2018 Practical & Profitable Shorthorn Sale

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HAHN FAMILY SHORTHORNS, LLC 74 COUNTY RD 2700 E • MINONK, IL

Richard Hahn - (309) 645-3911 Jeremy Hahn - (309) 231-5484 Aaron Hahn - (309) 645-4488 Matthew Hahn - (309) 645-9656 o. www.hahnshorthorns.com e. hahnfamilyshortthornsllc@gmail.com

HAHN HISTORY

Hahn Family Shorthorns began in 1934 when Robert Hahn received his first Shorthorn heifer from his father. Although Poland China hogs were his first love in the purebred livestock industry the Shorthorns began their start on the home farm in Marshall County. As cow herd numbers increased gradually, bloodlines from Oakwood Farms in Ohio and Sutherlands in Kentucky began to be implemented in the herd.

In 1965, performance testing began thru the Illinois Beef Performance testing program. Performance records remain a mainstay in the program as birth, weaning, and yearling weights are collected on all cattle along with carcass ultrasound information.

In 1969 additional pasture ground was purchased and the herd grew to 40 mature cows.

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Illinois, Miles McKee in Iowa, and western Canada genetics were added to increase the numbers.

From this group a bull calf named RH Perfect Leader was born. This larger framed white calf developed into the 1973 National Western Grand Champion Bull.

It was then a time that the Poland China hogs were phased out in 1970 and from that point on Shorthorn cattle was the primary livestock focus. During the 1970’s and 1980’s the main focus of the herd was in producing show and sale cattle. A variety of herd sires were used during this period of time as several type changes were chased within the Shorthorn breed

The year of 1974 was a great year as Robert Hahn was named with the prestigious honor as a Builder of the Breed from the American Shorthorn Association.

In 1994 the family began hosting a judging workout the 3rd

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Saturday of September. This workout lasted for 21 years and hosted hundreds of students over the years. Programs from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky attended the workout with students from many different states. We continue to have livestock judging teams come to our operation as we will always give back to the livestock judging world because of everything it has gave to us.

In 1996 the herd began hosting a production sale in Congerville, IL at the Reel Livestock Center. In 2000 one of the most notable of cattle offered was DPH Roseanna 300HR. A daughter of CF Hero X commanded the record price of $16,500 for our sale.

Purchased by Robert Duis of Grant Park, IL. Embryos were retained and from those embryos came DPH Contender SP2104. Possession and 2/3

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interest was purchased in this exciting bull calf in our 2004 fall production sale by Rex Tribbett of Linden, IN. Contender SP2104 was division champion that fall at the NAILE and in 2005 was Grand Champion Bull at the National Western Stock Show. Later that fall Contender was also named Reserve Grand Champion Bull at NAILE. Contender’s genetics are continued in our herd to this day as he continues to be used thru AI and embryo transfer. Several sons, including MJH Frazier and HAHN Undisputed continue being used thru AI. Anther sire that was used and has remained a critical component was DPH No Limits 9931. A national show class winner and Illinois State Fair Grand Champion Bull, his influence of strong maternal traits are characteristics of his daughters that remain in our herd.

The herd proceeded into the 21st century with more emphasis placed on functional, profitable, low maintenance cattle. Ultrasounding has been used for nearly 10 years. All yearling cattle are annually ultrasounded.

In 2005 the entire Dick and Pam Hahn family was honored as Builders of the Breed from the American Shorthorn Association. Richard Hahn also served on the National ASA Board for six years from 2002 until 2008 where he also spent

some of those years serving as the President of the National ASA Board of Directors.

During this same time period pelvic measurements began being collected. Females with small pelvic areas are culled, along with bull calves with large birth weights.

In 2011 the herd purchased Ash Valley Prestige 0665 from Loving Polled Shorthorns of Pawnee Rock, KS. 0665 became a part of the program. Daughters continue to be easy fleshing, low maintenance, productive females that will keep a name for them for decades to come.

A major step was taken in 2015 when Dick and his three sons Jeremy, Aaron, and Matthew formed HAHN Family Shorthorns, LLC. The herd now numbers

70 plus mother cows. A fall private treaty production sale continues to be held. (The focus remains in production of cattle that continue to have style and balance along with predictable genetics for the PRODUCER!) A freezer beef program has been implemented to bring to the customer quality beef to the table that is expected from HAHN Family Shorthorns, LLC. HAHN Family Shorthorns, LLC looks to the future with the 4th generation of the family raising Shorthorns. HAHN Family Shorthorns, LLC will continue to be a family run cattle operation for another 84 more years with a lot more history to add to this story.

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SALE INFORMATION

Bidding

Base prices have been established on all of the bred females. If more then one person is interested in the same calf, we will hold a bid off auction on that particular bred female on October 7th at 8pm CST. The bid off is open to only those who place a bid on that calf by dark on October 7th. All bids will be a minimum of $250.00.

All bidders names will be kept confidential during the bidding process unless all parties involved in the bidding on a particular bred female wish to have their names disclosed.

All bidding will be handled by phone. Initial bids may be made in person or by phone anytime during October 5th thru October 7th.

We will start bidding off any bred females on October 7th that have more then person bidding on them.

We will finish bidding off all bred females on October 7th. This will be a quick process!!

Open House Weekend Dates

• October 5th (purchasing begins noon central time) • October 7th (purchasing closes at 8pm central time) • At any time you can call and let us know if you would like to visit and look at the sale cattle.

Incentives

Bred Females • Volume purchase of three or more we will take off $100 of each bred in that volume buy.

Pickup/Delivery

All cattle must be paid for in full to be able to be picked up or shipped out. All cattle must be paid for by October 31st.

CONTACT INFORMATION 74 County Road 2700 E Minonk, IL 61760 www.hahnshorthorns.com hahnfamilyshorthornsllc@gmail.com

Richard: 309-645-3911 • Jeremy: 309-231-5484 Aaron: 309-645-4488 • Matthew: 309-645-9656

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BRED FEMALES

HAHN Elizabeth B3E

LOT

DOB. 12/30/2016

1

ASA#: 4248972

HORNED

SIRE: WAUKARU BENCHMARK 4014

$3,500

DAM: HAHN ELIZABETH P13C

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

61

580

980

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.24

12.65

6.57

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

251

5.5

3

RED

THF/PHAF

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lizabeth heifers always catch our customers’ attention and this heifer will also. B3E is a power bred with added length of body, rib shape, muscle, and huge bone and hoof. Although this may paint a coarse, terminal picture, she is still extraordinarily smooth, sound, and feminine. The Benchmark x Prestige 0665 cross has been a successful mix to create replacement heifers. Her data suggests added growth, muscle, and carcass quality. Her pedigree and genetic profile ensure longevity and maternal excellence.

We are focused on blending our superior maternal lines and B3E is bred to an exciting 0665 son of our Leading Lady cow family. Prominence was designed for excellent calving ease without sacrificing look and profitable carcass traits.

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RDE Hahn Meriwether U11E

LOT

DOB. 1/31/2017

2

ASA#: 4248980

POLLED

R/W

THF/PHAF/DSF

SIRE: HAHN UNDISPUTED

$3,500

DAM: RDE MERIWETHER 901

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

70

642

976

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.43

11.53

7.24

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

266

6.2

9

Bull Calf

Sire: HAHN Royal DOB: 6/12/2018 www.hahnshorthorns.com HAHN 6

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his lot offers a unique buying opportunity. This female comes to you as an unplanned, plus 1. She was somehow bred shortly after weaning last fall. She delivered unassisted in June a R/W polled Royal bull calf that has done well in the summer heat. This young cow has a beautiful udder, is flexible and athletic and has maintained, if not added, to her natural fleshing ability nursing her first calf.

She sells with your choice of two units of semen from any of our herd sires. Please contact any of us for an accurate list of available sires.

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Full Brother to Lot 3

HAHN Alicia C14E

LOT

DOB. 2/31/2017

3

ASA#: 4248983

POLLED

SIRE: DPH CONTENDER SP2104

$3,500

DAM: HAHN ALICIA V14X

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

71

591

860

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.28

9.99

6.75

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

201

4.8

8

C

Full Sister to Lot 3

RWM

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14E is a super sleek, level designed Contender daughter. This female is a genetic opportunity of the highest level. Her full brother, Watchtower, is one of our favorite Contender sons of all time and we have a full sister in production that recently produced a top selling fall heifer calf doing her share of winning in Texas. This female is attractive in her profile, has a great mother and grandmother in production here, sire was a national champion, and is bred to the exciting 0665 son, Prominence. Needless to say, lots of maternal ability stacked into this one.

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RDE Hahn

LOT

DOB. 2/3/2017

4

Fondly U15E

ASA#: 4248984

POLLED

SIRE: HAHN UNDISPUTED

$3,500

DAM: RDE FONDLY 812

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

88

588

990

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.39

13.64

5.43

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

253

5.5

10

T

THF/PHAF/DSF

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Fondly is one of the most powerful breds we will offer this fall. She is long bodied, big middled, and stout from any angle. The Undisputed bull has generated sappy, bold featured heifers for us the past couple years and has re-worked his way back into our AI program.

Additionally, this female reads exceptionally well on paper.

She has balanced growth coupled with a huge REA and pelvic area numbers. Her pregnancy by Supremacy will earn immediate dividends.

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Ash Valley Prestige 0665 Sire of Lot 6

RDE

LOT

Full Sister to Lot 6

Hahn Fontaine

DOB. 2/22/2017

5

ASA#: 4248998

POLLED

SIRE: ASH VALLEY PRESTIGE 0665

$3,500

DAM: RDE FONTAINE 760

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

95

615

949

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.40

11.13

6.65

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

249

5.3

11

P

P29E

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29E is potentially one of the last 0665 daughters we will offer. We have had many discussions about how we are probably crazy letting this one go. We love this heifer’s smooth pattern, huge deep middle, sound skeleton, and natural thickness. This female posted a big IMF and pelvic number. A full sister was one of our top sellers a couple of years ago selling to Michigan. We lined up 0665 in her pregnancy breeding her to Prominence for an early 2019 calf. This line breeding will work as their phenotypes compliment nearly perfectly.

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Maternal Sister to Lot 7

Maternal Sister to Lot 7

RDE Hahn Pleasant Dawn C32E

LOT

DOB. 2/18/2017

6

ASA#: 4249001

POLLED

SIRE: HILL HAVEN COGNAC 39B

$3,500

DAM: RDE PLEASANT DAWN 947 ET

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

74

465

816

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.32

10.91

7.44

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

261

4.6

9

C

THF/PHAF/DSF

PASTURE EXPOSED 3/30/2018 THRU 6/12/2018

ognac has been propelling our program forward at an accelerated rate with heifer calves and sire prospects selling quickly. This female was overlooked a little last fall as she was more moderate in her growth, but this one has quietly pushed to the front of the group. She is stoutly constrtucted, big ribbed, and attractive in her design. Her mother has placed her last two daughters in the sale and they have each sold quickly. This edition came easy at 74 lbs. at birth, posted a huge IMF and pelvic number, and settled early to Prominence. The Cognac x 0665 cross will be awesome.

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Dam of Lot 8

Maternal Grandmother to Lot 8

HAHN Elizabeth B33E

LOT

DOB. 2/28/2017

7

$3,500

ASA#: 4249002

POLLED

SIRE: WAUKARU BENCHMARK 4014 DAM: HAHN ELIZABETH P8C

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

82

580

1048

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.30

12.65

7.62

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

260

6.9

3

T

RED

THF/PHAF/DSF

PASTURE EXPOSED 3/30/2018 THRU 6/12/2018

he Elizabeth line is the most maternally oriented cow family we have and this daughter of Benchmark out of one of the bright young 0665 stars of our herd is no different. This is the most impressive bred heifer on paper in this year’s sale. She posted accelerated growth, extraordinary carcass traits, and has a huge pelvis.

Phenotypically, she is wedge shaped, massive, and sound.

Blending in the Leading Lady cow family will be exciting. This is as close to a can’t miss as we can sell.

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Maternal Grandmother to Lot 9

HAHN Leading

LOT

DOB. 3/4/2017

8

$5,000

ASA#: 4249609

Lady C35E

POLLED

SIRE: HILL HAVEN COGNAC 39B DAM: HAHN LEADING LADY C11Y

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

89

649

1083

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.54

11.63

6.97

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

210

6.2

7

T

ROAN THF/PHAF/DSF

PASTURE EXPOSED 3/30/2018 THRU 6/12/2018

his massive Cognac daughter was exhibited last fall at NAILE and garnered attention for her sweeping rib design and impeccable profile. C35E is a big time cow prospect whose mother is simply one of the best Contender daughters we have retained. We lined up the great Leading Lady cow family in this lot. The extra stoutness, flexibility, and eye appeal from Prominence will compliment C35E. Study this one’s data and you will find exceptional growth coupled with high IMF. We love this female and expect to hear great things from her in the future. Donor cow in waiting.

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Maternal Sister to Lot 9

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Maternal Sister to Lot 10

HAHN Leading

LOT

DOB. 3/12/2017

9

$3,500

ASA#: 4249611

Ash Valley Prestige 0665

Lady F37E

POLLED

R/W

THF/PHAF/DSF

SIRE: MJH FRAZIER C806 DAM: HAHN LEADING LADY T27A

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

78

599

965

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.31

12.31

7.11

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

238

6.3

5

A

nother Leading Lady, another front line cow prospect.

Leading Lady F37E is a more eye appealing Frazier daughter with a little more stretch. She has developed on a super sound frame and has measured near the top of the group for REA/cwt, IMF, and pelvic area. Additionally, we selected her to AI back to the original 0665. This genetic combination will result in a special blend of breed leading maternal and carcass traits with appropriate eye appeal and balance.

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Full Sister to Lot 11

RDE

LOT

Hahn Chantilly F39E

DOB. 3/13/2017

10

ASA#: 4249613

POLLED

SIRE: MJH FRAZIER C806

$3,500

DAM: RDE CHANTILLY 915

CE

BW

WW

YW

1

82

506

940

RIB FAT

REA

IMF

0.31

12.15

6.74

PELVIC

YR. FRAME

DAM AGE

230

5.9

9

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he bred offering concludes with our youngest, but potentially the most exciting lot. Chantilly is as complete in her phenotypic balance and genetic profile as any. She is so sleek through her front end, deep through her center body and flank, while being level and wide at her pins. Dad says you can’t carve a better profile with an exacto knife (even though some may have tried).

Her measurables are solid throughout her performance profile showing balance without extremes. Her mating to Prominence is ideal blending her superior eye appeal and structure with his power and presence. A full sister was a top selection in a previous sale by Leveldale Farms. This female is special.

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