The Stock Exchange September 2019 by Huncovsky Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6,

2019

A NEWSPAPER FOR STOCKMEN

VOL. 32 • NO. 16

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Strong Finish To First Half For U.S. Pork, Beef Exports

U.S. pork and beef exports were above year-ago levels in both volume and value in June, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Led by a rebound in Mexico and China, pork export value was the highest in 14 months, while strong results in South Korea and Taiwan pushed beef export value to the fourth-highest total on record. June pork exports posted double-digit gains in both volume and value, reaching 212,887 metric tons (mt), up 11% year-over-year, valued at $569.2 million (up 12%). For the first half of 2019, pork exports remained 2% below last year in volume (1.25 million mt) and were down 6% in value to $3.14 billion. (See story on Page 5)

Buford Ranch Wins OCA Ranch Rodeo For The Third Year Straight While Raising Support For The Children’s Hospital Foundation

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK--The Buford Ranch won champion team honors at the 35th Anniversary Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Ranch Rodeo. 2019 is the third year in a row that the Buford Ranch has claimed the win. They tied for Champion honors in 2015. The cowboys riding for the Buford Ranch headquartered out of Hominy, Okla. include Doug Branch, John Holloway, Rielly Holloway, Fayth Holloway and Hayden Bethel. This win qualifies Buford Ranch will compete at the Working Ranch Cowboy Association National Finals this fall. “While winning Champion honors is exciting, the OCA Ranch Rodeo is twelve teams of cowboys competing with one goal: to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation (CHF),” said Tim Drummond, Chairman of the OCA Ranch Rodeo Committee. The OCA Ranch Rodeo has raised more than $500,000 to CHF since 1997, to help fund children’s medical research and treatment for children right here

at home in Oklahoma. “The winning team did not take home much more than bumps and bruises,” Drummond said. “But the camaraderie among the ranch teams paired with our mission . . . ‘Cowboys Helping Kids’ makes participating worthwhile and enjoyable.” The 2019 participating ranch teams include: Alfalfa County Land & Cattle, Cherokee, Okla.; Buford Ranches, LLC, Hominy, Okla.; Chain Ranch, Canton, Okla.; Choctaw Nation Ranches, Durant, Okla.; Drummond Land & Cattle Co., Pawhuska, Okla.; Gray G Bar Ranch, Shidler, Okla.; Hall Ranch & Daube Cattle Co., Comanche and Ardmore, Okla.; Lazy Rafter Slash Ranch, Lenapah, Okla.; McPhail Land and Cattle, Mountain Park, Okla.; Stuart Ranch, Waurika, Okla.; Treadwell Land & Cattle, Frederick, Okla.; and Whitmire Ranch, Delaware, Okla. With only 20 points separating the champion and reserve champion team, Drummond Land and Cattle Company 2nd overall, followed by the Hall Ranch/ Daube Cattle Company Team in 3rd. The ranch teams competed in five events mirroring everyday ranch work on Friday and Saturday night. The results for the Saddle Bronc Riding are: 1st Alfalfa Land and Cattle; 2nd Chain Ranch; 3rd Buford Ranch. The results for the Stray Gathering are: 1st Choctaw Nation Ranches; 2nd Drummond Land and Cattle; 3rd (Continued on Page 4)

Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues For U.S. Cattle Industry

DENVER, CO--Herd expansion, export markets, corn crop expectations and swine fever ramifications are among the factors that will have an impact on the upcoming U.S. cattle market, Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, told more than 700 attendees of the 2019 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting near Denver July 30, 2019. Blach was keynote speaker at the Opening General Session of the meeting, a gathering for leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen and National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Blach told the group that U.S. cattle herd expansion had slowed to a crawl, with the lion’s share of growth behind the industry. That slowing had been expected, he said. Record beef, pork and poultry supplies are having an impact on the market. For that reason and with record meat consumption expected next year, it’s critical for export markets to be opened and trade policy questions to be answered, he said. (See story on Page 10)

INDEX

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8/28/19 Total Receipts: 1,973; Last week: 820. Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady with a lower undertone. Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (53% Steers, 39% Heifers, 8% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 25%. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 207 lbs. 205.00; 273280 lbs. 185.00-186.00; 273 lbs. 174.00 Unweaned; 311322 lbs. 181.00-182.00; 354 lbs. 180.00; 372 lbs. 165.00 Unweaned; 412-445 lbs. 154.00166.00; 402-410 lbs. 147.00148.00 Unweaned; 453-477 lbs. 153.00-165.00; 503-542 lbs. 138.00-146.00; 544-546 lbs. 135.00-136.50 Unweaned; 558592 lbs. 136.00-149.50; 600-646 lbs. 133.00-147.00; 658-693 lbs. 130.00-132.00; 704-728 lbs. 130.00-137.00; 787-794 lbs. The Stock Exchange (USPS No. 006-546; ISSN: 1057-0527) is published semimonthly seventeen issues per year except monthly in January, May, August, December and combining June and July for $12 per year by Peverley Publishing, LLC., 6421 Avondale Dr., Ste. 206, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Stock Exchange, 6421 Avondale Dr., Ste. 206, Oklahoma City, OK 73116.

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411-448 lbs. 139.00-149.00; 449 lbs. 142.50 Unweaned; 450-490 lbs. 131.00-144.00; 499 lbs. 129.50 Unweaned; 520-544 lbs. 133.00-135.00; 508-539 lbs. 131.00-132.00 Unweaned; 550-591 lbs. 131.00-140.00; 560

lbs. 126.00 Unweaned; 600-640 lbs. 125.00-138.00; 651-658 lbs. 125.00-137.00; 715-742 lbs. 123.00-126.00; 849 lbs. 100.00. 8/29/19. Total Receipts: 345; Last week: 256. Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady

to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. A total of 345 cows and bulls sold with 32 percent going to packers. Supply included: 32% Slaughter Cattle (86% Cows, 14% Bulls); 68%

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126.00-128.00; 836 lbs. 110.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 256 lbs. 170.00; 311340 lbs. 151.00-152.00; 323 lbs. 148.00 Unweaned; 370-391 lbs. 144.00-149.50; 358-398 lbs. 137.00-139.00 Unweaned;

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Replacement Cattle (84% Bred Cows, 16% Cow-Calf Pairs). Bulls 1-2: 1395-1895 lbs. 84.00-88.00 Average dressing; 1755-1910 lbs. 90.00-95.50 High dressing; 1335-1895 lbs. 70.00-78.00 Low dressing. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 1175-1535 lbs. 61.00-68.00 Average dressing; 1315-1640 lbs. 49.00-55.00 Low dressing; Boners 1065-1380 lbs. 62.00-67.00 Average dressing 1015-1365 lbs. 68.00-69.00 High dressing 1230-1394 lbs. 59.50-60.00 Low dressing; Lean 1015-1285 lbs. 58.00-63.50 Average dressing; 915-980 lbs. 54.00-57.50 Average Light Weight; 870-966 lbs. 60.00-67.00 High Light Weight; 1005-1350 lbs. 52.00-57.00 Low dressing; 785-940 lbs. 40.0046.50 Low Light Weight; 10001190 lbs. 46.00-51.00 Very Low dressing; 820-945 lbs. 30.0035.00 Very Low Light Weight. Replacement Cows: 2-4 years old 1-3 months bred 698-1175 lbs. 600.00-900.00; 2-4 years old 4-6 months bred 755-1130 lbs. 625.00-890.00; 5-8 years old 1-3 months bred 775-1195 lbs. 700.00-1155.00; 5-8 years old 4-6 months bred 840-1535 lbs. 700.00-1300.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: 5-8 years old 750 lbs. w/<150 lb. calf 710.00; 2-4 years old 800-950 lbs. w/150-300 lb. calf 900.00-1050.00; 204 years old 1-3 months bred 700 lbs. 990.00; 5-8 years old 700-1250 lbs. w/150-300 lb. calf 800.001270.00; 5-8 years old 1100 lbs. w>300 lb. calf 1300.00.

UNION LIVESTOCK MARKET McALESTER, OK.

8/27/19 Total Receipts: 1,840; Last week: 1,270. Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going

to packers. Supply included: 87% Feeder Cattle (30% Steers, 46% Heifers, 24% Bulls); 10% Slaughter Cattle (77% Cows, 23% Bulls); 3% Replacement Cattle (74% Bred Cows, 26% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 12%. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 285-295 lbs. 161.00-175.00; 335-345 lbs. 151.00-164.00; 350-398 lbs. 160.00-175.00; 405-445 lbs. 151.00-165.00; 452-495 lbs. 153.00-167.00; 500-547 lbs. 146.00-158.00; 550-599 lbs. 138.00-150.00; 602-645 lbs. 137.00-150.00; 650-695 lbs. 133.00-141.00; 700-725 lbs. 126.00-137.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 275-295 lbs. 133.00-142.00; 300-343 lbs. 136.00-149.00; 350-398 lbs. 136.00-149.00; 400-448 lbs. 136.00-149.00; 450-498 lbs. 133.00-147.00; 500-545 lbs. 132.00-146.00; 550-595 lbs. 129.00-143.00; 600-640 lbs. 126.00-138.00; 653-680 lbs. 120.00-130.00; 700 lbs. 124.00128.00; 770-773 lbs. 116.00119.00. Bulls: 1455-2070 lbs. 82.0085.00 lbs. Average dressing: 1560-2095 lbs. 86.00-91.00 High dressing; 1330-2190 lbs. 70.00-78.00 Low dressing. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 1315-1715 lbs. 63.00-65.00 Average dressing: 1310-1490 lbs. 66.00-68.00 High dressing; 1445-1505 lbs. 57.00-62.00 Low dressing; Boners 1165-1240 lbs. 61.00-64.00 Average dressing; 1160-1290 lbs. 65.00-69.00 High dressing; Leans 1035-1130 lbs. 61.00-63.00 Average dressing; 1045-1120 lbs. 64.00-68.00 High dressing; 1015-1135 lbs. 54.0060.00 Low dressing. Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 2-4 years old 735-1315 lbs. 4-6 months bred 675.00-1075.00; 5-8 years old 1090-1205 lbs. 4-6 months bred 950.00-1000.00; 5-8 years old 1045-1430 lbs. 7-9 months bred 1000.00-1050.00; >8 years old 885-1185 lbs. 4-6 months

old 800.00-900.00; >8 years old 840-1095 lbs. 7-9 months bred 725.00-735.00. Pairs: 2-4 years old 1205 lbs. w/<150 lb. calf 825.00; 5-8 years old 670 lbs. w/150-300 lb. calf 700.00; >8 years old 1245-1575 lbs. w/150-300 lb. calf 1125.00-1300.00; 2-4 years old 750-800 lbs. w/>300 lb. calf 975.00-1150.00.

APACHE, OK WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTION

8/29/19 Total Receipts: 1,203; Last week: 859. Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not well tested , however a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were higher on a lightly tested market. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 194 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers. Supply included: 84% Feeder Cattle (56% Steers, 1% Dairy Steers, 34% Heifers, 10% Bulls); 14% Slaughter Cattle (92% Cows, 8% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (43% Bred Cows, 57% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 60%. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 398 lbs. 179.00; 468497 lbs. 155.00-166.00; 525-534 lbs. 154.50-156.50 Unweaned; 554-569 lbs. 146.50-150.50; 608-639 lbs. 139.50-140.00 Fleshy; 604-641 lbs. 137.00144.50 Unweaned; 666-681 lbs. 145.50; 659-666 lbs. 138.50140.50 Fleshy; 657 lbs. 137.50 Unweaned; 733 lbs. 140.00; 716 lbs. 139.50 Fleshy; 845 lbs. 132.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 320-329 lbs. 145.00-163.00; 412 lbs. 135.00 Unweaned; 450-495 lbs. 134.00136.00; 503 lbs. 136.00; 520-533 lbs. 130.00-134.00 Unweaned; 565-578 lbs. 132.75-135.00; 554-578 lbs. 129.00-134.50 Unweaned 600-628 lbs. 130.50136.50; 629 lbs. 132.50 Fleshy;

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612 lbs. 130.00 Unweaned; 700-722 lbs. 125.00-130.00; 781-783 lbs. 124.50-125.00 Guaranteed Open; 804-818 lbs. 120.00-123.50; 810 lbs. 123.75 Guaranteed Open; 1039 lbs. 106.50 Guaranteed Open. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 1155-1625 lbs. 60.00-66.50 Average dressing; 1458-1520 lbs. 67.50-69.00 High dressing; 1380 lbs. 57.50 Low dressing; Boners 1005-1440 lbs. 59.00-66.50 Average dressing; 1225-1299 lbs. 67.00-69.00 High dressing; 1120-1460 lbs. 51.00-57.00 Low dressing; 920 lbs. 51.00 Low Light Weight; Leans 10201305 lbs. 57.00-61.00 Average dressing; 930-975 lbs. 57.0059.00 Average Light Weight; 1030-1355 lbs. 49.00-56.50 Low dressing; 845-990 lbs. 45.0055.00 Low Light Weight. Bulls 1-2: 1570-2150 lbs. 84.00-90.00 Average dressing; 1550-1880 lbs. 91.50-94.00 High dressing; 1325-1755 lbs. 71.00-80.00 Low dressing. Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1: 5-8 years old 1205-1475 lbs. 4-6 months bred 835.001000.00. Pairs: 2-4 years old 850-875 lbs. w/<150 lb. calf 1000.001225.00; 5-8 years old 1200 lbs. w/<150 lb. calf 1050.00.

OKC WEST LIVESTOCK MARKET EL RENO, OK.

8/27/19 Total Receipts: 7,616; Last week: 2,448. Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, few trades of heavy weight cattle steady to weak. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Steer and heifer calves were to lightly tested for an accurate market test. Demand moderate to good. Quality plain to average. Much cooler temperatures and heavy rainfall came across the trade area over night. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (62% Steers, 36% Heifers, 1% Bulls). Feeder cattle

supply over 600 lbs was 85%. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 311 lbs. 202.50; 378 lbs. 180.00; 401-418 lbs. 160.00172.00; 459-494 lbs. 153.00157.00; 517-538 lbs. 152.00; 575-598 lbs. 146.00-146.50; 602-646 lbs. 130.00-144.50 Unweaned; 692 lbs. 142.50; 707739 lbs. 134.00-147.50; 750-790 lbs. 136.50-141.50; 802-833 lbs. 134.00-139.50; 851-889 lbs. 130.00-135.30; 903-921 lbs. 125.00-126.00; 980-991 lbs. 123.50; 1004 lbs. 123.50; 1050 lbs. 118.00; 1232 lbs. 111.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 322 lbs. 158.00; 350374 lbs. 145.00-156.00; 464-473 lbs. 144.00-151.00; 500-538 lbs. 138.00-151.00; 573-599 lbs. 129.00-140.00; 600-641 lbs. 135.00-139.00; 601-616 lbs. 125.00-131.00 Unweaned; 655689 lbs. 134.00-139.00; 709-749 lbs. 128.75-133.00; 750-797 lbs. 124.20-132.00; 803-835 lbs. 126.00-127.00; 858-877 lbs. 122.00-127.00.

OKLAHOMA HAY REPORT

8/29/19 Alfalfa and hay movement very limited last week. Not enough trades last week for an accurate market trend. Demand for hay and alfalfa continues to be good for dairies and all classes. Scattered thunderstorms and rain are making their way across the state late this week and expected throughout the weekend. Market News continues to maintain an online hay directory for both in-state and out-of-state hay producers. The directories are on the ODAFF homepage at www.oda.state.ok.us. Producers wishing to list hay are encouraged to call at 1-405-232-5425 or email OklahomaCity.LPGMN@ usda.gov. Alfalfa: Central Oklahoma: Premium quality: 242.00-244.00 per ton Delivered. Good quality: 180.00-190.00 ton Delivered. Eastern Oklahoma: No trades reported. Western Oklahoma: Good (Continued on Page 5)

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Trolling For Buffalo

Buffalo Bob took the call on his cellular phone. I caught the last of the conversation, “and if that don’t work try a shot. No . . . not a tranquilizer, a 30-30. At least you’ll be able to eat the meat.” “Escaped buffalo pose a problem,” he said after hangin’ up. “That fellow was callin’ from West Virginia. I told him a trick that worked for me . . . trolling.” Bob explained that a few years back he and Dave bought 12 head of buffalo from a grain farmer on the plains of Colorado. Bought’em over the phone. The price was right. They arrived in the small town of Flagler and took a motel room. Three days later they were still tryin’ to gather the twelve head. The first day they built a trap out of panels in the 1/4 section pasture. The trap was big enough to fit the U.S.S. Eisenhower. They baited it with alfalfa and spent all afternoon tryin’ to coax, drive and trick the suspicious buffalo herd into the trap. They ignored it like fat trout in a wellfished stream.

That night they called a noted wildlife veterinarian who had buffalo experience. The vet arrived the next day armed with a tranquilizer gun and enough ammo to put Yellowstone Park to sleep for a fortnight. They drove out to the herd and re-enacted the stampede from Dances with Wolves, but hit nary a buffalo. Concerned with the expense of the tranquilizer, Bob and Dave built a buffalo blind outta tumbleweeds. They parked the vet with his trusty musket behind the tumbleweeds and chased buffalo by him for two hours. Unfortunately ‘Dr. Dead Eye’ couldn’t hit the top of his head with a chafing dish. Not one bullseye. The third morning found Bob and Gary making excuses to the grain farmer. “Well,” he said, “do what you can. They’re yours. I’ve got to go to dad’s place and haul a dead calf to the dump.” A light flickered somewhere in Buffalo Bob’s desperate brain. He remembered tryin’ to drag a dead buffalo calf out of a field. The herd went crazy and

followed the calf through some primitive protective instinct. He actually had to get the tractor into 4th high to stay ahead and get out of the gate! “Bring that dead calf over here. I want to try somethin’.” The farmer complied, even though it was a Hereford cross. Bob stationed a man by the trap gate and circled the herd draggin’ the dead calf behind his pick-up. The buffalo cows went berserk and started chasin’ the calf. Bob made a couple more circles stirrin’ ‘em up and on the third pass drove straight into the trap. The herd followed like greyhounds chasin’ the mechanical rabbit! “Wow!” I said, as the light dawned, “Trolling for buffalo. So that’s what you advised your caller from West Virginia.” “Yeah. I don’t know if it’ll work, though,” said Bob. “His buffalo is loose in a lady’s back yard on the nice side of town.”

Buford Ranch

(Continued from Page 1) Hall Ranch/Daube Cattle Company. The results for the Team Penning are: 1st place, McPhail Land and Cattle; 2nd Drummond Land and Cattle; 3rd Lazy Rafter Slash. The results for the Team Branding are: 1st Drummond Land and Cattle Company; 2nd Gray G Bar Ranch, 3rd Stuart Ranch. Results for the Wild Cow Milking are: 1st Gray G Bar Ranch; 2nd Buford Ranch; 3rd Treadwell Land and Cattle. Three individual awards are

given. Tanner Davis, from the Whitmire Ranch Team was named the Top Hand. Aaron Saville, a member of the Hall Ranch/Daube Cattle Company Team was named the Tough Hand. The Top Horse was owned Gray G Bar Ranch and ridden by Kevin Lawson. “We really appreciate the Oklahoma Ford Dealers for making this event possible since the first Ranch Rodeo back in 1985. The partnership with

Ford works well and cowboys and Ford Trucks are both, ‘built Ford tough’. Thank you to all of our other sponsors, the ranch teams who participated and the fans that came out to cheer them on,” Drummond said. The OCA is the trusted voice of the Oklahoma Cattle Industry. OCA is the only voice that speaks solely for the cattlemen of Oklahoma and represents beef producers in all 77 counties across the state. The OCA

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in value to $3.14 billion. Pork export value averaged $56.99 per head slaughtered in June, up 7% from a year ago and the highest monthly average since April 2018. First-half export value averaged $50.05 per

head, down 9% from the same period last year. June exports accounted for 27.8% of total U.S. pork production and 24% for muscle cuts only, up from 25.8% and 22.4%, respectively, a year ago. For January through June,

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exports accounted for 25.8% of total pork production (down from 27.3%) and 22.4% for muscle cuts (down from 23.6%). Beef exports were up 3% yearover-year in June to 118,677 mt. Export value ($724.8 million)

increased just 1% from a year ago but trailed only August 2018, May 2019, and October 2018 for the highest monthly value total on record. First-half beef exports were down 2% from a year ago (Continued on Page 6)

Markets

(Continued from Page 3) quality: 200.00 per ton Delivered. Grinder: 100.00 FOB. Grass Hay: Central Oklahoma: Good quality 65.00-75.00 per bale; 9.00 per small square bale in barn, 6.00 out of the field. Western Oklahoma: No sales confirmed. Eastern Oklahoma: Good to Fair quality 50.00-65.00 per bale.

Strong Finish To First Half For U.S. Pork, Beef Exports

U.S. pork and beef exports were above year-ago levels in both volume and value in June, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Led by a rebound in Mexico and China, pork export value was the highest in 14 months, while strong results in South Korea and Taiwan pushed beef export value to the fourthhighest total on record. June pork exports posted double-digit gains in both volume and value, reaching 212,887 metric tons (mt), up 11% yearover-year, valued at $569.2 million (up 12%). For the first half of 2019, pork exports remained 2% below last year in volume (1.25 million mt) and were down 6%

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EPDS: CED 3, BW 2.6, WW 57, YW 101, MILK 24, MARB .65, RE .53, $M 58, $W 58, $B 126

EPDS: CED 10, BW 0.9, WW 93, YW 165, MILK 26, MARB .87, RE 1.35, $M 87, $W 102, $B 205

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EPDS: CED 10, BW 1.6, WW 66, YW 118, MILK 16, MARB .34, RE .50, $M 55, $W 58, $B 127

EPDS: CED 8, BW 1.4, WW 61, YW 112, MILK 27, MARB .70, RE .61, $M 66, $W 68, $B 130

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AAA 18820522 • 10/21/16 WR Journey-1X74 x Consensus 7229 AI 11/25/18 to Thomas Big Data 7435.

EPDS: CED 8, BW 0.5, WW 54, YW 91, MILK 27, MARB .66, RE .58, $M 81, $W 68, $B 118

EPDS: CED 5, BW 2.3, WW 63, YW 110, MILK 28, MARB .44, RE .73, $M 57, $W 68, $B 150

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EPDS: CED 3, BW 1.3, WW 51, YW 85, MILK 21, MARB .08, RE .41, $M 65, $W 53, $B 91

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Seminole, OK Keith McFerran (405) 380-5747 Amber McFerran (405) 919-5194 a.mcferran@yahoo.com

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Mulhall, OK • pfeiffer@agristar.net John (405) 880-0862 Gaye (405) 880-1993 John C. (405) 880-3699 Colton Blehm (580) 822-5826

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Simpson Angus Ranch Charles Simpson Eufaula, OK • (405) 210-6933 simpsonangus@mybluelight.com

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in volume (648,765 mt) but held steady with last year’s record value pace at $4.03 billion. Beef export value per head of fed slaughter averaged $325.10 in June, up 4% from a year ago, while first-half export value averaged $312.06 per head, down 2%. June exports accounted for 15.4% of total U.S. beef production, up nearly a full percentage point from last year. For muscle cuts only, exports accounted for 12.7% of production — up from 12.3% last year and the highest ratio since July 2018. For the first half of the year, exports accounted for 14.2% of total production and 11.6% for muscle cuts — down from 14.6% and 11.9%, respectively, a year ago. Duty-free access bolsters pork exports to Mexico; China’s volume highest in three years On May 20, the 20% retaliatory duty on most U.S. pork exports to Mexico was removed as the U.S., Mexico and Canada reached an agreement on steel and aluminum tariffs. Entering Mexico duty-free for the first time in nearly a year, June exports to Mexico were the largest since January at 59,837 mt (steady year-over-year), while value climbed 13% to $119 million — the highest since April 2018. “It’s a tremendous relief to have Mexico’s retaliatory duties on U.S. pork behind us, as the June bump in export value clearly illustrates,” noted USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “Now the goal is to get back to the record-setting trend the U.S. industry established in Mexico from 2012 through 2017, prior to the metal tariff dispute. USMEF’s marketing programs have ramped up in Mexico so that we can recapture lost market share and regain momentum in this critical market for U.S. pork.” Despite retaliatory duties

remaining in place, June also brought an encouraging rise in pork exports to China, which were the largest in more than three years at 41,704 mt (up 123% year-over-year), valued at $88.5 million (up 77%). This

pushed first-half exports to China 23% ahead of last year in volume (177,060 mt) and 3% higher in value ($353.1 million). For the China/Hong Kong region, first-half exports were up 4% to 224,009 mt but value declined

16% to $427.8 million. The European Union remains the primary pork supplier to China/ Hong Kong. Through May, EU exports to the region were 859,030 mt, up 27% year-overyear, valued at $1.57 billion (up

34%). China/Hong Kong has accounted for 52% of EU export volume in 2019, compared to 18% of U.S. exports. All of U.S. pork and beef’s major competitors gained tariff relief in Japan this year through

the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union, making red meat trade a major focus of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement negotiations that continued last week. Japan is the leading value destination for U.S. pork, and June exports were steady with last year in both volume (31,742 mt) and value ($131.5 million). For the first half of the year, exports to Japan were 4% below last year’s pace in volume (191,281 mt) and down 6% in value ($773.5 million). Japan’s imports of chilled U.S. pork were down just 1% in volume (100,869 mt) and 2.5% in value ($481 million), but imports of U.S. ground seasoned pork (GSP) fell 24% to 41,769 mt, with value down 33% at $109.5 million. U.S. share of Japan’s GSP imports was 58%, down from 67% last year and nearly 75% in 2017. Other first-half highlights for U.S. pork include: • Despite a June slowdown, first-half exports to Colombia were still up 20% from a year ago in volume (55,148 mt) and 13% in value ($118.8 million). Combined with excellent growth in Chile and Peru, exports to South America climbed 35% above last year’s record pace in volume (84,032 mt) and 34% higher in value ($205.4 million). • Australia is one of U.S. pork’s top-performing markets in

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2019, with first-half volume up 44% to 56,338 mt and value increasing 32% to $150.1 million. With exports to New Zealand also increasing significantly this year, exports to Oceania climbed 43% from a year ago in volume

(61,597 mt) and 32% in value ($166.4 million). • In Central America, where pork exports also set new records in 2018, first-half volume was up 11% to 44,614 mt while value increased 12% to $106.8 mil-

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lion. Exports to leading market Honduras were up slightly from a year ago, while strong growth was achieved in Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Korea, Taiwan lead beef export growth; variety meat

exports rebound Last year South Korea surpassed Mexico as the secondlargest destination for U.S. beef exports, and in 2019 it continues to close the gap on leading (Continued on Page 8)

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(Continued from Page 7) market Japan. Exports to Korea remained on a record pace in June, increasing 2% from a year ago to 25,118 mt (a post-BSE high), while value climbed 15% to a record $178.3 million. These results pushed first-half exports to Korea 12% above last year in volume (126,879 mt) and 15% higher in value ($921.8 million). U.S. beef now accounts for 61% of Korea’s chilled beef imports, up from 57% in the first half of last year, with chilled volume increasing 7% to 26,537 mt. Beef exports to Taiwan finished a very strong second quarter with June shipments reaching a new monthly high of 6,654 mt, up 40% from a year ago, valued at $58 million (up 46% and the second-highest on record). Firsthalf exports to Taiwan were 16% above last year’s record pace in volume (31,132 mt) and 11% higher in value ($276.2 million). As noted above, U.S. beef faces a significant tariff rate disadvantage in leading market Japan, where June exports totaled 29,794 mt, down 4% yearover-year, while value was down 7% to $179 million. For the first half of the year, exports to Japan were 1% below last year’s pace in both volume (157,839 mt) and value (just over $1 billion). Ja-

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pan’s imports of Australian beef have also slowed this year, but first-half imports from Canada, New Zealand and Mexico were up 83%, 37% and 28%, respectively, offering a glimpse of the upside opportunities in the mar-

ket when tariff rates are lowered. “It is very gratifying to see U.S. beef posting such remarkable gains in Korea and Taiwan, and the $2 billion milestone could even be in play this year for Korea,” Halstrom said. “Exports

to Japan can definitely achieve a similar trajectory if the U.S. can get back on a level playing field with our competitors, so we are encouraged by the progress in the U.S.-Japan trade negotiations.” Other first-half highlights for

U.S. beef include: • June exports of beef variety meat were the largest in two years at 28,195 mt, up 13% from a year ago, while value also climbed 13% to $79.7 million. This (Continued on Page 10)

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Town Creek Farm Bull Sale & Commercial Brangus Bred Heifer Sale AT THE RANCH NEAR WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI

Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 12 noon 150 TOWN CREEK FARM BULLS Johnes-Free, Trich, BVD Tested.

Brangus, Ultrablack and VigorMax™ Half-Blood Bulls. Large selection of stout, FULL 2-year old bulls (DOB: Fall 2017). Powerful, practical, functional bulls developed on a high roughage, forage-based ration. Bulls guaranteed. Bulls sell guaranteed Johnes-free, BDV-PI and Trich tested. Large selection of user-friendly and calving ease bulls.

225 BRANGUS AND ULTRABLACK COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS Multi-generation, ranch and source verified second generation Town Creek Farm heifers bred back to Town Creek bulls. Fall and spring calving heifers sell. Reputation heifer sale in its 22nd year. ALL THESES BULLS SELL.

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442E7 – VigorMax™ bull. Full 2-year old.

630E3 – VigorMax™ bull. Full 2-year old.

Select from proven Vigor Max™ (Brahman x Angus), Brangus and Ultra black bulls. Keep your cowherd black and uniform in color. Buy bulls from a program that culls EVERY open female and EVERY female that doesn’t bring a calf to the weaning pens. Fertility is our top priority because we know it’s your top priority. Genetics developed and proven for more than 30 years.

4861E18 – True Brangus bull. Full 2-year old. 3249E2– True Brangus bull. Full 2-year old.

06528E2 – Ultrablack bull. Full 2-year old.

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Maternal bulls to develop superior replacement heifers that are fertile and longlasting with good udders. Calving ease heifer bulls included. Bulls are hard, ripped and ready. Managed to be disease free. Environmentally adapted and acclimated bulls that with stand heat and humidity. User Friendly bulls. Longevity – of bulls and their daughters.

LEFT: This first calf heifer sold in our 2018 sale as a bred heifer. Take a look at the power of genetics in this Town Creek Farm female with a Town Creek Farm calf at side.

416E – True Brangus bull. Full 2-year old.

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(Continued from Page 8) pushed first-half export volume even with last year at 158,466 mt while value increased 8% to $472.9 million. The large June increase was primarily driven by growth in Japan and Indonesia, while exports to Egypt rebounded from last year’s low levels. • Though first-half export volume to Mexico was down 3% year-over-year to 114,541 mt, export value increased 6% to $539.1 million. Beef muscle cut exports to Mexico slowed in June but still finished the first half up 4% from a year ago in volume (70,333 mt) and 8% in value ($422 million). • U.S. beef muscle cuts also have a rapidly growing presence in Colombia, where first-half muscle cut exports increased 29% from a year ago in volume (1,919 mt) and 36% in value ($11.2 million). Combined beef and beef variety meat exports to Colombia were up 1% from a year ago to 2,991 mt while value climbed 27% to $12.4 million. First-half exports to Chile, the top South American market for U.S. beef, increased 5% to 6,144 mt, with value up 7% to $34.3 million. • The Dominican Republic has emerged as a strong growth market for U.S. beef, with firsthalf exports soaring 57% above last year’s record pace in volume (4,524 mt) and gaining 47% in value to $36.2 million. • Fueled by strong growth in the Philippines and Indonesia, first-half exports to the ASEAN region increased 23% from a year ago in volume (26,711 mt) and 8% in value ($132.4 million). U.S. lamb exports remain well ahead of 2018 pace June exports of U.S. lamb totaled 1,073 mt, up 6% from a year ago, but value fell 21% to $1.73 million. For the first half of 2019, lamb exports were up 42% year-over-year in volume (7,783 mt) and 17% in value ($13.2 million). Mexico has been the primary growth driver for U.S. lamb, with first-half exports to

Mexico climbing 52% from a year ago in volume (6,762 mt) and 33% in value ($6.7 million). Exports also showed promising growth in the Dominican Republic, Bermuda, Panama and Guatemala.

Trade, Consumer Demand, Impending Corn Crop Among Critical Issues For U.S. Cattle Industry CattleFax’s Randy Blach Outlines Situation At Summer Business Meeting DENVER, CO--Herd expansion, export markets, corn crop

expectations and swine fever ramifications are among the fac-

tors that will have an impact on the upcoming U.S. cattle market,

Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, told more than 700 attendees of the 2019 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting near Denver July 30, 2019. Blach was keynote speaker at the Opening General Session of the meeting, a gather-

ing for leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen and National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Blach told the group that U.S.

cattle herd expansion had slowed to a crawl, with the lion’s share of growth behind the industry. That slowing had been expected, he said. Record beef, pork and poultry supplies are having an impact on the market. For that

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reason and with record meat consumption expected next year, it’s critical for export markets to be opened and trade policy questions to be answered, he said. However, consumers have responded well to the increased

quality of beef production in this country, Blach said. There has been a 50 percent increase in prime and choice production over the past 15 years, and 80 percent of U.S. beef is now Prime and Choice. Beef has captured an additional 7 percent of market share of meat spending from poultry and pork. “It’s a great, great success story,” Blach said. “We have to continue to be the highest quality protein provider, delivering products we can stand behind that consumers love.” Blach pointed out that the average consumer works only 12 minutes to be able to pay for one pound of high quality Choice beef. “That’s a bargain,” he said. Corn crop uncertainty centered around the number of acres planted and yield potential is also of concern, as the impact of wet weather in grain producing segments of the country will be unknown until the middle of August, Blach said. Furthermore, ramifications of swine fever in China will add some unknowns to the equation. “We’re looking at a lot of volatility as a result of what’s happening in that part of the world,” he said. “We have to remember that only 4 percent of the world’s consumers live in this country,” Blach added. “Currently 14 percent of beef and beef by products are exported. More than 20 percent of the value of every fed steer is generated by exports. We need to have more outlets for not only our beef, but our poultry and pork.” Blach said that while an economic recession could have some serious repercussions on the beef cattle industry, the bottom line for producers is profitability, which in general the industry has seen in recent history. “If we’re not profitable, we’re not sustainable,” he said. “I do believe we’re going to stay profitable as we go through this cycle.” Blach’s comments reflected information shared with CattleFax members in a Long Term (Continued on Page 12)

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(Continued from Page 11) Outlook produced last week. The Outlook provides an up-to-date look at the factors influencing the U.S. cattle market and its producers. The Summer Business Meeting gives industry leaders a chance to meet and discuss the direction of programs for 2020. Beef Checkoff committees made up of members of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and directors on the NCBA Federation Division meet to assess authorization requests submitted by checkoff contractors, submitting their suggestions to the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, which meets in September. The BPOC will develop a plan and budget and submit its recommendation to the full Beef Board for authorization. The 2020 program must be approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture before it can begin Oct. 1, 2019. Meanwhile, NCBA policy committees meet to develop a game plan for the organization’s efforts to support and protect the U.S. cattle industry in Washington, D.C. and across the country beginning in January of 2020. These include livestock marketing; federal lands; agriculture and food policy; cattle health and well-being; property rights and environmental management and international trade. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has represented America’s cattle producers since 1898, preserving the heritage and strength of the industry through education and public policy. As the largest association of cattle producers, Looking for Herefords?

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NCBA works to create new markets and increase demand for beef. Efforts are made possible through membership contributions. To join, contact NCBA at 1-866-BEEF-USA or membership@beef.org.

Fake Meat Deserves The Same Regulations, Oversight As Beef By: Missy Bonds, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Director Imitation is defined as a thing intended to simulate or copy something else. It has many synonyms: fake, forgery, repro-

duction, and impersonation, to name a few. As consumers, we sometimes seek out these imitation

products as a cheaper or more readily available alternative to the original, but most often we would prefer the real deal. After

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all, the name itself implies that the original is better than the fake version. Whether you are at the jewelry store or the grocery store, it is important that manufacturers and retailers clearly differentiate between these real and fake products so we can make an informed decision before we head to the cash register. With the current discussion surrounding plant-based imitation meats and cell-cultured protein, also known as lab-grown meat, transparency is more important than ever. Since our ranch is next door to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, we are no strangers to touring chefs, journalists, and others. We are proud to share our methods of raising cattle and producing beef with a curious public. Having operated with this kind of transparency for decades, my family and our fellow members of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) are concerned about the push for these fake beef products. I hear many of the same people who are proponents of unprocessed, organic, and non-GMO foods, pressuring the public to accept these imitation products that are cobbled together in a laboratory. One of the leading plant-based imitation meats has 21 ingredients, with the main one being soy protein concentrate, which is heavily processed in and of itself. Cell-cultured meats are “grown” in a laboratory using things like fetal bovine serum. Real beef, though, has only one ingredient, 100% beef, and it is grown using things like grass in sunny pastures. While plant-based fake meats are already available, the labgrown product is still being developed, but it is likely not far from being offered to the public. Fake meat industry representatives have made a lot of claims, but the corporations developing these lab-grown meats are reluctant to provide details on their

production methods or product. Those products also have not been analyzed by independent scientists, which means there are still many questions about food safety risks and compositional and nutritional properties.

That’s why it is essential that consumers, cattle producers, and government regulators come together now, before the product comes to market. We must ensure that fake meats are properly vetted and

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regulated to protect the health and well-being of consumers and prevent false or deceptive marketing. Unfortunately, some of this deceptive marketing has already begun, with supporters of fake

meat calling it “clean” meat. They acknowledge that “clean” is not a legal term. They use this description because “it is the expression that elicits the most positive response in potential (Continued on Page 14)

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(Continued from Page 13) buyers,” according to David Banis, a contributor to Forbes. com in a Dec. 14, 2018, article. My family and I don’t criticize businesspeople for researching and developing a new product. But, implying that cultured meat is cleaner than the beef we have produced for centuries is fearmongering and makes the regulation of the fake meat industry even more critical. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have agreed to a regulatory framework for lab-grown fake meat that will give both agencies oversight of different aspects of production. FDA will regulate the process before cell harvest, to include cell collection, cell banks and the like. USDA will have oversight after the cells are harvested and will regulate things like labeling, inspections and ensuring a level playing field in the market. While they have established the basic framework, there are still many details to be determined. Both agencies will likely be creating guidance documents and rules to define more clearly the food safety evaluation process, nomenclature and labeling terms, grading standards, and more. Whether you are a consumer or rancher, I urge you to stay engaged. Demand that regulators clearly and carefully label imitation products, so we know what we are buying. Cell-cultured meat is not the same beef that my family and I produce. These new products must be defined and properly regulated to ensure we can continue to benefit from the safest and most abundant food supply in the world. TSCRA is a 141-year-old trade association and is the larg-

est and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 17,500 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 55,000 individuals

directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, and throughout the Southwest.

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2 Bar Storm 8167 • 19185208

RCC Momentum L587 • 18983106

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MPI % 134 30% QPI % 136 8% ROI % 243 17%

Check out the genomic and genetic package on this Storm daughter that is quite possibly one of the most complete females to sell this fall. 8167 literally has no hole, her phenotype is super attractive, very balanced and elegantly designed. Her genetic make-up combines some of the greatest to ever grace the breed stemming on the maternal from a maternal sister to the $120,000 valued Fairway and Crazy K donor, 2 Bar Mile High 9360. 8167 has an impressive 140 IMF ratio with single digit HD50k™ scores for yearling weight, carcass weight, marbling and ribeye to place her in the top 1% of the breed for RADG, Marb, $F, $G and $B, top 3% for WW, YW, top 4% for RE and top 5% for CW, not to mention a $C of 336. She sells due to calve 2/21/2020 to EWA Peyton 642 with a heifer calf.

CED BW WW +10 +.6 +75

YW +133

$EN -33

CW +64

Marb RE +1.38 +1.05

$M +41

$W +72

$B +227

$C +336

2 Bar Arsenal 8245 • 19177387

Check out this beautiful female that is the number 4 non-parent Momentum daughter with at least a 1.25 ribeye. This female is phenomenal in her make-up and design along with a number package that lends itself to the high growth bull available today for mating choices. This female has the potential to outproduce herself and produce countless opportunities for return on investment. She sells due to calve November 19, 2019, to GB Fireball and has a $C 303. Don’t miss out on this future breed changer.

CED BW WW +9 +2.3 +68

YW +123

$EN -34

CW +58

Marb RE +1.35 +1.26

$M +47

$W +75

$B +197

$C +303

Goode Sunrise 7805 • 19114625

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MPI % 144 13% QPI % 145 3% ROI % 260 5%

This herd-sire prospect has the potential to move any program forward with his phenomenal look and with his genetic combination. This stud offers elite carcass merit and end product values along with a very moderate birth weight to add to mating flexibility without sacrificing performance. 8245 stands square on his four corners on a great foot and has exquisite muscle pattern. He is just flat good, not to mention his EPD profile that places him in the top 1% of the breed for RADG, Marb, $G and $B and top 4% for RE. Don’t overlook him in October.

CED BW WW +7 +1.5 +59

YW +117

$EN -16

CW +46

Marb RE +1.41 +1.03

$M +36

$W +51

$B +209

$C +307

WOW, check out the numbers on this Sunrise daughter that stems from the $26,000 2 Bar C donor Goode 9Q20 5858, who stems from the $250,000 producer Goode Objective 544. 7805 smashed her contemporaries with a 112 IMF ratio and a 113 Ribeye ratio backed up with single digit genomic scores for growth, marbling and ribeye to place her in the top 1% of the breed for YW, Marb, $G and $B, top 2% for CW, top 5% for $W and top 15% for RE. Take advantage of this opportunity to purchase this beautifully designed crazy-numbered female that sells due to calve January 8,2020, to GB Fireball. Better yet, she has a $C 330 index.

CED BW WW +7 +1.7 +77

YW +145

$EN -37

CW +70

Marb +1.54

RE +.81

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certified producers can benefit financially as well. According to a recent study by the Beef Checkoff-funded BQA program and conducted by Colorado State University (CSU), results show a significant premium for calves and feeder cattle sold through video auction markets. The research study “Effect of Mentioning BQA in Lot Descriptions of Beef Calves and Feeder Cattle Sold Through Video-based Auctions on Sale Price,” led jointly by CSU’s Departments of Animal Sciences and Agricultural and Resource Economics, was conducted to determine if the sale price of beef calves and feeder cattle marketed through video auction companies was influenced by the mention of BQA in the lot description. Partnering with Western Video Market, CSU reviewed data from 8,815 video lot records of steers (steers, steer calves or weaned steers) and heifers (heifers, heifer calves or weaned heifers) sold in nine western states from 2010 – 2017. The result was a premium of $16.80/head for cattle that had BQA listed in the lot description. This value was determined by applying the $2.71/cwt premium found in CSU’s statistical analysis to the average weight of cattle in the study data. When the BQA premium was constant on a per head basis, it implied higher weight-based premiums for lighter cattle (for example $3.73/cwt at 450 lbs/ head) and lower premiums for heavier cattle ($2.24/cwt at 750 lbs/head). “This study was a first of its kind opportunity to utilize

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advanced data analysis methods to discover if there was a true monetary value to participate in BQA,” said Chase DeCoite, director of Beef Quality Assurance. “Study results clearly show that participation in BQA and

BQA certification can provide real value to beef producers. It means that the initiatives within the industry are rewarding cattlemen and women who take action to improve their operations and our industry.”

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Additional study findings show that over the past 10 years, consistent frequency of BQA mentions have been included in the lot descriptions of cattle selling via video auctions. In some states, like Montana, the

frequency of mentions has been fairly sizable and upwards of 10 percent or more of all lots of calves/yearlings offered for sale. Even without documentation of a premium in the past, the results (Continued on Page 16)

BUSINESS AS USUAL Business as usual simply means Gardiner Angus Ranch goes about our daily jobs with the same goals we’ve always had—producing valueadded seedstock that provides opportunities for profitability, regardless of our customers’ chosen marketing end point.

Today, customers have four sales annually to purchase GAR genetics, each designed to fit your specific needs for breeding seasons, forage management and marketing window.

15 th Annual FALL BULL SALE

Monday, September 30, 2019 • 9 AM

Selling Approximately: 450 Registered Bulls 160 Registered Females (35 Cows • 125 Heifers) • 300 Bred Commercial Females Average EPDs & Method Genetic Indexes for the 450 Bulls Selling CE: +11 / Top 20% BW: +.4 / Lowest 32% WW: +64 / Top 20% YW: +114 / Top 16% Marb: +1.24 / Top 2% RE: +.80 / Top 15% $B: +172 / Top 4% $C: +290 / Top 3% MPI: 146 / 8%

If we can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

QPI: 137 / 7%

ROI: 256 / 6%

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(Continued from Page 15) imply that over time many producers have proactively chosen to highlight and emphasize their participation in BQA when marketing their cattle. “The value of a seller being BQA Certified can really only be captured when information is shared between seller and buyer, which is consistently done via the sale of cattle by video auction companies,” said Jason Ahola, Ph.D. and professor of animal sciences at CSU. “By sharing the BQA status of the owner or manager of a set of cattle, the buyer can access information that is generally otherwise difficult to find in traditional marketing channels. This was a big reason for us to conduct the study, as it became clear that data on sellers’ BQA status were available on a large number of cattle sold through video auctions as well as other traits associated with the cattle. This information affected the ultimate selling price of the cattle.” The results of the BQA value study emphasize the importance of transferring information from sellers to buyers as well as the importance of collecting BQA certification information during the auction process. Daniel

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Mooney, Ph.D. and assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics at CSU said a lot of information is transmitted from buyers to sellers in video auctions which made it ideal for the analysis.

“In addition to the BQA mention, our study controlled for other factors – such as lot characteristics, cattle attributes, and value-added practices like age/source verification and natural certification – that also

influenced beef calf and feeder cattle sale prices. Importantly, the BQA premium existed even after accounting for these influential variables,” Mooney said. “Our cow-calf and stocker consignors represent family

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You can buy with confidence knowing that Judd Ranch females are efficient, fertile and productive. Efficient, fertile and productive females are the foundation of the most successful cow herds. For 20 out of the last 22 years — 1998 through 2019 — Judd Ranch has been at the top of two prestigious American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) lists: No. 1 breeder of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction and the AGA’s No. 1 owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction. In 2019, Judd Ranch earned the No. 2 position as owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction with 15 Dams of Distinction and 81 Dams of Merit (96 total honored females). In the breeder category, Judd Ranch led the way with 104 honored females — 15 Dams of Distinction and 89 Dams of Merit. AGA Program The AGA’s Dam of Merit program recognizes cows that

meet strict selection criteria including early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals and above-average weaning weights on at least three calves. The Dam of Distinction honor acknowledges cows that meet the same high standards for superior, long-term production with at least eight calves. Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction females must qualify each year. Thus, earning the No. 1 spot one year does not guarantee a repeat performance. It all depends on each cow’s performance and the performance of her offspring year after year. AGA requires each female designated a Dam of Merit or Dam of Distinction to earn her award. Only 5.6 percent of the registered females in the Gelbvieh breed qualified for 2019 Dam of Merit hon-

ors, and just more than 1 percent met the criteria for the Dam of Distinction honors. AGA’s Dam of Merit/Distinction program recognizes breed-leading, elite females that excel in productivity and longevity, two key economic traits that contribute significantly to profitability in the cattle business. But what do these honors mean to you? Bottom line: It means that Judd Ranch genetics are stacked with top-of-the-line performance, fertility and maternal power — and nowhere else can you get this type of combination in a female package. Every purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer female selling in this year’s sale has one or more Dams of Merit/Distinction in her pedigree. That’s extra maternal power for you. 

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Amazing cow power like this is yours with Judd Ranch genetics. This bull calf at side of his first-calf 285 cow family dam posted an 80 lb. birth weight, 895 lb. 205-day weight, 1,015 lb. actual weaning weight and 1,341 yearling weight. Nineteen 285 cow family daughters will sell October 12th.

JRI Extra Sassy 140S65 is a typical Judd Ranch female. Photographed at 10 years of age, this homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh featured a profit-driven 365-day annual calving interval and her five sons to date have averaged a whopping 946 pounds on actual weaning weight. October 12th, Extra Sassy’s red homozygous polled purebred fall open heifer calf JRI Ms Peaches 140F75 sells.

Are Judd Ranch Females Affordable? Here are four facts about Judd Ranch that can help buyers decide whether one or more Judd Ranch females is the right decision: 1) Judd Ranch is the American Gelbvieh Association’s No. 1 breeder and No. 2 owner of Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinction females. These two awards are a standard occurrence, with Judd Ranch receiving both honors for 20 out of the past 22 years. Now that’s cow power you won’t find elsewhere. 2) Judd Ranch Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls consistently bring home one or more Champion or Reserve Champion Pen of 3 or 5 banners from the National Western Stock Show. 3) Judd Ranch’s annual bull sale is among the country’s top bull sales, with cattlemen from more than 20 states typically purchasing bulls. Since 2000, Judd Ranch has put 4,480 bulls through the sale ring, and these

bulls have averaged $4,645. This past spring’s bull sale was one of the best in the country for all breeds. You have the opportunity to purchase some of the very best females, their daughters and/or granddaughters that have produced these extremely high-quality bulls. 4) Judd Ranch females are very affordable. Judd Ranch’s past 20 female sales have seen 2,319 females go through the sale ring for an average selling price of just $2,584. When you compare the average for the female sales with the average for the bull sales, you quickly realize there’s a $2,061 difference. That’s right, the females in Judd Ranch sales have averaged $2,061 less than what the bulls have averaged in the last 20 sales. We’re talking many of the females that have been the dams — the factories — that have produced the very Judd (Continued on Page 21)

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Consider Free Sight Unseen Program Judd Ranch offers free sight unseen program with 100-percent satisfaction guarantee. The Judd Family understands their customers are busy and not everyone can make it to the sale on Saturday, Oct. 12. For those who can not be in the seats, the Judds offer a sight unseen program. It’s a free service and is only a phone call away. While the Judd Ranch Cow Power Female Sale is a sale that some people simply wouldn’t miss, for others, attending this year’s sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, might not be an option. But don’t worry, if you are interested in purchasing one or more females at this year’s sale, there’s still a way: Judd Ranch’s Sight Unseen program. Anyone can use the SUS program. In addition to those who have a date conflict, it’s also for individuals who prefer not to travel to the sale. You don’t have to have a specific reason to use the SUS program. How SUS Works When you use Judd Ranch’s SUS program, a proxy bidder sits in the seats and handles your bidding for you. And, while there might be 10 or more proxy bidders on sale day, each keeps his/ her bidding lists close to the chest so only that person knows what females you are seeking. If a

proxy bidder has more than one person to bid for on sale day, the lists won’t have duplicate females on them. Dave and Cindy Judd are strict about no “rafter bids.” And a customer will never pay more for a female than the amount given to his/her proxy bidder. “The program has been built on honesty, and it is in everyone’s best interest that we keep the program honest,” explains Roger Gatz, Cattlemen’s Connection, and Judd Ranch’s ranch consultant. With the SUS program, you can select the females you want your proxy bidder to try to purchase for you, you can ask Roger to assist in the selection of females or you can request that Roger simply select females for you. No matter the road you take, you are guaranteed to like the female(s) that come to you or the females will be returned to Judd Ranch at no cost. You Pick the Females If you’ve gone through the sale catalog and selected the female or females you want or are interested in bidding on, then you simply call Roger and tell him your choices and the maximum amount you wish to pay for each

This Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit female JRI Sweet Reality 213T771 ET was photographed as a first-calf heifer with her awesome heifer calf at side.

The pastures at Judd Ranch are filled with first-calf heifers with big strapping bull calves. The bull calf nursing this first-calf heifer pounded the yearling weight scales at 1,343 lbs.

female or group of females. Your proxy bidder will receive your list and will bid for you — never exceeding your maximum bid. If you’ve pinpointed the females that you think would work in your program but want Roger’s input before you create your final list, call Roger and talk to him. He knows the Judd Ranch program inside out and has visually appraised every female in the sale. He can help you determine your final list for your SUS proxy bidder. Gatz Picks the Females If you can’t decide which female or females you want for your herd, then you can turn the selection over to Roger Gatz. In this case, call Roger and talk to him about your breeding program and the type of female or females that you want. Since Roger has visually inspected each female in the sale, he will work with you to find the one or more females that he believes will work in your herd to help achieve your specific goals. The two of you will discuss every one of his recommendations, and, if you aren’t fond of a particular female that Roger suggests, then she will be removed from the list. The next step is for you to share with Roger the maximum dollar amount you want to spend per female or for two or more females. “Our focus is helping a sight unseen customer bid on the animal or animals that they want, while staying within budget,” Roger explains. “We’ll work with each and every customer, knowing each person’s needs are different and important. “Every customer will be treated as we would want to be treated. That’s the Cattlemen’s Connection way and the Judd Ranch way.” 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Judd’s SUS program carries a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. In other words, you’ll like each female purchased for you or that animal is returned to the ranch at no expense to you. To date, not one female has been returned to Judd Ranch by a SUS customer. The SUS program is extremely popular. SUS proxy bidders

It’s just another ordinary day in the Judd Ranch pastures where females do what they are bred to do. This bull calf at side of his firstcalf heifer dam weighed 72 lbs. at birth, posted an 851 lb. 205-day weight, actual weaning weight of 990 lbs. and hit the yearling scales at an impressive 1,316 lbs. October 12, two homozygous polled purebred maternal sisters to this calf raising machine female sell.

This Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit 207 cow family daughter JRI Ms Hot Pursuit 207U33 sports a 989 lb. actual weaning weight average on her six sons. Her granddaughter JRI Ms Charming Charlee 207F353 sells in the spring bred heifer offering. purchase approximately 25 percent or more of the females and bulls purchased in Judd Ranch sales for SUS customers. Customer Satisfaction Learning firsthand about females in the sale catalog is just a phone call away. Roger has viewed, evaluated and taken copious notes on every animal selling and is always ready to give you his opinion on a particular female or the females in general.

The end goal is a satisfied Judd Ranch customer. To give you the time you deserve, Roger asks that you call him no later than Thursday evening, Oct. 10, to discuss the sale females, and he would appreciate having all SUS orders in hand no later than noon on Friday, Oct. 11. You can reach Roger tollfree at 800-743-0026 prior to sale week. Come sale week, Oct. 7-12, please call his cell phone 785-547-6262. 

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Producing Profitable, Functional Genetics Along with raising superior Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus cattle, the Judd family is also developing the next generation. The Judd Ranch story began in 1981 when high school sweethearts Dave and Cindy Judd purchased the ranch headquarters just west of Pomona in the picturesque Kansas Flint Hills. Judd Ranch is home to stout bulls, fertile females and a family who works together to produce superior cattle for their customers. As soon as you drive on the ranch you quickly realize it is a family operation, with three generations of Judds working together to raise quality seedstock for the commercial cattleman. The original ranch purchase included a herd of Polled Herefords. Brangus females bred to Gelbvieh bulls were quickly added to the herd. Impressed with the results of Gelbvieh-influenced calves, the Judds purchased a large number of half-blood and 3/4 blood Gelbvieh females in 1982 and began working toward a purebred Gelbvieh herd. Dave says this decision was based on extensive research, including data from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) that showed Gelbvieh produced more pounds of weaned calf per cow than any other widely used breed. Gelbvieh had also earned a reputation for its heat tolerance and maternal qualities, such as fertility and milk. “Data from USMARC continues to show the power of the Gelbvieh breed,” Dave says. “Through the years, Gelbvieh has reduced mature cow size and

Meet the Judd’s: (left to right), Nick and Ginger Judd with children Lacy, Levi and Lily; Ashley and Brent Judd with son Oliver (missing is daughter Avery Jo born in October 2016); and Dave and Cindy Judd. You are seeing the Judd Ranch family just as they often spend their day—on horseback. That said, it takes a lot of coordination to get everyone together in one photo. Like most ranchers, the Judd Ranch crew prefers to be working rather than posing for a family photo. research shows that Gelbvieh has the earliest age at puberty and has the lowest birth weight of the four main continental breeds.” Since 1981, Dave and Cindy have built the Judd Ranch from the ground up, adding land and cattle while raising their family. Today, Judd Ranch with Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus seedstock ranks in the top 25 of seedstock operations in the country and both sons are back on the ranch with their families. The Judds host two sales per year at the ranch — the Annual Bull Sale is the first Saturday in March, and the Annual Female Sale is the second Saturday in October. Dave and Cindy have been members of the American Gel-

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bvieh Association (AGA) since 1983. They have been very active, including Dave serving on the AGA Board of Directors from 2004-2009. The couple was inducted into the AGA Hall of Fame in 2016. The Judd program Producing the complete package — calving ease, growth, carcass, fertility and being a source for heterosis — is the goal at Judd Ranch. Strengths of the Judd Ranch cow herd are productivity, fertility, uniformity, calving ease, moderate frame, easy disposition and udder quality. The herd is genetically uniform and possesses a good balance of traits, due to stacking generations of like phenotypes and genotypes. Thus, the bulls they produce are deep bodied, thick and structurally sound. Dave explains his focus has always been the maternal traits. “They make the cow-calf guy the most money, yet they are the least heritable. Milk and fertility can be antagonistic traits, so you have to select for both,” he explains. “We require our cows to be pregnant each year and bring in a big calf.” The Judd Ranch program has both fall and spring calving seasons. About 90% of the females are artificially inseminated (AI), with the remaining 10% pasture bred to Judd Ranch herd sires. In addition to its extensive AI pro-

gram, Judd Ranch’s top genetics are propagated via embryo transfer (ET), flushing 15-20 females three times a year. Dave is a stickler for timing. This attention to detail is why Judd Ranch has been the AGA’s No. 1 breeder of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction for 21 of the past 22 years. In 2000, when customer demand revealed a need for a second breed, Judd Ranch chose Red Angus. “Identifying a second breed required as much research as when we were looking for a breed back in the early 1980s,” Dave explains. “We chose Red Angus as our second breed because it complements Gelbvieh. “Red Angus excel in carcass quality, and they have excellent maternal characteristics and moderate size. They also have great dispositions and feeding characteristics.” With a Gelbvieh herd and a Red Angus herd, it was a natural fit for Judd Ranch to offer customers a third breed: Balancer. Balancers are the result of mating Gelbvieh with either Red Angus or Angus. A registered Balancer must be at least 25 percent, but not more than 75 percent Gelbvieh, with the remaining percentage either Angus or Red Angus. A Balancer combines the fertility, growth, muscle and leanness of Gelbvieh with the maternal and marbling qualities of Angus

or Red Angus. “Balancer bulls are an excellent option for cowmen who would like some benefits of heterosis, but don’t want 100% Gelbvieh influence,” Dave adds. The ranch When Dave and Cindy put the ranch together, they tried to develop a balance of grasses. The cattle run on native prairie and fescue grass. The bulls go through gain test in large, rocked pens. After gain test, they are turned out in pastures with no supplemental feed. “We don’t pamper the cattle,” Dave says. “We don’t want feet problems. We want them ready to go to work for our customers.” Cows carrying the Judd Ranch brand must thrive in both extremes when it comes to weather. Summers at Judd Ranch can be extremely hot and humid, and the Kansas Flint Hills winters can be harsh with a lot of moisture. The ranch averages about 111 days below freezing each year and averages 38 inches of precipitation. With females and bulls selling to herds across the country, customers report that Judd Ranch cattle thrive and breed well in all parts of the U.S. In addition to the seedstock operation, Judd Ranch has a diversified farming operation, consisting of corn, beans and (Continued on Page 20)

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Teat and udder quality are key to a hassle-free cow herd. Cows with good udder quality not only take less labor but also may have improved longevity due to lower incidence of mastitis or injury. “Poor udders, especially large teat size, may delay timely colostrum intake by calves, resulting in poorer transmission of passive immunity,” says Bob Weaber, Kansas State University beef extension specialist. Udder quality is an important factor related to cow longevity and calf performance. Cows with tighter udder suspension and smaller teats tend to have greater longevity. When cows stay in the herd longer, fewer replacement heifers need to be developed to maintain herd size. Pendulous, poorly suspended udders and large teats are difficult for newborn calves to nurse, and additional labor might be required to assist those calves. Cows with poor udder quality are susceptible to increased calf mortality. The calf struggles to nurse and may consume colostrum outside of the desired time frame of 24 hours. Because many beef producers sell calves by the pound at weaning, poor udder quality can have a negative impact on profit. Research shows that udder scores in beef cattle are considered to be moderately heritable. Two scores are typically taken on beef cows, suspension and teat size. The heritability for suspension is .32 and .28 for teat size. What these values tell us is that females with good, or bad, udders tend to

pass that trait to their daughters. If you’re looking for a way to increase your herd’s profit potential, beef extension specialists suggest raising or purchasing females that excel in teat and udder conformation. Rick Rasby, PhD, University of Nebraska, says raising or purchasing females that have excellent or above-average teat and udder conformation can increase the number of dollars that go into your pocket. How? By increasing calf performance, reducing calf sickness, increasing longevity of the cow and reducing labor inputs. David Kirkpatrick, PhD, University of Tennessee, agrees with Rasby, calling udder and teat conformation “one of the most important functional traits of a beef cow.” “Udder shape and conformation affect cow productivity and longevity,” Kirkpatrick says. “Udder and teat quality are important functional traits and appear to be heritable. Their soundness should be an important concern because of their relationship to injury and mastitis and calf performance affected by reduction of milk flow.” Two experiments showed that clinical mastitis in beef herds occurring at the rate of 17.5 percent and 11.5 percent, resulting in a reduction in weaning weights of 12.5 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively. Rasby stresses that poor udder and teat conformation can also potentially lead to increased calf sickness as teats may be contaminated with (Continued on Page 21)

Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit females are fertile/calf raising machines and mercy, note this honored Dam of Merit female’s bull calf.

This calf raising machine Judd Ranch 207 cow family daughter was photographed as a second-calf heifer with her scalebusting bull calf at side. Saturday, October 12th her homozygous black, homozygous polled fall open heifer JRI Ms After Hours 207F44 sells.

Judd Family Ranch (Continued from Page 19) alfalfa, producing its own feed. In good weather years, the family also markets a large portion of the ranch’s alfalfa, prairie and brome hay. Built on years of data Numbers are important at Judd Ranch — not numbers as in who has the most cows or sells the most bulls, but numbers related to objective measurements. The Judd Ranch program has more than 10 generations of objective performance data that it relies on when it comes to decision-making. Data includes birth, weaning and yearling weights, rate of gain and measurements for pelvic area, scrotal circumference, frame, back-fat and ribeye area. In recent years, DNA testing has been added to this data. “At Judd Ranch, every cow is viewed as a factory,” Dave explains. “As a beef factory, each female’s job is to cycle, breed and calve on a regular basis and then to raise a calf that is genetically superior to her and the sire of her calf. In addition to being extremely fertile and a highquality factory, each female must be structurally correct, have a quiet disposition and have that all-important marketability. We have to keep all traits in balance and can’t fall down in any area.” While almost every ranch visitor is quick to notice and comment on the herd’s amazing teat and udder structure and their moderate frame, Dave adds, “our emphasis on the teat and udder structure of our cows is show-

ing its rewards. That said, teats and udders are constantly scrutinized.” Ranch consultant Roger Gatz calls Judd Ranch “the No. 1 herd in the nation for teat and udder structure.” Customer satisfaction important Along with providing solid, dependable cattle, customer service is a top priority for the Judd family. “You can have the best cattle in the world, but, if you don’t have a person’s trust, then those cattle aren’t worth a dime,” Dave explains. “Cattle have to meet a customer’s expectations and you have to be a man of your word. Those two factors go hand-inhand. One without the other doesn’t work.” The Judds stand behind what they sell and are appreciative of the loyalty and repeat customers they have had through the years. “Sometimes we take for granted the miracles that happen in our business, such as a healthy, newborn calf or a good rain to green pastures up,” Dave says. “We feel especially rewarded when our customers return to us year-after-year to purchase seedstock.” Team approach It’s a team at Judd Ranch with each family member contributing their strengths to the success of the ranch. Dave handles the over-all management of the ranch and is the go-to man. He and ranch consultant Roger Gatz of Cattlemen’s Connection oversee all mating decisions and decide

which animals go into the female and bull sales. Judd Ranch’s matriarch, Cindy, serves as office manager and oversees night calving. Dave and Cindy’s oldest son, Nick, graduated from Kansas State University in 2002 with an animal sciences and industry (ASI) degree. He manages the ET center — including detecting heats on donors and recips — and is in charge of clipping sale cattle. He also manages hay sales and grain storage and handles the certification of chemicals for crop and pasture management. His wife, Ginger, is a 2003 K-State graduate with an ASI degree. She manages the pen bulls for the National Western Stock Show including halter breaking and preparing to show. Their three children are Lily (15), Levi (12) and Lacy (9). Youngest son, Brent, graduated from K-State in 2005 with an ASI degree. He serves as AI technician, processes all newborn calves, pregnancy checks, heads up the row crop planting and assists with sale duties. His wife, Ashley, is a 2005 K-State finance graduate and a 2008 Washburn University School of Law graduate. She handles cattle registrations, the ranch’s web site and projects such as submitting DNA tests and the female sale’s annual judging contest. They have two children — Oliver (6) and Avery Jo (3). In addition to these specific tasks, each Judd Ranch family member chips in when and where needed — and that includes the grandchildren. “Nick and Ginger’s three kids are old enough now that we can say ‘yes’ to them riding horses and helping move pairs,” Cindy says. “Lily and Levi continue to show us how good of help they are, and their younger sister Lacy is following in their footsteps. She just needs to get a bit older so it’s safe for her to do more. As for Brent and Ashley’s two, Oliver and Avery Jo, they will no doubt be right there helping when we need them as they get older.” Dave adds, “We raise cattle, grass, hay and feed around here, but the No. 1 thing we are doing is raising the next generation. We want our grandkids to feel like they are part of the operation and valuable to its success.” 

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Can you believe that this bull calf is a product of a first-calf heifer? He is, and that’s his super Judd Ranch 285 cow family dam behind him. Nineteen 285 cow family daughters sell Oct. 12.

Ranch bulls that cattlemen across the country want in their herds. Bottom line fact: Judd Ranch females have averaged just 55 percent of the average selling price of the bulls over the past 20 years and those females are the factories helping produce that bull sale average. In a nutshell, Judd Ranch females are the bargain of the day. As with past Judd Ranch female sales, this year’s sale includes several spring- and fall-bred females. Thus, you have the opportunity to purchase a Judd Ranch female that will be carrying a Judd Ranch-bred bull or heifer calf. In addition to getting a calf that carries 100% Judd Ranch genetics, you get the female and can then go back on her with a Judd Ranch bull to produce the very same animals you find in Judd Ranch bull and female sales. What a great opportunity! In addition to the fall-bred heifers and cows (several will sell as pairs), this year’s sale includes fall-born yearlings ready to breed — or they can be kept over and bred for a spring program, coming yearling spring-born heifers and spring-bred heifers and cows. Spring-bred cows will circle the sale ring with their spring-born bull calves, with the bull calves not selling. On occasion, a spring-bred cow’s spring heifer calf will sell. “I can’t tell you how many discussions Roger and I have when he’s at the ranch selecting females

for the sale,” Dave Judd explains. “He wants certain females in the sale, and I want to keep them. Roger frequently has to remind me that we have several full sisters in the herd and that we can’t keep everything to ourselves. “Bottom line is that we want to give our customers some powerful females to choose from — and it’s all worth it when we hear customer success stories and how our females have worked for them.” Glimpse of What Sold in ’18 Sale When it comes to affordable females, the Judd Ranch’s 2018 Cow Power Female Sale was a typical Judd Ranch female sale and many cattle producers went home with tremendous females that exceeded their expectations. A few of the tremendous buys in the 2018 female sale: Lot 116, a homozygous black, homozygous polled, purebred, first-calf heifer was purchased by K Lazy S Farms, Sulphur Springs, Texas, for $3,400. This beauty’s first calf, JRI Fortune 500 254F228, sold in the spring 2019 bull sale for $7,750 with an 82-lb. birth weight, 703-lb. 205day weight, 895-lb. actual weaning weight and a 1,395-lb. yearling weight. Fortune 500 was a member of the Judd Ranch 2019 Reserve National Champion Pen of 5 Balancer bulls. Risk and Hope Cattle Co., Robertson, Wyo., purchased Lot 97, a red, homozygous polled, (75%) Balancer female, for $2,900. This calf-raising machine’s 2018 son, JRI Imagine That 03F41, sold in the spring 2019 Bull sale for $7,000 with a

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Judd Ranch females excel in natural fleshing ability, fertility and maternal power. The bull calf nursing this first-calf heifer started off at 79 lbs. and hit the yearling weight scales at 1,353 lbs. That’s true Cow Power!

This many-time honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female JRI Ms Freedom 9M11, brought home big strapping calves for 15 years. Yes, longevity, fertility and teat and udder excellence are all part of the “Complete Package” at Judd Ranch.

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77-lb. birth weight, 732-lb. 205day weight, 880-lb. actual weaning weight and a 1,235-lb. yearling weight. Producing pounds and dollars is the norm for this 2017 and 2018 Dam of Merit female and her first calf, JRI Top Pursuit 03C3, sold for $7,000 in the 2016 bull sale. Greg Williams, Vassar, Kansas, purchased Lot 64/64A a black, homozygous polled, purebred female. A second-calf Pop A Top daughter with superb teat and udder quality. At her side was a gorgeous Optimizer fall heifer calf and he was able to purchase the pair for $2,900. This exceptional producer’s first calf sold in the spring bull sale for $6,500 with a 63-lb. birth weight, 776-lb. 205-day weight, with a whopping 885lb. actual weaning weight. Lot 93, a black, homozygous polled, (50%) Balancer secondcalf female with fabulous teat and udder structure was purchased by Connie Calloway, Rogers, Arkansas, for $2,800. Her first baby, JRI Mercedes 254E27, sold in the 2018 Bull Sale for $7,000 with an 80-lb. birth weight, 743lb. 205-day weight, with a performance plus 822-lb. actual weaning weight. “I could list one after another female like these that have the genetic power to produce awesome offspring for their new owners,” says Roger Gatz, Cattlemen’s Connection and Judd Ranch consultant. “I can’t tell you how many times I hear remarks after the sale such as, ‘I always thought I would have to pay so much more for a Judd Ranch female simply be-

cause she is a Judd Ranch female but that wasn’t the case’ or ‘The prices at a Judd sale are certainly lower than I thought they would be.’ Females in a Judd Ranch Cow Power Sale typically bring right in the ballpark of females in other sales. To say that a lot of females in a Judd sale are truly bargains is an understatement. Honestly, many of the females going through the sale will pay for themselves in their first or second year, thanks to the prices that their offspring bring.” To further ensure that you are purchasing elite genetics at Judd Ranch, 96 percent of the females selling on Oct. 12 are sired by breed-leading, homozygous polled AI sires and 100 percent of the bred females are safe in calf to breed-leading homozygous polled sires. To learn more about females offered in the Saturday, Oct. 12 sale, contact Roger at 800-743-0026. He has seen and personally inspected every female in the sale and has taken copious notes on each. He can give you input beyond what is in the sale catalog. 

mud and debris from a dirt pen or calving area before the calf suckles. In addition to udder and teat quality being functional traits, Ron Torell, Nevada Livestock Specialist, and Robert Pawelek, Oregon State University, contend that anyone who has ever attempted to milk out a “sore-bagged, balloon-teated” cow will likely agree that teat and udder quality are also a “convenience trait.” The Mississippi Beef Improvement Association stresses the importance of teat and udder structure: “Poor udders set up a calf for a rough start in life. Unless your management can handle a recurring bad udder — sell her.” That begs the question: “And replace her with what?” Simple answer: A female that excels in teat and udder structure — and that has the pedigree, performance and fertility to produce a profitable calf year after year without any teat and udder challenges. Judd Ranch consultant Roger Gatz, Cattlemen’s Connection, says cow-calf and seedstock producers touring the Judd Ranch pastures typically comment on the uniformity of the cows and their excellent teat and udder quality. “You can see the superior teat and udder quality in every photo in this newsletter, and every female photographed is Judd bred and you will see this same high quality when you check out the Judd Ranch herd,” Gatz explains. “You won’t find a better teat-udder program in the beef industry! “And, with Oklahoma State University beef researchers putting udder soundness at up to 25 percent heritable, adding Judd Ranch genetics to your herd can boost your teat and udder conformation down the road.” 

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Saturday, October 12, starting at 12 Noon · Located at a 83 Fall Yearling Open Heifers • • • • • •

18 Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Balancers 5 Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh 32 Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 27 Black, 5 Red 19 Homozygous Polled Balancers: 8 Black, 11 Red 7 Double Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 6 Black, 1 Red 2 Double Polled Black Balancers

Every fall open (ready to breed) heifer features powerful Judd Ranch Dam of Merit cow family genetics. 74 of 83 are homozygous polled. These heifers are loaded with Cow Power genetics as they posted an excellent low birth to super growth spread: 74 lbs. average birth weight with a performance-plus 623 lbs. 205-day weight average. 78 of the 83 are sired by a breed-leading homozygous polled AI sire: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET – 11 head; JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 – 10 head; JRI Secret Powers 254C821 – 3 head; MCCA Capitol Hill 516C – 20 head; JRI Optimizer 148A24 – 2 head; JRI Secret Sensation 140A43 – 3 head; JRI Oklahoma 246C4 – 5 head; JRI Secret Link 214D98 – 2 head; JRI Painted Black 254C741 – 2 head; JRI Marshall 214X2 – 5 head; JRI After Hours 706D33 – 3 head; JRI Brickyard 254D236 – 1 head; JRI Blue Moon 178D73 ET – 1 head; JRI Pioneer 246C40 – 1 head; TAU Sniper 96B – 5 head; JRI Secret Request 213C41 – 4 head; Basin Payweight 1682 – 1 head; SAV Resource 1441 – 2 head and SAV Final Answer 0035 – 1 head.

Here’s a sample of the fall open heifers selling: JRI Ms Impulse 176F50 – This gorgeous homozygous black, homozygous polled, purebred Secret Instinct daughter features the phenomenal Judd Ranch 176 cow family and note Ms Impulse’s maternal sister JRI Ms Mocha 176Z20, pictured left. Maternal sister Ms Mocha possesses a remarkable 358-day annual calving interval at 7 years of age and Ms Impulse’s fertility-plus 9-year-old dam JRI Ms Stella 176X10 features a beautiful teat and udder system. JRI Ms I’m A Believer 35F62 – This outstanding red homozygous polled, purebred Secret Instinct daughter stems from the prolific Judd Ranch 35 cow family that already features 17 honored Dam of Merit daughters in which four are Ms I’m A Believer’s granddams. Note Ms. I’m A Believer’s beautiful granddam JRI Ms Bittersweet 35S92, photographed right. Judd Ranch has a second-calf maternal sister (35C25) to Ms I’m A Believer and 35C25’s fall 2018 bull calf 35F25 posted a scale-busting 837-lb 205-day weight. JRI Ms OK Corral 254F72 – This beautiful homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Oklahoma daughter features an 80-lb birth weight with a performance-plus 734-lb 205-day. Her calf-raising machine dam JRI Ms Cutie Pie 254S62 possesses an awesome teat and udder structure at 13 years of age. JRI Ms OK Corral would be a maternal sister to herd sire Secret Power’s dam (254Z72) that has been honored as a Dam of Merit female in every year of eligibility (2016-2019).

19 Fall Bred Heifers & 26 Fall Bred Females (Several will have calves at side on sale day)

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5 Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh 29 Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 8 Black, 21 Red 2 Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Balancers 7 Homozygous Polled Balancers: 4 Black, 3 Red 1 Black, Double Polled Purebred Gelbvieh 1 Black, Double Polled Balancer

Every female features Judd Ranch Dam of Merit genetics. 43 of 45 are homozygous polled and all 43 are carrying a guaranteed homozygous polled calf. 43 of 45 are sired by one of the following breed-leading homozygous polled AI sires: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET – 6 head; JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 – 8 head; JRI Pop A Top 197T83 – 12 head; JRI Secret Sensation 140A43 – 5 head; JRI Secret Powers 245C821 – 1 head; JRI Optimizer 148A24 – 1 head; JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 ET – 1 head; JRI Top Recruit 245U82 – 2 head; JRI Top Secret 2 ETN – 1 head; JRI Turbo 285X14 – 1 head; JRI Next Level 68X94 – 1 head; JRI Hot Topic 246X13 – 1 head; JRI Imperial 254X82B – 1 head; SAV Resource 1441 – 2 head; SAV Final Answer 0035 – 1 head; and Schiefelbein Effective 61 – 1 head. The 19 fall bred heifers (and/or fall pairs) are safe in calf to one of the following breed-leading, calving ease, homozygous polled, purebred AI sires:, JRI Secret Instinct 1 ETN and JRI Pop A Top 2 ETN. The 26 fall bred females (and/or fall pairs) are safe in calf to these breed-leading homozygous polled sires: JRI Secret Powers 254C821, JRI Secret Link 214D98, JRI Optimizer 148A24, JRI Painted Black 254C741 and JRI Prescribed Remedy 253E38, JRI Overachiever 253E39 and JRI Real McCoy 270E23.

Here are a few highlights among the Cow Power fall-bred females selling Saturday, October 12: JRI Ms In Excess 214E98 – Check out the resume on this homozygous black, homozygous polled beautiful purebred Secret Instinct bred heifer and she should have her baby at side on sale day. This beauty’s 10-year-old dam JRI Ms Black Secret 214U88 also happens to be the dam of breed-leading AI sires JRI Secret Link 214D98 and JRI Marshall 214X2, photographed left. Dam Ms Black Secret holds numerous Dam of Merit/Dam of Distinction honors and her oldest two daughters 214Y98 and 214Z98 are both honore Dam of Merit females. JRI Ms Redemption 285E24 – This exceptional black, homozygous polled Resource bred heifer posted a performance-plus 785-lb. 205-day weight with an actual 968-lb. weaning weight off her 8-year-old dam. Scale-busting genetics are the norm for Ms Redemption’s dam JRI Ms Jewel 285W941, and note Ms Jewel’s recent photograph at nine years of age. This is Ms Jewel’s first daughter and her powerhouse sons to date have averaged $8,000 in the annual Judd Ranch bull sale.

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bvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Female Sale

at the ranch, Pomona, Kan. (one hour Southwest of Kansas City) 28 Spring Bred Heifers • • • • •

7 Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 5 Black, 2 Red 12 Homozygous Polled Balancers: 10 Black, 2 Red 2 Double Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 1 Black, 1 Red 3 Double Polled Balancers: 2 Black, 1 Red 4 Purebred 1A Red Angus

17 Spring Bred Females • • • •

1 Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh 7 Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 5 Black, 2 Red 6 Homozygous Polled Purebred Balancers: 5 Black, 1 Red 3 Black Double Polled Purebred Gelbvieh

Every purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer spring-bred heifer features Judd Ranch honored Dam of Merit cow families.

Every spring-bred female features Judd Ranch Dam of Merit cow family genetics.

24 of 24 purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer spring-bred heifers are sired by a breedleading homozygous polled AI sire. AI sires: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET – 1 head; JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 – 7 head; MCCA Capitol Hill 516C – 7 head; JRI Pop A Top 197T83 – 1 head; JRI Optimizer 148A24 – 1 head; JRI Blue Moon 178D73 ET – 1 head; JRI Secret Link 214D98 – 1 head; JRI Probity 254D28 – 2 head; JRI Marshall 214X2 – 1 head; JRI Brickyard 254D236 – 1 head and Basin Payweight 1682 – 1 head.

14 of 17 are homozygous polled and they are carrying guaranteed homozygous polled calves.

24 of 24 purebred Gelbvieh and Balancers are confirmed safe in calf to a homozygous polled breed-leading AI sire. AI sires: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET, JRI Secret Sensation 140A43, JRI Marshall 214X2 and JRI Pop A Top 2 ETN. The purebred 1A Red Angus spring-bred heifers are sired by the breed-leading AI sires JYJ Redemption Y1334 – 1 head; HXC Conquest 4405P – 2 head; and Brown BLW Legend A1965 – 1 head. All four are AI’ed safe in calf to 5L Defender 560-30Z.

Here are a few highlights among the Cow Power spring-bred heifers selling Saturday, October 12: JRI Ms Picasso 254F321 – This impressive red, homozygous polled General Patton bred heifer is a maternal sister to the ever-popular AI sire JRI Profit Producer 254B32 photographed. Her honored 9-year-old Dam of Merit dam, JRI Lil Missy 254W22, possesses a super teat and udder structure with a calf-raising machine 108 weaning weight ratio coupled with a 105 yearling weight ratio on her nine calves. Cow Power runs mighty deep in Ms Picasso’s pedigree as her 15-year-old granddam 254N72 weaned off her fall 2018 son at 1,075 lbs. JRI Ms Influential 214F988 ET – This superb homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Secret Instinct bred heifer would be an ET full sister to the ever-popular AI sire Secret Link 214D98 (photographed). Secret Link and Ms Influential’s incredible 10-year-old dam, JRI Ms Black Secret 214U88, holds numerous Dam of Merit and elite Dam of Distinction honors. In turn, Ms Black Secret’s daughters are following in her footsteps as her two oldest daughters 214Y98 and 214Z98 were honored as Dam of Merit females in their first year of eligibility.

17 Spring Open Heifers • 10 Double Black, Homozygous Polled Balancers (homo-black DNA pending) • 5 Homozygous Polled Balancers: 2 Black, 3 Red • 2 Homozygous Polled Purebred Gelbvieh: 1 Black, 1 Red

17 of 17 are sired by one of the following breed-leading homozygous polled AI sires: JRI Pop A Top 197T83 – 4 head; JRI Secret Sensation 140A43 – 1 head; JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 – 1 head; JRI Top Producer 282Z3 – 1 head; JRI Super Duty 9Y53 – 1 head; JRI Top Gun 254X822 – 2 head; JRI Journey 207S74 – 1 head; JRI Black N Stacked 270M78 – 1 head; JRI Next Level 68Y94 – 1 head; Basin Payweight 1682 – 1 head; Mytty In Focus – 2 head and Sitz Dash 10277 – 1 head. 17 of 17 are confirmed safe in calf to one of the following breed-leading homozygous polled AI sires: JRI General Patton 213B97 ET, JRI Secret Powers 254C821, JRI Transformer 254E44, JRI Optimizer 148A24, JRI Prescribed Remedy 253E38, JRI Secret Instinct 1 ETN and IFG Ivers Hannibal F14.

Here’s the kind of big-time producers you can expect to find in this offering: JRI Ms Crown Jewel 254Z634 ET – Check out this phenomenal female’s photograph and man-oh-man, this black, polled purebred Pop A Top daughter flat knows how to raise babies and put money in the bank. JRI Ms Crown Jewel 254Z634 ET was honored as a 2018 Dam of Merit female and take special note of her unmatched teat and udder structure. To date, Ms Crown Jewel’s three calving ease/powerhouse sons have averaged $7,167 with an 82-lb. birth weight, coupled with a scale-busting 1,278-lb. yearling weight average on the trio. Proven donor with unlimited donor potential! JRI Ms Soulmate 213D2 – Sale day this beautiful second-calf black, homozygous polled Sitz Dash daughter will have her scale-busting 762-lb. 205-day weight bull calf (213G31) at side to show you her earning power. These spring bull calves are for display only as they will all sell in Judd Ranch’s 42nd bull sale next spring.

Every spring open heifer features Judd Ranch Dam of Merit genetics. 17 of the 17 are sired by a breed-leading homozygous polled sire: : JRI General Patton 213B97 ET – 1 head; JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 – 2 head; MCCA Capitol Hill 516C – 5 head; JRI Marshall 214X2 – 4 head; JRI Secret Instinct 1 ETN – 1 head; Basin Payweight 1682 – 3 head; and Basin Payweight Plus 6048 – 1 head.

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Kevin and Staci Ireland, Trenton, Missouri

Judd Ranch Female Disposition, Fertility, Udders Second to None When making the decision to start a registered herd of their own, Kevin and Staci Ireland, Trenton, Missouri, knew they wanted Judd genetics to be the base of their program. The Ireland family’s first exposure to Judd genetics occurred when Kevin’s dad bought two Judd Ranch purebred Gelbvieh bulls in the early ’90s. “We fell in love with the Judd Ranch program,” Kevin explains. “So, when my wife, Staci, and I decided about eight years ago we wanted to venture into registered business we knew their program was the one we wanted to emulate. They have done such a tremendous job for so many years and there was no sense reinventing the wheel; we wanted to follow in their successful footsteps.” Consequently, Red Ridge Gelbvieh started with the purchase of a Judd Ranch bull in 2011. “At the time, I gave more money than I had in my life for that first bull, but I have never regretted it,” he explains. “His offspring has paid us back tenfold.” Since that original purchase, the couple has purchased several more bulls and females including several they have flushed to raise replacement heifers for their program. They also use Judd bulls in their AI program. Today the Red Ridge Gelbvieh herd includes about 80 cows and is 95% registered, made up of mostly red, purebred Gelb-

viehs with about 20% Balancers. “A lot of our cows go back to Judd Ranch genetics,” Kevin says. He likes to keep about 30-40 heifers every year. “I’m not the typical cattleman. I like raising replacement heifers and calving out first-calf heifers,” he explains. The Irelands love the Judd Ranch female fertility and udders. “Judd Ranch females get bred and stay bred even in drought years,” Kevin says. “They have about perfect udders. I’ve never had to cull a Judd female because of a bad udder.” Increased performance is another trait Kevin attributes to JR genetics. He says since buying that first Gelbvieh bull from the Judds he has experienced a 70- to 80-lb. increase in weaning weights. “At a dollar to dollar-fifty per pound, with the increased pounds sold at weaning, we paid for that bull with our first calf crop,” he says with enthusiasm. Kevin also likes how Judd genetics handle, especially when his grandkids are around. “The Judds have the most outstanding disposition herd in the country,” he says. “We’ve never not felt comfortable walking through their sale pens or cow herd.” Excellent customer service is another kudos Kevin gives to the Judd family. “They are just good people. They bend over backwards to make sure you are happy with your purchase. I think

the entire family loves the cattle business and it shows,” he says. Studying pedigrees and monitoring performance, Kevin and Staci have built a solid breeding and marketing program and now offer an average of about 10 bulls per year private treaty. “People take notice when we advertise that our herd is based on Judd genetics and we thank Dave, Cindy and their kids for that market recognition.” The Irelands continue to go to every Judd Ranch sale and value their relationship with the Judd family and admire their success. “I can’t find enough adjectives to explain what they have done for the Gelbvieh industry,” Kevin summarizes. “Today our herd’s foundation is 90% Judd Ranch genetics and there’s a definite reason for it. That is how much we think of the Judd family and their breeding program.” 

Judd Ranch’s purebred 1A Red Angus genetics possess that same natural fleshing ability and teat and udder excellence as their breed-leading Dam of Merit Gelbvieh and Balancer program.

Judd Ranch genetics are bred to perform and note the meat machine bull calf at the side of this first-calf heifer.

Directions & Motel Information

The Comfort Inn in Ottawa, Kan., is the official sale motel for Judd Ranch’s Annual Cow Power Female Sale. Located just off I-35 at the south end of Ottawa, the Comfort Inn has a heated indoor pool and offers a complimentary breakfast, including eggs, sausage, biscuits, waffles, muffins, coffee and fruit juice. An Applebee’s restaurant is within walking distance of the motel. To reserve a room, call the Comfort Inn at 785-242-6150, and request the Judd Ranch female sale room block. Because rooms at the Comfort Inn will be blocked for Judd Ranch customers only until Sept. 28, we suggest you reserve your room as soon as possible. To get to the Comfort Inn if you are coming from the north on I-35, take Exit 183B to the first stop light and turn right. The motel is on your right. If you’re coming from the south on I-35, you will get off on Exit 170. S. Princeton St.

7 To Judd Ranch (1 mile west of Pomona)

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5 To Kansas City OTTAWA 15th St.

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Oh my, look at the bull calf this Judd Ranch 017 cow family daughter is raising. Saturday, October 12th, two homozygous polled purebred granddaughters of this prolific producer sell.

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To reach the motel from Judd Ranch, travel east on Highway K-68 toward Ottawa. At the west edge of Ottawa, K-68 goes north. Rather than going north, turn right on Eisenhower Road and go about 2 miles to 23rd St. Turn left or east on 23rd St. and go 1 mile. After you pass through the intersection, which has a stoplight, the motel is located down the road a bit on your right. If you’re traveling using a GPS, the motel’s address is 2335 Oak Street, Ottawa, Kan. Additional rooms may be available at the nearby Super 8, 785-242-5551.

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HOMOZYGOUS POLLED: More than a Labor-Saving Trait

Dehorning calves at birth or later is a nuisance and it has been proven that horned cattle are an economic disadvantage both in the cow herd and the feedlot.

JRI Ms Eternal Echo 148K60, seen here nursing her powerhouse bull calf, was one incredible producer. She was honored seven consecutive years as a Dam of Merit/Distinction, receiving Dam of Distinction honors as a 16-year-old female. Her black, homozygous polled granddaughter JRI Ms Sniper 148F370 sells with a whopping 730# 205 day weight. ALL females in this sale are Judd Ranch born and raised.

No pampering. Just solid performance.

Dan Swett, Endicott, Nebraska

JR Genetics Stand Out Nebraska commercial cattleman Dan Swett, Endicott, Nebraska, says what he likes most about Judd Ranch genetics is their “calving ease, fertility, perfect udders, performance, docility and that they ‘just stand out’ in the pasture. When you walk out in my pasture you can easily tell which ones are sired by Judd bulls.” Swett has spent his 40-year career working for Endicott Clay Products Company, so his cow herd has to be problem-free and Judd genetics have helped him rest easy while away from the farm. Swett maintains a herd of 85 cows with both spring and fall calving cows. He says today about 75 percent of his herd is Judd genetics. A former high school classmate of Dave and Cindy’s, he says he knew the Judd Ranch sales were ones he should attend when looking for new genetics. “I’ll be honest — I had always heard about Judd Ranch but always thought I could not afford a Judd bull,” he explains. But, in 2010 he took a chance and went to the Judd Ranch Bull Sale and bought his first Gelbvieh bull. Since that first bull purchase, he has purchased several other bulls as well as females. Swett says since implementing

Judd genetics into his breeding program he has increased average weaning weights from 35 to 50 lb. Impressed with JR genetics fertility he says the females have no trouble breeding back and winter well. He also appreciates the JR calving ease and that he does not have to pull calves. Another attribute of the Judd bulls and females is their docility. “All of the Judd stock I have purchased are gentle. I can handle them with no problems,” he explains. Swett also compliments Dave and Cindy on their customer service, and appreciates working with Judd Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz. “Dave, Cindy and Roger are always willing to answer my questions and give me suggestions when considering what bull or female will work for my breeding program.” He encourages cattlemen considering making the trip to Pomona for the first time to hesitate no more. “Buying Judd Ranch bulls and females is a no brainer,” he adds. “Judd bulls are top-of-the-line. There’s no doubt buying Judd Ranch bulls pay dividends in the long run. There’s no doubt I’ll be at the fall female sale and the bull sale next spring.” 

Are you confused about the genetics associated with horned, polled and scurred cattle? If so, you’re not alone. There are a lot of misconceptions and confusion about horned/polled/scurred cattle. Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky extension professor, explains, “Horned feeder calves are not desirable; they are potential hazards for other cattle and the humans working them. For this reason, calves with horns are discounted at the sale barn.” Even though scurs pose no danger to other cattle or humans they are still discounted by many buyers. To avoid these discounts, beef producers either have to breed them to be smooth polled or dehorn/de-scur their calves. “If you plan to breed for smooth polled cattle it is important to understand the genetic action of the poll/horn gene and the scur gene, however, you will learn that avoiding horns is relatively easy, but eliminating scurs can be much more difficult,” Bullock says. The basics of genetics tell us that since the polled gene is dominant over the horned gene, animals with one copy of the polled gene and one copy of the horned gene will not have horns, and a naturally hornless animal can be created in one generation; it also means it is easier to make more polled animals faster than if the polled gene was recessive. An animal can have one of three combinations for the polled/horned gene: PP = homozygous polled means this animal has no horns, and all offspring from the animal will be born without horns Pp = heterozygous polled means this animal does not have horns, but offspring may or may not have horns depending on their mate pp = born with horns, will pass on the horned gene to offspring but they may or may not exhibit the gene Since polled is dominant over horned, if you mate a homozygous polled bull to a group of females then all of the offspring

will be polled, regardless of the genotype of the cows. However, when mating a heterozygous polled bull (Pp) to heterozygous polled cows (Pp) there is a 25% chance the calves will be homozygous polled, 50% chance they will be heterozygous polled and a 25% chance of being homozygous horned. This means about 75% of the calves will be polled and 25% horned, even though the bull and cows were all polled. Cow-calf producers who have horned calves that require dehorning are familiar with the time and labor involved with dehorning and understand the stress calves undergo in this process. University of Tennessee researchers found that calves dehorned when they are more than two months of age can require up to two weeks to return to their pre-dehorning weight. Calves dehorned at six months of age or older incur a setback in performance of more than 100 days. Dehorning at three months also showed a negative performance response, although it was less than calves dehorned at six months. While working with a Wyoming seedstock producer who weighed his spring-born calves twice in the fall, Judd Ranch Consultant Roger Gatz put pencil to paper and found that calves that were dehorned and castrated

never gained in the three- to fourweek period between the first and second weighing. “While I realize castrating is a big event in a calf’s life, so is dehorning,” Gatz explains. “Freshly dehorned calves tend to be depressed. They don’t eat or gain as they would during a non-stressful time. “That’s leaving money on the table when you consider you can dehorn genetically with homozygous polled bulls and not be bothered with manual dehorning. “Plus, dehorning beef cattle via genetics is a welfare-friendly practice that everyone in the industry should embrace and support.” Judd Ranch DNA tests individual herd members for the homozygous polled factor. While each test comes with a price, Dave Judd calls the amount spent “an investment in what our customers want.” In this year’s female sale, 172 of the females selling are confirmed homozygous polled and every homozygous polled female will be bred to a homozygous polled sire, resulting in a homozygous polled calf. Gatz is a big fan of homozygous polled cattle. “I don’t know of any trait in the registered cattle business that will give you more return on investment than homozygous polled genetics.” 

You will see pair after pair of first-calf heifers like this in Judd Ranch’s pastures.

Whoa, look at the bull calf nursing this Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female. That beef machine weaned off Dam of Merit mama at 1,040 lbs.

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Linebreeding Increases Uniformity While inbreeding can reduce performance, linebreeding using carefully planned matings has been shown to elevate the influence of a genetic line or individual. Some extension beef specialists call linebreeding “the cornerstone of selective breeding.” Linebreeding is a ratchet mechanism for holding any gains already made by selection, while attempting to make further gains. It is a plan that breeds one sire line and preserves that exceptional ancestor’s influence. Linebreeding of livestock traces to the 1930s when agriculture’s success with hybrid corn caught the interest of cattle breeders. In 1934, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service’s Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Mont., undertook a longterm study on genetic selection and linebreeding of cattle. Those studies today involve a successful linebreeding program in which a high degree of relationship — 39 percent — to the founding sire has been maintained for 18 generations. Without linebreeding, researchers note that the relationship to an ancestor 18 generations ago would be less than .001 of a percent. In linebreeding, the idea is to always keep the amount that any one animal contributes to the DNA of any descendent at or below 50 percent. Michael Gonda, PhD, South Dakota State University Department of Animal Science, says there are two advantages to linebreeding for a seedstock producer. One advantage, he says,

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is that a seedstock producer can identify sires that are carriers of genetic abnormalities and quickly eliminate those carriers from the herd. “This will show up if you breed those sires back to their daughters. We can identify abnormalities that we don’t yet have DNA tests for and don’t know much about,” Gonda explains. The other advantage to linebreeding, Gonda says, is that seedstock producers can increase the relationship of their animals to a genetically valuable ancestor. Stacking the genes enables the linebred individual to transmit more characteristics than the other parent. “We call this prepotency,” he explains. “This can be valuable to seedstock producers who want to spread the genetics of a valuable, outstanding animal.” Jim Lents echoes this in his book The Basis of Linebreeding: “Linebreeding fixes and maintains certain traits within a population of cattle that then have the prepotency to pass on consistently to future generations those characteristics that have been fixed.” Animal Geneticist Dr. Sally Northcutt, Method Genetics, says that linebred cattle have fewer genetic defects and breed truer. She says the “why” behind cattle being truer is because they possess more homozygous or identical gene pairs. “While we linebreed for a variety of reasons, one of the strongest reasons is that linebred cattle are more uniform and breed true,” explains Dave Judd, Judd Ranch. Stringent approach required Implementing and maintaining a linebreeding program isn’t easy. A seedstock producer must start with genetically sound individuals, and the person in charge of the program must know what they are doing and stay dedicated to the project. Roger Gatz, Judd Ranch consultant, points out that Dave’s solid understanding of the principles of genetics and how to apply the technology and strategies needed to have a successful linebreeding program have been critical components to Judd Ranch’s successful linebreeding program.

Judd Ranch’s linebreeding program started many years ago. Roger adds that seeds for a linebreeding program at Judd Ranch took root back in the days when a majority of breeders were focused on breeding really bigframed females and bulls. Dave didn’t agree with the “bigger is better” route. He wanted more moderate-framed, highly fertile cattle that had capacity and were excellent grass converters. He wanted a linebreeding program that concentrated on specific traits such as reproductive efficiency, calving ease and growth. “We did a lot of research before embarking on a linebreeding program,” Dave explains. “While we were aware of the work it would take to develop a successful program, we knew this was the direction we wanted to take since it would increase the uniformity and prepotency of our cattle — providing we started with the right sire.” So when other breeders were heading the “bigger is better” route, the Judd Ranch program opted for a different path. Judd Ranch’s linebreeding program began with a moderateframed, thickly made bull named Rolls Roych. He combined outstanding performance with structural soundness and a huge scrotal circumference and was what many a cattleman would call a “beef-packed machine.” “We deliberately began mating related animals,” Dave explains. Using Rolls Roych as its foundation, Judd Ranch’s linebreeding program advanced with a Rolls Roych son named Partner, followed by Rolls Roych grandson named Grand Prix and then Freedom, who has Rolls Roych in his pedigree. The Judd linebreeding program also includes Free Agent, a Freedom son; and Top Secret, a Free Agent son. “One of our goals from the start has been to increase uniformity and consistency, and linebreeding has helped us achieve that goal,” Dave adds. “Linebreeding has also helped us eliminate genetic defects and attain genetic purity. “Linebreeding benefits us, and our customers benefit from it as well. It’s a win-win all around.” 

This Judd Ranch female was photographed as 12 years of age. Yes, longevity, fertility and teat and udder excellence are all part of “The Complete Package”. Dam of Merit cow families give you additional Cow Power. This many-time honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit female JRI Ms Extra Wonderful 254M76 ET is nursing one tremendous bull calf. Two homozygous black, homozygous polled granddaughters of 254M76 sell October 12.

Don’t Miss the Wagon Rides!

Another fun highlight of the Fall Female Sale weekend are wagon rides offered by Judd Ranch customers Lee & Stacy Marriott of Rocking M Ranch, Stover, Mo. Lee and Stacy will have their horse-drawn wagon at Judd Ranch on Friday evening and Saturday morning and will be giving ranch tours to fellow Judd Ranch customers. For the last few years, the couple has been participating in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade. They have a four-up of gray Percherons. The Marriotts head to the Cheyenne Frontier Days seven days prior to the first performance with their Jack Russell, Jack, and stay until the last performance, participating in the Grand Entry. They even participate in the cattle drive the same way that the teamsters did at the end of World War II. You can visit their Rocking M Ranch Western Emporium Facebook page — @RMRWE — and watch several videos about the horses and wagon at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

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Judd Ranch From the beginning, Judd Ranch has focused on cow efficiency and reducing cow size and that focus is paying dividends. Judd Ranch cows typically wean significantly more than 50 percent of their mature weight. This first-calf heifer is exceeding that 50 percent…just look at her heifer calf at side. This Judd Ranch beauty was photographed as a first-calf heifer and wowsa, note her natural fleshing ability and teat and udder excellence.

Look at the scalebusting bull calf at the side of this Judd Ranch first-calf heifer. This super stud pounded the yearling weight scales at 1,309 pounds while posting a 17.5 square inch yearling ribeye.

Herd Health Prioritized

Customers can feel confident when buying Judd genetics; they are backed by a strong herd health program and are tested guaranteed to be problem-free. The Judd family has two beliefs when it comes to herd health. First, it’s better to prevent disease than to treat it, and Judd Ranch customers deserve disease-free females and bulls. “Our herd health program starts the day a calf is born and continues throughout its lifetime or until an animal is on a buyer’s truck,” explains Dave Judd. “Our program integrates vaccination, medicine and management to prevent disease. We keep disease at a minimum by preventing exposure to disease, and keep disease resistance high through nutrition, management and housing programs. While this takes a continual effort, it is worth the investment. We benefit, and our customers deserve this reassurance.” Dr. Larry Mages, Cotton-

wood Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Kan., oversees the ranch’s dayto-day veterinary service and has served as the ranch’s local veterinarian for more than 20 years. Dr. Mages is the guy you typically see at the settlement table on sale day signing health papers. Negative for Brucellosis Judd Ranch tests all cows and herd bulls annually for brucellosis and is an Accredited Brucellosis Free Herd — Certification #271. Judd Ranch has maintained this brucellosis-free status for more than five years. Negative for Johne’s Disease The prevention of Johne’s disease, a silent chronic infection causing intermittent to continuous diarrhea and wasting in cattle more than two years of age, is always on Judd Ranch’s radar.

Judging Contest Participants Can Earn Sale Credit Contest starts at 9 a.m. Sale Day. Each year the Judd family hosts a judging contest prior to the Female Sale. Youth and adults of all ages are encouraged to participate and have the opportunity to win sale credit, plus new this year other cool prizes. Judd Ranch awards individuals who place first or second in their age division a sale credit worth $250 for first place and $150 for second place. Divisions include adult, senior (youth 13 to 18 years old), and junior (youth 12 years and under). “This is pretty easy money when you consider that all you have to do to earn this sale credit is judge and place first or second in your division,” explains Ashley Judd, who spearheads the contest. “Why not judge and give it a shot.” The annual judging contest starts promptly at 9 a.m. on sale day and takes about one hour. Pre-registration is not required. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The contest will include four classes of bulls and females. Chris Mullinix, Kansas State University livestock judging team coach, and the K-State judging

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team members put together classes and oversee the judging contest. Adult participants are required to place classes but will not be asked to give reasons. They will, however, be asked to answer a set of questions. In addition to judging all of the classes, senior division participants will be required to deliver one set of reasons and will know in advance which class is the reasons class. Instead of delivering a set of reasons like those in the senior division, junior division participants will place all classes, plus answer questions. Questions will be basic, such as “Which animal in Class A was the smallest framed?” or “Which bull in Class B was the thickest made?” Youth are urged to bring along a notepad so they can take notes while looking at the reasons class. The reasons or questions class will be used to break any ties among the youth. Ties between adult competitors will be determined by flipping a coin. Cindy adds that the judging contest is an important part of

sale day. “Dave judged when he was a kid, and the experience helped hone his speaking ability and cattle selection skills,” she explains. “Even with lots of data on animals, visual appraisal is an important tool when selecting animals for your herd. The animals you purchase or have in your herd must have the frame, muscle pattern, temperament and other qualities that can only be viewed with the eye. “This judging contest is also the ideal time for parents to work with their kids. While we encourage youth to make their own final decisions, parents can take the opportunity to teach kids what traits to look for.” Sale credit for the top two judges in all three divisions will

be issued as a gift certificate. This certificate or sale credit can only be used toward the purchase of a female at the Oct. 12 sale. It cannot be saved for other sales. The sale credit must also be used by the person who earned the sale credit or by an immediate family member. It is not transferable to a person outside the immediate family. “A junior or senior division winner can give the sale credit to his or her mom, dad, sister or brother and a mom or dad can pass her or his sale credit to a son or daughter to use,” Cindy explains. “The goal is to keep the sale credit in the family.” To learn more about the judging contest and sale credit, contact Ashley Judd at 785-4532291 or judd07@gmail.com. 

Judd Ranch 42nd Bull Sale Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Ranch, Pomona, Kan. SELLING

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Even though Judd Ranch has never experienced, or even suspected, any cases of Johne’s disease in the herd, Judd Ranch has tested for Johne’s disease. “I can say with confidence that we are an extremely lowrisk Johne’s disease herd,” Dave says. “I wish I could say we’re a Johne’s-free herd, but no cowman can say that. We’re a Level 4 Johne’s-free herd.” When it comes to herd health and Johne’s disease, only an elite group of U.S. beef herds can say that they are a low-risk herd, and testing shows Judd Ranch is among the herds that can make that statement with confidence. Genetic Defect Free Dr. Ron Lemenager, Purdue University beef extension specialist, urges cattle producers to avoid purchasing animals that carry genetic defects and can pass these defects to their offspring. And, while a genetic defect is not a disease, a genetic defect is similar to a disease because it can cause significant problems in a herd. “Almost every breed has one or more genetic defects, and they can sneak up on you if you’re not careful,” Lemenager said. He advises producers to study every animal’s pedigree and know which animals are free of genetic defects. The alternative is to only purchase breeding stock that have been DNA tested and declared free of known defects. Ranch consultant Roger Gatz, Cattlemen’s Connection, and the Judd Ranch crew agree with Lemenager. That’s why Judd Ranch herd sires and AI sires have been tested for known genetic defects and are known free from known genetic defects. Every bull selling through the Judd Ranch Bull Sale and every female selling at a Judd Ranch Cow Power Female Sale in the fall sells with a genetic defect-free guarantee for known genetic defects.  Every female selling in this year’s Cow Power Female Sale sells with a genetic defect-free guarantee for known genetic defects.

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After logging in, you are able to view the sale. If planning to bid, register for a buyer number by clicking “register for a buyer number” in the top right-hand corner. Fill out the registration information, and click “register now”. You will then be “pending approval”. Once approved, a bidder status approval email will be received and the bidding number will appear in the top right of the sale page. We recommend registering for a buyer number at least 24 hours in advance of an auction. Sale day requests may still be accommodated.

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ity of cattle by adhering to best practices is a low-cost means of improving the quality and consistency of the cattle they market,” said Holly Foster, video operations manager of Western Video Market. “By sharing our historical data with researchers at CSU, we felt it would help our sales representatives and consignors as they try to understand the different attributes that cattle buyers are looking for to meet end user requirements.” For more information on the study or to complete online BQA training, go to www.bqa.org/certification. For more information on the BQA program, contact Chase DeCoite at cdecoite@ beef.org.

lower sale prices. When prices fall, a policy softens loss. Buyers can obtain full or partial coverage. Lower protection costs less. New policies fit small producers and are more flexible. The policies partially cover

price shortfalls below expected prices. Percent of coverage can be adjusted. The premium subsidy, which had been 13%, now ranges from 20% to 35%, depending on the plan chosen.

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30 Fancy Open Heifers 50 Bred Heifers 25 Older Bulls Service Sires include: CED +12 BW +1.3 WW +90

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Sires Include: • SAV Renown 3439 • SAV Sensation 5615 • MGR Treasure • SAV International 2020 • SAV Quarterback • SAV Raindance

• SAV Resource 1441 • Coleman Charlo 0256 • SAV Universal 4038 • KCF Bennett Consent Y75 • SAV President • LD Capitalist 316

c Kellar MAngus Morris McKellar 903-572-0025 Joseph McKellar 903-285-3032 Mark McKellar 903-563-2612 mckellarcattle@gmail.com www.mckellarangus.com Auctioneer: Doak Lambert CED +10 BW +.3 WW +60 YW +117 SC +.32 Milk +23 CW +54 MB +.58 RE +1.01 $B 159 $W 65

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MU Guide Explains Livestock Insurance Revisions From USDA

COLUMBIA, MO--With volatile livestock market prices, farmers now have more appealing insurance underwritten by the USDA. The federally subsidized protection has been revised and simplified. Ryan Milhollin, University of Missouri Extension economist, says that while crop farmers are protecting against losses, livestock producers haven’t done as much. USDA Risk Management Agency heard complaints and revised Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Milhollin says. Higher subsidies on premiums may especially appeal to farmers growing feeder calves. A policy covers unexpected

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(Continued from Page 29) calves, down from 30,000 in 2014. While USDA underwrites LRP, policies come only from local insurance agents. Usually, they also sell crop insurance. “Local agents help farmers pick a plan to fit their situation,” Milhollin says. There are many LRP advantages, he says. Risk management protects from financial loss when sale prices drop. Most appealing, USDA helps pay premiums. LRP provides protection similar to a “put option” on the futures market. But it’s easier and more flexible. Policy coverage fits the number of weeks a calf herd is

held. There are no broker fees. LRP insurance covers only market prices. It doesn’t compensate for other losses, such as death by disease or lightning. Further, ending values aren’t based on actual sale prices. Payments rely on indexes and market data sets. “Farmers need to understand their local markets,” Milhollin says. LRP covers much more than feeder calves. But fewer farmers retain feeders into the feedlot. LRP also cover hogs and sheep. A separate risk plan covers dairy. MU Extension publication G459, “Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance in Missouri,” is at extension2.missouri. edu/g459.

20th K-State Beef Stocker Field Day Scheduled For September 19 Event will provide practical information to help producers make decisions in today’s dynamic beef industry. MANHATTAN, KS--Health management of high-risk calves, humane euthanasia practices, beef cattle market outlook and a panel discussion on beef parasite control are among topics planned for the 2019 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 19. “We are excited to host the 20th annual edition of the KSU Beef Stocker Field Day,” says Dale Blasi, K-State Animal Sciences and Industry professor and beef cattle extension specialist. “Like all the other events in the past, we bring the latest information on marketing, nutrition, health and technology for attendees to apply to their operation.” Hosted at the K-State Beef Stocker Unit (4330 Marlatt Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas), the event starts with registration and coffee at 9:30 a.m. and the program at 10:15 a.m. A Niman Ranch Natural Prime Ribeye lunch is provided and the day ends with an evening social, the “Cutting Bull’s Lament 2019” at 5:30 p.m. featuring prairie oysters and Call Hall ice cream. Attendees will have a chance to win exciting door prizes — a

fishing trip, ATV sprayers and more. Must be present to win. Attendees will also have a chance to tour the new student housing at the Beef Stocker Unit. Topics for this year’s agenda include: • Beef Cattle Market Outlook • Changing Industry Structure is Forging a Closer Relationship Between Grow Yards and Feeders • Internal Parasite Management • Quality Stocker Production Considerations • Humane Euthanasia Practices • BeefBasis: Better Information for Better Marketing Decisions • Health Management of High-Risk Calves • Panel Discussion: Beef Parasite Control This year’s event is sponsored by Bayer Animal Health. Pre-registration fee for the Beef Stocker Field Day is $25 if paid by Sept. 10. More information and online registration is available at KSUBeef.org. After Sept. 10, attendees must pay $35 on site. For more information, contact Lois Schreiner at 785532-1267 or lschrein@ksu.edu.

Hay Quality Considerations By: Adele Harty, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist The weather-related opportunities and challenges that 2019 has presented are forcing farmers and ranchers to alter “normal” management decisions. The precipitation and forage growth that the state has experienced this year is something most have never seen and may never see again, but with the additional rainfall, comes variation in forage quality. SDSU Extension encourages producers to test hay and forage crops every year, but if this is not a normal practice for you, this will be the year to start. The information gained from the forage tests will help make the best management decisions regarding cattle nutrition and finances. Multiple factors affect forage quality in a “normal year” including stage of maturity, leafiness, color, foreign matter and odor and condition. This year, there are additional factors that will affect hay quality, with rain being a major player. In western South Dakota, it has been extremely challenging to get hay into a bale before it gets rained on in the windrow. Hay that has not been rained on may be rather scare and as a result fetch a premium price if it is sold. The weather has affected the normal growth of these forages. It is amazing that in the middle of August, the countryside is still green. The forages are still growing, even though they have headed out. With the moisture and cooler temperatures, plants continued to grow while they matured. The grasses and legumes are leafy and have good color to them. Because this is out of the normal, there is some question as to the quality of forages this year. There are many bales dotting hay fields, but quality may be lower than expected due to the abnormal growing conditions. When the growing conditions are coupled with the fact that a lot of hay has been rained on,

that can reduce quality even more. When hay is rained on in the windrow, there are a few things that happen to decrease quality and the overall value of the hay. Timing of this rain can have varying impacts. If rain occurs shortly after harvest and moisture levels in the hay remain above 30%, the plant continues to respire, which results in carbohydrate losses in the hay and decreased energy levels. If hay is close to baling, or more dry when it receives rainfall, leaching of carbohydrates can occur. The drier the hay when it is rained on, the more susceptible it is to leaching. If leaching occurs, there is a loss in dry matter and carbohydrates causing an increase in fiber which results in decreased digestibility and energy value of the forage. This can be costly with the dry matter loss, but also the decreased energy levels can result in increased need for supplemental feeds, depending on how severe the decrease and what quality the hay was prior to harvest. The third thing to consider with hay that has been rained on in the windrow is additional leaf loss. This additional loss can occur in a couple ways, with one being hard rain shattering the leaves and the other being additional loss due to additional raking. Leaf loss is a bigger concern with legume hay than grass hay, but can be a problem with both. The leaf loss can be extremely variable, but remember that every time a windrow is turned to help promote drying after rainfall, more leaf loss occurs. Depending on the amount of leaf loss, there may be a significant drop in protein levels. Without collecting a representative sample and testing hay, there is no way to know how much quality has been affected by the abnormal growing conditions and hay being rained on in the windrow or simply not

being able to get the hay put up in a timely manner. SDSU Extension has hay probes available for check-out to make this process a bit easier. We are also available to help with interpreting the results and determining how best to use the feed. For more information on hay quality, contact Adele Harty at 605-394-1722 or another SDSU Extension cow/calf field specialist or beef specialist. Source: South Dakota State University iGrow

Secretary Perdue Statement On Beef Processing Facility In Holcomb, KS

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan. “As part of our continued efforts to monitor the impact of the fire at the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan., I have directed USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into recent beef pricing margins to determine if there is any evidence of price manipulation, collusion, restrictions of competition or other unfair practices. If any unfair practices are detected, we will take quick enforcement action. USDA remains in close communication with plant management and other stakeholders to understand the fire’s impact to industry. I have spent this summer visiting with cattle ranchers across the country, and I know this is a difficult time for the industry as a whole. USDA is committed to ensuring support is available to ranchers who work hard to the feed the United States and the world.” According to Michael Kelsey, Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, “We appreciate Secretary Purdue’s recognition of the extreme volatility and uncertainty in the cattle and beef

markets. We encourage USDA to be swift yet thorough in this investigation.” The OCA is the trusted voice of the Oklahoma Cattle Industry. OCA is the only voice that speaks solely for the cattlemen of Oklahoma and represents beef producers in all 77 counties across the state. The OCA officers, board of directors and membership encourages you to join us in our advocacy efforts to ensure less government intervention, lower taxes and a better bottom line. For more information about OCA membership, the theft reward program or activities call 405-235-4391 or visit www. okcattlemen.org.

fee that allows for documentation of brands and the administration of the registration and renewal process. In Oklahoma, brand registrations occur every five years (years ending in ‘0’ and ‘5’). The

increased fee will go into effect in 2020. Current brand owners will receive renewal notices this fall to renew for 2020-2025. The OCA is the trusted voice of the Oklahoma Cattle Industry. OCA is the only voice that

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speaks solely for the cattlemen of Oklahoma and represents beef producers in all 77 counties across the state. The OCA officers, board of directors and membership encourages you to join us in our advocacy efforts

to ensure less government intervention, lower taxes and a better bottom line. For more information about OCA membership, the theft reward program or activities call 405-235-4391 or visit www. okcattlemen.org.

OCA Board Of Directors Approve To Increase The Brand Registration & Renewal Fee

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Board of Director’s approved to increase the brand registration and renewal fee from $20 to $40 during a special meeting held, Saturday, Aug. 24. A comment period was open from July 22 to Aug. 22, 2019 and publicized by the OCA. According to OCA President, Mike Weeks, “There were 25 comments submitted. All comments were printed and distributed to those attending the OCA Board meeting for review.” “It is interesting to note, that 50 new brands were registered from July 22 to Aug. 22 and those brand owners were made aware of the potential fee increase,” Weeks said. Reasons for the brand fee increase include: • The brand fee has not been modified in well over 20 years. • Fixed cost expenses like postage, staffing and printing have dramatically increased in that time period. • We need to have a reasonable

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Researchers Receive USDA Grant To Study Effects Of Aging On Beef

Dale Woerner will lead a group evaluating the use of new mass spectrometry technology to determine tenderness, flavor and juiciness of beef in real time. Americans who love their IMS as a real-time method for and tenderness, identify changes beef are always searching for the classifying the quality of beef in beef flavor and tenderness as it most tender, tastiest and juiciest products by evaluating REIMS’ ages and characterize the effect cut of meat they can find. And ability to predict beef sensory of extended aging on palatability. beef producers are constantly striving to give consumers what they want. One of the most time-honored and effective ways of doing so is aging beef to bring out as much flavor and tenderness as possible. But aging the beef can be tricky, and research has shown that over-aging beef can bring about compositional changes that affects beef flavor, and not in a good way. Recently, a new technology has been developed that can help avoid over-aging. Rapid +229 +352 $B Evaporative Ionization Mass $C Spectrometry (REIMS) utilizes metabolomics – the large-scale study of small molecules, called metabolites, within cells, bioCW +87 fluids, tissues or organisms – to CED +2 Marb +1.45 BW +4.1 RE +.82 identify compositional differWW +93 Fat +0 YW +166 $M +55 ences in beef. The goal is to preSC +.75 $W +100 Doc +23 $F +132 dict beef sensory performance Claw +.59 $G +96 Angle +.43 $B +229 to determine the exact peak of MILK +37 $C +352 beef aging. HR Rita 7857 • 19033949 But because it is a novel techGAR-EGL Protege AAR Ten X 7008 SA Quaker Hill Firestorm 3PT1 Crazy K Rita 4291 nology, its effectiveness hasn’t QHF Blackcap 6E2 of4V16 4355 SJH Complete of 6108 1564 been definitively determined. +1.27 +324 A group of researchers in the Marb $C Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (CASNR), in collaboration with researchers at Colorado State University and CW +62 CED +11 Marb +1.27 the United States Department BW +1.6 RE +.95 WW +75 Fat +.015 of Agriculture (USDA)-AgriculYW +126 $M +67 SC +.68 $W +77 tural Research Service (ARS), is Doc +22 $F +110 Claw +.58 $G +88 taking on that task. Angle +.45 $B +198 MILK +19 $C +324 Backed by a $294,000 grant CoX Blackbird 8515 • 19219752 from the United States DepartQuaker Hill Rampage 0A36 AAR Ten X 7008 SA ment of Agriculture’s National FF Rito Righteous 6R41 Spruce Mtn Blackbird 3362 FF Rita 3R30 of 9Q23 5M2 Riverbend Blackbird T1088 Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, Dale Woerner, an associate professor and the Cargill Endowed Professor in Meat Bill Melson, General Manager Science in the Department of Cameron Nelms, Manager, 325-423-0622 Animal & Food Sciences (AFS), 11501 FM 920 • Weatherford, TX 76088 is leading this research project. Ranch Office: 817-594-8317 Their goal is to develop RE-

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Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo Chair in Meat Science, and professor Chance Brooks, all part of AFS and the International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) at Texas Tech. The study also is supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. REIMS using time-of-flight mass spectrometry to provide in-situ, molecularly resolved information in real time by ionizing biological samples without having to prepare the sample for examination. Utilizing both domestic and exported beef samples with a wide variety of aging days, researchers will use REIMS to repeatedly measure beef flavor, tenderness and juiciness. The then will develop prediction models, including multiple machine-learning processes, in an attempt to understand the ability of REIMS to measure and predict these changes depending on the time the beef has aged. If successful, this would allow these characteristics, so important to beef consumers, to be predicted in real time and produce optimum cuts of meat in regards to tenderness, flavor and juiciness.

Champions Named At 2019 National Junior Angus Show

Nearly 900 Angus juniors and their families traveled to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the 2019 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) July 14-20 at the Kentucky Expo Center. National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members gathered with the mindset “Win, Place & Showing for the Purple” as they exhibited 1,194 entries during the weeklong event that included more than a dozen educational contests in addition to the cattle show. Scott Bush, Britton, S.D., judged the 746 owned heifers;

Andy Higgins, Murfreesboro, Tenn., assisted in judging the owned heifers; John McCurry, Burrton, Kan., judged the 282 bred-and-owned heifers, 40 cow-calf pairs, and 52 bredand-owned bulls; Shane Werk,

Manhattan, Kan., assisted in judging the bred-and-owned heifers, bred-and-owned bulls, and cow-calf pairs; and Bob May, Mineral Point, Wis., judged the 74 steers. Suter Clark, Gretna, Va.,

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showed the grand champion owned female, Seldom Rest Sandy 8018. The winning heifer is a January 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 and was first named junior champion – division 7.

Miles Stagemeyer, Page, Neb., led the reserve grand champion owned female. Nords Lucy 8022 is a February 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 and first won junior champion – (Continued on Page 36)

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(Continued from Page 35) division 6. Ava Leibfried, Belmont, Wis., captured grand champion bredand-owned female honors with HBL Indian Maiden 843. The March 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 first won late junior champion. Ethan Rigney, Elwood, Ind., led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female, EOR Proven Queen 8100 HSO. The April 2018 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682 was first named reserve late junior champion. Ellie Sennett, Waynetown, Ind., won grand champion bredand-owned bull honors with Sennett Cartel 20f. The March 2018 son of Colburn Primo 5153 first won junior champion. Cale Jensen, Plainfield, Iowa, led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. Jensen The Wall 809 is a January 2018 son of SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114 and was first named reserve junior champion. Ella Brooks, Prophetstown, Ill., showed the grand champion owned cow-calf pair. Dameron Barbara 765 is a March 2017 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303, and first topped the two-year-old division. A February 2019 heifer calf sired by Dameron Northern Frontier was at side. Nicole Stevenson, Joliet, Mont., led the reserve grand champion owned cow-calf pair. BCC Everelda Entense 176E is a March 2017 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 with a February 2019 son of Basin Payweight Plus 6048 at side. The pair first won reserve champion two-yearold pair. Allison Davis, Shelbyville, Tenn., claimed grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair with AED Rita 627D, a November 2016 daughter of SAC Conversation. A November 2018 heifer calf sired by PVF Insight 0129 was at side. The duo first

won champion two-year-old pair. Jayce Dickerson, Paradise, Kan., captured reserve grand champion bred-and-owned cowcalf pair with Bar S Pride 7617. The March 2017 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303 had a March

2019 son of BC Alpha c 1327. They first won reserve champion two-year-old pair. Dawson Johnson, Pipestone, Minn., earned grand champion steer honors with Chestnut Conversation 708. He is the February

2018 son of SAC Conversation. Coehen Kirchner, Leaf River, Ill., claimed grand champion bred-and-owned steer and reserve grand champion steer with CK3 Primo F824. He is the March 2018 son of Colburn

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Champions Named At Junior National Gelbvieh And Balancer® Show

The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Music City Showdown Junior National Gelbvieh and Balancer show took place on Thursday, July 11, and Friday, July 12, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Blake Nelson, Platte City, Missouri, evaluated 99 Balancer® cattle, and Jeff Jackson, Walnut Springs, Texas, evaluated 53 Gelbvieh cattle and eight steers. The grand champion bred and owned Gelbvieh bull was GHGF F825 Man O’ War F825 owned by Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina. This bull born February 5, 2018, is the son of GHGF Cow Town D536 and claimed the senior yearling division. Lara Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio, owned the reserve grand champion bred and owned Gelbvieh bull, LARA Ranger N001F. This JRI Prowler 125B3 son was born March 2, 2018 and first claimed reserve senior yearling division. The supreme grand champion Gelbvieh female was JRI Ms Queen of Hearts 148E4, owned by Lily Judd, Pomona, Kansas. She is a February 4, 2017 born daughter of JRI Pop a Top 197T83 first claimed grand champion Gelbvieh cow-calf pair. Grand champion Gelbvieh heifer went to KDV T Bar S Hope 11E, owned by Colton Spencer, Aurora, Missouri, an October 28, 2017 daughter of JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 ET. She first claimed Gelbvieh champion senior female. BCFG Butlers Ms Esmeralda 134E, owned by Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Missouri, claimed reserve grand champion Gelbvieh heifer title. She is a September 2, 2017 daughter to BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71Z and came from the senior female division. Austin Teeter also exhibited the grand champion bred and

owned Gelbvieh heifer. AMT Bobbi 98E is the September 1, 2017 daughter of GHGF Shear Force 81A and came out of the

senior female division. BARG Marley 878F was named the reserve champion bred and owned Gelbvieh heifer. Owned by Jacob Barwick, Orleans, Nebraska, out of the winter yearling division, this February

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3, 2018, heifer is a daughter of PLA Big Dog 101Y. Molly Anderson, Marion, North Carolina, owned the reserve champion Gelbvieh cow-calf pair. GCCF Niki 701E is sired by PLA Big Dog 101Y

and was born January 30, 2017. The grand champion Balancer bull was GDV T Bar S Allegiance 129F ET owned by Grace Vehige, Billings, Missouri. This bull born November 2, 2018, is (Continued on Page 38)

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(Continued from Page 37) the son of EGL Lifeline B101 and first claimed senior bull calf division. Duel Stock, Waukon, Iowa, owned the reserve champion Balancer bull, CCRK Jackpot 8227F. This SGRI Jacked Up Z704 son was born January 12, 2018 and first claimed senior yearling division. GHGF Delilah 655D, owned by Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina, claimed supreme grand champion Balancer female and grand champion cow-calf pair. This female was born November 14, 2016, and is the daughter of Gambles Hot Rod 9620. HIGH Ms Emily 9E91 ET, owned by Alexandria Raab, Markle, Indiana, claimed the grand champion Balancer heifer. She is a September 8, 2017 daughter of BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71 and claimed the senior female division. The reserve champion Balancer heifer was RAAB BCFG Ms. Farah 24F ET, owned by Karely Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Missouri. This SAV Brilliance 8077 daughter was born on February 4, 2018, and first claimed the winter yearling division.

Grace Vehige, Billings, Missouri, owned the champion bred and owned Balancer heifer. GDV T Bar S Rachel is a November 11, 2017, daughter of R4RA Conquest 254 and came out of the senior female division. The reserve grand champion bred and owned Balancer heifer came out of the senior heifer calf division. MDR Friday F72 ET is a September 13, 2018, PVF Surveillance 4129 daughter owned by Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Oklahoma. Lily Judd, Pomona, Kansas, owned the reserve grand champion balancer cow-calf pair. JRI Ms My Payday 68E2 is the January 31, 2017, daughter of Basin Payweight 1682. PGGC Final Faze 23F was named grand champion steer. This 1245- pound steer owned by Cade Cameron, Daneville, Iowa. Reserve grand champion steer was TAU Mr Whitlock 145F ET, a 1380-pound steer, owned by Kale Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska. The American Gelbvieh Junior Association is the junior division of the American Gelbvieh Association. The AGJA provides members up to 21 years of age the opportunity to participate in youth activities.

Fall And Winter Stocker Grazing Prospects

By: Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist By late August some wheat of the Tyson plant fire will likely producers are looking ahead to diminish relatively quickly in fall and winter grazing prospects. the next few weeks, feeder cattle Much of Oklahoma has received markets are still nervous and rain the past two weeks with defensive about the corn market amounts quite variable in differ- situation; increasingly shaky ent regions. It appears that avail- macro-economic conditions; able moisture and favorable soil and continued global economic temperatures will support plans turmoil. Expectations about the for early planted wheat for fall 2019 corn crop vary widely as and winter grazing. Additionally, do the emotions about the crop generally good fall native and situation. The latest private introduced pasture conditions crop tour estimates suggest a may provide more flexibility for significantly lower corn yield than current USDA estimates fall grazing programs. An early peek at winter graz- and acres harvested remains an ing budgets highlights the huge unknown. One thing that seems uncertainty impacting feeder clear is that much of the corn crop cattle markets. While the impacts is sharply delayed in maturity

and the risk associated with an early or even normal frost in the Corn Belt is high. The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report presented slightly friendly news with July placements at 97.9 percent of last year, somewhat lower than expected, and a strong July marketings number of 106.9 percent of one year ago. The total feedlot inventory, for feedlots over 1000 head capacity, on August 1 was 11.1 million head, 100.2 percent of last year. Virtually all aspects of a winter wheat grazing budget are subject to variation at this point. Seasonal patterns for calf prices would suggest lower calf purchases prices by October but it sometimes happens in Oklahoma that good fall forage and wheat pasture conditions provide enough stocker demand to hold prices closer to steady through the fall. Again, corn market developments into corn harvest may have a significant impact on feeder markets this fall and perhaps beyond. I have run several generalized

winter grazing budgets that vary from decent profitability to little or no returns for winter grazing depending, of course, on cattle purchase and sale prices, but also on cattle performance, health costs and forage costs. The cost to establish dual-purpose wheat pasture depends on wheat prices (assuming some yield loss from winter grazing) and costs for additional fertilizer and seed. Cattle producers renting wheat will pay a market price above the wheat pasture cost. The uncertainty and volatility impacting feeder cattle markets is likely to continue this fall and winter. This increases the risks of winter stocker production but may also present short term opportunities for either buying or selling cattle or both. At this point forage conditions appear favorable with decent prospects for stocker cattle production. The best advice at this point is to evaluate and reevaluate possibilities frequently and remain as nimble as possible both offensively and defensively. It is, after all, nearly football season.

Why Is 45 Day Weaning Important To Feeder Calf Health??

By: Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist The “Value-Added” calf sales will begin in September and continue in the fall months. Therefore some of the required weaning dates have already past and others are only a few days away. Most of the “ValueAdded” calf sales require that the calves are weaned at least 45 days prior to sale date. Some cow calf producers may wonder why the post-weaning period needs to be so lengthy. Data from Iowa from over a nine year period in a couple of their feedout tests compared the health status of calves weaned less than 30 days to calves weaned longer than 30 days. Data from over 2000 calves were summarized. Calves that had been sent to a feedlot at a time

less than 30 days had a higher incidence of bovine respiratory disease (28%) compared to calves weaned longer than 30 days (13%). The percentage of calves that required 3 or more treatments also was significantly different (6% versus 1%) in favor of calves that had been weaned more than 30 days. In fact the calves weaned less than 30 days were not different in health attributes than calves that were weaned on the way to the feedlot. A summary of this lengthy study can be found on line at http://www.extension.iastate. edu/Pages/ansci/beefreports/ asl-1648.pdf. Vac-45 calves apparently have a real advantage in terms of health compared to calves weaned for less than a

month or those weaned on the way to the livestock market for sale date. Certainly part of the “value” in value-added calves can be attributed to properly applied vaccinations. However, there is little doubt that a portion of the improved health is due to the length of time between weaning and the movement of calves to the next owner. Information about the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) value added calf sales can be found on the OQBN website. The weaning dates are coming up very soon for the October sales. Upcoming sale dates and appropriate weaning dates are available on the website. Therefore producers with calves that meet those guidelines should make the appropriate contacts soon. The OQBN website is http://oqbn.okstate.edu.

Plant Cool-Season Grasses In September, Says MU Extension Forage Agronomist

COLUMBIA, MO--“Plant cool-season grasses in September,” says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage agronomist. “The earlier the better.” Early planting lets seedlings put down roots to start growth before frost. New plantings must store energy for spring growth. In northern Missouri that means putting seed in the ground the first week of September. Ozark plantings can wait until mid-September. A late frost would help all. Orchard grass and tall fescue are favored in Missouri. Other options are timothy, brome grass and perennial ryegrass. Fescue has staying power under Missouri grazing conditions. Missouri isn’t easy on forages. Weather can be too cold, too hot and too dry. Over time, most grass needs reseeding, Roberts says. Fall seeding lets them get started for grazing next year. Then they must be used gently

to start. Missouri’s most used coolseason grass is K-31 tall fescue. Hardiness makes it popular. But K-31 brings many harmful side effects. Its hardiness comes from an endophyte fungus that protects the plant from pests—and grazing. That toxic fungus hurts livestock gains and reproduction. “The absolute best cool-season grass is one of the novel-endophyte fescues,” Roberts says. In new grasses, plant breeders have replaced toxic endophyte with nontoxic novel endophytes. Novel-endophyte fescues are hardier than endophyte-free fescue. Livestock thrive on them. Novel fescues need more care because cattle graze them into the ground if unmanaged. All pastures benefit from management-intensive grazing (MIG) taught in Missouri grazing schools. Attending a grazing school allows farmers to gain cost-share dollars from local soil and water conservation districts. Information on grazing schools comes from local MU Extension centers or NRCS offices. Grass seeding is best done with no-till drill. This takes careful control for shallow seeding. “Plant no more than a quarterinch deep,” Roberts says. “If

planted too deep, seedlings may not emerge.” A drill set incorrectly may not cut through thatch for seed to make good soil contact. In a thinning pasture grown for many years, thatch may be a major concern. Some soil preparation may be needed. Concerns about drill-settings remain on prepared ground. Roberts says to calibrate the drill for 15 pounds of live seed per acre. After starting to drill, stop and check results before going too far. Dig up seed to check depth. Make corrections as needed. “With shallow planting, some seed will be on top of the ground. That’s to be expected. Don’t wait until the whole field is planted to discover incorrect depth settings,” Roberts warns. The Alliance for Grassland Renewal was formed in Missouri to promote novel-endophyte fescues. Now it holds pasture renovation schools across the Fescue Belt. The group is made up of agronomists from universities, industry and government, as well as farmers. The website lists companies with approved seed varieties. Go to www.grasslandrenewal.org.

The Search For Stockmen The future of food is in our hands, but do we have enough hands to help feed the world? Courtney Daigle, assistant professor of animal welfare at Texas A&M University, shares

ideas on the narrowing supply of quality stockmen and how cattlemen might find more top hands. “There are fewer people working in agriculture, so there’s a limited awareness that

stockmanship is a potential occupation,” she says. “A lot of our workforce is made up of immigrants, and some of the challenges we have in retaining and recruiting are influenced by our current policies associated with immigration reform.” Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. “But it’s really important to keep them in place because a critical component of quality care is consistent animal care,” Daigle says. “The animals notice whenever stock people change; not just who’s working, but what kind of relationship they had” and the individual animal history. Quality and consistent care help drive profit and acceptance rates for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand, which climb highest for calves that never had a bad day. “A good stock person is worth their weight in gold, but a bad one can break the bank,” Daigle says. One issue is typically low pay for long, hard days, and it matters if one is paid by the hour or by the number of animals handled. “Pay strategy can sometimes motivate people to perform quickly, not carefully,” which can lead to “sub-optimal handling” and negative perceptions of the occupation. Stock people can also suffer from “compassion fatigue.” “They may have thousands of animals that they’re responsible for in a day – that can be overwhelming – and the people get tired themselves,” Daigle says. Growing up in cities, she dreamt of working with animals, which is why her BS and early career was in zoology, working with African lions. “It wasn’t until I started working at Texas A&M that I knew

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what a pen rider was, and I’ve worked with animals my whole life,” Daigle says. “People can’t help that they’re born in the cities and so even if they want to work with animals, they may not know there are other opportunities [besides the zoo].” As her work continued at Texas A&M, she kept bumping into what she calls the “stockman/zookeeper conundrum.” With many similarities between the two occupations, the divide begins with the demand. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings; for every zookeeper position, there are 150 applicants. “Although they are very different scenarios, the occupations and pay are very similar,” says Daigle, noting cities could be viable recruiting areas for those offering jobs in stockmanship. “We are having a hard time finding people who will be stewards of our food animals. When we start looking around and asking ‘Where is everyone?’ –- they are in the cities.” She suggests advertising in urban centers for positions such as animal technicians, opportunity to work with a large number of animals. “Then provide incentive,” Daigle says. “Highlight quality of life based on pay structure, cost of living and geographical locations. By advertising in some of these areas and targeting people who want to work with animals, producers might find a more diverse and better-qualified suite of applicants to fill those open positions.” Visit the CAB Cattlemen Connection website at www. CABcattle.com for everything from management tips to research and answers to frequently asked questions.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum And Rodeo Historical Society To Celebrate Rodeo Legends At Annual Rodeo Hall Of Fame Weekend Rodeo Legends To Be Honored During Prestigious Weekend

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ern Heritage Museum’s annual Rodeo Hall of Fame Weekend, November 8 – 9, 2019, with induction into the renowned Rodeo Hall of Fame. The Ben Johnson Memorial Award and Tad Lucas Memorial Award recipients will also be honored. The celebration will take place at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The Rodeo Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inductees include Wacey Cathey, Buck LeGrand (1931 – 1997), Gene O. “Buddy” Cockrell, Thomas Joseph “T.J.” Walter (1949 – 2017), Lydia Moore, Frank Shepperson, Rob Smets and Jack Ward, and the Directors’ Choice Award recipient is Dr. Charles “Bud” Townsend. The Tad Lucas Memorial Award recipient is Cindy Rosser, and the Ben Johnson Memorial Award recipient is Doug Clark. “The National Cowboy Museum and the Rodeo Historical Society are delighted to celebrate rodeo by honoring the incredible men and women who helped make it an American tradition,” said Museum & President and CEO Natalie Shirley. “Rodeo Hall of Fame Weekend offers both rodeo enthusiasts and members of the public the opportunity to come together and celebrate a sport that is important to so many individuals — and families — across the country.” Rodeo Hall of Fame inductions and awards are sponsored and selected by the Rodeo Historical Society, an organization under the auspices of the National Cowboy Museum whose worldwide members share an interest in preserving both rodeo history and the sport itself. Membership supports the Museum’s rodeo programs, including research, an oral history project, acquisition of materials for the American Rodeo Gallery and the distinguished Rodeo Hall of Fame. Rodeo Hall of Fame Weekend includes the Rope ‘N’Ride Cocktail Reception Friday, November (Continued on Page 40)

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(Continued from Page 39) 8, as well as the Inductee panel discussion and the Champions’ Dinner, Induction Ceremony and Benefit Auction on November 9. For more information, visit nationalcowboymuseum. org/event/rodeo-hall-of-fameweekend/. Reservations for most events are required in advance and can be purchased online or by calling (405) 478-2250 ext. 218. Package pricing and à la carte options are available. About the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum collects, preserves and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. For more information, visit nationalcowboymuseum. org

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What a roller coaster the weather has taken us on through the summer. July was hot, dry and miserable with hardly any rain and then we had one of the wettest months of August on record. Temperatures started to cool down heading into September, but are climbing back up as Hurricane Dorian tries to pick its path of invading the U.S. I am hoping it turns and weakens before that happens. Whether it’s a hurricane or a tornado these are massive powerful storms that no one would believe could produce this much damage until they witness the aftermath. Another disaster in the form of a fire seems to have damaged the beef industry. Markets and ranchers have felt the

aftermath causing uncertainty and fear for what the future holds. I doubt the fire was the sole cause of the market shifts, but the skeptics will argue it is. Speaking of impossible, who would have ever thought one of America’s largest fast food chains would unveil the plant-based Impossible Whopper. Is what most thought was a niche market becoming main stream? I am not smart enough to answer that, it’s just one of the scary things that goes along with defending American agriculture from those looking to put an end to it. I used to go to Burger King over McDonalds any time I was in an area that had one, but I think those days have come to an end. They made

a conscious marketing decision, beef producers have to make a conscious buying decision and go somewhere else. It’s probably no secret most of us prefer firing up the grill and making burgers ourselves, but Braums will do in a pinch. Besides if someone is searching for that Impossible burger at my place, I can go to the corral and get them a nice warm plant-based patty. The environmentalists are having a field day with the fires in the Amazon. Some of their theories, supposedly based on sound science, are very interesting, unfortunately we live in a world of perception, not fact based reasoning. I am not saying

I agree with the environmentalists, just think it’s sad these fires are man-made, destroying one of the last unknowns and more are disappearing every day, for more ground. Species of wildlife could become extinct and that’s a tragedy. I feel sorry for future generations because they aren’t going to have the opportunity to experience the world as we know it today. Sure most ranchers probably think about those issues if they sit down to watch the news at night, but most focus on the task at hand. Management strategies have to be planned and executed. Right now most have already started fall calving or are getting

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ready; the next task is weaning the spring calves. Some use the Almanac as a guide, others just watch the weather and some plan for when the labor force is home from college. Whatever the strategy is, it’s time to put the plan in place. Get those vaccines ordered, line-up your labor force and if you have to stage different groups of cattle to wean calves efficiently, make the plan. There is a lot of hay out there, but you still hear people talking about the struggles to get the hay baled this year and finding windows to properly bale it. I am a little concerned about quality this year that is why testing is really important. Storage and feeding, two areas where a lot of loss occurs, are very important to get the most out of the winter feed supply. The fall sale season has kicked off and I haven’t felt much enthusiasm so far as we go into a fall of uncertainties. Hopefully, we’ll see some fall temperatures soon and some relief at the marketplace. No one has a crystal ball to predict exactly what’s going to happen, but ranchers have to try and be proactive to face the challenges in management down the road. Those are factors we can do something about. Markets and weather are a whole different deal. For all the challenges agriculture has faced this year, I am amazed at how green the pastures are headed into September, I don’t know if I have ever seen that. I was with a rancher in Southeast Oklahoma around the middle of August and we were talking how we could use a good rain; then we both looked around and he said “I’ll take pastures being this good the middle of August every year.” Those are the things a gloomy market outlook shouldn’t take away.

Cattle Industry Will Feel The Loss Of Tyson Plant At Holcomb

Fed cattle processing capacity will be strained to handle record

available supplies after a fire August 9 closed the Tyson beef plant at Holcomb. The plant operated at about 6,000 head of fed cattle per day, leaving a shortfall in the national packing capacity of 30,000 head for a five-day work

week. According to CattleFax, that amounts to 6% of total U.S. fed cattle packing capacity the rest of the processing industry will need to absorb. The plant represents 23.5% of Kansas fed cattle packing capacity.

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A Tyson news release stated the company plans to rebuild the plant at the same location. Officials are assessing the damage, making it difficult to establish a timeline, but work to clear the damage already has begun.

Based on CattleFax analysis, shifting the supply to other plants in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa will mean capacity in those regions needs to run 8% to 8.5% higher. The (Continued on Page 43)

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(Continued from Page 41) market analysis service reports this will be difficult to make up based on current packing industry infrastructure. CattleFax suggests the significance of this event is amplified by the growing supply of finished cattle both nationwide and in Kansas. The U.S. cattle on feed total in feedyards with 1,000 or more head capacity was record large at 11.5 million head July 1. Cattle on feed in Kansas as of July 1 stood at 2.4 million head, which was also a record and represented about 21% of U.S. total. Potential market impacts predicted by CattleFax include a possible loss of currentness in the cattle feeding segment, cattle feeders could lose some market leverage and all classes of cattle could see more price risk. Some of the pressure could be alleviated if existing harvest capacity dedicated to cows and bulls is incentivized to process fed cattle and if plants have the cooler, boxed beef capacity and labor to process cattle on weekends. KLA has been in contact with Tyson and Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration regarding the situation. This communication will continue as KLA works with both sides to address any obstacles standing in the way of bringing the facility back online as quickly as possible. Gov. Kelly has expressed the state’s full support to Tyson President and Chief Executive Officer Noel White. Over the weekend, KLA asked NCBA to make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission aware of the situation. NCBA made contact with the regulatory agency and contacted the office of U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to apprise USDA of the plant fire.

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