February 2020 - ARA Magazine

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FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 2020 2020

AMERICAN RED ANGUS MAGAZINE • February 2020

BECKTON’S BECKTON’S BECKTON’S BECKTON’S 75th 75th 75th 75th Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary BULL BULL BULL BULL and and and and HEIFER HEIFER HEIFER HEIFER SALE SALE SALE SALE Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday, April April April April 14,14, 14, 2020 14, 2020 2020 2020 Selling Selling Selling Selling 300 300 300 Red 300 Red Red Red Angus Angus Angus Angus 250250 250 Bulls 250 Bulls Bulls Bulls andand and 50and 50 Heifers 50Heifers 50 Heifers Heifers

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HERDBUILDER 17 of the top 20 highest ranking sires (and 43 of the top 50 highest) on the Red Angus Herd Builder Index for overall profitability, are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires. Premier genetics for building your cow herd.

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Beckton has long been the #1 Herd for easy calving, with the best average Calving Ease EPD of any major herd. 18 of the top 20 sires in the breed for Calving Ease EPD (and 46 of the top 50 sires) are Beckton sires or descended from Beckton sires.

GRASS FED and NATURAL BEEF PROGRAMS Beckton bulls are used for local and regional grass-fed and natural beef programs. He have regular bull customers from California to Maine, Washington to west Texas who like our genetics for marbling, moderate size, ability to gain on grass and roughage, and high scoring beef tenderness.

HERD STAYABILITY Beckton is the #1 Herd in the Red Angus breed for Stayability, and has been for many years. 12 of the top 20 sires in the breed for Stayability EPD are Beckton sires of descended from Beckton sires.

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Board Commentary

RAAA Board of Directors President Johnny Rogers Roxboro, North Carolina jrrogers1968@gmail.com First Vice President/ Area 1 Director - West Sam Lorenzen Bend, Oregon lorenzensam@gmail.com Second Vice President/ Region A Director Chuck Feddes Manhattan, Montana feddesredangus@gmail.com Region B Director Connie Mushrush Strong City, Kansas redcows@mushrushredangus.com Region C Director Jeff Pettit Sebree, Kentucky jp@diamondpcattle.com Area 2 Director - Montana/ Board Secretary Kay Klompien Manhattan, Montana klmpnra@gmail.com Area 3 Director - Rocky Mountain Aaron Kravig Karval, Colorado akravig@kravigredangus.com Area 4 Director - Southwest Tony Ballinger Morgan Mills, Texas Anthony.Ballinger@adm.com Area 5 Director - Northern Plains Steve Koester Steele, North Dakota koesterredangus@gmail.com

by Johnny Rogers, RAAA President

It’s a Great Time to be Red! Sharon and I started in the Red Angus business in 2000.

We were drawn to the breed by its commitment to the commercial industry and focus on performance data evaluation. Our breed choice was met with mixed responses from our friends. The most astute cattlemen understood our choice and they knew we were making a long-term decision.

However, others could not see beyond the hide color. Many cattlemen in our area were not familiar with Red Angus and I remember getting the question, “What breeds do you cross to get a Red Angus?” It was challenging in those early years to not move in another direction and it was not a good time to be red. But we could see the value in the cattle and the foundation that was built by those who came before us.

Since we were commercial producers with a few registered Red Angus cows, we initially became our biggest bull customer. After a few years, others started asking questions and coming to look at our cattle. It’s not easy to establish bull sales regardless of color and it was still tough selling

Area 6 Director - Great Plains Newley Hutchison Canton, Oklahoma newley@chainranch.com Area 7 Director - Northeast Rob Hess Hershey, Pennsylvania hessfarm@verizon.net Area 8 Director - Southeast Jim Yance Columbia, Alabama jim@jyjredangus.com Area 9 Director - Midwest Stuart Gilbert Stockport, Iowa redcowrelocators@gmail.com

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red bulls into our market. We leased bulls and offered “buy-back programs” for the producers and made some progress.

Inquiries about Red Angus-sired females became more common and we could offer both black and red-hided options. The popularity of the redhided Red Angus female was obvious, and it continues today. As we asked for feedback on why producers liked these cows, they listed the following traits: fertility, heat tolerance, fleshing ability and gentle dispositions. The advantages offered by Red Angus females make them unique and valuable to the industry. They have earned the title as “The Industry’s Most-Favored Female,” but we cannot take this for granted.

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Board Commentary We must expand our efforts with data collection and reporting while maintaining selection pressure on performance and functional traits.

In our market, the popularity of Red Angus females has led to more demand for Red Angus bulls. Many producers have learned the most efficient method to getting more desirable maternal traits is through Red Angus bulls.

These bulls have developed a reputation for being efficient breeders, having calm dispositions and passing along the suite of traits needed for profitable beef production.

males, they really could not fathom producing red-hided steers. However, when producers communicated with buyers that their steers were indeed Red Angus, there was more acceptance especially when marketed in larger groups. It helped that Red Angus-sired feeder cattle were showing great performance in the feeding and packing segments.

This helped create pull-through demand for our cattle. The Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program ensures the cattle wearing a “yellow tag” will deliver the performance results they have come to expect.

Also, it is interesting to see the changing opinions on red steers in the marketplace. Even when producers wanted Red Angus fe-

Our breed has enjoyed great success and the demand for Red Angus genetics has never been stronger. As one of the top five

beef breeds in the nation, every industry segment understands our value. We are a key component in the world’s largest genetic evaluation, and we will launch new selection indices in the near future.

The FCCP program continues to set new records for enrollment and is approaching the critical mass necessary to make an even greater impact.

Of course, the role of the Red Angus female in our success cannot be overstated and we must continue to build on the momentum that she provides. As we look into the future, it’s easy to become excited about our potential. It’s tough to gain ground in our industry and hard work lies ahead, but you cannot deny that “It’s a Great Time to be Red.” ■

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Sticking to Red Angus Basics since 1988!

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WFL PROFITMAKER E7030 RAAA 3775477 1A WFL MERLIN 018A x LSF PROSPECT 2035Z

PROFITMAKER WILL MAKE YOU PROFITABLE ■ Outcross pedigree with one of the most interesting EPD profiles of any sire in the breed ■ Elite Leachman $Profit index and elite feed efficiency to go with a breed leading EPD package ■ Moderate framed, long bodied, good footed individual with an outstanding disposition

TRAIT EPD

CED +21

BW -7.6

WW +66

ACC .63 .78 .74 % 1 1 20 DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, MAF, NHF, OSF

YW

+108 .67 16

ADG +.27 .67 14

DMI

+1.31 .31

MILK +30 .47 5

ME -1

.40

HPG +8

.25

CEM +13 .31 1

STAY +19 .25 15

MARB +.54 .39 26

YG

+.19 .38

CW +34 .53 17

REA +.16 .49 30

FAT

+.05 .33

HB

GM

+225

+50

3

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EPDs as of 1/5/2020 TOP 35%

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COLLIER FINISHED PRODUCT RAAA 3861137 1A COLLIER FINAL PRODUCT B389 x HOOVER DAM

BUILDING A MATERNAL PRODUCT ■ Total outcross pedigree that combines three legendary Angus sires who were made famous for their ability to make fantastic females ■ FINAL PRODUCT, HOOVER DAM and IN FOCUS all in one pedigree and dressed in a red suit ■ His famous great granddam Amy B121 comes from the same cow family that you will find in the impressive female maker FUSION’s pedigree ■ He is attractive patterned, dark cherry red, big soft bodied, sound as a cat and offers the highest spread in our lineup TRAIT EPD

CED +18

BW -1.6

WW +71

ACC .40 .46 .44 % 4 9 DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, MAF, NHF, OSF

SPARTAN

YW

+121 .45 4

ADG +.32 .45 3

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DMI

+1.75 .10

MILK +23 .39

ME -6

.00 18

HPG +18 .21 2

CEM +10 .20 10

STAY +22 .25 2

MARB +.62 .38 16

YG

+.17 .35

CW +29 .43 29

REA +.22 .42 22

FAT

+.06 .36

HB

GM

+261

+52

1

8

HB

GM

+193

+48

EPDs as of 1/5/2020 TOP 35%

BIEBER SPARTAN E639 RAAA 3762927 BIEBER SPARTACUS A193 x VGW OLY 903

CALVING EASE, TYPE AND COW POWER ■ Blends a -3.3 birth weight EPD with top third growth ■ The OLY 903 daughters are tremendous females and SPARTAN’s dam sold as a featured donor to Frank Family Genetics ■ He is moderate framed, attractive, super big bodied and really thick ended ■ You will really appreciate his type and kind along with his great feet and structure

TRAIT EPD

CED +12

BW

-3.3

WW +61

ACC .40 .46 .45 % 15 32 DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, MAF, NHF, OSF

ENERGIZE

YW

+100 .45 25

ADG +.24 .45 20

DMI

+1.38 .15

MILK +21 .43

ME +3 .36

HPG +10 .27

CEM +9

.26 12

STAY +18 .26 17

MARB +.33 .40

YG

+.14 .35

CW +28 .45 26

REA +.04 .43

FAT

+.03 .36

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BIEBER CL ENERGIZE F121 RAAA 3958815 1A BIEBER CL ATOMIC C218 x BIEBER HARD DRIVE Y120

A RENEWED ENERGY IN CALVING EASE, PHENOTYPE AND PERFORMANCE ■ ■ ■ ■

TRAIT EPD

CED +17

BW -4.1

WW +67

ACC .43 .50 .48 % 5 7 11 DNA tested AMF, CAF, DDF, MAF, NHF, OSF

YW

+110 .49 8

ADG +.27 .49 8

Ranks in the top 5% of the breed for calving ease and top 10% for growth and performance Exceptional carcass value with top 10% for CW, Marb and REA Maternal strength backed by Bieber Adelle cow family, his granddam Adelle 297Y is in the Bieber donor pen Moderate framed with loads of body and dimension, you really like how bold sprung and soft made he is

DMI

+1.43 .17

MILK +24 .40 31

ME +1

.35

HPG +12 .27 29

CEM +8

.23 32

STAY +18 .23 20

MARB +.71 .37 6

YG

+.15 .34

CW +39 .45 4

REA +.29 .42 9

FAT

+.05 .33

HB

GM

+212

+52

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by Tom Brink, RAAA Chief Executive Officer

RAAA National Staff

Why Red Angus is Part of International Genetic Solutions

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

Director of Breed Improvement Ryan Boldt Ext. 12 • ryan@redangus.org Director of Office Operations Halla Pfeiff Ext. 10 • halla@redangus.org Assistant Registration Department Manager Amanda Travis Ext. 6 • amanda@redangus.org REDSPro and Registry Specialist Jeananne Mosher Ext. 18 • jeananne@redangus.org DNA Programs Coordinator Fallon Flick Ext. 7 • fallon@redangus.org DNA/Customer Service Specialist Ext. 14 • Alana Skelton • alana@redangus.org Database and Registration Consultant Kenda Ponder Ext. 15 • kenda@redangus.org Director of Commercial Marketing Harold Bertz Ext. 19 • harold@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Coordinator Katie Ochsner Ext. 16 • katieochsner@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Specialist Barrett Simon (316) 452-1792 • barrettsimon@redangus.org Commercial Marketing Specialist Nolan Woodruff Ext. 9 • nolan@redangus.org Tag and Show Programs Coordinator Chessie Mitchell Ext. 2 • chessie@redangus.org Junior Programs Coordinator Kim Heller (515) 851-2019 • kim@redangus.org

Accomplishing more together than we could individually is the reason 17 beef breeds, including Red Angus, are part of the genetic evaluation partnership operated by International Genetic Solutions. What started as a collaboration between Red Angus and Simmental in 2010, with the goal of creating the industry’s first multi-breed EPDs, has now grown to become the world’s largest genetic evaluation for beef cattle.

Breed associations from the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand are working together to create a huge database of cattle performance records and genotypic information, and to share the cost of using cutting-edge software and technology to calculate the most accurate EPDs possible. What IGS is doing today is so large and sophisticated, it was little more than a dream 5 years ago.

To offer a just one example of how working with multiple breeds directly benefits Red Angus, Ryan Boldt, RAAA director of breed improvement, recently calculated that available data on Red Angus-sired calving events (and their associated calving-ease scores) is 20% larger through IGS than if Red Angus was conducting its genetic evaluation as a single breed.

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 Accounting Director Janet Russell Ext. 11 • janet@redangus.org Receptionist Toni Scanga receptionist@redangus.org

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The overall IGS database currently contains pedigrees and performance records on more than 19 million animals. And even as impressive as that is, a more important feature is the continual addition of new data on younger animals that IGSmember breeds contribute on a weekly basis. Every genetic evaluation needs a constant flow of new phenotypic and genotypic data on the freshest young sires, the latest calf crops and newest females coming into production – as well as on older animals. The IGS structure fulfills this need extremely well. During calendar year 2019, birth weight records grew by 382,000 head, while the number of weaning weight records increased by 369,000. These large volumes of new data illustrate how substantial the IGS collaboration has become, and since more data is better than less, our resulting EPDs become increasingly accurate as a result.

HB EPD 166 Acc % Rank 63

GM 53

HB EPD 225 Acc % Rank 3

GM 50

HB EPD 231 Acc % Rank 2

GM 51

5

24

16

CED 15 .73 18

BW -5.7 .87 2

WW 53 .84 68

YW MILK CEM STAY MARB CW 102 29 10 12 .70 43 .82 .52 .36 .30 .58 .62 27 6 10 90 9 6

REA .74 .59 2

CED 17 .61 9

BW -2.9 .74 22

WW 77 .70 3

YW MILK CEM STAY MARB CW 115 21 12 18 .72 43 .70 .51 .36 .28 .51 .57 9 57 2 21 8 5

REA .10 .52 41

CED 19 .57 3

BW -3.0 .70 21

WW 57 .65 53

YW 99 .60 32

REA .02 .46 58

MILK CEM STAY MARB CW 23 11 18 .49 13 .42 .28 .24 .38 .50 43 4 22 36 82

EPDs as of 1/15/2020

Association Commentary We can rightly view the IGS genetic evaluation as a system that is constantly learning and getting smarter as new data is provided from each of the participating breeds. If a Gelbvieh/Balancer breeder from Missouri uses Red Angus for making Red Balancers, Red Angus EPDs are incrementally made more accurate upon the submission of this breeder’s data.

Red Angus participates in IGS both because it is beneficial for our own breeders and for commercial cow-calf producers.

els for various traits without needing to make any further adjustments. For example, suppose a rancher in Kansas crossbreeds Red Angus and Simmental and desires to maintain his Milk EPDs between 14 and 24, which he views as enough milk, but not too much. This same range can be used when selecting Red Angus, Simmental and SimAngus bulls (again with no adjustment needed), and this rancher can be confident that he is keeping his herd’s milk genetics in the targeted zone.

Another benefit of multi-breed collaboration via IGS is that EPDs for all participating breeds are published on the same base, making them directly comparable across participating breeds. Commercial cow-calf producers who are crossbreeding Red Angus with one or more IGS breeds can select their desired EPD lev-

What’s ahead for IGS? During the next several years, there are at least two important ways we can expect the IGS genetic evaluation to advance further. First, EPDs will be calculated on more traits. Dry Matter Intake is a trait that Red Angus currently publishes as a single-breed EPD (Colorado State University completes the evaluation for this trait). However,

within the next 12-18 months, IGS will begin to calculate DMI EPDs on a multibreed basis, which will greatly increase the volume of intake records this EPD is based upon.

The second likely development for IGS is the inclusion of more breeds, perhaps even some of considerable size. As more breeds decide to join IGS, the overall strength of the evaluation will continue to ratchet upward. RAAA expects IGS to maintain its position as the globe’s largest genetic evaluation for beef cattle, and we will remain active in supporting its growth and technological advancements.

Red Angus participates in IGS both because it is beneficial for our own breeders and for commercial cow-calf producers. It’s a collaborative system that is working well and producing many benefits for all involved. ■

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We have found that the “belly dragging kind” is the “right kind” to have. We have also found that the “right kind” comes with calving ease, fertility, structural soundness, udder quality and longevity.

Finding and selecting these types of genetics is the key to profitable ranching. The group of bulls we have selected to sell this year have generations of proven cow families behind them. With using bulls like these, you can put confidence in knowing what to expect.

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Actual BW: 72 lbs.

Calvo Red Grazer 158F OCC Red Grazer 610Z x OCC Easy Red 809W

Actual BW: 69 lbs.

Calvo Ripped in Red 157F 5L Ripped In Black 510B x OCC Easy Red 809W

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SLGN Bojangles 479B

SLGN Yardmaster 125Y

BW -4.7 WW 66 YW 109 MILK 26 Marb .33 REA .03

• Card Shark X Perfect Storm's dam.

• This bull is amazing! Check out his first calves at Tree Lane Farms, IL!

• Out of the great Rebellas family that produced Major League, Grand Canyon, and LCB Hoss, he is surefire calving ease with huge growth and carcass.

BW -2.3 WW 70 YW 113 MILK 5 Marb .28 REA -.09

• Lead bull in our pen of Cowby Cut bulls in Denver!

BW -4.1 WW 58 YW 93 MILK 25 Marb .60 REA .23

• Powerful calving ease with balance.

• Champion at KILE twice!

Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W

NBAR Hamley S913

BW -4.5 WW 40 YW 65 MILK 21 Marb -.16 REA .60

BW -2.5 WW 35 YW 40 MILK 22 Marb .45 REA -.35

• He’s siring tremendous champions everywhere!

• Daughters working great!

Red Rainbow Transendence 29B

BW -0.7 WW 47 YW 64 MILK 21 Marb .23 REA -.12

• New, hot outcross with QUALITY!

• The exciting Wildcat Creek & Griswold calving ease herdsire!

3 Aces Sideways

BW 0.4 WW 51 YW 71 MILK 20 Marb .17 RE .06

• Crossfire is a Firstorm x Gangster who is siring tremendous progeny!

WEBR Dr. Feel Good 1112

BW -2.0 WW 42 YW 70 MILK 25 Marb -.11 REA -.06

• Dr. Feel Good is producing complete progeny!

• Full brother to Card Shark!

BACH MR MIGHTY MO F035D

BW 0.3 WW 58 YW 86 MILK 23 Marb .65 REA .05

• Sired by Bieber Federation B544

Red Six MIle Custom Made

BW 1.1 WW 63 YW 96 MILK 14 Marb .13 REA -.35

• Sideways is an exciting phenotype and genetic package.

BW -0.7 WW 66 YW 100 MILK 23 Marb .67 REA -.03

• A high performance and maternal bull

by Red U2 Reckoning. OUTCROSS QUALITY!

EGL GCC RED EAGLE E7194

BHR Durango 1158

CBCB Crossfire

• Six Mile Signature son-stacked pedigree • Card Shark out of a phenomenal cow at McMurphy's, OK! First calves look awethat is full of legends including 5 national champions. some!

BW -0.1 WW 62 YW 94 MILK 14 Marb .26 REA .00

Bow Crk Heavily Armed 310A

BW 1.4 WW 78 YW 131 MILK 19 Marb .40 REA .26

• Sired 2015 NWSS champion female for TC Reds, yet is top 1% for performance!

Complete Quality!

BW 0.4 WW 60 YW 102 MILK 26 Marb .15 RE -.14

BW 1.6 WW 56 YW 87 MILK 23 Marb .28 REA .10

9 MILE ONE OF A KIND 6129

TLF King of Spades

BW -1.0 WW 64 YW 102 Milk 17 Marb .23 REA .08

• 2015 NAILE Champ • Semen Now Available!

MF Pokerface

TLC E-SIG 777E

BW 2.3 WW 78 YW 124 MILK 25 Marb .13 REA .14

• Griswold new herdsire who's ultra complete with power & profile!

TWG TANGO 156D

BW -0.1 WW 59 YW 91 MILK 12 Marb .16 RE .11

• Ringstead Kargo x 6 Mile Full Throttle.

He's long-bodied, big-boned, bold-ribbed, deep-sided and powerful!

BJF PAR 7022E

BW -0.4 WW 76 YW 116 MILK 15 Marb .62 REA .40

• Championships in his first two events of his career at Denver and Houston and has balanced EPDs!

WEBR Night Train 324

BW -2.0 WW 63 YW 92 MILK 18 Marb .44 REA -.05

• Awesome Doc Holiday son at TC Reds, McMurphy and Webers.

• Sired high-sellers at Ladies in Red Sale!

PZC TMAS Red Sky 2794

BW 1.6 WW 61 YW 86 MILK 21 Marb .44 REA .26

• Full brother to popular, deceased Red Zone. High sellers at Smoky Y Ranch, KS!

Damar Redeeming C618

BW -4.0 WW 70 YW 112 MILK 22 Marb .99 RE .18

• Redeeming is a Redemption x Conquest with top % ranks across the board with phenotype to match!

Marketing Update

by Katie Ochsner, Commercial Marketing Coordinator

Better Bulls Make Better Calves When we closed the door on 2019, I’m sure many readers were not sad to see it go. The year brought trial after trial to cattlemen and women across the country in the form of natural disasters, a poor cattle market and other challenges. This likely put many ranchers in a worse financial state than they came into the year with, leaving most hoping for a better 2020.

When financial pressure is applied, ranchers search for areas in their operations to cut cost. While it may be tempting to cut costs in the bull budget this year, it’s important to keep in mind the long-term ramifications that decision could have. Let’s take a step back, return to the basics of the cattle business, and remember why it’s still important to invest in quality genetics, even during challenging times.

Better bulls make better calves. Better calves bring more money. This isn’t a novel statement, rather one that is considered common knowledge. However, it’s also a fact we may need reminding of when making important financial and management decisions in 2020. We’ve all seen examples of the influence that using the best bulls from the most reputable seedstock suppliers can have on price of calves. Auctioneers get excited when it comes time to announce that the next group of calves is from a ranch that buys top bulls from the best outfits, because they know those calves should bring the most money of the day.

The 2018 Superior Livestock Auction analysis prepared by Kansas State University quantifies just how much value can be gained by purchasing sires from reputable seedstock operations. The analysis revealed that calves labeled as ‘Superior Progressive Genetics’ received a $0.77/cwt premium. The average weight of calves in the analysis was 568 pounds, so the per-head dollar advantage was $4.37 per calf.

That premium is rewarded for the use of reputable genetics to produce quality calves. Pair that with the $2.98/cwt premium for Red Angus calves enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program, and you’ll 24 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

be in a great position to have a profitable year in 2020.

As we approach the spring bull sale season, keep in mind the reward for purchasing quality bulls and, at the very least, keep your bull budget the same. The tough year that we’re coming out of could provide a unique opportunity to purchase better genetics with the same dollars. It may well be the best time to stock up if you are in need of a few extra bulls, or allow ranchers to make purchases further up in the sale order to attain those bulls with a stronger genetic profile.

Taking a look at the bigger picture of the beef supply chain, we’ll find another reason to purchase quality genetics this coming year. Along with ranchers, cattle feeders had a tough go of it in 2019. Adverse weather conditions caused higher-than-normal death loss in feed yards and put them behind. Many are likely still trying to dig out from that mess.

Considering that, feeders won’t be looking to spend any extra in the next few years and will be less likely to bid on poorer calves. Companies such as Top Dollar Angus were built on the idea that cattle backed by better genetics are worth more, particularly when those genetics are verified.

Gary Vandiver with Vandiver Farms Feedyard works closely with the Top Dollar Angus team and stated, “What we have learned at the feedlot level is that the value of owning good cattle will prove its worth day in and day out. Whether it's a birth weight EPD, herd health, feedlot performance or a meat-quality attribute that we have genetically selected for, all levels of the production chain benefit from better genetic selection in good times and in bad.

Marketing Update “It all begins with the cow-calf producer to make the right genetic decisions that benefit them as well as the next owner of their cattle."

Especially in the coming year, calves backed by good genetics that can be counted on for a return on investment will be the ones feeders will spend their dollars on.

The Other Half of the Genetic Package Bull selection is of utmost importance, and as they should, commercial producers spend much time and effort determining their seedstock supplier(s), then selecting which specific bulls to purchase. But let’s also keep in mind that the sire is only half of the genetic package. For all the time and effort that commercial cattlemen dedicate to bull selection, the dam side should also be considered highly important.

The Red Navigator test for commercial Red Angus females can help commercial producers retain genetically superior commercial females in their herd. This ensures those high-dollar bulls are mated to the best females, resulting in a quality calf crop. Contact RAAA, and our staff would be happy to share more about testing with Red Navigator.

To end on a personal note, I enjoy my job immensely because of the kind of people I get to work with. You are determined, hard-working ranch folks who persevere through the good and bad while supporting each other along the way. I’m hopeful that 2020 will be a fruitful year for all of you, and genuinely believe that placing quality genetics on both sides of the pedigree will help achieve that goal. ■

Special Red Angus Feeder Calf Sale Calendar Date

FCCP Sales

Contact

Phone

Website

Feb. 4

Intertstate Regional Stockyards, Cunab, MO

Scott Abolt

(573) 885-7431

irslivestock.com

Mar. 31

Producers Livestock - Shelbyville, IL

Steve Pieper

(217)774-3939

uproducers.com

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WEBER REFORM 618

HB 194, GM 49, CED 13, BW -0.3, WW 68, YW 106, ADG 0.24, DMI 1.23, MK 25, ME 5, HPG 6, CEM 7, STAY 19, MB 0.39, YG 0.09, CW 14, REA 0.22, FAT 0.05

8th Annual

CATTLEMENS’ CLASSIC SALE

MARCH 7, 2020 • 1 PM PST • DRY CREEK RANCH SALE FACILITY • TERREBONNE, OREGON Featuring sons of Weber Reform 618 Sale featuring sons of these top sire groups

BROWN EPIPHANY B111

Reg # 1703649 HB 231, GM 52, CED 15, BW -3.6, WW 66, YW 106, ADG 0.25, DMI 1.20, MK 20, ME 1, HPG 10, CEM 7, STAY 21, MB 0.77, YG 0.11, CW 33, REA 0.31, FAT 0.04

BROWN INCREDABULL Z7277

Reg # 1550654 HB 220, GM 54, CED 14, BW -1.6, WW 75, YW 117, ADG 0.26, DMI 1.09, MK 18, ME -5, HPG 14, CEM 7, STAY 18, MB 0.84, YG 0.09, CW 32, REA 0.43, FAT 0.05

BIEBER GLADIATOR C386

Reg # 3474701 HB 186, GM 54, CED 19, BW -5.3, WW 72, YW 116, ADG 0.28, DMI 1.01, MK 16, ME 4, HPG 12, CEM 12, STAY 12, MB 0.79, YG 0.11, CW 37, REA 0.20, FAT 0.02

Everett Flikkema: 406.580.2186 Jack Vollstedt: 818.535.4034

Terrebonne, Oregon • vfredangus.com

6th Annual Red Angus Bull & Female Auction

March 14, 2020 in Mill Hall, PA

Lunch Time 12:00 noon • Sale Time 1:00 pm Cattle viewing all day Friday with meal at 4:00 pm

Largest Private Red Angus Auction in the Northeast US 40+ Lots Sell • Free Delivery •

Registered Red Angus

Selling

• Multiple Sire Groups: Independence, Red Quest, True Direction, Checotah, Domain, Patent, Damar Redpath, Fantastic, Encounter, Red Distinct • All Bulls Semen Tested • All Yearlings DNA tested and Ultrasounded for Carcass Data

• 22 Yearling Bulls • 18 Replacement Yearling Heifers • First Embroy Package out of

KJL/CLZB Complete 7000E & Chappell Miss Liberty D342

•

Sire #3796236

Semen Packages

Dam #3554395

Dan & Erica Chappell Mill Hall, PA Chappellredangus.com 570-263-0410

Jim Jones • New Kensington, PA Swankredangus.com • 724-882-9140

Auctioneer: Kyle Gilchrist

Member Services Bulletin

by Amanda Travis, Assistant Registration Department Manager Reporting calf data can be time consuming, especially when you only sit down to register calves a couple times a year. Make yourself a notepad of different tips that have helped you previously and keep them handy for when you are entering data. Being organized with calving records and having your resources readily available can help with the submission process.

Members also have access to video tutorials located under the Announcements tab in REDSPro. If you still have questions, email the National Office at info@redangus.org or call. Members can register calves online in REDSPro or by paper on a registration application. Below are a few tips that can be helpful when entering data.

Spring Herd Inventory Due March 2 The Spring Herd Inventory update is the opportunity for members to dispose of females that have either died or have been sold as commercial.

Heifers will be included on the Spring Cow Inventory if they are 16 months of age as of Jan. 1. The inventory will determine the Spring THR assessments that are billed in July. Females listed on your active inventory as of March 2 will be included in the Spring THR assessment billing in July.

Heifer Exposure Request Dates Revised The Heifer Exposure request and due dates have been updated to better fit the needs of the members and REDSPro. The updated request date for Fall Heifer Exposure is February 7 and is due by April 30. These updated dates follow the timeline of when females would be exposed and allows the member to submit the exposure dates accurately.

Animals on Hold Review your inventory for any animals on hold that have not met certain DNA requirements. To do so, log on to REDSPro, go to the Reports/Downloads tab and click My Reports. On the left, click Active Inventory--Whole Herd and on the right select Animals On Hold, then click Generate Report.

Cows or bulls that are on hold on B, U or Z status will not be able to have a calf record reported. The cow or bull must meet the certain DNA requirements before they can be updated or have calf records reported.

Register Calves All at Once When calves are registered together within one job in REDSPro or together on a registration application paper, they will have the opportunity to be ratioed together. Once the calves are submitted, REDSPro will contemporary group the calves together per the member’s set management codes, sex of the animal, weaning dates, etc. If calves are registered separately, but the member needs them to be grouped together for contemporary purposes, please email amanda@redangus.org to have them grouped together. Reporting all calf records at once also plays a part within the Stayability EPD. Reporting Dead or Sold Calves Report calf records for every female including dead calves and commercial calves. When reporting a dead calf, a tattoo/ID must be provided for the calf record. If the calf was not tattooed, 1x, 2x, etc. will be sufficient as an ID. The disposal code provided determines the amount of calf data that is required. If the calf is stillborn or died at birth, only an ID, calf year and a registration type “C” has to be provided. If the calf died before weaning or after, all of the required calving information has to be provided such as

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THR Deadlines February • Fall Heifer Exposure Requested March • Spring Herd Inventory Due • Spring No-Progeny Requested • Fall Birth/WW Requested April • Fall Heifer Exposure Due May • Fall Birth/WW Data due once calves are weaned • Spring Inactivation’s for lack of 2019 calf records

ID, birthdate, color, mating, HPS and registration type.

View the Ownership History When you search the registration number of an animal under Animal Search, scroll down and click Expanded Report at the bottom of the page. This will show each owner and the date of sale of when a percentage of the animal was transferred. While entering calf registrations, if you have an error stating you were not the owner of the dam at calving, you can reference the ownership history to verify the female was transferred to you with the correct date of sale. The date of sale of a female is very important because it sets the ownership date. In order to register AI or natural-born calves, you have to be the owner of the dam at the time of calving.

It has been scientifically proven that laughter can be contagious Here are some jokes to tell at the next event or sale that you attend to spread some cheer.

What did the mama cow say to the calf? It’s pasture bedtime.

Why do cows have hooves instead of feet? Because they lactose.

Red Angus Factory of the North

21st Annual Production Sale

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1pm @ the ranch near Powers Lake, ND 90 powerful Yearling Bulls & 25 Fancy Yearling Heifers Sell

PIE ONE OF A KIND 777 Son

Reg. #4169122

RREDS SENECA 731C Son Reg. #4173278

9 MILE FRANCHISE 6305 Son

CRUMP MISSION STATEMENT 6187 Son

RREDS SENECA 731C Son

LARSON SUN KING 016 Son

Reg. #4169100

Reg. #4173410

Reg. #4169040

Reg. #4173562

VIEW OR REQUEST A CATALOG:

www.BBRedAngus.com

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

• Ensure the TSUs are sealed completely by the red stopper with the sample, fluid and green ball inside.

• Always align hair follicles and place them under the sticky film on a hair card.

• Collect samples from relatively clean and dry areas of the animal.

• After collections, store TSU samples at room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

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• Only fill blood cards inside the printed circle and ensure they are dry before closing.

• Do not submit a blood sample on any animal that was born a twin because of in utero cross contamination. Hair or TSU samples will yield accurate results.

• Instead of pulling fine or small hair follicles on calves, try collecting blood or TSUs.

JRA Update

Engage with JRA 2019-2020 Board

Juniors ‘Learn by Doing’ at Young Stockman Program

by Shaye Koester, JRA President

Q: What happens when you put over 30 junior members together to learn about the Red Angus female?

A: You experience an event full of learning, team building and fun. The future of the beef industry is bright with these inquisitive and eager junior members!

The 2019 Young Stockman Program was held in Manhattan, Kansas, Dec. 6-8.

Thirty-six juniors and chaperones attended the event that was focused on the Red Angus female and balancing terminal and maternal traits.

Cow-Buying Simulation On Friday night attendees started the first steps of a cow-buying simulation that was put together by Barrett Simon, RAAA commercial marketing specialist.

In this simulation, juniors analyzed data and scenarios on different sets of Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced heifers and proceeded to calculate breakeven prices. Saturday afternoon each team had the opportunity to bid on these sets of heifers in our auction, keeping in mind the scenarios and breakeven prices that were determined earlier. This simulation

was completed on Sunday morning. Juniors learned how profitable they were with their buying selections and connected the final dots of understanding the value of the heifers.

Foot Structure Dr. Bob Weaber, Kansas State University animal science Extension specialist, presented how to score foot and leg structure. He started with a presentation on the purpose and research behind the subject. Later, juniors went to a pen of live heifers and worked with Weaber to practice scoring these structures.

Cattle Handling Cattle handling demonstrations were also a part of this event. Two pens of cattle were present. One contained mature cows and the other contained newly weaned calves. Jack Lemmon, Kansas State University cow-calf unit staff, demonstrated how to work both sets of cattle and explained flight zones and balance points to the juniors.

Reproduction Segment Another wonderful demonstration was on pregnancy checking. Dr. David Grieger, Kansas State University animal science professor, presented about the importance of females being reproductively sound, the different methods of breeding females and the different methods to check for a pregnancy. The highlight of this segment was having reproduction tracts with fetuses put into plastic tubs for juniors to practices pregnancy checking and aging fetuses.

Kniebel Cattle Co. Thanks to Kevin and Mary Ann Kniebel, Saturday evening was spent visiting a fourth-generation Flint Hills ranch using Red Angus genetics across both purebred and commercial aspects of their operation. On this ranch visit, juniors were able to see the Red Angus female in action and how she fit into their ranch. Attendees

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Shaye Koester, North Dakota jrashaye1@gmail.com Andrea Rutledge, Montana jraandrea1@gmail.com Mia Gibson, Iowa jramiagibson@gmail.com Elizabeth McGibbon, Arizona jraizzy1@gmail.com Peyton Nagel, Illinois jrapeyton@gmail.com Kim Heller Junior Programs Coordinator juniors@redangus.org Website: redangus.org/junior-red-angus Facebook: JuniorRedAngus Snapchat: juniorredangus Instagram: jrasssoc

also learned about natural resource management, what goes into grazing native prairie and the purpose of controlled burns. The night was rounded out by playing team challenges and games!

The Young Stockman Program is a national program for Junior Red Angus members to gain hands-on experience while learning about cattle production from industry experts. Mark your calendar to join us the first weekend of December in 2020. ■

RAAA Scholarship Application Deadline is February 15!

BULL SALE M A D R A S

O R E G O N

BROWN ORACLE

HXC CHARTER 6610D

35 SONS & GRANDSONS SELL $PROFIT

HB

GM

CE

BW

WW

$16,340 230 54 16 -3 75

YW

F:G

STAY MARB

20 SONS SELL

REA

118 -0.34 20 0.65 0.72

LO R E N Z E N R A N C H E S

$PROFIT

BW

$21,759 16 -3.9

22575 SKYVIEW L ANE

LARRY LORENZEN 541.969.8034

CE

WW

YW

MARB

YG

CW

REA

63 103 0.88 0.04 48 0.54

B E N D, O R E G O N 9 7 7 0 2

SAM LORENZEN 541.215.2687

Feb 27•2020 200 RED BULLS LORENZEN HALF BACK D101 20 SONS SELL

$PROFIT

HB

GM

CE

BW

WW

YW

STAY

MARB

REA

$17,650

218

50

18

-3

62

86

17

0.63

0.57

150 RED ANGUS 20 RED SIMANGUS 15 RED STABILIZERS 10 RED BALANCERS

www.lorenzenranches.com

Lucht Red Angus Annual Bull Sale Saturday, March 14, 2020 Lunch at Noon - Sale at 1:00 p.m.

Sale Location: 3844 Veltkamp Road • Belgrade, MT 59714

5L Firepower

All sale bulls PAP tested at 5900 feet

Registration # 3746697

Selling PAP Test 37

Firepower’s sons will sell at the sale!

For more information call: Greg Lucht - (406) 570-7300 or John Lucht - (406) 570-7303

50 Select Red Angus Yearling Bulls

PRodUCInG CaTTLE THaT PERFoRM fr THE CaTTLEMan

EPD Comparisons for Weight Traits

by Ryan Boldt, Director of Breed Improvement

www.campbellredangus.com

2020 REd anGUS PRodUCTIon SaLE! MondaY, MaRCH 2

Mobridge Livestock Market • Mobridge, SD

100 Yerlig Bulls 20 Registere Replcemet Heifers Icluig Clves ut f these Sires:

Red Crowfoot Moonshine 3108A • 2494458 HBR Right Move 508 • Reg# 3480193 CBR Red Rambler 3312A-5175 • Reg# 3494585 KAS Royal Jack • Reg# 3516717 BB Right Solution 6076 • Reg# 3548777 CBR Final Answer 2150-780 • Reg# 3814155 CBR Burearu 190-6258 • Reg# 3569115 BB Paramount 7049 • Reg# 3738203 CBR Bankable 1225-7271 • Reg# 3814537 CSF Barricade 7D • Reg# 3550116

Contact us for more information today!

Rbert, Kr & Rbby Cmpbell 5096 95th St • McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3721 Emil: cmpbellr@westriv.cm www.cmpbellregus.cm Hrl Cmpbell 5094 95th St SW • McIntosh, SD 57641 (701) 422-3726

- Breeding Red Angus since 1973 46 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

Sale weight is an economically relevant trait in beef cattle. Therefore, it is generally of high interest when making selection decisions to look at the different weight-trait EPDs. These weight EPDs include Birth Weight, Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight. Each of these different time points are when weight measurements are collected on seedstock animals. All weight traits are moderately to highly genetically correlated with each other. This means that an animal that is heavier at one time tends to be heavier at a later time point.

Within the IGS Multi-Breed Evaluation, the BW, WW and YW EPDs are evaluated in a model that includes birth, weaning and yearling weight data. Using each of these three different weight endpoints is appropriate because these measurements are genetically correlated. This means that some of the genes that influence measurements at one time point also influence performance at a subsequent time point.

The second advantage to including multiple weight measurements in a single genetic evaluation is that it helps to account for sequential culling. This is important for traits like yearling weight where generally observations are only recorded on animals that performed well at weaning. Including both measurements in a single genetic evaluation accounts for this situation and controls the potential bias that could occur if the earlier measurements are not included.

Within a genetic evaluation, each observation is compared within a contemporary group. A contemporary group is comprised of animals that had equal opportunity to perform within the same environment. This step helps to account for the environmental influence on recorded phenotypes. If an animal experiences a favorable environment, they may have a favorable phenotype (heavy weaning weight, for example), but may not necessarily have as strong underlying genetics for the trait.

Within the EPD calculation process, the environmental influence is removed from EPDs to identify the genetic potential of the animal.

Even so, the questions sometimes arise as to whether animals with higher or lower EPDs actually reflect those differences. To answer that question for these three traits, a straightforward analysis was conducted to determine if there were differences in progeny performance due to differences in sires’ EPDs for the trait. For the analysis, the sires where divided up into four quartiles based on their EPD for each trait. The first quartile represents sires that should produce animals that were the heaviest progeny at each measurement time point, and the fourth quartile signifies sires that were expected to produce lighter animals at birth, weaning and yearling.

The Females Behind the

Bulls of Klompien Red Angus

DKK Starlette 507• 1 son sells

DKK Sheba 149• 1 son sells

DKK Wind Song 307• 1 son sells

DKK Impress 157• 1 son sells

FRI Lakina B21 • 1 son sells DKK Sheba 3102• 1 son sells Sires: 3SCC Domain, DKK Captain Incredible, One of a Kind 510, DKK Independence, DKK Franchise, Redemption, One of a Kind 352, Chateau, Make Mimi, DKK Rumble, Loosli Manhattan, SSS Arson, DKK Captain

Date: March 18, 2020 • Selling 60 Red Angus Yearling Bulls Dave & Kay Klompien • Manhattan, MT 59741 Home phone: 406•282•7537, Dave Cell: 406•581•4043, klompienredangus.com

New Sale Date!!!

EPD Comparisons for Weight Traits As the next step, all 2018-born animals with data submitted in the RAAA database were used as our test group of animals to determine the difference in the average weights aligned with sire EPD differences. Adjusted weights were used to help make all phenotypic observations more comparable. Additionally, the averages were taken over large groups of animals in an effort to minimize individual environmental influences over the observations. This evaluation included data from 4,776 unique sires and 69,991 of their progeny. The graph depicts the different average phenotypic measurements for each of the traits and each of the quartile groups.

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Results show that the animals with more positive EPDs, on average, produced heavier progeny for all traits. This is exactly what the EPDs are designed to do. They are constructed to predict average differences in progeny performance when mated to genetically similar dams. This aspect of EPDs is very important, because these results suggest that if selection for these traits is performed using EPDs, meaningful genetic improvement can be achieved.

Another important message is that you can always find non-conforming animals that were sired by high-growth animals that have poor growth and vice versa. Within every trait, variation exists. This may be caused by the specific genes that the animal inherits or the environment that each animal experiences. However, when averages of groups are examined, the results follow the predictions. Higher growth animals do produce progeny that tend to reflect sire EPD differences.

Selection based on EPDs is the best method available for making genetic progress. The calculation process takes in the largest amount of information and uses that data and information to estimate genetic predictions. The amount of information that is available on an animal to make genetic predictions is represented in the accuracy associated with each specific EPD. Lower accuracy EPDs have less data and information available to estimate the resulting value. No matter the accuracy associated with the prediction, variability is expected in individual phenotypes across a calf crop. However, the average differences among sires when an adequate sample size is achieved will reflect the difference in EPD values. ■

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47TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

March 23, 2020 at the Ranch DAVE, MARY BETH, & ADAM SIBBALD ~ DYLAN, KARISSA AND LAINA 53193 HWY 1, CALGARY AB T3Z 3G8

Dave’s Cell 403.850.7736 Mary Beth’s Cell 403.690.3255

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The Most Efficient, High-Profit Sire Groups, in Volume!

• Improve Calf Crop Value & Uniformity through using half-brothers • Add Pay-Weight without increasing Mature Cow Size • Improve Calving Ease while improving Feed Efficiency (F:G) & Carcass Value Sire Name

HB / %

WFL MERLIN 018A

GM / %

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214 / 6% 55 / 2% 15 / 19% 83 / 1%

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MRB / % REA / %

F:G / % $Ranch / % $Profit / %

130 / 2% 26 / 21% 9 / 18% 17 / 35% .63 / 15% .29 / 15% -.43 / 0.6%

$70 / 3%

$22,021 / 0.1%

WFL PROFITMAKER E7030 225 / 3% 50 / 23% 21 / 1% 66 / 20% .27 / 14% 108 / 16% 30 / 5% 13 / 1% 19 / 15% .54 / 26% .16 / 30% -.54 / 0.2% $92 / 0.1% 5L GENUINE 1603-195C

190 / 26% 52 / 7% 16 / 12% 60 / 42% .23 / 34% 97 / 37% 26 / 18% 9 / 14% 15 / 69% 1.10 / 1% .07 / 47% -.40 / 1.5%

LSF MEW PLATINUM 5660C 184 / 35% 57 / 1% 53 / 5%

75 / 5%

.36 / 1%

133 / 1% 24 / 36% 3 / 95% 14 / 73% .85 / 3%

$20,821 / .1%

.53 / 4% -.89 / 0.0% $40 / 32% $18,051 / 1.1%

18 / 4% 66 / 19% .28 / 8% 111 / 12% 25 / 28% 9 / 14% 21 / 4% .47 / 40% .46 / 6% -.24 / 11%

$55 / 13%

$13,426 / 7%

WFL PAWNEE CANYON 8127 191 / 25% 52 / 8% 16 / 14% 65 / 23% .25 / 20% 105 / 20% 18 / 80% 7 / 42% 15 / 62% .54 / 26% .12 / 37% -.28 / 13%

$52 / 14%

$13,084 / 8%

$50 / 18%

$21,065 / 0.2%

SCHULER I.P.O. 7129E

240 / 1%

6 / 96%

$79 / 1%

$17,092 / 2%

SCHULER AMPLIFY 6206D 167 / 67% 55 / 2%

9 / 83% 65 / 22% .33 / 2%

117 / 7% 22 / 49% 3 / 94% 14 / 75% .66 / 12% .29 / 15% -.21 / 15%

WFL REBEL 5041

224 / 3%

54 / 3% 17 / 11% 68 / 16% .24 / 25% 107 / 18% 31 / 1% 10 / 6% 18 / 20% .62 / 16% .24 / 19% -.14 / 13% $45 / 18% $21,671 / 0.5%

WFL 165Z 085B

243 / 1% 50 / 24% 17 / 10% 57 / 52% .23 / 34% 94 / 43% 24 / 35% 10 / 6% 17 / 4% .53 / 28% .06 / 49% -.04 / 54%

$59 / 9%

$13,608 / 7%

WFL Merlin 018A

15 CED to 130 YW Spread • $22,000+ $Profit and -.54 F:G (Feed Efficiency) better than Top 1%

20th Annual Bull Sale - Tuesday, March 10, 2020 175 Red Angus & Red Angus Composite Bulls

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RED ANGUS ➤

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SIRE: BROWN ORACLE B112

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LOT 5

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YR 117

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RAAA: #4178296

WR 120

YR 115

➤ SIRE: LSF MEW X-MAN 66694D

LOT 55

OPEN HEIFER

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WR 116

YR 102

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RAAA: #4178206

RAAA: #4178078

WR 104

YR 117

➤ SIRE: LSF MEW X-FACTOR 6693D

LOT 8

RAAA: #4178152

WR 114

YR 105

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LOT 75

LOT 66

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Annual Production Sale

Sunday, February 23, 2020 Turtle River Bulls:

Kist Livestock Auction | Mandan, ND | 2:00 pm

Selling

Registered 50 Red Angus Bulls TRCC Replica 47G

10Red Angus Registered Bred Heifers

NSFR My Kind D37 x Scott Syringa A68 | Reg. #: 4203260

TRCC Let’s Roll 52G Bieber Let’s Roll B563 x TRCC Brando 15 B | Reg. #: 4148268

TRCC Allegiance 48G HXC Allegiance 5502C x Vanessa | Reg. #: 4148270

Ron Clemetson: 701-739-0639 Ryan Clemetson: 701-741-6407 Tyler Clemetson: 701-740-4020 Ed Uriell: 701-739-2560 Grand Forks, ND | trreds@hotmail.com

TRCC Wide Load 1G Pelton Wide Load 78B x TRCC Mss Vanessa 1C | Reg. #: 4148252

Sale to be broadcast live on the internet!i

Mill Iron Triangle Ranch Goes the Extra Miles

by Laura Nelson, for American Red Angus Magazine

Each heifer is unique, but the moment of triumph often sounds about the same.

She spins around, nuzzles the wet calf, and lets out a low murmur with a lick.

“That might be the best sound in the world,” smiled Greg Haydal of the Mill Iron Triangle Ranch. “You can just tell by the tone; you know it when she gets it.”

The eastern Montana rancher has heard that murmur of maternal recognition thousands of times over the years.

Still, when a new momma gets it right the first time, it’s almost gospel-like good news.

“There’s no playbook, no exact manual for calving heifers.

You have to take each one on as an individual,” he said, navigating his flatbed pickup south of Miles City, Montana, to the Mizpah Road. Down gravel and rutted twotracks, this group of coming 3-year-olds have just weaned their first calves here on the short-grass prairie. There’s another group of heifers on the Tongue River, a herd north of Broadus on the ranch’s home place east of Miles City. This 56 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

completes a 100-some-mile loop of about 25,000 acres of deeded and leased land, scattered across the broken hills.

“You can darn sure wear a pickup out around here,” he smiled and tapped a finger on the steering wheel, rumbling over sharp gravel.

But the expanse can also help mitigate risk. A dry year in Miles City may be offset by a heavier hay crop in Broadus.

They’ve built flexibility and resilience in what they run, too. Between Haydal and his business partner, Butch Sweet, they have the home-raised herd of about 350 Red Angus cows – the “gut herd” – and 500-some purchased heifers – the “speculation herd.” They calve the heifers in the spring, sort and group the offspring into five or six uniform marketing group loads, then sell the heifers as coming 3-year-olds.

You are invited to our 30th Annual

S DIAMOND ANGUS Bull Sale

with special guest BAR M HEREFORDS

Saturday • February 29, 2020 11:30 a.m. • 2:00 p.m. CST

Check out all the bulls at: sdiamondangus.com

20 Yearling & 3 Two Year Old Angus Bulls • 20 Yearling and 2 Two Year Old Red Angus Bulls 8 Yearling Hereford Bulls

Guest Consignors Bar M Herefords • Rich & Austin Person Rich (402) 366-3245 • Austin (402) 694-1287

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

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

S D I A M ON D AN G U S

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

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

Mill Iron Triangle Ranch Goes the Extra Miles “Everybody wants young cows, but nobody wants to calve heifers,” said Haydal. “We just found this niche market where we’re basically selling our labor.”

A younger Haydal was working as an insulator at the Laurel, Montana, refinery and dreaming about ranching when he found a job calving heifers for Sweet in Miles City. Back then, his day labor turned into a partnership, and over the past 24 years, the partnership grew into this far-flung, shared cowherd.

“Butch is just a good, old-time cowboy. Up until he was about 70, he was still horseback, would ride all day,” Haydal said. “There’s really nothing about a cow that doesn’t excite Butch. He eats and walks and dreams about cows. It’s just what he loves. He’s got a work ethic second to none.”

Chris Brookman, a rancher, livestock dealer, Superior sale representative and friend, says Haydal lives up to his own admiration of his mentor and partner.

“Greg just has an eye for cattle,” Brookman said. “He picks cattle with good maternal traits, good body frames, good temperament.

He works a lot with those cattle once he gets them home to make sure they’ll make a good cow for the next guy.”

Haydal handles the heifers with horses, dogs, buggies and fourwheelers so they’re ready for any scenario in their next herd. They

The Mill Iron Triangle Ranch in eastern Montana markets coming 3-year-old Red Angus cows after they are bred back and have weaned their first calf raised on the short-grass prairie.

buy large groups of 2-year-olds from Red Angus breeders set to calve in March and April, with a hard cutoff at 60 days to get the heifers healed, cycled and bred before sale day.

A Labor of Love “To make that kind of thing work, you have to have three things,” Brookman said: Facilities, manpower and the sheer ‘want to.’

At Haydal’s Mill Iron Triangle Ranch, heifers can cycle through a calving barn for one-on-one attention if needed. There, Haydal and his helpers make note of disposition and characteristics that will matter to the next owners.

Haydal’s wife Mary helps around her work schedule at the VA hospital in town and they typically hire a couple teenagers to help during calving season.

Annual Production Sale Calvo Red Knight 86A Grandsons will sell!

March 30, 2020

1:00 p.m. (MST) Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, Colorado Selling 70 Red Angus Yearling Bulls 20 Registered Red Angus Yearling Heifers PLUS several lots of high quality commercial Red Angus Yearling Heifers

AX Lana 205

Our bulls and heifers are backed by a maternally oriented cow herd that is run like area commercial cattle. The sale cattle will be in “working” condition, not over fat. The dams are udder scored, the calves are culled for performance, birth weight, disposition and structure. Check out our website and Facebook page for more photos and sale information.

Sale videos and broadcast available on DVAuction.com.

Brian and Jamie Jo Axtell

Red SSS Knock Out 661D His sons will sell!

58 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

PO Box 21 - Anton, CO 80801 H 970-383-2332 C 970-554-1132 www.axtellcattlecompany.com

Cornhusker Classic Bull Sale

Orion Beef Group

Saturday, March 14, 2020 Selling 80 Top of the Line Red Angus Bulls

30 Age Advantaged Red Angus Bulls • 50 Yearling Red Angus Bulls

Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

Lincoln County Fairgrounds • North Platte, Nebraska • 1:00 PM CST $Profit is the Best Index for Measuring Profit in the Industry Today!

ID

Reg #

9370G

4110812

DOB

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

1/9/19 185

54

14

-2.5

75

119

20

-1

14

7

14

MB

YG

CW

0.69 -0.02 38

RE

BF

$PROFIT

$RANCH

0.49 0.00 $20,046

$69

0.47 0.21 34

0.25 0.08 $18,345

$84

X-FACTOR X REDEMPTION X EXPECTATION • The Highest Weaning Weight Bull Ever at LSF and One of the Best!

8782F

4112778

9/11/18 219

50

20

-3.6

68

110

21

5

16

13

17

WATCHMAN X EXT 5233 X SIGNATURE • Top Herd Bull Prospect and Semen Revenue Standout!

9705G

4156626

1/28/19 184

50

12

-3.4

49

79

30

3

14

8

17

0.83 0.07 18

0.18 0.04 $17,417

$57

8

17

0.78 0.11 25

0.25 0.05 $17,241

$53

AUTHORITY X P707 X LOGAN • Perfect bull to be used on Continental influenced cows!

9706G

4156624

1/29/19 181

49

13

-3.5

49

79

26

3

13

AUTHORITY X P707 X LOGAN • Solid Calving Ease Prospect with $Profit at the Top of the Breed!

LSF MEW X-Factor 6693D One of the Hottest Bulls in Our Program!

Herdbuilding Bulls that take things to the Next Level and Beyond!

ID

Reg #

8784F

4112774

DOB

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

9/12/18 264

52

18

-2.7

66

107

30

3

16

12

22

MB

YG

CW

0.39 0.11 27

RE

BF

$PROFIT

$RANCH

0.31 0.05 $14,260

$46

WATCHMAN X BRUTE FORCE X EXPECTATION • One of the Highest Herdbuilders in the Entire Database!

9713G

4157984

1/27/19 244

49

15

-2.7

55

85

27

-1

13

11

23

0.29 -0.01 21

0.34 0.02

$8,459

$49

13

9

21

0.51 0.09

8

-0.13 0.02

$8,891

$45

22

0.51 0.15 23

0.22 0.06

$7,941

$35

18

0.76 -0.04 18

0.45 0.03 $12,568

$41

WATCHMAN X AVIATOR X ARAB • Calving Ease and a Superior Cow Maker!

9792G

4157966

2/10/19 236

51

17

-3.0

62

102

20

-3

ATOMIC X CONQUEST X NORSEMAN KING • Great Combination of Calving Ease, Growth and Stayability!

9798G

4157970

2/8/19 234

52

12

0.2

63

106

22

-1

14

7

PLATINUM X FAT TONY X END CUT • Excellent Outcross Bull that Indexes outside the Box! G9713

4156622

2/3/19 223

53

14

-1.5

65

104

27

3

18

9

INFLUENCE X EXPECTATION X PACKER • Check out this Herdbuilder with Carcass Excellence!

Great Calving Ease to Growth Spread in these Highly Balanced Bulls!

LSF SRR Watchman 5289C The "Bull" that is coming onto the Scene as Herdbuilder Specialist!

ID

Reg #

8779F

4126506

DOB

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

9/6/18 234

51

16

-2.9

72

115

21

1

17

11

19

MB

YG

CW

0.38 0.12 45

RE

BF

$PROFIT

$RANCH

0.49 0.05 $13,225

$56

0.30 0.06 $12,652

$61

WATCHMAN X TYSON X EPIC R397K • Big Time Spread Bull that Combines Superior Maternal Traits!

9710G

4157962

2/1/19 222

52

14

-2.1

71

115

23

4

15

9

19

0.57 0.19 42

WATCHMAN X EPIC R397K X CHEROKEE CANYON • One of the Best Bulls Across the Board for EPD's and All Indexes!

9374G

4110820

1/15/19 217

51

15

-1.2

73

113

20

0

16

8

18

0.54 0.05 25

0.25 0.03 $11,987

$32

12

8

17

0.61 0.08 45

0.42 0.03 $13,716

$32

16

9

16

0.52 0.16 44

0.39 0.06 $13,267

$68

ORACLE X HOBO DESIGN X RIBEYE • This Stout Herdbull posted over an 800 LB AWW! 9373G

4110818

1/13/19 209

53

15

-2.2

71

114

14

1

ORACLE X EPIC R397K X CONQUEST • Solid Made Bull that Balances all Traits!

9717G

4157986

1/27/19 197

51

14

-3.0

71

114

24

1

WATCHMAN X BOURNE X BRANDISH • Great Spread with Carcass, $Profit and $Ranch!

High Growth Scale Pounding Herd Bulls!

ID

Reg #

9799G

4157960

DOB

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

2/1/19 204

52

13

-1.4

76

123

21

4

16

9

16

MB

YG

CW

0.48 0.21 59

RE

BF

$PROFIT

0.44 0.06 $12,622

$RANCH

$58

WATCHMAN X EPIC R397K X CHEROKEE CANYON • Solid Cow Family behind this Herdbull with Dam's 103 MPPA and Granddam's 102 MPPA! 9814G

Brown Oracle B112 An All Around Balanced Bull that Optimizes all Traits!

4137504

1/29/19 195

53

13

-2.3

76

120

12

2

13

8

16

0.54 0.07 59

0.68 0.03 $13,615

$50

12

0.61 0.18 38

0.05 0.03 $14,855

$65

0.48 0.02 $10,454

$10

0.03 0.06

$9,083

$39

$PROFIT

$RANCH

ORACLE X NIGHT CALVER X CONQUEST • Look at the Ribeye on this powerful growth bull!

8777F

4112834

8/31/18 164

52

15

-3.3

73

120

22

1

14

9

PROFITBUILDER X VICTORY X PASSWORD • Powerful Cow Family - Dam's MPPA 106 Granddam MPPA 113!!!!

8704F

4112770 10/20/18 222

53

9

-0.7

72

117

20

3

13

6

21

0.67 0.00 33

INFLUENCE X EXT 8628 X BIG SKY • Outcross Bull that knocks it out of the "Park" for Growth and Stayability!

8780F

4112824

9/6/18 220

50

16

-2.3

71

116

14

4

9

11

19

0.32 0.28 43

WATCHMAN X GALAXY X CODY • Maternally Strong with Powerful Growth Genetics!

If You Want to Put the Most Dollars in a Rancher's Pocket Select for $Ranch!

ID

Reg #

9372G

4110816

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

1/11/19 145

DOB

52

13

-3.1

65

100

10

-2

17

3

10

MB

YG

CW

0.72 0.12 30

RE

BF

0.39 0.06 $16,901

$81

0.39 0.05 $14,049

$74

X-PORTER X TAKEOVER X NEW CHAPTER • The Second Highest $Ranch Bull in the Entire Offering!

8781F

4112820

9/7/18 196

48

18

-4.9

60

95

22

6

16

11

16

0.31 0.12 41

WATCHMAN X TAKEOVER X NEW CHAPTER • Calving Ease bull that ranks in the top 10% for $Ranch!

9793G

4157956

1/29/19 206

53

18

-4.5

69

113

24

-2

13

10

16

0.73 0.17 34

0.09 0.04 $15,969

$72

21

2

9

10

17

0.58 0.10 34

0.14 0.02 $15,887

$71

0.35 0.05 $14,108

$69

ATOMIC X PREMIER X CONQUEST • The Hidden "Gem" in the Sale!

LSF SRR Commander 5906C Several Age Advantaged Bulls Selling with Top of the Breed $Profit!

Ryan Ludvigson 515-450-3124 rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Park Ludvigson 712-229-3431 parkludvigson@hotmail.com

9375G

4110822

1/18/19 198

50

18

-5.9

54

92

FANTASTIC X P707 X REVELATION • Put your Maternal On with this Bull and Put the Bucks in your Pocket!

9712G

4157952

1/31/19 192

51

12

-3.6

71

115

25

4

14

6

17

0.49 0.17 43

WATCHMAN X BOURNE X CONQUEST • Great Balance and Optimization in this Stud!

Kellen Ludvigson 515-314-2883 kellen@orionbeefgroup.com

Brian Brigham 970-481-5192 brian@orionbeefgroup.com

Terrel Platt 541-379-0413 terrel@orionbeefgroup.com

Mill Iron Triangle Ranch Goes the Extra Miles In addition to her career as a social worker, their adult daughter Nicki “spends every spare minute with us,” Haydal said, along with her fiancé, Casey. Greg and Mary’s young son Ty dreams of skipping school to spend more time at the ranch.

It’s not hard to see them all falling in line with their father’s ‘want to’ work ethic that he admired in Sweet. But Haydal wonders now if a ‘want to’ is enough to make it in the ranching business.

“He wants to be out here with me always, around the clock. He’s so good with the cow deal – almost a photographic memory, remembering cow numbers and who’s done what. It’s all he wants to do,” Haydal chuckled. “It’s definitely a team effort. I couldn’t get along without those kids; no doubt about it.”

“It’s getting tougher all the time for a young person to just bail into this industry. Lease prices and the pressure from nonranching interests on the land just make it tough to pencil it with a cow,” he said. “A young fellow nowadays has to have more than just a work ethic to get going in this industry.”

The key might be directing that work ethic toward diversifying income sources and building a quality herd of substantial quantity.

Quantity and Quality About 15 years ago, Haydal bought some Red Angus heifers on a lark. On sale day, he was surprised when the Red Angus females out-sold his otherwise predominantly black calf crop.

That market signal spoke loudly to his cow sense, and Haydal swiftly switched gears to the Red Angus breed.

Greg Haydal uses EPDs and bloodlines to select his genetics to hit both the feeding side of the industry as well as top-quality replacement females.

SRA Red Angus Ad.indd 1

60 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

“When they did it, they did it right,” Brookman said. “They went all in. He saw how those Red Angus cattle sold and decided that was as good a time as any to make the switch.”

11/5/19 8:42 AM

46th Annual Production Sale March 10, 2020

Lunch at 11:30 • 1:00 MST pm • At Ranch in Ashton, Idaho 100 Yearling Bulls and 85 Yearling Heifers

LOOSLI TRIAD 905 • #4131160 195HB, 50GM, 17CED, -3.5BW, 67WW, 104YW, 0.23ADG, 1.17DMI, 21MK, 1ME, 12HPG, 11CEM, 16STAY, 0.64MB, 0.22YG, 24CW, -0.03REA, 0.06FAT

LOOSLI TRIAD 915 • #4131180 230HB, 50GM, 17CED, -4.2BW, 64WW, 98YW, 0.21ADG, 0.91DMI, 27MK, 3ME, 14HPG, 10CEM, 20STAY, 0.57MB, 0.10YG, 22CW, 0.18REA, 0.04FAT

LOOSLI TRIAD 929 • #4131208 179HB, 48GM, 13CED, -1.8BW, 69WW, 105YW, 0.22ADG, 1.32DMI, 18MK, 6ME, 14HPG, 9CEM, 16STAY, 0.29MB, 0.06YG, 32CW, 0.34REA, 0.03FAT

LOOSLI ULTIMATUM 956 • #4131262 226HB, 52GM, 15CED, -0.2BW, 84WW, 130YW, 0.29ADG, 1.88DMI, 17MK, 2ME, 14HPG, 9CEM, 19STAY, 0.72MB, 0.19YG, 13CW, -0.05REA, 0.06FAT

Call or email for a catalog!

Ranch is located 50 miles northeast of Idaho Falls on US 20

www.loosliredangus.com

Videos and Data will be available online. The sale will also be broadcast live for internet bidding.

Brian Loosli 3127 E. 1100 N. • Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-3303 • 208-317-7878 blloosli@gmail.com

Jonathan Meek 208-227-3779 Mark Loosli 208-351-3333

Mill Iron Triangle Ranch Goes the Extra Miles As they built their home-raised Red Angus herd and started purchasing more Red Angus heifers to calve, Haydal and Sweet made a commitment to quality, and a commitment to verifying that quality. Every calf that hits the ground gets a Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification yellow tag for genetic, source and age verification.

When they buy Red Angus bulls, they look for those in the top 15% for profitability. They market all their calves through the Top Dollar Angus program, which certifies cattle at the top 25% of growth and carcass traits.

“We have to pay a little extra for those bulls, but it’s money well spent. We want to be sure we have gain and grade in there, because in order for me to make money, everybody’s got to make money,” Haydal said. “Nowadays, you have to take advantage of every program there is out there to get the most you can for your calves.”

For him, in addition to the FCCP and Top Dollar Angus program, that means certifying calves as Non-Hormone Treated Cattle, too.

Feedlot and female customers continue to come back for more year after year, Haydal said, which is his best marker for success.

“Those coming 3-year-olds of his usually ring the bell on sale day,” Brookman said. “He’s a student of EPDs and he studies

Haydal’s family – wife Mary, daughter Nicki and her fiancé, Casey, and son Ty – all help on the Mill Iron Triangle Ranch they operate in partnership with cowman Butch Sweet.

those bloodlines, so people know they can either buy those calves and feed them, or they can buy the cows that will raise the calves that feeders want. Either way, you’re getting quality on the cow side and the bull side.”

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Mill Iron Triangle Ranch Goes the Extra Miles The Extra Miles After a 30-some-mile-drive on highway, gravel and muddy twotracks to check water and look over the recently weaned heifers, he’s back on the highway. Over the miles, Haydal vacillated between stories of Butch and other cowboys in his past and dreams about the future; what it might look like if he slowed down some day, his family, Red Angus bloodlines, the relationships built around buying, calving and selling these good, young, Red Angus heifers.

said. “That’s a big reason we like those easy-fleshing, docile females. In this country, they have to thrive in extremes – 30 degrees below in the winter, 100 plus in the summer – and they have to keep that body condition up with as little input as possible.”

Even when the cattle markets are less than ideal, he figures he’ll still be paid for the extra effort.

The extra time grazing adds up to more pounds and healthier calves at the end of the season, just like his extra miles on the road, extra labor calving heifers; extra reliance on family bonds; extra effort studying genetics and EPDs and extra planning to enroll calves in the right marketing programs pay off at each bend in the road.

“Junk is junk, and it will really kill you in a down market. There’s always someone looking for good cattle. They’ve got a future.

And,” he said, “there are worse things that could happen to a guy than to be stuck with a bunch of good, young, red cows.”

In the summer heat on the open prairie, Haydal said he easily notes the Red Angus difference: “The black cows are wadded up at the water tank, but the red cows are out grazing, going to work.”

In additional to cattle that will perform in the feedlot or the maternity ward, he looks for those that will adapt to a wide range of environments, which opens more markets for their heifers. They’ve sold coming 3-year-olds or feeders to Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon and Idaho.

“Butch, when he’s really excited about something, says, ‘That’s gospel, Gregory,’” Haydal laughed. “One of the deals he used to tell me was, ‘Every day, if you’re doing something and you think you’re ready to quit,’ he’d say, ‘Just put another 30 minutes in. At the end of the year, that extra 30 minutes a day will make a heck of a difference.’

“If they can do well here, they’ll do well about anywhere,” he

“That’s where he’d say, ‘That’s gospel, Gregory.’” ■

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A deep-bodied, easy-fleshing bull with stellar EPDs is every bull buyer’s dream, but that dream can come stumbling down if the bull’s structural soundness doesn’t meet foundational rubric standards.

When walking through a pen of bulls, Harold Bertz, director of commercial marketing for the Red Angus Association of America, encourages buyers to consider red flags related to structure: 1. A bull that is limping or not filling his stride 2. A bull with swollen joints especially in his hock and pastern 3. A bull with hoof swelling and improper claw presentation Feet First

Bertz said he uses a ‘feet first’ approach when he inspects an animal. “I look at the front feet first. That’s generally where you’ll see the claws touching each other and crossing over. I also look if it’s a straight line down or if there’s a gap between their two front claws, especially at the top. You don’t want them to be touching but the bigger the gap at the top the more room there is for the front claws to touch at the bottom. In some cases, they’ll already be overlapping and that’s a problem.”

Next, he evaluates the back feet. “On the back foot I’m looking for depth of heel.

What I’ve found is structure will influence how hooves wear so a poorly structured bull tends to have worse feet.

It’s kind of an experience factor but if the back hoof is shallower than the front, you’re probably approaching a problem. The angle of the hoof’s hairline should be the same as the angle of the base of the hoof.”

Ryan Boldt, RAAA director of breed improvement, described ideal foot structure as having two symmetrical toes with adequate heel depth. Additionally, the hoof 70 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

walls – the hard, outer covering of the hoof – should be straight.

Although not a hard and fast rule, Bertz has observed that darker colored hooves are harder thus withstanding more, whereas lighter colored hooves are softer and break down easier.

Dr. Bob Weaber, Extension specialist and professor at Kansas State University, emphasized the importance of analyzing a bull’s angles. “The conformation of the animal’s hoof is related to limb and joint angulation. Animals that are very straight shouldered or have irregular angulation of knee or pastern can contribute to lameness due to additional stress on joints caused by lack of flex or cushion for movement.”

Weaber continued, “Likewise on the rear leg, animals with a straight stifle joint and hock are prone to injury and lameness.” The bull’s shoulder should pitch to the top of the leg at a 45-degree angle. He should have a slight slope from hooks to pins and again from pins to the stifle joint making another 45-degree angle. A bull should walk with his head moving naturally and freely, not stuck down or up, and he should have a strong topline.

Passing It On The genetic impact of structural issues in a herd should be considered, especially in bulls. “Depending on the trait related to foot structure, most current heritability estimates seem to be low to moderate,” Boldt said. Good feet are quite literally at the base of everything a beef animal does in their lifetime from traveling to feed and water, grazing, exercise and reproduction.

Making a sound initial investment by selecting a structurally correct bull is important as is ensuring that the structural integrity of the herd is monitored. “The main focus should be evaluating the feet on all animals within a herd,” Boldt explained. “Generally, most guidelines recommend first scoring cattle when they are yearlings and then they can also be evaluated once yearly. The main goal should be to identify animals that are not acceptable in terms of foot structure and cull those animals from the herd.”

Putting the Best Foot Forward Bertz echoed his colleague’s sentiments. “The analogy gets over done but bulls are the biggest athlete on your operation in terms of what they’re expected to do in a short period of time. Feet and legs are relatively heritable traits. You can improve them rather quickly, but you can also destroy them rather quickly. Bulls have to perform their job for a season, but their daughters are going to be in your herd for a long time.”

Environment The other factor that can influence an animal’s phenotype outside of genetics is the environment to which he is exposed. “When traits are low to moderately heritable, the environment has a large effect on an animal’s expression of that trait,” said Boldt.

“Lameness in cattle can be caused by a variety of ailments. These include bacterial infection or ‘footrot,’ digital dermatitis or ‘hairy heel wart,’ injuries to the hoof or limb, or abnormalities in hoof structure or growth,” said Weaber, describing some of the most common causes of lameness.

Weaber’s colleague, A.J. Tarpoff, DVM, summarized footrot’s causation as an instance when the skin between

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an animal’s toes is compromised in some way thus breaking down the natural barrier allowing bacteria to enter and cause an infection. “Once the bacteria break through the skin barrier, they release a toxin that causes necrosis and destruction of the cells. This cellular destruction leads to large amounts of inflammation that results in swelling. The foot swells uniformly and obvious lameness occurs,” he explained in his article, “Managing Footrot in Beef Cattle.” He cites commonly visited areas that allow for build-up of mud and moisture to be a culprit for environmental contamination. Tarpoff went on to encourage moving mineral tubs and supplement sites and ensuring tanks aren’t leaking and the ground around them is staying as dry as possible. If caught early enough, footrot can be successfully treated.

Treatment typically consists of an injectable antimicrobial including oxytetracycline, tulathromycin, ceftiofur, florfenicol and sulfa products. He encourages all producers to discuss diagnosing and treating lameness issues with their veterinarian.

“Physical injuries to the foot and limb can be avoided in some cases by making sure pen and pastures are free of metal, wire or other objects that cattle may step on or become entangled,” said Weaber, encouraging producers to keep obvious litter cleaned up.

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15

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15

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22

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12

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16

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11

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11

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13

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18

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16

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17

10

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BF

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23

0.58 -0.02 34

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16

-2.5

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2

12

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18

-4.8

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95

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13

9

23

0.47 0.03 37

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22

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15

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15

11

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10

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5

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6

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11

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20

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9

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12

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13

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12

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18

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22

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12

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14

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22

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113

10

-1

13

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18

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16

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10

20

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13

0.50 0.17 29

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15

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16

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Putting the Best Foot Forward “Picking up wire, cans, tin roofing material or other debris in pastures when it is observed can be helpful.”

Economic Impact Although structure is an additional detail to which producers must pay attention, Weaber insists the economic cost of introducing a structurally unsound bull to one’s herd is substantial. “Losing the productivity of a bull before or after a breeding season due to lameness that results in culling may incur a substantial loss in value of the bull as a breeding animal. Depending on the severity of the injury or response to treatment the animal may need to be euthanized.”

He continued, “If you lose a bull to lameness during the breeding season, you may have a higher than normal rate of cows that don’t settle and are open at pregnancy check time. Losses can easily run into the thousands of dollars due to the lameness of a bull. If the bull has poor genetics for hoof or limb attributes and passes these to females you retain in the herd, the losses may continue for a number of years. Both of these situations highlight the importance of vigilance related to selection and monitoring of beef bulls during the breeding season. A bull that goes lame during

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the breeding season will obviously result in reduced breed up, the cost of purchasing an additional bull to take the lame bull’s place is a cost to the producer.”

Cattlemen must also take into account the fact that a lame bull’s salvage value is drastically less than the cost of the bull in good condition. That combined with veterinarian bills, medicine to treat the lameness and a decreased calving rate results in extreme woes.

At the end of the day, Bertz believes that the best way to find a bull with structural integrity is to buy from a reputable seedstock producer. “A lot of breeders are working hard to make sure they’re getting animals without structural issues.”

He said that buyers should do their homework in advance and if they are serious about a bull and would like to see better pictures of his feet, to go ahead and ask the seller to send images of the bull walking on hard ground.

“Things get really busy for seedstock guys right before sale day so if a buyer wants to do this, they should ask for images of bulls they are very serious about and they should allow the producer a lot of time because this isn’t always an easy ask.”

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Putting the Best Foot Forward Bertz encourages those buyers who aren’t completely confident in their ability to evaluate structure to invite a fellow cattleman they trust to help them and even attend sales together.

The Long Game When the search for a good bull is over and the genetic investment steps off of the trailer at his new home, the task of keeping the bull structurally sound is passed on to the new owner of the bull.

Bulls have a short period of time when they have a lot of work to do but that’s no reason to founder them after breeding season. They have months to recover and an appropriate nutrition plan should be implemented so that their feet don’t suffer from overfeeding.

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Selling 100 Top Quality Bulls & Females Red Angus, Black Angus, Simmentals & Crossbreds

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Mitch, Denise, Lindsay & Aaron Larson S336 County Rd J · Nelson, Wisconsin 54756 fulldeckgenetics@gmail.com Mitch: 715-225-7908 · Lindsay: 715-461-0511

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Gilchrist Auction Co. Kyle and Lisa Gilchrist

A production of Star G Ranch, Inc.

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Sires Featured Include: Brown BLW Fantastic C5959 RRA Aviator 502 Bieber Spartacus A193 Damar Right On E339 Feddes Liberty D210 BDGC Hard Drive C012 GMRA Trinity 5222 Jindra Acclaim Damar Duration D871 GEFF County O CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z LRS Elevate 213B

RAAA 3527623 RAAA 1743243 RAAA 1617230 RAAA 3623019 RAAA 3539663 RAAA 3503936 RAAA 3467112 AAA 17972810 ASA 3222772 ASA 3289219 ASA 2703910 ASA 2842534

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Over half of our 2020 Bull offering has a CED of 15 or Better Half of those bulls have Triple-Digit Growth Over 40% of our entire offering ranks in the Top 10% for HerdBuilder & GridMaster More than 1/3 of the bulls rank in the top 10% for CEM and HPG

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Saturday, March 28, 2020 • Briggsdale, CO 90 PAP Tested Red Angus Bulls (All PAP Tested)

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38th Annual Bull Sale March 26, 2020 - Bridgeport, NE

Selling 160 Registered Red Angus & Schuler Red Composite Bulls

Phenotypically powerful sons of the breed’s top sires that combine unprecedented calving ease and pay-weight, with superior cow herd building and carcass traits.

RAAA# Sire Name Sons’ Breed 3553018 SCHULER TOP HAND D911 Red Angus 3778501 SCHULER SUPREMACY 7177E Red Angus 3775477 WFL PROFITMAKER E7030 Red Angus 3624143 WS ALL ABOARD B80 SR Composites 3553475 SCHULER RED 44 YUKON D336 SR Composites

HB

191 229 225 223 227

HB%

25% 2% 3% 3% 2%

GM

53 51 50 61 53

GM% CED CED%

5% 15% 23% 1% 4%

17 19 21 15 13

7% 3% 1% 18% 43%

YW

116 100 108 149 107

YW%

8% 31% 16% 1% 18%

MM

26 24 30 12 27

MM%

22% 37% 5% 97% 15%

STY

15 18 19 14 19

STY%

68% 25% 15% 76% 13%

MRB

0.58 0.50 0.54 0.33 0.61

Featuring the first sons of: Schuler Top Hand D911 (left) Schuler Supremacy 7177E (right)

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MRB%

20% 34% 26% 73% 17%

REA

0.32 0.01 0.16 1.25 0.68

REA%

12% 60% 30% 1% 2%

Protect Your Genetics Investment

by Sarah Hill for American Red Angus Magazine A cattle producer goes out to check on his herd during breeding season.

As he approaches the gate, he quickly sees that something is amiss – the expensive new herd bull he purchased is nowhere to be seen. A search reveals the worst scenario – the bull fell down a ravine, breaking its neck. entire herd. Work with your agent to make sure you know what you are covered for and if the premium cost makes sense.

Now what does the cattleman do? The cows need to be bred, and he’s out the money that was spent on that new bull.

While nothing can be done immediately about getting the cows bred, bull buyers have another option for getting their money back on bull purchases in the form of insurance. Although some bull buyers may see insurance as an additional investment, there is substantial evidence that purchasing coverage on a newly acquired bull may be the way to go.

Fully Covered “We bought a bull for $12,000 and turned him out. Eight days later, I went to check on him, and he’d broken his leg,” said Bryce Risa of Northern Lites Red Angus, Upham, Montana. “Thankfully, we had him insured.”

Managing the Costs According to Robin Souza, an ag director with specialty insurance brokerage, Vindati, full mortality coverage can be selected in such a way that additional endorsements can be added for accidents, sickness and disease to adjust the cost.

“It’s a case of what are you most worried about?” she said. “How are you going to sleep at night compared to the cost? What are you comfortable self-insuring?”

You don’t buy insurance thinking you’ll need to use it, but it if you do, it makes you feel a little better getting your money back on that bull.

When assessing mortality or loss-of-use insurance for a bull purchase, Don Moody, managing director of Insure My Forage, recommends reviewing the list of perils that are covered.

“There’s a big advantage to having a separate mortality insurance policy versus having the bull covered on your blanket insurance policy for your ranch,” Moody said.

“You also take the risk that if you have a loss of that bull, then it reflects negatively on your premiums in following years.”

However, Moody notes that if you have open range, it doesn’t always make sense to have full coverage on your 84 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

Coverage can be the full amount or only 80% of the value for mortality, according to Souza. Policies are annual and renewable, as long as that bull is viable.

“The second that bull goes into back-up to become a clean-up bull, I’d consider reducing the dollars of coverage, adding him to the herd coverage or dropping the coverage on him,” Moody recommended.

“You don’t buy insurance thinking you’ll need to use it, but it if you do, it makes you feel a little better getting your money back on that bull,” Risa said. “Our experience with our bull that broke his leg sold us on it. It gives you a little extra assurance. Once we’ve had a bull for about two years or so, we’ve usually got enough calves out of him to justify the cost of the insurance.”

Protect Your Genetics Investment Another consideration is that mortality insurance can cover an entire herd or operation, not just highdollar purchases like herd bulls.

“Mortality insurance in that situation is determined based on county rates depending on the risks in that area,” Moody said. “Depending on the area, blizzards, contaminated water or something else might be an issue.”

Consider if you live in an area that is more prone to cattle rustling, environmental hazards, contaminated feed and/or water, or if that bull will be taken on the show circuit.

“A lot of commercial guys think a bull is a bull is a bull,” Risa said. “Bulls can get pretty expensive if you want to get better genetics. Insurance can help you get back what you spent on that bull, no matter how much – or how little - because you’ll still need to replace him.”

Special Circumstances If you are buying a bull that requires transportation across state lines, you may also want to contact your insurance provider about transportation or cargo insurance – and make sure the policy covers the animal whether they are transported by your own vehicle or in a hired truck. Transportation coverage can also apply if a bull is being shipped to a sale or show.

“You need coverage from origin to destination,” Moody said. “Once the animal is on the premises, then mortality coverage kicks in.”

“For any ag commodity, a lot of farmers buy a policy and think they have coverage, and never call their insurance broker,” said Souza. “We also have a scheduled location policy, where the animals are covered if we know where they are. Depending on the policy, if you don’t know where the animal is, policies may vary between carriers. Policies may also only cover within so many miles of a state border or on premises only, or only if you own the bull, not lease him.”

If you lease out a bull, be sure to read your policy or call your broker.

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Spring Ozark Bull Sale Saturday, March 18, 2020

Orion Beef Group

90 Red Angus Bulls

Reputation Red Angus and Hybreds

45 Age Advantaged Bulls • 45 Yearling Bulls Green Springs Development Center • Nevada, Missouri • 1 PM CST Balance and Consistency are the Trademarks of Our Bulls and these Herd Bulls Get It Done!

ID

Reg #

9863G

4071404

HB

GM

CED

BW

WW

YW

Milk

ME

HPG

CEM

ST

2/10/19 199

DOB

50

13

-2.2

78

123

29

-1

15

11

16

0.35 0.18 34

MB

YG

CW

0.15 0.05 $15,556

RE

BF

$PROFIT

$RANCH

$57

14

0.44 0.08 27

0.11 0.02 $13,694

$31

TYSON X EPIC X GRAND CANYON • Best Combination bull across the board in the offering!

8744F

4009100

9/10/18 183

51

12

-1.1

78

123

26

-2

17

11

TYSON X NEXTPECTATION X GET R DONE • 116 Weaning Weight Ratio in this Spread Bull!

9004G

4071440

2/28/19 183

50

13

-1.7

77

121

27

2

15

12

15

0.39 0.15 36

0.13 0.03 $11,495

$24

14

10

17

0.41 0.10 24

0.12 0.03 $12,462

$34

TYSON X STORMER X BIG SKY • The Tyson Son's consistently make the grade!

LSF SRR Tyson 3025A One of the Greatest Combination Sires of All Time!

8412F

4009064

9/18/18 199

50

11

-0.5

76

123

28

1

TYSON X MAJOR D X ROMERO • Another solid herd bull with a 116 Weaning Weight Ratio!

$Pofit is the Best Inex in the Beef Industry to Measure Profitability!

9895G

4077268

4/1/19 176

52

14

-2.8

60

98

14

-1

13

7

14

0.91 0.15 20 -0.18 0.02 $17,963

$40

12

10

17

0.40 0.14 33

0.10 0.03 $17,440

$63

14

6

12

0.58 0.05 23

0.23 0.03 $17,256

$52

15

0.48 0.12 31

0.18 0.04 $16,958

$75

15

0.60 0.06 26

0.21 0.02 $16,015

$49

STATESMAN X ROCKET X P707 • Sired by the $100,000 Super Sire Statesman!

F8772

4045102 10/17/18 189

49

13

-1.9

68

109

28

2

TYSON X RED GOLD X PACKER • Great spread and indexing herd bull prospect!

8573F

4085418

4/17/18 144

49

11

-2.0

60

96

27

-3

FREEDOM X COUNTRY KIDS X MTN WINCH • Sleeper herd bull that posts over a 760 lb AWW! 9110G

4071442

3/4/19 196

51

17

-5.0

75

117

27

1

13

13

TYSON X CONQUEST X EXT 5233 • Check out the numbers from Spread to $Pro and $Ranch!

G9811

4151154

2/1/19 174

51

13

-3.0

66

105

30

1

11

7

MERLIN X FEDERATION X JEWEL MAKER • Great balance and optimization in this bull!

HXC Declaration 5504C The Growth and Herdbuilder Leader in the Breed!

Put the Most Dollars in a Cow Calf Operation by Selecting for $Ranch!

8597F

4085628

5/6/18 173

52

11

-2.2

64

108

24

3

17

5

14

0.5 0.07 21

0.31 0.05 $13,853

$82

12

9

16

0.54 0.12 14

0.10 0.05 $10,074

$66

10

16

0.30 0.11 30

0.22 0.04 $11,051

$66

7

9

0.59 0.25 38 -0.04 0.05 $10,679

$62

CONSISTENCY X DELUXE X TANK • The Top $Ranch bull in the entire offering!

9808G

4126240

2/4/19 182

49

16

-3.3

56

88

30

1

TAKEOVER X SAGA X HOBO DESIGN • Great combination of calving ease and $Ranch!

G9819

4151168

1/29/19 184

49

14

-1.5

63

100

24

4

13

PACKER X RED X EXT 8018 • Balances Calving Ease, Milk, Stayability and $Ranch!

9801G

4126254

2/2/19 137

52

13

-2.6

75

119

16

2

15

PROFITBUILDER X BIG SKY X JEWEL MAKER • Big Calving Ease to Growth Spread that still ranks high for $Ranch!

Build a Great Cowherd by Selecting for High Herdbuilder Index Bulls!

9821G

4126242

2/27/19 248

52

13

0.2

77

127

18

-1

15

9

22

0.53 0.10 35

0.20 0.02 $11,100

$20

0.36 0.11 43

0.36 0.03

$9,528

-$9

0.6 0.27 25 -0.28 0.04 $10,957

$31

DECLARATION X SAGA X HOBO DESIGN • Excellent High Growth High Herdbuilder Herd Bull!

8720F

H2R Profitbuilder B403 One of the Heaviest Used Sires Ever in the Breed!

4125922

9/4/18 230

52

14

-0.5

78

130

15

3

11

9

21

DECLARATION X PACKER X JEWEL MAKER • One of the greatest Calving Ease to Growth Spread bulls in the Sale!

8809F

3942037

1/20/18 228

51

12

-0.6

71

116

18

0

12

8

21

DECLARATION X SLEEP EASY X CONQUEST • Herdbuilding Herd Bull Prospect with over a 760 lb AWW! 8711F

4125920

9/4/18 206

51

13

-1.0

76

127

15

3

10

8

19

0.36 0.09 53

0.45 0.02

$9,501

-$9

0.44 0.23 35 -0.09 0.04

$5,418

$15

DECLARATION X PACKER X JEWEL MAKER • A Spread Herdbuilder Bull that is a great combination bull!

9837G

4126252

3/4/19 207

51

7

0.9

71

119

17

1

13

5

20

DECLARATION X EPIC X NO DOUBT • Great pedigree on this bull!

Put the Pounds on the Ground with these Extreme Growth Bulls!

8732F

4125918

9/11/18 196

52

13

-0.6

80

134

14

3

10

8

17

0.35 0.12 48

0.36 0.03 $12,403

$1

5

14

0.62 0.25 48

0.23 0.06 $16,767

$47

18

0.37 0.14 58

0.44 0.03 $10,889

-$11

0.23 0.03 $12,994

$8

DECLARATION X PACKER X JEWEL MAKER • Highest WW EPD bull in the entire sale!

8117F

4009126

9/19/18 165

53

8

0.6

79

131

25

5

11

PLATINUM X STORMER X SEQUOYA • High Growth Bull with a 116 Weaning Weight Ratio!

8739F

LSF MEW Platinum 5660C One of the Best Balanced and High $Profit Sires in the Breed!

Ryan Ludvigson 515-450-3124 rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Park Ludvigson 712-229-3431 parkludvigson@hotmail.com

4125914

9/15/18 203

52

12

-0.5

78

131

21

3

11

7

DECLARATION X PAKER X JEWEL MAKER • Second Highest Herdbuilder Index in this High Growth Bull!

8650F

4041260

4/2/18 211

54

10

0.0

75

130

20

0

10

6

19

0.64 0.15 47

DECLARATION X P707 X COMMITMENT • Highest Herdbuilder Index in this High Growth Bull!

Kellen Ludvigson 515-314-2883 kellen@orionbeefgroup.com

Brian Brigham 970-481-5192 brian@orionbeefgroup.com

Terrel Platt 541-379-0413 terrel@orionbeefgroup.com

Janssen Red angus

Seedstock Producers with a Comm ercial Focus

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A Balance of calving ease, performance, & carcass.

Affordable genetics Buying experience you are sure to enjoy.

Our silent auction is a customer favorite.

Selling sons of Oracle, Old Glory & 368 Easy Calver lead our offering of bulls.

Protect Your Genetics Investment “You still have to have an insurable interest in the bull,” Moody said. “A good, knowledgeable broker can help. Whoever has custody of the bull should also put it on their insurance schedule and can list the owner as an additional insuree.”

A lot of people think about the loss of the bull itself, but bulls can also do a lot of damage as well, such as if the bull gets out and causes an accident on a roadway. Livestock-in-the-road accidents are usually the responsibility of the livestock owner or the person caring for the animal, resulting in a liability claim.

Insurance coverage for an accident with livestock in the roadway would not be covered under a mortality policy, but would look to a farm-owner policy, more specifically, liability insurance.

“Liability claims can go into the millions very quickly, especially if there are multiple passengers in a car,” said Souza.

Ranching involves a lot of risk, especially when breeding animals are involved. Mitigating some of that risk through mortality and loss-of-use insurance can help protect valuable breeding investments against unforeseen misfortunes and is an overall wise business practice. ■

Bulls with less birth weight and more performance than the average Red Angus herd.

Sale Date: March 21, 2020 Geneseo, Kansas

Jack & Roxie Janssen

Home (620) 824-6426 . cell (620) 562-7041 . Janssen@Hometelco.net

tRavis & delane Janssen

Home (620) 824-6492 . cell (620) 562-8361 . tdJanssen@Hometelco.net 1825 ave. x . geneseo, ks 67444 . www.JanssenRedangus.com 88 American Red Angus Magazine ■ February 2020

Whoever has custody of the bull should also put it on their insurance schedule and can list the owner as an additional insuree.

South Central RED GENETICS

805

ARA 3920367

F31

815

ARA 4071162

1415

Son of Bieber Conquest X122.

Son of Bieber Conquest X122.

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2.29.20 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jerry Henderson 940-736-4622 Jim Kolle 361-550-5045 Rodney St. John 940-736-9953

Son of Basin Hobo 79E.

ARA 4119248

Son of LSF SRR Stunning 4145B.

Son of C-BAR Cowboy A61.

1418

ARA 4125766

Son of HXC Insight 5508C.

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AUCTIONEER: Joel Birdwell 405-368-1058

F55

ARA 4119224

ARA 4125592

10th Anniversary Quality cattle from breeders committed to building a Legacy

Selling 65 Bulls, 50 Registered Females and a select group of Red Angus Influenced Commercial Females.

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Red Angus

MARch 3Rd 2020

ANNUAL bULL & FEMALE SALE SIdNEY LIVESTOcK AUcTION SIdNEY, MONTANA 1:00

SALE FEATURING 50 REd ANGUS bREd hEIFERS 50 FIRST cALF hEIFER REd ANGUS pAIRS 50 REd ANGUS 3 YEAR OLd cOWS 60 REd ANGUS YEARLING bULLS

Progeny sired by,

EQUALIZER 7025 RAAA 3763605

VISION 7023 RAAA 3763557

HARVESTOR 103C RAAA 3564654

UNTAPPED 4204 RAAA 3556929

CINCH 715 RAAA 3838819

PACESETTER 491 RAAA 1693459

Andrew & McKenzie Johnson

406-489-3773 ~ 406-963-2200

5175 Road 1026 Froid, MT 59226 sandhill_reds@yahoo.com

www.sandhillredangus.com

MULTIPLE ET SONS SELL OUT OF THESE TOP DONORS!

SONS SELL

200 bulls angus

featuring the first outcross RED grandsons of SAV Resource!

TUESDAY

MAR.24

2020

U2 RANCH

Spring Bull Sale 1PM MST at the Ranch Coaldale, Alberta Canada

U2 RANCH LTD.

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Herd Impactin ng Sire Prospects Sell!

OVERMILLER V February 15, 2020

a the Ranch nor th of at Smith Centerr,, KS

Stout, Powerrful Red Angus 12 &18 mo onth olds sell.

Maternally bred bulls including this ET son of donor Feddes Blockana 9148 sell.

Top 25% of the breed for BW and To top 3% for WW & YW

Selling: 45 5 ~ Red Angus Bulls (12-18 mo.. old) 35 5 ~ Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls s (12-18 mo. old)

60 0 ~ Commercial open heiferrs Red & Black

He and several patternal brothers sell sired by our all tim me high seller Draft Picck.

OVERMILLER Red Angus & Gelbvieh

This Draft Pick Balancer and several top Balancers sell.

Kelly & Risa Brent & Brittany Roger & Nor ma 785-389 9-3522 785-389-1959 785-389-6281 4062 O Road Smith Centerr,, KS 66967 www.over millerr..com

This ET by Deccleration sells along with maternal brothers by Cinch and CT T Red Quest

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SonS of Breed ImpactIng SIreS by the Trailer Load

Turn out sire groups of these 200+ Herdbuilder sires and improve:

Uniformity • WideBody Shape • Feed Efficiency • Carcass Premiums Bourne - Top 1% for $Ranch and Feed Efficiency Bourne Free - 16 CED to 119 YW Spread & Top 1% Marbling Domain - Top 1% HerdBuilder with 15 CED to 107 YW Spread Ultimatum - Top 1% GridMaster, ADG, Pay weight & Marbling Wrangler - 16 CED to 116 YW spread Game On son whose MGD is Blazin Steel’s dam Top Gun - $53,000 Sale Topper from 2015 - Top 1% Calving Ease with Top 5% HPG & CEM Blazin Steel - Top 2% HerdBuilder, Top 3% Stayability with 18 CED with Triple-Digit growth

Spring 2020 Profit $eeker Bull Sale Friday, April 13, 2020 • Sheridan, MT

325 Red Angus, Black Angus & Angus Hybrid Bulls 100 Open Yearling Commercial Red Angus Heifers The Larry Mehlhoff Family • 5lranch@3rivers.net

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Clay Claymore Ranch Jay & Rio Jones Ranch Lawrence Ranch

Dennis Evenson Ranch

Burress Ranch

Landis Ranch

Gropper Ranch

Strandinger Ranch

Bruce Ranch

Craig Hoffman Ranch

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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

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

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Chris B. Holloway 662-213-1955 Tim Orr

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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

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

McLean Red Angus Jim & Alynda McLean

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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

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

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Member News In Memory Benjamin Miner Benjamin Miner, 37, of Cavour, South Dakota, died Nov. 29, 2019, as the result of a tragic vehicle accident.

Ben was born March 6, 1982, to Don and Tami (Olson) Miner. He graduated from Huron High School in 2000, where he enjoyed playing hockey, football and spending time with his friends.

After high school, he graduated from Lake Area Vocational Tech in Watertown. His love of the mountains and snowboarding led him to Keystone, Colorado. He worked at the resort and indulged in outdoor sports, as well as putting his trade to use working con-

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Soon after, he met the love of his life, Shawn Sinkular, in Spearfish, South Dakota. He joined her there until she finished her degree, which “that was just part of the deal,” then they both returned to the Miner homestead.

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Ben is survived by his wife, Shawn; daughters Bayla, Charlotte, Ada and Maren; parents, Don and Tami Miner; sister Jessie (Mike) Gartner and their children, Clare and Gus; grandfather, Donnie Olson; father-in-law Bill Sinkular; mother-in-law Melanie (Rick) Steskal; sister-in-law Mandy (Jerad) Goens and their children, Jennie and Jack; and brother-in-law Chris Sinkular and son, William; as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends that all meant a great deal to him.

He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Don and Peggy Miner, and his maternal grandmother, Jan and her husband, Bill Bock.

An education fund has been set up for Ben’s daughters at American Bank & Trust, 1820 Dakota Ave. S, Huron, SD 57350. ■

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

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Sale Reports Lacy’s Red Angus October 27, 2019 Drexel, Missouri 18-Month-Old Bulls.....................$6,063 14-Month-Old Bulls.....................$4,712 Registered Open Heifers............$3,209 Commercial Bred Heifers ..........$1,950 Commercial Open Heifers ........$1,263 Lot 5, Lacy Collusion 115F, sired by Fritz Justice 8013 and out of Lacy Lakota 8105, a CCR Gold Bar 0251 daughter, sold for $32,000 to C-Bar Ranch of Brownell, Kansas, and Holton Cattle Co. of Cisco, Texas.

Lot 1, Lacy Centerpoint 025F, sired by Lacy Foundation 44, and out of Lacy Lakota 8105, a CCR Gold Bar 0251 daughter, sold for $8,000 to Rogers Cattle Co. of Strafford, Missouri.

Lot 47, Lacy Lana 7025 097F, sired by 5L Independence 560-298Y and out of Lacy Lana 7025, a TR Julian LT142 daughter, sold for $5,000 to Shoal Creek Land and Cattle of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Lot 60, Lacy Marie 074C 079F, sired

by Silveiras Mission Nexus 1378 and out of Lacy Marie 237074C, a 5L Independence 560-298Y daughter, sold for $5,000 to Shoal Creek Land and Cattle of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Lot 70, Lacy Lakota 056D 131F, sired

by BUF CRK The Right Kind U199

and out of Lacy Lakota 482 056D, a GMRA Peacemaker 1216 daughter, sold for $4,700 to Middle Creek Red Angus of Schulenburg, Texas.

Volume buyers were Shoal Creek Land and Cattle of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and Thoele Farms of La Cygne, Kansas.

Sonstegard Cattle Co., LLC 23rd Annual Female Sale December 7, 2019 Montevideo, Minnesota 72 Red Angus Bred Heifers.................$2,144 19 Red Angus Bred Cows.....................$1,915 129 Comm. Red Angus Bred Heifers..$1,587 8 Red Angus Open Heifers...................$1,350 5 Red Angus Elite Open Heifers.........$1,910 The high-selling bred heifer was Lot 1, 3SCC Fayet F510, a Basin Hobo 0545 daughter bred to 5L Defender 560-30Z. She sold to Steve Walter of Huron, South Dakota, for $4,000.

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The high-selling bred cow was Lot 26, 3SCC Rac A23, a Paringa Iron Ore E27 daughter bred to 3SCC Domain A163. She sold to Hanger Red Angus of Lake City, Kansas, for $3,250.

Lot 37, 3SCC Rozene B119, an LJC Colt 823Z daughter bred to KFRA Mr. Statement B62, sold to Eric Stanger of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, for $2,750.

Lot A was the high-selling set of five commercial Red Angus heifers bred to Sonstegard calving-ease bulls.

They sold to Jason Larson of Slayton, Minnesota, for $2,300.

Cattle sold into 11 different states.

Lot 2, 3SCC Rozene F309, a daughter of VGW Navigator 010 bred to 5L Defender 560-30Z, sold to Jason Larson of Slayton, Minnesota, for $3,250.

Lot 3, 2RJL Sheezatank F810, a daughter of Bieber Deep End B597 bred to Andras Fusion R236, sold to Jim Perkins of Clear Lake, South Dakota, for $3,250.

The high-selling open heifer was Lot 45A, 3SCC Gammer G02, a daughter of 3SCC Domain A163. She sold to Rick Schimming of Enderlin, North Dakota, for $2,200.

Cross Diamond Cattle Co. December 9, 2019 Bertrand, Nebraska 196 Red Angus Bulls....................$5,840 Commercial Bred Heifers............$1,975 Registered Open Heifers.............$3,781 Lot 64, Right On Profitbuilder 8024, a Profitbuilder B403 from a Crs Diamnd Skeeter 685 cow, sold to Dan

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Thies of North Sioux City, South Dakota, for $30,000.

sold to Gilroy Land and Cattle of Alliance, Nebraska, for $15,000.

Lot 1, Crs Diamnd Spartacus 809, a Bieber Spartacus A193 son from a Ripper 132Y daughter, sold to Right On Cattle Co. of Bertrand, Nebraska, for $25,000.

Lot 33, Crs Diamnd Peerless 8319, a 4078 son from a Basin Trend Setter 71S6 daughter, sold to Swanson Farm and Ranch Co. of Wellington, Colorado, for $15,000.

Lot 56, Crs Diamnd Domain 8052, a 3SCC Domain A163 son from a Crs Diamnd New Market 682 daughter, sold to Right On Cattle Co. of Bertrand, Nebraska, for $20,000.

Lot 223, FHR Riley A301 G904, a Crs Diamnd Upright 4087 daughter from a Crs Diamnd Copper 9168 daughter, sold to Marie Ford of Bertrand, Nebraska, for $5,750.

Lot 71, Right On Profitbuilder 8043, a Profitbuilder B403 son from a Crs Diamnd Antioch 8086 daughter, sold to Loonan Stock Farm of Corning, Iowa, for $15,000.

Lot 225, ADPH Riley A356 G916, a Crs Diamnd Upright 4087 daughter sold to Will Herd of College Station, Texas, for $4,500. ■

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Lot 7, Crs Diamnd Cliffhanger 8041, a Poke Clifftop 1172 5378 son from a Poke NebP707 9116 1064 daughter,

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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

One of the largest herds in the South - Rockwall, TX

Ty Davenport, DVM (972) 948-0332 tydavenportdvm@hotmail.com Tim Salazar, Mgr. (254) 644-8529

R.A. Brown Ranch Donnell & Kelli Brown Throckmorton, Texas (940) 849-0611

www.RABrownRanch.com 150 Bulls & 100 Females offered every October

Tim Head

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Welcome to our Newest RAAA Members!

Area 2 – Montana Director – Kay Klompien FRONT RANGE INVESTMENTS LLC THOMAS BROOKS 19 DEAR LANE LOOP VAUGHN, MT 59487 Area 3 – Rocky Mountain Director – Aaron Kravig WEAVER CATTLE CO. INC MAXINE WEAVER 260 BOATTAIL DEIVE FORT COLLINS, CO 80524 LYNDEE YODER 11977 COUNTY ROAD 25 KARVAL, CO 80823 KENNY AND GALA MORRIS 6519 N 6500 W VERNAL, UT 84078 Area 4 – Southwest Director – Tony Ballinger LOGAN CHACHERE 7041FM 1960 DAYTON, TX 77535

Area 6 – Great Plains Director – Newley Hutchison JACOB PORTER 1554 K ROAD MANKATO, KS 66956

KNEBEL BLACK IRON CATTLE DAN KNEBEL 5802 W 200 N WINAMAC, IN 46996

DYAN SCHUTT PO BOX 142 RANDOLPH, NE 68771

ZACHARY LARRIMORE 1382 S ORCHARD RD SALEM, IN 47167

WAGONHAMMER RANCHES JAY WOLF PO BOX 548 ALBION, NE 68620

CADE CARLIN 18556 CTY RD F STRYKER, OH 43557

KELLIE B. BRADSHAW CATTLE P.O. BOX 251 PIEDMONT, OK 73078 GRACE HARRINGTON RT 1 BOX 434 NOWATA, OK 74048 RANDALL POELING 13205 NW 2ND ST YUKON, OK 73099

CARLY WATSON 223 LANIUS GAINESVILLE, TX 76240

STEELE CATTLE CO. DARYL STEELE 878 CRINNERVILLE RD ARDMORE, OK 73401

Area 5 – Northern Plains Director – Steve Koester STEVE LAPP 47689 HWY 20 MILBANK, SD 57252

Area 7 – Northeast Director – Rob Hess WYATT CORNELL 514 E WATER STREET LINDEN, IN 47955

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Area 8 – Southeast Director – Jim Yance SOLITAIRE FARM DON KIOSEFF 1756 TOBACCO ROAD GLASGOW, KY 42141

WYATT RUWALD 3666 KK RD WATERLOO, IL 62298 HAROLD & ROBERTA PECK 175 CUMBERLAND RD. ELKLAND, MO 65644

K&K LIVESTOCK KEVIN HOLLINGSWORTH 2574 CALHOUN RD. LOUISVILLE, MS 39339

OTTESTAD RED ANGUS GARY & DEBRA OTTESTAD N50373 WILLIAMS ROAD STRUM, WI 54770

REAGAN COMBS 146 COUNTY ROAD 7 CALHAUN, TN 37309

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BARENTHSEN-BULLINGER RED ANGUS

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BAUMAN RED ANGUS

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BRADEMEYER FARMS

Mike Brademeyer • Verona, ND 701/742-2598 • 701/710-0445 kbrademeyer@drtel.net

BRENNER ANGUS

Sidney & Melva Brenner • Carson, ND 701/522-3335 • 701/471-9135

BROKEN HEART RANCH

Gary & Chad Pederson • Firesteel, SD 605/865-3190 • 605/850-9878 bhrredangus@lakotanetwork.com www.pedersonbhr.com

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

CARAWAY RED ANGUS RANCH Jon Caraway • Lake Benton, MN 507/530-3166 • 308/325-2712 info@carawayredangus.com carawayredangus.com

CARGO STOCK FARM

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DAHL LAND & CATTLE CO.

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

DAHLKE RED ANGUS

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Chase Furstenau • Cavalier, ND 701/520-0671 chasefurstenau@gmail.com www.diamondcnorthdakota.com

Ben Lodoen • Westhope, ND 701/201-0477 lodoencattle@gmail.com lodoencattle.com

DK RED ANGUS

LARSON’S LOST RIVER LIVESTOCK

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

FORSTER RED ANGUS

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

GRASSY MEADOW RANCH David & Karissa Daws Michigan, ND • 701/270-1524 grassymeadowranch@gmail.com

HEART RIVER RANCH

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

HUBER EY RED ANGUS

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

JACOBSON RED ANGUS

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

KAL-KOTA RANCH

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

KAUTZ RED ANGUS

LeRoy Kautz • Jamestown, ND Ranch: New Leipzig 701/952-1177 • 701/320-4289 ledodkautz@daktel.com

KOESTER RED ANGUS

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

KUHN’S RED ANGUS

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

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Marc, Jodi, Riley, Cheyenne & Cassi Schriefer • Golden Valley, ND 701/870-4292 • 701/879-2609 marcjodi@icloud.com schrieferredangus.com

SEEGER & RUSCH RED ANGUS

David Larson • Clearbrook, MN 218/766-3323 david.larson.lrl@gmail.com www.lostriverlivestockmn.com

Brandon & Dixie Rusch New Salem, ND 701/843-7191 • 701/226-5479 701/426-9443 ruschvet@gmail.com seeger-ruschredangus.com

LAZY D RED ANGUS

John or Sara Berg • Williston, ND 701/826-4211 • 701/570-9788 701/570-3364 lazyredangus@yahoo.com

SEVERANCE RED ANGUS

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

LELAND RED ANGUS

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

SPUR M RED ANGUS

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

NAMKEN RED ANGUS

TNT SIMMENTAL & RED ANGUS

Jared Namken • Lake Norden, SD 605/881-3845 jarednamken@hotmail.com www.namkenredangus.com

Kevin & Lynette Thompson • Almont, ND 701/843-8454 • 701/391-1631 www.tntsimmentals.com

NORDLUND STOCK FARMS LLC

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Mike & Sam Norlund Clearbrook, MN • 701/799-0943 nordlundstockfarm@gvtel.com www.nordlundstockfarms.com

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

OHR RED ANGUS

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

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

PRESSER RED ANGUS

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

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

WASEM RED ANGUS

Mark or Bryan Ressler • Binford, ND 701-789-0191 • 701-789-7294 contact@resslerlandandcattle.com www.resslerlandandcattle.com

Chris & Jolyn Wasem • Halliday, ND 701/938-8365 • 701/260-1513 jolyn.wasem@gmail.com wasemredangus.com

ROHRICH’S CUTTING EDGE RANCH

WEST BRANCH RANCH

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

Greg Bailey • Baldwin, ND 701/255-2424 funditos2@gmail.com

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Feb. 23 Namken Red Angus, Ranch Feb. 23 Turtle River Cattle Co., Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND Feb. 28 Brenner Angus, Kist Livestock, Mandan, ND March 2 Campbell Red Angus, Mobridge Lvstk, Mobridge, SD March 2 Caraway Red Angus, Ranch, Lake Benton, MN March 4 Broken Heart Ranch, Ranch March 7 DK Red Angus, Sitting Bull Auction, Williston, ND March 7 Lewis Red Angus, Ranch March 11 Heart River Ranch, Feedlot, Belfield, ND March 12 Schriefer Red Angus, Stockmen’s Lvstk, Dickinson, ND

ND Red Angus Association President: Scott Kueffler Vice President: Sam Twedt Immediate Past Pres.: Jodi Schriefer Directors: Chris Wasem,

Bryan Ressler, Annette Steffan & Ryan Clemetson Sec./Treas.: Karissa Daws 701/270-1524 grassymeadowranch@gmail.com

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

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Tim & Julie Shick

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

Bob & Julie Morton 2435 Logan Trident Road • Three Forks, MT 59752 (406) 285-6773 • www.gmracattle.com Annual Bull Sale Third Tuesday in March Big Sky Elite Female Sale First Wednesday in December

Glacier Red Angus Harold, Pat & Chris Hughes

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

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

Coming Yearling Registered Red Angus Bulls for Sale by Private Treaty!

641.220.4178

Visit our website for more information, sales and events!

MONTANA RED ANGUS ASSOCIATION 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

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Email: klmpnra@gmail.com

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

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

Shepherd Red Angus Jim & Ginger Shepherd

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

MTRAA Officers

President: Chris Pierce – lostcreekreds@yahoo.com Vice President: Ryan Clark – diamondbarcattle@hotmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: Tena Ketchum – mtraasecretary@gmail.com

MTRAA Directors

Corey Guenzler – corky@hotspingsmt.net Luke Larson - lukelarson51@gmail.com Tim Geib – geibtimothy@yahoo.com

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SHEAMAN RANCH Kerry and Debbie Sheaman

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

RED

ANGUS

The Olsons

"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

AREA 1 - West

Alaska • California • Hawaii Idaho • Nevada • Oregon Washington Sam Lorenzen, Director District 1 Breeders can be found on page 121

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

AREA 3 Rocky Mountain

AREA 4 - Southwest

Utah • Colorado • Wyoming Aaron Kravig, Director

www.solidrockredangus.com

Texas • New Mexico • Arizona

Texas Breeders can be found on page 111 Tony Ballinger, 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

Minnesota North Dakota • South Dakota Steve Koester, Director

FLATIRON RED ANGUS 1A BULLS & HEIFERS

MAINTENANCE/FEED EFFICIENCY EXPERTS

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

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

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

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Gary & Val

Registered & Commercial Catttle Bulls & Heifers - Open & Bred

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8815 81st St. NW, Powers Lake, ND

Tony & Karen Messmer

8860 39th St. S.W. Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-3966 Cell (701) 290-2556 Email: tmessmer@ndsupernet.com

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

JI

BROKEN HEART RANCH

Smith Land and Cattle Company, LLC

Kenneth Forster & Family 8285 30th St, SW • Richardton, ND 58652 (701) 974-2450 • Cell (701) 290-2450 www.forsterredangus.com

28280 75th Ave. N. (218) 962-3360 Hitterdal, MN 56552 Cell (701) 361-3189 www.Jacobson RedAngus.com

AREA 5 - Northern Plains

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

Forster Red Angus Raising 100% 1A Red Angus since 1967

JACOBSON RED ANGUS

“Cattle Working for You”

Cory & Katy Johnson

Box 67 Lengby, MN 56651 (218) 668-2277

Quality Breeding Stock & Semen Available

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Chuck Feddes, Region A Director Kay Klompien, Director MT Breeders can be found on pages 114-115

Scott Farm Red Angus

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AREA 2 Montana

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

RED ANGUS

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

Johnny Rogers, President Rob Hess, Director

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

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

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 -

AREA 8 - Southeast

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

Registered Red Angus Bulls • Bred Heifers

AREA 6 - Great Plains Kansas • Nebraska • Oklahoma

Nebraska Breeders can be found on page 108 Kansas Breeders can be found on page 119 Newley Hutchison, Director Connie Mushrush, Region B Director

If you’re looking for Efficiency...

Look under “R” for RED ANGUS!

Tom Karr

Jim Yance, Director Jeff Pettit, Region C Director SERAA Breeders can be found on page 107

AREA 9 - Midwest

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

Iowa • Illinois Missouri • Wisconsin

Stuart Gilbert, Director Missouri Breeders can be found on page 121

Russ Dahl Deerfield, WI 608-444-8295 Red Angus Bulls and Heifers For Sale Great Genetics at an Affordable Price

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

BIM Red Angus

Oakridgefarms.org Rob & Amy Hess

Red Angus • Red Simmental • Red SimAngus

Hershey, PA 717-821-1782 bowcreekbeef.com

Pasture to Plate Performance Tested

Embryos, Semen and Cattle by Private Treaty

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

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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

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

WRIGHTS MILL FARM RED ANGUS Steven Harris, DVM 4720 Wrights Mill Road Trappe, MD 21673 410-924-3905 www.wmfredangus.com

Join us on March 13, 2020 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.!

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 Auctioneer

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

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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

Dedicated to the Red Angus Breed since 1973

www.redcows.net www.redcows.net

Licensed & Bonded with Packers & Stockyards

Bryan Gill

Sales Manager 701.730.0134

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

CK Sonny Booth

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AU A U UCTION CTION SER S R RV VICE VICE

- Auctioneer -

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

877.700.4099 www.pifers.com

23724 WW.. 87th Terrace . Lenexa, KS 66227

(913) 645--5136 jbs5356@hottmail.com

“Always With the Best Cattle‌Alwaysâ€?

DEICHMANN LIVESTOCK BROKERAGE

• 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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www.KansasRedAngus.org Tim Flaming 620-382-4894

FLC

Ryan Flaming 620-382-5107

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

Janssen Red Angus Cattle Co.

Registered Bulls • Commercial Bred Heifers

Jack & Roxie Janssen

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

Visit our website to locate a breeder near you!

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 February

Trusted Buyer, Growing Demand

1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 8 10 11 11 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for March ARA Ft. Worth Stock Show Showcase Sale, Ft. Worth, TX Hill 70 Quantock Ranch Ltd. Sale, Lloydminster, AB Loonan Stock Farm, Corning, IA Ft. Worth Stock Show Regional Show, Ft. Worth, TX Twedt Red Angus, McHenry, ND K2 Red Angus Winter Bull & Female Sale, Wheatland, WY TJS Red Angus, Buffalo, WY Sutphin Cattle Co., Lamar, CO Valnes Red Angus Private Treaty Sales, Eden, SD Bichler Simmental & Red Angus, Linton, ND Forster Red Angus, Richardton, ND Lemke Cattle Bull & Heifer Sale, Lawrence, NE TNT Simmental & Red Angus, Almont, ND JRA Scholarship Deadline Lazy D Red Angus Private Treaty, Williston, ND Lazy J Bar Ranch, Flittie, Schnabel Ranch, Aberdeen, SD Nordlund Stock Farm, Clearbrook, MN Overmiller Production Sale, Smith Center, KS Larson’s Lost River Livestock, Clearbrook, MN

17 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 27 28 28 29 29 29

Frank Cattle & Genetics, Chappell, NE Gill Red Angus, Timber Lake, SD Barenthsen Bullinger Red Angus, Powers Lake, ND Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Red Angus Show, Kearney, NE NE Cattlemen’s Classic Red Angus Bull Sale, Kearney, NE Olson’s Red Power, Argusville, ND Wasem Red Angus, Richardton, ND NE Cattlemen’s Classic Red Angus Female Sale, Kearney, NE Crump Red Angus, Buffalo, WY Lautenschlager & Sons Red Angus Bull Sale, Othello, WA Weber Land & Cattle, Lake Benton, MN Namken Red Angus, Lake Norden, SD Lone Tree Red Angus, Bison, SD Ravenscroft Red Angus, Valentine, NE Lorenzen Ranches Annual Spring Bull Sale, Madras, OR Brenner Angus, Mandan, ND Calvo Family Red Angus, Bassett, NE Full Deck Genetics Royal Flush III, Nelson, WI S Diamond Angus, Henderson, NE South Central Red Genetics, Ardmore, OK

14 16 16 17 18 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 30 30 30 31

Ludvigson Cornhusker Classic Bull Sale, North Platte, NE Flat Water Gang Red Angus, Broken Bow, NE Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls, MT Green Mountain Red Angus, Logan, MT Klompien Red Angus, Manhattan, MT Ludvigson Spring Ozark Bull Sale, Nevada, MO Mushrush Ranches, Strong City, KS 9 Mile Ranch, Touchet, WA Janssen Red Angus, Geneseo, KS Milk Creek Reds, Plevna, MT Red Hill Farms, Lafayette, TN Shady Oaks Bull Day 2020, Jacobson, MN Feddes & C-T Red Angus, Manhattan, MT Triple S Red Angus, Calgary, AB Canada Turtle River Cattle Co., Mandan, ND Lone Tree Red Angus, Faith, SD U2 Ranch Ltd., Coaldale, AB Canada B&L Red Angus, Putnam, OK Diamond H Ranch, LaCrosse, KS Westphal Red Angus, Grass Range, MT Gibbs Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Northern Lites Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Schuler Red Angus, Bridgeport, NE McDonald Red Angus Stockmen’s Select, Russell, IA Croissant Red Angus, Briggsdale, CO Rogers Cattle Co. & Lile Farms Sale, Strafford, MO Fischer Red Angus Spring Fling Sale, Harlowton, MT Power of the Reds, Shelbyville, IL Schweitzer Red angus, Beatrice, NE Axtell Cattle Co. Annual Sale, Sterling, CO Jacobson Red Angus, Hitterdal, MN McEntire Red Angus “Partners in Progress,” Sweetwater, OK Red Angus Photo Contest Deadline

9 11 13 14 14 18 24 24 26 27

Smoky Y Ranch Red Angus, Monument, KS Ludvigson Spring Herdbuilder Bull Sale, Shepherd, MT 5L Red Angus, Sheridan, MT Beckton Red Angus, Sheridan, WY Shady Bottom Ranch Online Sale, SmartAuctions I Like It Like That Red Angus, Chinook, MT Kuhn-Crosshair-Huber Sale, Napoleon, ND Grills’ Red Western Bull Sale, Crawford, NE Missouri Red Angus Show Me Reds Sale, Springfield, MO Ludvigson Dakota Bull Sale, Mandan, ND

March 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14

Final Ad Reservation/Editorial Deadline for April ARA Dille Red Angus Bulls & Replacements, Buhl, ID Arrowsmith Red Angus, Bassett, NE Campbell Red Angus Annual Production Sale, Mobridge, SD Caraway Red Angus Annual Bull Sale, Lake Benton, MN J6 Bull & Female Sale, Gibbon, NE Lott Farms & McMurphy Farms, Alva, OK Sandhill Red Angus, Sidney, MT Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch, Firesteel, SD Bieber Fever Spring Production Sale, Leola, SD Santa Gertrudis International Super Sale, Houston, TX Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville, MT DK Red Angus, Williston, ND Lewis Red Angus, Edinburg, ND Redland Red Angus, Hysham, MT Rich Red Angus, Vinton, IA VF Red Angus, Terrebonne, OR C-Bar Red Angus, Brownell, KS Kravig Red Angus, Burlington, CO Martin Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Niobrara Red Angus, Yankton, SD Loosli Red Angus, Ashton, ID Wedel Beef Genetics, Leoti, KS Early Morning Red Angus, Williston, ND Heart River Ranch, Belfield, ND R.A. Brown Ranch Bull & Female Sale, Throckmorton, TX Fritz Red Angus, Brady, MT Schriefer Red Angus, Dickinson, ND Graystone Cattle Co., Stockport, IA Hueftle’s HXC Bull Sale, Cozad, NE Leland & Koester Red Angus, Sidney, MT O’Doherty Private Treaty, Boardman, OR Keystone Elite, Mill Hall, PA Lucht Red Angus, Manhattan, MT

April

2 2 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 7

Bowles J5 Red Angus, Glasgow, MT Knaub Red Angus, Midland Bull Test, Columbus, MT Pieper Red Angus, Hay Springs, NE “The Andras Kind” Bull Sale, Manchester, IL Diamond C North Dakota, Mandan, ND Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK, Canada Spear J Red Angus, Jordan, MT Garrigan Cattle, Faith, SD Weber Charolais and Red Angus, Lake Andes, SD Red Alliance, Buffalo, TX

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17133 NW Co Rd 701 Archie, MO 64725 816.807.6606

Balancing Pe P erffo ormance with Ma M aternal

info@missouriredangus.com www.missouriredangus.com

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

Scott Bachman • (660) 247-1112

scott_bachman@yahoo.com www.bachmancattlefarms.com

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

Balanced & Proven Genetics www.lacysredangus.com

Ken & Brenda Keesaman

17520 Hwy. JJ Chillicothe, MO 64601

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

Red Angus Bulls • Heifers Osborn,MO 64474 25 E. St. Joseph on Hwy. 36 (816) 675-2503

In Your RED ANGUS QUEST...

Look to THE WEST! westernstatesredangus.com

Doug and Betty Dunn 9498 NE 9th Street • Terrebonne, Oregon 97760 (541) 923-1705

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

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

RED ANGUS SINCE 1959

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

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Advertiser Index 3K Land & Cattle Co ..........................111 5L Red Angus ................................99,115 9 MIle Ranch ..................................16,17 ABS ........................................................9 ADM Red Angus ................................114 Adams Angus Ranch..........................121 Allflex....................................................48 Andras Stock Farm ............................122 Angelo Cattle Company .....................114 Angus World ......................................106 Arrowsmith Red Angus ........................33 Axtell Cattle Co..............................58,116 B & L Red Angus ................................106 Bachman Cattle Farms ......................121 Bar C Red Angus..................................99 Barenthsen-Bullinger Red Angus ..35,116 Beckton Stock Farm ........................3,114 Beef Quality Assurance ........................27 Bieber Red Angus ..................................7 BIM Red Angus...................................117 Birdwell, James ..................................118 Birdwell, Joel ......................................118 Birnie Red Angus................................109 Bola Red Angus ............................108,99 Booth, CK Sonny ................................118 Bovine Elite ..........................................13 Bow Creek Beef..................................117 Bowles J5 Red Angus ........................115 Broken Heart Ranch.. ...................68,116 Brown, RA ......................................75,99 Brylor Ranch ......................................118 Bull Hill Ranch ....................................107 Bullis Creek Ranch ......................109,110 C-Bar Red Angus ................................55 C-T ......................................................31 Calvo Red Angus ....................20,21,,115 Campbell Red Angus ....................46,116 Cattle Visions ......................................23 Cedar Hill Farm ..................................117 Chappell Red Angus ..........................117 Chiefline Red Angus ............................99 Christensen Red Angus......................115 Choat Cattle Co..................................109 Cinco Ranch....................................30,31 Clay Maxey Ford ..................................80 Croissant Red Angus ....................81,116 Crockett Ranch ..................................116 Cross Diamond Cattle Company 109,123 Crossroads Cattle Company ..............117 Crump Red Angus ........................69,117 D Cross Red Angus ............................119 D&D Cattle Co ...................................119 DK Red Angus ............................105,117 Daigger-Orr Red Angus......................109

Dahlke Red Angus..............................117 Deichmann Livestock Brokerage........118 Diamond C North Dakota Red Angus........117 Diamond H ....................................22,119 Double Eagle Ranch ..........................121 Elmwood Fields ..................................117 Evans Cattle C0 ................................109 Faylor Red Angus ..............................119 Feddes Red Angus ..............................37 Fick Red Angus ..................................109 Fischer’s Red Angus........................8,114 Flaming Livestock Co ........................119 Flat Creek Farms................................107 Flat Iron Red Angus............................116 Flat Water Gang Sale ..........................39 Forster Red Angus ........................45,116 Frank Family Genetics ......................101 Fritz Red Angus ..................................115 Full Deck Genetics ..............................76 Genex/CRI..........................................124 Gibson Red Angus, GA ......................107 Gilchrist ..............................................118 Gill Red Angus ............................102,103 Gilreath Farms....................................108 Glacier Red Angus..............................114 Green Mountain Red Angus ..........25,114 G.W. Land & Cattle Co........................111 H & F Red Angus ...............................119 Halfmann Red Angus..........................111 Hall - Pokorny Red Angus ..................109 Harbin Red Angus...............................111 Harms Plainview Ranch ................52,119 Heart River Ranch................................66 Hidden Creek Farm ............................117 Hoft Red Angus .................................119 Hueftle Cattle Co ..........................94,109 Illinois Red Angus Association............118 J6 Farms ..............................................79 JST Red Angus ..................................121 Jacobs, Roger ....................................118 Jacobson Red Angus ..................100,116 Janssen Red Angus ......................88,119 Jarvis Red Angus ..............................107 Jeffries Land & Cattle ........................117 Karr Farms..........................................117 KC Farms ..........................................107 KK Farms ..........................................121 Keystone Elite Sale ..............................28 King Ranch ..........................................77 Klompien Red Angus ....................47,115 Kniebel Cattle Co................................119 Koenig Ranch Reds............................114 Koester Red Angus ..............................14 Kolle Red Angus ................................111

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Kravig Red Angus..........................64,116 L83 Ranch ............................................37 Lacy’s Red Angus ..............................121 Laubach Red Angus ..........................115 Lautenschlager & Sons ............92,93,121 Lazy J Bar....................................104,116 Leland Red Angus ........................15,114 Loonan Stock Farm ............................117 Loosli Red Angus ..........................61,121 Lone Tree Red Angus ..........................53 Lorenzen Ranches ..................40,41,121 Lost Creek Red Angus........................115 Lowderman, Cody ..............................118 Lowery, Matt ......................................118 Lucht Red Angus ...........................42,115 Ludvigson ..................................59,73,87 MARS Red Angus ..............................115 Maple Oaks Red Angus......................121 McDonald Red Angus ..........................67 McEntire Red Angus ............................43 McLean Red Angus ............................107 McMurphy Farms...........................49,117 McPhee Red Angus............................121 Mercer Farm ......................................107 Messmer Red Angus. ........................116 Milk Creek Reds. ..........................32,115 Mobley, Luke ......................................118 Montana Red Angus Assoc. ................76 Morris/Box Ranch ..............................111 Mushrush Red Angus ......................5,119 Namken Red Angus ......................26,117 Niobrara Red Angus ............................71 Nordlund Stock Farm ..........................44 North Dakota Red Angus Assoc. ........113 OHR..........................................90,91,116 Oak Ridge Farms ..............................117 Osborn Red Angus ..............................95 Overmiller Red Angus & Gelbvieh........98 Ozark Hills Genetics...........................121 Peacock Red Angus ..........................112 Pieper Red Angus ....................18,19,109 Pifers Livestock Marketing ..........108,118 Plain Jan’s ..........................................112 Pool Ranch. ........................................118 Prairie Red Angus ................................69 Quality Genetics..................................111 Quartz Valley Red Angus ..................121 RAAA 2020 Photo Contest ................104 RAFI ..................................................110 Rafter H Ranch ..................................108 Ramsdale Reds .................................119 Red Alliance Sale ................................62 Red Angus Society of Australia ..........118 Redland Red Angus ......................78,114

Red Cow Relocators ..........................118 Red Fork Red Angus ..........................114 Red Hill Farms ..............................85,107 Red Western Sale ................................12 Rhodes Red Angus, LLC ....................119 Rich Red Angus....................................82 Ritchey Tags ........................................12 Rock Creek Red Angus ......................107 Rocking Bar H ....................................121 Rogers Cattle Co. Red Angus ............121 Rouse Red Angus ..............................117 S Diamond Angus..........................57,109 Sandbur Ridge Red Angus ................109 Sandhill Red Angus ......................95,115 Schuler Red Angus........................83,109 Schweitzer Red Angus ........................60 Scott Farm Red Angus ......................116 Select Sires ..........................................11 Shady Bottom Ranch ..........................29 Sheaman Ranch ................................116 Shepherd Red Angus ........................115 Shoal Creek........................................109 Shobe, Kyle ........................................118 Smith Land & Cattle Co ......................116 Smoky Y Red Angus ............................97 Solid Rock Red Angus. ......................116 Sonstegard Cattle Co. ........................116 South Central Genetics ........................89 Spreutels Farm Red Angus ................121 Spur M Red Angus ..............................51 Stout, Justin........................................118 Strauss Free Raised ..........................120 Sun River............................................114 Sutherlin Farms ............................63,114 TJS Red Angus..............................93,114 Trinity Creek Red Angus ....................107 Triple Creek Ranch ............................111 Triple S Red Angus ..............................50 Turtle River Cattle Co. ........................54 Twedt Red Angus ..........................65,107 U2 Ranch ............................................96 Valnes Ranch Red Angus..............74,116 Veto Valley Farms ..............................107 VF Red Angus ......................................27 Wasem Red Angus ..............................72 Weber Land & Cattle ............................86 Wedel Red Angus..........................51,119 Westphal Red Angus ..........................115 Whitley Red Angus ............................107 Windrush Farm ..................................121 Woods V Bar X Ranch ......................121 WRAZ Red Angus ..............................118 Wrights Mill Farm Red Angus ............117

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