2014 October Shorthorn Country

october 2014

The Voice of the Shorthorn Breed.

Shorthorn Country october 20 14 iss ue 9 • volume 41

=Feature New Multi-Breed EPDs ........................................................................26 Board Member Announce Intent to Run .............................................30 Dreams Do Come True.........................................................................40 Annual Meeting delegates .....................................................................48 Board Minutes ......................................................................................50 Postage Statement .................................................................................63

=Show Reports Ohio State Fair .....................................................................................14 Illinois State Fair ...................................................................................22 Indiana State Fair..................................................................................42 Minnesota State Fair .............................................................................54

=Sale Reports Cates Farms Star Search XII..................................................................29

=Departments Shorthorn Update ........................................................................6 Association Outlook ..................................................................10 Beef Bits ....................................................................................20 News & Notes ............................................................................28 Tartain Plaid ..............................................................................44 Junior Corner ............................................................................46 Show Schedule............................................................................63 Sales Calendar ............................................................................65 Ad Index ....................................................................................66

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The October cover photo was taken by Luke Neumayr, Luke and Cat Photography, Boling, Texas.

=Advisory Board Montie Soules, ASA representative Don Cagwin, Durham Management Co. =Subscriptions US: 1 year- $24 • 2 years - $38 • 3 years - $52 1 year First Class - $54/year Canada: 1 year- $60 • 2 years - $110 • 3 years - $130 Other Foreign: 1 year- $120 • 2 years - $220 • 3 years - $300 SHORTHORN COUNTRY (ISSN 0149-9319) Published monthly by the American Shorthorn Association, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha, NE 68124.

Subscription rates are $24.00 for 1 year, $38.00 for 2 years, and $52.00 for 3 years in the U.S.; $60.00 for 1 year, $110.00 for 2 years, and $130.00 for 3 years to Canada and $120.00 for 1 year, $220.00 for 2 years, and $300.00 for 3 years toother foreign countries. Periodicals postage paid at Omaha Post Office, 1124 Pacific, Omaha, NE. POSTMASTER: send address changes to SHORTHORN COUNTRY, 8288 Hascall St., Omaha, NE 68124.

=Shorthorn Update North American Schedule

2014 Show Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 13 12 noon Cattle may arrive Friday, Nov. 14 9 a.m. - 12 noon Check-in: Open & Junior Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus females and bulls - Shorthorn Pavilion Saturday, Nov. 15 8:00 a.m.

Junior ShorthornPlus Show – Broadbent 10:00 a.m.

AJSA Funding the Future Raffle tickets on sale at 10 am, drawing and auction at 4 pm 5:30 pm ASA Social in West Hall Meeting Rooms W1 & W2 6:30 pm ASA Annual Meeting in West Hall Meeting Rooms W1 & W2 Sunday, Nov. 16 8 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 17 8 a.m.

Junior Shorthorn Show, Freedom Hall Open ShorthornPlus Show - Broadbent Heifer Calf Futurity Show - Broadbent Heifer Calf Futurity Sale, New Market Hall

The Jack C. Ragsdale National Shorthorn Show, Bulls followed by Females - Freedom Hall Presentation of Century Club winners and Show Honoree Don Cagwin between bull and female show following All cattle released Stalling requests: send all stalling requests to Jake Alden – jake@shorthorn.org.

ASA Dates of Note October Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 31 Oct 31

Nov 20

Entry Deadline: NAILE Major & Junior Show KILE Major Show, Harrisburg, PA WHR 1st half assessments, payment is due American Royal Major Show, Kansas City, MO

November Nov 1 All performance & carcass data due Nov 15 Annual meeting in Louisville at NAILE 6:30 pm Nov 15 Entry Deadline: Fort Worth Stock Show Nov 15-17 NAILE, Louisville, KY Nov 20 Entry Deadline: National Western Stock Show

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Ownership Deadline: National Western Junior Show Nov 27-28 ASA office closed for Thanksgiving December Dec 24 & 25 Dec 31 January Jan 1 Jan 17 Jan 18

Jan 19

ASA office closed for Christmas ASA office closed for New Year ASA Office closed for New Year NWSS Pen Show NWSS Junior Show & National Shorthorn Bull Show NWSS National Shorthorn Female Show

Region 1: Northeast Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia Region 1: Northeast Regional Shows Super Regional... Keystone PA Regional ……….. Indiana State Fair Regional ……….. Ohio State Fair Region 2: Southeast Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi Region 2: Southeast Regional Shows Super Regional...Kentucky State Fair Regional .…Delta Fair Cordova, TN Region 3: North Central North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska Region 3: North Central Regional Shows Super Regional… American Royal Regional …… Minnesota State Fair Regional ………… Illinois State Fair Region 4: South Central Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana Region 4: South Central Regional Shows Super Regional…Fort Worth, TX Regional …….. Arkansas State Fair Regional ……….. Kansas State Fair Region 5: West Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California Region 5: West Regional Shows Super Regional.. California State Fair Regional ….... Washington State Fair Regional ……….. Oregon State Fair Regional shows may rotate annually and Super Regional may rotate if needed.

Please check ASA website for more details at www.shorthorn.org.

2014 International Year Code: B

Denver Hotel Information:

Registration Hours

Hotel Information for National Show & Annual Meeting DoubleTree by Hilton Denver 3203 Quebec Street • Denver, CO 80207 Phone: 800-222-8733 or 303-321-3333 Block Name: American Shorthorn Association or if booking online on DoubleTree website, use group code ASH.

Monday 8:00 to 3:30 Thursday 8:00 to 3:30 Tuesday 8:00 to 3:30 Friday 8:00 to 3:30 Wednesday 8:00 to 1:30 Saturday 9:00 to 1:30 Central Standard Time Zone

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Office hours remain the same.

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=Association Outlook

North American Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation

Montie asa executive Soules secretary/CEO

data bank too. like Angus and Hereford we have cattle any of you already found the in our breed that have like numbers so EPDs from the new North The EPDs of our breed and future we do not appear so out of place. In American Shorthorn Genetic Genomic EPDs will be the Life-Blood other words we fit in better today than Evaluation, the first from the multi of the breed for many years. The beef ever before. Our breed image has breed genetic evaluation tabulated by cattle industry is demanding advanced changed overnight with these new numthe Simmental Association. There are technology so cattleman and cattlebers. They level the playing field in the over 850,000 Shorthorns in this data women can evaluate and make educated industry. This is a must if we expect to bank. You will find more information in decisions for their individual breeding gain our rightful place in the beef indusan article by Patrick Wall on page 26, as programs, registered and commercial. try. well as the percentile ranking with breed For the first time, Shorthorns are part of averages. the same data bank as Second; we can make genetic improvements faster than before if we The new numbers are “The base used has changed Simmental, Red Angus, Maine put our minds to it as a breed. Now, we different compared to so the Breed Averages are Gelbvieh, Anjou, Chianina and can compare Shorthorn directly to what you have seen in much different..” other U.S. and Simmental, Red Angus and other breeds the past. You need to Canadian breeds. Not only can cattle in the data bank. We know where we understand the base used has changed people compare among breeds, we as stand and which traits need work. If we so the Breed Averages are much differShorthorn breeders can see a clearer picsee how we compare and act on those ent. For example, YW EPD breed averture of how we stack up against the comparisons, it will be a huge advantage age is now 63 instead of 24, higher than other breeds in this data bank. as a breed. For example, we are low in before, but not necessarily changed the YW compared to actual genetic performance. Be sure to There are a number of look at the breed average and compare it advantages this multi breed “The EPDs of our breed and other breeds in the to where you are among the Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation brings to future Genomic EPDs will data bank. We need population in the U.S. and Canada. It is Shorthorn. I want to focus on be the Life-Blood of the to move this a little and not let BW go likely you will rank in a similar position 2 or 3 that I believe are essen- breed for many years.” up with it. The now as you did before. I stress, just tial for the Shorthorn breed.

Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation does because you are now a 70 YW does not First; our EPDs now fall in line with have animals with choices to do this. mean you gained the difference from other breeds that are not part of this We as a breed believe we excel in marpast EPDs. Canadian Shorthorn data multi-breed data bank. Even though we bling, but the data shows differently. goes through ASA so it is part of this cannot be compared to these breeds, Compared to the other breeds in this data bank, we may not be as good as we think. It is a trait we will always need to ASA Board of Directors have in the selection equation like many Mike Bennett, president, others. This knowledge is a huge advan559-534-2396 tage over our British competition, Mark Gordon, vice president Angus and Hereford, because they are 217-737-7905 Marty Loving, 620-786-2018 not compared to any other breeds. The Mark Gordon, 217-737-7905 deviation of the numbers or spread we Lynn Nelson, 507-826-3184 can use in our own selection process is Ed Kruse, 719-252-1084 an advantage too. An example is Milk.

8288 Hascall St. • Omaha, Nebraska 68124 James Freed, 405-370-1482 In the past the selection range was nar402-393-7200 • FAX: 402-393-7203 Rick Leone, 719-468-1981 row, maybe a 4 or 5 Milk EPD was the Montie Soules, asa executive secretary/CEO Tom Turner, 614-499-5248 available selection for that trait. Now montie@shorthorn.org Robert Alden, 816-632-8509 you will have a much larger range to American Polled Jacob Alden, field services representative compare, something like14 thru 23, so Shorthorn Society cell: 402-660-9048 • jake@shorthorn.org you can make selection for milk and Tim Loudon, president Gwen Crawford, director of junior activities Cindy Cagwin-Johnston, secretary other traits in smaller increments, which gwen@shorthorn.org Shorthorn Foundation keeps the genetic makeup in a more balBill Rasor, president Heather Histand, registrations, registrations@shorthorn.org anced and efficient package. YW is simAmerican Junior ilar. We now have bulls in the breed that Kathleen Prosser, financial manager/controller • Shorthorn Association are 130 or more for YW and bulls that Kathleen@shorthorn.org Ashley Vogel, president are 50 or lower. We have a wider variety Megan Brehm, director of communications • National Shorthorn Lassies of data choices to use to make selections megan@shorthorn.org Faye Korthaus, president to produce more profitable cattle for Affiliated with National Cattlemen's Beef LeAnna Mann, receptionist • receptionist@shorthorn.org Association • US Beef Breeds Council • you and your customers. This deviation Beef Improvement Federation • World Shorthorn for the traits will let you make better Shirley Miller, proofreader • shirley@shorthorn.org Council • National Pedigree Livestock Council

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there were over 200,000 Angus cattle in decisions in your breeding program. this data bank. The opportunities Third, being part of the largest multibecome massive for Shorthorns with breed Genetic Evaluation puts us directthis new Genetic Evaluation ly comparable and on the exact same “I believe in the near future system, both for purebred and playing field as the our British competition will for ShorthornPlus composites.

One thing to remember is other breeds in this data bank. If you want to participate in this that the $ Indexes are not comparable to other breeds; wish to evaluate a multi-breed data bank.” they are unique to each breed.

Simmental or Red These $ Indexes are extremely valuable.

Angus compared to Shorthorn you can They provide a value for multi-trait do it now. This way commercial bull EPDs calculated into one number. The buyers or heifer buyers can compare (BMI) British Maternal Index is a comgenetic power between breeds. Those bination of CE, WW, YW, Milk, Marb, wishing to breed composites can do the REA and FT. You can use the index to same, for example, a ShorthornPlus make a decision without keeping track composite will have comparable genetic of every EPD. This allows for a better data if the foundation animals were reguse of all the EPDs. The industry is istered and recorded in the ASA registry. moving in this direction and we will Their individual data was added to the make available more education in the data bank. This is why there is a large future about utilizing $ Indexes for betnumber of Angus in the data bank ter results. today. When we started this process

The North American Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation is just one of a number of new advantages coming to The Shorthorn Breed. This new Genetic Evaluation comparison may be the most important in many ways. It will define our breed for the future. The industry is moving to more comparable technology. I will stick my neck out and make a statement, “I believe in the near future our British competition will want to participate in this multi-breed data bank”. The industry will demand more comparable data between breeds to maintain a market position. I am excited and the breeders I have talked to since these new numbers have been published are excited, too. I challenge you, as Shorthorn breeders, to submit your data and then use it in your genetic selections, while paying attention to phenotype to design the Shorthorn of the future! =

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Ohio State Fair Regional Show 52 Head - Judge Dale Gubbs, Indiana

by Jake Alden Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, CLF Foolin’ Around 1401, exhibited by Cedar Lane Farm, Cedarville, Ohio.

Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, CF Caroline 339 SOL X, exhibited

by Hadley Levan, Woodstock, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, JSF Sterling 83A, exhibited by Key Ridge Shorthorns, Bellaire, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, CF HF Waco Rose 380, exhibited by Emily Dahse, Thurman, Ohio.

The Ohio State Fair hosted the Northeast Regional Shorthorn Show on August 27, 2014. Dale Grubbs of Hillsboro, Ind. Had the opportunity to sort through 40 purebred Shorthorns and 12 ShorthornPlus bulls and heifers.

Grand Champion and Junior Champion Bull Calf honors were awarded to CLF Foolin’ Around 1401 ET. Cedar Lane Farm, Cedarville, Ohio exhibited this January 2, 2014 son of WHR Sonny 8114 ET. JSF Sterling 83A was named Reserve Grand Champion and Junior Champion Bull. Key Ridge Shorthorn Farm, Bellaire, Ohio, exhibited this March 16, 2013 son of GCF Sterling.

Grand Champion and Senior Champion Female distinction was awarded to CF Caroline 339 SOL X. This February 17, 2013 daughter of CF Solution was exhibited by Hadley Levan, Woodstock, Ohio.

CF HF Waco Rose 380 was named Reserve Grand Champion and Junior Champion Female. Emily Dahse, Thurman, Ohio exhibited this March 27, 2013 daughter of DF Waco 6W. Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Bull was GJD Time For Gold. GJD Cattle Company and RC Show Cattle, Hamilton, Ohio exhibited this May 8, 2013, son of WAG Time Saver 4012W. TRNR Affirmed 144 was named

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Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Bull. Turner Shorthorns, Somerset, Ohio exhibited this March 8, 2014, son of OCC Jake’s Pride 245B. Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female was WFSC Stand by Me. This March 31, 2014 daughter of MMAL 009 Benji was exhibited by Abbie Collins, Germantown, Ohio.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus honors went to SULL Cherri Avenue ET. Kathy Lehman, Shelby, Ohio exhibited this March 3, 2013 daughter of Monopoly.

Other Champions Include: Reserve Junior Champion Bull Calf – TRNR Maxim 44 ET, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns, Somerset, Ohio.

Early Spring Bull Calf Champion – BWS Proud King, exhibited by Bye Well Shorthorns, Portland, Ind. Reserve Early Spring Bull Calf – TRNR Purple Reign 184, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Reserve Senior Champion Female – MUHL Lady Luck 1302 ET, exhibited

by Emily Muhlenkamp, Celinia, Ohio.

Reserve Junior Champion Female – Miss Kay, exhibited by Alyssa Carter, Oregonia, Ohio.

Champion Intermediate Female – PRIMS Rosebud, exhibited by Patrick McCord, Alexandria, Ky. Reserve Champion Intermediate

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Female – Twin Oak Playmate 4X, exhibited by Mary Henry, Auburn, Ind. Senior Heifer Calf Champion – GCC CH Achiever Charm 7, exhibited

by Lauren Corry, Waynesville, Ohio.

Reserve Senior Champion Heifer Calf - MITCH’s Mona Lisa 340 ET, exhibited by Madison Giambrone, Harborcreek, Pa. Junior Heifer Calf Champion – GCC Margie’s Best 610 ET, exhibited

by Greenhorn Cattle Co., Waynesville, Ohio.

Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – RFC Demi 0593 ET, exhibited by Desirae Logsdon, Amanda, Ohio.

Class Placings Include: Early Spring Heifer Calves (5 shown) – 1) MUHL Solution Girl 1403, exhibited by Taylor Muhlenkamp, Celina, Ohio; 2) TRNR Gold Chain 114, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns, Somerset, Ohio; 3) TRNR Penny 254, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Junior Heifer Calves (5 shown) – 1) GCC Margie’s Best 610 ET, exhibited

by Greenhorn Cattle Co., Waynesville, Ohio; 2) RFC Demi 0593, exhibited by Desirae Logsdon, Amanda, Ohio; 3) CLF Cindy Beauty 1404 ET, exhibited

by Cedar Lane Farm, Cedarville, Ohio.

Winter Heifer Calf (1 shown) – 1)

Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Bull, GJD Time for Gold, exhibited by GJD Cattle Co., Hamilton, Ohio.

Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, WFSC Stand by Me, exhibited by Abbie Collins, Germantown, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Bull, TRNR Affirmed 144, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns, Somerset, Ohio.

Reserve Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, SULL Cherri Avenue ET, exhibited by Kathy Lehman, Shelby, Ohio.

GCC CH Achiever Charm 7, exhibited

by Lauren Corry, Waynesville, Ohio.

Senior Heifer Calves (3 shown) – 1) Mitch’s Mona Lisa 340 ET, exhibited by Madison Giambrone, Harborcreek, Pa.; 2) LSF Linda’s Princess 341, exhibited

by Jade Ramsey, Hamilton, Ohio; 3) Twin Oak SH Jazzy Miss, exhibited by Mary Henry, Auburn, Ind. Late Spring Yearling Females (3 shown) – 1) Prims Rosebud, exhibited

by Patrick McCord, Alexandria, Ky.; 2) Twin Oak Playmate 4X, exhibited by Mary Henry; 3) TRNR Simply Divine 533, exhibited by Charlie Giambrone.

Early Spring Yearling Females (5 shown) – 1) LF Carmele 3428, exhibited by Demi Snider, Kenton, Ohio; 2) DCC Candy Crush 1308A, exhibited

by Austin King, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Early Spring Yearling Females (5 shown) – 1) CF HF Waco Rose 380, exhibited by Emily Dahse, Thurman, Ohio; 2) Miss Kay, exhibited by Alyssa Carter, Oregonia, Ohio; 3) TOF Sunset #12, exhibited by Kadalynn Morton, Westminster, SC. Junior Yearling Females (5 shown) – 1) CF Caroline 339 SOL X, exhibited

by Hadley Levan, Woodstock, Ohio; 2) MUHL Lady Lucky 1302 ET, exhibited

by Taylor Muhlenkamp, Celina, Ohio; 3) CLF Proud Fool 1301 ET, exhibited

by Fulton Kennedy, Seaman, Ohio.

Senior Yearling Females (3 shown) –

1) CLF Proud Fool 1301, exhibited by Benjamin Harner, Xenia, Ohio; 2) M&L Augusta Pride 9112 ET, exhibited by Landon Helmke, New Philadelphia, Ohio; 3) Key Ridge Red Fairy 362, exhibited by Key Ridge Shorthorns, Bellaire, Ohio.

Early Spring Bull Calves (2 shown) – 1) BWS Proud King, exhibited by Bye Well Shorthorns, Portland, Ind.; 2) TRNR Purple Reign 184, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Junior Bull Calves (2 shown) – 1) CLF Foolin’ Around 1401 ET, exhibited by Cedar Lane Farm; 2) TRNR Maxim 44 ET, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Ealry Spring Yearling Bull (1 shown) – 1) JSF Sterling 83A, exhibited

by Key Ridge Shorthorns.

Pair of Females (2 shown) – 1) Turner Shorthorns; 2) Turner Shorthorns.

Pair of Bulls (1 shown) – 1) Turner Shorthorns.

Super Cow ( 4 shown) – 1) SULL Fool Me 508, exhibited by Cedar Lane Farm; 2) Cedar Lane Farm; 3) FSF Valley Rosetta 7140, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Get of Sire (1 shown) - 1) FSF Starburst 058, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

Breeder’s Herd (2 shown) – 1) Turner Shorthorns; 2) Key Ridge

Shorthorns.

ShorthornPlus Early Spring Heifer Calf (1 shown) – 1) MUHL DKS Mirage 140, exhibited by Brittany Muhlenkamp, Celina, Ohio.

ShorthornPlus Junior Heifer Calf (1 shown) – 1) TMC Clairabell, exhibited

by Taylor Morbitzer, Grove City, Ohio.

ShorthornPlus Early Spring Yearling Heifers (2 shown) – 1) WFSC Stand by Me, exhibited by Abbie Collins, Germantown, Ohio; 2) SULL Cherri Avenue ET, exhibited by Kathy Lehman, Shelby, Ohio.

ShorthornPlus Junior Yearling Heifers (2 shown) – 1) Red Win Marzi Blue, exhibited by Landon Richards, Pemberville, Ohio; 2) GOF Proud Erica 852, exhibited by Austin Buhrow, Oak Harbor, Ohio.

ShorthornPlus Senior Yearling Female (1 shown) – 1) SD Miss Crystal, exhibited by Foster Farms, Amanda, Ohio.

ShorthornPlus Early Spring Bull Calf (1 shown) – 1) TRNR Affirmed 144, exhibited by Turner Shorthorns.

ShorthornPlus Late Spring Yearling Bull (1 shown) – 1) GJD Time For Gold, exhibited by GJD Cattle Company and RC Show Cattle, Hamilton, Ohio. =

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JSF BROKER 157Z x

R-C WG Damn Proud *x - THC

SS What’s Up 003 ET *x

FSF Assassin 74Z ET *

Leveldale Righteous 084 ET X KL Queen of Beauty 152ND

Jake’s Proud Jazz X WG RC Golden

SS Fizz 745 X SS Revival

SULL GNCC Asset ET X BFSF Valley Rose 2149

Captain Obvious 606S x ✴A&TGFS Red Cloud X DRC 244MU

✴ Diamond Prophecy 21P RB Red Eagle Y2K X Kalika Baroness 28K

✴A&T Renegade *x Eionmor Mrquix x Byland Mission

Doc Clark x ✴Lakeside A&T Captain Obvious 606S X

Lucky Spgs Casino 39P 58S *x Phildon JBS Fringe ET *x

Alta Cedar Perfect Storm 11U x

SULL-GNCC Final Solution *x

KMS Canasta 8114 39P X KMS Trixie 17L 9N

Rumor Has It X full sister to Get Serious

Atla Cedar Prairie Storm X Cedar Silver Maisie

CF Solution X CF Trump

SULL Wingman *x

Hot Commodity ET *x ✴K-KIM Allure 124 M ET X K-KIM Meg 270N ET

FSF Stardust X Jeke’s Sierra 211S

Sonny x Red Riders Drive

✴Saskvalley Bonanza 219M Saskvalley Ultra 12J X Saskvalley Chairman 1G

✴CF Starz X *x CF Twilight X CF Special Charm 962 SON

FSF Starburst 058 *

MAV Bayou 136Y *x

CF Focus *x

GFS CREOLE 9590 MAV FELECIA 721T

Hot Commodity x CF Lucky Charm

HC FL Touchdown *x K-Kim Last Call X Bar P Louisa 33F

TM Gus 36S x

✴ SS Rock On 812 * Jake’s Proud Jazz X SS Augusta Pride 617

✴Creekside Amp 32W x Alta Cedar Signature X Banner Julia Ann 34J

✴ JDMC Remedy 34X Saskvalley Bonanza X S Miss Gus

✴ MAV Bellringer *x

✴Alta Cedar Code Red x

GFS Creole 9590 X MAV Belara 649S

Alta Cedar Code-Red 24S X Lassie 16T

Hub's BM C Dolly 0404

Mr Gus X Kendra 0223

TURNERCRCLH DECEPTION 2 ET *x ✴SULL Red Reward x K-KIM Meg 270N ET

SULL Achiever 8129 ET *

Alta Cedar First Blood 5R x

Shady Lane Rockstar 9X *x

CF Solution X K-Kim Mona Lisa 34P

Signature 119N X Muridale Window

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“Building Breed Leading Genetics With Superior Sires & Quality Females!”

Saturday, October 25, 2014

1:00 p.m. • Marietta, Oklahoma

at the Brooks Cattle Company Sale Facility

Selling70 Lots, a Quality Selection of: • Young Herd Sires • Cow/Calf Pairs • Bred Cows & Heifers Show Heifer Calves • Show Steer Calves • Frozen Embryos & ET Flushes

Lane’s Mr Colt *x Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull, 2014 National Junior Show; Reserve Grand Champion Bull 2014 Kansas State Fair. Selling Breeding Shares in this exciting Young Herd Sire!

JCC Passenger *x Calved Jan 2014. Sired By SULL Roan Solution BLAZE. He Sells!

Double J Ranch Jeepetta Cattle Company

FG Kendra 28U ET *x

Greenbelt Red Ruby 208 *x

This daughter of Alta Cedar Signature 119Nx. Sells bred to Waukaru Thor*x; due spring 2015.

A powerful bred heifer that will calve by sale day!

Tynywtra’s Cavene 19 *x

FCC Lotus 261X *ar

This granddaughter of Byland Gold Spear*x. Sells bred to SULL Roan Solution 8384*x ‘BLAZE’, due January 2015.

A powerful granddaughter of Jake’s Proud Jazz*x. Sells bred to Waukaru Thor*x; due spring 2015.

Jim & Beverly Freed

Trennepohl Farms

Blisful Acres

Lane Cattle

405-370-1482 • doublejf@msn.com

Scott, Judy, Adrianne & Claire Trennepohl

Katie Bliss

Will Lane

Crow Creek Farms

765-620-1700 • sttrennepohl@yahoo.com

580-362-3338

918-253-7344 willlane28@hotmail.com

Jerrell & Steven Crow Steven: 405-820-9725 • Jerrell: 580-585-2522 swcrowesq@aol.com jerrellcrow@crowcreekfarms.com

Brady Family Shorthorns

Lazy Bar F Shorthorns

Alden Farms

J&M Shorthorns

Ferguson Family

Robert Alden

Ken & Leslie Judge

405-240-9890 • ferguskim@gmail,com

816-632-8509 ralden1@yahoo.com.

home: 402-372-1296 cell: 405-747-6250 llgjudge2011@gmail.com

Todd, Amanda & Cale Brady 580-658-3595 • bradyshorthorns@wichitaonline.net

Struck Family Shorthorns Danny & Spencer Struck 405-368-4960 • struckspencer@gmail.com

Marketing Services LLC SALE MANAGEMENT Sears Alan Sears 61 Westward Way Eaton, Colorado 80615 office: 970-454-3986 • cell: 970-396-7521 alan.sears@aksears.com • www.searsmarketingservices.com

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= Shorthorn Beef Bits What is Registration Worth to You? I was recently interviewed by Cassidy Woolsey, an intern for the Progressive Cattleman magazine about the value that registration papers provide to producers in their operations. After

reading her article, I found myself continuing to think about the topic and how registrations impact cattle producers. Today, producers continue to enjoy high cattle prices and lower

Megan director of Brehm communications & marketing

feed input costs. Where do registered cattle fit into today’s beef cattle economy? Consider this. In today’s profitable market for cattlemen, the risk is also exponentially higher to those raising cattle. Let’s examine the registration paper in a new light. What if a registration paper was viewed as a guarantee of sorts, a staple of predictability, and quality? Now does the registration paper offer any economically relevant benefit?

At the American Shorthorn Association, we strongly believe in the value obtained by producers INVESTING in the registration of their cattle. When you register cattle, you gain a documented pedigree, as well as real world performance driven data to improve herd quality and efficiency.

Today’s 21 st century cattle buyer demands accountability and predictability in their purchases; a registration paper backed by dependable data is instrumental to these individuals and their bottom line.

The launch of Shorthorn’s new multi-breed genetic evaluation is a milestone for the breed and its continued emphasis on performance and genetic improvement. The genetic data available to cattlemen is more advanced than ever before. Producers are able to easily compare their genetics to many other breeds in a compatible fashion, allowing Shorthorn cattle to exhibit their quality and vitality within the industry. As the transition is made into this exciting new program, it is our hope that producers will embrace the performance data available to them and submit more data to improve EPD accuracy for the breed. Continued emphasis on performance will ensure that the investment in registration is worthwhile for buyer and seller alike; confirming the value, predictability, and quality registered cattle provide to the industry. =

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Illinois Polled Shorthorn Show 95 Head - Judge Dick Burns, Illinois

by Jake Alden Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, Lorenz’s Big Ignition, exhibited by Stacey Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill. Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, SULL Blooded Ruby 3278, exhibited by John Gellerman, Petersburg, Ill. Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, NF Red Revolver, exhibited by Kendall Nelson, Seneca, Ill. Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, FF Hot Rosie, exhibited by Zachary Fanning, Chestnut, Ill.

The Illinois State Fair hosted the North Central Regional Shorthorn Show on August 11, 2014. Dick Burns of Illinois sorted through 68 females and 27 bulls in the purebred Shorthorn Show.

Grand Champion and Junior Champion Bull honors were awarded to Lorenz’s Big Ignition. Stacey Lorenz of Grant Park, Ill., exhibited this February 19, 2013 son of Lorenz’s Big Daddy Jazz.

NF Red Revolver was named Reserve Grand Champion and Senior Champion Bull. This October 20, 2012 son of SULL Red Reward was exhibited by Kendall Nelson, Seneca, Ill. Grand Champion and Intermediate Champion Female was awarded to SULL Blooded Ruby 3278 ET. John Gellerman, Petersburg, Ill., exhibited this May 3, 2013 daughter of SULL Red Blood.

FFS Hot Rosie was named Reserve Grand Champion and Senior Champion Heifer Calf. This September 3, 2013 daughter of FREE K-KIM Hot Commodity was exhibited

by Zachary Fanning, Chestnut, Ill. Other Champions Include: Reserve Junior Champion Bull – HAHN Future F28A, exhibited by Hahn Family Shorthorns, Minonk, Ill.

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Reserve Senior Champion Bull – DWI Pioneer Sunset, exhibited by Jessica Abrego, Augusta, Ill. Intermediate Champion Bull – HFS JMS The Colonel ET, exhibited

by Richard Birch and Scott Horton, Piasa, Ill. Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull – GP T-Mak, exhibited by Glenn Phillips, Maroa, Ill. Senior Champion Bull Calf – Waymar TCS Simply Red 905, exhibited by Dav Mar Way Farms, Jerseyville, Ill. Reserve Senior Champion Bull Calf – MM Pharoh, exhibited by Hugh Moore Jr. & Sons, Jerseyville, Ill. Junior Bull Calf Champion – HFS Cajun Flyboy 407, exhibited by Leah Horton, St. Charles, Ill. Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion – MM Bailout, exhibited

by Hugh Moore Jr & Sons.

Reserve Intermediate Champion Female – Lorenz’s Daddy’s Pearl, exhibited by Stacey Lorenz.

Reserve Senior Heifer Calf – Waymar Simply Rose 904, exhibited by Dav Mar Way Farms.

Senior Champion Female – SULL Traveling Margie ET, exhibited by Renee Lock, Avon, Ill. Reserve Senior Champion Female – SharBen Pop Diva 598 ET, exhibited

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by Alexandria Inouye, Hoopeston, Ill. Junior Champion Female – SULL Rose Mary 3198 ET, exhibited by Reagen Tibbs, Middletown, Ill. Reserve Junior Champion Female – SULL Clean Crystal, exhibited by Stetson Herzog, Hobart, Ind. Junior Heifer Calf Champion – JS Miss Michelle 4J01 ET, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill. Reserve Junior Heifer Calf – MM Mirage FRS B7, exhibited by Clayton Poppe, Jerseyville, Ill. Class Placings Include: Junior Heifer Calves (2 shown) – 1) CS Mary Beth, exhibited by Kaydee Rennecker, Barry, Ill.; 2) STECKS Nellie 429, exhibited by Darrel Steck & Sons, Wataga, Ill. Junior Heifer Calves (7 shown) – 1) JS Miss Michelle 4J01, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill.; 2) MM Mirage FRS B7, exhibited by Clayton Poppe, Jerseyville, Ill.; 3) CS Red Hot CS459B, exhibited by Cheyenne Starman, Camp Point, Ill. Winter Heifer Calves (6 shown) – 1) JA Nobody’s Fool HC 3J55, exhibited by Jordan Acres, Sibley, Ill.; 2) NF Snow White, exhibited by Rachel Nelson, Seneca, Ill.; 3) Dreamy 280 Carmele 358 ET, exhibited by Hope Schlimgen, Blue Mounds, Wis. Senior Heifer Calves (3 shown) – 1)

MM Peridot 103 122A, exhibited by Spencer Cole, Jerseyville, Ill.; 2) JS Augusta Pride 3J07, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill.; 3) LSF MD Maggie 345, exhibited by Clitn Leemon, Hoopeston, Ill. Senior Heifer Calves (6 shown) – 1) FFS Hot Rose, exhibited by Zachary Fanning, Chestnut, Ill.; 2) Waymar Simply Rose 904, exhibited by Dav Mar Way Farms, Jerseyville, Ill.; 3) RobJoy RDY Poppin Girl 12A ET, exhibited by ROBJOY Shorthorns, Tuscola, Ill. Summer Yearling Females (3 shown) – 1) Lorenz’s Daddy’s Pearl, exhibited by Stacey Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill.; 2) JA Commodity Queen 3J41, exhibited by Jordan Acres.

Late Spring Yearling Females (2 shown) – 1) RGLC Simply Myrtle 325 ET, exhibited by Reagen Tibbs, Middletown, Ill.; 2) H Mary 613, exhibited by William Deters, Mason City, Ill. Late Spring Yearling Females (6 shown) – 1) SULL Blooded Ruby 3278 ET, exhibited by John Gellerman, Petersburg, Ill.; 2) Lorenz’s Big Ali 13, exhibited by Joshua Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill.; 3) RFS Kiana 8111A, exhibited by Sarah Moore, Jerseyville, Ill. Early Spring Yearling Females (10 shown) – 1) SULL Sables Envy, exhibited by Sarah Moore; 2) AK Charismas Diamond May, exhibited by exhibited by Kyle Bird, Laura, Ill.; 3) JS Miss Michelle 3J04, exhibited by James Johnson.

Early Spring Yearling Females (6 shown) – 1) SULL Clean Crystal, exhibited by Stetson Herzog, Hobart, Ind.; 2) SULL Glamour Blood ET, exhibited by Sara Pieper, Stewardson, Ill.; 3) SULL Rosemary, exhibited by Kendall Nelson, Seneca, Ill. Early Spring Yearling Females (6 shown) – 1) RGLC Dotties Reward 312 ET, exhibited by Lauren Burris, Sherman, Ill.; 2) H Rosabell TT 13, exhibited by Albert Larry Hill, Mason City, Ill.; 3) TMFS JN Liz Frost CH 132, exhibited by Grace Clark, Clinton, Ill. Junior Yearling Females (2 shown)

– 1) RH Lassie 13, exhibited by Thomas Kirbach, Jerseyville, Ill.; 2) DJS Mirage 325, exhibited by Ethan Mikel, Bloomington, Ill. Junior Yearling Females (6 shown) – 1) SULL Rose Mary 3198 ET, exhibited by Reagen Tibbs, Middletown, Ill.; 2) MM Annadelle CM 26A, exhibited by Clayton Poppe; 3) KJG Mona Mistress 1313 ET, exhibited by Emma Stewart, Mason City, Ill. Senior Yearling Females (2 shown) – 1) SULL Traveling Margie ET, exhibited by Renee Lock, Avon, Ill.; 2) SHARBEN Pop Diva 598 ET, exhibited by Alexandria Inouye, Hoopeston, Ill. Early Spring Bulls Calves (4 shown) – 1) HFS Cajun Flyboy 407, exhibited by Leah Horton; 2) H Jazz 314, exhibited by Albert Larry Hill; 3) STECKS EZ Living, exhibited by Darrell Steck & Sons.

Junior Bull Calves (3 shown) – 1) CS Star Maker CS442B, exhibited by Cheyenne Starman; 2) HFS The Cajun 401, exhibited by Leah Horton; 3) WJM Lucky Strike C1B, exhibited by William Milashoski, Minonk, Ill. Junior Bulls Calves (3 shown) – 1) MM Bailout, exhibited by Hugh Moore Jr., & Sons, Jerseyville, Ill.; 2) JA Classic Commodity 4J ET, exhibited by Jordan Acres; 3) HAHN Creature C4B, exhibited by Hahn Family Shorthorns, Minonk, Ill. Winter Bull Calves (5 shown) – 1) MM Pharoh, exhibited by Hugh Moore Jr., & Sons; 2) JA Bounty HC 3J54, exhibited by Jordan Acres; 3) CJF CW Tiger Viper, exhibited by Colton Westen Latham, Ill. Senior Bull Calves (3 shown) – 1) Waymar TCS Simply Red 905, exhibited by Dav Mar Way Farms; 2)

MM RSF Red Hot 112A, exhibited by Sarah Moore; 3) KKS Cowboy Up, exhibited by Kenneth Schaffnit, Plainville, Ill. Late Spring Yearling Bulls (2 shown) – 1) HFS JMS The Colonel ET, exhibited by Richard Birch, Piasa, Ill.; 2) GP T-Mak, exhibited by Glenn Phillips, Maroa, Ill. Early Spring Yearling Bull (1 shown) – 1) HAHN Future F28A, exhibited by Hahn Family Shorthorns.

Junior Yearling Bulls (2 shown) – 1) Lorenz’s Big Ignition, exhibited by Stacey Lorenz; 2) MM Out of Time, exhibited by Wolff Farms, Brighton, Ill. Senior Yearling Bulls (2 shown) – 1) NF Red Revolver ET, exhibited by Kendall Nelson; 2) DWI Pioneer Sunset, exhibited by Jessica Abrego, Augusta, Ill. Pair of Females (7 shown) – 1) Thomas Kirbach; 2) Hugh Moore Jr. & Sons; 3) James Johnson.

Pair of Bulls (4 shown) – 1) Hugh Moore Jr., & Sons; 2) Jordan Acres; 3) Leah Horton; Get of Sire (4 shown) – 1) Jordan Acres; 2) Dav Mar Way Farms; 3) Hugh Moore Jr., & Sons.

Breeder’s Herd (2 shown) – 1) Hugh Moore Jr., & Sons; 2) Wolff = Farms

Denver Hotel Information: Hotel Information for National Show & Annual Meeting DoubleTree by Hilton Denver 3203 Quebec Street • Denver, CO 80207 Phone: 800-222-8733 or 303-321-3333 Block Name: American Shorthorn Association or if booking online on DoubleTree website, use group code ASH.

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Illinois Horned Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus Show 26 Head - Judge Dick Burns, Illinois

by Megan Brehm Grand Champion Shorthorn Horned Bull, Lorenzs Notorius, exhibited by Joshua Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill. Grand Champion Shorthorn Horned Female, SULL Traveling Ruby ET, exhibited by Shelby Olson, Hoopestown, Ill. Reserve Grand Champion Horned Female, WHR Cecilia 3916 ET, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill. Grand Champion ShorhtornPlus Female, SULL Blues Best 3274 ET, Sara Pieper, Stewardson, Ill.

Shorthorn exhibitors competed at the Illinois State Fair in the North Central Regional Show August 11, 2014 in Springfield, Illinois. The event was judged by Dick Burns. Burns sorted 13 females and 1 bull in the open purebred division and 12 females in the ShorthornPlus show at the fair.

In the female show, Grand and Intermediate Champion Female distinction was awarded to SULL Traveling Ruby ET, exhibited by Shelby Olson, Hoopeston, Ill. Reserve Grand and Champion Senior Female Champion was WHR Cecilia 3916 ET, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill. Grand Champion Bull honors went to Lorenzs Notorius, exhibited by Joshua Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill. Sara Pieper, Stewardson, Ill., took home top honors in the ShorthornPlus Female show with SULL Blues Best 3274 ET. Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Female was awarded to Cody Zeeck, Havana, Ill., with heifer SULL Mama Mia 3162 ET. Other champions include: Champion Junior Heifer Calf – H Kiss Me Not 214, exhibited by Albert Larry Hill, Mason City, Ill.

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Reserve Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, SULL Mama Mia 3162 ET, exhibited by Cody Zeeck, Havana, Ill.

Champion Junior Female – SULL Roan Myrtle Bo ET, exhibited by Abigail Stier, Avon, Ill. Reserve Champion Junior Female – Hahn Elizabeth T23A, exhibited by Richard & Matthew Hahn, Minonk, Ill. Reserve Champion Intermediate Female – SULL Rowdi Crystal ET, exhibited by Renee Lock, Avon, Ill. Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – RFC Augusta Lady 238, exhibited by Sarah Moore, Jerseyville, Ill. Class placings include: Early Spring Heifer Calf – (1 entry): 1) H Kiss Me Not 214,

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exhibited by Albert Larry Hill, Mason City, Ill. Senior Heifer Calves– (2 entries): 1) RFC Augusta Lady 238, exhibited by Sarah Moore, Jerseyville, Ill.; 2) H Princess Melody 0813, exhibited by William Deters, Mason City, Ill. Senior Heifer Calves – (3 entries): 1) WHR Cecilia 3916 ET, exhibited by James Johnson, Niantic, Ill.; 2) HFS Augusta Pride 354, exhibited by Leah Horton, St. Charles, Ill.; 3) Hahn Carla P44A, exhibited by Richard & Matthew Hahn.

Summer Yearling Females – (2 entries): 1) QK Simply Cheeri, exhibited by Kyle Bird, Laura, Ill.; 2) Lorenzs Big Secret, exhibited by Kelly

Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill. Late Spring Yearling Females – (2 entries): 1) SULL Traveling Ruby ET, exhibited by Shelby Olson, Hoopeston, Ill.;2) SULL Rowdi Crystal ET, exhibited by Renee Lock, Avon, Ill. Early Spring Yearling Female – (1 entry): 1) SULL Roan Myrtle Bo ET, exhibited by Abigail Stier, Avon, Ill. Junior Yearling Female – (1 entry): 1) Hahn Elizabeth T23A, exhibited by Richard & Matthew Hahn.

Junior Yearling Female – (1 entry): 1) GCC Charming 71 ET, exhibited by Clint Leemon, Hoopeston, Ill. Junior Bull Calf – (1 entry): 1) Lorenzs Notorius, exhibited by Joshua

Lorenz, Grant Park, Ill. Early Spring Heifer Calves ShorthornPlus – (2 entries): 1) SRS Bouble Top WB01, exhibited by Jarred Winans, Mt. Auburn, Ill.; 2) MS Rose 214, exhibited by DC Cattle, Woodlawn, Ill. Winter Heifer Calf– (1 entry): 1) CYT Blue Crystal 3257, exhibited by Renee Lock, Avon, Ill. Late Spring Yearling Females – (3 entries): 1) BFREE Sassy 684A, exhibited by Brayden Freeman, Winchester, Ill.; 2) Dark Blue, exhibited by Neely Northup, Dallas City, Ill.; 3) Patty, exhibited by Garrett Wright, Gibson City, Ill.

Early Spring Yearling Females – (2 entries): 1) CYT Perfect Princess ET, exhibited by Tyler Hamerlinck, Milan, Ill.; 2) SULL Sables Lady 3174ET, exhibited by Sara Pieper, Stewardson, Ill. Junior Yearling Females – (2 entries): 1) SULL Blues Best 3274 ET, exhibited by Sara Pieper, Stewardson, Ill.; 2) SULL Mama Mia 3162 ET, exhibited by Cody Zeeck, Havana, Ill. Junior Yearling Females – (2 entries): 1) SULL Bobbis Sable 3292 ET, exhibited by Lisa Reid, Brighton, Co.; 2) OLSN Crystaleen, exhibited by Shelby Olson, Hoopeston, Ill. =

Help Support the Juniors!

October 18 - Leading A Legacy, Dunlap Iowa.

November 15 - Deck The Stalls/Funding the Future at NAILE, Louisville, Kentucky.

2015 Junior Nationals June 20-25 Grand Island, Nebraska

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New Multi-Breed EPDs Patrick Wall, Beef Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

The new multi-breed genetic evaluation with the American Simmental Association may seem like an extremely complex, confusing process. However, a birds-eye view explanation may help you understand how this system puts Shorthorn cattle in a much better position in the industry. In reality, the adjustment to this new set of EPDs will likely be much more difficult for the purebred Shorthorn breeder than the commercial bull and female buyer. Keep in mind, this set of numbers operates off the same base as Red Angus, Gelbvieh, and Simmental; their customers already know how to interpret that information. Your Shorthorn bulls and females just indirectly entered that buyers’ market. In the end, a trait by trait breakdown of the transition should help you understand how to interpret the new EPDs. Calving Ease Direct (CE) – We know the breed is trying hard to address calving ease. When blended with other breeds we now know how we stack up to other competition like Gelbvieh and Simmental. It is important to note that Red Angus still operates off a different EPD base for CE and MCE, so the results cannot be compared against that breed…yet. The Shorthorn breed average is now on the correct side of “0” with more positive numbers being favorable (fewer assisted births.) Now we can address our progress in the trait as a breed and compare it directly to other breeds in the evaluation.

Birth Weight (BW) – It’s fortunate that the most easily understood trait in the toolbox of EPDs changed very little. Breed average is about the same as well as variation in the breed. Bull buyers can now directly compare sire options for their cow herd on a number of bull breeds. More importantly, Shorthorn Composite hybrid bulls can now have more reliable EPD profiles.

Weaning Weight (WW) – Our old breed average hovered around 15, the new one is 53. The Shorthorn breed has not “chased” weaning weight like a few other breeds that embraced the performance movement years ago. As a result, we are behind those breeds on average. However, cattle exist in our population that can compete on any

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level of performance, including weaning weight. Shorthorn breeders can “move the needle” on WW breed average by turning in more data and being diligent on bull selection. On the flipside, a more moderate WW figure can mean a more sensibly sized cow.

Some is good, but more is not always better.

Yearling Weight (YW) – Our breed average is now 63, though some of our British breed maternal competitors have breed averages in the 80s and 90s.

We have work to do. Still, several sires in the breed have YW EPDs over 100 should extreme performance be desired.

Still, if the role of a Shorthorn bull in a crossbreeding system is to make heavy milking, high marbling females, Yearling Weight should be far down the list of desired traits. Be good at what you’re good at!

Maternal Milk (Milk) – When heterosis is considered, Milk may be the leading draw of the commercial industry to Shorthorns. Our old breed average was a +2, with very little variation in the breed from top to bottom. Now, our numbers are much more comparable (+19) to others and the maternal capabilities of the Shorthorn cow are more easily understood.

Maternal Weight (MW ) – This EPD is calculated by taking half WW EPD plus Milk EPD. The math is the same, the trait now much more useful to commercial producers, particularly now that a 9 has turned in to a 45.

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE) – Serious breeders pay attention here.

Over-select for BW and CE and you will quickly end up with small heifers and small pelvises, unable to calve on their own. We are behind other breeds in this trait…and we shouldn’t be. If the role of Shorthorns in the commercial sector is females, this has to be an area of intense selection moving forward. Again, cannot be directly compared to Red Angus MCE. Carcass Weight (CWT) – Given the high correlation of YW to Carcass Weight, not surprising we lag behind other breeds emphasizing performance.

Move growth traits, and CWT will follow.

Ribeye Area (REA) – No doubt, one of the surprising results of the new

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evaluation was our indicator of muscle.

However, an analysis of our carcass data records for as long as we’ve been collecting them shows very little change in ribeye size. Even though the herd book was opened to a few other breeds, intense selection was not placed on muscle for multiple generations in a row. One thing is for certain, if breeders feel like the breed has more ribeye than the EPDs show, then more ultrasound and carcass data needs to be collected annually, especially if Shorthorn Composite bulls and heifers are in the mix.

Backfat (FAT) – Relative to other British breeds, Shorthorn has long offered a Yield Grade advantage, obviously due to less backfat.

Fortunately, it has not had a detrimental impact on the Shorthorn cow’s ability to offer milk. Most cattle will read negative on BF EPD in the new evaluation.

Marbling (MARB) – Our ace in the hole! The commercial industry is longing for a breed that will complement Angus, Red Angus, and Simmental without sacrificing marbling. Unfortunately, the breed has gotten a little complacent on the trait as of late. Marbling needs to become a higher priority if we plan to maintain our reputation. $ Calving Ease ($CEZ) – The formula is the same. The traits used are the same. The breed average is slightly different. Use with confidence when finding a bull to use on heifers. $ Feedlot ($F) – Since we are now part of the Simmental evaluation $F in Shorthorns more closely mirrors $Terminal Index ($TI) in Simmentals.

The indexes are not directly comparable since the breeds do not share index formulas, but the general goal of each index is the same. $ British Maternal Index ($BMI) – Arguably the most important column on the paper for the commercial sector.

This index is a snapshot of the role Shorthorns most likely play in a crossbreeding system. The breed average for $BMI closely mirrors Simmental’s $All-Purpose Index ($API). Again, the traits are not directly comparable, but if a bull buyer is looking for $API, they may also desire high $BMI Shorthorn bulls.

All said, the Shorthorn breed is portrayed on paper much like one would suspect. On the other hand, since this is just the first evaluation of many to come, significant movements in traits are likely to happen every six months. For example, if ten Shorthorn bulls get used on a ranch to generate

Durham Red daughters, and all the performance data is recorded, significant movement for those genetic lines is probable. Keep in mind, data from high-use Angus sires are in the evaluation, as well as Maine-Anjou, Chianina, and others. Be diligent in building pedigrees for ShorthornPlus

cattle. The non-Shorthorn side of the pedigree is critical now to enhancing EPD accuracies. Take advantage of what other breeds have done and address the issues within the Shorthorn population at the same time. The tools are there! =

2014 North American Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation Percentile 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 Breed Average

CE 13.1 11.9 11.2 10.6 10.2 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.0 5.4 4.8 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.5 0.9 0.2 -0.5 -1.3 -2.4 -3.9

BW -2.7 -2.1 -1.7 -1.4 -1.2 -0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.1

WW 76.2 76.5 71.8 70.5 69.5 65.9 63.4 61.5 59.8 58.3 57.0 55.6 54.4 53.1 51.9 50.6 49.3 47.9 46.4 44.8 42.8 40.4 36.8

YW 99.1 94.8 92.1 90.1 88.4 82.7 78.9 75.8 73.2 70.8 68.7 66.6 64.6 62.6 60.6 58.6 56.5 54.4 52.0 49.4 46.3 42.5 36.8

MCE 9.1 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.5 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -1.1 -1.6 -2.2 -2.8 -3.5 -4.4 -5.8

MILK 28.0 26.9 26.2 25.7 25.3 23.8 22.8 22.1 21.4 20.8 20.2 19.7 19.2 18.7 18.2 17.6 17.1 16.6 15.9 15.3 14.5 13.5 12.0

3.1

2.4

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62.6

0.4

18.7

North American Schedule Thursday, Nov. 13 12 noon Cattle may arrive Friday, Nov. 14 9 a.m. - 12 noon Check-in: Open & Junior Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus females and bulls - Shorthorn Pavilion Saturday, Nov. 15 8:00 a.m.

Junior ShorthornPlus Show – Broadbent 10:00 a.m.

AJSA Funding the Future Raffle tickets on sale at 10 am, drawing and auction at 4 pm 5:30 pm ASA Social in West Hall Meeting Rooms W1 & W2

MWW CWT YG MARB 58.0 36.0 0.22 0.37 56.5 33.0 0.18 0.33 55.5 31.0 0.16 0.31 54.8 29.6 0.14 0.29 54.2 28.4 0.12 0.28 52.2 24.3 0.07 0.23 50.9 21.5 0.04 0.20 49.8 19.3 0.01 0.17 48.9 17.5 -0.02 0.15 48.1 15.8 -0.04 0.13 47.3 14.2 -0.06 0.11 46.6 12.7 -0.08 0.10 45.9 11.3 -0.09 0.08 45.2 9.9 -0.11 0.06 44.5 8.4 -0.13 0.05 43.8 7.0 -0.15 0.03 43.0 5.5 -0.17 0.01 42.3 4.0 -0.19 -0.01 41.4 2.3 -0.21 -0.02 40.5 0.4 -0.23 -0.05 39.4 -1.8 -0.26 -0.07 38.1 -4.6 -0.30 -0.10 36.1 -8.6 -0.35 -0.15 45.2

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-0.11 0.06

6:30 pm

REA 0.52 0.46 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.29 0.23 0.19 0.16 0.12 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.01 -0.02 -0.05 -0.08 -0.11 -0.14 -0.18 -0.22 -0.27 -0.35

$BMI 147.31 143.00 140.26 138.21 136.53 130.80 126.93 123.84 121.21 118.82 116.64 114.54 112.53 11.54 108.55 106.54 104.44 102.26 99.87 97.24 94.15 90.28 84.55

$F $CEZ 64.13 49.43 62.73 45.14 61.85 48.43 61.19 40.39 60.65 38.72 58.79 33.03 57.54 29.18 56.55 26.12 55.69 23.50 54.92 21.13 54.22 18.97 53.54 16.88 52.89 14.89 52.25 12.91 51.60 10.93 50.95 8.94 50.28 6.85 49.57 4.69 48.80 2.32 47.95 -0.30 46.95 -3.36 45.70 -7.21 43.85 -12.91

-0.05 0.01 110.54 52.25

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ASA Annual Meeting in West Hall Meeting Rooms W1 & W2

Sunday, Nov. 16 8 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 17 8 a.m.

following

BF -0.12 -0.11 -0.11 -0.10 -0.10 -0.09 -0.08 -0.07 -0.07 -0.06 -0.06 -0.06 -0.05 -0.05 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 0.00

Junior Shorthorn Show, Freedom Hall Open ShorthornPlus Show - Broadbent Heifer Calf Futurity Show - Broadbent Heifer Calf Futurity Sale, New Market Hall The Jack C. Ragsdale National Shorthorn Show, Bulls followed by Females - Freedom Hall Presentation of Century Club winners and Show Honoree Don Cagwin between bull and female show All cattle released

Stalling requests: send all stalling requests to Jake Alden – jake@shorthorn.org.

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=New & Notes Farewells W. J "Bill" Boake passed away at Three Hills Health Centre August 16, 2014 at the age of 90. Bill was born January 29, 1924, marrying Edith Verna Rogers of Acme on April 2, 1947. Bill and Edith established "Alta Cedar Farms" in 1953 where they raised purebred Shorthorn cattle and grain. Bill served on many Cattle committees, was a devout Acme community supporter including the Acme Elks and Calgary Exhibition and Stampede (Life Member). Bill was a successful cattle breeder, winning numerous awards and exporting his cattle to the UK and China. Bill is survived by his eldest son John (Millie) of Rocky Mountain House, AB, his

grandson Peter (Christine) and greatgrandchildren Graeson and Samantha of Alix, AB, his granddaughter Rosslynn of Rugby, UK and siblings Bud, Guy, Anne, Leta, Ken, Bob and Matt along with numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was predeceased by wife Edith (2012), son Donald (1997) and siblings Bart, Mary and Joe. Douglas Garth Priddy of Desdemona, Texas, passed away August 18, 2014.

Garth is survived by his wife, Nelda of 50 years and his sons Martin and Greg Priddy and daughter Annette Cummings and eight grandchildren.

He graduated from Dublin High School and attended Tarleton College and Texas Tech University where he received his Bachelor's degree and a Masters Degree from Tarleton. Garth

taught Agriculture for two years in Quail and went to De Leon where he taught Agriculture for 32 years. He was presented the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence in 1999 by the Masonic Lodge recognizing him as De Leon ISD Teacher of the Year. He was a dedicated teacher and an advocate for Agriculture education. He enjoyed all aspects of teaching Ag including judging teams, raising livestock projects, competing in stock shows and teaching parliamentary procedure. He also dedicated many years of service to the Texas 4-H program in Comanche County.

He served on the Texas Shorthorn Association Board of Directors from 1983-1986. Garth and Nelda received the Texas Shorthorn Association Pioneer Breeder award in 2007. =

Meet Your American Shorthorn Association Board of Director Member: Ed Kruse

by Megan Brehm, Director of Communications and Marketing

Shorthorn Country is featuring articles aimed to help you become more familiar with each Board of Director member. The board is passionate about serving the needs of members and ensuring the success of Shorthorn cattle well into the future.

Ed Kruse is no stranger to the Shorthorn world, serving on the inaugural American Junior Shorthorn Board and as the third President of the junior organization. Today, his involvement within the breed continues as a Board of Director. Although many of the purebred Shorthorn cows are gone, today Kruse heavily implements Shorthorn genetics in a commercial setting, helping set the bar for increased commercial acceptance of the breed within the beef industry.

Ed Kruse and his wife Jamie operate Kruse Ranch, an all ShorthornPlus, commercially oriented ranch near Kimball, in western Nebraska. In effort to produce beef cattle with low birth weights, moderate frame size, udder quality, and feed efficiency, Shorthorn

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has been a clear choice for quality. The ShorthornPlus based herd implements Shorthorn genetics along with mostly Angus crossbreeding selections. Kruse has been extremely satisfied with his results; in past years ShorthornPlus feeder calves have topped commercial markets in his area. Customers have been extremely satisfied with the quality and efficiency of their calves from the ranch. In a commercial market heavily saturated with Angus genetics, Ed has been asked over and over again, “Why Shorthorn? Why not straight Angus?” His answer is straightforward and to the point: “The cattle with Shorthorn influence are simply better.”

As a Board of Director, Kruse is excited about the “real progress” the board continues to make for the Shorthorn breed. Main priorities for the board have been continued emphasis on breed commercial acceptability. Kruse is especially passionate about the implementation of the new genetic evaluation recently

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implemented by the American Shorthorn Association. “As a commercially focused breeder, adapting EPDs to better suit more cattle producers is a great opportunity for everyone. The ability to compare the Shorthorn breed to others is especially valuable as more and more commercial cattlemen begin to implement EPD selections at their operations.”

Kruse is a Genoa, Nebraska native.

In addition to operating Kruse Ranch, he has served as past manager of the Colorado State Fair, a former administrator for the National Western Stock Show, and a current member of the Nebraska State Fair board. =

=Sale Reports Cates Farms Star Search XII Sale Summary 3 bulls ....................$ 40,500..avg. $ 13,500 1 cow/calf pair........$ 11,750..avg. $ 11,750 19 mature cows ...... $ 192,500..avg. $ 10,132 12 bred heifers ........$ 84,250..avg. $ 7,021 31 open heifers ........$ 597,100..avg. $ 19,261 66 Purebred Lots ......$ 926,100 ..avg $14,032 4 Plus heifers..........$ 52,750..avg. $ 13,188 70 Breeding Lots ......$ 978,850 ..avg $13,983 3 pregnancies ........$ 24,500..avg. $ 8,167 12 embyo pkgs ........$ 39,300..avg. $ 3,275 2 plus embyo pkgs..$ 7,100..avg. $ 3,550 1 steer ....................$ 11,500..avg. $ 11,500 Sale Grossed ......$1,061,250 August 30, 2014 Cates Farms, Modoc, Indiana Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks Sale Management: Cagwin Cattle Services, LLC., and Sears Marketing Services, LLC. by: Darryl Rahn

Records are made to be broken and this one set a new record gross for the annual Star Search event at Cates Farms. Another overflow crowd that lent itself to very active bidding throughout the auction. It was easy to see the exceptional quality of the individuals in the sale as you walked through the display pens prior to the sale. The show heifer prospects are always the feature at this sale but the cattle offered in all categories brought high interest throughout the sale. The evidence to the acceptance of this leading breeding program is seen in the fact that there were 34 lots sold in excess of $10,000. A tremendous accomplishment. $90,000 - Lot 1A - Open Heifer CF Cumberland 472 RD X ET. A

shorthorn country 8288 Hascall Street Omaha, Nebraska 68124 402-393-7051 FAX: 402-393-7080 Cindy Cagwin-Johnston217-452-3051 cagwincattle@casscomm.com Darryl Rahn 217-473-1124 • drahn@casscomm.com

roan, horned, March 27, 2014 daughter of SULL Right Direction ET and out of CF RL Cumberland 7104 BS X. Of all the top show prospects in this sale, this one surfaced to the top for many breeders in attendance. Style and balance with that definite "look" that all want to see. It will take an exceptional heifer to run with this one.

Purchased by Cornerstone Farms of Winchester, Ind. $55,000 - Lot 17 - Open Heifer CF CSF Augusta Pride 47 ET. A red, polled, January 13, 2014 daughter of SULL Right Direction ET and out of WHR Augusta Pride 8108 ET. A great prospect here. Long sided and smooth with the style and natural thickness that make her one that will compete anywhere and then be a great donor female for her new owner. Purchased by Cole Whisman of Illinois City, Ill. $40,000 - Lot 3 - Donor Female CF Cumberland 024 SOL X ET. A red, polled, 2010 daughter of CF Solution X ET and out of WHR Cumberland 4124 ET. Selling open and ready to flush. A big, powerful young female with her whole productive life ahead of her. A great pedigree with the style and balance to make her a beautiful female to see for the rest of her life. He production is just beginning. Purchased

by Studer Farms, Shelby, Ohio and Esquire Cattle Co., New Philadelphia, Ohio. $37,000 - Lot 33 - Open Heifer CF Athena 480 DP X. A red, polled, April 10, 2014 daughter of R-C Damn Proud and out of JTM Athena 930B ET. The Damn Proud progeny in this sale were great to look at. He stamps his

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calves with a great look to go with natural thickness and spring of rib.

They will compete as well as be great beef cows in the future. This one is a leader in this group. Purchased by Cole Clanton of Bucyrus, Kan. $34,000 - Lot 4A - Open Heifer CF Cumberland 427 DP X. A roan, polled February 15, 2014 daughter of R-C Damn Proud and out of CF Cumberland 186 FS X ET. Another of the top Damn Proud heifers. This one has great dimension to go with the growth and extension. Her color pattern will make anyone take a second look when they first see her. Purchased

by Shelby Stephenson, Fortville, Ind. $31,000 - Lot 7 - Open Heifer - CF JBC Caroline 487 HC ET. A roan, polled, April 20, 2014 daughter of Free K-Kim Hot Commodity ET and out of CF Caroline 154 RD X ET. This great youngsters dam is a past National Champion Female and she has the making of being a many time champion herself. The Hot Commodity offspring have been widely accepted in the recent past and continue to be some of the most popular. Purchased by Miller Smith, Pendleton, Ind. $30,500 - Lot 3A - Open Heifer CF Cumberland 4100 DP X ET. A red, polled May 17, 2014 daughter of R-C Damn Proud and out of CF Cumberland 024 SOL X ET. One of the youngest heifers in the sale and one of the best. Her dam is the Lot 3 female that brought $40,000 in the sale. She is extremely sound and cool to look at with a great front end. She will be fun to watch. Purchased by Adrianne Trennepohl, Middleton, Ind. =

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= Intent to Run Board Members Announce Intent to Run T e r r y Morriosn - I am excited to announce my candidacy for the A m e r i c a n Sh o r t h o r n Association Board of Directors. As a fourth generation cattle farmer, I have a long history in the beef industry here in Minnesota.

My Great-Grandparents emigrated from Ireland in the 1840’s, and eventually homesteaded our farm in 1856. Growing up we had dairy cattle, but we gradually shifted over to a full beef operation in the early 1980’s. My uncle raised purebred shorthorns and helped us get our start, with us eventually developing a fully registered shorthorn herd in the 1990’s. Today our farming operation consists of over fifty cow/calf pairs, along with feeding out all of our steer calves. Our cattle are marketed throughout Minnesota and the surrounding states via production sales, 4H projects, private treaty sales, breeding stock, and freezer beef.

Our farm is located in Faxon Township not far from the beautiful Minnesota River Valley. We have rolling hills and a creek that meanders through our farm. As our family decided to expand our cattle operation, we decided that our farm name would be best represented as Faxon Creek Cattle Company.

Through our marketing via shows, sales, and social media, we have expanded our reach and audience. My children, the next generation who will operate our farm, have been very active in the sales and marketing aspects of growing our operation. We all can learn from our young people’s passion, enthusiasm, and acceptance of technology as we grow our association and breed.

Currently I serve on the Minnesota Shorthorn Board of Directors, having been a board member since 2011. I have helped our association by developing a 4-color membership directory, doubled it in size, and increased the advertising revenues which support our state association.

Our family has hosted the statewide picnic which has furthered fellowship amongst all of our members—young and old. In addition to our farming operation, I am employed by The Mark

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Travel Corporation as the Vice President of Travel Agency Engagement. Having been involved in the travel industry for nearly 30 years, I have much business experience dealing with budgets, sales and marketing issues, customer service issues, and technology deployment.

My responsibilities include traveling throughout the US and dealing with business owners, listening to their concerns and helping to find solutions that are win/win for both sides. I feel that this hands-on business leadership experience will serve me well on the ASA Board of Directors.

Faxon Creek Cattle Company is truly a family run operation. My wife Michelle is very involved in the business aspects of running the farm and making the decisions that help us remain profitable. Our three children all appreciate having grown up in a rural environment. They have all been involved in 4H, FFA, MN Beef Ambassador programs, and the National Beef Ambassador program.

All three are passionate about raising and showing shorthorn cattle. We have attended the past five Junior National Shows, and participated in each. Some of our proudest moments at these shows have varied from the kids winning the Quiz Bowl competition to us winning first place in our class in the bred and owned show.

All three kids have served on the MN Junior Shorthorn Board of Directors.

They continue to be involved in the day to day farm operation and help with decisions about breeding, buying, selling and marketing. Our oldest daughter Erin is currently a junior at Purdue, our daughter Kelly is a sophomore at SDSU in Brookings, and John is a sophomore at Belle Plaine High School. All three have long term goals to be involved in agriculture, ag business, and our farming operation.

The philosophy that directs our Shorthorn operation is to raise cattle that are structurally correct, profitable for the farm, easy to keep around, and fun to look at. We choose our genetics carefully, and depend on EPD’s in making our business decisions. Our cattle have to make money for the farm or they are replaced. If elected to the ASA Board of Directors, I will bring this same common sense approach to the table. We have to be smart and

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honest as a breed, and we need to treat our customers well. There is not a better time to be in the cattle business or to be raising shorthorn cattle.

Shorthorns have many favorable traits-it us up to us to get the word out to other farmers and ranchers, and consumers alike. We need to share the shorthorn story so we can continue to grow and be viable within the cattle industry. We need to be open to change, and always display the highest integrity and standards. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to this great endeavor.

Thank you for your support.

Regards, Terry Morrison Nancy Grathwohl Heter - I would like to announce my intent to run for the American Shorthorn Board of Directors. I have been involved in the Shorthorn breed all my life. My grandfather and great-grandfather raised shorthorns, but they did not register them. My father, Eddie, bought his first Shorthorn at the age of 12 for his 4-H project. This project grew, and he eventually started Deer Trail Ranch in 1978. I remember asking my dad as a child why we raised Shorthorns, and I will always remember what he told me. He b e l i e v e d Shorthorns were the best combination of maternal and carcass traits. They were great mothers and could perform on grass or grain and still be phenotypically correct. He truly loved the breed, and he spent his life raising Shorthorns until he passed away in 1999. One of the many things he shared with me was his passion for Shorthorns, and I hope to pass this on to my children as well.

Growing up, I had the opportunity to be very active in the Kansas Junior Shorthorn Association, and also the National Junior Shorthorn Association.

Serving as President of the National Junior Shorthorn Board was one of the greatest experiences of my youth.

Currently, I serve as co-chair of the Genetic Improvement Committee and had previously served as co-chair of the Breed Improvement Committee for

Sunday, November 16, 2014 Show - 3:00 p.m - Broadbent Arena • Sale - 4:30 p.m. - New Market Hall held in conjunction with NAILE • Louisville, Kentucky

North American Heifer Calf Futurity Sunday, November 16, 2014 Show: 3:00 p.m. • Sale: 4:30 p.m.

Broadbent Arena and New Market Hall Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center Louisville, Kentucky Time And Place: The 27th North American Heifer Calf Futurity Show & Sale is held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. The Futurity Show will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 16th, in the Broadbent Arena and the Futurity Sale will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the New Market Hall Auction Arena on the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center grounds.

The Judging: The judging will be accomplished by using 5 judges selected by the Futurity Committee. Each judge will be given birthdate, weight and frame score information. Each judge will independently cast a ballot on placings for the entire class. Final placings will then be determined by scoring all judges’ cards collectively.

Terms Of Sale: Check or cash is payable to the clerk immediately following the sale and before cattle are removed from the premises.

Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over printed material in this catalog.

Insurance will be available for your purchases at the sale through Harding & Harding Insurance Company, Geneva, Illinois. This may be handled at time of settlement with the sale clerk.

Sale Headquarters: Hilton Garden Inn, Louisville, Kentucky, 1-800-445-8667 or 502-637-2424.

Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks, Marietta, Oklahoma 580-276-5137 • cell: 580-695-2036 Livestock Representatives: Darryl Rahn, Shorthorn Country 217-473-1124 Montie Soules, American Shorthorn Association 918-645-4322 Jake Alden, American Shorthorn Association 402-660-3048

Co-Sale Managers:

Health: Each heifer sells with a state approved health certificate from its state of origin. Buyers should make themselves aware of the health requirements of their respective states.

ASA Genetic Defect Disclaimer: Unless an animal is listed on the American Shorthorn Association “genetic defect status list”, the American Shorthorn Association makes no representation of any kind as to whether or not the animal has a genetic defect.

Sears Marketing Services Alan K. Sears: 970-396-7521 Aegerter Marketing Services, Inc. Jeff K. & Darla Aegerter 402-641-4696 jaegerter@neb.rr.com www.aegertermarketing.com Sale Management by:

Registration And Transfer: All animals sell with completed certificates of registry and will be transferred to the new owners after the sale.

Liability: Each heifer will be at the buyer’s risk as soon as bid off. Neither the owners, employees, auctioneer, sale manager, American Shorthorn Association, North American International Livestock Exposition or other affiliated personnel can be held responsible for accidents.

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Cagwin Cattle Services, LLC PO Box 77 • Virginia, Illinois 62691 217-452-3051 • FAX: 217-452-3053 Don Cagwin cell: 217-341-7552 Cindy Cagwin-Johnston: 217-452-3056 cagwincattle@casscomm.com

S/F LILY 394 HC *x4206622 bd 11/07/2013

1

red

heifer

K-KIM ALLURE 124M ET *x, red FREE K-KIM HOT COMMODITY ET *x, red K-KIM MEG 270N ET *x, red HD BLOODSTONE 603 ET *x, roan WHR LILY WY 8011 ET *x, roan LILY 504L *x, red

CSF AUGUSTA PRIDE RD ET *x4209902

polled

RE 394

CE

1.0

MCE

-0.4

BW

4.7

CWT

17.1

WW

(59.1)

REA

-0.18

YW

(69.4)

FAT

-0.03

Milk

15.9

MARB

0.11

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

4.46

55.12

105.17

bd 01/18/2014

2

red

heifer

CF TRUMP X *x, roan SULL RIGHT DIRECTION ET *x, r/w NPS DESERT ROSE 004 *, r/w WHR SONNY 8114 ET *x, roan WHR JK AUGUSTA PRIDE 8108 ET *x, roan SS AUGUSTA PRIDE 3127 *x, rwm

polled CE

MCE

0.0

BW

2.3

CWT

11.4

WW

(60.3)

REA

-0.18

YW

(66.4)

FAT

0.04

Milk

18.2

MARB

-0.18

$CEZ

A top young prospect. The Hot Commodity calves are well accepted throughout the land. Her dam is a top female from WHR Shorthorns. Great hair and very correct on her feet and legs. Super overall structure. Bred to be a good one and she is.

LE RE 3B

0.0

$F

$BMI

Probably one of my all time favorites. A long smooth made heifer with a great hip and hind leg. Big bodied with lots of rib shape.

CHV. TH/PHA Free

Cornerstone Farms Jason Newcom 183 N 300 W. • Winchester, IN 765-546-0796

Simon Farms 3020 Wilson Rd, Box 181 • Rockford, OH 45882 419-305-3971

SULL GNCC Eldorado ET *x Sire of Lot 3

FCC PRIMROSE 405B ET *x4210814

J-F LADY CORNERSTONE 1402 ET *4210221 bd 01/18/2014

3

roan

heifer

CF TRUMP X *x, roan SULL GNCC ELDORADO ET *x, roan K-KIM MONA LISA 35L ET *, white

AA CORNERSTONE 9445 *x, rwm AA LADY CORNERSTONE 1J *, roan AA LADY VELOCITY x, roan

horned

bd 02/01/2014

RE 1402

CE

0.0

MCE

0.0

BW

5.2

CWT

15.0

WW

(55.9)

REA

-0.18

YW

(64.6)

FAT

-0.06

Milk

13.5

MARB

-0.04

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

An eye catching, light roan that is big footed and powerful with AA Cornerstone and Eldorado in this heifers background she will be a nice breeding piece to anyone’s operation. She has been Calf Hood Vaccinated.

Jester Farms Rylan Jester 5596 N 550 E • Mooreland , IN 47360 317-509-3112

4

roan

heifer

EIONMOR MR GUS 80C x, roan TM GUS 36S ET x, white BAR JS RC KENDRA 0223 x, roan WHR SONNY 8114 ET *x, roan FG PRIMROSE 110L *x, roan PRINCESS ROSE 7/8 *, rwm

polled

RE 405B 0.0

CE

0.0

MCE

BW

3.3

CWT

9.6

WW

(47.2)

REA

-0.03

YW

(59.3)

FAT

-0.05

Milk

22.3

MARB

0.14

The seller retains the right to one $CEZ $F $BMI flush, minimum of six (6) embryos.

Rib shape, muscle, soundness and a gorgeous front end don’t blend this well very often. I hate to see her go, we did however want to bring a great one to Louisville, here she is. This is the best heifer we have sold, she is very special.

Fischer Cattle Company Gregg, Leann, and Stacey Fischer Jeff Stump, Herdsman 1853 N. US Hwy 281, • Great Bend, Kansas 67530 Jeff: 620-282-8364 • Stacey: 680-786-0752

shorthorn country = october 2014

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CSF DREAM GIRL ET *x4209904

SLF LOOKERS PRIDE S074 *s4208585 bd 03/02/2014

roan

heifer

5

SULL CYCLONE 8242 ET *x, red SULL LOOKER 2013 ET *x, red WHR RT AUGUSTA PRIDE 510 ET *x, roan

FSF CORNERSTONE 414 ET *x, roan CF SULL AUGUSTA PRIDE6128 *x, rwm CF RODEO AUGUSTA PRIDE216 ET *x, red

scurred

LE S074

CE

-3.4

MCE

-0.9

BW

3.9

CWT

13.4

WW

(56.1)

REA

-0.24

YW

(65.1)

FAT

-0.04

Milk

15.7

MARB

0.11

Lookers Pride was the first calf by our $CEZ $F $BMI -9.38 53.23 94.88 Looker bull and we couldn’t have been any more pleased. This heifer has everything you are looking for; muscle, rib shape, soundness, femininity and color. You are also going to need to hire a second shift to clip all the hair that she has. Not only will she put you in front of the backdrop numerous times, but she will make a tremendous cow when she is done with her show career with her being a double bred Augusta Pride. TH/PHA free by parentage.

bd 03/15/2014

red

heifer

6

CF TRUMP X *x, roan SULL RIGHT DIRECTION ET *x, r/w NPS DESERT ROSE 004 *, r/w AR SU LU MACKENZIE x, red RR DREAM GIRL 15TH x, red RR DREAM GIRL 2ND x, red

polled

LE RE 5B

CE

0.0

MCE

0.0

BW

2.7

CWT

16.6

WW

(64.0)

REA

-0.08

YW

(74.2)

FAT

-0.04

Milk

18.4

MARB

0.13

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

A long bodied, sound structured heifer, very balanced from head to toe. CHV. TH/PHA Free.

Cornerstone Farms Jason Newcom 183 N 300 W. • Winchester, IN 765-546-0796

Springlake Farm PO Box 216 • Portland, Tennessee 37148 615-325-4816

Full sib to CVF Montana Rae Lynn’s Dam

CVF MONTANA RAE LYNN 54B *x4211480 bd 05/04/2014

7

roan

heifer

JAKE’S PROUD JAZZ 266L *x, roan CVF BANJO 41Z *x, rwm CVF LADY DIANA 55X ET *x, roan

SULL GNCC ELDORADO ET *x, roan CVF MONTANA RIPLEY 420Z ET *x, rwm CV MONTANA REGINA 218R ET *x, roan

polled

LE 54B

CE

0.0

MCE

0.0

BW

2.7

CWT

16.6

WW

(64.0)

REA

-0.08

YW

(74.2)

FAT

-0.04

Milk

18.4

MARB

0.13

8

roan

heifer

CF TRUMP X *x, roan DF VEGAS 310M ET *x, white NPS MIRAGE 544 ET *sx, roan CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm MFS ZENA SOLUTION 26W E ET *x, roan MFS ZENA P WARRIOR 12N *x, rwm

polled

LE 417B

CE

-2.8

MCE

-4.5

BW

5.0

CWT

21.2

WW

(63.2)

REA

-0.07

YW

(75.8)

FAT

-0.03

Milk

12.5

MARB

0.17

CreekView Farms

This is a very striking young show $CEZ $F $BMI prospect that is backed by one of the best -9.51 57.56 95.44 Shorthorn cows on our farm, MFS Zena Solution 26W. The Zena cow family has been and continues to be tremendously successful. We feel that the Show Girl's added extension combined with her rib shape, and structural soundness gives her all the tools necessary to be successful in the show ring. Be sure to plan on stopping by the stalls this November as we expect this heifer to be even more impressive in person by sale day.

Rob & Kim Raab Family: 260-414-7336 Robert Mautz & Family: 260-358-6787 2110 S. Clark Rd • Markle, IN 46770

David Bonnell; 812-343-4313 5870 N. Tally Rd • Columbus, IN 47203

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

CVF Montana Rae Lynn is a very correct, fault free female that is good haired and good natured. The Montana cow family is one you need to have in your herd.

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BONN ZENA SHOW GIRL 417B ET *xCM610418 bd 05/04/2014

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Bonnell

SULL Achiever 8129 Sire of Lot 9

CF Consensus Sire of Lot 10

D.S.F HANNA *x4210636 bd 05/15/2014

roan

heifer

9

CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm SULL ACHIEVER 8129 ET *, roan K-KIM MP MONA LISA 34P *x, white

CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm SULL DROOLING MIRAGE ET *x, roan AF SL MIRAGE 226 ET *x, roan

D.S.F LUCKY CHARM 2014 *x4210638

polled

RE 515

CE

0.0

MCE

0.0

BW

6.1

CWT

34.1

WW

(76.4)

REA

0.02

YW

(95.3)

FAT

-0.03

MARB

0.18

Milk

11.6 $CEZ

$F

bd 05/25/2014

r/w

heifer

10

CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm CF CONSENSUS X ET *x, roan CCS ROBJOY MATTIS 31P *x, white 4D DOUBLE VISION 7/8 *, roan MCC WM MF LUCKY CHARM 318 *, roan MILESTONE LUCKY CHARM 961 *x, r/w

polled

RE 525

CE

0.0

MCE

0.0

BW

5.5

CWT

21.0

WW

(61.1)

REA

0.05

YW

(74.1)

FAT

-0.03

MARB

0.02

Milk

$BMI

10.7 $CEZ

$F

$BMI

A top young female sired by SULL Achiever 8129. She has great females in her pedigree. Mona Lisa 34P as well as AF SL Mirage 226 ET which are two of the top producing females in the breed over the past several years. One you can count on.

A super young female sired by our herd sire, CF Consensus and out of a female that is out of the original Milestone Lucky Charm 318.

A great pedigree here that will be a top producer wherever she goes.

Studer Farms

5700 Bowman St. Rd. • Shelby, OH 44875 419-347-7643

Studer Farms

ShorthornPlus

ShorthornPlus

5700 Bowman St. Rd. • Shelby, OH 44875 419-347-7643

DKSN DELILAH’S DELIGHT *AR60378

FCC ANNA 404B *xAR60937 bd 01/31/2014

11

b/r

heifer

NBH POLLED ENERGIZER 688 *x, blk COWAN’S ALI 4M *x, blk FJH COUNTESS 115H *x, blk

JAKE’S PROUD JAZZ 266L *x, roan JSF ANNA 72Z *x, roan ADS ANNA B 905W x, red

polled CE

5.2

RE 404B 1.85

MCE

BW

-0.45

CWT

-2.5

WW

23

REA

-0.08

YW

23.5

FAT

-0.025

Milk

11

MARB

This female will turn a lot heads. She $CEZ $F $BMI is big ribbed, stout featured and clean in her lines. Her two-year-old dam is a standout just like this beautiful blue roan daughter. Anna is dual registered as a ShorthornPlus and a Maintainer.

Fischer Cattle Company Gregg, Leann, and Stacey Fischer Jeff Stump, Herdsman 1853 N. US Hwy 281, • Great Bend, Kansas 67530 Jeff: 620-282-8364 • Stacey: 680-786-0752

0.14

bd 03/15/2014

12

b/r

heifer

CF TRUMP X *x, roan DF VEGAS 310M ET *x, white NPS MIRAGE 544 ET *sx, roan MAV FREEBIRD 522R *x, roan JBS MISS FREEBIRD 713 1/2 *x, roan ANGUS CROSS SHORTHORN

horned

LE DKSN713 -4.4

CE

-1.3

MCE

BW

4.6

CWT

8.1

WW

(47.8)

REA

0.01

YW

(54.0)

FAT

-0.06

Milk

15.4

MARB

0.04

$CEZ $F $BMI Big hip, big foot, giraffe necked, and cat -0.14 49.02 90.89 like movement are just some of the things you can say about Delilah’s Delight. Backed by a champion pedigree with Vegas on the top side, and our undefeated Freebird ShorthornPlus donor on the bottom side, this heifer has purple banners in her future. Take a moment to look at this one, bid on her, buy her, then prep yourself for plenty of pictures with banners in the backdrop!

Dickson Cattle Company Ben Dickson 6341 TWP Rd 60 • Edison, OH 43320 740-361-2154

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ShorthornPlus

ShorthornPlus

GOET 1-80 Sire of Lot 14

BRCC GINGER GIRL 4323 *xAR60998 bd 03/23/2014

red

heifer

13

HAA CONTENDER 243P TEGM RED ADVANTAGE 100T 3/4 *x, red HALL’S ENCHANTRESS 38M 3/4 x, red

SULL GNCC GREY GOOSE ET *x, roan SULL RUBY 9244 ET *x, r/w HD RUBY 903 ET *x, rwm

polled

MUHL DKSN MIRAGE 1404 *xAR60381

LE 4323

CE

-1.5

MCE

-2.2

BW

2.45

CWT

14.5

WW

37

REA

-0.035

YW

45

FAT

-0.02

Milk

7

MARB

0.035

$CEZ $F $BMI This heifer caught our eye as soon as she hit the ground. She not only has the genetics behind her, but this heifer is classy. She is attractive on the move and really clean fronted. We love the power that this heifer has and we truly see future donor potential. Don’t let this one get away from you, especially if you have a first time showman - our ten-year-old broke her!

bd 04/08/2014

14

LITTLE CEDAR AVIATOR 503X *x, red KFSC ADDY MIRAGE 43Z ET *x, roan SULL MIRAGE’S ROAN MIST ET *x, roan

TJSC HOT COMMODITY JSC MY GIRL 13U, blk SF NURSES AIDE 378, blk

polled CE

-1.4

MCE

-3.3

2.55

CWT

15.5

WW

36.5

REA

0.015

YW

46.5

FAT

-0.02

Milk

5

MARB

0.06

$F

5700 Bowman St. Rd. • Shelby, OH 44875 419-347-7643

B-6

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CWT

7.0

WW

(51.3)

REA

-0.03

YW

(60.1)

FAT

-0.05

Milk

18.6

MARB

0.07

bd 03/05/2014

16

roan

steer

FSF STARDUST 777 ET *x, roan FSF STARBURST 058 *, roan JAKE’S SIERRA 211S *, roan CCS STAMPEDE *x, red BFS ELSIE’S JADE ST 117 ET *x, red BFS ELSIE’S JADE 636 ET x, red

scurred

LE S294 -0.8

CE

2.9

MCE

BW

2.6

CWT

5.5

WW

(51.6)

REA

-0.12

YW

(55.2)

FAT

-0.03

Milk

17.6

MARB

0.17

$BMI

DSF Graver Lucky Girl - Another top heifer sired by Consensus that is a top plus in our program. On her sire's side she has RobJoy Mattis 31P that has been one of the great dam's in the breed. Her dam has leading Maine influence on her sire's side and will make a top show heifer and a top producer in any herd.

Studer Farms

1.5

SLF HOLLYWOOD STAR S294 *s4209987

RE 415

BW

$CEZ

BW

Purebred Steer

ShorthornPlus

15

-0.4

MCE

Ben Dickson: 740-361-2154 6341 TWP Rd 60 • Edison, OH 43320

D.S.F GRAVER LUCKY GIRL *xAR60915 CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm CF CONSENSUS X ET *x, roan CCS ROBJOY MATTIS 31P *x, white

LE RE 1404

4.6

Dickson Cattle Company

CF Consensus Sire of Lot 15

heifer

polled CE

Mirage 1404 is an extremely powerful made $CEZ $F $BMI heifer that has a lot of spring of rib and very 18.34 51.62 110.01 open through her hip, very sound and correct in her movements, and has the added eye appeal needed to dominate in the ring. Mirage 1404 is already following the footsteps of her mother in the show ring being Champion Early Spring ShorthornPlus Heifer Calf and Champion ShorthornPlus Bred and Owned Heifer at the 2014 Ohio State Fair. Her mother was a many time champion in the show ring for Brittany and is now proving herself in the donor pen with this first calf from her. You will put a lot of miles on your truck to find one this good!

Broken Road Cattle Co.

b/w/m

heifer

COWAN’S ALI 4M *x, blk GOET I80 *s, blk BPF MILEY 80T *x, blk

Ken and Elizabeth Fairchild 3209 Roundhill Rd. • Oak Grove, LA 71263 318-282-7411 • 318-282-9520

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b/r

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

13.65

52.18

109.17

Hollywood Star will definitely live up to his name in the ring. With his overall power, big top and with how well he moves out he is going to put you in the purple more times than you can count.

Springlake Farm PO Box 216 • Portland, Tennessee 37148 615-325-4816

ShorthornPlus Steer

ShorthornPlus Steer SLF BLACK BART S244 *xAR61053 bd 01/14/2014

blk

steer

polled

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COWAN’S ALI 4M *x, blk GOET I80 *s, blk BPF MILEY 80T *x, blk

LITTLE CEDAR AVIATOR 503X *x, red KJG WM MONA LISA 2811 ET *x, rwm SULL MONA LISA LADY 825 ET *x, roan

D.S.F. DEXTER *xAR60911

LE S244

CE

4.1

MCE

0.4

BW

1.4

CWT

6.7

WW

(51.5)

REA

-0.04

YW

(59.9)

FAT

-0.06

Milk

18.6

MARB

0.04

$CEZ 16.71

$F 51.30

CROSS

RE 416

CE

-1.4

MCE

-3.3

BW

2.55

CWT

15.5

WW

36.5

REA

0.015

YW

46.5

FAT

-0.02

Milk

5

MARB

0.06

$CEZ

$F

$BMI

DSF Dexter - An exceptional Plus steer by Consensus that has the thickness, bone and hair to make him competitive anywhere.

Studer Farms 5700 Bowman St. Rd. • Shelby, OH 44875 419-347-7643

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5/4/14 BONN ZENA SHOW GIRL 417B ET *x 5/15/14 D.S.F HANNA *x 5/25/14 D.S.F LUCKY CHARM 2014 *x

Class 5- ShorthornPlus Lot # 1

Birthdate

Heifer

11/17/13 S/F LILY 394 HC *x

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2 3 4

1/18/14 CSF AUGUSTA PRIDE RD ET *x 1/18/14 J-F LADY CORNERSTONE 1402 ET * 2/1/14 FCC PRIMROSE 405B ET *x

11

1/31/14 FCC ANNA 404B *x

12 13

3/15/14 DKSN DELILAH’S DELIGHT *AR 3/23/14 BRCC GINGER GIRL 4323 *xAR

14 15

4/8/14 MUHL DKSN MIRAGE 1404 *xAR 4/15/14 D.S.F GRAVER LUCKY GIRL *xAR

Class 6 ______ ______

Class 7 ______ ______

Class 8 - Purebred Steer

Class 3 5 6 7

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3/5/14

3/2/14 SLF LOOKERS PRIDE S074 *s 3/15/14 CSF DREAM GIRL ET *x

Class 9 - ShorthornPlus Steer

5/4/14

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Class 4______

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CF SOLUTION X ET *x, rwm CF CONSENSUS X ET *x, roan CCS ROBJOY MATTIS 31P *x, white

polled

Springlake Farm

Class 2 -

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steer

PO Box 216 • Portland, Tennessee 37148 615-325-4816

Almost $10,000 in premiums will be awarded!

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blk

111.10

9 Classes and Premium Schedule

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bd 04/16/2014

$BMI

This black Plus steer will definitely get your attention, He has a super front on him and plenty of power from behind. Did I mention the hair and then more hair? He has a great attitude for any age showman.

Class 1 Placing

CF Consensus Sire of Lot 18

CVF MONTANA RAE LYNN 54B *x

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SLF HOLLYWOOD STAR S294 *s

1/14/14 SLF BLACK BART S244 *xAR 4/16/14 D.S.F. DEXTER *xAR

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DUE TO DELAYS IN OBTAINING GENETIC TESTING RESULTS AT TIME OF PRINTING, THOSE RESULTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON A FEW OF THE ENTRIES. Disclosure of Genetic Conditions and Performance Data 1. The seller is responsible for disclosure of all known Genetic Condition Abnormalities at the time of sale. The seller should display in the catalog all Genetic Conditions known to the breed at the time of cataloging. For each animal Genetic Conditions should be displayed in the same format as on the original registration paper or disclosed in a separate box or prominent place for buyers to be notified of the results (both free or carrier status) from testing for Genetic Conditions.

2. The buyer assumes all risk associated with the purchase of known and unknown Genetic Condition Abnormalities of carrier animals. (Provided the seller has disclosed all Shorthorn Genetic Conditions known to the seller and /or to the Shorthorn breed at the time of sale) a. The Seller is not responsible for any new Genetic Condition Abnormalities that may be determined or discovered by the ASA after the time of sale for any animal or genetic material. b. The seller should print in the catalog all EPDs and accuracies for each EPD trait and all breed indexes on each animal selling. This information should be presented in a standardized manner as seen in sire summaries or breed EPD information released by ASA. This performance information should be the latest and most actuate data at the time the catalog is printed, providing the animal qualifies to have EPDs attached to their registered pedigree. Any other pertinent performance data such as BW, WW, YW or Carcass Data that is available should be added to the performance listing in the catalog at the seller’s discretion.

3. Special logos with letter terminologies will be given to breeder’s sales and / or individual lots in a sale that make it a priority to test and disclose all Genetic Conditions. a. GCF (Genetic Condition Free) –A sale offering or an individual lot that has tested or found animals to be pedigree free of any Genetic Condition Abnormalities for all animals and/or genetic material represented in the sale. b. GCT (Genetic Condition Tested) – A sale offering or individual lot that has tested all animals that may be potential Genetic Condition carriers and the results of those tests are displayed in the appropriate manner for all animals that may be at risk as a Genetic Condition carrier. This means that all possible Genetic Condition Carriers are identified according to the descriptions in paragraph 1 under Disclosure of Genetic Conditions and Performance Data. There may be carrier animals or genetic material selling but they have been tested and are disclosed and all potential animals and / or genetic material at risk to be a carrier have been tested and the results disclosed. c. CAP (Complies with All Performance listing) – A sale offering or an individual lot that Complies with All Performance listings of all Shorthorn EPD traits with accuracies and indexes in the appropriate standardized manner as described in paragraph 4 above under Disclosure of Genetic Conditions and Performance Data.

Thank You!

three years. At the state level, I have been the Kansas Junior Shorthorn Advisor since 2006. I also chaired Shorthorn Junior Nationals in 2008.

I formed DTR Cattle Company in 2005 from cow families that originated at Deer Trail Ranch. In 2008, I married Ryan Heter, and we moved the cows to Ryan’s family’s land near Raymond, KS. Since then, we have concentrated on expanding our numbers and continuing to build on our foundation females. We run a purebred Shorthorn operation along with a commercial herd. Our cows are raised on commercial type conditions, and must perform to stay in the herd. However, I will always enjoy showing cattle and the competition that goes along with it. We strive to develop cattle that can survive and perform on the sandy, range conditions we live in while still keeping phenotype where it needs to be for functional cattle. Our children, Josie (5) and Edward Ryder (3) have already shown a strong interest in cattle, and we are excited about the future.

In my position as a Cattle Genetic Specialist for Zoetis, I work with the new technologies available in the beef cattle industry and help producers apply the genetic tools available in their operation. This has been a unique area that I have enjoyed working in for the last nine years.

I would be honored to serve on the American Shorthorn Board of Directors, and I look forward to working with the membership. We are involved in a great breed of cattle, and this is an exciting time to be in the cattle business.

Sincerely, Nancy Grathwohl Heter Marty Loving I am announcing my intent to run for reelection to the American S h o r t h o r n Association Board of Directors. It has been a privilege to serve the membership for the past 3 years. I have had the opportunity to meet many breeders, but for those of you whom I haven't met, I'd like to introduce myself and my operation.

Over 60 years ago, my Dad and Granddad started a purebred Shorthorn herd with the goal in mind of producing cattle to please the commercial bull buyers. We have carried on those same principles to present day. Along with my wife,

Karen and our son Scott, we operate a 3500 acre farming operation of wheat, corn and soybeans and 250 head registered Shorthorn herd. We have an annual production sale at our farm offering 40 bulls and 25 females. We are WHR members and consistently register over 100 head of shorthorns per year. It is vital to our operation to collect birth, weaning and yearling weights as well as ultrasound and carcass data on all of our calves. This data is not only important to us, but to our customers as well. We focus on low birth weights, growth performance and carcass traits. I feel my experience as a long time breeder of Shorthorn cattle and my passion for the breed allow me to analyze the issues before the board and help to make informed decisions for the benefit of the entire breed. In the past I have served multiple terms on the Board of Directors for my local Coop, County Fair Board and Kansas Shorthorn Association.

In the past three years, the Board has tackled some tough issues but have much to resolve to move our breed and association forward. The future looks bright for the beef industry and I believe Shorthorns have the opportunity to expand and grow within the industry. It is our job, as a board, to also look forward and position our association so that breeders and customers as well, can be profitable and successful. Accurate EPD's and quantified genomics are going to play a large part in the future expansion of the commercial industry.

I welcome constructive input of association affairs anytime and would consider it my privilege to serve another term on your board. It is a position I have thoroughly enjoyed and would strive to continue to resolve the issues that are currently before the board.

Thank You for your support.

Marty Loving Mark W.P. Gordon - It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I announce my intent to run for reelection for the ASA Board of Directors.

Being on the Board for the last 3 years has been very rewarding for myself and I hope as well for your operation. Seeing our great breed of cattle excel in the beef industry has to make us all feel good about the

direction that we as individuals and as an association have taken in making our product more consumer acceptable.

This Shorthorn breed has as much diversity as any breed of cattle there is, and we as breeders implemented this diversity into various breeding programs with tremendous success.

Let’s continue this success into the future.

Implementing the new Multi Breed EPD System into our programs will show the consumer that Shorthorns are industry leaders in many heritable traits. Diversity of our breed is now being shown to ALL beef producers.

We now have documentation now to prove that. Data collection is a very important factor here. Collection of information is now more important than ever for us to continue to be industry leaders.

Genomic testing is another way of documenting our cattle for specific traits and is vitally important to stay on the forefront of the industry.

Implementing 50K chip testing will reassure our stance there.

As I have said before our junior program is second to none. We need to continue this for our future leaders.

Educating and supporting our youth reassures our breeds longevity in the beef industry. We are the envy of many here and need to continue that.

I am involved in a family Shorthorn and grain operation in Middletown ,Il. Our herd consists of 40 head of Shorthorn cattle.

Artificial insemination and embryo transfer is being used extensively . Our goal is to produce sound , functional and profitable Shorthorn cattle for our customers. I have been active in our local beef organizations and youth activities. I am a past board member of the Illinois Shorthorn Association and committee member with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association.

Currently I manage a local independently owned retail fertilizer facility in Central Illinois. I have been at this operation for the last 29 years.

My responsibilities include overseeing a multimillion dollar budget , purchasing inventory and direct sales to customers. Obligations also include overseeing employees and complying with government regulations. It is a very challenging career which I take great pride in. This same passion I would have if I am reelected to the American Shorthorn Board of Directors.

Thank you.

Mark W. P. Gordon =

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Dreams Do Come True

by Riley C. Francis

I never would’ve thought that at the age of twenty I’d be flying to the Voroenzh Region, Russia to be working with approximately 10,000 head of Black Angus cattle. I was informed about this Stevenson-Sputnik internship through a close friend who has worked in Russia for the last few years. He directed me to Darrell Stevenson and after months of communicating back and forth and much paper work I was set up to leave on a flight to Shestakovo, Voronezhskaya Oblast’, Russia three days after school ended. I would soon be up on a horse by four A.M. to gather cows for syncing, and diving off a horse after roping a calf that needed to be treated. One of the biggest challenges was communication as most of the Russians spoke little English, the Brazilian in vitro team spoke mainly Portuguese and the Americans didn’t have much of a handle on either language yet.

My first trip into the village of Shestakovo was an interesting one. As we drove past cattle and horses that I thought were roaming freely I quickly found out that they had collar like pieces loosely on their necks tethered to large stakes stuck in the ground. Most of the cattle were multiple purpose Simmental crossed with Holstein in order for the local villagers to have a supply of milk, butter and meat. The main focus of the Stevenson-Sputnik

operation is to increase beef production in Russia as well as provide jobs in villages where money is scarce. When we arrived in Shestakovo we drove by a shanty-looking building that looked abandoned. I was told, “Don’t get hurt, this is the hospital.” One villager by the name of Tymur has been part of the ranch from the start, and was truly a huge help in the communication barrier we had with the Russians.

Though he didn’t speak fluent English he knew enough that we were able to communicate what needed to be done.

After being at Stevenson-Sputnik for about two weeks the Brazilians, as well as the two other American interns (Dustin and Justin) arrived. The Brazilians came over being unbelievably specialized in their own specific jobs with Invitro. One particular girl named Namibea whom had been to the ranch once before was bilingual, which made communication much easier. She was one of the laboratory technicians, and specialized in the growing and searching of oocytes. The other three that came where Caroline, Philp, and Pedro; Caroline specializing in the searching of oocytes, Philp collecting the oocytes, and Pedro transferring the embryos.

The three ranches that we worked at were Stevenson-Sputnik (the main ranch), Angus Shestakovo, and Zelony Lug. These ranches combined run around 7,000 cows, 2,500 bred heifers,

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and 5,000 calves. These totals do not include the bulls that come through the Stevenson-Sputnik Ranch. On top of working with these ranches we also started doing embryo transfer, and artificial insemination at a ranch called Ekonvia. Ekonvia is the largest dairy in Russia; they run approximately 22,000 head and will be growing to 35,000.

They are currently running 2,000 beef cows, but have room to grow to 5,000.

The cattle used for dairy purposes are old style multipurpose Simmental crossed with Holsteins. The cattle used for beef production are old style multipurpose Simmental, and they are now beginning to experiment with a black angus cross.

Though my time in Russia was short I believe it was an experience that I’ll never forget. The people I met and the memories that were made were amazing, and if given the chance I would return. I want to thank Darrell Stevenson for allowing me to have such an amazing experience. A huge thank you to my parents Eugene and Roberta Francis for helping me every step of the way to reach a goal I had always thought was out of reach, and my older sister Crosley (Francis) Zahradka for making sure I had everything I could possibly need for my trip. I’d also like to thank Kurt Burken for setting me up with this amazing opportunity, and Jamie (Jallo) Burken for answering every question I had about life overseas.=

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1) Simmental Cattle at a feedlot. 2) Simmental cow.

3) Myself, Michael, Tymur and Justin after a day of Preg. Checking. Dustin is preg checking cow in shoot. 4) Cattle on pasture at stevenson-sputnik. 5) Calf Hutches at Ekonvia Dairy. 6) Tera the guard dog. 7) Oxana, Kate and Darrel Stevenson discussing the day. Oxana and Kate are the head vets for the Stevenson-Sputnik. 8) Dustin, Me, Justin (American Interns). 9) Set up for OPU. 10) Herd bull Stevenson-Sputnik. 11) Russian Cowboys. 12) Beef simmental cow. Calf crossed with Black Angus. 13) Justin and Dustin after a 2 hour horse ride back from Angus Shestakovo. 14) Russians Gathering sold bulls to process.

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Indiana State Fair Northeast Regional Show 34 Head - Judge Charles Boyd, Jr., Mayslick, Kentucky

by Megan Brehm Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, JM Vortecs Rider ET, exhibited by Joe Metzger, Rossville, Ind.

Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, CF Cumberland 334 SOL X ET, exhibited by Adrianne Trennepole, Middletown, Ind. Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn R/F Red Zone 80A ET, exhibited by Rebecca Riggs, Glenwood, Ind. Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Female, Patton Cherry 209, exhibited by Conner Royer, Romney, Ind.

Shorthorn exhibitors headed to the Indiana State Fair Shorthorn Show held Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The event was judged by Charlie Boyd, Jr., of Mayslick, Kentucky. Boyd sorted 21 females and 4 bulls in the open purebred division and 9 females in the ShorthornPlus show at the fair.

In the female show, Grand and Senior Champion Female distinction was awarded to CF Cumberland 334 SOL X ET, exhibited by Adrianne Trennepole, Middletown, Ind. The February 2013 female is sired by CF Solution X ET. Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Female Champion was Patton Cherry 209, exhibited by Conner Royer, Romney, Ind. The September 2012 female is sired by GF Flawless CP 012.

Grand and Senior Bull Calf Champion honors went to JM Vortecs Rider-ET, exhibited by Joe Metzger of Rossville, Ind.; the February 2013 bull is sired by JM Vortec ET. R/F Red Zone 80A ET, was named Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Champion Purebred Bull, he was exhibited by Rebecca Riggs, Glenwood, Ind. The January 2013 bull is sired by JA Commotion HC 0J04.

Breanna Waugh, Columbia City,

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Ind., took home top honors and Champion Junior Yearling Heifer honors in the ShorthornPlus show with SC All Right All Ready GT, an April 2013 female sired by SULL Right Direction ET. Reserve Champion and Reserve Junior Yearling ShorthornPlus Female was awarded to RFL Park Place Queen 3A, exhibited by Xavier Ferris, Whiteland, Ind. This April 2013 female is sired by Monopoly.

Other champions include: Champion Junior Heifer Calf– BWS Snow White, exhibited by Lauren Evans, Portland, Ind. Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf – DFF Lila, exhibited by Kyndal Miller, Portland, Ind. Champion Intermediate Female – CF Revival 3115 SOL X ET, exhibited

by Miller Smith, Pendleton, Ind. Reserve Champion Intermediate Female – Caligo Rose Cumberland, exhibited by Matthew Fogg, Rushville, Ind. Champion Senior Heifer Calf Champion – BPCC Storm Cloud 1306, exhibited by Maddie Danko, Shelburn, Ind. Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf – SFF Holly CB 2A, exhibited by

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Miller Smith, Pendleton, Ind. Champion Junior Female – CF Augusta Pride 358 C9X, exhibited by Xavier Ferris, Whiteland, Ind. Reserve Champion Junior Female – Shoufler Purple Rose 1308, exhibited

by Kyle Shoufler, Fortville, Ind. Champion ShorthornPlus Senior Heifer Calf – Reba’s Pride 813, exhibited by Jordan Hatcher, Morristown, Ind. Champion ShorthornPlus Junior Heifer Calf – DFF Lora, exhibited by Charles McClain II, Portland, Ind. Champion ShorthornPlus Senior Yearling Heifer Calf – Nubby, exhibited by Jacob Shoufler, Fortville, Ind. Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Senior Yearling Heifer Calf – SULL Montana Stops ET, exhibited by Blake Bertsch, Connersville, Ind. Champion Junior Bull – BWS Proud King, exhibited by Clair Bye, Portland, Ind. Reserve Champion Junior Bull – ATB Little City, exhibited by Andy Bills, Columbia City, Ind. Premier Exhibitor: Xavier Ferris Premier Breeder: Cates Farms Class placings include: Junior Heifer Calf-ShorthornPlus

Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, SC All Right All Ready GT, exhibited by Breanna Waugh, Columbia City, Ind. Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Female, RFL Park Place Queen 3A, Ehibited by Xavier Ferris, Whiteland, Ind.

– (1 entry): 1) DFF Lora, exhibited by Charles McClain II, Portland, Ind. Senior Heifer Calf-ShorthornPlus – (1 entry): 1) Reba’s Pride 813, exhibited by Jordan Hatcher, Morristown, Ind. Junior Yearling HeifersShorthornPlus – (3 entries): 1) SC All Right All Ready GT, exhibited by Breanna Waugh, Columbia City, Ind.;2) RFL Park Place Queen 3A, exhibited by Xavier Ferris, Whiteland, Ind.; 3) CMCC Sweetpea A, exhibited

by Conner Cross, Greenfield, Ind. Junior Yearling HeifersShorthornPlus – (2 entries): 1) Caligo Mona, exhibited by Kayla Fogg, Rushville, Ind.;2) KLLR Cleo 29A, exhibited by Kipton Edie, Bedford, Ind. Senior Yearling HeifersShorthornPlus – (2 entries): 1) Nubby, exhibited by Jacob Shoufler, Fortville, Ind.; 2) SULL Montana Stops ET, exhibited by Blake Bertsch, Connersville, Ind. Junior Heifer Calf – (1 entry): 1) ATB 2 Plus Elsa’s Angel, exhibited by Andy Bills, Columbia City, Ind. Junior Heifer Calves – (3 entries): 1) DFF Lila, exhibited by Kyndal Miller, Portland, Ind.; 2) BWS Angelica Ally, exhibited by Charles McClain II, Portland, Ind.; 3) DFF Nobody’s Fool, exhibited by Brandon Muhlenkamp, Portland, Ind. Junior Heifer Calves – (3 entries): 1) BWS Snow White, exhibited by Lauren Evans, Portland, Ind.; 2) BWS Proud Sarah 2014 ET, exhibited by Jamie Valentine, Portland, Ind.; 3) BWS Rock Star Ally ET, exhibited by Lauren Evans, Portland, Ind. Senior Heifer Calf – (2 entries): 1) BPCC Storm Cloud 1306, exhibited by Maggie Danko, Shelbum Ind.; 2) SFF Holly CB 2A, exhibited by Miller Smith, Pendleton, Ind. Intermediate Females – (4 entries): 1) CF Revival 3115 SOL X ET, exhibited by Miller Smith, Pendleton, Ind.; 2) Shoufler Binnie Ace 132, exhibited by Kyle Shoufler, Fortville, Ind.; 3) DJS Cherri BL 302, exhibited

by Allison Dragstrem, Amboy, Ind,; 4) Proud King, exhibited by Clair Bye, DTR Miss Clara 340A, exhibited by Portland, Ind. Jordan Hatcher, Morristown, Ind. Junior Bull Calf – (1 entry): 1) ATB Intermediate Females – (2 entries): Little City, exhibited by Andy Billy, 1) Caligo Rose Cumberland, exhibited Columbia City, Ind.

by Matthew Fogg, Rushville, Ind.; 2) Senior Bull Calves – (2 entries): 1) JM Cashs Kiana, exhibited by Megan JM Vortecs Rider ET, exhibited by Joe Bever, Charlestown, Ind. Metzger, Rossville, Ind.; 2) R/F Red Junior Females – (3 entries): 1) Zone 80A ET, exhibited by Rebecca CVF Montana Ryland 48A E, Riggs, Glenwood, Ind. exhibited by Allie Raab, Markle, Ind.; Group of Two Females – (1 entry): 2) DJS Steck Daisy C 322, exhibited by Kyle Shoufler, Fortville, Ind. Megan Dragstrem, Amboy, Ind.; 3) Super Cow Class – (1 entry): 1) Bonn Simply Myrtle 326ET, exhibited Clair Bye, Portland, Ind.

by Jacob Shoufler, Fortville, Ind. Get-of-Sire – (1 entry): 1) Clair Bye, Junior Females – (4 entries): 1) CF Portland, Ind. Augusta Pride 358 C9X, exhibited by Premier Exhibitor: Xavier Ferris Xavier Ferris, Pendleton, Ind.; 2) Premier Breeder: Cates Farms Shoufler Purple Rose 1308, exhibited =

by Kyle Shoufler, Fortville, Ind.; 3) BWS Proud Saint Patricia, exhibited by Jamie Valentine, Portland, Ind.; 4) 4R Lila’s Miss Daisy, Saturday, November 15, 2014 • 12 noon exhibited by Danny White’s Equine Center • Diamond, Missouri Nally, Marion, Ind. Senior Females – (4 entries): 1) CF * Breeding Age Bulls Cumberland 334, * Cows, Pairs and Bred Heifers exhibited by * Show Heifer and Show Steer Prospects A d r i a n n e Tr e n n e p o l e , Sale Day Phone: 417-627-4141 Middletown, Ind.;2) JSUL Mona Lisa Sale Headquarters: Super 8 Motel Carthage, Missouri • 417-359-9000 3999, exhibited by Mitchell Smith, Pendleton, Ind.; 3) Sale Committee: SULL Sassy Crystal Bob Blakemore, 417-637-2778 ET, exhibited by Carl Burton, 620-856-5750 Hayden Berenda, Ron Minson, 918-542-9834 Earl Park, Indiana 4) CF Caroline 345 Paul Bridwell, 417-742-2421 SOL X ET, exhibited

by Paige Wickard, Sale Sponsor: Four State Shorthorn Association Wilkinson, Ind. Senior Female – For more information: (1 entry): 1) Patton Sale Management: Cherry, exhibited by Conner Royer, Romney, Ind. Ron Alden Junior Bull Calf 32570 225th Street • Hamilton, Missouri 64644 – (1 entry): 1) BWS 816-465-0777• ralden@lycos.com

Four State ShorthorN SALE Selling:

Alden Auction

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National Shorthorn Lassie

Queen Canadidates

Christine National Heverly Shorthorn Lassie

The National Shorthorn Lassie Association is pleased to announce the three young women who will be vying for the 20142015 National Shorthorn Lassie Queen at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). These young women will have opportunities to interact with breeders, assist throughout the many shows at NAILE, form bonds and learn about each other better, and interview with a panel of judges. Crowning of the National and Alternate Queen will be during Monday’s Open show; preceding the Grand Champion Female drive.

Best of luck to all the young ladies entering the Queen competition this year and be sure to stop by the Lassie booth during NAILE for a cup of coffee and to check out the trio of photobooks showcasing these young ladies’ involvement with the Shorthorn breed.

Representing the land of Lincoln, Alyssa Hofstatter from Lowpoint, Illinois begins the competition for the National Shorthorn Lassie crown this year. Alyssa says that she can’t think of a better way to give back to the shorthorn breed that has done so much for her than representing “the face of shorthorns” as National Shorthorn Lassie Queen. The daughter of Alan & Ruth Hofstatter, Alyssa has been Illinois state queen this past year and has also been active in 4-H, Metamora FFA, Illinois Junior Shorthorn Association, and National Honor Society.

Hailing from the Old Line State, Carissa Haynes from Maryland is also running for the National Shorthorn Lassie Crown. The daughter of Nathan & Amy Haynes from New Market, Maryland; Carissa became involved with Shorthorns at the age eight, it has been her dream of to be National Shorthorn Lassie Queen and promote Shorthorns as the great breed of cattle they are. Since 2009, she has been serving as part of Maryland’s Lassie Royalty and currently serves as Maryland’s Shorthorn Lassie queen. Carissa has also been active in 4-H, FFA, and Maryland Junior Shorthorn Association.

Rounding out this this year’s National Shorthorn Lassie crown competition is the Sooner State’s Darci Cash. The daughter of Don & Miranda Cash from Fay, Oklahoma; for Darci to run for National Queen means the opportunity to serve as a ambassador by promoting Shorthorn cattle while serving as a mentor for younger Shorthorn enthusiasts. She has been active in the Oklahoma Shorthorn Lassie Royalty Court since 2009 and has served this past year as Oklahoma Shorthorn Lassie Queen. Darci is also involved in Geary FFA, Oklahoma Junior Shorthorn Association and variety of community service activities.

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=Junior Corner Thanking Others As sale season starts, I like to look back on the previous show season and reflect on how the year went. While reflecting, one thing that comes to mind is the words I heard most from the judges, “Be sure to thank your parents.” This concept never exactly drove home for me until this last fall when I went to pay for college tuition and housing. I had always known my parents spent a fair amount of money on my sisters and I, but the value of that dollar was never known by my sisters and I. Furthermore, the amount of behind the scenes work that was put in by my parents is countless. Making sure I’m always happy was one of the top priorities of my parents. As I reflect, all the winning, all the losing

and all the priceless moments come to mind, but the saying “Be sure to thank your parents” especially comes to mind.

If I haven’t already, mom and dad, I would like to thank you for all the hard work and support you provide my sisters and I. For the rest of you AJSA juniors, please go thank all the people that have helped you get where you are.

There is way more to be thankful for than just the showing aspect (trophies, banners, plaques, etc…). Maybe it’s your grandparents for attending one of your sporting events or possibly a teacher who met with you early before school to make sure you understood the new math concept. The list goes on of things people do for us, and sometimes we need to pause, reflect

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and thank those that did help us along the way. I realize that my parents spent a lot of time and effort because they were trying to mold us into better young men and women by pushing us into being actively involved.

I would also like to thank all those that have supported my fellow board members and I these past few years whether it was a donation for a fundraiser, purchase from a fundraiser, or helping us in any way. “THANK YOU” it means more than what words can say. =

Minnesota State Fair Junior Show 37 head - Judge: Chris Polzin, Minnesota

Grand and Junior Champion Female, PC Empress Peggy Sure, exhibited by Kelly Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minnesota.

The Scott County Fair hosted this year’s state preview show at Jordan Minnesota. Judge Polzin sorted though the 37 head of Shorthorn and ShorthornPlus cattle in the Junior Show on Sunday morning July 27th.

Grand and Junior Champion Female was awarded to PC Empress Peggy Sue, shown by Kelly Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minn. The March 2013 female is by FCC Empire.

The Reserve Grand and Res Junior Champion Female went to Homedale Silver Duchess 3395, a May 2013 daughter of Homedale Pioneer 8845ET, owned by Liz Jabs, St. Charles, Minn.

Grand and Senior Bull Calf Champion was awarded to Nye Tornado Twister owned by Austin Nye, New Prague, Minn. An October son of Sherwood QT Phantom Gus ET 1301.

Other champions include:

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Reserve and Junior Champion Female, Homedale Silver Duchess 3395, exhibited by Liz Jabs, St. Charles, Minnesota.

Senior Champion Female – JDMC Ecstacy 1272 ET, owned by Samantha Schoenbauer, Hamburg, Minn.

Reserve Senior Champion Female – FC Ace’s Beauty, shown by Travis Beckstrand, Waldorf, Minn.

Calf Champion Female- FC Dream Chaser, shown by Jon Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minn.

Reserve Calf Champion FemaleBar N Marjorie 70B, shown by Dalton Nelson, Renville, Minn.

Champion Cow/ Calf- Shown by Hunter Struffert/Alex Stade, Prior Lake, Minn.

Shorthorn Market Steer Champion- PL Rocky, owned by, Samantha Schoenbauer, Hamburg, Minn.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Market Steer- TS Jimmy NN, owned

by Kelly Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minn.

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Grand and Senior Bull Calf Champion, Nye Tornado Twister, Auston Nye, New Prague, Minnesota.

The Showmanship Champions: were Junior Champion, Liz Jabs, Reserve, Travis Beckstrand; Intermediate Champion, Trevor Beckstrand; Reserve, Jon Morrison; Senior Champion, Kelly Morrison; Reserve, Amy Beckstrand.

ShorthornPlus Champion FemaleJDMC Remedy Ann 159A, shown by MaKenna Bruns, Renville, Minn.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Female- AVF Dakotah’s Lynn, owned

by Auburn View Farms, Glencoe, Minn.

ShorthornPlus Champion Steer-

Springview Tank 1582, owned by Ashley Nye, New Prague, Minn.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus

Steer- O’Knobby Knees, owned by Austin Nye, New Prague, Minn. =

Champion Shorthorn Heifer, Landon Helmke, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer, Austin King, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Third Overall Shorthorn Heifer, Desirae Logsdon, Amanda, Ohio.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, Chris Tooms, New Concord, Ohio.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer, Landon Richards, Pemberville, Ohio.

Champion Shorthorn Steer, Whitney Miller, Shreve, Ohio.

Best of the Buckeye

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, Shantall Rowe, Ohio.

Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, Samantha Norman, Wauseon, Ohio.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Steer, Alex Linder, Norwalk, Ohio.

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=Annual Meeting American Shorthorn Association Annual Meeting Delegates District #1 (AK, OR) - 42 votes / 2 delegates 1) No Delegates elected District #2 – (WA) – 20 votes / 1 delegate 1) No Delegate elected District #3 – (ID, MT, UT, WY) – 51 votes / 3 delegates 1) No Delegates elected District #4 – (ND, SD) – 85 votes / 4 delegates 1) Derek Jungels, Chairman, Jungels Shorthorn Farm, 5337 Country Road 21, Kathryn, ND 58049 2) Ryan Galbreath, Galbreath Farms, 13038 55th Street SE, Enderlin, ND 58027 3) Robert Miller, Millvale Shorthorns, 6010 Highway 32, Fordville, ND 58231 4) Richard D. Osterday, Stangl Shorthorns, 31728 US Hwy 12, Java, SD 57452 District #5 – (NE) – 126 votes / 6 delegates 1) Greg Crawford, Chairman, Greg Crawford Family, 12583 South 96th Street, Roca, NE 68430 2) Jeff K. Aegerter, 520 South Evergreen, Seward, NE 68434 3) Ward Bakenhus, 21223 310th Street, Columbus, NE 68601 4) Logan W. Plate, 81160 485th Avenue, North Loup, NE 68859 5) John Sonderman, Fairview Stock Farms, 20119 310th Street, Columbus, NE 68601 6) Boyd Strope, Abertees Clan, 48946 US Highway 20, O’Neill, NE 68763 District #6 – (IA) – 219 votes / 9 delegates 1) Charles L. Obrecht, Chairman, O-Dale Farms, 1040 Umbrella Road, Harlan, IA 51537 2) Kendrick Berg, Berg Shorthorns, 1895 350th Street, Osage, IA 50461 3) Bernie Bolton, Bern-A-Dale Shorthorns, 38995 Honeysuckle Road, Oakland, IA 51560 4) Lonny Flack, Oakview Shorthorns, 19733 677th Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201 5) John R. Hagie, Cyclone Trace Cattle Co., PO Box 504, Clarion, IA 50525 6) Steve Haywood, Haywood Cattle Co., 34675 300th Street, Union, IA 50258 7) Dale Studer, Dale Studer Family, 2125 125th Street, Creston, IA 50801 8) James Sullivan, 1332 O’Banion Road, Dunlap, IA 51529 9) John Sullivan, Sullivan Cattle Co., 701 Iowa Avenue, Dunlap, IA 51529 District #7 – (MN, WI) – 249 votes / 10 delegates 1) Frank Kaehler, Chairman, The Kaehler Family, 20030 25th Street SE, St. Charles, MN 55972 2) Terry Morrison, Faxon Creek Cattle Co., 11213 182nd Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011

7) Neal Smith, Smith Family Farms, 7055 W 675 S, Pendleton, IN 46064 8) Nick Steinke, 9504 W 300 S, Rensselaer, IN 47978 9) Rex B. Tribbett, 5902 E 1000 N, Linden, IN 47955 10) Don Washburn, 3306 W 1250 S, Kentland, IN 47951 11) Gerald Webb, Gerald N. Webb & Family, 2708 N Franklin Street, Greenfield, IN 46140 District #10 – (MI, OH) – 343 votes / 14 delegates 1) Jeff Byers, Chairman, Byland, 500 Township Road 2802, Loudonville, OH 44842 2) Bob Agle, Agle Family Shorthorns, 480 South Urbana Lisbon Road, South Vienna, OH 45369 3) Jay Benham, Stone Springs Shorthorns, 4733 Lefevre Road, Troy, OH 45373 4) Ronald Cronley, 22265 County Road 245, Mount Victory, OH 43340 5) Sarah Denlinger, KSD Farms, 4918 Oxford Gettsburg RD, Eaton, OH 45320 6) Steve French, Little Cedar Cattle Co., 1264 Van Dyke Road, Beaverton, MI 48612 7) Curtis Hively, Hively’s Highland Farm, 47060 Hisey Road, New Waterford, OH 4445 8) Duane Miller, Du-Lynn Farm, PO Box 240, Berlin, OH 44610 9) Lee Miller, Paint Valley Farms, 10949 Twp Road 506, Shreve, OH 44676 10) Eric D. Moore, Moore Cattle, 48770 Ozark Eddy Bridge Road. Jerusalem, OH 43747 11) Josh Moreland, JT Moreland Farms, 2273 Israel Somers RD, Camden, OH 45311 12) Josh Schrock, Schrock Solid Shorthorns, 8317 State Route 45, North Bloomfield, OH 44450 13) Dr. Tom Turner, Turner Shorthorns, 11075 State Route 757 NW, Somerset, OH 43783 14) Richard Workman, Key Ridge Shorthorn Farm, 54905 Fulton Hill Road, Bellaire, OH 43906 District #11 – (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT) – 119 votes / 5 delegates 1) Bradley Eisiminger, Chairman, 379 Woodside Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370 2) Dennis M. Greene, Jr., 3120 Creek Road, Youngstown, NY 14174 3) David C. McElhaney, 149 Pittsburgh Grade Road, Hookstown, PA 15050 4) Jim Schultz, JAS Farm and Family, 2631 Youngstown Lockport Road, Ransomville, NY 14131 5) Frank Stoltzfus, Masonic Village Farm, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 District #12 – (DE, DC, MD, VA, WV) – 112 votes / 5 delegates 1) No Delegates elected

District #8 – (IL) – 209 votes / 9 delegates 1) Hugh W. Moore, Chairman, Hugh W. Moore Jr. & Sons, 31056 Old Fidelity Road, Jerseyville, IL 62052 2) Don Cagwin, Old Packing House Road, PO Box 77, Virginia, IL 62691 3) Dick Hahn, Hahn Family Shorthorns, 76 South View Street, Aurora, IL 60506 4) Scott A. Horton, 4N 010 Townhall Road, St. Charles, IL 60175 5) Denny Jordan, Jordan Acres, 545 E 900N Road, Sibley, IL 61773 6) Gary Kaper, 1541 N State RT 1, Watseka, IL 60970 7) Scott Leemon, Leemon Stock Farm, 42274 N 1300 East Road, Hoopeston, IL 60942 8) Rodney Rod, Rod Shorthorn Farm, 463 Inlet Road, Sublette, IL 61367 9) Darrel Steck, Darrel Steck & Sons, 2413 US HWY 34, Wataga, IL 61488

District #13 – (FL, GA, NC, SD) – 56 votes / 3 delegates 1) Bruce Humble, Chairman, EA-RA-BA-H Farm, 6632 Smithwood Road, Liberty, NC 27298 2) Kenneth R. Bridges, 1030 Richard Bridges Road, Commerce, GA 30530 3) Randy Griffis, Carolina Cattle Co., 511 Wilson Road, Central, SC 29630

District #9 – (IN) – 252 votes / 11 delegates 1) Edward Meyer, Chairman, 1550 E 450 S, Rushville, IN 46173 2 ) Brian Cates, Cates Farms, 6878 West 900 South, Modoc, IN 47358 3) Virginia Davis, KV Cattle, 1021 N 400 E, Franklin, IN 46131 4) Bill Fugate, Bill Fugate & Family, 1099 E 1000 N, Linden, IN 47955 5) Barry Jordan, Waukaru Farms Inc., 7577 South 210 East, Rensselaer, IN 47978 6) Joseph R. Metzger II, 7504 North 250 West, Rossville, IN 46065

District #16 – (MO) – 90 votes / 4 delegates 1) No Delegates elected

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District #14 – (KY) – 36 votes / 2 delegates 1) No Delegates elected District #15 – (TN) – 45 votes / 2 delegates 1) Lee & Joy Kerby, Chairman, 1581 Paint Rock Valley Road, Philadelphia, TN 37846 2) Frank Kyker, Kyker’s Shady Hill Farm, 229 County Road 317, Sweetwater, TN 37874

District #17 – (AL, AR, LA, MS) – 57 votes / 3 delegates 1) Ken Fairchild, Chairman, 3209 Round Hill Road, Oak Grove, LA 71263 2) Ashley Catrett, Shinglepile Creek Farm, 195 S MT Olive Road, Luverne, AL 36049

American Shorthorn Association Annual Meeting Saturday, November 15, 2014

5:30 p.m. – registration • 6:30 – annual meeting District #18 – (OK) – 136 votes / 6 delegates 1) Dr. James E Freed, Chairman, Double J Ranch, 2763 County Street 2794, Chickasha, OK 73018 2) Rick Couch, 62301 E 69 Road, Quapaw, OK 74363 3) Steven Crow, Crow Creek Farms, 13108 Cloverleaf Lane, Oklahoma City, OK 73170 4) Beverly Freed, Jeepetta Cattle Company, 2763 County Street 2794, Chickasha, OK 73018 5) William Lane, 20307 E 440 Road, Jay, OK 74346 6) Sammy Richardson, Richardson Farms, 3703 Highway 29, Marlow, OK 73055 District #19 – (KS) – 90 votes / 4 delegates 1) Marty Loving, Chairman, Loving Polled Shorthorns, 351 T Road, Pawnee Rock, KS 67567 2) Gregg Fischer, Fischer Cattle Company, 1853 N US Hwy 281, Great Bend, KS 67530 3) J. C. Scritchfield, Bar J S Shorthorns, PO Box 198, Ellsworth, KS 67439 4) Troy Smith, M Bar Shorthorns, 6016 NE 60th, Walton, KS 67151 District #20 – (AZ, CO, NV, NM) – 47 votes / 2 delegates 1) No Delegates elected District #21 – (CA) – 70 votes / 3 delegates 1) Don Cardey, Chairman, 9233 East Avenue, Turlock, CA 95380

2) Mike Bennett, Brooke Bennett & Bennett Land & Cattle, PO Box 549, Ducor, CA 96218 3) David R. Dillabo, Dillabo Livestock, 5127 Pennington Road, Live Oak, CA 95953 District #22 – (TX) – 209 votes / 9 delegates 1) Bill Rasor, Chairman, WHR Shorthorns, 1800 Lovers Leap, Van Alstyne, TX 75495 2) George Ahlschwede, Ahlschwede Shorthorns, 6300 Treece Road, San Angelo, TX 76905 3) Raymond Carnes, Diamond C Shorthorns, 14227 County Road 220, Tyler, TX 75707 4) Ronald Gooch, PO Box 816, Perryton, TX 79070 5) Bill & Delores Jenkins, 18502 Gail HWY, Big Spring, TX 79720 6) W. B. Maples, Maples Shorthorns, 5810 Harmon Road, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 7) John Russell, John & Barbara Russell, 11183 Huffmeister Road, Houston, TX 77065 8) Richard C. Scott, PO Box 248, Jewett, TX 75846 9) Jim Williams, V8 Shorthorns, PO Box 338, Boling, TX 77420 District #23 – (CANADA – AB, ON, SK, MB) – 22 votes / 1 delegate 1) Laurence Pathy, Chairman, Shadybrook Farm Ltd, 19 Soles Road, WestBrome, PQ-Quebec JOE 2PO

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Minutes for the American Shorthorn Association Board of Director’s Meeting held June 26, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky ASA Board members in attendance: Mike Bennett, President, Mark Gordon, Vice President, Marty Loving, Jim Freed, Rick Leone, Robert Alden, Tom Turner, Ed Kruse and Executive Montie Soules. Megan Brehm attended as the recording secretary. Jake Alden was also in attendance.

The meeting was called to order at 1:10 pm by President Mike Bennett.

The Board approved minutes from the May 15, 2014 conference call with change in the recommended sale terms noted.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) were reviewed.

Board members approved the financial report.

Reports from the Genetic Evaluation/Data Base Management, Commercial Marketing, Promotion/Breed Image and Show Committees were reviewed. Committees discussed topics concerning the WHR program, ways to collect more performance data, and future use/changes to A.I. Certificate procedures at the ASA. Minutes from the Junior Sustainability Committee’s last conference call were reviewed.

Montie Soules reported that the location of the 2016 Junior National is still being finalized.

The board directed discussion to the Simmental MultiBreed Evaluation genetic system. Members discussed results from the final test run for carcass data and then discussed the finalization of utilizing the Simmental Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation system.

The board approved a motion to that the ASA will implement the Simmental Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation system effective immediately.

Board members received a detailed GeneSeek update.

Board members were not satisfied with services GeneSeek has been providing to members. DS test result turnaround has been slow and many incomplete test results have occurred.

The board reached a consensus that more adjustments are needed to improve customer service from GeneSeek.

The board approved a motion that the ASA will not sign a contract with GeneSeek until more adjustments have been made to improve customer service. Motion passed unanimously.

The board discussed extending the special $25 fee for 50K Genomic testing. It was felt that by September 1 st the number of samples needed would be reached.

The board approved a motion that the $25 fee for 50K Genomic testing of high accuracy animals be extended no later than September 1st, or until the desired number of samples is reached. Motion passed unanimously.

The board discussed the WHR program and possible changes that would provide more data and breeder participation. The board ruling from last year stating that only WHR members would receive EPD’s after January 1, 2015 was discussed. The Board continued discussion about changes to WHR program in the future to build incentives for increased participation.

President Mike Bennett, with board approval, assigned a committee to bring opinions to restructure the WHR membership options. Mark Gordon will chair the committee, along with board members Marty Loving and Tom Turner.

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Additional ASA members will be asked to contribute to the committee.

Goals for the WHR Restructuring Committee were outlined.

The committee will give a report of activity at the next Board of Directors meeting in September 2014.

Montie Soules reported on the Canadian Shorthorn Association annual meeting. The Canadian Shorthorn Association agreed to terms presented to process future performance data in genetic evaluation from the ASA. The board approved a motion that the next Shorthorn cattle evaluation will be referred to as the North American Shorthorn Genetic Evaluation.

Gwen Crawford, Director of Junior Activities, presented a report on the 2014 Junior National activities underway.

2015 Junior National dates have been confirmed. The event will be held Saturday, June 20- Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Montie Soules and Jake Alden reported on a new Registry Software System, Digital Beef. Needs for the new registry software system was thoroughly discussed by the board.

Digital Beef will make a presentation at the next board meeting in September Stephanie Cronin presented a new website proposal for the ASA to the Board of Directors. The website would be state of the art and linked to the registry.

The board approved a motion to give the executive permission to pursue a contract for a design and deploy plan from Stephanie Cronin, with the contingency that the annual management and support contract price be discussed.

Motion passed 4-3.

Staff presented an approved judges list to the Board of Directors. Very few adjustments were made to the list by the board. The list will be distributed to committees for their use.

The list was approved by the board.

The current use of A.I. Certificates was discussed in depth by the board. Committee reports were in agreement that the option should be available for breeders to sell certificates or not to use certificates for their bull. The issue was referred to the WHR Restructuring Committee and will be discussed again at the September meeting.

Board discussed the topic of charging for the ASA field staff to attend sales. Committee opinions vary greatly on this topic. Jake Alden expressed that he is not comfortable charging for sale attendance. Representatives should be available to make contacts with breeders and members. The issue was tabled to the WHR Restructuring Committee.

Alan Sears provided information about a Shorthorn feed efficiency Bull test. The program utilizes residual feed intake and electronic gate sorting mechanisms. The board approved Alan Sears to pursue and provide more information. The ASA could potentially endorse the test in the future.

The board approved a motion that Don Cagwin and Joe Christen be selected as honorees for the Louisville and Denver shows respectively. Motion passed unanimously.

Montie Soules presented ASA office and customer service updates to the board.

The board moved into executive session.

Meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm. =

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Sunnyland Farms Wayne Hinderliter Family 629 Co. Rd. 350 North Albion, IL 62806 618-375-7047 cell: 618-384-8250 Visitors always welcome!

Cattle usually for sale.

4. Four miles north of I-64. Exit 130 on Illinois 130.

Scott and Janet, Cody, Wes and Clint 42274 N 1300 E. Rd. • Hoopeston, IL 60942 www.leemonstockfarm.com 2. 217-283-7922 • Scott’s cell: 217-304-0057

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AI SIRES: Radio Active, CCS Equity’s Charmer *x, Rodeo Drive *x, Waymar HSFWL Karisma ET (Full brother to Vegas) TH Free, and JM Vortec *.

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Harold, Regina, Richard and Hope 22698 E. Co. Rd. 920 N • Ashmore, IL 61912 217-349-8366 email: hbirch@agrisolutions.com Driving directions from Ashmore: two miles west on 23. Rt. 16 to Enon Baptist Church sign; then one mile south to farm

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=Show Results Minnesota State Fair Open Show 44 head - Judge: Greg Harder, Minnesota

by Tom Waldon

Grand and Junior Champion Female, PC Empress Peggy Sue, exhibited by Kelly Morrison, Faxon Creek Cattle Company, Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Reserve Grand and Senior Champion Female, NFS Emma Ann BS 1213, exhibited by Baylee Krause-Nelson, Nelson Family Shorthorns, Renville, Minnesota

Grand and Senior Bull Calf Champion, Nye Tornado twister, exhibited by Austin Nye, New Prgue, Minnesota.

The Scott County Fair hosted this year’s state preview show at Jordan Minnesota. Judge Harder sorted though the 44 head of Shorthorn and ShorthornPlus cattle on a perfect 77 degree day for showing cattle, on Sunday afternoon July 27th 2014.

Grand and Junior Champion Female was awarded to PC Empress Peggy Sue, shown by Kelly Morrison Faxon Creek Cattle Company, Belle Plaine, Minn. The March 2013 female is by FCC Empire.

The Reserve Grand and Senior Champion Female went to NFS Emma Ann BS 1213 shown by Baylee Krause-Nelson, Nelson Family Shorthorns, Renville Minn. The October 2012 female is by JDMC Big Sky 15x.

Grand and Senior Bull Calf

Champion was awarded to Nye Tornado Twister owned by Austin Nye, New Prague, Minn. An October son of Sherwood QT Phantom Gus ET 1301.

Shorthorn Market Steer Champion- Wildwood Squirt, owned

by Andrew Glisczinski, Belle Plaine, Minn.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Market Steer- FC Hell on Hooves, owned by Jon Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minn.

ShorthornPlus Champion FemaleAVF Dakotah’s Lynn, owned by Auburn View Farms, Glencoe, Minn.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Female- JDMC Remedy Ann 159A, shown by MaKenna Bruns, Renville, Minn.

ShorthornPlus Champion Steer— Springview Tank 1582, owned by Ashley Nye, New Prague, Minn.

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Steer- O’Knobby Knees, owned by Austin Nye, New Prague, Minn. =

Other champions include: Reserve Senior Champion Female Top Notch November Rose, shown by Jamie Beckstrand, Waldorf, Minn.

Reserve Junior Champion Female – P Berg’s Melissa 2P, owned by Trevor Beckstrand, Waldorf, Minn.

Calf Champion Female- DVW Rose Bud, owned by Wasinger Cattle Company, Winnebago, Minn.

Reserve Calf Champion FemaleFC Dream Chaser, shown by Jon Morrison, Belle Plaine, Minn.

Champion Cow/ Calf- Shown by Hunter Struffert/Alex Stade, Prior Lake, Minn.

Wyoming State Fair Entry Deadline: NAILE Major & Junior Show October 1

Junior Champion and Grand Champion Bull, Staridge Romeo.

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Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Bull, Staridge Storm Surge.

Iowa State Fair Open Show

Grand Champion Bull, SULL Red Knight, shown by Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa

Grand Champion Shorthorn Heifer, SULL Roses Are Red, shown by Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa

Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, SULL Jalynn's Patches, shown by Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa.

Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull, DJS The Outsider, shown by DJS Shorthorns, knoxville, Ill.

Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Heifer, CYT Max Rosa 3123, shown by Samantha Schrag, Marion, SD.

Reserve Grand Champion ShorthornPlus Female, SULL Dede's Money 3460, shown by Jarrin Goecke, State Center, Iowa.

Big 4 Fair 85 head • Judge: Troy Kane

by Tom Mitchell

WHR 1st half assesments, payment is due October 31

Champion Shorthorn Heifer was DRM Sweet Beauty 402 ET, exhibited by Mason Mitchell, Nashua, Iowa

Champion ShorhtornPlus Heifer was RTM Orange Leaf, exhibited by Richard Mitchell, Charles City, Iowa.

Big 4 Fair was held at Nashua, Iowa over Labor Day week-end. This show is known for Fun with Family and Friends. After check-in on Saturday we held a showmanship Contest with classes for Pee Wee’s to Old Farts. A total of 54 people participated. The Old Farts didn’t take it serious but had lots of fun. Following the Showmanship we held our annual Bob Browuer Barbeque. Exhibitors bring meat to grill and a side dish to share.

Everyone in shouting distance is invited to eat. We never run out of food.

On Sunday Troy Kane judged a multi-breed show of 85 head. 33 of those were Shorthorns. Champion Shorthorn Heifer was DRM Sweet Beauty 402 ET. She is a January 2014

heifer sired by Ace of Diamonds and showed by Mason Mitchell of Nashua, Iowa. She had previous been Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion at the Iowa State Fair.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer was 6B American Nanny and was shown by Drew Mitchell of Charles City, Iowa. She is a February 2013 Heifer sired by WHR V8 El Paso.

Champion Shorthorn Bull was Mitch’s Mo Bundy 409. He is a March 2014 son of DRM Phineas and was shown by Tom Mitchell of Waverly, Iowa.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Bull was JLS Roan Duke SP ET. He is a January 2013 son of Studer’s Pretender

and was shown by Jakob Long of Vinton, Iowa.

Champion Shorthorn Cow/Calf was DF GF Lily 113W. She had a May Heifer calf at side that was sired by Mitch’s Kord. She was shown by Braeden Mitchell of Nashua, Iowa.

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf was shown by Paige Toole and Long Family Shorthorns of Vinton, Iowa.

Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer was RTM Orange Leaf, an April 2014 daughter of Hairy Bear. She was shown

by Richard Mitchell of Charles City, Iowa. She had previous been Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer at the Iowa State Fair Prospect heifer show. =

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2014 South Dakota State Fair Shorthorn Show

by Sandy Osterday

Open Class Shorthorn Show Champion Heifer Calf - SBR Dora 412B - Stangl Shorthorns / Clay Osterday.

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf, KG Royal Treasure 403, Kelsey Begalka.

Champion Junior Female, SULL Glamorous 3343ET - Becking Farms.

Reserve Champion Junior Female, HBEC Lilac Avery 833, Becking

Farms.

Champion Senior Female, SS Diamond Dreams, Samantha Schrag.

Reserve Champion Senior Female, CYT Max Rosa 3123, Samantha Schrag.

Grand Champion Female, SULL Glamorous 3343ET, Becking Farms.

Reserve Grand Champion Female, SS Diamond Dreams, Samantha Schrag.

Open Class ShorthornPlus Show Champion Heifer Calf, PGF Raspberry A323, Pleasant Grove Farms.

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf, PGF Hidden Pearl A642, Pleasant Grove Farms.

Champion Junior Female, DSUL Temptress A156ET, Dockter Farms, Inc. Reserve Champion Junior Female, ASCC Forever Blue, Samantha Schrag.

Grand Champion Female, DSUL Temptress A156ET, Dockter Farms, Inc. Reserve Grand Champion Female, ASCC Forever Blue. Samantha Schrag.

Junior Shorthorn Special Purebred Grand Champion Heifer, Halley Becking.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, Samantha Schrag.

Grand Champion Steer, Adrianne Schaunaman.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, Sadie VanderWal ShorthornPlus Grand Champion Heifer, Clay Osterday.

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, Samantha Schrag.

Grand Champion Steer, Natalie Grocott.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer, Jacob Hojer.

Showmanship Beginner Champion, Lexi Osterman Reserve, Dylan Schaunaman Junior Champion, Sadie VanderWal Reserve, Lane VanderWal Senior Champion, Samantha Schrag Reserve, Clay Osterday 4-H - The Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Steer honors went to the Shorthorn exhibited by Adrianne Schaunaman. =

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Danny Holland: 918.413.1212 Marie Cole, MD: 918.413.5435

12186 SE 230 Road • Talihina, OK 74571 mooncreekranch@hotmail.com

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Chaddrick R. Sumner

1885 Cranford Sumner Rd. • Lenox, GA 31637 229-546-4512 • cell: 229-388-7038 kssumner@planttel.net Eph. 2:8-9 New Herd Sires: Code Red • PLM Blanco

7234 E. 2700 Rd • Sidell, Il 61876 217-822-2506

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SHORTHORN CATTLE ECONOMY, INDIANA

Steve & Cindy Oler

9058 Manning Road Home: 765-886-5737 Economy, IN 47339 Cell: 765-993-0839 olerfs@olerfs.com Business: 765-886-4444

Fred Ripberger

7234 E. 2700 Rd Sidell, Il 61876 317-694-4273

Ron Martin & Family

2699 E. 700 N. Greenfield, IN 46140 317-326-2568 cell: 317-727-4904 phildonfarms@aol.com

RC Show Cattle Ron Rutan • 937.603.1319

Christy Campbell • 937.533.7051 whodeycampbell@aol.com

Shorthorns Sammy and Wilma Richardson

3703 Hwy 29 • Marlow, OK 73055 580-658-2709 richardsonfarmsshorthorns@gmail.com

Damn Proud

Ripberger Farms

ARMS

Ricky and Lance Guidry 9256 Robinson Rd. Bell City, LA 70630 337-598-3258 • cell: 337-540-2825 office: 337-775-5928

If it says R O B J O Y in the pedigree, you know they’re gonna be good!

ROBJOY SHORTHORNS

Bob and Joyce Wilson Home: 217-348-6750 Dr. Larry Wilson Cell: 217-276-5964

Home: 847-814-7301 28 Buchanan Court • Charleston, IL 61920

Rocky Branch Shorthorns Lee & Joy Kerby Hannah Lynch 1581 Paint Rock Valley Road Philadelphia, TN 37846 home: 865-213-3357 cell: 865-250-8809 email: RCKYBRNCH@AOL.COM http://SHORTHORNS.com

SharBen Shorthorns Ben & Sharon Wilson

947 Bald Eagle Road • Sharpsburg, Kentucky 40374 606-247-3023 • cell: 606-782-0754 benwilson@windstream.net

Rob Sneed Shorthorns 28402 Griessen Road • Sedalia, MO 65301 home: 660-826-1718 • cell: 660-620-1718 robsneedshorthorns.org

1160 600th Ave, • Middletown, IL 62666 Bob: 217-732-7596 Mark: 217-737-7905 mark.gordon@plantpioneer.com Shelden Tibbs, Herdsman

Bob and Mark Gordon

ROD Shorthorn Farms

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21965 3150 East St. • Arlington, IL 61312 office: 815-849-5700 • cell: 815-703-4553 email: rodney.rod@plantpioneer.com

Rodney, Cynthia, Rodney II, Brody & Jolett Rod

✰ Home of the Rock Stars! ✰

27634-443 Avenue • Marion, SD 57043

Cory, Melissa, Samantha and Jaxon Schrag 605-925-4804 • 605-941-5241 schrag@svtv.com

“The Choice For Choice”

Don and Marylou Mayse 8090 E. Highway AB • Columbia, MO 65201 573-449-4250 • www.shomefarms.com

Rick, Sandy, Blane & Clay Osterday 31728 US Hwy 12, Java, SD 57452 605-285-6761 Rick: 605-281-1175 Blane: 605-281-0301 www.stanglshorthorns.com

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Alan • Adrian and Mary • Angela

Tecumseh, NE Leroy: 402-335-2613 Roger: 402-335-2667

SHORTHORNS

Bernie Bolton Family 38995 Honeysuckle Road Oakland, Iowa 51560-4326 712-482-3386 • cell: 402-350-9430 bolton.norma29@gmail.com www.bernadaleshorthorns.com

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Phillip Bowman & Family 9898 Garrett Rd. Greens Fork, IN 47345 TEL: 765.886.5777 bsgshorthorns@hotmail.com

Frank and Barbara, Frank Jr., Kasey, Matt, Stacey, Taylor, and Tenley Bigelow P.O. Box 43, 47233 Road 200 • O’Neals, CA 93645 Matt: 559-647-2817 • Frank: 559-868-3433 www.bigelowfarms.com

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Broken Road Cattle Company Show Cattle

Ken Fairchild 318-282-7411

3209 Roundhill Rd Oak Grove, LA 71263

Polled Shorthorns

Bulls and females for sale at all times.

Mrs. L. EUGENE BYERS, Owner

500 Township Road 2802 • Loudonville, OH 44842 JEFF BYERS, D.V.M.: 419-994-5054 • FAX: 419-994-3702 JON BYERS: 419-994-3440

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brccshowcattle@yahoo.com

Gordon & Sally Crawford 519.287.3837 519.870.2396 Glencoe, ON, Canada gordcrawford@sympatico.ca

R.R. 1, Box 358 • Modoc, IN 47358 Brian/FAX: 765-853-5255 • cell: 765-969-0373 Randy: 765-853-5819 • Tyler: 765-576-0035 www.catesfarms.com

John R. Hagie

Reed & Jane Crawford 519.287.5286 519.857.7333 Glencoe, ON, Canada riverpointcc@hotmail.com

1001 8th Ave. NW • Clarion, IA 50525 Days: 1-800-247-4885 • Evenings: 515-532-3005 jhagie@hagie.com Herdsmen: Pete Hunter: 515-571-5630 Jess Recknor: 507-383-8529

View cattle on-line at www.crawfdownfarms.com

DIAMOND C SHORTHORNS 903-566-3780 cell: 903-521-0774

Raymond and Judy Carnes & Family 14227 CR 220 Tyler, Texas 75707

dcshorthorns@sbcglobal.net

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POLLED SHORTHORNS

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Our featured herd sire DF Tuscaloosa 8T

DAVE MCFARLAND & FAMILY Cattle in Minnesota and Illinois Dave: 618-401-0744 drdavemcfarland@gmail.com Stuart: 561-912-0788 • cell: 561-289-9009 www.diamondmshorthorns.com

Dean, Janice Craig and Crystal Steck 501 N. Line Street • Knoxville, IL 61448 309-289-2367 Craig cell: 319-453-7937 • home: 402-453-7937 info@djsshorthorns.com • www.djsshorthorns.com

DUIS FARMS DTR Cattle Company

Breeders of Australian Shepherds

Visitors welcome!

2 Lake Metonga Grant Park, IL 60940 815-228-7458 www.duisfarms.com

Fieser’s

Our cow herd is strong with outcross genetics. Our first cows came from Gordon Brockmueller. His guidance provided us a strong foundation.

EA-RA-BA-H Farm The southeast’s largest herd . . . bulls, bred and open females for sale at all times.

Performance is our by-word

BOB DUIS

Ryan and Nancy Grathwohl Heter Josie and Ryder 745 Ave. S • Raymond, Kansas 67573 785-587-7947

in Studer’s Crazy Tra Our extended family has been in the Shorthorn business for over 40 years. We’ve been building on that foundation for over 20. We truly belive we’re breeding - Genetics That’ll Work & Win.

Bruce Humble

Franz Farms

6653 Smithwood Road • Liberty, NC 27298 Bruce: 336-264-1496

Todd, M.K., Ryan & Tayler Rae • Bingham Lake, MN 507-678-2347 (home) • 507-920-8601 (Todd) 507-822-1671 (M.K.) • franzfarms.com

Polled Shorthorns

Dean Fieser Box 363 Plains, KS 67869 620-563-9533 cell: 806-979-0027 Lori www.fieserspolledshorthorns.com Working Border Collies available.

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LLC Dave and Josh Greenhorn Gregg, Leann, and Stacey Fischer Jeff Stump, Herdsman 1853 N. US Highway 281 Great Bend, Kansas 67530

Dave’s cell: 937-470-6552 Josh’s cell: 937-681-1948

Home: 620-458-3621 Jeff: 620-282-8364 Stacey: 620-786-0752 fischercattlecompany.com

John and Pam Gunn Family Patrick, Creed, Jordan, Garrett 2835 W. 400 S. Greenfield, IN 46140 317-861-6767 cell: 317-695-4015 jggunner@aol.com www.gunnshorthorns.com

Consultant: Col. A.E. Greenhorn Herdsman: Kolten Greenhorn

HAUMONT SHORTHORNS 1919-2014 Beef-Milk-Dual Registry 100% Native- True Dual Purpose

Bulls For Sale all year, Heifers: Nov.-May

Carey Thomas Johnston

Kevin Cooksley Family

219 Johnston Rd, Kingsbury, Que, Canada J0B 1X0 TEL 819-826-5779 • CELL 819-574-4350 EMAIL highridge@hotmail.ca

80165 Rd 451 • Weissert, NE 68814 308-872-2617 • kscooksley@gmail.com

Winkie Barnes CELL 613-885-6904

Haumont Shorthorns

Homeplace Farms Burke N. Allison & Co.

925 E. 400 S., Washington, IN 47501-7533 Dale - 812-254-6185 • bovine08@gmail.com

Wegeners

HUB RANCH SHORTHORNS

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Greg Ruehle Family 1798 168th Rd. • Garland, NE 68360 402-430-9440 • ggruehle@aol.com

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IndianLand Hills & Cattle Co.

1 mile Washburns

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Homeplace Wild Side 1215, Fuzzy, is our DS-F walking bull.

OWNERS:

GJD Cattle Co. 513-288-6991 513-896-7260 RC Show Cattle 937-603-1319 937-533-7051 Michelle Neagle • 765-993-4973

3450 Middle Run Road • Waynesville, Ohio 45068

Steve & Cynthia Washburn 8717 Road K • Norton, Kansas cell: 785-202-0338 • home: 785-877-3004 cwashburn08@yahoo.com 53 years of breeding over 100 head of attractive, productive beef type Shorthorns. Heifer, Steers & Bulls Available.

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For S Shorthorn and ShorthornPlus heifers, steers and bulls. Calves sired by Sonny, Eldorado, Final Solution, Primo, Grey Goose and other leading sires.

Inness Shorthorns

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Doug, Nancy, Matt & Nick Inness 1339 Knox Hwy 25 Galesburg, IL 61401 309-343-6462 - 4th Generation Shorthorns -

Don Washburn & Family

CATTLE COMPANY

3306 W 1250 S Kentland, IN 47951 219-474-5008 cell: 219-869-0758 washburndon@gmail.com

Cody Nelson 507 720 2998 Jeff Morris 320 212 9291 Doug Bruns 320 905 6510

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Josh & Tiffany Moreland

Family, Friends & Shorthorn cattle

2273 Israel Somers Rd • Camden, Ohio 937-336-1088 • jtmoreland@gmail.com www.jtmorelandfarms.com

Joe & Marla Metzger

Taylor & Torie Schwartz 7504 N. 250 W., Rossville, IN 46065 765-379-2926 • www.jmcattleco.com A.J. & Tonya Metzger, Paiton, Parker & Tate George Jerod, Tracy, Madison & Tucker Metzger Tanner & Andrea Schwartz

2250 L Rd • West Point, NE 68788 Jeremy: 402-380-9164 • Jamie: 402-380-3259 jjkr_74 @hotmail.com • www.jandjshowcattle.com

Dave & Mary Lou Kearns Dave Kearns Scott, Lynette & Koby Kearns

KJ German’s G Shorthorns

11600 Shabbona Grove Rd. Waterman, IL 60556

Cattle available For Sale!

815-264-3468: home 815-739-3578: Dave’s cell 815-739-3575: Dave, Jr.’s cell dmkearns@mycbsi.com

K. Justin, Colene, Ryan and Emilia German 21360 E. 24th Rd Nokomis, IL 62075 217-827-1465 • german_justin@live.com

Visitors Welcome!

Laban’s Roanoke Farm

Kilgore

Registered Shorthorn Cattle

Shorthorn Farm

Breeding Stock & Club Calves

Joe and Linda Laban

22195 Hand Rd., Acthison, KS 66002 Shorthorn Bulls and Show Calves For Sale call for information 913-773-8359 • cell: 913-758-7892 kristinkilgore@wildblue.net

26846 S. Garryowen Rd Bernard, IA 52032-9288 Home: 563.879.3154 • Cell: 563.542.3155 jjlaban@yahoo.com showcattlepage.com/LabanRoanoke/homepage.html

The Workman Family 54905 Fulton Hill Rd Bellaire, Ohio 43906

Bob: 740-676-5112 • Brent: 740-310-4361 Rick: 724-344-8056

EVELDALE FARMS

contact: L.E. Mathers III: 309-263-4233 mathers@leveldale.com or cattle@leveldale.com or Scott Wall: cell: 309-212-5450 swall_otg@yahoo.com 10442 N Co. Rd 2980 E • Mason City, IL 62664 309-678-4230

Visit our website at www.Leveldale.com

Lincoln Reds Not following any fads, just www.lincolnred.org focusing on Larry and Sarah Pedelty quality. Chatfield, MN • 507-867-9041 Straws Available

Ron: 319.560.9433 - rclong63@yahoo.com John: 319.560.9158 - jlong@latticebiz.com Jim Sr.: 319.560.9680 - HM: 319-472-4465 • JD: 319.560.9344

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Vinton, Iowa

Masonic VillageFarm

CATTLE FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES

Gerald Tracy and Frank Stoltzfus

One Masonic Drive Elizabethtown, PA 17022 717-371-0798 fstoltzf@masonicvillages.org

www.masonicvillagefarm.com

Meadow Lane Farms The Bertz’s

15186 Wheatley Road Mayview, MO 64071 Ron: 816-661-1980 FAX: 660-237-4989

Located just east of Kansas City on I-70 at the 44 mile marker!

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Alan, Kathy, Allison, and Craig Greensburg, IN

812-663-4967 Alan cell: 812-525-4615 • Craig: 812-525-3428 Allison: 812-525-3993

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mfshorthorns@hotmail.com www.meyerfamilyshorthorns.com

Resgistered Shorthorns & Club Calves www.longshorthorns.com

McKee Family Shorthorns Wayne and Aileen McKee 5827 155th Avenue • Indianola, IA 50125 515-961-2073

MEYER FARMS

ED & CONNIE MEYER AND FAMILY

1550 E. 450 S. Rushville, IN 46173 765-938-1204 • Ed cell: 765-561-1232

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Nick, Patti, Savannah, Lane and Lily Steinke

9504 W. 300 S. • Rensselaer, IN 47978 219-866-5814 • cell: 219-863-7072 pnsteinke@yahoo.com • www.steinkeshorthorns.com

John, Dede, Sara and Sage cell: 712-263-0263 John Elder - cell: 402-650-1385 701 Iowa Ave. • Dunlap, IA 51529 www.maternallegends.com building maternal legends . . .

9300 Boyd Farm Rd. • Rochester, Il 62563 home: 217-498-9621 Curt: 217-836-9621 • Rob: 217-725-4955 Cattle available For Sale!

The Jay Benham Family

4733 LeFevre Road Troy, Ohio 45373 937-335-1622 Visitors Always Welcome!

Sutherland Shorthorns

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David Ragsdale

Doug & Rhonda North

3100 Locke Lane • Prospect, KY 40059 cell: 502-396-6533

5544 Stone Road Clinton, IL 61727 217-622-4466 tenmileshorthorns@live.com

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BRENT ELAM & BOYS

25994 725TH AVE. ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 507-826–3184 • cell: 507-402-4772 www.topnotchstockfarm.com

4163 HALMAN ROAD CEDAR HILL, TN 37032 615-384-3355 • CELL: 615-730-0132 STEVE ELAM: 615-268-5630 brent.townview.elam@gmail.com

Hauxdale Shorthorn Farm 5106 169 R Ave SE Kindred, ND 58051 Steve: 701.261.3426

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TYNYWTRA’S J&J Humphreys John: 219-279-2374 Andy: 219-279-2971 • Josh: 219-863-3984 7229 W. 200 N. • Wolcott, IN 47995 The coffee pot is always on!

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Vogel Shorthorn Farm 10631 24th St SE • Rogers, ND 58479 vogelshorthornfarm@hotmail.com Justin: 701.320.4054 • Whitney: 701.261.1667

1502 Missouri Valley Road Riverton, WY 82501 307-857-4240

SHORTHORN.ORG 7577 S. 210 E. • Rensselaer, IN 47978 Barry & Anita: 219-866-3513 • cell: 219-819-0430 Toby & Jodi: cell: 219-819-4603 www.waukaru.net

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Montana Shorthorn Association

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Building Lasting Relationships

Shorthorns With Integrity

Selling nation-wide!

FRANK SULLIVAN • 612.860.6665 JOSEPH O’SULLIVAN • 612.868.8580

Kevin Wendt

cell: 419-566-1599 23855 State Route 161 kevin@thewendtgroup.com Irwin, Ohio 43029

PO BOX 894 • MAPLE LAKE, MN 55358

www.montanashorthorns.com

CONNECT WITH US American Shorthorn Association

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=Show Fair State Fair of Texas Tulsa State Fair State Fair of Texas Tulsa State Fair Keystone International Keystone International Georgia National Fair Keystone International Keystone International Arkansas State Fair State Fair of Texas Arkansas State Fair Arkansas State Fair South Carolina State Fair South Carolina State Fair South Carolina State Fair State Fair of Louisiana State Fair of Louisiana American Royal American Royal NAILE North Florida Fair North Florida Fair NAILE NAILE NAILE NAILE NWSS NWSS NWSS

Schedule Location Dallas, TX Tulsa, OK Dallas, TX Tulsa, OK Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Perry, GA Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Little Rock, AR Dallas, TX Little Rock, AR Little Rock, AR Columbia, SC Columbia, SC Columbia, SC Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LA Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Louisville, KY Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Denver, CO Denver, CO Denver, CO

Show Junior Prospect Steer Junior Market Steer Show Junior Market Steer Junior Heifer Show Major Atlantic PACE Show ShorthornPlus Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Market Steer Show Junior PACE Show Junior Show Junior Heifer show Open Show Market Steer Open Show Junior Steer Show Junior Show Junior Heifer Show Open Show Junior Heifer Show Major PACE Show Junior ShorthornPlus Show Junior Steer Show Junior Heifer Show Junior Shorthorn Show Open ShorthornPlus Show Steer Futurity & Breeders’ Cup National Shorthorn Show Pen Show Junior Heifer Show Major PACE Show

Date 10/1 10/1 10/2 10/4 10/4 10/4 10/4 10/4 10/5 10/11 10/12 10/12 10/14 10/17 10/17 10/18 10/25 10/25 10/30 10/30 11/15 11/15 11/16 11/16 11/16 11/16 11/17 1/17 1/18 1/18

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8 a.m. following 8 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

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12 p.m.

6 p.m.

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2 p.m.

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1 p.m.

8 a.m.

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8 a.m.

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11 a.m.

1 p.m.

Judge Dan Shike

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=Sales Calendar Your Marketing Professional Oct. 4 - Fall Harvest Shorthorn Production Sale, Grand Island, Neb.

Oct. 25 - Shorthorn 500 Sale, Marietta, Okla.

If we can help you with further information regarding these sales, feel free to contact us.

Oct. 4 - Stecks Bid-off Female Sale, Woodstock, Minn.

Oct. 25 - All Star Classic Shorthorn Female Sale, Crooked Post Shorthorns, Lacombe, Alberta, Can.

Oct. 5 - KOLT Cattle Company, Simple Choices Sale, Seward, Neb.

Oct. 25 - Spot Light on Quality Sale, Plymouth, Calif.

Oct. 17 - Cyclone Trace Cattle Co, Shorthorns UpFront Sale, Clarion, Iowa.

Oct. 25-26 - Darbyshire Farms, Open House, Yarmouth, Iowa.

Oct. 11 - Greenhorn Where Great Females Make a Difference Sale, Waynesville, Ohio.

Oct. 19 - Sullivan Farms, Maternal Legends Sale, Dunlap, Iowa.

Oct. 26 - Cedar Valley Sale, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Oct. 11- Farrer Farms, 41st Annual Sale of Stars, Royal Center, Ind.

Oct. 26 - Matlock Stock Farm, Hill Country Classic Sale, Loydminster, SK.

Oct. 26 - Cagwin Farms Selection Day and On-line Sale, Philadelphia, Ill.

Oct. 12 - Swing the Gate Production Sale, Dixon, Ill.

Oct. 26 - Cagwin Farms Selection Day and On-line Sale, Philadelphia, Ill.

Oct. 12 - Turner Shorthorns Open House, 2 pm to 6 pm, at the farm, Somerset, Ohio.

Nov. 1 - Jungels Shorthorn Farm, Durham Nation Sale, Kathryn, ND.

Oct. 5 - KOLT Cattle Company, Simple Choices Sale, Seward, Neb. Oct. 10 -Wasinger Cattle Company On-Line Sale, cwcattlesales.com.

Oct. 14 - Turner Shorthorns On-Line Sale. Somerset, Ohio.

Oct. 14-15 - Hahn Family Shorthorns, Practical and Profitable On-Line Sale, Minonk, Ill. Oct. 17 - Cyclone Trace Cattle Co, Shorthorns UpFront Sale, Clarion, Iowa.

Oct. 17-18-19-20 - DTR Cattle Co., Open House, Raymond, Kan. Oct. 18 - Studers, Family Legacies Sale, Creston, Iowa.

Oct. 18 - Leading A Legacy Sale, Shorthorn Junior National Fundraising program, Dunlap Iowa.

Oct. 18 - Keystone Autumn Klassic, Waynesburg, Pa. Oct. 19 - Sullivan Farms, Maternal Legends Sale, Dunlap, Iowa.

Oct. 21 - DTR Cattle Co., On-Line Sale, Raymond, Kan.

Nov. 16 - North American Heifer Calf Futurity, Louisville, Ky. Jan. 18 - The Summit, National Shorthorn Sale, Denver, Colo.

Nov. 1-2 - Darbyshire Farms and Show Cattle On-Line Steer and Heifer Sale, Yarmouth, Iowa.

Nov. 2 - Schrag Shorthorn Farms, The Family Event Sale, Marion, SD. Nov. 8 - Bakenhus Cattle Co. All Breed Heifer Sale, Columbus, Nebraska Nov. 15 - Donors On Ice Sale, Louisville, Ky.

HAPPY FALL Y’ALL

Nov. 15 - Four State Sale, Diamond, Mo. Nov. 16 - North American Heifer Calf Futurity, Louisville, Ky. Nov. 16 - Greenhorn Cattle Co., Where Future Generations Are Created, Louisville, Ky. Nov. 27 - Saskatchewan Shorthorn Association Sale, Regina, Sask.

Jan. 18 - The Summit, National Shorthorn Sale, Denver, Colo.

Auction Sales • Private Treaty • Semen • Embryos

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Cagwin Cattle Services, LLC P.O. Box 77 • Virginia, IL 62691

217-452-3051 • FAX: 217-452-3053 email: cagwincattle@casscomm.com

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=Ad Index AAA Shorthorns ............................................57 Aegerter Marketing Services, Inc.....................62 AMS Shorthorns ............................................57 Bartels Bros ....................................................57 Bennett Land & Cattle ..................................57 Berg Shorthorns ............................................57 Bern-A-Dale Shorthorns ................................57 Bert Moore ....................................................62 Bigelow Farms ................................................57 Bo’s Shorthorns ..............................................57 Bowman Superior Genetics ............................57 Broken Road Cattle Company........................57 Brooks, Bruce ................................................62 Byland Polled Shorthorns ..............................57 Cagwin Farms ..............................................8-9 Canadian Western Agribition Show................16

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Cates Farms ........................................12-13, 57 Cattle Visions ..........................................18, 57 Cedar Valley Shorthorn Sale ..........................51 Crawfdown Farms ..........................................57 Cross Country Shorthorns..............................57 Cyclone Trace Cattle Co. ................................57 Dale Studer Family Shorthorns ....................IBC Darbyshire......................................................17 Dav Mar Way Farms ......................................57 Diamond C Shorthorns..................................57 Diamond M Shorthorns ................................57 DJS Shorthorns ..............................................58 DTR Cattle Co ..........................................5, 58 Duis Farms ....................................................58 Ea Ra Ba H Farm ..........................................58 Fieser’s Polled Shorthorns ..............................58

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Fischer Cattle Company ................................58 Fort Worth Stock Show ..................................62 Four State Shorthorn Sale ..............................43 Franz Farms....................................................58 Gellerman ....................................................11 GJD Cattle Company ....................................58 Great American Insurance ..............................62 Greenbelt Shorthorns ....................................23 Greenhorn Cattle Company, LLC ..............7, 58 Gunn Shorthorns ..........................................58 Haumont Shorthorns ....................................58 Hauxdale Shorthorn Farm ..............................61 High Ridge Farm LTD ..................................58 Homeplace Farms ..........................................58 Hub Ranch Shorthorns ..................................58 Illinois Breeders Unitd For Impact ............52-53 Indian Hills Land & Cattle Co.......................58 Inness Shorthorns ..........................................58 Iroquoian Shorthorns ....................................58 J&J Show Cattle ............................................59 James F. Bessler, Inc. ......................................62 JDMC Cattle Company ................................58 JM Cattle Company ................................25, 59 JT Moreland Farms, LLC ..............................59 Jungels Shorthorn Farm ..............................IFC Kearns Farms..................................................59 Kerlee Cattle Co. ............................................25 Key Ridge Shorthorn Farm ............................59 Keystone Autum Klassic ................................21 Kilgore Shorthorn Farm ................................59 KJG German’s Shorhtorns ..............................59 Laban Roanoke Farm ....................................59 Leading A Legacy ..........................................64 Leveldale Farms ..............................................59 Lincoln Reds ..................................................59 Little Cedar Cattle Co. ..................................59 Long Family Shorthorns ................................59 Maple Brook Farms ........................................59 Masonic Village Farm ..............................20, 59 McKee............................................................59 Meadow Lane Farms ......................................59 Meyer Family Shorthorns ..............................59 Meyer Farms ..................................................59 Missouri State Association ..............................46 Montana Shorthorn Association ....................62 Moon Creek Ranch ........................................59 New River Cattle............................................60 Norman Farms ..............................................60 North American Heifer Calf Futurity ......A1-A8 O’Sullivan Auctioneer ....................................62 Oler Farm ......................................................60 Phildon Farms ................................................60 RC Show Cattle..............................................60 Richardson Farms Shorthorns ........................60 Ripberger Family Farms..................................60 RL Cattle Company ......................................60 Robjoy Shorthorns ........................................60 Rockin’ G Land & Cattle ..............................60 Rocky Branch Shorthorns ..............................60 Rod Shorthorns ..............................................60 Schrag Shorthorn Farms ............................3, 60 SharBen Shorthorns........................................60 Sho-Me Shorthorns ........................................60 Shorthorn 500................................................19 ShorthornPlus Foundation ............................52 ShorthornShop ..............................................62 Sneed, Rob Shorthorns ..................................61 Stangl Shorthorns ..........................................61 Steinke Shorthorns ........................................61 Stone Springs Shorthorns ..............................61 Strode Family Shorhtorns ..............................61 Sullivan Farms ........................................61, BC Sullivan Supply ..............................................62 Sutherland Shorthorns....................................61 Ten Mile Farm Shorthorns ............................61 The National CUP Lab ................................62 Top Notch Stock Farm ..................................61 Townview Shorthorns ....................................61 Tynywtra’s ......................................................61 V8 Shorthorns................................................61 Vogel Shorthorn Farm ....................................61 Warner Ranch ................................................61 Waukaru Shorthorns ......................................61 Wendt, Kevin ................................................62 Wilson Livestock Agency................................62