BB Cattle Connell, WA

12-Feb Brown’s Angus Ranch Center, ND 12-Feb Mrnak Hereford Ranch Bowman, ND

12-Feb Oak Meadow Farms Cresco, IA

13-Feb BB Cattle Co. Connell, WA

13-Feb Benda Ranch Kimball, SD

13-Feb Dakota Power Triple H Simmental Hannaford, ND

13-Feb Iowa Beef Expo Des Moines, IA

13-Feb Koupal Angus/ Koupal’s B&B Dante, SD

13-Feb Logterman Herefords & Angus Valentine, NE

13-Feb Nelson Livestock Company Wibaux, MT

13-Feb NextGen Cattle Co. online

13-Feb Pilakowski Angus Arthur, NE

13-Feb Sletten Angus Ranch Faith, SD

13-Feb Wilkinson Angus Ranch DeSmet, SD

14-Feb Edge Of The West Mandan, ND

14-Feb Felton Angus Deer Lodge, MT

14-Feb Hauser Angus Dickinson, ND

14-Feb Kuck Ranch Lexington, NE

14-Feb Origen Genetic Exchange online

14-Feb Raven Angus Colome, SD

14-Feb Rhodes Red Angus Ranch Faulkton, SD

14-Feb South Mountain Cattle Co. Caldwell, ID

14-Feb Werning Cattle Co. Emery, SD

15-Feb Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus Powers Lake, ND

15-Feb Green Valley Cattle online

15-Feb Hart Simmentals Frederick, SD

15-Feb Hilltop Angus Bowdle, SD

15-Feb Iowa Beef Expo Select Hereford Des Moines, IA 15-Feb Millar Angus Sturgis, SD 15-Feb OK&T Buffalo, OK 15-Feb Ostrand Angus Mason City, NE 15-Feb Shaw Cattle Caldwell, ID 15-Feb Vaughn Limousin Napoleon, ND 16-Feb Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Medina, ND 16-Feb Krebs Ranch Gordon, NE 16-Feb McNamee / Cook Angus Miles City, MT 16-Feb Mogck & Sons Angus Olivet, SD 16-Feb NE Cattlemen’s Classic Hereford female Kearney, NE 16-Feb Olson Hereford Ranch Argusville, ND 16-Feb Rom’n Limousin online 16-Feb Wooden Shoe Farms Blackfoot, ID 17-Feb Antczak Angus/ Hollow Point Angus Chetek, WI 17-Feb Blacktop Farms Mitchell, SD 17-Feb Bullerman Angus/ K&J Angus Rushmore, MN 17-Feb Camas Prairie Angus Lewiston, ID 17-Feb Dakota Xpress Mandan, ND 17-Feb Elston Lone Tree/Burchill Angus Bismark, ND 17-Feb Grandview Angus Rapid City, SD 17-Feb Hoffman Ranch Thedford, NE 17-Feb Jared Werning Cattle Parkston, SD 17-Feb Lundgren Angus Gove, KS 17-Feb NE Cattlemen’s Classic Bull Kearney, NE 17-Feb R & R Cattle Company Chamberlain, SD 17-Feb R Lazy B Ranch Charolais Aberdeen, SD 17-Feb White Hawk Ranch open house Buchanan, GA 18-Feb 7P Ranch yler, TX 18-Feb Angus Alliance Ellensburg, WA 18-Feb Baylor Cowden/ Hornhead Valley Hickory, PA 18-Feb Bledsoe Farms Wellston, OK 18-Feb Byergo Angus Savannah, MO 18-Feb Clift Livestock Charolais & Angus Ellensburg, WA 18-Feb CO State University Ft. Collins, CO 18-Feb Dixson Farms PT Atwood, KS 18-Feb Double T Simmental Turtle Lake, ND 18-Feb Flittie Simmental/ Schnabel/ Lazy J Aberdeen, SD 18-Feb Foundation Angus Alliance Luling, TX 18-Feb Gilbert Cattle Co. Oldfield, MO 18-Feb Great Basin Performance Tested Fallon, NV 18-Feb Gnerer Angus Olive, MT 18-Feb Hoiby Simmental McGregor, ND 18-Feb Janssen Angus Earlham, IA 18-Feb Lazy J Bar Ranch Aberdeen, SD 18-Feb Leader Angus Crofton, NE 18-Feb Minert-Simonson/ Feller Ranch Dunning, NE 18-Feb Nordlund Stock Farm Clearbrook, MN 18-Feb Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh Smith Center, KS 18-Feb Panther Country Salers PT Leigh, NE 18-Feb Pine View Angus Colesburg, IA 18-Feb Rhodes Angus Carlinville, IL 18-Feb Riley Bros. Angus Darlington, WI 18-Feb Schiefelbein Angus Kimball, MN 18-Feb Southern Opportunity Lexington, KY 18-Feb Strommen Ranch Angus Fort Rice, ND

DODDS CATTLE

Belgrade, NE doddscattle.com

Bob & Tonya started in the registered business in 2017. Certainly not that long ago, and they’ve made quite a lot of progress in registered genetics in a short amount of time. This year they will hit a milestone of 100+ registered calves. It was Tonya’s desire for purebred genetics that drove Bob to purchase his first purebred heifer and it has been very rewarding ever since. The family owns, leases, and custom farms nearly 5000 acres of corn and soybean crops. With several hundred acres for hay/alfalfa. They finish several hundred of their own head and offer custom feeding as well. They were well received in Oklahoma last year, and also held their first sale at their home facility. This year’s sale is on February 26th.

T&E ANGUS

Clarks, NE tandekuhn@gmail.com

The family of Travis and Emilee Kuhn (including daughters Clara, Camryn, and Collins), and Travis’s parents Kurt and Kristen Kuhn (Mr. K Angus) manage around 250 head of Angus cows. 200 head are registered with 50 head being commercial. Along with raising Angus cattle, they also operate 2,500 acres of corn, soybeans, native grass, and alfalfa hay. Travis graduated from Fort Hays State in 2011 with a degree in Animal Science. After graduation, he spent time working for Schaff Angus Valley and Poss Angus, before returning home to farm and raise cattle alongside Kurt. Since this time, they have doubled the size of the registered herd through extensive AI and embryo transfer. The base of the cow herd originates from Schaff Angus Valley, Sitz Angus, TK Angus, and Poss Angus. Sires that have left a lasting impact on their herd are Connealy Capitalist, SAV Renown, and Poss Maverick, as well as the owned herd sires including

Vieweing the bulls at Foxhoven Angus

TK Investment C894, MK Thick Cut, and WAR Calvary BO63. Each spring they AI around 200 cows and heifers to lead sire bloodlines that will improve their herd as well as their customer’s herd. Their goal is to continue to breed and raise cattle that not only improve their herd but the Angus breed by focusing on functionality and profitability. Look for bulls in their 2023 sale sired by SAV Downpour, Poss Rawhide, Ellingson Three Rivers, SAV Rito 9969, and M K Coaltrain. T&E Angus hosts an annual bid-off sale online starting February 27th and ending with an open house on March 5th, with bidding closing the next day.

son Eric, daughter Genna (and her daughters), daughter Tessa, and her husband Cody Adams (and their children).

The Frenzen’s have always been in the cattle business. The first registered Herefords were added in 1952 as 4-H and FFA projects for Marlin and Galen. Commercial Angus cross females were added in 1968. Registered Angus made their appearance in 1979 when Galen married Gwen Logan. Galen and Gwen’s family consists of their

The first registered Angus were a few select-bred heifers purchased at complete and mature cow dispersions. Emphasis was on soundness, milk, fertility, and performance. There are approximately 350 registered Angus, both spring and fall calving, along with 150 registered Polled Herefords. The herd has always been rigidly culled with emphasis on fertility, calving ease, performance, milk, soundness, and positive carcass traits. Extensive A.I. has been used along with ET. All animals are ultra-sounded as yearlings for carcass information and EPD accuracy. New genetics are incorporated primarily through A.I. Current herd sires include Kraye Medicine Man 9101, Kraye Transformer JK 9363, Frenzen Entrust E72, Frenzen Galaxy G108, and Frenzen Medicine Man J42. An annual production sale where spring, fall yearling, and twoyear-old bulls are sold. Also selling are select yearling and bred heifers, plus two-year-old pairs. Females and club calves are also available at private treaty. Younger bulls are kept back specifically for private treaty later in the year. The annual production sale is held the fourth Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Wagonhammer Ranch boardroom

Fullerton, NE www.frenzencattle.com

DUBAS CATTLE CO

Fullerton, NE dubascattle.com

Gene Dubas is the owner and his son Jarrid, manages the day-to-day operations alongside his cousin Derek. They have a registered Angus and Red Angus operation located west of Fullerton. Gene’s other business (Dubas Equipment) markets cattle equipment such as Silencer Hydraulic Chutes, and full working systems by Moly Manufacturing including Turret gates, tubs, and alleyways. Dubas Cattle Co has been breeding Angus cattle for over 20 years and run around 150 Angus and Red Angus registered cows. Their herd has been influenced by programs such as Basin Angus, SAV, Ellingson, Sitz, and Colemans. They have seen inconsistencies in chasing fads or “hot” bulls and very seldom use an AI bull they haven’t physically seen and assessed with their own eyes. The cows winter on cornstalks without additional feed. If the weather allows, they calve on corn stalks as well. They bring them home to AI and then immediately pair out to grass. With asking a lot of their cows in a very important time of the animals’ nutrition it’s crucial that their cows maintain a good body condition and not rely on extra inputs. Dubas Cattle Co expects their cattle to thrive in any operation. Over the past few years, they have been retaining 90% of their yearling bull crop to market them as virgin two-yearold bulls. The bulls winter on ground hay and silage and then go to grass the next spring to grow naturally. They receive supplemented cake every two weeks while on grass. The Dubas have found this helps their disposition. This year they will be offering around 50 fall and two-year-old Angus and Red Angus bulls. They will also have a nice selection of females ranging from open heifers to pairs. The Dubas Cattle Co annual bull sale is Saturday, March 4th.

As I said, a lot to cover in one stop, but it gave everyone a chance to mingle and spread out and check out the different pens from everyone displaying at the Bullodge.

WAGONHAMMER RANCHES

Albion, NE wagonhammer.com

Wagonhammer was founded in 1910 by Max & Julius Wolf. They came over from Germany as boys and settled in Albion where they began as horse traders. They purchased most of the Wagonhammer Ranches in the ’30s when sodbusters gave up trying to farm the eastern sandhills, considering the land to be a worthless desert. Max and Julius saw the value of the sandhills for grazing and were determined to make it through the hard times. Julius’s son, Jim, started the registered Angus herd in 1960. He was an early believer in performance testing, AI, crossbreeding, and many other innovations. Jim was recognized as the Seedstock Producer of the Year by the Beef Improvement Federation in 1979. Wagonhammer is currently owned and managed by Jim’s son, Jay, and his family including his wife Susie, sons Mitch and Alex, daughter Hilary and her husband Ryan Opdahl, and granddaughter Willa. Jay serves in numerous leadership positions in the community and is a past president of the Nebraska Cattlemen.

The Wagonhammer operation is currently comprised of 800 registered Angus cows, 150 registered Charolais cows, and 1,500 commercial cows between three ranches in Bartlett, NE; a 5,400 head feedlot in Albion and 1,300 irrigated crop acres between the locations.

visiting with Jay Wolf @ Wagonhammer Angus

Portable Calving Barn demo by Ryan Large

Somehow we had punched in what we thought was a correct address, and we ended up at a very busy feedyard instead of the fairgrounds. Dumb and Dumber 3, in the making sometimes! But, we finally found our way to the fairgrounds for dinner and to wrap it all up.

Myron & Karen Benes of Circle B Livestock in Albion. Unfortunately we just heard that Myron passed in early November but we're told that it was a HUGE funeral. People flew in from all over the country to pay their respects to such a great man. We sure enjoyed talking to Myron. Our condolences to Mark & Aliscia and the rest of their family.

CIRCLE B LIVESTOCK

Albion, NE circleblivestock.com

Although Circle B Livestock LLC is a relatively new company, the owners have been a part of the registered cattle business all their lives. After graduating college, Mark and Aliscia Benes established Gateway Genetics with Mark’s brother and his wife. They marketed show cattle and breeding stock. In 2017 the decision was made by Mark and Aliscia to split from Gateway Genetics to form Circle B Livestock LLC. The company currently runs a little over 100 registered cows and puts in 30-50 embryos each year. Circle B Livestock LLC is made up of and strives to develop balanced, functional registered cattle, cutting horses, and working border collies. They have an online show calf sale in September that is focused more on the junior exhibitors. They have an online female sale in December and the bulls they sell are displayed at the Boone County Fairgrounds the last weekend in February and are marketed through an online bull sale. As for goals they try to keep their goals simple. They want to produce and develop the most fault free, functional cattle with a balance of maternal and carcass traits. They want to be in “it” for the long haul by establishing an operation that can produce a successful herd that can be handed down to the next generation.

SCOTT ANGUS CATTLE Belgrade, NE scottanguscattle.com

The Scott family also goes back nearly 100 years in this area. Marlin’s grandfather settled here in the 30s and raised and sold plow-pulling draft horses and a small herd of Herefords. Marlin and his wife Kelly started an AI program in the 80’s. They purchased top end cleanup bulls to keep bettering their herd and eventually created one of the leading commercial recipient herds in the nation. They started out using their recipient herd for Schaff Angus Valley, Assman Land & Cattle, and Baldridge Brothers. From there they went on to raise many well-known SAV ET bulls: Predominant, Bismarck, President, Rainfall, Quarterback, Elation, Bloodline, Scale House, Riptide, and Jesse James to name

Eric Frese & son from Frese Angus & Herefords

a few. After 2014, Marlin and Kelly's daughter Abby and her husband A.J. Ropers and their son Sam and his wife Stephanie Scott joined the ranch operation. They invested in cow/calf pairs and purchased additional pasture ground and dry land acres. Currently, all three families manage the ranch together which is home to 100 registered and 350 commercial Angus cattle. The short-term goals for the operation include looking to improve the registered herd by their elite female purchases in the last couple years. Sitz Pride 200B (Stellar’s Dam), WMS Blackcap May 9010 (2397 daughter), SAV Blackcap May 4574(flush sister to Regard), Baldridge Pratissa J932 (Pappy daughter), and Linz Lady 116-8213 (890 daughter) were added with the future in mind by creating a trifecta of Sitz, Schaff, and Baldridge progeny. Following this goal, they hope in time to hold their own annual bull and female sale for Scott Angus Cattle and build a strong foundation that can be succeeded by future Scott generations.

at Niobrara Red Angus with ranch manager Jacob Bathke. Owned by Jeff & Tami Keller of Lincoln, both of them had grown up in the area, and they had the desire to get back to their roots and provide a chance for their three boys to be involved with agriculture. Tami’s family ranch (Leader Angus Farm) also isn’t too far away. Meg Penrod takes care of the office duties, and Garret Knebel handles the marketing and suggests options for genetics from his place in Montana, and that rounds out the team at Niobrara Red Angus (NIO).

Jacob was born and raised in Niobrara and lives on the ranch full-time. He has an associate degree in Agronomy from Northeast Community College but came back at the opportunity to work with cattle again. As Jacob, Derek, and I are walking through the maze of gates and pens here at the ranch, I was noticing the exceptional feet throughout. I was surprised to find out that nothing was

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA niobrararedangus.com

Carpe Diem! Rather than head directly home after the Nebraska Angus tour held over the previous two days, I set up another stop for Derek and I

Angus Bulls at Poppe Bulls

here, except for one old barn when they started in 2015. The first cows came in the fall of that year from the Wildcat Creek dispersal. From that beginning, they also added some genetics from Six Mile Ranch & U2 ranch in Canada. Jacob says they did extensive AI work during that early period putting in about 140 embryos into commercial cattle. Today, almost all at Niobrara Red Angus are registered, and they continue to AI with two co-operator herds as well. As the team was preparing the herd, they made it a priority to visit and visually appraise an alarming number of other breeders across the country. They had numerous “boxes to be checked” when making decisions, and selected genetics on what they felt provided the most fertility, longevity, and profitability in the business.

From the description on their website, sale catalogs, and stamped throughout the philosophy of NIO is a simplistic statement. “Our long term goal is to bridge the divide in the Red Angus breed between correctly structured phenotype cattle with a disadvantage in the availability of genetic information, with the stereotypical U.S. Red Angus cow; genetic history and contemporaries of plenty, with a compromised foot structure that has simply been overlooked for years.

The seedstock produced at NRA descends from the most problem-free, practical, phenotypical cattle that can be found in North America. But they’re not concerned with EPDs or being in the top 1% of any trait. If they prove to sire calves that have longevity and the buyers get solid results and returns on investment, they know they’re doing the right thing.

Jacob also took us out to some pastures to look at more of the herd, and I was noticing some more familiar territory as we approached Monowi (town of 1) and also came to the realization that this area of Nebraska is just full of storytellers. Or maybe rather full of people whose stories need to be told, as even aside from the latest Angus tour we have visited quite a few in this region before, with documentation in our back issues.

NIO is progressing quite rapidly since they started and desire to stay out front in what the new genetics are. In 2018 they purchased half interest in “John Wick” from Six Mile Ranch, where he topped the sale that year, and he’s been breeding at Niobrara ever since. They also own semen interests in a couple of other bulls that are off the market, positioning them as the only ranch to offer offspring. We left Jacob to get back to his work, today adding some shelving into the sale barn. This year’s annual sale will be on March 13th at the ranch.

18-Feb Varilek Angus Geddes, SD

18-Feb Walter Angus Hudson, CO

18-Feb Yon Family Farms Ridge Spring, SC

19-Feb Bruner Angus Ranch Drake, ND

19-Feb Bruning Farms Fairbury, NE

19-Feb Forster Red Angus (Richardton, ND) online

19-Feb Gaffney Family Cattle Barneveld, WI

19-Feb Larson’s Lost River Ranch Clearbrook, MN

19-Feb Miller Angus Valentine, NE

19-Feb Spring Creeks Cattle Co. Fennimore, WI

19-Feb Trauernicht Simmental Beatrice, NE

20-Feb Albrecht-Penz Caddo, OK

20-Feb Bulls Of The Big Sky Billings, MT

20-Feb Five Star Polled Herefords Harrisville, WV

20-Feb Frank Cattle Co. Chappell, NE

20-Feb OPSU Bull Test Goodwell, OK

20-Feb Powder River Angus Buffalo, WY

20-Feb Rausch Herefords Hoven, SD

20-Feb Rennert Ranch/ Heart-J Char-Lay Cozad, NE

20-Feb Smith’s Saddle Butte Ranch Bowman, ND

20-Feb Teixeira Cattle Terrebonne, OR

20-Feb Tokach Angus Ranch Saint Anthony, ND

21-Feb Bar JZ Ranches Holabird, SD 21-Feb Bina Charolais Jamestown, ND

21-Feb Cedar Top Ranch Burwell, NE

21-Feb Coleman Angus Charlo, MT

21-Feb Deutsch Charolais online

21-Feb Doug Booth Family Angus Torrington, WY

21-Feb HoosCow Angus Gordon, NE

21-Feb Kessler Angus Milton-Freewater, OR

21-Feb Moke Angus Corsica, SD

21-Feb Rowh Angus Ranch Hill City, KS

21-Feb Spruce Mountain embryo online

22-Feb C Diamond Simmental Dawson, ND 22-Feb Chestnut Angus Farm Pipestone, MN 22-Feb Larson XL Simmental Lemmon, SD 22-Feb Mount Rushmore Angus Hermosa, SD 22-Feb Poppe Bulls (Bloomfield, NE) online

22-Feb Price Cattle/ Murdoclk Stanfield, OR

22-Feb Quartermaster Creek Ranch Leedey, OK

22-Feb Stortz Angus Glendive, MT

22-Feb TC Ranch Franklin, NE

23-Feb Bar CK Cattle Co. Winnemucca, NV

23-Feb Botts Angus Enterprise, OR

23-Feb Cattlemen’s Cut Brewster, NE

23-Feb Diamond Seven Angus Tucumcari, NM

23-Feb GG&T Cattle Co. Quinter, KS

23-Feb Illinois PT @ IL Beef Expo Springfield, IL

23-Feb Moore Angus Artesian, SD

23-Feb Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Kearney, NE 23-Feb NW Hereford Breeders Hermiston, OR

23-Feb Poppe Bulls (Bloomfield, NE) online

23-Feb Rossman Farms Genetics Oronoco, MN

23-Feb Symens Brothers Amherst, SD

23-Feb The Classic Charolais Kearney, NE

23-Feb Van Dyke Angus Ranch Manhattan, MT

Mandan, ND 24-Feb Deppe Angus PT Bloomfield, IA 24-Feb Frese Angus Columbus, NE 24-Feb Gant Angus & Herefords Mt. Vernon, SD 24-Feb Hyline Angus Ranch Three Forks, MT 24-Feb Jamison Herefords Quinter, KS 24-Feb Pot Of Gold Gelbvieh & Balancer Montrose, CO 24-Feb RS Angus Dodge City, OK 24-Feb Skinner Ranch Seedstock Hall, MT 24-Feb Sprunk/ Erdmann Angus Lisbon, ND 24-Feb Wieczorek Limousin Mount Vernon, SD 25-Feb 44 Farms Cameron, TX 25-Feb Baker Angus Vale, OR 25-Feb Black & White Spring Forward Brundidge, AL 25-Feb Bowlin Cattle Co. Valentine, NE 25-Feb Bush Angus Britton, SD 25-Feb Cannon Charolais Ranch Newton, IA 25- Feb Carlson Angus Ranch Regent, ND 25-Feb Chapman Cattle Co/ Woolf Farms Jackson, TN 25-Feb Dally Angus Montpelier, ND 25-Feb Early March Madness Bowling Green, KY 25-Feb Eastern Iowa Angus Assoc. Maquoketa, IA 25-Feb Fulcher Farms Complete Dispersion Godwin, NC 25-Feb Galaxy Beef Macon, MO 25-Feb Genetic Source Nunnelly, TN 25-Feb Gulf Coast bred for the purple Florahome, FL 25-Feb High Point Genetics Osceola, IA 25-Feb Hoffman Simmental (thru Mar 4) Clay Center, KS 25-Feb Kreth Herefords Mt. Vernon, SD 25-Feb Lazy Black Diamond Ranch Kearney, NE 25-Feb Lonely Valley Seedstock Creston, NE 25-Feb Meadows Creek Farm Brundidge, AL 25-Feb Missouri Angus Breeders Futurity Columbia, MO 25-Feb Never Sweat Ranch Missoula, MT 25-Feb Post Rock Cattle Co. Barnard, KS 25-Feb Quaker Hill Farms Louisa, VA 25-Feb Rancher Choice Othello, WA 25-Feb Rogers Bar HR Collins, MS 25-Feb RV Bar Angus Jensen, UT 25-Feb Saluda County Cattlemen's Saluda, SC 25-Feb Shepherd-Shamburg PT Stuart, IA 25-Feb Studer Shorthorns Anita, IA 25-Feb Tegtmeier Polled Herefords Burchard, NE 25-Feb TS Ranch Herefords Cottonwood Falls, KS 26-Feb Buchanan Angus Klamath Falls, OR 26-Feb Dodds Cattle Belgrade, NE 26-Feb Missouri Angus Breeders Futurity Columbia, MO 26-Feb Namken Red Angus Lake Norden, SD 26-Feb Peckenpaugh Angus Carthage, SD 26-Feb Roberts Angus Raub ND 26-Feb Southwest Simmental Group Dunlap, IA 26-Feb Voss Angus Dexter, IA 27-Feb Birdwell Ranch Fort Cobb, OK 27-Feb C-Bar Red Angus Plainville, KS 27-Feb Circle L Angus Dillon, MT 27-Feb Colyer Hereford & Angus Bruneau, ID

24-Feb Brenner Angus

ND All Breeds Tour!

by Tim McCray Tim@ABPmag.com

Cooperstown, ND

“I’m a terminator Cyberdyne systems model 101, and you’re coming with me”

This was the road trip that caused me to utilize the terminator phrases throughout this tour series. You can blame Doug. Somewhere along I 94, Doug kept asking what that voice was, I pretended I didn’t know what he was talking about at first. “Object on road ahead, get down!” [Termintaor voice] “That! What is that?” Doug asked, so I finally gave in and told him about the app, and that the voices weren’t just in his head. After leaving Derek behind in Nebraska, I headed home for just a few days to do laundry and try and catch up on other work. But only a short time frame as we were due to meet up again in Valley City for the 35th! All Breeds Cattle Tour. Doug met me at my place and we actually carpooled this trip, maybe we’re getting smarter. This year’s tour was of the Cooperstown area and also a one-day tour, not the usual two. We arrived at the AmericInn in Valley City, grabbed Derek for our evening meal, and got caught up over the last few days anyway. Already seeing some familiar faces at registration and in the restaurant. I’m sure everyone is looking forward to the tour tomorrow, featuring six stops and eight

breeders. I’m looking forward to getting it over since I need to finally get a painful, problem tooth extracted.

Carl & Lindey Olson, Edward & Jeanie opened up their ranch for our breakfast stop to kick touring into gear! With a one-day tour, it’s bound to be fast-paced. OHR has been in the Hereford business since 1936. Making them the oldest Hereford breeder in the state. In 1991 they ventured into Red Angus – striving to produce Red Angus with more performance and growth. Currently, they run 200 females including 50 Herefords, 140 Red Angus, and 10 commercial recipients. Performance is their priority with an emphasis on utter quality, maternal traits, and eye appeal. Their annual Red Power bull and female sale will offer their top-end bulls and 35 heifers and will be hosted at the ranch, on February 16th.

photos by Derek Sample Derek@ABPmag.com

October 3rd Featuring eastern North Dakota's Breeders

Argusville, ND olsonredpower.com

the welcoming committee at Ressler Angus Ranch

ELLIOTT LIVESTOCK Clifford, ND elliottlivestock.com

Some puddles and other wet ground from the overnight rains welcomed us to Elliott livestock. Kevin Elliott and his sister Marcia purchased their first Simmental heifers in 1984 as 4-H projects. He’s been improving & expanding his herd ever since. His focus is on functional, productive, high-quality carcass cattle, using top-end genetics to give their customers as much potential return on investment as possible. They utilize DNA and ultrasound to get the most data they can to improve their genetic accuracy. He has been helping his customers get top dollar for their calves by finding buyers, consigning them in his sale, or buying them back themselves. Many of their customers finish out their own calves because of the top-end genetics they have come to expect from Elliott Livestock. Kevin also farms and ranches with the help of his sons, Keegan & Konner. His daughter Mikenzie along with her husband Zach Canton, operate under Wild Rose Cattle Company and work right alongside Kevin. They host their annual sale, selling 18-month-old bulls & select heifers on the third Tuesday in November.

TRI E SIMMENTALS Blanchard, ND triesimmentals.com

Tri E Simmentals also brought a selection of their herd to display at Elliott Livestock. Mike & Patty started in the 1980s when they bought the foundation of their cowherd. With the help of AI & ET, the registered herd is now up to 150 head. They also run 150 commercial head and a feedlot which keeps them all busy. Mike and Patty’s son Kurt & Cheryl, and their kids all take part in the operation. Simmental and SimAngus bulls are offered private treaty starting in February.

RESSLER ANGUS RANCH Cooperstown, ND resslerranch.com

Everybody enjoyed the smoked brisket for our lunch stop. Thank You, Ressler Angus! Ryan, Meghan, Reid, Lane, Lola, and Kimmie make up

bulls at Elliott Livestock bull weight guessing game at OHR

Tri-E Simmentals Display stop

Kevin Elliott welcoming tour to Elliott Livestock

the family that owns & operates Ressler’s. Ressler Angus Ranch set out as commercial ranchers influenced by Ryan’s parents and grandparents. They attained an excitement for improving the functional cow, and eventually found their way into the seedstock business. Improving that functional cow means she calves easily, breeds back quickly, and maintains her condition on a no-frills pasture or ration year after year. That, is the foundation of the bulls and replacement heifers offered come sale day. Selling yearling and 2-year-old bulls, registered heifers, and commercial replacement heifers. They’re also offering frozen semen on more than six different stud quality bulls, a wide assortment of embryos, a large selection of quality replacement females and a consistent offering of herd bulls. A visit to their sires will show a host of Ellingson & Schaff influences, as well as Bruner Angus and Mohnen. The Ressler website speaks of a ready & reliable program of working with their customers to help them reach their goals, plus the reliability that their cattle are easy to conceive, carry a calf to term, mother that calf until fall, and do it all over again, and again. The annual sale at Ressler Ranch is February 1st.

Cooperstown, ND resslerlandandcattle.com

The shortest drive of the day, just over the hill from Ressler Angus to Ressler Land & Cattle. Here, Bryan and his brother Mark partnered up in 2013 to raise Red Angus, as well as commercial cattle. The brother’s careers began by helping out on their parents Larry & Karen’s farm. Whose commercial herd began in the late 1970s. he had utilized AI to produce high-quality females to retain in his herd. Bryan and Mark began their individual herds as 4-H projects that stemmed from the commercial herd of Larry’s. In 2016 they purchased a herd of registered Red Angus cows. Bryan & Mark (& their families) sell coming 2-year-old bulls and commercial-bred heifers in their annual production sale. They select the bulls on growth data and docility. Whatever doesn’t make it into the sale is finished on the farm. Many of the females offered are buybacks from customers who purchased RL&C bulls. The annual production sale for this year is on January 8th.

welcoming committee at OHR lunch at Ressler Angus Ranch

good lookin' Red Angus bulls at Ressler Land & Cattle

McHenry, ND twedtredangus.com

Sam & Emily own and operate Twedt Red Angus along with their children, Nora, Brynn, Wyatt & Eden. In 2008 Sam bought the registered cows from his neighbor, Bar R Red Angus. Sam is a 4th generation rancher and they run 400 head of commercial cows plus 150 registered Red Angus. They implant about 100 embryos each year and AI to some of the breed’s strongest sires. They cull extensively –no excuses. They offer problem-free genetics that provides performance. Their annual production sale this year will include approximately 70 yearling and two-year-old bulls, so registered bred heifers, and an elite group of commercial Red-Angus cross heifers on February 7th at the ranch. -->After leaving Twedts, and we were following the bus/caravan, I needed to refill the gas. We also got to talking to the station owner for a while since she was interested why there were so many cars driving by, which doesn't happen very often. When we got

back into the jeep, I thought I had turned where I saw the caravan go, we ended up driving in a few circles. Eventually landing us at our dinner stop at Hannaford Mercantile. Rather than trying to make it to the last stop and passing the bus going in the opposite direction, we opted to just stay put and wait the 15 minutes or so before their arrival. So we missed out on the last stop (covered below) but we used the time to run the dogs some and look around this unique building that serves as a community hall and locale for our dinner this evening.

Hannaford, ND haugencattleco@yahoo.com

Haugen's a partnership between Eldo, Troy & Lynn Haugen. They are a purebred Angus cattle operation that consists of more than 320 head cowherd. They extensively utilize AI, ET, and DNA testing. They strive to produce high-quality cattle for purebred and commercial cattle producers. In 2017 they were named Breeder of the Year by the North Dakota Angus Association. Their annual sale is held at Kist Livestock in Mandan on the fourth Friday in March.

Megan Overby is the best part of this tour! Introducing Sam at Twedt Red Angus

kids at Ressler Angus Ranch

Dana keeping the cattle in line at Ressler Angus Ranch

Ryan's welcome speech at Ressler Angus Ranch

The first registered Simmental females were purchased in 1987 at the North Dakota Simmental Classic sale as 4-H projects. Kelly, Brian, Justin, and Brayden Hanson, with the help of many family members, run Triple H Simmentals. They raise performance-driven Simmental and SimAngus that are sound in structure and udder quality, with attention to docility. They have been using AI and ET extensively for the past 34 years to utilize top genetics. Triple H Simmentals 19th annual Dakota

Power bull and female sale will be held at the ranch, offering 60 bulls and 40 bred females on Monday, February 13th

Arnold – aka “Da Terminator” says:

Thank you everybody at ND Stockmen's Association for your hard work in making a very full day of tours so enjoyable. It was a really great day!

Hannaford, ND triplehsimmentals.com

“Mission accomplished. It has to end here….I’ll be back!”

top left: Ressler Angus aerial view, top right: Hereford bull at OHR. Both above: Bryan & Mark welcomes everybody to Ressler Land & Cattle.

Dick Loonan and his daughter, Judy, began the Loonan Stock Farm venture 48 years ago with a vision to help their customers achieve the most profit from their cow herd. The loyalty of their

is a testament that they have accomplished that goal and more.

Today, Judy and herdsman, Rick Thompson, continue to buy the best Red Angus and Simmental genetics available, expecting calving ease with rapid growth and good marbling and ribeye area. Join Loonan Stock Farm on Saturday, February 4, to evaluate bulls

Red Angus Bulls

HybRED Bulls Simmental Bulls

Nebraska cattle country with Derek & the Doggos

Scotia, Nebraska

www.possangus.com

By now, everybody is familiar with the Poss Angus reputation of leading edge genetics. It wasn't that long ago we got news of the record breaking sale of Poss Deadwood for $900k. What a week that was! Deadwood has since become legend, and deservedly so.

Of course that was the first topic of conversation after I arrived to visit with Danny and Nolan at their ranch the day after we left the Nebraska Angus Tour. We talked for quite a while and I learned more about the back story with Deadwood. As soon as Deadwood was born, they knew they had something special in their midst. As he grew older, they regularly tested his DNA & EPD's and the results would show at least a 10% improvement every time. They decided to put Deadwood up on Facebook to get a feel for how things could go. Soon enough, the craziness began. They had over 200 people interested in ordering semen before they even began to think about semen collection. A lot of those people mentioned that they didn't even care what the EPD's were, they just loved Deadwood's photo and the quality he would add to their own cattle. By the time Danny and Nolan were ready to officially start taking semen orders, there were over 4,500 interested parties. A facebook follower mentioned that buying Deadwood's semen would probably be the smartest thing he ever did, especially since everybody's in such a frenzy. Not long after that, Deadwood was sold for the 2nd highest amount ever paid for an Angus bull.

This, of course, is what Danny, Kristi and their

words, artwork & cow photos by Derek Sample. Derek@ABPmag.com

family have been working towards. Their goal has always been to produce top line genetics, and Deadwood was the one that put them over the top. Now when we hear the name Poss Angus, they're synonymous with leading edge Angus genetics.

As I run around the ranch with Nolan, I'm a bit awestruck by their cattle. They're simply beautiful. I couldn't take a bad photo if I wanted to. No wonder everybody was so awestruck by the one photo shared during the Deadwood reveal.

Danny grew up not far from Scotia, and was an active 4-H member while also helping out the family's commercial cow/calf operation. He studied science at the University of Nebraska Lincoln while also competing on the meat and animal evaluation team and the livestock judging team. After college, he started selling bulls privately. "I'm a first-generation Angus breeder. At my first bull sale in 1999, I sold 18 head. Our bull sales have grown every year since then." Last year, Poss Angus sold 300 bulls

through event sales plus private treaty. They've sold bulls throughout the United States and have sold semen throughout the world. They also host a female sale every other year.

As I spend more time with Nolan, I can tell that Poss Angus will always be in good hands. Nolan's passion for their cattle as well as the Angus breed is very apparent during our conversation. He looks up to his Dad who he learns from every day and from what I can see, they make a great team. I didn't get a chance to meet the rest of the family that day, but I'm sure I'd find the same. I was sorry to leave when I did as I could have easily spent more time talking to both Danny and Nolan, but they're hard working ranchers who always have a long list of things to do, so I left them to it.

The 2023 "Poss Equals Power" Angus Bull Sale is happening next month, February 3rd at their ranch in Scotia. We'd recommend that you don't miss it. Make sure to check out their Sale Ad on page 9 !!

SCOTTANGUSCATTLE.COM

At the last stop of the NE Angus Tour, one thing I noticed were the loud t-shirts over in the corner with with the words "Scott Angus Cattle" on 'em. I really wanted one of those shirts! Plus I wanted to meet Marlin & Kelly finally so I kept meaning to talk to them but sure enough, they were busy with a constant flow of interested parties. So the next day, after visiting Poss Angus, I spent just about a whole day with the Scott family. Tim wrote about them a few pages back (last page of the NE Angus tour highlights) and that about covers their history in a nutshell. Yeah, I could go on and on with more of that, but what I also found to be impressed with was not only their cattle, oh and Marlin's vow to sing at everybody's wedding (he has quite the voice), but it was their "Bunkhouse" that they built as a an added 'wing' to their own home. Here's one of the most impressive places I've seen that was built entirely for guests. It's a luxurious, 2-bedroom 2 bath cabin (called the Bunkhouse) that they built just to be sure that people had a place to stay when people come by to see Marlin & Kelly's Angus, which are worthy of the visit, or maybe they are on their way north to tour or attend bull sales like at Schaff Angus Valley, where Scott Angus Cattle provides a lot of AI solutions as well as raise some of of the bulls that are for sale each year at the annual SAV sale.

With that said, I thought I'd take this space to share some of the photos that I took of the 'Marvelous Inn' as I call it. You couldn't ask for a better place to stay within 500 miles. If I'm impressed enough to fill 2 pages of our magazine and advertise a place to stay in Belgrade, Nebraska...then you know you have to take a look. Contact Kelly at Scott Angus Cattle to arrange your own stay at the "Bunkhouse". Oh, did I mention you get your own side-by-side too? You'll love it.

january 26, 2023

Moving Forward NEW date same program

The kids and I would like to extend our deepest thanks for all of the support we have been shown after the tragic loss of Nanna. Thank you to all who organized, donated, delivered bulls, fed cows, or just called to check in and share a good story. We are forever grateful.

Moving our sale date is something that has been in our conversations for a few years. With high school sports and a busy calving season; this change is just a step to simplify our lives so we can continue to do what we love.

We believe this our most exciting set of bulls to date. Look forward to bulls sired by Connealy Clarity, Sterling Pacific, Sitz Continuity & Ellingson Deep River. We look forward to seeing you January 26, 2023 in Shelby, Montana.

Our most sincere thanks, Jeff, Preslee, Jagger & Lennon

Sale Calendar

27-Feb Foxhoven Angus Crofton, NE

27-Feb Hart Angus Frederickm ND

27-Feb Hereford Heritage Fort Cobb, OK

27-Feb Lone Tree Red Angus Meadow, SD

27-Feb Reyes Russell Angus Wheatland, WY

27-Feb Ridl Angus Dickinson, ND

27-Feb Robert Elliott and Sons Adams, TN

27-Feb Woodall Angus Farm Quality, KY

28-Feb Barker Cattle Burley, ID

28-Feb Connelly Angus Valier, MT

28-Feb Deckert’s Simmental & Red Angus Steele, ND

28-Feb Deep Creek Angus Ranch Midland, SD

28-Feb Frederick Angus Verdigre, NE

28-Feb Geppert’s Rock Creek Livestock Mitchell, SD

28-Feb Haynes Cattle Co. Ogallala, NE

28-Feb JC Heiken & Sons Broadview, MT

28-Feb OPSU Bull Test Goodwell, OK

28-Feb Perez Cattle Co. Nara Visa, NM

28-Feb Thomas Angus OR Baker City, OR

28-Feb TSN Simmental Platte, SD

1-Mar Adams Connection Blackfoot, ID

1-Mar Beckman Livestock Roberts, ID

1-Mar Bredmeier Angus Farms Falls City, NE

1-Mar Brun’s Angus Farm Madison,SD

1-Mar Carcass Plus Isabel OK

1-Mar Dille Red Angus Buhl, ID

1-Mar Hall Ranch Bassett, NE

1-Mar Hills Ranch Simmental Stanford, MT

1-Mar Klein Ranch Simmental Atwood, KS

1-Mar Ox Bow Ranch Wolf Creek, MT

1-Mar Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch Firesteel, SD

1-Mar Perks Ranch online

1-Mar Tifton Bull Test Irwinville, GA

2-Mar Bieber Fever Leola, SD

2-Mar Bratcher Farms Elizabeth, IN

2-Mar Cannon Angus Preston, ID

2-Mar Generic Genetics Ida Grove, IA

2-Mar J6 Farms Gibbon, NE

2-Mar Jensen Bros. Herefords Courtland, KS

2-Mar Keller’s Broken Heart Ranch Mandan, ND

2-Mar Kearns Cattle Co. Rushville, NE

2-Mar Larson Angus Ranch Sharon Springs, KS

2-Mar Parry Angus Sterling, CO

2-Mar Split Diamond Angus Whitehall, MT

2-Mar TK Cattle Co. online

3-Mar Brookdale Angus Larchwood, IA

3-Mar Crouthamel Cattle Stanfield, OR

3-Mar Eichacker Simmental Salem, SD

3-Mar Express Ranches Yukin, OK

3-Mar Intermountain Genetic Alliance Haber City, UT

3-Mar K-State Legacy Manhattan, KS

3-Mar Meadow Lawn Angus Eastman, WI

3-Mar Porter’s Hip-O Angus Dalhart, TX

3-Mar Reminisce Angus Dillon, MT

3-Mar Sandmeier Charolais Bowdle, SD

3-Mar Spring Valley Ranch Burwell, NE

3-Mar Sutherlin Farms Red Angus Stevensville, MT

4-Mar 3C Cattle

Stevensville, MT

4-Mar B & B Angus/RC Ranch Kemp, TX

4-Mar Barnett Angus Ranch/GA Angus Washington, GA

4-Mar Blackjack Farms Seminole, OK 4-Mar BoPat Farms Bradford, TN

4-Mar Bulls of the Bitterroot Stevensville, MT 4-Mar Cannon Valley Ranch Goodhue, MN 4-Mar Cason’s Pride & Joy Simmental Russell, IA 4-Mar Davis Angus Ranch Foss, OK 4-Mar De-Su Angus Fremont, IA

4-Mar DK Red Angus Williston, ND

4-Mar Hickory Hollow Farms/ Burns Angus Wellman, IA 4-Mar Hilltop Farms Asbury, MO 4-Mar Hobbs & Eathington Angus Fairview, IL 4-Mar Hoffman Simmental (closing day) Clay Center, KS 4-Mar Judd Ranch Pomona, KS 4-Mar KY Farm Bureau Beef Expo Louisville, KY 4-Mar KY Beef Expo Gelbvieh/ Balancer Frankfort, KY 4-Mar KY National Shorthorn Louisville, KY 4-Mar Laflin Angus Ranch Olsburg, KS 4-Mar Lazy JB Ranch Montrose, CO 4-Mar Lazy TV Ranch Selby, SD 4-Mar Linhart Limousin Leon, IA 4-Mar Loving Farms Pawnee Rock, K 4-Mar Lucky 7 Angus Riverton, WY 4-Mar Mason Angus Broken Bow, NE 4-Mar Mead Farms Versailles, MO 4-Mar Peterson Farms Charolais Moutain Grove, MO 4-Mar Powerline Genetics Castle Dale, UT 4-Mar Redland Red Angus Hysham, MT

4-Mar Rudolph Angus Yellow Springs, WV

4-Mar SE Iowa Angus Sigourney, IA

4-Mar S Diamond Angus Henderson, NE

4-Mar Satterfield Charolais & Angus Evening Shade, AR

4-Mar Shaggy Meadows Red Angus Marion, SD

4-Mar Trinity Farms Ellensburg, WA

4-Mar WI Hereford Assoc. Fenimore, WI

4-Mar Wieseler Angus Orient, SD 4-Mar Wilde Angus Ranch Shevlin, MN

4-Mar WMC Cattle Co. Springfield, MO

5-Mar Gold Bullion Group Westmoreland, KS

5-Mar Lazy H Ranch Hays, KS

5-Mar Smokey Hill Charolais/ Lazy H Ranch Hays, KS

5-Mar Thompson Farms Baudette, MN

5-Mar Windy Creek Cattle Co. Spencer, SD

6-Mar Best Angus Watford City, ND

6-Mar Buck Ridge Cattle Co. Seymour, MO

6-Mar Campbell Red Angus Mcintosh, SD

Jim & Lynn Arthaud • 701-623-4461 Wes Obrigewitch, Ranch Mgr, 701-290-6424 PO Box 197 • Medora, ND 58645 jima@midstate.net • openaangus.com

Chuck & Annette Steffan

• Pull on highway at speed limit.

• Fits through any gate your pickup will.

• Stable on uneven terrain.

• Permanent sheeted adjustable alley.

• Transport wheels are permanent, no sliding off the axles and rolling out of the way.

• Wheels on each panel and electric over hydraulic jack eliminates lifting— saves time.

• Frame gates for sorting.

Sale Calendar

6-Mar Clear Creek Angus Chinook, MT

6-Mar Cody Cattle Co/ Hanel Simmental Courtland, KS

6-Mar Don Johnson Angus Salina, KS

6-Mar Harrell Hereford Ranch Baker City, OR

6-Mar Hojer Ranch Lake Preston, SD

6-Mar Kester Herefords/ Valley Creek Atkinson, NE

6-Mar KM Cattle Co. Coon Rapids, IA

6-Mar Lyons Ranch Manhattan, KS

6-Mar McCann Red Angus Billings, MT

6-Mar New Mexico Angus Assoc. Roswell, NM

6-Mar Pearcy Angus Cattle Eakly, OK

6-Mar S/M Fleckvieh Cattle PT Garretson, SD

6-Mar Stone Gate Farms Flemingsburg, KY

6-Mar Styles Angus Brentford, SD

6-Mar Vision Angus North Platte, NE

7-Mar Allen Bros. Cattle North Powder, OR

7-Mar Apex Angus Valier, MT

7-Mar Cornwell Farms LaCrosse, KS

7-Mar Doll Ranch Mandan, ND

7-Mar Ipsen Cattle online

7-Mar Lott-McMurphy Alva, OK

7-Mar Macholan Angus Columbus, NE

7-Mar Manzano Angus Estancia, NM

7-Mar Sandhill Red Angus Sidney, MT

7-Mar Schott Limousin Mobridge, SD

7-Mar Schutte & Sons Polled Herefords Guide Rock, NE

7-Mar Swanson Cattle Co Oxford, NE

7-Mar Warner Beef Genetics Arapahoe, NE

8-Mar Berwald Red Angus Toronto, SD

8-Mar Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch Huron, SD

8-Mar Cates Farms online

8-Mar Flat Iron Ranch Washington, KS

8-Mar Heart River Ranch/ Open A Angus Belfield, ND

8-Mar Hornung Livestock Stratton, CO

8-Mar Open A Angus Belfield, ND

8-Mar R.A. Brown Ranch Throckmorton, TX

8-Mar Sitz Angus Ranch Dillon, MT

8-Mar Stucky Ranch Kingman, KS

8-Mar The Source Sessions Invitational Fort Worth, TX

8-Mar Treasures Of The Tank online

8-Mar Udy Cattle Co. Rockland, ID

9-Mar BJ Angus Genetics Manhattan, KS

9-Mar Brink Simmentals phone

9-Mar Cates Farms online

9-Mar Edelman Ranch Willow Lake, SD

9-Mar Effertz Key Ranch Velva, ND

9-Mar Lone Star Angus Gainesville, TX

9-Mar McCurry Angus Ranch

Hutchinson, KS 9-Mar Mogck Angus Farms Tripp, SD 9-Mar Schmig Simmental Ranch Stockholm, SD 9-Mar Sunny Okanogan Omak, WA 9-Mar T-Bone Angus Atkinson, NE 9-Mar Treasures Of The Tank online 9-Mar Wheeler Mountain Angus Whitehall, MT 10-Mar Christensen Angus Ranch Okarche, OK 10-Mar Huftle Cattle Co. Cozad, NE 10-Mar Kenny Angus Schaller, IA 10-Mar L Bar W Cattle Co. Absarokee, MT 10-Mar Leland & Koester Red Angus Sidney, MT 10-Mar Rollin’ Rock Pilot Rock, OR 10-Mar Schlager Angus Palmyra, MO 10-Mar Smithland Angus Russell Springs, KS 10-Mar Western Illinois University PT Macomb, IL 11-Mar Bar S Ranch Paradise, KS 11-Mar Beavers Charolais PT Collins, IA 11-Mar Boyd/ Myers Mays Lick, KY 11-Mar Callan Farms Stonington, IL 11-Mar Express Ranches Honor Roll Yukon, OK 11-Mar Fast/ Dohrmann/ Strommen Angus Mandan, ND 11-Mar Flickerwood Angus Jackson, MO 11-Mar Genetic Alliance Franklin, WV 11-Mar Heart Of The Ozarks Angus West Plains, MO 11-Mar Heim Cattle Co. Angus St. Charles, MN 11-Mar Herb Angus Pierce, NE 11-Mar I-29 Bull Run Sioux Falls, SD 11-Mar Jones Family Angus Wamego, KS 11-Mar Keystone Elite Mill Hall, PA 11-Mar Koberstein Farms Angus Ogallala, NE 11-Mar May-Way Farms Angus Baldwin City, KS 11-Mar Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Carthage, IN 11-Mar Nipp Charolais Wilson, OK 11-Mar Riverbend Ranches Idaho Falls, ID 11-Mar Rock’n D Ranch Junction City, OR 11-Mar Sampson Cattle Co. Kirksville, MO 11-Mar Soaring Eagle of the Ozarks Springfield, MO 11-Mar Stangl Shorthorn online 11-Mar Sunnyhill Angus Fairview, IL 11-Mar Tennessee Beef Agribition Lebanon, TN 11-Mar Thousand Hills Angus Ranch Three Forks, MT 11-Mar Tucumcari Bull Test Tucumcari, NM 11-Mar Western Colorado Angus Association Delta, CO 11-Mar Wright Charolais Kearney, MO 12-Mar 4M Angus Blue Hill, NE 11-Mar Brad Z Ranch Guthrie Center, IA

Sale Calendar

12-Mar Badgerland by Marda Angus Lodi, WI

12-Mar Bar J Angus Brooten, MN

12-Mar Beavers Charolais PT Collins, IA

12-Mar Beckers Angus Askov, MN

12-Mar RBM Livestock Florence, SD

12-Mar Stangl Shorthorn online

13-Mar Dix Angus Ranch Plainville, KS

13-Mar Feddes/ C-T Red Angus Manhattan, MT

13-Mar Holden Herefords Valier, MT

13-Mar Niobrara Red Angus Niobrara, NE

13-Mar Pine Coulee Bulls Hardin, MT

13-Mar Schauer Angus Faith, SD

13-Mar Spring Cove Ranch Bliss, ID

13-Mar Weers Angus Diller, NE

14-Mar Anderson Land & Cattle Leoti, KS

14-Mar Conroy Angus Gordon, NE

14-Mar Cooper Hereford Ranch Willow Creek, MT

14-Mar James Angus Alma, NE

14-Mar Loosli Red Angus Ashton, ID

14-Mar Macdonald Ranches Bismark, ND

14-Mar McKenzie Land & Livestock Fort Stockton, TX

14-Mar Origen Genetic Exchange online

14-Mar Powerline Genetics Arapahoe, NE

14-Mar Romans Ranches Charolais Westfall, OR

14-Mar Route 66’s Highway To Success online

14-Mar Schreiber Angus Beaver, KS

14-Mar Upchurch Bros. & Guests online

14-Mar Van Beek Angus Mobridge, SD

14-Mar Veltkamp Angus Manhattan, MT

14-Mar Weber Land & Cattle Lake Benton, MN

14-Mar Wedel Red Angus Leoti, KS

15-Mar 2 Bar Angus Hereford, TX

15-Mar Klompien Red Angus Manhattan, MT

15-Mar Lufkin Cattle Tendoy, ID

15-Mar Mid-Kansas Angus Breeders Lacrosse, KS

15-Mar Sadler Ranches online

15-Mar Stevenson Angus Hobson, MT

15-Mar Topp Angus Grace City, ND

15-Mar Valley Oaks Chilhowee, MO

15-Mar Wagonhammer Ranches Bartlett, NE

15-Mar Western Breeders Assoc Eltopia, WA

15-Mar Woodbury Farms Overbrook, KS

16-Mar Bar Star Cattle/Ernst Herefords Musselshell, MT

16-Mar Benoit Angus Ranch Esbon, KS

16-Mar Carter Cattle Co. Pingree, ID

16-Mar DBL Angus Fullerton, NE

16-Mar Evenson Angus Hettinger, ND

16-Mar Henke Farms Salisbury, MO

16-Mar GKB Cattle Co. Desdemona, TX

16-Mar Iowa Shorthorn Sale online

16-Mar K7 Herefords Lockridge, IA

16-Mar Malek Angus Highwood, MT

16-Mar McGinn Angus & Friends Johnson City, TN

16-Mar Vallad/ OFT Vale, OR

17-Mar 3C Christensen/NLC Simmental Wessington, SD

17-Mar Barta Farms Marquette, KS

17-Mar Black Summit Cattle Co. Powell, WY 17-Mar Huck-Stegman Dodge City, KS 17-Mar J Lazy S Carmen, ID 17-Mar Leadore Angus Leadore, ID 17-Mar Marshall & Fenner/ Murphy Boonville, MO 17-Mar McKellar Angus Mount Pleasant, TX 17-Mar Mehlhaf Angus Freeman, SD 17-Mar MT Co-Op w/Basin Angus Columbus, MT 17-Mar Mushrush Ranches Strong City, KS 17-Mar Schweitzer Red Angus Pleasant Dale, NE 17-Mar Southern WV Bull Test Ripley, WV 17-Mar Sunflower Genetics Maple Hill, KS 17-Mar TD Angus North Platte, ND 17-Mar Wann Ranch Poteau, OK 18-Mar 44 Farms Abilene Abilene, TX 18-Mar Bradley Cattle Springfield, MO 18-Mar Brinkley Angus Green City, MO 18-Mar Buckeye Hereford Assoc. Columbus, OH 18-Mar Carolina Futurity Clemson, SC 18-Mar Cattlemen’s Choice Greenleaf, KS 18-Mar East TN Angus Assoc. Knoxville, TN 18-Mar Fairview Farms Moorefield, WV 18-Mar Falling Timber Farms Marthasville, MO 18-Mar Full Circle Cattle Co. Dodge City, KS 18-Mar Fuoss Angus Ranch Draper, SD 18-Mar Gardels Angus Kearney, NE 18-Mar Grays Angus Ranch Harrison, NE 18-Mar Hales Angus Canyon, TX 18-Mar Iron Lorenzen Cattle Co. Madras, OR 18-Mat MCA/ MSU Bull Test Remus, MI 18-Mar Mississippi Valley Angus Assoc. Cuba, MO 18-Mar Molitor Angus Ranch Zenda, KS 18-Mar Musgrave Angus Griggsville, IL 18-Mar NE AR Angus Assoc. Charlotte, AR 18-Mar Nelson Angus Salmon, ID 18-Mar Ohio Beef Expo Columbus, OH 18-Mar Pollard Farms Waukomis, OK 18-Mar Profit Through Performance Lexington, KY 18-Mar Red Hill Farms Lafayette, TN 18-Mar Red Reckoning Douds, IA 18-Mar Reynolds Land & Cattle Sanford, CO 18-Mar Sonstebo Angus Wallace, SD 18-Mar South Mountain Angus Assoc. Ramsay, MT 18-Mar Springhill Herefords Blue Rapids, KS 18-Mar T & S Strnad Charolais Formoso, KS 18-Mar Triangle J Ranch Fort Collins, CO 18-Mar Valley Oaks Warsaw, MO 18-Mar Ward Ranches Angus Gardnerville, NV 18-Mar Waukaru Farms Rensselaer, IN 18-Mar Wild Indian Acres Joplin, MO 18-Mar Windy Hill Charolais open house Cedar Hill, MO 19-Mar 2K Cattle Enterprise Bloomington, WI 19-Mar April Valley Farms Leavenworth, KS 19-Mar Big House Show Cattle Iola, TX 19-Mar Briarwood Angus Butler, MO 19-Mar ED Angus Ashby, NE

Sale Calendar

19-Mar Hanneken Angus Ranch Royalton, MN

19-Mar Intermountain Genetic Alliance Baker, NV

19-Mar Vision Quest Ranch Yates Center, KS

19-Mar Wabash Valley Angus Breeders Harrisburg, VA

20-Mar Angus In the Basin Duchesne, UT

20-Mar B & D Herefords & Angus Claflin, KS

20-Mar Brent Charolais online

20-Mar Bridle Bit Simmentals Walsh, CO

20-Mar Dal Porto Livestock/ Rancho CasinoPurdum, NE

20-Mar Flat Water Gang Broken Bow, NE

20-Mar Frank Cattle Co. Chappell, NE

20-Mar Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus Nevada, MO

20-Mar Jones Red Angus Walsh, SD

20-Mar JR Ranch/ Sackmann Cattle Othello, WA

20-Mar Whistling Winds Angus Hingham, MT

21-Mar Bartels Angus Riverton, NE

21-Mar Blevins Angus Ranch Missoula, MT

21-Mar ELK Angus Buffalo, WY

21-Mar Flying S Herefords Paluxy, TX

21-Mar Green Mountain Red Angus Logan, MT

21-Mar Hall Stock Farm Berthold, ND

21-Mar Hinkson Angus Ranch Cottonwood Falls, KS

21-Mar Lorenzen Farms online

21-Mar Schrader Ranch Wells, KS

21-Mar Schragg/Nikkel Marion, SD

21-Mar Slovek Ranch Philip, SD

22-Mar Diamond H Ranch LaCrosse, KS

22-Mar McCumber Angus Ranch Rolette, ND

22-Mar Moore Shorthorns online

22-Mar Nebraska Bull Test Broken Bow, NE

22-Mar NJW Polled Herefords Sheridan, WY

22-Mar Peterson Grain & Cattle Havre, MT

22-Mar Rossow Angus Ranch Herreid, SD

22-Mar Schilling Cattle Co. Brewster, KS

22-Mar Westphal Red Angus Grass Range, MT

23-Mar Dethlef’s Angus/ Treffer Angus Burwell, NE

23-Mar Gartner~Denowh Angus Ranch Sidney, MT

23-Mar Glasoe Angus Wildrose, ND

23-Mar Iowa Shorthorn Assoc. online

23-Mar Iron Creek Cattle Co. LaMotte, IA

23-Mar L Bar L Imperial, NE

23-Mar Lau’s Valley View Farms Angus Armour, SD

23-Mar McCabe Genetics Elk City, KS

23-Mar Sweiger Farms Maysville, MO

23-Mar Vermillion Ranch Billings, MT

23-Mar Wardensville Bull test Wardensville, WV

23-Mar West Fork Ranch Loup City, NE

23-Mar Western Cattle Source Crawford, NE

24-Mar Barrett Cattle/ Mill Brae Ranch Maple Hill, KS

24-Mar Jager Land & Livestock PT Eddyville, IA

24-Mar Kolt Cattle Co. Marietta, OK

24-Mar Lisco & M Diamond Angus Casper, WY

24-Mar Miller & Friends Harrisonburg, VA

24-Mar Olson Land & Cattle Hereford, TX

24-Mar Quaker Hill Orange, VA

24-Mar Schurrtop Angus McCook, NE 24-Mar Sexton Genetics Muskogee, OK

24-Mar Smith Angus Bassett, NE 24-Mar Stone Creek Angus Freeport, IL 24-Mar The Great Northern Clear Lake, MN 24-Mar Vermillion Ranch Billings, MT 25-Mar 3C Cattle Co. Carrollton, MO 25-Mar 8 Story Farms Gallatin, MO 25-Mar Basin Bullfest Klamath Falls, OR 25-Mar Brent Cattle Co. Maywood, NE 25-Mar Bluegrass Gelbvieh Alliance Lexington, KY 25-Mar Candy Meadows Farm Lexington, TN 25-Mar Clearwater Simmentals Milan, IN 25-Mar Conley Cattle Sulfur, OK 25-Mar Connealy Angus Whitman, NE 25-Mar DaKitch Farms Ada, MN 25-Mar Deer Valley Farm Fayetteville, TN 25-Mar Fischer Red Angus Harlowton, MT 25-Mar Gabriel Ranch Grand Saline, TX 25-Mar Geyer Cattle Co. Huron, SD 25-Mar Hammock Ridge Farms Amma, WV 25-Mar Harris Angus Ranch Ottawa, KS 25-Mar Heart Of America Hereford Assoc. Wayne City, IL 25-Mar Kramer Farms PT Farina, IL 25-Mar Lunds B Bar Angus Baker, MT 25-Mar Littlerobe Angus Higgins, TX 25-Mar Lunds B Bar Angus Baker, MT 25-Mar New Haven Angus Leavenworth, KS 25-Mar Pembrook Cattle Co. Fairview, OK 25-Mar Rogers & Lile Red Angus Strafford, MO 25-Mar Sandhill Farms Haviland, KS 25-Mar Sauk Valley Angus Rock Ralls, IL 25-Mar Sinclair Ranch Buffalo, WY 25-Mar T Heart Ranch La Garita, CO 25-Mar Virginia BCIA SW Bull Test Wtheville, VA 25-Mar Wakefield Farms Dunlap, IA 25-Mar West Wind Red Angus open Pella, IA 25-Mar Wildberry Farms Hanover, IL 25-Mar Wildorado Cattle Co. Wildorado, TX 25-Mar Worthington Angus Dadeville, MO 25-Mar Zehnder Waage Partnership Greenbush, MN 26-Mar Leachman Cattle of CO f Fort Collins, CO 26-Mar Leary Bros. Angus Caledonia, MN 26-Mar Mlnarik Cattle Co. Clearwater, NE 26-Mar Traynham Ranch Central Point, OR 26-Mar WHR Shorthorns Van Alsryne, TX 26-Mar Woody Ranch Barnard, KS 27-Mar Axtell Cattle Company Sterling, CO 27-Mar Cole Creek Angus Columbus, MT 27-Mar Copeland & Sons Herefords Clayton, NM 27-Mar Deer Valley Farm embryo online 27-Mar Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch Great Falls, MT 27-Mar Herbster Angus Farms Bull & Female Sale 27-Mar Larsen Angus Ranch Rosebud, MT 27-Mar Leachman Cattle of CO Fort Collins, CO 27-Mar Luddington Cattle Freedom, OK 27-Mar Maplecrest Farms Hillsboro, OH 27-Mar McEntire Red Angus Sweetwater, OK 27-Mar Miller Angus of Estelline Bruce, SD

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Sale Calendar

27-Mar Oak Hollow Smiths Grove, KY

27-Mar Oleen Bros. Dwight, KS

27-Mar Snowshoe Cattle Co. Arthur, NE

27-Mar SW Missouri PT Springfield, MO

27-Mar West Wind Red Angus bidding closes online

28-Mar Bar JV Angus Fairview, MT

28-Mar C-B Charolais Montpelier, ND

28-Mar D&W Angus online

28-Mar Ferguson Angus Agra, KS

28-Mar Frenzen Angus & Polled Herefords Fullerton, NE

28-Mar Littau Angus Dallas, SD

28-Mar Missouri Shorthorn Association online

28-Mar Rocking L Genetics Lewistown, MT

28-Mar Silver Bit Angus May, ID

28-Mar Superior Beef Genetics Lamar, MO

28-Mar Top Gun Cattle Co. Smithfield, NE

29-Mar Davis Ranches Limousin & Lim Flex online

29-Mar Roseda Black Angus Farm Monkton, MD

30-Mar Lylester Ranch Beatrice, NE

30-Mar Williams Angus Johnson City, TN

31-Mar Anthony Ranches Ryan, OK

31-Mar Double Creek Farms Clifton, TX

31-Mar PA Angus f & bull test Pennsylvania Furnace, PA

31-Mar Pieper Red Angus Hay Springs, NE

31-Mar Prairie View Farms Gridley, IL

1-Apr All Breeds Matter Rush Springs, OK

1-Apr The Andras Kind Manchester, IL

1-Apr Circle S Ranch Canton, KS

1-Apr Debruycker Charolais Great Falls, MT

1-Apr Ludens Family Limousin Viborg, SD

1-Apr Magness Land & Cattle Platteville, CO

1-Apr McDonald Farms Blacksburg, VA

1-Apr Paint Valley Farms Millersburg, OH

1-Apr Schrute Farms Honesdale, PA

1-Apr Shoal Creek Excelsior Springs, MO

1-Apr Southern Eagle Ranch Evington, VA

1-Apr Wagner Charolais Nunn, CO

2-Apr Hassebrook Charolais Farms Albion, NE

3-Apr FBA Ranch Havre, MT

3-Apr Weber Charolais & Red Angus Lake Andes, SD

4-Apr Coleman Limousin Ranch Missoula, MT

4-Apr Gerber Land & Cattle Richmond, IN

4-Apr Hubert Charolais Ranch Monument, KS

4-Apr Jackson Cattle Co. online

4-Apr Reisdorfer Red Angus Magnolia, MN

5-Apr Cross Creek Farm online

6-Apr Wildcat Cattle Co. online

6-Apr Wulf Cattle Opprotunity online

7-Apr Roster Charolais Spencer, SD

8-Apr Central MO Pooled Hereford Assoc Cuba, MO

8-Apr Charolais Assoc of TX Gainesville, TX

8-Apr Dybdal Charolais Laurel, NE

8-Apr Ellis Farms Chrisman, IL

8-Apr Fink Beef Genetics Charolais & Angus Randolph, KS

8-Apr HanSine Ranch Pierre, SD

8-Apr Hebbert Charolais Hyannis, NE

8-Apr Hillbrands Cattle Co. Clara City, MO

8-Apr Knoll Crest Farm Red House, VA 8-Apr Lazy Bar F/ Double G Shorthorns Seminole, OK 8-Apr Math Farms Glasgow, MT 8-Apr Prairie Valley Farm Platte, SD 8-Apr Sonstegard Cattle Co. Montevideo, MN 8-Apr The Rennaissance Strafford, MO 8-Apr WV Polled Hereford Assoc. Weston, WV 10-Apr Eggleston Charolais Wessington, SD 11-Apr Hager Cattle Co. Karlsruhe, NE 11-Apr Ludvigson Stock Farms Shepherd, MT 11-Apr Thomas Ranch Harrold, SD 12-Apr Peterson L7 Bar Pukwana, SD 13-Apr McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch Torrington, WY 13-Apr Reich Charolais Belle Fourche, SD 14-Apr Regency Acres Angus Sidney, MT 15-Apr Belle Point Ranch Lavaca, AR 15-Apr Clifford Farms & Guests Lexington, KY 15-Apr DLCC Ranch Pierz, MN 15-Apr Lindskov’s LT Ranch Isabel, SD 15-Apr Mid-Atlantic Spring Bonanza Harrisonburg, VA 15-Apr MO Charolais Breeders Assoc. Springfield, MO 15-Apr Sandrock Ranch Herefords Benton, WI 15-Apr Stuber Ranch Bowman, ND 15-Apr Wilder/ Lawrence online 18-Apr Dybdal Charolais Show Female Laurel, NE 19-Apr Cherokee Sales Co. Cherokee, OK 20-Apr JMAR Genetics & Guests online 20-Apr KLS Farms It’s a Southern Thing online 21-Apr Grill’s Red Western Crawford, NE 21-Apr Wild Indian Acres online 22-Apr Heartland Simmentals Waverly, IA 22-Apr Lazy Bar F/ Double G Shorthorn Seminole, OK 22-Apr Middle TN Hereford Assoc. Cross Plains, TN 22-Apr Ritchie County Polled Hereford Harrisville, WV 22-Apr Thomas Farms Damascus, AR 22-Apr MO Red Angus Springfield, MO 22-Apr Right On Red Seneca Falls, NY 22-Apr WR Bar Pequot Lakes, MN 25-Apr Baxter Angus Farm Rockham, SD 25-Apr Linhart Divas online 26-Apr Gill Red Angus Timber Lake, SD 27-Apr Davis Ranches show heifer online 27-Apr Wilder Family Aggie Traditions online 28-Apr Kuhn’s Red Angus & Huber EY Napoleon, ND 29-Apr Aschermann Charolais/ Akaushi Carthage, MO 29-Apr Barnes Herefords Cedartown, GA 29-Apr Sharben/Martindell Shorthorns Campbellsburg, KY 29-Apr The Great American Pie Lebanon, MO 29-Apr Wienk Charolais Lake Preston, SD 2-May Edwards Land & Cattle show heifer online 5-May Torgerson Farms online 6-May Coyote Hills Ranch Chattanooga, OK 6-May Mead Farms Versailles, MO 6-May SC Hereford Assoc. Clemson, SC 6-May Stars & Stripes Hummelstown, PA 6-May TN River Music Fort Payne, AL 6-May The Sale of Excellence College Station, TX

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21 Angus 7

American Foods Group 50

Bar J 84

Baxter Angus 64

Beery's Land & Livestock 38

Big Rok Angus 60

Blue Goose Herefords 22

Blue Lake Plastics 23

Brad Z 16, 68

Bush Angus 86

Callicrate Banders 50

Clear Springs Cattle 69

Churchill Cattle Company 85

Dairyland Supply 50

Dixie Valley Angus 87

DK Red Angus 62

Ellingson Angus 2

Ellingson Simmental 51 Flesch Angus 59 Frey Angus 71 Grays Angus Ranch 17 Hanneken Angus 77

Heart River/Open A 64 Herbster Angus 44-45 Hoover Angus 15 Jallo Angus 41 Jindra Angus 63 Jauer Dependable Gentics 22 Kessler Angus 8 Keyes Angus 31

Kline Simmental 81 Koupal Angus 25 Kuck Ranch 58 Liphatech 4

Loonan Stock Farms 52 McNamee Cook 61 Mohnen Angus 83 Nagel Cattel Co 67

Poppe Bulls 5

Poss Angus 9

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh 39

Rawhide 66

Red Bluff Bull Sale 61

Ressler Angus Ranch 49

Schaff Angus Valley 88

Soaring Eagle of the Ozarks 53 Springer Simmental 79 Sweet Pro 24

TNT Simmental 73 Topp Herefords 3 Triangle J 82 U of M Extension Service 80

WR Bar 58

York Creek Red Angus 65