Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale

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February 24, 2018
Kingsville Livestock Market
Kingsville, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by John Burbank

Sale Averages
128       Balancer® Bulls            $3,947
17        Gelbvieh Bulls              $4,504
145       Overall Average            $4,012

The well established Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale was another successful event with a good crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. Every bull selling had genomic-enhanced EPDs and 50 percent of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. A total of 145 bulls went through the ring and every bull sold at a rapid pace, posting a $250 per head higher average over last year’s sale. There were 107 registered buyers of which 70 bought from 15 states.

Top selling bulls include:

Lot 39: TMGC SB Premium Choice 175D ET from Stuecken Brothers sold to Henry Darden, Mississippi for $7,700. This homozygous black/ homozygous polled Balancer has exceptional phenotype and no holes in his EPD profile.

Lot 72: RUR Houdini T69D from Rocking U Ranch sold to Russell Johnson in Missouri for $6,950. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer posted a 141 gain ratio and a -1.28 RFI.

Lot 120: BVC Mr. Absolute 513D ET from Flint Hills Gelbvieh sold to Jack McGinnis from Missouri for $6,850. This homozygous black/homozygous Polled Balancer is a 17 calving ease and top 25% growth bull along with a -2.78 RFI.

Lot 180: TMMW Mr. Montana 164D from Mulroy Farms LLC sold to Bernard Miller, Texas for $6,800. This homozygous black/homozygous Polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh bull is top 10% for calving ease and top 20% YW EPD.

Lot 176: JEB BCC Black Leverage 38D from Burbank Cattle Co. sold to first time buyer Tod Bradley, Texas for $6,750. This homozygous black/homozygous polled purebred 88 percent Gelbvieh is top 1% for YW and EPI.

Lot 74: GATS Gatson Full Power Dan 616D from Gatson Gelbvieh sold to Jim Cassidy, Illinois for $6,700. This black/homozygous polled Balancer is a feed efficiency bull in the top 1% for YW and FPI.

Lot 52: TMGC SB Aricson 249D from Stuecken Brothers also sold to Jim Cassidy, Illinois for $6,600. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer posted a 125 gain ration and is a top 1% FPI.

Lot 7: NORG Tank D126 from Norwood Gelbvieh sold to Robin Childs, Missouri for $,6500. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer is the top bull in the sale for RFI with a -5.29.

Lot 118: DJZ 65D from Zimmerman Farms sold to Dave Evans, Minnesota for $6,250. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer is an 18 calving ease and top 10% WW and YW.

Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale

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March 24, 2018
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Carthage, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by John Burbank

Sale Averages
109       Balancer® Bulls            $3,379
26        Gelbvieh Bulls              $3,902
135       Overall Average            $3,480

The well-established Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale was another successful event with a good crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. Every bull selling had genomic-enhanced EPDs and 40 percent of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. There were 106 registered buyers of which 82 bought from 14 states.

Top selling bulls include:

Lot 511: SKF Dunn’s Equity 70E1 ET from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Anne Gregory, Kansas, for $6,900. This homozygous black/homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh posted top 3% CE, 5% YW, 1% EPI and 2% FPI on his EPD profile.

Lot 510: SKF Dunn’s Escander 023E from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Ed Laverentz, Kansas for $6,300. This homozygous black/polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh posted top 1% for CE, MK, TM and FPI and 2% for MB and FPI.

Lot 493: TMGC SB Pure Business 259D from Stuecken Brothers sold to Chance Koppenhafer, Iowa, for $6,250. This homozygous black/homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh has exceptional phenotype and balanced EPDs

Lot 422: JJNR Mr. Arnold B20E from Nelson Ranch sold to Jack McGinnis, Missouri for $6,200. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer with excellent depth and thickness is a spread bull calving ease to growth.

Lot 447: SKF Dunn’s Ellison 06E from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Henry Darde, Mississippi for $6,000. This homozygous black/homozygous polled Balancer is a feed efficiency bull with very solid looks and EPDs.

Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale

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March 3, 2018
Hope Livestock Market
Hope, Arkansas
Auctioneer: Lakin Oakley
Reported by John Burbank

Sale Averages
19        Angus Bulls                  $2,758
39        Balancer® Bulls            $3,198
13        Gelbvieh Bulls              $3,146
71        Overall Average            $3,071

The second annual Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale was held in conjunction with the Four State Classic Female Sale. The overall market all day had a softer undertone due to local conditions but the bull sale was solid. Bulls were developed at Rose Bud Feeders, LLC in Rose Bud, Arkansas, and are sold with most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. All bulls thru the ring sold at a rapid pace to new and repeat customers in the five state areas of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana.

Top selling bulls include:

Lot 244: GATS Gatson Full Power Doc 618D ET from Gatson Gelbvieh sold to first time customer Ellis Drager, Arkansas for $4,750. This homozygous black/homozygous 50 percent Balancer has exceptional phenotype and is top 2% WW and YW EPD.

Lot 257: SFGC Hawk 644D from Sanders Farm sold to long time repeat customer John Harris, Arkansas, for $4,500. This red, homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh posts a 14 CED EPD and is super deep bodied.

 

Seedstock Plus Red Reward Bull and Heifer Sale

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March 10, 2018
United Producers Livestock Market
Humansville, Missouri
Auctioneer: Billy Bruce
Reported by: John Burbank

46        Balancer® Bulls                        $4,105
11        Gelbvieh Bulls                          $5,114
57        Overall Bull Average                 $4,300
18        Registered Open Heifers            $1,630
69        Commercial Open Heifers         $1,286

The first Seedstock Plus Red Reward Sale was a tremendous success. Giving customers the opportunity to evaluate and buy only red bulls and females was greatly appreciated by the attendees. The sale results are a testament to the enhanced customer service this format provided to buyers of red genetics. There were 117 registered buyers of which 54 bought from eight states.

Top selling bulls include:

Lot 316: KDCM CKC 101D from Circle K Cattle Co. sold to Daniel Zimmerman, Kansas, for $7,000. This red homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh is top 3% for CE and top 4% for YW.

Lot 320: JEB BCC Red Duke 49D from Burbank Cattle Co. sold to Tony Sanders, Missouri for $6,500. This red homozygous polled purebred 88 percent Gelbvieh has excellent phenotype and a solid EPD profile.

Lot 274: MTB BCC Red Balance 7D from Burbank Cattle Co. sold to Dave Freeman, Missouri, for $6,500. This red homozygous polled Balancer is top 10% for CE and top 1% for WW, YW, ST, CW, $C and FPI on EPD’s.

Lot 318: RFFM Dallas Roscoe 19D from Reinert Family Farm sold to Danny Curl, Missouri, for $6,000. This red homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh has a CE of 15 and is very attractive.

Lot 324: WOAK Astroid 07E from White Oak Farms sold to Brian Dunn, Kansas for $6,000. This red homozygous polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh has very balanced EPDs with a top 15% MB and a -1.05 RFI.

The top selling registered open heifer was Lot 331 KDCM CKC Ms Zues 24E from Circle K Cattle Co. This red homozygous polled Balancer has the phenotype and EPD profile to make a solid cow for buyer Derek Stuecken, Missouri, at the price of $2,100.

Lot 541: SKF Dunn’s Miss Evelyn 7E40 from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Ken Hicks, Missouri, for $2,050. This red double polled purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh has the eye appeal and growth numbers to work in any herd.

Top group of five commercial open heifers were sold by Sandy Knoll Farms and purchased by David Ames, Alabama, for $1,425 per head.

Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 29th Annual Bull Sale

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Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch
29th Annual Bull Sale
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
The Bull Yards, Ponteix, Saskatchewan Canada

 Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock

     Davidson Gelbvieh, Vernon and Eileen Davidson, and Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ross and Tara, Ash, Cameron, Jaime, and Flynn Davidson hosted their 29th Annual Bull Sale at their bull yards  south of Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada,  on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Weather and storm warnings for a vast area of the Western Provinces and northern United States brought much needed precipitation over the weekend —perhaps not ideal weather for a bull sale, but the moisture was very welcome for the large area that anticipated it!
      Both new buyers and repeat buyers were in the stands, on the phones, and logged on the internet to bid on and purchase bulls. Many bulls sold locally, within a 60-mile radius, as well as across six provinces and three states.
      A BIG thank you to everyone who assisted with the sale, attended, and inquired about the bulls or viewed the sale offering on videos, catalogs and websites. To our Many Repeat Buyers, we couldn’t get it done without you! To our New Buyers, thank you for entrusting us with your new herd bull purchases!
     Plans are underway for the 30th Anniversary Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale, on a NEW DATE, Friday, March 1st, 2019 at the bull yards!

89 purebred yearling Gelbvieh bulls averaged $4,725.

BIF Annual Meeting and Research Symposium

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May 11, 2018

BIF Annual Meeting and Research Symposium Early Registration Due May 31;
BIF Tour Stops Announced

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Save $80 and register by May 31 for the 2018 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Meeting and Research Symposium. This year’s event, themed 50th Anniversary in the Rockies, will be June 20 to June 23 at the Embassy Suites Convention Center Hotel in Loveland, Colorado.

Online registration is available at http://www.beefimprovement.org. Walk-in registration will be available during the event, but register online by May 31 to save $80.

This year’s BIF symposium features two and a half days of educational programming and a full day of tours. The first morning’s general session — “Positioning for the Future of Beef Production” — will feature Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef vice president; Dr. Sara Place, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association senior director of sustainable beef production research; Dr. Dorian Garrick, Massey University professor and chief scientist; and Dr. John Pollak, Cornell University emeritus professor.

The second day’s general session, “Decision Time: Who will own our industry?” will include presentations by Wade Small, Agri Beef Inc. livestock division president; Marty Ropp, Allied Genetic Resources; Dr, Matt Cleveland, Genus ABS global beef product development director; Dan Moser, Angus Genetics Inc. president; Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association executive vice president; Larry Benyshek, Benyshek and Hough Consulting Services; and John Genho, Livestock Genetic Services LLC.

The afternoon breakout sessions both days will focus on a range of beef-production and genetic-improvement topics. The conference also features a Young Producer Symposium on Wednesday afternoon, designed to network and equip young cattle producers with essential knowledge as they grow their role in the business. Wednesday evening attendees will also enjoy an opening reception.

An industry tour is scheduled for Saturday. Stops will include: Kuner Feedlot, a division of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, Kersey, Colorado; Cherokee Ranch & Castle- Sedalia, Colorado; and Anheuser-Busch Brewery Experience, Fort Collins, Colorado. The tours will leave from the headquarters hotel at 7 a.m. and return approximately 7 p.m. For more information on the tour stops, registration, complete schedule and lodging information, visit http://www.beefimprovement.org.

Each year the BIF symposium draws a large group of leading seedstock and commercial beef producers, academics and allied industry partners. The attendance list is a “who’s who” of the beef value chain, offering great networking opportunities and conversations about the issues of the day. Program topics focus on how the beef industry can enhance value through genetic improvement across a range of attributes that affect the value chain.

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The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is an organization dedicated to coordinating all segments of the beef industry — from researchers and producers to retailers — in an effort to improve the efficiency, profitability and sustainability of beef production. The organization was initiated almost 70 years ago to encourage the use of objective measurements to evaluate beef cattle. Continuing the tradition, BIF is now the clearinghouse for developing standardized programs and methodologies for recording of performance data for all traits, from birth weights to carcass traits. Its three-leaf-clover logo symbolizes the link between industry, extension and research.