2013 Mid TN Invitational

Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh / Angus Invitational April 13, 2013

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1:00 PM CT

Armstrong Cattle Company Centerville, TN

SLAUGHTER SALE MANAGEMENT DAVID SLAUGHTER 162 Hasting Lane • Fredonia, KY 42411 270-965-9909 • 270-556-4259 Cell • hmslghtr@aol.com

Fellow Cattlemen: On behalf of Armstrong Cattle Company and our consigners, I would like to welcome you to the first Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh Angus Invitational. With your support we hope to make this an annual event. We recognize that cattle producers are a diverse group of folks with a diversity of needs. We hope that you will take this opportunity to consider the powerful combination of the Gelbvieh and Angus breeds to meet your needs. We believe that with todays high input costs, the heterosis power of the Balancer is a great option to have. Thanks for coming, and thanks to our consigners for the quality of their offerings.

Sincerely,

Steve & Anita Armstrong SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Friday, April 12 3:00 pm CT to Dark - View Sale Cattle Saturday, April 13 11:45 pm CT - Lunch 1:00 pm CT Middle Tennessee Gelbvieh/Angus Invitational Directions: From I-40 exit 148, take Highway 50 east toward Centerville 7 miles, sale barn is on the right.

Auctioneer: David Hudgins Hudgins Auctions & Realty • FL# 5232 Phone (866) 483 4467 • Cell (931) 994 7144 Ringmen: Jim Wilson • Ronnie Sullivan

Load Out After settlement the animals purchased will need to be removed from the facility on Saturday, April 13 by dark unless arrangements are made with sale management prior to the sale.

Health All cattle will be accompanied with health papers for shipment anywhere in the continental U.S. Supplement Sheet The supplement sheet and announcements from the auction block take precedence over the catalog.

Liability All persons attending the sale do so at their own risk. Sale participants and/or the sale management assumes no liability for accidents, theft or damages occurring at the sale facility.

Trucking Transportation for the cattle can be arranged after the sale. Please contact the sale management prior to the sale to discuss your transportation needs.

Terms & Conditions All cattle will be sold at auction under the standard terms and conditions recommended by the American Gelbvieh Association. Terms of the sale are cash or check at the conclusion of the sale unless prior arrangements are made.

AREA HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express Exit 143. 5 miles west of our exit.

CONSIGNORS ARMSTRONG CATTLE COMPANY Steve & Anita Armstrong 4874 Hwy 50 Centerville, TN 37033 615-418-2124

LARRY P & SUNNY D FARMS Larry Clark 106 Clark Houk Road Greensburg, KY 42743 270-299-5167

CASH ROAD RANCH Mike Garvin 475 Fred Hodges Road Lewisport, KY 42351 270-922-0485

MCCLELLAN CATTLE COMPANY Justin and Hannah McClellan 125 City Road 297 Sweetwater, TN 37874 931-627-0747

GELBVIEH BAR NONE RANCH Don Estes 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259

MILLER GELBVIEH 167 Lawrence 319 Rd Strawberry, AR 72469 870-528-4990

HILL AND DALE FARMS, INC. 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259

S & S GELBVIEH Arthur Slaughter 19068 Marion Road Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259

JENJOE FARMS David Allison 902 State Route 703E Clinton, KY 42031 270-210-0254

SILVER FARMS Patricia Bijvoet 191 Liberty Circle Prospect, TN 38477 931-363-9010

LARRY & SANDY NICKELL Larry Nickell 2942 Nickell Valley Rd Centerville Tn 37033 931-729-0752

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                                                                                        

                 



  

SLMG 38Y - Lot 1

   

                                                                                 

     

 

 

 

                 

               

     

 

           

   

                                                                                         

                 

Maverick 70T Sire of Lots 2, 3, 12, and 31

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  



  

                                                                                          

     

 

 

                 

      

           

 

               

          

   

           

 

           

                 

     

                 

                                                                                          

                          

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  

  

                                  

    

 

   

       

       

     

     

     

 

       

 

                                         



           

JBOB 5707R Sire of Lots 5 and 6



 

  



                                      

    

 

       

   

   

   

          

       

   

   

       

 

                                       

         

 

  



       

   

   

   

           

     

   

   

   

   

        

   

   

       

   

   

 

             

             

   

SLMG 40Y - Lot 6

  

               

     



     

     

                                                      

        

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    



         

          

                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

                  

                                                                                                      

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                 

ALS 851U - Dam of Lot 9

    



         

             

                                                                                  

 

            

                 

                        

 

                  

  

               

                                                                                                                                  

                     

Headline Influece sire in Lots 8 and 10

    



         

            

        695              78 A A                                           78 A  695 A                78  A 78 695 A A 695 A                      

             

  

 

       

 

  

 

             

     



                                                                      

 

                 

  

                                                                                                                                                                  

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              

            

                                                                                                                                                  

 

   

 

                      

                    



 

   

   

     

 

                  

                                                                                                     

  

                                                                                                                                                                                   

                

                  

   

            

                             89 A A                   780                   89  A 89 780 A A 780 A                        89  A 89 780 A A 780 A                        

   

 

 

                   

           

                                                         

   

                      

                                

                                                                                                                                                                    

                                

    

                       

Bulls meeting the Tennessee Ag Enhancement Program requirements will be listed on the sale day supplement sheet.

                                                                                                   

       

                                 

   

 

                                               

            

   

                                                                                                                                  

4

 

    

 

      

          

                                                                                  

          

 

                              

  

           

                                                              

                                                                                           

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                    

SLMG 91ZA - Lot 18

               

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                                                                                                                               

                

          

        

                 

   

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                                                      

                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                    

    

 

        

          

                                                                                  

 

          

 

                                     

  

                                                                   

                                                                                                                    

HRCC 111Y Maternal brother to Lot 20

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                                                                                                                                                                     

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 

 

            

            

 

 

 

                     

     

     

                       

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                     

               

                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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   

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                                                                                               

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     

                   

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    

 

   

                            

             

     

                   

                             

                                                                                                                                          

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                                             

JKGF Sara 276S - Lot 24

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  

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  

                                                                                                                                                                           

                 

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   

                   

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   

                   

   

   

     

     

   

                      

                  

                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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 

   

 

 

     

                                                                                                                

       

               

       

 

 

                     

            

         

         

       

           

   

   

             

         

                      

       

 

              

                 

            

           

       

                    

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 

     

 

     

                                                                                                                            

       

       

   

                     

                       

       

   

                     

   

            

             

         

       

       

   

       

   

           

             

               

                 

            

             

         

                 

                                                 

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     

      

                                                                                             

       

 

       

   

 

                           

                    

       

       

   

            

   

             

           

         

                                       

                           

7

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JKGF 43U Homo black, homo polled service sire of Lot 31

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  



  

                                                     

 

   

 

   

   

   

   

 

       

   



   



       

      

   

           

       

                                                

 

                  

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  



  

                                  64  64 610 A 610 A                      

   

   

   

 

   

 

   

   

   

       

       

   

   



       

   

   

   

                                                   

 

          

 

Notes

  



   

             

     65

A 65 617 AA 617

 

A    



   

 

   

 

         

   

   

   

   

 

                                    

     

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

    

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               

   

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                                     

     

       

   

     

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                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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       

     

                                                                                                                                                  

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   

               

   

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           

            

   

               

                                                                                                                                                     

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KCF G196 EPD curve bending service sire for several of the Cash Road Ranch consignments 

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                                  586                            88 A A                           88  A 88 586 A A 586 A                                                                                88  A 88 586 A A 586 A                           

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               

    

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                          

    

           

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         

   



     

  

                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                

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                                                                                                              

       

  

           

   

       

   

   

    

                                                              

                                                                               

 

               

Govenor 3N Service sire for several lots

                           

  



                   94  A 94 581 A  581                                                94  A 94 581 A   581                        





 

       

   

   

       

 

   

 

   

                   

    

              

 

 

 

 

   

        



           

                                                                                                                              

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                               

                         

                  

          90  A 90 A A 587 A                   587                                            

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          90  A 90 587 A  A 587 A                     

              

       

 

 

       

   

       

 

   

 

   

         

                                                      

                                                                                                                 

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Commercial Heifers The 40 commercial heifers will be split into two groups, Bred and Open.

Then these two groups will be sorted into lots of 4 to 5 females that will be brought into the sale ring.

Choice of the lot will sell to the high bidder.

This will be done twice with the remainder of the lot selling after the first two picks.

Bred and open heifers will be pregnancy checked via blood sample to verify their pregnancy status.

The commercial heifers will also be tested for BVD.

New Generation AGA EPDs The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus

Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDs The true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.

Growth Traits are More Reliable The new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.

Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.

Carcass Traits are Standardized In recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-tofinish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable.

For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.

Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.

New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE

BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CED

ST

YG

CW

REA

MB

FT

Gelbvieh

8.0

2.0

65

91

26

59

5.0

5

-0.16

25

0.29

-0.13

-0.06

Balancer

10.4

0.6

62

97

24

55

6.6

4

-0.08

28

0.33

0.27

-0.02

MK

TM

CED

ST

YG

CW

REA

MB

FT

Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart Percentile

CE

BW

WW

YW

5

13

-1.4

83

120

37

71

10

11

-0.29

46

0.58

0.10

-0.09

25

10

0.9

72

102

31

64

8

7

-0.21

34

0.39

-0.05

-0.07

50

8

2.1

65

91

26

59

6

5

-0.16

26

0.27

-0.14

-0.06

75

5

3.3

58

80

22

53

4

3

-0.11

19

0.18

-0.21

-0.05

95

2

5.0

46

61

14

45

0

0

-0.02

6

0.02

-0.32

-0.03

Balancer EPD Percentile Chart Percentile

CE

BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CED

ST

YG

CW

REA

MB

FT

5

16

-2.8

80

128

34

67

11

9

-0.26

49

0.71

0.63

-0.06

25

13

-0.6

69

109

28

60

9

5

-0.15

36

0.47

0.38

-0.04

50

10

0.7

63

97

24

55

7

4

-0.08

28

0.32

0.25

-0.03

75

8

1.9

55

84

20

50

5

2

-0.01

20

0.18

0.13

-0.01

95

5

3.7

44

67

14

44

1

-1

0.09

7

-0.02

-0.01

0.02

American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org