33rd Annual Production Sale Saturday, November 19, 2011, 10 a.m.
Selling 502 Head
82 Bull Calves 103 Fall Yearling Bulls 1 Two-Year Old Bull 35 Spring-Calving Cows 50 Fall-Calving Pairs
53 Heifer Calves 66 Fall Heifers 53 Bred Heifers 9 Show Steer Prospects
Sale Day Phones: (573) 581-1225 or 7069
Ringmen:
Don Birk (417) 876-4613 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri Beef Cattlemen Bruce Bradley (417) 848-3457 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Dustin Carter (712) 898-9972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livestock Plus Grant Conover (515) 419-1004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Terry Cotton (816) 390-3227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Journal Kirby Goettsch (605) 380-3939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Livestock Reporter Glenn Head (314) 412-7490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Jack Hedrick (904) 613-4261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Jordan Hunter (417) 224-6296 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Tim Lackey (660) 676-2193 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Bill Schermer (641) 425-2641 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Topics John Smart (573) 864-6977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment Mike Sorenson (641) 745-7949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livestock Plus Wes Tiemann (816) 244-4462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Journal
Auctioneers:
Eddie Burks (270) 678-4154, (270) 991-6398 cell Allen Conover (641) 227-3537, (515) 491-8078 cell Clint Hunter (417) 860-1624
Sale Consultants:
Allen Conover (641) 227-3537, (515) 491-8078 cell, Conover Auction Service Jim O’Neill (712) 644-2062, (402) 680-3171 cell Josh Worthington (417) 844-2601
Marketing Agent:
Dick Beck (770) 846-0046 Buyers unable to attend the sale may send their bids to the consultants, auctioneers, marketing agent, or any of the ringmen.
Special Guests:
Joe Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President, American Angus Association Jarold Callahan . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, American Angus Association Bryce Schumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CEO, American Angus Association Brent Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President, Missouri Angus Association Deb Thummel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President-Elect, Missouri Angus Association Todd Ragsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice-President, Missouri Angus Association Alan Mead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary, Missouri Angus Association Jimmy Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Jeff Windett . . . . Executive Vice President, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Accommodations:
Country Hearth Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 582-0055 Teal Lake Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 582-0700 Days Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 581-1860 Days Inn, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-0050 Comfort Inn, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-7745 Super 8 Motel, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-2888 Motel 6, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-1666 AmeriHost Inn, Fulton, MO (20 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-0077 Holiday Inn Express, Fulton, MO (20 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-2600 The Villager Lodge, Mexico, MO (2 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 581-1440 America’s Value Inn, Mexico, MO (across road) . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 581-8350 Holiday Inn East (Port Way Exit 131), Columbia, MO (32 miles) . . . (573) 474-4444 Sale Headquarters : Country Hearth Inn, Teal Lake Inn, and the Days Inn in Mexico, MO and the Super 8 at Kingdom City all have discounted rooms available if you request the Sydenstricker block of rooms. Directions to the Empire Club: From the Sydenstricker sale barn, turn left or North on Business U.S. 54. Go 1.2 miles to Teal Lake Road. Turn right or East on Teal Lake Road. There is one stop sign on Teal Lake Road; continue straight ahead past the stop sign. Go .8 mile to Empire Club drive. Turn left and follow the lane. Phone numbers to reach the Empire Club that night: (573) 473-8100, (573) 473-8101, or (573) 473-9202. Photos by Ben Eggers and Al Conover. Produced by Angus Journal. Visit the Angus Journal Web site, www.angusjournal.com, and search this sale book online. References: American Angus Association®, AHIR®, AngusSource®, CAB®, Pathfinder®. EPDs current as of September 30, 2011. Updated EPDs can be viewed online at www.angus.org.
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General Information Health:
All cattle will be accompanied with interstate health papers on sale day. Sydenstricker Genetics maintains a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd Number 322, and the cow herd is tested annually for Johne’s. All heifer calves more than 120 days of age have been officially calfhood vaccinated for Brucellosis. All fall-calving cows selling with calves at side are open. All cows have been vaccinated with Spirovac VL-5 and Scourguard 3(k)/c, and poured for grubs and lice. Calves have been vaccinated for IBR, BVD and PI-3, BRSV, Haemophilus, Pasteurella and 7-way Blackleg; de-wormed, and de-loused. Herd health is under the supervision of Dr. Don Hudson, DVM (573) 581-4679.
Sale Location:
Sydenstricker Genetics is located one mile south of Mexico, Missouri on Business Route 54. Mexico is 14 miles north of I-70 on Highway 54. Note: If traveling from I-70, take the first Mexico exit to the farm. GPS Address: 3939 S. Clark Street, Mexico, MO.
Insurance:
Livestock insurance will be available at the farm sale day.
Trucking:
Sydenstricker Genetics will help with trucking arrangements sale day. Interests Retained in Bulls: See page 23. Wintering Program for Bulls: See pages 25 and 41.
Breeding Privilege:
All females sell with a breeding privilege (two straws of semen and any paperwork necessary) to any living SydGen bull on which semen is available.
Embryo Guarantee:
Any female selling for $10,000 or more is guaranteed to produce at least 10 transferable embryos within four embryo flushes by an AETA certified technician. If fewer than 10 embryos are produced, Sydenstricker Genetics will reimburse the buyer up to one-half the purchase price, prorated to the number less than 10 are produced. (Examples: (1) $10,000 cow produces no transferable eggs; $5,000 will be reimbursed. (2) $10,000 cow produces six transferable embryos; $2,000 will be reimbursed.) Guarantee is null and void if cow dies.
Junior Programs:
Any registered Angus steer or heifer purchased by a Missouri Junior Angus Association member will be nominated for the Missouri Junior Jackpot Show. Bull calves castrated after the sale will be eligible. Any junior wanting his animal nominated for the Jackpot show must notify us. Any heifer from this sale is eligible for a 25% cash refund of the purchase price if she is a class winner at the 2012 National Junior Heifer Show.
Transportation:
Private planes can land on the 5,500-foot runway at Mexico, Missouri (573581-0162 or 573-473-7758), which has a localizer approach for Runway 24. Commuter air service is available to Columbia Regional Airport (573-8747508) on Delta Airlines (800-225-2525). The farm is located 103 miles from Lambert St. Louis International, 184 miles from Kansas City International and 46 miles from Columbia Regional Airport. Shuttle service on Mo-X is available from St. Louis or Kansas City to Kingdom City (1-877-669-4826). We will pick you up from any location if you contact us ahead of arrival date.
Terms and Conditions:
Cattle will sell according to the Terms and Conditions as recommended by the American Angus Association. Also see page 72. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk, and Sydenstricker Genetics assumes no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents which may occur.
Inspection of Cattle:
Cattle can be inspected at any time prior to sale day at the farm.
Performance Information:
Complete performance information will be available. See pages 69 and 78. We are an original seedstock partner in ORIgen, Inc., as well as the recipient of the 1997 CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF® Seedstock “Commitment to Excellence” Award, and the 2001 BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year Award.
Ben W. Eggers, Manager (573) 473-9202 Farm Office (573) 581-1225 Fax (573) 581-1224 E-mail: eggers@socket.net Sammy Breid Allen Robinson Kyle Vukadin Matt Rouse Jennifer Russell Darla Eggers, Farm Secretary
Eddie L. Sydenstricker P.O. Box 280 Mexico, MO 65265 (573) 581-5555 Sydenstricker John Deere Office (573) 581-5900 Fax (573) 581-5991 E-mail: EddieL@sydenstrickers.com Kim Sydenstricker Monte, Secretary