American Gelbvieh Association Releases Maternal Edge Female Profile

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The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is excited to announce the release of the Maternal Edge Female Profile for producers to use on commercial females. This DNA profile, done in conjunction with Geneseek®, is a low-density panel to be used by producers as a sorting tool for Gelbvieh influenced commercial females.

Traits included in the panel are calving ease, maternal calving ease, weaning weight, yield grade, marbling, and carcass weight. These traits are measured for the female against the entire Gelbvieh population with Molecular Breeding Values (MBVs). Each female tested with the Maternal Edge Female Profile will receive a score of 1 to 10 for each of the six traits.

The Maternal Edge Female Profile has heavy emphasis on maternal characteristics but also includes end-product traits as well. Because the majority of steer calves and a portion of heifers out of a cowherd end up in a feedyard, it is beneficial for more than just maternal traits to be evaluated in a commercial female panel.

Parent verification is also included in the panel, if the option is selected on the order form and sire and dam have parentage markers on file with the AGA.

“We are excited to offer this tool to members and commercial producers as a way to choose superior females in their herd and gain a competitive maternal edge in the beef industry,” says Kari White, American Gelbvieh Association breed improvement data analyst.

Starting Monday, November 17, 2014, producers will be able to order this profile online at www.www.gelbvieh.org.

For more information about the Maternal Edge Female Profile and how to order, visit the DNA Testing page under the education center tab at www.www.gelbvieh.org or contact Kari White at kario@gelbvieh.org.

 

Seedstock Plus Showcase Sale IX & 6th Annual Customer Appreciation Sale

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September 20, 2014
Kingsville Livestock Auction
Kingsville, MO
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported By: John Burbank

 A beautiful September day was the backdrop for a very solid sale for the breeders of Seedstock Plus and the customers that participated. All the females sold at a brisk pace with the sale averages up significantly over last year. Cattle sold to 25 buyers in 7 states. Prior to the sale start a complimentary beef brisket meal, catered by the Rib Crib restaurant was enjoyed by all in attendance.

Sale highlights include:

Lot 3A & 3B Pick of the 2013 born bred heifers from Brandywine Farms. 3A was the black heifer pick and 3B was the red heifer pick. CJSD Gelbvieh, OH had the winning bid and took both picks at $5000 each.

Lot 2A Pick of the 2013 born black bred heifers from Sandy Knoll Farm. Zimmerman Gelbvieh, KS was the purchaser at $4850.

Lot 6C McCabe Cattle Company consigned 3 spring bred full ET sisters sired by BC Matrix out of the Cocoa Sue donor dam. These females were purchased in last year’s sale in the group of 11 full sisters. JEB Ms. Matrix 521A ET was top choice selling for $5300 to KZ Cattle Co., KS.

Lot 28 JKAR Cattle consigned JKAR Y053 a fall bred Carolina Fortune daughter that sold for $5700 to TKW Gelbvieh, IL.

Lot 35 Burbank Cattle Company consigned MTB BCC Miss Balance 34Z a fall bred Shogun daughter that sold for $5600 to Zimmerman Gelbvieh, KS.

Lot 43 Top selling open heifer was consigned by JKAR Cattle. JKAR A8267 sold for $4500 to Jerry Theiss, MO

Lot 56 Next high open heifer was consigned by Burbank Cattle Company. JEB BCC Miss Matrix 59A also sold to Jerry Theiss, MO for $4450.

Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale

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October 18, 2014
Joplin Reginal Stockyards
Carthage, Mo.
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported By: John Burbank

82        Balancer Bulls             $5269

52        Gelbvieh Bulls            $5479

132      Overall Bulls               $5350

Another successful sale for Seedstock Plus with this Fall Bull Sale. There were 173 registered buyers of which 89 bought from 9 states. All the bulls sold at a rapid pace to new and repeat customers that bid aggressively on this quality offering. The sale represented a larger offering and a substantial increase in the average over last year.

Sale Highlights Include:

Lot 633/637 Black, homo polled Balancer from the partnership of Burbank Cattle Company, CJSD Gelbvieh and Bar T Bar Ranches. JEB Black Balance 569A ET sired by SB Arnold, posting excellent EPD’s and phenotype sold to Simmons Cattle Co., MO for $10,600. Homo black, homo polled full ET brother JEB Black Balance 562A ET selling for $10,200 to Hillside Gelbvieh, MO.

Lot 623 Homo black, home polled Balancer bull WNBE 313A from Wannabe Stock Farms, posted 160 gain ratio and huge REA sold to Stuecken Bros., MO for $9,000.

Lot 694 Top selling yearling Balancer from JGP Gelbvieh for $7300. SDCS JGPG 3210A a homo black, homo polled bull with a 14 CE and a 9 for tenderness sold to Scott Malaske, OK.

Lot 729 Red PB Gelbvieh from Brandywine Farms sold to Harold Brunner, MO for $8,750. BWF Brandywine Archer 321A hit all the buttons with a RFI of -.72, a 113 gain ratio and scanned a 4.96 IMF.

Lot 728 Homo black PB Gelbvieh from Brandywine Farms sold to Robert Lewsader, MO for $8,500. BWF Brandywine Avenger 319A posts a 12 CE and 117YW EPD. This bull also registered a -1.69 RFI.  

Lot 713 Red PB Gelbvieh from Gilly’s Gelbvieh sold to Greg Gatson, MO for $7,500. GGRR Gilly’s Butch A345 posted a 122 gain ratio a RFI of -1.00 and exhibited excellent depth and thickness.                      

Lot 770 Top selling yearling Gelbvieh from Nowack Cattle Company for $7,600. JNCC GDN Fortune Hawk 361A a ND red, homo polled PB 94 posting excellent EPD’s and phenotype sold to Sanders Farm Gelbvieh, KS.

Judd Ranch 24th Annual Cow Power Female Sale

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October 11, 2014
Pomona, Kan.
Sale manager: Cattlemen’s Connection
Reported by: Roger Gatz

6              Purebred Spring Bred Heifers            $5,792
7              Balancer Spring Bred Heifers             $5,714
5              Purebred Red Angus Bred Heifers     $5,500
12           Purebred Fall Bred Females                $5,292
7              Balancer Fall Bred Females               $6,000
1              Red Angus Fall Bred Female              $3,750
22           Purebred Spring Bred Females           $5,398
7              Balancer Spring Bred Females           $5,857
3              Red Angus Spring Bred Females       $5,417
7              Purebred Spring Open Heifers            $5,000
8              Balancer Spring Open Heifers             $4,656
2              Purebred Red Angus Open Heifers     $5,375
22           Purebred Fall Open Heifers                  $4,920
14           Balancer Fall Open Heifers                   $5,125
1              Red Angus Fall Open Heifer                $5,250

Judd Ranch’s 24th Annual Cow Power Female Sale was loaded with cow power genetics. Eighty-eight percent were homozygous polled, 93 percent were sired by breed leading AI sires, and 99 percent of the females featured honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit cow families.

JRI Ms Extra Exposure 254L53 ET, Lot 50 tied for top selling honors at $7,500 to Kanhoma Gelbvieh, Coffeyville, Kan. This homozygous black purebred donor female has been honored as a Dam of Merit and/or Dam of Distinction female in every year of eligibility (2006 thru 2014).

Kanhoma Gelbvieh struck again in purchasing JRI Ms Daisy 254B227, Lot 46A at $7,500. This homozygous black Balancer® spring open heifer calf posted a whopping 733-pound 205-day weight and her pedigree was loaded with Dam of Merit genetics.

John Griesel, Howard, Kan., purchased several outstanding females and his top pick was JRI Ms Triple X 406Z35, Lot 52 at $7,500. This first-calf homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer female sold safe in calf to Pop A Top for a Feb. 9 calf. John’s second pick was JRI Ms Cowgirl Tuff 3W70, Lot 47 at $7,000. This homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred female’s first calf sold for $10,000 in the 2013 Judd Ranch Bull Sale.

Marcus Sommers, Maysville, Mo., purchased several super females and Marcus’ top pick was JRI Ms Expresso 270X20, Lot 54 at $7,250. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer female featured a 79-pound average birth weight with a ripping 731-pound average 205-day weight on her trio of calves.

Coles Bend Cattle Co, Smith Grove, Ky., selected the top selling bred heifer JRI Ms Prime Doma 282A51, Lot 1 at $7,000. This homozygous polled purebred Pop A Top daughter featured a many time honored Judd Ranch Dam of Merit dam.

Cattle sold into 13 states and Canada.

41st Annual Gelbvieh Gold Sale

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Des Moines, Iowa
Held in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo
Sponsored by: Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa
Auctioneer: Phil Schooley
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Services

12           Bulls       $3,954
31           Females               $2,695
43           Total Lots Grossed           $131,000

The 41st Annual Gelbvieh Gold Sale was held once again at the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. The sale was February 11, 2014 and is sponsored by the Gelbvieh Breeders of Iowa. Twenty-six breeders consigned 43 head of Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls and females, which sold into nine states.

The top selling bull was Lot 7, MSH Visionary, consigned by Mark Hostert of Bernard, Iowa. This 50 percent Balancer bull was born February 2, 2013, is homozygous black and homozygous polled, and was sired by VER PRTY Upgrade 0150X ET, out of a Woodhill Foresight dam. The herd sire prospect sold for $8,750 to Dave Lensgrave of Meadows, S.D.

The high selling female was Lot 47, EHE Ms Sand Dollar A420, consigned by Lone Oak Gelbvieh in Mechanicsville, Iowa. A daughter of BAG Mr Sandman 071X and an S S Traveler 6807 T510 dam, this 50 percent Balancer open heifer was born April 6, 2013 and is double black and double polled. Bar Arrow Cattle Company, Phillipsburg, Kan., and Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Ill., teamed up to purchase this young heifer for $4,700.