The Show Circuit - November/December 2011 by The Show Circuit

Volume 14 â&#x20AC;˘ Issue 9 November/December 2011

Selling 110 Females Bred to Pay You Back!

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Madison

Aristocrat

Waverly

Sazerac

Supreme Champion Heifer, 2011 Kansas State Fair Class Winner, 2011 Charolais Jr. Nationals Congratulations Ratliff Family!

Bulland Heifer Sibs Sell!

Saturday, November 26, 2011 4:00 P.M. • Washington, Kansas

Selling: 75 Spring Open Heifers, 65 Bred Heifers, Herd Sire Prospects, and Embryo Packages Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou, 2010 Fort Worth sireD by: mCF payoFF x ashley Congratulations to the Deborde and Horn Families!

Reserve Champion Chi, 2011 KJLS sireD by: mCF lanDshark Congratulations Voboril Family!

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, 2010 San Antonio Supreme British Heifer, 2009 Fall Classic Dam solD in a previous Top CuT Female sale Congratulations to the Deborde and Lewis Families!

Gregg Stewart: 785-325-2089 brigham Stewart: 785-747-8028 eric deborde:972-523-7902 Kent Stewart: 979-828-5573 Washington, Kansas e-mail: gstewart@kans.com

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midcontinentfarms.com Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, 2010 KS Beef Expo sireD by: maveriCk Congratulations Voboril Family!

3rd Overall Heifer & Champion Angus, 2010 KS State Fair sireD by: hoT roD Congratulations Voboril Family!

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Sullivan Ranch presents

THE POWER IN THE BLOOD SALE 2011

Heat Wave x Ms Chill 602G - Sells bred to Bentley!

Who Made Who x Donor 107 - Safe with a Copyrite heifer!

SELLING 110 HEAD

Sat., Dec. 3 - 6 p.m. CST Dunlap Livestock - Dunlap, IA Heat Wave x DSUL Honey Bee - Sells bred to Night Owl!

LEADING QUALITY

DSUL Lexis (Hoo Doo Prince x DSUL Lizzie 2069) Reg. Charolais - Sells bred to Monopoly!

IN EVERY COLOR SELLS 12/03! Heat Wave x Donor 107 Sells bred to Northern Improvement

Featuring a Huge Selection of Chill 602G Genetics! Selling 8 Direct Daughters by Irish Whiskey, Who Made Who, Who Da Man, Heat Wave and the first to sell by Meyer 734! 20 PROVEN DONORS - 75 BRED HEIFERS - 12 HEIFER CALVES - 50 FROZEN EMBRYOS

Call Sullivan Ranch For More Information or To Schedule Your Visit Today!

254/707-0814 or 254/582-7096 dsullivan@hillsboro.net

Sale reference catalogs available by calling Sullivan Ranch or online at www.primetimeagrimarketing.com Make room reservations by calling 712/263-2500

JoIn uS For an eLITe oFFerInG aT BREEdER’S WoRld SAlES on

Something for everyone! Elite show heifer and brood cow prospects (several entered for denver). A top selection of late spring and summer-born steers. Steers to fit any endpoint August to January. Frozen genetics from some of the breed’s icons! Watch breeders world and purplereigncattle.com for details. These lots and many more sell!

December 7th & 8th

Progeny, as well as embryos, from the dam and full sister of Purple Currency 24U ET

Progeny, as well as full sib embryos to top AI sire, Purple Milsap 45S PurPle

Milsap

PurPle

Currency Sib embryos to the current Denver and Ft. Worth calf champion and Reserve Grand

Sibs and progeny sell.

Womanizer

PurPle

January P606 x Pure Gold - She sells! April Womanizer x Masterkey - She sells!

These two selling in Louisville! April Currency x Felton 5F. Great look with cow power built in.

PurPle reign Cattle ComPany randy & Jamie mullinix 309-995-3013 • 309-853-6565 997 Township Rd 150 East Toulon, IL 61483 Purple_reign@hotmail.com

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February Bailout x Hard Rock. Standout show prospect. Dam is a 3/4 sib to Milsap.

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The Same Quality You’ve Come to Expect from...

in current Livestock Production, Show, and Sale Information.

The Volume 14 • Issue 9 November/December 2011

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 - 5:30pm

In the Yards During the Nationa Western Stock Show Selling 100 Head of Powerful Bred Heifers, Herd Building Young Cows, Donor Prospects and A.I. Sire Candidates This set of females will include a great set of powerful club calf producing donors and maternal foundation genetics. This year’s sale will feature some major herd sire prospects. The best bred heifers from the sale’s elite operations will be another leading sale feature for 2012.

Pages of Interest Advertising Deadlines................... 226

Editorial Table of Contents ............ 67

Index of Advertisers ...................... 226 Subscription Form ......................... 183

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We Wish all of our customers a happy holiday season! We appreciate your continued cattle business, your confidence in our breeding program, and your friendship.

Announcing...

DeRouchey Cattle Company has sold 40 of our club calf donor cows, their recips, and their embryos to Goddard cattle company, Stanton, Iowa. We are grateful to Randy and Denise for their purchase, and we wish them success with this outstanding source of genetics. For more information on these donor cows, and availability of offspring and embryos, contact Garrett Kalvig, Manager, 319-504-9020. DeRouchey Cattle Company has retained our Maine-Anjou herd and will have an outstanding set of bulls available this spring.

Fred & Joan derouchey

1001 Hurst Ave., Mitchell, South Dakota 57301 Home: 605-990-6488 Fax: 605-990-6489 • Cell: 605-530-6488 derouchey@mitchelltelecom.net www.deroucheycattle.com

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Classic

GCC

Female Sale

Showcasing the best of GCC Angus, Maine and Simmental Genetics

100 Bred Cows by Chill Factor and Irish Whiskey, bred to Heatwave, Chopper and Monopoly 125 Elite Bred Heifers by Irish Whiskey and Steel Force 70 Show and Donor Prospects by Chopper, Steel Force and Irish Whiskey and a few select bull features will sell! Sale starts at 12:30 p.m. in Stillwater, OK.

12.17.11

Steel Force x Irish Whiskey

Sale Features

Monopoly x Irish Whiskey

Chopper x Irish Whiskey

Dubai x Irish Whiskey

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Grand Champion steer, 2011 Indiana State Fair

D.J. Martin

reserve Grand Champion steer, 2011 Kentucky State Fair

Clayton Burks

Grand Champion heifer, 2011 Indiana State Fair Grand Champion heifer, 2011 Ohio State Fair

Becca Chamberlain

reserve Grand Champion steer, 2011 Illinois State Fair (Open Show)

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TODD KenneDy: 405-550-6769 ryan siTes: 580-695-0429 reD GOODsOn: 580-920-9788 Kevin mOCK: 512-787-2948

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noVember 29, 2011

Full sib sells!

This heifer sold in The 2010 PVf online sale! Champion angus heifer, 2011 Iowa State Fair (Junior) reserve Champion angus heifer, 2011 Minnesota State Fair PVf dameron ProVen Queen 0021 shown by bailey Core

Full sib sells!

Champion angus heifer, 2011 Missouri State Fair (Junior) wb PVf luCy 0116 shown by Cameron ward

sibs to these champions sell during this year’s sale:

Maternal sib sells!

senior Calf Champion, 2008 NAILE PVf missie 795 shown by brooke haas

Maternal sib sells!

Champion angus heifer and reserve supreme heifer, 2011 Illinois State Fair (Junior) fCf ProVen Queen 022 shown by eriC mCClure

full or maternal sibs to eiGhT 2011 state fair Grand or reserve Grand Champions sell! Sale available online at cwcattlesales.com Hosted by Caldwell-Willoughby

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Two Great APEX sales that you cannot afford to miss... Elite Online Show Prospect Sale

December 6-7th Sired by the PROVEN GREATS...

Monopoly, Eye Candy, Smiling Bob, Bo Jo, Copyright, Unforgiven and Tiger Woods plus renown Simmental sires, Dream Catcher and the popular Triple Crown Champion...Trendsetter (His first calves sell). Selling many top ET’s plus all the steers that we originally intended to show and sell in the 2012 Denver prospect show!

Maternal ‘COW POWER’ Online Sale

December 28-29th

Featuring 40 Bred Heifers, 15 Fall Yearlings and 40 Heifer Calves!

• Bred Heifers AI’d to the great Hoover Dam and DCC Baseline ‘proven’ calving ease sires! • Selling daughters of Copyright, Monopoly, Dr. Who, Eye Candy, Hairy Bear, One & Only, Bo Jo, Unforgiven, Tiger Woods and Smiling Bob plus the great Simmental sires Dream Catcher, Trendsetter, 9K Gold Key, RDDS High Octane, 3K Broker, 9K Blacksmith and popular TK Vector! • Highlights include a full and maternal sister to the $25,000 Mov’in On (Deceased), a maternal sister to last year’s top selling heifer, several ET sibs to the great Kevin Jensen family champion steer, a host of ET heifers by Monopoly, several ET Simmental sired daughters from the great F236K (Who Made Who) donor by Trendsetter and Dream Catcher, multiple ET maternal sibs by Unforgiven to an $18,250 steer plus an elite group of Copyright x Meyer 734 daughters!

Both sales hosted by :

For more information, please call or visit anytime. APEX Cattle... your genetic source!

For inquiries call Joel at 308-750-0993 or Dan at 308-750-0200 1146 7th Avenue • Dannebrog, NE 68831 • sales@apexcattle.com • www.apexcattle.com • Located only 20 miles NW of Grand Island, NE

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carpe Diem • Composite BW: 70 • THC/PHAF Sire: Tank • Dam: Time x Cannon Daughter

SEK Genetics

Walks alone • Composite • Reg. # 348625 BW: 85 • THC/PHAF Sire: Heat Wave • Dam: Wade x AN x MA x CX x 7587

YelloW Jacket • 1/2 Maine, 1/2 Charolais AMAA #: 357758 • THF/PHAF Sire: BK Lifeline • Dam: Phylli (Hoo Doo Charolais)

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tiger WooDs • Composite • ACA #: 346283 BW: 86 • THF/PHAF Sire: Monopoly • Dam: Dr. Who

amen • Composite BW: 92 • THF/PHAF Sire: Friction • Dam: H832 Kroupa Donor

simple math • Composite BW: 77 • THF/PHAF Sire: Who Made Who • Dam: H832 Meyer 734x602

limestone trifecta • 1/4 Simmental, 3/4 Angus ASA #: 2572356 • THF/PHAF/AMF/CAF/NHF Sire: OCC Magnitude • Dam: Collins CVR Meyer R1

smilin BoB • Composite • Reg. #: 346671 BW: 90 • THC/PHAF Sire: Wave on Wave • Dam: GC Foxie Moxie

monopolY moneY • Composite BW: 86 • THC/PHAF Sire: Monopoly • Dam: Maine/Angus

• November 5th & 6th • December 3rd & 4th

SEK Genetics

9525 70th Road • Galesburg, Kansas 66740 eYe canDY • Composite • ACA #: 339630 BW: 90 • THC/PHAF/AMF/NHF Sire: Naughty Pine • Dam: Miss Fuzz (PB Galloway)

BoDacious • Composite BW: 84 • THC/PHAF Sire: Bojo • Dam: Meyer Granddaughter

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Home of more leading sires than any other operation. They are consistently working for us, give us a call and we will help you incorporate them into your herd for fantastic results.

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Call us for semen on these sires plus many others. Make plans for the

7TH ANNUAL CREAM OF THE CROP BULL SALE Many outstanding sons of these leading sires will sell on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 1:00 P.M. CRAWFORD, OK

YELLOW JACKET

TROUBADOUR

Yellow Jacket is siring champions and high sellers all across the country. He sired the 2011 Reserve Grand Champion at Ft. Worth and his daughter recently claimed Supreme honors at the Iowa Beef Expo & Iowa State Fair. Lifeline x Hoo Doo Phylli Reg. 1/2 Maine. Owned with Stelzer, Gray, & Steele. Calving ease and consistently killer looks. First two calf crops proved his ability to sire champions and high sellers. Reg. Chi and Charolais. Owned with Bird, Ridling, Barton, & John Sullivan

MADE RIGHT

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POLAR ICE He has sired more champions than any other Hereford sire in the last five years. Owned with Curtis Graff

ESCALADE

The widest, deepest, most sound black double clean sire on the market. Strictly Business x Habanero Reg. 5/8 Maine Owned with Larry Davis & Davis Cattle Co.

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First calves were high sellers and very well accepted. We have lots of confidence in this one. Tank x HooDoo. Owned with Bradley Hale & John Graves

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Maternal brother to Tank, sired by Lifeline. First calf crop is on the ground - they are stout and sound. You’ll be hearing more great things about this young sire. Owned with Tony Myers & Corky Wise

Full brother to Troubadour with the same calving ease, style and power. A Cream of the Crop high seller. Owned with Rick Beard & John Sullivan

Maternal sib to Yellow Jacket. His first sons sell Oct. 29th. They are stout and powerful. Purebred Charolais, Sired by George Owned with Charlie Parker & Ricky Gray

WEREWOLF Sired by Troubadour. A 2010 high selling Cream of the Crop sire. First calves are tremendous. Owned with Olson Farms, KS, Voboril Land & Cattle, & MCF

COTTON MOUTH

Made Right’s favorite son. A frame score smaller and just as powerful. Owned with Dr. Trent Medford & the Woody Family

BLACK HEREFORD RANCH Kris, Gay & Phylli Black 18022 E 840 Rd • Crawford, OK 73638 (580) 983-2363 Home (580) 309-0711 Kris’s Cell (580) 309-0774 Tim Voboril www.blackherefordranch.com

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Grand Champion Steer Illinois State Fair, shown by Austin Burris

Reserve Grand Champion Steer Illinois State Fair, shown by Elaine Richardson

Grand Champion Steer 2011 Michigan Beef Expo & Ohio Beef Expo, shown by Danielle Heintz

Grand Champion Steer 2011 Ohio State Fair, shown by Danielle Heintz

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Grand Champion Steer San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, shown by Flint Newman

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of SUMMER SUCCESS Bailey Dent 2011 Missouri State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer

Evan Kempker 2011 Missouri State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer

Megan Miller 2011 Ohio State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer

Cody Huwa 2011 Colorado State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer

Colton Sullivan 2011 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer

Hunter Aggen 2011 Minnosota State Fair Supreme Champion Heifer

Emma Vickland 2011 Colorado State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer

Brock May 2011 Wisconsin State Fair Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer

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OCTOBER 29.............................................................Ard Ridge Genetics Online Heifer Sale

NOVEMBER 20..............................................Geppert Show Cattle Online Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 1.....................................................................Rom’n Limousin Fall Spooktacular

NOVEMBER 21 ..................................................................Ree Heights Online Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 1............................................................................Theobald Online Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 22.......................................................................JT Weber Family Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 2....................................Top Notch Cattle Company Online Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 22....................................................Midwest Roundup Online Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 2..................................................................................Jones Cattle Company Sale NOVEMBER 3 ...............................Hoffman Cattle Co. Elite Heifer & Steer Online Sale NOVEMBER 5 ....................................................................................................J3 Cattle Company NOVEMBER 5 ........Guyer Cattle Co. & Bonham Show Cattle Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 5 .........................................................Sieck Show Cattle Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 6..............................Campbell Cattle Company Online Club Calf Sale #2 NOVEMBER 6...................................Weaver Show Cattle Elite Open Show Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 7 ....................................................................Girls, Girls, Girls Online Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 7 ...................................................Weisinger Farms Elite Female Online Sale NOVEMBER 8........................................................................Windy City Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 8.......................................................Walsh Show Cattle Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 9.....................................................................Jeff Miller Elite Online Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 10..........................Hueber Show Cattle Volume 2 Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 10............................................................................Sojka Farms Elite Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 14 .............................................Wagner & Colbert Fall Online Club Calf Sale NOVEMBER 15............................................................................Tebbe & Voegele Show Cattle NOVEMBER 16 ....................................Ochs Cattle Co. Online Show & Bred Heifer Sale

NOVEMBER 23..........................Werning Cattle Co & RJ Cattle Co Online Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 26.....Capatske Club Calves #2 Online Heifer & Summer Born Steer Sale NOVEMBER 27.......................................Braun & Weis Sink or Swim Online Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 28........Grateful Harvest Online Club Calf, Bred & Open Female Sale NOVEMBER 29...............................................Prairie View Farm Angus Show Heifer Sale NOVEMBER 30 ........Wiss Cattle Co. Online Open Show Heifer & Bred Heifer Sale DECEMBER 1 ......Gateway Genetics Online Open Show Heifer & Bred Heifer Sale DECEMBER 5......................................Geffert & O’Leary Online Bred Heifer & Cow Sale DECEMBER 6 ...........................Geffert & O’Leary Online Show Heifer & Embryo Sale DECEMBER 8 ................................................................................Went Blacks Elite Heifer Sale DECEMBER 15............................................................Bell Online Bred & Open Female Sale DECEMBER 16..................................................Sullivan Farms Shorthorn & Club Calf Sale DECEMBER 19......Campbell Cattle Company Online Bred Heifer & Genetics Sale DECEMBER 20...............................Gray Show Cattle Elite Open & Bred Female Event DECEMBER 21..................................................Roecker Online Bred & Open Female Sale DECEMBER 22......................Schaeffer & Hensley Online Bred & Open Female Sale

NOVEMBER 17.............................................................Easy To Look at Club Calf Sale Part II

DECEMBER 27 ..................................Keller Club Calves Online Bred Heifer & Cow Sale

NOVEMBER 19 .....................................Rock Creek Livestock Online Angus Heifer Sale

JANUARY 4.........................................Bushy Park Farms Online Fall Born Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 19 ...........................Fraker Show Cattle Online Show Heifer & Bred Sale

JANUARY 5............................Thompson Show Steers Online Fall Born Club Calf Sale

NOVEMBER 20.....................................................Landgren & Hoblyn Online Open Show

JANUARY 10........................................................................Noonan Family Elite Female Sale

Heifer & Bred Female Sale

JANUARY 26....Cardinal Cattle Company Diamonds in the Mine Online Bull Sale

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insanity Sire: Sun Seeker Dam: Kryptonite Angus

Look for these bulls in The Yards. 2012. Denver.

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Our Location: 3000 Industrial Boulevard, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 Phone: 800-939-7288 • Website: murphytrailer.com

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Chris, Leslie, Brooke, and Desirae Polzin Chris: 612-916-0105

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Fall-Born Sale January 5 • 7 pm • CwCaTTlesales.Com

Bid on the phone, or on the internet. Selling 30 head of steers and heifers. We will help coordinate trucking.

Added Bonus: Thompson’s sale will feature

the top-end of Greg Kroupa’s fall-borns.

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... Selling Full Siblings to these heifers!

Grand ChaMpion heifer, 2011 Sweetheart Showdown, reserve Grand Chi heifer, 2011 Ohio State Fair Open Show

Congratulations Victoria Trvobich!

Congratulations Heaton Family!

ChaMpion Mainetainer, 2009 NAILE Jr. Show

Congratulations Ashley Judge!

Grand ChaMpion heifer, 2011 NCC, division ChaMpion Mainetainer, 2011 National Jr. Maine-Anjou Show

Congratulations Emma Vickland!

Grand ChaMpion steer, 2011 Heart of it All, Kansas Beef Expo (A), reserve ChaMpion steer, 2011 Kansas Beef Expo (B) 3rd overall, 2011 Purdue AGR

2nd Annual Invitation Only Online Female Sale • Selling open & bred females and embryo packages

December 5 and 6 • Hosted by Caldwell-Willoughby Online Sales • cwcattlesales.com

Geffert Cattle Co. • Shea, Noah and Olivia Geffert • E3815 Pearson Rd, Lavalle, WI 53941 • 608.963.5895 cell • 608.985.8698 home/barn • 608.434.4484 Kurt lehman • shea@rucls.net o’leary Cattle • Jeff, Maggie, Maddie, Gabby and Kaegan O’Leary • 11939 E CR X, Clinton, WI 53525 • 608.931.8122 Jeff • 608.931.8123 Maggie • olearycattle@gmail.com November/December 2011 • theshowcircuit.com

We are selling a select group of bred females privately. Please give Juli a call if you need some superior bred females.

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Friday, December 9 - 6 p.m. CST Sioux Falls Regional Livestock - Worthing, South Dakota Minutes from Sioux Falls at the intersection of I-29 and Hwy 18

45 BRED COWS Proven producers of many breeds. Extra-stout and bred right to work right away! Including several bred to Stud Monkey!

White Lake, South Dakota Greg & Renette Kroupa & Family 605/249-2525, residence 605/730-2525, mobile

Selling 120 Pulse-Pounding Bred Females

Call Greg For More Information or To Schedule Your Visit Today!

605/730-2525

Request your copy of the auction catalog online at primetimeagrimarketing.com or by calling 419.862.0117.

GK Miss Olympia 145 by Ice Pick The dam of Icy Hot and much more. Pure White Lake Power! Selling several pregnancies by Milkman, Dr. Who and Heat Wave!

Donor N117 by Ground Zero A legend in her own time and the new standard for power! Selling sexed pregnancies by Milkman and Smooth Sailing!

GK 4527 - Smooth Sailing x Donor N117 The $60,000 record-setter of the 2011 Donors Unlimited Sale Selling two full sisters!

Donor 951 by Money Shot A new level of stoutness with valuable color! Selling sexed pregnancies by Made Right!

45 BRED HEIFERS

30 ELITE PREGNANCIES From many of the best club calf producers in the business. Many will be sexed. The kind you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anywhere else!

Featuring a deep slice of impressive daughters of Irish Whiskey and Steel Force bred to GCC Total Recall and GOET I-80! Many young donor prospects will sell!

Join Us For A Big Weekend! Several sales in the SD/IA region including two more the same day in Worthing, SD. Plan Now to Attend! Make room reservations by calling 605/362-1700

Heat Wave x Reimann Donor 210 Selling sexed pregnancies from his dam that produced the top steer at Reimann Ranch, SD, this fall!

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Sullivan's Kate 107 X Hoo Doo Slasher PB Charolais. A full sister sells bred to Carpe Diem.

Who Da Man X Harkers Stars A full sister sells bred to Ebony's Grandmaster.

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Meyer 734 X OCC Karen A full sister sells bred to Dream On.

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OFFering dAughterS OF theSe 2 mAny-time chAmPiOn FemAleS ShOwn By tAmAr AdcOck!

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Miss Zing, Supreme Champion Female, 2008 Illinois State Fair Open Jackpot Show

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Offering 20-25 head of the best bred heifers we’ve ever bought or raised. most are out of Irish Whiskey, chill Factor, or Simmental dams. Several heifers sired by Gcc Total recall and Turbo, our popular Irish Whiskey son. All have been AI’d to Ali, Jessie James, and carpe Diem to start calving early February 2012. You won’t want to miss this powerful set of donor prospects — nothing held back! Pictures and videos available around mid-november on our website, Hara, Supreme Champion Female, 2009 Illinois State Fair Open Jackpot Show

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Fremont, Nebraska Christensen Field - 1:00 P.M. Lunch served @ 12 noon

Opens, Breds, Donors and Select Genetic Lots

WAGR Dream Catcher x 8161P (3C Boomer) February 3/4 Blood

Rains Muhammed 115 x Star Power/Maxine A231/Meyer April 3/4 Blood New Edition x Macho February 1/2 Blood

Harker’s Gator x Subzero January Purebred

Plainview Lutton E102 x JSF Black Velvet February 1/2 Blood SVF/NJC Built Right x 8161P (3C Boomer) January 3/4 Blood

GF Maximus x Bainbridge Rita J039 February 1/4 Blood

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Dreamcatcher x Maximus February Purebred

Duff Basic Instinct x “Carly” (Lucky Break x Zeis Jesse G177) March 1/2 Blood

TC Freedom x Dream On-Perfection K2 1/2 Blood bred to Next Big Thing - Heifer Sexed

Macho x OCC Legend 1/2 Blood bred to Sharper Image

Heifer sexed Callaway semen lot selling!

Purebred Angus - SAV Net Worth 4200 x KCC Bando Beauty 501R bred to Plainview Lutton E102

Derry High Prime 634P x Carly MS N33B 1/4 Blood bred to I-80

3C Picasso x LCC Jewel MH448 1/2 Blood bred to Monopoly Who Made Who x Meyer 734 (Blackberry) 1/2 Blood bred to I-80

Genetic Perfection 2011 consignors: Tucker Cattle Co................(402) 314-4488 B&R Simmentals...............(402) 533-0787 BF Black Simmentals .......(402) 274-7454

Harkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gator x JS Playmate 60P Purebred bred to Broker

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Zeis Simmentals ...............(402) 720-1967 Wurtz Cattle Co. ................(402) 359-5645 Laaker Land & Cattle ........(402) 720-4734 Western Cattle Source .....(308) 665-1111 CRR Simmentals...............(402) 672-3556 Rains Simmentals.............(402) 826-1270

For catalog, call: (402) 941-1041

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Rounding up our best genetics!

Make it a Nebraska weekend: Saturday, Nov. 26 @ Genetic Perfection/Fremont Sunday, Nov. 27 @ Cowtime/Wahoo

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Maine-Anjou Bull & Female Sale Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 - 3 p.m. ○ Denver, Colo. P.O. Box 1100 Platte City, MO 64079 (P) 816.431.9950 (F) 816.858.9951 www.maine-anjou.org

Sale Consultant - Dustin Layton, (317) 821-1100 Commercial Development Director - Dave Steen, (515) 201-3281 November/December 2011 • theshowcircuit.com

December 10, 2011 Okfuskee Co. Fairgrounds; Okemah, Oklahoma (I-40 Exit 221, 1 mile North, 1 mile East)

General Information: Entry fee: $40 (Cash Only) Judge: Don Mitchell, Mangum, OK

Awards & Payout:

Contact:

For more information about the show, contact Clint Chew at 918-623-6322 or Chris Duncan at 918-623-7417.

Money to the top 1/2 of each class. 90% payback with the other 10% paying the judge. $5,000 in addEd monEy & Trophy BElT BucklEs!

Trophy Buckles awarded to Grand, Reserve Grand, & 3rd Best! $1,200 added to Grand, $800 added to Reserve Grand, $500 added to 3rd Best. $100 added to Breed and $50 added to Reserve Breed Champions.

Show Schedule:

check in on Friday night from 6 to 9 p.m. or Saturday Morning from 7 to 9 a.m. showmanship begins at 10 a.m.

Showmanship:

Junior: 9 to 12 years intermediate: 13 to 15 years senior: 16 years and up

$5 entry fee with all entry fees going into Dale Montgomery Scholarship Fund. Trophy Belt Buckles to Champions! Showmanship begins at 10:00 a.m.

$5,000 in added money and Trophy Buckles! Added money & buckles sponsored by: Montgomery Land & Cattle.

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Breeds:

All breeds will require registration papers and will show by birth date. Commercials will show by hip height. The following breeds will show. Must be 5 head present to make a breed or breed will be moved to AOB. Must be 8 head before breed will be split into 2 classes, 12 head-3 classes, etc. If less than 5 in the influence breeds they will move into the high percentage breed. Angus • Hereford • Maine-Anjou • Shorthorn Plus • AOB • Brahman Influence • Limousin • MaineTainer • Simmental • Commercial • Chianina • Limflex • Shorthorn • Simmental Influence

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Reasonably priced honestly represented Featuring

Annua�Priva�e Treat� Female Sale

Reasonably priced, honestly represented cattle for sale after Nov. 15.

This year featuring all of our best Cerveza and Paddy O’Malley daughters. Bred to Movin’ On (3/4 brother to Dream Catcher) and Boondocks (Who X Right Time). Also, bred and open heifers by most of today’s top AI sires, including: Irish Whiskey, Eye Candy, Predator, Maverick, and more, as well as our proven ranch sires like Business Man. Full sib embryos and fall pairs with full sibs at side to DeRouchey Donor Miss 250S (Cerveza X SR 250).

Irish Whiskey X SR 250 Reserve Supreme Champion Female, South Dakota 4-H Show Congratulations Becking Family, Watertown SD. GREAT jOB AS AlWAyS!

Also-

Delivery assistance available!

! le b a il a v a s o y r b m e s ib s Full Business Man Many sell carrying his service.

Miss 250S (Cerveza x SR 250) Proven Donor for DeRouchey's Fall pairs with full sibs to her at side sell!

SERR Ranch

GREG SERR • Dupree, South Dakota 605-365-5314 home • 605-200-0369 cell e-mail: gregserr@wildblue.net

“Where we take the term 'maternal' seriously!”

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Contents

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Keeping The Peace

• Staying cool on show days and in other stressful situations

Advertising Deadlines..........................................................226 AkSarBen ........................................................................ 98-101 Between The Pages ....................................................... 186-189 Brad Hook B.S.......................................................................194 Brown Co. (OH) Feeder Calf Show .......................... 110-111 Business Minded...................................................................200 Colorado State Fair .......................................................... 94-95 Coming Events......................................................................195 Cornhusker Classic ..................................................... 112-113 Editorial Table of Contents ................................................... 67 Entertainment ............................................................... 184-185

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• The Rest of the Story

Feed Tag Labels

IJBBA Final Drive ........................................................ 102-105 Index of Advertisers .............................................................226 Jackson’s Mill Livestock Round-Up....................................108 Kansas Junior Livestock Show .................................... 124-127 Kansas State Fair .............................................................. 75-79 KCCA ............................................................................. 121-123

Keeping The Peace ........................................................ 190-193 Kentucky State Fair...............................................................120 Kesytone International Livestock Expo ..................... 128-133 Maryland State Fair ..................................................... 106-107 MCCA ........................................................................... 114-115 Missouri State Fair........................................................ 164-169 Nebraska State Fair .......................................................... 80-86 Norfolk Beef Expo ........................................................... 96-97 OCCA ........................................................................... 116-119 Oklahoma State Fair ........................................................ 87-93 On & Off The Circuit ................................................... 196-197 Professor To Producer .........................................................199 SC Flashback .........................................................................189 SC Outdoors ..........................................................................201 South Dakota State Fair .................................................. 68-74 Statement of Ownership ........................................................ 77 Subscription Form ................................................................183 Tech Trends ...........................................................................204 The Big Picture ......................................................................198 The Life Of An Ag Girl ................................................ 182-183 Top 10 List .............................................................................148 Tulsa State Fair .............................................................. 177-179 Washington Co. (TX) Show ........................................ 180-181 West Texas State Fair .................................................... 170-174 World Beef Expo...................................................................109 November/December 2011 • theshowcircuit.com

SouthDakotaStateFair

September 1-5, 2011 Huron, SD Judge: Shane Bedwell, Fort Collins, Colo.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE Grand Champion & Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Chesney Effling.

Reserve Grand Champion & Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Karlie Becking.

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Kiley Geppert.

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Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Bush.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Caitlin Mack.

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Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Sam Schaunaman.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Brooke Begalka.

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Emma Cowan.

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Cylie Pastian.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Abby Repenning.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Steven Meyer.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Justin Montagne.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Sami Schrag.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Justin Ringkob.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Ethan Johnson.

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Emily German.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Sami Schrag.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Sammi Schrag.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Jaxon Schrag.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Brooke Begalka.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Cagney Effling.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Justin TeKrony.

Champion Perc. Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Sam Schaunamann.

BREEDING

Heifers

Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Lance Amundson.

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Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Halley Becking.

SouthDakotaStateFair

September 1-5, 2011 Huron, SD Judge: Shane Bedwell, Fort Collins, Colo.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE Grand Champion & Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Sam Schaunaman.

Reserve Grand Champion & Champion Div. 2 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Bayley Kroupa.

Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Jessica Goeken.

Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Blake Bruns.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Cade Opheim.

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BANNERS&backdrops

SouthDak.StateFair

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Ashley Beer.

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Chesney Effling.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Payton Geppert.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Kaley Nolz.

Reserve Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Jill Stern.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Cagney Effling.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Collin Engelhart.

Champion Red Angus Steer, exhibited by Derek Genzlinger.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Steer, exhibited by Megan Wettlaufer.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Kaycee Walter.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Casey Nilsson.

Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, exhibited by Brenna Johnson.

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MARKET Animals

BANNERS&backdrops

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, exhibited by Brittany Olson.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Karly Schaunaman.

Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Baily Ringgenberg.

Champion Div. 1 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Tyler Bush.

Reserve Champion Div. 1 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Riley Larson.

Reserve Champion Div. 2 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Ashley Beer.

Champion Div. 3 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Casey Nilssen.

Reserve Champion Div. 3 Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Mary Kroupa.

Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Ethan Johnson.

Reserve Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Jessica Gueken.

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SouthDakotaStateFair Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Carly Johnke

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Brinn Begalka. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Abby Englin.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Kale Pharis. Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by JC Forman.

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September 1-5, 2011 Huron, SD Judge: Shane Bedwell, Fort Collins, Colo.

KansasStateFair

September 9-18, 2011 Hutchinson, Kan. Judge: Randy Perry, Prather, Calif.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE Grand Champion & Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Madison Ratliff.

Reserve Grand Champion & Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Jennifer Hager.

3rd Overall & Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Hannah Talkington.

4th Overall & Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Allison Ottensmeier.

5th Overall & Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Randee Corns.

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BANNERS&backdrops

KansasStateFair

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Britt Bair.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Grady Dickerson.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Luke Prill.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Quentin Ediger.

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Courtney Larson.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Brady Jensen.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Kati Fehlman.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Ashlee Corns.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Madison Loschke.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Logan Allen.

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Hunter Lanier.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Kale Watchous.

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BREEDING Heifers

BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Garrett Brunk.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Quentin Ediger.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Logan Marple.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Cody Hrabe.

Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Bryce Shideler.

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Casey Craver.

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KansasStateFair

September 9-18, 2011 Hutchinson, Kan. Judge: Randy Perry, Prather, Calif.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Brady Jensen.

Reserve Grand & Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Shilo Schaake.

Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Sarah Pelton.

Reserve Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Taylor Dieball.

Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Logan Drake.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Blane Steckline.

Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Baron Crumbaker.

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Taylor Goering.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Shelby Hutchinson.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Shelby Hutchinson.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Kelsie Shapland.

Reserve Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Aubrey Hilt.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Madylien Voboril.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Taylor Nikkel.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Kate Hagans.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Cole Clanton.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Abigail Dickinson.

Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Kate Hagans.

Champion AOB Steer, exhibited by Colborn Couchman.

Reserve Champion AOB Steer, exhibited by Kacey Regier.

Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Casey Craver.

Reserve Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Chance Draper.

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NebraskaStateFair

Aug. 26-Sept. 4, 2011 Grand Island, Neb.

GRAND

4-H

Breeding

Grand Champion & Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Kane Aegerter.

GRAND

4-H

Market RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Division 3 Steer, exhibited by Jake Zahm.

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Reserve Grand Champion & Champion Division 2 Steer, exhibited by Jesse Hoblyn.

BANNERS&backdrops

NEBRASKA

4-H

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Spencer Market.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Michelle Keyes.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Shelby Blecha.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Taylor Benes.

Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Abby Nelson.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Morgan Burke.

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Sydney Taubenheim.

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Tanner Taubenheim.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Carlee Meeks.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Carlee Meeks.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Justin Peterson.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Emilyn Vakes.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Mary Spencer.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Morgan Burke.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Edward Spencer.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Edward Spencer.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Atlanta Maronde.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Kylie Gana.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Abby Nelson.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Isabelle Schultz.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Sydney Williams.

Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by McKinzie Miller.

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Railen Ripp.

Champion Div. 1 Steer, exhibited by Morgan Burke.

Reserve Champion Div. 2 Steer, exhibited by Paige Peterson.

Reserve Champion Div. 3 Steer, exhibited by Heath Schroeder.

Champion British Steer, exhibited by Katie Winrich.

Reserve Champion British Steer, exhibited by Garrett Smith.

Reserve Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Jesse Hoblyn.

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NebraskaStateFair

Aug. 26-Sept. 4, 2011 Grand Island, Neb.

Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Garrett Pearson. Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Chandler Schelkopf.

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Jacque Murdock. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Chandler Schelkopf.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Justine Seboda. Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Abi Howard.

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NebraskaStateFair

Aug. 26-Sept. 4, 2011 Grand Island, Neb.

GRAND

FFA

Breeding RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Megan Herbolsheimer.

GRAND

Reserve Grand & Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Kelsie Musil.

FFA

Market RESERVE

Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Cooper Breining.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Allee Maronde.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Tayler Gall.

Champion Braunvieh Heifer, exhibited by Tyler Wolken.

Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Alyssa Hamilton.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Kaidi Wolff.

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Sydney Taubenheim.

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Kaisha Jorgensen.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Bailey McKay.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Katie Nolles.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by James Danehey.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Alyssa Hamilton.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Jesse Wulf.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Amber Frauen.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Dianna Dostal.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Walker Johnson.

Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Cody Hamilton.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Tyler Wolken.

Champion British Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Bailey Wagner.

Reserve Champion British Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Tarryn Shaw.

NebraskaStateFair FFA

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Alyssa Hamilton.

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Breeding

OklahomaStateFair

September 15-25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Okla.

BREEDING Heifers Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Karisa Pfeiffer, Orlando, Okla.

Champion Beefmaster Heifer, exhibited by Ashley Henderson, Checotah, Okla.

Champion Brangus Heifer, exhibited by Austin Harkrader, Tonganoxie, Kan.

Reserve Champion Brangus Heifer, exhibited by Mackenzie Gillham, Maysville, Okla.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Megan N. Johnson, Beaver, Okla.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Megan N. Johnson, Beaver, Okla.

Champion Composite Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Mitchell Hunter, Clinton, Okla.

Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Allison Christian, Duncan, Okla.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Makayla Fuller, Lindsay, Okla.

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BANNERS&backdrops

OklahomaStateFair

Champion Chi-Influenced Heifer, exhibited by Kolin Quinn, Geronimo, Okla.

Reserve Champion Chi-Influenced Heifer, exhibited by Cole Lemons, Blanchard, Okla.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Jake Sims, Edmond, Okla.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Kaleb Miller, Clinton, Okla.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Audrey Christensen, Blanchard, Okla.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Gilbert, Hydro, Okla.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Addison Dupree, Clinton, Okla.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Abbey Chrz, Perry, Okla.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Addison Dupree, Clinton, Okla.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Hannah Armitage, Mcloud, Okla.

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by John Nelson, Chickasha, Okla.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Hannah Nelson, Chickasha, Okla.

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BREEDING Heifers

BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Salers Heifer, exhibited by Jenna Stewart, Mulhall, Okla.

Reserve Champion Salers Heifer, exhibited by Connor Rose, Apache, Okla.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Gabrielle Woods, Coalgate, Okla.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Jennifer Bedwell, Isabella, Okla.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Jennifer Bedwell, Isabella, Okla.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Emory Gray, Ada, Okla.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Tucker Anders, Clinton, Okla.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Bailey Anders, Clinton, Okla.

Champion Simm-Influenced Heifer, exhibited by Connor Rogers, Elk City, Okla.

Reserve Champion Simm-Influenced Heifer, exhibited by McKenzie Strickland, Shawnee, Okla.

Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Rachel Tilley, Harrah, Okla.

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Katie Symes, Nicoma Park, Okla.

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OklahomaStateFair

September 15-25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Okla.

GRAND

PROSPECT

Steers

RESERVE Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Baylor Bonham, Newcastle, Okla.

Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Jessica J. Thorp, Helena, Okla.

3rd Overall Prospect Steer, exhibited by McKenzie Strickland, Shawnee, Okla.

4th Overall Prospect Steer, exhibited by Logan Davis, Newcastle, Okla.

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5th Overall Prospect Steer, exhibited by Lane Stewart, Lone Grove, Okla.

OklahomaStateFair

September 15-25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Okla.

GRAND

MARKET

Hogs

RESERVE Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Reece Seibold.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Marci Capshaw.

3rd Overall Market Hog, exhibited by Kolton Baber.

4th Overall Market Hog, exhibited by Ryan Rockell.

5th Overall Market Hog, exhibited by Armand Higgins.

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OklahomaStateFair GRAND

September 15-25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Okla.

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Carson Vinyard.

RESERVE

Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Grace Valega.

3rd Overall Market Lamb, exhibited by Jill Warus.

MARKET

Lambs

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4th Overall Market Lamb, exhibited by Bree Elliot.

5th Overall Market Lamb, exhibited by Luke Warus.

OklahomaStateFair GRAND

September 15-25, 2011 Oklahoma City, Okla.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Braden Schovanec.

RESERVE

Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Duke Kellen.

3rd Overall Market Goat, exhibited by Kylie Scott.

MARKET

Goats

4th Overall Market Goat, exhibited by Braden Schovanec.

5th Overall Market Goat, exhibited by Noah Teel.

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ColoradoStateFair

August 26-Sept. 5, 2011 Pueblo, Colo.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Taylor Dorsey.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Cody Huwa.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE

Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Cody Huwa.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Emma Vickland.

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ColoradoStateFair

August 26-Sept. 5, 2011 Pueblo, Colo.

Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Westin Heidenreich

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Kayla Frink. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Morgan Weinrich.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Maggie Weinroth. Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Daleanna Juul.

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NorfolkBeefExpo

September 10-11, 2011 Norfolk, Neb. Judge: Roger Morgan, Burwell, Neb.

GRAND

MARKET

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Jordan Nelson.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Skyler Weber.

GRAND

MARKET

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Adam Burdenheide.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Daniel Beller.

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BANNERS&backdrops

MARKET

Steers

Champion Div. 2 Steer, exhibited by Jordan Nelson.

Champion Div. 1 Steer, exhibited by Taylor Gall.

Reserve Champion Div. 1 Steer, exhibited by Callie Albers.

Reserve Champion Div. 2 Steer, exhibited by Tejlor Srope.

Reserve Champion Div. 3 Steer, exhibited by Skyler Weber.

Champion Div. 1 Heifer, exhibited by Dylan Beller.

Reserve Champion Div. 1 Heifer, exhibited by Brad Vanwinkle.

MARKET

Heifers

Reserve Champion Div. 2 Heifer, exhibited by Dalton Wagner.

Champion Div. 3 Heifer, exhibited by Ben Anderson.

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AkSarBen

September 27-30, 2011 Omaha, Neb. Judge: Garrett Parsons, Manhattan, Kan.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Mitchel Udell, Sioux City, Iowa.

Reserve Grand & Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Nick Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa.

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Matt Purfeerst, Fairbault, Minn.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Allee Maronde, York, Neb.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Haley Stalcup, Prescott, Iowa.

Reserve Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Mandy Marthaler, Rosemount, Minn.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Jacob Ihen, Wilton, Iowa.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Megan Black, Batazia, Iowa.

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BANNeRS&backdrops

Reserve Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Thomas Friesz, New Salem, ND.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Kendra Berg, Osage, Iowa.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Kenton Lain, Corydon, Iowa.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Kaitlin Ihns, Wilton, Iowa.

Champion Salers Heifer, exhibited by Abigail Peterson, West Point, Neb.

Reserve Champion Salers Heifer, exhibited by Eden Moore, Mead, Neb.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Joseph O’Sullivan, Maple Lake, Minn.

Reserve Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Truman Chamness, Blairsburg, Iowa.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Tyler Long, Creston, Iowa.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Katlyn Ruth, Iowa City, Iowa.

Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Austin Wooster, Charter Oak, Iowa.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Addison VanVliet, Pella, Iowa.

AkSarBen

BREEDINGHeifers Reserve Crossbred Heifer, exhibited by Kennedy Core, Pleasantville, Iowa.

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AkSarBen

September 27-30, 2011 Omaha, Neb. Judge: Brandon Callis, College Station, Texas.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE Grand Champion Market Animal, exhibited by Mitchell Maurer, Royal, Iowa.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal, exhibited by Bailey Core, Pleasantville, Iowa.

Grand Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Macey Goretska, Corydon, Iowa.

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Reserve Grand Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Blake Kuesel, Victor, Iowa.

BANNeRS&backdrops

Champion Div. 1 Steer, exhibited by Blake Hinners, Arcadia, Iowa.

Reserve Champion Div. 1 Steer, exhibited by Danielle Taylor, Mandan, ND.

Reserve Champion Div. 2 Steer, exhibited by Madisyn Jorgensen, Guthrie, Iowa.

Reserve Champion Div. 3 Steer, exhibited by Haley Erhke, Orleans, Neb.

Champion Div. 4 Steer, exhibited by Austin Line, Seaton, Ill.

Reserve Champion Div. 4 Steer, exhibited by Blake Hinners, Arcadia, Iowa.

Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Austin Holmes, Lebo, Kan. Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Laramie Boysen, Columbus Junction, Iowa.

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Shelby Karr, Newhall, Iowa. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Ethan Freund, Elizabeth, Colo.

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IJBBAFinalDrive GRAND RESERVE A

September 18, 2011 Des Moines, Iowa Judges: Dan Hoge, Cambridge, Ill., & Mark Hoge, Good Hope, Ill.

BREEDING

Heifers

GRAND RESERVE B

Grand Champion (A), Reserve Grand (B), & Champion Chianina Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kiley Elder.

Reserve Grand Champion (A), Grand (B), & Champion Commercial Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kennedy Core.

3rd Overall (A), 4th Overall (B), & Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kiley Elder.

3rd Overall (B) & Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kiersten Jass.

4th Overall (A), 5th Overall (B), & Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Noah Snedden.

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5th Overall (A) & Champion Angus Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kiersten Jass.

BANNERS&backdrops

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Erin Steele.

Champion Composite Charolais Heifer (A) & Reserve (B), exhibited by Justin Pfeifer.

Reserve Champion Composite Charolais Heifer (A) & Champion (B), exhibited by Addison VanVliet.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Chloe VanVliet.

Champion Gelbvieh Balancer Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Julianna Kruse.

Champion Polled Hereford Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Tyler Krug.

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Zeke Kauzlarich.

Champion Limousin Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Justin Gillette.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer (B), exhibited by Anna Krug.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Cade VanVliet.

Champion Simmental Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Greg Booth.

Reserve Champion Foundationa Simmental Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Kayla Beckman.

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IJBBAFinalDrive GRAND

September 18, 2011 Des Moines, Iowa Judges: Dan Hoge, Cambridge, Ill., & Mark Hoge, Good Hope, Ill.

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Crossbred Steer (A&B), exhibited by Bailey Core.

Reserve Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer (A&B), exhibited by Kaylee Miller.

3rd Overall & Champion Market Heifer (A&B), exhibited by Reed Shockley.

4th Overall & Reserve Champion Market Heifer (A), exhibited by Eric Rea.

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4th Overall & Reserve Champion Market Heifer (B), exhibited by Denton Ohlrichs.

BANNERS&backdrops

5th Overall (A) & Champion ShorthornPlus Steer (A&B), exhibited by Tyler Mitchell.

Champion Angus Steer (A&B), exhibited by Bailey Peterson.

Champion Charolais Steer (A&B), exhibited by Reed McCormick.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer (A&B), exhibited by Kaleb Miller.

Champion Shorthorn Steer (A&B), exhibited by Autumn Schott.

5th Overall (B), Champion Chianina Steer (B), & Reserve Chi (A), exhibited by Cody Fausch.

Champion Chianina Steer (A) & Reserve (B), exhibited by Tanner Stutsman.

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MarylandStateFair

Aug. 26 - Sept 5, 2011 Timonium, Md.

GRAND

MARKET

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Melissa Grimmel.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Jimmy Full.

GRAND

MARKET

Hogs

RESERVE

Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Casey Bounds.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Tiffany Amos.

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MarylandStateFair

Aug. 26 - Sept 5, 2011 Timonium, Md.

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Taylor Buffington. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Tucker Schmidt.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Cooper Bounds. Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Cooper Bounds.

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Jackson’sMillLvkRoundUp

September 14-18, 2011 Jackson’s Mill, W. Va. Judge: Clint Rusk, West Lafayette, Ind.

Grand Champion Open Steer, exhibited by John Johnston.

Reserve Champion Open Steer, exhibited by Don Johnston.

Grand Champion Jr. Steer, exhibited by Bethany Dunkle.

Reserve Champion Jr. Steer, exhibited by Lindsay Dunkle.

Grand Champion Jr. Heifer, exhibited by Garrett Vaughan.

Reserve Champion Jr. Heifer, exhibited by Jordan Miller.

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WorldBeefExpo

September 23-25, 2011 Milwaukee, Wisc.

Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Calli Bayer, Ringle, Wisc.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Lucas Wisnefski, Wyoming, Ill.

Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Lacey Poad, Lone Road, Wisc.

Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Summer Fournier, Winneconne, Wisc.

Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Kelsey Jo Peterson, Colfax, Ill.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Gretchen Simpson, Alexis, Ill.

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BrownCounty(OH)Show GRAND

September 27, 2011 Hillsboro, Ohio Judge: Terry Muir, Wapakoneta, Ohio

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Wolfridge Partnership, Hillsboro, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Jason Reynolds, Russellville, Ohio.

3rd Overall Heifer, exhibited by Derick Souder, Ripley, Ohio.

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September 27, 2011 Hillsboro, Ohio Judge: Terry Muir, Wapakoneta, Ohio

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Grant McIntosh, Sardinia, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Jarred Cluxton, Ripley, Ohio.

3rd Overall Steer, exhibited by Jonathon Barrett, Coolville, Ohio.

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CornhuskerClassic

October 1-2, 2011 Upper Sandusky, Ohio Judge: Matt Claeys, West Lafayette, Ind.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Kevin Miller, West Unity, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Christina Lessig, Bedford, Ind.

3rd Overall Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Conkey.

4th Overall Heifer, exhibited by Kylie Hemchak, Bellevue, Ohio.

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5th Overall Heifer, exhibited by Austin Garner, Hamilton, Ohio.

CornhuskerClassic

October 1-2, 2011 Upper Sandusky, Ohio Judge: Matt Claeys, West Lafayette, Ind.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Jessican Millenbaugh, Crestline, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Steer, exhibited by Lori Millenbaugh, Crestline, Ohio.

3rd Overall Steer, exhibited by Mallory Peter, Hicksville, Ohio.

4th Overall Steer, exhibited by Molly Wilson, Dola, Ohio.

5th Overall Steer, exhibited by Landon Richards, Pemberville, Ohio.

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Missouri Club Calf Association Advisors

www.missouriclubcalfassoc.com

• Samantha Graves 660.973.2881 samantha.graves@transova.com • Michelle Koelling 573.694.1622 koellingm@gmail.com • David Brooks 573.826.0004 brooksfamilyclubcalves@yahoo.com

Congratulations...

to all the award winners for the 2011 show season. We had a great time at CBR in Chillicothe and are already looking forward to next year! Our awards banquet and leadership conference would not have been possible without the following sponsors: Trans Ova Genetics, AbraKadabra Cattle Co. (Abramovitz family), FCS Financial, Putnam State Bank, Graves Cattle Co., Sullivan Supply, and Cattle Visions. Please tell these contributors how much we appreciate their help!

2012 Junior Board Effective Immediately

NE District: Brianne Abramovitz SE District: Clayton Hendrix Central District: Evan Summers SC District: Chris Kahlenbeck NW District: Rachael Carlson

SW District: Clayton Harreld At Large: Layne Robinson At Large: Bailey Dent And your 2012 president is… Layne Robinson

MissouriClubCalfAssociation Name: ______________________________ Parent/Guardian Name: _______________________________ Address: _______________________________________ City/State/Zip: ____________________________ Home Phone: ________________________________ Cell Phone: _________________________________ Email: _______________________________________ Age: _________ Date of Birth: _________________ Please circle which division(s) in which you plan to participate: Steer Heifer Showmanship One exhibitor per form. First exhibitor in a family: $35. Each additional family member (brother/sister) may join for $30/each. One subscription to The Show Circuit magazine per MCCA household. Total Dues: _________ Make checks payable to MCCA. MAil to: MCCA - Attn. Samantha Graves 11795 Liv 228, Chillicothe, MO 64601

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No poiNts AccuMulAte uNtil dues Are pAid iN full.

Missouri Club Calf Association

2011 Overall Exhibitor Sidney Wear

Overall IndIvIdual Market anIMal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dent Loges Britt-Rankin Mawson Clark Heath Mawson Wear Clark Tallman

Bailey Taylor Katlyn Mackenzie Emma Chase Callie Sidney Mason Molly

Overall IndIvIdual HeIfer

1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 8 10

Barker Loges Stout Gerloff Fricke Wear Connell Bastian Sicht Mayes

Collin Taylor Devon Dakota Chelten Sidney Gregory Jesse Caroline Nick

COMbIned Market anIMal

1 2 3 4 5

Mawson Dent Mawson Britt-Rankin Loges

COMbIned HeIfer

1 2 3 4 5

Barker Stout Loges Richardson Fricke

rOOkIes

Girl Boy

Britt-Rankin Heath

sHOwMansHIp

1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7

Wear Sicht Carlson Fifer Mawson Greely Colin Aubuchon Barker Gerloff Mayes Richardson Riley

Callie Bailey Mackenzie Katlyn Taylor Collin Devon Taylor Ashlyn Chelten Katlyn Chase Sidney Caroline Rachael Kaitlin Mackenzie Erin Reba Adriene Cassidy Dakota Diane Ashlyn Jaden

steer breed wInners

CHAROLAIS Gerloff, Dakota ......................58 Mayes, Nick............................46

CHIANINA Clark, Emma..........................146 Tallman, Molly ......................96 HEREFORD Groose, Eric ...........................43 Vest, David .............................35 LIMOUSIN Summers, Evan......................38 Mawson, Mackenzie .............30 MAINE Clark, Mason .........................106 Nieder, Colby .........................90

CHAROLAIS Hendrix, Clayton ..................18 Henley, Parker .......................15 CHAR COMP Oerke, Weston .......................78 CHIANINA Barker, Collin.........................209 Loges, Taylor ..........................186 GELBVIEH McDonald, Emma ................20 HEREFORD Gerke, Tyler ...........................86 Miller, Taylor .........................28 LIMOUSIN Wear, Sidney ..........................120

MAINETAINER Mawson, Callie ......................120 Hendrix, Clayton ..................35

MAINE Carlson, Rachael ...................85 Fifer, Kaitlin ...........................73

SHORTHORN Sicht, Caroline .......................20 Gerke, Adam..........................10

MAINETAINER Alexander, Trace ...................66 Lea, Hannah...........................48

SHORTHORN PLUS Britt-Rankin, Katlyn .............180 Gerke, Adam..........................31

RED ANGUS Mayes, Nick............................90

SIMMENTAL Heath, Chase..........................135 Schenkel, Sidney ...................25 Tallman, Molly ......................25 CROSSBRED Dent, Bailey............................266 Loges, Taylor ..........................182 MARKET HEIFER Mawson, Callie ......................75 Stout, Devon ..........................48

HeIfer breed wInners

ANGUS Gerloff, Dakota ......................128 Connell, Gregory ..................114

SHORTHORN Decker, Ethan ........................51 Harreld, Clayton....................8 SHORTHORN PLUS Sicht, Caroline .......................98 Baker, Tylar ............................48 SIMMENTAL Fricke, Chelten ......................120 Webb, Haley ...........................69 SIMSOLUTION Oerke, Weston .......................46 Webb, Haley ...........................33 CROSSBRED Stout, Devon ..........................153 Bastian, Jesse ..........................98

If you were unable to attend, you may pick your prizes up at Trans Ova Genetics in Chillicothe, or at an upcoming show (ie, American Royal) if prior notice is given.

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Showmanship Points by Division Oklahoma Club Calf Association - October 2011

I hope this finds everyone well and wetter than we are here in Oklahoma. I am tired of talking about dry. It will rain someday. Many of you are at your State Fairs or just finishing up. I hope you were very successful at the fairs. The youth of Oklahoma are at the Tulsa State Fair, as of this writing. Good luck to them, while they are there. The fall run of jackpot show is right around the corner. Check our website (www.oklahomaclubcalfassociation.com) for dates and locations. Again, we want to thank our Platinum Sponsors for all their help: Purina Show Feeds, Cinch Jeans, Cruel Girl and CM Trailers. Without the support, we could not help all the kids we do. Again, THANKS! Keep praying for rain, and be careful going and coming home from the shows. Good luck!

Tim B Stidham, OCCA President

www.oklahomaclubcalfassociation.com Note: According to OCCA Rules, winners of the “Overall Top 10 Exhibitors” are not eligible to compete for “District Awards”.

Div.

Last Name

First

Pts.

Div.

Last Name

First

Pts.

Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior

Courtney Hayes Hatter Runner Armitage Courtney Hutchison Griffith Rhodes Cash Bilderback Krebs Thompson Hoover Melton Perryman Green

Brock Blaklee Bethany Blake Sarah Madison Brock Hadley Kye Dalton Lauren Brant Raylyn Paige Kendell Jake Paul Brock

202 152 139 73 64 29 16 12 10 8 8 6 4 4 2 2 2

Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm.

Cantrell Bowen Gould Cash Hill Graven Spears Klusmeyer Symes Guthrie Symes

Parker Kade Jacob Darci Matthew Hannah Candace Jayden A.K. Will Paden

48 44 34 24 22 17 15 15 2 2 2

Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm. Interm.

Cunningham Colt Blakley Reighly Green Katie Wynn Morgan Shepard Kolby

Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior

Chrz Abbey Sheive Lauren Grossnicklaus Jake Griswold Macy Christensen Audrey Green Sara Woods Gabrielle Prough Jace Armitage Hannah Alexander Kathy Earnhardt Sidney

150 96 81 64 58 52 42 24 24 10 2

Pts.

149 147 85 54 52

Overall Showmanship Points

Div.

Last Name

First

1 2 3 4 5

Courtney Brock Hayes Blaklee Chrz Abbey Cunningham Colt Blakley Reighly

Pts.

Div.

Last Name

First

202 152 150 149 147

6 7 8 9 10

Hatter Bethany Sheive Lauren Green Katie Grossnicklaus Jake Runner Blake

139 96 85 81 73

OCCA Membership Application

Name: ____________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Email: ______________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State: ______ Zip: ________________ Date of birth: ____________________ My School is: __________________________________where I am a member of (circle one) 4-H or FFA FFA District (circle one)

Central

Have you shown beef cattle before April 1, 2007? (circle one)

In case you are presented an award, we need your jacket/pull-over size (circle one)

yes

Who told you about OCCA (if anyone)? ___________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ (signature) I wish to participate in the following divisions: (circle) 1st family member fee: $35 (includes on division); then add $30 each division thereafter Steers Heifers Showmanship The 1st member also receives a 1-year free subscription to The Show Circuit magazine. You may add additional family members at a cost of $30 per division - Use one enrollment form per individual. Send application and check (payable to OCCA) to Erica Boyer, 1701 College Park Road, Claremore, OK 74017; 918-344-0622; email: ericasg@hotmailcom

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Heifer Points by Division Breed

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

Breed

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB AOB

Christensen Audrey Chapman Victoria Bowen Kade Stewart Jenna Fargo Raven Enyart Lane Enyart Dylan Evans Ashton Enyart Dylan Felkner Patricia Lingo Jadyn Chrz Abbey Smith Cody Hoover Paige

C C C NW SE NE NE SE NE C SW NW C NE

86 82 76 56 52 40 32 26 22 20 20 20 12 12

Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford Hereford

Courtney Northcutt Gould Prough Hayes Rhodes Bilderback Chaney Shepard Shepard Shepard Evans Coffey

NE C C SW SE SE SW C SW SW SW SE C

110 92 78 70 57 27 26 26 20 20 12 10 10

American American American American American American

Yocham Yocham Ozmet Sharp Griffith Sharp

Hank Dedrick Kane Racheal Hadley Chrissy

NE NE C SE C SE

112 104 80 56 40 10

Limousin Limousin Limousin

Cunningham Colt NE Christensenb Audrey C Vigil Tayla C

132 82 40

Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus Angus

Green Wynn Alexander Courtney Shepard Runner Northcutt Krebs Graven Strate Green Ivory Cash

Sara Morgan Karly Brock Kolby Blake Lucas Chace Hannah Jarred Katie Sam Darci

NE SE SW NE C NE C SE NE NW NE SW NW

116 90 76 70 56 51 30 30 13 12 12 10 6

Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine

Courtney Brock Chrz Abbey Wood Avry Runner Blake Blakley Reighly Grossnicklas Jake Coggins Macy Pittman Beth Simon Dylan Armitage Sara Melton Kendall

NE NW SE NE NE SW NE SW NW SE NW

126 118 80 70 68 50 40 24 20 20 12

Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina Chianina

Gregory Wood Cooper Bowen Alexander Wynn Schovenec Bulling Woods Cambell Chrz Thomas Strate Klusmeyer Symes Hill Simon

Cammi Avry Baylie Kade Karly Morgan Braden Bryce Gabrielle Clancey Abbey Darrell Jarred Jayden Anne K. Matthew Dylan

NW SE NE C SW SE NW NW SE NE NW NW NW NW C SE NW

114 100 76 76 66 60 50 40 36 26 12 20 20 18 12 10 6

MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer MTainer

Jones Blakley Runner Chapman Alexander Chaney Cooper Armitage Blakey Christian Will Elam

SE NE NE C SW C NE SE C C NW C

82 70 48 30 30 30 26 22 20 20 12 6

Red Angus Hutchison Brock Red Angus Guthrie Will Red Angus McDuffee Wacey

NW NW C

102 80 6

Shorthorn Shorthorn Shorthorn Shorthorn Shorthorn

SE NW NW C SW

96 80 46 30 10

Woods Gregory Cash Brady Ivory

Brock Lucas Jacob Jace Blaklee Kya Lauren Madison Brad Isac Lauren Brooke Laramie

Colby Reighly Blake Victoria Katie Madison Baylie Hannah Adrienne Allison Jenna Colt

Gabrielle Kaylen Darci Cale Ben

Breed

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

ShPlus ShPlus ShPlus

Thompson Raylyn Clark Halie Lingo Jorden

NE SW SW

40 32 20

Simmental Griswold Macy Simmental Armitage Hannah

C SE

70 42

%Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm %Simm

Strickland McKenzie Grossnicklas Jake Alexander Katie Armitage Hannah Green Katie Simon Dylan Hill Matthew Vigil Teirra Northcutt Lucas Klusmeyer Jayden Enyart Lane Hatter Bethany Newman Calli Ivory Sarah

C SW SW SE NE NW SE C C NW NE NW NE 10

280 50 30 20 26 22 20 20 20 18 16 12 12 10

Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm.

Gregory Christian Sheive Cash Cambell Hatter Griswold Courtney Sperie Strate Robbins Hill Sperie Hiebert Chrz Green Evans Coffey Thompson Green Ivory Green Cullum Armitage Symes

NW C SW NW NE NW C NE SW NW NE SE SW NW NW NE SE C NE NE SW NE SE SE C

110 70 60 50 48 42 40 38 36 36 30 30 26 20 20 20 20 18 16 12 10 8 6 6 6

Cammi Allison Lauren Dalton Clancey Bethany Macy Madison Mariah Jarred Holden Matthew Ryan Kyle Abbey Sara Brooke Laramie Raylyn Katie Ben Brock Julie Sarah Anne K.

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Steers Points by Division Breed

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

AOB

Batt

Tyler

AOB

Seelke

Mason

AOB

Ray

William

AOB

Stults

Ryan

AOB

Jones

Colby

AOB

Weldon

Brys

AOB

Smith

Kydie Jo

AOB

Daley

Jacob

AOB

Lingle

Jaden

AOB

Barker

Kody

Angus

Blakley

Reighly

Angus

Weldon

Brys

Angus

Fuss

Austyn

Angus

Cato

Abby

Angus

Hatter

Bethany

Angus

Symes

Paden

Angus

Testerman Mylah

Angus

Reuter

Clay

Angus

Spears

Candace

Angus

Creason

Adam

Angus

Batt

Tyler

Angus

Barker

Kody

Chianina

Perryman Jake

Chianina

Isbell

Kylee

Chianina

Thorp

Jake

Chianina

Spears

Candace

Chianina

Stults

Ryan

Chianina

Arthur

Madyson

Chianina

Wynn

Morgan

Chianina

Starks

Macy

Chianina

Thrasher

Scout

Chianina

Creason

Owen

Chianina

Schneider Ry

Chianina

Reuter

Clark

Chianina

Daley

Jacob

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Breed

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

Breed

Hereford

Klaassen

Reagen

130

Hereford

Bowen

Kade

Hereford

Cantrell

Parker

Hereford

Last Name First

Dist.

Pts.

Crossbred Testerman Mylah

Crossbred Thrasher

Scout

Crossbred Searcey

Sawyer

Alexander Karly

Crossbred Hatter

Bethany

Hereford

Cunningham Colt

Crossbred Thorp

Jamie

Hereford

Hale

Chance

Crossbred Rolin

Brandon

Hereford

Krebs

Chace

Crossbred Chaney

Madison

Crossbred Batt

Tyler

Limousin

Spears

Candace

Crossbred Hudgins

Garrett

Limousin

Sheive

Lauren

Crossbred Wynn

Morgan

Limousin

Alexander Karly

Crossbred Symes

Paden

Limousin

Bulling

Bryce

Crossbred Barker

Kody

Limousin

Childs

Caylee

Maine

Jones

Colby

Maine

Bulling

Bryce

Maine

Bonham

Baylor

Maine

Searcey

Sawyer

Maine

Chaney

Madison

Shorthorn Runner

Blake

Shorthorn Chrz

Abbey

Shorthorn Krebs

Brant

Shorthorn Stanley

Kylee

Shorthorn Creason

Elese

Shorthorn Earnheart Sidney

Shorthorn Rolin

Brandon

Shorthorn Spears

Candace

Shorthorn Cullum

Daniel

Simmental Blakley

Reighly

Simmental Talioferro Hunter

Simmental Cato

Kolby

Simmental Thorp

Jessica

Simmental Earnheart Sidney

Simmental Strickland McKenzie C

Simmental Woods

Gabrielle

Simmental Thorp

Jake

Crossbred Thorp

Jessica

Note: According to OCCA Rules, winners of the “Overall Top 10 Exhibitors” are not eligible to compete for “District Awards”.

Heifers

Overall Top Heifer Exhibitors

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10

Brock McKenzie Cammi Avry Abbey Blake Audrey Kade Morgan Karly Lucas

NE C NW SE NW NE C C SE SW C

Courtney Strickland Gregory Wood Chrz Runner Christensen Bowen Wynn Alexander Northcutt

306 280 224 180 170 169 168 152 150 142 142

Top Novice Heifer Exhibitors

Place Last Name

First Name

1 2 3 4 5

Tayla C Madison NE Chace SE Adrienne C Anne Katherine C

Vigil Courtney Krebs Blakey Symes

District Pts. 40 38 30 20 18

Steers

Overall Top Steer Exhibitors

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10

Reighly Candess Reagen Jessica Colby Mylah Blake Tyler Jake Ryan

NE NE SW NW SE NW NE SW NE C

Blakley Spears Klaassen Thorp Jones Testerman Runner Batt Perryman Stults

152 139 130 122 120 100 96 92 88 79

Top Novice Steer Exhibitors

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

1 2 3 4 5

Kylee Brant William Kylee Brandon

SW SE SW SW C

Isbell Krebs Ray Stanley Rolin

76 45 40 36 32

Overall Top Heifer Exhibitors by Region

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 9

Griswold Bowen Christian Chapman Ozmet Gould Chaney Shepard Griffith Vigil

Macy Kade Allison Victoria Kane Jacob Madison Kolby Hadley Tayla

C C C C C C C C C C

110 100 90 82 80 78 56 56 40 40

6 7 8 8 10

Hatter Cash Schovenec Cash Simon

Bethany Darci Braden Dalton Dylan

NW NW NW NW NW

54 52 50 50 48

1 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 9 9

Green Cooper Yocham Yocham Cambell Enyart Thompson Enyart Cunningham Green

Sara Bailie Hank Dedrick Clancey Lane Raylyn Dylan Colt Katie

NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE

136 102 82 78 74 56 56 54 50 50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 10

Armitage Jones Hill Hayes Sharp Fargo Krebs Evans Rhodes Armitage Evans

Hannah Colby Matthew Blaklee Racheal Raven Chace Brooke Kye Sarah Ashton

SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE

84 82 60 57 56 52 30 30 27 26 26

1 2 2 4 5

Hutchison Gregory Guthrie Strate Stewart

Brock Kaylen Will Jarred Jenna

NW NW NW NW NW

102 80 80 68 56

1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 9

Grossnicklas Prough Alexander Sheive Prough Sperie Clark Sperie Bilderback Pittman

Jake Jace Katie Lauren Jace Mariah Halie Ryan Lauren Beth

SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW

100 70 60 60 50 36 32 26 26 24

Overall Top Steer Exhibitors by Region

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

Place Last Name

First Name

District Pts.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Bowen Bonham Rolin Chaney Smith Strickland

Kade Baylor Brandon Madison Kydie McKenzie

C C C C C C

56 40 32 30 20 16

3 4 5 6 6

Cato Cato Woods Cullum Krebs

Abby Kolby Gabrielle Daniel Chace

SE SE SE SE SE

40 32 12 10 10

1 1 3 4 4

Fuss Cantrell Daley Cunningham Hudgins

Austyn Parker Jacob Colt Garrett

NE NE NE NE NE

40 40 23 20 20

1 2 2 4 5 6 6 6 9

Hatter Bulling Chrz Seelke Thorp Creason Creason Starks Creason

Bethany Bryce Abbey Mason Jamie Adam Elese Macy Owen

NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW

64 58 58 52 28 20 20 20 12

1 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 10

Isbell Searcey Sheive Alexander Ray Earnheart Arthur Stanley Symes Barker

Kylee Sawyer Lauren Karly William Sidney Madyson Kylee Paden Kody

SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW

76 62 50 42 40 40 40 36 36 34

1 2

Krebs Wynn

Brant Morgan

SE SE

45 42

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KentuckyStateFair

August 18-28, 2011 Louisville, Ky.

GRAND

Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Sarah Ayer.

MARKET

RESERVE

Steers

Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Clayton Burks.

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Kansas Club Calf Association

Year-End Awards Banquet will be held in conjunction with the Winter Expo at Hutchinson in December. The top three winners in each division will be announced and awards presented, along with a meeting and banquet. Plans are to award more places in the future, as sponsorship and participation increases. Be sure to make plans to attend, tentatively scheduled on Friday evening, December 9, 2011. The Olivier Memorial Scholarship contest will be held at the same time. Any KCCA member wishing to compete should contact Bobbi Olivier at 580-541-7750. The contest will consists of a 5-minute public speaking contest and application process. Details available by email. We will award one boy and one girl scholarships for the 2012 school year. Juniors and seniors in high school and college freshmen are eligible to compete for these awards. We will be taking nominations for KCCA Directors, both adult and junior, in the next couple of months. Nomination forms may be found at www.kansasclubcalfassociation.org. Points are also listed on the website and at www.fatsteer.com. A KCCA meeting will be held at the Outlaw Fall Showdown on November 5, 2011, following the calf sale. The Outlaw Showdown on November 6, 2011, will be the first KCCA points for 2012. Also, sanctioning for the 2012 show season will begin soon. Please contact Bobbi Olivier at 580-541-7750, Layne Armbruster at 580-747-4534, or Candy Eidson at 620-2040201 for more information.

www.kansasclubcalfassociation.org

Showmanship SENIOR

Cole, Hanna Hutchinson, Shelby Brauer, Jessica Ladner, Chandler Ediger, Layton Ediger, Quentin Prill, Lauren Lambert, Daniel Dickinson, Jacinda Shapland, Kelsie Lambert, Patrick Sylvester, Joelle Hagans, Kate McDaniel, Ian Hagans, Kate Ward, Zane Loomis, Justin Shapland, Seth Lambert, Paige Shipman, Reid Goering, Trenton Paxson, Trent

36 31 28 24 24 22 22 21 20 18 18 14 14 12 12 11 16 10 10 7 8 6

Current as of October 15, 2011

Goetzman, Brett Dickerson, Jacinda Deffenbaugh, Isaac Bayless, Rin Goetzman, Ryan Tenpenny, Alexa Williams, Cody

INtERmEdIatE

Eidson, Tara Cargill, Sierra Goering, Taylor Nikkel, Jake Larson, Courtney Nikkel, Taylor Draper, Braden Loschke, Madison Dickerson, Grady Allen, Logan Ediger, Layton Ladner, Chandler Bacon, Taylor Loomis, Sarah Michaelis, Mandy

5 5 4 2 2 2 2

60 51 41 36 28 21 20 16 15 14 12 12 10 10 10

Dylan, Blair Lambert, Paige Michaelis, Britt Nikkel, Ben Goetzman, Jenna Schotte, Hadley Dieball, Taylor Sylvester, Ethan Paxson, Taylor Marple, Logan Draper, Chance Dickerson, Ethan Frederick, Brandon Little, Chance Deffenbaugh, Isaac McClayland, Devin Myers, Molly

JuNIOR

Eldson, Skylar Olivier, Brandon Schenk,Easton Montgomery, Ty Dickerson, Jayce

9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2

Johnson, Haven Nikkel, Ben Gum Tyler Larson, Cydney Cargill, Carson Goetzman, Tyler Bair, Britt Maneth, Bryce Michaelis, Britt Frederick, Lauren Gaines, Devon Gaines, Morgan Lampe, Coy Dieball, Taylor Gum, Kaylee Little, Cade Roberts, Landon

12 12 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2

95 36 21 14 12

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Current as of October 15, 2011

Breeding aNGuS

Olivier, Brandon Nikkel, Taylor Bair, Britt Dickerson, Grady Hall, Shelby Shipman, Reid Frederick, Brandon Draper, Chance Flory, Mackenzie Hall, Shelby Steckline, Blane Garten, Raine Maneth, Bryce Bair, Dylan Allen, Courtney

BalaNcER

Ladner, Chandler Larson, Courtney Dickinson, Jacinda

chaROlaIS

Eidson, Tara Dickerson, Ethan Dickerson, Grady Schotte, Hadley

chIaNINa

Olivier, Brandon Ediger,Layton Ediger, Quentin Goering, Trenton Nikkel, Ben Gaines, Devon Lambert, Paige Deal, Katy Loomis, Justin Allen, Logan Goetzman, Brett Shenk, Easton Waechter, Karlton Dieball, Taylor Draper, Chance Penning, Keenan Smith, Mercedes Montgomery, Ty Hannah, Cole Little, Cade Loomis, Sarah Shenk, Easton Montgomery, Ty

cOmmERcIal

Goering, Taylor Cargill, Sierra Eidson, Skyler Ediger, Layton

50 32 31 28 20 20 20 18 15 12 10 10 10 6 4 55 30 9 58 33 10 15 160 118 115 93 54 48 41 30 30 29 29 25 25 21 17 11 10 9 9 13 4 3 2 88 70 62 51

Kansas Club Calf Association Nikkell,Taylor Carpenter, Clay Nikkel, Ben Goering, Taylor McDaniel,Ian Deal, Katy Goering,Trenton Carpenter, Clay Hannah, Cole Loomis, Justin Lambert, Daniel Lambert, Paige Carpenter, Clay Paz, Cassidy Gaines, Devin Shipman, Reid Cargill, Carson Penning, Keenan Schotte, Hadley Loschke, Madison

cOmmERcIal chaROlaIS

Dickerson, Jayce Steckline, Blane Dickerson, Ethan

FOuNdatION SImmENtal

Olivier, Brandon Lambert Daniel Michaelis, Britt Hannah, Cole Michaelis, Britt Nikkel, Ben Hannah, Cole

GElBvIEh

Ladner, Chandler Dickinson, Jacinda Larson, Courtney Ladner, Chandler

SImmENtal

Loomis, Justin Sylvester, Joelle Sylvester, Joelle Sylvester, Joelle Sylvester, Joelle

hEREFORd

Prill, Lauren Hutchison, Shelby McClayland, Devin Gaines, Morgan Hutchison, Shelby Dieball, Taylor McClayland, Devin

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lImOuSIN

Gum, Kaylee Bayless, Erin Gum, Tyler Tenpenny, Alexa Bayless, Erin Gum, Kaylee Smith, Mercedes

maINE-aNJOu

Loschke, Madison Draper, Braden Bacon, Taylor Prill, Lauren Allen, Logan

maINEtaINER

Nikkel, Jake Little, Chance Dieball, Taylor Lambert, Patrick Loomis, Sarah Olivier, Calista Montgomery, Ty Frederick, Lauren McDaniel,Ian Hannah, Cole Prill, Lauren Shipman, Reid Smith, Mercedes

REd aNGuS

Ward, Zane Paxson, Taylor Paxson, Trent Montgomery. Ty

ShORthORN

Ediger, Quentin Nikkel, Jake Draper, Braden Nikkel, Ben Goetzman, Ryan Goetzman, Jenna Schrag, Logan Myers, Molly Drouhard, Dylan Bacon, Taylor Allen, Courtney

ShORthORNPluS

Cargill, Sierra Goetzman, Tyler Griffin, Shaelyn Schrag, Logan Goetzman, Tyler Penning, Keenan Loomis, Justin

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Current as of October 15, 2011

Kansas Club Calf Association

Market aNGuS

Montgomery, Ty Dieball, Taylor Orler, Paige Moden, Molly Bacon, Taylor

chaROlaIS

Eidson, Skylar Schotte, Hadley Ward, Zane Bair, Britt Steckline, Blane Deal, Katy Frederick, Brandon

chIaNINa

Goering, Taylor Shapland, Kelsie Bair, Dylan Michaelis, Mandy McDaniel, Ian S. Geotzman, Ryan Lambert, paige Steinlicht, Garrett Dieball, Taylor Lambert, Daniel Johnson, Haven McDaniel, Ian S. Garten, Raine Couchman, Colborn Lambert, Paige Little, Chance McDaniel, Janessa Allen, Courtney

cROSSBREd

Goering, Taylor Draper, Braden Carpenter, Clay Gaines, Morgan Deffenbaugh, Isaac Ward, Zane Cargill, Siera McDaniel, Ian S. Lambert, Daniel Coen, Taylor Goetzman, Ryan Edwards, Rylie Loomis, Sarah

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Frederick, Brandon Schrag, Logan Deffenbaugh, Isaac Shipman, Reid Williams. Casey

GElBvIEh

Hutchison, Shelby 51 28 28 22 20 10 8 121 57 48 31 22 20 18 15 15 13 10 7 6 5 5 6 3 1 94 38 35 31 31 30 28 18 17 15 13 11 14

hEREFORd

Hutchison, Shelby Hutchison, Shelby Eidson, Tarra Hagans, Kate Ladner, Chandler Larson, Courtney Prill, Lauren Ladner, Chandler Hutchinson, Shelby

lImOuSIN

Shapland, Kelsie Smith, Mercedes Steckline, Blane Gum, Tyler Gum, Kaylee Bayless, Erin

maINE-aNJOu

Brauer, Jessica Nikkel, Taylor Shapland, Seth Goering, Trenton Couchman, Colborn Shipman, Reid Edwards, Rylie Simon, Barrett Coen, Taylor Schrag, Logan

maRkEt hEIFER

Michaelis, Mandy Ediger, Layton Nikkel, Ben Gum, Kaylee Loomis, Justin McDaniel, Janessa Garten, Raine Goering, Trenton Edwards, Rylie Schotte, Hadley

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ShORthORN

Hagans, Kate Brauer, jessica Shenk, Easton Larson, Cydney Goetzman, Jenna McDaniel, Ian S. Lambert, Paige Shenk, Easton Bair, Dylan Bacon, Tyler Deffenbaugh, Isaac

ShORthORNPluS

Deffenbaugh, Isaac Bair, Dylan Goering, Trenton Goetzman, Ryan

SImmENtal

Goering, Taylor Hagans, Kate Cargill, Carson Goetzman, Tyler Goetzman, Brett Gaines, Devon Goering, Taylor Cargill, Sierra Michaelis, Britt

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KansasJrLivestockShow

September 23-26, 2011 Wichita, Kan.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Hannah Talkington.

GRAND

Reserve Grand & Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Sierra Cargill.

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Logan Drake.

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Reserve Grand & Champion Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Morgan Mobley.

BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Grady Dickerson.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Britt Bair.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Ethan Dickerson.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Augusta Marston.

Champion Composite Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Morgan Ratliff.

Reserve Champion Composite Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Augusta Marston.

Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Kohlton Voboril.

Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Gabrielle Hammer.

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Heifer, exhibited by Grace Hammer.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Taylor Dieball.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Kati Fehlman.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Randee Corns.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Ashlee Corns.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Cory Craver.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Madison Loschke.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Jake Nikkel.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Cody Hrabe.

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Hunter Lanier.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Hunter Lanier.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Austin Shideler.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Cody Webb.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Shaelyn Griffin.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Allyson Ottensmeier.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Grady Dickerson.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Britt Michaelis.

Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Taylor Deiball.

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Reserve Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Sarah Pelton.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Garret Smith.

BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Ryan Goetzmann.

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Dylan Bair.

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Shelby Hutchinson.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Shelby Hutchinson.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Kelsie Shapland.

Reserve Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Aubrey Hilt.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Madylien Voboril.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Barrett Simon.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Kate Hagens.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Jansen Parsons.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Kate Hagens.

Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Abigail Dickinson.

Champion AOB Steer, exhibited by Grace Aust.

Reserve Champion AOB Steer, exhibited by Kacey Rieger.

Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Hannah Talkington.

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KeystoneIntern’lLvkShow JUNIOR Heifers

October 1-9, 2011 Harrisburg, Pa.

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Shelby Stabler, Laytonsville, Md.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Shane Heizer, Hagerstown, Md.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Alex Sauer, Litchfield, Conn.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Rachael Hockenberry, Woodbine, Md.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Kaitlyn Culy, Hagerstown, Md.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Full, Mout Airy, Md.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Adam Griffith, Boonsboro, Md.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Lonnie Thomas, Boonsboro, Md.

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Samantha Messmer, Martinsville, Ind.

Reserve Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Hannah Imgrund, Lewisburg, Pa.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

Reserve MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Truax, Hustontown, Pa.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Emma Kate Foster, Felto, Pa.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Christopher Montross, Weedsport, NY.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Luke Spangler, Waynesville, Ohio.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Xavier Ferris, Franklin, Ind.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Jared Harshman, Mt. Airy, Md.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Vada Clemens, Malta, Ohio.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Kameron Wise, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Champion SimSolution Heifer, exhibited by McCall Griffith, Boonsboro, Md.

Reserve Champion SimSolution Heifer, exhibited by Katrina Frey, Quarryville, Pa.

Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Whitney Betts, Felton, Del.

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer, exhibited by Shelby Rarick, Fleetwood, Pa.

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KeystoneIntern’lLvkShow

October 1-9, 2011 Harrisburg, Pa.

GRAND

MARKET

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Jancy Lynn.

GRAND

Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Shane Heizer, Hagerstown, Md.

FEEDER

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Feeder Steer, exhibited by Darryl Lovell, Cogan Station, Pa.

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Reserve Grand Champion Feeder Steer, exhibited by Kevin Stahl, Mercersburg, Pa.

KeystoneIntern’lLvkShow

October 1-9, 2011 Harrisburg, Pa.

GRAND

PROSPECT

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited byAndrea Foore, Seven Valleys, Pa.

GRAND

Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Weaver Show Cattle, Ephrata, Pa.

PROSPECT

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Prospect Heifers, exhibited by Ryan Ott, Huntertown, Ind.

Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Heifers, exhibited by Ben Warfield, Marriottsville, Md.

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October 1-9, 2011 Harrisburg, Pa.

OPEN

Heifers Grand Champion & Champion SimSolution Heifer, exhibited by Schaeffer Show Cattle, Hagerstown, Ind.

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Shane Heizer, Hagerstown, Md.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Bailey Harsh, Radnor, Ohio.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Faraway Cattle Co., Lebanon, Pa.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Richard Compton, Ovid, NY.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Hockett Family, Greenfield, Ind.

Reserve Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Kaitlyn Culy, Hagerstown, Ind.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Kyle Delaplaine, Gettysburg, Pa.

Reserve Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Lonnie Thomas, Boonsboro, Md.

Champion Maine Heifer, exhibited by Kurt Fleener, Robesonia, Pa.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer, exhibited by Samantha Messmer, Martinsville, Pa.

Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by John Boyd, Gerrardstown, W. Va.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer, exhibited by Brittany Truax, Hustontown, Pa.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer, exhibited by Majestic Meadows, West Friendship, Md.

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Megan Greenawalt, Waynesville, Ohio.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, exhibited by Xavier Ferris, Franklin, Ind.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Campbell Show Calves, Sycamore, Pa.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, exhibited by Ben Warfield, Marriottsville, Md.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Thomas Lundy, Bardstown, Ky.

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Campbell Show Calves, Sycamore, Pa.

Reserve Champion SimSolution Heifer, exhibited by Campbell Show Calves, Sycamore, Pa.

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Sale Manager: Dwyer Cattle Services Bob & nick Dwyer 309-337-1404 auCtioneer: Col. John Spiker 304-677-0255

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Livestock 2340 W. County Road 1000 N Jamestown, IN 46147 (317) 994-6100

Making your memories last a lifetime.

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Champions SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Dameron Northern Miss 0109 ...

2011 National Junior Angus Show Grand Champion Owned Female. Congratulations Kyle Anderson

Dameron Miss Evergreen 191 ...

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE SALE Lexington, Illinois

Dameron Lucy 102 ...

March, Duff Basic Instinct

January, Dameron First Class

Dameron Blackbird 1702 ...

Dameron Princess 126 ...

March, Dameron First Class

February, SAV Free Spirit

Dameron Pride 1144 ... May, PVF ALL Payday

Dameron Miss 123 ...

February, MCATL Pure Product

Find these prospects for our future champions and more at www.DameronAngus.com GARY DAMERON & FAMILY

Dameron Blackbird 1708 ... March, Dameron First Class

Lexington, Illinois 309.365.8288 • mobile: 309.261.2191 Jeff Dameron: 309.532.2000 • jeff_dameron@yahoo.com Cody Bock: 309.360.1209 • www.dameronagus.com November/December 2011 • theshowcircuit.com

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DAX

Lautner Dreams

American

SHOW STEERS

Breedersworld Online SALE â&#x20AC;˘ November 21-22 Be sure to attend the Goretska Show Steers and Rodgers Cattle Company sales the same weekend in Central Iowa

Dax Lautner

Bids Open November 21st at 8am Bids Close November 22nd at 7pm CST

1344 170th Street Jefferson, Iowa 50129 515.370.0412 daxlautner@hotmail.com From Jefferson, Iowa: 5 miles North, 1/2 mile West on 170th Street

The Chosen Few

Sunday, November 27, 2011 1 p.m. cst • at the farm Gilmore City, Iowa

... at Janssen Farms LLC

|| Selling 65 open show heifers and 40 bred females and embryo lots ||

JF Ebonys Joy 1203Y

JF Latisha 1205Y

Amigo x Ebonys Joy • March ‘11

Upgrade x JF Latisha 5753R • Feb. ‘11

JF Sheza Dandy 1010Y

JF Milestone x SVF Sheza Goldmine • Jan. ‘11 Sells in the NAILE Sale

JF Ebonys Joy 1255Y

JF Milestone x JF Ebonys Joy 612S • April ‘11

JF Ebonys Joy 1274Y

STF Dominance x JF Ebonys Joy 709T • April ‘11

JF Ebonys Joy 1258Y

LTS Entourage x JF Ebonys Joy 702T • April ‘11

JF Ebonys Joy 1276Y

STF Dominance x JF Ebonys Joy 709T • April ‘11

Dave Janssen – 712.358.1837 Chris Janssen – 515.314.4771

www.janssenfarms.com SIMMENTALS WITH SUBSTANCE AND STYLE... IN VOLUME!

Design by Kyla

Sale managed by:

JF Ebonys Joy 1217Y

Steel Force x JF Ebonys Joy 702T • Feb. ‘11

JF Madison 1241Y

Upgrade x Madison (dam of Milestone) • March ‘11

Doug & Debbie Parke Drew & Holli Hatmaker 153 Bourbon Hills Dr. Paris, KY 40361 Office: 859-987-5758 Cell: 859-421-6100 www.parkelivestock.com pleent@aol.com

Call now for your catalog and DVD

November 18th & 19th • Online Show Heifer Prospect & Bred Female Sale Bidding thru Caldwell-Willoughby Sales. Sale information online at www.cwcattlesales.com!

Who Made Who x Meyer 734 Bred to I-80

Dr. Who x Famous 7001 (Angus Donor) Bred to Mercedes Benz

Rock On x Double Vision PB Shorthorn Show Heifer Prospect

Paddy O’Malley x Objective (Angus) Mainetainer Show Heifer Prospect

Predator x Dr. Who Mainetainer Show Heifer Prospect

Heat Wave x Loaded Show Heifer Prospect

All bred females are ultrasounded safe to the A.I. date.

FRAKER

Show Ca�le

Cattle are available for viewing any time.

Dennis & Deb Fraker Family • Devon, Kassie & Dane Fraker Farm Location: 3735 - 185th Street • Brooklyn, IA 52211

641.891.0859 Dennis

641.990.5541 Devon

With Guest Consignor, Moffitt Angus 515.991.3056 (Craig) Conveniently located 5 miles North of Interstate 80, Exit 201. www.frakershowcattle.com

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Monopoly Sooner FirST iMpreSSion SalTy Dog Bojo Macho open Bar BreaThe eaSy

Full Moon TiMe Save SMilin BoB ali poinT Taken eye canDy carpe DieM

A tremendous offering from Top Sires:

Kevin Benes

402.741.0380 402.741.1419 www.gatewaygenetics.com

Mark Benes

year aFter year!

lIke these sell

PowerFul Females

-sold by Joe Colblentz For $18,000 -Full sIb sells

haIrIetta X sooner

Other Consigners: Wagonhammer Ranch 402.649.2719 Herbolsheimer Angus 402.649.7449 D&P Enterprises 402.750.3651

Cattle located near Pierce, NE. (North of Norfolk, NE and straight South of Yankton, SD)

G r e at F e m a l e s !

December 1, 2011 20 Fancy HeiFers - 5 breD HeiFers O n l i n e s a l e - c wc at t l e s a l e s . c O m

a l l s ta r t s w I t h

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30 Elite Heifer Calves • 20 Bred Females •

• Oﬀering Top Hereford heifers from Upﬆream Ranch

• Online Sale : cwcattlesales.com

Monopoly

Champion Hereford Heifer 2011 NE State Fair Open & Jr. Show

Tiger Woods

Champion Market Heifer 2011 NE State Fair Supreme Champion Female 2011 NE State Fair Open Show

Landgren Ranch Hoblyn Farms Mark & Julie Landgren 49812 Hwy 70 Bartlett, NE 68622 308-654-3313 : 402-340-0673 www.landgrenranch.com

Larry, Rita, Cassie, Jesse and Jami Hoblyn 402-366-0606 : 402-366-1858 www.hoblynfarms.com Directions for Landgren & Hoblyn cattle: 7 miles North, 1 ¼ miles East of Bartlett or 23 miles West of Elgin on Hwy. 70

Monopoly

Miller Cattle Co.

Cory, Amber & Braysen Miller 3269 BB Road : Silver Creek, NE 68663 308-773-8220 : 402-319-9579 Cory cell 402-276-6921, Amber cell millercattle.com

Upﬆream Ranch Brent & Robin Meeks Taylor, NE 308-942-3195 Brents Cell 308-214-0719

Directions to Miller Cattle Co: From Silver Creek, 1 mile North to Hwy 39, turn West ¼ mile on BB Road

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the

top

list .........................................

the top 10

reasons to eat BEEF

Because we don’t live in the 18th century anymore. By the time President Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863, Americans were used to eating turkey for their celebrations because cattle were more valuable alive at that time for dairy (as were chickens for eggs). Plus, turkeys were cheaper than geese, and they didn’t have to be hunted like venison.

no.

Whoever heard of leftover steak?

no.

Trust me, nobody really wants to stick their hand in there and pull out the giblets. Yuck!

no.

Beef is the food supply’s most easily absorbed source of iron.

no.

Beef eaters are 11% more likely to meet nutrient requirements for protein than non-beef eaters.

no.

Because PETA claims that turkeys are “smart, sociable, playful and like to gobble along to their favorite tunes.” I have to admit, I would bet on the turkey having enough sense to come in out of the rain… PETA people, not so much.

no.

No arguments over who gets the light or dark meat.

no.

Beef doesn’t make you sleepy.

no.

Roasting, broiling or grilling, cooking beef always smells better than cooking turkey.

...and the number 1 reason to beat beef for Thanksgiving: no.

every year the president pardons a turkey at the White house. Just once, wouldn’t you love to hear a politician utter the words: “pardon the Bull”?

Specializing in shows, fairs, and on-farm cattle portraits.

Pearl Walthall 1051 NE 500 Windsor, MO 65360 660-647-2009 www.pearlspics.com

Do you think you have our next top 10 List? E-mail your list to sharla@theshowcircuit.com, and if it is selected to be in our magazine, we’ll send you a $10 iTunes gift card!

All submissions are subject to editing for length or content, and may be used in part or in whole. Official photographer of the Missouri State Fair

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SA 854E Emblazon 419 625 Selling daughters and females bred to this outstanding sire!

D ecember 9, 2011

Sale Time: approximately 12:30 Pm

followed by the Ford/Holt/Beare “Black Velvet” Female Sale

Sale SiTe: Sioux Falls Regional livestock sale facility near Worthing, South Dakota aucTioneeR: Steve Bonham Selling 60 head of angus heifers, females and donors by such sires as occ emblazon, occ missing link, occ Judge, Sa 854e emblazon 419 625, Jauer anchor 841 and more. PleaSe call oR e-mail FoR a Sale Book!

Schaefer Angus • Jeff, Jill, & katelyn Schaefer

45826 276th St • Parker, South Dakota 57053 605-647-2190 • 605-359-6699 • jjkschaefer@svtv.com • schaeferangus.com

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9056 Irish Whiskey X SimmXAngus AI’d to Sexed Driver 5/20

0125 Polygraph X SimmXAngus AI’d to Lut 5/22

0402 Monopoly X Aftershock AI’d to Lut 5/29

Ben & Monica Danner

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Ralph & Kathy Danner

1821 Lindle Ave. • Muscatine, IA 52761 2273 Bayfield Rd. • Muscatine, IA 52761 C: 563.299.7078 C: 563.299.2520 November/December 2011 • theshowcircuit.com

273 Aftershock X MaineCross AI’d to Lut 5/13

Bred Heifer Immortal X Rock On AI’d to Lut 6/1

Cole Danner: 563.299.6046 www.dannercattle.com

Kevin Mears

937-533-0169 kevin@stockoptionsmarketing.com

BURKE Show Cattle

Artwork by Amanda Raithel

Annual Female SALE • December 4th, 2011

“Save us a stall”

601- Smooth Sailing X Meyer 734/Anchor

859- Smooth Sailing X Trips (Who/Picasso)

7- Irish Whiskey X Kodiak (PB Sim)

Echo- Smilin Bob X The Man

709- Irish Whiskey X Black Bear

518- Irish Whiskey X Kodiak

S169- One and Only X PB Simmental

7118- Final Smoke X PB Maine

Catalogs available Mid-November. Watch our website for updated pictures and videos

Live Broadcast and Proxy Bidding available through Breedersworld

Tim Burke 402.750.0440 Cody Burke 402.649.9735 Kevin Bremer 402.366.9504 Tom Hunt 402.750.0827 Barn 402.993.2467 timburkeshowcattle@frontier.com

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December 16-17, 2012 Lancaster Events Center • Lincoln, Nebraska

ChECk-iN: Friday, December 16, 4pm ShoW: Saturday, December 17, 9am

hotEL: Country inn and Suites 402.476.5353

$35 pre-entry | $40 on-site entry pre-entries must be postmarked on or before December 9, 2011. health papers required for out-of-state cattle.

CoNtACtS: Blake Albers 402.380.4066 Andrew Feller 402.841.4215

www.agrunl.org

mail to: AGR Winter preview | Alpha Gamma Rho | 1430 idylwild Dr., Lincoln, NE 68503

University of Nebraska

ALphA GAmmA Rho WiNtER pREviEW ENtRy FoRm Name: ___________________________________________ phone: ___________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Breeding Heifers

Steers # _____ # _____ # _____ # _____

Breed ________________________________ Breed ________________________________ Breed ________________________________ Breed ________________________________

Market Heifers # _____

Total Market Animals: __________

# _____ # _____ # _____ # _____

Breed ____________________________ Breed _______________________________ Breed ________________________________ Breed ________________________________

Total Breeding Heifers: __________

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Fall-born Phone Bid Auction January 4th, 2012 •

• • •

Cattle housed at Willman’s Green Valley Ranch 36352 233 St., Gann Valley, South Dakota Calves born in late August. SireS include: Unforgiven • Carnac • Headliner • Heat Wave • Eye Candy • Milkman • Tiger Woods • Smoke & Mirrors check uS out on the web! www.showsteers.com • www.breedersworld.com

Contact Information:

ruSS willman: 605-730-1975 • Jeff fuegen: 605-730-4220

We have moved to Alpena, South Dakota, only 10 miles from Wessington Springs.

Private Treaty Fall Born Sale WedneSday, January 4, 2012 bids close at 6:00 P.m. • No calves sold Prior to sale day!

Come see us at our new location!

Summer and fall-born steers, Registered and Crossbred heifers, and bulls. Many sires represented, including: Monopoly • One & Only • Heat Wave • Dr. Who • Upgrade Our New Address: Scheel liveStock • Jim, Audra, Carissa & Teagan Scheel 22458 389th Ave. • Alpena, South Dakota 57312 • h: 605-849-3202 • c: 605-545-1521 Check out new pictures at www.scheellivestock.com

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Friday, December 9, 2011 3:00 PM C.S.T.

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock • Worthing, SD

SELLING 90 LOTS ...

ChiAngus, ChiMaine, MaineTainer, Simmental and SimAngus Bred Cows, Bred Heifers, Show Heifer Prospects, Flushes & Embryos

PAST WINNERS ... HBSC MS ACE 201W 2CA Grand Champion ChiAngus Female, 2010 ACA National Junior Show Shown by Hannah Winegardner

BMCC SHELBY 1CM Shown successfully to many championships by Nick Tesch.

HBSC MS BLACKBERRY 133X 1CA

MISS PARIS GIRL 0999X 2CM

Grand Champion ChiAngus Female, 2011 ACA National Junior Show Shown by Hannah Winegardner

Reserve Champion Chi Female, 2011 Indiana State Fair Shown by Isaiah Bridwell

BMCC MILEY

FORD FARMS KATINA

Reserve Champion Crossbred Heifer, 2010 South Dakota Summer Spotlight and Reserve Champion Composite Heifer, 2010 South Dakota State Fair Shown by Miranda Lakness

Grand Champion Simmental Female, 2010 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Purchased by Moore Land & Cattle

Three Big Sales; One Day; One Place ... Schaefer Angus Sale, 12:30 pm • Black Velvet Female Sale, 3:00 pm • Kroupa Sweetheart Sale, 6:00 pm

HOLT BROTHERS Justin Holt • Jordan Holt 13319 378th Avenue, Aberdeen, SD 57401 Farm: 605-225-3488 Justin’s cell: 605-380-5002 • justin@holtbroscattle.com Jordan’s cell: 605-380-1209 jordan@midwestag.biz

Chris Ford 19994 463rd Street Bruce, SD 57220 cell: 605-690-5614 ford_farms@yahoo.com www.fordfarmssimmentals.com

Rick & Deb Ford 46272 200th Street, Bruce, SD 57220 Deb’s cell: 605-690-4721 • Rick’s cell: 605-690-6241

Sale Management ...

BEARE CATTLE FARMS

19258 459th Ave, Estelline, SD 57234 Roger’s cell: 605-690-5095 • roger_beare@hotmail.com Mike’s cell: 605-690-8019 • mtbear@itcte.com

Alan Sears 61 Westward Way, Eaton, CO 80615 Office: 970-454-3986 • Cell: 970-396-7521 aksears8@msn.com • www.searsmarketingservices.com

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Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 On the ranch near Bradley, Oklahoma

The Winning Tradition Sale Breds - Pairs - Stunning Prospects

Request your FREE reference catalog at primetimeagrimarketing.com or by contacting the office of the marketing agents at 419.862.0117 or info@primetimeagrimarketing.com

McLemore Farms

Bradley, Oklahoma - 405/574-4753 Kent: 405/574-2245

Between I-44 and I-35 - One hour south of OKC

Since 1974.

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Begalka Livestock

Donnie & Stacy • Kali, Brooke & Brinn Begalka 46576 187th Street • Castlewood, SD 57223 605-873-9309 • 605-881-5056 Cell Exit 157 I-29 , 3 1/2 West, 1 North & 1/4 west

I’m Just RIte • Sold in last year’s sale to Brandon Bird and Scott Foreman. Selling a full brother and sister January 5!

Heat Wave DonoR 5005 • Dam of Patron, I’m Just Rite, and many high sellers in past sales. Thanks to Bryan McKay Cattle Co. for purchasing 5005. Selling 10 fabulous ET calves out of 5005 on January 5, featuring a great full brother to Patron and a big time future donor by Butterbean!

Summer & Fall Born Club Calf Sale

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Bids Close at 7 p.m.

Ages RepResented: June to October BReeds RepResented: Herefords, Char-colored & All Crosses

Featuring...

A large selection of ET Calves siRes: Heat Wave, Yellow Jacket, Troubador, HL Butterbean, Made Right, Smilin Bob, Jakes Proud Jazz, Indian Outlaw

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Herb Barber Wessington Springs, SD H:605-539-1886 C: 605-350-6886

Troy Beckett Miller, SD H: 605-853-3284 C: 605-204-0394

Arden Bergeleen Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-1963 C: 605-350-4017

Bob Hine Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-9032 C: 605-350-9032

Jeff Burg Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-9380 C: 605-280-8920 Online Sale January 5th Chad Thompson Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-9567 C: 605-350-9567 Online Sale January 5th Les Caffee Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-1146 C: 605-350-1146

Begalka Livestock Donnie Begalka, Castlewood, SD (2 hrs from Wessington Springs)

H: 605-873-9309 C: 605-881-5056 Closes January 5, 2012 Matt Sinkie Wessington Springs, SD C: 605-350-1438 Online Sale January 4th Jason Jensen Ree Heights, SD C: 605-210-2636

Spring Lake Ranch Galan & Jason Wallman Wessington, SD Jason: 605-999-2409 H: 605-853-2343 Galan: 605-999-2803 H: 605-853-2803 Jeff & Jamie Assman Wessington Springs, SD H: 605-539-1007 Jamie: 605-350-4142 Jeff: 605-842-5291 Dale Duxbury Wessington, SD H: 605-883-4804 C: 605-354-2656 Scheel Livestock Jim & Audra Scheel Alpena, SD H: 605-849-3202 C: 605-545-1521

Prime Cut Ranch Lowell Jones Ree Heights, SD H: 605-853-2339 C: 605-870-2339 Blue Bird Ranch Randy Fawcett Miller, SD H: 605-853-3930 C: 605-461-9346 Willman-Fuegen Russ Willman & Jeff Fuegen Gann Valley, SD Russ: 605-730-1975 Jeff: 605-730-4220 Reimann Ranch Nick Reimanm Ree Heights, SD C: 605-871-3642 Bushy Park Farm Cory Thompson Mitchell, SD C: 605-730-2397 Online Sale January 4th

Wednesday, January 4

Private Treaty Sale • Bids Close at 6:00 PM

Pictures will be available at showsteers.com or designated sites. These producers are selling the top end of their summer and fall born calves. Contact owners for more information.

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Summer/FAll-Born SAle

Grand Champion Steer, 2010 Ohio AGR, 2011 National Western Prospect Show, and 2011 Purdue AGR. Congratulations Emma ViCkland!

January 6 • bids close at 6:00 PM

Check out calf photos soon at strolbergfarms.com. the majority of the calves are either embryo or AI calves. We have quality calves in all price ranges! We would like to thank all of the buyers from our spring sale, and we hope to see you again in December to view an excellent set of fall-borns! Friendly note! Kearney, Nebraska is an excellent stop over on your way to the Wessington Springs sales. Call us about special room rates!

Grand Champion Steer, 2011 Missouri State Fair. Congratulations dEnt Family!

reserve Grand Champion Steer, 2011 San Angelo Stock Show Congratulations Cuatro sChauEr! Raised with Mid Continent Farms!

Grand Champion Steer, 2011 Maine-Anjou Jr. National; reserve Champion Steer, 2011 Chi Jr. National; Congratulations huntEr WEbEr! Raised with Rick Frye!

reserve Grand Champion Steer, 2011 tri-State Fair, Amarillo, texas. Congratulations bEznEr Family! reserve Grand Champion Progress Steer, 2011 Belt Buckle Bonanza. Congratulations bonham Family!

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MissouriStateFair

August 11-21, 2011 Sedalia, Mo.

GRAND

MARKET

Animals

RESERVE Supreme Champion, Grand Champion 4-H, & Champion Crossbred 4-H Steer, exhibited by Bailey Dent.

Reserve Supreme Champion, Grand Champion FFA, & Champion Crossbred FFA Steer, exhibited by Evan Kempker.

Reserve Grand Champion 4-H & Reserve Crossbred 4-H Steer, exhibited by Bailey Dent.

Reserve Grand FFA & Champion Maine-Anjou FFA Steer, exhibited by Seth Walters.

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BANNERS&backdrops

4-H

Market Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Tevin Taylor.

Reserve Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Nicholas Rhodes.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Erin Greely.

Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Kristin Dilly.

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Emma Cook.

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Mackenzie Mawson.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by McKinley Brooks.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Mackenzie Mawson.

Reserve Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Dalton Edwards.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Ashlyn Richardson.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Grace Riley.

Champion Salers Steer, exhibited by Valerie Barnett.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Megan Yokley.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Glen VanBummel.

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BANNERS&backdrops

Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, exhibited by Austin Thomas.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Tyler Lane.

Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Ryan DeHaan.

4-H

Market Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Gracie Riley.

Reserve Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Goldie Barnes.

MissouriStateFair FFA

Market

Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Parker Henley.

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Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Tanner Drechesel.

Reserve Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Abby Sudbrock.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Katelyn Schumacher.

Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Callie Mawson.

BANNERS&backdrops

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Shelby Lane.

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by David Vest.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Brittany Early.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Katlyn Douglas.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Colby Nieder.

Reserve Champion MaineTainer Steer, exhibited by Katelyn Fifter.

Champion Salers Steer, exhibited by Melanie Barnett.

Reserve Champion Salers Steer, exhibited by Melanie Barnett.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Caroline Sicht.

Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, exhibited by Robert Cowherd.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Seth Walters.

Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer, exhibited by Callie Mawson.

FFA

Market Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Bill Jennings.

Reserve Champion Market Heifer, exhibited by Chyenne Hunt.

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MissouriStateFair

August 11-21, 2011 Sedalia, Mo.

Reserve Champion 4-H Market Hog, exhibited by Cameron Ahring, Nevada, Mo. Reserve Grand & Champion 4-H Market Hog, exhibited by Marlena Long, Paris, Mo.

4-H

Champion 4-H Market Lamb, exhibited by Tyler Jenkins, Marshall, Mo. Reserve Champion 4-H Market Lamb, exhibited by Kayla Morrow, Nevada, Mo.

Grand & Champion 4-H Market Goat, exhibited by Kayla Morrow, Nevada, Mo. Reserve Champion 4-H Market Goat, exhibited by Trent Kempker, Jefferson City, Mo.

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MissouriStateFair

August 11-21, 2011 Sedalia, Mo.

Reserve Champion FFA Market Hog, exhibited by Dakota Arthur, Greenfield, Mo. Grand & Champion FFA Market Hog, exhibited by Emily Tallman, Archie, Mo.

FFA

Grand & Champion FFA Market Lamb, exhibited by Troy Sloan, Cameron, Mo. Reserve Grand & Reserve Champion FFA Market Lamb, exhibited by Brady Minear, Livonia, Mo.

Reserve Grand & Champion FFA Market Goat, exhibited by Spencer Scotten, Nevada, Mo. Reserve Champion FFA Market Goat, exhibited by Kayla Mitchell, Clinton, Mo.

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WestTexasStateFair

September 8-17, 2011 Abilene, Texas

BREEDING Heifers

Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Carter Garrett.

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer, exhibited by Abby Geye.

Champion Beefmaster Heifer, exhibited by Shawn Skaggs.

Reserve Champion Beefmaster Heifer, exhibited by Taylor Carnelly.

Champion Brangus Heifer, exhibited by Bailee Wright.

Reserve Champion Brangus Heifer, exhibited by Connor Jackson.

Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Amanda Tinkle.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, exhibited by Zachary Hill.

Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Syann Foster.

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Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer, exhibited by Richard Demoss.

Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Perry Kolby.

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Eric Rosson.

Champion Polled Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Karlee Cothrum.

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heifer, exhibited by Ashley Radde.

Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Troy Holdman.

Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer, exhibited by Lauren Sowers.

Champion Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Jamie Williams.

Reserve Champion Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Courtney Simpson.

Champion Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Syann Foster.

Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Ashley Simpson.

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer, exhibited by Courtney Simpson.

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WestTexasStateFair

September 8-17, 2011 Abilene, Texas

GRAND

PROGRESS

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion European Progress Steer, exhibited by Brook Tyson.

Reserve Grand & Reserve Champion European Progress Steer, exhibited by Madaline Williams.

Champion American Progress Steer, exhibited by Gunnar Lucket.

Champion English Progress Steer, exhibited by Kase Clark.

Reserve Champion English Progress Steer, exhibited by Philip Garvin. Reserve Champion American Progress Steer, exhibited by Emory Geye.

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WestTexasStateFair GRAND

September 8-17, 2011 Abilene, Texas

PROSPECT

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion & Champion Shorthorn Prospect Steer, exhibited by Colton Shackelford.

Reserve Grand & Champion AOB Prospect Steer, exhibited by Justin Rico.

Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Lillyan Digby.

Reserve Champion Angus Steer, exhibited by Taven Upshaw.

Champion Brahman Steer, exhibited by Kase Clark.

Reserve Champion Brahman Steer, exhibited by JT Holland.

Champion Brangus Steer, exhibited by Karter Long.

Reserve Champion Brangus Steer, exhibited by Noah Stockman.

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BANNERS&backdrops

WestTexasStateFair

Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Alyssa Mahan.

Reserve Champion Charolais Steer, exhibited by Jagger Horn.

Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Julia Rees.

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer, exhibited by Macy Van Cleve.

Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Makayla Welch.

Reserve Champion Hereford Steer, exhibited by Catelyn Stockman.

Champion Polled Hereford Steer, exhibited by Lauren Armstrong.

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Steer, exhibited by Brianna Bugg.

Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Jake Petree.

Reserve Champion Limousin Steer, exhibited by Nicole Taylor.

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Ashley Deberry.

Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer, exhibited by Colby Breeding.

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PROSPECT Steers

BANNERS&backdrops

Champion Red Angus Steer, exhibited by Alexis Munoz.

Reserve Champion Red Angus Steer, exhibited by Cooper Gilliland.

Champion Santa Gertrudis Steer, exhibited by Kaimi Williams.

Reserve Champion Santa Gertrudis Steer, exhibited by Kaleb Bahrends.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, exhibited by Clay Cole.

Champion Simbrah Steer, exhibited by Kelton Matthews.

Reserve Champion Simbrah Steer, exhibited by Emory Geye.

Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Hank Honea.

Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, exhibited by Jayton Cogburn.

Reserve Champion AOB Steer, exhibited by Colten Shackelford.

Champion ABC Steer, exhibited by Clancy Gruben.

Reserve Champion ABC Steer, exhibited by Merritt Mitchell.

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‘tis the season. We pause to thank our friends and customers.

The year’s end brings no greater pleasure than the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with JOY.

YO UR FR IE N DS from THE S HOW CI RCUIT FA MI LY Roland, Tyler, Trevor, � Tanner Carrie, Catherine, Amber, Sharla, � Darla

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TulsaStateFair

September 28October8, 2011 Tulsa, Okla.

GRAND

BREEDING

Heifers

RESERVE Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Cammi Gregory.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, exhibited by Mckenzie Strickland.

3rd Overall Heifer, exhibited by Cammi Gregory.

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TulsaStateFair

September 28October8, 2011 Tulsa, Okla.

GRAND

MARKET

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Garett Hudgins.

Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, exhibited by Baylor Bonham.

GRAND

PROSPECT

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Jessica Thorp.

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Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer, exhibited by Garrett Sharp.

TulsaStateFair

September 28October8, 2011 Tulsa, Okla.

Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Reece Seibold. Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, exhibited by Kolton Baber.

Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Tyler Schnaithman. Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Kayla Brown.

Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Halie Schovanec. Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat, exhibited by Montana Newell.

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WashingtonCo(TX)Show

September 11-19, 2011 Brenham, Texas

GRAND

AMERICAN

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion American Heifer, exhibited by Blake Wellman.

GRAND

Reserve Grand Champion American Heifer, exhibited by Blake Wellman.

BRITISH

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion British Heifer, exhibited by Garrett Wiesepape.

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Reserve Grand Champion British Heifer, exhibited by Mckenna Wiesepape.

WashingtonCo(TX)Show

September 11-19, 2011 Brenham, Texas

GRAND

EUROPEAN

Heifers

RESERVE

Grand Champion European Heifer, exhibited by Jared Quimby.

GRAND

Reserve Grand Champion European Heifer, exhibited by Amber Ashcroft.

MARKET

Steers

RESERVE

Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Kendall Williams.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, exhibited by Jonathan Mcanulty.

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Courtesy of Crystal Young, Author of crystalcattle.blogspot.com

The ChrisTmas heifer

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I think it’s pretty normal for most livestock kids to hope, wish and pray that Santa is somehow going to manage to fit a new Sullivan Supply blower, show box, pig whip or heifer under the Christmas tree. And, somehow, each year Santa works a miracle or two. My Christmas heifer was actually a gift shared with my sister, Stacy. It was the week before Christmas, and my family was consigning in a Simmental sale called Checkers. The point was to get some cattle sold that day; but honestly why would you go home with an empty trailer? A red baldy heifer calf by the name of Gloss had caught my and Stacy’s eyes. She was perfect – or at least perfect in an 11-year-old’s mind. Steve Dorran was the auctioneer that day and overheard my sister and I pleading with my parents to allow Gloss to come home with us. We even foolishly promised they could take all of our Christmas presents back if we could have her. It probably would not have been a good Christmas morning if that really did happen. The sale started, and mom and dad decided that we could bid on Gloss, but we would have to do the bidding ourselves. A few lots before Gloss came into the ring my dad said, “Okay, you have to listen to the auctioneer so you know what you are bidding.” After each lot sold, my dad would ask: “What did that one bring?” Stacy’s response: “Not a clue.” Therefore, it was determined I should bid. Gloss entered the ring, and there she was. We were on the edge of our seats, in the front row, and the auction began. I turned in my bid and waited my turn, and then another bid, all while my little sister kept poking my side whispering, “Bid, bid, bid!” The hammer came down, and Gloss was ours. What an exciting moment! And then I’ll never forget the moment that Steve looked right at us from his perch on the block, and said, “Well girls, I guess all the Christmas presents are going back.” Gloss raised us a few bull calves, put some money in the college fund, and then we resold her back in that sale a few years later. My school friends and cousins always thought my Christmas wish list was a little odd. Yet, that is what the livestock business does to you. I had such a passion for cattle that it consumed every part of my life. Livestock was – and still is – my passion. I mean, I am 26 years old and seriously considering ask for one of Purple Banner Design’s stuffed cows for Christmas, because they are so ridiculously cute. Maybe I’ll even ask for a baldy heifer.

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An Ag Girl

I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Although the cattle will still need fed Christmas morning, it will be a time to sit down with family and friends and reflect on all the wonderful things we have to be thankful for – including being a part of agriculture. Each month I want to give you the tools to help tell agriculture’s story and reach your goals. We need young people to continue to find success in agriculture, so they can lead us into the future.

Crystal ’s Christmas List

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the buzz outside the barn We know it’s not always about show cattle, sire promotions, and show results. There are also lots of agriculture-related books and movies that we think are worth giving our two cents on. Enjoy!

a good read The Black STallion

By Walter & Steve Farley

aBouT The Book… You don’t have to be a horse person to enjoy this classic from Walter Farley. In our family, this book and many of the sequels in the series have been handed down to the third generation, and we’ve all enjoyed the thrilling adventures of young Alec Ramsey and the wild Arabian stallion, The Black, with whom he formed a once-in-a-lifetime bond. According to The Black Stallion website, Walter Farley wrote this book on the kitchen table when he was only 16. It was published in 1941 when he was a college student. The author’s son, Tim Farley, says of his famous dad: “His horse and his imagination carried him around the world and introduced him to trainers, jockeys, movie stars, even kings and presidents!” The STory... Alec Ramsey is rescued from a shipwreck, on his way home from India, by a wild black stallion that was stolen from a prominent Arabian chieftain by an enemy. Alec and The Black make it back to his home in New York, and with the help of a retired racehorse trainer who happens to be Alec’s neighbor, the boy and his horse turn the racing world upside down. But will he be able to keep The Black or will his horse have to go back to his desert homeland? It’s a thrilling adventure, and Farley’s tremendous writing makes you feel like you’re riding The Black right alongside Alec in the race of the century. The SerieS... Walter Farley and his son, Steven, have written dozens of books in The Black Stallion series. Enjoy one or all of them! 1. The Black Stallion (1941) 12. The Black Stallion’s Courage (1956) 2. The Black Stallion Returns (1945) 13. The Black Stallion Mystery (1957) 3. Son of the Black Stallion (1947) 14. The Horse Tamer (1958) 4. The Island Stallion (1948) 15. The Black Stallion and Flame (1960) 5. The Black Stallion and Satan (1949) 16. Man o’ War (1962) 6. The Blood Bay Colt (1951) 17. The Black Stallion Challenged (1964) 7. The Island Stallion’s Fury (1951) 18. The Black Stallion’s Ghost (1969) 8. The Black Stallion’s Filly (1952) 19. The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971) 9. The Black Stallion Revolts (1953) 20. The Black Stallion Legend (1983) 10. The Black Stallion’s Sulky Colt (1954) 21. The Young Black Stallion (1989) 11. The Island Stallion Races (1955) (prequel to The Black Stallion)

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It’s no substitute for the book series, but this film from 1979 featuring Mickey Rooney is a classic in its own right. you may noT know... • The Black was portrayed by a champion Arabian stallion from Texas named Cass-Ole; his friend, the old white horse named Napoleon, was portrayed by Junior - who had previously appeared in National Lampoon’s Animal House as Trooper, Neidermeyer’s horse. • Cass Ole, like most horses, had his mane trimmed into what’s called a bridle path. This makes it easier to fit a bridle. For the mov-

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ie, Cass Ole had to wear “hair extensions” to make his mane look like a wild horse’s mane. He also had white markings on his legs and forehead and the white needed to be covered with a black hair dye to transform Cass Ole into the Black Stallion. • The scene with the cobra took two days to film, because the cobra refused to spread its hood for the longest time. During filming, Kelly Reno was separated from the snake by a pane of glass.

sweet tunes wildflower The debut album from Lauren Alaina, American Idol runner-up. iTunes describes Wildflower as “an impressive showcase of Lauren’s talents,” adding “She’s a little bit country, a whole lot of rock and roll -- expressing life through the lens of a country girl with big-city ambitions.”

eleven Martina McBride’s eleventh studio album with a new co-producer focuses on her songwriting talents – more than half of the songs are co-written by her. Great American Country reviewer Daryl Addison says, “Supported by loose acoustic guitars and bursting drums, Martina sings with a little teenage attitude, ‘At seventeen she’s just like me when I was seventeen, so I don’t blame her,’ when discussing dealing with her daughters’ mischievous sides.” He also adds, “Martina takes chances and incorporates different flavors into the album…. With some new members to her team and a new emphasis on songwriting, Martina evolves her signature sound on Eleven while looking to the future.”

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ave Guyer, Robinson, Ill., has built a

stock enthusiasts nationwide.

name for himself – a name based

He says you have to learn to walk before you

on reputation, respect and a passion

run. True success is not given, you have to earn it.

for the industry. Perhaps you know

And for Dave, that success comes from hard work

him as the man behind Guyer Cattle

and the foundation of family.

Company, ShowRite Feeds, or Natu-

Dave grew up just 15 miles north of his current

ral Solutions for Livestock. Or, maybe it’s the in-

sale facility. He became involved with livestock

novative livestock care and fitting clinics he con-

at a young age – through 4-H. Initially, his family

ducts nationwide.

raised Suffolk sheep, but when he was 10 years

Whatever the reason, there’s a good chance

old he took an interest in cattle.

you know the name Dave Guyer. He says he’s

“I don’t really know why I got into cattle – I just

spent his lifetime doing what he knows how to

liked being around them,” he says. “I never won

do. In the process, he’s become a leader in the

any major shows or anything, but for some rea-

livestock industry – gaining the respect of live-

son I just kept on that path.”

Driven To The Top

a conversation with Dave Guyer

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between the pages and cooperation, I have an avenue to better market cattle and get more numbers to better serve my northern customers,” Dave says.

A desire to help Hitting a big one Dave developed a passion for raising and showing cattle early on and worked with several mentors that fueled his fire. “I remember, as a kid, sitting on the curb at the Illinois Beef Expo and watching the big wheels clip and fit and thinking I wish I could do that,” he says. Dave became a student of the livestock industry, learning as much as he could from as many cattlemen as possible, like Jim and Bob Horsley, Tom Fitzpatrick and Lloyd Stone. “I remember the first time I got chewed for not getting one washed out right,” he says. “You live and you learn. We didn’t have educational programs back then.” Dave says he traveled to a lot of shows and worked on cattle for free. He never asked for payment. He just wanted to learn. Payment eventually came in the form of a puppy Jim Horsley gave him for all of his hard work. He also recalls his first trip to the North American International Livestock Exposition in the mid 1980s. He recalls how things were different then. He didn’t have Andis 2-speeds at the time. All he had to clip with were a pair of flat heads. He cut his eye-teeth with them. “When I went to Louisville for the first time, all I was worried about was finding someone that had a pair of sheep heads instead of me clipping with a pair of flatheats turned upside down,” Dave remembers. Working for those cattleman paid off. The highlight of his 4-H career was winning the Chianina junior show at Lousville. “I learned so much from them.”

Dave’s early success was in smaller rings, but he sold his first “high-dollar” calf in cooperation with Regan Bowman (now his brother-in-law) to Bob May in the early 1990s, which won the State Fair of Texas. He says it was off to the races from there. “I was working for Moorman Feeds at the time and knew I had to either focus on the job or dedicate myself to the livestock industry,” he explains. For Dave, the choice was simple. He quit his job and formed Guyer Cattle Company.

The cattle In 1994, he moved to Tipton, Ind. He says this was a great location for sales and built a strong customer base. He met his wife, Lucy, in 1999, and in 2000 they bought his family’s farm. This move allowed him to establish a cow herd of nearly 300 head and focus on the production side of the business. Over the past decade, Guyer Cattle Company has had their finger in a champion at almost every major show across rhe country and has won every Midwestern state fair. “One of the people who helped us acquire such a track record in recent years was Chad Day. He started as a young 4-Her who bought calves from me and ended up playing a major role in the modern-day success of Guyer Cattle Company.” Through his Chosen Few sale and steer and heifer bid-off sale, combined with his partnership with Steve Bonham, Dave markets cattle all over the country. “With Steve’s relationship

Through his cattle, Dave ventured into other avenues of the livestock business. He values youth education and giving back to the industry. “I have a real passion for kids and education in the livestock industry,” he says. “This industry teaches responsibility and life lessons.” He held his first fitting and livestock care clinic eight years ago, when he became an ambassador with Kirk Stierwalt. “I’ve been hosting clinics ever since. Whether it’s through 4-H clubs, feed company sponsorships or Stock Show U, I’ll always want to find a way to help kids,” Dave declares. “I’m very proud of the young people that I’ve worked closely with over the years that have gone on to be very successful in the livestock industry today.” His clinics cover topics that range from selection, feedings, daily care, fitting, clipping and showmanship. Dave is also passing the gift of giving on to his daughter, Ashtin. She won her county fair steer show this year and with the help of her dad, set up a scholarship fund for the county 4-H program with the proceeds from the sale of her steer. “With the establishment of this scholarship, we hope to set an example for 4-H programs across the state,” he says. “If we don’t do something for the kids, a lot of the programs will go downhill.”

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Building a brand Dave’s most recent business venture is with Natural Solutions for Livestock, a company he developed from the ground up. “A friend called me one day with an idea for creating a product for joints,” he asserts. “My initial thought was that I didn’t need another thing to do, but I gave it a little more thought and decided to set up a meeting. Before I knew it, we came up with Natural Stride, the beginning of Natural Solutions.” Dave’s goal was to sell one ton of the product across the country in the first year. If he met that goal, he would continue the business – if not, he would just walk away. The product was an instant success and sold 15.5 tons in the first year. From there, Natural Solutions for Livestock was born and added products like GLUCoat, Hide and Hair, and endorsement of products such as ShowRite show feed. Dave is currently preparing for the release of equine and canine Natural Stride. “What started out as a bucket of product has turned into several lines of merchandise, four full-time and one part-time employee and will reach $1 million in sales by the end of this year,” he offers. Dave says he is fortunate to have other companies like Sullivan Show Supply, Valley Vet and ShowRite Feed Stores sell his

products nationwide. Dave currently focuses more on the marketing of Guyer Cattle Company and Natural Solutions for Livestock. He’s cut back on his cow numbers and relies more on embryo transfer.

The Way To the Top Dave attributes his success with Guyer Cattle Company and Natural Solutions for Livestock to the way he conducted business as a young person. “When I was just starting out, I was the new kid on the block, but I conducted business in a respectable way and stood behind everything I sold – and I still do,” he says. Dave finds it hard to believe that he’s been doing what he loves for so long and that raising cattle has brought forth so many opportunities. At one time his dad had told him to enjoy showing cattle but not get caught up in it, because he couldn’t make a living at it. But Dave always knew he could, although he never dreamed he would spend more time on the road or in the office than in the barn. But, he really enjoys the marketing side of the business and working with people. “It’s my job, but the people keep me going, and I’m dedicated to the success of the people that support my business,” Dave professes.

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A family man

Dave and his wife Lucy have two children – Ashtin, 10 and Nalaney, 7. He says the most challenging part of operating two businesses is the time it takes away from his family. For that reason, the Guyers have recently decided to focus their attention on promotion rather than production, and they will be selling their top-end cows in their upcoming Chosen Few Sale. “With not having to spend so much physical time on our own cow herd we will be focused on helping our customers move onward and upward.” But make no mistake - livestock also is what brings the family together. “Some people buy boats and take vacations for family time, but we go to livestock shows,” he says. “And that’s what the girls want to do. They love showing livestock and working in the barn.” Five years ago, the Guyers thought it would be cute to watch a 5-year-old Ashtin follow a pig around the show ring, and today working with and showing pigs has become one of the family’s favorite get-aways from the cattle barn. He looks forward to many more stock shows with his children and feels blessed to have his family be such a large part of his businesses. Dave’s parents, Delane and Elle, have always been a great support system and helped him get started in the beginning.

His aunt Joan is the best office manager he could ask for, and Lucy keeps everything running while he’s on the road. “I just can’t brag enough about Lucy,” he says. “She’s the glue in our family. She tends to the home front, the cattle and the kids. I always tell the people, don’t try to out-work her because you can’t do it.” With his family’s support, Dave says, his career has evolved to what it is today. “I’m just going to keep doing what I’ve always been doing,” he says. “I enjoy the livestock industry and will always stay in it for the families and the kids.” Chances are, if Dave continues doing what he does best – working hard, treating others with respect and conducting honest business – he’ll be educating youth and helping livestock families succeed for years to come.

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e h T g n i p e Ke eace By Sharla Ishmael

Whether it’s show day and everyone’s nerves are on edge, or two sisters are fighting about doing chores on a cold, winter morning, families can experience plenty of stress and strain in this adventure of raising kids and livestock through the show ring. Here are some ideas to reduce the wear and tear on your family.

It can happen to the best of us – what should be a great day of competition turns into a big, hairy commotion because the steer isn’t ready for his class on time. Pointed fingers, hurt feelings, a very frazzled showman and a long, tense drive home result. What fun. Or, as a parent you find yourself in the midst (for the umpteenth time) of a knock-down, drag-out fight between your kids about whose turn it is to clean out the stalls. Nobody told you that being a referee is part of the parent job description. It’s tiring, unpleasant and sucks the joy right out of working with your kids and their heifers or steers. While there is no magic cure for keeping siblings at peace with one another, teaching kids to live up to their responsibilities or zapping every bit of stress out of show day, we contacted a few experienced show parents for their best advice. We even found a few books with some good ideas for you about communicating (and coping) with your teenagers and middle schoolers. (If you have some tips to offer that we miss, please share them with us on our Facebook page.)

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Keeping things in perspective

People can have differing opinions about the ideal animal or best breed, but one thing we should all agree on is the reason we are doing this – to give our kids and our families an opportunity to learn and grow together in an amazing environment. We are making memories, forging friendships and developing skills that will last a lifetime, and that is more important than anything else. Something else anybody who’s ever hit the road should agree on is that it is almost guaranteed once that loaded trailer pulls out onto the highway, something WILL go wrong. It might be a flat tire 50 miles down the road in the heat of summer; it may be someone accidentally set up in your assigned stalls; it could be that your daughter falls out of a semi-trailer while getting shavings and cuts her knee bad enough to require treatment, at midnight, in an unfamiliar town; it could be that your alarm clock doesn’t go off on show morning. The family’s ability to roll with the punches is vital. It’s either that or be miserable together. The point is whatever happens shouldn’t overshadow the reason your family is doing this. And parents should realize that how they respond to a problem now, in the show barn, is teaching or modeling for their kids how to respond to stressful events in their life outside the barn, too.

Show day Whether it’s a weekend prospect show or the biggest exposition of the year, show day is probably the most challenging time for livestock families. Parents are stressed to make sure all the preparations are handled leading up to the moment the kid and their animal step into the ring. The kids may be nervous about how their steers will behave in the ring, whether they can get the feet set right, if they’ll make the sale, etc. Expectations and adrenaline are on high alert! Here is how the Cozzitorto family from Lenexa, Kan., handles the stress that can come with show days. “You need to have realistic goals about the showman’s ability and your cattle’s potential,” explains Rick Cozzitorto, father of Angus exhibitor, Alexandria. “You’re not going to win every show.” Be prepared. Make sure each one #2 of your team/family members knows their show day responsibilities. Allow plenty of preparation time based on skill levels.

The Vaught family of McLouth, Kan., includes two daughters that show cattle and sheep – Annabelle, 11, and Madison, 10. Their mom, Caryn, says she typically fills the “runner” role, keeping everyone on track as to what class the judge is on and taking photos for record books, etc. She also makes a point to prepare the girls – and their tummies – for the ring ahead of time. “In the beginning of the girls’ show careers, they would get stomachaches,” Caryn explains. “I would typically carry over-thecounter nausea medicine with me. I still make sure to carry it, along with Tylenol or Ibuprofen. I also make sure to have small

cans of Coke or Sprite on hand to help with those upset stomachs/jittery nerves. These are my cure-all medicines. “I will always take the girls up and have them watch a few classes well in advance of their own classes,” she adds. “We talk about who the judge is and what to do and not to do. This seems to really help ease their minds on how the ring is set up and who is judging.” That’s good advice for even the most experienced showmen. I never wanted to walk into the ring without having watched a class to know how/where the judge was lining the cattle up, if he pulled from top“Have a supply checklist to refer to when organizing and packing for each show,” he adds. “And most importantly, everyone wants to win, but the real reason you are there is to provide an opportunity to develop a young person as a future leader, possibly in the agriculture industry, by instilling in them the core values of worth ethic, dedication, responsibility and integrity.”

down or bottom-up, if the ring help was good or not. It makes a huge difference! When it comes to the grown-ups, in most families there tends to be one partner who is more prone to getting stressed out than the other partner. Whether it tends to be, for example, a dad that is susceptible to freaking out at fitting time or, for example, a mom that gets a little panicky about changing into show clothes, the script for that drama probably tends to be the same at every show. If the same issues come up over and over again, then perhaps it’s something for the parents to discuss with each other (and later the whole family) during a calm time

when cooler heads prevail and a plan can be made for dealing with whatever stresses them out. Stress is contagious. It affects everyone around the stressed-out person. In fact, researchers say that teenagers are actually more susceptible to stress than adults, especially teenage girls. Adrenaline is the hormone responsible for the “fight or flight” response to stress, but another steroid hormone called cortisol is released in your body when stress is a persistent factor in your life. Cortisol can have a range of damaging effects on a person’s health and it takes a long time to leave the body.

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“Once stressed, teenagers require a more lengthy recovery than adults,” according to Inside the Teenage Brain, by Sheryl Feinstein. “Teenage girls are particularly at risk. Progesterone, which is released in larger amounts during puberty, lets cortisol run rampant. Once a teenage girl becomes stressed, it is very difficult to get her physically and mentally under control.” So, what may seem to an adult as overreaction on the part of their teenage daughter may, in fact, be due to her body’s natural response to prolonged stress; the reaction is beyond her control. As a former teenage girl, I can only offer this – patience, understanding and empathy are always good choices when dealing with them. Telling her something to the effect that she’s “being silly to get so upset over something so insignificant” is absolutely not going help! If you can’t say something supportive to her, I suggest you zippy the lippy. Whether it’s at a show or at home, Feinstein offers parents other tips to help teens (boys and girls) deal with stress:

What’s going on in their heads? By the time a kiddo is old enough to show in 4-H, he or she is on the verge of the tween years, about to enter middle school. Both teenagers and tweens share this fact: their brains are under heavy construction. In fact, neuroscientists have recently utilized MRIs and PET scans to study teenage brains. What they learned is not surprising – teenage brains and adults brains do not function the same way or use the same parts of the brain. While adults tend to rely on the part of the brain that emphasizes logic, teenage brains tend to rely on the part of our brain that is ruled by emotion. That explains why a 16-year-old might be supersensitive or misinterpret a “look” that you allegedly gave him. The good news for parents is that parts of the brain increase in efficiency by 100% during adolescence. Also, short-term memory increases by 30%. A process called

Helping Teens Deal With Stress • Encourage physical exercise and sports, which release chemicals that make us feel happy and reduce stress. • Don’t burden your teens with your adult personal problems. • Talk to teens about their worries. • Compliment them. • Use humor. • Don’t overload their schedule. • Be a role model of self control and appropriate coping skills. • Don’t expect perfection. Assure teens with comments like, “Giving it a try is what’s important.” • Encourage relationships outside the family. • Use competition carefully. • Suggest relaxation techniques. • Explain that drugs and alcohol increase stress and decrease healthy coping skills.

- From Inside the Teenage Brain, Sheryl Feinstein

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myelination helps fine-tune your teenager’s brain so she can better understand complex ideas and symbolism. According to Feinstein, the teenage years represent an amazing window of opportunity to learn something quickly and with more ease than at any other time of life. But remember, it’s a process. Parents need to have more tolerance for things like disorganization on the part of their middle schooler or poor decision making by a 14-year-old. We have to keep guiding them towards the goal posts of life and not get down on them when they take a little detour now and then. It’s probably a little overwhelming when both your mind and body are construction zones.

About those chores Every child needs chores, and every parent finds themselves having to monitor whether or not the child’s chores get done – and deciding what to do about it if they don’t. The tricky part for our readers is that if a child doesn’t clean his room, he has a dirty room. But if a child who is responsible for the care of an animal shirks his duties, the animal may go hungry or lack for something that it really needs. If they forgot to feed the steers before school, you will have to do it for them. Then what? Martha Hollida Garrett of Benbrook, Texas, has two college-aged daughters who grew up successfully showing Simbrah cattle. While they showed, Martha relied on lists and her daughters’ understanding that their activities required something from the whole family. It wasn’t just about them, in other words. “It’s a major commitment for a family to show – time-wise and financially – so it’s important that your children understand what is involved upfront,” Martha explains. “Our show heifers and their care was their first priority. They could, and did, do a lot of other things, but they both knew their heifers had to be cared for first. It made for some interesting days, and I will say it creates a system of teamwork. We tried to let them figure out who was doing what, and which days, on their own. “I lived by lists,” she says. “Here’s the list of what has to be done. It’s not up for discussion or arguing. Who’s doing what and start doing it. We also tried to talk about

what the week had in store on Sunday or Monday. We would look at all the activities each girl had for the week and see how we needed to plan everything. They were both very active in other organizations and competitions, so planning was important.” Here’s an interesting idea about chore completion from Dr. Michael Hammond in Decisive Parenting: the parents establish logical consequences for every chore of the child’s that the parent ends up doing instead. For example, for every chore your son didn’t do, he owes you either 1) a set amount of money; 2) another chore assignment or 3) you’ll withhold a favor/privilege from him. Hammond also suggests that once chores are assigned to the kids, make a written list not only of their chores but also details of how you expect the job to be done. For example, “This is what I mean by a clean barn. You do x, y and z.” Also, putting the various chores on a schedule may help the child get into a routine.

Let them work it out When you have more than one child showing livestock, inevitably some splitting of the chores will need to be done and, no surprise, they will fight about it. Practically every parenting expert in the world says it is best to let your kids solve their own disagreements. “Your kids are not asking you to walk into a dispute, and using your Solomonlike wisdom, render a just and reasonable solution,” says Hammond. “No, they want

you to hammer to remember that their brother/sister actuthe other kid. ally does have feelings, and it’s not cool to Each kid is bet- hurt them. ting that you If we don’t figure out how to teach them will err on the side of justice and be on his conflict resolution skills, we are doing our or her side.” kids a disservice. After all, we won’t be Whose side you take is really the whole there to moderate when our daughter has point, actually. Realize that kids do keep a fight with her husband someday or when a running score sheet. Obviously, when our son has a disagreement with his boss. the kids are shouting or throwing scotch Learning how to resolve differences is just combs at each other, you will have to inter- as important of a life skill as anything else vene to some degree to keep the neighbors we try to teach them. from calling the police and/or circumvent a If you only have one child showing or trip to the ER to dislodge said comb from a their age differences make sibling spats body part. a non-issue, you might still find yourself One mom I read about told her kids looking for a way to motivate your kid to they have to spend some time trying to work a little harder on their showmanship, work out their disagreement on their own grooming, etc. Here are some final thoughts before they came to her or their father. If from Rick and Melissa Cozzitorto. they couldn’t work it “If you’re tryout and then came to ing to keep your kids Parents should realize that one of the parents, they focused and motivathow they respond to a knew there would be ed, allow them to be problem now, in the show consequences for the part of the process. Let barn, is teaching or modoffender. The rationale them do the work, from eling for their kids how to was the offending party making supply lists for respond to stressful events would be more likely to the show to mixing in their life outside the negotiate before it got feed rations to rinsing barn, too. to the parents. Another and blowing the cattle. parent I heard of made You can make modifiher kids hold hands until they worked out cations for their age or skills, just keep them their differences. Still another makes it a busy. policy to send kids to separate areas to cool “Encourage lifelong friendships with off and then work out a solution. people from all over the country. While the Personally, I think I will try this idea: world is big, the cattle industry is relatively make each child look into the other child’s small. It’s exciting to have friends from all eyes and tell me what they think that per- over. Remember that mistakes and losses son is feeling at the moment. Then turn it are opportunities for learning. Don’t be too around and ask the other child. Then re- hard on them. Teach them what they need quire them to figure out how to make it to know for next time, thus preserving their right. If nothing else, at least they will have spirit and motivation.”

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by Brad Hook

avorite Quotes of the B.S. Month • Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden • The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. Elbert Hubbard • There is little success where there is little laughter. Andrew Carnegie

Favorite Blog PoStS from a Month of B.S. • Remember When? Drake and I went on a short road trip the other day. When we were eating, these two biker dudes came in and sat down at the table next to us. I looked over and saw something that sent my mind spinning back in time. Do you remember when everyone used to carry a comb in their pocket? Some were longhandled and some pocket-sized. The long-handled ones were the coolest! It really bugged Drake that I was taking a picture of a biker dude’s rear, until I explained. LOL!! The creepy part was when the guy turned and winked at me (just kiddin’)! • McDonald’s Math I was coming home about 9:30 the other night and was starving, when I saw a McDonald’s coming up. I stopped and ordered 5 items off the “Dollar Menu” (because I’m cheap). The young lady behind the cash register said, “That will be $8.56.” I said, “Miss, I ordered 5 items off the dollar menu... that can’t be right.” So she tries again. This time after ringing things up, she says, “That will be $7.25.” This time, my voice got a little louder and a little more stern, I said, “Miss, you’re not getting it. I ordered 5 items off the dollar menu, it should only be a little over $5.00.” Flustered, she went and got her manager for help, and this time the total came up to $5.35. Shazam! I hope she was just having an off night.

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• State Fair Hotel Happening Drake and I were coming back to the Marriott Residence Inn after a long day at the Iowa State Fair, ready to hit the room and relax. As we were walking towards the elevator, the doors opened mysteriously. We both simultaneously said,” That was creepy!” We’d been listening to a rap song in the pickup when we pulled into the hotel parking lot that we both really liked. It has a part in it where the rapper yells out his name, “Rick Ross!” So, after the elevator doors mysteriously opened, I took a run and jumped into the elevator screaming, “Rick Ross!” Little did I know that in the back corner of that elevator, out of sight, was a little old lady. She scared the living crap out of me, and I instinctively jumped away from her. Drake was so tickled he couldn’t even stand up, and was huddled in the corner of the elevator both laughing and as embarrassed as was I. As the elevator started going up, the awkward silence was broken by the little old lady, who said, “not so creepy now, is it boys?” Now that’s funny!

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MCF Top Cut Female Sale November 26, 2011 .....................Rutledge Farms 28th Annual Club Calf Sale November 26, 2011 ........................................... See & Believe Elite Female Sale November 27, 2011 ................................................................Cowtime Sale 2011 November 27, 2011 ........................................................................... Dream Girls November 27, 2011 ............................................. Easy to Look at Sale Part Two November 27, 2011 ................................Janssen Farms - The Chosen Few Sale November 27, 2011 .................................The Sink or Swim Online Heifer Sale November 28-29, 2011.................................................. Frost Farms Online Sale November 28, 2011 ...........K Bar K Grateful Harvest Online Production Sale November 29, 2011 ............................................. Boneso Livestock Online Sale

November 29-30, 2011........ DJ’s Cattle & Friends Fall Gathering Online Sale November 29, 2011 ......................Prairie View Farms Online Heifer Calf Sale November 30, 2011 ......................................Wiss Cattle Company Online Sale December 1-3, 2011 ............................................COBA Select Sires A.I. School December 1, 2011 ...................................... Gateway Genetics Dream Girls Sale December 2-4, 2011 ............................................Badger Kick-Off Classic Show December 2-4, 2011 ..............................................Hoosier Beef Congress Show December 3, 2011 ......................... Schrag Shorthorn Farms Family Event Sale December 3-4, 2011 ...................................................................... SEK AI School December 3, 2011 ......................Sullivan Ranch Power in the Blood 2011 Sale December 4, 2011 ................................Burke Show Cattle Annual Female Sale December 4-5, 2011 .....................Hixon Show Cattle Online Bred Heifer Sale December 5-6, 2011 ..............................O’Leary & Geffert Online Female Sale December 5-6, 2011 ..................................Walter Cattle Company Online Sale December 6-7, 2011 ...................Apex Cattle Elite Online Show Prospect Sale December 6-8, 2011 ............................................COBA Select Sires A.I. School December 6-7, 2011 ............Elliott Cattle Company Online Bred Female Sale December 9, 2011 ........................... Holt/Ford/Beare Black Velvet Female Sale December 9- 11, 2011 .............................................................. Kansas Beef Expo December 9, 2011 ............................................ Schaefer Angus Production Sale December 9, 2011 .........................................................................Sweetheart Sale December 10, 2011 ............................................................ Okemah Heifer Show December 10, 2011 ........................Sandeen “Buildi’ a Brand” Production Sale December 10, 2011 ...................................................The First Class Female Sale December 11, 2011 ..............Hartman Cattle Co. Customer Appreciation Sale December 13-14, 2011 .......... Martin Cattle Co. “The Brand Name Cow Sale” December 16, 2011 ....................................................... McKay Elite Female Sale December 16-17, 2011 ........................... Nebraska AGR Winter Preview Show December 16-18, 2011 ..................................OUS AGR Winter Bonanza Show December 16, 2011 ............................................... Sullivan Farms ON-Line Sale December 17, 2011 .................................................................... GCC Classic Slae December 17, 2011 .............................................................Season Finale IX Sale December 18, 2011 ................................................................... McLemore Farms December 18, 2011 ...................................... Sidwell Colorado Connection Sale December 28-29, 2011 ...........Apex Cattle Maternal ‘Cow Power’ Online Sale December 29, 2011 ....................................................................... Holiday Classic December 30, 2011 ...............................................................Winners’ Circle Sale January 4, 2012................................Dakota Summer Borns Private Treaty Sale January 4, 2012..........................Scheel Livestock Private Treaty Fall Born Slae January 4, 2012....................... Willman/Fuegen Fall-Born Phone Bid Auction January 5, 2012.........................................Begalka Livestock Private Treaty Sale January 5, 2012.................................................. Burg-Thompson Fall-Born Sale January 6-8, 2012 .............................Open 2 the World Jackpot Fat Steer Show January 6, 2012...............Strolberg Farms 7th Annual Summer/Fall Born Sale January 7, 2012................ Guyer Cattle Co. Dispersal & The Chosen Few Sale January 7, 2012..................................................................The Royal Edge V Sale January 12, 2012 .................................................... NWSS Jr. Market Goat Show January 14, 2012 ...........................................................AMAA Brght Lights Sale January 15, 2012 ...................................................NWSS Jr. Market Lamb Show January 18, 2012 .................................................. NWSS Jr. Market Swine Show January 19, 2012 ..................................................... NWSS Jr. Market Beef Show January 28, 2012 .......................................VCCP Eastern Elite Production Sale January 28, 2012 ........................................VCCP Winter Classic Jackpot Show February 3, 2012 ....................................................... 7th Annual Dakota Classic February 3-5, 2012 .....................................AGR Classic 2012 Show (Missouri) February 4, 2012 ................................ Horsley Brothers Eastern Exposure XIII February 11-12, 2012 ..........................................Gibson County Preview Show March 30, 2012 ........................... Prairie View Farms Annual Production Sale June 25-30, 2012 ....................................National Junior Shorthorn Show 2012

This list is provided as a courtesy. While we do our best to keep a complete and accurate Coming Events list, occasionally errors or omissions may occur. We are not liable and ake no guarantees regarding the accuracy of its content.

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Bailey Wesner

Elizabeth Heaton

Lauren Prill

Emily Brinkman

Activities outside the show ring

Breeds you show

Siblings

Bailey Wesner Age: 18 Hometown: Chalmers, IN

Simmental

Courtney and Carly

Livestock Movie/TV: Wearing black Hoosier Beef Conjudging, having Step Brothers and brown at the gress, because it’s the a good time with Music: same time. first show to start off friends, and Nickelback the new season! doing hair and Book: makeup. Where the Red Fern Grows

Elizabeth Heaton Age: 17 Hometown: Toulon, IL

Maine-Anjou

Jon

Football Movie/TV: The last-minute Maine-Anjou Jr. cheerleading, The Office rush to the show Nationals, because livestock Music: ring. it’s always a fun and judging, hanging Lady Antebellum crazy week, and it’s the out with friends Book: show I work towards and shopping. Heaven is for Real all summer. I feel that every year I become close to many of the families and exhibitors in the breed.

Lauren Prill Age: 16 Hometown: Wichita, KS

Hereford, Maine-Anjou, Angus

Luke

Babysitting, showing sheep and photography.

Movie/TV: 8 Seconds The Bachelor Music: George Strait Lady Antebellum Book: Cursed

When people don’t use their turn signals.

Emily Brinkman Age: 21 Hometown: Holgate, OH

Simmental

Kyle

Being an advocate for the beef industry

Movie/TV: 8 Seconds Music: Miranda Lambert

Showmen not NAILE, because it’s a holding their large show with great halter properly. cattle, and you also get to see most of your friends in one place!

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Favorites

Pet peeve

What’s your favorite stock show and why?

Showman

National Junior Maine-Anjou Show, because we are a family. It doesn’t matter where Junior Nationals are, we have fun! The contests are just as exciting as the show ring.

What quality/ Names of your What do you Weird habit/ skill to you have Favorite subject current steers/ want to be when skill/fact about that you’re most in school heifers you grow up? you proud of? Eve, Crocus

Cosmetologist and cattle breeder.

Balling cattle’s tails.

Agriculture

Lady Gaga, Heidi, Sonia, Lola and Shania

Sales rep for a show feed company and judge livestock on the side.

Determination to succeed in whatever I do.

Speech class at Black Hawk College.

Jazzmyn, Oscar Not sure, but I Public speaking and Miss will be pursuing Attitude a degree in agricultural business at Kansas State University.

M-R Hot Attraction Y106

Livestock Talking fluidly photographer about the beef and ad designer. industry with farmers/ranchers and consumers.

Spanish

Photography

Favorite show memory so far

Most embarrassing stock show moment

Winning Reserve Grand Heifer Overall at the Indiana State Fair.

Getting knocked on my butt by my Angus heifer at the White County Fair!

I had never My first trip to shown at more Louisville when my than three brother exhibited county fairs the Champion AOB until I was in the at 2009 NAILE. 8th grade.

I was coming back to the stalls after showing, and as I walked my heifer by some buckets of water, she knocked one over. It scared her and she proceeded to kick over three other buckets. Water ran everywhere and I was embarrassed!!

I like to eat ramen noodles raw.

I wasn’t Being crowned When my breathing when American Mainerambunctious steer I was born. I had Anjou Queen at decided to roll in the the umbilical the 2011 National green sawdust at the cord wrapped Junior Maine-Anjou 2011 Junior National around my neck. Show. I also fulfilled Hereford Expo. my goal of winning Grand Champion Bred & Owned Prospect Steer. It doesn’t matter how hard I try to stay clean at a show or even at home, I always end up dirty!

Winning reserve division at the NWSS with a heifer we raised and showed.

Heifer laying down in the ring.

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ReseaRch Revises heifeR bReeding weights

John Paterson, Montana State (MSU) University Extension Beef Specialist says a recent MSU study disputes the notion heifers need to reach 65% of their mature body weight by the time they’re bred the first time. The MSU study says 55% is effective. Researchers at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory at Miles City conducted the two-year study, which indicates heifers can consume 20% less during the seven months between weaning and breeding. “With the cost of fuel and the cost of production increasing, more and more people are open to more ideas. This is one tool producers can put in their toolbox,” says Richard Waterman, research animal scientist who headed the study. The scientists divided the heifers into two groups and fed them in confinement during the development period between weaning and breeding. One group had free-choice access to feed and the other was limit-fed at 80%. According to Waterman, heifers with unlimited feed grew faster than the calves on reduced rations, but the heifers that ate less used their feed more efficiently. These were crossbred heifers (50% Red Angus; 25% Charolais and 25% Tarentaise).

cattle pRices expected to Remain high

Cattle prices are forecast higher for the remainder of 2011 and through 2012, say analysts in October’s monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). “Demand remains stronger than expected and the strength is expected to carry into 2012. Hog prices are lowered for the last quarter of 2011 and into 2012 as hog supplies and slaughter are forecast higher. Broiler prices are lowered for 2011 as supplies remain relatively large and demand relatively weak.” WASDE analysts forecast an increase in total red meat production for 2011. Estimates for beef, pork and turkey production are all raised in the latest forecast. “The increase in beef production is largely due to higher expected cow slaughter as drought conditions in much of the Southern Plains and high hay prices will likely keep slaughter high,” WASDE analysts say.

dRought may last until 2020

The Historic Texas drought could last another five years or even until 2020, says John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M. He says the culprit is the likely establishment of a new La Niña in the central Pacific Ocean. Nielson-Gammon explains last winter’s La Niña is behind the current drought but the new one, which began developing several weeks ago, is likely to extend drought conditions for Texas and much of the Southwest. Incidentally, other meteorolo-

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gists say last year’s La Nina never left, officially; it weakened and then began re-strengthening. “We know that Texas has experienced droughts that lasted several years,” Nielsen-Gammon says. “Many residents remember the drought of the 1950s, and tree ring records show that drought conditions occasionally last for a decade or even longer. I’m concerned because the same ocean conditions that seem to have contributed to the 1950s drought have been back for several years now and may last another five to 15 years.”

ameRican agRi-women meeting in wichita

Women involved in agriculture from throughout the United States and Canada will head to Wichita, Kan., from November 1013 for the organization’s 36th annual convention. Speakers include Jay Lehr, science director and environmental/groundwater expert of the Heartland Institute; Ted Schroeder, ag economics professor and commodity marketing expert from Kansas State University and more. Attendees will receive training on social media, leadership and other tools to use in their farms, ranches and agribusinesses. For more information, contact Lynn Woolf at lynn@lynnwoolf.com or 316-648-3717 or visit www.americanagriwomen.org.

scholaRship oppoRtunity

Embryos on Snow, an elite auction held at the National Western Stock Show, announces the La Prix Scholarship Program. The winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship; the runner-up will receive a $3,000 award. Applicants must be between 19 and 21 and have some cattle/farm/ranch background. La Prix is an essay-type contest that will seek to find young people that have a great deal of ambition, knowledge and ability. The essay contest will not be based on writing ability, rather on content, creativity and the future intent of the young person. The application and more information can be found at www.collinscattleservices.com or embryosonsnow. com. Applications are due by November 25th.

inteRnship oppoRtunity

Illinois Beef Association Springfield, Ill. Illinois Beef Association Summer Intern The intern will be traveling around the state representing IBA at teacher workshops and working on other youth programs as assigned from May 15 thru the Illinois State Fair. All applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2012 The application can be found online at http://www.illinoisbeef. com/images/E0116101/ScholarshipApp2011.PDF. For additional information, contact IBA at 217-787-4280.

ProfessorToProducer

by Dr. Paul Walker, Professor of Animal Science at Illinois State University

n this month’s article I will share with you the results of our latest feedlot trial evaluating high fat (10%-12%) modified wet corn distillers grains with solubles (WDGS). The steers in this study went on feed last fall (2010) and were harvested in June and August (2011). This was an exceptional group of steers from a quality grade perspective as 118 of 120 steers harvested in June, after 161 days on feed, graded Low Choice or higher and 110 of 117 steers harvested in August, after 244 days on feed, graded Low Choice or higher. Anytime 96 percent of the steers sent to harvest grade Low Choice or higher and the average yield grade is 3.01, it is a good day in the world of feeding cattle. This study demonstrates that acceptable quality grades can be achieved when feeding WDGS. All our previous feedlot studies evaluating WDGS used distillers grains that were lower in percent fat (6%-8%). In this study, steers were fed a higher fat (10%-12%) distillers grains. The same treatments were included: a high concentrate control diet containing whole shelled corn (SC) and soybean meal (SBM) with no distillers grains (O), control diet containing 25% WDGS replacing SMB and SC (25),control diet containing 40% WDGS replacing SC and SBM and control diet containing 70% WDGS replacing SBM and SC (70). Table 1 shows the feedlot performance data and Table 2 shows the carcass data. No statistical differences were observed between the treatments regarding average daily gain and feed efficiency as measured by pounds of gain to pounds of dry matter feed intake (G:F). Average daily gain (ADG) ranged between 2.88 lbs. and 2.99 lbs. Feed efficiency was similar between treatments ranging from 0.14 to 0.16. As has been the case in all of our feeding trials, steers fed WDGS consume higher average daily feed intakes (ADFI) than steers fed whole shelled corn diets due to higher moisture contents of the diets containing WDGS. However, as is normally observed, steers consuming WDGS diets at 40% and 70% WDGS have lower daily dry matter intakes (DMI). Even though the higher fat WDGS contains a higher percent crude protein (28.4 vs. 25), a higher percent crude fat (10.4 vs. 6.75) and presumably more energy per unit weight than lower fat WDGS, the cattle feedlot performance of steers fed either WDGS has been similar to controls. Our initial concern was that at higher intake levels (WDGS fed at 70% of diet DM), steers fed higher fat WDGS may not perform as well as steer fed lower fat WDGS when compared to control fed steers because of the higher fat level. In this study the steers fed higher fat WDGS performed similarly to controls regarding ADG and G:F. Steers fed the whole shelled corn diets and the higher fat WDGS also had similar carcass characteristics. No significant differences in any of the carcass parameters evaluated were observed. Yield grades were similar, ranging between 2.8 and 3.1. The average rib fat thickness, regardless of dietary treatment, was around 0.5 inches. There was a non-significant numerical tendency for steers fed 70% WDGS to have lower carcass weights, smaller rib eye areas and lower quality grades than steers fed con-

trol, 25% WDGS or 40% WDGS diets. These three observations have been fairly consistent across all our feeding trials whether the WDGS was higher or lower fat WDGS. The take home message from these data is that whether modified wet distillers grains contain higher fat (10%-12%) or lower fat (6%-8%) contents we can successfully feed finishing steers up to 70% of the diet dry matter as WDGS without compromising the outcomes. How much WDGS is fed may depend on the amount of roughage included in the diets. All of our diets have included 15% corn silage or ground grass hay on a dry matter basis. The secret to facilitating the dietary inclusion of WDGS above 50% of the diet dry matter may be maintaining at least 15% roughage on a dry matter basis within the diet. Table 1: Feedlot Performance Treatment

ADG

ADFI

DMI

G:F

Days on Feed

Control SD

2.92 0.46

28.89a 4.57

21.03 6.04

0.15 0.04

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25% WDGS SD

2.99 0.29

34.12 4.04

22.32 5.00

0.14 0.03

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40% WDGS SD

2.86 0.31

34.01 2.66

19.65 3.71

0.14 0.03

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70% WDGS SD

2.88 0.32

34.84 2.90

17.39b 2.75

0.16 0.03

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: Means within a column with different superscripts differ significantly.

a,b

Table 2A: Carcass Data Treatment

Liver Score

Lung Lesions

Harvest Wt.

Carcass Wt.

Dressing Percent

Control SD

1.52 1.02

0.47 0.60

1374 110.2

847 71.9

61.80 3.59

25% WDGS SD

1.39 0.97

0.25 0.51

1372 95.8

854 66.94

62.27 2.19

40% WDGS SD

1.47 1.13

0.36 0.61

1375 86.7

866 56.9

63.11 3.15

70% WDGS SD

1.31 0.73

0.22 0.46

1344 89.2

836 61.5

62.37 4.58

Table 2B: Carcass Data Continued Treatment

Rib Fat Thickness

Rib Eye Area

Quality Gradea

Yield Grade

KPH Percent

Control SD

0.53 0.24

14.53 1.24

7.3 1.2

2.8 0.8

2.27 0.31

25% WDGS SD

0.60 0.18

14.58 1.41

7.6 1.2

3.1 0.7

2.31 0.35

40% WDGS SD

0.59 0.23

14.28 2.08

7.3 1.4

3.1 1.0

2.21 0.31

70% WDGS SD

0.53 0.20

13.87 1.47

7.0 1.1

3.0 0.8

2.28 0.28

: Quality grade scores: 7= low choice 8= average choice

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BusinessMinded

courtesy of Matthew E. O’Donnell, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

even Strategies for Investing During Volatile Markets

The markets don’t always behave the way we’d like them to: Geopolitical turmoil, natural disasters, interest rates and world events can have a profound effect on market movements. If market volatility has you concerned about the economy, you are not alone; this is a confusing time for many investors. Some have decided to stay the course, while others are sitting on the sidelines waiting for the market to rebound. However, since no one can predict how the markets will perform, it’s important to develop an investment strategy that can help you stay on the right track to meeting your long-term financial goals. Here are some strategies that you can implement today that may help to manage risk during these uncertain times.

1. Work with a Financial Advisor. There are a lot of do-it-yourself investment resources available to investors today. However, none of those resources can replace the experienced, personal service a Financial Advisor provides. A Financial Advisor can offer an understanding of your complete financial picture, not just your investments. Additionally, in periods of market volatility when you need the most support, a Financial Advisor can provide: • Access to important decision-making research and information; • Periodic review of your investment portfolio, while anticipating your changing needs; and • A market-volatility strategy. 2. Have a plan. Developing a financial plan is one of the best ways to help you meet your long-term goals. Your plan should also include an actionable strategy to address market volatility, and should be developed well in advance of a turbulent market. Having a market-volatility strategy will help you to set realistic goals and appropriately manage your return expectations. 3. Invest regularly. It may not seem intuitive, but investing regularly—even during market downturns—can help to reduce your overall costs. Dollar cost averaging is one of the best ways to invest regularly, since you’re investing a fixed amount on a fixed schedule, regardless of how the markets perform. Investing regularly can also have intrinsic benefits: It encourages discipline and may also ease the anxiety of daily market fluctuations. 4. Diversify. If you’ve ever heard the saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” then you already have a basic understanding of diversification. Diversifying your portfolio can reduce risk and volatility if the assets have little or no correlation to each other.

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Investing in mutual funds is one way to achieve portfolio diversification, since mutual funds are typically a diversified investment. There are also several other ways to diversify and potentially reduce portfolio volatility: • Within an asset category, such as purchasing different types of mutual funds; • Among asset categories, such as purchasing stocks and bonds; and • Outside of the United States, since some markets move opposite to the US stock market. 5. Put volatility to work for you. Do you think of the glass as half empty or half full? Your perspective can affect the investment decisions you make during market downturns. Investors who view market volatility negatively can make irrational decisions. A down market can be an opportunity for you to build your portfolio and take advantage of lower unit costs. 6. Stay invested. You are probably anxious during times when the value of your investments has decreased. As a result, you may be tempted to move out of the market, sit on the sidelines and wait for the market to rebound. However, since no one knows how the markets will move, how do you know you’re leaving at the right time? Also, how will you know when it is the right time to get off the sidelines and start investing again? If you have worked with a Financial Advisor, your investment strategy was developed to help you meet your long-term goals. Timing the market could potentially jeopardize your investment strategy—and your future goals. 7. Be patient. There will always be uncertainty in the markets; market volatility is a natural part of the investment cycle. Although it may take some time, markets generally do rebound.* In the meantime, call your Financial Advisor to help you develop an action plan for market volatility and continue to focus on your long-term investment goals rather than short-term market moves. Matthew E. O’Donnell is a Financial Advisor located in Chicago, IL, and may be reached at (312) 917-7464 or http://fa.smithbarney.com/matthew_odonnell. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and its affiliates do not provide tax or legal advice. To the extent that this material or any attachment concerns tax matters, it is not intended to be used and cannot be used by a taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed by law. Any such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

Do you have a photo celebrating the great outdoors? Due to the popular response we received, we’ll be sharing bits and bites of SC Outdoors throughout the year. Submit your stories or photos to sharla@theshowciruit.com.

This month’s featured Camo:

Game Guard Camo Pattern Featured in our SC Outdoors logo above.

Upcoming hUnting dates of interest... ...In Montana • Bison: Nov. 15 - Feb. 15 • Bobcat: Dec. 1 – Feb. 15 (western and southwestern districts); Dec. 1 to March 1 (central and eastern districts).

...In IllInoIs • Squirrel: Nov. 21 - Nov 30 (second segment). • Deer- muzzleloader: (first session) Dec. 1 to Dec. 4, (second session) Dec. 9 to Dec. 11 • Canada goose: Oct. 15 to Jan. 7 (north zone). • Quail (bobwhite): Nov. 15 to Jan. 15 (south zone).

...In texas • White-tailed deer: Nov. 5 to Jan. 15 (varies by county). • Mule deer: Nov. 19 to Dec. 11 (varies by county). • Javelina: Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 in northern counties, no closed season in southern counties.

At the end of September on opening day of youth weekend in Indiana, seven-year old Bryson killed his first doe! Proud dad, Michael Stultz, was there to guide him in his first deer hunting trip from a ground blind at the family farm in Bedford, Ind.

Fire safety important for hunters and outdoorsmen

Dangerous wildfire conditions are expected through the fall and into the winter, which means a wildfire easily could be ignited by just one spark from an unattended campfire, lit cigarette, muzzle of a gun or even a hot exhaust pipe on a car left running — or parked — on the side of the road, according to the Texas Forest Service. All outdoorsmen should keep fire safety in mind as conditions remain ripe for massive, unwieldy wildfires. If you’re heading outside, keep in mind the following wildfire safety tips: • Obey outdoor burning bans. Don’t build a fire during dry or windy conditions. • Drive only on designated trails. Don’t park or idle vehicles in dry grass, which can be ignited by contact with a hot muffler. • When shooting close to the ground, be sure there is no dry grass or tinder in front of your muzzle. Though rare, it’s not impossible for a shot to ignite nearby tinder. • Use caution with cigarettes and matches. • Use spark arresters on all power equipment. For more information, visit http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu.

Spotlight on SyracuSe cuStom meatS

Syracuse’s Custom Meats in Roanoke, Texas, just north of Fort Worth, is one of the largest wild game processors in the country, processing an average of more 6,000 deer per year and other species, as well. The brand-new, state-of-the-art wild game processing facility is built on an 80-acre archery range called Cinnamon Creek Ranch, which is also a partner company. Their services include game processing, award-winning beef jerky, smoked and cooked products, as well as fresh processed meats. Customers provide meat for everything from jerky cuts to salami to meatballs and hamburger patties. Except for the jerky, all products are 50% wild game and 50% lean pork. “We have a unique technique in which we retain the largest portion of meat possible from your prized game. To enjoy big game on the table, it is essential to field dress the meat properly, transport it quickly, cool the meat down thoroughly and rapidly, butcher it efficiently, and then cook it to your liking,” according to their website at http://www.syracusecustommeats.com/.

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Feed Tag LabeLs

By Sharla Ishmael

the rest of the story

Getting your money’s worth out of purchased feed requires more than just comparing protein levels on the tag.

It’s one thing to read the tag on a bag of feed; it’s another thing to understand what the tag says – and more importantly – what it doesn’t say. With so much damage done by the 2011 drought and no end in sight, producers need to get the most bang for every buck spent on feed. For example, let’s compare two different brands of breeder cubes. Both feed tags list 20% crude protein in the guaranteed analysis at the top of the tag. One has a higher price. Which is the better buy for fall-calving cows? Or growing replacement heifers? While quality of protein may not be as vital in a beef operation as other species, wouldn’t you prefer to know something about quality and digestibility of the protein you’re feeding? “Crude protein is something to look at; however, the quality of protein available to animals varies greatly,” explains Joe Fuller, a 17-year veteran of the feed industry and field sales leader for Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. “Feed tags can be misleading. The label states a minimum standard, but manu-

facturers can use different ingredients to cheapen the formulation. “A cube tagged 20% protein could actually have higher protein levels (if input costs were such that it was cheaper for the manufacturer to formulate a higher percent crude protein), or you could have a product that only has digestible protein of 12% to 14%,” Fuller says. “Labels give you a good framework, but they don’t tell the whole story.”

Guaranteed on a tag While a feed tag may not tell you everything you need to know, it’s definitely worth your time to take a minute and look it over. Some of the information on the label is mandated by state regulations and national standards. Depending on which state you live in, certain ingredients must be guaranteed on the label (which nutrients are required to be listed varies by state). For example, most feed tags will have a “Guaranteed Analysis” section at the top of

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the label outlining maximums and minimums of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorous, salt, etc. State agencies have the authority to conduct spot checks on finished products to ensure what’s in a bag lives up to its label. As an example, in Texas it’s the Office of the Texas State Chemist. Also required is a lot or batch number on the label. If you have any problems with feed such as funny smells, wrong ingredients, etc., you can contact the manufacturer who should be able to identity when and where the feed was made. If there were to be any recalls, you would also use that batch number to determine if your feed was in the recall.

Ingredients:

Not necessarily individual

What doesn’t the Guaranteed Analysis tell you? It doesn’t give you any information about dry matter, energy content or quality of ingredients. For example, as the use of byproducts has evolved, understanding what the percent crude fiber number on a feed tag signifies is more complicated than it used to be. Consider comments by Dr. Ron Gill on RanchTV.org, a Texas AgriLife Extension website: “It’s somewhat confusing now because of wheat mids and soybean hulls that have a fiber content that is not just indigestible fiber. Once we look at fiber content on a feed, we also have to refer to the ingredients to get a better understanding of what that’s going to mean from an energy standpoint. Back before we used to use a lot of these byproduct feeds – and corn was the main source of energy – the fiber content was a really good indicator of overall energy value of that feed. “Prior to the use of mids and soybean hulls, feeds that had 8% to 10% crude fiber (CF) were considered high-quality energy cubes, and those with 15% to 20% CF were considered fairly poor sources of energy. With the inclusion of these high digestible fiber feedstuffs, such as mids and hulls, the energy value is going to be higher than what the fiber level might indicate based on past rules of thumb. “Other co-products that can be used when manufacturing feed, such as dried distillers grains (DDGs), also add additional energy due to the higher fat content of these products,” Gill adds.

The next section on a feed label is generally a list of ingredients, but again, that can be confusing. Feed companies can choose whether to list individual ingredients (corn, alfalfa, etc.) or collective categories of ingredients (plant protein products, roughage products, etc.). Manufacturers can use collective terms like “grain products”, because they are constantly changing formulations based on the dynamic prices of feedstuffs. Otherwise, they would have to issue a different label each time they changed the formula. Companies also use this type of phrasing to protect proprietary formulas. So, what does something like “plant protein products” really mean? It could be anything from algae meal to soy protein concentrate to yeast to cottonseed meal and a long list of other appropriate products. “Roughage products” could mean anything from beet pulp to rice hulls to barley mill byproduct to peanut hulls, as just a few examples. So, you can see how different two bags of feed with similar labels could possibly be with endless combinations of ingredients in the mix. However, even if you can determine the individual ingredients used in a ration, there can still be a wide variety in the quality of those ingredients. Fuller explains, “For example, Land O’ Lakes Purina takes samples of every load (of raw ingredients) that comes in. We test samples of every ingredient every day. You may have 100,000 samples of soybean meal that average 44% protein, but within the samples you can see a variation of 36% protein to 50% protein. “So, our formulation changes based on both the quality and the protein content of the ingredients coming into the feed plant.

As ingredients come in, we alter the formula slightly to meet the tag specifications,” Fuller adds. “It comes down to whether or not you can trust the company and its research behind the products. Ultimately, it comes down to the performance of the product.” Minerals are another area where it can pay a producer to look for the devil in the details. As an illustration, take two bags of feed where Feed A has 7500 ppm zinc oxide and Feed B has 2500 ppm zinc sulfate. Just looking at the tag you would think Feed A has more zinc for your animals. “The bioavailability of the sulfate product is higher than the oxide product, but the tag doesn’t tell you any of that,” Fuller says. “Even if the tag lists both forms, oxide and sulfate, you don’t know whether the cheaper oxide was used or not. Feed tags just don’t tell you the whole story. They are a tool, but that’s all.”

Seriously,

Read the directions

Not reading the label can get you into trouble. For one thing, there are warnings about feeds that should not be fed to certain classes of livestock – they can be fatal, particularly with horses. And if a feed is medicated, some Beef Quality Assurance guidelines call for producers to keep records of that for up to three years. Or, you might consider that not reading the directions for use could cost you money. Here’s how. A feed tag will give you feeding directions – in general how much to feed and how often. It is possible that a feed with a higher price per bag will actually cost you less money if you can feed less of it or feed it less often because it’s made with higher quality ingredients. The funny thing is, in researching this topic, several nutritionists mentioned the fact that men don’t like to read instructions. Perhaps your wife might be so kind as to take a look at the feed tag for you – most women (at least if they are like me) have spent a lifetime deciphering labels on the food we eat depending on whatever diet we’re on at the time. However, any “smart” comments about her diet may mean that you’ll be opening your own gates and reading your own labels for a long time….

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TechTrends

courtesy of Trans Ova Genetics

mbryo Transfer and In Vitro Fertilization: A Comparison

Many breeders have elite females from which they can market valuable genetics and offspring. With the use of advanced reproductive technologies, more offspring can be propagated to help multiply the success of breeding and marketing programs. While many breeders are familiar with embryo transfer (ET), an increasing number of breeders are implementing in vitro fertilization (IVF) into their reproductive programs. Embryo Transfer: Conventional (in vivo) ET involves specific hormonal treatment (with follicle-stimulating hormone) of donor cows and heifers to cause multiple follicles to ovulate. The donors are bred using artificial insemination (AI) following super ovulation after estrus (standing heat). Approximately seven days after insemination, embryos are non-surgically collected or “flushed” from the donor’s uterus and either transferred fresh into synchronous recipients, who will serve as surrogate mothers, or frozen to be implanted at a later date. Embryo transfer is one option that can increase a cow’s reproductive efficiency, allowing her to have numerous calves per year. While the average cow produces six to seven calves in her lifetime, ET can increase her reproductive efficiency to numerous calves per year – allowing breeders to multiply the success of their superior pedigrees. Embryo transfer is a very accessible technology. By creating more offspring that are valuable to a herd, breeders can advance their marketing opportunities, improve the reproductive performance and enhance the rate of genetic gain. In vitro fertilization: An IVF collection, called an aspiration or ovum pick up (OPU), is the process of harvesting unfertilized oocytes (unfertile eggs) directly from the ovaries of a donor cow or heifer. Recovered oocytes are fertilized one day after aspiration and transferred seven days after fertilization. During this eight-day time period, they are cultured and grown in an incubator with controlled media, temperature and environment to mirror the cow’s uterus. They are then transferred into recipient cows seven days after the recipient’s standing heat or estrus, which is similar to the transfer process for embryos produced by embryo transfer. Breeders who choose to use IVF technology have the opportunity to obtain more offspring from valuable females in their herd, similar to the benefit of embryo transfer. However, many breeders do not realize the additional benefits when using IVF. IVF is a technology that allows breeders to collect offspring from open cows, pregnant cows, virgin heifers, as well as problematic females that have had difficulty in conventional breeding attempts. It is also possible to retrieve oocytes (unfertilized eggs) from donors shortly after a death event to produce one final genetic collection. The applications of this technology allow breeders who would like to get a jump on the next generation to do so without altering other vital aspects of their breeding program. Historically, breeders were forced to decide whether to risk future productivity of young donors by flushing them as virgin heifers or just postponing embryo production until after their first calf. By using IVF technology to create pregnancies from a donor gestating her natural calf, breeders

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can keep the superior female an annual production cycle and allows breeders to generate offspring from elite heifers, allowing them to calve and remain on schedule with the rest of the herd. When compared to embryo transfer, IVF may further maximize the potential of an elite female in a shorter time period, as the interval between IVF aspirations is shorter than the interval between traditional embryo transfer sessions. It is possible to obtain IVF cycles every week or every other week, whereas most embryo transfer programs will collect donors every 60 days. While conventional embryo transfer generally requires the use of two to three units of semen per donor, IVF can be used to maximize the value of rare, sexed, or expensive semen. One unit of semen can be applied to oocytes from up to eight different donors, or semen from several different bulls may be used to fertilize a group of oocytes collected from an elite female. There is a perception in the industry that IVF is a more costly option. However, it actually becomes more cost effective than traditional embryo transfer on donors that produce limited numbers of embryos. This fact – coupled with the opportunity to increase the number of calves, the sex ratio of the calves and the ability to increase the opportunities for collection – makes IVF a leading choice for the progressive producer looking to increase the number of offspring that create the most value in their program. What’s the best option for me? Embryo transfer is likely the best choice for prolific embryo-producing donors that can meet the owner’s embryo production needs. In this scenario, embryo cost is economical and in vivo embryos hold a slight pregnancy rate advantage for both fresh and frozen embryos when compared to IVF. However, in many instances, IVF provides more value. It is more cost-effective to use IVF on low-embryo production donors or females you would like to keep in the production cycle. Additionally, IVF can reduce donor boarding costs and semen costs by utilizing a single straw of semen to fertilize multiple embryos, with the opportunity to use more than one sire on a single donor aspiration. IVF is also a more economical choice if sexed semen is strongly desired from bulls that do not have sexed semen available. Even if the cost of the procedure is higher, if the donor produces more embryos, then the cost per embryo is lower. Conclusion Depending on the specific needs of a breeder’s program, various approaches can be taken. It is important for producers to understand how each and every reproductive technology can be used to benefit your operation. While IVF may not be the answer for every donor program, many have realized it is a tool that offers unique opportunities to extend elite genetics provided by both proven donors and rare or expensive sires. To effectively and economically integrate IVF technology into a breeding program, breeders are encouraged to carefully review their goals, understand the opportunities and limitations of both options and work with the experienced, professional teams to determine the best advanced reproductive technology programs to meet their goals.

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