What Makes Gelbvieh a Key

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RIPPE GELBVIEH
RIPPE GELBVIEH Hubbell, NE
www.rippegelbvieh.com
JANUARY 2016
Taking Pride In Our Customer’s Success
RIPPE GELBVIEH
Taking Pride In Our
Customer’s Success
In This Issue:
1. What Makes Gelbvieh A Key
Piece in the Commercial Cattle
Industry?
2. Genomic Enhanced EPD’s
3. The American Gelbvieh
Association Providing Added
Services To All Cattlemen
4.Special Speaker Announced For
Night Before Bull Sale
4. 2016 Bull Sale - March 12th
5. Exciting Sires
6. BBQ Beef Bites
7. What Goes Through A Cattle
Feeder Buyer’s Mind When A Set of
Feeder Cattle Enter The Ring.
What Makes Gelbvieh a Key
Piece in the Commercial Cattle Industry?
By Dustin Rippe
The ability to do well from both a maternal and terminal standpoint is what I
think make Gelbvieh unique. That would be my general answer. The reason
the Gelbvieh breed gained popularity many years ago was when the MARC
data come out that stated Gelbvieh was the top breed for pounds of calf
weaned per cow exposed, which is in my mind the #1 trait for profitability of
a commercial cow/calf operation. That encompasses breed back of the cow,
calf survivability, and pounds weaned.
However it is the more recent MARC data that has me exited me. According
to the MARC Cycle 7 report, Gelbvieh females reach puberty at the youngest
age and at the lightest body weight of any major beef breed. Studies have
shown that heifers that reach puberty earlier in life can potentially conceive
earlier in the breeding season, giving them more time to recover after calving
and therefore contributing to on time calving later in life. While the big
assumption is Continental breeds are later maturing, and that is a good rule
of thumb, that is simply not the case with the Gelbvieh breed as they are the
best of all the major breeds.
Rippe Gelbvieh
6775 Road D
Hubbell, NE 68375
Dustin Rippe
Cell: 316.323.4874
Duane Rippe
Home: 402.324.4176
Cell: 402.200.0096
Website:
Mission Statement:
“To produce superior Gelbvieh and
Balancer seedstock based on
economically important traits, which
provide more profitability for our
customers, and ensure the consumer
a very satisfying eating experience.”
As I sat in Kansas City in early December of this past year I listened to a MARC
researcher go over how the Gelbvieh breed was one of the largest breeds at 2.5
years of age. (They could have been the largest but the top two or three breeds
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were very close.) Even more interesting, the same data
shows the Gelbvieh breed had the smallest mature cow
size in 5 and 6 year old cows. So what does this data
tell us?
Bottom Line: The Gelbvieh breed’s edge in puberty is
much bigger than them excelling in fertility. The fact
that they are an earlier maturing animal means they
simply grow the fastest from birth to 2.5 years of age and
then level off. While other breeds continue growing
at a similar growth pattern to their mature weight of
6 years, the Gelbvieh breed gets it done faster. This
allows Gelbvieh cattle to achieve a higher rate of gain
for the feedlot and reach puberty earlier and maintain
a smaller cow size through their life for the rancher.
Genomic Enhanced EPD’s
By Dustin Rippe
Nearly every bull in our sale has Genomic EPD’s. I know many of you are asking
yourself what that means. The Gelbvieh breed along with nearly every other
major breed has sent in DNA on their most used sires and dams and they gain
DNA information from that on why this animal excelled in Fertility, big birth
weight, big growth, low birth weight, high marbling, ect. With this information
in hand we now have the ability to send in DNA on our yearling bulls and it is
compared against many animals from the past and it comes up with Molecular
Breeding Values (MBV). With that information the breed association changes
a bulls EPD’s and through this process it increases the accuracy.
While it varies for each trait, generally adding genomic information to the EPDs equates to 7 to 20 progeny
performance records and the corresponding increase in accuracies.
I am a numbers guy so I like to put it into numbers. When a yearling bull is sold and the breeder doesn’t record
anything but pedigree the bull will have an accuracy of .05. If the breeder does a good job of recording data
an animal will have an accuracy of around .2. If a breeder takes good data on a large scale, and does Genomic
Enhanced EPD’s, the accuracy will be roughly .4. You can look at it many ways. When you are buying a bull with
genomic enhanced EPDs he can be as much as 8 times more accurate or it is the equivalent of seeing his first set of
calves before you even buy the bull.
The major benefit of GE EPDs is risk reduction through improved accuracy of the EPDs. The night before the bull
sale, we will have a seminar and one speaker will go over GE EPDs.
The American Gelbvieh Association
Providing Added Services To All Cattlemen
By Kelli Retallick
No seedstock producers would be where they are together without the commercial cow/calf producer just like no
breed association would remain relevant without the seedstock producer. The point being each sector relies on
another to make the beef industry successful.
When the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) started to investigate ways to better service the beef industry
as a whole it was obvious to turn some of the AGA’s focus to the commercial sector. The AGA wanted to provide
a service to the commercial industry that would add value to their bottom line. In order to provide this type of
service the AGA knew it wanted the program to be three things adorable, knowledgeable and accessible, and in
August of 2015 the AGA launched Smart Select Service, genetic tools for ranchers.
Smart Select Service gives ranchers genetic tools to select cattle to increase their profitability. It is a non-breed
specific program allowing commercial cattleman to stay ahead of the curve by pinpointing individual cow
production. It focuses on finding an optimal level of maternal efficiency which will supply a solid cowherd base
to produce the cattle to fit your needs. Enrollment into the program is open to all females in the herd including
replacement heifers and mature cows for the annual low cost of $1 per head. Talk about affordable. Enrollment
provides access to an on-line data management service to record cowherd data ranging from vaccination and
pasture management to individual progeny data, weights, and exposure data. With this data the AGA is able to
provide commercial cattlemen with four different herd reports including a progeny, herd sires, dam production and
herd summary reports. In addition, this information allows AGA to provide its customers with two genetic tools,
feeder profit index (FPI) and stayability score (ST score). Feeder profit index is an economic selection index that
allows cattlemen to select progeny to perform in the feedyard and on the rail. It also predicts an animal’s breeding
value as parent for those aiming to produce progeny to be sent into the feedyard. Because FPI is a terminal based
index, little emphasis is placed on maternal traits, such as stayability or calving ease, in its calculation. To obtain
FPI a producer must submit calving ease records (based on a 1-5 scale) and weaning weights. The second genetic
tool offered is a stayability score which allows producers to gauge the reproductive longevity of individual animals.
Stayability score predicts the probability a female will stay productive within a herd to at least six years of age. In
order to receive ST scores producers must submit a record of the heifer’s first calf, a calving record every other year,
and exposure data. With these two genetic tools, producers are better able to select animals which increase both
the profitability and efficiency of their herds.
You report the records and let AGA handle the data management and analysis. How many times have you told
yourself, I have to start taking better cowherd records? How many have actually taken the step in looking into other
data management systems but decided it was too expensive? Here’s your chance to have an affordable alternative
to a data management system, access to staff who know how to run the program and will help you, and on top of
it all the ability to get genetic tools the same one’s used by your bull supplier. Don’t have the time to sit down and
gather up all your enrollment records? Don’t worry start this year with your bred heifers. Try it out then the next
year, re-enroll the three-year olds and enroll the new set of first calf heifers. After a few years everything will be in
the system and you can start to looking at the production trends of your cowherds or differing levels of efficiency.
Don’t wait, start today! Ranchers can enroll at any time and if you have any further questions please contact the
AGA office at 303-465-2333 or email Kelli Retallick at [email protected]. Feel free to visit http://www.gelbvieh.
org/smartselect.html for more information.
January 2016
Special Speaker Announced For Night Before Bull Sale
New Location: Bellville Country Club
By Dustin Rippe
Rippe Gelbvieh is excited to offer this opportunity to the
community. Troy Applehans with CattleFax will be speaking
at the Country Club in Belleville. I encourage everyone to
attend even if you aren’t in need of a bull. Troy is a Market
Analyst for CattleFax and he specializes in the Cow/calf and
stocker market. Troy was a co-worker of mine when I was
employed at CattleFax.
Cattlefax is a member owned information organization
serving producers in all segments of the cattle business.
CattleFax was formed in 1968 by a group of progressive
cattlemen who saw the value of a selp-help system to
collect, analyze, and distribute information needed for good
marketing and business decisions which has resulted in the
largest private database in the country.
Once again I would encourage everyone to attend. There will
be something for everyone to learn in this presentation. Please
give me a call if you have any questions. The presentation
will start at 7 PM. Supper will be provided.
Troy Applehans
Market Analyst - Cow/calf and
Stocker Market Specialist
Troy is the CattleFax market
analyst responsible for feeder
cattle and cow/calf regions of
the Southern Plains region as
well as Southeastern states of the
U.S. He also covers feedyards
in the Midwest region. Troy is a
graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in Animal
Science and a strong cow/calf and seedstock cattle background.
Previously, he was employed by Cargill Animal Nutrition as a
cattle mineral specialist, Future Beef Operations as a member
of the cattle procurement team and the American Gelbvieh
Association as a regional manager. He also served as Director
of Field Services/Advertising coordinator for Cattle Today, Inc.
for many years.
2016 Bull Sale - March 12, 2016 Belleville 81 Livestock
By Dustin Rippe
Today we have 100 black and red Balancer bulls and 8 purebred Gelbvieh bulls in the bull pen. In addition 10 of those bulls are 18
month old black balancer bulls. There are 54 legit heifer bulls in the pen. On sale day I would bet we will have 95 to 100 bulls to sell.
Rippe Gelbvieh does not show any cattle. Everything we sell we market through our annual sale. Our #1 objective is to market bulls
to commercial cattlemen. We do not have any banners from some show. Our banners come when a bull client of ours feeders top
the market or they perform exceptionally well for them in the feedlot.
There are a lot of calves born as a result of Embryo transfer and Artificial Insemination. The exciting part is we have our first
In-Vitro calves born. These calves life was started in a petri dish and after they grew in an incubator we implanted them into
commercial cows. We did this to speed up the genetic progress we could make.
I want to invite each of you to our place to look at the bulls or look at their mothers. If I can’t make it to show you, my dad (Duane)
is most of the time there. We also have two very good hired man that spend the majority of their time with the cattle in Denis
Hickey and Joel Cast. One of those two would be more than happy to show you around also.
As always udder scores, cow weight and percent body weight weaned are listed with each bull in the sale. I feel like it is very
important to watch the udder scores of the dam. However keep in mind the age of the dam when evaluating our udder scores. If
the udder is a 7-7 and the dam is a 10 year old cow that is pretty good. When it comes to birth weight we weigh each and every calf.
We work very hard to take good honest data to use in genetic progress for ourselves and commercial cattlemen.
Exciting Sires:
OVER AT EASE 510A
RAAA:1646467
New Red Angus sire that we purchased from the
Overmiller family. We purchased this bull for 20k
and he flat excels in performance and carcass traits.
We have many black and red bulls out of this bull.
CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE 1230Y
AMGV1220437
I had the opportunity to see this bull as a yearling
in North Carolina. He flat excels in great phenotype, carcass, and growth. We have several PB
bulls out of him and a few black Balancers.
BROWN JYJ REDEMPTION
RAA1441805
Redemption is a Red Angus bull we had many
calves out of last year. They excel from a calving
ease to growth spread. Great carcass numbers.
More moderate framed cattle on average.
SCHIEFELBEIN EFFECTIVE 61
AAA17065105
This is an Angus bull we used to add Calving Ease
and he did do that. He also excels in marbling. We
flushed this bull to our great donor cow Roxi and
those calves are flat out good.
January 2016
BGGR GRAVITY 803A
AMGV1263787
This balancer bull won the Balancer futurity in
Denver and we purchased semen on him. They
excel in phenotype and structure. In addition they
have good growth numbers.
NEVADA 1170Y
AMGV 1184487
We do not have a picture of this bull yet but we will by sale day. We recently purchased this bull last spring
because we loved the calves we were having out of him. He is a curve bender from birth to growth. His progeny excel from a stayability standpoint. In addition he has as good of carcass numbers as Watchman. I am very
excited about this herdsire.
BBQ Beef Bites
Recipe adapted from the “More Kitchen Keepsakes” Cookbook
By Karla Rippe
Like most of you probably do, our family eats a lot of ground beef.
I’m always excited to find a new recipe that is a little different
from the norm. My husband and one year old both love this one!
It’s great as a heavy appetizer or as part of a Super Bowl party.
It’s especially nice for a party because they can be made ahead of
time and reheated.
BBQ Beef Bites
1 lb ground beef
½ cup BBQ Sauce
1 egg slightly beaten
1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
2 packages of refrigerated
flaky biscuits*
*I have used 2 of the 16oz containers, and 2 of the 7oz containers.
The 7oz containers are about the right size of dough, but will only
yield about 40 bites. You have to work a little harder to shape the
dough of the 16 oz size but they work just fine as well.
Brown ground beef and drain. Add BBQ sauce and egg and mix well. Separate the layers of the refrigerated
biscuits. (I could get three of the layers apart in the bigger packages and two in the smaller ones.) These will be
your shells. Press each circles into the bottom and up the sides of tiny muffin tins. Spoon the beef mixture into
each. I use about a teaspoon each. Top with grated cheese. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from tins
and serve hot. If preparing in advance- Cover, refrigerate, and reheat at 350 degrees or 5 minutes.
What Goes Through A Feeder Cattle Buyer’s
Mind When a Set of Feeder Cattle Enter the Ring?
By Dustin Rippe
Since I bought Roode Feedyard in Fairbury, NE I am buying more cattle locally than ever before. I want to remind
each person that buys bulls from me to call or text me 316-323-4874 when you sell your feeder cattle. As I set in
the salebarn one Friday at Belleville 81 livestock I jotted down some notes on what is going through a feeder cattle
buyers mind.
Before a buyer ever comes to the sale, there is generally a set of cattle they have their eye on after talking to the
owner of the salebarn. The opinion of your cattle of the salebarn owner is important because of this.
A buyer of feeder cattle generally has a certain weight class of cattle he is after. He might be trying to buy feeders
that fit into a certain marketing window. He might be trying to buy feeders that he plans on backgrounding and
reselling. He might feel that 7 cwt steers are the best value for his money. Whatever his reasoning is there is
generally some method for their madness.
Before your cattle enter the ring, the buyer pool for your calves has already diminished.
As your cattle enter the ring the salebarn owner will say whose they are and where they are sitting. If this step is
skipped buyers are always nervous. Are these trader cattle? Is the owner not proud of his cattle? Are these cattle
sick? Why is definitely asked. Do any of the buyers know this person is also important. Does he generally have
good healthy cattle? Does he do everything half way? After this the salebarn owner will go over their health
program, if they have had their fall weaning shots, ect. If they are not weaned some buyers will not bid on them.
If they have not had any fall shots some buyers will not bid on them. The amount of buyers continues to diminish.
The last thing the salebarn owner will go over is where the producer buys his bulls. People that buy really good
bulls advertise that. That tells me he cares about using good genetics. When you are selling your calves, have the
salebarn owner announce where you buy your bulls.
If someone is proud of what they are selling they will be present and will be there to answer any questions the
buyer might have.
Finally, at last your cattle enter the ring. The buyers are looking for problem cattle as they come in. One that is
sick, has a limp, or anything that could be a problem that they want to cut out. In my mind, never sell one that is
sick with your group. Many buyers will simply not buy a set of cattle because one is sick, including me.
Now the buyers are looking at flesh and condition. Are they too fat? Are they green? How are the genetics? At
this same time the buyer is also evaluation how full the cattle are.
Every one of these factors could or will eliminate a buyer before bidding has even started. Today, the salebarns will
only have a handful of buyers and many of them will not bid on your cattle because they do not fit what they are
looking for on that day. Don’t give the ones that are looking for your cattle a reason to not bid.
January 2016
RIPPE GELBVIEH
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LINCOLN, NE
PERMIT NO. 777
6775 Road D
Hubbell, NE 68375
Phone: 402.324.4176
Website: rippegelbvieh.com
Rippe Gelbvieh 2016 Bull Sale
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1:00pm
Belleville, KS Belleville 81 Livestock Sale Barn
For More Information Contact
Dustin 316.323.4874
Duane: 402.324.4176
Before you sell your feeders, please call me. When I need to buy feeders,
I would prefer to purchase them out of the genetics we produce.
The more notice, the better. - Dustin 316-323-4874

What Makes Gelbvieh a Key

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