USDA Re-opens Border to Live Cattle Imports Destined for Harvest

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Vol. 9, No. 4
• Serving Commercial Cattlemen & Registered Hereford Breeders •
Published by:
Hereford America, Inc. • HC 3, Box 38 • Reva, SD 57651
2 Sections
January 2005
Montana Office: P.O. Box 410, Twin Bridges, MT 59754 • SD Office: HC 3, Box 38, Reva, SD 57651
Editors’ Comments
Happy New Year everyone. I hope
you all had a nice Christmas and holiday season.
Congratulations
are in order for several of our friends.
First, Mike Stahly
from Cavour, SD,
was selected as the
new president of SD
Cattlemens. He and Jill Hotchkiss
his wife Judy, son
Doug and daughter-in-law Chris have
a commercial cattle operation by
Cavour which is just east of Huron,
SD. Mike is a past president of the
SD Hereford Association and is a
current board member of Ridgefield
Farms-SD. He is a very deserving
and capable individual. Congratulations, Mike!
Congratulations also go out to
Steve and Amy Nuhsbaumer of Zell,
SD on the birth of their baby girl
Charley in November. Amy is our
USDA Re-opens Border to Live
Cattle Imports Destined for Harvest
by Pete Hisey
12/29/04 for Meatingplace.com
March 7, 2005, will mark the end of
the 19-month-old ban on the importation
A new year is upon us and we hope
that 2005 will bring us peace,
prosperity and further advancement
in the Hereford industry.
Pauline and I had
the opportunity to
visit
daughter
Kathy and her
husband, Randy in
Mississippi for
Thanksgiving. We
took the big bird
Byron Bayers
this trip as the
weather was not good. We were
routed through Dallas and the
weather was so bad that the field was
closed for a short while as the
thunderstorms passed. That meant
that we had to travel through them
on our way to Memphis. We were
running about two hours late and the
young pilot was anxious to get on
his way knowing it would be a
demanding trip. It was the roughest
airline flight that I have ever made
and I have been at this for over a
(continued on page 16)
United States provided they are clearly
branded with a large “CN,” denoting
Canada; are shipped by sealed
conveyance to only one feedlot; and are
then sent directly to slaughter at a USDAcertified plant.
“USDA is confident that the animal and
public health measures that Canada has
in place to prevent BSE, combined with
existing domestic safeguards and
additional safeguards provided in the final
rule, provide the utmost protections to
U.S. consumers and livestock,” the
agency said in a published statement.
Requirements for minimal-risk status
under the final rule are:
• prohibition of specified risk materials
in human food.
• stringent import restrictions to keep
BSE out of the region.
(cont. on page 22)
Long-time Hereford Breeders Honored
The American Hereford Association
(AHA) recently rolled out the red carpet
to honor families who have stood the test
of time and are dedicated to the Hereford
breed. Golden and Century honorees have
been breeding registered Hereford cattle
for more than 50 and 100 years. Honorees,
family and friends were treated to an open
house and reception at the AHA
headquarters on October 24 and were
recognized at the
AHA
Annual
Membership
meeting
on
(cont. on page 6)
Montana Hereford breeders in the business for 50 or more years were recognized at the MHA banquet last
month. Pictured are back row, left: Jean Landers, Don Jones, Laurence Hess, Cory Dutton, Doug Sidwell,
Marvin Feddes, Mark Cooper, Jack Holden, Larry Descheemaeker. Middle row, left, Cloris Zimmerman, Liz
Jones, Loren Brooks, Lorrie & Jeannie Peterson, Nell Feddes and Molly Descheemaeker. Front row, Byron
and Pauline Bayers.
PRST STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Bismarck, ND
Permit 280
of live Canadian cattle into the United
States, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced Wednesday
afternoon, December 29th.
Under the rule,
to be published in
the
Federal
Register on Jan.
4, Canada is
recognized as the
first minimal-risk
region due to its
“effective bovine
spongiform
encephalopathy
prevention and
detection
measures.”
Beginning in
March, cattle
under 30 months
of age may be
imported to the
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Sales & Events
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10
January
13-15 National Western Stock Show
Hereford Events
Denver, CO
13th - Pens and Carloads
14th - Heifers, Juniors and Open
Show
15th - Bull Show & Mile High
Nights Hereford Sale
17
Van Newkirk Bull Sale
Oshkosh, NE
27
Sioux Empire Farm Show
Hereford Show & Sale
Sioux Falls, SD
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3
12
15
16
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19
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21
February
1
2
11
4-U Bull Sale, Dickinson, ND
Black Hills Stock Show Hereford
Show and Sale
Rapid City, SD
Shaw Bull Sale
Caldwell, ID
Frank Rodgers & Sons Polled
Hereford Production Sale, Buhl, ID
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25
25
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Ochsner Herefords Bull Sale
St. Francis, KS
Elkington Polled Hereford Sale
Idaho Falls, ID
Sale of Distinction
Whitewood, Sask.
Upstream Ranch Sale
Taylor, NE
Isaacs Cattle Co. Polled Hereford
and Angus Sale
Callaway, NE
Topp Herefords Bull Sale
Bismarck, ND
Watertown Winter Farm Show
Hereford Show and Sale
Watertown, SD
Ridder Herefords Bull Sale
Callaway, NE
Mrnak Herefords Sale
St. Onge, SD
Ken Baker & Sons Bull Sale
Rapid City, SD
Baumgarten-Perman Bull Sale
Dickinson, ND
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic
Kearney, NE
Red Power Sale, Olson Herefords
& Red Angus, Valley City, ND
Carmichael Herefords Bull Sale
Meadow, SD
Curtis Polled Herefords Sale
Huron, SD
Rausch Herefords Bull & Female
Sale, Hoven, SD
Westwind Polled Hereford &
Angus Sale, Valier, MT
Gant Polled Hereford and Angus
Platte, SD
Cranston Herefords Bull Sale
St. Onge, SD
Kreth Hereford & Angus Sale
Mt. Vernon, SD
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S&S Polled Hereford Sale
Guide Rock, NE
Hoffman Herefords Sale
Leola, SD
Harrell Hereford & Quarter Horse
Sale Baker City, Oregon
D Bar Herefords Bull Sale
Melvin, TX
Tegtmeier Polled Herefords Sale
Burchard, NE
Holden Herefords Sale
Valier, MT
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Shaw’s Northwest Bull Sale, Idaho
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“Young Guns Sale” , Glendive, MT
Dwight Logterman & Family
Hereford and Angus Sale,
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Indianhead Polled Hereford Assn.
Sale, River Falls, WI
K&B Herefords Sale
Onida, SD
Bar JZ Ranches Sale
Highmore, SD
— Advertiser’s Index —
4-U Sale
Alexander Farms
Atkins Polled Herefords
Baker Hereford Ranch
Baumgarten-Perman
Bayers, BySand, Ehlke
Big Sioux Cattle Co.
Black Hills Stock Show
Churchill Cattle Co.
Cooper Hereford Ranch
Curtis Polled Herefords
DV Auctions
Double Heart Diamond
Dvorak Herefords
Eggers Southview Farms
Elkington Polled Herefords
Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch
Feddes, Marvin & Sons
Friedt Herefords
Gant Polled Herefords.
Hillsview Farms
Harrell Ranch
Hoffman Herefords
Isaacs Cattle Co.
JB Ranch
JBN Herefords
5
16
B-12
15
9
B-1
B-11
B-5
10
B-3
18
B-2
B-4
5
B-12
6
B-6
B-7
4
14
B-11
B-16
B-9
12-13
20
B-10
Johnson Herefords
Koehn Marketing
Knippling Bros.
Kreth Herefords & Angus
Lazy JS Ranch
Leddy Hereford & Red Angus
McIver’s Happy Acres
Mohican Polled Herefords
Mrnak Herefords
National Hereford Sale
Nuhsbaumer Herefords
Ochsner Herefords (KS)
Olson Hereford Ranch
Olthoff Polled Herefords
Rausch Herefords
Ridder Herefords
Rodgers, Frank
Sale of Distinction
Sioux Empire Farm Show
Stangle Herefords
Stroh Herefords
Topp Herefords
Upstream Ranch
Van Newkirk Herefords
Watertown Winter Farm Show
West, S.E. & Son
Westwind Polled Herefords
B-10
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B-15
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B-8
B-12
B-24
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B-13
B-7
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B-11
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SELLING
90 Bulls
• 24 yearlings
• 66 coming
2-yr olds
180 Open
Heifers
20 head from the reg.
replacement pen &
160 head from the
top end of
commercial pen
(most can be
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Free lunch at 11:00
Sale Time 1:00 CST
Auctioneer: Joe Goggins
Lot 43 • HR N
AVIGA
TOR 358
NA
VIGAT
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AVIGA
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Sire:
NA
VIGAT
BW 92 Lbs. • BW 4.1 WW 49 YW 79
M 15 FT .01 REA .40 IMF .07
Lot 100 • R Miss HUNTER 1334 polled
SIRE: HUNTER / D
AM: WRANGLER
DAM:
BW 88 lbs. • BW 3.5 WW 50 YW 80 M 13
FT. -.01 REA .12 IMF -.01
Lot 105
Lot 61 • R WRANGLER 4623
Sire:WRANGLER / Dam:COMET
BW 80 lbs. • BW 2.4 WW 44 YW 70 M 20
FT -.01 REA .20 IMF -.14
Lots 18 • R P
PA
ATHFINDER 2914 polled
SIRE: P
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BW 90 lbs. • BW 4.5 WW 51 YW 87 M 16
FT .01 REA .58 IMF -.14
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SIRE: Na
BW 88 Lbs. BW 2.5 WW 39 YW 69 M 18
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VIGATE
AVIGA
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SIRE: N
AVIGA
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FT. .01 REA .05 IMF -.08
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Jill’s Editorial...
(continued from page 1)
commercial ad salesmen and the
Nuhsbaumers also raise Herefords in eastern South Dakota. Steve is a director on
the SD Hereford Association board. Congratulations! (See their clever ad on page
B-15.)
What a year it has been for the Here-
January 2005
ford industry especially in the Midwest.
In our general area, including about 4
other states, we have seen increased demand for Hereford cattle and I expect it
to continue growing. Some breeders are
completely sold out of bulls and we have
seen some really good bull sales this fall.
The Canadian sales have been good too
with some high dollar cattle selling to
breeders in the U.S. While a lot of this
optimism for the breed is fueled by recordlevel cattle prices in the U.S., I believe the
new Ridgefield Farms packing plant in Huron, SD, has helped our industry already.
For those of you who haven’t followed
Ridgefield Farms Premium Hereford Beef
or are reading this newspaper for the first
time, Ridgefield is a company with a premium branded Hereford beef product line.
The company has been in operation for
Culotte steak at the Cross Roads restaurant in
Huron. The Cross Roads and Ryan’s Hangar
Restaurant both serve Ridgefield beef
exclusively.
Tues., Feb. 1, 2005 - Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND
BW
WW
YW
Milk
M&G
BW
WW
YW
Milk
M&G
+3.8
+41
+80
+19
+40
-1.3
+33
+66
+36
+53
FH 026K L1 Domino 418 Reg. #: 42519169
BD: 3/16/04 • BW: 95 lbs. • WW: 748 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016
This calf is super thick from end to end. His mother is Van
Newkirk bred and is very feminine and efficient. She weaned
off 55% of her body weight. Another 026K calf that pushes
down the scales.
FH L1 Domino 403
Reg. #: 42521083
BD: 1/20/04 • Birth Weight: 72 lbs. • WWt: 736 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 767G • Sire of Dam: JV General 660
Sired by calving ease specialist 767G. 403 is more than a
heifer bull with his performance and proven genetics he
can easily star in any herd. Red eyes and great carcass
traits. Retained semen interest.
LOT 2 — FH L1 Domino 425 AF
Reg. #: 42519160 • BD: 3/20/04
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 728 lbs.
Sire: RCH Big Sky 2044 • Sire of Dam: ST Star Mark 988
BW 4.0 WW 40 YW 69 M 19 M&G 39
A long sided, trim made calf out of an excellent uddered mother.
BW
WW
YW
Milk
M&G
+4.0
+40
+82
+21
+41
FH L1 Domino 405
Reg. #: 42519185
BD: 1/22/04 • Birth Weight: 97 lbs. • WW: 724 lbs.
Sire: JA L1 Domino 9213 • Sire of Dam: FH Master Plan 504
This is one of the stoutest bulls we have raised. His sire, JA
L1 Domino 9213, a CL1 Domino 484 son, excells in all
performance and carcass traits. Plenty of pigment here.
LOT 7 — IH Sandmand 3848 LF
LOT 4 — FH 026K L1 Domino 414
Reg. #: 42519175 • BD: 2/25/04
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 723 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET Sire of Dam: BP Master Plan ET
BW 3.6 WW 38 YW 70 M 13 M&G 32
An HH Advance 026K calf out of an 11 year old cow. Clean
made with a lot of muscle through his rear quarter.
LOT 6 — FH L1 Domino 429
Reg. #: 42519154 • BD: 3/23/04
BW: 96 lbs. • WW: 719 lbs.
Sire: KB L1 Domino 1135 • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016
BW 4.3 WW 36 YW 72 M 26 M&G 44
His sire has produced excellent IMF data. 1135’s IMF EPD is
+.23. His dam is another top Van Newkirk bred cow. She
weaned off 53% of her body weight.
For more information contact:
Reg. #: 42437144 • BD: 9/9/03
Sire: SR Sandman 521 • Sire of Dam: JA L1 Domino 503 2ET
BW 4.9 WW 52 YW 87 M 19 M&G 45
A fall calf purchased at Imig’s fall dispersal. The dam has a ton of
milk and he is really thick.
LOT 8 — FH 7358 L1 Domino 347
Reg. #: 42413759 • BD: 5/6/03
Sire: OXH 5125 Domino 7358 • Sire of Dam: CL 1 Domino 5131E
BW 5.8 WW 39 YW 66 M 18 M&G 37
Super trim made yearling. His sire has sired previous 4-U sale
toppers.
Gary, Kirsten, Megan,
Lindsey and Aaron Friedt
Rt. 3, Box 31 • Mott, ND 58646
701/824-2300
e-mail: [email protected]
about five years and is doing very well
with their product.
While the product is similar to Certified
Hereford Beef don’t confuse the two companies—there are some major differences.
Ridgefield’s clientele is primarily the
high-end restaurant trade along with country clubs and small niche market grocery
stores. (See page 5 for a few photos.)
After a whirlwind equity drive within
the state of South Dakota this summer $19
million dollars was raised to fund construction of its own state-of the art, beef
processing facility in Huron, SD. Yes,
building! Not only has this increased the
awareness of the Hereford breed, its benefits in a crossbreeding program and the
absolutely fabulous beef our breed produces, it is giving cattle producers in South
Dakota and the surrounding states another
avenue to market their beef. If you or anyone you know would like back issues of
our paper in which we ran news features
on this project please contact us. We
would be glad to send the articles to you.
You can also access information and construction photos on the company’s website
at www.rfsd.com
Everywhere we go people are asking us
questions about the new packing plant. I’d
like to address some of the more frequently asked questions here. First of all,
construction is on schedule. At the present
time all of the site preparation has been
finished and closed up for the winter.
Concrete will be poured in early spring.
Another frequently asked question is
about out of state cattle. They will be taking out of state cattle. I think there is some
confusion on this point due to the SD Certified Program which I will address later.
At 600+ head per day Ridgefield will be
procuring cattle from outside the state of
South Dakota. The breed requirements for
their Premium Hereford Beef line, which
is estimated to make up 40% of their daily
harvest, is at least 50% Hereford with the
remainder being another English breed
such as Angus, Red Angus, South Devon
or Shorthorn.
The proposed South Dakota Certified
program which is a state-endorsed program is primarily a marketing system for
beef from South Dakota. In a nutshell the
program stamps its South Dakota Certified label on beef from cattle that are born,
raised, fed and processed in the state of
South Dakota. The idea of cattle being
January 2005
2004 Private Treaty Sale Offering
beginning Feb. 1
• Buyers encouraged to inspect and place bids before Feb. 1 •
Offering
13 coming 2-year old bulls
32 bred heifers
25 Hereford heifers bred Angus
7 F1 Baldy Heifers bred Angus
Sires Represented: KB L1 Domino 935, DVOR L1 Domiono 0203,
F 915 Star 142, F Bonanza 112, CL 1 Domino 1172L
Todd Manolis (left) and Gus Marcus of Manolis Grocery in Huron, SD, sell Ridgefield Farms
Premium Hereford Beef like it’s going out of style! Manolis sold 6,000 lbs. of meat in 8 days
prior to the holidays. Primarily Ribeyes, Tenderloins, and Strips were sold with 80% of that
being Ribeyes. The past 2 months they have averaged about 3,000 lbs a week. Sounds
like good beef is popular in Huron! (More on Manolis Grocery with its rich history, tiny
square footage and great people, in next month’s paper.)
DVOR DOMINO 3172
DVOR DOMINO 317
3172 — Sire: KB 935 • WR 124 • YR 114
BW 3.8 WW 42 YW 74 MM 24 M&G 45
317 — Sire: 1176L • WR 98 • YR 99
BW 2.8 WW 31 YW 53 MM 20 M&G 36
For a catalog or more information call:
DVORAK HEREFORDS
Richard, Jeff or Boyd Dvorak
605-487-7090 or 605-491-7090
Lake Andes, SD
The Ridgefield in-state beef truck coincidentally parked on “Hereford Road”
near Sturgis, SD. For those of you local to that area Grocery Mart in Sturgis is
currently carrying the Ridgefield product.
d
n
2
4 ual
Ann
4-U
BULL
SALE
sponsored by
North Dakota Hereford Assn.
Roger Jacobs, Auctioneer
DVOR DOMINO 371
371 — Sire: F142 • WR 112 • YR 104
BW 6.9 WW 45 YW 70 MM 20 M&G 42
Tues., Feb. 1st. 2005
1 PM (MST)
Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange
Dickinson, ND
32 HEAD SELL
19 - Horned Herefords
13 - Polled Herefords
These Hereford bulls come from some of
the most prominent Hereford breeders in
the state of North Dakota. They are the
top of the line and will produce excellent
females and add extra pounds to your
crossbreeding program.
For more information or catalog contact:
North Dakota Hereford Association
SALE STAFF:
Chris Effling, Hereford World
605/852-3500
605/769-0142 (cell)
SALE DAY PHONE 701-225-8156
• View catalog online at
www.herefordamerica.com after Jan. 7 or
click on the private treaty tab under
Hereford seedstock listed in the toolbar at
www.herfnet.com
Malynda Carter, Secretary
Catalog can be viewed at
1211 111/2 St. N. #10
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone/Fax: 701-266-5468
Cell phone: 701-351-4758
Jill’s Editorial...
raised in a pristine Midwestern state is an
appealing concept to many people especially those in metropolitan areas. In other
words it is a giant marketing tool. Any beef
processor in the state meeting these requirements can use the SD Certified label
which would fit in nicely with the Ridgefield program. At the present time the state
has no breed requirements for this program, however, in my opinion, Herefords
and baldies are still the breeds of choice
within the Ridgefield system. The SD Certified program is in its infancy so many
details are bound to change by the time it
is implemented.But don’t confuse Ridgefield with the SD Certified Program. They
are separate.
Oh Canada — not again. Is it my imagination or have the last two years ended
with some form of North American BSE
event and subsequent announcement from
the USDA in regard to the US/Canada border? At press time we received the news
of the border reopening in March, followed
just hours later by an announcement of a
possible new Canadian BSE case in a 10year-old dairy cow. In this issue we have
compiled several news articles on these
subjects. In all of this it baffles me that
USDA would let cattle for slaughter cross
the border but not breeding cattle. In my
logic it should be the other way around if
the issue really is BSE-related. But as
usual, money and politics are the governing powers and the big 3 seem to be getting their way once again. We’ll see how
it shakes out.
Happy New Year everyone!
— JBH
January 2005
ELKINGTON’S POLLED HEREFORD & SOUTH DEVONS
Presents Our 25th Annual Range Raised Production Sale
_ FRI., FEBRUARY 4, 2005 _
12:30 p.m.
at the Ranch 7 miles east of Idaho Falls on Sunnyside Rd.
SELLING:
75 range raised, fertility tested, thick, easy keeping, sound,
longevity bulls
50 Polled Hereford performance money maker bulls
12 Poundmaker Bulls (Polled Hereford/South Devon)
12 South Devon Bulls
10-15 Registered Polled Hereford Foundation Type bred heifers
3-5 Registered South Devon bred heifers
5 Registered open heifer calves (club or show prospects) ~
Fancy Fancy — from the kids’ top end
15-20 non-registered commercial Black Baldy and Poundmaker
heifer calves.
705N - EPHR PROFESER 705N
777N - EPHR DEDICATION 777N
Here is a bull we are all looking for. He has all the thickness
and depth a bull can have without being over conditioned.
His mother is a great cow with great EPDs. He could guide
your program into the future. Look at his perfect feet, legs,
and wonderful head. BWT 80 lbs.
Sire: LCG Master Duty 51J
Sire of Dam: ALLG 452M Remington 219U
WW
YW
Milk M&G
BW
Super EPDs
-0.3 +31 +53 +23 +38
Here is a powerful bull that you are sure to appreciate. He
is very thick, smooth and complete from end to end. We
think this is as good a bull as we have seen. His mother is
a very good red eyed cow. We considered keeping him for
ourselves. BWT 87 lbs.
Sire: BE Ribeye 185H
Sire of Dam: BE Performer 152B
BW
WW
YW
Milk M&G
+2.6 +43 +68
+9
+30
Long-time Hereford
Breeders Honored
October 25 in Kansas City.
More than 400 Hereford families were
honored as either an American Hereford
Association Golden or Century Award
Recipient. Each honoree has maintained
an interest in the Hereford breed from 50
- 100 years and continues to remain active
within the association.
“The Hereford cattle, and the families
who believe in them, have been an
influential part of the development of the
beef industry and especially the Hereford
breed,” said Jack Ward, American
Hereford Association’s Chief Operating
Officer and Director of Breed
Improvement. “The Golden and Century
Awards represent a tremendous milestone
that very few families who are involved
in production agriculture rarely see and
we commend the dedication and longevity
of these families. ”
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(Editor’s note: The list provided by
the AHA starts on page 8. If we have
missed someone who should be on the
list, kindly notify us.
Thanks — Hereford America)
726N - EPHR RANGER 726N
Look at this beast. He has it all. Lots of meat and muscle
along with style and soundness. He is sure attractive. He has
red eyes and balance. He could be your next herd sire. His
mother is an exceptionally thick easy keeping cow. You can’t
do better. BWT 80 lbs.
Sire: EPHR Power Play 14L
Sire of Dam: BE Super Domino 855F
BW
WW
YW
Milk M&G
+1.2 +40 +64 +19 +39
POUNDMAKER BULL
This is one of our good Poundmaker Bulls. Look at the
money making ability of this fine bull. Have you seen more
beef and style in a commercial bull? Calves from our
Poundmaker Bulls have been weaned and sold making their
owners more money than any other cross. BWT 87 lbs.
Elkington stands for
Integrity, Uniformity and Reliability!
Traits you can count on at Elkington
• Calving Ease
• Birthweight
• Pedigrees
• Disposition
• Fleshing Ability
• Gainability
• Competitive
• Thickness
• Fertility
• Udder Quality
• Soundness
• Longevity:
Several buyers tell us our bulls last
many years longer than any others
due to their range conditioning
and sound feet and legs.
Elkington5080Polled
Herefords
E. Sunnyside Road
Idaho Falls, ID 83406
Keith (208) 523-2286 • Brent (208) 523-6461 • Summer (208) 523-6478
Free Delivery:
West of Mississippi on
$3000 purchases.
We will pay 1/2: East of
Miss. on $3000
purchases.
View catalog on the web at www.herefordamerica.com
Look for these Idaho sales the same week: Shaw Herefords, Caldwell, Feb. 2 • Frank Rodgers, Buhl, Feb. 3
January 2005
LOT 1 - UU YAMPA 3013
LOT 3 - UU G ENERAL 3037
LOT 9 - UU SPECIAL 3071
LOT 2 - UU G ENERAL 3018
BW
4.9
WW
42
YW
85
MM
29
M&G 51
Fat 0.01
REA 0.01
IMF +0.09
BW
2.5
WW
35
YW
73
MM
43
M&G 60
Fat 0.02
REA 0.29
IMF -0.01
BW
5.2
WW
54
YW
91
MM
24
M&G 51
Fat 0.01
REA 0.24
IMF -0.02
BW
3.8
WW
39
YW
73
MM
42
M&G 62
Fat 0.01
REA 0.21
IMF -0.06
LOT 5 - UU GENERAL 3048
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
Fat
REA
IMF
4.2
42
62
38
59
0.02
0.21
0.05
LOT 10 - UU GENERAL 3058
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
Fat
REA
IMF
3.0
38
74
42
61
0.02
0.13
0.02
View catalog online at
Joe Van Newkirk
308-772-3081 or 308-778-6049
18302 Hwy 26, Oshkosh, Nebraska 69154
Golden & Century Hereford
Breeder Award
As compiled by the American Hereford Association
(bold listings indicate a Century breeder, one who
has been in the business 100 or more years)
Arkansas
Hudson Bros., Harrison, Arkansas
Martin Hereford Farm, Judsonia, Arkansas
H.H. Simmons, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Walter Y. Hudson II, Stamps, Arkansas
California
Alvernaz Polled Herefords, Williams, California
Arthur S. Nyland Estate, San Juan Bautista,
California
Orvis Cattle Co. – Bruce Orvis, Farmington,
California
Siskiyou Herefords, Etna, California
Jim Orvis & Sons, Farmington, California
Jackie or Christie Davis, Lincoln, California
Floyd Slocum, Exeter, California
Gino Pedretti, El Nido, California
Tom Fee, Fort Bidwell, California
Colorado
Mount Sopris Hereford Ranch, Carbondale,
Colorado
Orcutt Ranch, Rush, Colorado
Sidwell Herefords, Carr, Colorado
Franklin Nash, Canon City, Colorado
Opal H. Roderick, Lindon, Colorado
San Isabel Ranch, Westcliffe, Colorado
TV Hereford Ranch, Trinidad, Colorado
Connecticut
Myron D. Avery, Somers, Connecticut
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Georgia
Greenview Polled Hereford Farm Inc., Screven,
Georgia
Leonard Polled Herefords. Chatsworth, Georgia
University of Georgia, Rayle, Georgia
J.W. McCallum, Ambrose, Georgia
Jim L. Gillis, Soperton, Georgia
January 2005
Idaho
Diamond 5 Herefords, Bliss, Idaho
Shaw Hereford Ranch Inc., Caldwell, Idaho
Zollinger Brothers, Malta, Idaho
Frank A. Rodgers & Sons, Buhl, Idaho
Jay F. Pearson, Moore, Idaho
Sherman W. Clyde, Moscow, Idaho
Illinois
Blaser Hereford Farm, Reynolds, Illinois
Ellis Farms, Chrisman, Illinois
Maple Lawn Farms, Wheeler, Illinois
Mar-Bar Farms, Avon, Illinois
OXO Hereford Ranches, Mokena, Illinois
Reeser Herefords, Monticello, Illinois
Sweatman Hereford Farm, Beardstown, Illinois
Swigart Herefords, Farmer City, Illinois
Weger Polled Herefords, Flat Rock, Illinois
West Wind Hereford Farm, Edinburg, Illinois
Bergschneider Stock Farm, New Berlin, Illinois
Fred & Barbara Rawe, Carrollton, Illinois
James & Lee Ann Roll, Brocton, Illinois
James E. Harms & Sons, Forest City, Illinois
John E. Kline & Sons, Le Roy, Illinois
John M. Cerny & Sons, Cobden, Illinois
Knott Farms, Ellisville, Illinois
Randy McCaskill, Clayton, Illinois
Thos G. Pearse & Sons, Ottawa, Illinois
Milligan Herefords, Kings, Illinois
Tjardes Farms, Gibson City, Illinois
Wesley G. Broers, Tampico, Illinois
This elite offering will include:
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Buyer’s pick of Holden Herefords’ 2005 heifer calf crop
Right to flush any dam in the Holden Herefords herd
Right to flush the 2004 American Royal Senior Heifer Calf Champion
2004 American Royal Spring Bull Calf Champion
2004 American Royal Reserve Spring Heifer Calf Champion
First bull calf sired by Colyer’s $54,000 “212” bull, a son of the
2004 Denver Champion Female
2004 World Beef Expo Grand Champion Bull
2004 California State Fair Junior Champion Bull
Flushes from three great Grandview Plantation donors
Right to flush the 2004 NAILE Junior Show Grand Champion Female
Right to flush the 2004 New Mexico and Colorado State Fairs
Grand Champion Female
Right to flush the immortal Queen D12
A top heifer prospect from Tennessee River Music sired by Remitall Judge
Daughters of National Champion Remitall Online
Plus other highly regarded seedstock lots!
45 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls
for sale at private treaty
-- Also For Sale -Black Baldy Heifers bred to Angus bulls
60 B.M. Cows bred Angus
Indiana
Sky Point Farm, Elberfeld, Indiana
Able Acres, Wingate, Indiana
Beck-Powell Polled Herefords, Bainbridge, Indiana
Dorrell Polled Hereford Farms
Martinsville, Indiana
Edwin Kottkamp & Son, Clayton, Indiana
Floyd Timberlake & Son,Mauckport, Indiana
Glenn Cosgray, Idaville, Indiana
Ralph & Barbara Sherman, Laconia, Indiana
Ron E Denhart & Family, Lafayette, Indiana
Robert & Marilyn Prince
Poseyville, Indiana
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Knippling Bros.
KB
Jerry Knippling 605/293-3484
Donald Knippling 605/293-3472
2005 Denver Hereford Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 . . . 12 NOON — Hereford Pen & Carload Show, In the Yards
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 . . . 8 am — Junior Hereford Show, followed by Open Female Show, On the Hill
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 . . . 8:30 am — Open Hereford Bull Show, On the Hill
5:30 pm — Pre-Sale Social, Beef Palace
7:30 pm — “Mile High Night” National Hereford Sale, Beef Palace Auction Arena
Real-time bidding
is available via the
internet for this sale. Live audio and live video will allow
buyers to bid on animals just as if they were present at
the sale. Buyer account must be created prior to the sale.
Go to www.LiveAuctions.tv, contact Brad Fahrmeier. Tell
Brad you wish to register for the “Mile High Night” Sale.
Web Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LiveAuctions.tv
LiveAuctions.tv, Brad Fahrmeier . . .(816) 392-9241
LiveAuctions.tv, e-mail address . . [email protected]
Buyers who would like to bid via internet must
register with Brad Fahrmeier by January 10, 2005.
Sale sponsored by the
American Hereford Association
See sale catalog in the December Hereford World, online at
www.nationalcattle.com, or contact the Sale Managers:
NATIONAL CATTLE SERVICES, INC.
EDDIE C. & RUTH SIMS
P. O. Box 170, Elgin, OK 73538 • [email protected]
(580) 492-4590, office • (580) 595-1626, cell
STANLEY E. STOUT AUCTION SERVICE
STANLEY STOUT
P. O. Box 476, Bonner Springs, KS 66012
(913) 634-7610
January 2005
Baumgarten-Perman
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005
1:00 p.m. MST
PRODUCTION SALE
Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Dickinson ND
SELLING 50 HEREFORD BULLS: 26 Coming 2 Year Olds
24 Yearlings
** Calves fed free of charge until April 1. **
2 year old bulls were run on grass with no supplement over summer.
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
3.3
38
60
20
39
3.8
48
88
22
47
PH 3007 Advance 4040
CP Saturn 4058
BCC Little Joe 410
Sire: 3007 BW: 94 205: 643
Sire: 9736 BW: 92 205: 672
Sire: 01K BW: 68 205: 687
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
3.2
41
72
18
39
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
1.0
41
68
21
41
BCC Keystone 312
BCC L1 Domino 317
BCC L1 Domino 412
Sire: 107 BW: 85 205: 694 365: 1201
Sire: 767G BW: 72 205: 676 365: 1103
Sire: 116 BW: 100 205: 664
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
-1.0
45
75
13
35
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
5.2
42
84
25
46
FEATURING SIRES:
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
5.3
51
98
12
37
4.7
48
76
25
49
PH Rennovator 3096
PH Stingray 3093
Sire: Reform BW: 97 205: 796 365: 1305
Sire: 1904 BW: 96 205: 765 365: 1185
OXH Domino 9287
KB L1 Domino 116
BCC Keystone 107
HH Advance 767G 1ET
OXH Mark Donald 8020
OXH Advance 3007
PH Signature 9736
MHF X160 Reform 77H
For catalogs and info contact:
Perman Herefords
Troy & Peg Perman
6192 Hwy 30 • Streeter, ND 58483
701-424-3412
OR
Baumgarten Cattle Co.
Rollie & Tama Baumgarten
4260 127th Ave. SW • Belfield, ND 58622
701-575-8292
Check out our catalog on the internet at www.herefordamerica.com
Iowa
BB Cattle Enterprises, Clarinda, Iowa
Curran Cattle Farm, Nora Springs, Iowa
Johnson Hereford Farm, Milford, Iowa
Kozik Brothers, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Leonard Jacobs White Faced Acres, Saint Charles,
Iowa
MM Herefords, Coin, Iowa
Ohnemus Hereford Farms, Milo, Iowa
Sheriff Polled Herefords, Orient, Iowa
Wiese & Sons, Manning, Iowa
Carl Wagner & Sons, West Union, Iowa
Donald W. Richardson, Storm Lake, Iowa
Ray Dittmer, Lacona, Iowa
Norbert Dittmer & Sons,
Lacona, Iowa
Buell F. Jackson & Sons,
Mechanicsville, Iowa
Charles Amos & Sons,
Indianola, Iowa
January 2005
Melvin Underwood, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Riffe Brothers, Webbville, Kentucky
Youngs Polled Herefords, Kuttawa, Kentucky
Avalon Farm, Winchester, Kentucky
Louisiana
Lewis Hereford Farm, Angie, Louisiana
Maine
Old Homestead Farm, Hirm, Maine
Mississippi
Circle M Ranch, Senatobia, Mississippi
Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Triple H Ranch, Louisville, Mississippi
Bill Darnell, Caledonia, Mississippi
Joe Waggoner, Jackson, Mississippi
Missouri
Bonebrake Hereford Farm, Springfield, Missouri
Dobbs Hereford Ranch, Columbia, Missouri
Duvall Polled Herefords, Lockwood, Missouri
Keithley Hereford Farms, Frankford, Missouri
Middle Creek Farm, Inc., West Plains, Missouri
Reeds Farms, Green Ridge, Missouri
Sidwell Ranch, Columbus, Montana
Storey Hereford Ranch, Bozeman, Montana
Vescovi Polled Herefords, Roundup, Montana
L.A. & J.R. Peterson, Livingston, Montana
Herbert D. Landers, Wilsall, Montana
Nelson Polled Herefords, Plains, Montana
Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Station,
Miles City, Montana
Nebraska
Alexander Farms, Lyons, Nebraska
Alfred Schutte & Sons, Guide Rock, Nebraska
Cain Land & Livestock, Broken Bow, Nebraska
Churchill Hereford
Ranch, Valentine,
Nebraska
Diamond Ring
Herefords, Taylor,
Nebraska
Double Heart Diamond
Cattle, Berwyn,
Kansas
Nebraska
Brooks Ranch – Loren
Engelhaupt Herefords,
Brooks Vicki Bishop &
Butte, Nebraska
Family, Basehor, Kansas
Estermann Herefords,
C&M Hereford Farms,
Wellfleet, Nebraska
Stockton, Kansas
Frenzen Polled
CK Ranch, Salina, Kansas
Herefords, Fullerton,
Conway Herefords, Topeka,
Nebraska
Kansas
Grabenstein Herefords,
Coyote Creek Ranch, Burr
Eustis, Nebraska
Oak, Kansas
Helms Polled Herefords,
Double J Herefords,
Churchill Hummer is a young bull with that rare
Holbrook, Nebraska
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Hirschman Herefords,
combination of power and style! He is thick quartered, deep
Eulert Ranch, Paradise,
Saint Paul, Nebraska
ribbed,
athletic
and
pigmented.
His
sire,
MVP,
breeds
as
much
Kansas
Huwaldts Herefords,
G&R Polled Herefords,
thickness, ribeye, and fleshing ability as any bull I’ve ever
Randolph, Nebraska
Marysville, Kansas
Imig Herefords,
seen. Hummer has this same power with loads of eye
Gustafson Herefords.
Lakeside, Nebraska
appeal.
His
total
performance
from
birth
to
Junction City, Kansas
JB Ranch, Wayne,
Jamison Herefords, Quinter,
yearling to carcass is terrific!
Nebraska
Kansas
M&W Hereford Ranch
Jessray Hereford Farm,
Inc., Imperial, Nebraska
Topeka, Kansas
Melchers Herefords
Mader Farms, Jennings,
Inc., Page, Nebraska
Kansas
Monahan Cattle Co.,
Mills Ranch, Saint Francis,
Hyannis, Nebraska
Kansas
CL 1 DOMINO 5131E
Mrs. Elsie Sukovatz &
CL 1 DOMINO 986J
CL 1 DOMINET 496 1ET
Rogers Hereford Farm,
Mr. & Mrs. Stan
CHURCHILL MVP 188
CHURCHILL EAGLE 504
Garnett, Kansas
Buckow, Plymouth,
CHURCHILL LADY 792 [DOD]
CHURCH LADY 126 2ET
Spring Hill Hereford Farms,
Nebraska
CHURCHILL EZ 208
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Nelson Herefords,
CHURCHILL BLAZE 6110
CHURCH LADY 207 2ET
Towns Herefords, Palco,
Burwell, Nebraska
CHURCHILL LADY 882
CHURCHILL HUGO 105
Kansas
CHURCHILL LADY 343
Pine Ridge Polled
BB MS HI TEC 875 2ET
Umberger Polled Herefords,
Hereford Ranch,
Rozel, Kansas
Whiteclay, Nebraska
Hummer’s dam, 882, has had 5 calves with an average BW
B.L. Roy Williams, Lincoln,
Priefert Herefords,
Kansas
ratio of 99, WW ratio of 102 and YW ratio of 105. His
Fairmont, Nebraska
Walnut Grove Farm,
Psota Herefords, North
grandmother will have her 11th calf this spring. Both cows
Agenda, Kansas
Loup, Nebraska
have sound feet, udders, and eyes!
Alfalfa Lawn Farms, Larned,
Ridder Hereford Ranch,
Kansas
Callaway, Nebraska
Semen will be available on Hummer
Brannan & Reinhardt,
Sellman Ranch,
in packages; call or email for details.
Bison, Kansas
Crawford, Nebraska
Donald Riffel & Sons,
Spencer Herefords,
Enterprise, Kansas
Brewster, Nebraska
BW 4.1 WW 50 YW 85 Milk 21 M&G 46
Dwight H. Williams, Sylvan
Stutheit Hereford Farm,
SC
1.5
Fat
.01
REA
.46
IMF
-.13
Grove, Kansas
Johnson, Nebraska
Michael Deewall Family,
BW 88# WW 790# Ratio 110 YW 1261#
TKR Herefords,
Coldwater, Kansas
Waverly, Nebraska
Ratio 108 SC 40 cm Fat .29 REA 14.2 in.
Jeff Reichart, Valley Falls,
Upstream Ranch,
IMF
2.36
Frame
7.0
Kansas
Taylor, Nebraska
John Bradley, Lawrence,
Van Newkirk Herefords,
Kansas
Oshkosh, Nebraska
Richard & Denise L
Vernon Yost & Sons,
Dale
&
Nancy
Venhuizen
Swenson, Concordia,
Geneva, Nebraska
1862 Yadon Rd.
For natural service bulls that are bred like, perform
Kansas
Albert Moeller, Grand
Manhattan, MT 59741-8019
E.J. Long, Norcatur, Kansas
Island, Nebraska
like and look like Hummer; give us a call.
(406) 406-284-6421 (office and home)
Gene Meitler, Lucas,
Clarence Tegtmeier &
40 Bulls for sale — they are going quickly!
Kansas
Sons, Burchard
406-284-3715 (fax) 406-580-6421 (cell)
Geo Schlickau, Haven,
Deichmann Herefords,
Kansas
Central City, Nebraska
Gilbert Ochsner, St Francis
Earl Henderson & Sons,
Alliance, Nebraska
Maryland
Valley View Farms, Morrison, Missouri
Harold Carswell, Osborne, Kansas
Hervale Farms, Carrollton, Nebraska
Church View Farm Inc., Millersville, Maryland
Gregory Polled Herefords, Houstonia, Missouri
Jim Douthit, Saint Francis, Kansas
Lehman & Sons, Farnam, Nebraska
Mullinix Brothers, Woodbine, Maryland
Jones & Benoist, Bonne Terre, Missouri
Paul Mudd, Gorham, Kansas
Jarvis & Maxine Miller, Oxford, Nebraska
Massachusetts
McCalment Farms, Unionville, Missouri
Robert D. Faler, Elk City, Kansas
Eugene Henkel, Fairbury, Nebraska
Norfolk Co. Agricultural High School, Walpole,
156 Albert Bray Jr., Belle, Missouri
Titus & Stout Hereford Ranch, Cottonwood Falls,
Joe B. Westover, Ashby, Nebraska
Massachusetts
Gary L. Clarkson, La Plata, Missouri
Kansas
John H. Sukraw, Maxwell, Nebraska
Twin Elm Farm, Mendon, Massachusetts
PV & EE Kinkead, Farmington, Missouri
Sutor Hereford Farm, Zurich, Kansas
Keith Lapp, Hayes Center, Nebraska
Frank Hug & Sons, Scranton, Kansas
Larry Gibson, Wallace, Nebraska
Minnesota
Montana
Lowell Fisher, Spencer, Nebraska
Albert Blomgren & Son, Winnebago, Minnesota
Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn, Montana
Kentucky
Kenneth L. Larson, Decatur, Nebraska
Bush Herefords, Pipestone, Minnesota
Bayers Hereford Ranch, Twin Bridges, Montana
Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, Kentucky
Rod & Brett Gierau, Springview, Nebraska
John W. Schmidt & Son, Pipestone, Minnesota
Beery Land & Cattle, Vida, Montana
Chambliss Hereford Farm, Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Schroeder Brothers, Arapahoe, Nebraska
Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile, Minnesota
Brooks Ranch, Hardin, Montana
Clifford Farms, Cynthiana, Kentucky
Stanley J. McMahon & Sons, Ayr, Nebraska
Nelson Polled Herefords, Tracy, Minnesota
Cooper Herefords, Willow Creek, Montana
Goodman Farms, Fountain Run, Kentucky
Sterling Hespen, Syracuse, Nebraska
Ray L. Johnson Herefords, Lake Bronson, Minnesota
Descheemaeker Herefords, Lewistown, Montana
Hansell Pile & Sons, Cecilia, Kentucky
Van De Walle Polled Herefords, Cedar Rapids
Werk Herefords, Herman, Minnesota
Eggen’s J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood, Montana
Tucker Stock Farm, Hudson, Kentucky
Nevada
Delaney Herefords Inc., Lake Benton, Minnesota
Marvin Feddes & Sons, Manhattan, Montana
Botkin Polled Herefords, Lexington, Kentucky
Lee Livestock Co., Spring Creek, Nevada
Erdmann Hereford Farm, Rice, Minnesota
Holden Herefords, Valier, Montana
LeRoyce Burks & Son, Smiths Grove, Kentucky
Jess Sustacha, Lamoille, Nevada
Lester J. Schafer, Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
Schock Polled Herefords, Vida, Montana
Dale Stith, Guston, Kentucky
Introducing
Churchill Hummer 3126
BULLS FOR SALE
January 2005
New Mexico
Harvey Hereford Ranches, Mesilla, New Mexico
Henard Ranches, Tatum, New Mexico
E.N. Jeffers Jr., Springer, New Mexico
Jack Copeland & Sons, Nara Visa, New Mexico
North Carolina
H&C Hereford Farm, Lexington, North Carolina
Will-Via Polled Hereford Farm, Mooresville, North
Carolina
Clifton & Roger Moss, Kittrell, North Carolina
Bill Kirkman, Greensboro, North Carolina
North Dakota
Baumgarten Cattle Co., Belfield, North Dakota
Baumgarten Hereford Acres, Durbin, North Dakota
Mrnak Herefords, Bowman, North Dakota
Myran Herefords, Taylor, North Dakota
Olson Hereford Ranch, Argusville, North Dakota
Stroh Hereford Ranch, Killdeer, North Dakota
Stuber Herefords, Bowman, North Dakota
Wolff’s Polled Herefords, Oakes, North Dakota
Merlin E. & Eunice Fornes, Kathryn, North Dakota
Kevin Nelson, Mandan, North Dakota
Raymond Nelson, Doyon, North Dakota
Robert Slavick, New Salem, North Dakota
Silha Brothers, Bowman, North Dakota
Ohio
Adams Hereford Farm, Woodstock, Ohio
B.J. Herman & Sons, Edgerton, Ohio
Flatter Hereford Farm, Yellow Springs, Ohio
R.B. Kinney, Belmont-Pleasant Hill, Ohio
Millstone Valley Farm, Oxford, Ohio
Pine Hill Farm, Washington Court House, Ohio
The Hugh M. Lynch Farms, Columbus, Ohio
Harold E. Conrad & Son, Newark, Ohio
Ralph E. Ullman & Son, Graysville, Ohio
Taylor & Taylor, Willow Wood, Ohio
Merry Farms, Caldwell, Ohio
Oklahoma
Bowling Herefords, Blackwell, Oklahoma
Charles Spencer Hereford Farm, Elgin, Oklahoma
Don Dennis Ranch, Grady, Oklahoma
Henricks Cattle Co., Anadarko, Oklahoma
HVH Farms, Waukomis, Oklahoma
Jordan Hereford Ranch, Fairview, Oklahoma
Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Trimm Hereford Ranch, Warner, Oklahoma
Since 1907,
Turner Brothers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wild Horse Hill Ranch, Boynton, Oklahoma
Flying G Ranch, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Gary M. Day & Family, Ada, Oklahoma
Graft Britton Ranch, Leedey, Oklahoma
Gus D. Martin, Coalgate, Oklahoma
J.H. Lents, Indiahoma, Oklahoma
Messner Herefords, Laverne, Oklahoma
Elmo G. Barnes & Sons, Hulbert, Oklahoma
Richard C. Day, Roff, Oklahoma
G.T. Easley, Sulphur, Oklahoma
Yolande C. Fuchs Jr., Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Merry Farms, Caldwell, Ohio
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF HAIGLER, NE. on Hwy 27 & 3/4 mile East at Rd. V;
14 miles NW of St. Francis, KS on Hwy 27 & 3/4 mile east at Rd. V.
Oregon
Carman Ranch, Wallowa, Oregon
Hibberds Hornless Herefords, Imbler, Oregon
Chandler Herefords Inc., Baker City, Oregon
SELLING: 50 — Two and Coming Two Year Old Bulls!
All bulls will be fertility tested with EPD’s and weights, scrotal and pelvic measurements.
Big, strong, well developed, sound herd bull prospects; and top range bulls
South Carolina
Forrest Polled Herefords, Saluda, South Carolina
Fowken Farm, Jonesville, South Carolina
Keese Hereford Farm, Seneca, South Carolina
South Dakota
Ken Baker & Sons, Rapid City, South Dakota
Bar JZ Polled Herefords, Holabird, South Dakota
Black Hills Hereford Ranch, Piedmont, SD
Leddy Herefords, Twin Brooks, South Dakota
Bartling Herefords, Herrick, South Dakota
Carlson Hereford Ranch, Colome, South Dakota
Carmichael Herefords, Meadow, South Dakota
W.E. Chamberlain & Sons, White River, South Dakota
Dean Hereford Farm, Wessington Springs
Fawcetts Elm Creek Ranch
Ree Heights, South Dakota
Flatten Herefords, Madison, South Dakota
Ford Mountain Ranch, Hill City, South Dakota
Gant Polled Herefords, Geddes, South Dakota
Larry & Carol Gildemaster, Virgil, South Dakota
Hawks Herefords, Howes, South Dakota
Hoffman Herefords, Leola, South Dakota
Holstein Brothers, Chamberlain, South Dakota
K&B Herefords, Onida, South Dakota
Kreth Herefords, Mount Vernon, South Dakota
Longwood Ranch, Lemmon, SD
Lounsbery Hereford Farm, Centerville, South Dakota
Mettler Polled Herefords, Menno, South Dakota
David D. Olson, Astoria, South Dakota
30-35 - 2004 replacement type registered
and commercial heifers.
SNS 156G Gunsmoke Lad 17J
SNS 3G Prince Dandy 105L
Your dependable source of Canadian genetics!
Herd Sires:
SNS Silver Dom 40F
LCI Dexter 182
FE 154E Ribstone 164H
SNS 3G Prince Dandy 105L
SNS 156G Gunsmoke Lad 17J SNS Big Sky Prince 132H
For catalogs contact: Gilbert Ochsner
Rt. 1 Box 324 • St. Francis, KS 67756
785/332-3030; E-mail: [email protected]
View Catalog at website: www.ochsnerherefords.com
Ridder Hereford Ranch has worked to produce
the
breed’s top Bulls
and Females. We raise
Moderate BW’s, Top
Maternals, and
Outstanding Carcass
Traits from preeminent
Hereford Herd Sires. Mark
your calendar for
Feb. 10th and buy your
K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K
Call now to order your Ridder Sale Catalog.
reputation
Herefords from Ridders.
Ridder Hereford Ranch
Thurs. Feb. 10
1 p.m.
central time.
Annual Bull & Heifer Sale
– Leading Hereford Genetics since 1907 –
RR 1, Box 95, Callaway, NE 68825
308.836.4430 [email protected] www.callaway–ne.com/ridder/ranch.html
50 2–yr–old
Bulls
+ 40 yearling
Heifers
January 2005
1 P.M. Central Time
5 miles W. of
Callaway, NE
Sat., Feb. 5th, 2005
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MM 24
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2056
Razzi son
2004 calves avg. BW 82 lbs.
Avg. WW 723
Act. BW 90
Adj. WW 723
EPDs
BW 1.1
WW 38
MM 27
YW 85
EPDs
BW 4.2
WW 38
MM 14
YW 71
Future Direction son
Link son
Link son
BW 3.6 WW 40
MM 24 YW 71
EPDs
4291
2811
7188
Act. BW 90
Adj. WW 799
19913
Act. BW 80
Adj. WW 696
BW 3.1 WW 34
Act. BW 50
Adj. WW 740
MM 20 YW 68
EPDs
Future Direction
BW -1.1 WW44
MM 21 YW 61
EPDs
Razzi son
Act. BW 85
Adj. WW 754
EPDs
BW 3.2
WW 41
MM 15
YW 75
EPDs
BW 0.8
WW 36
MM 21
YW 72
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BW 2.5
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YW 67
MM 27
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Isaacs Belzer 5M
Act. BW 72 • Act. WW 951 • YR Wt. 1450 • YR Scr 40 cm
253F
Isaacs Belzer 253F
BD: 3/11 • Sire: Belzer • 11/15 Wt. 784
Dam’s NR: 1/101
Act. BW 80
Adj. WW 682
BW 2.0 WW 41
MM 25 YW 63
EPDs
Bull
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24F
2053
3647
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20988
253F
0620
1667
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Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
Belzer
BD
3/27
3/11
3/25
3/20
3/4
3/8
3/30
3/11
3/2
3/14
85 Bulls Sell • 36 Heifer Bulls
GOALS
BW ADJ WW Milk YW Dam’s
BW EPD WW EPD EPD EPD
NR
95
49
74 8/108
3.6 763
22
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52 6/103
1.4 654
26
80
39
60 1/104
1.2 642
23
80
39
61 7/102
2.0 667
18
90
38
58 2/94
2.3 613
22
88
39
65 2/103
1.4 722
25
85
38
61 1/93
3.3 629
19
80
41
63 1/101
2.0 682
25
82
39
58 2/102
1.7 635
23
92
39
64 2/101
3.6 691
24
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892
810
700
724
810
810
644
784
822
810
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Isaacs Belzer 31E
BD: 3/27 • Sire: Belzer • 11/15 Wt. 892
Dam’s NR: 8/108
Act. BW 95
Adj. WW 763
SIRES:
Baldridge Link, PAPA Razzi,
Sitz Alliance 182L, Isaacs
Vision, Future Direction,
Isaacs Belzer
Breeding Cattle That will Enhance Customer Profitability
1 - Moderate Birth Weights: 2004 Bull Calves Avg. BW 79 lbs.
2 - Fertility and Mothering Ability: 2004 Preg. Test 98% Bred
3 - Efficient Cows: 2004 all cows weaned 48% of their weight.
2004 All Angus Cows Avg. Wt 1248 lbs.
2004 All bull calves Avg. Wt. 9/2/04 599 lbs.
4 - Trouble free cows:
No C-Sections or vet visits in 16 years
5 - Quiet disposition and longevity:
Cows over 10 years in production
6 - Satisfied customers: 91% repeat customers
7 - Cattle that will finish in 12-14 months
8 - Functional udder and teat structure
9 - Uniform frame score 6-6-1/2 and phenotype:
A high % of our customers sell their
steers in one or two drafts
10 - Predictable Performance
BW 3.6 WW 49
MM 22 YW 74
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308-836-4445 (fax/phone)
HC 67 Box 8
Callaway, NE 68825
website:www.isaacscattle.com
Email: [email protected]
Polled Herefords
January 2005
Red Angus
Olson’s
Red
Power
Performance Tested Bull Sale
ND Winter Show Building - Valley City, ND - 1:00 PM
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005
Sponsored by these Performance Breeders
OHR Red Angus, Gerner Red Angus,
Lloyd Red Angus, & Olson Hereford Ranch
50 Red Angus Bulls - 15 Red Angus Heifers - 12 Polled Hereford Bulls
Featuring sons of these great sires!
Want MORE?
- Superior Carcass Traits
- Increased Performance
- Moderate Birth Weights
- Higher Fertility Levels
- Wonderful Mothers
- Good Dispositions
- More Ending Profit!
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Edward & Jeanne Olson 701-484-5779
Carl & Carla Olson 701-484-5068
2713 166 Ave SE - Argusville, ND 58005
www.olsonherefordranch.com
Dakota Copper
Lot 1 - Gant Online 114
Lot 2 - Gant Online 111
Remitall Online x BT Mohican Tradition 530
BW 4.7 WW 42 YW 78 MM 14 M&G 35
Remitall Online x MSU Optimum Z03
BW 4.0 WW 45 YW 82 MM 16 M&G 39
Lot 3 - Gant Wrangler 116
Lot 22 - Gant Dateline 257
JDF 16D Wrangler 15 x Tradition
BW 4.0 WW 34 YW 60 MM 14 M&G 31
Vermillion Dateline x Gold Nugget
BW 2.3 WW 39 M 18 YW 77
Hereford Service Sires:
Angus Service Sires:
Remitall Online • Timber
JDF 16D Wrangler 15
New Dimension • Isaacs Hollywood
VRD • 878 • Alliance
Venture • Bon View Bando 215
Bon View EXT 473 • Greens Deputy
Long-time Breeders...
Rausch Herefords, Hoven, South Dakota
Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron, South Dakota
Redlin Herefords, Summit, South Dakota
Squaw Creek Farms, Colman, South Dakota
Thorstenson Hereford Ranch, Selby, South Dakota
Trails End Ranch, Avon, South Dakota
Willow Creek Farms, Watertown, South Dakota
Woodcrest Farms, Cresbard, South Dakota
Wilmer Wuertzer, Parkston, South Dakota
Harley Zens, Canova, South Dakota
Tennessee
Buddy Herefords, Pulaski, Tennessee
Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tennessee
Candy Meadow Farms Inc., Lexington, Tennessee
EBS Polled Herefords, Covington, Tennessee
Four L Hereford Farm, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Moores Polled Herefords, Williamsport, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
H.E. Doan & Sons, Blountsville, Tennessee
Dean A Thompson, Nashville, Tennessee
Billy Ashe, Selmer, Tennessee
J.G. Walker, Somerville, Tennessee
Jim Coley. Castalian Springs, Tennessee
Robert B. Coley, New Market, Tennessee
Tommy Coley, Tennessee
Rogers Hereford Farm, Centerville, Tennessee
William Woodard & Sons, Springfield, Tennessee
ABB Polled Hereford Ranch, Del Valle, Texas
Texas
Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas
Bonn Ranch, Fredricksburg, Texas
Born Herefords, Follett, Texas
Brown Ranches, Beeville, Texas
Curtis Younts & Son, Belton, Texas
Dudley Brothers, Comanche, Texas
Hamman Brothers, Jacksboro, Texas
Heard Ranch, San Antonio, Texas
Justiss Ranch LLP, Omaha, Texas
Kuykendall Ranch, Cherokee, Texas
Longbotham Cattle Co., Clyde, Texas
Murpheys Circle M Ranch Ltd., Meridian, Texas
Noack Family Partnership, Ltd., Rockdale, Texas
Schmidt Hereford Ranch Inc., Mason, Texas
Spillman & Sons Ranch, Jewett, Texas
Storm Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas
Summerour Ranch, Dalhart, Texas
Walker Herefords, La Grange, Texas
Warren Petsch Ranch, Fredricksburg, Texas
Wied Hereford Farms, Brenham, Texas
Youngblood Ranch, Lamesa, Texas
Coates Ranch Co., Mertzon, Texas
CT McClatchy & Sons, Bangs, Texas
Dennis Gant
37195 - 285th Street
Geddes, SD 57342
Home: (605) 337-2340
Cell: (605) 680-1540
[email protected]
37214 - 285th Street
Geddes, SD 57342
Home: (605) 337-2564
Cell: (605) 680-1542
Virginia
Bundoran Farm, North Garden, Virginia
Cobbler Mountain Herefords, Delaplane, Virginia
Dunrovin Farm, Crozet, Virginia
Fauquier Farm, Warrenton, Virginia
Knoll Crest Farm, Red House, Virginia
LaFayette Farm, Orange, Virginia
Rolling Hills, Winchester, Virginia
Harry A. Knabe Jr., Dillwyn, Virginia
Virgil E. Ewing, Manakin Sabot, Virginia
Washington
Mr. Arthur Schuster, Goldendale, Washington
West Virginia
David Law & Sons, Harrisville, West Virginia
Grandview Hereford Farm, Beaver, West Virginia
Kidd Hereford Farm, Napier, West Virginia
A. Goff & Sons, Harrisville, West Virginia
Wisconsin
Larson Hereford Farm, Spring Valley, Wisconsin
Warren Brown Family, Hartland, Wisconsin
Owens Brothers, Baldwin, Wisconsin
W.M. Hanley, Madison, Wisconsin
Wyoming
Holmes Herefords, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Middleswarth Herefords, Torrington, Wyoming
The Berry’s, Cheyenne, Wyoming
The von Forell Herefords, Wheatland, Wyoming
Lloyd L. Brown, Powell, Wyoming
Alan L. Siggins, Cody, Wyoming
S.E. West & Sons, Lusk, Wyoming
Largent & Sons, Kaycee, Wyoming
Wyoming Hereford Ranch, Cheyenne, Wyoming
One of the “Golden Breeders” in the previous list, Jess Southard of Jessray Hereford Farm,
Topeka, KS shared several photographs with us from a rodeo held at the J.O. Southard Ranch,
Comiskey, KS in 1925. This caption says, “Chief (owned by Leonard Stroud) jumping over
loaded automobile.
Opportunity is Knocking...
Outcross Herd Sire for Sale at Private Treaty
Bulls kept free until April 1 or deduct $25 if you haul Sale Day.
Free Delivery. All bulls have a first breeding season guarantee.
Mark Gant
Fields Polled Herefords, Pampa, Texas
Ira F. Lee, Willow City, Texas
James L. Powel, Ft. McKavett, Texas
Jim G. Bell Farms, Pollok, Texas
John Paul Dauer, Panhandle, Texas
McKnight Ranch Co., Odessa, Texas
David Howard, Sabinal, Texas
George W. Knox, Tarzan, Texas
Jack J. Ebeling, Round Mountain, Texas
Jeffery A. Mezger, Marble Falls, Texas
Joseph J. Skrivanek Jr., Caldwell, Texas
L C Whitehead, Dallas, Texas
Thomas S. Riebe, Bergheim, Texas
Walter Camp, Wellington, Texas
The Chastain Family, Fort Worth, Texas
Yarling Herefords, Schulenburg, Texas
McInnis Cattle Co., May, Texas
Trammell Swanson Muleshoe, Breckenridge, Texas
Swenson Land & Cattle Co., Stamford, Texas
Pronger Brothers, Stratford, Texas
LJSR Explorer 849H
WCCR MR. MOTION W75
LJSR PLAINSMAN
LJSR PIPPA
VESCOVI X761
LJSR VIOLA
LJSR VINZENNES
A son of LJSR Plainsman
BW: -.4 WW: 17 YW: 28 Milk: 8
Also for sale
by private treaty...
Coming 2 year olds and a good
selection of bull calves.
Lazy
JS Ranch
Logan Silha • 701/523-5605
14104 83rd St. SW
Bowman, ND 58623
January 2005
“The Premier Performance Sale”
• 1946-2005 •
59 Years of Dedication to Breed
Improvement
Baker Bred Bulls
A breeding program with Focus
Focused on birth weights . . . live calves are a must here
Focused on maternal traits . . . a cow herd that milks and rebreeds
Focused on payweights . . . weaning, yearling weights & EPD’s right for today’s markets
Focused on meat and muscle . . . something you will appreciate in this offering
An entire herd line-bred for predictability
Saturday
Feb. 12th 2005
SELLING 75 BULLS
1 p.m. at the ranch
Rapid City, SD
EPD’s:
BW 2.1
WW 40
YW 68
M
21
MG 41
412
Sire: 7745
BW 89 • 205 wt. 682
Sire: 218
BW 80 • 205 wt. 736
Sire: 965
BW 90 • 205 wt. 724
450
Sire: 218M
BW 90 • 205 wt. 860
477
Sire: 9126
BW 92 • 205 wt. 780
BW 86 • 205 wt. 820
Sire: 484
BW 74 • 205 wt. 732
454
Sire: 9126
BW 79 • 205 wt. 740
Sire: 921
BW 93 • 205 wt. 815
Sire: 0453
BW 87 • 205 wt. 740
EPD’s:
BW 3.8
WW 45
YW 80
M
19
MG 42
Sire: 484
BW 76 • 205 wt. 714
P.O. Box 2769 • Rapid City, SD 57709
Sire: 1127
426
EPD’s:
BW 1.9
WW 33
YW 68
M
27
MG 44
EPD’s:
BW 1.2
WW 36
YW 69
M
22
MG 40
EPD’s:
BW 3.3
WW 40
YW 80
M
17
MG 37
4111
416
EPD’s:
BW -0.1
WW 36
YW 71
M
23
MG 41
EPD’s:
BW 3.5
WW 35
YW 73
M
23
MG 40
EPD’s:
BW 3.5
WW 36
YW 71
M
26
MG 44
460
Also selling 2 Proven 3-Year-Old Herd Bulls: KB L1 Domino 272 • RCH L1 Domino 2139
EPD’s:
BW 3.5
WW 36
YW 70
M
17
MG 35
EPD’s:
BW 1.2
WW 35
YW 66
M
17
MG 35
428
Over 1/2 of bulls will work on heifers.
Ken — (218) 784-4499
Jim — (605) 923-2925 or 381-9519 (cell)
Jeff — (605) 923-5632 or 381-2444 (cell)
Website: www.kenbakerherefords.com
496
EPD’s:
BW 4.9
WW 36
YW 63
M
21
MG 39
3164
January 2005
Byron’s Editorial...
half century. Pauline held on to me most
of the way but our pilot maneuvered his
way through the band of T-storms
extremely well. When we arrived in
Memphis I went up to the Captain and
told him, “As a pilot of 50 years I really
appreciated the way your crew handled
the difficult weather and turbulence.” He
put his hand out to shake my hand and
said, “I really appreciate that coming from
you” and both pilots gave us a big smile.”
Nice young men doing a difficult job,
don’t forget your crew when they get
you to your destination after a rough trip.
Kathy offered to drive us to TN to visit
Billy Ashe of Ashwood Farms near
Selmer, TN. Billy is the current President
of the TN Polled Hereford Assn and a very
learned person in the cattle industry. A
HAVRE KING DOMINO 38G
graduate of Oklahoma State and a friend
of the late Wayne Haygood, who went to
OSU at the same time. Billy runs a
registered Angus herd as well as a
registered polled Hereford herd and
several calls while we were there indicated
that his bull business was active. Billy is
building his good polled herd, as well as
his Angus herd, on genetics that are rich
in carcass characteristics. Kathy drove us
from Oxford to Selmer, and what a
beautiful country drive that is, for us
mountain natives, to view. Billy lives in
an area that was an important location for
one of the Civil War battles and only a
few miles from Shiloh National Park. I
could not believe the water everywhere
we went. It has been raining heavily in
the south all fall and I believe these people
can get more rain in a day that we get in
MT in a couple of months. Near a lot of
the highways were actually lakes of water
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flooding the areas. Billy took us to lunch
at the famous Henco Furniture House,
owned by Tom Hendrix, who we were
fortunate to meet. This firm is reputed to
sell nearly one million dollars worth of
furniture a month. The store is acres big
and has a beautiful selection that would
make anyone interested. A wonderful, full
day trip and we arrived back at Kathy and
Randy’s after dark.
Remi Monforton, an ex Hereford
breeder, and I attended the Largent sale
at Kaycee, WY. Largent’s are one of the
few herds in the U.S. that are still active
in the business after 102 years. The sixth
generation of the Largent family was in
attendance at the sale. I missed Dave, who
passed away last year, and it seemed like
a big gap at the sale without him. Freda,
who now lives in NM, was not able to be
at the sale either so we missed this
gracious lady too. Largent’s have been
71J is the result of 51 years of
closed inbreeding within the Havre
King Domino line. He is fully
pigmented and conservatively
marked. To date, all of his calves
have been polled. His calves have
moderate birth weights, good
calving ease, very good conformation, good thickness and growth.
In the GeneStar Tenderness test he
earned two stars (T1-1; T2-1) and
in the Frontier Beef Systems’
TenderGene DNA test he earned a
score of 3 (GC/GG).
CED BW WW YW Milk M&G
+3.1 +0.2 +28 +37 +4 +18
OUR HERD IS LINEBRED FOR FERTILITY, SOUNDNESS AND THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY BEEF.
AF KING MIXER 402
AF KING MIXER 410
AF TRIPLE MIX 404
EPDs: BW -0.8; WW +23; YW +32; Milk +4; M&G +16
EPDs: BW -2.8; WW +28; YW +46; Milk +5; M&G +19
EPDs: BW +1.0; WW +26; YW +37; Milk +9; M&G +22
HAVRE KING DOMINO 71J
2/25/04
L1 DOMINO 93415
EEH DORANNA 40
EEH DORANNA 50
HAVRE KING DOMINO 1
DES HL1 LADY KD23
HL 1K DOMINO 24
DES HL1 LADY KD23
L1 DOMINO 910402
L1 DOMINETTE 910167
EEH LAMPLIGHTER 11
EEH DORANNA 33
phone (402) 687-2301
3/8/04
L1 DOMINO 98324
L1 DOMINETTE 00531
L1 DOMINETTE 93505
HAVRE KING DOMINO 1
DES HL1 LADY KD23
HL 1K DOMINO 24
DES HL1 LADY KD23
L1 DOMINO 95430
L1 DOMINETTE 93426
L1 DOMINO 900308
L1 DOMINETTE 870128
1858 County Road 3
Lyons, NE 68038
3/4/04
CL 1 DOMINO 230
NPH HENRIETTA 632
BBH HENRIETTA S289
HAVRE KING DOMINO 1
DES HL1 LADY KD23
HL 1K DOMINO 24
DES HL1 LADY KD23
HH ADVANCE 011Z
CL 1 DOMINETTE 9042
BANNER DOMINO 352 N
HENRIETTA 405 M [DOD]
working hard on the carcass
characteristics for several years and the
ranchers are taking notice. 105 bulls
averaged over $2,400 and they all went
to commercial breeders with no big
toppers. This is one ranch location people
don’t come to for the free lunch, they
come for business. This is a cowboy ranch
location, high desert, chilling wind, a
ways from town, and the scenery is
different. This is one of the hardest
working families that I have ever known,
they deserve a good sale.
December brought on our Montana
Hereford Association annual meeting
which is held at the same time and location
as the MT Stockgrowers Association
convention. This year Phil Friend,
President and CEO of Ridgefield Farms,
was invited to speak on the new packing
plant that is being built in Huron, SD, and
which will feature Premium Hereford
Beef. Phil flew in from Huron with several
of his staff and picked up Marc and Jill
Hotchkiss in Buffalo, SD on their way to
Billings. Phil also provided the Premium
Hereford Beef for the banquet that night.
Phil, during his talk, showed pictures of
the progress of the plant and gave the
crowd details of the planning. A very
interested crowd listened intently to the
presentation.
The MT Hereford Assn. paid tribute to
all the Hereford breeders in MT that have
been in the business over 50 years.
Fourteen were honored but I am sure
some were missed as the AHA missed
some very important breeders in their
recognition at the annual meeting this year.
Honored by the MHA this year were
Anchor (Hinderager’s), Bayers, Brooks,
Cooper, Feddes, Fort Keogh, Holden,
Isbell, Landers, Nelson Polled, Schock,
Sidwell, and Story. Those that were
missed should notify Hereford America
so we can mention your firm. We did not
make the list up but we can correct an
oversight. Our ranch was one of those
honored and this makes the 86th year of
our operation.
It seems like many ranchers are also
good football fans and in all of our area
of the country teams from the cattle
countries have done well. Montana played
for the Division 1AA championship,
Wyoming won their bowl game,
Oklahoma plays for the big championship,
Boise State is undefeated as is Utah, and
both in bowl games, Texas and Texas
A&M, Texas Tech, Texas EP, OK State,
and New Mexico, are all in bowl games.
I am sure the Nebraska fans will look
forward to their return to power. Colorado
is in the big show and our smaller Carroll
College was national champion in their
division. I have missed some of your
favorite teams playing but the point is that
most ranchers like football and follow their
teams. I am one of them, being an old
Grizzly who played way back in the 40’s,
I can relive the dreams.
I hope to see many of you readers in
Denver this January for the big National
Western. So long until then.
— BB
January 2005
Western Nugget National Hereford Show Attracts Record Numbers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The Western
Nugget National Hereford show has
grown to become a must attend for
western Hereford breeders and draws
exhibitors from across the county. This
year record numbers were exhibited with
247 total head and 139 horned entries
showing in Reno, Nev., December 3-4.
Dan Hoge, Kewanee, Ill., judged the show
with great enthusiasm. He was sincere
when he said in the final drive of the day,
“The future of the Hereford breed has
never been in a better position.”
Grand Champion Horned Heifer —
Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb. with
UPS Miss Venus 1ET, sired by
Remitall Kootenay 9K.
Reserve Champion Horned
Heifer — C 026 MS Dom 3121
Shown By Katy Forester,
Redmond, OR and La Grand
Hereford Ranch, and Kade Patton,
Freeman, SD
Grand Champion Horned Bull — Brady
Jensen, Courtland, Kan., and Kyle Perez,
Nara Visa, N.M., took the grand champion
spotlight with KJ BJ Bounty Hunter 741P,
sired by KJ 520E Victor 417L.
Champion Polled Heifer — CRR D03
Honey 451 by SHF Interstate 20X D03
shown By Kari Brumley, Farmington,
CA
Reserve Horned Bull — KP Gold Plus
302 Shown By Acasa Farms, Sunse, LA
and Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, NM.
Reserve Champion Polled Heifer—
UPS MISS Kootenay 3915 Shown By
Upstream Ranch, Taylor, NE, Kade
Patton, Freeman, SD and La Grand
Hereford Ranch, Freeman, SD.
Grand Polled Bull — AA PRF Wideload
by AA Boomer 611 shown by La Grand
Hereford Ranch, Freeman, SD and Able
Acres, Wingate, IN.
Frank Rodgers & Sons
Polled Herefords
Annual Production Sale
1:00 pm, Feb. 3, 2005 • At the Ranch • Buhl, ID
82
Reserve Polled Bull —NJW 79F Boulder
36M Shown By Ned and Jan Ward,
Sheridan, WY, Mr. and Mrs. Anton J.
Olsen, Raymond, WA and Mike Olsen,
South Bend, WA.
Nugget Junior
Show Champions
Registered
Polled Herefords
We welcome & encourage you to view the sale offering anytime prior to the sale!
• All 2003 bulls and females will
have ultrasound carcass
data available.
• Free delivery within 300 miles!
• Discount program for juniors!
• Bulls are eligible for our low
cost feed program and
April 1 delivery!
26N
2 yr. old Jake Son – 72 lb. BW
EPDs: B +4.5, W +38, M +12, Y +63
36N
Big, thick 2 yr. old son of Right Time
EPDs: B +3.3, W +40, M +11, Y +63
Progeny From
These Great Sires
KJ SPH Revolution 872G
KJ 241 D Masterplay 926H
KJ SPH 520E Right Time 192K
Mohican Jake 176J
SHF Marshal 236G M33
Grand Champion Bull — Ashley
Berkram, Park City, MT with ASH Prime
Design 5P.
51P
2P
2004 son of Marshal – Herdsire potential
EPDs: B +5.2, W +46, M +16, Y +81
A 2004 show heifer by Marshal
EPDs: B +4.0, W +45, M +17, Y +72
Frank Rodgers
& Sons
Grand Champion Female — C 026 MS
DOM 3121 Shown By Katy Forester,
Redmond, OR
* 52 - Two Year Old Bulls
* 5 - 2004 Bull Calves
* 20 - 2003 Bred Heifers
* 5 - 2004 Open Heifers
19741 US Highway 30
Buhl, Idaho 83316
(208) 543-4055
Auctioneer:
Butch Booker
Colfax, WA
Sale managed by:
Kendall Cattle Sales
1040 Kendall Road
Potlatch, ID 83855
[email protected]
Also...Attend Elkington Polled Hereford Sale • February 4th
Gary Kendall
(208) 858-2163
Cell (509) 994-5627
January 2005
1 p.m. CST
Bales Continental Commission Co. • Huron, SD
SELLING
- 50 Big, Thick, Durable Two-Year-0ld Bulls
- 4 Fancy 2004 Heifers from the Gildemaster herd
Accelerated Genetics
TM
Bulls in this sale are from the
top 25% of our 2003 calf crop.
10H
253
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
4.7
43
70
16
37
All bulls scanned for
carcass data as yearlings.
DH WEST FORT 253
This bull sold in our 2004 sale to Lind Polled Herefords, Rushford, MN, and Williams Hilltop Polled Herefords, Blue Earth, MN. Bar JZ Polled Herefords,
Holabird, SD, owns a semen interest. West Fort was
Grand Champion Bull at the 2004 Minnesota State
Fair.
253
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
4.2
41
59
16
36
DH BANNER ECLIPSE 253
This bull sold to Jake Rabehl of Rabehl Polled Herefords, Rochester, MN. He is sired by Bar JZ Eclipse
930H and is out of the same dam as the West Fort
Bull.
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
DR WORLD CLASS 517 10H
10H is ranked No. 2 in the Fall 2004 Top 200 Active
Sire List as a Multiple Trait Leader with 7 trait leading
EPDs. We will be selling several sons and a daughter
in our sale. World Class has been leased to Accelerated Genetics. They have semen available at 800451-9275.
Sample EPDs of
bulls in the sale.
ID
55N
86N
114N
141N
204N
234
251
415
737
739
BW
+2.1
+2.0
+2.2
-0.1
+1.6
+5.3
+4.6
+1.9
+4.1
+4.1
WW
+45
+51
+46
+42
+45
+50
+45
+41
+41
+45
YW
+76
+81
+68
+70
+80
+83
+70
+67
+66
+74
1.8
54
88
24
51
MM
+23
+19
+25
+20
+18
+16
+16
+16
+20
+16
M&G
+45
+45
+48
+41
+40
+41
+38
+37
+41
+39
11G
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
0.9
56
89
20
48
AH HEAVY DUTY 11G
11G is ranked No. 6 in the Fall 2004 Top 200 Active
Sire List as a Multiple Trait Leader with 7 trait leading
EPDs. We will be selling several sons and a daughter
in our sale. Two of his daughters raised the top adjusted weaning weight bull and heifer calves in the
2004 Gildemaster calf crop.
We had 60 Dams of Distinction
in the 2004 listing.
Heifer
201
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
4.6
46
81
17
40
143N
Buy dehorners from this
herd that has been straight
Polled for 88 years.
DH ROYAL DANCE 201
Birth weight 92 lbs. Adj. weaning weight 742 lbs. Weight
ratio 112. He is sired by Bar JZ Fortress 127J which
makes him a paternal brother to the West Fort bull. This
bull SELLS in our Feb. 19 sale.
Donald & Kurt Dubois
38321 209th St.
Wolsey, SD 57384
(605) 883-4525
For Catalog,
Write or Call:
BW
WW
YW
MM
M&G
3.8
54
86
19
45
LLL LCG LYDA FRANKLIN 143N
This heifer sold in our 2004 sale to Jessica Lee, Franklin,
TN, and went on to be undefeated in class including the
Junior National in Tunica, Mississippi. CONGRATULATIONS JESSICA!! 143N is sired by LLL Spade 106K. We
will be selling a few sons and two daughters by 106K
(including a full sister to 143N) in our sale.
Larry Gildemaster
38230 214th St.
Virgil, SD 57379
(605) 883-4566
January 2005
38TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
1:00 pm MST at St. Onge Livestock Auction
St. Onge, South Dakota
SELLING:
85 Coming 2 Year Old Horned Hereford Bulls
25 Registered Hereford Heifers
Bid online at....
40 Commercial Hereford Heifers
DVAuction Broadcasting
50 Black Baldy Heifers
Real Time Auction
Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell
MH Star Lad 3100
MH Dakota 3146
MH Dakota Lad 3164
DOB: 3-25-03 Sire: 447
BW 4.1 WW 57 YW 94 MM 17 M&G 45
Adj. 205 day wt. 802 lbs.
DOB:3-30-03
Sire: 0230K
BW 4.9 WW 54 YW 94 MM 26 M&G 53
DOB: 4-1-03
Sire: 0230K
BW 3.1 WW 41 YW 74 MM 28 M&G 48
MH 53 Domino 3339
MH Star Lad 378
MH Star Lad 388
DOB: 4-26-03
Sire: 7053
BW 4.8 WW 50 YW 79 MM 13 M&G 38
DOB: 3-22-03
Sire: 447
BW 3.6 WW 53 YW 88 MM 17 M&G 44
DOB: 3-24-03
Sire: 9216
BW 4.5 WW 51 YW 88 MM 26 M&G 52
• 60 Years of Hereford Production •
MRNAK
Wayne, Jill & Robyn Mrnak
Home: 701-574-3172
Cell: 701-523-6368
Terry, Debby, Brent & Andy Mrnak
Home: 701-574-3193
Cell: 701-523-6386
Jim & Marlene Mrnak
701-574-3124
HEREFORD
RANCH
14503 91st St. SW
BOWMAN, ND 58623
Fax: (701) 574-3126
Visit our website at: www.mrnakherefords.com
SIRES:
SR Lad 447
MH Dakota 0230
JC Advance 9790
MH Lad 9216
CH 233 G Kinsman 5K
BP Debonair 205D
RB L1 Domino 7053
January 2005
Sir
ed b
y “HERMAN”
Sired
by
Sired by “VOO DOO”
Sired by “BRAXTON”
Obituaries
AHA President, Richard
Hudson, Passes Away
Richard Hudson, president of the
American Hereford Association, passed
away suddenly Monday evening, December
20. Richard suffered a fatal heart attack while
attending a University of Arkansas
basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark., with
three of his grandchildren.
TOP SELLER Sioux Empire
TOP SELLER Nebraska Futurity
TOP SELLER Sioux Empire
24 Young Females for Sale — Bred to the Producers of these Sale Toppers!
Herman, Voo Doo and Braxton all descendants of Keynote 20X.
Top of herd and replacement heifers so we can cut down.
Watch for our bull
consignments this winter
85663 - 579th Ave.
Wayne, NE 68787
402-375-3404 • 402-375-9027
Located 3 mi. East and 3/4 mi. North of Wayne, NE
S.O.D.
Richard and his son, Wes, were partners
in Hudson Herefords, which was founded
by Richard’s father in 1939. He graduated
from the University of Arkansas with a major
in animal science. A very successful
businessman, Richard later became involved
in his own real estate and construction
business. He was also involved in banking
and hotel development in conjunction with
establishing one of the premier Hereford
herds in North America. A pillar of the
Harrison, Ark., community, Richard served
on several boards, including North Arkansas
College Public School board, North
Arkansas Medical Center, two bank boards
and one savings and loan board. Richard
was a deacon and treasurer of his church
and all of those who knew him were touched
by the way he lived and his sound and
thoughtful judgment.
Richard is survived by his wife, Freida,
their four children, Sharon and Jerry Smith,
Ralph and Lisa Hudson, Wes and Shellie
Hudson and Sarah and James Breedlove,
thirteen grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
We welcome you to the 26th annual
SALE OF DISTINCTION
Saturday, February 5th, 2005
Funeral services were Thursday,
December 23, at the First Baptist Church in
Harrison, Ark.
WHITEWOOD AUCTION MART
WHITEWOOD, SASK.
Mary Catherine Southard
Mary Catherine Southard, 88, of
Topeka, KS, formerly of Hoyt, KS, died
Sept. 12, 2004, at a Topeka care facility.
She was born Nov. 2, 1915, in Davenport,
Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Victoria
Fliss Chanoux.
~ Parade of Cattle ~
11:00 a.m.
Sale to start at
1:00 p.m.
High selling heifer calf:
ANL 103K Paige 26N - selling to Nancy
Mitchell, Ontario
High selling bred heifer:
XLP 175K Maxine B 636M - selling to
Roland Schueler
56 Head
of cattle
sell
High selling bull calf:
ANL 122L Levi 83N - selling to Bar-H
Land and Cattle
Selling are a select group
of show heifers, herd bull
prospects and bred heifers.
For information contact:
Karen Lischka • 306-487-2670
Box 14 ~ Steelman, Sask. S0C 2J0 ~ Canada • Fax 306-487-2793
View catalogue
online at
www.buyagro.com
2005
She graduated from high school in
Davenport. She lived with her husband,
Jesse, in Springfield, Ill., during World
War II and moved to Topeka in 1946.
They moved to a farm northeast of Hoyt
in 1958, where they owned a cattle ranch
for many years. Mary also worked for
the state of Kansas as an executive
secretary for probation and paroles, and
later for health and welfare. She served
as clerk for sales for the NE Kansas
Hereford Association. She was married
to Jesse Michael Southard on September
13, 1941, in Chicago. He survives. Other
survivors include two daughters, Marilyn
Rowland, Topeka and Janet Gartner,
Spring, Texas; a brother, Eugene
Chanoux,
of
Chicago;
seven
grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and
two great-great grandchildren. Memorials
may be given to the Shriner’s Crippled
Children’s Fund c/o Mercer Funeral
Home, Box 270, Holton, 66436.
January 2005
UPS BOOMER 3189
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
+4.9
+54
+99
+19
+46
+3.9
+46
+74
+12
+35
at the ranch, Taylor, NE
170 Bulls
Sire: CS Boomer 29F
+3.9
+52
+86
+20
+46
+4.2
+42
+80
+19
+41
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
Sire: BCD 721G Knight 4K
8/14/03
3/13/03
Sire: CL 1 Domino 9126 1ET
+3.9
+45
+71
+14
+37
+5.7
+51
+90
+17
+43
+2.9
+41
+81
+20
+40
3/12/03
9/25/03
Sire: Remitall Kootenay 9K
UPS DOMINO 3007
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
30 Bred Heifers
Sire: BCD 721G Knight 4K
UPS KOOTENAY 3251 1ET
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
Sire: CJH L1 Domino 552
UPS DOMINO 3059
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
UPS KNIGHT 3038
8/17/03
UPS DOMINO 3155
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
UPSTREAM RANCH
Annual
Production
Sale
Saturday, February 5, 2005
UPS KNIGHT 3172
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
8/25/03
3/03/03
UPS DIAMOND 3223
BW
WW
YW
M
M&G
+4.3
+45
+69
+24
+46
9/14/03
Sire: SH Diamond 881
UPS KOOTENAY 3228 1ET
BW +5.7
WW +51
YW +90
M
+17
M&G +43
Sire: Remitall Kootenay 9K
2004 American Royal Reserve Champion Fall Bull
Our No. 1 priority has always been
the production of outstanding
range bulls for the most
discriminating commercial
cattleman. All bulls are guaranteed
for one breeding season, range
developed, performance, fertility
and carcass evaluated, as well as
free delivery.
Sire: CL 1 Domino 9126 1ET
HC 65 Box 20 • Taylor, NE 68879
Visit our website at
www.upstreamcattle.com
Brent & Robin Meeks (308) 942-3195
Cody Helms (308) 942-6242
Mildred Meeks
Border...
• surveillance programs to detect BSE
that meet or exceed international
guidelines.
January 2005
• a ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban must
in place and effectively enforced.
• appropriate epidemiological
investigations, risk assessment and risk
mitigation measures must be imposed as
necessary.
USDA expects about 2 million live cattle
to enter the United States in the first 12
months following adoption of the rule, a
slight surge over the peak 1.7 million
imported in 2000. However, a USDA
spokesman said that due to a slight decline
in the national herd brought to slaughter
— to about 32.5 million from a level of
about 35 to 36 million over the past five
years — the American beef industry can
easily absorb that number.
With increased slaughter capabilities in
Canada, as well as an eventual leveling of
prices in Canada and the United States,
USDA expects imports of Canadian cattle
to decline thereafter.
Not enough and too much:
industry reacts to Canadian
border rule change
Over 50 Years in the Business
Auctioneer
Scott Weishaar
The heifers will start calving April 1st.
-------------The sale bulls are
out of these sires:
F Bonanza 027
F Explorer 953
KB L1 Domino 661
F Bonanza 027
by LPG Bonanza 52G
A tremendous herd bull purchased from Feddes at
the Black Hills Stock Show. If pigment and growth
are what you’re searching for take a look at this
bull’s sons.
BW + 4.5 WW +52 YW +92 Scr. +1.6 Milk +15 M&G +41
-------------- F Explorer 953
CH 82B Explorer 122E
We feel this is the by
Another bull we purchased from Feddes in Montana.
best set of bulls we He continues to prove himself in our herd. Top seller at
Midland.
have ever raised. WW +54 YW +87 Scr +1.5 Milk +17 M&G +44
They are the
ranchers’ kind with
balanced EPD’s.
Our bulls are
not highly fitted
and are
pasture raised.
These bulls have
a lot of
pigment and
good EPDs.
HH Robin Hood L130
KB L1 Domino 661
by SR Robin Hood 249
by HH Advance 492D
First calves out of this herd sire purchased at Hoffman’s.
Check out his carcass figures: Fat.00; REA .24; IMF .04
BW +3.6 WW +56 YW +96 Scr. +1.5 Milk +25 M&G +53
A 492D son we purchased from Ken Baker & Sons.
A super calving-ease sire with lots of beef.
BW +1.7 WW +27 YW +28 Scr. -0.4 Milk +10 M&G +23
Please call or write for catalog:
Tony Stroh 701-764-5217
or Mike Stroh 701-573-4373
10550 Hwy 200, Killdeer, ND 58640
by Pete Hisey on 12/30/04 for
Meatingplace.com
USDA’s decision to adopt a final rule
reopening the Canadian border to live
Canadian cattle seems to have made no
one happy. Proponents of keeping the
border closed, like R-CALF USA, charge
that USDA has been sloppy, unscientific
and premature in adopting the rule. Proponents of opening the border say there
are still too many limitations, such as the
30-month age maximum, placed on trade.
J. Patrick Boyle, president of the
American Meat Institute, said in reaction,
“Science and international beef and cattle
trading guidelines set by the Office of
International Epizootics (OIE) both say
that the United States should permit
imports of Canadian cattle regardless of
age.”
Bill Bullard, chief executive of R-CALF,
also cited OIE, noting that while we have
now classified Canada as a minimal-risk
region, the OIE, essentially the
international standards-setting body for
disease regulation, has not classified
Canada as such. He also said that the 30month limit is far too high, and that for
safety’s sake, the acceptable age should
be much lower, closer to the Japanese
standard of 20 months.
Rosemary Mucklow, executive
director of the National Meat Association,
called the decision tantamount to
“outsourcing our cattle slaughter industry.
They will allow the meat from a 30-month
old animal into the country, but not the
actual animal.” She says that once NMA
digests the entire rule, it may appeal to
USDA to issue an emergency regulation
allowing for import of cattle of all ages.
Both sides will have 60 days after the
rule is published on Jan. 4 to lobby
Congress to overturn or modify it, and
given the degree of unhappiness evident
in the industry on Wednesday afternoon,
there may be some bitter battles in
Congress, as members with varying
constituencies and interests battle it out.
The rule will go into effect on March 7
unless Congress takes explicit action to
stop it.
One implication of the rule is that other
countries could quickly apply for minimalrisk status, and would have to live up to
the same set of rules the USDA applied
to Canada. While this rule is specific to
Canada, other nations meeting the criteria
could apply for their own rule.
The rule is also set up to prohibit
breeding cattle from being imported. All
cattle imported must go directly by sealed
conveyance directly to one, and only one,
feedlot, and from there to a USDA-
January 2005
certified slaughterhouse. That
specification, along with clear, permanent
branding of the cattle to make it clear that
they are of Canadian origination, is meant
to keep the two national herds from
merging.
R-CALF’s Bullard, however, noted that
USDA is allowing a loophole. Although he
had not had time to read the entire rule,
he said that the indication is that rules
about the removal and disposal of
specified risk materials (SRMs) such as
brains and the spinal column would be
similar to those applicable to American
cattle. That means that unless such a
loophole is closed, some SRMs, in addition
to blood, which is not an SRM, could be
rendered into feed for poultry and the
resultant poultry litter, possibly infected
with prions from infected Canadian cattle.
Litter could then be introduced to feed
given to U.S. cattle. That in effect
circumvents the ruminant-to-ruminant
feed ban, Bullard said.
Bullard also charged that “it is
irresponsible of the agency to relax food
safety guidelines” just as the United States
is entering the final stages of negotiations
with countries such as South Korea and
Japan to open their markets to American
beef again.
As for USDA’s contention that the 2
million Canadian cattle expected to cross
the border in the first 12 months after the
rule takes effect will be easy for the
American market to absorb, Bullard noted
that the previous record was 1.7 million.
That was in 2000, when the U.S. export
market was virtually unlimited. Today,
dozens of countries refuse to allow
American beef over their borders, and
Bullard asked, “Where is all this beef going
to go?”
AMI launches suit against USDA
Meatingplace.com
The American Meat Institute has filed a
lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the
District of Columbia demanding an end to
the ban on the importation from Canada of
cattle 30 months of age or older. In the
complaint, the association charges that the
ban on older cattle is “scientifically
insupportable and is therefore arbitrary and
capricious.”
AMI is making a fine distinction. It is not
opposing the new rule on importation of
cattle announced Wednesday; rather, it is
challenging enforcement of the original
May 2003 ban, which underlies the
qualification in the newly published rule
that only cattle under 30 months of age may
be imported alive. Products from older cattle
may be imported, however.
That is leading to financial stress on
American processors, according to Mark
Canadian BSE case a positive
Meatingplace.com
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
confirmed on Sunday, Jan. 2, that the
suspected case of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy found in an Alberta dairy
cow has tested positive for the disease.
The animal was about 8 years old and
was born before the ban on bovine
products in cattle feed was instituted. The
discovery is not expected to endanger the
recent decision by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to reopen the border to cattle
under 30 months of age.
In a statement released Monday morning,
Ron DeHaven of USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service said, “USDA
remains confident that the animal and public
health measures that Canada has in place,
including the removal of specified risk
material (SRMs) from the human food chain,
a ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban, a national
surveillance program and import
restrictions, combined with existing U.S.
domestic safeguards and additional
safeguards announced as part of USDA’s
BSE minimal-risk rule … provide the utmost
protections to U.S. consumers and
livestock.”
He added that under the minimal-risk
rule, Canada could have as many as 11
confirmed cases of BSE and still be
considered a minimal-risk country.
Dopp, AMI senior vice president for
regulatory affairs and general counsel.
While he can’t quantify the damage with a
hard number, Dopp charged that slaughter
plants are “going dark” all over the country
and that the government’s ban on older live
cattle is forcing Canada to develop a
slaughter industry that will compete with
that of the United States.
“The May 2003 border closing has
caused Canada to expand its slaughtering
capacity by building new plants and adding
shifts to existing plants,” AMI said in a
statement released to coincide with its
press conference Thursday afternoon.
“Meanwhile, many U.S. packers have been
hit hard economically by short cattle
supplies and high prices for lean beef and
cows. And ultimately, the consumer has
paid the price in the form of higher prices
for beef and products made from beef.”
AMI is asking the court to allow the
importation of live cattle born after Canada
instituted a ban on including ruminant parts
in feed fed to its cattle in 1997.
Dopp said that the potential BSE case
announced by the Canadian government
Thursday would have no effect on either
the rule or AMI’s lawsuit.
5 SONS
SELL!
C7 Westwind Warrior 17L
GV HHH Victoria U81 G41
Mother of our new Victor Domino herd bull, Grandview
Victor 2542. Notice the udder attachment and teat placement on this cow.
4 GRANDSONS
SELL!
7 generations of “Old Line” Westwind breeding. Dates
back to when we started in 1965.
MC Ranger 9615
One of the top carcass and tenderness sires of the breed.
Sires females with good volume and sound udders.
3 SONS
SELL!
PGF Beau Victor 579 F2
One of the “Bell Wether” sires of the breed. Sires good
pigment, feet and female productivity.
540 Westwind Rd. • Valier, Montana 59486
Website: www.westwindranch.com
John & Linda Holden 406-279-3326 or 279-3354
January 2005
Lot 27
Lot 1
Lot 4
Act. BW 83 lbs. • Sire: SHF Interstate 20X D03
Dam’s Sire: Davis 81W Top Cat ET 125Y
BW 5.0 WW 47 YW 76 M 16 M&G 40
Act. BW 93 lbs. • Sire: TH 908 57G Gavel 32M ET
Dam’s Sire: ANL 530 Trad Victor 31A 11C
BW 4.4 WW 35 YW 60 M 17 M&G 34
Act. BW 90 lbs. • Sire: S&S Rock Solid 3L
Dam’s Sire: Klondike 28U 707B
BW 4.0 WW 38 YW 64 M 13 M&G 32
Farmers Livestock, Bismarck, ND
1:00 PM (CST)
Lot 10
Act. BW 81 lbs. • Sire: 4K FFF Kazz
Dam’s Sire: Klondike 28U 707B
BW 7.0 WW 43 YW 73 M 8 M&G 30
Lot 19
Act. BW 78 lbs. • Sire: RST ROF Centennial 1H
Dam’s Sire: Big T Princeton C141
BW 1.6 WW 41 YW 66 M 19 M&G 40
SELLING
54 Polled Yearlings
5 Red Angus Yearlings
Lot 6
Act. BW 98 lbs. • Sire: S&S Rock Solid 3L
Dam’s Sire: Kilmorlie Deliverance ET 80U
BW 4.4 WW 33 YW 60 M 19 M&G 35
Lot 2
Ask about
our off the farm feedlot
alliance with
SB&B, Casselton, ND.
(off farm bids)
Act. BW 90 lbs. • Sire: RU Duster 60D
Dam’s Sire: RLOA R271 Dynasty ET 37U
BW 3.7 WW 39 YW 67 M 17 M&G 36
Act. BW 93 lbs. • Sire: TH 707B Concept 53L
Dam’s Sire: RLOA R271 Dynasty ET37U
BW 4.4 WW 42 YW 63 M 12 M&G 33
Lot 8
Act. BW 82 lbs. • Sire: SSF 8619 Embracer 043
Dam’s Sire: NJW 1Y Wrangler 19D
BW 2.8 WW 36 YW 65 M 14 M&G 32
Lot 56
Act. BW 78 lbs.
All Red Angus bulls suitable for heifers.
Sale Representatives: (All staff have seen sale offering)
Monte Lowderman - 309/836-7355 (home) or 309/255-0110 (cell)
Chris Effling, AHA - 605/852-3500 or 605/769-0142 (cell)
Art Handel, Handel Mktg. - 605/399-9278 or 605/391-8233 (cell)
Terry Robinson, Farm & Ranch Guide - 701/471-5153
Marc Hotchkiss, Hereford America - 605/490-1513
Lot 7
View catalog online at
Ryan and Prairie Topp
Paul and Holly Topp
8337 12th St. NE • Grace City, ND 58445
Phone: (701) 674-3152
Fax: (701) 674-3692

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