American Red Angus January 2017 : Bull Buyer's Edition

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 1

JANUARY 2017

2017 Bull Buyer’s Edition

HERD STAYABILITY Beckton is the #1 Herd in the breed for Stayability, and has been for many years. 42 of the top 50 sires in the breed for Stayability EPD are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires including 15 of the top 20. High reproduction rate and cattle that work for their owners, rather than the other way around. These are the cattle that stay in your herd.

LOW MAINTENANCE ENERGY This has also been the #1 Herd for Low Maintenance Energy requirements for many years. 6 of the top 20 sires in the entire breed for lowest Maintenance Energy EPD are Beckton sires. No other cattle will do a better job cutting you cowherd feed requirements and saving you money.

EASY CALVING The #1 Herd for easy calving, with the best average Calving Ease EPD of any major herd. 10 of the top 20 sires in the breed for low Birth Weight EPD are Beckton sires. No other genetics come close.

GROWTH from Birth to Market Beckton bulls are leaders in total rate of growth, from birth to market weight. The average birth weight EPD of our sale bulls last year was minus -4.0, and the average yearling weight EPD is plus +80. Beckton cattle start with low birth weight and reach a high market (yearling) weight quickly – for quicker marketability and less cost to market.

The new HERD-BUILDER Index recently developed and implemented by the Red Angus Association combines economically relevant EPD’s (maternal, growth and carcass traits as well as fertility), and weights each EPD for its contribution to overall herd profitability. Designed for commercial producers retaining replacement heifers, this single index measure compares and ranks all Red Angus sires in the breed, to provide a single measure of expected profitability for every sire compared to all other Red Angus sires.

41 of the 50 highest ranking sires on the Red Angus Herd Builder Index are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires, including 16 of the top 20.

In our annual bull sale on Tuesday, April 11, most of the 250 bulls and 50 heifers selling will rank in the top 10% of Red Angus breed. Many of the bulls in the sale will be in the top 1 or 2% of the breed, with an expected profitability gain over $15,000. Even the average bull in our sale will have an expected profitability gain of more than $10,000 compared to the average non-Beckton Red Angus bull.

For more information about the Herd Builder Index, please contact either us or the Red Angus Association.

Industry leading genetics and the highest quality Red Angus - 72 Years of Satisfied Customers

BECKTON’S 72nd Anniversary BULL and HEIFER SALE Tuesday, April 11, 2017

These are the cattle that work for the commercial producer – 41 of the top 50 highest ranking sires on the Herd-Builder Index are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires, including 16 of the top 20.

Selling 300 Red Angus 250 Bulls and 50 Heifers

And the cattle stay in your herd – 42 of the top 50 Red Angus sires for Stayability EPD are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires.

1:00 pm at our ranch 10 miles west of Sheridan

Delivered free anywhere in the continental U.S. Video of sale animals will be available on our website.

Direct line telephone bidding will be available.

TOTAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MOST ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS - High reproduction rate; high calving rate; less time and cost to market weight; and lower total feed inputs and feed costs. Plus 72 years of selection for the convenience traits – good dispositions – cowherd fertility – good udders and milk – and structurally sound cattle that run on dry Wyoming range conditions and

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The Beckton ranch office – photographed in 1899 when it was George Beck’s original home Trish and Cam Forbes

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Bob Morton Three Forks, Montana info@gmracattle.com

First Vice President/ Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Kevin Miller Briggsdale, Colorado kmiller@wigginstel.com Region A Director Chuck Feddes Manhattan, Montana feddesredangus@gmail.com Region B Director Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director/Treasurer Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Bend, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Area 2 Director - Montana Bruce Ketchum Plevna, Montana ketchum@midrivers.net Area 4 Director - Southwest Kyley DeVoe Justin, Texas kyley@3klandandcattle.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains/ Board Secretary Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koester@bektel.com Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com Area 7 Director - Northeast John Langdon Benson, North Carolina johnlangdon5@gmail.com Area 8 Director - Southeast Raymond Prescott Gray Court, South Carolina bullhill2@prtcnet.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Stuart Gilbert Stockport, Iowa redcowrelocators@gmail.com

by Bob Morton, RAAA President

Adding Value More Important Than Ever As cattle producers, it is time to start thinking about buying new bulls for the upcoming breeding season. With record high prices being seen at bull sales in the last couple of years, many producers opted to keep that older bull “for just one more season.

He surely can get ‘er done one more year!”

Well, now that “extra year” has come and gone and he really needs to be replaced this year. The problem is … the calf market took a significant swan dive this past year and now everyone is faced with replacing more bulls than they usually do on an annual basis, with less cash flow to fund those purchases.

This is where we need to be extra cautious in our judgement concerning how much to lower our bull budget. On one hand, we want to make sure we have enough in the bank to pay all of those pesky bills like taxes, fuel, vaccine, etc. that just seem to keep marching on whether we want them to or not.

On the other hand, we need to remember that just because the market is down, we still want to keep the quality of our bull battery strong. Don’t forget, bulls are half of the genetics of each and every calf that hits the ground. If you are used to going to your favorite bull producer and choosing from his top pen, you should continue to choose from that top pen this year.

Another thing to think about – especially closely in a down market – is how you are going to market YOUR calves for maximum profit. The last few years, we could sell our calves at a good price

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no matter how aggressive we were in marketing. Now we need to step up and look for any options that might add value to our calf crop.

If you are a commercial producer, you certainly need to look at enrolling your calves in the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program. This not only identifies to the buyers that your calves are out of registered Red Angus bulls, it also qualifies them to sell on either the Tyson Choice+ grid or Greater Omaha’s G.O. RED grid. Maybe seeing if your herd qualifies to sell with the Top Dollar Angus label would benefit you and add value to your feeder calves. Perhaps becoming GAP certified or selling as verified natural would add value. Whatever value-added program(s) you choose, realize that a little extra marketing on your part may pay big dividends in the end.

For those of us that are seedstock producers, the same logic concerning ramping up our marketing plans holds true. Now is when we need to take the extra time to visit with our customers and receive feedback concerning their bull needs and how we can improve our operations to help make all of us more successful.

We need to be extra careful when making our breeding selections or our culling decisions to ensure that we are selling our customers the best bulls with the best phenotype combined with the best genetics that we can. If we keep improving our own herds, we will in turn improve our customers’ herds, therefore helping to improve their bottom lines. If their bottom lines improve, Red Angus will continue to become more popular and we will all benefit! n

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Association Commentary

RAAA National Office

4201 N. Interstate 35 Denton, TX 76207 (940) 387-3502 • Fax (888) 829-6069 Email: info@redangus.org RedAngus.org

RAAA National Staff Chief Executive Officer Tom Brink Ext. 4 • tombrink@redangus.org

Director of Breed Improvement Larry Keenan Ext. 12 • larry@redangus.org Accounting Director Jeanene McCuistion Ext. 11 • jeanene@redangus.org

Director of Commercial Marketing Gary Fike Ext. 20 • gary@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Programs Coordinator Harold Bertz Ext. 19 • harold@redangus.org

Commercial Marketing Specialist Katie Ochsner Ext. 16 • katieochsner@redangus.org Tag Program Coordinator and Member Services Specialist Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org

ARA Publisher/Advertising Director Kevin LeMaster (515) 225-0051 • kevin@redangus.org ARA Editorial Coordinator Tracey Koester tracey@redangus.org

Communications Coordinator Beth Gaines Ext. 17 • beth@redangus.org

Junior Programs Coordinator Kim Heller (515) 851-2019 • kim@redangus.org

Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • kenda@redangus.org Member Accounts Charli Crawford Ext. 3 • charli@redangus.org

Registry & Office Manager Angelia Brooks Ext. 5 • angelia@redangus.org Assistant Registry Manager Lori Ireland Ext. 18 • lori@redangus.org

Registry Specialists Fax: (888) 829-6069 Amanda Travis Ext. 6 • amanda@redangus.org Elizabeth Gamble/Lefebvre Ext. 8 • liz@redngus.org Registry/Accounts Specialist Heidi Henson Ext. 14 • heidi@redngus.org DNA/Breed Improvement Projects Coordinator Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org

by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

Stepping Forward in 2017 The Red Angus Association of America is heading into 2017 in a significantly better position compared to when 2016 began.

We battled a sizable registration backlog most of last year, but that is behind us now. RAAA is officially caught up. Turnaround times on registrations, transfers, weight updates and other office processes are back to where they should be – 7 to 10 business days or less. Thanks to a lot of hard work by our Member Services Department, and other office staff who chipped in as schedules allowed, the infamous backlog is history.

REDSPro has also progressed a great deal. Breed association software is exceedingly complex, expensive and time consuming to build, and constantly in need of new features. That said, the REDSPro list of needed modifications is getting shorter with each passing month.

Overall system functionality is 95-plus percent in all departmental areas. Expenditures on programming continue to trend lower.

Another challenge RAAA faced last year was with the National Cattle Evaluation that generates Red Angus Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs). Pulling each new round of data for the evaluation came with a measure of difficulty, mainly because the data was being harvested from REDSPro for the first time. We bumped along the learning curve during the first few tries, but now have automated the process. Numerous data filters and checks have also been implemented to make this data retrieval more seamless and accurate.

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Stepping into 2017 Being in a stronger position with our basic services allows RAAA to move ahead aggressively in the coming year.

Working toward an even brighter future for the Red Angus breed is what drives this Association. Here is a partial list of the steps we will be taking in that direction.

(1) Release of REDSPro Software to Members No specific date is set at this time, however, we are close enough to a finished product that the second quarter (April through June) is a reasonable target for the release. Providing members with the ability to do their own work online – using REDSPro – has been the vision since the first line of computer code was written in 2012. We are almost there.

(2) Uniquely Promoting the Breed Have you noticed that Red Angus is becoming a mainstay in the cattle industry press? Mentions, articles and pictures are on the rise, and much more is in store for 2017. Look for Red Angus to be “out front” in the industry more than ever this year, providing leadership and education on topics relevant to commercial cattle producers. We will maintain an aggressive advertising campaign, led by the “RED. RIGHT. NOW.” theme. Just as important is the positive PR coming from our efforts to contribute valuable information designed to help cow-calf operations maintain their profitability in a softer market environment. Pay attention to what happens at our BrainTrust meeting in Denver this month, and look for more of same throughout the rest of the year.

Calving Ease, Growth, Maternal and Carcass Traits

Cattleman's Classic Spring Sale March 4, 2017 • 1 PM PST

Dry Creek Ranch sale facility • Terrebonne, Oregon

A sampling of the tremendous group of bulls we’re offering in our Spring Sale Reg #

DUNN ACQUISITION B506 Reg # 1686395

FEDDES SILVER BOW B226 Reg # 1687147

BROWN INCREDABULL Z7277 Reg # 1550654

ID

HB

CW

YG

CW

GridMaster Prospects: Bulls that will yield you dollars in the feedyard

CW

D104 D106 D113 D118 D141 D159 D166 D178

154 146 139 162 154 169 154 175

Reg #

ID

HB

Reg #

ID

3557816 3557829 3557834 3557848 3557858 3557874 3557876 3557814 3557822 3557825 3557827 3557832 3557834 3557842 3557846 3557858 3557861 3557868 3557873 3557874 3557876

D104 D118 D125 D141 D159 D178 D180 D102 D110 D113 D116 D121 D125 D135 D139 D159 D162 D172 D177 D178 D180

Calving Ease Prospects: Sure shot sleep all night bulls

YG

3557816 3557818 3557825 3557829 3557848 3557858 3557864 3557874

154 162 161 154 169 175 147 HB

134 133 139 130 139 161 121 132 169 120 138 133 175 147

%

5 8 10 3 5 2 5 1

GM

51 52 53 51 52 53 52 52

%

14 8 4 12 7 3 7 5

CED

13 13 11 11 11 11 11 14

BW

-4.7 -5.8 -3.7 -3.6 -4.4 -3.7 -4.4 -5.2

WW

YW

53 49 63 69 57 74 57 59

84 79 98 105 88 112 88 98

WW

YW

Milk

28 31 23 20 23 20 23 23

ME HPG CEM Stay Marb

-1 3 1 1 1 -1 1 0

11 11 11 12 12 11 12 12

4 5 4 7 7 7 7 6

14 13 12 14 13 15 13 15

0.63 0.01 0.66 -0.04 0.89 0 0.54 0.02 0.79 -0.02 0.86 0.04 0.79 -0.02 0.59 0.04

HerdBuilder Prospects: Bulls that will build your cow herd %

5 3 3 5 2 1 7

%

13 14 10 15 10 3 23 14 2 23 11 14 1 7

GM

51 51 53 52 53 52 53

GM

53 53 53 52 53 53 53 52 53 53 52 52 52 53

%

14 12 3 7 3 5 4 %

2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 7 5 5 4

CED

13 11 10 11 11 14 9

CED

7 8 11 5 9 10 5 7 11 5 10 6 14 9

BW

-4.7 -3.6 -2.8 -4.4 -3.7 -5.2 -3.5 BW

-3.5 -3.6 -3.7 -1.6 -1.5 -2.8 -0.8 -2.5 -3.7 -2.3 -1.8 -2.6 -5.2 -3.5

53 69 69 57 74 59 76

WW

66 67 63 61 80 69 84 76 74 71 76 60 59 76

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84 105 113 88 112 98 112 YW

106 108 98 100 126 113 131 115 112 111 121 96 98 112

Milk

28 20 18 23 20 23 21

Milk

24 20 23 23 23 18 20 18 20 22 27 25 23 21

ME HPG CEM Stay Marb

-1 1 -1 1 -1 0 1

11 12 12 12 11 12 11

4 7 6 7 7 6 4

14 14 14 13 15 15 13

0.63 0.01 0.54 0.02 0.65 -0.03 0.79 -0.02 0.86 0.04 0.59 0.04 0.82 0.06

ME HPG CEM Stay Marb

5 2 1 -1 3 -1 4 0 -1 6 1 3 0 1

13 11 11 13 12 12 11 13 11 13 13 13 12 11

5 6 4 5 4 6 6 7 7 6 5 7 6 4

12 12 12 12 12 14 11 11 15 10 12 12 15 13

0.78 0.72 0.89 0.85 0.65 0.65 0.73 0.76 0.86 0.89 0.49 0.78 0.59 0.82

YG

-0.05 -0.03 0 -0.04 0.01 -0.03 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.09 -0.03 -0.07 0.04 0.06

13 9 23 27 16 31 16 21

13 27 33 16 31 21 31

28 29 23 28 42 33 46 34 31 33 39 24 21 31

RE

0.35 0.39 0.37 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.03 RE

BF

0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0 BF

0.35 0.36 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.03 0.36

0.04 0.03 -0.01 0.03 0.03 0 0.04

RE

BF

0.37 0.62 0.37 0.45 0.41 0.32 0.53 0.45 0.33 0.22 0.41 0.61 0.03 0.36

0 0.04 0.03 0.01 0 -0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 -0.01 0.03 0 0.04

Association Commentary

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(3) Breed Improvement – One Herd at a Time Even with an already great breed of cattle, there is always room for improvement. The goal of each seedstock and commercial producer should be to make their individual herd better. Is your cowherd head and shoulders above where it was five years ago? Is your calf crop better and more consistent with each passing year? If so, none of that happened by accident. Just the opposite. Setting goals and working step by step toward improving your herd is the only path to progress. RAAA can help with that. In 2017, we are offering a confidential Herd Improvement Form to all Red Angus breeders (seedstock and commercial) who would like to write down their specific breeding goals and map out the steps they plan to take to reach those objectives. It’s a personal herd improvement plan, where you fill in the blanks. For more information, see pages 22-28 in this issue of ARA. We all understand the need to be intentional with our breeding programs. Committing your breeding goals to paper, and reviewing them periodically, is an excellent way to stay focused and on task.

(4) Relocating the RAAA Office to Denver Though still several months away, completing the relocation to Denver, Colorado, will be another strategic accomplishment in 2017. The benefits of being more centrally located are real. We will reside in closer proximity to a higher percentage of our members and customers, making travel easier and less expensive. Denver is a major livestock hub, and a good place to recruit top talent for the Association staff. Be sure to stop by for a visit once the new office is open.

More could be discussed about our plans for breed advancement in 2017, but this snapshot provides some perspective on where we’re headed. George Chiga, a founding member of RAAA, once said about those early years that “there was so much to learn.” He further explained how Red Angus got involved in broad-ranging educational programs and took numerous other non-traditional steps in launching the Red Angus breed and the Association. RAAA founders saw the same things others saw at the time, but they perceived them differently. It motivated them to step forward in unique ways. We hope to take a page out of their playbook in 2017. n

Highly Evolved EVOLUTION

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Yearling

Complete and Evolved Genetic Package EVOLUTION x Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P, C-Bar Miss Stony A302, C-Bar Ranch, KS

9 Evolution sires a very rare combination of calving ease, data excellence and phenotypic power 9 His progeny have been named champions at nearly every major event 9 Daughters evolve into some of the most complete breeding pieces in many pastures and donor pens 9 Great mating flexibility and backed by one of the most powerful cow lines in the business – the Abigrace family 9 Progeny are very sound structured and good footed with and abundance of eye appeal and phenotype 9 After being off the market for an extended time, a limited amount of EVOLUTION semen is now available

TRAIT

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY MARB

EPD

+8 .56

-3.8 .81

+55 .76

+101 .74

+25 .57

+1 .40

+14 .31

+1 .55

+16 .41

ACC

DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, NHF, OSF

+.05 .55

Mature

YG

CW

REA

FAT

HB

GM

+014 .44

+25 .55

-.07 .50

-.02 .54

+156

.50

EPDs as of 9/28/2016 TOP 35%

Contact your local ABS rep or call 1-800-ABS-STUD to add quality EVOLUTION genetics to your herd.

Marketing Update

by Harold Bertz, Commercial Marketing Programs Coordinator

Managing the Most-Limiting Factor

The area in west central Missouri where I live is predominantly a row crop area. My brother and my nephew farm together and I consider them progressive producers that constantly strive to increase yields, marketing efforts and profits. Many of the seminars and meetings I see advertised by agronomy companies focus on managing the most-limiting factor. My family spends a lot of time quantifying the limiting factor and then developing an economical plan to correct it.

This topic intrigues me, as I don’t see it mentioned in most beef production conversations.

Bull sale season is upon us and we are charged with selecting genetics that will likely influence our herd for years. EPDs are a quantifiable tool that can assist us in propelling our herd forward. Selecting for economically relevant traits can move our genetic needle past average and into the upper quartile of cattle that are produced. This progress can be made quicker with technologies that are becoming more widely available to beef producers.

The Red Navigator commercial heifer test is technology that gives us information about our replacement heifers we have never had access to before. By knowing more about the genetic potential of our replacements, we can be very strategic in mating these heifers to maximize the traits we are selecting for.

The test results give parentage and percentile ranks within the commercial Red Angus population tested for every EPD Red Angus measures, including our HerdBuilder and GridMaster indices. At its most basic use, sire identification of the heifers will allow us to reduce inbreeding and the resulting performance loss that would go with it. Knowing where these heifers rank within the population can give us real data to analyze where our most-limiting factor truly is.

While most crop producers take a full systems approach to management, they tend to analyze their production and finetune the areas that are the greatest limiter. The science of precision fertilizer application has become common. While fertilizer is likely a limiting factor, precise application in the correct amounts, is the best way to manage this segment. Simply applying more and more fertilizer will quickly turn into diminishing returns, draining production and profits.

For example, by knowing our heifers rank poorly in marbling, we can select sires that have the genetic capability to improve this trait, accelerating our genetic progress. Members of the Commercial Marketing Team would welcome the opportunity to answer questions about the test and discuss its applications in your herd. Once you have tested your heifers, we will assist you in interpreting your results to help you minimize limiting factors.

My brother and nephew are constantly searching for the technology that allows them to know which factor is most limited and then incorporate the appropriate solution into their management system. They are willing to spend extra money on a planter that will accurately place the correct number of seeds and ensure proper stands as a means to prevent plant population from being the limiting factor in their corn yields. They thoroughly embrace any technology that will prove financially beneficial.

Tried-and-true marketing programs like our Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) will guarantee your cattle in the marketplace as 50 percent Red Angus or greater. This eliminates the limiting factor of unknown genetics in the marketplace. Top Dollar Angus highlights cattle in the top 25 percent for growth and carcass. Utilizing this program gives you quantifiable information about your bull battery as well as adding value to the feeder calves you market because of their superior genetic merit.

As beef producers, are we managing our most-limiting factor?

How can we fine-tune our operations to best do this? First, we have to quantify what we are trying to measure and then develop a plan that allows us to economically correct those sections that are subpar. There can be multiple layers to the full systems management approach. Health, nutrition, genetics and marketing quickly come to mind as things that could be limiting production and profits. Let’s focus on a couple of these: genetics and marketing.

Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sales

Utilizing technology and science to assist you in the whole systems management of your beef herd is essential. Fine-tuning to tweak your most-limiting factor can help move you into the most profitable of beef operations. I challenge you to study your operation and identify what factors can be quantified to identify limiting factors, and then develop a plan to improve them. Red Angus strives to bring you the best genetics, best science and best marketing programs to assist you in achieving this pursuit.

The Marketing Team looks forward to seeing you at bull sales across the country this spring. n

Jan. 5

Ogallala Livestock Auction, Ogallala, NE

Jan. 12

Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, MT Bill Cook, Ty Thompson

Jan. 12

Jan. 18

Bagley Livestock Exchange, Bagley, MN Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, NE

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PRODUCING CATTLE THAT PERFORM for THE CATTLEMAN

Scaling the Summit – BrainTrust Focuses on Ranch-Gate Profitability

Conference centered around DNA technology and tools for commercial cattlemen

by Molly Bertz for American Red Angus Magazine

Join us at our

2017 RED ANGUS PRODUCTION SALE! MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017

Mobridge Livestock Market • Mobridge, SD

95 Yearling Bulls 20 Yearling Heifers

Including Bulls out of these Sires: CBR CLARANCE 01-744 (#1400476) FORSTER ENDORSE Z048 (#1577257) SODAK SUMMIT Y329 (#1498096) RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 3108A (CAN#1738438) RED XO CROWFOOT SHINE 2435Z (CAN#1689544) SANDERSON EPIC JOURNEY A59 (#1632387) VGW LOAD EM 333 (#1630328) EAR SENSATION 3162 (#1631625) YHB ACES WILD 106B (#2558642) YHB BANKABLE 140B (#2558654) YHB BUREAU 220B (#2558785) RED CROWFOOT EXPEDITOR 3229A (#2494644) ORAR FINEST TRADITION B07 (#1721954)

Contact us for more information today!

Robert & Kara Campbell 5096 95th St • McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3721 Email: campbellra@westriv.com www.campbellredangus.com Harold Campbell 5094 95th St SW • McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

Come Ride With Us on March 6th!

- Breeding Red Angus since 1973 18 American Red Angus Magazine n January 2017

The longstanding tradition continues to provide a forum for cattlemen to consider innovative opportunities as the Red Angus Association of America’s annual BrainTrust event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Denver, Colorado. The workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m. MST. Members unable to attend in person are invited to view the program live on DVAuction.com.

BrainTrust serves as a platform for innovation where seedstock breeders and commercial cattlemen join to discuss the use of science and technology to boost ranch-gate returns.

This year’s program will include keynote addresses from beef industry leaders – Dr. Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension beef specialist; Dr. Kent Anderson, associate director of technical services for Zoetis Genetics; and Dr. Jim Gibb, technical services director with GeneSeek.

Each speaker will highlight the emerging science behind DNA information and data, and the practical application these new scientific discoveries provide for cattlemen, specifically through commercial heifer applications.

Gary Fike, RAAA director of commercial marketing, will also be making the case for health protocols along with Dan Thompson, DVM, Kansas State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, and A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, Kansas State University Extension veterinarian. They will unveil the results of a recently completed survey of practicing large-animal veterinarians and their observations on the use of various health protocols in the field, and the economic implications of using some of the industry’s best-health and overall beef-cattlemanagement practices.

The afternoon will conclude with a discussion panel featuring cattlemen who have implemented some of these innovative technologies into their beef businesses. They will share personal insight into the benefits of DNA in their commercial herds and how it has affected their selection process.

BrainTrust is free to attend and open to all interested individuals, regardless of breed interest. n

Diamond C Jubilee

IT’S MORE THAN A SALE, IT’S A “UNIQUE” EVENT!” MAY 5th & 6th

TSU Equine Center • Stephenville, Texas

Friday & Saturday May 5th & 6th ‘Sign In’ Tables Open from 8AM-10PM - Friday, May 5th 8AM-Noon - Saturday, May 6th Translators Available for our Latin American Friends Both Days Sale Cattle Viewing All Day Friday and Saturday AM

All of ”UNIQUE” Red Angus will sell including fifty (50) head of registered Red Angus that are black/red carries and over three year old donors, bred cows and cow calf pairs. Service and calves by side will be by Crush, Goodfella and Black Jeans.

“DIAMOND C JUBILEE CELEBRATION” May 5th & 6th • 6 PM to 11 PM

• Socializing and Dancing to the Songs of the past with Disc Jockey - Jody Caudle • Food and Beverages Available • Announcement of Angus Champion of the World • 10 Day South African Safari Auction donated by Comre Safaris benefiting the Junior Red Angus Association of America • Recognition of all past Diamond C Employees in Attendance • Silent Bull Auction (10 bulls) • Results of the Bull Auction (10 bulls) • A BIG celebration cake to show our appreciation to all our guest and to celebrate John B’s 70th birthday!

• FREE DELIVERY • Financing for all Jubilee Cattle is available through Lone Star Ag Credit, Stephenville, Texas • Cattle Insurance Available

JUBILEE ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS: May 4,5,6,2017

Holiday Inn Express

Phone: 254.965.8899 Web: www.hiexpress.com Use code: CDC when making reservation

Laquinta Inn

Phone: 254.918.2444 Web: www.LQ.com Ask for “Collier Block” when making reservation

America’s Best Value Inn Phone: 254.968.2114

Food and Beverages Available ALL DAY Both Days Freelance & CNN Roving Reporter’s “UNIQUE” is the one word that describes all successful pure bred breeding programs in all breeds. Diamond C Ranch and Northline Angus will offer to the Red Angus Industry the most “UNIQUE” Red Angus Cattle to ever sell. Whether you are a small Breeder looking to Produce the High Seller at your State Association Sale or a large breeder looking at ways to keep your buyer’s satisfied, this is place to be to find your new “UNIQUE’ Red Angus Genetics.

• Jim Birdwell, Auctioneer • DV Auction Livestock Videography

Web: americasbestvalueinn.com

Ask for “Collier Jubilee Sale” when making reservation

Special Benefits for Facebook Friends! Send John B Collier IV a friend request. john b collier iv

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817.832.5838

“UNIQUE” Red Angus Selling May 5th & 6th 180 Red Angus will Sell!

LOT 2

B111 ‘UNIQUE’ DIAMOND C DREAM DONOR B111 KURUBA

NEW DIRECTION

Birthday: 9.15.08 Reg: 1288748 Tatoo: 121

NEW DIRECTION B111 SON

CODE BLACK

MORGANS DIRECTION 111 9901

B111 SON

ANDRAS KURUBA B111 ANDRAS KURUBA B71

GM TOP 4%

CED TOP 47%

BW TOP 42%

WW TOP 42%

YW TOP 25%

MILK TOP 1%

ME TOP 7%

CEM TOP 33%

MARB TOP 7%

REA TOP 3%

CODE BLACK

Diamond C Dream Donor B111 may be the most influential female in the Red Angus breed. Her first calf, New Direction, was 2nd high selling bull in the Andras 2012 sale and is the top semen selling Red Angus bull at Genex. Her 2nd calf was high selling heifer in the Andras 2012 female sale. Her 3rd calf was a black bull that topped a Jordan Cattle Company all breed bull sale. Excellent EPD’s with an all black pedigree carrying the red gene. Three (3) daughters are currently in the Diamond C herd.

WATCH FOR OTHER LOTS EACH MONTH CATALOGS WILL BE MAILED AND ON OUR WEBSITE

BY APRIL 10, 2017

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B111 B111 with her newly born heifer calf by GOODFELLA

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Achieving Herd Success Through Red Angus’ Herd Improvement Initiative

by Larry Keenan, Director of Breed Improvement

The attraction of western traditions, respect for a solid day of work, and a love for cattle and land has lured many great folks into the cattle business. These characteristics lead many ranch owners to be actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the ranch. While taking an active role in the labor force of the cattle operation can provide some advantages, owners and managers should caution from slipping into a regimen of only working IN the business, and not working ON the business.

Working on the operation through developing a strategic plan or setting goals is typically one of those chores that gets pushed to the back burner. That is understandable because most producers don’t have experience in strategic planning. Thankfully, setting goals for your cattle operation is a simple process and the end result does not need to be complicated.

In reality, most producers have at least started the process of setting breeding goals for their farm or ranch. It’s common for significant operational decisions to be contemplated while the owner or manager performs tasks that don’t demand too much thought, such as field work or winter feeding. While these are great opportunities to think through decisions, they rarely provide an environment in which to write down the final decision and goal, and the steps needed to achieve these goals. Oftentimes, this results in long-term strategic objectives being mentally set, but since they are not written down, they fade away as time lapses.

Goal-Setting Plan Recognizing the positive impact that can be made through documenting breeding and other goals, Red Angus is excited to announce a new, no-cost initiative, the Red Angus Herd Improvement Plan, that is designed to assist commercial and seedstock producers in achieving the objectives for their operation. The concept of the Herd Improvement Plan is very simple – achieving goals starts with documenting them, and these goal are fasttracked when you have an accountability partner.

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Commercial or seedstock producers who wish to participate in the program will receive a simple, easy-to-complete goal-setting document, which will be returned back to RAAA for confidential storage.

GOODFELLA

SIRE OF MANY “UNIQUE’ REGISTERED RED ANGUS SELLING

GOODFELLA

GOODFELLA

Over 40 of GOODFELLAS Progeny will sell in Diamond C Jubilee on May 5th & 6th “UNIQUE”

Muscle, Length, Long Neck

Puts His Length, Muscle Shape, and Long Neck on His Calves “UNIQUE”

OVER 50 Cows will be bred to GOODFELLA! “UNIQUE”

GOODFELLA Registration Number #1520292

Sires a lot of SHOW WINNERS!

GOODFELLA

GOODFELLA has a Top 7% Milk Plus a Top 14% Maintenance EPD’s Easy Keeping Daughters with a lot of Milk

GOODFELLA

Lance Gilliand

(Partner & Manager at Diamond C West) Admiring GOODFELLA After His Arrival from Northline Angus Fall 2015

john b collier iv

GOODFELLA

GOODFELLA

Awesome Muscle Shape “UNIQUE”

collierdiamondcranch.com

He’s Very Athletic. He has Bred Around 100 Cows Natural Service Since Arriving at Diamond C Last Year

cowboycollier@embarqmail.com

817.832.5838

Achieving Herd Success Through Red Angus’ Herd Improvement Initiative RAAA staff will occasionally contact the participating producer to discuss their operation’s progress in achieving the defined goals. It’s important to know that through this process RAAA staff will simply serve as a resource to assist producers in achieving their goals. RAAA will not judge, rank, scrutinize or publicly release individually submitted Herd Improvement Plans.

In reviewing the accompanying Herd Improvement Plan, you will see that the first section is simply gathering background information on your operation. The purpose of this information is to provide the RAAA staff member with a broad understanding of the business, what tools you employ in sire selections, and any annual benchmarks you use to assess the success of the evaluation.

Set Goals The ‘meat’ of the Plan starts with the section that contains the two to five herd-improvement goals. As you develop your goals, ensure that they are measureable. If a goal isn’t quantifiable, you will never know when it is achieved. List the goals in order of significance and also note which goals are harder or easier to achieve.

A “UNIQUE”” RED ANGUS ALL FFR ALL AL FREE RE EE SEMEN S EM E MEN IIS S GO GONE ON O NE E!

Take Action The action plan and timeline section contains the details on how the goal will be achieved, and typically includes multiple steps. This is the most important section of the Plan. A goal that lacks a detailed action plan is simply wishful thinking. As you develop the action plan for each goal, focus on the easier-to-achieve steps first, when possible. Using an action plan that includes the easier steps early and the more difficult steps later is similar to the energy demand of a train – the largest exertion is when starting from a standstill, but as the train gains speed, the increased momentum results in a decreased energy demand. By knocking out the easier, quicker-to-achieve steps first, you better position yourself for success when it’s time to tackle the harder steps.

Timeline Just as important as the action plan itself is the timeline for each of the steps within the action plan. Ensure that the timeline is realistic and achievable. Missing a deadline can significantly reduce the momentum you have built up within the plan.

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BLACK JEANS SON TOP JEANS AT T 14 MONTHS

1/2 INTER REST T SELLS AT T THE DIAMO OND C JUBILEE! john b collier iv collierd c iamondcranch.com cowboyccollier@embarqmail.com 817.83 . 2.5838

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There hav ve be een 50,246 Diamond C bra b ands put on Diamon nd C cattle in the past 72 year histor y of the e ranch! All Diamond C cows selling in the Ju ubilee will hav ve a brand a on their right hip.

Achieving Herd Success Through Red Angus’ Herd Improvement Initiative Take Action The action plan and timeline section contains the details on how the goal will be achieved, and typically includes multiple steps. This is the most important section of the Plan. A goal that lacks a detailed action plan is simply wishful thinking. As you develop the action plan for each goal, focus on the easier-to-achieve steps first, when possible. Using an action plan that includes the easier steps early and the more difficult steps later is similar to the energy demand of a train – the largest exertion is when starting from a standstill, but as the train gains speed, the increased momentum results in a decreased energy demand. By knocking out the easier, quicker-to-achieve steps first, you better position yourself for success when it’s time to tackle the harder steps.

Timeline Just as important as the action plan itself is the timeline for each of the steps within the action plan. Ensure that the timeline is realistic and achievable. Missing a deadline can significantly reduce the momentum you have built up within the plan.

Also, caution from using a lenient timeline, as the

BREAKIN NG NEWS!

quicker the action step is achieved, the quicker your operation benefits from the action step taken.

Lastly, if there are parts of the action plans or goals in which you need RAAA assistance, please let us know.

RAAA has an abundance of resources and industry contacts which, if needed, can positively contribute to producers’ ability to achieve their herd-improvement goals.

Red Angus Assistance Completed Herd Improvement Plans should be submitted to RAAA, where they will be confidentially stored (see page 28 for an example). Following receipt of a plan, an RAAA staff member will contact the submitting producer to review the plan.

While the core of the Herd Improvement program is assisting individual operations to achieve their goals, the collective impact resulting from numerous operations participating in the program has the potential to exponentially improve the Red Angus breed.

To initiate your Herd Improvement Plan process, contact Larry Keenan, director of breed improvement.

(940) 387-3502, Ext. 12 • larry@redangus.org. ■

Financin ng Av va ailable Throu ugh

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"You Buy We Bid” Bull Sale

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

1:00 P.M. (MT) • AT THE RANCH • TIMBER LAKE, SD

SELLING

230 BULLS - 115 COMING TWO YEAR OLD BULLS - 115 YEARLING BULLS

60 Registered Bred heifers for Sale by Private Treaty

3rd Generation Bull Customer, Aberle Ranch Selling Steers at Mobridge Livestock

Gill Red Angus 13138 256th Ave Timber Lake, SD 57656

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You buy our bulls, we bid on your calves!

Larry Gill • 605.865.3288 Brent Gill • 605.848.3722 Bryan Gill • 701.730.0134

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JRA Update

Scholarship Deadlines Approaching!

Are you a high school senior or a college freshman? If you are a JRA member in good standing and have plans to enroll in post-secondary education, then you are eligible for the JRA College Scholarships! $5,500 is awarded every year!

There are five $1,000 scholarships and a $500 Dee Sonstegard Memorial Scholarship. Don’t miss the opportunity to get FREE MONEY from the JRA! All applications and reference letters must be completed and received by February 15! The application can be found under “Programs and Events” on the Junior Red Angus page of the Red Angus website or at this direct link: jra.awardspring.com.

Save the Date!

Be sure to mark your calendar for June 28 through July 1, 2017, for Round-Up! This year, Round-Up will base out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and we will explore the beef industry in South Dakota and Iowa as we dive into cutting-edge technology in the field of agriculture!

signed to explore the beef industry by focusing on beef’s role in the food industry, nutrition, beef cattle science, management and marketing. Below is Heather’s summary of the conference.

This summer I was lucky enough to be selected to be part of the Texas Youth Cattle Conference in Corpus Christi through the Texas Beef Council. I was chosen from an application process that included teenagers from all across Texas involved in breed associations, 4-H and FFA programs. I was thrilled to be one of the few chosen to participate in this amazing opportunity.

During the three days of the convention, my time was filled with non-stop learning experiences. We started the first day with a brief overview to the program and an introduction of everyone attending the conference. We participated in a leadership session from SpeakEasy Training, LLC, where we learned how to communicate to all types of people on the importance of beef. After lunch, we loaded the bus and headed to a Corpus Christi Hooks game at Whataburger Field.

SAVE the DATES 2017

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were able to learn about the marketing and branding side, but we were also able to take a tour of the actual plant.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that not many get to witness. I learned so much while touring the plant.

Experiencing that side of the cattle industry was so intriguing to me, as I’ve only ever raised show cattle, and not production cattle.

After the tour of Kane Beef we loaded the buses again and headed to the King Ranch in Kingsville. After the tour David Delaney, vice president and general manager of the King Ranch, spoke to our group on how to successfully adapt to the changes of ranch life.

After leaving the King Ranch we headed to TAMU Kingsville, for my favorite part of the whole trip – pregnancy checking cattle. I had never been taught how to do that so the hands-on learning was awesome to me.

Since the conference, I’ve actually used this skill a lot and have been working on perfecting it!

Don’t miss this great opportunity! Look for more information to follow!

The last day of the tour we drove back to San Antonio and toured the Whataburger Headquarters and had a nutrition workshop at the HEB Partner Service Center.

JRA member Heather Brown of Era, Texas, is a junior at Tarleton University studying Agriculture Communication.

Heather had the opportunity to be a part of the inaugural Texas Youth Cattle Conference. The Texas Youth Cattle Conference is designed for youth who have a desire to expand their knowledge about the Texas beef industry. This tour is de-

I learned so much during my three days at the Texas Youth Cattle Conference and am so blessed that I was selected to participate. I not only gained valid industry knowledge, but also made industry connections that I plan to maintain. The Texas Beef Council did an amazing job of setting up such an awesome opportunity for young cattle producers such as myself! ■

Brown Attends Texas Youth Cattle Conference

The second day was filled with even more learning opportunities and was my personal favorite day on the agenda!

We started our morning with breakfast and a tour of Kane Beef. We not only

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Red Angus 2016 National Open and Junior Show

Junior Show – Nov. 13, 2016 • Open Show – Nov. 14, 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition Louisville, Kentucky

The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) hosted the 2016 National Junior and Open Red Angus Show in mid-November in Louisville, Kentucky.

Jeff Bedwell of Isabella, Oklahoma, judged the Junior Show, and Kyle Colyer of Bruneau, Idaho, judged the Open Show. With 243 females and 39 bulls exhibited, the 2016 National Red Angus show proved to be the largest National Show the breed has ever seen! The Red Angus Association of America wants to thank the Kentucky Proud program for sponsoring a vest for each junior exhibitor, and the Red Angus NAILE Superintendent, Johnnie Cundiff of Nancy, Kentucky, for all his hard work putting the show together.

Red Angus National Open Show Results

Grand Champion Female WCR Cita 5098C (#1742587) Exhibitor: Lind Livestock, JC Ranch, J6 and Blairs Ag Cattle Co. Breeder: Weidenbach Ranch

Grand Champion Bull Damar Trump C512 (#3480006) Exhibitor: Rust Mountain View, Blairs Ag Cattle Co., C-Bar Ranch, Damar Farms, Thomas Ranch and Yackley Ranches Breeder: Damar Farms

Reserve Grand Champion Female Red Six Mile Ms Cresta 250C (#3510640) Exhibitor: Kelsey Stimpson Breeder: Six Mile Red Angus Ltd.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull KJHT Candy Man (#3525459) Exhibitor and Breeder: Hannah Taylor

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Reserve Grand Champion Junior Female KJHT Hot Mess (#1704278) Exhibitor and Breeder: Hannah Taylor

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The Red Angus Juniors were each given a vest sponsored by the Kentucky Proud program. Kentucky Proud is the official marketing program for agricultural products within the state.

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Member Services Update Objective and Purpose of Total Herd Reporting

The objective of THR is to collect reproductive and performance data on all animals within the herd without controlling which animals should be reported. The purpose is to report either a calving record or a reason code as to why the female did not produce a calf for each year the registered female is listed as active.

Why would we require every animal be reported and not just a select few?

Requiring every animal allows for the elimination of bias towards elite animals, which in return is in favor for the elite animals to express the superiority of the individual. This also allows for a closer evaluation of those that are expressed as being inferior.

The information from Total Herd Reporting is used to monitor overall breed reproductive performance and identify genetic, environmental and management efforts. This in return allows for improvement efforts to assist in selection and culling decisions, and generate data for producing genetic predictions for reproductive traits. For further information about THR, either contact the Association or visit redangus.org.

A new year is a great time to review the Total Herd Reporting Annual Schedule. To help our members accomplish each requirement, the Members Services team mailed a THR calendar to each member. It can also be found on the web site at redangus.org/registration.

To meet Step 1 of THR after Jan. 1, it will be time to update your Spring Herd Inventory for 2017. The herd inventory is available online via REDSPro. Also, it would be a great time to review what still needs to be reported for the previous year’s calving data through weaning.

The Fall THR’s first installments have been billed. Also, accounts have been inactivated if lack of payments has occurred. If this is of concern, please contact the Association as soon as possible.

The Importance of Transferring Animals to all Buyers

Not only is it important to report reproductive and performance data, but also equally important to transfer animals after they have been purchased. Animals should be transferred to all types of buyers – both commercial and seedstock producers. By completing the process, this allows for 46 American Red Angus Magazine ■ January 2017

Thank You! Thank you for being patient with the backlog challenge with our database transition. We are pleased to announce that turnaround times and the THR Calendar has returned to normal. Turn-around time is 7 to 10 business days. Also, stay tuned for future updates regarding REDSPro.

animals to be moved from the current owner’s inventory to the new owner. When animals are moved from accounts, the current owner can then register offspring from the females.

Also, by transferring the bulls, this documents sires available for breeding and the current owner can take advantage and utilize the Red Angus FCCP and Allied Access tagging programs.

DNA Parentage Rule starting with 2017 Calf Crop

All sires (AI and natural service) are now required to have a DNA sample on file with the RAAA. If a sample is not submitted prior to calves being registered, the calves out of that sire will be placed on hold (Z status) until it has been received. When a sample is on hold, this means that a registration paper cannot be issued and transfers cannot occur until resolved.

DNA Options to Make Marketing, Mating and Culling Decisions

The DNA products offered through RAAA continue to expand and provide opportunities to make the best marketing, mating and culling decisions based off of DNA results, combined with phenotypic and performance observation. The current submission processes have changed slightly by requiring payment up front and where to send samples.

Products offered directly through RAAA are associated with the GeneSeek and Zoetis labs. All orders being submitted to GeneSeek and Zoetis should be sent to RAAA for processing. Below is a list of available products and the respective lab order form that would need to be completed.

Parentage (available with GeneSeek and Zoetis) Genetic Defects (available with GeneSeek and Zoetis) GeneSeek Genomic Profile – Ultra-Low Density (GGP-uLD) GeneSeek Genomic Profile – Low Density (GGP-LD) GeneSeek Genomic Profile – High Density (GGP-HD) GeneSeek Red Navigator Zoetis i50K Zoetis 50K

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Member Services Update The labs and RAAA recommend the following products for specific groups of animals. Based off of these recommendations, please note animals should only be sent to one lab. It is not required nor recommended to send to both labs. Figure 1. below is simply showing recommendations based off of options.

Example: I would like to test my registered commercial herd sire for enhanced EPDs. I would select either uLD OR i50K. • All GGP, Zoetis i50K, 50K & Red Navigator products include parentage.

• Genetic defect requirements vary depending on mating and number of generations a carrier is present in the pedigree. Please see the Breeder’s Guide for specifics.

DNA Submit Report

A DNA Submit Report is available in REDSPro and provides easy access to animal data to complete the DNA order forms (see Figure 2.).

The available report includes animal ID, sex, date of birth, registration number of calf, and sire and dam registration numbers. These can easily be copied and pasted from the report into either the GeneSeek or Zoetis Excel order forms.

To access this report, go to Herd Management/ My Reports. Select group or copy and paste a Quick Group (50 maximum at a time), then select DNA Report.

Figure 1.

Recommended DNA Tests Through RAAA

Non-Registered Commercial Replacement Females

Red Navigator

Parent Verification

X

X

Seedstock Replacement Females

X

Donor Cows

X

Registered Commercial Herd Sires

X

Seedstock Herd Sires

X

AI Sires

X

Figure 2.

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Zoetis 50K

X

X

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X

X X

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X X

X X

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Sampling DNA Faster Enhances Cattle Processing

What was once a challenge of collecting blood drops from a reluctant heifer or bull calf at chute side can today be done in mere seconds with new tools for tissue sampling.

Recent field tests by Allflex USA show collecting DNA with the Allflex® TSU™ averaged 10 seconds per head.

“The science of beef genomics testing is making big advances and so are the companion technologies that enable it,” said Scott Holt, North American marketing manager at Allflex USA Inc. “Making DNA sampling fast and clean makes it easier for the producer to adopt genomic-assisted selection, management and marketing.”

When profiling cattle, it’s important to record an animal’s ID and correctly match it with the critter’s DNA sample. While that’s obvious, in the real world of handling cattle many things are happening at once. There are any number of ways to mix up DNA collection: mislabeling animal IDs, cross-contaminating blood or hair samples or having wind blow DNA test cards into mud and muck.

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The vial of tissue is pre-labeled with a scannable, unique barcode to tie to an animal’s ID. That barcode can also be matched with RFID tags or visual tags. The built-in barcodes can be uploaded into ranch management software, Excel sheets or DNA dashboards, another step saver.

Once DNA testing is reported, barcoded animal ID or RFID or scannable ear tags brings data organization full circle – back into the setting where producers make management decisions.

“Taking 10 seconds to collect a DNA sample and send it into the lab can give you information that will shave years off your herd improvement program,” said Micah Wells, beef genomics sales director at Neogen GeneSeek Operations.

“Whether you are using GeneSeek® Genomic Profiler™ to genomically enhance EPDs, using Igenity® profiling to select commercial replacement heifers, or testing DNA for parentage, defects or other traits, the main aim is to pick better herd sires and brood cows for your future.” Wells added, “Allflex TSUs make the process of collecting DNA faster, easier and cleaner, whether you are tagging baby calves in the calving pasture or processing heifers at chute side or getting DNA for bulls on test.” n

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Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals

by Teres Lambert for American Red Angus Magazine

Sustainable beef is more than just a term or buzz words for Beatty Canyon Ranch, home of cattle producers Steve and Joy Wooten and their daughter Arin, son-in-law Brady Burnham and family of Kim, Colorado. Sustainable beef – beef that is produced efficiently, packs the most nutrient punch and creates the least environmental impact – is at the forefront when it comes to key decisions.

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Sustainable beef is also a key reason why this family ranch raises straight-bred commercial Red Angus and focuses heavily on bull selection.

“Steve and Joy are fourth generation ranchers, Arin and I are fifth generation ranchers, and our boys represent the sixth generation,” said Brady. “We have to focus on sustainability to stay in the ranching business.”

Founded by Steve’s great grandfather in 1929 and located in the canyon country of the Purgatorie River in southeastern Colorado, Beatty Canyon Ranch runs about 600 head of Red Angus females. Steve and Brady pointed out that Red Angus are a good fit on their ranch where steep, rough canyons bisect mesa tops, where vegetation is mostly shortgrass prairie and where only 10 to 14 inches of moisture is the norm.

Steve Wooten, left, and his son-in-law Brady Burnham discuss the quality of the calves out of their first-calf heifers.

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Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals Sustainable Production Heifers and cows start calving in mid-February, with a majority calving in a 42-day window. First- and second-calf heifers calve near the home place while the older cows calve on the range.

Females are managed in groups based on their age: yearlings, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds and mature cows. These groupings, Steve stressed, is for nutritional purposes. The goal is to have every cow wean a calf every year while maintaining a body condition score of 5 or better without excessive feed supplementation.

Calves are worked in late-April to early-May. Gathering, sorting pairs and branding is a community event, involving 20 or so ranchers – including kids as young as 3 years old on horseback. Groups gather cattle from different pastures and herd them to a central location. After pairs are sorted, teams of adults brand, vaccinate and put a yellow Feeder Calf Certification Program ear tag in the steer calves.

The pairs will be rounded up again in the fall, when the steer and heifer calves are vaccinated and weaned.

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Steer calves are castrated, vaccinated, branded and given a yellow FCCP ear tag in the spring. Steer calves will be marketed via satellite video in the fall. Beatty Canyon Ranch’s goal is to produce steer calves that will perform in the feedyard, grade high Choice and meet the demands of high-end retailers and restaurants.

“While we sell pounds, the pounds we raise depend on moisture and when it comes,” Brady elaborated. “In a normal year, our steer calves will weigh 560 pounds. Other years they may hit 650 pounds or average just 500 pounds.

Weight reflects Mother Nature.”

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Dakota Bull Sale February 20, 2017

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Selling 100 Red Angus & Red Hybred Bulls Missouri River Feeders • Center, North Dakota • 1 PM CST

Spring Ozark Bull Sale March 4, 2017

Selling 120 Red Angus Bulls Green Springs Development Center • Nevada, Missouri • 1 PM CST

Spring Herdbuilder Sale 5L Independence 560-298Y One of the breed leading bulls for Herdbuilder Index, Calving Ease and Marbling from one of the best cow families in the breed!

April 8, 2017

Selling 250 Red Angus and Red Hybred Bulls Weschenfelder Development Center • Shepherd, MT • 1PM MST

Fall Ozark Bull Sale October 21, 2017

Selling 100 Red Angus Bulls Green Springs Development Center • Nevada, Missouri • 1 PM CST

Fall Herdbuilder Sale November 4, 2017

Brown Premier X7876 One of the best AI Sires we have used in years with lots of eye appeal and uniformity.

Selling 200 Red Angus Bulls Weschenfelder Development Center • Shepherd, MT • 1PM MST

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Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals While steer calves are marketed via satellite video auction, the heifers will be conditioned for 45 days, then go on wheat pasture from November through March 1. Their next stop is a heifer grower where they are backgrounded and brought to about 750 to 800 pounds. Prior to breeding, the heifers will be given a breeding soundness exam and pelvic measured.

Female Foundation Brady and Arin will sort through the heifers prior to breeding season and will keep about 50 percent. They will sell the other heifers private treaty.

“We’re in a building-the-herd phase,” Steve said. “My relatives survived the Dust Bowl, but the 15 years before last year were way worse, causing area ranchers to reduce their herds. We had to cut our herd by half between 2012 and 2014. Rains finally came in 2015, and we’re now building numbers again. We’re cautious, however. We don’t want to get ahead too far and get into another drought situation.”

Heifers are time bred AI. AI sires used include their choice of sires available on the open market plus bulls that have been used natural service at Beatty Canyon Ranch and have

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Sustainable beef practices are at the forefront when key decisions need to be made at Beatty Canyon Ranch.

proven themselves worthy of collection.

Bulls go in with the cows and heifers on May 10. The rule of thumb is one bull to 20 to 25 cows: Young bulls go out with 20 females while mature bulls will be put with 25 head.

Their pastures are large with multiple water sources, and bulls have to travel to cover the cows.

Western Classic Bull Sale February 11, 2017

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Selling 80 Red Angus Bulls

Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

Symons Development Center • Madras, Oregon • 1 PM PST A Sample of the Superior Outcross Bulls Selling in this Power Packed Event

The Top Herdbulls in this Event and the Whole Spring Sale Season LOT #

1

ID

REG#

HERD GRID

6722D

3543867

166

52

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

7

-2.0

77

121

21

2

14

12

14

MB

RE

0.65 0.22

INDEPENDENCE X MULBERRY X BULLSEYE • Definite herd bull prospect - the stoutest bull in the offering from the Rebella Cow Family!

2

6729D

3543883

166

53

11

-5.5

67

104

25

5

13

9

14

0.61 0.40

10

0.55 0.34

INDEPENDENCE X EXT 7455 X MAJOR LEAGUE • Great looking herdbull from the Erica Cow Family with a 103MPP!

4

6724D

3543865

115

52

8

-2.8

65

101

24

2

12

5

TITONKA X WIDE FORCE X GRAND CANYON • A very correct made herdbull from the Lakota Cow Family with a 103MPPA!

5

6727D

3543863

112

51

6

-2.1

71

114

22

4

10

8

10

0.35 0.13

15

0.71 0.20

TITONKA X RAMBO 502 X ROBINHOOD • From the famed Rebella cow family check out this top herd bull prospect!

8

5L Independence 560-298Y

6710D

3543874

153

52

5

-2.6

73

114

22

5

13

3

TYSON X CYCLONE X BULLSEYE • Outcross genetics in this fantastic correct made herd bull!

One of the breed leading bulls for Herdbuilder Index, Calving Ease and Marbling from one of the best cow families in the breed!

This Whole Offering is Loaded for Herbuilder Index Leaders LOT #

45

ID

REG#

HERD GRID

D833

3520868

188

53

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

14

-8.1

53

86

25

1

13

4

17

MB

RE

0.76 0.55

ACQUISITION X PROSPECT X MISSION STATEMENT • The Acquisition sons are going to make quite a statement this year!

11

D806

3520869

186

53

11

-4.6

72

112

20

0

14

6

17

0.83 0.34

2

15

5

17

0.75 0.77

12

3

18

0.80 0.36

12

2

18

0.59 0.48

ACQUISITION X ULTIMATE X PACKER • This herd bull has 12 traits in the top 1/3 of the breed!

52

D845

3520855

185

53

12

-4.7

63

98

25

ACQUISITION X JERICHO X MISSION STATEMENT • Great herdbuilding bull with a dam that has a 103MPPA!

34

D850

3520834

178

52

9

-3.1

69

107

16

3

SUBSTANTIAL X PACKER X MAJOR LEAGUE • Long well made bull with 11 traits in the top 1/3 of the breed!

38

D823

3520846

178

52

11

-4.6

64

98

17

3

TRILOGY X CONQUEST X SEQUOYA • The dam boasts a 101 MPPA to go along with her son's breed leading HB!

If You want to Add some Gridmaster Awards to Your Wall Have a Look at these Studs LOT #

21

ID

REG#

HERD GRID

D803

3520871

142

55

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

12

-3.7

72

109

26

1

12

4

12

1.35 0.48

MB

RE

4

15

0.97 0.88

ACQUISITION X PACK CHAPTER X EXPECTATION • Big time carcass bull with his breed leading MB and RE!

LSF RHO Titonka Z721 The New ABS Global sire that is set to take the breed by storm this Spring - get some of the first sons to sell!

53

D836

3520836

177

55

11

-4,7

74

116

21

3

14

ACQUISITION X PACIFIC PRIDE X DESTINATION • What a combination of sires in the pedigree of this bull in the top 1% for GM!

44

D820

3520873

167

54

12

-5.9

59

96

27

0

11

5

15

0.93 0.56

ACQUISITION X ALLIANCE X LUCKY GRID • A very solid bull that ranks in the top 1/3 of the breed for 10 traits!

36

D837

3520838

145

54

8

-1.9

71

117

27

2

12

6

13

0.79 0.37

1

14

6

14

0.58 0.74

SILVER BOW X OLE'S OSCAR X REVELATION • Great producing dam with over a 105 MPPA!

15

D826

3520818

157

53

7

-1.9

69

114

20

RIGHT KIND X MISSION STATEMENT X GRIDMASTER 589 • The Right Kind sons continue to be in high demand especially with a dam that has a 105 MPPA!

We Still Sell'em by the Pound so take a look at these Scale Crushers LOT #

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ID

REG#

HERD GRID

D829

3520820

164

54

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

7

-0.8

78

131

18

1

14

5

15

MB

RE

0.66 0.65

RIGHT KIND X MISSION STATEMENT X GRIDMASTER 589 • This herd bull started out with a 76 lb BW and raced to over a 750 lb WW!

10

D822

3520840

177

54

9

-3.6

77

120

19

3

16

4

16

0.91 0.52

ACQUISITION X SEQUOYA X MISSION STATEMENT • Really good looking herd bull that combines growth and carcass into a great package!

17

D801

3520870

170

54

14

-4.7

76

126

23

0

8

3

16

0.69 0.26

REDEMPTION X PROSPECT X OLE'S OSCAR • This soggy made herd bull puts two of the hottest sires in the breed together in his predigree!

35

Dunn Acquisition B506 The first progeny to sell out of this exciting sire that was one of the breed favorites to sell in the Spring of 2015!

Contact us to be put on our mailing list!

D853

3520845

145

53

6

-1.5

76

118

19

2

13

4

14

1.13 0.24

4

14

0.82 0.83

SUBSTANTIAL X EXPECTATION X MISSION STATEMENT • Check out the growth and carcass on this powerful bull!

57

D825

3520833

153

54

7

-3.3

75

121

24

4

13

PROSPECT X MISSION STATEMENT X GRIDMASTER 589 • This long bodied herd bull prospect puts together a one/two punch for marbling and ribeye!

Ryan Ludvigson Billings, Montana (406)534-4263 office • (515)450-3124 mobile rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Park Ludvigson Cushing, Iowa (712)384-2200 office • (712)229-3431 mobile parkludvigson@hotmail.com

www.ludvigsonstockfarms.com

Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals They will pull the bulls out of the heifers in mid-June and leave bulls with the cows until July 1.

“We expect 93 to 95 percent of our females to get bred each year,” Steve stated.

Bull Selection Process Beatty Canyon Ranch prefers to keep a bull as long as he is physically able to sire calves. Thus, it’s not unusual for the ranch to keep a bull until it is 10 to 11 years of age.

“We typically have a 15 to 20 percent turnover in bulls due to age or lack of fertility,” Steve said.

While Steve and Joy once handled selecting and buying all bulls, they have handed over the task to Arin and Brady.

“Arin is extremely involved in the day-to-day operation of the ranch,” said Brady. “She’s as much a part of the operation as I am. Whether it’s helping with cattle in any role or selecting bulls, Arin is hands on and very knowledgeable. You can tell she was raised on a ranch and is Steve’s daughter.”

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Heifer bulls with style, balance, e, and exceptional EPD’s sell.

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Flush hmate brother and fulll sib embryo’s sell

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Selling 100 Red Angus & Red Hybred Bulls Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

Missouri River Feeders • Center, North Dakota • 1 PM CST A Sample of the Superior Outcross Bulls Selling in this Power Packed Event TOP OF THE BREED HERDBUILDING BULLS

REG #

ID

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6513D

3540590

173

51

6

-2.4

60

92

16

7

14

10

17

0.73

-0.10

PREMIER X HUCKLEBERRY X GMRA 3118 • The Premier sons continue to be some of the best in the country!

6519D

3540637

169

51

13

-3.7

62

93

26

6

12

10

15

0.63

0.20

1

11

5

15

0.93

0.23

6

15

0.73

0.01

8

15

0.80

0.20

TAKEOVER X EXT 7455 X CHAPPARAL • 103 MPPA dam to this top of the line Takeover son!

6509D

3540657

164

53

10

-4.4

62

96

27

TAKEOVER X MONTANA PRIDE X MAKE MIMI • 101 MPPA dam from the very productive Maria cow family!

6508D

3540642

162

52

11

-3.3

58

99

15

1

10

REDEMPTION X WARRIOR X SALUTE • One of the most balanced Redemption sons in the whole offering!

6526D

3540597

161

52

11

-3.2

59

93

27

5

11

TAKEOVER X EXT 7455 X CHAPPARAL • The EXT 7455 daughters are some of the best in the whole breed!

LSF Takeover 9943W The "Only" way to access this great herdsire is through sons selling in these events... No Semen For Sale.

POWERFUL HIGH GROWTH BULLS WITH SO MUCH MORE REG #

ID

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6887D

3525805

145

55

6

-1.4

83

127

25

3

13

3

13

1.11

0.58

2

13

1.00

0.34

4

14

0.81

0.78

3

13

0.91

0.00

6

11

0.76

-0.07

TYSON X EXPECTATION X JEWEL MAKER • Ranks in the top 1% of the breed for WW, YW and Marbling!

6888D

3525796

135

54

6

-2.0

80

126

22

3

12

TYSON X NEXTPECTATION X FULL THROTTLE • 105 MPPA Dam from the famed Bonnebell cow family!

6894D

3525795

144

53

3

-0.6

77

117

22

6

16

BEEF4DINNER X SEQUOYA X MAKE MY DAY • 10 Traits in the top 10% of the breed! Check this bull out!

6895D

3525816

124

52

5

0.3

72

111

27

1

9

TYSON X MAKN WAVES X BODASIUS • The dam hails from the Olivia cow family and boasts a 108 MPPA!

6893D

3525797

125

52

8

-2.1

68

110

28

6

13

TAKEOUT X NEXTPECTATION X FULL THROTTLE • Dam boasts a 104 MPPA and is from the tremendous Bonnebell cow family!

IF YOU LIKE CARCASS AND YOU LIKE TO EARN PREMIUMS HAVE A LOOK AT THESE BULLS REG #

ID

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6798D

3525809

153

54

8

-5.6

74

113

28

3

10

0

15

0.91

0.21

0

16

1.29

0.35

TYSON X REQUEST X SEQUOYA • One of the first Tyson sons to sell from the excellent Adelle cow family!

Brown Premier X7876 The sire of our high selling bull in last year's sale. The son's we have this year at the top of the group once again.

6896D

3525815

161

54

7

-3.5

70

103

24

1

15

TYSON X HERDBUILDER X NEW CHAPTER • Another outcross Tyson son from the ever productive Crystal cow family!

6799D

3525812

157

53

9

-1.4

71

114

32

9

14

6

14

0.90

0.65

0

11

0.83

0.67

11

0.76

0.29

TAKEOUT X BOXED BEEF X EXT 7455 • Across the board balance in this big time herd bull prospect!

6897D

3525793

123

53

8

-2.8

71

107

30

7

15

VICTORY X ROYAL GORGE X CHEROKEE CANYON • Royally bred bull from the famed Queen Jewel cow family!

6565D

3540691

124

53

8

-3.4

65

104

26

8

12

3

VICTORY X SALUTE X MAJOR LEAGUE • 106 MPPA dam from the famous Dory Jiba cow family!

BALANCED AS WELL AS ANY OFFERING IN THE COUNTRY THIS SPRING REG #

ID

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6570D

3540617

142

52

11

-4.1

62

100

30

8

13

6

13

0.53

0.34

VICTORY X EXT 7455 X WIDE SPREAD • The dam hails from the breed legend Flo Marie cow family and has a 103 MPPA!

6577D

3540643

144

51

11

-3.2

66

102

27

9

13

5

13

0.62

0.32

11

12

4

11

0.37

0.34

7

11

5

11

0.65

0.34

0.84

0.14

VICTORY X EXT 7455 X MAKE MY DAY • One of the best balanced bulls in the entire offering!

6545D

3540616

117

51

10

-3.6

62

100

30

VICTORY X FUTURE DIRECTION X SALUTE • This Larkaba dam posts a 106 MPPA!

6558D

LSF SRR Tyson 3025A The $100,000 herd bull that is siring some of the best outcross herdbulls in the business!

Contact us to be put on our mailing list!

3540607

128

52

9

-4.0

65

102

25

VICTORY X GRAND OSCAR X SALUTE • The Victory sons are some of the most balanced and uniform in the offering!

6891D

3525792

131

52

7

-2.6

67

101

21

2

14

PREMIER X ROYAL GORGE X CHEROKEE CANYON • One of the best Premier sons that we have ever offered!

Ryan Ludvigson Billings, Montana (406)534-4263 office • (515)450-3124 mobile rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Park Ludvigson Cushing, Iowa (712)384-2200 office • (712)229-3431 mobile parkludvigson@hotmail.com

www.ludvigsonstockfarms.com

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Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals “My uncle taught me that everyone on the ranch needs an enterprise,” Steve said. “So, with their lifetime experience, heifer development and bull selection were turned over to Arin and Brady when they came back to the ranch. “They’re good at it,” said Steve.

When a bull sale catalog arrives at the ranch, Arin and Brady go through the sale offering numerous times before heading to a sale. Their initial focus is on EPDs, birth weight, scrotal circumference and maternal traits that influence cow efficiency and longevity. They want average or above-average EPDs; a balance of maternal, growth and energy traits; and bulls that will produce replacement-quality heifers.

If a bull’s scrotal circumference is less than 34 cm, he’s out. If a bull has a birth weight of more than 70 pounds, he most likely will be out. An exception to the rule might be a bull where the couple knows the sire or dam lineage Calving Ease Direct and are confident they can bend the rule.

“For some people, that 70-pound birth weight might seem really low,” Brady said, “but we need calving-ease bulls, because every bull purchased is put with yearling heifers.

Therefore, we can select any heifer calf as a potential replacement into our herd.”

Arin and Brady Burnham’s oldest son, Bray, learns how to properly secure a calf while it’s branded, vaccinated and tagged.

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Brady explained that a newly purchased virgin bull will breed virgin heifers his first year and will be put with the same group of females the second year. Once a bull has reached maturity, he will be randomly placed in the cow herd.

Ozark Bull Sale

Orion Beef Group

March 4, 2017

Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

Selling 120 Red Angus Bulls Green Springs Development Center • Nevada, Missouri • 1 PM CST

A Sample of the Superior Outcross Bulls Selling in this Power Packed Event BIG TIME HERDBULLS THAT PUT ALL THE RELEVANT TRAITS TOGETHER INTO ONE PACKAGE ID

REG#

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6230D

3532028

203

54

13

-5.3

63

104

27

2

13

6

18

0.95

0.13

TAKEOVER X P707 X MISSION STATEMENT • One of the highest HBI's to sell anywhere this spring from the Abigrace cow family!

D626

3523968

197

54

13

-2.3

84

137

17

3

15

3

18

0.95

0.19

PROFITBUILDER X ASSURANCE X MISSION STATEMENT • One of the breed changing bulls offered this spring! Big Time Numbers!

615

3523752

197

55

11

-3.1

72

112

15

4

16

10

17

1.06

0.49

PACESETTER X DESTINATION X LANCER F442T • The dam hails from the superior Della cow family - Foundation LSF Cow Family!

6704D

3538986

197

54

14

-6.5

65

106

22

0

14

4

18

0.60

0.32

NIGHTCALVER X REDEMPTION X KING ROB • The dam is a first calf heifer that "knocked" it out of the park her first time!

6207D

5L Independence 560-298Y One of the breed leading bulls for Herdbuilder Index, Calving Ease and Marbling from one of the best cow families in the breed!

3532027

195

54

12

-3.9

64

107

22

-1

13

9

17

0.80

0.29

INDEPENDENCE X P707 X RETAIL PRODUCT • One of the top sons of Indepence to sell this spring!

LOOKING FOR PREMIUMS? THESE BULLS WILL PUT YOU INTO THE PREMIUMS! ID

REG#

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6707D

3538978

162

55

12

-4.3

79

134

19

4

8

7

14

0.72

0.10

REDEMPTION X CHEYENNE X GOLD ROBBER • This Gridmaster bull ranks in the top 1% for both weaning and yearling weight!

6143D

3532581

193

55

14

-5.8

59

100

25

0

14

9

16

0.94

0.27

6

17

1.14

0.56

INDEPENDENCE X P707 X COMMITMENT • This super stud ranks in the top 1/3 of the breed in 12 traits!

D624

3515905

184

55

7

-0.5

78

124

10

1

13

PREMIER X MISSION STATEMENT X GRIDMASTER 589 • The one-two punch for both Gridmaster and Herdbuilder Indexes!

D622

3515903

145

54

9

-5.1

66

99

24

3

13

-1

14

1.03

0.30

CONQUEST X COMMITMENT X BIG SKY • The dam boasts a 104 MPPA and combines two of the best bulls in the breed in her pedigree!

D628

3523976

139

54

10

-5.4

70

103

23

3

13

-1

13

1.01

0.25

CONQUEST X COMMITMENT X BIG SKY • Pick and choose between these Conquest full brothers and get calving ease with Gridmaster!

MULTI-TRAIT BALANCE THAT CONVERTS INTO PROFITABILITY

H2R Profitbuilder B403 This Genex super sire is taking the breed by storm and his impact will be evident in this sale!

ID

REG#

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

6700D

3538973

178

54

14

-6.1

64

115

20

-1

14

6

15

0.72

-0.10

REDEMPTION X EPIC R397 X ENTERPRISE • Big time herd bull out of a first calf heifer that posted over a 700 lb weaning weight!

6699D

3538985

163

54

13

-4.0

71

111

18

0

11

5

14

1.04

-0.11

13

9

14

0.82

0.15

PREMIER X CONQUEST X NONE BETTER • Great balance in this very complete herd bull prospect!

6110D

3532587

176

54

13

-4.9

67

109

23

3

INDEPENDENCE X P707 X REVELATION• Good looking herd bull prospect from a dam that posts a 104 MPPA!

608

3523745

152

53

13

-3.1

63

107

23

1

14

2

13

0.76

0.07

9

4

16

0.84

0.31

REDEMPTION X CUTTING EDGE X TOP PICK • Complete herd bull from the Millie cow family!

D614

3515884

170

53

12

-4.2

76

116

16

3

PROFITBUILDER X JACKHAMMER X CHEROKEE • Multi trait balance in this herd bull sired by the breed leading Profitbuilder!

POWER POWER AND MORE POWER IN THESE BREED LEADING GROWTH AND MUSCLE BULLS ID

REG#

HERD

GRID

CED

BW

WW

YW

MILK

ME

HPG

CEM

STAY

MB

RE

D604

3515891

163

54

7

-0.5

90

133

21

3

11

0

16

1.08

0.59

11

0.50

0.13

PROFITBUILDER X COMMITMENT X BIG SKY • Unbelievable growth and carcass numbers in this breed changer!

67D

3539310

135

51

8

-2.1

85

131

18

4

14

7

LEGEND 3110A X SAMURAI X END CUT • One of the very first Legend sons to sell with lots of promise in this herdbull!

607

3523744

133

51

7

1.9

76

126

16

-8

16

4

12

0.64

0.31

22

4

11

7

12

0.76

0.03

LEGEND A1965 X FORT KNOX X MULBERRY • 10 Traits in the top 25% of the breed!

LSF Night Calver 9921W Turning into one of the breed's best sires of all time combing calving ease, stayability and carcass!

6053D

3531823

134

53

7

-2.5

74

125

PREMIER X ENTERPRISE X CHEROKEE CANYON • This stout herd bull is maternal brother to the Genex super sire LSF Conqueror 0026X

D615

3515882

188

52

8

-1.1

88

124

20

4

13

5

Contact us to be put on our mailing list!

Ryan Ludvigson Billings, Montana (406)534-4263 office • (515)450-3124 mobile rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

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PROFITBUILDER X CHEROKEE X CAYENNE • One of six bulls in the database to have an 8 CED and over an 88 WWEPD!

Park Ludvigson Cushing, Iowa (712)384-2200 office • (712)229-3431 mobile parkludvigson@hotmail.com

www.ludvigsonstockfarms.com

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Genetic Selection Process Vital to Sustainability Goals Beatty Canyon Ranch is strict about not purchasing bulls that are out of 2-year-old heifers. Their reason is simple: They like to have performance information on the dam.

Brady, often accompanied by Arin, attends bull sales with Steve’s cousin, Joe Doherty, another Red Angus bull customer. Their first step is to walk through the entire sale offering separately, checking out the bulls that met their criteria. If one of the three reports a pick having a less-than-docile temperament, it’s removed from the list. The same goes for bulls that don’t meet the ranch’s specs for phenotype.

“When we select a bull, he has to phenotypically look the part as well,” Brady said. “We don’t purchase a bull strictly by his numbers. We like a moderate-framed bull that is deep bodied, balanced, has lots of muscle in the hind quarter and looks like a range bull. He has to have a strong, wide back, lots of capacity and be structurally correct, with big-boned legs.”

Brady continued, “We will remove several bulls on our list when we inspect them visually, but we won’t add any bulls to the list. We don’t deviate from our objective criteria.”

One thing that hasn’t changed through the years and han-

dling of bull selection is where Beatty Canyon Ranch purchases its bulls.

“For 40-some years, we’ve purchased our Red Angus from the same four to five breeders,” Steve said. “We want bulls raised in tough environments by seedstock producers who are trying to hit the same production goals as we are.”

Another done-the-same-for-years practice at Beatty Canyon Ranch is using Red Angus bulls on straight-bred Red Angus cows.

“I have to be honest,” Steve said. “I’ve looked at crossbreeding for heterosis, but I couldn’t find enough breeders of other breeds who had their birth weights under control the way Red Angus seedstock producers do. We also favor the performance, gentleness and adaptability of Red Angus.”

“The Red Angus Association of America was the first association to performance test,” Steve pointed out. “The Association continues to meet our needs when it comes to performance testing data, EPDs and DNA – which are substantiated to us. Plus, we find the support of the Association invaluable to us commercial producers with marketing options such as genetics, age and source verification.” ■

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Annual Production Sale March 29, 2017 11:00 a.m a m. (MST) Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, Colorado Seelliing 65 Yeearllinng Buulllss annd 15 Yearllinng Heeiiferss

Brian and Jamie Jo Axtell PO Box 21 - Anton, CO 808011 970-383-2332 www.axtellcattlecompany.com Calvo Red Knight 86A His sons and daughters sell!

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Your invited to our 27th Annual

Bull Sale at S DIAMOND ANGUS 7 miles south of Henderson I-80 Exit or 10 1/2 miles north of Sutton on the Henderson-Sutton Road East side of the road.

Saturday • March 4, 2017 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST Check out all the bulls at: sdiamondangus.com

ANGUS BULLS 27 Yearlings & 2 Two Year Olds Sires Include:

Imperial, Identity, Tour of Duty General Grant & Onyx

RED ANGUS BULLS 22 Yearling & 3 Two Year Olds Sires Include:

Crosscurrant, Mr.Carcass, Nirvana Gold Star & Goldmaster

Full EPD’s, Performance Data, Ultrasound, Pelvic and Scrotal Measurements.

Call us for more information on bulls or if you have questions on how the sale works.

S DIAMOND ANGUS

Kim & Lindy Siebert 108 Road 3 • Henderson, NE 68371 • 402-723-4376 Cell Numbers: Kims - (402) 366-8664 & Kendalls - (308) 850-5157

In Pursuit of Excellence, where the only Extreme we Pursue is Extremely well Balanced!

www.bulliscreek.com Bullis Creek Ranch “Generations of Predictability 17” Spring Production Sale

NEW SALE DATE

Mon., January 30, 2017 – 1 pm CST Burwell Livestock Market – Burwell, NE (308) 346-4257

55 HEAD SELL

Age Advantaged Senior Bulls and AI Sired Replacement Quality Registered Open Heifers

Limousin – Red Angus – Lim-Flex

Decades of Performance Testing Focusing on Maternal – Growth – Carcass

Sires represented

46 years of seedstock production

Red Angus - GMRA Trilogy, Andras New Look, Brylor Arson 55Y, BHR King, Venom, Oly 554T, Lookout 153X Limousin - Lim-Flex - Upper Echelon, ZZ Top, Big Country, Best Buy, Xtractor

We keep’em and feed’em ‘til April 1.

Bullis Creek ranCh

Rob & Brenda Brawner

(402) 967-3060 – (402) 376-4465

88102 S Wood Lake Rd • Wood Lake, NE 69221

5L

BOURNE SONS SELL Feed Efficient WideBody bulls by highly proven carcass specialists and our most promising first-time offered sires!

• 5L Defender 560-30Z • 5L Out in Front 1701-457B • 5L Advantage 3167-221Y • 5L The Real Deal 1687-143B • 5L Fast Break 560-102B • 5L Craftsman 1134-150X • 5L Independence 560-298Y • 5L Blockade 2218-30B • and many more!

5L Bourne 117-48A

2017 Spring

Profit $eeker Bull Sale

Friday, April 14, 2017 • Noon • Sheridan, MT

350+ Efficiency Tested WideBody Bulls Red & Black Angus • SimAngus • 5L Optibulls

Larry Mehlhoff Family • 877-5L-BULLS • 5lranch@3rivers.net

5LRedAngus.com • 5LBulls.com

2016 Photo Contest Winners

Thanks to all who participated in our 2016 National Photo Contest! The competition was fierce as we received so many outstanding submissions. And while not every entry can win, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised to see the other images in upcoming magazines as covers and edtorial images, and national promotions as well. Keep up the good work!

Grand Prize - Adult Category: Jim Morton, Three Forks, MT

Grand Prize - Youth Category: Hayden Stubbs, Wallace, KS

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Cow-Calf Pair Category Kelly Massey, Cabool, MO

Calf Category Becky Vandike, Wallace, KS

Opening Day

MARch 28, 2017

Private t reaty Bull Sale Peacock Angus Ranch & Flying G Ranch 30 Red Angus Bulls • 30 BlAck Angus Bulls Held at Flying G Ranch Headquarters • Blum, Texas

sellIng 60 Bulls - YeARlIngs And cOMIng TWO YeAR Old Bulls

Red Angus calves sired by: LSF Saga 1040Y, PIE One of a Kind 352, Red Pacific Maverick OA, U2 Big League 173Z, Six Mile Rueger 221X, Mission Nexus 1378, SSS Endorse 639X

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www.peacockredangus.com

Flying g Ranch

Brandon Otto • 979-277-5481

Red Angus Factory of the North 18th Annual Production Sale

Loosli Right Solution 3071

Wed.

February 15, 2017

90 Bulls Ȋ 25 Yearling Heifers Ȋ 10 Bred Heifers Selling at the Ranch, Powers Lake, ND 1:00 p.m. CST

Reg. #1626723 Our herd sire, Loosli Right Solution 3071, was recently added to the Select Sires line-up for fall of 2016. He ranks in the breed’s top 1% HB and GM, as well as the top 15% for 12 different traits!

Herd Sire - Feddes Big Horn Z150 Reg. #1516301

Herd Sire - Larson Sun King 016 Reg. #1384618

Herd Sire - PIE Code Red 199 Reg. #1483973

Herd Sire -LSF SRR Jumbo 3104A Reg. #1623890

AI Sire - PIE The Cowboy Kind 343 Reg. #1651710

AI Sire - Andras New Direction R240 Reg. #1506922

Barenthsen Angus d e R Bullinger Mark and Kathy Barenthsen & Family 701-464-5741 mkbar@nccray.com Jeremy and Jessica Bullinger & Family 701-464-4893 jbullinger@nccray.net

www.BBRedAngus.com

ARA Magazine 2016 Photo Contest Winners

Female Category: Kim Ford, Bertrand, NE

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Bull Category: Thamara Ensor, Davenport, WA

South Dakota...

Your Red Angus Show & Sale Central!

ARA Magazine 2016 Photo Contest Winners

Sioux Empire Farm Show Red Angus Show January 26th, 2017

Sioux Falls, SD Contact: Jared Namken (605) 881-3845

Red Angus Social, Banquet and Fundraiser Auction

General Ranch Life Category: Amy Petersen, Sandpoint, ID

February 1st, 2017 Rapid City, SD

Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Red Angus Show & Sale February 2nd, 2017

Rapid City, SD Contact: Brad Grill (605) 891-3041

Watertown Winter Farm Show Red Angus Show & Sale

Spring Pasture Category: Jenny Hanley Batt, Mitchell, NE

February 8th, 2017

Watertown, SD Contact: Jared Namken (605) 881-3845

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Sons sell out of this calving ease power packed carcass sire.

Many sons out of Takeback’s full sisters also sell!

OTHER FEATURED SIRES: LSF Herdbuilder 1058Y TBJR Beef4Dinner 3850A TSF TBJ Takeback 4856B LSF Boxed Beef 9063W Mushrush Impressive CA U236 LSF Request 2015Z Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 LSF Prospect 2035Z LSF SRR Victory 3013A TBJR Real Time 390Z LSF SRR Tyson 3025A

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PERFORMANCE TESTED BULLS AND HEIFERS

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KENNER SIMMENTAL RANCH 21st Annual Production Sale // February 11, 2017 1:00 PM // At the Ranch - Leeds, ND

Selling 125 Bulls & 80 Bred Heifers // Black, Red - Purebred, SimAngus & Red Angus

D8853 - AR First offering of PB Red Angus sell!

5L The Real Deal x 5L Double Blaze 1134-8576 Proj. EPDs 10 -2.7 57 91 25 2 15 7

D829 - 1/2

Approx. 35 Red SimAngus Sell!

Bieber Hard Drive X Wheatland Red Teddy EPDs 12 -0.5 63 97 8 26 58 API 131 TI 74

D983 - PB SM

D917 - AR First offering of PB Red Angus sell!

5L The Real Deal x 5L Double Blaze 1134-8576 Proj. EPDs 10 -2.7 57 91 25 2 15 7

D181 - 5/8

Approx. 35 Red SimAngus Sell!

GW Commotion X Beckton Hustler EPDs 15 -1.7 75 115 11 14 51 API 155 TI 83

Offering our 1st set of Purebred Red Angus calving ease bulls! Only a few in the offering this year, but they are elite genetics with a majority being 5L Red Angus program influenced. We will also continue to offer our Red Purebred Simmental bulls and our Red SimAngus bulls to assist in any crossbreeding program - calving ease and performance bulls available.

Approx. 30 Red PB Simmental Bulls Sell!

WS Prime Beef x KS Zasha Z906 (All In) EPDs 13 0.6 88 128 14 24 68 API 150 TI 86

Erika 406-581-1188 erika.kenner@gmail.com Herdsman: Bryan Leapaldt 701-466-2553 â&#x20AC;¢ C. 701-739-8764

Roger, Jeanette & Erika Kenner 5606 57th St NE Leeds, North Dakota 58346 Phone 701-466-2800

WWW.KENNERSIMMENTAL.COM Videos available online for each lot in late January.

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Ed & Jeanne Olson - Carl & Lindsay Olson 16068 24th St SE - Argusville, ND 58005

Phone/fax 701-484-5779 Ed’s cell 701-238-3601 Carl’s cell 701-361-0684

Breed Synergy Generates Profit Advantage for Cattle Raisers

by Tracey Koester, ARA Magazine Editorial Coordinator

In a unique beef industry event, three major associations joined forces to host “Mapping The Maze,” a seminar focused on guiding commercial cattlemen through the tangle of genetic, feeding and marketing options.

State and national leaders from the Gelbvieh, Simmental and Red Angus breeds invited cattle producers and industry personnel to Mandan, North Dakota, to share insight from three of the partners of International Genetic Solutions. IGS is an innovative partnership of unprecedented collaboration between progressive breed associations focused on enhancing beef industry profitability. The breed experts also showcased valueadded marketing programs geared at putting more dollars in commercial producers’ pockets.

Association Responsibility By design, breed associations carry an obligation to assist members and their bull-buying customers. American Gelbvieh Association Executive Director Myron Edelman laid the foundation for the seminar by outlining those responsibilities and their alignment to the growing global population and beef consumption.

“Each association’s primary duty is to maintain the registry for that breed,” explained Edelman. “But beyond that obvious function is a commitment to provide accurate data and leading-edge technology through research and marketing. Essentially, we provide information to our seedstock and commercial producers that helps them make educated decisions in order to avoid critical errors in the production performance of their cowherds.”

Ranchers and feeders are continually charged with the task of optimizing beef production. In order to feed the world, they must produce more beef in less time with fewer resources – all at a lower cost.

Experts predict the world population will hit 8.5 billion by the year 2030 – an increase of nearly 2 billion people. That population growth will bring a consumption need for over 28 billion pounds of beef a year – 3 billion more pounds than produced today. (Source: USDA FAS) To prepare for the future, breed associations are working diligently to equip producers with tools, like EPDs, to identify which animals possess the most productive genetic traits.

“Today’s cattle are trending higher weaning and yearling weights which is one step in producing beef faster and more efficiently,” said Edelman. He also identified heavier carcass

86 American Red Angus Magazine ■ January 2017

While representing their own breeds, Myron Edelman, Wade Shafer and Tom Brink share in the innovative collaboration of IGS which provides genetic evaluation on 17 million seedstock.

weights and better quality meat with more cattle grading Choice.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us to feed the world’s growing population and meet beef consumption needs. Breed associations are the leaders in assisting producers to meet global beef demands with an economic protein source.”

International Genetic Solutions Dr. Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association executive vice president, shared the vision and history behind the IGS model of synergizing breed association resources creating greater reliability in genetic evaluation.

“When we formed IGS in 2010, we knew if we worked together, we’d achieve more than if we worked independently,” said Shafer. Currently, 12 breed associations represent 17 million head of registered cattle to form the world’s largest genetic evaluation – and it’s growing every year with the annual addition of 340,000 new animal records. These breeds share a common database for true across-breed EPDs, simplifying the bull-buying process for commercial cattlemen who employ planned crossbreeding to add profitability to their cattle through heterosis.

Breed Synergy Generates Profit Advantage for Cattle Raisers “Data is the gasoline that fuels the engine of more reliable genetic predictions,” continued Shafer. IGS partners focus on improved profitability for commercial ranchers by pooling research to integrate technology and education, serving as responsible stewards of information resources.

“BOLT software, developed by Theta Solutions, is the next generation of genetic evaluation,” said Shafer. “This software will deliver more accurate, genomically enhanced EPDs at lightning-fast speed, taking our predictions to heights never seen before – anywhere.”

Commercial cattlemen and women will benefit directly from BOLT technology through more reliable genetic predictions

RAAA CEO Tom Brink offered advice to cattlemen and women on capturing value through genetics and marketing programs.

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when selecting bulls, plus new tools that are still in the development stages. “The sky is the limit,” concluded Shafer. “We are working on an IGS Feeder Profit Calculator that will do a better job of describing calves in terms of their actual dollar value. The calculator will provide both buyer and seller with more objective and accurate information with which to determine the relative economic value of a pen of calves. Ultimately, this results in producers who raise more profitable cattle being better rewarded for their efforts.”

Creating Valuable Feeders Red Angus Association of America CEO Tom Brink said creating more valuable feeder cattle has three key concepts.

“First, you must start with the right mind set, and a big part of that is recognizing that it is possible to breed maternally and terminally valuable cattle in a single herd.

Secondly, it’s important to understand the key value attributes for cattle going through the supply chain, and then to breed and manage your cattle accordingly.”

“Cattle that stay healthy, grow fast and efficiently, and then grade on the rail are the profitable winners in every scenario,” he said.

Breed Synergy Generates Profit Advantage for Cattle Raisers He also reinforced the marketability of a uniform set of feeder calves. “Determine goals for your breeding program – whether it is straight bred or an F1 or composite system – to capitalize on hybrid vigor. If it takes more than two sentences to describe the genetic make-up of your calf crop, plan on being discounted.” Brink explained that simple, efficient breeding programs can result in a set of cattle that are above average and can potentially generate premiums when sold.

His third point was to employ value-added marketing programs that verify health, genetics, a possible natural/NHTC designation, nutrition and source.

“Do something good by creating calves capable of excelling through the rest of the beef supply chain,” he said, “then let others know their worth through enrollment in a valueadded marketing program. More programs will be built around the traits that matter to cattle feeders, packers and consumers. Premium prices are paid for cattle with known genetics that are superior for growth and carcass traits.”

To earn premium prices from feed yards, producers should seek third-party verification for their cattle’s genetic superiority for high growth and marbling genetics. “A solid health and vaccination protocol is a must,” said Brink, “and historical feed yard and carcass performance data can also help.

Groups of calves sold in load-lot groups will generate more dollars, and it’s a good idea to match calves with a yard who likes to feed the kind of cattle you produce.”

Boots on the Ground The best laid plans – and knowledge – lose efficacy if not implemented into real-world applications. Each of the three breeds have staff teams geared at assisting commercial producers in their respective marketing programs in order to add value to their calf crops.

Katie Ochsner, RAAA commercial marketing specialist, cited USDA statistics that verify production expenses are increasing at 43 percent while net cash income is only increasing at a rate of 29 percent. “Average is the new broke,” she said. “We are not making money on average cattle.”

Ochsner emphasized the importance of knowing production and break-even statistics because it costs as much or more to care for a poor animal as it does a high-quality animal.

She outlined four steps that producers can implement to reduce inputs and capitalize on opportunities to rise above average status: 1) Cut cow costs through improved genetics, management, feed and health protocols 90 American Red Angus Magazine ■ January 2017

Katie Ochsner, commercial marketing specialist, outlined RAAA programs that put extra dollars in commercial producers’ pockets.

2) Increase weaned calf crop percentage by improving pregnancy rates, calving management and calf health 3) Increase weaning weights through genetics, nutrition, health and tight calving season 4) Actively seek top sale price through marketing venues, value-added programs and reputation Ochsner encouraged cattlemen to invest in their cowherd by DNA testing commercial replacement heifers to verify sires and identify those females that fall below average, consequently eliminating them from production before breeding season.

Speakers concluded the seminar by hosting a question-andanswer panel discussion, answering breed-specific questions on marketing opportunities.

Through AGA, ranchers with any breed of commercial cattle can utilize their Smart Select Service to maintain breeding and management records.

RAAA offers genetic, source and age verification through their Feeder Calf Certification Program, opening doors for free marketing assistance and premium grids. High-growth and high-carcass-merit cattle are also candidates for the Top Dollar Angus feeder calf program.

Shafer reiterated that, now more than ever, it is important for commercial and seedstock producers to collect data points – weights, performance records, carcass ultrasound and kill data – to use in conjunction with EPD and genomics for the most accurate prediction tools ever realized.

“We need more differentiation in this business for superior genetics and excellent health programs,” concluded Brink.

“Marketing programs will provide that distinction.”

For more information, visit each breed’s respective website, gelbvieh.org, simmental.org or redangus.org; or IGS’ site, www.internationalgeneticsolutions.com. ■

BADLANDS RED ANGUS

DAHL LAND & CATTLE CO.

KUHN’S RED ANGUS

SEVERANCE RED ANGUS

Bill & Sharon Ceynar • Arnegard, ND 701/586-3435 • 701/570-4578 badlandsredangus@gmail.com badlandsgeneticsplus.com

Jeff Dahl • Gackle, ND 701/485-3762 • 701/269-5368 jldahl@daktel.com • www.dahlcattle.com

James & Stephanie Kuhn • Napoleon, ND 701/332-6378 • 701/426-6921 kuhnsred@bektel.com kuhnsredangus.net

Brian Severance • Palermo, ND 701/862-3681 • 701/898-3681 redcows@restel.net

BARENTHSEN-BULLINGER RED ANGUS

Scott Kueffler • Grenora, ND 701/694-3620 • 701/641-0519 redangus@nccray.com www.dkredangus.com

LAZY D RED ANGUS John or Sara Berg • Williston, ND 701/826-4211 • 701/570-9788 jsbergcc@yahoo.com

Doug & Darcy McGee • Bowman, ND 701/523-3635 • 701/523-6086 ddmcgee@ndsupernet.com

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John Wakefield • Cooperstown, ND 701/797-3612 • 701/789-0666 skyways@mlgc.com

Leonard Lodoen • Matt & Jennie Lodoen Westhope, ND 701/245-6280 • 701/263-1330 matjen@srt.com • lodoencattle.com

Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger Powers Lake, ND 701/464-5741 • 701/339-1834 mkbar@mccray.com jbullinger@nccray.net bbredangus.com

DK RED ANGUS

BAUMAN RED ANGUS

FORSTER RED ANGUS

Dave, Kathy, Wayde & Jake Bauman Linton, ND 701/336-7201 • 701/321-1994 bb.ranch@hotmail.com

Kenneth Forster • Richardton, ND 701/974-2450 • 701/290-2450 forsterredangus@yahoo.com www.forsterredangus.com

BRENNER ANGUS

FREY ANGUS RANCH

Sidney & Melva Brenner Carson, ND 701/522-3335 • 701/471-9135 brennersmb@gmail.com

Lynn Frey • Granville, ND 701/728-6678 • 701/720-5036 freyangusranch@srt.com www.freyangusranch.com

BROKEN HEART RANCH

HEART RIVER RANCH

Gary & Chad Pederson • Firesteel, SD 605/865-3413 • 605/850-9878 bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Chuck & Annette Steffan • Belfield, ND 701/575-8145 • 290-9745 • 260-4630 heartrivergenetics@yahoo.com

BUEE RED ANGUS

Bryan & Emmy Huber • Jud, ND 701/685-2687 • 701/320-8054 emmy@drtel.net • huberredangus.com

Justin and Brandi Buee Burlington, ND 701/725-4369 • 701/721-4232

CAMPBELL RED ANGUS Robert Campbell McIntosh, SD 701/422-3721 • 605/845-4812 campbellra@westriv.com www.campbellredangus.com

CARGO STOCK FARM Seth, Laci, Dylon, Preston, Ritch Cargo Arnegard, ND 701/586-3010 • 701/537-3320 cargostockfarm@RTC.coop badlandsgeneticsplus.com

CUTTING EDGE RANCH

HUBER EY RED ANGUS

JACOBSON RED ANGUS Gary & Val Jacobson • Hitterdal, MN 218/962-3360 • 701/361-3189 gjrangus@feltontel.net www.jacobsonredangus.com

KAL-KOTA RANCH Ed Kalianoff • Steele, ND 701/475-2694 • 701/471-4006 kalkota@bektel.com

KOESTER RED ANGUS Steve & Tracey Koester • Steele, ND 701/475-2736 • 701/400-1611 koester@bektel.com www.koesterredangus.com

Rick & Amber Rohrich • Steele, ND 701/475-2285 • 701/391-1911 cuttingedgeranch@bektel.com www.cuttingedgeranch.com

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SPUR M RED ANGUS

TNT SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS Kevin & Lynette Thompson Almont, ND 701/843-8454 • 701/391-1631 kevinandlynette@westriv.com www.tntsimmentals.com

LELAND RED ANGUS Melvin & Luella Leland Todd & Carla Leland • Sidney, MT 701/565-2347 • 406/489-1466 lelandra@restel.net lelandredangus.com

Frank & Deana Mack • Bismarck, ND 701/222-1418 • 701/226-0811 tmrmack@hotmail.com www.tmrmack.com

MCGEE RED ANGUS

TURTLE RIVER CATTLE CO.

Meryl & Stacy McGee • Rhame, ND 701/279-5539 • 701/523-6995 mcgeeredangus@ndsupernet.com www.mcgeeranch.com

TRIPLE M RANCH

Ron & Ryan Clemetson Grand Forks, ND 701/739-0639 • 701/739-6407 trreds@hotmail.com

NORDLUND STOCK FARMS LLC

TWEDT RED ANGUS

Mike and Sam Norlund Clearbrook, MN • 701/799-0943 nordlundstockfarm@gvtel.com norlundstockfarm.com

Sam Twedt • McHenry, ND 701/262-4768 • 701/388-4035 twedtredangus@hotmail.com www.twedtredangus.com

OHR RED ANGUS

URIELL RED ANGUS

Edward, Jeanne & Carl Olson Argusville, ND 701/484-5779 • 701/238-3601 olsoncandc@aol.com

PRESSER RED ANGUS

Ed Uriell • Lakota, ND 701/247-2844 • 701/739-2560 eduriell@polarcomm.com

VALNES RED ANGUS RANCH Emit Valnes • Eden, SD 605/698-6596 • 605/228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com valnesranch.com

Troy & Annette Presser Turtle Lake, ND 701/447-2855 • 701/220-0189 tpresser@westriv.com

RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH Josh & Trista Rust • Mercer, ND 701/447-2479 • 701/391-9769 rustmountainviewranch@hotmail.com www.rustmountainviewranch.com

WASEM RED ANGUS Chris & Jolyn Wasem • Halliday, ND 701/938-8365 • 701/260-1513 701/290-9634 kcjwasem@ndsupernet.com

SCHRIEFER RED ANGUS Marc, Jodi, Riley, Cheyenne & Cassi Schriefer • Golden Valley, ND 701/983-4292 • 701/870-4292 701/870-2609 • marcjodi@westriv.com schrieferredangus.com

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WEST BRANCH RANCH Greg Bailey • Baldwin, ND 701/255-2424

North Dakota Red Angus Association President: Bryan Huber Vice President: Jodi Schriefer Immediate Past President: Todd Leland Directors: Ron Clemetson, Doug McGee,

Josh Rust & Scott Kueffler Secretary/Treasurer: Emmy Huber

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Here is your opportunity to buy an embryo package from the famous donor at Daigger-Orr Red Angus, 1DRA Lila 242.

Donor: 1DRA Lila 242

Granddam of Donor: KDS Logans Lila

Sire: Loosli Right On 423

This donor female made her mark in the Red Angus breed, as she was the dam of Origen sire 1DRA Deliverance 4006. The sire of the embryo package is Loosli Right On 423 is an Accelerated Genetics sire who is a son of BUF CRK The Right Kind U199. This mating is only being offered at the Classic.

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A sample of the bulls selling February 10, 2017!

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Selling 16 Yearling Registered Red Angus Bulls & 16 Females

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Sire Selection – An Investment in Your Future

by Kenny Stauffer, General Manager, Top Dollar Angus® General Manager

With the spring bull buying season just around the corner, it’s good to review the most important decisions commercial producers face every year when it comes to genetic management and herd sire procurement.

Time Spent Evaluating Your Operation’s Genetic Improvement Do you spend enough time evaluating and planning genetic selections for the coming breeding season? Each commercial producer should stop and think about this question. The choices about which bulls to purchase, which AI sire to use, and which bulls to cull should be recognized as some of the most important decisions you make every year. Whether favorable or not, the results of these decisions will live on in your herd for many years to come.

For example, let’s take the bulls you plan to buy this spring of 2017. The earliest you will see any return on this investment will be the fall of 2018 when you sell your steers as calves (about 18 months from purchase date).

Now if you save his daughters as replacements, the wait is even longer to see if the decision was the right one. It will be 2020 before that heifer has her first calf and you get to see what type of maternal traits you bought back on that cold, late-winter day in 2017. If that heifer’s calf is below average at weaning, the heifer’s docility is unde-

sirable or she doesn’t have enough milk, disappointment will reign the day.

You now realize that almost three years have been wasted and that little, if any, genetic improvement has been made. What do you do? You either deal with it for the next 10 years of that cow’s life or cull those young females and start over. Either decision will be costly to your operation. The worst part is that it could have been avoided back in the spring of 2017.

Don’t get me wrong – we have all been there. We bought a bull we “had to have” and the following year were very disappointed with the results. We are dealing with both genetics and Mother Nature, and we can’t always predict the future. However, with today’s advancements in technology and more accurate EPDs, we now have a much higher probability in the accuracy of our decision making.

Effective bull selection is both science and an art. Below, are a number of considerations to take into account for the 2017 bull-buying season.

Build a Relationship One of the most important relationships each commercial producer must have is with his or her seedstock supplier.

Do your research and don’t jump around too much from sale to sale. Talk to your neighbors and other commercial cattlemen you respect. Visit with your breed association representative. Approach seedstock providers of interest and ask to see their records. Go to their operation long before sale day.

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You want to find a breeder that has integrity, one you trust, with the same breeding philosophy, and one that has nothing to hide. Once you find that breeder(s), sit down with them and discuss your goals. They will help facilitate the bull selections that fit your operation. If you are loyal to them, most will bend over backwards to make sure you succeed.

Sire Selection – An Investment in Your Future

Do Your Homework Once you find the seedstock breeder of your choice, do your homework. You really cannot make a fully informed buying decision the morning of the sale. There will be 100-plus people walking around moving the bulls, you will see your neighbor that stops to visit for 30 minutes, bulls are in 12 inches of straw so you can’t see their feet and, after awhile, they all look the same. Then the sale starts and you end up buying solely on a few EPDs you understand and price of the bull.

Don’t allow this type of buying experience to cost your operation for many years to come.

Recommendations: 1. Make sure you educate yourself and truly understand what all the EPDs mean. You shouldn’t only be looking at birth weight (BW) and weaning weight (WW).

2. Once you understand the EPD values for each trait, rank them in order of your ranch’s or farm’s needs.

3. Have the breeder put their entire sale list on an Excel spreadsheet that you can visualize with all the EPD data on one page. It will be eye opening once it’s all together and you don’t have to flip through the catalog to compare. The greatest thing about Excel is the ability to then sort them for your desired minimum requirements for each individual EPD trait. Before long you will have a very small list of bulls that meet all of the traits you require to move your operation to the next level.

4. Finally, take your list and go spend an afternoon at the seller’s operation a day or two before the sale. This allows you to have no distractions and to see the bulls prior to them being in their “sale clothes.” You should also have one-on-one time with the breeder so you can ask all the questions you want without feeling rushed.

Use EPDs to Create More Valuable Cattle For a review on how EPDs affect the value of a calf crop, we will make a several-trait comparison between two Red Angus bulls shown in the table below.

Bull A Bull B

BW -3.5 -3.1

WW 45 63

YW 85 111

MILK 24 26

ME -7 -5

CW 22 46

MARB 0.48 1.53

REA 0.14 0.55

Assume that Bull B costs $1,500 more to purchase than Bull A. Next, let’s determine whether investing $1,500 extra dollars in this higher growth and carcass bull is a smart business decision.

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BW EPD (Birth Weight) Based on their BW EPDs, both bulls will have offspring close in size at birth. This trait tends to be a big focus in many operations – and rightly so to a point. Birth weight, however, can be over emphasized in some cases, especially on mature cows. A little larger calf is usually stronger, healthier and has more vigor at birth especially on those real cold mornings. Don’t sell yourself short on your mature cowherd and purposely start 15 to 20 pounds lighter than necessary. That said, there is not a big difference between Bull A and Bull B in this example, so BW EPD is not a factor in which bull to purchase in this example.

WW EPD (Weaning Weight) WW EPD is used to help predict the weight of a group of calves at weaning. Notice Bull A has an EPD value of 45, while Bull B has an EPD value of 63. This means that Bull B, on average, will wean 18 pounds more per calf than Bull A. Assume each bull sires 30 calves per year for a total difference of 540 pounds weaned, or a dollar value of $756 (540 x $1.40 per pound) or over the average five-year life of your bull, that is an astonishing $3,780.

YW (Yearling Weight) This value helps to predict the size of your calf at a year of age, which matters for those who either retain ownership or want the best for whomever purchases their calves at weaning. Bull A has a YW EPD of 85 and Bull B is at 111. Once again, this prediction says that Bull B will outdo Bull A with an added 26 pounds per calf at a year of age for a total difference of 780 pounds on 30 calves or a value difference of $975 (780 x $1.25 per pound).

Over an assumed five-year life of the bull, that amounts to $4,875.

Milk EPD (Daughter’s Milking Ability) This trait ranks the milking ability of a sire’s daughters.

The difference in value of a given Milk EPD to the next is expressed in pounds of calf weaned by those daughters. Bull B’s daughters will wean 2 pounds more per calf each year than Bull A’s daughters. If a producer saves 25 percent of each bull’s heifers (seven head per year) over a five-year period, that will be 35 daughters in production with a difference in total weaning weight of 64 pounds or $90 (64 x $1.40 per pound). This is a fairly small financial advantage for Bull B, but an advantage nonetheless.

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ME EPD (Maintenance Energy) Very little difference is observed in maintenance energy between these two bulls’ daughters. Bull B’s daughters might cost an extra $10 to $20 per head per year to maintain. This is small compared to the extra value created by Bull B, and would not be an important consideration in which bull to purchase unless ranch feed resources are extremely limited.

Carcass Value Traits Some producers do not care much about the importance of carcass traits, but they should. Those who don’t consider carcass traits important will likely be discounted in the near future. With the nation’s cowherd expanding, huge losses in our nation’s feedyards, and limited harvest space in packing plants, we will see increased value-added opportunity for high-end carcass cattle.

And it all starts with genetics. Cattle feeders can already earn significant grid premiums on superior carcass cattle which is leading them to offer differentiated bids between high-value feeder cattle and those that are average or below average.

Producers selling feeder calves or yearlings need to pay attention to carcass EPDs and RAAA’s GridMaster Index. When focusing on long term success, you must consider your herd’s reputation and the success of the cattle feeder who you hope comes back year after year to bid aggressively on your cattle. Cattle feeders have good memories. They try hard to never to make a bad decision twice. Your cattle must stay healthy and perform well or they will buy them once and never come back. That’s not the reputation you want, so health, growth potential and carcass value traits all matter a great deal.

MARB (Marbling), REA (Ribeye Area) and CW (Carcass Weight) Carcass EPDs are a little more difficult to wrap your mind around and explain in financial terms. Top Dollar Angus utilizes a carcass value model that converts EPD differences into dollar terms for easy comparison.

The Marbling EPD difference between Bull A and Bull B is 1.05 (105 points) of a USDA marbling score, favoring Bull B. Using typical assumptions for the Choice/Select spread and other market factors, this marbling difference results in an estimated $48-per-head advantage for Bull B’s progeny. Higher marbling scores lead to higher quality grades, more premium Choice carcasses, and larger grid premiums.

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Bull B’s progeny have an advantage that is estimated to be worth an extra $10 per head versus the progeny of Bull A, using the Top Dollar Angus carcass value model.

Ribeye area effects yield grade, which is an important part of the valuing system in virtually all grids.

The CW EPD is easier to understand as it represents carcass weight in pounds. Bull B’s CW EPD is 24 pounds higher than Bull A. At a carcass-based price of $172 per cwt (equivalent to $110 per cwt live), the genetically driven carcass weight advantage provided by Bull B is a little over $41 per head.

In total, we would expect the carcass value of these two bulls’ progeny would differ by nearly $100 per head favoring Bull B ($48 from improved marbling + $10 from better muscling + $41 from heavier carcass weights = $99 per head). Do the math here on just 20 head per year over five years, and the total value difference adds up to $9,900.

Summary Based on the figures we compared, we can easily say that Bull B is well worth his extra cost. Over the life of a bull – whether you sell feeders or retain ownership through the feedyard – it’s important to spend some time and look at the investment that a single bull contributes to your operation.

We showed a $3,780 added value to selling a bawling calf, a $4,875 added value to selling yearlings, and a potential for $9,900 in added value at harvest over the life of a single bull. Don’t misunderstand – success in the cow-calf business still requires females with outstanding maternal abilities. But with today’s advancement in genetics and technology, you can have it all by finding sires that excel in all areas.

Top Dollar Angus challenges all our readers to adjust or even completely change their thinking. Bull purchases are not an expense, but one of the biggest investments you make each year in your operation.

If you feel this philosophy in genetics fits your operation, let’s discuss qualifying your calves into Top Dollar Angus. We will review your genetic goals and look over your historical bull use. If you qualify, we will go to work to help you receive “top dollar” for your calves.

Let us help you make your calves stand out. We have buyers and the reputation that will help get you the premiums your cattle deserve.

Contact Kenny Stauffer at 308-641-0429 or kenny@topdollarangus.com, for more information. ■

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Jr. Red Angus Show: January 7, 2017 • 8 a.m.

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Open Show: January 9, 2017 • 8 a.m.

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Announcing the The Bull Hill Ranch Open House & “More Bull for a Buck” Sale January 21st, 2017 at the ranch in Gray Court, South Carolina Featuring 35 outstanding Herd Sire Prospects and 40 Registered and Commercial Red Angus Heifers!

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THESE BULLS ARE: • Bred for performance • Fescue developed • Climate adapted to Southeastern heat and humidity.

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Directors

Dr. Mikell Davis • (662) 323-0744 Deborah Dwyer • (352) 544-0326 Jim McLean • (912) 632-7985 Lowell Morgan • (912) 754-1445 Johnnie Cundiff • (606) 305-6443 Jeff Pettit • (270) 836-2963

Mercer Farm Registered Red Angus Cattle

Owners: Jim & Nancy Mercer & Rebecca Burnette 32237 Hwy. 58 N. • Ten Mile, TN 37880 Sales: Steve Burnette • Home (423)334-3649 Farm (423)334-5433 • Cell (865) 804-8156 mercerfarms@gmail.com

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Darryl & Rhonda, Matthew & James Deist 1780 McDaniel Hollow Rd • Lewisburg, TN 37091 (931) 293-2148 • Email: swancreek@tds.net

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Show Reports

South Carolina State Fair Open Show – Oct. 21, 2016 Junior Show – Oct. 22, 2016 Columbia, South Carolina

Several young South Carolina cattle producers have been promoting Red Angus cattle all over the state of South Carolina during the summer and fall of 2016. Recently, these Red Angus enthusiasts met at the 2016 South Carolina State Fair in Columbia, South Carolina, for the final contest of the 2016 show season.

Jared Carnes of Iva, South Carolina, exhibited Bent Creek MS Redman 47C as the Senior Champion and Grand Champion Female in the Open Show division while Cody Clary of Saluda, South Carolina, led Bull Hill Ellie Mae 5349 to Calf Champion and Reserve Champion honors. Cody’s three heifer calf entries also garnered enough points to earn the Premier Exhibitor title in the Open Show.

Jessica Mullens of Iva, South Carolina, exhibited the Grand Champion Bull in the Open Show with LM Lightning 1502, and she also led her Late Junior Yearling entry, AWFM Stella 129C, to the Junior Champion

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female honors. Allison Harman of Leesville, Soth Carolina, led Bull Hill Alexis 4017 to the Reserve Sr. Champion female award.

Judge Mike McGuire of Waverly, Alabama, was very complimentary of all the participants and their cattle.

The junior Red Angus show followed on Saturday, Oct. 22, and Dr. John Rayfield of Lubbock, Texas, evaluated the cattle and young people. At the end of the day, Judge Rayfield selected Bull Hill Bessie 5340 as his Grand Champion and Calf Champion Female. The January 2016 heifer calf was shown by Ashlyn Clary, who teamed up with her brother, Cody, who showed the Reserve Calf Champion, Bull Hill Ellie Mae 5349.

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Jessica Mullens was selected as the Reserve Senior Champion Showman, and her heifer,

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Bull Hill Bessie 5340, South Carolina State Fair Red Angus Champion Junior Female exhibited by Allison Harmon

Jared Carnes captured Senior and Reserve Champion Female honors in the junior show with Bent Creek MS Redman 47C. Allison Harman picked up the Reserve Senior Champion Female award again with Bull Hill Alexis 4017, and Harman was named Senior Champion Showman, as well.

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Sale Reports

Ludvigson Stock Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Annual Ozark Bull and Female Sale Fall Edition October 22, 2016 Nevada, Missouri 1 Premier Red Angus Herd Bull $44,000 88 Ranch-Ready Red Angus Range Bulls $3,800 23 Registered Red Angus Females $2,360 The top-selling bull was Lot 3, LSF SRR Watchman 5289C, sired by LSF Nightcalver 9921W and out of a LSF Meatpacker 9076W daughter. He sold for $44,000 to Prairie Dog Creek Cattle of Dresden, Kansas; Anderson Land and Cattle Co. of Oberlin, Kansas; D&D Cattle Co. of Herman, Nebraska; Jerrel Key of Gruver, Texas; Whitley Red Angus of Horton, Alabama; and Chile Beef of Santiago, Chile.

Lot 12, LSF SRR Manifest 5268C, sired

by Loosli Right Direction 308 and out of a LSF Night Calver 9921W daughter, sold for $7,000 to Jerrel Key of Gruver, Texas.

Lot 4, LSF SRR Producer 5152C, sired

by Beckton Julian A538 N5 and out of a Messmer Packer S008 daughter, sold for $6,500 to Tony and Julie Bolton of Harrisburg, Missouri.

Lot 1, LSF SRR Headliner 5261C sired

by LSF SRR Chronicle 3001A and out of a HXC Brute Force 6600S daughter, sold for $6,000 to John McCarthy of Dade City, Florida.

Lot 13, LSF SRR Jackpot 5265C, sired by HXC Sure Shot 2204Z and out of a Beckton Cody T085 K2 daughter, sold for $5,750 to Jim Comes of Atlantic, Iowa.

The top-selling female was Lot 100, TLA Miss Marie Premier 505C, sired by Brown Premier X7876 and out of a Glacier Chateau 744 daughter. She sold for $4,600 to Cooper Eilers of Greenville, Illinois.

Lot 101, TLA Miss Redemption 528C, sired

by Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 and out of a Red 6 Mile Full Throttle 171T daughter, sold for $4,000 to Cooper Eilers of Greenville, Illinois.

Bowling Ranch Herefords & Red Angus November 1, 2016 Newkirk, Oklahoma Auctioneer: Justin B. Stout 38 Hereford Bulls 11 Red Angus Bulls 3 Hereford Spring Pairs 4 Hereford Fall Pairs

$2,762 $2,517 $4,083 $2,750

4 Hereford Fall Bred Females $2,100 14 Hereford Spring Bred Females $2,532 10 Commercial Fall Pairs $1,850 58 Commercial Spring Bred Heifers $1,523 The top-selling bull was Lot 1, BH Cowboy Time 743 4218 ET. He sold for $5,500 to Dwaine Waite of Winfield, Kansas.

Lot 17, BH Yankee Joe 4102, sold for $4,750 to Steve Sanders of Louisburg, Kansas.

Lot 12, BH Big Joe 1014 4155, sold for $4,500 to Tim Coble of Howard, Kansas.

Lot 2, BH Red Bull 4113, sold for $4,000 to Doug Wittman of Garnett, Kansas.

The top-selling female was Lot 77, Bowling Lady Josie 513. She sold for $6,750 to Jimmy Dunlap of Sayre, Oklahoma.

Lot 62, Bowling Lady 368 A, sold for $3,800 to Gus Gustafson of Junction City, Kansas.

Lot 90, Bowling 939 Lady 028X 3052 ET, sold for $3,500 to C&W Herefords of Burdick, Kansas.

Lot 70, JA L1 Dominette 030X, sold for $3,500 to Glenn Chitwood of Wichita Falls, Texas.

Ludvigson Stock Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Annual Herdbuilder Bull Sale Fall Edition November 4, 2016 Shepherd, Montana 11 Premier Red Angus Herd Bulls $10,500 114 Ranch Ready Range Bulls $3,800 The top-selling bull was Lot 5, LSF SRR Exceptional 5464C, sired by Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 and out of a Messmer Packer S008 daughter. He sold for $22,000 to ST Genetics of Navasota, Texas.

Lot 7, LSF SRR Patriarch 5474C, sired

by Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 and out of a LCHMN Enterprise 1370H daughter, sold for $15,000 to Cross Diamond Cattle Co. of Bertrand, Nebraska.

Lot 26, LSF SRR Prospect 5475C, sired

by LSF Prospect 2035Z and out of a Beckton Nebula P707 daughter, sold for $10,500 to Whitley Red Angus of Horton, Alabama.

Lot 10, LSF SRR Data 5031C, sired by Brown Premier X7876 and out of a LSF RAB Complete X7634 daughter, sold for $9,500 to Bud Reed of Lance Creek, Wyoming.

Lot 33, LSF SRR Takeover 5467C, sired

by LSF Takeover 9943W and out of a Bieber Romero 9136 daughter, sold for $9,000 to Chris and Dianna Elwood of Volborg, Montana.

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Lot 2, LSF SRR Pantheon 5451C, sired by LSF Takeover 9943W and out of a Basin Future Direction 7303 daughter, sold for $9,000 to Bud Reed of Lance Creek, Wyoming.

Bieber Red Angus Bieber Fever XI 2016 Fall Production Sale November 10, 2016 At the ranch, Leola, South Dakota Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar 105 Red Angus Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls $4,689 163 Registered Bred Cows $3,285 52 Registered Red Angus Bred Heifers $3,566 379 Commercial Bred Heifers $1,537 The high-selling bull was Bieber CL Revolution C603, a May 4, 2015, son of Bieber Spartacus A193, who sold to ABS Global of DeForest, Wisconsin, for $30,000.

Bieber Epic Drive C435, a May 6, 2015, son of Bieber Hard Drive C435, sold to 3J Farms of Ravina, Oklahoma, for $16,500.

Bieber Fusion, a May 1, 2015, son of Andras Fusion R236, sold to 3J Farms of Ravina, Oklahoma, for $10,000.

Bieber CL Spartacus C627, a May 10, 2015, son of Bieber Spartacus A193, sold to Emerald Earth Cattle Co. of Platteville, Wisconsin, for $9,000.

Two cows topped the female offering.

Bieber Tilly 233U, a 2008 daughter of LCOC High Noon A093R, AI bred to Loosli Right On 423, sold to Bradbury Land and Cattle of Byers, Colorado, for $10,500.

Bieber Enchantress 176W, a 2009 daughter of LJC Mission Statement P27, AI bred to Bieber Driven C540, sold to Payne Cattle Co. of Aberdeen, South Dakota, for $10,500.

Bieber Toryanna 313W, a 2009 daughter of LCC Field Day A614N, AI bred to Bieber Rollin Deep Y118, sold to Lazy J Bar Ranch of Mina, South Dakota, for $8,750.

Cattle sold into 22 states. Volume registered female buyers were Bill Trotters with 26 head, Linsay Wright with 23 head, Hansmerier and Sons with 21 head, and George and Barb Cooksley with 11 head. n

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HAILEY CHARRIERE 2633 HWY 12E CLARKSTON, WA 99403

ANDREW BERG 738 20TH AVE PIPESTONE, MN 56164

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Area 3 – Rocky Mountain Director – Kevin Miller KEVIN DUNCAN 3585 W 6885 N ROOSEVELT, UT 84066 BARLOW LIVESTOCK INC GLENN & JOY BARLOW 91 BARLOW RD GILLETTE, WY 82718 Area 4 – Southwest Director – Kyley DeVoe HARLOW, SIERRA J. PO BOX 219 RANDOLPH, TX 75475 LISA HODGES PO BOX 866 BRECKENRIDGE, TX 76424 CIRCLE STAR RANCH MARK WATKINS 1293 SULTEMEIER MOELLERING RD FREDERICKSBURG, TX 78624

KASEY MICHALSKI 18468 424TH AVE WILLOW LAKE, SD 57278 ANDREW ODDEN 32358 301 ST COLOME, SD 57528 Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Newley Hutchison BESSIRE CATTLE CO. TONY BESSIRE 13960 S RD G ULYSSES, KS 67880 TAYLOR GOERING 1066 18TH AVE MCPHERSON, KS 67460 JACOB GALL 1009 RD T CLARKSON, NE 68629 DILLON HEATH 603 DAWSON FARNAM, NE 69029 BAR NUN RANCH GALEN & CORY HEATH 603 DAWSON STREET FARNAM, NE 69029

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PEACOCK ANGUS RANCH

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KERCHAL RED ANGUS RORY KERCHAL 3926 560TH RD HAY SPRINGS, NE 69347 ROUGH DIAMOND RANCH BEN MARTIN 75311 RD 437 LEXINGTON, NE 68850 SAMMY VICKERS-MEEKS 5751 380TH IN HAY SPRINGS, NE 69347

JON BATES PO BOX 93 HONEOYE FALLS, NY 14472 STEVE’S FARM LLC STEVEBAKER 450 CORNSTALK SOUTHSIDE, WV 25187 Area 8 – Southeast Director – Raymond Prescott 3D CORAL ELIZABETH FRASER 32301 SINGLETARY RD MYAKKA CITY, FL 34251

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BULLIS CREEK RANCH

Rob Brawner

HC 68 Box 1 Wood Lake, NE 69221 Phone/Fax (402) 967-3060 www.bulliscreek.com

PHIL & SANDRA WALTERS PO BOX 6 OVERR, MS 39464

5P FARMS ROB & DONNA PIERCE 17553 E 645 ROAD TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464

Area 9 – Midwest Director – Stuart Gilbert SMITH FARMS RYAN SMITH 1154 MOSCOW RD MOSCOW, IA 52760

Area 7 – Northeast Director – John Langdon CODY CORNELL 7132 E 460 S LAFAYETTE, IN 47905

CATHERINE E. WIMSETT REVOCABLE TRUST JOHN & CATHY WIMSETT 614 LOCUST ST CARROLLTON, IL 62016

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Building Better Beef Proud to be a part of Montana’s Red Angus history!

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Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

40126 Eli Gap Road • Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-4654 • www.GlacierRedAngus.com

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION RED ANGUS RANCH

Annual Production Sale: 2nd Friday in March (701) 565-2347 Melvin & Luella Leland 34 mi. SE Sidney, MT Todd Leland 42 mi. N Beach, ND 192 ND Hwy 16 N Mile Mark 118 Hwy 16 Sidney, MT 59270

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in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

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Vic & Shari Westphal

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MARS RANCH

Maddy & Andy Roberts marsranch@midrivers.com 142 Silo Loop • Kinsey, MT 59338 406-234-2652 www.midrivers.com/~marsranch

FRITZ RED ANGUS

1542 Fritz Ranch Ln Joe & Heidi Fritz Brady, MT 59416 (406) 627-2374 fritzra@3rivers.net

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ROCK CREEK RED ANGUS Box 396, Joliet, Mt 59041 "Females & Bulls For Sale Year Round"

Charlie & Linda Lewis

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Breeding Joint Bull Sale for with Feddes Balance Red Angus Craig & Taryn DeBoer Manhattan, MT • (406) 282-9029 Cell (406) 570-3304 • www.ctredangus.com

Contact us today for a breeder near you!

MTRAA Officers

President: Julie Morton - Three Forks, MT - info@gmracattle.com Vice President: Francis Koenig - Winnet, MT - francis@midrivers.net Sec/Treasurer: Chris Pierce - Molt, MT - MTRAASecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Karen Raisland - St. Ignatius, MT - sti4058@blackfoot.net Veronica Christensen - Park City, MT - criters@charter.net Mark Jansma - Acton, MT - angus_baron@yahoo.com American Red Angus Magazine ■ January 2017 131

SHEAMAN RANCH

AREA 1 - West

Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 137

AREA 2 Montana

Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

400 East Douglas Road • Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 493-7346 • Kerry.Sheaman@colostate.edu Maternal, Disposition, Calving Ease & Stayability Traits

Joe, Cindy & Emily Frasier • Ronny & Kelsey Pope 45965 County Road 118 • Limon, CO • (719) 775-2790

KRAVIG RED ANGUS

AREA 4 - Southwest

Sound udders-Great Dispositions Moderate Frames-Calving Ease-Excellent Growth www.kravigredangus.com h1: 719-446-5355 • h2: 719-446-5391 Karval, Colorado

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Texas • New Mexico • Arizona Texas Breeders can be found on page 127 Kyley DeVoe, Director

AREA 5 - Northern Plains Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota Steve Koester, Director

FLATIRON RED ANGUS

RED ANGUS

5822 CR 23 • Veteran, WY 82243 Cory 307-575-0169 • Katy 307-575-2677

Scott & Connie Kueffler Michala & Kirsti • Bonnie Kueffler Box 187 • Grenora, ND 58845 701-694-3620 (h) • 701-641-0519 (c) redangus@nccray.com • www.dkredangus.com

1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

Cory & Katy Johnson

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Red Angus & Red Angus Cross Steers & Heifers For Sale Edith Clarke & Gordon Harper (307) 655-9720

Female Sale First Saturday in December Bull Sale Second Saturday in April Gary, Elaine, Tory & Tyler Sonstegard (320) 269-7290 (320) 226-2340 www.3scc.net

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Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967 Kenneth Forster & Family 8285 30th St, SW • Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450 • Cell (701) 290-2450 www.forsterredangus.com

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Utah • Colorado • Wyoming

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The Olsons

Harold & Family Robert & Kara 5094 93rd St. S.W. McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

Bob Morton, President Chuck Feddes, Region A Director#Bruce Ketchum, Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 130-131

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John & Stephanie Jung Family Mina, SD • (605) 380-1796 www.lazyjbarranch.com

Valnes Ranch Red Angus

Emit & Jayme Valnes • Eden, SD (605) 698-6596 • Cell (605) 228-8857 valnesranch@hotmail.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

AREA 7 - Northeast

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BASEL RED ANGUS Private Treaty Sales

Dallis Basel (605) 985-5205

Box 29 Union Center, SD 57787

AREA 6 - Great Plains

Connecticut • Delaware • Indiana Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York North Carolina • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island Vermont • Virginia • West Virginia

John Langdon, Director

CEDAR HILL FARM …suppliers of profitable, low maintenance, high performance genetics

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ELMWOOD FIELDS

Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 125 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 135 Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

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AREA 9 - Midwest

Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

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Ernest & Betty Jo Christian P.O. Box 566, Union Bridge, MD 21791 (410) 775-0225 • Email: eschris@msn.com

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ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

Stuart Gilbert, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 137

Red Angus Bulls and Heifers For Sale Great Genetics at an Affordable Price

Kathy Zepp • (410) 848-2160 Gabe & Kelly Zepp • (410) 635-3922 David & Laura Zepp • (410) 751-2719

Alva, Oklahoma

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

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Raymond Prescott, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 124

Valentine Farms Red Angus Bulls, Cows, Calves & Semen with Breed Leading EPDs

30 years breeding cattle with Richard & Bob Johnson 2687 Moriah Rd. performance & longevity in mind in a highly intensive Oak Hill, OH 45656 grazing management system.

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JUDY LOONAN (641) 322-3921 • 1724 Holly Ave. • Corning, IA 50841 Located 75 mi. east of Omaha, NE, in the hills of Southwest Iowa

Bruce Westhuis

Registered Red Angus N 2802 490th St. Menomonie, WI 54751 (715) 664-8854

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Oscar and Janet Stine 7633 Flowing Springs Road Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 876-2009

AREA 8 - Southeast

Alabama • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky Louisiana • Mississippi • Tennessee • South Carolina

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

Steven Harris DVM

4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 WWW.WMFREDANGUS.COM EMAIL: SPHARRISDVM@YAHOO.COM

Rob & Amy Hess

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920-982-1670 Brad Ketterhagen khiddencreek@aol.com Sales/Customer Service www.hiddencreekfarm.com 417-669-1619

ROUSE RED ANGUS

Gene Rouse 515-231-9129 Dan Bormann 515-520-7707 53966 290th St. • Huxley, IA 50124 www.rouseredangus.com email: rousefam@huxcomm.net

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FLAMING LIVESTOCK CO. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 465 170th • Hillsboro, KS 67063 620-367-8350 hm

FAYLOR RED ANGUS

SINCE 1975 • PRIVATE TREATY SALES Dwight (785) 298-3463 • Dale (785) 298-3251 St. Francis, Kansas

GRIFFITH SEEDSTOCK

John Griffith • (785) 743-2553 RR 1 Box 31 • Wakeeney, KS 67672 In the Flint Hills of Kansas 2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush: (620) 273-8581 • Bob Mushrush: (620) 273-8604

Annual Sale March 17, 2017

Janssen Red Angus Cattle Co.

Registered Bulls • Commercial Bred Heifers

Jack & Roxie Janssen

1825 Ave. X • Geneseo, Kansas 67444 (620) 824-6426 • Cell (620) 562-7041 janssen@hometelco.net “Seedstock Producers with a Commercial Focus”

HARMS PLAINVIEW RANCH Mark and Kim Harms 2528 250th St. • Lincolnville, KS 66858 (620) 924-5544 • hprbulls@tctelco.net Red Angus - Angus - Charolais

“Your Partner in Progress” Bulls, Females and Embryos by Private Treaty

H & F Red Angus Cattle Bred Replacement Heifers

Abilene, Kansas Brian- 785-479-6048 Daryl-785-479-0536 www.hfredanguscattle.com “Bred with You the Cattleman in Mind”

Darryl & Susie Rhodes 3932 N. Sage Ct. Maize, KS 67101 Phone: (316) 722-6900 Cell: (316) 648-8310 rhodesredangus2@gmail.com

www.rhodesredangus.com Registered & Commercial Red Angus

HOFT RED ANGUS

18 mo.& 2 yr. old Registered Bulls No feed ration, range tested, hard ‘n ready Commercial Bred Heifers in the fall Rick Pflughoeft • Ellsworth, KS 785-472-3734 • 785-472-1033

Ramsdale Reds “Red Angus since 1964”

John & Dan Ramsdale 780 S.E. 130 Ave. • Murdock, KS 67111 (316) 542-3297 • (620) 532-6060

KEVIN & MARY ANN KNIEBEL 428 S. 2600 Road • White City, KS 66872 (785) 349-2821 • Fax (785) 349-2822 Email: kniebel@tctelco.net www.Kcattle.com

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

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Calendar of Events January 1 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for February ARA NWSS Red Angus Junior Show, Denver, CO Red Angus BrainTrust, Denver, CO Reds On The Rocks, Denver, CO Western Heritage Red Angus Sale, Denver, CO J6 Mile High Online Sale, Denver, CO Mile High Classic Sale, Denver, CO NWSS Red Angus Pen Show, Denver, CO NWSS Red Angus Open Show, Denver, CO

15 Ressler Bull & Female Sale, Cooperstown, ND 20-21 K2 Red Angus Bull & Female Internet Sale 21 Bull Hill Ranch Bull & Heifer Sale, Gray Court, SC 28 Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch, Mandan, ND 28 M.C. Quantock Bull Sale, Loydminster, Alberta, Canada 28 Red Angus Classic, Ft. Worth, TX 29 Ft. Worth Red Angus Regional Show, Ft. Worth, TX 30 Bullis Creek “Generations of Predictability 17”, Burwell, NE 31 Grassy Meadow Ranch, Jamestown, ND

1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 5 7 7 7 8 10 11

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for March ARA Badlands Genetics Plus Sale, Dickinson, ND Geib Red Angus Private Treaty Sales, Dagmar, MT Black Hills Stock Show Red Angus Sale, Rapid City, SD Nebraska Classic Red Angus Show & Sale, Kearney, NE TJS Red Angus “Red Truck” Sale, Buffalo, WY Hill 70 Quantock Ranch, Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada Loonan Stock Farm Private Treaty Day, Corning, IA Sutphin Cattle Production Sale, Lamar, CO Wasem Red Angus Cattlemen’s Choice Bull Sale, Halliday, ND Frey Angus Ranch, Granville, ND Calvo Family Red Angus, Valentine, NE Lemke Cattle Bull Sale, Lawrence, NE Twedt Red Angus, McHenry, ND Watertown Winter Farm Show Red Angus Sale, Watertown, SD TNT Simmental & Red Angus, Almont, ND Berger’s Herdmasters, North Platte, NE

11 11 14 15 15 16 18 18 18 20 20 21 23 24 25

Kenner Simmental and Red Angus, Leeds, ND Ludvigson Stock Farms Western Classic Sale, Madras, OR Forster Red Angus, Richardton, ND Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus, Powers Lake, ND Two Oaks Red Angus “Will Breed For Feed,” Dunlap, IA Olson’s Red Power Bull and Female Sale, Argusville, ND Crump Red Angus “Forever Red” Sale, Buffalo, WY Nordlund Stock Farm LLC Production Sale, Clearbrook, MN Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus, Smith Center, KS Ludvigson Stock Farms Dakota Bull Sale, Center, ND Turtle River Cattle Co., Napoleon, ND Gill Red Angus “You Buy We Bid” Bull Sale, Timber Lake, SD Lorenzen Ranches, Madras, OR Brenner Angus, Mandan, ND South Central Red Genetics Sale, Ardmore, OK

1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 15 15 16

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for April ARA Broken Heart Ranch, Firesteel, SD Sandhill Red Angus, Sidney, MT Bieber Red Angus “Bieber Fever XII,” Leola, SD Sutherlin Farms, Stevensville, MT DK Red Angus, Williston, ND Judd Ranch Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus, Pomona, KS Ludvigson Stock Farms Spring Ozark Bull Sale, Nevada, MO Redland Red Angus and Gelbvieh, Hysham, MT Rich Red Angus, Vinton, IA S Diamond Angus, Henderson, NE VF Red Angus Spring Cattlemen’s Classic, Terrebonne, OR Damar Farms, Mondovi, WI Arrowsmith Red Angus, Bassett, NE Campbell Red Angus, Mobridge, SD Houston Red Angus Open Show, Houston, TX McMurphy Farms Bull Sale Heart River Ranch & Open A Angus, Belfield, ND Fritz Red Angus, Brady, MT Hueftle Red Angus, Cozad, NE Leland & Koester Red Angus, Sidney, MT Red Alliance, Shawnee, OK REDstock, Chillicothe, MO Swank Farm Red Angus & Chappell Red Angus, Mill Hall, PA Tilleman BootJack Sale, Columbus, MT Wedel Red Angus, Leoti, KS York Red Angus, Dunlap, IA Klompien Red Angus Sale, Manhattan, MT

16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 25 27 27 28 29 29 30 31

Lone Tree Red Angus, Faith, SD Legacy Genetics “Real World” Bull Sale, Touchet, WA Mushrush Red Angus, Strong City, KS Wood V Bar X Ranch Back to Basics Bull Sale, Sandpoint, ID Cowboy Classic Sale, Knoxville, IA Janssen Red Angus, Geneseo, KS Milk Creek Reds, Plevna, MT Nine Mile Bull Sale, Touchet, WA Red Hill Farms Bull & Female Sale, Lafayette, TN Shady Oaks Farm Bull Day 2017, Jacobson, MN Flatwater Red Angus Gang, Valentine, NE Sun River Red Angus Sale, Great Falls, MT Green Mountain Red Angus, Logan, MT Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT JE Red Angus Bull Sale, San Saba, TX Schuler Red Angus, Bridgeport, NE Stockmen’s Select Bull Sale, Russell, IA Red Dirt Roundup, Canton, OK Croissant Red Angus, Briggsdale, CO Fischer Red Angus, Harlowton, MT Feddes and C-T Red Angus, Manhattan, MT McEntire Red Angus, Sweetwater, OK Peacock Angus Ranch & Flying G Ranch, Blum, TX Axtell Cattle Co. Annual Production Sale, Sterling, CO Diamond H Ranch, LaCross, KS Jacobson Red Angus, Hitterdal, MN Pieper Red Angus, Hay Springs, NE

February

March

RAAA Feeder Calf Sale listings can be found on page 14.

Visit RedAngus.org for an extended list of sales and events.

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Missouri Red Angus Association

Route 61 Box 851 Cabool, MO 65689 417-962-0181 kmassey.moredangus@gmail.com www.missouriredangus.com

Balancing Performance with Maternal Mike and Stephanie Smith Columbia, MO 573-881-0395 • 573-449-1809

SPREUTELS FARM RED ANGUS Bulls & Females at Private Treaty Commercial Replacements

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

Dan (913) 909-1912 Kay (816) 657-4655

Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

"As Good as the Best, Better than the Rest"

McPhee Red Angus

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

Rt. 2 Box 129A • Koshkonong, MO Wilbur, Elsie or Steve Spreutels (417) 867-5695 • (417) 867-5545

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers

Osborn,MO 64474 25 E. St. Joseph on Hwy. 36 (816) 675-2503

Look to THE WEST! In Your RED ANGUS QUEST...

www.northwestredangus.com www.calnevredangus.org

RED ANGUS CATTLE

DOUG and BETTY DUNN 9695 Lowerbridge Way • Terrebonne, OR 97760 (541) 923-1705 • Fax (541) 923-5005 A Leachman Cattle Company Cooperator

North Santiam Red Angus

Ralph and Louise Bochsler 41210 Kingston Lyons Drive Stayton, Oregon 97383 Residence Business Fax (503) 769-6483 (503) 769-3436 (503) 769-7358 Registered Red Angus

John & Jennifer Menke 10935 Quartz Valley Rd. (530) 468-5341 Ft. Jones, CA 96032

Leonard & Naomi Wood • (208) 263-5246 481649 Hwy 95 North • Sandpoint, ID 83864 • woodvxranch@aol.com

LORENZEN RANCHES P.O. Box 1519 Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 276-6108 Larry Lorenzen

RED ANGUS SINCE 1959

Carl, Jodi & Scott Lautenschlager

(509) 657-3301 • carljodi@hotmail.com Rt. 1 Box 12 Endicott, WA 99125

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Advertiser Index

3K Land & Cattle Co ..........................127 5L Red Angus................................69,131 9 MIle Ranch ........................................17 ABS Global ..........................................11 Accelerated Genetics ..........................13 Adams Angus Ranch..........................125 Andras Stock Farm ............................138 Angelo Cattle Company .....................130 Angus World ......................................134 Arrowsmith Red Angus ......................120 Atkinson Reds ....................................124 Axtell Cattle Co..............................64,132 Bachman Cattle Farms ......................137 Badlands Genetcs Plus ........................83 Bar C Red Angus................................127 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ..73,132 Basel Red Angus................................133 Beatty Farms .....................................124 Beckton Stock Farm ....................2,3,130 Berger’s Herdmasters ..........................79 Bieber Red Angus ................................7 BIM Red Angus ....................................69 Birdwell, James ..................................134 Birdwell, Joel ......................................134 Birnie Red Angus................................125 Bola Red Angus ..........................127,128 Booth, CK Sonny................................134 Bovine Elite ..........................................51 Bowles J5 Red Angus ........................131 Broken Heart Ranch.. ...................43,132 Broseco Ranch ....................................33 Brown, RA ..........................................127 Brylor Ranch ......................................134 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ............127,129 Bull Hill Ranch ............................123,124 Bullis Creek Ranch ................67,125,129 C-T ................................................25,131 Calvo Family Red Angus ......................52 Campbell Red Angus ....................18,132 Canadian RA Promotion Society ........134 Cattlecliffs Ranch ..............................132 Cattle Visions ......................................36 Cedar Hill Farm ..................................133 Chappell Red Angus....................100,133 Chain Ranch..................................77,137 Chiefline Red Angus ..........................127 Christensen Red Angus......................131 Choat Cattle Co..................................125 Clark Cattle Services..........................134 Clay Maxey Ford ................................122 Collier Diamond C Ranch 20,21,23,24,26 Country Acres Farm ..........................133 Croissant Red Angus ..................111,132 Cross Diamond............................125,139 Crump Red Angus ......................119,132 Cowboy Classic Red Angus Sale ......113 D&D Cattle Co ...................................125 DK Red Angus ............................115,132

336 490th Ave. Searsboro, Iowa 50242

Deichmann Livestock Brokerage........134 Diamond H ....................................49,135 Double Eagle Ranch ..........................137 Double Tree Red Angus ....................130 Elmwood Fields ..................................133 Faylor Red Angus ..............................135 Feddes Red Angus ..............................25 Fick Red Angus ..................................125 Fischer’s Red Angus ....................50,130 Flaming Livestock Co ........................135 Flat Creek Farms................................124 Flat Iron Red Angus............................132 Flat Water Gang ..................................99 Forster Red Angus ........................34,132 Fort Worth Red Angus Classic Sale ....44 Fritz Red Angus..................................131 Genex/CRI ..................................134,140 Gibson Red Angus, GA ......................124 Giefer Ranch ........................................28 Gilchrist ..............................................134 Gill Red Angus......................................27 Glacier Red Angus ............................130 Grassy Meadow Ranch ........................96 Green Mountain Red Angus ..........29,130 Griffith Seedstock ..............................135 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ......................127 H & F Red Angus ...............................135 Halfmann Red Angus ........................127 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ..................125 Harbin Red Angus .............................131 Harms Plainview Ranch ....................135 Heart River Ranch................................91 Hickory Hill Farm ................................124 Hidden Creek Farm ............................133 Hoft Red Angus .................................131 Hueftle Cattle Co ..........................68,125 IGS Seminar ........................................51 Illinois Red Angus Association............133 J6 Farms ............................................117 JST Red Angus ..................................137 Jacobson Red Angus ........................132 James Red Angus ..............................138 Janssen Red Angus ......................40,135 Jacobs, Roger ....................................134 Jarvis Red Angus ..............................124 Jeffries Land & Cattle ........................133 Judd Ranch ....................................32,33 K2 Red Angus ......................................45 Karr Farms ........................................133 Kenner Simmentals ..............................84 Kernen’s Cattle ..................................128 KK Farms ..........................................137 Klompien Red Angus..........................131 Koester Red Angus ..............................16 Kniebel Cattle Co ..............................135 Kolle Red Angus ................................127 Kravig Red Angus ..............................132 Lacy’s Red Angus ..............................137

JoAnn James (641) 593-6526 Fax (641) 593-6646

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Laubach Red Angus ..........................130 Lautenschlager & Sons ......................137 Lazy J Bar ..........................................132 Leland Red Angus ........................15,130 Liberty Ranch ....................................135 Little Creek Farm................................124 Lone Tree Red Angus ..........................58 Loonan Stock Farm ......................41,133 Loosli Red Angus ..............................137 Lorenzen Ranches ........................39,137 Lucht Red Angus ...............................131 Ludvigson ..............................57,59,61,63 MARS Red Angus ..............................131 Maple Oaks Red Angus......................137 McEntire Red Angus ............................53 McLean Red Angus ............................124 McMurphy Farms. ..............................133 McPhee Red Angus............................137 Meado-West Farms............................133 Mees Ranch ......................................130 Mercer Farm ......................................124 Messmer Red Angus. ........................132 Mile High Classic Sale........................110 Milk Creek Reds. ..........................93,131 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc..............132 Morris/Box Ranch ..............................127 Mushrush Red Angus. ....................5,135 Namken Red Angus ..........................133 Nebraska Classic ................................94 North Dakota Red Angus Assn ............92 North Santiam Red Angus..................137 OHR ..............................................85,132 Oak Ridge Farms ..............................133 ORIgen ..............................................134 Osborn Red Angus ............................124 Overmiller Gelbvieh and Red Angus ....60 Ozark Bull Sale ....................................29 Ozark Hills Genetics...........................137 Peacock Red Angus ......................72,129 Pelton Red Angus...............................135 Pieper Red Angus ......................107,125 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..........128,134 Plain Jan’s ..........................................128 Pool Ranch.........................................134 ProTernative ........................................10 Quality Genetics ................................131 Quartz Valley Red Angus ..................137 RCR Promotions ................................134 Rafter JX Ranch ................................125 Ramsdale Reds .................................135 Red Angus Brain Trust ........................19 Red Angus Society of Australia ..........134 Red Angus World ................................56 Redland Red Angus ....................103,130 REDstock............................................114 Red Belt Red Angus ..........................124 Red Cow Relocators ..........................134 Red Fork Red Angus ..........................130

Red Hill Farms......................................95 Red Alliance Sale ..............................101 Reds On The Rocks Sale ....................74 Red Western Sale ..............................116 Rhodes Red Angus ............................135 Rich Red Angus....................................75 Ritchey Livestock ID ............................88 Robertson-Lindsay Cattle Co ............128 Rock Creek Red Angus ......................135 Rocking K Ranch................................124 Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch............118 Rouse Red Angus ..............................133 S Diamond Angus..........................65,125 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ................125 Sandhill Red Angus ......................81,131 Schuler Red Angus........................71,125 Schumacher Trust ..............................135 Scott Farm Red Angus ......................132 Select Sires ..........................................42 Sheaman Ranch ................................132 Shepherd Red Angus ........................137 Shoal Creek........................................137 Smith Land & Cattle Co........................80 Solid Rock Red Angus. ......................132 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ..................78,132 Southeast Red Angus Association .....124 South Dakota Red Angus Assn ............76 Spear J Red Angus ............................130 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ................137 Stout, Justin........................................134 Strauss Free Raised ..........................136 Sun River ......................................35,130 Sutherlin Farms ............................87,130 Swan Creek Red Angus ....................124 Sycamore Farm..................................124 Tally Farms ........................................130 Thunder Grove Angus ........................133 Tilleman BootJack ................................80 TJS Red Angus ..................................112 TNT Simmental & Red Angus ..............97 Trinity Creek Red Angus ....................124 Triple Creek Ranch ............................127 Twedt Red Angus ................................37 Tow Oaks Red Angus ........................121 VF Red Angus ........................................9 Valentine Farms ................................133 Valnes Red Angus ........................89,132 Wedel Red Angus........................108,135 Westphal Red Angus ..................105,131 Whitley Red Angus ............................124 Willows Farm Company ....................137 Windrush Farm ..................................137 Woods V Bar X Ranch ................62,137 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ............133 York Creek Red Angus ......................109

Andras

Stock Farm

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Steve: 217-473-2320 • Will: 217-473-2355 P.O. Box 71 • Manchester, IL 62663 email: andras@irtc.net

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PREDICTABULL 1AR00967 BROWN AA PREDICTABULL C5748 Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 x 5L Destination 893-6215 | Reg#: 1750557 Masculine with a flawless structural design, Predictabull was the phenotypic standout of the 2016 RA Brown Ranch fall sale.

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16 .30

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