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March 3 - On the ranch Selling 125 Green Valley Bulls Yearlings and 2-Year Olds

www.greenvalleycattle.com

Easy-Calving, Good-Looking, Ranch-Raised Sires Backed by Generations of Documented Performance

GVC Navigator X11

GVC Silverado X04

GVC Hawkeye X05

Thanks to James Tibken, IA, for his selection of this outstanding son of GVC On Star in 2011!

Huwa Cattle Co., CO, selected this low birth, rapid growth, high maternal son of GVC Special Delivery in 2011!

We’re excited to work with Pryor Show Cattle, IA, after their purchase of this GVC Special Delivery son in 2011

WE WANT YOUR BULL BUSINESS! In our 22nd year, we’re working harder than ever to bring you the quality and service you need. Give us a try!

See Us in The Denver Yards!

GVC Ridgeline X51

DENNIS GARWOOD FAMILY 46974 866 Road • Atkinson, NE 68713 (402) 925-2970 - (402) 340-4788 Marketing Agent: Craig Reiter, (419) 862-0117 www.greenvalleycattle.com

Thanks to Bar S Cattle, ID, for their volume purchase of bulls including this featured Special Delivery son!

GVC Liberty X58 Thanks to Nathan Lindstrom & family, NE, for their continued trust and this purchase of another calving-ease and style leader!

Our 2012 Big Picture lineup is available for a pre-sale inspection anytime on the ranch. Call or stop by anytime!

This low birthweight Maverick son was our high-selling Angus bull in last years sale to Voboril Family Land and Cattle. We feel we have our best set of Registered Angus Bulls since we’ve we ve been in the bbusiness!

High selling Heifer pair sold to Rosanky Cattle Company, TX! Sold with 66 pound Rodman bull calf. Many outstanding bred females and pairs sell this March!

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MARCH 22, 2012Ǝē 1:00 PM MST

Gregg Stewart: 785-325-2089 e-mail: gstewart@kans.com Brigham Stewart: 785-747-8028 e-mail: brigstewart@gmail.com

at the ranch in Benkelman, Nebraska

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ēƎOut of a full sister to the 2004 Grand Champion Steer at Fort Worth, who's dam and grandam (116) have champion steer records spanning nearly 20 years! ēƎRd3L is deemed the MOST VALUABLE COW ON THE RANCH. She has generated more revenue than her dam and Legendary Cunia grandam “116.” ēƎFull sib to our $16,000 High Selling Steer ēƎThe highest valued and most unique bull ever raised at Mid Continent Farms!

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Voboril Land & Cattle, KS Kevin Newman Ranch, TX Floyd Ranch, TX

Jensen Farms, IL Brandon Horn Livestock, TX

Rod Furrow, KS Dale Siebarth, KS Gerstner Farms, KS 1

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January/February 2012

KAITLIN BELL ... Champion MaineAnjou, ’11 FWSS, ’10 Tulsa State Fair & ’10 American Royal - Bred by DJ’s Cattle

AMARIE GRIFFITH ... Reserve Champion Hereford, ’11 Oklahoma Youth Expo - Bred by Buck & Swanson

HALEY HUDSON ... Reserve Champion Hereford, ’11 NAILE Open Show Bred by Churchill

TREY MOORE ... Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou, ’11 National Junior MaineAnjou Show - Bred by Buck & Jeffery

BAILEY BUCK ... Champion Hereford, ’11 NAILE; Reserve Champion Hereford, ’11 NWSS - Bred by Black Top

COLE MOORE ... Champion MaineAnjou and Reserve Supreme, ’11 Oklahoma Youth Expo - Bred by Buck

MACIE McCULLOM ... Champion Maine & Reserve Supreme, ’11 San Antonio

AVRY WOOD ... Champion Chianina, ’11 FWSS - Bred by Buck

Selling Top Quality Show Heifers for Affordabe Prices ...

LUCAS WISNEFSKI ... Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou, ’11 Illinois State Fair Bred by Buck

EMRY WOOD ... Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou, ’11 FWSS - Bred by Buck

Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:00 p.m. at the Ranch, Madill, Oklahoma Jirl, Brenda & Bailey Buck Madill, OK

580-795-7271 • 580-795-4865 mobile Show & Sale Cattle Matt Scasta, Davey Young & Ray Unwin, jirl@buckcattle.com • www.buckcattle.com Sale Location: 18 miles E. of I-35 on Hwy. 70. All Buck cattle are fed MFM Feeds. Talk to us about the advantages of MFM.

January/February 2012

50 Head of Females • 30 Head of Maine-Anjou & MaineTainer Show Heifers and Donor Prospects • 10 Head of Hereford Show Heifers, Horned & Polled • Plus a few elite Chianina, Simmental, Shorthorn and Commercial Show Heifers. Texas Scramble Certificates Accepted. Females were born from May 2011 to November 2011.

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Lot 18 in 2011 to Fort Donn aly Farm, WV

Lot 8 in 2011 to Coal Creek Cattle, CO

Congratulations to Nowatzke Cattle, IN, for winning our Top Consignment Award in 2011! Selling 100 Maine-Anjou and MaineTainer Bulls and Females The Largest Maine Offering in the USA!

Craig M. Reiter & Associates P.O. Box 85 â€˘ Elmore, OH 43416 419/862-0117 - office 419/862-0119 - facsimile www.primetimeagrimarketing.com

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The Top 20 Bulls of 2011 Breed Average EPDs bw: 1.9 ww: 40.9 yw: 80.4 milk: 19.8 m&g: 40.2

Ĺź 3 bulls with WW over 800 lbs. Avg. EPDs - bw: +1.4 ww: 44.2 yw: 84.1 milk: 22.5 m&g: 44.6

Ĺź 7 bulls with WW over 700 lbs. Avg. EPDs - bw: +.51 ww: 42.6 yw: 84.1 milk: 19.5 m&g: 40

Ĺź 10 bulls with WW over 600 lbs. Avg. EPDs - bw: +1.0 ww: 40.1 yw: 81.0 milk: 19.1 m&g: 39.1

Ĺź Majority of these bulls are less than 2 on their birth EPD with many of them minus.

These bulls will be available for sale this spring!

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Junior Maine-Anjou Females Judge: Brent Murphy, Missouri

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ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ 'K& yĂŶĂĚƵ ϯϲϯy DĂƌĐŚ ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ t Z ^ƚƌŝŬĞƌ ϮϬϭZ Ăŵ͗ , ŽƵŶƚĞƐƐ ϯϬϭZ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ DŝƚĐŚĞůů hĚĞůů͕ ^ŝŽƵǆ ŝƚǇ͕ /ŽǁĂ

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'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ DŝƐƐ ĂŝƐǇ ϭϮϯy DĂǇ ϰ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ /ƌŝƐŚ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ăŵ͗ E y D ϮϱϬ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ,ĂůůĞǇ ĞĐŬŝŶŐ͕ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ^͘ ͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ ϭ t sŝĐƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ϭϮϱz DĂǇ ϭϭ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ D ŽŶŶǇ Ăŵ͗ t DĂŐŝĐ 'ŝƌů ϭϮ^ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ tŝůů ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͕ >ŝŶŶĞƵƐ͕ DŽ͘

^ĞŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ >E> yĂŶƚŚŝĐ ϬϬϮϴ ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϭϲ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ /ƌŝƐŚ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ăŵ͗ ŽůůŝŶƐ ^ƵƌĞ Ɛ ^ƵŐĂƌ ϳϬϴϬ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĞĐĐĂ DŽŽƌĞ͕ DĂĚŝůů͕ KŬůĂ͘

MaineTainer Females Judge: Blake Nelson, Oklahoma

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ DŝƐƐ ^ŽƉŚŝĞ ϳy Ɖƌŝů ϮϮ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ DŽŶŽƉŽůǇ Ăŵ͗ <Θ ^ĂůůǇ ϴϯϮh ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ŚǇĂŶŶ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ ^ƚŽƌŵ >ĂŬĞ͕ /ŽǁĂ

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ Ϯ D/EE ^ŽŶǇĂ ϭϳz &Ğď͘ ϴ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ WƌĞĚĂƚŽƌ ϭϵh Ăŵ͗ :^ d^d dĂǇůŽƌ ϯϯt ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ :ĂƐŽŶ DŝŶŶĂĞƌƚ͕ ƚŬŝŶƐŽŶ͕ /ůů͘

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ Ϯ DŝƐƐ DĂŝŶĞ ƵƌůǇ ^ƵĞ DĂƌĐŚ Ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ D dǇƐŽŶ d Ăŵ͗ ZŽǆǇ ϰd ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ŽĚǇ ƵŚĂŝŵĞ͕ ůůĞƌƚŽŶ͕ /ŽǁĂ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ZZZ DŝƐƐ ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ϭϭϬ DDD& ůůŝĞ ϬϰϬy DĂǇ ϲ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ĞƉƚ͘ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ >ŽŽŬŽƵƚ ϳϬϮϰ ^ŝƌĞ͗ W& ǆƚƌĂ ZĂƌĞ ϭϰϴd Ăŵ͗ ZZZ DŝƐƐ ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ϴϯh Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ >ĞŝŐŚƚŽŶ ZŽďďŝŶƐ͕ >ĂǀĞƌŶŝĂ͕ dĞǆĂƐ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ZĂĐŚĂĞů ĂƌůƐŽŶ͕ WůĂƩƐďƵƌŐ͕ DŽ͘

January/February 2012

American Royal Coverage EŽ WŚŽƚŽ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

EŽ WŚŽƚŽ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ > ^ DĂŐŝĐ DĂŝĚ ϰϭϬy Ɖƌŝů ϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ /ƌŝƐŚ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ăŵ͗ > ^ WƌŝƐĐŝůůĂ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ DĂƌǇ ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌ͕ 'ŝďďŽŶ͕ EĞď͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ &ĞŵĂůĞ W& WƌŝŶĐĞƐƐ ϴϱϭt KĐƚ͘ Ϯϴ͕ ϮϬϬϵ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ' ^ŚŝǀĞƌ ϯϬϭZ Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ dƌĂĐǇ ŽŽŶƌŽĚ͕ <ĂƚǇ͕ dĞǆĂƐ

Junior MaineTainer Females Judge: Brent Murphy, Missouri

'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ DŝƐƐ ĂŝƐǇ ϭϮϯy DĂǇ ϰ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ /ƌŝƐŚ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ăŵ͗ E y D ϮϱϬ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ,ĂůůĞǇ ĞĐŬŝŶŐ͕ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ^͘ ͘

January/February 2012

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ DŝƐƐ ^ŽƉŚŝĞ ϳy Ɖƌŝů ϮϮ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ DŽŶŽƉŽůǇ Ăŵ͗ <Θ ^ĂůůǇ ϴϯϮh ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ŚǇĂŶŶ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ ^ƚŽƌŵ >ĂŬĞ͕ /ŽǁĂ

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'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ Ƶůů ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ W& :ĂŐƵĂƌ ϱy :ĂŶ͘ ϮϮ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ŽǁĂŶ͛Ɛ ůŝ ϰD Ăŵ͗ DĞƌĐĞĚĞƐ ϳϬϭW ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ >͘ ͘ ZŽďďŝŶƐ͕ >> ͕ >ĂǀĞƌŶŝĂ͕ dĞǆĂƐ

Maine-Anjou Bulls Judge: Blake Nelson, Oklahoma

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ Ƶůů ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ Ƶůů ĂůĨ Ͳ ŝǀ͘ ϭ Z/' tĂŚŽŽ DĂƌĐŚ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ D dǇƐŽŶ d Ăŵ͗ DĂũŽƌƐ ŚĂƌĚŽŶŶĂǇ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ZĂĐŚĞů ZŝŐĚŽŶ͕ EĞǁ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ /ŽǁĂ

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ Ƶůů D & Dƌ͘ ůŝ ƵīǇ ϭϬϱϬy DĂǇ ϭϭ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ŽǁĂŶ͛Ɛ ůŝ ϰD Ăŵ͗ D & DƐ DĂĐĚĂĚĚǇ WůĂǌĂ d ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ tŝůů ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͕ >ŝŶŶĞƵƐ͕ DŽ͘ Θ DŝĚ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚ &ĂƌŵƐ͕ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ <ĂŶ͘

WƌĞŵŝĞƌ ƌĞĞĚĞƌ ƵƐŚǇ WĂƌŬ ĂƩůĞ Ž͕͘ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚ͕ DĚ͘

WƌĞŵŝĞƌ ǆŚŝďŝƚŽƌ :ŽƌĚĂŶ ƌĂůů͕ ůďŝĂ͕ /ŽǁĂ ,ĂůůĞǇ ĞĐŬŝŶŐ͕ &ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ^͘ ͘ >͘ ͘ ZŽďďŝŶƐ͕ >> ͕ >ĂǀĞƌŶŝĂ͕ dĞǆĂƐ

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N.A.I.L.E. Coverage

'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ >d >ĂĚǇ ŝ Ϯϱy &Ğď͘ ϭϳ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ WƌŽƚŽƚǇƉĞ Ăŵ͗ ĂǇ &ŽƌĞǀĞƌ >ĂĚǇ ϲϯd ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĂǇůĞǇ <ƌŽƵƉĂ͕ tŚŝƚĞ >ĂŬĞ͕ ^͘ ͘

Maine-Anjou Females Judge: Charlie Boyd Jr., Kentucky

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ &ĞŵĂůĞ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ DŝƐƐ ŽƫĞ Ɖƌŝů ϭϲ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ d:^ ,Žƚ ŽŵŵŽĚŝƚǇ Ăŵ͗ W& DŝůĞǇ ϴϬd ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĞĐĐĂ ŚĂŵďĞƌůŝŶ͕ tŝŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ /ŶĚ͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ ϭ DŝƐƐ ZŝŚĂŶŶĂ Ɖƌŝů ϱ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ 'K d /ͲϴϬ Ăŵ͗ DŝƐƐ tŝŶŶŝĞ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĞĐĐĂ ŚĂŵďĞƌůŝŶ͕ tŝŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ͕ /ŶĚ͘

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ ϭ <^' DĂƫĞ ϴϬz Ɖƌŝů Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ 'K d /ͲϴϬ Ăŵ͗ :: E DŝƐƐ DĂƫĞ ϴϬz ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ :ŽŶĞƐ ^ŚŽǁ ĂƩůĞ͕ ,ĂƌƌŽĚ͕ KŚŝŽ

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ Ϯ Et ĂůǇƉƐŽ Ϯϴz DĂƌĐŚ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ^> ^ŽŽŶĞƌ ϭϬϭD Ăŵ͗ > DŝƐƐ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ϯd ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ƌĂŶĚŽŶ KůŝǀŝĞƌ͕ ,ĂƌƉĞƌ͕ <ĂŶ͘

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ о ŝǀ͘ Ϯ W& ǀĂ ϱϮϬz DĂƌĐŚ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ W^> ŽŽŵĞƌ ϭh Ăŵ͗ ǀĂ ϯϯ^ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ƵƐŚǇ WĂƌŬ ĂƩůĞ Ž͕͘ ,ŝŐŚůĂŶĚ͕ DĚ͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ < yĂďŝĞƌ ϬϬϬϵ ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϵ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ < hŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ WŽǁĞƌ ϰϳϮ Ăŵ͗ <, ZĞĂů ĞĂů ϱϮϱZ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ǀƌǇ tŽŽĚ͕ ^ƚƌĂƞŽƌĚ͕ KŬůĂ͘

N.A.I.L.E. Coverage EŽ WŚŽƚŽ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ Z>> :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ ϭϭy DĂǇ ϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ <Θ dŽƉ ^ŚĞůĨ ϭϯd Ăŵ͗ <Θ ĂƐĞǇ >ϭϭϵ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ :ŽƌĚĂŶ ƌĂůů͕ ůďŝĂ͕ /ŽǁĂ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ < yĂĐƚůǇ Ϭϯϲ DĂǇ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ' & KƉĞŶ Ăƌ Ăŵ͗ < dǇƌĂ ϳϬϴ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ >ƵĐĂƐ tŝƐŶĞĨƐŬŝ͕ tǇŽŵŝŶŐ͕ /ůů͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ Žǁͬ ĂůĨ Z tĂǀĞƌůǇ ϵϵϲǁ &Ğď͘ ϴ͕ ϮϬϬϵ ^ŝƌĞ͗ &t DŝƩĞŶ DĂŶ YϯϱW Ăŵ͗ D & DŝƐƐ :Žůƚ Ϯϭϲ:W ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ dĂǇůŽƌ ^ƚĞǀĞŶƐŽŶ dŽůůĞ͕ dĂǇůŽƌƐǀŝůůĞ͕ <Ǉ͘

Junior Maine-Anjou Females Judge: Kyle Gilooly, Georgia

'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ &ĞŵĂůĞ Z>> :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ ϭϭy DĂǇ ϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ <Θ dŽƉ ^ŚĞůĨ ϭϯd Ăŵ͗ <Θ ĂƐĞǇ >ϭϭϵ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ :ŽƌĚĂŶ ƌĂůů͕ ůďŝĂ͕ /ŽǁĂ

January/February 2012

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞͲ ŶũŽƵ &ĞŵĂůĞ >d >ĂĚǇ ŝ Ϯϱy &Ğď͘ ϭϳ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ WƌŽƚŽƚǇƉĞ Ăŵ͗ ĂǇ &ŽƌĞǀĞƌ >ĂĚǇ ϲϯd ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĂǇůĞǇ <ƌŽƵƉĂ͕ tŚŝƚĞ >ĂŬĞ͕ ^͘ ͘

N.A.I.L.E. Coverage

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ 'Z ^ ZŽƐĞ͛Ɛ ůŝ &Ğď͘ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ŽǁĂŶ͛Ɛ ůŝ ϰD Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ^Ăŵ 'ƌĂƵĞƌ͕ ^ŚŝůŽŚ͕ KŚŝŽ

MaineTainer Females Judge: Charlie Boyd Jr., Kentucky

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ 'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ h > DŝƐƐ &ůŽ ϭϬϮy Ɖƌŝů ϮϬ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ DŽŶŽƉŽůǇ Ăŵ͗ h > DŝƐƐ ϲϮϲϭ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ĂŝůĞǇ ŽƌĞ͕ WůĞĂƐĂŶƚǀŝůůĞ͕ /ŽǁĂ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ 'K d Dŝŵŝ͛Ɛ 'ŝƌů DĂƌĐŚ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ 'K d /ͲϴϬ Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ DĂƐŽŶ tĂůŬĞƌ͕ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ 'ƌŽǀĞ͕ ƌŬ͘

ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ W& ŽƵŶƚĞƐƐ ϰϭϯy ^ĞƉƚ͘ ϮϬ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ^ŝƌĞ͗ DŽŶŽƉŽůǇ Ăŵ͗ ŽƵŶƚĞƐƐ ϳϯ^ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ ďďŝĞ ŽůůŝŶƐ͕ EĞǁ WĂƌŝƐ͕ KŚŝŽ

EŽ WŚŽƚŽ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ ,ĞŝĨĞƌ ĂůĨ DDD& ůůŝĞ ϬϰϬy ^ĞƉƚ͘ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ W& ǆƚƌĂ ZĂƌĞ ϭϰϴd Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ >ĞŝŐŚƚŽŶ ZŽďďŝŶƐ͕ >ĂǀĞƌŶŝĂ͕ dĞǆĂƐ

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ ' & DŝƐƐ dĞŵƉƟŶŐ ϮϬϰy DĂǇ ϳ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ ' & ^ƚƵď ϭϴϵh Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ dƌĞǀŽƌ ZĞŝďŽůĚƚ͕ t͘ ŽůůĞŐĞ ŽƌŶĞƌ͕ /ŶĚ͘

ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ zĞĂƌůŝŶŐ > ^ DŝƐƐ ůĞŶĂ Ɖƌŝů ϭϬ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ /ƌŝƐŚ tŚŝƐŬĞǇ Ăŵ͗ > ^ WƌŝƐĐŝůůĂ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ DĂƌǇ ^ƉĞŶĐĞƌ͕ 'ŝďďŽŶ͕ EĞď͘

January/February 2012

N.A.I.L.E. Coverage Junior MaineTainer Females (AOB) Judge: Kyle Gillooly, Georgia

'ƌĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ :ƵŶŝŽƌ DĂŝŶĞdĂŝŶĞƌ &ĞŵĂůĞ ; K Ϳ EDZ ^ŝůǀĞƌ &Žǆ ϬϬϳy Ɖƌŝů ϴ͕ ϮϬϭϬ ^ŝƌĞ͗ zĞůůŽǁ :ĂĐŬĞƚ Ăŵ͗ hŶƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĚ ǆŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ďǇ͗ EŝĐŬ ^ƵůůŝǀĂŶ͕ ƵŶůĂƉ͕ /ŽǁĂ

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N.A.I.L.E. Coverage

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Maine-Anjou Bulls Judge: Charlie Boyd Jr., Kentucky

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We would like to thank all who supported the American Junior Maine-Anjou Association (AJMAA) in the 2012 calendar sale. We appreciate your help! Willow Springs, Prairie Grove, Ark.

Oklahoma Steel & Wire, Madill, Okla.

Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg, Iowa

Griswold Cattle Co., Stillwater, Okla.

Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla.

DDTAC Farms Inc., Nevada, Iowa

DeJong Ranch, Kennebec, S.D.

Lautner Farms, Jefferson, Iowa

Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa

Jones Show Cattle, Harrod, Ohio

Humphrey Show Calves, Dixon, Ill.

Brian Goettemoeller, Winchester, Ind.

Mid-Continent Farms, Washington, Kan.

Green Valley Cattle, Atkinson, Neb.

Moore Land & Cattle, Alton, Ill.

Vita Ferm, St. Joseph, Mo. P.O. Box 1100 Platte City, MO 64079 816-431-9950 ajmaa@kc.rr.com

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BK Unlimited Power DMCC Limited Edition 4F Pannell Miss 4072 Purebred

GEF Open Bar Ice Chest Black Impact 3/4 Maine

DCC Hard Drive 138R CMAC Hard Core MVH Miss Pinnacle 4J Purebred

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 Jones Show Cattle Sale Facility, Harrod, Ohio Bulls from these powerful genetics sell!

Grand Champion Maine Female 2010 Ohio State Fair Selling Maternal & Full sibs and her first calf by BKRI Trendsetter

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female 2010 Ohio State Fair selling full and Maternal Sibs

Grand Champion Maine Female 2010 N.A.I.L.E. Selling Maternal Sibs

Miss Green Valley 766T Sellings Sons by Steel Force and Maverick

Miss Knockout Selling sons by Dominance

Optimus Prime Reference sire

Offering Approximately 30 Maine-influence and Simmental ready to work bulls, 15 bred heifers and 8 open heifers Bulls sired by: Optimus Prime, Sooner, Hard Drive, Steel Force, Driver, Setting Trends, I80, Wisdom, SCC PVF Striker, Maverick, Hot Commodity, Trendsetter. Due to inclement weather be sure to check our website for pictures and video Troy & Randy Jones P.O. Box 127 - Harrod, OH 45850 419.648.9196 (home) 419.648.9967 (office) 419.230.8675 (cell) jonesshowcattle@watchtv.net www.jonesshowcattle.com

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Sale Managed by Bob: 309.337.1404 Nick: 309.337.6404

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sired by. BOOMER $24,000 HIGH SELLING MAINE-ANJOU HEIFER TO CAMPBELL FAMILY, PENNSYLVANIA SOLD IN THE 2011 MAINE FOCUS FEMALE SALE

Bushy Park Farm Steve Robinson, Owner

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