February 2011 Hereford World by American Hereford Association and Hereford World

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Published by the American Hereford Association

February 2011; Vol. 101, No. 9

Animal Welfare section starts . . . . . . . . . 32

A 4,300-head closed feedlot located at Hysham, Mont., allows the Bormans to background their black baldie calves for 45 to 60 days before delivering them to buyers.

Healthier and Heavier with Hereford in the Mix Getting Bulls Ready . . 50

An F1 Hereford-Angus cross helps the Montana Circle B Ranch keep business booming.

Domino 955W, New Era, Notice Me Nitro 9161, Ladysport 51W Named Reno Champions . . . . . 70

espite the freezing December weather, it’s smiles all around as Fred and Donna Borman load out another 1,000 head of black baldie calves from their Hysham, Mont., feedlot. Weaned for at least 45 days, the calves are big, happy and calm as they stroll across the scale, putting up one big fat number after another. The Bormans credit another successful year, in large part, to the advantages of their F1 Hereford-Angus cross. “Since we started using Hereford bulls, we have bigger, longer, stouter calves that weigh more and are healthier,” Fred says. “They gain well, they don’t get sick and they finish great. The guys that finish them just love them.”

2010 State Tours in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

by Martha Ostendorf Mintz

The proof is in their repeat customers. Though the Bormans sell the calves on Superior Livestock Auction, their calves often end up going to the same buyers year after year. Taking delivery of the day’s shipment of steers was Rock Valley, Iowa, order buyer Earl DeBey. DeBey purchased 900 heifer calves from the Bormans’ Circle B Ranch in 2009. “We like black baldie calves, and these performed really well,” DeBey says. “We tried to buy (the heifers) back this year, but they went for breeding, so we couldn’t compete.” The heifers were turned out on cornstalks in Wisner, Neb., until Feb. 28 then put on a solid 2.76 lb. per day throughout feeding, DeBey reports.

“The cattle were extremely healthy,” DeBey says. Healthier calves in the feedlot are likely a direct result of the changes the Bormans have made in their breeding operation, says Scott Anderson, Prewitt and Co. livestock marketer and one of the Bormans’ many advisors. “I’ve been marketing the Bormans’ cattle for seven years, and when they brought in the Hereford bulls, you saw more frame, more size and a better disposition,” he says. “I think the improved health comes somewhat from that calm disposition. High-strung cattle will experience more stress and have more health issues.” Rodney Vance, the Bormans’ feedlot manager, reports that on continued on page 14...

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Bulls are our Business HigH performing top quality guaranteed

February 2011 • Vol. 101 • No. 9

Cover Healthier and Heavier with Hereford in the Mix

An F1 Hereford-Angus cross helps the Montana Circle B Ranch keep business booming.

Breed Focus

20 Buyhereford.com Matches Buyers and Sellers

Changing Mindset to Meet the Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

32 Through a Different Lens

Stahly NRSP Results Announced . . 8

34 Doing the Right Things

Association News and Events . . . . 10

Online service features monthly consignment sales, individual producer sales.

Producers need to consider outside views.

Performance Matters What’s New?

An animal welfare checklist for your cow-calf operation.

36 Working Together for Industry Quality 44 Herefords Sell

Wiese & Sons have been producing superior Hereford cattle for 99 years. We continue with 5 generations, the commitment to our customers to produce top “Good Doin’ Bulls” cattle that have form, function, efficiency and dependability to help you achieve your breeding goals. With each generation, our program continues to develop to lead to the new generation of Hereford cattle.

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Hereford feeder calf sales spread across the country.

50 Getting Bulls Ready

58 Things to Do Before Purchasing a Bull 68 Management Factors Affecting Fertility 70 Domino 955W, New Era, Notice Me Nitro 9161, Ladysport

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From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Sales Digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . 100

51W Named Reno Champions 76 2010 State Tours in Review

Hereford breeders host tours and field days.

80 Trace Mineral Supplements Enhance Calf Health and Cow Reproductive Performance 83 Prepare For Calving Season Now

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Nutrition considerations before, during and after the breeding season.

Executive vice president Craig Huffhines, chuffhin@hereford.org Chief operating officer and director of breed improvement Jack Ward, jward@hereford.org Chief financial officer Leslie Mathews, lmathews@hereford.org Director of communications Angie Stump Denton, adenton@hereford.org 785-363-7263 Director of records department Stacy Sanders, ssanders@hereford.org Director of youth activities Amy Cowan, acowan@hereford.org Marketing and shows coordinator Sara Kober, sfaber@hereford.org Records supervisor Cindy Coleman, ccoleman@hereford.org

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AVERAGE EPDS ON ALL OF OUR 2011 SALE BULLS CE

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by Craig Huffhines, executive vice president

Changing Mindset to Meet the Demand I’ve heard an “ol’ timer” Hereford breeder say, “I was there during the good old days when Herefords were king, but today may be better.” Unquestionably, the demand for the Hereford breed has escalated at a pace that will soon become very difficult for the Hereford seedstock industry to meet in the coming years. This paradigm shift has come at a time when the industry has needed it most. Costs have certainly escalated

on the average farm and ranch, and producers are looking for ways to enhance the productivity of their cow herd without driving up cost. Maternal heterosis is an increasingly real and understood advantage from Hereford crossbreeding, and the inherent Hereford breed attributes such as easy disposition, fertility and longevity that were previously unheralded have suddenly become crucial to driving

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out cost and creating convenience and profit on the ranch. This shift in the mindset of the commercial cattle producer to a greater appreciation for what this historic Hereford beef breed brings to the table must be accompanied by a shift in the mindset of the average Hereford breeder. This may come as quite a shock to some of our Hereford breeders out there, but the average Hereford breeder may have a bit of protectionism in his DNA. Certainly there are explainable reasons that have conditioned longtime

Hereford breeders to think this way, but as a rule Hereford breeders keep things pretty close to the vest when it comes to communication, customer relations and customer contacts. For an industry that has faced trying times and competitive situations that took away market share, this mindset is understandable. During the 1970s and 1980s, plenty of new breeds of cattle evolved into composite breeds that attacked the market share base of the Hereford breed. Naturally, producers believed every customer was a precious commodity because every customer mattered to the livelihood and survival of the family operation. Today, the reality of the market place is changing. The Hereford breed has worked extremely hard over the last decade to make gigantic improvement in the quality of the average Hereford animal. The breed trends for birth weight, growth, milk production and, now, carcass traits have made remarkable progress. The adaptation of technology utilizing artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) through the use of proven genetics has created a value for elite seedstock not seen since the early 1980s, but this time with real-world economic purpose. Therefore, I’m suggesting Hereford breeders must become more openminded when it comes to customer development and marketing. We should not worry about whether or not one of our customers buys a bull from a neighboring Hereford breeder or, for that matter, neighboring breeder of another breed. Science tells us crossbreeding is a reality that must be adopted, and I’m sure there will be times when a commercial man may need to change where he’s buying his Hereford genetics for the same reasons. Today, the pie has gotten much bigger. Market share opportunity is as great as the individual breeder wants to m ake it. It will become increasingly important that you reach this vast and growing customer base through whatever means possible.

Why transfers are important Currently most Hereford range bulls sold across the country are not transferred to their new owners. A transfer of ownership is simply a breeder reporting the new ownership of the animal to the buyer where it’s recorded with the American Hereford Association (AHA). The transfer of the animal costs the breeder only $5 per animal. Some breeders today continue to document the transfer of every animal they sell with the AHA. They understand that by transferring the ownership of a bull, essential contact information for that customer reaches the AHA so that the AHA can communicate with that customer.

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Coley Joins AHA, Hereford World Staff as Field Rep There are also those who refuse to transfer the ownership of their bulls to their customer. Breeders have stated several reasons for not transferring animals to new owners, but most of them are concerned with the commercial customer being exposed to other breeders. Today, the customer base opportunity is growing rapidly. This expanding customer base makes transfer of ownership an important part of AHA’s overall marketing plan. Past AHA survey data have indicated that bull customers on the transfer list are 10 times more loyal to the breed than those who haven’t used Hereford bulls. Undoubtedly, these cow-calf operators have an appreciation for Hereford genetics, but then they are also kept in the Hereford industry loop through direct communication. Every commercial customer who purchases Hereford seedstock is precious to not only the breeder but also to the AHA. The AHA, its Board and its staff think enough of these customers that we want to reach out to them and provide information to them any chance we can get. Information comes in the form of a tabloid magazine, an e-newsletter or special mailings of upcoming events or sales. In other words, we want them to feel as if they are a part of the Hereford business, and we want them to keep the image of the Hereford breed topof-mind when they think of buying bulls. Touching our customers at least four to five times a year is critical to sustaining a marketing relationship with them. The AHA can deliver these touches as part of a breeder’s extended promotional plan. Secondly, we want to take every opportunity to provide information that might help commercial customers better market their calves. The Hereford-influenced female, whether she’s straight Hereford, baldie or F1 tiger striped, has quickly become the most marketable maternal package in the country. The AHA can assist your commercial customer in adding value to packaged specification females and thereby adding another source of revenue for a commercial operation. This can be accomplished through field service support or online auction services that will plug these packaged females into high demand markets. BuyHereford.com, the AHA’s online auction service, has had more success in marketing commercial females than any other product line sold on the site in the last year. Times have changed and will continue to change for the better for the Hereford breed and for Hereford breeders. It’s time we have the confidence to open new market opportunities while making all Hereford customers feel welcome in what is becoming a very robust and vibrant marketplace for Hereford genetics. HW

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The American Hereford Association (AHA) and Hereford World (HW) staff are excited to announce Tommy Coley, Birmingham, Iowa, has joined the Hereford team. Coley will start Feb. 1 as the Eastern region field representative. In this position, Coley will attend Hereford sales and events as well as assist breeders with marketing and genetic selection. He will also assist in educating members and commercial producers about AHA programs and other beef industry opportunities. He will serve as the communication link between the AHA and breeders in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. “We feel very fortunate to hire someone with the depth of working knowledge of the Hereford breed that Tommy has,” says Joe Rickabaugh, AHA director of field management and seedstock marketing. “Tommy will be moving back to Tennessee and is excited about the opportunity to work with breeders from the same area where he grew up.”

Coley has been involved in the Hereford industry since birth and has been involved in the beef industry his entire career. He served as general manager of Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill., for 12 years. Since 2005 he has operated Coley Cattle Co. and for two years he has served as a field representative for Keosauqua Sales Co., Keosauqua, Iowa. Coley judged the 2009 National Western Stock Show National Hereford Show. “I’m excited to utilize my experience in marketing, promotions, cattle selection and people skills to serve the breeders in the Eastern region and help them make their Herefords the breed of choice for both commercial and registered breeders,” Coley says. Coley and his wife, Kim, have five children. HW

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by Jack Ward, chief operating officer and director of breed improvement jward@hereford.org

Stahly NRSP Results Announced The Hereford breed continues to gain market share within the commercial industry. This was made clear after the survey done last spring prior to the American Hereford Association (AHA) Strategic Planning meeting. The commercial producers who were surveyed showed a great deal of interest in continuing to add wellproven and documented Hereford genetics to their breeding programs. Economically relevant traits (ERT) like calving ease, disposition and fertility were on the high priority list. In the AHA 2010 Strategic Plan, core strategy 1: Improve the overall quality, consistency, predictability and profitability of Hereford genetics, an important focus is objective B: Grow

research and National Reference Sire Program (NRSP). It has become evident that the NRSP is one of the most important programs for the AHA to quickly identify the young sires that can make a difference in the breed. Printed here, you will find the results of the Stahly Ranch test. Mike and Judy Stahly own and operate Stahly Ranch, Cavour, S.D., and they have utilized young Hereford sires in their commercial herd for years. This is one of the structured tests that the AHA utilizes to provide strength and accuracy to a sire’s genetic make-up. In addition to these tests, the AHA membership has done a great job of finding the genetics that will

move the breed in the right direction and provide their customers with the product they need to be profitable. This will continue to be a challenge as commercial cattlemen from around the country look to Herefords for their programs. With this challenge comes responsibility. As a seedstock producer, you will need to continue to throw prejudice out the door and make decisions based on data and needs. Keep up the good work and remember to submit young sires that you would like tested in the NRSP. You can find a form in the January Hereford World or online at Hereford.org/NRSP, or contact me at jward@hereford.org or 816-842-3757. HW

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selling 55 lots 9 Bulls H 46 females

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Table 1: 2009-born calves at Stahly Ranch No. progeny

Sire name

Reg. No.

BW WW YW HCW MB REA Fat No. CE CE BW BW WW WW YW YW MM MM M&G MCE MCE SC SC FAT FAT REA REA MARB MARB BMI CEZ BII CHB Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio steers EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD EPD Acc EPD ACC EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc $ $ $ $

KCF Bennett M326 S342

42763176 100

102

101

102

2.5 0.15 3.2 0.68 58 0.58 115 0.61 28

KCF Bennett Red House S330

42763158

101

100

112

1.9 0.22 3.2 0.72 70 0.61 120 0.62 22 0.23 57

3.2 0.18 2.3 0.42

SHF Twister R125 T27

42795872 103

102

105

-2.6 0.17 3.7 0.73 71 0.66 129 0.68 15 0.19 51

3.2 0.14 1.4 0.47 -0.01 0.46 0.79 0.48 -0.09 0.49 22 12 17 33

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0.2

3.3 0.13 1.8 0.4 -0.01 0.43 0.35 0.45 0.48 0.47 30 19 25 40 0

0.39 0.1 0.41 0.64 0.42 37 20 33 45

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COLYER HEREFORDS 232 head sell!

31st Annual Production Sale

109 Hereford bulls 72 Angus bulls Includes 2-year-olds, junior and senior calves. Complete performance data including EPDs, pelvic and scrotal measurements, ultrasound and carcass data.

Monday, February 28, 2011 At the Ranch — Bruneau, Idaho

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CL 1 Domino 860U

The $55,000 top selling bull in the 2009 Cooper Sale. His first sons sell!

C New Era ET

2010 Western Nugget National Grand Champion Polled Bull. Numerous paternal brothers sell.

BW 2.8 WW 50 YW 88 MM 18 REA 0.32 MARB 0.18 Lot 51 — C 860U Domino 0152 ET

A straight Line One bull from a great flush. Dam was second top selling cow in Cooper’s last cow sale at $25,000. Full sister was one of the popular heifers in our female sale to Bobby and Jamie Mickelson. Top 30% for BW, top 20% for YW, top 10% for MARB and CHB$.

BW WW YW MM REA MARB Lot 66 — C Nitro 0248 ET

“Butts and Guts” says it all here. A moderate framed bull that we feel has a great future. Full sister sold to GKB Cattle for $17,000. Top 1% for WW, YW, REA and CHB$ Index. Top 25% for MM.

BW 4.0 WW 55 YW 85 MM 27 REA 0.28 MARB 0.08 Lot 58 — C 860U Notice Me Now 0181 ET

This 860U son just gets better every day. A herd bull prospect in every respect. His dam is one of the true power cows in the breed, generating nearly $100,000 in progeny sales. We feel the daughters by this bull will be phenomenal. Top 5% for MM and M&G, top 30% for WW. We feel this young bull has herd bull potential.

Lot 63 — C Outcross 0211 ET

This is the thickest made son of the popular Outcross bull that we have seen. Very complete in his design. Dam is a top young donor for us and Sayre Herefords. Top 10% in the nation for WW, YW, REA and CHB$ Index. Top 15% for MM.

This red-necked bull has always been a favorite. He shows as much muscle mass as any in the pen. WWR of 118. Dam is a full sister to Game Plan and Game Day with an average WWR of 115 and YWR of 110. Top 1% for WW, YW, REA and CHB$ Index.

BW WW YW MM REA MARB Lot 59 — C 860U Domino 0191 ET

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Definite herd bull prospect. A powerful young bull with tremendous base width, rib, volume and muscling. His young dam topped our 2007 heifer sale at $18,000 for 1/2 interest. Her first set of ET calves have hit a home run. Her first daughter topped our fall female sale at $34,000 for 1/2 interest with a full sister to 0242 selling at $16,000. Another bull that will be in Denver. Top 1% for WW, YW, REA and CHB$ Index. Top 5% for M&G. Selling 3/4 interest and full possession.

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

4.7 72 115 17 0.84 0.00

Lot 30 — C Nitro 0093

Definite herd bull prospect. This dark red, polled bull has it all... performance, phenotype and impeccable pedigree. He will be shown on the Hill in Denver and was Junior Bull Calf Champion in Reno. Dam is a super young cow with an average WWR of 113 and now a donor female. Maternal sister sold for $20,000 in our 2009 female sale. Top 1% for WW, YW, REA and CHB$ Index. Top 5% for M&G and BMI$. Selling 3/4 interest and full possession.

BW 2.1 WW 59 YW 90 MM 17 REA 0.56 MARB 0.00

4.7 61 103 25 0.48 0.04

This is a real attractive bull that still has extra muscle, bone and rib. His mother is rapidly becoming one of our top young donors and is owned with Sayre Herefords in Illinois. Her first three daughters averaged $22,000 in this year’s Internet sale. Top 5% for WW, MM, M&G and YW. Top 10% for REA and CHB$ Index.

5.4 62 103 18 0.65 0.00

Lot 65 — C Nitro 0242 ET

BW 5.5 WW 62 YW 98 MM 21 REA 0.59 MARB -0.02

BW 3.0 WW 62 YW 96 MM 25 REA 0.49 MARB 0.15 Lot 36 — C 860 Domino 0107

5.4 62 103 18 0.65 0.00

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

Lot 34 — C Nitro 0100

Definite herd bull prospect. As complete a prospect as any in the offering. Wide based, extra rib and muscle with great eye appeal. 84 lb. BW, 806 lb. WW and 120 WWR. Dam is moderate framed and has a great udder. Average WWR of 110. Curve bending EPDs being in the top 15% for BW, top 1% for WW, top 5% for YW and CHB$ Index, top 10% for M&G and REA. Selling 3/4 interest and full possession.

Guy, Sherry and Katie Colyer 208-845-2313 Kyle and Bobby Jean 208-845-2098 Ray and Bonnie Colyer 208-845-2312 Fax 208-845-2314 • Guy Cell 208-599-0340 Kyle Cell 208-250-3924 guy@hereford.com • www.hereford.com February 2011 /

by Angie Stump Denton, editor adenton@hereford.org

“What’s New?” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Hereford happenings. You can also sign up for Hereford eNews, a weekly electronic newsletter from the American Hereford Association (AHA). Send an e-mail to eNews@hereford.org to subscribe. Archived issues are posted at Hereford.org.

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Lester Schafer, Buffalo Lake, Minn.

Hereford breeders can order copies of the Harris Heterosis Research Project final report titled Impacts of Crossbreeding on Profitability in Vertically Coordinated Beef Industry Marketing Systems, which was included with the January Hereford World and is available online at Hereford.org/HarrisHeterosisProject. Various package sizes are available, including 10, 25, 50 and 100 copies. To place your order, contact Angie Denton at adenton@hereford.org or 785-363-7263.

Eighty-eight dedicated Hereford breeders achieved Gold TPR™ (Total Performance Records) status for spring 2011, according to the AHA. The Gold TPR Breeder recognition is presented to progressive Hereford breeders who have measured traits and collected and promptly submitted performance data at all levels of production. “The reason the Gold TPR program was established was to recognize those breeders who go the extra mile to collect data at all levels of production and report that data in a timely manner,” says AHA Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement Jack Ward. Since the program’s inception in 2005, Hereford breeders have increased their data collection efforts. Breeders must meet a specific set of requirements in order to be eligible for the program. They are:

Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont. Mark Cooper, Willow Creek, Mont.

Schu-Lar Polled Herefords, Lecompton, Kan.

Courtney Herefords, Belle Fourche, S.D.

Sellman Ranch, Crawford, Neb.

Coyote Ridge Ranch, LaSalle, Colo.

Jason Shanks, Waynoka, Okla.

Jackie or Christie Davis, Lincoln, Calif.

Shaw Cattle Co. Inc., Caldwell, Idaho

Deana Jak Farm, Wagontown, Pa.

Simpson Polled Herefords, Redfield, Iowa

Educational Forums DVD available Hereford breeders can order a DVD of the Educational Forums presentations from the 2010 American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting. Each DVD costs $25, which includes shipping and handling. To order online visit HerefordPhotoshop.com. Presentations on the DVD include: Fact or Fiction: Genomics and Its Role in Breed Improvement, by Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University; Reproductive Success: Integrating Technology Into Your Breeding Program, by Dr. David Faber, Trans Ova Genetics; Animal Welfare: What does that mean to me as a Hereford breeder?, by Dave Daley, California State University, Chico; Advocating for Agriculture: Stand Up and Tell Your Story, by Daren Williams, NCBA executive director; and Strategizing for the Future: What Hereford Breeders Need to Do the Next Five Years to Meet Customer Needs the panel including, Paul Bennett, Montie Soules, Marty Lueck, Lorna Marshall, Mark Akin, Bobby Harrell and Dave Daley.

New data online The Spring 2011 Sire Summary, published by the AHA, is available in print and online at Hereford.org. A total of 2,228 sires are listed in the summary. There are 880 proven sires, 769 young sires and 194 reference sires from the National Reference Sire Program. The balance of the sires can be found in the carcass section, which is a list of the 889 highest accuracy bulls for carcass traits. Sire entries include not only expected progeny differences (EPDs) but also $Profit Indexes for cattlemen who prefer to look at one number rather than many to identify the most profitable genetics for their production scenarios. The four indexes are Baldy Maternal Index (BMI$), Brahman Influence Index (BII$), Certified Hereford Beef Index (CHB$) and Calving EZ Index (CEZ$). In the summary preface are explanations of these indexes and a wealth of other knowledge to help users understand the listed sire information. To request a sire summary, contact AHA staff at 816-842-3757.

• Submitting herd inventory prior to date inventory surcharge goes into effect.

• Complete reporting of calving ease and reproductive status for each dam on inventory.

• Complete reporting of birth

weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop.

• Complete reporting of weaning

weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop.

• Complete reporting of yearling

weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop.

• Complete reporting of scrotal

measurements for each bull calf with a recorded yearling weight.

• Reporting of ultrasound data on 25% or more of the calf crop.

• Note: For weaning and yearling

weights, disposal codes are accepted if the animal has been removed from the herd.

The following Hereford breeders were recognized as spring 2011 Gold TPR Breeders: Asmus Herefords, Audubon, Iowa Baker Hereford Ranch, Rapid City, S.D. Douglas Banks, Hamilton, Ohio Bar JZ Polled Herefords, Holabird, S.D. Bay Brook Farm, Dabneys, Va. Beckleys Herefords, Ravenna, Ky. Beef Resources Partnership, Tabor, Iowa Beery Land & Livestock Co., Vida, Mont. Blueberry Hill Farms Inc., Norfolk, Neb. Bookcliff Herefords, Russell, Kan. Brannan & Reinhardt, Otis, Kan. Lloyd Brown, Powell, Wyo. CK Ranch, Brookville, Kan. Carters Polled Herefords, Rocklake, N.D.

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Deer Track Farm, Spotsylvania, Va. Duncan Ranch Co., Joplin, Mont. Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes, S.D. Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls, Idaho Ellis Farms, Chrisman, Ill. Elzemeyer Polled Herefords, Richmond, Ind. Falling Timber Farm, Marthasville, Mo. Flat Stone Lick, Marianna, Pa. Frederickson Hereford Farm, Starbuck, Minn. Friedt Herefords, Mott, N.D. Gerber Polled Herefords, Richmond, Ind. Larry & Carol Gildemaster, Virgil, S.D. Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore.

Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Santa Rosa, Calif. Grady Sparks, Connerville, Okla. Springhill Hereford Farms, Blue Rapids, Kan. Virgil Staab & Sons, Hays, Kan. Storey Hereford Ranch, Bozeman, Mont. Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. Thorstenson Hereford Ranch, Selby, S.D. Towner Farm, Girard, Kan. Trinity Farms, Mount Pleasant, Texas Triple S Ranch, De Queen, Ark. Vessers Triple E Hereford Farm, Powers, Mich. Kathleen Wagner, Catskill, N.Y. Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif.

Gary Hedrick, Marietta, Ga.

Wichman Herefords, Moore, Mont.

Hill Vue Farm, Blairsville, Ga.

Williams Herefords, Presho, S.D.

Frank Hug & Sons, Scranton, Kan. Jim Hultin, Helena, Mont. Huth Polled Herefords, Oakfield, Wis. JB Ranch, Wayne, Neb. JBB/AL Herefords, Gooding, Idaho JBN Livestock, Box Elder, S.D. David or Juanita Jennings, Rogers, Ark. Kevin Jensen, Courtland, Kan. K7 Herefords, Lockridge, Iowa K&B Herefords, Onida, S.D. KEG Herefords, Valentine, Neb. Ralph Kiger, Kernersville, N.C. Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, Va. Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile, Minn. S.E. Lawrence Polled Herefords, Avilla, Ind. Linton Polled Herefords, Miller, Neb. Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan. E.L. Mobley, Fairdealing, Mo. Monahan Cattle Co., Hyannis, Neb. Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D. Harry Myers Jr., Statesville, N.C. NS Polled Herefords, Shaker Heights, Ohio Eldon Olthoff, Emery, S.D. Owego Stock Farm, Argyle, Wis. Gino Pedretti, El Nido, Calif.

New sire DNA policy The AHA will require all Hereford sires born after Jan. 1, 2011, to be DNA genotyped at the official AHA DNA laboratory before their progeny can be registered. This policy has been adopted to improve the quality control of pedigrees. Numerous times during the year, AHA staff identifies pedigree mistakes, and the discovery comes at times when it is very difficult to make a determination of correct parentage of an animal. Genotyping walking herd sires will be very beneficial toward minimizing this issue in a cost-effective manner.

Use Y for 2011 The year letter code for 2011 is Y. This notice is for producers who use letter codes in their identification system. For more on tattoo and identification tips, visit the Education Center at Hereford.org.

National show photos available Photos from the National Western Stock Show, North American International Livestock Expo and the Western Nugget National Hereford Show are available for purchase at HerefordPhotoshop.com. HW

Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron, S.D. Rolling Hills Acres, St. Elizabeth, Mo. Phil & Chris Rottman, Fremont, Mich. S&S Farms, Windom, Kan. Sandhill Farms/Kevin Schultz, Haviland, Kan. www.hereford.org

Durango Durango 44U

NJW 98S

7HP105 P42892264

Sire: THM Durango 4037 MGS: CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET

Wide-Body with Soundness, Muscle and Capacity Blends Cow Power with Low Birth Weight Keeps BW at a Minimum and Adds Width and Shape Great Choice for Modern, Thick, High Production Cattle From Ned and Jan Ward, Wyo.

Spring 2011 AHA Sire Summary CE

M&G

MCE

FAT

REA

MARB

BMI$

CEZ$

BII$

CHB$

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-0.8

3.3

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0.42

0.11

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.56

.44

.42

.16

.13

.29

.23

.24

.21

% Rank

$20 Semen $60 Certificate

Tradition BAR JZ

Traditions Legend 463S

7HP101 P42693193

Sire: Feltons Legend 242

MGS: BAR JZ Tradition 434V

Great Potential to be a Standout in Heifer AI Programs Proven Pedigree with Legend and 434V Attractive, Moderate for Size and Low for BW High $Profit Indexes and High for Marbling

Spring 2011 AHA Sire Summary CE

M&G 41

EPD

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0.0

Acc

.26

.64

.47

.46

.20

% Rank

MCE

FAT

REA

MARB

BMI$

CEZ$

BII$

CHB$

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0.3

0.06

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0.35

.20

.30

.26

.28

.24 20

$15 Semen No Certificate

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POWERFUL PERFORMERS 45th Annual Production Sale

Monday, March 14, 2011 At the Ranch, Valier, Mont.

Selling 100 BIG, STOUT YEARLING BULLS 20 POWERFUL 18-MONTH-OLD BULLS 20 TOP QUALITY YEARLING HEIFERS Selling with complete performance and carcass ultrasound data. Free delivery on purchases totaling $4,000 or more.

HH Advance 0011X ET L1 Domino 03571 {CHB}{DLF,IEF}

Sire: L1 Domino 01384 • MGS: L1 Domino 98324 • BW 2.5; WW 59; YW 93; MM 22; M&G 51; FAT 0.16; REA -0.07; MARB 0.27 • One of the best proven, all-around sires to ever come out of the Miles City Station. 571 is a powerful sire of progeny with great phenotype, structure, eye appeal and his daughters have perfect udders. He is a trait leader for WW, YW, M&G and MARB. Over 40 sons and grandsons of this landmark sire will sell!

Sire: HH Advance 7034T ET • MGS: CL 1 Domino 2136M • BW 2.1; WW 53; YW 83; MM 29; M&G 55; FAT 0.04; REA 0.33; MARB 0.04 • Tremendous thickness and eye appeal. Out of the $40,000 5139R cow purchased by Hoffman Herefords.

HH Advance 0100X

HH Advance 0119X

Sire: HH Advance 8019U ET • MGS: HH Advance 5104R • BW 2.4; WW 60; YW 96; MM 27; M&G 57; FAT 0.06; REA 0.38; MARB 0.09 • Well marked, thick and stylish with great EPDs. Out of a full sister to the high selling bull in our 2008 sale.

Sire: HH Advance 5104R • MGS: L1 Domino 03571 • BW 1.1; WW 54; YW 87; MM 32; M&G 59; FAT 0.04; REA 0.40; MARB 0.04 • Calving ease, muscle expression, eye appeal and out of a daughter of the great 1028L cow.

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55 years of consistent, balanced trait performance selection backed by a linebreeding program that guarantees predictability and uniformity HH Advance 0094X ET Sire: HH Advance 7101T MGS: HH Advance 0094K • BW 4.1; WW 50; YW 76; MM 23; M&G 48; FAT 0.03; REA 0.29; MARB 0.00 • Goggle-eyed, extra long and fancy. Out of the 4016P cow that sold for $37,500.

HH Advance 0169X Sire: HH Advance 4055P MGS: HH Advance 4140P • BW 3.7; WW 54; YW 79; MM 25; M&G 52; FAT -0.01; REA 0.40; MARB 0.23 • Pigment, performance, maternal and carcass in a great package.

HH Advance 0184X ET Sire: HH Advance 8203U ET MGS: HH Advance 6052F • BW 4.7; WW 54; YW 86; MM 21; M&G 48; FAT 0.02; REA 0.23; MARB 0.22 • Tremendous all around herd bull prospect out of the great 1028L cow.

HH Advance 0207X Sire: HH Advance 8203U ET MGS: CL 1 Domino 320N • BW 4.6; WW 52; YW 96; MM 28; M&G 54; FAT 0.00; REA 0.30; MARB 0.10 • Powerful 8203U son with tremendous thickness, fleshing ability and eye appeal.

HH Advance 0132X Sire: CL 1 Domino 7128T 1ET MGS: CL 1 Domino 320N • BW 3.0; WW 45; YW 72; MM 26; M&G 48; FAT 0.01; REA 0.12; MARB 0.15 • Excellent balance, pigment and eye appeal backed by a great young cow.

HH Advance 0251X Sire: HH Advance 8050U ET MGS: HH Advance 5061R ET • BW 0.2; WW 47; YW 79; MM 29; M&G 52; FAT 0.04; REA 0.31; MARB 0.06 • Calving ease and thickness in a moderate framed, well balanced package.

OUR BIGGEST AND BEST OFFERING EVER! Avg. 205-day wt. 730 lb Avg. 365-day wt. 1,300 lb.

Broadcast Live on

Average EPDs on sale bulls:

DVD’s of cattle will be available.

BW 3.4; WW 51; YW 83; MM 25; M&G 51; REA 0.25; MARB 0.13

Please call or email and we would be glad to send you one.

The average bull in our sale ranks in the top 25% of the breed for WW, YW, and MARB EPD's and the top 10% for MM and M&G EPD's.

Please send a catalog to: Name

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...Healthier and Heavier continued from the cover

Scott Anderson, Prewitt and Co. marketing specialist, is one of many experts the Bormans use to help them be a profitable and thriving cattle operation. He advises on everything from health to cattle groupings and helps connect them with the right buyers for their value-added product.

Feedlot manager Rodney Vance punches a scale ticket as another group of all-natural, hormone-free black baldie calves head across the scale and to the waiting trucks. The feedefficient F1 crosses gain about 3 lb. per day in the feedlot, packing on 130 lb. or more in their 45- to 60-day stay.

An F1 Hereford-Angus cross has produced good-growing, healthy calves that, along with value-added programs, help the Bormans achieve top dollar on sale day.

Fred and Donna Borman came to Montana 12 years ago looking for a new challenge; they found it in cattle production.

3,700 calves the pull rate is about 5% with only 1% of all pulls needing retreatment. Death loss is less than 0.1%. Statistics are good in the pasture, too. With good, low birth weight bulls, cow boss Jay Shaw says that of the 1,100 head he calves at the ranch south of Miles City, Mont., he has to pull only four or five calves, usually due to feet being turned back. “The cows calve in the hills, and they’re pretty much on their own, so it’s important to have a calf that jumps up and goes right away,” Shaw says. “We shoot for around 80 lb. at birth.” Between the hybrid vigor of their cross and healthier calves in the pasture and in the feedlot Fred has seen a significant difference. “The cross has given us about 50 lb. more per calf,” Fred says. “And I think they feed more efficiently than the straight Angus calves.” Spread over the 4,000-cow operation, that efficiency means a significant bump in profit potential. Going to the F1

Susan and Frank Borman.

The Circle B Crew pictured (l to r) are: Jeston Cundall, Fred Borman, Donna Borman, Andrew Johnson, Seth Flack, Scott Anderson, Smiley Mantei, Rodney Vance, Jay Shaw, Clark Pinkerton, Brent Morrison.

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Hereford cross is one of many management decisions the Bormans have made to boost profits for themselves and their buyers in the last 10 years — which is how long they’ve been in the cattle business.

A new challenge Fred, Donna and Fred’s parents, Frank and Susan Borman, came to Montana in 1998, looking for a new challenge. The younger Bormans ran a successful line of car dealerships in North Carolina, and Frank had reached many peaks in the aviation world — serving in the Air Force, manning space flights on Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 as a NASA astronaut, and serving as CEO of Eastern Airlines for 10 years. “When we first came to Montana, we purchased a piece of land and were farming part of it,” Frank recalls. “We were told we had better start raising cattle if we wanted the land investment to pay for itself.” So they did. Donna bought a book titled “Storey’s Guide To Raise Beef Cattle,” and they purchased 125 head of Angus cows to run the rough pastures around the scenic Big Horn river near Big Horn, Mont. They quickly found their best source of knowledge wasn’t in a book but in the generations of beef-producing families surrounding them. The Bormans started putting together a team of people to help them build and manage a profitable operation. Today, the Bormans have built their operation to 4,000 head that run on two ranches spanning about 160,000 acres of deeded and leased land. They also have a 4,300-head feedlot for weaning calves and wintering bulls and select cows. They raise all their own feed for the feedlot on their farm ground and may one day open it to feeding other livestock. Their team of ranch managers, marketing specialists, feedlot managers and crew has a combined 200 years of ranching experience from which the Bormans draw regularly. “I don’t hesitate to get input from our crew, and they’ve been a large part of our success,” Fred says. “We’ve got a bunch of really sharp, really good guys that I rely on.” It was through their help that the Bormans came to consider www.hereford.org

Value-added programs

Cow boss Jay Shaw helps move the Bormans’ 225 Hereford bulls in from the hills for the winter. Bulls are selected for the ranch by their trusted seedstock source Marvin Feddes and Sons.

crossbreeding. Donna, for one, thought it was a great idea. “One of the first things my book talked about was the benefits of crossbreeding,” Donna says. “It made sense when I was reading the book, and it made sense when we decided to do it on our operation.” The Bormans had always purchased 3-year-old replacements, so it wasn’t difficult to make the transition to an F1 cross program. They started shopping around for a good cross. They tried Gelbvieh and then bought a pair of Hereford bulls from the proven pens of Marvin Feddes and Sons in Manhattan, Mont. Herefords won out. “We looked at other breeds, but we just like the Hereford bulls better,” Fred recalls. “They’re easier to be around, easier to handle and they made a dramatic difference in the calves.” The Bormans picked the Feddeses after researching the best herds in the area. “They’ve got really good birth weights, their EPDs are awesome and they’ve been around forever,” Fred says. “They’ve won the show in Denver and were the supreme champion pen at the NILE (Northern International Livestock Exposition). They’re a proven commodity.”

A trusted resource True to their method of raising cattle, Fred and his team lean heavily on the experienced breeders to secure the best bulls. “The first time they came to us they had us pick out two bulls for them to try, and they must have liked them because they came back for 25 more,” says Dan Feddes. Now the Feddeses pick out about 50 bulls per year to keep the Bormans’ 225-head bull battery fully stocked. www.hereford.org

“I’ve been marketing the Bormans’ cattle for seven years, and when they brought in the Hereford bulls, you saw more frame, more size and a better disposition.” — Scott Anderson “It’s very unusual for a customer to let us pick the bulls, but it’s actually very smart because we really know our bulls best. We know their genetics and what they can do,” Feddes says. “There’s a tremendous amount of trust involved, and we take it as a huge compliment.” About half of the Feddeses’ bulls now go to the Circle B, so they’re sure to pick bulls that will help push the Bormans’ operation to even greater levels, keeping a close eye on their needs. “Our herd has always been known for cows that milk,” Feddes says. “At first, the Bormans weren’t keeping replacement heifers, but now they’re selling replacements, so they’ll be able to take advantage of that.” The Feddeses also are paying close attention to the new carcass EPDs, sending bulls to the Circle B that score well for ribeye and marbling, traits they hope help earn the Bormans repeat customers. “We watch the calves sell every year, and they pretty much top the market,” Feddes says. “They’re definitely doing things right.” Helping the Bormans top the market are the value-added

programs the Circle B follows. The calves are marketed as allnatural, age- and source-verified, Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) coming from a private, closed feedlot. “We want the whole process to be more profitable for us and our buyers,” Donna says. “Being allnatural and hormone-free helps us achieve that.” Healthy, thriving Hereford calves fit right into that philosophy. Calves that get sick in the feedlot have to be treated and are then pulled from the natural program, costing premiums. With Hereford-cross calves, pulls are held down and profit potential remains high. But Donna provided possibly the best reason of all to go with a Hereford cross. “The black baldie calves are just so much cuter,” she jokes. HW

From the beginning the Bormans have managed the Circle B Ranch as an all-natural, hormone-free operation. “We think the market is going that way and that there is a lot of consumer awareness and desire to stay away from cattle that have been treated with hormones to get bigger, faster,” Fred Borman says. “We think these programs pay for themselves, and we make more money with them.” The Circle B’s feeder calves were the first in Montana to be Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC) approved and one of the first to be verified all-natural by IMI Global. They are age- and source-verified as well. “Our verified natural beef has been shown through third-party verification to bring a $100 or more per-head advantage for our buyers,” Fred says. “The advantages of these cattle start with the breeding and then goes to the programs they’re on,” says Scott Anderson, Prewitt and Co. livestock marketing specialist. “Buyers are willing to pay more for these cattle because they know what they have behind them.” Calves are weaned and brought to the closed feedlot over two weeks, starting mid-September. Upon arrival they’re sorted for sex and given an eID tag for IMI source- and age-verification. Any horns missed at branding are tipped, and the calves are vaccinated and dewormed. In accordance with the Vac-45 plan that the Bormans follow, the calves are then backgrounded at the Bormans' yard for a minimum of 45 days. When the calves arrive at the feedlot, they weigh about 500 lb. and gain about 3 lb. per day. They’re started on a weaning pellet for 28 days and then are moved to a grower pellet, silage and hay. “The goal is to put weight on them without the calves getting too fleshy,” says Rodney Vance, the Circle B feedlot manager. Once all the calves are on a grower ration, they’re sorted by color and size to fit contracts. Calves leave the feedlot at about 680 lb. at a cost of gain of $0.69 per lb. “We like backgrounding calves, and we really think it works, especially because we grow most of our own feed,” Fred says. They purchased and rebuilt the 4,300head feedlot in Hysham, Mont., three years ago, making backgrounding more cost effective. “The buyers really like the calves on the Vac-45 program because when they get them, they’re weaned, healthy and they go straight to eating without any problems.” And the Bormans’ various value-added programs give buyers the flexibility to profit, too. The 1,000 head of steers Iowa order buyer Earl DeBey picked up from the Bormans this year will be fed and sold to Creekstone Farms, Arkansas City, Kan., which markets antibiotic and hormone-free beef, at a premium. HW

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Fort Keogh Your original source for Line 1 Hereford Genetics Low birth weight — high growth — exceptional marbling

Sale — March 12, 2011 Miles City Livestock Commission Selling 35 bulls and 15 females

Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory 243 Fort Keogh Rd., Miles City, MT 59301 406-874-8200 Michael MacNeil, Geneticist Vicki Leesburg, Database manager Brad Eik, Assistant Superintendent

Tom Mott, Cow herd Benny Bryan, Feedlot Lindsey Voigt, Records

USDA Agricultural Research Service and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, cooperating

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The Illinois Polled Hereford Association proudly presents the

Illini Classic 2011 S, F. ,  Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.

Parade: 9 a.m. in the upper arena • Sale: 11 a.m. in the lower arena Below is a sampling of what is offered.

Elite Embryo Auction Top tier frozen embryo lots from some of the most elite genetics in the Hereford breed. Held Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in conjunction with the IPHA Annual Meeting. 5:30 p.m. Social • 6 p.m. Banquet • Northfield Center, Springfield, Ill.

For more information, contact: Kyle McMillan, IPHA Secretary 815-751-0069 or kyleemcmillan@hotmail.com John Meents, AHA 419-306-7480 Catalog can be found at www.ilpha.com www.hereford.org

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Upcoming BuyHereford.com dates Sale date

Consignments due

Feb. 22 March 29 April 26 May 31

Feb. 8 March 9 April 12 May 10

— honestly, world-wide — at a very minimal cost,” says John Meents, AHA northeast field representative. “It gives the small breeder an equal playing field.” To consign to the sale there is an initial nonrefundable, up-front fee of $50 per pictured animal or product or $75 for a videoed animal or product. Once the animal or product is sold, a 12% commission will be deducted from the sale price for registered cattle and 6% for commercial cattle.

The service

BuyHereford.com

Matches Buyers and Sellers Online service features monthly consignment sales, individual producer sales.

o assist producers in marketing, 15 months ago the American Hereford Association (AHA) launched BuyHereford.com, an online auction Web site that features regular consignment auctions. The site gives consignors the power to reach potential customers worldwide. Designed to help producers with any herd size, this service provides a marketing option for those producers who do not host annual production sales but can also be a complementary outlet for those who do host a production sale. AHA members can consign females, bulls, steers, cow-calf pairs, donor dams, embryos, semen, picks of the herd or flush

rights. Commercial female lots and groups of feeder calves can also be listed. Offerings are not just limited to Hereford genetics; consignments can also include equipment such as chutes, trailers, show tack and equipment, or feed. Breeders can also host their own BuyHereford.com sale or utilize BuyHereford.com to promote an upcoming production sale. Last fall Split Butte Livestock, Minidoka, Idaho, and Middle Creek Ranch, Carthage, Ill., hosted individual online sales. Journagan Ranch, Mountain Grove, Mo., utilized BuyHereford.com prior to its production sale to advertise its sale offering. Marty Lueck, Journagan Ranch manager, worked with AHA staff

The process: bidding online Every buyer must sign up on the site and be prequalified to be an approved buyer at the auction. The Wendt Group is responsible for collection of the proceeds for each purchase before delivery and will guarantee consignor payment within 30 days of the auction. To sign up as a bidder: • Go to BuyHereford.com and click on “Register” at the top of the page. • Read the “Online Auction Terms and Conditions/User Agreement.” • If you accept the agreement, you will then need to select “I Agree” and this will prompt you to fill out a bidder profile with your name, contact information and credit card information. • After you submit a profile, the auction system will e-mail you a bidder number. • You can use this bidder number and a password you selected when registering to bid on all BuyHereford.com online sales. HW

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to video the sale lots. AHA staff then edited the videos and posted to BuyHereford.com with footnotes. This allowed visitors to view video several weeks prior to the sale. The videos were also utilized during the sale. In early January, BuyHereford.com had 241 registered bidders from 37 states and Canada. Since September the site has had 38,294 page view by 6,963 unique visitors. “BuyHereford.com is a tremendous opportunity for smaller breeders to market their Hereford genetics nationally

The idea for BuyHereford.com is not new to the livestock industry. A similar online auction system has been very successful in the pig industry. Kevin Wendt, a bonded professional auctioneer and owner of The Wendt Group, started www.showpig.com. “After the first year, it doubled the volume of animals sold,” explains Meents. “The next year it doubled again. In fact it doubled in dollars every year the first five years. I think BuyHereford.com could very possibly take the same growth curve.” To start BuyHereford.com, AHA contracted with the The Wendt Group. This organization has a team of customer service people led by representative Tyler Humphrey, who works with breeders to post their listings on the site. Breeders can also contact their AHA field representative to help them with the process. See “The process: consigning” and “The process: bidding online” for tips on how to consign or bid online. If you are interested in consigning or obtaining more information about BuyHereford.com, contact your AHA field representative; Joe Rickabaugh at 816-218-2280 or Tyler Humphrey of The Wendt Group at 419-230-3450. HW

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Go to BuyHereford.com and click on the “Entry Forms” tab to find the consignment agreement. Read this page and follow instructions. Then, at BuyHereford.com/EntryFormList.html, you can choose an entry form to submit. An initial nonrefundable, up-front fee of $50 per pictured animal or product or $75 for a videoed animal or product will be charged to consign. Once the animal or product is sold, a 12% commission will be deducted from the sale price for registered cattle and 6% for commercial cattle. Consignors can post photos and video clips. See BuyHereford.com for format guidelines. One week before each auction, an online catalog of consignments will be available.

Note: all pedigree information, photos and entry fees may be submitted online. For more information, visit BuyHereford.com/FAQ.html or BuyHereford.com/contacts.html. HW www.hereford.org

HUTH POLLED HEREFORDS BULL SELECTION DAY SALE Saturday, May 21, 2011 • 12:30 p.m. “It will pay to wait” Top Sons of These Breed Leaders Sell! Churchill Yankee ET KCF Bennett 774 R413 Huth Oak P017 Huth Stacked Deck M020

Selling our top 2010 bull prospects: These bulls are bred for calving ease, maternal excellence and marbling: Bull X001 X003 X004 X008 X012 X022 X026 X029 X039 X044 X051 X054 X056 X057 X060 X068 X074 X075 X082 X083 X091 X097 X904

Reg. No. 43122326 43122328 43122330 43122334 43121475 43121478 43122314 43120778 43120787 43121479 43121481 43120796 43120798 43120799 43120801 43120807 43120812 43120813 43120818 43120819 43120825 43120831 43143986

Sire Coop U070 Coop U070 Coop U070 Coop U070 Progressive U001 Bennett R413 Yankee 2nd Revolution Oak Progressive U001 Bennett R413 Oak Oak Class Act S037 Oak Oak S604 Class Act S037 S604 S604 Oak Oak Stacked Deck

BD Apr. 1 Apr. 2 Apr. 5 Apr. 10 Apr. 11 Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 22 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Apr. 30 May 1 May 1 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 13 May 18 May 20 May 26 June 4 Mar. 26

CE 4.3 2.5 2.6 4.0 6.7 3.8 2.5 6.0 2.8 6.3 3.5 3.7 4.6 4.7 2.6 3.5 1.9 3.5 2.0 5.5 2.1 5.3 3.5

BW 2.6 3.4 2.8 1.6 -0.9 1.5 3.2 0.4 2.2 -1.0 1.3 2.2 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.5 3.1 0.6 2.8 -0.6 2.4 -0.5 2.4

WW 44 51 48 46 48 55 58 43 45 54 52 52 47 45 55 49 56 55 59 49 46 49 56

EPDs YW 69 81 72 73 71 87 91 71 69 78 83 77 70 66 78 74 95 80 97 76 70 70 93

MM 22 22 24 25 26 30 20 20 14 23 24 17 17 19 18 20 24 21 24 25 19 17 24

M&G 44 48 48 48 50 57 48 41 37 50 49 43 40 42 45 44 52 49 53 49 42 42 52

SC 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.5

REA 0.29 0.18 0.24 0.28 0.27 0.29 0.30 0.25 0.02 0.19 0.18 0.16 -0.02 0.13 0.26 0.05 0.25 0.04 0.28 0.26 0.05 0.13 0.04

MARB 0.13 0.16 0.05 0.19 0.18 0.14 0.28 0.17 0.22 0.27 0.20 0.22 0.18 0.17 0.10 0.19 0.23 0.23 0.22 0.27 0.07 0.26 0.41

BMI$ 19 20 18 21 25 21 19 20 25 26 25 23 25 21 22 24 24 24 22 22 20 27 25

Indexes CEZ$ CHB$ 18 23 17 25 17 22 19 25 22 26 18 24 16 30 20 22 18 22 21 27 19 24 19 25 21 22 19 21 18 24 19 24 17 27 19 25 17 30 20 26 17 21 21 24 19 30

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Video of bulls will be on buyhereford.com starting May 1 Bulls on test at Hays Beef Development Center, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, until May 1 and then will be home on the farm until sale date. Stop in and see them! Here is the actual information you will have: • BW, WW, YW with ratios • Ultrasound for REA, MARB and FAT • Tested free for BVD-PI

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• ADG • Scrotal • Semen tested with Breeding Soundness Exam

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Polled Herefords

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Thursday, March 3, 2011 • 1 p.m. (PST) Northwest Livestock Commission, Hermiston, Ore.

OFFERING

70 Bulls, Horned and Polled • Performance Tested Yearlings 2-Year-Olds • Halter Bulls Auctioneer: C.D. “Butch” Booker CONSIGNORS Cooper Alexander Bar 1 Ranch Barry Herefords Bird Herefords W.T. Bennett Judd Bowen Donald Burns Circle S West Cox Herefords

CX Ranch Dusty Coyote Ranch Downing Cattle Co. England Ranch Eric Erickson Fern Ridge Ranch Hacklin Hereford Ranch High Desert Cattle Co. J-T Ranch Johnson Polled Herefords

Kudlac Herefords Moonlight Ranch Morrell Ranches Cameron Mulrony Ottley Herefords Reinland Herefords Reyes-Jarman Mark Donalds Stallings Polled Herefords Sunshine Hereford Ranch Winter Creek Farm

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BIG-GULLY 611 BOUNTY 517U 2010 Agribition RBC Supreme Challenge and National Horned Hereford Champion

Supreme Winner Over 42 Champion Bulls of 13 Breeds From 10 Shows RBC Supreme Beef Challenge Champion

Photographed September 21, 2010

AHA Bronze Bull Presentation

THIRTY CALVES DUE STARTING FEBRUARY 1ST Semen soon available for Canada, the U.S., Australia and South America

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2010 National Hereford Show Horned Champion We appreciate the American Hereford Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donation of bronze sculptures to the 150th Anniversary Hereford Show at Agribition. Thanks very much to those who registered, viewed, bid and purchased during our inaugural Internet Sale! February 2011 /

Kreth Herefords & Angus 46th ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 • 1 p.m. At the farm, 14 miles south of Mt. Vernon, S.D.

Selling 65 Yearling Bulls • 10 Yearling Heifers Hereford Sires Represented: CL 1 Domino 756T, CL 1 Domino 648S and GO Abe T32 (owned with Oschner Herefords and ABS) Angus Sires Represented: Sitz Upward 307R, Sitz Madison 10477, Vermillion X Factor and Connealy Reflection

K Big Abe 021

Sire: GO Abe T32 BW 1.2; WW 57; YW 86; MM 28; M&G 56; FAT -0.01; REA 0.38; MARB 0.03

K Big Abe 0101

Sire: GO Abe T32 BW 0.2; WW 51; YW 77; MM 29; M&G 54; FAT -0.02; REA 0.46; MARB -0.01

K Big Abe 069

Sire: GO Abe T32 BW 4.5; WW 76; YW 115; MM 31; M&G 69; FAT -0.02; REA 0.40; MARB 0.01

K Advancer Lad 0148

Sire: CL 1 Domino 756T BW 5.5; WW 58; YW 91; MM 28; M&G 57; FAT -0.02; REA 0.07; MARB 0.05

K Limit Upward 04

Sire: Sitz Upward 307R BW +1.7; WW +63; YW +110; MM +35 788 lb. 205-day adj. wt.

K Big Abe 048

Sire: GO Abe T32 BW 1.7; WW 52; YW 79; MM 27; M&G 53; FAT -0.02; REA 0.38; MARB -0.01

K Limit Upward 054

Sire: Sitz Upward 307R BW +1.7; WW +59; YW +106; MM +30 749 lb. 205-day adj. wt.

Auctioneer, Joe Goggins • AHA Representative, Levi Landers Hereford America Representative, Marc Hotchkiss

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F Rest Easy 847

BW 0.7 WW 44 YW 81 MM 34 M&G 56 REA 0.25 MARB 0.34

A calving ease specialist that covers all the bases for gain, carcass and maternal. Easy calving, easy fleshing, easy to look at, 100% pigment. His mother has great carcass data and is an outstanding producer.

H Payback 807 ET

BW 5.7 WW 71 YW 106 MM 28 M&G 64 REA 0.70 MARB -0.05

Calf champion at Reno and Ft. Worth. Reserve calf champion at Denver. Mother and two full sisters were national champions. Payback is siring long, thick, deep, correct rancher cattle with serious pay weight.

FoR salE PRivaTElY 30 yearling bulls 20 yearling heifers

031 by Rest Easy

BW 2.8 WW 52 YW 89 MM 35 M&G 61 REA 0.26 MARB 0.23

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005 by Payback

BW 4.9 WW 63 YW 98 MM 35 M&G 66 REA 0.53 MARB -0.07

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BW 4.0 WW 59 YW 106 MM 32 M&G 62 REA 0.34 MARB 0.04

BW 1.4 WW 50 YW 84 MM 35 M&G 59 REA 0.17 MARB 0.10

092 by 860

029 by Payback

BW 3.6 WW 59 YW 109 MM 30 M&G 59 REA 0.42 MARB -0.02

BW 5.0 WW 65 YW 103 MM 33 M&G 65 REA 0.56 MARB -0.05

003 by Yankee

BW 3.0 WW 59 YW 100 MM 27 M&G 57 REA 0.28 MARB 0.40

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Annual Bull Sale March 28th • 1 p.m. • At the Ranch

On offer: 22 Polled Herefords, 25 Charolais, 10 Simmental Bulls

Harvie Ricochet 32X

Calved: Feb. 6, 2010 • Birth wt. 85 lb. BW 3.1; WW 49.4; YW 84.1; MM 17.1; TM 41.8 Harvie Dan Ricochet 167U x MC Ranger 9615

Harvie Target 118X

Calved: March 3, 2010 • Birth wt. 76 lb. BW 1.3; WW 33.5; YW 57.8; MM 15.0; TM 31.8 Harvie Target ET 173T x Otapawa Skymate 2046 (ET)

Harvie Raftsman 131X

Calved: March 14, 2010 • Birth wt. 87 lb. BW 4.0; WW 50.8; YW 79.6; MM 17.5; TM 42.9 Harvie Raftsman 16R x GNF 122L Linedrive ET 56N

Harvie Ladies Man 37X

Calved: Feb. 8, 2010 • Birth wt. 95 lb. BW 6.3; WW 57.2; YW 92.2; MM 26.1; TM 54.7 Harvie Ladies Man 4L x Wilgor 55K Northeastern OL 2N

Harvie Traveler 85X

Calved: Feb. 21, 2010 • Birth wt. 98 lb. BW 6.7; WW 64.1; YW 105.4; MM 17.9; TM 50.0 Harvie Traveler 69T x Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M

Harvie Ricochet 56X

Calved: Feb. 12, 2010 • Birth wt. 77 lb. BW 3.2; WW 46.2; YW 81.0; MM 13.8; TM 36.9 Harvie Dan Ricochet 167U x CCR 57G Stamina ET 199S

Harvie Johnny Cash 46X

Calved: Feb. 10, 2010 • Birth wt. 89 lb. BW 4.5; WW 53.2; YW 85.8; MM 15.5; TM 42.1 Harvie OVHF Walk Hard 154U X Kairuru Aberdeen 03 0047

Harvie T-Bone 121X

Calved: March 4, 2010 • Birth wt. 104 lb. BW 6.3; WW 51.5; YW 95.2; MM 15.9; TM 41.7 Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T x Remitall Icon 24K

Harvie Top Cut 57X

Calved: Feb. 12, 2010 • Birth wt. 98 lb. BW 3.6; WW 37.4; YW 66.6; MM 14.1; TM 32.8 Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T x OVHF 20X Master Key 5H

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AnimalWellfare

Through a Different Lens Producers need to consider outside views. by Dave Daley, California State University, Chico

Dave Daley shared his thoughts on animal welfare issues with Hereford breeders during the 2010 Annual Meeting Educational Forums. You can order a DVD with his and other forum presentations at HerefordPhotoshop.com.

he animal rights debate seems to get more divisive and argumentative each day. We spend our time looking at undercover videos, responding to false allegations or accusing the other side of trying to destroy all of animal agriculture. As an industry, we do very little that is proactive, and we find ourselves in a defensive posture more often than not. My experience at a university — working with people who don’t understand animal agriculture — has given me an appreciation for those with diverse and different viewpoints. I have watched our students struggle to convince people that we truly care about our livestock and, for the most part, do the

right thing. Perhaps we need to change the way we talk to those we disagree with. Perhaps we should also learn to listen before we attack. As I traveled from a speaking engagement in Idaho back to Sacramento a couple of months ago, I thought about how we have effectively lost the argument on animal welfare/rights in the minds of the general public. We are positioned as the “bad guy,” always defending what we do. I think there is a solution in learning how to dialogue and build trust with those that we disagree with. On that trip I penned a few ideas that I have observed over the past several years. These are sure-fire ways to lose our argument with the

Results from animal rights survey The following survey was administered in three locations in 2009 to more than 200 participants. Those completing the survey included a cross-section of large and small producers, including purebred, cow-calf and stocker operators, as well as some young cattlemen and allied industry representatives. Percentage response to most questions did not vary across type of producer or location of the survey. Surveys were conducted at Beef Day at California State University, Chico; the Harris Ranch Partnership for Quality Seminar, Coalinga, Calif.; and the California and Nevada Cattlemen and CattleWomen’s Convention in Sparks, Nev. Although the survey was not scientific, it is evident that cattlemen are interested in creating a proactive dialogue with people from outside our industry. A clear majority believes that animals have rights, and it was almost unanimous that animals “have the right to be treated humanely and ethically.” The small percentage of respondents who said animals don’t have the right often clarified by commenting, “We have the responsibility to treat animals humanely and ethically, but it is not a right.” With respect to the questions on non-ambulatory (downer) cows at the sale barn, it is already illegal to transport a non-ambulatory cow to slaughter. However, cattlemen were adamant that we shouldn’t take that act lightly — even suggesting criminal/civil penalties when it does occur. Perhaps the most interesting observation is how willing cattle producers were to investigate practical, cost-effective solutions to what could be considered invasive practices (castration, dehorning, etc.). The fact that cattle producers are willing to look for solutions that continue to improve the stewardship and welfare of the animals they care for is a testament to their progressive, forward-looking nature.

What should be the consequences for a producer if he/she unloads a downer cow and leaves her in public view?

Questions and results: Do animals have rights?

Absolutely not, there is nothing wrong with the current practice. — 11% Approach cautiously. — 42% Consider strongly. — 36% Implement as soon as available. — 11%

Yes. — 65% No. — 35%

Do animals have the right to be raised and treated humanely? Yes. — 94% No. — 6%

What should be the consequences for a sale barn if it unloads a downer cow and leaves her in public view? None, it is private property. — 6% The sale barn should be required to have an enclosed area to euthanize and dispose of such animals. — 66% It is the animal owner’s fault not the sale barn’s. — 11% Civil and/or criminal penalties, it should be illegal. — 17%

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None, it is private property. — 10% The individual should be required to have an enclosed area to euthanize. — 64% Civil and/or criminal penalties, it should be illegal. — 26%

If you were working cattle along a highway and someone stopped to take pictures, what would you do? Tell him/her it is private property, “Please leave.” — 4% Tell him/her to, “Get the heck out of here.” — 2% Engage in conversation and find out his/her interest in your operation. — 85% Ignore him/her. — 6%

Which of these statements best represents how often prods are used in your operation? Never. — 8% Occasionally. — 84% Regularly. — 8%

Do you think cattlemen should talk with animal rights groups to reach some understanding? Never. — 2% Depends on the situation. — 43% Yes. — 55%

If there was an economic and reasonable alternative to castration, would you adopt it?

If there was an economic and reasonable alternative to branding, would you adopt it? Absolutely not, there is nothing wrong with the current practice. — 15% Approach cautiously. — 43% Consider strongly. — 28% Implement as soon as available. — 14%

If there was an economic and reasonable alternative to dehorning, would you adopt it? Absolutely not, there is nothing wrong with the current practice. — 8% Approach cautiously. — 41% Consider strongly. — 34% Implement as soon as available. — 17%

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public when it comes to the way we raise our livestock.

Here is how producers lose the argument on animal welfare:

✗ Assuming science will give us all the answers.

Science only gives us some of the answers. I believe strongly in science but science doesn’t solve ethical questions. Also, the public does not trust scientists and assumes they can be bought. Watch the news and it is easy to find “scientists” on both sides of almost every issue. It has become a contest of “my science is better than your science.”

✗ Not working hard enough to build coalitions that include the public (consumers).

Most of our coalition efforts are focused on bringing agricultural groups together. There aren’t enough of us, and we don’t represent enough votes on major political issues.

✗ Criticizing/mocking any animal production system that is not “conventional.”

✗ Trying to lead a parade without seeing if anyone is following.

Have we asked producers about the issue? I have surveyed more than 200 cattlemen in three locations, and more than 90% of them say, “Animals have the RIGHT to be treated humanely and ethically.” To see how cattlemen surveyed feel about animal welfare, see the questions and results of the survey on the previous page. HW

I think there is a solution in learning how to dialogue and build trust with those that we disagree with.

There is room in agriculture for lots of different methods of production. Let the market determine their success rather than our hoping for them to fail.

— Dave Daley

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Using economics as the justification for all of our practices.

Although it makes sense to those of us who raise animals for a living to say, “Well of course we treat them well or we won’t make money,” statements like these really hurt our efforts with the public. In other words, if this is all about making money rather than working with animals, we would probably be in another line of work. We need to convince the public that we truly care about animals, not just about dollars. Besides that, it is not always true. You can have extreme conditions that are not good for animals that can be profitable.

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59th Annual Sale • Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 • 1 p.m. (CST) Bales Continental Commission Co., Huron, S.D.

FeATuring

40 2-Year-Old Bulls • 4 Registered Yearling Heifers 2 Yearling Bulls • 60 Commercial Yearling Hereford Heifers

✗ Assuming that we have to defend

all agricultural practices, regardless of what they are.

Why? I believe we defend those that are defensible. Period. Defending all practices makes no sense and causes us to lose credibility with the public.

✗ Assuming we can’t do better at animal welfare.

Agriculture is about evolving practices. Why can’t we continue to improve a system that is already good but will continue to change?

Lot 3 — LCG Master Bennett 19W

Lot 5 — LCG Master Traildrive 142W

Sire: KCF Bennett 3008 M116 BW 2.2; WW 62; YW 98; MM 20; REA 0.13; MARB 0.19; CHB$ 29

Sire: NJW BW Traildust 161L BW 4.8; WW 53; YW 92; MM 20; REA 0.62; MARB -0.12; CHB$ 25

Lot 1 — LCG Master Bennett 181X

Lot 43 — LCG Lyda Marshall 102X

Sire: KCF Bennett 3008 M116 BW 3.6; WW 63; YW 96; MM 28; REA 0.19; MARB 0.15; CHB$ 29

Sire: KCF Bennett 440 P486 BW 3.4; WW 64; YW 87; MM 22; REA 0.30; MARB 0.12; CHB$ 29

✗ Attacking everyone who disagrees with us in a negative, critical manner.

We get angry very easily, and that generally means we aren’t comfortable with what we are doing, so we have to defend at the top of our lungs.

✗ Not being willing to listen because we are so busy responding.

Assuming that the lunatic fringe is the general public, we spend way too much time focusing on lunatics and not working with the public.

✗ Being reactive rather than proactive. ✗ Assuming that because someone disagrees with us he is stupid, evil or both.

Good people can look at the same issue differently.

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Doing the

Right

Things An animal welfare checklist for your cow-calf operation.

by Kindra Gordon

hen most people think about cow-calf operations, they visualize wide-open spaces, green grass, horse and rider, and a beautiful environment. But, the reality is that cowcalf operations are an outdoor production system and conditions are less than idyllic most of the year. Cattle are affected by changing weather conditions, nutrition issues and diseases. These factors present animal welfare challenges that must be addressed at the cow-calf level, say Kansas State University faculty K.C. Olson and Chris Reinhardt. Olson is an associate professor of cow-calf nutrition and

management, and Reinhardt is an associate professor and Extension feedlot specialist. As animal welfare becomes an increasingly notable issue among the public, Olson and Reinhardt suggest there are several areas that cow-calf producers must consider with respect to animal welfare. Many of these management areas involve things that cow-calf producers are already doing — but simply require better communication with the public as to how and why they are being done. Veterinarian and stockmanship expert Tom Noffsinger says it boils down to doing the right things — at all times. He suggests that livestock caregivers should approach their

interactions with and handling of animals as if someone were following them with a video camera. Noffsinger says, “This industry has a foundation in integrity and character and we need to build on that.” So, what are the “right things” when it comes to animal welfare? Here’s a checklist to consider.

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Nutrition and grazing management: Keeping livestock well-fed and at an appropriate body condition is a key animal welfare component. “Sub-par or malnutrition can occur when stocking rates are too heavy or too light. Both situations result in poor diet quality,” Olson says. He explains that when overgrazed, a plant only offers basal stems with

Using science to measure animal welfare Demonstrating and communicating animal welfare practices is becoming increasingly important as the topic becomes a trade issue — particularly in Europe, where several mandates are already in place. It is also a movement that is gaining momentum with many international trading partners such as Japan, China, Korea and Brazil. To that end, Jeffrey Rushen provided an overview of the importance for scientific assessment of animal welfare to participants at the International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare May 20, 2010, on the campus of Kansas State University. Rushen is a researcher in dairy cattle welfare at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre in Agassiz, British Columbia, and an adjunct professor in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia and the University of Laval in Quebec. Rushen explained that many like to downplay the high animal care standards in Europe, saying they are based on emotion rather than science. But Rushen says the Europeans are starting to build a very formal system of regulations based on science. For that reason, Rushen says a risk assessment approach to animal welfare is becoming increasingly important. He defined risk assessment as a generally accepted, repeatable, transparent and validated measurement.

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Rushen says, “It’s a myth that pain cannot be measured in animals. Studies show us that pain control can be measured using anesthetics and analgesics.” He adds, “Can we judge the emotions of animals? People are starting to do this.” Noting this, Rushen encouraged the beef industry to solve animal welfare problems while it has time to do so. He notes that consumers still perceive the cow-calf industry as fairly favorable with the image of cows on green grass. But he states that issues like indoor housing, muddy pens, transportation and pain of dehorning/castration need to be addressed. Rushen notes, “There is a broad agreement on many of the animal welfare practices; it’s just that different terms are being used.” He also suggests that future science should start measuring the “positive” things animals experience on farms. He says, “As scientists we’ve been good with science to measure pain, disease, stress. I think people would feel more comfortable knowing about animals’ play behavior and positive social relationships between animals.” Rushen concludes, “I think this is one of the directions that animal welfare needs to move — it’s not all bad; there is some positive interaction too.” HW

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✓Appropriate calving season: Also, from an animal welfare consideration, Olson suggests scheduling the calving season so that calving and lactation coincide with peak forage quality may be more beneficial to the animals for calf survival rates and for nutrition for the cow — while also allowing for savings in feed costs.

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Weaning management: Olson adds, “August weaning rather than October allows cows to restore body condition going into the winter months. Early weaning can be a critical animal welfare intervention especially in times of drought. The science says early weaned calves are equally as healthy and in some cases more healthy.”

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Genetics: Olson explains that this aspect of “animal welfare” means matching the biological type of the cow to the environment. “A larger mature cow size increases nutrient requirements which increases maintenance costs — and can also result in bigger calves and more calving difficulty.” He gives the example of switching mature cow size from 1,350 lb. to 1,200 lb. For a 400-head herd, that’s 60,000 lb. less body weight, which means less feed, less cost, smaller calves born at birth and the potential for greater cow longevity.

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Health protocols: Reinhardt emphasizes that good animal health begins with the cow-calf producer preparing calves for the weaning process and trying to reduce stress. “Preconditioning is becoming an obligation,” he says. Reinhardt identifies timely castration and dehorning, as well as vaccinations and 15 days of backgrounding, as important animal care practices prior to shipping calves.

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Low-stress handling: With regard to animal care and handling, Noffsinger says, “The more we understand about animal interactions, the more we can move forward and be effective.” He advocates avoiding human voice around cattle, saying, “Cattle live where it’s quiet; they are not a verbally based species. So understanding this is a place to start.” Noffsinger adds, “Understand that your distance, angles, direction and the speed with which you respond to what an animal is doing impact how they will move.” He believes there should be no need for a driving aid of any kind. Along with this, he says, “Always put yourself in a situation where animals can see you. Go to the front of animals so they can see you and they can see where you want them to go.” As a final animal welfare tip, Noffsinger advises getting animals www.hereford.org

acclimated to facilities. He says, “Some Saturday run your heifers through your facility two or three times before you ever work them. It all takes preparation. When it’s time for cattle to be processed, it’s not a negative experience if they already know the facilities.”

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Timely culling: Reinhardt says the state of health of cull bulls and cows should be considered before shipping. As a rule of thumb, Jennifer Woods, a livestock handling specialist from Blackie, Alberta, says, “The question is not ‘Can the animal walk on the trailer?’ It needs to be ‘Is the animal going to be able to walk off the trailer?’” She adds, “The transport of compromised animals is one of the

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little nutritive quality, and, conversely, when a plant is allowed to reach reproductive maturity (i.e. a seedhead), the nutritive quality is also low. Thus, Olson says, “A moderate stocking rate allows diet quality to remain high.”

most vulnerable issues for our industry because it is so visible.” She points out that transportation stressors to animals include handling, mixing, fatigue, environmental, and time off feed and water. “A normal healthy animal can handle these stresses; a compromised animal (lame, diseased, low body condition score) cannot.” Bottom line, Woods says, “If you wouldn’t eat the animal, don’t ship it and expect other people to.” All total, Reinhardt concludes, “Animal welfare starts with nutrition, and then it is really about decision making — when to calve, wean, market and what genetics to use. Along with those decisions, producers need to consider the weather — we can’t control

it, but we can manage and be prepared and make different decisions. We need to ask ourselves if we are causing some of our own problems with the choices we’ve made.” HW Editor’s Note: This article highlights comments provided by speakers at the International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare held in May 2010 on the campus of Kansas State University. For more information about animal care, access the online training center initiated by K-State at www.animalcaretraining.com. The site offers 200 modules in Spanish and English on beef, dairy and equine animal care, behavior and handling topics. Eight of the modules are specifically designed as training for livestock auction market employees with a test at the end.

CL 1 DOMINO 860U {DLF,IEF} 42897554 — Calved: Jan. 10, 2008 — Tattoo: LE 860 L1 DOMINO 03396 {CHB}{IEF,DLF} CL 1 DOMINO 637S 1ET 42692477 CL1 DOMINETTE 118L CL1 DOMINO 1172L CL 1 DOMINETTE 5142R {DOD} 42571150 CL 1 DOMINETTE 810H

L1 DOMINO 00552 L1 DOMINETTE 96893 {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 888H 1ET CL 1 DOMINETTE 903J HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD,CHB}{IEF,DLF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 7192G {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 640F CL 1 DOMINETTE 6117F

CE 2.0 (.12); BW 4.2 (.66); WW 58 (.36); YW 105 (.38); MM 27 (.10); M&G 56; MCE -0.5 (.08); SC 1.4 (.26); FAT 0.06 (.24); REA 0.33 (.23); MARB 0.11 (.21); BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 15; BII$ 16; CHB$ 26

• Raised on grass at high elevation.

150 Coming 2-Year-Old Hereford Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

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AnimalWellfare Producer integrity

Working Together for Industry Quality by Sara Gugelmeyer

ou’re standing chute side, examining a sick calf. What type of medicine should you give it? Where should you inject it? What type of needle should you use? Now, hopefully you’ve spoken with your veterinarian, who can help you with these questions. But just as important is to follow Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines. “BQA is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how common sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions,” according to BQA literature. “These guidelines are designed to make certain all beef consumers can take pride in what they purchase — and can trust and have confidence in the entire beef industry.”

The problem Dee Griffin, veterinarian and professor at University of Nebraska’s Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, recalls when BQA came about. “The BQA program grew from a 1980s

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concern about residues in food. At that time beef cattle residue numbers were approximately 1.8%, the pork industry was well over 4% and three out of every 10 cans of fruits and vegetables had pesticide residue,” Griffin explains. “The real concern was nobody knew we had a problem.” At that time Griffin was working as the veterinarian for Hitch Enterprises, Guymon, Okla. Hitch was the first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Verified Control Production beef operation. “We figured out that the majority of the problem was dealing with management outliers (cattle which require extra management), and within a matter of very few years, we had the number underneath the government target, which was under 1%.” The BQA program, funded by beef checkoff dollars, conducted research and then educated producers on the problem areas. “Approximately 25% of cattle had an injection site lesion,” Griffin says. “In vet school we were told to give shots deep in the muscle, and the rump or back leg was a favorite place.” Once producers were educated on better management practices relating to injections, many of the problems were

eliminated. BQA, however, isn’t just about giving shots. “It starts with animal husbandry,” Griffin says. “If you take care of the animal in such a way that it never gets sick, then you never have reason to worry about injections. The other issue is to verify what you do; keep records and analyze those records if you have a problem.” Jim Collins, the director of industry relations for the Southeastern Livestock Network and former quality assurance coordinator for the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, stresses that the beauty of the BQA program is that it is producer driven instead of government mandated. “That’s why it works so well,” he says. The effectiveness of BQA begins at the state level. Nearly every state has its own BQA program, which is voluntary, locally led and administered through organizations such as state beef councils, land grant Universities and state cattle associations. BQA links beef producers with livestock specialists, veterinarians, nutritionists, marketers and food purveyors interested in maintaining and improving the quality of cattle and the beef they produce.

But more than anything, BQA relies on the integrity of each beef producer in the production chain, whether it’s in the pasture or feedyard. One such producer is Scott MacNair, co-owner of Cottonwood Corral Inc., Jetmore, Kan. Scott and his brother Michael have a large farming operation and a 2,000 head custom starter feedyard. They straighten out about 5,000 head of cattle a year for customers to feed out or graze on wheat pasture or grass. The starter yard can be the ultimate test of health protocols because it’s a place where cattle are already stressed. A majority of the cattle come in weighing 400-500 lb., and it’s the MacNairs’ job to help the cattle and the owners avoid health problems at the next phase, whether that be the feedyard, wheat field or grass pasture. Scott says, “We work really close with our vet on all health protocols. We’re all certainly here to get the best product on the market for the consumer. We’ve been doing this for a lot of years, and there’s been a lot of things change.” The most major change for them is injection protocols. Scott says they now avoid products that must be injected intramuscularly and always give injections in the neck. Griffin explains the reasoning behind subcutaneous shots is to avoid damage to the muscle, which will ultimately become meat. Research at Colorado State University proved that even an injection of saline in the animal’s muscle results in damage that will last more than a year. Also, Griffin says, tenderness is compromised up to four inches around the injection site. All of this adds up to a lot of trim and wasted meat. Scott says it’s obvious when cattle have received the best animal care prior to arriving in his pens. Last fall he started 1,600 source- and age-verified cattle to be fed at Ford County Feed Yard, some of which will qualify for the Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program. With those, he said his job is more processing than anything because the cattle have been preweaned and already received vaccinations. “There’s not really any health issues with them.” Death loss on those cattle has been .125%. Some of Cottonwood Corral’s customers prefer to buy cattle that are discounted to try to add value. Oftentimes these cattle are “cutting bulls” the MacNairs prepare for summer grass. In contrast, these cattle are weaned on the truck and have never been vaccinated, dehorned or castrated. Even with Scott’s innovative animal health program and www.hereford.org

diligent care, death loss on these cattle is usually around 1%. With all the extra stress and treatment, albeit necessary at this point, it is cattle like these that are most likely to end up a “management outlier” and jeopardize the safety of the food system.

to remember that each person should be responsible for his “We need the same effort from or her area of expertise. On a the cow-calf operator to the end cow-calf operation, oftentimes it’s the same person each user. Don’t take for granted that year at branding that gives shots and another person that everyone understands these castrates. Then it’s somebody guidelines; make sure. Work else completely that cares for Starts with education the cattle the rest of the year. together to have a plan that That’s why it’s important for beef It’s critical that each person can be measured and evaluated producers to be educated in all understands the BQA guidelines phases of the beef production relating to his responsibilities. and continue to make progress. chain. The BQA program Looking ahead to places Have a plan figured out to avoid breaks down into six categories where beef producers are still of guidelines, which can be falling short in terms of beef problems that might result.” applied by any producer, cow-calf quality audits is the area related operator, stocker and feeder. to bruising. Griffin says, “Bruising — Jim Collins Griffin explains each simply: costs us almost 100 million a 1. Care for your animals, year and we’re only marketing 5 residue, prior to their being shipped to 2. Vaccinate, 3. Feed them right, million head of cattle.” the plant to be completely sure. 4. Follow the rules on feed additives For example, he says, “Some old Although the industry has made and medications, 5. Use health cow goes into market and she is huge gains in the BQA area in the products wisely, and 6. Keep good limping; she’s easier to bruise. If she past 30 years, even more can be done. records (because you can’t manage bruises in her flank, because of the Collins says, “We need the same what you don’t measure). muscle structure, it can cause 20 to 30 effort from the cow-calf operator to As another example of caring for lb. of trim.” the end user. Don’t take for granted animals, Scott uses a sprinkler system Much of bruising can be avoided that everyone understands these to keep the dust down in his pens. “We by using proper cattle handling guidelines; make sure. Work together have hydrants in the pens so if any of techniques, Griffin says. Low-stress to have a plan that can be measured these cattle come in bawling, we get cattle handling education is critical, and evaluated and continue to make the sprinklers out there first so they’re not only for cattlemen but also for progress. Have a plan figured out to not bawling in the dust.” auction market personnel and truckers avoid problems that might result.” Another point that is often who transport cattle. At Cottonwood Corral Inc., undervalued is records. In recent BQA, at its foundation, is simply Scott, Michael and their staff are audits, samples were taken both an educational program designed by well educated. During busy times, randomly and from target groups. producers for producers to ensure the they process 100 head a day, and Griffin explains, “Over 80% of those beef industry is producing the best have for decades. Still, they have residues would have been prevented product possible. Collins emphasizes, diagrams and checklists posted in the if somebody would have checked the “Caring for animals is the backbone processing barn to remind everyone records. How simple is that?” behind this process. All different of the protocols. The other 20% are problems with sectors contribute to our beef supply, Scott says, “It’s important to cattle retaining residue of a drug longer and in order to remain successful, all me because I want to get the job than the label suggests because of some must take it seriously.” HW done right, and those types of little kind of organ problem. “These are problems can cause bigger problems Editor’s Note: Information about the BQA management outliers where there was later on. It’s amazing how just taking program can be found at www.bqa.org. The some organ defect that didn’t allow care of the little things pays off for resources page is rife with educational tools the drug to clear the system properly,” you in the end.” and information for all types of producers. Griffin says. “These outliers need to Animalcaretraining.org hosts online training be evaluated by management and Take responsibility modules for beef and other producers to test veterinarians more closely.” Collins encourages producers to or improve their knowledge. He suggests going so far as to test have a common sense approach but these cattle, which are at risk of having

GANT

Angus and Polled Hereford Bull Sale

Selling 60 Angus and Hereford 2-Year-Old Bulls

Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 1 p.m. Platte Livestock, Platte, S.D.

Lot 1 Gant Prospector 310 Sire: Huth Prospector K085 Dam: Gant Line 104

Lot 3 Gant Precise 293

Sire: HH Precise S226 Dam: Gant World Class 233

Sire BW WW YW MM M&G

2.1 61 105 27 57

Dam BW WW YW MM M&G

2.3 38 62 16 35

Sire BW WW YW MM M&G

5.7 51 92 11 37

Dam BW WW YW MM M&G

3.8 54 87 25 52

Delivery is available or deduct $50 if picked up by March 1, 2011. All bulls have a first breeding season guarantee

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th Annual ”Genetic Tradition ”

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 1:00 pm cst At the ranch located eight miles north and one mile west of Guide Rock, Nebraska

4 Yearling Herd Sire Prospects • 40 Two Year Old Bulls • 30 Bred Two Year Old Heifers Featuring The Get And Service Of Our Powerful Herd Bull Battery. Dams Of The Sale Cattle Were All Raised Here On The Ranch And Are The Result Of Over Thirty Years Of Production Testing

S&S Inve nveS Stment 34W P43003864 Calved: 05/25/09 Sire: NJW 10R Investment 30T Dam: S&S Inas Mixer 515S by ANL 57G Maverick 25M BW: 92 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 587 • 365 Adj. YW: 1088

S&S Durango 6X P43112194 Calved: 03/15/10 Sire: THM Durango 4037 Dam: S&S Lady Lamp 238N by S&S Kodiac 6G BW: 80 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 606

Lady CurLLyy 741W P43004273 Calved: 03/26/09 Sire: NJW 10R Investment 30T Dam: S&S Lady Curly 375R by HPH Stocker 493C 137 BW: 81 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 575 • 365 Adj. YW: 901 Sells AI’d to NF Sugar Shack P88 36S on 06/08/10

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4.6

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FAT

0.038

FAT

0.032

RIB

0.39

RIB

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0.03

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-0.02

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$16

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$20

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$16

CEZ

$15

BII

$13

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$19

CHB

$21

CHB

$19

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-0.012

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0.017

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0.52

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0.63

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$15

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$13

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$12

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$22

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0.38

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$18

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$22

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$17

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$15

BII

$15

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$21

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$23

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$22

S&S Boulder 53W P43003884 Calved: 04/13/09 Sire: NJW 94J Boulder 51M Dam: S&S Roberta 897H by VCR East Kodiak 506E BW: 94 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 642 • 365 Adj. YW: 1084

S&S Inve nveS Stment 48X P43112233 Calved: 03/30/10 Sire: NJW 10R Investment 30T Dam: S&S Lady Lamp 562T by Frenzen Power Point P21 BW: 93 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 710

S&S Lady Cur urL Ly L y 704W P423005271 Calved: 03/15/09 Sire: S&S Outback 12R Dam: S&S Lady Curly 580T by MC Ranger 9615 BW: 76 lbs • 205 Adj. WW: 627 • 365 Adj. YW: 900 Sells AI’d to NF Sugar Shack P88 36S on 06/08/10

SCHUTTE & SONS Ron and Nancy Schutte - 1417 Road 2100, Guide Rock, NE 68942 Phone: (402) 756-3462 • Cell Phone: (402) 746-4378 • E-mail: rnschutte@gtmc.net (Ron) Veiw Our Online Sale Catalog At: www.schutteandsons.net

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45th Annual Production Sale

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Cooper Program

At the ranch located 1/2 mile south of Willow Creek, Mont.

MAKING HEREFORDS BETTER! Producing line bred Hereford bulls for over 60 years, concentrating on traits that cattlemen demand in their range bulls - balanced EPDs, positive performance, feed efficiency, fleshing ability and carcass merit. BUILT ON: Peformance Testing and Maternal Traits FOCUSING ON: Calving Ease, Fertility and Disposition

Selling 80 Performance Tested Yearling Bulls 15 Top End Yearling Heifers 8 Young Bred Cows (due to calve April 1)

Free delivery for first 1,000 miles on purchases totaling $4,000 or more.

CL 1 DOMINO 003X

CL 1 DOMINO 030X 1ET

CL 1 DOMINO 065X 1ET

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 862U MGS: CL 1 DOMINO 648S EPDs: BW 3.8; WW 58; YW 94; MM 26; M&G 55; FAT 0.00; REA 0.38; MARB 0.07

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 7139T MGS: CL1 DOMINO 1172L EPDs: BW 0.6; WW 42; YW 71; MM 31; M&G 52; FAT 0.05; REA 0.09; MARB 0.08

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 7139T MGS: CL1 DOMINO 1172L EPDs: BW 0.6; WW 42; YW 71; MM 31; M&G 52; FAT 0.04; REA 0.08; MARB 0.07

CL 1 DOMINO 072X

CL 1 DOMINO 0123X 1ET

CL 1 DOMINO 0130X 1ET

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 862U MGS: CL 1 DOMINO 3162N EPDs: BW 3.5; WW 52; YW 79; MM 27; M&G 53; FAT -0.01; REA 0.50; MARB 0.15

Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 860U MGS: CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET EPDs: BW 3.5; WW 60; YW 105; MM 27; M&G 57; FAT 0.04; REA 0.36; MARB 0.07

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Sire: CL 1 DOMINO 860U MGS: CL 1 DOMINO 9126J 1ET EPDs: BW 3.6; WW 62; YW 103; MM 30; M&G 61; FAT 0.06; REA 0.36; MARB 0.25

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WPH RA Miss Leader 910W

Selling at the Nebraska Cattleman’s Classic, February 16, 2011 Born: Feb. 16, 2009 • Sire: KJ 045 Leader 606N ET • Dam: WPH RA Violet 604S • CE 3.0; BW 1.8; WW 47; YW 77; MM 23; M&G 46; FAT 0.01; REA 0.27; MARB 0.03 • Pasture exposed May 29 to August 21, 2010, to TH 71P 10R Spartan 27T

For Sale Private Treaty: Ten 2-year-old herd bull prospects

WPH Platinum 903W

• A February 5, 2009, son of SHF Platinum M33 P88. • Birth wt. 89 lb. • CE 0.3; BW 3.3; WW 48; YW 72; MM 20; M&G 44; FAT 0.03; REA 0.21; MARB 0.02

WPH RA Leader 916W

WPH Victor 926W

• A February 24, 2009, son of KJ 045 Leader 606N ET. • Birth wt. 91 lb. • CE 0.1; BW 2.8; WW 43; YW 70; MM 17; M&G 38; FAT 0.01; REA 0.06; MARB 0.04

• A March 5, 2009, son of NF 417L Victor 12P. • Birth wt. 94 lb. • CE 1.4; BW 3.4; WW 40; YW 65; MM 20; M&G 40; FAT -0.04; REA 0.31; MARB -0.10

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You can have it all...Right Now! RB 29F 002 RIGHT NOW 630S P42701674 — Calved: Jan. 20, 2006 — Tattoo: RE 630S

JSF 37 271 DEVO 23C {SOD} RLOA R271 DYNASTY ET 37U NS LAKES KILO 002 JSF 183 VICTORIA 7A P42049996 GK APOLLONIA 834Z GK APOLLO OF FL 1ET GK DYNA GIRL 849T CS BOOMER 29F {SOD,CHB} PSB LADY BOOMER KLONDIKE 340N P42386879 KFF TARZAN’S PRIDE 954

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD,CHB}{HYF,IEF,DLF} CS MISS 1ST FLAG 21A {DOD} KFF KLONDIKE TARZAN DUNWALKE PRUDENCE E38 Easier

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Milk

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Easier

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Leaner

Rib Eye Area

Bigger

Marbling

Higher

BMI Index ($)

Higher

CEZ Index ($)

Higher

BII Index ($)

Higher

P42701674 • Right Now is a fantastic, stylish bull that you can use on heifers. He’ll add muscle shape and depth while improving soundness, front ends and EPDs! • Semen: $25/Straw. Owners, Baker Family, Wisc.

Birth Wt.

CHB Index ($) 100

EPD

% Rank

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT 4.7 2.3

Acc.

Higher 90

.17 .56 .43 .42 .18 5

REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$

2.1 0.8 -0.02 0.37 -0.07 .15

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steer calves rose about $13 above last year’s premium. Sale coordinator and American Hereford Association (AHA) President John Woolfolk says, “Once again THMP prices exceeded prices paid anywhere else in the region with some loads getting significant premiums. One consignor told me that when he compared his check to local prices, he was confident that participating in the THMP meant over $100 per calf to him.” The Certified Hereford Beef ® (CHB) and Hereford Verified eligible calves sold to six buyers. Breeders from Alabama and North Carolina participated in the sale, as well as those from Tennessee.

Herefords Sell Hereford feeder calf sales spread across the country. by Sara Gugelmeyer

rom Kentucky to Kansas, Tennessee to Montana, cattle buyers and sellers are coming together to prove the demand for Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder calves. Five sales were held May through the beginning of January, all with sellers earning equal or above-themarket price for their cattle. Feeder calf buyers are willing to pay more for quality, uniform, vaccinated, weaned groups of calves, like those at these sales. Plus, more and more cattlemen are realizing the value of Hereford’s efficiency: Hereford-sired calves will gain more while eating less (according to results from Harris Ranch Research Project). Each sale had its own individual requirements, but for all of them, calves had to be at least 50% Hereford, vaccinated with a standard protocol and weaned for at least 30 days. The cattle were also sorted into load lots by weight and kind.

Kentucky Certified Hereford Influenced Sale The second Kentucky Certified Hereford Influenced Sale replicated the success of the Kentucky Hereford Association’s first feeder calf sale. May 11, 2010, sellers earned premiums of more than $4 per hundredweight (cwt.) for heifers and about $3 per cwt. for steers compared to the weekly average price for each weight range. The 733 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced calves

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were sold at the Bluegrass South Livestock Market in Stanford, Ky. Word of the premiums earned in the first Kentucky Hereford sale in fall 2009 spread as consignors responded with about 200 head more up for bid. “Kentucky breeders and the Kentucky Hereford Association have done a great job promoting these sales to both sellers and buyers and that has played a major role in the success of both sales,” says Tim Dietrich, beef cattle marketing specialist for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

Kansas Hereford Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale On Oct. 22, 2010, the Kansas Hereford Association (KHA) hosted its 14th annual stocker and feeder calf sale at Manhattan Commission Co., Manhattan, Kan. Nine consignors earned from $130 to $134 per hundred cwt. on 400 to 500 lb. steers and $124 to $127.50 on 500 to 600 lb. steers. Heavier 600 to 700 lb. steers brought $115 to $117 per cwt. Heifers brought from $110 to a sale top $124 on replacement quality Hereford heifers averaging 597 lb. “The calves in this sale generally sold from $2 to $3 higher than like quality other-breed calves that were there the same day, once again proving the worth of Herefords,” says Tom Granzow, KHA secretary/manager.

Montana Hereford Association Feeder Calf Sale More than $750,000 worth of Hereford and Hereford-influenced feeder calves sold Nov. 17, 2010, at the second-annual Montana Hereford Association (MHA) sponsored feeder calf sale. Twenty-seven consignors brought the 1,091 head to Headwaters Livestock Auction Yard, Three Forks, Mont. MHA Director Della Ehlke compared the prices paid with the U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly averages and other local sales. “In comparing the results of the MHA sale to feeder calves sold the same day at an auction in Billings, the price ranges for the 500, 600 and 700 weight steers and 500 and 700 weight heifers sold through the MHA sale exceeded those of the cattle sold in the other known Montana sale with the same date.”

Tennessee Hereford Marketing Program Feeder Calf Sale Buyers and sellers gathered for the annual Tennessee Hereford Marketing Program (THMP) Feeder Calf Sale Oct. 25, 2010. At the Tennessee Livestock Producers’ facility in Columbia, 42 consignors sold 605 head of age-, source- and health-verified Hereford and Hereford-cross calves for approximately $48.50 and $53 per head more on average than the reported weekly average, for steers and heifers respectively. The premium for

Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale To kick off the new year, cattlemen and buyers gathered in Carthage, Ill., for the 4th Annual Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale Jan. 4. Twenty-five consignors sold 516 head of Hereford and Herefordinfluenced feeder steers and heifers. “I think the calves sold well; some of the buyers commented that we really ‘hit the market,’” says Jerry Huth, one of the sale organizers and AHA director. Steers averaged: 400-500 lb. – $1.32, 501-600 lb. – $1.28, 601-700 lb. – $1.19, 701-801 lb. – $1.19. Heifers averaged: 400-500 lb. – $1.23, 501-600 lb. – $1.15, 601-700 lb. – $1.07, 701-750 lb. – $1.00.

Upcoming sales Still ahead this spring and summer are two more feeder calf sales you can take advantage of as a buyer or seller. The Missouri Hereford Association is hosting one April 11 and another July 11, 2011, in Eldon, Mo. Contact any Missouri Hereford Association board member for more information or call the sale barn at 573-392-5572. The bottom line is no matter what part of the country you’re in, if you’re looking for a way to earn good prices for your calves at marketing time, one option is clear. Breed your cows to a Hereford bull, capitalize on the advantages of crossbreeding, and get a bigger check on sale day. HW Editor’s Note: To obtain more information on feeder calf or Hereford production sales in your area, and to read about results from the Harris Ranch Research Project, visit Hereford.org.

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CORBIELL HEREFORDS Offers You Canadian Genetics at Their Best at the

CALGARY BULL SALE

11 CALGARY BULL SALE

March 2 & 3, 2011

C 4W

C 15W

C 16W

C 54W

C 11W

C 64W

Thanks to Berry Herefords, Cheyenne, Wyo., for purchasing our 2010 Calgary high seller. WE WELCOME YOUR INQUIRIES

Brad, Tammy, Ty and Melissa Box 337, Cluny, AB Canada • 403-734-2111 • Fax 403-734-2100 • corbiell@pcc-inet.ca Located 1.6 km. east, 0.6 km. south of Petro Canada service station on Hwy. 1 at Cluny Corner. 46

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RAUSCH HEREFORDS REVOLUTIONARY BULL AND FEMALE SALE

FEB. 21, 2011 • 1 P.M. (CST)

110 Bulls • 200 Heifers 3EveryOffering animal has a video on www.rauschhereford.com

MSU TCF Revolution 4R

R Puckster 2013

Herd Sires at the top of the Breed

Lot 3 - R Revolution 4190

Lot 7 - R Vision 4200

Sire: Revolution • MGS: Advance

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ CHB$

6.1 2.2 65 98 22 54 1.8 0.9 0.03 0.64 0.23 23 19 35

Sire: Vision • MGS: Puckster Easier

Calv. Ease Direct (%) Birth Wt.

Lighter

Weaning Wt.

Heavier

Yearling Wt.

Heavier

Milk

Higher

Milk & Growth

Higher

Calv. Ease Mat. (%)

Easier

Scrotal Circ.

Bigger

Fat

Leaner

Rib Eye Area

Bigger

Marbling

Higher

BMI Index ($)

Higher

CEZ Index ($)

Higher

BII Index ($)

Higher

CHB Index ($)

Higher

100

TOTAL $77

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ CHB$

5.4 0.0 59 92 26 56 2.6 1.2 0.00 0.48 0.22 24 20 33

Easier

Birth Wt.

Lighter

Weaning Wt.

Heavier

Yearling Wt.

Heavier

Milk

Higher

Milk & Growth

Higher

Calv. Ease Mat. (%)

Easier

Scrotal Circ.

Bigger

Fat

Leaner

Rib Eye Area

Bigger

Marbling

Higher

BMI Index ($)

Higher

CEZ Index ($)

Higher

BII Index ($)

Higher

CHB Index ($)

Higher

TOTAL $77

Lot 112 - R Miss Revolution 450

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ CHB$

Sire: Revolution • MGS: Wrangler

Calv. Ease Direct (%)

100

Lot 111 - R Miss Revolution 060

3.9 3.3 66 103 22 55 0.4 1.1 0.01 0.75 0.12 22 17 34

Easier

Calv. Ease Direct (%) Birth Wt.

Lighter

Weaning Wt.

Heavier

Yearling Wt.

Heavier

Milk

Higher

Milk & Growth

Higher

Calv. Ease Mat. (%)

Easier

Scrotal Circ.

Bigger

Fat

Leaner

Rib Eye Area

Bigger

Marbling

Higher

BMI Index ($)

Higher

CEZ Index ($)

Higher

BII Index ($)

Higher

CHB Index ($)

Higher

100

TOTAL $73

Celebrating 30 Years of Having the Most Dams on the Breed’s Dams of Distinction List

Sire: Revolution • MGS: Wideload 3.3 2.7 64 102 23 55 2.2 0.8 0.04 0.59 0.22 20 17 33

Easier

Calv. Ease Direct (%) Birth Wt.

Lighter

Weaning Wt.

Heavier

Yearling Wt.

Heavier

Milk

Higher

Milk & Growth

Higher

Calv. Ease Mat. (%)

Easier

Scrotal Circ.

Bigger

Fat

Leaner

Rib Eye Area

Bigger

Marbling

Higher

BMI Index ($)

Higher Higher

CEZ Index ($)

Higher

BII Index ($)

Higher

CHB Index ($)

100

TOTAL $70

The Rausch cow herd has qualified 518 females for the breed’s Dams of Distinction List since 1980, 35 head this year.

Please call, write or e-mail for more information

RAUSCH HEREFORDS 14831 Hereford Rd. • Hoven, SD 57450

Jerry 605-948-2146 • Vern 605-948-2375 • Shannon 605-948-2157 rauschherf@rauschherefords.com • www.rauschherefords.com

Located two miles west of Hoven on Hwys. 20 and 47

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This sale will be broadcast live on the Internet. Real time bidding and proxy bidding available. Live viewing and bidding available sale day. Check out www.rauschherefords.com

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A New Revolution — Progeny pictured are sired by 2328

WHITEHAWK 4R REVOLUTION 2328 {DLF,IEF} P42913925 — Calved: March 21, 2008 — Tattoo: RE 2328

Dam of 2328

FELTONS LEGEND 242 {SOD,CHB}{HYF} MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R {CHB}{DLF,IEF,HYF} P42593689 MSU TCF RACHAEL ET 54N {IEF,DLF,HYF}

FELTONS DOMINO 774 {SOD,CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} FELTONS G15 REMITALL ONLINE 122L {SOD,CHB}{HYF,IEF,DLF} HH MISS ADV 786G 1ET

FH L1 DOMINO 403 {CHB} R MISS ADVANCE 406 {IEF,DLF} 42715622 R MISS WRANGLER 804 {DOD}

HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD,CHB}{IEF,DLF} FH MISS GENERAL 202 {DLF,IEF} R WRANGLER 4640 R MISS NAVIGATE 692 {DOD}

CE 3.9 (.12); BW 3.9 (.67); WW 84 (.57); YW 144 (.48); MM 28 (.13); M&G 70; MCE 1.9 (.08); SC 1.4 (.28); FAT 0.01 (.24); REA 1.01 (.26); MARB 0.32 (.21); BMI$ 26; CEZ$ 17; BII$ 18; CHB$ 49 • Semen $50/Straw • Non-AI Certiﬁcate Bull

Maternal granddam

FEBRUARY 18, 2011  BULL SALE

White Hawk Ranch

Located at 4765 Hwy. 27, Buchanan, GA 30113

Gary R. Hedrick 1475 Canton Rd., Ste. 100 Marietta, GA 30066

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770-425-5200 • 678-858-0914 Cell • 770-425-4191 Fax g.hedrick@whitehawkinc.com • www.whitehawkbeefmakers.com

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Develop bulls so they are not overly fat or too thin.

Getting Bulls Ready Nutrition considerations before, during and after the breeding season. by Kindra Gordon

“W

hat should I be feeding my bulls?” South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension beef specialist Julie Walker says that is a question she is commonly asked by seedstock and commercial producers alike. Her advice to them is this; “The goal is to have bulls that have been developed on a balanced ration that are not too thin or overly fat.” She further explains that research has shown bulls with too little or too

much condition can have poor reproduction and fertility. To that end, she emphasizes, “Nutrition is very important for bulls.” To put it into context, she uses an example that while a cow produces one calf per year, a bull can potentially sire 25 to 60 calves per year — which means bulls should command some special management and care during the year. Walker encourages producers to pay special attention to bull nutrition before, during and after

the breeding season, with the following guidelines:

Prior to breeding season Yearling bulls should have a body condition score (BCS) of about 6 at the start of the breeding season, Walker recommends. To achieve that goal, she suggests accessing each bull’s body condition at least 30-60 days prior to turn-out to determine what management action should be taken.

Thin bulls should be put on a ration with a higher level of energy to increase rate of gain. Overconditioned bulls should be transitioned to a ration that will help reduce their body condition to the target BCS of 6 to prepare them for the breeding season. In either of these scenarios, Walker emphasizes that when you are changing diets to be more or less concentrated, the change in ration should be made gradually. Gradual change reduces the possibilities of metabolic disorders and impaired breeding performance, she explains. She also points out that ration changes prior to breeding can have an effect on reproductive performance because mature sperm is produced during a 60-day period before ejaculation. Thus, Walker says, “The nutritional effects of over- or underfeeding on sperm quantity and quality will have some carryover effect.” For bulls that are deemed “in good condition” 30-60 days prior to breeding, Walker says the key is to begin adapting them to a high forage ration prior to turnout on grass. She explains that the general method of stepping-down bulls is to gradually replace a portion of the concentrate in the ration with forage over several weeks until the bulls are consuming forage or forage plus a supplement, if needed. As a rule of thumb, she suggests reducing 10% of the concentrate in the ration per week with forage. “Ideally, this should start at least 30-60 days prior to turn-out and yearling bulls should continue to gain 1.5 to 2 lb. per day,” Walker says. Walker also says some special consideration should be given to purchased bulls and transitioning them to a new ration once you get them home.

Nutrition for bull calves For seedstock producers raising bulls, South Dakota State University Extension Beef Specialist Julie Walker offers this nutritional advice pre and postweaning:

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Preweaning: Under normal environments, the plane of nutrition from dam’s milk and forage should be adequate for normal growth rates of bull calves up to weaning at 6-9 months of age. “It is important that adequate nutrition is available to the dam during this time,” Walker says. She says early weaning or creep feeding could be considered when the calves’ plane of nutrition is less than desired; however, the cost must also be evaluated when making this decision.

Bulls can naturally sire 25-60 calves per year, so it is important to keep them in good condition and health.

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Postweaning: She suggests developing bulls at moderate rates of gain instead of high rates of gain and says there are many possibilities for rations — the best ration for each situation should be determined based on availability and cost of feed ingredients, she suggests. Walker reiterates that the key is developing the ration to meet the desired animal performance without over- or under-developing the bull. “Under-nutrition results in delayed puberty and over-nutrition can reduce semen production and quality,” says Walker. (Nutrient requirements for growing bulls can be found through the Extension service.) As a guideline, Walker says, typically, many of the diets to develop beef bulls contain from 40 to 60% concentrate. Higher planes of nutrition may overcondition bulls, she cautions. HW

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“The key is to have consistency. Talk to the person you bought them from and see what they were feeding to help in deciding your ration and how to transition them,” she suggests.

During breeding season Walker admits that there is limited opportunity to manage bull nutrition during the breeding season. “They are basically on the same plane of nutrition as the cows,” she says. However, she says producers should still monitor the body condition score of bulls during the breeding season as well as observe the bulls’ ability to service the cows. She says it is normal for bulls to lose from 100-200 lb. during the breeding season. She adds, “If a bull gets extremely thin during the breeding season, you may want to replace him because his ability to service cows will probably be reduced.”

which can add some weight and extra value before they are taken to market.

Additional tips

For producers who may use bulls for two breeding seasons for both spring and fall calving herds, Walker says some extra nutritional management may be needed to ensure that bulls will be prepared to serve cows during each breeding season. “Bulls have a shorter time to replenish their weight loss before the next breeding season, so young bulls may need to be on a ration that allows them to gain 2 to 2.5 lb. per day to recover from weight loss,” she says. HW

In managing bulls for a successful breeding season, South Dakota State University Extension Beef Specialist Julie Walker also emphasizes: • conduct breeding soundness exams prior to breeding season each year for each bull. “this is important each year because a lot of things can impact fertility from one breeding season to the next,” she says.

• Make minerals and vitamins available to bulls year-round to ensure successful animal growth and breeding performance.

• Before and after breeding season, keep bulls in pens or pastures that are large enough to ensure adequate exercise to prepare bulls for the breeding season. “Bulls will remain sound longer and have more sex drive (libido) if they’ve had exercise,” Walker says. As a tip she suggests locating feeding areas away from water to encourage bulls to move around. Additionally, bunk space should be 24-30 inches per bull if all bulls are being fed at the same time.

• Develop a health protocol for herd bulls with your local veterinarian that addresses yearly vaccinations, parasite control and biosecurity. HW

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After breeding season Once the breeding season is over, Walker stresses that the need for bull nutrition continues — especially for young bulls that are still growing. “Nutritional management postbreeding is influenced by both age of bulls and amount of weight loss during the course of the breeding season,” Walker says. She recommends producers evaluate each bull’s condition again and sort them into three groups: 1) Mature bulls in fairly good condition. These bulls can be managed on pasture or an all-roughage diet without supplements during the winter, says Walker. Hay quality should be 8-10% crude protein and fed at 2% of body weight. Rations should be modified in order to use available feed ingredients and to manage the bulls to maintain moderate body condition. 2) Growing young bulls and thin bulls that need extra care. Because young bulls are still growing, their ration should be formulated to ensure a gain of 1.5 to 2 lb. per day depending on the magnitude of weight loss during breeding. The need to supplement young bulls on summer/fall pasture will depend on the quality and quantity of forage available, says Walker. She adds that the best method for developing a diet for bulls is to test potential feeds and formulate a ration based on age, size and desired performance. As an example, in the winter, feeding roughage at 2% of body weight plus 3-6 lb. of grain so total diet protein content is 10-11% will often provide the targeted rate of gain in young bulls, according to Walker. 3) Salvage bulls to be marketed. With special management and the proper ration, salvage bulls can gain 3-5 lb./day over 60 days, www.hereford.org

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March 4, 5 & 6, 2011

43 Lots Bulls • Cow-Calf Pairs • Bred and Open Heifers • Embryos Selling:

SCHEdulE Of EvEntS Show: friday, March 4, 2011 • 1 p.m. Sale: Saturday, March 5, 2011 • new Market Hall • 12:30 p.m. Junior Show: Sunday, March 6, 2011 • 8 a.m. This is a Jackpot Show open to all 4-H/FFA members regardless of residence

Thomas Farms, Richmond, Ky. Gen-Lor Farms, Lori and Gene Stumpf, Columbia, Ill. Haney Polled Herefords, English, Ind. Wolf Farm, Alexandria, Ky. Beckley Herefords, Ravenna, Ky. Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Ky. Popplewell Farms, Russell Springs, Ky. River Circle Farm, Hartsville, Tenn. Ridgeview Farms, Alto, Mich.

Pilot Wheel Ranch, Mauckport, Ind. Southland Ranch LLC, Pickens, S.C. Clifford Farms, Cynthiana, Ky. Whiskey Run Farms, Cottage Grove, Wis. Blake Herefords, Brookston, Ind. Iron Wheel Farms, Fults, Ill. Slone and Son, Oak Hill, Ohio JC Cattle Co., Norman, Ind. Grassy Run Farms, Winfield, W.Va.

She sells! One of many show prospects offered.

Auctioneer: dale Stith 918-760-1550

For catalog, contact: Earlene Thomas, secretary Kentucky Hereford Association 2396 Union City Rd. • Richmond, KY 40475 859-623-5734 February 2011 /

THE BULL PEN SOUTH MOUNTAIN RANCH Matt Duckett 208-459-3070 18831 Wagner Rd., Caldwell, ID 83607 southmountainranch@gmail.com

Offering 25 Hereford Bulls

17 Horned • 8 Polled 10 2-year-olds • 1 Fall yearling • 14 Spring yearlings

Sires: UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, CJH Harland 408, C Moler 6225 ET, Churchill Rancher 592R, HH Advance 5212R, C Reno 6142 ET Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Private Treaty Sale Feb.-March 2011

LENTH HEREFORDS

Doug Lenth 563-380-5656 or 563-864-3670 13690 130th St., Postville, IA 52162 lhfarms2@neitel.net www.breedingcattlepage.com/hereford/ReynoldsLenthHerefords/homepage.htm

Offering 22 Hereford Bulls

16 Horned • 6 Polled 14 Spring yearlings • 5 18-mo. olds • 2 Spring 2-year-olds Sires: LH Dsignr 444, J&J Marshall T111, RH Standard Lad 0313 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Delivery available and Low BW heifer bulls

BEEF RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP David Trowbridge P.O. Box 60, Tabor, IA 51653 david_trowbridge@msn.com

Offering 16 Hereford Bulls 1 Fall 18 mo. and 15 Spring Yearlings 3 Horned and 13 Polled

Sires: KCF Bennett 774 R73, Innisfail 440 1P, Sparks Trend 2007, KCF Benett 255M T121 ET Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Private Treaty

DR. JAMES N. ROSENBERG JAY CURRAN JIM KUHLMAN 240 Hwy. 18 West, Clear Lake, IA 50428 docjames@netins.net • jkuhlman4@mchsi.com

Offering 8 Polled Hereford Bulls Sires: JR CCF Harvies Deeno Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested and Low BW heifer bulls

Private Treaty Sales from farm

MILLIGAN HEREFORDS James Milligan 815-761-1523 481 Church, Kings IL 61068 milligan1234@netzero.com

Offering 30 Bulls 22 Horned • 8 Polled

Galen Krieg 1795 ECR 1000, Basco, IL 62313

Offering 25 Polled Hereford Bulls Sires: Harvie Dan T Bone 196T, TRM Samson 205Z, Remitall Route 66 346R Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal and Semen Tested

Sires: KB L1 Domino 1124, SR Saga 1056, RJ Executive 700, TAJ Troubadour 7049 Information Available: EPDs, Semen Tested and delivery available

Private Treaty

BRANNAN & REINHARDT POLLED HEREFORDS

OLEEN CATTLE CO.

Kent Reinhardt 785-387-1846 418 W. Diel, Otis, KS 67565 rhinos@gbta.net • www.kansaspolledherefords.org/bandr/

Offering 11 Polled Hereford Bulls

Sires: B&R Mr Triple 20L RT10 (a son of BKR Triple Plus 73C 20L) and B&R Mr Watchfire RP12 RU12 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, bulls for lease, delivery available, low BW heifer bulls, breeding season guarantee

NORTHFORK RANCH

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Glenn and Chuck Oleen 785-668-2368 or 785-668-2454 10272 S. Forsse Rd., Falun, KS 67442 oleencattle@hometelco.net

Offering 50 Horned Hereford Bulls Sires: O L1 Domino S58, O L1 Domino T131, O L1 Blazer S1, O L1 Domino R92, CJH Harland 408, O L1 Domino P188, HH Advance 286M 1 ET Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Private Treaty www.hereford.org

THE BULL PEN TOWNER FARM

John Towner 620-724-6636 320 E. 47 Hwy., Girard, KS 66743 townerfarm@ckt.net • www.townerfarm.com

TS RANCH

Wes and Buck Bailey 620-273-6906 or 620-340-2237 1764 Norton Creek Rd., Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845 marcia_bee@yahoo.com • www.tsranch.net

Offering 12 Yearling Bulls

Offering 20-25 Horned Hereford Bulls

Sires: STAR Bright Future 533P, STAR Bogart 5L, STAR Kee Line 38R Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA and Ultrasound info

Feb. 26, 2011 Production Sale at the ranch

2 Horned • 10 Polled

UMBERGER POLLED HEREFORDS Greg Umberger 620-527-4472 • Cell 620-923-5120 3018 U Rd., Rozel, KS 67574 gregumberger@yahoo.com

Offering 26 Polled Bulls

6 2-year-olds and 20 coming yearlings

Sires: SHF Symbol P68 S35, SHF Tucker M326 T64, SHF Volt R117 U82 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested and WDA

JOURNAGAN RANCH Marty Lueck 417-948-2669 • 417-838-1482 cell Rt. 1, Box 85G, Mountain Grove, MO 65711 mvlueck@centurytel.net

Offering 50 Hereford Bulls 1 Horned • 49 Polled Ranch raised bulls, focusing on calving ease and balanced traits Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Ultrasound info, Delivery available and Low BW heifer bulls

Private Treaty

LINTON POLLED HEREFORDS

Art Linton 308-293-5816 77414 Hwy. 183, Miller, NE 68858 ajlinton@frontiernet.net • www.lintonpolledherefords.com

Offering 35 Polled Hereford Bulls

Sires: KT Top Secret 1030, Schu-Lar On Target 22S Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Sires: MCR 522 Gold Domino 411 ET, EE 0024 8114 5315, EE 484 332 51 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested and ADG

SCHAFER HEREFORDS Lester Schafer 320-833-2050 • 320-582-0489 cell 64664 170th St., Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 schaferj@hutchtel.net

Offering 10 Hereford Bulls 5 Horned • 5 Polled

Sires: LJS Mark Domino 0709, LJS Mark Domino 0738, LJS Embracer 0774, LJS Bogart 0876 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

GLM HEREFORDS

Grant McKay 308-470-1190 406 19th Ave., Franklin, NE 68939 grant_linda@glmherefords.com • www.glmherefords.com

Offering 8 Polled Hereford Bulls 3 2-year-olds and 5 yearlings

Sires: VCR Redman 214M, TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET, TH 121L 63N Tundra 16S and JDH 15 Wrangler 25L Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Trich Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Private Treaty

KING HEREFORDS Bill King 505-220-9909 P.O. Box 564, Stanley, NM 87056

Offering 150 Polled and Horned Hereford Bulls

Sires: CL 1 Domino 860U, Harland Too, C Cowboy Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Trich Tested, Ultrasound info, Delivery available and Low BW heifer bulls

Private Treaty

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THE BULL PEN LEFORCE HEREFORDS

FOUR L HEREFORDS

Offering 33 Horned Hereford Bulls

Offering 100 Hereford Bulls

Henry LeForce 580-532-6100 • 580-984-0011 cell 84999 Garvin Rd., OK 73766 info@leforce.com • www.leforce.com

Sires: Churchill Yankee ET, CJH Harland 408, CL 1 Domino 789T, Churchill Slugger 800U, Churchill Babe Ruth 714T, HH Advance 7083T Information Available: EPDs, Semen Tested, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Tom Lane 615-804-0500 5190 Clay Farm Rd., Atwood, TN 38220 tomlane26@gmail.com • www.fourlherefords.com

90 Horned • 10 Polled

Sires: GH Rambo 279R, CJH Harland 408, Four L Dakota Gold 5010 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Ultrasound info, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

Private Treaty

25 bulls for sale Private Treaty in the Fall 75 bulls sell Feb. 19, 2011 in bull sale

MCMULLIN RANCH

RADDE RANCH

Donlie and Linda McMullin 254-681-1566 1005 Perryman Creek Rd., Copperas Cove, TX 76522 dboydmc@yahoo.com • www.mcmullinranch.com

Kenneth Radde 817-313-2406 2511 County Rd. 1060, Meridian, TX 76665 radderanch@htcomp.net

3 Horned • 13 Polled 1 2-year old, 8 18-month olds, 7 coming yearlings

Sires: STAR Bright Future 533P ET, RH Limited Edition 2S, KCL Master Vic 29K Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal and Semen Tested

Offering 16 Hereford Bulls

Sires: Remitall Super Duty 42S, Remitall Online 122L, MCM R125 Ruggby 37T ET, KCF Bennett M326 Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Trich Tested and Low BW heifer bulls

Offering 8 Polled Hereford Bulls

Private Treaty

SCHOCK RANCH

Dennis Schock 903-815-2004 1911 Smith Oak Rd., Sherman, TX 75090 dschock@wildblue.net

Offering 20 Hereford Bulls 10 Horned • 10 Polled

Sires: PW Mohican Nasdaq P316, CL 1 Domino 477P, HH Advance 4140P, HH Advance 5061R, HH Advance 373N Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, ADG, WDA, Delivery available, Low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

MIDDLESWARTH HEREFORD RANCH Jay Middleswarth 307-532-5427 P.O. Box 998, Torrington, WY 6mbulls@hughes.net

Offering 57 Horned Hereford Bulls

Sires: 6M Sir D4 B87S, 6M King B44S, DK Robin Hood 303, UU Special 5094, 6M Trailblazer B91R, 6M River Lad B17T, SNS 35J Silver Lad 126L Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Trich Tested, Ultrasound info, delivery available and Low BW heifer bulls

JOHANSEN HEREFORDS Jonathan Johansen 801-450-6458 and 435-381-2523 1000 N. 15 E., Castle Dale, UT 84513 johansenjoe@hotmail.com • www.johansenherefords.com

Offering 20 Horned Hereford Bulls

Sires: HH Advance 5085R (by 0024K), KB L1 Domino 724T (by 484), CL 1 Domino 280M (by 9126J), JH Domino 600 (by 9126J), RCH Advance 2051 (by 026K) and L1 Domino 07520 (by 00490) Information Available: EPDs, Scrotal, Semen Tested, Trich Tested, ADG, WDA, delivery available, low BW heifer bulls and breeding season guarantee

This is a new feature for the Hereford World and designed especially for the tabloid issues, which many progressive commercial operations receive four times a year. The demand for Hereford bulls is growing and we are discovering many commercial operations are returning a white face to their cow herd for numerous beneficial reasons. This section in the tabloid is designed to assist in locating operations that have a good selection of Hereford bulls. Plans are to expand this new section in upcoming tabloid issues. Thank you to all who utilize the Bull Pen. — Joe Rickabaugh

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FOUR L BULL SALE FEBRUARY 19, 2011

85 Bulls • 20 Females • 75 Yearlıng Bulls 10 2-Year Olds • Bred Cows and Show Prospects 20 SONS SELL

GH Rambo 279R

{CHB}{DLF,IEF,HYF} CE -4.8 BW 5.3 WW 73 YW 112 MM 13 M&G 49 MCE -0.9 SC 0.4 FAT -0.03 REA 1.14 MARB -0.01 BMI$ 15 CEZ$ 8 BII$ 11 CHB$ 36

#1 sire in the breed for meat and muscle. If you need growth, ribeye, bone and structure...

SPECIA FEATU L RE

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Selling two picks, fall heifer calf flush, Outcross x DOD 825 — They will show, they will flush.

OTHER SIRES REPRESENTED CJH Harland 408 • MH Dakota 0230 • Four L Dakota Gold 5010R K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K • Churchill Yankee ET Four L Golden Eye 157 • Four L 767G Domino 3126 ET • GH Neon 17N RCR Steadfast • LaGrand Reload 80P • CL 1 Domino 750T 1ET 5190 Clay Farm Rd. • Atwood, TN 38220

Celebrating 62 Years in the Hereford Breed

Office/Fax 731-986-3266 Tom Lane Jr. 615-804-0500 Ennis Wallace 731-415-4299 www.fourlherefords.com

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor Keystone International, American Royal, National Western and Ft. Worth 44 times. www.hereford.org

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4) Utilize selection tools

Things to Do Before Purchasing a Bull I by Brett Barham, University of Arkansas division of agriculture

know many producers spend many hours in the process of purchasing a bull. It’s a big decision — one that can affect your herd for many years beyond the expected usefulness of the bull due to his daughters remaining in production. It pays to do some homework on determining what kind of bull you need prior to purchase. Here are some steps to help guide you through the process:

1) Identify herd goals Herd goals serve as the foundation for sire selection and provide guidance as to traits with the most economic importance. Defining the production and marketing system, along with management strategies and environment, is the key factor that warrants consideration.

• Will the bull be used on

heifers, mature cows or both?

• Will replacement females be retained in the herd?

• How will the calf crop be

marketed (sell at weaning, retain ownership, sell females)?

• What are the labor and management resources available?

• What are the feed resources

and environmental conditions of the operation?

• How will this sire contribute

to the overall breeding system plan?

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2) Assess herd strengths and weaknesses

Fundamental records are key to identifying strengths and weaknesses. Basic performance parameters such as calving percentage and dates, weaning percentage, weaning weights, sale weights, carcass data, feed usage, etc., are necessary to serve as the basis for assessing areas of strength and those needing attention. This type of information is extremely important considering the high input costs and low operating margins of today’s markets.

3) Establish selection priorities Concentrate on those factors that stand to have the largest effect on profitability. Remember that income is derived from performance (sale weight, percent calf crop weaned, carcass merit, etc.). Performance is a function of both genetics and environment/ management. Superior genetics can be negated by poor management, which emphasizes the importance of separating the effect of management (nutrition, health program) from that of genetics when specific priorities for the herd are established. Considering both the genetic and management influences on various traits is important. Focus on a handful of priority traits rather than attempting to change many traits simultaneously. Establishing a few traits to focus on is the key factor.

Once selection priorities have been established through close examination of herd goals and current status, a number of useful tools are at the disposal of beef producers to assist in making genetic improvement. Genetic differences across breeds have been well established, and utilization of different breeds in a complementary fashion through structured crossbreeding plans provides the opportunity for improvement in multiple traits. Most importantly, heterosis attained through crossbreeding has been shown to have significant favorable impact on traits such as reproductive efficiency and cow longevity, which are critical for herd profitability. The limited ability to select for reproductive traits in the form of expected progeny differences (EPDs) further emphasizes the importance of capturing the value of heterosis. EPDs are available for many traits of economic importance. The introduction of economic indexes, which combine several related traits and their economic values into one EPD, are available to assist with simultaneous improvement in multiple traits which impact areas such as carcass merit and post-weaning profit. Again, with the large number of EPD tools available, the critical step is to determine the EPDs which are most important and to establish benchmarks relative to each.

5) Establish benchmarks Several tools can be used to help determine EPD specifications. EPD values for current and past sires can be used as benchmarks. With these benchmarks, EPD specifications can be set to reflect the desired increase or moderation in performance for a particular trait. As an example, establishing a benchmark for milk EPD can be determined through the relationship between previous sires’ genetics for milk and the performance of their daughters in the herd.

6) Find a source With the above defined, you can now begin to look at individual bulls. There are many sources for bulls that warrant consideration — production sales, test stations and private treaty sales. Of critical importance is that the bull be from a reputable source which will stand behind its product. It may be necessary to look at several sources in order to find the correct bull.

7) Do your homework The first step to doing so is to evaluate the sale catalog, performance pedigree and data. By examining the bull’s performance record, determine

which bulls meet the EPD and other specifications that have been established (and, likewise, eliminate those that do not meet the specifications). Be prepared to make tradeoffs, as the perfect record may not be attainable. Do not be surprised or alarmed when the bulls you have highlighted appear scattered throughout the sale order. Remember to stick to the selection criteria and qualifications/specifications that have been established. All this can and should be accomplished prior to departing for any sale.

8) Have a look Once the list has been narrowed to only bulls which meet the criteria, these bulls can be further evaluated and the selection refined. Having a list of suitable bulls prior to arrival at the auction or farm will not only save time but also assist in making sure the right bull for the situation is purchased. After narrowing the potential candidates on paper, the bulls can be evaluated for suitability of phenotypic traits and the potential candidate list can be shortened even further. Not all relevant traits have EPDs (examples include disposition, foot soundness, fleshing ability, etc.) and, therefore, must be evaluated visually.

9) Make a sound investment For many cow-calf producers, purchasing a new bull is a relatively infrequent occurrence. This emphasizes the importance of selecting the right bull, particularly in single-sire herds. The value of the right bull cannot be overestimated. Investments in good genetics will pay dividends, both short- and long-term, through the influence the bull has on each calf crop as well as his daughters if they are retained in the herd.

10) Manage the new bull properly Of equal importance is the care and management of the newly acquired bull. Proper management and nutrition are essential for the bull to perform satisfactorily during the breeding season. With most new herd sires purchased as yearling bulls, management prior to, during and after the first breeding season is particularly important. Plan ahead by acquiring a new yearling bull at least 60 to 90 days prior to the breeding season so ample time is available to allow for adjustment to a new environment, commingling with other bulls and getting the bull in proper breeding body condition. HW

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IOWA SELECT HEREFORD SALE • Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

LOT

Lot 16 — JR CCF William W0982

Lot 29 — DHF DETERMINATION 741T

P43063611 — Calved: Sept. 12, 2009 Harvie Raftsman 16R X Bar JZ Tradition 434V cow CE 3.2

BW 1.7

WW 47

YW 69

MM 21

M&G 45

SC 0.4

REA 0.34

MARB 0.01

Consigned by: James Rosenberg and Jay Curran Clear Lake, Iowa • 641-357-8705 Also selling:

P43095839 — Calved: Feb. 18, 2010 CE 3.1

BW 4.2

WW 66

YW 108

MM 19

M&G 52

SC 0.9

REA 0.56

MARB 0.09

A great MSU TCF Revolution 4R son. He is the 2010 Ozark Empire Fair and Missouri State Fair champion bull calf. Consigned by: Doss Hereford Farms, 816-699-8831

Lot 4 — Bull by Feltons Legend 242: P42016383 — Calved: Feb. 20, 2009 Lot 45 — Heifer: P43140452 — Calved: Feb. 9, 2010

LOT

CE -2.8

Lot 19 — PRF P429 BIG CASINO 34S 73W

Lot 43 — MSF ABOUT 20X ET

P43090097 — Calved: Dec. 15, 2009

P43137993 — Calved: Jan. 17, 2010

BW 5.2

WW 48

YW 77

MM 18

M&G 42

SC 0.7

REA 0.41

MARB 0.08

A solid marked son of PWF Mohican Boomerang P429. Fully pigmented and stout. Consigned by Phillips-Renner Farms Amy Phillips, 816-878-7305

CE 3.2

YW 77

MM 15

M&G 39

REA 0.32

MARB 0.26

An own About Time daughter. The Sorenson Family is consigning a great show heifer that will compete. Look at her EPDs. She is also the making of a great cow.

LOT

Lot 27 — CG 743 BEST TIME 22X

Lot 47 — MSF OUTCROSS 40X ET

P43112533 — Calved: Feb. 12, 2010 BW 3.6

WW 50

YW 77

MM 19

M&G 44

SC 0.6

REA 0.45

P43137474 — Calved: Feb. 18, 2010 MARB 0.12

A stout About Time son. This bull was picked from a stout set of bulls. Consigned by: Bill Goehring, 641-919-9365 Also selling:

Lot 49 — Heifer: P43082594 — Calved: March 13, 2010

WW 48

Consigned by: Mike Sorensen Family 641-745-7949

LOT

CE 0.7

BW 1.3

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CE -3.0

BW 5.8

WW 62

YW 101

MM 16

M&G 47

REA 0.52

MARB -0.02

Outcross has made a statement with his first calf crop — they are flat good! They are high sellers across the country. This show heifer deluxe is another great example of the Outcross explosion. Consigned by: Mike Sorensen Family 641-745-7949 www.hereford.org

LOT

Lot 57 — LCC 527 DESTINED 0121 43098899 — Calved: April 20, 2010 CE 0.6

BW 3.7

WW 47

YW 75

MM 12

M&G 36

REA 0.33

Lot 59 — JJB SERENA 6X MARB -0.04

P43096836 — Calved: May 15, 2010

A great April show heifer that will be the answer for the show ring. She is sired by LCC 32M Final Answer 527. Photo taken Aug. 2010 Look up our two stout bull consignments: Lot 25 — LCC HOWDY 8X ET: 43097754 — Calved: Feb. 7, 2010. Sired by the national champion LCC Back In Time ET. Lot 26 — LCC 1S DUN DA DUN DUN DUN 063: 43102070 — Calved: Feb. 9, 2010. A grandson of Tundra.

CE 0.5

BW 4.9

WW 60

YW 98

MM 18

M&G 48

REA 0.82

MARB 0.00

This is one sweet May show heifer. Go online to JJBCattleCo.com to view videos of her and our horned bull consignment, Lot 12 — JJB SUPERNOVA 7W: P43021411 — Calved: July 4, 2009 Consigned by: JJB Cattle Co. • 319-210-4645

Consigned by: Lowderman Cattle Co. • 309-833-2875

P43096724 — Calved: Jan. 25, 2010

LOT

CE -0.1

BW 5.0

WW 49

YW 84

MM 20

M&G 45

SC 0.9

REA 0.31

MARB 0.13

This is one good Legacy son. He is stout, thick, style with lots of performance. Make sure to look him up online and at Des Moines. Visit jjbcattleco.com for more information and a video of this exciting young stud. Consigned by: Cherry Farms • 319-935-3279 Lot 23 — CHRY GRIND 1X

A W O I t c e l e S

HEREFORD SALE Thursday, February 17, 2011 12 Noon (CST) • Sale in North Annex Iowa State Fairgrounds — Des Moines, Iowa

Auctioneer: Monte Lowderman • 309-255-0110 • 9 a.m. Parade of Sale Cattle

64 HAND-PICKED LOTS

18 2009-Born Bulls • 15 2010-Born Bulls • 6 Bred Females 20 Yearling Heifers • 5 Embryo Packages Consignors A&J Cattle, Agency, Iowa Baja Cattle, Alden, Iowa Ron Beaver Herefords, Clarinda, Iowa Benedict Herefords, Mason City, Ill. Biggs Polled Herefords, Dixon, Ill. Casteel Polled Herefords, Perry, Iowa Cherry Farms, Winthrop, Iowa Doss Hereford Farms, Smithville, Mo. Double K Herefords, Walcott, Iowa Bill Goehring, Libertyville, Iowa

JJB Cattle Co., Independence, Iowa K7 Herefords, Lockridge, Iowa Maverick and Lindsey Larson, Radcliffe, Iowa Lietzau Hereford Farm, Sparta, Wis. Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill. M&M Herefords, Runnells, Iowa Maple Glen Farm, Princeton, Iowa MDF Polled Herefords, Northwood, Iowa Ogle Polled Herefords, Shumway, Ill. Owego Stock Farm, Argyle, Wis. Petersen Herefords, DeWitt, Iowa

Phillips-Renner Farms, Richmond, Mo. Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Baraboo, Wis. Rabideau Polled Herefords, Clifton, Ill. James Rosenberg and Jay Curran, Clear Lake, Iowa Shamrock Cattle Co., Lohrville, Iowa Mike Sorensen Family, Greenfield, Iowa 2Js Herefords, Mason City, Iowa Wenzel Farms, Latimer, Iowa White Willow Polled Herefords, Morris, Ill. Wiese & Sons, Manning, Iowa

Join us Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. for an open forum with Jack Ward, AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement Sponsored By LIVE ON THE INTERNET. LIVE AUDIO, VIDEO, BIDDING.

To View or Bid visit www.iowabeefexpo.com or www.LiveAuctions.tv

Call, write or e-mail for catalog: Mike and Becky Simpson 13359 280th St. • Redﬁeld, IA 50233-6014 515-833-2991 • becksimp@aol.com

See our catalog online at: www.iowahereford.org or www.herefordmarketplace.com www.hereford.org

February 2011 /

FTF Bull Selection Day

March 19, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ 3-6 p.m. Silent Auction at the farm DR World Class 517 10H

CE 3.8; BW 2.7; WW 60; YW 90; MM 33; CHB$ 27

Three sons and three grandsons of this proven performance and maternal sire sell.

KCF Bennett 3008 M326

CE 1.0; BW 4.3; WW 62; YW 98; MM 18; CHB$ 36

Five outstanding sons and three grandsons of this performance and carcass sire sell.

Sires represented: KCF Bennett 3008 M326, CMR TF 242 Garrett 430, Westwind JWR Tundra 148R, SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, DR World Class 517 10H, KT Top Secret 1030, Grandview 7Oaks Sonora 145R, KJ 2403 Recruit 966R, FTF Class Act 629S, FTF M326 Fabricator 838U, FTF Boomer 29F 551R, FTF Class Act 618S

Avg. EPDs on 30 Jan.-Feb. Yearling Bulls CE 2.5

BW 2.7

WW 51

YW 81

MM 21

M&G 47

MCE 2.1

SC 1.0

FAT 0.01

REA 0.25

MARB 0.13

BMI$ 20

CEZ$ 17

BII$ 18

CHB$ 26

Avg. EPDs rank in the top 15% of the breed for CE, MARB and CEZ$; top 25% for YW and MM; top 5% for CHB$; top 10% for SC, BMI$ and BII$.

March 19, 2011, will be the first day the performance Hereford yearling bulls will be available. Also, 5-10 bulls 18-months to 2-year-olds available.

Falling Timber Farm

FTF

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16777 Ridder Rd., Marthasville, MO 63357 Glenn and Yvonne Ridder 636-433-2858 John and Heidi Ridder 636-358-4161 geridder@centurytel.net www.fallingtimberfarm.com

Bulls available for viewing between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Meal served following the sale. Bulls can be picked up any time before May 1, 2011. Free delivery within a 100-mile radius. Bulls are performance tested, ultrasounded and semen tested. Sight unseen guarantee and volume discounts available. See Web site for further details.

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A Trusted Brand... generation after generation A sound genetic plan... Many visitors note the consistency of our herd. We get this by sticking to breeding goals that don’t compromise in one area in order to advance in another. Our sires have balanced EPDs and outcross pedigrees to most horned and polled herds.

Standard 68L Dom Lad 38T

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

Anchor 44U

3.4 35.7 61.5 19.7 0.12 0.08

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

Featured Horned Herd Sire: Incredible balance, depth of body and thickness. He is smooth and easy fleshing, has a great disposition and his calves are lighter at birth but keep getting better as they mature. Also used by Marvin Feddes & Sons and Lilybrook Herefords. Australian semen rights owned by Mawarra Hereford Stud. U.S. qualified semen available.

4.8 53.2 81.9 12.1 0.30 0.03

Featured Polled Herd Sire: 44U was the sire we were looking for to build our polled program. He is a long, easy doing and naturally thick young bull co-owned with Anchor Polled Herefords in Montana. A few months after breeding 65 cows, he went on to become the 2010 Farmfair Reserve Senior Champion Hereford Bull.

Sales to meet the customer’s needs... We sell most of our bulls private treaty,

so call or visit our Web site for information. See these naturally thick and easy fleshing herd bull prospects at the Calgary Bull Sale, March 2-3 and Medicine Hat Bull Sale, March 14-15 in 2011! BP 144P Standard Lad 50W

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

BP 144P Standard Lad 147W

5.2 40.3 61.5 14.1 0.00 0.15

BW WW YW MM REA MARB

BP 101T Standard Dom Lad 63W

3.4 38.6 72.4 20.7 0.34 0.10

BW 7.0 WW 43.3 YW 93.3 MM 17.4 REA 0.08 MARB -0.02

We welcome your visit anytime. Five kilometers west of Okotoks, Alberta or online at www.barpipe.com

Jay and Lucy Cross 403-978-2767 jay@barpipe.com

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Doug and Judy Finseth, Managers 403-938-7726 • 403-852-3865 finseth@barpipe.com

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BULL AND HEIFER SALE Monday, March 21, 2011

1 p.m. (CST) Lincoln County Fairgrounds â&#x20AC;˘ North Platte, Nebraska

Selling 50 Two-Year Old and Yearling Bulls 30 Registered Heifers

C&S HEREFORDS Chris and Sabrina Sandoval 74198 344th Ave., Wauneta, NE 69045 308-394-5688 candshereford@live.com

Visit our Web site at www.heartlandherefords.com For information and a catalog, contact Dave Goertz 308-935-1292 or 308-631-4250 www.hereford.org

February 2011 /

18th Annual

March 23, 2011 12:30 pm Bonina Feed & Sale Facility - Eltopia, WA

138 Bulls Sponsored by Washington Cattlemen’s Association

20 Horned & Polled Herefords Plus...90 Angus, 7 Red Angus,

Semen Tested & Quality Evaluated!! 6 Simmental, 8 SimAngus 120-Day Bull Test - Fed for Moderate Gain Ages Range from January 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010 Bulls are presently on test and can be viewed at the Bonina Ranch in Eltopia, WA

SALE CRITERIA 1. Bulls must pass semen & quality test 2. No bulls sell with less than a 90 index for gain & yearling weight 3. Bulls must ratio in top 75% of each breed 4. Low Birth EPD Section for Angus (2.0 or less) 5. All bulls will have individual ultrasound carcass data results 6. All bulls tested negative for BVD 7. Angus and Angus composites indentifed with potential carriers of the genetic defects will sell with a negative DNA rest result 8. New improved Pretest and Ontest Health Protocal

COME EARLY! Attend the Pre-Sale Trade Show and Complimentary Lunch Sponsored by the WCA Allied Industry Members Progress reports & sale books may be viewed at www.washingtoncattlemen.org/bullsale.htm or be obtained by contacting......

ENTRY COORDINATOR • Jack Field PO Box 96 • Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 925-9871 • Email: jfcattle@kvalley.com

and 7 Chiangus HEREFORD CONSIGNORS: Bird Herefords -Halfway, OR; Thomas Herefords -- Halfway, OR; Ottley Herefords -- Quincy, WA; Schuster Herefords -Goldendale, WA; CX Ranch -- Pomeroy, WA; Circle S West -- Buhl, ID; Hagen Cattle Company -- Chewelah, WA; Nordlicht Herefords -- Addy, WA; Johnson Polled Herefords -- Craigmont, ID; South Mountain Ranch -Caldwell, ID

tion s a c Lo r Pen w e N rge & a L d h wit prove ed Im rad res Upg cedu Pro t s e T

Or Sale Manager......

Kendall Cattle Sales AUCTIONEER • Butch Booker • Colfax, WA

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1040 Kendall Road Potlatch, ID 83855 kendall@potlatch.com

Gary Kendall (208) 858-2163 Cell (509) 994-5627

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ANNUAL BULL AND FEMALE SALE Increasing Your Profit

April 2, 2011 • www.efbeef.com Whether you sell your calves at weaning, retain ownership or are working to make sustainable and profitable seedstock, EFBEEF genetics are designed to improve your return on investment at every level of production. EFBEEF is America's #1 herd for producing profitable Hereford genetics. Nearly 20% of the AHA identified most profitable cattle in the breed are EFBEEF genetics. EFBEEF bulls are multi-generations deep for genetics designed to hit the premium carcass targets. Five Rivers Cattle Feeding has recognized that the high premium cattle have both high carcass weights and high quality grades. Their recent study of 400,000 steers showed the top 10% brought $48/head more than the average. EFBEEF genetics are designed to do this. EFBEEF genetics are designed with an increased level of homozygosity for higher genetic uniformity. Through the recent AHA sponsored Heterosis Project, research has identified a nearly $30/head premium for using Hereford bulls on black cows. EFBEEF genetics improve on this by beating Bull Id

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national CAB acceptance levels and will not expose your operation to the Angus vs. Hereford carcass performance hole (a $15.60/head loss on carcass). EFBEEF genetics are designed to grow fast for the feed lot with moderation of mature cow size. We have worked diligently to identify those genetics that can lower your cow herd feed bill while increasing the value of your calves.

Your EFBEEF herd sire is optimally designed for: • HIGH FERTILITY • BREED LEADING CALVING EASE • EXCEPTIONAL END PRODUCT VALUE • MODERATION OF MATURE COW SIZE

Dam

MGS

CED

M&G

CED

FAT

REA

MARB

BMI$

CEZ$ BII$

CHB$

X603 (P43091684) Focus

U204

P340

+1.9

+3.7

+62

+88

+24

+55

+1.2

+1.3

+0.018

+0.43

+0.27

$25

$17

$22

$32

X610 (P43091691) Puckster

U249

K334

+5.9

-0.5

+55

+80

+17

+44

+2.0

+1.1

+0.022

+0.39

+0.29

$26

$21

$22

$31

X612 (P43091693) Puckster

U280 CrownBeef

+6.3

+0.3

+62

+87

+18

+49

+1.2

+1.1

+0.043

+0.43

+0.33

$26

$21

$22

$34

X620 (P43091702) Beef Eater U210

Frank

+2.2

+3.2

+55

+83

+15

+43

+1.9

+1.8

+0.017

+0.15

+0.45

$33

$20

$31

$32

X638 (P43091722) Proficient R563

K334

+2.4

+2.7

+60

+86

+23

+53

+3.3

+0.8

+0.038

+0.50

+0.29

$21

$17

$16

$31

X651 (P43091736) Foremost

R415

P606

+1.0

+1.5

+57

+82

+22

+50

+1.5

+0.9

+0.052

+0.62

+0.34

$22

$16

$19

$30

X660 (P43091745) Puckster

U226

Frank

+6.0

+2.2

+65

+95

+15

+48

+1.6

+1.2

+0.064

+0.24

+0.43

$28

$21

$23

$35

X676 (P43091759) Frank

T103

774

+4.8

+0.8

+48

+72

+17

+41

+3.5

+1.5

+0.081

-0.08

+0.63

$31

$22

$29

X708 (P43136278) Frank

T127

774

+3.4

+2.8

+57

+83

+17

+46

+2.8

+1.5

+0.081

-0.05

+0.62

$30

$20

$27

$32

X744 (P43136296) Frank

R410 TRM Patriot +2.9

+2.5

+57

+93

+19

+48

+3.4

+1.7

+0.024

+0.15

+0.49

$32

$20

$28

$35

Average EPDS of Sale Bulls

+4.4

+1.6

+54

+81

+17

+45

+2.6

+1.4

+0.022

+0.23

+0.48

$29

$21

$26

$31

Breed Rank Among 2009-2010 Bull Calves

15%

10%

25%

50%

25%

15%

85%

50%

EFBeef 821C Fellis S701 ET

AHA National Reference Sire standout BMI$ 25; CHB$ 29

EF F745 Frank P230

Breed leading calving ease, high early growth, moderate mature size and superior end product BMI$ 40; CEZ$ 24; BII$ 37; CHB$ 37

Phil and Joyce Ellis 26455 N. 2300th St. • Chrisman, IL 61924 • 765-665-3207 Matt and Lisa 217-666-3438 • Joe and Lauri 765-665-0095 Call us or visit our Web site for more information and a catalog: 765-665-3207 • www.efbeef.com www.hereford.org

February 2011 /

Management Factors Affecting Fertility by Troy Smith

he cow-calf business is really all about reproduction. The goal of any serious cow-calf producer is to maximize the number of cows and heifers that become pregnant. So fertility is very important. During the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC) workshop, hosted in conjunction with the 2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention, South Dakota State University reproductive physiologist George Perry talked about factors influencing fertility. He also offered a number of managerial considerations for maximizing pregnancy rates for breeding programs utilizing natural service or artificial insemination (AI). Perry advised producers to consider the “equation of reproduction,” which includes four factors: 1) the percentage of females detected in estrus (standing heat) and inseminated, 2) inseminator efficiency, 3) the fertility level of the breeding herd, and 4) the

fertility of the semen. According to Perry, overall reproductive performance of the breeding herd will never be better than the lowest level of performance in any one of these areas. With natural service, Perry said, detection of estrus ought to be easy. It’s the bull’s job. However, Perry reminded producers that libido, or the bull’s desire to mate, varies among bulls. And the factors evaluated during a breeding soundness evaluation are not related to libido. It can only be evaluated through close observation of a bull after introducing him to a cow herd and witnessing a demonstration of his desire to detect females in estrus. When using AI, the herd manager assumes the job of detecting estrus. It is accomplished through observation and with the various commercially available detection aids or “Gomer” bulls. But even when estrus detection aids are used, Perry recommends frequent visual observation to identify the greatest number of

Nutrition and reproduction “Fertility and reproductive traits are lowly heritable, so we need to manage for them,” said Rick Funston, University of Nebraska Extension reproductive physiologist. “You can do everything right with genetics in your program, but if you manage poorly, you can change all that potential very rapidly.” He shared a few tidbits for successful nutritional management of a cow herd:

• Body condition score (BCS) is important, but even more important is the female’s current weight trend. “I would much rather breed a thin cow on an increasing plane of nutrition than try to breed a fat cow on a declining plane of nutrition,” he said.

• When dietary protein falls below 7%, the cows can’t eat enough to meet their requirement, so you have to supplement. However, excessive protein, either degraded intake protein (DIP) or undegraded intake protein (UIP), can also be a problem if total energy is inadequate. Cattle need balanced protein and energy.

• A mineral supplement is best given 45 days before calving and

animals ready to be inseminated and the most appropriate time for insemination. “Timing makes a big difference,” Perry stated, “for inseminating too early or too late decreases the likelihood of achieving pregnancy.” When semen is placed in the right place at the right time, conception occurs about 95% of the time. With AI, inseminator efficiency is influenced by semen handling and technical skill. However, according to Perry, even AI professionals fail to deposit semen in the right place (within the uterine body) about 20% of the time. To enhance conception rates, Perry advised adherence to recommendations for thawing semen and care to maintain thermal protection of straws during transport to the cow. He warned against allowing straw-tostraw contact during thawing as some refreezing and rethawing of semen may occur and compromise semen quality. He recommended that insemination

• Try feeding dried distillers’ grains (DDGs). “I’m convinced there’s something in DDGs that has a positive effect on fertility,” Funston said. “I don’t yet know what that something may be, but I truly believe there’s something there we haven’t learned yet.”

• Feeding fat is not a cure-all. “If your repro rates are poor to begin with, you probably have a better chance of seeing a beneficial difference from feeding fat than if your repro rates were acceptable,” he explained. “However, that beneficial effect still probably would not be anything more significant than would be experienced by feeding any supplement to cows in poor condition. If you’re trying to decide if you should supplement fat, the bottom line should be its affordability and the current condition of your cows. If you have low repro rates and you can get fat cheap, go ahead and feed it. Otherwise you can probably skip it.” HW

be performed within 15 minutes after thawing semen. “Even bulls err when it comes to insemination efficiency,” Perry said, citing reasons that included low libido, low serving capacity, physical deformity and competition among multiple sires. “Fertility level of the herd may be the hardest factor to evaluate,” Perry stated. “Herd fertility includes cycling status, compliance with synchronization protocols, embryonic mortality, body condition (nutrition) and disease.” Stress, particularly heat or shipping stress, can be detrimental to survival of newly formed embryos. Perry explained that stress induces the release of hormones that cause detrimental changes to the uterine environment in which the new embryo is developing. The time when shipping stress is most hazardous to establishing successful pregnancy is between days 5 and 42 after insemination. Shipping during this time may cause up to 10% decrease in pregnancy rates. Stress as a result of nutritional management can interrupt cyclic activity among breeding heifers and may have a detrimental effect on embryonic mortality in heifers already bred. Perry said this is most apt to occur when heifers are developed in confinement and fed prepared rations, then sent to pasture where they must shift to a diet of grazed forages only. The final factor in the “reproduction equation” is fertility level of semen. This factor, Perry said, is managed by always buying quality semen for use in AI and always subjecting natural-service bulls to a semen test before turnout. For more highlights of the ARSBC workshop, visit www.appliedreprostrategies.com. HW

again before weaning. Feeding ionophores offers real benefits to cows.

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St. Clair Hay and Cattle

Nebraska Cattleman’s Classic Consignments Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011

We have a nice selection of Hereford show heifers available at private treaty. Give us a call or better yet, come by for a visit.

RIGHT ANGLE STC 22 ET

Reg. #P42998547 • Calved: Jan. 9, 2009 2010 Iowa State Fair Hereford Show Reserve Champion Yearling Bull. An own son of Wide Angle, the high selling bull at the 2007 Iowa Beef Expo.

LADY ANGLE STC 14X

Reg. #P43120879 • Calved: April 3, 2010 A 3/4 sister to Loaded Lady, the high selling female of all breeds at the 2008 Iowa Beef Expo.

ST. CLAIR HAY & CATTLE CO. Richard and Rosalee St. Clair 515-386-2795 • Cell 515-370-1261 www.stclairhayandcattle.com

Amos Hereford Farm Craig and Denise Amos 515-961-5847 515-238-9852 Cell cdamos@msn.com

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David Trowbridge 402-740-7033 Cell Tabor, Iowa Mike England 712-251-5494 Adel, Iowa www.beefresources.com

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MISS LASSIE STC 16X

Reg. #43120878 • Calved May 2, 2010 One cool May show heifer.

Encore The best problem-free, hard working genetics from a non-pampered, closed herd. Visit our century farm.

Duane and Mary Jo Ohnemus 641-942-6500 or 515-238-6627 21392 G58 Hwy., Milo, IA 50166 ohfarms@fbx.com

Jim and Cathy Sladek 4680 Taft Ave. S.E. Iowa City, IA 52240 jesladek@hotmail.com 319-337-3261 Office 319-330-3380 Cell 319-339-1744 Fax Cattle for sale at all times Visitors are always welcome

Steve Landt Herefords Steve, Jinny, Erin and Adrienne Landt 33797 V Ave. Union, IA 50258 641-486-5472

64 Indian Ave., Mechanicsville, IA 52306 LeRoy 563-432-6969 Buell 563-432-6962 cdj@netins.net FOR SALE  BULLS, FEMALES, SHOW STEERS AND HEIFERS HORNED AND POLLED Registered Herefords Since 1890

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Domino 955W, New Era, Notice Me Nitro 9161,

Notice Me Nitro UPS TCC Nitro 1ET not 9161 ET and NJW only sired the champion 78P 63N Ladysport horned female, reserve 51W ET topped the female champion polled female and shows at the Western Nugget champion polled bull but National Hereford Show also eight division winners in Dec. 3 in Reno, Nevada, the open show. while CL 1 Domino 955W Todd Herman, Skiatook, Judge Todd Herman and C New Era ET won the Okla., judged the 200-head bull shows on Dec. 4. Also during show, and complimented breeders and the show, Willard and Patty Wolf, exhibitors on the tremendous set of Spokane, Wash., were honored with cattle shown, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quality shown the the 2010 Lifetime Cattlemen Award. last two days has been unbelievable.â&#x20AC;?

CL 1 Domino 955W

Grand and yearling champion horned bull, by Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.; Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.; and W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas, with a Jan. 6, 2009, son of CL 1 Domino 637S 1ET.

GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET

Reserve grand and reserve yearling champion horned bull, by Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Mallorie Phelps, Grandview, Texas; and Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas, with a Jan. 4, 2009, son of GKB Downtown B627 ET.

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Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.; Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.; and W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas, exhibited champion horned bull CL 1 Domino 955W first to the yearling division title. He is a January 2009 son of CL 1 Domino 637S 1ET. Reserve champion horned bull was also reserve in the yearling division: GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET owned by Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Mallorie Phelps, Grandview, Texas; and Jacqueline

Rosson, Milford, Texas. He is by GKB Downtown B627 ET. In the polled bull show, yearling bull division winner C New Era ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1 ET was slapped champion. He is owned by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Albin Farms, Newman, Ill. Reserve champion polled bull, KF Got Class 809U, by DR World Class 517 10H first won the senior bull division. He is owned by Joseph Barry, Portland, Ore., and High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore. C Notice Me Nitro 9161 ET was chosen champion horned female after winning the junior yearling division. She is owned by Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., and is by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve champion horned female was H GH Belvakay 9014 ET owned by Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas. She is a March 2009 daughter of GO Excel L18. In the polled show, NJW 78P 63N Ladysport 51W ET came out on top. She is owned by Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., and is a February 2009 daughter of TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N. She first won the junior yearling division. Reserve in the polled female show and junior heifer calf champion was C Ms Nitro 0182 ET, owned by Allyson

C New Era ET

Grand and yearling champion polled bull, by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Albin Farms, Newman, Ill., with a March 19, 2009, son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

KF Got Class 809U

Reserve grand and senior champion polled bull, by Joseph Barry, Portland, Ore., and High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore., with a March 6, 2008, son of DR World Class 517 10H.

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Ladysport 51W Named Reno Champions Spears, Brentwood, Calif. She is a February 2010 daughter of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. At the conclusion of the show, Colyer Herefords was named premier horned breeder and exhibitor and premier polled breeder. The polled premier exhibitor banner went to Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif. Cody Helms, New Enterprise, Pa., judged the 129-entry junior show Dec. 2. Brandt and Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., won champion bred-and-owned

female with DCC Sweet Dreams 921 by GO 3196 Advance S109. Reserve champion bred-andowned female went to Courtney Tribble, Puyallup, Wash., with TTF Stanns Bright Future 120W by TTF Stanns Top Gun 223T. Champion owned heifer was H GH Belvakay 9014 ET by GO Excel L18 owned by Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas. Amelia Stallings won reserve champion heifer with C Ms Bailout 0235 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

In the bull show, Amelia Stallings added to her list of accomplishments with SPH Kaboom 912W ET by SB 122L Git-R-Done 19R ET claiming champion. Reserve was Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., with KK New Invention 980 by TCW Full Throttle 8E 204N. To view complete results of the 2010 Western Nugget National Hereford Show visit Hereford.org. HW Zack Hartzell, Redmond, Ore., and Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., (center) were presented the Willard Wolf belt buckles. Also pictured are Willard and Patty Wolf.

During the junior show, Katilyn Bradford, Livermore, Calif., (left) was awarded the Joe Goss Memorial award. Pictured presenting the award are: Heidi, Kelsy, Doris and Dave Goss, Vinton, Calif.

Horned premier breeder and exhibitor and premier polled breeder â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colyer Herefords

C Notice Me Nitro 9161 ET

Grand and junior yearling champion horned female, by Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., with a Feb. 27, 2009, daughter of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

H GH Belvakay 9014 ET

Reserve grand and spring yearling champion horned female, by Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas, with a March 1, 2009, daughter of GO Excel L18.

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NJW 78P 63N Ladysport 51W ET

Grand and champion junior yearling polled female, by Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with a Feb. 14, 2009, daughter of TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N.

C Ms Nitro 0182 ET

Reserve grand and polled junior heifer calf champion, by Allyson Spears, Brentwood, Calif., with a Feb. 26, 2010, daughter UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

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ADDiTioNAL PoLLED DivisioN REsULTs

L3 Rambo Lady Panda 843

Horned champion cow-calf pair, by Jordan, Kelley, Mark and Nathan Largent, Kaycee, Wyo., with an April 3, 2008, daughter of GH Rambo 279R and her April bull calf by STAR L3 Gerber Vision 053.

TCW sweet Dreams 609s

Polled champion cow-calf pair, by Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif., with a March 5, 2006, daughter of SHF Marshal 236G M33 and her April bull calf by CRR About Time 743.

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Polled spring calf champion heifer: Bailey Morrell, Willows, Calif., with H W4 Jean 0143 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Reserve polled spring calf champion heifer: Black Hills Herefords, Olympia, Wash., with Black Hills Epic 008 by C Moler 7093. Reserve polled junior calf champion heifer: Sarah, Emma, Vada and Hannah Vickland, Longmont, Colo., with Churchill Lady 008X ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Polled fall calf champion heifer: Heath Lord, Red Oak, Texas, with GKB EJE Breeze 9109 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve polled fall calf champion heifer: Rachel Adkins, Canadian, Texas, with BR Carol Ann 9184 by BR DM Bodacious ET. Polled intermediate champion heifer: Tyler Allan, Schulenburg, Texas, with C TMS CJC Raquel 906 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve polled intermediate champion heifer: Jordan, Kelley, Mark and Nathan Largent, Kaycee, Wyo., with L3 Lady Storm 008 by HPH Desert Dust 139. Polled spring yearling champion heifer: Rachel Adkins with BR Ms Fancy Time 9057 by CRR About Time 743. Reserve polled spring yearling champion heifer: Montana, Chance, Austin and Nick Deppe, Maquoketa, Iowa, with H Venus 9070 ET by CRR About Time 743. Polled champion senior yearling heifer: Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho, with WSF Lady Catalina 8045 by WSF MC Destination 120J 545 ET. Polled spring calf champion bull: Cache Cattle Co., Wellsville, Utah, with CC CX McClintock 50X by CC Franchize 39T. Reserve polled spring calf champion bull: Cache Cattle Co.; Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho; CX River Ranch, Burley, Idaho; and Micheli Hereford Ranch, Ft. Bridger, Wyo., with CC CX WSF USS Anchor 2X by Haroldson’s WLL Anchor 4T. Polled junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords with C Nitro 0093 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve polled junior calf champion bull: Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif., with TCW Master Craftsman 104X by THM Durango 4037. Polled fall calf champion bull: Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., with KK New Invention 980 by TCW Full Throttle 8E 204N. Reserve polled fall calf champion bull: Courtney Tribble, Puyallup, Wash., with TTF Epic 223W by TTF Under Cover 216R. Reserve polled yearling champion bull: Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb.; Wells Bekins, Buffalo, Wyo.; White Cattle Co., Buffalo, Wyo.; and OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho, with H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N. Reserve polled senior champion bull: Cache Cattle Co., with CC 52S 326 Uni Gold ET by CC CX United 52S ET.

ADDiTioNAL HoRNED DivisioN REsULTs spring calf champion heifer: Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Albin Farms, Newman, Ill., with C Ms Nitro 0186 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve spring calf champion heifer: Montana, Chance, Austin and Nick Deppe with H W4 Favor 0036 ET by GO Excel L18. Junior calf champion heifer: Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas, with Churchill Lady 032X by Golden Oak Outcross 18U. Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Allyson Spears with C Ms Nitro 0161 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Fall calf champion heifer: Tyler Allan with GKB EJE Breeze 9106 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve fall calf champion heifer: Katie Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with C Lady Nitro 9215 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. intermediate champion heifer: Heath Lord with BAR 627 Alaina 9672 ET by GKB Downtown B627 ET. Reserve intermediate champion heifer: Kallie Goss with KF Opal 910W by KF Big Time 702T. Reserve spring yearling champion heifer: Brooke Brumley, Orovada, Nevada, with BF Bristol 926W by BF Elko 647S ET. Reserve junior yearling champion heifer: Elizabeth Rosson, Milford, Texas, with GKB EJE B627 Breeze B930 ET by GKB Downtown B627 ET. spring calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords; Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Eric Rosson, Milford, Texas; and Bar Oak Ranch, Granbury, Texas, with C Frontline 0215 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve spring calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords with C Nitro 0242 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords, and Curtis & Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., with C Chanel Nitro 0133 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords with C Nitro 0100 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Fall calf champion bull: Steven Schohr, Gridley, Calif., with SS Cody Dominator 9S89 by UPS Domino 5271. intermediate champion bull: Allyson Spears with SS AS Cody Malibu 9S58 by UPS Domino 5271. Reserve intermediate champion bull: Thompson Herefords, Okanogan, Wash., with TH Gold Advance 921 by HH Advance 767G 1ET. senior champion bull: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, with BR Currency 8144 ET by DM BR Sooner. Reserve senior champion bull: Largent & Sons, Kaycee, Wyo., and Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., with L3 Winn Rambo 851 by GH Rambo 279R.

Western Nugget Junior show Judge: Cody Helms, New Enterprise, Pa., • 129-head shown

Champion owned female

Champion bred-and-owned female

Champion bred-and-owned bull

Reserve champion owned female

Reserve champion bred-and-owned female

Reserve champion bred-and-owned bull

Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas, with H GH Belvakay 9014 ET, a March 1, 2009, daughter of GO Excel L18.

Amelia Stallings with C Ms Bailout 0235 ET, a March 27, 2010, daughter of TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

Brandt and Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., with DCC Sweet Dreams 921, a March 14, 2009, daughter of by GO 3196 Advance S109.

Courtney Tribble, Puyallup, Wash., with TTF Stanns Bright Future 120W, a Sept. 21, 2009, daughter of TTF Stanns Top Gun 223T.

showmanship winners:

Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., with SPH Kaboom 912W ET, a March 10, 2009, son of SB 122L Git-R-Done 19R ET.

Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., with KK New Invention 980, a Nov. 19, 2009, son of TCW Full Throttle 8E 204N.

Champion peewee showmen: Jessica Simpson, Bend, Ore., champion; and Bailey Morrell, Willows, Calif., reserve.

Champion intermediate showmen: Katelynn Bradford, Livermore, Calif., champion; and Ashlee Ashby, Castle Rock, Wash., reserve.

Champion junior showmen: Brandt Downing, champion; and Kinsey McDougald, Friant, Calif., reserve.

Champion senior showmen: Amelia Stallings, champion; and Jamie Mickelson, Santa Rosa, Calif., reserve.

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Wolfs Named 2010 Lifetime Cattlemen Honorees Perhaps a little known fact, Patty was the Always willing to go above and beyond to founder of the “world famous” Christmas help drive the success of Hereford cattle in the tie fund-raiser. No matter where Patty was Northwest, Willard and Patty Wolf are this year’s needed, she was there. Willard remarks, “She’s Lifetime Cattlemen Honorees. This couple, who been an integral part of a lot of the things they know few strangers in the beef cattle business, give me credit for,” adding, “She made me have worked tirelessly on behalf of Hereford look good too — she always got me dressed breeders to help build the Western Nugget Show properly!” Patty has been involved in the breed and Sale into the event it is today. beyond the Nugget, serving on the American Born and raised on an Oklahoma commercial Hereford Women board from 1988 to 1991. Hereford operation and educated at Oklahoma Willard also helped spur along the junior State University, Willard worked part-time and Hereford show, which was added to the summers for Oklahoma Commission Co., buying Nugget lineup in 2000 by the Goss family. and selling feeder and fat cattle at the Oklahoma He has always believed that youth are the City Stockyards. backbone of our future and that the Nugget After college graduation in 1963, he gained junior show — the largest junior Hereford employment with U.S. Department of Agriculture event in the Western states — exemplifies this. (USDA) as a livestock market news reporter, Pictured at the 2010 Western Nugget Sale (l to r) are: Patty and Willard Wolf; Mark Holt, Last year it attracted 61 exhibitors from nine working in Oklahoma City, San Francisco, AHA western region fieldman; and Butch Booker, auctioneer. states and 140 head of cattle. Spokane and Washington D.C. He also worked Additionally, Willard has been a mentor for others, adding financial and leadership support from the Idaho for the Foreign Agricultural Service and a private livestock especially for Northwestern field and sale staff members, export company, where he exported more than 5,000 head Hereford Breeders and the Oregon-Washington-Northern who consider both Willard and Patty role models as well Idaho Hereford Association (OWNI). Patty, who married of Herefords to Spain, Mexico, Portugal and Honduras. as friends. Willard in 1981, was secretary of this group. In 1968 Willard was hired as the American Hereford Breeders certainly appreciate this couple, and in 2001 Together Willard and Patty were very involved in, not Association (AHA) field representative for the Northwestern the Willard Wolf Endowment Fund was established to only helping manage, but developing the many changes states, relocating his family from D.C. to Spokane. For 33 recognize Willard as he retired from AHA. In his honor the Western Nugget would undergo. One of the major years, until his retirement in 2001, Willard represented AHA two junior Nugget exhibitors are recognized annually and changes occurred in 1989 when the Nugget added the in the field, consulting with Hereford breeders, buying and awarded belt buckles on stage prior to the sale. open show and moved from its February format to early selling cattle, and conducting research projects, along with In his 33-year career with AHA, Willard worked with December. Changes like these helped shape the Nugget breed promotion. several hundred commercial cattlemen, buying bulls and into the second-largest Hereford event in the U.S. and the Willard was instrumental in the development of the females for them and also helping sell their replacement West’s biggest and best breed event. Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program and introduced heifers and steers. He still purchases bulls and females for Throughout the years, Patty was involved in many Hereford beef to Spokane-based Yoke’s food stores. He commercial cattlemen and will ship 6,000 to 8,000 head behind-the-scenes activities that made the show and sale also developed numerous special marketing events during of feeder cattle this year, of which about 70% are headed a success. These included but were definitely not limited to his tenure — including the first International Satellite Sale, for CHB feedlots. As an associate of Crossroads Cattle Co., showring set up and decorations, transportation of judges the Northwest’s Ladies in the Lobby and Ladies of the Willard says he’s staying closer to home this year instead and others from the airport to the hotel, clerking the Boardwalk Sales — and organized several major multipleof shipping his usual 20,000 to 25,000 head. He’s also still fund-raisers and sales and even helping weigh bulls. She day cattle tours for Northwest and Western breeders. involved with Yoke’s Fresh Markets in the advertising and attended to paperwork details, such as obtaining the city He was at the very first Nugget sale held in 1970, then promotion of its 14-store CHB product offering. HW license and fire permit, and to various other details it took a bull sale sponsored by the California-Nevada Hereford to make the Nugget run smoothly. Association. The event was reorganized in the early 1980s,

Reno Auction Averages $3,375 The 2010 Reno Western Nugget National Hereford Show and Sale was popular again this year. The show was extremely tough in both the junior and open divisions. The sale on Dec. 4, followed in the same pace with a strong offering. As with tradition, the sale was conducted on the stage at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort. Auctioneer Butch Booker paced the sale in rapid fashion, and as the final animal exited stage right, 20 live lots had averaged $3,375, comprised of two bulls making $3,250 per lot and 18 females gathering $61,000 for an average of $3,388. Popular again this year were two flushes bringing $15,375 per lot. One pick of embryo heifer calves rounded out the offering at $5,100. Leading the sale was Lot 1, a flush from HH Miss Advance 5139R ET, consigned by Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb. As the intense bidding came to a final www.hereford.org

bid, Albin Farms, Newman, Ill., laid claim to this genetic treasure for $22,000. Longtime exhibitor to the Reno show, White Hereford Ranch, Burns, Ore., consigned a popular show heifer prospect, WH Lady Chopper 003, an April 4, 2010, daughter of TCC Orange County Chopper 70ET. Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, bid $10,000 to take this heifer home. Bar 1 Ranch, Eugene, Ore., returned to Reno again this year to lay claim to Lot 2, Pick-of-the-Herd Flush from Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev. The price tag on this lot was $8,750. Bar 1 Ranch has a nice habit of making these types of flushes pay off in quick fashion. Whispering Pine Farms LLC, Kimball, Minn., made its maiden voyage to the Reno sale event and reeled in a good one for $7,000, selecting Lot 4, Black Hills Epic 008,

a March 19, 2010, daughter of C Moler 7093, consigned by Black Hills Herefords, Olympia, Wash. Rounding out the high sellers at $5,100 was pick of embryo heifer calves from Genoa Livestock, Bob and Carol Coker, Minden, Nev. The youngest buyer of the sale, Joseph Schohr, Gridley, Calif., added to his herd with a right to pick a really good embryo heifer. This show and sale is one of those must-attend events for Hereford breeders from around the country. To witness the Hereford breed selling on center stage at John Ascuaga’s is a spectacle to behold. Matt Macfarlane once again returned to serve as sale manager for this popular event. — Joe Rickabaugh, AHA director of field management and seedstock marketing

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BERAN BROTHERS ANGUS

ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE • March 22, 2011 Selling: 40 Hereford bulls, 70 Angus bulls, 70 first calf heifer pairs, 40 black whiteface open yearling replacement heifers

BW +3.5 WW +72 YW +120 Milk +29 MW +56 Marb +.33 RE +.25 Fat +.074

SEVERAL SONS OF THESE TWO SIRES SELL IN MARCH

S A V Cornerstone 6249

BW 2.8 WW 64 YW 111 MM 42 M&G 73 Fat -0.33 REA 0.75 MARB -0.13

HH Advance 5104R {CHB}{DLF,IEF}

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Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale Sale: Feb. 19, 2011 • 11:30 a.m. Sifting: Feb. 18, 2011

Fallon Livestock Exchange • Fallon, Nev.

180 Range Ready, Fertility Tested, 12-24 month Registered Bulls For a sale catalog or for more information, call the sale office or visit our Web site.

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59th Annual Sale

Northeast Texas Hereford Association March 12, 2011

Mt. Pleasant, Texas • 1 p.m. Located at the Titus County Fairgrounds behind the Civic Center on Business 271

Complimentary lunch at 11 a.m.

Selling 40+ lots • Horned and Polled Herefords Bulls • Cow-calf Pairs • Replacement Heifers • Show Heifers

DM BR L1 Domino 146

PW Victor Boomer P606

Sires Represented in Sale:

DM BR L1 Domino 146, PW Victor Boomer P606, Bounty Hunter, CL 1 Domino 185, BR DM Channing ET, LaGrand Reload 80P ET

CoNSigNoRS: Nolan Herefords, gilmer, Texas Schock Ranch, Sherman, Texas Attaway Hereford Ranch, Como, Texas Stewart Polled Herefords, Campbell, Texas Larry Foreman, Farmersville, Texas Kinnear Polled Herefords, Joshua, Texas D Bar R Ranch, Heath, Texas Holley Hartley, Melissa, Texas

Metch Polled Herefords, Canton, Texas W5 Herefords, Arp, Texas Still River Ranch, Wolfe City, Texas Trinity Farms, Mt. Pleasant, Texas Brad Voss, garland, Texas Varnell Voss, garland, Texas K Bar K Ranch, Pottsboro, Texas

For more information, contact Todd Williams, Secretary, Work 972-204-7660 or Cell 817-988-5573 w5herefords@yahoo.com • P.O. Box 373, Fate, TX 75132

Sale day phone: 817-988-5573

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2010 State Tours in Review Hereford breeders host tours and field days. On the following pages are highlights of 2010 field days and tours that were reported to Hereford World staff. We apologize to state associations with events not reported.

Oregon Hereford Association Approximately 106 Hereford enthusiasts from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Canada attended the “Heart of the Valley” Tour/Field Day June 12. The event was hosted in western Oregon. Producers with cattle on display were Cox Herefords, Jefferson; Vollstedt Farms, Albany; Hansen Polled Hereford Ranch, Eugene; and Kudlac Hereford Ranch, Grants Pass. Bob Harrell Jr., 2010 American Hereford Association president, gave a presentation and updates on what’s happening with the Association and the Hereford industry.

South Carolina Hereford Association Breeders from three states gathered at Simpson Experiment Station on the Clemson University Campus July 10 to learn about the study being done on Hereford and Angus cattle, using the local Southeastbased genetics originating from Trask Ranch in South Carolina and Graham Angus in Georgia. Steve Meadows reported on the progress of the study and showed the yearling heifers and bulls raised as the first calf crop. Following lunch, attendees enjoyed a program on beef cattle and forages, presented by Clemson staff members.

Kansas Hereford Association The Kansas Hereford Tour was Aug. 14 and 15 in north central Kansas. More than 150 commercial and registered Hereford enthusiasts from seven states participated in the event. Tour stops included Swenson Herefords, Concordia; Ringer Herefords, Concordia; Oleen Cattle Co., Falun; CK Ranch, Brookville; B&D Herefords, Claflin; Bookcliff Herefords, Russell; Herbel Herefords, Lucas; Meitler Herefords, Lucas; and Carswell-Nichols Herefords, Alton.

Iowa Hereford Breeders Association The 2010 Iowa Hereford Tour was Aug. 28 in southwest Iowa. Iowa Hereford Breeders Association Director David Trowbridge, who has managed Gregory Feedlot near Tabor for more than 30 years, showed attendees the various components of feed used in the custom feedlot before conducting a walking tour of the facility. David Trowbridge addresses tour attendees at Ron Beaver used a tractor and Gregory Feedlot, Tabor. rack wagon to transport guests on a picturesque pasture tour of his performance-based cow herd at rural Clarinda. Dennis and Mary Clark of TA Farms, Bedford, displayed their high-quality herd of horned Herefords they are developing at TA Farms, along with horses and a hay business. On display at Hays Beef Becky Hays explains data-gathering feedbunks Development Center, Diagnol, were at Hays Beef Develpment Center, Diagnol. cow-calf pairs from Beef Resources Partnership, Tabor and Mt. Ayr, and a group of bulls owned by Dick Graham, Benton. Also at this stop, Becky Hays explained the special datagathering feedbunks used to measure feed efficiency of animals, and her husband, Craig, demonstrated the use of ultrasound for pregnancy testing and carcass measurements.

Tour attendees view Ron Beaver’s cow herd, Calinda

Wisconsin Hereford Association

Tour participants look through the cattle at B&D Herefords.

Meitler Herefords had black baldie bred heifers on display along with its registered Herefords.

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Fallen Oaks Farm, the home of Norbert, Rose and Jean Potter, Coloma, Wis., was the site for the 2010 Wisconsin Hereford Association Field Day Aug 28. Visitors to the farm not only enjoyed viewing the Potters’ Hereford herd and participating in judging and weight-guessing contests but also were able to take a pasture walk and explore various pasture management grasses and programs. www.hereford.org

Nebraska Hereford Tour, south central area

Illinois Hereford Tour More than 100 participants joined the Illinois Hereford Tour on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5, in east central Illinois. On Saturday, the tour visited Ellis Farms, Chrisman; Lorenzen Farms, Chrisman; Winans Herefords, Chrisman; and ended the day at Albin Farms, Newman. On Sunday, tour attendees traveled to Adcock Show Cattle, Assumption; Stephens Hereford Farms, Taylorville; and Prairie Meadow Herefords, Glenarm.

Hereford enthusiasts attended the 2010 Nebraska Hereford Tour Sept. 11-12. The tour, hosted in south central Nebraska, featured stops at Fillmore County Fairgrounds with displays from Priefert Farms, the Wythers Family and Glen Chapek; Vernon Yost & Sons, Edgar; Thayer County Fairgrounds with displays Cattle on display at Stillwater One. from Meyer Polled Herefords and TLC Ranch; Alfred Schutte & Sons, Guide Rock; Stillwater One, Lawrence; MCM Polled Herefords, Ayr; Webster County fairgrounds with displays from Rutt Herefords and Dana Polled Herefords; GLM Herefords, Franklin; and Gene and Serena Boner, Red Cloud.

Joyce and Phil Ellis welcome guests to Ellis Farms on Saturday morning.

Boner cow herd on display.

Missouri Hereford Association Field Day Cattle on display at Lorenzen Farms.

The final stop on Saturday was Albin Farms.

Pairs on display at Stephens Hereford Farms.

Missouri Hereford enthusiasts gathered Sept. 11 near Vandalia, Mo., for the 2010 Missouri Hereford Association Field Day. In the morning attendees went to Bill Nation and his family’s farm. Breeders with Herefords on display at the farm were Ed Roth, Dave Harrah, Matt Reynolds and Ed Jackson of Keithley Farms. Each producer had a chance to talk about his breeding program. Jackson also discussed things to be considered when raising feeder cattle. The afternoon program at the Vandalia fairgrounds included three speakers; Mark Welman, who talked about the benefits of the VitaFerm feeding program; Karen Strange, president of Federation of Animal Owners and a registered lobbyist, who talked about the threatened assault on Missouri animal agriculture by extremists within the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS); and Gary Felger of Igenity, who explained DNA profiling of cattle. HW

“BuyHereford.com is one of the best things the AHA has come up with for Hereford breeders. It is a true marketing opportunity for all sizes of Hereford Operations.” Joe Brazil, J-B herefords, Merced, calif.

• In the November BuyHereford.com sale, Joe sold TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N semen for $460 per unit.

SchEDulE February 22, 2011 — Entry Deadline February 8 March 29, 2011 — Entry Deadline March 9 April 26, 2011 — Entry Deadline April 12

BuyHereford.com — The new place to buy and sell Hereford genetics. For more information, contact your AHA field representative or Joe Rickabaugh, AHA, 816-218-2280 or Tyler Humphrey, Wendt Group, 419-230-3450 www.hereford.org

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F grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Donations in Jessie’s memory may be made to Wyoming Junior Hereford Association in care of the Adams Funeral Home, 351 North Adams Ave., Buffalo, WY 82834.

Clifford Green, Rogersville, Tenn., (left), was presented a Hereford Herdsman Emeritus Award during the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. Pictured presenting the award is Bobby Singelton, Madina, Tenn.

In Passing Jessie White, 85, Cody, Wyo., passed away Dec. 8. Jessie was a dedicated ranch wife. After she married Morton White in 1946, the couple ranched near Gunnison, Colo., until moving to the Diamond Tail Bar Ranch in Jelm, Wyo., in October 1948. They moved to the Bridger Valley in 1970, where they started White Herefords and lived there until 1990. They then moved White Herefords to the Piney Creek Ranch outside of Buffalo, Wyo. Morton passed away in November 1990, and the ranch operation was moved to the Natural Bridges Ranch in Douglas, Wyo., in 1995. The ranch was sold in 2000 when Jessie moved to Cody. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Armstrong and Loretta Anderson; one son, Butch White; 17

Grace Skrivanek, 94, Caldwell, Texas, passed away Nov. 13. She grew up in Texas and Alabama, graduating from high school in Houston. She graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. She began her career as an elementary teacher in East Bernard and continued in Rosenberg, College Station and Bryan, where she retired after 32 years. She met her husband, Joseph Skrivanek Jr., when he was a high school band director. One of her greatest joys was seeing the children she taught realize their potential. She had a great love for music. She played the piano and occasionally helped out various churches and organizations. She was active in community affairs and organizations, one was the Czech Education Foundation of Texas. She was the first woman president of this statewide organization. Her hobbies included reading, traveling to Europe and enjoying country living. She was a member of the A&M United Methodist Church in College Station, the Eastern Star and Retired Teachers Association.

She is survived by her son, Joseph Skrivanek III; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Lyle Thomas Roberts Sr., Naperville, Ill., passed away Dec. 19. A native of Tecumseh, Neb., and the eldest Lyle Roberts of three children, Lyle grew up on the family farm outside of Tecumseh, which was originally homesteaded in 1873 by his paternal grandfather. Lyle and his late wife, Alice, were married in 1953 and moved from North Carolina to Tecumseh in 1955, where they lived until their health and age required them to move near their daughter in 2005. After graduating from Tecumseh High School in 1934, Lyle attended the University of Nebraska. In November 1941, Lyle joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Naval Air Transport Squadron VR-2 as a Navigator until March 1946. In August 1947 Lyle began working for the American Hereford Journal and was a field director for it until January 1954, when he began working for the American Hereford Association (AHA), covering the Southeastern U.S. It was during this time that his travel took him to WinstonSalem, N.C., where he met Alice. In April 1955 their first child was born, and shortly after, they moved back to Tecumseh, where they built

their life together, raising their family and registered Hereford cattle. Lyle remained employed with the AHA, and in 1962 the family moved to Kansas City, where Lyle worked as the director of field activities and later as Hereford Journal business manager. Lyle and Alice moved permanently to the family farm in Tecumseh in 1968, where Lyle was actively engaged in his own Hereford operation. Lyle loved Nebraska and Nebraska agriculture and remained committed to farming and raising cattle until his health no longer permitted him to continue. Lyle is survived by his children, Lyle Thomas Roberts Jr. and Lauren Bailey, and four grandchildren. Mary Ella Meek, 85, of Burke’s Garden, Va., died Saturday, Dec. 18 at her home. She was a member Mary Ella Meek of the Burke’s Garden Homemakers Club. Mary worked sideby-side with her husband, Marvin, her entire married life. For many years the couple lived in Arizona, where Marvin managed the 26 Ranch. Mary kept the books for the 26 cow herd and fed multitudes of people. She is survived by her husband of 68 years; three daughters, Bobbie Brecht, Doris Meek and Judy Eustis; six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. HW

West Virginia Hereford Breeders Grassy run Farms

DaViD LaW & SonS

Polled Herefords since 1954 Rt. 2, Box 36A Harrisville, WV 26362 Butch 304-643-4438

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McDonald Polled Herefords W. Michael McDonald Rt. 2, Box 215A Jane Lew, WV 26378 304-884-6669 Home 304-745-3870 Office 304-677-5944 Cell

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ghf Grandview Hereford Farm

600 Rocky Step Rd. Winfield, WV 25213 Gary Kale 304-586-1790 or 304-552-4464 Cell Aaron Glascock 304-312-7060

HaugHt Bros. ira Haught

HC 80, Box 15 Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-4184 304-643-4186 office imhaught@ruralnet.org

Quality Hereford Cattle Ken and Chris Scott 2586 Grandview Rd. Beaver, WV 25813 304-763-4929 chance37@suddenlink.net

Monumental, W.Va.

Registered Certified Accredited Polled Herefords John H. Brasuk Rt. 2, Box 211-A Fairmont, WV 26554 304-363-5918 Home 304-363-3118 Fax JHB470@aol.com

A. Goff & Sons Cottage Hill Farm 1661 Hazelgreen Rd. Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-2196 agoffandsons@yahoo.com Since 1910 Celebrating our 100th Year

October 15, 2011

Oldest continuous Polled Hereford Herd in america Herd Sires: Beckleys 934S ontime 816U, TLR Lara’s Line 122L 804U, FPH Victor Boomer P606 R69, G Starview Rebel 110 811

Registered Polled Hereford Cattle

W.C. Taylor Family HC 59 Box 265 Petersburg, WV 26847 Sonny 304-257-1557 Michael 304-257-1040 mwtaylor@frontiernet.net www.hereford.org

WISCONSIN Hereford Association

Proudly Presents

the

2011

SPRING SALE Saturday, March 5, 2011 • Noon Grant County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, Wis.

Offering 45 lots

Offering 45 lots of hand selected, purebred Hereford cattle. 2-Year Old Bulls, Yearling Bulls, Open Heifers, Bred Females and Cow-Calf Pairs Sale day phone 608-445-1279 John Meents, AHA Field Staff, cell 419-306-7480 Cody Lowderman, Auctioneer, cell 309-313-2171

Pre-Sale Banquet/Fun Auction Friday, March 4, 2011

Social at 6 p.m. • Dinner at 7 p.m. at the Platteville Country Club, Platteville, Wis.

BREEDERS Baker Polled Herefords, Elkhorn, Wis.

Gari-Alan Farm, Johnson Creek, Wis.

Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Baraboo, Wis.

Biggs Polled Herefords, Dixon, Ill.

J&J Polled Herefords, Hartford, Wis.

Spruce Hill Polled Herefords, Deerfield, Wis.

Boettcher’s Brookview Acres, Fairchild, Wis.

Kegley Farms, Burlington, Wis.

Steiny’s Registered Polled Herefords,

C&L Hereford Ranch, Ixonia, Wis.

Lietzau Herefords, Sparta, Wis.

New Lisbon, Wis.

Christ the Rock Creek Farm, St. Croix Falls, Wis.

MGM East, Hartford, Wis.

White Willow Polled Herefords, Morris, Ill.

Isabel Brown, Hartland, Wis.

MGM West, Sun Prairie, Wis.

Grant Wiswell Family, Elkhorn, Wis.

Mark Friedrich, Roberts, Wis.

Next Generation Genetics, Endeavor, Wis.

Jule and Janice Zipperer, Cato, Wis.

Paulson Farms, Deerfield, Wis.

For catalogs and information contact: Michael Boettcher 414-339-2516

Kermit Rhiner 608-635-4683 Cell 608-445-1279

www.wisconsinherefords.org Please view for supplemental items on cattle and sale day announcements. www.hereford.org

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Trace Mineral Supplements

Enhance Calf Health and Cow Reproductive Performance by Heather Smith Thomas

eproductive performance in cattle, skeletal development in young animals, optimum health and strong immunity all depend on adequate nutrition, which includes important trace minerals. Some soils and plants, however, are short on various minerals, leaving feeds deficient. Ever since the 1950s, for instance, cow-calf producers have been aware of problems caused by selenium deficiencies — white muscle disease in young calves, retained placenta and infertility in cows, abortions, premature or weak newborn calves. In most geographic areas of the U.S., soils are deficient in selenium. Later, researchers found that copper deficiencies were also widespread, resulting in poor hair pigmentation, fragile bones, impaired reproductive performance, poor growth rates and reduced immunity. Copper supplementation has improved conception rates and immune responses to vaccinations. The most recent forage and cattle studies have indicated that zinc may be the most widely deficient trace mineral. Zinc is important in many body systems including production of certain enzymes (particularly for synthesis of DNA and proteins), carbohydrate metabolism, hoof structure and soundness, and male fertility (deficient animals have smaller testicles and reduced semen quality). Zinc-deficient calves may have swollen feet, scaly skin with open lesions, wounds that take longer to heal, loss of hair, excessive salivation, reduced appetite, reduced feed efficiency and growth rates, and impaired immune systems. Moderate deficiencies are not so readily recognized but take an economic toll through decreased growth rate and impaired immunity and fertility. Calves born to zinc-deficient dams have lower levels of immunity even when fed adequate amounts of zinc. Manganese, another important trace mineral, is important for proper bone and cartilage formation — which directly affects bone growth in young animals. It is also crucial for optimum fertility in cows. Signs of deficiency in calves include skeletal deformities, swollen joints and stiffness. During the past two decades, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies of blood levels for trace minerals in cattle herds around the country found numerous animals deficient in these four important minerals. Many livestock producers use supplemental minerals to augment cattle diets. These minerals are often supplied in salt/mineral mixes, provided free choice. Consumption is varied, however, with some animals consuming too much while others eat inadequate

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amounts or none at all. Also, other aspects of diet (including certain minerals that may negatively interact with the supplement during digestion) may hinder absorption by the body. Because of this variability, some stockmen resort to individually dosing their animals by drench, bolus or injection to make sure the cattle directly receive the necessary minerals. In recent years, the value of injected trace minerals has been recognized as a reliable way to ensure that cattle receive them. Lourens Havenga, Multimin USA Inc. chief executive officer, says the USDA conducted three surveys during the 1990s on selenium, copper and zinc blood levels in cattle. “When they did their most recent survey, they found there was actually a higher number of individual animals and herds deficient in zinc than either copper or selenium,” Havenga says. “When we created our injectable mineral product for the U.S., we based it on the 2001 NRC (National Research Council) requirements and actual absorption of minerals, recognizing proper ratios of copper, zinc, manganese and selenium.” Havenga points to several university studies that have shown the benefits of injected trace mineral products that looked at how rapidly the minerals are absorbed and how long they are stored in the liver. Other studies have evaluated the effects on calf health and reproductive performance when cows were injected before and after calving.

Researching response “After launching our new product, I had a lot of questions from veterinarians and producers, asking how it actually works. For instance, after injection how quickly is it absorbed, how quickly does it go

into the liver, how quickly do we see the different enzymes (that rely on these minerals) start showing response. So I contacted researchers at Iowa State University to do some studies,” Havenga says. “I met with Stephanie Hansen, who has done a lot of trace mineral research, and she agreed to do the research on these questions. So we sponsored this research at Iowa State, and she provided us with an elaborate and detailed trial report and presented her research findings at the animal science meeting in Denver in mid-July 2010.” Hansen found that the injected product is absorbed rapidly. “Once you’ve injected the animal, mineral levels in the bloodstream increase and reach a peak within eight to 10 hours. Most of the mineral that the animal doesn’t utilize is stored in the liver, while some is excreted by the kidneys. The high blood level is maintained for about 24 hours and then drops. Then the body stores the excess in the liver or gets rid of it in the urine or feces,” says Havenga. “We only ran this study for 15 days and found that the storage levels were high for the full 15 days. We later had other studies done at Texas A&M that showed the product actually lasts (stored in the liver) for about two to three months, depending on mineral status prior to injection,” he says. The third part of the research project at Iowa State looked at enzyme responses. “It (enzyme response) starts immediately,” Havenga says, “but by 14 days after injection significant changes were confirmed. This is why we recommend that producers use this product a little bit in advance of stresses, calving or breeding, especially for enhancing reproductive performance. It’s best if you can inject cows about a month before they’d be breeding or about a month before calving (at a minimum) for optimum benefit. You can use it earlier than that, such as at preg checking, but shouldn’t use it much closer to these events because cattle might not get full benefit.”

Other studies A Texas A&M study in beef cattle came up with additional data regarding differences in cattle performance when injected with trace minerals. An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of providing pre-calving and pre-breeding injections of Multimin and vitamin E on reproductive performance of beef cows and on health and survival of their calves. In this study, 67 crossbred cows were randomly assigned to control or Multimin/vitamin E

treatments. Treated cows were given injections 30 days prior to the start of calving and again 21 days prior to start of breeding. The trace mineral injections effectively improved copper levels (liver) and selenium (blood levels), compared to the non-treated cows. The treated cows had significantly higher liver concentrations of copper than the controls, remaining higher for 161 days after the last injection. Previous research had shown that cattle have improved performance and/or immune function with trace mineral supplementation when they are marginal to deficient in copper, zinc and selenium, but differences may not be seen when cattle have adequate levels to begin with. In the Texas study, more cows became pregnant in the treated group; cows in the control group were 2.4 times more likely to be open. “Researchers injected the product before the cows calved and again before they bred the cows. This showed that if you use the product strategically, these two injections can keep liver levels elevated in the cow for almost a full year (one production cycle). We stopped that trial at 256 days just before the cows started calving again the next season,” says Havenga. “The producer benefit in the Texas A&M study was that we increased calving percentage, and those cows also calved earlier. The Multimintreated cows bred back quicker and calved six days earlier, on average than the untreated cows. This gives us a better understanding about how this product works,” he says. Making sure cows have adequate levels of trace minerals during pregnancy also ensures normal bone formation and immune system development in the growing fetus and also enables the fetus to have adequate stores of these important minerals in its liver. Deficiencies in the calf cannot be made up through supplementing the dam after calving since these minerals do not transfer very well through the milk. Some stockmen cover their bases by giving young calves injections during the first days or weeks of life or at branding time. Ideally, you need to make sure the calf has peak levels (and is not deficient) at the time of vaccinations, in order to be able to mount strong immunities. Unless a calf has adequate trace mineral status, vaccination may not be able to protect him against disease. HW

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The Cattleman’s Connection Angus And Hereford Bull sAle

Monday, March 14, 2011 1 p.m. (MdT) at spring Cove ranch in Bliss, Idaho

Selling 130 Angus Bulls and 20 Angus Heifers 40 Hereford Bulls and 15 Hereford Heifers Spring Cove Ranch • 92 Years in the Angus Business JBB/AL Herefords • 44 Years in the Hereford Business

AlsK Caseys Prince 063 reg. # 43081953

BW 5.0; WW 64; YW 95; MM 24; M&G 57; FAT -0.03; REA 0.58; MARB -0.07

Al reno 030 reg. # 43087284

BW 3.8; WW 53; YW 79; MM 26; M&G 52; FAT -0.01; REA 0.35; MARB 0.07 He sells as lot 172!

He sells as lot 173!

JBB/Al Prince 003s reg. # 43081946

BW 3.2; WW 50; YW 72; MM 17; M&G 42; FAT -0.02; REA 0.23; MARB 0.02

JBB lady Progressor 001

reg. # 43087321

BW 4.8; WW 55; YW 88; MM 23; M&G 51; FAT -0.01; REA 0.36; MARB 0.06 He sells as lot 174!

she sells as lot 195!

JBB Ms Harland 008 reg. # 43087275

BW 1.0; WW 43; YW 73; MM 27; M&G 49; FAT 0.05; REA 0.18; MARB 0.37

JWr 024P sara’s Prince 153T {Ief,dlf} BW 3.7; WW 62; YW 90; MM 24; M&G 55; FAT -0.03; REA 0.51; MARB -0.05 she sells as lot 196!

sons and daughters selling!

For catalogs, call: Art and Stacy Butler, Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, Idaho 208-352-4332 John and Bev Bryan or James and Dawn Anderson, Gooding, Idaho 208-280-1507 www.hereford.org

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D Grandview CMR

Como, Miss.—Nov. 13 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims and Eddie Burks Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 44.25 bulls - - - - -$136,000; average - - - - - - $3,073 68 females - - - - -$268,825; average - - - - - - $3,953 112.25 lots - - - - - $404,825; average - - - - - - $3,606 bul l s Grandview CMR Plato 9097, 2/15/09, by ALH 034 Plato Dom 0424, to CES Polled Herefords/Predestined Cattle Co., Wadley, Ga. (½ interest, full possession) - - -$7,000 Grandview CMR Plato Dom W916ET, 2/13/09, by ALH 034 Plato Dom 0424, to Woessner Farms, St. James, Mo. (½ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 fEMal Es Grandview CMR Princess X451 ET, 4/1/10, by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, to Jeff Drum, Harrisburg, Ark. -$15,000 Remitall Marvel 383R, 11/25/05, by BNC 122L Omni 128N, and a March heifer calf by Grandview Vic H132 23G 4003 ET to OJJ Ranch, Shelley, Idaho - - - - $11,500 Grandview CMR Valerie X437 ET, 5/8/10, by Remitall Super Duty 42S, to Elise Hackett, Tuscola, Ill. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 Grandview CMR Miss 1217 113s, 3/5/06, by CMR Victor P606 1217, to OJJ Ranch; and a January heifer calf by NJW 57G 712B Cowtown 60M to Kayla Jackson, Lebanon, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$7,500 MJb P606 belle 2R ET, 1/2/05, by PW Victor Boomer P606, to Cort Decoteau, Zachary, La.; and a January heifer calf by CMR LPH Boomer P606 136N to Doug Banks, Hamilton, Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$7,000 Grandview CMR M03 Miss P606 u332, 3/10/08, by SHF REM Miami 434V M03, to Star Lake Cattle Ranch; and a March heifer calf by ALH 034 Plato Dom 0424 to Candy McGraver; Journagan Ranch, Mountain Grove, Mo.; and Glengrove Farm, Rolla, Mo. - - $6,950 Grandview CMR Kim X408 ET, 3/29/10, by PW Victor Boomer P606, to Maybrey Polled Herefords, Decherd, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,400 Grandview CMR 3510 Girl u349, 3/15/08, by AB JWR Demolition 6008 3510, to Jared Aden, St. Joseph, Ill.; and a February heifer calf by ALH 034 Plato Dom 0424 to Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,200 JWR 63 Miss bellman 001X, 1/1/10, by 4 -C Mr P606 Bellman 8004556 ET, to Hadley Ewing, Fordland, Mo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$6,100 Grandview l ass 276 6167 ET, 3/1/06, by Grandview SOP Ribeye 276, to Lee Rushton, Waverly, Tenn.; and a February heifer calf by Grandview Vic H132 23G 4003 ET to Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot, Idaho - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$6,100 Grandview CMR l isa X139 ET, 1/19/10, by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, to Jevin Gonce, Centerville, Texas - - $5,800 CMR 002 l ass 69R, 3/8/05, by NS LAKES Kilo 002, to Metch Polled Herefords, Canton, Texas; and a March heifer calf by CMR LPH Boomer P606 136N to Lee Rushton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,700 Heritage 103R 42R Candy 757T, 3/12/07, by SB 54E Boomer 42R ET, to Red Hills Herefords, Clinton, Okla.; and a February heifer calf by C Reno 6142 ET to Star Lake Cattle Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,400 Remitall sally 133T, 2/16/07, by Remitall Patriot ET 13P, to Halford Farms, Batesville, Ark.; and a February heifer calf by PW Victor Boomer P606 to Luke, Rye and Grant Fenton, Stigler, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - $5,200

brillhart Ranch Co.

Columbus, Mont.—Dec. 1 Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 49 bulls - - - - - - - -$140,550; average - - - - - - $2,868 bul l s bRC Ribstone W28, 3/8/09, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Reinhold Jabs, Harden - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 bRC Ribstone W26, 3/6/09, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Denny Livestock, Lame Deer - - - - - - - - - - - $4,750 bRC Ribstone W16, 3/15/09, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Denny Livestock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,250 bRC advance W38, 3/6/09, by HH Advance 3184N, to Denny Livestock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000 bRC Gold W32, 3/7/09, by RCH Pure Gold 2127, to Denny Livestock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000

Hoosier beef Congress

Indianapolis, Ind.—Dec. 4 Auctioneer: Kelly Huffman Reported by: John Meents 10 females - - - - - -$20,700; average - - - - - - $2,070 Additional lots 3 steers - - - - - - - - - $4,750; average - - - - - - $1,583 fE Mal Es KMC Red Hot Hannah, 5/15/10, by EF Monumental 410 810, consigned by Kaitlyn Culy, Hagerstown, to Cory Batt, Salem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000 CM 29f Miss T-bone 0654, 2/26/10, by Harvie Dan T -Bone 196T, consigned by Clayton Miller, Thorntown, to Tim Settles, Greenfield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,700 MCC Mattie X012, 3/17/10, by LaGrand Reload 80P ET, consigned by Logan and Kylie McFatridge, Otterbein, to David Lane, N. Vernon - - - - - - - $3,000 sTEER steer, 3/7/10, by STAR Tohon 25M ET, consigned by Kottkamp & Son and Barber Livestock, Clayton, to Michael Dola, Bargersville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,250

North star Classic

Valley City, N.D.—Dec. 4 Auctioneer: Andy Mrnak Reported by: Levi Landers 9 females - - - - - - -$19,800; average - - - - - - $2,200 Additional lots 3 steers - - - - - - - - - $3,450; average - - - - - - -$1,150 fEMal Es bCC Miss Maybarry 095X ET, 3/8/10, by TFR High Cotton 328 ET, consigned by Jake Baumgarten, Belfield, to Giedd Hereford Ranch, Washburn - -$4,000 CKP amber 0013, 2/23/10, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, to Bruce and Cody Klein, Scranton - - - - - - - - - - $3,400 TTfl Jane’s Tundra Tank 005, 2/18/10, by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N, consigned by Thomas Friesz, New Salem, to DaKitch Hereford Farms, Ada, Minn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$2,100 sTEERs friedt steer, 3/22/10, consigned by Friedt Herefords, Mott, to Giedd Hereford Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - -$1,300 Olson steer, 3/14/10, consigned by Olson Hereford Ranch, Argus, to Bruce and Cody Klein - - - - - -$1,300

Oklahoma Hereford assn.

Marietta, Okla.—Dec. 4 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Matt Sims Reported by: Adam Cotton 41 bulls - - - - - - - -$100,625; average - - - - - - $2,454 37 females - - - - - -$70,150; average - - - - - - $1,896 78 lots - - - - - - - - - $170,775; average - - - - - - -$2,189 Additional lots 88 comm. females -$96,305; average - - - - - - $1,094 bul l s Nl C Dealers Choice 9004 ET, 1/14/09, by H Easy Deal 609 ET, consigned by Nelson Land & Cattle, Kingston, to 4V Livestock, Fayetteville, Ark. - - $5,000 CH Domino 9013 ET, 2/14/09, by BR Moler ET, consigned by Chambliss Hereford Farm, Elizabethtown, Ky., to McMillan Ranch, Mannsville - - - - - - - - - -$4,000 fEMal Es CH l1 Dominette 7007, 1/29/07, by HH Advance 4140P, consigned by Curry Herefords, McAlester, to Chambliss Hereford Farm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000 Tff u5 super l ady 1049, 4/24/10, by MCS 533P U5, consigned by The Foundation Female Syndicate, Elgin, to T -Bone Ranch Co., Antonito, Colo. - - $3,900 MCs CK 533P bright l ady 1074 ET, 3/13/10, by STAR Bright Future 533P ET, consigned by MCS Polled Herefords, Elgin; and Kinder Farms, Carney, to Kristin Garrison, Morris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,800

Missouri Hereford assn.

sedalia, Mo.—Dec. 5 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 4 bulls - - - - - - - - - - -$9,775; average - - - - - - $2,444 39 females - - - - - -$81,275; average - - - - - - $2,084 43 lots - - - - - - - - - -$91,050; average - - - - - - -$2,117 Additional lots 1 flush - - - - - - - - - $2,650; average - - - - - - $2,650 1 steer - - - - - - - - - $1,650; average - - - - - - $1,650 bul l bPH 3242 Pendleton 463W, 11/12/09, by UPS Odyssey 1ET, consigned by Joel Butler, Republic, to Holmes Hereford Farm, Wheaton - - - - - - - - - $3,000 fEMal Es PRf P606 Miss Harley 26s, 3/3/06, by PW Victor Boomer P606, consigned by Amy and Angela Phillips, Richmond, to Steven Steiner, Union Star; and a March heifer calf by KJ 068J Manhattan 262S to Hunter and Zachary Koch, Harrisonville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500 PRf Ms Good as Gold PC1 84X, 3/5/10, by JJD Mr Gold 2001 ET, consigned by Amy Phillips, to Tyler Gerke, Smithton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 belzer Miss KP l ady 10X, 1/1/10, by Ponca Kingpin, consigned by Anthony Belzer, Blue Springs, to Kourtney Bird, Gallatin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,300 Glengrove Michelle u17, 9/10/08, by KJ C&L J119 Logic 023R ET, consigned by Glengrove Farm, Rolla, to Kenneth and Carleen Staten, Higginsville; and a May

September 10, 2011 NewmaN, IllINoIs

albIN Farms/loreNzeN Farms Dave a lbin • 217-497-2487

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Hillsboro, Ohio—Dec. 11 Auctioneer: Gene Steiner Reported by: John Meents 2 bulls - - - - - - - - - - -$3,025; average - - - - - - -$1,513 51 females - - - - - -$76,250; average - - - - - - $1,495 53 lots - - - - - - - - - -$79,275; average - - - - - - $1,496 bul l Nf Nasdaq Encore, 3/29/09, by PW Mohican Nasdaq P316, consigned by Noth Forty Herefords, Loveland, to Gahm Farm, Lucasville - - - - - - - -$1,850 fEMal Es schu-l ar 7X of 5s 25l , 1/14/10, by JDH 15 Wrangler 25L, consigned by Allie Steiner, Lebanon, to Lake View Acres, Pleasantville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,200 Ns 9126J Dominette l ass ET 662, 9/3/06, by CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET, consigned by NS Polled Herefords, Mason, to Gerber Polled Herefords, Richmond, Ind.; and a January heifer calf by Feltons Ozzie 492 to Mohican Polled Hereford Farms, Glenmont - - -$3,100 RC P606 Princess C264 723 ET, 11/7/07, by PW Victor Boomer P606, consigned by Ron Collins, Loveland, to Flatter Hereford Farms, Yellow Springs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,500

Minnesota Hereford breeders

Hutchinson, Minn.—Dec. 11 Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell Reported by: Levi Landers 4.25 bulls - - - - - - -$10,234; average - - - - - - $2,408 37 females - - - - - $78,040; average - - - - - - $2,109 41.25 lots - - - - - - -$88,274; average - - - - - - $2,140 bul l DaKitch 110R It ’s Time 77X, 3/7/10, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by DaKitch Hereford Farms, Ada, to JVJ Farms Wakaw, Sask. (½ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 fEMal Es RV starline 5136, 4/14/05, by CT Newsline 99N, consigned by Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday N.D., to Whispering Pine Farms LLC, Kimball; and an April heifer calf by CKP Redman 0867 ET to Brown Polled Herefords, Grand Rapids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,800 sH Queen filet X208a, 2/18/10, by SHF Porterhouse M33 P52, consigned by Schmidt Hereford Farm, Pipestone, to Jim Hora, Parkston, S.D. - - - - - - - $4,500 KMK bK l ady l atitude 9003, 3/19/09, by HH Latitude 350R, consigned by KMK Herefords, Grey Eagle, to Don Stangeland, Pipestone - - - - - - - $3,200 HW

sal E suMMaRY No. Sale Sales Consignment 7

No. 53.25

Avg. $2,444

Production

93.25

$2,966

146.50

76 1,435.25

10/11 YTD

For information: Dennis Schock 1911 Smith Oak Rd. Sherman, TX 75090 903-815-2004 dschock@wildblue.net

buckeye Holiday Hereford bonanza

(U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2010-11 fiscal year.)

Month Total

Cow Herd For Sale

heifer calf by Robinet’s Poundmaker NE2T to Makayla Reynolds, Huntsville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$3,150 RH l aura 1024, 2/13/10, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Reynolds Herefords, Huntsville, to Hanna and Emily Gregory, Houstonia - - - - - - $3,000

Bulls

Females No. Avg. 201.00 $2,026

Total Gross $537,374

Avg. $2,114

161.25

$545,375

$3,382

68.00

$3,953

$2,776

269.00

$2,513

415.50

$1,082,749

$2,606

$3,493

3,339.00

$3,230

4,774.25

$15,798,873

$3,309

Proven Results BW 3.4 WW 63 YW 97 MM 22 M&G 54 FAT 0.02 rEA 0.64 MArB 0.31

C&L Advantage M326 22S ET

Sire: KCF BENNETT 3008 M326 • Dam: HH MS ADVANCE 8037H

HErEForD rANCH

No. 254.25

920-474-7403 • 262-617-6346 Cell www.cnlfarm.com • cnlfarm@execpc.com

West tennessee Polled Hereford AssociAtion

58th AnnuAl sAle

March 19, 2011 • NooN smith livestock center, Martin, tenn.

selling 55 lots 9 Bulls H 46 females

raymond griffin 901-476-0414 www.hereford.org

Prepare For Calving Season Now F

or spring-calving herds, calving season will be in full swing in four to six weeks. If you haven’t done so already, now is a good time to prepare for the increased workload by checking calving equipment and facilities. Take the time to do a walk-through and inspection of your calving facilities prior to calving.

• Are the calving pens and working

equipment ready for the demands of calving season?

• Do you have adequate bedding

• Have you inventoried remaining

the mature cows? Heifers and mature cows have increased nutrient requirements compared to your mature cow herd.

• Have the cows received adequate

It is important to prepare now for the upcoming calving season. Don’t wait for the first early calf to hit the ground! By then, it’s too late! HW

feedstuffs? Do you have enough high-quality feed to get you through calving season?

levels of fat soluble vitamins, especially vitamin A? If they’ve been fed low-quality roughage through the winter, providing supplemental vitamin A prior to calving may be warranted.

Photo by GeorGia berrett

by Greg Lardy, North Dakota State University’s animal sciences department head and regular contributor to Tri-State Livestock News

Editor’s Note: Reprinted by permission of Tri-State Livestock News

• Are the heifers and young cows

being managed separately from

supplies ready to protect mothers and newborn calves from cold temperatures and snow? Hypothermia can be deadly for newborn calves. Keep a supply of bedding on hand in order to provide a more hospitable environment in the event of a storm or cold temperatures.

• Have you examined all the

calving equipment such as calf pullers, obstetric chains, head catches, and calving pens to be sure they are in good condition? Do routine maintenance and make necessary repairs now before you need the equipment.

• Invariably, cows and calves

will require treatment for some sort of sickness or injury during this time. It is best to be prepared ahead of time.

• Do you have a supply of

replacement colostrum available for situations when the cow may not produce enough? Ideally, a supply of supplemental colostrum from cows in your own herd would be used when you need to provide additional colostrum for your newborns. Store supplemental colostrum in Ziploc® freezer bags, Serving Savers®, or 16-oz. plastic soda or water bottles. These storage devices will make storing, thawing and feeding supplemental colostrum easier.

• Do you have pharmaceutical and

veterinary supplies needed for the upcoming calving season? Suture, needles, syringes and other supplies can be difficult to find at 2 a.m. Be sure you have these supplies organized and stored in such a way that they are easy to get to when you need them.

• Cow nutrition plays a big role in

calf health. If calving is still a few weeks or more away, it is time to do a serious evaluation of your nutrition program.

• Are the cows in good body

condition or are they thin? If they are thin, separate them from the rest of the herd to more cost effectively boost the energy level in their diet.

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February 2011 /

BOOST YOUR BREEDING PROGRAM WITH THE

“344N” INFLUENCE!!

PERFORMANCE BRED POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

Private treaty and MCA/MSU Bull Test Sale - March 19, 2011 Eight sons and grandsons of Advisor Advisor is a trait leader in 8 of the 11 categories and all 4 Indexes!! Advisor sons have topped every bull test entered in both Michigan and Oklahoma the past three years. PCR DUTCH ADVISOR 11X • P43112033 Sells March 19, 2011, in the Bull Test Sale as Tag 73. 11X may be the best Advisor son that we have ever raised! His dam is an MC Ranger 9615/Legend daughter. Videos on the five bull test bulls available in early March. Additional info on our Web site.

PCR Jacklyn Nikole 344N — Dam of Advisor

One of the elite performance cows of the breed! Grandam and greatgrandam of the bulls selling. Will have a Revolution calf in 2011. May consider selling an interest and/or flush of 344N in 2011.

Phil and Chris Rottman 2148 S. Croswell • Fremont, MI 49412 231-924-5776 • pcr@ncats.net www.pcrherefords.com Cody checking feed bunks

www.hereford.org

February 2011 /

Bulls That Add Steak and Marbling CE

WW YW MM M&G MCE

FAT

REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$

Sir 17T

7.1

-0.8

1.4

1.1

0.00

0.22

0.27

Ulysses U14

-0.9

3.0

6.4

1.0

0.01

0.29

0.12

38 Special

0.9

3.5

1.2

0.4

0.04

0.12

0.13

Next Gen SRR 940

3.5

3.4

1.6

1.2

0.00

0.24

0.25

Loewen P20 Sir 17T — P42778580

Spearhead R125 Ulysses U14 — P42897929

38 Special SRR 905 — P42977615

Next Gen SRR 940 —

P43055687

www.stillriverranch.com larry@stillriverranch.com

TEXAS BREEDERS Kinnear Polled Herefords James, Linda, Jeff, Kristin and Courtney 225 Trailwood Dr. Joshua, TX 76058 817-235-5968 kphcattle@att.net 92

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McMullin Ranch Donlie and Linda McMullin

Red Eyed and Ready Larry and Mary Woodson 214-491-7017 Tommy Sutherland 903-583-0898 Bonham, Texas Ranch located 10 miles south of Bonham and 1 mile south of Gober.

SPEARHEAD RANCH Paul and Sheila Funk 254-248-1915 525 County Rd. 51 Copperas Cove, TX 76522 sheilabfunk@aol.com www.spearheadranch.net

1005 Perryman Creek Rd. Copperas Cove, TX 76522 254-547-0172 dboydmc@yahoo.com

www.hereford.org

Emerson’s Short Bridge Farm Ed and Diann Emerson, owners Heather and Jason Phillips Heather Emerson-Phillips, manager 200 Short Bridge Farm Ln., Church Hill, MD 21623 410-253-3531 Heather • 410-556-6130 Farm shortbridgefarm@hotmail.com SIRES: Mohican Finlay 406F RST 1030 Top Secret 7011 Elm-Lodge Next Big Thing 3N PW Mohican Nasdaq P316 CRR About Time 743

Justa Dreamin’ Livestock Show Supply Heather Emerson-Phillips 502 Walnut St., Church Hill, MD 21623 410-253-3531 • justadreamin@hotmail.com Sullivan Supply Dealer

HAUSNER CATTLE CO. J.P., Tina, Zane and Tara

Hausner • 5807 W. Canal Rd., Thomasville, PA 17364 717-259-9992 Cell 717-465-1584 tjhausner@cs.com

Sid Rogers 420 N. Hayfield Rd. Winchester, VA 22603-3426 540-888-3134

www.hausnercattlecompany.com SIDSROLLINGHILLS@hughes.net

Check us out on facebook.com

All Seasons

Kove Cattle COMPANY

Farm

Harry and Karen Taylor 10402 Stewart Neck Rd. Princess Anne, MD 21853 401-651-4486 allseasonsfarm@gmail.com

The Baldwins 2 Church View Rd. Millersville, MD 21108 443-871-0573

randy_martin52@bellsouth.net

www.kovecattle.com

Heritage Hill Farm

RANDALL Land & Cattle Co., LLC

Dan and Susie Snyder Seth Snyder 654 Cold Spring Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325-7335 717-642-9199 herefordcattle@stoneridgemanor.com www.stoneridgemanor.com

Elizabeth Randall, Owner Lee Chaney, Manager P.O. Box 58 Rocky Ridge, MD 21778 240-446-3331 Cell 301-271-2732 Home

Bob Kube 6470 Beverley Mill Rd. Broad Run, VA 20137 rfkube@verizon.net 540-347-4343 cell 540-905-2667

KNOLL CREST FARM

“Serving the beef industry since 1944” 17659 Red House Rd. Red House, VA 23963 Office 434-376-3567 Fax 434-376-7008 James D. Bennett 434-376-7299 Paul S. Bennett 434-376-5675 Jim G. Bennett 434-376-5760 Brian R Bennett 434-376-5309 knollcrest@hughes.net

www.hereford.org

Randy Martin

773 Sloop Point Ln. Kure Beach, NC 28449 919-624-3833

Dustin, Rachel, Emma and Addison Heeter 2142 Auen Rd. Saltsburg, PA 15681 724-639-9159 Cell 724-433-2730

heritagehillherefords@gmail.com February 2011 /

KJ C&L BJ 204 Authentic 294S • 2008 AHA Regional Show Bull of the Year and many-time champion.

Semen: $30/Straw; $100/Certificate Package of 20 Straws and 10 Certificates for $1,250

LPH Ms Muchmore 7X

• Sells at the Wisconsin State Sale, March 5!

Two Authentic 2-year-old bulls sell in the Iowa Beef Expo, Feb. 17, 2011.

LIETZAU HEREFORD FARM

7477 Iband Ave., Sparta, WI 54656 Harold and Connie 608-269-3627 hlietzau@centurytel.net

WISCONSIN HEREFORD BREEDERS BOETTCHER'S BROOKVIEW ACRES Butch and Maryellen W16163 U.S. Hwy. 10 Fairchild, WI 54741 715-597-2036 Brandon 715-533-2470 Garritt 715-586-0033 Michael 414-339-2516 Ryan, Tiff and Andrew Timm 507-433-1183 cmboettcher@centurytel.net www.brookviewacres.com

STOCK FARM The Marv Espenscheid Family 12044 Hwy. 78 Argyle, WI 53504 608-543-3778 Fax 608-543-3824 wlbaosf@mhtc.net

MGM East Dr. B.J. and Kim Jones Bailey, Brett, Riley, Lauren and Brady 14990 County Hwy. F Darlington, WI 53530 Home 608-776-2813 Fax 608-776-2079 docjones@centurytel.net www.wildcatcattle.com

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Steve Merry 1840 Hwy. CC Hartford, WI 53027 262-628-3649 262-628-4946 Fax

MGM West Gordon Merry 6488 Hwy. C Sun Prairie, WI 53590 608-837-4919

Improving Polled Herefords Since 1932

BBC FARMS Breeding for Consistent Quality Bruce and Bonnie Clemence S104 W15379 Loomis Dr. Muskego, WI 53150 414-425-8134 bbcfarms@gmail.com Vistitors are always welcome! Breeding stock always for sale at the farm.

HUTH

Joe and Amy Starr and Family

E5198 N. Water Dr. Manawa, WI 54949 920-596-2580 Fax 920-596-2380 starr@wolfnet.net

Lininger Farms Chester and Kathy Lininger W1018 Spring Prairie Rd. Burlington, WI 53105 262-763-8846 clininger@wi.rr.com

Wiswell Family Registered Polled Herefords

Polled Herefords Jerry, Maryann, Michael and Karl Huth W9096 County Trunk AS Oakfield, WI 53065 920-583-3223 Fax 920-583-2068 Cattle always for sale at the farm huth@wildblue.net www.huthcattle.com

Grant, Judy, Jena, and Morgan Wiswell N5920 Connaughton Ln. Elkhorn, WI 53121 262-723-4861 262-215-6499 cell Michelle Britzke Herd Manager wizsph@elknet.net

Ken and Sandy 608-356-2578 Travis 608-434-2843 Jim E10 645 Hatchery Rd. Baraboo, WI 53913 U.S. Hwy. 12 S., 1/2 mile from McDonald’s, west on Hatchery Rd., 1 mile to farm sign. ken254@centurytel.net www.piercesherefords.com www.hereford.org

2011

R E H

L A B U U N CKEYE N A h t 8 6 G S N H I OW AND R P S D R EFO Parade Friday, March 18 at 1 p.m. SA Sale, Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m.

2011

Held at the Ohio Exposition Center, Columbus, Ohio

SELLING 50 LOTS

BW WW YW MM M&G

1.5 50 78 19 44

CIRCLE D LCC 4037 ERIN 120ET Sponsored by the

Hereford Association

BW WW YW MM M&G

MGM NEXT GEN GLORY BOUND 41W

For catalogs, contact: Lisa Finnegan Keets, Sale Manager 440-320-6193 ohioherefordlady@yahoo.com

Herman Ralph E. F A M I LY Jim and Beth Herman 6753 C.R. C75 Edgerton, OH 43517 419-298-2078 Rod, Tammy, Brandi and Cody 2016 Rd. 20 Continental, OH 45831 419-303-4060

POLLED HEREFORDS

38585 St. Rt. 26 Graysville, OH 45734 Keith Ullman 740-934-9321 Cell 740-228-2253 info@ullmanherefords.com

Polled Herefords

Chris, Sarah, Grant and Lindie Helsinger 6518 Farmersville-Germantown Pike Germantown, OH 45327 937-855-0491 937-751-9841 cell cshelsinger@gtownonline.com Calvin, Carman and Collin Helsinger 6568 Farmersville-Germantown Pike Germantown, OH 45327

www.hereford.org

Cattle Services Jeff, Lou Ellen and Keayla Harr 334 Twp. Rd. 1922 Jeromesville, OH 44840 Cell 419-685-0549 jlcattleserv@aol.com

Catalog will be online mid-February at www.buckeyeherefords.com

Polled Hereford Farms The Deckers Pat, Loretta, Caitlin and Colton Vincent, Ohio Office 740-749-3939 Josh VanHorn, Herdsman

www.circledcattle.com

Banks Polled Herefords

Helsinger

Auctioneer: Dale Stith — 918-760-1550

Mohican

Ullman & Son

3.0 48 79 19 43

Doug and Jane Banks 513-726-6876 Brian Banks 513-200-4248 5590 Wayne Milford Rd. Hamilton, Ohio 45013 dbanks3878@aol.com

Conard and Nancy Stitzlein 4551 State Rt. 514 Glenmont, OH 44628 330-378-3421 stitz@bright.net Matt Stitzlein 330-231-0708 cell

Berg Polled Herefords

“Where Legends are born.” Jerry and Mary Ann Berg 16821 Withrich Rd. P.O. Box 224 Dalton, OH 44618 330-857-7967 330-465-6185 cell jwberg@bright.net

Farno Home of SHF Red Oak

Polled Herefords Paul and Marsha Farno Eaton, Ohio Luke, Sarah and Jacob Farno Tipton, Indiana 937-456-6842 pmfeaton@infinet.com

Grandview Hereford Farms Jay and Becky Reed 5890 Moorefield Rd. Springfield, OH 45502 Jay cell 937-605-4218 937-342-0629 Janet Quaintance 937-399-9349 grandview5890@att.net February 2011 /

C The “Calendar” is a listing of Hereford sales and events known to our staff. Italicized dates denote shows and events. Non-italicized dates denote sales. To make the “Calendar” concise we have used the following abbreviations: association, assn.; international, int'l; junior, jr.; mountain, mtn.; national, nat’l; northeast, NE; northwest, NW; performance tested, PT; southeast, SE; southwest, SW; and university, Un.

February ___________________________ 2 Black Hills Stock Show Hereford Show and Sale, Rapid City, S.D. 2-5 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, Denver, Colo. 2 Shaw Bull Sale, Notus, Idaho 3 Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb. 3 Stroh Herefords/Friedt Herefords, Dickinson, N.D. 4 Baumgarten Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Belfield, N.D. 4 Dvorak Herefords Bull Sale, Pickstown, S.D. 4 Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls, Idaho 5 Klamath Falls Bull Sale, Klamath Falls, Ore. 5 Messner Ranch, Slapout, Okla. 5 South Texas Hereford Assn., Beeville 5 Upstream Ranch Bull Sale, Taylor, Neb. 6-13 JBN Livestock Internet Sale, Box Elder, S.D. 7 Topp Herefords Bull Sale, Bismarck, N.D. 8 San Antonio Livestock Show, San Antonio, Texas 9 San Antonio Livestock Show All Breeds Bull & Commercial Female Sale, San Antonio, Texas 12 Baker Hereford Ranch, Rapid City, S.D. 12 Wisconsin Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells 13 Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D. 14 BB Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Connell, Wash. 14 Logterman Family Bull Sale, Valentine, Neb. 16 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Hereford Show and Sale, Kearney, Neb. 16 Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho 17 Iowa Hereford Breeders Assn., Des Moines 17 Olson’s Bull Sale, Argusville, N.D. 18 Blacktop Farms Bull Sale, Mitchell, S.D. 18 Beef Maker Bull Sale, Horton, Ala. 19 Carmichael Herefords Bull Sale, Faith, S.D. 19 Curtis Polled Herefords, Huron, S.D. 19 Fallon All-Breeds Bull Sale, Fallon, Nev. 19 Four L Herefords Bull Sale, Atwood, Tenn. 19 Magnolia Hereford Assn. Annual Show & Sale, Magnolia, Ark. 21 Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. 22 Anderson Family Herefords, Lethbridge, Alta. 22 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 22 Mill Creek Ranch, Manhattan, Kan. 25 Advertising Deadline for April Hereford World 25 Gant Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Platte, S.D. 25 Illinois Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting and Embryo Auction, Springfield 25 Jamison Herefords Bull Sale, Quinter, Kan. 26 Heritage Cattle Co., Buhl, Idaho 26 Illini Classic, Springfield, Ill. 26 Kreth Herefords, Mt. Vernon, S.D. 26 South Texas Polled Hereford Assn., Lockhart 26 TS Ranch, Cottonwood Falls, Kan. 28 Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho

March _____________________________ 1 3 3 4 4

S&S Polled Herefords, Guide Rock, Neb. Calgary Bull Sale, Calgary, Alta. NW Hereford Breeders Bull Sale, Hermiston, Ore. Kentucky Beef Expo Hereford Show, Louisville Wisconsin Hereford Assn. Banquet, Platteville

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Cow Herd For Sale For information: Dennis Schock 1911 Smith Oak Rd. Sherman, TX 75090 903-815-2004 dschock@wildblue.net 96

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5 Bischoff's Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron, S.D. 5 Kentucky Beef Expo Hereford Sale, Louisville 5 Maryland Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Hagerstown 5 Pennsylvania Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Bedford 5 Utah Polled and Horned Hereford Assn., Salina 5 Wisconsin Hereford Assn., Lancaster 6 Kentucky Beef Expo Jr. Jackpot Show, Louisville 7 Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore. 9 Udy Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Rockland, Idaho 11 NE Texas Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Mt. Pleasant 12 Boyd Beef Cattle Bull Sale, Mays Lick, Ky. 12 Central Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Assn., Eldon 12 Ft. Keogh Livestock, Miles City, Mont. 12 NE Texas Hereford Assn., Mt. Pleasant 12 Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Lebanon 14 Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. 14 JBB/AL Herefords Bull Sale, Bliss, Idaho 15 Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. 15 Medicine Hat Bull Sale, Medicine Hat, Alta. 18 Ohio Beef Expo Parade of Hereford Sale Animals, Columbus 19 Cattleman's Weekend Bull Sale, Prescott, Ariz. 19 Falling Timber Farm Bull Selection Day, Marthasville, Mo. 19 Ohio Beef Expo Hereford Sale, Columbus 19 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Martin 21 Heartland Herefords LLC, N. Platte, Neb. 21 Gibson Herefords/Double Heart Diamond Cattle, N. Platte, Neb. 22 B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan. 23 Washington Cattlemen's Assn. Bull Test Sale, Eltopia 25 Advertising Deadline for May/June Hereford World 25 M6 Ranch Bull Dispersal, Alvarado, Texas 25 North Carolina Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Statesville 26 M6 Ranch Female Dispersal, Alvarado, Texas 26 North Carolina Hereford Assn., Statesville 26 Oregon Hereford Assn. Jr. Jackpot Show and Annual Meeting, Albany 27 Oregon Hereford Assn., Albany 28 Harvie Ranching Bull Sale, Olds, Alta. 28 Oleen Bros., Dwight, Kan. 29 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 29 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords, Burchard, Neb. 29 WLB Livestock Bull Sale, Douglas, Man.

2 2 2 7 8 8 9 11 16 19 22 23 23 26 30 30

GKB Cattle Internet Sale, Waxahachie, Texas Michigan Beef Expo Hereford Sale, E. Lansing Spring Hereford Classic Sale, Beebee, Ark. West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Jane Lew Early Bird Advertising Deadline for July Hereford World West Virginia Beef Expo Hereford Show, Jane Lew West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn., Jane Lew Missouri Hereford Assn. Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Eldon, Mo. Rockin’ W Polled Herefords, Schulenburg, Texas Bar JZ Ranches, Holabird, S.D. Middle Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Cross Plains Middle Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Cross Plains Ritchie County Polled Hereford Assn., Harrisville, W.Va. BuyHereford.com Internet Auction Burns Farms Female Sale, Pikeville, Tenn. Larson/Hoffman/Topp Sale, Clifton, Texas

May _______________________________

6 Advertising Deadline for July Hereford World 6 New England Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, W. Springfield, Mass. 7 New England Hereford Assn., W. Springfield, Mass. 13 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn., Old Washington 14 Four L Herefords Female Sale, Atwood, Tenn. 14 Pennsylvania Hereford Assn., Thomasville 20 Star Lake Cattle Ranch Jr. Futurity Show, Skiatook, Okla. 21 Huth Polled Herefords Bull Selection Day, Oakfield, Wis. 21 Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. 28-30 NW Regional Jr. Hereford Show, Moses Lake, Wash. 31 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction HW

West tennessee Polled Hereford AssociAtion

58th AnnuAl sAle

March 19, 2011 • NooN Se pTe m b e r 1 0, 2011 Newman, Illinois

Albin Farms/Lorenzen Farms Dave Albin • 217-497-2487

smith livestock center, Martin, tenn.

selling 55 lots 9 Bulls H 46 females

raymond griffin 901-476-0414

Productive Hereford Bulls

April _______________________________ 1 Michigan Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, E. Lansing 1 Sandhill Farms, Haviland, Kan. 2 Ellis Farms Bull Sale, Chrisman, Ill.

Proven and Experienced

BW WW YW MM M&G

1.0 44 76 23 46

Semen: $20/Straw

C&L DOUBLE TIME 452M 9B

Sire: BT Butler 452M • Dam: WBF Lady Dom F243 6T Predictable, Proven calving ease

HereForD rancH

920-474-7403 • 262-617-6346 cell www.cnlfarm.com • cnlfarm@execpc.com

Northfork Cows work

Northfork raNCh Galen Krieg

1795 E. C.R. 1000 • Basco, IL 62313 217-743-5382 • gkrieg@frontiernet.net

O L1 Domino T131 by UPS Domino 3027 (Sons are for sale)

We have a volume selection of high quality bulls developed with their future soundness in mind. • Sired by quality sires with good EPDs • Produced by good uddered, productive cows. • Ultrasound data on our yearling bulls and heifers for many years • Testing sires through the National Reference Sire Program One of our sires, O L1 Domino S58 by UPS Domino 3027, was the lightest birth weight sire in the recently completed Olsen Ranch test and had steer progeny grading 82% choice or higher while still ratioing 100 on hot carcass wt., 100 on REA and 92 on backfat. S58 sons for sale.

Private treaty sales. Inquiries and visitors welcome.

Glenn Oleen 785-668-2368 Cell 785-826-0870 10272 S. Forsse Rd.

Chuck Oleen 785-668-2454 Cell 785-452-2961 6944 W. Thorstenberg Rd.

Falun, KS 67442 — oleencattle@hometelco.net www.hereford.org

Jim and Linda Reed P.O. Box 126 Green Ridge, MO 65332 660-527-3507 • Fax 660-527-3379 reedent@iland.net • www.reedent.com Brian, Samara and Terrell Reed 416 North Drive Abernathy, TX 79311 Craig, Natalie, Macy and Mallory Reed 11621 Kenwood Ave. Kansas City, MO 64131

Jim D Bellis Family

Jim D. and Carla Bellis Jamie, Joanna and Jonathan 17246 Hwy. K Aurora, MO 65605 417-678-5467 jim.bellis@centurytel.net www.hereford.org

Malone Hereford Farm Breeding Stock, Polled Hereford and Cross Steers Alton and Marie Malone

1371 Rd. F Emporia, KS 66801 Phone/Fax 620-342-7538 malone@maloneherefordfarm.com www.maloneherefordfarm.com

McMillens Toothacre Ranch J.L. and Fonda Trent and Mary 9128 W. Farm Rd. 30 Walnut Grove, MO 65770 417-788-2787 Cell 417-830-7257 Fax 417-863-6884

Glengrove Farm Bob and Gretchen Thompson 12905 C.R. 4010 Rolla, MO 65401 573-341-3820 bandgthompson@earthlink.net

www.glengrovefarms.com

Supplying the Hereford industry with value-added genetics for 35 years!

CA Cattle Ranch

Charles and Eleanor Aikens Owners HCR 61, Box 3865 W. Plains, MO 65775 417-764-3025 Chuck Aikens, Ranch Manager 417-764-3717 Trip Aikens, Herdsman 417-270-7051

ROTH HEREFORD JOURNAGAN RANCH FARM Leo and Jean Journagan Home of RHF THM Supreme 2026 1146 N.E. Hwy. J Windsor, MO 65360 Ed and Carol 660-694-2569 • 660-694-0000 Fax Eddie, Mary, Lane and Levi 660-647-9907 croth745@earthlink.net

Rt. 1, Box 85G Mountain Grove, MO 65711 Marty Lueck, Manager 417-948-2669 or 417-838-1482 Fax 417-948-0509

AbraKadabra

BIGLIENI

Mark, Terry, Sabrina and Brianne Abramovitz 6969 Bass Ln. Columbia, MO 65201 573-864-6475 Cell 573-441-9951 Home/Fax Jason Ewing, Herdsman 417-689-2016 Cell

FARMS

Tom and Belle Biglieni 4125 St. Hwy. P Republic, MO 65738 417-827-8482 tgbig@sbcglobal.net Shane and Brooke Bailey Stella, Mo. 417-793-0512 Hereford Breeder Since 1962 February 2011 /

Wayne 701-574-3172 Andy 701-206-1095

Terry 701-574-3193 Brent 701-206-0604

MH MISS RAMBO 050 1ET

MH MONUMENT 909

Make plans to attend our 44TH A NNUAL PRODUCTION SALE! Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at 1 p.m. For more information, contact:

MRNAK HEREFORDS

14503 91st St. S.W., Bowman, ND 58623 â&#x20AC;¢ www.mrnakherefords.com

NORTH DAKOTA HEREFORD BREEDERS CARTER'S POLLED HEREFORDS

NORTH DAKOTA HEREFORD ASSN.

Bulls and females for sale at all times

Mark, Annette, Christopher, Brett Joana Friesz, Secretary P.O. Box 67 New Salem, ND 58563 701-400-8744

21901 422nd St. N.W. Donnybrook, ND 58734 701-482-7770 www.RockemanHerefords.com

joana@northlandinsuranceagency.com

BOEHNKE HEREFORD RANCH Registered Herefords Since 1946

UNPAMPERED FUNCTIONAL SOUND Cattle for Sale at All Times

8424 4th Ave. N.E. Kramer, ND 58748 Jeff 701-359-4450 Jared 701-768-2914 jboehnke@utma.com

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PELTON Polled Herefords We produce polled Herefords for the commercial cowman.

Craig, Janet, Kayla and Kain 4093rd Ave. N.W. Halliday, ND 58636 701-548-8243 craigp@ndgateway.com

Jimmy Carter P.O. Box 55 Rocklake, ND 58365 701-266-5575 Terry Carter 6760 92nd St. N.E. Rocklake, ND 58365 701-266-5468 Malynda Penner 605-925-7016

FRIEDT

HEREFORDS Gary, Kirsten, Lindsey and Aaron Friedt and Megan and Dusty Dukart 8733 55th St. S.W. Mott, ND 58646 701-824-2300 gfriedt@hotmail.com www.friedtherefords.com Stroh/Friedt Production Sale Feb. 3, 2011

FRIESZ

Livestock Duane, Joana, Taylor and Thomas Friesz 4465 34th St., P.O. Box 67 New Salem, ND 58563 joana@northlandinsuranceagency.com

www.frieszsheep.com Selling bulls and females private treaty Breeders of polled Herefords and Corriedale sheep.

To advertise here, call Levi Landers 308-730-1396

OLSON Hereford Ranch Carl Olson 2713 166 Ave. S.E. Argusville, ND 58005 701-484-5068 Cell 701-361-0684

www.olsonherefordranch.com olsoncandc@aol.com

14503 91 St. S.W. Bowman, ND 58623 Wayne, Jill and Robyn Mrnak Home 701-574-3172 Jim and Marlene Mrnak 701-574-3124 Terry, Debby, and Andy Mrnak 701-574-3193 Brent and Jenna 701 206-0604 www.mrnakherefords.com www.hereford.org

Plainview Farms 12526 N. Weldon Rd. Rockford, IL 61102 www.perksranch.com Office 815-335-2824 Craig Crutcher 815-289-2855 Doug Perks 815-505-1289 Wade Perks 817-269-9263

LORENZEN FARMS Steve Lorenzen 17696 E. 1825th Rd. Chrisman, IL 61924 217-269-2803 www.lorenzenfarms.com

www.hereford.org

Jack and Sherry Lowderman Monte, Carrie and Rhett Brent, Kris, Blake, Cody and Morgan P.O. Box 488 Macomb, IL 61455 Office 309-833-5543

Dave, Marcia, Mike and Elise Hackett

www.lowderman.com

Dave.Hackett@cell1net.net

1170 E. U.S. Hwy. 36 Tuscola, IL 61953 217-253-4900

Benedict Herefords Larry and Julie 34227 E. C.R. 1000 N. Mason City, IL 62264 benherf@abelink.com 217-482-5606 Chad, Becky, Noah, Caleb and Faith chad@benedictherefords.com 217-246-5099

September 17, 2011 DelHawk Cattle Company Steak and Egg Sale

Floyd, Annette and Brittany 815-223-4484 Chad, Erin and J.W. 815-712-5739 LaSalle, IL 61301 C_herfs1@yahoo.com

www.benedictherefords.com

David and Marcia DeLong, Owners 6625 E. Elm Dr. Janesville, WI 53546 608-756-3109 delcoph@aol.com Tom and Mandy Hawk, Managers 1880 S. Paw Paw Rd. Earlville, IL 60518 815-739-3171 Cell www.delhawkcattle.com thawk@delhawkcattle.com

CRANE HEREFORDS

3127 Bannister Rd. Salem, IL 62881

Rick and Kim Morgan appleridge@ruralcomm.net 618-267-4316 Kevin and Lisa Babbs kevinbabbs@sbcglobal.net 618-322-5880

Gene, Vicki, Matt, Bryan and Amy 7318 Stone School Rd. Leaf River, IL 61047 gvmiller5@signalblast.com www.millerfarmscattle.com

Location: Rte. 72 west of Byron 3 mi., south 3/4 mi.

815-738-2334

February 2011 /

ALABAMA Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 ARIZONA Cattleman’s Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Las Vegas Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nine Cross Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63 84 84 84

ARKANSAS Crooked Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Winningham Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nyland Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Knoll Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perrin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tripp Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two Mac Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weimer Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilbourn Cattle Co ., Aaron & W6 Herefords . . . . . . . . . Wintun Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84

COLORADO Campbell, James T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall Herefords, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Cave Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roderick Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84

DELAWARE SV Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 FLORIDA Crooked Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC GEORGIA CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 CSR Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Dillard Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Greenview Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Leonard Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Predestined Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Whaley Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 White Hawk Ranch Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 102 IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cattlemen's Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Circle C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Circle S West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 84 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Heritage Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 84 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Johnson Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Shaw Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 South Mountain Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Split Butte Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Spring Cove Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Udy Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ILLINOIS Albin Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 82, 96 Apple Ridge Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 DeLHawk Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 85 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Illinois Polled Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 82, 96, 99 Lowderman Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 85 Newbold Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 96 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 99 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Purple Reign Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Riddell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 INDIANA Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunt Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kottkamp & Son Polled Herefords, Edwin . . . . . . . . . . . Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85 85 85 85 85 85 45 85 85 85 85 85

IOWA Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 69 Curran, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 GAR-NANC Cattle/Rau Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Iowa Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Kuhlman, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Landt Herefords, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 85 Lenth Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Ohnemus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Rosenberg, James N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 69 Sladek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Sorensen Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 St . Clair Hay & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Stream Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 85 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 85 Woodland View Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 KANSAS 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 B&D Herefords and Beran Bros . Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Brannan & Reinhardt Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 EE Ranches Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 85 Jensen Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Oleen Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Oleen Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 86, 96 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 86 Schu-Lar Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Towner Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 86 TS Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 62 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 86 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 KENTUCKY Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 86 Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Kentucky Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Peyton Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 P&K Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 MAINE Maplewood Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emerson’s Short Bridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall Land & Cattle Co . LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

93 93 93 93 86 86

MICHIGAN Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parks Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rottman, Phil and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Templeton Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Frederickson Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Oxley Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 86 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 EE Ranches Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 MISSOURI Abra Kadabra Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Bellis Family, Jim D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Biglieni Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Bonebrake Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 CA Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 86 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Harding Bros . Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Journagan Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 86, 97 McMillens Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 97 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Churchill Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 86 Curlew Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Feddes & Sons, Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 86 Ft . Keogh Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13, 86 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Westwind Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 GLM Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Heartland Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 87 Monahan Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 87 Spencer Herefords Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Windhorst Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fallon Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87 87 74 87 87

NEW HAMPSHIRE Overlook Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NEW MEXICO C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 53, 87 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NEW YORK SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NORTH CAROLINA Kove Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 101 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NORTH DAKOTA Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Mrnak Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 98 North Dakota Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 98 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Rockeman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Stuber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Buckeye Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Circle D Energy & Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Farno Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Helsinger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Mohican Polled Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 95 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 NS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ullman & Son, Ralph E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CBY Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacobs Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87

Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Nelson Land & Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 P&R Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sparks-Kimbrough Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Star Lake Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Chandler Herefords Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Erickson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31, 88 High Desert Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Northwest Hereford Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Deana Jak Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Deitschland Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Hausner Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 93 Heritage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 L&D Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 SOUTH DAKOTA Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 88 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Carmichael Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Cranston Herefords, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Curtis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Gant Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kreth Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 88 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 TENNESSEE Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 102 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55, 88 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Kerr Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 102 Parker Bros . Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . 8, 82, 96 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 B&C Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dauer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dudley Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 EE Ranches Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 92 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Lone Star Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 M6 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 McInnis Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 92 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Northeast Texas Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Pied Piper Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Powell, James L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Radde Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Schmidt Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Schock Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 82, 89, 96 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 92 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Williams/Ferguson Ranch L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 89 Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 VIRGINIA Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 JPS Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Knabe Jr ., Harry A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 93 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 WASHINGTON BB Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC CX Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Diamond M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dusty Coyote Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Washington “Select” Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 WCA Bull Test Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Yoricka Farm Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 WEST VIRGINIA Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Goff & Sons, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 89 Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Grassy Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Haught Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Sapp Valley View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 WISCONSIN BBC Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 90, 96 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 90, 94 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Wildcat Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Wisconsin Hereford Assn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Wiswell Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 WYOMING Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Largent & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Middleswarth Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 90 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ward, Ned and Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Wyoming Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 CANADA Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Gully Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calgary Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corbiell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elm Lodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvie Ranching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Myers

HEREFORD FARM

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321 Elmwood Rd. Statesville, NC 28625 Harry Myers 704-872-7155 Cell 704-450-1598 Harry Myers III 704-872-1234 Cell 704-880-1084 Email: hmastecc@i-america.net

PARKER BROS. WHITE COLUMN FARMS POLLED HEREFORDS

Toby and Debby Dulworth 2492 S. Kirkman Rd. LaCenter, KY 42056 270-224-2993 dogwood@brtc.net

Kenneth, Houston and David Parker 129 Banks Rd. Bradyville, TN 37026 David and Paula Parker 615-765-5359 615-765-7260 Fax David cell 615-464-7008 dplp@dtccom.net www.dkmfarms.com

JMS logo BW 40% Blk typeface - Niamey

FORREST Danny Miller 4850 Caldwell Ridge Rd. Knifley, KY 42753 270-465-6984 jmsfarm@msn.com www.jmsvictordomino.com

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POLLED HEREFORDS

101-103 N. Main St. Saluda, SC 29138 Earl B. Forrest 864-445-2387 864-445-7080 Office 864-445-3707 Fax Brad Forrest 864-445-7633 Herd Certified and Accredited

385 Sweetwater Rd. N. Augusta, SC 29860 Dr. John L. Williams Ashley Williams, manager 803-279-0641 or 803-279-0049 Breeding Predominantly Victor Cattle Cow Herd: 90 brood cows, mainly Victor Domino and Banner Domino Located: 3 miles northeast of I-20 off U.S. Hwy. 25

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Dillard Polled Herefords Donnie and Anita Dillard 264 N. Prospect Ave. Waco, GA 30182 770-832-2268 Cell 770-834-1979

PEYTON WELL POLLED HEREFORDS Lowell, Barbara and Beth Atwood Paul, Linda, Caleb and Luke Epling 133 Edgewood Dr. Stanford, KY 40484 606-365-2520 606-669-1455 Cell peytonwell@netzero.net

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CSR Polled Hereford Farm Steve and Elaine Roberts 5561 Wycliff Roberts Rd. Alapaha, GA 31622 229-532-7963

Will-Via

Polled Herefords 328 Fowken Farm Rd. Jonesville, SC 29353 Norris Fowler nrfowler@brecwb.com 864-674-5147 Farm Office/Fax 864-427-3330 Office Rogers Fowler 864-426-3281 Greg Fowler 864-674-6837 864-426-7337 Cell Raising Herefords for the past 62 years

Lavette and Brenda Teeter 2075 Landis Hwy. (NC Hwy. 152) Mooresville, NC 28115 704-664-1947 704-663-1466 Farm Robert Smith, Manager 704-663-0329

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GRANDVIEW BL CARDINAL W915ET His thickness, calving ease and total package has Cardinal W915 destined for greatness. • CE 1.9 (P); BW 1.2 (.22); WW 41 (.20); YW 75 (.20); MM 20 (.13); M&G 41; MCE 0.0 (P); SC 0.7 (.07); FAT 0.04 (.16); REA 0.51 (.16); MARB 0.25 (.14); BMI$ 18; CEZ$ 16; BII$ 16; CHB$ 23 • Semen packages available — contact us today!

P43017834 — Calved: Feb. 12, 2009 — Tattoo: BE W915

BTCC 207 M034 ALH 034 PLATO DOM 0424 {IEF,HYF,DLF} P42508614 ALH 43 FAVORITE 919

NT PLATO 19 207 NT LADY 611 5 PPH ALS PROSPECT VICTOR ALH A3 FAVORITE 512 {DOD}

REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD,CHB}{DLF,IEF,HYF} DJB 46B BETH 1L 42211374 PW VICTORIA 964 8114

REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {SOD,CHB} RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X RHF VICTOR 266 964 {IEF,HYF,DLF} HVF VICTORIA 1121 05

Jim O’Mara 3600 Ludlow Rd., Good Hope Community, Lena, MS 39094 601-654-3584 • omaraj@phelps.com

WHALEY

POLLED HEREFORDS

P. O. Box 280 Chatsworth, GA 30705 706-695-8351 Office 706-695-2008 Home Sherman and Peg gy Leonard Seth Ridley 706-463-3970 Matt McCurdy 706-280-9002 Jeff Stancill, Manager 706-217-5962

4134 County Hwy. 30 Horton, AL 35980 Glynn Debter 205-429-2040 Perry Debter 205-429-4415 Fax 205-429-3553

A Program to Watch… A Name to Remember. Truman and Starr Whaley, Owners 2634 Riverbend Rd. Dalton, GA 30721 Res. 706-277-3240 Office 706-277-3993 www.whaleypolledherefords.com Farm manager: Tim Connell 706-277-0832 Farm Office truman@southern-chemical.com

R EGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS EST. 2001 JOHNNY, TANUJA, JONATHAN AND JUSTIN DAGLEY  L R. W, TN  -- J, C: - - 102

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Roy Roberts 54 Nunnally Farm Rd. Monroe, GA 30655 770-267-2706 770-267-7762 Fax

Burns Farms HEREFORDS

12733 Old State Hwy. 28 Pikeville, TN 37367 David and Beth 615-477-5668 Fax 423-447-2023 Dr. Phillip Burns 423-886-1325 Joe Burns 423-618-8825 www.burnsfarms.com

Jim O’Mara 3600 Ludlow Rd. Good Hope Community Lena, MS 39094 601-654-3584 omaraj@phelps.com

POLLED HEREFORD FARM Eric, Rhonda, Cody and Casey P.O. Box 146 • Morrison, TN 37357 931-607-6356 cell 931-668-4622 office 931-635-2181 home 931-668-7365 fax wphf@blomand.net www.walkerpolledherefordfarm.com

WHITE HAWK RANCH, INC.

1475 Canton Rd., Ste. 100 Marietta, GA 30066 Gary R. Hedrick 770-425-5200 • 770-425-4191 fax 678-858-0914 cell g.hedrick@whitehawkinc.com www.whitehawkbeefmakers.com Sale: Feb. 18, 2011

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Pro Performance Breeders

FSl

Flat Stone lick

Cattle enterprises Tommy, Robin and Tommie Lynne 1230 Reeves Rd. • Midville, GA 30441 706-554-6107 • Cell 706-339-0201 www.meadcattle.com tommy@meadcattle.com

Les and Nancy Midla & Family

P.O. Box 3398, Lake Wales, FL 33859 Pat Wilson Inc., Owner 863-679-6700 Office

crookedlakeranch@verizon.net • wwwcrookedlakeranch.com

David McCullers, Manager 863-635-3821 Home

W. Massey Booth Jr. and Curtis H. Booth 711 Kings Run Rd. Shinglehouse, PA 16748 814-697-6339 masseyb@frontier.com

34 Cranberry Marsh Marianna, PA 15345 724-267-3325 nmidla@pulsenet.com Don Riggin, herdsman Documented cattle that are right for today’s industry.

HH Advance 4055P {DLF,IEF } 42475662 — Calved: Jan. 9, 2004 — tattoo: Be 4055 HH ADVANCE 6052F {SOD}{IEC,DLF} CL 1 DOMINO 392 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 145L {SOD,CHB}{IEF,DLF} HH MISS ADVANCE 160A {DOD} 42151076 HH MISS ADVANCE 766G CL 1 DOMINO 484 {SOD}{DLF,IEF} HH MS ADVANCE 5010E KB L1 DOMINO 519 HH MISS ADVANCE 9065J {DOD} 41114544 HH MS ADV 5023 1ET

HH ADVANCE 311C {SOD} CL 1 DOMINETTE 6008 HH ADVANCE 185A HH MISS ADVANCE 700W

• Ce 2.8 (.13); BW 2.8 (.72); WW 52 (.61); yW 68 (.59); MM 17 (.20); M&G 43; MCe 1.0 (.11); SC 0.8 (.30); Fat -0.02 (.40); rea 0.17 (.39); MarB 0.43 (.36); BMi$ 25; CeZ$ 18; Bii$ 22; CHB$ 32 • 4055 has proven himself to be a great all around breeding bull. His progeny are moderate framed, thick and easy fleshing, along with having good pigment and eye appeal. He is a trait leader for FAT and MARB EPDs and for all 4 of the $ indexes. He is out of a great uddered, strong producing cow and his first daughters look outstanding. He has been collected for sexed semen for large scale use in a top Brangus herd in Texas and a limited amount of sexed heifer semen is available for sale on 4055.

RANCHES, INC. Mississippi Jack Evans, Manager P.O. Box 310 • Winona, MS 38967 662-283-3337 • Fax 662-283-4375 Private treaty SaleS

Bill and Jo Ellard, Owners P.O. Box 802207 Dallas, tX 75380 Office 972-532-2100 Fax 972-532-2190

Kansas ray Meyer, Manager • 284a ee rd. Fall river, KS 67047 Cell 620-636-0045 Office 620-658-4494 Fax 620-658-4426 Private treaty SaleS