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150 Coming-Two-Year-Old Bullsw240 Bred Angus Heifers including: 25 Single Lot Registered Bred Heifers

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Lot 1: S Thrive 0861 #19765531

205wt: 717/107 365wt:1213/105 S Thrive JAS 5515 x Connealy Intrinsic x Sitz Alliance 6595

Lot 5: S Gary 0514 #19771873

205wt: 803/120 365wt: 1345/117 Connealy Gary x S Thrive JAS 5515 x S McCoy 124

Lot 7: S Capitalist 316 0625 #19766866 205wt: 755/100 365wt: 1171/100 LD Capitalist 316 x S Summit 956 x Shipwheel Chinook

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Lot 160: S Selena 0538

#19437622 SydGen Blueprint x S Whitlock 179 x Connealy Courage 25L x S Summit 956 Architect is our most heavily used sire for 2 consecutive years. Look for the Architect's service in our November Production Sale. 170 of the 240 Sale Females will have Architect calves next spring.

#19766869 LD Capitalist 316 x S Summit 956 x Shipwheel Chinook Due: Feb 7th

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Lot 170: S Mayflower 05009 #19765670 Ellingson Transcend 5212 x HA Open Country 2047 x S Chisum 6175 Due: Feb 7th

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10-Nov Mill Creek Ranch Alma, KS 10-Nov MT Hereford Influenced feeder calf Three Forks, MT 10-Nov Woodhill Farms online Viroqua, WI 11-Nov Bieber Fever Leola, SD 11-Nov Circle G Ranches Adel, GA 11-Nov Deer Valley Frozen Genetics Fayetteville, TN 11-Nov Lone Star Angus Gainesville, TX Cannon Valley Ranch 11-Nov TD Angus Mature Cow North Platte, NE 11-Nov ZWT Ranch Crossville, TN 12-Nov Double Creek Farms Clifton, TX 12-Nov Green Valley Cattle Dispersion Atkinson, NE 12-Nov Ingram Angus Pulaski, TN 12-Nov Rees Bros. Bull Sale Morgan, UT 12-Nov Southern Source Bull Sale Lakeland, FL 13-Nov AL Angus Assoc Cullman, AL 25 lots Heifers. Semen. 13-Nov Anderson Land & Livestock PT Stanfield, OR Flush opportunity. Embryos. 13-Nov Bear Mountain Angus Female Palisade, NE sconlinesales.com 13-Nov Big League Genetics Ft. Cobb, OK 13-Nov De-Su Angus Knoxville, IA 14495 390th St W Goodhue, MN 55027 Bruce: 507-381-1570 LeeAnn: 507-298-0820 Taylor: 507-323-5627 13-Nov Deer Valley Farm Fayeteville, TN email: cvrangus@yahoo.com www.cannonvalleyranch.com 13-Nov Females of Fall Red Angus Albany, WI 13-Nov Friendship Farms Canoochee, GA 13-Nov Gibbs Farm Ranburne, AL 13-Nov Ginger Hill Angus Culpeper, VA NOV 13, 2021 13-Nov H.D. Dunn Tetonia, ID 10 AM - 3 PM 13-Nov Leachman Fall Harvest Fort Collins, CO 13-Nov Lesikar Angus Bull Sale Athens, TX 13-Nov Little Belt Classic Hobson, MT WHERE QUALITY & PERFORMANCE MEET! 13-Nov MCM Polled Herefords online 13-Nov Mid Atlantic Hereford Sale Harrisonburg, VA 13-Nov Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Carthage, IN 18-Nov JR Ranch/Sackmann Othello, WA 13-Nov Montana Ranch Big Fork, MT 18-Nov K2 Fall Female Sale Wheatland, WY 13-Nov Oklahoma Bull Sale McAlester, OK 18-Nov Largent & Sons Production Sale Kaycee, WY 13-Nov OK Commercial Angus Female Holdenville, OK 18-Nov WMR Bull & Commercial Female Three Forks, MT 13-Nov Shamrock-Nook Red Angus Albany, WI 19-Nov Bear Creek Farms Bull Sale Leonard, TX 13-Nov Smith Registered Angus Berryville, AR 19-Nov Cavenders Ranches – Draggin’ M Jacksonville, TX 13-Nov South Dakota Hereford Excellence Brookings, SD 19-Nov Gelbvieh Assoc NE Arapahoe, NE 14-Nov 5 L Red Angus & 9 Mile Sheridan, MT 19-Nov Green Mountain Angus Ryegate, MT 14-Nov Banks Polled Herefords Ada, OK 19-Nov OK Select commercial female Vinita, OK 14-Nov Destiny Angus Online Charleston, IL 19-Nov Quaker Hill Angus Louisa, VA 14-Nov Greenhorn Cattle Co. Shorthorn Louisville, KY 19-Nov Warner Beef Genetics Arapahoe, NE 14-Nov Nichols Farms Proven Performer sale Bridgewater, IA 19-Nov Wienk Charolais Ranch Arcadia, FL 14-Nov Pearls of the Prairie Angus Mandan, ND 20-Nov Amdahl Herefords & Angus Rapid City, SD 15-Nov Bichler Simmental & Red Angus Linton, ND 20-Nov Baldridge Tiedeman Angus North Platte, NE 15-Nov Hoffman Ranch Fall Bull Sale Thedford, NE 20-Nov Bear Creek Farms Leonard, TX 15-Nov Ludvigson Stock Farms Dispersion Billings, MT 20-Nov Cavenders Ranches – Draggin’ M Jacksonville, TX 15-Nov Rumor Has It/ 4 Sons Paris, KY 20-Nov Dalebanks Ranch Eureka, KS 16-Nov 6 Pastures Angus Winchester, VA 20-Nov Driggers Simmental Farm Glenville, GA 16-Nov B&D Herefords & Angus Claflin, KS 20-Nov Ginger Hill Angus Culpepper, VA 16-Nov Elliott Livestock Clifford, ND 20-Nov Heart of MO Limousin Lebanon, MO 16-Nov Ludvigson Stock Farms Dispersion Billings, MT 20-Nov Jamison & Jamison Beggs, OK 16-Nov Reminisce Angus Dillon, MT 20-Nov MM Cattle/ Callaway Cattle Co. Hogansville, GA 16-Nov Spruce Hill Angus Lowry, SD 20-Nov NE AR Angus Assoc Hogansville, AR 17-Nov Ludvigson Stock Farms Dispersion Billings, MT 20-Nov Next Step Cattle Co. Livingston, AL 17-Nov Roseda online female Monkton, MD 20-Nov Ohio Angus Newark, OH 17-Nov Skinner Ranch Ramsay, MT 20-Nov Precise Cattle & Friends Watkinsville, GA 17-Nov Spickler Ranch North Glenfield, ND 20-Nov Redland Angus Buffalo, WY 18-Nov Jamison Herefords Dispersion Quinter, KS 20-Nov Stanley Martin Farms Decorah, IA American Beef Producer November 2021 10

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27-Nov Dameron Angus Lexington, IL 27-Nov Edgewood Angus West Point, VA 27-Nov Ferguson Angus New Sharon, IA 27-Nov Galaxy Beef Female Sale Macon, MO 27-Nov Gold Buckle Commercial Female El Dorado, KS 27-Nov Great Lakes Beef Connection Clare, MI 27-Nov Noack Herefords Rockdale, TX 27-Nov Nolan and Bagby Simmental Rockfield, KY 27-Nov Rutledge Farms LeRoy, IL 27-Nov Stavick Simmental Queen of the Prairie Veblen, SD 27-Nov Trennepohl Farms Right By Design Middletown, IN 27-Nov Vermillion Ranch Billings, MT 27-Nov Wheeler Angus Paris, MO 28-Nov All-American Angus Sale Cheyenne, WY 28-Nov Siebring Angus Gilman, IL 29-Nov Stevenson’s Diamond Dot Hobson, MT 30-Nov Stevenson Angus Hobson, MT 30-Nov Warner Beef Genetics Arapahoe, NE 30-Nov Western Video Auc. @ Silver Legacy Reno, NV 1-Dec Beef Country Breeders Columbus, MT 1-Dec Big Sky Elite Female Sale Logan, MT 1-Dec Western States Hereford Show & Sale Reno, NV 2-Dec 44 Farms online Cameron, TX 2-Dec KY Hereford Assoc Feeder Calf sale Stanford, KY 2-Dec MN Hereford Breeders feeder calf Pipestone, MN 2-Dec Sitz Angus Harrison, MT 3-Dec Calhoun Bull Test Sale Calhoun, GA 3-Dec Harmon Angus Lavina, MT 3-Dec It’s All Black & White Bull Sale Montgomery, AL 3-Dec KG Ranch Three Forks, MT 3-Dec Knoll Crest Farm Red House, VA 3-Dec Lone Star Angus Alliance Hallettsville, TX 3-Dec Meadows Creek Farm Montgomery, AL 3-Dec Missouri Livestock Symposium Kirksville, MO 4-Dec 2 Bar C Ranch Luling, TX 4-Dec 44 Farms Abilene Bull Sale Abilene, TX 4-Dec Country Christmas in Nashville Nashville, TN 4-Dec Currant Creek Angus Roundup, MT 4-Dec Frederickson Ranch/ Pyramid Beef Spearfish, SD 4-Dec Kansas Angus Commercial Female Pratt, KS 4-Dec Kiesewtter Angus & Guests Farmington, IL 4-Dec Lane/ Sundling Commercial Female Three Forks, MT 4-Dec KY Hereford Assoc Lexington, KY 4-Dec Lane/Sundling Commercial Female Three Forks, MT 4-Dec Lonesome River Ranch Merna, NE 4-Dec North Star Classic Hereford Sale Valley City, ND 4-Dec Pied Piper Farms Industry, TX 4-Dec Prairie Hills Gelbvieh (online) Gladstone, ND

20-Nov Sonderup Charolais Ranch Fullerton, NE 20-Nov Southeast Bull Expo Asheboro, NC 20-Nov Stanley Martins Farms Herd Reduction Decorah, IA 20-Nov Sydenstricker Genetics Mexico, MO 20-Nov TLC/ Sugar Top Angus Jerome, ID 20-Nov Yardley Cattle Co. Beaver, UT 21-Nov Double G Ranch Rush Springs, OK 21-Nov Farrer Stock Farms Shorthorn Royal Center, IN 21-Nov Heart J Chay-Lay Elm Creek, NE 21-Nov Janssen Angus Earlham, IA 21-Nov Heart of America Hereford Assoc, Sale Shelbyville, IL 21-Nov MM Ranch Carcass Plus Nevada, MO 21-Nov MN Simmental Assoc 48th Annual Cannon Falls, MN 21-Nov Rennert Ranch – Maternal Legacies Kearney, NE 22-Nov Bar N Shorthorns Bellview, MN 22-Nov Connealy Angus Bull Sale Whitman, NE 22-Nov Dandy Acres Bred Heifer Pipestone, MN 22-Nov Profit Proven Commercial Female Ashland, KS 23-Nov C5 online Plaucheville, LA 23-Nov Paint Rock Angus Hyattville, WY 25-Nov Wienk Charolais Legends of the Fall Arcadia, FL 26-Nov Pratt Cattle Co Atkins, VA 27-Nov Breeding for the Future @ Cattlemen’s Rockfield, KY 27-Nov Boys From The South Bull Sale Lebanon, TN Lucas, Stephanie, John, and Owen Niebur 27-Nov Butch’s Angus Jackson, MO N2315 140th Street, Plum City, WI 54761 27-Nov Central MO Polled Herefords Point Lookout, MO Lucas cell: 715-307-2229 27-Nov Chestnut Angus Pipestone, MN American Beef Producer 12

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4-Dec Pyramid Beef Bull Sale Spearfish, SD 4-Dec Reverse Rocking R Maxwell, NM 4-Dec SW Virginia Finest Angus Sale Abingdon, VA 4-Dec T Heart Ranch & L Cross Ranch LaGarita, CO 4-Dec Tom Brothers PT Simmental Campbellton, TX 4-Dec Western Choice Simmental Billings, MT 4-Dec Western Illinois Angus Breeders Farmington, IL 5-Dec Bar 7 Genetics Scottsboro, AL 5-Dec Midwest Connection Angus Bloomfield, IA 5-Dec Missouri Opportunity Sale Sedalia, MO 5-Dec Waynesville Bull Test Canton, NC 6-Dec Angus Link Feeder Calf Oklahoma City, OK 6-Dec Indreland Angus Big Timber, MT 6-Dec National Finals Sale Las Vegas, NV 6-Dec TK Angus Valentine, NE 7-Dec Blue Ribbon Stock Cow Billings, MT 7-Dec Diamond D Ranch/ Jibben P Herefords online 7-Dec Galbreath Farms Enderlin, ND 7-Dec Lucky U Cattle Co. Missoula, MT 8-Dec American Gelbvieh Assoc Convention Oklahoma City, OK 8-Dec Goehring’s 13th Annual Big Bend Keosuqua, IA 8-Dec Shipwheel Cattle Co. Chinook, MT 9-Dec Berry Herefords Cheyenne, WY 9-Dec Goesring’s Big Bend Ranch Keosauqua, IA 10-Dec Richard Angus Belfield, ND 11-Dec Alabama BCIA Cullman, AL 11-Dec AR Angus Assoc Ozark, AR 11-Dec Charolais Source Chester, SC 11-Dec CK Cattle PT/Open House Hope Hull, AR 11-Dec Cowboy Logic Talmo, GA

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At the Janssen Angus Sale Headquarters 1070 Pitzer Road • Earlham, IA 50072

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Janssen Bessie Heiress 6028 18630673

Only a Chosen Few donors and top AI cows sell along with bred heifers and the top end of the Open Heifer calf crop!

She Sells!

The Dam of the $100,000 Janssen Dow Jones! Selling one-half interest with the option of doubling the bid to own 100% in this highly productive herd bull dam. Also selling, her February born daughter and maternal sister to Janssen Dow Jones, sired by SAV Emblem. Bred back to Deer Valley Growth Fund!

Janssen Emblynette 4531 - 17926416

She Sells!

Sired by the immortal SAV Resource and a granddaughter of an all time revenue generating cow at SAV, SAV Emblynette 7566! She sells with her January SAV Emblem heifer calf that could be the most impressive female ever produced in the Janssen program and Jon’s personal favorite of the 2021 calf crop! Bred to Janssen Dow Jones!

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She Sells!

Another incredible, easy-doing, heavy-milking SAV Resource daughter sells with her April heifer calf sired by LT Advantage! Bred to calve in March 2022 to SAV Bonanza!

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She Sells!

Janssen Madame Pride 8121 19278271 Direct daughter of the $20,000 Janssen Madame Pride 4502 now in the Voss Angus program. She sells in her entirety bred to up and coming SAV Bonanza!

Janssen Emblynette 6010 18630697

She Sells!

One of the most productive daughters of SAV Renown in our program. Her bull calf was a feature $8000 SAV Territory son! She sells with her stunning April daughter sired by LT Advantage! One of the great pairs to sell this fall! Will be bred back by sale time to calve early fall to Janssen Dow Jones.

Janssen Amanda 7959 18877387

She Sells!

Phenotypically one of the most eye-catching, powerful, greatuddered, feminine females ever produced here at Janssen Angus. This remarkable fall calver sells with her August heifer calf sired by LT Advantage! She will be bred back by sale time to calve in early fall to Janssen Dow Jones.

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North Montana Angus Tour September 21-23 -- Great Falls, Montana P hotos by D e rek S ampl e Derek@ABPmag.com

by Tim McCray Tim@ABPmag.com

The Tours Tour Chapter 1: Montana After the MT Hereford tour finished up, we had a few days before we head to Great Falls for the next tour. So we took advantage of our airbnb’s dining room and named it ABP headquarters. We often get asked where we’re based out of, and I’ve been in the habit of answering that question with another question. The truth is, it’s where we’re at. In this day and age, we can and do work from wherever are, whether it be someone’s ranch, a hotel, or even Derek’s pickup. We spent the remaining weekdays making calls, doing layouts, and finishing up writing for our October issue. Both Derek and I were looking forward to visiting Glacier National Park on Saturday, as neither of us had been there. So we were slightly disheartened as we started our drive to the park entrance and noticed how smokey it was. In fact, as the day went on, the smokier it got. But we enjoyed Road-to-theSun nevertheless. We also drove to Many Glacier and found a road closed sign, which we ignored. That side of the park was beautiful. By the time we exited out the other side, it was a full-on steady rain. With that, we hoped tomorrow we could return. Next morning saw a continuation of the rain, so we quickly figured out Glacier was off the schedule,and went out in search of breakfast instead. Thanks to Derek making a right turn when we should have made a left 16

turn, we found ourselves passing the entrance to Montana Ranch. After a quick phone call to see if we could stop by, David said he didn’t have time that day, but would make it work the next… MONTANA RANCH Bigfork, MT MontanaRanchAngus.com David Brown is the Herd Manager at Montana Ranch which is surrounded by mountains and is picture perfect, even on a rainy day. The spot they’re in is known as noisy basin, one of the wettest in all of Montana. They get an average of 100 inches of snow, and none in any great increments, just an inch… every-single-day. The sale at Montana Ranch is “Bred for Balance, Different by Design”. They’ve adapted their herd to be rather unique. Starting with that they calve predominately in the summer – July and the first part of August. David also explained that he doesn’t strive for one particular trait and wants to be the middle of the road as far as genetic traits with sound, healthy, and good cattle. Montana ranch is no stranger to frequent guests, and I’ve never seen an operation quite like it. I thought it more resembled a golf course when we first arrived. David also shared his thoughts on advertising and let us know that he detests print. However, they still do it, because American Beef Producer

it really works. But he’s also got a social media account and has recently started a podcast – Angus Underground. It’s all marketing, and all of us believe that you must utilize all aspects available. But of course, watch your budget. Starting in 2022 they will host a Bull sale in March and a female sale in October. Arrive in Great Falls, Montana After visiting with Montana Ranch, we arrived in Great Falls that evening with just enough time to find dinner and get somewhat settled into our new (now smaller) Airbnb office space for the Montana Angus Tour. The next morning’s golf tournament came early. However, I got teamed up with Don Ravellette (Ravellette Publications) once again. Don and I played together a few years ago, on my last MT Angus tour and we won. The remaining two on this year’s winning team were Kris Todd (Green Mountain Angus) and John Flesch (Flesch Angus). They were par 3 courses and we won at only 3 under par. It’s all about fun, and as Kris pointed out to me – a year’s worth of bragging rights. The annual association banquet was held at a different golf course and attendees were fed a healthy portion of prime rib and the usual sides. Roger Jacobs once again did an outstanding job as emcee for the November 2021

Top: Granger Angus in Great Falls Below left: Deanna Harrer sporting her cool ranch swag Bottom left: Scott & Mervin Claypoole visiting from Rocky Springs Farms, PA Below right: David Brown + Dave Mullins running the Bred for Balance Live Embryo sale at Montana Ranch

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top left: Jim Granger and Roger Jacobs (who was a fantastic emcee!). middle left: watchin‘ them scatter at Ox Bow Ranch. top middle : a delicious breakfast at Malek Angus. middle: Grant welcomes you to Harrer Ranch. bottom left: drone shot of Montana Ranch. above: Kurt Kangas explaining the EPDs at Apex Angus. bottom: long walk from Lost Lake to busses, but worth it! See page 21.

evening as well as the whole tour. The following morning, 4 huge bus loads and a caravan of pickups left right on time. 6:30 has never felt good to me, and I’m sure there were more than 1 not feeling quite right that early in the morning following the events from last night. MALEK ANGUS RANCH Highwood, MT MalekAngusRanch.net Ty & Tami Malek hosted our breakfast stop and offered guests bloody marys and mimosas to start a kick into our steps. The breakfast was eggs and sausage plus biscuits & gravy. The Malek Angus herd is based on S Chisum 6175 who can be found in all of the pedigrees

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of the Erica cow family. The Erica cows are the foundation of the Malek’s entire operation, with outstanding phenotype, performance and longevity. Their annual bull sale is the third Thursday in March. Driving to our next stop, the caravan stopped at some out of place rock formations on the side of the road. As people started getting off the busses, we wondered out loud what we were doing here. I think Derek even remarked he wasn’t going to get out of the truck. But curiosity got the best of us, and we too joined the crowd that had gathered around Roger’s pickup to give us the “lay

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LOST LAKE RANCH Fort Benton, MT HarrersLostLakeRanch.com J.O. Patterson began this ranch in the late 1800’s, initially raising sheep and later Herefords. The headquarters of Lost Lake Ranch was one of Montana’s first post offices and stagecoach tracks remain within its boundaries. Eventually, the Harrer family took over, and it has remained Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch since 1968 (a year after I was born, so that would make it 38 then). Dr. Grant and Deanna Harrer took over in the early 1990’s. The Angus produced by LLR have been selected for fertility, calving ease, explosive growth, carcass quality, soundness and disposition. AI has been an important tool for the Harrer’s and you can find a full list of sires on their website. The annual Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch sale is held the fourth week of March at Western Livestock Auction in Great Falls. Also displaying at Harrer’s: WINDY RIDGE ANGUS Geraldine, MT Karen and Chuck Davis & family. As Chuck puts it “it’s his dirt and Karens cows”. Chuck manages the farming operation and ‘helps’ Karen with the cattle while the reverse is true about their operation. The farming they do limits the cows by lack of water and grassland. Consequently, they only keep the most productive cows and the ones that give them moderate birth weights, high gain potential, frame soundness, maternal strength and disposition. Karen is also the sister of Dr. Grant Harrer (see above). Karen and Chuck’s daughter Kara, along with her husband Jeff, manage LLR. 24

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aerial shot of Bobcat Angus in Galata

STONE‘S BLACKROCK CATTLE SBRcattle.com Owen and Meriel Stone began their seedstock operation in 2014; 105 years after the family farm was homesteaded. Their vision is quality cattle, local feed and reasonable prices. They produce for the commercial cattlemen and sell both registered and commercial. His cows have to prove themselves before he’ll even do paperwork on them. They offer a private treaty sale on a Saturday in early March. GRANGER ANGUS Great Falls, MT GrangerAngus.com Jim & Beth Granger displayed a section of their herd for us and provided a light snack and drinks. They’ve been in the cattle business since 1978, starting with a commercial herd and entering the registered business in 1995. They strive to produce the perfect cow for their environment which is on a north facing slope, 25 miles form Great Falls in the Little Belt mountains. Lots of snow that piles into drifts that last until May, then gives way to what they claim to be some of the best grasses in all of Montana. Their cattle have to be deep and thick, big boned and easy fleshing as they winter in summer country with plenty of wind. For over 20 years they 26

have marketed some of their bulls through Midland Bull Test and have been twice awarded Midland’s World Champion performance pen of three. They also market through Treasure Bull test as well as offering private treaty. OX BOW RANCH Wolf Creek, MT OxBowRanchAngus.com As if we hadn’t eaten enough all day long, Ox Bow ranch manager Marc Orem allowed us all to hang out and enjoy the beauty that this ranch is surrounded by. For at least an hour we had plenty of time to see that plus mix and mingle before dinner was served. Ox Bow is located along side Holter lake and the Missouri river, near Wolf Creek, MT. This ranch has been raising Angus cattle for over 20 years in steep rugged country with low rainfall. Most of the females trace back to Emulation EXT and Traveler 6807. The emphasis has been on maternal strength - fertile, easy fleshing, good uddered, moderate deep bodied, big ribbed cattle. In this country, hard days can mean dry summers or frigid cold winters. By selecting only the cattle that can perform in this environment, they should excel under most any range conditions, wherever they may go. The herd has to travel long distances

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over rocky terrain for feed and water, maintain pregnancy and bring in a good calf. They sell around 100 head of yearling bulls and about 30 selected 2-year-olds at the beginning of March each year.

quite a funny poem of himself trying to get a mom and calf into a trailer. Remember, he’s all alone out there - so things did not go as planned. He lives in a desert environment that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation, so drought is common. He’s been APEX ANGUS line breeding for 20 years. That, along with intense Valier, MT culling for mothering ability, hardiness and “Mental” ApexAngus.com problems. The smaller framed cows seem to work best The next morning, we arrived to Daryle & Pam for him in his environment. He says about himself, Swanson’s for a breakfast of biscuits & gravy, rolls and that he’s on a different path than most of the Angus much needed coffee. We skipped out on following the breed. The last line in the tour book kind of summed caravan and just drove ourselves. I think we only got lost it all up: Seedstock producers chasing numbers and once. Apex is a total family operation consisting of four pounds have no use for my genetics and the people divisions: The Mountain Front Ranch, The Bullhead that could really benefit from my cattle don’t have the site, The Dupuyer Ranch and the Valier headquarters. In time or money to be on tour. Seriously, I think you 1945, Angus were introduced to the 125 year old family just have to meet this guy… farm near Dupuyer, where the yearlings are summered and pairs are moved in for fall pasture and weaning. WILLEKES ANGUS They began performance testing with the Montana Beef Choteau, MT Performance association in 1960. In 1972 registered catBob Willekes is about my age (39 for a while now) tle were introduced into the operation as Apex Angus. and I really wanted to do his paragraph by just listing Their 49th annual “Apex Value Added Production Sale” his family, wife Brenda, their 7 kids, and 11 grand is set for March 1, 2022. kids. But I wouldn’t have room for the important stuff. The emphasis on their program has been the mother. FLESCH ANGUS Any mother that shows up “Mental” (see above) is Shelby, MT culled. Anything not quite right, she will join the recip FB: fleschangus pen. They typically flush only a few cows each year Jeff & Nanna moved back home 14 years ago, where and put in about 50 embryos, mostly from their own his dad John “turned him loose with the breeding donor cows. They’ve been bringing a pen of bulls to decisions and management of the cow herd”. John is in midland bull test for the last 20 years with some great fact now retired, as he’s heading to Arizona later in the success. Recently they’ve also brought a few bulls to afternoon, following this tour stop. He had purchased the Treasure Bull Test and had a few standout bulls the former Shelby stockyards and turned it into his own near the top of the sale. They also sell a few of their Bull development center, which Jeff & Nanna now call best bred heifers and/or heifer calves at the NILE sale. home. After college at Colorado Sate University Jeff worked for a veterinarian who specialized in ET and BOBCAT ANGUS that’s when he returned to Montana. He’s focused on Galata, MT producing larger sire groups of full and half brothers for BobcatAngus.com the production sale and more importantly, building the Welcome to Canada. Well, that’s what everybody’s cow herd with full and half sisters out of proven cows to cell phone said when we arrived here. Obviously, we move them to the next level. They have always focused weren’t - just close enough to switch towers. Bryan on multiple traits, selecting cattle that work in the harsh and his brother Ernie operate Bobcat Angus where environment, with real world performance and solid they run 500 registered Angus mother cows and also foundations. Jeff will host their next production sale on maintain a large commercial herd. They areå one March 11, 2022 of the few operations in the whole state that raise Also displaying at Flesch Angus: all their own feed for the livestock operations. This TURNER ANGUS includes registered cattle, feeding and developing Shelby, MT bulls, background and breeding commercial heifTurnerAngus.com ers, a commercial feed lot operation and a sizeable Paul Turner is quite the comic. A single man, he told cow-calf operation. All of their bulls, fall yearlings, November 2021

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Our last stop of the MT Angus tour turned into an extended evening. I was busy talking with a few attendees and hosts that I didn’t manage much time with at all. Derek, unbeknownst to me was outside taking a few fantastic pictures of Connelly’s. The bus had left and we were still having a good time for another couple of hours. The number of people attending this tour ended up in the 250-300 range. There were a few repeat participants I knew from the last MT Angus tour, and of course we made some new friends along the way. Of course the real draw is the cattle and the many different operations you can visit in a short amount of time, plus getting fed and entertained for 2 full days. Montana can offer some of the more scenic options in cattle tours, but I’m finding I like each of them in their own unique and special way. Since our October issue was now out of our hands, we had a few days to explore and enjoy. I managed another quick 9 holes at a local golf course while we were between hotels. We managed an hour or so in downtown Bozeman, checked out Big Sky and even managed to binge watch the majority of Squid Game at our Airbnb in Gallatin Gateway while working at half speed for a few days.

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COOPER HEREFORDS Willow Creek, MT CooperHerefords.com Having met Dave Hanson on the MT Hereford tour the week before, both Derek and I knew we couldn’t leave the area without a visit to Cooper’s. Dave gave us a tour of the ranch and pastures, the rundown on day-to-day operations around the ranch, and how they fared in this year’s drought. About halfway into our drive, we ran into Katie (Cooper) who was out checking on some cows, minerals and fences. From there, the conversation seemed to turn into how much work Katie and her older sister Kelsy contribute to the operation. Eventually we all ended up back at home base and soon after joined by Kelsy and Mark. Within the past few months, I seem to have had a few conversations about passing a ranch on to kids, brothers, etc, and the trouble that can sometimes cause between families. Mark gave some advice, that I simplified a bit, but basically said “Keep the goal in mind, there’s more than one wayto reach that, and don’t be so critical of one another.” November 2021

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Faith, Family, Freedom, Farm & Ranch “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future” — Jeremiah 29:11 When Derek and I were visiting the Amdahl’s earlier this year in preparation for this story, Tim had voiced a statement that at age 66, what is worth doing in life with the time you have left. So when prepping for this story, I asked him that question back. His answer was that he had wrestled with that question a bit, but what they value most in life: God, Family, Country, Ranching. So rather than write a story that goes from A to B in a straight line, I was inspired to do things a little differently, and focus on those 4 aspects of the Amdahls. Because, when you get right down to it, you can look at a man’s values and sometimes quickly learn who he is. I’ve also interjected some of my own memories as: 1. I felt inspired to do so and 2. It seemed relevant to the “story” and I’ll try not to confuse you. Those thoughts of mine are in italics…

Faith

You won’t be speaking with Tim or Marcia Amdahl very long before you realize they are very convicted in their love of God, their love of family, and their love of ranching. It’s easy to have faith and talk about it when things are good. But when things go bad, that’s a true test of your faith. Even in the darkest of times, he has plans to make us prosper. The Amdahl beef story goes back to 1884 when it was started and homesteaded in Flandreau, SD. Nearly 100 years later - in 1972, Tim Amdahl’s father Oliver was marketing Amdahl beef through a reefer truck while delivering to families, restaurants and grocery stores in the northern Midwest. That same year, Tim Amdahl purchased his first registered Angus. Four years later, as the nation celebrated its bi-centennial, Tim won the Star Farmer of America for his excellence in beef, marketing, and promotion of agriculture. Two years later, he was the first to do an embryo transplant in South Dakota. A year after that, he married Marcia, a nurse, and started raising a family. As Marcia puts it, “we raised cows and kids.” 34

By the time the family had moved to New Underwood in 1991, he had grown his herd to and was marketing 160 bulls annually. In 1994 the Amdahl’s were taken by a modern day cattle rustler. Struggling to recover in a down cattle market till 1999, they dispersed their herd of Angus & sold the ranch to pay all they owed. Tim says, “we started over with 2 old horses, 2 old cars and 5 healthy kids.” When God shuts a door, He opens a window Starting over moved them back east, near Mitchell, SD. Tim then received another type of calling. Someone suggested he enter politics again. In 2001/2002 ran for congress and lost to the sitting governor. As he was looking around one day, with 5 kids and their cars. “the place looked like a used car lot”. With gas at a premium back then, he started chasing diesel Volkswagens, reselling them and gaining some equity which eventually got him back into owning some cattle. During this time frame the kids all learned how to ride horses, 4 wheelers, drive pickups, and feed cattle with tractors and wagons. The family worked hard and built their herd back up, but they didn’t have a lot of acreage

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to support their operation, so they leased quite a bit. “We also prayed” Tim said, “that we could have the opportunity to utilize more of your acres, more of the ground that You created.” Then opportunity knocked again. They had a moving west sale and dispersed about half their herd to purchase the Baker Hereford place (and everything with it, including some Herefords) in Piedmont, SD, near Rapid City, where they are today.

Family

When I was young, dinner time was sometime after my dad got home from work. On holidays we usually had guests or went to someone else’s house as guests. I can vividly remember dinner at my grandma’s house, with an extended family made up of my aunts and uncles, and sometimes cousins - that were older, like my brother. But we all got along, until it was time to clean up. It was sometimes just as frantic at the beginning – gathering 12 of us (or more) around a dinner table built for 2 that extended to seat 6. Derek and I were waiting in the Amdahl’s dining room for Tim to finish cooking the steaks he was making for lunch (on the new Traeger grill the kids had bought for him at Christmas). I was noticing their dining room table. It had a plastic cover on it, just like my grandma used to have. Only it wasn’t just for easy clean up, it held the 50 or so pictures of family underneath it and were arranged in a random scattered order. Imagine sorting through family photos and scattering them on the table as you’re starting to organize, and then some creepy kid (probably me, I was usually blamed anyway)

would come up and mess them all up and run away. Then Marcia came and put the clear plastic cover over it. “That table has entertained everyone” Marcia says, “they’re all looking for their pictures when they come over”. Everything happens around food in the Midwest, so it’s only natural that it happens around the dinner table as well. My brain suddenly triggers back to my grandma’s house. “Can I help you with anything?” I asked. “Nope, you’re our guest” Marcia answered. The Amdahl’s have an amazing story, and an amazing family. Tim and Marcia had 5 kids: Jessica, Megan, Heather, TJ and JD so that makes 7. Then there’s the 17 grandchildren. So that brings their total to 24. So, Derek and I started asking questions. What are your kids up to now? Where do they live? Are they close by? Jessica and her husband worked as missionaries, in South America but due to tropical diseases

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and everything else, they’re currently living in South Carolina where she works as a real estate agent. Megan and her family have a ranch near Wall, SD. Heather and her family have a ranch in Opal, SD. Eldest son TJ is In the Navy, and JD and his family are here on the ranch. Marcia said “I prayed that the girls would all meet good Christian men for husbands, but I didn’t expect them all at once.” All 3 girls were married in an 18-month span. Tim likes to say “they have 10 kids – 5 of them are in-laws, but they’re still my family.” Do you ever have EVERYONE over? Or how many have you had here at once? “It’s really hard to get everyone over as our schedules don’t all line up” Marcia says “but yeah, we’ve had quite a few. It’s first come first serve for the bedrooms. Whoever reserves it [the guestrooms] first.” That must be a lot of work, feeding that many all at once. How do you do it? Marcia: “I’ve done a lot of cooking all my life, my mom did a lot, my daughters (& in laws), all pitch in. I grew up with 4 brothers, and my mom had 38

something like 50 first cousins so I grew up with a lot of big family get togethers. I’m used to big family get togethers, and cooking for a bunch.” 17 grandkids - Do you ever forget names, or mix them up? “Oh sure, all the time, not on purpose though. They just look at me cross eyed and say GRANDMA!” I mix up mine all the time, but it’s not all my fault. My own daughter’s name begins with a K, and her 3 kids too. So now I just give them numbers… and I’m soon to be up to 5! My mind plays tricks on me… Marcia has a “chart” as she calls it, hanging on the wall that her daughters had given her to keep track of all the birthdays, anniversaries, and important dates that parents and grandparents shouldn’t forget. I thought it was a little more elaborate, but I guess a calendar works too. By now, dinner is ready (and you know what’s for dinner) and we were joined by JD, who came all the way from next door after checking on his wife who’s expecting their second child (17th grandchild) in a few short weeks.

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politics on Tim Amdahl’s mind these days. But there’s more to freedom than politics obviously. I can tell he’s concerned about many issues, like how the press isn’t Tim says he climbed out of the pickup and accurate anymoree, like the politics of beef processing, tractor in 1986 and ran for office. “My ignorance got me elected. I didn’t know it at the time, but you and if anyone is going to do anything, it better be quick before there aren’t any beef producers left. don’t run against an incumbent in the same party.” Tim mentioned to me that the older he gets, Still, he spent $10,000 for his campaign, compared the more he understands his father, and it makes sense to $300,000 used against him. At 31, he was the youngest to ever get elected to the Commissioner of now. I’d say the same thing about myself and my dad, Schools and Public Lands, which he received some although I’m still trying to define what “It” is. For Tim and Marcia, I think “It” could mean that he’s started criticism for as he was home schooling his own children. But, as Tim explained, “it’s not a position marketing his own beef to local buyers, like his own father did back in the 70’s. There’s some math involved for setting school policy, but rather a position to raise money for public schools.” During his time in here, but basically Tim figured out that if they were that office, he generated a record amount of income marketing their own beef to local residents, they were making an additional $2.50 a pound. So he and Marcia for that department. They got baptized hard into had some flyers printed up about what they do on their politics “we got a psychology lesson, and a lesson ranch, how their animals are raised, and of course how on people. You find out who your friends are, who you can trust. After serving 1 term, he was also the the consumer can get in touch with them and place their order. Or perhaps “It” is the freedom to do so. youngest to get defeated. A decade after that, he bought an old RV to use as a campaign office and ran for congress. The conservative people supported him really well, but at the last minute the Gover Next year will mark a half a century in Angus nor jumped into the race and that was that. for Tim Amdahl. His convictions on his cattle are as Today we can all see that the political clistrong as they are about anything else. Calving ease, mate has changed a lot. maternal and longevity are important in every proMaybe that’s the climate change they’re really gram, and if you have that in your cow herd you can go talking about. in several directions. The foundation of their program Tim said “Back in the 80’s the people were is to use genetics that are so strong and powerful that saying to stay out of politics because it was so every calf looks like another. Which has been a result dirty. Now we’re trying to take it back because we of early and often DNA testing. They also do AI and stayed out too long.” There’s a whole new set of

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ET on about 75% of their herd and the conception rates from those are 80% and 70% respectively. They find they get their best calves out of the first calf heifers, because its new genetics and they breed them to something that should be consistent. That consistency is a result of being one of the most DNA tested herds in the country. Which ensures the predictability of calving ease, carcass traits, maternal traits and performance. Producing offspring that will thrive across the country delivering a proven accurate product to the customer. This year’s sale is offering some of the first calves out of Baldridge Flagstone and Sitz Resilient as well as GAR Ashland. Their relationship with Green Mountain Angus Ranch (Ryegate, MT) had led them to Flagstone to try him in their own program. “The bull and heifer calves coming out of him are tremendous” Tim points out as we’re driving around his pastures. Speaking of pastures, the Amdahls manage about 6000 acres of leased and owned land. About 75% of that is pastures. The remaining are used for corn, barley, alfalfa, peas, or anything that they can get to grow and put up. Tim pointed out that he had planted some Triticale in with some alfalfa a few years ago and didn’t get a very good stand. This year, however, it decided to grow, but by then he had already had his corn in. The drought has been hard on practically everyone this year and the Amdahl’s are no exception. They’ve managed to succeed in only about 40% of their usual crop, and that output has only been about half of typical. So they‘re down to about 25% of what normal is. They’ve resorted to buying some standing corn that didn’t have ears on it and made some silage, bought some alfalfa hay 40

and some crop hay to supplement. He thinks they’re sitting pretty good right now, but it was an added expense they hadn’t planned on. Moving to the other side of the hypothetical pasture. His Herefords are primarily Holden & Cooper line 1 genetics, as they were when Baker’s had them. But he’s also brought in some polled influence lately from some outside sires of Cuda, Uproar and Sensation. The Herefords are about 25% of his overall herd, but he’s found several of his Angus customers want a Hereford bull or 2, and they get some free hybrid vigor, more weight and hardiness by cross breeding. Tim, who is now 66, is starting to take on a new position. He says “I’ve stepped into more of a senior partner role” by allowing JD to step in and start running things. JD had finished a brief stint in high school to play football. His plans were always to eventually come back to the ranch but was hoping for a football scholarship and of course a dream to play in the NFL. Another old saying is if you want to give God a laugh, tell Him what your plans are. So, after a few concussions he did a short Ag internship in Minnesota, then was brought back home. That decision to return to the ranch was a big part of the Amdahl’s move to Piedmont. JD has his own ideas and goals for Amdahl Angus & Hereford. He hopes to expand their numbers within a few years, and of course continue with the program his father has taught him. Consistency is a big part of the Amdahl philosophy as that‘s one thing I’ve noticed about Tim, Marcia and JD. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and JD’s values are a mirror image of his father. Marcia is already taking inventory for their sale in a little over a month and will shortly begin meal prep as well. Something else that she’s consistently done for many years. Be sure to stop out and see Tim, Marcia, JD and Annie at their sale on November 20th! Check our their Sale Ad on page 5.

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Chapter 2: Nebraska Leaving Yellowstone through the west entrance at night made my imagination run with the surrounding terrain. Even after we got out of the park it was mountainous and windy – a drive I need to do again in the daytime. But we ended up in Cody for the night then on to Chadron, NE the next day. Wyoming got to be very flat and nothing seemed interesting enough to watch the scenery go by. I saw a lot of dirt and rock, not too much for grass or life. But as soon as we crossed the border into Nebraska, about an hour or so to our destination, we got back into interesting country. Looking more like the black hills of South Dakota, but smaller, anyone who’s been there knows it doesn’t resemble the rest of the state much, but it was rather striking. The Nebraska Angus tour kicked off with another golf tournament. Where again I won a cash prize. In fact, everybody that attended won cash. For a $35 entry fee, we each received a $60 gift card for Bomgaars, a midwestern chain of farm and ranch stores, without swinging a club or making a putt. Back to the hotel after to quickly grab lunch, Derek and I were out on tour heading to our first stop at Crawford Livestock Market. That went rather quickly as they were very busy. Then our next stop was around the parking lot on the other side of the trees, as in very close. 46

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Harrison, NE www.GrayAngusRanch.com Rod Gray brought a selection of herd bulls & calves from his ranch south of Harrison to the rodeo grounds for display. He also brought along his entourage of family members (Laura, Colt, Riyatta, Kierra, Heath, Garrett and Chisum) that help on the ranch as well. Chisum, who is now 10, entertained us all with some roping demonstrations, and I think he started teaching a class for some of the tour attendees. I don’t think he missed roping that dummy one time and there sure seemed to be a lot of interest from young and old alike. Gray’s Angus has roots that go back to 1898 when the family registered their first Angus breeding stock. Rod is the 5th generation of Gray’s in the cattle business. Originally from Iowa, with a short stop in eastern Nebraska, he and the family moved again in 1997 and brought his operation to western Nebraska. Rod and his brother introduced AI to the herd 45 years ago. Still today, most of his cows can trace back to the herd that his grandfather ran in the 1920’s. They strive to produce a combination of balance and performance in their herd. They sell about 150 yearling bulls as well as 50 two-year-old bulls in their sale at their ranch on the 3rd Saturday each March. American Beef Producer

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Chadron, NE www.csc.edu Dr. Jim O’Rourke & Ron Bolze gave us a brief history on the range program at CSC, as well as an overview of the complex and courses. CSC has a long tradition in range management. The Coffee Family Foundation Range Complex and Agriculture Pavilion is built on coursework that has been a mainstay in their agriculture program. The standard degree offered at CSC is a Bachelor of Science in Rangeland Management with options in Rangeland Ecology, Rangeland Livestock Management, Rangeland Fire Management or Rangeland Wildlife Management. While also offering minors in Agriculture Plant Science, Equine Management, Rangeland Management, Veterinary Science and Wildlife Management. The range program is arguably the largest in the world, second only to Texas A&M but only because they have multiple campuses. They designed the program to take students that are coming off the ranch and then send them back to the ranch. But for us on the tour, they’re sending us to the college ballroom for dinner and some guest speakers. The highlight of the night was Paul Dykstra who had recent numbers November 2021

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left top: Tim and Dr Jim O‘Rourke discussing important things at Chadron State College middle far left: busy morning at Crawford Livestock Market middle: Dr. Ron Bolze giving tours of the college middle near left: giving roping a try. bottom: aerial view of Western Sire Services. above: tour after lunch at Krebs Ranch

to prove that Certified Angus Beef is still going strong and increasing each year, though Flexitarianism is growing just a tad bit, but not enough to worry.

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Crawford, NE SellmanRanch.com Butch, Gail, Adam and Jodi welcomed us to their ranch for breakfast and after the family introductions, gave us a brief history. They really enjoy ranching and the seedstock business, and Butch has been in it all of his life. His dad was president of the American Hereford association in 1964, the same year as their first production sale in New Mexico. In 1972, they moved to western Nebraska to find better grasses, and a better place to raise a family. They switched over to Angus because they were just easier to sell. When they decided to make the switch, they had found someone in Texas that had offered to buy his Herefords, even allowing Butch to keep his top 10 since November 2021

he had been in the business for so long. Today they run about 500 cows, 30-40 being Hereford, and another 300 registered Angus. They also buy 1500 head of yearling cattle and sell a few as fat cattle in April and go to grass with a lot of them. In addition, they also offer club calves and sell private treaty throughout the year. Their annual sale is held at the Crawford Livestock Market the second Friday in April.

put on quite the show for us as he schooled us in the art of horseshoeing from start to finish. It was quite impressive and we really enjoyed it. The school has been around for about 15 years and is currently offering 3 classes per year that last 12 weeks each. They also offer on-site housing for their students, sperate living quarters for males & females and have students from all over the world.

KREBS RANCH Gordon, NE BUTLER PROFESSIONAL KrebsRanch.com FARRIER SCHOOL Jake Scott welcomed everyone to Crawford, NE our lunch stop at Eldon & Louisa ButlerProfessionalFarrierSchool. Krebs ranch in the sandhills. The com Krebs family dominated Angus competition in the 80’s & 90’s, that Butler Professional Farrier School offers basic horseshoeing was carried on by their children into the 2000’s. During that time, classes as well as advanced and customized training. Doug Butler, Eldon was building a cow base to who founded the school, literally supply the genetic needs of comwrote the textbook on horseshoe- mercial cattlemen in the Sandhills as well as all over the nation. Today, ing. He’s also accompanied by Jake oversees customer relations his 2 sons, Peter & Jacob. Peter and marketing for Krebs Ranch. American Beef Producer

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Married to Kami (Krebs), he’s much more than part of the army that keeps this ranch and the Sire services operating. A growing part of the business is the semen sales on all of the herd sires they offer. In 2018, they made a pretty big change to their program in the way they produce the bulls for their sale. Nearly 50% of the bulls in their sale come from an ET program so that they could maximize the quality and performance of their offerings, concentrating on the most elite and most productive functional cows. Bulls are a big part of what they do, as well as the female side of their operation. While they don’t have an annual auction for females, they do offer registered females for sale. On average, they offer 100-125 of registered bred heifers. In addition, they do a complete calendar year dispersal of a group of cows. This year they are offering all their 6 year old cows. Both groups of females are available via private treaty. Krebs Ranch annual bull sale is February 17th, 2022 WESTERN SIRE SERVICES Gordon, NE WesternSireServices.com Western Sire Services was founded in 2007 when Eldon and Louisa Krebs (of the previously mentioned Krebs Ranch) envisioned a custom collection facility that could provide the semen needed in their own Angus operation, as well as serving the needs of other commercial and purebred ranchers in the region. To lead the business, Eldon and Louisa reached out to long-time friend and industry icon John Weston who, along with the help of their daughter Kami Scott, begin building Western Sire Services. Since

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Left top, middle: Jake Scott welcoming everybody to lunch at Krebs Ranch, and we attempted to walked it off while touring their ranch Left bottom: semen straws at Western Sire Services. Below Left: Conroy Angus family introductions plus lots of delicious cream puffs to eat (some were to go...shh) above: aerial view of Vin-Mar Cattle Company. Below right: Gray‘ Angus banner. Bottom left: Dinner at Vin-Mar Cattle Company, along with some introductions Below right: well decorated wagon at Vin-Mar Cattle Company

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Maynard put it, he has about 14 years of a to-do list to catch up on. As for his Angus herd, he’s got 3 herd bulls he uses; Casino Bomber from Vermillion Angus, A Titus bull that they themselves raised and S&R Solidarity that he picked up from a friend. They also AI about 85%, don’t sync and he uses a gomer bull for heat detection. As for their AI sires, Growth Fund is a CONROY ANGUS recent one to them this year, and they’re getting some Gordon, NE real good calves out of him as well as Enhance & Trap Maynard, Deb and their son Rhett primarily handle the day-to-day activities at their ranch. However, per as a few others. He feels like he’s seeing enough their other son Chris, his wife Brooke, and Deb’s mom growth in his calves so now he’s been focusing more on carcass traits. They’ve pregged a little over 150 cows Gwen are all here today too and I know Chris helps this year and are expecting to have about 50 bulls in out when he’s needed. Gwen, I’m pretty sure was just his upcoming sale. In 2020 his sale date happened the there to raise everyone’s blood sugar with the homemade cream puffs she was pushing. I started with one, day before everything got shut down for covid. Then walked off to talk to someone and turned back to grab this year, his sale happened a day before that bomb another. Later I heard there were carmel ones too…so cyclone hit his area. I told Maynard he had better hold of course I HAD to go try those. I saw Derek steal one on to that sale date: the 2nd Tuesday in March. when nobody was looking, then he asked for more. To begin their operation, Maynard had purchased 11 head VIN - MAR CATTLE COMPANY from Raymond Andrews dispersal in 1985. He worked Gordon NE VinMarCattle.net on another ranch for about 13 years during that time Vince & Mary, along with their sons Ryan & Bryand then decided to return to teaching to get some benefits. They bought the ranch where they’re at now as son, own and operate Vin-Mar CC. The herd began a result of that growing herd, and in December of 2018 with the acquisition of the River Ranch Herd from Whitestone – Krebs in December of 2001. They strive he retired from teaching Ag in Gordon/ Rushville. As then, Western Sires has grown into one of the largest and most respected public bull stud service in the country. Over the years, the pens at Western Sires have housed some of the most influential and impactful sires in the beef business.

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to create great females. They must be fertile, and they must milk and flesh easily. The cows are not babied at all meaning they must survive all summer long on grass and water only by traveling in and around large pastures. This they feel is the most effective, natural way to raise large athletic cattle. They’re also focused on the same traits in their bulls: Thick, highly fertile and athletic for their customers. Their annual sale at Sheridan Livestock in Rushville, NE is early March.

ranch to view cattle, but I had a hard time finding the first tee. We were fed very well throughout this entire tour, and made several new friends that will eventually blossom into new visits and more adventures. Margo Lehn (NE Angus Secretary/Manager/ Tour leader) does an outstanding job setting this up every year. She and I were talking at one of the stops and she asked what my favorite tours were, since we go on as many as we can each year. It was, and always will be “this one” regardless of who asks or which tour Also displaying at Vin-Mar: I’m on. I really look forward to each one, and they all Dolezal Angus offer something just a little different. Montana’s tours Rushville, NE this year provided a smaller ‘get to know you’ crowd Matt Dolezal is the current NAA president & also my with the Herefords, a much larger mix and mingle golfing partner from the kickoff. With him today is his crowd with the Angus, and busy schedules every day. wife Courtney and their kids Franklin, Randall & Hazel. Nebraska has more of a ‘going to Grandma’s house The cattle he brought today are raised along his comfor dinner’ type of feel to it. It seems like Derek and I mercial herd, and are treated as such. They’ve grown are spending more and more time in Nebraska every their herd (and their family) in the last 11 years and year, as we just keep running into really great people have bloodlines going back to Net Worth, Game Day & that peak our interest. But I can say that about all of EXT. By the way Matt, that driver is working out great, the tours. The next tour is an all breeds tour and with thank you! ABP being a multi breed publication, this will offer us a diverse group of people and cattle. Tonight we’re E.D. ANGUS driving late into the night towards Devils Lake, North Ashby, NE Dakota... EDangus.com Clint & Suzy Hebbert were married in 1991. At that time they had a herd of 12 cross bred commercial cows and bred heifers. Their sons Ed and Joe joined them in ‘93 and ‘96. The first registered Angus came in ‘93 when they purchased a couple of females from TC Ranch. They continued to grow their herd by adding cows and bulls from several top breeders in the area, utilizing both ET and AI from their own sires as well as bull studs. Their goal is to produce outstanding, moderate frames, efficient bulls and females that have great maternal and carcass traits along with outstanding performance and gentle disposition. Clint & Suzy are both quite active in the NE Angus Association, and Suzy served 2 terms as the West District Director. Last year they were awarded Producer of the Year from the Association. In the beginning, offerings were marketed through private treaty, then an added bid off. In 2015 they started hosting auctions and they are now held annually at the ranch the third Sunday in March. Epilogue: Vin-Mar cattle provided an outstanding last stop and dinner for this tour. Their fleet of golf carts were available to run guests around to different parts of the November 2021

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Success on the ranch is measured in dollars. Data from the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Cooperative finds packers pay $20 to $34 more for SimAngus-™ and Simmental-sired cattle than English-sired counterparts.a Simmental influence also pays at auction. SimAngus-sired steer calves sold through Superior Livestock Auction earn more at sale time than all other calves.b It’s no wonder the percentage of SimAngus calves marketed through the industry’s largest video auction has grown eightfold since 2010.

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a Effect of sire breed group on carcass value of feedlot cattle harvested through Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Cooperative, Lewis, Iowa, 2002 to 2018. Odde, K. & King, M. (March 2021). Kansas State University.

Relationships Among Sire-Breed Group, Calf Sex and Year Group on Carcass Traits. Breeds represented in the English-sired group: Angus, Red Angus, South Devon, Hereford and Shorthorn.

b Effect of sire breed on sale price of beef steer calves sold through Superior Livestock Auction, summer 2020. Odde, K. & King, M. (December 2020). Kansas State University analysis of 394,900 head of beef calves.

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NDSA All Breeds Tour October 4-5 -- Devils Lake, North Dakota P hotos by D e rek S ampl e Derek@ABPmag.com

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husband Jake Burkhardsmeier, as Chapter 3: Spirit Lake well as Bill’s mom Ann who is still Only one day between the end of an active part of the ranch There’s the last tour and the start of the next. a massive red barn that domiThis marked the 3rd week since I left nates our first stop. MPH’s goal is home, and 4th for Derek. Eventual- to produce big, rugged 2-year-old ly we made it to our hotel in Devils bulls and raise them with lonLake. By the way, the way we drink gevity and survivability in mind. Monster drinks, we need a sponsor- They only select the top 1/3 of the ship from them. Between Derek’s bull calves from their herd of 200 photography and my ‘quick wit’, I’m registered cows. Also, they offer sure we’d out think their marketing replacement heifers that grow team in about one second. into big volume, high producing I usually tend to be more of an cows. They begin selling bulls observer than a participant. With by private treaty in January and that in mind, I tend to hear things. heifers in February. So, I had heard someone say that Devils Lake has no outlet. This is why TOPP ANGUS it’s called Devils Lake. Not true, at Grace City, ND least according to Wikipedia anyToppAngus.com way. Turns out it’s called Devils Lake Topp Angus is a purebred because some white guy, way back angus operation that built the when, misinterpreted mni (water) foundation of their cow herd on wak’áŋ (literally “pure source” which consistency. They have a strong is also translated as “Spirit” or holy). breeding base and elite genetics Also, it turns out that the concept of to strengthen their offering for the devil is not present in the Dakota their customers. Paul Topp & his philosophy. That’s enough of that, wife Jess, along with their chillet’s go look at some cows! dren Brooke, Hudson, Sienna & Holden are on hand, as well as MIDWAY POLLED Herdsman Bodie Winters. There’s HEREFORDS also a door prize here – 100 bales Sheyenne, ND of 3rd and 4th cut hay donated FB: MidwayPolledHerefords by Heartland Shared Ministries MPH is a sixth-generation family of Nebraska. If the winner didn’t farm and ranch that started in 1910 need it, Paul gave $1000 credit and the registered Polled Herefords towards his sale. They have both in 1953 by Doug Smith. Today it’s a spring calving herd (Jan/ Feb), run by Bill & Karen (Doug’s son), and a fall calving herd (Aug/Sep) their daughter Whitney and her that are bred for balance, efficien60

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cy and performance driven genetics. The Topps are truly a real Angus family. They believe in the breed, believe in their program, believe in their customers and believe in a cowherd that doesn’t miss. Their annual production sale is at the ranch, 1st Thursday in February. SPICKLER RANCH NORTH Glenfield, ND SpicklerRanchNorth.com Justin Spickler might be able to get a gig as a comic as his opening speech was quite funny. His introductions: “my wife Sara, who I rescued out of NDSU and out of milking cows for a lifetime, she’s been on vacation ever since. The kids (Wyatt, Will, Jess, & Watson) often say we had them just so they could work, which is partially true, but we do actually like kids. Sara’s mom is also here, Grandma Vicky, used to be ‘Grandma Icky’ when the kids were little.” Justin’s mom JoAnn was there as well and apparently the two mothers were responsible for the 10,000 grams of sugar they had consumed the day before. He didn’t introduce the rest of Sara’s family “because they didn’t come”. Also in attendance was Evan Farnsworth (also displaying) who is there “every day at 8 am…or actually 7:58 ½ “ Spickler Ranch North is a 3rd and 4th generation purebred November 2021

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left top: Erika Kenner gives us a warm welcome at Kenner Simmental in Leeds middle far left: Steve Gilje at Gurr Lake Angus describing his operation middle: Darrell cracking jokes at Jallo Angus middle left: welcome sign at McCumber Angus. bottom left: aerial view of Grassy Meadow Ranch above: David Daws at Grassy Meadow ran flags 100 feet up on his boom lift for our visit. bottom: hanging out at McCumber Angus

Angus seedstock operation. The cowherd consists of 600+ spring and fall calved cows. In 2012 with the help of the NDSA they built a 999 head feedlot. The feedlot is used for sale cattle development and to finish nearly all the cattle that they cull. In turn, they market them directly to the packing plant. Which gives them tremendous insight into how their cattle perform in the feedlot and at the plant. Their production sale this year will offer coming 2-year-old bulls, bred heifers and bred cows. The most recent addition to the sale offering are commercial heifers purchased from our customers, freeze branded, AI’d and developed. Check out their sale ad in this issue on page 3, and head to their sale in person at the ranch November 17th.

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FARNSWORTH ANGUS RANCH (Display) McHenry, ND Evan Farnsworth is a 4th generation rancher whose great grandfather started out as a commercial cow-calf operation. That commercial herd was passed down eventually to Evan;s dad Ed. Ed was also with us today, though he retired in 2017 and passed the operation onto Evan. The registered Angus herd started in the fall of 2005 while Evan was still in high school. At the time he was working for Spickler Ranch. He made sure to thank both Nathan & Justin Spickler, as well as Paul & Ryan Topp for getting

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him into the registered business. While working for Spickler’s, Evan purchased S Sarsaparilla 502, the foundation female for his registered operation. He sells bulls private treaty and consigns to the North Dakota Angus State Select Bull & Heifer sale, as well as the North Dakota bull test. JALLO ANGUS RANCH Fordville, ND FB: jalloangusranch Darrell Jallo started JAR as a 4-H project in 1974 when he bought his first Angus heifer. He later purchased 40 head from Ramsey Angus whom he had worked for and that became the original

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top: Megan Overby, emcee of the tour (she was fantastic) introducing Paul Topp @ Topp Angus. bottom: awesome EAT BEEF sticker on a haybuster

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foundation of the JAR herd. Today that herd consists of 350 Angus mother cows and has developed into a multi-generation operation. Darrell’s parents Harold & Carol, Darrell’s wife Deb, and their children Jamie (Eric), Jessica (Taylor) and Jason are all part of the operation. Always striving to improve their breeding program, JAR’s mission is to breed for functional cattle that cover everything from eye appeal, carcass quality, performance, and longevity. They strive to stay true to their breeding program goals and raise cattle that go out and work, whether that’s in the pasture, feedlot or showring. This year’s production sale will feature approximately 80 fall and spring born bulls and a select group of bred and open females. Check out their sale ad in this issue, and their sale at the ranch January 16th, 2022. Also displaying at Jallo’s: BINA CHAROLAIS Lawton, ND The Bina family consists of Lane & Vicky and their daughters Desiree, Deitra, Denae (Kyle) and Derissa (Dustin). Denae is here today along with their children to give us the backstory and introductions. In 1979, 2 Bachelors offered their checkbooks to Lane Bina to buy 7 Charolais cows and pay them back when he had the money. That transaction started the Bina Charolais registered herd as well as a relationship that grew. Lane eventually bought out their herds. Today, the Bina Charolais herd consists of 90 purebred Charolais and 30 red-factor Charolais spring calving cow-calf pairs. Lane & Vicky strive to produce high quality cattle for not only the 66

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left top: aerial view of Jallo Angus Ranch. left middle: Gurr Lake Angus yard sign. left bottom: Terry Ellingson of Ellingson Simmentals describing his operation. top: an old ranch truck outside Grassy Meadow Ranch at sunset (Derek didn‘t come in for the dinner cuz he was taking these shots at sunset). below left: Spickler Ranch‘s prize bull Thrive. below right: Jallo Angus Ranch Sire bulls banner

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aerial view of some happy cattle at McCumber Angus Ranch

purebred industry but also the commercial cattlemen. Bina Charolais bull sale has been ranked in the top 10 Charolais bull sales in the nation for the last 10 years. The Bina Charolais Powerhouse Bull Sale will be held in Jamestown, ND on Feb 15th. ELLINGSON SIMMENTALS Dahlen, ND EllingsonSimmentals.com Terry Ellingson, his wife Dee Ann, and son John were on hand to welcome us to their stop on Monday afternoon. It was hard to miss the Valdres rose patterns of Norway that adorned the face of the event center. Terry also made sure we went to check out his mooring stone near the entrance to the event center as well. Terry grew up with Angus, then shorthorns, and finally was milking cows until 1990 when he and Dee Ann went to finish their degrees at Virginia Tech. They needed to sell off their dairy cows, and Terry told his dad to pick any breed of cattle he wanted. His father picked Simmentals (because he fancied blondes) which they had gotten from Kenner Simmentals (tomorrow’s stop) & also Marvin Ritz of Almont. Since then, he’s focused hard on performance and watches carcass too, but he 68

knew his cattle had to grow. He also knew with his dairy herd that through AI he could focus in on some traits – they were the highest producing milking herd when they sold their dairy cows. The herd has grown to 150 cows of both black and reds. The goal has always been to produce high performance cattle with calving ease. The use of ultrasound technology has allowed carcass information to be included in data collection of all bulls and heifers. The 22nd annual Ellingson Simmentals Performance Bull and Female Sale will be held at the event center (at the ranch) on January 21st. GRASSY MEADOW RANCH Michigan, ND FB: GrassyMeadowRanch David & Karissa Daws had bought their first few Red Angus together before they were married. David grew up with Angus, and Karissa grew up on a dairy farm that also had some Red Angus/Hereford crosses and Red Angus/Charolais. Their ranch is very family oriented, and with four little ones around helping out, docility is a must. Their focus has been on adding more power and frame to their herd. They use AI and

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ET extensively to keep their genetics moving forward quickly. Their main sire is Powerkind, a bull they had purchased out of Wyoming a few years ago. They also have some Bieber Atomic and Stock Market calves on display as well. They’re 11 years into their operation now and will host the 6th annual production sale at their ranch on January 8th. LAZY W ANGUS RANCH Cando, ND LazyWAngusRanch.com Wayne & Marguerite Freund family started the herd in 1962 with the purchase of 5 Angus heifers. A bull came next with bloodlines from Peace Garden Eileenmere OSY, which became the foundation bloodlines of their herd. Their goal is to raise functional females that calve on their own, unassisted, and raise a calf that will thrive in the pasture. Other notable sires include Hi Guy, Viking, Patriot, Krugerrand & Objective. At this time the ranch is run by Jason, Tom, Judy, Joseph, Eliza and Cecelia Freund, in addition to Wayne & Marguerite. Most, if not all of the “kids” are here today. I think it was Kathleen I met, who it turns out doesn’t live that far away from me back home in Minnesota. Wayne used to volunteer at the local fire department, which helps explain the few old fire trucks on the ranch. He’s still active on the ranch, as is Marguerite whom I guess mow every bit of grass she can find. They have been selling bulls since the 70’s and are currently selling by private treaty.

JOHNSON BROTHERS ANGUS Egeland, ND FB: JohnsonBrosAngus Also on display at Nelson’s is Jeremy & Nathan Johnson. The Johnson farm has been in the family since 1912, raising small grains, commercial and registered Angus. The brothers breed for structural soundness & maternal ability. Their cows perform on a roughage-based diet. They AI their heifers and a large percentage of their cow herd. They choose their bulls to enhance maternal ability and produce quality calves that excel in the feedlot. They sell bulls and replacement heifers by private treaty. McCUMBER ANGUS RANCH Rolette, ND mccumberangus.com Chuck & Gail Tastad along with their son and daughter in law Matt & Cynthia make up the 2nd and 3rd generation on the ranch. Chuck and his father started with the purchase of 5 half-sisters from a local breeder as an FFA project. Today, a majority of the cowherd will trace back to 2 of those original females. They are represented by the Miss Wix and Rosetta cow families. They focus on breeding cattle that will work in a forage environment and not only survive, but thrive. They want a productive, problem-free, easy-fleshing female that is fertile and long lasting.

NELSON ANGUS Egeland, ND NelsonAngus.com Started in 1961 by Otto and Sharon Nelson with the purchase of 3 cows and a bull. From the beginning it was a family affair with all 5 of Otto & Sharon’s children taking active roles on the ranch as well as 4-H and FFA activities. Mike & Dan were given the reigns in 1997 and have since have been utilizing new technologies and top new genetics to the herd. Currently they run about 150 mother cows and 35 replacement heifers a year. They calve from February to April. They AI about 75% of the cows and all the replacement heifers before turning them out on grass pasture. They primarily market through the Pearls of The Prairie Angus sale (Mandan, ND) in November. As well as their production sale at the ranch on March 12th. November 2021

Their annual production sale will offer the top 2/3 of their bull calf crop as well as a large group of ET full brothers. In addition, they will offer a select group of registered and commercial heifers. Their sale is at the ranch on the 4th Wednesday of March. GURR LAKE ANGUS Rolette, ND GurrLakeAngus.com Steve & Jo Gilje & family took over daily operations in 2003, but the Gilje family has been farming the area since 1888. The first registered Angus were purchased from McCumber in 1999, with additional bred heifers from Van Dyke Angus in 2000 and 2001. Since then their registered herd has grown and replaced the commercial cattle. Their focus has always been on producing trouble free females. They develop bulls with a little less emphasis on feed and gain than most operations. Grass is the main ingredient in beef and is the most efficient method of harvesting rain and sunshine. They recently began offering freezer beef directly to consumers and sell USDA inspected Gurr Lake beef at a few farmers markets. They offer around 20 bulls and a smaller offering of 2-year-olds each spring private treaty. KENNER SIMMENTAL RANCH Leeds, ND kennersimmental.com Roger, Jeanette & Erika have been raising Simmental and Sim Angus since 1974. The herd consists of 450 registered Simmental and Sim Angus cows that are red and black, with a small herd of registered Red Angus. The Kenners use extensive AT, ET and DNA technology to keep making better genetics. They farm grain as well and raise all their own feed. Roger sold bulls private treaty until 1996 when the decision was made to host a production sale. That tradition continues, and this year marked the 25th annual sale which is held at the ranch the second Saturday in February. Epilogue: That wrapped up all the stops for the 2021 All Breeds Cattle Tour held every year the beginning of October. This was the warmest year of all the tours that I’ve been on. We’re usually bundled up pretty good on this tour but I was in a t-shirt for most of it this year. The NDSA puts on a great tour every year and is well attended by staff & board members. Every stop they thanked the association for their dedication and hard 70

work. Justin Spickler went on to say “When you’re not active, nothing gets done, and these guys (NDSA) are active all the time”. Any number of NDSA members is jumping from one event to the other and each one is well managed and well attended. I finally got around to talking with currant NDSA President Jeff Schafer at one of the stops. I asked about the set-up of the tour and how they manage to keep it free for participants. On top of that there’s any number of door prizes spread throughout the tour and also at the final stop are the “grand prizes”. Jeff ’s answer was “we have an amazing group of sponsors” and the NDSA has worked very hard at those relationships with not only the sponsors, but also the members as well. Julie Ellingson and Jeff Schafer both gave speeches at Grassy Meadow’s dinner stop which also had one of the largest American Flags as a backdrop that I’ve ever seen up close. Both Julie and Elizabeth Nesham were on board for the entire tour from the office, and you can really tell they love what they do. So, a personal thank you from us to you for all you do. There’s a couple of grand prizes for this tour as we’re wrapping up things at Kenner’s. There’s a $250 cash prize this year for anyone that pre-registered, and an Ironside grill for anyone that registered. Andrew Swanson from Select Sires missed out on the cash prize last year because he wasn’t present at time of drawing. You have to be present to win, so he made sure he was sticking around this year and made sure to tell everyone he was taking that grill home. The $250 cash prize was finally awarded to Derek Sample! Who’s a winner already just because he gets to drive me around for 3 weeks, but I let him keep it, he works hard sometimes. Actually, to be honest I couldn’t have asked for a better business partner! Then a few more names were drawn (again, have to be present to win) and gues who’s name was drawn? Andrew Swanson finally got to take his grill home. Later we departed Kenner’s and Derek drove me back to my home in Minnesota, arriving very late that evening. Derek stayed for a couple of days to visit some family and then drove back to Montana Ranch for their Live Embryo Sale on the 13th. Then he visited some other ranches on the way back to his home in California. After 3 weeks of touring (5 weeks for Derek), we came back with many new friends and lots of new subscribers alike. Thank you again to the Montana Hereford and Angus Associations, Nebraska Angus Association, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association for hosting such amazing tours again!

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“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH & CARCASS GENETICS”

Dixie Valley Top Sellers and Performers AT THE 2021 CAL POLY BULL TEST SALE

We are honored to have the Champion Heifer Bull, Top Performing Heifer Bull and Multi-Trait Bull and the 2021 Cal Poly Bull Test Overall Top Consignment at the 65th Cal Poly Bull Test Sale in San Luis Obispo.

Lot 91 STERLING MT WHITNEY 0103 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 CED +3

BW +1.4

WW +96

YW +169

MGS: Styles Upgrade J59

MILK +30

CW +70

MARB +0.87

RE +1.08

AAA 19901476 DOB 8/2/20 $B +175

$C +320

ADG 5.44

LOT 97 STERLING’S LEGACY 0106 Sire: Connealy Gary CED +6

Angus Growth Division bull sold to Rhoades Angus Ranch and Stratford Angus.

BW +1.5

WW +104

YW +193

MGS: V A R Discovery 2240 MILK +26

CW +80

MARB +0.96

AAA 19903778 DOB 8/3/20

RE +0.91

$B +189

$C ADG +309 6.42 lbs

Top selling bull over all breeds and top performing Multi-Trait Bull sold to Revolution Genetics.

CAL POLY BULL TEST BUYERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASES AT THE 2021 CAL POLY BULL TEST SALE!

LOT 92 STERLING MT LASSEN 0111 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 CED +11

BW -0.1

WW +85

YW +167

AAA 19903093 DOB 8/5/20

MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus

MILK +26

CW +78

MARB +0.83

RE +0.97

$B +195

$C ADG +321 5.80 lbs

This Angus Heifer Bull Division Champion and lead off sale bull sold to Kern Cattle Co.

Duane Martin. Sr, Duane Martin Livestock, Ione, CA Kern Cattle Co., Visalia, CA Revolution Genetics, Oakdale, CA Justin Rhoads, Rhoades Angus Ranch, Cambria, CA Steve Stratford, Stratford Angus, Pratt, KS Jeff Buckingham, Cerro Alto Ranch, San Luispo Obispo, CA Will Woolley, Templeton Hills Beef, Templeton, CA Jim Spreafico, San Luis Obispo, CA Maretti and Minetti Ranch, Guadalupe, CA

A special thank you to Chris Earl and CK 6 Consulting!

Lee Nobmann, owner | Morgon Patrick, managing partner

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