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April 2011

Official Publication of the American Gelbvieh Association

This Bull Gets the Job Done Right!

Cedar Top RanchScott & Raberta Starr

212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163308-587-2293 • 308-530-2720 (C)email: [email protected]

Good Night progeny are super low birth, with accelerated growth to yearling. Warner Beef Genetics, Cedar Top Ranch

This cow family has produced herd sires (including Vision and Bandelero) that are active in other herds. His dam is an ideal female in type and kind—and these genetics are continuing on in the Good Night offspring. He has more than 100 progeny on the ground to date.

Sleep Well ...Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled

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(H) 308-962-5485Monte Warner: 308-268-6020Darren Warner: 308-268-2031

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JRI Extra Exposure 285L71 ET Homozygous Polled Purebred

BW: 94 lbs. WW: 814 lbs. YW: 1,390 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 41.5 cm.

If great cow families with perfect teat/udder systems are a necessity in your program, this ‘02 National Champion is the way to go. Extra Exposure is among the Top 15% for Calving Ease and Top 10% for Ribeye Area EPDs. He’s also a Breed Trait Leader for Carcass Weight and for Scrotal Circumference.

JRI Profit Agent 46NHomozygous Polled Balancer


This low-birthweight/widespread growth bull is one meat machine. His sons feature that same widespread low-birth-to-super-growth trend and are indeed beef packers. Profit Agent daughters are absolutely tremendous females.

JRI Pop A Top 197T83Homozygous Polled Purebred

BW: 74 lbs. WW: 787 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 39.1 cm.

Pop A Top’s incredible birth-to-growth spread, coupled with un-matched fertility is indeed impressive. This meat machine has all of the components to be a tremendous “heifer bull.” The first Pop A Top calves arrived this spring, and wowza are they impressive!

JRI Journey 207S74Homozygous Polled Purebred

BW: 65 lbs. WW: 714 lbs. Ylg Scrotal: 40.8 cm.

Journey hails from genetically superior parentage, with his dam, grandam and great grandam honored as highly productive Dam of Merit females. His first set of calves were born in the fall of ‘08 and boy is he a calving-ease specialist. He is indeed the Judd Ranch complete package of superior genetics!

Judd Ranch — Home of the “Complete Package” — Calving Ease • Growth • Carcass • Fertility

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423 Hwy K-68Pomona, KS 66076Ph: 785/566-8371

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JRI Cowboy Cut 213S67Homozygous Polled Purebred


A member of Judd Ranch’s 2007 Nat’l Champion Pen of 3, this beef machine is flat loaded with beef, butt and guts. His super dam, JRI Ms Pld Grand Prix 213G57, is a Judd Ranch donor and is a four-time Dam of Merit female.

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EDITOR: Jennifer Scharpe E-mail: [email protected]

Graphic Design: Lynn Valentine E-mail: [email protected]

DepartmentsPresident’s Message 6 Contact Us 8View from the Office 8News & Notes 10Bits & Pieces 11Junior Voice 32Breeder’s Corner 34Places to Be 42Ad Index 44

Sales26 Black Hills Stock Show Gelbvieh

Sale

26 Taubenheim Gelbvieh 2011 Production Sale

26 Iowa Beef Expo “Gelbvieh Gold” Sale

27 Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Sale

28 Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus 30th Annual Production Sale

30 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Sale

30 Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants & Brooks Farms, Inc. Open House Bull Sale

30 Warner Beef Genetics Sale

31 Judd Ranch, Inc. 33rd Bull Sale

Features

14 Protect Your Investment by Properly Managing Young Bulls

15 BeefTalk: Get Those Bulls in Shape Now

18 Small Herds Can Produce Powerful Genetics

40 Visitors from Kazahkstan Impressed by Gelbvieh Cattle

On the cover: Happy Spring! We hope your calving season went well and you’re ready for AI season. After all the snow of the winter we should be able to expect plenty of green grass to last until fall. Cover photo taken by Jennifer Scharpe at Beying’s Dawson Creek Gelbvieh in Easton, Kan.

“GELbVIEh WORLD”(ISSN 1084-5100), is published monthly except for February, June and October for $35 for one year. The American Gelbvieh Association, 10900 Dover St., Broomfield, Colorado 80021-3993.

Periodicals postage paid at Broomfield, Colorado and at additional mailing offices.

POSTmaSTER send address changes to: Gelbvieh World, 10900 Dover Street, Broomfield, Colorado 80021

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Bull Sales are Ending, Customer Service is Just Beginning

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Jim Beastrom 605/224-5789 (H)20453 Cendak Rd. • Pierre, SD 57501

Vice PresidentMark Goes 402/766-3627 (H)

S E Community College, 39414 SW 75th Rd, Odell, NE 68415

SecretaryBrian Dunn 620/549-6516 (H)707 N Main • St. John, KS 67576

TreasurerRob Arnold 701/624-2051 (H)

6700 Cty Rd 19 S • Minot, ND 58701

Legal CounselE. Edd Pritchett 405/375-5516 (O)

114 N. Main St. • Ste. 101Kingfisher, OK 73750

AGA DirectorsKen Flikkema 406/586-6207 (H & O)

2 Mint Trail • Bozeman, MT 59718

Bob Hart 913/375-1422 (H)4330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy • Ste. 105

Fairway, KS 66205

Dick Helms 308/493-5411 (H)42041 Dr. 728 • Arapahoe, NE 68922

John Huston [email protected]

Bob Prosser 928/289-2619 (O)PO Box 190 • Winslow, AZ 86047

Brian Schafer 888/226-9210 (O)37740 240th Ave. • Goodhue, MN 55027

Grant Thayer 303/621-2058 (H)24063 Cty. Rd 122 • Ramah, CO 80832-9705

Gary Tilghman 270/678-5695 (H)690 Lick Branch Rd • Glasgow, KY 42141-9409

Dan Warner 308/962-6511 (H)71628 Rd 425 • Beaver City, NE 68926

Nancy Wilkinson 719/846-7910 (H)23115 CR 111.3 • Model, CO 81059

All approved AGA Board minutes are available

for inspection in the AGA office. Board meeting

highlights are available upon request.

Spring haS finally sprung. This winter has been a long one with snow amounts we haven’t seen in some time. hopefully we can now say good-bye to the cold temperatures and look forward to plenty of green grass.

This past bull sale season has been outstanding, with record sales reported across the country. Commercial cattlemen are recognizing the value of adding gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics to their cow herds. as seedstock breeders, our work is just beginning. it’s not enough to get the buyers to our sales, we need to follow-up after the sale and make sure cattlemen are satisfied with their purchases.

i am reminded of something galen fink said last December at the seminar in Kansas City. he said, “if you don’t take care of your customers…someone else will.” That message is more important now than ever, especially if you have new buyers. if you as seedstock breeders want to sustain the success of the past bull season, you will need to make sure your customers are satisfied with the bulls and genetics they purchased so they will come back next year.

While customer service requires a little bit of effort, think of the alternative. an unsatisfied customer will not come back to your sale next year and most likely, he will tell all his neighbors. now you’ve not only lost that customer, but probably a few potential customers. now think what happens when you contact the buyer after the sale, you find out if the bull is working and if he is satisfied with the purchase. you’ve started to build that relationship. Cattlemen remember who they buy their bulls from and they want to buy from someone they trust. Making contact with the buyer and providing service after the sale will go a long way to building and maintaining that trust.

a simple phone call can go a long way. if nothing else, you can find out when he turned the bull out and when he’ll expect calves next year. This information is very valuable, especially when one of the area coordinators contacts you looking to fill an order for commercial heifers or feeder cattle.

Since you already know the sire genetics of those calves, knowing calving dates is the second piece of the puzzle in trying to locate cattle to fill orders.

also, don’t forget about last year’s customers. plan a road trip this spring or summer to check out the calves from last year’s bull purchase. perhaps even schedule a visit when traveling to one of the junior regional shows or the Junior Classic. from this visit you can find out if your customer is satisfied with his calves and start working on a plan for what he might need next year.

This will also provide you, as the seedstock provider, valuable information on the direction of your breeding program and help you make mating decisions for 2012 calves. it’s difficult to know if your breeding program is moving in the right direction without knowing how your bulls and females perform in other programs. as ai season approaches and gets into full swing, can you afford to not know if the direction of your breeding program is working or if there is any fine-tuning you can make in your sire selections?

your future success in the seedstock business is not only dependent upon providing a genetically superior product, but also making sure your customers are happy with their purchases. With market and futures prices at recent record highs and the strong demand for gelbvieh genetics, the future is looking brighter than ever.

Jim Beastrom is the president of the American Gelbvieh Association. He owns and operates Beastrom Ranch in Pierre, S.D. Jim can be reached at [email protected] or 605-224-5789.

Your future success in the seedstock business is not only dependent upon providing a genetically superior product, but also making sure your customers are happy with their purchases.

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303/465-2333 Main phone303/465-2339 fax

Director of Administration Dianne Coffman (ex. 479)

[email protected]

Director of Breed Improvement Susan Willmon (ex. 484)

[email protected]

Director of Breed Promotion Frank Padilla (ex. 480)

[email protected]

Director of Communications Jennifer Scharpe (ex. 485)

[email protected]

Director of Member Services Dana Stewart (ex. 488)

[email protected]

Graphic Design/Creative Services Lynn Valentine (ex. 486)

[email protected]

Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing

Don Danell [email protected]

Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing Brandon McEndaffer

[email protected]

Area Coordinator Commercial Marketing

Steve Peddicord [email protected]

Customer Services Dolores Gravley (ex. 481)

[email protected]

Patti Showman (ex. 478) [email protected]

Teresa Wessels (ex. 477) [email protected]

Mailing address: 10900 Dover St.,

Westminster, CO 80021

General E-mail: [email protected] Registration/Electronic Data Transfer:

[email protected] Website: www.gelbvieh.org

The SporTS announCer says, “going into the all-star break, the Denver rockies have the momentum.” The coach pumps up his team at half-time, saying “you have the momentum; the critical need is that you use that momentum and bury them in this third quarter.”

Momentum is a commonly used term in sports. a team that has the momentum is on the move and is going to take some effort to stop. Momentum is a term used in physics and refers to the quantity of motion an object has. a sports team that is on the move has momentum. if an object is in motion (on the move) then it has momentum.

Momentum can be defined as “mass in motion.” all objects have mass; so if an object is moving, then it has momentum – it has its mass in motion. The amount of momentum that an object has is dependent upon two variables: how much stuff is moving and how fast the stuff is moving.

The reports coming in from sales across the country would show the gelbvieh breed has momentum. Demand for gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls has been excellent with commercial buyers as well as seedstock breeders. The prices demanded for bulls indicate that buyers are selective in what they want, but are willing to pay for it once they find cattle that meet their criteria. Many sales are averaging $500 to a $1000 per head above a year ago.

especially in demand are bulls and females that possess complete data. We have educated the commercial man to appreciate and use epDs and other data collected. Bulls with complete data, including ultrasound for carcass, are the ones selling at the top. Those breeders who are collecting and submitting this data are being rewarded by buyers for doing so. if you are not collecting this information i would encourage you to do so. if you don’t measure it, you cannot improve on it within your program and it most certainly has a return on the investment cost of doing so.

The momentum created is the result of several factors, one which is the resurgence of crossbreeding. We are seeing buyers that have never used gelbvieh, or have not for several years, in the marketplace to add the

benefits the gelbvieh breed excels at into their programs. Many are reporting a number of new buyers at their sales. Breed promotion has been targeting the strengths of the breed to commercial producers. The profit picture newspaper as well as the “add pounds. add profit.” inserts have served well in educating commercial producers to the benefits of using gelbvieh genetics in their programs and have reached an expanded audience of producers. another would be the genetic trends that gelbvieh cattle have shown. lighter birth weights, smaller mature size, and tenderness are just a few areas the breed has made great improvement on through the diligence of members in genetic selection for breed improvement. an area that we must not forget is the job that our area coordinators are doing in relating to both members and commercial producers. Their efforts are invaluable in building relationships that certainly are critical with both membership and commercial producers.

i want to encourage membership to sustain the momentum by participating in as many events as possible this summer. The agJa will host two regional shows, and the national junior show in Kearney, neb. Check the dates on the aga website at www.gelbvieh.org for more information and plan to attend and show your support towards this fine youth program. i also want to remind members of the important dates approaching concerning record keeping. one-rate registrations are due april 15. another very important date is data for the Summer Sire Summary is due april 29. if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the office as staff would be happy to assist you.

Creating momentum and keeping it is a team effort. it takes membership support financially through registrations and herd assessments. it takes continued breed improvement to provide the very best product that we can to the marketplace. it takes the effort of members to promote not only their individual programs but to be positive in regard to the entire breed and be spokespersons for it.

let’s keep the momentum going.

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418Bill Clark: 785.792.6244Leland Clark: 785.792.6208Fax: 785.792.6250 • Email: [email protected]

“Where calving ease, performance and eye-appeal come together.”“Where calving ease, performance and eye-appeal come together.”

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Passion was named the Breeders’ Choice Futu-rity Champion and National Champion Gelbvieh Bull in Denver this year. He was added to our program to broaden our genetic base with the blood of Collateral and the Vicki Vale cow fam-ily. He’ll be used on the red Top Brass, Gizmo and New Direction daughters as a pasture ser-vice sire this summer to increase the red portion of our genetic offering.

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THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH A fi ne is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fi ne for doing well.

POST ROCK DESTINATION BLACK, HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

Destination was the reserve Spring Champion Balancer® Bull in Denver this year. We decided to keep him as a herd sire to inject the power of his sire G A R Predestined and the maternal strength of his donor dam deep into our genetic base.

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news ‘n notesNews ‘N Notes

Submit news for special State Association enewsletter

To better inform aga members of your state’s activities such as upcoming field days, please provide details to aga staff. if you would like an aga staff person at your event, be sure to notify the aga office 4-6 weeks in advance to accommodate travel preparations.

Send your state association news to Dana Stewart at [email protected] to be included in an upcoming State association special newsletter. news items to include are website updates, field days, state association sale reports, member honors and more.

Gelbvieh Performance Advantage (GPA) applications due

applications for the gelbvieh performance advantage (gpa) program are due april 15 for the 2010 management

year. instructions and qualification forms can be found on the aga website in the library/resources section or can be obtained by requesting them from the aga office. Turn to page 46 of the March Gelbvieh World for more information.

The gpa program is unique within the seedstock industry. it provides a means for gelbvieh breeders, both small and large, to promote the performance aspects of their program. The gpa program has three recognition levels – bronze, silver, and gold – based on the total points received for the performance attributes of each program.

Data due for Summer Sire Summary Breeders wanting to make sure the data on their animals is

included in the 2011 Summer Sire Summary should submit all data to the american gelbvieh association office by arpil 29. This includes registration data, weights, measurements, etc. for questions or more information contact the aga office.

The 2011 January Sire Summary is now available online at www.gelbvieh.org under the education Tab/genetics and research. Members can call the aga office at 303-465-2333 to request a printed copy.

Permits required for all AI sires The american gelbvieh association requires ai permits on

all sires that are used for artificial insemination. This process requires submitting an ai permit application to the aga office (applications available at www.gelbvieh.org), paying a permit fee of $50.00 and completing the parent verification process on the bull. With the potential for many new ai sires purchased this past bull sale season, breeders should start this process and ensure parent verification has been completed. remember that if registration applications are submitted on calves out of ai sires that do not have an ai permit, the fee increases to $100 to obtain the permit.

Herd Assessments due April 15

There’s only a little time remaining to submit

your 2011 annual herd assessment. The deadline is

April 15. Herd Assessments are important for several

reasons: they help give a complete record of your

cows’ productivity, provide data to more accurately

make genetic predictions, and provide funds

necessary for promotion and day-to-day activities of

the AGA.

An important reminder to AGA One-Rate users:

if you plan to register an animal in 2011 and

participate in the one-rate system, herd assessment

fees must be paid first. Otherwise traditional rates,

that are not refundable, will be charged.

If you need a new herd assessment call the AGA

office and one will be issued. If you need assistance

or have questions in completing your assessment,

please contact the AGA registration department at

[email protected] or 303-465-2333.

Junior award sponsors neededaward sponsorship opportunities for the 2011 american

gelbvieh Junior association (agJa) Classic are still available. The 2011 agJa Twister Classic is set for Kearney, neb., July 3-8. The Kansas Junior gelbvieh association and the Junior gelbvieh association in nebraska are busily finalizing details to host this year’s classic.

We need your help to sponsor the awards presented at the agJa Twister Classic. all sponsors receive recognition in Gelbvieh World magazine, as well as all of the junior newsletters during 2011. To sponsor an award simply complete the sponsor form which was included in your herd assessment packet or can be found on page 49 of the March issue of Gelbvieh World. Contact Dana Stewart at 303-465-2333 or [email protected] to find out what sponsorships are still available. The agJa is gearing up for possibly setting another record for entries and junior participants with the Twister Classic. The gelbvieh juniors are an amazing group of young people and they need your support!

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A m e r i c a n G e l b v i e h A s s o c i a t i o n

Area Coordinators—Commercial Marketing

Don DanellWestern region

[email protected](406) 538-5622 (O)

Steve Peddicord eastern region

[email protected](606) 387-8579 (O) • (606) 688-4492 (C)

Brandon McEndafferCentral region

[email protected](970) 520-3020 (C)

“Contact me when you are looking for females or bulls. Or if you wan to buy or sell feeder cattle. I can assist you. Call me for advertising opportunities in the upcoming issues of the Gelbvieh World to advertise your programs.

“Gelbvieh genetics are in demand. Get in touch with what you have for sale or if you are wanting to buy. It’s also time to plan for the summer advertising program, especially the Reference Issue of Gelbvieh World.

“Give me a call about the RFI tested offering at the midland sale. This is a great set of bulls from a great set of breeders with bulls that will fit seedstock breeders as well as progressive commercial producers.”

GELBVIEH ARRIVALSDavid and

Laura Wax of Wax gelbvieh in Boonville, Mo., welcomed twin girls on august 2, 2010. abigail Kathrina measured 1 pound 13 ounces, 13 3/4 inches long and was born at 2:07 a.m. Sister Magdalena elizabeth measured 1 pound 15 ounces, 13 1/4 inches long and was born at 2:09 a.m. proud grandparent are Wiley and Maryellen McVicker, Missouri river Valley gelbvieh also of Boonville.

Use of AGA trademarksThe american gelbvieh association holds several trademarks

including Balancer®, SmartCross® and is applying for a trademark for Southern Balancer™. as the holder of these trademarks, it is important that they are used correctly. To insure the proper use of a trademark there are several things members should be aware of. use the “®” or “™” notation when using or referring to these federally registered marks in items such as sale catalogs, advertisements, news articles, etc. Do not pluralize a trademark; instead the common noun should be pluralized. for example, use Balancer bulls or Balancer genetics rather than “Balancers.”

The term Balancer refers to beef cattle that are 25-75 percent gelbvieh and 25-75 percent angus or red angus genetics. Southern Balancer is the heat tolerant hybrid made up of a minimum of 25 percent gelbvieh genetics with 6.25 to 50 percent from a tropically adapted breed or combination of tropically adopted breeds. SmartCross is the marketing program that refers to using gelbvieh and angus or red angus in a crossbreeding scenario.

The aga appreciates your assistance in helping protect these trademarks by using them properly.

Coming off record value year, beef exports continue remarkable run

u.S. beef exports cracked the $4 billion mark for the first time in 2010, and showed no signs of slowing down in 2011. Mexico was the only major market to post a decline in 2010 as it still struggled to recover from the global economic slump, but showed renewed momentum in the fourth quarter of the year. This trend continued in January with an 18 percent jump in the value of exports ($74.9 million) on volume (20,2411 metric tons) that was slightly below last year.

Canada solidified its position as the no. 2 market for u.S. beef, with January exports up 17 percent in volume (12,917 metric tons) and surging one-third in value to $63.1 million.

Despite limited market access, u.S. beef continued to make strides in Japan with exports rising nearly 70 percent in both volume and value to 9,459 metric tons valued at $47.2 million.

exports to Korea continued to show remarkable strength, increasing 63 percent in volume (11,975 metric tons) and 81 percent in value ($49.2 million) over January 2010.

Despite political and social unrest in the Middle east, exports to the region grew more than 50 percent in volume (11,643 metric tons) and nearly doubled in value to $25.4 million.

exports to hong Kong surged 156 percent in volume (5,219 metric tons) and 168 percent in value ($22.5 million) despite the continued restriction of u.S. beef to boneless muscle cuts.

exports to russia dipped slightly in volume (2,706 metric tons) but grew 40 percent in value to $5.4 million as russia continued to show a growing appetite for u.S. muscle cuts.

Taiwan was the only major market to show a year-over-year decline in u.S. beef demand, with exports dropping 14 percent in volume to 2,609 metric tons and 4 percent in value to $16.8 million. This was primarily due to Taiwan’s sudden change in testing for ractopamine residues, which created a very uncertain environment for importers. uSMef expects the decline in export activity to Taiwan to be even more pronounced in february as the two countries continue to work on resolving the ractopamine testing issue.

Despite widespread news reports suggesting that foot-and-mouth disease is driving u.S. beef exports to Korea, uSMef-Korea Director Jihae yang says it is simply a case of consumer demand for u.S. beef achieving a sustained and significant recovery.

ThorstensonGelbvieh & Angus

12980 Cedar Rd., Selby, SD 57472

Vaughn & Wendy Brian & DeDee 605/649-6262 605/649-9927Fax: 605/649-7361 • E-mail: [email protected]

www.BalancerBulls.com

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Out of a great first calf Exclusive daughter with Progeny WW ratios of BW 1@ 91 and WW 1@ 116, YW 1@ 116. Grandam by Black Power has progeny

BW ratio of 3@ 99 and WW 3@ 107, YW 2@ 102. Add to this Homo Black, 115 ratio on his REA and a -.98 RFI

number (top 30%) of his test group and you’ve got one of the most exciting Balancer Bulls in the industry.

Great Calving Ease

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The Bull Sale season has been tremendous across the country. Cow-calf producers have studied the pedigrees and epDs, made their selections and invested in the genetics for their next calf crop. however, the work isn’t quite done yet. Cow-calf producers can protect that investment by properly managing those young bulls from the time after the sale through at least the first few weeks of turnout. The Cooperative extension System and several gelbvieh seedstock breeders have some suggestions for ensuring your new bull purchase will yield dividends.

first, the question often arises as to what is the proper cow to bull ratio. The cow:bull ratio is difficult to decide upon because of pasture size, terrain, and differences in libido, to name a few. a conservative rule of thumb for a young bull is to place it with roughly the same number of cows as his age in months. for example:• 12-15 month old bull: 10-12 cows • 15-18 month old bull: 12-18 cows • 18-24 month old bull: 18-25 cows•More than 24-month-old bull: 25-35 cows

Some bulls are known to be successful breeding 50 or more cows, while some are failures with only 10 cows. observing bulls early in the breeding season may give the producer a little idea of the libido and breeding capacity of the bull.

another concern can be co-mingling new, young bulls with the mature bulls the cattleman has retained from last breeding season. if the bulls have not been co-

mingled before the breeding season, then there is a good chance that there will be some fighting. The fighting will establish a hierarchy/dominance among the bulls. obviously, the bulls have a significant risk of injury. if the bulls are in a pasture, then there will be the opportunity for bulls to separate themselves, which is good. The key is how you introduce young bulls to mature bulls. Don’t introduce them to one another in a tight pen because the young bulls will likely be injured. introduce them in a pasture where the young bull can avoid a lot of contact with the older mature bulls.

Keeping the bull in a safe environment and making sure he has adequate nutrition until turnout time is key to protecting the investment. Many seedstock breeders offer free keep on bull purchases from time of sale until a certain date in spring.

post rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan., offers free bull care until May 1. “We should be able to manage the bulls in a group and gradually reduce the concentrate portion of the ration and do it easier and more effective than the purchaser. it also reduces some risk of injury in those cases where the buyer takes the young bull home and turns him in with his older bulls,” says Bill Clark of post rock Cattle Company.

Vaughn Thorstenson of Thorstenson gelbvieh & angus also offers free keep and about 2/3 of his customers take advantage of the service.

“i think that having the bull owner keep the bull is beneficial for the customer as most bull breeders will feed the bull better and keep them in a safe environment. i have delivered bulls numerous times when we just dump yearling bulls out with old herd bulls. This puts the young bulls at a disadvantage to the older bulls in being competitive for feed and of course there is substantial risk of injury,” adds Thorstenson.

Some seedstock breeders offer 18 to 24-month old virgin bulls which can be an option for cow-calf producers concerned about managing younger bulls.

“We offer age advantaged, range developed two year old bulls. We believe

this gives our customers an advantage as they don’t have to worry about the constant hassle of trying to keep their new investment viable for the next season. These age advantaged bulls can be ran with old herd bulls from the moment you get them home and they don’t require any unnecessary headaches after the initial season,” comments Scott Starr of Cedar Top ranch, Stapleton, neb.

Cattlemen should also monitor the breeding pasture often during the breeding season to make sure bulls are covering cows in heat. a good seedstock provider will offer some sort of guarantee on their bulls. post rock Cattle Company, Thorstenson’s gelbvieh & angus and Cedar Top ranch all provide a guarantee on their bulls.

Bill Clark offers this advice for getting a bull ready for the breeding season: “our sale is only five to six weeks ahead of the traditional turn out date for most herds in our area. i like to encourage the buyer to place his new bull in an adjoining lot to his cow herd or other cattle, preferably with an older cow and have good grass hay available to him. By having him near the cow herd this will encourage lots of exercise. of course the fence separating him from the cow herd should be in good repair. i like to encourage the buyer of young bulls to turn a cow in standing heat in with him for his first breeding experience. The young bull should be watched closely to make certain he has actually completed the service. This should be done about a week before turn out, this way he ready to go when the breeding season begins.”

after the completed breeding season is the most crucial period for a yearling bull. The goals for wintering or preparing bulls for the next breeding season are maintain fertility, maintain proper breeding weight and body condition score, and maintain soundness and the physical ability to breed. Cow-calf producers should contact their bull provider if they have any questions or concerns regarding care and management of their bull purchase.

Keeping the bull in a safe environment and making sure he has adequate nutrition until turnout time is key to protecting the investment.

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The Bull pen can be that behind-the-barn pen that is forgotten as calving gets under way. a careful eye is scanned over the cows from sunrise to sunrise, but the bulls may just be fed. in fact, they may be watching us more than we are watching them.

however, next year’s calf crop is on the line and those bulls need to be ready for bull turnout. at bull turnout, the bull is expected to be physically fit and fertile. from a management aspect, managers need to understand that, without a doubt, neither of these two expectations can be met by attending a two-week short course and coming home with a quick fix.

if one is not convinced, go to the gym. Starting now, or at least two months before you expect to turn the bulls out, management needs to focus on the bulls, as well as the cows and calves. Bull fitness is a function of total body condition. perhaps

fitness is best gauged by simply monitoring the body condition on the bulls. however, even that is not easy. increasing energy input for the bull can put on body fat, but keep in mind that these bulls are not intended for the harvest rail. instead, the bulls are going to the breeding pasture, so they don’t need much fat.

Bull conditioning needs to follow a fine line between improving body condition and not adding fat. Some would call that getting physically fit. Maybe one does not need to hire a trainer, but keep in mind the balance between activity and nutrition is important.

a good nutritional consultant would help. That is why now is the time to make sure the bulls are conditioned adequately.

likewise, there is no quick fix to poor bull fertility. Spermatogenesis is a roughly two-month process from start to finish. Viable, aggressive sperm cells are not produced overnight. if bulls are stressed, underfed or sick, spermatogenesis can be disrupted or may cease.

in such cases, these bulls may test bad or have periods of low fertility later in the breeding season. Spermatogenesis in the male is similar to an assembly-line process. as the spermatozoa are made, they progress along a very long assembly line as various parts are assembled. as was noted earlier, from the actual initiation of spermatogenesis to the finished spermatozoa, the process takes about two months. any time the assembly line is shut down, the result will be fewer spermatozoa available two months later.

This delay in production often is long forgotten once the bulls are turned out to pasture. fortunately, like all living things, there are backups, such as multiple spermatozoa assembly lines in production at different times. however, maximum production can be diminished. if stress, poor nutrition or health problems are severe enough, the result is open cows in the fall. one cannot emphasize enough this time delay in fertility, so the need to start monitoring bulls is now.

Those new yearling bulls probably are getting a lot of attention, but do not forget the older bulls. Breeding soundness exams, as well as weighing and condition scoring should be planned and scheduled. although not always available, if one has fall weight numbers for the bulls, their winter progress can be gauged better. last fall at the

Dickinson research extension Center, the two 3-year-old bulls that were kept averaged just less than 1,660 pounds. The yearling bulls that were coming up on being 2 years old averaged a little more than 1,340 pounds.

essentially, all the keeper bulls had a body condition score of 6. These keeper bulls had been lounging on pasture with the other bulls, so you would expect a condition score of 6. Some would have come off the breeding pastures thinner, but they had time to gain back their flesh, so they still should have a condition score of 6.

for those who are not aware of the condition scoring system, bulls with body condition scores of 3 or less would be skinny and have skeletal features evident. Body condition scores of 4 to 6 are bulls that express normal skeletal frame and muscle without evidence of excessive fat or fat patches. Condition scores of 7 to 10 are cattle that have an obvious fat covering. it is more obvious as a bull approaches a 10 body condition score.

given a keen eye for adequate body condition and an expectation that most bulls can add 300 pounds a year in muscle, the bulls should be on target for the breeding season.

Bulls that under or overconditioned, underweight or lack luster need to be dealt with now. Don’t wait because the penalty is low fertility and open cows.

May you find all your ear tags.

Those new yearling bulls probably are getting a lot of attention, but do not forget the older bulls.

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1. Moved to approve the 2010 Audit report as presented by AGA’s CPA Robert C. Loewen.

2. Moved to approve the 2010 August Board meeting and November 2010 financial statement as presented.

3. Moved to separate the convention from National Western Stock Show events and to pursue a fall 2011 convention.

4. Moved to present the Fee Structure report at the 2011 Finance Committee meeting.

5. Moved to add to the current AGA Genetic Policy that would require testing of progeny and/or grand of known CA carriers and encourage the testing of ani-mals of unknown Angus parents and grandparents.

6. Moved to accept executive committee minutes and update completed action points.

7. Moved to allow phone vote for AGA officer by Board member unable to attend.

8. Moved to accept nominations for AGA officers – Jim Beastrom elected as President, Mark Goes elected as Vice-President, Brian Dunn elected as Secretary and Rob Arnold elected as Treasurer.

9. Moved to form a committee of John Huston, Nancy, Wilkinson, Brian Schafer and Susan Willmon to find alternate funding sources for genotype programs.

10. Moved to accept the core National Show Committee recommendations for Open, Hill and Junior to be submitted to National Western Stock Show.

11. Moved to set the next Board meeting for April 18-20.

12. Moved to renew E. Edd Pritchett contract for legal services.

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Small Herds Can Produce Powerful GeneticsBy Jennifer Scharpe, AGA Director of Communications

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Most seedstock breeders dream of being able to raise that one great AI sire that will put their breeding program on the map. Chances of reaching this goal increase exponentially for seedstock breeders who have larger herds and are able to experiment with different genetics and make the investment into raising that great AI sire. However, two Gelbvieh seedstock breeders who each own about 25 cows and coincidentally live about 40 miles apart were each able to make their mark on the breed.

Jim Horton of Horton Gelbvieh in Fort Dodge, Iowa raised JHG Premonition 662S ET, a purebred black bull born February 6, 2006. Don Rasmussen of Rasmussen’s Gelbvieh in Webster City, Iowa raised DAR National 302N, another purebred black bull born a few years earlier on February 4, 2003. While both programs are different, both Jim and Don credit their programs’ success to paying attention to pedigrees, EPDs and extensively using AI in their herds. “I use AI because that way I can buy the best bulls. I had a guy tell me one time that I should buy a bull and I told him with AI I can buy a lot of bulls and make greater improvement each year rather than buying a herd bull,” says Jim. Horton Gelbvieh started in 1977

with half-blood Gelbvieh cows that were pregnant with ¾-blood calves. Jim says those first cows cost $350 a piece and were about to calve. “I sold those ¾-blood calves to a club calf guy for $500. He told me I could sell them for more, but I wasn’t greedy and I was already getting more than I paid for the cows.” He continues on to say, “Those first Gelbvieh calves were good. They were so much better than anything else we had seen. I remember one calf that came through the sale barn, oh man was he big and muscular.” Jim now focuses his program on carcass traits and marbling. His bull calves are fed through a bull test at Kirkwood Community College and sold through the Midwest Performance Bull Sale held in early April in

Above: In 1977 Jim Horton started Horton Gelbvieh, a herd of 25 Gelbvieh purebred cows in Fort Dodge, Iowa and raised JHG Premonition 662S ET. Below: Jim Horton and his nephew Tyler.

Above: DAR National 302N was raised by Don Rasmussen of Rasmussen’s Gelbvieh, a small purebred Gelbvieh herd in Webster City, Iowa which began in 1981 and dispersed in 2008.Below: Don Rassmussen.

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Bloomfield, Iowa. In fact, JHG Premonition 662S ET sold through this sale. Jim bought a confirmed embryo pregnancy from Mark Goes, M & P Gelbvieh in Odell, Neb. That embryo pregnancy was the result of a flush of PMG Pegasus 01P and LJS Salley ET. Jim and Mark joke about how that one pregnancy that Jim bought resulted in Premonition and one of the best bulls that Jim ever raised. Jim is now looking to pass on the reigns of the Gelbvieh herd to his nephew, Tyler. Tyler helps out with the cow herd, keeping track of the paperwork and records, and does a lot of the work with their custom hay-making business. DAR National 302N also started out as a pregnancy, this time a bred heifer that Don purchased from Flying H Genetics. “When I picked that heifer, she was bred to FHG VVFG Flying H Exclusive who was high in carcass and her pedigree went back to GKT Boo Boo 155E, which was another great carcass sire of the breed. I liked the carcass traits this calf would have,” said

Don. “When he dropped I didn’t think he was worth a darn, he was small and skinny. Then I watched him grow and he kept getting better and better. He turned to be one heck of a bull.” Don had his first Gelbvieh calf crop in 1982. He raised many great cattle that have the DAR prefix up until health reasons caused him to retire in 2008. Don says if he’d been able, he’d still be raising Gelbvieh today. “When I started, I picked the Gelbvieh mainly because it was a small breed and I’d have a chance to make my mark,” said Don. It’s safe to say he was able to reach the goal. He did so by starting with full bloods, then breeding purebreds. At one time the herd was up to 45 cows, but Don says for the most part he kept around 25 cows. With the use of AI focusing on EPDs, performance and pedigrees – and a keen eye for selection – these two Iowa breeders, each with their own small herds, were able to make their mark.

With the use of AI focusing on EPDs, performance and pedigrees – and a keen eye for selection – Horton Gelbvieh and Rasmussen’s Gelbvieh were able to make their mark.

Hits for Using the New WebsiteLinking your website directly to the Animal/Pedigree display page on the AGA’s Website

If you had links from your website to the old AGA website Animal Search screen you will need to update them following the link format: http://search.gelbvieh.org/anilk.aspx?regnum=AMGV123. So to display Freedom’s record you would simply replace 123 with 601105 as illustrated here: http://search.gelbvieh.org/anilk.aspx?regnum=AMGV601105.Finding an animal or a member

When searching for an animal or member putting in a small number of characters will broaden your search or more characters will narrow it. For example typing in “Black” will find all animals with Black anywhere in the animal’s name. This search returned 20044 records, so you may need to narrow your search when the criteria includes frequently used words to find the animal or member you are looking for.

Clicking on the headers on the top of any search results will sort the result by that header (Registration Number, Tattoo, Name or Birthdate for Animals and Member Number, Farm Name, Last Name, City or State for Members).

Searching by registration numberTo Gelbvieh/Balancer® animals all you need to do is

enter the registration number to locate the animal. If you are looking for a non-AMGV animal (Angus, Red Angus, Canadian Gelbvieh, etc.) that might be in our database you need to enter the Registry Code (AMAN, AMAR, CDGV, etc.) plus the registration number to find the animal. Searching by prefix and tattoo

If you wish to find an animal’s record by entering the prefix and tattoo simply enter both of those items in the box provided. Do not put a space or any characters between the prefix and tattoo. For example entering “SLC178F” will again bring up the record for Freedom. Information listed for members

The information that is listed for a member is based on the information that is currently stored at the AGA and is displayed according to the preferences set in your account. Each year as part of the herd assessment process a member questionnaire is sent to each member. Adding or updating information on the questionnaire and returning it with your herd assessment will update what is displayed for your membership. The new website uses more current technology which minimizes the ability for outside entities to scrape an email address from the listing. When the on-line registration module is activated each member will be able to edit the information on their account on-line. Female, Bull and Feeder Calf Listings

Members can add their own female, bull or feeder calf listings on the new website. Simply go to the page for the listing you wish to add and click “Add Entry.” You will be required to register by filling out the form that pops up when you click the “Register” button. Once you register, you will receive an email confirmation. You can then login and add the information for your listing. You can use the same login and password for each of the three listings – bull, female, feeder calf; you do not have to register for each listing. If you are not comfortable adding your own listing, contact Dana Stewart, AGA director of member services at 303-465-2333 for assistance. Places to Be

The Places to Be is now in the form of a calendar. There are many options to view the items in the calendar including by month, week, day or list. Also, items in the Places to Be can be sorted by state, category (sale, show, event, dates to remember) and sub-category (AGA, AGJA, member, state association, industry).

Be sure to check out the new site and let us know what you think. Also, visit the site often as staff will be continually updating content and posting new information.

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FEW BEEF PRODuCERS would disagree that the genetic potential available for use in their herds via artificial insemination is greater than that of most natural service sires. The advantage of using AI stems from the improvement in the predictability of the bulls; their EPD’s are simply more accurate and reliable. However, less than 10% of the beef cows in the united States are artificially inseminated each year (NAHMS, 2008). Many reasons exist for the low rate of implementation of estrus synchronization and AI (ESAI) into beef cow-calf operations. One factor that limits the use of ESAI in commercial cow-calf herds is the hassle factor. It is simply too much effort to gather the herd and work them 2-3 times in a 10-day period. However, the major reason, in my opinion, is that most producers cannot capture the added value of their AI-sired calves and the enterprise is not profitable. Two real questions arise when thinking about using ESAI. First, are calves sired via AI more valuable? Second, how can

a commercial cow-calf producer capture some of this value? These two questions have been investigated in an Advanced Master Cattleman program sponsored by the Kentucky Beef Network and the Agriculture Development Board. The goal of this program was to determine if steers sired by AI bulls proven in feedlot and carcass performance could actually perform better in the finishing phase and if these steers generated more revenue and were more profitable. This project started in the fall of 2007 with 7 producers in Washington, Marion, and Nelson counties and has continued through this last breeding season. More than 900 head from 15 producers across KY were bred this fall alone. Each breeding season, estrus is synchronized and females in these herds are time-inseminated to an Angus, Polled Hereford, Simmental, or Charolais sire. The sires used are proven trait leaders in their respective breeds in feedlot and carcass performance. After weaning,

the calves are vaccinated and backgrounded about 60 days. These producers retain ownership on their steers and they are sent to a feedlot in Kansas for finishing and harvest. Feedlot and carcass data have been collected on 139 head of steers sired either by an AI sire or a natural service sire. Steers sired by proven AI bulls were more efficient in the feedlot. They outgained (.22 lbs per day) and required less feed per pound of gain (.31 lbs less feed per lb of gain) than steers sired by the herd bulls. Steers sired via AI were on feed 13 fewer days than steers sired by the herd bulls. using AI also improved the carcass performance of steers. Steers sired by proven AI bulls had a higher quality grade and a heavier carcass than steers sired by the herd bulls. The added feedlot and carcass performance improved the value of the steers. Steers sired by AI bulls were $146.60 more valuable at harvest than steers from natural service. After considering the feedlot costs, steers sired by proven AI bulls

STATISTICS PRESENTED AT the AGA Convention in 2009 showed AI usage by American Gelbvieh Association members remained fairly consistent over the previous five years. Calves reported out of Natural Service sires varied between 70 and 72 percent of the calf crop by year. AI calves made up between 27 and 29 percent of the yearly calf crop, with ET calves making up the difference of 1-2 percent per year. While this is an acceptable amount of AI within the breed the question to be asked is would increasing the number of AI sired calves by 10-15 percent across the board provide significant benefit within the breed?

Further analysis of the data lead us to see if there were any differences in AI usage by AGA members based on herd size. While the data gets a bit skewed as herd size increases simply because there are fewer herds in each category, it is interesting that regardless of herd size there are a few breeders in each grouping that do not use any AI sires in their breeding program. The light shaded portion of the chart below shows the percent of breeders in each herd size category that report the corresponding percent of their calf crop sired by AI bulls. For example 30 percent of the herds in the 100-199 herd size group report less than 20 percent of their calves sired by AI sires. One guess is that a majority

of the herds in this group are only using AI sires in their heifer program.

An updated set of statistics will be gathered based on 2010 calf crop data once all calf data has been reported by members later this summer. At that point we also will look at this data based on age of the dam. One additional part of this equation is the fact that many of our breeders have an AI sire that is actually out pasture breeding a group of cows each breeding season. So we may also attempt to group all calves sired by AI qualified bulls regardless of whether they were bred with a straw or by the bull himself.

One final aspect of AI that should be revisited is the use of too many AI sires within a breeding program. An exaggerated example would be a herd of 100 cows that has calves out of 20 different AI sires plus three herd bulls. With a conception rate of 50 percent that would mean on average 2-3 calves per AI sire. The challenge here would be that 2-3 calves per sire does not paint a clear picture of the contribution of that sire to the breeding program. It is difficult to resist the temptation of trying many new sires each breeding season but in order to evaluate if a sire is going to work in your

The Use of AI in the Gelbvieh Breed

Percent of Breeders within Herd size by Percent of Calf Crop sired by AI sires.

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ReportedNo AI <20% 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 >61

25-49 34% 24% 8% 10% 9% 6% 10%

50-74 29% 30% 13% 11% 9% 4% 4%

75-99 25% 28% 8% 18% 3% 10% 10%

100-199 8% 30% 15% 10% 15% 8% 15%

200+ 21% 18% 7% 25% 11% 11% 7%

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program, breeding for 10-15 progeny for an AI sire should be a goal.

Reasons to increase the percentage of AI calves in your calf crop

Providing a predictable product to the commercial bull buyer. using AI sires with high accuracy EPDs will reduce the risk in terms of possible change of their progeny’s EPDs. Sons of proven AI sires will, on average, have EPDs later in life that do not vary greatly from their pedigree estimates.

using AI Sires provides ties to other herds. The AGA Across Breed EPD evaluation uses AI sires to evaluate performance and generate EPDs across herds. Herds with few or no outside ties to the rest of the Gelbvieh population tend to have fewer cross herd relationships and thus within herd performance may over or under estimate an animal’s EPD value.

using a Proven AI Sire will reduce the risk associated with introducing new genetics into an established breeding program. AI sires that are selected based on an EPD profile with higher accuracies (sire with greater EPD accuracy) will produce calves that are more likely to perform to the breeding program goals than lower accuracy AI or natural service sires.

returned $163.18 more to farmers than steers sired by their herd bulls. These data certainly demonstrate that using ESAI can improve the value of steers and the profit potential of beef cow-calf producers. unfortunately, the only marketing method currently available to capture this added value is retaining ownership through harvest and many of the commercial cattlemen in Kentucky are skeptical of this marketing method. One alternative would be to establish local CPH-45 sales that feature steers and heifers sired by proven AI bulls. The calves in these sales would be source-, age- and “genetically”- verified for improved feedlot and carcass performance. The long-term goal of this Advanced Master Cattleman project is eventually to generate enough calves sired by proven AI sires that we can conduct CPH-45 “genetically-verified” sales. For more information on this Advanced Master Cattleman Program contact either Dr. Les Anderson, Beef Extension Specialist, university of Kentucky at 859-257-2856 or Mr. Land Dale at 859-278-0899.

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3/11/2007 • Homozygous Polled • Diluter Free2009 National Champion Bull2009 AGA Ring Of Gold Champion BullSemen: $30/unit • Owned with Register FarmsEPDs CE BW WW YW MK TM GL CD SC ST FM 108 0.3 40 76 13 33 -2.1 105 0.2 7 11.59 .33 .58 .41 .20 .21 N/A .41 .18 .18 I N/A

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Sire: 3G Space Cowboy2009 Reserve National Champion Gelbvieh Female2009 & 2010 Ring Of Gold Champion Female

2/2009 • Balancer Bull (50%)Homozygous Polled • Semen: $25/unitSire: 3G Smoke N MirrorsDam: 3G Cowgirl Rocket Queen2011 NWSS Res Gr National Champion2010 Iowa State Fair Gr Champion 2010 American Royal Gr Champion2010 NAILE Gr Champion2009 NAILE Res Gr Champion Bull

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salesSales

7 Bulls $3,821

5 Females $2,900

Black Hills Stock Show Gelbvieh Sale

The top selling bull was Lot 16, BEA 941W (Teddy) consigned by Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, S.D., and sold for $12,250 for 50 percent semen interest and full possession to Chuck Krajewski, Venango, Neb. He is a February 2009, Balancer® son of BEA 607S who is a calving ease, high growth bull with a birth weight of 60 pounds and a yearling weight of 1,259 pounds. Plateau Gelbvieh, Peetz, Colo., consigned the high selling female. Lot 3, PLA Kitkat 03X ET, is a January 2010 black, polled Balancer heifer sired by EXAR Pay Stub 40 5S. Rick Soelzer of Piedmont, S.D., was the winning bidder at $4,600.

February 3, 2011Rapid City, S.D.Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar Report written by: Jennifer Scharpe

GOD BLESSED THE Taubenheim’s with a very beautiful day for our 21st Annual Production sale on February 7, 2011.

Lyn Estergard of Callaway, Neb., took home a homozygous black, double polled Balancer®. TAu Mr. Ottawa 37X sired by SDCC Virginian 318T and a Tsunami dam sold for $10,000. Estergard also added TAu Final Answer 129X to his herd sire battery. 129X is a Final Answer/Gunnison son and is double black, double polled Balancer which sold for $5,750.

TAu Mr Manitoba 13X, a TAu Mr Grid Topper 43T/Junior 3303 son, joined the Raile Gelbvieh of St. Frances, Kan., sire group for $6,000. Manitoba 13X is a homozygous black, double polled Balancer herd sire.

Bruce Sprangler of Callaway, Neb., was the final bidder on TAu Final Answer 131X, a homozygous black, double

polled, Balancer son of SAV Final Answer/Gunnison for $5,600

Bar Arrow Cattle of Phillipsburg, Kan., added to his herd sires with TAu Mr North Bay 27X ET. He is a homozygous black, double polled purebred HYEK Black Impact/Sleepy son, which sold for $5,500.

In the open female division, Deets Farms took home TAu 0219X a TC Gridiron/Gunnison daughter for $1,300. Bryce Williams of Eddyville, Neb., purchased 0231X a Gunnison/Freedom daughter for $1,250.

The bred females were well received being our first year to offer bred females. Raile Gelbvieh purchased TAu MS Grid Topper 43T 989W a Grid Topper/Onix due to calve March 5 at $2,200. They also added TAu Final Answer 9143W a SAV Final Answer/Rodeo Drive due to calve March 25 at $2,000.

Taubenheim Gelbvieh 2011 Production Sale

February 7, 2011Amherst, Neb.Reported by: Jeannette Taubenheim

90 Bulls $3,310

28 Open Females $1,200

26 Bred Females $1,900

NINETEEN GELBVIEH BREEDERS from Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Missouri put together a quality set of bulls and females for the 38th Annual Gelbvieh Gold sale sponsored by the Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa and held in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo. The top selling bull was Lot 10, DTKF Revolution consigned by DTK Cattle Company, Clutier, Iowa. This red, double

polled Balancer® bull out of DTKF Faith’s Chester 121 u sold for $3,000 to Rod Seyfort, Delmar, Iowa. Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, Iowa, consigned the high selling female. Lot 12 was a pick of the bred heifers with the EHE prefix. C-Cross Cattle Company, Asheboro, N.C., was the winning bidder of this pick at $4,300.

Iowa Beef Expo “Gelbvieh Gold” Sale

February 15, 2011Des Moines, IowaAuctioneer: Phil Schooley Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing ServiceReport written by: Jennifer Scharpe

27 Females $2,378

9 Bulls $2,161

1 Embryo $3,500

Total Gross $87,150

The BHSS Grand Champion Bull was BEA 941W (Teddy).

The BHSS Grand Champion Female was PLA Kitkat 03X ET.

TAU Mr. Ottawa 37X sold for $10,000 to Lyn Estergard at Taubenheim’s Production Sale.

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salesSales

Top selling bulls: DDGR Navaho 188X, homozygous

black purebred son of RED Fortunate 681, to Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada at $15,000.

DDGR Apache 113X, red purebred son of Sink Full Throttle 27T, to Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, N.D. at $8,500.

DDGR Freightrain 116X, black purebred son of RLFG Range Line Cocoa, to Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, N.D. at $6,250.

DDGR Top Gun 14X, homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred son of DCSF Post Rock Granite 200P2, to Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada at $6,200 for full possession and 50 percent semen interest.

CMR Gunner 78X, black purebred son of MLH Strait Forward R89, to Hal

Sathre, Tuttle, N.D. at $5,900.DDGR Homesteader 109X, red

purebred son of EGL Miguel R056 ET, to the Swenson Ranch, Belfield, N.D. at $5,750.

DDGR High Impact 40X, red, purebred son of JDPD Astro 407S, to Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, N.D. at $5,500 for full possession and 50 percent semen interest,

Top selling Balancer® heifers:DDGR Crocus 39W, red 50 percent

Balancer by LJC Mission Statement, to The 88 Ranch, Orchard, Neb. at $2,750.

DDGR Claire 81W, red 50 percent Balancer by Kuhn’s Red Hemmi, also to The 88 Ranch, Orchard, Neb. at $2,200.

Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh SaleMandan, N.D.February 17, 2011Auctioneer: Ross GlassReported by: Dennis Gustin

71 Gelbvieh & Balancer® Bulls $3,644

12 Balancer® Bred Heifers $1,908

DDGR Navaho 188X sold for $15,000 to Davidson Gelbvieh at Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh production sale.

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His only daughter at the 2010 Jr. Nationals won her class.

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Sons averaged over $700 more than contemporaries at Overmillers.

Sons averaged $200 more than sale average at Grund Beef Genetics.

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Scott & Sonia MattisonBrianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie

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WITH THEIR SECOND set of feed efficiency tested bulls offered for sale, Thorstenson Gelbvieh and Angus of Selby, S.D., had active bidding from cattlemen interested in cutting their hay costs. The sale was held Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Mobridge Livestock and hosted by owners Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson and Brian and DeDee Begeman.

Leading off the sale was Lot 46 who commanded a price of $18,000 from Jon Beastrom, Pierre, S.D. Featuring a yearling weight of 1359 pounds, he is a homozygous black Balancer® sired by SAV Final Answer. Boasting EPDS of -3.0 for BW, +49 for WW, +104 for YW, +22 for milk, +.14 for REA, and +.11 for MB, he also ranked in the top 30 percent of his test group for feed efficiency.

Headlining the Angus sale was Lot 174, purchased by Leon Voegele, Trail City, S.D., for $6,250. A yearling son of SAV Bismarck 5682 and out of a Pathfinder Dam, he scanned 6.77 for IMF to ratio 135 and also scanned above average REA. Performance ratios included 113 for WW, 116 for ADG, and 113 for YW and he ranked in the top 30 percent of his test group for feed efficiency.

Next in line in the Angus offering was

Lot 181, a son of Bluegrass Danny Boy 814 who ranked in the top 30 percent of his feed efficiency test group. Wes Moser, Glenham, S.D., took home the bull with a bid of $5,250. Lot 181 posted a weaning weight of over 800 pounds to ratio 133.

With a limited number of purebred bulls in the offering, several commanded top dollars led by Lot 8 who brought a bid of $6,000 from Dennis Gustin, Mandan, N.D. Sired by Davidson Powerhouse 13u, the homozygous black yearling gained 4.17 pounds per day while on test to ratio 131.

Joseph Schmidt, Roscoe, S.D., paid $6,000 for Lot 18, a red yearling sired by JDPD Astro 407S. He ranked in the top 20 percent of his feed efficiency test group while gaining 4.17 pounds per day and featured a 104 ratio for WW and a 112 ratio for YW.

Allan Steward, Chelsea, S.D., took home a pair of red purebreds including Lot 16 at $5,500 and Lot 17 at $5,000. Both are sired by JDPD Astro 407S and out of Dams of Merit. Lot 16 boasted ratios of 111 for WW, 112 for ADG and 108 for YW while Lot 17 had ratios of 115 for WW, 106 for ADG and 108 for YW.

Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus 30th Annual Production SaleMarch 5, 2011Mobridge, S.D.Reported by: Vaughn Thorstenson

17 Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $3,691

17 Fall Bulls $3,338

112 Balancer® Bulls $3,242

34 Angus Bulls $3,368

180 Bulls $3,317

Lot 46 sold for $18,000 to Jon Beastrom at Thorstenson’s production sale.

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salesSales

10 Bulls $3,275

16 Heifers $2,225

Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Sale

TAKING HOME GRAND Champion Balancer/Gelbvieh Bull was Lot 5, AHL Heisman 012X, consigned by LeDoux Ranch of Agenda, Kan. This bull is a 01/21/2010 son of XXB Wingman 639ET and sold to Sam Scheele of Odell, Neb., for $4,200.

Reserve Champion Balancer/Gelbvieh Bull was Lot 11, XXB Mr. Iron Nuts 641X, consigned by J.J. Boehler of Orleans, Neb. This bull is a 04/02/2010 son of EGL Old Iron Nuts S842 and he sold to Lee Bose, LJB Farms Inc., Orleans, Neb. for $3,500.

High Selling Balancer/Gelbvieh Bull was Lot 7, LAMJ X-Factor 673X ET, consigned by Lammers Gelbvieh of Lexington, Neb. This is a 02/03/2010 son of CTR Goodnight 4743P that sold to Scott Starr, Cedar Top Ranch of Stapleton, Neb., for $4,250.

Champion Balancer/Gelbvieh Heifer was Lot 12, RHRG Ms Legend 946W, consigned by Circle S Ranch of Canton, Kan. This heifer is a 02/22/2009, daughter of SCC Legend S42 and she sold to Roger Emigh, State Line Genetics of Danbury, Neb., for $4,250.

Reserve Champion Balancer/Gelbvieh Heifer was Lot 28, DLW Ms 009X, consigned by Warner Beef Genetics of Beaver City, Neb. This heifer is a 03/12/2010 daughter of CTR Good Night 713T and she sold to Nathan Hoyt of Culbertson, Neb. for $3,100.

The 2011 sale saw 10 bulls average $3,275. 16 heifers sold for an average of $2,225 in 2011. Overall, in 2011, there were 26 cattle that grossed $68,350 and averaged $2,750.

February 18, 2011Kearney, Neb.Reported by: Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic MIDWEST BEEF CATTLE Consultants, West Lafayette, Ind., and Brooks Farms, Inc.,

Wolcott, Ind., held their annual open house bull sale on Saturday, February 19. Seven yearling Balancer® bulls averaged $3,042; four SimAngus yearlings averaged $3,150 and two yearling, calving ease Angus composites averaged $2,350. The high selling bull, ERTL 5X3, at $3,500 was a Balancer sired by Panther Cr Magnum 7173 and out of a 50 percent Balancer cow by Bennett K503. This homozygous black bull had EPDs of BW -2.4, WW 42, Milk 19 and YW 95. Three Balancer bulls sold at $3,300 each. MBCC Boliermaker 218X was by MLH Goldrush Designer Genes out of a Balancer cow by HXC LCC Cheyenne B221L; MBCC 21X was a son of Garden’s Wave and out of a 50 percent Balancer cow by Flying H Idealtime and MBCC Bottom Line 45X was a son of JRI Profit Agent out of a Balancer daughter of MLH Goldrush Designer Genes. All four SimAngus bulls were out of Mytty In Focus.

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants & Brooks Farms, Inc. Open House Bull SaleFebruary 19, 2011Reported by: W. Mark Hilton, DVM

7 Balancer® Bulls $3,042

4 SimAngus Bulls $3,150

2 Angus Composite Bulls $2,350

THE 14TH ANNuAL Warner Beef Genetics production sale was held March 1 at the ranch in Arapahoe, Neb. This sale offered the highest quality set of bulls, registered females and a sample of commercial females ever offered in volume from Warner Beef Genetics. Setting an impressive top on the sale at $12,000 was Lot 10, DLW Industry 301X. He is a February 2010 black, homozygous polled Balancer® son of Connealy Industry 5634. The lead off bull in the Warner Beef Genetics pen of bulls at the 2011 NWSS, he posts a birth to yearling EPD spread of -0.5 to 82 with excellent carcass EPDs and Igenity® scores. Black Gold Gelbvieh and Cedar Top Ranch teamed up to purchase this herd bull. The top selling cow-calf pair was Lot 92, DLW Ms Impact 933W of 203 ET. A

donor prospect and full ET sibling to DLW Windsor, this February 2009 double black, homozygous polled purebred cow was sired by HYEK Black Impact 3960N and sold with a January 2011 Kesslers Frontman heifer calf at side. Bradley McWilliams of Missouri was the winning bidder at $6,500. A pair of heifers topped the open heifer offering at $2,300. Lot 107, DLW Ms King Balance 0105X is a double black, double polled Balancer heifer out of DLW Mr King Balancer 106P and sold to Justin Taubenheim of Nebraska. Dan Ourada, also of Nebraska, purchased Lot 101 DLW Ms Impact 0107X, a double black, double polled February purebred heifer sired by HYEK Black Impact 3960N.

Warner Beef Genetics SaleMarch 1, 2011Arapahoe, Neb.Auctioneer: Tracy HarlSale Manager: Mitchell Marketing ServiceReport written by: Jennifer Scharpe

80 Yearling Bulls $3,420

5 Registered Cow/Calf Pairs $3,320

10 Commercial Pairs/Bred Heifers $1,640

19 Open Heifers $1,437

DLW Industry 301X was the top selling bull at $12,000, purchased by Black Gold Gelbvieh and Cedar Top Ranch

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salesSales

A STANDING ROOM only crowd of 288 registered bidders attended the Judd Ranch 33rd Gelbvieh, Balancer® and Red Angus bull sale. Bulls sold into 19 states and Canada. Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo., selected Lot 134, JRI Catalyst 270X756 ET for $8,500. This black, homozygous polled purebred Top Secret son already has two full brothers selling as breed leading AI sires. Warner Beef Genetics, Beaver City, Neb., selected JRI Black Top 9W23 for $8,500. This black, double polled purebred Top Secret son posted a 980 pound weaning weight off his Extra Exposure dam. Rocking H Ranch, Russellville, Ky., purchased JRI Hammer Down 634W25 as Lot 88 for $8,100. This black, double polled Mytty In Focus son nursed from a first calf Top Secret daughter. Wolf Creek Ranch, Kaufman, Texas purchased JRI Secret Cash 270W91 for $7,800 as Lot 28. This red, double polled Top Secret son stems from the great Judd Ranch 270 cow family. Wester Farms and Keaton

Vandemark from North Carolina teamed up to purchase JRI Huckleberry 207W74 as Lot 3 for $7,700. This black, double polled purebred Top Secret son featured a 79 pound birth weight with a 744 pound 205 day weight. Inda Gelbvieh, Guthrie, Okla., selected JRI Secret Service 13W60 as Lot 24 for $7,700. This black, homozygous polled purebred Top Secret son featured an 85 pound birth weight along with a 918 pound weaning weight off his Extra Exposure dam. Rocking H Ranch added another beef machine Top Secret son in Lot 40 at $7,700. This black, double polled purebred fall yearling stems from the super Judd Ranch 270 cow family. Scott Bachman, Chillicothe, Mo., purchased JRI Real Deal 165X8 as Lot 143 for $7,700. The red, homozygous polled purebred Top Recruit son featured a calving ease 81 pound birth weight, 722 pound 205 day weight with a 1,247 pound yearling weight.

Judd Ranch, Inc. 33rd Bull Sale

March 5, 2011Pomona, Kan.Sale Manager: Cattlemen’s ConnectionReported by: Roger Gatz

35 Black Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $5,471

44 Red Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $5,047

32 Black Polled Balancer® Fall Yearling Bulls $5,931

17 Red Polled Balancer® Fall Yearling Bulls $4,658

25 Black Polled Purebred Yearling Bulls $4,712

30 Red Polled Purebred Yearling Bulls $4,426

22 Black Polled Balancer® Yearling Bulls $4,977

5 Red Polled Balancer® Yearling Bulls $3,620

10 Purebred 1A Red Angus Yearling Bulls $3,740

220 Total Bulls $4,991

Gross $1,098,200

Thanks! To all the buyers and bidders who made the spring sale season such a success!

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AGJA Helps Bring Home the Gold

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2010-2011 AGJA Board of Directors

Seth Arp, President (2011)N551 Ramsey Rd., Arlington, WI 53911

P: 608-712-1186Email: [email protected]

Dustin Aherin, Vice President (2011)309 Limestone Rd., Phillipsburg, KS 67661


Justin Taubeneheim, V.P. of Leadership (2012)19035 Grand Island Rd., Amherst, NE 68812


Janelle Hayek, Secretary (2011)2814 Hwy. E43, Clutier, IA 52217


Britney Volek, Treasurer (2011)19920 339th Ave., Highmore, SD 57345


Cole Buffo (2012)1006 S Main St., Lansing, KS 66043


Andrew Lindgren (2011)1565 US Hwy. 136, Atlanta, IL 67123P: 309-392-2054 • C: 309-825-0089

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John Shearer (2012)PO Box 239, Canton, KS 67428

P: 620-628-4621

Van Tucker (2012)24022 250th Rd., Portis, KS 67474

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Kyle Kendrick, Ex-Officio6590 County Rd. 249, Palmyra, MO 63461

P: 573-735-4243 • C: 573-822-2952Email: [email protected]

Adult Advisors:

Mike & Toni Shrewsbury1980 SE Wilson RoadLathrop, MO 64465

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Al & Mary Knapp18291 158th Street

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Dana Stewart303-465-2333

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IT IS LIKE the adrenalin and nerves at the gun fire while I held the baton as the lead-off at the Iowa High School State Championship Track Meet--the lump in my gut as our anchor finished the race--and the joy and excitement I felt when our team won the championship! Being part of a championship and the feelings I felt are similar to every Gelbvieh cattle show I attend.

In the pre-season when calves are being born, it is exciting to see what the future may hold. After sleepless nights during calving season, spring hits and I get to pick out the calves I think could bring home the victory. Soon, show season approaches. Again, it is another sleepless night when I roll out of bed at four in the morning to wash cattle for the one day I can finally exhibit my project. After showing, a person is rewarded with joy, a sense of accomplishment, success, knowledge, and skills that will last a lifetime.

Every success story has a history of ups and downs, but in the end the gold medal is handed to those who work hard at it. For me this history began when I was one month old. I attended my first Iowa State Fair Gelbvieh show in 1990. I was held in the arms of the loving Gelbvieh family. This was just the start of my passion for cattle and the Gelbvieh breed.

I grew up attending junior shows and national shows ever since I was young. When I was eight years old I began to show cattle, and our family vacations were junior nationals. Gelbvieh shows were the one vacation I absolutely loved, but it was one thing many kids my age did not understand. At the time I thought it was just a lot of fun, but now I realize the huge impact it had on my life and my future.

When my father passed away prior to my 12th birthday I realized I could not let my father’s genetics die, nor my passion for Gelbvieh cattle, no matter how easy of an out that would be. Having to take a couple years off from junior nationals was one of the hardest things I had to do. At the age of fourteen I was doing chores prior to school and after sporting events. I was calving out cows and waking up in the middle of the

night to check them. My oldest siblings were off to college so it was just mom and I left at home.

The summer of 2006 we decided to head back to Junior Nationals and continue to show and be a part of the greater picture and the Gelbvieh family. The joy, excitement, and friendships I had that summer were a few things I will never forget. From that point on I was able to see the importance the Gelbvieh national and regional shows had on my life and future. Not only do these shows allow youth to compete with the animals they have spent hours upon hours with, but it also gives the youth many skills through contests and friendships they obtain.

Exhibitors have the opportunity to participate in contests that will build their communication skills, teach them about cattle, and create leaders for any industry and career. At regional and national shows individuals have opportunities to participate in photo, poster, quiz bowl, sales talk, judging, fitting, impromptu, advertising, creative writing, video, graphic design, and carcass contests. Youth can also run for ambassadors, and National Junior Board of Directors. Being involved within the Gelbvieh breed has been a great experience and has allowed me to become part of one of the greatest families.

If it wasn’t for the great people, the great cattle and the great experience I had through national and regional shows, I would not be where I am today. Being a part of the AGJA has been the start of my involvement with the Gelbvieh association and the beef cattle industry.

Consider being involved with the AGJA to start your way to a gold medal. It may not be winning gold in the show ring with your animal, instead its winning gold with the leadership skills and friendships made along in the race. The people within the Gelbvieh breed are like another family to me, it is because of them I am able to bring home the gold medal.

Janelle Hayek is the Secretary of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association. She can be reached at [email protected].

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EVEN THOuGH IT’S only April, the 2011 American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) summer show season will be here before you know it. It’s never too early to start working with show heifers, submitting show entries, or preparing for the many education contests.

By now the calendars should be marked for the three AGJA sponsored shows of the 2011 summer show season. The Cherokee Strip Western Regional show is May 27-29 in Perry, Okla., and hosted by the Oklahoma Gelbvieh Association. The Foothills of the Smokies Eastern Regional is June 3-5 in Maryville, Tenn., hosted by the Heritage FFA Chapter. And the height of the summer is the Twister Classic scheduled for July 3-8 in Kearney, Neb., at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, hosted by the Nebraska and Kansas Gelbvieh Junior Associations.

“Participating in a national show not only provides an opportunity to compete

nationally, but it also provides a chance to see great cattle and meet Gelbvieh youth and breeders from across the country,” says Dana Stewart, American Gelbvieh Association director of member services and director of youth programs.

Entry packets including entry forms and contest information will be available online at www.gelbvieh.org and will be mailed to all junior members. Entry is open to American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) members only. Make sure your membership dues and herd assessments are paid for 2011. Juniors must be between eight (8) years and twenty-one (21) years of age to exhibit cattle (showmanship, team fitting and cattle show are included as exhibiting cattle). Age is determined as of January 1, 2011. Ownership deadline for all three AGJA shows is June 1. All animals must be owned solely by the exhibitor or the exhibitor’s immediate family or

ranch. Animals may be co-owned with an immediate family member or the family’s ranch/farm. Entry deadlines will be posted on the website and printed in the entry packets.

Now is also a good time to start preparing for leadership contests offered through the AGJA. A select number of contests will be held at the regional shows and are a great preparation for the Junior Classic. There are many helpful information sheets, pointers and tip sheets for the contests available at www.gelbvieh.org. Contests such as creative writing, video, photography, poster and quiz bowl require a bit of preparation ahead of time to be successful. Also, keep in mind the theme for the 2011 Gelbvieh World special category photography contest is seasons.

For more information about the shows or the AGJA, please visit www.gelbvieh.org or contact Dana at 303-465-2333.

Gear Up for Junior Shows

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Ricky Linquist1135 190th StreetFonda, IA 50540

(712) 288-5349Email: [email protected] & Red Angus

Indiana

Iowa

• Polled Purebreds• Red • Black

Double D Farm9937 Warren Rd.

Winslow, IL 61089(815) 367-4116

Skyler Martin1200 S. Blackhawk Rd.

Oregon, IL 61061(815) 732-7583

The Prosser Family928/477-2458

Summer

928/289-2619 WinterWinslow, AZ

Website: www.bartbar.comEmail: [email protected]

Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer & Commercial Replacement Females

Arizona

Arkansas

Illinois

Colorado

GS Ridge Top RanchGelbvieh-Angus-Balancer Black & Polled Private Treaty SalesBreed-leading Performance from Quality Genetics

Kevin: 402-510-8103 Al: 402-676-5292

Neola, Iowa

3 G RanchGelbvieh Cattle For Sale

Carl, Rebecca & Emily Griffiths1577 N 600 E • Kendallville, IN 46755

260/897-2160 • [email protected] call or visit is Always Welcome

cornerBreeder's

Fullblood Polled Gelbvieh

Polled Hereford Merle E. Lewis James L. Lewis 812/863-7701 812/863-2970RR1 Box 1360 • SpRingville, in 47462

Dave & Dawn Bowman55784 Holly Rd. • Olathe, CO 81425

(970) 323-6833www.bowkranch.com

Skyler Martin1200 S. Blackhawk Rd.Oregon, IL 61061-9762

815•732•7583

MeMber

“Realizing the Value”

Alabama

Don’t think you can afford a nice ad in

Gelbvieh World?For $297 you can be in every issue for one

year! Call Jennifer at the AGA office at 303-465-2333

Johnny D. Kittle816 Co. Rd. 36Geraldine, AL 35974Cell (256) 996-4140

Kittle Gelbvieh FarmsQuality Black Gelbvieh Catt le

Grant Thayer, Owner(303) 621-2058

[email protected]

Brad Ridinger, ManagerOffice: (719) 764-2327 Cell: (303) 810-0582

[email protected]

www.JumpingCowGelbvieh.comCATTLE THAT MEET THE CHALLENGE

Ramah, Colorado

G E L B V I E H

Eugene(870) 426-5333

Diana(870) 426-5334

Neal(870) 426-4469

Gelbvieh & Balancer Bulls & Heifers Available Private Treaty Sales

Hodges RancH

15702 Hodges Rd., Omaha, AR [email protected]

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Purebred A.I. Seedstock Bulls and Heifers Available. Al, Mary & Nick Knapp Cell: (913) 219-6613 18291 158th Street H: (913) 724-4105 Bonner Springs, KS 66012 FAX: (913) 724-4107

e-mail: [email protected]

Bar ArrowCattle CompanyStuar t Jar v i s26 E. Limestone Rd. • Phillipsburg, KS 67661e-mail: [email protected] • 785/543-5177

Bar ArrowCattle Company

Lone oak G e L b v i e h

[email protected](319) 489-2275(319) 480-1564

Eric Ehresman20963 30th St.

Mechanicsville, IA 52306

Kansas

Kentucky

BrandywineFarm

Tom Scarponcini30474 Brandywine Road

Rushford, MN 55971507-864-2063

Minnesota

SFISchafer Farms, Inc.Gelbvieh Balancer®

37740 240th Ave., Goodhue, MN 55027 Brian Schafer Lowell Schafer 1-888-226-9210 651-923-4587 [email protected] www.schaferfarm.com

Private Treaty Bull Sale — Last Sat. in February Annually

Missouri

Gary and Kenny White3140 SE Colorado • Topeka, KS 66605

785.267.1066 or 785.554.4744

gelbvieh

Culling practices on cows/bulls second to NONE!For information, contact:

Route 1, Box 407 • Butler, MO 64730

660 • 492 • 2808

B/F Specializing in Forage Raised

Balancer® Bulls on K-31

Cattle CompanyCattle Company

McCabe Cattle Co.Lacey McCabe563-543-5251

Two Step RanchPat and Jay McCabe

563-543-4177

Annual Spring Bull Sale 60-80 Bred Females Each Fall(E-mail): [email protected]

(web): www.mccabecattle.com

Gelbvieh Farley, Iowa Balancers

Purebred Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle High Quality Genetics for Every Cattleman.

Owners:David ButtsWayne Butts

Contact David Butts:270-365-3715 (H)270-625-4700 (C)

Princeton, KY • Email: [email protected]

Get ready for upcoming sales!

Advertise in Gelbvieh World or the Profit Picture

“Where workin’ cattle & eye appeal come full circle”

John & Carla Shearer(620) 628-4621

(620) 654-6507 (John Cell)Annual Production Sale 1st Saturday in April

2815 Navajo Rd. Canton, KS 67428

[email protected]

Judd Ranch Inc.Dave & Cindy Judd

Nick, Ginger Judd & Family Brent & Ashley Judd

423 Hwy. K-68 • Pomona, KS 66076785/ 566-8371

3041 E. Hwy. 284, Barnard, KS 67418Bill Clark: 785.792.6244Leland Clark: 785.792.6208Fax: 785.792.6250 Email: [email protected]

POST ROCK CATTLE COMPANY

Scott & Sonia Mattison

Brianna, Nicole, Josh & Kallie

15995 Harvest Ave

Lamberton, MN 56152

507-430-0505 • email: [email protected]

Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Cattle

Mattison Family Farm

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J. J. Boehler70948 L Rd. , Orleans, NE 68966308-473-7342 • 308-999-0207

Mark & Patty Goes

39414 SW 75th Rd.Odell, NE 68415(402) 766-3627

Nebraska

Montana

Jeff Swanson • 308/337-223572408 I Road • Oxford, NE 68967

Annual Sale—Last Saturday in February

GELBVIEH BALANCER

cornerBreeder's

Eldon Starr: 1-800-535-6173 or Rich Johnson: 402-368-2209

Cedar Top RanchScott & Raberta Starr

212 Starr Drive • Stapleton, NE 69163(H): 308-587-2293 • (C): 308-530-3900

[email protected]

RogeRs Valley FaRm gelbVieh

Breed for Tomorrow’s Cattle Today!A Breed Leader in Tenderness & Marbling–

P.O. Box 51Mendon, MO 64660(660) 272-3805 (O)(660-375-7266 (C)

With herd sires profiling a perfect 10 in Tenderness and carrying the 316 Tenderness gene!

Ronald & Kathryne Rogersemail: [email protected]

Nevada

Dick & Jean WilliamsP.O. Box 156

Orovada, NV 89425775•272•3442

“Pounds Make Profit in Your Pocket”Bulls & Heifers Private Treaty

Pope Farms GelbviehJeff and Jeanne Pope

26075 Willow Rd., Ravenna, NE 68869Phone & Fax: (308) 467-BEEF

Cell: (308) [email protected]

www.popefarms.com

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Range Ready SimanguS, BalanceR (gv x an), anguS BullS

John Rotert/Bob HarrimanMontrose, MO

660-693-4844 • 660-492-2504

18-30 mo. age, all forage tested, calving ease, semen tested, guaranteed, large selection of top genetics, utilize hybrid vigor for more $, more longevity, more forage genetics. Quality bred heifers & cows. 50 yrs. of reputation seedstock.

www.rotertharriman.com

You can utilize the benefits of heterosis!

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N. Carolina

Walter & Lee Teeter1380 French Belk Rd. • Mt. Ulla, NC 28125

(704) 664-5784

Producing Black, Polled Genetics for Today & Tomorrow.

N. Dakota

Oklahoma

excepTional BUllS & HeiFeRS

TRUcKing availaBle

S. Dakota

[email protected]

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Genetics from a Trusted Source

Julie Maude605.381.2803 (C)Lori Maude 303.809.3789 (C)Hermosa, SD

Ellison Gelbvieh & Angus RanchGelbvieh & Angus & Balancers

Private Treaty Sales • Bulls (Yearling & 2-yr.-old) & HeifersMitchel & Edna Ellison9020 ND Hwy 49Lemmon, SD 57638701.376.3238

Jeff & Susie Ellison9015 ND Hwy 49Lemmon, SD 57638701.376.3526

Proven Genetics with Balanced Traits!

OregonChimney Butte RanCh

Doug and Carol Hille701/445-7383

3320 51st St., Mandan, ND [email protected]

Annual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

6700 County Rd. 19 S.Minot, ND 58701

(701) 624-2051 (H) (701) 720-8823 (C)

Email: [email protected] Arnold

R e g i s t e r e d G e l b v i e h & B a l a n c e r s ®

Ohio

43968 208th StreetLake Pres ton, SD 57249

605/847-4155605/860-1326

Alan & PamBlake, Nikki, Christian

Email: [email protected]: www.hojergelbviehranch.com

“Performance Genetics for Your Tomorrow”

Hojer GelbvieH rancH

Hojer GelbvieH rancH

Beastrom Gelbvieh RanchRegistered Gelbvieh & Balancer Cattle

Bulls • Heifers • Embryos • SemenJim & Barb Beastrom

Brandy Ludemann, Brittney SpencerPh: 605-224-5789 • 605-280-7589 (Cell)

[email protected] • www.beastromranch.com

LeGRAND

809 S. Redlands Rd. • Stillwater, OK 74074405-747-6950 • [email protected]

Ed LeGrand

Homo. Black, Homo. Polled • Breeding Stock Available

Mick Ainsworth1613 Derby Road

P.O. Box 154 Jackson Springs, NC 27281

910-652-2233Cell: 910-638-8436

Mick’s email: [email protected] Grown • Carcass Quality & Performance

[email protected] www.maplelakelivestock.com

541 - 475 - 9335M/LMadras, Oregon High Desert Red & Black

Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

Maple Lake Livestock Company

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CATTLE

LITTLE WINDY HILLFarms

Doug & Sue Hughes6916 Peppers Ferry RoadMax Meadows, VA 24360

H 276/637-3916C 276/620-4271

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Ron Hughes Brad Hughes 276-637-6493 276-637-6071

121A Lavender Dr.Max Meadows, VA 24360

Purebred Gelbvieh & Balancers®–all Black, all Polled

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

W. Virginia

Washington

cornerBreeder's

John & Liz Loy

Quality Gelbvieh & Balancer® Cattle

ClinCh Mountain Gelbvieh

7611 Dyer Rd.Luttrell, TN [email protected]

(865) 687-1968 (865) 235-8869 (C)

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

Jim & Pat Dromgoole4403 Winding River Dr. • Richmond, TX 77469

Home (281) 341-5686 • Ranch (979) 561-8144www.dromgoolesheaven.com

Show Cattle Managers: James & Shannon Worrell • (325) 258-4656

Registered Angus, Gelbvieh and Balancers®Kris, Dawn and Laren Nelson21200 Watson Road EastCreston, WA 99117509-636-2343Email: [email protected]

NNNN Bar Ranch, Inc.

Dr. Daryl Wilson Joe & Gwen Wilson Tyler Wilson (276) 628-4163 (276) 676-2242 Registered (276) 614-0117 (C) Gelbvieh Cattle17462 Fenton Dr., Abingdon, VA 24210 • [email protected]

1800 W. 50th St. • Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Steve Schroeder605-334-5809 (O) • 605-363-3247 (H)

Thorstenson gelbviehSelby, South Dakota

Annual Bull Sale 1st Saturday in MarchVaughn & Wendy

605-649-6262Brian & Dee Dee

605-649-9927www.Balancerbulls.com

Promote for Success! Upcoming Advertising Deadlines:

June/July Gelbvieh World: May 14August Gelbvieh World: June 25

Call 303-465-2333 today!

QUALITY POLLED GELBVIEHRed House, VA 23963

Office (434) 376-3567 Fax (434) 376-7008James D. Bennett 434/376-7299Paul S. Bennett 434/376-5675Jim G. Bennett 434/376-5760Brian R. Bennett 434/376-5309

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Ronn CunninghamA u C t i o n e e R

P.O. Box 146 • Rose, OK 74364918-479-6410 office/fax918-629-9382 cellular

Send for catalog listing semen on over 75 bulls

Eldon Starr210 Starr Drive, Stapleton, NE 69163

(308) 587-2348 • 1-800-535-6173www.bullbarn.com

Subscription and Advertising

InformationSuBScriPTioN rATES: A one-year sub scription to Gelbvieh World may be purchased for $35. Members of the AGA pay $35 of their membership dues to receive a subscription to Gelbvieh World. Gelbvieh World mails on or around the 25th of the month prior to publication date. Canada and Mexico - $60 U.S. for one-year. Other foreign - $85 U.S. for one-year.

Gelbvieh World Advertising ratesSTANDArD iSSuES:

Full Page $650 2/3 Page $5251/2 Page $425 1/2 Page Isand $4501/3 Page $325 1/4 Page $2501/6 Page $150 Column inch $30

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color:Four Color $300 additionalOne Additional color $150 additional

Photo scans:To run as Black/white $10 eachColor photos $20 each

Special production such as photo retouching is billed at cost at the rate of $60/hr.ClOSiNG DATe: Ad materials and editorial deadline is the 25th of the month two months prior to publication date. (Dec ember issue deadline is October 25th). Ads for sale dates prior to the 15th of the month of publica-tion are discouraged.For Feb./Oct. (Commercial Editions) and June/July (Herd Reference Edition) please call for rate specials and deadline information.

call today: 303/465-2333ADVeRTiSiNG CONTeNT: The Editor and/or the Director of Administration reserve the right to reject any or all advertising on any reasonable basis. Gelbvieh World and/or American Gelbvieh Association assumes no responsibility for the adver-tising content as submitted. Advertisers assume all responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of submitted advertising containing pedigrees or statements regarding performance. Advertisers shall indemnify and hold harmless Gelbvieh World and American Gelbvieh Association for any claims con-cerning advertising content as submitted.

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newsNews

Visitors from Kazahkstan Impressed by Gelbvieh CattleOn a cOld day in February, six businessmen and government officials from the former Soviet Union country of Kazahkstan stopped at Gustin’s diamond-d Gelbvieh near Mandan, n.d.

Their visit was made possible through the cochran Fellowship, a program of the U.S. department of agriculture’s Foreign agriculture Service. They were hosted by larry White, the International agribusiness Manager for the north dakota Trade Office.

White said several thousand northern plains bred heifers have been sent to Kazahkstan in recent months as their government works to build a meat production industry. deals for another 1,500 head were signed while the group was here.

White says so far, it’s been Hereford and angus heifers that have gone to Kazahkstan, but in the future, he says “I think it’s going to be more diverse.” White says their intention is to import 70,000 head of cattle in the next five years.” adding, “There certainly is room for all breeds.”

dennis Gustin, owner of Gustin’s diamond-d Gelbvieh, showed them his cow herd, yearling bulls, open and bred heifers. Members of the group seemed surprised that the cattle were not kept in barns, which is common in their country. Several members

of the group asked specifically to be shown the ranch’s herd sire battery.

Gustin says the Kazahkstan visitors asked about the rations he was feeding; and asked if any of the bred or open heifers were for sale. Gustin pointed out the strengths of the Gelbvieh breed, but also suggested they pay particular attention to the Balancer® cattle, emphasizing how well Gelbvieh cross on British breeds.

The visitors eagerly picked up literature on the Gelbvieh breed that had been provided by the american Gelbvieh association.

White said the Kazahkstan businessmen like northern plains cattle since their country is roughly on the same latitude as north dakota. Through an interpreter, federal veterinarian Yelena Reshetko said, “I think they will be very applicable in our climate in Kazahkstan, especially on the north side.”

Kazahkstan farmer assilbek Kurbanov, who manages 125,000 acres, said he was most impressed by how hard the U.S. cattlemen work and the care they give to their animals.

The group also stopped at charolias, Red angus and Simmental ranches in north dakota.

Larry White (left), North Dakota Trade Office International Agribusiness Manager, and Assilbek Kurbanov (right) from Kazahkstan at Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh.

Above the Kazahkstan delegation looks over Gustin’s yearling bulls and seemed to be surprised cattle were not kept in barns. The group recently toured Gelbvieh, Red Angus and Simmental herds in North Dakota.

Dennis Gustin, owner of Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh hosted Assilbek Kurbanov and a delegation from Kazahtstan.

Photos and article submitted by Al Gustin, Mandan, N.D.

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places to bePlaces to Be

April 2011

apr. 1 Midwest Performance Bull Sale, Bloomfield, Iaapr. 2 Jumping cow Gelbvieh Bull & commercial Female Sale, Brush, cOapr. 2 circle S Ranch & Triple K Gelbvieh Going to Grass Sale, canton, KSapr. 2 Schroeder Ranch 13th annual Gelbvieh & Balancer Production Sale, Mitchell, Sdapr. 2 Seedstock Plus High altitude Bull Sale, Monte Vista, cOapr. 6 Midland Bull Test Sale, columbus, MTapr. 9 West Virginia Beef Expo Gelbvieh Sale, Jackson’s Mill, W.V.apr. 9 Bar T Bar Ranch & Seedstock Plus Bull Sale, Yerington, nVapr. 9 cranview Gelbvieh Genetic Progress Sale, Rugby, ndapr.15 Herd assessments due in aGa officeapr. 29 data due for summer sire summary

May 2011

May 13 Ad Deadline for June/July Gelbvieh WorldMay 27-29 aGJa Western Regional, Perry, OKMay 27 aGa office closedMay 30 aGa office closed

June 2011

June 1 aGJa Twister classic Entry deadline

June 1 Ownership deadline for aGJa ShowsJune 1-4 Beef Industry Federation (BIF) conference, Bozeman, MTJune 2-5 aGJa Eastern Regional, Maryville, TnJune 17 Postmark deadline for aGJa BOd and Scholarship applicationsJune 24 Ad Deadline for August Gelbvieh WorldJune 28 aGa anniversary date

July 2011

July 3-8 aGJa Twister classic, Kearney, nEJuly 4 aGa office closedJuly 25 Ad Deadline for September Gelbvieh WorldJuly 31 One-rate registrations due on calves born 8/1/10 12/31/10

August 2011

aug. 1 calf data due for dam of Merit programAug. 17 Ad Deadline for October Profit Picture

Editor’s note:If you have sale or event information for this listing, please email the information to [email protected]. This includes tours, expos, field days and other Gelbvieh events. Places to Be at www.gelbvieh.org contains additional contact information for each event.

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Calved: 2-04-2008

BW: 89 lbs.

205 Wt: 608 lbs.

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SC: 42.0 cm

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Co-owned with Cedar Top Ranch

2R-2B Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 25, 34aGa area coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13aGJa calendar dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11arp Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33B/F cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Bar arrow cattle company . . . . . . . . 17, 35Bar IV livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Bar T Bar Ranch, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Beastrom Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Blackhawk cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . 34Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational . . . . . . . . 46Boehler Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Bow K Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Brandywine Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35cattlemen’s connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 45c-cross cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37cedar Top Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 36chimney Butte Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37circle S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35cJ&l livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37clinch Mountain Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . 38cranview Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 37cunningham, Ronn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39d & W Farms, llc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35danell diamond Six Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 36ddM Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34diamond l Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37dromgoole’s Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Eagle Pass Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Ellison Gelbvieh & angus Ranch . . . . . . . 37Flying H Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 48Gelbvieh Bull Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Gelbvieh Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Gelbvieh Profit Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Goettlich Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Golden Buckle Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Green Hills Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37GS Ridge Top Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Gustin’s diamond d Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . 16H & H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Handel Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Hart Farm Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 35Hartland Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Hill Top Haven Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Hodges Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Hojer Gelbvieh Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37J & K Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34J Bar M Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Judd Ranch, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 35Jumping cow Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 47Kicking Horse Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Kittle Gelbvieh Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Knoll crest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38lambert, doak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39ledgerwood Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38ledoux Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35lemke cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36leonhardt cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . 38linquist Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34little Windy Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38lone Oak Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35longleaf Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37M&P Gelbvieh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Maple Hill Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Maple lake livestock company . . . . . . . 37Markes Family Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Martin cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mattison Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 35Mccabe cattle co./Two Step Ranch . . . . 35Middle creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Miller Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mitchell Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . 39MlM Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Mulroy Farms, llc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45national cUP lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39nn Bar Ranch, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38nS Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Overmiller Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Pearson cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Plateau Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Pope Farms Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Post Rock cattle company . . . . . . . . . 9, 35Register Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Rippe Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Rogers Valley Farm Gelbvieh . . . . . . . 13, 36Rotert/Harriman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Sawtooth Gelbvieh cattle & Hay . . . . . . . 36Schafer Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Schroeder Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Seedstock Plus Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Seedstock Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 45SFP – Specialty Fertilizer Products . . . . . . 20Swanson cattle company . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Taubenheim Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36The 88 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Thorstenson Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 38Treble W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Triple K Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Warner Beef Genetics . . . . . . . . . . 23, 28, 44Wildwood acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Wilkinson Gelbvieh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mulroy Farms, LLC

Timothy Mulroy13141 190th Rd.

Mayetta, KS 66509785.640.6401

Sire: FHG VVFG Flying H Exclusive (M/L Advantage)

Dam: OZZ CHA Michelle 74L (DHW Mr. A34033E)

2011 EPDs: % Rank

AMGV# 904079

AMGV# 850450

Sire: TAU Krugerrand 70M (Krugerrand of Donamere 490)

Dam: TAU Ms Coco 052KA 437D (TLR Cocoa)

Semen available from Cattlemen’s ConnectionToll-Free 1-800-743-0026

OZZ EXT Govenor 3N

TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P

Semen $20/Unit

Semen $20/Unit

Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Sires with Growth & Maternal!

Homozygous BlackHomozygous Polled Purebred

Homozygous BlackHomozygous Polled Balancer®

Thank you to all of the customers who have purchased our bulls and females!

Sires daughters with excellent teat & udder formation

CE 110 .73 10%

BW -0.9 .91 10%

WW 47 .86 25%

YW 92 .73 10%

MK 29 .51 15%

TM 53 – 1%

GL -1.7 .87 40%

CD 109 .44 4%

SC 0.5 .65 35%

CW 11 .69 25%

REA 0.29 .66 2%

MB 0.16 .62 2%

DtF 2.1 .61 25%

ST 10 .24 4%

CV 29.87 – 1%

FM 26.56 – 4%

EPDs: % Rank

2011 EPDs: % Rank

CE 105 .47 40%

BW -1.0 .85 10%

WW 48 .77 20%

YW 95 .53 5%

MK 17 .26 55%

TM 41 – 35%

GL -1.5 .67 45%

CD 103 .20 65%

SC 0.2 .11 70%

CW 15 .62 10%

REA 0.06 .57 50%

MB 0.07 .52 10%

DtF 4.5 .51 65%

ST 3.0 .07 65%

CV 25.22 – 3%

FM 29.81 – 2%

EPDs: % Rank

Bluegrass Gelbvieh InvitationalSaturday, April 9, 2011

Chenault Ag Center – Mt. Sterling, KY – 1:00 PM (EST)

Selling 60 LotsOf unprecedented quality Gelbvieh & Balancer seedstock :

Spring PairsFall 3-in-1 Pairs

Bred HeifersShow Heifers

ProsectsPregnant RecipsSemen auction to benefit

the Jimmy Christopher Scholarship Fund

Please bring your semen tank and support the Juniors!

Some of the breed’s top AI sires will be offered.

For catalog or infromation contact:

Slaughter Sale Management

William McIntosh 1006 Locust Fork

Stamping Ground, KY 40379 502-867-3132

wammb@aolcom

David Slaughter 162 Hastings Lane Fredonia, KY 42411

270-556-4259 [email protected]

Outstanding bred heifers like this one sell!

25 Gelbvieh & Balancer breeding age bulls sell!

Young, top quality cow-calf pairs sell!

GELBVIEH | BALANCER | ANGUS | SIMANGUS | SIMMENTAL

SimAngus

Purebred GelbviehPurebred Gelbvieh

Flying H Direct Hit 126XBD: 2/05/10 Reg No.: 1145558 Ho. Black Ho. Polled

Flying H Director 33S X Flying H Exclusive

CE 102/.20 BW 2/.34 WW 51/.28 YW 94/.16 MK 21/.12 TM 47 GL -0.2/.31 CD 104/.09

SC 1.1/.15 ST na CW .16 REA .27 MB -.01 DtF 3.3 CV $20.45 FM $29.07

Flying H Director 33SBD: 1/24/06 Reg No.: 993166 Ho Black Polled

New Direction 905 X Cocoa 35C

CE 102/.39 BW 2.7/.75 WW 57/.61 YW 98/.42 MK 23/.25 TM 52 GL -0.4/.4 CD 102/.19

SC 1.8/.51 ST 6 CW 23/.42 REA .32/.32 MB -.12/.25 DtF 5.3 CV $15.71 FM $23.13

More Muscle, Better Looks … the same great EPDs!!!

For semen contact a member of the Flying H Crew.

Owned with Voss Farms Gelbvieh

Flying H Wish Maker 921WBD: 8/25/09 Reg No.: ASA 2526818 Ho. Black, Ho. Polled

In Focus X Dream On L 186

BW -3.5/.33 WW 30.4/.29 YW 63.6/.30 MK 3.3/.23 MWW 18.5/.25 STAY na CW -4.5/.25

YG 0.09/.25 Marb 0.54/.27 BF 0.05/.36 REA 0.08/.26 Shr -0.37/.04 API 135.9 TI 78.6

Owned with Stewart Family Farms

Owned with Brunning Farms

FLYING H GENETICSJared & Jill Wareham

Missouri Regional AffiliateCell: (417) 309-0062

[email protected]

Dick & Bonnie Helms Kyle & Kayla HelmsNebraska Headquarters

Ph: (308) 493-5411 Ph: (308) 962-6940 [email protected] [email protected]

www.fl yinghgenetics.com

$11,250 Top Selling Bull–

Flying H Spring Sale

TOP 1.5% for REA!

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april 2011 gelbvieh world

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