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Ohio Angus Newsletter
August 2013
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Ohio State Fair Angus Open Show
Grand Champion Female: SCC Royal Blackbird GAF 243 won grand
champion female at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 28 in
Columbus, Ohio. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the April 2012
daughter of Dameron First Class. She first won junior champion. Kyle
Gillooly, Wadley, Ga., evaluated the 96 entries.
Grand Champion Bull: L L F Brave 2572 won grand champion bull at
the the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 28 in Columbus, Ohio.
Tanner Ayres, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the March 2012 son of S A V Brave
8320. He first claimed junior champion. Kyle Gillooly, Wadley, Ga.,
evaluated the 96 entries.
Reserve Champion Female: Dameron Dawn 2907 won reserve grand
champion female at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 28 in
Columbus, Ohio. Will Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, owns the September 2012
daughter of Dameron First Class. She first won senior calf champion.
Kyle Gillooly, Wadley, Ga., evaluated the 96 entries.
Reserve Champion Bull: L M F Navigator 1412 won reserve grand
champion bull at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July 28 in
Columbus, Ohio. Miller Family Angus, Gaston, Ind., owns the February
2012 son of S A V North Dakota 7451. He first won reserve junior
champion. Kyle Gillooly, Wadley, Ga., evaluated the 96 entries.
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Baird Angus Farm
Washington Ct. House, OH
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
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Lancaster, OH
RESERVE CHAMPION BULL
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RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE
Claylick Run Farm
Rittman, OH
Newark, OH
HERDSMAN AWARD BANNER
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Hamilton, OH
Secretary’s Corner
In This Issue...
Ohio Angus Breeders,
If you weren’t able to make it down to the Ohio
State Fair, the Angus Shows were a huge success with
cattle being exhibited by 54 exhibitors for 3 states. Kyle
Gillooly, Wadley, GA. evaluated the Open Show while
Matt Claeys, West Lafayette, IN. judged the Junior Show.
Show results photos from the Ohio State Fair are
included in this months newsletter.
In July, the Ohio Juniors travelled to the National
Jr. Angus Show in Kansas City, MO. They were
extremely successful in both the show ring and the many
additional compitetions. I encourage you to check out the
result pictures featured in this newsletter.
The Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale -Volume 2
is to be held on November 23rd. Any one interested in
consigning cattle to the sale needs to complete the
consignment form available at www.buckeyebbw.com by
September 14th. If you have any questions regarding the
sale or potential consignments, please give me a call.
The Ohio Angus Association is pleased to
announce that it will be working with the Eastern
Ohio Angus Association on their Fall Sale as the Sale
Manager. The sale is scheduled for October 26th, and
we are now accepting consignment for that sale till
September 7th. Anyone wishing to consign cattle can do
so by calling or emailing myself.
Ohio State Fair Angus Open Show
Secretary’s Corner
Ohio State Fair Angus Open Show Cont.
National Jr. Angus Show Results
Meadow Lane Angus Dispersal Sale Ad
Eastern Ohio Angus Fall Sale Info
National Jr. Angus Show Results Cont.
LEAD Conference Participant
Ohio State Fair Angus Jr. Show
Eastern Regional Jr. Angus Show
Partners in Performance Sale Ad
Industry News & Notes
Maplecrest Production Sale Ad
Dawson-Miller Featured Attraction Sale Ad
Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale Info
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Angus
2013 Ohio Angus Association Officers
Promoting Trait Excellence
Through Years of Select Breeding
and Genetic Testing
President: Kelvin Egner (419) 295-6089
[email protected]
Vice President: Tim Harsh (740) 595-3543
[email protected]
Chairman: Dave Felumlee (740) 763-4616
[email protected]
Treasurer: Allen Gahler (419) 360-2091
[email protected]
Secretary/Fieldman: Dan Wells (740) 505- 3843
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Performance • Carcass • Maternal
Terry & Becky Howland
(330) 635-1621
Visitors always welcome.
12494 Friendsville Road
Burbank, OH 44214
[email protected]
-Complete Dispersal SaleSunday, Oct. 20, 2013
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Ohio State Fair Angus Open Show
Grand Champion Female: Dameron SRF Pride 1144 won grand
champion cow-calf pair at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show, July
28 in Columbus, Ohio. Will Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, owns the May 2011
daughter of PVF ALL PAYDAY 729. An April 2013 hefier calf sired by S
A V Brilliance 8077 completes the winning pair. Kyle Gillooly, Wadley,
Ga., evaluated the 96 entries.
PAUL H. HILL
11503 State Rd. 554
Bidwell, OH 45614
740-367-7021
Grand Champion Bull: Equity 180 Duchess Autumn Ob won reserve
grand champion cow-calf pair at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Angus Show,
July 28 in Columbus, Ohio. Richard Brown, Port Byron, N.Y., owns the
November 2010 daughter of S S Objective T510 0T26. A January 2013
bull calf sired by Rito 9M25 of Rita 5F56 Pred is at side. Kyle Gillooly,
Wadley, Ga., evaluated the 96 entries.
Jon Davis * 740-446-2127
FAX: 740-367-7937 * www.championhillangus.com
Email: [email protected]
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Bankey Farm
Registered Angus Cattle
Farm
Putting Profits
on the Table
• Angus Cattle • Freezer Beef
• 4-H Boar Goats
Derek & Jennifer Bankey
7411 Milton Rd., Custar, OH 43511
Derek (C): 419-308-8627
[email protected]
www.bankeyregisteredangus.com
Sires in use:
16286088, 16233833, 15552303
Don & Mida Peterson
Phone (304) 269-3877
E-mail: [email protected]
Jim, Sharon, Christina, & Caroline Winter
5839 Ashville-Fairfield Road
Ashville, Ohio 43103
(740) 983-2755
[email protected]
Herd Certified and Accredited
Johne’s Testing
Cows & Heifers FOR SALE
Herman & Kathleen Howell
4200 Twp. Hwy 289, Hammondsville, OH 43930
Phone / Fax: (740) 544-5861
[email protected]
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Delivered to your farm with no extra shipping
Don Hange
District Sales Manager
4313 Mechanicsburg Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
330.345.1328 * Cell 330.465.1515
Miami Valley
Angus Association
Kelvin
& Jackie
Egner
Kelvin,
Jackie,
Christina
Egner
Shawn
Howell
Christina & Shawn Howell
Dave Long, Pres. 513-383-4077
Dan Brosey, V.P. 513-315-6894
Christy Campbell, Sec./Tres. 937-533-7051
John Hall, State Director 740-815-4337
4555 Hazelbrush Rd.
Bulls, Heifers, Embryos
Shelby OH 44875
Registered Red and Black Border Collies
(419) 347-7123
(419) 295-6089
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Visit our website for details on the 2013 Dawson-Miller Featured Attraction
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Steve Roberts
Owner and Managing Partner
ROBERTS ANGUS FARM
8632 North State Route 376 NW
McConnelsville, Ohio 43756
740-962-3860
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National Jr. Angus Show
Res. Grand Bred & Owned Female: SCC Royal Blackbird ELL 231 won
reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 National
Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Lindsey Pugh,
Louisville, Ohio, owns the March 2012 daughter of Dameron First Class.
She first claimed late junior champion.
Bred-and-owned Reserve Early Junior Champion Heifer: Maplecrest
Rita 2026 won bred-and-owned reserve early junior champion heifer at
the 2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City,
Mo. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the winning heifer.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Cow-calf Pair: Maplecrest
Rita K0240 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair at
the 2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City,
Mo. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the September 2010 daughter
of PVF ALL PAYDAY 729. A March 2013 heifer calf sired by G A R Predestined is at side. She first won champion two-year-old pair.
Owned Late Senior Champion Female: Champion Hill Shadoe 8107
won owned late senior champion female at the 2013 National Junior
Angus Show (NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Kaitlyn Clarke, West
Chester, Ohio, owns the winning female.
Bred & Owned Heifer - Class 3: Maplecrest Blackbird 2142 won
bred-and-owned heifer class 3 at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show
(NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio,
owns the winning heifer.
Bred & Owned Heifer - Class 12: Maplecrest SCC Beyonce 2061 won
bred-and-owned heifer class 12 at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show
(NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio,
owns the winning heifer.
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National Jr. Angus Show
Ohio Showmanship: Kaitlyn Clarke, West Chester, left, and Jordon
Mullett, Coshocton, left, represented Ohio at the 2013 National Junior
Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior
Angus Show (NJAS), July 5-11 in Kansas City, Mo. Forty-three youth from
across the country competed for top honors in the 47th annual event.
First Place Senior Quiz Bowl: Youth from Ohio won first place in the
senior division of the quiz bowl at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show
(NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 10 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left
are Jordon Mullett, Coshocton; Jake Ruffing, Republic; Shyla Kreager and
Jessica Morehouse, both of Newark.
Intermediate Judging Contest: These young cattle evaluators received
top honors in the intermediate division, ages 11-13, of the judging contest
at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July
10 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Georgia Blackwell, Venus,
Texas, third; Paige Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis., second; and Hadley LeVan,
Woodstock, Ohio, first.
NJAS League of Our Own Scholarship: These junior members won
the 2012 NJAS “In a League of Our Own” Scholarship. Pictured from
left are Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president; Charlie and Paula
Boyd; Hannah Rowlett, Hurricane Mills, Tenn., recipient; Lauren Grimes,
Hillsboro, Ohio, recipient; Colby Myers, Harrodsburg, Ky., recipient; and
Joanie and John Grimes.
Angus Foundation $1,000 Scholarships: These junior members
received a $1000 scholarship at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show
(NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 10 in Kansas City, Mo. Representing
Ohio is Shyla Kreager, Newark, Ohio, front row second from left.
Richard L. Spader Scholarships - $5,000: Two $5,000 scholarships
were given in the memory of Richard L. “Dick” Spader, former American
Angus Association executive vice president. Pictured from left are Milford
Jenkins, Angus Foundation president; Jill, Slade, Brett, Alyssa, and Sheri
Spader, presenting; Lauren Grimes, Hillisboro, Ohio, recipient; Corbin
Yon, Ridge Spring, S.C., recipient; and Phil Trowbridge, American Angus
Association president.
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complete & total
dispersal
Sunday • October 20, 2013
at the Farm, Near Wooster, OhiO
Equipment Sells at 10 a.m.
20 ft. 2012 exiss gooseneck Trailer
smidley Feeders
• Digi Star Electronic Cattle Scale with load bars
and platform
• Apache Self Feeder on tires with drop down
creep gates
• Large and Regular Smidley Steer Stuffer
• 3 Easy Way Mineral Feeders with fly control tanks
• 2 Large Barn Fans on wheels
• Show stall divider with fan mounts
• Complete show box: 3 sets of clippers, show
halters, blower/dryer with heat, combs, etc.
• Small Creep Feeder with calf gates
• 1 Adjustable Calf Headlock
• Calf Scale with harness
•Tattoo kit, ear taggers, small castration bander
• 2 Energy Free, Frost Free Cattle Waters
• 3 SI Bunk Feeders, one side, slant openings
• Rubbermaid Stock Tanks, some with heaters
ww Chute with attachments
• PLUS other miscellaneous equipment
semen Tank & aI Kit
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Angus
Sell!!!
Featuring:
• Bred Cows w/ calves
• Bred Cows • Bred Heifers
• 2013 Spring Calves
• Fall 2012 Open Heifers
• Two-Year-Old Bulls
• Pregnancies • Embryos
A.I. Sires:
• EXAR Upshot • New Design 5050
• AAR Ten X • Rito 9M25
• Upward 307R • GAR Progress
• Final Answer • Bismarck
• Hoover Dam
Complimentary Lunch at 11 a.m. • Cattle Sale Starts at 12:30 p.m.
Meadow Lane angus
RegisteRed Angus CAttle
Terry & Becky Howland
12494 Friendsville Road • Burbank, OH 44214
(330) 635-1621 • [email protected]
SALE
131 Robin Ct.
MANAGED
Howell, MI 48855
BY:
517-546-6374
www.cotton-associates.com
view/bid live on the internet:
http://www.LiveAuctions.tv
call Brad Fahrmeier for details: (816) 392-9241
Consultant: Henry Bergfeld • 330-223-1872
Look for the sale book in the September Angus Journal ® or online at www.angusjournal.com
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experience counts
Registered
Angus
Pine hill far M
Managing Partner
Three Oaks Farm, 33009 Yellow Creek Road
Summitville, OH 43962
330.223.1872 fax: 330.223.2215
e-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
h e n r y b e rg f e l d
Partner
38100 Jackson Road Moreland Hills, OH 44022
daytime: 216.445.4836 home: 440.247.7916
e-mail: [email protected]
j o h n b e rg f e l d
Tiffin, Ohio
John King & Family
JAB / PH
3735 N. Twp Rd. 111
Home (419) 937-1864
Tiffin, Ohio 44883-9353
John Cell (419) 937-4148
[email protected]
Quality
Seed Stock
Angus
Way-View Cattle Co. LLC
Performance Tested Angus
Bulls For SAle
Registered Angus Cattle
Hay & Straw - Large and small squares
Freezer beef
Allen Gahler
641 N. Elliston Trowbridge Rd.
Graytown, OH 43432
(419) 350-2091
[email protected]
Brice Gahler
1618 N. Elliston Trowbridge Rd.
Graytown, OH 43432
(419) 552-0169
[email protected]
Fred M. Penick
3264 Refugee Rd.
Hebron, OH 43025
Home (740) 404-1832
Fax (740) 928-3912
Eastern Ohio Angus Association
2013 FALL SALE
Saturday • 6 p.m.
October 26th, 2013
Muskingum Livestock
Zanesville, OH
ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS NOW!
To consign contact Sale Manager Dan Wells,
at 740-505-3843 or [email protected]
Selling: Bred Cows • Open Heifers • Bred Heifers • Herd Bulls • Angus Steers
SALE
MANAGED
BY:
Dan Wells, Sec./Fieldman
740-505-3843 • [email protected]
www.ohioangus.org
Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase high quality Angus
cattle sired by & bred to the leading A.I. Sires!
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National Jr. Angus Show
Third Place Finish in the Fitting Contest : Juniors representing Ohio
Junior Angus Association were recognized for their third place finish in the
fitting contest at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards
Ceremony, July 10 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Will Harsh,
Radnor; Cade Stertzbach, Louisville; Jake Ruffing, Republic; Hadley
LeVan, Woodstock; and Callyn Hahn.
Angus Foundation Graduate Scholarships : These junior members
received the Angus Foundation Graduate Student Scholarships at the
2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 10
in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Sally Yon, Ridge Spring, S.C.;
Lindsey Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio; Bailey Harsh, Radnor, Ohio; JanLee
Rowlett, Stillwater, Okla.; and Megan Ahearn, Wills Point, Texas.
Intermediate Public Speaking B : These National Junior Angus
Association members won the intermediate division B of public speaking
at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July
10 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Will Pohlman, Prairie Grove,
Ark., third; Will Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, second; and Cooper Sadowsky,
Eagleville, Mo., first.
Res Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Carcass Steer : Kinsey Crowe,
West Alexandria, Ohio, left, claimed reserve grand champion carcass
steer in the Carcass Steer Contest at the 2013 National Junior Angus
Show (NJAS), July 10 in Kansas City, Mo. The 1,130 pound steer sired
by OSU Currency 8173 graded average choice with a 2.5 yield grade. Dr.
Curtis Long of Briarwood Angus Farms, is pictured presenting the award.
LEAD CONFERENCE
Junior Division of Posters-breed or Association Promotion : These
young Angus artists received top honors in the junior division of posters-breed or association promotion at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show
(NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 10 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left
are Rylee Closser, Hebron, Ohio, third; Nicholas Pohlman, Prairie Grove,
Ark., second; and Payton Shepherd, Lake Charles, La., first.
Will Harsh, Radnor, represented Ohio at the 2013 LEAD (Leaders
Engaged in Angus Development) Conf., Aug. 1-4 in New Orleans, La.
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Ohio State Fair Junior Show
Grand Champion Owned Female: SCC Royal Blackbird GAF 243
won grand champion owned female at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Junior
Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro,
Ohio, owns the April 2012 daughter of Dameron First Class.
Grand Champion Steer: RF Buckeye 1227 won grand champion steer
at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus,
Ohio. Will Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, owns the April 2012 son of Rito 9FB3
of 5H11 Fullback.
Reserve Champion Owned Female: Maplecrest Vallee 2098 won
reserve grand champion owned female at the 2013 Ohio State Fair
Junior Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Lauren Grimes,
Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the September 2012 daughter of Connealy
Consensus 7229.
Reserve Champion Steer: Paradise Kevin 248 won reserve grand
champion steer at the 2013 Ohio State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 27
in Columbus, Ohio. Caroline Winter, Ashville, Ohio, owns the April 2012
son of Paradise Freedom 044. He also claimed registered Ohio bred
champion.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female: Maplecrest Rita 2026
won grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 Ohio
State Fair Junior Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Lauren
Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the January 2012 daughter of Connealy
Confidence 0100.
Res. Grand Bred & Owned Female: HFS Emma 224 won reserve
grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 Ohio State Fair
Junior Angus Show, July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. Will Harsh, Radnor,
Ohio, owns the February 2012 daughter of PVF ALL PAYDAY 729.
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Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show
Reserve Grand Bred & Owned Bull: L L F Brave 2572 won reserve
grand champion bred-and-owned bull at the 2013 Eastern Regional Junior
Angus Show, June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, Va. Tanner Ayres, Hillsboro,
Ohio, owns the March 2012 son of S A V Brave 8320. Alan Miller, Gridley,
Ill., evaluated the 243 entries.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female: Maplecrest Rita 2026 won
grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 Eastern Regional
Junior Angus Show, June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, Va. Lauren Grimes,
Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the January 2012 daughter of Connealy Confidence
0100. She first won junior champion. Alan Miller, Gridley, Ill., evaluated the
243 entries.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Female: Maplecrest Rita 2026 won
grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 Ohio Angus Association Junior Preview Show, June 15 in Zanesville, Ohio. Lauren Grimes,
Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the January 2012 daughter of Connealy Confidence
0100.
Reserve Grand Bred & Owned Female: SCC Royal Blackbird ELL 231
won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female at the 2013 Eastern
Regional Junior Angus Show, June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, Va. Lindsey
Pugh, Louisville, Ohio, owns the March 2012 daughter of Dameron First
Class. She first won reserve junior champion. Alan Miller, Gridley, Ill.,
evaluated the 243 entries.
Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair: SCC Royal Blackbird 138 won grand
champion cow-calf pair at the 2013 Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show,
June 21-23 in Harrisonburg, Va. Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, owns the
March 2011 daughter of S A V Payroll 5281. A March 2013 bull calf sired
by Connealy Confidence 0100 is at side. Alan Miller, Gridley, Ill., evaluated
the 243 entries.
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September 17-19, 2013
Molly Caren Ag Center
London, OH
Industry News & Notes
Mapping herd improvement
Steer futurity Sire Profit Analysis
guides progress
Story by Lyndee Stabel
When Daryl Strohbehn retired as an Iowa State
Extension beef specialist there was one project he wasn’t
ready to give up the reins to.
Since 2003, he has tracked the profit values for
sires of calves enrolled in the Tri-County Steer Carcass
Futurity (TCSCF).
“To make things work in the cattle business today, it
takes information based on sound data,” Strohbehn says. “I
enjoy figuring out what that sound data is and what it might
tell us.”
The cooperative’s Sire Profit Analysis has grown
from data on 35 sires in the initial report to 3,451sires
evaluated in 2012.
Matt Kleeman, who runs nearly 500 commercial
Angus cows with his dad and brothers near Braymer, Mo.,
appreciates the report. They’ve entered calves in TCSCF
for nearly 10 years.
“It’s hard to tell just by looking at the bull on foot
how it’s going to do as a sire,” he says. That’s true whether
the sire is in a photograph or a local pasture.
All the heifers and some cows on the Kleeman operation are bred using artificial insemination (AI). But even
with the higher level of proven genetics among AI sires, the
family aims to verify the impact of expected progeny differences (EPDs) by looking at actual progeny differences from
their cows.
That’s why they carefully pick sires they believe will
perform best with their cows, then use this system to check
on results. Of all the sires evaluated in the Sire Profit Analysis last year, the Kleemans had some ranking from the 99th
profit percentile down to the 10th profit percentile.
“You may think a bull is doing a good job, but it
may not do as well in the sire report or vice versa,” Kleeman says. “The Sire Profit Analysis ranks our bulls and tells
us more about the carcass and feeding qualities of their
calves.”
The Kleemans keep replacement breeding stock
and can multiply positive results while cutting off lines that
show less profit potential. In 2013 for example, the producers bred more females to one of their top performing sires
based on the report.
“Even though that summary tells us what the sire is
doing, we can still trace that calf back to the maternal side
as well,” Kleeman says. Data serves as a sorting tool for
choosing replacement heifers and helps find the sire traits
that best match their cows. If a calf crop does not perform
as expected, they know to adjust the breeding to find a better combination.
By making changes on both the male and female
sides, the fall and spring herds keep advancing on the
goals of improving yield grades and garnering more quality premiums such as those for the Certified Angus Beef
® (CAB®) brand. That adds more value to the carcasses,
thanks in large part to information from TCSCF, Kleeman
says.
“If we didn’t have the data back on our sires and
retained ownership calves, we would not know which direction to go to improve our herd to become more efficient and
profitable,” he notes.
The right sires will add value to any herd, but years
of work on the Sire Profit Analysis project have shown
Strohbehn there is no specific type of bull or breeding formula that guarantees the most profit.
However, one report compares traits of the top
25% to the bottom 25% profit bulls, and there are some
common traits typically found in the top group, Strohbehn
says.
“They tend to gain a little faster, have higher quality
grades, higher CAB percentages, and higher percentages
of USDA Prime,” he explains. “But there’s a lot of variation
to how those bulls look within both the high- and low-percentile-range groups.”
Some of the best bulls may have exceptionally high
quality grades but below average growth, he explains. Others may have perfect health with high gaining potential but
below average quality.
“There are some traits that are very significant,”
Strohbehn says, “but they don’t explain all the variation in
profit; no one trait does.”
Many cattle operations across North America have
benefitted from TCSCF, but Strohbehn says more producers could gain from participation—especially those who
assume their cattle are average in every trait.
“That is a mistake,” he emphasizes. “Collecting
your own herd data and benchmarking it against data from
others in the same environment or feeding group is a very
powerful tool. It shows your herd’s strengths and weaknesses and can help build a roadmap for improvement.”
With detailed profit values and a full range of performance information from TCSCF, that map is only getting
easier to follow.
To access the TCSCF Sire Profit Analysis visit,
http://www.tcscf.com/2012_Sire_Profit_Observation_Correlation__Final_Ver_.pdf.
Maplecrest
Rita 3011
Lot 1A
(17546154)
Our goals, at Maplecrest Farms, are
perfectly illustrated in these dynamic
young females. Phenotypically flawless
with performance and inherit genetics
enable them and their progeny to compete
with the very best in the Angus breed.
We hope you will join us
September 28!
Maplecrest
Rita 3018
Lot 1B
(17546155)
BUYER’S CHOICE!
Selling ½ interest with the option to double down
and own 100% interest of the choice between
these outstanding Confidence daughters.
They are flush sisters to the $36,000 valued Maplecrest Rita 2026,
the high selling female in the 2012 Maplecrest Production Sale
that sold to French River Cattle Co. of Canada. Also selling a
maternal sister sired by 5050 with a calf at side by Confidence.
Selling 100+ Angus
& Sim-Angus Females, Including:
• Buyer’s Choice of Two Elite Heifer Calves
• 2 Pregnancies • 7 Proven Donors
• 19 Fall Yearling Heifers • 34 Spring Bred Heifers
• 17 Spring Bred Cows • 18 Fall Calving Pairs
• 10 Commercial Cows Bred to Speedway
John, Joanie, Lindsey & Lauren Grimes • 2594 State Route 73 • Hillsboro, OH 45133
(937) 764-1198 • John’s Cell: (937) 763-6000 • Fax: (937) 764-1617
[email protected] • www.MaplecrestFarms.com
Ben Wheeler: (606) 301-1961 • Scott Winkle: (937) 681-1550
Videos of sale offering available approx.
Sept. 1 at YouTube.com/OhioMaplecrestFarms.
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Dawson-Miller
Featured Attraction Sale
Open House at Dawson Angus in Morocco, IN
August 30th 12—8PM CDT and August 31st thru September 2nd 9AM-8PM CDT
Bidding closes September 3rd at 5PM CDT on www.cattleinmotion.com
January, Eagle Eye
Join us at the Open House for a cookout on
Saturday, August 31st from 11:00AM—1:00PM CDT
These cattle highlight the 2013 offering
Marathon Cow bred to Lutton
LMF Radar–2012 Ohio State Fair Grand Champion
March, Dawson’s Nationalist
Bando 1961 cow bred to Montana Upgrade
Customer Appreciation Program
Customers will receive credits for future
purchases in our annual Labor Day weekend
event based on achievement with their cattle
purchased in the 2013 Featured Attraction Sale:
January, Eagle Eye
January, Liquid Asset
April, SAV Royalty Steer
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Exhibition at 2014 NJAS in Indianapolis: $100
National Show Grand or Reserve Grand $1,000
State Level Show Grand or Reserve Grand: $500
District Level Show (Northern, Southern, or
Southeastern IAA Shows) Grand or Reserve Grand:
$250
• Grand or Reserve Grand over all breeds at the 4-Hers
home county 4-H Fair: $100
Call Wade at Berenda Farms to
learn about his club calf offering in
the 2013 sale.
765-426-4951
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Lee and Jason Miller
15310 N CR 750 W
Gaston, IN 47342
765-215-1177
[email protected]
August 18
August 24
September 14
Sept. 17-19
September 28
October 19
October 20
Ohio Angus Calender of Events
Ohio Angus Field Day, Lebanon, OH
West Central District Show & Picnic
Entry Deadline Best of Both Worlds Sale
Ohio Farm Science Review
Maplecrest Farms Production Sale, Hillsboro, OH
Partners in Performance Sale, Newark, OH
Meadow Lane Angus Dispersal Sale, Wooster, OH
Ohio Angus Association
Dan Wells, Secretary/Fieldman
625 Cattail Rd.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
October 21
October 26
Nov. 16-18
November 23
Champion Hill Fall Production Sale, Bidwell, OH
Eastern Ohio Angus Fall Sale, Zanesville, OH
American Angus Assoc. An. Mtngs., Louisville, KY
Buckeye Best of Both Worlds Sale, Newark, OH
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