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January 2021, Vol. 26 Issue 1

anch U p s t r eR am ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

FEBRUARY 6TH, 2021 SELLING 300 BULLS & 45 BRED HEIFERS

INCLUDING: 170 COMING 2 YEAR OLDS & 130 FALL YEARLINGS NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET

NJW 79Z 22Z MIGHTY 49C ET

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U P S T R E A M C AT T L E . C O M BRENT, ROBIN & CARLEE MEEKS

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The Jay Wolf Family — owners | Box 548, Albion, NE 68620 |Office: 402-395-2178 Joe Epperly — Seedstock Manager | 303-884-3900 | joe@wagonhammer.com

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RBS Pay The Price H699 SC Pay The Price x RBS You’re Right

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Selling 70 Lots

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MIKE SORENSEN ~ SALES 641-745-7949 mikelpi@yahoo.com

Greetings, How about our December so far? Today it is 54 degrees and sunshine (written on December 8, 2020)! I suppose I probably better not speak to fast we have a bunch of December left. I’m trying to have a positive attitude towards the COVID virus but its darn hard. I have been going to sales and I’m tired of driving by my old stopping places, especially the steak places. My eating experiences this last two months have been less than good, but I’ll do the best I can. I was kind of in a hurry to get to Bloomfield the other day and, as usual, running a little behind. I spent the trip from Greenfield, Iowa to Albia, Iowa on the phone catching up on and returning missed calls. As I drove into Albia, Iowa, I couldn’t help thinking, “I wish Kevin and Toni Walters at Bogie’s was open,” but being two o’clock in the afternoon, I would have to take the only option I knew; which was Hardee’s. Well, not knowing much about Hardee’s or their menu I ordered a chicken sandwich.

YOUR HEREFORD PROFESSIONAL Serving the Hereford breeders of the Central Region

That chicken sandwich was the best chicken sandwich I have ever had! In fact, I can’t remember a sandwich of any kind in a long time that would compare to it. Now I kind of wished I would have paid attention to what I ordered because I would try that again, it was darn good. One thing I do remember is that it was the last thing on the menu. If anybody gets through Albia, check the menu and let me know what I had. Of course, Kevin and Toni, it’s not going to take the place of your filet or ribeye but it did fill my belly in fine shape. Sale season is getting cranked up and despite the turmoil of COVID, elections, and whatever else can happen this year, purebred livestock seem to be holding steady. My thoughts on the disease prevention, use your own judgement if you don’t feel safe, stay home. If you want to go to a sale and it makes you more comfortable, just mask up and come. As always, feel free to give a Livestock Plus rep a call if we can help you evaluate and/or purchase what you need. As Trent Loos, “Loos Tales” would say “God bless The Veterans and The Farmers that feed us”, say an extra prayer for our country’s leaders, the Veterans and their families that protect us. God Bless

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Selling 45 High Maine-Anjou, Maine Angus & MaineTainer bulls.

Sale Contacts

Blake Nelson, Executive Vice President, (918) 441-3433 Josh Cribbs, Commercial Development Director, (813) 967-6949 Lindsey Broek, Editor/Director of Shows, (605) 351-6669 8

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The Real Data Sale

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 1:00 pm at the ranch, Cheyenne, WY

60 Coming Twos Horned and Polled Sell 20 Long Haul Sons Sell

Private Treaty females available — all ages

Feed efficiency data sale day! Lot 81 — B AMAZED 81G 15.55 REA at 1158 lbs. 4/26/19 • Sire: H FHF ADVANCE 628 ET BW 2.7 WW 57 YW 89 M 27 MG 55

Lot 14 — B AMIGO 14G 3/15/19 • Sire: LBH 162A ROYAL AMIGO 223D BW 3.0 WW 50 YW 84 M 33 MG 57

Lot 15 — B STORMBREAKER 15G 3/22/19 • Sire: NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET BW 0.4 WW 58 YW 88 M 39 MG 68

Lot 34 — B STORMBREAKER 34G 3/29/19 • Sire: NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET BW 2.1 WW 72 YW 109 M 39 MG 75 Online Bidding at: www.TheLivestockLink.com Register early to bid!

Lot 51 — B STORMBREAKER 51G

Call or e-mail for more information or a catalog:

3/31/19 • Sire: NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET BW 0.0 WW 56 YW 85 M 33 MG 61

Jay and Janice Berry 3049 CR 225, Cheyenne, WY 82009 Home: (307) 634-5178 • Cell: (307) 630-7944 jaberryherefords@msn.com

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The Real Data Sale

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 Ranch is located 1 mile west of LaGrange, WY

At the Ranch • 42 miles southwest of Scottsbluff, NE • Lunch at 11:30 a.m.

1:00 pm at the ranch, Cheyenne, WY

60 Coming Twos47 SONS SELL!

Horned and Polled Sell FEATURING 20 Long Haul110 Sons Sell YEARLING BULLS Private TreatyANGUS females available — all ages 10 FALL YEARLINGS • 100 YEARLING BULLS

FeedMANY efficiency data sale day! SHORT GESTATION CALVING EASE BULLS

Lot 81 — B AMAZED 81G 15.55 REA at 1158 lbs. 4/26/19 • Sire: H FHF ADVANCE 628 ET BW 2.7 WW 57 YW 89 M 27 MG 55 Reg. # 17853196 Current EPDs

• All Bulls Born Unassisted • Wintering & Delivery Available

BW BW WW YW Milk SC CED WW YW Milk +3.2 +68 +114 +26 +1.99 Marb RE $W $F $G Marb $M $G $B $C +.84 +69 +65 +140 +251

Scrota $B

3 SONS SELL!

Lot 14 — B AMIGO 14G 3/15/19 • Sire: LBH 162A ROYAL AMIGO 223D BW 3.0 WW 50 YW 84 M 33 MG 57

Lot 15 — B STORMBREAKER 15G 3/22/19 • Sire: NJW LONG HAUL 36E ET BW 0.4 WW 58 YW 88 M 39 MG 68 Current EPDs

Reg. # 19721101

BW BW WW YW Milk SC CED WW YW Milk +4.0 +75 +122 +21 +1.69 CW RE $M $W $C Marb RE $W $F $G +48 .71 +70 +67 254

Scrotal $B

ADDITIONAL TOP ANGUS SIRES: Compare our KCH Bulls to the National Angus Average

2019 HIGH SELLING BULL $49,000 TO GENEX

Lot 34 — B STORMBREAKER 34G MW DNAmite 3/29/19 • Sire: NJW LONG EXAR Guru 8719BHAUL 36E ET BW 2.1 WW 109 M 39 205 MG 75 ActG72 BW BW Wt A RYW Inertia

Current EPDs

Reg. # 19209088

WW YW Milk CWBW Marb REA Milk $F $B BW WW YW SC CED WW YW Milk Act BW BW 205 Wt WW +55 YW +100 Milk CW Marb REA $FI+.47 $B 75 +1.6 764 +24 I+31 I+.67 $45.86 $83.91 KCH Online Avg Bidding +4.8 +86 +159 +20 +1.93 EXAR Monumental 6056B at: +1.6672 764 +55 +100 +24 I+31 I+.67 I+.47 $45.86 KCH AvgAvg 75 GB78 Fireball Marb RE $B www.TheLivestockLink.com Marb $W +.42$83.91 $F 51G $G National +1.8 656 +47 +83 +24 +.46$G $28.30 $69.56 Lot 51+25 —RE B STORMBREAKER National Avg +1.8 Register early to 78 bid! G A R Fail Safe

656

+24 +25 +.46 +.42 $28.30 $69.56 +.83 +110 +70 +17836E ET 3/31/19 • Sire: NJW LONG HAUL BW 0.0 WW 56 YW 85 M 33 MG 61 Ken & Heather Haas catalog: +47

+83

Call or e-mail for more information or a Angus Bulls can be previewed on DVAuction before the sale Ken Haas 33rd Bull Sale Ken Haas 33rd Angus Bull Sale Phone 307-834-2356 Jay and Janice Berry All bulls have been i50K January 28, 2014 January 28, 2014 3049 CR 225, Cheyenne, WY 82009 82221 4766 State Hwy 151 · LaGrange, Wyoming 1 Mile West LaGrange, Wyoming 1 Mile West LaGrange, Wyoming Home: (307) 634-5178 • Cell: (307) 630-7944 www.kenhaasangus.com Phone 307-834-2356 jaberryherefords@msn.com Phone 307-834-2356 www.kenhaasangus.com www.kenhaasangus.com Storm Date: January 26, 2021

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SELLING 225 HEAD INCLUDING: BALANCER, ANGUS & RED ANGUS BULLS & HEIFERS

Featuring 63 ET BULLS from AGE & PRODUCTION PROVEN DAMS & 50 BRED HEIFERS

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Spring production Sale 70 Age Advantaged Coming Two Year Old Bulls 50 Commercial/Registered Bred and Open Heifers

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COMMENTARY

Cody’s Column by Cody Crum

Isn’t this the issue that we have all been waiting for? The one that brings in 2021 and puts a close on the dreadful year of 2020. We may have turned the calendar on to a new year, but I don’t think our problems are going to magically disappear because of it. Although, I do think we have a lot to look forward to in 2021. We are about to jump into another calving season and who doesn’t love that time of year! It is always exciting to see our work and efforts from last year come to fruition with the joy of new life. I am optimistic that we can get back to some kind of normalcy with our everyday lives. For me personally, it has put some big hurdles in place for us to get a basketball season in. We, as officials and the players, have to go through some extensive testing protocols to be able to get the games played. Although it is extremely frustrating to have to jump through those hoops, I am thankful we can at least have some sort of season. My prayers for society to return to normal will continue daily and hope that we will see that sooner rather than later. Let’s head into a new year with optimism that at some point in 2021 we will see some changes back for the good. God Bless, Cody

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All Angus Bulls Have Been

DOUG & CAROLYN BOOTH

7618 Road 41, Torrington, WY 82240 (307) 532-5830 www.BoothFamilyAngus.com

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M ohnen A ngus An Event You Do Not Want to Miss!

M ohnen A ngus

NEW SALE DATE • TUESDAY, TUESDAY JANUARY 26TH, 2021 1 P.M. At The Ranch (White Lake, SD) Selling: 112 Yearling Angus Bulls, 40 Fall Bulls, and 17 Sim-Angus Bulls

Mohnen Bandolier

Mohnen Lieutenant

An Event You Do Not Want to Miss!

NEW SALE DATE • TUESDAY, TUESDAY JANUARY 26TH, 2021 1 P.M. At The Ranch (White Lake, SD) Selling: 112 Yearling Angus Bulls, 40 Fall Bulls, and 17 Sim-Angus Bulls

Mohnen Bandolier

Reg. # 19771888

Mohnen Lieutenant

Sire: Growth Fund MGS: Mohnen Crown Royal 316 Mohnen Bandolier Reg. # 19771346 Mohnen No Doubt 6849 • Reg. BW +.3 WW +79• YW +136 Milk +26 DOC +27 $M +67 $C +263 ACT BW 78# ADJ. WW 869# Sire: Growth Fund Sire: No Doubt

Reg. # 19771346

Sire: Mohnen General 548 MGS: SAV Resource 1441 19732368 MOHNEN Reg.$M+62 # 19771865 BW +.5 WW +85 YW +142 Milk EQUITY +24 DOC•+26 $C +256 ACT BW 66# ADJ. 827# Fund Sire:WW Growth

One of the greatest breeding prospects in our 34 year history. Has that true herd bull presence, One of many elite General sons that will highlight our 2021 sale. This one is very complete from yetCrown a highlyRoyal maternal MGS: Mohnen 316package behind him. MGS: Rito 7075 MGS: PVFyoung Insight front to back and hard to find a fault with a great cow behind him.

BW+.3 • WW+79 • YW+136 • Milk +26

BW 3.2 • WW 73 • YW 135 • Milk 36 • Doc 21 BW 3.3 • WW 96 • YW 163 • Milk 31 • Doc 21 $M 42 • $C 239 • ACT. BW 83 • ADJ. WW 791 Stats $M 70 • $C 306 Mohnen ACT BW 78# • ADJ.WW869# One of many stout made fall bulls that will ACT. BW 86 • ADJ WW 852# One of the greatest breeding prospects in highlight this year’s offering. This special bull is Equity is a true power bull that will crush our 34 year history. Has that true herd bull a true herd bull and has a much true muscle as the scales. He is a bigger framed bull that presence, yet a highly maternal any bull in the offering with excellent depth and is strong topped, wide based and has the package behind him. good looks. His dam SAV Elba 1401 is excellent eye appeal. His dam is a full sister to Reg.Also # 19771888 Reg.1215. # 19771346 the dam of SAV Forefather and Mohnen Intuition SAV Ancestry. Sire: Mohnen General 548 MGS: SAV Resource 1441 Sire: Growth Fund MGS: Mohnen Crown Royal 316 BW +.5 WW +85 YW +142 Milk +24 DOC +26 $M+62 $C +256 BW +.3 WW +79 YW +136 Milk +26 DOC +27 $M +67 $C +263 ACT BW 66# ADJ. WW 827# ACT BW 78# ADJ. WW 869# DOC +27Landmark • $M+67 • $C +263 Mohnen

One of the greatest breeding prospects in our 34 year history. Has thatReg. true herd bull presence, # 19771399 yet a highly maternal package behind him. Sire: SAV Emblem 8074 MGS: Mohnen Global 1274 BW +3.1 WW +72 YW +132 Milk +21 DOC +26 $M +77 $C +286 ACT BW 80# ADJ. WW 822#

Mohnen Landmark

A rare opportunity to select from 20 half-brothers by the rare and valuable $175,000 herd sire SAV Emblem. This bull comes from a great Donor and has a massive hip with added depth and more neck extention than most power bulls.

One of many elite General sons that will highlight our 2021 sale. This one is very complete from Reg. # 19776434 front to back and hard to find a fault with a great young cow behind him. Sire: Tehama Tahoe MGS: Rampage BW +.7 WW +87 YW +143 Milk +30 DOC +21 $M +89 $C +278 ACT BW 74# ADJ. WW 883#

Mohnen Stats An amazing calving ease stud that has a EPD package yet has the look to be a great one. A gentle made bull with added length and muscle.

ALL BULLS ARE ANGUS GS AND SIRE PARENT VERIFIED. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

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Steve & Kathy Mohnen • Josh & Katie Mohnen • John Mohnen & Tory Mohnen

Mohnen Landmark • Reg. # 19771399 Mohnen Lieutenant • Reg. # 19771346 Mohnen Stats • Reg #19776434 Sire: SAV Emblem 8074 Sire: Mohnen General 548 Sire: Tehama Tahoe MGS: Mohnen Global 1274 MGS: SAV Resource 1441 MGS: Rampage BW+3.1 • WW+72 • YW+132 • Milk +21 BW+.5 • WW+85 • YW+142 • Milk +24 BW+.7 • WW+87 • YW+143 • Milk +30 DOC +26 $M+77 • $C +286 DOC +26 • $M+62 • $C +256 DOC +21 • $M+89 • $C +278 Reg. # 19771399 Reg. # 19776434 ACT BW 80# • ADJ.WW822# ACT BW 66# • ADJ.WW827# ACT BW 74# • ADJ.WW883# A rare opportunity to select from 20 halfOne of many elite General sons that will An amazing calving ease Sire: Tehama Tahoe MGS: Rampage stud that has a Sire: SAV Emblem 8074 MGS: Mohnen Global 1274 brothers by rareWW and valuable $175,000 highlight is very EPD Milk package yet+21 has $M the+89 look$Cto+278 be a great BW +.7 WW +87 YW +143 +30 DOC BWthe +3.1 +72 YW +132 Milk +21herd DOC +26 $M +77 $C +286our 2021 sale. This one sire SAV Emblem. This bullACT comes fromADJ. a great complete from front to back and hard to find a ACT BW 74# one.ADJ. A gentle made bull with added WW 883# BW 80# WW 822# An amazing calving yet has themuscle. look to be a great one. A rareand opportunity to select from half-brothers by the rare and valuable $175,000 sire young cow Donor has a massive hip20with added depth fault with aherd great behind him.ease stud that has a EPD package length and A gentle made bull with added length and muscle. SAV Emblem. This bull comes from a great Donor and has a massive hip with added depth and and more neck extention than most power bulls. more neck extention than most power bulls.

“Raising quality cattle is not our job, it’s our LIFE!”

ALL BULLS ARE ANGUS GS AND SIRE PARENT VERIFIED. VOLUME DISCOUNTS.

ALL BULLS ARE ANGUS GS & SIRE PARENT VERIFIED. VOLUME DISCOUNTS

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Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar • 605-210-1124

Steve & Kathy Mohnen • Josh & Katie Mohnen • John Mohnen & Tory Mohnen

25770 370th Ave • White Lake, SD 5738 mohnen@midstatesd.net • www.mohnenangus.com Josh: 605.680.0125 • Steve 605.680.3063 John 605.680.2063 • Ranch 605.249.2719

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Quality with perFormance Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Focusing

1 PM (CST) • 2 MILES WEST OF PALISADE, NE

Bulls

Selling

120 Bulls (Coming 2’s & Yearlings), 15 Open Heifers

developed on a high roughage, non-starch diet! 0581

0603 CED BW WW YW Milk SC HP $M $C

+14 -.7 +72 +128 +28 +1.40 +13.4 +76 +239 19850235

19850222

Justify x Fort Knox CED +11 BW +1.2 WW +70 YW +134 SC +1.14 HP +16.7 Milk +31 CW +58 Marb +.90 REA +.80 $M +74 $C +291

Justify x Outright 0586

0580

19850227

19850221

CED BW WW YW HP CEM Milk PAP $M $C

+12 -1.2 +76 +134 +13.7 +15 +24 -1.43 +79 +264

Landmark x Titanic

Justify x Titan 0519

0554 BW WW YW SC Milk CW REA $B $C

CED +10 BW +.2 WW +79 YW +153 SC +1.59 HP +17.7 CW +69 Marb +.79 REA +.86 $M +66 $C +285

+2.1 +69 +124 +1.17 +24 +62 +.95 +164 +260

CED +9 BW -1.1 WW +57 YW +104 CEM +12 Milk +31 $M +80 $C +234 19853043 No Doubt x In Focus 4925

19850184 Stellar x Absolute

Also selling progeny of ASHLAND, MARK II, CAPITALIST 316, BLACKOUT, BLACKHAWK, JET BLACK, PATHFINDER, STRONGHOLD

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Lefty’s Logic by Eric Lee

If you are reading this, we have officially made it, 2020 is in the rear view. Although here in Clinton, Wisconsin it was a little touch and go for a couple weeks. It was the first time in my life where I saw taverns voluntarily shut down for multiple days. For those of you that are not from, or have been to Wisconsin, this is a very big deal. There was about a two week stretch where the virus ran through town like wild fire. It seemed like every time I opened Facebook or Snapchat, another one of my friends had received a positive

coronavirus test. Luckily none of them were too severe. It was no different than watching a virus run through our calves. You do your best to keep everyone healthy, separate the sick from the herd and normally as sudden as it appears it will be gone. They have now started distribution of the vaccine. Both corn and beans had strong rallies in November and December and the female sales have been quite strong. I feel quite confident that this trend will continue as we move forward into our 2021 spring bull sale season. As the new year arrives, I look forward to working with all our great producers. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or any of the LPI family for your marketing needs. As always thank you for your continued business and God bless. Eric “Lefty” Lee 608-295-5312

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DRAKE SIMMENTAL Bull and Female Sale

B21G ASA 3808577 PB SM SIRE: TJ PLATTE RIVER 370D CE 15.4 • YW 107.5 • $API 144 Sells bred to Hook’s Beacon.

Y23H ASA 3795842

3/4 SM 1/4 AN SIRE: DRAKE HIGH RIVER CE 16.1 • YW 108.5 • $API 133

D207H ASA 3804669 SimAngus SIRE: TJ PLATTE RIVER 370D CE 16.6 • YW 119.5 • $API 149 D361G ASA 3789070

PB SM SIRE: TJ PLATTE RIVER 370D CE 14.5 • YW 131.8 • $API 155

H4 AAA 19886720

PB AN SIRE: STEVENSON DECLARATION CED 6 • YW 154 • $C 284

60 Simmental, SimAngus™ and Angus Bulls 25 Spring Calving SimAngus™ Bred Heifers 8 Open Females

B1207H ASA 3808658

SimAngus SIRE: HOOK`S EQUINOX 15E CE 10.5 • YW 126.4 • $API 124 Sells bred to Hook’s Eagle.

DRAKE SIMMENTAL Larry and Carol Drake Larry 641.895.9422 Mason 641.895.5735 IRON CREEK CATTLE CO. Flint 563.580.1053 DRAKE CATTLE COMPANY Denny & Cara Drake Denny 641.658.2288 HARLAN CATTLE CO. Mason Harlon 641.895.5735

1.29.21 Drake Sale Facility, Centerville, IA 1:00 PM (CT)

NEW SALE DATE • NEW SALE LOCATION To request a sale book, contact any of the numbers listed. To view online sale book, visit drakesimmental.com

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Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487 www.alliedgeneticresources.com

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Annual

“WINTER LAYAWAY”

Private Treaty Bull Sale

Offering yearling calving ease, performance and maternal influenced Angus, SimAngus and Simmental Bulls on a “first come, first serve” basis beginning at Noon CDT on Saturday January 30, 2021 at the Farm North of Syracuse, NE. Bulls will be semen tested and ready to load as needed with volume discounts available. Sale site can be found at 3134 D Road (please call ahead to ensure your viewing needs prior to sale day).

Please call with any questions you may have.

Sires Angus: Big Sky ✴ Sky High ✴ Insight ✴ SB Shoot ‘Em Up Include: Simmental: Turning Point ✴ Bankroll ✴ Equity ✴ Relentless ✴ Logic ✴ dew north

Sisco Brothers Cattle Company 3134 D Road, Syracuse, NE 68446 Jason: 402-269-7250 Greg: 712-269-9102

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Unadilla, NE 68454 Todd: 402-269-7366 Brian: 402-269-7367

January 2021

Saturday, January 30, 2021 I 12:30 pm West Point Livestock, West Point, Nebraska

H220 3/4 Blood Executive Order x LBS Pride

H227

H551 5/8 Blood GLS Cash Flow x GCC Grizzly

H024

3/4 Blood Heifer Innovator x HPF Sazerac

Purbred Innovator x Zoom

H29 1/2 Blood TJ Franchise x 3C Ten Fold

H881 5/8 Blood Heifer TJ Main Event x Twisted Steel

H082 5/8 Blood TJ Main Event x Twisted Steel

H400 1/2 Blood Hoover Dam x Dream On son

H973 3/4 Blood Heifer TJ Main Event x Wide Track

Black Simmental bulls (some reds) Open Heifers Show prospects broke to lead. Top replacement heifers. Bred Heifers AI bred to trait leading calving ease bulls

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S I M M E N TA L S

Jay Volk 402-720-7596 Clark Volk 402-720-3323 Adam Stutzman 402-641-2282 volkjk@aol.com

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OVERMILLER February 20, 2021

at the Ranch north of Smith Center, KS

OVER For Justice 217F ~ maternal brother to this AI sire sell.

Selling: 45 ~ Red Angus Bulls (12-22 mo. old) 35 ~ Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls

OVER Game Day 443G ~ 1 fulls and 6 maternal brothers to this AI sire sell.

(12-18 mo. old)

60 ~ Commercial open heifers Red & Black

OVERMILLER Red Angus & Gelbvieh

OVER Fort 08F (Red Angus) ~ many paternal brothers by Draft Pick 413D Sell.

Kelly & Risa Brent & Brittany Roger & Norma 785-389-3522 785-389-1959 785-389-6281 4062 O Road Smith Center, KS 66967 www.overmiller.com

HAYNES CATTLE CO. 13TH ANNUAL

“Working Bull” ANGUS SALE

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 • 1 PM Ogallala Livestock Auction • Ogallala, Neb.

OVER Final Line 16F ~ Res. National Champion many bred like him sell.

SELLING 130 REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS

Sires represented include:

• Haynes Outright 452 (17925323) • JVC Cavalry V3326 (17784803) • 4M Ace 709 (19014756) • Tehama Patriarch F028 (18981191) • KCF Bennett Fortress Y331 (17259012) • HA Cowboy Up 5404 (18286467) • Southern Charm AA31 (17853196) • Woodhill Blueprint E60 (18876777) • Poss Achievement 6119 (18631344) • Haynes Fortify 822 (19234274)

Buy ’em Your Way!

Haynes Outright 452 is a crowd pleaser, is a featured sire at ABS and has documented “progeny proof!” His progeny sells.

• All sale bulls have genomic enhanced EPDs using GeneSeek’s GGP-LD tests, allowing our customers to make faster genetic improvements • 100% AI from industry leading sires • Bulls developed on native range, WITHOUT CREEP FEED—athletic and active, ready to work in big country! • Many heifer bulls in the offering and ALL ARE COW MAKERS!

• First breeding season guarantee and sight unseen purchases are guaranteed • Free delivery to surrounding states • All bulls sell with complete health including trich testing • Ask about our “On Ranch Inspection” discounts that are in addition to volume and repeat buyer discounts! • Scanned carcass information available Feb.

For further information, contact: Gale & Cynthia Haynes • Office: (970) 854-3310 • Cell: (970) 520-3374 cowsrus@pctelcom.coop • 61284 CR 14 • Holyoke, CO 80734 • Bulls are located at Stateline Ranch, 15 miles southeast of Holyoke, CO, or 25 miles west of Imperial, NE. Check out our website at www.HaynesCattleCo.com

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Forster Farms

42nd ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE PRODUCTION

JANUARY 30, 2021 SMITHFIELD, NE • 1:00 PM

at the farm, 1 mile east of Smithfiled on Hwy 23, then 1/2 mile north

5 SELLING EXEPTIONAL LOTS!

70 Simmental/ SimmAngus Bulls 40 Bred Heifers

FF IRON HIDE H1689 • 5/8 Simmental Sire: ACW IRONHIDE 395Y

20 Fancy Open Heifers • Join us for a graet lunch! •

FF HICKOK H1820 • 3/8 Simmental Sire: MILL BAR HICKOK 7242

FORSTER FARMS 74096 Road 434 Smithfield, NE 68976

FF GRADUATE 714 H1443 • 5/8 Simmental Sire: FF GRADUATE D714

Alan 308-991-2208 alan_forster@hotmail.com

FF UNITED H1677 • 5/8 Simmental Sire: W/C UNITED 956Y

• Kevin 308-325-2093 • Verlouis 308-472-3086 • Leif 402-617-7694 • Auctioneer: Tracy Harl 402-469-3852

FF COWBOY H1380 • 1/2 Simmental Sire: TTG COWBOY CUT B750

FF COWBOY CUT H1429 • 3/4 Simmental Sire: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z

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FF STEP UP H1469 • 1/2 Simmental Sire: FELT PURPLE STEPS UP

Just a few of the exceptional offerings in this sale! All bulls sell with first breeding season guarantee.All are tested negative BVD and will be ultrasound for carcass traits.

FF COWBOY CUT H1540 • Purebred Sire: CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z

www.ForsterFarms.com

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LEADER ANGUS FARM

Hats Off

49th Annual Black Angus Production Sale

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2021 1:00 PM Selling 95 Registered Angus Cattle 70 – 2 Year Old Bulls 25 – Yearling Bulls

by Austin Sorensen

Featured Sires: • • • • • • • • • •

Mill Brae Conf Plus 7059 S Powerpoint WS 5503 Connealy National 5817 PA Fortitude B1062 Bartels Asset 3050 624 Leaders Trustworthy 6 PA Scale House 517 S A W Payweight 676 PA New Day 635 Connealy Treasure 682X

Gordon Leader: (402) 388-4949 Mark Leader: (605) 660-1933 55368 Hwy 12 • Crofton, NE

Selling by Live Auction at the Ranch 2 Miles East of Crofton on Highway 12 or Bid Online at DVAuction.com

Wow, we made it out of 2020! What a year full of challenges it was. From closing businesses, schools, and churches to a growing uncertainty of what the future would hold made for one crazy year! I’ve always been kind of a quote junkie and stumbled on one here a year or so ago. I am pretty sure it was meant for 2020! It said “tough times are temporary, tough people are legendary.” There was a lot of times over the past year where a guy could have thrown in the towel, packed up shop, and gone home. Proudly though, the agriculture community held strong, kept carrying buckets and checking stock with no guarantee of anything better to come. I felt like this was a definite time in history to be proud of the industry we all love. We kept working, having faith, and grinding forward. Sales have been up and people are excited to buy quality livestock. I think 2021 is going to be an awesome year and I am excited to continue helping market your livestock. It’s an exciting time to be in the ag industry and that’s why this month my hat goes off to all the tough folks that hung with it through 2020. As always, please don’t hesitate to give me or any of our team members a call. We would love to visit with you! God Bless, Austin Sorensen

YOUR HEREFORD PROFESSIONAL Serving the Hereford breeders of

SOUTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA NEBRASKA & KANSAS For Hereford info and questions regarding the American Hereford Association, contact:

Alex Acheson

785-366-1185 aacheson@hereford.org

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January 2021

Nichols Farms - Private Treaty Bull Sale 40 0 Nichols Bulls to pick from Saturday - January 30 - Noon Lunch - Sale at 1:00 PB Angus

PB Simmental

*Nichols Majestic Y808 is a Pure Bred South Devon HUNK. A Trait Leader for Wean wt, Year wt, and Scrotal. His Hybrid sons and daughters are... “Magnificent”.

PB South Devon

SX-1 Hybrid

DX-1 Hybrid

*HLNS Allegiance is a Pure Bred Simmental bull that does it ALL. His Epds are in the top 4% for Wean wt. Year wt, ADG, and... “Maternal” Weaning wt.

DAX-2 Composite

PB Angus Nichols New Standard D30 was almost born standing up nursing. He’s in the top 15% for CED, BW, WW, YW, RADG, CEM, CW, $W, $F, and... $C.

* pictured after breeding cows on un-clipped Fescue pastures

Complete Performance Records Genomic (DNA) Enhanced EPDs Negative by pedigree or DNA for AM-NH-CA-DD-M1-TH-PH Volume discounts Health & Death Warranty Pick up your Bull(s) when you are ready for them $100 off if you pick them up

Good - $3500 Better - $4000 Best - $4500

We have found the Nichols program delivers a very dependable product that hits the mark on what you are trying to achieve. Ross Havens will accommodate you and go over anything and everything you could want in Angus cattle. Our family has used Nichols bulls for over two decades and each year they get better. Dave and his crew are as good of people as you could ever meet. And they stand behind their product. — Trevor Williams — Interior SD Bull Barn: 641-369 2829 Ross cell: 641-745-5241 Dave home: 712-762-3810

Bull Sale Catalog - www.nicholsfarms.biz

2188 Clay Ave - Bridgewater, Iowa 50837

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A complete conception-to-carcass program that provides genetically reliable cattle to solidify your reputation at the sale barn and bring premiums at the finish line.

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BULL SALE Spring Cove Reno • 46 Sons Sell

Baldridge Alternative • 40 Sons Sell

Selling 400 Registered Angus Bulls Saturday,

January 30, 2021 BW WW YW MILK Marb +.9 +82 +136 +39 +.98

RE +.69

LD Capitalist 316 • 42 Sons Sell

BW WW YW MILK Marb -.5 +68 +116 +28 +.61

RE +.60

Selling 225 coming two-year-olds and 175 yearlings • 200 + bulls suitable for heifers

BW WW YW MILK Marb +.9 +65 +126 +13 +1.07

At Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds In North Platte, Nebraska

RE +.76

Hoover No Doubt • 20 Sons Sell

BW WW YW +4.5 +77 +144

MILK Marb +17 +.87

RE +.92

Diablo Deluxe • 33 Sons Sell

Connealy Confidence Plus • 26 Sons Sell

BW WW YW MILK Marb RE +.2 +65 +127 +31 +.88 +1.09

Yon Full Force • 41 Sons Sell

Large groups of paternal brothers by proven AI sires, plus exciting new sire groups with outcross genetics Wintered & delivered free nationwide after March 15 * First breeding season guarantee * Satisfied customers are the foundation of our business Bulls bred for growth with a moderate frame * Fleshing ability * Fertility & scrotal size * Calving ease * Disposition

BW WW YW +1.3 +90 +161

MILK Marb +22 +1.01

RE +.55

SydGen Enhance • 13 Sons Sell

BW WW YW -1.9 +55 +108

MILK Marb +33 +.90

RE +.85

To request your free sale book or more information call:

Comprehensive performance data * Ultrasound & fertility tested * A wide selection in all price ranges Backed by over 50 years in the Angus business and a reputation cow herd selected for fertility, soundness, fleshing ability, longevity and good udders

Jud & Denise Baldridge

BW +.2

WW YW +66 +135

MILK Marb +27 +1.12

RE +.75

5329 Rodeo Rd • North Platte, NE 69101 Home/Office • 308-532-2100 Jud’s Cell: 308-520-2221 email: jud@baldridge.net

For sale book & more information call (308) 520-2221 or visit our web site at: www.baldridge.net www.livestockplusinc.com

Jennifer Reyes-Burr

5104 Hwy 34 • Wheatland, WY 82201 307-322-1530 • 307-331-1530 (cell) mrangusranch@gmail.com

KMR Angus • Keith Russell

21419 WCR 13 • Johnstown, CO 80534 970-587-2534 • 970-371-7819 (cell) kmrangus@gmail.com

MR Angus • Juan Reyes

98 Olson Rd • Wheatland, WY 82201 307-322-4848 • 307-331-1568 (cell)

WWW.MRANGUSRANCH.COM

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31st Annual Bull Sale Nebraska’s Largest Source for Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled SimAngus™ Genetics

All bulls are born, fed and raised from one ranch, giving you the most accurate contemporary groups possible.

Sunday, January 31, 2021 1:00 PM (CT) • At the Ranch, Miller, NE Selling 225 Simmental, SimAngus™ & Angus Bulls

769H TJ 575C SON

485H TJ TEARDROP 783F SON

ASA 3762248 $API 136 • $TI 90

ASA 3762999 $API 177 • $TI 96

506H CCR PAYDAY 0320C SON

484H TJ COWBOY UP 529B SON

ASA 3762725 $API 127 • $TI 80

ASA 3762998 $API 163 • $TI 85

486H CDI MAINLINE SON

452H ASR LONGEVITY Y184 SON

ASA 3763000 $API 147 • $TI 80

ASA 3762968 $API 149 • $TI 87

422H HOOK`S EAGLE 6E SON ASA 3762939 $API 147 • $TI 93

Bulls will be performance and fertility tested, and sell with genomicaly enhanced EPDs. All bulls will be cared for free of charge until April 1, 2021.

Visit our website for more sale information www.trianglejranch.com Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487 www.alliedgeneticresources.com

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Darby and Annette Line 35355 Arrow Rd. Miller, NE 68858 Phone: 308-457-2505 Cell: 308-627-5085 www.trianglejranch.com

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Your one-stop for Social - Distancing Marketing Options * Online-Only Auctions * Online Listings Store * Absentee bidding prior to and during live auctions

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“Online Store” Listings *30 Black Angus Fall Pairs *120 Black Angus Bred Heifers, *200 Red Angus & RWF Bred Heifers *29 Registered Black Angus Cows *105 Herford Heifers Bred Angus *30 BWF Bred Heifers, Jemi Frederick

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t o p r o m o t e yo u r livestoCk through w e b o r p r i n t !!

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51026 886 Rd., Verdigre, NE 68783 email: frederickangus10@gmail.com bartosangus.net & Find us on FaceBook

HETEROSIS HEADQUARTERS Bull and Bred Heifer Sale MONDAY - 1 :00 PM

AT THE R ANCH NE AR

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 NEBRASKA’S LARGEST AGE-ADVANTAGED SIMANGUS BULL SALE!

DANNEBROG, NE

WS PROCLAMATION E202 ASA #3254156

145 BULLS

Featuring 85 Age Advantaged Two Year Old and Fall Yearlings plus 60 Extraordinary Yearling Bulls

65 BRED HEIFERS

Selling with valuable, ‘proven’ calving ease service by WS Proclamation E202 (164 API), Leachman Approval K140F (175 API), Bridle Bit Rembrandt D630 (160 API) and EGL Fusion (159 API).

Genomic Enhanced EPDs and Parentage Verification on Every Lot!

Volume Discounts and Nationwide Delivery Assistance

D660G

CED BW WW YW MCE MILK MWW DOC MARB REA API TI 13.7 0.0 99.7 146.4 9.2 30.7 80.5 19.4 0.54 1.01 163.4 103.6 15% 20% 1% 3% 5% 1% 1% 1% 2% 20% 2% 1% Selling the largest group of Proclamation sons and daughters anywhere! Highly maternal bred heifers feature his valuable, ‘proven’ calving ease service! WS Proclamation E202, the breed’s most dominate semen selling sire in 2020 pacing sales in the US, Canada and Australia! In six 2019 sales his sons were the top sellers.

TD934G

PC681G

SIMANGUS TM TWO-YEAR OLD Proclamation x Mogck Sure Shot – 8 EPDs top 2-10%!

UC845G

SIMANGUS TM TWO-YEAR OLD Superb Proclamation Son – 7 EPDs Top 3-15%!

ZC950G

Dividend x Connealy Capitalist - Top 4% BW EPD!

UA55G

SIMANGUS TM TWO-YEAR OLD Mountain Pass x Yardley Utah – Valuable Eye Appeal!

SIMANGUS TM TWO-YEAR OLD

SIMANGUS TM FALL YRLNG Proclamation x Northern Lights – 13 EPDs top 3-20%!

SIMANGUS TM BRED HEIFER Flint Hills x Excalibur safe to Rembrandt, -4.8 BW, top 2%!

Selling progeny by these and other breed EPD pacesetting SimAngus and Simmental sires! LCRR MTN PASS 6219D

#3117102

ROUSEY GOLD STRIKE 512C

CLRS DIVIDEND 405D

#3000381

THR TESTAMENT 5151C

#3097854

HOOKS EAGLE 6E

#2967458

#3253742

Also selling progeny by CCR Masterlink 9053C, Bridle Bit Rembrandt D630, EGL Fusion 264F, Leachman Good News M044F, CDI Executive Power 280D and Leachman Approval K140F.

Dan Leo — 308-750-0200 — sales@apexcattle.com — 1146 7th Avenue, Dannebrog, NE 68831

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Monday, February 1, 2021 • 1 p.m. CST at The Ranch Pick Your New Herdsires From Thick-Made Muscular Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls with Growth, Balance and Great Carcass Merit Selling 110 Bulls & 50 Bred Females Balancer Futurity

Purebred Futurity

TAU Homeland 56H ET

TAU Top Shelf 150H ET

TAU Rush 110H ET

Purebred 94% • Homo Black & Polled

Purebred 94% • Black • Homo Polled

Sire: Bennett E158

Sire: Carolina Leverage 3214A

Balancer 63% • Homo Black & Polled

Sire: Bennett E158

Look for us in Oklahoma!

TAU Mr. Treasure 8H ET

TAU Mr. LD Capitalist 69H

Balancer 50% • Homo Black & Polled

Balancer 38% • Homo Black

Sire: MGR Treasure

Sire: LD Capitalist 316

GROWTH MUSCLE THICKNESS Taubenheim Gelbvieh Quality Beef Genetics Since 1980

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Sale Location: 23685 Sartoria Road-Amherst, NE 68812 Email: jnjtaubenheim@hotmail.com

Mike & Renee Taubenheim 308.233.4704 Justin & Janelle Taubenheim 308.293.0692 Tanner & Kelli Taubenheim 308.224.7196

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BULL & FEMALE SALE

Friday, February 26, 2021 | 6:30 PM CST

45+ Bulls and 40+ Pairs, Breds and Open Females Video Auction at the Farm near Bloomfield, IA [Heated Sale Facility] Sale located at, 24589 Ebony Ave. Bloomfield IA 52537

Select offering of feed efficiency tested bulls will sell April 2, 2021 at the idland Bull Test!

BULLS AND FEMALES LIKE THIS WILL SELL!

Bull test data and EPDs available on our website late-December.

P E R FORMA NCE TESTED GENETI CS • CO M M ER CI AL CAT T L EM AN FO CUSED F E S CU E G RASS FRIE N DLY • N O C RE E P FE E D • FRE E ZE BRANDED • GENOMIC PROFILED • THIRD PARTY TESTED BULLS F IRST B RE EDI N G S E AS ON G UA RA N TE E • FRE E P O ST-SA L E B OARDING AND DELIVERY WITHIN 150 MILES OF BLOOMFIELD OR WAVERLY, I A

Dennis, Jennifer, Julia & Jaden Deppe • Waverly, IA Dennis [call/text]. 319-239-1824 / deppeangus@yahoo.com Andy Joos, Cooperator. 641-777-4949 • Bloomfield, IA

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January 2021

Performance Plus NAGEL CATTLE 27TH ANNUAL

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021

BULL SALE

NEW SALE LOCATION - 41209 HWY 37, SPRINGFIELD, SD

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YEARLING BULLS

NAGE LASTING IMPRESSION GVC LASTING IMPRESSIONX COMFORT ZONE/OPEN BAR

HIGH PERCENT, SOLID BLACK BULLS SIRED BY LASTING COMFORT, DJ ENHANCER, DATA BANK, ANTE-UP & SUH

MAINE ANGUS, MANY HEIFER BULLS SIRED BY GOLD STANDARD & LEGACY FIRST OFFERING TO SELL OUT OF NAGE LASTING IMPRESSION, 2019 NAGEL HIGH-SELLER & DJ ENHANCER (DEJONG RANCH) HIGH SELLER.

DJ ENHANCER

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PRODUCTION SALE

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 12:00 Noon Creston Livestock Auction, Creston, Iowa

SELLING 180 HEAD 75 Yearling Bulls • 30 Fall Bulls • 50 Spring Bred Heifers • 17 Fall Bred Heifers • 8 Open Heifers - Show Prospects

Hoover 38 Special V437

Erica of Ellston V88

Hoover Silverado V488

BW +.4 WW +84 YW +150 Milk +21 MB +.56 RE +.59 $M +60 $B +162 $C +270

BW +1.2 WW +87 YW +138 Milk +31 MB +.87 RE +1.01 $M +76 $B +166 $C +291

BW +3.0 WW +88 YW +153 Milk +35 MB +.66 RE +.53 $M +72 $B +163 $C +283

Hoover Notary X20

Erica of Ellston X39

Miss Blackcap Ellston V179

BW +2.0 WW +72 YW +124 Milk +27 MB +.29 RE +.44 $M +78 $B +129 $C +245

BW +3.2 WW +101 YW +167 Milk +34 MB +.74 RE +.67 $M +94 $B +153 $C +292

BW +4.1 WW +90 YW +152 Milk +25 MB +.88 RE +.28 $M +75 $B +157 $C +279

Hoover Reno X60

Keymura Katy Ellston V253

Blkcp Empress Ellston V451

BW -.3 WW +74 YW +122 Milk +36 MB +.81 RE +.63 $M +80 $B +123 $C +240

BW +1.4 WW +62 YW +113 Milk +40 MB +.33 RE +.93 $M +88 $B +156 $C +290

BW +1.4 WW +63 YW +120 Milk +34 MB +.92 RE +.50 $M +82 $B +161 $C +291 EPDs as of 11-9-2020

Request a free sale book: (641) 344-7684 • landi@hooverangus.com • (641) 344-7684 • Ellston, IA DAVID & JOY MCFARLAND • (641) 344-3234 • Tingley, IA JOHN KIBURZ • (641) 344-3990 • Tingley, IA

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F.W. (Walt) and Sadye Hoover founded their registered Angus herd in 1928. Walt Hoover was known as the “Dean of Iowa Angus” and was a legend in Iowa Angus circles. With razor sharp wit and amazing power of recall, he could give vivid details of the great old-time breeders. Hoover Angus is located near Ellston and Tingley, Iowa. Females bear “Ellston” in their pedigree name to signify the herd location and homestead of Hoover ancestors in 1856. Walt often told the story of paying $300 for Revolution’s Bell Boy as a 3 month-old calf. Quite a price in the tough days of 1937, but he carried a sterling pedigree. He was used in the herd until his death at past 14 years. Sons and daughters of Revolution’s Bell Boy were widely distributed to all corners of the country. Certain other sires have left their mark. Crackerjack Baros 61, the $33,000 son of “Prime Rate”, was purchased from Erdmann Ranch. Summitcrest Revolution L011 was purchased from Fred Johnson’s noted Summitcrest herd. This son of Byergos Black Revolution 36 was out of a top daughter of Columbus Adventure 310, a former show heifer bred by the renowned Herman Purdy. Walt Hoover was never reluctant to serve the larger interests of the breed. When he was President of the Iowa Angus Association, he attended 65 Angus events during one year. Sadye was at his side at all times. She could always spot the good cattle and was instrumental in founding the Iowa Angus Auxiliary. Second generation John and Barb (Hoover) Kiburz joined with Walt & Sadye in 1953. It was with the same enthusiasm and drive that John took over the entire herd upon Walt’s death. John purchased additional land to total 2200 acres and the cow herd increased to 400. Much like Walt and Sadye, John and Barb attended countless Angus events together. In her older years, Barb’s duty was to “check for white” on the undercarriage of animals. John & Barb’s daughter Joy, and her husband David McFarland, then returned back to the farm in 1980. John, David, and Joy served numerous positions in state and local Angus organizations, including Joy being the President of the Iowa Angus Auxiliary. February 1991 was the inaugural Hoover Angus sale. The first

Herd Founders Walt & Sadye Hoover

Second Generation John & Barb Kiburz

Tuesday in February is still the date of the annual sale. The sale is truly a family affair as the family manages their own sale and writes their own sale catalog. The 1990-2000 decades showed movement up the ladder for Hoover Angus as the Hoover family purchased their first bull to join a bull stud, SA Neutron 377. Following on his heels were TC Gridiron 258, then SydGen CC&7. From CC&7 came Hoover Dam, the first Hoover-prefix bull to be in a bull stud. Hoover Dam has grossed over $5 million in semen and certificates sales to be one of the top income-producing AI sires in Angus history. Hoover Angus has owned or bred 34 bulls that have seen tenure in 8 different bull studs. Semen from these bulls is marketed on 5 continents. Fourth generation Landi (McFarland) Livingston started writing footnotes for the farm’s annual production sale in high school, and by her college years, was writing the entire catalog, a 60+ page book. Landi and her husband Andrew Livingston join David, Joy, and John in the day-to-day activities of Hoover Angus. This family team has a combined 197 years of registered Angus experience! The family has no “off farm” jobs, and the cattle must pay the bills, as they have for the past 93 years! The cow herd became a closed cow herd twenty years ago, and the vast majority of current cow lines trace back 10+ generations of Hoover blood. One cow family has been in production for 19 consecutive generations at Hoover Angus. The present herd is 300 spring calving cows and 100 fall calving cows. The annual production sale offers 100 bulls and 80 females. Hoover Angus is a leader in accurate collection and submission of phenotypes as well as genomics. An extensive website at www.hooverangus.com details 30 herd sires, past and present sales, and further history and philosophies of Hoover Angus. The annual Hoover Angus sale catalog offers a volume of information rarely found. Angus herds come and go, but Hoover Angus has built a reputation you can rely on for honesty, integrity, and multi-trait superiority cattle over the past 9 decades. At Hoover Angus, we are proud of our history, we treasure the present, and we set our sights on the future!

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by Michael Seek, Fox Group at the Board of Trade

Well folks, a new month and a new year are upon the Cattle industry and upon this United but not United States of America. The country will go on as it always does. What you can reasonably assume as a Livestock Producer is that the irresponsible and massive multi-trillion- dollar run-up of debt by Bush and Obama and Trump now has to be dealt with. It is what it is and those three guys may be gone from the Oval Office but the debt of the country now falls on the lap of your children and grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Why is this relevant to talk about on the opening 2021 issue of Livestock Plus? Someone has to pay the piper and it will be all of us through inflation that pummels the value of the US Dollar and all those hard- working folks in the Cattle belt who spend and invest Dollars in livestock operations and the family budgets therein. How do you assume that inflation is already in the pipeline? Simple really. Look at the ‘3 C’s since the pandemic pushed the Federal Reserve in a direction that pumped massive amounts of rubber money into the system: • Crude Oil: almost 250% higher than spring lows • Copper: gone up a staggering 70% from spring lows • Cattle: gone up 48% from spring lows The Federal Reserve has made it clear for almost 2 years running that they want higher inflation-rates and it looks like it is coming at much higher rates. Now, let’s say that sunspot activity changes even more in this new year and decade and droughts spread and intensify. If this happens and it is believed that it will happen then the combination of inflationary monetary policy and droughts could very well drive Corn to 6 dollars and Wheat to 8.50 dollars and Fat Cattle into the mid 130’s to the mid-140’s and Feeders near 180 cwt. Take a look at the ‘3 C’s

Also please see the Corn and Wheat dual chart below to see the rather dramatic upside these two famous grain markets have if droughts come to fruition at the same time the Federal Reserve pumps the money system to inflate the debt away.

In light of the foregoing it is advisable to be aggressive on your feed formula cross-hedging needs of livestock in the new year and as always to be ready to hedge your Cattle on the

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December 2020

Stay up to date with the latest market trends in farmland.

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Farmers National Company • www.FarmersNational.com • (515) 460-8585 • DWhitaker@FarmersNational.com Land is up 6 % in the last month. The land market is on an upward trend and there are a few factors pushing it that direction. Buyers are trying to lock in low interest rates, swap ground utilizing the 1031 exchange, and we have seen a rally in commodity prices. The CFAP 2 payments have also pushed land prices in an upward trend. Some are concerned about the newly elected government administration and what will happen with taxes. We are seeing new buyers arrive to the market that are pulling their money from the stock market and moving it to farmland. Most investors are looking for a 3% return on investment. I feel that cash rent prices will stay steady. There is also a surge in recreational ground and the number of buyers looking for that oasis away from the city. There are a host of equipment auctions this fall and we are seeing farmers positioning themselves for the 2021 year.

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Results from the 99 Sales (10,434 acres) this last month have the average for the state at $7,884 ($113/CSR), high quality ground at $10,398/acre, and medium quality ground averaging $6,230/acre. Low quality ground is averaging $4,746/acre.

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$8,905 $8,396

$8,886

$8,395 $7,495

$6,571

$5,896

$6,340

$5,025 $5,344

$4,180

$4,000

$4,139 $3,025

$3,313 $2,250

$9,854

$9,137

$6,976

$6,000

$6,141 $5,956

$5,054 $5,127

$9,381

$6,096

$5,851

$4,746

$4,425

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$/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $9,210 $106 MED $8,389 $131 LOW $5,521 $123

$/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $7,946 $97 MED $5,283 $92 LOW $4,450 $98

$/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $9,076 $107 MED $5,857 $96 LOW $5,299 $134

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$/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $9,391 $113 MED $7,538 $117 LOW $5,287 $116

$/ACRE $/CSR2 $9,048 $105 HIGH MED $6,147 $89 LOW $3,132 $78

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$/ACRE $/CSR2 $/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $7,550 $95 HIGH $7,860 $98 MED $4,867 $82 MED $5,021 $86 $3,913 $86 LOW LOW $3,462 $95 52

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EAST CENTRAL $/ACRE $10,371 HIGH MED $6,792 LOW $4,916

SOUTHEAST $/ACRE $/CSR2 HIGH $9,177 $113 MED $5,684 $90 LOW $3,883 $94

$/CSR2 $117 $111 $111

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Markets continued from pg 16 Board when the Box Beef market and Sale-barns and break-evens get too high and make the market vulnerable to meat packer strategic moves. Again, hedging of your Cattle operations is usually best achieved by forward contracts and the use of the Board livestock instruments in Chicago and hedging of feed costs looks extremely important when Joe Biden takes over the Oval Office. Education is always key and so we encourage you to reach out to us at the Board in Chicago and ask for available information that can be shared with you via your iPhone or iPad. So again, all of the foregoing back-drops and unknown events on a new administration and when the Pfizer and or Moderna vaccines become available to one and all shows all of us the need to hedge asset classes’ near and dear to your family or corporate grain and livestock operation. If you are already a bona-fide livestock-producer you can think of many times over the years that you wish you had used airbags to hedge your hedge on your Cattle on the dirt or simply taken the hedges’ off. If you would like to get a new perspective on livestock hedging by integrating USDA wholesale beef pricing and you would like to receive on a complimentary basis for two full months by email both ‘Daily and Weekend ‘Livestock Reports’ that includes Fat and Feeder Cattle Valuations, and respective beef cutout valuations then call Michelle White here at our Board office @ 312.756.0931 and share your email address with her in confidence. Private tutorials here in our Chicago Board office are available for new livestock hedge accounts that open with us in this new year 2021. And remember, hedging livestock with Chicago Board Cattle futures still has risk of loss and is not suitable for all livestock producers and investors who desire to hedge their livestock on the dirt. n

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Van Aernam’s View by Andy Van Aernam

Those of you that know me, know that Facebook is my platform to clear my head. You are by now aware that, from time to time when I can’t seem to fall asleep at night, I tend to share some rambling thoughts on my life events. Hold on to your hats, this is gonna be a long one... Every time my family and I sit down for a meal we share our highs and lows for the day. It’s an activity we picked up at church. A place we rarely go anymore. That’s not something I’m particularly proud of, but we do at least practice this one good habit. We say what our best and worst part of our day was and talk about it. This year I’ve had very little trouble identifying lows but often respond with “I’ll have to think about it” when one of my kids asks me what my high was. This weekend, I got to experience a high. Maybe one of the best “highs” I’ve gotten to experience in a long, long time. It was very much needed. The lows have seemed to come in droves. The photo doesn’t capture what I really want it to, but it’s the only one I have access to tonight so it will have to do. That’s me in the iridescent purple jacket. I bought it to make my great friend, Eric Gerdes, shake his head in disbelief when I strolled out of the elevator to meet him to go to join him in the legendary arena in Kansas City. Little did I know that he too would be adorned in purple, though his is slightly less flamboyant.... A few weeks back, at a time when I really needed a boost, Eric asked me to be his associate judge for the Simmental show at the American Royal. I was floored by his request. He has many associates in his life far more qualified than I, but yet he decided to share his honor with me. Humbled doesn’t begin to describe it.

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It’s far from the first show I’ve judged. There’s been countless county fairs, numerous jackpots, even a couple state fairs. But never a stage like this filled with cattle of this caliber and peers so far above me in relevance in this industry. I struggled to feel I was qualified. The actual experience was one that I will never forget. The view from the cheap seats or looking up from the bottom half of the class I’m accustomed to is quite different than the one you get right up on top of those amazing beasts with the most stellar fit jobs you could ever imagine. The opportunity to dissect the differences between what’s heifer and what’s hair from that vantage point is pretty incredible to say the least. The quality of the animals those breeders created was unbelievable. It excited me for the future of our breed. Something I maybe haven’t felt for a while. Class after class had ones that came in the gate that made me think WOW. Hell, some that stood last would win nearly every county show I’ve judged. Two days of sorting some of the best Simmental cattle I’ve ever seen with one of the best friends I’ve ever had the opportunity to have in my life. An experience I will forever cherish. As it was drawing to a close, I was standing in the ring looking at the faces of prominent breeders that I aspire to have a spot at the same table with and evaluating heifers they created that I can only dream would stand in the rundown facilities at my house for more than just a friendly back haul waiting for them to meet me from some sale I pulled a trailer to. My mind was a hurricane of thought and reflection of standing in a position that I didn’t feel I belonged in. I’m quite certain a fair number at ringside probably agreed. So, in that moment, I decided to release some of it on the microphone. I doubt if I will ever get to hold one of those on a stage like that again, so that was my opportunity to spew a little of what was going through my head. I haven’t stopped thinking about what came out since I left and now I want to write it down because to me, I think the message is important enough to share with my friends that weren’t there to listen. I’m sure it won’t be word for word but the gist of it will be the same. And every word of it will be true, at least to me. Several years ago a different long time friend of mine explained to me that if you’ve never bred and fed a national champion, you don’t have any business holding the microphone at a national show. A statement that probably carries some weight. Every other man on the mic this weekend was a coach at a prominent college judging program or a breeder with a nationally recognized prefix on their herd. Then there was me, the guy with no credentials and no national champion banners on my wall. To produce a national champion it takes a great amount of talent, skill, and resources. Something I don’t really have. It also takes a tremendous amount of luck. Anyone that tells you otherwise is full of crap. It also takes a great deal of bravery. That too is something I’ve struggled with most of my life. I’m not very confident in myself. I am a pessimistic person and focus on the negative. Therefore I never stick my neck out and pull the trigger to bid that one more time to add that cow family that can advance me to the next level. I think also, to breed that national champion, you need to be bold enough to use the next great unproven bull year one. They don’t always pan out, but by the time they are proven and I use them, everyone that did is already breeding their daughters to that next great unproven bull and I’m that much farther behind and making stuff everyone else already has. The last piece of the puzzle is relationships. And I don’t mean the show ring political relationships we all sit and bitch about after the show. I mean relationships that make us better breeders and better at life. That is the one piece of the puzzle I’m figuring out and that’s the piece that got the microphone in my hand. My true friendship with Eric Gerdes. The guy in the ring that had the notoriety to get his place at the table and had earned the right to critique his peers. The relationship piece of the incredible fraternity that we are fortunate enough to be a part of in the seedstock business is one we

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Van Aernam continued from pg 60 could all do better at embracing. We NEED each other. I know I do anyway. The business of agriculture is incredibly tough, and or too many years in a row it has gotten tougher. I for one have struggled to cope with it. Take for example the days when I’ve had a calf I’ve waited a year for to hit the ground and it comes out dead. Or the days that I’ve had to go to the banker to explain to him how I know this year didn’t go as planned but next year will be better! Just give me another chance...On those days I’ve gotten to some pretty dark places. When I pull the phone out of my pocket and dial a number that I really NEED to have someone on the other end that will pick up and tell me to keep fighting, it will get better....the number I dial is Eric Gerdes. I will never be able to repay him for what his relationship means to me. All that being said, I challenge all of us to build those relationships. To those of us at the bottom of the hill looking up at the guys that lead the champions day in and day out, I challenge you to introduce yourself instead of sitting on your showbox bitching about them out of jealousy. I promise you the vast majority are really good people that will gladly share their struggles and give you guidance to help you down the path towards the success they have achieved.

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Likewise I challenge those looking down from the mountain, rather than poking fun at the kid and his calf that you don’t think should have wasted their fuel to get there, introduce yourself and offer some guidance. That kid most likely brought the very best one he had and we all start somewhere. You that have achieved greatness may find yourself feeling like you have nothing more to prove and that kid might just reignite your fire to keep pushing your own program. Even the great ones can get even better. 5 years down the road no one will care what heifer or bull won the American Royal in 2020 except maybe the guy that owns it. But if you take just a few moments of your time while you are at the next show to build a relationship with someone, 5 years down the road that person’s program or life may forever take a different path. Just because you shared a few moments with them. That my friends is more valuable than any purple banner ever will be. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you take my words on this one to heart. And thank you Eric Gerdes for allowing me to share these few moments in the ring with you this weekend. I will never forget what your friendship means to me. I will also never forget my opportunity to sort the greatest cattle in the world at the American Royal. n

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W/C Doctors Orders 665F

Selling 10 Sons and 30 Bred Heifers carrying his service!

W/C Fort Knox 609F

Selling 10 Sons and 5 Full Brothers to this past high seller!

OFFICE 605-825-4024 DALE 605-661-3625 SCOTT 605-682-9610 JARED 605-933-1661 27262 424th Avenue, Emery, SD www.werningcattle.com Eberspacher Enterprises Inc.

Mr. SR Right Now

Selling 15 Sons and 30 Bred Heifers Carrying His Service!

Remington Lock N Load Selling 30 Direct Progeny of this Popular and Proven Sire

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Val & Lori Eberspacher 507-532-6694 Val Eberspacher Cell 612-805-7405 Email: sales@ebersale.com Like us on Facebook for all sale updates! 2904 County Road 6, Marshall, MN 56258

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Call or stop by anytime! Nick Jindra • 402-920-3171 Clarkson, NE 68629 nickjindra@hotmail.com • www.jindraangus.com Designed by Chrisman Cattle Services

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GREEN VALLEY CATTLE FEB. 11, 2021

31ST ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

12:30 P.M. • ATKINSON, NE • AT THE RANCH

TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN GENETICS

GREEN VALLEY CATTLE 2020 SALE GRADUATES

Selling

GVC Guidance

GVC Adel 205FB

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15 FEMALES Elite donor prospects

Top 25% for 16 traits

242 $B 362 $C

2nd top selling bull to Grimmius, CA

30 head of bulls are 2-year-olds and 18 months

Top selling bull to Circle G, GA

GVC Acclaim 304F

GVC Dealer

80 head of yearling bulls

Sires include:

Ferguson Trailblazer Poss Maverick Full Measure ACC Ascension Growth Fund Legacy Empire 1682 and sons Monumental

14 CED 158 YW 204 $B 314 $C

11 CED 140 YW 185 $B 298 $C

3rd high seller owned by Brent and Jemi Frederick, NE

4th high seller to Alta Genetics

Also selling our proven donor, GVC Mile High D169

2020 SALE RESULTS

She ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, MB, $G, $B, $C

AVERAGE EPD & RANKING IN THE BREED OF SALE BULLS EPD RANK

CED BW WW YW SC DOC 7 1.4 77 139 .70 22 43% 54% 9% 7% 56% 31%

Representation of sale bulls GVC Trailblazer 071H GVC Growth Fund 209G GVC Jet Black 242G GVC Maverick 081H GVC Trailblazer 009H

CED 10 12 13 9 9

HP 12.8 38%

MK 27 38%

CW 60 16%

MB .85 24%

RE .72 31%

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$B $C 209 336 189 322 206 321 195 311 208 331

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Dennis & Sandra Garwood • greenvalleycattle@yahoo.com • 402-340-4788 46974 866th Rd., Atkinson, NE 68713 • greenvalleycattle.com

MB, $G, $B, $C Also selling our proven donor, GVC Mile High D169, she ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW, www.livestockplusinc.com

Sale managed by: Chris Earl • 630-675-6559 Wes Tiemann • 816-244-4462

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ASA# 3715210 HOOK`S FRONTLINE 40F x GW-WBF SUBSTANCE 820Y HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED PB SM

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HOOK`S GOLDEN GLOW 24G

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HOOK`S HEADLINE 203H

CLRS HAWKEYE 8086H

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Sale Preview Open House - January 29 and 30

Offering Elite Simmental and SimAngus™ Genetics 120 BULLS • 40 BRED HEIFERS • 5 FABULOUS OPEN HEIFERS • 1 ELITE DONOR

Jim Wulf Family Phone 320-239-2700 Cell 320-491-6312 jimandtwyla@farmersmail.net 30819 250th Street, Starbuck, MN 56381 Travis Wulf 320-288-6433

Tom Hook Family Cell 507-829-5283 hookfarms@mvtvwireless.com • www.hookfarms.com 11333 180th Street, Tracy, MN 56175 Josh Hook 507-829-3801 • Ed Schmidt 507-530-2635

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Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487 www.alliedgeneticresources.com

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MONDAY • FEBRUARY 15, 2021 • 1:30 PM IOWA STATE FAIRGROUNDS • DES MOINES, IOWA

OFFERING 60 LOTS

TWO-YEAR-OLD • LONG YEARLING • YEARLING BULLS BRED HEIFERS • OPEN HEIFERS

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LAFRAISE ELLIE 899 TR Mr Outkast x Fire Water x Prime Time Bred to LT Affinity 6221 Pld Due 4/30/21

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SUMMIT MISS DUCHESS 2026 DOB: 3/10/20

EB California 1041 x Rapid Fire x ACE Ms Dutchess

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CHAROLAIS JOURNAL REPRESENTATIVE: Colt Keffer 765-376-8784 AUCTIONEER: Justin B. Stout 913-645-5136

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Selling 120 lots!

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Presented at the Iowa Beef Expo State Fairgrounds February 13-15th Sale 15th @ 1:30pm Bryan: 319-330-0809 Madyson: 515-971-7959

W/C Bankroll x Uno Mas

W/C Night Watch x Added Value

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Control Freak (Club Calf)

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No Worries (Club Calf)

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IOWA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

ICA Pivots Policy Committee Meetings & Annual Meeting Go Virtual The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors met mid November and made the tough decision to cancel the Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit and move to a completely virtual format for the policy committee meetings and annual meeting. After the recent development in restrictions on large gatherings implemented across the state, in response to COVID19, it made it impossible to hold our annual day and a half event face-to-face. The Business Issues Committee held Zoom meetings early December, while Cattle production held one in December and the other early January. You still have time to participate in the Beef Products Committee meetings are mid-January before the Annual Meeting which will be held on January 26. You must register and be a member in order to participate in these meetings by calling 515-296-2266 or visiting www. iacattlemen.org.

POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS Cattle Production Committee January 5 | 7:00 p.m.

Beef Products Committee January 12 | 7:00 p.m. January 19 | 7:00 p.m.

If you’d like to learn more about the policy process or what goes on in these policy meetings, I encourage you to give us a call at 515-296-2266. The more engagement we have on these video conferences provides the greatest opportunity to serve our members. Please contact the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association office with any questions you may have regarding the policy process or registration for these meetings. Head to www.iacattlemen.org to sign up.

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Carcass Challenge contest is the only fed-cattle competition in the state of Iowa. The 74 steers being fed as part of the 2021 Carcass Challenge were delivered to Lauritsen Cattle Company near Exira on November 3.

SPONSORS

We have some great sponsors of this event, we’d like to thank these businesses for their support of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and their members. PREMUM SPONSORS: • Performance Livestock Analytics • United Bank of Iowa MEAL SPONSORS: • Animat • Chr-Hansen Animal Care • Iowa Farm Bureau • Midstates Bank • Midwest PMS LLC • United Bank of Iowa • USDA, NASSw

ANNUAL MEETING

January 26 | 12:00 p.m.

While the virtual format doesn’t require a registration fee to participate, we will have a registration requirement in order to manage voting during the virtual meetings. You can register for these meetings at www.iacattlemen.org. If you previously registered for the Leadership Summit in either format, please re-register at the new Zoom link.

Carcass Challenge Steers Delivered

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Follow along in the Iowa Cattleman magazine and on ICA’s social media handles as the steers continue to grow and perform with a target harvest date in the end of April. The Carcass Challenge contest would not be possible without our generous sponsors: Elanco, the CUP Lab, Stuart-Anita Veterinary Clinics, Gregory Feedlots, and Producers Livestock Marketing Association. Thank you to the 2021 Carcass Challenge steer donors. You can find a complete list of donors on the ICA website at www.iacattlemen.org. If you have any questions about the Carcass Challenge program, please contact Jennifer Carrico at jennifer@ iacattlemen.org.

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IOWA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

YCLP Class Attends November Session Thank you to the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) for hosting the November Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP) session. On Thursday, the class learned about flavor profiles and how to showcase different cuts of meat with complementary wines at a Beef and Wine Pairing prepared by Executive Chef Dean Luttrell of the Iowa Culinary Institute, DMACC. The food was outstanding, and the conversation even better! Friday was a full day, beginning with a demo at the Iowa State University Meat Lab with Dr. Terry Houser and his team. First, the YCLP participants received a lesson

on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat reports, with the purpose of determining how beef is priced and marketed. They also received rundown on beef grading and industry trends over time. Then the YCLP class went into the coolers to grade carcasses that were recently harvested for Beef Up Iowa. Participants witnessed an exceptional carcass breakdown by Jeff Mitchell, and learned how to prepare specific cuts of beef. The beef processed at the ISU Meat Lab for this program will be distributed to food bank and food pantry feeding programs across the state to help food insecure Iowans. The session was rounded out by pre-

sentations from IBIC focused on their work to promote beef by educating parents with infants on dietary guidelines, recipe development with social media influencers, and communications. Lunch was a flavorful beef enchilada--a recipe developed by a food blogger that IBIC has worked alongside. YCLP participants also received a comprehensive “State of the Consumer” update from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Again, thank you to all who made this session possible for the 2020 YCLP class. This was a great learning experience for the next leaders of Iowa’s beef business!

Delivery Complete, Bloomfield & Kirkwood On-Test The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has completed all deliveries for the 20202021 Bull and Heifer Evaluation Program. This year we were extremely fortunate to have exceptional weather, each day it was sunny and nearly 60 degrees. On Oct. 21 we checked-in our last group of bulls for the year with the Werner Family. If you go to the Werner Efficiency Center at any given time of the year, you get the privilege of seeing a very diverse group of cattle from all across the country, including the cattle that are in our Humeston test. We have a large group of Angus, Simmental, Simm-Angus and Maine Anjou bulls that will be on test this year. On Nov. 4 we delivered the largest group of heifers in recent history to Kirkwood Community College. With help from a great group of students we checked in 50 heifers for this year’s heifer test. The future is bright for the students in the beef program at Kirkwood Community College. Each year they all must partake in an

internship experience. I encourage you to reach out to Terry Chapman if you are interested in establishing an internship program at your operation! We will continue to collect numerous data points as we proceed throughout the testing process. Next month look for on-test data for all groups!

Simmentals, Indian Hills Community College, Kaisand Cattle Farm, Lawton Acres LTD, Mark & Sheryl Leonard, Raasch Performance Cattle, Schaefer Angus, Spencer’s Grove Farm, Summit Farms, LLC, Swanson Angus Farm, Twin Creek Angus, Wolfe Simmentals and Willer Timber Ridge Angus.

DELIVERY DATA:

Humeston Private Test Bills Cattle Company, Holden’s Maines and More, Kaisand Farm Coop, Midnight Shadow Angus Farm, North River Cattle Company and Willer Timber Ridge Angus.

Humeston Bull Delivery- Oct. 21, 2020 • Humeston Yearling Average Delivery Weight- 672 lbs. • Humeston Private Yearling Average Delivery Weight- 701 lbs. Kirkwood Heifer Delivery- Nov. 4, 2020 • Kirkwood Heifer Average Delivery Weight- 665 lbs.

CONSIGNORS

Humeston Test DLH Angus, DLR Farm, Golden Chute Ranch, Go Two Angus Ranch, Heartland

Heifer Test Consignors Cress Red Angus, Foster’s Angus, H/R Cattle, Kaefring’s Parkview Knoll Angus, Koch Angus Farm, Midnight Shadow Angus Farm, Rosebud Ranch Partnership, Spencer’s Grove Farm and Willer Timber Ridge Angus.

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UPCOMING SALES & EVENTS In light of current events, please be sure to double check your event for POSSIBLE DATE or LOCATION CHANGES!

JANUARY

2 IA Royal Classic - Ames, IA New Date! First Class Female Sale @ Sioux Falls Regional - Sioux Falls, SD 3 Registered 4 Success Sale - Clarinda, IA 9 Carl Dethlefs & Sons Production Sale - Rockville, NE 9-24 The Nebraskan Livestock Show - Grand Island, NE 10 Am. Maine-Anjou Assn. Sale - Oklahoma City, OK 11 The Berry’s Hereford Sale - Cheyenne, WY 19 Ken Haas Angus Bull Sale - LaGrange, WY 22 Ruggles Angus Production Sale - McCook, NE 23 Linz Heritage Angus Bull Sale - Crown Point, IN 25 Bullis Creek Ranch Production Sale Wood Lake, NE 26 Huwa Cattle Sale - Roggen, CO Mohnen Angus - White Lake, SD 27 Bear Mtn Angus Sale - Palisade, NE Raasch Bull Sale - Creston, IA 29 Double J Farms Production Sale - Garretson, SD Drake Simmental Bull & Female Sale - Centerville, IA McConnell Angus bull & Female Sale - Dix, NE 30 Baldridge Bros. Bull Sale - North Platte, NE Forster Farms Annual Sale - Smithfield, NE J & C Simmentals Annual Sale - West Point, NE Moore Land & Cattle Production Sale - Jerseyville, IL Nichols Farms Private Treaty Bull Sale - Bridgewater, IA Sisco Bros. / LZ Farms Private Treaty Sale - Syracuse, NE 31 Reck Brothers -n- Sons Genetic Advantage Sale Blakesburg, IA Triangle J Ranch Bull Sale - Miller, NE

FEBRUARY

1 Apex Cattle Bull & Bred Heifer Sale - Dannebrog, NE Long’s Simmentals Production Sale - Creston, IA Loonan Stock Farm Private Treaty Production Sale Corning, IA Nagel Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Springfield, SD Taubenheim Gelbvieh Production Sale - Amherst, NE 2 Hoover Angus Production Sale - Creston, IA 3 Seevers Angus Production Sale - Burwell, NE 4 Barstow Angus Bull Sale - Springview, NE 5 Ohlrichs Commercial Man’s Bull Sale - Norfolk, NE Poss Angus Bull Sale - Scotia, NE

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6 Cardinal Cattle Co. The Program Sale - Wyoming, IL Horsley Brothers Production Sale - Toulon, IL Ruby Cattle Bull Sale - Murray, IA Springer Simmentals - Decorah, IA Upstream Ranch Production Sale - Taylor, NE 7 Frey Angus Ranch Production Sale - Granville, ND Hartman Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Tecumseh, NE 8 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Production Sale Ree Heights, SD Koupal Angus Bull Sale - Dante, SD 9 Werning Cattle Co. Production Sale - Emery, SD 10 Jindra Angus Production Sale - Clarkson, NE 11 Green Valley Cattle Production Sale - Atkinson, NE 12 Bred for Balance Sale - Starbuck, MN Vin-Mar Cattle Co. Bull Sale - Gordon, NE 13-21 IA Beef Expo - Des Moines, IA NE Cattlemen’s Classic - Kearney, IA 13 CK Cattle/Wager Cattle Production Sale - Highmore, SD IA Angus Assn. Show @ IBE - Des Moines, IA Rousey SimAngus Bull Sale - North Platte, NE 14 IA Angus Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA Oak Meadow Farms Production Sale - Cresco, IA 15 IA Charolais Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA IA Simmental Assn. Sale @ IBE - Des Moines, IA 16 Cedar Top Ranch Bull Sale - Burwell, NE Douglas Booth Family Angus Bull Sale - Torrington, WY 17 Ostrand Angus Production Sale - Ansley, NE 18 Krebs Ranch Bull Sale - Gordon, NE 19 Hoffman Ranch Bull Sale - Thedford, NE 20 Leader Angus Fram Produciton Sale - Crofton, NE Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh Production Sale Smith Center, KS 21 Bruning Farms Production Sale - Fairbury, NE 22 Reyes/Russell Annual Sale - Wheatland, WY 23 Haynes Cattle Co. Angus Bull sale - Ogallala, NE 24 TC Ranch Bull Sale - Franklin, NE 26 Deppe Angus Bull & Female Sale - Bloomfield, IA 28 Voss Angus Foundation Sale - Dexter, IA

MARCH

1 Vision Angus Annual Sale - North Platte, IA 7 Gateway Genetics Bull Sale - Pierce, NE 12 Kenny Angus Bull & Female Sale - Odebolt, IA 17 Wagonhammer Ranches Bull Sale - Albion, NE

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Rousey SimAngus Bull Sale 150 Black and Red SimAngusTM Bulls

SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 2021 Lincoln County Fairgrounds 1 PM CST • North Platte, Neb.

First Breeding Season Guarantee Genomically Enhanced EPD’s

Tattoo: 0048H • Sire: W/C Night Watch 84E Tattoo: 0086H • Sire: LD Capitalist 316 Tattoo: 0146H • Sire: SAV Raindance 6848

Tattoo: 2078H • Sire: Leachman Encore D060B Tattoo: 0281H • Sire: 9 Mile Motley 8505 Tattoo: 0324H • Sire: Hook’s Empire 61E

Sires Represented Include:

TJ Franchise 451D • NLC Cow Boss 160C LD Capitalist 316 • SAV Raindance 6848 Sitz Logo 12964 • Hook’s Xpectation 36X 9 Mile Motley 8505 • Hook’s Empire 61E Andras Fusion R236 • 3SCC Domain A163

ROUSEY SIMANGUS, LLC Tyrell and Deandra Rousey • (308) 530-9279 • 4570 N Homestead Rd • North Platte, NE 69101 www.RouseySimAngus.com •

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0009 Maifield, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 American Angus Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 American Maine-Anjou Assn. . . . . . . . . 8 Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Apex Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Baldridge Performance Angus . . . . . . . 37 Barstow Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bear Mtn Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Berry's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Bred for Balance Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Bruning Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Bullis Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Capatske Hoof Trimming . . . . . . . . . . 92 Cardinal Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83 Cedar Top Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 CK Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cory Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Deppe Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Double J Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Douglas Booth Family Angus . . . . . . . 20 Drake Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Elite Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Fawcett's Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . 64 Forster Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Fox Group Market Report . . . . . . . 48, 54 Frederick Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Frey Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Gateway Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Green Valley Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Hartman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Hawkeye Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Haynes Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Heartland Angus Marketing . . . . . . . . 40 Herbster Angus Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hoop Beef Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hoover Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 Horsley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Huwa Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 IA Angus Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 IA Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 IA Cattlmens Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85 IA Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 IA Simmental Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 J & C Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Jindra Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 KD Simmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ken Haas Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kenny Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Koupal Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Krebs Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Leader Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Linz Heritage Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Long's Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Loonan Stock Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 McConnell Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 McTavish Steel Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mikkey's LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mohnen Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Moore Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Nagel Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic . . . . 90-91 Nichols Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Oak Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ohlrich's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Ostrand Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh . . . 32 Perfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Poss Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Purina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Raasch Performance Cattle . . . . . . . . . 24 Reck Bros N Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Reyes Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rousey SimAngus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Ruby Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Ruggles Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Seevers Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Sisco Bros / LZ Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sky High / Wingman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Springer Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 Taubenheim Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TC Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The Land Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Thill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Triangle J Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vin Mar Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Vision Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Voss Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Wagonhammer Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Werning Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Judging Contest 8 AM ............................Beef Livestock Judging Contest 7 PM ............................Livestock Judging Banquet SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 12 PM ..........................Facilities Open for Cattle Exhibitors MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Facilities Open for Cattle Exhibitors Evening Events for Cattle Consignors TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Opening Day Special Events 8 AM - 12 PM .............Commercial Trade Show Set Up 9 AM ............................All Sale Cattle in Place Check-In Begins by Breed 5 PM ............................Best Beef & Battle of the Breeds *Cookin at the Classic Beef contest for High School students. This event may be virtual this year.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Cattle Show Day, Youth Educational Tours, FFA Day, Career Networking Opportunities 9 AM ............................Shows Start North Ring South Ring Angus Hereford Limousin Red Angus Gelbvieh Lunch (Resumes 12:30) Lunch Charolais (Resumes 12:30) Maine Anjou Simmental Chianina Shorthorn AOB AYC Show NEW: Pen of 3 Heifer Show

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 6 AM - 10 AM .............Junior Check-In 11 AM ..........................Fancy Heifer Show Prospect Steers on Display 11:30 AM .....................Scholarship Presentations 12 PM ..........................Fancy Heifer Sale Prospect Steer Sale 2:30 PM .......................Showmanship 6 PM ............................Classic Premiere Heifer Selection Classic Premiere Steer Show SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Junior Show 8:30 AM .......................South Ring - Breeding Heifers 9 AM ............................North Ring - Market Animals HERDSIRE ALLEY Wednesday - Saturday

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Bull Sale Day NEW: Pen Bulls will sell in respective breed sales. 8:30 AM .......................Pen Bull Show 11 AM ..........................Bull Buyer’s Lunch (Buyer #’s only) 12 PM ..........................Hereford Charolais Angus Simmental Gelbvieh Red Angus Limousin Shorthorn Maine Anjou, Chianina, AOB Commercial Pen of 5 Heifer Sale

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Heifer Sale Day, Youth Scholarships NEW: Pen Heifers will sell in respective breed sales. 12 PM ..........................Hereford Charolais Angus Simmental Gelbvieh Red Angus Limousin Shorthorn Maine Anjou, Chianina, AOB AYC Bred Heifer Sale 6 PM ............................AYC Breeders & Youth Introductions 7 PM ............................Supreme Row (Females follow Bulls)

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COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS Open Daily 9 AM – 5 PM

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Ronette K. Bush-Heinrich

1007 2nd Ave, PO BOX 607 | Kearney, NE 68848 308-627-6385 | NECattlemen.com

30 th Anniversary

February 13-21, 2021 Kearney, NE

BULLS • BRED HEIFERS FANCY OPEN HEIFERS

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Wednesday, February 17

Pen Bull Show & Bull Sale

Thursday, February 18

Heifer Sale

Friday, February 19

All Sell at the Classic!

Prospect Steers & Fancy Heifer Sales Saturday, February 20

Supreme Champion Bull & Heifer $2,500 to Consignor $1,000 to Buyer

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COMPLETE SCHEDULE & DETAILS: NECattlemen.com KEARNEY, NE | 308.627.6385 | RONETTE K. BUSH-HEINRICH - MGR. | www.livestockplusinc.com

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I pray everyone is having an amazing 2021. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm.” Jeremiah 29:11 Y’all will think I’m terrible, but at this moment I have shut myself in my bedroom for a few minutes to escape our little terror, Treva! Don’t get me wrong! I adore her but mama needs a few minutes of no distraction. She is currently knocking on the door yelling, “mama, mama, mama.” What is funny (not funny to mom) is that normally she yells “Daaaa” for Daddy because she knows it makes me crazy. She LOVES to tease people and seems to really thrive on teasing mom! We just finished trying to film her Christmas concert via zoom with her preschool class. Let’s just say mama needs a break! I know I’m looking forward to the mask mandate being lifted so this little social butterfly can go back to her friends! Tucker has been playing basketball and is loving FFA in high school. His chapter tried a new endeavor of Christmas tree lights at the fairgrounds for people to drive through. It turned out great! I know one little girl that was over the moon seeing Santa (Tucker’s friend, Wyatt). Treva’s eyes got HUGE when he came over and leaned into the van as we drove by. But when Santa started talking about something silly Tuck had done setting up, she looked at me like “what’s happening?” Talking to Santa made her day. She had a huge grin the entire trip through the lights! Maybe now I built up my street cred with her by chatting it up with Santa! By the way, great job Creston and East Union FFA Chapters! Taylor has been dancing, and basketball has been postponed by the mandates. I cannot say I’m that upset about it, as I’m pretty sure it was a good thing for her. It makes it easier for her to

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manage her two nights of dance with all the school projects due lately! Taylor and Tucker are also a huge help to me with Treva! Since Treva only says a handful of words we got a device from the school that enables her to push buttons and it will say the word out loud. It’s funny to watch Tay and Tuck working with her, they get a little frustrated at times but they do a wonderful job working with Treva! Well, I’m going to polish off the last of my peanut butter fudge (from my dear friend, Kynli) that I’ve been hiding from my family (Don’t judge! You don’t know what’s it’s like living with Matt and Tucker). Wishing you all of God’s blessings in the New Year! As always, travel safe and please keep our military men and women in your prayers. Heidi Sorensen Rohrig • 661-900-6004 heidi@livestockplusinc.com www.livestockplusinc.com

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 - 4 PM On the farm near Wyoming, Illinois

Selling 45 Program Bulls

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Tag: 850 | AAA: 19835766 Mill Brae Identified 4031 x HB Guyman 485

Tag: 239 | AAA: 19836054 HB Saxon 797 x Sp The Answer 813

Tag 241 | AAA: 19836053 HB Saxon 797 x Sp The Answer 813

Tag: 654 | AAA: 18538814 RCL Transaction 4174 x MSF Journey bred to S&R Stability | due: 3/5/21

Tag: 918 | AAA: 19542169 Angus Alliance Conquest x RCL Transaction 4174 bred to Crawford Guarantee | due: 2/18/21

Tag: 946 | AAA: 19542181 Jacs Rare Find x Koupal Advance 28 bred to Identified | due: 3/3/21

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OFFERING BULLS, BREDS AND COWS DURING OUR ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE

HB sale Barn: 29212 Saxon Rd., Toulon, il 61483 Bob: 309-883-1223 | Jim: 309-854-3524 | Chad: 309-883-2348 To request a Sale Book email: horsleybrothers@hotmail.com, or visit our website: horsleybrothers.com. Find us on Facebook: Horsley Brothers. Cattle are available for viewing anytime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we welcome visitors early and often. Sale will be broadcast through DV Auctions.

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