OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FOUNDATION • JANUARY 2020
SPRING SALE EDITION
Dynamic
DONORS
AUTO AJAY 206A
Look for the influence of these Dynamic Donors in our Proof Of Progress Annual Production Sales this coming April and October where we will feature our very best Limousin and Red Angus Genetics.
AUTO DANA 265D
AUTO AJAY 206A
HB/DP • 50% LF • S A V Brave 8320 x MAGS Manuela CE: 7 BW: 2.5 WW: 59 YW: 92 MK: 26 MB: .13 This proven donor is among the breed’s most recognizable elite producers.
AUTO DANA 265D
HB/HP • 54% LF • MAGS Aviator x AUTO Ajay 206A CE: 10 BW: 0.8 WW: 62 YW: 95 MK: 14 MB: .19 We are excited to have recently obtained half interest in this exciting young female.
AUTO CLASSY 272B
AUTO CLASSY 272B
DB/DP • 50% LF • EXAR Classen 1422B x MAGS Manuela CE: 6 BW: 3.1 WW: 66 YW: 100 MK: 27 MB: .25 With breed leading growth, milk and marbling, Classy is the complete package.
SBLX ZNOTE 2743Z
DB/DP • PB • MAGS Xyloid x MAGS Manuela CE: 6 BW: 3.0 WW: 55 YW: 86 MK: 26 MB: -.11 In the realm of purebred producers, Znote is among the breed’s best.
SBLX ZNOTE 2743Z
DAMAR FIREFLY 4Z C183
Red Wrights 8325 Iron Hide 4 x RRA Firefly 75M 191 CE: 12 BW: -0.1 WW: 59 YW: 89 MK: 23 MB: .36 The Premier Red Angus Donor is being used to create elite red-hided Lim-Flex genetics.
The Little Ranch with THE Big Genetics
DAMAR FIREFLY 4Z C183
Paul Sisemore, Owner Manager: Elgin Elmore, 918-346-2438 11720 Overlook Dr. Sand Springs, OK 74063 elginpbars@yahoo.com www.pbarsranch.com
Better beef begins in pastures just like ours all over America. Yet, not all beef that leaves pastures and moves through the supply chain is equal. Better beef begins with proven genetics, better health, proper nutrition, disciplined selection and a keen commitment to best practice welfare. Better beef begins with opportunity. Wulf Cattle customers have trusted the process and taken advantage of opportunities for sustainable profit for more than 40 years.
Wulf Cattle OPPORTUNITY SALE of 2020 Thursday
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April 9, 2020*
At Sandy Ridge Ranch n Atkinson, Nebraska (*Please note the annual Wulf Cattle Opportunity Sales will be held on the second Thursday in April each year at our Sandy Ridge Ranch location.)
Selling Approximately 450 Head 420 Bulls & 30 Females Limousin, Lim-Flex, Angus
Let us assist in producing better beef in your operation! Give us a call, stop by or join us at our Sandy Ridge location for the 32nd Wulf Cattle Opportunity Sale of 2020. Registered Limousin, Lim-Flex & Angus Calf Procurement n Value Added Branded Beef Opportunities n Feedlot & Carcass Data n Source & Process Verification n Bull Selection Index n Breeding to Feeding™ Dairy Beef Program n Private Treaty Bulls Available at All Times n
n Feeder
26406 470th Ave. / Morris, Minnesota 56267 Office: (320) 392-5802 / Fax: (320) 392-5319 / Wulf@WulfCattle.com Casey Fanta: (320) 288-6128 / Casey.Fanta@WulfCattle.com
Visit www.WulfCattle.com
At this special time of the year, we’d like to wish all our many Limousin customers and their families a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.
& Happy New Year
We appreciate your business and more importantly your friendship!
Look for us at the National Western! Plan to stop by and look at our carload bulls in the yards.
The Running Creek Advantage Quality in Volume • 1 Year Breeding Guarantee • 100% Customer Satisfaction • Delivery Options Available
< 2
Level 4 Johne’s-Free Certified Herd
Joe Freund Sr. 45400 County Road 21 • Elizabeth, Colorado 80107
Running Creek Ranch Co. WWW.runningcreekranch.com
Home: 303-840-1850 Office: 303-341-9310 Joey Freund - 303/475-6062 • Pat Kelley - 303/840-1848 • Casey Kelley - 720/480-6709 • JANUARY 2020
Grand Central SHUB 901G
MAGS Ali x MAGS Dash Off Homozygous tests pending • 43% Lim-Flex BW: 2.0 WW: 81 YW: 125 MK: 19 SC: 2.0 DC:14 YG: -.10 CW: 43 RE: .46 MB: .13 $MTI: 60 Owned with Shelby Hubbard Reserve Grand Champion Bull, 2019 NAILE
Grand Central is a unique individual who combines many economically important traits. He is huge numbered—ranks in the top 30% or better for WW, YW, TM, SC, DOC, CW, MB and $MTI. This big-bodied bull has tons of base width and rib shape. He is super sound, solid footed, relaxed in his pastern and moves with ease.
Selling Semen Packages $1,500 for 20 units He will be on display at the
JAN 31,2020 | Fort Worth , TX
Jump onboard the train to success by investing in one of the most complete herd sires to hit the Lim-Flex market place in years. Contact MC Marketing 402-350-3447 or American Cattle Services 580-581-7652 to reserve your package today! Jay, Molly, Jayce & Spencer Wilder Snook, Texas • Jay: 979.268.5491 jwwilder1993@gmail.com WILDERFAMILYLIMOUSIN.COM
J&J Cattle Company
Joe and Jay Wilder Box 551 • Snook, Texas 77878 • Joe: 979.268.4843 • JANUARY 2020
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FOUNDATION • JANUARY 2020 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
WULF CATTLE.............................................................................................................. 28 LOCK IN TEMPERAMANT........................................................................................... 34 EDWARDS LAND & CATTLE CO................................................................................ 41 THIRD TRIMESTER NUTRITION............................................................................... 50
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SOUTH FORK RANCH................................................................................................. 54 OVERALL HEALTH MANAGEMENT........................................................................... 58 IMPROVE GRAZING DISTRIBUTION........................................................................ 62 BOLT FAQ...................................................................................................................... 66 NCBA LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP................................................................................. 72 MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION................................................................................. 78
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TRADING UP IN HERD REVENUE............................................................................. 82 BEEF EXPORTS CONTRIBUTE TO SOLID YEAR AHEAD FOR INDUSTRY........... 84 MEET THE NALF BOARD OF DIRETORS CANDIDATES......................................... 86
DEPARTMENTS Around The Industry......................................................................................................................6 President’s Message........................................................................................................................10
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Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................12 NALF Member and Industry News Breifs.....................................................................................18 Riding Shotgun.............................................................................................................................24 Performance Line..........................................................................................................................88 Junior Scene..................................................................................................................................90 Sales & Events...............................................................................................................................92 Advertisers Index...........................................................................................................................95
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COVER...by Kendall Harsh, Focus Marketing
Group at Lawrence Family Limousin, Anton, TX.
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Limousin365 is a quarterly magazine published in the interest of the Limousin breed of cattle. Limousin365 seeks to promote the growth and development of Limousin, to publicize the activities of Limousin breeders, and to print news and educational material of use to them. Limousin365 is published quarterly by Limousin365, 2005 Ruhl Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044. Periodical Postage Paid at Guthrie, OK, and at additional mailing offices. Subscription rates for one, two and three years are $30, $40 and $52. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Limousin365, 2005 Ruhl Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044. (ISSN-8750-2127)
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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020
1 P.M. MST • Five Valleys Livestock • Missoula, MT
Offering 110 Bulls Including SONS of these BREED-LEADING SIRES COLE ARCHITECT 08A
PUREBRED • HomoP/HetB
SALE MANAGEMENT… KILEY MCKINNA • (402) 350-3447 mcmarketingsales@aol.com mcmarketingmanagement.com
BID ONLINE…
PHOTOS & VIDEOS…
COLE CADILLAC 05C
www.colemanlimousinranch.com
PUREBRED • HomoP/B
MAGS AVIATOR
LIM-FLEX • HomoP/HomoB
TMCK CASH FLOW 247C
LIM-FLEX • HomoP/HomoB
53717 GALLAGHER ROAD • CHARLO, MT 59824 LARRY & ANITA COLEMAN (406) 644-2300 TRENT & MELISSA COLEMAN (406) 644-2707
www.colemanlimousinranch.com
CELL ENVISION 7023E
HUNT CREDENTIALS 37C
PUREBRED • HomoP/HomoB
PUREBRED • HomoP/Red
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AROUND THE INDUSTY by Kiley McKinna
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he message is simple, together we are stronger. That said, it’s with a sense of great responsibility and a breedfirst approach we are pleased to showcase the inaugural print issue of Limousin365, as the North American Limousin Foundation’s official breed publication. In a coordinated effort by the North American Limousin Foundation and the Limousin365 group, it was our intentions with the national publication to take advantage of the natural synergies that existed within both respective organizations to provide the Limousin membership with an efficient and effective promotional tool. Ultimately, leading to the unification the breed’s national print and digital news/marketing vehicles. The goal is simple, to create a membership-friendly, diversified promotional arm that delivers a combination of current breed and industry-relevant news, while allowing Limousin breeders to effectively communicate their messages in their method of choice. In terms of staffing, as it relates to day-to-day services, we are proud to have retained the more than capable Precision Marketing team lead by Kyle Haley, Mary Quigley and Ricki Rickstool. From a sales standpoint, we’ve enlisted the services of longtime, familiar Limousin faces, DeRon Heldermon and Tom Rooney. Cumulatively this group holds more than 100 years of Limousin marketing experience and it’s with great confidence the Limousin365 ownership group feels,we’ve positioned the breed’s promotional services in proven, trusted and capable hands. As many of you know, and for those that don’t, Limousin365 offers a vast array of services. Hitting the high points of the services at your disposal—a quarterly print publication (January-Spring Sale Edition, April-Herd Bull Edition, July-Breeder Directory and October-Fall Sale Edition); a monthly digital platform of continual promotion, online sale hosting and daily eblast services. I encourage each of you to reach out with questions to any of our staff members to help familiarize yourself with these services and how to best position your program’s promotional efforts. Point blank, we are here for you and willing to help you! Now for the ‘around the industry’ and ‘cows’ portion of this column. Maybe some of you are asking the questions, why the stark shift in promotional approaches from print to digital? Where do my promotional efforts need to focus to maximize value for
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my operation? Those are great questions. In part, to answer those questions effectively I’m going to rely on my travel experiences to all corners of North America visiting with Limousin breeders, gaining feedback and merchandising cattle. Two things strike me, 1.) The beauty of our business is it is steeped in tradition and habit; 2.) the way in which we communicate with one another and receive news material is changing more rapidly than ever before. As we think about that for a minute, perhaps it simply poses more questions to ponder. 1) How do you currently communicate? 2) How does your existing customer base communicate? 3) How does your prospective customer base communicate? Ultimately, as it applies to effectively marketing your product, there’s no silver bullet, but I can suggest to you there has been an overwhelming sense not only to service the “existing buyer,” but also find a path to more effectively connect with the “prospective buyer”, particularly in challenging markets. As with many things in agriculture, those done best often come to us in a diversified approach. I think the same holds true for our promotional efforts as it applies to a print/digital approach. With all of that in mind, I sincerely hope you enjoy our inaugural issue. It’s of benefit to your respective program and a promotional piece the Limousin breed can be proud of. I look forward to seeing you down the road, talking more ‘cows’ and would appreciate all fashions of feedback as it applies to your official breed publication. Remember, we are all in this together and together we are stronger!
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Brand Name Source for Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled Limousin
For more than 45 years Begert Limousin has been the Brand Name Source for homozygous black and homozygous polled Limousin genetics. The BGRT prefix stands for purebred Limousin cattle that have the balanced performance traits to demand a premium in all segments of the cattle business. When you are looking for Homozygous Limousin cattle that have been bred and developed to thrive in a diverse range of environments... Begert Limousin Is Your Brand Name Source.
Coming Soon... Our revamped website begertlimousinranch.com
Call Today About The Large Selection Of Bulls & Females We Have Available
Hiram and Darenda • 806/375-2346 Bret, Hayley, McKinley & Boone • 806/375-2345 Box 110, Allison, Texas 79003 begertranch@wildblue.net • www.begertlimousinranch.com • JANUARY 2020
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ake Glendenning Limousin your next destination for good cattle M and a good time. The beautiful setting along the famous Niangua River is the perfect place to enjoy a little fishing, canoeing and a relaxing weekend. While you’re here, we would love to show you the cow herd and the exciting replacement females and herd-sire prospects we have available.
JYF
Pack your bags and come to our destination for a fun-filled weekend looking at quality Limousin and Red Angus cattle and enjoying the river. Canoeing • Rafting • Fishing • Golf • Relaxation
www.sandspringresort.com Watch for our consignments to the:
AMERICAN PIE SALE APRIL 18, 2020 Lebanon, MO
Edmonton 519E
HomoP/R • Purebred Birubi Jupita J15 x HSF Yalena BW: 3.2 WW: 70 YW: 105 MK: 20 RE: 1.38 MB: -.53 $MTI: 38 This outcross sire offers a balance of breed-leading growth and carcass traits. We are really excited about his first calves.
Limolyn
Xilda
HomoP/R • Purebred Anchor B ‘The Shmooze’ x Limolyn New Trend BW: 2.8 WW: 56 YW: 87 MK: 24 RE: 1.24 MB: -.50 $MTI: 36 Comes from a long line of strong cow families. She is perfection in person and a producer of elite genetics.
TMCK JACK & VICKY. JAMYE. JOSH, KAYLA & EASTON. JASE, SHAWNA & KADEN. 24300 McDonald Dr. • Lebanon, MO 65536 jack@jbarjlimousin.com • www.jbarjlimousin.com Jack (417) 588-6121 • Josh (417) 664-0913 • Jase (417) 664-1186
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Foxtrot 569F
HP/HB • 53% LF TMCK Cash Flow x TMCK Applause BW: 1.9 WW: 89 YW: 144 MK: 20 RE: .98 MB: .03 $MTI: 60 Truly a stellar female. Strong EPDs, powerful broody look and a who’s who pedigree. We are excited for her future potential.
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LINHART LIMOUSIN
Bulls of this stature came from this very event.
CELL Envision 7023E
BULL SALE
CJSL Creed 5042C
MARCH 7, 2020 • 1 P.M. CST At The Farm • Leon, Iowa
Selling 70 Limousin & Lim-Flex Bulls Yearlings and Fall Yearlings CJSL Data Bank 6124D
Sale Management:
Kiley McKinna MC Marketing Management 402-350-3447
CJSL Dauntless 6257D ET
Sale Consultants:
Mark Smith, Grassroots Consulting, 515-229-5227 Bill Helton, Helton Consulting, 256-962-0256 Randy Ratliff, R&R Marketing, 615-330-2735
LINHART PURCHASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
• GUARANTEE…one-year unconditional breeding guarantee. We fully stand behind our product. • DOCUMENTATION…bulls come complete with ultrasound, performance data, herd health & registration. • FINANCING…50% down at time of purchase, balance due on delivery. • HOUSING…complimentary development until April 15. • TRUCKING…we offer free delivery to central points. • VOLUME PURCHASES…buy 5 or more bulls, receive a 5% discount; 10 or more bulls receive a 10% discount. • SIGHT-UNSEEN PURCHASE…you tell us what you’re looking for, we’ll do our best to meet those needs, and if you’re not satisfied when you get your bull(s), you don’t own them.
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CELL Freedom 8208F ET
For more information and a catalog, contact.
CHARLES LINHART 641.340.1306 AARON LINHART 641.414.5060 27195 175TH ST • LEON, IOWA 51044
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Gary Fuchs
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2019 NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FOUNDATION
ellow breeders, my writing this month is about beginnings and endings. First, I welcome you to the first issue of your official breed publication published by the team at Limousin365. We have a great opportunity as Limousin breeders to promote our products and the breed in the formats available through the resources of Limousin365. As we move forward as a team to grow our breed, I look forward to working with Limousin365 in the future, as I hope that you do. Second, this completes my second year serving as your Board of Directors President and six years on the board. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you in both capacities. I have benefited greatly from the relationships I have developed with the many board members that have also served, fellow breeders that I have met and with the staff of the Foundation. While there have been many challenges during the last two years, I think we have done some things that will help our breed be successful and be bettered positioned for a strong future in the next decade. The quality of our cattle continues to improve, plus we are continuing to find ways to position our cattle to be accepted in the commercial industry. I also want to use some of my space to remind each of you about the value of reporting your data to the association on ALL of the calves you produce. Whole herd reporting is a valuable tool for your herd and for the breed. The accuracy of our EPDs depend on the volume and accuracy of data reported. Please strive to make whole herd reporting and registration a part of your herd management. Thanks to everyone that is working hard to make this breed grow and be successful.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT, Gary Fuchs............................................Cameron, TX 254-482-0611 • garyfuchs53@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT, Joey Freund...................................Elizabeth, CO 303-475-6062 • jfreund@myedl.com SECRETARY, Curt Wieczorek.............................. Mount Vernon, SD 605-227-4601 • clwzrk@santel.net TREASURER, Dr. Mark Barker............................ Oklahoma City, OK 405-520-5846 • diamondhillcattle@gmail.com AT-LARGE, Dan Hunt................................................... Oxford, NE 308-991-3373 • huntlimo@huntlimousin.com EX-OFFICIO, Bret Begert............................................... Allison, TX 806-334-7940 • bhbegert@icloud.com Wade Beckman........................................................ Roberts, ID 208-228-3348 • beckmanlivestock@gmail.com Randy Corns........................................................... Altoona, KS 620-750-0924 • superc@terraworld.net Ronn Cunningham......................................................Rose, OK 918-629-9382 • colronn@yahoo.com Troy Gulotta.................................................. Independence, LA 985-662-1561 • liveoakcattle@gmail.com Bruce Lawrence......................................................... Anton, TX 806-790-2535 • bll1@speednet.com Charles Linhart............................................................ Leon, IA 641-446-7425 • charles@linhartlimousin.com Joe Moore..............................................................Raphine, VA 540-569-6219 • jomolimo69@gmail.com Kevin Ochsner..........................................................Kersey, CO 970-396-5525 • kevinkochsner@gmail.com Jerry Wulf............................................................... Morris, MN 320-491-1390 • jerry.wulf@wulfcattle.com
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Find Your Fortune
COLE
Fortune 12F
Homozygous Polled • 81% Limousin Sire: COLE Cadillac Dam: COLE Miss Austin 3157A CE: 17 BW: -0.6 WW: 74 YW: 117 MK: 19 CM: 10 SC: .50 DC: 12 YG: -.47 REA: .93 MB: -.09 $MTI: 53
Gary & Susan Fuchs Stephen, Nathan & Emily P.O. Box 81 • Cameron, Texas 76520 254/482-0611 • gary.fuchs@idealpoultry.com Stephen Fuchs, manager 254/482-0052 • fuchslimousin@gmail.com www.fuchslimousin.com
This promising sire offers the valuable combination of calvingease, performance and phenotype. We have the good fortune of using him to bolster the foundation of our program. He ranks in the top 25% or better for 8 economically relevant traits, including birth weight and yearling weight—a true curve bender. We invite you to put this exciting young sire to work for you.
Semen available $40 per unit.
Call Grassroots Genetics today at 866-305-9600 to place your order.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY by Mark Anderson Executive Director North American Limousin Foundation
W
elcome to the inaugural issue of Limousin365 which is now the official publication of the North American Limousin Foundation. The publication is back in familiar and capable hands with Kyle Haley as managing editor of the publication in conjunction with the sale management crew and owners of Limousin365. NALF looks forward to working with the new management team as we promote, market and inform the industry about Limousin and LimFlex® genetics. NALF will continue to provide educational items and news regarding the breed and its services in conjunction with editorial content as it has in the past. Breeder advertising needs will be met through Limousin365 for both print and digital media while NALF will focus on breed promotion and national advertising of Limousin and Lim-Flex® cattle. The single-step National Cattle Evaluation that is provided through International Genetic Solutions continues to grow and advance. Membership has now grown to 17 participating breed associations and over 18 million head of cattle being represented in the weekly evaluations. Information and EPDs provided on the evaluation will continue to expand over the next two years. Breeders can look forward to the development of EPDs that evaluate structural correctness and its impact on stayability in the herd, feed efficiency and days to slaughter. The current evaluation is still dependent on good performance data turned in from members. While usage of genomics continues to grow through all breeds for increased accuracy of EPDs, it is still important to remember that performance data turned in on phenotypes are just as highly valued for accurate EPDs on cattle. I attended an IGS meeting this fall with representation from participating breeds and it is clear that most associations are continuing to promote whole herd reporting to increase phenotype data collection and accuracy of EPDs. The LIMS whole herd reporting program we have at Limousin not only accomplishes this, but also lets you record your inventory more affordably as compared to the Non-LIMS registration cost. Aside from cost reductions for registrations, reporting your whole herd actually improves the EPDs on your better cattle when all the cattle represented out of your herd are reported and compared in your contemporary groups. Regardless of the size of your herd, you can enroll your cattle in LIMS whole herd reporting. Below is a short synopsis of the LIMS whole herd reporting system and benefits.
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Enrollment for LIMS spring season runs from December 1–February 15 and the fall season enrollment period runs from May 1–July 15. During this period, LIMS members should: • Option in or out of program prior to Feb. 15 for spring season and July 15 for fall season. • Designate any animals that need to be moved to the next season • Dispose of females no longer in herd • Mark any foreign, recipient females and donor dams appropriately • Calving data is due for previous year’s enrollment and no progeny codes required if no calf was born • Weaning data due (weight/docility) for previous year’s spring enrollment or a disposal code must be entered for calf Payment of LIMS cow assessment entitles calf born in that inventory year to be registered and transferred (limit to first transfer of calf ). Regular transfer fees will apply for animals over 30 months of age at time of transfer (i.e., sale date). LIMS members will also receive a 5% discount on LD genomic profile and a LIMS certified seal will be added to all animals in the LIMS assessed herd. All progeny recorded from LIMS enrolled cows must have a weaning weight, date and docility score or a disposal code entered for the calf indicated the animal to be dead or sold prior to weaning. You have one year to provide this information (deadlines are Feb. 15 and July 15). Failure to provide the weaning records will result in the cow receiving a LIMS non-compliant disposal code and removed from LIMS. As one looks to improve their herd and the accuracy of their EPDs through the BOLT evaluation, the information and comments below are provided by the IGS evaluation team in an FAQ which you may find useful. (For the entire FAQ regarding multi-breed genetic evaluation powered by BOLT refer to the full article later in this issue.) What can I do to improve the prediction’s on my herd? Whole Herd Reporting—If you haven’t already, you should consider enrolling your entire herd with a breed association total herd reporting program as it offers the most complete picture of the genetics involved in your herd. Proper contemporary groups—It is important for the genetic evaluation that you group, to the best of your ability, animals that were treated uniformly. Proper reporting of contemporary groups ensures better predictions for all.
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 • 1 pm at the Ranch - Chattanooga, OK
SELLING 90 BULLS LIMOUSIN & LIM-FLEX
CATALOG AVAILABLE ONLINE FEB. 20
86 Lim-Flex • 4 Purebreds 89 Blacks • 1 Red • All Polled 85 HOMO Black • 75 HOMO Polled 70 for YW >100
Delivery to central points in the continental U.S. Not to exceed $350 with Lathrop Livestock. Randy Lathrop 847/910-4673
All with GE-EPDs, Ultrasound Data, Frame Score, BSE, Trich-Neg, Virgin bulls
our herd averages
AVG. BW: 75 AVG. WW: 698 AVG. YW: 1,316 AVG. FRAME: 5.6 AVG. EPDS CE BW WW YW TM 12 1.0 72 110 55 % RANK 40% 40% 10% 15% 30%
Sale Management by:
office: 580/597-3006 acs@americancattleservices.com www.americancattleservices.com
Sale Consultant: Mark Smith ~ 515/229-5227 Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks ~ 580/695-2036
bid live:
• All Bulls Developed & Performance-Tested at CHR • All with Genomically Enhanced EPDs • BW, WW, YW, SC, Frame Score & Ultrasound Carcass Info Available on All Bulls • Semen-Tested and Trich-Tested Negative Virgin Bulls • 5% Volume Discount on Five or More Bulls
Guest Consignors: LAWRENCE FAMILY LIMOUSIN 806/790-2535 DIAMOND HILL CATTLE CO. 405/520-5846 BARTON FAMILY 254/527-4140 HALL CATTLE CO. 325/235-4345 • JANUARY 2020
Ken Holloway • 580/597-2419, night 580/581-7652, day • 580/597-3006, office Clendon Bailey, Cattle Manager • 580/704-6739 www.hallchr.com • email: chr@hallchr.com
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continued from page 12 Take data collection and reporting seriously—Phenotypes are the fuel that drives the genetic evaluation. Take pride in collecting accurate data. If possible, try to collect additional phenotypes like mature cow weight, cow body condition score, feed intake and carcass data. Use genomics—DNA testing adds more information to what we know about an animal. The more genotypes we collect, the better we can predict DNA-tested animals in the future. Also, the more relatives genotyped, the better we can predict their relatives in future generations. Therefore, to ensure your bloodlines are well represented in the predictions, genotype your animals. As the IGS cattle evaluation continues to evolve and improve, Limousin will be a big part of the accuracy improvements. Wulf Cattle has always been data driven and a big user of data analysis, whole herd reporting, and one of the first to embrace genomically enhancing their cattle for increased accuracy. Thanks to the Wulf Cattle, Limousin will begin to have a tremendous impact on actual carcass phenotype reporting as they are providing a substantial amount of carcass data into the herdbook and the IGS evaluation next year. As seedstock breeders who are also heavily engaged in the cattle feeding business, the national cattle evaluation will be enhanced with thousands of carcass phenotype records specific to actual carcass weight, ribeye area, marbling, backfat and yield grade data. This will not only impact Limousin sires, but also Angus and Red Angus cattle used in the production of both Lim-Flex® and purebred cattle. The Limousin breed has other members that are cattle feeders and many of those are beginning to contribute carcass data on cattle that have pedigree information to track sires and dams. While ultrasound data is still heavily used and needed for carcass trait EPD accuracy, having a substantial amount of actual carcass data to a logical slaughter end point will vault Limousin to the front of actual supplied carcass data to the front of carcass phenotype submission in the U.S. in the near future. The rest of the seedstock industry is aware of this and watching for the results. The future is here and now with accelerated accuracy, analysis tools, single-step cattle evaluations and genomic testing increasing in the seedstock business. While many Limousin members are increasingly getting their bull sale offerings genomically-enhanced, many producers are starting to realize they need to start getting their cow factory’s genomically-enhanced as well. While customers are demanding their bull purchases be genomicallyenhanced prior to purchase, members are starting to realize their cow factory that stays on the place every year needs to be enhanced as well. This is not always affordable in many operations but some have begun to enhance their replacement heifers every year in an effort to eventually have their cow herds on the profilers. Once a member’s cows are genomically-enhanced and they are mated to sires that are as well, the progeny will benefit and see less variability in their EPDs. The North American Limousin Foundation staff and its board of directors are diligently working to provide our breeders the best tools in the business in the race to make the right kind of cattle that are relevant in the commercial cattle industry throughout the United States. Please call us as you have questions about the tools and services that are available.
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NALF STAFF LISTING NORTH AMERICAN LIMOUSIN FOUNDATION 6205 S. Main St. Ste D-280 • Aurora, CO 80016-5370 ph: 303-220-1693 • fax: 303-220-1884 limousin@nalf.org • www.nalf.org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR................................................... Mark Anderson Ext. 51, Mark@NALF.org • 970-590-9576 (c) Responsibilities include: Organizational leadership and direction; Liaison between the board of directors and staff.
DNA PROCESSING & ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT.......... Tammy Anderson Ext. 57, Tammy@NALF.org
Responsibilities include: Accounts receivable for NALF members; DNA sample submissions; Assist with DNA results; Assist with accounts payable.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA....................Mallory Blunier Ext. 61, Mallory@NALF.org • LimousinMedia@gmail.com
Responsibilities include: NALF communications and press releases; Marketing coordinator; NALF.org website manager and updates; Blog manager; Design services; E-Partners e-newsletter; Social media; State association communications liaison; Sale downloads.
DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES..............................................Katie Campbell Ext. 43, Katie@NALF.org • 913-683-1415 (c)
Responsibilities include: Junior programs; Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows; NALJA Board of Directors.
DIRECTOR OF DNA PROCESSING & ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS..... Alison Jones Ext. 59, Alison@NALF.org
Responsibilities include: Paying your NALF bill; Bill discrepancies; Request statements; All DNA services; LIMS program; Herd EPD downloads; International import/export paperwork.
REGISTRY & MEMBER SERVICES SPECIALIST..... Stephanie Kramer-Beddo Ext. 27, Steph@NALF.org
Responsibilities include: Membership questions; Registering natural and foreign animals; Recording weaning and yearling weights; Transfers of live animals and embryos; Bull and cow leases; New memberships; NALF-Digital Beef Member Site questions; Ultrasound results and barn sheets; Mailing certificates, supplies, and promotional material.
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Pinegar’s SELLING 100 LOTS
Limousin - Lim-Flex - Fullblood 30 Bulls 30 Spring Bred Heifers • 15 Fall Bred Heifers 25 Fall & Spring Elite Show-Heifer Prospects Special Sale Note:
The fancy Fall Show Heifers usually slated for our April sale will be included in this March offering.
HERD-SIRE PROSPECTS
AUTO Denali 746F
AUTO 4x4 132F AUTO DENALI 746F
AUTO HIGH
AUTO 4X4 132F
AUTO TRAX 762F
10/14/18 • HB • HP • 54%LF AUTO Lucky Strike 118B x AUTO Lou 429B BW: 1.4 WW: 67 YW: 106 MK: 23 MB: .05 9/26/18 • HB • HP • 57%LF MAGS Cable x AUTO Bliss 265Y BW: 0.6 WW: 71 YW: 112 MK: 18 MB: .36
AUTO Trax 762F TOLL FREE: 1-877-PINEGAR ED AND CAROL PINEGAR, OWNERS • 417/833-6784 • 850 W. FARM RD. 56 • SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 TY & SUSIE HEAVIN, FARM MANAGERS • 417/839-5849 • HANNAH MCCALL, SHOW BARN
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AUTO High Country 763F
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COUNTRY 763F
10/4/18 • Dbl Black • Dbl Polled • 64%LF AUTO Lucky Guy 140D x AUTO Topez 284U BW: 1.5 WW: 64 YW: 99 MK: 19 MB: -.11 9/24/18 • HB • HP • 75%LF AUTO Real Deal 150B x AUTO Riley 294B BW: 2.2 WW: 66 YW: 99 MK: 20 MB: -.10
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AUTO Ernest 800E
AUTO Subside 456E AUTO SOLO 419E
AUTO RED
AUTO Red Sparkle 412E
SPARKLE 412E
10/21/17 • HB • HP • 75%LF Riverstone Crown Royal x AUTO April 202A BW: 2.0 WW: 55 YW: 82 MK: 26 MB: -.15 Due 4/29/20 to HBRL Deluxe Package 6114D (HP/HB)
9/3/17 • Red • Dbl Polled • 75%LF AHCC Cowboy Kind C595 x Carrousels Peaches 4330P BW: 2.2 WW: 68 YW: 107 MK: 25 MB: -.38 Due 4/3/20 to WASY Bakers Man 629B (HP/R)
AUTO ERNEST 800E
AUTO REDHEAD 250F
10/23/17 • HB • HP • 62%LF AUTO Power Line 135B x MAGS Brilliant BW: 1.8 WW: 64 YW: 98 MK: 22 MB: .03 Due 4/4/20 AUTO King David 120E (HetP/HB)
SPRING BRED HEIFERS
AUTO Solo 419E
3/8/18 • Red • HP • Purebred Cottage Lake Border Agent x AUTO Olga 498A BW: 2.6 WW: 66 YW: 96 MK: 15 MB: -.57 Due 4/2/20 to LFLC Bank Account 701B (HP/R)
AUTO SUBSIDE 456E
10/3/17 • HB • HP • Purebred Riverstone Crown Royal x AUTO Luckie Too 423Y BW: 2.7 WW: 52 YW: 73 MK: 23 MB: -.56 Due 4/29/20 to HBRL Deluxe Package 6114D (HP/HB)
Auctioneer
C.K. “Sonny” Booth
AUTO Redhead 250F Marketing Team R&R Marketing Randy Ratliff 615.330.2735
American Cattle Services Ken Holloway 580.581.7652
Grassroots Genetics Mark Smith 515.229.5227
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Helton Consulting Bill Helton 256.962.0256
MC Marketing Mgmt. Kiley McKinna 402.350.3447
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MEMBER AND INDUSTRY NEWS BRIEFS Need Registration Certificates?
Do you need registration certificates for an upcoming show, a show validation or any other purpose? NALF staff is happy to send the registration certificates to you. Please submit your request and payment to the NALF office at least two weeks prior to event in order to make sure they reach you on time. Rush fees are $25 per certificate. Show certificates (faxed or emailed) prior to mailing are $10. Requests may be made to Stephanie at Steph@NALF.org. Registration certificates are required at the Fort Worth Stock Show, but exhibitors do not need registration certificates for the NWSS junior and open shows.
Order Your Show Vest Today
If you have not yet ordered your Limousin soft-shell show vest, do so today. The show vests are a black soft shell with the Limousin logo on the chest. You may order using the form found under the Shows tab at NALF.org. Vests must be worn in the show ring at all Level I MOE shows.
NALF Office Closed
The North American Limousin Foundation office will be closed select days over the upcoming months. Please take note the office will be closed Wednesday, January 1 for New Years. The office will be open for regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST on Thursday, January 2. NALF staff will be attending the Board of Directors meeting in Denver on Friday, January 10, 2020, and will check e-mails and phone calls as time allows. Also, on Monday, January 13, 2020, staff will not be in the NALF office as they will all be at the National Western Stock Show for the NALF annual membership meeting and Limousin activities that day. The North American Limousin Foundation office will be closed Monday, February 17, 2020, for President’s Day. Regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST will resume Tuesday, February 18.
DNA and Registration
The DNA turnaround is four weeks and rushes are not an option. Embryo calves must be parent verified in order to be registered. Contact Alison, Alison@NALF.org, or Tammy, Tammy@nalf.org, with any DNA questions. Natural calf registrations and any transfers submitted to the office for processing is a two-week turnaround, contact Stephanie at Steph@NALF.org with any questions.
LIMS
LIMS enrollment deadline is February 15. Members need to visit their Enrollment Selections page on Digital Beef to make sure all cows are under the Spring 2020 tab if they are set to calve Spring 2020 or have the “move to next season” box checked
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if they are calving in the fall. Please contact Alison@nalf.org if you see cows missing from the LIMS enrollment page or have additional questions. All cows need a calf recorded or a reason for no calf, and each calf needs a weaning weight or a reason for no weaning weight (example: calf died prior to weaning). Following the enrollment deadline, members will have one week to make changes. After that week, enrollments will be locked, and billing will occur at the end of the month.
Registration open for 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
Registration and housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattleman’s Beef Association Trade Show is now open. The annual convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas, February 5-7, 2020. Convention participants will hear from industry leaders and gather insight on industry trends. To register and secure housing for the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, visit www.beefusa.org. Use promo code 20ALF for $50 off Full Convention Registrations and $20 off Trade Show Only registrations.
2020 NWSS & Annual Limousin Convention
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, January 10 1:00 p.m. NALF Board of Directors Meeting Saturday, January 11 9:00 a.m. Hill Cattle Check-In - NWSS Hill 1:00 p.m. Yard Cattle Check-In – NWSS Yards Sunday, January 12 4:00 p.m. Social Hour for National Limousin Sale – National Western Club 5:00 p.m. National Limousin Sale - National Western Club Monday, January 13 7:30 a.m. Annual Meeting – National Western Club 6:00 p.m. Membership Banquet & Genetics on Ice Auction Tuesday, January 14 9:00 a.m. National Junior Limousin & Lim-Flex Show NWSS Stadium Arena 1:00 p.m. National Limousin MOE Show - NWSS Stadium Arena 4:00 p.m. Begin Hill Release Wednesday, January 15 9:00 a.m. Limousin & Lim-Flex Pen & Carload Show NWSS Yards LCAA 12:00 p.m. Hamburger Fry - NWSS Yards 5:00 p.m. Begin Yard Release
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Annual Convention
The annual convention for the North American Limousin Foundation is held during the National Western Stock Show. Activities for the annual convention include a board of directors meeting, the annual membership meeting, National Limousin Sale, and the membership banquet and Genetics on Ice Auction, in addition to shows and social activities at NWSS.
Host Hotel Information
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver will serve as the host hotel for the 2020 NWSS & Annual Limousin Convention. Rates in the NALF block are $126 per night, plus tax. To reserve your room, call 303-321-3333. If you reserve your room online, ensure you have the correct hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver, 3203 Quebec St, Denver, CO 80207.
2020 National Limousin Sale
The National Limousin Sale is breeders’ opportunity to market the best of the best Limousin and Lim-Flex® genetics. The 2020 National Limousin Sale is a video sale and will be held Sunday, January 12, at the National Western Stock Show National Western Club. The event will begin with a social hour at 4:00 p.m., followed by the sale at 5:00 p.m. Contact American Cattle Services, MC Marketing Management, R&R Marketing, or Grassroots Genetics for more information.
Genetics On Ice
The annual Genetics On Ice auction will be held in conjunction with the membership banquet at 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 13. The Genetics on Ice auction benefits the North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA), the All-American Limousin Futurity (AALF), and the Limi Boosters. For more information, contact Ken Holloway at 580-597-2419 or Katie Campbell at 303-220-1693.
Purchase Banquet Tickets
Members are encouraged to purchase your tickets for the Membership Banquet and Genetics on Ice Auction, which will be held Monday, January 13 at 6:00 p.m., at the DoubleTree Hotel. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow breeders, contribute to the junior activities fund and recognize recipients of the coveted year-end awards. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased by contacting Alison Jones at the NALF office (303-220-1693 or Alison@NALF.org). Tickets must be purchased by Monday, January 6, 2020.
2020 CornerPost Fund
With the generous donations of several donors, Lot 1 of the Genetics on Ice Benefit Auction will be the CornerPost “Herd in a Tank.” “Herd in a Tank” consists of eggs by four elite Limousin donors: • TMCK Balancer 173U x MAGS Thora 4518T, donated by Magness Land & Cattle
• EXLR Lisa 8223X x MAGS Aviator 373A, donated by Edwards Land & Cattle • AHCC Dakota Diamond 6061D x TNGC Empire 736E, donated by ATAK Limousin • MAGS Firestone 218F x MAGS With Class 208W, donated by Thomas & Son Farms The CornerPost Fund facilitates activities and scholarships for Limousin Junior members. The NALJA Board would like to thank all past, present and future donors of the CornerPost fund. Your generous support is truly appreciated! To purchase syndicates, contact a NALJA board member or Katie Campbell at Katie@NALF.org.
International Year Codes
2017 - E 2018 - F 2019 - G (Letters not used are I, O, Q & V)
2020 - H
2021 - J
Our Thoughts & Prayers Go Out to the Zilverberg Family
John Zilverberg, 106, of Highmore, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Prairie Heights in Aberdeen. John Zilverberg was born August 2, 1913, to Jake and Lutske (Wiersma) Zilverberg, immigrant parents from the Netherlands. He was the second of five children. He moved with his family from Tyndall to Tripp, then Wessington Springs, South Dakota, where he graduated from the eighth grade in a country school. In 1928 when the family moved to Hyde County, he went to work on the ranch north of Holabird, South Dakota. This work included breaking rank broncs that his father brought home to drive and ride. During the Great Depression in 1934 the Zilverbergs had no crop, so John hitchhiked to Iowa and handpicked corn for three cents a bushel. But then the neighbor bought a combine, and he lost his job. One night while traveling he slept in a jail cell with three other guys. He thought, “Boy, if they knew I had $53 on me, I probably wouldn’t have it in the morning, or I might not be alive. So, I didn’t sleep very well.” As a young man he played baseball and ran a trap line until December of 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines where he spent most of the next four years. He participated in the initial amphibious assault on Bougainville in November of 1943 under intense enemy fire. Later he contracted malaria and was sent to a hospital in Hawaii. From the hospital in Hawaii he went to a hospital in Klamath Falls, Oregon. From there he got a 34-day furlough.
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continued from page 19 While on furlough back in South Dakota, he married Dorothy Boehmer. To this union four children were born. After the wedding they returned to Klamath Falls where Dorothy got a job teaching school, and John was assigned to a supply depot. After the war ended John got his discharge, and they returned to the ranch. John and his brother, David, worked the ranch on shares for a couple of years. They then bought it from their parents and divided it up. John bought his first registered Hereford heifers in 1940 which was the beginning of the Bar JZ Ranches. He hosted his first production sale in 1950. In 1970, when Limousin cattle were first introduced into the United States, he became one of the founding 100 members of the North American Limousin Foundation. In 1994 John was inducted into the American Polled Hereford Association Hall of Fame for his contribution to the breed. Bar JZ Ranches continues John’s legacy in the beef cattle industry. John was a director at the First State Bank of Highmore for a number of years until age 65. John was also a member of the school board and the township board of Valley Township. In 1965, John formed the Bar JZ bowling team that he bowled on until the bowling alley closed in 2012. In 2012, he was inducted into the South Dakota Bowling Hall of Fame. In 1985, he started participating in the South Dakota senior games and has many all-time records in various sports in different age brackets. In 2005, he was honored for being the outstanding athlete over 80, and in 2010 John and his brother Dave were both inducted into the South Dakota State Senior Games Hall of Fame.
In 2000, John retired at 87 years old and went out of the cattle business. He sold the ranches to his sons and concentrated on gardening, golf, pool, cards and the Senior Center in Highmore. He wrote weekly editorials to the newspapers in eastern South Dakota. His age put up no barriers. In 2007, John started going to the National Senior Games and won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals throughout the United States over the next 12 years. He competed in his last Senior Games at age 105. John was a lifelong learner and always put a high value on education. He has funded educational scholarships in Hyde County and at South Dakota State University. He established the John Zilverberg Family Community Fund as a perpetual endowment. His wife, Dorothy, passed away in December of 2008 after 63 years of marriage and John remained in their house until he was 104 years old. In December of 2017, he moved to Aberdeen and lived at Primrose Independent Living until he moved to Prairie Heights Healthcare. John is survived by his children Marci (Mike) Wiedebush, Aberdeen; Donald (Peggy) Zilverberg, Holabird; Karen (Ray) Geditz, Ipswich; Gary (April) Zilverberg, Holabird; 13 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and a sister Janette (William) Kubat Patterson, Edmond, OK. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, his parents, and three brothers, Mac, David and James.
Featuring sons of COLE Explorer, MAGS Cable and TMCK Cash Flow.
March 3, 2020 • 1 p.m. Toppenish Livestock Commission Toppenish, Washington
Selling 65 Limousin Lim-Flex and Angus Bulls
Semen $40
Contact Grassroots Genetics 866.305.9600
Yearlings and Fall Yearlings
COLE Explorer 22E
Homo Polled • Black • Purebred COLE Architect 08A x COLE Miss Windfall 126Y BW: 2.3 WW: 100 YW: 148 MK: 16 SC: 1.0 YG: -.64 REA: 1.41 MB: -.53 $MTI: 46 Our lead herd sire is truly getting the job done. His calves are made right and packed full of muscle and performance. His sons are maturing into impressive herd bulls in their own right.
BRAD BEUS Pasco, WA 99301 509/727-2082 • beuscattle@gmail.com
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Our more than 30 years of breeding Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle makes us one of the longest running operations in the Northwest. Our background managing a feedlot has helped us select balanced-trait seedstock that excel in a variety of scenarios and markets.
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40th Annual
WIECZOREK
LIMOUSIN
Bull Sale
FEBRUARY 28, 2020 1 PM • AT THE RANCH • MT VERNON, SD
SELLING 60
Limousin & Lim-Flex Yearling & Fall Yearling Bulls Plus a select group of bred females.
Marketing Team
Featuring the largest number of Data Bank sons to sell to date.
Sale Management: MC Marketing, 402.350.3447 Sale Consultant: Grassroots Consulting, 515.229.5227 Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth, 918.533.5587
Call us or a member of our trusted sales team for more information or a complimentary catalog.
WZRK Program
• Free wintering until April 1 • Free delivery up to 250 miles • Half down, balance due upon delivery • All bulls unconditionally guaranteed for first breeding season • All bulls have been genetically tested and carry GE-EPDs
CURT & LEANNE WIECZOREK • 605-227-4601 39768 267th St. Mount Vernon, South Dakota 57363 clwzrk@santel.net
WIECZOREKLIMOUSIN.COM
CJSL Data Bank 6124D
Homo Black • Homo Polled • 81% Limousin MAGS Anchor x AUTO Carminda 656S CE: 12 BW: 0.6 WW: 77 YW: 123 MK: 13 SC: .40 DC: 14 RE: .74 MB: -.07 $MI: 54 The calves by our leading herd sire are just how we like them—chock-full of muscle, high-performing and built right for the times.
Wulfs Eisenhower 3616E
Dbl Black • Homo Polled • Purebred Wulfs Billy The Kid K234B x Wulfs Abril 3616A CE: 10 BW: 1.7 WW: 72 YW: 116 MK: 20 SC: 1.2 DC: 15 RE: 1.22 MB: -.13 $MI: 52 The bred heifers selling will carry the service of this big-numbered Purebred we are excited to have as a cornerstone sire of our program. • JANUARY 2020
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Results Driven For more than 35 years, DJ Limousin has been driven to produce Limousin and Lim-Flex seedstock that get results for our customers. These three products of our program are shining examples of our philosophy at work.
DJ FIRST LADY
3/1/18 • Dbl Polled • Homo Black • 50% Lim-Flex Sire: EXAR Classen 1422B Dam: DJ Roses N Chocolate owned by Rowdy Berry, WA Supreme Champion, Evergreen Exclusive Jackpot Third Overall Female Div. IV, NJLS&C Supreme Champion, Western Washington Classic Supreme Champion, OR State Fair Jr. Show Supreme Champion, OR State Fair Open Show Grand Champion, NILE AOB Jr. Show Grand Champion, NILE AOB Open Show Supreme Champion, Cascade Spectacular Supreme Champion, Western Showcase Jackpot
DJ FIRST KISS
3/10/18 • Dbl Polled • Homo Black • 50% Lim-Flex Sire: EXAR Classen 1422B Dam: DJ Roses N Chocolate owned by Jarrin Goecke, IA Supreme Champion, MN State Fair Open Show Division Champion, NWSS Class Winner, NJLS&C Reserve Champion Lim-Flex, IA State Fair Grand Champ Lim-Flex, Down For The Cause, both rings
DJ FLOYD
1/2/18 • Homo Polled • Homo Black • 75% Lim-Flex Sire: MAGS Cable Dam: DJ Upcoming Attraction BW: 1.2 WW: 70 YW: 104 MK: 19 SC: 1.0 YG: -.51 CW: 21 RE: .98 MB: -.01 $MTI: 55 owned by Wulf Cattle, MN One of the high-selling bulls at the 2019 NE Cattlemen’s Classic. SEMEN $40 • Contact Wulf Cattle
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PO Box 654 • Port Orchard, WA 98366 Office: 360-769-0639 Dave’s cell: 360-981-9067
DJLIMOUSIN.COM
FRONT PASTURE The foundation of our program is the big time donor females we have in production. These females are on the leading edge in terms of phenotype, pedigree and EPD profiles.
Females
CFLX Robinette 070E Homo Black • Homo Polled • 75% Lim-Flex GPFF Blaque Rulon x BOHI Red Robin 282R
SBLX Xtra Special 214X Homo Black • Polled • Purebred DHVO Deuce 132R x MAGS Manuela
PBRS 5136C
Homo Black • Homo Polled • 31% Lim-Flex MAGS Anchor x BUF Eppionia 7307
AUTO Fedora
Homo Black • Polled • Purebred TMCK Durham Wheat 6030X x WLR Prada
These females are being utilized in embryo transplant to the industry’s most sought after sires to produce the Front Pasture Kind for our customers. Call today to see what we have available from these Front Pasture Females Kevin Smith 9296 Hwy. 4, Chatham, LA 71226-9357 • 318.245.4607 • JKcattle@gmail.com
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Riding Shotgun Start At The Bottom As we travel the highways and by-ways of the Limousin family and breed we often cuss and discuss the cattle business, sports, politics, great cheeseburgers and most of the time, the promotion and marketing of Limousin cattle. Through “Riding Shotgun” we invite you to join us in the righthand seat, so that we can let you in on what we find to be our marketing pet peeves, shortcuts and some of the favorite habits of top-flight professional producers. Grab a cup of coffee and take the ‘shotgun seat’—we are pleased to have you riding along.
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any times, when I’m out on a consulting trip or looking at calves, the pickup “finds” its way around the pasture until we end up at the best female in the pasture. The proud owner will take their time convincing me how good she is (which is already obvious) and then we will talk about what she has raised and what to breed her
HN FARMS G U A V
Genetics
for the
Future
New Day
PRODUCTION SALE TUE., MARCH 17, 2020 • 1 p.m.
Napoleon Livestock • Napoleon, North Dakota
SELLING 70 LOTS 45 Bulls • 25 Bred Heifers
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to next and spend lots of brain power and energy on the one female in the program that we probably don’t need to worry about. In the seedstock business, you need to think about “Quality over Quantity”. It has been my experience that the top 50% of the females in any program are accounting for 80% of the income and that’s a good thing. But it also highlights the bottom-end females who are not carrying their weight and really points to where you need to spend a little time studying your hole card. In 2014 and 2015, when the market was booming, it seemed like a great idea to add a few females to the program by keeping heifers that maybe weren’t as good as they needed to be. Expansion starts almost accidentally—things are good, we’ll just keep a few more replacements and nobody will notice. We won’t cull as hard on the poor producers and no one will notice. Then, as it always happens, the market becomes a little more of a challenge or grass gets short and the next thing you know we’ve got some cows that are a drag on the system. In the registered seedstock business it is easy to get attached to females that become sentimental favorites. She’s out of your favorite cow, you really like the way she looks, or her pedigree says she ought to work, but she’s not. The problem is, she is a drag on you in more ways than you can imagine. She eats as much as a good one, she requires as much or more time as a good one and she is not producing like a good one. We all have that one cow or more that makes us mad and causes us to get discouraged. She calves later every year, she has an udder problem, she’s nasty in a corner, or she brings in the smallest calf. Every time you look at her, she takes away the joy of the cow we talked about at the top. She’s costing you financially and more importantly, she’s taking away your positive passion for the business. She’s giving you the old double whammy. I would challenge you to lighten your load and your mood by working off those bottom-end cows. Identify who isn’t working and remove them from the program. You will be amazed how much more enjoyable it is to concentrate on the good ones, when you’re not mad about the freeloaders. Please keep in mind, “Quality over Quantity”. Concentrate on those that work. The next thing you know, you are looking at a pasture full of PRODUCERS. Sometimes it works the best to start at the bottom. See you down the road.
VAUGHN FARMS LIMOUSIN
Family Owned & Operated
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9741 142nd Ave. NE • Cavalier, ND 58220 Tom: 701-520-0110 • David: 701-520-2556 Craig: 701-520-1624 www.vaughnfarmslimousin.com
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CONTACT THE AUTHOR Mark A. Smith email: grgenetics@aol.com phone: 515-229-5227
Mission On A
Just like our granddaughter Carrina, we approach each and every task with both a laser focus and a child-like exuberance. Whether it is breeding them, calving them out, or getting them ready to market to our faithful customers, we enjoy what we do in the Limousin business. Over the years, our mission has been to develop an outstanding herd of brood matrons anchored by an impressive donor line-up. We invite your call or visit. We would enjoy the opportunity to share our excitement about the future of our program and the breed with you.
Andy & Tammy Schmalshof Adam, Jonelle, Peyton, Carrina & Dixon Schmalshof 436 140th St. • Avon, IL 61415 Andy, cell: 309/333-0029 • Adam, cell: 309/333-3044 atak4limo@agristar.net • adam@atakcattle.com
www.ATAKcattle.com
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Over the years we have diligently added breed-leading genetics to our herd through elite herd bulls and competitive show heifers. Our current headlining herd sire and donor females are among the breed’s elite. We hope you will consider Live Oak Limousin when you need to spice up your herd with some fresh genetics.
MAGS
Faultless 154F
HomoB • HomoP • 53%LF TMCK Cash Flow 247C x MAGS Andria CE: 10 BW: 2.0 WW: 95 YW: 151 MK: 15 SC: 1.1 DC: 20 RE: .86 MB: .38 $MI: 74 BW: 76 • Adj. WW: 838 • Adj. YW: 1,436 We are excited about what this young sire offers. He is the total package in terms of great structure, growth and maternal genetics. Join the list of progressive producers who have used Faultless successfully in their programs. SEMEN $40 - Grassroots Genetics, 866-305-9600
We are elated about the next wave of females we have coming into competition and production.
CELL 8015F
MAGS Aviator x LLJB Absolute Style 3056 Grand Champion Female 2019 Louisiana State Fair
AUTO France 402F
Colburn Primo 5153 x AUTO Luckie Too 423Y Rs. Grand Champion Female 2019 Louisiana State Fair
We love the cattle and the people involved in the Limousin business and we thank all of you have supported our program this past year.
Troy, Linda, Lauren, Lindsey, Tristan Gulotta 52448 Alessi Rd. Ext. • Independence, LA 70443 Troy, cell: 985.351.7643 liveoakcattle@gmail.com
Coyote Hills Ranch • Hunt Limousin Ranch Pinegar Limousin Running Creek Ranch • Wilder Family Limousin
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CELL Gennae 9231G
RLBH Air Force One x LLJB Absolute Style 3056 We are looking forward to campaigning this attractive female over the next season.
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BULL & FEMALE SALE MARCH
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At the farm near Gibbon, NE
SELLING 80 LOTS Lim-Flex • Red Angus Bulls & Heifers
Selling 10 Lim-Flex bulls highlighted by progeny out of these elite donors.
Dana
AUTO DANA 265D
HomoP • HomoB • 54%LF MAGS Aviator x AUTO Ajay 206A Selling 4 sons by MAGS Summit & AHCC Barn Burner
AUTO LUCKIE LADY 280C
HomoP • HomoB • 50%LF PVF Insight 0129 x AUTO Luckie Too 423Y Selling sons of TMCK Durham Wheat and Cottage Lake Border Agent.
AUCTIONEER: Bruce Brooks SALE MANAGEMENT RANDALL O. RATLIFF Randy@rrmktg.com 615.330.2735
Luckie Lady
WATCH & BID LIVE
5960 Maple Rd. • Gibbon, NE 68840 David Spencer 308-627-6259 • Mary Spencer 308-627-8149 • Edward Spencer 308-440-1139 • Mark Blake 712-269-1361 • Brett Schroeder 308-627-8422 www.j6farms.com
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Taking The Dairy & Feeder Industries By Storm by Amanda Radke
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uch has been written about Wulf Cattle since it began more than 60 years ago as Leonard Wulf and Sons. The late Leonard Wulf was known to say, “We were cattle feeders before we were cattle breeders.” And while Wulf was a visionary for his time, he might even be surprised to see how Wulf Cattle has evolved into a fully integrated calf to harvest program, with locations in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. The operation is listed as one of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Top 25 Seedstock Producers, and today, Wulf Cattle spans across South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska, manages 2,000
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The late Leonard Wulf was a visionary for his time, but even this NALF Hall of Fame member might be surprised to see how Wulf Cattle has evolved into a fully integrated calf to harvest program.
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look at the performance of the BeefBuilder™ calves, Wulf Cattle is committed to continuously collecting data and reporting information back to the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF). Limousin and Lim-Flex® females, finishes 100,000 head of fed cattle “As we continue to collect piles and piles of carcass data, we are annually, runs a 12,000-head grass stocker operation and partners with just scratching the surface on what we can measure and learn from the dairy enterprise, Riverview LLP. this information,” said Fanta. “We just With a focus on research, genomics submitted 50,000 carcass phenotypes and utilizing data to improve their As we look to the future, we as producers to NALF, and this information will be cattle, without question, Wulf Cattle shouldn’t fight change,” said Jerry Wulf compiled and plugged into our EPD has always been a leader in the Limousin formulations in the future.” breed. And in recent years, Wulf Cattle of Wulf Cattle. “Change—it’s coming. As Wulf Cattle takes the the dairy is being recognized once again for Learn it, embrace it and sort through it.” and feeding industry by storm, they blazing a trail in a new direction. are working diligently to match the In conjunction with Riverview perfect Limousin bull with a Jersey or Holstein cow. This selection dairies, Wulf ’s Breeding to Feeding™ program is transforming process is based on several criteria, but the primary focus is on fertility, ordinary dairy bull calves into a completely different animal. The conception rates, calving ease and do-ability. BeefBuilder™ is the result of careful mating of dairy females to “We have 100 bulls at Custom Genetic Solutions in Mitchell, proven Limousin or Lim-Flex® sires. South Dakota, and of those bulls, 10-15 are proven and the rest “We are gaining greater acceptance for the Limousin breed faster are all testing bulls,” said Fanta. “Ultimately, about one in every than ever before,” said Casey Fanta, Wulf Cattle seedstock manager. seven bulls will meet our criteria for the dairy program. The “By breeding Holsteins, Jerseys and crossbred dairy cows to Limousin biggest trait we need is high bulls, we are adding value to the conception rates, and although dairy cattle that would otherwise we are currently having some have very little value. We buy discussions about developing a back many of these Limousin/ DNA test for this trait, there is dairy cross calves to feed to 1,350 currently nothing available to lbs. A lot of them hang like a measure this trait.” good Angus, although they aren’t Fanta says at birth, the quite as efficient as a Limousin/ BeefBuilder™ calves look like Angus crossbred steer. However, typical dairy calves; however, the end product is so much more by the finishing phase, they are valuable than a straight dairy calf, good, beefy steers. and cattle feeders are beginning “At first, the beef guy in me to recognize the potential here.” Jerry Wulf, Casey Fanta and auctioneer C.K. “Sonny” Booth pay close had doubts that these cattle Whether it’s in a conventional feedyard study or taking a closer attention to bids coming in at Wulf Cattle’s Opportunity Sale. The 2020 continued on page 32 event is scheduled for April 9 at Sandy Ridge Ranch in Atkinson, NE.
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For 49 years, O’Connor Farms has focused on efficiency at all levels of the production chain. From the bulls and replacement females we market, to our custom and meat business, our Limousin genetics are built to be efficient every step of the way. THE HERD SIRES DELIVERING EFFICIENCY WULFS EQUIVALENT 3270E HOMO PLD • Purebred Wulfs Allstate x Wulfs Aryana BW: 0.2 WW: 70 YW: 106 MK: 26 MB: -.02 $MI: 56
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Never Been Prouder At Graven Land & Cattle, we have never been more proud of the cattle we have roaming our pastures. For more than two decades we have selected for high-quality, performance cattle with strong maternal traits. And we must say, it is rewarding to see a plan come together. Our Lineup of Herd Sires and Donors has Never Been Stronger! MAGS CALICO
HB/HP • 37%LF EXAR Denver 2002B x MAGS Zaliah BW: 2.1 WW: 78 YW: 121 MK: 16 MB: .17
EMPIRE
TNGC HB/HP • 50%LF TMCK Cash Flow 247C x MAGS Beth BW: 2.0 WW: 93 YW: 154 MK: 18 MB: .34 His dam, MAGS BETH, is one of our top donors. SEMEN $40 - Grassroots Genetics, 866.305.9600
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It’s this caliber of bulls and females that give us confidence in the quality of product we are able to provide for our customers. Call or come by to see the selection of bulls and females we have for sale.
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here is a trend building in the commercial cattle industry that has been gaining strength and momentum over the last number of years. Technology and information that in the past was a far fetched fantasy is on the cusp of becoming part of today’s normal. Limousin breeders are well positioned to accommodate this movement with the breed’s superior qualities entrenched, but they must not let one of the earlier improvements slip.
Disposition and temperament have long been a part of purebred breeders’ lives, but trials and research into the subject have made it increasingly relevant for commercial cattlemen as well. For the Limousin breed, the topic of temperament is old news. Decades ago, the breed was known for its nervous and flighty animals, but in the 1990s Limousin breeders committed to the mission of identifying and improving disposition. It became the number one continued on page 36
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Temperament Scoring Systems Show Relevance The behavioral response of cattle to restraint and handling is an indication of temperament (Burrow and Corbet, 2000). Variation in this trait has allowed the beef cattle industry to develop measurement
techniques and scoring systems such as chute, exit and flight speed to correlate temperament with branches of cattle productivity. Chute scoring is a numbered system grading an animal on the amount of struggling or aggression they portray in a chute, usually from a ‘one’ meaning calm to a ‘four’ indicating extremely aggressive with violent struggling. Exit speed uses point scoring monitoring the speed of the animal as it leaves the chute, with flight speed measuring the actual velocity of the animal at a designated distance from the chute exit. By using these and similar systems, numerous studies have shown that cattle with excitable temperaments have higher levels of stress hormones which in turn produces a lower rate of gain and decreased growth rates. These animals also display negatively affected carcass characteristics from stores of energy and protein, in addition to more bruising and larger numbers of dark cutters. Conversely, calm temperament has been associated with increased average daily gain
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(ADG), health and meat quality plus superior responses to infections, which improves overall herd productivity (Burrow, 1997; Fell et al., 1999; Kadel et al., 2006).
Disposition Research Trials Indicate Differences In 2012, Grandin and Vetters documented just under 1,200 yearling steers using exit and flight speed scoring systems. 357 were then moved to a 140-day research feedlot trial where they were weighed and scored with both systems at 35-day intervals. They concluded that exit speed (ES) and flight speed (FS) systems were reliable indicators of temperament along with having a direct connection to ADG. Trials completed by R.D. Randle and J.F. Baker from Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia respectively, used two radar detectors placed six feet in front of a squeeze chute to gather exit speeds. They deduced that calves with higher speed scores had
SYES GEEWHIZ 68G
PB - 4/24/19 - HP/R - BW: 96 - Adj. WW: 746 Wulfs Devils Lake K118D x Miss SYES Apostle 463D BW: 3.3 WW: 67 YW: 100 MK: 27 SC: 0.8 DC: 16 YG: -.76 CW: 11 RE: 1.16 MB: -.28 $MTI: 46
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SYES GLADIATOR 78G
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lower weight gains than calves with lower exit speed scores. They also agreed with previous studies that heifers generally scored higher in exit speeds, thereby confirming the need to note available data when selecting replacement heifers. And more than weight gain has proven to be negatively affected. An Oregon trial on reproduction tested more than 400 range cows using both a chute and exit speed scoring system. Twenty five percent of the cows were scored as aggressive and finished with a pregnancy rate of 89% while the adequate temperament cows delivered a 95% pregnancy rate. Since exit speeds can be expensive and cumbersome to use, a combined study between Montana State University and Idaho State University in 2012 attempted to compare chute and exit speed scores with physiological responses of body temperature, continued on page 38
SYES GABRIEL 530G
PB - 4/7/19 - HP/R - BW: 92 - Adj. WW: 705 L7 3014A x Miss SYES Urban 930Y BW: 2.0 WW: 62 YW: 92 MK: 20 SC: 0.4 DC: 15 YG: -.80 CW: 8 RE: 1.23 MB: -.49 $MTI: 38
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PB - 3/30/19 - HP/HB - BW: 96 - Adj. WW: 711 COLE Businessman 104B x Miss SYES Abbey 304A BW: 2.3 WW: 65 YW: 99 MK: 27 SC: 1.6 DC: 11 YG: -.84 CW: 26 RE: 1.52 MB: -.58 $MTI: 35
SYES GUSTO 429G
PB - 3/25/19 - HP/HB - BW: 80 - Adj. WW: 854 LFLC Checking Account 701C x Miss SYES Edith 429E BW: 0.3 WW: 72 YW: 107 MK: 23 SC: 1.12 DC: 3 YG: -.83 CW: 29 RE: 1.54 MB: -.53 $MTI: 39
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SYES GAINER 244G
PB - 4/1/19 - HP/R - BW: 106 - Adj. WW: 734 Wulfs Devils Lake K118D x Miss SYES Urban 245B BW: 4.7 WW: 73 YW: 117 MK: 23 SC: 0.7 DC: 15 YG: -.76 CW: 25 RE: 1.26 MB: -.16 $MTI: 53
SYES GAME
PLAN 17G
PB - 3/30/19 - HP/HB - BW: 97 - Adj. WW: 663 Wulfs Compliant K687C x Miss SYES Roscoe 317U BW: 2.6 WW: 71 YW: 110 MK: 22 SC: 0.4 DC: 11 YG: -.75 CW: 10 RE: 1.20 MB: -.32 $MTI: 46
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PB - 3/8/19 - HP/HB - BW: 76 - Adj. WW: 650 SYES Encore 315E x Miss WASY Edna 636E BW: -1.4 WW: 72 YW: 111 MK: 19 SC: 0.3 DC: 11 YG: -.87 CW: 23 RE: 1.52 MB: -.48 $MTI: 42
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Limousin Breeders To Remain Vigilant Research results that dangle increased profitability and efficiency in front of producers eventually spawn literal action. This action will likely take the form of even further commercial cattle demands of documented behavior and temperament markers, even in potential crossbred replacement females. Limousin breeders have efficiently used the highly heritable trait of docility, genetically improving their cattle through the years. No other breed has made greater strides improving disposition. Trials have proven that average daily gain, animal health, reproductive efficiency and carcass quality are negatively affected by poor animal temperament. Limousin breeders need to be vigilant
and continue to demand top quality disposition from their sires and dams. Beyond the mainstream Limousin qualities of calf vigor, feed efficiency and weight gain, strong maternal traits, carcass yield and quality and calving-ease, docility must remain front and center. Conscientious commercial cattlemen will begin to make temperament and disposition a larger part of their equation by using these scoring systems as a guide when re-stocking their female herds. Limousin breeders need to stay ready. Trials have proven that average daily gain, animal health, reproductive efficiency and carcass quality are negatively affected by poor animal temperament. An Oregon trial on reproduction tested more than 400 range cows using both a chute and exit speed scoring system. Twenty five percent of the cows were scored as aggressive and finished with a pregnancy rate of 89% while the adequate temperament cows delivered a 95% pregnancy rate.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bruce Derksen has worked in Western Canada’s ranching and feedlot industry for more than 30 years. In his spare time, he writes about present day agriculture related topics, hoping to give today’s producers as much up to date information about the future of the industry as possible.
SOUTH DAKOTA LIMOUSIN ASSN. BANQUET & BENEFIT AUCTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
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LIMOUSIN SHOW & SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020
SHOW: 9 AM MST • SALE: 1 PM MST
2019 GRAND CHAMPION LIMOUSIN BULL Bred by: Ludens Family Limousin, SD Purchased by: ROM’N Limousin, SD
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota
OFFERING 37 BULLS 14 Yearlings • 13 18-mo.-old 10 Coming 2-year-olds
AUCTIONEER:
C.K. “Sonny” Booth 918-533-5587
LIMOUSIN BREED REP:
Chisum Peterson (605) 730-4214
SALE-DAY PHONES:
Kiley McKinna (402) 350-3447 Dean Summerbell (612) 963-3799
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CONSIGNORS: Boyer Family Farm, IA • (641) 340-5963 Duff Limousin, MN • (651) 245-1591 Leonard Limousin, IA • (712) 368-2611 Ludens Family Limousin, SD • (605) 661-6470 Lura Limousin, MN • (605) 695-3129 Mill Road Cattle, WI • (715) 665-2605 Nolz Limousin, SD • (605) 999-0919 Peterson’s L7 Bar Limousin, SD • (605) 730-0705 ROM’N Limousin, SD • (605) 203-0733 Spring Creeks Cattle Co., WI • (608) 553-8070 Symens Bros., SD • (605) 880-8061 Venner Family Limousin, IA • (712) 830-8381 Wulf Cattle, MN • (320) 288-6128
CHARGING AHEAD. . . with the Breed’s Leading-Edge Genetics PF
Forever Princess
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PVF Blacklist 7077 x Lazy H Bar Forever Lady 5001 This young purebred Angus female represents the caliber of genetics we are charging ahead with. A featured lot in the Plendl sale, she represents unparalleled cow power. We will be using this female in transplant to raise front-line Lim-Flex cattle for years to come.
CELL 7134E HB/HP • 67% LF MAGS Aviator x EF Xpect The Best BW: 0.9 WW: 57 YW: 87 MK: 17 CM: 8 MB -.08 $MTI: 47 Grand Champion, 2019 Houston & San Antonio Reserve Grand Champion, 2018 AALF This nationally renowned female has the flawless structure, stellar pedigree and conformation to be a standout in production.
Freedom
CELL 8208F HB/HP • 43% LF MAGS Ali x LLJB Absolute Style BW: 1.2 WW: 72 YW: 107 MK: 19 CM: 7 MB: .18 $MTI: 59 Freedom is a product of one of the most successful matings in the breed. He was a top seller in Linhart’s bull sale and his flushmate sisters have generated over $145,000. He is owned with Baker Limousin Farms and Red Rock Limousin.
Watch for our genetics in major events this coming year! Your call or visit is always welcome.
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Aviator
HB/HP • 59% LF MAGS Winston x MAGS Xtra Rest BW: -0.8 WW: 62 YW: 95 MK: 11 CM: 11 MB: .09 $MTI: 54 Just another one of the elite sires we are charging ahead with. Aviator is one of the most influential Lim-Flex sires the breed has ever seen. He continues to sire champions and top sellers around the country.
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generations, Dexter said. Dexter credits his love for agriculture to his risply cut grass spans the length of the softball field. The father, having been gifted a gilt on his sixth birthday. Since receiving neat rows are disturbed by the marching feet belonging to that present, Dexter said he has constantly been on the move, working the parade of heifers being led by young 4-H members. During to pursue a career in the agricultural industry. the procession, a single heifer darts away from her young leader, Dexter started working for Carol’s Foods when he was 23 years breaking free of his hold before disappearing into the woods old and has been with the company ever since. When Carol’s Foods bordering the field. transitioned into what is now Smithfield, Dexter stayed on to become Nicholas Edwards said while his 12-year-old self did not find the the general manager and now has 240,000 sows in his region. In experience humorous, he can now look back on his first attempt at addition to his position with Smithfield, Dexter said he kept several exhibiting a heifer and laugh. Through the application of time and hog houses of his own and was able to grow his own operation from effort (along with a dose of maturity and growth), Nicholas said a single gilt into the 9,260 he transitioned from the head he manages today. young boy whose heifer The years gave way to more disappeared in the woods at than just hogs, however, and his first county show into the since taking over his father’s established cattleman he is business in 1990, Edwards today. Land and Cattle Co. has “My father, Dexter, and also been home to a poultry I currently run roughly 800 operation contracted under head of cattle spread out over Butterball Turkey. three counties,” he said. If his professional Edwards Land and Cattle accomplishments were not Co., based in Beulaville, impressive enough, Dexter North Carolina, is home has also found many ways to Limousin, Lim-Flex and to give back to his home Angus cattle as well as more county. With both he and than 12,000 hogs and turkeys. his wife, Pamela, being born The Edwards’ operation has a long and rich history Edwards Land and Cattle Co. has been recognized as Premier Breeder six years that stems across several in a row at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. continued on page 42 • JANUARY 2020
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SELLING 45 LIMOUSIN BULLS
(37 Yearlings & 8 Falls) 10 Bred Heifers & 10 Open Heifers
ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE FEB 8, 2020 | 1 PM CST | Wetonka, SD We cut no corners when it comes to the bulls we mate our females to. If you want performance, muscle, and maternal in your next calf crop, join us FEB 8. Ave 205 Wt on Yrlgs: 751 lbs.
Ave 205 Wt on Falls: 789 lbs.
TREF Coal Train 707C | 5 Sons Sell
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Cattle carrying the ELCX prefix have been widely accepted at sale venues across the country. From hosting their own annual production sale, to consigning cattle to premier sale, cattle bred in their program have met much buyer demand. and raised in Duplin County, Dexter said they are consistently searching for ways to give back. “Our efforts here are because the county has been so good to us,” he said. “We’ve never had to leave our home, and we are just trying to provide good opportunities in the county for our friends, family and grandchildren.” Dexter and Pamela have Nicholas and a daughter, Brittainy, who both help with Edwards Land and Cattle Co. Between their two children, Dexter said he has been blessed with three grandchildren who keep him busy when he isn’t at work. Dexter is currently serving his second term as county commissioner, and Pamela is an elected member of the Duplin County School Board in an effort to help improve education. Dexter may be dedicating his time to many organizations, but said he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I have been a person that has always been busy,” Dexter said. “I’ve always done more than one thing or held down more than one job.” Dexter said his greatest joy has been having his son come back home to help manage Edwards Land and Cattle Co. Nicholas’ involvement has allowed him to find balance between the work he loves and time for his family, Dexter added. Nicholas has never doubted that being involved with the family business was what he wanted to do in life, but said it was his father’s dedication that gave him the ability to come home to the operation. When Dexter first started Edwards Land and Cattle Co. after he graduated from college, he only had an acre-and-a-half of land in his name. “My dad started everything we have from the ground up. He built this farm from nothing,” Nicholas said. “I love working with him, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world.” Nicholas has always looked up to Dexter and said his father is the sole reason he has been able to pursue his passion and find a career continued on page 44
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Show Ring to
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Our cattle have proven to perform. Our herd evolved from our kids junior show heifers with some key additions along the way. The girls enjoyed much success over the years and now we are reaping the rewards of those females in production. We strive to raise cattle that have the eye appeal to compete in the show ring with the balance of performance traits to excel in the pasture.
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Floyd Mudhenkey
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Homo Polled/Black • Purebred AUTO Lucky Guy 140D x ROMN Aretha 50A CD: 16 BW: -0.1 WW: 63 YW: 96 MK: 25 SC: 0.6 DC: 12 YG: -.56 RE: 1.00 MB: -.38 $MTI: 40 We are super excited about getting his first calves on the ground this spring. He is a prime example of the kind of cattle we strive for. His enormous eye appeal earned him Division I Reserve Champion honors at the 2019 National Western Stock Show. He ranks in the top 25% of the breed for 7 EPD traits. SEMEN $40 • Grassroots Genetics, 866.305.9600
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Enchantress
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Black • 68% Lim-Flex Schilling’s Yannis x Schillings Bombshell Many-time champion including: Champion cow/calf pair, 2019 NJLS&C • Reserve Supreme Champion Female, 2019 AALF Congratulations to Cole Sullivan, Groveton, TX, who enjoyed much success with this female from our program. Her dam, Schillings Bombshell, is one of our cornerstone females so we have several maternal sibs to this great female available.
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The Edwards’ operation has a long and rich history that spans several generations. Dexter credits his love for agriculture to his father. Both he and his wife, Pamela, instilled that same passion for agriculture in their children, Nicholas and Brittainy, and subsequently, their grandchildren. Pictured, back row, from left: Kurt and Brittainy Kildow, Pamela, Dexter and Nicholas Edwards. Front row, from left: Arden Kildow and Gage Kildow; Allie Edwards continued from page 42 in the industry he loves. From the moment Dexter gifted a Limousin bull to him on his third birthday, Nicholas said he has worked to possess and exhibit the same drive as his father.
“He’s taught me everything. He’s been my teacher in everything I’ve done,” Nicholas added. Nicholas said he has countless memories of working cattle for his father and treasures every one of them. It was Dexter, Nicholas said, who was responsible for giving him the courage and desire to start
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exhibiting their cattle. Nicholas’ youth was spent traveling the country, While the seedstock industry was not originally the operation’s main focus, Nicholas said he and his father are proud of the various showing the Limousin cattle he had raised on their family’s operation. Dexter managed the cattle successes their livestock have found in show rings and sales across the while Nicholas went to further his education at North Carolina State country. “My dad started everything we have University. After graduating in 2002, Edwards Land and Cattle Co. from the ground up. He built this farm from has produced seven All-American Nicholas returned to the ranch full nothing,” Nicholas said. time. Nicholas said thanks to the Futurity Grand Champions and “I love working with him, and I wouldn’t claimed four titles at the National help of his father, he was able to grow the herd from 150 purebred Western Stock Show in Denver. trade it for anything else in the world.” With these achievements, it is no Limousin cattle to the size it is today. Nowadays, Dexter finds himself surprise Dexter and Nicholas have dedicating much of his time to his job with Smithfield while Nicholas also been recognized as Premier Breeder six years in a row at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. runs the day-to-day operations on the ranch. From feeding decisions to calling the shots in the breeding program, Nicholas said he is grateful to spend every day doing what he loves. continued on page 46
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continued from page 45 In addition to exhibiting successful strings of cattle at every major cattle show in the United States, the cattle carrying their ELCX prefix have been just as widely accepted at sale venues across the country. From hosting their own annual production sale at the farm, to consigning cattle to premier sale events across the country, cattle bred in their program have met much buyer demand. “Watching him develop has been one of my greatest pleasures,” Dexter said. “The cattle taught him that if you work hard enough at something, you can accomplish your goals and become a leader. That confidence is the reason we have won Premier Breeder six years in a row. That’s his work—not mine.” Even as Dexter laughs about their first-time showing heifers in a softball field those many years ago, he said the experience created a sense of determination and drive in his son. With a little bit of perseverance, Dexter has watched Nicholas evolve into a confident and passionate young man. Nicholas’ love for the Limousin breed kept Dexter involved in the Association. Dexter said seeing the impact the show industry had on his son inspired him to find ways to get more youth involved in agriculture. This inspiration led to Dexter serving for six years on the North American Limousin Foundation Board including a stint as Vice President.
“My favorite part was having the opportunity to meet so many different farmers and ranchers across the country,” Dexter said of his time on the Board. He has worked to seize every opportunity to promote the Limousin cattle he raises with his son. Dexter’s greatest sense of pride while serving, however, came from watching other youth members in the industry grow as cattlemen like Nicholas did. From the moment he saw his three-year-old son fall in love with his first Limousin bull to the cattleman running the family operation today, Dexter said the cattle industry has shaped his son into the hard-working man he is today. Dexter said the confidence he watched appear in Nicholas as a youth exhibitor still burns bright in his son today. That confidence continues to grow, Dexter added, and Nicholas continuously impresses him with the strides he makes as both a beef producer and a young man. While Nicholas said he loves the competitiveness of the show industry, it’s the heart and soul of the people raising the cattle that keeps him coming back to the industry time and time again. “I would say we’re a dying breed as far as the kind of people we are. It’s real competitive what we do, but at the end of the day, we’re all on the same page,” Nicholas said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a show cattle producer or a commercial producer—we are a family. We have each other’s backs when it comes down to it.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Megan Silveira is a freelance writer originally from Denair, California. She is currently attending Oklahoma State University as a member of the agricultural communications graduate program and will graduate in May 2021.
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Third Trimester Cow Nutrition Examining critical calorie intake.
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he new year is upon us and most of us certainly have a lot of things to be thankful for, including plentiful food, a warm place to take refuge, and the pleasure of working in an industry with the best people on Earth! Of course, it is also very easy to overindulge on many unnecessary calories during this time of year. Unfortunately, some of
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our cattle herds may have the opposite issue in the winter months, as they struggle to find the calories/energy necessary to fully sustain them in their homegrown forages, especially due to the challenging weather conditions experienced earlier in the year. For spring-calving herds, cows and heifers are either in or will soon be entering the third trimester of gestation, a period of increasing nutritional demands.
Late pregnancy nutritional needs
So, what changes occur during this latter part of pregnancy? You are probably aware that the fetus grows by 75% or more during the final three months of gestation, so the increased nutritional need for protein, energy, vitamins and minerals likewise goes up. These extra nutrients are needed as the fetus increases its weight as it builds vital internal organs, muscle, blood, and bone structure. Concurrently, the mama cow needs to increase blood flow to the fetus, so all of the structures vital to maintaining a healthy pregnancy are growing while also preparing for the onset of lactation and the related increase in mammary tissue. As we look at various nutritional phases for cows, here are some typical rules of thumb used by nutritionists, both during pregnancy and after calving: Mid-pregnancy: 55% TDN; 7% CP Late pregnancy: 60% TDN; 9%CP After calving: 65% TDN; 11-12% CP While these are average guidelines, we must not overlook the need to make adjustments during times of “weather stress.” In taking a look at a recent national weather forecast, it appeared that most areas of the country were expecting some sort of severe weather impact from either snow, rain or high winds. The lower critical
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continued from page 50 temperature (LCT)—or the point at which cattle start to be affected by cold stress—is a bit variable due to body condition, hair length and acclimation to cold temperatures, but likely starts around 1520 degrees Fahrenheit. Research from Colorado State indicates that first-calf heifers calving at a body condition score of 4 or less produce colostrum with reduced antibody levels. Calves from these undernourished heifers were more likely to become sick than calves from well-fed heifers.
Low-quality forage challenges
Cattle are very good at adjusting their intake to meet their need for extra energy, but there are times when poor hay quality prevents them from doing so. Due to the extremely wet spring experienced by many parts of the country this year, late-cut hay significantly reduced both hay quality and quantity. With late-cut hay, fiber levels go up, which therefore reduces digestibility or available energy for maintenance and lactation. High fiber leads to “gut fill,” meaning cows can often not eat enough to meet their demands for energy in late gestation and while nursing. Supplementation with extra protein can improve digestibility of the forage and allow the cow to satisfy her demands without pulling the extra weight off her body and losing condition. If you have not tested your hay this year to know the levels of energy and protein, it is strongly advised that you do so. In a recent conversation with two North Carolina producers, one recognized the challenge he was facing with poor quality hay, having started feeding earlier than normal due to abnormally dry conditions this summer and fall. The second producer, while having good grazing on some fall ryegrass pasture, had purchased a group of first-calf heifers in less than ideal body condition. Each cattleman recognized his cattle were in danger of losing body condition, so both chose to add a protein block to their feeding regimen. While temperatures in this location are still moderate—ranging from 3060 degrees Fahrenheit—animals in more northern latitudes that are being fed low-quality forages are likely already adjusting their energy intake as cold, wet and windy weather sets in.
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No matter your feeding situation, Crystalyx® Brand Supplements has a product that fits. One of their newer products called CrystalBlox™ is a hybrid combination of a low-moisture and compressed block that allows for a higher intake of nutrients when needs are greater. We see this situation more often during early lactation, but if forage quality is too poor for a group of cattle to maintain body condition, CrystalBlox is an excellent choice for improving forage digestibility and overall nutrient supplementation. If your herd is already in good body condition and the primary need is for maintenance during late gestation, consider other protein supplements such as BGF-20™, BGF-30™ or HP-40™. For more information on products that will fit your needs this fall and winter, check out www.crystalyx.com or visit with your local dealer.
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One of the reasons we are confident in the cattle we are producing is the influence of this import, outcross sire. His progeny have extraordinary muscle shape and growth, plus he carries two copies of the F94L profit gene. We invite you to come see his progeny!
If you are in the market to add calving-ease, growth and the powerful muscle Limousin cattle are known for, we hope you will consider the quality Fullblood cattle we have available.
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Jay Langdeau is a second-generation Limousin breeder who says all you need to raise cattle is plenty water, plenty of grass and a good Limousin bull.
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“We’ve been selling our feeder calves after backgrounding them n the early 1970s, Charles Langdeau, of the Langdeau Brothers for 60 days post-weaning,” said Langdeau. “What we’ve found is our ranch, was raising commercial horned Herefords on the South buyers recognize that Limousin-cross cattle have tremendous feed Dakota prairie alongside the Missouri River near Fort Pierre. He conversion rates; it sure doesn’t take as much feed as other breeds to wanted to find a way to add pounds to his Hereford calves, and the put weight on them.” Limousin breed was just the ticket. A few years ago, the South Dakota Limousin Association recognized “Dad wanted higher weaning weights, better rates of gain and Langdeau as the Commercial Producer of the Year, and it’s a testament improved carcass merit, and he found all that in the Limousin breed,” to his commitment to choosing said Charles’ son, Jay Langdeau, Limousin genetics for his own who owns and operates the South “Those Dandy calves were tame as can be,” operation, as well as his support of Fork Ranch also in Fort Pierre. “Dad Limousin seedstock producers across always said the best cows he ever had said Langdeau. “You could practically the country. were the red brockle-face Herefordwalk right up to them in the pasture and “I think I’ve bought bulls from Limousin cross.” pet them. Yet, we had ornery bloodlines nearly every Limousin breeder in By the early 1990s. Langdeau was back then, too. The breed has come South Dakota, as well as out-of-state breeding most of his herd to Limousin operators like Wulf Cattle, Lonely bulls, using artificial insemination to a long way in terms of disposition; we’ve Valley, Hunt Limousin, Magness obtain some of the hot genetics at the improved this trait by leaps and bounds.” Land & Cattle, Liberty Ranch, time—Dandy, Eclair, Pompadour Running Creek and Hager Cattle and Packman, just to name a few. Co.,” said Langdeau. “As a buyer, I tend not to jump on the trendiest “Those Dandy calves were tame as can be,” said Langdeau. “You could new herd sires. Instead, I like to sit back and see if there are females practically walk right up to them in the pasture and pet them. Yet, we had being made and kept out of him first. I aim to select bulls that are ornery bloodlines back then, too. The breed has come a long way in terms in the top 20% of the breed for EPDs, and ultimately I am looking of disposition; we’ve improved this trait by leaps and bounds.” to raise daughters that are good-doers, good milkers with excellent Today, Landgeau is a second-generation Limousin breeder. He runs a structure and docility.” commercial herd of Limousin females, in addition to a purebred herd. With this wishlist in mind, Langdeau isn’t afraid to put on the miles Raising feeder calves and seedstock bulls, Langdeau is passionate about to find the right herd bull. Each year, he travels to both the National the breed and the advancements he’s made to his cow herd over the years. Western Stock Show and the Black Hills Stock Show, where he enjoys “When I first got started running cattle with my dad, I was trying evaluating the cattle and visiting with his Limousin friends. to build our red herd up; however, it seemed like our market was Over the years, Langdeau has invested in bulls including LFLC Dollar wanting black,” said Langdeau. “In recent years, we’ve bred for black Bill, B Bar Cognac 1B, B Bar Bentley 8D, LVLS Fortnite 798F, B Bar Limousin and Lim-Flex calves, and it seems to be working for us.” Langdeau ranches with his wife, Avany, and their five children, continued on page 56 Bailee, Cash, Utah, Elias and Oaklee.
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2020. Mostly, he is excited to see his mating decisions come Martins Kilo 60E ET and to fruition in the upcoming Wulfs Apostle T343A. He’s calving season. shared semen rights with other “We are really looking investors and has enjoyed that forward to seeing Fortnite side of the business, as well. and Wulfs Eisenhower calves And despite a long history of hit the ground this upcoming running cattle through the ups spring,” said Langdeau. “And and downs that come with this we’ve really been loving the business, 2019, in particular, females out of AHCC Red was tough for so many ranchers Xplosion X615 and Wulfs in South Dakota and the Xclusive 2458X, too.” surrounding states. Looking to the future, For Langdeau, the year was Langdeau plans to continue plagued by volatile weather to build his herd, maintaining and market uncertainties. The half and three-quarter blood spring brought late-season The most recent bull acquisition by South Fork Ranch is B Bar Martins Kilo commercial Limousin females. blizzards and flooding, which 60 ET, the high-selling HUNT Credentials son purchased from B Bar Cattle. He also plans to expand his impacted both calving and registered herd, which would planting seasons. The cool, wet summer didn’t make putting up hay allow him to meet the growing demand for bulls from the repeat very easy, and extra moisture received in the fall delayed harvest. customers he has connected with on Facebook. However, even in the face of a rough chapter in the cattle business, To learn more about Langdeau’s operation, find them on Facebook— Langdeau is already looking forward to a better year of ranching in South Fork Ranch Cattle. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amanda Radke raises Limousin cattle with her family at NOLZ Limousin in Mitchell, SD. She is also a blogger for BEEF Magazine and the author of ranch-themed chil-dren’s books, “Levi’s Lost Calf” and “Can-Do Cowkids.” Connect with her at www.amandaradke.com. The cattle available at Hayhook Limousin have proven to withstand the test of time. For more than 25
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• All Black & Polled (most homozygous) • Lim-Flex & Purebreds Available • Performance Data Provided
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Our 40 plus years in the Limousin seedstock industry has been spent designing cattle geared toward the mainstream beef cattle business. In that time, we have become a trusted source for commercial producers and seedstock producers alike. Join the long list of satisfied customers who have come to know and trust Hunt Limousin Ranch.
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Charles & Nancy Hunt Dan, Melinda, Jenna, Adeline & Houston Hunt 10329 Hwy. 136 • Oxford, Nebraska 68967 308/991-3373 (Dan) • 308/920-1120 (Charlie) huntlimo@huntlimousin.com
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by Bruce Derksen
anaging the health of the herd is obviously more than just treating sick animals. This may have been the case decades ago, but at present it is understood that everything from meat quality, birthing, milk production and auction value is impacted by an animal’s health. The big picture can appear an overwhelming task but broken down it can essentially be grouped into compartments—basics of life including nutritional feed, water and protection from the elements—stress free and lowpressure handling—and humane and productive responsibilities including vaccinations and timely castration.
The compartment of feed, hydration and overall nutrition The compartment of feed, hydration and overall nutrition can also be broken down into smaller units. Young, growing cattle will need relatively higher levels of crude protein while pregnant cows and heifers require higher energy and protein levels to reach optimal growth and reproductive performance. In the mature cow herd, feeding should be aimed at a calving time body conditioning score (BCS) of five for cows and six in heifers. This will allow the greatest opportunity to provide adequate colostrum, repair the reproductive tract, initiate new heat cycles to allow timely rebreeding and continue normal frame growth as required. Ken Olson, South Dakota State University extension beef specialist, stresses that protein supplementation should always be considered, especially for spring calving herds that are using lower quality forages such as winter range, crop residues or baled straw. “The first limiting nutrient is protein, simply because the ruminant needs protein to digest forage. If the cow doesn’t have enough protein to create a proper environment for rumen microbes, she can’t digest the fiber in low-quality forage to extract the energy value
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in it,” said Olson. “Research data indicates proper nutrition of the fetus enhances the feedlot performance of the eventual calf, with boosts shown in improved immunity and even improved carcass composition.” The compartment of water is equally important, as water and fluids comprise an average of 60 percent of an animal’s total body weight. Mature cows can consume between 20 and 50 gallons per day thus a quality supply needs to be provided for instances of extreme environmental heat, transportation, fluid loss from diarrhea or pyrexia associated with disease. Dr. Megan Van Emon, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at Montana State University, explains that water is the most essential nutrient for livestock production. “It is needed for numerous processes, such as the regulation of body temperature, growth, digestion, reproduction, metabolism, lubrication of joints, excretion, eyesight etc. Water is also an excellent solvent for amino acids, minerals, glucose, vitamins and metabolic waste.” Working in tandem with water supplies, in areas of extreme heat and humidity, it is essential that cattle are protected from the radiation of the sun and strength of the wind by natural or man-made shelter. Each animal must have enough space to viably repel weather challenges, whether in the feedlot or pastures.
The compartment of stress free and low-pressure handling In the compartment of stress-free and low-pressure handling, it is vital to practice proper animal husbandry, not only in the public eye of today’s inter-connected society, but as a staple of ranch and feedlot work processes. It is fact that stress breeds disease and must be held to
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continued from page 58 an absolute minimum. But stress free does not mean life in a vacuum. Cattle handling is still a physical act, so practicality cannot be ignored. Pressure is needed to create movement, but it is important to know when to use it and when to release it. Ron Gill, program leader for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service said, “Just getting them to move and do what you want them to do, that’s stockmanship. But when I take stockmanship to the next level and use that to actually manage the psychology and well-being of an animal, that’s low-stress handling. Use the right pressure at the right time and make sure they have a place to go.” Cattle will display their own emotional states and all interactions with handlers will affect stress levels and health status. They will remember both positive and negative situations and react accordingly.
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The compartment of the necessities of life
Sale hosted by Limousin365.com Sale Opens: JAN 13, Noon CST Sale Closes: JAN 14, 6 p.m. CST Featuring hand-selected bulls from Limousin breeders exhibiting bulls at the National Western Stock Show Show. Every bull offered will be on display in the Yards.
SALE TEAM:
KILEY MCKINNA KEN HOLLOWAY (402) 350-3447 (580) 581-7652
MARK SMITH (515) 229-5227
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2020 NWSS LIMOUSIN SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 7:00 p.m. Magness Mile-High Elite Female Sale SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 5:00 p.m. National Limousin Sale MONDAY, JANUARY 13 7:30 a.m. Annual Meeting 6:00 p.m. Membership Banquet & Genetics on Ice Auction TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 9:00 a.m. Junior Limousin & Lim-Flex® Shows 1:00 p.m. National Limousin MOE Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 9:00 a.m Limousin & Lim-Flex Pen & Carload Shows
Lastly, the compartment containing the delivery of the necessities of life including vaccinations, parasite control and humane castration is extremely important when striving for health management. Vaccinations do not provide 100 percent protection, but they do increase the level of herd immunity and the level of disease resistance in individual animals. “Vaccination continues to be one of the most important management tools in the fight against infectious disease,” said Gerald Stokka, Associate Professor at North Dakota State University and Timothy Goldsmith, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, in a combined research study. “As such, it is imperative that veterinarians are involved in the recommendation of the administration and use of efficacious vaccines, resulting in the desired protective immune response.” Both producers and consumers derive benefits from providing the necessities of life for cattle including proper castration techniques. In a perfect world, this procedure would be done as soon as possible after calves ingest a bellyful of colostrum. Studies have shown that calves castrated as young as 24 hours of age show a reduced stress level and lower rates of sickness. Ease of the procedures is also greatly enhanced by managing a newborn in comparison to an older, stronger animal. Beyond reducing sexual activity and reproduction, bulls are naturally aggressive and as such castration is necessary for the welfare of the herd and the protection of those that work with them. The large picture of overall health management can be broken down and profitably realized by paying attention to the individual compartments of feed, water and nutrients, protection from the environment, stress free conditions and life’s necessities. When combined with the technical expertise of veterinarians, nutritionists and feed company specialists, overall health management can become a reality for all operations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bruce Derksen has worked in Western Canada’s ranching and feedlot industry for more than 30 years. In his spare time, he writes about present day agriculture related topics, hoping to give today’s producers as much up to date information about the future of the industry as possible.
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14th Annual
HAGER CATTLE COMPANY
BULL SALE APRIL 14, 2020 • 2 PM CST AT THE RANCH • KARLSRUHE, NORTH DAKOTA New Date & New Location!
100 BULLS SELL Many are 1/2 and 3/4 brothers to the bulls pictured.
AHCC SOUTH DAKOTA 923F
AHCC YPSILANTI 135F
AHCC HEARTLAND 901F
50% Lim-Flex • Sire: Mohnen South Dakota 402
48% Lim-Flex • Sire EBFL Ypsilanti 420Y
87% Limousin • Sire: MAGS Anchor
AHCC FINISH LINE 296F
AHCC BARN BURNER 217F
AHCC YPSILANTI 213F
62% Lim-Flex • Sire: AHCC Angus Valley 911B
62% Lim-Flex • Sire: AHCC Barn Burner B907
59% Lim-Flex • Sire: EBFL Ypsilanti 420Y
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ever forget, notes Cornell Professor of Forage Management Jerry Cherney, the relationship between grazing cattle and their grass is one of predator and prey. Like any meat-eating predator, cattle hunt where the hunting’s easiest. On hilly range, that usually means they linger within a mile of water, and as near as the food supply allows, to shade. The spot-grazing that results creates several problems for producers. In fact, it is uneven grazing distribution rather than too many cattle that causes most overgrazing problems in western range-lands, according to Derek Bailey with Montana State. Those problems include: Forage isn’t used fully, uniformly and to highest profit. Cattle often congregate in lowlands along streams and overgraze that vegetation, even while abundant quality forage goes unused on uplands. The resulting high-traffic watering areas are subject both to pollution and erosion. Trampling by cattle and wildlife can reduce stream bank stability and increase erosion. Nutrients returned to the soil through manure are not spread to their best effect. Spreading the utilization of range land forage across the landscape usually prevents the heavy use associated with concentrated grazing. When producers successfully even out distribution, the resulting light or moderate forage use allows plants to grow more vigorously, maintaining or even increasing cover. Several tools have been identified over the years to improve distribution: Fencing and herding. Numerous studies show that when pastures are fenced into controlled paddocks, and cattle are herded at a relatively high stocking rate, they will reduce their time spent resting near water and shade where overgrazing occurs. Water placement. Spacing water supplies—if practical—can help even out grazing patterns. Fertilization and renovation. Improving range with selected species of native and tame grasses as well as strategic fertilization can help stretch the forage base located at natural grazing hotspots.
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Salting. Strategic placement of salt/mineral also draws cattle from water, evens out grazing pressure and widens the area of grazing. Judicious salting has been shown to increase carrying capacity as much as 19 percent. Each of those solutions, however, creates its own set of problems. Riding cattle is labor-intensive. Fertilization is expensive and usually short term. Water developments and fencing are expensive and often impractical in range settings. Low-moisture block supplements. Research suggests low-moisture block supplements help to cost-effectively distribute grazing on open ranges. Strategic placement of supplement has been suggested as one tool to improve grazing distribution. In fact, past research has shown grazing near riparian areas dropped dramatically when supplement was moved to areas that were previously underutilized. However, the difficulty in delivering supplement cost-effectively has often made its use as a grass-management tool impractical. Low-moisture molasses-based high-protein supplement blocks are highly palatable, easy to deliver by four-wheeler, trailer or pickup truck and can be placed and self-fed in rougher terrain than liquid or dry supplements. They offer managers the potential to lure cattle to more rugged topography than is practical with other types of supplement. Derek Bailey, while at Montana State, conducted a study during the fall and winter of 1997 to evaluate that potential. The study, based on two ranches near Havre and Cascade, Montana, measured forage use and grazing patterns in a 640-acre foothills pasture varying from 3,800 to 4,200 feet elevation, an 800-acre foothills pasture varying from 3,500 to 4,000 feet, and a 1,620-acre mountain pasture varying from 4,900 to 5,500 feet. After discarding both riparian areas and those with greater than 40 percent slope, Bailey’s team divided the remaining ground into moderate and difficult terrain, platted into
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On days when you may not have the time to do your research and fine tune your details, it doesn’t hurt to let our gray hairs make your load a little lighter. By combining today’s latest technology with our 40 years of Limousin experience, we are confident we can help you navigate 21st century seedstock production. If you need help sale day, an outside eye at breeding time, or boots on the ground when you can’t be two places at once, we stand ready to put our experience to work for you. We’re only a call away if you are looking for new genetics, marketing advice, breeding help or risk management. Through the years, we’ve driven a lot of miles and looked at a lot of Limousin seedstock, nobody knows the trail better.
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We’ve been sourcing and selling Limousin and Lim-Flex semen for 27 years. We stand ready to offer you the ability to mix and match your semen needs and save time and money, with one stop ordering and shipment. Please stop by our website, WWW.GRASSROOTSGENETICS.COM for the latest in bulls, information and pictures. If you need advice or a second opinion, give us a call, we love to talk cattle. Since 1995, we have been pleased to be agents for American Live Stock Insurance, offering the livestock mortality insurance products of Markel Insurance. If you need to cover the risk on your new herd bull or donor female, drop us a line, we can help insure you sleep easy at night.
We are pleased to be working with the following programs on their sale day. If we can get you a catalog, more information, or an additional eye on site, give us a call JAN 11
Magness Mile High Elite Females, Denver, CO
JAN 12
National Limousin Sale, Denver, CO
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Denver Carloads Online Bull Sale, Denver, CO
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Spring Creeks Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Fennimore, WI
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Symens Brothers Production Sale, Amherst, SD
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Wieczorek Limousin, Mt. Vernon, SD
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Lonely Valley Limousin, Creston, NE
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Linhart Limousin, Leon, IA
MAR 14 Hall-Coyote Hills & Friends Bulls, Chattanooga, OK MAR 21 Pinegar Limousin, Springfield, MO MAR 22 Magness Southern Bulls, Miami, OK APR 4
Magness Western Slope Bulls, Loma, CO
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Wulf Cattle, Atkinson, NE
APR 14 Hager Cattle Co., Karlsruhe, ND APR 15
Peterson’s L7 Bar, Pukwana, SD
APR 18 Heart of Missouri American Pie, Lebanon, MO MAY 2
Hall-Coyote Hills & Friends Females, Chattanooga, OK
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JAN 21, 2020 Bidding Ends 7 p.m. CST hosted on:
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67- to 135-acre sub-units, which were then randomly assigned to receive either supplement or no supplement. Bailey carefully sub-divided the grazing test area so his team could compare the effect on grazing caused by supplementation under similar terrain, weather, cattle and management against non-supplemented control areas. “Being able to compare against a control is what gives us good real-life, solid data,” Bailey noted. “We saw immediately the tight control aspect was what set this experiment apart from others in the past,” said Mark Robbins, Research Coordinator for Ridley Block Operations, which helped support the study. Every 7 to 10 days, low-moisture cooked molasses blocks were placed in the supplemented sub-units. Salt was also placed at half of the sites in both sub-units. The research team then measured differences in forage utilization by measuring stubble height as well as by clipping and weighing, counting the number of fecal pats both before and after supplement and salt placement and counting cattle visiting the sites. They found: • More cattle were observed in areas with supplement (32 percent) than in control areas (3 percent). • The increase in fecal pats was greater in areas with supplement (3.3 pats/100 square meters) than control areas (0.5) indicating greater use and more time spent there. • Change in forage utilization was greater in areas with supplement (17 percent) than in control areas (-1 percent). For supplemented areas, the increase in forage utilization was greater in moderate terrain than in difficult terrain. • Consumption of cooked molasses supplement was consistent across all terrains with the exception of steep terrain in one pasture (0.34 lb./hd/d). It ranged from 0.63 to 0.85 pound per-head, per-day in the other areas. • Cattle consumed more salt near supplement than in control areas. But providing salt did not affect where cattle grazed in this study. Bailey’s work demonstrates placing cooked molasses supplement blocks in under-utilized range land can be an important tool for improving uniformity of grazing by beef cows in foothills range land during the fall and early winter. “This study clearly demonstrates that producers now have a chance to open up more areas within these mountain pastures by using supplementation,” Bailey notes.
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ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE MON., FEBRUARY 24, 2020 At the Ranch - Flintoft, Saskatchewan
OFFERING…
70 Two-Year-Old & Long Yearling Bulls 10 Fall-Born Open Heifers
JYF
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Several sons of this legend in the making sell! Including our Denver Pen Bulls.
Take advantage of the exchange rate, up to 25% off for American buyers. Box 14, Flintoft, SK S0H 1R0 KELLY & NORMA YORGA H: 306-263-4432 • C: 306-642-7023 • F: 306-263-4473 yorgakelly@gmail.com JEFFREY YORGA 306-531-5717 • jeffyorga@yahoo.ca
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Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT
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he new genetic evaluation, Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT, offers groundbreaking advances in the prediction of EPDs for the IGS group. Here are some frequently asked questions and answers to help you better understand the new evaluation. 1. What are the key features of the Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT? • Faster and more automated system allowing for frequent genetic evaluations. • Improved use of genomic data with Single-step. • Improved methodology for predictions of all traits. • More accurate accuracy. • More flexibility to add additional traits or change methods for future improvements. 2. How is IGS’s single-step approach different from blending for genomic evaluation? The blending approach uses separate steps to calculate genomicallyenhanced EPDs. This approach requires two steps. The first step is
to estimate the effects of DNA markers through a process called “training” or “calibration”. These effects are then used to calculate molecular breeding values (MBVs) on genotyped animals. The MBVs are then combined with traditionally calculated EPDs to enhance the accuracy of the traditionally calculated EPDs. The blending process is only performed on genotyped animals. Befitting its name, the single-step approach calculates genomically-enhanced EPDs in one step—using DNA, pedigree information and phenotypes simultaneously. As a result, the DNA information not only improves the accuracy of prediction on genotyped animals, but also on the relatives and contemporaries of the genotyped animals. In a sense, all animals are genomically-enhanced under the single-step approach. There are also issues inherent in the blending process that are solved with single-step. Similar to the fact that only reporting phenotypes on a selected group of animals in your herd can lead to less informative (and more biased) EPDs with traditional evaluation, problems can exist with blending as it only involves genotyped animals—and genotyped animals tend to be highly selected. However, because single-step includes information from non-genotyped as well as genotyped animals, the issues are corrected. 3. H ow is the Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT different than other single- step models used in other genetic evaluations? It is well established that DNA markers vary greatly in their effect on traits—ranging from a large to no impact. To leverage this biological fact in a statistically advantageous manner, the BOLT single-step method only utilizes markers that have a meaningful impact on the traits of interest, while ignoring those that have little to no effect. By using this approach, BOLT reduces the statistical “noise” and thereby increases the accuracy of prediction. By circumventing the “noise,” BOLT-generated EPDs tend to be more accurate than EPDs generated by organizations that are relegated to using all markers in their single-step evaluation. 4. How many DNA markers are being used? The Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT uses a subset of weighted markers based on a research study performed by continued on page 66
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“30 Guns in 30 Days” Rules: 1) One ticket per each $25.00 or 5 for $100.00 donation 2) A ticket will be drawn for thirty (30) consecutive days starting in January 2020 during Limousin activities of the National Western Stock Show with oversight by an external CPA. 3) Winning tickets drawn will be re-entered in the raffle. Each ticket represents an opportunity to win thirty (30) guns
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And With the generous donations of several donors, Lot 1 of the Genetics on Ice Benefit Auction will be the CornerPost “Herd in a Tank.” “Herd in a Tank” consists of eggs by 4 elite Limousin donors: TMCK Balancer 173U x MAGS Thora 4518T Donated by Magness Land & Cattle EXLR Lisa 8223X x MAGS Aviator 373A Donated by Edwards Land & Cattle AHCC Dakota Diamond 6061D x TNGC Empire 736E, Donated by ATAK Limousin
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continued from page 64 Drs. Mahdi Saatchi and Dorian Garrick, while they were scientists at Iowa State University. Drs. Saatchi and Garrick first used the 50,000 markers to determine a subset of weighted markers that are highly associated with economically-relevant traits in beef cattle with consistent effects across breeds. Because the IGS evaluation is for multiple breeds, it is important to remove markers with inconsistent effects or no effects in different breeds. The Saatchi and Garrick research also found that utilizing genotypes on animals of multiple breeds consistently increased the accuracy of prediction within a particular breed when compared to limiting DNA utilization to only animals of a particular breed. 5. Why are some traits influenced by markers and others are not? The genetic architectures of various traits are different. Some are controlled by few genes with large effects and some are controlled by many small-effects genes. In the current DNA profilers, there are some markers with high correlations with corresponding genes for some traits and low correlations with others. That’s why we see the different DNA added values for different traits. It is hard to change the genetic architecture of a trait. But, new DNA profilers or future technologies may help to improve the value of DNA information for such traits. Furthermore, some maternal traits, like Maternal CalvingEase and Milk, are difficult to predict with genomics because there are so few females genotyped. Increasing the number of cows and heifers genotyped will improve the ability to use genomics to predict maternal traits.
We were breeding Lim-Flex before Lim-Flex were cool. Nearly 40 years ago we recognized the advantages of Limousin x Angus cattle and have been breeding them ever since. We strive to produce bulls and females that combine structural soundness with performance, maternal and carcass traits.
6. Will genomic testing replace the need to submit phenotype records? No, reporting actual records is critical. The value of genomic predictions increases as the amount of phenotypic information increases. Furthermore, at this point, animals cannot achieve high accuracy with genomic data alone. High accuracy EPDs are only achievable by collecting many phenotypic records on offspring.
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7. H ow do we know predictions via BOLT are better than the previous system (Cornell software)? The IGS evaluation team has conducted a series of validations to compare the BOLT system to the Cornell system. BOLT-derived EPDs had higher correlations to birth, weaning and yearling weights (0.34, 0.29 and 0.26, respectively) than the Cornell derived EPDs (0.27, 0.19 and 0.20, respectively). Furthermore, there was a larger difference in average progeny performance (birth, weaning and yearling) of the top 1% compared to the bottom 1% animals in the BOLT derived EPDs compared to the Cornell calculated EPDs. Both validations suggest the BOLT EPDs align better with the actual phenotypes than the Cornell EPDs.
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8. Why do some animals have substantial changes in their indexes? Though the correlations between the previous (Cornell derived) EPDs/indexes and the BOLT derived EPDs/indexes are relatively
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strong, there will be some animals that happen to move in a consistently favorable or unfavorable direction in a number of EPDs. Because indexes are comprised of several EPDs, even though movement in individual EPDs may be considered small, movement in the same direction across EPDs may yield sizable movements in the index value. This is particularly true for animals that have consistent movement in traits that are drivers of a particular index. Though in a large population like ours we would expect to see several animals with substantial index movement, these animals will be the exception to the rule.
had a passion for Red Limousin cattle. These three females are keeping us on the cutting-edge of red-hided genetics.
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9. H ow does BOLT improve our calculation of accuracy? “True” accuracy can be thought of as the gold standard of accuracy. It is statistically unbiased, and therefore the ultimate measure of accuracy. True accuracy is the accuracy resulting from direct calculation. Unfortunately, even with the massively powerful computing capacity now in existence, the direct calculation of accuracy is not possible on datasets the size of ours. Because we cannot calculate accuracy directly, other approaches to accuracy calculation have been developed. In our Cornell evaluation platform, and all others in existence other than BOLT, the calculation of the accuracy associated with each EPD is achieved through “approximation” methods. It has long been known these methods are a very crude approach to the calculation of accuracy—tending to overestimate accuracy. Another approach to the calculation of accuracy is via “sampling” methodology. Sampling is shown to be a more accurate predictor of accuracy. In fact, the results of this method were reported to be virtually identical to true accuracy. Unfortunately, due to its computationally intense nature, sampling has long been thought an infeasible approach to the calculation of accuracy on large databases. BOLT, however, has changed the landscape in this area. By employing unique computing strategies that leverage both software and hardware efficiencies, BOLT performs what was previously unthinkable—utilizing a sampling methodology to calculate what is essentially true accuracy. Because BOLT can calculate true accuracy, we can put more confidence in our accuracy metrics. Put another way, unlike with approximation, we can count on the predicted movements associated with possible change holding true over time. This was not the case with our Cornell system nor any other system in existence. 10. Why do the carcass EPDs generally have an increase in accuracy with BOLT while this is not a case for other traits? You will notice that while the Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation powered by BOLT will generally produce lower accuracies than the Cornell system for growth and calving-ease traits, the opposite is true for carcass traits. One reason behind the differing accuracy outcomes is several years ago the evaluation team developed a way to temper inflated accuracies in the Cornell carcass evaluation. Unfortunately, this was not possible for growth traits. Another reason is that the Cornell system only used the carcass and its corresponding ultrasound trait (e.g., marbling score and IMF) to predict carcass EPDs, while
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records on several additional correlated traits are leveraged with the BOLT system. A new feature of the BOLT evaluation is a new approach to the calculation of Carcass Weight EPDs. Due to limitations, our previous Carcass Weight EPDs did not incorporate actual carcass weights. They were predicted through an index of birth, weaning, and yearling weights. Besides using prior growth records (weaning, post weaning), the new approach also includes actual carcass weights. This feature will undoubtedly lead to a more accurate prediction of carcass weight. 11. What can I do to improve the predictions on my herd? Whole Herd Reporting—If you haven’t already, you should consider enrolling your entire herd with a breed association total herd reporting program as it offers the most complete picture of the genetics involved in your herd.
Proper contemporary groups—It is important for the genetic evaluation that you group, to the best of your ability, animals that were treated uniformly. Proper reporting of contemporary groups ensures better predictions for all. Take data collection and reporting seriously—Phenotypes are the fuel that drives the genetic evaluation. Take pride in collecting accurate data. If possible, try to collect additional phenotypes like mature cow weight, cow body condition score, feed intake and carcass data. Use genomics—DNA testing adds more information to what we know about an animal. The more genotypes we collect, the better we can predict DNA-tested animals in the future. Also, the more relatives genotyped, the better we can predict their relatives in future generations. Therefore, to ensure your bloodlines are well represented in the predictions, genotype your animals.
START THE NEW YEAR with a New ROM’N Herd Sire Our entire group of yearling herd-sire prospects are for sale privately on a first-come, first-served basis.
STOP BY OUR DENVER PEN During your trip to the National Western, be sure to visit our pen in the yards. Our powerful pen bulls will be available for sale during the stock show.
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Bulls from our program have been placed in leading herds across the country. 20129 450th Ave. • Arlington, SD 57212 f www.romnlimousin.com • romnlimo@msn.com ROBERT “COOKIE” & MARY NIELSON 605.203.0903 • 605.203.0904 ADAM, MICHELLE, GREYSON & PALMER NIELSON 605.203.0733 • 605.203.0732
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NCBA
Legislative Roundup
U.S. Senate Introduction Of Real MEAT Act
U.S./China Trade Deal
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. and China have agreed to a phase one trade deal: “The announcement of a phase one deal with China is welcome news for the U.S. beef industry. While we wait to learn more about the details of the agreement, we are optimistic this positive news will bring long lasting relief to farmers and ranchers who have been targeted with China’s retaliatory tariffs for many months.” said Woodall. “While tariffs grab most of the headlines, China’s unjustifiable non-tariff barriers and restrictions on science-based production technologies must be addressed so that Chinese consumers can enjoy the same high-quality, safe and sustainablyproduced U.S. beef that Americans have enjoyed for decades. We encourage the Trump Administration to keep working with China to establish meaningful market access and rules of trade based on market demand and science, most importantly. This is an important step forward and something that both countries must build on for our mutual prosperity. “
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NCBA applauded the introduction of the Real MEAT (Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully) Act of 2019 by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska. The Senate bill is a companion to H.R. 4881, which was introduced by U.S. Representatives Roger Marshall (R - 1st Dist., Kansas) and Anthony Brindisi (D - 22nd Dist., N.Y.). “It’s clear that fake-meat companies are continuing to mislead consumers about the nutritional merits and actual ingredient composition of their products,” said NCBA President Jennifer Houston. “We commend the efforts of Senator Fischer on introducing this legislation, which would end deceptive labeling of fake meat products and allow cattle producers to compete on a level playing field.” “Beef is derived from cattle—period,” Senator Fischer said. “Under USDA, beef undergoes a rigorous inspection and labeling process, but plant-based protein products that mimic beef and are sometimes labeled as beef are overseen by the FDA instead. These products are not held to the same food safety and labeling standards as beef. The NCBA has been a leader on this issue, and I am thankful for their strong support of the Real MEAT Act, which will protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices and bring transparency to the grocery store.” Specifically, The Real Meat Act will: 1. Codify the Definition of Beef for Labeling Purposes • Establish a federal definition of beef that applies to food labels; • Preserve the Congressional Intent of the Beef Promotion and Research Act; 2. Reinforce Existing Misbranding Provisions to Eliminate Consumer Confusion • FDA has misbranding provisions for false or misleading labels; • Prevent further consumer confusion with alternative protein products; • Clarify the imitation nature of these alternative protein products;
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3. Enhance the Federal Government’s Ability to Enforce the Law • FDA will have to notify USDA if an imitation meat product is determined to be misbranded; • If FDA fails to undertake enforcement within 30 days of notifying USDA, the Secretary of Agriculture is granted authority to seek enforcement action.
Movement On USMCA
NCBA President Jennifer Houston issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the U.S.- Mexico -Canada Agreement (USMCA): “There is no higher policy priority for America’s beef producers than maintaining our duty-free access to Canada and Mexico, and that’s exactly what the USMCA will do. The Trump Administration and Speaker Pelosi deserve credit for working together to get this deal done, and now is the time for Congress to approve USMCA so our producers can move forward with the certainty they need and deserve.”
Finalization of Trade Deal With Japan
NCBA President Jennifer Houston issued the following statement in response to Japan’s final approval of a trade deal that will lower tariffs for U.S. beef exports to that nation: “There’s just no other way to say it: this is a tremendous victory and a great day for America’s beef producers and Japanese consumers. Japan is the number one export market for U.S. beef, and for many years it has been a top priority of NCBA to remove tariff and nontariff trade barriers that have prevented American beef producers from meeting Japanese consumer demand for safe and high-quality U.S. beef. This agreement levels the playing field and opens the door for U.S. beef producers to meet consumer demand in Japan. NCBA has been a strong supporter of President Trump’s push for a bilateral trade deal with Japan, and we look forward to capitalizing on this opportunity in 2020. “Over the past few years, NCBA has met countless times with our nation’s top trade negotiators and Japanese trade officials to underscore the importance of market access to Japan to America’s cattle producers. NCBA is honored to have been a part of the process from day one right on through to the official signing ceremony with President Trump in the White House. Because of the Administration’s commitment to this issue, America’s cattle producers will no longer be at a competitive disadvantage in our largest export market. That means our current market of $2 billion a year—nearly $100 per head sold—is likely to grow in the years to come.”
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Legislation to Preserve Family Farms Introduced In Congress
NCBA announced its strong support for the “Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019.” Introduced by U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D - 20th Dist. - Calif.) and Jackie Walorski (R - 2nd Dist. - Ind.), this important bipartisan legislation would expand IRS Code Section 2032A to allow more ranchers and farmers to take advantage of the special use valuation and protect family-owned businesses from the devastating impact of the death tax.
NCBA President Jennifer Houston said that ranchers and farmers are very appreciative of the death tax relief that was passed as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), but that many cattle producers are either still vulnerable to the death tax or will be vulnerable when the TCJA exemption limits revert back in 2026. “America’s beef producers should never be forced to sell any of their family’s farm, ranch or business due to a death of a family member,” Houston said. “NCBA is committed to the fight to defend family continued on page 74
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Magness Land & Cattle Mile High Elite Female Sale............................................. Denver, CO
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Linhart Limousin Business Done Right Bull Sale.......................................................Leon, IA
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ranches and farms and has long advocated for sound policies that will preserve family-owned beef operations for generations to come. I applaud Representatives Panetta and Walorski for their leadership and dedication to protecting future generations of agricultural producers who seek to preserve a multigenerational legacy by maintaining a family-owned business.” In the Tax Reform Act of 1976, Congress recognized the disproportionate burden of the death tax on agricultural producers and created Section 2032A as a way to help farmers keep their farms. However, the benefits of Section 2032A have been stymied over the years as the cap on deductions has failed to keep pace with the rising value of farmland. The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019 increases the maximum amount allowed under the exemption from $750,000 to $11 million (indexed for inflation), thus reviving a critically important tool in the toolbox for farm and ranch families across the U.S. If enacted, this legislation will provide a permanent solution to an issue that has long plagued our nation’s cattle producers.
NCBA Supports Effort to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
NCBA believes that responsible use of antimicrobial drugs will aid in preserving the future effectiveness of antimicrobial agents against common pathogens in both human and animal species. In 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) set forward a challenge to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR Challenge). Since its launch, the AMR Challenge has been one of the most ambitious global initiatives to combat antibiotic resistance, garnering broad support and engagement from across sectors, states and countries. In response to the CDC’s AMR Challenge, NCBA worked to increase participation in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program. By increasing BQA certification numbers, NCBA seeks to ensure beef producers are responsible and judicious in their use of antimicrobial products through every segment of the industry. The number of beef producers who have completed certification exceeds 318,000 producers, an increase of more than 73 percent over last year’s number. Today, 85 percent of beef in the United States comes from cattle which have been produced by BQA-certified cattlemen and women. In all, a total of 318,415 producers have completed a BQA training program. NCBA is proud of the efforts of our beef producing community to take steps necessary to improve and protect our beef supply. The motto of BQA outreach is “The Right Way is the Only Way,” and we stand behind that principle and the industry’s work to supply consumers with the safest, highest quality beef possible.
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It’s been a few years since we have had a sale, but our commitment to breeding and raising the right kind of Limousin cattle has never wavered. We are super proud of the results we are getting from utilizing the best in AI and embryo transplant. There is no better example than the success we had at the 2019 NAILE.
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CJLM Zonked 338B Dam of Wintergreen 2015 NAILE
ETHR Zonked 338Z Maternal Grandam of Wintergreen Reserve Grand Champion, 2013 NAILE
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Mineral Supplementation
The Benefits You May Not See by Caitlin Hebbert Livestock Consultant Noble Research Institute
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t’s no secret that good nutritional management is one of the most vital contributions to a profitable herd. Within the realm of cattle nutrition, protein and energy tend to receive the most hype due to their direct relationships to growth performance and overall body condition. This hype is rightfully placed since the first step to a good nutrition program is to identify and meet protein and energy requirements. The second step involves the lesserdiscussed dark horse of the ruminant nutrition world: minerals. Much of the discussion surrounding minerals is vague, and information is more often accepted by producers than is understood since the world of minerals is complicated and tedious to navigate. As a result, I often find myself on the receiving end of this conversation: “Mineral is so expensive and consumption seems to be hit-or-miss. What will happen if I stop feeding mineral?” Mineral consumption does indeed vary—from animal to animal as well as from one month to the next. This is often reflective of changing mineral content in forage, fortified winter supplements and the
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production phase of cattle (growing, lactating, gestating, etc.). These fluctuations should not deter you from making mineral an option to your cattle year-round, as other sources of mineral for grazing cattle are neither constant nor consistent. It is also important to note that the mineral deficiencies of cattle on an otherwise-well-managed nutrition program are often relatively minor. This may be referred to as a subclinical deficiency, a deficiency that presents itself in obscure ways. Subclinical symptoms, while not always initially obvious, usually become apparent after they’ve already impacted your bottom line. Most of these subclinical deficiencies make you scratch your head and think “Hmmm, something is a little off,” but rarely would you make the connection between a change in or a lack of mineral with the discrepancies you are observing. That is, unless you were aware of those connections existing. Below are a few such connections that I’ve observed anecdotally, encountered in conversations with producers and verified in research. “My conception rates are a little low this year.” Many cow herds will soon be in the midst of calving and are rapidly approaching breeding season. The mineral requirements (and nutritional requirements in general) of cows are at their peak when lactation is also at its peak, 30 to 60 days postpartum. It is critical at this time to make sure your cows are in optimal body condition and that they have all the tools on the cellular level to conceive early in the breeding season. Some of these tools are minerals that are highly active in various reproductive processes. Selenium, zinc and manganese in particular have been found to have direct effects on reproduction in cattle, significantly affecting processes such as ovarian function, steroidal synthesis, and even testicular development and function in bulls. It is not uncommon for an extreme mineral deficiency to result in an open cow (as in she doesn’t get bred or, just as likely, she suffers early embryonic loss following conception). However, a subclinical deficiency may yield a bred heifer or cow—but one that conceived during second or third service rather than conceiving upon first AI service or exposure to bull. This could lower pregnancy rates in a short breeding season or extend your calving season. It is well-documented that cows and heifers that conceive early in the breeding season sustain a longer, more productive herd life. Doing what you can to ensure early conception can help boost your long-term profitability.
Minor Limousin is moving at full speed. We’ve been adding top-end genetics to our program the last few years and loving the results. It’s individuals like these that are moving our program full speed ahead.
MINO FIONA 001F
HomoB/HomoP• 57% Lim-Flex CJSL Creed 5042C x AUTO Callie 403D CE: 15 BW: 0.6 WW: 67 YW: 107 MK: 26 DC: 14 RE: .84 MB: .28 $MTI: 63 This female represents the quality we are producing. Big-bodied, maternal females anyone can build a herd around.
AUTO STRAWBERRY 431D
R/P • Fullblood SVL Polled Impact 516U x AUTO Red Pepper 216X CE: 8 BW: 2.5 WW: 57 YW: 88 MK: 25 DC: 9 RE: 1.32 MB: -.61 $MTI: 32 This Polled Fullblood female is being utilized in our embryo transplant program to produce both Fullbloods and polled Purebreds. Watch for her progeny to be a big part of our program.
“I seem to be treating more calves post-weaning than usual.” Many minerals have dramatic implications in the immune system and its function. Lack of optimal mineral management at the cow-calf level is speculated to be correlated to sickness later on in life—such as incidence of respiratory illness at the feedlot. When calves are retained at the ranch and preconditioned, the consequences or benefits of nutrition earlier in their life often come to light. Adequate mineral nutrition may be just as important as, and may enhance, the viability of a vaccination program. This is not to say that minerals are the magic bullet to end all morbidity problems, but they are an important part of the equation along with genetics, vaccination and overall management. continued on page 78 • JANUARY 2020
COLE EXPLORER 22E
HomoP/DB • Purebred COLE Architect 08A x COLE Miss Windfall 126Y CE: 9 BW: 2.3 WW: 100 YW: 148 MK: 16 DC: 10 RE: 1.39 MB: -.53 $MTI: 46 This syndicated sire is playing a big role in our program. As we get more of his calves on the ground the more excited we are about the exceptional performance, muscle and carcass traits he offers.
SEMEN $40. Contact Grassroots Genetics 866.305.9600
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continued from page 77 “My cattle aren’t keeping or gaining condition as well as they have in the past.” Many metabolic processes in the body are regulated or activated by minerals, including processes vital to sustain physiological systems through periods of high growth. For example, digestibility can be driven or impeded by availability of minerals. Digestibility in ruminants is largely impacted by the state of the microbial population in the rumen, making microbes the driving force behind utilization of nutrients. Rumen microbes require a specific environment and substrates in order to thrive and survive, and the availability of certain minerals (depending on the microbe) are part of this specificity. While you should not expect the presence or absence of a mineral supplement to behave like an ionophore or a growth implant in terms of feed efficiency or pounds of gain, a mineral supplement is a key player in the digestibility and absorption of all nutrients and their subsequent utilization in the body. While any major nutrient deficiency will likely be visibly apparent by way of body condition or average daily gain (or lack thereof ), a subclinical deficiency may cost you a pound per week, which really adds up come sale time.
Most mineral supplements are formulated to be consumed at a rate of 2 to 4 ounces per head per day. If your supplement targets 4 ounces, and a cow is “off ” supplement about one-third of the year (due to her needs being met through other sources), then she’s consuming about 60 pounds of mineral per year. At an estimated $35 for a 50-pound bag of loose mineral, meeting her mineral needs costs you $42 per head per year. Plus $42 is less expensive than having to replace a cow that fell out of your target calving season. It’s also less expensive than the ¼ pound you may sacrifice in calves every day and the cost of just one treatment for respiratory illness. Though not always immediately evident, being intentional and consistent about keeping mineral in front of your cattle will benefit both your herd and your bottom line in the long run.
Mineral Benefits The benefits you reap when offering mineral include: • Greater utilization of forage and feed. • Higher quality colostrum. • More optimal reproductive performance. • Fewer incidences of illness.
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In recent years we’ve made a concentrated effort to add big-name genetics to upgrade our herd. The current herd sires and donors being used in our program are among the breed’s best. We invite you to come see the results.
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Homo Polled • 43% Lim-Flex PIE The Cowboy Kind 343 x ENGD Zenana 2074Z • CE: 7 BW: 1.2 WW: 64 YW: 104 MK: 15 DC: 16 MB: -.02 $MTI: 51 Looking for red bull with a different pedigree that will make them all polled? Red Dirt Cowboy is the one to saddle up to. His first calves possess the added body, bone and performance we hoped they would and his balanced EPD profile adds instant value to a calf crop. SEMEN $40 - Contact Grassroots Genetics 866.305.9600
MAGS Xanthous
Homo Black • Homo Polled • 75% Lim-Flex DHVO Deuce 132R x BOHI Rhonda 314R Dam of MAGS Zodiac This female is one of the cornerstone females in our program. We have progeny coming out of her and big-name sires such as TMCK Camden Yards, COLE Architect and MAGS Winston. She has a son by AHCC Hemi that looks outstanding.
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of LIMOUSIN International Acclaim After many years in the Limousin business at Westlock, Alberta, we are excited about establishing our U.S.-based program in Perryville, Missouri. We recently added 10 bred heifers from our Canadian herd, all go back to our original cow that was purchased in 1995. Blending the best genetics in both countries will be an asset to breeders in the USA and Canada.
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Miss Architect 831F
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Miss Challenger 8130F 81% • 4/6/18 • HetP/HomoB S: COLE Challenger 100C D: COLE Miss Windfall 3153A
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Trading Up in Herd Revenue I
by Wes Ishmael
n any market, one of the most straightforward means of increasing herd productivity and revenue might be one too easily taken for granted: selecting heifers that breed early in the breeding season. “Heifers that become pregnant early in their first breeding season remain in the herd longer and are more productive,” says Cliff Lamb, head of the animal science department at Texas A&M University. “The number one reason we cull animals early in the herd is because they fail to breed during the breeding season.” This was during an annual Cattlemen’s College. In fact, using data from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center—some 25,000 heifers—Lamb explained heifers that became pregnant within the first 21 days of their first breeding season weaned the equivalent of three-quarters of another calf during their production lifetime, compared to heifers that didn’t conceive until after 21 days. “Age at puberty is a major factor that influences reproductive success of beef heifers,” Lamb explains in, Prebreeding Management for Successful Development of Beef Replacement Heifers. “Ideally, heifers should reach puberty approximately 60 days before the beginning of their first breeding season, increasing their chances of becoming pregnant and allowing them to conceive earlier in the season. The timing of first conception is also important to the overall
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productivity of a heifer.” He adds that mature cows that calve at the beginning of the calving season also wean heavier calves. Weight and age are two primary drivers of age at puberty in heifers; adequate nutrition is key. “It is important to consider that Bos taurus (European) beef heifers generally reach puberty at 55–60% of their expected mature body weight. With that in mind, the use of a target average daily gain (ADG) is a common and effective way to prepare heifers for breeding,” Lamb says. “It is recommended that Bos Indicus (Brahman) influenced heifers achieve 60–65% of their mature body weight before the breeding season starts. A nutritional program should be capable of providing sufficient energy and protein to heifers so they can attain this final target weight before the beginning of the breeding season.”
Proving It During his tenure as assistant director of the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center at Marianna, Lamb and fellow researchers verified the real-world benefits of getting heifers bred earlier in the season. Lamb inherited management of a 300-head cow-calf operation. About half the mamas are Angus or Sim-Angus; the other half are Brangus or Braford. Management was loose and the calving season long.
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Heifers that become pregnant within the first 21 days of their first breeding season wean the equivalent of three-quarters of another calf during their production lifetime, compared to heifers that didn’t conceive until after 21 days. “We decided that from a production standpoint, the number one thing we needed to select for was pregnancy,” Lamb says. He adds that reproduction has four times the economic impact on herd economics than any other trait. Specifically, Lamb and his crew developed a set of non-negotiable rules for cows to enter and remain in the herd. Every female must: • Calve by the time she’s 2 years old. • Calve every year. • Calve without assistance—that includes replacement heifers and any amount of assistance. Lamb explains that data indicates pregnancy rates are 10% less in cows that require assistance of any kind. • Provide sufficient resources for her calf to reach its genetic potential. • Raise a calf genetically capable of performing to expectations. If a heifer has a calf that doesn’t perform, the heifer is culled.
• Maintain the Body Condition Score for their conditions. That keeps them away from having to manage more than one group of heifers and cows in terms of nutrition. • Be calm. From a management standpoint, they followed these rules: • Only heifers that become pregnant within the first 25 days of the breeding season are considered as replacements. • The breeding season will be tightened as much as possible. • Every female is exposed to synchronization and artificial insemination (AI). Rather than think of synchronization as way to get semen in the cow or heifer, Lamb encourages producers to think of it as reproductive technology that stimulates cycling. With heifer selection and these rules in mind, Lamb emphasizes their first criteria was breeding within the first 25 days. Rather than select heifers and then hope enough of them get bred on time, they synchronized and bred 90 heifers. Typically, 70-80 heifers were bred on time. That left them 10-20 to cull based on other criteria in order to arrive at the 60 needed replacements. The results were stunning. A higher percentage of cows and heifers calve within the first 30 days each succeeding year. After six years, calves were worth $169 per head (price constant basis) more, much of it due simply to a higher percentage of calves being born earlier in the season.
Reproduction has four times the economic impact on herd economics than any other trait.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wes Ishmael has been involved with livestock publications since 1983. Wes grew up in Colorado and has always been in and around the livestock business. He now lives at Benbrook, Texas.
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strong U.S. economy is keeping domestic beef demand steady, but a growing global appetite for beef is reshaping U.S. markets. The U.S. beef industry has moved from a supply-driven market to a demand-driven market, Joel Packham, University of Idaho Extension educator, told producers during the University’s Ag Outlook conferences in December. “That’s somewhere we haven’t been in a while. We have lots of supply, just now demand is driving markets,” he said. African swine fever in China and growing economies among some U.S. trading partners has USDA projecting U.S. beef exports will be up 5% in 2020 and imports will be down 2%, he said. China’s pork production is way down, and it’s trying to make up for it by importing more animal protein. Australia is shipping all the beef it can to China, leaving little to export to the U.S., he said. China is taking all they can get.” Australia is also shipping beef to Japan, but drought will limit Australia’s beef supply, he said. The U.S. doesn’t have a full trade agreement with China in place, but the new U.S.Japan trade agreement should lead more U.S. shipments to Japan, including markets given up by Australia’s limited supply, he said. Exports are a huge driver in U.S. beef demand, and they pump a lot of money into the U.S. industry.
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The value of total U.S. exports of beef and beef byproducts is nearly $10 billion annually. By 2025, exports are projected to add a value of $400 per head to every beef animal slaughtered in the U.S. “That’s a big boon. That $400 is really a valuable thing,” he said. African swine fever and Australia’s drought will also limit U.S. imports from Australia—as well as New Zealand, which is also sending more beef to China. The U.S. brings in beef from those countries for grinding. The talk has been the price of U.S. ground beef is going to jump as U.S. processors use whole muscle cuts for grinding, he said. In addition to fewer imports, there’ll be fewer dairy cull cows as higher milk prices have put the industry in an expansion phase. “The price of cull cows is going to be pretty high, and (beef) people will be more willing to cull,” he said. Expansion of the beef herd already appears to be leveling, and the industry looks to be at the end of another cycle. “We think we’re at the turning point. We’re retaining a few less heifers for replacement, and that signals a decreasing cow herd for expansion,” he said. Projections are for slightly higher cattle prices in 2020—with an average of per hundredweight price of $118 for fed steers, $146 for 750-pound steer calves, $165 for 550-pound steer calves and $65 for utility cows. It’s “not anything earth-shattering but a good, solid year for the beef industry,” he said.
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MEET THE NALF BOARD OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES
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he North American Limousin Foundation nominating committee has selected the candidates for the 2020 board of directors’ election. The nominating committee had no others express interest in serving by the August 15 deadline. As a result, the three slated by the nominating committee will run uncontested this year on the ballot. The nominating committee also recommended to re-up Dan Hunt and Joe Moore for a second term. All have accepted. Jay Wilder, Texas (first term) Bart Mitchell, Wisconsin (first term) Austin Hager, North Dakota (third term) JAY WILDER
Snook, Texas Jay Wilder is a 1993 graduate of Texas A&M University, getting his bachelor’s degree in animal science. Jay and his wife, Molly, reside on their family farm near Snook, Texas. They have twin boys, Jayce and Spencer, who are 23 years old. The Wilder family farm began in 1912 and Jay represents the fourth generation. Cotton and cattle have been the mainstays for the operation. The cattle side started as a stocker operation but has been transitioned to a cow/calf herd. Jay and his dad run about 450 commercial cows and Jay, Molly, Jayce, and Spencer run about 75 registered Limousin cows. In 2004, Jay graduated from TALL VIII. TALL (Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program) is an intensive program that spans over two years. While in TALL, he learned you must be willing to tell your own story. Do not rely on others to do so. Jay took this to heart and began to serve on boards that dealt with farming and ranching issues. Some of the boards Jay currently serves on include: * President Brazos County Farm Bureau * Chairman Burleson County FSA Committee * President Texas Grain Sorghum Association * Director Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Jay has also served as the President of the Texas Limousin Association; Director of Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce; and as a Texas Farm Bureau Young Farmer/Rancher. “It is an honor to be nominated by my fellow peers to serve on the NALF board. I will do my best to represent all aspects of the Limousin cattle industry while serving,” Jay said. BART MITCHELL
Wauzeka, Wisconsin Bart Mitchell owns and operates Spring Creeks Cattle Co. with this father, Bob, and two brothers, Matt and Scott. Spring Creeks Cattle Co. was established in the 1990s in Southwest Wisconsin.
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The farm consists of 800-1000 acres of corn and beans and 500-600 acres of hay. Bart manages the cow herd of Limousin, Angus and Lim-Flex cattle. He exhibits and sells bulls at National Western Stock Show, Black Hills Stock Show and other shows and sales. The family hosts a female production sale in the fall and an annual bull sale in the winter. Bart’s dad was a 10-year North American Limousin Foundation board member including terms as president. Bart serves on the Wisconsin State Angus Board, the Limousin Association of Wisconsin and the Heartland Limousin Association Board. Bart, his wife Amy, and children, Lily, Brooke, Violet and Reid, enjoy showing cattle at the local, regional and national level. AUSTIN HAGER
Karlsruhe, North Dakota Hager Cattle Co. (HCC) is a fourth-generation farming and ranching operation. Their crops and cattle, both registered and commercial, pay the bills for the Hager family. Austin, along with his wife, Leah, and their four children, Bailee, Pitch, Tripp and Remmi, all have active roles and work together at the ranch. HCC runs more than 750 cows with half of the cattle producing registered seedstock and the remainder being commercial cattle. They also background feeder cattle at the home ranch and sell approximately 400 feeder cattle on an annual basis. The North Dakota winters are long and hard, which mean the cattle on this operation have to be built tough to thrive in the environment. HCC has worked diligently to breed more rib shape, capacity and fleshing ability into their Limousin cattle. At the same time, they work hard to increase performance levels, while holding birth weights modest and keeping maternal traits high. Hager Cattle Co. heavily utilizes genomic testing and is a strong supporter of single-step EPD utilization with the switch to the IGS BOLT National Cattle Evaluations. The commitment to bring positive results to the membership of NALF serves as the goal for Hager’s third term as a NALF Board of Director. “The Limousin breed is positioned to take advantage of the rebuilding of the nation’s cow herd. New programs have been initiated that give breeders and commercial users of Limousin the tools to build genetics and market product in this competitive business,” says Hager. Austin is a member of the North American Limousin Foundation, North Dakota Limousin Association, North Dakota Farm Bureau, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
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PDs are the gold standard for selection tools for a given trait as all sources of information are included. EPD calculations use pedigree information, performance data and genomic results, with all of these sources boiled down for you into one value, reported in units of the trait. When available, EPDs should be your selection tool of choice for the traits of importance to you and your customers. Though we spend a lot of time talking about genomics and the value that genomic tests offer in terms of improved accuracy on EPDs early in the life of Limousin seedstock, genomics do not completely describe the variation in the traits of interest. I often hear breeders suggest that genomic results are more valuable than performance data, some going so far as to suggest that perhaps it is no longer necessary to collect weights and measures (e.g., weaning weights, scan data, carcass measures). Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, phenotypic measures may be more valuable than ever. Not only does performance data continue to be an important part in EPD calculation, but with the move to Single-step incorporation of genomics using BOLT software, your performance data is necessary to ensure the accuracy of genomic marker effects used in EPDs. Many of you (if not already there) will be headed into calving season, so this article will focus on the value of submitting accurate birth weights. Of course, the economically relevant trait is actually calvingease (I also encourage you to submit calving scores). However, birth weights are used as an indicator of calving-ease in the computation of EPDs as well as a correlated trait for weaning weight and yearling weight, so they do have value. Over the years, you’ve been advised that scale weights were required. However, recent research has suggested that perhaps hoof tape measurements are a good alternative to scale weights and are certainly superior to “eye-balling” or making up a weight if you missed one. For reasons I’ll describe below, we do ask that you indicate if your weights being submitted are scale weights or hoof tape measurements.
Recently, the science team at IGS took a closer look at the scale vs. hoof tape measurement issue (Adkins, 2019). Approximately 7,000 hoof-tape records and 15,000 scale weights were analyzed, and it was found that, as expected, they had a high genetic correlation (0.92). As has been previously reported, there was less variation in the hoof-tape measures (meaning fewer outliers with extremely heavy or extremely light birth weights). See Figure 1, used complements of IGS.
FIGURE 2. Birth Queue with Birth Weight drop-down menu in Digital Beef. In the Digital Beef system, you’ll now see the option to indicate the method for obtaining your birth weights in a pulldown menu in your birth queue (see Figure 2). Scale or Hoof Tape measurements are acceptable for use in EPDs. Also, it is far better to leave a blank weight than to guess on the animals if you are unable to obtain an actual measurement. As always, proper contemporary group designation is also important for accuracy of EPDs. This means animals of the same age, gender, raised in the same environment with equal opportunities to express their genetics are grouped together.
FIGURE 1. Variation in Hoof Tape Measurements vs Birth Weights in Beef Cattle
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JUNIOR SCENE Hello everyone, We are excited and proud to showcase our junior board and what we have been up to the past few months; what is coming up in the future; and what to expect from us. From this snapshot, we hope to keep everyone updated on not only junior board activities, but juniors within the breed as well. We have a very special group of young Limousin enthusiasts on the NALJA board who have been ready from day one to get to work for our juniors and the breed. Not only will you be able to catch a glimpse of what we do, you will also see a few accomplishments that our juniors have sustained, and what they achieve outside of the show ring. We are very excited to be able to share this, and please let us know if you have any questions or comments about the NALJA board and their duties!
The CornerPost Herd in a Tank Package will sell Monday, January 13 at Genetics On Ice Auction in Denver, Colorado. The package includes embryos by: • TMCK Balancer 173U x MAGS Thora 4518T donated by Magness Land & Cattle of Platteville, CO; • EXLR Lisa 8223X x MAGS Aviator 373A donated by Edwards Land & Cattle, Beaulaville, NC; • AHCC Dakota Diamond 6061D x TNGC Empire 736E donated by ATAK Limousin of Avon, IL; • MAGS Firestone 218F x MAGS With Class 208W donated by Thomas & Son Farms of Boonsboro, MD. Thank you to these leading firms for their generosity.
At the American Royal Junior Show in Kansas City, two young ladies from Oklahoma took top honors. The Grand Female was SHSK Fergie 810F ET shown by Karly Harris. The Reserve Grand Champion was WLR Fiona ET shown by Sage Hanrahan also of Oklahoma.
The Grand Junior Female at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky, was JSZC TSSC Larissa 49G shown by Bailey Tomson of Indiana. She was followed by Kade Gensini of Illinois and TASF Peyton 212F.
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Fundraising for 2020 National Junior Limousin Show & Congress in West Monroe, Louisiana, is underway in the form of raffle tickets featuring the drawing for 30 Guns in 30 Days. Tickets will be sold until the beginning of the National Western Stock Show. The first ticket will be drawn at the National Western. Contact any NALJA board member, Katie Campbell or Troy Gulotta to purchase your tickets. Additionally, general sponsorships and award sponsorships are still available. Contact any NALJA board member, Katie Campbell or Troy Gulotta to become a 2020 NJLSC Sponsor. Congratulations to our juniors in and out of the show ring! Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for our NALJA Spotlights. Follow us on: • Facebook: North American Limousin Junior Association • Instagram: nalja_76 • Blog: NALJA Limi Know https://alimousinblog.wordpress.com/
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Member of the junior board have had a busy fall. Below is a snapshot of what the Junior Board has been up to: • Attended the NALJA Fall Board Meeting in September • Planned NJLSC and upcoming NALJA Events • Attended Florida Junior State Show, American Royal, NAILE • Visited West Monroe, Louisiana, for a NJLSC 2020 site visit
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Best of the Yards Online Limousin Bull Sale, www.limousin365.com
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National Western Stock Show National Junior & Open Limousin Shows, Denver, CO
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National Western Stock Show Limousin & Lim-Flex Pen & Carload Shows, Denver, CO
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Woodard Limousin In The Rockies Online Sale, www.limousin365.com
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Sioux Empire Livestock Show & Sale, Sioux Falls, SD
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Bullis Creek Ranch 2020 Annual Spring Production Sale, Wood Lake, NE
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Cowtown Classic Limousin Sale, Fort Worth, TX
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Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, San Antonio, TX
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Black Hills Stock Show Limousin Show & Sale, Rapid City, SD
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Treftz Limousin Annual Where Muscle Still Matters Bull Sale, Wetonka, SD
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Iowa Beef Expo Limousin Show & Sale, Des Moines, IA
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GV Limousin 39th Annual Production Sale, Garnett, KS
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Spring Creeks Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale, Fennimore, WI
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Bar JZ Ranches 71st Annual Production Sale, Onida, SD
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Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Limousin Show & Sale, Kearney, NE
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J Yorga Farms Annual Production Sale, Flintoft, SK, Canada
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Symens Brothers Limousin 40th Annual Sale, Amherst, SD
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Wieczorek Limousin 40th Annual Bull Sale, Mount Vernon, SD
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Lonely Valley Seedstock Annual Keepin’ Kind Bull Sale, Creston, NE
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Blue Collar Bull Sale, Toppenish, WA
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Beckman Livestock Annual Bull Sale, Blackfoot, ID
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J6 Bull & Female Sale, Gibbon, NE
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Linhart Limousin Annual Business Done Right Bull Sale, Leon, IA
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Boyer Limousin Annual Production Sale, Liberty, NE
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Excel Ranches 4th Annual Excellence Sale, Westlock, AB, Canada
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Hall-Coyote Hills Ranch Annual Bull Sale, Chattanooga, OK
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Vaughn Farms Genetics for the Future Production Sale, Napoleon, ND
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Pinegar Limousin Herdbuilder XXVI Sale, Springfield, MO
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Reynolds Ranch 38th Annual Bull Sale, Sanford, CO
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Highland Stock Farms Annual Bull Sale, Bragg Creek, AB, Canada
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Magness Land & Cattle Southern Division Bull Sale, Miami, OK
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CAF Cattle Co. 6th Annual Bull Sale, Sterling, CO
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Schilling Cattle Annual Lim-Flex & Angus Bull Sale, Oakley, KS
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KLBA’s Flint Hills Choice Limousin Sale, El Dorado, KS
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Magness Land & Cattle Annual Western Slope Bull Sale, Loma, CO
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Ludens Family Limousin Annual Production Sale, Viborg, SD
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P Bar S Ranch Spring Proof of Progress Sale, Sand Springs, OK
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Coleman Limousin Ranch 42nd Annual Bull Sale, Missoula, MT
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Wulf Cattle Opportunity Sale of 2020, Atkinson, NE
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Hager Cattle Co. 14th Annual Bull Sale, Mandan, ND
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Peterson’s L7 Bar Ranch 42nd Annual Sale, Pukwana, SD
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The Great American Pie Annual Sale, Lebanon, MO
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Linhart Limousin Annual Divas Online Heifer Sale, www.limousin365.com
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Lawrence Family Limousin Online Sale, SC Online Sales
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Pasture to Plate Online Sale, www.limousin365.com
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Hall-Coyote Hills Annual Production Sale, Chattanooga, OK
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Lawrence Family Limousin........................................................ OBC
BCV Farms................................................................................... 44
Leonard Limousin......................................................................... 49
Beckman Livestock & Farming..................................................... 78
Limousin365................................................................................. 87
Begert Limousin Ranch................................................................... 7
Linhart Limousin............................................................................ 9
Best of the Yards Online Bull Sale................................................. 60
Live Oak Cattle Co....................................................................... 26
Beus Cattle.................................................................................... 20
Lowderman, Cody........................................................................ 94
Black Hills Stock Show................................................................. 38
Magness Land & Cattle........................................................... 15, 51
Booth, C.K. “Sonny”..................................................................... 94
Massey Limousin........................................................................... 77
Bullis Creek Ranch........................................................................ 93
MC Marketing Management......................................................... 75
CAF Cattle Co.............................................................................. 74
Minor Limousin............................................................................ 79
Circle H Ranch............................................................................. 50
North American Limousin Foundation................................... 48, 89
Coleman Limousin Ranch............................................................... 5
North American Limousin Junior Assn......................................... 67
Coyote Hills Ranch....................................................................... 13
O’Connor Farms Limousin........................................................... 32
Cunningham, Ronn...................................................................... 95
P Bar S Ranch............................................................................. IFC
Davis Limousin Ranch.................................................................. 31
Peterson, Chisum.......................................................................... 94
DJ Limousin................................................................................. 22
Pinegar Limousin.................................................................... 16, 17
Edwards Land & Cattle Co.........................................................IBC
R&R Marketing............................................................................ 35
Excel Limousin.............................................................................. 81
Ratliff ’s Cherry Creek Farms......................................................... 59
Fuchs Limousin............................................................................. 11
Red Rock Limousin....................................................................... 45
Glendenning J Bar J Ranch............................................................. 8
ROM’N Limousin........................................................................ 71
Goss Limousin.............................................................................. 53
Running Creek Ranch..................................................................... 2
Grassroots Genetics....................................................................... 63
Seven Oaks Land & Cattle............................................................ 80
Graven Land & Cattle................................................................... 33
Spring Creeks Cattle Co................................................................ 47
GV Limousin................................................................................ 85
Super C Cattle.............................................................................. 43
Hager Cattle Co............................................................................ 61
Symens Brothers...................................................................... 36, 37
Hall Cattle Co............................................................................... 13
Treftz Limousin............................................................................. 42
Hayhook Limousin....................................................................... 56
Vaughn Family Farms.................................................................... 24
Heartland Limousin Association................................................... 73
Wieczorek Limousin..................................................................... 21
Hunt Limousin Ranch.................................................................. 57
Wilder Family Limousin........................................................... 3, 39
Iowa Beef Expo............................................................................. 52
Woodard Limousin....................................................................... 64
J6 Farms........................................................................................ 27
Wulf Cattle..................................................................................... 1
• JANUARY 2020
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Sale managed by
2019 North American International Livestock Exposition
We are honored to have received the prestigious honors of Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor at the 2019 NAILE show. This marked the sixth consecutive year we have been named the Premier Breeder, giving us, as well as our customers, a sense of confidence that our breeding program is on the right track and the cattle we are producing are among the nation’s best.
Division IV Reserve Champion Bull 2019 NAILE
ELCX Englishman 769E
Grand Champion Female 2019 NAILE
ELCX Gone Shoppin 923G
Homo black, polled daughter of EXAR Classen out of ELCX Twilight114X Congratulations to Kinnick Paulsen of Preston, IA
Division III Champion Female 2019 NAILE
ELCX For The Win 323F
MAGS Winston son out of AUTO Poem Exhibited by Edwards Land & Cattle Co. with thanks to our partners at Freebird Farms, Hi-Lane Farm and Kendall Brothers.
A daughter of a past NAILE champion, ELCX Kings Landing out of SSTO Aim High 323A. Congratulations to Sydney Sanders of Leesburg, OH
We welcome your call or visit anytime about the bulls & females we have available.
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BEULAVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA DEXTER EDWARDS, 910.385.6192 • dedwards@smithfield.com NICHOLAS EDWARDS, 910.290.1424 • nicholaselc@hotmail.com
Headed Bright Lights For The
LFL Genetics will be Highlighting some of the breed’s most prestigious events.
JAN. 12, 2020
JAN. 14, 2020 HALL-COYOTE HILLS RANCH
BULL SALE MAR. 14, 2020
JAN. 31, 2020
Call to request catalogs and watch for updates about the featured consignments from Lawrence Family Limousin to these Bright Light Events.
Bruce, Paula & Lee Roy Lawrence Jonny, Amber, Tucker & Colt Parkinson P.O. Box 299 • Anton, TX 79313 806/997-5381 • 806/790-2535 (Bruce, m) Amber: 806/773-6043 • Lee Roy: 806/778-0548 email: bll1@speednet.com www.lawrencefamilylimousin.com
Thank you to our many customers from 2019. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you again.