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Top 10 Registration Sires for 2019 Missouri Annual Banquet and Awards Improving Cow Herd Efficiency Hereford Committed Duo: Jim and Linda Reed Fall Sale Results

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Half a century...Wow, that’s a long time! The state of Missouri brought home perhaps the most well-known sports championship in North America. The Super Bowl 54 championship title went to the Kansas City Chiefs!

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For I know the joys

and discomforts of agricultural life...

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-the National FFA Creed

At the time of this publication, the rings were won nearly a month ago, but there are many fans who still continue to celebrate the huge honors. Have you been in the Kansas City airport lately, or even at any public event within the state? I’m sure the team in 1970 never dreamed it would take the franchise 50 years to achieve the title again. Persistance helped the Chiefs get here. They kept their eye on the goal even through the tough years, the years when the fans were disappointed, ready to throw in the towel. Do you ever feel this way about agriculture? The agricultural way of life is not for the faint of heart. For decades, farmers and producers have faced challenges of drought, mud, trade threats, feed shortages, the list goes on and on. I think back to the National FFA Creed – “I believe in the future of agiculture.” I hope you, too, really believe that. The part that gets me everytime is about working on a good farm and seeing the pleasant days as well as the most challenging days. “For I know, the joys and discomforts of agricultural life,” the creed continues. Yes, don’t we all? The many months before, we make breeding decisions only to loose a calf at birth. So many hardships over the years, it would be too many to count. Today, I hope you choose to focus on the joys in agricultural life. Aren’t we lucky to work in an industry that focuses on families, God’s beauty and giving back by feeding the world? This spring as the crop comes up and the new babies run around the green pasture, I hope you are able to see the true beauty in what we do for a living. Keep your eye on the ball, and let’s see what the next half a century holds!

– The Editors, Rural Route Cassie Dorran, editor

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Contents March 2020 IN THIS

Issue

24 Cow Herd Efficiency Dr. Monty Kerley explains how much we can improve 18-19 Missouri Hereford Awards

Deserving award winners announced at the annual banquet

30-32 The Hereford Committed Duo Jim and Linda Reed have dedicated a lifetime to the breed

4 | Words from the Editors 4 | Publication Dates and Advertising Rates 5 | Missouri Hereford Association Officers 8 | State Association Update 10 | News from the American Hereford Association 12 | Women Association Update & Scholarships 12 | The Ranch Kitchen Recipe 14 | Junior Association Update 14 | Junior Association Note from the Advisors 15 | NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Awards 16 | Thank you from the Missouri Juniors 16 | Show Results – National Western Stock Show 16 | Junior National Hereford Expo Schedule Released 20, 26, 28 | Around the Barn Membership Update 26 | Missouri Hereford Association Facebook Page 20 | Website Classifieds Advertisement Opportunity 28 | Missouri Hereford Queen Selected 34 | Association & Industry Events & Deadlines 38 | Sale Results 42 | Advertising Index

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Missouri Hereford Association © Rural Route Creations

Officers and Directors President Vice President Secretary/ Treasurer Directors

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Amy Phillips

www.moherefords.org Richmond

Travis McConnaughy Wasola

District 1 District 8

Matt Reynolds

Huntsville

Brian Littleton

Keytesville

District 2

Mary Beth Ray

Paris

District 3

Eddie Roth

Windsor

District 4

Mark Abramovitz

Columbia

District 5

Rick Steinbeck

Hermann

District 6

Mike McCorkill

Greenfield

District 7

Darrell Aufdenberg

Jackson

District 9

To download a Missouri Hereford Association membership application and to view most current events, applications and announcements, visit the Missouri Hereford Association website at www.moherefords.org Missouri Hereford Association Matt Reynolds, Secretary/Treasurer 1071 C.R. 1231 Huntsville, Missouri 65249 660-676-3788 5

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State Association

Update

refund your $100 to you. Around September 10, I will email you the Dear Hereford Breeders, entry forms that need to be mailed back to me I’m sure everyone has had enough by September 25 so we winter by now, with daylight savings can get advertising in time coming in just a few days and place for the sale. This is the first day of spring to be here by a great opportunity for March 20, we all wonder where Matt Reynolds each of you to consign time goes. Missouri Hereford Association your top end females Secretary/Treasurer and a few herd bull Hopefully the spring calving prospects. The cattle season is going well for all, some our consignors bring to Sedalia each year of you are almost done and others are just continue to get better and better. We always getting started. There is nothing more have a full-house crowd and a large on-line rewarding in this business than a new calf crowd watching. It is a great opportunity to crop of calves! It’s time to make breeding showcase your breeding programs! plans for next year’s calf crop. As your spring babies have hit the ground, and your You should have received your 2020 fall calves are ready to wean, it is a great membership letter in January. Hopefully you time to be thinking about consigning some have paid your dues, and if not, you should of your best to the Opportunity Sale in have received a second notice. Membership December. As most of you know, May 1 is applications can also be found on the the deadline to send your $100 nomination website and in the directory. As we think fee to me in order to nominate your herd about the new directory in 2021, I want to for cattle to be considered for the sale. remind you that memberships from 2020 will This is the first step in being a consignor at be listed in the new directory plus any new the 2020 Opportunity Sale. Shortly after memberships for 2021 sent in by January May 1, I forward the nomination list to Joe 10, 2021! Our membership has been really Rickabaugh (the sale screener) so he can strong for years and we invite everyone to make plans to visit your herd and make be a part of it. April 1 is our deadline to get selections for entry to the sale. Once Joe your membership posted on the website! completes his travels, he will send me the Don’t let that deadline slip by you. April 1 is consignor list and selections you agreed also important if you want to qualify for any to consign. If no selections are made I will

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State Association Update | March 2020

of the many awards we give at the Annual Awards Banquet in December. You must have your dues paid by April 1 to receive any awards!! If you are a junior member, your parents or grandparents must be a dues paid member by April 1. Something new for 2020 is the classified section on the website to list cattle held for sale. Contact Jocelyn Washam to get your listing posted! A banner advertisement on the website is also a great opportunity to get your breeding program in front of many producers. Watch the summer newsletter for details on the fall field day tour in the Northeast District 3. If you are in District 3 and want to be involved in the event, contact Mary Beth Ray as soon as possible. Plans are beginning to be made on this event! Take the time to look at the ads in this issue on upcoming sales here in Missouri this spring. I’ve heard the cattle market is to be strong in 2020 and there are great opportunities here in Missouri to find top end Hereford genetics at the many production sales and on-line sale here this spring. If you ever have any questions, please call or e-mail us, as we are here to help direct you when needed. Make plans now to go to the spring sales, hope to see you there!

Matt Reynolds, MHA Secretary/Treasurer

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News from the

American Hereford Association Multi-talented Players Review the top-10 team of sires of 2019-born progeny to see how they deliver maternal excellence and end-product merit.

I’m especially encouraged by how many new commercial cattlemen are choosing to come home to Hereford. These producers like what they see and recognize the value Hereford genetics provide to their operations.

It’s hard to believe March is already here, and, at least to this point, the winter months have been milder compared to a year ago. The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) was another successful event filled with great cattle and strong commerce. The cattle that strolled the “Yards” and paraded the “Hill” were a great example of the strength of the breed. I want to give a shout-out to all of this year’s new exhibitors, as it was great to see these programs showcasing the genetics they are marketing.

Here is a list of the top 10 registration sires for 2019-born progeny as of Feb. 3, 2020. As you study the average expected progeny difference (EPD) summary of these bulls, notice the strong multi-trait excellence this group offers. In fact, half of these bulls have daughters recorded with an average nursing ratio of 101.1, and seven of these bulls are, or have been, tested through the National Reference Sire Program. The proof is in the pudding and as a whole this group is delivering when it comes to maternal excellence and end-product merit.

After the NWSS, Jack Ward and I had a great trip to Red Bluff, Calif., to watch the 79th anniversary of the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding show. I’m proud to say the England family from Oregon exhibited the supreme champion bull of overall breeds. Congratulations to all who made this event successful, and Hereford breeders will be proud to know Certified Hereford Beef® was the feature product throughout the week-long event.

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Shane Bedwell

American Hereford Association Chief Operating Officer & Director of Breed Improvement

Spring planning With breeding season right around the corner, I hope you all have taken the time to analyze your calf crops and have a plan in place to continue making progress with your customers. The start of the 2020 sale season has a great feel to it and Hereford genetics have been in strong demand at sales I have recently attended.

I encourage you all to dig deep into your bull battery to find areas where you are excelling and areas where you can improve. It sure seems the front door is open for Hereford genetics to continue making great strides in the commercial market, but we must keep a keen eye on economically relevant traits which make all segments of the business profitable. It’s far from a silver bullet answer, but striving for aboveaverage trait excellence and focusing on convenience traits like docility and feet and leg soundness are a must to generate profit. How ’bout them Chiefs!!!

Shane Bedwell Reprinted with permission from the March 2020 Hereford World.

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Women Association

Update Greetings everyone! We hope your new year is off to a great start! We have a lot of exciting things planned for 2020 and look forward to seeing everyone this year! The Hereford Women of Missouri hosted the social hour prior to the Missouri Hereford Association meeting and banquet on Dec. 7, 2019. This took place at the James Taylor Youth Building on the Missouri State Fair Grounds. During the banquet, Morgan Crutsinger was crowned the 2020 Missouri Hereford Queen and was also honored with the Missouri Herford Women scholarship. Congrats to Morgan on all her accomplishments. We would like to say a big “thank you” to everyone that donated to the social hour, the live auction and the silent auction. Also, a big “thank you” to Lindy Roth and family for providing the table decorations for the tables.

The Hereford Women will be planning a fundraiser this next year of assembling and selling a Hereford Women cookbook. We will be selling the cookbooks at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Cattle Show in June, as well as other shows and events throughout the summer and fall. We would certainly appreciate your support to raise money for our group that provides many scholarship opportunities for our Missouri Hereford youth. We are always looking for new members to join our organization! If you are interested in joining, please send your dues to Marijane Miller at 20500 Sioux Drive, Lebanon, MO 65536. Memberships are $15 per year. Please watch our Facebook page to keep up with all of our activities during the year! We are looking forward to seeing everyone this spring and summer!

Tonya Bagnell, Hereford Women of Missouri Secretary

Hereford Women Scholarships

The Hereford Women of Missouri awards a $250 scholarship each year to a deserving high school and/or college student. Applications for the scholarship can be found on the website. This scholarship is funded by our fundraisers that we have at numerous times of the year. Our fundraisers include silent auctions at the annual banquet, 50/50 raffles at the state fair and collecting cans for the juniors and queen. Applications must be postmarked by Oct 15!

View and download the application online at moherefords.org

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Women Association Update | March 2020

Hereford Women of Missouri Officers President – Katherine Fuller 816-547-1545 Katfuller1@aol.com

Vice President – April Miller 816-305-7490 Aprilmiller1732@gmail.com Secretary – Tonya Bagnell 660-631-2109 Tbagnell6452@gmail.com

Treasurer – Marijane Miller 317-341-3846 millerherefords@yahoo.com

Mail $15 Hereford Women of Missouri dues to 20500 Sioux Drive, Lebanon, MO 65536 Queen Co-chairs – Shelby Bagnell 660-630-3361 Shelby.bagnell@hughes.net Anna Roth 573-579-7424 anna.roth15@gmail.com

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Missouri Junior Hereford Association Officers

Junior Association

Update Hello all!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and start to the new year! Missouri was represented in Denver, Colo., at the NWSS by a handful of exhibitors - congratulations to all the winners! We also want to send out a congratulations to the outstanding members that were named at the December banquet! To be eligible for year-end awards, dues need to be sent to Taylor Miller by April 1. We would also like to give a huge thanks to Missouri State University/Journgan Ranch for sponsoring both sleeves of our state t-shirts for Junior Nationals. Our next meeting will be held at the 37th Annual MCA All-Breeds Junior Show. We will be discussing Junior Nationals, which is in Louisville, Ky., on July 11-18, 2020, in more detail. On Friday evening we will have our showmanship contest. We will also be running state contests for juniors interested in competing at Nationals for illustrated speech, Hereford bowl and team fitting. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Rhode. Junior shows that are happening this month include: the Steers and Stripes Show in Sedalia, Mo., March 6-8, 2020, and Bear Round-Up in Springfield, Mo., March 28-29, 2020. We can’t wait to see everyone at our meeting in June and hopefully at some shows beforehand!

President – Rachael Bagnell Vice President – Jacob Toombs Secretary – Isaac Rhode Treasurer – Taylor Miller Mail $15 Missouri Junior Hereford Association dues to 20500 Sioux Drive, Lebanon, MO 65536 Reporter – Haleigh Ferguson Fundraising Chair – Aiden Kleinman Directors – Conner Bolch, Phillip Mueller and Will Hendricks Advisors – Jeff & Susan Rhode 7765 NW Hwy NN, Stewartsville, MO 64490 816-261-4819 Jeff Cell or 816-261-4821  Susan Cell Susan.rhode@yahoo.com  

Brad & Shannon Mueller 2045 PCR 520, Perryville, MO 63775 573-517-2999 • Muellers29@yahoo.com

Eddie & Mary Roth 1178 NE Hwy J, Windsor, MO 65360 660-351-4126 • rothconcrete3@gmail.com

Haleigh Ferguson, Missouri Junior Hereford Association Fundraising Chair Note from the Advisors MJHA Members & Families— With a new year comes new plans for the months ahead and new goals to achieve with your junior Hereford projects in 2020. Even though the days of summer seem far away, start working toward these goals and getting plans in place to make this summer your best year ever. No matter what your goals are—to win your county fair, to represent our state in the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) team fitting contest, or to win a scholarship from the Hereford Youth Foundation of America—the work starts right now. If you haven’t paid your 2020 Missouri Junior Hereford Association (MJHA) dues, the time is now! Dues are $15 per member and need to be paid by April 1, 2020. Please mail a check, payable to the Missouri Junior Hereford Association, to MJHA treasurer Taylor Miller, 20500 Souix Drive, Lebanon, MO 65536. Your dues must be paid by April 1 to be eligible for the MJHA Outstanding Member awards, which are voted on by all members at the state fair and awarded in December at the Missouri Hereford Association banquet. Two events you won’t want to miss this summer are the Missouri Junior Hereford preview show, which is held in conjunction with the Missouri Cattlemen’s All-Breeds Junior Show, set for June 12-13 in Sedalia, Mo., as well as the JNHE, July 11-18 in Louisville, KY. Be watching for information about ownership and entry deadlines, as well as many of the JNHE contest sign-up deadlines that come earlier in the spring, so that you don’t miss out. The next MJHA meeting will be Saturday, June 13, in Sedalia, Mo., and will start 14

30 minutes after the conclusion of the Cattlemen’s Hereford show. We will meet in the bleachers of the auction ring at the youth building. This is one of our biggest meetings of the year, so we hope everyone can attend. We will also have a special meeting of all members planning to attend the JNHE to organize state activities. If you plan to participate in contests at the JNHE, please let Susan Rhode know as soon as possible. Many deadlines for individual contests are in April and May, so check the AHA website and get those dates on the calendar. We will have state-level contests for all age divisions of Illustrated public speaking, team fitting and Hereford bowl contests on June 12 in Sedalia, Mo. Watch the MJHA Facebook page for times and locations for these contests. If you plan to compete on a grill-off team, please have your team members recruited and know what recipe you plan to enter by the June meeting. The MJHA showmanship contest will be Friday, June 12, at 6 p.m. in Sedalia, Mo. Participants must be dues-paid members before the start of the contest. Members will compete in peewee, junior, intermediate and senior age divisions as outlined by the AHA. All participants must show a Hereford in the contest. Contact any of the MJHA board, or advisors, when you get to the show to sign-up. MJHA fundraising chair, Aidan Kleinman, is gathering items for the Missouri state basket that the MJHA will donate to the HYFA silent auction at JNHE. Half of the profits from the sale of the basket come back to the MJHA. If you would like to donate, or help Aidan gather donations, contact him or any of the advisors. Junior Association Update | March 2020

Missouri plans to participate again this year in the state tailgate at the JNHE. We will finalize the food we will serve and other plans at the June meeting. Families that would like to help with this event should contact Kyla Waters, who serves as our adult chair for this event. According to the MJHA bylaws, which can be viewed on the junior section of the Missouri Hereford website, anyone interested in serving as MJHA advisors must be nominated during the MJHA meeting in June. Nominees will be presented to the MHA board for approval, and then voted on by the membership at the MJHA meeting at the state fair in August. If you—or someone you know—is interested in serving as advisors, we encourage you to contact any of the current advisors to learn more about responsibilities and commitments for the advisor roles. Please like and follow the Missouri Junior Hereford Association Facebook page to stay up-to-date with deadlines and information about upcoming MJHA activities. If you have questions, please reach out to your MJHA advisors, Eddie & Mary Roth, Brad & Shannon Mueller or Jeff & Susan Rhode. Contact information for all advisors is available on the junior page of the Missouri Hereford website. We are here to help! Until we meet again this summer…make the most of this school year, and start working hard on those goals. You are destined to achieve them!

Jeff and Susan Rhode, Missouri Junior Hereford Association Advisors

Hereford Youth Awarded in NJHA Fed Steer Shootout

For three years running, the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) has brought real-world experience and education to its junior membership. In 2019, 67 youth from 15 states entered 206 steers in the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout contest, powered by BioZyme Inc. and the Feed the Future program. This year’s NJHA contest winners were recognized for their efforts Oct. 25 at the Hereford Honorees awards ceremony in Kansas City, Mo., and received close to $20,000 in awards from the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and BioZyme. Contestants collected actual feedyard performance and carcass merit data on pens and individual entries of Hereford and

Hereford-influenced steers while gaining a comprehensive industry education on topics such as ultrasound technology, genetics and cattle health. All steers were fed at Gregory Feedlots in Tabor, Iowa, and through a generous sponsorship from Texas Stardance Cattle, steers were hauled to and harvested at National Beef Packing Co. in Dodge City, Kan., as candidates for the Certified Hereford Beef® brand. “The NJHA Fed Steer Shootout proved to be yet another successful year for the participants and I would like to congratulate all of the winners on their accomplishments,” says Trey Befort, American Hereford Association (AHA) director of commercial programs. Participation nearly doubled from the previous year and so did BioZyme’s financial com-

mitment and quest to bring education to the forefront of the contest. Contestants entered performance portfolios from data reports they received throughout the feeding period, and wrote an essay about what they learned from the process. The top five participants were selected from the submitted portfolios, and had the opportunity to travel to Kansas City, Mo., to compete for the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Junior of the Year title during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting and Conference. These juniors presented a short speech and were interviewed about what they learned from the contest and applicability in the beef industry. This year’s award winners included Champion purebred individual — Ben Ridder, Marthasville, Mo.

Q and A:

Ben Ridder, 15-years-old, of Marthasville, Mo., sat down with us and explained his experiences with the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout.

How long have you been participanting in the Fed Steer Shootout? All three years

What have you gained from entering cattle into this contest?

I’ve gained knowledge on feeding cattle and allowed our farm to have tons of information and data collection to analyze and use in our farm going forward.

How do you select your steers for the program? Ben Ridder, Marthasville, Mo., consigned the grand champion purebred individual. Pictured (l to r) are: Trey Befort, AHA director of commercial programs; Jessie Judge, BioZyme Inc.; Ben Ridder; and Ashley Fitzsimmons, BioZyme, Inc.

I look at the weight and first make sure they meet this criteria. Then, it’s all in the genetics. I know which sire groups on our farm have the best ability to grade prime.

What would you tell other juniors thinking about getting involved with this? You should do it! I’ve got my calves selected and entered already for next year’s contest.

Missouri Junior Hereford Association President Rachael Bagnell lead the December meeting in Sedalia, Mo. before the Missouri Opportunity Sale. A large attendance of juniors were present. Junior Awards / Advertisement | March 2020

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National Western Stock Show Junior Show Jan. 15, 2020 | Denver, CO Judge: Graham Blagg, Spring Hill, Kan. 150-head

Polled Hereford Champion Senior Heifer Calf JR Money Tree 863 ET Beau Ann Graves, Chillicothe, MO 11/12/2018 • Sired by DKF RO Cash Flow 0245 ET

THANK YOU!

A big thank you to the Missouri Hereford breeders that contributed to the purchase of Missouri Junior Hereford Association’s (MJHA) consignment Lot 36 for $3,550 at the 2019 Missouri Opportunity Sale. These breeders have generously donated the heifer back to the MJHA to continue producing calves that will be sold annually, raising funds for our organization. Another big thank you to the Trent McMillen family at McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch, Walnut Grove, Mo., for taking this female home to be part of their herd to breed, calve and maintain her for the MJHA through her productive years.

Hereford breeders who donated to the purchase of the heifer include: Abrakadabra Cattle Co., Columbia, MO Aufdenberg Polled Herefords, Jackson, MO Belzer Farms, Browning, MO Biglieni Farms, St. Louis, MO Bonebrake Herefords, Springfield, MO Bourbeuse Bend Herefords, Beaufort, MO Crutsinger Hereford Farm, Whitewater, MO Gregory Polled Herefords, Houstonia, MO High Prairie Farms, Fair Grove, MO Cody Lowderman, Macomb, IL McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch, Walnut Grove, MO Menzies Cattle Co. LLC, Marshfield, MO Miller Herefords, Lebanon, MO Mueller Farms, Perryville, MO Phillips-Renner Farms, Richmond, MO Shingle Oaks Polled Herefords, Waterloo, IL WMC Cattle Co., Wasola, MO Another big thank you to the Gary Wood family, Civil Bend Herefords, in Maysville, Mo., for providing a home for Lot 36 and her mother for many years, as well as preparing her for and bringing her to the sale in Sedalia. We truly appreciate your years of support of the MJHA!

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Show Results / Junior Information / Advertisement | March 2020

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State Recognizes December 7, 2019 | Sedalia, MO

Award

Missouri Hereford Association Annual Banquet Left: 2019 MHA Hall of Fame Inductee: Glen and Yvonne Ridder Falling Timber Farms Marthasville, MO Right: 2019 MHA Hall of Fame Inductee: Ed Roth Roth Hereford Farm Windsor, MO Left: 2019 Purebred Breeder of the Year: Roth Hereford Farm Windsor, MO

Right: 2019 MHA Commercial Breeder of the Year: Frank Barnitz Lake Spring, MO

2019 MHA Friend of the Association: Left: Joe Rickabaugh Kansas City, MO Right: Matt & Barb Reynolds Huntsville, MO

Left: 2019 MHA President’s Award: Amy Phillips Richmond, MO Right: 2017-2019 MHA Board Members: Travis McConnaughy - Wasola, MO, Rick Steinbeck - Hermann, MO, & Justin Sissel Elkland, MO 18

Winners

2019 Missouri Hereford Banquet Results | March 2020

2019 MHA Show Cow-Calf of the Year: 2019 MHA Show Bull of the Year: 2019 MHA Show Heifer of the Year: BRF Miss Jazzy 2C ET Oaks 6077 Done Real 104F SULL Harley’s Girl 8274F ET Blue Ribbon Farms – Walnut Grove, MO Shingle Oaks Polled Herefords – Waterloo, IL Shingle Oaks Polled Herefords – Waterloo, IL

Left: 2019 MHA Scholarship Recipient: Rachael Bagnell Slater, MO Right: 2019 MJHA Scholarship Recipient: Morgan Crutsinger Whitewater, MO

2019 Outstanding MJHA Members: Peewee: Payton Henderson - Buffalo, MO Junior: Emma Hancock – Bolivar, MO Intermediate: Isaac Rhode – Stewartsville, MO Senior: Rachael Bagnell – Slater, MO

Right: 2020 Missouri Hereford Queen & Hereford Women Scholarship Recipient: Morgan Crutsinger Whitewater, MO

2020 Missouri Hereford Association Board

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Baby News Sabrina Abramovitz and Tim Opitz welcomed George Timothy Opitz on January 6, 2020. George was born at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia Mo., weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. He joins the couple’s family in rural Columbia along with their dog, Ruby, and cat, Loki. Sabrina works for University of Missouri, MU Healthcare as the Practice Manager of the Family Medicine program/ South Providence. Tim serves as legal counsel for Renew MO, a nonprofit organization advancing renewable energy sources in the state of Missouri. Grandparents include Mark Abramovitz and Terry Elwing, Columbia, Mo., as well as Jerry and Marilyn Opitz, Omaha, Neb. (pictured top right) Brianne and Logan Bishop grew their family on January 20, 2020, welcoming their second child. Mason Christopher Bishop was also born at Boone Hospital in Columbia MO weighing 8lbs 6oz. Three-year-old sister Ellie Marie is a proud sister and joins the family’s numerous cats, dogs and cows on their farm in rural Calloway County. Grandparents include Mark Abramovitz and Terry Elwing, Columbia, Mo., as well as Bruce and Pam Bishop, Warrenton Mo. Brianne is an associate veterinarian at Quail Valley Veterinary Clinic in Jefferson City MO. She practices primarily large animal medicine and specializes in bovine reproduction. Logan is an agronomist, and operates his business, Bishop Crop Solutions serving clients in central and northern Missouri. (pictured bottom right)

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Cow Herd Efficiency: How Much Can We Improve It? Monty Kerley, Ph.D., Strategic Advisory Committee, GrowSafe Systems® My association with GrowSafe Systems® began over a decade ago when the University of Missouri became the site of the first installation in the United States. As a professor at the University of Missouri in the Animal Sciences department focused in ruminant nutrition, I was uniquely interested in GrowSafe Feed Intake technology. My interest in the Feed Intake technology stemmed from wanting to study the genetic potential for energetic efficiency in cattle and to identify if a relationship of mitochondrial function to energetic efficiency existed. It was already known that other species had substantial variation in metabolic efficiency. The poultry and swine industry used genetic outliers for metabolic efficiency to increase feed efficiency of production animals. We hypothesized that ruminants would follow suit. With GrowSafe’s technology and analytics we were able to conduct various trials related to natural feeding behavior, feed efficiency and performance in a research environment. We first studied mitochondrial function (respiration rate) among beef calves with differing residual feed intake (RFI) phenotypes. We found that low RFI (metabolically efficient) calves had more rapid uptake of oxygen by mitochondria than high RFI calves. This finding gave support to our hypothesis that RFI was a trait that did measure metabolic efficiency, or energetic efficiency of cellular

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metabolism not influenced by growth rate (mature size) or composition of growth (muscle vs. protein). Our research identified differences in complex I – a primary entry point for electrons to the respiratory chain – of the mitochondria, which plays a role in energy metabolism, to demonstrate differences among RFI phenotypes. We believe more metabolically efficient animals have the ability to take up oxygen faster and replenish ATP pools quicker than less efficient animals. By being quicker to maintain phosphorylation ratio,

and therefore replenishing the required levels of ATP, satiety is reached sooner thus requiring less feed intake. If intake is reduced

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for this reason, because mammals cannot uncouple respiration, then less carbohydrate is consumed and less must be deposited as lipid. This is what happens when inefficient calves are contrasted to efficient calves, inefficient calves have more subcutaneous fat depot than low RFI calves. Most important to us was that RFI differences among calves had a biological reason for the differences; differences in cellular energy metabolism between low and high RFI calves. We also measured repeatedly in calf populations studied a 1.4-fold difference in dry matter intake by calves but with similar body weight gains. The range in feed efficiency of the population, without selection, was 40%. Assuming a herd of cattle have a normal distribution for RFI, selection for RFI could improve efficiency by 20%. There is no other single technology that holds this much promise to reduce feed costs. A producer that had made genetic selection for RFI a priority for sires used and heifers retained as cows reduced feed to gain of his calves in the feedlot by one pound of feed per pound of gain, an approximate 17% reduction in feedlot feed cost. We conducted a series of experiments to better understand RFI throughout various stages of production.

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Wedding News

Membership News Missouri Deserving Youth Received Jack & Donna Vanier Family Scholarship Ten National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members were awarded a $10,000 Jack & Donna Vanier Scholarship Friday, Oct. 25, at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Honorees Reception during the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. These scholarships were 10 of 30 awarded through the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) totaling more $180,000. The Vanier Family of CK Ranch in Brookville, Kan., donated 10 scholarships totaling $100,000 to youth who demonstrate a commitment to higher education and who have overcome obstacles in their lives.

Jody and April Miller of Browning, Mo., are happy to announce that on January 4, 2020 their daughter, Taylor married Samuel Phillips. The wedding and reception were held at Whippoorwill Acres Wedding and Event Venue in Lancaster, Mo. Samuel is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Phillips of Harrisburg, Mo. The newlyweds currently reside in Columbia, Mo. and both are nurses at University Hospital there.

Rachael Bagnell, Slater, Mo., was one of the 10 deserving youth chosen. Rachael is a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Columbia, majoring in agricultural education. The 19-year-old daughter of Bob and Tonya Bagnell is currently serving as the president for the Missouri Junior Hereford Association. Along with being a member of the University of Missouri’s Block and Bridle and Collegiate FFA, Rachael still assists her parents on their purebred Hereford operation. She hopes to pursue a master’s degree after the completion of her bachelor’s.

Ten outstanding NJHA members were recognized as recipients of the Jack and Donna Vanier Family Scholarship at the 2019 Hereford Honorees Reception during the American Hereford As-sociation Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. (Pictured l to r): HYFA Board Member Steve Folkman, 2019 HYFA President Ray Ramsey, HYFA Vice President George Sprague, HYFA Board Member Jill Bielema, Dixie Miller, Mon-tana Lawrence, Rachael Bagnell, Katie Nolles, KC Barnes, Taylor Belle Matheny, Abbygail Pit-stick, Hattie Duncan, Blakelee Hayes, HYFA Board Members Nancy Keilty, Katie Colyer, Kathy Buchholz and Bill King.

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Crutsinger to Serve as Missouri Hereford Queen

Obituary Edgar W. Roth Jr., 76, of Windsor, Mo., died early Friday morning, January 10, 2020, at St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit, Mo. He was born November 30, 1943, in Frohna, Mo., the son of Edgar Wilmer Roth Sr. and Evelyn Regina (Schuessler) Roth. On April 4, 1964, in Webster Groves, Mo., he married Carol Anita Meyer, and she survives of the home. Junior was a long-time Hereford cattle farmer. Retiring from Famous Barr in St. Louis in 1997, he moved to a farm near Windsor where he and Carol established the Roth Hereford Farm. He was a member of the Henry County Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Mis-souri Hereford Association and the American Hereford Association. He was inducted into the Missouri Hereford Association Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Roth Hereford Farm was the 2019 Purebred Breeder of the Year. He had served in the United States Army and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton. In addition to his wife Carol, survivors include a son, Eddie Roth (Mary), Windsor, Mo.; a daugh-ter, Jennifer Woody (Eric), Troy, Mo.; 3 grandchildren, Lane Roth and Levi Roth and Ethan Woody; 3 brothers, Donald Roth, Longtown, Mo., Melvin Roth, Frohna, Mo., and Terry Roth (Holly), Jackson, Mo.; a sister, Katheran Haerterling (Bob), Altenburg, Mo.; a brother-in-law, James Meyer (Jeanine), Affton, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Robbyn Roth in 1999. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton, Mo., with Pastor Jesse Kueker officiating. Military honors were observed Saturday morning at the church under the direction of the Clinton VFW Post 1894. The family suggests contribution to the Clinton Christian Academy (CCA) or the Trinity Lutheran Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.

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Morgan Crutsinger is the daughter of Larry and Angela Crutsinger from Whitewater, Mo., where she grew up with her one sister, Lauren. Morgan is a senior at Delta High School, involved in school activ-ities, such as: Executive Student Council President, FFA Sentinel, FBLA, Science Club, Art Club, National Honors Society, Delta 4-H Club Reporter, and Cape County Junior Leaders 4-H Club Vice President. In addition, Morgan currently serves as Area 15 FFA Chaplain, Cape Girardeau County Youth Liaison and Southeast Missouri Regional Representative on the Missouri State 4-H Council. Morgan has been showing Hereford cattle since she bought her first horned Here-ford heifer in 2013. Since then, Morgan and her sister show their Hereford cattle at about 10 fairs and shows every summer. Morgan’s favorite show every year is the Junior National Hereford Expo, where she has exhibited for the last five years. Morgan was fortunate to be able to exhibit her Hereford cattle at the American Royal in 2019. After graduating from high school, Morgan plans to attend University of Missouri – Columbia and major in Agricultural Business. She plans to obtain a job in the field of agriculture and have a registered Hereford cattle farm after graduating from college. Morgan has been involved with the Missouri Junior Hereford Association and showing her Hereford cattle for the past seven years. She is honored to serve the Missouri Hereford Association as the 2020 Missouri Hereford Queen.

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The 2020 Missouri Hereford Queen, Morgan Crutsinger, will represent the Missouri Hereford Association at state and national events representing the Hereford breed and state of Missouri.

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Hereford Member Spotlight

The Hereford Committed Duo Jim and Linda Reed have spent a lifetime dedicating themselves to the beef industry, specifically with the Hereford breed. When asked about Jim and Linda, many described them firstly as “extremely humble,” to further with admiring characteristics such as taking their job very seriously and priding themselves on quality customer service. For those who do not know Jim, he has had thousands of Hereford customers over the years and has had a great impact within the beef industry from coast to coast, specifically in Missouri. Linda grew up raising purebred Hereford cattle and registered Tennessee Walking Horses, only a couple miles apart from Jim in Green Ridge, Mo., just outside of Sedalia. This is where it all began. After Jim’s dad passed away, Linda’s father took Jim under his wing and introduced him to the registered Hereford business in 1962. Afterwards, Jim and Linda became a great husband and wife team, and grew a successful business together in the same area. Jim started providing ring services back when he was in college, and then he started selling Hereford semen. The semen business grew over the years, and they saw the need for someone to help small cattlemen sell their cattle. The couple was teaching at the State Fair Community College and were looking for a career change, so after finding this need came three closely knitted successful businesses – Reed Enterprises, Midwest Cattle Service (MCS) and Reed Farms. Jim said, “Linda has played a very key role in the business, from organizing and constructing catalogs, to clerking and cashiering at many sales.”

Linda has done all of the secretarial work, as well as helping with the cattle when Jim was gone on the road. Talk about a dream team! They did have farm work help from Jim’s cousin J.C. Hunton for many years. The Reed Farms operation was started by Jim and Linda in 1965, where they continued their passion in Green Ridge, a place where the family has continued for five generations. Jim and Linda have two sons, Brian and Craig, who grew up surrounded by the industry. The Reed family was always involved with the junior shows when Brian and Craig were showing. Brian won Senior Showmanship at the Polled Hereford Junior Nationals in Springfield, Ill., and showed heifers that normally stood at the top. Brian also had a small Simmental herd. Craig served on the National Junior Polled Hereford Council and exhibited the National Champion Bred-and-Owned Female in 1994, which continued to win the National Champion Cow-Calf the next year. Jim and Linda have four granddaughters, a gift to Linda who finally got her girls! Craig and Natalie have three daughters: Macy, Mallory and Maggie. They call Craig the “weekend warrior” as he works in Kansas City during the week. Macy, Mallory and Maggie live close to Reed Farms and work daily with their mother taking care of the cattle. They are involved in showing at the county level and at the Missouri State Fair (MSF). One of the girls was even on the recent MSF marketing billboard image. Brian and Samara have one daughter, Terrell, and live in Abernathy, Texas. Brian teaches agriculture, and his daughter Terrell is very involved in showing goats.

Helping youth has been near-anddear to Jim and Linda’s hearts over their career. Jim said, “We have always tried to help at the junior shows and encourage youth to get involved.” While Jim and Linda were starting Midwest Cattle Service (MCS) along with partner, Bill Maerli, they worked with Ernie Wallace and Greg Walthall, who have both made quite a name for themselves in the Angus and Simmental industry. Jim helped others, like Jim Daehn, gain experiences in the beef industry while managing sales. Jim, Linda and Bill Maerli worked together for 10 years, then Jim and Linda went on with MCS. Jim recently returned to the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in January. Attending always brings back fond memories of the many years he has attended, success stories and introductions that have been made. When referring back to the NWSS from years past, Jim said, “We had the champion bull in 1991, a bull that we bred and then was shown by Charlie Boyd. Charlie Boyd II was working for NASCAR owner, Richard Childress at the time. He brought Richard over to see the bull and we had a very good visit. He was a real down to earth guy. Also, in the fall of 1995 we sold our cow herd to McMinn Ranches in Texas. They took three bull calves from these cows to Denver in 1996, having the Grand Champion Pen of Three Bulls, all sired by GK Airborne A58.”

Left: A testament to Jim’s commitment to Hereford breeders is his ability to remember the names, hometowns and even street addresses of his peers. He continues to serve as a consultant and ringman at sales nationwide while producing and promoting Hereford genetics everywhere he goes. Right: Jim and Linda have four grand daughters who all have an interest in the livestock industry.

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Hall of Fame Inductee | March 2020

Left: For the last 44 years, Reed Enterprises has been the operation’s genetic marketing arm by providing semen and AI certificates. Center: 1994 Junior National Polled Hereford Champion Female was exhibited by Craig and later also named the National Chamion Cow/Calf Pair. Right: Reed Farms owned Boyd Pinnacle 34Z with Boyd Beef Cattle who was named the National Champion Polled Hereford Bull at the National Western Stock Show in 1992.

Jim served on the Missouri Hereford Association (MHA) board, was the beef cattle superintendent for 17 years at the MSF, and just recently was appointed the board of the Missouri State Fair Foundation.

“Jim is highly respected, a hard worker and fair and honest to do business with,” said Birk. “Both Jim and Linda have worked very hard to be a source for Polled Hereford genetics. They have a tremendous client-list they have sold to.

“I always have looked forward to the MSF each year,” said Jim. “I have loved announcing every Hereford show at the state fair since 1972.”

“If you named somebody in the Hereford business, Jim always pipes up that he has sold semen to them over the years, and then, he can proceed to tell you their name, address and how to get to their farm.”

Jim used many University of Missouri college students as assistants at the fair and several long-time relationships developed from using these students. Jim and Linda have successfully managed numerous sales across the United States. The duo has managed hundreds of sales over the years, and at one point in time Jim remembers doing 45 to 50 sales a year. One of Jim’s favorite sales still is today the Journagan Ranch sale in Missouri. Marty Lueck, the manager of Journagan Ranch at Missouri State University and a long-time friend of Jim’s, has had 28 sales in the last 30 years together.

With the numerous customers and sales across the U.S., Jim found it enjoyable to travel the country. He laughs saying “Don and I tell the same stories” as they travel past places where they have worked in the past. Jim also remembers where every good restaurant is located, no matter what small town it’s in! Of course, anytime miles are traveled together, the ability to know someone better always

escalates. Imagine the stories Don and Jim would have from years of going to a sale every weekend together, traveling thousands of miles through rural America. “We were traveling around Omaha, and we stopped in at a really nice restaurant,” said Birk. “It was one of those deals where you get the whole meal for so much, and it was really good. The waitress comes by, she says ‘Are y’all ready for dessert?’ Jim quickly responds, ‘Absolutely not, we cannot eat dessert.’ The waitress replies, ‘Well, it comes with the meal.’ Jim pipes up quick, ‘cherry pie with two scoops of ice cream!’” Midwest Cattle Services has also been an integral part of the Reed’s business, which includes managing sales. Details are never overlooked, as the couple provides services including helping to select the cattle, placing advertising, putting together the catalog,

“I think that may be a record for the same ranch manager and sale manager working together for all those years,” admits Jim. Marty speaks very highly of Jim. “Jim is a true influencer of the breed,” says Marty Lueck, manager of Journagan Ranch of Missouri State University. “Jim and Linda have supported our Hereford breed for a lifetime. They continue to be a catalyst for the Hereford breed and our breeders’ programs.” Don Birk, a well-known livestock photographer, is another great friend of Jim’s, as they have travelled many miles together over the decades they have both been in the purebred cattle business. Don and Jim first met in 1972, and they travelled way too many miles to count going to Hereford sales, often riding together.

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getting pictures taken, displaying the cattle, making the sale order, contacting the sales staff and much more. Jim was so grateful to be recently honored by the American Hereford Association by being inducted into the Hall of Merit. Jim exclaims, “It is an honor to be shared with Linda, as it has been a team effort working side-by-side for 55 years.” Jim has enjoyed working with the many breeders over the years. “At the end of the day, when the sale is complete, the most rewarding part of the job was knowing that we sold the cattle for the breeder, getting the best results that we could on that particular day,” said Jim. As Jim reminisces on the memories he’s made, he is very proud of his past. “We have made so many life-long friends in agriculture over the years,” said Jim. “We have helped people have successful sales and have also been able to see many young people come along and be successful largely due to being involved in the purebred livestock business.”

Top Left: Good friend and long-time customer Marty Lueck presented Jim and Linda with the Missouri Hereford Hall of Fame award. Top Right: Linda has always been the clerk for the sales the couple has managed, assigning bidder numbers before a sale and settl Middle: Jim Reed, Green Ridge, Mo., was inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit, Oct. 25, at the 2019 Hereford Honorees awards ceremony during the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured (l to r) are: 2019 AHA President Pete Atkins, Natalie Reed, Mallory Reed, Craig Reed, Maggie Reed, Jim Reed, Linda Reed, Macy Reed, Brian Reed and AHA Board director Mark St. Pierre. Bottom: Jim and Don Birk were enjoying a few laughs before one of the many sales they have worked together over the years.

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Mead Farms Performance-Tested Bull Sale Versailles, MO

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Cow Herd Efficiency Cont. from page 24... 1. The first experiment was to measure the impact of RFI phenotype on forage intake by grazing cows and the effect of using RFI as a selection criterion on calf energetic efficiency.

Beef cows with a low RFI (efficient) were compared to high RFI cows for forage intake on pasture. Forage intake was measured on pasture using forage growth and digestibility estimates. As a result, forage intake by negative RFI cows was 20% lower than high RFI cows. The potential to reduce hay requirements by 20% would have great impact on annual cow production costs and potential to reduce pasture forage requirement would be beneficial for pasture costs and improve condition when forage was limiting such as drought conditions.

2. We measured milk production in beef and cross-bred dairy cows comparing negative to positive RFI cows. Cows in each group had

similar dry matter intakes with negative RFI cows having 15% greater milk production.

3. The improvements in efficiency that have been measured in feedlot calves can also occur in the beef cow herd. A producer that has se-

lected for RFI over multiple generations saw improvements in calves retained through the feedlot, with economic gains in reduced feed costs being greater than carcass premiums he received. Production of these calves was accomplished by placing selection pressure for RFI on heifers retained into his cow herd. The producer noted that he used to hunt for hay to feed the cow herd and now has more meadow grass than his cows can consume. We concluded selection for RFI will reduce winter hay costs and result in cows that can maintain body condition better when feed is limited, such as during drought conditions.

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4. We measured growth performance of calves generated from negative RFI sire and dam mating’s. We measured RFI in the dam as a calf post-weaning, mature nonlactating cow and lactating cow. The RFI value that best predicted progeny performance was from testing the dam as a heifer, which is fortunate since this is the easiest point to test females. GrowSafe has proven that RFI is a valid trait to measure and select. RFI, like any trait, should not be viewed as a single-selection strategy. RFI is a measure of energetic efficiency of the cell, or how efficient the cell is at converting consumed feed to energy that can be used for maintenance and growth. The selection for low RFI cattle (efficient) can have great dividends for the cow herd by reducing hay costs, maintaining body condition during feed restriction, such as drought, and producing more valuable offspring. Selection for RFI-proven genetics and using RFI EPD information should be no different than other traits producers target. Most importantly, RFI emphasis is as important for the cow herd if not more so than it is for calves in the feedlot.

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Sale Results

ET, sold to Derick Cagle, Kan.; and heifer KACZ 4K D159 ZOEY Z115 G706, DOB 01/16/19, by SHF Zane X51 Z115, sold Shoenberger Polled Herefords, Mo.

Sale Index • College of the Ozarks & Central Missouri Polled Hereford Breeders Production Sale • Kaczmarek 4K Herefords • Missouri Opportunity Sale • Reynolds Herefords 2019 Decades of Design Sale • Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic

College of the Ozarks & CMPHB Production Sale Point Lookout, Mo. | Nov 30 Reported by: Tammy Holder, College of the Ozarks Lots 13 bulls 48 females 6 commerical 67 total

Gross Average $26,500 $2,038 $76,150 $1,586 $9,275 $1,546 $111,925 $1,671

TOP BULL LOTS

$3,000— SCHRADERS D8 FEDERAL 819 DOB 4/5/18, by GLENGROVE 6Y DARIUS D8, Consigned by Schrader Polled Herefords, Wooldridge, sold to Mitchell Harris. $2,700— HCF GM MAJOR F8 DOB 5/1/18, by C & L FEDERAL 6Y 3B, Consigned by Hatchee Creek Farms, Belle, sold to Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.

TOP FEMALE LOTS

$2,500 — LGV 8526 MISS SUSIE 408 DOB 3/4/14, by GRANDVIEW CMR ONLINE 8526ET, consigned by R and L Polled Herefords, Halfway, sold to Leonard Meek. $2,500 — TC MISS EVE 149A DOB 12/31/13, by SF 39U KING OLIVER 120, consigned by Cavanaugh Farms, Cuba, and bull TC VENTURE 247G, DOB 8/1/19, by SF 456B POWERLIFT 6137, sold to Kyle Benedict.

Kaczmarek 4K Herefords

Salem, Mo. | Oct 13 Auctioneer: Dustin Layton & Matt Sims Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh, AHA Lots 3 bulls 68 females 30 comm heifers 101 total

Gross $10,900 $170,400 $33,420 $214,720

Average $3,633 $2,506 $1,114 $2,126

TOP FEMALE LOTS

$6,000 — KACZ A33 FAME 102A D159 DOB 9/13/16, by KACZ P51 HOUDINI 100W 102A ET, sold to Derick Cagle, Kan.; and heifer KACZ 4K D159 ZOEY Z115 G706, DOB 01/16/19, by SHF Zane X51 Z115, sold Shoenberger Polled Herefords, Mo. $5,450 — KACZ Z55 MS VICEROY Z21 8B DOB 1/11/14, by KACZ 4K VICEROY Z21, sold

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$5,450 — KACZ Z55 MS VICEROY Z21 8B DOB 1/11/14, by KACZ 4K VICEROY Z21, sold to Ryan Nichols, Mo.; and bull KACZ 4K 8B KALON 501C G726, DOB 1/20/19, by CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET, sold to Little Jack Farms, Tenn. $5,000 — KACZ 18U MISS DELLA 743 123B ET DOB 10/30/14, by CRR ABOUT TIME 743, sold to Leonard Meek, Ark.; and heifer KACZ 4K 123B SPARK 501C G805, DOB 2/11/19, by CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET, sold to Brady Schafer, Mo. $4,200 — KACZ 58Y FRANCHISE 501C F480 DOB 2/4/2018, by CHURCHILL KICKSTART 501C ET, sold to Hatchee Creek Polled Herefords, Mo.

Missouri Opportunity Sale Sedalia, Mo. | Dec 8 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh, AHA Lots 4 bulls 36 females 56 total

Gross Average $9,600 $2,400 $87,100 $2,419 $96,700 $2,418

TOP BULL LOTS

$3,000— LCC AC SOLUTION 85F ET DOB 10/06/18, by JTH SC PLAYMAKER 22C ET, Consigned by Asher Creek Cattle, Walnut Grove, sold to Rachael Bagnell, Slater, Mo.

TOP FEMALE LOTS

$5,200 — DFF 1512 ERIKA 714 DOB 2/21/17, by RH DAYTON 1512, consigned by Day’s Family Farm, Pilot Grove, sold to Reynolds Herefords, Hunstville, Mo.; and heifer DFF 4356 GEM 902, DOB 1/2/19, by R EXCITEMENT 4356, sold to Isaac Day, Blackwater, Mo. $5,100 — WMC 63A VACA 21E DOB 1/29/17, by NJW 135U 10Y HOMETOWN 63A ET, consigned by WMC Cattle Co., Wasola, sold to Nichols Land & Cattle LLC, Robertsville, Mo.; and heifer WMC 33Z VICKY 2G, DOB 1/15/19, by JDH VICTOR 719T 33Z ET, sold to J&K Polled Herefords, Ash Grove, Mo. $5,000 — SCHU-LAR 39E VIVIAN 2B A250 DOB 3/10/2017, by EFBEEF X651 Tested A250, consigned by Schu-Lar Polled Herefords, Lawrence, Kan.; and heifer SCHU-LAR 39E VIVIAN 2B A250, DOB 4/12/19, by EFBEEF C615 RESOLUTION E008, sold to Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan.

Reynolds Herefords 2019 Decades of Design Sale Huntsville, Mo. | Oct 20 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh, AHA

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Lots 17 bulls 29 females 7 comm. heifers 7 steers 60 total

Gross Average $35,750 $2,103 $59,150 $2,040 $7,800 $1,114 $8,000 $1,143 $110,700 $1,845

TOP BULL LOTS

$3,350 — RH BB 028X SENSATION 125F DOB 9/5/18, by CHURCHILL SENSATION 028X, sold to Thomas Crump Trust, Hurdland, Mo. $3,300 — RH 30D INSIGHT R813 DOB 9/3/18 by JDH Z311 INSIGHT 30D ET, sold to J D Wright, Kaytesville, Mo.

TOP FEMALE LOTS

$5,000 — RH DASHA 1526 DOB 3/6/15, by C LR DIESEL 2030 ET, sold to Joseph Lolli, Macon, Mo.; and heifer RH VICTORIA 1906, DOB 1/25/19, by LF 0125 VICTOR 7056, sold to Lenth Herefords, Postville, Iowa. $4,000 — RH MS CUPID 502C DOB 2/14/15, by RH CRACKER JACK 1313 ET, sold to Day’s Family Farm, Pilot Grove, Mo.; and bull RH 1720 YETI 1916, DOB 2/13/19, by RH YETI 1720, sold to Tye Reynolds, Huntsville, Mo.

Show-Me Polled Hereford Classic Windsor, Mo. | Nov 16 Auctioneer: Dale Stith Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh, American Hereford Association Lots 4.92 bulls 65 females 69.92 total

Gross Average $30,652 $6,230 $155,550 $2,393 $186,202 $2,663

TOP BULL LOTS

$15,000 — MPH Z311 RAMPAGE D1 DOB 1/7/2016, by KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, Windsor, sold to Mettler Polled Herefords, Menno, S.D. (2/3 interest, full possession).

TOP FEMALE LOTS

$5,750 — RF 63A MS MATERNAL 90D DOB 2/27/2016, by RF 156T MR MATERNAL 63A, consigned by Reed Farms, Green Ridge, sold to Aaron Schroeder, Hughesville, Mo.; and bull RF 90D TOP HAND 57E 54G, DOB 3/12/19, by RF 60T STAY WITH ME 57E, sold to Laneview Farm, Lisbon, Ohio. $5,500 — RHF 4013 RED RIVER 9021G ET DOB 1/22/2019, by INNISFAIL WHR X651/723 4013 ET, consigned by Roth Hereford Farm, Windsor, sold to Kevin Bennett, Benton, Wis. $5,300 — CSR 63S MS MATERNAL 86C DOB 3/7/2015, by RF 156T MR MATERNAL 63A, consigned by Reed Farms, Green Ridge, sold to Sunnyside Farm, Dresden, Ohio; and heifer CSR 86C PRINCESS B12 39G, DOB 2/14/19, by MPH 10H SPLASH B12, to Mark Nuelle Farms, Higginsville, Mo.

District 1: Director – Amy Phillips

District 3: Director – Mary Beth Ray District 4: Director – Eddie Roth

District 2: Director –Brian Littleton

Celebrating 70 Years

In the Hereford Business

19th Annual Sale October 18, 2020

Matt, Barb, Tye & Makayla Reynolds

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District 5: Director – Mark Abramovitz

District 7: Director – Mike McCorkill

District 6: Director – Rick Steinbeck

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District 9: Director – Darrell Aufdenberg

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Findley Farms 39 Gregory Hereford Ranch 36 Gregory Polled Herefords 32 H&H Herefords 39 H&H Show Supply 39 Harding Bros. Herefords 39 Hatchee Creek Farm 16 Holmes Hereford Farm 41 J Bar K Farms 39 Jim D. Bellis Family Back Cover Jordan Herefords 8 Journagan Ranch / Missouri State 3 Kauffman Hereford Farm 40 Laze-D Herefords 39 LIII Farms 34 Lizzie’s Polled Herefords 41 Lorenzen Farms 37 Ludwig Farms 40 Malone Hereford Farm 41 McCorkill Family Farms 38 McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch 41 Mead Farms 25 Menzies Cattle Co. 26

Miller Herefords 17 Open Range Cattle Co. 22 Phillips-Renner Farms 33 R&L Polled Herefords 41 Rapp Premium Genetics 39 Reed Farms 3 Reynolds Herefords 39 Rocking F Polled Herefords 40 Roth Hereford Farm 13 Shoenberger Polled Herefords 41 Show Me Genetic Services 42 Souders Farm 40 Steinbeck Farms 28 Thompson Herefords 39 Tri-L Polled Herefords 10 Triple H Acres 35 Towner Farm 41 Waters Farm 39 WMC Cattle Co. 2 WPH Ranch 41 Zoetis, Inc. 9

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