Fall sires issue

Trailboss

Wagonmaster x Little Mac-Double Stuff Owned with Tommy Byrd and Davis Cattle Company Bred by Kris Black

Volume 16 • Issue 7 Fall Sires 2013

Three daughters of Trailboss averaged $13,800 in the 2013 Cream of the Crop Spring Sale.

Yello Repo George x Power Plus - Epinal Owned with Davis Cattle Company Bred by Kris Black

Hereford Ranch

The first seven progeny of Yello Repo averaged $10,900 in the 2013 Cream of the Crop Spring Sale.

Contact Black Hereford Ranch at anytime for information about our sales and annual events.

9th Annual Fall Cream of the Crop Bull Sale - Monday, October 28th at the Ranch www.blackherefordranch.com • Kris Black: (580) 309-0711

CALVING EASE, POWERFUL, PUREBRED ANGUS. THE NO MISS, GO TO HEIFER BULL OF THE YEAR F O R S E M E N CO N TAC T: Jones Stewart Angus Ranch (785) 325-2089 | (785) 747-8028 (979) 777-7919

Rodman x Black’s Direction PB Angus | Reg # 16542035 ced +15

bw -3.0

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yw +98

$W +50.70

OWNED WITH: Oak Ridge Farms, Indiana Brandon Bird, Texas Rich Mort, Indiana Strolberg Farms, Nebraska Scott Whaley, Indiana

titan daughter $11,000 high selling female at the top cut female sale

W W W.M I D CO N T I N E N T FA R M S.CO M THE BULL TO USE IN ANY BREEDING SITUATION; HE'S POWERFUL, GOOD LOOKING, TH/PHA FREE AND BACKED

BY A VERY MATERNAL COW! PLUS HE COULD THROW ANY COLOR IN THE BOOK! FULL SIBS TO RED DRAGON

Many Time Champion Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Wichita Mountain Classic

Grand Champion Steer Black River Spring Thaw, WI

Congratulations to Jerrod Arthur, Alan McDaniel, Casey Horn, Bobby May, the Arthur and Poad families AND Good luck to Mark Copus and Collins Cattle with these full brothers purchased from us.

F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D S E M E N CO N TAC T T H E O W N E R S : Wiedel Cattle Company (402) 768-8066 Mid-Continent Farms (785) 325-2089 | (785) 747-8028 | (979) 777-7919

TH/PHA Free Monopoly x Donor 18 (PB Simmental) Pictured in May at turn out time.

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in current Livestock Production, Show, and Sale Information.

ouble Stuff x Little Mac-D Wagonmaster Davis Cattle Company and Black Tommy Byrd Bred by Kris

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Volume 16 • Issue 7 Fall Sires 2013

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Yello Repo

Plus - Epinal George x Power Cattle Company Davis Owned with Black Bred by Kris

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IN ThIS ISSue

Making It To The Top .......................................................................................58-59 Meeting Bulls’ Nutritional Needs ....................................................................82-84 Trichomoniasis .........................................................................................................57 Index .......................................................................................................................102

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the stakes are high.... and our bulls GAME ON

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Turton X McHenry • $25

Huge hip, big boned, and HAIRY! A great choice for Heat Wave influenced females.

Steer maker deluxe. TH and PHA Free

RED ROCK Heat Wave X Hereford • $25

Proven sire of champions and high sellers.

Works great on Hereford and Charolais cows and those needing power and substance. THC PHAF

BLACK GOLD Solid Gold X Lifeline • $25

The black version of his sire. Extermely long necked and big boned with a huge hip.

Sires them stout and hairy!

Where Champions are Made

BIG CHIEF Red Rock X Grand Slam • $25

Looking just like daddy and backed by a powerful, never miss cow for added consistency.

Low birthweight and still thick and hairy.

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Pictured at 18 months in the ‘buff’…powerful, super-sound and gentle.

Every great sire is followed by a better breeding son... and this is YELLOW JACKET’S BEST! THF & PHAC - Breed him to your TH carrier and non-PHA cows... he’ll put you in the ‘driver’s seat’ to

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$25/unit His semen quality is extraordinary!!!

Sire: Yellow Jacket Dam by: Irish Whiskey An extraordinary donor dam, full of milk, broody, ultra-feminine, hairy and a previous $20,000 Duello sale feature.

“NEAT FRONTED, SUPER STOUT and truly a GREAT ONE!” - Jirl Buck

His ET sister...

2012 National Champion Maintainer Female!

BUCkWHEAT The ‘First Choice’ Sire to get the BEST of both Color and Kind!

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AAA# +16805884 SIRE: SAV Brilliance 8077 • DAM: PVF Missie 790 BW: +1.0, WW: +63, YW: +113, MM: +26 Owned with Express Ranches Semen $30, contact PVF or Express Insight is siring tremendous mass and dimension in an eye appealing low birth weight package.

The first seven daughters exhibited at the NJAS resulted in 5 class winnersand 2 seconds, including this popular division 2 champion. PVF Proven Queen 2108, Daughter of Insight

OWNED JR CHAMPION HEIFER - DIV. 2 National Junior Angus Show Daughter of PVF Insight 0129

RESERVE CHAMPION

National Western Stock Show Daughter of PVF Windfall SCC 9005

PVF HAZEL 2022 Daughter of PVF Windfall SCC 9005

Proving to be a true sire of champions Windfall’s limited first calf crop produced the Reserve Grand female at the 2013 NWSS and his second calf crop has resulted in numerous sale toppers and champions including PVF Hazel 2022 the many time champion for Austin Nowatske.

AAA# +1641668 SIRE: PVF ALL Payday 729 DAM: Dameron PVF Proven Queen 010 BW: +4.9, WW: +53, YW: +100, MM: +24 Semen available through Cattle Visions

A true calving ease specialist, Radiance was used successfully on Angus and Crossbred heifers and sired extra style and balance. A flush brother to Insight whose dam has produced a number of champions and sale toppers for PVF And Four Corners Farms.

AAA# +16798330 SIRE: SAV Brilliance 8077 DAM: PVF Missie 790 BW: +1.6, WW: +45, YW: +85, MM: +30 Owned with Betzold Farms. Semen $20 through PVF.

RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION Wisconsin State Fair Daughter of PVF Radiance 0126

ALAN & THERESA MILLER: 217.840.6935 pvfangus@gmail.com ORLAN & CAROL BRANDON & CATHY JONES: 309.370.1081

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Clayton Miller: 765.481.5496

BLACK HEREFORD RANCH’S

of the THE 9TH ANNUAL FALL BULL SALE Monday, October 28th, 2013

1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. At the Ranch Near Crawford, Oklahoma Broadcast Live on Superior and RFDTV Selling 100 Powerful Future Club Calf Producers & Many Promotable A.I. Sire Prospects

Cream ofCrop Sires Freaknique A high selling Cream of Yello Repo Top selling bull 2013 Crop sire owned by Sid Robinson Cream of Crop Spring to Neal Ray & Champ Davis ord Black Heref

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Trailboss Top selling bull 2013 Cream of the Crop Spring Sale to Tommy Byrd

- Videos Online October 22nd - Catalogs Mail October 8th

Hereford Ranch Kris, Gay & Phylli Black Rt. 1, Box 23 • Crawford, OK 73638 (580) 983-2363 Home - (580) 309-0711 Kris’s Cell (580) 309-0774 Tim Voboril www.blackherefordranch.com

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Reserve Supreme Champion, 2013 Purdue AGR Reserve Supreme Champion, 2013 Michican Beef Expo 3rd Overall, 2013 Kentucky Beef Expo; 5th Overall, 2013 Badger Kickoff

Congratulations Nowatske Family, IN!

Reserve Champion Angus Female, 2013 NWSS

Congratulations Ward Family, MO! PVF Lucy 1041, $35,000 top selling donor of PVF’s 2013 Spring Sale

Windfall’s dam, one of the best for producing winners!

Windfall has produced PVF’s most popular calves both in the spring and fall the last 2 years!

In addition to the pictured champions, Windfall also produced the $37,000 2nd high selling fall heifer calf in the 2013 PVF Spring Sale, the $29,000 2nd high seller at PVF’s fall online sale and the $33,000 high seller of PVF’s Spring 2012 production sale.

Windfall Owners Prairie View Farms, IL Four Corners Farms, IL Brandon and Cathy Jones, IL Haas Angus, IL

Stertzbach Cattle Co., OH York Farms, IL Schafer Stock Farm, IL Hilmes Angus, IL

PVF Windfall SCC 9005 DOB: 01-03-09

BW: 92 (ET)

AAA Registration No.: 16416682 WW: 850

YW: 1425

Sire: PVF ALL Payday 729 Dam: Dameron PVF Proven Queen 010 (the same family that produced Raptor)

REA: 18.9

Frame: 6.7

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Silveiras Style (Angus)

Gamble’s Safe Bet (Angus)

CE

Bush’s Unbelievable (Angus)

CE

Big Softy ( Angus)

CE

TH Victor 43Y (Hereford)

CE

PVF Windfall (Angus)

Rodman (Angus)

CE

MCATL By Product (Angus)

CE

NBAR Hamley (Red Angus) Card Shark (Red Angus)

Fire Water (Charolais)

CE

H Excel (Hereford)

CE

Cash Flow (Hereford)

Cyrus (Hereford)

True Grit (Hereford)

CE

Exile (Shorthorn)

MAV Bayou (SH)

Captain Obvious (Shorthorn)

Live Action (Maine)

Breathe Easy (% Maine)

CE

GCC Merger (%Maine)

Swagger (Shorthorn)

MAV Bellringer (Shorthorn)

GVC Suh (Maine)

Boomer (Maine)

CE

THF

Summit (3/4Maine)

CE

Predator (%Maine)

CE

The Ringer (%Maine)

CE

TCTC Patton (%Maine)

Mercedez Benz (%Maine)

THF

Believe In Me (Club Calf) Man Among Boys (Club Calf)

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Solid Gold (Club Calf)

Monopoly 2 (Club Calf)

Mojito (Club Calf)

CE CE

Daddy Of ‘Em All (12.6% Chi) CARD The Situation (12.6% Chi) Total Improvement (13% Chi)

Smilin Bob (ClubCalf)

Walks Alone (ClubCalf)

THF

Who’s Destiny (21% Chi)

THF

THF

Bulletproof (ClubCalf)

One & Only (ClubCalf)

THF

2 Tone (ClubCalf)

Eye Candy (ClubCalf)

Smokin’ Bob (ClubCalf)

Amen (ClubCalf)

THF

I-67 (50% Maine 10%Chi)

THF

Shelby (ClubCalf)

THF

Simple Math (ClubCalf)

THF

Yellow Jacket (ClubCalf) Monopoly Money (Club Calf)

Bodacious (ClubCalf)

Hollywood (ClubCalf)

Trubadour (ClubCalf)

Tiger Woods (ClubCalf)

Texas Twister (ClubCalf)

Carpe Diem (ClubCalf)

True Grit (Club Calf)

Unprecedented (Club Calf)

THF

Master of Puppets (ClubCalf) Unstoppable (ClubCalf)

CE THF

Copyright (Angus+)

Choppin Wood (Club Calf)

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Walk This Way (Club Calf)

Salty Dog (Club Calf)

Doctor Who (Club Calf)

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Gunslinger’s Maternal Half Sister. Many-time Champion for Cramer Schneider.

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Gunslinger’s Dam Miley Cottontail

Broker Triple Crown Champion Bull & Maternal Brother to Gunslinger’s Dam

www.cattlevisions.com 1-866-356-4565 Owned by: Lee Simmental, Greg Landis, Sanders Ranch, Pine Ridge Simmental Sexed Heifer Semen Available

Gunslinger is an exciting calving ease package that combines superb phentoype, excellent genetics, great data and real-world function. He’s sound structured with a long, giraffe-like neck not often found in a purebred Simmental bull, plus he’s plenty deep. Gunslinger offers the convenience traits of being homozygous black and homozygous polled. Semen $40/unit

Reg. 2571741 PB Simmental y Cottontail Sire: STF Shocking Dream | Dam: Mile

S Homo ire: Founda t Semen zygous Bla ion 724N • •• Dam ck ••• : $25 • H •• Sex : ed Fem omozygou Beyonce b yP s ale 3 m P l: $90 olled ••• R owerline ••• Sex e ed Fem g #: 23762 ale 5 m 30 l: $150

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Watchout is ultra-deep bodied & bold ribbed with tremendous eye-appeal.

His futuristic build & cutting-edge pedigree will produce fantastic females & high profiling progeny of either sex. sire: BC Lookout dam: Silveiras Style’s Sister registration #: +16869498

Semen: $30

OWNERS: Silveira Bros., CA • Gold Buckle Angus, CA • Horizon Hay, WA • Blue Drifter Ranch, WA Levisay Cattle, CA • Rockin S Ranch LLC, CA • Sooline Cattle Co, SK • Dr.Jen Taylor DVM, CA Double Bar J Ranch, CA • Flying G Ranch, TX • Maplecrest Farms, OH • Stertzbach Cattle Co, OH

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Watchout’s Sister ROV 2011-2012 Show Heifer of the Year

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• 43Y was a high seller at Topp’s sale and is a surefire heifer bull from a tremendous line of females • 43Y ranks in the top 5% of the breed for calving ease, low birthweight, and Ribeye ePD; and top 20% for milk and WW ePD. • 1.38 ReA/100#, ratio 110 with a 106 mARB ratio • BW: 72 lb. @ 88 ratio • WW: 632 lb. @ 101 ratio • Yearling scrotal: 38.20 cm • Yearling frame: 6.0 • Owners: Fawcett’s elm Creek Ranch and Dam Granddam Ravine Creek Ranch 866-356-4565

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The new Hereford answer...

Polled • AHA Reg #: 43171217 SiRe: TH 122 711 Victor 719T DAm: by NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P

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True Grit is the son of this powerful dam

Spring EPDs

True Grit as a yearling

CE

4.3

BW

2.7

WW

53

YW

77

Milk

26

top 10%

MG

53

top 10%

Fat

top 6% top 20%

-.036 top 5% top 5%

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.59

MB

.01

CEZ

18

top 10%

CHB

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top 10%

True Grit is extra wide chested with muscle shape!

2012 World Beef Expo Reserve Champion Hereford Female

2011 World Beef Expo Supreme Champion True Grit Daughter

PHH PCC 812 True Grit 002 | Reg: 43108247 | Sire: About Time | Dam: By KJ Victor 417L

www.cattlevisions.com 1-866-356-4565 Pierce’s Hereford Haven, WI 608-434-0578 Mud Creek Farms, IL 815-238-2381

True Grit is destined to become a premier, high quality, calving ease legend as his historic lineage indicates. True Grit is structurally flawless and smoothly chisel fronted with extra maternal strength and pigment backed behind him. He was crowned the 2011 World Beef Expo Supreme Champion Bull!

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Semen AvAilAble thru SeK or ownerS

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THC/PHF

BORN FEBRUARY 2012 ADMIRED BY MANY AT

THE 2013 NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW

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CONTACT THE RANCH OR THE FOLLOWING SEMEN DISTRIBUTORS FOR SEMEN: SEK, STEPPING STONE GENETICS, TOP SIRES, BOVINE ELITE, AND CATTLE VISIONS. James Bright & Leo Brothers • 7953 LeGrand Road • Merced, CA 95341 • www.brightleo.com JAMES BRIGHT 209-761-9833

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SPENCER LEO 209-756-4880

MATT LEO 209-587-5838

TODD FAIR 209-648-8240

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TR Mr Firewater 5792RET • Reg. # M704588 • OWNED BY...

Darvin Dykes, Coudron Charolais, hansen Charolais, Jim & audra scheel, Thomas ranch

2013 Charolais Jr. National Champion Female Cow sired by Firewater

CC Katelyn 8107

Out of Firewater Daughter

TR PZC RJB HooHot 1745 ET

Out of Firewater Daughter

TR MR Wrangle Up. Lot 1 and High Seller on Thomas Ranch Bull Sale

Many Time Champion Owned and Shown by Emma Vickland

HF Mustang Sally 904

TR Ms Fire 9744W ET

Out of Firewater Daughter

Ohio State Fair Supreme Champion Owned and Shown by Addison Jones

For Semen, ContaCt: Troy & VeaBea Thomas • 605-973-2448 • 18441 Capri Place, harrold, sD 57536 Cattle Visions, 866-839-9799 • Bovine elite, 800-786-4066 • Genex: 888-333-1783

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• Up N Coming is a full brother to the popular Styles Upgrade J59; purchased by ABS Global, Wagonhammer Ranch and Baldridge Bros. for $30,000, in Styles Angus 2009 sale, and is becoming one of the most popular calving ease bulls ABS has to offer.

• There is some amazing cow power behind Up N Coming with his dam posting a BR of 9/90, 7/113 for IMF, and 7/106 for REA. His grand dam also had a BR 9/94.

• Up N Coming has an amazing amount of thickness and depth of rib, yet still has a great phenotypical look.

Not all calving ease sires can say that!

OWNERS: Greg Christo 402-920-2901 Randy Dodds 308-550-0583 Paul Groeteke 308 -380-6790 Don Beierman 402-741-1180 Ron Dozler 402-741-0149 Greg Dozler 308-750-4070

Sire: SITZ Upward 307R Dam: Plainview Lassie 71B DOB: 3.18.11 BW: 84 pounds • PB Angus • 16966013 • Semen: $25/Straw Adj.WW

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EXCALIBUR

The Foreman x rhyThm 418P (Joker) full brother to zodiaC

OWNERS: Lee’s Cattle Company: Brush, CO

John & Kathy Lee: 602-541-8826 www.leescattle.com Ruby Cattle Company: Murray, IA Nate & Leslie Ruby: 515-450-0112 www.rubycattleco.com Nelson Family Farms: Mabel, MN Joe & Barb Nelson, Matt & Kayla 507-493-5241 www.nelsoncattle.com

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One of the most exciting Red Angus bulls to come along in sometime. Firestorm was the high selling Red Angus bull in the 2012 Thomas Ranch Sale. His first calves have hit the ground and they are everything we were hoping for and more. They come small and grow into stout, hairy, stylish calves. They are rugged, with a wide skeleton, big bone, and good looking. He is rugged in his design, with a big, square hip and massive top. His combination of power, soundness,and phenotypic design make him a great choice for a wide variety of females and his low birth weight makes him an excellent choice for heifers.

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By DonalD Hansen, extension Veterinarian, oregon state UniVersity anD William KVasniKa, extension Veterinarian, UniVersity of neVaDa reprinteD from tHe Beef Cattle HanDBooK

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richomoniasis, or trich, is a venereal disease of cattle caused

The following are current recommendations for managing a trich-infect-

by a protozoan parasite, Tritrichomonas foetus. Evidence

ed herd. They are based on the concept of lowering the challenge from the

suggests that the disease is fairly widespread throughout the

organism and raising resistance in individual animals.

western United States. Trich is difficult to detect in a herd, and equally hard to remove once it is discovered. The esti-

Lowering the chaLLenge

mated loss by the beef industry to this disease is over $100

BUll MAnAgEMEnT

million per year.

• The best time to find trich is after the breeding season. Examine bulls at least two weeks after they are taken from the cows. If trich is found, cull

There are no signs of infection in the bull, but the organism lives in

bulls that are found to be infected. Retest the remainder at weekly intervals

the tissue lining of the penis, prepuce and sheath. At breeding, trich can

until all infected bulls are removed. Provide sexual rest for remaining nega-

be transmitted to the vagina of the cow where it allows the infection to

tive bulls.

develop in the reproductive organs. The initial infection does not usually

• Rest young bulls a minimum of three months before reuse. The longer

interfere with conception, but rather, it results in death of the embryo ap-

the rest period, the better. Some young bulls will eliminate the infection

proximately 50 days later.

if given sexual rest. Infected bulls older than three years of age tend to

Typically, infected cows or heifers return to estrus one to three months

become permanent carriers of the disease, and thus do not clear out the infection with sexual rest.

after breeding. Infertility may persist for two to six months, after which an immune response eliminates the infection in most females and pregnancy can be established. Some infected cows develop pus in the uterus; others

If your management program is to use virgin bulls to breed heifers, keep virgin bulls separate from all other herd bulls.

may abort. Some cows remain infected but are able to deliver a normal calf.

These cows infect bulls at coitus the following breeding season.

• When purchasing new bulls, be sure they have been kept separate from all breeding stock, male and female, and be sure the bulls are virgin or have

Diagnosis of trich in a herd is often difficult. Symptoms in an infected

been tested negative before purchase.

herd appear as an increasing number of open cows or heifers, or a calv-

• Do not rent, trade or buy used bulls.

ing interval that is spread over several months. Several factors other than

• Be sure that only virgin or negative bulls are used as breeding bulls.

trich may reduce reproductive efficiency in a herd, so an accurate diagnosis must be made. Diagnosis requires a direct microscopic examination or

HEIfER MAnAgEMEnT

culture of preputial smegma samples from bulls, from pus collected from

• Use only virgin bulls to breed heifers.

infected females, and/or tissues taken from aborted feti.

• Remove bulls from heifers after three to four months of breeding.

• Examine heifers for pregnancy and cull non-pregnant heifers.

Your veterinarian is the person most qualified to collect samples and

• Another option is artificial insemination for those operations set up to

make the diagnosis. Because the collection, culture and examination pro-

do it.

cedures are still fairly crude by today’s standards, confirmation of trichomo-

• Remove bulls from the cows after four months of breeding, and do not

niasis infection in a herd may take more than one sampling session. This is

put them back until next breeding season.

especially true if you are attempting to diagnose the disease in a small herd

• Under range conditions, have as many cows as possible bred before mix-

or sampling only a limited number of animals. The diagnostic procedures

ing your herd with other herds. Promote good management with other

are more efficient in a herd or battery of bulls than with a single bull. If only

permittees.

one sample is taken, the organism may be missed, and a bull may be falsely

• Examine all cows for pregnancy, and cull all non-pregnant cows.

identified as negative.

Raising Resistance

To eliminate other factors that may be contributing to reproductive fail-

Treatment for trich is not available. However, a commercial vaccine with

ure, bulls should be given a complete breeding soundness exam. That is, a

promising effectiveness is available. Proper immunization requires an initial

physical exam and semen exam should be performed on each bull tested

dose plus a booster dose to be administered two to three weeks before the

for trich.

beginning of breeding season. Vaccine is given to cows only. 3333

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I-80

MAKING It

HEATWAVE

CHOPPER

to the

Take a college kid with some ingenuity and a background in the club-calf business, throw in a lot of hard work, add several of the most prominent bulls in the business and 30 years later, you have one of the most successful semen companies in the industry.

Mike Weidner of Top Sires shares his story with The Show Circuit.

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By Sharla Ishmael ack in the early ’80s, when hair was big and so were show

from. I got with Christy Collins, who helped me with photographs of

cattle, Mike Weidner and a few friends starting buying and

the bulls and putting together a directory and things just grew from

selling club-calf semen. They were students at the University

there.”

of Wisconsin at Platteville, and they did it to buy semen for

their own use at a reasonable price.

Weidner was an ag business major who had grown up

With three decades under his belt, Weidner has some of the most popular, widely used bulls in his inventory, many of whom he has also co-owned, such as Heatwave, I-80, Paddy O’ Malley and Chopper

showing steers in Illinois, and his family had always been around the

just to name a few. He says the industry has changed tremendously

business; So, it wasn’t a big stretch for him to start his own semen

since he started Top Sires.

company – named Top Sires – shortly after graduating in 1983.

“I was always really interested in genetics,” says Weidner. “In

ChANGes IN the Club-CAlf INdustry “Back in the 1980s, when Sugar Ray was the dominant bull

the club-calf business I found it was easy to get started because I knew

out there, there wasn’t a whole lot of competition,” he explains. “You

people that bought cattle from us and others that we bought cattle

had other popular bulls like Black American Gigolo, etc. But you didn’t

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have pages and pages from magazines with so many bulls being promoted like there are now.

Like many folks, one of the places Weidner scouts for the next great one is Herd Bull Alley in Denver at the National Western.

I got with Christy Collins, who helped me with photographs of the bulls and putting together a directory and things just grew from there.

“

“You probably had 15 to 20 bulls to choose from,” Weidner

says. “Now there are 500 bulls to pick from. It’s much harder to prove a bull nowadays because of that.”

He’s not the kind of guy to toot his own horn, but if you ask around people will tell you about his eye for finding that next great one. Heatwave – who was THE bull to use in the club-calf business for many years – is a good example of his secret to success – finding bulls that are sons of top sires who go on to be as popular or more so than the original bull.

that will be hot,” he says. But he also encourages breeders to visit the bull studs in the spring before breeding season to see the bulls in person and get an idea of their structure and soundness.

“Just looking at their pictures, a lot of the bulls look the same.

You need to see them for yourself. People don’t try new bulls as much as they used to,” he says. “It’s hard to keep inventory because you don’t know for sure what people are thinking about using. ” Another challenge for today’s club-calf breeder trying to select bulls to use is the proliferation of crossbred bulls. If you look at Top Sires directory, for example, the largest category is for three-way cross bulls. Genetics being what they are, mating crossbred bulls to crossbred females may get you a lot of heterosis, but uniformity is lost.

“It’s really tough,” Weidner says. “It comes down to personal

“Heat Seeker was one of the most popular bulls at the time,” he says. “So we wanted to find one of his sons to use and we got lucky.”

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“You can pretty much narrow it down to the 10 or 12 club-calf bulls

(He co-owned the bull with Phil Lautner and they’ve been partners on many great ones since.)

preference but the consistency definitely is not there. Something else that is hard for people today is that they can’t afford to go out and buy the females either. There are so many people out there breeding for club calves today it’s unbelievable!

“Prices have increased so much. I see more families who have kids that show keeping their heifers and building up a herd the slow way. A lot of people start with maybe five head and now they’re up to 25 or 30. Both steer and female prices have gone through the roof and

oP!

“Then Paddy O’ Malley, a son of Irish Whiskey came along at a time when Irish Whiskey semen was off the market. Chopper (a Simmental bull co-owned with Griswold Cattle and Phil Lautner) was a son of Steel Force, whose limited semen was being auctioned at the time.

He’s been another really good bull for us. With I-80, we needed a good

most folks just can’t justify spending that kind of money.”

Incidentally, that’s how he did it. He got started off with a few calves, made some money and invested that in more cattle to keep building. That life lesson probably helped Weidner make Top Sires a successful venture, because he built it himself the hard way, from the ground up with no short cuts.

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looKING for bulls

Just looking at their pictures, a lot of the bulls look the same. You need to see them for yourself.

When asked if the club calf business can keep going full-

calving ease bull and I knew he had a low birthweight. I told Phil that is

steam ahead with prices continually rising and more people getting

the one that we need and he agreed,” Weidner explains.

in it all the time, he points to regions of the country where there is still

“Now everybody who has a son of I-80 wants you to come look at his offspring, but what I am really looking for is an outcross.

You’re always looking for the next generation.”

Double Trouble, a big-time Shorthorn sire, has been another star in the Top Sires lineup, co-owned with Wendell Dunn and Tracy Haymes. Rebel Soul, co-owned with Dave Guyer, is one of the newest bulls in the Top Sires stable to watch.

tremendous room for growth.

“In the last four or five years, the Southeast market has really grown,” Weidner explains. “I think that’s where the next big opportunity to grow the business is. And there are always going to be steer traders looking for the diamond in the rough.”

Given his track record in finding the next big thing in the club-calf business for Top Sires, chances are he’s on the money.

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eetiNg bulls’ NutritioNal NeeDs

Nutrition considerations for before, during and after the breeding season.

By Kindra Gordon

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“What shoulD i be feeDiNg My bulls?”

South Dakota State University Extension beef specialist Julie Walker says that is a question she is commonly asked by seedstock and commercial producers alike.

her aDvice to theM is this: “The goal is to have bulls that have been developed on a balanced ration that are not too thin or overly fat.” She further explains that research has shown bulls with too little or too much condition can have poor reproduction and fertility.

To that end, she emphasizes that “Nutrition is very important for bulls.”

To put it into context, she uses an example that while a cow produces one calf per year, a bull can potentially sire 25 to 60 calves per year – which means bulls should command some special management and care during the year.

condition score (BCS) of about 6 at the start of the breeding season, Walker recommends.

Walker encourages producers to pay special attention to bull nutrition before, during and after the breeding season, with the following guidelines:

• Thin bulls should be put on a ration with a higher level of energy to increase rate of gain.

Prior to breeDiNg seasoN: Yearling bulls should have a body

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To achieve that goal, she suggests accessing bulls’ body condition at least 30-60 days prior to turn-out to determine what management action should be taken.

• Over-conditioned bulls should be transitioned to ration that will help reduce their body condition to the

target BCS of 6 to prepare them for the breeding season.

In either of these scenarios, Walker emphasizes that when changing diets to be more or less concentrated, the change in ration should be made gradually. This reduces the possibilities of metabolic disorders and impaired breeding per-

formance, she explains. She also points out that ration changes prior to breeding can have an impact on reproductive performance because mature sperm is produced over a 60-day period before ejaculation. Thus, Walker says, “The nutritional effects of over- or underfeeding on sperm quantity and quality will have some carryover effect.”

For bulls that are deemed “in good condition” 30-60 days prior to breeding, Walker says the key is to begin adapting them to a high forage ration prior to turn

ration and how to transition them,” she suggests.

DuriNg breeDiNg seasoN: Walker admits that there is limited opportunity to manage bull nutrition during the breeding season. “They are basically on the same plane of nutrition as the cows,” she says.

However, she says producers should still monitor the body condition score of bulls during the breeding season as well as observe bulls’ ability to service the cows. She says it is normal for bulls to lose from 100-200 pounds during the breeding season. She adds, “If a bull

gets extremely thin during the breeding season, you may want to replace him because his ability to service cows will probably be reduced.”

Post-breeDiNg seasoN Once the breeding season is over, Walker stresses that the need for bull nutrition continues – especially for young bulls that are still growing. “Nutritional management post-breeding is influenced by both age of bulls and amount of weight loss during the course of the breeding season,” Walker says. She recommends producers evaluate each bull’s condition again and sort them into three groups:

out on grass.

She explains that the general method of stepping down bulls is to gradually replace a portion of the concentrate in the ration with forage over several weeks until the bulls are consuming forage or forage plus a supplement if needed. As a rule of thumb, she suggests reducing 10% of the concentrate in the ration per week with forage. “Ideally, this should start at least 30-60 days prior to turnout and yearling bulls should continue to gain 1.5 to 2 lbs. per day,” Walker says.

Walker also says some special consideration should be give to purchased bulls and transitioning them to a new ration once you get them home. “The key is to have consistency. Talk to the person you bought them from and see what they were feeding to help in deciding your

1. Mature bulls in fairly good condition.

These bulls can be managed on pasture or an all-roughage diet without supplements during the winter, says Walker.

Hay quality should be 8-10% crude protein and fed at 2% of body weight.

Rations should be modified based on available feed ingredients and to manage the bulls to maintain moderate body condition.

2. growing young bulls and thin bulls that need extra care. Because young bulls are still growing, their ration should be formulated to gain 1.5 to 2 lbs. per day depending on the magnitude of weight loss during breeding. The need

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to supplement young bulls on summer/fall pasture will depend on the quality and quantity of forage available, says Walker. She adds that the best method for developing a diet for bulls is to test potential feeds and formulate a ration based on age, size and desired performance. As an example, in the winter, feeding roughage at 2% of body weight plus 3-6 pounds of grain so total diet protein content is 10-11% will often provide the targeted rate of gain in young bulls, according to Walker.

3. salvage bulls to be marketed. With special management and the proper ration, salvage bulls can gain 3-5 lbs./day over 60 days, which can add some weight and extra value before they are taken to market.

For producers who may use bulls for two breeding seasons for both spring and fall calving herds, Walker says some extra nutritional management may be needed to ensure that bulls will be prepared to serve cows at each breeding season. “Bulls have a shorter time to replenish their weight loss before the next breeding season, so young bulls may need to be on a ration that allows them to gain 2 to 2.5 pounds per day to recover from weight loss,” she says.

aDDitioNal tiPs In managing bulls for a successful breeding season, Walker also emphasizes: • Breeding soundness exams (BSE) should be conducted prior to breeding season each year for each bull. “This is important each year because a lot of things can impact fertility from one breeding season to the next,” she says.

• Minerals and vitamins should be made available to bulls yearround to ensure successful animal growth and breeding performance.

• Keep bulls in pens and pastures before and after breeding season that are large enough to ensure adequate exercise to prepare bulls for the breeding season. “Bulls will remain sound longer and have more sex drive (libido) if they’ve had exercise,” Walker says. As a tip, she suggests locating feeding areas away from water to encourage bulls to move around. Additionally, bunk space should be 24-30 inches per bull if all bulls are being fed at the same time.

• Develop a health protocol for herd bulls with your local veterinarian that addresses yearly vaccinations, parasite control and biosecurity.

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Nutrition for Bull Calves for seedstock producers raising bulls, sDsu’s Julie Walker offers this nutritional advice pre- and post-weaning: Pre-weaning: Under normal environments, the plane of nutrition from dam’s milk and forage should be adequate for normal growth rates of bull calves up to weaning at 6-9 months of age. “It is important that adequate nutrition is available to the dam during this time,” Walker says.

She says early weaning or creep feeding could be considered when the calves plane of nutrition is less than desired; however, the cost must also be evaluated when making this decision.

Post-weaning nutrition: She suggests developing bulls at moderate rates of gain instead of high rates of gain and says there are many possibilities for rations – the best ration for each situation should be determined based on availability and cost of feed ingredients, she suggests.

Walker reiterates that the key is developing the ration to meet the desired animal performance without over- or under-developing the bull. “Under-nutrition results in delayed puberty and over-nutrition can reduce semen production and quality,” says Walker. (Nutrient requirements for growing bulls can be found through the Extension service.)

As a guideline, Walker says, typically, many of the diets to develop beef bulls contain from 40 to 60% concentrate. Higher planes of nutrition may over-condition bulls, she cautions.

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Irish Whiskey x Chill Factor

The Irishman

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Solo

BW: 83; Calved May 22, 2012 Sire: Ruby’s Wide Open Dam: 40 Guns (Meyer 734 - Maine) x Collins Emulous 297

• Solo is sired by Wide Open. Wide Open is making powerful half bloods and he is really getting it done. This great May calf has the kind of rib shape, hip, bone and hair we want to make the next generation. He is really unique - POWER, SOUNDNESS, BALANCE, QUALITY and PEDIGREE out of a GREAT COW! • The dam of Solo is perhaps the most consistent producer of herdbull caliber cattle at Duello’s. She is a beautiful baldy Meyer 734 Granddaughter who also is the mother of the featured Irish Whiskey son of the 2011 Western Elite, that we lost prior to the sale in an untimely death.

Owned with Anderson Cattle Co.

Fever

Maternal brother to Solo - Deceased.

From the Meyer Cow Family of...

5059R

SEMEN AVAILABLE ON ALL SIRES THROUGH OWNERS or MAJOR DISTRIBUTORS

Pitch

• We are excited about the prospects of this young

sire. His phenotype and pedigree are impeccable.

He will be used heavily to generate the next generation of foundation females. Bulls like this one, with this much power and maternal ability, are hard to find.

• The dam of Fever Pitch is a Meyer 734 daughter out of Collins Travelina 6001. Travelina 6001, a daughter of Grizz, was an Angus heifer that many remember well. She commanded a $32,000 hammer price, for one half interest, in an Exposure sale. She is owned in partnership with Jason Scheetz.

Owned with Collins Cattle, Inc. Colby Collins (580) 305-5600

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BW: 84 lbs Calved March 1, 2011 - Polled Sire: BoJo (Ali) Dam: Meyer 734 x Travelina 6001 (Grizz)

Wide Open

• DCC has calved the first daughters and they are incredible! High Sellers are important to everyones immediate cash flow but the real value of Wide Open is the long term. He is the most consistent sire (of both males and females) ever used at Duello Cattle Co. • THEY ARE THE KEEPIN KIND! The first crop of Wide Open Sons averaged over $5,700 per head at DCC and to date every female born has been good enough to make the replacement pen.

• His fresh genetics, power and athleticism has made him a favorite among purebred breeders and club calf producers alike. Wide Open’s pedigree traces to X339U on the top and bottom, plus Black Irish Kansas, Black Mick and 600U...maternal legends.

• If you are looking to inject some maternal power into your cowherd without sacrificing eye appeal and performance, Wide Open is an absolute must use bull.

A. DCCI Hearts Wide Open Half blood Sold for $47,000 Sold by Duello Cattle Co

D. Wide Open x Macho Sold for $9250 by Nate and Leslie Ruby.

E. Half Blood Sold for for $7000, out of a Draftpick dam.

Sold by Nate and Leslie Ruby

B. Half Blood Sold for $8,500 Sold by Gevelinger/Pembrook

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C. Half Blood Sold for $7500 Sold by Hudson Pines & Phillips Cattle Company OTHER HIGH SELLERS: • Top selling Bull at Ruby Cattle Company 2013 Bull Sale, was a purebred Wide Open Son at $12,500 for Ruby CattleCo & Core Farms

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Semen $25/unit – Sexed 2ml Heifer Semen $100/unit

r e w o P e r u P d Purebre ok !

Ebonys Trademark by X339U

LBS The Foreman 702T

LBS Ms G3 by LBS Shotgun D2

. with aLo

RUBYS WIDE OPEN 909W - ASA #2492312 PB CNS Dream On L186

RUBYS Miss Cleo S601

Double R Miss Cleo (Black Joker x 600U)

Homozygous Black - Homozygous Polled TRAIT TRAC:

WIDE OPEN IS OWNED WITH:

Nate & Leslie Ruby

1170 Elk Stree; Murray, IA 50174 h: 641.447.2205 • c: 515.450.0112 www.rubycattleco.com

D UELLO C AT T L E C O M PA N Y

1526 Hwy 215, Pine Bluffs, WY 82082 daveduello@rtconnect.net (307) 220-3645 Dave; Mike Shelit (307) 640-4590 Andy Scasta (979) 229-8101 www.duellocattleco.com

online at: werningcattle.com follow our new blog: werningcattleco.blogspot.com

W/C Lock Down Z206

Remington Lock N Load x Ironwood New Level • A SimAngus bull with tremendous look, shape and calving ease potential. 1/2 interest sold for $25,000. Owned with Walsh Simmental & 4B Land & Cattle

Remington Lock N Load

Remington On Target x Bar 15 Miss Knight • Thank you to all who purchased semen at our 2013 sale! Siring outstanding phenotype and impressive data.

20 sons averaged over $14,000. Owned with Lazy H Simmental

W/C United 956Y

TNT Tuition U238 x Miss Werning 956W (Bismarck) • Everyone loves their United calves! A SimAngus bull that does many things right and owned by some of the best outfits in the business. Semen available from Select Sires, Allied Genetic and Origen.

Owned with Hook Farms, Eichaker Simmentals and NLC Simmentals

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W/C LOADED UP 1119Y

Remington Lock N Load x Macho • One of the most impressive beef bulls we have ever raised! A bull to make a positive impact for the herds that will use him. 1/2 interest sold for $105,000. Owned with Janssen Farms & Larry Simmons Farms

W/ C Wide Track 694Y

3C W/C Right Track W9462 x Miss Werning 694Y (Liberty) • $51,000 high seller that is the outcross sire we have been looking for. First calves on the ground have been tremendous pattern, substance, and moderate birthweights. Semen available from Genex. Owned with Larry Simmons Farms LLC

W/c No Remorse 763Y

Yardley High Regard x DW Susanna 763Y (Focus) • First calves have low birth weights yet stout with all the extras. A “must use” heifer bull for show cattle operations. Exceeding expectations. Owned with Huston Cattle Co.

Remington Lock N Load x Dream Catcher x warehouse Champion Simmental & 4th Overall • Illinois State Fair Division V Champion • 2013 NJSA National Classic Congrats Harrell Family!

YARDLEY HIGH REGARD X DREAM CATCHER X WAREHOUSE

HEAT WAVE X DREAM CATCHER X WAREHOUSE Reserve Champion Steer • 2013 NJSA National Classic Congrats Kappes Family!

These Champions represent 8 generations of W/C cow families and sire selection. Our balanced trait approach and uncompromising standards of production makes of confident that these sires can make a positive contribution to your herds. We are using all of these sires in our own program and rest assured their dams have good feet, good udders, and are the kind we all want more of. We love to talk cattle, so don’t hesitate to call about the bulls or to order semen.

Champion PB Heifer • 2013 NJSA National Classic Congrats Vickland Family!

DREAM CATCHER

DREAM CATCHER

YARDLEY HIGH REGARD

CNS Dream On x 3C Melody (Subzero) • Simply put, this bull’s daughters produce and generate revenue like no other. A solid semen-sales bull for over eight years because of his ability to improve many traits and high customer satisfaction. Our Dream Catcher daughters are awesome and we wish we had every one back that we sold over the years. If you are serious about building a cowherd, we encourage you to consider Dream Catcher.

YARDLEY HIGH REGARD

Yardley Impressive x Prowler Pinion • High Regard has quickly gained popularity among Simmental breeders for his ability to sire that special pattern and balance that allows his progeny to be phenotypic standouts and compete at the highest level of the show ring. His sons roam the Dakotas and the Sandhills and are sought after by ranchers. He will add extension, muscle, and foot size. Recently sired the Champion PB Female at the 2013 NJSA National Classic.

27262 424th Ave • Emery, South Dakota 57332 Home: 605-825-4219 • Dale: 605-661-3625 Scott: 605-682-9610 • JareD: 605-933-1661

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ADVERTISING INDEX 43Y...................................................................28

Goddard Cattle Company - Multi Sire .....8-9

Renegade ........................................................75

ABS...................................................................11

Good & Plenty ...............................................33

Rizing Sun ................................................ 64-65

Aces Wild Ranch............................................10

Green Valley Cattle ....................................IBC

Amen .................................................................4

Griswold Cattle ................................................7

APEX Show Cattle ........................................ 13

Gunslinger ......................................................23

Back Door ...................................................... 30

Half Blood ......................................................62

Believe in Me ............................................94-95

Hardwood ................................................ 64-65

SEK Genetics ................................................. 12

Black Hereford Ranch ............................Cover

Hobart ............................................................. 17

Select Sires......................................................73

Black Hereford Ranch-Cream of the Crop 15

Hollywood.......................................................87

ShowTec .......................................................... 31

Black Onyx .....................................................35

Holmes Show Cattle .....................................16

Silveira’s Watchout .........................................26

Bovine Elite .....................................................74

Horn Livestock .............................................. 86

BPF The Beast ........................................ 64-65

I-80 ............................................................98-99

BPF The Beast (Garwood) ..................... 76-77

JP Haug Sires ........................................... 79-81

Buckwheat....................................................... 13

JSUL Night Trips ..................................... 76-77

Carnac .............................................................67

Juneau .............................................................75

Springsteen .....................................................53

Cattle Visions ........................................... 20-21

Kris Black’s Cream of the Crop .................... 15

Stock Show Planet ........................ Back Cover

Cattle Visions Simmental Sires..................... 19

Landshark................................................. 64-65

Tejas .................................................................52

Chocolate Milk......................................... 76-77

Liquid Courage ............................................. 48

Circle M Livestock .........................................52

Live Action .................................................... 66

The Foreman ..................................................39

Commanche Moon ....................................... 17

Lock N Load ...................................................47

Crowd Favorite.........................................94-95

Majestic Meadows ......................................... 51

I Da Man .................................................. 64-65

Make It Rain....................................................25

Deadliest Catch .......................................94-95

Man Among Boys ....................................94-95

Top Sires ................................................ 100-101

Don’t Stop Believin’ .......................................32

Master of Puppets .........................................24

Total Solution Clones ................................... 54

Dr. Meyer ........................................................36

MCF Kick Ass ............................................... 50

Trailboss....................................................Cover

Excalibur..........................................................38

Mid-Continent Farms......................................3

Executive Sires, Inc ................................. 64-65

Midnight Rider ...............................................72

Trausch Farms..............................................IFC

Faber Show Cattle ...................................88-89

Mojito ..............................................................55

Fat Butt............................................................22

Night Trips ................................................ 76-77

Fever Pitch................................................90-91

No Matter .......................................................78

Firestorm ........................................................ 40

No Surprise ..................................................... 71

Two Tone ...................................................94-95

Firewater .........................................................34

No Worries............................................... 64-65

Unprecedented ........................................88-89

Fruhling Shadow ............................................41

OCC Unbeatable ......................................... 46

Up N Coming ................................................37

FSF Assassin ...................................................42

One and Only ..........................................94-95

FSF Bearcat ....................................................43

Outlaw.............................................................61

Walks On Water............................................ 49

FSF Powerline ............................................... 44

Paddy O’Malley ............................................ 96

FSF Starburst................................................. 45

Prairie View Farms .........................................14

Garwood Sires .......................................... 76-77

Purple Reign .....................................................5

Wide Open ...............................................90-91

GeneSource................................................... 60

PVF Windfall ..................................................18

Yellow Repo .............................................Cover

Genex Cooperative, Inc. .............................. 70

Rebel Soul .......................................................97

Zodiac .............................................................38

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Rodgers Bulls ............................................94-95 Royal Affair .....................................................27 Sandeen Upper Class ................................... 56

Smokin Bob ....................................................63 Solid Gold ...................................................... 86 Solo ............................................................90-91

The Irishman .................................................. 85 Thomas Ranch ...............................................34 Thompson Show Steers ..................................4

Tree Lane Farms ............................................ 17 True Grit..........................................................29 True Grit (Garwood) ............................... 76-77

Walter Cattle Company ................................75 Werning Sires ...........................................92-93

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