January 2012 Hereford World by American Hereford Association and Hereford World

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January 2012; Vol. 102, No. 8

Hardy Herefords When the going gets tough, cattlemen rely on Hereford genetics. by Sara Gugelmeyer

Getting Ready for Calving Season . . . . . . 18

Talk for 2012: $1.75/lb. Calves . . . . . . 24

o say 2011 was a tough year for cattle producers in the Southern Plains is a gross understatement. Record heat combined with no or very little precipitation literally baked the earth and shriveled any chance of forage or nonirrigated crop growth. It’s in these situations that cattlemen must look long and hard at their cow herds, and for two New Mexico cattlemen, that means being thankful for Hereford genetics. Although this past year has been particularly difficult, Louis James and Joe Clavel have Hereford cattle because they work in dry conditions — which are not uncommon in eastern New Mexico. Beef Extension Specialist Manuel Encinias of New Mexico State University’s Clayton Livestock Research Center explains that this horrific drought is regionalized but much of his area has been in a drought classification since 1999. “It’s an arid region,” Encinias says, and that, in part, is why many ranchers have chosen Hereford cattle. “The Hereford cow is a mainstay in the Southwest.”

Always been Hereford He adds as the nation’s cow herd has become more “black,” much heterosis can be gained with Hereford genetics, and he’s seen some producers doing that with Hereford bulls. However, much of his region is made up of very traditional-minded

cattle producers, so, he says, “there’s no going back to Hereford cattle; they’ve always been Hereford.” Louis James is one such producer. The James family has been in the ranching industry for many generations, and Louis says his father taught him the value of the Hereford cow. Near Nara Visa, James has a Hereford cow herd, and he breeds all but the heifers to Hereford bulls. Ownership is retained until harvest, although the calves are usually fed out at a commercial yard. “It’s known for being dry,” James says of the area, but this is the first time ever he’s had to buy hay to supplement in the pasture. Although he typically stocks a cow on anywhere from 40-50 acres, which he believes is light for the area, the drought has forced him to sell nearly 200 head. “The first 50 to 75 were probably getting some age and had this and that wrong, but we wouldn’t have normally sold them,” James says. “So, it really cleaned the herd up a lot. But, the last 100 or so hurt a little bit.”

“It’s hard to beat a Hereford under our range conditions. They get by on very little.” — Joe Clavel

In a similar situation is Joe Clavel, who along with his son Blair manages one of the Clavel Brothers’ (named for Joe’s father and uncle) ranches near Roy. The Clavels have been raising Hereford cattle since 1933 and continue to do so today. Their commercial herd consists of Hereford and Hereford-Angus cross cows. They also have about 60 registered Herefords, from which they raise their own bulls. However, in recent years with increased demand for Hereford bulls, they’ve begun selling some range-ready 2-year-old bulls. The Clavels’ Twin Creek ranch, which consists of about 30,000 acres, has the capacity to run about 1,000 cows. But, the drought has them down closer to 300, Joe says.

Tough times “We haven’t had a good year since 2004. Our cows haven’t had any green grass to speak of in two years. We had little rain last year; we had no rain this year,” Joe explains. “We used to run a cow to 30 acres, then we went to 50 acres, then a cow to 100 acres, and we’re having a tough time doing that. We’ve had a lot of get-by years, but it’s been a long time since we’ve had a really good year.” Despite tough weather conditions, both James and Clavel believe hardy Hereford genetics have helped keep them in business. “Our cows have continued on page 14...

Lock-N-Load, Snooki Take Top Honors in Louisville . . . . . . . . . . 46

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOE CLAVEL

Celebrating 25 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Annual Bull Sale February 13, 2012

Selling Hereford and Angus Bull Calves, Fall Bull Calves, Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls, Hereford Heifer calves and Fall Bred Heifers

BB 3027 Domino 1018

BB Yankee 1009

BW 2.2; WW 55; YW 97; MM 28; M&G 55; FAT 0.000; REA 0.49; MARB 0.15

BW 3.2; WW 51; YW 85; MM 18; M&G 44; FAT 0.010; REA 0.22; MARB 0.23

BB 3027 Domino 1026

BB Looker 1033

BW 1.4; WW 51; YW 85; MM 31; M&G 56; FAT 0.010; REA 0.53; MARB 0.23

BW 6.2; WW 56; YW 95; MM 20; M&G 48; FAT 0.010; REA 0.27; MARB -0.01 Polled bull calf. Sired by Tailor Made.

BB 626 Neon 1059

BW 4.2; WW 53; YW 94; MM 18; M&G 44; FAT -0.017; REA 0.49; MARB -0.06

BB 626 Neon 1079

BW 3.9; WW 50; YW 92; MM 21; M&G 46; FAT -0.003; REA 0.41; MARB 0.15

BB7127 Neon 1081

BW 4.2; WW 53; YW 94; MM 18; M&G 44; FAT -0.017; REA 0.49; MARB -0.06

BB Cattle Co.

BB 626 Neon 1057

BW 4.8; WW 64; YW 113; MM 22; M&G 54; FAT 0.002; REA 0.67; MARB 0.14

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Shock & Awe Triggers a Shock Wave… …See the Father/Son Duo in Denver STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET Calved: Feb. 5, 2009 • P42971547 Sire: STAR Bright Future 533P ET Dam: MSU Apollonia 10M

Co-Owners: Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala.; Buffalo Bend Farm, Summertown, Tenn., and TCF Cattle Co., Petoskey, Mich.

2-Time Denver Supreme Champion

• • • • • • • •

2010 Denver Supreme Ch. Hereford & Grand Ch. Bull. 2010 Ft. Worth National Grand Champion Bull. 2011 Denver Supreme Ch. Hereford & Grand Ch. Bull. The only Hereford to be back-to-back Supreme Champion. Look for the Shock & Awe son, Shock Wave, on the Hill. See Shock & Awe calves in Star Lake’s Pen in the Yards. See Shock & Awe calves throughout the barn on the Hill. Check on Shock & Awe Stock Show semen sale in Denver.

STAR Shock Wave 13Y ET

Calved: Jan. 6, 2011 • P43167474 Sire: STAR TCF Shock & Awe Dam: STAR 2013 Cara 112T

Co-Owners: Moss Land & Cattle Co., Powell Butte, Ore., DeLHawk Cattle Co., Janesville, Wis. & Earlville, Ill., and The Shock Wave Group.

• • • • • • • Shock Wave’s Dam Selling Jan. 29 in the Ft. Worth Cowtown Select Sale, Keyper 316Y, a Shock & Awe son out of Keysha (P43211347). Scan to view the video.

Selected as pick of the Star Lake ET Bulls by Moss at $51,000. 1/4 interest sold to DeLHawk for $50,000. 1/4 in-herd use sold to the The Shock Wave Group for $65,000. Sire was 2-time Denver Supreme Champion Dam is from Star Lake’s proven Angel cow family. See Shock Wave on the Denver Hill with other Shock & Awe calves. Shock Wave Group Memberships Available. Contact Star Lake.

The Shock Wave Group

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Weise Bulls January 2012 • Vol. 102 • No. 8

Cover Hardy Herefords

When the going gets tough, cattlemen rely on Hereford genetics.

Breed Focus

Making the Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

18 Getting Ready for Calving Season

Performance Matters

20 Colostrum and Alternatives

Olsen NRSP Results Announced . . . . 8

It is important for newborn calves to get colostrum to help them fight off disease.

What’s New?

Association News and Events . . . . 10

24 Talk for 2012: $1.75/lb. Calves

CHB Bites

Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) Program Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

If Mother Nature cooperates, the year ahead could be a good one for cow-calf producers.

28 Forecast for 2012: Look for La Niña Again 30 Bethany’s Retiring Remarks

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2010-11 National Hereford Queen Bethany Nolan shares highlights of her reign.

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

38 Celebrating 25 Years

From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

46 Lock-N-Load, Snooki Take Top Honors in Louisville

Sales Digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

The National Beef Checkoff has accomplished much in the last quarter-century.

50 2011 State Tours in Review

Hereford breeders host tours and field days.

New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . . . 84

54 Symposium Looks at Changing Industry

Highlights of the 2011 Range Beef Cow Symposium.

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Making the Grade Wal-Mart’s big leap toward Choice beef has had a major effect on the value of Choice-graded beef carcasses this fall while raising the eyebrows of many in the food industry. For years now, the world’s largest retailer has marketed a Selectgrade, case-ready beef product that has been pumped with a water solution. This fall, Wal-Mart shifted direction dramatically by introducing a companywide upper two-thirds Choice program. This strategic move has exacerbated the demand for Choice beef at a time when supplies are already short.

U.S. beef exports, much of which are Choice beef, have reached pre2003 BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) levels while feedlots remain very current or in short supplies resulting in an industry wide lower percent of Choice graded carcasses. Consequently, the strain in Choice beef demand has created a near record spread in the value of Choice and Select beef of $20/hundredweight (cwt.). That is about $150 per head value difference between Choice versus Select grading steers weighing 1,200 lb.

For the past three years, the demand for Choice beef has been in check, and at times there has been no difference in the price of Choice and Select beef. Higher supplies of Choice beef coupled with a stagnant economy have kept a ceiling on beef cut-out value. During times of low Choice-Select spread, feedlot performance and feed efficiency trump grade every time as they relate to feedlot profitability. This situation is particularly true during times of high ration cost like we have seen in recent years. However, when the value advantage of the Choice

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grade approaches $20/cwt., a new signal is being sent through the supply chain telling feeders that quality grade may trump feedlot performance. From a seedstock standpoint, selection decisions should not be made on a whim and a prayer just because the largest retailer in the world has made a major shift in philosophy regarding the quality of beef it merchandises. Who knows if this demand is sustainable? However, it would be imprudent for Hereford breeders to ignore this trend. Hereford breeders should strongly consider the implication of carcass quality on the value of their seedstock in the future. Hereford has been a breed of moderation as it relates to marbling. Despite this fact, Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) has proven that even at lower degrees of marbling, it performs just as well as Choice beef in overall beef palatability. That being said, if beef customers are requesting higher marbled beef, if only to ensure beef quality, then Hereford breeders must realize that this signal will eventually impact the value of the bulls they are selling. The Hereford breed undoubtedly has the gene population to engineer cattle that can accomplish all of our industry’s needs including maternal performance, feed efficiency and quality grade. For more than 10 years, the American Hereford Association (AHA) has conducted the National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) in an effort to test some of the breed’s most popular genetics in all facets of economic importance from birth to the rail. What we know about marbling within the Hereford breed is that it is the most highly heritable trait we measure with a heritability of .53. What this tells us is that with heritability this high, the breed can make positive change if selection pressure is applied. Furthermore, this change can be accomplished without negatively impacting maternal or growth performance. There are numerous examples of how the Hereford breed has been able to raise the bar for marbling during the past 10 years through structured sire evaluation. Since the beginning of the NRSP at Olsen Ranches in Harrisburg, Neb., test progeny have improved percent Choice from approximately 50% in 1999 to 81% Choice in 2011. Furthermore, there are Hereford bulls that have been identified whose progeny have graded 100% Choice (see past “Performance Matters” columns). One of the most meaningful NRSP findings has been the high correlation between percent Choice progeny and the bulls’ marbling expected progeny differences (EPDs). The AHA’s ultrasound program, in conjunction with structured sire evaluation, has done wonders for identifying Hereford genetics that can make the grade. If the demand for Choice beef continues to drive markets, rest assured Hereford has the tools to meet those demands today and in the future. HW www.hereford.org

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

Olsen NRSP Results Announced The American Hereford Association (AHA) National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) continues to be one of the greatest assets breeders have to test and evaluate young sires. Table 1 shows the final report from Olsen Ranch on the 2010-born calves. Some things that need to be mentioned about this data: 1) There is a separation of sires because U001 and 2U were used exclusively on heifers and 4203 was used in both the heifer and cow program. So, the progeny from these bulls were fed in a different 70-day feed intake trial, and, thus, there are some differences in feed-to-gain (F/G). You will notice that average is different from the larger group. However, the cattle were all slaughtered on the same day, so we used the same averages for carcass traits. Obviously, this will be accounted for in the genetic analysis. 2) The 54U bull was used at both Olsen Ranch and Stahly Ranch. His dual use will allow us to link these two test herds. The final performance of 54U at Stahly Ranch was printed in the November 2011 Hereford World on Page 6.

insemination (AI) permitted, and you should study them as you make some spring breeding decisions. The entire set of steers graded 81%

Choice, and you will notice an excellent average F/G. Basically, this was another very strong set of cattle that performed well at all stages of production.

If you would like to test cattle in the GrowSafe system at Olsen Ranch, please contact Art or Douglas Olsen at 308-641-1273 or 308-673-5597. HW

Table 1: 2010-born steer calves at Olsen Ranch HCW

Ratio

Marb

Ratio

REA

Ratio

BFAT

Ratio

CYG

Ratio

Crx Count

% Choice

70-day DM F/G

BW Ratio

WW Ratio

YW Ratio

BRP R5 of P26 5N ET

908

102

470

102

13.5

0.57

3.6

100

5.42

103

100

101

42965733

C&L Salute 966R 1U

942

105

412

13.8

102

0.68

113

3.9

108

5.29

102

103

104

42884873

Whitehawk 157K Beefmaker 896U

912

102

470

102

13.9

102

0.59

3.5

5.29

101

106

104

42394633 DS 1045 Advance 3575N

949

106

493

107

14.1

104

0.68

114

3.7

105

100

5.08

101

42910051

H5 408 Domino 8252 1ET

906

101

424

13.4

0.66

110

3.8

107

5.06

106

100

42531422

CSU Ram Dominator 4203

866

455

13.1

0.57

3.5

5.15

42703677

Jet Mr X624

912

102

510

111

13.5

0.61

102

3.7

104

5.38

104

102

101

Reg #

Sire name

42653939

41149734

DS Beef 9059

926

104

450

14.1

104

0.54

3.4

4.99

101

100

43064935

Koanui Rocket 0219

924

103

424

13.6

100

0.58

3.6

102

5.25

103

42906070

R 157K North Star 54U

920

103

444

13.8

102

0.64

107

3.7

104

5.33

102

101

42894861

SHF Vision R117 U38

871

457

100

13.9

103

0.57

3.2

5.17

102

42817055

Sparks Trend 2007

967

108

434

13.9

102

0.64

107

3.8

108

5.26

103

107

105

Average

894

–

459

–

13.5

–

0.60

–

3.6

–

5.23

–

826

501

109

13.4

0.59

3.3

6.41

Bulls used on heifers 42914977 Huth P093 Progressive U001 42892522

Sparks Domino 2U

828

467

102

13.2

0.61

101

3.4

5.82

100

42531422

CSU Ram Dominator 4203

866

455

13.1

0.57

3.5

5.98

Average

894

–

459

–

13.5

–

0.60

–

3.6

–

6.11

–

Valuable data The NRSP data is so important to identify young sires that will make a difference in the breed, but this information is also important for other reasons. We collect DNA on all NRSP progeny, and this DNA is being used in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle Project (BeefEfficiency.org) that is looking at genes that might affect feed efficiency. In addition, we are using this data to work on a genetic analysis for feed efficiency. We also will genotype the sires used in this test to continue to discover and validate genetic markers for all measurable traits for the Hereford specific panel. This has been another interesting test. Most all of these bulls are artificial

Table 2: EPDs for 2010 NRSP bulls tested at Olsen Ranch Sire name

CE CE BW BW WW WW YW YW MM MM M&G MCE MCE MCW MCW SC SC FAT EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc EPD EPD Acc Acc EPD EPD ACC EPD

FAT REA REA MARB MARB BMI CEZ BII CHB Acc EPD Acc EPD Acc $ $ $ $

BRP R5 of P26 5N ET

3.9 0.23 3.3 0.80 51 0.70 96 0.72 17 0.27 42

C&L Salute 966R 1U

2.3 0.13 1.4 0.59 52 0.33 78 0.34 30 0.15 56 -0.2 0.11 94 0.09 1.0 0.12 0.017 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.03 0.18

Whitehawk 157K Beefmaker 896U

4.4 0.20 110 0.31 1.9 0.38 -0.003 0.56 0.31 0.56 0.39 0.62 33

4.5 0.20 2.3 0.66 52 0.48 85 0.45 34 0.21 60

3.5 0.18 99 0.09 1.5 0.31 -0.009 0.30 0.32 0.31 0.51 0.28 28

DS 1045 Advance 3575N

0.4 0.08 3.0 0.73 40 0.64 79 0.67 11 0.18 31

1.3 0.08 101 0.04 0.6 0.16 0.064 0.54 0.64 0.5 0.81 0.62 25

H5 408 Domino 8252 1ET

0.1 0.19 5.3 0.70 57 0.53 89 0.55 30 0.23 59 -0.4 0.17 97

CSU Ram Dominator 4203

3.2 0.33 -0.3 0.88 35 0.82 58 0.83

Jet Mr X624

0.18 0.8 0.49 0.056 0.42 0.34 0.41 0.20 0.39 15

0.53 23

2.0 0.26 42 0.23 1.2 0.48 -0.031 0.73 0.12 0.73 0.22 0.79 28

3.9 0.12 3.3 0.69 58 0.50 95 0.51 24 0.18 53

2.2 0.10 101 0.10 1.0 0.35 0.025 0.31 0.34 0.32 0.35 0.29 22

33 27

DS Beef 9059

3.1 0.35 2.0 0.89 41 0.85 69 0.86 12 0.74 33

0.9 0.33 71 0.26 0.9 0.63 -0.049 0.75 0.80 0.77 0.16

Koanui Rocket 0219

2.1 0.04 0.1 0.68 36 0.38 56 0.37

0.8 0.02

R 157K North Star 54U

0.8

0.0 0.13 0.028 0.16 0.03 0.17 0.09 0.14

6.5 0.17 1.6 0.70 47 0.57 70 0.59 31 0.22 54

2.8 0.15 64 0.05 1.0 0.37 -0.007 0.34 0.58 0.36 0.02 0.32 20

SHF Vision R117 U38

4.4 0.23 -0.5 0.76 53 0.62 68 0.63 22 0.17 49

4.5 0.16 64 0.13 1.2 0.50 -0.032 0.45 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.42 30

Sparks Trend 2007

4.6 0.20 2.5 0.75 59 0.58 91 0.56 21 0.17 50

0.5 0.13 91 0.06 0.7 0.31 0.007 0.37 0.28 0.37 0.22 0.34 19

31 25

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Bulls used on heifers Huth P093 Progressive U001

9.3 0.15 -3.5 0.66 42 0.42 58 0.43 26 0.18 47

2.3 0.13 34

0.14 1.6 0.33 0.016 0.29 0.09 0.29 0.30 0.27 30

Sparks Domino 2U

6.9 0.14 0.1 0.63 52 0.38 74 0.39 27 0.19 53

2.2 0.12 86 0.18 1.2 0.19 0.023 0.25 0.34 0.25 0.31 0.23 26

CSU Ram Dominator 4203

3.2 0.33 -0.3 0.88 35 0.82 58 0.83

2.0 0.26 42 0.23 1.2 0.48 -0.031 0.73 0.12 0.73 0.22 0.79 28

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American Hereford Association National Reference Sire Program Responsibilities of Test Herd:

• Select from nominated bulls • Contact bull owner for semen shipping instructions • Breed 55-60 cows at a random mating across genotypes • Breed 30 cows to one reference sire that has been tested in previous years (at the cost of the test herd, semen and shipping at a commercial rate) • Provide complete data on National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) forms • Breeding data: Cow ID, specific breed makeup (based on percent), age of cow at breeding time, date bred and sire used • Birth data: Calf ID, date of birth, weight and calving ease score • Weaning data: Calf ID, date weaned and weight • Interim data: Calf ID, date, weight • Carcass data: Calf ID, carcass weight, marbling score, fat thickness, ribeye area, internal fat and yield grade • Test herd must provide at least 55% conception rate • Test herd must retain ownership or partnership at 50% or greater on cattle until they have been harvested

Test Herd Cost:

• All costs will be covered by test herd • Test herd will pay for the reference sire semen for the 30 cows, and shipping semen will be priced at a commercial rate, data collection will be paid by test herd on all cattle

Responsibilities of Bull Owner:

• Nominate bulls for test sire • Nominate bulls to American Hereford Association (AHA) by March 1, 2012 • Furnish 60 straws of semen and pay shipping cost to test herds • Pay fees as required

Bull Owner Cost:

• Semen and shipment of semen • Pay the test herd fee per bull tested when semen is shipped — contact Jack Ward for details

Responsibilities of AHA:

• Receive data and report all data back to bull owner and to test herd

AHA Cost:

There will be no cost to the test herd or the bull owner for the data reporting done by the AHA

Benefits of Test Sires:

• Obtaining high accuracy carcass EPDs (expected progeny differences) • Obtaining performance data compared to other sires tested in herd contemporaries • Opportunity to market semen as a NRSP reference sire, after nominated and selected • Opportunity to test sires next to the top Hereford genetics in the breed

For an application go to Hereford.org/NRSP or contact AHA at 816-842-3757 8

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Rausch Herefords

Rausch Herefords Herd Sires Selected by AI Studs

Four for Four

2011 2010 2009 2008

R Visionary 4200 — Selected by Accelerated Genetics R Puckster III 4849 — Selected by Select Sires MSU TCF Revolution 4R — Selected by Genex Sparks Trend 2007 — Selected by ABS The first offspring from each of the past pick of the Rausch Hereford female herd offered in the Denver sale has averaged over $13,000 for their owners.

Pick of our female herd will be offered again in the Denver 2012 sale. The three bulls featured below are first offspring from previous picks.

Sparks Trend 2007

Serving in Ron Trizinski, Grady Sparks and Rausch Herefords cow herds.

DJF R Puckster 2338 Serving in Deana Jak Farm and Helms Polled Herefords herds

R Puckster III 4849

Serving in Select Sires Stud and here at Rausch Herefords

You too can pick your next breeding stock on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 We will be offering 120 bulls, 60 yearling and 60 2-year-olds and 200 replacement heifers, registered and commercial.

54th Annual Bull and Female Sale Check out www.rauschherefords.com for details. Auction will be live on the Internet on DVAuction

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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.

Contact AHA to cancel National Western hotel rooms The American Hereford Association (AHA) room block at the Renaissance Denver Hotel is full. If you want to cancel your reservation, please contact Mary Ellen Hummel at AHA to handle your cancellation. We have a waiting list of Hereford breeders who would like a room at the Renaissance. If you cancel a room online or by calling the hotel, the room is removed from the block and is not available at the block rate for other Hereford breeders. Please help us in retaining as many rooms as possible for this event. To cancel your room, call 816-842-3757 and ask for Mary Ellen.

American Royal, Reno photos available Photos from the American Royal and Western Nugget National Hereford Shows are available to purchase at HerefordPhotoShop.com.

Order Educational Forum videos Hereford enthusiasts can order a copy of the 2011 Annual Meeting Educational Forum on DVD for $10 plus $5 shipping. Order online at HerefordPhotoShop.com or by calling Angie Stump Denton at 785-363-7263. The forum featured presentations on genomics, expected progeny differences (EPDs) and reproduction by Dorian Garrick, Matt Spangler and Bill Beal. You can also watch a highlight video from Beal’s presentation on the Hereford YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/herefordvideos.

Use Z for 2012 The year letter code for 2012 is Z. 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.

Take advantage of feeder calf sales Consigning Hereford and Herefordinfluenced calves to a special Hereford sale not only provides a great outlet for buyers interested in Hereford genetics but may also result in a premium for the seller. Contact these organizers today for the specific requirements of each sale. Many have a consignment deadline, and the earlier you commit your stock, the better advertisement your calves will get. Whether you have one head or 100, one of these sales may be the perfect marketing outlet for you: Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale Date: Jan. 3, 2012 Location: Carthage Livestock Auction, Carthage, Ill. Contact: Brent and Kris Lowderman 309-221-9621 or ksl@macomb.com; or John Meents 419-306-7480 Missouri Hereford Association Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sales Dates: Jan. 9, 2012; April 9, 2012; and July 9, 2012 Location: Miller Co. Regional Stockyards, Eldon, Mo. Contact: Matt Reynolds 660-676-3788 or Marty Lueck 417-948-2669 or mvlueck@centurytel.net. HW

Celebrating the New Hereford The Canadian Hereford Association (CHA) invites Hereford breeders to “Come Celebrate the New Hereford” July 8-25, 2012. CHA will host the 16th World Hereford Conference (WHC) in Alberta. A website dedicated to the WHC is now available at Hereford.ca. Conference and tour registration packages are available on the WHC site. AHA is working on details for packages for U.S. producers. Watch for updates in future issues of Hereford eNews and the Hereford World. For more information about WHC, contact Jay Cross, 2012 WHC chairman, at jcross@ucalgary.ca or Gordon Stephenson, CHA general manager, at 1-888-836-7242 or gm@hereford.ca. Tentative schedule Sunday, July 8 Saturday, July 14 Pre-tour starts in Vancouver WHC opening and White Hat Ceremony Conference technical sessions Monday, July 9 • Speakers on genomics and its application Field Days, Abbotsford/Princeton in Hereford cattle Tuesday, July 10 • Speakers on heterosis and the value of Douglas Lake Ranch, Kamloops Herefords in crossbreeding programs Wednesday, July 11 • Speakers on residual feed intake and the Banff National Park, Banff economics benefits to the various sectors of the beef production chain Thursday, July 12 Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Races and Pre-tour guests arrive in Calgary Grandstand Show WHC Registration – Sheraton Hotel, Calgary Friday, July 13 WHC Council Meeting 1 p.m. WHC Conference, Sheraton Hotel • Country reports • Presentation on herd registry and performance evaluation programs, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation • Import/export health regulations • WHC business topics • Pan American Cattle Evaluation Report • Meet and Greet Social Supper, Sheraton Hotel

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Sunday, July 15 Western style pancake breakfast, Shertaton Hotel Free day at Calgary Stampede Monday, July 16 Tours Junior Hereford show, Olds Ag Society facilities Tuesday, July 17 World Hereford show, Olds Ag Society facilities Wednesday, July 18 Ranchers day, Olds Ag Society facilities Closing and barbeque, Olds Ag Society facilities Thursday, July 19-22 Post-conference tour, Saskatchewan/Manitoba Monday, July 23-25 Post-conference tour, Ontario

Conference #16 Denver Hereford activities planned Plan now to attend the Hereford activities scheduled during the 2012 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Jan. 11-14.

Schedule of events

Stock show shuttles

Wednesday, Jan. 11 9 a.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite opens 6 p.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite closes

Shuttles will run to and from the Renaissance Denver Hotel to the National Western Complex on a regular basis between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. daily. The shuttles will pick up in front of the hotel and drop off at the NWSS grounds by the horse complex on the Hill. Check the hotel lobby for a complete schedule.

Thursday, Jan. 12 8 a.m. Junior Hereford Show, Stadium Arena on the Hill 9 a.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite opens noon National Hereford Bull Show, Stadium Arena on the Hill 6 p.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite closes Friday, Jan. 13 8 a.m. Hereford Pen of Three Female Show, Livestock Center Arena in the Yards 9 a.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite opens 10 a.m. Hereford Pen and Carload Bull Show, Livestock Center Arena in the Yards 6 p.m. Mile High Night National Hereford Sale, Beef Palace Auction Arena on the Hill 6 p.m. Hereford Hospitality Suite closes Saturday, Jan. 14 8 a.m. National Hereford Female Show, Stadium Arena on the Hill

Hotel information Renaissance Denver Hotel 3801 Quebec St., Denver, CO 80207 888-238-6762 or 303-399-7500 The hotel offers a free shuttle to and from the Denver International Airport. Note: This year there will be a $5/night fee for parking.

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Join Hereford enthusiasts in the suite NWSS attendees will again have a chance to meet with other Hereford producers in the Hereford hospitality suite in the Yards. Sponsored by Hereford breeders, the suite will again be on the first floor of the Exchange Building. It will be a great place for breeders to discuss business transactions or just visit with old friends. The suite will be open Wednesday, Jan. 11, through Friday, Jan. 13, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. A big thank you goes to the breeders who help sponsor this gathering place. For information about the suite or to inquire about sponsoring, contact Amy Cowan at 816-842-3757 or acowan@hereford.org.

Enjoy CHB® in the Mile High City While you’re in Denver for the National Western Stock Show check out these great restaurants serving Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®). Mickey’s Top Sirloin 6950 N. Broadway Denver, CO 80221 303-426-5881

Hideaway Steakhouse 2345 W. 112th Ave. Westminister, CO 80234 303-404-9939

Black Hat 26295 Hill Top Dr. Kittredge, CO 80456 303-670-0941

Strings Restaurant 1700 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 80218 303-831-7310 www.hereford.org

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by Christy Couch Lee, AHA/CHB LLC communication specialist christylee@hereford.org

“CHB Bites” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program happenings. You can also follow CHB on Facebook at facebook.com/CertifiedHerefordBeef.

CHB® draws crowd at Merchants Foodservice Show Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC was well represented at the Merchants Foodservice Show on Sept. 12 in Clanton, Ala. During this show, customers and potential CHB® clients were treated to CHB prime rib. Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice president of food service, says the tasting was a hit. “As always, it was the best at the show,” he says. “Our goal during this show was to reach out to customers who wish to set their business apart from the commodity market with a product they are proud to serve.” Merchant Foodservice, headquartered in Hattiesburg, Miss., serves more than 6,000 restaurants, hospitals, schools and institutions. Merchants Foodservice operates distribution and warehousing centers in Jackson, Miss.; Clanton, Ala.; Newberry, S.C.; and Tifton, Ga. The company employs more than 500 people and operates a fleet of 200 vehicles, including 140 multi-temp delivery trailers. Serving CHB during the Merchants Foodservice Show (l to r) were: Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice president of food service; Alex Tinkle, Merchants Foodservice center of plate manager, Jackson, Miss.; Adam Stembridge, Evans Meats distributor support, Birmingham, Ala.; and Derrick Surles, Merchants Foodservice center of plate manager, Clanton, Ala.

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Evans Meats reaches CHB million-pound achievement Evans Meats Inc., Birmingham, Ala., recently earned the CHB million-pound achievement by the CHB LLC Food Service Division. Addam Evans owns Evans Meats with his dad, Butch. A CHB distributor since 2008, he says Evans Meats originally chose CHB for its consistent quality. “It’s a really good product every time,” he says. “Our customers appreciate that quality, because they understand when they put a steak on the plate, it’s going to be the same as it was Addam Evans, co-owner of Evans Meats (left), receives two or three weeks ago. They the CHB million-pound achievement from Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice president of food service. don’t have to worry about their customers sending back a steak.” In addition, Evans says, the unique flavor of CHB sets the product apart. “It has a really pronounced flavor, unique to the Hereford breed,” he says. “A lot of the beef these days has a watered-down flavor. CHB features a morepronounced beef flavor.” Evans Meats, founded in 1998, specializes in fine meat and seafood products and serves customers from Nashville, Tenn., to Montgomery, Ala., to Jackson, Miss. Their primary customers consist of privately owned white-tablecloth restaurants, in addition to country clubs and private clubs. HW

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The Premier Performance Sale

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012

1 p.m. (MST) • At the Ranch • Rapid City, S.D. Where Quality Runs Generations Deep! 1946-2012 — 66 Years of Dedication to Breed Improvement A breeding program with Focus Herd Sires Represented KB L1 DOMINO 826U KB L1 DOMINO 842U KB L1 DOMINO 844U KB L1 DOMINO 922W KB L1 DOMINO 935W CL 1 DOMINO 592R 1ET CL 1 DOMINO 7110T CL 1 DOMINO 7113T CL 1 DOMINO 849U CL 1 DOMINO 862U CL 1 DOMINO 955W CL 1 DOMINO 993W HH ADVANCE 5104R HH ADVANCE 6001S HH ADVANCE 8086U HH ADVANCE 8203U ET HH ADVANCE 9016W ET HH ADVANCE 9027W JA L1 DOMINO 6002S

BW 1.4 4.9 7.7 1.6 5.1 1.9 1.0 1.4 2.8 4.4 3.3 2.0 2.8 2.7 1.3 7.3 1.8 0.2 3.3

WW 49 47 61 53 54 49 66 43 71 56 53 53 64 42 50 65 42 53 58

YW MM 91 25 78 27 100 34 83 30 92 37 78 38 102 26 65 18 102 31 89 22 88 26 95 25 109 43 68 30 78 31 86 17 70 29 75 23 88 33

M&G 50 51 65 56 64 63 59 40 67 50 52 52 75 51 56 49 50 50 62

REA 0.30 0.44 0.29 0.61 0.52 0.28 0.18 0.19 0.35 0.50 0.48 0.31 0.61 0.23 0.57 0.17 0.13 0.09 0.10

MARB 0.07 -0.04 0.11 -0.01 -0.01 0.20 0.24 0.25 -0.03 0.45 0.10 0.05 -0.07 0.13 -0.16 0.37 0.15 0.22 0.17

• Focused on birth weights… live calves are a must here. • Focused on maternal traits… a cow herd that milks and re-breeds • Focused on pay weights… weaning and yearling weights and EPDs right for today’s markets. • Focused on meat and muscle… something you will appreciate in this offering.

An entire herd line-bred for predictability. Selling: 85 bulls

Featuring an outstanding offering by: KB L1 Domino 842U

KB L1 DOMINO 1170Y BW 2.1; WW 55; YW 86; MM 28; M&G 55; REA 0.05; MARB 0.18 Sire: 7110T • Birth wt. 77 lb.; 205-day wt. 670 lb.

KB L1 DOMINO 1127Y

KB L1 DOMINO 1165Y

BW 4.2; WW 66; YW 99; MM 29; M&G 62; REA 0.18; MARB 0.09 Sire: 849U • Birth wt. 84 lb.; 205-day wt. 788 lb.

BW 4.5; WW 53; YW 88; MM 36; M&G 62; REA 0.35; MARB 0.00 Sire: 935W • Birth wt. 92 lb.; 205-day wt. 680 lb.

KB L1 DOMINO 154Y

KB L1 DOMINO 143Y

KB L1 DOMINO 126Y

BW 2.0; WW 44; YW 68; MM 32; M&G 53; REA 0.24; MARB 0.13 Sire: 6001S • Birth wt. 85 lb.; 205-day wt. 715 lb.

BW 4.7; WW 57; YW 93; MM 33; M&G 62; REA 0.33; MARB 0.02 Sire: 842U • Birth wt. 89 lb.; 205-day wt. 798 lb.

BW 4.2; WW 51; YW 81; MM 27; M&G 52; REA 0.34; MARB 0.02 Sire: 842U • Birth wt. 88 lb.; 205-day wt. 749 lb.

KB L1 DOMINO 121Y BW 2.9; WW 69; YW 106; MM 30; M&G 65; REA 0.29; MARB 0.10 Sire: 7110T • Birth wt. 83 lb.; 205-day wt. 861 lb.

KB L1 DOMINO 115Y

KB L1 DOMINO 103Y

BW 4.4; WW 50; YW 83; MM 27; M&G 52; REA 0.41; MARB -0.05 Sire: 842U • Birth wt. 89 lb.; 205-day wt. 755 lb.

BW 3.2; WW 45; YW 72; MM 26; M&G 49; REA 0.25; MARB 0.12 Sire: 842U • Birth wt. 55 lb.; 205-day wt. 744 lb.

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Clavels’ cows haven’t seen green grass in about two years.

Clavels’ Hereford cows eat dry grass all winter, unless it’s covered up with snow, with a little cake just before calving.

survived on little to no green grass,” Clavel explains. “What they have left now is the unpalatable grass. That’s what they’re eating now and doing fine. Those Hereford cows are pretty thrifty; they hold their weight well. A cow is a pretty amazing machine really to take dry grass and make energy out of it. Our cows take care of themselves and breed back, have a calf and do it year after year after year. “It’s hard to beat a Hereford under our range conditions. They get by on very little. We used to feed a lot when feed was cheap. We fed a lot, and maybe not all of it was necessary, but those days are over. We can’t do that

anymore. We’ve got down to where we feed them a little during calving time, and if it gets covered up with snow, we feed, but other than that, they are going to have to get along on their own as long as they have something to eat.” Clavel admits he appreciates their Hereford-cross cows as well. “It’s hard to beat a baldie mama. A baldie mama to me is a super cow. There is just not much bad you can say about a baldie cow. It has the best of both breeds.” In addition to efficiency, Herefords’ fertility is important in these tough times. James says, “I think a Hereford will adapt to most any environment. It seems like a Hereford will come up with a calf and breed back as well or better than any other breed around.” In fact, James has been so confident in his Hereford cows’ fertility and Hereford bulls’ ability to go to work that this is the first year he’s pregchecked. “This is the first year I even had enough concern on breeding to preg-check. We had a 95% breed back, which is pretty good, considering.” It takes two, as they say, and Clavel says he appreciates that Hereford bulls do their job. “The Hereford bulls scatter out and get the cows bred. The Angus bulls hang around and you have to scatter them.” The drought has forced the two ranchers to change their programs to make them work. Clavel said, “We haven’t had any rain to speak of in two years. And our cows have held together well. We weaned our calves in late August to give the cows a chance to put a little weight on before winter, because I knew with the price of feed we weren’t going to be able to

Cow exodus Drought forces sale of a million head of cows in the Southern Plains.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DUDLEY BROS.

When people think about the effects of drought, for the most part, they consider the cowman who must sell his cows to make it through. But what happens when all the cows go to town? There’s hardly any need for bulls. That’s the predicament John Dudley found himself in last summer. Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas, is an old-time horned Hereford establishment, as co-owner John Dudley puts it. For decades they’ve been selling top-quality Hereford bulls to commercial cattlemen in the Southern Plains. Annually in October, they sell about 150 2-year-old bulls. But this year, as the drought dragged on and more and more cattlemen sold their cows, the Dudleys started

It's a lot easier to raise and sell top quality bulls like these when everybody's knee deep in green grass. Unfortunately, this year, that was not the case.

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getting nervous. “At some point we had to say we are going to go ahead with our annual sale,” Dudley says, “which happened to be our 50th annual sale.” The mass exodus of cows going to the packer, going north, just going anywhere else is devastating. New Mexico State University Clayton Livestock Research Center Beef Extension Specialist Manuel Encinias says that in New Mexico about 62,000 cows have left the state for greener pastures, either literally or metaphorically. In the entire Southern Plains region, that number has risen to a ghastly one million head. Dudley says even though they decided to go ahead with their sale, the concern over whether they could get all their bulls sold continued. “I had countless, countless, countless communications with my commercial buyers who were, if not selling out, at least reducing the size of their cow herd in response to no grass, high-priced hay and, as much as anything, water resources. A lot of people, depending on where they ranch, are just running out of water. And that continues today; nothing’s changed.” Trying to be innovative, the Dudleys decided to utilize Superior Livestock to broadcast the sale live on RFD-TV for the first time ever. And when October rolled around, it paid off. “We were trying to throw the net a little wider than our normal buying pool,” Dudley says. “And that was very successful for us. We sold a lot of bulls through Superior, and we got a lot of good bidding through that. I think that made a big difference for us. Had we not done that, we would have had a very plain event.” As it was, Dudley says their average was off a little, but all the bulls sold. “I had a lot of producers that were

very polite and said, ‘We’d sure like to be there, but we’ve sold down or sold out,’” Dudley explains. “And I had two or three calls that I thought I was going to cry, because they’d say, ‘Well these two bulls we bought two years ago are so good, but we don’t know what to do with them; we’ve sold all of our cows.’” As far as keeping their own cows, Dudley says, “We’re just hanging in as best we can, just like everybody else down here. From a seedstock point of view, you have this desire and need to hang on to your genetics and what you’ve been working on for decades and decades. It’s kind of ugly, really. We’re just very thankful we got by with our sale.” Still, with national sale averages climbing for Hereford bulls and Hereford females, it’s hard not to get down. “Our average was off hundreds of dollars,” Dudley says, “so it’s pretty hard not to feel a little ‘woe is me’ when you realize how popular Herefords are now. We had this great set of bulls. Hereford bulls are bringing top dollar all over the Northwest and Upper Midwest. And you think ‘darn, why was it that we had our 50th anniversary sale in the middle of this biblical drought.’ But, that’s the way it worked, and we got them all sold and had a decent average. It was just the best show we could do with what we were handed.” Encinias comments that when the drought breaks, and it will eventually, but it might not be this year, it’s going to be difficult to replace so many cows that are just gone. The demand for Hereford genetics should be strong as cattlemen seek the type of cow that has been successful in the region for decades. HW

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feed much. I think they’ve gained 200 lb. since we weaned the calves off of them. We don’t have any thin cows, and they’re on grass only. We wait as long as we can to cake them. As long as the weather’s not too cold, we won’t feed them. They’ll get along on their own.” Encinias reiterates that a Hereford or Hereford-cross cow is designed to maintain productivity in dry conditions. “When we talk about the drought, there are some type and kind of cattle that most likely will be able to sustain productivity. In the part of the world that we live in, they are going to be more moderate framed females that have moderate to low milk production and also are probably a crossbred mostly from the maternal breed side.” Blair Clavel, who also works as the county extension agent, says Herefords excel in traits that are difficult to measure but easy to see, like hardiness and doability.

Blair Clavel stresses that much of the Southwest is different from other parts of cow country. “It’s different here than a lot of places. There’s no corn stalks, hay meadows or irrigation. We rely on what rain we get. It’s grass only. We live and die by rainfall.” Encinias agrees, saying, “It can seem like a challenging environment to ranch, but every environment has its challenges. The old saying, ‘If it was easy, everyone would be doing it,’ holds true for ranching. The Southern Plains is good, resilient grass country, when it rains. It’s managing the country that makes it a challenge. I am a believer that it does not matter what we try to do, Mother Nature is going to bat last.” HW

Despite the drought, Joe Clavel says the Hereford bulls get out and go to work, while their Angus bulls have to be scattered.

The bright side It’s these qualities that, in part, have Hereford genetics in high demand. Although the Clavels have kept a registered herd to raise their own bulls, current conditions have provided a good market for selling Hereford bulls and females. Clavel says, “We’ve actually sold more bulls than we need to because there has been such a tremendous market for Hereford bulls. There’s also been a tremendous demand for Hereford heifers. We haven’t kept any heifers for five years because of the drought and partly because there has been such a huge demand for them.” Blair Clavel adds, “We have actually thought about expanding a little on the purebred side if we have to sell more cows. We’ve had such good demand for bulls, particularly 2-year-old bulls. We are not seedstock producers by any means, but we sell some bulls that are range ready. They are not fed or pampered. They get around and cover the country. Everybody has gotten so ‘black’ in the industry they are looking for a little heterosis, and Hereford bulls do that.” If there is a silver lining to be found in all this mess, it’s that the market has held together well. Joe Clavel says, “The good part of all this is the market. When you have to sell cows, the market’s usually down, but we have a good market now.” No matter how much one focuses on the bright side, though, the truth is that this weather pattern is not supposed to turn around any time soon, and if it doesn’t, something’s got to give. Joe Clavel says, “When your grass is gone, you have two options, you either sell your cattle or find pasture, or get out of the business. We’re not ready to get out of the business, and it’s tough to find pasture, so we’re praying for a good spring. We’ve already culled the old cows, and if we can’t keep what we’ve got left, it’s going to be hard to stay in the business. You can fight lots of battles, but you can’t fight Mother Nature.” www.hereford.org

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Focus on Calving

Getting Ready for

Calving Season G by Troy Smith

invested in genetic selection. And often, they’re relieved when calving season is over — especially if it was accompanied by foul weather, complicated deliveries, or extraordinary amounts of calf sickness and deaths.

Photo by BECKY HARRELL

enerally, cow folk look forward to calving season. Most enjoy the sense of renewal that comes with the arrival of a new calf crop. They’re anxious for a first look at the results of time and money

Sooner or later, every producer faces some amount of calving trouble. Challenges should be expected, so savvy producers make the most of calving season by planning appropriate responses. Some problems may be avoided, or at least reduced, with sufficient preparation before that first heifer or cow gets the urge to calve. Common sense and good management are the best tools producers can apply, according to veterinarian Scott Reynolds, who practices in Broken Bow, Neb., and also manages a 100-cow springcalving herd. Reynolds says it just makes sense to evaluate body condition and manage nutrition to have the herd prepared. “I advise producers to monitor body condition continuously and make sure cows reach a body condition score (BCS) of at least 5 and preferably 6 well ahead of calving time,” Reynolds says. “Fetal programming studies indicate nutrition of the pregnant cow influences how her developing calf will perform throughout its life. When cows are in proper condition, their calves generally get up quicker and suckle faster. The volume and quality of cow colostrum will be better. That’s also important to lifetime health and performance of her calf.” Reynolds says adequate body condition ensures cows will have enough energy for the laborious task of delivering a calf. A thin cow may weaken and give up during labor. Additionally, cows below BCS 5 at rebreeding exhibit lower conception rates. “We have seen the repercussions in our practice,” Reynolds says. “In 2009, feed quality was generally lower and a higher percentage of area cows were thinner at calving and at rebreeding. We saw more open cows at preg-check — 50 to 75% more — especially among young (first- and second-calvers) and old cows whose nutritional needs probably weren’t met.” Reynolds advises producers to have feedstuffs analyzed and

Whether spring or fall calving, keeping an eye on the herd can help producers catch those cows that need help before it is too late.

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Make sure facilities are clean and in good repair. Find the calf chains, handles and calf puller. Have them cleaned and ready, along with obstetrical sleeves and lubricant. provide necessary energy, protein and mineral supplementation. He urges particular attention to cow diets during the last trimester of gestation.

Be prepared Assuming the cows are nutritionally ready, producers should make preparations for when a cow needs assistance with delivery. Make sure facilities are clean and in good repair. Find the calf chains, handles and calf puller. Have them cleaned and ready, along with obstetrical sleeves and lubricant. It’s a good idea to have a supply of frozen colostrum or commercial colostrum “product” on hand, says Dee Whittier, Extension veterinarian and professor at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Va. “The real thing is always best, when you can get it by milking out a just-calved cow. Or, sometimes a producer can get frozen colostrum from a nearby dairy,” says Whittier. “There are a bunch of colostrum products available, but look at the label and choose a colostrum ‘replacement’ rather than a ‘supplement.’” (See also story about colostrum, Page 20.)

Observing the herd Once a producer has readied the facilities, equipment and supplies, it’s a matter of observing the herd. Whittier says the first calves are likely to arrive about 270 days after cows were exposed to a bull. He reminds producers that selection for calving ease has been accompanied by shorter gestation periods. Since heifers are generally bred to calving ease bulls, they should be observed accordingly. “Heifers might calve 10 days earlier and sometimes sooner than that,” Whittier warns. Indicators that parturition is near may include “springing” — the relaxation and enlargement of the vulva. A relaxation of muscles around the tail head also occurs but is less evident among animals with more fat cover. A little better indicator, says Whittier, is the www.hereford.org

The calf Newborn calves that are weak following a difficult delivery or other stress often require attention. Whittier says any newborn that hasn’t stood www.hereford.org

and nursed within a couple of hours probably needs help, but dystociaaffected calves are often exhausted and may even suffer from a little brain damage. It may be necessary to teach them how to nurse. “Calves lost within two days after birth usually die because of starvation, hypothermia or both,” states Whittier. “Hypothermia can be prevented in a lot of ways — in a pickup cab or under a heat lamp — but a warming box is one of the best ways to warm a chilled calf.” A warming box doesn’t have to be fancy. Whittier says an enclosure (about 3ʹ × 3ʹ × 4ʹ) with an electric hairdryer as a heat source can create a 100-degree environment that warms a calf quickly. But you can kill a calf by overheating it. He recommends using a rectal thermometer to check a calf’s temperature, calling 100 degrees (Fahrenheit) warm enough. Whittier and Reynolds emphasize the importance of getting colostrum or a suitable colostrum replacement product into a stressed newborn as soon as possible. Reynolds warns against thawing frozen colostrum in a microwave oven, as extreme heat destroys antibodies it contains. Rather, he recommends placing the container of frozen colostrum in warm water and allowing it to thaw slowly. “I recommend feeding a quart of colostrum within the first hour after birth. Don’t try to feed two quarts all at once. A second quart can be given during the next four to six hours,” Reynolds explains. “And it’s better if the calf suckles it from a bottle rather than administering with a tube. If colostrum is tube-fed and it gets in baby calf’s rumen instead of the abomasum, there is virtually no absorption and no transfer of immunity to the calf.”

Scour prevention Reynolds and Whittier also agree that preparation for calving season ought to include some thought about preventing calf scours. They believe the most important thing a producer can do is take steps to limit calf exposure to disease-causing organisms. “I started my veterinary career in Saskatchewan (Canada), where most calves were born in calving barns during cold weather,” Whittier says. “But we found that calves born outside, on clean ground, were less likely to get sick. In the calving barns, calves were exposed to all kinds of bugs that cause scours. So I think the Sandhills Calving System is good.”

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filling of the udder and teats. Often, when the teats become filled with milk, calving may be only a day or two away. “Very near signs might be apparent discomfort and nervousness — especially in first-calf heifers — and an increase in vaginal discharge,” Whittier adds. “And cows and heifers tend to isolate themselves just prior to calving. That’s a pretty reliable sign.” Both Whittier and Reynolds advise producers to become familiar with the stages of parturition in order to gauge an animal’s progress and determine if and when intervention is needed. During the first stage, the calf should rotate to an upright position and the mother’s cervix dilates. Uterine contractions begin during this preparatory stage and the water sac is expelled. “The first stage may take only a couple of hours, but it could take eight to 10 hours,” Whittier explains. “If you check in the morning and find a cow in the first stage, she should be progressing with delivery by noon. If not, an examination is probably in order. But before sticking an arm in there, wash the vaginal area with soapy water, tie her tail out of the way and use a clean plastic sleeve with plenty of OB lube. If examination reveals the cervix is not completely dilated, she may need a couple more hours.” In some instances, cautions Whittier, a calf might be in an abnormal position that does not stimulate the second stage of labor, so assistance is needed. The second stage of parturition involves the actual delivery. The calf enters the birth canal and, typically, the cow will lie down and strain with the contractions. In a normal presentation, the calf’s nose and forefeet protrude first, followed by passage of the shoulders and then the hips. First-calf heifers may require up to two hours, but mature cows often deliver in an hour or less. “If she’s in stage two, you ought to see progress. If there’s been no real progress in a half-hour, assistance is probably needed and it’s time to act,” warns Reynolds, stressing that producers facing dystocia (calving difficulty) need to know their limitations. “If they’re not experienced in assisting delivery and especially if they have no experience with abnormal presentations, they should call in a veterinarian.” The third stage of calving is expulsion of the placenta, which normally occurs within eight hours after delivery of the calf. If it hasn’t happened in 48 hours, consult a veterinarian. Treatment with antibiotics may be prescribed to fight infection, and removal of a retained placenta is sometimes necessary.

Calving season preparation also includes taking steps to prevent scours by limiting calf exposure to disease-causing organisms.

The Sandhills Calving System, developed by the University of Nebraska, is based on the idea that environmental pathogen levels are relatively low at the start of calving season. However, a few of the first calves become infected and shed large numbers of pathogens into the environment, increasing the risk of exposure to calves born later. More calves become infected and shed even greater numbers of pathogens, and the incidence of scours increases as calving season progresses. Put into practice, the System calls for removal of cows that have not yet calved to a different clean pasture after the first week or 10 days of calving season. Existing pairs remain in the pasture where those earliest calves were born. The process then continues throughout the calving season, although the resulting different groups of pairs can be commingled after calves reach four weeks of age. The complaint among many producers, says Whittier, is that multiple calving pastures are required. Reynolds concurs, noting that many of his Nebraska clients aren’t set up to fully implement the Sandhills Calving System. “But even if a producer sorts heavies into a different pasture only one time, it really helps,” states Whittier. “Just having one more pasture available and splitting the herd one time can help reduce the younger calves’ exposure to bugs shed by older calves. And the larger the herd is, the more good it does.” Also to help protect calf health, Reynolds warns against buying a sale

barn calf to foster onto a cow that has lost her own baby. By doing so, a producer may be buying trouble. “I think it’s a big mistake,” Reynolds says. “You don’t know if the calf received colostrum or not, but you can be sure it was exposed to all kinds of pathogens. You might bring home disease organisms you’ve never had on your place before. It’s not worth the risk.” On a final note, Whittier says he hears producers complain that a veterinarian was reluctant to come when summoned to help with a difficult calving. But there may be a good reason. “Maybe the last time a veterinarian heard from one of those producers was two years ago, at midnight, on Christmas Eve. The producer probably waited too long before calling, so things were already a mess,” suggests Whittier. “Producers should consult with their veterinarian, buy products from him (or her) and develop a relationship. It can make a difference when you need some professional expertise on a cold, dark night.” HW

“We found that calves born outside, on clean ground, were less likely to get sick. In the calving barns, calves were exposed to all kinds of bugs that cause scours. So I think the Sandhills Calving System is good.” — Dee Whittier January 2012 /

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Focus on Calving

Colostrum & Alternatives by Heather Smith Thomas

olostrum is crucial for the newborn calf to help it fight off the diseases it will soon encounter. According to Geof Smith, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, calves with failure of passive transfer — calves that don’t get adequate levels of antibodies or don’t receive colostrum — are most at risk for illness. They also shed pathogens into the environment at a much greater rate than calves that did receive adequate colostrum. The best situation in a beef herd is for every calf to nurse its dam in a timely manner — preferably within the first two to four hours. Occasionally, however, a calf is unable to nurse because the dam has large teats or a first-calf heifer rejects her calf and won’t let it suckle. If calving occurs during inclement weather, a newborn calf may become too chilled before it is able to get up and nurse. In these instances, the producer must either help the calf nurse its mother or

provide colostrum from a bottle or via esophageal feeder or tube or use a colostrum substitute. There are a number of colostrum replacers on the market, but some are more effective than others. “There are only a couple of these that I think are very good,” says Smith, who has tested and studied various products.

Their purpose “Colostrum replacers are mainly used in the dairy industry and most commonly when farms are not doing a very good job with their colostrum programs and having disease problems in calves,” Smith explains. “These are also good if the producer is trying to eliminate certain diseases. In the dairy industry, Johne’s disease would be the major one. In the beef industry, there’s a lot less human intervention or control over the colostrum program; we are not taking the

calf away from the cow at birth and hand-feeding colostrum as we do in the dairy industry,” he says. In beef cattle, the calves are more apt to have adequate passive transfer because the colostrum from a beef cow is a lot more concentrated, with higher levels of antibodies per liter. Dairy cows normally give such a high volume of colostrum that the antibodies are more diluted. “When feeding a calf colostrum from a beef cow, we don’t need to get as much volume into the calf as we do in the dairy industry,” Smith says. “There is some use of colostrum replacers in the beef industry, such as if a producer is trying to get rid of bovine leukosis virus (BLV). This would be mainly in purebred herds that do a lot of exporting to other countries. There are very few other instances in which a beef producer would use it in every calf,” says Smith. The primary use of replacers in beef herds would be for the occasional calf that for some reason is unable to obtain colostrum from its mother. “Every beef producer should have a few bags of replacer on hand, just for emergencies. This is much easier to keep and better from a bio-security standpoint than trying to get colostrum from a neighboring dairy. It’s a lot easier to keep a couple bags of replacer in the cabinet than to suddenly need colostrum and have to go looking for a source,” he says. “Using a powdered replacer — mixing it with warm water for immediate feeding — can be simpler and easier than milking the beef cow or even milking extra colostrum from a few cows each year to freeze.” According to Smith there is great variation in quality of products, however, and a lot of variation in price. “You usually get what you pay for,” he says. “When using it in the beef industry as an emergency source and only having a couple bags on hand, to me it makes sense to buy a good quality replacer that will do a good job.”

Dairy vs. beef colostrum “In beef calves, we generally think they need a higher level of antibodies compared to dairy calves. At least that’s what’s been shown in research. Our goal in beef calves would be between 2,000 to 2,500 milligrams (mg) of immunoglobulin

The sooner you can get the colostrum PHOTO BY WESLEY DENTON

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(IgG), as opposed to dairy calves in which we think about 1,000 mg is good enough,” Smith says. “This may be because we can usually only get about 1,000 mg into dairy calves, where we typically get much higher levels in beef calves. We need to use good quality replacer in beef calves,” he says. Producers should also know there is a difference between what we call colostrum replacers and colostrum supplements. Smith explains supplements are products (mainly for dairy calves) that are designed to be given with colostrum. Generally they have fairly low IgG concentrations, such as less than 50 grams. Colostrum replacers are intended to be fed instead of regular cow colostrum and, as a rule, would be much higher in terms of their antibody concentration, at least 100 grams per dose. “In general there are two different kinds of replacers. One type is made from plasma. The company basically gets cattle blood from slaughterhouses and harvests the plasma. It’s a blood-based (plasma) colostrum replacer,” Smith explains. “These types of products have been on and off the market over the years because of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). For a while people thought we should ban all feeding of blood-based products, but these are considered to have zero risk for transmission of BSE because the organism that causes BSE really lives only in the brain; we don’t find it in the blood. “The colostrum replacers are an a-cellular product, meaning there’s not even any cells in them; the manufacturers spin off the plasma first and use it. In terms of disease risk, it would be very low. Also, they irradiate it, which would kill any bacteria or viruses.” Radiation will kill the pathogens but does not harm the antibodies. Excessive heating is what destroys antibodies, and this is why you can’t autoclave or pasteurize colostrum at high temperatures. The finished product is tested periodically to make sure no pathogens are coming through, and the irradiation seems to work. The other type of replacer is made from bovine colostrum. “They are made from colostrum that they (companies) purchase from dairies. They make sure it is high quality and dry it into a powder and irradiate it to kill any pathogens. They contract with different dairies and make sure the cows are properly vaccinated to have antibodies against all the major diseases that the calves might be exposed to,” explains Smith.

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always go by the amount of antibody it contains. “What we found through research is that this is not always the determining factor on how effective it is,” Smith says. “We first tried to figure out how much antibody should be in a colostrum replacer, but we tested some replacers that had about 100 grams of IgG and worked fairly well and tested some others with much higher levels of IgG (150 to 180 grams) that didn’t work as well to protect the calves. So it’s not as simple as just looking at the numbers. “The reason may be the differences in absorption of the IgG by the calf. With some products, the calves seem to absorb these fairly well, and others not so much. We don’t know why this is, but it may be differences in the manufacturing of those products between companies. Basically what I recommend is to choose a product that has been tested, that you know has worked,” he adds. A good replacer can be handy to grab in an emergency, as when you need to quickly revive a cold-stressed calf or get colostrum into a calf after a difficult birth. “If I go to a farm to assist a calving, I always take a couple bags. Usually I feel obligated to help get the calf up and going after we get it out of the cow or help the producer get it on the cow. On a dairy I try to find some frozen colostrum and thaw it, which takes a couple hours. If I have some replacer, I can feed it to the calf and be back in my truck and gone much quicker,” says Smith. If the dam is a heifer that needs time to bond with the calf and you don’t want to fight her to milk out some colostrum, you can just give her calf the replacer in order to buy the pair some time. The calf will be off to a good start and can go ahead and find the udder in his own good time. Replacers can be a great time and labor saver. “I’ve been around so many beef producers who needed colostrum in an emergency and didn’t have it and have to go look for some. It may be harder to find at midnight,” he says. It’s hard to beat fresh colostrum, but there are times you just don’t have any. Frozen colostrum is also nice to have, and it will keep up to a year or more in the freezer. “If it’s two years old the quality may be questionable. The thing that damages it the most, however, is if you thaw it out and refreeze it, especially if you do this several times. Every time you refreeze it you kill a little more of the antibodies. I tell people that if they thaw it out and for some reason don’t have to use it — if the calf is dead when they get back out to the barn or already up and nursing the cow — just pour it out instead of refreezing it,” he says.

from your own herd or a herd that you trust — (a herd) that has the same diseases you do or preferably does not have the diseases you don’t have,” Smith says. “It’s just like buying replacement animals; you can buy some problems that way.”

Feeding options “In terms of volume, generally a couple quarts of beef colostrum will be adequate. With dairy colostrum, a calf may need four quarts. Generally you can give this all at once if they’ll drink that much. In dairy calves we use an esophageal feeder and force it into them,” Smith says. “Sometimes a

calf will nurse half of it from a bottle, and then we tube feed the rest of it. It just depends on your patience level and how much other work you have to do,” he says. Another thing that’s important is to make sure the colostrum is warm enough. “It should be above body temperature and feel warm to your finger, but not burn your finger. You can warm a cold calf from the inside if the colostrum is warm enough.” The fluid will lose some heat during the feeding, and you don’t want to feed it cool to a cold calf. If he’s nursing it from a bottle, the calf will always be more interested in it if it’s warm.

The sooner you can get the colostrum into the calf, the better. A calf’s ability to absorb antibodies starts to drop after birth and has diminished a lot by the time he is 12 hours old. A cold or stressed calf loses this ability much sooner than a normal calf. “Our goal is to have colostrum in the calf during the first six hours. If you’ve found that calf and he’s cold or his mother rejected him, this should be one of the first things you do.” HW

Disease awareness An important thing to remember is that there are some diseases that can come through colostrum. “Make sure that whatever fresh or frozen colostrum you use comes www.hereford.org

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Upstream Ranch

Annual Bull Sale Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 At the Ranch â&#x20AC;¢ 1 p.m. (CST)

UPS Neon 0219

Calved: April 21, 2010 BW 2.3; WW 54; YW 83; MM 19; M&G 46; REA 0.53; MARB 0.20

UPS Domino 0504

UPS Navarro 0596

Calved: Aug. 20, 2010 BW 1.2; WW 54; YW 87; MM 30; M&G 57; REA 0.44; MARB 0.26

Calved: Sept. 8, 2010 BW 4.1; WW 51; YW 89; MM 31; M&G 56; REA 0.38; MARB 0.27

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UPS Advance 0728

Calved: Sept. 20, 2010 BW 3.4; WW 66; YW 100; MM 25; M&G 59; REA 0.52; MARB 0.16 22

UPS About Time 0342 ET

Calved: March 26, 2010 BW 4.0; WW 58; YW 107; MM 15; M&G 44; REA 0.63; MARB 0.17

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Sept. 21, 2010 BW 3.3; WW 46; YW 90; MM 27; M&G 50; REA 0.24; MARB 0.29

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Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 At the Ranch • 1 p.m. (CST)

Selling 230 Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls Featuring 100 2-Year-Olds and 130 Fall Yearlings First breeding season guarantee. Free delivery or $100/head trucking discount. Fertility, performance and carcass tested. Range developed, sound and not overconditioned.

UPS Advance 0732 Calved: Sept. 21, 2010 BW 0.5; WW 45; YW 72; MM 22; M&G 45; REA 0.31; MARB 0.13

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Calved: Oct. 4, 2010 BW 5.0; WW 62; YW 95; MM 24; M&G 55; REA 0.30; MARB 0.28

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Calved: Sept. 21, 2010 BW 4.9; WW 52; YW 93; MM 29; M&G 55; REA 0.47; MARB 0.28

UPS Tug 0843

Calved: Oct. 12, 2010 BW 3.8; WW 52; YW 79; MM 24; M&G 50; REA 0.29; MARB 0.24

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Talk for 2012: $1.75/lb. Calves If Mother Nature cooperates, the year ahead could be a good one for cow-calf producers. by Kindra Gordon

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ith the market signals out there, you can make a case that calves are going to be worth a ton of money next year and in the next few years,” says CattleFax economist Mike Miller. He’s basing his comments on the fact that beef supplies are down and global beef demand grew steadily in 2011. As a result, CattleFax is projecting a bullish 2012 with the

Additional factors to watch Industry economists are also suggesting: • Land values are expected to continue to increase. • Interest rates should be docile for the next 18-24 months. • Retail beef prices will increase. CattleFax’s Mike Miller explains that the drop down in supplies and strong pull in demand has also squeezed retailers in 2011. For them to recover their profit margins, he anticipates retailers will be raising prices across the board. “They can no longer absorb prices and not pass them along to the consumer.” But Miller says this increase needs to happen. “We need to get consumers used to paying more for beef so that the industry can sustain higher cattle prices.” He adds that presently demand is for the lower priced beef cuts and says if the market for rib and loin cuts would rebound, that increased demand would support cattle prices going even higher. • Beef exports will greatly influence U.S. cattle prices. “This is where a major frontier for our industry is,” says Kansas State economist Ted Schroeder. He notes that from 2009-2011 the increase in U.S. beef exports added $40/head to feeder prices. • Producers should invest in product improvement/ development. Looking ahead, Schroeder says, “We don’t invest enough in developing our product.” He suggests the industry must recognize there are things we can continue to do to enhance beef’s tenderness and flavor and to promote its nutritional attributes. HW

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average price on a 550 lb. steer at $175/hundredweight (cwt.) — with a range from $158-192. They project fed cattle in the range of $120-122/cwt. for 2012. And Miller says that even if beef demand slips a little, the fed cattle market should still stay pretty solid at $116-119.

Booming demand Jim Robb, with the Denver-based Livestock Marketing Information Center, echoes Miller’s bullish outlook. Robb notes that global demand is helping bolster beef prices and says that outlook remains strong for the next several years. He points to the world’s growing population — projected to grow by one billion people in the next 20 years — and says that this growth is good news for America’s beef producers. With the cow inventory still on a downward trend in the U.S., thus creating tight supplies to fulfill demand, Robb suggests that those who have calves to sell have a “heck of an opportunity to make money in this business like we haven’t seen in a long time.” Tom Brink of JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding — the world’s largest cattle feeding entity — is also optimistic for cattlemen. He says, “With supplies shrinking and demand growing, it is a great time to own beef cows if you have a competitive cost structure and the right genetics and management to compete.” For those looking to rebuild or grow their herds, Brink calls cows a great investment. He

compared cows to gold and posed the question, “Which is a better investment?” Brink points out that beef cow prices have hardly budged over the past decade while gold has increased 300%. He said, “If you buy gold today, you are going to pay more for it, while the value of beef cows has not appreciated — yet.” Brink and Robb predict that in the next 12 months, the average value of cow-calf pairs could be $500 more than they are today. Brink asks who has the most leverage in the beef supply chain ahead? “It’s pretty clear the cowcalf producer has the leverage. We are headed into a period of strong cow-calf profits,” he says. Brink even suggests calf prices could reach $2/lb. “I think it’s likely we’ll see calf prices in that range in the next year or two. Lightweight calves are almost there now. If we see grain prices relax a bit, we’ll get there. That’s all it would take,” he says. To capture some of that profit in the future, Brink suggests to producers: “If you have the ability in your operation to put weight on your own calves vs. selling at weaning, you can get in on some of those opportunities.”

Weather is the wildcard Drought is the wildcard in the equation ahead. CattleFax numbers indicate that a quarter (25%) of cattle country has been severely affected by drought. Miller notes that the drought has kept cow inventories from bouncing back. He reports, “As a result of the drought in 2011, we had an unexpected drop in cow numbers by 225,000-250,000 head.” But the forecast for the next six to eight months suggests Texas should get some moisture and conditions will be better than the last several months. “If that’s the case, 2012 has some better signs ahead,” says Miller. As of Jan. 1, 2012, cow inventory will be 30.2 million head. Miller says, “If we see some cooperation from Mother Nature, we expect 30 million to be the low

watermark, and producers will start to rebuild and expand again for the next 10-15 years.” But it will likely be 2015 at least before more calves are produced by a larger cow inventory and back on the market; thus, the tight supplies should allow for high prices in the meantime. Because of the tight supplies, Miller says feeder cattle imports from Canada and Mexico could be up slightly in the U.S. in 2012 to help fulfill supply needs, but he does not anticipate that being enough supply to affect prices much. Regarding demand, Miller credits the strong pull overseas for beef and the value of the U.S. dollar for helping bolster U.S. beef demand and keeping cattle prices strong here at home. Miller notes that the U.S. beef industry saw a 23% increase in exports for 2011. He says that has been a pleasant surprise as export growth was anticipated at only 10-12%. For 2012 export demand is expected to continue with 10-15% growth. “Exports have been a great story. We’ve seen growth and still don’t have full access,” says Miller. This possible situation suggests that there is even more growth to come. He anticipates more access to the Japanese market in the next couple of years. He acknowledges that domestic demand has not rebounded as quickly, saying, “We haven’t gotten the U.S. consumer employed and eating out like we’d like. It’s probably going to take 12, 24 or even 36 months until that rebounds.”

Full steam ahead Miller anticipates producers should be able to better manage costs than they have been able to in the past few years and with that says, “The trend is for cow-calf producers to be more profitable in 2012-2014. That should signal producers to restock and expand.” Even with the good prices, they will also come with volatility and risk. “There is a lot of variability in cattle prices over the course of the year — even week to week,” says Miller. He points out the market moves $30 or more 20% of the time and $20 or more 40% of the time between weeks. As a result he encourages producers to continue finding ways to mitigate the risk: “Plan on a lot of risk and volatility. It’s a great time to be in ag, but producers have to be adaptable to thrive.” If demand signals — and favorable weather conditions — continue, Miller anticipates the U.S. cow herd will stabilize and begin to grow. He concludes, “Hopefully the market will put some more money in everybody’s pocket over the next several years.” HW www.hereford.org

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Durango 44U

7HP105 P42892264

Sire: THM Durango 4037 MGS: CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET Durango blends Calving Ease, Carcass and Cow Power with good looks, muscle and shape. This high-capacity wide body is a great choice for modern, high production cattle.

From Ned and Jan Ward, Wyo.

$25 Semen • $60 Certificate

Fall 2011 AHA Sire Summary EPD

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

4.9 0.4 47 76 28 51 2.8 0.8 -.015 .28 .09 18 19 15 25 Acc .18 .61 .46 .43 .16 .14 .29 .25 .26 .22 % Rank 10 10 10 15 20 20 25 10 20

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Traditions Legend 463S

7HP101 P42693193

Sire: Feltons Legend 242 MGS: BAR JZ Tradition 434V A standout in heifer AI programs, Tradition is moderate for size with a low BW EPD and comes from a proven pedigree. He is high for Marbling and excels for high $Profit Indexes.

$15 Semen • Non-Certificate

Fall 2011 AHA Sire Summary EPD

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

9.9 -0.5 44 67 18 40 2.8 .03 .07 .10 .34 19 23 14 24 Acc .28 .66 .50 .49 .20 .22 .33 .27 .28 .24 % Rank 1 3 20 3 20 1 20

Puckster III 4849

7HP106 P43012076

Sire: R Puckster II 2027

MGS: MSU TCF Revolution 4R

Bred to excel for balanced excellence, Puckster stems from a long lineage of performers and, combined with a great young Revolution daughter, offers herd improvement for several traits.

Semen: $20 Semen • Non-Certificate

Fall 2011 AHA Sire Summary EPD Acc % Rank

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 4.8 1.6 57 74 23 51 2.0 1.2 .008 .48 -.07 22 20 19 24 .05 .37 .29 .31 .08 .04 .12 .22 .21 .19 10

KCF Bennett 744 7HP103 P42651310

R413

Sire: Feltons Domino 774 MGS: KCF Bennett 759 H142 Spreading out birth wt. and growth, Bennett R413 sires durable cattle that are moderate, sound and thick. His dam is a standout at KCF and his $Proficts head you in the right direction.

From Knoll Crest Farms, Va. and Iron Lake Ranch, Texas Fall 2011 AHA Sire Summary EPD Acc

Semen: $25 Semen • $40/Certificate

CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 2.3 2.0 54 80 24 51 0.7 1.7 .093 .16 .10 24 18 22 20 .29 .80 .72 .71 .30 .23 .56 .50 .50 .47

% Rank 25 20 20 20 15 2 25 4 15 5

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Elkington Polled Herefords and South Devons Presents the

2012 Efficiency Experts R ange R aised Cattle Sale Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 • 12:30 p.m.

At the Ranch • 7 miles east of Idaho Falls at 5080 E. Sunnyside Rd.

Don’t miss out on the catch of the year!

Selling: 80 Bulls — Sound, easy keeping, range raised 62 Polled Herefords • 17 Bred Polled Hereford heifers 16 South Devons — 8 black and 8 red 3 Poundmaker Black 2 South Devon bred heifers

ur severe environment culls inefficient, poor fleshing cattle. Forty years of selection has greatly increased the efficiency and fleshing ability of our cattle. Linebred Elkington bulls will produce high performing calves and easy fleshing, high producing cows that will work anywhere on less feed than they are accustomed to. Our bulls live in harsh conditions and are developed on a high roughage ration at high altitude between 6,000 and 7,000 feet. A new customer of ours turned half of our Hereford bulls and half Black Angus bulls in with 300 head of straight Angus cows. The resulting Hereford cross heifer calves were 35 lb. heavier at weaning time and calmer with tremendous depth of body. View catalog online at Elkington Polled Herefords.com or on Facebook at Elkington Polled Herefords.

Lot 13X — EPHR Big Bang 13X

• This is a big, meaty beef bull. He is long, deep and thick out of a premier cow of the breed. You will like this bull. • BW 0.8; WW 40; YW 73; MM 11; M&G 31; FAT 0.020; REA 0.20; MARB 0.10 • BW 80 lb.; YR 101; REA 99; MARB 109

Lot 125X — EPHR Self Reliance 125X

• This is a herd bull prospect out of one of our premier cows and the great 352L bull. He should add pounds and produce daughters you will be proud of. Selling ¾ interest, full possession. • BW 0.7; WW 43; YW 64; MM 15; M&G 36; FAT 0.020; REA 0.27; MARB 0.12 • BW 83 lb.; WR 123; YR 114; REA 112; MARB 123

Lot 17X — LE Chuck 17X

• This is a great bull out of a good old cow that produces very well. He is thick, dark, red-necked and solid. • BW 2.4; WW 44; YW 69; MM 21; M&G 43; FAT -0.010; REA 0.12; MARB 0.03 • BW 87 lb.; WR 100; YR 102; REA 102; MARB 100

Free delivery: West of Mississippi on $4,000 bull purchases. We will pay ½: East of Mississippi on $4,000 bull purchases and on nationwide heifer purchases. Sale broadcast on LiveAuctions.TV www.hereford.org

Lot 127X — EPHR Knockout 127X

• This is an exciting calf out of the 62N bull and the great 525K cow. This bull is special and has been a favorite since birth. He has it all: goggle-eyed, red-necked and an outcross pedigree for almost any breeder. A great herd sire prospect. Selling ¾ interest. • BW 2.6; WW 45; YW 78; MM 22; M&G 45; FAT 0.000; REA 0.36; MARB -0.01 • BW 82 lb.; WR 105; YR 103; REA 108

Lot 64X — EPHR Light Foot 64X

• This is a good, thick bull out of a Dam of Distinction. He will throw some great calves. He has tremendous depth of body as do all the bulls in the sale. • BW 2.9; WW 51; YW 89; MM 20; M&G 45; FAT -0.010; REA 0.38; MARB -0.09 • BW 85 lb.; WR 104; YR 111; REA 109

Lot 7X — EPHR Dadrie 7X

• This is the type of heifer that will produce calves for many years. She is classy and very nice. Bred AI to calve on March 3, 2012. • BW 1.4; WW 40; YW 70; MM 10; M&G 30; FAT 0.010; REA 0.36; MARB -0.02 • BW 82 lb.; WR 99; YR 103

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Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Forecast for 2012:

Look for La Niña Again by Kindra Gordon

t was a La Niña weather system that caused the drought, floods and severe tornados across the country during 2011, and forecasters say a second La Niña is brewing for 2012. Well-known Iowa State University Professor of Agricultural Meteorology Elwynn Taylor is calling for this winter to be a near repeat of last year across

the U.S. But he adds that it may not be as extreme. An example of this is that some periodic moisture is forecast for the South, which would help temper the effects of the drought. Taylor explains that the La Niña responsible for last winter’s weather restrengthened in October, and he gives it better than 50-50 odds that it will continue through the winter.

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Iowa Beef Expo Consignments Selling Feb. 16, 2012 EFBeef 2013 Goodfellow X610 P43091691

• CE 5.9; BW -1.0; WW 54; YW 73; MM 16; M&G 43; MCE 2.3; SC 1.1; FAT 0.030; REA 0.39; MARB 0.26; BMI$ 26; CEZ$ 21; BII$ 23; CHB$ 29 • A stout coming 2-year-old we have used in our program. Great numbers

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• CE 4.0; BW 2.3; WW 64; YW 100; MM 22; M&G 54; MCE 3.9; SC 1.1; FAT 0.030; REA 0.51; MARB 0.24; BMI$ 24; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 18; CHB$ 34 • A super yearling bull with fantastic numbers. 6200 N.E. 142nd St., Smithville, MO 64089 816-532-0658 • 816-699-8831 Gary’s cell DHF6200@aol.com

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center say La Niña winters are often associated with drier-thannormal — and warmer — conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., which indicates the drought is likely to continue in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. A La Niña also typically causes wetter than normal conditions in the Northwest and Ohio Valley — and a colder than normal winter in the Northwest and Northern Plains.

and fluctuates between positive and negative phases that can generate strong shifts in the climate patterns that could either overwhelm or amplify La Niña’s typical impacts. As an example, the negative phase pushes cold air into the U.S. from Canada — often causing outbreaks of cold and snowy conditions. However, winter storms caused by these conditions are generally not predictable more than a week in advance — so how the winter shapes up is still truly a wildcard.

Historical reference

What to expect

Taylor explains that a La Niña brings on a drought for the South. He says, “People in Texas and Oklahoma who are old enough may remember the droughts of the early 1950s and 1974. Both of those droughts were associated with very strong winter La Niñas, as was the drought this past summer.” Taylor reports that the La Niña of last winter was the third strongest on record. The strongest ones were those that preceded the droughts of the 1950s and 1974. “In both of the previous cases, the La Niña weakened come summertime, but then strengthened again in the fall. There are indications this one is doing the same thing.” As for growing-season weather in 2012, Taylor notes that the drought of the early 1950s lasted three years. In 1974, though, a bad-weather year was followed by a not-so-bad year. “If a strong La Niña comes back this year, we can only hope things turn out more like they did for 1975,” he says. While forecasters concur that the La Niña is gradually strengthening and will continue to shape this winter’s weather, there is a wildcard that could influence the weather as well. That is the Arctic Oscillation. Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, explains that the erratic Arctic Oscillation is always present

The December through February outlook by region from the Climate Prediction Center forecasts the following:

• Pacific Northwest: Colder

and wetter than average, with increased mountain snow. This may set the stage for a repeat of spring flooding in the Missouri River Basin.

• California: Wet and cool

in northern California, while the southern tier is drier than average with an increased risk for wildfires.

• Northern Plains: Colder and wetter than average with a concern for spring flooding.

• Southern Plains and Gulf

Coast: Warmer and drier than average, which will likely exacerbate drought conditions.

• Ohio and Tennessee Valleys: Wetter than average with potential for increased storminess and flooding.

• Northeast and Mid-Atlantic:

Winter weather for these regions is influenced primarily by the Arctic Oscillation rather than La Niña. If enough cold air and moisture are in place, these areas could see above average snowfall. HW

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61st Annual Bull and Female Sale Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 • 1 p.m. m

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New Earlier Sale Date

Thomas Ranch Sale Facility, 16 ½ miles east of Onida, S.D.

Selling 45 Polled Hereford Bulls, 6 Polled Hereford Bred Heifers and 60 Limousin and Lim-Flex Bulls

Lot 1

Lot 2

Lot 3

BAR JZ Resource 604Y

BAR JZ Vigilante 607Y

BAR JZ Reward 610Y

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/9 1.4 2.9 62 93 24 0.38 0.10

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/10 7.0 -1.1 54 72 23 0.47 0.02

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/10 4.2 0.9 52 74 22 0.48 0.12

Sire: Revolution

HomoPolled (tested)

Sire: Victor 719T

Sire: Revolution

HomoPolled (tested)

Lot 4

Lot 5

Lot 6

BAR JZ Authority 635Y

BAR JZ Landslide 644Y

BAR JZ Straight No Chaser 646Y

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/16 5.7 -0.1 51 80 21 0.27 0.29

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/17 4.1 -0.1 52 79 19 0.35 0.11

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/17 4.8 2.4 65 90 24 0.54 -0.01

Sire: Mr Advisor

Sire: Worldwide

Sire: Victor 719T

HomoPolled (tested)

Lot 7

Lot 8

Lot 9

BAR JZ Worldly 719Y

BAR JZ Legacy 751Y

BAR JZ Revision 770Y

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 3/29 3.0 2.3 54 88 20 0.47 0.05

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 4/4 5.4 -1.3 43 67 18 0.19 0.15

BD CE BW WW YW MM REA MARB 4/8 2.6 3.4 65 101 18 0.65 0.06

Sire: Worldwide

Sire: Legendary

Sire: Revolution

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Bethany’s Retiring Remarks Bethany Nolan, Gilmer, Texas, ended her reign as the 2010-11 National Hereford Queen in Kansas City during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and the American Royal on Oct. 30. “From the outside looking in, you cannot understand it, but from the inside looking out, you cannot explain it.” Representing the American Hereford Association as an ambassador for the breed has been one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life! Having the opportunity to work with members of the Hereford staff, fieldmen, judges and breeders across the country has been an honor. Everyone was always very welcoming and supportive of me

throughout the year. I could not have asked for a better group of people to surround myself with. From starting my first show in Louisville with just my dad and me, to ending my reign as National Hereford Queen by crowning Amanda Bacon of Arkansas as the new National Hereford Queen, this year has been an experience, to say the least. There is nothing more I can say than simply “thank you.” Thank you for making my year incredible. Thank you for taking me on such an amazing trip. Thank you for your continual support. I would recommend being a state queen or sweetheart to every girl in our association, as well as running for National Hereford Queen. I never thought I would meet so many new and incredible people. When I was crowned, I simply thought I would hand out ribbons and smile in pictures, but there is so much more to the title. I realized more each day how I could make little girls smile and continually express my passion for the Hereford association. At the Junior National Hereford Expo this past summer, I was able to have the first National Hereford Queen’s Tea. This turned out to be a great way to get younger and older girls together with our Hereford royalty. We learned about etiquette and many more things. It was great to have not only the support group of family and friends who helped me at my tea but everyone who helped me at all shows, sales and socials across our great nation. It is hard to put into words how much this past year means to me. I am truly humbled to have had this experience. To all of the girls wanting to run for National Hereford Queen, realize that it is one of the best oncein-a-lifetime experiences you will ever have. And remember that no matter what the outcome is, you must be humble in success without bitterness in defeat. There is so much to learn, so many people to meet and so much to gain in all life’s experiences! My year has now come to a bittersweet end, and I am excited for Amanda and her family. Thank you again to the National Hereford Women; AHA; Texas Hereford Association; Texas Hereford Auxiliary; Texas Poll-ettes; Texas Polled Hereford Association; queen coordinators, Margeaux Firestine, Jill Bielema, Denise Billman and Barbara Metch; my parents, Scott and Alise Nolan; my sisters, Ilissa and Audrey Nolan; and all my extended Hereford family across Texas and the U.S. Without each and every one of you, this year as National Hereford Queen would not have been etched as strongly in my heart. As most of you know, Herefords have always held a special place in my heart. Now that Hereford will have a crown on its head! — Bethany Nolan 2010-11 National Hereford Queen

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Baumgarten Cattle

9th Annual Production Sale Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 — 1 p.m. (MST) At the Ranch, Belfield, N.D.

Selling 60 Big, Stout, Performance Tested Bulls

BCC Advance 103Y ET

BW 4.8; WW 53; YW 82; MM 28; M&G 54; FAT 0.050; REA 0.14; MARB 0.10 Birth wt. 94 lb. • 205-day wt. 837 lb. Sire: CL 1 Domino 886U • Check out 103’s powerful pedigree. His sire is backed by two of Cooper’s top producing cows. Dam, 4021P, was sold for $12,500 to be used as a donor cow at Star Lake. She is out of the legendary CL 1 Dominette 496 1ET.

BCC L1 Domino 128Y

BCC Desperado 137Y

• 128 is a tremendous individual with super carcass data EPDs. He is out of a very productive 4162P daughter that has a BW ratio of 96 and a WW ratio of 107.5.

• This eye appealing, stylish calf is out of a Harland daughter with a beautiful udder.

BW 2.3; WW 54; YW 74; MM 23; M&G 50; FAT 0.010; REA 0.30; MARB 0.22 Birth wt. 81 lb. • 205-day wt. 691 lb. Sire: HH Advance 8203U ET

BW 2.6; WW 46; YW 80; MM 26; M&G 48; FAT 0.030; REA 0.26; MARB 0.11 Birth wt. 89 lb. • 205-day wt. 715 lb. Sire: BCC Desperado 9121W

BCC Notorious 184Y

BW 3.6; WW 44; YW 74; MM 24; M&G 46; FAT 0.030; REA 0.28; MARB 0.26 Birth wt. 95 lb. • 205-day wt. 720 lb. Sire: UPS Navarro

• Here is a stout made, complete Navarro son out of a 10-year-old cow that has consistently raised a top end calf.

Check out our pens of bulls and heifers in the Yards at Denver. Selling pick of our heifer pen in the Mile High Night Sale.

Featuring Sires: HH Advance 8203U • ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279 • BCC L1 Hogan 710 • BCC Desperado 9121 UPS Navarro 7250 • KB L1 Domino 655 ET For more information and Video, visit our website

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Production Sale

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 • 2 p.m. (CST) Valentine Livestock Auction • Valentine, Neb.

Selling: 60 2-year-old Hereford bulls and 50 yearling and 2-year-old Angus bulls

F 400 DOMINO 813

• BW 2.8; WW 65; YW 112; MM 35; M&G 68; REA 0.74; MARB 0.04 • Stunning, elite EPD profile supported by corresponding progeny performance. 813’s dam has a record on four calves of BR 97, NR 111 and YR 109 at Marvin Feddes & Sons. We have two crops out of 813 and are ecstatic about the calves. They have thickness, quality conformation and great dispositions. His first 64 calves ratioed 99.5 for BW and 103.7 at weaning.

F 157K Ribstone 765

• BW 4.6; WW 48; YW 93; MM 30; M&G 54; REA 0.04; MARB 0.28 • Outcross genetics for most with great EPDs and a breed leader for marbling. 765 sired the top seller for Carmichael Herefords in South Dakota and the second top selling bull at $19,000 for Upstream Ranch, Nebraska, in 2011.

H Payback 807 ET

• BW 5.3; WW 69; YW 103; MM 28; M&G 63; REA 0.93; MARB -0.20 • Payback is a 3-time national show winner and top selling bull for Hoffman Herefords, Nebraska. Two Payback daughters sold for $35,000 and $25,000 in 2011. Equally impressive are his sons with consistent muscle, ribeye and performance.

F Rest Easy 847

• BW 0.8; WW 43; YW 81; MM 34; M&G 56; REA 0.21; MARB 0.38 • Rest Easy was used with great success on heifers. His calves are short marked and small at birth, but develop into very thick, easy keeping cattle. His dam, by maternal giant 480P, raised a $35,000 heifer calf in 2011.

Churchill Dakota 5194R ET

• BW 5.8; WW 52; YW 88; MM 21; M&G 47; REA 0.16; MARB 0.16 • 5194R is out of the Churchill Cattle Co. ET program. His calves have exceptional performance and his daughters are proving to be very good producers.

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Other sires represented CJH Harland 408

BW 1.7; WW 54; YW 98; MM 34; M&G 61; REA 0.27; MARB 0.61

6-6 L1 Timesetter 18P

BW 2.6; WW 55; YW 89; MM 31; M&G 58; REA 0.56; MARB -0.13

WS Conquer 657

BW 2.5; WW 43; YW 78; MM 22; M&G 43; REA 0.69; MARB 0.16 32

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605-429-3209 • Cell 402-389-1165 or at www.logterman.com Catalog is online at www.valentinelivestock.net www.hereford.org

February 13, 2012 • At the Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. Welcome to our 1st Annual Production Sale. We have put a great deal of time and effort into our inaugural sale, offering you some of the best genetics with influence from the most prolific herds in the United States. The cattle are the right kind for the right time. Featuring the Denver Pen Bulls!

Visitors always welcome!

Selling:

• 50 coming 2-year-old and 25 yearling bulls, horned and polled. Sires include ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279, CL 1 Domino 860U, HH Advance 7195T, HH Advance 8203U, K&B Excel 5042, AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U About Time and Purple Currency 24U. • 250 commercial Hereford, Angus and F1 black baldie bred heifers, synchronized and bred AI Angus to start calving March 10. • 10 purebred Hereford bred heifers that are daughters of CL 1 Domino 860U, HH Advance 7195T and K&B Excel 5042 bred to CL 1 Domino 0017X. Potential future donor matrons.

Son of CL 1 Domino 860U ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279, “Bob” Outstanding breeding individual, low to moderate birth weights, performance and beautiful phenotypes. His first sons sell.

CL 1 Domino 860U — Total package sire. Selling several sons and top bred heifers.

HH Advance 7195T — A low birth maternal giant that breeds beautiful udders and carcass quality. Now deceased, this is a rare opportunity to purchase his sons in volume. These will be some of the only bulls to sell from this great bull. www.hereford.org

Son of HH Advance 8203U

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Ridder North Stars… For all the right reasons Annual Sale — Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012

Selling 150 lots at the ranch: 90 Bulls and 60 Heifers

Sale Sires: K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K CL 1 Domino 955W JNHR Silver Standard 723U LCI BD 31R Stanmore 327U

R 3027 North Star 1Y

BW 3.0; WW 55; YW 91; MM 33; M&G 61

R 955W North Star EL 17Y BW 3.3; WW 49; YW 81; MM 24; M&G 48

R 29P North Star D33X

BW 3.3; WW 47; YW 71; MM 19; M&G 42

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New Arrivals Tommy and Kori (Bolte) King, Norfolk, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Raylan Douglas, on June 28. Raylan weighed Raylan King 8 lb., 13 oz. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Linda Bolte of Blueberry Hill Farms in Norfolk, Neb.

Blayklee weighed 7 lb., 5 oz. and was 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Hereford breeders Joe and Dee Eschbach, Skiatook, Okla.

They were welcomed home by big sister Sheridan. Paternal grandparents are Montie and Rhonda Soules of Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.

Steve and Julia Soules, Skiatook, Okla., announce the birth of twin girls, Aspen Elizabeth and Bristol Faith, on Nov. 1. Aspen weighed 6 lb., 3 oz. and Bristol weighed 6 lb., 12 oz.

Chisolm and KC Kinder, Edmond, Okla., announce the birth of twins, Charli Jo and Calin Roy, on Nov. 7.

Juston and Leslie Stelzer, Aledo, Texas, announce the birth of their daughter, Blayklee Maxine, on Sept. 29. Blayklee Stelzer

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Charli weighed 6 lb., 11 oz. and Calin was 6 lb., 7 oz. Maternal grandparents are John and Terri Keffer of Oakbrook Farms, Crawfordsville, Ind.

In Passing S.M. (Sam) Davis, 91, Albany, Ga., passed away Sept. 18. He was a Veteran of World War II. He worked for the Dan Thornton Ranch and Mitch Munis. During his tenure with the ranch, it exhibited two bulls in Denver that sold for $50,000. Returning to Warwick, Ga., in 1944, he began a career in the timber business. From 1944-1959 he produced pulpwood, logs, cross ties and pilings. In 1960 he and his wife, Betty, moved to Albany, built a hardwood sawmill located on the Eight Mile Road in west Dougherty County and began Davis Lumber Co. He operated the sawmill off and on for the next 45 years, retiring in 2007 at the age of 87. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Betty. Kenneth O. Parker, 88, Bradyville, Tenn., passed away Oct. 21. A farmer by trade, Kenneth and his brother, Houston, were Hereford breeders. Kenneth served as chairman of the American Polled Hereford Association. He was also a member of the Ivy Bluff Methodist Church and served as chairman of the Woodland School building committee, soil conservation chairman and Tennessee Farm Bureau president. In addition, he was an honorary member of the Middle Tennessee State University Block & Bridle Club. Survivors include his children, Kathy Robertson, David Parker and Mark Parker; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Joe G. Micheli, 74, Ft. Bridger, Wyo., passed away Nov. 3. As a third generation rancher, he was able to work and raise his six Joe Micheli children on the ranch he loved dearly. The week before he passed away, he was able to attend his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual ranch bull sale (Micheli Herefords) and see the family, cattle and heritage that meant so much to him throughout his life. Recently, Joe was honored to attend the World War II Veteran Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. He had a deep and abiding love for this wonderful country. As a charter member of the Mountain View Lions Club, a 27-year member of the Mountain View School Board and a lifetime member of Wyoming Stock Growers, he demonstrated a great life of service, leadership and community involvement. Joe is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Rebecca; sons, Ron and Dale; daughters, Marcia Gonda, Marielle Brisko, Patty Taylor and Michelle Reach; 31 grandchildren; and 55 greatgrandchildren. HW

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The National Beef Checkoff has accomplished much in the last quarter-century. Compiled by Sara Gugelmeyer

t was 1986: A gallon of gas cost 89 cents; a pound of ground beef cost about $1.29 at retail; a movie ticket was $3.71; the average price of the average monthly rent was $385; the average price of a home was $89,430; and the national Beef Checkoff Program went into effect at $1 per head. Fast forward to 2011, and the $1-per-head national beef checkoff wrapped up its first 25 years of serving as a catalyst to spur strong beef sales worldwide. Today beef is the No. 1 selling protein in restaurants. In the U.S., consumer spending on beef totaled $73.4 million in 2010. And more than 85% of consumers know the industry’s “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” slogan, currently serving as the base of the Beef Checkoff Program. For certain, walking through the 25-year history of the beef industry will take you down some rocky roads, as well as highlight some clear paths to growth, all en route to a beef industry that you’ll be proud to pass on to the next generation.

Beef demand While building demand for beef clearly is one of the goals of the checkoff, that goal often is misunderstood because beef demand is commonly confused with beef consumption, though the two are very different indeed. In fact, beef consumption actually can drop with beef demand increasing, if consumers are willing to pay more for their favorite protein. Beef demand is the set of quantities of beef that consumers will purchase at different prices. If, for example, we have a quantity

of 59.7 lb. of beef per capita to sell, it is price that will adjust to clear the market — and the price that consumers are willing to pay will depend on how much consumers like the product offerings, as well as the price of other meats, and consumer income levels. Agricultural economist Wayne Purcell says if we use consumption as a measure of demand, we ignore the desirability of what we offer. And we go, as we did for nearly 20 years, with an unacceptable product offering where up to 25% of the steaks and roasts from Choice beef were too tough to chew. Demand will only be forthcoming, Purcell says, if we understand demand and offer consumers what they want in the form of a continuing series of new quality-controlled products. There simply has to be a consumer-level willingness to pay that supports and finances progressive change over time. That’s where the Beef Checkoff Program comes in. With understanding of beef demand, you’ll quickly realize that your checkoff cannot singlehandedly change a bad market but, instead, is meant to act as a catalyst for other industry players to help sell beef. Producers and importers often ask what they get for their checkoff dollar. With 25 years of success stories to tell, in this article we’ll highlight some from each program area — promotion, research, consumer information, industry information and foreign marketing.

Promotion You might remember seeing the television commercials with actor James Garner touting beef as “Real Food for Real People” back in the late 1980s and early 1990s or Robert Mitchum kicking off the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign in May 1992. Yes, beef is still what’s for dinner. The launch of the checkoff’s $21.7 million beef promotion campaign at the start of the national checkoff program in the fall of 1986 marked the largest concentrated promotion campaign that the beef industry has ever launched — even to date. And it’s still the only national selfhelp program that the industry has operating on its behalf.

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Since the early days of the checkoff, however, “promotion” programs funded through the beef checkoff have included far more than consumer advertising — with things like foodservice and retail promotions and partnerships, as well as new product initiatives and veal promotions. But consumer advertising remains an important anchor in the overall strategy to increase consumer demand for beef. And the success level of the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign and its predecessors has been tremendous, according to industry standards. For example, consumer recognition of the beef industry slogan has reached as high as 86% during its run — a level that any number of huge corporations with budgets exponentially larger than the checkoff would be pleased to boast. As checkoff expenses have increased dramatically while revenues have not, the producer leaders who serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and state beef councils have worked diligently to leverage every dollar to the fullest extent possible. In fact, the latest comprehensive econometric model identifying the value of a cattleman’s checkoff dollar indicates that producers get a return of $5.55 for every dollar invested. Remember, the checkoff cannot single-handedly turn around a bad market, so even at times when the market may not be as strong as producers would hope, this indicates that their dollar-per-head investments certainly are making things significantly better than they would be without the checkoff. That’s an important concept to understand when it comes to measuring the checkoff’s results. The list of promotion program achievements funded by the beef checkoff goes on and on. The checkoff launched beef value cuts into the marketplace, giving consumers increased choices for steaks and roasts from single muscles in the chuck and round. These cuts — including the flat iron steak, petite tender and ranch cut from the shoulder clod, the sirloin tip from the knuckle, and the Western griller from the bottom round — increased the value of the chuck and round by creating steaks and roasts with quality taste, tenderness and price points that consumers were seeking. Foodservice partnerships have garnered as much as $60 in promotions from restaurant and other foodservice companies for every dollar invested. BEEFlexible is a campaign that dishes up new ideas for chefs

and restaurant operators looking to offer creative beef items that attract consumer attention. The beef checkoff’s Beef Made Easy program and other training sessions, promotional materials, and partnerships have helped retailers improve their beef merchandising strategies.

Research Some of the research projects that your checkoff has completed likely have helped save the industry more than once from possible demise, often brought on by beef information previously based on assumption, rumor, propaganda and non-scientific ‘studies.’ Beef checkoff research is about improving how the industry converts cattle into the tender, juicy, flavorful beef that leaves consumers wanting more. When you hear the phrase “It’s not your father’s steak anymore,” it might be truer than you think. And that’s not to say that your father’s steak wasn’t delicious and maybe even nutritious, but that’s very much the result of what we’ve learned from research of every shape and size. Few would argue that the beef industry would be in deep trouble if not for research that improved knowledge about things like pathogens that led to improvement in beef safety and techniques incorporated into beef quality assurance to teach cattle producers to raise leaner, healthier beef. Of course, you need market research to learn exactly what consumers want from beef and the market trends that will affect delivery of your product, and that information leads to on-the-ground product enhancement and new-product development research that makes it possible for this industry to adjust those beef products to meet constantly changing demands. If we didn’t have the information and technology that we need to help manufacturers meet retailers’ demands and techniques and materials to help retailers meet consumers’

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demands for your products, how much would that carcass be worth? And don’t be fooled into believing that retailers have to sell beef. They have plenty of proteins to choose from and will market whatever responds best to their customers’ demands. In other words, if your beef doesn’t get to the meat case in a way attractive to consumers, they’ll walk past to the pork or chicken section in a heartbeat. During its 25-year history, your beef checkoff has amassed a long list of research accomplishments that deserve attention and some credit for this progress, but we’ll highlight a few of them here to give you an idea of what you’re getting for your dollar-per-head. Though checkoff programs are deeply intertwined and feed off of one another, many have called muscle profiling research the single most effective and far-reaching effort that the checkoff has undertaken to date. The goal was also to increase the declining value of the beef chuck and round (about 69% of a carcass) in comparison to middle meats like the rib and loin (about 29% of a carcass), and the effects were nothing short of ground-breaking. Two of these “beef value cuts” first launched into the market in 2002 were the petite tender and the flat iron steak, a cut that has been touted as having the “tenderness of tenderloin and the taste of a sirloin.” They’re a tough combination to beat — and before muscle profiling, that part of the carcass was usually turned into ground beef! Since 1993 the Beef Checkoff Program has invested more than $28 million on beef safety research, outreach and education. When added to private industry investments, the beef industry spends more than $350 million annually on research to maintain one of the safest beef supplies in the world. A key effort in that research focuses on reducing the incidence of E. coli 0157:H7 contamination in beef products. An E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef in 1993 was the impetus for the industry’s strategic focus on methods to control this pathogen. Through development of management strategies and intervention tools — like animal cleaning, chemical dehairing at slaughter, spot-cleaning through knife-trimming or steam/ hot water vacuuming; and spraying of carcasses before chilling — the beef industry has been cited as a model for other commodities when it comes to addressing food safety challenges. But this proactive approach earns its true dividends by dramatically reducing the number of foodborne illnesses due to E. coli O157:H7. In fact, during the first five years the checkoff participated in this research, the human incidence of E. coli 0157:H7 dropped 80%. The Beef Checkoff Program invested more than $2.5 million, collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), beef processors, cattle producers, technology providers and academia, www.hereford.org

toward improving the consistency and accuracy of grade and factor assessment. The result was approval by USDA and seen in widespread use of instrument grading tools that help in determining the official quality and yield grades and in evaluating factors for certified branded beef programs. The technologies include things like video image analysis (VIA), first approved by USDA in 2005, followed by marbling assessment by VIA in 2006. After these two techniques proved to be valuable tools for assessing carcasses accurately and consistently, USDA established standards for use of VIA technologies in its grading procedures, kicking off the true transition to instrument grading nationwide.

Consumer information Food headlines of the 1970s and 1980s were more akin to beef bashing than to any kind of beef support or promotion. Consumers understand so much more today about things like cholesterol, fat, calories and, maybe most important, the positive role that naturally nutrient dense beef plays in a healthy diet. They’re armed with the facts about beef, and they’re taking those facts all the way to the supermarket meat cases and to restaurants across the globe in the form of beef purchases. There was no food pyramid or similar graphic with the guidelines of 1980, and there was no specific mention of the power of protein. Graphics of food groups were added in 1988, and the “food pyramid” became a reality in 1992 and was amended a number of times. Today’s new “MyPlate” dietary guidelines offer simple but science-based information for consumers trying to figure out what to eat to maintain a healthy lifestyle: In the simplest terms, MyPlate guidelines note that one half of your plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables — and the other have with whole grains and lean protein. And beef is not lumped into a group of fats or sweets under the category of “foods to reduce.” It’s of little value to have scientific studies in hand if we don’t have a way to get the resulting news about beef to consumers worldwide in ways that they can grasp easily. That’s one of the main reasons producers invest beef checkoff dollars in consumer information programs. In the simplest terms, “consumer information” means food and nutrition communications, particularly about beef nutrition and other taste and associated qualities. As is clear in mainstream media on a daily basis, anti-meat factions are strong today. The difference is that the beef industry is armed with facts to keep or return discussions to science rather than emotion. The national Beef Checkoff Program allowed the industry to

increase placement of positive beef news. In its first 25 years, the checkoff delivered billions of consumer impressions from positive beef messages through recipes, messages, spokespeople — including health professionals and other consumer influencers — media placements and tools/materials such as the popular 50-page “Confident Cooking with Beef” booklet and the Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner website, which serve as 24-hour-a-day resources to consumers looking for reliable beef information. In addition, programs like the National Beef Ambassador Program and the National Beef Cook-Off have spread the good word about beef and the beef industry far and wide. 29 Lean Cuts — Even at the start of the millennium, fewer than 10 beef cuts met government guidelines for “lean.” Now, a solid food and nutrition communications program — 29 Ways to Love Lean Beef — that the checkoff has undertaken in recent years, has helped to give health-conscious consumers the “permission” they are seeking to keep eating the beef they love. Healthy Beef Cookbook — In a partnership probably inconceivable 25 years ago, the American Dietetic Association and the Beef Checkoff Program combined their expertise to create “The Healthy Beef Cookbook” in 2006. Masters of Beef Advocacy — The Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program has graduated more than 2,500 “students” since its launch in March 2009. The checkoff’s MBA program is a free, selfdirected online training tool designed to equip producers and industry allies with information they need to be everyday advocates for the beef industry. I Heart Beef — With increased visibility every day, the “I Heart Beef” campaign and logo you read about and see in newspapers and magazines, on T-shirts, aprons, bumper stickers and the like is a consumer information campaign born from a checkoff effort to motivate consumers to act on their love for beef.

Industry information Eight years ago during the BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) outbreak, an informational, mythbusting, science-based website lit up to help answer consumers’ — as well as USDA’s and the food industry’s — frenzied questions about whether they should stop eating beef and, literally, if they were going to die from beef they had already eaten. And that website was just one of a slew of resources that your Beef Checkoff Program kicked into action and fed literally around the clock throughout the holiday season and beyond. This response took place because you’ve invested your checkoff dollars in things like what is internally called “issues management,” something of a

behind-the-scenes emergency response team to safeguard your industry. In 2004 the checkoff-funded Beef Industry Food Safety Council (BIFSCo) sponsored a BSE Safety Summit and through that and various other ongoing research and information programs brought the industry together for post-BSE planning in a never-ending effort to maintain an industry reputation that cattlemen can be proud of. This type of issues management is part of a larger checkoff budget component called “industry information.” That term is officially defined in the Beef Promotion & Research Act as “information and programs that will lead to development of new markets, marketing strategies, increased efficiency and activities to enhance the image of the cattle industry.” Beef Quality Assurance — Ensuring beef safety and quality — it’s something you do on your farm or ranch every day. It’s also at the heart of the checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program. Designed to return more profits to producers, BQA teaches the ins and outs of effective herd management to maximize the quality of producers’ end product — beef. BQA also includes the Stockman and Stewardship program. National Beef Quality Audits — These are the very cornerstone of the BQA program. Begun in 1991 and conducted every five years, the National Beef Quality Audits define and benchmark quality-related areas in need of improvement. “Everyday Environmentalist” Earth Day campaign — More than a dozen years ago, amid growing propaganda about the effect of farming and ranching on the environment, the checkoff began telling consumers about the steps that America’s cattle farmers and ranchers take to improve the environment — sometimes referred to as the “pasture-to-plate story.” That has included things such as placing Earth Day ads in USA Today and other national consumer publications, which, more recently, has grown into a multifaceted “Everyday Environmentalist” campaign, and the first-ever Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review, which stress the importance of conservation to farmers and ranchers, as stewards of the land and then measure how well you’ve performed that service for all to see. continued on page 40...

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Defending animal agriculture — Beginning in 1986, the checkoff stepped in to provide balance to the emotional issues and claims of this movement, like the BSE case we described above, to minimize misinformation and keep or return the discussion train to a factual track. Other situations through which your checkoff has taken the lead via issues management include Jeremy Rifken’s “Adopta-McDonalds” campaign, John Robbins’ “Diet for a New America,” the Hallmark/ Westland fiasco of 2008, as well as “Fast Food Nation” and a long list of other efforts opposing modern beef

production. The checkoff serves as an informational resource and offers scientific perspective on difficult issues.

Foreign marketing As opportunities for beef trade with developing countries were emerging in earnest, the national Beef Checkoff Program began focusing some of its investments in the area of “foreign marketing” in the mid-1990s. Today, the checkoff is promoting U.S. beef in more than 80 of the 228 countries across the globe and working toward expanding that number wherever opportunity knocks.

Cattle producers have come to understand the importance of maintaining a strong reputation for U.S. beef abroad in an effort to keep those global opportunities within reach. Accordingly, your Beef Checkoff Program started an integrated foreignmarketing program in the mid-1990s and now is investing about $6 million a year toward the effort. In fact, if the trend established in the first six months of 2011 holds up, U.S. beef exports are likely to set several new records in 2011 and could eclipse the $5 billion mark for the first time ever. According to statistics released by USDA, June 2011 beef exports achieved the second-highest value ever at $461.8 million. This was 23% higher than June 2010 and has been surpassed

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only once — by the March 2011 value total of $475.2 million. So how does the checkoff help make this happen? As each market develops, the checkoff funds promotional and educational activities along the entire distribution chain — from importers/ distributors to foodservice and retail operators, and even to targeted consumers, in limited cases — to achieve the checkoff’s strategic priorities. Market development activities include things like contacting buyers and sellers about the commitment of the U.S. industry; participating in trade shows; activating trade teams to share important information and techniques with hotel, restaurant, institutional and retail companies; conducting seminars and training sessions that share key messages about U.S. beef with target audiences; communicating through advertising and public relations to create and maintain a positive image for U.S. beef; and developing promotions that encourage new first-time buyers of U.S. beef. Market access activities include things like issues monitoring, analysis and reporting; communication of beef safety measures and systems to government and external audiences; and providing technical support for meeting export specifications, certification procedures, safety inspection measures and the like. Let’s look at a few of the checkofffunded foreign-marketing program successes worth celebrating: The Beef Checkoff Program helped penetrate critical Asian markets, including Japan and South Korea, building consumer trust in U.S. beef and developing business relationships within the meat industry that were necessary to grow our exports to those countries. When U.S. beef was absent from key markets due to BSE, the checkoff helped extend reach to new markets, diversifying the presence of U.S. beef around the world. Through checkofffunded programs, the U.S. beef industry has developed markets for variety meat, offal and muscle cuts that are underutilized within our borders but hold desire elsewhere. As it is here at home, developing specific beef cuts that work well for trends in international cuisine is critical to satisfying the diverse palettes of consumers across the globe — be it in Asia, Latin America or other regions of the world. So, even from the short list of accomplishments you’ve seen here, it’s no wonder that producers who oversee your checkoff investments have made foreign-marketing programs a mainstay of the national Beef Checkoff Program. The idea is to move the roster of potential beef consumers from the millions to the billions, and you just can’t hate that. Learn more about your Beef Checkoff Program any time at MyBeefCheckoff.com. HW

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Reserve Grand Champion Polled Female Owned with GKB Cattle Co. and Jacqueline Rosson, Texas

Grand Champion Bull Owned with Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla.

BF 743 Burlesque 092X ET

Grand Champion Horned Female Owned with Brumley Farms and Gohr Angus and Herefords

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Champion Polled Spring Yearling Heifer for Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore.

C Lady Nitro 1108 ET

Reserve Polled Junior Heifer Calf for Jack Huckabay

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Champion Junior Yearling Bull Owned with Chandler Herefords, Baker City, Ore.

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Champion Polled Fall Heifer Calf Owned with Curtis and Jackie Castle

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Reserve Polled Spring Yearling Female Owned with Whispering Pine Farm, Kimball, Minn.

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Champion Polled Junior Heifer Calf Owned with Jack Huckabay, Ky.

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Reserve Polled Junior Yearling Female for Allyson Spears, Brentwood, Ca.

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BW 3.7; WW 60; YW 100; MM 27; SC 1.2; REA 0.31; MARB 0.02

CL 1 Domino 869U

BW 1.4; WW 55; YW 83; MM 20; SC 1.1; REA 0.47; MARB 0.14

51 Annual Production Sale ST

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 • 12:30 p.m. (CST) at the Ranch Selling: 120 Service age Hereford and Angus bulls and 60 Head of Spring Bred Hereford and Angus Heifers Free Delivery on purchases $5,000 or more up to 300 miles

M 869 Domino 0270X

Sired by 869 BW 2.4; WW 50; YW 75; MM 19; SC 0.9; REA 0.38; MARB 0.16

M K77 Prime Star 1166Y

BW 3.6; WW 50; YW 95; MM 20; SC -; REA I+.41; MARB I+.58

Angus Herd Sires Connealy 044 062 Gardens Prime Star K77 Sitz Upward 472T B/R Traveler 004-420

BW WW YW MM SC REA MARB 2.5 78 130 15 1.59 .25 .10 3.4 63 110 18 1.52 .47 1.02 .3 63 113 41 .36 .60 .54 1.4 61 107 12 1.37 .19 .48

Hereford Herd Sires M 6098 Advance 127Y Sired by 6098 BW 2.5; WW 45; YW 74; MM 20; SC 0.7; REA 0.36; MARB 0.07

M 869 Domino 1199Y

Sired by 869 BW 2.0; WW 47; YW 73; MM 19; SC 1.0; REA 0.40; MARB 0.09 www.hereford.org

HH Advance 6098S ET L1 Domino 06576 JA L1 Domino 8551U M 6098 Advance 918W

BW WW 1.2 50 2.3 44 3.4 56 1.7 46

YW 83 72 97 75

MM SC 26 0.7 13 1.2 21 1.1 25 0.7

REA MARB 0.53 0.11 0.11 0.16 0.36 0.16 0.42 0.12

Call for more information or to request a sale catalog. Milton 580-273-9494 • Van 580-837-5532 Roxanna 580-552-1102 messner_herefords@hotmail.com Rt. 1, Box 360, Slapout, OK 73848

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Sunday, January 29, 2012 3PM • West Arena SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW FT WORTH, TEXAS Offering a Select Group of 16 Bulls • 13 Females • 1 Flush • 1 Set of Frozen Embryos • Herd Bull Prospects • Show Prospects

The SOURCE for the TOP GENETICS in the Hereford Industry!

Lot #3 • GKB TMH 158W Advantage B142 ET Sire: Star TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #4 • S-W Trustworthy 930Y Sire: NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #5 • C&M Foresight 1043 Sire: GO 3196 Advance T9 [DLF,HYF,IEF]

BW WW YW Milk M&G +5.0 +56 +93 +19 +47 Consignor: GKB CATTLE- TEYLER HEITMAN

BW WW YW Milk +2.1 +50 +81 +19 Consignor: S-W HEREFORDS

BW WW YW Milk +2.5 +53 +91 +24 Consignor: C & M HEREFORDS

Lot #7 • KTP Vaquero 1038 Sire: GO 3196 Advance T9 [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #8 • BR Joe Domino 1014 ET Sire: CL 1 Domino 955W [DLF,HYF,IEF]

EPDs

BW WW YW Milk +2.8 +53 +91 +21 Consignor: KYLE & TONYA PEREZ EPDs

M&G +48

Lot #14 • BK SWSN XBright X90 ET Sire: Star Bright Future 533P ET [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF] EPDs

BW +5.3

WW YW +58 +100

Milk +22

M&G +51

EPDs

BW WW YW Milk +3.0 +56 +87 +26 Consignor: BARBER RANCH EPDs

M&G +44

M&G +54

Lot #16 • W4 8203 Advance 103X ET2 Sire: HH Advance 8203U ET [DLF,IEF] EPDs

BW +5.4

WW +56

YW +80

Milk +19

M&G +47

EPDs

pictured are just a few of the select offering

Lot #6 • JLB 9279 Advance 1127 Sire: ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279 [DLF,HYF,IEF] M&G +50

BW WW YW +3.7 +47 +77 Consignor: JC CATTLE CO. EPDs

Milk +24

M&G +48

Lot #9 • FMH Proﬁt Maker F12 Sire: M6 Profit 928 ET

Lot #12 • LF PMH 87R Beef House 0121 Sire: Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T

BW WW YW Milk M&G +3.4 +53 +89 +23 +50 Consignor: FOSTER-MEEKS HEREFORDS

BW WW YW Milk M&G +3.5 +52 +82 +20 +46 Consignor: PRAIRIE MEADOW HEREFORDS

Lot #19 • Rose Marie 2Y79 ET Sire: NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P [CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #21 • MM Delilah 1105 ET Sire: UPS TCC Nitro 1ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

EPDs

BW WW YW Milk M&G +4.3 +50 +83 +20 +45 Consignor: WORREL ENTERPRISES & OWEN BROS. EPDs

EPDs

BW +3.8

WW +61

YW +96

Milk +20

M&G +50

Consignor: BAILEY BUCK

Consignor: W4 RANCH

Lot #25 • GKB MCC New Era Domino B145 Sire: C New Era ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #26 • Turkey Feather Ms Jewel 1110ET Sire: Star TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #28 • MCS CK 14U Rachel Y56 Sire: MCS 533P Romeo U14 ET [DLF,HYF,IEF]

Lot #29 • W4 592 Domet 116Y 2ET Sire: Churchill Rancher 592R [CHB,DLF,IEF]

BW WW YW Milk M&G +4.5 +54 +85 +21 +47 Consignor: GKB CATTLE-MARK McCLINTOCK

BW WW YW Milk M&G +4.9 +51 +80 +25 +50 Consignor: TURKEY FEATHER RANCH

BW WW YW Milk M&G +5.0 +59 +100 +21 +50 Consignor: MCS POLLED HEREFORDS

BW WW YW +3.7 +53 +87 Consignor: W4 RANCH

EPDs

CONSIGNORS B&C CATTLE CO. BARBER RANCH BAILEY BUCK C&M HEREFORDS CUTTING EDGE CATTLE CO. FOSTER-MEEKS HEREFORDS FUSTON-MEHAFFEY GKB CATTLE HOFFMAN HEREFORDS IRON LAKE RANCH JC CATTLE CO. MCS POLLED HEREFORDS www.hereford.org

EPDs

200

MIMMS HEREFORDS NOLAN HEREFORDS HEAD! KYLE & TONYA PEREZ PRAIRIE MEADOW HEREFORDS RAFTER J CATTLE CO. S-W HEREFORDS RON SCHLEGEL STAR LAKE CATTLE RANCH TURKEY FEATHER RANCH W4 RANCH WORRELL ENTERPRISES & OWEN BROS.

EPDs

Consignor: MIMMS HEREFORDS

EPDs

Milk +21

M&G +47

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COMMERCIAL HEREFORD HEIFER SALE • 1:00 p.m. • West Arena Only the best horned and polled Hereford bulls and females are selling. Watch for catalog on the THA website: www.texashereford.org Broadcast live on Superior Productions Texas Polled Hereford Association P.O. Box 1867 • Port Lavaca, Texas 77979 361/571-TPHA (8742) email: manager@tpha.net

Texas Hereford Association 4609 Airport Freeway • Fort Worth, TX 76117 817/831-3161 • 817/831-3162 (fax) email: texashereford@sbcglobal.net

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North American International Livestock Exposition

Lock-N-Load, Snooki Take Top Honors in Louisville STAR TCF Lock-N-Load 300W other, just like the females. They ET won the bull show and KPH can all go out and do nice things Purple Snooki 002 topped in the Hereford breed and the the female show at the North beef industry.â&#x20AC;? American International Livestock Lock-N-Load was slapped Exposition Thursday, grand champion after Nov. 17, in Louisville, Ky. winning the senior bull Mark Ebeling, division. He is a March Cleburne, Texas, judged 2009 son of LaGrand the 212-head show, Reload 80P owned by and said during the TCF & Co., Petoskey, champion bull drive, Mich., Star Lake Cattle â&#x20AC;&#x153;These bulls are stout Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., Judge Mark Ebeling from one end to the and Turkey Feather

STAR TCF Lock-N-Load 300W ET

Grand and senior champion bull, by TCF & Co., Petoskey, Mich., Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., and Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, Okla., with a March 12, 2009, son of LaGrand Reload 80P.

JB LCC Quagmire 506

Reserve grand and intermediate champion bull, by Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill., and Jake Bloomberg, Berwick, Ill., with a May 6, 2010, son of LCC Back N Time ET.

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BW 5.3 WW 57 YW 99 MM 24 M&G 52

BW 4.5 WW 58 YW 87 MM 25 M&G 53

Ranch, Ada, Okla. Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill., and Jake Bloomberg, Berwick, Ill., won reserve champion bull honors with JB LCC Quagmire 506 by LCC Back N Time ET. Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., exhibited KPH Purple Snooki 002 to the champion female title after being named champion junior yearling heifer. She is a February 2010 daughter of THM Durango 4037. Haley Hudson, Harrison, Ark., with Churchill Lady 0230X

ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U was chosen reserve champion female after winning the fall calf division. In the cow-calf show, Kyndall Williams, Mount Gilead, Ohio, with PK WMS Ramona Kiss 0903 ET by Grandview 7Oaks Sonora 145R, took top honors. She showed with a March heifer calf at side by KJ 2403 Recruit 9662. The reserve championship went to Cody Cope, Columbiana, Ohio, with CRC Sally 373W by SLF Big N Rich. There was a tie for the premier breeder award between Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., and Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill. Premier exhibitor was Four L Herefords, Atwood, Tenn. Sayre Herefords, Arzenville, Ill., exhibited the best six head and first-place get of sire with a group sired by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. In the junior show on Sunday, Nov. 13, Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., exhibited the champion heifer Blacktop Vicky 028 ET by BR Moler ET. Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., won reserve champion female honors with KPH Purple Snooki 002 by THM Durango 4037. To view complete results of the 2011 NAILE National Hereford Show visit Hereford.org. HW

KPH Purple Snooki 002

Grand and junior yearling champion female, by Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., with a Feb. 11, 2010, daughter of THM Durango 4037.

Churchill Lady 0230X ET

Reserve grand and fall calf champion female, by Haley Hudson, Harrison, Ark., with a Sept. 7, 2010, daughter of Golden Oak Outcross 18U.

BW 4.2 WW 57 YW 89 MM 19 M&G 48

BW 5.1 WW 62 YW 102 MM 20 M&G 51 www.hereford.org

ADDITIONAL DIVISION RESULTS Spring calf champion heifer: Rogan Hereford Farms, Rogersville, Tenn., with RF Goldies Anna 1302 ET by CRR About Time 743.

Reserve senior yearling champion heifer: Anna Krieger, Universal, Ind., with Kriegers Hard Candy 3W ET by SR CG Hard Rock 5073.

Reserve spring calf champion heifer: Jacob Gould, Stillwater, Okla., with LH Langford Lady 1115 by BR DM TNT 7010 ET.

Spring calf champion bull: Copeland & Sons LLC, Nara Visa, N.M., with JCS Icon 1347 by JCS Icon 7060.

Junior calf champion heifer: Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Mich., with MSU Rachael 16Y ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

Reserve spring calf champion bull: Rogan Hereford Farms, Rogersville, Tenn., with RF Endurance 1301 ET by CRR About Time 743.

Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., with BK Yacatan 137 by GO Excel L18.

Junior calf champion bull: Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla., with STAR Y-Awes DynoMyte 36Y ET by STAR TCR Shock & Awe 158W ET.

Reserve champion fall calf heifer: Geoffrey Andras, Checotah, Okla., with Langfords Lady 0251 ET by THM Durango 4037. Intermediate champion heifer: Mariah Behrends, San Jose, Ill., with MCR 4002 Rosemary 010X ET by BR Moler ET. Reserve intermediate champion heifer: Grassy Run Resources Inc., Winfield, W.Va., with Grassy Run Nevaeh 0099 by JJD MR Gold 2001 ET.

CRC Sally 373W

Reserve champion cow-calf pair, by Cody Cope, Columbiana, Ohio, with a July 9, 2009, daughter of SLF Big N Rich. Premier breeder — Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla.

Fall calf champion bull: Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., with Four L 279R Mulholland X0144 E by GH Rambo 279R. Reserve fall calf champion bull: Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., with LH Rambo 0247 ET by GH Rambo 279R. Reserve champion intermediate bull: Rod White, Lexington, Ky., with RPW Just Right by TFR Cyrus 225 ET.

Reserve spring yearling champion heifer: Brett Hanza, Lawton, Okla., with JCS Precious 0285 by JCS Cool Kat 6928.

Champion yearling bull: Hansmeier & Son Inc., Bristol, S.D., and Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill., with Purple Kingsley 23X ET by GO Excel L18.

Senior yearling champion heifer: Dylan Harden, Sulphur, Okla., with LH Miss Intense 9287 ET by BR DM TNT 7010 ET.

Champion cow-calf pair, by Kyndall Williams, Mount Gilead, Ohio, with Feb. 24, 2009, daughter of Grandview 7Oaks Sonora 145R and her March heifer calf by KJ 2403 Recruit 9662.

Reserve junior calf champion bull: Brianne Abramovitz, Columbia, Mo., with ABRA 743 Prince Albert 16Y by CRR About Time 743.

Spring yearling champion heifer: Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with Purple RRO Ruby 41X by JCS Showtime.

Reserve junior yearling champion heifer: Hidden Spring Ranch, Poynette, Wis., with HSR Torah 101 by STAR Bright Future 533P ET.

PK WMS Ramona Kiss 0903 ET

Reserve yearling champion bull: Brianne Abramovitz, Columbia, Mo., with DeLHawk Ammo 1011 ET by CH Enuff Prophet 2913. Reserve champion senior bull: River Circle Farm, Hartsville, Tenn., with RC BF American Made 973 ET by BR DM CSF Wallace ET.

Premier exhibitor — Four L Herefords, Atwood, Tenn.

Premier breeder — Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill.

Best six head — Sayre Herefords, Arzenville, Ill.

First-place get of sire — Sayre Herefords with a group sired by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

Junior Show

Judge: Ryan Rathmann, Lubbock, Texas • 76-head shown Reserve champion female, Karey Howes, Taneytown, Md., with KPH Purple Snooki 002, 2/11/10, by THM Durango 4037.

Champion female, Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., with Blacktop Vicky 028 ET, 1/25/10. by BR Moler ET.

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2011 State Tours in Review Hereford breeders host tours and field days. On the following pages are highlights of 2011 field days and tours that were reported to Hereford World staff. We apologize to state associations with events not reported.

California Field Day

On May 7 more than 75 Hereford breeders enjoyed the California Hereford Field Day. Stops included Morrell Ranches, Willows; Holzapfel Angus Ranch, Willows; and Lambert Ranch, Oroville. At Lambertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guests enjoyed a panel discussion, wine Pictured at the California Hereford Field Day are Jim Mickelson, and cheese tasting, a steak California/Nevada Hereford Association president; Baxter dinner, and Baxter Black Black; and Tom Weimer, California/Nevada Polled Hereford Association president. for entertainment.

West Virginia Field Day

Grassy Run Resources Inc., Winfield, W.Va., hosted the 2011 West Virginia Polled Hereford Field Day July 30. The program included a presentation on new and improved grasses and another on nutrition, as well as an American Hereford Association (AHA) update. Youth attending had a chance to participate in a judging contest and observe a fitting demonstration. Cattle that Pictured are Amy, Mason and Aaron Glascock. Aaron is general manager of Grassy Run Resources, Grassy Run Resources offered for sale Inc., which is owned by Gary Kale and family. this fall were on display.

Baker County Hereford Tour

More than 100 Hereford enthusiasts attended the Baker County (Oregon) Hereford Tour Aug. 13-14. The event was sponsored by the Oregon, Washington, and northern Idaho Hereford Association (OWNI), Oregon Hereford Association, Bird Herefords and Harrell Hereford Ranch. Attendees toured five commercial operations and four registered operations, as well as experiencing the Wild Sheep Jet Boat Tour through Hells Canyon. Stops included Forsea & Sons, Richland; Hutton Herefords, Halfway; Bird Herefords, Halfway; Willmarth Herefords, Halfway; Chandler Herefords, Baker City; Colwell Ranches, North Powder; Maxwell Ranches, Clifford; Tom Hill Ranch, Haines; and Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City.

Baker County Hereford Tour attendees pose for a group picture at Richland City Park.

Cattle on display at Bird Herefords.

Attendees had a chance to experience a jet boat tour through Hells Canyon.

Bulls on display at Colwell Ranches.

Kansas Hereford Tour Kansas Hereford breeders hosted the 2011 Kansas Hereford Tour Aug. 27-28 in western Kansas. Hosts included Priest Herefords, St. Francis; 4V Douthit Hereford Ranch, St. Francis; Douthit Herefords, St. Francis; Mader Herefords, Jennings; Jamison Herefords, Quinter; Harmony Herefords, Quinter; Pieper Land & Cattle Co., Palco; Pelton Hereford Ranch, Zurich; Towns Herefords, Palco; VJS Polled Herefords, Hays; and Brannan & Reinhardt, Otis.

Craig Beran and his daughter, Bridget, the 2011 Kansas Hereford Queen, look at Douthits 4V Ranchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carload bulls.

Tour participants enjoyed an evening of viewing cattle and supper at Jamison Herefords.

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Iowa Hereford Tour

Approximately 100 people from three states turned out for the annual Iowa Hereford Tour and Iowa Hereford Breeders Association (IHBA) annual meeting on Aug. 28 in southeastern Iowa. The day was full of good cattle, good friends and educational presentations. Special guest speaker was Joe Kaczmarek of Kaczmarek’s 4K Herefords, Salem, Mo. The Kaczmareks have developed a successful black baldie breeding program to complement their Hereford operation.

Cattle on display at Cole Farms near Roberts.

Illinois Hereford Tour

Lacey State Park near Keosauqua provided a picturesque setting for a steak lunch and the IHBA’s annual meeting. Tom Heidt (center) welcomed guests to his family’s K7 Herefords operation near Lockridge.

Hereford enthusiasts from four states attended the Illinois Hereford Tour over Labor Day weekend Sept. 3-4 in central Illinois. While beautiful weather and quality Hereford cattle highlighted the weekend, tour participants also enjoyed delicious food and homemade wine and celebrated the Hereford Heritage of John Kline of Kline Herefords. Tour hosts included Cole Farms, Roberts; Tjardes Farms, Gibson City; Swigart Herefords, Farmer City; Kline Herefords, LeRoy; McKown Polled Herefords, Atlanta; Behrends Farm, San Jose; Benedict Herefords, Mason City; and Oak Hill Farm, Mason City. Tour attendees enjoyed the stop at Kline Herefords.

Minnesota Hereford Breeders Tour

Idaho Hereford Association

Hereford enthusiasts enjoyed Hereford cattle, friends and hospitality during the Idaho Hereford Tour Sept. 10. Tour stops included Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls; OJJ Ranch, Ririe; and Wooden Shoe Farms, Blackfoot.

Scott and Melissa Runck hosted a lunch stop and had AHA board member Keith Fawcett give an industry update.

The Minnesota Hereford Breeders Tour was Sept. 10 in southwest Minnesota. Tour stops were Springwater Polled Herefords of Garretson, S.D., and Pipestone; K&M Cattle Co., Ellsworth; Schmidt Herefords, Pipestone; J&J Hanson Polled Herefords, Comfrey; Scott and Melissa Runck, Avoca; and Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton.

Tour participants enjoyed looking at cattle at the Springwater Polled Herefords and K&M Cattle Co. tour stop outside of Pipestone. A restored antique tractor pulled visitors around to view cattle.

Missouri Hereford Association Field Day

Aufdenberg Farm, Perryville, hosted the 2011 Missouri Hereford Field Day Sept. 10. Six breeders from the area had cattle on exhibit including Alex Roth Herefords, Altenburg; Muellers Polled Herefords, Perryville; Lizzie’s Polled Herefords, Jackson; Mouser Farm, Perryville; Welker Farm, Patton and the hosts, Aufdenberg Polled Herefords.

Darrell Aufdenberg, Missouri Hereford Association president and tour host, welcomed guests to the field day. www.hereford.org

Delaney Herefords was the last stop of the day. During the stop, Delaneys hosted a bid-off sale and provided everyone a great supper.

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Nebraska Hereford Tour

Hereford enthusiasts attended the 2011 Nebraska Hereford Tour Sept. 10-11. Tour stops the first day included Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway; Estergard Ranch, Callaway; Cain Land & Livestock, Broken Bow; Double Heart Diamond Cattle, Berwyn; Kucera’s Beaver Creek Ranch, Litchfield; Holm Ranch, Mason City; and Linton Polled Herefords, Miller, with a display by Zero Hereford Ranch, Miller. Sunday stops included Helms Polled Herefords, Holbrook, with a display by Schroeder Bros., Arapahoe; Nebraska Bull Service, McCook; Estermann Herefords, Wellfleet; Gibson Hereford Ranch, Wallace, with displays by Sukraw Herefords, North Platte and Sachtjen Herefords, Wallace.

North Dakota Hereford Tour

The North Dakota Hereford Association hosted its tour and banquet on Oct. 8. Ranches with cattle on the tour included Friedt Herefords, Mott; Pollestad Herefords, Taylor; Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday; Larry J. Behm and Family, Beulah; Stroh Herefords, Killdeer; and Baumgarten Cattle Co., Belfield. During the tour, Gary Freidt, Mott, was awarded the Hereford Man of the Year award, and Casey Hoff, Richardton, was named Commercial Man of the Year.

Wisconsin Hereford Association

Wonderful fall weather and a large crowd of Hereford enthusiasts attended the 2011 Tour in southeast Wisconsin Sept. 10-11. Saturday stops included Maple Crest Farm, Cedarburg; Kegley Farm, Burlington; Lininger Farm, Burlington; Baker’s Polled Herefords, Elkhorn; and Wiswell Farms, Elkhorn, which featured a Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) steak dinner. Sunday stops included MGM & S&J Merry & Family, Hartford; C&L Hereford Ranch, Ixonia; Gari Alan Farm, Johnson Creek; and Spruce Hill Polled Herefords and Spruce Knoll Polled Herefords, Deerfield. 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

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

lawherefords.bravehost.com lawherefords@yahoo.com

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

A. Goff & Sons

McDonald Polled Herefords

HAUGHT BROS. HC 80, Box 15 Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-4184 304-643-4186 Office ira@haughtlaw.com

Since 1910 Celebrating our 101st Year

Certified and Accredited

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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Ira Haught

1661 Hazelgreen Rd. Harrisville, WV 26362 304-643-2196 agoffandsons@yahoo.com

October 20, 2012

Oldest continuous Polled Hereford Herd in America Herd Sires: Beckleys 934S Ontime 816U, Boyd Payday 0023 ET, G Starview Rebel 110 811

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

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

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Symposium Looks at Changing Industry Highlights of the 2011 Range Beef Cow Symposium. by Troy Smith

ontinuing a tradition started in 1969, the 22nd Range Beef Cow Symposium was Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. Organized by the animal science departments of Colorado State University, University of Wyoming, South Dakota State University and University of Nebraska, the educational event for cow-calf producers is held every other year, with the location rotating among the four states. Mitchell, Neb., was the site of the 2011 symposium, with about 600 people in attendance during the course of its three-day run. Among the speakers leading discussion of a variety of beef production topics was Jim Robb, director of the Denver-based Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC). Sharing his observations and outlook for the future, Robb said the cyclical beef industry of 10, 20 or 30 years ago no longer exists. The old cattle cycle is not the economic driver it once was. If it were, U.S. ranchers might be retaining record numbers of heifers for breeding. They aren’t. “Heifers held as beef cow replacements on July 1 were down 4.5% from a year ago, and cow slaughter has been huge,” Robb said. “We need to add 300,000 head to stabilize the U.S. herd and even more than that to grow it.” Robb said the U.S. beef cow inventory of 30 million head, represents a 1.6% reduction from the year ago tally. He blamed drought in southern and southwestern states for hastening the decline. However, Robb cited global factors likely to make coming years favorable for producers in the cow business. He said the world population is expected to increase by a third, by 2050, accompanied by a doubling of animal-based product consumption. That potential increase in consumption represents opportunity for the U.S., which, despite its smaller cow herd, remains the largest beef producing country.

Higher prices, increasing costs In another symposium presentation, Kansas State University agricultural economist Ted Schroeder said a contracted, restructured beef industry is the likely result of long-term, demand-driven production of corn ethanol. Long-term, he expects to see higher prices paid for cattle and beef.

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In the short-term, noted Schroeder, expanded ethanol production has resulted in increased costs and reduced revenue for cow-calf producers. With competition for supplies, the price of corn has increased. Forage prices have increased, too, as more acres are allocated to growing corn. “A $1-per-bushel increase in the price of corn results in about a 15% to 20% increase in hay price,” explained Schroeder. “For the cowcalf producer, that means the annual cost of maintaining a cow increases by about $15.” Replacement heifer development costs also increase with higher grain and forage prices. However, prices received for feeder calves decline because there is reduced demand by feedlots faced with higher costs of gain. Schroeder said that same $1 increase in corn price, and associated increase in hay price, means feeder buyers will likely pay $60 per head less for a 750-lb. steer. According to Schroeder, the long-term adjustment to reduced profitability is a contraction of the nation’s cow herd. The least profitable producers are likely to exit the industry, and the remaining moreprofitable producers are likely to become larger. Their profitability should increase when, because of fewer overall cattle numbers, demand drives prices for cattle and beef higher. Tom Brink, of JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, told symposium attendees that the next five years may deliver profits unlike any cow-calf producers have seen in decades. However, Brink expects continuing structural changes within the beef industry. He noted, as an example, significant growth in the stocker segment. Brink also talked about how high corn prices and higher costs of gain in feedlots have resulted in increased placement of yearlings rather than calves. Smaller price spreads between calves and yearlings have resulted in favorable purchase-to-sale relationships for the stocker segment. Brink looks for a growing preference for yearlings for feedyard placement with animals weighing 750 lb. or more comprising nearly half of all placements. He looks for calf placement to decline by 20% during the next couple of years. Since more calves are purchased and grown by stocker operators before going to feedlots, calves undergo

at least one additional change of ownership during their lifetimes. According to Brink, that could make it difficult to maintain beef-marketing programs tied to ranch of origin. He thinks breaks in the linkage between packers, feeders and cow-calf producers, along with relaxation of animal age restrictions associated with beef export markets, could diminish opportunities to garner premiums for age- and source-verification. Still, Brink says it’s “a pretty good time to own the factory,” predicting good times for cowcalf producers, provided their cost structures are favorable and they can sell calves at prices equal to the market average or higher.

Forage utilization University of Nebraska animal scientist Terry Klopfenstein said beating the average is good advice for stocker operators too. He discussed several key elements to consider when designing a calf-growing program. Heading the list is the need to adopt a system that fits available resources. Klopfenstein said producers usually gain an advantage when they can make effective use of grazed forages. He called the availability of cornstalks or other crop residues for grazing a “tremendous resource” that can be complemented by supplemental byproduct feeds. Klopfenstein said ethanol byproducts can be especially cost-effective for strategically supplementing protein and energy. He also advised use of growth promoting implants and ionophores. Klopfenstein said there is significant opportunity to make money by adding weight to calves, providing producers find ways to minimize costs and then market cattle to best advantage. “The goal,” he said, “is to be better than average.”

Cow size vs. available resources Looking at the cow side of things, South Dakota State University animal scientist Ken Olson discussed the industry trend toward larger beef cows. Olson said cow-calf producers must consider whether cow biological type (size, growth potential and milk production) matches available forage resources for grazing. If mature size is too big, cows will struggle to maintain acceptable reproductive rates unless additional harvested feed is provided.

The cost of that feed could mean even more pounds of weaned calf would be needed to pay for the additional feed. “To pay her feed bill, a bigger cow has to produce a bigger calf. For every 200-lb. increase in cow mature weight, she has to produce 50 lb. more weaning weight,” Olson said, noting that higher milk production also increases nutrient requirements and demands a little additional weaning weight in return. “Bigger cows may not fit limited range resources and certainly must wean a bigger calf,” concluded Olson. “They will probably require more management, such as improved grazing management, strategic supplementation and adjustment of calving and weaning dates.” During his symposium presentation, animal physiologist Andy Roberts, questioned if feed efficiency data should be used for evaluating the cow herd. A researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service’s Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Mont., Roberts said current measures of feed efficiency — such as feed conversion, gain to feed, residual feed intake and residual gain — may not be most appropriate for determining cow efficiency. Instead, Roberts suggested cow longevity — reproductive rate — may be a better measure for cow efficiency. He questioned attempts to apply measures of feed efficiency in a feedyard to evaluate cow efficiency in range production settings. Calling the environments too different, Roberts noted how the range environment’s seasonal and annual variations in forage quantity and quality can result in greater differences between biological and economic efficiency in the cow-calf phase compared to other phases of beef production. As an example, Roberts said cows that consume more calories during the growing season and gain sufficient weight to exist on less harvested feed inputs during winter may require less total economic input than cows with greater biological efficiency that consume less during the growing season but require more calories from harvested feed later. Roberts advised cow-calf producers to focus on available management strategies to improve efficiency in their own individual herds. www.hereford.org

During his comments before the symposium audience, University of Nebraska Extension Educator Aaron Berger said controlling input costs remains a critical part of managing a ranching operation. Yet, Berger said only about 15% of producers really know what their costs are. Some might think they do by figuring up what it costs to run a cow for a year. However, Berger said it’s preferable to know the cost of producing a pound of calf or a ton of hay by calculating unit cost of production (UCOP) — the ratio of total costs divided by total pounds produced. Berger called UCOP an invaluable tool for enterprise analysis. Most ranches are made up of multiple business enterprises, such as the land, cow-calf production, stocker/yearling production, replacement heifer development or hay production. And, yes, Berger said “land” is a separate business enterprise for which the other enterprises should pay the equivalent of a fair market value lease

rate. He said all direct and indirect costs for each enterprise should be considered but separating the ranch into enterprises and allocating costs can be challenging. For example, the tractor used to pull the hay baler may also be used to feed hay to one or more cattle enterprises. “In working with producers, I encourage them to initially make their best guess as to the amount of time a piece of equipment is used within a respective enterprise and then break out related expenses accordingly,” said Berger. “In subsequent years, simple records, such as the number of hours the tractor has at the start and end of haying season, might be used to refine these numbers.” When using UCOP and enterprise analysis, it is not uncommon for producers to discover that one or more ranch enterprises are consistently losing money. While the process of financial analysis may not be as much fun as tasks associated with

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production, Berger says the payoff can be huge. “It’s ironic that a producer may be investing hundreds of hours of time and large amounts of money, year after year, in an enterprise that consistently loses money, but (that same producer) may be unwilling to invest several hours each year to analyze enterprises on the ranch,” Berger said.

The next generation According to University of Nebraska Agricultural Economist Dave Goeller, another task that ranchers often neglect is planning how to transfer their ranches to a succeeding generation. Goeller advised symposium attendees to decide if they want to pass on a viable ranch business or just a collection of assets to be portioned out among the heirs. Without a succession plan, explained Goeller, heirs will still inherit the assets, but it is unlikely someone will be able to successfully

continue the business. He admitted that planning is often complicated and time-consuming, but those are the very reasons why planning should not be delayed. Goeller said numerous tools are available for this process, including life insurance, partnerships, limited liability companies and shared appreciation agreements. He also encouraged producers to determine what is “fair” to heirs that may have remained on the farm or ranch and those that have not been involved in its operation. Explaining how giving all heirs equal shares in an estate isn’t always fair, Goeller urged consideration for contributions some heirs may have made to maintaining and building the farm or ranch business. HW Editor’s Note: For complete coverage of the Range Beef Cow Symposium, visit RangeBeefCow.com.

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N M The Hereford World welcomes new members who joined the American Hereford Association July 1, 2011, through Nov. 30, 2011. 4R Land & Cattle Co. Ronald Hamilton P.O. Box 348 Wharton, TX 77488

Aspen Meadows Farm Steven Cornwell 98 Parker Ln. Scottsville, KY 42134

Bates Farm Jonathan Bates 2850 C.R. 839 Nacogdoches, TX 75964

Bloomfield Farm Cathy Blankenau P.O. Box 889 Valley View, TX 76272

Abshire’s Farm Jeff, Sabra and Austin Abshire 245 Wright Ln. Georgetown, KY 40324

Randy Bachtel 1439 Old Taneytown Rd. Westminster, MD 21158

Daniel and Sheila Baublits 42310 Lynch Creek Rd. E. Eatonville, WA 98328

Jake and Wanda Box P.O. Box 5507 Clovis, NM 88102

Barnett Farms Bobby and Sheila Barnett 3805 Hwy. 211 Success, AR 72470

Black Creek Farms Scott and Heather Delconte 3529 C.R. 45 Owego, NY 13126

Edward and Marjorie Bright 16120 Buchanan Hollow Rd. Le Grand, CA 95333

Bar X Farm Bill and Barret Wedel 434 Hwy. BB Dixon, MO 65459

Al Blair 2031 Co. Rd. 5257 Hominy, OK 74035

Acadian Borders Michael Faulk 529 Moose Hollow Rd. Victor, MT 59875 James Aitken R.R. 3, Box 31D Madill, OK 73446

Brown Cattle Services Scott Brown 70189 CSAH 27 Kimball, MN 55353 Bull Creek Ranch Tom and Jeri Hitt 20491 F.M. 244 Iola, TX 77861

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Keith Carnathan 262 Cotton Ln. Guys, TN 38339

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Chabrew Farm Scott Sanders 1606 Midway Ave. N.E. E. Canton, OH 44730

Annual Bull Sale

Valenin Chapa P.O. Box 365 Shiro, TX 77876

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 • 1 p.m. (CST) • Pickstown, S.D.

Charity Hill Farm Kendall Smith 9482 Golansville Rd. Ruther Glen, VA 22546

Some of the sires include: F Ribstone Lad 621, KB L1 Domino 665, SHF Vision R117 U38, SHF Tug R117 T57, AGA 121G Stanmore 20J, KB L1 Domino 454P, S Winchester 24T ET • All bulls will have been vaccinated for footrot and will have passed a semen evaluation. • All bulls have complete performance data including ultrasound. • Check DvorakHerefords.com for videos of each bull in early to mid-January.

Circle B Farms Craig Barnett 162 Wesley Rd. Bienville, LA 71008 Circle P Cattle Cherry Purvis 409 N. Oakridge Dr. Weatherford, TX 76087

BW 3.3 WW 56 YW 89 MM 25 REA 0.49 MARB 0.22

BW 0.1 WW 49 YW 66 MM 21 REA 0.44 MARB 0.30

DVOR U38 803 Vision 011

DVOR T57 8118 Tug 013

• 78 lb. act. birth weight; weaning ratio 109; REA scan ratio 109; MARB scan ratio 146; dam’s nursing ratio 2 at 108

• 85 lb. act. birth weight; weaning ratio 102; yearling ratio 103; REA scan ratio 118; MARB scan ratio 114

Cottonwood Cattle Co. Jeb Skiles 13045 F.M. 807 Dalhart, TX 79022 Covenant Farms Ken and Sally Collom P.O. Box 26303 Christiansted, St. Croix 00824 Cross Ridge Herefords Brandon and Kari Reverd 16255 N.E. Bison Rd. Bartlesville, OK 74006 D&A Miniature Herefords David and Alta Bennett 175 W. 200 S. Rupert, ID 83350 D Bar J Farms Danny and Jennie Wann P.O. Box 507 Roscoe, TX 79545

BW -0.8 WW 42 YW 70 MM 27 REA 0.03 MARB 0.28

BW 8.4 WW 57 YW 109 MM 26 REA 0.22 MARB 0.07

DVOR 665 7207 Domino 0179

DVOR 621 5211 Ribstone 0230

• 79 lb. act. birth weight; weaning ratio 107; yearling ratio 103, MARB scan ratio 134; dam’s nursing ratio 3 at 108

• Weaning ratio 103; yearling ratio 110; dam’s nursing ratio 5 at 102

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29738 383rd Ave., Lake Andes SD 57356 Boyd Dvorak 605-491-7090 Jeff Dvorak 605-491-2068 www.dvorakherefords.com

Diamond H Cattle Chris Hoffman 2605 C.R. 467 Stephenville, TX 76401 Aaron Dotts and Melissa Kariker 19108 S.W. Arapaho Rd. Douglass, KS 67039 Double J Cattle Jack Judy 4811 U.S. Hwy. 27 S. Cynthiana, KY 41031 Orlando Escobar 27817 Clarke Bottom Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 continued on page 58...

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JBB/AL Herefords

45 Years

in the Hereford Business Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale

Monday, March 12, 2012

Horned and Polled Herefords Since 1966

1 p.m. • Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, Idaho Selling 40-head of 2-year-old, fall yearling and yearling Hereford bulls and 20 yearling heifers

Sons and daughters of JWR 024P Sara’s Prince 153T sell March 12th.

Sons and daughters of UPS Domino 3027 sell March 12th.

Sons and daughters of /S Cowboy Logic 4668 sell March 12th.

JBB/AL Herefords John and Bev Bryan 208-280-1507 James and Dawn Anderson 208-280-1505 1993 S. 1500 E. Gooding, ID 83330 jbbalherefords@hotmail.com

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Everill Cattle Co. William Everill II P.O. Box 5008 Jacksonville, FL 32247

Greeno Farms Holly Reynolds 2176 E. Green Springs Rd. Louisa, VA 23093

Happy Valley Acres Carol Landis 128 Cuyler Willee Rd. Johnson City, TN 37601

Ilk Farm Stanley Shook 1844 Fergustown Rd. Hiawassee, GA 30546

Jeremy Fore 8082 Rd. 272 Picayune, MS 39466

Green Acres Ronnie and Shirley Williams 247C Country Oak Circle Lucedale, MS 39452

Brian Haring 3424 Hwy. 913 Sicily Island, LA 71368

Maldybai K.H. Janbolat Atasu – 17 Karagandinskaya 100500 Kazakhstan

Gaw Hereford Farms Monte Gaw P.O. Box 1275 Cookeville, TN 38503 Gibson Cattle Co. Brad Gibson 11966 Co. Rd. 1 Pampa, TX 79065 Gabriel Gibson P.O. Box 76 Blocker, OK 74529

Zachary Griffeth 6066 Tim Donald Rd. Justin, TX 76247

Harper’s Beef Cattle Rob Harper P.O. Box 932 Uniontown, PA 15401

Paul Guarino 3100 Berry Hill Rd. Nellysford, VA 22958

Tony and Charlotte Hatcher 1268 W. Co. Rd. 72 Ariton, AL 36311

Ryan Hamilton 3972 Hwy. 284 Townsend, MT 59644

Heritage P.O. Box 9 Morgan, TX 76671

Hammer S Ranch LLC Mark and Becky Smith 28053 Hwy. 36 Brookfield, MO 64628

Hill Top Farm Harvey and Joy Mann Jr. P.O. Box 1683 Westminster, MD 21157

Jorgensen Farms Kelvin, Kellen and Klaire Jorgensen 311 Rd. U Exeter, NE 68351 JR Herefords Jane Rickman 2934 Charlie Pounds Rd. Stantonville, TN 38379 Kerker Herefords Jamie and Caryn Kerker Rt. 1, Box 114 Augusta, IL 62311 Madalyn Kerns 2142 110th St. Edgewood, IA 52042 Kimball Farm Brad Kimball 1246 Alfred Rd. Arundel, ME 04046 Kinsey Farms Tom and Anne Kinsey 2925 Kings Valley Hwy. Dallas, OR 97338 Kirby Farms Tim Kirby 22582 Hwy. 18 Raymond, MS 39154 Andrea and Joseph Kirchhoff 1963 Salt Point Tpk. Salt Point, NY 12578 Knapp Cattle Co. Chris and Shannon Knapp 1289 240th St. Waverly, IA 50677 Matt and Dawn Kosinski 83411 Rattlesnake Rd. Dexter, OR 97431 Kracke Herefords Don and Jayne Kracke 7990 S.W. 142nd Rd. De Witt, NE 68341

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

L1 DOMINO 00552 L1 DOMINETTE 96893 {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 888H 1ET CL 1 DOMINETTE 903J

CL1 DOMINO 1172L CL 1 DOMINETTE 5142R {DOD} 42571150 CL 1 DOMINETTE 810H

HH ADVANCE 767G 1ET {SOD,CHB}{IEF,DLF} CL 1 DOMINETTE 7192G {DOD} CL 1 DOMINO 640F CL 1 DOMINETTE 6117F

• CE 1.1; BW 4.6; WW 62; YW 113; MM 25; M&G 56; MCE -0.8; SC 1.4; FAT 0.046; REA 0.23; MARB 0.07; BMI$ 19; CEZ$ 14; BII$ 15; CHB$ 28

300 HEREFORD, ANGUS AND CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE ANNUALLY BY PRIVATE TREATY. Bill King 505-832-4330 • 505-220-9909 Tom and Becky Spindle 505-832-0926 P.O. Box 564 • Stanley, NM 87056

Located five miles north of Moriarty on Hwy. 41, then 1.5 miles east.

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L&L Farms Ike LaRue 630 Ridge Rd. York Springs, PA 17372 Ted Langum 1521 Pioneer St. Escalon, CA 95320 Lehne Farms Brian Lehne 2309 Knopp School Rd. Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Locust Brook Farm James Wright 1973 Richwood Rd. Walton, KY 41094 Long Street Farm David and Debbie Moore P.O. Box 628 Richards, TX 77873 Mader Farms Tracy Mader 6649 Shadyview Ln. N. Maple Grove, MN 55311 Brian Martin Show Cattle 4800 F.M. 1057 Hereford, TX 79045 Eunice McBryant P.O. Box 628 Westfield, IN 46074 continued on page 60...

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Melody Acres Stephen Faustina 105 Melody Ln. Weatherford, TX 76087

Ocker Acres Heather Ocker 107 Long Rd. Newville, PA 17241

Poco Ventures LLC Scot Powell 107 E. Calhoun St. El Campo, TX 77437

Raines Ranch Inc. Ronny Raines 521 W. Walnut Garland, TX 75040

Mercer Creek Farm Les and Joanne Tower 1001 Sanders Rd. Ellensburg, WA 98926

Patrick Spring Cattle Co. Daniel Banasik 2249 E. Amory Springfield, MO 65804

Chad Pond 5278 F.M. 856 N. Troup, TX 75789

Brian Rasche 3680 Senft Rd. Taneytown, MD 21787

Mark Montgomery 3137 Elizabeth Rd. Elizabeth, AR 72531

Jayne Payne 14508 Co. Rd. 15 Harrod, OH 45850

Potter Ranch Herefords Bob and Peggy Potter 4840 Fisher Rd. Winton, CA 95388

Reid Cattle Cory Reid P.O. Box 627 Wheatland, CA 95652

Jill and Ray Nebeker 3204 S. Locust Grove Rd. Kuna, ID 83634

Pioneer Farms Charles Williams Jr. 485 Hereford Xing Fairfield, VA 24435

Demi Powers 14980 C.R. 20 Fayette, OH 43521

Reveille Ranch Christopher and Jennie Fucaloro 2361 VZ C.R. 3204 Wills Point, TX 75169

North Fork Ranch Jack and Valerie Merritt P.O. Box 778 Altus, OK 73522

Plum Creek Miniatures Ryan Steege 230 S. Hamilton Ave. Fredericksburg, IA 50630

Progen Trading Int. LLC Edouard de la Tour 3830 Windhill Lake Rd. Weston, FL 33332

Roadies Ranch LLC James Berry 1198 Keatchie Rd. Keatchie, LA 71946 Rocking B Enterprises Elizabeth Kozak 2406 Anna St. Amarillo, TX 79106 David and Lora Rogers 210 E. Boggy Depot Rd. Atoka, OK 74525 Ruby Farm Jack Bales 429 W. Main St. Council Grove, KS 66846 David Rudd 16103 C.R. 2202 Tyler, TX 75707 Nathan Seelye 5026 Daggett Rd. Posen, MI 49776 Robin Stankoff 8467A Pleasant Valley Rd. Camden, OH 45311 Thousand Hills Farm Christopher Young 13162 Buchholz Ln. Gillett, WI 54124 Tonne Cattle Co. Brett and Jill Tonne 1206 Thurston St. S.E. Ephrata, WA 98823 Tower Hill Farms Bruce and Cheryl Thorson 6676 State Hwy. 34 Rudolph, WI 54475 Triple Three Jason and Molly Folot 7595 View Pointe Dr. Wellington, CO 80549 Turbo Properties Mike Biaggi P.O. Box 1163 Mendocino, CA 95460 Valley Trail Ranch Larry Laribee 3220 Fuller Rd. Carthage, NY 13619 Ken Venable 805 Howard Venable Rd. Church Point, LA 70525 Verner Farms LLC Megan and Adam Verner 2150 Old Mill Rd. Rutledge, GA 30663 B.E. Werch Farm Barry Werch N. 9490 Willard Rd. Berlin, WI 54923 Grover Willcox 2800 Barton Ln. Cabool, MO 65689 Windy Ridge Farm Tom and Angie Cunningham 57580 Seneca Lake Rd. Quaker City, OH 43773 HW

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2011 Black Hills Stock Show Grand Champion Female and Grand Champion Bull

At Rushmore Civic Center

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 Show 9 a.m. (MST) • Sale 1 p.m. (MST)

Selling: 36 Yearling and 2-Year-Old Bulls 2 Yearling Heifers Breed Representatives, Fieldman and Announcer: Jeff Baker....................................................... 605-381-2444 Art Handel, Sale Consultant....................605-399-9278 or Todd Woods................................................. 605-206-0090 ...................................................................... 605-391-8233 Levi Landers, AHA/Hereford World............308-730-1396 Marc and Jill Hotchkiss......605-490-1513 or 605-866-4495 Consignors Muller Cattle Davis, S.D. 605-359-0668

S.E. West & Sons Lusk, Wyo. 307-340-048

Blume Herefords Frankfort, S.D. 605-870-0052

Gibson Herefords Wallace, Neb. 308-530-6456

Muller Cattle Agar, S.D. 605-359-0667

Kester Herefords Clearwater, Neb. 402-485-2324

Hurlbut Cattle Clark, S.D. 605-380-8052

Double Heart Diamond Cattle Berwyn, Neb 308-935-1292

Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Ree Heights, S.D. 605-943-5664

Kenneth Stangle Hemingford, S.D. 308-632-4778

Brandt Herefords Milbank, S.D. 605-949-2636

Chesney Effling Highmore, S.D. 605-769-0142

Hanson’s Polled Herefords Conde, S.D. 605-382-5868

Lambert Family Chadron, Neb. 308-432-3067

Lietzau Hereford Farm Sparta, Wis. 608-633-2875

Ernst Herefords Windsor, Colo. 970-381-6316

Engelhaupt Herefords Butte, Neb. 402-775-2588

Judge: Clint Rusk • Auctioneer: Lynn Weishaar, Reva, S.D. 605-866-4670

Rushmore Civic Center 444 N. Mt. Rushmore Rd., Rapid City, S.D. Auction Block Phone 605-718-7235 www.hereford.org

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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 • Show at 8 a.m. • Sale at 11:30 a.m. W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Selling 25 Lots — 18 yearling and 2-year-old bulls and 7 heifers (bred and calves) Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson, Chamberlain, S.D. Hotel and Sale Headquarters — Ramada Sioux Falls, located just south of the fairgrounds. Call 605-330-0000 before Jan. 1 for special room rate. Hereford Social and Dinner — Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, at the fairgrounds

2011 Sioux Empire Champion Bull

2011 Sioux Empire Champion Heifer

2011 American Royal Spring Calf Champion. He sells! Consigned by Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D.

C o n s i g n o rs Lounsbery Herefords, Centerville, S.D. Hanson’s Polled Herefords, Conde, S.D. Springwater Polled Herefords, Garretson, S.D. Schmidt Herefords, Pipestone, Minn. Larry Crane, Mitchell, S.D. Huwaldt’s Herefords, Randolph, Neb. Starmak Herefords, Tea, S.D.

Sale Representatives: Levi Landers, AHA 308-730-1396 Art Handel, Handel Marketing 605-391-8233

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James Hanson, Comfrey, Minn. Scott and Melissa Runck, Avoca, Minn. Solsma Show Steers, Sanborn, Iowa Carlson Farms, Murdock, Minn. Vogel Family, Hartley, Iowa Stangeland Farms, Pipestone, Minn.

For catalogs or other info, contact: Cindy Christensen at the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce at 605-373-2016 or any of the Sale Committee. John Schmidt 507-825-2383 Phil Eggers 605-351-5438 Pete Atkins 605-368-2837 www.hereford.org

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SALE INDEX Able Acres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Barber Ranch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bluegrass Stakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Burns Farms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - California/Nevada Polled Hereford Assn. - - - - - - Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grandview CMR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hereford Holiday Classic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Largent and Sons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MSU Fall Fest 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nebraska Hereford Assn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plum River Ranch/Lamb Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rees Bros. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reynolds Herefords - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic - - - - - - - - - - - South Dakota Hereford Assn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spencer Herefords - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Virginia Hereford Assn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Burns Farms

Pikeville, Tenn.—Nov. 5 Auctioneer: Tommy Barnes Reported by: Tommy Coley 65 bulls- - - - - - - - - $217,100; average - - - - - - - $3,340 Additional lots 50 comm. females- $53,950; average - - - - - - - $1,079 bulls BF 2490 Adam 004, 1/20/10, by K&B 927 Advance 2490, to Darrel Frazier, Elizabeth, W.Va.- - - - - - $6,500 BF 387 Domino 992, 9/10/09, by KB L1 Domino 387, to OGG Farms, Adams- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 BF Chekota 975, 9/2/09, by MHW Chekota 512, to Ricky Neely, Crossville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 BF Goldstrike 9191, 10/15/09, by Four L Gold Strike 1127, to Dan Sullivan, Spencer- - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500 BF Peter 9194, 10/17/09, by DCC 7745 Pocket 5075 ET, to Dan Sullivan- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,250 BF 387 Domino 9197, 10/17/09, by KB L1 Domino 387, to Walker 3 Farms, Clarkrange- - - - - - - - - $4,250

MSU Fall Fest 2011

E. Lansing, Mich.—Nov. 5 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: John Meents 2 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $4,400; average - - - - - - - $2,200 53 females - - - - - $183,210; average - - - - - - - $3,457 55 lots- - - - - - - - - - $187,610; average - - - - - - - $3,411 Additional lots 23 embryos- - - - - - $21,250; average - - - - - - - - $924 females MF 914W About Yasmine 104Y, 1/16/11, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by McDonald Farm, Byron Center, to DeLHawk Cattle Co., Earlville, Ill.; and Happ Herefords, Mendota, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $15,300 MF R505 Yvette 18U 10Y ET, 3/21/11, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U, consigned by McDonald Farm, to Chapman Ranch, Sulphur, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 MF 3001 Rebecca D03 R505 ET, 4/4/05, by SHF Interstate 20X D03, consigned by McDonald Farm, to Scott Dewar & Family, Bakersfield, Calif.; and a January bull calf by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET to Cedar Ridge Farm, Battle Creek- - - - - - - - - - $9,500 MSU Victoria 36W, 3/15/09, by MSU TCF Titleist 2T ET, consigned by McDonald Farm, to Moffett Farms, Decatur, Ill.; and Sturdy Hereford Outlet, Rochester, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,200 MSU Rachael 16Y ET, 2/13/11, by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET, consigned by Michigan State University, E. Lansing, to Starr Polled Herefords, Manawa, Wis.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000

MF R505 Yvonne 18U 12Y ET, 3/22/11, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U, consigned by McDonald Farm, to Red Oak Point Farm, Oxford, Md. - - - - - - - - - - $7,500

Reynolds Herefords

Huntsville, Mo.—Nov. 5 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 13 bulls- - - - - - - - - $25,400; average - - - - - - - $1,954 26 females - - - - - - $55,025; average - - - - - - - $2,116 39 lots- - - - - - - - - - $80,425; average - - - - - - - $2,062 bulls RH P606 Ultra R006, 9/13/10, by LJR P606 Ultra 350U, to Greenley Research Center, Novelty- - - $3,650 RH P606 Ultra R013, 9/23/10, by LJR P606 Ultra 350U, to Circle F Cattle Co., Stoutland- - - - - - - $2,600 females RH Sandy 521R, 10/7/05, by OXH Sandman 1174, and a December bull calf by LJR P606 Ultra 350U, to Scott Winkler, Clifton Hill- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,200 LJR Danica 101T, 1/23/07, by Mohican Patrick P77, and an October bull calf by LJR P606 Ultra 350U, to Glengrove Farm, Rolla - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,700 MCF Miss Boomer 062R 9122, 3/30/09, by KJ 520E Country 062R ET, to Chad Borker, Lineville, Iowa; and a February bull calf by LHF Odyssey 802 to Raithel Herefords, Russellville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,650

Barber Ranch

San Saba, Texas—Nov. 9 Auctioneer: Eddie Sims Reported by: Dustin Layton 57 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $261,700; average- - - - - $4,591 Additional lots 60 comm. females- - - $103,620; average- - - - - $1,727 bulls BR Moler 0027 ET, 3/4/10, by BR Moler ET, to Ross Wilson, Gorman- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,400 BR Moler 0024, 3/4/10, by BR Moler ET, to Rafter J Cattle Co., Abilene- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,100 BR Sooner 0017, 2/15/10, by BR Sooner 6082 ET, to Scharbauer Ranch, Amarillo- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 BR Bodacious 9173, 11/3/09, by BR DM Bodacious ET, to Scharbauer Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 BR Lansing 0011, 2/12/10, by BR Lansing 3060, to Ross Wilson- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,000 BR 5S Carter X104, 6/6/10, by KJ SPH 520E Carter 183J, to Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla.- $7,000

Rees Bros.

Morgan, Utah—Nov. 11 Auctioneer: Butch Booker Reported by: Mark Holt 32 bulls- - - - - - - - - $81,300; average - - - - - - - $2,541 21 females - - - - - - $35,900; average - - - - - - - $1,710 53 lots- - - - - - - - - - $117,200; average - - - - - - - $2,211 bulls RB Domino 6, 3/4/10, by UPS Domino 7220, to Perkes Herefords, Afton, Wyo. - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 RB Rambo 1, 2/25/10, by C Rambo 8075, to Doc Jensen, Boulder, Wyo. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500 RB Harland 14 ET, 3/7/10, by CJH Harland 408, to Doc Jensen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500 RB Rambo 15, 3/8/10, by C Rambo 8075, to Doc Jensen- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,200 RB Stars 8, 3/4/10, by NJF Starbuck 104S, to Walker Ranch, Lyman, Wyo.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,700

SALE SUMMARY (U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2011-12 fiscal year.) No. Bulls Females Total Sale Sales No. Avg. No. Avg. No. Gross Avg. Consignment 6 10.50 $2,781 195.00 $2,671 205.50 $550,100 $2,677 Production 12 468.25 $3,736 421.00 $3,221 889.25 $3,105,163 $3,492 Month Total 18 478.75 $3,715 616.00 $3,047 1,094.75 $3,655,263 $3,339 11/12 YTD 72 1,301.68 $4,041 2,979.00 $3,617 4,280.68 $16,034,898 $3,746

/ January 2012

Grandview CMR

Como, Miss.—Nov. 12 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Eddie Burks, Cody Lowderman, Dustin Layton Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 107.75 bulls- - - - - $294,500; average - - - - - - - $2,733 116 females- - - - - $462,760; average - - - - - - - $3,989 223.75 lots - - - - - $757,260; average - - - - - - - $3,384 Additional lots 51 comm. females- $71,705; average - - - - - - - $1,406 Females Grandview CMR P606 Holly 332U, 3/6/08, by PW Victor Boomer P606, to Amanda Bacon, Prairie Grove, Ark.; and a February heifer calf by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M to Libby and Emma Rushton, Waverly, Tenn.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $25,000 Grndview CMR Ms New Era Y437ET, 3/9/11, by C New Era ET, to Cotton Halford, Batesville, Ark.- - $15,100 Grndvw CMR 327N Ms Era Y466ET, 3/17/11, by C New Era ET, to Jones Cattle Co., Harrod, Ohio- - $15,000 GrandviewCMR Online LassW954ET, 4/30/09, by Remitall Online 122L, to Green Meadow Farms, Jasper, Ind.; and a February heifer calf by CMR ILR Domino 86P to Elise Hackett, Tuscola, Ill.- - - - $13,300 Grandview CMR Lady Online 9013ET, 1/4/09, by Remitall Online 122L, to Sladek Farms, Iowa City, Iowa; and a February heifer calf by CMR ILR Domino 86P to Square D Polled Herefords, Langbank, Saskatchewan- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $12,000 Grndvw CMR 28M Catalina Y440ET, 3/10/11, by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M, to Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm, N. Jackson, Ohio- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,200 Grandview CMR 327N Mira Y450ET, 3/13/11, by C New Era ET, to Cotton Halford- - - - - - - - - - - $9,200 Grndvw CMR Lady Holly Y456ET, 3/13/11, by PW Victor Boomer P606, to Kevin Fenton, Stigler, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000

Plum River Ranch/Lamb Bros.

Freeport, Ill.—Nov. 12 Auctioneer: Monte Lowderman Reported by: John Meents 2 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $4,700; average - - - - - - - $2,350 44 females - - - - - - $127,050; average - - - - - - - $2,888 46 lots - - - - - - - - - $131,750; average - - - - - - - $2,864 females LCC 325M Lucky Lady 815, 1/6/08, by STAR 29F Bo-Bo 325M ET, to Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb; and a February heifer calf by STAR KKH SSF Kamikaze 41W ET, to Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 PRR It’s All About Me 10Y ET, 5/22/11, by BR DM Channing ET, to Chris Knobloch, Herscher - - - - $7,000 LBB RPH Hula 09W, 3/14/09, by C Maui Jim ET, to Windy Hills Herefords, Roberts, Wis.; and a March heifer calf by LW 995R Wyoming 917W ET to Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,150 MCF 13P Beyonce 4W, 2/22/09, by VCF G727 Recon 13P, to Sweatman Hereford Farm, Virginia; and a May heifer calf by TLR Hot Shot 301L 179N 647S to Keaton and Scyler Arp, Grand Mound, Iowa - - - - - - - - $5,100 SS Miss Tundra 31U, 4/1/08, by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N, to D Central Farms, Schaumburg; and an April heifer calf by KJ C&L J119 Victory 258S ET to Elm Lodge Polled Herefords, Indian River, Ontario- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,100

South Dakota Hereford Assn.

Brookings, S.D.—Nov. 12 Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson Reported by: Levi Landers 33 females - - - - - - $95,700; average - - - - - - - $2,900 Additional lots 24 steers- - - - - - - - $44,352; average - - - - - - - $1,848 females ECR Jackie 1226, 3/29/11, by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, consigned by Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, to Lane and Ben Peterson, Holabird- - $6,300 ECR High Class Lady, 4/9/11, by Purple Currency 24U ET, consigned by Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, to Josh Stangeland, Pipestone, Minn. - - - - - - - - - $5,700 LCX MD Keepsake 117 ET, 3/10/11, by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET, consigned by Larry Crane, Mitchell, to Shane Giedd, Washburn, N.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 SM Lily 122, 5/10/11, by SM Cedar Drive 603ET, consigned by Steven Muller, Davis, to Erin Begalka, Castlewood- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,200

K&B Breezy 132Y, 4/8/11, by K&B Tailor Made 9017W ET, consigned by K&B Herefords, Onida, to Steve Landt, Union, Iowa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,000

Virginia Hereford Assn.

Harrisonburg, Va.—Nov. 12 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley 2 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,500; average- - - - - $2,750 38 females - - - - - - - - - $81,250; average- - - - - $2,138 40 lots - - - - - - - - - - - - $86,750; average- - - - - $2,169 Additional lots 10 comm. females- - - - $13,450; average- - - - - $1,345 bull BBF Meherrin X26, 9/2/10, by BBF Heza Legend T4, consigned by Bay Brook Farm, Dabneys, to Quailside Farm, Elkton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 females Bent Creek Heidi T146, 1/6/11, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, consigned by Bent Creek LLC, N. Royalton, Ohio, to Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,300 Red Oak Farm Trisha’s Legend, 3/30/08, by Feltons Legend 242 and an April heifer calf by PW Victor Boomer P606, consigned by Bay Brook Farm, to Mark Kerner, Stevensville, Md. - - - - - - - - - - $5,200 SSF 746 Lady Shrek 098, 4/3/11, by SSF JJD Shrek 669, consigned by Cecil Jordan & Son, Dresden, Ohio, to T-Bone Ranch Co., Antonito, Colo.- - - - - - - - $3,200 SSF 2149 Ms Revolution 077, 1/1/11, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, consigned by Cecil Jordan & Son, to Mohican West, Laurel, Mont. - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,200

Bluegrass Stakes

Louisville, Ky.—Nov. 16 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Tommy Coley, Joe Rickabaugh, John Meents 11 females- - - - - - - $47,100; average - - - - - - - $4,282 Additional lots 13 embryos- - - - - - - $5,475; average - - - - - - - - $421 females PHH PCC 308N Paislee 141 ET, 3/4/11, by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET, consigned by Pierce’s Hereford Haven, Baraboo, Wis., to Amanda Ash, Newton, Wis. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,400 Purple KAGS Lindsey 14Y, 2/25/11, by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET, consigned by Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill., to Brandon Schultz, El Paso, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 Showtime CAF Velvet 108 ET, 2/26/11, by H Excel 8051 ET, consigned by Showtime Cattle Co., Greenfield, Ind., to Tim and Carrie George, Niles, Mich.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,300 SRF Miss Maryanne ET, 5/2/11, by JCS Showtime, consigned by Laudeman Family Farm, Bremen, Ind., to Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.- - - - $5,000 LH Miss Bailout 1171 ET, 5/3/11, by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET, consigned by Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., to Jessica Boquette, Weston, W.Va. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,900

Largent and Sons

Kaycee, Wyo.—Nov. 17 Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Reported by: Ben Brillhart 87 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $378,489; average- - - - - - $4,350 54 females - - - - - - - - $96,336; average- - - - - - $1,784 141 lots- - - - - - - - - - $474,825; average- - - - - - $3,368 Additional lots 35 comm. females- - - $55,860; average- - - - - - $1,596 bulls L3 Winn Duration 043 ET, 4/5/10, by THM Durango 4037, to C.V. Ledbetter & Son Inc., Okmulgee, Okla. (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,000 Desert Comfort 037, 4/2/10, by L3 Desert Fox 842 ET, to Kroll Farms LLC, Billings, Okla. (¾ interest) - $9,500 L3 Desert Diamond 115, 12/2/210, by L3 Diamond 679, to Don Myers, Hamilton, Colo. (¾ interest) - - $8,000 TP Mr Diamond 004, 3/16/10, by L3 Diamond 679, to Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas- - - - - - - - - - $8,500 TP RJ Rambo 017, 4/9/10, by L3 Ram Boy 826 ET, to Kevin Bennett, Benton, Wis.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,000

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Fenton Hereford Ranch Inc.

Irma, Alberta—Nov. 18 Auctioneer: Bob Balog Reported by: Ben Brillhart 42 bulls- - - - - - - - $200,508; average - - - - - - - $4,774 31 females- - - - - - - $97,185; average - - - - - - - $3,135 73 lots- - - - - - - - - - $297,693; average - - - - - - - $4,078 bulls FE 3T Red Standard 222X, 4/23/10, by Boy 460R Red Standard Lad 3T, to Brian Sunderman, Heisler (½ interest, ½ possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 FE 96U Royal Ribstone 65X, 4/8/10, by LCI 68R Red Standard 96U, to Shane Truby, Durango, Colo. (½ interest, ½ possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,000 FE 43T Emperor 230X, 4/23/10, by XTC Emperor 43T, to Jonita Summers, Pinedale, Wyo. - - - - - $9,500 FE 3T Red Standard 69X, 4/9/10, by Boy 460R Red Standard Lad 3T, to CS Ranching, Cherhill- - - - $7,750 FE 185P Brit Domino 134X, 4/13/10, by FE 78K Britisher Domino 185P, to Shane Truby - - - - - - $7,100

California/Nevada Polled Hereford Assn.

Plymouth, Calif.—Nov. 19 Auctioneer: Bill Lefty Reported by: Mark Holt 2 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - $5,450; average - - - - - - - $2,725 17 females- - - - - - - $36,950; average - - - - - - - $2,174 19 lots- - - - - - - - - - $42,400; average - - - - - - - $2,232 Additional lots 19 steers- - - - - - - - $24,650; average - - - - - - - $1,297 7 embryos- - - - - - - - $3,300; average - - - - - - - - $471 bull KLP King Pin 743 X26, 9/13/10, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Perrin Ranch, Penryn, to Casey Overmier, San Andreas- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 females CO Ms Currency 056, 10/7/10, by Purple Currency 24U ET, consigned by Casey Overmier, to Hacklin Hereford Ranch, Redmond, Ore.- - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 SB 2013 43P Maiden 40U ET, 1/29/08, by HB STAR Battle Ground 2013 and a February heifer calf by Five H Heisman 62, consigned by Bob Magill, Ione, to Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,000 SHR Golden Child 13X, 10/17/10, by TFR Cyrus 225 ET, consigned by Santos Hereford Ranch, Hilmar, to Bill Murphy, Farmington- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,850

A379 Elkos Silk, 3/4/10, by BF Elko 647S ET, consigned by Alto Herefords, Arcata, to MSW Cattle, Hollister - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,650

Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic

Windsor, Mo.—Nov. 19 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 6.5 bulls - - - - - - - - $18,250; average - - - - - - - $2,808 71 females - - - - - $198,100; average - - - - - - - $2,790 77.5 lots - - - - - - - $216,350; average - - - - - - - $2,792 females RF Shrek’s Delight 6S, 1/16/06, by SSF JJD Shrek 669, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, Windsor, to Sunny Side Farms, Dresden, Ohio; and a January bull calf by THM Bodacious 6108 ET to Harry McClure, Gibson, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,800 RHF 3510 Demo Victra 9063W ET, 3/18/09, by AB JWR Demolition 6008 3510, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, to Glenview Farms, Shinglehouse, Pa.; and a January heifer calf by THM Durango 4037 to Angela Phillips, Richmond - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,800 RHF 3510 Demo Ms Taneal 9021W, 2/15/09, by AB JWR Demolition 6008 3510, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, to Flying C Farm, Searcy, Ark.; and a January heifer calf by THM Durango 4037, to Rick Aden, St. Joseph, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,850 RHF Demolition F37 7027T ET, 2/3/07, by AB JWR Demolition 6008 3510, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, to Sunny Side Farms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,400 RHF Demo Girl J9 683S, 10/7/06, by AB JWR Demolition 6008 3510 and an October heifer calf by RHF4037 New Generation8111UET, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, to Amy Phillips, Richmond - - - $4,150

Spencer Herefords

Brewster, Neb.—Nov. 19 Auctioneer: Lynn Weishaar Reported by: Levi Landers 57 bulls- - - - - - - - $250,900; average - - - - - - - $4,402 Additional lots 77 comm. females-$119,812; average - - - - - - - $1,556 bulls DS Ambition 0726, 5/3/10, by KCF Bennett M326 S380, to Monte Rainforth, O’Neill (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,250

A W O I t c e l e S

JH 8141 Advance B012, 3/31/10, by HH Advance 8141U, to Rasser Bros., Red Cloud- - - - - - - - - - $7,500 DS Ambition 0657, 4/9/10, by KCF Bennett M326 S380, to James Keller, Newport- - - - - - - - - - - - $7,000 DS Ambition 0694, 4/21/10, by KCF Bennett M326 S380, to Kurt Johnson, Stuart- - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,750 DS Class Act 0703, 4/25/10, by KCF Bennett 10H S252, to Monte Rainforth- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,250

Nebraska Hereford Assn.

Grand Island, Neb.—Nov. 20 Auctioneer: Ronnie Morgan Reported by: Levi Landers 25 females - - - - - - $61,800; average - - - - - - - $2,472 Additional lots 15 steers- - - - - - - - $29,600; average - - - - - - - $1,973 females S&S Lady Real 901Y, 3/29/11, by NJW 10R Investment 30T, consigned by Alfred Schutte & Sons, Guide Rock, to Bria Wythers, Fairmont - - - - - - $3,700 HH Miss Silver Odyssey 1122, 2/22/11, by UPS Odyssey 6018, consigned by Brian Hula, Weston, to Upstream Ranch, Taylor- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 RPM Ms Davidson J443, 5/12/11, by TCC Mr Davidson 81 ET, consigned by Roger Morgan, Burwell, to Rainbow Herefords, Volin, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - $3,200 GL1 Dominet 158Y, 3/22/11, by JA L1 Domino 7504T, consigned by Larry Gibson, Wallace, to Butch Klassen, Belgrade- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,100 steer Steer J164, 4/7/11, by GKB EJE 146 Anchor B514, consigned by Patrick Morgan, Burwell, to Jefferson Keller, St. Paul- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,100

Able Acres

Wingate, Ill.—Nov. 26 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: John Meents 2.5 bulls - - - - - - - - $16,800; average - - - - - - - $6,720 38 females - - - - - - $172,100; average - - - - - - - $4,529 40.5 lots- - - - - - - $188,900; average - - - - - - - $4,664 bull AA Big Top 138, 2/2/11, by SHF Rib Eye M326 R117, to Lurkins Bros., Vandalia (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - $6,800 females AA Ms Raftsman 124, 1/26/11, by Harvie Raftsman 16R, to Sturdy Hereford Outlet, Rochester- - - $10,500

AA HRD Ms TBone 1108, 4/12/11, by Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T, to Grassy Run Resources Inc., Winfield, W.Va. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 AA Rebba 9141, 4/16/09, by LaGrand Moler 86S ET, to Luke Allen, Veedersburg, Ind.; and an April heifer calf by AA HRD LF Airline 820 ET to Plum River Ranch, Monroe, Wis.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,300 AA Ms Boomer 7152, 7/2/07, by AA Keyline 443, to Cosgray Herefords, Monticello, Ind.; and a Feb. heifer calf by LaGrand Moler 86S ET to Carlson Herefords, Royal Center, Ind.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,300 AA Exclusive Gal 120, 1/22/11, by AA Airline 972 ET, to Next Generation Genetics, Endeavor, Wis.- - $7,500

Hereford Holiday Classic

Clinton, Ill.—Nov. 26 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: John Meents 1 bull - - - - - - - - - - $13,500; average - - - - - - $13,500 38 females - - - - - $126,300; average - - - - - - - $3,324 39 lots- - - - - - - - - $139,800; average - - - - - - - $3,585 Additional lots 6 steers- - - - - - - - - - $8,300; average - - - - - - - $1,383 bulls Crane Slugger 1111, 1/11/11, by CRR Helton 980, consigned by Brittany Crane, Ottawa, to Circle D Energy & Cattle, Co., Vincent, Ohio (½ interest) - - $7,500 BAR-S-TNT Mr Navarro 109, 1/8/11, by UPS Navarro, consigned by Stephens Hereford Farms, Edinburg; and TNT Herefords, Ramsey, to Loehr Hereford Farms, Peoria (½ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 females BAR-S-LHF Ms Navarro 112, 1/10/11, by UPS Navarro, consigned by Kayla Stephens, Edinburg, to TNT Herefords- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,500 Crane Maple 1212 ET, 2/12/11, by Purple Milsap 45S, consigned by Brittany Crane, to Tayton and Sidney Stolee, Argyle, Wis.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,300 LHF Lady Odessa 102, 1/9/11, by BAR-S Mr 5216 913, consigned by Loehr Hereford Farms, to R&R Polled Herefords, Cambridge - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 HW

HEREFORD SALE Thursday, February 16, 2012 Noon (CST) Iowa State Fairgrounds — Des Moines, Iowa

60 HAND-PICKED LOTS

Yearling & 2-Year-Old Bulls, Bred & Yearling Females, Embryos & Flushes

Schedule

Sample of Consignments Offspring of popular sires

9 a.m. — Parade of Sale Cattle, Pavilion 12 noon — Sale in North Annex Consignors from top herds in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri & Wisconsin Sponsored By

Call, write or e-mail for catalog: Mike & Becky Simpson 13359 280th St. • Redfield, IA 50233-6014 515-833-2991 • becksimp@aol.com Auctioneer: Monte Lowderman 309-255-0110

See our catalog online at: www.iowahereford.org or www.herefordmarketplace.com • Watch for consignors list and more photos in our February Hereford World ad www.hereford.org

January 2012 /

ALABAMA

Jim McDougald,

CF Campbell Farms

Guaranteed Growth & Performance

559-822-2178

Registered Horned Herefords Percentage Heifers

HEREFORD CATTLE

14000 N. 7V Ranch Rd. • Prescott, AZ 86305 Nelson Pierce 928-460-0091

Steve Pierce 928-445-7949

Mountain View

H e r e f o r d

Loren, Terrie, Hunter and Tanner 9728 Blue Mt. Ranch Rd. • Whitmore, CA 96096 775-848-0160 • 530-472-6431 lorenmrnak@aol.com Calves on the ground and for sale out of Dakota, Monument and Iceman.

NYLAND HEREFORDS

Grace Wystrach

Nine Cross Ranch

P.O. Box 1038 • San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 Tom and Kathleen Manning, Co-owners Harvey S. Nyland, Co-owner Tom Manning, Manager 831-623-2219 Cell 831-801-6937

ARKANSAS and

Crooked Creek Ranch

Black Herefords

David and Ashlee Rawe 265 C.A. Rawe Loop, El Paso, AR 72045 501-882-2532 Home/Office 501-288-3113 David Cell www.crookedcreekranch.us

Registered Polled Herefords Doyce and Peggy Winningham

Larry and Susan Alto 3545 Bayschool Rd. Arcata, CA 95521

Five H Farms J-B Herefords Case and Melinda Vyfhuizen, owners Joe Brazil, partner/manager 5851 S. Hwy. 59, Merced, CA 95340 209-410-1904 • www.FiveHFarms.com

Herd sires: H Easy Deal 609ET and GB L1 Domino 9110

Coyote Ridge Ranch

JJJ

Home/Office 925-449-5265 Cell 209-607-5916 Fax 925-447-5674

Steve Lambert Family 2938 Nelson Ave. Oroville, CA 95965 Cell 530-624-5256

Hampton and Kay Cornelius 970-284-0927

www.coyoteridgeherefords.com

Polled & Horned Herefords Art and Krynn Parham 559-294-8730 9299 E. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93727

Coulter and Will Passwaters 9097 Shepherds View Ln., Bridgeville, DE 19933 302-337-3229 • Cell 302-542-6061 • cpasswaters@msn.com

eorgia

Winton C. and Emily C. Harris and Family Polled Hereford 1942 Jonny and Toni Harris 334 K-Ville Rd. Screven, GA 31560 912-586-6585 greenviewfarms@windstream.net

Braford 1983

Square and Round Bermuda Grass Hay

Seedstock source for the purebred or commercial breeder.

Performance and Quality From Grazing Since 1942.

Marshall Ernst Family Windsor, CO 80550 970-674-5113 marshall_ernst@msn.com

Line breeding Neil Trask Plato Dominos for more than 45 years with Felton blended in. Thick muscled. Grass performers. Complete program. Full records. BUD HILL 1651 Deep South Farm Rd. Phone and fax Blairsville, GA 30512 706-745-5714 www.hillvuefarm.com

1968 Burton’s Ferry Hwy. Sylvania, GA 30467

rnst

1975 E. Roosevelt Rd. • El Nido, CA 95317 Gino and Mona Pedretti 209-722-2073 Gino Pedretti Jr. 209-383-1905 Mark St. Pierre 209-384-0129

Producing good, productive cattle that know what excellent mothering is all about!

PERRIN RANCH — Est. 1971 —

Jim, Marcia, Bobby and Jamie Mickelson 5174 Sonoma Mountain Rd. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-527-5948 707-481-3440 cell JMMick@sonic.net

Located 1 hour north of Denver

1145 18 Rd. • Fruita, CO 81521 970-858-3203 • dmchall60@aol.com

IDAHO

Selling bulls at the U.B.I.A. Performance Bull Test Sale – Salina, Utah, the third Saturday in March Performance Testing Since 1978 • Females for sale at the ranch.

qualityis @ canyongemlivestock

• www.canyongemlivestock.co 106 W. 500 S. Jerome, ID 83338

Hanging W Herefords Robert and Rita Weitzel 16662 Rd. 25 Dolores, CO 81323 970-882-2286

Tim Dolcini 208-308-4083

Herd Sires SHF Topeka 57G T56 ET Churchill Yankee 863U RW M326 Maximus U13

R egistered Polled, Horned Bulls and R eplacement H eifers

. EG

EFOR HER

D AND ANGUS

CIRCLE

Judd and Lois Tripp

George Kubin • 970-323-6249 4535 Hwy. 348 • Olathe, CO 81425

Line One Breeding

“Profitable Real World Cattle”

Tom Robb & Sons P olled H erefords

CAT TL E

RANCH Midvale, Idaho

208-355-4555

73251 W. C.R. 132 John Leone New Raymer, CO 80742 970-539-8009 (20 miles South of Kimball, Neb.) indiancave@msn.com www.indiancaveherefords.com

Tripp Cattle Co.

Milton, Bonnie Tyler and Sean Costa

Bred for Calving Ease and Carcass Quality; RANCH RAISED for Durability and Performance

KUBIN HEREFORD RANCH

5201 Saunders Ave. • Loomis, CA 95650 916-652-9384 • Cell 916-764-8205

James 912-863-7706 912-690-0214 cell

Doug Hall Herefords

Generation After Generation...

Joseph and Connie Jess

/ January 2012

www.colemanherefords.com colemanherefords@hughes.net 719-783-9324 Fax 719-783-2211

Total Performance Based on a Strong Foundation of working mothers

Ron and Cathy Tobin 530-833-9961 P.O. Box 2336 • 14400 Weston Rd. • Flournoy, CA 96029 Tracy Bjornestad 530-833-0332 • okherefs@aol.com

15850 Jess Ranch Rd. Tracy, CA 95377

Q uality — Not Q uantity

GEORGIA

Al to Herefords

Angus • Herefords

850 Meadow Ln. • Guffey, CO 80820 719-689-2047 or Cell 719-650-4929

he oldest established herd in

CALIFORNIA

Registered Herefords and Quarter Horses for sale at the ranch.

Our Goal

Ken and Suzanne Coleman 1271 C.R. 115 Westcliffe, CO 81252-9611

Lou and Karen Perrin • 916-663-1142 8500 Rock Springs Rd. • Penryn, CA 95663

210 Winningham Rd. Center Ridge, AR 72027 501-893-2527 • 501-208-3552 Cell Contact us — Cattle for sale!

Jess Ranch

S V CATTLE CO.

Jane Evans Cornelius 970-284-6878

Winningham Farms

JJJ

James T. Campbell High Altitude Registered Horned Herefords

18300 C.R. 43 LaSalle, CO 80645

Jack James 116 N. Gintown Rd. Mulberry, AR 72947 479-997-8323 • 479-997-5302

707-822-9478

DELAWARE

Greenview Farms, Inc. T G .

Bulls, Bulls, Bulls

Herefords

COLORADO

Fax 831-623-4276 manning3@direcway.com

Fred Moore

8215 N. 21st Ave #D103 Phoenix, AZ 85021 Cell 602-380-4716 Office 877-869-3900 fred@ninecrossranch.com • Registered Hereford Cattle & Quarter Horses •

www.w6herefords.com

Mrnak Herefords West

R a n c h

HC 1, Box 788 • Elgin, AZ 85611 520-456-9052 Located 7 miles west of Hwy. 9 on Hwy. 82

54286 W.C.R. 27 • Carr, CO 80612 Harold and Bryan Sidwell 970-897-2324 970-381-0264 Cell

Registered Herefords & Angus

Barry, Carrie and Bailey Morrell Carrie Cell 530-218-5507 5640 Co. Rd. 65 • Willows, CA 95988 Barry Cell 530-682-5808 530-934-2047 morrellranches@aol.com

Registered and Commercial

Sidwell Herefords

Morrell Ranches

Matt Campbell 256-656-7046 Samantha Campbell 256-509-7335 Lynn Campbell 256-508-8244

ARIZONA

Tom and Cindy Weimer P.O. Box 1197 • Susanville, CA 96130 530-254-6802 • 530-260-0416 mobile weimercattleco@citlink.net www.weimercattleco.com

Registered Herefords 46089 Rd. 208, Friant, CA 93626

Line One Breeding

Mt. Hope, Ala.

eCattle i mCompany er

McDougald Family 559-822-2289

Manager

COLYER HEREFORDS

★

31058 Colyer Rd. • Bruneau, ID 83604

Bruneau

www.hereford.com Guy and Sherry Colyer 208-845-2313 Ray and Bonnie Colyer 208-845-2312

Eagle Canyon Ranch Practical — Functional

HEREFORD CATTLE

Tom and Denise Wiseman Buhl, Idaho • 208-731-4714 • eaglecanyonranch@aol.com

Registered • Commercial

JLV Ranch, Hanford, Calif. Jeff and Lori Valentine 559-584-1597 • 559-381-1838 Cell jlval@lemoorenet.com

Vernon Slocum 559-584-8094

34125 Rd. 20 N. • McClave, CO 81057-9604 719-456-1149 • robbherefords@rural-com.com

Roderick Leach Polled Herefords Bruce Leach 20998 C.R. Q, Lindon, CO 80740 970-345-2533

Keith Elkington 208-523-2286 • Summer 208-523-6478 Layne 208-523-8508 • Mobile 208-681-0765 Brent • 208-523-6461 Range Ready, Performance Proven Visitors always welcome.

Elkington Polled Herefords 5080 E. Sunnyside Rd. • Idaho Falls, ID 83406

Top Performance Hereford Bulls, 15 years at Northeast Colo. Bull Test Raising Registered Herefords Since 1945

www.hereford.org

Polled Herefords that calve easily, milk and grow in a working environment. Jack and Colleen Filipowski 208-263-7264 1078 S. Center Valley Rd. Sandpoint, ID 83864

Hawley Harrison & Sons

350 S. 1250 W. Heyburn, Idaho

Phil and Joyce Ellis 765-665-3207 Matt and Lisa Ellis 217-666-3438 Joe and Lauri Ellis 765-665-0095 26455 N. 2300th St. • Chrisman, IL 61924 www.efbeef.com • efbeef1@aol.com

Eubank Farms

Clay 208-438-5165 Cell 208-670-1429 Lori 208-670-1427 Hawley 208-678-7931

John and Johanna Gomez, owners

1776 E. 4500 N., Buhl, ID 83316 208-670-1399 • jjgomez@filertel.com 208-543-8885 • 208-543-5910 Fax www.heritagecattleco.com Arlin Nelson - Manager 541-510-0048 Cell

Production Sale 2nd Monday in March Sale in Bliss, Idaho

JBB/AL HEREFORDS John and Bev Bryan / James and Dawn Anderson 208-934-5378 • 208-934-5946 1993 S. 1500 E. • Gooding, ID 83330 jbbalherefords@hotmail.com Since 1967

Moonlight

Eric, Kenin and Kelby Eubank P.O. Box 11 • Oblong, IL 62449 618-562-4211 Cell eeubank@monteaglemills.com

Andy and Beth Fleisher Knoxville, IL 61448 309-221-9785

Rich and Michelle Fleisher Knoxville, IL 61448 309-289-4194 or 309-208-8826

•

Chris Harbison 618-841-8030

9235 E. Eagle Pass Rd. • Ellisville, IL 61431

Ranch

Robert Knott 309-778-2628 Home 309-224-2628 Mobile

Enough cattle to have breeding stock for sale at all times!

Dave and Deb Jenkins

6851 S. Robinson Rd. • Kuna, ID 83634 208-495-1044

22993 Howe R d., C aldwell, ID 83607 www.shawcattle.com greg @ shawcattle.com

Pete Loehr, owner 113 W. Northgate Rd. • Peoria, IL 61614 309-692-6026 • 800-937-BEEF Office • 309-674-5513 Fax

McCaskill Farms

1597 E. 3050th St., Clayton, IL 62324

Polled Herefords

P.O. Box 25 • Minidoka, ID 83343

Glen and Kathy Sweatman 15628 Orchard Rd. • Virginia, IL 62691 217-452-3482 auction@casscomm.com

INDIANA Gene Beck 765-522-3235 7157 N. C.R. 500 E. Bainbridge, IN 46105

Andy Beck, manager • 765-522-3396

4861 E. C.R. 650 N. Bainbridge, IN 46105 Sale 1st Sunday in November

CDF Farms

Cletus Davis & Family Polled Hereford Farm Cletus and Betty Davis 6275 W. State Rt. 47 • Thorntown, IN 46071 765-436-7378 • Rick Davis 765-436-7505

805 E. 900 N., Mays, IN 46155 Donald G. Gray 765-645-5595 John Gray 765-969-0810 jgray460@yahoo.com www.showsteers.com/Gray/index.htm

Green Meadow Farms

Neal Ward 673 N. 825 W. • Blackfoot, ID 83221 208-684-5252 Herd Sires: Remitall Online 122L • MC Ranger 9615 • Trail Boss

ILLINOIS Baker Farms Family Agri-Business Since 1933

1278 E. 20th Rd. Streator, IL 61364 Fred • Debby Sarah • Susan • John 815-672-3491 • Cell 815-257-3491 Fax 815-672-1984

Mark and Diane Brescher 4336 W. 150 N. • Jasper, IN 47546 812-482-7797

Since 1919

Kings, IL 61068

NEWBOLD FARMS INC.

11109 N. 50th St. Oblong, IL 62449 Mark Newbold 618-592-4590 • 618-562-3401 Cell

Oak Hill Farm

Darrel and Anna Behrends 29014 E. C.R. 1000 N. • Mason City, IL 62664 217-482-5470

Greives Herefords 7591 Armstrong Chapel Rd., West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office 765-583-3090 • 765-583-0248 Cell 765-491-6277 • Fax 765-583-2911 greivesgranite@hughes.net

J&K Cattle 2508 S. 400 E. Greenfield, IN 46140

Bob and Louis McConnell 846 E. 1800 N. Rd. Taylorville, IL 62568 217-623-5650

Gary and Debbie McConnell Box 253 Kincaid, IL 62540 217-237-2627

Farm is 1.5 miles west of Sharpsburg, Ill.

Burns Polled Hereford Farm

Cows for sale at all times.

Performance Herefords • Visitors Always Welcome

Curtis, Tobie, Erica and Ethan Kesling 1918 W. Delaware Rd. Logansport, IN 46947 800-972-7178 12526 N. Weldon Rd. • Rockford, IL 61102

Kent Burns 618-443-6279 618-521-3199

Cattle for sale at all times

www.hereford.org

KANSAS Alexander Farms Polled Herefords

K IN G

Linebred King Dominos

John Alexander Family 2756 S. Donmyer • Gypsum, KS 67448-9414 785-536-4931• alexfarms@eaglecom.net

Breeding stock, semen and flushes for sale

Dean and Danny 29111 B Keene Rd. • Maple Hill, KS 66507 785-256-4643 • 785-256-4010 Located 13 miles west of Topeka on I-70, Keene/Eskridge exit then 3 miles south

600 S. Lorraine • St. Francis, KS 67756 Stephen Douthit Family 785-332-2323 Ranch 785-332-3009 Cell 785-332-7192

Walter, Megan and Chuck Douthit Downey Land & Cattle LLC Walter 785-332-6095 Megan 785-332-8575 Chuck: 785-332-4034

HERBEL

1805 RS 115 St. Francis, KS 67756 megan@douthitherefords.com www.douthitherefords.com “Straight Station Line Ones”

20161 Saline Rd. Lucas, KS 67648

HEREFORDS

Clayton Herbel 785-658-5862 Jon E. Herbel 785-324-2430 herbelxp@wtciweb.com Since 1944… A respected cow herd and premier Hereford performance bull breeder.

Dale Jamison Gordon Jamison — 785-754-3639 Rusty Jamison — 785-754-3611 2271 C.R. 74 • Quinter, KS 67752

Jensen Bros.

Kevin and Sheila 785-374-4372 Kevin Cell 785-243-6397 Kirk and Steph 785-374-4223 Box 197 Courtland, KS 66939 jensenks@courtland.net

Days: Office 815-335-2824 Doug Perks 815-335-2624 Tom and Tammy Boatman, managers 404-372-6754

Prairie Meadow Herefords

2620 E. Lake Shore Dr. Springfield, IL 62707 Office 217-529-8878 Greg 217-498-7095 Mark and Carla 217-483-5651 Gail 217-529-4933

Stuckey Polled Herefords

Good Doing Cattle Since 1953

Brent Stuckey 2540 Grandview, Vincennes, IN 47591 812-887-4946 • bstuckey@hartbell.com

IOWA

10124 Michael Rd., Coulterville, IL 62237 Sherwood Burns 618-443-2007 618-521-3678

We’re just east of Des Moines, 3 miles off I-80.

317-467-1092 Kandice Cell 317-498-1496 Jeff Cell 317-557-8259

Ksettles1504@aol.com www.jandkcattle.com

Establishing Excellence 15789 U.S. Hwy. 52, Mt. Carroll, IL 61053 Charlie 815-244-8984 John 815-275-2637 jbickelhaupt@jcwifi.com

“RJH Polled Herefords” Russ, Jim and Leah Hansen 10354 N.E. 82nd Ave. • Bondurant, IA 50035 515-490-1119 • 888-363-4672 Visit us on the Web at www.rjhpolledherefords.com

Bob Greives

dab3741@cassblue.com • www.ohfherefords.com

Bickelhaupt Herefords

Bulls, Females, Semen and Embryos P.O. Box 305 • Manning, IA 51455 712-653-3678

Gray Family Farms

Registered Polled Herefords for over 60 Years

Wynn Dewsnup, owner

Robert 815-562-6391 James 815-562-4946 Malcolm 815-562-5879

Herd Sires: Grandview Oaks 7 Sonora 145R, Mohican Roughout 428R ET and GHC Canuck 12R

Beck-Powell Polled Herefords

Randy 217-242-1262 Ron 217-430-8705 Matt 217-779-0775

Paula Tracy • Office 208-531-4278 Ron Shurtz, manager • 208-431-3311

Good Doin’ Genetics

Woodland View Farms

Herefords

B Knott Farm P Carey Harbison

Rod, Sue, Lisa and Sarah Stream 51590 St. Hwy. 14, Chariton, IA 50049 641-774-8124 streamcattle@hotmail.com • www.streamcattle.com Just north of Chariton on State Hwy. 14

Eby Aluminum Livestock

Mark, Katie and Kayla Stephens 217-825-7913 Cell • 217-623-4236 mckks91@consolidated.net Danny Stephens, Trailers • 217-824-2815

Registered Polled Hereford Cattle

Connie Harbison 618-268-4274

Stephens Trailer Sales

Stream Cattle Co.

P.O. Box 168 • Edinburg, IL 62531

RHS RHS Ray Harbison and Sons 3570 Cedar Point Rd. Raleigh, IL 62977

Merle and Linda Sayre 17626 Virginia Rd. Virginia, IL 62691 217-452-7513 tsayre@frontiernet.net

Stephens Hereford Farm

Fleisher Farms

Lawrence Knott 309-293-2313

Since Registered Polled Herefords 1976

Sayre Hereford Farm

Tim and Tracie Sayre Seely, Kendi and Kira Sayre 13188 Virginia Rd. Arenzville, IL 62611 217-997-5597

Nate and Courtney Wirtjes

9272 Freeport Rd. • Durand, IL 61024 815-629-2441 • Cell 815-871-9118 • wirtjes2@msn.com Visitors always welcome • Member of The Offense

GAR-NANC Cattle Gary and Nancy Maurer 1559 Lawrence Ave. Independence, IA 50644 319-636-3365 Cell 563-920-7050 garnanccattle@iowatelecom.net

Rau Farms Steve and Missy Rau 9036 20th St. Stanley, IA 50671 319-634-3938 Cell 563-920-4553 raufarms@netins.net

Alex and Mariam Mih 701 S. Plummer Rd., Chanute, KS 66720 620-431-3917 • albear76@yahoo.com Doug Pearish 620-473-3179 • 620-212-0038 mobile Dale Beecher

Breeding cattle for economically relevant traits and performance.

www.meitlercattle.com

d. th R . 13 67648 N 7 123 as, KS Luc

Gene: 785-526-7381 785-658-5612 meitlercattle@wilsoncom.us Darris: 785-525-6200 785-658-5208

January 2012 /

pplewell PoHerefords

Annual Sale 4th Monday in March Jan R. 785-482-3383 Arden 785-466-1422 Box 8 • Dwight, KS 66849 jakoleenbros@tctelco.net www.oleenbrothers.com

Vince, Tracey and Alex Popplewell 1526 Clearfork Rd. Russell Springs, KY 42642 270-866-4480 • 270-566-1852 Cell

Frederickson Hereford Farm Nate and Jayna Frederickson 30819 250th St. St. Onge, SD 57779 Cell 605-254-4872 605-642-1131

Mark, Mary Kay and Sarah Frederickson 30819 250th S.E. Starbuck, MN 56381 320-239-4213

Straight Line One Cooper Holden Genetics Bulls Available at Private Treaty.

Harding Bros. Herefords Marvin and Everett Harding Rt. 2 • Ridgeway, MO 64481 660-872-6870

Journagan Ranch

Louisiana Chuck Oleen 6944 Thorstenberg Rd. 785-668-2454 Kevin and Vera Schultz 620-995-4072 Cell 620-546-4570 2048 280th Ave., Haviland, KS 67059 www.sandhillfarms.com Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in April Stop by for a visit anytime.

Schu-Lar Herefords, LLC “ Y o u r B r a n d of Hereford” Schumann

367 Hwy. 40, Lecompton, KS 66050 • 785-887-6754 brycegina@sunflower.com

Larson

508 Rockfence Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049 • 785-843-5986 schular@sunflower.com

R EFO R D

Glenn C. Oleen 10272 S. Forsse Rd. 785-668-2368

Registered Herefords FALUN, KS 67442

C’s

Larry and Donna Clemons Cody and Colt 78255 Hwy. 1077 Folsom, LA 70437 Farm: 985-796-5647 Fax 985-796-5478 hornedherefords@msn.com

Smith land & Cattle Formerly P&K Farms Mike Smith P.O. Drawer 671 • Winnfield, LA 71483 318-628-4631 or 800-738-5545 smithkennethm@bellsouth.net Line One Hereford Cattle

MARYLAND

David & Delores Stump 1128 Hwy. 9 Blue Rapids, KS 66411 785-363-7410

Club Calf Sales Jay and Shelly Stull eastsidehereford@comcast.net Visitors welcome!

10718-A Liberty Rd. Frederick, MD 21701 301-898-8552

Marty D. Lueck, Manager Rt. 1, Box 85G • Mountain Grove, MO 65711 417-948-2669 • Cell 417-838-1482

Doug and JoAnn 763-755-4930 Bryan and Marytina 763-389-0625 Bradley 763-862-1306

Roth Hereford Farm

OXH

OXLEY HEREFORD RANCH

Since 1976

2134 250th St., Mahnomen, MN 56557

1146 N.E. Hwy. J • Windsor, MO 65360 Ed and Carol 660-694-2569 Eddie, Mary, Lane and Levi 660-647-9907 Fax 660-694-0141 • croth745@earthlink.net www.rothherefords.com

Mary Jane Oxley Tritsch, owner Robert Schafer, mgr. 218-935-5915 Cell: 218-637-0185

• 71 Years in the Business •

BULLS & FEMALES FOR SALE Visitors Welcome

Lester and John Schafer 64664 170th St. Buffalo Lake, MN 55314 320-833-2050

East Side Farm Registered Polled Herefords

Owners Leo and Jean Journagan

2477 N.W. Main St. • Coon Rapids, MN 55448 We welcome your visit!

SCHNEIDER FARMS

For Sale: Bulls Females Semen

2374 Hwy. K • Hermann, MO 65041

Reuben 573-943-6489

Proven Genetics www.woessnerfarms.com

Springwater Polled Herefords

Troy Williamson 110 161st St. Garretson, SD 57030 507-597-6221 605-254-7875 Cell twilliamson@alliancecom.net

Chad Williamson 339 91st St. Pipestone, MN 56164 507-825-5766 507-215-0817 Cell springwater@svtv.com

Private Treaty Offers Available Woessner Farms 11975 County Rd. 3450 St. James, MO 65559

info@springhillherefords.com • www.springhillherefords.com

Towner Farm

1616 John Shirk Rd. Taneytown, MD 21787 Ray 443-871-4917 Cyndy 443-871-6657 clhowes@aol.com

Polled Herefords

John Towner 320 E. 47 Hwy., Girard, KS 66743 620-724-6636 www.townerfarm.com Herd Sires, Show Prospects and Cow-Calf Pairs

Jason McDonald 72196 325th St., Kimball, MN 55353 • 320-221-0280

BBL Herefords

Bruce, Sarah, Cody and Bo Layne 866 Capitol Hill Rd. Fountain Run, KY 42133 270-434-4502 • 270-670-8251 Cell bblayne@scrtc.com

Polled Herefords

Botkin

Breeding Victor Domino Cattle for Over 50 Years Collecting Carcass Data Since 1998

1999 Walnut Hill Rd. Lexington, KY 40515 859-271-9086 859-533-3790 Cell shane4413@windstream.net

Cattle for Sale at All Times

Wes and Linda Schuman 28589 Brick Row Dr. Oxford, MD 21654 443-496-0946 cell 410-476-3003 wesschuman@aol.com

5754 U.S. 62 • Mays Lick, KY 41055 boydbeefcattle@msn.com

Hwy. 28 W. • P.O. Box 753 • Hazlehurst, MS 39083 Ann Zimmerman 601-894-2755 Dayne Zimmerman 704-906-1571 daynez@mindspring.com • www.cranch.com

William and Jackie Adair 1251 Ranch Dr. • Senatobia, MS 38668 662-562-7467 grandviewplantation@hotmail.com www.grandviewcmr.com Walt and Jil McKellar 7775 Hwy. 310 W. • Como, MS 38619 662-526-5520 • Cell 662-292-1936 jilmckellar@yahoo.com

SCH Polled Herefords Samuel C. and Linda Hunter • 301-824-4771 13651 Newcomers Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21742 Herd Sires: THM 163 Chance 5004, DJB 28P Standard Vic 7T, SRM 0125 Demetri 719ET, Prestwood Hunter M065 U26 and LJR 95N Wallace 63W

TAMSEY

Easton, MD 21601

Owners: M.D. and Al Bonebrake

Polled Herefords

George Brennan, owner 410-822-7432 • 410-822-8866

MINNESOTA David, Lorie, Matthew, Michael and Mason Kitchell 3471 State Hwy. 200 • Ada, MN 56510-9260 218-584-8283 Eight miles east of Ada on U.S. 200 Visitors always welcome.

Mark and Cristy 406-285-6985

P.O. Box 126 • Willow Creek, MT 59760 cooperherefords@tssmt.net

Curlew Cattle Company IF 26 Years Line 1 Genetics

Bulls for sale in the spring. Howard Moss 895 Whitetail Rd. Whitehall, MT 59759 406-287-9947

MISSOURI

FARMS

D K Charlie Sr. 606-763-6688 • Andrew 606-763-6497 Charlie II 606-763-6418 • Fax 606-763-6343

Wayne • Ben

Ronald and Thelma Mills 11339C Liberty Rd., Frederick, MD 21701 301-304-0612 • Cell 240-575-8637 rtacres@comcast.net • www.rtacres.com

33376 Fox Rd.

Robert, Carol and Susan Botkin

P.O. Box 185 Musselshell, MT 59059 406-947-2511

MISSISSIPPI

Brian Staab 1962 220th Ave. 785-628-1102 785-623-1701 Cell vjspolledherefords@yahoo.com

KENTUCKY

Brillhart Ranch Co.

Registered and commercial Herefords that will qualify for CHB Program.

Visit our website at: www.whisperingpinefarms.com

Virgil Staab 785-625-5275

Hays, Kansas “Bulls and heifers for sale”

Steve Greene, Manager 417-693-7881 • Springfield, MO

FTF

Dutton Herefords

190 Sunnyside Ln. Gold Creek, MT 59733 Dean 406-288-3330 Cory 406-288-3563 Registered bulls and commercial heifers for sale.

Falling Timber Farm

16777 Ridder Rd. • Marthasville, MO 63357 Glenn and Yvonne Ridder John and Heidi Ridder 636-433-2858 636-358-4161 200 Cows Performance Tested geridder@centurytel.net www.fallingtimberfarm.com

Mark, Della, Lacey and Jane’a Ehlke P.O. Box 178 Townsend, MT 59644

406-266-4121 Cell 406-439-4311 info@ehlkeherefords.com • Registered Hereford Bulls • Replacement Heifers • Market Calves www.ehlkeherefords.com

Rod Findley

Brad, Carla, Clay, Clint and Cooper Chambliss 916 Winchester Blvd., Elizabethtown, KY 42701 270-982-3905 • Cell 270-668-7126 Brad.Chambliss@benchmark.us www.chamblissherefordfarms.com

/ January 2012

Matt Woessner 573-308-7006 matt@inv-rel.com

Mike Woessner 573-578-4050 mike@inv-rel.com

MONTANA

Umberger Polled Herefords Greg Umberger 3018 U Rd. • Rozel, KS 67574 620-527-4472 Cell: 620-923-5120 gregumberger@yahoo.com www.kansaspolledherefords.org/umberger

Harvey 573-943-2291

Jerry and Shelly Delaney & Family 2071 C.R. 101 • Lake Benton, MN 56149 507-368-9284 • 507-820-0661 Jerry Cell delaneyherefords@yahoo.com

2.4 mi. E of 7 Hwy

32505 E. 179th St. Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 816-540-3711 • 816-365-9959 findleyfarms@gmail.com

7980 Meadow View Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741-8122

Marvin 406-284-3709 Dan 406-284-6810 Tim 406-284-6990 TFeddes@aol.com www.feddes.com

www.hereford.org

Holden Herefords

NEW Jersey

“The Best in Line 1 Breeding”

Jack and Tresha Holden 3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd. • Valier, MT 59486 406-279-3301 406-279-3300 Ranch • 406-450-1029 Mobile www.holdenherefords.com

J Bar Since E Ranch 1898

P.O. Box 306 • Hyannis, NE 69350 James 308-458-2406 Bryan 308-458-2865 • Bob 308-458-2731

Andy Billing, Owner

Hereford Farm

rm NiedeFarmseyer

Josh Pysher, Manager

Cattle for sale private treaty. Annual sale in March. Watch for consignments in North Platte and Kearney.

Arvid and Linda Eggen 406-895-2657 Box 292 • Plentywood, MT 59254

Michael Cell 575-403-7970 Kyle Cell 575-403-7971 Drew Cell 575-403-7115

McMURRY CATTLE

Fred, Doreen and Rebecca McMurry Squaw Creek Ranch 20 miles east of Billings 406-348-2303 www.mcmurrycattle.com mcmurrycattle@mcn.net

P.O. Box 330012 • Gold Creek, MT 59733 Richard and Shirley Thomas • 406-288-3459 Bruce, Tammy, Kurt, Amber and Heather Thomas 406-288-3458 • 406-544-1536 Bruce cell 406-239-5113 Kurt cell thomasfamily@blackfoot.net

Michael and Connie Perez 575-633-2038

Line 1 Victor Dominos

From I-80 exit 48 west of Sidney, Neb., south 1 1/4 miles, west 1 mile, south 3/4 mile Herd sire: BB 1065 Domino 6081 • Cow herd: Mark Donald and Line 1

Doug Bolte, Manager

Lee Hively: 330-533-3036 Rob Hively: 330-550-1666 Mike McPhee: 330-503-1835 herefordfarms@sbcglobal.net

C orner s tone

43500 E. N. Loup Rd. • Brewster, NE 68821

Frenzen

Polled Herefords

Galen Frenzen 50802 N. Edgewood Rd. Annual Bull Sale Fullerton, NE 68638 March 308-536-2069 • 308-550-0237 Cell

Van Newkirk Herefords

www.vannewkirkherefords.com ★ Oshkosh, NE 69154 Joe Van Newkirk and Family 308-772-3081 Quality Herefords Since 1892

ephesians 2:20

LaMoyne and Opal Peters Leslie and Glenda Armstrong Kevin and Renee Grant

Located 5 miles north of Moriarty on Hwy. 41, then 1.5 miles east.

Line 1 Breeding Larry and Karen Gibson 35570 W. Gibson Rd. Wallace, NE 69169 308-387-4580 • 308-530-6435 kgibson@nebnet.net

Mohican West

3100 Sportsman Park Rd. Laurel, MT 59044 Phone/Fax 406-633-2600 Terry Powlesland 406-633-2810

Private Treaty

Selling: Coming 2-year-olds and Yearling Bulls

David Schubel — Philip Keppler

585-798-2587 Fax 585-798-2587 Home 585-798-4088 Cell 716-560-4481 sk-herefords@msn.com

11021 Ryan Rd. Medina, NY 14103

NEVADA

NORTH CAROLINA Lilla and Woodie Bell P.O. Box 48 • Paradise Valley, NV 89426 775-578-3536 • bellranch@onramp.bz www.bellranchherefords.com Home of BRL Call 100L — The “Real World” Hereford Bull

ISON STOCK FAR M ORR

Practical, Profitable Polled Herefords Calving-ease genetics with added performance 7530 S.R. 314 Bob Karen Lexington, OH 44904 419-565-0032 419-565-3939 419-362-4471

SK HEREFORDS, LLC

Gibson Herefords

Double J Farm, LLC

NS Polled Herefords Norman Starr M.D., owner 216-295-1511 Gene Steiner, management 513-398-9188

P.O. Box 280 • Mason, OH 45040

OAKRIDGE POLLED HEREFORDS Performance Cattle Certified and Accredited

763 W. River Rd. Valley City, OH 44280 330-483-3909

Earl and Cynthia Arnholt oakridge@zoominternet.net

OKLAHOMA

John Wheeler

134 Thorncliff Dr. Cell 910-489-0024 Home 910-483-6713 Fayetteville, N.C. 28303 jm3k2d@earthlink.net Herd Sires: BBF Buckshot Charlie R16 and DJF World Class Red Raider

Hoffman R a n c h n

Modern, stout, functional Denny and Dixie Hoffman • 406-425-0859 Jason and Kaycee Hoffman • 530-604-5096 P.O. Box 287 • Thedford, NE 69166 jason@hoffmanranch.com • www.hoffmanranch.com

J ❤

616 Pecan Dr. Ft. Sumner, NM 88119

NEW YORK

Females and club calves for sale private treaty.

575-355-2803 • 575-355-6621

Sheldon Wilson 575-451-7469 1545 SR 456 • Folsom, NM 88419

upstreamranch@gmail.com www.upstreamcattle.com

48979 Nordic Rd. Spencer, NE 68777

Dale Spencer Family • Don and Doris 308-547-2208

45060 Upstream Rd. • Taylor, NE 68879 Brent and Robin Meeks • 308-942-3195

Fisher

4551 S.R. 514 Glenmont, OH 44628 Conard and Nancy Stitzlein 330-378-3421 Matt Stitzlein 330-231-0708

cornerstone@plateautel.net www.cornerstoneranch.net

Annual Bull Sale - First Saturday in February

Quality Cattle That Work Lowell and Carol 402-589-1347

P L

A n c h

UPSTREAM RANCH

402-379-1432 Mobile 402-640-4048 dbolte@conpoint.com

Mohican Polled Hereford Farm

Bill King 505-832-4330 505-220-9909 Tommy and Becky Spindle 505-832-0926 P.O. Box 564 • Stanley, NM 87056

spencerhereford@neb-sandhills.net spencerhereford@nebnet.net • www.spencerhereford.com

1103 S. Grandview Dr. • Norfolk, NE 68701

Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm 1600 Salem-Warren Rd. N. Jackson, OH 44451

L C

NEBRASKA Blueberry Hill Farms

Jim and Marlene 701-574-3124

OHIO

Ken McMillen 2230 Rd. 93 • Sidney, NE 69162-4216 308-254-3772 Ranch 7milliron@bbc.net

Allen 402-756-3034 Ron 402-756-3462 arschutte@gtmc.net rnschutte@gtmc.net Fax 402-756-2136 www.schutteandsons.net

www.westwindranch.com

www.mrnakherefords.com Terry and Debby, Brent and Jenna and Andy 701-574-3193

7 Mill Iron Ranch

1417 Rd. 2100 Guide Rock, NE 68942-8099

John and Linda Holden 540 Westwind Ln. • Valier, MT 59486 406-279-3326

9767 Quay Rd. O Nara Visa, NM 88430

Wayne, Jill & Robyn 701-574-3172

Producer of Quality Bred and Raised Registered Polled Hereford Cattle

Low birth weights — High maternal EPDs

Bowman, ND 58623

14503 91st St. S.W.

REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS Genetics for Certified Hereford Beef®

2027 Iris Ln. Billings, MT 59102 406-254-1247 406-254-1247 Fax

NORTH DAKOTA

NEW MEXICO

3680 Q Rd. • Cook, NE 68329 Robert 402-864-2031 • Randy 402-864-2741 www.niedermeyerfarms.com

Jay-De Lorrie

W&A

George, Tammy, William and Andy Ward 3404 Shady Grove Rd. Providence, NC 27315 336-388-2177 Cell 434-251-3637 gwwardjr@comcast.net

JBPolled Ranch Herefords

Milk, Muscle, Performance and Weight Bulls that Females that Outcross Pedirees Perform Produce Bulls and femlaes always for sale. Visitors always welcome! Jack and Bev Beeson Prolific Disposition Wayne, NE 68787 402-375-3404 Cell 402-375-9027

Art and Jean Linton 77414 Hwy. 183, Miller, NE 68858 308-457-1127 • Cell 308-293-5816 ajlinton@frontiernet.net www.lintonpolledherefords.com

Brumley Farms

“The Best of Both” Horned and Polled Genetics

Don, Skeeter, Kari, Brooke and Bryce P.O. Box 239 • Orovada, NV 89425 775-272-3152 Home • 775-272-3153 Fax 209-479-0287 Cell

Genoa Livestock

"Quality Cattle for Quality People" Cattle for sale private treaty

ers Hereford Farm y M Harry Myers & Son 321 Elmwood Rd. • Statesville, NC 28625 704-872-7155 • Fax 704-871-9997 hmastecc@i-america.net

Line 1 Herefords

Top Performance Hereford Genetics

Jim, Linda and Chad Davis 336-853-8019 Cell 336-247-1554

Dwight Joos: 775-240-6030 Bob and Carol Coker: 916-539-1987 Office: 775-782-3336 640 Genoa Ln., Minden, NV 89423 www.genoalivestock.com

Fallon and Austin, NV Cell 775-427-8199 Home of H Easy Deal 609 ET — AVAILABLE — 1 Bull or a Truckload • Heifers or Pairs

lee@hutchensherefords.com • www.hutchensherefords.com

cdavisuncc@yahoo.com Registered Polled Herefords

243 Horseshoe Neck Rd. Lexington, NC 27295

Triplett Polled Herefords James Triplett

127 Roseman Ln. • Statesville, NC 28625 704-876-3148 (evening) • 704-872-7550 (daytime) Visitors welcome Bulls and females for sale private treaty

www.hereford.org

CBY

Polled Herefords Performance Breeder — Robert and Dolores Call 1011 E. 11th St. • Cushing, OK 74023 918-225-4623

CNB Polled Herefords Charles and Nancy Buckminster Performance Program Breeder 13914 W. Fox Dr. Lahoma, OK 73754 580-796-2554 • Cell 580-541-6655 Fax 580-796-2554

DENNI S RANCH Since 1 9 1 6 R.R. Box 257 • Grady, OK 73545 Registered and Commercial Herefords 580-662-9211 • 580-757-2515 • Cell 940-704-9682

BULLS FOR SALE January 2012 /

Reggie and Amber Willits, Owners Rt. 1, Box 418, Fort Cobb, OK 73038 405-306-7443

www.doublesevenranch.com info@doublesevenranch.com

PENNSYLVANIA Paul Laubach Rt. 1, Box 69 • Leedey, OK 73654 580-488-3670 • Cell 405-664-7743 trailland@cox.net

Don and Madeline Hennon Sewickley, PA 15143 412-741-2883 Fax 412-741-4852 Robert Glenn, manager 724-748-4303 www.barhfarm.com

OREGON P.O. Box 166 • Caddo, OK 74729 Bill Dufur — 580-367-9910 Alan Dufur — 580-775-3830

Creekside

Registered Polled Herefords

DURHAM RANCH 3719 S. Coyle Rd. Stillwater, OK 74074 Norm and Jane Durham 405-372-7096

George and Karen Sprague 85777 Vilhauer • Eugene, OR 97405 541-465-2188 gks@bar1ranch.com • www.bar1ranch.com

Acres 20 Bridgewater Ln. Newville, PA 17241

Dennis and Karen Dennis 717-423-6808 717-262-5542 717-262-3816 Bill and Denise Logan 717-423-6808 717-360-5532 717-261-6503

The Howe Family

njdurhamranch@brightok.net Total Performance Breeder.

Flying Mike and Lotsee 19402 W. Hwy. 51 P.O. Box 434 Spradling

Sand Springs, OK 74063

Corporate offices: P.O. Box 304 Wagontown, PA 19376 610-942-4249 • 610-942-4288 Fax

David and Lynda Bird 45863 Crow Rd. • Halfway, OR 97834 541-742-5436 • Fax 541-742-5435

Ranch 918-640-7711 918-245-8854

Registered Herefords Glen and Jean Britton, Owners 20850 E. 850 Rd. • Leedey, OK 73654 405-488-3529

GRAY Land & Cattle Charles and Karen Gray 317 S.E. 33rd St. Edmond, OK 73013 405-341-6861 405-341-7446 Office

BAKER City, OR 97814

Charles Chandler – 541-523-3570 George Chandler – 541-523-2166 Duane Chandler – 541-523-4265 www.chandlerherefords.com cherford@bakervalley.net

England Ranch

Dick, Jim and Jon England P.O. Box 38 • Prineville, OR 97754

Quality • Performance • Registered Cattle Horned Herefords • Black Angus

Registered Polled Herefords • Freezer Beef • Trucks and Parts Custom Farm Toys • Century Bale Feeders

Jon 541-504-0074 • Jim 541-447-6972 Dick England, consultant

HEREFORD

RANCH

42590 Salmon Creek Rd. • Baker City, OR 97814

Ranch 541-523-4401

Bob Harrell Jr. 541-523-4322

Don Schafer 541-403-0008

Registered Hereford Cattle

and

Quarter Horses

Annual Sale First Monday In March

“Your Eastern Oregon Range Bull Source” Registered Herefords and Quarter Horses

LeForce Herefords Henry C. LeForce, Owner • 580-984-0011 cell Paul Koffskey, Ranch Manager • 580-984-0015 cell 84999 Garvin Rd., Pond Creek, OK 73766 580-532-6100 • info@leforce.com

M.T. and Cori Anderson 48380 Izee Paulina Ln. Canyon City, OR 97820

541-477-3816 M.T. 541-377-0030 Cori 541-377-3347

Oregon Hereford Ranch Doug Bennett 541-564-9104

Don 541-567-2480

76707 Hwy. 207 • Echo, OR 97826

Quick Mill Farms Q M Bill Vandermolen and Family

20016 S. White Ln. • Oregon City, OR 97045 503-650-4613 • Fax 503-655-0577 bill@quickmillfarms.com www.quickmillfarms.com • Registered Polled and Horned Herefords • Performance Tested • Consistent Quality

Greg and Therese Stallings Registered Horned Herefords CRP Grass Seeds

Allen Moss Herefords Moss Seed Company

Rt. 2, Box 146-B • Vici, OK 73859 580-922-4911 Phone/Fax • 580-334-7842 Cell amoss@vicihorizon.com • www.allenmossherefords.com Located 12 miles east then 2 miles north of Vici

Alvin, Luke and Charlie Vogel 148 Spithaler School Rd. Evans City, PA 16033 724-538-8413

SOUTH CAROLINA

HARRELL High Desert Cattle Co.

Leon and Watson Langford 918-733-1331 • Okmulgee, Okla. www.langfordherefords.com

Performance Seedstock

Vogel Valley Farms

Graft•Britton Ranch

605-338-0794 • 605-351-5438 Phillip’s Cell

Breeding stock available private treaty.

Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Keith and Cheryl 21115 344th Ave. • HC Box 45 Ree Heights, SD 57371-5901 605-943-5664

Hereford breeding stock and club calves for sale private treaty.

Hoffman Herefords Horned & Polled Herefords

11341 357th Ave. • Leola, SD 57456 Colin 605-439-3623 • Dorothy 605-439-3250 cmbhoffman@msn.com www.hoffmanherefords.com

Farm address: 337 Guyer Corner Rd. New Enterprise, PA 16664 814-766-2893

J. Paul and Bette Slayton 2272 Dibert Rd. Bedford, PA 15522 814-623-0772 BEARDANCE 717-805-1376 Cell pslayton@pabeef.org Slaytons’ slayton@bcda.org Hereford and Angus

Fullerton Hereford Farms 2658 Brentwood Dr.,Norman, OK 73069 405-329-4406 • Cell 405-850-4294 allanruby@att.net Calves for Sale — Heifers and Bulls

Tim, Becky, Philip and Jon Eggers 25748 476th Ave. • Sioux Falls, SD 57104

JBN Livestock

www.deanajakfarms.com

Registered Polled Herefords Pecans flyinggranchss@aol.com

Ruby Fullerton

Eggers Southview Farms

Eugene, OR 97405 Office: 541-485-3615

Registered Herefords

Jim and Jeannine Bockwoldt 22370 152nd Place, Box Elder, SD 57719 605-923-2366 jbnlivestock@rushmore.com • www.jbnlivestock.com

K&B

HEREFORDS www.kandbherefords.org kb@sbtc.net

17309 322nd Ave. • Onida, SD 57564 Ken Bieber Family • 605-973-2351 Annual Production Sale — Feb. 2012

LaGrand

Lance Pankratz, owner Office 605-925-7611 Angus and Hereford Ranch Cell 605-359-9221 Home 605-925-4283 Fax 605-925-4354 44130 279th St. lagrand@gwtc.net Freeman, SD 57029 www.lagrandranch.com

Rausch Herefords

P.O. Box 1057 • Seneca, SC 29679 864-882-1890 • Deryl Cell 864-324-3268 deryl@keeserealtysc.com • Trask Breeding

SOUTH DAKOTA Spring Production Sale Don, Peg and Seth Zilverberg 18542 326th Ave. • Polled Herefords Holabird, SD 57540 • Limousin 605-852-2966 www.barjz.com • cattle@barjz.com • Lim-Flex

14831 Hereford Rd. Hoven, SD 57450 605-948-2375 Vern • Jerry • Shannon rauschherf@rauschherefords.com RauschHerefords.com

America’s #1 Dams of Distinction Cow herd • Private Sales Year-round • Bull and Female Sale Third Monday in February

Thorstenson Hereford Ranch

Bill and Paula Thorstenson 30491 131st St. • Selby, SD 57472 605-649-7940 • Cell 605-845-6108 wpthorstenson@venturecomm.net paulathorstenson@yahoo.com

TENNESSEE

Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch Gerald and Janette Bischoff 20025 399th Ave., Huron, SD 37350 605-352-5530 • Cell 605-350-0979 ravinecr@santel.net • www.ravinecreekranch.com

B lume Herefords

Gordon and Thordys Michael and Becky 39462 178th St. 605-224-4187 Frankfort, SD 57440 605-870-0052 605-472-0619 blumeherf@yahoo.com

Jim and Kay Coley and Family 1100 Corum Hill Rd., Castalian Springs, TN 37031 615-451-2567 • coleyherefords@ gmail.com www.coleyherefords.com

Cattle Co.

Doug Le Tourneau

695 Nashville Pike, #195, Gallatin, TN 37066 615-594-2229 trainone53@hotmail.com

info@stallingspolledherefords.com www.stallingspolledherefords.com

5190 Clay Farm Rd. Atwood, TN 38220

91 Courtney Ln., Belle Fourche, SD 57717 www.courtneyherefords.com

Tom Lane Jr. 615-320-9402 • 615-804-0500 cell www.FourLHerefords.com

Jackson Farms Horned Herefords Third Generation Hereford Breeder Roy and Janet Cranston 15851 Wells Rd. • Prairie City, SD 57649 605-866-4423 • rchranch@sdplains.com

8103 Bill Moss Rd. White House, TN 37188 615-672-4483 Home/Fax 615-478-4483 Cell billymjackson@aol.com

“Farming the same land since 1834”

/ January 2012

www.hereford.org

Metch Polled Herefords

Breeding for Style and Performance Since 1952

Kerr Polled Hereford Farm Larry Kerr and Ryan Kerr 847 Summer Hill Dr., Friendsville, TN 37737 865-977-6194

Jonathan Cell 865-803-9947

Turkey, Texas

Mike Fuston 806-423-1303 Cell 940-867-7336

Harry and Cheryl Grett 512-303-5714

Home 423-346-7304

Ellis & Lovalene Heidel

and Females Available

River Circle Farm

P.O. Box 969 Elgin, TX 78621 g3ranch@aol.com

314 Letory Rd. Wartburg,TN 37887 mudcreekFarms@msn.com Johnny, Tanuja, Jonathan & Justin Dagley Bulls

Denny Fuston 806-423-1118

Gary and Kathy Buchholz

Res. 972-937-0417 Fax 972-937-0418 Cell 214-537-1285

Cell 214-537-1306 gkbcattle@ectisp.net www.gkbcattle.com

Cherokee Trace

Steven Lee Wallace Lee 5121 Bedford Creek Rd., Franklin, TN 37064 615-799-2823 • Fax 615-799-2274 triplelranch@msn.com • www.lllranch.com

P.O. Box 949 Gilmer, TX 75644 glazehereford@juno.com

Andy and Sandra Glaze 903-797-2960

Herd Sires: MW LLL Farley 24F, DJB LLL Benchmark 26P and LLL Special Class S09

Jordan and Summer 903-843-5643

Since 1945 • Quality Line 1 cattle for sale! Bill 615-384-7633 • Bob 615-384-8704

Jessica Hartley / Kevin Hartley

h2ranch@rodzoo.com

4948 William Woodard Rd. Springfield, tn 37172

TEXAS

Quality Herefords from the Grasslands Mike and LaReshia Bragg 1923 Shawnee Trail • Dalhart, TX 79022 806-249-5367 • 806-681-1209 Cell mlcattle@mlcattle.com • www.mlcattle.com

George E. Neel Jr. Box 450029 • Laredo, TX 78045 956-723-6346 • 956-722-1904 Home

Stop by for a visit. You will not be disappointed!

Noack Herefords 116 E. Bell Ave. Rockdale, TX 76567 Cell 979-218-0065 Office 512-446-6200

805 Conklin Canadian, TX 79014 806-323-8232 lee@indianmoundranch.com

Alpha Equine Breeding Center

www.alphaequine.com 2301 Boyd Rd., Granbury, TX 76049 • Fax 817-279-7621

breeder@amaonline.com

Kinnear Polled Herefords 225 Trailwood Dr. • Joshua, TX 76058

RANCH

Dale and Mary

806-235-3692 Justin 806-681-5528 10175 F.M. 3138 • Channing, TX 79018

www.barberranch.com • barberranch@wildblue.net

James, Linda, Jeff, Kristin and Courtney 817-295-1991 • 817-293-3488 Office

Larsons' Polled Herefords

Ken and Carolyn Larson, owners 972-223-6450 Office • 972-223-8955 Home 254-435-6063 Ranch office • 972-230-0629 Fax

Located between Mertzon and Eldorado on F.M. R d. 915

www.LARSONSpolledherefords.com runLranch@aol.com

“Genetics of today’s leading

oyle performance families” ifference

Doyle Hereford Ranch P.O. Box 73, Wolfe City, TX 75496 Dale 903-496-2381 • Cell 214-240-4538 www.bullshop.com/tx/doyleherefordranch.php mdoyle0326@yahoo.com

DUDLEY BROS.

Hereford Ranch P.O. Box 356 • Henrietta, TX 76365 940-934-6228 • Fax 940-934-6309 www.lonestarhereford.com info@lonestarhereford.com A.L. Dusty Rhodes, owner 940-934-6301

Massey Hereford Ranch Sam and Kila Massey P.O. Box 518 • Wickett, TX 79788 432-940-7720 Sam.Massey@co.ward.tx.us www.masseyherefordranch.com

McInnis Cattle Company

BOX 10, COMANCHE, TX 76442 Office 325-356-2284 • Fax 325-356-3185 John 325-356-3767 Tom R. 325-356-3918 dudleybros@comanchetx.com www.DudleyBros.com

Registered Herefords Since 1938

www.hereford.org

UTAH

for sale

Scott, Alise, Ilissa, Bethany and Audrey 1950 Skylark Rd. • Gilmer, TX 75645 nolanherefords@aol.com Res. 903-797-6131 Cell 903-738-5636

Phil Allen & Son P.O. Box 74, Antimony, UT 84712

Phil 435-624-3236 • Shannon 435-624-3285 Herd sire prospects, females and a large selection of range ready bulls available. Breeding Polled Herefords Since 1948.

2617 S. 2000 W., Wellsville, UT 84339 Rod and Karen Curtis 435-753-5628 • Cell 435-770-0509 rod@relia.net

Est. 1896

14200 Hwy. 183 N. • May, TX 76857 Bill McInnis 325-646-3884 • 325-646-3234 fax 325-642-8823 cell Ben McInnis 325-646-4134 • 325-647-4159 cell mcinnis@centex.net

www.mcinniscattle.com

Bill and Linda Johnson 3350 N. St. Rd. 32 Marion, UT 84036 435-783-4455 bjohn@allwest.net

ROCKIN’ W Polled Herefords

Maynard and Sandi Warnken Kevin Warnken, manager P.O. Drawer 29 • Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8846 • 979-561-8867 fax Kevin cell 979-743-0619 rockinw@cvctx.com • rockinwranch.net

Mark McClintock, manager 325-396-4911 5749 Rocking Chair Ln. Ft. McKavett, TX 76841

Cattle for sale at the ranch

Ekker Herefords Gary Ekker Jim Ekker 801-489-7530 435-839-3454 1004 Ekker Ln. • Vernon, UT 84080 ekkerherefords@aol.com

Raising quality Herefords since 1985

Sanders Polled Herefords

2793 F.M. 1991 Clifton, TX 76634

140 head of R egistered H ereford Cows

The

499 Lake Fork Dr. • Emory, TX 75440 903-473-2179 • 903-268-6039 Cell mike@willispolledherefords.com • www.willispolledherefords.com Cattle bred for the Optimum — Not the Maximum

females at all times.

Lee Larson, executive manager

Case Ranch Herefords

F r e d a n d P e t e C a se P.O. B ox 1218, E l dor a do , TX 76936 325-650-6209 pete@caseranch.com • www.caseranch.com

Mike Willis

good milking

Herd Sires: SHF TROUSDALE R125 TO1 SHF VOW R117 U31 REMITALL PROFILER 83P RED HILLS DEPUTY M33 P201

“Stressing Excellence In Polled Herefords”

BARBER

Registered/Commercial Hereford Cattle

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

Hereford Bulls with Eye Pigment

Bill or Chad Breeding 1301 N. Lions • P.O. Box 186 Miami, TX 79059 806-868-4661 or 806-570-9554

Hwy. 51 north, 10 miles from Decatur, Texas

Bulls

Office 936-349-0439

B&C

P.O. Box 538, Decatur, TX 76234 940-466-3381 Ranch Office • 940-393-1650 Herb cell herbsusan@msn.com Since 1891, family owned and operated for five generations!

out of

H2Ranch@rodzoo.com www.h2ranchandcattle.com

Cattle Co.

Herb Williams, Ranch Manager • Susan Williams, Ranch Secretary

7 7 8 7 R ocky R idge L n . M adisonville , T X 7 7 8 6 4

Clint Baker, Mgr. 817-279-8275

Breeder of Great Cutting Horses

Hwy. 94 W. • Lufkin, TX 75904 Office 936-632-1465 • Home 936-875-2398 pljmhj@yahoo.com • Serving East Texas Hereford needs since 1957 Southeast Texas Bull Sale Headquarters

Performance Program Breeder

From Madisonville, go S on I-45 to Exit #136, go E 2 miles to H2 Gates.

M.C. Baker, DVM

Horned and Polled

Pete Johnson, owner

Neel Polled Herefords

NOLAN HEREFORDS

Woodard Hereford Farms

Sunny Hill Ranch

Williams/Ferguson Ranch, L.P.

ML Cattle

GKB Cattle

Hereford Cattle P.O. Box 2807, Waxahachie, TX 75168

615-374-2883 Martha Dixon Julie Chapin 6940 Hwy. 141 S. • Hartsville, TN 37074

Don, Ann and Barbara Metch 1259 V.Z. C.R. 2506 • Canton, TX 75103 903-848-8614 • 903-848-7366 Fax 903-848-9064 Certified herd #5526 Dams of Distinction breeder

“Breeding Cattle for the Future”

10640 F.M. 709 S. Purdon, TX 76679 903-673-1110 Ranch Office John Sanders 903-673-2564 Mark Sanders 903-673-2859

The tradition continues... James Kelly Monda Lois 12310 SR Ranch Rd. Mason, TX 76856 325-258-4454 (hm/fax) • jkschmidt@hctc.net Kelly and Minnie 325-347-1013 “Oldest single breeder sale in Texas”

Raising cattle in Texas since 1855

Skrivanek Ranches

Craig or Jonathan Johansen • Castle Dale, UT 435-381-2545 or 435-381-2523 Performance Line 1 Bred

www.johansenherefords.com PALLESEN

HEREFORD

NCH

Donald and Keri Pallesen P.O. Box 548 • Manilla, UT 84046 435-784-3101 • kpallese@union-tel.com

www.rellranch.com Elite Ll Dominos

Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 Cell 979-224-4698 • Ranch 979-272-8133

Lorell and Lonetta Brady 1395 E. 12600 N. Cove, UT 84320 435-258-5506 Home/office 435-258-2148

Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 2

Paul and Sheila Funk 525 Co. Rd. 51 Copperas Cove, TX 76522-7004 sheilabfunk@aol.com • www.spearheadranch.net

January 2012 /

WISCONSIN

VIRGINIA JPS HEREFORDS

HEREFORD RANCH

Balanced traits and no creep since 1967 Home of IH 408 Harland 6148, his offspring — our best ever! AI Sire — GB L1 Domino 175E

2074 Gravel Hill Rd. Dillwyn, VA 23936-8745 434-983-3110

www.qualitybulls.com HC 74, Box 195 • Torrington, WY 82240 Selling over 100 bulls annually at private treaty.

Steven, Jill, Nicole, Curtis, Alison and Austin Folkman N. 250 Highview Rd. • Ixonia, WI 53036 920-474-7403 • 262-617-6346 Cell cnlfarm@execpc.com www.cnlfarm.com Home of Vaquero, Doubletime and M326.

Jim and Pat Stonestreet • 540-722-4081 205 View West Ln., Clear Brook, VA 22624

Harry A. Knabe, Jr.

307-532-5892 Blake 307-532-3282 Rodney 307-532-2457 Steve Roth 307-532-7191 Fax 307-532-7647

Perkes Herefords Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

Jerry and Maryann Huth W9096 Co. Trunk AS Oakfield, WI 53065 920-583-3223

Huth P olled Herefords

307-886-5770 or 307-883 - 2 9 1 9 Afton , W Y 83110

Sid Rogers

Featuring Polled Descendants of J215

Thistle Tree Farm Linda Lonas • Leonard and Jo Lonas P.O. Box 187 • Purcellville, VA 20134 703-850-5501 Cell • 703-368-5812 Office

Ottley

Herefords

Gary Ottley

509-785-6125 Cell 509-750-8490

13016 Rd. 1 S.W. Quincy, WA 98848

Steve Anderson 307-421-2127

Eric and Sue Koens W. 13075 Christianson Rd. • Bruce, WI 54819 715-868-4442 Best Kept Secret in Northern Wisc.

Dick and Karen Yoder 8941 Glendale Rd. Custer, WA 98240 360-354-2945

Dale and Tammy Yoder 9279 Weidkamp Rd. Lynden, WA 98264 360-354-6605

Billy Elmhirst

R.R. 1 Indian River, ON Canada K0L 2B0 705-295-2708 • ircc@nexicom.net elmlodgeherefords.freeyellow.com

WYOMING

Your Source For Success

MEDONTE HIGHLANDS Polled Herefords

Jay and Janice Berry 3000 C.R. 225 Cheyenne, WY 82009 307-634-5178 • Fax 307-432-9938

Jack McAughey 905-625-3151

Hal Lipscomb 102 Nicholson Loop, Morgantown, WV 26508 Cell: 304-322-0261 Distributor of hlipscomb@crinet.com Genex products

BREEDERS INSURANCE, LLC agents for

AMERICAN LIVESTOCK INSURANCE COMPANY affiliated with Harding & Harding PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENTS. Call Jon Malmborg Toll Free 866-782-9040 Cell 270-792-1200 jon@breeders-insurance.com www.breeders-insurance.com Fax 270-782-7043

Kevin Brown 705-327-1808

Farm • Orillia, Ont. 705-326-6889 Business Office: 3055 Universal Dr., Mississauga, Ont. L4X 2E2

Holmes Herefords

SERVICES

Drake Ranch

Tommy Barnes

2060 S. Hull St. Montgomery, AL 36104 334-834-4837 334-462-4004 Cell

Over 50 years association with Harding & Harding and American Livestock Insurance Company. Featuring livestock mortality insurance covering death from accident or disease. Contact for rates. P.O. Box 42128 Memphis, TN 38174-2128 901-276-2855 office 901-276-0758 fax 901-458-2880 residence

Auctioneer

Cattle for sale by private treaty

Largent and Sons

Hereford Cattle Since 1902 P.O. Box 66 • Kaycee, WY 82639 307-738-2443 or 307-738-2297 Sale Date – Nov. 2011 largentandsons@yahoo.com www.largentandsons.com

WEST VIRGINIA

JERRY GAY

LIVESTOCK INSURANCE

McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch

Grazing Meadow Farm

Since 1883…

CANADA

Check out our website: www.koensherefords.com

2400 Holmes Rd. • Cheyenne, WY 82009 Dick Drake • 307-632-6027 Welcome to the Pacific Northwest

Eddie Burks, Auctioneer 531 Rick Rd. Park City, KY 42160 270-678-4154 Home 270-991-6398 Cell endburks@scrtc.com

Wyoming Hereford Ranch 1101 Hereford Ranch Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82007

688 Pataha St. Pomeroy, WA 99347

509-843-1825 509-566-7050 Cell

41452 S.R. 195 • Colfax, WA 99111 509-397-6102 • cartha@colfax.com

Sloan and Anna Marie Hales, owners

Koens Polled Herefords

Bill and Terrilie Cox

Auctioneer

...honest, efficient and predictable Polled Herefords. Ned, JaN and Bell Ward 247A Decker Rd. • Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone and fax 307-672-3248 Bulls • Females • Semen • Embryos Call for a private treaty sale brochure

W891 Honey Creek Rd., Burlington, WI 53105 Farm 262-642-5283 Kurt and Jenni Kegley 414-254-2379 Terry and Dianne Kegley 262-470-7931 kjkegley@yahoo.com • www.kegleyfarms.com

WASHINGTON

C.D. “Butch” Booker

The Ned and Jan Ward Quality Program

K egley Farms

420 N. Hayfield Rd. • Winchester, VA 22603 540-888-3134 • sidsrollinghills@hughes.net

The sound of your success

Polled Herefords and Angus

Jim Bessler Jim@JamesFBessler.com

Senior Herd Sire: LLL Pacer 123H Private treaty Sales and Annual Production Sale in April Jim and Jerri McClun and Family 1929 Rd. 60 • Veteran, WY 82243 • 307-837-2524

Office 815-895-7868 • Cell 815-762-2641 Fax 815-899-9121

1341 Foxpointe Dr. • Sycamore, IL 60178

www.JamesFBessler.com Sapp Valley View Farm Eugene J. Sapp Brushy Fork and Spruce Fork Roads Mail: RR 6, Box 246, Buckhannon, WV 26201 304-472-4848 • sappfarms@frontier.com Performance & Conformation — “Like Begets Like” Breeding Polled Herefords (Reg. & Comm.) 57 years.

Micheli Herefords Selling Herefords for 80 years.

Annual Sale — Fourth Wednesday in October P.O. Box 15, Ft. Bridger, WY 82240

Dale 307-782-3469

Ron 307-782-3897

Tom Biglieni • Herd Consulting/Sales/Marketing 4125 State Hwy. P, Republic, MO 65738 • 417-827-8482 tgbig@sbcglobal.net • www.tbigconsulting.com

Westfall Polled Herefords Jim Westfall, owner 304-927-2104 John Westfall, herdsman 304-927-3639 1109 Triplett Rd. • Spencer, WV 25276

Bulls for Sale by Rib Eye and Schu-Lar Proficient 80-cow certified, accredited herd. • Bulls and Females for sale.

1950 S. Hwy. 89-91, Logan, UT 84321 435-753-7883 hoffmanai@bridgernet.com

Middleswarth Ranch

Torrington, Wyo. Jay, Marsha and Jessica Middleswarth 307-532-5427 Ashley 307-575-1082 Drew Schmidt 443-386-5882 6mbulls@hughes.net Annual Production Sale: January www.middleswarthherefords.com

JAMES M. BIRDWELL AUCTIONEER Box 521, Fletcher, OK 73541 580-549-6636

Douglas Coombs • Lance Moore — Owners 435-245-4325

Kasey Rowser Yard Foreman

Jensen Live Stock Agency Proudly representing American Live Stock Insurance Inc.

Sheila Jensen, agent

P.O. Box 197 , Courtland, KS 66939 785-373-4372 • 785-262-1116 Cell Fax 785-374-4269 jensenks@courtland.net

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www.hereford.org

Reed REEDEnterprises ENTERPRISES

Joel Birdwell, Auctioneer

Your complete, one stop shopping center Serving for all your semen and AI certificates. breeders

Jim Reed, Box 126, Green Ridge, MO 65332 Office 660-527-3507 • Cell 417-860-3102 www.reedent.com • reedent@iland.net Serving breeders since 1979.

HC 64 Box 29 Kingfisher, OK 73750

Call today for your free brochure

Semen and Certificate Brokerage Service Available

Home: 405-375-6630 Cell: 405-368-1058

Feb. 18 Magnolia Hereford Assn., Magnolia, Ark. March 3 Kentucky Beef Expo, Louisville, Ky. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!

Dustin N. Layton

1615 Castellina Court • Edmond, OK 73034 405-464-2455 • laytond@ yahoo.com

Cody Lowderman Auctioneer

BAR C CATTLE CO. TED SERHIENKO

Sale Management #4 3342 Millar Ave. Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 7G9 306-933-4200 • 306-934-0744 info@tbarc.com • www.buyagro.com

DALE STITH

Auctioneer

1596 McHugh Ct. Maysville, KY 41056

www.nationalcattle.com

918-760-1550 dalestith@yahoo.com • www.dalestith.com

AUCTIONEER • SALES MANAGEMENT PRIVATE TREATY SALES “Let Your Next Sale Be A National Sale.”

Jan. 13 — Mile High Night Sale, Denver, Colo.

Monte W. Lowderman

Schacher

Jan. 29 — Cowtown Classic, Ft. Worth, Texas

A reputation built one sale at a time.

Auction Services

Happy 2012 to everyone!

P.O. Box 488, Macomb, IL 61455

CALL FOR ALL AD RATES Deadlines:

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P.O. Box 170, Elgin, OK 73538 580-492-4590 • Fax 580-492-4594

309-313-2171

HEREFORD WORLD

Jim and Linda Reed For Prompt, P.O. Box 126 • Green Ridge, MO 65332 Personalized 660-527-3507 • Fax 660-527-3379 Service, Call: reedent@iland.net

EDDIE C. and RUTH P. SIMS 580-595-1626 mobile • 580-492-5600 res.

13400 N. 1150th Rd. Macomb, IL 61455

since 1979

Robert Schacher

5832 Wales Ave., Ft. Worth, TX 76133

Office 309-833-5543 www.lowderman.com info@lowderman.com

817-219-0102 r_schacher@msn.com www.schacherauction.com

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DISCOUNTS

A 5% discount on space rate is allowed if advertising bill is paid in full within 30 days of initial invoice date. Contact the Hereford World office or your field representative for special multiple page quotes. Seedstock ads do not qualify for frequency discounts, because they are already discounted. Effective with March 2001 Issue

PAST DUE ACCOUNTS

• Balances over 60 days old will accrue interest of 1.5% per month. • Balances over 90 days old will not be provided with Hereford World services. • Balances over 120 days old will be sent to collections.

Lynn Weishaar, Auctioneer Reva, SD 57651 • 605-866-4670 • Purebred Cattle Sales • Horse Sales • Commercial Cattle Sales Selling at the following auction markets Faith, S.D. • Phillip, S.D. Belle Fourche, S.D.

Mark & Teresa McClintock Registered Herefords • Sales and Consulting Mark 325-650-4223 • Teresa 325-763-9202 10614 Mule Creek Rd. • San Angelo, TX 76901 mcclintock@wcc.net • markandteresamcclintock.com

REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELD STAFF AND MAGAZINE COVERAGE OF AUCTION SALES Advertisers must purchase a certain amount of Hereford World advertising and/or Creative Services business to qualify for sale report and field staff coverage of sale event. Contact your field representative for more information.

Send ad copy, pictures, etc. to your field representative or Hereford World Advertising Coordinator, Amy Myers P.O. Box 014059 • Kansas City, MO 64101 816-842-3757 • Fax 816-842-6931 amyers@hereford.org

Matt Sims • 1019 Waterwood Pkwy., Unit D • Edmond, OK 73034 405-840-5461 Office • 405-641-6081 Cell • www.mcsauction.com

Peyton Column FarmsMcClintock MarkW&hiteTeresa W e lMark l & Teresa McClintock Mark & Teresa McClintock

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

JMS logo color CMYK - 100M, 95Y typeface - Niamey

385 Sweetwater Rd. N. Augusta, SC 29860 Dr. John L. Williams

Ashley Williams, manager 803-279-0641 or 803-279-0049

Herd Certified and Accredited Located: 3 miles northeast of I-20 off U.S. Hwy. 25 JMS logo BW 40% Blk typeface - Niamey

Will-Via

Parker Bros. Polled Herefords 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

www.hereford.org

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

Polled Herefords

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

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

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

C SR

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

Myers Hereford Farm

321 Elmwood Rd. • Statesville, NC 28625 Harry Myers 704-872-7155 Cell 704-450-1598 Fax 704-871-9997 Harry Meyers III 704-872-1234 Cell 704-880-1084 hmastecc@i-america.net www.cattletoday.com/myers Herd Sires: JA L1 Domino 0224, JA L1 Domino 314 and JA L1 Domino 327 Cow Herd: Jamison Herefords and our own selection from 35 years.

Forrest 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 January 2012 /

You Can’t Fight Mother Nature... But you CAN get genetics that will do the fighting for you.

KPH Trousdale X16

Birth wt. 82 lb. WWR 112 • YWR 103 Sire: SHF Trousdale R125 T01 ET

KPH Vow X35

Birth wt. 68 lb. WWR 113 • YWR 114 Sire: SHF Vow R117 U31 ET

KPH Trousdale X38

Birth wt. 76 lb. WWR 111 • YWR 110 Sire: SHF Trousdale R125 T01 ET

Selling at the South Texas Polled Hereford Association Sale February 25, 2012, in Lockhart, Texas

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

Texas Breeders Kinnear Polled Herefords James, Linda, Jeff, Kristin and Courtney 225 Trailwood Dr. Joshua, TX 76058 817-235-5968 kphcattle@att.net 74

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McMullin Ranch Home of Woodson Herefords 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.

Donlie and Linda McMullin Spearhead Ranch Paul and Sheila Funk 254-248-1915 525 County Rd. 51 Copperas Cove, TX 76522 paulefunk@yahoo.com www.spearheadranch.net

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

www.hereford.org

K7 Herefords Selling in Denver 2012:

Selling 25+ Bulls Horned/Polled/Dehorned

Choice of 2012 Pen of Heifers Sired by UPS Domino 5216, ECR Extra Deep 9279 and CJH Harland 408

April 1, 2012

Selling the influence of: CJH Harland 408 UPS Domino 5216 and 3027 ECR Extra Deep 9279 “Bob” C -S Gran Torino RJ Advance 748 Also offering our ENTIRE 2011 fall heifer calf crop sired by 3027, 5216, Bob, and K7 5216 Domino 908 our 2-time Iowa State Fair Champion Hereford Bull.

Watch for our cattle at the 2012 American Royal. We will be selling a top fall polled heifer at the Iowa Beef Expo, Feb. 16, 2012.

Steve Landt Herefords Rod, Sue, Lisa and Sarah Stream 51590 State Hwy. 14 Chariton, IA 50049 641-774-8124 641-203-2648 Cell streamcattle@hotmail.com www.streamcattle.com

OHNEMUS FARMS

Link 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 www.hereford.org

Steve, Jinny, Erin and Adrienne Landt 33848 W. Ave. Union, IA 50258 641-486-5472

Calls Always Welcome! Tom cell 608-574-2309 Tom and Jo Heidt Lockridge, Iowa

TOMORROW’S CATTLE TODAY

JR CCF

James N. Rosenberg, DVM

Jay Curran 240 Hwy. 18 W. Clear Lake, IA 50428 641-357-8705 641-357-7087 Fax 641-423-2669 Bus. 641-357-8705 Bus.

Amos Hereford Farm Craig and Denise Amos Indianola, Iowa 515-961-5847 515-238-9852 Cell cdamos@msn.com www.amosherefordfarm.com

Jackson Hereford Farms

David Trowbridge Tabor, Iowa 402-740-7033 david_trowbridge@msn.com Mike England Adel, Iowa 712-251-5494

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

WIDE ANGLE

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

ST. CLAIR HAY AND CATTLE

Dick and Rosalee St. Clair Jefferson, Iowa 515-386-2795 Home 515-370-1261 Cell www.stclairhayandcattle.com

Ray, Jerry and Mike Sorensen

Box 221, Greenfield, IA 50849 Mike 641-745-7949 Jerry 712-579-1511 Ray 641-745-2231 515-386-2795 lpi@mchsi.com www.mikesorensenfamily.com

January 2012 /

H KH DD Excel 0091 ET

Sire: GO Excel L18 â&#x20AC;¢ Dam: (2005 Ankony Maid of Gold 2R National Western Champion)

Owned by:

HUNT BROS.

Semen available First calves due this spring

and

765-918-2297 765-366-0295

www.huntbrosherefords.com 765-418-0651

Indiana Breeders R.W. DaVee CATTLE CO. Desiree DaVee 10454 N. Mann Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158 317-513-5572 rdavee@aol.com

Dale, Lesli, Chandis, Emilee and Dylan 317-752-1523

2261 E. U.S. Hwy. 40 Clayton, IN 46118

Ed and Marcia 317-539-4081 dlkott@aol.com www.kottkamps.com

Hayhurst Farms Terry, Susan, Lillian and Hayley Hayhurst 14477 S. Carlisle St. Terre Haute, IN 47802 812-696-2468 812-236-0804 cell HayhurstFarms@aol.com 76

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Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons

201 W. S.R. 58 Edwardsport, IN 47528 812-328-6258 Gordon Clinkenbeard 821-881-8988 cell

ENTERPRISES Randy, Robin and Desiree DaVee 10454 N. Mann Rd. Mooresville, IN 46158

317-513-5572 317-831-4747 cell rdavee@aol.com

Miller Miller Herefords

Terry Ferguson & Family Terry, Susie, Kelly and Kristin Ferguson

Rusty, Marijane, Clayton, Hayley, Jody, Taylor and Tory

11170 E. 1400 N. Odon, IN 47562

1570 N. 700 W. Thorntown, IN 46071

812-636-8224 812-617-1954 cell tskferg@rtccom.net

765-482-4386 317-840-7811 millerherefords@yahoo.com

EVERHART FARMS Bruce, Shoshanna, Blake, Ashley, Jordan and Brian 4072 E. 500 S. Waldron, IN 46182 765-525-9864 317-407-3618 cell

bruce.a.everhart@wellsfargo.com

Polled Herefords

Gene and Alice Beck 7157 N. C.R. 500 E. Bainbridge, IN 46105 765-522-3235 765-720-7001 cell Andy Beck cell 765-720-1696 beckpow@ccrtc.com

Lawrence and David Duncan 1264 N. Mountain Rd. Wingate, IN 47994 Lawrence cell 765-918-2297 David cell 765-366-0295 davidandjilld@aol.com www.ableacres.com

www.hereford.org

We would like to thank all our previous buyers! Look for our consignments at the 2012 Ohio Beef Expo!

Helsinger Polled Herefords

Chris, Sarah, Grant and Lindie Helsinger 6518 Farmersville-Germantown Pike, Germantown, OH 45327 cshelsinger@gtownonline.com • 937-855-0491 Chris 937-751-9841 • Sarah 937-545-6139 Calvin and Carman 937-430-2592 • 937-855-7694

HEREFORD ASSOCIATION www.buckeyeherefords.com

10914 Main Rd. Berlin Heights, OH 44814 Lisa Finnegan Keets, Secretary 440-320-6193 ohioherefordlady@yahoo.com

Banks Polled Herefords

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

Ralph E. Ullman & Son

Grandview Fark Family Hereford Farm Farms Jay and Becky Reed

POLLED HEREFORDS

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

5890 Moorefield Rd. Springfield, OH 45502 Jay cell 937-605-4218 937-342-0629 Janet Quaintance 937-399-9349

Doug and Mary Ann Fark 1791 W. Holtzmuller Rd. West Manchester, OH 45382 937-273-8100 Cell 937-533-1701 farkfamilyfarm@embarqmail.com

grandview5890@att.net

Mohican

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

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

F A M I L Y 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

8570 Shannon Rd. Dresden, OH 43821 Cecil Jordan 740-828-2626 Jeff Jordan 740-828-2620 or 740-704-4807 cell

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

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EEE Tops Upper Peninsula State Fair Female Show

EEE Miss Golden Tone 031

BW 1.6 (.34); WW 47 (.26); YW 71 (.28); MM 19 (.09); M&G 42

• 2011 Upper Peninsula State Fair Yearling Champion and Overall Grand Champion Female of the Hereford Show • Sire is K7 592R 1 Dom 729

EEE Miss Golden Ranch 121

BW 3.0 (.32); WW 50 (P+); YW 77 (P+); MM 19 (P+); M&G 44

• 2011 Upper Peninsula State Fair Champion Heifer Calf • Sire is K7 592R 1 Dom 729

K7 2072 Lass 656

BW 1.5 (.41); WW 39 (.28); YW 63 (.29); MM 21 (.24); M&G 40

• 2011 Upper Peninsula State Fair Champion Cow-Calf for the second year in a row • Calf at side is EEE Miss Golden Ranch 121 • Her 2010 calf was EEE Miss Golden Tone 031

EEE was also named Premier Hereford Breeder at the Upper Peninsula State Fair of Michigan! Yearling bull and heifers for sale at K7's Annual Bull Sale, April 1st, in Lockridge, Ia. Semen available on PR Commander 4021 — $15/Straw; Non-certificate AI sire

Veeser’s Triple E Farm Registered Horned Herefords W2883 Veeser Ln., Powers, MI 49874

Mark 906-497-5946 • Greg 906-497-5872 • Jeremy 906-271-0344 or 906-497-5430 Home Visitors Are Always Welcome!

Jeff and Becky Neal 269-209-2038 7250 Wolf Rd. Bellevue, MI 49021

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

Chris.Behnke@kus.com

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KF Liberty Belle 01Y

KF Load Out 8 Sire of KF Liberty Belle 01Y

BW 3.1; WW 46; YW 79; MM 23; M&G 46; FAT 0.000; REA 0.45; MARB 0.06

Thank you to Sawyer Shattuck and Devin Olson for your support and purchase of our Ladies of the Royal Sale consignment at the American Royal. Watch for our upcoming production sale!

Terry and Dianne Kegley Kurt and Jenni Kegley & Family W891 Honey Creek Rd. Burlington, WI 53105 Kurt cell 414-254-2379 Farm 262-642-5283 www.kegleyfarms.com

Badger Southern Select Sale October 7, 2012

Kegley Farms, Grant Wiswell Farm and Wildcat Cattle Co.

Kegley Farms

WISCONSIN HEREFORD BREEDERS

MGM East 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

www.hereford.org

Harold and Connie Lietzau 7477 Iband Ave. Sparta, WI 54656 608-269-3627 Tammy and Dan Kiara and Austin Troy and Michelle Jaydon, Devon and Jocelyn Taylor, Emily and Ty

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

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

Wiswell Family Registered Polled Herefords

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

HUTH

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

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

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 McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, west on Hatchery Rd., 1 mile to farm sign. ken254@centurytel.net www.piercesherefords.com

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.

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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.

January _______________________________

3 Greater Midwest Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Carthage, Ill. 8 Pennsylvania Farm Show Jr. Hereford Heifer Show, Harrisburg 9 Missouri Hereford Assn. Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Eldon, Mo. 9 Pennsylvania Farm Show Hereford Show, Harrisburg 12-14 Nat’l Western Stock Show Hereford Shows, Denver 13 Mile High Night Nat’l Hereford Sale, Denver 16 Van Newkirk Herefords, Oshkosh, Neb. 23 Middleswarth Hereford Ranch, Torrington, Wyo. 24-28 Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale, Red Bluff, Calif. 26 Sioux Falls Empire Farm Show and Sale, Sioux Falls, S.D. 28 Buckeye Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Plain City, Ohio 29 Southwestern Exposition “Cowtown Select” Sale, Ft. Worth 30 Southwestern Exposition Nat’l Hereford Show, Ft. Worth 31 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction

February ______________________________

1 Black Hills Stock Show Hereford Show and Sale, Rapid City, S.D. 1-3 National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn. Convention, Nashville, Tenn. 2 Ridder Hereford Ranch, Callaway, Neb. 2 Shaw Bull Sale, Notus, Idaho 2 Stroh Herefords, Dickinson, N.D. 3 Baumgarten Cattle Co., Belfield, N.D. 3 Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes, S.D. 3 Elkington Polled Herefords, Idaho Falls, Idaho 4 Klamath Falls Bull Sale, Klamath Falls, Ore. 4 Messner Ranch, Slapout, Okla. 4 Upstream Ranch Bull Sale, Taylor, Neb. 6 Topp Herefords Bull Sale, Bismarck, N.D. 8-11 Nelson Land & Cattle Co. BuyHereford.com Internet Sale, Kingston, Okla. 9 Friedt Herefords, Dickinson, N.D. 10 Split Butte Livestock Bull Sale, Minidoka, Idaho 11 Baker Herefords Bull Sale, Rapid City, S.D. 11 Southeast Regional Meeting, Lebanon, Tenn. 11 Wisconsin Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells 12-19 JBN Livestock Internet Bull Sale, Box Elder, S.D. 12 Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, N.D. 13 BB Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Connell, Wash. 13 Dixie Nat’l Hereford Show, Jackson, Miss. 13 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D. 13 Logterman Herefords, Valentine, Neb. 15 Shaw Cattle Co., Caldwell, Idaho 16 Iowa Beef Expo Hereford Sale, Des Moines 16 Olson’s Bull Sale, Argusville, N.D. 17 Beef Maker Bull Sale, Horton, Ala. 17 Blacktop Farms, Mitchell, S.D. 18 Carmichael Herefords Bull Sale, Meadow, S.D. 18 Curtis Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Huron, S.D. 18 Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale, Fallon, Nev. 18 Four L Herefords Bull Sale, Atwood, Tenn. 18 Magnolia Hereford Assn., Magnolia Ark. 20 Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D. 21 Bar JZ Ranches Bull Sale, Onida, S.D.

SULLIVAN SUPPLY Sullivan Supply South Hillsboro, Texas 800-588-7096 Fax 254-582-7114

Sullivan Supply Inc. Dunlap, Iowa 800-475-5902 Fax 712-643-5154

www.sullivansupply.com Check us out on Facebook

Proven Results

March ________________________________ 1 Calgary Bull Sale, Calgary, Alberta 2 Kansas State Un., Manhattan, Kan. 2 Kentucky Nat’l Hereford Show, Louisville 3 Kentucky Nat’l Hereford Sale, Louisville 3 Ravine Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Huron, S.D. 3 Wisconsin Hereford Assn., Lancaster 5 Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City, Ore. 6 S&S Polled Herefords, Guide Rock, Neb. 9 Tennessee Agribition Hereford Show and Annual Meeting, Lebanon 9 Tennessee Agribition Polled Hereford Show and Annual Meeting, Lebanon 10 Boyd Beef Cattle Bull Sale, Mays Lick, Ky. 10 Ft. Keogh Livestock, Miles City, Mont. 10 Northeast Texas Hereford Assn., Mt. Pleasant 10 Tennessee Agribition Hereford and Polled Hereford Sales, Lebanon 12 Cattlemen’s Connection Bull Sale, Bliss, Idaho 12 Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. 13 Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont. 14 Udy Cattle Co., Rockland, Idaho 16 Northwest Hereford Breeders Bull Sale, Hermiston, Ore. 17 Buckeye Hereford Assn., Columbus, Ohio 17 West Tennessee Polled Hereford Assn., Martin 18 Heartland Herefords Bull Sale, North Platte, Neb. 19 Lowderman Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Macomb, Ill. 20 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords, Burchard, Neb. 23 North Carolina Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Statesville 24 Cross Timbers Classic, West, Texas 24 North Carolina Hereford Assn., Statesville 26 Hoffman Herefords Bull Sale, North Platte, Neb. 27 B&D Herefords Bull Sale, Claflin, Kan. 27 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 27 Frenzen Polled Herefords/Blueberry Hill Farms Bull Sale, Fullerton, Neb. 28 WCA Bull Test Sale, Eltopia, Wash. 30 Michigan Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, E. Lansing 31 Barber Ranch, Ft. Worth, Texas 31 CES/Predestined Cattle Co., Wadley, Ga. 31 Heart of America Hereford Assn., Wayne City, Ill. 31 Michigan Hereford Assn., E. Lansing

NORTHFORK COWS WORK

NORTHFORK RANCH Galen Krieg

April __________________________________

1 K7 Herefords Bull Sale, Lockridge, Iowa 2 Delaney/Atkins Bull Sale, Lake Benton, Minn. 6 Sandhill Farms Bull Sale, Haviland, Kan. 7 Knoll Crest Farm Bull Sale, Red House, Va. 9 Missouri Hereford Assn. Hereford-Influenced Feeder Calf Sale, Eldon, Mo. 11 NJW Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Sheridan, Wyo. 12 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Jane Lew 13 West Virginia Beef Expo Hereford Show, Jane Lew 14 Black Hat Ranch, Watkinsville, Ga. 14 Ellis Bull Sale, Chrisman, Ill. 14 Thorstensons Herefords Bull Sale, Selby, S.D. 14 West Virginia Polled Hereford Assn., Jane Lew 17-19 Durham Ranch BuyHereford.com Internet Sale, Stillwater, Okla. 20 Virginia Hereford Assn., Harrisonburg 21 Burns Farms Female Sale, Pikeville, Tenn. 21 Stuber Ranch, Bowman, N.D. 27 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting, Cross Plains 28 Larson/Hoffman/Topp Sale, Clifton, Texas 28 Middle Tennessee Hereford Assn., Cross Plains 28 Ritchie County Polled Hereford Assn., Harrisville, W.Va.

May __________________________________ 1 Phillip Livestock All Breed Bull Sale, Phillip, S.D. 1 Doug Thorson Bull Sale, Phillip, S.D. 5 Broadlawn Farms, Lena, Miss. 6 J.D. Bellis Family, Bois D’Arc, Mo. 7 Gail Williams Bull Sale, Presho, S.D. 11 Switzerland of Ohio Polled Hereford Assn., Old Washington 12 Pennsylvania Hereford Assn., Thomasville 18 Star Lake Cattle Ranch Jr. Futurity Show, Skiatook, Okla. 19 Huth Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Oakfield, Wis. 19 Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla. 20 Red Hills Dispersal, Clinton, Okla. 26 Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala. 28 Mead Cattle Enterprises, Midville, Ga. HW

Proven and Experienced

C&L Advantage M326 22S ET

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

HEREFORD RANCH

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

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Head of Proven Genetics Mark Your Calendars for May 20, 2012 in Beautiful Western Oklahoma Watch for more details to come

BW 1.0 WW 44 75 YW MM 24 M&G 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

Bulls and Fall Born Babies for Sale Sired by

Jimmie and Darla Johnson 4600 W. Modelle Clinton, OK 73601 580-323-2774 Cell 580-331-8534 www.redhillsherefords.com

TCC MR DAVIDSON 81 ET

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

Coming April 17-19, 2012 BW 3.3 WW 64 97 YW MM 23 M&G 55 FAT 0.020 REA 0.72 MARB 0.32

22 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Show and Sale, Kearney 24 Gant Polled Herefords Bull Sale, Platte, S.D. 24 Jamison Herefords Bull Sale, Quinter, Kan. 24 Illinois Polled Hereford Assn. Annual Meeting and Embryo Auction, Springfield 25 Illinois Select Beef Expo Sale, Springfield 25 Kreth Herefords Bull Sale, Mt. Vernon, S.D. 27 Colyer Herefords Bull Sale, Bruneau, Idaho 28 BuyHereford.com Internet Auction 28 Mill Creek Ranch Bull Sale, Manhattan, Kan.

Complete Dispersal of Red Hills Herefords

Durham Ranch “Sample” Sale on

BuyHereford.com Durham Ranch 405-372-7096 njdurhamranch@brightok.net

MORGAN RANCH WWW.MORGANRANCHSHOWCATTLE.COM

BURWELL, NEB. 308-346-4391

Three miles west of Clinton on Hwy. 73 or exit off I-40 at Exit 61, then 1.9 miles north and 1/4 mile east on Hwy.73.

P.O. Box 170 • Elgin, OK 73538 580-492-4590 office • 580-595-1626 cell

Eddie C. and Ruth P. Sims simsncs@aol.com www.hereford.org

Thank you to those who supported the

2011

Opportunity Sale December 4, 2011 • Sedalia, Mo. 40 LOTS GROSSED $85,255 TO AVERAGE $2,140 39 Females grossed $82,225 to average $2,108 1 Bull brought $3,400 • 3 Steers grossed $3,750 to average $1,250 2 Packages of embryos grossed $825 to average $412.50 per package

TOP SELLING LOTS: Lot 24 — KACZ 4K Thors Liberty Sportz06, Kaczmareks 4K Herefords, consignor...................... $4,000 Lots 33/33A — RHF 5075 Jewell 9100W and July heifer calf, Roth Hereford Farm, consignor...... $3,800 Lot 2 — APH Cassie 7Y, Aufdenberg Polled Herefords, consignor.................................................. $3,700 Lot 4 — Bacon Awesome T-Bone 1045, Bacon Hereford, consignor................................................. $3,400 Lot 14 — Doss Miss Pistol Pete DHY 13, Doss Hereford Farms, consignor.................................... $3,250

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

Malone ROTH Hereford McMillen’s HEREFORD JOURNAGAN RANCH FARM Farm Toothacre Leo and Jean Journagan 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

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

Jim D Bellis Family

Jim D. and Carla Bellis Joanna and Jonathan Jamie and Kevin Johansen 17246 Hwy. K Aurora, MO 65605 417-678-5467 JimBellis@missouristate.edu www.hereford.org

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!

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

Home of RHF THM Supreme 2026 1146 N.E. Hwy. J Windsor, MO 65360 Ed and Carol 660-694-2569 • 660-694-0141 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 Andy Curtz 660-287-3338

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 January 2012 /

Craig, Janet, Kayla and Kain 40 93rd Ave. N.W. Halliday, ND 58636 701-548-8243 Cell 701-260-0058 craigp@ndgateway.com

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February 2011 Polled Heifer

Illini Classic

May 2011 Polled Heifer

Consignments Illinois Beef Expo February 25, 2012

Fall 2010 Bred Heifer

RHS Sissy 190

Bred to CRR About Time 743

Rick, Kim and Miranda Morgan 618-548-4314 • appleridge@live.com

2011 American Royal Class Winner and Reserve Fall Calf Champion 3127 Bannister Rd. Salem, IL 62881

Kevin and Lisa Babbs 618-322-5880 • kevinbabbs@sbcglobal.net

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 www.benedictherefords.com

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

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

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 September 15, 2012 DelHawk Cattle Company Steak and Egg Sale

Plainview Crane Farms Herefords Dave, Marcia, Mike and Elise Hackett 1170 E. U.S. Hwy. 36 Tuscola, IL 61953 217-253-4900 Dave.Hackett@cell1net.net www.hereford.org

Floyd, Annette and Brittany Jack and Sherry Lowderman Monte, Carrie and Rhett 815-223-4484 Brent, Kris, Blake, and Morgan Chad, Erin and J.W. Cody and Abby 815-712-5739 P.O. Box 488 LaSalle, IL 61301 Macomb, IL 61455 C_herfs1@yahoo.com

Office 309-833-5543

www.lowderman.com

12526 N. Weldon Rd., Rockford, IL 61102

www.perksranch.com Tom and Tammy Boatman, managers 404-372-6754 or 770-354-4195

Office 815-335-2824 Doug Perks 815-505-1289 Wade Perks 817-269-9263

35073 E. C.R. 1550 N. Mason City, IL 62664 purple_reign@hotmail.com

bhrnds@speednet.com Brent, Cell 217-971-5897 January 2012 /

ALABAMA Beef Maker Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ARIZONA Las Vegas Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Nine Cross Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 ARKANSAS Crooked Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Winningham Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Five H Farms/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nyland Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Knoll Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parham Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perrin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Bluff Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tripp Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilbourn Cattle Co., Aaron & W6 Herefords . .

66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 48 66 66 66 66 66

COLORADO Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 66 Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hall Herefords, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Indian Cave Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Roderick Leach Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 DELAWARE SV Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 FLORIDA Crooked Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC GEORGIA CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CSR Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Hawk Ranch Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86 73 66 66 86 BC 86 86 66 86

IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Circle C Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 66 Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 66 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Heritage Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 67 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 67 Shaw Herefords Inc., Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Split Butte Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ILLINOIS Apple Ridge Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 67 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Lowderman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 83 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Purple Reign Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 INDIANA Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 76 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Clinkenbeard Farms & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 DAD’s Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 DaVee Enterprises, R.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Ferguson Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Gray Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Kottkamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 IOWA Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 GAR-NANC Cattle/Rau Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Iowa Select Hereford Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Landt Herefords, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ohnemus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Rosenberg, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Sladek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Sorensen Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 St. Clair Hay and Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 75 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 67 Woodland View Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 KANSAS Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 67 Jensen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Oleen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Oleen Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, IBC Schu-Lar Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Towner Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 KENTUCKY BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peyton Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Popplewell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MISSOURI Abra Kadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Biglieni Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bonebrake Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 CA Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Journagan Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 81 McMillens Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Missouri Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 81 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Double Seven Ranch LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 80 Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Messner Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nelson Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 P&R Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Red Hills Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Star Lake Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 68 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Feddes & Sons, Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 69 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Westwind Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 70 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Klamath Bull & Horse Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Logterman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Morgan Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 69 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Spencer Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 69 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 69 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69 69 69 69

NEW JERSEY Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

68 68 68 68 73 73 73 68

NEW MEXICO C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Copeland & Sons LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 69 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Smith Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

NORTH CAROLINA Double J Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Kove Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 73 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R&T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall Land & Cattle Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Oak Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85 85 68 68 68 85 68 68 68

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

78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78

MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederickson Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxley Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whispering Pine Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68

MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

NEW YORK SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

NORTH DAKOTA Baumgarten Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 69, 82 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Rockeman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Bradfords, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Fark Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Grandview Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Helsinger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Mohican Polled Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . 69, 77 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 NS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Ullman & Son, Ralph E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CBY Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deana Jak Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hausner Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 70 70 BC BC 85 85 70 85 70

SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73 73 70 73

SOUTH DAKOTA Baker Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 70 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Black Hills Stock Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Cranston Herefords, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Curtis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dvorak Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 70 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 70 K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . 70 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 70 Sioux Empire Hereford Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 TENNESSEE Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 DLL Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Kerr Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 86 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Rogan Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Cowtown Select Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Lone Star Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Pied Piper Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Powell, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Schmidt Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Texas Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Williams/Ferguson Ranch L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cache Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71 71 71 71 71 71 71

VIRGINIA Fauquier Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 JPS Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Knabe Jr., Harry A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Knoll Crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Rolling Hills Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 85 Thistle Tree Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 WASHINGTON BB Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CX Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yoricka Farm Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IFC 72 72 72

WEST VIRGINIA Cottage Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goff & Sons, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grassy Run Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grazing Meadow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haught Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickory Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law & Sons, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDonald Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sapp Valley View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westfall Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52 52 52 52 72 52 52 52 52 72 72

WISCONSIN BBC Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Boettcher’s Brookview Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 C&L Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 80 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Huth Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 79 Kegley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 79 Koens Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Lietzau Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Lininger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 MGM East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 MGM West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Owego Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Pierce’s Hereford Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Starr Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Wiswell Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 WYOMING Berry’s, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Holmes Herefords/Drake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Largent and Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Micheli Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Middleswarth Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 72 Ochsner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Perkes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Ward, Ned and Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Wyoming Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 CANADA Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Elm Lodge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . 72 SERVICES AgriLabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barnes, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bessler Inc., James F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Big Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biozyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birdwell, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birdwell, Joel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booker, C.D. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breeders Insurance LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burks, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BuyHereford.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carper, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CattleMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conover, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gay Livestock Insurance, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genex Cooperative Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoffman AI Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jensen Live Stock Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layton, Dustin N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowderman, Cody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowderman, Monte W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McClintock, Mark and Teresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCS Auction LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midwest Cattle Service Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Cattle Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National CUP Lab & Tech Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schacher Auction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stith, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sullivan Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T Bar C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weishaar, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendt, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 72 72 72 12 72 73 72 72 72 55 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 25 73 80 73 73 73

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Wishing Everyone a Safe and Successful Year Host of the Pennsylvania State Hereford Sale in the spring and now the Variety Power Pack Sale in the fall. Thanks to all who helped, consigned, bought and participated in our first VPP Sale this fall. It was a great success.

Mark your calendars for May 12, 2012, for the PHA Sale and October 28, 2012, for our 2nd Variety Power Pack Sale.

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 • www.hausnercattlecompany.com • Look us up on facebook

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

heritagehillherefords@gmail.com

To Advertise Here, Call Tommy Coley 815-988-7051 or John Meents 419-306-7480

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

All Seasons Farm

Harry and Karen Taylor 10402 Stewart Neck Rd. Princess Anne, MD 21853 410-651-4486 allseasonsfarm@gmail.com

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

Kove Cattle RandAll Company

Land & Cattle Co., LLC

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

www.stoneridgemanor.com

Randy Martin

773 Sloop Point Ln. Kure Beach, NC 28449 919-624-3833 randy_martin52@bellsouth.net

www.kovecattle.com

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

Bob Kube 197 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20186 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

January 2012 /

A Spring Celebration PARTNERS IN PROGRESS XXV 25th Anniversary

Hereford and Angus Sale NEW SALE DATE!

March 31, 2012

Destin Exclusive 77U G151 ET Reg. #P42903710 • Birth date Jan. 28, 2008

Selling interest in the only full brother to P70! 1095 Charles Smith Rd. Wadley, GA 30477 Charles E. Smith, Owner 478-252-5622 • Fax 478-252-8754 478-494-7567 cell Kyle Gillooly 478-494-9593 cell

P. O. Box 2 8 0 Ch at s wor t h , G A 3 0 7 0 5 S h er m an an d Peg g y Le o na rd Home 706-695-2008 Sherman cell 706-280-9490

Seth Ridley 706-463-5331 Matt McCurdy 706-280-9002

herefords@windstream.net www.lphfarm.com

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

2731 River Rd., Wadley, GA 30477 • Kyle and Jennifer Gillooly, Owners 478-625-7664 • Kyle cell 478-494-9593 • Jennifer cell 478-494-6693 predestinedcattle@hotmail.com

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

/ January 2012

Scott Woolfolk 131 Hallie Anderson Rd.

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

Jackson, TN 38305 731-423-2583 731-571-7399 woolfolkfarms@yahoo.com

Rogan Hereford Farms

Registered Polled Herefords Est. 2001 Johnny and Tanuja Jonathan and Meghan Justin and Meghan 314 Letory Rd. Wartburg, TN 37887 423-346-7304 Jonathan, Cell: 865- 803-9947

Burns Farms

Woolfolk Farms

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

Mike Rogan 1662 McKinney Chapel Rd. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5018 Cell 423-754-1213 roganfarm@yahoo.com

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. 17, 2012

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Exceed Your Goals...

...with Sandhill Farms Brand Genetics! “This fall when we sorted the biggest calves out of the calf crop, most of the baldie calves were in the big end. The baldies were all out of Sandhill Farms bulls. We then sold them and they made the paper by being among the top selling calves that week.” — Dean Welsch, Kansas commercial breeder

Top of the Breed Index Values

Calving Ease — Guaranteed Calving Ease

Maternal — These bulls will sire great baldie females

Carcass — Will assist in end product premiums

Brahman — Increase fertility in crossbred program

Average Index on 100 Sale Bulls CEZ$ 19

Top 5%

BMI$ 24

Top 1%

CHB$ 29

Top 5%

BII$ 20

Top 1%

(Calving Ease Index)

(Baldy Maternal Index)

(Certified Hereford Beef Index)

(Brahman Influence Index)

www.sandhillfarms.com Production Sale — April 6, 2012

For catalog, register online, e-mail kevin@sandhillfarms.com or call 620-995-4072 For photos and videos, visit www.sandhillfarms.com Selling • 100 polled Hereford bulls • 14 5-year-old registered Hereford cows with heifer calves at side • 50 commercial polled Hereford open heifers

Kevin and Vera Schultz Haviland, KS 67059 620-995-4072 • Cell 620-546-4570 Ron and Arnita Schultz 620-348-4863

FLAT STONE LICK

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• We don’t have the answers to the quiz now • Science is in pursuit of answers to questions like these • The effects of genomics will change the way we look at performance • Five years from now it will affect all breeders • Flat Stone Lick plans to be a student of the science and use it in our breeding program • As more is learned, will your herd pass the test?

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Les and Nancy Midla & Family

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

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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 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