hebbert charolais bulls
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2012 30th Annual Bull SaleTRANSCRIPT
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Family Ranching in the Nebraska Sandhills Since 1886
30th Annual Bull Sale
April 14, 2012
GENETICSFunctional cows are the foundation of our program. Every cow in the herd has been born and bred on the Hebbert Charolais Ranch. Using performance sires from the Charolais breed’s most proven bloodlines, we have stacked the pedigrees emphasizing the important basic traits of calving ease, structural soundness, fertility and total performance.
MORE THAN GENETICS• All Bulls are Performance and Fertility Tested• Free Delivery within 300 Miles• Backed by a Breeding Season Guarantee
2012 SALE DATE
DAVID HEBBERT62075 Hebbert LaneHyannis, NE 69350
MOSE HEBBERTBox 292Hyannis, NE 69350
308-458-2540 www.HebbertRanch.com
REfERENCE SIRES:
LT Easy Blend 5125LT Silver Distance 5342LT Long Distance 9001RC Montana 644LT Leader Board 6110
TURBOCHARGE your Herd Bull Battery
Bar S ranchKen & Pat Stielow
5302 182nd St. Paradise, KS 67658
(785) 998-4335
David & Stephanie Dickerson18344 Fairport Rd. Paradise, KS 67658
(785) [email protected]
Annual Bull SaleMarch 9, 2012
at the ranch
140 Charolais & Angus Bulls200 Commercial Heifers
Ranch Raised Quarter Horses
CCF Knob Creek 0808
TR PZC Rapid Fire 9775 ET
Swegle Creek Kojo 514 ET
His first sons sell!
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P.O. Box 186, Liverpool, Texas 77577Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666Stan Cross (713) 859-1950Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241E-mail: [email protected]
Full French & Purebred Genetics
Daniel Hammond 15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633
(256) [email protected]
Blending Proven Full French and Purebred Genetics
It all starts with a powerful, balanced and athletic bull!With an emphasis on fertility, calving ease and heavy weaning weights, we’re meeting the demands of our commercial bull customers.
We’re your source for proven true outcross genetics! Visit our website, give us a call or stop by for a visit.
Visit us at www.barjcharolaisfarm.com
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Volume 11, No. 1Fall 2011
Reference Information
Letter of Introduction.............................................. 7
Advertiser Listings by State...................................11-13
Advertiser Locator Map.......................................... 14-15
Pouunds Equal Profit by Clifford Mitchell............................. 17
Executive Vice President J. Neil Orth
Director of Activities David Hobbs
Director of Junior ActivitiesMolly Schoen
Recording Secretary Marilou Wegner
Director of Breed Improvement & Foreign Marketing
Robert [email protected]
ASSOCIATION STAFF
FIELD STAFFCentral/Northeast Representative Call the AICA office for Information.
(816) 464-5977
North Central Representative Colt Keffer
cell (765) 376-8784
Southeast RepresentativeFloyd Wampler
207 Sparger Rd.Bristol, TN 37620-8846
cell (423) 612-2144
Southwest RepresentativeWes Chism
P.O. Box 150883Arlington, TX 76015cell (281) 761-5952
Western Region Associate Advertising Sales & Commerical
MarketingDennis Metzger
cell (816) 519-8208
The Cattleman’s Source is published by:
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(816) 464-5977 • FAX (816) 464-5759 WWW.CHAROLAISUSA.COM
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Bill Pendergrass • (979) 203-6800P.O. Box 348 • Gause, TX [email protected]
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THOMAS RANCHTroy & VeaBea Thomas
605-973-244818441 Capri PlaceHarrold, SD 57536
40th Annual
Thomas Ranch Bull Sale
Tues., April 10, 2012
At the Ranch
Selling: 75 Yearling Charolais Bulls
100 Yearling Angus Bulls
50 Yearling Red Angus Bulls
Groups of Charolais and Angus females For sale at the ranch, private treaty
Thomas Ranch Fall
Bull Sale
Tues., December 20, 2011
At Philip livestock
30 Fall Yearling Charolais Bulls
30 Fall Yearling Angus Bulls
15 Fall Yearling Red Angus Bulls
Selling:
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Sincerely,
J. Neil OrthExecutive Vice President
It is difficult to find words to adequately or appropriately describe the catastrophic drought conditions in most of the country. Calves are being weaned much earlier, entire cowherds are being liquidated, ranchers are feeling extraordinary economic pressures from skyrocketing input costs and wildfires have burned millions of acres of pasture. Yet, the positive, even bullish attitude from producers in drought country is beyond explanation.
It’s a fact that beef producers are incredibly resilient. Always have been—always will be.Cattle producers from across the nation realize our product, often described as a commodity, is in short supply.
Literally on a daily basis, agriculture analysts are presenting data that should make us all bullish on the business… if we’re listening.
Recently, Tom Brink, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC, discussed the state of the industry and a look into the future. The information is both frightening and exciting. A few points that should hit home for all Charolais producers are listed below.
• USDA projects beef production to fall more than ONE BILLION pounds in 2012 versus 2011.• Great time to own cows IF… (1) You have a competitive cost structure, (2) The right genetics and, (3) Management to compete in today’s marketplace.• Feedyards are looking for more… (1) Performance (2) Health (3) Carcass meritBrink used a ladder as a metaphor for creating more valuable feeder calves. He emphasized the fact you can’t climb
the ladder without first stepping onto the first rung of the ladder. By having a solid first rung on the ladder, beef producers can metaphorically climb the ladder of profitability and create more valuable feeder calves. The first (bottom) rung of the ladder starts with the right genetics. Next step up the ladder is better health and immunity, followed by post-weaning management, uniform load lots and larger numbers/more loads. The last rung of the ladder can be described as “easy money”… age and source verification.
If the analysts are correct and they most always are, this dramatic reduction in supply will emphasize a problem that has been discussed for many years. A seedstock producer can no longer ignore the role his cattle play in the supply chain. Those producers taking advantage of technology and available information to make genetic improvements AND know how their cattle perform up the food chain are now and will continue finding themselves in a unique position.
Our export markets for beef has a bright spot on the horizon. Again, if the analysts are correct, export demand will increase, further pressuring domestic supply. The USDA National Steer & Heifer Estimated Grading Report for the week ending 9/10/2011 listed the percentage of cattle offered meeting brand specifications (Schedule GLA) at 66.13%. In other words, more than 66% of all cattle processed during the week of 9/10 met the specifications to fit into a branded box. More than 25% of the cattle processed that week fell into the upper two-thirds of USDA Choice. Looking at the equation from the opposite perspective, barely one-third of the cattle processed during the week of Sept. 10, were commodity cattle. To further emphasis the fact; the demand for unknown genetics or cattle going into the feedyard with phenotype not known for quality, will leave little or no room for profit.
The perfect storm created by drought, floods, economy, social issues and politics may ultimately bode well for the beef industry as well as all of agriculture. Food in America is safe, abundant, accessible and affordable. Beef is tasty, a tremendous source of nutrients and available at many affordable price points.
At some point the consumer, likely three generations removed from agriculture, will realize we truly are all in this together. Debating the advantages of niches is nothing more than marketing to different lifestyle choices and socio-economic strata. Meanwhile, it’s important all those engaged in the beef production keep an “eye on the prize”. Whether you are considering herd expansion or continuing to wait on desperately needed moisture, genetic improvement will absolutely be an important key to riding the next wave of success and profitability in the days to come.
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Tom Sonderup19488 Valley Rd., Fullerton, NE 68638(308) 536-2050 (308) 550-0254 cell
Sale managed by: Hubert Cattle Sales
(785) 672-3195
December 17, 2011Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE
SELLING: 60 HeadHeifer calves, bred heifers and bred cows
FEATURING Get & service of SCR Bronco 9026,
service of SCR Tuffy 0119, and get and service of other leading Charolais sires.
[email protected] www.sonderupcharolaisranch.com
Wakefield Farms –
Larry & Dan Wakefield20701 150th St. • New Richland, MN 56072
(507) 317-3086 • (507) 475-1749Kyle & Emily Wakefield • (507) 402-4640
Wakefield FarmsOriginal Charter Member Minnesota Charolais Association
A name you can trust for Performance Tested Charolais Bulls Since 1962
When you are looking for your next herd sire, check out our offering! We strive to produce bulls that calve
easily, have outstanding growth and carcass traits, sterling dispositions and are backed with a maternal
cow herd that is second to none!
Selling Bulls by Private TreatyIowa Cattlemen Performance Tested Bull SalesIowa Beef Expo Black Hills Stock Show
LT Distance x WhitehotBW: 90 lbs. AWW/R: 826 lbs./121 AYW:/R: 1,432 lbs./115EPDs: BW: 2.3 WW: 23 YW: 48 M: 12 TM: 24 SC: 0.6 REA: 0.42 MB: 0.04
RC Distance 3154 PldSilver Distance x Cigar x YL06 EPDs: BW: -0.5 WW: 32 YW: 44 M: 8 TM: 24 SC: 1.3 REA: 0.17
LT Council 0150 Pld
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Bull Sale • March 31, 2012Also available by Private Treaty
Semen Available —$20/straw;
$35 SigningAlso avaialble
from Bovine Elite
800-786-4066
www.satterfieldcharolais-angus.com
EPDs: 0.2 3.0 43 71 12 -1.1 33 0.5
EPDs: 5.7 0.9 42 81 5 3.5 26 1.1
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6th Annual THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC.
SPRING BULL SALEAt the Ranch H Raymondville, Texas
Wednesday, 1:00 PM • February 8, 2012
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For more information on the sale or
a catalog, please contact us at:
[email protected] on the web at
www.thomascharolais.com
Mitch Thomas 956-535-0936
Tonnyre Thomas Joe 956-535-0942
Sale will also be broadcast on Superior Internet Auction
and viewed atwww.superiorlivestock.com
THOMASSINCE 1936charolais, inc.
Good Cattle, Good People, and Commitment Guaranteed!
Breeding-Age RegisteredCharolais Bulls Offered
With over 1,200 Registered
Charolais cows and three generations of the Thomas Family standing behind their product, when buying from
Thomas Charolais, Inc., you not only get an animal that you will be pleased with, but you also get a customer service guarantee of a family dedicated to the continuity of their business.
Free Continental U.S. trucking to a central location available on $10,000+ purchases per buyer.
200 Bulls Sell • 11th Annual Fall Bull Sale • Oct. 17, 201210
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ALABAMA
1 – MOGO Full French CharolaisDaniel Hammond15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633(256) 766-6354E-mail: [email protected](see page 3)
2 – Walden FarmsTony WaldenP.O. Box 24 • Brantley, AL 36009(334) 527-3021 office(334) 527-8774 [email protected](see page 27)
ARKANSAS
3 – Satterfield Charolais & AngusP.O. Box 331 • Norfork, AR 72658Mark & Nancy(870) 499-5379 • (507) 644-9274 cellLoyd & Joanne(870) 499-7151E-mail: Satterfieldcharolais@centurytel.netwww.satterfieldcharolais-angus.com(see page 9)
GEORGIA
4 – Kensington Cattle CompanyP.O. Box 539 • Woodburry, GA 30293(706) 553-5455 office(706) 553-5456 fax(706) 601-0800 Roland Starnes(863) 899-4869 James Stice(see page 27)
ILLINOIS
5 – MDL FarmsMatt Lafever916 170th Ave. • Joy, IL 61260(309) 537-3677 home • (563) 260-8193 [email protected]
KANSAS
6 – Bar S Ranch Ken & Pat Stielow5302 182nd St.• Paradise, KS 67658 (785) 998-4335 David & Steph Dickerson18344 Fairport Rd.• Paradise, KS 67658(785) 998-4386 E-mail: [email protected] (see page 2)
7 – Fink Beef Genetics Galen, Lori and Megan Fink15523 Tuttle Creek Blvd.• Randolph, KS 66554 (785) 293-5106 • (785) 532-9936 GalenBarrett Broadie (620) 635-6128Gene Barrett (785) 224-8509E-mail: [email protected] www.finkbeefgenetics.com (see inside back cover)
MINNESOTA
8 – Wakefield FarmsLarry, Kyle & Dan Wakefield20701 150th Street • New Richland, MN 56072Larry: (507) 317-3086Dan: (507) 475-1749 Kyle: (507) 402-4640 E-mail: [email protected]/wakefieldfarms.com(see page 8)
MISSOURI
9 – Mead Angus Farm21658 Quarry RoadBarnett, MO 65011Alan Mead: (573) 216-0210Bub Raithel: (573) 253-1664Office: (573) 302-7011 • (573) 348-8325 faxE-mail: [email protected]/mead(see page 20)
10 – Windy Hill CharolaisStan & Mary Bonacker & Family7095 Burgess Ford RoadCedar Hill, MO 630161-800-810-9432 • (636) 285-6073Stan: (314) 550-2554David: (314) 974-5230E-mail: [email protected](see page 21)
State Listings
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NEBRASKA
11 – Dybdal CharolaisLarry & Krista Dybdal88361 575th Ave. • Newcastle, NE 68757Home (402) 692-3704 • Cell (402) 841-9784Email: [email protected](see page 32)
12 – Hebbert CharolaisDavid Hebbert 62075 Hebbert Lane • Hyannis, NE 69350 (308) 458-2540Mose HebbertBox 292 • Hyannis, NE 69350www.hebbertranch.com (see page 1)
13 – Sonderup Charolais Ranch, Inc.Tom Sonderup 19488 Valley Road • Fullerton, NE 68638 Home: (308) 536-2050 Cell: (308) 550-0254E-mail: [email protected] (see page 8)
NORTH DAKOTA
14 – Effertz Key RanchGerald & Loretta Effertz & FamilyP.O. Box 640• Velva, ND 58790-0640 Kevin: (701) 338-2980 Roger: (701) 728-6459 Neil: (701) 223-5202 Bryan Dean: (701) 624-5104E-mail: [email protected] www.effertzkeyranch.com(see Inside Front Cover)
OKLAHOMA
15 – Nipp CharolaisCurtis & Brenda NippHC 66, Box 76• Overbrook, OK 73453(580) 668-3332(580) 513-3555 cellE-mail: [email protected](see page 22)
OREGON
16 – Romans Ranches CharolaisBill Romans Family2200 6th Ave. West • Vale, OR 97918Jeff: (541) 212-2223 • Bill: (541) 212-1514 E-Mail: [email protected] (see page 16)
SOUTH DAKOTA
17 – Thomas RanchTroy, VeaBea & Cally Thomas18441 Capri Place• Harrold, SD 57536(605) 973-2448E-mail: [email protected](see page 6)
18– Vedvei Charolais RanchAlan & Deb Vedvei 44213 204th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249(605) 847-4529 • Fax: (605) 847-4810E-mail: [email protected](see back cover)
19 – Wienk Charolais Ranch44210 205th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249 1-800-848-4350 • Fax: (605) 847-4118 Arnold & Carol Wienk: (605) 847-4350Arnold Cell: (605) 860-1111 Jeff & Jody Eschenbaum: (605) 847-4880Jeff Cell: (605) 860-0505Sterling & Courtney Eschenbaum(605) 203-0137 E-mail: [email protected](see page 21)
TEXAS
20 – Bar J CharolaisP.O. Box 186 • Liverpool, TX 77577Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666Stan Cross (713) 859-1950Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241E-mail: [email protected](see page 3)
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21 – Dennis Charolais FarmEric, Angie, Haley & Brayden170 Rock Bluff Rd. • Saint Jo, TX 76265(940) 995-2161www.dennischarolais.com(see page 25)
22 – Fluharty Farms, LLC.Bill PendergrassP.O. Box 348 • Gause, TX 77857(979) 203-6800E-mail: [email protected](see page 5)
23 – Hann Family Spring Valley RanchRoy Hann1300 Walton Drive • College Station, TX 77840Office: (979) 696-7414Ranch: (979) 279-2587Fax: (979) 696-9245(see page 23)
24 – Thomas Charolais, Inc.PO Box 595 • Raymondville, TX 78580(956) 535-0936 Mitch Thomas(956) 535-0942 Tonnyre Thomas JoeE-mail: [email protected](see page 10)
Services
25 – Outfront Cattle ServiceDennis AdamsP.O. Box 10590College Station, TX 77842(979) 693-1301(979) 229-4472E-mail: [email protected](see page 16)
FIELD STAFFCentral/Northeast Representative Call the AICA office for Information.
(816) 464-5977
North Central Representative Colt Keffer
cell (765) 376-8784
Southeast RepresentativeFloyd Wampler
207 Sparger Rd.Bristol, TN 37620-8846
cell (423) 612-2144
Southwest RepresentativeWes Chism
P.O. Box 150883Arlington, TX 76015cell (281) 761-5952
Western Region Associate Advertising Sales & Commerical
MarketingDennis Metzger
cell (816) 519-8208
Need assisstance
finding Charolais genetics contact an AICA
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by Clifford Mitchell
POUNDSPROFITEqual
Terminal cross system strives for perfection
T he market system has often based premiums or discounts on hide color, niche market designation or tried and
true health programs. End product or value-added products were industry “buzz words” associated with cattlemen getting the most for their product. In most cases, before instrument grading and during periods of a high Choice/Select spread, commercial operators abandoned conventional wisdom to shoot for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Time-tested management tools, like crossbreeding, were abandoned in the search for the Holy Grail. With widespread implementation of instrument grading, high feed costs and supply issues, pounds delivered to the marketplace solidified its position as the chief indicator of profit for most commercial operations.
“When we first started using Charolais genetics, we weren’t thinking of anything but the extra 50 pounds associated with hybrid vigor,” says Rusty Daniel, Wood Ranch, Coleman, Oklahoma.
“We tried Charolais bulls because we wanted more uniformity in our calf crop. Our weaning weights have increased 100 pounds since we started
using Charolais bulls. That’s a big difference with today’s prices,” says Tom Loftin, Windthorst, Texas.
Crossbreeding systems can be as complicated or as straightforward as a management team wants to make them to produce the raw material for today’s beef industry. For some breeders, a terminal cross system is easily managed from a sire breed composition and the female side of the equation.
“In 2000, I began purchasing F1 tiger stripe females from the special sale in Ft. Worth and have purchased at least one pen every year since. I started using Charolais bulls, in a terminal cross system, eight years ago and I am really pleased with the added growth and extra pounds I get at weaning,” says Bruce Jones, Lindsay, Oklahoma.
“I like good Northern genetics in my black cows, they are the right mature size, flesh easy and breed back,” Daniel says. “We purchased our first set of
“When we first started using Charolais genetics, we weren’t thinking
of anything but the extra 50 pounds associated with hybrid vigor.”
- Rusty Daniel, Wood Ranch, Coleman, Oklahoma
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Charolais bulls in the fall of ’06 and have been very happy with the results.”
“When we purchased our first Charolais bulls, we were in the process of transitioning our cow herd to all black momma cows,” Loftin says. “The Integrity Beef program positioned us to sell a pre-conditioned calf at the first of December.”
Selecting genetics that fit the sire side for most operations becomes simplified in the terminal cross system. Identifying bulls that produce the intended product has been made easier with the information provided by seedstock producers in the form of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) and actual data.
“I select bulls that are in the top 20 percent of the breed for weaning weight and yearling weight EPDs because that’s where I get paid. This is good information and it has been a very reliable selection tool,” Loftin says. “I do pay attention to the calving ease numbers during the selection process, but I want those bulls to produce pounds.”
“When I select bulls, I am looking for bone, muscle and some stretch. The EPDs are important, but my bulls have to have a small head and a certain look,” Jones says. “Charolais bulls will change my F1 cows a lot in one generation, providing an acceptable product at the market place.”
“I try to select bulls with high grow numbers, weaning and
yearling weight EPDs, that also have some ribeye and marbling for our terminal cross program,” Daniel says. “Growth is still the most important trait. Until something changes, it’s what steps on the scale that matters.”
Managing the crossbreeding system defines most operations. With pounds looking to be the chief indicator of profit well into the future, terminal cross programs will signal a recommitment to crossbreeding, taking advantage of traits that provide economic advantages.
“We retained ownership on a set of calves to make sure we were heading in the right direction. It worked well with most calves gaining over three pounds per day and grading 70 percent Choice with mostly YG 2 cattle,” Daniel says. “We had to peel the hide off that first group to get some benchmark data. We sent the entire calf crop of Char cross calves the second year and were very pleased with the results. The carcass premiums we got paid were like icing on the cake because we could do what we’re doing and get paid extra. Pounds still matter most in our operation.”
“I like the fact everyone knows my calves are Charolais sired. The heifers usually weigh within 25 pounds of our steer calves,” Loftin says. “Even in a tough year like this, I had to wean early and my calf crop still averaged 519 pounds at weaning.”
“It’s a big advantage. Everyone knows my calves are Charolais sired
I started using Charolais bulls, in a terminal cross system, eight years ago and I am really pleased with the added growth and extra
pounds I get at weaning.”– Bruce Jones, Lindsay, Oklahoma.
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when I go to market. My heifers weigh right with the steers and they bring almost as much as their steer mates,” Jones says. “Calves cost more to produce today than they did a few years ago and the extra pounds I get provides more return.”
Marketing programs have helped commercial operators transition to “price makers”, rather than just selling calves on a certain day. Reputation genetics and a proven track record create opportunity.
“When I market calves at Apache Livestock, I bring load lots and they have done an excellent job promoting my product,” Jones says. “My calves are starting to get a good reputation. It has created repeat business and some interest to buy my calves off the farm, which is another avenue to increase profit.”
“Feeding our calves for two years created some good benchmark data and provided a good reputation for our cattle,” Daniel says. “We market 750 to 800 pound calves to the same buyer every year.”
Geographic areas and coffee shop talk have a lot to do with bull selection for some outfits. Past performance dictated some apprehension, but new age genetics provide a testament to the improvements made within the Charolais gene pool.
“The Integrity Beef program helped us change our genetics and I was a little apprehensive, at first, with the Charolais bulls. My granddad had a couple Charolais bulls in the early 70s and he taught me to cuss calving those cows out,” Daniel says. “A lot has changed in 40 years. The Charolais genetics kept their ability to produce pounds and decreased birth weights while improving calving ease. We check our mature cows once a day and have virtually no trouble calving.”
“I haven’t had any calving problems,”
Loftin says. “I really like the disposition of my calves. They have been very easy to work with.”
“The Charolais breed has made great improvements in calving ease over the years, while maintaining calf vigor, growth and the other positive traits. I have pulled two calves in the eight years I have used Charolais bulls,” Jones says. “The calves out of my F1 cows are pretty docile and I attribute that to the sire side.”
The terminal cross system calls for a reputable source of replacement females to keep consistent cow herd numbers. Extra pounds defines the system and creative operators look for any opportunity to keep the calf crop uniform.
“We were buying heifers and artificially inseminating them to low birth weight Angus bulls. I thought we were losing some pounds in this scenario and tried to skip this step and breed our heifers to a proven calving ease Charolais bull. We got some funny looks and were prepared to check those heifers around the clock,” Daniel says. “We had about 90 calves in a five day period and were checking those cows twice a day because those calves jumped up and took off. Even though he was a heifer bull we didn’t sacrifice growth. At weaning, we couldn’t tell the difference between calves from the first calf heifers and the mature cows.”
The end product, pounds at weaning or market weight, make for good comparison conversation. It has been well documented that reproductive efficiency is the true indicator of profit. Live calves and high conception rates are the first step.
“I have been real happy with my breed up rates,” Loftin says. “Those Charolais bulls get the job done and most years we get a 90 to 95 percent pregnancy rate in a 90 day breeding season.”$
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PROVEN, PREDICTABLEGenetics with ADDED VALUE
MEAD FARMS 69th Anniversary Production Sale11 A.M. • Saturday • October 22, 2011Held at the Mead Sale Headquarters in Versailles, MO
100 Performance-Tested Bulls Sell Angus • Charolais • Red Angus • Hereford
Bulls in Volume with Generations of Proven AI Sires.
Mead Easy Pro J863 Pld Mead Objective J702Herd Sire prospect sired by LT Easy Pro and from a dam sired by ASC Eliminator 032. He
combines phenotype with tremendous individual performance posting a Weaning index of 107.
Extreme EPDs from a second generation pathfinder® dam who records BR 5 @96, WR 5 @106, YR 4@106 and %IMF 4 @107. He
earned a Weaning index of 111!BW WW YW MILK Marb RE $W $B
+2.2 +65 +110 +28 I+.51 I+.35 +33.45 +57.79
BW WW YW MILK CW REA FAT MARB
0.2 26 40 16 9 0.07 0.004 0.22
Mead Angus Farm21658 Quarry Land • Barnett, MO 65011
Office (573) 302-7011 • Fax (573) 348-8325E-mail: [email protected]
www.skally.net/meadAlan Mead, Owner (573) 216-0210
Bub Raithel, Manager (573) 253-1664Sale books mailed on request - call or e-mail today!
Since 1942
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44210 205th St. • Lake Preston, SD 572491-800-848-4350 • Fax: (605) 847-4118
[email protected] www.wienkcharolais.com
53 Years of Seedstock Production
Arnold & Carol Wienk: (605)847-4350Arnold Cell: (605) 860-1111
Jeff & Jody Eschenbaum: (605)847-4880 Jeff cell: (605) 860-0505
Sterling & Courtney Eschenbaum: (605) 203-0137
Quality Performance Fall Yearling Bulls Available Private Treaty
For 53 Years we have produced Seedstock Charolais Genetics. Cattlemen across the nation have invested in
our performance bulls and foundation females.“Our Guarantee––Customer Satisfaction”
43rd Annual Bull SaleApril 28, 2012 • At the RanchSelling 125 Bulls & 25 Replacement Heifers
Complete Performance Records • EPDs • Ultrasound
Your Proven Charolais Source
Brand of Quality
Cattlemen, Ask Yourselves These Questions...Do you want your calves to be born unassisted?Do you want your calves to be up and nursing within a couple of hours?Do you want to add up to 75 lbs. to your calves at weaning?Do you want your calves to be ready to go into the feedlot after only 60 days preconditioning?Do you want your calves to finish at 1,200 lbs. to 1,300 lbs?Do you want your calves to grade mostly Choice?Do you want your calves to yield mostly 1’s & 2’s?Do you want your calves to bring a premium at the packer?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to contact Stan or David at Windy Hill Charolais Farms. We have spent over 45 years developing Charolais cattle that excel at calving ease, early vigor, early growth with heavy post weaning gains, excellent gains and feed conversion in the feedlot. Complete ultrasound records since 1997.CHAROLAIS FARMS
Stan and Mary Bonacker and Family7095 Burgess Ford Road • Cedar Hill, MO 63016Stan: (314) 550-2554 • David: (314) 974-5230Toll Free: 1-800-810-9432 • Fax: (636) 285-6073 Evenings: (636) 285-8825 [email protected]
We have bulls available at all times to help you achieve these goals.
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NIPP CHAROLAIS
NIPP CHAROLAIS
Bulls Available For Sale Private Treaty
Curtiss & Brenda NippHC 66, Box 76 • Overbrook, OK 73453
(580) 668-3332 • (580) 513-3555 [email protected]
www.nippcharolais.com
EC Reliable 5043 PldM789648 DOB: 3-18-10 BW: 92 lbs. AWW/R: 865 lbs./116
AYW/R: 1,545 lbs./111 ADG: 4.3 lbs. Yrlg. Ultrasound REA: 17.9 sq. in.
Semen: $20 straw$25 signing Available From:Bovine Elite, LLC (800) 786-4066 www.bovine-elite.com
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Hann Family
Spring Valley RanchesProviding the Best Genetics for the Commercial Producer
Cooley Denton 5036SEPDs: 7.3 -0.6 25 56 -1 5.4 12 0.5
Ranch Raised Ready to Work
Roy Hann1300 Walton Dr.College Station, TX 77840
Office: (979) 696-7414Ranch: (979) 279-2587
Fax: (979) 696-9245
HANN FAMILYSPRING VALLEY
RANCHES
HANN FAMILYSPRING VALLEY
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ContactFor enrollment and fee information, contact Marilou Wegner, American-International Charolais Association, (816) 464-2474, ext. 400 or email [email protected].
The Charolais Advantage is a source- and age- verified program designed to add even more value to your Charolais genetics. Co-branded through a third-party process verified program, the Charolais Advantage can provide additional marketing opportunities to those producers using Charolais genetics in their herds.
The Benefits of VerificationSince December 2004 and the
discovery of a BSE-infected animal in the U.S., the closing of our borders and gradual reopening of export markets resulted in limited export restrictions. Every carcass qualifying for export must meet age verification requirements.
While the current USDA position regarding mandatory identification is “voluntary”, market signals continue to support the implementation of programs offering product guarantees for both ranch (or origin) and age of the animal.
The USVerified program meets all source and age verification requirements and the Charolais genetic verification will be made through the AICA office. The result can lead to marketing opportunities.
The Process is SimpleWhile not mandatory, participants are 1. encouraged to obtain a premise number from their respective state.
Calves must be2. • sired by a registered Charolais bull, or from a son of a registered Charolais bull.
• out of Charolais cows or a Charolais-influenced cows sired by a registered Charolais bull.
All registration information must be verified 3. through the AICA office.
All cattle enrolled in this program have a 4. known age from at least first calf to last calf born or by day/month/year.
Only cattle enrolled by the original owner are 5. eligible.
All cattle enrolled must be owned by the 6. producer participant.
Only enrolled cattle will be identified with a 7. Charolais Advantage EID tag.
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A Brand with Postive Results...Donors:
DCF Polled Gold 591Field Rep x AJ
EPDs: 1.2 2.5 45 74 8 5.8 31 0.7Many Time Champion
Dam of ChampionsTop 10 Show Dam
Their Offspring:DCF Pure Gold 802
Field Rep x 914EPDs: 2.1 1.3 32 54 13 3.4 29 0.9
2010 National Champion2009 Reserve
National Champion
Our Bulls:Field Rep 2158 P ET
EPDs: -2.5 2.3 43 73 12 3.3 34 1.0Sire of ChampionsTop 10 Show Sire
Semen $18 straw ; $25 SigningContact Bovine Elite
Eric, Angie, Haley & Brayden Dennis170 Rock Bluff RoadSaint Jo, TX 76265
(940) 995-2161www.dennischarolais.com
Dennis Charolais FarmBull Sale
January 28, 2012For Sale:
Three Tress Wind 2638 Semen$20 straw ; No Signing
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The Fall Sale
Selling OCTOBER 15, 2011 12:00 noon CST
Walden Farms Sale Barn
PO Box 539 • Woodbury, GA 30293706-553-5455 Office • 706-553-5456 Fax
Dan Beckham, Owner • Roland Starnes, Managing Partner706-601-0800
James Stice, Customer Service 863-899-4869
P.O. Box 24 Brantley, AL 36009334.527.3021 office 334.527.8774 fax
Walden Farms
W FALDEN ARMS
300 Charolais and Angus Bulls
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The Integrity Beef Program (IBeef ) is a value added calf (VAC 45) program initiated by the Noble Foundation Agricultural Division and cooperative producers who work with the organization. The program is
led by the participating producers, the Integrity Beef Alliance. The Alliance works collaboratively with Noble Foundation consultants to provide technical support for program efforts. The mission of the Integrity Beef Alliance is to simplify cow/calf producer management decisions and increase the marketability of calves through the production of high quality, uniform, and age-and-source verified preconditioned cattle. IBeef is a designed to be a terminal breeding program whereby calves are produced that have the greatest opportunity to be efficiently productive through each phase (calf, stocker, feeder) of beef production.
The Integrity Beef program has a prescribed management protocol for breeding cattle and a defined management protocol for calves produced in the IBeef program. All breeding animals are required to follow a herd health protocol as prescribed by each producer’s large animal veterinarian, maintain a breeding season no longer than 90 days, and all new animals into the program must test negative for PI-BVD. Breeding female phenotype guidelines include at least 50% British breeds (Angus, Red Angus, Hereford), no more than 3/8 Brahman influence, and no Longhorn, Corriente, or dairy influence. Bulls must be Angus or Charolais having EPD’s in top 20% of their respective breeds for weaning weight and yearling weight. Annual health records, papers on purchased bulls, and production data are required by the Alliance for continued participation in the program.
The production requirements and protocol for IBeef calves are they must be sired by IBeef accepted bulls, have individual calves identified, have first and last birthdates of calf crop recorded, be dehorned, bull calves castrated, be age-and-source verified at or before weaning, be preconditioned for a minimum of 45 days, and follow a specific health protocol as defined by the Integrity Beef Alliance. IBeef calves are eligible to be marketed as Integrity Beef Alliance calves if all protocol criteria are met.
Although Integrity Beef Alliance producers may market their calves as they see fit, the Alliance with the assistance of the Noble Foundation, host an annual comingled calf sale, usually the first week of December at the OKC West stockyard at El Reno, Okla. After following the stringent preconditioning protocol, producers nominate their calves and provide age-and-source certificates and health documentation. The IBeef calves are delivered to the stockyard three days before the sale. Calves are screened and outlier calves are sorted off. Each producer’s calves or sorted into uniform groups based on sex, size, and breed composition. A USDA livestock grader at the stockyard grades and weighs the calves, and allocates calves to designated pens to form large uniform lots of comingled calves. These calves are marketed as “value stacked”, comingled Integrity Beef Alliance calves. Marketing data analyses reveal annual premiums realized from IBeef calves marketed through the comingled calf sale ranging to over $20/cwt.
Participation into the program is by invitation or nomination once a producer meets the basic requirements for herd health and management as described in the Integrity Beef Alliance protocol. For more information go to www.noble.org/ag/iBeef or contact the Integrity Beef Alliance Executive Director at 580-224-6446.
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“The Charolais bulls are really aggressive. I may be a little bull heavy when it comes to turn out, but I don’t like to take any chances getting cows bred. Some days there will be three or four cows in heat and you have to have enough bulls to get the job done,” Jones says. “I like to keep those cows calving in a tight 60 day season in the spring and fall.”
“One thing about Charolais bulls, when you turn them out they’re going to get cows bred,” Daniel says. “We have a 90 day breeding season, but 75 percent of those calves will be born in the first 45 days and we’re usually done calving in a 75 day period.”
Since terminal cross programs rely on outside sources for replacements, bull longevity and salvage value are important to commercial operators.
“A good bull is the cheapest investment you can make. Longevity and salvage value are also advantages you get using Charolais bulls,” Jones says. “Unfortunately, injuries occur or bulls have to be culled on fertility. Any extra salvage value you can get helps when you have to pay what you pay for good bulls in today’s market.”
“As a whole, we keep those bulls until they are seven years old and have had good success with bulls lasting to that age,” Loftin stated.
Tying the program together with correct cow herd and sire selection is the goal of most operations. Utilizing the tools of the trade to get positive results will be different with each operation.
Good genetics and proper management are staples of any good operation. Getting the most out of the available resources and finding the product that fits the current market are stepping stones to a sound bottom line. Returning to utilizing crossbreeding systems in commercial operations is not some medieval treasure hunt, but should define a renaissance period within the industry.
“You always have to strive to get better. The current herd sires we employ are getting the job done. Hopefully, I can do a good job selecting their replacements,” Daniel says. “Our cows are good mothers and the calves have plenty of vigor. This is the first step to getting that pay check at the end of the day. Proper selection provides the pounds we’re looking for and the extra benefit of carcass merit is money in the bank.”
“Our weaning weights have increased 100 pounds since we started using Charolais bulls.
That’s a big difference with today’s prices,” – Tom Loftin, Windthorst, Texas
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Larry & Krista Dybdal 88361 575th Ave • Newcastle, NE 68757
Home: 402-692-3704 • Cell: 402-841-9784email: [email protected]
Dybdal Charolais
“Turbo” Charge Your Bull Battery
Watch for our Consignments
at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic and Sioux Empire Farm Show
Bulls Sale - April 11, 2012Laurel Sale Barn, Laurel, Neb.
50 Yearling Charolais Bulls
M741172Sire: SCR Mr Turbo 4009 Dam: FC Ms Magic JosieEPDs: CE: -1.2 BW: 1.4 WW: 56 YW: 73 M: -5 MCE: 2.2 TM: 23 CW: 36 REA: 0.46 F: -0.005 MB: -0.02
FC Turbo 756 P is going to be the lead sire we use heavily. There will be many of his sons along with sons of HCR Institute 5054 Pld, TLC Integrity 5087P ET and more! Turbo is the sire of a $20,000 yearling in the spring of 2010. His sons are highly thought of by commercial cattlemen who are looking to add extra pounds to their calf crops.
Owned with Funk Charolais. Semen available.
If you are in the market for high quality Charolais bulls stop by to view our bulls. Call us for more information or visit our website www.dybdalcharolais.com.
Easy Calving u Growth u Eye Pleasing u Muscle u Highly Marketable
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