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Introducing ‘Red Choice’ for Profi table and Successful Heifers
by Harold Bertz, Director of Commercial Marketing
Beginning as a concept, moving into a pilot program and now available to the industry, the Red Angus Association of America is pleased to introduce the Red Choice heifer development program. Modeled after the extremely successful Show-Me Select program in Missouri, Red Choice incorporates vaccination, breeding and management protocols to create top-level bred heifers. The Red Angus female has long been considered the industry’s most-preferred; Red Choice will add another layer of management and planned mating to strengthen that value.
Working closely with staff at the University of Missouri, RAAA staff has developed specifi c criteria to aid producers in developing high-quality replacement females. Beginning with vaccination protocol at weaning, heifers registered with RAAA or enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certifi cation Program are eligible for enrollment in Red Choice. One of the unique features is a pelvic measurement and tract score. Sorting large groups of heifers based on their stage of puberty, as measured by tract score, can have a signifi cant role in the success of early breeding. By sorting these heifers early, management decisions can be made quickly, cutting costs and increasing breeding success.
Female replacement strategies can have a greater longterm eff ect on cowherd profi tability than many other decisions made by cow-calf producers. Ranchers must evaluate long- and short-term eff ects of replacement choices and the combined sensitivity of market prices and the long-term reproductive integrity of their herds. Decision-making systems that focus only on the short-term eff ects of female replacement strategies do not measure such things as: reproductive soundness, replacement rate, comparative productive capacity between heifers and cows, death and morbidity rates, disease incidence, conception rates, comparative pregnancy distribution between heifers and cows, calving interval eff ects on weaning weight and prices, and eff ect of birth weight on dystocia and subsequent reproduction.
Despite multiple publications outlining the various methods to increase ranch profi tability through heifer development strategies, many ranchers have been slow to adopt methods that could signifi cantly improve both genetics and profi t. Because of the obvious potential to improve production, reproductive effi ciency and individual ranch income, the Red Choice program for Red Angus and Red Angus commercial producers throughout the country allows them to focus on development of the replacement beef heifer.
Selection and management of replacement beef heifers involve decisions that aff ect future productivity of an entire herd. Programs to develop heifers have therefore focused on the physiological processes that infl uence puberty. Age at puberty is most important as a production trait when heifers are bred to calve as 2-year-olds and in systems that impose restricted breeding periods. The number of heifers that become pregnant during their fi rst breeding season and within a defi ned time period is correlated with the number that exhibit estrus early in the breeding season.
The decision to breed heifers as yearlings involves careful consideration of the economics of production, and the
Red Choice will add another layer of management and planned mating to further strengthen the value of Red Angus females. reproduction status and breed type or genetic make-up of the heifers involved. A number of factors infl uence the ability of a cow to calve in a given year and successively over a number of years. Heifers that calve early during their fi rst calving season have higher lifetime calf production than those that calve late. Because most calves are weaned at a particular time rather than on a weight-constant or age-constant basis, calves born late in the normal calving season are usually lighter at sale time than those born early. This tends to decrease the total lifetime profi tability of their dams. In many cases, subjective methods of selecting replacement heifers have not aff orded suitable focus on reproductive traits. The ability to identify heifers with the greatest reproductive potential prior to the breeding season should result in increased reproductive effi ciency resulting in improvements in total cowherd productivity and profi tability.
To qualify as Red Choice females the document on page 56 lists all eligibility requirements.
The timeline on page 58 gives a brief outline of management procedures required to qualify for the Red Choice program and general recommendations for time of application. Both of these documents, as well as the enrollment form, are available at: RedAngus.org/red-choice/
The Red Choice program is designed to assist in ranch profi tability and success. By using proven protocols for vaccination, breeding and management, ranchers will be able to add another layer of predictability and value to the industry’s most-preferred female.
For more information, please contact a member of the Red Angus Commercial Marketing team or visit RedAngus. org/marketing/marketing-services/red-choice..
Enrollment
To enroll contact Chessie Mitchell at RAAA, chessie@redangus.org. Enrollment deadlines are February 1st for spring breeding season and September 1st for the fall breeding season.
Ownership
Heifers enrolled in the program, if home raised, must be enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certifi cation Program, Allied Access Program, Premium Red Baldy, American Red or be registered through the RAAA. If purchased, heifers must be owned a minimum of 60 days prior to breeding and have been enrolled in the FCCP, PRB or AR programs prior to purchase at the ranch of origin. For cattle enrolled in PRB or AR, all sires must be eligible Red Angus sires.
Minimum Vaccination Requirements
Follow label directions for all products used. A comprehensive herd health vaccination program starting at weaning age or before should be administered under the advice and guidance of a veterinarian in the context of a valid veterinary-client-patient relationship. The following vaccination program is required at a minimum:
Weaning
Vaccination against IBR, BVD, PI 3, BRSV, leptospirosis (5-way), vibriosis (optional) and 7-way clostridia. Heifers must be 5 months of age or older at time of vaccinations, and receive booster vaccination according to label directions.
Prebreeding
Between 30 and 60 days prior to breeding, booster vaccinations must be given against IBR, BVD, leptospirosis (5-way) and vibriosis. Modifi ed live vaccines for IBR and BVD are recommended. If killed viral vaccine products are used, two boosters are strongly recommended.
Pregnancy Check
A booster vaccination against leptospirosis (5-way) is required at pregnancy examination.
Calfhood Vaccination against brucellosis (Bangs)
Official calfhood vaccination (OCV) tag number will be recorded as a secondary ID. Note that brucellosis vaccination must be given by an accredited veterinarian in accordance with state and federal regulations (i.e. prior to heifers reaching over 12 months of age).
Prebreeding Evaluation
A prebreeding reproductive evaluation is required for all heifers and must be performed 30 to 60 days prior to breeding. Individual animal identifi cation, pelvic measurement and reproductive tract score is required at this time. Heifers must have a minimum pelvic area of 150 cm2. Heifers with a pelvic area smaller than 150 cm2 may be re-measured at the initial pregnancy exam, performed within 90 days from the start of the breeding season. At that time, heifers that are re-measured must have a minimum pelvic area of 180 cm2 to qualify.
Breeding
Producers using artifi cial insemination must report breeding dates as well as method of estrus synchronization (if applicable). Natural service bull exposure dates are also reported. To ensure accuracy when distinguishing between AI versus natural service pregnancies, heifers that are bred artifi cially may not be exposed for natural service for a minimum of 14 days.
Pregnancy Examination
An initial pregnancy examination must be performed within 90 days from the start of the breeding season. Individual animal identifi cation, pregnancy status and fetal age (in days) are required. Reporting of fetal sex is optional. Any heifer that fails to become pregnant, or loses a pregnancy following the original breeding season, is no longer eligible for the program.
Genetic Requirements
Sire Requirements
Eligible sires must have a known ID, be registered with the RAAA, be Category IA, 1B or II and have complete EPD information. All sires, AI or natural service, must be a minimum of 14 for the CED and have GE-EPDs.
Red Choice-Plus Classifi cation
Heifers tested with a heifer genomic prediction panel approved by Red Choice coordinators will be given the designation of Red Choice-Plus Heifer. These include GE-EPD or Red Navigator. DNA samples must be submitted to the RAAA.
Fee Structure
Red Choice fees will be $2/head enrollment fee for cattle enrolled through December 31, 2023, moving to $5/head enrollment after for females enrolled after January 1, 2024.
For females with Red Navigator results (Red Choice Plus) or registered females with GE-EPDs (Red Choice Plus), the enrollment fee is waived.
Weaning
Procedures
❏ Vaccinations: IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV, 7-way clostridial, and brucellosis ❏ Evaluate structural soundness and blemishes (scarred eyes, rat-tails, injuries) ❏ Parasite control as needed
All products listed must be used according to label directions. Consult your veterinarian regarding any questions on health procedures. Forms for data collection will be provided from a Red Choice coordinator. All data should be forwarded immediately after collection to Erin Larimore – LarimoreE@missouri.edu.
Pre-Breeding
30-60 days prior to breeding
Procedures
❏ o Vaccinations: IBR, BVD, vibriosis, 5-way leptospirosis ❏ Reproductive tract score ❏ Pelvic measurement ❏ Evaluate structural soundness and blemishes ❏ Parasite control as needed ❏ Confi rm eligibility of planned service sires ❏ AI sire EPDs and accuracies must meet requirements ❏ Natural service sires must have GE-EPDs and meet calving ease EPD requirement
Required Data
❏ Individual ID ❏ OCV (brucellosis) tag number ❏ Reproductive tract score ❏ Pelvic measurements ❏ Breed or breed cross ❏ Coat color ❏ Blemishes/unsoundness
Optional Data (if available)
❏ Registration number ❏ Genomic test ❏ Body condition score ❏ Hair shedding score ❏ Docility ❏ Sire registration number ❏ Birth date ❏ Weight ❏ Hip height ❏ Notes/concerns ❏ Foot score
Breeding
Required Data
❏ Breeding program ❏ Artifi cial insemination (AI) ❏ Breeding date(s) ❏ Service sire registration numbers ❏ Natural service ❏ Bull exposure dates
❏ Estrus synch protocol ❏ 1 Shot PG ❏ CIDR + PG ❏ MGA + PG ❏ Select Synch + CIDR ❏ 7-d CO-Synch + CIDR ❏ 5-d CO-Synch + CIDR ❏ 14-day CIDR + PG
❏ Breeding management ❏ Heat detection ❏ Heat detection and clean-up AI ❏ Fixed-time AI ❏ Split-time AI
❏ Individual animal records ❏ Heat expression (if known) ❏ Breeding date (mo/day) ❏ Breeding time (am/pm)
❏ Technician information ❏ Initials ❏ Lay versus professional
Pregnancy Exam
Maximum of 90 days after start of breeding
Procedures
❏ Booster vaccination: 5-way leptospirosis ❏ Pregnancy exam ❏ Body condition score ❏ Re-measure pelvis on heifers less than 150 cm2 at pre-breeding ❏ Evaluate for structural soundness and blemishes ❏ Parasite control as needed
Required Data
❏ Individual ID ❏ OCV (brucellosis) tag number ❏ Number of days pregnant ❏ Pelvic measurements (if re-measured) ❏ Blemishes/unsoundness
Optional Data (if available)
❏ Fetal sex ❏ Body condition score ❏ Genomic test information
by Nate Smith, General Manager
As we prepare for the upcoming 2021-2022 seedstock and feeder calf sale season, it’s worthwhile to look at how and why female selection has evolved in past years. More importantly, it seems like an appropriate moment to look at how the genetics and performance of females within the beef cattle system are critical to our industry’s resilience and success in an ever-changing, consumer-driven market.
More than in any other agricultural industry, the production of a beef female is central to the success of a cow-calf operation. The ideal beef cow is in production for eight to 10 years, while the average breeding bull makes a genetic contribution for an average of four to fi ve years. Although our focus is often on sire selection, we can see the dam is a key contributor to an operation’s genetics and can have a greater impact on long-term profi tability. So, why have we relied so heavily on sire selection rather than on replacement females? There is no simple answer, but three things come to mind: tools to measure and manage data, cost and time.
To understand this, we need to look at the common female selection protocols. Producers either rely on tradition or science. Both have a similar end goal: fi nd a female with the lowest production cost and the most profi t potential. In the past, producers have used tools like dam history, heifer birthdate, phenotype and weaning weight to make their replacement female selections. Producers that buy heifers may purchase females almost randomly, without anything more than cost per head being their main consideration. These selection metrics vary from one operation to the next, often with limited commonality.
We must also consider, even though most producers manage animals in a unique environment, they are typically working to produce the same general end product sold by quantity and quality. While every operation has its reasons to use diff erent methods, it may be time to look at new tools and technologies that allow for at least one piece of the selection rubric to be standardized: genetic selection. This type of selection tool will allow producers to focus on a specifi c animal’s genes designed to move the operation forward compared to their peers, no matter the environment.
Genetic are what we’ve been attempting to measure using traditional heifer selection practices, but in the past, we could not separate out management practices and environ-
ment. Without a standardized measuring tool, it’s diffi cult to compare animals from one operation to another, or even within a single herd. This leaves an immense amount of ‘unknown and guess’ in the selection equation. In the past, producers who had the time to collect the physical data from the production system are the only ones who could eff ectively use any type of actual data. However, that data carried a heavy non-genetic infl uence from the environment in which the animal was raised.
As time passed, these data points gained more value in the seedstock sector, allowing us to compare animals from across the country on a standardized set of genetic parameters known as EPDs. These standardized metrics across large populations continue to improve our beef herds after becoming well accepted, but that was just on registered animals.
Today, we have the technology to go one step further by allowing producers to select commercial animals, even those with unknown breed makeup, with the same standardized genetic measurements. DNA testing has allowed us to fi nd the relationships between specifi c genes and physically measured traits. Traits that, in the past, would have taken time and expense to measure. With commercially applicable technology like Red Navigator and Igenity Beef®, we can take a tissue or blood sample at birth and have a reliable value of an animal’s genetics within a few weeks. And, those genetics won’t change during that animal’s lifetime. Such tools allow for better selection of replacement females with reliable information backed by hundreds of thousands of genotypes that correlate directly to the phenotypic traits of interest. Traits like stayability, calving ease, growth and carcass that were once diffi cult to measure and required a cost-prohibitive amount of time can now be easily quantifi ed in months, not years.
Our industry is continually being asked to produce a higher quality, more effi cient product on the same or fewer resources. Every time we put an animal that doesn’t help to accomplish this goal in production, it aff ects the producer’s bottom line and may open the industry up for criticism from the very sector we are trying to serve, the consumer. To meet this challenge in the past, we focused heavily on the sire side of our herds by using EPDs, indexes and other information to make these advancements. Moving forward, it’s time to add emphasis on the animals that represent our largest fi nancial and genetic investment – the core of our industry, the modern beef cow.
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November
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4 5L Red Angus and 9 Mile Red Angus, Sheridan, MT 5 Kniebel Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Manhattan, KS 6 Bet On Red Sale, Reno, NV 6 Red Tie Event, Chillicothe, MO 6 “The Andras Kind” Red Angus Female Sale, Manchester, IL 8 Smoky Y Ranch Inaugural Fall Production Sale, Oakley, KS 11 Bieber Fever Fall Female Sale, Leola, SD 13 Females of Fall Red Angus Sale, Albany, WI 13 Ludvigson Stock Farms Fall Herdbuilder Bull Sale, Shepherd, MT 13 Reds On The Prairie, Brookings, SD 15-16 Ludvigson Stock Farms & LN Cattle Co. Complete Dispersion, Billings, MT 16 Six Mile Ranch Genetic Focus “Expanded Edition,” Fir Mountain, SK, Canada 18 K2 Fall Female Sale, Wheatland, WY 20 Quality Genetics Red Angus, Van Horn, TX 21 Lazy J Bar Ranch Online Female Sale, SCOnline.com 22 Lautenschlager & Sons Fall Female & Bull Sale, Othello, WA
December
1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for January Red Angus Magazine
1 Big Sky Elite Female Sale, Logan, MT 2 Kravig Red Angus Fall Age-Advantaged Bull & Female Sale, Burlington, CO 3-5 Young Stockman Program, Missouri 4 Sonstegard Cattle Co. Female Sale, Montevideo, MN 8 Gill Red Angus Fall Bull & Female Sale, Timber Lake, SD 11 ND Red Select Sale, Mandan, ND 18 Best of Both Worlds, Hutchinson, MN
Quality & Performance Since 1965 Registered Bulls, Heifers and Bred Cows Available Scott C. & Patty Adams • (308) 750-7949 78250 464th Ave • Litch eld, NE 68852
FICK RED ANGUS
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Donnell & Kelli Brown Throckmorton, Texas (940) 849-0611
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P.O. Box 43 • Petersburg, NE 68652 Home (402) 386-5411 Work (402) 386-5297 Cell (402) 843-8726
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961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968
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TRIPLE CREEK RANCH
Bulls, Cows & Heifers – All Ages
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HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060
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(308) 876-2211 Bertrand, NE 68927 www.crossdiamondcattle.com
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Mark & Celia Miller Rt. 1 Box 9 • Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 328-5210 • Email: mfmrraider@aol.com “Your source of foundation pure Chiefl ine Genetics”
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3K Land & Cattle Co. .................................81 5L Red Angus .....................................59, 75 Aberdeen Angus World .............................78 ABS .............................................................9 Adams Angus Ranch .................................81 ADM Cattle Nutrition .................................22 ADM Red Angus ........................................74 Andras Stock Farm ....................................82 Angelo Cattle Co. .......................................74 Axtell Cattle Co. .........................................76 Bachman Cattle Farms ..............................71 Bar C Red Angus .......................................81 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ..............76 Beckton Red Angus ...........................2, 3, 74 Beef Quality Assurance .............................51 Bet On Red ................................................60 Bieber Red Angus .......................................7 BIM Red Angus .........................................77 Birdwell, Joel ............................................78 Bola Red Angus ..................................69, 81 Booth, CK Sonny .......................................78 Bovine Elite LLC ........................................11 Bow Creek Farm & Cattle ..........................77 Bowles J5 Reds ........................................75 Brickhouse Farms ...............................55, 71 Brylor Ranch .............................................78 Bull Hill Ranch ..........................................73 Bullis Creek Ranch ....................................69 Bullis Creek Ranch ....................................81 C-T Red Angus ....................................17, 75 Calvo Family Red Angus ...........................31 Campbell Red Angus .................................76 Cattle Visions ............................................23 Cedar Hill Farm .........................................77 Chain Ranch ..............................................49 Chappell Red Angus ..................................77 Chiefl ine Red Angus ..................................81 Choat Cattle Co. ........................................81 Christensen Red Angus .............................75 Clay Maxey Ford ........................................18 Crockett Ranch .........................................76 Croissant Red Angus ................................76 Cross Diamond Cattle Co. ...................81, 83 Crossroads Cattle Co. ...............................77 D Cross Genetics ......................................79 D&D Cattle Co. ..........................................81 Dahlke Red Angus .....................................77 Daigger-Orr Red Angus .............................81 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage ...............78 Diamond C North Dakota ..........................76 Diamond H Ranch .....................................79 DK Red Angus ...........................................76 Double Eagle Ranch ..................................72 Elanco – Insectides ...................................41 Evans Cattle Co. ........................................81 Explosive Cattle Co. .............................43, 73 Faylor Red Angus ......................................79 Feddes Red Angus ....................................17 Females of Fall ..........................................53 Fick Red Angus .........................................81 Fischer Red Angus ....................................74 Five Oaks Farm ..........................................73 Flaming Livestock Co. ...............................79 Flat Creek Farms .......................................73 Flatiron Red Angus ....................................76 Forster Red Angus ....................................76 Fritz Red Angus .........................................75 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ................68 G.W. Land & Cattle Co...............................81 Genex ........................................................45 Gibson Cattle Co. ......................................73 Gilchrist, Kyle ............................................78 Gill Red Angus ..........................................44 Gilreath Farms ...........................................72 Glacier Red Angus ....................................74 Graystone Cattle Co. .................................77 Green Mountain Red Angus ................17, 74 H&F Red Angus Cattle ...............................79 Halfmann Red Angus ........................2, 3, 81 Hansine Ranch ..........................................19 Harbin Red Angus .....................................81 Harmony Hill .......................................37, 74 Harms Plainview Ranch ............................79 Hoft Red Angus .........................................79 Hornung Red Angus ..................................53 Hueftle Cattle Co. ......................................81 Illinois Red Angus Assn. ...........................77 Iron Will Cattle ..........................................73 Jacobs, Roger ...........................................78 Jacobson Red Angus ................................76 Jarvis Red Angus ......................................73 Jeffries Land & Cattle ................................77 Johnson Family Red Angus .......................53 K2 Red Angus ...........................................65 Karr Farms ................................................77 KC Farms ..................................................73 KK Farms ..................................................71 Klompien Red Angus ..........................17, 75 Kniebel Cattle Co. ................................57, 79 Koenig Ranch ............................................74 Kolle Red Angus ........................................81 Kravig Red Angus ...............................54, 76 L83 Lodoen Cattle Co. ...............................47 Lacy’s Red Angus ................................39, 71 Laubach Red Angus ..................................74 Lautenschlager & Sons .......................21, 72 Lazy J Bar Ranch ................................32, 76 Leland Red Angus ...............................13, 74 Loonan Stock Farm ...................................77 Loosli Red Angus ......................................72 Lorenzen Ranches .....................................72 Lost Creek Red Angus ...............................75 Lowderman, Cody .....................................78 Lucht Red Angus ......................................75 Ludvigson Stock Farms ......................28, 29 Maple Oaks Red Angus .............................71 MARS Red Angus .....................................75 MC Livestock ............................................39 McCann Red Angus ................64, 72, 74, 76 McDonald Red Angus ...............................69 McLean Red Angus ...................................73 McMurphy Farms ......................................77 McPhee Red Angus ...................................72 Mercer Farms ............................................73 Milk Creek Reds ....................................8, 75 Minnesota Red Angus Assn. .....................76 Mushrush Red Angus ...............................79 Namken Red Angus ..................................76 Nelson Red Angus ....................................72 NILE Red Angus Sale ................................27 Niobrara Red Angus ..................................36 Oak Ridge Farms .......................................77 OHR Red Angus ........................................76 Ory’s 07 Red Angus ..................................71 Osborn Red Angus ....................................73 Ozark Hills Genetics ..................................71 Peacock Angus Ranch ..............................69 Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch ..........12, 76 Pelton’s Red Angus ...................................79 Pieper Red Angus ...............................15, 81 Plain Jan’s .................................................72 Pool Ranch ...............................................78 Quality Genetics ........................................81 Quality Genetics Red Angus ......................42 Quartz Valley Red Angus ...........................72 R.A. Brown Ranch .........................24, 25, 81 Rafter H Ranch ..........................................71 Ramdsale Reds .........................................79 Rancher Profi les .......................................78 Red American Cattle ..................................33 Red Angus eBlasts ....................................78 Red Angus Foundation, Inc. ......................71 Red Cow Rally ...........................................16 Red Fork Red Angus .................................74 Red Hill Farms ....................................73, 84 Red River Red Angus Ranch .....................67 Red Tie Event ............................................55 Redland Red Angus ..................................74 Rhodes Red Angus LLC ............................79 Rhodes Red Angus Ranch ........................62 Rock Creek Red Angus .............................75 Rocking Bar H Ranch ................................72 Rocking R Red Angus ...............................76 Rogers Cattle Co. ......................................71 Rouse Red Angus .....................................77 S Diamond Angus .....................................81 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ........................81 Sandhill Red Angus ...................................75 Schuler Red Angus ...................................81 Schweitzer Red Angus ..............................81 Select Sires .................................................5 Shamrock Nook Red Angus ......................53 Sheaman Ranch ........................................76 Shepherd Red Angus ................................75 Shoal Creek Land & Cattle ........................71 Shobe, Kyle ...............................................78 Six Mile Red Angus ...................................61 Smoky Y Ranch ........................................63 Solid Rock Red Angus ..............................76 Sonstegard Cattle Co. LLC ..................58, 76 Spreutels Farm Red Angus .......................71 Star G Ranch & Friends ............................35 Stegall Cattle Co. .......................................72 Stout, Justin B. .........................................78 Strauss Brands .........................................80 Sun River Red Angus ................................75 Sutherlin Farms .........................................74 Swain Cattle Co. ..................................46, 66 TJS Red Angus .........................................74 Triple Creek Ranch ....................................81 Valnes Ranch Red Angus ..........................77 Veto Valley Farms .....................................73 VitaFerm/Gain Smart .................................50 Wedel Beef Genetics .................................79 Welsh Prairie Red Angus ..........................53 Westphal Red Angus .................................75 Whitley Red Angus ....................................73 Windrush Farm .........................................71 Woods V Bar X Ranch ...............................72 WRAZ Red Angus .....................................78 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ...................77
At the ranch • Bertrand, Neb. At the ranch • Bertrand, Neb.
240 coming two-year-old Red Angus bulls and 240 coming two-year-old Red Angus bulls and 350 commercial bred heifers will sell! 350 commercial bred heifers will sell!
Cattle bred for soundness, fertility, Cattle bred for soundness, fertility, disposition and fleshing ability. disposition and fleshing ability. First-breeding season guarantee, free delivery First-breeding season guarantee, free delivery or $250 take-home credit, volume discounts. or $250 take-home credit, volume discounts.
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Red Hill Farms can ful ll all your fall breeding needs with bulls born and Red Hill Farms can ful ll all your fall breeding needs with bulls born and raised in the Southeast. These bulls, as well as their sires and dams, were raised in the Southeast. These bulls, as well as their sires and dams, were produced in this tough environment and will thrive in most production settings. produced in this tough environment and will thrive in most production settings. Environmental and forage adaptability, combined with cow fertility, trumps Environmental and forage adaptability, combined with cow fertility, trumps every other factor in the selection process. every other factor in the selection process. Red Hill Farms offers complementary breeds so customers can expand their Red Hill Farms offers complementary breeds so customers can expand their pro tability with heterosis through crossbreeding, a vital pro t driver in the pro tability with heterosis through crossbreeding, a vital pro t driver in the beef industry.beef industry.
REDHILL DOMAIN 204W 32E (RAAA #3627451)REDHILL DOMAIN 204W 32E (RAAA #3627451)
Contact us for a catalog that features moderate, Contact us for a catalog that features moderate, easy- eshing, problem-free cattle!easy- eshing, problem-free cattle!
VIIBULLS & FEMALES OF FALL VIIBULLS & FEMALES OF FALL
Saturday, October 30, 2021 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Saturday, October 30, 2021 Saturday, October 30, 2021
11 a.m. CDT • At the Farm11 a.m. CDT • At the Farm
Selling: 50 Red Angus, SimAngus™ & Cross-Ty BullsSelling: 50 Red Angus, SimAngus™ & Cross-Ty Bulls
40 Registered Bred Heifers 40 Registered Bred Heifers 30 Commercial Bred Heifers 30 Commercial Bred Heifers
XVIISave the Date: ‘More Than A Bull’ Sale Saturday, March 19, 2022XVIISave the Date: ‘More Than A Bull’ Sale Saturday, March 19, 2022
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for information about our sale and for information about our sale and breeding program.breeding program.
Bart, Sarah & Ty Jones • (615) 666-3098 Bart, Sarah & Ty Jones • (615) 666-3098 466 Red Hill Road, Lafayette, TN 37083 466 Red Hill Road, Lafayette, TN 37083 mail@redhillfarms.netmail@redhillfarms.net Gordon & Susan Jones • (270) 991-2663 Gordon & Susan Jones • (270) 991-2663
