IN THIS ISSUE: January/February 2022
ILLINOIS ANGUS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Joel York Vice President: David Jenkins Secretary: Aaron Schafer Business Manager: Doug Turner Past President: Tyler Rhode Bureau County: John DeRycke Central Illinois: Luke Lemenager Illinois Valley: Open Lamoine Valley: Tracy Rawlings Logan County : Carla Jurgenson Northern Illinois: Jarad Carroll South Central: Richard Hurst Wabash Valley: Shaye Harre Sale Manager: Lee Stremsterfer Directors At Large: Grant Bedel Jim Marsh TJ Curtin Bradley Walter Kyle Beutke Jeff Dameron Brent Henkel Clay Sellmeyer Dan Naughton Greg McClure Lee Stremsterfer David Mool
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Industry Professionals Educate Producers on Capturing More Value
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Show Results
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New Leadership Elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors
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Show Results
ADVERTISERS INDEX
UPCOMING EVENTS
American Angus Association 4 Bill Farm Angus BC Callan Farms BC Evers Livestock Farm BC Illinois Angus Futurity 10 Illinois Perf. Tested Bull Sale 12 Kiesewetter Angus BC Kramer Angus IBC, BC Lemenager Cattle BC Lorenzen Farms BC Mickey Angus 11 Missouri Angus Breeders Futurity 2 Murphy’s Genetics 6-7 Musgave Angus 3 Panther Creek Ranch BC Rhodes Angus 9, BC Sunnyhill Angus Farm 5, BC Walnut Grove Angus BC WP Angus BC York Farms 5, BC
Visit the Events page at www.illinoisangus.com for a list of upcoming events and Angus sales this fall and winter.
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Betty Haynes Director of Communications Illinois Beef Association 2060 West Iles Ave., Suite B Springfield, IL 62704 217-787-4280 betty@illinoisbeef.com www.illinoisbeef.com
Industry Professionals Educate Producers on Capturing More Value For commercial and seedstock producers, the Capturing Value panel held during the 2021 National Angus Convention and Trade Show in Fort Worth, Texas was a successful addition to the education lineup. The panel included moderator, Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations, and four industry professionals: Clint Berry, a Superior Livestock Auction representative; Kelli Payne, Oklahoma City National Stockyards president; Doug Slattery, 44 Farms chief operations officer; Bruce Cobb, Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) executive vice president of production. The four panelists shared their different perspectives on ideas and recommendations to capture more value for feeder calves and purebred cattle. Discussion started with a 30,000 foot view of the cattle market as Berry described the current demand drivers in the market. Berry said the industry sits at an all-time high for beef demand thanks to programs like CAB which aim to differentiate quality. “I’ve probably never been as optimistic about the beef business as a fifth-generation farmer who has worked my entire career in the beef industry,” Black said. Even with processing challenges, high demand for beef puts producers in a good position Berry said. Consumers recognize the eating quality of beef and are paying for it. Looking into the future, Berry said this demand will create a need for producers to differentiate. Implementing DNA technology into sorting and managing cattle will help get more upper two-thirds and prime product for consumers. As technology helps differentiate the quality of feeder cattle, Marshall asked whether the marketplace can have too much quality product. “If you look just 15 years ago, grid premium was near two to three dollars, and it continues to escalate because we’re doing what consumers want,” Cobb said. “We’re delivering to them what they want to share with their families. We’re delivering to restaurants what chefs expect to deliver to their customers. Retailers continue to grow in their demand level. And again, it goes back to producers selecting the right cattle, cattle being managed appropriately and then being fed correctly across the country.” Slattery emphasized the importance of genetics seedstock producers provide to their customers. Slattery says all producers need to be willing to take steps that will help garner more value. They must start with a health program, a great nutritional program and they need to have a seedstock producer that will help with their genetics. Receiving carcass data back at the commercial cattlemen level can be helpful, Slattery said. “We talked to all the producers when they were making bull selections to try and help them with what they need. We are working all these angles with producers to help get them more profitable.” Payne agreed. “The ones that are doing it right are going to be the ones who are rewarded.” Regardless of herd size, Payne emphasized that as challenges occur, producers must adapt if they want to differentiate their cattle on sale day. Oklahoma City National Stockyard has seen that contrast during the special AngusLink sale days. Buyers never forget bad cattle, she said, and in the same way they will remember the best. “You will remember the cattle you buy, put in the feedlot and just grow and grow. In other words, you remember when you lost money and when you made money.”
2021 Winter Warm-Up Jackpot Show
Springfield, Ill. | Dec. 11-12 | Judges: Steven Myers, Edmond, Okla. Nick Fitzsimmons, Perry, Okla. Photos by: Cindy’s Livestock Photography
Champion Angus Steer Ring A Dash Simpson
Champion Angus Steer Ring B Madison Bend
Res. Angus Steer, Both Rings Waylon Paulek
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Missouri Breeders’ ANGUS Futurity H H 2 27 22 We’ve consistently delivered the very best genetics from our breeders across the state representing $300+ $C genetics and heifers made for the photo backdrop. That rich history continues in 2022 with the online sale.
Selling over 50 lots!
Race-horse style close at 7 p.m. on
Show heifers, production females, bred heifers, bulls, embryos, flushes, and pregnancies all sell online
Valley Oaks Rita 056 Tex Playbook 5437 x Valley Oaks Miss Rita 5033
Bred to E&B Plus One
Clearwater Pride MOGCK Entice x Clearwater Pride 8099
February Show Heifer Prospect
GPN Queen 0N7 Deer Valley Growth Fund x GPN Queen 7N41
Bred to Werner Flat Top 4136
Big marbling heifer with the eye appeal and maternal traits to be a breed leading female.
Perfect for a first time showmen that could go on to be a top cow in any herd and produce many show ring winners.
Brood cow in the making. High performance female backed by proven cow families.
Houston Niagara 068
Dam: BBPB Pio Lass 7437
EZAR Blackbird 8464
S S Niagara Z29 x Houston Miss Caid 759
Herd Sire Prospect
Big EPD spread 17-month-old bull with great eye appeal. Offers high-performance with a +83 WW, +149 YW, and a +300 $C index.
GAR Sure Fire x Vintage Blackbird 6235
SAV Jesse James 0968 x BBPB Pio Lass 7437
Three IVF Embryos
Maternal excellence combined with power and performance. Limitless opportunity with this mating.
Flush Opportunity
The high indexing top selling female from the 2020 SydGen Production Sale. Your chance to get offspring by the bull of your choice.
PLUS: Disaster Relief Donation Embryo lot from Sydenstricker Genetics to benefit Kentucky Cattlemans Foundation and Kansas Livestock Foundation. Consignments by: Behlmann Angus, Birk Genetics, Birk Beef Cattle, Boyce-Dill Cattle, Brinkley Angus Ranch, Byergo Beef Genetics, Checkerhill Angus, CHR Angus Farms, Clearwater Farm, Durham Angus, Galaxy Beef, Green Gate Farm, Hillside Angus Ranch, Hoak Angus, Houston Angus, Hunter Angus, M Bar M Cattle Co., Meyer Cattle Company, M/W Cattle Co., Naylor Angus, Norman Angus, Osage Grass and Livestock, Our Place Angus, Rubel Farms, Sydenstricker Genetics, Valley Oaks Angus, and Young Cattle Genetics.
For additional information, contact Missouri Angus Association Sales Manager Kody Graves at 940-531-1851 or kody@missouriangus.org. Sale book will be inside the February issue of Missouri Angus Trails and posted online.
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Join us in person for our annual meeting and banquet on Saturday, February 26 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Columbia, MO. Visit or 2022 the Trails for more details. Illinois AngusMissouriAngus.org. News - January/February
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New Leadership Elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors The 138th Annual Convention of Delegates assembled November 8, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Five directors were elected to the board of directors, as well as a president and chairman, and a vice president and vice chairman. Newly elected officers were Jerry Connealy, Whitman, Neb., president and chairman of the Board; and Chuck Grove, Forest, Va., vice president and vice chairman of the Board. Barry Pollard, Enid, Okla., will serve as the Treasurer for the 2021-2022. Elected to their first terms on the Board of Directors are Paul Bennett, Red House, Va.; John Dickinson, Sacramento, Calif.; Greg McCurry, Sedgwick, Kan.; and Loran Wilson, Orleans, Ind. Elected to his second term is Jim Brinkley, Milan, Mo. Directors can serve up to two three-year terms on the Board and, if elected, serve additional one-year terms in office as president and chairman and/or vice president and treasurer. Bennett is a fourth-generation seedstock producer who grew up on his family’s operation, Knoll Crest Farm, (KCF) Inc. He graduated from Virginia Tech with an animal science degree, then returned home to run the farm with his brothers, Jim Brian and Paul, and nephew, Dalton. KCF focuses on annually generating 400 high-quality bulls to supply the commercial beef industry. A lifetime cattleman, Bennett has served as president of the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF), Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association, as well as a board member of the Virginia Angus Association and the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium. Brinkley was born and raised in northern Missouri on his family’s farming operation. Today, the family’s diversified farming operation is made up of more than 1,300 acres and 400 registered Angus cows. During Brinkley’s time on the Board, he has served on the Finance & Planning, Commercial Programs, Communications & PR, and Member & Affiliate Services committees, and as Chairman of the Commercial Programs committee. He also served on the Boards of the Angus Foundation, Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI), and as the Association’s representative on the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) live cattle marketing policy committee. Dickinson is a fifth-generation Angus breeder and a former National Junior Angus Board (NJAB) chairman. He attended the University of Illinois and obtained a bachelor’s degree in animal science. After graduating, he served as a regional manager for the American Angus Association. During his tenure, he coordinated the 2002 National Angus Conference and Tour in California, hosted one of the first Angus Boot Camp seminars at Cal Poly State University and performed some of the first age-and-source audits for the AngusSource® program. In 2007, Dickinson formed Parnell Dickinson, Inc., a full-service marketing firm that Casey Jentz, works in all facets of promotion, management, and cattle Regional Manager trade; both seedstock and commercial.
Angus. America’s Breed. Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin
A reliable business partner is difficult to come by. Contact Casey Jentz to locate Angus genetics, select marketing options tailored to your ® needs, and to access American Angus Association programs and services. Put the business breed to work for you.
Contact Regional Manager Casey Jentz: Cell: 608-234-1998 cjentz@angus.org
3201 Frederick Ave. | St. Joseph, MO 64506 816.383.5100 | www.ANGUS.org © 2020-2021 American Angus Association
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McCurry was raised in south central Kansas, where he grew up working for his family’s cattle operation as a third-generation Angus breeder. McCurry and his wife, Pamela, live on their family’s operation, McCurry Bros. Angus. The operation manages 500 Angus cows in addition to farming corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa and cotton. McCurry Bros. markets 150 Angus bulls private treaty each year and sells many females. McCurry has served on many committees and boards including serving as president of Kansas Angus Association, a Kansas FSA Board of Directors member and chairman, and a Reins of Hope Riding Academy chairman. Wilson is a lifelong Indiana cattleman. Following graduation from the Purdue Winter Course in 1973, having majored in animal science, he returned to his family’s operation. Regularly producing top-quality carcass cattle is the priority at Wilson Angus. The current operation consists of cow-calf pairs and a 300-head capacity finishing feedlot, where consistently producing carcasses that grade high-Choice and Prime is always the goal. Wilson has served as an adult co-chair of the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) and as president of the Indiana Angus Association and Indiana Beef Cattle Association.
generations of genetics 32nd Annual Sale
March 12, 2022
Selling 35 Angus Bulls Yearlings and falls
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At the farm , Fairview , IL
Some of the first MOGCK Entice progeny to sell in Illinois
Selling 40 Angus Females
Open heifers,spring bred cows and pairs, fall cows and heifers Balanced trait ready-to-work cattle selected for generations. Foundation cattle that will work in any herd.
Contact us for more information or a sale book!
Kent, Wendy and Emily Schleich 34441 N. Illinois 97 - Fairview, IL 61432 309-338-2957 or 309-338-6696 sunnyhillangusfarm@gmail.com | www.sunnyhillangus.com
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MOGCK ENTICE
CED +3 BW +2.2 WW+78 YW +144 $B +186 $C+316
Auctioneer: Phil Schooley, 641-777-0478 Angus Regional Manager: Casey Jentz, 608-234-1998 Sale Manager: Hall of Fame, 816-532-0811
Broadcast live on 9th Annual Produccion Sale Auctioneer Jerry Lehman
March 27, 2022
1 PM CST
Sale Manager American Angus Hall of Fame
York Farms
16672 E 1050th Ave. Palestine, IL 62451 Joel: 618.562.2714 Robert: 618.562.2702
www.yorkfarmsangus.com
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AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE TREATY PURCHASE MG Relentless 9J
Calved: January 1, 2021 ∙ Act. BW 88 lbs. Adj. 205-day: 798 lbs. Sire: W/C Relentless 32C MGS: MR HOC Broker GE-EPDs B +1.9 WW: +76.5 YW: +101.4 Milk: +16.4 CED: +6.4 BW: Marb: +.10 RE: +.61 BF: -.044 API +93.6 TI +68.7 A tremendous herd sire prospect out of MAG Erroline 13C, the 2016 World Beef Expo Grand Champion Percentage Female that serves as a donor for us and Hadden Farms. Nicely balanced, stout and good hipped - 9J is a standout. Calved: January 5, 2021 ∙ Act. BW 89 lbs. Adj. 205-day: 812 lbs. Sire: STF Dominance T171 MGS: S A V Mandan 5664
MG Dominance 12J
GE-EPDs B +1.9 WW: +63.5 YW: +104.2 CED: +6.7 BW: Milk: +19.2 Marb: +.13 RE: +.46 API +103.0 TI +63.1 A direct son of our foundation donor MAG Pride 3X. Full and maternal sisters have served as donors for us, Hadden Farms and Graff Land & Livestock. Maternal brothers have been the top selling Simmental bulls of the 2015 and 2016 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale.
Calved: Dec. 25, 2020 Act. BW 70 lbs.; Ratio: 93 Adj. 205-day: 775 lbs. Sire: SydGen Enhance MGS: PA Power Tool 9108 GE-EPDs CED: +12 BW: -.9 WW: +48 B YW: +93 Milk: +37 Marb: +.95 RE: +.76 $M +75 $B +136 $C +251 IPT Lot 39
A nicely balanced heifer bull backed by generations of calving ease that ranks in the top 20% for $M.
Angus - Simmental Francis – Kevin – Alec – Steve 2588 NW County Line Rd., Illiopolis, IL 62539 217-871-5409 or 314-707-2754 | steve@murphysgenetics.com www.MurphysGenetics.com 6
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Selling in the IPT Bull Sale Calved: Dec. 6, 2020 Act. BW 64 lbs. Adj. 205-day: 829 lbs. - Ratio 102 Sire: Jindra Acclaim MGS: Connealy Comrade 1385 GE-EPDs CED: +6 BW: +.4 WW: +70 B YW: +135 Milk: +24 Marb: +.60 RE: +.89 $M +54 $B +185 $C +294 IPT Lot 31
A stout and powerful son of Acclaim p out of our Pleasant Pride cow family. 2J ranks in the top 10% of the breed for $C. His dam produced our top selling Angus bull in last year’s sale.
Calved: December 14, 2020 Act. BW 62 lbs. Adj. 205-day: 769 lbs. Sire: EXAR Monumental 6056B MGS: Connealy Black Granite GE-EPDs CED: +17 BW: B -2.2 WW: +54 YW: +99 Milk: +28 Marb: +1.28 RE: +.50 $M +74 $B +144 $C +261 Unprecedented calving ease with depth, mass and muscle shape. is Monumental son ranks in the top 3% for marbling, 20% for $M and 25% for $C.
IPT Lot 34
All bulls and their dams have genomic-enhanced EPDs allowing you to make your selection based on more predictable genetics. Visit our website, MurphysGenetics.com for each bull’s video, pedigree, updated performance information and pictures of their dams and grandams. Cattle and embryos are available for private treaty purchase.
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Show Results 2021 NAILE Super Point Roll of Victory Angus Show Louisville, Ky. | Nov. 16 | Dave Duello, Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Photos by: Linde’s Livestock Photography
Res. Senior Bull Calf of the Year Reese Anderson and Lampe Cattle
Winter Heifer Calf Champ. Brenna Bartlow
Res. Early Junior Heifer Champ. Spring Bull Calf Champ. Jacob Bressner
Brooke Schiffbauer
Senior Champ. Female of the Year Ashlyn Mool
Res. Winter Heifer Calf Champ. Mary Kate Bendlage
Senior Champ. Female Paige Lemenager
Embryo Transfer Dam of the Year Four Corners Farms
2021 American Royal Super Point Roll of Victory Angus Show
Kansas City Mo. | Oct. 23 | Randy Mulinix, Toulan, Ill. Photos by: Next Level Imaging
Res. Early Junior Heifer Addison Bartlow 8
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2021 NAILE Junior Angus Show
Louisville, Ky. | Nov. 14 | Jon Sweeney, Clifton, Ohio Photos by: Linde’s Livestock Photography
Senior Champ. Female Paige Lemenager
Res. Early Jr. Champ. Heifer Addison Bartlow
Res. Int. Champ. Heifer Meghan Hadden
OPEN HOUSE and BID OFF BULL & FEMALE SALE Saturday February 19, 2022 – 12:30 PM (CT) ANGUS BULLS SELL SIRED BY KG Justified 3023, Raven Powerball 53, Rhodes Aviator 812, and Rhodes Hoover 7123
CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z
SIMANGUS™ BULLS SELL SIRED BY CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z, Hook’s Beacon 56B, MR NLC Upgrade U8676, and HHS Entourage 842F
ANGUS HEIFERS SELL SIRED BY Rhodes Hoover 7123 and Rhodes Boss 8146
SIMANGUS™ HEIFERS SELL SIRED BY CCR Cowboy Cut 5048Z, Hook’s Beacon 56B, CCR Boulder 1339A, and HHS Entourage 842F
KG Justified 3023
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Friday February 25, 2022
Selling 45 Hand Selected Lots! • Held in Springfield, IL • Show Begins at 9 am in Barn 13 Sale Begins at 12:00 pm CST in Barn 13 Held at Illinois State Fairgrounds Banquet at 6pm at Northfield Inn & Suites Sale Chairman: Grant Bedel (309) 212-2493
Call For Your Free Sale Book (816) 532-0811
For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of Sale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF or CARTER WARD, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089 - 816/532-0811 - angushall@angushall.com - www.angushall.com
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February 24, 2022
IPT BULL SALE
IL BEEF EXPO
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For catalog and information contact: Travis Meteer 217-430-7030 wmeteer2@illinois.edu www.IPTBullSale.com
50 BULLS Yearling and Twos
Multiple Breeds Thursday, Feb. 24. 11 AM Held during the Illinois Beef Expo Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield IL
All bulls selling with genomic-enhanced EPDs SPONSORED BY
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Bill Farm Angus Marvin Kramer
1037 N. 2850 St. Farina, IL 62838 mkramerangus@gmail.com Cell: 618-267-3884 Annual Sale: 4th Saturday in March
340 Valley View Circle Dahinda, IL 61428 (309) 337-5196 The new home for SAV Emblynette 4603! Owned with Pasture View Angus
Carl & Janet Evers 22198 Little Indian Rd. Virginia, IL 62691
217-415-3033 evers52@yahoo.com
LARRY RHODES 217-473-5868 cell 217-854-5200 office
rhodesangus@royell.org
9350 Rte 108, Carlinville, IL 62626
www.RhodesAngus.com
Lorenzen Farms Chrisman, IL Adam Harms, Herdsman 217-369-3609 adamdharms@hotmail.com Steve Lorenzen: 217-822-2803
120 cow performace herd
Production sale 2nd Sat. in March
WP Angus
Genetics for production and beauty Like WP Angus on Facebook
Wayne & Pam DeWerff
Pam’s cell 217-823-9453 pamdewerff@yahoo.com
Owaneco, Illinois Sale in Spring of 2021
ADVERTISE HERE Contact Betty Haynes Director of Communications betty@illinoisbeef.com 217-787-4280