American Red Angus Magazine: July/August 2013

VOLUME 49, NUMBER 6

JULY/AUGUST 2013

Serving our customers for 68 years, with industry leading genetics and the highest quality cattle.

Beckton Red Angus is the founding herd of the Red Angus breed. Started in 1945, it has since maintained the longest continuous performance testing and improvement program in the industry.

Some Facts about the Beckton Herd: • Beckton is the #1 Herd in the breed for Stayability, and has been for many years. Eight of the top twenty sires for Stayability EPD in the entire Red Angus breed are Beckton Sires. High reproduction rate and cattle that work for their owners, rather than the other way around.

• This has also been the #1 herd for Low Maintenance Energy requirements for many years. Six of the top twenty sires in the entire breed for lowest Maintenance Energy EPD are Beckton sires. No other cattle will do a better job cutting your cowherd maintenance requirement and saving you money.

• The #1 herd for easy calving, with the best average Calving Ease EPD of any major herd. Fourteen of the top twenty sires in the breed for low Birth Weight EPD are Beckton sires. No other genetics come close.

• Beckton bulls are leaders in total rate of growth, from birth to market weight. The average birth weight EPD of these sale bulls is minus 3.9, and the average yearling weight EPD is plus 78.

Beckton cattle start with low birth weight and reach a high yearling weight - for marketability and less time and cost to market.

TOTAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MOST ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS – High reproduction rate; high calving rate; less time and cost to market weight; and lower total feed inputs and feed costs. Plus 68 years of selection for the convenience traits – good dispositions – cowherd fertility – good udders and milk – and structurally sound cattle well adapted to both high elevation in the Bighorn Mountains, and dry Wyoming range conditions.

Bred Registered and Commercial Females for sale this Fall !!!

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Grate ranchers demand great performance on the range and on the rail...30 Red Angus Crossbreeding Solutions...44

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Beef Improvement Federation U.S. Beef Breed’s Council National Pedigreed Livestock Council

GENERAL INFORMATION

2013 Red Angus Association National Convention...24

RAAA Year in Review...60

Board Commentary

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McKenzie Smith joins RAAA

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Marketing Update

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Set objectives, implement health protocol for profitability

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RAAA Board of Director Candidates

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Sale Reports

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RAFI “6 for 60” Raffle

Member Services Bulletin In Memory

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New Members

Information Directories

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Tim Whitley Horton, Alabama tgwhitley@hopper.net

1st Vice President/ Area 4 Director-Southwest Tom Woodward Decatur, Texas tomlwoodward@gmail.com

2nd Vice President/ Director Region B Kim Ford Bertrand, Nebraska thefords@crossdiamondcattle.com Director Region A Bob Morton Three Forks, Montana info@gmracattle.com

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Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Gary Jacobson Hitterdal, Minnesota gjrangus@feltontel.net

Area 6 Director - Great Plains Barry Horsley Stringtown, Oklahoma barry.horsley@arcadia-landcattle.com Area 7 Director - Northeast Martin Morgan Leicester, North Carolina morganbeef@yahoo.com

Area 8 Director - Southeast Raymond Prescott Graycourt, South Carolina bullhill2@prtcnet.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Larry Ellison Fair Grove, Missouri lmehhills@att.net

by Tim Whitley, RAAA President

Red Angus has long promoted the benefits of crossbreeding

When I was the age of 14 – almost 40 years ago – Mrs. Sally Forbes came to visit our herd. As a young junior it was very exciting to have a founding member come to Alabama and be a guest on the farm.

Mrs. Sally talked at length to my parents but she also asked me, “What is you favorite crossbred cow?” My response was a red baldy. She promptly dug into her bag and produced the latest performance information from Beckton Red Angus about their red baldy females owned and used for profit centers in Sheridan, Wyo. To say the least, I was awestruck by the fact Mrs. Sally would ask me a question. At that moment, I started thinking about my future in the cattle business.

Crossbreeding is a planned procedure that has a long and deep history of use in the Red Angus breed. Most breed associations encouraged only straightbred cattle until the early 1970s. But RAAA’s founders saw crossbreeding as an opportunity to expand commercial utilization of the breed and, as early as 1961, began promoting the use of Red Angus in planned crossbreeding systems. Continued further utilization of planned crossbreeding continued in 1970 with bos indicus cattle – Brahmans mainly – and later the Continental cattle that came from Europe – Simmental, Limousin and Salers.

Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, results from “nonadditive”gene effects. Heterosis is defined as the percent of superiority expressed in a trait by crossbred progeny over the average of the parents’ breeds in the cross. Heterosis and more pounds per calf sold are very easy concepts to

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understand – they equate to more dollars per cow unit in your operation.

One of the not-so-readily-seen advantages in a crossbreeding system is increased reproduction. Fertility is the No. 1 economic trait in any cow herd, expressed by cows calving at regular intervals.

Another crossbreeding advantage is stayability, measuring a cow’s longevity to stay in the herd longer. Studies show crossbred cows are productive a year longer than straight-bred females. Since the cost of developing replacement females is close to the same for all breeds, the extra year of production lowers the cost of ownership because she is in herd longer and produces an extra calf. You can amortize out the development cost over 10 calves instead of 9.

Red Angus developed a theme called “The Common Denominator” using our genetics in many planned-crossbreeding systems as a tool for sustainable and profitable commercial beef production. I encourage each cattle producer to read the information on crossbreeding in this issue of the American Red Angus Magazine, or download the same information as a brochure at redangus.org (Genetics page, Crossbreeding Solutions). This information is an excellent starting point for using Red Angus in a planned-crossbreeding system.

Red Angus staff is also an excellent resource in identifying options using Red Angus genetics and marketing programs designed specifically for commercial producers. These available tools will increase your bottom line and maintain Red Angus as the industry leader in equipping our commercial partners to be profit makers. ■

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Welcome Aboard!

McKenzie Smith joins Red Angus Association of America

RAAA National Office

4201 N. Interstate 35 Denton, TX 76207 (940) 387-3502 • Fax (888) 829-6069 Email: info@redangus.org RedAngus.org

RAAA National Staff Director of Breed Improvement Larry Keenan larry@redangus.org

Director Of Added Value Programs Myron Edelman myron@redangus.org Accounting Director Jeanene McCuistion jeanene@redangus.org

Marketing Programs Coordinator Chelsea Tomascik chelsea@redangus.org

ARA Publisher/Advertising Director Kevin LeMaster (515) 225-0051 kevin@redangus.org ARA Editorial Coordinator Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

Media and Public Relations Coordinator McKenzie Smith mckenzie@redangus.org

Junior Programs Coordinator Dawn Bernhard (515) 679-4006 brnhrd@ncn.net Director of Member Services Kenda Ponder kenda@redangus.org Member Accounts Charli Crawford charli@redangus.org

DNA Coordinator Rebecca Mettler rebecca@redangus.org Registry Manager Angelia Brooks angelia@redangus.org Registry Specialists Fax: (888) 829-6069 Lucila “Lucy” Meyer lucy@redangus.org Kay Hurley kay@redangus.org

McKenzie Smith, of Sonora, Texas, recently joined the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) as the media and public relations coordinator, and will focus on enhancing communications and relations with stakeholders while sharing the Red Angus story within the industry.

Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and journalism from Texas A&M University and completed a multifaceted internship each year with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, including an editorial internship and a public relations internship.

Smith continued her education earning her master’s degree from the University of Florida in leadership development, at which time she served as a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications and as a graduate assistant for the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Recently, Smith has completed her Master’s of Beef Advocacy through the National Cattlemen’s Beef University.

“In joining the RAAA creative team, McKenzie will coordinate cooperative promotion between RAAA and affiliated state and regional Red Angus associations, as well as assist with projects for the American Red Angus Magazine,” commented RAAA CEO, Greg Comstock.

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Smith’s initial duties include writing press releases, creating electronic newsletters for both the general Red Angus membership and the Junior Red Angus membership, planning RAAA conventions and conferences and managing RAAA social media outlets.

Kevin LeMaster, publisher and advertising director of the American Red Angus Magazine said, “McKenzie brings quite a professional package to the RAAA table. From design to the written word to social media, she will be a rare and absolute asset to the Red Angus communications and promotional teams.”

Smith said, “I gained a good deal of writing and public relations experience while interning for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ and I interacted with the public on a daily basis. The skills I learned there and my communications and leadership training will help me to better serve stakeholders by promoting the Red Angus breed.”

Smith enjoys spending time with her family, traveling with her husband, reading and photography.

“I am excited about working with the RAAA and the people in the beef industry. They are a hard-working and determined people and I am privileged to be among them. I look forward to serving them.”

She may be contacted at (940) 3873502 or via e-mail at mckenzie@redangus.org. ■

Marketing Update

by Chelsea Tomascik, RAAA Marketing Programs Coordinator

June marked the end of the fiscal year for the RAAA. Like all departments of the Association we continually strive to grow and enhance each of our areas, respectively.

First and foremost, Myron and myself would like to give a sincere thank you to Clint Berry for his dedicated service to the RAAA the past six years.

Without Clint, the marketing department wouldn’t have increased our relations with producers and our promotional efforts, not to mention, it would have been extremely dull. He was a great asset to our team and will be greatly missed. We wish him well in his future endeavors.

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Secondly, we would like to take a minute to reflect on this past year and thank you, the producers and ranchers who make our program possible. We know that many changes have come about and we appreciate your willingness to bear with us in this time of change. Know that changes are generally always for the greater good of the organization. “If we don’t change, we

don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Gail Sheehy

Reflecting on this past year, we thought it would be hard to beat the 11,575-tagsale jump from the 2010-2011 to the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The marketing team tried hard to achieve the goal of continuing the upward trend in tag sales and we are proud to say we achieved that goal! The Feeder Calf Certification Program sold 138,275 Certified Red Angus and Allied Access tags in the 2012-2013 fiscal year. RAAA considers this a great achievement bearing in mind that the need for age verification went away during our topselling months of the year. We hope to continue on this path with our program and want to let all of our producers know that with changes in the industry, our program will always strive to meet those changes head-on.

What’s Next?

Red Angus marketing programs is working on getting together a great list of Red Angus-sponsored feeder calf sales starting this fall. Our goal is to find quality in our barns represented so

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that producers reap all of the benefits they can at sale time.

As many areas of the country begin to heal from severe drought, “Restock Red” has been the topic of many discussions here in the National Office and with producers throughout the country. With that, we are making a push to start commercial Red Angus replacement female sales and push the idea of ranchers restocking their cowherd with Red Angus.

At the current moment, we are in full swing of video sale season and we are excited about our partnerships with Superior Livestock Auction, Cattle Country Video, Northern Livestock Video Auction and Western Livestock Video. We will continue to promote Red Angus influenced feeder cattle throughout the year with our efforts with the Red Angus FeederFax. Let us know if you are selling a load of Red Angus feeder cattle and we will get the information sent out to our buyer list.

As always, we appreciate all you ranchers do on a daily basis and hope you will continue to restock RED. Remember, Red Angus won’t bring rain, but it will alleviate the pain!

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Reminder! Are You a Grid Master? Submit Data.

Red Angus cattle continue to add value to premium markets and build customer reputations through the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP). Red Angus’ ability to consistently grade Choice or higher and maintain low levels of Yield Grade 4s make them a target for packers to fill premium branded-beef program demands. Cattle wearing the “yellow tag” or “green tag” signifying enrollment in the Red Angus FCCP may submit carcass data to be considered for the distinguished Grid Master award.

RAAA recognizes Grid Master winners as a way to demonstrate the grid capability and potential for increased market premiums of Red Angus cattle. Producers whose cattle are enrolled in the FCCP are eligible to submit data to the RAAA, and the

very best of those cattle qualify for Grid Master status. By collecting carcass data, producers improve their reputation as progressive cattlemen and feeders. They are also able to apply the carcass information into breeding advancements and sire selection in their cowherd.

Red Angus calves enrolled in the FCCP that were harvested between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013, may be considered if they meet the following specifications under two different classifications: all-natural cattle or conventionally fed cattle.

All-Natural Cattle Specifications • 30 head (or larger) load lot size • 90% (or higher) Choice and Prime

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• 10% (or less) Yield Grade #4 • Calculated Grid Score of 100+ Conventionally Fed Cattle Specifications • 30 head (or larger) load lot size • 85% (or higher) Choice and Prime • 5% (or less) Yield Grade #4 • Calculated Grid Score of 100+

RAAA will recognize Grid Master winners in the September issue of the American Red Angus Magazine and honor them at the 2013 Red Angus National Convention in Lewistown, Mont., Sept. 11-14.

FCCP-enrolled producers can contact RAAA to submit their carcass data for consideration of Grid Master status. Data can be sent to Myron Edelman, director of added value programs, at myron@redangus.org or faxed (888) 829-5471. You can also call Edelman at (307) 351-6032 for more information. ■

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Win a six-pack … of heifers!

by Tracey Koester, ARA Editorial Coordinator

Red Angus stakeholders can support the Red Angus Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and earn a chance to beef up their herd with a a six-pack of topquality, Red Angus replacement heifers.

Esther Fischer of Harlowton, Mont., RAFI President, spearheaded the “6 For 60” idea to raise money for the Foundation while highlighting Montana Red Angus cattle.

“Larry Ellison, RAAA director from Springfield, Mo., had seen a similar fundraiser,” said Fischer. “With a little modification, we created the RAFI ‘6 For 60’ fundraiser symbolizing the 60th Red Angus National Convention.”

Fischer said since the 2013 convention is in Lewistown, Mont., Sept. 11-14, it was the perfect timing for Montana breeders to rally their support for RAFI. “The Montana Red Angus breeders stepped up to the challenge without hesitation,” said Fisher, “and I had all six heifers donated in no time.”

The six registered Red Angus heifers are donated by 5L Red Angus of Sheridan, Feddes Red Angus of Manhattan, Fischer Red Angus of Harlowton, Leland Red Angus of Sidney, Green Mountain Red Angus of Three Forks, and Strawberry Ridge Reds of Livingston.

“6 For 60” raffle tickets sell for $100 each (6 tickets for $500 or 12 tickets for $1,000) and the winner takes home all six heifers. The odds to win are pretty good, too – RAFI Board members will only sell 1,000 tickets.

RAFI’s goal is to sell 600 tickets, generating $60,000 for RAFI, but the fundraiser has the potential to raise $100,000 if they sell all the tickets. “Red Angus stakeholders have supported

RAFI tremendously,” said Fischer.

“Money is not always the easiest thing to find for research and development or junior support. But this is like a construction project – if we build a solid foundation, we can ensure the future of Red Angus and stay on the cutting edge of the new era of ranching.”

The final drawing for the heifer sixpack will be Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at the Red Angus National Convention Awards Banquet, and tickets will be available up until the time of the drawing or until all 1,000 tickets are sold.

Each heifer donator will deliver their heifer to Billings, Mont., in mid October, and the heifers will be on display that week at the 2013 NILE. The “6 For 60” winner will take ownership of all six head during a formal presentation, and their only expense will be trucking their new set of heifers to their ranch.

“My favorite call has been from a mom who has two daughters in 4-H,” said Fischer. “She purchased two tickets with the hope they would win and each young lady would have a nice start to her Red Angus herd.”

Grandparents, 4-H members, commercial and seedstock producers alike have purchased tickets with the hope of adding the six-pack to their herds.

Anyone interested in purchasing a ticket can do so in a number of ways – from a RAFI Board member, online at RedAngusFoundation.org, by calling the National Office at (940) 387-3502, or at the Red Angus National Convention.

RAFI now accepts Visa®, MasterCard® and Discover® credit card payments.

“It is my hope that each affiliate will find a unique way to support RAFI,” challenged Fischer, “and we will be well on our way to ensuring the future of our breed.” ■

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2013 RAFI Board of Directors Esther Fischer, Montana, President Steve Newberry, Montana, Vice President Greg Comstock, RAAA, Secretary/Treasurer Ryan Ludvigson, Montana, Director Larry Daniel, Georgia, Director Raymond Prescott, South Carolina, Director Frank Wedel, Kansas, Director Judy Kay Ferguson, Texas, Director

The mission of RAFI is to enhance the Red Angus breed’s position within the beef industry and help secure long-term sustainable breed growth. The Foundation strives to achieve this goal through the development of tomorrow’s industry leaders, by harnessing the best peerreviewed science and technology, and by seeking opportunities to improve education and communication among Red Angus stakeholders.

RAFI is organized under IRS code 501©(3), and therefore can receive tax-deductible contributions. RAFI is comprised of three separate funds – Junior Fund, “Sal Forbes” Research and Development Fund or General Fund– and contributors may specify which they wish to support.

For more information on RAFI, visit RedAngusFoundation.org.

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Set objectives, implement health protocol for profitability

By McKenzie Smith, RAAA Media and Public Relations Coordinator

As with any successful business endeavor, setting goals and maintaining a program’s health will enhance profitability. Cattle producers and industry professionals explored these aspects of profitability at the “Manage For Profit” symposium that kicked off the annual Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention on June 12 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

tactics to achieve those goals as soon as possible.

Among the experts who presented strategies to help producers maximize their profit were Dr. Bob Weaber, associate professor and extension specialist for Kansas State University. He described the key to cow herd profitability was breeding objectives, and emphasized the importance of using maternal selection tools to select better cows.

Other ways producers can garner more value from their animals is to adopt Mourer’s “Keys to Capturing Value.”

Mourer encouraged cattlemen to eliminate genetic defects, vaccinate regularly, utilize good record keeping to make informed decisions about breeding and culling, and verify management decisions though value-added programs.

The “Manage For Profit” symposium brought together experts and leaders of all segments of the beef supply chain to discuss current and futuristic strategies that producers of all sizes could implement to ensure a profitable future. With 110 attendees, 24 states were represented, as well as two countries – Canada and Australia.

“Reproduction is hugely important” said Weaber. “You have to design a breeding objective for your operations [to ensure more profitability].”

Weaber encouraged breeders to design their own breeding objective and include components or goals for their cow herd such as breeding as yearlings and calving unassisted. He also emphasized the importance of economically relevant traits (ERT), such as weaning weight, to a cattle operation’s profitability.

Weaber presented three “Keys to Success” – minimize supplement inputs, optimize the cow as a harvester to the environment, and mate the optimum cow to a sire that maximizes the value of terminal calves.

“Select for traits that impact an endpoint where you generate money,” said Weaber.

“If maternal traits are important to you, put pressure on maternal traits.”

Weaber concluded by telling producers to do the easy, effective things first, and then aim for longer term goals, but implement

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Oklahoma native Dr. Gant Mourer, beef value enhancement specialist for Oklahoma State University, focused on capturing the best value at market time.

According to Mourer, one of those tools includes making sure their animals are healthy.“ Health is the No. 1 production problem,” he said.

Ranchers can ensure their animals are healthy at market time and deliver more on the dollar by vaccinating early and regularly. Mourer reported that many operators only vaccinate their calves once in their lifetimes as opposed to boosting those vaccinations multiple times as suggested.

Two such value-added programs from which cattlemen can increase their profitability are offered by the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA). The Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) and Allied Access both provide an affordable service for producers as USDA-verified source and age programs. The FCCP is also a USDA-verified genetic program ensuring at least one parent is Red Angus.

Wrapping up the seminar, Troy Applehans, market analyst for CattleFax, reported on the cattle market situation and outlook, and an industry panel addressed profitability questions. Frank Wedel, seedstock producer; Tom Woodward, commercial cow-calf producer; Wes Sander, stocker operator and order buyer; Dale Moore, feedyard operator; and John Butler, CEO of Beef Marketing Group sat on the panel.

Along with RAAA, OKC West Livestock Market, Inc., Oklahoma Red Angus Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association/Oklahoma Cowman and Temple Tag sponsored the symposium. ■

Member Services Bulletin Board Approved - Changes to Rules and Regulations 6/11/13 Section F. Embryo Transplants/Clone Calves Previous Rule b. Embryo Transplants 5. Registration of embryo transplant offspring shall be made on a regular form and must be accompanied by an Embryo Transfer certificate. The flush date must be provided.

Approved Change b. Embryo Transplants 5. Registration of embryo transplant offspring shall be made on a regular form. The flush date must be provided.

5. Eligibility Requirements for Category II Recordation Previous Rule e. Calves sired by multiple sire groups will be entered only in Category II, and are not eligible for

Turn in Heifer Exposure by August 15, 2013 The Heifer Exposure Inventory was mailed out the second week of May and must be returned by August 15, 2013. The report is for yearling heifers from 9-17 months of age and not yet of assessment age. The heifer exposure data that is collected goes into the calculation of the Heifer Pregnancy EPD (HPG).

Data collection points: 1.) Breeding season start and end dates are required for data to be entered 2.) Exposure information- Yes or No 3.) Contemporary Group DesignationIndicates the management groups 4.) Disposal Information- Disposal codes are available for heifers that are not kept in the herd Spring 2013 Weaning Worksheets It’s time to report data on the Spring 2013 calf crop. Weaning worksheets will be available the first week in August in Member Data-REDS for

Category 1A or 1B unless exact parentage is proven using DNA testing.

f. The blood percentage of the lowest blood content bull in the multiple sire groups will be used as the blood content for the sire of all calves in such group. g. No calf sired by a multiple sire group, even though parents are 100% Red Angus, can exceed 99% Red Angus.

Approved Change to be implemented with 2014 birth year REMOVE - Section g. No calf sired by a multiple sire group, even though parents are 100% Red Angus, can exceed 99% Red Angus. members to submit weaning data. In order to comply with Total Herd Reporting (THR) a calf record or reason code why a calf wasn’t reported is required for all females on active inventory. Without a calf record or reason code, females are subject to inactivation for lack of calf data. Reports will not be mailed out unless requested. To request printed reports please contact the Member Services Department.

Stayablity EPD and THR Total Herd Reporting (THR) provides the foundation for a reliable Stayability EPD. Once a female enters the productive cow herd she is monitored annually for her productive ability. Only improving Stayability enhances cow herd profitability by increasing the percentage of females that deliver pounds and value to the weaning pen without extra labor or feed – and do it year after year.

Stayability (STAY) – predicts the probability of a bull’s daughters remaining productive until at least six years of

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In order to be included in the Spring 2014 National Cattle Evaluation, all data must be submitted by: 10/25/13 for data on paper 11/1/13 for electronic data

age. Why six? That’s how long it takes a female to break even given all the expenses of development. Females that produce a calf every year up until at least six years of age are given a positive observation. Females that miss a calf, or are culled for any reason including soundness, production, disposition, body condition, etc. are given a negative observation. Mandatory collection of Stayability observations from all Red Angus herds provides ample data for the prediction of a bull’s ability to sire Ranch Tested – Rancher Trusted cowherds.

- Excerpt from The Ranchers’ Guide to EPDs The Ranchers’ Guide to EPDs can be found online under the Genetics section of redangus.org. To request The Ranchers’ Guide to EPDs or other RAAA informational material please contact McKenzie Smith at (940) 387-3502 or mckenzie@redangus.org.

International Year Letter 2013 The international birth year letter for 2013 is A. This is an option when tagging or tattooing animals that are born in 2013. For example, A01 or A02 can be used to indicate the first and second calf born in the year 2013.

For those animals born in 2012 the international birth year letter is Z.

DNA Update

Due to an increase in volume of DNA orders received at the lab, DNA samples will be sent to the lab on Wednesday and Friday of each week.

Please have completed DNA Orders and samples received in the RAAA National Office on Tuesday and Thursday to allow for inclusion in the next day’s shipment.

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2013 RAAA Convention Schedule

Monday, September 9, 2013 Staff arrival Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Board Meeting – Gypsum Room Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Board Meeting – Yogo Inn Fergus County Fairgrounds Live Cattle Exhibits 11:00 Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium and Ladies Symposium 11:30 Lunch 1:00-4:30 Program 4:00-5:30 7:00

MTRAA Hospitality RAFI Dinner at Yogo Inn

Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:00 First Time Attendees Meeting 8:00 General Session begins Breed Improvement Committee Meeting Registration Committee Meeting

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BREAK Lunch Promotions Committee Meeting Board busses for Charlie Russell Chew Choo Return to Yogo Inn

Friday, September 13, 2013 7:00 Affiliate Breakfast Meeting RAFI Breakfast Meeting 8:15 General Session resumes 8:30-9:45 Constitution and Bylaws 9:45-10:00 BREAK 10:00-11:15 Marketing Committee Meeting 11:15-11:45 JRA Year in Review 11:45-1:00 Northern Ag Broadcast and Lunch 1:15-1:45 Show and Sale Committee Meeting 1:45-2:30 Caucuses 2:30-2:45 Elect President 2:45-4:00 Resume and report on elections + Sneak peek of 2014 Convention 4:00 Adjourn (Board meeting to follow) 6:00 Happy Hour 7:00 Banquet

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Grate ranchers demand great performance on the range and on the rail

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When John Grate of Isabel, S.D., began artificially inseminating his British-based cow herd in the early 1970s, he was looking to add a little performance and the benefits of hybrid vigor. He immediately saw heavier calves in the fall. “That was my first incentive to continue crossbreeding on our ranch,” said the 65-year-old Corson County cowboy. “In those days, we got a hefty premium on those calves, and that was pretty enticing, too,” he said.

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to the cattle, while the Red Angus moderates the frame size of our females and improves the efficiency and carcass quality of the steers we finish.”

Over the years, John and his family – wife Marlene, son Reid and his wife Barbara, and son Zane – have experimented with several breeds, first sampling Red Angus genetics in the late 1970s. The one cross that continues to stand out on their 10,000-acre outfit in north central South Dakota – just 8 miles from the Grand River – is an F1 Red Angus-Simmental mix.

Grates develop their replacement females near Mobridge, S.D., and finish their steers and the bottom end of their heifers at a feedlot nearly 400 miles to the southeast – so they need a cross that will produce growthy steers and moderate-framed females.

Quality females have always been essential on the Grate ranch, but “grade and fleshing ability became very important to me when I started finishing steers,” said John. “The Red Angus breed proved to be really good at both.”

And, according to both John and Reid, the Red Angus genetics help their cattle winter well.

The Grate Family (l to r) John, Marlene, Barbara and Reid. Baby McKayla Gail joined the family a week after the interview.

Whenever possible, the family uses Red Angus bulls in their AI program to keep replacements and then cleans up with a Simmental bull to get the growth for the feedlot. Typically though, cows that are predominantly Red Angus are bred to Simmental bulls and vice-versa.

“For what we are doing, the Red Angus and Simmental cross works very well,” Reid said. “The Simmental adds a little milk, flesh and bone

That’s an important feature for cattle that spend their lives on the South Dakota prairie where summertime may only bring 3 to 4 inches of rain and where winter temperatures can dip below zero as the winds gust up to 40 miles an hour and the snow flies for several months out of the year.

“There’s a streak of pretty tough country in through here,” said Reid.

“You can go 15 miles north or south of us and guys are still breaking up land and planting corn.”

“Not here,” said John. “If we get an alfalfa stand for two years, we’ve done pretty well.”

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Grate ranchers demand great performance on the range and on the rail Surviving a Grate winter

Cattle on the Grate Ranch find protection in deep-cut draws and at the base of buttes beautifully carved by Mother Nature. These are the same draws and banks that prompted John’s dad, Clarence, to purchase the ranch in 1950, when John was just 2 years old. They were also in the Old West by thieves who gathered bands of horses and hid them in the natural protection below “the wall” – where they would not be found by passers-by.

Like Clarence, John and Reid appreciate the rugged, natural protection their ranch provides. “Cattle have to have protection in the winter,” John said. But that protection doesn’t have to come in the form of a barn.

Most winters, you’ll find John pitching cake and shelled corn off the back of a sled pulled by a two-horse team. On really rough winters, you might find him unrolling CRP hay for the cows, too, using the same team to drag out the bales.

This ranch has never been without a team of horses, and will not likely be without a team for a long time to come.

“Dad’s tough,” Reid, an Army veteran, said. “It’ll be 10 degrees below zero, snowing and blowing and he’ll be out there with a team, feeding cake. When it gets that cold, I’m OK with using the pick-up,” he said.

Grates calve under the protection of the buttes with minimal man-made windbreak.

Their years of stringent selection criteria – along with a strong maternal cow herd – have eliminated most dystocia.

Chuckling, John confessed, “Yeah. I’d sooner drive a team than a tractor. I just flat like working with livestock.”

“The nice thing about feeding with horses is that they won’t go over a cliff – unless they’re real woofy,” said Reid.

The last few years, the Grates haven’t fed any hay because their Red AngusSimmental cows perform well simply grazing winter stores with a little added energy from shelled corn and cake.

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crossbred cows,” John said. “In the winter, they do fine in our country on minimal inputs.”

The family used to calve in February and March – which meant spending the summer putting up what little hay may have grown in their region.

In 2003, they pushed their calving date back to April and have since needed far less hay to make it through the winter.

“We maybe gave up a few pounds of growth by making that switch, but we’ve more than made up for it in reduced input costs,” explained John.

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Grate ranchers demand great performance on the range and on the rail Today, the bulk of the Grate calves are born the end of April through the first of June. This year they shipped the fat steers the first of June. “We’re calving later, but we went to creep feeding our steers to get more steers grading Choice,” said Reid.

As in other areas of the country, a frigidly cold 2013 April squatted on the Grate ranch just as the cows were set to calve this spring. “We rolled bales into the draws for added warmth and protection,” said Reid, who explained that they fed more hay – mostly CRP bales – during that one cold snap in April than they had the previous two winters combined.

“Some people claim that once you start feeding a cow hay in the winter, you’ve got to feed it all winter long.

That hasn’t been our experience. Our cows would just as soon graze,” said Reid.

“We were lucky not to lose any calves through that cold patch,” added John.

Only one newborn calf got a little chilled down when its mom stepped away in the storm, but John found it, got it warmed up and back out on pasture. “On the whole, those Red Angus-Simmental calves just got up and went,” he said.

Greater selection criteria

Making it through the winter is just one selection criteria the Grates use when considering which Red AngusSimmental cows to keep.

They’ve also got to perform well.

John – who recently purchased a hydraulic chute with an electronic scale – enjoys evaluating the data after they weigh the cows and calves each fall. He describes his ideal cow as one

John Grate feeds their cows in the winter months with a team and feed wagon. The natural protection below the wall of the buttes shelters the cows from the frigid winter winds of the prairie. (Photo courtesy of Marlene Grate) that weighs 1,100 to 1,200 lbs., and raises a calf that finishes at 1,300 lbs. at 12 or 13 months of age and grades Choice or higher. She must also calve with ease and maintain good flesh.

“A couple days ago, we were sorting cows to bring to our AI pasture and Dad sorted off a pretty good looking cow. He said she just wasn’t keeping up with the average, according to the data,” said Reid. “If we had just rode through the cows, and not used any data in our decision-making, we’d probably have ended up with a whole different set of cows. Data is important.”

So is problem-free calving. “If she’s had any calving problems at all, she goes down the road,” John said. Because of these stringent selection criteria, dystocia hasn’t been much of a problem on the Grate ranch for a few decades. Grates also credit a portion of this success to purebred Red Angus breeders who have stayed true to the traits that make a good maternal cow – one that can go out and survive on her own.

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for Grates to collect individual carcass data the last few years, their most recent crop graded 68 percent Choice or higher. The year before that, 70 percent were Choice or higher.

Grates started finishing their steers about 20 years ago by sending small groups of five to a university trial.

The steers consistently gained 3 pounds a day. “The researchers told me that I could achieve that with small groups, but it wasn’t likely that I’d get those kinds of numbers across the entire herd,” said John. But somehow the Grates have been able to sustain those types of numbers across their entire steer crop for the past 20 years.

With the exception of 1996-97, when the steers averaged 2.9 lbs. per day from weaning to finishing, the Grate’s steers have gained more than 3 lbs. per day. Some years have been even better. On the best year, the Red Angus-Simmental steers gained 3.6 lbs. per day.

That success, and the resulting maternal female replacements, will keep the Grate family interested in and using the Red Angus-Simmental cross for years to come. ■

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RAAA Board of Director Candidates Candidate for President Tim Whitley Tim Whitley, Horton, Ala., is seeking reelection for President of the Red Angus Association of America.

Tim was raised in Red Angus through Whitley Red Angus’ memberships – both as a junior and regular member – for the past 46 years.

During this time, Tim had firsthand experience with some of the breed’s growing pains, but more importantly, exposure to the founders’ vision and core values. These guided the fledgling Red Angus breed Tim knew in his youth to the breed’s current relevance as the third largest breed in the beef seedstock industry.

As a member of the JRA, Tim showed Red Angus heifers and was on the Alabama State Champion Livestock Judging team in 1976. He participated in 4-H activities as a youth and continued his involvement as an adult leader. He has been actively involved in Alabama agriculture serving on the Alabama Farmers Federation state beef committee, Blount County Oneonta Agribusiness Center Board of Directors and treasurer, President Blount County Farmers Federation (a multi-commodity farm organization) and the Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association Board of Directors. He is also a past president of the Southeast Red Angus Association and Regional Vice President of Alabama’s Cattlemen’s Association, and currently, serves as treasurer of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.

Both his parents, Henry (’74-’79) and Jane (’91-’97), served on the RAAA Board of Directors, one of the few husband-and-wife teams to do so.

Whitley Red Angus received the Pioneer Breeder Award in 1991, and the Personality of Year Award in 1997, and was recognized as one of the “50 Most Influential People in Red Angus History” in 2004.

His parents are the eldest of the four generations that currently make Whitley Red Angus their home. Tim’s son James Ray Whitley, his wife Natalie and their son Jackson, represent the sixth and seventh generations.

With the support of Tim’s wife Rhonda and her daughter Blake Lee, Whitleys are able to continue the family tradition of supplying Red Angus seedstock to the Southeast’s beef industry.

They market their bulls through “The Beef Maker Multi- Breed” Bull Sale which gives Red Angus cattle expanded exposure in the Southeast.

They also host production sales at their farm, offer private treaty sales and participate in consignment sales.

Their philosophy is to produce sound, functional maternally efficient cattle. To achieve their production goals they multiply their reliance on performance data through application of reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer and estrus synchronization. Visual appraisal is also an important tool – a cowherd that looks the part, is one that is adapted to the Southeast environment and is able to efficiently utilize regionally available forages.

“It has been a great pleasure and challenge to serve as president this past year,” said Tim. “Red Angus has experienced great growth and continues to be successful in serving the commerical producer with sound, functional seedstock cattle. All members of the Board of Directors are working to gain market share for our breed.”

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“My pledge is continued work in conjuction with leadership of Red Angus to increase and strengthen our association,” continued Tim “I have served on the RAAA Re-Apportionment, Registration, and Fee Structure Committees. Each of these rewarding experiences combined with a lifetime of exposure to ‘Henry Whitleyisms” have given me a great understanding in leadership and decision making, and honed my appreciation of the vision that has yielded increased market share and relevance for Red Angus. It is with these experiences and equal parts enthusiasm for the future of our breed, that I seek your support for a second term as President of the Red Angus Association of America.”

Candidate for Region A Bob Morton Bob Morton of Three Forks, Mont., is seeking re-election to the position of Director for Region A. He and his wife Julie own and operate Green Mountain Red Angus in southwest Montana along with their two teenage sons, Tom and Jim.

They have been raising registered Red Angus since 1985. Their herd currently consists of 200 registered 1A Red Angus cattle. They sell approximately 75 bulls each spring. The bulls are fed on site and sold at the ranch sale facility on the third Tuesday of March. Females are sold at the ranch in early December in a joint sale with three other reputation Red Angus breeders.

Bob graduated from Montana State University (MSU) in 1991 with a bachelor degree in range science and

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RAAA Board of Director Candidates a minor in animal science. While attending MSU he was on the ag student council. He was voted the Outstanding Young Farmer/Rancher for his region of Montana in 1996 and, in 1997 he took second place in the state competition.

He has served on the board of the Gallatin County Beef Producers for six years, including two years as the vice president and two years as the president. He has served the Montana Red Angus Association as a board member and vice president, and was also Red Angus barn superintendent for the prestigious NILE show and sale for three years.

Bob has always believed in maintaining high quality within the Red Angus breed, both through the genetics and through the role the Association plays in the promotion and integrity of the breed. “Red Angus is an industry leader and this has been well earned through the strength of our Association,” said Bob.

He has been proud to serve on the board his first term and truly enjoys the challenges and rewards of serving the stakeholders of the Red Angus breed. He has enjoyed getting to know more breeders in Region A and having the opportunity to serve them and act as a sounding board for their concerns and questions regarding the Red Angus breed.

"I feel privileged to have served on the Red Angus Board for the last three years and feel that we have gotten a lot accomplished in that time,” said Bob. “Looking forward, there are projects that we are working on that I would really like to continue to help accomplish to strengthen our breed and help the stakeholders realize more market share and profit for their operations. There is a constant line of new challenges that continue

to arise as well. I look forward to meeting these challenges head on. In closing, I hope that the breeders in Region A would consider having me represent them for another three years on the Red Angus Board."

Candidate for Area 4 – Southwest Kyley DeVoe Kyley DeVoe of Justin, Texas, is seeking election to the position of Director for Area 4 – Southwest. He and his family – wife Brenna along with daughters Karlee Kay and Kenedy Kay – live on the family ranch, 3K Land and Cattle.

3K Land and Cattle is a seedstock operation started in the early 1980s by Brenna’s parents, Wayne and Judy Kay Ferguson. Kyley manages the daily operations of the ranch while maintaining an intensive AI and embryo transfer breeding program. This program was started to continually strive to produce top-end genetics.

He has been an active member of RAAA as well as served with the Texas Red Angus Association Board for many years. Kyley has held the positions of junior director, vice president and director, and is currently serving as at-large director.

On the national level, Kyley has been a regular attendee of Young Guns and participated in the Red Angus- Simmental joint seminar, Beef Profit Alliance, in 2012. He also attends the Red Angus National Convention regularly and has served on the national Show and Sale Committee for the past five years.

Kyley serves as a lay pastor at his church, Denton County Cowboy Church.

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“I look forward to serving the breed as a national board member and will he honored and humbled if elected,” said Kyley.

Candidates for Area 7 – Northeast

Mike Foster Mike Foster of Marcellus, N.Y., is seeking election to the Area 7 – Northeast director seat.

He owns Shepard Settlement Farm along with his wife Lynda and their three children – Julia, Michael and Emma. Along with the farm, Mike owns and operates Crow Hill Hardwood Flooring, a hardwood flooring retail store, established in 1987.

Shepard Settlement Farm is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes west of Syracuse, N.Y. In 1996, the Fosters established their Red Angus herd with four cows and today, have increased their herd to 50 cows. Mike has been farming his entire life. His main focus is on raising elite donor cows and he uses embryo transfer, artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilization to advance the genetics of his herd.

Shepard Settlement Farm participates in the Kick Off Classic Sale and the Finch-Rich Bull Sale annually in Iowa.

Mike has served as president of the New York State Red Angus Association for four years. He has successfully started several local registered herds that continue to thrive. With the large amount of commercial herds in the area, Mike’s goal is to educate commercial breeders of the benefits of using Red Angus bulls in their herds. He would like to continue to promote the Red Angus breed throughout the Northeast.

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RAAA Board of Director Candidates John M. Langdon John Langdon of Benson, N.C., is seeking the position of Director for Area 7 – Northeast.

John is a third-generation farmer. He received his American Farmer Degree (a.k.a. American FFA Degree) in 1978.

In the 1980s John bred and showed Arabian horses which is how he met his wife Eileen of 26 years.

They have three children: John Michael II, Hunter and Megan. John Michael is working toward his master’s degree in animal science at North Carolina State University (NCSU), and Hunter is working toward a bachelor’s degree in crop science, also at NCSU. Megan will be attending the University of North Carolina in Wilmington in the fall. The entire family is active in the farming operation.

John’s wife Eileen is a partner in ownership of Willowrun Veterinary Hospital (a mixed-animal practice) in Smithfield, N.C., where she practices.

He and his family attend First Baptist Church in Four Oaks, N.C.

John is a lifetime hog, cattle, grain and hay farmer. He came up through the farrow-to-finish independent swine business as a child. He switched to a contract finishing operation in 1990, and presently has finishing floor space for 10,400 head of hogs. Also, he owns Langdon Red Angus and Simmental.

He uses AI and ET and has 80 mama cows. He breeds and sells purebred Red Angus, purebred Simmental and

red SimAngus® cattle.

John’s farm has received the North Carolina Cattleman’s Association Environmental Stewardship Award. He has received the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Farm Family of the Year Award as well as the state and national Pork Producer’s Environmental Stewardship Award.

John has served on the North Carolina Extension Service Advisory Board, as well as the Murphy Brown Grower Advisory Board, and he is a member of the North Carolina Cattleman’s Board of Directors. He is second vice president for the North Carolina Beef Cattle Improvement Program, chairman of the Johnston County Soil and Water District Board, first vice president to the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation District Association.

He now serves on the North Carolina Soil and Water Commission and Foundation both of which are three-year terms. He also serves on the North Carolina Simmental Association Board of Directors.

Candidate for Area 9 – Midwest Larry Ellison Larry Ellison of Fair Grove, Mo., is seeking re-election to the Director’s position for Area 9 – Midwest. Larry and his wife Merrilyn live on a small farm in southwest Missouri just outside of Springfield, Mo. They have a daughter, a son and five grandchildren.

Larry grew up on a small farm in

Any changes or additions to the RAAA Board of Director Candidates will be published in the September issue of ARA Magazine.

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southwest Missouri and has been involved in various agriculture endeavors his entire life. He and Merrilyn had registered black Angus from 1978 until they switched to Red Angus in 2002.

They presently maintain a small herd of registered Red Angus (Harmony Hills Red Angus) and utilize both AI and embryo transfer.

Larry attended Missouri State University and the University of Missouri and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1968. He has an extensive business background including ownership of a number of small businesses and serving as executive vice president of a New York Stock Exchange company.

Larry is currently a partner in a small forensic litigation consulting firm in Springfield.

He has been involved in over 30 agriculture and non-agriculture-related entities through the years including president of the Missouri Angus Association. He has been a director of the Ozark Empire Fair for many years and is a former president. He has been a lifetime member of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association since 1982. Larry served as chairman of the 2010 National Red Angus Convention held in Springfield. He was elected to the Red Angus Board in 2009 and has been Chairman of both the Finance Committee and the Show and Sale Committee for the past two years. He also served on the Fee Structure Committee in 2010.

Larry believes that his extensive financial and business experience and his lifelong cattle experience help him be an effective member of the RAAA Board of Directors. ■

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Many commercial cow/calf operators enhance the profitability of their operations through thoughtful application of heterosis and breed complementarity made available through crossbreeding.

Since 1960, the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) has promoted planned crossbreeding systems as a tool for sustainable and profitable commercial beef production. Red Angus’ balance of economically relevant traits makes it a flexible, userfriendly component of any crossbreeding plan.

Today, Red Angus breeders fulfill this commitment by offering the beef industry's best objectively described seedstock and marketing programs designed to add value to their customers' calves. This profit boosting combination has earned Red Angus the reputation as The Common Denominator in crossbreeding programs all across the country!

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Crossbreeding Basics Genetic Change = Heritability x Selection Pressure

Heritability is the proportion of an animal’s genetic merit that is - on average - transmitted to their offspring. Heritability varies for different traits, (see Table 1 – opposite page). Reproductive traits tend to have low heritabilities, while growth traits are moderate and carcass characteristics typically have higher heritabilities. In practice, most selection pressure involves utilizing bulls whose genetic merit (for those traits the producer seeks to improve) is superior to the average of the cows they will breed.

In Crossbreeding, genetic variation comes from both the selected variation within a breed and the genetic variation between selected breeds.

Breed Complementarity...

..occurs from combining the desirable characteristics of two or more breeds to achieve a higher frequency of desired genes among the crossbreds than could be found within a single breed. In other words, the beneficial additive genes of one breed can be used to compensate for the lack thereof in an-

other.

Different breeds excel in different traits. British breeds are traditionally categorized as maternal, efficient cattle that produce high quality carcasses, Continental cattle are known for producing lean carcasses with high red meat yield, and Zebu breeds can offer heat tolerance and increased insect resistance.

Breed differences exist in traits such as: Growth Rate • Carcass Composition • Age at Puberty • Mature Size • Calving Difficulty • Milk Production

The “ideal cow herd” and breeding program varies depending on geography, production constraints and market goals. Once you have analyzed these aspects of your operation you can design and implement a breeding program that will help you achieve your production goals.

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Crossbreeding Basics Heterosis (hybrid vigor) results from “nonadditive” gene effects. Heterosis is defined as the percent of superiority expressed in a trait by crossbred progeny over the average of the parents’ breeds in the cross.

Heterosis is calculated by the following formula: Crossbred Avg. - Straightbred Avg. x 100 = % Heterosis Straightbred Avg.

Example: Two parent breeds have weaning weight averages of 575 and 475 lb respectively. Their expected progeny average would be 525 lb. Yet, their crossbred progeny averaged 550 lb.

The percent of heterosis would be determined as follows: 550 - 525 x 100 = 4.8% 525

Heterosis and Heritability

The degree of heterosis varies between traits, and follows a general rule that it tends to be inversely proportional to that trait’s heritability.

In moderate to highly heritable traits, such as carcass composition, the level of heterosis is low, while traits of low heritability such as calving rate and weaning rate have higher levels of heterosis. Table 1 shows that heterosis obtained through crossbreeding is a powerful tool for increasing performance in traits with low heritabilities.

Table 1. Heritability and Heterosis Estimates for Some Economically Important Traits.

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This polled and pigmented Red Angus sired calf out of a Hereford cow is an example of individual heterosis.

Heterosis...

Individual vs. Maternal Heterosis

Individual heterosis is the increased performance a crossbred calf exhibits relative to its straightbred parents for traits such as growth to weaning, or yearling weight.

Maternal heterosis is expressed in the crossbred female’s progeny, such as the increased weaning weight of crossbred females’ calves due to the increased milk production of their crossbred dams.

Heterosis has been shown to increase lifetime production 20-25% in Bos taurus x Bos taurus cross cows. This increase results from cumulative benefits of heterosis across numerous cow herd traits to include: fertility, longevity, weaning rate, etc.

The table below compares increases in weight of calf weaned per cow exposed that may be expected with individual heterosis vs. both individual and maternal heterosis.

Straightbred Cows & Straightbred Calves Straightbred Cows & Crossbred Calves Crossbred Cows & Crossbred Calves

Crossbreeding Systems

Must be designed to fit the operation; herd size, number of pastures, existing cow herd genetics and other managerial constraints will determine the most appropriate crossbreeding system.

Rotational Systems

The goal of a Rotational crossbreeding system is twofold: 1) Generate females which combine the complementary cow herd traits of parent breeds while building acceptable levels of maternal heterosis into the cow herd.

2) Build “reputation” feeder cattle that excel in the feedlot and carcass traits that will keep buyers bidding aggressively.

Rotational Crossbreeding Tip: use breeds that are similar in birthweight, mature size and milk production to avoid large swings in biological type and input costs.

Red Angus are especially well suited for Rotational systems due to their balance of cow herd building traits with end product traits.

Two-Breed Rotation

Cows sired by Breed A (Red Angus) bred to Breed B bull (Hereford, Simmental, etc.). Resulting daughters bred back to Breed A for the rest of their lives. Daughters resulting from this cross are bred back to bull from Breed B. A female is always bred to a bull of a different breed than her sire. (Diagram 1)

Sire selection objectives: Choose sires similar for calving ease, maternal traits, and mature size. Must ID sires to daughters.

No. of Sires: No. of Pastures: Min. No. of Cows: % Heterosis:

2 2 50 67%

Cows sired by Breed A (Red Angus) bred to Breed B bull. Resulting daughters bred back to Breed C for the rest of their lives. Daughters resulting from this cross are bred back to bull from Breed A. A female is always bred to the sire she is least related to. (Diagram 2)

Sire selection objectives: Choose sires similar for calving ease, maternal traits, and mature size. Must ID sires to daughters.

3 3 75 86%

Breeding Group1

Expected increase in lbs of calf per cow exposed = 20%

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Replacements

Females bred to bulls of Breed A Example: Red Angus bulls

Breeding Group 2

Females bred to bulls of Breed B Example: Hereford bulls

Replacements

Expected increase in lbs of calf per cow exposed = 16%

Three-Breed Rotation

No. of Sires: No. of Pastures: Min. No. of Cows: % Heterosis:

Diagram 1

Diagram 2 Breeding Group1

Replacements

Females bred to bulls of Breed A Example: Red Angus bulls

Replacements

Breeding Group 2

Females bred to bulls of Breed B Example: Hereford bulls

Replacements

Breeding Group 3

Females bred to bulls of Breed C Example: Simmental bulls

Crossbreeding Systems Terminal Sire & purchase F1 Replacement Females

Perhaps the simplest, fastest and most effective way of utilizing both heterosis and breed complementarity. Producers purchase F1 (two breed cross) replacement females, mate them to a terminal breed of bull and market all of the progeny - keeping no replacements.

Selection objectives: 1. Select maternal breeds which fit specific production environment, and excel in cow herd profit traits of longevity, fertility, weaning rate, low labor inputs and low maintenance cost.

2. Select sires to fit marketing objectives, applying appropriate selection pressure to post weaning gain, feed conversion, marbling and yield grade.

Examples:

No. of Sires: No. of Pastures: Min. No. of Cows: % Heterosis:

Red Angus x British cows bred to Continental or Red Angus x Continental F1 bulls Red Angus x Maternal Continental cows bred to Continental or Red Angus x Continental F1 bulls.

Tiger Striped Braford Cows bred to Red Angus bulls Expected increase in lbs of 1 1 calf per cows exposed = 25% any size This system provides the opportunity to maximize use of individual and maternal heterosis

Red Angus isn’t often thought of as a Terminal Sire breed, but many producers find that Red Angus’ rapid early growth, shorter days on feed, and carcass quality adds maximum value to their calf crop.

Sourcing Red Angus Influenced Females The cumulative effect of fertility, calving ease, optimal milk flow, fleshing and foraging ability, longevity, and low maintenance costs make Red Angus the obvious cornerstone of any cow/calf operation.

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Focused on Profit: While some breeds focus on calculating as many EPDs as possible, Red Angus concentrates on describing reproduction, growth, feed costs and carcass characteristics using the fewest EPDs possible. By focusing on those traits that impact profitability (ERTs), ranchers can buy better bulls, while sorting through nonessential data.

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Red Angus... The Common Denominator Red Angus x Terminal Continentals

Red Angus crossed with terminal Continental breeds like Charolais and Limousin, produce feeders that can excel in both gain and conversion while reaping premiums for both Yield Grade and Quality Grade. While these Continentals are known to improve Yield Grade through increased leaness and larger ribeye areas; Red Angus complements with improved marbling and fewer days to finish.

Red Angus x Maternal Continentals

When crossed with maternal Continental breeds such as Simmental and Gelbvieh, Red Angus can improve production efficiency. Through breed complementarity, Red Angus can lower birthweights, moderate mature size, decrease cow maintenance requirements, extend longevity and thus, improve the overall functionality of the replacement females resulting from such crosses.

Red Angus x British Breeds

The “Baldy” female is still a favorite for many commercial ranch environments, and the “Best Baldys” come from combining Red Angus and Hereford. Red Baldy cows are polled, pigmented, easy fleshing, and docile, and they have the added benefit of Red Hides for reduced summer stress.

The Red Angus component of baldy steers helps them reach choice grade with fewer days on feed. Red Angus x British crosses is a natural fit for harsh environments where nutritional stress requires females with built in longevity and low maintenance requitements.

Red Angus x Brahman Derivatives

In regions where heat, humidity and insects require Brahman derivative or heat tolerant Bos taurus breeds, such as Senepol, it only makes sense to add an Angus component that comes with a “cooler” Red Hide. The replacements resulting from such crosses make adaptable, heat tolerant, easy fleshing brood cows, while their steer mates express improved carcass value due to Red Angus’ superior marbling genetics. Additionally, higher levels of heterosis may be seen when Red Angus are used on cattle of such divergent origins.

Red Angus based Hybrid Bulls

In addition to using straightbred Red Angus in crossbreeding programs, a growing demand is being met by Red Angus based hybrid bulls. Through eliminating the need for multiple breed rotations and allowing producers to maintain their desired breed makeup without large swings in biological type, Red Angus based hybrids provide the benefits of heterosis and breed complementarity in a convenient and userfriendly package. Furthermore, Red Angus based hybrid bulls are the ideal choice for producers who desire to inject heterosis back into a high percentage Red Angus cowherd.

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by Myron Edelman, RAAA Director of Value Added Programs

Headlines in agricultural publications nation wide – especially in the most recent years – have described the downward-trending beef cattle inventory in the United States. Environmental pitfalls have taken their toll on our nation’s cowherd.

In the last three years, the beef business has seen a large decrease in beef cattle supply. Severe drought, extreme feed commodity val ues and an aging agriculture population have resulted in the beef cow inventory dating us back to pre-1950 totals. Current 2013 U.S. mother cows totals are just over 29 million head according to CattleFax, down over 800,000 head from the previous year.

So doesn’t it stand to reason that we would notice the same trends in Red Angus as we do in the rest of the U.S. cowherd population?

On the contrary. One might say Red Angus is breaking the trend.

Red Angus has experienced a fiscal year of 61,622 head total recorded calf crop, about a 7 percent increase from one year ago.

Nearly 76,000 Red Angus cows were assessed THR over the last 12 months which is also an increase of nearly 3 percent from the previous year.

Red Angus Growth Trends

Graph 1. RAAA Recorded/Registered Calf Crop by Year

61,622 Total Recorded with Computes 46,231 Registrations

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Graph 2. FCCP/Allied Acess Enrollment

General membership as well as junior membership both experienced growth. Increases in these categories showcase an upward trend.

Within the RAAA’s most recent fiscal year, the industry experienced a change in the age requirement for exportable beef to the Pacific Rim. Now product from cattle aged 30 months or younger – not 20 months or younger – is eligible for export. An expected sharp decline in cattle enrolled in age and source verified programs were a direct result of that ruling.

Again, wouldn’t we expect participation in Red Angus marketing programs to follow the same decline? More than 138,000 head of commercial customers’ cattle were enrolled in either the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) or Allied Access program compared to a total of 137,125 head enrolled last year.

This increase of enrolled cattle minus the need for age verification may suggest that the guaranteed 50 percent Red Angus genetics breed claim that accompanies cattle enrolled in the FCCP is the driving force behind ranchers continuing to utilize the RAAA marketing programs.

The good news for this industry is that market analyst suggests a stabilization of the U.S. cowherd inventory potentially beginning as soon as 2014. The task – continue to build upon the success of THR, economically focused EPDs and relevant marketing programs to deliver genetic inputs so that ranchers may continue to gain a competitive advantage in a global market place.

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124,275 Cattle Enrolled in FCCP & ProCow 14,000 Cattle Enrolled in Allied Access

Graph 3. Red Angus THR Trend

75,884 – Total # of Cows Accessed THR

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RAAA Year In Review Red Angus Top Ten

Members by State (Total Membership: 2,154)

1. TX 2. MN 3. IA 4. KS 5. MT

221 137 132 124 124

6. MO 7. NE 8. ND 9. SD 10. WI

112 108 94 93 87

1. MT 2. TX 3. NE 4. SD 5. KS

Junior Members by State (Total Membership: 673)

1. TX 2. IA 3. KS 4. NE 5. MO

103 62 60 36 33

Transfers by State

6. MN 31 7. IL 26 8. OK 24 9. CA 24 10. SD & OR 23

1275 928 907 873 663

6. ND 7. MO 8. WY 9. MN 10. IA

643 419 370 313 253

6. ND 7. IA 8. MN 9. WY 10. MO

3,396 2,413 2,291 2,244 2,110

Registrations by State

1. MT 2. NE 3. SD 4. TX 5. KS

6,950 5,040 4,393 4,195 4,045

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MARB YG 0.58 0.07 0.70 0.01 0.18 -0.10 0.88 0.17 0.80 0.29 0.55 -0.42 0.44 0.09 -0.27 -0.08 0.62 0.21 0.64 0.00 0.54 0.02 25% 51%

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BUF CRK VALENTINO R210 • 1050330 BUF CRK MEDALLION R410 • 1050286 BUF CRK LANCE S100 • 1119645 BUF CRK TARGHEES153 • 1119553 BUF CRK JULIAN P178-S207 • 1119640 BUF CRK JULIAN P178-S252 • 1119613 BROWN COMMITTMENT S7206 • 1120008 BUF CRK WINNING TICKET T004 • 1190664 BUF CRK LANCE T013 • 1190461 BUF CRK VALENTINE T146 • 1190464 BUF CRK LANCER T164 • 1190701 BUF CRK NICE `n EASY T189 • 1190716 BUF CRK LANCER T235 • 1190514 BUF CRK BANDIT T250 • 1190540 BUF CRK BRAVADO U013 • 1260175 BUF CRK SHOTGUN U046 • 1260085 BUF CRK DESPERADO U082 • 1260072 BUF CRK HEAVY HITTER U084 • 1259922 BUF CRK AT ATTENTION U089 • 1260078 BUF CRK BLACK JULEP U103 • 1260017 BUF CRK MELLOW DUDE U113 • 1260136 BUF CRK LANCE U134 • 1259914 BUF CRK TITAN W153 • 1329387 BUF CRK THE RIGHT KIND U199 • 1260155 GILCHRIST CHIEF W515 • 273997 BUF CRK BLACK MAGIC X004 • 1379393

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RAAA Year in Review Top Ten RAAA Members

by Registrations Name

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1. 5 L Ranch, MT

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2. Beckton Red Angus, WY

3. Bieber Red Angus Ranch, SD

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5. Schuler-Olsen Ranch, NE

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6. Sauer Cattle Co. Ltd., TX

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4. Oates Land & Cattle Co., TX 6. Damar Farms, WI

8. Silver Spur Ranches, CO

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In Memory

Terry L. Robinson

Terry L. Robinson, 64, Bismarck, died May 17, 2013, due to an accidental death.

Terry was born on Aug. 8, 1948, in Eau Claire, Wis. He graduated from Mandan (N.D.) High School in 1966. In 1970, he graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in psychology.

In the fall of 1970, Terry went to work for the ND REC Magazine as advertising manager. In 1981, he acquired part ownership of the Farm and Ranch Guide. Terry was instrumental in creating this much-loved rural paper that had a huge focus on the livestock industry.

He had a special relationship with purebred cattle breeders from North Dakota and the surrounding states. He was extremely proud of his accomplishments in the cattle industry and felt very close to each and every one of his accounts. He always said he was a very lucky man to be involved with such a wonderful rural family. His expertise in livestock marketing will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Terry served in the U.S. military and the North Dakota Army National Guard for over 33 years. He enlisted in the Navy in 1970 and later transferred to the Army Reserve. He was commissioned as an officer in 1973. In 1979, he transferred to the North Dakota Army National Guard, where he served until Aug. 31, 2003, retiring at the rank of colonel. He attended the U.S. Army War College in 1995-96. In 2009 and 2011, he was appointed brigadier general by the governor of North Dakota to serve as a “State Flood Recovery Coordinator.” His military career was one of the highlights of his life.

He married Joyce (Miller), on Aug. 23, 1969, and together they began a lifelong journey filled with love and joy.

They were blessed with two wonderful children, Cade and Kree. Over the years, Terry and Joyce became the grandparents to eight delightful grandchildren.

His many hobbies included hunting, fishing and maintaining the rural yard he created, as well as sailing and flying.

His expertise in so many areas made him the person for family and friends to go to if they needed help. Many hearts were touched by his spirit, generosity and his love of God, family and country.

Carson Christensen

Like pebbles skipped across the water leave a rippling effect, Carson Christensen’s life ended all too soon.

God opened up his arms and welcomed him home. His funeral services were held June 13.

Carson Rae Christensen, 15, was born on Nov. 20, 1997, to Veronica and Vince Christensen in Billings, Mont.

He arrived with a set of dimples and a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. His infectious smile and laughter will be greatly missed.

Carson loved anything to do with the outdoors and the adventures that ensued. Whether it was hunting gophers or deer, if there were four legs and fur, “it was game on.” He loved to call in geese and ducks, testing his shooting talents. He loved to ride motorcycles, four-wheelers and snowmobiles. One

of his proudest moments was getting his driver's license. If you knew Carson well, he wasn’t comfortable unless he was wearing camo or sporting his favorite baseball cap and belt buckle.

Carson was a student at Park City High School. He was active in 4-H, FFA and the Montana Junior Red Angus Association. He was a standout while showing his steers and heifers, especially with his orange-and-black, Bengaltiger-striped show stick. One of his most cherished possessions was the Wes Watson Memorial Junior Herdsman buckle he was awarded at the NILE Stock Show last year.

Carson had many dreams, one of the biggest being joining the military and serving his country. His passion was with firearms. He could tell you anything you ever wanted to know about any caliber weapon.

Carson treasured family, friends and his three favorite pets, Alvin, Cowboy and Torchwood, and Maverick, his 4-H steer.

Carson was preceded in death by his great-grandparents.

He is survived by his parents, Vince and Veronica Christensen; brother, Seth; grandparents, Wayne and Joyce Venetz, Richard and Carol Christensen; aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Even though Carson has left this world to be reunited with loved ones, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ■

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Sale Reports Peacock Angus Ranch Cattle In Motion Internet Sale Covington, Texas March 28 – 30, 2013 Lots Average 14 Yearling Red Angus Bulls.....$3,510

Top-Selling Bulls: PAR Prime Time 001Z, Lot 1, a January son of BUF CRK Lancer R017 and out of PAR Selma NA359, sold half interest to VF Red Angus of Terrebonne, Ore., for $15,250.

PAR Redemption 017Z, Lot 5, an April son of Brylor Walkerton out of PAR Selma NA359 was the second-high seller with half interest selling to Broken Oak Ranch of Seguin, Texas, for $5,250.

Schuler Red Angus Production Sale March 28, 2013 Bridgeport, Nebraska Lots Average 98 Red Angus and Red Angus Composite Bulls......$4,219 Top-Selling Bulls: The top-selling Red Angus bull was Schuler First Down 2137Z, a son of

Leachman Deniro A090X, who sold to 4B Ranch of Quinter, Kan., and Katz Red Angus of Prairie View, Kan., for $12,750.

Another top-selling bull was Schuler Endurance 2101Z, a son of Schuler Nebula 0050, who sold to Bieber Red Angus of Leola, S.D., and Accelerated Genetics of Baraboo, Wis., for $10,000.

Olsen Ranches, Inc. of Harrisburg, Neb., purchased Schuler OMyGoodness 2121Z, a Messmer Packer S008 son, for $9,500.

Lone Rock Ranch of Sylvan Grove, Kan., purchased two high-selling sons of Schuler Rebel 0029X – Schuler Rebel Z003 for $7,000, and Schuler Rebel Z009 for $6,600.

Gosey Red Angus of Raymond, Neb., was on hand to purchase Schuler Envoy 2115Z, a Schuler Envy 7342T son, for $6,750.

The top-selling Schuler Red Composite bulls were Schuler Red 53 Z833 who sold to Wilson Ranch of Lakeside, Neb., for $5,400, and Schuler Red 62 Z824 to Wasson Farms of Seldon, Kan., for $5,300.

Volume bull buyers were Cullan Farms of Hemingford, Neb., and Kenansville Cattle Co. of St. Cloud, Fla.

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"The Andras Kind" Bull Sale April 6, 2013 Manchester, Illinois Lots Average 57 Red Angus Bulls.....................$5,014

Top-Selling Bulls: Andras Fusion R236, Lot 8, a son of Andras In Focus B175, topped the sale selling to ABS Global, DeForest, Wis., for $33,000.

Andras In Focus R240, Lot 4, another son of Andras In Focus B152, sold to Brylor Ranch, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada, for $17,000.

Andras In Focus 2012, Lot 23, a son of Andras In Focus B152, sold to Bullis Creek Ranch, Wood Lake, Neb., and Ravenscroft Red Angus, Nenzel, Neb., for $11,700.

Andras In Focus 1158, Lot 5, a son of Andras In Focus B152, to Giefer Ranch, WaKeeney, Kan., for $11,000.

Andras Thunder R225, Lot 9, a son of Andras Thunder B165, to Hueftle Red Angus, Cozad, Neb., for $8000.

Two bulls sold for $7,500 each. Andras Right Kind 1100, Lot 1, a son of BUF CRK Right Kind U199, sold to Crump Red Angus, Gillette, Wyo., and Andras In Focus 2028, Lot 24, a son of Andras In Focus B152, sold to KK Farms, Mo. ■

Member News

Padlock Ranch honored for conservation practices

Padlock Ranch, recipient of the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming, was honored for voluntary achievement in conservation by Governor Matt Mead at the Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Cheyenne, Wyo. The Padlock Ranch operates a sustainable and profitable cattle operation in Wyoming and Montana.

“Ranchers know that we must take care of the land. My great-grandfather always said that where you find one blade of grass, leave two,” Governor Mead said. “The Environmental Stewardship Tour and Leopold Conservation Award celebrate those

who have truly left more for future generations, all the while feeding the country and preserving our open spaces and ranching heritage.”

“Successful ranches sustain open spaces, air quality and wildlife habitat, and they provide recreational opportunities to the public,” Padlock Ranch President and CEO Wayne Fahsholtz said. “When I came here 10 years ago, we capitalized on the opportunity to implement practices to ensure we have as good a ranch as

possible and to grow as much grass as possible.”

The Padlock Ranch is owned by the Scott Family and has been operating since 1943. Homer and Mildred Scott started the operation with 300 cows on 3,000 acres and grew the ranch to its current size of 11,000 head on 500,000 acres.

The $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award is named for renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold. ■

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JOHN DAVIS 1021 BRAMLITT LANE NEW ALBANY, MS 38652

RUSH RED ANGUS CRAIG RUSHING 4936 CAMPOBELLO DR MONROE, NC 28110

WEINLAND FARMS ALLAN & RUTH WEINMANN 143 TOWN BROOK RD HOBART, NY 13788 Area 8 – Southeast Director – Raymond Prescott D & K FUNNY FARM DOUG & KAREN BRANDON PO BOX 226 PERRYVILLE, AR 72126

TRIGG HOLLOW FARM BILL TOPPER 1600 TRIGG CITY RD CORNERSVILLE, TN 37047

MARKA DELAYNE HOWARD 4406 S YORK HWY JAMESTOWN, TN 38556-5326

ALAN ANGLE 21623 87TH ST BLAKESBURG, IA 52536

TAYLOR LANNING 93 HANLIN RD DALLAS, GA 30132

DIAMOND D CATTLE CO. DARRIN ARTHUR DRAKE 69 COWAN VALLEY LANE HICKMAN, TN 38567-1669 DURDEN RED ANGUS BOBBY R. & PATRICK B. DURDEN PO BOX 541 HAVANA, FL 32333

Area 9 – Midwest Director – Larry Ellison

BREEZIN B FARM GREGG BAILEY 17768 LAWRENCE 2130 MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712

SPOOK HOLLOW RANCH RONNIE & RENEE LEITZSEY 1216 LEITZSEY ROAD POMARIA, SC 29126

RICHARD BREHEIM FARMS RICHARD BREHEIM 33505 LAMINE RD SEDALIA, MO 65301

REBA PRATHER 581 TODD RD NANCY, KY 42544

WADE OR WENEA GEAN STEVEN ‘WADE’ GEAN 10645 CHERRY CHAPEL LOOP SAVANNAH, TN 38372

BRADY EDGE 776 270TH AVE WEST BRANCH, IA 52358

BLAKE-LEE ROPER 405 WHITLEY LOOP HORTON, AL 35980

NEBRASKA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION

FICK RED ANGUS

RAFTER JX RANCH

Inman, NE • Visitors Welcome!

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(402) 394-5489

DOUG Balance from (402) 394-5486 Start to Finish! (402) 340-9910

Registered Red Angus Cattle

Michael & Kathleen Jackson 33070 Shelton Rd. • Ravenna, NE 68869 (308) 467-2366 • Cell (308) 390-3960

www.fickredangus.com 23rd Annual Bull Sale March 2013!

The Sieberts - Kim, Lindy, Samantha & Kendall 108 Road 3 • Henderson, NE 68371 (402) 723-4376 • Email: sdiamond@telcoweb.net website: sdiamondangus.com

Pieper Red Angus

Ross A & Lane Knott P.O. Box 43 • Petersburg, NE 68652 Home (402) 386-5411 Work (402) 386-5297 Cell (402) 843-8726

Red Angus & Composite Seedstock info1@schulerredangus.com Butch & Susan Schuler • (308) 262-0306 Darrell Schuler • (308) 262-0925 7522 Rd 74 • Bridgeport, NE 69336

Red Angus with built-in Performance!

Mark and Deb Pieper (308) 638-4557 HC 70 Box 13 • Hay Springs, NE 69347

CHOAT RED ANGUS GENETICS

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Cattle Company St. Edward, NE

Wayne & Jody Choat • 402-678-3439 Dave & Kathy Stodola • 402-981-1586

Rob Brawner

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060

Scott & Kim Ford (308) 876-2211 Bertrand, NE 68927

www.crossdiamondcattle.com

Bartlett & Stapleton Nebraska

Annual Sale March 2013 www.hallredangus.com Lamoine & Helen Hall Brad & Paula Pokorny (308) 654-3220 (308) 636-2275

KATIE EDGE 776 270TH ST WEST BRANCH, IA 52358 EDGE LIVESTOCK PATTI EDGE 776 270TH ST WEST BRANCH, IA 52358 CASSIE ENGSTLER 2570 LAKE AVE BRITT, IA 50423

EPLING FARMS ROBERT A. EPLING 2074 MOVILLE BLACKTOP MOVILLE, IA 51039 BROCK FITZGERALD 10193 WOLF HILL RD BLOOMINGTON, IL 61705

GARDNER FARMS, INC JARED & HEATHER GARDNER 21077 POWER PLANT ROAD OTTUMWA, IA 52501 KLAIR HARTZOLD 12199 N 550 EAST RD STANFORD, IL 61774 ERICKA HAYES 116 N PINTAIL LN DOWNS, IL 61736

JOHN HIBBERT 2191 N 2200TH AVE CAMP POINT, IL 62320 HAT RA RANCH TRACY HOWELL 1925 625TH AVE ALBIA, IA 52531

KODY KEESAMAN 3205 SW HIGHWAY 36 OSBORN, MO 64474-9745 KOLTEN KEESAMAN 3205 SW HWY 36 OSBORN, MO 64474

DUSK TO DAWN FARM RAYMOND & NANCY KRUEGER 419 N HUGHES RD WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 STAN & DENISE LOCK 10050 W FR 160 REPUBLIC, MO 65738

RON & TAMMY MANN 23450 E HWY N HUMANSVILLE, MO 65674

MASSEY LAND AND CATTLE CHARLES & KELLY MASSEY RT 1 BOX 851 CABOOL, MO 65689 PAT MEEHAN 2857 HWY 38 HOPKINTON, IA 52237

ROBERTSON LINDSAY CATTLE COMPANY REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES Contact us today for more information!

936-394-5413 H 979-255-1991 C

alexiem@yahoo.com www.robertsonlindsaycattle.com

SUMMIT FARMS BRIAN MIKE 10640 COUNTY HWY D20 ALDEN, IA 50006

PATTERSON BROTHERS RED ANGUS DENNIS, DALE & RON PATTERSON 9802 CEMETERY ROAD BLOOMINGTON, WI 53804 TAYLOR PROESCH PO BOX 370 CLARENCE, IA 52216

TJ SANFTNER 2757 220TH AVE DEER PARK, WI 54007

SCHROEDER’S RED ANGUS MITCHELL SCHROEDER 1785 180TH ST LOWDEN, IA 52255 MIKE & PATSY THYS 1126 170TH ST VICTOR, IA 52347 GREYSEN VANWYE 1649 2600TH ST ATLANTA, IL 61723

CATHERINE E. WIMSETT REVOCABLE TRUST JOHN & CATHY WIMSETT 614 LOCUST ST CARROLLTON, IL 62016 Foreign U-2 RANCH LTD DARREN & JOANNE UNGER BOX 705 COALDALE, AB T1M 1M6

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Building Better Beef Registered Red Angus

Sales by Private Treaty

(406) 632-5598 P.O. Box 2913 Harlowton, MT 59036

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Steve & Shelly Newberry,Owners • Jim Frazier,Ranch Manager Livingston, MT 59047 • (406) 333-9506 • jim@srredangus.com visit us online at www.srredangus.com

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Jim Phillips (800) 974-5653

Ron and Esther Fischer

www.fischerredangus.com

Registered Red Angus

300 Red Angus Lane Helmville, MT 59843 www.meyerbeef.com meyercoranch@blackfoot.net

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Amie & Teri Angelo

(406) 288-8171 • angelocattleco@blackfoot.net 96 N Mullan Trail • Drummond, MT 59832

Chuck Feddes (406) 284-3203

www.sutherlinfarms.com

2610 Churchill Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741

suthfarm@msn.com Spooner Creek Lane Stevensville, MT

Tim & Julie Shick

P.O. Box 311 Lodge Grass, MT 59050

(406) 639-9112 • tjshick@dishmail.net

Ken & Cheri Graves (307) 738-2247

2384 Barnum Rd. • Kaycee, WY 82639 Email: gravesredfork@wildblue.net Proud to be a part of Montana’s Red Angus history!

Convenience Traits until the Cows Come Home!

Mark & Sue Mees • (406) 347-5413

Leland

Spear J Red Angus

Harold Isaacs Family P.O. Box 49 Jordan, MT 59337 (406) 557-2371 Fax (406) 557-6158

Fertility Tested Bulls - Private Treaty

RED ANGUS RANCH

Annual Production Sale: 2nd Friday in March (701) 565-2347 Melvin & Luella Leland 34 mi. SE Sidney, MT Todd Leland 42 mi. N Beach, ND 192 ND Hwy 16 N Mile Mark 118 Hwy 16 Sidney, MT 59270

1-877-Red-Angus email: mtraa@mtredangus.com www.mtredangus.com

President: Bruce Ketchum-Plevna, MT ketchum@midrivers.com

Vice Pres: Donna Laubach-Big Timber, MT klaubach@mtintouch.net

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WEST FORK RANCH

REGISTERED RED ANGUS Ernie & Hilary George 1264 Road 9 307-548-2682 Lovell, WY 82431 Private Treaty Sales • Midland Bull Test

Bob & Julie Morton

2435 Logan Trident Road• Three Forks, MT 59752 1-866-GMRA-COW • www.gmracattle.com Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March

Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

40126 Eli Gap Road • Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-4654 • www.GlacierRedAngus.com

Cam, Spike and Sally Forbes 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: beckton@wavecom.net

Directors: Brady Bowles-Chinook, MT bbowlesj5@yahoo.com

Chad Sutherlin-Stevensville, MT threeccattleco@yahoo.com Karen Raisland-St. Ignatius, MT sti4058@blackfoot.net

in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

LUCHT RED ANGUS

Vic & Shari Westphal

RED ANGUS P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 â&#x20AC;˘ (406) 428-2179

Email: klmpnra@gmail.com Registered Red Angus Cattle

North American Curly Horses

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ROCK CREEK RED ANGUS Box 396, Joliet, Mt 59041 "Females & Bulls For Sale Year Round"

Charlie & Linda Lewis (406) 962-3330 Triple X Red Angus Westphal Red Angus

CELLENCE

MONTANA HEADQUARTERS Ryan Ludvigson â&#x20AC;˘ (406) 534-4263 rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Ty & Sarah Leonard 35 Erie Lane Hilger, MT 59451 Joint Bull Sale 406-462-5623

FRITZ RED ANGUS

1542 Fritz Ranch Ln Joe & Heidi Fritz Brady, MT 59416 (406) 627-2374 fritzra@3rivers.net

Cominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Twoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s...

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all We Do!

Jim & Shelly Goggins â&#x20AC;˘ (406) 662-5102 89 Sand Creek Road â&#x20AC;˘ Bridger, MT 59014 Email: jim@beefunlimited.com beefunlimited.com

Vic & Shari Westphal P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 Breeding 406-428-2179

for with Feddes Balance Red Angus Craig & Taryn DeBoer Manhattan, MT â&#x20AC;˘ (406) 282-9029 Cell (406) 570-3304 â&#x20AC;˘ www.ctredangus.com

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Contact us today for a breeder near you!

Join us in September!

Bob (406) 855-3614 Jon (406) 581-7800 Chad (406) 740-0099

88 Redland Ranch Ln â&#x20AC;˘ Hysham, MT 59038 redland@rangeweb.net â&#x20AC;˘ www.redlandredangus.com

2013 National RAAA Convention

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diamonds in the Big Skyâ&#x20AC;?

September 11-14 â&#x20AC;˘ Lewistown, MT

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Contact Kevin LeMaster kevin@redangus.org

AREA 1 - West

SHEAMAN RANCH Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

400 East Douglas Road • Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 493-7346 • Kerry.Sheaman@colostate.edu Maternal, Disposition, Calving Ease & Stayability Traits

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ANGUS

Edward, Jeanne, Carl, Craig and Caryn 16068 24 St. S.E. • Argusville, ND 58005 Phone/Fax (701) 484-5779 www.olsonredpower.com

Harold & Family Robert & Kara 5094 93rd St. S.W. McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington Leonard Wood, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 81

Bruce Ketchum, Director Bob Morton, Region A Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 74-75

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming Kevin Miller, Director

Joe, Cindy & Emily Frasier • Ronny & Kelsey Pope 45965 County Road 118 • Limon, CO • (719) 775-2790

www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 69 Tom Woodward, Director

AREA 5 - Northern Plains Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota Gary Jacobson, Director

FLATIRON RED ANGUS 1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

www.flatironredangus.com

Cory & Katy Johnson 5822 CR 23 • Veteran, WY 82243 Cory 307-575-0169 • Katy 307-575-2677

Fort Garland, CO 81133 Mobile (719) 588-1877

www.smithredangus.com

CATTLECLIFFS RANCH

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609 Pass Creek Rd. • Parkman, WY 82838

Red Angus & Red Angus Cross Steers & Heifers For Sale Edith Clarke & Gordon Harper (307) 655-9720

BASEL RED ANGUS Private Treaty Sales

Dallis Basel (605) 985-5205

Box 29 Union Center, SD 57787

Female Sale First Saturday in December Bull Sale Second Saturday in April Gary, Elaine, Tory & Tyler Sonstegard (320) 269-7290 (320) 226-2340 www.3scc.net

BROKEN HEART RANCH

HC 83 Box 9 Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 865-3236 or (605) 865-3190 Email: bhrranch@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Barenthsen BBRedAngus.com Bullinger Red Angus Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger 701-464-5741 701-464-4893 8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

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Scott Farm Red Angus Box 67 Lengby, MN 56651 (218) 668-2277

Quality Breeding Stock & Semen Available

Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967 www.forsterredangus.com

Lawrence Forster 1600 Ash Ave. New Salem, ND 58563

Kenneth Forster 3247 85M Ave. SW Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450

Gary & Val

JACOBSON RED ANGUS Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

28280 75th Ave. N. (218) 962-3360 Hitterdal, MN 56552 Cell (701) 361-3189 www.Jacobson RedAngus.com Tony & Karen Messmer

8860 39th St. S.W. Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-3966 Cell (701) 290-2556 Email: tmessmer@messmerredangus.com

Private Treaty Sales of all Embryos & Semen Many Rare Sires!

Minnesota Red Angus Association

Contact MNRAA President Gary Jacobson (701) 361-3189 Check out our New Web Site at

www.mnredangus.org

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AREA 2 Montana

"We Breed Excitement"

The Olsons

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John & Stephanie Jung Family Mina, SD • (605) 380-1796 www.lazyjbarranch.com

Valnes Ranch Red Angus

Emit & Jayme Valnes • Eden, SD (605) 698-6596 • Cell (605) 228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

Jared, Lacey & Paisley Namken â&#x20AC;˘ 605.881.3845 cell 45536 189th Street â&#x20AC;˘ Lake Norden, SD 57248 www.namkenredangus.com â&#x20AC;˘ jarednamken@hotmail.com

AREA 6 - Great Plains Kansas â&#x20AC;˘ Nebraska â&#x20AC;˘ Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 72 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 79 Barry Horsley, Director Kim Ford, Region B Director

MCMURPHY FARMS Alva, Oklahoma

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

RANDY & PAULA - (580) 829-3150 CODY & MEGAN - (405) 880-4587 CASEY & TRACY - (520) 906-8509

Patricia Beeby Janet & Ray Hicks P.O. Box 177 Marshall, OK 73056 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6701

AREA 7 - Northeast

CEDAR HILL FARM â&#x20AC;Śsuppliers of profitable, low maintenance, high performance genetics

Dan & Alicia Stickel Phone & Fax (304) 884-7993 Rt. 2 Box 85A Email: cedarhillredangus@frontier.com Jane Lew, WV 26378 www.cedarhillfarmredangus.com - Bulls, females, embryos and semen by Private Treaty -

WILLOWS FARM COMPANY RED ANGUS

WAGGONER RED ANGUS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breeding Quality Chief Cattleâ&#x20AC;?

Joe and Darlene Waggoner (580) 839-2493 jdwaggoner@pldi.net

ELMWOOD FIELDS

AREA 9 - Midwest

Oscar and Janet Stine 7633 Flowing Springs Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 876-2009

Larry Ellison, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 81

Registered Red Angus Bulls â&#x20AC;˘ Bred Heifers

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for Efficiency...

Look under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Râ&#x20AC;? for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

(740) 985-3444 Day (740) 591-9900 Cell 34740 State Route 7 Pomeroy, OH 45769

Registered Red Angus N 2802 490th St. Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 664-8854

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INDIAN KNOLL

2734 Old Washington Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Westminster, MD 21157

Valentine Farms Red Angus Bulls, Cows, Calves & Semen with Breed Leading EPDs

AREA 8 - Southeast

Red Angus Low BW Bulls & Semen for Sale!

Bruce Westhuis

2EGISTERED 2ED !NGUS AND 1UALITY & 2EPLACEMENTS

30 years breeding cattle with Richard & Bob Johnson 2687 Moriah Rd. performance & longevity in mind in a highly intensive Oak Hill, OH 45656 grazing management system.

740.682.7869 Cattle that work for a living!

740.418.5022

(405) 222-1600 â&#x20AC;˘ Chickasha, OK

Iowa â&#x20AC;˘ Illinois Missouri â&#x20AC;˘ Wisconsin

0LANNED CROSSBREEDING FOCUSED ON THE SERIOUS COMMERCIAL PRODUCER

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Kathy Zepp â&#x20AC;˘ (410) 848-2160 Gabe & Kelly Zepp â&#x20AC;˘ (410) 635-3922 David & Laura Zepp â&#x20AC;˘ (410) 751-2719

Put a Valentine in your herd!

Joe Bob, Nicona, Hannah & John Nelson

3953 River Glen Dr. â&#x20AC;˘ Lewisburg, TN 37091 (931) 364-5628 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell (615) 804-3214 rlampley@realtracs.com

Martin Morgan, Director

(918) 473-6723 Route 4 Box 520 Fax (918) 610-0016 Checotah, OK 74426 Email: jjeffriescattleco@lakewebs.net

BIM Red Angus

Registered Red Angus

Ron & Pat Lampley

Connecticut â&#x20AC;˘ Delaware â&#x20AC;˘ Indiana Maine â&#x20AC;˘ Maryland â&#x20AC;˘ Massachusetts â&#x20AC;˘ Michigan New Hampshire â&#x20AC;˘ New Jersey â&#x20AC;˘ New York North Carolina â&#x20AC;˘ Ohio â&#x20AC;˘ Pennsylvania â&#x20AC;˘ Rhode Island Vermont â&#x20AC;˘ Virginia â&#x20AC;˘ West Virginia

Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Ernest & Betty Jo Christian P.O. Box 566, Union Bridge, MD 21791 (410) 775-0225 â&#x20AC;˘ Email: eschris@msn.com

Lampley Farms

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

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Patricia Beeby Janet & Ray Hicks Patricia Beeby BB P.O. Box 177 Janet & Ray Hicks Marshall, P.O. Box 177OK 73056 Marshall, OK 73056 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6646 (580) 935-6701 (580) 935-6701

920-982-1670 Brad Ketterhagen khiddencreek@aol.com Sales/Customer Service www.hiddencreekfarm.com 417-669-1619

ROUSE RED ANGUS

Gene Rouse 515-231-9129 Dan Bormann 515-520-7707 53966 290th St. â&#x20AC;˘ Huxley, IA 50124 www.rouseredangus.com email: rousefam@huxcomm.net

Alabama â&#x20AC;˘ Arkansas â&#x20AC;˘ Florida â&#x20AC;˘ Georgia â&#x20AC;˘ Kentucky Louisiana â&#x20AC;˘ Mississippi â&#x20AC;˘ Tennessee â&#x20AC;˘ South Carolina

Raymond Prescott, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 42

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Red Angus â&#x20AC;˘ Red Simmental â&#x20AC;˘ Red SimAngus

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Always With the Best Cattleâ&#x20AC;ŚAlwaysâ&#x20AC;?

DEICHMANN LIVESTOCK BROKERAGE

JUDY LOONAN (641) 322-3921â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 1724 Holly Ave.â&#x20AC;&#x201A; â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Corning, IA 50841 Located 75 mi. east of Omaha, NE, in the hills of Southwest Iowa

Foreign Breeders

Joel Birdwell

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Auctioneer â&#x20AC;˘ Sale Manager (641) 919-1077

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Bryan Gill Sales Manager 701.730.0134 bigredgenetics@hotmail.com 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

Custom Semen Services

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Professional collection & processing of semen CSS approved facility â&#x20AC;˘ Individualized bull care Worldwide semen shipping â&#x20AC;˘ Monitored semen storage 8 miles east of Springfield, MO 1 mile north of I-44 at Exit #88 8134 E. State Hwy. C, Strafford, MO 65757

Contact Chelsea Tomscik (940) 320-8316 â&#x20AC;˘ chelsea@redangus.org

Angus Plus Breeders

Pool Ranch

Quality Red Angus & Angus Plus Cattle

www.poolranch.com

David Pool, Owner david@poolranch.com 903-863-2171 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell: 903-646-2068 Loacted in East Texas

Red Angus Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

KOLLE RED ANGUS 961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968

REGISTERED RED ANGUS & ANGUS PLUS

Jim Kolle

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(361) 782-2510 â&#x20AC;˘ jakolle@tisd.net

Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

Tim Flaming 620-382-4894

www.KansasRedAngus.org Steadfast Beef Genetics

Anyone can sort. Very few really breed.

Dwight & Liz Elmore 425 Cimarron Road • Inman, KS 67546 (620) 899-0770 Dwight@SteadfastBeef.com

www.SteadfastBeef.com

Frank & Susan Wedel

1012 West County Rd. K • Leoti, KS 67861 www.wedelredangus.com • (620) 375-2578 fswedel@wbsnet.org

Annual Production Sale 1st Tuesday in March

PELTON RED ANGUS

Production Sale 4th Wed. in March

“Satisfied customers is our primary objective.”

(620) 525-6632 Burdett, KS

Janssen Red Angus Cattle Co.

Registered Bulls • Commercial Bred Heifers

Jack & Roxie Janssen

1825 Ave. X • Geneseo, Kansas 67444 (620) 824-6426 • Cell (620) 562-7041 “Seedstock Producers with a Commercial Focus”

TAILGATE RANCH

Kirk Sours tailgateranch@yahoo.com Ranch Mgr. 816-805-7979 Commercial Red Angus

FAYLOR RED ANGUS

SINCE 1975 • PRIVATE TREATY SALES Dwight (785) 298-3463 • Dale (785) 298-3251 St. Francis, Kansas

GRIFFITH SEEDSTOCK

John Griffith • (785) 743-2553 RR 1 Box 31 • Wakeeney, KS 67672 In the Flint Hills of Kansas 2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush: (620) 273-8581 • Bob Mushrush: (620) 273-8604

Annual Sale the 4th Thursday of March

HARMS PLAINVIEW RANCH 2528 250th St. • Lincolnville, KS 66858 (620) 924-5544 • hprbulls@tctelco.net Red Angus - Angus - Charolais

Mark and Kim Harms

“Your Partner in Progress” Bulls, Females and Embryos by Private Treaty

FLC

Ryan Flaming 620-382-5107

FLAMING LIVESTOCK CO. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 465 170th • Hillsboro, KS 67063 620-367-8350 hm Darryl & Susie Rhodes 2833 N. Wild Rost Ct. Wichita, KS 67205 Phone: (316) 722-6900 Cell: (316) 648-8301 wildrhodes2@cox.net

www.rhodesredangus.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

HOFT RED ANGUS

18 mo.& 2 yr. old Registered Bulls No feed ration, range tested, hard ‘n ready Commercial Bred Heifers in the fall Rick Pflughoeft • Ellsworth, KS 785-472-3734 • 785-472-1033

Ramsdale Reds “Red Angus since 1964”

John & Dan Ramsdale 780 S.E. 130 Ave. • Murdock, KS 67111 (316) 542-3297 • (620) 532-6060

KEVIN & MARY ANN KNIEBEL 428 S. 2600 Road • White City, KS 66872 (785) 349-2821 • Fax (785) 349-2822 Email: kniebel@tctelco.net www.Kcattle.com

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3K Land & Cattle Co ............................69 5L Red Angus ......................................75 ABS ......................................................11 Accelerated Genetics ..........................13 Andras Stock Farm ..............................82 Angelo Cattle Company .......................74 Angus World ........................................78 Atkinson Reds ......................................42 Axtell Cattle Co ....................................76 Bachman Cattle Farms ........................81 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus .........76 Basel Red Angus..................................76 Beatty Farms .......................................42 Beckton Stock Farm ..........................3,74 Beeby Prairie City Farms ....................61 Beef Unlimited ......................................75 Bieber Red Angus ................................7 Big Sky Elite Sale ................................17 BIM Red Angus ....................................77 Birdwell, James ....................................78 Birdwell, Joel ........................................78 Blairs.Ag ..............................................47 Bola Red Angus ..............................69,73 Bovine Elite ..........................................54 Bowles J5 Red Angus ..........................75 Broken Heart Ranch.............................76 Brown, RA ......................................45,69 Bruffey Farms ......................................71 Brylor Ranch.........................................78 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ....................64 Bull Hill Ranch ......................................42 Bullis Creek Ranch ..............................72 C-T ......................................................75 Cabernet ..............................................62 Campbell Red Angus............................76 Canadian RA Promotion Society ..........78 Cattlecliffs Ranch ................................76 Cedar Hill Farm ....................................77 Chiefline Red Angus ............................69 Christensen Red Angus........................75 Choat Cattle Co....................................72 Conover, Al ..........................................78 Country Acres Farm ............................77 Croissant Red Angus............................12 Cross Diamond................................83,72 Crump Red Angus................................76 CUP Lab...............................................78 D&D Cattle Co .....................................72 Dakota Reds Auction............................57 Damar ..................................................66 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage..........62 Diamond H ..........................................79 Double Eagle Ranch ............................81

Double Tree Red Angus ......................74 Dwyer Hilltop Ranch ............................42 Elmwood Fields ....................................77 Faylor Red Angus ................................63 Feddes ................................................74 Fick Red Angus ....................................72 Fischers’ Red Angus ......................16,74 Flaming Livestock Co ..........................79 Flatiron Red Angus ..............................76 Forster Red Angus ..............................76 Fort Worth National Spotlight Auction ..57 Fritz Red Angus....................................75 Geneseek ............................................28 Genex/CRI.......................................78,84 Gibson Red Angus ..............................42 Gilchrist ................................................78 Gill Red Angus......................................37 Glacier Red Angus ..............................74 Green Mountain Red Angus ................74 Griffith Seedstock ................................63 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ........................69 H & F Red Angus .................................79 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2,69 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ....................72 Harbin Red Angus ...............................69 Harmony Hills Red Angus ....................81 Harms Plainview Ranch ......................79 Hickory Hill Farm ..................................42 Hidden Creek Farm ..............................77 High Summit Cattle Co.........................81 Hoft Red Angus....................................79 Hueftle Cattle Co ..................................72 Illinois Red Angus Association..............77 Indian Knoll ..........................................77 JK Cattle Co. ......................................40 JST Red Angus ....................................81 Jacobson Red Angus ..........................76 James Red Angus ................................82 Janssen Red Angus ............................63 Jacobs, Roger ......................................78 Jarvis Red Angus ................................42 Jeffries Land & Cattle ......................49,77 Kansas Red Angus Assoc. ..................79 Karr Farms ..........................................61 Kernen’s Cattle ....................................71 Kick Off Classic Auction ......................39 KK Farms ............................................77 Klompien Red Angus............................75 Kniebel Cattle Co ................................79 Kolle Red Angus..............................69,78 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................81 Lampley Farms ....................................77 Laubach Red Angus ............................74

Lautenschlager & Sons.........................81 Lazy J Bar ............................................76 Lazy W Farm ........................................81 Leland Red Angus ..........................51,74 Liberty Ranch ......................................79 Litle Creek Farm ..................................42 Loonan Stock Farm ..............................78 Loosli Red Angus ................................81 Lorenzen Ranches ..............................81 Lucht Red Angus .................................75 Ludvigson Stock Farms..............53,55,75 MARS Red Angus ................................75 Maple Oaks Red Angus........................59 McLean Red Angus ..............................42 McMurphy Farms..................................77 McPhee Red Angus..............................81 Meado-West Farms..............................77 Mees Ranch ........................................58 Mendoza Red Angus............................65 Mercer Farm ........................................42 Messmer Red Angus............................76 Meyer Cattle Co. ..................................74 Mile High Classic..................................57 Milk Creek Reds. ..................................75 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc................76 Montana RAAA.....................................58 Morris/Box Ranch ................................69 Mushrush Red Angus........................5,79 Namken Red Angus ............................77 North Dakota Red Angus Assoc ..........61 North Santiam Red Angus....................81 OHR......................................................76 One Duck Farm, LLC ......................42,77 OOF Farm ............................................42 Ozark Hills Genetics.............................81 ORIgen ................................................78 Peacock Red Angus ............................35 Pelton Red Angus.................................79 Pieper Red Angus ................................72 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..................71 Plain Jan’s ............................................71 Pool Ranch...........................................78 Presser Red Angus ..............................55 Quality Genetics ..................................69 Quartz Valley Red Angus ....................81 RAAA 2013 Convention........................22 RAFI 6 for 60........................................23 Rafter JX Ranch ..................................72 Ramsdale Reds ...................................79 RCR Promotions...................................78 Red Angus Society of Australia ............78 Redland Red Angus ............................75 Red Cow Relocators ............................78

Red Fork Red Angus ............................74 Red Hill Farm ......................................42 Rhodes Red Angus ..............................79 Ritchey ................................................73 Robertson-Lindsay Cattle Co ..............73 Rock Creek Red Angus ........................75 Rocky Hill Farms..................................33 Rouse Red Angus ................................77 S Diamond Angus.................................72 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ..................72 Sandhill Red Angus ..............................75 Schuler Red Angus ..............................72 Schumacher Trust ................................79 Scott Farm Red Angus.........................76 Schumacher Trust................................79 Sheaman Ranch ..................................76 Shepherd Red Angus ..........................75 Shoal Creek Land & Cattle ..................29 Smith Land & Cattle Co........................76 Solid Rock Red Angus..........................76 Solution Genetics ................................43 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ..........................76 Southeast Red Angus Association ......33 Spear J Red Angus... ..........................74 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ..................59 Strawberry Ridge Reds ..................15,77 Steadfast Beef......................................79 Sun River..............................................75 Sutherlin Farms ....................................74 Swan Creek Red Angus ......................42 Sycamore Farm....................................42 TJS Red Angus ....................................74 Tailgate Ranch .....................................79 Tally Farms ..........................................42 Tennessee Valley Red Angus ..............42 Texas Red Angus Association ............53 Trinity Creek Red Angus ......................42 Triple Creek Ranch ..............................69 Under the Influence Sale......................65 Valentine Farms ..................................77 Valnes Red Angus ................................76 VF Red Angus........................................9 Waggoner Red Angus ..........................60 Wedel Red Angus............................33,79 West Fork Ranch..................................74 Westphal Red Angus............................75 Whitley Red Angus ..............................42 Wildcat Creek Ranch.......................63,79 Willows Farm Company ......................77 Wind-A-Near Ranch..............................64 Woods V Bar X Ranch ........................81

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