January 2019 - ARA Magazine - Bull Buyer's Edition

VOLUME VOLUME 55, 55, NUMBER NUMBER 1 1

AMERICAN RED ANGUS MAGAZINE • JANUARY 2019

Bull BullBuyer’s Buyer’s Edition Edition

JANUARY JANUARY 2019 2019

BECKTON’S BECKTON’S 74th 74th Anniversary Anniversary BULL BULL andand HEIFER HEIFER SALE SALE Tuesday, Tuesday, April April 9, 9, 2019 2019 Selling Selling 300300 RedRed Angus Angus 250250 Bulls Bulls andand 50 Heifers 50 Heifers

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HERD STAYABILITY Beckton is the #1 Herd in the Red Angus breed for Stayability, and has been for many years. 10 of the top 20 sires in the breed for Stayability EPD are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires. 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. 12 of the top 20 sires in the entire Red Angus breed for lowest Maintenance Energy EPD are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires. No other cattle will do a better job cutting your cowherd feed requirements and saving you money.

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

EASY CALVING Beckton has long been the #1 Herd for easy calving, with the best average Calving Ease EPD of any major herd. 16 of the top 20 sires in the breed for low Birth Weight EPD are Beckton sires, or descended from Beckton sires, and 41 of the top 50. No other genetics come close.

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

In our annual bull sale on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, most of the 250 bulls and 50 heifers selling will rank near the top of Red Angus breed.

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Board Commentary Association Commentary Marketing Update Industry Leaders Confirm Phase-Out of Select Grade Beef Member Services Bulletin Brown Inducted into Saddle & Sirloin Club Happy New Year from RAFI! Genetic Choices Have Greater Consequences Than You Think JRA Update Member News Sale Reports Show Reports New Members

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com

First Vice President/ Area 4 Director - Southwest Kyley DeVoe Justin, Texas kyley@3klandandcattle.com Area 7 Director - Northeast/ Second Vice President John Langdon Benson, North Carolina johnlangdon5@gmail.com Region A Director Director Chuck Feddes Manhattan, Montana feddesredangus@gmail.com Region B Director/Board Secretary Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director Jeff Pettit Sebree, Kentucky jp@diamondpcattle.com Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Bend, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Area 2 Director - Montana Kay Klompien Manhattan, Montana klmpnra@gmail.com Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Aaron Kravig Karval, Colorado akravig@kravigredangus.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koester@bektel.com Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com Area 8 Director - Southeast Jim Yance Columbia, Alabama jim@jyjredangus.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Stuart Gilbert Stockport, Iowa redcowrelocators@gmail.com

by Johnny Rogers, RAAA President

Essentials for Your Next Herd Sire Selecting herd bulls is an important task for commercial cattlemen since it charts the course for their herd. Few management decisions will have greater impact than the bulls introduced to this system. Many factors must be considered when evaluating potential herd sires and numerous tools are available to assist in this decision. Finding the right bull will depend on many variables but here are two essentials that your next herd sire should possess.

Builds maternal strength Most cow-calf producers raise their own replacements, thus herd bulls must have a positive contribution to the herd’s maternal foundation. Finding bulls that produce functional females for your location is key. Red Angus cows have proven to adapt to a wide range of production environments which has earned them respect across the nation. They are truly the beef industry’s most-favored female.

These dynamic brood matrons are the result of many years and numerous breeders who believed that beef production efficiency could be improved. Since its inception, the Red Angus Association of America has focused on methods to improve commercial beef production. The foundation for the beef industry is a brood cow that profitably converts low-value feedstuffs into a high-value product. RAAA equips breeders with tools to identify cattle with superior maternal traits. Red Angus bulls will sire daughters that will excel in your herd and, if you have extra heifers to sell, they will command a premium on sale day.

Creates calf crop value When evaluating bull options, their impact on calf crop value deserves attention. Clearly cattle feeders are looking for uniform, healthy cattle that will gain efficiently and have high grid performance. The bull selection process must begin will a thorough cowherd evaluation. What are your herd’s strengths and weaknesses? In addition, the target market options should be established with contingency plans.

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It is important to remember that you do not have to buy the one “perfect bull” because many bulls will have the traits you are looking for to make improvements to your herd.

Focus on buying bulls that move your herd toward your goals.

Superior Livestock Auction data illustrates that Red Angus cattle have the suite of traits to meet market demands. Red Angus steers consistently sell at the top or above the market when tagged with a Feeder Calf Certification Program tag. The yellow Red Angus tag tells buyers that the cattle are at least 50 percent Red Angus, and verifies their group age and who raised them. The enrollment in FCCP is growing rapidly and it is the industry’s longest-running and best-recognized genetic, age and source program.

As mentioned before, Red Angus heifers are in high demand and typically top most sales. Cattle health can be addressed by management but cattle with poor dispositions become stressed and have lower performance. Docility can become an economically important trait and Red Angus cattle are known for calm dispositions. Buyers will appreciate their attitudes and performance.

Bull selection has – and will continue to be – a very important decision. It takes intense effort to establish your needs and to find bulls that fit the job. Choosing a breed is part of the process and each breed has its value. The only major beef breed that has sustained growth over the last 25 years is Red Angus and it’s because we have never wavered on our commitment to improve commercial beef production.

Our goal is to continue to pursue innovation that enhances beef system value from pasture to the consumer. If you are currently using Red Angus genetics, thank you for your confidence and your business. If you are not using Red Angus, we invite you to give us a try and see why cattlemen are so excited about our breed. ■

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Association Commentary

RAAA National Office

18335 E 103rd Avenue, Suite 202 Commerce City, CO 80022 (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 Ryan Boldt Ext. 12 • ryan@redangus.org Accounting Director Janet Russell Ext. 11 • janet@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 and Show Programs Coordinator Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org Director of Communications Brandi Buzzard Frobose Ext. 17 • brandi@redangus.org

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

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

Red Angus Foundation, Inc. Fund Raiser Patsy Krause (406) 599-2852 • patsy@redangus.org Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • kenda@redangus.org Registry & Office Manager Angelia Brooks Ext. 5 • angelia@redangus.org Manager of Membership and DNA Programs Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org DNA Programs Coordinator Fallon Flick Ext. 7 • fallon@redangus.org

DNA/Customer Service Specialist Ext. 14 • Alana Mauzy • alana@redangus.org Assistant Registration Department Manager Amanda Travis Ext. 6 • amanda@redangus.org

REDSPro and Registry Specialist Jeananne Mosher Ext. 18 • jeananne@redangus.org

REDSPro and Marketing Specialist Nolan Woodruff Ext. 9 • nolan@redangus.org

by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

High-Profit Producers Exhibit Common Practices It was Cattle-Fax in the mid-1990s that first identified several important management practices frequently found among highprofit producers. Through extensive surveys of cow-calf farms and ranches located across the U.S., their research showed the most profitable operations exhibited 1) below-average cow-carrying costs, 2) above-average reproductive rates, and 3) average to above-average weaning weights.

Managers of these operations were found to be “cost conscious” but they did not short their cows on nutrition. They simply found less-expensive methods to keep their cows fed appropriately and in good body condition year around. Good nutrition helped them maintain favorable reproductive rates, typically averaging 2 to 4 percentage points higher than their lower-profit peers. Weaning weights were not found to be much above average. Rather they tended to be average or modestly higher (even to +25 pounds) compared to those from the entire group of survey respondents.

A particularly intriguing discovery was made over several years of surveys relating to the three areas in which these lowcost/high-profit operators actually spent more than their higher-cost/low-profit counterparts. That’s right, low-cost producers spent more on pasture, herd health and genetics. They had obviously determined certain aspects of the cow-calf business are so important that cutting corners is ill-advised.

Pasture/Grazing High-profit ranchers grazed their cows more months of the year, spending more on pasture, but less on winter feed. Their cows, on average, spent one to two more months out foraging versus receiving harvested feeds. Not surprisingly, the additional money they spent per cow on pasture expenses was more than offset by reduced winter feed outlays, producing a net savings over the course of a year. They clearly had a plan that reduced overall feeding expenses, while still meeting nutritional needs of the cowherd.

Keeping Cattle Healthy Herd health was also emphasized, with maintenance and prevention through a

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strong vaccination program being an area where these producers spent more per cow and per pair. This practice contributed positively to their reproductive rates and calf weaning rates. Average weaning weights might have received a little benefit too.

Good health is the cornerstone of efficient cattle and beef production. High-profit producers had that figured out and they managed accordingly.

Genetics Commercial bull buyers are always faced with the dilemma of how much to spend to get the genetics they need. Good bulls cost good money. Great bulls cost even more. There is no way around that, and high-profit producers make it a practice to invest what they need to spend for genetics that will move their programs ahead.

They consistently paid more for bulls compared to low-profit producers, which makes a strong statement for their commitment to herd improvement.

Conversely, “cheap” bull buyers, in the end, may be working against their own bottom line. Saving $500, $1,000 or even $1,500 on a bull purchase sounds good, but it does not pencil out well if that bull costs the operation three to five times as much over the next several years (even more if retained heifers are considered).

This is more than just theory. High-profit producers have proven this principle time and again in their own operations. They open their wallets a little wider when it comes to buying genetic inputs and, with today’s increased emphasis on valueadded marketing programs, some of which require genetic minimums, the need for superior genetic inputs has never been greater.

What commercial producers receive from these high-profit practices is simply a reminder on how to manage toward superior financial results. Keep cow costs down, reproduction rates up and weaning weights at or above average for your region of the country. Easier said than done, no doubt. Doing so successfully will take some creative thinking, perhaps a new approach or two, and a commitment to following the road profit-minded ranchers have been traveling for decades. n

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Marketing Update

by Gary D. Fike, Director of Commercial Marketing

Don’t Keep Your Red Angus Calves a Secret A lot has changed during the past four years.

I began working for the RAAA in December of 2014. When I started, as it often is with any new job, there were a lot of things I didn’t know about the breed, about the cattle, about the people.

But one thing I did know: Red Angus cattle were becoming more prevalent in the industry, and the breed was growing.

I often tell people that Red Angus cattle are the industry’s greatest secret. It is no more evident than at the commercial level where Red Angus calves have commanded equal market footing with other breed types in both steers and heifers in load lot cattle sales. Some of you may still be facing some uphill battles in different regions of the country, but overall, calves provide premium prices.

Through our work with Kansas State University, Merck Animal Health and Superior Livestock Auction, we know that Red Angus-sired steer calves bring the same money as their black counterparts. In the most recent data that we have, Red Angus steer calves at Superior sales from 2010-2018, brought an average price of $175.54 per hundredweight, while Angus-sired calves brought $175.17. Although the price paid for Red Angus-sired steers was numerically higher, from a statistical standpoint, the price was the same.

With heifers, the prices for Red Angus-

sired females was clearly the winner with a $6-per-hundredweight-plus advantage over similar black Angus heifers, and $5 more than Charolaissired females. It is clear that there is a preference for Red Angus females – the “most-favored female” as we like to say.

What is even more exciting is that the price advantage for FCCP-tagged calves is greater than ever. Compared to nontagged calves, there is a $2.98-per-hundredweight premium clipped on for using the industry’s largest and longestrunning Process Verified Program tag.

At an average weight of just under 600 pounds, the advantage is now $18 per head for using the tag, versus $16 from the last data we had analyzed. On a load of 80 head of 600-pound calves, that’s an extra $1,440 in your pocket just for using the tag.

Yet the sad news is that we are only tagging about 175,000 calves, where the potential exists to surpass over a million; and that figure is conservative.

And here’s the deal – we can’t go on a hide color (this is my patented statement) … we’ve got to have the proof!

We have the proof in prices garnered for Red Angus calves; we’ve got the proof that it pays to tag, yet we have producers that simply ignore that fact or don’t realize the data is out there to support it.

Other breeds make claims about their cattle bringing this price or that price.

The fact is, a lot of that data is suspect; it

Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale Calendar

Date Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 Mar. 4

2018 FCCP Sales Bagley Livestock Exchange, Bagley, MN Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI Perham Stockyards, Perham, MN Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Ogallala, NE Sutton Livestock, Sutton, NE Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, NE Perham Stockyards, Perham, MN

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Contact Billy Bushelle Greg May Mitch Bathel Dwayne Mays Ed Kimminau Shane Kaczor Mitch Bathel

is not scientifically proven using statistical analyses, and the data pool is exceedingly small so as to be questionable, at best. The aforementioned data on prices of steers and heifers over that nine-year period represents over 3 million head of cattle sold.

How much more information do you need to be convinced?

We’ve got a lot more changes coming down the pike to improve the value of the tag, including health components and more options for the tag, but more than that, there’s going to be a lot of changes that will affect your business in the future of the industry that may or may not be quite as easy to swallow as using a proven value driver like the FCCP tag.

So, during this coming spring bull buying season when you are purchasing your Red Angus bulls, make sure your seedstock supplier transfers them to you. Then, call up and order the tags when you are getting ready to identify your calves. It pays big dividends, and you are missing out when you don’t use it.

The tags are still only 99 cents for the panel tag and $3.00 for the EID/panel tag combo. Like all things in life, the price will go up later in the year (it’s been 99 cents for 25 years) but the value is still there.

Ask any other breed association to quote you the value of their tag. They’ll be hard pressed to find an answer that has as much data behind it.

Don’t wait any longer! n

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Industry Leaders Confirm Phase-Out of Select Grade Beef Select grade beef has an important past in the cattle and beef business. However, its tonnage is shrinking and will continue to trend lower in the coming decade, based on collaborative research conducted across all beef industry segments.

Anipro/Xtraformance Feeds, Top Dollar Angus and the Red Angus Association of America have joined forces to analyze the current and future role of Select grade beef in the U.S. beef supply chain through the release of an industry-focused white paper, "Phasing Out Select Grade Beef."

A product that was once a major portion of domestic beef production, accounting for 40 percent of all graded product a mere 10 years ago, Select grade beef is now fading into the background as producers and feeders respond appropriately to market signals encouraging increased levels of marbling. Genetic improvements, grid marketing, changes in feeding practices and the growth of quality-based, branded-

beef programs have drastically reduced the need for this once-staple beef product in grocery stores and restaurants.

“The trend is well established with Select beef output being more than cut in half from 2007 to 2017,” said Tom Brink, CEO of the RAAA. “And there is no reason to expect anything but continued shrinkage going forward. Through the Choice-Select price spread, the market continues to communicate that it wants more highly marbled beef. Producers in all segments are paying close attention to this economic signal and are on a path toward the practical elimination of Select beef in the coming decade.”

"Phasing Out Select Grade Beef," available exclusively at RedAngus.org, examines key trends in Select grade beef production and consumption over the past 25 years, supported with objective observations and data from industry stakeholders, meat science academics and beef packing repre-

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sentatives. Projections as to the future of Select grade beef and its waning value are also provided.

The authors recognize the importance of moving the industry forward, thus a white paper on this consequential subject can offer valuable perspective concerning how seedstock producers, commercial cow-calf operators, cattle feeders and food service companies should plan their business practices in the coming years. "Phasing Out Select Grade Beef" can be downloaded from RedAngus.org, free of charge. n

Gill Red Angus "You Buy We Bid” Bull Sale

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 1:00 P.M. (MT) • AT THE RANCH • TIMBER LAKE, SD

SELLING

250 BULLS - 135 COMING TWO YEAR OLD BULLS - 115 YEARLING BULLS

You buy our bulls, we bid on your calves!

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Member Services Bulletin International Animal Identification Letter International Calving Year letter for 2019 is ‘G.’ Many find this beneficial for tag and identification numbers, i.e. animal ID. How – and even if the letter is used – depends upon the ranch’s preferred style.

One suggestion would be to place it in front of the in-herd ID number to identify bull calf, ex: E101, or if it’s a heifer calf to place the letter behind the number ex: 101E. Request for Verification of Contact Information The National Office sends reminders and notifications electronically through email and REDSPro. If you prefer to receive paper forms, please contact the National Office. In order to serve you better, please also review and update your contact information.

THR Deadlines and Reminders Past Due – Fall No Progeny Fall Herd Inventory January – Spring Herd Inventory Requested February – Spring Herd Inventory Due Fall Heifer Exposure Due March – Spring No-Progeny Requested April – Spring No-Progeny Due Spring Herd Inventory Your Herd Inventory is the base of Total Herd Reporting, and a very important step that needs to be reevaluated every year for each calving season, Spring or Fall. This would be reviewing every cow that you plan to keep and cull for the upcoming year, or any that unexpectedly exited the herd. This task should not be taken lightly as the animals left in your herd after this process is complete are the ones that are assessed and billed in July.

Herd inventories can be accessed online in REDSPro. Updates or changes can be submitted online, printed and the hard copy sent to the National Office, or a hard copy can be requested from the National Office.

DNA Submit Report A DNA Submit Report is available in REDSPro and provides easy access to animal data to complete the DNA order forms. 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 the GeneSeek Excel order forms. To access this report go to Herd Management/My Reports. Select group or copy and paste a quick group (50 maximum registration numbers at a time), then select Report, DNA Report.

Fall Heifer Exposure The heifer exposure inventory enables members to submit breeding data which is a key factor in the Heifer Pregnancy EPD. This EPD is also a key component to the HerdBuilder Index, which can be used to evaluate your animals on one scale.

Yearling Heifers 9-17 months of age appear on the prelisted inventory. These females will be entering the herd inventory and will be subject to assessments in 2018. The information to report is: • Breeding season dates • Exposure information • Contemporary group designation (i.e Management Group) • Disposal information (if applicable) Contemporary group designation is used to characterize females that were given different opportunities to conceive. A few ways to distinguish this might include: • AI only versus AI plus clean-up bull

• Pasture versus dry-lot development • Differences in nutrition and/or location The Fall THR first installments have been billed. Also, accounts have been inactivated if lack of payments has occurred. If this is of concern, please contact the RAAA as soon as possible.

Red Angus will no longer accept DNA samples for Zoetis testing after December 21.

After Dec. 21, 2018, the RAAA will no longer be conducting DNA testing with Zoetis. Any samples to be submitted to Zoetis must be received on or before this date. DNA evaluation of all submissions received before the cutoff will continue into 2019 until they are completed. Keep in mind that all DNA samples for RAAA animals are to be submitted to the National Office in Colorado. If you have questions about DNA submissions and testing, please contact RAAA at 940-3873502 or email dna@redangus.org.

May each day of the New Year bring you luck, joy, happiness and prosperity! Wishing you and your family lots of

happiness, prosperity and joy this New Year. It is time to say goodbye to the year 2018. We welcome the 2019 year with open arms and hope that the breed will continue to grow.

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Red Angus Dates to Remember This is your Official 2019 THR Calendar

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“They’re just plain ol’ range cows.”

Bob and Frances Dellit shared a good-hearted laugh at the idea of being featured in a magazine. It’s a modesty as warm and genuine as a hug hello at the end of their Broken Chain Ranch driveway in southeastern Montana.

In the silence of the gentle sage and short-grass covered hills, they sift through the herd of soonto-be weaned pairs. A mama can almost rest her chin on the tail head of her nursing calf. The cattle pick their way around the dry, tall winter grass near the water tank, and then two-by-two, they turn and make a line of red across the farflung golden horizon, looking for a little more.

“If you graze it off, you lose the root system. The roots are really hard to get back if you damage them,” Bob said. “You’ve got to leave quite a bit of grass behind and still bring a cow home in good enough shape to re-breed.”

If you can do that, they said, you can make a living off this plain ol’ rangeland.

‘Next year’ we’ll get a little break from the pounding winter.

Next year.

Most years, they can count on 9 to 10 inches of rain and hope snow in long winter months will help fill a few small reservoirs. But that runs right through the sand, too; they primarily depend on the 42 miles of pipeline they’ve installed to move well water throughout the ranch.

The grass is tough. The ‘soil’ is sand. One animal unit needs 35 to 40 acres to graze.

Every year is best off when a person’s gratitude is kept higher than expectations.

“It is tough country, there’s no doubt. But there are a lot of rewards out here, you know?” Bob said. “You just have to be willing to work hard for it.”

‘Next year’ will be better.

Bob and Frances have been married for 39 years.

Most of those have been filled with wonder at the place they get to live, work and raise cattle; a place most people are likely to fly right by. Bob came to the area in 1976 to help at a local branding. He never left.

‘Next year’ we’ll get a little more rain.

“He liked my bay horse,” Frances said.

The open prairies south of the unincorporated community of Sumatra is what most would call ‘next year’ country.

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Bob and Frances Dellit own and operate the Broken Chain Ranch south of Sumatra, Montana.

In addition to raising their own commercial Red Angus cattle, they manage a neighboring ranch, too.

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‘Just’ Good Ranch People Raising ‘Just’ Range Cows – the Right Combination to the calf crop; mama cows that could grow a lot of calf on a little forage; heifers that could calve on the range without assistance and without sacrificing weight. They need 85 to 95 pound calves born out of heifers and cows alike to aim for a full, uniform semiload on shipping day.

He grinned at his bride in the rear-view mirror on the way back home from the pasture. “I also liked the girl riding the bay horse.”

They were married four years later. The young couple took over her family’s ranch in 1987 with dreams to expand.

They bought and leased, bought and leased, and held back heifers to grow the herd. Frances’ dad had started putting Red Angus bulls on their Hereford cow herd in the early 1970s, and a good relationship with a nearby Red Angus breeder continued to grow their interest in, and knowledge of, genetics that would perform on the range and down the road. Frances took to studying EPDs and sale catalogs, keeping their customer at the feedlot in mind all along the way.

“We had our eye on a lot of bulls that were more than we could afford in those early years,” Frances said. “But

Bob and Frances Dellit

“Slowly, we just had to work our way up from the bulls we could afford to the bulls we really wanted,” Bob said.

Now, after nearly a decade of buying from the top end of the sale, they see the results in their herd.

we had to start somewhere.”

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The short-grass prairie is a place where plenty of patience and persistence is required for long-term goals.

Howard Hawks has represented the Dellits’ calves on the Superior Livestock Auction for more than 20 years.

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Our Program

Our Team

Ludvigson Stock Farms is a family operation established in 1954.

Our roots are based in the commercial cow calf and cattle feeding sectors. We understand what is needed to be successful in these areas and it has shaped our breeding philosophies in the genetics that we produce.

The LSF team includes not only our family but our managers, cooperators and customers. It takes a team to remain competitive in the industry today and we value the input from all of our team members.

Our Key Members:

Our Ranches The Elite Nucleus herd runs on our "home" ranch located 10 miles south of Lewistown, Montana in the Snowy Mountains. We also have an advanced genetics center located in Iowa where our parents began farming over 50 years ago.

Our Genetics We have established a breeding philosophy that incorporates optimizing multiple traits without over emphasizing any single trait. Our herdsires Night Calver and Independence are perfect examples that balance all traits and produce least cost cattle with exceptional phenotypes. Our next generation of herd sires such as X-Porter, X-Factor, Declaration and Bourne continue this tradition and headline the bulls that we will be selling in this event.

• Ryan Ludvigson – is our main marketing representative and oversees the cowherd and development operations in Montana.

• Park Ludvigson – is our main breeding specialist, managing our embryo collection and transfer program as well as our embryo export program.

• Steve Newberry - our chief business strategist that oversees LN Cattle Company operations.

• Rodger Reitman – Our main reproductive specialist and development manager – numerous years experience with seed stock and commercial herds.

• Brian Brigham - Our head geneticist and feed efficiency manager. He brings years of experience developing genetic models and brings great technical skills to our operation.

Our Customers

Our Bull and Heifer Development We develop our bulls and females at various development centers throughout the United States. All the bulls are fed a highroughage ration designed to producea 3.0 lb ADG with 0.2 of an inch back fat. The replacement females are fed a carrying ration and we have maintained over an 80% first service AI conception rate on our females. The cattle are developed to adapt to any environment and thrive.

Our customers play an integral and ongoing part in our breeding program. It would be impossible for us to remain competitive without constant input by our customers. Our customer's environments range from the High Desert to the High Plains and from the Midwest to the Rio Grande. Adaptability of our genetics has been the key to why our customers come back year after year.

$Profitability Again this year, every bull will have a $Profit Index. This index ranks cattle on their ability to return “profit” to the beef industry. We believe that this index will simplify the selection process for our customers and move their operations in the right direction faster in this competitive market. Please contact us to visit about this ground breaking index as well as to receive materials that explain the process in more detail.

March 1, 2018 • Western Classic Bull Sale • Madras, Oregon March 16, 2018 • Spring Ozark Bull Sale • Nevada, Missouri April 13, 2018 • Spring Herdbuilder Bull Sale • Shepherd, Montana Partners in Progress In the summer of 2013, Steve Newberry and Ryan Ludvigson met and discussed the state of the beef industry and out of these discussions a partnership was formed to meet the increasing demand for Red Angus influenced genetics. Like minded and extremely progressive, the Ludvigson and Newberry families are committed to providing the beef

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‘Just’ Good Ranch People Raising ‘Just’ Range Cows – the Right Combination award did mark one year’s prize-winning crop of late-March and April steer calves, it also marks many years’ worth of work that proves “plain ol’ range cows” can do a lot more than just make a living on the prairie.

“Their cattle have steadily improved over the years. They run in tough country, and those cows just fit the grass country they’re in.”

In 2007, they started genetic, age and source verifying calves with Feeder Calf Certification Program yellow tags, and they take the next step by naming those top-end sires in sale day descriptions.

“It’s just rewarding, to see all those years of working over those bull selections and paying attention to that carcass information come back to us,” Bob said.

“The feeders know what sires are going to make the cattle that will feed well,” Hawks said. “Bob and Frances put in a lot of time and strive to do their very best with their selections. The Red Angus breed has come a long way in the past 10 years, and it shows.”

100, with nearly 88 percent grading Choice and 70 percent in the yield grade 1 or 2 category.

The award hangs in the kitchen of the home Frances’ grandparents built; the house her mother was born in. They share stories about the years they’ve spent marking up bull sale catalogs at that same kitchen table. While the

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It’s also a reminder that in country where you might gather cows for four days and never see a neighbor, they’re not in this alone.

“We’ve taken a great interest in those carcass numbers because that’s what our feeders need,” Frances said.

“They’re selling a carcass, so if we don’t give them an animal that will grade, they’re going to lose interest in us, big time.”

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‘Just’ Good Ranch People Raising ‘Just’ Range Cows – the Right Combination They look at their work as a three-way partnership between their bull breeder, their grass management, and their feeder.

“We have to give a lot of credit to the seedstock producers for improving the industry as a whole,” Frances said. “They keep improving their end, so we can keep improving what we do for the next guy down the line.”

Hawks said that neighborly attitude is part of what keeps hands in the air on auction day.

“We’ve had repeat buyers on those calves for the past 20 years. If the same guy doesn’t get them, the neighbors do,” Hawks said. “They have good rapport with their buyers. They follow up and talk to them throughout the year. They want to know how their calves are doing – they just care.”

If they can keep up with the feeder’s demand for growth and grade while supporting low-maintenance cows that wean

calves about half their size, they’re making progress on the prairie.

“Those better bulls, they do give you better calves, and we see that on sale day,” Bob adds. “But the rewards really come back in the females.”

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They’ve built their herd by typically keeping their own genetic investments.

But in recent years, Red Angus female demand has pushed them to sell the top end of the heifer crop, too.

‘Just’ Good Ranch People Raising ‘Just’ Range Cows “It’s hard to put them on the bus, that’s for sure,” Bob said.

“They’re good heifers.”

Frances nodded. This is obviously a conversation they’ve had around this table before.

“We’re going to quit selling those replacements … next year,” she said.

“Next year,” Bob smiled. “But Red Angus females are so hot, you can’t afford not to sell them. In this country, if you think you’re going to winter those heifers for less than what you can sell them for right now, well …”

He tapped his hand on her knee; they shrug and nod in agreement.

“But boy, it is fun to see them tough it out on this short-grass country, calve out on the range at the end of March and April, and still come home with a nice, big calf at their side,” she said.

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“There are very few who are really making a living off the land these days,” Bob said. “People say you can’t make cows pay for a ranch. But you can; we’re doing it. And we’ve had a lot of fun doing it, too – haven’t we, ma?”

No doubt, they’ve shared as many smiles as miles in the saddle side-by-side. And, like everything on the prairie, it just takes time and a lot of hard work.

“They’re just good, honest ranch people; a good husband-wife team, good stewards,” Hawks said. “They take really good care of those cattle. They take on a lot of work, and they just get it done.”

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Making Heads and Tails Out of Bull Sale Data

by Tracey Koester, ARA Editorial Coordinator

Each week, the mailman delivers fresh reading material to cattlemen and eBlasts fill up inboxes with links to online catalogs, videos and sale reminders. Facebook and other social media outlets resonate with individual lot information and pre-sale activities. The influx of communication and data during bull sale season can be overwhelming to bull shoppers.

multaneously accounting for pedigree influences.”

Photos, performance numbers, pedigrees, EPDs, breed rankings and Top Dollar Angus logos cover catalog pages providing buyers with the necessary tools to find the perfect Red Angus genetics for their herds. Then of course, buyers must evaluate the live animal for conformation, structure, disposition and price; and consider the seedstock supplier for proximity, customer service, quality of offering and reputation.

Dan Rorvig

So how does a customer make heads or tails of the surplus of information surrounding a bull sale? Where does a buyer start to sort through the data?

What is the priority?

Selection Starting Point According to Dr. Scott Speidel, Colorado State University animal science assistant professor, bull-buying criteria depends on an operation’s production and marketing systems, and cattle producers’ needs to evaluate their own situation and goals.

“Bull buyers need to identify what economically relevant traits enhance their profitability in their unique production and marketing environment,” Speidel explained. “Seedstock producers strive to provide enough information in their bull sale catalogs so each of their customers can find the bulls that fit their needs, but not all data is relevant to each buyer.”

While it might be tempting to seek out bulls that rank in the top percentile of each trait, it’s not a realistic expectation.

Cattlemen and women who understand their cowherd’s attributes, environmental limitations and marketing goals will

Dr. Scott Speidel

be able to identify the traits that will further improve their operation, yielding larger returns on sale day and well into the future, and this might not be through the use of a top-percentile bull.

Speidel endorsed the science and reliability of EPDs as the most accurate tool bull shoppers can use when selecting their next generation of genetics. “EPDs will always be a better indicator of the value of that animal as a future parent,” he said. “They are more trustworthy than using just phenotype numbers such as weights and in-herd ratios. In the calculation of EPDs, the effect of non-genetic influences on phenotype, such as environment, are minimized while si-

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That said, he emphasized collecting phenotypic data, such as weights and ultrasound scans, is more important than ever. “It’s all about improving the predictions (i.e. EPDs) and predictions are driven off of data. The goal is to have the most accurate ranking of individuals. Phenotypic data drives the accuracy and prediction qualities of EPDs – the data needs to be there for the predictions to be of value.”

Picking the Priority Prioritizing bull selection criteria – calving ease, weaning weight, maternal strength, carcass merit – sounds easy enough, but in order to successfully impact their operation, producers must find a balance in all areas to maximize their return on investment.

Speidel said ranchers should have knowledge of the average performance of their herd, then identify areas that need improvement in their production and marketing program. “Ranchers need to have an idea of the traits that will add value to the animals they are producing. Their bull-buying priority depends on which area will have the most influence on their profitability, and where that need for improvement is the greatest,” he said. “Then they can place priority on the traits that will advance their herd and most improve their profitability.”

He commented on selecting for extreme numbers. “Animals with traits ranking in the top 10 percent of the breed can improve a trait area more rapidly.

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Making Heads and Tails Out of Bull Sale Data information. We don’t always get to buy those top-numbered bulls because it’s hard to justify the price. Likewise, some of the EPDs aren’t relevant to our operation. That’s where the indexes are very helpful to consolidate the numbers.”

If producers don’t need to move a group quickly, they can use animals with more balanced genetic merit such as those with rankings in the top one-third of the breed. Selecting for extremes may bring with it undesired change in other traits.

For instance, selecting for extreme yearling weight will likely bring with it increases in costs associated with feeding larger cows – a correlated response, important if you are retaining females by these extreme sires.”

Dan Rorvig, a commercial cow-calf rancher and bred heifer developer near McVille, North Dakota, appreciates EPDs when he’s seeking new sires for his operation. “I think EPDs are super beneficial as a selection tool, especially if we can stack certain traits over three generations and see advancements through financial gains on marketing day,” he said.

“We put emphasis on the HerdBuilder

Index at our ranch. For our bred heifer program we need trustworthy bulls that will sire calves that are born easily, but we also want bulls with additional merits. We don't just need a calving ease bull but one that will produce good offspring down the road.

“As a commercial cow-calf operation we sometimes get straight-up overload on

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The HerdBuilder Index, provided by the Red Angus Association of America in its EPD suite, delivers a comprehensive number to identify individuals that will contribute to the cowherd traits. EPDs carry varying weights of importance and include Stayability, Average Daily Gain, Calving Ease Direct, Feed Intake, Calving Ease Maternal, Weaning Weight, Heifer Pregnancy, Marbling, Yield Grade, Mature Weight and Milk.

Speidel agreed. “For commercial producers, the indexes, in general, are the best indicators of overall profitability potential if the traits that make up the index conform to their production needs.

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Making Heads and Tails Out of Bull Sale Data In using indexes, they can select from one piece of information rather than considering multiple sources, making indexes a simple selection tool.”

He added that individual EPDs can help bull buyers fine tune their decisions if two bulls carry similar values in an index but vary in their respective prediction numbers.

In the Bull Pen After bull buyers make their pre-sale short list based on data, pedigree, photos and videos, they rely on visual appraisal for their final culling. Visual appraisal helps buyers determine the conformation, structure and disposition of their sale prospects. Feet and legs should be evaluated because every bull needs to travel well to do his job, as do his daughters in production.

Rorvig said that despite the data, deciding whose sale to attend also makes a

difference. “My relationship with my seedstock supplier is as important as anything. It is step 1.”

Bull buyers should be able to trust that sellers are accurately representing their cattle and offering the cream of the crop.

Accurate data, stringent culling criteria prior to the sale, and top-notch customer service all factor into buying decisions.

“When I walk into the bull pen, I like to see bulls with good muscle expression and a really thick rear end,” said Rorvig.

“I also pay attention to a bull’s foot structure, but I don’t necessarily think it’s my job as a customer to watch the quality of feet. I shouldn’t have to worry about it at that point – the seedstock supplier should have already done due diligence to cull out problem animals.”

Speidel recommends a balance of data and conformation when selecting bulls.

“Everyone likes cattle that look good,

but do they make you more money? If less desirable traits aren’t influencing profitability, then buyers shouldn’t focus on them. The more things we consider in a selection decision, whether it’s EPDs or phenotypic traits, the slower we will realize genetic progress in any particular trait that we are trying to improve.”

The same holds true for pedigree consideration. “Sometimes there’s particular value in knowing a pedigree, for example, to enhance hybrid vigor or to avoid inbreeding. But EPDs already factor in the pedigree’s contribution to an animal’s expected performance.”

He pointed out that with each generation, an ancestor’s genetic contribution diminishes and, past the third generation, impacts an animal’s characteristics relatively little.

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

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

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RESSLER LAND & CATTLE Mark or Bryan Ressler • Binford, ND 701-789-0191 • 701-789-7294 mark.ressler@hotmail.com www.resslerlandandcattle.com

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

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Making Heads and Tails Out of Bull Sale Data

Added Perks Beyond EPDs and phenotype, other factors can contribute to solidifying bull buyers’ decisions.

Animals that have been DNA profiled will display EPDs with increased accuracy values. The genomic-enhanced EPDs will be as reliable as a bull whose first calf crop has been reported or similar to that of a cow with a lifetime of progeny. DNA testing also confirms parentage of the sale animal and may also verify that it is free of specific genetic defects.

Some bull sale catalogs display the breed rankings below each EPD so buyers can quickly determine where the animal ranks.

“It’s important to know each breed’s average EPDs,” said Rorvig, who uses Red Angus in a planned crossbreeding pro-

gram. “Having the rankings with each EPD is a quick reference when sorting through the bulls.” Rorvig strives to purchase bulls that fall within a range of trait perimeters he’s identified to work for his operation – all of which are above average and ideally in the top 30 percent.

Rorvig also reads the footnotes. “In the old days only the top bulls had comments. Now many catalogs have footnotes on all the bulls and I like that. It gives me insight into the cow family, her production record and other traits that might not be measurable, such as disposition.”

Third-party verification companies, like Top Dollar Angus, can also identify sale animals that are superior. Top Dollar Angus designates cattle that rank in the top 25 percent of the breed for growth and carcass traits, qualities that add profit on shipping day when calf buyers

are confident the calves will perform well in the feedlot.

In addition to the latest state-of-the-art EPDs and genomics, RAAA data is backed by over two decades of Total Herd Reporting which further solidifies the reliability of the association’s prediction tools.

“Price is still a driving factor,” concluded Rorvig, “but indexes, breed rankings and a good relationship with our seedstock supplier help us sort out the bulls that will work for us and drive our program forward.”

Speidel’s final advice to bull buyers reflects on knowing the strengths and weaknesses of their cowherd. “Focus on those things that influence your profitability the most, with the realization that the more traits you select for, the slower you’ll make progress in any one area.” n

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Bull Selection To Meet Your Operation’s Goals Spring is always a busy time of the year – cows are calving and bulls are selling across the country. In addition, many hours are spent scouring through hundreds of pages of bull sale catalogs in order to identify a future herd sire.

Within the pages of these books, there is a multitude of information about each animal and its relative value as a parent.

This information can include EPDs, actual or adjusted weights, ratios, pedigree information and general seller’s comments. The job of the purchasers is to identify the information that is most important to them and then make their purchasing decisions.

It has been well documented that the best and most efficient way to make genetic progress in any herd is to use EPDs for selection decisions. EPDs focus on the additive genetic merit of an animal, which represents the merit for a trait that can be passed from one generation to the next.

Currently the Red Angus Association of America publishes 16 individual EPDs and two selection indexes. The individual EPDs can be thought of in two categories – economically relevant traits or indicator traits. Traits that are classified as ERTs are traits that directly associate with either a cost or a revenue stream for an operation.

Indicator traits serve as a good predictor for an ERT and are often used when it is impossible or expensive to collect phenotypes for the ERT. One of the most important things for producers to identify is which EPDs are truly ERTs versus indicator traits. It is important to make selection decisions that are relevant and profitable for your business. Not only that, but the relative importance of a trait can vary from one operation to the next.

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of dystocia, labor and possible veterinary costs are reduced.

Economically Relevant Trait EPDs When we think about the different types of ERT, we can focus on where that trait is associated with a revenue or a cost for your business. Generally, the traits that are associated with a revenue are output traits such as weight or carcass-quality.

Therefore, in terms of selection it is important to identify when cattle will be marketed and identify cattle that will fit that marketing system. For a producer that sells their calves at weaning, selecting a bull that will produce heavier calves at weaning will be beneficial. So, for that operation, the WW EPD is an ERT. However, for the person that purchases the cattle, carcass weight would be an ERT. Additionally, the purchaser will also be interested in carcass quality of those animals especially if those cattle are to be marketed on a grid.

The second class of ERTs are traits that are associated with a cost for that operation. One of the biggest costs in any operation is feeding the mature cow herd.

Therefore, it is important to identify animals that have weight and mature sizes that are suitable for your environment.

An additional example of trait selection for cost savings is reducing calving difficulty through the use of calving-ease EPDs. By having a decreased incidence

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The dry matter intake EPD was also introduced last spring and represents a trait that can be viewed as a cost-saving ERT. When comparing two bulls with a similar EPD profile for weight gain, a bull with a lower DMI EPD will achieve this gain more efficiently and therefore reduce costs in the post-weaning phase of production. Generally, the challenging part of quantifying these cost-saving traits is assigning a dollar value to the improvement, however, by selecting for more optimal performance, the financial success of the operation is improved.

There are also traits that can influence both the cost and revenue side of an operation. The biggest example of these are fertility traits, which are considered the largest drivers of profitability in any beef enterprise. Currently, RAAA publishes two EPDs that focus on female fertility traits. These EPDs are Heifer Pregnancy and Stayability. HPG focuses on the ability for a female to conceive during her first breeding season, and Stayability focuses on the ability of females to remain productive in the herd until 6 years of age. When fertility traits are improved, not only are there more calves available to sell each year, but heifer development costs are reduced.

Indicator Trait EPDs The other type of traits that are available on which to make selection decisions are indicator traits. These traits are not directly associated with a cost or a revenue of an operation, but instead help predict an animal’s performance for those traits. An example of an indicator trait is birth weight. This can be actually used as an indicator to predict multiple traits. Generally, BW is associated with predicting calving difficulty, but it can also help to predict future growth potential.

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Bull Selection To Meet Your Operation’s Goals Another common group of indicator traits are ultrasound measurements.

These are used because actual carcass measurements cannot be collected on live animals used as parents, however they do help to predict the animal’s genetic merit for the ERTs of the actual carcass measurements.

Indexes While the types of ERTs are generally easy to list, it is important to identify which EPDs are available to make selection decisions to improve those traits in your operation. Another way to simplify selection decisions is through the use of indexes. RAAA offers two selection indexes to help producers make profitable selection decisions.

The first index is an all-purpose HerdBuilder Index. This index is modeled after a scenario where female replacements are retained in the breeding herd

The second index that is available is the GridMaster Index. This index focuses on a scenario where the bull is mated to mature cows and all progeny are marketed on a quality-based grid. Therefore, the GridMaster Index’s primary traits of emphasis are Marbling, Yield Grade and Growth.

and all non-replacement animals are marketed on a quality-based grid.

Therefore, this index takes into account traits that are important to consider in replacement females such as Stayability, Heifer Pregnancy and Calving Ease. In addition, because a percentage of progeny will be marketed on a quality-based grid, traits such as Marbling, Yield Grade and Growth are also taken into account.

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No matter what the goal of the individual operation, selection tools from the Red Angus EPD suite provide a prediction to achieve those objectives. The most important factor is to identify which traits are ERT in your operation.

Once those traits are identified, then selection using a multiple-trait approach is the most efficient way to make progress that benefits the profitability of the herd or operation overall. This can be done using the individual EPDs or more simply by using the index that most closely fits your breeding objective. n

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Brown Inducted into Saddle & Sirloin Club

R.A. “Rob” Brown, Jr. of Throckmorton, Texas, was honored as the 2018 Saddle and Sirloin Club inductee during a ceremony Nov. 11 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky.

Induction into the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery is the highest honor bestowed on an animal agriculture leader who has made major contributions to the livestock industry in the U.S. and abroad as judged by peers. The gallery includes more than 350 oil paintings and commemorates a single industry honoring stockmen, leaders and pioneers who helped establish and advance modern animal agriculture.

It pays tribute to one distinguished livestock industry leader per year. Brown will be the second Red Angus breeder chosen for the gallery, following Sal Forbes (2009).

The oil portrait of Brown was painted by Richard Halstead, the renowned artist commissioned for the last 23 years. The R.A. Brown Ranch is a multi-generation operation. Brown built his operation into a substantial business that encompasses multiple seedstock herds, Quarter Horses, commercial cow-calf herds, stocker operations, cattle feeding and farming. His livestock have impacted the world’s cattle genetics and his industry leadership has played a significant role during critical moments of many organizations.

R.A. “Rob” Brown was inducted into the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery this past November.

Brown said, “This is the most prestigious award I could ever receive. It certainly is the most humbling.” Brown is quick to give credit for his family’s success to his lifelong bride and business partner, Peggy. Throughout the years, Rob and Peggy’s primary focus has been to instill love in the family and foster family relations. The Browns have been progressive in generational transfer as well, and have all four of their children and their families back at the ranch growing successful businesses.

Brown has lived by the motto, “Be progressive yet practical, and embrace science while respecting tradition.”

He has given his time freely, and his efforts have made a profound positive impact on the industry. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were honored with the RAAA 2013 Pioneer Breeder of the Year award, and have been supporters and advocates for Red Angus since purchasing Roy Beeby’s replacement heifers in 1987.

Funding for the portrait and induction ceremony came from private donations, and any funds in excess of the $45,000 cost will go to the Sal Forbes Research & Development Fund at the Red Angus Foundation, Inc. The family donated the “Pick of the Herd” from their operation that was auctioned off during the National Red Angus Convention this past September. The proceeds from half of that sale (the other half were directed to RAFI), along with donations received through RAFI, helped offset the cost of the portrait and the presentation during the unveiling ceremony.

R.A. “Rob” Brown and his wife Peggy, (far right, front row) were joined by their family for the induction ceremony. All four of their children and their families are back at the ranch growing successful businesses.

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Not only has he had a lasting impact on the industry living by this motto, he has instilled these values into his highly successful family, which will assure Brown family leadership for years to come.

And now his portrait hangs amongst some of the greatest in the livestock industry.

Rob and Peggy’s desire is to have all donations in excess of the goal be used in the Foundation to continue advancing the breed forward. Donations are tax deductible and may be sent to the Red Angus Foundation, Inc., 18335 E. 103rd Ave. Suite 202, Commerce City, CO 80022. n

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Happy New Year from RAFI!

The Red Angus Association of America serves the beef industry by enhancing and promoting the competitive advantages of Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced cattle. The RAAA provides commercial producers with the most objectively described cattle in the industry by seeking and implementing new technologies based on sound, scientific principles that measure traits of economic importance.

• Gift of “History of Red Angus” book by Dr. Bob Hough • Article about the Benefactor in the ARA Magazine and RAFI website • Name recognition in Denver Red Angus Association of America office

There are many partners and moving parts that work together with RAAA toward success with their efforts.

RAFI was organized to provide support that enhances the Red Angus breed and its stakeholders through investments in leadership development, scientific research and educational opportunities. RAFI is proud to be a partner with the Association.

The dedication and generosity from our many members only serves to strengthen and improve the breed we love!

Would you please consider how your planning today can sustain and propel these efforts. RAFI was organized under IRS code 501(c)(3), and therefore can receive tax-deductible contributions. It is comprised of three separate funds, and contributors may specify which the wish to support.

Thank you for your commitment to the Red Angus Foundation Inc. (RAFI). Gifts to RAFI are counted towards the Sponsorship Level in the year the gift is received. All gifts to RAFI are appreciated! Every gift makes a difference, thank you for your continued support!

Red Angus Foundation Inc. Sponsorship Levels RAFI Friend ($1 - $99) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page

RAFI Partner ($1000 - $4999) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition RAFI Stockholder ($5000 - $14,999) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition • Gift of “History of Red Angus” book by Dr. Bob Hough RAFI Benefactor ($15,000 - $49,999) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition • Gift of “History of Red Angus” book by Dr. Bob Hough • Article about the Benefactor in the ARA Magazine and on RAFI website RAFI Builder ($50,000 - $99,999) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition

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RAFI Leader ($100,000 - $249,999) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition • Gift of “History of Red Angus” book by Dr. Bob Hough • Article about the Benefactor in the ARA Magazine and RAFI website • Honorary plaque recognition in Denver Red Angus Association of America office RAFI Visionary ($250,000 and above) • Listed on RAFI page of ARA Magazine • Listed on RAFI web page • Certificate of recognition • Gift of “History of Red Angus” book by Dr. Bob Hough • Article about the Benefactor in the ARA Magazine and RAFI website • Honorary plaque recognition in Denver Red Angus Association of America office • Naming opportunity Gifts can be given in memory or honor of someone or something. Or scholarships can be establish with your contribution. Mail your checks to Red Angus Foundation Inc., 18335 E. 103rd Ave., Suite 202, Commerce City, CO 80022.

If you have questions about RAFI or need assistance with planning, please contact me.

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Why Red Angus Producers Should Care About Sustainability Why should Red Angus producers care about sustainability?

by Brandi Buzzard Frobose, RAAA Director of Communications

Short answer: Because if you’re not sustainable, you’re not profitable.

Longer answer: Consumers want sustainable beef, even if they don’t know exactly what that means, and as one of my favorite beef producers and role models, Debbie Lyons-Blythe said, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”

Beef has a fabulous success rate – 90 percent of consumers love the taste of beef. Ninety percent! I challenge you to name one president who has had an approval rating of that level. However, on the flip side, only 38 percent of consumers approve of how beef is raised, and sustainability is a big part of that.

Do I have your attention?

What is sustainable beef?

The United Nations definition of a sustainable agricultural system is one where natural resources are managed in a way that maintains ecosystem functions to support current as well as future human needs. Additionally, a sustainable food system is one

where food is nutritious and accessible for everyone.

pounds of commodity beef that doesn’t have a “story” for the consumer.

In the agriculture industry, we add “profitable” to that definition because multi-generation farms and ranches didn’t get that way by operating in the red for 50-plus years. Excellent land, resource and business management practices make an operation sustainable in more ways than one.

And, if you haven’t noticed, the consumer base has changed over the past few years. Today, nearly half of the U.S. population is made up of consumers born after 1981, and they have different shopping habits than their parents and grandparents. In fact, more than 50 percent of Millennials – the generation accused of ruining everything from McDonald’s to college football – make a genuine effort to buy products from companies that support causes that are near and dear to their heart, including the environment. They want to know how their food was produced, which is essentially the story behind their meal.

For example, did you know that U.S. beef producers raise 18 percent of the world’s beef with only 8 percent of the world’s cattle? Doing more with less is one of the unspoken, yet unwavering, mantras of American beef production and we will continue to see that trend in our industry for years to come.

You may think that sustainable beef is just a niche product with a special label, along the same lines as antibiotic-free or hormone-free beef but you’d be wrong. Only 4.5 percent of retail-beef-purchasing dollars are spent on niche beef, meaning that the remainder is spent on “commodity beef.” Furthermore, only 3 percent of total beef production in the U.S. falls into a niche category such as organic, natural or antibiotic-free or hormonefree. That leaves roughly 24.8 billion

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Transparency matters Beef has a lot of things to brag about. It tastes great, is in high demand (up 8 percent over the past nine years) and, as I have heard repeated time and again at industry conventions, it’s nature’s multivitamin.

So why are we constantly having to defend our livelihood and prove that we are sustainable?

Because consumer trust hinges on transparency – they cannot trust what they cannot see.

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Why Red Angus Producers Should Care About Sustainability There is no “trust fall” teambuilding exercise in the grocery store – if they don’t trust beef production, they won’t buy beef. That’s a relatively simple equation to solve.

The challenge is that cattle people are notoriously private; we don’t want anyone to know our business and, even when we do share information, it’s vague at best. However, transparency in the production chain matters to consumers in regards to all purchases – from baby wipes to beef.

If they can’t see and don’t understand it, they fear it.

How can we improve beef sustainability?

First off, I want to make it clear that beef is already a sustainable protein.

Farmers and ranchers who are operating on third-, fourth- and fifth-generation farms and ranches are a testament to that fact. Obviously, in order for something to be sustainable it has to be profitable as well. But consumers are searching for a bit more qualification than a black bottom line.

One way in which the beef industry can improve its sustainability is by producing corn through the use of no-till or conservation tillage. These practices increase soil organic carbon and reduce soil erosion, which contribute to overall sustainability measures for beef production. Therefore, growing corn more efficiently, in a way that is better for the environment, will increase beef sustainability.

Another practice to increase beef’s sustainability is through the use of beta-agonists, which improve the net contribution of actual beef protein to the supply chain. Producing more beef, using the same amount, or fewer, of inputs of land, water and feed positively contributes to beef’s sustainability measures.

This may seem a bit obvious, but decreasing the amount of beef wasted contributes to beef’s overall sustainability. In my home, you’d be hardpressed to find leftover steak but there is occasionally too much meat sauce for the spaghetti or a chunk of beef roast that never got rewarmed.

Tossing those small leftover portions into the trash is not only wasteful, but it decreases the overall sustainability of beef by wasting the resources that were used to produce it. To remedy this, you can look into “plannedover” recipes from your state beef council or access them online at BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.

Last, but most certainly not least, there are a whole host of industry publications that share information on keeping cattle healthy, utilizing good genetics and managing feed resources more effectively. All of these practices not only contribute to the profitability of the ranch, but also the sustainability.

For example, a producer who purchases a good or great bull will see more return on their investment, i.e. greater amounts of high-quality beef for marketing. A producer who uses average or below-average bulls will have lower input costs on the genetic side but may have more feed costs to get those calves to market, thereby decreasing their profitability and overall sustainability of the business.

In short, sustainability is about doing the same things we’re already doing – genetic selection, pasture management, feed production and health management – just a little bit better, every year.

What does this mean for me?

I’m not encouraging all seedstock producers to quit their jobs and travel the country as sustainability spokespeople. However, if we don’t speak

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up and talk about beef’s positive sustainability story and how we are continuously improving, someone from Green Peace or PETA will do the talking for us, and I can staunchly guarantee we won’t like their version of the story.

Are you wondering what you can do? You can start by committing a few pro-beef sustainability facts to memory, such as: • Only 2 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to cattle in the U.S. (EPA, 2016) • From 2005-2011, the U.S. beef industry reduced its greenhouse gas emissions and water use by 2 and 3 percent, respectively.

• Grain-finished beef cattle provide nearly 20 percent more human-edible protein than they consume.

Additionally, take some time to think about your management practices.

Do you have a grazing plan in place?

Do you have water resource management strategies in place that address the use, optimization, conservation and quality of water? Those two resources are vitally important to both the livelihood of your operation and beef’s sustainability.

There is a reason industry stakeholders from farm to fork are advancing the sustainability story of beef to meet the challenge the industry faces.

Sustainability is key to your operation and the beef industry – consumers are demanding information and will not settle for less than their expectations. If they can’t get it from us, they will find another protein option to put on the supper table.

Don’t be fooled into thinking that beef sustainability is a fad – it’s not equivalent to flared jeans and disco, and it will most-assuredly still be a driving factor in the next decade. n

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Management Strategies Optimize Heifer Reproduction and Profitability

by Jaclyn N. Ketchum and Michael F. Smith, University of Missouri

Hands down, the most impactful trait on profitability is reproductive efficiency.

Without a viable factory in the heifer or cow, there is no product – or calf – to sell, therefore no profit. Dr. Bryan Melton, Iowa State University, estimated that the impact of reproductive traits on profitability to be three to nine times more important than other beef production traits.

Dr. Cliff Lamb, Texas A&M University, said, “Ensuring that cows become pregnant is the No. 1 most-economical trait that beef cattle producers should rely on.” By increasing the proportion of heifers and cows that conceive early in the breeding season, producers will shorten their calving season, therefore increasing weaning weights simply due to the calf’s older age.

The advantage of early-born calves doesn’t end at weaning, however. Dr. Rick Funston, University of Nebraska-North Platte, reported that heifer calves born in

the first 20 days of calving season maintain a reproductive advantage throughout their lifespan over calves born in the second or third cycle.

Cattle producers can implement management strategies between weaning and the start of breeding season that will increase the likelihood of heifers conceiving early in their first and second breeding seasons. The second breeding season is frequently the biggest challenge since 2-year-old heifers are continuing to grow, lactate and rebreed.

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Management Decisions at Weaning Weaning is generally the time when producers decide which females to keep as replacements, but what variables should producers consider when selecting heifers?

Dr. George Perry of South Dakota State University wrote, “It has been well documented that nutrition, age and genetics are regulators of age at puberty [and that] age at puberty is an important trait in relation to reproductive success, productive life span and profitability in beef operation.”

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Management Strategies Optimize Heifer Reproduction and Profitability With that in mind, it is important to select replacements that are likely to obtain puberty prior to the start of breeding. Heifers unlikely to obtain that goal should be culled.

Not only is it important for heifers to obtain puberty prior to breeding but it is beneficial if they have experienced at least one estrous cycle. Research conducted at Fort Keogh Range and Livestock Research facility in Miles City, Montana, showed that heifers that experienced at least one estrous cycle prior to breeding had increased pregnancy rates and that nonpubertal dams at time of breeding are more likely to produce offspring that are nonpubertal at start of breeding, further supporting the recommendation to cull late-maturing heifers.

After selecting replacements likely to reach early puberty, a producer must decide the heifers’ breeding target weight. Funston wrote, “Research published through the late 1980s demonstrated greater negative effects of limited postweaning growth on age of puberty and pregnancy rates, whereas more recent studies demonstrate less of a negative impact of delayed puberty on pregnancy rate.”

Prebreeding Nutrition Nutrition is an important component that contributes to the timing of puberty, however developing heifers is expensive and should be done efficiently. Producers also need to consider how the cattle industry has changed over the years. Funston stated, “Recent research has indicated that developing heifers to a lighter target body weight at breeding – 50 to 57 percent of mature body weight compared with 60 to 65 percent – reduced development costs and did not impair reproductive performance.”

cows can “practically be determined by looking at the sale weight of cows you have culled from your herd over the past couple of years.”

Table 1. outlines management considerations producers need to account for when

deciding on a target weight.

Some heifers will not reach the target weight while others will exceed it.

Heifers that exceed the target weight are not necessarily the best since overfeeding can be detrimental to pregnancy rates.

Reaching Target Breeding Weight in Heifers Table 1: Management Considerations for Developing Replacement Heifers to Attain 50 to 57% or 60 to 65% of Maternal Body Weight (MBW) at the Start of Breeding.

Lower %MBW (50-57%)

Higher %MBW (60-65%)

Feed Cost

Lower costs. May be important when developing a larger group of heifers.

Higher costs.

Biological Type

Beneficial when developing early maturing breeds and crossbred females.

Use caution with later maturing breeds and Bos Indicus.

Beneficial when developing later maturing breeds or groups of heifers of various biological types.

Pubertal Status

Identifies heifers that attain puberty early.

May mask differences among heifers to obtain puberty early.

May jumpstart puberty.

Plane of Nutrition Post Breeding

Heifers need to continue a positive plane of nutrition.

These heifers either continue to gain or maintain weight when turned out to pasture.

Heifers may maintain or lose weight when turned out to pasture.

Pregnancy Rates

No difference.

Number Bred in First 30 Days

No difference.

Average Calving Date

No difference.

Longevity in Herd

No difference.

Mature-Cow Efficiency

Results in mature cows that weigh less leading to decreased maintenance energy and therefore increased efficiency.

The weaning weights of these cows do not differ from those females developed to a higher % MBW.

Results in mature cows that weigh more and have higher maintenance energy that produce calves with similar weaning weight to those females developed to a lower %MBW.

Long-term management

These females cannot be forgotten, they must continue to be managed so that they reach the appropriate mature body weight.

If turned out to pasture or nutrition is changed these females may lose or maintain weight.

Supplementation may need to be provided if the forage provided does not meet maintenance energy requirements.

However, in order to develop heifers correctly, producers need to know the mature body weight (MBW) of their cows. Perry suggests that the MBW of

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This method does not change their ability to put on fat or store energy nor did it increase their Body Condition Score.

Management Strategies Optimize Heifer Reproduction and Profitability Heifers gaining weight tend to have increased pregnancy rates when compared to heifers losing weight.

Dr. Andy Roberts at the Fort Keogh Range and Livestock Research Facility, conducted research that indicates growth is vital. “That rate of growth during the preweaning or early postweaning phase had much more of an influence on when heifers became pregnant than management-induced or animal variations in rate of growth during the later part of the postweaning period.”

Nutrition isn’t the only factor to consider.

Dr. Renaldo Cooke, Texas A&M University, said, “Cattle with an excitable temperament have altered metabolism and partitioning of nutrients in order to sustain the behavioral stress response, which results in further decreases in nutrient availability to support body functions.

Cattle with a calm temperament have reduced cortisol (stress hormone) and

greater blood concentrations of luteinizing hormone, the hormone required for puberty establishment and ovulation, compared to temperamental cows.”

Temperament can be improved through management, but producers must plan accordingly. Cooke’s research showed that replacement heifers exposed to an acclimation process of human handling for four weeks after weaning had improved temperament, reduced cortisol, and reached puberty and became pregnant earlier compared to non-acclimated cohorts. It is important to note that these heifers had similar ADGs. Therefore, producers wishing to increase the number of pubertal heifers can expose them to human handling. If this is not an option, it may be beneficial to cull temperamental heifers.

Prebreeding Examination Components Performing a prebreeding examination

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four to six weeks before the breeding season is an important management tool in heifer development. This is an ideal time to administer prebreeding vaccines and for a veterinarian to obtain a reproductive tract score (RTS) – an objective measurement of sexual maturity in heifer that identifies nonpubertal, reproductively immature or freemartin heifers.

Although body weight is generally positively correlated to pubertal status, data from the Show-Me-Select Heifer Program in Missouri revealed there is considerable variation in heifers’ body weight within each RTS. The score is obtained by palpation per rectum and is based on the degree of uterine development and ovarian status. Each heifer is assigned a score of 1-5: 1 = infantile heifer, 2 = prepubertal heifer, 3 = peripubertal heifer, and 4 or 5 = pubertal heifer. A goal of at least 50 percent of the heifers should score greater than or equal to 4 before breeding.

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Management Strategies Optimize Heifer Reproduction and Profitability Pelvic area: Gene Deutscher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said, “Calving difficulty is becoming a greater concern for beef producers because of the increased emphasis on rapid growth rates, heavier weaning weights and improved cow efficiency.” Deutscher recommended obtaining measurements on yearling heifers and culling those with small pelvic areas to reduce dystocia.

“Pelvic measurements can be obtained on a heifer before breeding and the pelvic area divided by a ratio of 2.1 to estimate the calf birth weight that the heifer can deliver as a 2-year-old without having substantial difficulty.” Deutscher emphasized that producers should use caution when placing selection pressure on only pelvic area. “By selecting both bulls and heifers for pelvic size, a herd of cows with large pelvic areas could be developed. However, selecting only for pelvic size would probably result in an increased mature cow size.”

Prebreeding vaccinations: Time is precious, so when the option arises to reduce the number of trips through the chute, most producers take it. An example would be administering prebreeding vaccinations at the start of a synchronization protocol. This saves time, but at what cost?

Several studies conducted by Miller, Chiang and Perry reported negative impacts on pregnancy by vaccinating naïve heifers with a modified live virus vaccine around time of breeding. Thus, an important variable to know is the heifers’ vaccination history. Are heifers naïve or have they been managed with a full vaccination protocol?

Table 2:

Reproductive Tract Scores (RTS) Ovarian Measurement (mm) Length Height Width

Ovarian Structures

RTS

Uterine Horns

Description

1

Immature <20 mm diameter No tone

15

10

8

No palpable follicles

2

20-25 mm diameter No tone

18

12

10

8 mm follicles

Prepubertal (More than 30 days to puberty)

3

20-25 mm diameter Slight tone

22

15

10

8-10 mm follicles

Peripubertal (Within 30 days to puberty)

4

30 mm diameter Good tone

30

16

12

>10 mm follicles CL possible

Cycling (Follicular Phase)

5

>30 mm diameter

>32

20

15

CL Present

Cycling (Luteal Phase)

Infantile

Adapted from Anderson et al., 1991

Heifer breeders should also know what class of vaccine was administered. Recent research reported that administering an MLV at 30 days or less prebreeding can reduce AI conception rates even in non-naïve cattle. Chemically altered or inactivated vaccines are considered safer and administering them closer to the start of the breeding season has not been reported to cause problems in nonnaïve heifers.

Perry added, “Efficacy of the class of vaccination is important to consider.” Females that have only ever been exposed to chemically altered or inactivated vaccines will have lower efficacy when exposed to BVD or IBR. Perry recommended, “Heifers should receive an MLV and their boosters early in life, then animals can be administered a chemically altered or inactivated vaccine closer to the breeding season with-

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out worrying about reproduction or health concerns.”

Producers who plan ahead and prepare for the breeding season will realize success on preg-check day and during calving season. Attention to detail in the areas of nutrition, health and pubertal status will set up heifers for a successful career as a productive cow. Quality breeding candidates have obtained puberty and are in good health, therefore ready for the next stage – estrous synchronization and breeding. ■ ________________________________

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a threepart series focused on heifer reproduction and management. Part 2 will focus on breeding management strategies and synchronization protocols.

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They are aware of its importance and embrace the value it contributes to decreasing operational risk. You simply can’t look at thousands of feeder calves and visually segregate those that will be profitable from those that won’t. Genetic information has the ability to do just that and ultimately has highlighted the need for verification systems that can segregate higher value cattle from those that are more commodity with regards to beef quality and profitability.

Though verifying genetic potential is

relatively new, it is rapidly growing due to its clear value. Increasing the likelihood that a purchased set of cattle will be profitable over unverified groups offers substantial risk protection. This is precisely why the longterm ramifications of genetic selections, good or bad, will be significant. Poor selection coupled with the ever persistent risk reduction environment within the cattle feeding and packing segments will lead to one certainty, if you have cattle that are less likely to be profitable for the next owner, they will know.

Don’t ignore profit-driven traits that are documented, especially when the level of documentation in our industry – both EPDs and DNA – is on the rise and will only continue to do so.

By choosing to put less selection pressure on important traits, you may inadvertently lock yourself into the

commodity “basement” and cap the future value of your cattle.

Be aware that your genetic decisions can have long-term consequences, good and bad. Partner with seedstock providers that also understand the implications of not pressing forward.

They can help you continue to create cattle with industry value while capturing the rancher-friendly maternal traits your profit equation also requires. Producing pounds of high quality beef as efficiently as possible will continue to become more scrutinized by all segments that answer to the same end point – the consumer.

As the level of scrutiny rises, so must your commitment to precision.

Jared Wareham, Top Dollar Angus General Manager jared@topdollarangus.com 660-492-2777

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Decades of Performance Testing Focusing on • Maternal • Growth • Carcass

✓ Dedicated 2 yr old program ✓ Fed a high roughage ration ✓ Plenty of exercise ✓ Rigid culling program, less than 50% of the male crop ✓ Average WW of 648 with no creep feed.

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✓ EPD ranking in top 40% of the breed for: 92% for WW 88% for YW 88% for Docility 88% for Rib Eye 54% for Scrotal ✓ Semen tested ✓ Fully guaranteed ✓ Complete performance data ✓ Bred for docility and handleability ✓ We keep ‘em and feed ‘em until April 1st

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Sale Reports

Red Hill Farms Bulls and Females of Fall IV October 27, 2018 • Lafayette, Tennessee 20 Red Angus Bulls $3,925 11 Black SimGenetic Fall Yearling Bulls $3,614 7 Red SimAngus Fall Yearling Bulls $3,214 2 18-Month-Old Cross-Ty Bulls $3,125 12 Bred Red Angus Heifers $3,130 8 Open Red Angus Heifers $2,138 19 Fall SimGenetics Heifers $1,916 9 Red Angus Bred Cows $1,667 10 Bred SimAngus Cows $1,500 Lot 1, the high-selling Red Angus bull, sold to Rogers Cattle Co. and Hardrock Beef Cattle of North Carolina, for $6,500.

Two bulls topped the black SimGenetics offering at $5,000. Lot 21 sold to Jay Price, and Lot 22 sold to the Mike Brown Family.

Lot 131, a red SimAngus bull, sold to Danny Orr for $6,250.

Lot 38, an 18-month-old Cross-Ty bull, sold to Jay Price for $3,500.

The top-selling bred Red Angus heifer was Lot 40, selling to Victoria Farms for $8,000.

Rogers Cattle Co., purchased Lot 56, the top-selling open Red Angus heifer, for $2,900.

Lots 86 and 87, fall SimGenetics Heifers, sold to Tulloch Agriculture for $3,200 each.

Lawrimore Farms purchased the topselling bred Red Angus cow, Lot 109, for $2,500.

Lot 125, the top-selling bred SimAngus cow, sold to Keith Bryan for $1,700.

Cattle sold into eight states (Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia, Florida, Mississippi) and Canada.

Lacy’s Red Angus Bull and Female Sale October 28, 2018 • Drexel, Missouri 18-Month-Old Bulls $5,125 14-Month-Old Bulls $4,031 Registered Bred Heifers $3,306 Registered Open Heifers $2,411 Commercial Bred Heifers $1,756 Commercial Open Heifers $1,134 The top-selling bull was Lot 19, LACY Signature 459 075E, a son of LACY Signature 459, and out of LACY Lakota 8105, a CCR Gold Bar 0251 daughter. He sold for $16,000 to U2 Ranch of Coaldale,

Alberta, Canada, for $16,000.

Lot 1, LACY Iron Mike 005E, sired

by LSF SRR Tyson 3025A, and out of LACY Lakota 8014 020C, a LACY Legacy 6097 daughter, sold for $10,000 to MC Livestock of Archie, Missouri.

The top-selling female was Lot 55, LACY Mattie 115 014E, sired by LACY Foundation 448 and out of an NSF Icon P532 daughter. She sold for $4,250 to MC Livestock of Archie, Missouri.

Lot 62, LACY Lana 7025 052E, sired

by LACY Legacy 6097 417, and out of LACY Lana 7025, a TR Julian LT 142 daughter, sold for $4,000 to Shoal Creek Land & Cattle of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Lot 87, LACY Towkana 8080 116E, sired b LACY Legacy 6097 417 and out of LACY Robin 8080, an LCC Major League A502M daughter, sold for $4,000 to Shoal Creek Land & Cattle of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Volume buyers were Kody Wainscott of Butler, Missouri, and Elk Creek Properties of Falcon, Missouri.

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Sale Reports

Bieber Red Angus Ranch Bieber Fever 2018 Fall Female and Bull Production Sale November 8, 2018 • Leola, SD Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar 39 2-Year-Old Red Angus Bulls $4,621 71 Red Angus Bred Heifers $3,424 176 Red Angus Bred Cows $2,390 The top-selling bull was Bieber Spartacus E639, an April 30, 2017, son of Bieber Spartacus A193. He sold to ABS Global of Deforest, Wisconsin, for $15,000.

Dan Beyerlein, of Phillipsburg, Kansas, purchased two bulls for $7,500 each. Bieber Rollin Deep E669, was a May 5, 2017, son of Bieber Rollin Deep Y118. Bieber CL Hard Drive E665, was a May 6, 2017, son of Bieber Hard Drive Y120.

The top-selling bred heifer was Bieber Primrose 268E, a Feb. 20, 2017, daughter of Bieber Let’s Roll B563, bred to 9 Mile Franchise 6305. She sold to Frank Family Genetics of Johnstown, Colorado, for $10,500.

Sy and Kristi Olson of Hereford, Texas, purchased two top-selling bred heifers. Bieber Rose 442E, a May 10, 2017, daughter of Bieber Hard Drive Y120, and bred to Bieber Rollin Deep E670, sold for $8,500. Bieber Lincoln 121E, a Jan. 16, 2017, daughter of Bieber Federalist B543, and bred to Bieber Rollin Deep E670, sold for $7,500.

Xact Genetics of Fort Worth, Texas, picked up two topselling bred cows. Bieber EP Lass 124C, a 2015 daughter of Bieber Hard Drive Y120, and bred to PIE One Of A Kind 5139, sold for $6,750. Bieber Lass 361C, a 2015 daughter of Bieber Spartacus A193, and bred to Bieber Mick W190, sold for $5,750.

Email your sale report to media@redangus.org to be included in the next American Red Angus Magazine.

Your sale report will also be posted online at redangus.org/sales-and-events/sales-reports/.

Member News

Wagonhound Land & Livestock Recognized with AQHA’s Best Remuda Award To honor the contributions ranch horses have made to the heritage of the American Quarter Horse, the American Quarter Horse Association and AQHA Corporate Partner Zoetis are proud to announce Wagonhound Land & Livestock as the recipient of the 2018 Zoetis AQHA Best Remuda Award.

The Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder is based in Douglas, Wyoming, and is named for a creek crossing that in the 1800s was notorious for claiming many drover wagons.

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SELLING 115 LOTS

RED ANGUS & SIMMENTAL BULLS RED ANGUS & SIMMENTAL OPEN FEMALES COMMERCIAL RED ANGUS & RED BALDY FEMALES

THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 | AT THE FARM | NEAR GIBBON, NEBRASKA BRUCE BROOKS, AUCTIONEER | For a complimentary catalog, contact Sale Management Randy O. Ratliff, 615.330.2735 randy@rrmktg.com

David Spencer 308.627.6259 | Mary Spencer 308.627.8149 | Edward Spencer 308.440.1139 Mark Blake 712.269.1361 | Brett Schroeder 308.627.8422 | www.j6farms.com 5960 Maple Road, Gibbon, NE 68840

JANSSEN RED ANGUS

Seedstock Producers with a Comm ercial Focus

ANNUAL BULL SALE

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019 AT THE RANCH, GENESEO, KANSAS

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Member News The ranch encompasses more than 235,000 acres, where owners Catherine and Art Nicholas raise nearly 5,000 head of Red Angus cattle and feed almost 7,500 head of cattle in their feedlot, and the quality American Quarter Horses needed to operate the ranch.

While the ranch honors tradition, the Nicholases also strive to be leaders in innovation. The ranch produces a ranch-totable beef product, with divisions that include not only the horses and cattle, but also farming and outfitting.

“The Wagonhound’s remuda is as versatile as its ranch is diversified,” said AQHA Director of Ranching Kim Lindsey. “The ranch's horses have proved their worth and quality both on the ranch and in the show arena. Wagonhound Land & Livestock is a very progressive outfit that is also well balanced with old and new traditions.”

The ranch’s vision statement is “Steadfast in maintaining the highest standards,” and that is easy to see in its equine breeding program. The program focuses on creating a horse that will perform on the ranch, but also has the ability to succeed at the top levels of performance events such as cutting, reining, reined cow horse and ranch events.

The ranch owns WR This Cats Smart, the 2017 leading sire of the National Reined Cow Horse Association, and has assembled the highest quality of mares for its broodmare band.

Wagonhound has bred the earners of more than $2 million across disciplines. Performers include Some Like It Hott ($183,383), The Cuteness ($89,805) Peptos Opus Cat ($87,456) and Shiners Diamond Cat ($82,426). The ranch’s remuda also includes Stressolena ($74,781), Dual With A Shiner ($73,005), Reys Stressin Melody ($51,668) and This Cats King ($21,455).

TRAVIS & DELANE JANSSEN .

HOME (620) 824-6492 CELL (620) 562-8361 . TDJANSSEN@HOMETELCO.NET

The Zoetis AQHA Best Remuda Award began in 1992 and has since recognized outstanding ranches for raising American Quarter Horses, an important tool of the trade. Any ranch that registers five or more American Quarter Horses each year for ranch work and is a Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder is eligible for this award. The award was formally presented to Wagonhound Land & Livestock during the 2018 Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo, November 7-11 in Amarillo.

Wagonhound will also be recognized during the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans and at the 2019 AQHA Convention in March in Fort Worth, Texas.

1825 AVE. X . GENESEO, KS 67444 . WWW.JANSSENREDANGUS.COM

The ranch will be featured in the September American Quarter Horse Journal and the October America’s Horse. ■

JACK & ROXIE JANSSEN .

HOME (620) 824-6426 CELL (620) 562-7041 . JANSSEN@HOMETELCO.NET

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Southeast Red Angus Association www.seraa.org Officers

Lowell Morgan - President - 912-754-1445 - morganredangus@windstream.net Jeff Pettit - Vice President - 270-836-2963 - jp@diamondpcattle.com Michelle Pettit - Secretary/Treasurer - 270-836-1651 - michelle@noashconstruction.com

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

Sycamore Farm Pure Bred & Commercial

Red Angus Cattle

Dale & Shonia Parrish, Owners

770 Northeast Tammy Ln. • Lake City, FL 32055 (386) 755-4819 • sycamor@atlantic.net

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LITTLE CREEK FARM Fleckvieh Simmental & Red Angus Cattle

Alex Gardner, Farm Manager 2638 Turkey Creek Rd • Starkville, MS 39759 Michael (662) 418-0686 • Alex (662) 769-2577 Fax: (662) 324-7721 • www.littlecreekcattle.com

Directors Johnnie Cundiff 606-305-6443

McLean Red Angus Jim & Alynda McLean

Jim McLean

770-595-3542

206 Morningside Drive Alma, GA 31510 (912) 632-7985 • (770) 595-3542 mcleanredangus@aol.com -Registered Red Angus since 1970 -

Tom Bell, II

731-225-2490

Osborn Red Angus

Dr. David Evans 256-490-7578

21053 AL HWY 251 Athens, Alabama (256) 679-6307 Email: dko2005@hotmail.com

Chris B. Holloway 662-213-195 Tim Orr

731-676-3133

Jarvis Red Angus

12745 St. Rt. 181 N. Bremen, Kentucky (270) 525-3403 Registered 100% 1A Certified Herd David • Sandra Chris • LaDonna davidandsandra65@bellsouth.net

Whitley Red Angus 1408 Co. Rd. 35 Horton, AL 35980

Breeding Red Angus since 1965!

Henry, Jane, Jim, Kathy, Tim, James Ray & Natalie (205) 466-7612 • Tim Cell (205) 446-5090 tim@whitleyredangus.com

Jim and Alvina Meeks, Owners 1986 Trinity Church Rd. • Gray Court, SC 29645 Raymond Prescott, Mgr. • (864) 981-2080 Visit our website at bullhillredangusranch.com

Registered Red Angus

300 Pisgah Pike • Pulaski, TN 38478 (931) 424-8127 • (931) 424-8227 Fax (931) 424-0319 email: rca@energize.net

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Show Reports

NILE • October 20, 2018 • Billings, Montana Grand Champion Red Angus Female Open Show ROJAS Moonbeam 194W 7102 3758533 Exhibited by Hunter Anderson

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Bull Open Show KJHT Power Take Off - 3525459 Exhibited by L83 Ranch LLC, Hannah Taylor & Blairs.Ag

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Female Open Show HRA Dirty Diana 611D - 3535969 Exhibited by Haun Family Livestock

Grand Champion Red Angus Female Junior Show RUST Miss MTX 7214E - 3704739 Exhibited by JW LeDoux

Grand Champion Red Angus Bull Open Show H/H Recluse 8003 - 3948287 Exhibited by Harmony Hill

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Female Junior Show TY-BE Bonnebell E80 - 3832765 Exhibited by Ethan Bouldin

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NAILE • November 11 & 14, 2018 • Louisville, Kentucky Grand Champion Red Angus Open Show Female TC Luanna 21D, 3536029 Alyssa Deporter

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Open Show Bull 3 Aces Feel Good 2607, 3623317 3 Aces Cattle Company

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Open Show Female HB Fantasy 802F, 3926775 Mackenzie Mawson

Grand Champion Red Angus Junior Show Female KJHT Saucy 3705451, 3705451 Hannah Taylor

Grand Champion Red Angus Open Show Bull Damar Mimi E381, 3622963 Chain Ranch, C-Bar Red Angus and Kip Wallace

Reserve Grand Champion Red Angus Junior Show Female KKC Miss Annie 7903, 3904425 Addie White

NEBRASKA RED ANGUS ADAMS ANGUS RANCH

www.nebraskaredangus.com

Quality & Performance Since 1965 Registered Bulls, Heifers and Bred Cows Available

Scott C. & Patty Adams • (308) 750-7949 78250 464th Ave • Litchfield, NE 68852

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Paul & Milissa Birnie 610 S. 7th Ave. Broken Bow, NE 68822

DOUG Balance from (402) 394-5486 Start to Finish! (402) 340-9910

Inman, NE • Visitors Welcome!

(402) 394-5489

(308) 870-3133 (cell)

www.fickredangus.com Annual Bull Sale March 2, 2019

The Sieberts - Kim, Lindy, Samantha & Kendall 108 Road 3 • Henderson, NE 68371 (402) 723-4376 • Email: sdiamond@telcoweb.net website: sdiamondangus.com

paul@flatwaterredangusgang.com www.flatwaterredangusgang.com

Rob Brawner

Ross A & Lane Knott P.O. Box 43 • Petersburg, NE 68652 Home (402) 386-5411 Work (402) 386-5297 Cell (402) 843-8726

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

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

Scott & Kim Ford

SCHULER red-angus

(308) 876-2211 Bertrand, NE 68927

Red Angus & Composite Seedstock 308.262.0306 • Bridgeport, NE schulerredangus.com

Pieper Red Angus

CHOAT

Red Angus with built-in Performance!

Mark and Deb Pieper (308) 638-4557 HC 70 Box 13 • Hay Springs, NE 69347

www.crossdiamondcattle.com Bartlett & Stapleton Nebraska

Cattle Company RED ANGUS GENETICS

St. Edward, NE

Wayne & Jody Choat • 402-678-3439 Dave & Kathy Stodola • 402-981-1586

Annual Sale in March www.hallpokornyredangus.com

Brad & Paula Pokorny (308) 636-2275

Helen Hall (308) 654-3220

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Show Reports

Red Western Classic • October 30 - November 3, 2018 • Reno, NV Junior Show Judge: Brandon Machado, CA • Open Show Judge: Dr Randy Perry

1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

Reserve Grand Champion Female SLGN 1133Y Elsie 730E Kambie Murray Lebanon, Oregon

Reserve Grand Champion Junior Female EB Blanche 3009 Colbie DeLong Corning, CA

Grand Champion Bull HRA Lookout 711E Bill and Kelly Haun Wilder, ID

Grand Champion Female 9 Mile Abigail A7180-7934 Nine Mile Ranch Walla Walla, WA

Reserve Grand Champion Bull 9 Mile One Of A Kind 6129 Nine Mile Ranch, 6R Ranch Walla Walla, WA, Powell Butte, OR

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Grand Champion Junior Female EB Brooke 3081 Ethan Dickerson Paradise, KS

Bryan Gill

Sales Manager 701.730.0134 bigredgenetics@hotmail.com

Private Treaty Bulls

Averages BW 72 • WW 686 • % Dams body Wt 58 EPDs CED 13.25 • BW –2.4 • WW 61 • YW 103 MM 26 • Stay 17 • Marb .45 • CW 19 • REA 10

4048 - Reg # 1683590 Breeds like he looks, great feet and legs,with excellent disposition!

CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Allan Havick (712) 235-1225 • Shawn Havick (712) 579-4406 1225 900th St • Harlan, IA 51537 • rafterh@fmctc.com

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2018 American Royal Association • October 20, 2018 • Kansas City, MO Junior Show Judge: Kevin Jensen • Open Show Judge: Wesley Hudson Grand Champion Overall Junior Female TLF Alayanah 113E, 3868003 Hadley Hartman, NE

Reserve Grand Champion Overall Female FHSU Mann Msaja Pa 318 705, 3930569 Fort Hays State University, KS

Reserve Grand Champion Overall Junior Female Damar Barcelona E067, 3622961 Morley Griffith, OK

Grand Champion Overall Bull MF TRademark 7326, 3789319 Avery McMurphy, OK

Grand Champion Overall Female Damar Barcelona E067, 3622961 Morley Griffith, OK

Reserve Grand Overall Champion Bull ALT Regency, 3791383 Lowrey Red Angus and Double A Land and Cattle

Premier Breeder: McMurphy Farms, OK

Premier Exhibitor: Fort Hays State University, KS

Texas Red Angus Association www.TexasRedAngus.org

Mark E. Harbin

Home 254-527-4650 3955 Co. Rd. 314 mobile 512-413-0384 Jarrell, TX 76537 harbinredangus.com fax 254-527-3475

BAR C RED ANGUS Dennis Coe Forney, Texas 214-632-8711

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CHIEFLINE RED ANGUS Mark & Celia Miller Rt. 1 Box 9 • Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 328-5210 • Email: mfmrraider@aol.com “Your source of foundation pure Chiefline Genetics”

Morris/Box Ranch

KOLLE RED ANGUS 961 N. FM 444 Inez, TX 77968

Jim Kolle

REGISTERED RED ANGUS & ANGUS PLUS

(361) 550-5045 • jakolle@tisd.net

ANGUS PLUS Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

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Bulls, Cows & Heifers—All Ages

Registered Red Angus Kelly & Sallye Box

7371 Sherman Rd. • Justin, TX 76247 Cell (817) 929-7773 • Home (940) 242-3216 kelly_box@msn.com • morrisboxranch.com

G.W. LAND & CATTLE COMPANY Registered Red Angus Breeders in the Texas Hill Country

Mac Williams 116 Fox Hall Cv San Antonio, TX 78213 (210)684-1071 • (210) 341-6701

1995 National Champion Bull One of the largest herds in the South • Rockwall, TX

Ty Davenport DVM (972) 524-5105 Tim Head

R.A. Brown Ranch Donnell & Kelli Brown Throckmorton, Texas (940) 849-0611 www.RABrownRanch.com 150 Bulls & 100 Females offered every October

Judy Kay Ferguson Kyley DeVoe 214-536-6902 940-367-4708 judykay@3klandandcattle.com kyley@3klandandcattle.com Justin, TX • 3klandandcattle.com

P.O Box 1380 Van Horn, TX 79855

Bobbe McClure

(432) 284-9664 REGISTERED RED ANGUS qgra@hughes.net

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Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

Patsy Krause Fund Raiser

Red Angus Foundation Inc. (406) 599-2852 • cell patsy@redangus.org

Mail contributions to: 18335 E. 103rd Ave., Suite 202 Commerce City, CO 80022

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PARSLEY RED ANGUS ALBERT PARSLEY P.O. BOX 278 WHEELER, TX 79096 ALP FARMS ALVIN PETTY 3605 GOOD LUCK RD SEGUIN, TX 78155 PRIEST CATTLE CO. LARAMIE PRIEST 899 ROSENTHAL ROAD LORENA, TX 76655 DOUBLE R RANCH ROBERT RAMIREZ 4927 SLABY ROAD ORANGE, TX 77632

0 2 RED ANGUS GLENN AND BARBARA SANDUSKY 13428 CR 480 MERKEL, TX 79536 DONALD R TATE 4498 FM 644 HERMLEIGH, TX 79526 URBAN LAND AND CATTLE RONNIE URBANCZYK 5065 ARROYO LUIS DR BULVERDE, TX 78163 WALKER FARM WESLEY WALKER 615 COUNTY ROAD 610 DAYTON, TX 77535 KIRBY AND ANDRA WISIAN 319 AMMANN RD BOERNE, TX 78015 Area 5 – Northern Plains Director – Steve Koester BELLS RAWHIDE RANCH ROY BELL 6006 76TH ST SW MOTLEY, MN 56466 GRINAGER FARMS KAYLA GRINAGER 16910 COUNTY ROAD 3 NE MILTONA, MN 56354 HNL ANGUS NICHOLAS LANNERS 28499 73RD ST PIERZ, MN 56364 USHER FAMILY FARM LYLE USHER 6363 60TH AVE PRINCETON, MN 55371 COTTON BROS COLE COTTON 16178 353RD AVE. FAULKTON, SD 57438 OSTERDAY CATTLE CO. CLAY OSTERDAY 31659 133RD ST US HWY 12 JAVA, SD 57452 GREENWOOD RED ANGUS JEREMY SCHROEDER 835 WESTPARK ST WINNER, SD 57580 Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Newley Hutchison DEVON BENES 699 OAK ROAD VALPARAISO, NE 68065 H&H CATTLE LEVI HEESE 512 17TH STREET WISNER, NE 68791 AARON C. NABER 3250 ROCA ROAD ROCA, NE 68430 NEVILLE RED ANGUS AND SIMMENTAL JEREMIAH NEVILLE 1409 11TH ROAD CENTRAL CITY, NE 68826

SHUEY STOCK FARMS KEITH SHUEY BOX 117 588 N 5TH ST TECUMSEH, NE 68450 JASEY BAKER 15467 STATE HIGHWAY 24 PURCELL, OK 73080 BRAYDEN BARKER 21084 CR 1505 ADA, OK 74820 MAKENNA BARKER 21084 CR 1505 ADA, OK 74820 RUBY BELL 38860 W. 231ST S BRISTOW, OK 74010 RANCE MCENTIRE 10623 N. 1710 ROAD SWEETWATER, OK 73666 PIERCE FARMS EVIN PIERCE 504 S CENTRAL BILLINGS, OK 74630 KYLA WALTER 11539 N 1990 RD ELK CITY, OK 73644 Area 7 – Northeast Director – John Langdon GUNNER CRAWFORD 5955 OLAND ROAD ADAMSTOWN, MD 21710 PLANK STOCK FARMS BRIAN PLANK 325 MT HOPE RD CRYSTAL, MI 48818 LUCKY STAR FARMS STEVE & CHRIS SHELLENBARGER 11769 BELL RD CLARKSVILLE, MI 48815 MORGAN MODRO 58377 MARIETTA RD BYESVILLE, OH 43723 SLATE WIND FARM KEVIN STAHL 10157 CORNER ROAD MERCERSBURG, PA 17236 Area 8 – Southeast Director – Jim Yance B&B FARM TYLER BROWN 5000 COUNTY ROAD 89 LEXINGTON, AL 35648 ETHAN POWELL 13851 NORTH HWY 59 SUMMERS, AR 72769 FLATWOOD’S FARMS TROY K LOFTON 1264 ARLINGTON DR SW BOGUE CHITTO, MS 39629 B. MOSELEY FARMS BENTON MOSELEY 324 N. CHURCH ST. FLORENCE, MS 39073 NALE FARMS JEFFREY NALE 1617 HUFFINE RD. DYERSBURG, TN 38024

WESTON ROWLETT 298 BETHANY CHURCH RD MARTIN, TN 38237 Area 9 – Midwest Director – Stuart Gilbert MITCHELL FAGLE 3149 MIDWAY RD MARION, IA 52302 LAURIN GOECKE 1843 220TH ST STATE CENTER, IA 50247

“Generations of Predictability 19” Production Sale 1/28/2019 Selling Age Advantaged Bulls and Registered Bred Heifers

Rob Brawner

SCHAEFER ORWIG 11024 165TH AVE INDIANOLA, IA 50125 TRIPLE O STOCK FARM ROBERT OTTO 29597 208TH STREET HONEY CREEK, IA 51542 HUNTER POSTON 2911 265TH STREET VILLISCA, IA 50864 WILSON FARMS CHRIS WILSON 3382 190TH STREET CRESTON, IA 50801 CAYLEE BEAM 12240 N 850TH AVE CAMBRIDGE, IL 61238 COLTON BEAM 12240 N 850TH AVE CAMBRIDGE, IL 61238 BKE RED ANGUS PATRICK KELLY 26621 N 100 E RD CORNELL, IL 61319 GRACYN WELSH 20304 E 200ST BLANDINSVILLE, IL 61420 CASS KLEEMAN 5120 SE ELK GROVE RD BRAYMER, MO 64624 ROYER RED ANGUS WESLEY ROYER PO BOX 221 FREDERICKTOWN, MO 63645 COLD SPRINGS FARM ROD ALTON N4703 COLD SPRINGS ROAD MONROE, WI 53566 FRONT LINE GENETICS ERIC CERVEN N12881 CARDINAL AVE OWEN, WI 54460 DYLAN’S DANGEROUS ANGUS DYLAN HANSON 706 EAST 3RD STREET OWEN, WI 54460 SMOKY RIDGE RANCH EUDALE MATHIASON W8661 440TH AVENUE ELLSWORTH, WI 54011

BULLIS CREEK RANCH

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

McDonald Red Angus M c D o n a l d R e d

A n g u s

Dwight & Cindy McDonald 32519 510th St Russell, IA 50238 Dwight: 641-751-9360 O ce: 641-535-4098 Layne Robinson: 573-544-7024

WWW.MCDONALDREDANGUS.COM

PEACOCK ANGUS RANCH

Texas Red Angus Champion Genetics

Rt. 1 Box 45J Covington, TX 76636 (254) 874-5868 www.peacockredangus.com Where Quality Cattle are the Rule, Not the Exception!

Email your news items (sale reports, show reports, member news) to

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to be included in the next American Red Angus Magazine.

Sale reports will also be posted online at redangus.org/sales-and-events/red-angus-calendar/.

LAUREN MAY 21720 COUNTY RD O MINERAL POINT, WI 53565

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Building Better Beef Ken & Cheri Graves (307) 738-2247

(406) 632-5598 P.O. Box 2913 Harlowton, MT 59036

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88 Redland Ranch Ln • Hysham, MT 59038 redland@rangeweb.net • www.redlandredangus.com

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Amie & Teri Angelo

Bob & Julie Morton 2435 Logan Trident Road • Three Forks, MT 59752 (406) 285-6773 • www.gmracattle.com

(406) 288-8171 • angelocattleco@blackfoot.net 96 N Mullan Trail • Drummond, MT 59832

www.sutherlinfarms.com

Bob (406) 855-3614 Jon (406) 581-7800 Chad (406) 740-0099

Ron and Esther Fischer

suthfarm@gmail.com Spooner Creek Lane Stevensville, MT

Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March Big Sky Elite Female Sale First Wednesday in December

Tim & Julie Shick

P.O. Box 311 Lodge Grass, MT 59050

(406) 639-9112 • tjshick@dishmail.net

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

Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

The Forbes Family 37 Beckton Dr. • Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6095 • Fax (307) 672-7281 Email: becktonwyo@gmail.com

Visit our website for more information, sales and events!

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION

www.montanaredangus.org email: MTRAASecretary@gmail.com

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in Big Sky Country!

- We Focus on The Female -

1721 Plevna Rd. • Plevna, MT 59344 (406) 778-3819 • ketchum@midrivers.com

LUCHT RED ANGUS

Vic & Shari Westphal

Email: klmpnra@gmail.com

RED ANGUS P.O. Box 72 Grass Range, MT 59032 • (406) 428-2179

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Bozeman, MT • 406-570-7300 ldlucht@gmail.com www.luchtredangus.com

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

Charlie & Linda Lewis

(406) 962-3330

FRITZ RED ANGUS

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

Jim & Ginger Shepherd

Shepherd Red Angus 3631 Maple Leaf Ave. Cody, Wyo. 82414 406-698-6657 • 307-578-8741 jsgshepherd@gmail.com - PRIVATE TREATY SALES -

MTRAA Officers

President: Francis Koenig - francis@midrivers.com Vice President: Christina Pierce - lostcreekreds@yahoo.com Secretary: Tena Ketchum - mtraasecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Corey Guenzler - corky@hotspringsmt.net Veronica Christensen - criters@charter.net Ryan Clark - diamondbarcattle@hotmail.com

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SHEAMAN RANCH Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

RED

400 East Douglas Road • Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 493-7346 • Kerry.Sheaman@colostate.edu

The Olsons

AREA 1 - West

Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 129

Bob Morton, President Chuck Feddes, Region A Director Kay Klompien, Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 122-123

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming Aaron Kravig, Director

KRAVIG RED ANGUS

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

“Cattle Working for You”

www.crumpredangus.com

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

www.solidrockredangus.com

AREA 4 - Southwest

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 119 Kyley DeVoe, Director

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

RED ANGUS

FLATIRON RED ANGUS

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

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

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

HC 83 Box 9 Firesteel, SD 57633 (605) 865-3236 or (605) 865-3190 Email: bhrranch@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

Smith Land and Cattle Company, LLC

Fort Garland, CO 81133 Mobile (719) 588-1877

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Barenthsen BBRedAngus.com Bullinger Red Angus Mark & Kathy Barenthsen Jeremy & Jessica Bullinger 701-464-5741 701-464-4893

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8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

Scott Farm Red Angus Box 67 Lengby, MN 56651 (218) 668-2277

Quality Breeding Stock & Semen Available

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

Gary & Val

Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

JACOBSON RED ANGUS

28280 75th Ave. N. (218) 962-3360 Hitterdal, MN 56552 Cell (701) 361-3189 www.Jacobson RedAngus.com 8860 39th St. S.W. Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-3966 Cell (701) 290-2556 Email: tmessmer@ndsupernet.com

Tony & Karen Messmer

Private Treaty Sales of all Embryos & Semen Many Rare Sires!

Minnesota Red Angus Association

Contact MNRAA President Gary Jacobson (701) 361-3189 Check out our New Web Site at

www.mnredangus.org

LAZY J BAR Ranch Red Angus

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BROKEN HEART RANCH

Producing Cattle that Perform for the Cattleman

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American Red Angus Breeder Directory

AREA 2 Montana

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

7th Annual Bull Sale

Saturday, February 16, 2019 Buffalo Livestock, Buffalo, WY 1:00 PM MST

"We Breed Excitement"

Edward, Jeanne, Carl, Craig and Caryn 16068 24 St. S.E. • Argusville, ND 58005 Phone/Fax (701) 484-5779 www.olsonredpower.com

Maternal, Disposition, Calving Ease & Stayability Traits

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington

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2019 Breeder Directory

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

DAHLKE RED ANGUS Maternal Breeding Stock

by Top A.I. Sires Since 1992 Contact us today for more information!

Arlan Dahlke • Bagley, Minnesota (218) 694-6727 • (218) 556-5896 www.DahlkeRedAngus.com

AREA 7 - Northeast

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

Dan & Alicia Stickel Phone & Fax (304) 884-7993 Rt. 2 Box 85A Email: cedarhillredangus@frontier.com Jane Lew, WV 26378 www.cedarhillfarmredangus.com - Bulls, females, embryos and semen by Private Treaty -

ELMWOOD FIELDS Dedicating Backgrounded Red Angus Calves to Certified Feeder Calf Sales

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Bulls • Bred Heifers

Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 117 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 127 Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

Jim Tance, Director Region C SERAA Breeders can be found on page 115

AREA 9 - Midwest

Registered Red Angus

AREA 6 - Great Plains

AREA 8 - Southeast

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

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

(740) 985-3444 Day (740) 591-9900 Cell 34740 State Route 7 Pomeroy, OH 45769

Stuart Gilbert, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 129

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295

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

Oakridgefarms.org

Red Angus • Red Simmental • Red SimAngus

(918) 473-6723 Route 4 Box 520 Fax (918) 610-0016 Checotah, OK 74426 Email: jjeffriescattleco@lakewebs.net

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

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

Rob & Amy Hess Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

Pasture to Plate Performance Tested Embryos, Semen and Cattle by Private Treaty

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS

BIM Red Angus

Steven Harris, DVM 4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 www.wmfredangus.com

MCMURPHY FARMS Alva, Oklahoma

ANGUS, RED ANGUS & COMMERCIAL

RANDY & PAULA - (580) 829-3150 CODY & MEGAN - (405) 880-4587 CASEY & TRACY - (520) 906-8509

www.mcmurphyfarms.com

Join us on March 16, 2019 in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania for our Annual Production Sale with Chappell Red Angus and Swank Farm Red Angus!

The Only Red Angus Production Sale in the Northeast U.S.!

American Red Angus Breeder Directory

Jared, Lacey, Paisley & Cooper Namken • 605.881.3845 cell 45536 189th Street • Lake Norden, SD 57248 www.namkenredangus.com • jarednamken@hotmail.com

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

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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Foreign Breeders

Joel Birdwell HC 64 Box 29 Kingfisher, OK 73750 Home (405) 375-6630 Mobile (405) 368-1058

Auctioneer

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www.ORI genbeef.org South East of Billings, Montana • I-90 Exit 469 10 West Arrow Creek • Huntley, MT 59037

Bo ok ing Pr od uc tio n Sa les 20 19 Purebred & Commercial & Be yo nd Livestock Auctioneer 406-366-0472

408 West Main Street • Lewistown, MT • kyle@kyleshobe.com

CANADA’S ANGUS MAGAZINE Box 177 • Stavely, AB TOL 1Z0 Canada Phone: (403) 549-2234 • Fax (403) 549-2207 Email: office@angusworld.ca

Sales & Services

Auctioneer • Sale Manager (641) 919-1077

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Licensed & Bonded with Packers & Stockyards

Bryan Gill

Sales Manager 701.730.0134

bigredgenetics@hotmail.com 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560

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Justin B. Stout

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P.O. Box 1172 Miami, OK 74355 Cell (918) 533-5587 smbooth_1995@yahoo.com

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

AUCTION SERVICE

23724 W. 87th Terrace . Lenexa, KS 66227

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• Sale Management • Auctioneer • Livestock Brokerage Dan Deichmann (406)423-5500 (406)799-5200 Hobson, MT 59452 • deichman@mtintouch.net

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Cody Lowderman - Auctioneer -

309-313-2171 Macomb, IL 61455 lowdermanauctionoptions.com

Angus Plus Breeders

Pool Ranch

Quality Red Angus & Angus Plus Cattle

www.poolranch.com

David Pool, Owner david@poolranch.com 903-863-2171 • Cell: 903-646-2068 Located in East Texas

Red Angus Enough Ear, But Not Too Much.

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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

In the Flint Hills of Kansas 2346B N Road • Strong City, KS 66869 Joe Mushrush (620) 273-8581 • Daniel Mushrush (620) 340-9774

Annual Sale Third Friday in March

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

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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

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”

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

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Calendar of Events January 1 12 12 13 13 13 14 14

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for February ARA NWSS Red Angus Junior Show, Denver, CO Reds On The Rocks, Denver, CO NWSS Red Angus Pen Show, Denver, CO Mile High Classic, Denver, CO Ressler Land & Cattle, Cooperstown, ND Spur M Commercial Heifer Consignment Sale, Bowman, ND NWSS Red Angus Open Show, Denver, CO

19 19 19 22 26 28 31

More Bull for Your Buck Production Sale, Gray Court, SC Orton Ranch Red Angus Production Sale, Bassett, NE Rohrich’s Cutting Edge Ranch, Mandan, ND Grassy Meadow Ranch, Jamestown, ND Houston Livestock Show Open Red Angus Show, Houston, TX Bullis Ceek’s Generations of Predictability 19, Burwell, NE K2 Red Angus Winter Bull and Female Sale, Wheatland, WY

1 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 12 12 16 16 16 16

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for March ARA TJS Red Angus Bull Sale, Buffalo, WY National Junior Red Angus Show, Ft. Worth, TX Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd.Bull Sale, Lloydminster, AB, CA Loonan Stock Farm, Corning, IA National Red Angus Spotlight Auction, Ft. Worth, TX National Open Red Angus Show, Ft. Worth, TX Twedt Red Angus, McHenry, ND Badlands Genetics Plus, Dickinson, ND Rust Mountain View Ranch, Mercer, ND Lemke Cattle Bull & Female Sale, Lawrence, NE TNT Simmental & Red Angus, Almont, ND Berger’s Herdmasters, North Platte, NE Bichler Simmentals and Red Angus, Linton, ND Forster Red Angus, Richardton, ND Crump Red Angus, Buffalo, WY Lazy J Bar Ranch, Flittie, Schnabel Sale, Aberdeen, SD Nordlund Red Angus, Clearbrook, MN Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Smith Center, KS

17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 27 27 28

Larson’s Lost River Livestock, Clearbrook, MN Turtle River Cattle Co., Napoleon, ND Gill Red Angus, Timber Lake, SD Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus, Powers Lake, ND The Nebraska Classic Red Angus Show & Sale, Kearney, NE Olson’s Red Power Sale, Argusville, ND Wasem Red Angus, Richardton, ND Brenner Angus, Mandan, ND Lautenschlager & Sons - Bull Sale, Eltopia, WA South Central Red Genetics, Ardmore, OK Kal-Kota Ranch, Mandan, ND Namken Red Angus, Lake Norden, SD Lone Tree Red Angus, Faith, SD Ravenscroft Red Angus, Valentine, NE D Cross Genetics, Washington, KS Valnes Ranch Red Angus, Eden, SD Lorenzen Ranches, Madras, OR

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for April ARA Buckle & Banner Advertising Deadline Ludvigson Stock Farms’ Western Classic, Madras, OR Sutherlin Farms, Stevensville, MT DK Red Angus, Williston, ND Kentucky Beef Expo Red Angus Sale, Louisville, KY Lewis Red Angus, Edinburg, ND Redland Red Angus, Hysham, MT Rich Red Angus Annual Production Sale, Vinton, IA S Diamond Angus, Henderson, NE VF 7th Annual Cattlemen’s Classic Sale, Terrebonne, OR Arrowsmith Red Angus, Bassett, NE Campbell Red Angus, Mobridge, SD Caraway Red Angus Ranch, Lake Benton, MN Sandhill Red Angus, Sidney, MT McMurphy Farms Trusted Performance Bull Sale, Alva, OK Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch, Firesteel, SD Bieber Fever Spring Production Sale, Leola, SD J6 Farms, Gibbon, NE Rocking R Red Angus Bull Sale, Delta, CO Bar S Ranch Production Sale, Paradise, KS Hueftle Cattle Co., Cozad, NE Leland & Koester Red Angus, Sidney, MT Lucht Red Angus, Bozeman, MT Red Alliance, Shawnee, OK REDstock Bull Sale, Chillicothe, MO R.A. Brown Ranch Annual March Bull Sale, Throckmorton, TX C-Bar Ranch, Brownell, KS Loosli Red Angus, Ashton, ID Wedel Red Angus, Leoti, KS Heart River Ranch, Belfield, ND Fritz Red Angus, Brady, MT

14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 19 19 21 23 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 26 27 27 27 28 28 29

Schriefer Red Angus, Dickinson, ND Graystone Cattle Co., Stockport, IA Mushrush Red Angus, Strong City, KS 9 Mile Bull Sale, Touchet, WA Janssen Red Angus, Geneseo, KS Keystone Elite Production Sale, Mill Hall, PA Ludvigson Stock Farms’ Spring Ozark Sale, Nevada, MO Milk Creek Reds, Plevna, MT Red Hill Farms ‘More Than a Bull Sale,’ Lafayette, TN Flatwater Gang Red Angus, Broken Bow, NE JE Red Angus & Henderson Red Angus, Dublin, TX Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls, MT Green Mountain Red Angus, Logan, MT Peacock Angus Ranch’s Private Treaty Sale, Covington, TX Klompien Red Angus, Manhattan, MT Arkansas Bull Sale, Heber Springs, AR Croissant Red Angus, Briggsdale, CO Fischer Red Angus “Spring Fling” Bull Sale, Harlowton, MT Red Alliance, Canton, OK Axtell Cattle Co., Sterling, CO Feddes & C-T Red Angus, Manhattan, MT McEntire’s 4MC Bull Sale, Sweetwater, OK Rhodes Red Angus Ranch, Faulkton, SD Weber Charolais & Red Angus, Lake Andes, SD L83 Lodoen Cattle Co., Mandan, ND B&L Red Angus, Putnam, OK Diamond H Ranch, LaCrosse, KS Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT Schuler Red Angus, Bridgeport, NE Jacobson Red Angus, Hitterdal, MN Pieper Red Angus, Hay Springs, NE

February

March

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17133 NW Co Rd 701 Archie, MO 64725 816.807.6606

Balancing Performance with Maternal

Mike and Stephanie Smith

info@missouriredangus.com www.missouriredangus.com

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

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3K Land & Cattle Co ..........................119 5L Red Angus................................61,123 9 MIle Ranch ........................................17 ABS ......................................................11 Adams Angus Ranch ..........................117 Andras Stock Farm ............................130 Angelo Cattle Company .....................122 Angus World ......................................126 Arrowsmith Red Angus ......................113 Atkinson Reds ....................................115 Axtell Cattle Co..............................60,124 Bachman Cattle Farms..................35,129 Bar C Red Angus................................119 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ..55,124 Bayer ....................................................31 Beckton Stock Farm ....................2,3,122 Berger Herdmasters ............................51 Bieber Red Angus ..................................7 BIM Red Angus ..................................125 Birdwell, James ..................................126 Birdwell, Joel ......................................126 Birnie Red Angus................................117 Bola Red Angus ..........................118,119 Booth, CK Sonny................................126 Bovine Elite ..........................................91 Bow Creek Beef ................................125 Bowles J5 Red Angus ........................123 Broken Heart Ranch.. ...................20,124 Brown, RA ..........................................119 Brylor Ranch ......................................122 Buffalo Creek Red Angus ..................120 Bull Hill Ranch ............................106,115 Bullis Creek Ranch ..............107,117,121 C-T ..................................................93,75 Calvo Red Angus..................................96 Campbell Red Angus..........................124 Cattlelist................................................46 Cattle Visions ......................................43 Cedar Hill Farm ..................................123 Chappell Red Angus......................57,125 Chiefline Red Angus ..........................119 Christensen Red Angus......................123 Choat Cattle Co ..................................117 Cinco Ranch ........................................18 Clay Maxey Ford ..................................78 Croissant Red Angus ....................83,124 Cross Diamond............................117,131 Crossroads Cattle Company ..............125 Crump Red Angus ....................71,79,125 Cutting Edge Ranch ............................89 D Cross Red Angus ....................108,127 D&D Cattle Co ...................................117 DK Red Angus ..............................50,124 Daigger-Orr Red Angus ......................117 Dahlke Red Angus..............................125 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage........126

Diamond C North Dakota Red Angus ..69,125 Diamond H ....................................29,127 Double Eagle Ranch ..........................129 Elmwood Fields ..................................125 Faylor Red Angus ..............................123 Feddes Red Angus ..............................93 Fick Red Angus ..................................117 Fischer’s Red Angus ....................66,122 Flaming Livestock Co ........................127 Flat Creek Farms................................115 Flat Iron Red Angus............................124 Forster Red Angus ........................72,124 Fritz Red Angus..................................123 Genex/CRI..........................................132 Gibson Red Angus, GA ......................115 Gilchrist ..............................................126 Gill Red Angus......................................23 Gilreath Farms....................................118 Glacier Red Angus ............................122 Graystone Cattle Company ..................87 Green Mountain Red Angus ........,45,122 G.W. Land & Cattle Co ......................119 H & F Red Angus ...............................127 Halfmann Red Angus..........................119 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ..................117 Harbin Red Angus .............................119 Harms Plainview Ranch ....................123 Heart River Ranch................................47 Hendersen Red Angus ........................73 Hidden Creek Farm ............................125 Hoft Red Angus .................................123 Hueftle Cattle Co ..........................84,117 Illinois Red Angus Association............125 J6 Farms ............................................111 JE Red Angus ......................................73 JST Red Angus ..................................129 Jacobs, Roger ....................................126 Jacobson Red Angus ........................124 James Red Angus ..............................130 Janssen Red Angus ....................112,127 Jarvis Red Angus................................115 Jeffries Land & Cattle ........................125 Karr Farms ........................................125 K2 Red Angus ......................................53 KK Farms ..........................................129 King’s Farm ..........................................36 Klompien Red Angus..........................123 Koester Red Angus ..............................14 Kniebel Cattle Co ..............................127 Koenig Ranch Reds ..........................123 Kolle Red Angus ................................119 Kravig Red Angus..........................98,124 Kuhn’s Red Angus................................66 Lacy’s Red Angus ..............................129 Laubach Red Angus ..........................123 Lautenschlager & Sons ................19,129

Lazy J Bar ....................................44,124 Lee Red Angus ....................................48 Leland Red Angus ........................15,123 Little Creek Farm ................................115 Lone Tree Red Angus ..........................22 Loonan Stock Farm ........................8,125 Loosli Red Angus ..............................129 Lorenzen Ranches ........................81,129 Lost Creek Red Angus ......................123 Lowderman, Cody ..............................126 Lucht Red Angus ...............................123 Ludvigson ........................................41,63 MARS Red Angus ..............................127 Maple Oaks Red Angus......................129 McDonald Red Angus ........................121 McEntire Red Angus ............................68 McLean Red Angus ............................115 McMurphy Farms. ..............................125 McPhee Red Angus............................129 Mercer Farm ......................................115 Merck....................................................33 Messmer Red Angus. ........................124 Mile High Classic..................................34 Milk Creek Reds. ..........................27,123 Minnesota Red Angus Assoc..............124 Mobley, Luke ......................................126 Montana Red Angus ............................74 Morris/Box Ranch ..............................119 Mushrush Red Angus. ....................5,127 Namken Red Angus ..........................125 National Red Angus Spotlight Sale ......95 Nebraska Classic ................................94 North Dakota Red Angus Association ..59 OHR ..............................................77,124 Oak Ridge Farms ..............................125 ORIgen ..............................................126 Orton Ranch ........................................10 Osborn Red Angus ............................115 Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh........58 Ozark Hills Genetics...........................129 Peacock Red Angus ........................40,84 Pelton Red Angus.................................59 Pieper Red Angus..........................21,117 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..........118,126 Plain Jan’s ..........................................120 Pool Ranch.........................................126 Quality Genetics ................................123 Quartz Valley Red Angus ..................129 RAFI ..................................................120 Rafter H Ranch ..................................118 Ramsdale Reds .................................119 Rancher Profiles ................................126 REDstock ............................................49 Red Angus Society of Australia ..........126 Redland Red Angus ....................102,122 Red Alliance Sale ................................97

Red Angus World ................................56 Red Cow Relocators ..........................126 Red Fork Red Angus ..........................122 Red Hill Farms ............................110,127 Red Western Bull Sale ........................42 Reds on the Rocks Sale ......................85 Ressler Land & Cattle ........................102 Rhodes Red Angus ............................127 Rich Red Angus....................................67 Ritchey Livestock ID ............................46 Rock Creek Red Angus ......................127 Rogers Cattle Co. Red Angus ............129 Rouse Red Angus ..............................125 STgenetics ........................................101 S Diamond Angus........................109.117 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ................117 Sandhill Red Angus ......................75,123 Schuler Red Angus........................63,117 Schumacher Trust ..............................127 Scott Farm Red Angus ......................124 Select Sires ..........................................13 Sheaman Ranch ................................124 Shepherd Red Angus ........................123 Shoal Creek........................................129 Shobe, Kyle ........................................126 Smith Land & Cattle Co......................124 Solid Rock Red Angus. ........................92 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ........................124 South Central Red Genetics Sale ........62 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ................129 Stout, Justin........................................126 Strauss Free Raised ..........................128 Sun River............................................122 Sutherlin Farms ............................99,122 Sycamore Farm ..................................115 TJS Red Angus ............................37,122 TNT Simmental & Red Angus ..............26 Tru-Test ..............................................104 Trinity Creek Red Angus ....................115 Triple Creek Ranch ............................119 Twedt Red Angus ............................24.25 VF Red Angus ........................................9 Valnes Ranch Red Angus..............90,124 Veto Valley Farms ..............................115 Wasem Red Angus ..............................86 Wedel Red Angus..........................65,127 Westphal Red Angus ..................105,123 Whitley Red Angus ............................115 Willows Farm Company ....................129 Windrush Farm ..................................129 Woods V Bar X Ranch ......................129 WRAZ Red Angus ..............................126 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus........57,125

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