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Executive Summary
by Mark Anderson Executive Director North American Limousin Foundation
EPDs have never looked better for the Limousin breed thanks to the dedication and commitment of members. Adjustments have been made with various inputs such as work order 1 at IGS and updated USMARC data, yet the vast improvement to EPDs has been achieved by exceptional matings made by NALF breeders.
Vigorous usage of genomics is apparent, not only on AI sires, herd bulls, and donor dams but additionally, many members are taking advantage of the LimVision cowherd project. This is allowing breeders to make rapid trait improvement in short order. Those looking to market seedstock to the commercial cattle operator are not only improving their genetics, but also possess the power of increased accuracies of their EPDs as well.
The recent large submission of carcass phenotypes, in combination with the previously mentioned advancements offer the opportunity to make rapid genetic progress for the serious Limousin seedstock breeder. Members have until the end of this calendar year to participate in the LimVision cowherd project to genomically-enhance their cow herds at the discounted rate offered by Neogen. If you have interest in participating and are a member of the LIMS whole herd program, you can contact Alison or Tammy at the NALF office.
At the time of this writing, the bull sale season has started off extremely well throughout the country with averages exceeding last year, substantially in some sales. The opportunity and incentive to utilize Limousin and Lim-Flex® genetics in a crossbreeding program for commercial cow/calf operators has never had more traction that it does today.
When the breed switched its National Cattle Evaluation to IGS a few years ago, it became very apparent to the industry what Limousin breeders have known for quite some time. The Limousin breed offers the ability to make superior females with a solid set of maternal traits that can benefit the beef industry as a whole. This fact, combined with superior feed performance and carcass traits, should make Limousin cattle an evident choice to utilize in commercial crossbreeding programs.
It is advantageous to benefit from the power of heterosis in a crossbreeding program, yet it goes to a whole other level when the cross is made with cattle that have a superior and well balanced EPDs. The commercial cow/calf operator desires calving-ease, fertility in the form of an easy-keeping female who delivers progeny that offer extra pounds at weaning time. After that, most want to be producing feeder cattle in high demand for feedlog performance and superior carcass traits so they can market “reputation feeder cattle” at a higher price than market average. The end results increases their odds of achieving profitability on an annual basis.
The current NALF board sees the improvement made by breeders of both Limousin and Lim-Flex® in recent years. They are intently focused on finding a vehicle and process to update research on our cattle which will hopefully document these advantages through targeted research. The ultimate goal is to attract more demand for Limousin genetics verified by an independent third party.
To accomplish this, the board has approved the formation of the North American Limousin Research Foundation, (NALRF). Potential research projects will be funded by a combination of Founders & Contributors in addition to supplemental funding by the North American Limousin Foundation. Research conducted through universities and other entities can be rather expensive, but much of the documented research on Limousin cattle is outdated and not reflective of the kind of cattle breeders are currently producing.
The NALF board strongly feels updated research on our cattle is needed to help increase demand and value for member’s cattle. Much of the membership have expressed similar views as well. Data provided through future research will be used to guide breed improvement efforts and inform breed marketing and communication strategies.
Initially proposed research at South Dakota State University will focus on analyzing the supposed benefits Limousin and LimFlex® genetics can provide in a crossbreeding program. Updated EPDs and actual harvest data on fed cattle have indicated the high profit potential of utilizing our genetics in and Englishbased cow herd.
The ability to make cattle have the power not only to provide more red meat yield in combination but also maintain the Choice quality grade and higher, is of major economic relevance. Cattle producing this kind of quality grade while only laying down 0.3-0.4 backfat with larger ribeyes and carcass weights lead to superior yield grades as well, which enhances profitability for both the feedyard and packing house sectors of the industry.
In addition, utilizing Limousin genetics in a crossbreeding program with English-based cows allows feedyards to buy feeder cattle they can project and feed to larger outweights while maintaining feed efficiency resulting in lower cost of gains and provide lower breakevens on fed cattle. This is also a major economic factor when deciding which feeder cattle to purchase, but also to determine how much more one can pay for feeder cattle.
The NALF board and members believe Limousin and Lim-Flex® genetics can provide these valuable economic traits to the cattle industry. We just need to document and prove what our EPDs and current harvest data are telling us to help market and convey this
B U L L S that will boost your business
The bulls we own in partnership are built to improve your beef business. These bulls possess real muscle, real performance and some of the most proven bloodlines in the breed. If you’re looking to boost your Limousin business, consider semen or progeny on these bulls.
DL Friday Nite Lites 258F ET PB • Homo Black • Homo Polled TMCK Durham Wheat x WLR Prada CE: 10 BW: 2.7 WW: 72 YW: 105 MK: 22 CE: 6 SC: 0.90 DC: 12 YG: -0.40 CW: 21 REA: 0.99 MB: -0.18 $MTI: 47 We would like to thank all the breeders who purchased semen packages on this exciting young sire at the 2020 Night On The Town Sale.
$50
RLBH Trifecta ET
62% LF • Homo Polled • Black EF Xcessive Force x EF Yaffa 821Y CE: 13 BW: 0.0 WW: 64 YW: 100 MK: 9 CM: 8 SC: 1.10 DC: 12 YG: 0.10 CW: 39 REA: 0.32 MB: 0.43 $MTI: 64 This full brother to Air Force One is siring the right kind for programs across the country. 325-647-7681 • davislimousin@gmail.com 12500 Hwy. 279 • Brownwood, TX 76801
21314 OSR • Madisonville, TX 77864 Kevin Counsil, 281-808-5511 • cookinkev@aol.com Jim Counsil, 281-808-3473
Alter Ego 75% LF • Homo Polled • Black EF Xcessive Force x CJSL Tequila Sunrise 7003 CE: 15 BW: -0.9 WW: 63 YW: 81 MK: 14 CM: 7 SC: 1.20 DC: 19 YG: -0.21 CW: 13 REA: 0.54 MB: -0.03 $MTI: 49 Proven sire of style, substance and performance. Sexed heifer semen available.
$40
RLBH Air Force One
62% LF • Homo Black • Polled EF Xcessive Force x EF Yaffa 821Y CE: 12 BW: -0.4 WW: 61 YW: 99 MK: 8 CM: 8 SC: 1.2 DC: 17 YG: 0.05 CW: 37 REA: 0.36 MB: 0.55 $MTI: 68 This sire has produced countless show ring champions and sale toppers. Sexed heifer semen available Owned by Counsil. Contact owner for semen.
$40
Contact owners or Grassroots Genetics 515-965-1458
ELCX Kings Landing 599D ET 81% LF • Homo Black • Homo Polled MAGS Xyloid x WLR Prada CE: 8 BW: 2.2 WW: 62 YW: 94 MK: 22 CM: 5 SC: 0.60 DC: 13 YG: -0.29 CW: 16 REA: 0.67 MB: -0.05 $MTI: 49 This recently deceased show ring champion is stamping them in his image. Owned by Davis Ranches. Contact owner for semen.
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Blessed with 41 Years of Success
Thank you to all our bidders, buyers and friends for making our 41st Annual Bull Sale a tremendous success. We could not do what we do without your confidence in our program, and for that we are grateful.
WIECZOREK LIMOUSIN BUYER LIST 2021
Corey Arvidson, Lake Preston, SD • Beaver Brook Farm, Shell Lake, WI • Berti Limousin, Sullivan, MO Brad Block, Midland, SD • Block Ranch, Midland, SD • Chris Daniel, Mt Sterling, KY Tim Ditter, Alexandria, SD • Brian Duplaga, Grafton, OH • Ehrisman Farms, Wagner, SD Neil Erickson, Wrenshall, MN • Fuchs Limousin, Cameron, TX • Guthmiller Limousin, Robinson, ND Haselhorst Brothers, Osmond, NE • Dave Hauser, Dimock, SD • Ladean Hettich, Eureka, SD Justin and Jason Hinckley, Blunt, SD * • Kent Joens, Eagle Butte, SD • Joe Johnson, Jackson, MT * Tom Kayl, Spencer, NE • Jim Kokes, Tabor, SD • Jason Kokes, Tabor, SD • Ron Kokesh, Wagner, SD Tyler Kokesh, Wagner, SD • Mike Kuhlman, Wagner, SD • Leier Farms, Dawson, ND Mamer Farms, Canby, MN * • Leonard Mathers, White Lake, SD • Randal Miller, Armour, SD Tonya Ness, Kennebec, SD * • Nolz Limousin, Mitchell, SD • O’Connor Farms, Belle Center, OH Opheim Limousin, Mound City, SD • Larry Reiman, Butte, NE • Monte Rosen, Balaton, MN Kyle & Austin Schmale, Carroll, NE • Jon Soukup, Lesterville, SD • Brandon Synhorst, Fulton, SD Steven Vellek, Tabor, SD • Wulf Cattle, Morris, MN • Volume buyers *
WZRK HeRcules 5005H
Homo Black • Homo Polled • 67% LF TNGC Empire 736E x WZRK Catalina 5005 Purchased by Fuchs Limousin, Cameron, TX
WZRK Hercules was the top-selling bull at our 41st Annual Production Sale. He is headed to the highly reputable Fuchs Limousin program in Cameron, TX. We are excited to see what the future holds for this heavy muscled, wide based, sound made and high numbered herd sire prospect. message to the feedyard and commercial cow/calf sectors of the beef industry.
If you have an interest in helping fund future research for the Limousin breed and would like to be a part of the Founders & Contributors of the NALRF effort, please contact the NALF office in Aurora for details on how to make a fully tax deductible contribution to this important effort.
In closing, the NALF Board and staff would like to thank our membership and appreciate what our breeders are doing to advance and promote the breed into the future. Have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you in the country.
NALF STAFF LISTING
NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FOUNDATION
6205 S. Main St. Ste D-280 • Aurora, CO 80016-5370 ph: 303-220-1693 • fax: 303-220-1884 • limousin@nalf.org • www.nalf.org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR .................................................. Mark Anderson
Ext. 51, Mark@NALF.org • 970-590-9576 (c) Responsibilities include: Organizational leadership and direction; Liaison between the board of directors and staff.
DNA PROCESSING & ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT ......... Tammy Anderson
Ext. 57, Tammy@NALF.org Responsibilities include: Accounts receivable for NALF members; DNA sample submissions; Assist with DNA results; Assist with accounts payable.
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA & ACTIVITIES.................................Mallory Blunier
Ext. 61, Mallory@NALF.org • LimousinMedia@gmail.com Responsibilities include: NALF communications and press releases; Marketing coordinator; NALF.org website manager and updates; Blog manager; Design services; E-Partners e-newsletter; Social media; State association communications liaison; Sale downloads; Junior programs; Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows; NALJA Board of Directors.
DIRECTOR OF DNA PROCESSING & ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS ....Alison Jones
Ext. 59, Alison@NALF.org Responsibilities include: Paying your NALF bill; Bill discrepancies; Request statements; All DNA services; LIMS program; Herd EPD downloads; International import/export paperwork.
REGISTRY & MEMBER SERVICES SPECIALIST.....Stephanie Kramer-Beddo
Ext. 27, Steph@NALF.org Responsibilities include: Membership questions; Registering natural and foreign animals; Recording weaning and yearling weights; Transfers of live animals and embryos; Bull and cow leases; New memberships; NALF-Digital Beef Member Site questions; Ultrasound results and barn sheets; Mailing certificates, supplies, and promotional material.
We invite you to visit our website to learn more about our program. Your call or visit is always welcome. CURT & LEANNE WIECZOREK • 605-227-4601 • clwzrk@santel.net 39768 267th St. • Mount Vernon, SD 57363 • WIECZOREKLIMOUSIN.COM
HERD BULL CENTRAL
Thanks for Making Our 6TH ANNUAL “BUSINESS DONE RIGHT” BULL SALE
One to Remember
54 Spring Yearling Bulls Averaged $5,655 19 Fall Yearling Bulls Averaged $5,052 73 Total Bulls averaged $5,498
WATCH FOR OUR GENETICS AT THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: April 27—Divas Fallborn Online Show Heifer Sale May 22—Great American Pie Sale October 23—Fall Harvest Female Sale
CHARLES & HEATHER LINHART AARON, KYLE & KEVIN 27195 175TH STREET • LEON, IOWA 50144 CHARLES 641-340-1306 • AARON 641-414-5060 WWW.LINHARTLIMOUSIN.COM
$37,500 Top-Selling Bull
CHARLES & HEATHER LINHART AARON, KYLE & KEVIN 27195 175TH STREET • LEON, IOWA 50144 CHARLES 641-340-1306 • AARON 641-414-5060 WWW.LINHARTLIMOUSIN.COM
325-647-7681 • DAVISLIMOUSIN@GMAIL.COM 12500 HWY. 279 • BROWNWOOD, TX 76801
CELL HISTORY MAKER 0256H
3/2/20 • Homo Black • Homo Polled • Purebred CELL Envision 7023E x CELL Miss Responder 6078H CE: 8 BW: 2.5 WW: 96 YW: 153 MK: 18 CM: 4 SC: 1.65 DC: 16 YG: -0.43 CW: 38 REA: 1.31 MB: 0.14 $MI: 68 This son of the great performance AI sire, CELL Envision, is out of a tremendous donor now owned by the progressive Pinegar program. Very few bulls in our business are able to combine body capacity and overall thickness into a structurally correct package this impressive. What’s more, his EPD profile is extremely balanced ranking it the top 1% of the breed for weaning, yearling, scrotal and mainstream terminal index plus, he ranks in the top 25% or better for both ribeye and marbling. This double homozygous PUREBRED bull is one that has the potential to make a huge impact on even the most progressive programs. Step into the future with History Maker.
SEMEN PACKAGES AVAILABLE—20 UNITS FOR $1,000
Contact Owners, R&R Marketing or MC Marketing
$37,000
CELL HISTORY BUFF 0245H
3/10/20 • Homo Black • Homo Polled • Purebred CELL Envision 7023E x CELL Miss Responder 6078E CE: 8 BW: 3.0 WW: 90 YW: 150 MK: 18 CM: 4 SC: 1.65 DC: 12 YG: -0.40 CW: 48 REA: 1.34 MB: 0.30 $MI: 72 If you are looking to infuse Purebred, power and performance genetics into your program without sacrificing your phenotypic standards, take a long study of CELL History Buff 0245H. This double homozygous son of CELL Envision has the added bonus of being out of a proven donor on the bottom side of his pedigree. As such, his EPD profiles are among the breed’s best, led by top 4% or better numbers for WW, YW, TM, SC, CW, MB and $MTI. He is truly a combination bull with the inherent ability to steer a program in the right direction. Study your lesson, then order History Buff for your spring breeding.
SEMEN ON THE OPEN MARKET—$40/10 UNIT MINIMUM
CHARLES & HEATHER LINHART AARON, KYLE & KEVIN 27195 175TH STREET • LEON, IOWA 50144 CHARLES 641-340-1306 • AARON 641-414-5060 WWW.LINHARTLIMOUSIN.COM
CURT & LEANNE WIECZOREK 605-227-4601 • CLWZRK@SANTEL.NET 39768 267TH ST. • MOUNT VERNON, SD 57363 WIECZOREKLIMOUSIN.COM
$31,000
CHARLES & HEATHER LINHART AARON, KYLE & KEVIN 27195 175TH STREET • LEON, IOWA 50144 CHARLES 641-340-1306 • AARON 641-414-5060 WWW.LINHARTLIMOUSIN.COM
26525 HWY. AA • LEBANON, MO 65536 TERRY & NANCY GRAVEN 417/594-0257 CELL TERRY@GRAVENCHRYSLER.COM
CELL HIGH ROLLER 0239H
1/18/20 • Homo Black • Homo Polled • LF 43% MAGS Ali x MAGS UR Salina CE: 11 BW: 2.0 WW: 79 YW: 122 MK: 24 CM: 6 SC: 1.85 DC: 12 YG: -0.10 CW: 41 REA: 0.62 MB: 0.18 $MI: 61 CELL High Roller 0239H is the result of a very successful flush designed to create high quality, predictable pedigreed cattle that are huge numbered. Pedigree-wise, the top side features MAGS Ali, the widely popular AI sire known for injecting performance to the next generation. On the bottom side is none other than the legendary donor, MAGS UR Salina, admired for the phenotypic prowess she injects into the next generation. When analyzing this tremendous herd-sire prospect, he is hard to criticize as he comes to you in an extremely complete package. What’s more, his useful number set includes rankings in the top 15% or better for WW, YW, TM and SC. Great herd bulls possess a rare combination of both convenience traits as well as the intangibles necessary to elevate them above their contemporaries. Study the many positive attributes he brings to the table and realize utilizing sires of this caliber is not a gamble.
SEMEN PACKAGES—20 UNITS/$1,250
Available April 18, Summit Sale
$20,000
CELL HEAVY HITTER
1/27/20 • Homo Black • Homo Polled • LF 50% Musgrave Headway x PBRS Zoe 243Z CE: 15 BW: 0.1 WW: 89 YW: 142 MK: 24 CM: 11 SC: 0.80 DC: 15 YG: 0.03 CW: 65 REA: 0.58 MB: 0.43 $MI: 72 It’s been proven time and again, some of the best Lim-Flex in the land are the result of mating high-quality Angus sires like Musgrave Headway to proven purebred cows like the dam found in this meat wagon’s pedigree, PBRS Zoe 243Z, who’s been an extremely consistent producer. CELL Heavy Hitter 0011H bends the curve from birth to yearling, while sporting impressive EPDs for both marbling and mainstream terminal index. He ties it all together in an eye-pleasing package bolstered by a standout phenotype. The icing on the cake is his double homozygous status. Step up to the plate and order Heavy Hitter semen today.
SEMEN—$40
Contact Grassroots Genetics, 515.965.1458
CHARLES & HEATHER LINHART AARON, KYLE & KEVIN 27195 175TH STREET • LEON, IOWA 50144 CHARLES 641-340-1306 • AARON 641-414-5060 WWW.LINHARTLIMOUSIN.COM
MARK HADEN & LOGAN HADEN BUCKRIDGECATTLE@GMAIL.COM 5244 S. FARM RD. 213 • ROGERSVILLE, MO 65742 MARK 417-838-6109 • LOGAN 417-689-4233
