Red Angus Magazine - January

VOLUME 60, NUMBER 1

JANUARY 2024

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Bull Buyer’s Edition

Magazine

Official Publication of the Red Angus Association of America

Volume 60, Number 1 18335 E 103rd Avenue, Suite 202 Commerce City, CO 80022 940-387-3502 • Fax 888-829-6069 RedAngus.org Publisher/Advertising Director.....................Tracey Koester 701-391-5440 • tracey@redangus.org Editor............................................ Brandi Buzzard Frobose 785-448-0239 • brandi@redangus.org

Table of Contents – January 2024 Features Critically Eyeing Feet and Legs Can Impact Longevity.......................42 Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress................................................52 Setting New Bulls Up for Success....................................................68 Future Customers: Just a Click Away...............................................76 Policies to Keep an Eye on in 2024.................................................88

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Published 10 times annually by the Red Angus Association of America at the national headquarters (18335 E. 103rd Ave., Suite 202, Commerce City, CO 80022). A non-political magazine dedicated to the promotion and improvement of breeding, feeding and marketing Red Angus cattle. Subscription rate: U.S., 1 year - $30; 2 years - $50. Canada and Mexico, 1 year - $44, 2 years - $82 (Payable in U.S. Funds Only). International Air Mail, 1 year - $55; 2 years - $100 (Payable in U.S. Funds Only). These rates are based on Third Class Bulk mailed from Jefferson City, Missouri. Add $20 per year for First Class.

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Board Commentary..............................................................................................4 Association Commentary....................................................................................12 Marketing Update...............................................................................................20 Special FCCP Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale Calendar.............................................22 Member Services Bulletin...................................................................................28 2024 THR Calendar............................................................................................32 What’s the Deal With Blank EPD Values?.............................................................36 Are You Getting Paid for Your Genetic Investments?...........................................100 The Importance of Internships for Junior Members............................................102 Murdock’s Musings: Ranching in One’s Twilight Years........................................108 Member News..................................................................................................114 Sale Reports....................................................................................................117 New Members..................................................................................................117 Calendar of Events...........................................................................................126 Advertiser Index...............................................................................................128

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Cover photo by Carla Leland, Montana

Selling 125+ Coming Two-Year-Old Registered Red Angus Bulls and 25+ Registered Red Angus Spring Bred Heifers!

FEBRUARY 23-25, 2024 Online on DVAuction.com

Call or Email Joe: 605-830-2210 | Rick: 402-760-1274 calvorachael@yahoo.com www.calvofamilyredangus.com

Calvo Forager 57E SR Jessi 683A – Dam of Forager

Many sons and daughters of Forager sell!

First calf heifers grazing at 6750-9000 elevation!

SR Reasy 883A - 3/4 sibling to 683A

Daughter of Forager

Calvo Firey 718D – OCC Easy Red X OCC Paxton daughter

RAAA

Board Commentary

Board of Directors PRESIDENT Kyley DeVoe | Justin, Texas kyley@3klandandcattle.com

What the RAAA is Doing to Increase Value

by Craig Bieber, Region B Director

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT AREA 4 DIRECTOR - SOUTHWEST Tony Ballinger | Morgan Mill, Texas anthony.ballinger@adm.com

Our breed is grateful for producers that use Red Angus genetics in their program. It’s time you heard from a Red Angus board member about what we are doing to increase the value of your cattle as we approach the bull-buying season.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT AREA 7 DIRECTOR - NORTHEAST Rob Hess | Hershey, Pennsylvania hessfarm@verizon.net

The RAAA board discusses how to increase the value of our product at every meeting, but we also have those conversations with other board members, association members and industry experts in our free time. We have several strategies in progress for this initiative and we want to reiterate a few of those.

TREASURER REGION C DIRECTOR Jeff Pettit | Sebree, Kentucky jeff@diamondpcattle.com

#1 We have been in discussions with the USDA regarding our Red Angus-tagged cattle’s ability to be labeled as Angus. Packers require efficiency and simplicity in their plant standard operating procedures. Consequently, they are unable to administer more than one “Angus” carcass identification protocol. The net result is that Red Angus cattle, despite being genetically Angus, remain excluded from virtually all Angus brands.

AREA 2 DIRECTOR - MONTANA BOARD SECRETARY Kay Klompien | Manhattan, Montana klmpnra@gmail.com

Theoretical access that is unworkable in the real world is the same as non-access.

Therefore, RAAA has requested that USDA support a change simplifying the Angus carcass identification process. FCCP-tagged Red Angus cattle are verified to be a minimum of 50% Red Angus or Angus. These cattle should be eligible to receive the common “Angus” carcass identification that is widely utilized in U.S. packing plants.

REGION A DIRECTOR Keith Hickle | Auburn, Washington keith.a.hickle@gmail.com

The fact that Red Angus is working to gain access to Angus brands is not surprising as the logic supporting Angus cattle (black or red) being included in Angus brands is difficult to fault. The breed makeup and DNA inside the retail package should match the Angus label on the outside.

REGION B DIRECTOR Craig Bieber | Leola, South Dakota craig@bieberredangus.com AREA 1 DIRECTOR - WEST George Murdock | Pendleton, Oregon murdockcattle@gmail.com AREA 3 DIRECTOR - ROCKY MOUNTAIN Aaron Kravig | Karval, Colorado akravig@kravigredangus.com

In addition to discussion, our leadership attended a meeting with administrators from USDA-AMS. We estimate that it is causing $100 million in damage to producers with red-hided cattle to be excluded from these programs. Our board believes this strategy is worthy of consideration even though it is not easy or fast to get the government to respond.

AREA 5 DIRECTOR - NORTHERN PLAINS Stephanie Jung | Mina, South Dakota lazyjbarranch@yahoo.com AREA 6 DIRECTOR - GREAT PLAINS Jason Anderson | Oberlin, Kansas jasonea9@hotmail.com AREA 8 DIRECTOR - SOUTHEAST Jim Yance | Columbia, Alabama jim@jyjredangus.com AREA 9 DIRECTOR - MIDWEST Will Andras | Manchester, Illinois andras@irtc.net 4

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The RAAA board believes the breed makeup and DNA inside the retail package should match the Angus label on the outside, and has been in discussions with USDA. January 2024

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Board Commentary: What the RAAA is Doing to Increase Value

#2 We have supported the Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force’s development and mission. The Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force begins work to accelerate the use of genetic information for feeder cattle.

Price discovery in the feeder cattle market rarely includes genetic information. Almost nothing is known about the genetics of 98% of feeder cattle being sold on a weekly basis.

That reality hurts the industry, particularly cow-calf producers, because genetics control approximately one-third of growth, efficiency and carcass results.

The RAAA board feels this strategy will eventually do the most service to the industry long term, but it takes a lot of time. Industry change is a slow process, but maybe with our work, it will take five to 10 years instead of 20 to 25 years. #3 The RAAA leadership and board have engaged the American Angus Associa-

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tion regarding programs we can work on together. We are both Angus and exploring the options of working together is a big first step.

We have run a joint cattle evaluation to see if our breeds had much for differences. Our agreement does not allow us to share any of the results, but we are hoping to do more and have recently had discussions to run a joint foot evaluation. We hope AAA will see it as a way we can work together in more aspects, but time will tell. #4 As the representatives of your breed of choice, we constantly strive for better evaluation of our cattle. We discuss and try to figure out the best ways to do this and we strive to provide better service and add value to your cattle with association dollars. It is not lost on us that you chose this breed for a lot of reasons but continuing to add value is first and foremost on our minds. //

Almost nothing is known about the genetics of 98% of feeder cattle being sold weekly.

from our Watch for bulls like these in our 2024 production sale!

Highlights g S ale s prin Pre vious S Annual Production Sale

C-T REPUTATION 0094 Reg. #4296453 ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

FEDDES REPUTATION 093-2310 Reg. #4631725 YG

CW REA FAT

123 67 56 15 -4.0 81 133 0.32 2.41 33 15 13 9 17 0.51 -0.05 43 0.52 -0.01 C-T RED ROCK 5033 x PIE ONE OF A KIND 352 Reputation is the top-selling herd sire to Overmiller Red Angus, KS and Niobrara Red Angus, NE. Going back to one of our top donors, C-T Linsey 0964, he is a big performer with 113 WR and YR, solid carcass, 101 Marb-R, 106 REA-R. He sires impressive calves – the high-selling bull and high-selling sire group at our 2023 sale.

He also sired the high-selling bred heifer at the 2023 NILE sale. Used in four different herds, he has consistent calving ease, growth and phenotype. Sons sell this spring!

Thanks to all of our friends who made the Big Sky Elite Female Sale such a great event.

ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

FEDDES TREADSTONE 704-9352 Reg. #4116550 ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

YG

CW REA FAT

97 50 47 12 -1.4 90 139 0.31 2.38 33 9 14 7 13 0.68 0.20 43 0.25 0.05 5L BOURNE 117-48A x FEDDES SILVER BOW B226 He was one of our top-selling bulls in 2020 to Leland Red Angus. He is a moderate frame bull that sires outstanding growth, carcass and maternal traits. His dam is a very productive Silver Bow daughter from the great Blockana cow family. Her dam was still in production at 13 years old.

C-T SENECA 1012 Reg. #4468395 ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

CW REA FAT

CW REA FAT

1 p.m.

At the Ranch, Manhattan, MT

FEDDES 401K 2214 Reg. #4631719 ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

YG

CW REA FAT

143 61 82 13 -2.5 77 142 0.41 2.75 30 19 14 10 16 0.80 0.20 48 0.38 0.06 BIEBER CL STOCKMARKET E119 x MR COACH 1296 2214 may very well be the best Stockmarket son we have seen to date. His dam is a complete outcross to most of the breed with her sire being MR Coach 1296 and out of a top Blockana cow that has worked her way into our donor pen. Ratios were 114 WR, 119 YR & 123 REA ratio. This is another bull we used heavily in our herd this spring and we intend to continue to use him. Owned with Schriefer Red Angus.

FEDDES MANHATTAN 2282 Reg. #4631489 YG

60 29 31 15 -4.0 77 127 0.31 2.03 21 14 12 9 11 0.41 0.19 29 0.05 0.05 RREDS SENECA 731C x 5L INDEPENDENCE 560-298Y C1012 is one of our top sellers in our 2022 sale to Kent McCune, OK. He is an extremely powerful Seneca son with loads of volume and muscle, and a very solid leg and foot structure. He boasts a 86 BR, a 107 WR and sired our top WR bull calf for 2023. Dam is an extremely deep bodied Tina cow from our donor pen that puts it all together with a 101 MPPA. Semen will be available for 2024!

Chuck & Carol Feddes • 406-581-8826 Jake & Alyssa Feddes • 406-581-8157 2610 Churchill Rd • Manhattan, MT 59741 www.feddesredangus.com

YG

135 69 66 15 -4.3 73 118 0.28 2.07 35 8 13 9 16 0.74 0.07 40 0.30 0.01 C-T REPUTATION 0094 x 5L BOURNE 117-48A He was our second-high-selling bull this spring selling to Weber Red Angus & Charolais. He boasts 14 traits in the top 28% of the breed. His ratios were 114 WR, 105 YR & 116 IMF. He comes from a gorgeous cow that goes back to multiple generations of donors.

Monday, March 11, 2024

ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI M ME HPG CEM ST MA

YG

CW REA FAT

83 48 34 15 -3.5 73 117 0.28 2.70 39 24 10 9 17 0.46 0.11 40 0.11 0.00 C-T REPUTATION 0094 x LASO FRONT ROW X37D Phenotypically, one of the very top Reputations to sell yet. Another top seller out of a gorgeous Front Row daughter that comes from a long line of highly maternal Blockana females. 129 WR, 119 YR & 113 IMF ratio. We used this bull heavily this spring because of his structural correctness, growth, strong carcass traits and the maternal females in his pedigree. Owned with Watkins Red Angus & 3K Red Angus.

Big Sky Country Red Angus ...

Where Performance Meets Maternal!

Craig & Taryn DeBoer 406-282-9029 4740 Churchill Rd • Manhattan, MT 59741 www.ctredangus.com

By Design ...

Our fall-calving program is by design. Our cattle are bred, born and raised to excel in conditions opposite of most production seasons. They are tough, resilient and prolific. Sure, calving in August might be easier than March, however maternal and actual performance in the winter are antagonistic to nature and we identify and eliminate those unworthy of staying in our herd.

Conformation, muscle, foot structure, disposition, performance and maternal strengths are backed by breed-leading EPDs for growth and carcass. At the end of the day, our customers need cows that do their job, payweight at weaning and carcass traits that build a reputation with their feeders.

We are raising beef ... by design.

1A BD: 7-30-22

KOESTER INSIGHT 201 (#4773411)

1B BD: 8-10-22

KOESTER FULL HOUSE 242 (#4773493)

1A BD: 8-13-22

KOESTER PROPULSION 261 (#4773529)

A calving-ease son of Lorenzen Insight 9917 out of a cow line with incredible longevity. He will offer strong HPG, CEM and Stay while siring calves with marbling. He is an all-around bull ranking in the top 13% for the ProS index.

This Full House bull knocks it out of the park for carcass and growth, landing him in the top 1% GM. He combines the breed-leading genetics of Merlin 018A and 3SCC Domain A163. His dam is in her prime and has an impeccable udder.

HERDBULL PROSPECT! Combine Propulsion, Marksman and Domain and you get a stud that will sire growth, feed conversion and carcass merit. He scores impressive rankings across the board with a top 14% ProS and top 2% GM.

1B BD: 8-13-22

1B BD: 8-14-22

1B BD: 8-15-22

KOESTER WARRANT 268 (#4773543)

Want growth without sacrificing maternal?

This Warrant son will do the trick! He recorded top weights at both weaning and yearling, and he has his dam’s quiet disposition – an own granddaughter of Glacier Chateau 744.

Selling 60 age-advantaged bulls in conjunction with Leland Red Angus

Friday, March 8, 2024

1 p.m. MT • At the Ranch • Sidney, MT Selling 200 Bulls • 30 Comm. Heifers

KOESTER STOCKMARKET 279 (#4773561)

Impressive growth and performance in a smooth, balanced package. This son of Stockmarket will add payweight at weaning to his calves and keep the feeders happy with their performance and Top Dollar designation.

KOESTER DRIVER 298 (#4773595)

If you are in the business of raising beef, don’t pass up this Drive Time son that ranks in the top 8% GM. His balance and style will add eye appeal to a set of calves that will perform for the feeders and on the rail.

Progeny sell from ...

Lorenzen Warrant 8273 • Lorenzen Insight 9917 Bieber CL Stockmarket E119 • BB Propulsion 9096 Leland Full House 7465 • LARR Drive Time 9542

Request a catalog:

Steve & Tracey Koester Steele, ND (701) 400-1611 cell KoesterRedAngus.com koesterredangus@gmail.com

Leland Red Angus ...

Where genetic selection becomes reality!

BB PROPULSION 9096 (#4169122)

BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121 (#3958815)

LORENZEN CHARTER 0906 (#4259349)

LORENZEN DISRUPTER 9930 (#4114668)

LSF SRR PRIME FACTOR 9014G (#4109988)

LEACHMAN SHULA A113G (#4236102)

Annual Production Sale

Friday, March 8, 2024 1 p.m. MST • At the Ranch 41 mi. N of Beach, ND, or 34 mi. SE of Sidney, MT

Selling: 200 Bulls • 30 Comm. Yearling Heifers Including age-advantaged bulls from Koester Red Angus

Leland RED ANGUS RANCH Melvin & Luella Leland • (701) 565-2347 Todd & Carla Leland • (701) 565-2361 192 Hwy 16 N • Sidney, MT 59270 lelandra@restel.net • www.lelandredangus.com

Pieper Red Angus Ranch Hay Springs, NE

SALE DATE March 29, 2024 Red Angus Yearling Bulls 200 Registered Semen Tested-Carcass Ultrasounded-GGP Test Parentage & Enhanced EPD’s Red Angus Bred ei er 35 Registered from the top of our herd

Fall Calving Cows 70 Commercial bred to calve Sept 1 to Pieper Red Angus Bulls

Red Angus ei ers 150 Commercial Ready To Breed

SIRE POWER PIE Quarterback 789 KJL Complete 7000E PIE Captain 057 Brown Confidence G1410 Beiber Maximus E294 LSF Identity 0295H PIE Commander 0100 PIE Hashtag 1249 PIE Long Haul 1344

Red Angus With Built In Performance

One of the best buy back programs in the business with thousands of our customers calves bought back every year!

Semen Catalog Available in January!!

Offering semen on some of the BEST IN THE BREED!

PIE Hollywood 222

PIE Herdsman 2012

PIE Long Haul 1344 CED BW WW YW Marb REA 17 -3 91 163 .97 .75

One of the most exciting bulls the breed has ever seen!

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 13 -4.1 79 138 .73 .16

Semen now available on one of the best Complete 7000E sons to date

PIE Quarterback 789

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 11 -1.1 82 139 .57 .49

One of the most exciting Hard Drive sons to date! He is also a maternal brother to PIE QuarterBack 789

PIE Captain 057

Selling 30 Units from one of the most sought after sires in the breed!

Proven Calving Ease Sire with one of the best phenotypes you can find

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 18 -5.7 68 123 .78 .43

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 14 -5.3 62 104 .55 .40

PIE CenterFire 2064

Biebers Maximus E294 Outcross genetics with one of the best maternal pedigrees that you can find

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 17 -4.9 73 124 .83 .61

LSF Identity - 0295H

Thick made, great feet.

With exceptional growth.

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 6 1.6 104 167 .57 .56

Red Allison Hush Money 3K

Great Phenotype, EPD’s and is one of the most sought after bulls in the breed.

Outcross genetics.

Great Feet, Exceptional Phenotype.

7+ IMF Scan

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 18 -6.3 84 125 .65 .20

Mark, Deb or Tate Pieper H- 308-638-4557 | C- 308-430-0989

CED BW WW YW Marb REA 11 -1 75 115 .23 .28

Tate’s Cell - 308-430-1777

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RAAA National Office

Association Commentary

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RAAA National Staff

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Tom Brink Ext. 4 | tombrink@redangus.org DIRECTOR OF BREED IMPROVEMENT Lindsay Upperman, Ph.D. Ext. 29 | lindsay@redangus.org EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Halla Ramsey Ext. 10 | halla@redangus.org REDSPRO & REGISTRY SPECIALIST Kaitlyn Fulmer Ext. 6 | kaitlyn@redangus.org REDSPRO & REGISTRY SPECIALIST Stephanie Essegian Ext. 26 | stephanie@redangus.org MEMBER SERVICES & DNA SPECIALIST Ryan Starkey Ext. 5 | ryanstarkey@redangus.org DNA CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST Ariana De La Garza Ext. 24 | ariana@redangus.org DNA CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST Julia Sanderson Ext. 14 | julia@redangus.org DATABASE AND REGISTRATION CONSULTANT Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 | kenda@redangus.org DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Kim Heller, Ph.D. 515-851-2019 | kim@redangus.org PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Tracey Koester 701-391-5440 | tracey@redangus.org EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Brandi Buzzard Frobose 785-448-0239 | brandi@redangus.org DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Lisa Bryant 405-766-8942 | lisa@redangus.org ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Katie Martin Ext. 16 | katiemartin@redangus.org SHOW SPECIALIST Erin Dorsey 970-396-5420 | erin@redangus.org ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR Janet Russell Ext. 11 | janet@redangus.org MEMBERSHIP & ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Dalli Hobbs Ext. 7 | dalli@redangus.org JUNIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR Taylor Dorsey 970-397-0356 | taylordorsey@redangus.org RECEPTIONIST Andi Inmon Ext. 3 | receptionist@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Team and Value-Added Programs staff is on page 20

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Red Angus Has Bull Genetics Commercial Producers Need

by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

As we enter a new year and a new sale season, top cow-calf producers turn their minds toward bull purchasing and finding the best genetics they can afford. It almost goes without saying that genetics are the only “transferable” part of the bull(s) you buy.

Bull genetics are directly transferred into your next calf crop, determining 50% of each calf’s DNA. The environment those bulls were raised in, and its effects on making those bulls what they are on sale day, has no impact on their offspring.

That is the reason genetics are so important to every cow-calf operation.

Red Angus has an especially strong offering of bull genetics that keeps improving year after year. For example, the table below summarizes the genetic profile for the top 50% ProS index bulls born from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Most of these bulls will be marketed in 2024. They will walk into commercial and/or seedstock herds and share their genetic excellence with the next generation of calves.

So exactly what does their genetic profile look like?

The RAAA indexes these bulls possess are a good place to start the evaluation. We note right away they are, on average, well balanced for both maternal and terminal traits – HerdBuilder or HB index ranking in the top 34% of the population; GridMaster or GM ranking in the top 27%.

With strong rankings in both of those individual indexes, their ProS index pops to a top 23% ranking, indicating these bulls are multi-trait winners that can improve many traits at once.

Top Half ProS Red Angus Bulls Born in 2022 and First Half of 2023 Index/EPD Avg. Value %Rank ProS 113 23% HB 64 34% GM 50 27% CED 14 33% BW -2.5 34% WW 63 45% YW 104 40% ADG 0.25 40% DMI 1.57 56% MILK 28 30% ME 5 55% HPG 12 45% CEM 8 33% STAY 16 40% MARB 0.55 26% CW 27 38% REA 0.17 39% FAT 0.026 62%

Association Commentary: Red Angus Has Bull Genetics Commercial Producers Need

From there, we dive into trait groups like Calving Ease and Birth Weight. Ease of calving is still an important part of the genetic package for most producers, and Red Angus has a multitude of bulls that fit the bill in this area.

Once those calves hit the ground, they need to take off and grow, eventually hitting the scales with extra pounds that will help them dollar up on sale day. These bulls do the job with above-average rankings for Weaning Weight (top 45%) and Yearling Weight (top 40%).

fewer Select grade carcasses. Add to that a top 39% ranking for Ribeye Area, and the package is complete.

The winter/spring of 2024 sale season is here, and we encourage all producers to think about genetics, along with structure and phenotype, when they consider which bulls to purchase. It matters to the bottom line from both a short and longer term perspective. And, simply said, the good news is that Red Angus has the bulls commercial ranchers need. //

Daughters will be kept, so Heifer Pregnancy (top 45% in a population known for fertile heifers) and Stayability (top 40%) need to be part of the genetic equation. Maintenance Energy, a proxy for mature cow size, is another relevant EPD that rounds out the maternal package and ranks in the middle of the bell curve in a breed known for outstanding, right-size females.

Lastly, the carcass trait discussion should not be left out.

Approximately 70% of the calves in every Red Angus-sired calf crop will find their way to a feedlot and eventually be sold on a carcass-merit grid. These Red Angus bulls do not disappoint in the carcass area either, starting with their top 38% ranking for Carcass Weight.

Grids pay for high-quality grades, and a tremendous top 27% Marbling EPD rank is sure to mean more Prime and

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Red Angus commercial producers will evaluate prospective bull purchases for genetics, phenotype and structure.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024

At the Ranch, Harlowton, MT

Bulls Selling: Yearling Open Yearling Heifers

ires: SNIO John Wicks 0092

Six Mile Fifth Sense 122H Lucht Maximum Power 0170

Visit ou:r website Fischer Red Angus Ron & Esther Fischer Harlowton, MT 406-632-5598 fischerredangus.com 14

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These bulls are ready!

They’re here at the ranch, tested and ready to turn in with your cows & heifers!

Age-Advantaged Bulls at Private Treaty 2-Year-Olds – 20 Red Angus • 10 F1

3-Year-Olds – 2 Red Brahman • 7 F1 • 9 Red Angus

Buy from the trusted source of cattle that excel in Florida’s environment!

Red Angus Born and Raised in Florida

Alachua, Florida

(352) 660-4901 – Amelia Carreno (352) 425-2346 – Sergio Carreno (352) 789-8008 – Ranch RedAmericanCattle.com info@RedAmerianCattle.com

Yearling – 75% Red Angus/25% Red Brahman Semen Available!

Red American bred-and-raised bulls topped the Florida Bull Test in their respective breed categories and across other breeds!

2 Red Angus Bulls – Jan. 20 Selling: Florida Bull Test , Marianna, Florida Our bulls are born and raised in Florida, making them well adapted to our unique environment, forages and insects.

They maintain their condition during breeding season, cover their cows and are an investment you can rely on for several years.

@Red American Cattle

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BULL SALE MARCH 16, 2024 CENTR AL OREGON LIVESTOCK AUCTION — MADR A S, OREGON

CAPTAIN 057

Bull Buyers Spotlight "We've been buying Iron Lorenzen bulls for several years focusing on calving ease. Now, we sleep nights with quality, unassisted calving! These bulls hold up very well on our high desert ranch."

Dan Otley, Riddle Ranch, Diamond, OR

“Using high maternal bulls from Iron Lorenzen has helped our program reach the Top of the Market on Superior for our replacement heifers and bred cows. Casey and Nicki Miller, our next generation, will keep this success going for our operation."

SOLD $2,800 - 45 BRED COWS - 1200#s

Greg Haydal, Casey & Nicki Miller Milliron Triangle Ranch – Miles City, MT

SOLD $317.00 - 90 CALVES - 575#s

"Iron Lorenzen bulls and genetics have improved our herd quality with strong growth and high carcass calves. With their ‘Buy Back’ program, Sam’s been the high bidder the last 3 years to recapture the value in these cattle."

Johnathon, Dillion and Richard White White Catle Company, Atwater, CA

Russ & Tara Young t Sam Lorenzen 541.215.2687 t Trent Wright 541.620.0553 t Tucker Wright

ironlorenzencattleco.com

HOLTON CONSPIRACY 080H

9 Mile Quarterback 0002

#4433641 LACY COLLUSION 115F x C-BAR STONY 720E Owned by Emerald Earth Cattle Co. • Shamrock Nook Red Angus Semen Available • Yearling Sons For Sale Private Treaty

Dam: C-Bar Stony 720E

• Ultimate cow maker from proven cow families with great udders, feet and dispositions • Dam produced Grand Champion Pen of Three Females at the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress • 12 EPDs ranking in the top third • A son, SRN AA Conspiracy, #4741627, is in the WBIA Bull Development Program and Sale, April 6, 2024, in Platteville, WI

#4309011 PIE QUARTERBACK 789 x 6R CAMEO 723E Owned by Shamrock Nook Red Angus • 6 R Ranch Semen Available • Yearling Sons For Sale Private Treaty

Sire: PIE Quarterback 789

Daughter: SRN Ester 2269

Granddam: C-Bar MS Stony A302

Shamrock Nook Red Angus

Platteville, WI Joe Jewison – 608-778-6736

Albany, WI Joe Dunphy – 608-558-5342 joe@shamrocknook.com www.shamrocknook.com

Albany, WI Joe Dunphy – 608-558-5342

Powell Butte, OR Riley Avery – 541-279-1504

Emerald Earth Cattle Co. Shamrock Nook Red Angus Granddam: Lacy Lakota 8105

• Performance and growth • Muscular and deep bodied • Great feet • Quiet disposition • Breed-leading EPDs for WW, YW, and ADG • A son, SRN Quarterback 2358, #4741565, is in the WBIA Bull Development Program and Sale, April 6, 2024, in Platteville, WI

6 R Ranch

Daughter: SRN Susie 2261

One Bull source – Two Opportunities to own them!

Sons Sell !

TMAS PREACHER 906G RREDS PATHFINDER F811 BIEBER STOCKMARKET E119 BIEBER DEEP END B597

TMAS PREACHER 906G #4108480

UW-Platteville PIONEER FARM

... has bulls on test and in the respective sales at: Western Illinois University Bull test Saturday, March 8, 2024 • Macomb, IL •6 pm

WI Beef Improvement Association’s Bull Development Saturday, April 6, 2024 • Platteville, WI • 11 am Pioneer Farm

RREDS PATHFINDER F811 #3952885

For more information:

www.wiu.edu/cbt/agriculture/bull_test www.wisconsinbeef.com

Platteville, WI Alicia Prill-Adams 608-342-1119 prillada@uwplatt.edu

Monday, January 22

GENERATIONS OF PREDICTABILITY

LIMOUSIN • LIM-FLEX • RED ANGUS

At the Ranch • 1:30pm CST

Bull Sale

Wood Lake, NE • www.bulliscreek.com • 402-376-4465

HONEST CATTLE. HONEST PEOPLE. HONEST DEALINGS.

Marketing Update

Big Things Are Happening in the Red Angus Breed Red Angus Commercial Marketing Team and Value-Added Programs DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL MARKETING Kelly Smith 417-855-9461 | kelly@redangus.org COMMERCIAL MARKETING SPECIALIST Rachael Oliver 406-480-1569 | rachael@redangus.org COMMERCIAL MARKETING SPECIALIST Josh Taylor | josh@redangus.org 918-605-5139 COMMERCIAL MARKETING SPECIALIST Cory Peters | cory@redangus.org 402-418-2351 COMMERCIAL MARKETING SPECIALIST Taylor Ohlde | taylor@redangus.org 913-626-2715 VALUE-ADDED DEPARTMENT TEAM LEAD Jeananne Drouhard Ext. 18 | jeananne@redangus.org VALUE-ADDED PROGRAMS SPECIALIST Lauren Weingardt Ext. 20 | laurenweingardt@redangus.org ENROLL IN VALUE-ADDED PROGRAMS AND ORDER TAGS: tags@redangus.org 940-477-4593

Weekly Email Marketing Service of Feeder and Finished Cattle The Red Angus show list informs feedyard managers, order buyers and other interested parties of Red Angus-influenced cattle.

Producers can market feeder or finished cattle through this free service when selling through a sale barn, video auction or private treaty. The weekly show list is emailed to potential buyers through the Red Angus FeederFax email service. To upload information about cattle or to view cattle available, visit RedAngus.org/showlist.

To receive the weekly FeederFax marketing service that will highlight that week’s show list, please email tags@redangus.org.

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by Kelly Smith, Director of Commercial Marketing

After starting in my new role as director of commercial marketing in September, I believe this is a great time to reflect on why I accepted this position and the unique view I have been given to look at Red Angus and the cattle industry as a whole, for that matter.

I spent 36 years in the animal nutrition business, working with all types of animals in various roles over the years, so you might ask, “Why would a guy leave that and accept a position like this director’s job?”

During the process of many phone interviews and personal discussions with Tom Brink and members of the marketing team, I realized the commitment and perseverance this group had to push the envelope and push for future success. In other words, the status quo wasn’t an option!

Expectation for Excellence is the Future My family has been involved in the production of Angus cattle since 1961, so I had a view from the “black” side. I was intrigued by things such as the RAAA’s board and staff involvement on the front lines of technology adoption and new ways of doing old jobs.

I was impressed when I saw the success of the Feeder Calf Certification Program and all the years it has been an industry standard. I applaud the Total Herd Reporting program which has been implemented for more than 30 years, while there are other large breeds that are just now “asking” for this information! I found RAAA to be very progressive in their thinking and always trying to be prepared for the future.

Now that I’m in this role and have had an opportunity to be on the front lines, I can tell you that we are attacking the opportunities on several levels such as: 1. Working diligently on our USDA initiative to include more red-hided cattle in Angus programs.

2. Continuing our work directly with packers to learn what they need from us to help their business and consequently drive the demand for Red Angus cattle into those plants.

3. One of our initiatives is to make sure we always know where packers and feedlots can secure more Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced calves to fill that pipeline easily and effectively. We are currently building a program to make that as seamless as possible.

4. Continue our attendance and assistance at producer bull sales as well as FCCP feeder calf sales.

With all these initiatives and more, you can see we are busy. This year is shaping up to be another exciting one with all these programs, feeder calf prices at all-time highs and our breeders’ relentless pursuit to climb higher into the future!

As we look into the next few years to try to remain relevant and lead in our approach, I would say a few things really begin to stand out.

RED ANGUS MARKETING PROGRAMS How to Enroll in FCCP and AA 1. Contact the Red Angus valueadded department at 940-477-4593 and complete a short supplier enrollment questionnaire over the phone. RAAA staff will ask general management, animal identification and breeding questions. If needed, the producer may be asked to supply additional documentation on breeding such as semen receipt, lease agreements or information on purchased females.

2. After all documentation is recorded, staff will ship the tags directly to the producer who must tag the calves before they leave the ranch of origin – birth, branding, preconditioning, weaning or before loading on the semi.

FEEDER CALF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

• Traceability to at least 50% Red Angus genetics • Source verified to ranch of origin • Group age verified No enrollment fee, just the cost of your program tag choice.

The Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program is the first step in differentiating your cattle to buyers, feedlots and packers.

Experience industry-leading return on investment for just the cost of an ear tag – with no enrollment fees.

The Red Angus Association of America marketing team offers assistance to Red Angus bull customers at no charge.

GENETICS AGE SOURCE

4. Staff will issue the USDAapproved Certificate of Compliance upon receiving the customer enrollment agreement and calving record.

FCCP or Allied Access Tags $1.30 each

EID Only (FCCP or AA) $2.20 each

EID Combo Sets $3.30 each

RedAngus.org • 940-477-4593

Red Angus Marketing Assistance

ALLIED ACCESS

• Source verified to ranch of origin • Group age verified No enrollment fee, just the cost of your program tag choice.

3. The producer will receive a customer enrollment agreement to fill out and return to RAAA with a copy of their calving records.

Visit RedAngus.org for contact information.

AGE SOURCE

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FCCP (Yellow Tag)

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Allied Access (Green Tag)

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Premium Red Baldy (White Tag)

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American Red (Blue Tag)

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Feeder/Fat Cattle Show List

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Stockyard

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Calendar of Events

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Red Angus FeederFax

Marketing Update: Big Things Are Happening in the Red Angus Breed

In the future, more than any other time, you are going to get paid for what you bring to the table. I believe “transparency” is the keyword going forward! Providing as much information as possible about your product is paramount – age and source verified is great, as are health records from birth to harvest, DNA verification, etc. The more tools you provide the potential buyer to make a decision, the more valuable you make your cattle.

There will come a time very soon when so-called “commodity cattle” truly will have no place and will be severely discounted or just no place to market these animals. So, as we approach 2024 and beyond, let’s take a long look at our plan and see if we are on track with where we want to be. //

Special FCCP Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale Calendar Date

FCCP Sale

Contact

Phone

Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 4 Jan. 10 Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Feb. 19

Tri County Stockyards Bagley Livestock Exchange Ogallalla Livestock Auction Market Hub City Livestock LaCrosse Livestock Market Mobridge Livestock Rugby Livestock Auction

Mitch Barthel Billy Bushelle Jay Nordhausen Glen Gaikowski Frank Seidel Jason Anderberg Cliff Mattson

218-346-3415 218-694-3701 308-284-2071 605-225-3273 785-222-2586 800-658-3598 701-776-6393

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Featuring th Annual “MORE BULL FOR YOUR BUCK” Production Sale 35 SERVICE-AGED BULLS and Saturday, JANUARY 20, 2024 – GRAY COURT, SC 40 REG. & COMM. HEIFERS 12 Alasmelol! sons

Built from the ground up ...

on a foundation of convenience and cow herd traits.

Heat & Fescue Adapted • Structurally Sound • Quiet • Easy Calvers & Keepers

LASO ALAMO C92H #4295093 CED

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A next-generation REAL BEEF BULL!

Semen Available!

r and Alvina Meeks • Owners • Raymond Prescott • Ranch Manager: 864-981-2080 Request yo:u1986 TrinityJimChurch Rd., Gray Court, SC 29645 • bullhill2@prtcnet.com • www.bullhillredangusranch.com catalog 22

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backed up ...

by decades of performance, experience and customer satisfaction!

Blending Maternal Strength, Growth and Carcass Merit

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Trustworthy outcross bloodlines in a Balanced genetic package founded in Family Values!

For 28 years, Kuhn’s Red Angus has been breeding for optimal balance in phenotypic and genotypic traits. We value the Red Angus female for her overall functionality in fertility, docility and mothering ability, and strive to bring you the best possible genetics by traveling throughout the nation looking for the outcross bloodlines that meet our criteria. Our goal is to give our customers a more complete bull!

BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121 – #3958815

BROWN JRAR END ZONE H6629 – #4232984 BB PROPULSION 9096 – #4169122

2 ET SONS OUT OF LARSON’S TAMARA 187-74 – #1437626 1 ET SON OUT OF KUHNS CHY GIRL 7005 – # 1204423

3 ET SONS OUT OF KUHNS DUCHESS Z104 – #1548363 3 ET SONS OUT OF KUHNS DESTINY E101 – #3831879

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“Putting the Puzzle Together” Sale Kuhn’s Red Angus • Crosshair Simmental Huber EY Red Angus

Friday, April 26, 2024

5 p.m. CDT • Napoleon, ND • Napoleon Livestock

Follow us! . r program ou t ou ab n to lear

BIEBER FLASHDRIVE G266 – #4140008

GRANDSIRE PICTURED: BIEBER HARD DRIVE Y120 4 ET SONS OUT OF KUHNS DESTINY E013 – #3832145 2 ET SONS OUT OF KUHNS BOND GIRL X060 – #1375847

Kuhn’s Red Angus

James and Stephanie Kuhn 6962 28th Ave SE Napoleon, ND 58561 (701) 332-6378 • (701) 426-6921 www.kuhnsredangus.com

Member Services Bulletin

Member Services Reminders

• The second installment of THR is being billed Jan. 12. If you have more than 11 animals, it will be four different assessments: the first and second installments will be matching amounts and the third and fourth installments will be matching amounts. Please reach out to our membership department at 940-387-3502, Ext. 7, if you have any questions.

• Spring 2024 herd inventory reminders will be sent out the first week of January and will be due March 6. Any disposals or transfers that need to be made on your cow herd inventory will need to be made by the due date to avoid being billed THR for females you no longer have in the herd. Please contact the registration department with any questions at data@redangus.org.

• To order DNA kits please contact the DNA department at Ext. 8 or at dna@ redangus.org. All DNA kits MUST be paid for before they will be sent out.

Download the Go RedAngus App

Apple Store

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Schedule a meeting by scanning the QR code

Herd Inventories, Calendar Reminders and Account Management for 2024

by Dalli Hobbs, Membership & Accounts Receivable Specialist

Spring Herd Inventory Request & Fall THR Billing As we look to the New Year, prioritizing what needs to be done may rise to the top of the list. One action to add to that list is updating your Total Herd Inventory.

Spring 2024 herd inventories were sent out the first week of January and now is the time to dispose of any females in your spring inventory before the deadline on March 6. It is also important that any fall-calving females are switched to the fall inventory season at this time. Any females on inventory as of March 6 will be billed their annual spring THR at $27.50 per cow in July. Reach out to the registration department with any further questions via email data@redangus.org or call 940387-3502, Ext. 1.

Fall Herd Inventory was billed the THR assessment fee on Dec. 8. If more than 11 cows are active in your inventory, the billing is split up into four different installments. Due to the price increase to $27.50, the first and second installments of THR will have a similar price point and will be a few cents higher than the third and fourth installments. To calculate the total assessment fee, take the number of animals on inventory multiplied by the $27.50 assessment fee to equal the total amount due. Members may pay these installments as they come on their monthly statement(s) or choose to pay the full amount by using the calculation above.

Please be sure to include a note if you choose to pay THR in full.

Total Herd Reporting Calender The Total Herd Reporting Calendar that was sent out in the mail in December appears on page 32. This calendar highlights the important deadlines and due dates for managing your herd such as billing dates, spring and fall reporting (including calf, disposals & reason codes for females), heifer exposure and more. For a more detailed reporting timeline, you can find that under Herd Management > Offline Forms > THR Reporting Deadline.

Resources to Help with Data Input and Herd Management in REDSPro Our new tutorials are more interactive and can be viewed in many ways such as video, transcript or a PDF download. The first wave of tutorials has been added to the website with many more coming in the future. These tutorials are placed under Herd Management > How-To Guide on www.RedAngus.org.

Another exciting feature is Red Angus Alley, and uptake has been fruitful and encouraging for those who have engaged. This is available for members to schedule one-on-one time with our registration department to walk through account-specific items such as registrations, data reporting or any scenarios with which members may need assistance. Have DNA or membership questions? A staff member from the department in question will join the meeting to answer those questions.

or visiting: RedAngus.org > Herd Management > Red Angus Alley

To schedule a Red Angus Alley appointment, find it under Herd Management > Red Angus Alley or scan the QR code located to the left.

Check Your Inbox! Paperless Billing Members will now receive an email notification if they have a balance due. Much like statements in the mail, this notification will show the balance that is due on an account, it will also contain a link to take members directly to their REDSPro

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Member Services Bulletin: Herd Inventories, Calendar Reminders and Account Management for 2024

account to make an online payment. To view the billing history, follow the tutorial located under the Herd Management tab on www.RedAngus.org or login to your REDSPro account > My Account > Billing/Payment > Pay Account Balance. Be sure to check your junk folders to ensure you receive the notice. To opt out of continued paper copies sent in the mail, please reach out to Dalli Hobbs at dalli@ redangus.org. //

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KYLE GILCHRIST RED ANGUS AUCTION TOUR

New to the Association or Curious What a Membership Includes?

Join us for new member orientation on Feb. 21, 2024, at 11 a.m.

MST/12 p.m. CST. This is a Zoom call presentation reviewing each department in the association and the basic information about being a Red Angus member.

Topics of Discussion: • Data Reporting • Total Herd Reporting • DNA Requirements • Rules & Regulations • Overview of Association & Programs • Resources • Q&A Please RSVP by using the link provided in the welcome email or join by using the following information: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1485304728 Or Telephone: 720-902-7700 • Meeting ID: 148 530 4728

We look forward to the opportunity to get to know each other.

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024 Red Revolution Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024 OHR Red Angus & Hereford Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argusville, North Dakota SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 Flittie/Schnabel/Lazy J Bar Ranch Joint Bull Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aberdeen, South Dakota SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 Chappell Red Angus Production Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mill Hall, Pennsylvania SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 Keystone Elite Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ford City, Pennsylvania SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 Red Reckoning Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douds, Iowa SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2024 Rogers Cattle Co ./ Lile Farms Red Angus Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Strafford, Missouri SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024 SERAA Grasstime Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cullman, Alabama SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2024 Sonstegard Cattle Co . Bull Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montevideo, Minnesota SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024 MO Show Me Red Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Springfield, Missouri SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024 Chain Ranch Red Dirt Roundup Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Oklahoma SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2024 Star G Ranch & Friends Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douds, Iowa SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024 Mississippi Red Angus Fall Classic Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond, Mississippi SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024 Red Tie Event Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hale, Missouri SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024 Reds On The Prairie Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookings, South Dakota SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024 Caves Show Cattle Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douds, Iowa WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024 Big Sky Elite Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three Forks, Montana SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 Sonstegard Cattle Co . Female Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montevideo, Minnesota SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024 North Dakota Scarlet Starlets Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mandan, North Dakota

If your auction date isn’t listed, call Kyle Gilchrist and get on the Auction Tour today! (641) 919-1077

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. . . r o functionality, longevity and growth with f d e r b s e n i l Blood credentials and experience to back it up!

Featuring Sons of:

46th Annual Production Sale

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024 1 p.m. MST • At the Ranch • Firesteel, SD

Selling 90 1A Red Angus Bulls Additional Progeny by:

BB PROMOTION 9025 – #4169040

FRITZ MERLIN 0139 (#4326467) • BHR 221T 93 (#4165002) LSF SRR PRAIRIE FACTOR 1089J (#4455735) HRP COMPLETE 1007J (#4459065) • BHR IMPECCABLE 156 (#4511107) BHR HIGH PLAINS 1188 (#4511209) • BHR DEFENDER 902 (#4164966) RED SSS APPROVE 540F (#4239844) • BHR INSPIRE 132 (#4511485) FRITZ YELLOWSTONE 0237 (#4326553) BHR INSPIRE 19 (#4511541) • TCC HIGHWAY 101 (#4522819)

75 Broken Heart commercial heifers plus customers' replacement females selling:

EGL HOMELAND 0090 – #4373603

MOBRIDGE LIVESTOCK MOBRIDGE, SD THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 2024

RED ALLISON MOONLIGHT 134J – #4635417

Broken Heart Ranch

RED ANGUS & QUARTER HORSES

Gary & Suzet Pederson • 605-865-3190 • 605-848-3545 (c) Chad & Lisa Pederson • 605-850-9878 12523 245th Ave • Firesteel, SD 57633 bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com • www.pedersonredangus.com

2024 THR CALENDAR S 7 14 21 28

JANUARY 2024

M 1 8 15 22 29

T 2 9 16 23 30

W 3 10 17 24 31

T 4 11 18 25

F 5 12 19 26

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Jan. 3 – Statement Mailed Jan. 3 – Spring Herd Inventory Requested Jan. 12 – Fall THR – 2nd Installment

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W 3 10 17 24

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Sept. 3 – Statement Mailed Sept. 4 – Fall Herd Inventory Due Sept. 6 – Spring THR – 3rd Installment Sept. 11-13 – Red Angus Natl. Convention

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M 2 9 16 23 30

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May 1 – Statement Mailed May 15 – Fall Birth/Weaning Due May 31 – Spring 2023 Inactivations

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THE TOP 50 BULLS SELL!

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 Lunch at 12:00 Noon – Auction at 1:00 p.m.

Gilchrist / Star G Ranch Auction Barn 12144 Dove Avenue, Douds, Iowa 52551 HHH

Selling H H H

18 MONTH OLD BULLS, YEARLING BULLS & COMMERCIAL RED ANGUS FEMALES

All Bulls Will Be: H FERTILITY EVALUATED

H ULTRASOUNDED FOR CARCASS TRAITS H GGP DNA GENOMIC ENHANCED H GUARANTEED BREEDERS

Chappell Home Run H418 X LSF SRR Grand Prairie 7039E (#4742421) He ranks in the top 3% ProS, 5% HB, 1% WW, 1% YW,, 1% ADG, 2% CW Gilchrist High Endurance X H2R Profitbuilder B403 (#4742425) He ranks in the top 1% ProS, 4% HB, 3% GM, 2% ADG, 3% STAY, 2% REA

FREE BULL DELIVERY IN IOWA, MISSOURI, WESTERN MINNESOTA, and to other locations including Oklahoma City and Cullman, Alabama.

For more information:

Kyle Gilchrist 641/919-1077 • Star G Ranch, Inc. Steve Koedam 507/920-7594 • Koedam Cattle Co. Dave Kemen 320/212-2478 • Kemen Farms Red Angus

LIVE BIDDING AT

Catalog at www.redcows.net Videos at DVAuction.com

April 13th 2024

4th Annual Bull and Female Sale

At the Ranch - Hayes, SD

THESE BULLS SELL!!

HRP QUARTERBACK 3059L RAAA# 4813161

HRP CAPTAIN 3045L RAAA# 4813137

Sire: PIE QUARTERBACK 789 MGS: WOODHILL BLUEPRINT CED: 16 | WWT: 72 | YWT: 128 MARB: 0.69 | REA: 0.26

Sire: PIE CAPTAIN 057 MGS: RREDS SENECA 731C CED: 13 | WWT: 64 | YWT: 103 MARB: 0.43 | REA: 0.41

HRP CLARITY 3054L RAAA# 4813151

HRP TROJAN 3074L RAAA# 4822865

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What’s the Deal With Blank EPD Values?

by Lindsay Upperman, Ph.D., Director of Breed Improvement For producers looking to buy Red Angus genetics to incorporate into their herd, bull sale season has arrived. Diving into a sale catalog can be a daunting task if not properly prepared for the information displayed. However, looking at a sale catalog this year may become more confusing due to some EPDs that are displayed as blanks. Let’s go over why those EPDs may be displayed this way.

An initiative was developed to collect more data on lowly reported traits in the Red Angus breed to provide more reliable EPDs to producers and their commercial customers. The initiative is stated below: The breed improvement committee recommended to blank EPDs on animals in the 2023 calf crop for growth traits with an accuracy less than 0.15 (15 in REDSPro), intake less than 0.05 (5) accuracy, carcass traits less than 0.05 (5) accuracy, calving ease traits less than 0.05 (5) accuracy and maternal traits less than 0.01 (1), unless the animal has genomically enhanced EPDs. Trait Groups: • Growth Traits – Birth Weight, Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Average Daily Gain • Intake – Dry Matter Intake • Carcass Traits – Back Fat, Carcass Weight, Ribeye Area, Marbling, Yield Grade • Calving Ease Traits – Calving Ease Direct, Calving Ease Maternal • Maternal Traits* – Heifer Pregnancy, Metabolic Energy, Stayability, Milk *Maternal traits will not be grouped together; thus, each trait will be treated on an individual basis.

In regard to the groups displayed above, the EPDs will be blanked for the group, unless all accuracy values for those traits are above the stated accuracy threshold. For instance, in regard to carcass traits, Marbling tends to be highly focused on. However, Yield Grade is not always considered a top trait to select upon, depending on how a producer markets their animals.

Thus, in order to display the EPDs for all carcass traits, including Back Fat, Carcass Weight, Ribeye Area, Marbling and Yield Grade, these traits will all need to have an accuracy above 0.05 or 5 in REDSPro in order to be displayed. If one trait is at 0.04

(4 in REDSPro) accuracy, then all the traits in the carcass trait group will be blanked.

One way to increase accuracy values for carcass traits is by reporting the harvest data for the individual animal or for progeny of the given animal in the database. Another way is to collect ultrasound records on the given animal. However, in order to help those producers who may not have the ability or ease of collecting some traits, the committee decided to un-blank all EPDs if an animal was genotyped. This includes traits such as Heifer Pregnancy, Metabolic Energy and Dry Matter Intake, which do not currently have genomics incorporated into their EPDs. Additional Blanking Furthermore, any indexes that contain a blanked EPD will also be blanked. For example, as carcass traits are involved in the GridMaster index, if carcass traits are blanked on the given animal, the GridMaster index as well as the ProS index will be blanked. This is due to the ProS index being a combination of the breeding objectives modeled in both the HerdBuilder and GridMaster selection indexes.

As a seedstock producer, the best thing to do is start by evaluating your 2023 calf crop today. In REDSPro, downloading the EPD report on your 2023 calf crop can help to identify those calves that fall below the accuracy values stated above for the given traits. This can then help to make a decision on the next steps to take in order to prevent the blanking of traits in your 2023 calf crop. Remember, an EPD is estimated based on information such as an animal’s actual performance, progeny or other relative’s performance, as well as genomic data. The genomic data is incorporated by DNA testing the animal via the GGP-uLD, GGP-LD or GGP-HD panels through the RAAA DNA department.

The EPD blanking initiative went into effect at the beginning of this year. This initiative will affect those animals that fall below the reported accuracy values for the given trait groups in the 2023 calf crop, unless the given animal is genotyped. For potential bull buyers, hopefully this clears up any questions on why EPDs are being blanked in the Red Angus breed and the reasons behind why this initiative was developed. // A trait’s accuracy will be displayed in bold, red type if it falls below the threshold for that EPD.

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Critically Eyeing Feet and Legs Can Impact Longevity

by Teres Lambert for the Red Angus Magazine If you want a bull to deliver his genetics, then good feet and legs are a must.

The importance of sound feet and legs makes total sense when you consider these three facts: 1. A bull typically spends at least 50% of its day walking, grazing and finding females in heat – traveling three or more miles in a day.

2. A bull’s hind legs support his weight during the act of breeding.

3. A bull that lacks sound feet and legs will not last as long as expected – and the likelihood of him siring offspring that have sound feet and legs is a gamble not in your favor.

“A bull has to perform and breed,” pointed out commercial cowman Charlie Ahlgren, Winnett, Montana. “If a bull is packed with performance but doesn’t have the feet and leg structure to travel and cover the territory and the rear legs aren’t strong enough for several breeding seasons, then all those performance numbers don’t mean a thing.”

Ahlgren said he likes to go through a sale catalog and select bulls that meet certain criteria, then go to the sale, put the sale catalog away and look at each bull holistically. This holistic approach includes zeroing in on the feet and legs.

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every cattle producer can learn this skill. It’s simply a matter of knowing what to look for.

Kelly Smith, RAAA’s director of commercial marketing, said a good starting point for identifying a structurally correct bull is to look at his shoulder.

“The top of the shoulder blade to the point of the shoulder should be at a 45 to 60-degree angle in order to be more flexible in the shoulder for easier movement,” Smith explained.

“Typically, if an animal is ‘straight shouldered,’ he will be restricted in his natural movement and could potentially be a hard calver as a sire.

“An angled top of shoulder to point of shoulder allows flexibility into the shoulder. When the angles are so right, the animal touches the ground so easy.”

You should also check each bull’s shoulder/front legs alignment.

Ideally, his front legs will be at a right angle – 90 degrees – when you draw an imaginary line from the top of the shoulder through the

point of the shoulder to the elbow.

His front legs should be parallel to each other and straight. You should be able to draw a vertical line from the point of the shoulder to the middle of the claw. This line should intersect the knee (see Figure 1).

Since a bull’s knee joints carry more than half his body weight, deviations from this line can lead to excessive wearing of these joints and contribute to arthritis and movement restrictions.

While up to 10 degrees in deviation is considered normal, you should cross off a bull if he is “knock-kneed” – when the knee joints lie inside this line. Bulls with this trait may eventually encounter having overgrown outside claws.

Figure 1. Front legs of a bull should be straight when viewed from the front.

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Critically Eyeing Feet and Legs Can Impact Longevity A bull that is wide at the knees – known as “bow-legged” – presents a more serious problem and should be a definite “do not purchase.” Bowlegged bulls are often narrow in their stance and may roll their feet as they walk. They can also be wide in their shoulders.

You should also evaluate each bull on your list from the side and check that his forearm and cannon bones are in a straight line. A knee joint forward of this line can be associated with steep shoulders and pasterns and may be a serious fault. On the other hand, a knee joint set back of this line may be associated with sloping shoulders and has little impact on function.

When checking for hindquarter structural correctness, look for a slight slope from the hooks to the pins with an imaginary vertical line from the hook through the stifle. Like the forequarters, the hind legs should be parallel, and the hooves slightly turned outward about 20 degrees.

“You don’t want an animal that is too straight from the hooks to the pins, or it will be too straight elsewhere,” Smith added.

The leg angulation of a bull tells you a lot about the bull’s ability to cover territory and service females. Bulls with post legs – legs with straight hocks – spell trouble with a capital “T.” Large angles at the hock can seriously restrict the animal’s length of stride.

When the angle of the hock is too large, the stifle, hock and pastern are all pulled into a formation that is too linear to allow for adequate flexibility and proper function. Post-legged bulls generally walk short, are pre-disposed to swollen hocks and are prone to arthritis in the hips and other joints as well as damage to the ligaments. Since post-legged bulls have poorer balance than do structurally correct bulls, penis damage can occur due to serving accidents.

Bulls that have sickle hocks – the opposite to straight hocks or post legs – should be removed from your bid list since they will typically “break down” earlier in life. When a bull has sickle hocks, his joints are over-angled which leads to overstepping and long overgrown claws and lameness. While moderate cases of sickle hocks are not a major concern, bad sickle hock strains ligaments, damages the dew claw and affects a bull’s serving ability.

Sickle hock bulls tend to be clumsy, particularly at service and when dismounting.

Before keeping any bull on your bid list, you would be smart to watch him walk on a level surface. Don’t just watch a bull walk a few steps. Instead, make each bull walk a decent distance so you can assess how well he places his feet.

Pay attention to see if he places even weight distribution across all four feet and across the claws on each foot.

Figure 2. Post legs: Note over-straightness of the leg.

Figure 3. Sickle Hocks: Note the over-angle of the joints.

A bull that rolls his feet as he walks is not transferring this weight. This indicates that, over time, feet issues may start to become an issue. Research shows that as much as 85% of lameness occurs in hind feet, with weight transfer or breakdown due to incorrect structure in feet and pasterns.

Test Your Scoring Skills The Red Angus Association offers a free online feet and leg training course at https://redangus.org/genetics/foot-and-leg-scoring-guide/ #build-foot-scoring-experience (or scan the QR code).

This course focuses on the Beef Improvement Federation’s recommendations that zero in on three feet and leg phenotypes: hoof claw shape, hoof angle and rear hock angle. It’s a great place to learn about feet and legs.

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Critically Eyeing Feet and Legs Can Impact Longevity A structurally correct bull with good feet and legs will have a free-moving gait and his hind feet will step into the footprints of the front feet. Over-stepping or under-stepping are indications of structural problems. Ditto for uneven footprints from the claws.

While you’re checking out the feet, Smith suggested you look at the way the claws of the feet grow.

“The feet are a direct correlation of the leg structure,” Smith noted. “Claws need to be even – even in size and not too spread out.”

Long or excessively short, even claws may indicate too much, or not enough, pastern angle which can cause both claws of the hoof to grow or wear excessively. Overgrown claws affect the mobility and performance of the animal.

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Uneven wearing of the two claws – where one grows longer than the other – is often due to a problem in the leg structure. This is caused by an uneven distribution of weight through the foot.

Figure 4: Correct angle of the pastern joint.

If the claws curl across each other without growing long, a serious genetic fault – “scissorclaw” – may be apparent. These cattle wear the back of the hoof, causing lameness and reducing mobility.

Conversely, excessive claw growth is caused by things other than structure – soft soil, heavy grain feeding and lack of exercise, to name a few – which

place extra pressure on the leg joints, eventually causing lameness.

“Our bulls are expected to work four, maybe even five, years, and we don’t want a bull to go crippled or his back legs to break down from breeding,” Ahlgren summarized. “As a commercial producer, I can’t just focus on performance numbers and pedigree. Good feet and legs equate to longevity.” //

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Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress

by Macey Mueller for the Red Angus Magazine With an average of 41 inches of snow each year, winter weather conditions can be “pretty nasty” for McVille, North Dakota, rancher Amy Smith.

“It can get 40 below, and we could go a week where it doesn’t break zero,” she said. “I still lay in bed on some of those worst nights and wonder how everything is going to survive.”

The fourth-generation rancher, who operates Rorvig Ranch Co. with her dad, Dan Rorvig, and her husband, Taryl Smith, said that while they rarely lose an animal due to the frigid temperatures, they do know cold stress can negatively impact their herd if not properly addressed.

Fortunately, cattle are naturally adaptive to cold weather.

As the temperature drops, their hair coat thickens, acting as layer of insulation. Their rumen also becomes a built-in heater as it digests nutrients throughout the day.

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However, cold stress sets in when cattle are subjected to an environmental temperature below their lower critical temperature, which is the threshold at which they must burn energy to maintain body heat. Many factors can affect an animal’s LCT, including the thickness of hide and haircoat, whether they are wet or dry, their body condition and their stage of production.

Zac Carlson, North Dakota State University Extension beef cattle specialist, said as a general rule of thumb, an LCT of 18 degrees Fahrenheit is typically used for cattle with dry, heavy coats and a body condition score of 5 or 6, while -6 degrees and calm conditions have been used for well-acclimated animals. Wind chill is also a factor, so if the ambient temperature is 18 degrees, but the wind is blowing 15 mph, the effective temperature cattle feel is actually closer to 4 degrees, according to the wind chill index.

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Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress “As the temperature declines past that LCT, cattle energy requirements begin to rise,” he said. “For every degree below an 18 degree effective air temperature, energy needs – measured in total digestible nutrients – increase by about 1%.”

According to an NDSU Extension article, a 1,400-pound cow in her eighth month of gestation would require 15.5 pounds TDN at 30 degrees, 16.25 pounds TDN at 15 degrees, 17 pounds TDN at 0 degrees, and 17.75 pounds TDN at -15 degrees with a light 15 mph wind (windchill of roughly -50 degrees). With a forage containing 56% TDN, that cow would require an additional 4 pounds (17.75-15.5 pounds = 2.25 pounds TDN ÷ 0.56) on a dry matter basis.

The increased energy demand is in addition to the nutrient requirements a cow needs depending on her physiological stage. For example, when a cow moves from mid-gestation to late-gestation, her energy demand increases 15% to 20%.

Furthermore, once she calves and begins lactating, that energy demand jumps to a 30% to 40% increase, relative to mid-gestation.

Carlson said it’s never ideal or advisable to change a ration on a daily basis, but instead recommends increasing the same ration when extended cold periods are forecasted.

However, there may be a point where increasing the amount of feed a cow requires will be limited by gut fill. In that case,

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he suggests feeding a higher quality hay or introducing a supplemental grain or by-product.

“Understanding your forage energy values can be especially helpful not only as you move through winter battling the cold, but also as that pregnant Zac Carlson cow moves from mid-gestation into late-gestation,” he said. “As her energy demands increase, you can feed that higher quality hay.

“I always promote getting hay and feeds tested. Especially with forages, quality is greatly impacted by climate and environment during the growing season, so the hay you fed last year may not have the same nutritional value as the hay you have available this year.”

Carlson said it’s important to get an energy value, not a relative feed value, to identify the forage quality. The greater the value, the more energy-dense the forage is considered.

Low-quality hay is generally 45% to 52% TDN, mid-quality hay is generally 52% to 58% TDN and high-quality hay is 58% TDN or greater.

A supplemental energy source may also be necessary, especially for cows grazing cornstalks or dormant range.

Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress However, Carlson warns against adding too much corn in a primarily forage-based diet, as more than about 3 pounds of supplemental corn will start to impact the fiber digestion of that forage.

“While you think you’re adding supplemental energy from corn, you actually end up reducing the amount of energy you’re getting from your forages,” he said. “Other by-products like soy hulls, distillers grains or wet corn gluten feed, which tend to be more favorable, especially during longer bouts of cold stress, offer more energy without a negative effect on fiber digestion.”

Although increasing TDN during a cold snap is critical, Carlson also encourages taking advantage of the weather forecast to start increasing energy content a few days before conditions deteriorate and afterwards, allowing cows times to build back some of the body condition they may have lost.

“A body condition score is roughly 75 to 80 pounds of body weight, so cows are not going to rapidly lose condition in just a few days of harsh weather,” he said. “But allowing those animals a few extra days on increased energy can help mitigate a slow degradation of a herd’s body condition over an entire winter period.”

If cows continue to lose body condition as they move through pregnancy, they may be weak going into calving,

Amy Smith said her family has worked hard over the years to add developed water in their pastures but admits they do chop a lot of ice in the winter. which Carlson said can result in a reduction in colostrum and milk production and potentially a retained placenta, which can affect her ability to breed back.

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Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress Veterinarian case studies have also demonstrated a 5- to 8-pound increase in calf birth weight during colder winters.

This phenomenon is often attributed to a cow’s ability to shunt blood from her extremities and channel it to her core when she’s cold, resulting in increased blood flow – and nutrients – to the fetus.

“If we get into a situation with a weak cow and a larger than usual calf, we could very likely experience issues with dystocia,” Carlson said.

Due to the extended extreme cold in northeastern North Dakota, Smith and her family make a concentrated effort to maintain condition through the fall and early winter using grazing corn – a variety used for stockpiled forage rather than harvest – before cows are eventually moved to cornstalks or dormant pastures and fed hay.

“We feel like if we can fill that cow up early, it’s easier to maintain her,” she said. “When we turn them into the grazing corn, we also put some hay out there just to make sure they stay full, and it helps lengthen the corn out if they have an alternative out there too.

“In a good year, we’ll get into late-December or January before we have to start feeding hay on a regular basis – grazing corn saves us roughly 50 bales a day. There are a lot

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of cover crops people can graze in the fall, but we like our grazing corn because it stands taller than snow.”

In addition to increasing TDN to compensate for energy loss, Carlson said providing shelter or a windbreak can make a significant difference in an animal’s ability to reserve body heat.

“When cattle can seek shelter from the howling winds, you can actually use the ambient temperature – without the wind chill – to determine their increased energy demand,” he said.

“If they’re protected effectively, those cows might not need additional energy if the ambient temperature is above that lower critical temperature.”

Fortunately, Rorvig Cattle Co. is located in the bottom of a river valley, and Smith said they use that to their advantage as harsh weather rolls in.

“If the wind’s going to come out of the north, we’ll try to feed them on the back side of the hill,” she said. “We take the time to think about where we want to feed and how we can tuck the cows in somewhere out of the wind.”

While North Dakota tends to stay frozen most of the winter, Carlson acknowledges that many producers will experience cold rain and a freeze-thaw cycle throughout much of winter, making mud a major concern.

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Caring for Cattle During Cold Stress In fact, if a cow in good body condition of 5 or 6 gets a muddy or wet hair coat, Carlson said her LCT can go from 18 degrees up to 53 degrees.

He added that research demonstrates muddy conditions can increase the energy demands of a mid- to late-pregnancy cow by 1 to 1.5 pounds of TDN in order to compensate for her body reserve losses.

“Muddy conditions only multiply the impacts of cold stress; when we get an animal’s hair wet or muddy, we lose that insulation value,” he said. “Most producers know that cold rain is probably the worst thing you can get. We’d rather take a dry snow in much colder temperatures than get those animals wet.”

Providing adequate dry bedding can make a significant difference in cattle’s ability to withstand cold stress.

“Bedding cattle down during wet and muddy conditions and providing a windbreak during high winds are common practices a lot of producers inherently do,” Carlson said. “We don’t always think through the physical demand we’re preventing or how those actions are actually helping our cattle, but they all add up to help protect the overall health and condition of those animals through the cold months.” //

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Here we are, years later, and James has gone from buying our last bull available to coming opening day. He studies over all the figures and is buying a bull from the top of the bull crop.

His wife, Allison, works at one of our local banks as a credit analyst, so the Johannes family knows what their bottom line is. They know what to look for to get the most for their money from pounds to sell at the sale barn to keeping top replacement heifers.

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Setting New Bulls Up for Success

by Sarah Hill for the Red Angus Magazine The day has arrived – that new bull you purchased is being delivered and everyone is excited. Is your operation ready to set that bull up for success within your herd?

The best thing a cattle breeder can do when purchasing a new bull is to vet who you’re buying that bull from, according to Randie Culbertson, Ph.D., assistant professor of animal science at Iowa State University.

“Most people selling bulls will guarantee them, but if something happens – that bull doesn’t pass a bull soundness exam, or gets struck by lightning, etc.

– having a good relationship with the buyer can provide a bit of security if that bull isn’t fertile for some reason.”

Red Angus cow-calf producer David Fleming of Warwick, North Dakota, agreed. If he doesn’t know the breeder well, Fleming will talk to former buyers at the bull sale to better understand the buyer’s reputation.

“We also keep a few extra bulls around,

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just in case one doesn’t test out or there’s a problem with one,” he said.

Another option is to buy bull insurance, especially if the bull is rather expensive. Each producer must assess their level of risk and consider whether or not insurance is a good option.

Ensure Bull Health “Make sure you know that bull is healthy and has been tested for any diseases like trichomoniasis,” said Culbertson. “You don’t want a new bull bringing a disease into the herd.”

A good biosecurity practice is to segregate a new bull for a few days upon arrival, just to give him time to acclimate and for you to determine if he is indeed healthy. If a bull has been shipped to your operation, he might get sick from traveling and you want to watch for that possibility.

Fleming said this can be challenging in his operation, due to pen availability, but he tries to separate new bulls as much as he can.

Additionally, the bull should be provided with high-quality hay and mineral, and have access to a good water source, according to Culbertson.

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“Water is just as important as high-quality feed,” she explained.

“Also, work with your nutritionist to make sure the ration isn’t too hot.”

Most bulls are developed before bull sales, but they might lose a little condition during shipping. Bulls should be in excellent condition before going out into breeding pastures because they’re likely to drop an entire body condition level – if they’re doing their job correctly.

Fleming feeds his bulls a TMR including corn silage, a complete mineral with Rumensin, and a mixture of ground alfalfa, oats, millet and hay.

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Setting New Bulls Up for Success “They do pretty well on that ration,” said Fleming. “We’ve also gone back to feeding beet pulp, because they do well on it, too.”

are placed in a pasture with a more mature bull, therefore the younger bull doesn’t have to cover quite as many females.

It’s also helpful to communicate with the operation you purchased the new bull from to find out what vaccines the bull has received. Additionally, talk with your veterinarian about herd health procedures and a vaccination protocol for new bulls, or even new females being added to the herd.

When the new bull is introduced to the bull battery, there is going to be some rearrangement of the social hierarchy, Culbertson said, so it’s a good idea to separate bulls by age to prevent fighting.

“Have a good working relationship with your veterinarian before that bull arrives, so they can give you good recommendations about worming and other parasite issues, too,” Culbertson reiterated.

Introducing the New Bull Fleming always pours his bulls for flies, gives them a pinkeye shot and fly tags before turnout. He says he prefers to spread out bulls so younger bulls

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“Make sure there’s room for the bulls to move around, and there aren’t any cows in a pen next to them to instigate fence walking or anything like that,” she said.

Bull soundness exams are another critical part of ensuring a successful breeding season, but Culbertson says that it’s just a snapshot of that bull’s fertility on that day – things can and do happen that you just can’t anticipate.

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David Fleming keeps extra bulls around in case one doesn’t test or there’s a problem. knowing you did everything possible to make sure that bull is fertile,” she explained. “Even if they’ve been semen tested before purchase, test them again.”

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Future Customers: Just a Click Away

by Brandi Buzzard Frobose, Editor

Bull sale season is fast approaching and with it comes an onslaught of preparation. Pictures and videos must be taken, a catalog constructed, the sale facility cleaned, phone calls answered and logistics maneuvered.

Not always included on the list, mistakenly, is evaluating and implementing one’s digital strategy leading up to sale day and beyond. While maintaining an eye-appealing website and social media profiles may not seem like a vital component of sale prep, it would be foolhardy to ignore these valuable advertising mediums.

“The key to anything good from a marketing perspective is providing value,” attested Katy Kemp, director of branding and social strategy at Cultivate Agency, a full-service marketing agency that serves many agriculture and livestock clients.

“When it comes to digital marketing, the results are tangible even though the act isn’t,” she added. “It’s not tangible to see results from an ad in a magazine – unless there is a special QR code for your website landing page or to videos on your site – even though the actual ad is tangible.”

Kemp, who has more than a decade of digital marketing and strategic branding experience, suggests three main directives when it comes to building and promoting a brand using digital media, with particular attention paid to the lead-up to sale season.

Kemp insisted the importance of a strategic digital plan, in tandem with print advertising, to cover all the promotional bases.

Don’t ‘Set It and Forget It’ The top priority is refreshing and updating the ranch’s website.

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“A website should be a living and breathing document,” explained Kemp.

“It should never be in ‘set it and forget it’ mode because of search rankings, keywords, etc. You want things to be updated and refreshed to welcome new visitors and potential buyers as sale season approaches.”

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Ideally, this would be done four to five months in advance of the sale or event, according to Kemp. When it comes to new content, remember that building and keeping a website updated is an investment of resources and time. However, despite the time commitment, to get the best rankings, a site needs to be updated frequently.

“A website is the welcome mat for the ranch and should be viewed that way,” Kemp attested. “When a prospective buyer types in a family or ranch name into a search engine, not only will the website come up, but social media pages will, too.

“Updating the site with fresh content – last year’s sale report, changes to the ‘About Us” page, a new herdsman – may be less important to repeat customers, but those things can help attract new customers,” she added. “And no one will deny they want new customers every year.”

To those who may not see the value of a website, consider this: if Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) crashed tomorrow, would potential buyers still be able to locate an online presence for the ranch?

If the answer is “no,” the operation should have a website. It’s a consistent and affordable way to reach potential customers, build credibility and promote the ranch brand worldwide.

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Future Customers: Just a Click Away Undeniably Social Roughly a decade ago, the industry tried to move away printing from sale catalogs and transitioning to digital-only versions. As one might imagine, the resounding outcome was printed sale books aren’t going away and moving forward both digital and printed sale books would be the standard. The same can be said for social media. It is undeniably here to stay and should be a core component of any small business’s marketing plan.

“The sale book is still considered the holy grail and that isn’t going to change. However, because of the time and expense when books have to be printed and mailed, social media can be used to update individual animals with updated EPDs, sale order, etc.,” she explained.

Understandably, producers may struggle with what to post on social pages and when faced with posting or going to the more comfortable task on the to-do list, the Facebook page goes dormant for weeks, or months, on end. Not only does neglecting social media make it difficult for prospective buyers to find the brand, but it also adds a level of difficulty to cracking the algorithm and getting content noticed.

A few good examples of content to post are processing cattle, clipping bulls, weaning day, grass turnout, cattle drives and of course, national holidays. Don’t forget “moments in time” or trends such as National Agriculture Day, National

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Most news and chatter come from social media and promoters must reach people where they’re at – and that’s online on social networks.

Boyfriend’s Day and, for Red Angus producers, National Love Your Red Hair Day. Not every post will go viral but posting a few times per week informs the algorithm of the page’s consistency and shows the audience that the page owners are responsive. For those who struggle with content, a quick Google search for “social media post ideas for agriculture” yields hundreds of results to spark the content machine.

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Future Customers: Just a Click Away The caveat is to not put off developing a social media presence until two weeks prior to the sale.

“Social media is where business gets done but the irony is social media is not where people go for business,” Kemp said. “Most news and chatter come from social media and you have to reach people where they’re at – and that’s online on social networks.”

Kemp reiterated the importance of adding value to prospective buyer’s lives. People don’t want “car salesman” ads, they want value, service and entertainment.

“Don’t try to be somebody else on social media just for attention or to gain reach because you think it will help you get more people to your sale. Likes and comments are great, but those people aren’t going to come buy your cattle at your sale,” she cautioned.

Of significant importance to digital and social strategy is, on average, the presence of two or more generations involved in ranch decision-making and management. Quite predictably, different generations consume media in varied ways.

According to a study by the American Press Institute, 71% of Generation Z – born between 1997-2012 – get their daily news from social media, whereas only 45% of millennials – born between 1981-1996 – consume their news via social

Consistent posting on social media about day-to-day events, like clipping bulls, keeps the algorithm cracking and a ranch’s social media page showing up in the newsfeed of potential customers. media; worth noting is that neither of those generations primarily get their news from television. Comparatively, baby boomers rely heavily on TV and print for their news while also being very active on social media, specifically Facebook and YouTube.

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Future Customers: Just a Click Away What do all those numbers mean? With so many different target audiences, it’s wise to diversify the ranch’s marketing plan and be present on a variety of mediums, including print, digital and, if possible, radio or TV. Blasting the Inbox “We need to understand that website, social media and email marketing are all complementary and not ‘do one thing or the other’,” attested Kemp.

Kemp didn’t discredit the value of print ads – they are essential. However, the value of being in someone’s inbox is also important. When it comes to email marketing, there are so many variables producers can control such as when the email is sent, subject line, frequency and content. A bonus is the data that can be collected from email lists such as open and click-through rates.

“You need to decide if you want to manage your own list versus using an email blast service. It takes skill and time to collect those email addresses, vet them and keep the list updated.”

Kemp pointed to typos and email bounces as reasons to employ a professional service to manage the list and send emails, such as Red Angus eBlasts. Emails that bounce can ding your effectiveness with future emails and avoiding the dreaded spam folder.

“ Website, social media and email marketing are all complementary.”

“The cost of doing this [email list] business is no comparison to the value of a professional doing it for you, because of those reasons,” she added.

Kemp also suggested setting up emails in a cadence such as three months out from the sale, then once per month and then once per week leading up to the sale and then finally, day-before and day-of emails. The latter are intended to provide a seamless transition from piquing and keeping buyer interest to getting them signed up to bid or getting them to the sale facility.

“There’s a fine line between being spammy and also staying top of mind,” she explained. “The goal is to keep your name in their inbox and provide value by being only one click from their desired destination – be it your website, sale lot videos or your social media pages.”

Regardless of the chosen promotional method, above all, she insisted that producers must be authentic.

“You can’t be one person online and a different person in real life. That doesn’t translate into dollars at the end of the day.” //

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Policies to Keep an Eye on in 2024

by Heather Smith Thomas for the Red Angus Magazine Agriculture, and livestock businesses in particular, are continually challenged – and government policies can either help or hinder those businesses.

Legislation and policies coming out of Washington D.C. are of concern to all producers.

Randy Schmitt, commercial Red Angus producer in north-central North Dakota, and his wife, Stacey, and family run a 350-head cow-calf, backgrounding and replacement heifer development operation near Rugby, North Dakota.

Schmitt is currently the vice president of North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, and he feels it is important for producers to stay abreast of policies that might be coming down the pipeline. “Often we don’t know what they are, so it’s important to stay involved and in touch, so we have the right connections to provide some input, rather than learn about it after the fact,” he said.

“We stay involved with the NDSA, and our staff is good at staying in touch with legislators and other decision-makers within the state,” Schmitt added. The NDSA is also an affiliate of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is always working in Washington D.C. and abreast of situations impacting cattle producers on the national level.

Regarding policies that affect cattle producers that might be coming in 2024, Schmitt said producers will be affected by the farm bill in many ways

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Randy and Stacey Schmitt run a commercial Red Angus operation in north-central North Dakota. Randy serves as the vice president of the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.

Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for NCBA, keeps a close eye on legislation that may be an opportunity or threat to cattle producers.

but timelines are uncertain, with the current unrest in the House of Representatives and an impending presidential election.

Farm Bill to start the process, and now the vaccine bank is up and running.

We hope the new farm bill will provide additional resources for that important pool.”

The Farm Bill Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for NCBA, said there’s a wide range of topics discussed right now in Congress that will either be an opportunity or a threat for cattle producers. A high priority is the farm bill that expired in December.

“Congress failed to get reauthorization completed on the new five-year farm bill because we didn’t have a Speaker of the House, and tight margins in the House prevented Congress from passing appropriations bills, leading to dysfunction and putting the farm bill at risk. It is a trillion-dollar spending package,” Lane said.

“There are many things we are looking for in that bill. Topping the list is funding for expansion of our Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank. We were able to secure funding in the 2018

Schmitt says the NDSA’s priorities for the farm bill include reinvestment in the nation’s animal disease surveillance and preparedness, refinement of some of the livestock disaster programs and continued support of voluntary conservation and risk management tools like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Livestock Risk Protection program.

The NCBA is paying attention to voluntary conservation programs that are important to producers. “The Inflation Reduction Act of last year included $20 billion for some of those programs,” Lane said.

“There’s some disagreement amongst different parties (in the farm bill negotiations) about whether that money should be left alone and applied to programs like EQIP just like it was

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Policies to Keep an Eye on in 2024 passed in the Inflation Reduction Act or whether they should take that money and roll it into the baseline of the farm bill and move it around to get maximum value from it. Our goal is to make sure the $20 billion stays in voluntary conservation programs and is available to producers,” Lane said.

“We are also stressing the importance and value of risk management programs for producers, particularly the cow-calf sector where we don’t have enough risk management tools available. Pasture and rangeland forage programs, livestock risk protection programs, etc., have become increasingly popular. A new one called the Weaned Calf Revenue Protection Program was created at the Risk Management Agency at USDA. While these are not technically specifically authorized by the farm bill, the resources go to support them. It’s important that lawmakers understand that those programs need to be fully funded and available to producers,” he said.

“Looming changes to important tax provisions that are scheduled to sunset in a few years are also a concern,” Schmitt said. “Several ag-friendly provisions related to the estate tax – 2032A special use valuation, 199A deduction, Section 179 and bonus depreciation – are among those we want to preserve,” Schmitt explained.

Wins achieved in 2017 with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act allowed the Death Tax exemption to increase to $11 million, to help farm and ranch families, but it expires in 2025.

“It’s soon time to talk about that again,” Lane said. “We must make sure Congress does not decide to balance the federal budget by taking more money from cattle producers.” This would make it nearly impossible to pass the family farm or ranch to the next generation. NCBA is trying to provide as much information as possible to educate people on Capitol Hill about how damaging that would be to cattle producers.”

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Cattlemen and legislators can work together to understand of the impacts of bills and programs.

Negative Policies “We’re always looking to make sure bad things don’t get included in a farm bill,” said Lane. “Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey – a vegan – doesn’t like cattle or animal agriculture and he has a range of bills he wants to include in the farm bill. One would gut the federal checkoff system, a bill deceptively titled ‘Opportunities for Fairness in Farming’ or ‘OFF’ Act,” Lane said.

“Booker also has a bill that would eliminate feedlots over 1,000 head, and slowly phase out smaller ones. He looks for any opportunity to destroy animal agriculture in the U.S. We want to make sure those ideas don’t get included in farm bill negotiations at the last minute,” he added.

Schmitt says some of the other issues cow-calf producers need to be concerned about are activist groups that are coming from various angles to put producers out of business. “They are funded by people with deep pockets.

We need to work at telling our story, and help educate the public – so people don’t get swayed by activists who want to do away with animal agriculture and think we are the bad guys.”

“Another concern for the beef industry is propaganda promoting plant-based and lab-grown meat substitutes.

During a recent NFL football game on primetime television, there was an ad for ‘Beyond Steak’ and I wondered why they are allowed to call it steak or meat,” he said.

Consumers need to be aware of the healthy benefits of beef, as well as the differences between beef and meat substitutes. “We need to ensure transparent labeling and an equitable regulatory framework, so consumers have the information necessary to make informed purchasing decisions and prohibit products from masquerading as something they are not.”

“When activists put forth the idea that animal agriculture is bad, soon they have people believing its bad, even though it’s actually good for the environment. It’s easy for people to follow people they idolize, so it’s important we continue to share our story about the benefits of animal agriculture to Congress,” he added.

Educating the Legislators The NCBA is also involved in the appropriations process, trying to make sure some of the key priorities in ag appropriations bills, especially the bill from the House Agriculture Appropriations Committee, are incorporated into whatever year-end funding bill is finally agreed on in the House and Senate.

Policies to Keep an Eye on in 2024 “There are important priorities in there – riders preventing listing of endangered species that exist on many ranches around the country, like the greater sage grouse. There are riders to protect producers from electronic logging device mandates. Between the ag appropriations bill, transportation bill and interior and environment bill, there are some very important provisions we are working to protect, that will keep producers out of the crosshairs of federal agencies looking for ways to extend more regulations,” Lane said.

“We continue to educate Capitol Hill and others about the good work producers are doing in this country – growing the highest-quality beef the world has ever seen, with the lowest

environmental footprint.” Ranchers are generally good stewards of the land. That story is important for expanding our trade around the world.

“More than $470 of the value of every fed steer is attributed to exports of U.S. products overseas. We are exporting more than $2 billion worth of beef every year to Japan, another $2 billion to South Korea and close to that amount to China. We want folks on Capitol Hill to understand how important it is to push the Biden administration to expand our access to foreign markets,” Lane attested.

Court Battles “We are also waging battles in the court system,” Lane said. “Most important is Waters of the United States,

a fight we’ve been involved in for more than 10 years. Following a victory when the Supreme Court dramatically limited EPA’s ability to implement WOTUS the way they’d like, that ruling – and the newly revised rulemaking EPA released a few weeks ago – reduces the amount of private land exposed to federal overreach from EPA by 65%.

“We must continue our work in federal court, to button up the last loopholes in that rulemaking, to protect producers as much as possible, and make it very clear in that rulemaking regarding what constitutes a federal jurisdiction over water and what doesn’t – for ponds and streams on private land,” he said.

“We are working on endangered species fights, where producers are wrestling with things like the lesser prairie chicken in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, grizzly bears reintroduced into the North Cascades ecosystem in Washington state, Colorado introducing gray wolves, etc. All these challenges can be discouraging, but we are winning more than we are losing.”

“We’re also looking at rulemaking from USDA including the traceability rule that would mandate electronic ID for breeding stock over 18 months of age moving interstate. About 11% of the nation’s herd would be impacted.

According to USDA’s estimates, this would cost producers about $25 million to implement.

“We’ve asked Congress to provide money through USDA to help pay for that, so it won’t have to come out of producers’ pockets. The agricultural appropriations bill includes $10 million for producers to offset cost of those tags, and a promise from USDA for another $11 million if we can get that done,” Lane explained.

It’s important that lawmakers understand the importance and value of risk management programs for producers, particularly the cow-calf sector, and that these programs need to be fully funded and available to producers.

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That would provide $21 million of the necessary $25 million – so producers don’t bear the entire cost of that transition. //

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Are You Getting Paid for Your Genetic Investments?

by Nate Smith, General Manager, Top Dollar Angus Humans are inherently “today” buyers, especially when looking at genetic investments that only yield results once per year. Further difficulty results when those investments are hard to measure in a complex production environment. Focusing on the purchase of new breeding bulls from a short-term perspective, while typical, needs to shift to ensure success in the long term. The future beyond the next calf crop must always be considered.

Let’s dig into an approach that is often implemented by Top Dollar Angus commercial customers and continues to yield excellent rewards.

Many of us think we are already taking the “genetic investment” approach when purchasing bulls. However, the truth is that we are often investing in sire genetics without a clear idea of how to capitalize on those traits in the long term – the last part of that statement is the key. It is easy to forget that bulls purchased this year will affect our herds for years to come.

If you purchase a genetically below-average set of bulls in 2024, their direct genetic impact will be carried via their daughters for the next 10-12 years.

That could well be an extended and painful experience.

Producers do not wait to replace bulls if they see an issue with fertility, calving ease or another obvious problem. But poor genetic bulls are rarely culled due to their poor genet-

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ics alone. A one-and-done breeding season is expensive, though sometimes necessary.

The second aspect of this strategy carries equal significance, though in a different manner. It revolves around traits most cattlemen select for but do not fully capitalize on. This piece of the puzzle is easy, if you are investing in traits that affect feeder and fed cattle performance such as GridMaster, Marbling, Carcass Weight and Ribeye Area. Be sure to use that to your advantage when marketing your feeder cattle. We buy bulls based on EPDs and percentage ranks, yet come sale day there is no mention of those traits.

During genetic evaluations, Top Dollar Angus will regularly see stellar bulls that rank high in growth and carcass traits but is that information used on sale day?

So, we are buying bulls on traits that are understood by most cattlemen and that the feeding industry understands as well. Why do we neglect using them to add value to our feeder cattle? It’s a free piece of information to share and acts as a dividend for your genetic investment on sale day. EPDs are used to market bulls, there’s no reason NOT to use them again when marketing calves.

The process is simple to get started, keep track of the EPDs of all current and past bull purchases. A simple

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average of the traits relevant to buyers gives both you and them a better understanding of your animals’ value, rather than no genetic information at all. When marketing calves, share the average genetic rank for the traits buyers and cattle feeders care about. It only takes a few more seconds for the auctioneer to say, “The sires of these feeder calves have a top X% ranking for growth and carcass traits.” Hard numbers mean a lot more than a vague description of worth. It’s free so give it a try and will be worth your time.

Here’s to getting paid for your genetic investments! As always feel free to give me a shout to learn more. Happy trails. //

The Importance of Internships for Junior Members

by Kenedy DeVoe, JRA Board

This past summer I had the opportunity to intern with the RAAA’s marketing department. As the commercial marketing intern, I was able to learn about several different aspects of not only the marketing department, but the association as a whole.

I went into this experience expecting to gain more knowledge about the beef industry, however, my time with the association truly exceeded my every expectation and made me certain of the impact that internships can have on your life.

“One of the great things about internships is that they allow you to explore opportunities you may not have considered prior.”

Kenedy DeVoe

As I reflect on my summer spent with the association, I’m able to trace an immense amount of personal growth throughout the entire experience. From building connections to learning how better to handle a professional setting, I am sure that my time spent interning for RAAA will serve me well as I strive to tie my passion and skill set into a fulfilling livelihood.

By being surrounded by an entirely new group of people during an internship, we are given the unique opportunity to foster new relationships. Throughout our time interning we are able foster and maintain these relationships, which can then become connections that impact our future endeavors.

While beginning a new job is certainly intimidating, working to overcome the “awkward” parts of an internship is where we’re truly able to grow. Small things such as introducing yourself, improving your time management and developing stronger interpersonal skills can serve as the benchmark for professional development.

Learning how to consistently meet deadlines, maintain professional conversations and fulfill what is expected of you allows you to develop the traits that will assist you in future professional settings.

Often, we become so focused on pursuing things that fit into our “plan” of what we expect our life to look like. However, I’m sure we’re all aware that our plans tend to change. One of the great things about internships is that they allow you to explore opportunities you may not have considered prior.

Nowadays there is such a wide range of career paths that can align with various college degrees, and while the versatility of an education can be reassuring, I’ll be the first to tell you it’s certainly overwhelming and can make it difficult to narrow down a specific career path.

Internships provide you with a unique opportunity to explore various roles and sectors of an industry to best determine what suits you and your skill set. If you are given the opportunity to dive into an area of work that interests you and you find that it may not suit you for the long term, you’ll be able to shift your focus and establish a different course of action that’ll better align with your capabilities and skills.

As we have officially rung in 2024, lots of applications are opening for internship positions and those deadlines will be here before we know it!

If you are interested in interning with the RAAA during the summer 2024, the junior association will be offering a few positions in conjunction with our inaugural Red Angus Youth Expo which will be held June 9-14 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. //

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Murdock’s Musings: Ranching in One’s Twilight Years

by George Murdock, RAAA Board of Director Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from RAAA board member George Murdock, who previously was a newspaper George Murdock editor for many years (in addition to many other roles). His thoughts below are offered as insight from both his professional career and decades of livestock production.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.”

When I stepped down as an Umatilla County Commissioner on Jan. 3, 2023, the constant question was, “What are you going to do now?” as if 60 years of active employment wasn’t enough to simply respond with “nothing.”

In terms of recreation, I play nine holes of golf a week in good weather from the yellow tees.

To be honest, “nothing” wasn’t even on the radar. We all have favorite sayings.

One of mine comes from Jack London who said “I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot.

At the moment, I’m still involved as president of the community action agency covering seven counties, a trustee of our church, a member of the Rotary Club, a member of the board of the Red Angus Association of America and an active participant in several political campaigns.

That being said, I’m much more comfortable saying I’m involved with ranching than telling the world I am retired. My son and grandsons might sniff at the term “involved” but another body never hurts, and I do all of the paperwork for the purebred cattle operation and make important financial contributions, as well as all the footnotes and copy for our annual bull sale catalog. In addition, since everyone

else is busy during the day, I also deliver the bulls after the sale and help check cattle in the mountains during the summer.

My most regular involvement is during calving season since the residents all leave before daylight and return after dark. I go out during the day in my side-by-side and tour the pastures in search of new calves, mothers who might be on the verge or may be having trouble. I write down the summary of my daily observations which I leave for my son who goes out after dark knowing what to look for.

This is followed by similar tours during breeding season to spot females who are in heat. Combined, we are looking at roughly January through April.

For some reason, there are two jobs I am often chosen for – keeping records as the cattle move through the chute or stepping in behind them to keep them moving toward the direction of those who are performing more sophisticated tasks.

It’s important to remember cows only kick backward.

One time as we were working cattle through the maze of alleyways, my son noticed I was not visible. He called to my grandson asking, “Where is your grandfather.” In response, Mack told him, “He’s right here on the ground. The cow he was intimidating didn’t want to be intimidated and she hit him head-on. I think he’s all right though,” as I struggled to my feet.

From May through November our cattle range in pastures many miles from town and many miles from cell service. For my most recent birthday, my wife created a three-compartment first aid kit for my pickup which was pressed into action for the first time at my grandson’s 1-A high school football game. Most ranchers would understand the supplies also include paper towels, water and toilet paper.

In the last three weeks I have attended three celebrations of life. We need to live every day as if it would be our last – someday we will be right. //

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John & Stephanie Jung • Mina, SD 605/228-1743 • 605/380-1796 lazyjbarranch@yahoo.com lazyjbarranch.com

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Chuck & Annette Steffan • Belfield, ND 701/575-8145 • 290-9745 • 260-4630 heartrivergenetics@yahoo.com www.heartrivergenetics.com

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John & Sara Berg • Cody Berg • Williston, ND 701/826-4211 • 701/826-4231 701/570-9788 • 701/570-0730 lazydredangus@yahoo.com

BRADEMEYER FARMS Mike Brademeyer • Verona, ND 701/742-2598 • 701/710-0445 kbrademeyer@drtel.net

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Sam Twedt • McHenry, ND 701/262-4768 • 701/388-4035 twedtredangus@hotmail.com www.twedtredangus.com

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RESSLER LAND & CATTLE Mark or Bryan Ressler • Binford, ND 701/789-0191 • 701/789-7294 contact@resslerlandandcattle.com www.resslerlandandcattle.com

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WASEM RED ANGUS

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Watch for more exciting events in North Dakota!

Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 20

Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale, Tri County Stockyards, Motley, MN Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale, Bagley Livestock Exchange, Bagley, MN Grassy Meadow Ranch, Ranch, Michigan, ND Ressler Land & Cattle, Ranch, Cooperstown, ND Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND

Jan. 27 Feb. 6 Feb. 13-18 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 17

Schriefer Red Angus, Ranch, Golden Valley, ND Twedt Red Angus, Ranch, McHenry, ND Forster Red Angus, online OHR Red Angus, Ranch, Argusville, ND Wasem Red Angus, WIX Barn, Richardton, ND Nordlund Stock Farm, LLC, Ranch, Clearbrook, MN Lazy J Bar Ranch, Hub City, Aberdeen, SD

Website: ndredangus.org • Facebook: North Dakota Red Angus Association

ND Red Angus Association President: Sam Twedt Vice President: Bryan Ressler Immediate Past Pres.: Scott Kueffler Directors: Ryan Clemetson,

Ben Lodoen, Rick Rohrich & Chris Wasem Sec./Treas.: Chuck & Annette Steffan 701/290-9745 ndredangus.org heartrivergenetics@yahoo.com

Member News

In Memory

Leland Ernest Risa Leland Ernest Risa was born in Scobey, Montana, on Dec. 14, 1950, to Albin and Dorothy (Walters) Risa. He died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at FMDH after a brief battle with cancer.

Lee was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Opheim.

Lee grew up on the family farm in Opheim. He graduated from Opheim High School in 1969 and then Montana State University-Bozeman in 1974 with a degree in ag production.

He was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Following graduation, he returned to Opheim and owned and operated, with Dorothy and stepfather, Theron, Northern Lites Ranch, Inc. In later years he continued with his wife and son.

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He married Terry Ackerman on June 16, 1978. They welcomed twin daughters, Kari and Kristy in 1981, and, a son, Bryce in 1984.

He followed his children’s activities in school and 4-H. He cheered on his children, grandchildren and the children of his friends. Lee continued to farm and ranch with his wife and son.

Lee was involved in many organizations in the Opheim community and in Valley County. He served as president of the Opheim Community Club, served as a board member on the Farmers Union Oil of Opheim, PRO COOP of Opheim, Northern Electric Cooperative of Opheim and NorVal Electric Cooperative.

He served as a steer barn superintendent at the Northeast Montana Fair.

In 2022, he was awarded the Commercial Producer of the Year award from the Red Angus Association of America.

He is survived by his wife, Terry, of 45 years; his son, Bryce of Opheim, his daughters, Kari (Cowboy) Murch of Glasgow, and Kristy (James) Miller of Taylor, North Dakota; grandchildren: Rhett Murch of Glasgow, Collin Grage of Timber Lake, South Dakota, Callie and Karstin Grage of Taylor, North Dakota, and Kaisen and Brysen Miller of Taylor, North Dakota.

Lee is also survived by his brother Brian (Diana) Risa of Blackfoot, Idaho, their children, Jessica and Travis and their families, and mother-in-law, Arleen Hughes, of Kalispell, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, in-laws and friends.

Lee was preceded in death by his parents, Albin Risa, Dorothy Risa, Theron Risa, nephew Tyler Risa, father-in-law Ted Ackerman, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

A memorial service was held Nov. 3, 2023, at Opheim Community Church.

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On Nov. 11, 2023, at the age of 87, Allan Jung Sr. of Aberdeen, South Dakota, passed away.

He was predeceased by his parents, Gideon Jung and Wanitha Jung (Neifer); his former life partners, Marlys Jung and Bonnie Jung; his daughter-in-law Denise Jung; and his

sister-in-law Carol Carr.

He is survived by his former life partner Marlys Dickhaut; his wife Carolyn Jung; his children, Allan Jung, Jr., Kathy Serfoss (Jim), Karen Nehlich (Scott) and John Jung (Stephanie); his grandchildren, Christopher Jung (Ky), Aleece Hein (Casey), Krystina Hauck, Jordan, Elizabeth Johnson (Aaron), Hannah Nehlich, Mattilyn Nehlich, Alex Jung (Shelby), Brooke Jung, Jacob Jung and Kale Pharis; his great

grandchildren, Carter, Everleigh Hein, Gavin, Addilyn Hauck and Brexten Serfoss; his siblings-in-law, Duane Dickhaut (Betty), Darrell Dickhaut (Barb), Darvin Dickhaut, Mavis Walton (Jerry), Janice Dickhaut and Darlene Rothacker (Willie); his step-child Janel (Curtis); and his aunt Ruth Schumacher.

A funeral service was held on Nov. 17, 2023, at the First Reformed Church – Aberdeen. //

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Sale Reports JYJ Red Angus Bred for Excellence Sale November 4, 2023 Columbia, AL 20 Open Commercial Heifers....................$1,550 63 Spring Bred Commercial Heifers.........$2,756 7 Three-in-One Purebred Females ...........$7,071 27 Bred Purebred Cows..............................$4,053 35 Bred Purebred Heifers...........................$5,378 11 Purebred Fall Pairs.................................$4,513 4 Purebred Open Heifers.......................... $5,812 //

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Bull and Female Sale – Jan. 22, 2024, at the Ranch

Rob Brawner

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Outcross Red Angus Genetics

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Red Angus, LLC Dan & Mary Buckhaus 12163 LaPlatte Rd. Monfort, WI 53569 (608) 778-7214 • dbuckhaus4b@gmail.com

2062 Fountain Bluff Lane Platteville, WI 53818

608-642-6982 • apadams4@gmail.com

BRAD & LINDSAY JOHNSON FAMILY N6864 Box Elder Rd Shawano, WI 54166

Brad: 715.498.9328 | Lindsay: 715.508.0503 johnsonfamilycattle@outlook.com www.johnsonfamilycattle.com

McD’s Red Angus Farm Dan & Jeff Mcdermott W 6052 Advance Rd Monroe, WI 53566

608-214-6812 cell 608-325-9315 home nelli6052@gmail.com

“Where Genetics Matter”

Tony: Bart: 608-379-3113 608-379-4136 kfcredangus@gmail.com

Stumptown Cattle Ryan O’Connell 608-732-2433 Ryan@StumptownCattle.com 118 RED ANGUS Magazine |

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Breeders of Registered Angus & Charolais Cattle in the Heartland of Wisconsin Steve Zimmerman & Jackie Mallak Milwaukee, WI 414-216-7240

Andy: 608-513-7610 Alisa: 608-438-6722 Visitors always welcome!

Cottage Grove, WI info@hornungredangus.com www.hornungredangus.com

OFFICERS Jeff Pettit - President 270-836-2963 • jeff@diamondpcattle.com

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Tom Bell - Vice President 731-225-2490 • tombell2@bellsouth.net Michelle Pettit – Secretary/Treasurer 270-836-1652 • michelle@diamondpcattle.com

Southeast Red Angus Association • www.seraa.org

DIRECTORS David Evans • Andy Camp • Josh Pierce Johnny Cundiff • Cindy Cantrell • Brian Lance

Selling Red Angus and Sim-Genetics

MORE THAN A BULL SALE

JEFF & MICHELLE PETTIT Sebree, Kentucky 270-836-2963 • www.diamondpcattle.com

Mercer Farms

Registered Red Angus Cattle since 1978 32237 Hwy 58 • Ten Mile, TN 37880 Sales: Steve Burnette – 865 804-8156 mercerfarms@gmail.com

Third Saturday in March

BULLS & FEMALES OF FALL SALE Brian & Jessica Lance 1500 Walker Road Madison, GA 30650 706-781-8639 jessica@ironwillcattle.com

Last Saturday in October

FIVE OAKS FARM

Bart, Sarah & Ty Jones • (615) 666-3098 466 Red Hill Road, Lafayette, TN 37083 mail@redhillfarms.net Gordon & Susan Jones • (270) 991-2663 www.RedHillFarms.net

Registered Red Angus Travis & Gail Giffey 931-260-1478 travis@5oaks.farm

Jim and Alvina Meeks, Owners 1986 Trinity Church Rd. • Gray Court, SC 29645 Raymond Prescott, Mgr. • (864) 981-2080 Visit our website at bullhillredangusranch.com

ISON RED ANGUS

C&J RED ANGUS RANCH

Rob and Cameron Ison Paducah, Kentucky

cjreds@icloud.com candjredangusranch.com

Home of Fit-4-Fescue

Rob - 270-978-9599 Cameron - 270-979-8856

Whitley Red Angus 1408 Co. Rd. 35 Horton, AL 35980

Breeding Red Angus since 1965!

Henry, Jane, Jim, Kathy, Tim, James Ray & Natalie (205) 466-7612 • Tim Cell (205) 446-5090 tim@whitleyredangus.com

McLean Red Angus Jim & Alynda McLean

206 Morningside Drive Alma, GA 31510 (912) 632-7985 • (770) 595-3542 mcleanredangus@aol.com - Registered Red Angus since 1970 -

Osborn Red Angus 21053 AL HWY 251 Athens, Alabama (256) 679-6307 Email: dko2005@hotmail.com

1222 Hillard Howell Rd Lucedale, MS 39452

847-651-9734

Jarvis Red Angus

12745 St. Rt. 181 N. Bremen, Kentucky (270) 525-3403 Registered 100% 1A Certied Herd David • Sandra Chris • LaDonna davidandsandra65@bellsouth.net

FLAT CREEK FARMS

REGISTERED RED ANGUS

931-695-5575

email: flatcreekfarmstn@gmail.com JACKSON FARMS KYLE JACKSON 229-507-8850 7633 Old Coffee Rd. Adel, GA 31620 RED ANGUS Magazine |

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Building Better Beef FISCHER RED ANGUS Ron & Esther Fischer

Ken & Cheri Graves (307) 738-2247

PO Box 2913 • Harlowton, MT 59036

406-632-5598 scherredangus.com

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Tim, Julie & Cash Shick

P.O. Box 311 Lodge Grass, MT 59050

(406) 639-9112 • tjshick@nemont.net

Bob & Julie Morton • Tom & Katie Morton • Jim Morton 2431 Logan Trident Road • Three Forks, MT 59752 (406) 580-0348 • www.gmracattle.com Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March Big Sky Elite Female Sale First Wednesday in December

Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes 40126 Eli Gap Road • Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-4654 • www.GlacierRedAngus.com

The Forbes Family 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: becktonwyo@gmail.com

Raising Reg. & Comm. Red Angus Cattle Since 1990 Powderville, MT

Recently purchased Crump Red Angus Herd

406-554-3484 • 406-554-3152 • C: 406-853-0502 Tom: 406-951-2772 • Aaron: 406-853-2885 tlostendorf@rangeweb.net

Bull Sale - March 4, 2024 Billings, Montana www.mccannredangus.com Lori McCann • 208-743-5517

Garrett & Katelyn Knebel 9969 River Rd. • Bozeman, MT 59718 Garrett - (219) 508-2657 • Katelyn - (406) 580-9565 garrett.knebel@okstate.edu • “Bulls For Sale at All Times!”

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION email: MTRAASecretary@gmail.com

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in Big Sky Country! sun RiveR Red Angus

- We Focus on The Female -

Norris Family

1721 Plevna Rd. • Plevna, MT 59344 (406) 778-3819 • ketchum@midrivers.com

srreds@3rivers.net

LUCHT RED ANGUS

Vic & Shari Westphal Dave & Kay Klompien & Family 8129 Amsterdam Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741 (406) 282-7537 • Cell: (406) 581-4043 Email: klmpnra@gmail.com

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RED ANGUS P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 • (406) 428-2179

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

Fort Shaw, MT 59443 406-799-5323

SALLY SHORTRIDGE Box 333 Augusta, MT 59410 shocoranch@3rivers.net (406) 235-0176 www.shocoranch.us Contact us about our Private Treaty Bull Offering

Bozeman, MT • 406-570-7300 ldlucht@gmail.com www.luchtredangus.com

5175 Road 1026 Froid, Mt 59226 Andrew Johnson 406-489-3773 sandhill_reds@yahoo.com McKenzie Johnson 406-963-2200

www.sandhillredangus.com

Shepherd Red Angus Jim & Ginger Shepherd

3631 Maple Leaf Ave. Cody, Wyo. 82414 406-698-6657 • 307-578-8741 jsgshepherd@gmail.com - PRIVATE TREATY SALES -

Annual Sale – Last Thursday In March, Glasgow Stockyards, Inc. Pat Gibbs Family – Jordan, MT 406.977.2852 www.gibbsredangus.com

Vince, Veronica & Seth Christensen

176 Hageman Rd • Molt, MT 59057

THE PIERCE FAMILY Terry & Christina: (406) 663-2251 • (406) 855-7043 Alyssa & Ethan: (406) 669-3104 • (406) 839-0901 lostcreekreds@yahoo.com • www.lostcreekreds.com

8 Cloverleaf Ln Park City, MT 59063

criters64@gmail.com • (406) 208-4315

MTRAA Officers

President: Tena Ketchum – ketchum@midrivers.com Vice President: Luke Larson – lukelarson51@gmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: Kara Herbst – mtraasecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Tim Geib – geibtimothy@yahoo.com Madri Blom – blom.anebell@gmail.com Jenny Moke – cjmoke@rangeweb.net ANGUS Magazine | January 2024 REDRED ANGUS Magazine n December 2021 121 121

AREA 1 - West

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington George Murdock, Director Keith Hickle, Region A Director

Western States Breeders are on page 68

AREA 2 - Montana Kay Klompien, Director

Montana Breeders are on pages 120-121

AREA 3 - Rocky Mountain Utah • Colorado • Wyoming

AXTELL CATTLE COMPANY

Dan Reardon Rocking R Red Angus www.RockingRRedAngus.com 970-729-2571 Dan@RockingRRedAngus.com

1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

Cory & Katy Johnson

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

High Altitude Registered Red Angus

KRAVIG RED ANGUS

SHEAMAN RANCH

“Cattle Working for You”

Sound Udders – Great Dispositions Moderate Frames – Calving Ease – Excellent Growth www.kravigredangus.com h1: 719-446-5355 • h2: 719-446-5391 Karval, Colorado

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

Recently purchased Crump Red Angus Herd Bull Sale - March 4, 2024 Billings, Montana www.mccannredangus.com Lori McCann • 208-743-5517

Brian and Jamie Jo Axtell PO Box 21 – Anton, CO 80801 970.383.2332 or 970.554.1132 www.axtellcattlecompany.com Follow us on Facebook!

Joe, Cindy & Emily Frasier • 44600 Co. Road 118 • Limon, CO Ronny & Kelsey Pope • Ryan & Lindsay Frasier 719-740-1124 • www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 5 - Northern Plains Minnesota • North Dakota • South Dakota Craig Bieber, Region B Director Stephanie Jung, Director

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

BROKEN HEART RANCH

12523 245th Ave Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 850-9878 or (605) 865-3190 bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonredangus.com

Emit & Jayme Valnes • Eden, South Dakota (605) 698-6596 • Cell (605) 228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com

Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967

Kenneth Forster & Family 8285 30th St, SW • Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450 • Cell (701) 290-2450 www.forsterredangus.com

RED

ANGUS

The Olsons

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

Minnesota Red Angus Association

"We Breed Excitement"

Contact MNRAA President Tyler Sonstegard – (320) 226-2340 Check out our website at: www.mnredangus.com

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

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Red Angus Magazine Breeder Directory

Aaron Kravig, Director

FLATIRON RED ANGUS

Gary & Val

JACOBSON RED ANGUS

Robert and Kara • Robby 5096 Campbell Rd • McIntosh, SD 57641 701-422-3721 www.campbellredangus.com

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

Producing Cattle That Perform For The Cattleman

Annual Sale in March

Chase and Tiffany Furstenau Cavalier, ND 701-520-0671 chasefurstenau@gmail.com www.diamondcnd.com

LAZY J BAR Ranch Red Angus

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Diamond C North Dakota

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

RED ANGUS

Scott & Connie Kueffler Michala & Kirsti • Bonnie Kueffler Box 187 • Grenora, ND 58845 701-694-3620 (h) • 701-641-0519 (c) redangus@nccray.com • www.dkredangus.net

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Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

Jared and Lacey Namken Family • 605.881.3845 cell 45536 189th Street • Lake Norden, SD 57248 www.namkenredangus.com

DAHLKE RED ANGUS

Annual Production Sale SECOND-TO-LAST SUNDAY IN MARCH Contact us today for more information!

Arlan Dahlke • Bagley, Minnesota (218) 694-6727 • (218) 556-5896 www.DahlkeRedAngus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest Texas • New Mexico • Arizona Texas Breeders are on page 127

AREA 7 - Northeast

Connecticut • Delaware • Indiana • Maine • Mary­land • Massachusetts • Michigan • New Hampshire New Jersey • New York • North Carolina •Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • Vermont • Virginia • West Virginia Rob Hess, Director

Kyley DeVoe, President Tony Ballinger, Director

Rob & Amy Hess

Registered & Commercial Red Angus Will & P J Crockett • Hope, NM 575-703-5970 • 575-512-7225 www.crockett-ranch.com

AREA 6 - Great Plains

Kansas Breeders are on page 125

Registered Red Angus

Pasture to Plate Performance Tested Embryos, Semen and Cattle by Private Treaty

Bulls • Bred Heifers

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

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

Steven Harris, DVM 4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 spharrisdvm@yahoo.com

Jason Anderson, Director

BIM

Red Angus

Betty & Irvan Martin 58142 CR 260 • Okeene, OK 73763 (580) 822-5623 • email: bim86@pldi.net

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Cedar Hill Farm Red Angus Cattle

Cedar Hill Farm

(918) 473-6723 J.L. Jeffries Cell: (918) 638-3317 419526 E. 1070 Rd. Fax (918) 610-0016 Checotah, OK 74426 Email: jjeffriescattleco@windstream.net

MCMURPHY FARMS Alva, Oklahoma

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

Dan & Alicia Stickel • (304) 545-7677 1404 Kincheloe Road • Jane Lew, WV 26378

cedarhillredangus@frontier.com

cedarhillredangus.com

Prime Maternal

Elite Cow Herd Genetics

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

First Saturday of each November

Offering registered Red Angus bulls and replacement heifers at private treaty in the fall and spring

Registered Red Angus

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

Joe Max Freeman, DVM (580) 352-1985 joemf1985@gmail.com

Charles R. Freeman, DVM (580) 450-4708

Blair, Oklahoma

Red Angus Magazine Breeder Directory

Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma Nebraska Breeders are on page 115

Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

Jacob Lipton (860)-803-2777 jake@pleasantviewfarmsinc.com 452 South Road • Somers, CT 06071 www.www.Pvfredangus.com Steve & Amy Weinreich 443-465-2959 Emma Kate Foster 443-257-5061 5224 Faraway Dr. Felton, PA 17322 crossroadscaƩle@gmail.com

John M. Langdon & Family

Benson, NC 919-796-5010 johnlangdon5@gmail.com RED ANGUS Magazine | January 2024 123

International Breeders

AREA 8 - Southeast

Alabama • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Tennessee • South Carolina Jim Yance, Director • Jeff Pettit, Region C Director

SERAA Breeders are on page 119

AREA 9 - Midwest

Iowa • Illinois • Missouri • Wisconsin Will Andras, Director

Missouri Breeders are on page 127 • Wisconsin Breeders are on page 118

Red Angus Magazine Breeder Directory

Red Angus • Red Simmental • Red SimAngus

JUDY LOONAN (641) 322-3921 • 1724 Holly Ave. • Corning, IA 50841 Located 75 mi. east of Omaha, NE, in the hills of Southwest Iowa

CANADA’S ANGUS MAGAZINE Box 177 • Stavely, AB TOL 1Z0 Canada Phone: (403) 549-2234 • Fax (403) 549-2207 Email: office@angusworld.ca

ROUSE RED ANGUS

Gene & Marita Rouse Dan Bormann • 515-520-7707 53966 290th St. • Huxley, IA 50124 www.rouseredangus.com email: dbormann83@hotmail.com

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View the Red Angus Media Kit for more details – RedAngus.org/ram-magazine

Sales & Services Directory Cody Lowderman - Auctioneer -

309-313-2171 Macomb, IL 61455 lowdermanauctionoptions.com

2021 World Livestock Auctioneer, Reserve Champion 7 Rivers Livestock Commission Commercial and Purebred Sales

PC: Celeste Settrini

Eric Drees 208-329-4808

idahocattleauctioneer@gmail.com

Video and Internet Sales

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GILCHRIST AUCTION CO.

ROGER JACOBS Auctioneer P.O. Box 270 Shepherd, MT 59079 (406) 373-6124 Home (406) 698-7686 Office (406) 373-7387 Fax

Joel Birdwell Auctioneer

HC 64 Box 29 Kingfisher, OK 73750 Home (405) 375-6630 Mobile (405) 368-1058

Lisa & Kyle Gilchrist

14075 120th St., Douds, IA 52551

A production of Star G Ranch, Inc.

641/919-1077 redcowseller@yahoo.com www.redcows.net

“Always With the Best Cattle…Always” DEICHMANN LIVESTOCK BROKERAGE

• Sale Management • Auctioneer • Livestock Brokerage Dan Deichmann (406)423-5500 (406)799-5200 Hobson, MT 59452 • deichman@mtintouch.net

CK CK Sonny Sonny Booth Booth - Auctioneer -

P.O. Box 1172 Miami, OK 74355 Cell (918) 533-5587 smbooth_1995@yahoo.com

www.KansasRedAngus.org TANNER RED ANGUS

“Functional Cattle from the Heartland”

Rick Tanner Family 785-640-2941

3627 NW 94th Rd Topeka, KS 66618 rtannerdvm@sbcglobal.net

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

Bulls and heifers for sale by private treaty.

In the Flint Hills of Kansas

Leoti, KS • 620-874-1437 • fswedel@wbsnet.org WedelRedAngus.com • WedelBeefGenetics.com Annual Bull & Comm. Sale – 2nd Tues. of March

2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush (620) 340-7461 • Daniel Mushrush (620) 340-9774

Annual Sale Third Friday in March

HARMS PLAINVIEW RANCH Mark and Kim Harms

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

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

Pelton

Simmental • SimAngus Red Angus Private Treaty Bulls Dustin Pelton 620-285-5465 Lynn Pelton 620-285-9934 Burdett, KS

Tim Flaming 620-382-4894

FLC

Ryan Flaming 620-382-5107

FLAMING LIVESTOCK CO. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 465 170th • Hillsboro, KS 67063 620-367-8350 hm

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 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

“Red Angus since 1964”

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

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Calendar of Events January 1 1 1 1-2 2 3 4 13 13 13 14 15 16 20 20 20 22 22 27 27 28

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for February Red Angus Magazine Dalton Cattle Private Treaty, Richfield, ID Red Revolution Live Animal Sale, Oklahoma City, OK RAAA Office Closed for New Year Holiday National Red Angus Junior Show, Oklahoma City National Red Angus Heifer & Bull Pen Show, Oklahoma City, OK National Red Angus Open Female & Bull Show, Oklahoma City, OK Grassy Meadow Ranch, Michigan, ND Orton Ranch Red Angus, Bassett, NE Red-Land Cattle, Bagwell, TX Ressler Land & Cattle, Cooperstown, ND Blom Red Angus Open Day Private Treaty Sales, Vida, MT Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for Red Angus Genetic Advancement Edition Bull Hill Ranch, Gray Court, SC Florida Bull Test. Marianna, FL Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch, Mandan, ND American Rancher Episode featuring Red Angus, RFD-TV Bullis Creek “Generations of Predictability” Bull Sale, Wood Lake, NE M. C. Quantock Livestock “Canada’s Bulls,” Lloydminster, SK Schriefer Red Angus, Golden Valley, ND Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Regional Red Angus Show, Ft. Worth, TX

February

1 Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for March Red Angus Magazine 1 Geib Red Angus Private Treaty Opening, Dagmar, MT 1 K2 Winter Bull & Female Sale, Wheatland, WY 2 TJS “Red Truck” Sale, Buffalo, WY 3 Loonan Stock Farm, Corning, IA 6 Twedt Red Angus, McHenry, ND 7 Ludvigson Stock Farms Big Sky Bull Sale, Shepherd, MT 7 York Creek Red Angus, Dunlap, IA 8 TNT Simmental & Red Angus, Lehr, ND 9 Lemke Cattle, Lawrence, NE 13-18 Forster Red Angus Online Bull Sale 13 Rhodes Red Angus Ranch, Faulkton, SD 15 Moose Creek Red Angus 2-Year-Old Bull Sale, Kisby, SK, Canada 15 Olson’s Red Power Performance Bull & Female Sale, Argusville, ND 15 Wasem Red Angus, Richardton, ND 16 R Lazy B Ranch, Aberdeen, SD 17 Flittie Simmental, Schnabel Ranch, Lazy J Bar Ranch, Aberdeen, SD 17 Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Smith Center, KS 19 Frank Cattle Co., Chappell, NE 21 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus, Powers Lake, ND 21 Price-Murdock Bull & Female Sale, Stanfield, OR 23-25 Calvo Family Red Angus, Buffalo, WY 26 Lone Tree Red Angus, Meadow, SD

Reserve your ad!

Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

RAM Reservation Issue Deadline January Dec. 1 February Jan. 1 Genetic Advancement Jan. 16 March Feb. 1 April March 1 May/June April 1 July/August July 1 September Aug. 1 October Sept. 1 November Oct. 1 December Nov. 1

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Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for April Red Angus Magazine Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville, MT Chappell Red Angus, Mill Pall, PA DK Red Angus, Williston, ND Redland Red Angus, Hysham, MT S Diamond Angus, Henderson, NE Campbell Red Angus, McIntosh, SD McCann Red Angus, Billings, MT Dille Red Angus, Shoshone, ID Sandhill Red Angus, Sidney, MT Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch, Firesteel, SD Bieber Fever Yearling Bull Sale, Leola, SD Hueftle Cattle Co., Cozad, NE Leland & Koester Red Angus, Sidney, MT Western Illinois University Bull Test, Macomb, IL Jones Red Angus, Springfield, CO Keystone Elite & Chappell Red Angus, Mill Hall, PA Lucht Red Angus, Bozeman, MT Feddes/C-T Red Angus, Manhattan, MT Lautenschlager & Sons Spring Bull Sale, Othello, WA Niobrara Red Angus, Niobrara, NE Loosli Red Angus, Ashton, ID Weber Land & Cattle, Lake Benton, MN Berwald Red Angus, Toronto, SD Heart River Ranch, Belfield, ND Smoky Y Red Angus, Monument, KS Fritz Red Angus, Brady, MT Mushrush Ranches, Strong City, KS A&R Red Angus, Holdingford, MN, Online Sale, DVAuction.com Iron Lorenzen Cattle Co., Madras, OR Red Reckoning, Douds, IA Milk Creek Reds, Plevna, MT Red HIll Farms More Than a Bull Sale, Lafayette, TN Shoco Ranch, Augusta, MT Steady Run Production Sale, Hedrick, IA Green Mountain Red Angus, Logan, MT Klompien & CK Red Angus, Manhattan, MT Martin Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Sandridge Land & Cattle, Perkins, OK Laubach Red Angus, Big Timber, MT Schweitzer Red Angus, Pleasant Dale, NE Fischer Red Angus, Harlowton, MT Dahlke Red Angus, Bagley, MN Ludvigson Stock Farms Prime Time Embryo & Semen Sale, DvAuction.com L83 Ranch, Mandan, ND Peacock Angus Ranch Online Sale, Covington, TX Diamond H Red Angus, LaCrosse, KS Dvorak Brothers Ranches, Atkinson, NE Topham Red Angus Bull Sale, Eastend. SK, Canada Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT Gibbs Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Northern Lites Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Pieper Red Angus, Hay Springs, NE Red Angus Photography Contest Deadline

IS YOUR SALE MISSING IN THE LIST ABOVE? Get it on the Red Angus calendar today!

Submit your date at: https://bit.ly/RAAASubmitSale (or scan the QR code)

17133 NW Co Rd 701 • Archie, MO 64725 816-807-6606 info@missouriredangus.com • www.missouriredangus.com SPREUTELS FARM RED ANGUS

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Bulls & Females at Private Treaty Registered & Commercial

6371 CR 377 • Koshkonong, MO Wilbur, Elsie or Steve Spreutels (417) 867-5695 • (417) 280-1551

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

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scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

Dan (913) 909-1912 Kay (816) 657-4655 Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

Seedstock • Semen • Embryos • Show Heifers & Steers

DENNIS ORY

oryscircle7.com • Phone/Fax: 417-839-7205 E-mail: joann07@zimbracloud.com 328 Route U Rocky Comfort, MO 64861

ED AND KATHI RULE • Lucy, Olivia and Luke Excelsior Springs, MO Cattle Manager David Vest 660-620-1141

Performance and Fertility Headquarters Registered Quarter Horses

Farm Manager Scott Akey 816-835-5332

shoalcreekcattle@aol.com www.shoalcreeklandandcattle.com

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

Dale Kunkel: 417-455-3597 kunkelfarms@netins.net Ranch Manager: Austin Speak: 417-592-1331

Osborn,MO 64474 25 E. St. Joseph on Hwy. 36 (816) 675-2503

Kunkel Farms Red Angus

TEXAS RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION www.TexasRedAngus.org

KOLLE RED ANGUS

CHIEFLINE RED ANGUS Mark & Celia Miller Rt. 1 Box 9 • Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 328-5210 • Email: mfmrraider@aol.com “Your source of foundation pure Chiefline Genetics”

Judy Kay Ferguson Kyley DeVoe 214-536-6902 940-367-4708 judykay@3klandandcattle.com kyley@3klandandcattle.com Justin, Texas • 3klandandcattle.com

961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968

REGISTERED RED ANGUS & ANGUS PLUS

Jim Kolle

(361) 550-5045 • jakolle@tisd.net Tim Head

Mark E. Harbin

3955 Co. Rd. 314 Jarrell, TX 76537 harbinredangus.com

Home: 254-527-4650 Mobile: 512-413-0384 Fax: 254-527-3475

P.O Box 1380 Van Horn, TX 79855

Bobbe McClure

(432) 284-9664 REGISTERED RED ANGUS qgra@hughes.net

TRIPLE CREEK RANCH Bulls, Cows & Heifers – All Ages

One of the largest herds in the South – Rockwall, TX

Ty Davenport, DVM (972) 948-0332 tydavenportdvm@hotmail.com Tim Salazar, Mgr. (254) 644-8529

REDANGUS ANGUSMagazine Magazine | | January January 2024 127 RED

Advertiser Index 3K Land & Cattle Co................................. 127 4B Red Angus LLC................................... 118 5L Red Angus.................................... 37, 121 Aberdeen Angus World............................ 124 Adams, Arnold & Alicia............................ 118 Allflex......................................................... 53 American Rancher...................................... 80 Andras Stock Farm................................... 128 Angelo Cattle Co....................................... 120 Axtell Cattle Co......................................... 122 Bachman Cattle Farms............................. 127 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus....... 87, 122 Beckton Red Angus.......................IFC, 1, 120 Beitia Livestock........................................ 116 Berwald Red Angus.................................. 103 Bieber Red Angus........................................ 5 BIM Red Angus........................................ 123 Birdwell, Joel........................................... 124 Bola Red Angus............................... 127, 118 Bow Creek Farm & Cattle......................... 123 Bowles J5 Reds....................................... 121 Brickhouse Farms.................................... 127 Brylor Ranch............................................ 124 Buffalo Creek Red Angus........................... 55 Bull Hill Ranch................................... 22, 119 Bullis Creek Ranch..................... 19, 115, 118 C & J Red Angus Ranch..................... 57, 119 C Davis Farms.......................................... 123 C-T Red Angus..................................... 7, 121 Calvo Family Red Angus.............................. 3 Campbell Red Angus.......................... 62, 122 Cattle Visions............................................. 69 Cedar Hill Farm........................................ 123 Chappell Red Angus......................... 109, 123 Chiefline Red Angus................................. 127 Choat Cattle Co........................................ 115 Christensen Red Angus............................ 121 Coney Creek Farm.................................... 118 Crockett Ranch........................................ 123 Cross Diamond Cattle Co..................115, IBC Crossroads Cattle Co............................... 123 Dahlke Red Angus.................................... 122 Daigger-Orr Red Angus............................ 115 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage.............. 124 Diamond C North Dakota......................... 122 Diamond H Ranch.............................. 84, 125 Diamond K Livestock Co.......................... 118 Diamond P Cattle..................................... 119 Dille Red Angus....................................... 105 DK Red Angus.................................. 111, 122 Drees, Eric............................................... 124 Dvorak Brothers Ranches.......................... 86 Emerald Earth.................................... 18, 118 Explosive Cattle Co................................... 119 Feddes Red Angus....................................... 7 Finger Lakes Cattle Co.............................. 123

Fischer Red Angus............................. 14, 120 Five Oaks Farm......................................... 119 Flaming Livestock Co............................... 125 Flat Creek Farms...................................... 119 Flatiron Red Angus................................... 122 Forster Red Angus............................. 93, 122 Frank Cattle & Genetics.............................. 97 Freeman Red Angus................................. 123 Fritz Red Angus........................................ 121 Genetic Advancement Issue....................... 98 Gibbs Red Angus..................................... 121 Gibson Cattle Co...................................... 119 Gilchrist Auction Co........................... 30, 124 Gill Red Angus........................................... 81 Glacier Red Angus................................... 120 Grassy Meadow Ranch.............................. 39 Green Mountain Red Angus............... 13, 120 Grill’s Red Western.................................... 60 Grussing Red Angus................................ 122 Halfmann Red Angus......................... 37, 127 HanSine Ranch.................................... 34, 35 Harbin Red Angus.................................... 127 Harmony Hill............................................ 120 Harms Plainview Ranch..................... 59, 125 Heart River Ranch...................................... 66 Hoft Red Angus........................................ 125 Hornung Red Angus................................. 118 Hueftle Cattle Co................................ 60, 115 Iron Lorenzen Cattle Co.................. 16, 17, 37 Iron Will Cattle......................................... 119 Ison Red Angus....................................... 119 Jackson Farms......................................... 119 Jacobs, Roger.......................................... 124 Jacobson Red Angus............................... 122 Jarvis Red Angus..................................... 119 Jeffries Land & Cattle............................... 123 Johnson Family Cattle Co......................... 118 Jones Red Angus....................................... 38 K2 Red Angus............................................ 63 Karr Farms............................................... 123 KK Farms................................................. 127 Klompien Red Angus....................... 107, 121 Kluesner Family Cattle.............................. 118 Kniebel Cattle Co...................................... 125 Koenig Ranch..................................... 82, 120 Koester Red Angus...................................... 8 Kolle Red Angus................................. 55, 127 Kravig Red Angus.................................... 122 Kuhn’s Red Angus...................................... 26 Kunkel Farms........................................... 127 Lacy’s Red Angus..................................... 127 Langdon’s Red Angus.............................. 123 Laubach Red Angus................................. 120 Lautenschlager & Sons...................... 73, 116 Lazy J Bar Ranch..................................... 122 Leachman Cattle of Colorado..................... 37

128 RED ANGUS Magazine | January 2024

Leland Red Angus................................ 9, 120 Lemke Cattle.............................................. 91 Lone Tree Ranch........................................ 99 Loonan Stock Farm............................ 67, 124 Loosli Red Angus............................... 64, 116 Lost Creek Red Angus.............................. 121 Lowderman, Cody.................................... 124 Lowery, Matt............................................ 124 Lucht Red Angus..................................... 121 Ludvigson Stock Farms................. 22, 25, 37 Lundgren Angus Ranch............................. 37 Maple Oaks Red Angus............................ 127 McCann Red Angus........... 29, 116, 120, 122 McD’s Red Angus Farm............................ 118 McLean Red Angus.................................. 119 McMurphy Farms..................................... 123 McPhee Red Angus.................................. 116 Mercer Farms........................................... 119 Milk Creek Reds................................. 79, 121 Minnesota Red Angus Assn..................... 122 Moose Creek Red Angus............................ 27 Montana Red Angus Assn.......................... 52 Mushrush Red Angus.................. 37, 77, 125 Namken Red Angus................................. 122 ND Red Angus Assn................................. 113 Nelson Red Angus................................... 116 Niobrara Red Angus................................... 75 Northern Ag Network................................. 96 OHR Red Angus................................. 83, 122 Orton Ranch Red Angus...................... 40, 41 Ory’s 07 Red Angus................................. 127 Osborn Red Angus................................... 119 Ostendorf Red Angus............................... 120 Overmiller Red Angus................................ 78 Peacock Angus Ranch....................... 54, 114 Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch......... 31, 122 Pelton’s Red Angus.................................. 125 Pieper Red Angus......................... 10, 11,115 Plain Jan’s................................................ 114 Pleasant View Farms................................ 123 Polivka Farms Red Angus........................ 115 Private Treaty Sales.................................. 116 Quality Genetics Red Angus..................... 127 Quartz Valley Red Angus.......................... 116 R Lazy B Ranch, Inc................................... 70 RA Brown Ranch........................................ 37 RAAA Marketing Programs........................ 21 RAAA Photo Contest................................ 106 Ramdsale Reds........................................ 125 Red American Cattle................................... 15 Red Angus Digital.................................... 110 Red Angus Society of Australia Inc.......... 124 Red Angus Youth Expo............................ 104 Red Choice............................................... 110 Red Fork Red Angus................................ 120 Red Hill Farms.............................37, 119, BC

Red Reckoning........................................... 33 Red-Land................................................... 43 Redland Red Angus......................... 112, 120 Reisdorfer Red Angus ............................... 94 Ressler Land & Cattle................................ 45 Rhodes Red Angus Ranch......................... 95 Rocking Bar H Ranch............................... 116 Rocking R Red Angus.............................. 122 Rogers Cattle Co...................................... 127 Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch.................... 47 Rouse Red Angus.................................... 124 S Diamond Angus.............................. 48, 115 Sand Dune Cattle LLC.............................. 115 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus....................... 115 Sandhill Red Angus............................ 71, 121 Schriefer Red Angus.................................. 49 Schuler Red Angus.................................. 115 Schweitzer Red Angus....................... 74, 115 Select Sires................................................ 61 Shamrock Nook....................................... 118 Sheaman Ranch....................................... 122 Shepherd Red Angus............................... 121 Shoal Creek Land & Cattle....................... 127 Shoco Ranch............................................ 121 Smoky Y Ranch......................................... 72 Solid Rock Red Angus............................. 122 Sonstegard Cattle Co. LLC....................... 122 Spreutels Farm Red Angus...................... 127 Staircase Charolais & Red Angus............... 24 Stegall Cattle Co....................................... 116 Sumptown Cattle..................................... 118 Sun River Red Angus............................... 121 Sutherlin Farms................................ 101, 120 Swank Farm Red Angus........................... 123 Tanner Red Angus.................................... 125 THR Calendar............................................. 32 TJS Red Angus............................ 50, 51, 120 Triple Creek Ranch................................... 127 Twedt Red Angus....................................... 65 UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm.............. 18, 118 Valnes Ranch Red Angus......................... 122 Veto Valley Farms.................................... 119 VitaFerm/Gain Smart.................................... 6 Wasem Red Angus..................................... 58 Watkins Cattle Co..................................... 114 Wedel Beef Genetics.......................... 37, 125 West Wind Red Angus............................. 114 Westphal Red Angus.......................... 89, 121 Whitley Red Angus................................... 119 Windrush Farm........................................ 127 Wisconsin Beef Improvement Assn......... 118 Witt Ranch Land & Cattle Co.................... 127 Woods V Bar X Ranch.............................. 116 WRAZ Red Angus.................................... 124 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus.................. 123 York Creek Red Angus............................... 89

We thank you for your business and wish you a blessed new year!

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Scott & Kim Ford

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The

Economic Value of Heterosis ...

Planned crossbreeding carries a significant economic impact through hybrid vigor – or heterosis. It also combines the strengths of multiple breeds resulting in breed complementarity. For commercial beef producers, implementing crossbreeding not only increases the volume of production, but also decreases the cost of inputs – resulting in more profit at the end of the day.

REDHILL 84S JULIAN 215C (RAAA #3521866)

Red Hill Farms strongly believes in the production and economic advantages of crossbreeding.

By raising both Red Angus, Simmental/SimAngus and Charolais cattle, we offer one-stop shopping for your crossbreeding needs and help guide you to specific index values in each breed that will produce the optimal offspring to improve profitability.

Contact us at Red Hill Farms so we can learn about your genetic needs. We can suggest breed and index combinations that will most significantly impact your bottom line.

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MORE THAN A BULL SALE 19th Annual REDHILL DOUBLE AGENT 139H (ASA #3805354)

Selling: Selling 75 Bulls

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024

35 Red Angus, 35 SimAngus™ & 5 Charolais Bulls

Visit www.RedHillFarms.net for information about our sale and breeding program.

1 p.m. CDT • At the Farm

Bart, Sarah & Ty Jones • (615) 666-3098 466 Red Hill Road, Lafayette, TN 37083 mail@redhillfarms.net Gordon & Susan Jones • (270) 991-2663