Middleswarth Herefords Win Denver`s Commercial Heifer Show

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Middleswarth Herefords Win Denver`s Commercial Heifer Show
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2 Sections
March 2005
Montana Office: P.O. Box 410, Twin Bridges, MT 59754 • SD Office: HC 3, Box 38, Reva, SD 57651
Editors’ Comments
(continued on page B-1)
Marc’s Comments
What a Month!!!
This has been a
very busy month for
Hereford America!
We’ve tried to make
every event and sale
that we could this
last month. Byron
Marc Hotchkiss
and Pauline covered
what sales out west they could and
Jill and I covered sales and events in
South Dakota, North Dakota,
Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas,
Wyoming and Minnesota over the last
few months. Art Handel also helped
us out when our schedule just
couldn’t fit everything in and that was
much appreciated. Also, a special
thanks to Kay Morgan of Nebraska,
Malynda Carter of North Dakota and
Tom Granzow of Kansas for helping
out.
In looking at my Pilot’s logbook,
I’ve flown 38 hours in the last 30
(continued on page B-2)
(Pictured left to right) Bruce Simmons, Torrington, WY; Bill Angell representing the NWSS,
Jay Middleswarth, Torrington, WY.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at the
Livestock Center Auction Arena, the
National Western & Colorado
Cattleman’s Association “Bellringer”
Commercial Heifer Show & Sale took
place. 1000+ ‘Select’ Commercial
females were shown and offered for
sale. The show was divided into carloads
of bred heifers and heifer calves.The
commercial heifers are judged on
soundness,quality,conformation and
usefulness. In the Bred Heifer Division,
Middleswarth Hereford Ranch, Jay
Middleswarth, Torrington, WY was
named Champion Pen. The pen had an
average weight of 1230 lbs. These
heifers also topped the sale averaging
$1400 per head. Middleswarth’s
exhibited the only Herefords in the entire
show and sale. The Middleswarth family
began exhibiting cattle at the NWSS in
the mid 1930’s. In
1975, they exhibited
the
Champion
Carload of Hereford
bulls.
New Hereford Association
Formed in Nebraska
The new Nebraska Hereford Association officially approved their name and by-laws at
an organizational meeting, February 15, 2005 in Kearney, Nebraska.
The new group hosts the combined membership of the former Nebraska Polled Hereford Association and the Nebraska Hereford Association. The two groups had been combining projects such as their annual Hereford Tour, Junior Futurity show, Breeders Directory and Nebraska Hereford News, so the combination of the organizations was the next
logical step. This will enable the new Nebraska Hereford Association to work more efficiently to promote the Hereford breed in Nebraska and improve its member services.
Elected to head the new group is Galen Frenzen of Fullerton, Nebraska. Vice President is Ken McMillen of Sidney. Rounding out the nine member board of directors are
Scott McGee, Fairbury; Doug Bolte, Norfolk; Dave Goertz, Berwyn; Kyle Rutt, Campbell;
Joe Brockman, Lawrence; Brent Meeks, Taylor; and Don Cain, Broken Bow. Kay Morgan will act as interim secretary/manager until a replacement can be found.
The vision statement of the new group is to: Promote the Values of Hereford cattle;
Create a unity between Hereford breeders; Grow the strengths of Hereford youth; and
Honor the efforts of Hereford founders. The motto of the new Nebraska Hereford Association is, “Nebraska Hereford People Make the Difference; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
Anyone desiring more information about the new Nebraska Hereford Association can
contact them at HC 79, Box 42, Burwell, NE 68823 or e-mail hereford@nctc.net.
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This may be one of
the most lively sale
seasons that I have
seen in my lifetime.
I just returned from
a swing into Idaho
and then northern
Montana and the attitude of the cattle- Byron Bayers
men is really on a high
pitch. We are finally seeing the Hereford cattle on the commercial market
bring the top of the market or right at
the top. The “stealing” by the road
runners is about over with, the demand for our Hereford branded beef
raising every month.
With Certified Hereford Beef hitting
the big high last month and with the
demand for Premium Hereford Beef
also on the rise we can look forward
to a steady and upward market, but
we have some problems facing us
that might be a challenge.
Will there be enough Herefords to
Middleswarth Herefords Win
Denver’s Commercial Heifer Show
2 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
Sales & Events
March
1
S&S Polled Hereford Sale
Guide Rock, NE
7
Hoffman Herefords Sale
Leola, SD
7
Harrell Hereford & Quarter Horse
Sale Baker City, Oregon
9
D Bar Herefords Bull Sale
Melvin, TX
10
Mill Creek / Pied Piper Herefords
Manhattan, KS
11
Windhorst Polled Herefords &
Guests, Syracuse, NE
12
Tegtmeier Polled Herefords Sale
Burchard, NE
15
Holden Herefords Sale
Valier, MT
15
Thorstenson Herefords Private
Treaty Bull Sale, Selby, SD
17
Cooper Herefords Sale
Willow Creek, MT
17
Evenson Angus Sale
Lemmon, SD
18-19 Buckeye Hereford Association
Spring Show (18th) & Sale (19th)
Columbus, OH
19
Mettler Polled Herefords Sale,
Menno, SD
19
Ft. Keogh Livestock and Range
Research Station Line One Sale
Miles City, MT
20-21 Regina Bull Sale 2005
Exhibition Park, Regina, Sask.
Show - 20th
Sale - 21st
21
Shaw’s Northwest Bull Sale,
Notus, Idaho
23
Washington Cattleman Assn. All
Breed Bull Test Sale, Prosser, WA
28
Oleen Brothers “Best of Both”
Hereford and Angus Sale
Dwight, KS
29
“Young Guns Sale” , Glendive, MT
31
Dwight Logterman & Family
Hereford and Angus Sale,
Valentine, NE
2
2
9
9
9
16
18
26
Canadian & Foreign subscriptions —
Ehlke Herefords & McMurry Cattle
Private Treaty Sale
Townsend, MT
Four Corners Bull Test Sale
Hesperus, CO
Northern Genetic Resource
Bull Sale
Chinook, MT
Indianhead Polled Hereford Assn.
Sale, River Falls, WI
LaGrand Angus & Herefords Sale
Canova, SD
Stuber Ranch Production Sale
Bowman, ND
K&B Herefords Sale
Onida, SD
Bar JZ Ranches Sale
Highmore, SD
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HEREFORD AMERICA • 3
March 2005
Polled Hereford and Limousin Seedstock
54th Annual Bull Sale
Highmore Cattle Auction, Highmore, SD • 1:00 p.m.
— Selling 100 Bulls —
38 Polled Hereford Yearling Bulls
2 Polled Hereford Herd Sires, 4 year-olds
60 Limousin and Limousin x Angus Hybrid Bulls
Lot 1. Bar JZ Echo 001P.
Sire: Remitall Embracer 8E.
BW 5.2, WW 45, YW 82, M 17, SC 1.2, REA 0.19
Lot 5. Bar JZ Sabre 002P.
Sire: Bar JZ 861 Sultan 098J
BW 2.3, WW 47, YW 77, M 14, SC 0.7, REA 0.14
Lot 9. Bar JZ Horatio 057P.
Sire: HH Hunter 531M
BW 3.1, WW 46, YW 69, M 17, SC 0.5, REA 0.12
Lot 13. Bar JZ Executor 020P.
Sire: Bar JZ Kirby 638L
BW 2.2, WW 43, YW 69, M 14, SC 0.6, REA 0.05
Lot 14. Bar JZ Call My Bluff 069P.
Sire: BRL Call 100L
BW 5.8, WW 39, YW 69, M 17, SC 0.7, REA 0.22
Lot 15. Bar JZ Abrams 086P.
Sire: BRL Call 100L
BW 4.2, WW 40, YW 68, M 20, SC 0.8, REA 0.16
Lot 16. Bar JZ Hickok 030P.
Sire: HH Hunter 531M
BW 2.8, WW 46, YW 72, M 13, SC 0.6, REA 0.11
Lot 21. Bar JZ Embracer 085P.
Sire: Remitall Embracer 8E
BW 3.8, WW 37, YW 65, M 20, SC 0.8, REA 0.23
Lot 26. Bar JZ Eli 134P.
Sire: Remitall Embracer 8E
BW 1.1, WW 38, YW 73, M 13, SC 0.8, REA 0.23
Lot 66. Bar JZ Free Trade 008P.
Sire: SAF 598 Bando 5175
BW 84. 205 day wt 740.
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March 2005
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Hawks Herefords
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Holden Herefords
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Stuber Herefords
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HEREFORD AMERICA • 5
March 2005
First Stewardship Support project completed
Custom feedlot is a new enterprise for Mrnak family
By Julie Schaff Ellingson
for the North Dakota Stockmen’s
Association
Reprinted with permission
When Brent Mrnak graduated from
North Dakota State University last winter,
he knew exactly where he was going to
put his commodity broker degree to work
– on his family ranch and newly developed
Brent Mrnak
commercial feedlot south of Bowman.
The Mrnak family – beginning with
Brent’s grandparents, Jim and Marlene,
and continuing today with his parents,
Terry and Debby, and uncle and aunt,
Wayne and Jill – has operated a diversified
farm and ranch there for 50-plus years.
With Brent’s return to the operation and
his interest in commodity marketing and
livestock feeding, the family decided to
launch the new enterprise. “Instead of
buying more land and expanding that way,
it seemed to make more sense to put that
money into this one investment,” Brent
explained. “The feedlot is my project, but
everyone is involved.”
The family mapped out a spot northeast
of the ranch headquarters where Brent’s
mom, Debby, had run 600 ewes for
several years and where two barns, an
indoor hydraulic chute and alley and a few
preliminary corrals were already in place
for the site of the new endeavor.
NDSA Environmental Services Director
Scott Ressler got involved in the project
during the early stages. He worked with
Brent and his family and engineers on the
planning and development stages of the
999-head state-permitted lot, its S-shaped
containment dike and clean water
diversion system.
Brent said he learned in a hurry that
developing a feedlot is not an overnight
project. From
the
initial
planning
meeting
to
completion
day,
their
project took an
estimated 18
months
to
finish. “We’d
walk around
for hours and
hours mapping
things out and
planning how
this
could
work,” he said.
“Sometimes,
the engineers
had different
ideas, and that
was good. We all see things a little
differently, and I’m convinced that’s how
we arrived
at the best
plan for
o
u
r
situation.”
T h e
M r n a k
project is
special for
a couple of
reasons –
it is the
first one
completed
through
t
h
e
Stockmen’s
Stewardship
Support
Program,
Mrnaks converted an open area and a small facility
originally used for sheep into a 999-head custom
feedlot. The feedlot pens are made of sucker rod, pipe
and guard rail. The pipes are cemented in around their
base, but left hollow so water can drain through.
the association-run
cost-share assistance
program, and the first
state-permitted lot
utilizing a waterspreading system
instead of a holding
pond.
“The traditional
thinking by regulators
that holding ponds are
the only alternative for
livestock-feeding
animal-waste systems
is starting to change,”
said Ressler. “In this
case, and in many
cases, it makes much
more economic and
environmental sense
to use a waterspreading system,
where the feedlot
runoff is separated
from the clean water
and spread across
acres of vegetation,
instead of just digging
a hole.” The soil is
tested before and after a water-spreading
system is put in place to monitor its
nutrient levels and determine whether or
not the system is a viable option for the
location.
The NDSA has been promoting the use
of water-spreading systems, like on the
Mrnak Ranch, and other “alternative
technologies” to producers and
Environmental Protection Agency and
North Dakota Department of Health
regulators for several years.
Mrnaks’ feedlot is complete with pens
on two sides of a 32-foot hard-packedgravel alley, which is a viable option in
southwestern North Dakota, where
excess moisture and high water tables are
not a problem. It took a lot of dirt moving
to achieve the desired depth, Brent said.
In fact, there’s 12 feet of fill in the alley
alone. The family reduced some of their
out-of-pocket cost by hauling much of
the gravel and welding all of the sucker
rod, pipe and guard rail feedlot fence
themselves.
Cattle reach through a 15-inch space
between guard rails to eat off the ground
in the alley, instead of in bunks. They
realize this system creates more waste in
terms of feed, Terry said, but the cost is
easily offset by the money they saved by
(continued on page 6)
Mrnaks credit the Stockmen’s
Stewardship Support Program
in helping make their dream of a
custom feedlot a reality. “If it
wasn’t for the cost-share
support, it would have taken a
long time to ever turn a profit on
feeding cattle,” Brent Mrnak said.
“We wanted to design a system
that was relatively maintenancefree. Through the Stockmen’s
Stewardship Support Program,
we were able to do it right the
first time.”
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March 2005
Sioux Empire Farm Show
2005 Sioux Empire Farm Show
Sioux Falls, SD
January 27, 2005
Judge — Mark Frederickson
Auctioneer — Monte Lowderman
22 Bulls — $2,685
4 Females — $2,425
3 Embryos — $420
Grand Champion Bull at the Sioux Empire Farm Show was JB 266 Outreach 403N shown by Bev
and Jack Beeson, JB Ranch, Wayne, NE. The bull is sired by Anchor Braxton and out of JB 146
Linny Ned.
Sioux Falls, SD – Mark Frederickson,
Starbuck, MN judged the Hereford Show
which was held Thursday, January 27th
in the Expo Building on the W. H. Lyon
Fairgrounds. He chose Lot 25 as the
Champion bull. JB 266 Outreach 403N, a
consignment from JB Ranch, Wayne, NE,
sired by Anchor Braxton and out of JB
146 Linny Ned. Reserve Champion bull
was Lot 18, JDH 100M Boulder 6P, an
entry from Delaney Herefords, Inc., Lake
Benton, MN. Boulder was sired by NJW
57G 12E Value and out of JDH MS Lute
15K. Champion Female was Lot 5, SH
Miss Online A N220, a consignment from
Amber Schmidt, Pipestone, MN. N220
was sired by Remitall Online and out of
SH Lady Time. She is bred to a CT
Extension son. She went on to be the high
selling female going for $4,000 to Robert
Larsen, Verdigre, NE. Reserve Champion
Female went to Lot 4, BBH 19D Nellie
305N, a consignment from Blueberry Hill
Farms, Norfolk, NE. She is a bred heifer
sired by Wrangler 19D and out of BLBBBH 872G Alice, and is bred to C&L
Double Time. She went on to be the
second high selling female going for
$2,500 to Mettler Polled Herefords,
Menno, SD.
Monte Lowderman, Macomb, IL, was
the auctioneer for the Hereford Sale. High
selling bull was Lot 30, SH Kootney
N214, an entry from Jenna Schmidt,
Pipestone, MN. He was sired by Remitall
Kootenay and out of NJW 46B Wilma.
He sold for $5,700 to Robert Larsen,
Verdigre, NE. Second high selling bull was
Lot 28, SPH 10L Wrangler 7N, a
consignment from Springwater Polled
Herefords, Garretson, SD. 7N was sired
by JDH 15 Wrangler and out of MS Exile
Domino. He sold for $4,200 to Elden
Lykken, Alcester, SD. High and second
high selling females were the Champion
and Reserve Champion females
respectively.
Reported by Cindy Christensen.
Mrnak Feedlot...
(continued from page 5)
A Great Breeding Bull
from the Prairies of South Dakota.
What a Beef Bull! Long, thick, eye appeal, loaded with quality
and style. Travels like a good saddlehorse along with balance
and all above average EPD percentiles. 2600 pounds at 3 years
of age! His calves look great and they come easy.
Sire: JDF 16D Wrangler 15
Dam: JDH Ms Lute 18J
Polled • 2/27/2001 • Reg. #42194946
EPDs
B W W W Y W Milk M&G R E A IMF
+3.4 + 4 7 + 7 3 + 2 7 + 5 1 +0.27 +.04
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Private Treaty Bull Sale Begins March 15
For more information contact:
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30491 131st Street
Selby, South Dakota 57472
(605) 649-7940
not purchasing and installing the other alternative, concrete bunks. The only
thing Terry wishes they would have done differently is widen the alley so there
was enough room to turn around with the tractor and feed wagon without having
to drive all the way to the end of it.
Each of Mrnaks’ pens has one mound to help keep it clean and dry and a large
380- or 480-gallon water tank. Keeping good, clean water available to the cattle
is a big part of keeping them healthy and gaining properly, so two wells and a
rural water hookup are available for the feedlot in the event they need them,
Terry said.
The family’s goal is to raise all of the feedstuffs – corn, barley, screenings etc.
– needed to sustain the nearly 4,000 head of feedlot cattle they will turn per year.
With extreme drought conditions in 2004, that didn’t happen in the feedlot’s
inaugural year, but they are hopeful for 2005. In order to meet the new demand
from the feedlot enterprise, Terry said many of their traditional cash-crop wheat
acres will be converted for corn. He anticipates planting 1,000-plus acres this
spring. Consulting nutritionists help Mrnaks make their ration decisions.
The feed supply will help them offer backgrounding, finishing and even heifer
development services to commercial customers. The latter is something Brent is
particularly excited about. “We could use some of the bigger lots and use them
on grass so they get some exercise, develop and even AI-breed them,” he said.
“We have had excellent conception rates on our own heifers – 70 percent bred AI
last year – and are confident we could do the same for our customers.” If that
project goes farther, a grass site immediately north of the existing feedlot could
be an expansion option, he said.
Backgrounding calves will be the lot’s mainstay for now, however, Brent
said. Their customers are responsible for their calves’ marketing, but Mrnaks
help in whatever way they can. Those that have been grown in the Mrnak lot so
far have been sold via a variety of outlets, such as St. Onge Livestock and video
auctions.
Mrnaks are also using the new feedlot to custom feed and finish or even
purchase some of their bull customers’ calves, a practice they began on a small
scale nearly six years ago. This has been a good customer service practice and a
good way to collect carcass data on the progeny of certain sires and determine
which bloodlines are best at producing the kind of product consumers demand,
Brent said.
Diligent recordkeeping on individual animals’ health and feeding performance
help Mrnaks make those determinations and give their customers the best picture
of their cattle’s performance while they are in Mrnaks’ care.
“It’s neat to be out here at feeding time and see 999 noses sticking out and
eating,” Brent said. “It was hard to envision this all becoming a reality when all
there was out here was a bunch of dirt and a couple of buildings, but it came
together and it will be fun to see develop.”
HEREFORD AMERICA • 7
March 2005
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topping 55 pens from six breeds.
Sired by CL 1 Domino 9126J, trait leader in 8 EPD categories and
probably the most potent proven Line One sire. Dam is by 18H,
trait leader in 6 EPD categories and probably the most potent
proven Canadian sire. 417 is long, deep quartered, red-eyed, and
easy fleshing. He’s backed by solid carcass genetics and a super
mother. With his 78 lb. birth weight, we’ll use 417 on heifers as
well as cows.
For sale: 1/2 possession, 1/2 semen sales.
Semen $35/straw, $20/certificate.
Commercial ranchers, call us for special rates
218
147
417’s mother
First-calf heifer by 18H.
408’s mother
Standout 18H daughter.
F Extra Lad 407
222
by 18H
F 9126 Domino 400
In Supreme Champion pen over all breeds at NILE.
Thanks to Gustafson Herefords, Kansas.
400’s mother
First-calf heifer by 18H.
F L18 Excel 408
L18 x 18H cow
9126 x 18H heifer
Stout 7/8 brother to 417. Thanks to Gustafson
Herefords for buying 400.
In Supreme Champion pen at NILE.
Thanks to Daniels Herefords in Idaho.
Sample EPDs of Bulls
For Sale Privately
Bull
Sire
BW
WW
YW
Milk
M&G
409
420
421
432
438
446
448
452
474
480
247
L18
L18
18H
247
027
235M
247
9126J
9454
3.3
3.5
3.4
4.2
5.6
4.8
4.7
4.3
3.3
4.9
45
44
45
40
53
47
44
43
44
48
81
74
71
70
87
79
83
77
89
77
20
26
22
22
24
20
19
21
30
29
43
48
45
43
51
44
41
42
52
53
7980 Meadow View Road
Manhattan, MT 59741-8122
Marvin
Dan
Tim
(406) 284-3709
(406) 284-6810
(406) 284-6990
TFeddes@aol.com
See more cattle at feddes.com
F L18 Excel 404
Thanks to Lone Tree Ranch in South Dakota for
your investment.
8 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
Sale Roundup
42nd Annual 4U Sale
Dickinson, ND
February 1, 2005
Auctioneer — Roger Jacobs
Black Hills Stock Show
Hereford Show and Sale
Feb. 2nd, 2005
Rapid City, SD
23 Bulls — $1,843
34 Bulls — $2,665
Top seller went to Dennis Hannum of
Dickinson, ND. He bought Lot #30 from
Mohican West of Laurel, MT for $3,400.
Mohican Omega 219N ET is a 10/05/03
son of Bar JZ Tradition 434V and out of
a daughter of Remitall Keynote 20X. This
fall bull has a birth weight of 85 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 3.9, WW 45, YW 73, MM
26 and M&G of 49.
Second high seller was consigned by
Friedt Herefords of Mott, ND.
Woroniecki Bros. of Hebron, ND
purchased Lot #3 for $3,200. FH 026K
L1 Domino 418 is a 03/16/04 son of HH
Advance 026K 1ET and has EPDs of BW
4.0, WW 41, YW 80, MM 19 and M&G
of 40.
Third high seller, Lot #1, was
purchased by Rausch Herefords of
Hoven, SD from Friedt Herefords of
Mott, ND for $2,800. FH 026K L1
Domino 414 is another son of HH
Advance 026K 1ET with EPDs of BW
3.4, WW 38, YW 69, MM 13 and M&G
of 32.
Reported by Malynda Carter, NDHA
Manager.
The sale ring was packed to the rafters
this year at the Black Hills Stock Show
Hereford Sale. Between the Show and Sale
this year were several attractions that
helped build the crowd including a free
lunch sponsored by Ridgefield Farms.
Even though the average was good there
were still bargains to be had at this year’s
sale. Continuing drought in western South
Dakota likely played a part. Quality ran
deep and was the best I’ve seen in a long
time.
Grand Champion Bull: Lot 10, SWS
8203 Excellor 402, 3/2/04 by GP Excel
8203 consigned by S.E. West and Sons,
Lusk, WY. He was purchased by Miller/
Mathews, Midland, SD for $3000.
Reserve Champion Bull: Lot 19,
BLME Hi Speed 3P, 2/12/04 by Remitall
Online 122L consigned by Blume
Herefords, Frankfort, SD to Mark Sturdy,
Rochester, IL, $4100.
Top Sellers:
Lot 25, S Achilles 2P consigned by
Stutheit Herefords, Johnson, NE sold to
Eldon Long and Sons, Norcatur, KS for
$5600.
Grand Champion Bull exhibited by S.E. West & Son, Lusk, WY, was SWS 8203 Excellor 402, 3/2/
04 by GP Excel 8203. Photo by Browarny Photographics.
Lot 39, DHD Pure Freedom 3222, a 2/
22/03 son of C Pure Gold 0110 consigned
by Double Heart Diamond Cattle Co. &
Gibson Herefords sold to Jensen/
Lehrkamp, Caputa, SD for $5100.
Lot 33, ECR 552 Advance 320, a 3/29/
03 son of CJH L1 Domino 552 consigned
by Fawcetts Elm Creek Ranch, Ree
Heights, SD to Schuette Land & Cattle,
Highmore, SD, $4700.
Lot 28, F L18 Excel 404, a 1/2/04 son
of GO Excel L18 consigned by Marvin
Feddes & Sons, Manhattan, MT to Lone
Tree Ranch, Sturgis, SD, $4500.
Lot 19, BLME Hi Speed 3P (Reserve
Champion Bull), 2/12/04 by Remitall
Online 122L consigned by Blume
Herefords, Frankfort, SD to Mark Sturdy,
Rochester, IL, $4100.
Lot 18, BLME Dot Com 5P, 2/16/04
by Remitall Online 122L consigned by
Blume Herefords sold to Paul Oberltner
for $3500.
Lot 30 and 31, JB 793 Montana
Herman, 6/20/03 and JB Montana Silver
Herman 408N, 5/2/03, both by J-B
Anchor Herman 37H consigned by JB
Ranch, Jack and Bev Beeson, Wayne, NE
both went to Jim Vanderpol for $3500
each.
Reported by Jill Hotchkiss
Gustafson Herefords
Oleen Brothers
Gus, Deb & Shelbi
8621 Davis Creek Rd
Junction City, KS 66441
785-238-7306
Box 8
Dwight, KS 66849
Jan 785-482-3383
Arden 785-482-3398
Granzow Herefords
Bookcliff Herefords
Tom, Mary & Tobyn
765 S 3000 Rd
Herington, KS 67449
785-466-2247
Tom, Andrea & Katherine Krauss
4106 184th St
Russell, KS 67665
785-483-3004
KEG Herefords
Frank Hug & Sons
Ken & Marilyn Stephens
HC 13 Box 22
Valentine, NE 69201
402-376-1267
2556 W 125th St
Scranton, KS 66537
Bob 785-230-0434
Ed 785-836-7404
Hills Galore
Stock Farm
Charing Cross Ranch, Ltd.
Phillip Moon & Lisa Sparrow
P.O. Box 2217
Harrison, AR 72602
870-743-4460
The Pawlitza’s
Box 67
Abbey, SK S0N 0A0
Alvin 306-689-2597
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HEREFORD AMERICA • 9
March 2005
Black Hills Stock Show...
Photos by Browarny Photographics
Michael Blume, Pierre, SD and his mother
Thordys Blume, Frankfort, SD watched the
BHSS show with intensity.
Jack Johnson from Iowa.
Reserve Champion Bull: BLME Hi Speed 3P, 2/12/04 by Remitall
Online 122L consigned by Blume Herefords, Frankfort, SD. He sold to
Mark Sturdy, Rochester, IL for $4100.
Joyce Stangle from Marsland, NE.
Art Handel, Handel Marketing Services, Rapid
City, SD and Kari Henderson of Canada.
Jack and Bev Beeson, JB Ranch, Wayne, NE have worked as a
team for a lot of years....
10 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
25th Annual Production Sale
~ NEW DAY ~
Sale at 1:00 PM (MST)
Thursday
Free Lunch
MARCH 17, 2005
Lemmon Livestock Auction
Lemmon, SD
FREE DELIVERY (BULLS ONLY) UP TO 250 MILES — Elsewhere actual cost
$25 discount per bull if you haul your own.
SALE DAY PHONE 1-800-822-8853 OR 605/374-3877
SELLING 100 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS
75 COMMERCIAL YEARLING ANGUS HEIFERS
Offering some of the best
Angus bloodlines available
today backed by years of
progeny-proven sires
Featuring
Progeny of
Average
Weaning Weight
of Sale Bulls on
8-27-04
13498476 1/19/99
FAR Krugerrand 410H
BIRTH WEAN MILK YEAR YR HT SCR Grand Champion Angus Bull
+1.0 +61 +27 +116 +1.0 +1.27
in Denver 2002
.61
.89
.89
.77
.37
.67
BIRTH WEAN MILK
-1.4 +49 +31
.62
.87
.86
Avg.
205-day-wt.
of sale bulls
CARCASS EPDs
ULTRASOUND BODY COMPOSITION
CWT MRB REA
FAT % RP % IMF REA
FAT %RP
I +18 I +.04 I +.30 I -.019 I +.32
-.07 +.29 +.015 -.11
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.76
.76
.76
.76
WW
721
Adj. 205
755
Ratio
109
BIRTH WEAN MILK
I-.01 I+47 I+20
1-11-05
1333 lbs.
BW
88
Adj. 205
736
Ratio
110
1-11-05 Wt.
1162 lbs.
BW
74
WW
695
Adj. 205
770
Ratio
115
BIRTH WEAN MILK
I+0.3 I+48 I+23
YEAR
I+81
Sire: AAR Really Windy 1205
• Volume Discount on Bulls
• Ultrasound & all other performance data available on sale day.
1-11-05 Wt.
1190 lbs.
YEAR
I+76
Sire: KG Power Design
For more information or sale catalog contact:
(Catalog may also be viewed on our website.)
• SIRES •
Selling 15 sons
Selling 10 sons
Selling 9 sons
Selling 10 sons
Selling 20 sons
Selling 15 sons
Selling 5 sons
Selling 8 sons
Selling 4 sons
3/3/99
412
WW
661
BIRTH WEAN MILK
I+2.4 I+42 I+19
YEAR
I+85
Sire: FAR Krugerrand 410H
FAR Krugerrand 410H
KG Power Design
AAR Really Windy 1205
Rito 6I6
Lemar Really Windy 2025
WC Precision E161 G1892
HARB Cincha 829
Lemar Universe 61G
Evenson Traveler 533
YEAR YR HT SCR
+82
-.3 +.69
.76
.60
.62
13444525
ULTRASOUND BODY COMPOSITION
% IMF REA
FAT %RP GRP
-.08 +.20 -.015 +.41
40
.76
.77
.77
.77
140
712 lbs.
414
496
BW
84
KG Power Design
645 lbs.
Ave. Adj. WW 716
Ave. Adj. WW 697
Ave. Adj. WW 693
Ave. Adj. WW 718
Ave. Adj. WW 692
Ave. Adj. WW 714
Ave. Adj. WW 730
Ave. Adj. WW 726
Ave. Adj. WW 650
Ratio 104
Ratio102
Ratio 101
Ratio 107
Ratio 101
Ratio104
Ratio 106
Ratio 106
Ratio 100
Evenson Angus
Box 1089 • Hettinger, ND 58639
Bill 701-567-2861 Rod 701-567-2275
Visit our website at: www.evensonangus.com
E-mail address: bevenson@pop.ctctel.com
HEREFORD AMERICA • 11
March 2005
Gerald Hoffman: 2005 Black Hills Stock Show Hereford Honoree
Hoffman Herefords
was started in 1928 when
Emil K. Hoffman purchased six registered
Hereford heifers of
Fairfax breeding. Emil
bought what was known
as the Frost Ranch in
1931 and because of the
many natural springs and
the location in Spring
Township, went with the
Spring Hereford Farm
name. The SH prefix and
brand were incorporated
at that time.
Emil’s son, Gerald, entered into a share agreement with Thorp Here- Gerald Hoffman was honored posthumously by the Black Hills
Stock Show Hereford breeders. Accepting the award on behalf of
ford Ranch, Britton, SD, the family were his son, Colin Hoffman (left), wife Dorothy Hoffman.
in the 1950’s and became Jeff Baker (right) presented the award.
actively involved in the registered Here- for larger cattle really paid off in the 1970s
ford business. Some of the main herd sires when commercial cattlemen wanted larger
at the time were Lodge Adventure, Pio- cattle.
neer 22nd and SH Beam Modest 45. Cattle
Gerald started consigning cattle to the
were sold privately and at special consign- Black Hills Stock Show in the early 1980s
ment sales like the “Key” sale in Pierre, and continued to exhibit in Rapid City for
the “Big One” at Miller and the Watertown about 20 years.
Farm Show. The first annual production
Gerald’s son, Colin, became active in
sale was held in 1959.
the Junior Hereford Association in the
When the trend was for “belt buckle” 1980s and took an active role in the mancattle, on the advice of Walter Thorp, agement of the ranch in 1989. To diverGerald was selecting for cattle with sify and satisfy customer demands, commuscle and larger stature. This selection mercial Angus and Polled Herefords were
added in the 1990s.
Gerald was dedicated to the Hereford
breed and really enjoyed getting out to the
Black Hills Stock Show and visiting with
people. The Hoffman program will be
continuing on and Gerald’s grandchildren
are starting to become active in 4-H and
the Junior Hereford Association.
Black Hills
Stock Show
Hereford Day
Rapid City, SD
Crowd at BHSS Hereford sale.
Garret Bischoff, in-state sales for
Ridgefield Farms, manning the
booth.
Ridgefield Farms-South Dakota sponsored the lunch on
Hereford Day at Black Hills Stock Show. They served a sliced
sirloin sandwich that was delicious. (Note: the cow cake to the
left was not on the human menu, just a coincidence!)
Friedt Herefords offers 6 yearling bull calves with
Baker, Jamison, Oxley, and Van Newkirk bloodlines
1-22-04: FH L1 Domino 405 reg# 42519185
BW
205
365
EPDs
BW WW YW MM
97
724
1315
3.7
40
80
21
Sired by JA L1 Domino 9213, a 5 trait leader in performance and
carcass traits. Carcass: REA 12.04 IMF: 2.24
2-25-04: FH 026K L1 Domino 414 reg# 42519175
BW
205
365
EPDs:
BW
WW
YW
94
723
1185
3.4
38
69
A stylish made calf out of a consistent producer.
Carcass: REA: 12.35 IMF: 2.44
MM
13
3-23-04: FH L1 Domino 429 reg# 42519154
BW
205
365
EPDs:
BW
WW
YW
MM
96
719
1245
4.4
39
75
26
Trim, long sided calf out of an outstanding Van Newkirk bred female. His sire is in the top 1% for IMF EPD
Carcass: REA: 12.06 IMF: 3.35
3-20-04: FH L1 Domino 425 AF reg# 42519160
BW
205
365
EPDS:
BW
WW
94
728
4.2
40
Trim made calf out of a young cow with a super udder.
Carcass: REA: 12.21 IMF: 3.4
YW
70
MM
19
3-27-04: FH L1 Domino 430 reg# 42521077
BW
205
WT 1-25-05
EPDs:
BW
WW
YW
MM
94
728
1085
3.1
35
69
35
A top 767G son purchased in October 2003 at the Oxley Hereford Ranch dispersion. He is solid
marked and thick and really pushes the scale down. Full brother sold for $5100 in Oxley’s 2003
dispersion.
4-1-04: FH L1 Domino 434 MF reg# 42519197
BW
205
WT 1-25-05
EPDs
BW
WW
YW
MM
94
734
1045
5.2
35
71
24
Another top Oxley bred calf with performance and carcass traits built in.
These bulls are bred for fer tility, disposition, pigment, and str uctural soundness.
We have been ultrasounding for 5 years and our cattle scan ver y well.
Call for more information. Older bulls also for sale.
Gary & Kirsten Friedt
8733 55th St SW - Mott, North Dakota 58646
Megan, Lindsey, & Aaron
701-824-2300 - gfriedt@hotmail.com
Our cowherd is tough. They winter on less than their NRC requirements and still breed back on time because of their bred in feed
efficiency.
We have over ten years of whole herd feedlot and carcass data to
show that the cattle are still breed leading performance cattle. Over
the past five years we have fed 179 steers in three different lots with
an average daily gain of 3.8 lb./day and a feed conversion of 5.3/1.
The ribeye areas have exceeded par value. This data is verified through
the Genetic Outreach Program, the National Reference Sire Program
and Decatur County Feeders.
Over 90% of our cows are sired by National Reference Carcass Sires.
We have enough bulls this year to take on one or two new customers.
Give us a call and we will explain our complete program for both a
working set of cows and feedlot performance.
HC 13 Box 22 - Valentine, NE 69201
(402) 376-1267
keghereford@inebraska.com
12 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
I’LL SEND THE CHECK when the cattle arrive!
Private Treaty Bull Sale
SMN 709 Lineman 0403
Sire: Remitall Online 122L
Dam: MH 804 Miss Dom 709
EPDs: BW 4, WW 49, YW 90, Milk 16,
M&G 40, F 0, REA .35, IMF .04
A very stout Online calf out of a good 804
daughter. Powerful hip, rib and length in him.
0403
SMN 012 Mackintosh 0438
Sire:
MGS:
OZ Brxtn Mackintosh 117D
WNH Easy Producer 9517
EPDs: BW .8, WW 37, YW 61, Milk 16,
M&G 35, F - .002, REA .01, IMF .05
A long, smooth, thick made heifer bull prospect
that has gained 3.96 lbs./day since weaning
with a WDA of 3.44.
0438
SMN 9814 Mackintosh 0427
Sire: OZ Brxtn Mackintosh 117D
Dam: SSS Miss Prospect 9814
EPDs: BW 1.4, WW 42, YW 68, Milk 16,
M&G 37, F .002, REA -.06, IMF .05
A very stout Mac calf out of a 517 Dam of
Distinction cow.
Simon Herefords
0427
Several sons of OZ Brxtn Mackintosh 117D that
will work on heifers. Don’t forget about the
advantages of heterosis on your heifers, too!
Brian & Colleen Simon
Seneca, SD • 605-436-6725
bcsimon@venturecomm.net
Many producers are looking at this
decision when they sell their cattle. The
buyers agent makes a deal for the cattle,
weighs them, puts them on the truck and
tells you that somebody, someplace will
mail you a check when the truck gets to
Shangrala or when the cattle are unloaded
and inspected and or re-weighed. If your
LUCKY, in about a week or ten days, you
will receive a check for what your calves
weighed before your loaded them and for
the price you sold them for. Now lets look
at this deal!
I know, you wanted to sell the calves,
the offer was good, delivery time was fine,
the banker wants the money and all sounds
great. Who is this guy you are dealing with,
is he the real buyer or an agent of the real
buyer? When you are dealing with an on
line auction you are probably dealing with
an agent of the buyer. Can and will he
write the check, probably not or more
likely, he can’t write the check. Now let’s
study all the things that can go wrong if
you just wave at your cattle in
the truck when it leaves and the agent just
told you that Joe Blow will mail you the
check tomorrow when the cattle arrive
at the feed lot.
You got the brand inspection and had it
made out to the outfit that are the
supposed buyers, you gave it to the trucker
as he needed it for the trip to NB or KS or
SD. Now lets look at some of the state
laws. MT has a brand inspection law that
all cattle sold must be inspected by a state
Brand Inspector when sold and a bill of
sale must be given at the time but the law
also states that payment must be
completed before the bill of sale is in
effect. So are you protected in MT or
other states where the brand inspection
laws are in effect? What can happen? The
truck can wreck and kill all the calves.
The feedlot operator can go broke in the
interim and doesn’t send the check. The
market has changed and the feeder doesn’t
like the calves or the weight. Then Mr.
Producer, where are you at and what do
you tell your banker? You MAY still own
the cattle but how do you recover them
in NE and take them back or did the
trucker really have insurance or did you
even bother to ask him and did you ask to
see the policy to see what was covered
and the limit?
Your really in deep doo-doo about now.
No money from the calves, banker
furious, wife says how dumb can you get
and the heart starts acting up, your legal
beagle wants a big deposit and expense
money to travel. Problems can be
overwhelming!
Let’s look at some other ways maybe
we should approach our deals. If you sell
by a video auction or by contract, be sure
that the method of payment is clearly
stated to you and your banker ’s
satisfaction. Is payment on site
acceptable, as state laws usually require
(continued on page 14)
STUBER RANCH’S 36TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
GOING FOR
WARD WITH SOUND PRODUCTION & PRODUCT GO
ALS OF
FORW
GOALS
Sale Day Phones
701/523-5297
701/523-3522
* Calving Ease
* Moderate Birthweight
* Long, Thick Backs
* Sound Structure
* Top-End Performance
* Extra Milk-Good Udders
* Improving REA and IMF
* Disease Free
* Fast Growth to 15 Mos.
* Good Disposition
* Easy Fleshing
* Early Fertility
Saturday, April 16, 2005 • 1:15 mdt
At the Ranch - Lunch at 11:30 - Joe Goggins - auctioneer
75 YEARLING BULLS
G: 35 REGISTERED HEIFERS
N
I
L
SEL
(pick 10 of our top 20)
175 COMMERCIAL HEIFERS - all Hereford
and ranch raised - from our commercial
cows - it is dry and we have to reduce
numbers
Stuber Ranch Cast of Genetic Stars
HR Robin Hood 52F
Churchill Advance 109
Excellent production. His daughters make
him more valuable.
Calving ease, milk and carcass.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
0.8
3.6 38 73 21
40 -1.3 2.3 0.004 -0.10 0.10
BP 146D Sandman 46H
The old standby gets better with age. Great pasture
bull that stays sound. Great calving base and
productive daughters.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
+0.7 4.7 54 83 12
39 2.7 1.0 -0.021 0.27 -0.17
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
3.5
1.8 36 63 20
38
4.0 0.7 0.007 0.20 0.00
SR Premier 231
PDHR 15E Standard Lad 24H
Calving ease, top performance, growth and carcass.
Strong sire group with growth and breed
leading carcass.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
4.3
4.3 47 80 19
43 -0.3 2.1 0.012 0.19 0.32
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-10.4 8.9 58 106 3
32 -3.3 0.7 -0.011 0.50 0.08
OXH Sabre 7299
SR Montage 942
Calving ease supreme, milk, big REA and +IMF.
Sire group that is long and thick with good REA.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
5.8 -1.0 30 57 27
42
4.3 1.1 0.002 0.25 0.00
SR Passage 441
Growth with milk and IMF.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-4.8 6.4 41 87 21
42 -1.7 1.8 0.009 0.04 0.26
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-2.7 5.7 51 92 17
42 -0.3 0.6 0.004 0.35 0.16
CTY Bonanza 01K
Continues to be a light birth weight - high growth
bull with improving milk with daughters in
production. Great calf vigor at birth.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
+4.2 0.9 49 80 10
35 0.3 0.7 -0.024 -0.43 -0.33
IHM 821 Domino 1598
Super milk, growth and above average carcass.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-1.3 5.4 49 94 29
53 -0.9 0.4 -0.007 0.09 0.03
Visitors and guests most welcome - ultra sound data available
Please request informational catalog or
view on the internet at www.herefordamerica.com
Marc and Jill Hotchkiss for Hereford America • 605/866-4495 or 605/490-1513 (cell)
RH Future King Lad 63M
Terrific breeding bull with consistency, eye appeal,
growth and thickness. Marked right with pigment and
correct structure. The best sire group with the top
bull and heifer in this year’s crop.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-2.2 6.7 64 109 15
47 -1.4 1.8 -0.002 0.11 0.00
STUBER RANCH
Box 56B, Bowman, ND 58623
(10 miles North of Bowman or 16 miles South of Amidon on Hwy 85; 5 miles West; 1/2 mile South)
Roger 701/523-5371 • Laureen 701/523-5297 • Duane 701/523-3496
FA Brittsher 41M
Rising star. Great character. Moderate birth weight. Top
end performance. Real yellow and good hair coat.
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G CEM SC Fat REA IMF
-3.7 5.4 45 75 18
40 -1.0 1.3 0.000 -0.05 -0.03
HEREFORD AMERICA • 13
March 2005
Auctioneer:
Joe Goggins
Sale at the ranch
1:30 PM (CST)
(All sale bulls and heifers are dehorned)
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
2.9
44
76
20
42
88
K&B Silver Advance 4166 • Sire: 2490 • B.D. 3-14-04
Cattle with Eye Appeal
Length
Clean Sheaths
Performance
Udder Quality
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
3.8
47
80
21
45
83
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
4.3
45
77
21
44
92
K&B Silver Advance 4068 • Sire: 2490
B.D. 2-28-04
A balanced trait program...built through a
33 year AI program
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
2.8
51
84
13
39
88
K&B Silver Advance 4101 • Sire: 2490 • B.D. 3-7-04
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
3.7
46
79
18
41
91
K&B Silver Advance 4129 • Sire: 2490 • B.D. 3-9-04
K&B Excel 4113 • Sire: L18 • B.D. 3-7-04
B W 3.3
W W 52
YW 88
M M 16
M&G 42
REA .11
IMF -.16
K&B 927 Advance 2490
Sire: HH Advance 927J
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
4.8
57
90
25
53
91
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
6.0
46
80
23
46
100
K&B Excel 4035 • Sire: L18 • 2-23-04
NEW FOR 2005 SALE...
Exciting progeny of 2490 and
GO Excel L18
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
4.1
47
81
19
43
90
K&B Ms Silver 8566
Additional Sires:
CL Domino 1181..CL Domino 0140 1ET
.. HH Advance 927J..
1ET..
K&B Max Advance 1563../S 745 Mr
Mr.. Mom 2231
K&B Excel 4149 • Sire: L18 • B.D. 3-11-04
K&B Silver Advance 4124 • Sire: 2490 • B.D. 3-9-04
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
3.5
45
69
14
36
92
K&B 927 Advance 4189 • Sire: 927J • B.D. 3-18-04
BW
WW
YW
MM
BW
2.1
41
85
20
84
K&B 901 Momentum 410
Sire: Baldridge Nebraska • B.D. 2-19-04
Ultrasound data
Semen Tested
First Season Guarantee
Free Delivery
Haul Your Own Discount
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
BW
4.6
52
83
21
47
95
K&B Excel 4135 • Sire: L18 • B.D. 3-9-04
Write or call for Performance Sale Catalog:
BW
WW
YW
MM
BW
K&B Danny Boy 405
Sire: Connealy Danny Boy • B.D. 2-3-04
2.8
51
82
17
88
17309 322nd Ave. • Onida, SD 57564
Ken & Bonnie...605-973-2351
Kirk cell...605-769-9991
Brooke cell...605-769-9992
View catalog online at: www
.her
efor
damerica.com
www.her
.herefor
efordamerica.com
BW
WW
YW
MM
BW
K&B Stone Cold 406
Sire: Exar Milestone 2107 • B.D. 2-4-04
4.3
38
73
25
86
14 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
I’LL SEND THE CHECK
when the cattle arrive!
(continued from page 12)
bonding of purchasing agents, but is the
bonding adequate enough to cover your
sale? In MT it is not big enough to cover
most truckload lots. What about wire
transfer? A good method but the truck
has to sit and wait for the completion of
the transaction. Make sure this is covered
in the original transaction. Your banker
can probably set this all up for you with
the purchaser. Don’t forget the time
zones. If you really want the real buyer
to send you the check, protect yourself,
at least in this manner. Ship the cattle in
your name to the destination where the
feedlot is located and then when you
clear the check, send the bill of sale. This
still doesn’t protect you from the truck
wreck or finding the cattle if something
goes wrong but at least they are still your
cattle.
Talk to your banker and your lawyer
for help and advice. Probably 99% of
people that you deal with are honest but
that one percent can really ruin your day
or even your life. Sometimes deals come
apart because of accidents, health, or
nature but the end result to you in the
case of non payment is disaster.
ONE THING ABOUT THE AUCTION
BARNS, THEY ALMOST PAY YOU ON
THE SPOT FOR YOUR CATTLE!
This writer has been through some of
the problems that I have talked about so
Sale Roundup
I am talking through 55 years of
experience. I had a big visit with two
bankers about this article. Their statement
was that in the past they just expected
the rancher to bring the money into the
bank but did agree that it would be good
for the producer to talk to their banker
about the procedure. A big cattle buyer
from SD told me that all the funds for
him are up front, none of this, “It’s in the
mail,” stuff. An auction barn owner in ND
and SD told me that it is just a matter of
time before the “Nonpayment” appears
from some cattle buyer, and then you get
bit. This man got bit to the tune of
$250,000. Maybe it is time for you
commercial ranchers to re-evaluate how
you do business when you sell your cattle.
Seedstock operators need to take a look
at things too. I have talked to several
purebred breeders in the past year that
have made deals with so called big name
firms and yet no money has been
forthcoming. Isn’t it prudent to get a
check when the deal is made and then
ship the cattle? The day when we shake
hands with a stranger and it is a deal, is
about gone.
Times have changed and so must we
in this business. Big or small operator, a
good business deal only ends with what
is called “consideration”, in most cases
that is money.
Good luck! Byron Bayers
Shaw Bull Sale
Caldwell, ID
Feb. 2nd, 2005
Stroh Hereford Ranch
Dickinson, ND
February 3, 2005
Auctioneer — Scott Weishaar
108 Bulls — $2,477
High selling bull was a fall yearling
“Mister Mom” son going to Stephen
Damele of Mtn. Home for $6,500.
A March “Curve Bender” son sold to
Tim Shaw Herefords - Cascade, ID for
$4,800.
A “552” son with exceptional
performance sold to Seid Ranch for
$4,500.
A very stylish and fully pigmented
“Mister Mom” son went to Spring Valley
Livestock, Star, ID for $4,250. They have
been top bull buyers of ours for many,
many years!
Another “552” calving ease son sold to
Seid Ranch for $3,800. Seids have also
been repeat buyers for many years.
A “552” son we used on our heifers
last year went to Ironside Associates for
$3,750.
The Mister Mom and 552 sons were
very much in demand that day. With the
exception of the 2 top selling bulls, the
rest of the bulls all went to commercial
ranches.
34 Bulls — $1,818
5 Bred Hereford Hfrs — $1,375
49 Commercial Heifers — $800
Stroh’s had a nice day for their bull sale
in Dickinson this year. This was the first
year I remember not having to go in to
warm up and then come back to look
some more. Tony and Mike had the bulls
looking good for buyers before the sale.
Top-selling bull was Lot #325, SH
Bonanza 325, an April, 2003 bull sired by
F Bonanza 027, that sold to Entzi Ranch
of ND for $4,000.
Kent Oland of Sheldon, ND purchased
Lot #365, SH Explorer 365, an April, 2003
bull sired by F Explorer 953, for $2,500.
Three bulls were purchased for $2,400
each. Entzi Ranch of ND purchased Lots
336 and 337, sons of F Bonanza 027 and
F Explorer 953 for $2,400.
Woroniecki Bros. of Hebron, ND also
purchased a bull for $2,400. SH Bonanza
3119 is a Sept, 2003 son of F Bonanza
027 and has a birth weight of 88 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 5.0, WW 48, YW 86, M 17
and M&G of 40.
26th Annual Sale • 1 PM (CST)
Menno, SD
14 - 2 y
ear old bulls • 16 y
earling bulls • 1
0 br
ed heifer
year
yearling
10
bred
heiferss
11
sons
sell
HWK Felton 517 109
Selling 15 two year old bulls & 25 yearling bulls
Hereford & Red Angus
Bo
yd Co
w Mak
er 0
104
Boy
Cow
Maker
01
EPDs: BW +2.2 WW +47
YW +73
MM +27
M&G +50
Join us at the ranch May 2nd, 1:00 pm!
Write or call ffor
or catalog:
28225 431st Ave. • Menno, SD 57045
605-387-2841
Ed and Gloria Hawks
19340 197th Place • Howes, SD 57748
(605) 985-5300
E-mail: hawks@gwtc.net
HEREFORD AMERICA • 15
March 2005
Tony, Mike and David Stroh had some
really nice black-baldy heifers with an
average weight of 734# and averaged
$800 each.
Tony also sold 5 bred Hereford heifers
at $1,375 each.
***
Ochsner Herefords
Sale of Progress
St. Francis, KS
February 3, 2005
Auctioneer — Stanley Stout
of KJ SPH 520E Right Time 192K sold
for $3,100 to Kirk Harkis of Forsyth, MT.
The two-year old bulls were topped on
another herd sire prospect that displayed
exceptional thickness and volume. This bull
posted a 72 pound birth weight with a +0.6
BW EPD and Rodgers had used him on
many of the bred heifers prior to him being offered. Ron Schutte & Sons of Guide
Rock, NE bid $6,000 to own this big, yellow bull. The next top was on an April
2003 son of Mohican Jake that sold to
repeat buyer, Hendren Ranch, of Bodega
Bay, CA for $3,500.
Also selling for $3,500 was a March
2003 son of the Revolution bull that was
a full brother to the famous “Beauty Spot”
heifer that sold in the Rodgers first sale
and went on to a sterling show career.
This bull sold to Duane Pancheri of Melba,
ID.
Next came the other bull that Rodgers
had used as a service sire for his heifers.
He was a March 2003 son of Right Time
and sold for $3,000 to Salmon Falls Land
& Livestock of Hagerman, ID.
Topping the females was the first heifer
to enter the ring, a March 2003 daughter
of Masterplay that sold for $2,500 to Little
Creek Ranch of Parma, ID.
Also selling for $2,500 was an April
2003 daughter of Mohican Jake purchased
by Gomez Farms of Buhl, ID. Gomez
Farms also purchased an April 2003
daughter of Mohican Jake for $2,000 to
top out his purchases of eight females.
An April 2003 daughter of Mohican Jake
sold for $2,350 to Robert Niedermeyer of
Cook, NE. Mohican West also bid $2,350
to own a June 2003 daughter of Right
Time.
The open heifers were topped by a fancy
March 21, 2004 daughter of Marshal 236G
that sold for $1,900 to Ben Jensen of
Courtland, KS. Volume buyer for the sale
was Gomez Farms of Buhl, ID who purchased 8 females and 4 bulls.
(continued on page 16)
46 Two-yr. Old Bulls — $2,432
21 Reg. Heifers — $698
13 Commercial Heifers — $649
A sunny day in the mid-fifties welcomed
a large crowd to the Ochsner Herefords
annual sale.
Lot 11, OH Silver 322, sold to Cross
Seven Ranch Co. for $4,000.
Lot 15, OH Gunsmoke 343, sold to
James Snodgrass of Kansas for $3,600.
Lot 33, OH Silver Lad 391, sold to Kirk
Priefert of Kansas for $3,600.
Lot 14, OH Gunsmoke 341, sold to Jim
Hirschman of Nebraska for $3,500.
At the American Hereford Association
annual meeting last fall Gilbert Ochsner
was one of the Kansas Hereford breeders
to be recognized for 50 plus years.
Oschsner’s have been selling registered
Herefords for 60 years.
Reported by Tom Granzow, secretary of
Kansas Hereford Assoc.
SALE:
Saturday, March 19, 2005 • 12:30 p.m.
Miles City Livestock Commission
Miles City, Montana
the 2003’s
25 Females - A cut of our yearling replacement heifers
and select older cows
BW +1.6
WW +41
YW +68
MM + 9
M&G+29
L1 Domino 02349
Sire: L1 Domino 99496 • Dam: L1 Dominette 95534
•
Heterosis for commercial beef production
Hereford-Angus females are the “gold standard” against which all others
are compared and have been for more than 30 years.
•
Docility, fertility and adaptability for range-based production
Milk production and growth aimed at optimums, not extremes and the
ability to store energy for tough times.
•
Beef that satisfies customers
Yield Grades 2 & 3, USDA Choice and Select, tender and flavor-filled with
desirable portion size.
•
The Frank Rodgers & Sons Polled Hereford program hit a beautiful warm, sunny
day for their sale. A quality set of cattle
greeted the crowd.
The top bull in the sale was the featured
Lot 1, a February 24, 2004 son of SHF
Marshal 236G M33 out of one of the most
prolific cows in the herd, RPH Bar Lady
4F. This cow’s pedigree could be seen in
several of the top lots that sold through
the sale. Weighing 1,150 pounds on sale
day, this herd sire prospect displayed exceptional thickness, balance and bone.
After spirited bidding, he sold to the good
purebred operation of Hatch Livestock of
Ellis, ID. Three-quarter interest and full
possession sold for $8,000. Another good
calf sold when the March 17, 2004 son
Sire: L1 Domino 00499 • Dam: L1 Dominette 95443
35 Bulls - Our 2002 crop of herd sires and the top end of
Frank Rodgers & Sons Polled
Hereford Sale
Buhl, ID
February 3, 2005
41 Two-year-old Bulls — $2,107
5 Bull Calves — $3,640
20 Bred Heifers — $1,728
5 Open Heifers — $1,430
L1 Domino 02336
OFFERING:
***
Auctioneer: Butch Booker
Sale Manager: Kendall Cattle
Sales
Reported by: Gary Kendall, WLR
Field Rep.
BW +4.3
WW +36
YW +76
MM + 9
M&G+27
BW +1.6
WW +34
YW +67
MM + 1
M&G+18
L1 Domino 02382
Sire: L1 Domino 99428 • Dam: L1 Dominette 00466
Increased
Profitability
Selection based
on several traits
with emphasis
based on economic value.
For more
information
contact:
BW +2.9
WW +40
YW +67
MM + 7
M&G+27
BW +0.5
WW +32
YW +56
MM + 9
M&G+25
L1 Domino 02423
L1 Domino 02492
Sire: L1 Domino 00525 • Dam: L1 Dominette 00527
Sire: L1 Domino 00489 • Dam: L1 Dominette 94432
Michael MacNeil
Geneticist
Tom Mott
Herdsman
Sandi Lockie
Records
Cody Molle
Asst. Superintendent
243 Fort Keogh Road • Miles City, MT 59301-4016
Phone: (406) 874-8200
Fax (406) 874-8209
e-mail: mike@larrl.ars.usda.gov
16 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
Sale Roundup
(continued from page 15)
Elkington Polled Hereford Sale
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Feb. 4th, 2005
49 Hereford Bulls — $3,007
15 South Devon Bulls — $2,836
12 Hereford Heifers (reg) — $1,404
9 Hereford x Angus Heifers — $735
6 Poundmaker Heifer calves — $710
Top sellers:
Lot 6-LE Duramax 725N, selling to Allan
Siggens, Cody, WY for $4,000.
Lot 8-EPHR Breeder 775N, selling to
Leroy Strand, Geyser, MT for $4,000.
Lot 51-EBS Line Man 758N, selling to
Johnson Bros, Jackson, MT for $4,000.
Lot 4-EPHR Dedication 777N, selling
to True Ranches, Wheatland, WY for
$3,900.
Lot 3-EPHR Blender 678N, selling to
True Ranches for $3,800.
A great sale for the Elkingtons. Very
few bulls sold under the $2,000 mark.
True Ranches purchased 12 bulls, TS
Ranch from Battle Mountain, NV
purchased ten bulls, Diamond A Ranch
from Memphis, TX purchased 8 bulls.
In total, bulls sold into eight states.
Different pedigrees, performance figures
and EPD’s did not effect the buyers
decisions; they were basically just
interested in the big, meaty, growthy bulls
and they were in abundance this day.
Reported by Byron Bayers
***
Isaacs Cattle Co.
Made in America Bull Sale
Callaway, NE
February 5, 2005
71 Yearling Angus Bulls — $3434
9 Yearling Hereford Bulls — $3116
80 Total Bulls — $3399
WANTED
(Sale report next month)
Used horn weights in good condition.
***
HOLDEN HEREFORDS
406-279-3301
Upstream Ranch Commercial
Cattlemen’s Bull Sale
Taylor, NE
February 5, 2005
151 Bulls — $3,330
29 Bred Heifers — $1,722
The Meeks families and their crew at
Upstream Ranch had a great day for their
annual sale. The weather was balmy and
the bulls and heifers were in great shape.
This is a program that has proven itself
from the show ring to the feed lot and is
evidenced by the many satisified, repeat
customers. The sale barn was filled to
capacity as over 300 people came to enjoy
a Certified Hereford Beef steak dinner and
purchase the breeding stock offered.
High Selling Bulls:
Lot 147 - UPS Journey 1 ET, a 9-18-03
son of Remitall Kootenay 9K to HirscheAdams, OK; Lorenzen Farms, IL; &
Steve & Kelli Patton, SD for $15,000.
Lot 94 - UPS Domino 3152, an 8-14-03
son of CJH L1 Domino 552 to Prairie
Meadows Herefords, Illinois for $11,000.
Lot 145 - UPS Kootenay 3228 1ET, a
9-17-03 son of Remitall Kootenay 9K to
Hallbauer Farms, IL for $8,750.
Lot 96 - UPS Domino 3155, a 8-14-03
son of CJH L1 Domino 552 to Wolfenden
Herefords, Valentine, NE for $8,750.
Lot 99 - UPS Domino 3158, a 8-15-03
son of CJH L1 Domino 552 to Wolfenden
Herefords, Valentine, NE for $8,000.
Lot 143 - UPS Advance 3222, a 9-7-03
son of UPS Advance 9006 to Circle A,
LLC, Burwell, NE for $7,750.
Lot 11 - UPS Desert Gold 3013, a
3-4-03 son of Desert Gold 1003 to Jimmy
Creek Ranch, AR for $7,400.
Lot 159 - UPS Kootenay 3251 1ET, a
9-25-03 son of Remitall Kootenay 9K to
K&B Herefords, South Dakota for
$7,250.
Lot 62 - UPS Domino 3085, a 4-1-03
son of CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET to
Spencer Herefords, Brewster, NE for
$7,000.
Lot 108 - UPS Knight 3172, a 8-17-03
son of BCD 721G Knight 4K to Hula
Herefords, Weston, NE for $5,750.
Lot 146 - UPS Kootenay 3232 1ET, a
9-18-03 son of Remitall Kootenay 9K to
Durbin Creek Ranch, OR for $5,500.
Lot 19 - UPS Advance 3029, a 3-9-03
son of HH Advance 6052F to Bauman
Farms, Falls City, NE for $5,500.
Lot 36 - UPS Advance 3053, a 3-13-03
son of HH Advance 6052F to Cedar Top
Ranch, Stapleton, NE for $5,500.
The solid set of high quality bred heifers
sold at a steady pace with no real sale
topper. Most of the heifers went out
between $1,700 and $1,900 and the
majority went to repeat customers.
Congratulations to Brent & Robin, their
family and the ranch crew for one of the
top sales at the Upstream Ranch.
— reported by Kay Morgan, Nebraska
Hereford Assn.
(continued on page 17)
1.5 miles south & 3 miles west of Notus, ID at the Blue Sale Barn
• 50 yearling and fall yearling Hereford Bulls
• 75 yearling and fall yearling Black Angus Bulls
• 30 yearling Red Angus Bulls
/S Cowboy Logic 3560 ET
/S Curve Bender 3578
/S 484 Domino 3542
/S 501 Advance 4470 ET
/S 745 Mr Mom 4503
reg # 42456286
An extra powerful “552” son out of
our 821H donor cow, making him a
maternal brother to the 4470 calf.
Here’s a bull who could add cow
power to any program.
reg # 42456282
This “Curve Bender” son is loaded
with performance. His dam is now a
donor in our ET program. An
excellent outcross for many
pedigrees. 3578’s performance
ratios are BW 100; WW 110; YW
110. Herd Bull Prospect!
reg # 42456241
A well-balanced “484” son loaded
with style. He will work exceptionally
well as a calving ease sire. His dam
is a role model female! We are
retaining 1/4 semen interest in this
Herd Bull Prospect.
reg # 42487383
An ET son out of our powerful donor
cow 821H. This Advance 501 son
has it all - volume, carcass &
pigment. A definite Herd Bull
Prospect!!
reg # 42482909
A Mr Mom Herd Bull Prospect! His
young dam has a flawless udder
and is out of a great cow family.
4503 will breed beautiful females.
He had a BW ratio of 96 and a WW
ratio of 110.
EPDs
BW WW
+1.6 +37
YW
+64
MM M&G
+24 +43
Scr Fat REA IMF CHB
+1.1 -.001 +0.07 -.02 +$15
EPDs
BW WW
+2.6 +39
YW
+73
MM M&G
+25 +44
Scr Fat REA IMF CHB
+0.5 +.005 +0.27 -.02 +$17
EPDs
BW WW
+1.8 +38
YW
+78
MM M&G
+24 +43
Scr Fat REA IMF CHB
+0.2 +.000 +0.07 -.03 +$17
EPDs
BW WW
+2.0 +35
YW
+61
MM M&G
+25 +42
Scr Fat REA IMF CHB
+1.1 +.013 +0.08 +.02 +$15
EPDs
BW WW
+2.3 +40
YW
+69
MM M&G
+27 +46
Scr Fat REA IMF CHB
+0.9 +.007 +0.10 -.12 +$13
For more information or catalogs contact:
Greg Shaw (208) 459-3029, greg@shawcattle.com • Tim Shaw (208) 365-0997 • Sam Shaw (208) 453-9790 • Tucker Shaw (208) 455-1678
or write to 23020 Howe Rd. - Caldwell, ID 83607
HEREFORD AMERICA • 17
March 2005
Topp Herefords
Volume V Bull Sale
Bismarck, ND
February 7, 2005
Auctioneer — Roger Jacobs
49 Bulls — $2,492
A large crowd was on hand to
participate in Topp Herefords annual sale.
Top-selling bull was Lot #8, TH LCC
Teddy 407, born 01/09/04, sired by SSF
8619 Embracer 043 and out of NJW 1Y
Wrangler 19D daughter. 407 was
purchased by Vulture Acres of Enderlin,
ND for $5,000. This was a top bull with
a birth weight of 82 lbs. and EPDs of
CED +1.6, BW 2.8, WW 36, YW 65, M
14 and M&G of 32.
Lot #1, TH 39F 32M Marksman 6P,
was sold to Behrends and Ostimier of IL
for $4,100. This January, 2004 son of TH
908 57G Gavel 32M ET has EPDs of BW
Buckeye Hereford Association
Spring Show & Sale
in conjunction with Ohio Beef Expo
Ohio State Fairgrounds • Columbus, Ohio
Show • March 18 • 3 p.m.
Sale • March 19 • 10 a.m.
View catalog online at
www.herefordamerica.com
For more information contact:
Lisa Finnegan 440-320-6193
ohioherefordlady@yahoo.com
4.4, WW 35, YW 60, M 17 and M&G of
34.
Zink Herefords of Oxford, Indiana
purchased Lot #9 for $4,000. TH 37K
32M Keyda 34P is another son of Gavel
with a birth weight of 84 lbs. and EPDs
of BW 3.3, WW 31, YW 52, M 16 and
M&G of 32.
Larry Erickson of ND purchased Lot
#12, TH 507E D03 Interstate 501P ET,
for $3,600. This February, 2004 son of
SHF Interstate 20X D03 was a goodlooking calf with EPDs of BW 6.0, WW
46, YW 74, M 12 and M&G of 35.
Thanks to all for participating in this
sale!
***
Tachenko Herefords
35th Annual Production Sale
Grassy Butte, ND
Auctioneer — Lynn Weishaar
23 Two-Yr. Old Bulls — $2,435
47 Hereford Hfr Calves — $803
Top-selling bull was Lot #10, Tachenko
Herefords 7703, an April, 2003 bull sired
by DS 552 L1 Dom 8411 with a birth
weight of 80 lbs. Wolfgrams of Rhame
purchased this bull for $4,500.
Lot #12, Tachenko Herefords 8303,
was also purchased by Wolfgrams for
$4,000.
Bob Tenold of Reva, SD purchased
Tachenko Herefords 7203, Lot #1, for
$3,700.
Wolfgrams also purchased Lot #2 and
Lot #32, paying $3,400 and $3,200
respectively.
Steve Tachenko also sold 47 green
Hereford heifer calves for $803. Hereford
females sure are a hot item nowadays.
Congratulations to the Tachenko family.
***
Ridder Hereford Ranch
Callaway, NE
February 10, 2005
Auctioneer — Jim Birdwell
29-1/2 Bulls — $3,570
31 Reg. Hfr Calves — $965
A large crowd and tremendous bidding
on each lot made for an outstanding sale
event at Ridder’s annual production sale
at the ranch facility. Several customers
commented they hadn’t seen a sale like it
anywhere in the past 25 years, citing both
the depth of quality of the cattle and bidder
interest.
Topping the 2-year-old bull sales: R
157K Ribstone 24N, a son of K 64H
Ribstone Lad 157K, for $8,250 and 3/4
interest to Knippling, Gann Valley, SD.
R 157K Ribstone 52N for $6,000 to
Proven efficiency, Proven carcass merit, Proven genetics
Knippling.
R 157K Ribstone 6N for $5,600 and
3/4 interest to Small, Nebraska.
R North Star 29N, an R 60H North
Star 35L son for $5,000 to Santo Land &
Cattle, Nebraska.
R 157K Ribstone J1N to Holm,
Nebraska and R 157K Ribstone 12N to
Bentley, Nebraska; both for $4,100.
R 60H North Star 41N, a C Home Brew
60H son, for $4,000 to 700 Ranch,
Nebraska.
Topping the yearling heifer sales: R
Starlette 457, a daughter of Arrow CL 1
2035, for $1,300 to Swanson, Nebraska.
R Starlette 428, a daughter of AGA
4016D, for $1,250 to Anderson,
Nebraska.
R Starlette 439, a daughter of C Home
Brew 60H, Huryta, Nebraska and R
Starlette 474, a CL 1 Domino 6107F
daughter, to Swanson, Nebraska, both for
$1,100.
Zeller & Turek, Nebraska purchased a
2035 daughter for $1,075.
Pawnee Ranch of Nebraska purchased
a 60H daughter for $1,050.
Huryta, Swanson, Harm of Iowa, and
Sachtjen of Nebraska purchased seven
heifers for $1,000 each.
***
(continued on page 18)
BOOKCLIFF HEREFORDS
Tom, Andrea & Katherine Krauss
4106 184th Street
Russell, Kansas 67665
Home & Fax (785) 483-3004
Cell (785) 445-2529
Granzow Herefords
Tom, Mary, & Tobyn Granzow
765 South 3000 Road
Herington, Ks 67449
785-466-2247
CRAIG HEREFORDS
Dan, Karen & Branden Craig
Box 152, Phippsburg, Colorado 80469
970-736-2272
Semen $20
Monument L1 9841
Certificates $45 as needed
BW +3.6 WW +44 YW +66 MM +21 M&G 43 SC +.1.0 Fat +.008 REA +.24 IMF -.07
L1 DOMINO 77618
CL 1 DOMINO 386
CL 1 DOMINETTE 832
1-24-98
C YAMPA DUKE 41
MONUMENT LADY 8841
DMH MONUMENT GIRL
L1 DOMINO 73088
L1 CL-3 DOMETT 71369
L1 DOMINO 75901
CL 1 DOMINETTE 243
FRC YAMPA LAD 3
FRC JILL 5
FRC YAMPA LAD 33
MDW GIRL 1
** 4 Sons Selling in Hesperus at the 4 Corners Bull Test April 2 **
Monument has certainly proven himself as a top herd sire. Top selling sons in the
last three Midland Sales have led the pack in gain, carcass quality and feed conversion. In Hesperus this year, the Monument sons are once again leading in gain
and converting at a 6.57 as fed basis. Efficiency and gain, long held Hereford traits
bred into these cattle. Thank you to Shaw Herefords, Idaho, S.E. West, Wyoming,
Oleen Brothers, Kansas, and Douthit Herefords, Kansas for their semen purchases.
Don’t miss your opportunity to get these proven genetics in your cowherd.
Proven: 386 is one of the most widely used bulls in recent memory and his daughters are some of the best. FRC - a cowherd built on performance, fertility and
maternal traits, widely respected as one of the great cowherds of all time.
18 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
Mrnak Hereford Ranch
38th Annual Production Sale
St. Onge, SD
February 11, 2005
Auctioneer — Jim Birdwell
83 Bulls — $3,095
10 Registered Heifers — $1,460
59 Non-registered Heifers —
$828
53 Black Baldy Heifers — $754
What a great day it was for the Mrnak
family at their 38th annual sale. Gorgeous
weather greeted cattlemen as they studied
the excellent offering of bulls and heifers.
Included in this year’s offering were the
outstanding bulls from Mrnak’s Grand
Champion Pen of Three from last year’s
Denver Stock Show. They were the clear
favorites of the day followed by a very
strong offering throughout. Buyers from
14 states were on the seats or on the
internet assessing the offering. A very
strong, well deserved sale for Mrnaks.
Top Lots: Lot 388, MH Star Lad 388, a
3/24/03 son of MH Lad 9216 sold to
James Powell, Ft. McKavett, TX for
$10,000. This bull had the following EPDs:
BW +4.6, WW +49, YW +86 Milk +28
and M&G +52 as well as an 88 lb. BW,
716 lb. adj. 205 and 1212 lb. adj. 365 day
wt. This bull was one of the Champion
Pen last year.
Lot 3146, MH Dakota 3146, a 3/30/03
son of MH Dakota 0230 was next in line
selling for $8500 to Stuber Ranch,
Bowman, ND. He was the lead off bull in
Mrnak’s 2004 Champion Pen. His EPDs
are as follows: BW 5.1, WW +54, YW
+95, Milk +26 and M&G +53.
Powell purchased another top bull, Lot
3249, for $6,500. MH Dakota Lad 3249,
a 4/8/03 son of MH Dakota 0230 and out
of a Rusty daughter ratioed 111 for REA
and 104 for IMF. EPDs: BW 3.6, WW
+49, YW +86, Milk +19, and M&G +44.
Another pen bull, MH Star Lad 3100, a
3/25/03 son of SR Lad 447 was among
the top sellers. Anthony Larson, Hettinger,
ND purchased him for $6,250.
MH Robin Hood 3285 a 4/14/03 son of
SR Passage 441 sold for $5500 to Lance
Ekburg of Hammill, SD.
MH Star Lad 378, a 3/22/03 son of SR
Lad 447 also brought $5,500. He sold to
Dean Jenkins, Flying J Ranch, Scranton,
ND.
Topping the heifer offering were three
lots all at $2,000. Lot 4188, MH Miss Multi
4188, 4/1/04 by CH 87E Multi 102M sold
to Cody Klein, Scranton, ND. MH Miss
67 Domnet 477 a 3/23/04 daughter of H
L1 Domino 2067 sold for $2000 to John
Andras, Stillwater, OK.MH Miss Dakota
4100 a 3/26/04 daughter of MH Dakota
0230 went to Steve Landt, Union, IA.
Reported by Jill Hotchkiss
(See photos at end of sale reports)
Ken Baker & Sons Hereford Sale
Rapid City, SD
February 12, 2005
Auctioneer — Jim Birdwell
72 Bulls — $3,282
The Baker family pulled out all the stops
again this year and offered a tremendous
set of bulls for sale. As the sale average
reflects there was interest and bidding all
the way to the end of the sale. There were
bidders and buyers from several states.
Top Lots: Lot 22, KB L1 Domino 450P,
a January 30, 2004 son of CL 1 Domino
9126J out of an HH Advance 7038G bred
dam. BW 92 lbs., Adj. 205-day 779 lbs.,
Adj. 365-day 1,502 lbs., SC 41, BW +3.8,
WW +36, YW +76, M +27, M&G +45.
1/2 interest and full possession sold for
$13,000 to Helbling Herefords, Mandan,
ND.
Next was Lot 25, KB L1 Domino 454P,
a January 31, 2004 son of CL 1 Domino
9126J out of a Big Arthur bred dam. BW
79 lbs., Adj. 205-day 739 lbs. Adj. 365day 1,349 lbs., SC 38.5, BW +1.9, WW
+35, YW +71, M +31, M&G +48. 3/4 interest and full possession sold for $9,250
to J&T Cattle Company, Avon, SD.
The next top bull was Lot 47, KB Centurion 496P, a February 12, 2004 son of
Bar-N Centurion 921J out of an HH Advance 7046G bred dam. BW 93 lbs., Adj.
205-day 814 lbs., Adj. 365-day 1,345 lbs.,
BW +3.5, WW +46, YW +80, M +15,
M&G +37. He sold for $9,000 to Russell
Brown, Molton, IA.
Jimmy Powell, Fort McKavett, TX, selected the next high selling bull at $7,500.
He was Lot 3, KB Mister Domino 412P, a
January 19, 2004 son of Mister Mom out
of an HH Advance 6046F bred dam. BW
89, Adj. 205-day 680 lbs., Adj. 365-day
1,200 lbs., BW +2.4, WW +40, YW +66,
M +21, M&G +41.
One other top bull was Lot 44, KB L1
Domino 487P, a February 9, 2004 son of
Cl 1 Domino 9126J out of an HH Advance
249B bred dam. BW 75 lbs., Adj. 205-day
685 lbs., Adj. 365-day 1,284 lbs., SC 36.8,
BW +1.6, WW +37, YW +74, M +27,
M&G +46. He sold for $6,000 to Monahan
Cattle Co., Hyanis, NE.
***
Baumgarten & Perman Sale
Dickinson, ND
February 15, 2005
Auctioneer — Roger Jacobs
20 Yearling Bulls — $1,968
21 Two-yr. Old Bulls — $2,648
Lot 30, BCC L1 Domino 419, sold to
Ervin Maahs, Lincoln, NE and Rod
Gierau, Springview NE for $4,250. This
02/05/04 son of KB L1 Domino 116 had
an 88 lb. birth weight and EPDs of CED
+3.5, BW 2.2, WW 37, YW 75, M 17
M&G 36, REA +0.12 and IMF of +0.06.
2:00 CST
Valentine Livestock Auction
Valentine, NE
SELLING
Lot 26N — by 6-6 Cheyenne 835
BW +4.9 WW +33 YW +52 Milk +20
• 32 Coming 2-Year-Old
Hereford Bulls
• 11 Yearling Angus Bulls
Lot 91N — by 6-6 Cheyenne 835
BW +4.9 WW +36 YW +58 Milk +14
WHAT ADVANTAGES CAN YOU EXPECT FROM OUR BULLS?
• An average cowherd milk EPD of +17 for your replacement heifer considerations.
• Over 20 years of breeding Hereford bulls with more ruggedness and length of spine to complement your black cows. Want Proof?
A load of our spring baldy calves with no creep and no implants sold off their mother’s on October 21 weighing 615 lbs. 60% of the
calves were heifers and every baldy calf we raised sold. These calves were sired primarily by two bulls we had left after the sale season.
This is the first crop of Angus bulls we have raised.
We are impressed with their dispositions and
gainability. Six of the bulls are ET brothers
out of a super Van Dyke bred cow.
HC 93, Box 13
Kilgore, NE 69216
For information call:
605/429-3209
Lot 6N — by 6-6 Cheyenne 835
BW +5.0 WW +39 YW +63 Milk +15
Sale Day Phone:
1-800-682-4874 • 402-376-3611
Lot 29N — by 6-6 Cheyenne 835
BW +4.7 WW +37 YW +65 Milk +15
HEREFORD AMERICA • 19
March 2005
12:00 noon at the Ranch
1/2 Mile South of Dwight
Cattlemen, some of you may not know this.
If you breed Horned Hereford Bulls to
straight Angus cows, their calves will not
have horns. Just because the American
Hereford Assoc. puts a Polled Hereford Bull
and a Horned Hereford Bull in a four color
ad together, does not make them equal!
Don’t sacrifice fertility, performance, milk
and muscle by using a Polled Hereford Bull.
Cattlemen, use a Horned Hereford Bull on
your Angus cows (or your black cows) and
make more $$$$.
Selling: 75 F1 BWF Heifers w/calves.
15 Black Angus Heifers
w/BWF calves.
60 Fall Yearling Black Angus Bulls sell.
Free Delivery 300 Miles on all purchases of $3,000.
Selling 20 Leo Bred Colts.
50 Fall Yearling Herefords Sell.
6 Two-year-old Hereford Bulls.
All Bulls Performance and Semen Tested.
Ultra-sound Carcass Data on all Bulls.
All bulls tested for BVD.
35 Fall Bred Angus Heifers Bred Horned Hereford.
15 Fall Bred Hereford Heifers Bred Black Angus.
All Fall Heifers pregnancy tested by K-State using
Ultra-sound.
50 Fall Bred BWF Heifers
Bred Black Angus.
e-mail: jakoleenbros@tctelco.net
www.oleenbrothers.com
Jan: 785-482-3383
Arden: 785-482-3398
Box 8, Dwight, KS 66849
20 • HEREFORD AMERICA
Lot 26, BCC Little Joe 410, sold to Bill
Cerkoney, Belfield ND for $3,600. 410
was a February, 2004 son of Cty Bonanza
01K with a birth weight of 68 lbs. and
EPDs of CED +4.2, BW -1.0, WW 45,
YW 75, M 13 and M&G of 35.
Lot 20, PH Renovator 3096, was
purchased by Donovan O’Brien of New
Town, ND for $3,500. 3096 was an April,
2003 son of MHF X160 Reform 77H with
EPDs of BW 5.6, WW 51, YW 101, M
12 and M&G of 38. His REA ratio was
112 and 118 on IMF.
Lot 39, BCC L1 Domino 317, was a
Feb, 2003 son of HH Advance 767G 1ET
with EPDs of CED +4.9, BW 1.0, WW
41, YW 68, M 21 and M&G of 41 and
sold to James Pojorlie, Grassy Butte, ND
for $3,500.
Lot 16, PH Robin Hood 3063, sold to
the Hager Ranch, McIntosh, SD for
$3,100. He was a son of HR Robin Hood
52F with EPDs of BW 5.4, WW 43, YW
76, M 18 and M&G 39.
Volume Buyer was Hager Ranch from
McIntosh, SD.
***
March 2005
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic
Kearney, NE
February 16, 2005
Auctioneer — Jim Birdwell
27-1/2 Hereford Bulls — $3,040
7 Hereford Females — $1,221
Lot #2, consigned by Jay and Cindy
Brown of Junction City, KS, was
purchased by Tim Wake of Burwell, NE
for $6,000. JC Diamond 301 was born
January of 2003 and sired by OXH
Diamond 0222, a son of the popular JNHR
Diamond ET 414B bull. With a birth
weight of 80 lbs. and EPDs of BW 4.1,
WW 40, YW 73, M 26 and M&G 45, you
couldn’t go wrong with this bull.
Lot #14, JC Diamond 359, was also
consigned by Jay & Cindy Brown and
purchased by Tim Wake. This bull also
had a birth weight of 80 lbs. of EPDs of
BW 4.1, WW 37, YW 64, M 27 and M&G
46 and sold for $5,500.
S.E. West and Sons of Lusk, WY had
the Champion Bull for the Hereford show
that day and sold their bull, Lot #26, SWS
Excellor 407, to Jim Mader of Jennings,
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic • Kearney, NE
Grand Champion Polled Heifer —
Tegtmeier Herefords, Burchard, NE
with CT Miss Lawman 32N, a
February, 2003 daughter of GHC
Lawman 108H.
Grand Champion Polled Bull —
Helms Polled Herefords , Holbrook, NE
with HPH Punch 14H 424 a March,
2004 calf sired by BBH 326C Hallmark
815H
Grand Champion Horned Bull —
S.E. West & Sons, Lusk, WY with SWS
Excellor 407, 3/1/04 by GO Excel
8203.
Grand Champion Horned Heifer —
Larry Stangle Herefords, Marsland, NE
with LS Ms Mark 434P 2/17/04 by OXH
Mark Adv 7364.
KS for $4,300. 407 had a birth weight of
85 lbs. and EPDs of BW 4.2, WW 29,
YW 52, M 23 and M&G of 37.
Lot #12, LS Bonanza 283, was
consigned by 7 Mill Iron Ranch of Sidney,
NE to Benj Fink of Elsmere, NE for
$4,000. 283 had a birth weight of 75 lbs.
and EPDs of BW 1.2, WW 42, YW 68,
M 12 and M&G 33.
Tom and Joyce Stangle of Marsland,
NE also sold their bull, Lot #21, TJ 221
Mark Adv 423P, for $4,000 to Rodney
Frickel of Atkinson, NE. Birth weight was
80 lbs. and EPDs were BW 2.1, WW 30,
YW 57, M 17 and M&G 32.
Top-selling Hereford female was Lot
#36, PTP Step Above N28, sired by PTP
Admiral Keynote A65 and consigned by
Stan & Karen Buckow of Plymouth, NE.
Darren Trampe of Amherst, NE purchased
this March, 2003 heifer for $2,500.
Cristina Kranz purchased Scott
McGee’s heifer, Lot #35, for $1,800. VCR
417L Most Wanted 405P is a February,
2004 daughter of KJ 520E Victor 417L.
23 Polled Hfd Bulls — $2,350
6 Polled Hfd Females — $1,733
Jack & Bev Beeson, JB Ranch of
Wayne, NE consigned Lot #11, JB 299
57J Dig 399N, an April, 2003 son of
Anchor Braxton with a birth weight of 68
lbs. and EPDs BW 1.8, WW 32, YW 50,
M 12 and M&G 28. Blacktop Farms of
Mitchell, SD purchased 399N for $4,500.
Lot #29, HPH Punch 14H 424, was
consigned by Helms Polled Herefords of
Holbrook, NE and was purchased by
Scott Starr of Stapleton, NE for $3,700.
424 is a March, 2004 calf sired by BBH
326C Hallmark 815H with EPDs of BW
4.3, WW 38, YW 60, M 18 and M&G of
37.
MCM Polled Herefords, Brian
McMahon of Ayr, NE sold Lot #19, MCM
Boomer 370N, a December, 2003 son of
SHMR Boomer 9906 to Dale Burge of
Madrid, NE for $3,100. 370N has a birth
weight of 78 lbs. and EPDs of BW 4.2,
WW 36, YW 57, M 11 and M&G 34.
Helms Polled Herefords, Randy Helms,
of Holbrook, NE sold Lot #17, HPH 493C
Bravo 352, to Cristina Kranz of Eddyville,
NE for $2,650. 352 is a September, 2003
son of CT Extension 9925 with EPDs of
BW 3.5, WW 45, YW 71, M 15 and M&G
37.
Wayne Shafto of Amherst, NE
purchased Lot #10 for $2,600 from Albert
Moeller of Moeller Polled Herefords,
Grand Island, NE. MM Boomer Detail
111N is an April, 2003 son of MM Detail
212S with a birth weight of 89 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 3.7, WW 32, YW 56, M 10
and M&G 28.
Top-selling Polled Hereford female was
Lot #34, CT Miss Lawman 32N, a
February, 2003 daughter of GHC Lawman
108H. 32N was consigned by Clarence
Tegtmeier and Sons of Burchard, NE and
sold to Matt McCarty of Rock Rapids, IA
for $2,950.
Joe Brockman of Stillwater One,
Lawrence, NE sold Lot #35, 1 Deb B Bear
17N to William Way of Wellington, CO
for $1,750. 17N is an April, 2003 daughter
of S&S Kodiak 28G with a birth weight
of 77 lbs. and EPDs of BW 2.1, WW 36,
YW 58, M 17 and M&G of 15.
***
Red Power Performance Bull Sale
Valley City, ND
February 17, 2005
11 Polled Hereford Bulls —
$3,055
44 Red Angus Bulls — $3,244
22 Red Angus Heifers — $1,666
15 Commercial Red Angus Bred
Heifers — $1,375
Top Hereford Bulls: Lot 73, OHR
Matthew 10M 9P, a 1/21/04 son of Huth
537T Matthew L049 sold to Leslie
Prause, Yoakum, TX for $4,200.
Lot 76, OHR Kodiak 23G 62P, a
2/12/04 son of VCR East Kodiak 506E
sold to Jackpot Farms, Conrad, MT for
$3,800.
Lot 83, OHR Northland 30G 97P, a
3/25/04 son of OHR Northland 50E 69L
sold to Terry Leach, Glyndon, MN for
$3,500.
Lot 80, OHR Viking 411E 88P, a
3/4/04 son of Northland sold to Brent
Svanstru, Crosby, ND for $3,200.
Lot 75, OHR Kodiak 40K 32P, a
1/29/04 Kodiak son sold to Mike
Solberg, Highmore, SD for $3,100.
Top Red Angus Bull: Lot 8, OHRR
61J Dak Copper 30P, a 1/29/04 son of
OHRR Dakota Copper 29K sold to
Harvey Schuman, Oakes, ND for
$7,250.
Top Red Angus Heifer: Lot 56, OHRR
75H Towa Diva 34P, a 1/30/04 daughter of LCC Divide 1435K sold to Lost
Meadow Farm, Frazee, MN for $3,750.
***
Curtis Polled Herefords
53rd Annual Sale
Huron, SD
February 19, 2005
Auctioneer — Dave Stenberg
55 Bulls — $2,868
4 Yrlg. Hfrs — $1,875
Top-selling bull was Lot #43, DH Basic
Man 261, selling to Lind Polled Herefords
of Rushford, MN and Williams Hilltop
Polled Herefords for $4,600. 261 was a
02/12/03 son of SQCF Gerrits Basic Boom
OP14 with a birth weight of 90 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 4.3, WW 53, YW 81, M 13,
M&G 40, Fat 0.00, REA +0.13 and IMF
+0.01.
Lot #1, LGC Master Duty 86N, is a
02/26/03 son of AH Heavy Duty 11G with
a birth weight of 88 lbs. and EPDs of BW
1.9, WW 50, YW 80, M 18, M&G 43,
Fat 0.00, REA 0.17 and IMF -0.10. He
was purchased by Sheriffs Polled
Herefords of Orient, IA for $4,000.
Hohm Farms of Yale, SD purchased Lot
#8 for $3,650. LCG Master Class 114N
is a 03/20/03 son of DR World Class 517
(continued on page 22)
HEREFORD AMERICA • 21
March 2005
Fully pigmented hooded
eyes, red scrotum. Wild
Bear and Bar Pipe’s 2005
feature sire. Owned with
Yarram Park, Mundook
Herefords, Australia and
Locharburn Herefords,
New Zealand, Bar Pipe
Farms, Canada and
Diemert Ranch Herefords,
Montana.
JH MARK 9454 1ET
WB MARK LADY 23E
JD BIG ARTHUR I80
IMR L1 MARKETTE 6062
HLAH 90Z MARK DONALD 10B
BP HOT SHOT LADY 36A
Semen Packages
Available!
WILD BEAR HEREFORDS
DIEMERT RANCH HEREFORDS
Jim Wildeman
(403) 938-2030 • Cell (403) 861-0719
Box 1088 • Okotoks, AB T1S 1B2
Ace Diemert • (406) 432-3412
HC 51 Box 1096 • Lothair, MT 59461
E-mail: ngrhereford@northerntel.net
Contact Jim Wildeman or
Ace Diemert
$25/straw
$75/cert.
Sale Features
•
Sale held at Bear Paw Livestock Commission Company
Chinook, Montana
Bear Paw LCC - 1-800-501-2286
cowking@ttc-cmc.net
Auctioneer: Bob Balog • (403) 320 -1980
Rep: Kurt Gilmore - Canadian Hereford
Digest • (403) 274 - 1734
Rep: Byron Bayers - Hereford America
(406) 684 - 5465
— SELLING —
•40 Horned Hereford Bulls
Big, growthy yearlings and two year old bulls
•5 Hereford Commercial Replacement Heifers
•Pick of three top 9806 Registered Replacement Heifers
(first registered daughters to sell)
CED +2.4
BW +1.8
WW +32
YW +53
M
+16
MG +31
CEM -1.3
S C +0.6
FAT +0.003
REA +0.06
IMF +0.06
BMI +16
CEZ +16
BII +16
CHB +14
BREEDERS:
Website: www.ngrbulls.com
DIEMERT RANCH, INC.
c/o Ace & Tara Diemert
Box 1096 • Lothair, MT 59461
Phone/Fax: 406-432-3412
ngrhereford@northerntel.net
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10J has proven himself to be a calving ease bull with the numbers to back it - heifers or
cows, he will moderate birth weight without giving up everything else to get it. He is in the top
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9806 is a trait leader for CEM, SC, and REA. He is also in top 1% of breed for BMI and BII index. More
importantly he is a sire whose progeny can make it in the real world. Daughters are producing above
average for performance and below average for birth weight. 18 sons sell.
WEAVER HEREFORDS
Don & Dolly Weaver
Box 436
Big Sandy, MT 59520
406-386-2244
SALSBERY HEREFORDS
Ross & Nancy Salsbery
HC65 Box 6115
Malta, MT 59538
406-654-2635
GUNDERSON HEREFORDS
Dale & Lanea Gunderson
Box 398
Chester, MT 59522
406-292-3528
22 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
Carmichael Herefords
36 Annual Sale
Meadow, SD
February 19, 2005
Auctioneer — Doug Dietterle
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10H with a birth weight of 88 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 2.2, WW 48, YW 69, M 28
and M&G 51.
Lot #51, DH Night Magic 234, is a
02/12/03 son of Bar JZ Eclipse 930H and
was purchased by Ed Munsen of
Whitelake, SD for $3,650.
Ehresman Polled Herefords of Longlake,
SD purchased Lot #55, DH Gold Digger
415 for $3,600. This good two year old
had a birth weight of 76 lbs. and EPDs of
BW 1.6, WW 41, YW 67, M 17, M&G
38, Fat -0.01, REA +0.22 and IMF -0.08.
Top-selling heifer was Lot #58, LCG
Hazel Franklin 177P, a 03/07/04 daughter
of LL Spade 106K with an 85 lb. birth
weight and EPDs of BW 2.8, WW 48,
YW 75, M 24, M&G 48, Fat 0.00, Rea
0.12 and IMF of 0.00. She sold to
Lounsbery Herefords of Centerville, SD
and Paul Atkins of Tea, SD for $2,500.
The Schwer kids of Fenimore,
Wisconsin purchased Lot #59, Erin J24P,
for $2,000. She is a February, 2004
daughter of AH Heavy Duty 11G with an
83 lb. birth weight and EPDs of BW 2.7,
WW 49, YW 83, M 22, M&G 47, Fat
0.00, REA 0.10 and IMF 0.05.
Reported by Art Handel, Handel
Marketing.
***
Mark (208) 495-2601
Cell (208) 890-4517
Ed (208) 495-2191
Cell (208) 890-8417
8 Yearling Bulls — $6,331
31 Two-yr. Old Bulls — $3,082
25 Reg. Hfr Calves — $1,026
Top selling bull calf was Lot 3, KC L1
Domino 04011, to Kreth Herefords of
Mount Vernon, SD, and Bob Rankin,
Draper, SD, for $20,000, 3/4 interest. This
good looking calf, born 03/26/04 and sired
by CL 1 Domino 212M and out of a
daughter of CL 1 Domino 5151E, has a
birth weight of 81 lbs. and EPDs of BW
1.3, WW 39, YW 72, M 23 and M&G
43.
Lot 7, KC L1 Domino 04027 another
03/29/04 son of CL 1 Domino 212M with
a birth weight of 82 lbs. and EPDs of BW
0.9, WW 32, YW 66, M 22 and M&G
38, went to Greg Entzi of Fredonia, ND,
for $5,250.
Lot 8, KC L1 Domino 04044, an
04/02/04 son of CL 1 Domino 212M, also
sold to Greg Entzi for $5,200, 2/3 interest.
04044 had EPDs of BW 4.2, WW 41, YW
80, M 23 and M&G 43.
Lot 5, KC L1 Domino 04019, sold to
John Harrington, Piedmont, SD, for
$5,000. 04019 is a 212M son with EPDs
of BW 4.4, WW 40, YW 77, M 24 and
M&G 43.
Lot 2 sold to Lonnie Vandervorst of
Akaska, SD, for $4,700. JC L1 Domino
Indianhead Polled Hereford
Association Sale Consignments
April 9, 2005 • River Falls, WI
2005 Spring Opportunity Sale
• Sat., April 9, 2005 •
Sale Time Noon
Preview of sale offering at 10:30AM • Complimentary Lunch at 11AM
Univ
er
sity of Wisconsin • Riv
er FFalls,
alls,WI
Univer
ersity
River
SPH MS COW MAKER 964
4-2-04
BW 4.5
WW 36
YW 62
M 15
M&G 33
A stylish Cow Maker granddaughter from Tanner’s past
show heifer. 964 represents two of our most prolific profitable cow families. Her numbers are on target for the
industry. Her profile is exciting to look at.
SALE DAY PHONE: 715-425-3207
SELLING 34 Lots
7 Bulls • 3 Pairs • 2 Bred Heifers • 22 Heifers
• Consignors: •
Langness Stock Farm
Potts Polled Herefords
Boettcher’s Brookview Acres
Beckett’s Polled Herefords
Golden Maples Farm
Lamb Brothers Beef
Tower Hill Farms
Wirth Polled Herefords
Reed Stock Farm
Konrardy Polled Herefords
Kruse’s Polled Herefords
Tom & Lorrie Beyl
Gottschalk Polled Herefords
Maple Valley Farm
Shadow Ridge Ranch
Danielson Polled Herefords
Larson Hereford Farm
Sanborn Family Farms
For more information call:
Liz Gerlach, IPHA Vice Pres. • 715/425-8141
View catalog online at www.herefordamerica.com
SPH MS DOMINO 584
3-19-04
BW 2.8
WW 28
YW 43
M 16
M&G 30
This heifer is stylin and has the volume and amplitude
to compete in the show ring. She is more than a pretty
picture. Her numbers and cow family attest to future
production. Domino 126 is linebred Nelson breeding,
going back to the great Blueberry Hill operation in
Nebraska.
Sanborn Family Polled Herefords
Box 26, Pine Island, MN 55963
Bill & Joanne
Jay, Kris & Family
507-356-8596
507-843-4411
Tim, Cindy & Family
507-843-4296
Jon, Kim & Family
715-458-239
HEREFORD AMERICA • 23
March 2005
4009P is a 03/25/04 son of CL 1 Domino
019K with a birth weight of 85 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 2.9, WW 37, YW 72, M 19
and M&G 38.
Top selling two year old was Lot 23,
KC L1 Domino 03053, an 04/10/03 son
of CL 1 Domino 0123K weighing 84 lbs.
and EPDs of BW 2.8, WW 39, YW 70, M
12 and M&G 32. 03053 sold to Greg Entzi
for $4,800.
Greg Entzi also purchased Lot 38, KC
L1 Domino 03095, for $4,750. 03095 was
a 3/4 brother to last year’s top selling bull.
Lot 19, KC L1 Domino 03043, a 78 lb.
two-year old son of CL 1 Domino 0123K,
sold to Todd Mortenson of Hayes, SD,
for $4,600.
Lot 33, KC L1 Domino 03079, sold to
Bud Day of Meadow, SD for $4,100 and
had an 86 lb. birth weight and EPDs of
BW 3.5, WW 36, YW 66, M 17 and M&G
35.
Lots 22 and 36 sold to the Kennedy
Ranch of Faith, SD for $4,000 each. Both
of these big rugged bulls were sons of CL
1 Domino 848H.
Top selling heifer was Lot 51, JC L1
Domett 4043P, a 04/04/04 daughter of CL
1 Domino 976J, and went to Bobbie
Kerslake of Bend, OR, for $1,700.
Lot 52, JC L1 Domett 4052P, went to
Greg Entzi for $1,600.
Lot 45, JC L1 Domett 4016P went to
Rath Herefords, Coleharbor, ND, for
$1,200.
Volume female buyer was Doug
Thorson of Quinn, SD with 11 head.
Volume bull buyer was Kennedy Ranch
of Faith, SD with 5 head.
***
Rausch Herefords
Dams of Distinction Bull &
Female Sale
Hoven, SD
February 21, 2005
Auctioneer — Joe Goggins
88 Bulls — $2,910
19 Reg. Hfr Calves — $1,490
166 Comm. Hfr Calves — $890
A standing room only crowd and an
equal number of people viewing the auction via a live broadcast on the internet
made for a sale much higher in all classes
of cattle sold. Cattle selling to the crowd,
on the phones and on the internet created
the highest sale in the 47 years of sales
for Rausch Herefords.
Lot #79, R Pathfinder 2963, was the
top-selling bull going to David Thompson of ND for $5,750. 2963 is an 04/07/03
polled son of EPHR Pathfinder 567K with
a birth weight of 88 lbs.
Lot 62, GR Comet 523, 03/26/03 son
of R Comet 2081, was purchased by Bob
Hermann of SD for $5,500.
Nuhsbaumer Herefords of SD
purchased Lot 51, R Ribstone 2273 for
$4,750. 2273 was sired by R Ribstone
146 with a birth weight of 88 lbs. and
EPDs of BW 4.8, M 15, M&G 36, WW
42, YW 74, Fat .02, REA .37 and IMF
.14.
Lot 61, R Wrangler 4623, an 04/17/03
son of JDF 16D Wrangler 15, was
purchased by Rick Rausch of SD for
$4,500. 4623 had a birth weight of 80
lbs. and EPDs of BW 2.4, M 20, M&G
43, WW 45, YW 71, Fat -.01, REA .26
and IMF -.15.
Craig Thieman of SD purchased Lot
64, GR Advancer 393, a 03/21/03 son of
KS Advance 722, for $4,250.
Marvin Fisher of Riceville, IA also paid
$4,250 for his pick, Lot 46. HR Navigator
336 was a 05/16/03 son of R Navigator
2101 with EPDs of BW 3.4, M 19, M&G
42, WW 45, YW 78, Fat .02, REA .34
and IMF .07.
Top-selling heifer was Lot 105, R Miss
Combo 1044. This 04/09/04 daughter of
FAF Basic Solution 20J was a beautiful
heifer going for a top dollar of $5,000 to
Wager Show Cattle of SD.
Dick Wettlaufer of SD purchased Lot
115, R Miss Combo 584, for $2,400. This
good heifer was also sired by FAF Basic
Solution 20J.
Mike Berning of IA and Eric Tesch of
SD both purchased their heifers for
$1,800. They were Lots 114 and 106, R
Miss Advance 3334 and R Miss Combo
1034, consecutively. Lot 106, purchased
by Eric, was a twin to Lot 105, the highselling heifer.
Volume bull buyers were Richard
Kolousek of SD purchasing 5 and David
Thompson, ND and Jason Mallon, SD
each purchasing 4 bulls.
Jeff Wiedemann, CA purchased 66
females and North Ridge Ranch of SD
purchased 35 heifers.
***
John Holden Westwind Ranch
Sale
Valier, MT
February 21, 2005
16 Hfd. Yearling Bulls — $2,540
45 Black Ang. Bulls — $2,505
WR C8 Victor 17L 307 was the topselling Hereford bull going to Bill Chalmer
of Choteau, MT for $3,400.
WR C8 Victor 17L 307 sold to
Merrimac Cattle Co. of Geyser, MT for
$3,000.
John Holden and guest Hereford
consignors McMurry Cattle of Billings,
MT and Brownell Polled Herefords of
Conrad, MT sold a nice group of Polled
Herefords to a very receptive crowd of
basically Angus commercial breeders.
The good Angus bulls were all
consigned by Holden and sold at a rapid
pace. Auctioneer Roger Jacobs sold the
sixty-one bulls in one hour and twenty
minutes in his usual fine manner.
This was a good, solid sale on a useful
set of bulls.
Reported by Byron Bayers.
Mick, Kyle and Reggie Kennedy at the Carmichael sale. They were
the volume heifer buyer and also bought several bulls.
The face of a cattleman... Ken Baker.
Dan Hotchkiss (left), Reva, SD and Nick
Isaacs, Callaway, NE after the Isaacs’ sale.
More sale coverage and photos on
pages B-2, B-5 and B-12.
Fred and Pam Helbling, Mandan, ND,
purchased the top selling bull at Ken
Baker & Son’s sale for $13,000.
Jimmy Powell (left), Ft. McKavett, TX visits with Art
Handel, Handel Marketing Services, Rapid City, SD
before one of the SD sales. Powell purchased the top
seller at Mrnak’s and several in the top lineup at
Baker’s.
Jesse Marty of Marty Ranch,
Meadow, SD
Greg and Tresia Entzi, ND at the
Carmichael sale.
Nate and Michelle Schroeder from Pocatello, ID purchased
heifers at the Mrnak sale.
24 • HEREFORD AMERICA
March 2005
MOHICAN EUREKA 67J
P41147169 - Calved: Feb. 20, 1999 - Tattoo: BE 67J
DUNWALKE PRECISE 2310B
MW EUREKA 421E 1ET
P19527849
MOHICAN CARMEL M3X
BT MOHICAN TRADITION 530
MOHICAN DEE M21E
P23886335
4S DELILAH
DUNWALKE PRECISION 063Z
ACE BEOWULF GAL 3N
BT MOHICAN DAN 544T
FLF VICTORIA 81 15
BT CL DOMINO 15G
SARA 569R
HAROLDSON RAIDER P183 2Z
JR 604M WILMA Y97
EPDs
BW 3.2 (.55); WW 50 (.46); YW 82 (.40); MM 13 (.28); M&G 38
67J Semen available through
Star Lake Cattle Co. — 918/396-4322
$26,000 top seller in our Ohio sale last October to
Star Lake Cattle Co. He sired the 2004 Reserve Champion
Denver Carload in Denver.
MOHICAN NASH N25
P42452101 - Calved: March 2, 2003 - Tattoo: BE N25
DL VICTOR 85X 7A
MOHICAN KORNEL 076K
P42148438
S&S VICKIE 498C
REMITALL BOOMER 46B
MOHICAN VICKI 101L
P42180949
RW VICTORIA 964 8114
DL VICTOR 653T 85X
DL MIS DOM 243 124N
BAR JZ TRADITION 434V
S&S VICKIE 247Y
REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X
RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X
RHF VICTOR 266 964
HVF VICTORIA 1121 05
EPDs
BW 1.0 (.30); WW 40 (.21); YW 64 (.28); MM 19 (.10); M&G 39
Semen available through Select Sires — 614/873-4683
Sire is a full brother to SPH VCR Miss Vickie 520E.
Dam is a full sister to P606.
Bulls for sale at private treaty
3100 Sportsman Park Rd
Laurel, MT 59044
Office phone and fax (406) 633-2600
Terry Powlesland, Mgr.
(406) 633-2810