Fall 2011 - American Lowline Registry

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Parker, CO 80138
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The Lowline Ledger
BULL POWER by Double J
Nobody’s bulls produce like Double J the proof is in the results!
DOUBLE J’S Dr Who 2 U
DOUBLE J’S Who Called Me Shorty 85U
2008 &
2009 reserve
national champion
Percentage Bull
2009
Houston stock show
Grand champion
Percentage Bull
DOUBLE J’S DaBull 12U
recent sale results
2011 National Lowline Sale
#1 People choice’s & high seller 1/2 blood “Dr Who 2u” heifer $5900
#2 People choice’s & 2nd high seller 3/4 blood “the Brick 281t” heifer $5700
#3 People’s choice & 3rd high seller 1/2 blood “Dr Who 2u” heifer $4500
2011 Iowa Spring Expo Sale
#1 People’s choice “the Brick 281t” 3/4 blood heifer $2000
2011 Austin Star of Texas Sale
#1 high seller “the Brick 281t” Fullblood heifer $9500
Semen $25/straw
2009
national Grand champion
Percentage Bull & 2009 national
supreme champion
It “pays” to breed with Double J Genetics !
You don’t need a judge to tell you to breed to Double J bulls Smart breeders have already figured it out !
Diamond J Ranch
George Jenkins
North Platte, NE
308-534-0363
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www.diamondjranch.net
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The Lowline Ledger
The Lowline Ledger
Official publication of the American Lowline
Registry is published quarterly and mailed
to ALR members and interested parties.
President’s
Column
Dear fellow lowline breeders,
I hope that all of you have had a great summer
and are now ready to dive into the activities that fall
brings from weaning calves to attending the various
sales and shows we have coming up.
Speaking of weaning calves, it is not too early to
begin thinking of the weaning process and the herd
health program that is best for you and your Lowline herd. This is a good time to consult with your
veterinarian about pre-weaning and weaning vaccinations. I have found if an IBR, BVD Types I and
II, PI3 and BRSV shot is given along with a pasturella shot 2 - 4 weeks
before the calves are weaned, and still nursing the cow, is a great help in
the overall health of the calves. Then giving a booster of the IBR, BVD,
PI3 and BRSV and a 7-way shot, along with a pour-on wormer at weaning
works well for me. While this is the protocol I follow, again, your area veterinarian can assist you best. But with the high value of Lowline calves,
keeping them healthy and in a low stress environment is worth the extra
work and investment.
I hope that you take notice of a few changes we have made to the
Ledger in this issue. Larry Watkins and the ledger committee have been
working to make this a publication that will have more information for
and about our members.
Our National Show will be held in Denver, Colorado in conjunction
with the National Western Stock Show in January 2012. We look forward
to the new opportunities the National Western Stock Show has made
available to us including the creation of a class for smaller framed cattle
in the Commercial Heifer show, special divisions in the Fed Beef Contest
for smaller framed cattle and grass fed beef, exhibit space in the Herd Sire
exhibit and exhibit space on “The Hill”. Check for more details about this
in this issue.
I am excited that we are trying to get more member involvement
through our committees and look forward to the results of their work. I
hope that we can all move forward in a positive direction with the mutual goal of helping our breed grow.
ALR Board of Directors
President
Janis Black
2J Livestock
PO Box 50693
Casper, WY 82605-0693
(307) 234-0331
(307) 262-1279
twojlivestock@hotmail.com
Vice President
Neil Effertz
Effertz EZ Ranch
17350 Hwy 1804N
Bismarck, ND 58503
701-223-5202
effertz@bektel.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Rick Dodd
Topline Lowlines
11821 Wagner Rd.
Monroe, WA 98272
(206) 459-3778
toplinelowlines@earthlink.net
www.ToplineLowlines.com
Director
Trevor Smith
Big Valley Cattle Co.
PO Box 882
Kiowa, CO 80117
(303) 621-2061 FAX (303) 621-2075
bvcattle_trevor@yahoo.com
www.cattlesmith.com
Director
Larry Watkins
Flying J&L Ranch
444 CR632
Groesbeck, TX 76642
(979) 481-0951
cattle@flyingjlranch.com
Have a wonderful fall!!
Janis
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303-840-4343
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Copyright 2011
The American Lowline Registry is a
not-for-profit corporation of North
Dakota dedicated to the preservation
and promotion of Lowline cattle.
C O NTENTS
F e at u r e s
2012 NWSS National Lowline Sale and Schedule of Events...........................8
National Western Lowline Sale Entry Form..................................................9
2011 Wyoming State Fair Lowline Show Results...................................... 14
ALR Member Round-Up........................................................................... 15
Photo Provided by Leann Gatewood
2011 Lowline Junior National.................................................................. 16
Junior Nationals in
Laramie, Wyoming:
Junior members
divide into teams
to fit a calf.
SLABA Junior Members ROCK.................................................................. 19
2011 Iowa State Fair Lowline Show........................................................ 24
Lowlines: A Commercial Perspective......................................................... 28
Peas Produce Positive Beef Performance.................................................. 30
Departments
President’s Column..................................................................... 4
Lowline Logistics....................................................................... 6
Lowline Logic......................................................................... 10
Advertisers Index.................................................................... 11
Calendar of Events................................................................... 12
Regional News....................................................................... 34
Junior Corral.......................................................................... 36
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Lowline
Logistics
by Neil Effertz
To avoid the logistical nightmares and take your slice out of one of the fastest
growing segments in American agriculture... the simpler, the better.
“A Logistical Nightmare!” This catch phrase is widely
used in all business but most appropriately used in the
emerging grass fed beef business.
K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid! Another widely used
catch phrase that is the key to your success in the grass fed
beef business.
To avoid the logistical nightmares and take your slice
out of one of the fastest growing segments in American agriculture... the simpler, the better.
According to Wayne Rasmussen of The Grassfed Exchange, the market for grass fed beef is expanding at a
30%+ annual growth rate. In 2010, retail sales of grass fed
beef in the United States totaled more than $1.5 billion. To
put that in prospective, in 1998 grass fed beef sales were
under $5 million annually. This a clear message that consumers want more choices in their beef products, desire
healthier alternatives and are willing to pay for it. They
also want to know where their beef came from, opening
up a world of opportunity for ranch to retail sales.
This is where the logistical nightmare part comes into
play. There are a multitude of beef products that can be
sold in the grass fed beef industry. If you are doing your
own marketing work, this is where you need to keep it
simple to keep it profitable. As my wife says “you just can’t
be all things to all people”. My advice is to develop your
product line in accordance with your production, processing and delivery resources. Leave it at that. One successful
producer sells one product...Steakburger... the whole carcass in a very high quality lean ground product - steaks
and all are all in the same package. With this product
he provides three choices: 1 pound packages, 1.5 pound
packages or, for the restaurants, a 5 pound package. The
price is all the same per pound.
Selling halves at so much per pound hanging weight is
another way to keep it simple. Here is where you can let
your customers help you do the selling. You will no doubt
have a request from someone to buy a smaller portion,
not a whole half. We tell them that we don’t sell smaller
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portions but would be happy to have our processors split
a half of beef into separate boxes for them if they can find
a partner to go in with them in purchasing a half of beef.
This has led us to many more happy customers and the
word of mouth advertising with Lowline grass fed beef is
an incredibly powerful marketing tool.
A good high yielding Lowline or Lowline cross grass fed
beef carcass can easily be worth from $1400 to $2200 per
head if marketed this way.
You will have the very rewarding experience of developing extremely satisfied customers because of the taste,
tenderness and fine texture of the Lowline influence grass
fed beef. Be sure to recommend that they don’t overcook
it. Because of the naturally lean nature of the grass fed
beef, caution needs to be taken not to dry it out by overcooking. The grass fed Lowline steaks we had last night
were cooked to a perfect medium rare - warm but still
pinkish-red on the inside - they were so lean, yet sooo...
great tasting and so tender, they were incredible! Yet on a
USDA quality grading scale, which doesn’t really fit the job
of measuring grass fed beef quality, they would not have
even made the Select quality grade for marbling. The flavor was so intense and robust and no waxy after taste that
can remain from over fat beef.
There is probably no beef breed that stands to gain
more market share in the dynamic changing world of beef
production than Lowlines. When you can couple cutting
production costs, cow herd maintenance costs, lowering
labor especially when calving heifers, drought tolerance,
increased hoof action to stimulate good soil health with
the incredible market for Lowline influence grass fed beef,
the future has nowhere to go but up for the fastest growing
little beef breed in America.
Neil Effertz
Effertz EZ Ranch
701-471-0153
www.loala.com
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Twelfth Annual National Lowline Sale
2012 National Sale Entries Due By November 5, 2011
The 2012 National Lowline Sale will mark the 12th
anniversary of this prestigious event. This sale has been
the cornerstone of marketing of the Lowline breed and
has annually established market values for registered Lowline Cattle. The sale will be held at the National Western
Stock Show, Denver, CO on January 19, 2012.
We hope that you as breeders will continue to make
this the highest quality sale in the nation. Despite all the
negative talk about this event being moved in 2011 to a late
date in the show, we still had and outstanding sale. Bred
fullblood females averaged $7119 with open fullblood females at $5155 and percentage heifers at $2872. This sale
is the showcase of our breed and should represent your
very best cattle. Only a few, very select bulls will be accepted for this sale.
All sale cattle must be entered in the National Western
Lowline show. If you do not receive a premium book, you
can call 800/336-6977 to request a copy. The book is also
on line at www.nationalwestern.com . Please honor all
entry deadlines and health regulations. Females must be
calfhood vaccinated for Brucellosis to sell in the sale.
An entry form is included in this issue of the Lowline
Ledger. It is also available on line at www.usa-lowline.org.
This is the only entry information you will receive, so mark
your calendar for the entry deadline of November 5, 2011.
For more information or questions contact John Reed,
sale manager at 320/346-2750 or email barj@tds.net
2012 National Lowline Tentative Schedule of Events
National Western Stock Show
Monday, January 16, 2012
Cattle Can Move In
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
8:00 a.m. – Cattle in Place
9:00 a. m. – Commercial Heifer Show – Range Master Division will include Lowline Type Females
10:00 a.m. – Process Cattle- Check Tattoos - NWSS
Thursday, January 19, 2012
10:00 a.m. – National Lowline People’s Choice Show of Sale Cattle – NWSS – SYA Building
1:00 p.m. – National Lowline Sale – NWSS – LCAA Building
7:00 p.m. – Annual Banquet followed by the American Lowline Junior Association Auction. The banquet will be a buffet style meal. Tickets are $40 each and should be bought in advance. ALR has again planned for dancing after the events. Held at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
Friday, January 20, 2012
8:00 a.m. – Lowline Junior Heifer Show/Showmanship – NWSS – SYA Building
9:00 a.m. – National Lowline Female Show (Fullblood and Percentage) – NWSS – SYA Building
6:00 p.m. – Breeders Reception – Embassy Suites Hotel
7:00 p.m. – Kris Ringwall – BeefTalk Author to speak followed by ALR Annual Meeting – Embassy Suites Hotel
Saturday, January 21, 2012
8:00 a.m. - National Lowline Pen Bull Show – NWSS – SYA Building
10:00 a.m. - National Lowline Bull Show (Fullblood and Percentage) – NWSS – SYA Building
All Cattle Released following the Show
Headquarters information the same except the rate at the Embassy is $115
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2012 National Western Lowline Sale Entry Form
Fall 2011
(Please complete one form for each entry. Duplicate this form if needed)
Consignor______________________________ ALR membership number__________
Farm or Ranch name_______________________
Address_________________________________
City/State/Zip__________________________
Phone________________________________
email___________________
Check one
Bull_____ Cow/calf______ Open heifer_______ Bred Heifer_____ Show steer ____
Check one
Fullblood___
Purebred____
¾ blood______
½ blood_____
Animals name___________________________________ Reg #___________
Birth date:_________ Tattoo_______
Optional information
BW ________ Birth ht.____ WW ____ AWW ___ YW _____ AYW____ SC_____
Calf at side: Sire______________________ Sire reg #______
Sex ___ Birth date____________ Tattoo______ Reg #______
Service Information for bred females
AI date________ Service sire_________________________ Reg #___________
Pasture exposed from _______ to _______ Service sire________________ Reg #______
Pregnancy checked date________
Footnotes (Any information you have that will help merchandise your cattle—show record, measurements, flush
records, family history, disposition, etc.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Please fill out completely or attach pedigree
__________________
_____________________
_________________
Sire:__________________ Reg #_______
__________________
______________________
__________________
__________________
______________________
____________________
Dam___________________ Reg #
____________________
______________________
_____________________
Include $100 per head for fullblood, purebred and percentage cattle. Send before
Nov 5, 2011 to John Reed, 30217 110th Ave, Brooten, MN 56316 or email to
barj@tds.net. Call 320/346-2750 with any questions.
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Lowline
Logic
by John Reed
legged cow. When the two front and two back legs are
I sometimes wonder what folks are thinking when
directly behind the other from the camera’s prospecthey post pictures of Lowline cattle for sale on-line. In
tive you will get the image of a two or three legged
many cases, the cattle would sell better if no picture
animal. The front leg closest to the camera should be
were available. With a little patience and some knowlenough forward of the other leg to distinctly show both
edge, you can create a decent photo that will ad value
legs. The rear leg closest to the camera should be far
to your cattle. In the last issue we started to talk liveenough back so that both rear legs are clearly visible
stock photos. Please review that article.
from the hock down. Both
Hopefully, you now
have a basic knowledge “We want cattle to appear deep, thick rear legs need to be in a poof what it takes to get a and long. In addition they need to be sition that keeps the top line
straight and level.
decent livestock picture.
Now, let’s look at the finer structurally sound and eye appealing. Getting the head and
ears to cooperate along with
points. As I said, the idea
How can we project that image?”
the perfect let set is a big orof a picture is to convey a
der. This is where a helper really comes in handy. A
positive image of your animal. As we are picturing beef
second party can get the attention of the subject bringcattle, we want to convey the image of beef! We want
ing up the head and cocking the ears forward, often by
cattle to appear deep, thick and long. In addition they
rattling a paddle, whistling, shaking, jumping or whatneed to be structurally sound and eye appealing. How
ever it takes.
can we project that image?
To really visualize this, take a look at the picture on
First, try to take your picture at an angle where the
page 11 of the Summer 2011 Lowline Ledger. All four
camera is shooting from the back half (on a side view)
legs are clearly visible, top is straight and true, head is
of the animal. That is, stand slightly to the rear of cenup with the ears cocked forward and the face slightly
ter of your subject. This accentuates the meat end of
facing the camera.
the critter while diminishing the head. I see many pic Please, don’t be discouraged if your pictures aren’t
tures on the internet that are taken from the front of
perfect. They seldom are, even those taken by profesthe animal. While this may be desirable for Victoria
sionals. Hopefully you can use this information to take
Secret models, it usually makes for truly mundane beef
better pictures and to differentiate between what is acanimals.
ceptable and what is not. Good luck.
Many livestock photographers will kneel down to
project an animal to be larger than it really is. This may
not always be desirable with Lowline cattle and I will
leave that up to your preference and the market you
If you have topics that you would like to have addressed in
are shooting at. In the 1950’s when baby beef was the
rage, photographers bedded that cattle deep in straw
and actually stood on ladders to make the cattle appear as small as possible.
Feet and leg placement is most important. Nothing
looks worst than a three legged cow, or worse yet, a two
contact John Reed at 320-346-2750 or email: barj@tds.net
Lowline Logic
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10 XXXRanch....................................20, Presents
41 Kirtley Family Farms...............................43
The North American
Lowline
Lakeview Lowline....................................42
Fall 2011
The Eastern Lowline Angus Association
Presents
The North American Lowline
3B Farms................................................39
All Star Sale
American Royal.......................................40
Lakeville Lowline Breeders......................13
B & B Lowlines........................................39
Lamb’s Lowlines......................................38
November 16, 2011
Bar J Ranch............................................11
G Lowline.......................................31
North AmericanLazy
International
Livestock Exposition
Miller Lowline Angus Ranch.....................13
Louisville, KY
Bard Farms.............................................39
Big Island Lowlines....................................3
Mona Ranch............................................38
Blue Sky Ag Marketing, LLC.....................39
Muddy Creek Ranch..........................22, 23
California Lowlines..................................33
OHF-The Next Generation........................21
CharStan Farms......................................38
Quiet Valley Farms..................................13
Cloverdale Farms....................................38
Rainy Knob Ranch...................................35
Double J Cattle Co.........................2, 20, 41
Schmit Farms..........................................39
Effertz EZ Ranch.......................................7
Shady Oaks Lowline Ranch, LLC...............14
ELAA................................................11, 32
Sharidon Farms.......................................40
Fanning Cattle Co..............................12, 37
Sigel Sunset Ranch..................................13
To learn more about Lowlines go to:
Farm Fair...............................................29 Springs Cattle Farm.................................14
www.usa-lowline.org or
Gatewood Genetics..................................38
Sunflower Ranch...............................12, 37
www.easternlowline.com
Get-Back-To-Grass.
..................................20
Topline
Lowlines.
.....................................27
For entry
information or
sale
catalog
contact:
Hah Cotton Farm.....................................38
UniversalManager
Semen Sales, Inc......................38
John Reed, Sale
All Star Sale
November 16, 2011
North American International Livestock Exposition
Louisville, KY
Expecting 50 Lots
of Fullblood and
percentage
Lowline
cattle.
Lowlines for calving ease, production efficiency, youth show
prospects, direct beef marketing, grass feeding and profitability.
To learn more about Lowlines go to:
www.usa-lowline.org or
www.easternlowline.com
For entry information or sale catalog contact:
High Hopes Farms...................................38
Wyndham Farm......................................39
320.346.2750
www.barjranch.com
K Bar W Ranches,LLC...............................44
John Reed, Sale Manager
320.346.2750
www.barjranch.com
BAR J RANCH
~Dedicated to the Improvement of the Lowline Breed ~
ELITE FULLBLOOD GENETICS AVAILABLE FOR SALE
• Full Blood and Percentage Bulls, Heifer Calves, and Bred Females
• Semen
• Embryos
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Watch for Bar J Genetics
at the American Royal
and the North American
International Livestock
Exposition this fall.
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BAR J FROIRSRE
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IOWA STATE FAing product of our program.
Another winn
Jamison Reed (6 yrs old) at his
first show with his Res Grand
Champion Jr. Show Heifer.
Congratulations to J.J. for winning
the 6-8 year old
showmanship contest.
Check out our Web Site at www.barjranch.com
Phone: (320) 346-2750
John and Joanne Reed
30217 110th Ave
Brooten, MN 56316
Email: barj@tds.net
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2011 Lowline Events
September 9-11, 2011
Sixth Annual Northwest Lowline Classic, Spokane Interstate Fair - Spokane, WA
September 17, 2011
Eastern Pacesetter Sale, Riverwood Farms - Powell, OH
September 23-24, 2011
1st Annual 10XXX Ranch & Double J Cattle Co. Breeders
Seminar & Production Sale - Glen Rose, TX
October 1, 2011
Lazy G Lowlines and Guests Red October Sale, Lazy G
Ranch - Yelm, WA
October 8, 2011
Get Back To Grass Lowline Sale and Field Day, Pitchford
Cattle Company - Athens, TX
October 19-22, 2011
NILE Lowline Sale - Billings, MT
October 22-23, 2011
American Royal Lowline Sale, Kansas City, MO. 5:00 PM
Saturday, 8:00 AM Sunday.
November 15-18, 2011
North American International Livestock Expo (NAILE) Louisville, KY
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Lowline Ledger Advertising Rates
The Lowline Ledger is mailed to all ALR members, plus those
who have inquired about the breed. If you want to reach the
greatest number of interested potential buyers, consider placing
an ad in the next edition.
The deadline for the Winter issue of The Lowline Ledger is
tentatively set for November 20, 2011.
Lowline advertising rates are for disk ready ads. To receive these
rates you must submit ad copy in either a .pdf, .tiff or a .jpg file.
Ads must be the proper size and resolution (300 dpi) to receive
standard rates.
The ad sizes are: full page (bleeds) 8 ¾ x 11 ¼, (information area
not to exceed 7 ½ x 10 ½); full page 7 ½ x10 ½ page 7 ½ x 4 7/8; ¼
page 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 and business card ad 3 ½ x 2.
If you need an ad designed, this service is available for an additional charge. Please call 1-800-284-3348 or email: prepress@
register-lakota.com for more information.
Thanks to all of our Lowline Ledger advertisers!
You help spread the exciting Lowline news!
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$37
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$433
Non-Member
$54
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Fall 2011
Champion Cow/Calf
Pair LLB T77 and
Y33 Bull Calf
Reserve Grand
Champion Bull LLB
Urey Y33, Owners:
Dennis & Denise Boldt,
Lakeville Lowline
Breeders
Dennis Boldt
12295 205th Street W
Lakeville, MN 55044
Sigel Sunset Ranch
Phone/Fax: (952) 469-1684
Cell: (612) 270-0873
Email: loalald@frontiernet.net
AI Sired
Lowline Cattle
Congratulations to the Fanning Cattle Company
for winning Grand Champion Percentage Heifer
with MRG Carmen.
For Sale
We have several female calves, bred heifers and young
cows for sale this fall.
For Sale: embryos, breeding stock
Great gifts from the Lowline Shop
Looking forward to seeing all of you at upcoming events.
Mark Gilles
Cadott, Wisconsin
www.sigelsunsetranch.com
715-215-9864
The animal pictured is a purebred Tequila Daughter
(reg # PF 12334) born 12-2-2009 and bred to Jackeroo for a
late March calf.
Verne Montana
10787 Slayton Rd.
Weedsport, N.Y. 13166
315-626-6893
e-mail: vermont3854@frontiernet.net
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2011 WYOMING STATE FAIR LOWLINE SHOW
Judge: Bert L. Moore, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Females
Animal Owner City & State
Class 24 Females Calved on or before March 1, 2011
1 (full blood) Ben Campbell Casper, WY
Class 33 Cow/Calf Pair-cow born on or before December 31, 2009,
calf born Jan. 1, 2011 or after
1 RL Telluwhat (full blood) Ben Campbell Casper, WY
Class 25 Females Calved on or before Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 2011
1 Bar NL Ruby 03Y (percentage)
Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
2 Bar NL Liberty Belle 04Y (Percentage Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
BULLS
CHAMPION HEIFER CALF: Bar NL Ruby 03Y
RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALF-Bar NL Liberty Belle 04Y
Class 28 Females Calved on or before May 1 to August 31, 2010
1 14X DLC Touchdown Mascot (percentage)
Deeney Lowline Cattle
Hawk Springs, WY
2 RL Miss August (percentage)
Reed Lowlines Casper, WY
3 15X DLC Touchdown (full blood)
Deeney Lowlines Cattle
Hawk Springs, WY
Class 29
1 Bar NL Tess 02X (percentage)
Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
2 RL Miss February (full blood)
Reed Lowlines Casper, WY
3 Bar NL Fancy Face 01X (percentage) Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE: Bar NL Tess 02X
RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE: RL Miss February
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE: Bar NL Tess 02X
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE: Bar NL Ruby 03Y
Percentage Redline Starter Package
A Rare Find! 3/4 Red Bull and 3/4 Heifer. “Bluey’s
Carolina Red” (Sire: Bluey) the first red lowline
born in S.C. born 11-6-2010 and “Doc’s Summer”
(Sire: Doc Holliday Jr.) born 8-7-2010 only $3500
for package.
Jason Bagwell
Springs Cattle Farm
315 Elder Rd
Chesnee, SC 29323
(864) 497-2407
http://www.springscattlefarm.com
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CHAMPION COW/CALF PAIR: RL Telluwhat
Class 38 Bulls Calved May 1 to August 31, 2010
1 12X DLC Red Zone (percentage
Deeney Lowline Cattle
Hawk Springs, WY
Class 39 Bulls Calved Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2010
1 RL Telluride Image 9 (full blood)
Reed Lowlines Casper, WY
CHAMPION SENIOR BULL: RL Telluride Image 9
RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL: 12X DLC Red Zone
GRAND CHAMPION BULL: RL Telluride Image 9
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL : 12X DLC Red Zone
GROUP CLASSES
Class 43 Produce of Dam
1 GNS Felicity 02L (percentage) 2 GNS Felicity 1S (percentage) Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
Bar NL Livestock Douglas, WY
Class 44 Get of Sire
1 Telluride Reed Lowlines Casper, WY
2 RML Touchdown Deeney Lowline Cattle Hawk Springs, WY
Fall 2011
Member
Round-up
Thank you for your interest in the ALR Member Round-Up Program. Each year you will be rewarded for recruiting
new members to the ALR!
The Member Round-Up Program is designed to reward ALR members for recruiting new members.
We need your help to communicate the important message of member benefits by recruiting new members and
bringing former members back to the ALR.
We appreciate all of you who are already actively recruiting members, but we want to remind everyone how important it is for ALR members to interact with and recruit new members.
More than 60 percent of new members are a result of face-to-face contact, meaning the majority of current members were recruited by existing members.
The Member Round-Up will run from year to year and all ALR members are eligible to participate in the program.
For tracking purposes, membership applications are available on the website that has a referred by line. Your name
and ALR number must appear on this line to receive credit for the new member. It’s the same for online applications. Keep a few of these applications with you. Be ready.
Member Round-Up Rewards
1. Two new members: ALR CAP
2. Four New Members: ALR CAP & ALR MUG
3. Six New Members: ALR BELT BUCKLE
4. For ten: You will be awarded tickets to the National Convention complete with three nights motel lodging at the
National Show and Convention.
5. For the most new members over 15: Percentage Lowline Heifer (one heifer awarded)
Prizes will be awarded at the National Convention
(Prize categories are not cumulative)
SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR THE MEMBER ROUND-UP PROGRAM
All sponsors will be listed in the Lowline Ledger next to the Round Up Leader Board for all four of the 2012 issues.
Payment of your $100 sponsorship must be received by November 20, 2011 to be included in the four issues. Payment after this date will allow for your name to be eligible in remaining issues depending on when received.
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Champion % Heifer: TCS Erica 13W – Shown by Zack Langley,
Denison, KS
Champion Fullbllood Heifer – Hot Summer Night –
Shown by Zack Langley, Denison, KS
Bull Show Champion: LM Malabar – Shown by Lauren’s Lowlines,
Peyton, CO
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Reserve Champion % Heifer: HSR Moose – Shown by Ashley Pike,
Mitchell, NE
Reserve Champion Fullblood Heifer: DDR Lisa Lee –
Shown by Ashley Pike, Mitchell, NE
Bull Show Reserve Champion: Mini Me – Shown by Cole Pennington,
Kiowa, CO
% Female Show
Champion % Heifer Calf: DOLL HOUSE MAGGIE 92X – Shown by
Zack Langley, Denison, KS
Reserve % Heifer Calf: ICU CRAZY SAGE – Shown by Ashley
Mugnier, Wilsall, MT
Champion % Intermediate Heifer – HSR Moose – Shown by Ashley Pike, Mitchell, NE
Reserve % Intermediate Heifer – TCS She’s a Honey 15X –
Shown by Zack Langley, Denison, KS
Champion % Junior Heifer – HF Miss Jet Lag – Shown by Brice
Hanlon, Strasburg, CO
Reserve % Junior Heifer – HF Miss Lady Jet – Shown by Brooke
Hanlon, Strasburg, CO
Champion % Senior Yearling Heifer – TCS Erica 13W – Shown by
Zack Langley, Denison, KS
*No Reserve % Senior Yearling Heifer*
Champion % Heifer – TCS Erica 13W – Shown by Zack Langley,
Denison, KS
Reserve % Heifer -­HSR Moose – Shown by Ashley Pike, Mitchell, NE
Fullblood Female Show
Champion FB Heifer Calf – Hot Summer Night – Shown by Zack
Langley, Denison, KS
Reserve FB Heifer Calf – CUP Valentine – Shown by Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, CO
Champion FB Intermediate Heifer – DDR Lisa Lee – Shown by
Ashley Pike, Mitchell, NE
Reserve FB Intermediate Heifer – MRG Black Berry – Shown by
Jordan Gilles, Cadott, WI
Champion FB Junior Heifer – TL Chiclet – Shown by Jalyn Dodd,
Monroe, WA
Reserve FB Junior Heifer – TOPLINE Sylvie – Shown by Haleigh
Pike, Mitchell, NE
Champion FB Senior Yearling Heifer – RDM Yes Ima Jewel –
Shown by Gage Newby, Calumet, OK
*No Reserve FB Senior Yearling Heifer*
Champion FB Heifer – Hot Summer Night – Shown by Zack
Langley, Denison, KS
Reserve FB Heifer – DDR Lisa Lee – Shown by Ashley Pike,
Mitchell, NE
Bull Show Champion
Fall 2011
Jr Bull Calf – LM Malabar – Shown by Lauren’s Lowlines, Peyton, CO
Reserve Jr Bull Calf – Mini Me – Shown by Cole Pennington,
Kiowa, CO
Steer Show
Champion % Steer – Shown by Mallory Link, Kiowa, CO
Reserve % Steer – Shown by Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, CO
Champion FB Steer – Shown by Emma Rademacher, Kiowa, CO
Reserve FB Steer – Shown by Shea Esser, Bloomington, WI
Champion Steer – Shown by Mallory Link, Kiowa, CO
Reserve Steer – Shown by Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, CO
% Bred & Owned Female Show
Champion % Bred & Owned Female – HF Miss Jet Lag – Shown
by Brice Hanlon, Strasburg, CO
Reserve % Bred & Owned Female – HF Miss Lady Jet – Shown
by Brooke Hanlon, Strasburg, CO
FB Bred & Owned Female Show
Champion FB Bred & Owned Female – CUP Valentine – Shown
by Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, CO
Reserve FB Bred & Owned Female – ICU Bear Naked – Shown
by Ashley Mugnier, Wilsall, MT
Cow/Calf Pairs Show
Champion % Cow/Calf Pair – MCR Sage – Shown by Ashley
Mugnier, Wilsall, MT
Reserve % Cow/Calf Pair – JBG Jannie – Shown by Lauren’s
Lowlines, Peyton, CO
Champion FB Cow/Calf Pair – EZ Miss Perfection 36N – Shown
by Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, CO
Reserve FB Cow/Calf Pair – MCR Sexy Pants – Shown by Ashley
Mugnier, Wilsall, MT
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Junior members practicing livestock judging at Junior Nationals
in Laramie, Wyoming.
Showing Lowlines at the Junior Nationals.
Workshop on how to properly fit a calf.
Snapshots during the show.
Midwest junior members who showed lowlines at the junior national show
at Laramie, WY.
Mountain States junior members who showed lowlines
at the junior national show at Laramie, WY.
Northwest and Southwest junior members who showed lowlines
at the junior national show at Laramie, WY.
National junior members who showed lowlines at the junior national show
at Laramie, WY.
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SLABA Junior Members
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Fall 2011
at Texas Junior Livestock Association
2011 Belt Buckle Bonanza
Pictured from left to right: Carissa Jackson, Ashley Collins, Maddie Taplin, Hayley
Roesler, Hannah Roesler, Nathan Lewman, Olivia LeVoy, Colby Hajda, Caige Hajda,
Chase Taplin, Andrew Teague, Rowdy Taplin, and Madison Dies
July 2 & 3, 2011 - In the sweltering
central Texas heat junior members of
the Southwest Lowline Angus
Breeder’s Association exhibited
their heifers at the 2011 Texas Junior
Livestock Association’s Belt Buckle
Bonanza. This show is considered the
event of the year for hundreds of youth
livestock exhibitors and the Lowlines
made an exemplary showing. SLABA
junior members enjoyed not only
showing their animals but also a pizza
party, learning about various breeds
and creating a regional junior
association under SLABA.
Congratulations to all those that
participated!
2011 TJLA
Belt Buckle Bonanza
Lowline Angus Champions
Olivia LeVoy: Arena A & Arena B Breed Champion
Colby Hajda: Arena B Reserve Breed Champion
Ashley Collins: Arena A Reserve Breed Champion
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2011 Fancy Prospect Steer, Heifer & Bred Cow Sale
Production Sale to be held
Silent auction to be held with all benefits
going to SLABA youth program.
Donations welcome.
Sept. 24
at 10xXx Ranch, Glen Rose, Texas
Featuring the genetics of:
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Double
Double
Double
Double
Double
J’s
J’s
J’s
J’s
J’s
The Brick 281
Who Called Me Shorty 85U
Da Bull 12U
Handy Dandy
Doctor Who 2U
Guest Consigners:
• K Bar W Ranches, LLC
• Bill Cabaniss
online catalog only
45 - Lots including
• Fancy Proscpect Steers
• Fancy Show Heifers
• Full Blood Bred Cows
• 1/2 Blood Steers & Heifers
Al & Jeanne Conover - (515) 491-8078
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1/2 blood “Brick” steers, they sell
Ronnie Bowles 254-396-2124 George Jenkins 308-530-0193
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Next
Generation
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Fall 2011
TNG Bailey—Halfblood Lowline daughter out of
BCC Doc Holliday 04P and Maine Anjou/
Hereford cow. Bred to Murrumbong LGL Bluey
for a May 2012 calf. Supreme Overall Champion
at the Pennsylvania Lowline Show, July 2011. Bailey is turning heads everywhere she goes! She is
being consigned in the ELAA Lowline Sale in Louisville this November. Don’t miss this opportunity
to purchase genetics that will work for you, both
in the pasture and the show ring.
TNG Magpie— Sassy purebred
BCC Doc Holliday 04P daughter
out of EZ Maggie 329S. Grand
Champion Lowline at Northeast
Beef Expo, Ossipee Valley Fair,
and Skowhegan State Fair, and
her career has just begun. Keep
an eye out for this one!
TNG Win Dixie— Stylish, thick
and correct, this daughter of EZ
Lisbon 29L and GFL Dixie Mae
of BBL is ready to rock and roll.
Look out world, here she comes!
OHF—The Next Generation
Hiram, ME 207-625-4063
www.oldhomesteadfarmme.com * oldhomesteadfarm@gmail.com
Our herd consists of Fullblood, Purebred and Percentage Lowline Angus.
Visitors are always welcome. Please stop by and say hello!
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**Heifers, Cow/Calf Pairs, Bulls, Steers and Semen Available ***
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Lowline PB% Junior heifer calf
Class 001
After April 1, 2011
Exhibitor
1 ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
2 Litchfield Family Lowlines, Boone, IA
3 Moo Co, Fruitland, IA
4 Alumbaugh Farms, Trenton, MO
5 Alumbaugh Farms, Trenton, MO
Name
SRE Diesel Hannah
LFL Megan
Da Dola Bell
Da My Name’s Sue
Class 012 Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2010
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER
Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
Lowline PB% Cow/Calf
Class 013
Cow born after Sept 1, 2008
1 Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO Lil Miss Calamity Jane (w/calf 5/20/11)
Class 002 March 1-31, 2011
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
34y
2 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
3 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
Doll House Rock Star 32Y
Bar J Wanda 194 U-Y3
Class 003
Jan 1 – Feb 28, 2011
1 Alumbaugh Farms, Trenton, MO
Class 014
Cow born before Sept 1, 2008
1 ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
2 Moo Co, Fruitland, IA
SSC Cenaly
CHAMPION PB% COW/CALF
ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
RESERVE PB% COW/CALF
Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
Doll House Pointin’ Atcha
Doll House Rock Star 32Y
Lowline PB% Senior heifer calf
Class 004
Nov 1 – Dec 31, 2010
1 Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
2 Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
Calamity Jane HSB1
Calamitys Show Me
Class 005 Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2010
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
2 Double K Adventures, Stewartsville, MO
3 ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
Doll House Magie 92x
Rockin Angel
EZ Winnie 136x
CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF
Double K Adventures, Stewartsville, MO
MRG Carmen 10X
Sierras Lighting Bolt
Class 007 May 1 – June 30, 2010
1 Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
2 Steel Brock Lowline, Whitewater, WI
3 Steel Brock Lowline, Whitewater, WI
AHF Diamonds n Pearls
Steel Brook Xanadu
Steel Brook Xula
CHAMPION SUMMER YEARLING HEIFER
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
RESERVE SUMMER YEARLING HEIFER
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
Dreamboat Annie
DJR’s Sheza Tank Box
DD Bricks Lass 040x
LFL Amber
EZ Prissy
Ez red Baroness Ii122x
Class 009 March 1-31-, 2010
1 Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
2 Noelck Farms, Hampton, IA
3 Steel Brock Lowline, Whitewater, WI
4 Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
5 Alumbaugh Farms, Trenton, MO
6 Pine Hurst Farm, Holland, IA
7 Pine Hurst Farm, Holland, IA
8 Danilson Farms, Jefferson, SD
TCS She’s A Honey 15x
Noelck Farms Lady A
BV Legally Bald
Miss Trina
SSC Cora 1x
Roa X11
Roa X10
ROA X1
Lowline PB% Senior yearling heifer
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Intimidator
PB% Senior bull calf
Class 019 Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2010
1 Diamond J Ranch, North Platte, NE
2 Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
Double J’s Legend 95x
R2 Harvester
CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF
Diamond J Ranch, North Platte, NE
RESERVE SENIOR BULL CALF
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
Bar J Redman x75
I Am Angus
CHAMPION SUMMER YEARLING BULL
Double K Adventures Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
RESERVE SUMMER YEARLING BULL
Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
Lowline PB% Junior yearling bull
Class 022 April 1-30, 2010
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
Bar J Cowboy Up x52
CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING BULL
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
Lowline PB% Junior yearling heifer
Class 008 April 1-30, 2010
1 Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
2 Diamond J Ranch, North Platte, NE
3 Danilson Farms, Jefferson, SD
4 Litchfield Family Lowlines, Boone, IA
5 Moo Co, Fruitland, IA
6 Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
CHAMPION JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER
Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
RESERVE JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER
Diamond J Ranch, North Platte, NE
ESR Penny (w/calf 5/12/11)
EZ Helga
Lowline PB% Junior Bull Calf
Class 016 March 1-31, 2011
1 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
Lowline PB% Summer yearling bull
Class 021 May 1 – June 30, 2010
1 Double K Adventures Doll House Genetics, Denison, KS
2 Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
Lowline PB% Summer yearling heifer
Class 006 July 1 – Aug 31, 2010
1 Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
2 Sierra & Hannah Bruse, Princeton, MO
TCS Erica 13W
GRAND CHAMPION BULL
Diamond J Ranch, North Platte, NE
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
% Spring Yearling Steers
Class 032
Jan 1 – April 30, 2010
1 Double K Adventures, Stewartsville, MO
Pascel
CHAMPION YEARLING STEER
Double K Adventures, Stewartsville, MO
Lowline FB Junior heifer calf
Class 034 March 1-31, 2011
1 Sheridan Farms, Richmond, MO
Sharidon’s Ivana
CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER CALF
Sheridan Farms, Richmond, MO
Lowline FB Senior heifer calf
Class 037 Sept 1 – Oct 31, 2010
1 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
2 Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER CALF
Sharidon’s Hurricane
B&d Nellie X20
Fall 2011
August 16-18, 2011
Superintendent: Tim Heindel, Columbus Junction, IA
Assistant Superintendent: John Driscoll, Williamsburg, IA
Supervisor: Mike Standley, Lenox, IA
Judge: Wesley Hudson, Harrison, AR
Sheridon Farms, Richmond, MO
GRAND SENIOR HEIFER CALF
Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
Lowline FB Summer yearling heifer
Class 038 July 1 – Aug 31, 2010
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison KS
2 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
3 Danilson Farms, Jefferson, SD
Class 039 May 1 – June 30, 2010
1 JWJ Lowlines, Isanti, MN
2 Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
3 Litchfield Family, Boone, IA
DDR Bar J Nell 0x47
4 Sigel Sunset Ranch, Cadott, WI
CHAMPION SENIOR BULL CALF
Danilson Farms, Jefferson, SD
Hot Summer Night
Sharidon’s Heidi
DDR Sweet Pod
E Z Palti Jane 23x
Bar J Nell 0x39
MRG Black berry
CHAMPION SUMMER YEARLING HEIFER
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison KS
RESERVE SUMMER YEARLING HEIFER
Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
Lowline FB Junior yearling heifer
Class 040 April 1 – 30, 2010
1 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
2 Jamison Ranch, Brooten MN
Bar J Live 0x11
3 Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
4 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Bar J Tina 0x33
Spring Creek Xaria
Class 041 March 1 – 31, 2010
1 Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
2 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
3 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
4 Dennis Boldt, Lakeview, MN
5 ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
6 Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
7 Dawsun Farm, Altoona, IA
Bar J Frosty 4P 56-ox 21
Ben Nellie 1L17-ox1
Sharidon’s Haley
LIb Instigator
SS Xia
Bar J Addy 0x5
April’s Sunny
Class 042 Jan 1 – Feb 28, 2010
1 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton IA
Spring Creek Xena
Bar J Frosty 4P 56-ox 21
CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER
Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
GRAND CHAMPION
Fanning Cattle Company, Cordova, IL
GRAND RESERVE CHAMPION
Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
IOWA CHAMPION
Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Sunset’s X-Factor
CHAMPION SUMMER YEARLING BULL
Sigel Sunset Ranch, Cadotti, WI
Lowline FB Junior yearling bull
Class 054 April 1-30, 2010
1 Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison KS
Class 055 March 1-31,2010
1 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
2 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
Spring Creek Xavier
Bar J Cueivoll ox2
Class 056 Jan 1 – Feb 28,2010
1 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Spring Creek Xeus
CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison KS
RESERVE JUNIOR BULL
Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Lowline FB two yearling bull
Class 059 Jan 1 – April 30, 2009
1 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
CHAMPION SENIOR BULL
Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
GRAND CHAMPION
Zack Langley Doll House Genetics, Denison KS
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
IOWA CHAMPION
Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Lowline Pair of Heifers
Class 060
1 Zack Langley Doll House Gentics, Denison KS
2 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
3 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
4 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
Lowline Pair of Bulls
Class 061
1 Zack Langley Doll House Gentics, Denison KS
Lowine, Get of Sire
Class 062
1 Zack Langley Doll House Gentics, Denison KS
Lowline FB Cow/
Class 046 Cow born before Sept 1, 2008
1 Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
Lib T (with calf)
CHAMPION COW/CALF
Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
Lib T
Lowline FB Junior bull calf
Class 047 after April 1, 2011
1 Litchfield Family Lowlines, Boone, IA
LFL Blue
Class 048 March 1-31, 2011
1 Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
Lib U-r-b Y33
CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL CALF
Dennis Boldt, Lakeville, MN
RESERVE JUNIOR BULL CALF
Litchfield Family Lowlines, Boone, IA
Lowline FB Senior bull calf
Class 051 Sept 1 – Oct 31,2010
1 Danilson Farms, Jefferson, SD
Lowline FB Summer yearling bull
Class 053 May 1- June 20, 2010
1 Sigel Sunset Ranch, Cadotti, WI
Lowline Produce of Dam
Class 063
3 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
Lowline Best Five Head
Class 064
1 Zack Langley Doll House Gentics, Denison KS
2 Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
3 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
Lowline Iowa Champion Female
Class 921
1 Spring Creek Farm, Hampton, IA
Lowline Iowa Champion Bull
1 Bar J Ranch, Brooten, MN
DD Billie 024x
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Junior Lowline Show
Iowa State Fair 2011
August 18, 2011
Judge: Shawn Varner, Marysville, MO
Fullblood Heifers
Name
Birthdate
Class #1
2 Esser, Shea
3 Gatewood, Marcus
1 Reed, Jamison
3/12/2010
3/27/2010
4/9/2010
Class #2
1 Gatewood, Marcus
4 Gatewood, Alexis
2 Wilking, Clay
3 Gilles, Jordan
4/26/2010
5/2/2010
5/3/2010
5/4/2010
Class #3
2 Litchfield, Logan
1 Langley, Zach
6/10/2010
8/3/2010
Division V
Class #10
1 Langley, Zach
Champion Percentage: Zach Langley, 9/15/2009
Sponsored by: Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
Reserve Champion Percentage: Noah Noleck, 3/25/2010
Sponsored by: Sharidon Farms, Richmond, MO
Cow/Calf
1 Esser, Shea
2 Bruse, Seirra
Champion Fullblood Heifer: Zach Langley, 8/3/2010
Sponsored by: JWJ Lowlines, Isanti, MN
Showmanship
Age Name
Reserve Champion Fullblood Heifer: Jamison Reed, 4/9/2010
Sponsored by: JWJ Lowlines, Isanti, MN
Class #1
1
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wilking, Reese
Reed, Jamison
Kruger, Brianna
Hansen, Braden
Noelck, Isabella
Bruse, Hannah
Gilles, Jordan
McIntosh, Holden
Wilking, Clay
Hoffmann, Hannah
Kruger, Taylor
Class #2
1
9
10
11
11
11
11
Reed, Tori
Bruse, Seirra
McIntosh, Hogan
Noelck, Noah
Litchfield, Logan
Walters, Tanner
Class #3
1
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
Hoffmann, Lauren
Noelck, Isaiah
Brockert, Jenna
Danilson, Paul
Gatewood, Alexis
Fellhauer, Jessica
Hoffmann, Bridgett
Class #4
1
18
18
19
20
21
Esser, Shea
Langley, Zach
Lownes, Sarah Rose
Gatewood, Marcus
Drain, Ben
Percentage Heifers
Division I
Class #1
1 Esser, Shea
5/12/2011
Class #2
2 Brockert, Jenna
1 Litchfield, Logan
4/18/2011
4/8/2011
Class #3
1 Langley, Zach
2 Langley, Zach
3/4/2011
3/4/2011
Division II
Class #4
2 Bruse, Hannah
1 Bruse, Seirra
11/22/2010
11/15/2010
Class #5
1 Langley, Zach
2 Esser, Shea
9/2/2010
9/1/2010
Division III
Class #6
scratch Bruse, Seirra
8/10/2010
Class #7
2 Hoffmann, Bridgett
1 Hoffmann, Bridgett
6/5/2010
5/26/2010
Division IV
Class #8
3 Gatewood, Alexis
2 Litchfield, Logan
1 Langley, Zach4
4/13/2010
4/4/2010
/1/2010
Class #9
3 Hoffmann, Lauren
2 Langley, Zach
1 Noleck, Noah
4 Gatewood, Marcus
3/27/2010
3/27/2010
3/25/2010
3/22/2010
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Showmanship
Gatewood Genetics, Eagle Grove, IA
Class #1
Sponsored by:
Steel Brook Lowlines, Whitewater, WI
Class #2
ESR Lowlines, Bloomington, WI
Class #3
Sigel Sunset Farms, Cadott, WI
Class #4
Cow Birthdate
5/18/2006
11/2/2008
Calf Birthdate
5/12/2011
5/20/2011
Fall 2011
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Lowlines
A Commercial Perspective
You don’t have to visit with commercial producer Jerry Adamson,
Cody, Nebraska, very long to find out he is sold on using Lowline and
Lowline influence cattle in his commercial cattle operation. He first
heard about the cattle back in January of 1998 at the National Western
Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Now, 13 years later, after incorporating
them into his commercial cow herd, he just wouldn’t be without them.
Always one to do his research before jumping in to something, he
began studying and researching the attributes of the cattle immediately
after attending the Stock Show. He was intrigued by the efficiency the
cattle offered and thought it would be worth taking a deeper look. A
deeper look he did take! He found a contact in Keith Wright who was at
that time the Australian Lowline Association president. “Keith proved
to be a great asset and friend as Delores and I flew over to Australia
in February just a short time after the National Western Stock Show,”
recalls Jerry. “We spent 10 days in Australia, 7 ½ of which we looked at
cattle. The Lowline cattle were all located along the eastern coast, so it
was pretty easy to see lots of good Lowline cattle in a pretty condensed
period of time.”
“We looked at lots of cattle and I found a bull that really sparked my
interest. He was one of the larger fullblood bulls we saw. He had lots
of performance. We knew that we still had to maintain a certain level
of performance when we were going to introduce the genetics into our
herd,” Jerry continues. “The bull’s name was Eliza Park Brenton. He was
an impressive individual. We left that farm after ordering 750 units of
semen on the bull and we found 5 fullblood cows that we really liked that
we decided to flush to him. The wheels were in motion. Soon, Jerry would
receive the 750 units of semen and the embryos from the fullblood cows
that were flushed to this outstanding bull.
“That year, we bred all of our replacement heifers to Eliza Park Brenton and I contracted with a neighbor to breed about 200 head of his heifers with the agreement to buy the resulting ½ blood Lowline calves from
him. We had about 300 halfblood calves born in the spring of 1999.”
“We kept a big chunk of those for cows in our commercial herd and we
weren’t disappointed.”
Meanwhile, the first set of embryo calves they put in resulted in some
tremendous individuals. First and foremost was an outstanding son of
Eliza Park Brenton out of a really good fullblood cow. “We called the
bull calf Brenton’s Image. He was just as impressive as his sire. We decided we should take the bull and a heifer out of Eliza Park Brenton to
the National Western Stock Show in the year 2000”. Meeting and exceeding the expectation, Brenton’s Image was named Grand Champion
bull and the heifer calf was named Reserve Grand Champion. That was
the beginning of something special as they have continued to have great
success at the National Western Stock show over the years, having only
missed out on winning the best 6 head honors only 1 time when they had
enough to compete for this honor.
“We keep our fullblood herd around 20 cows and flush the very top
cows – some of those cows are 12 years old and they are still flushing
embryos for us,” adds Jerry. They have saved quite a few ½ blood bulls.
Selling some of these to other cattlemen anxious to eliminate their calving problems, and using quite a few of the remaining ½ bloods.
Why have the Adamson’s stuck with the cattle you might ask? Jerry
is quick to point out, “We used the Lowline bulls on our first calf heifers and had absolutely no calving problems in the heifers. The low stress
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calving allows those heifers to breed back right on time and the calves
have lots of vigor.” He now has several neighbors using fullblood Lowline bulls on heifers and reports – “Once they try it, they are sold!”
The ½ blood Lowline heifers that are kept back in the herd are bred
back to Lowline bulls for their first calf. Then they go back into the cow
herd for their 2nd calf and get bred the same way as all the other cows are
bred. They calve remarkably well,” states Jerry, “it is stress free. The cattle
have good pelvic area and calve good regardless of how you breed them.
Jerry finds the ½ blood Lowline cow to be the most efficient cow on
the ranch. They weigh right around 1100-1150 pounds and consistently
wean off 50% of their body weight in the weight of their calf. They stay in
about 1 body condition score better shape than their counterparts. “They
have made really, really, nice mother cows. We are finding the ¼ blood
and ½ bloods are pretty close to the same mature size.”
“In this country, success is measured at the coffee shop in the form
of weaning weight. It has very little to do with profitability. It’s a shame
more producers don’t look at the pounds of beef per acre of grass as the
determining factor of success. We run more cows per section of grass and
produce more pounds per section of grass with Lowline influence cattle
than most people raise with other breeds. It takes a while for people to
come around and realize this,” confirms Jerry.
Jerry says the big benefit of buying Lowline bulls may well be their
added longevity when compared to other heifer bulls. “Lowline bulls will
still be able to breed heifers when they are mature compared to other
breeds that become too big to continue to service yearling heifers. You
can probably get 5 years out of the bull using him on your heifers. Consider the bull’s purchase price and you are getting a tremendous value for
your operation.”
The carcass data and feedlot performance has been really good. For
several years they have fed groups of cattle at the Olson Feedyard near
North Platte, Nebraska. “The steers usually finish at 1100-1150 pounds.
One year we took some to the National Western Fed Beef Contest and
wound up being Reserve Grand Champion Pen. This was really an honor
to have competed and done so well in the Fed Beef Contest,” Jerry says
proudly.
The quality of the meat is something that has really been of interest
to Jerry. “This past year, we fed out 25 head over the winter and sold the
beef ourselves. They finished out at just over 1150 pounds. We have a lot
of beef customers that say it is ‘the finest eating beef money can buy’. It
is a finer textured beef. That is what really, really distinguished it from
other beef is the fine texture. All of the cuts are good – from steaks to
the roasts to the hamburger. We had a neighbor that bought 5 head of
½ blood heifers and kept back a calf to feed out. His wife immediately
picked up on the quality difference and the fine texture of the beef that
makes it an eating experience second to none.”
“We will continue to feed some out and provide beef to our repeat
customers. We raise some bulls to sell – mostly to neighbors.” Which
speaks to the quality of the individuals at the Rocking J Ranch and the
quality of the cattle – “it really is the best thing we could have done in
our crossbreeding program.” With this much success, you’ll continue to
see Lowline cattle around the ranch for some time to come.
-ALR
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Peas Produce Positive Beef Performance
New pea forage study repeats pattern of improved gains
For more information go to:
www.northernpulse.com
July 25, 2011, Bismarck, ND--If you mind your P’s and Q’s, you’ll make sure the first... that is, peas, are
part of your cattle rations. Another just-completed study on field peas confirms that peas are an excellent way to boost animal performance. This trial looked at field pea forages in steer finishing rations,
while recent previous work zeroed on the positive response to field pea concentrates.
Regardless the form, it appears that the superior palatability and digestion of this safe, nutrient-dense legume
typically results in improved gain and feed efficiency over
other ration ingredients. The pea-forage study fed tubground forages at 14% of dry matter in a corn-based finishing ration for 112 days after a growing phase with 30%
pea forage in the ration. The 7-weight steers were fed to a
market weight of about 1,350 lb. to compare forage from
prairie hay, pea residue, pea hay and pea-barley hay. All
the rations were balanced to provide 13.4% to 13.9% protein with similar net energy, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and dry matter levels.
At 4.00 lb. per head ADG, cattle on the pea hay gained
the most overall, followed by 3.83 ADG for those fed peabarley hay, 3.74 ADG for those fed pea residue forage and
3.69 ADG for the steers on the prairie hay ration. First period gain advantages were even more pronounced for pea
forages with pea barley hay fed steers gaining 4.70 lb. per
day; pea hay fed steers gaining 4.64 lb. per day and pea
residue fed steers gaining 4.40 lb. per day compared with
3.83 lb. per day for prairie hay fed steers. “This, as well as
our other trials, indicates that younger animals can really
benefit from the palatability and nutrient density of field
pea grains and forages,” says North Dakota State University
(NDSU) Animal Scientist Dr. Vern Anderson, who spearheaded this research trial.
These gain differences are relevant to all cattlemen who
can grow peas, Anderson says, and repeat the positive pattern of improved gains found in previous field pea studies.
Statistical significance, intake, feed efficiency, carcass traits
and steak tenderness evaluations are still underway. “We’ll
have final results in a few weeks,” says Vern Anderson.
“Based on the raw data, this study shows another positive
outcome for peas in livestock diets.” Indeed, the growing body of evidence for putting field
pea grain or forages in beef cattle rations includes previous
work by NDSU that found that steaks from pea-fed beef
were significantly more tender than those from non peafed cattle. This sizable tenderness advantage was “vetted”
when researchers at the University of Nebraska also looked
at the phenomenon and produced similar results. But producers needn’t sell direct to consumers or be in a branded
beef program to benefit from using peas in their beef cattle
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diets. With energy equal to corn on a weight basis, and
nearly three times its crude protein (24.5%) , field peas are
a nutrient-dense grain (60 lb. per bushel) and a leafy, palatable forage.
With their excellent binding properties, peas are a natural ingredient for pelleted creep feeds and range cakes, but
should be dry rolled in home-mixes. Using 20% to 40%
field peas in creep formulations have repeatedly produced
faster gains because of improved palatability, digestibility
and nutrient density. Peas can also help beef cows digest
low quality forage more thoroughly providing a highly rumen degradable protein source that supports healthy microbial populations.
Seedstock producers also indicate a strong preference
for field peas in developing bull rations, citing satiety and
positive effects on muscle development and feet and leg
soundness. In both backgrounding and finishing phases,
feedlot cattle benefit from the complimentary relationship
between corn and peas. Both have slow and thorough fermentation and provide a balanced digestion pattern that
includes both rumen degradable and undegradable protein.
Peas are particularly well suited for getting stressed, just
weaned calves off to a healthy start. Feeding calves a diet
that includes a minimum of 15% dry rolled field peas has
repeatedly produced significantly better gains during the
weaning phase as well as for several weeks after peas were
removed from the diet.
Cover crop Plus: Use peas to rescue
drought or drowned cropland
If your alfalfa winterkilled, droughted or drowned, peas are an
excellent replacement and offer the flexibility to fit rotations
better than a perennial.
Field peas and cereal grains like forage barley or oats can
be grown together to make a high quality, high-yielding,
easy-to-harvest forage. These pea-cereal crop blends often
produce close to the same level of cattle performance as peas
alone. With decent moisture after grain harvest, a second crop
of peas may be possible using light tillage after combining.
Graze it, cut it for hay or plough it under as a green manure
crop.
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ALR Board Candidate John Kaeshoefer
My name is John Kaeshoefer, and
it would be an honor to serve the
members on the ALR Board of Directors. My wife and I started our
Lowline herd on our 20 acre farm in
2004, in Beaufort, Missouri. Since
then, along with our three children,
we have built a solid herd of 22 percentage and purebred Lowline cattle.
We have successfully participated
in the show ring, and we have also
established a partnership with Quiet
Oaks Farm using Lowline bulls on Angus and Belted Galloway cows to produce grass finished beef. Like many
members, I am a professional outside
of the cattle industry, but long to get
home to the farm where I find tremendous satisfaction from managing the herd, maintaining the forage
and harvesting hay for winter. By
profession, I serve my community as
a police officer for the city of Crestwood, Missouri. Leadership skills are
paramount as I direct meetings, chair
committees, teach professional training classes and deal with day to day
inter-personal interactions and relationships including conflict resolution.
I believe this experience will be helpful as a national board member.
I am proud to be a founding
member of the Eastern Lowline Angus Association. In 2004, we started
the organization to represent Lowline
breeders in the Eastern portion of
the country. I served the board as
a Director for three years and have
served as President since January
2010. Under my direction, and with
the help of great people, we have
launched a fantastic website, monthly
newsletters, e-mail blasts with current information, and provided financial support and exposure to regional
Lowline shows. In 2008, the ELAA
also initiated a premier Lowline Show
at the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky,
and I have been Co-Superintendent
of the show since 2009. As the largest livestock exposition in the world,
the NAILE provides a terrific setting to
spotlight Lowline Angus cattle in front
of thousands of people each year.
My platform as a candidate for
the ALR Board is to see that all the
members are represented fairly all
across the country and let their voices
are heard. I know that we’ve come a
long way; however, we have room for
improvement on administrative and
professional levels, which will give us
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more practical appeal to cattlemen
from other breeds. I have a vision of
Lowline Angus cattle being an integral part of the US commercial cattle
business in the viewable future. With
economic times as they are, we have
unlimited opportunity to bring this
great breed of cattle into the hands
of producers far and wide where they
can continue to prove their merits.
Please consider me as your choice
to serve on the ALR Board of Directors.
Respectfully,
John Kaeshoefer
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Midwest Lowline Association
Naoma Morrison/secretary
The dog days of summer are almost over and the feel of
fall is in the air. It’s time for kids to go back to school and
Lowline breeders to prepare for fall shows.
Last week the Iowa State Fair was held in Des Moines,
Iowa. It was a good show with around 80 head of Lowlines.
It was a good Junior show with around 20 head of cattle.
Great to see that kind of participation in the Junior show!
The World Beef Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be
September 22 – 25th. The entry deadline was August 16th
but you can still enter until September 1st.
The MLA wants to invite you to come to this show. Last
year was the first year for a Lowline show here. It was a
good show last year and should be an even better one this
year.
The Lowline show at American Royal in Kansas City,
Missouri will be held October 19 – 23rd. Sale entry deadline is September 1st and the show entry deadline is September 10. The MLA is putting together prize bags for
the show with lots of goodies. We need at least 10 head of
percentage bulls to go through the ring at the show or we
risk losing the percentage bull show at the Royal. It would
be a shame to lose this show, so if you have percentage
bulls you would like to show off, please participate in this
event.
Keep checking the MLA website for events and news.
We are always striving to make our website better for you.
Mountain States Lowline Association
Betty Deeney, President
A special thanks to Melanie Schroeder of Bar NL livestock in Douglas, Wyoming for taking the reins of the Wyoming State Fair Lowline Show. The facilities were very
nice and there was a lot of interest in the cattle. Next year
the Wyoming State Fair will celebrate their 100th year,
please mark your calendars for the dates and try to bring
your cattle, if there are 20 head or more the Lowlines can
have their own show.
It is now time to think about the NILE in Billings, Mon-
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tana October 19-22. This year all the breeds will be on the
grounds at the same time. The host hotel is the Billings
Hotel and Convention Center the code is ALR, the block
of rooms will be available until October 1, this year the
teachers convention is also in Billings on the same weekend so get your reservations early. The NILE premium
book is online so check it out and get your entries in. See
you all there.
Southwest Lowline Association
Bill Cabaniss, Sec.
This has truly been the “long hot summer”. Temperatures in the eastern portion of the region have been record
setters almost every day. For some of us a rain shower is
as scarce as a white crow. But, none-the less, I am confident that God is in control and it will rain again.
Our Recruiting Rewards Program will be over by the
time this comes out and I’m excited to see who will win
those percentage heifers that Kim and Larry Watkins have
so graciously donated.
The excitement about our SLABA Junior Program has
not diminished. Olivia Levoy has been appointed the
chairman of the Junior Program with Robert Teague and
Shauna Taplin as adult advisors. The first SLABA points
show was held in conjunction with the TJLA Belt Buckle Bonanza on July 3rd in Waco, Texas. Ten (10) juniors
showed twelve (12) heifers. Olivia Levoy won the Grand
Champion Lowline award in both the A & B ring with
her heifer. Ashley Collins won Reserve Champion in the
A ring and Colby Hajda won Reserve Champion in the B
ring. There will be a junior points show at the Get-BackTo-Grass sale in Athens, Texas on October 8th and another at the TJLA Fall Classic on Thanksgiving weekend
in Waco. We are pleased that George Jenkins and Ronnie
Bowles of 10XXX Ranch are donating a percentage heifer
to the junior point winner this year. Additionally, there
will be a silent auction at the 10XXX Lowline Sale on September 24th. The proceeds will be donated to the SLABA
Junior Program to promote their Rise ‘N Shine Tour for
the fall and spring. Our membership is working diligently
toward getting 20 kids to be participating by the end of
the show year in March of 2012. Another silent auction
will be held at the Get-Back-To-Grass sale in October with
the proceeds also going to the juniors.
Speaking of Get-Back-To Grass, the next SLABA sponsored sale is scheduled for October 8, 2011. It will be the
annual Get-Back-To-Grass Lowline Sale at the Pitchford
Cattle Company in Athens, TX. As usual we are anticipating a great turnout. In addition to the sale there will be
an educational schedule (three speakers talking about
artificial insemination, beef cattle nutrition and Lowline
marketing), a complimentary lunch, the silent auction
and the SLABA Junior Show. Last year we had over 100
people to come for the event. If you are planning to come
in early, the Best Western in Athens is a good place to stay.
Mark you calendar for this great sale.
Some big changes are in store for the Lowline show at
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo next spring--2012.
Grass-fed classes for heifers and steers have been added.
This will be one of the first such competitions for a major
livestock show. Special rules are in place for animals to
be judged in the grass-fed category. Also, the date for the
show has been moved up a week, which means that we
will be showing with many of the major breeds---putting
ourselves before a lot more cattle people. In 2012 we will
also be having a sale at the Houston Show. This will be
on Sunday evening before the show on Monday. We are
expecting a good turnout not only from Lowline people,
but from commercial cattle people raising other breeds.
A bit of a disappointment is that we will not be participating in the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo in 2012 because of
the schedule conflict with Houston. These changes to the
Houston show should make the event bigger and better
than past years. Plan to attend.
I would encourage everyone who reads this to vote in
the upcoming election for ALR directors later this year.
Our own SLABA President, Mark Roesler will be running
for a position on the board. I wish you success, Mark.
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showing clinic with Beverly Shirts on Friday August 26th
at 6pm.. The show is Saturday August 27th at 3pm.
Also in our region over Labor Day weekend members
will be putting on the Eastern Idaho State Fair Lowline
Show in Blackfoot, ID.
Be sure to find us on Facebook by searching “Northwest Lowline Association” connect with our group! Members are posting animals for sale as well as what they are
looking for. It’s looking to be a great summer and fall at
the NWLA. We hope that you have a great summer?
Guidelines for Published pictures in
Regional shows:
Regional shows will be limited to the 8 Grands and
Reserves:
•Fullblood Champion and Reserve female
•Percentage Champion and Reserve female
•Fullblood Champion and Reserve Bull
•Percentage Champion and Reserve Bull
*Cow/calf pairs will not be pictured, although there
was discussion and disagreement on this point
* If applicable, a Supreme Champion will be pictured
•The 8 photos will be limited to one page, if a
Supreme Champion is pictured, 1 and ½ page
will be offered
For More Information: http://www.usa-lowline.org/
The board minutes are viewable at:
http://www.usa-lowline.org/boardmeetingminutes.html
– April 26, 2011
Northwest Lowline Association
Ben Fairfield, Marketing and Promotions. NWLA
Things are busy at the Northwest Lowline Association!
We have multiple events coming up!
Our 6th Annual Northwest Lowline Classic Show at the
Spokane Interstate Fair September 8-13th. Show day is
Saturday Sept. 19 at beginning at 10am. This is a “Blow
and Go” show. This means no adhesives and no paint or
anything else that has to be washed out. Exciting news for
this show is the addition of a new class, finished steers 1424 months old! During this show David Shockey of Muddy
Creek Ranch, certified ultrasound technician, will be offering ultrasounds during the fair. The ultrasound scan
will measure Rib Eye Area, Tenderness and Inter-Muscular Fat. These are very helpful measures for the Beef Producer as well as the Seedstock Producer.. $15 per head.
The North Idaho Fair Lowline Show is sure to be a huge
success and we are pleased to welcome Ron Richard, Animal Science Instructor at the University of Idaho, as our
judge for this show August 24-28th. This too is a “Blow and
Go” show. During this show there will be a free fitting and
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Corral
Overall Junior Participants
Left to right – Cauy Pennington, Overall Junior Winner; Haleigh Pike, Overall
Intermediate Winner and Zack Langley,
Overall Senior Winner
Left to right - Emma Rademacher; Reporter , Bailey Skinner; Treasurer, Ashley Mugnier; Historian, Marcus Gatewood; vice president, Bridgett Hoffman; director, Haleigh Pike; Secretary (not Pictured) Shea Esser; President
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Sept. 24
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Offering Fancy Prospect Steers, Heifers & Bred Cows
To be held at xXx Ranch in Glen Rose, Texas
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Featuring the genetics of:
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• Double J’s Who Called Me Shorty 85U - 2X
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• Double J’s Da Bull 12U - National Champion
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• 6 Fancy 2011 Prospect Steers
• 10 Fancy 2011 Show Heifers
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