Lincoln, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association is pleased to announce the addition of Katie Harbert to the AGA staff as Gelbvieh Media Productions Coordinator. Harbert will be responsible for [ … ]
On December 4, the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) presented the 2020 Breeder of the Year award to SEGA Gelbvieh, owned by Steve and Gail Fiolkoski of Pierce, Colorado. The award [ … ]
Loren Fischer of Nevada, Missouri, was honored as the American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) 2020 Commercial Producer of the Year during the awards banquet held virtually on December 5, 2020.
The AGA [ … ]
Lincoln, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Lindsay Upperman as performance programs coordinator. In this role, Upperman will help coordinate member education [ … ]
Dr. Glenn Wehner of Rocking GV Gelbvieh in Kirksville, Missouri, was inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame during the awards presentation at the AGA Virtual Annual [ … ]
Note to Editors: High-resolution press quality photos are available by contacting Malerie Strahm, American Gelbvieh Association multimedia coordinator at malerie@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show at the 2020 North American International [ … ]
LINCOLN, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is excited to announce the addition of Laura Handke to the AGA publications team, serving as editorial contractor.
In her role, Handke will [ … ]
Results of the fifth annual American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Contest have been finalized. Producers from Iowa and Nebraska took home top honors [ … ]
Members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to the board of directors during the 2020 AGA Annual Membership Meeting held virtually on December 4, 2020.
The newly elected [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) board of directors has made the difficult decision to postpone the association’s 50th anniversary celebration to late 2021. The event was originally scheduled to take [ … ]
Friday, March 6, 2020
Bull Yards at the Ranch
Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sale Average:
94 Purebred Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $5,546
Sale Total $521,350
New and proven Gelbvieh genetics along with a solid team were the catalyst [ … ]
Sale Date: Monday, March 9th, 2020
Location: Bowman Auction Market. Bowman, SD
Auctioneer: Scott Weishaar
Sale Report: Randy Feist
Sale Averages:
Total 32 Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $3,805
Feist Gelbvieh hosted their 32nd annual bull sale [ … ]
Sale Date: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Location: Midland Bull Test Sale Facility. Columbus, MT.
Auctioneer: Greg Goggins
Sale Report: Melissa Kramer
Sale Averages:
Red Gelbvieh (1)
Black Balancers (10)
Black Gelbvieh (6)
Total 17 Yearling Bulls averaged $3,338
High [ … ]
LINCOLN, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Barb Standage who began her role as office operations coordinator on March 23, 2020.
Standage is a native Nebraskan, residing [ … ]
Friday, March 13, 2020
Spanish Fork, Utah
Auctioneer: Eric Duarte
Reported by Jeff Loveless
Sale Averages:
2 Black Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls $5,300
38 Black Balancer® Bulls $5,160
Red Balancer Bulls $5,720
45 Total Yearling Bulls $5,230
It was standing [ … ]
March 3, 2020
Arapahoe, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by Dan Warner
Sale Average
101 Bulls $4,660
Warner Beef Genetics gathered a large crowd for the Genetic Investment Bull Sale, March 3, 2020, at the ranch [ … ]
Sale Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Location: Ranch Sale Facility. Mandan, ND
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Report: Dennis Gustin
Sale Averages:
75 Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls: $4,583 24
Gelbvieh and Balancer bred heifers: $2,054
Top Selling Bulls:
Lot [ … ]
February 15, 2020
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by Kelly Overmiller
Sale Average
Red Balancer Bulls $5,086
Black Balancer Bulls $4,510
Red Angus Bulls $4,080
Commercial Open Heifers $1,250
Lot 59 was the high valued bull of the day [ … ]
March 14, 2020
Carthage, Indiana
Reported by W. Mark Hinton, DVM
Sale Average
25 Bulls $4,400
23 females $1,561
Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, West Lafayette, Indiana, held their 17th annual open house and bull sale and [ … ]
March 7, 2020
Pomona, Kansas
Auctioneers: Charly Cummings and Andrew Sylvester
Sale Management: Cattlemen’s Connection
Reported by Cattlemen’s Connection
Sale Averages
41 Red Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $6,427
38 Black Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $6,224
94 [ … ]
February 26, 2020
Oakley, Kansas
Auctioneer: Garren Walrod
Reported by Grund Beef Genetics
Sale Average
65 Balancer®, Gelbvieh, Red Angus Bulls $3,582
Grund Beef Genetics had great weather and crowd for the 28th Annual Cattleman’s Choice [ … ]
Friday, March 06, 2020
Kist Livestock Auction. Mandan, South Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Report by Will Fiske
Sale Averages:
28 Black Purebred Bulls $4,312
23 Red Purebred Bulls $4,148
2 Black Balancer® Bulls $3,000
1 Red Balancer Bulls [ … ]
Eagle Pass Ranch Headquarters
Highmore, South Dakota
February 17, 2020
Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar
Sale Report: AJ Munger
Sale Averages:
201 Total Bulls $5,046
87 Black Balancer® and Gelbvieh Bulls $3,862
6 Red Balancer® Bulls $5,708
87 Black SimAngus™ and [ … ]
Saturday, March 7, 2020
At the Ranch
Selby, South Dakota
Auctioneers: Seth Weishaar, Lynn Weishaar
Reported by Vaughn Thorstenson
Sale Averages:
113 Balancer® and Gelbvieh Yearling Bulls $4,183
43 Yearling Angus Bulls $4,005
Total: 156 Yearling Bulls $4,130
A [ … ]
Olds Cow Palace
Olds, Alberta, Canada
December 8, 2019
Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran
Sale Report: Royal Western Gelbvieh
24 lots averaged $7,659
Once again, The Gathering was a showcase of elite Gelbvieh genetics. Genetics sold into B.C., [ … ]
Steele, North Dakota
January 25, 2020
Auctioneer: Scott Weishaar
Sale Report: Tony Heins- Cattle Business Weekly
24 Gelbvieh Balancer® Bulls averaged $3,375
Zimmerman Ranch had good weather and a great crowd on hand with outstanding [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, January 12, 2020. A total of 22 pens entered in this [ … ]
Throughout the 2019-2020 show year, Gelbvieh and Balancer® females and bulls competed at shows across the country to earn points for the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Ring of Gold program.
Each [ … ]
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 13, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Kyle Perez, Nara Vista, New Mexico, evaluated [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association named Blackhawk Cattle Company, Oregon, Illinois, the AGA Breeder of the year for 2019. Skyler (middle) and Annette Martin (left) were presented the award by [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association named Rodger and Lindy Schroeder of Chugwater, Wyo., the AGA Commercial Producer of the Year for 2019. Rodger (left) and Lindy Schroeder (right) were [ … ]
Photo caption: Vernon and Eileen Davidson, Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada, presented Jim Thomas, Guthrie, Oklahoma, with the 2019 American Gelbvieh Association Hall of Fame award. Left to right: Virginia Potter, Hiedi LaBrue, [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2020 during its national convention in Billings, Montana. Front row (left to right): Secretary John Carrel, Columbus, Mont.; Treasurer Derek [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) was held on Sunday, November 17, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. Judge Brandon Callis, Minco, Oklahoma, [ … ]
The NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took place at the 2019 North American International Livestock Exposition on Wednesday, November 20. Jerry Grund, Sharon Springs, Kansas, evaluated the Gelbvieh and Balancer [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the American Royal was held on Saturday, October 19, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. Judge Callahan Grund, Sharon Springs, Kansas, evaluated the [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show at the 2019 American Royal took place on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. Gregg Stewart, Washington, Kansas, [ … ]
October 17, 2019
Sale Averages
4 Bred Females $2,638
7 Open Heifers $1,865
The inaugural online The Rockies to the Pacific Gelbvieh Female Sale was a success with 11 lots selling for an average [ … ]
LINCOLN, Neb.- American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) President John Carrel and the Board of Directors would like to announce Megan Slater as its executive director.
Slater has been with the AGA since [ … ]
March 23, 2019
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Carthage, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
59Balancer Bulls$3,948
23 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,944
82 Overall Bulls $3,946
18 Registered Open Heifers $1,286
68 Commercial Heifers $1,038
The well established Seedstock Plus South [ … ]
March 9, 2019
Wheeler Livestock Auction
Osceola, Missouri
Auctioneer: Byron Wheeler
Reported by: John Burbank
39 Balancer® Bulls$2,842
16 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,481
55 Overall Bulls $3,028
16 Registered Open Heifers $1,680
46 Commercial Open Heifers $1,120
The second annual spring [ … ]
February 23, 2019
Kingsville Livestock Market
Kingsville, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
73 Balancer® Bulls$4,001
17 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,488
90 Overall Bulls $3,904
The well established Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale was another solid [ … ]
March 2, 2019
Hope Livestock Market
Hope, Arkansas
Auctioneer: Lakin Oakley
Reported by: John Burbank
14 Gelbvieh Bulls $4,275
47 Balancer Bulls $3,801
8 Angus Bulls $3,606
69 Overall Bulls $3,875
The third annual Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale [ … ]
May 11, 2019
Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center
Rainsville, Alabama
Reported by: Dustin Kittle
Sale Averages
24 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,262.50
6 Heifer/Embryo Lots $5,266.67
On May 11, Kittle Farms had more than 500 guests in attendance [ … ]
LINCOLN, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Malerie Strahm to its staff where she began her role as multimedia coordinator on July 5, 2019.
Strahm [ … ]
LINCOLN, NE – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the relocation of its headquarters office to Lincoln, Nebraska. This relocation is taking place the first week in [ … ]
Friday, March 1, 2019
Ponteix, Sk Canada
Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock
Reported by Vernon and Eileen Davidson
Sale Average
82 Purebred Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $ 5,518
Red and black yearling purebred Gelbvieh bulls were the main attraction [ … ]
16th Annual Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Open House and Bull Sale
March 16, 2019
Carthage, Indiana
Reported by W. Mark Hilton, DVM
Sale Average
19 Bulls. $5,211
5 Bred Females [ … ]
2019 Judd Ranch Bull Sale
March 2, 2019
Pomona, Kansas
Auctioneers: Charly Cummings & Andrew Sylvester
Sale Manager: Cattlemen’s Connection
Reported by Cattlemen’s Connection
Sale Averages:
25 Red Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Fall Yearling Bulls $7,210
43 Black Polled [ … ]
Contact Name: Joe Neuner
City, State: Loose Creek, Missouri
Phone: 573-659-6886
Email: jneuner@osagenet.com
Description: Looking for 8-10 commercial Balancer bred heifers up to 3-4 years old and September calving. Red or black, red prefered. [ … ]
February 21, 2019
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Reported by Dennis Gustin
Sale Averages:
71 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,996
23 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bred Heifers $2,204
Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh was blessed to host [ … ]
Saturday, March 2, 2019
At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota
Owners – Vaughn & Wendy Thorstenson, Brian & DeDee Begeman
Auctioneers: Lynn Weishaar, Seth Weishaar
Reported by Vaughn Thorstenson
Sale Averages:
80 Black Balancer® Bulls [ … ]
29th Annual Taubenheim Gelbvieh Production Sale
February 4, 2019
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by: Justin Taubenheim
Sale Averages:
87 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,833
39 Bred Heifers [ … ]
Steele, North Dakota
January 26, 2019
Auctioneer: Scott Weishaar
Sale Report: Tony Heins – Cattle Business Weekly
Gelbvieh & Balancer® Bulls averaged: $3,300
Zimmerman Ranch Balancer® Bred Heifers averaged $1780
Zimmerman Ranch and Wohl Farms conducted [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, January 13, 2019. A total of 17 pens entered in this [ … ]
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 14, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Donnie Robertson, Yukon, Oklahoma, evaluated the 38 [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the National Western Stock Show was held on Saturday, January 12, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Brad Bennett, Cooksville, Tennessee, evaluated the [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) released the BOLT-powered docility expected progeny difference (EPD) in January 2019. This is the latest update to the extensive suite of EPDs used to accurately [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association named Gale Rippey of Rippey Farm the AGA Commercial Producer of the Year for 2018. Gale Rippey (middle) stands with his wife Gena [ … ]
Throughout the 2018-2019 show year, Gelbvieh and Balancer® females and bulls competed at shows across the country to earn points for the American Gelbvieh Association Ring of Gold program.
Each year [ … ]
BROOMFIELD, CO – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Jake Renner to the staff as member and youth activities coordinator.
Renner grew up in the rural community of [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association named Dan and Kate Warner of Warner Beef Genetics the AGA Breeder of the Year for 2018. Left to right: Dan and Kate [ … ]
Photo caption: Dustin Aherin, Phillipsburg, Kansas, presented Al and Mary Knapp, Basehor, Kansas, with the 2019 American Gelbvieh Association Hall of Fame award. Left to right: Al Knapp, Mary Knapp, [ … ]
Results of the third annual American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Contest were announced during the 48th Annual American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) National Convention [ … ]
Broomfield, CO – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce and welcome Will Fiske as the breed growth specialist.
In this role, Fiske will be involved with data analysis projects, [ … ]
The NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took place at the 2018 North American International Livestock Exposition on Thursday, November 15. Randy Daniel, Colbert, Georgia evaluated the Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle.
The [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) was held on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky. Judge Jason Duggin, Calhoun, Georgia, [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2019 during its national convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Front row (left to right): Interim Executive Director Megan Slater, Broomfield, [ … ]
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
September 29, 2018
Auctioneer: Todd Barlow
Submitted by Slaughter Sale Management
Sale Average: $3,843
The Fall Bluegrass Gelbvieh Invitational was held September 29, 2018, in beautiful Mount Sterling, Kentucky. This was the 27th [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the American Royal was held on Saturday, October 20, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri. Judge Randy Daniel, Colbert, Georgia, evaluated the Gelbvieh [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show at the 2018 American Royal took place on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. Jerry Grund, Wallace, Kansas, [ … ]
All cattlemen and women are invited to attend the American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) fourth annual commercial cattlemen’s educational symposium titled Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup sponsored by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and [ … ]
Mandan, North Dakota
January 29, 2018
21 Bulls average $3,143
27 Females average $3,030
TOP SELLING BULLS:
Lot 52: $4,750, ZIMM Ethan E409, March 17, 2017, black Balancer, SGRI Stevo C 263 x BT Pentleton [ … ]
BROOMFIELD, CO – American Gelbvieh Association President Scott Starr and the Board of Directors would like to announce Megan Slater as its interim executive director.
Slater has been with the American [ … ]
BROOMFIELD, CO – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce a recent partnership with IMI Global and introduce Balancer® Edge, a source and age verification program for feeder [ … ]
Congratulations to Addison Starr, Stapleton, Nebraska, and Cameron Nowack, Bland, Missouri, for being selected as the American Gelbvieh Junior Association’s (AGJA) ambassadors for 2018-2019. The two winners were announced on July [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Corn Fed Classic Junior National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took pace on Thursday, July 5, and Friday, July 6, 2018, in Waterloo, Iowa. Brent [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Junior Association elected directors and officers for 2018-2019 during its junior national show in Waterloo, Iowa. Front row (left to right): Alexx Starr, Stapleton, Neb.; [ … ]
March 17, 2018
Butler, Missouri
Reported by Dick Helms
A great crowd of repeat and new customers evaluated the 110 bulls and 50 registerable bred heifers on a cool March Saturday. Cattle [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the acceptance of Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls for use in the Integrity Beef Alliance program. The Integrity Beef Alliance simplifies cow-calf [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association is pleased to announce and welcome Taylor Buckley as the new data and member services coordinator.
Buckley will assist AGA members and customers with DNA testing, as [ … ]
June 1-2, 2018
Cloud County Fairgrounds
Concordia, Kansas
Judge: Taylor Frank
Reported by: Taylor Evans
Showmanship
Champion Senior Showmanship
Grady Hammer, Wallace Kan.
Reserve Champion Senior Showmanship
Kyle Cavalli, Lincoln, Kan.
Champion Intermediate Showmanship
Jaylea Pope, Ravenna, Nev.
Reserve Champion Intermediate [ … ]
May 12, 2018
Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center
Rainsville, Alabama
Auctioneer: Clint McElmoyl
Reported by: Dustin Kittle
Sale Averages:
20 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls $5,855
5 Heifer Picks / Embryo Lots $12,080
On May 12, Kittle Farms had more [ … ]
May 25-27, 2018
Marion County Fairgrounds
Palmyra, Missouri
Judge: Brett Sayer
Reported by: Taylor Evans
Gelbvieh Female Show
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf
HIGH Ms Emma 9E100 ET
Jacie Carroli, Raymore, Mo.
Sire: JRI Pop A TOP 197T83
Gelbvieh [ … ]
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
The Bull Yards, Ponteix, Saskatchewan Canada
Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock
Reported by Eileen Davidson
Sale Average:
89 Purebred Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $4,725
Davidson Gelbvieh, Vernon and Eileen Davidson, and Lonesome Dove Ranch, [ … ]
March 3, 2018
Flying H Sale Site
Arapahoe, Nebraska
Reported by Dick Helms
A crowd of progressive cattlemen from 10 states took home 115 herd bulls at the 38th Annual Nebraska Flying H Genetics [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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, [ … ]
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 [ … ]
February 22, 2018
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl of Loup City, Nebraska
Judge: Curtis Doubet of Sterling, Colorado
Reported by Ronette Bush-Heinrich
Sale Averages:
7 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,393
5 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifers $4,450
12 Total Average [ … ]
March 21, 2018
Highmore, South Dakota
Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar
Reported by AJ Munger
Sale Averages:
105 Balancer® Bulls $3,885
37 SimAngus Bulls $4,445
20 Red Angus Bulls $3,825
41 Angus Bulls $3,311
EGL Enterprise E080 – Raile Gelbvieh, St. [ … ]
March 17, 2018
Lewistown Livestock Auction
Lewistown, Montana
Consignors: Danell Diamond Six Ranch, Bolton Double B Ranch, and Linhart Angus
Auctioneer: Kyle Shobe
Reported by Omie Danell
Sale Averages:
5 Purebred Gelbvieh Yearling Bulls $5,450
20 Balancer® Yearling [ … ]
March 12, 2018
Bowman Auction Market, Bowman, North Dakota
Scott Weishaar, Auctioneer
Sale Averages:
14 Balancer® Bulls $4,243
9 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls $3,722
A small crowd of predominately long-time customers from three states attended the [ … ]
March 3, 2018
At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota
Owners: Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson , Brian and DeDee Begeman
Auctioneers: Seth Weishaar, Lynn Weishaar
Averages:
12 Gelbvieh Bulls $4,979
120 Balancer® Bulls $4,508
38 Angus Bulls [ … ]
February 15, 2018
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Averages
76.5 Bulls $4,662
20 Bred Heifers $2,295
There was a nice crowd on hand on February 15, a cold, snowy day, to bid and buy [ … ]
February 5, 2018
Amherst, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by Justin Taubenheim
Sale Averages:
89 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $5,059
39 Bred Heifers $2,325
19 Open Heifers $1,250
Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their 29th annual production sale [ … ]
Reported by: KK Seedstock
January 7, 2018
Denver, Colorado
Auctioneer Ronn Cunningham
Sale Manager: KK Seedstock
Sale averages
2.5 Bulls $40,800
1 Semen Package $25,500
12.5 Females $10,200
4 Pick of Herd Lots $7,500
2 Embryo Flushes $5,875
2 Embryo [ … ]
Bob and Judy Prosser of Bar T Bar Ranches, Winslow, Arizona, were honored as the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Breeder of the Year for 2017 during the awards banquet held [ … ]
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Randy Mullinix, Toulon, Illinois, evaluated the 42 [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, January 7, 2018. A total of 16 pens were exhibited at [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the National Western Stock Show was held on Saturday, January 6, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Kyle Conley, Sulphur, Oklahoma, evaluated the [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Kelsi Christian to its staff where she began her role as multimedia coordinator on January 2, 2018.
Christian is originally from San [ … ]
AGA recently held the 47th Annual National Convention. All who attended the event left with a clear vision of the future of the Gelbvieh and Balancer business. Growing pains surrounding [ … ]
Knowledge is power. How many times have you heard that in your lifetime? How many times have you seen it come to fruition? Knowledge about an industry, a specific subject, [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) provides opportunities for youth to grow as leaders. Through participation in contests and providing an environment in which the kids are
encouraged to develop relationships [ … ]
November 4, 2017
Chickamauga, Georgia
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by Kelsie Bickett
Sale Averages:
18 2-year old ET Bulls $4,380
35 Fall Yearling Bulls $3,050
Sale Total (43 Bulls) $3,525
TJB Gelbvieh hosted their Sixth Annual Bull [ … ]
October 28, 2017
Butler, Missouri
Reported By Dick Helms
A cool, sunny day greeted new and repeat customers to the BULL BARN at Butler, Missouri, for the annual October offering of Fescue Adapted, [ … ]
Results of the Second Annual American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Contest were announced during the 47th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention awards [ … ]
October 21, 2017
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Carthage, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
9 Angus Bulls $2878
135 Balancer Bulls $3531
35 Gelbvieh Bulls $3933
179 Overall Bulls $3577
The Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale was [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2018 during its national convention in Wichita, Kansas. Front row (left to right): Dan McCarty, Rifle, Colo.; Secretary Klint [ … ]
Ode To A Cow
By Unknown Author • The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1936
When life seems one too many for you,
Go and look at a cow.
When the future’s black and the outlook [ … ]
Hi, everyone! Hope you are having a great fall thus far. I know it’s a busy time of year, but I wanted to discuss a little bit about junior livestock [ … ]
Champion Junior Gelbvieh Female
Animal: EGL Lass E3200
Sire: E6L Roundhouse B019
Exhibitor: JW LeDoux
Hometown: Ree Heights, SD
Reserve Champion Junior Gelbvieh Female
Animal: CJLL EMMA
Sire: DCSF POST ROCK ASTR
Exhibitor: Maddie Lehrkamp
Hometown: Hermosa, SD
Open Champion [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the American Royal was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri. Judge Jim Bloomberg, Berwick, Illinois, evaluated the Gelbvieh [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show at the 2017 American Royal took place on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. Brigham Stewart, Washington, Kansas, [ … ]
All cattlemen and women are invited to attend the American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) third annual commercial cattlemen’s educational symposium titled Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup. Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup will be held Friday, [ … ]
In early August, the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) joined forces with the American Junior Shorthorn Association and the American Junior Simmental Association to put on a unique leadership conference [ … ]
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
Sale Averages:
6 Bulls $7,208
13 Spring Pairs $4,327
26 Spring Bred Heifers $2,812
11 Older Spring Bred Cows $2,086
12 Fall Pairs/Breds $3,379
42 Open Heifers $1,713
1 ½ [ … ]
During the member education committee meeting at the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) National Convention in Wichita, Kansas, the AGA has invited Megan Rolf, Ph.D., assistant professor of animal breeding at Kansas [ … ]
The 47th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention will be held December 7-9, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas. This year’s event is themed “Meeting Modern Industry [ … ]
Ranching for profit has long been a business of tight bottom lines. Savvy ranchers are always looking for ways to reduce costs and spread them over more production points for greater profit. In [ … ]
If you were fortunate to be raised in a small town you know how easy it is to become involved in a multitude of organizations. Growing up you can be a part [ … ]
Kurt Johnson is part of a multi-generational ranching family that runs a commercial cow-calf operation in north central Nebraska. Kurt is the fourth generation of Johnsons to ranch near Stuart, Nebraska, dating back to [ … ]
What does it mean to raise a productive cow? Does she have to have a calf every year, produce a calf that meets or exceeds your expectations at weaning and breed back each [ … ]
I know while reading this it feels like it’s been an eternity since we’ve all been at The Big Red Classic, and for those of you who were not in attendance, it [ … ]
I hope that this issue of the Gelbvieh World finds our members caught back up on rest and back to the normal routines of their daily lives. I am sure many of you [ … ]
Brad Bennett is the extension educator for livestock evaluation and youth programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Brad serves as the UNL livestock judging team coach as well as the meat animal [ … ]
American Gelbvieh Junior Association Junior and Intermediate Ambassadors were chosen at the 2017 AGJA Big Red Classic in Grand Island, Nebraska. Braxton Murray of Kingfisher, Oklahoma (left), was selected to [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Junior Association Big Red Classic Junior National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took place on Thursday, June 29 and Friday, June 30, 2017, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Alan [ … ]
As referenced in President Scott Starr’s “View from the Board” article on page 6 of this edition of Gelbvieh World, The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Board of Directors had the opportunity to hear from [ … ]
The 2012 Census of Agriculture compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service revealed some shocking (and maybe not so shocking) truths: farmers and ranchers are getting older, fewer in numbers, [ … ]
It’s that time of year to make sure your herd is up to par. Have you been checking on the productivity of your herd this year? Make sure your herd is up to [ … ]
As the summer activities progress, there always seems to be many tasks that need to be completed before time can move on. By the time this publication reaches mailboxes, I will be finishing [ … ]
Photo Caption: The American Gelbvieh Junior Association elected directors and officers for 2017-2018 during the annual meeting in Grand Island, Nebraska. Front row (left to right): Ex-officio Aubree Beenken, Buckingham, [ … ]
March 11, 2017
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
Springfield, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
96 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,531
A large crowd gathered for the Genetic Power Gelbvieh [ … ]
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2017
Lawrence, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Sale Averages:
50 Balancer®, Red Angus, and Angus Bulls $5,250
2 Balancer Open Yearling Heifers $2,200
14 Commercial Red Angus Open Yearling Heifers $1,400
The [ … ]
March 4, 2017
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by: Dick Helms
Sale Averages:
Balancer® Bulls $4,823
Gelbvieh Bulls $4,488
SimAngus Bulls $4,500
FUSION Bulls $4,333
A barn [ … ]
March 18, 2017
Flying H Bull Barn, Butler, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jared Shipman
Reported by: Dick Helms
Sale Averages:
Red and Black FUSION Bulls $5,614
Red and Black Balancer® Bulls $4,588
Red and Black SimAngus Bulls [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) announces the hiring of Drew Carlson, Atwood, Colorado, as association intern. Carlson will be assisting in all aspects of the AGA operations including facilitating member [ … ]
One of the many benefits of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) participating in the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) multi-breed analysis is the fact that it makes our EPDs comparable with [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization established in 1991 to support youth, research, and member education. The AGF operates on charitable donations and AGF fundraising [ … ]
First off I just want to say that I hope everyone is having a good spring. There are a lot of events coming up in the American Gelbvieh Junior Association [ … ]
The feedyard business is a highly competitive industry with many moving parts. One of the key ingredients to that is being able to adjust to what the market is asking [ … ]
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Bull Yards at the Ranch
Ponteix, Saskatchewan Canada
Auctioneer: Donnie Peacock
Reported by: Eileen Davidson
Sale Average:
95 Purebred Yearling Red & Black Gelbvieh Bulls $6,226
Many repeat buyers, new buyers, producers and friends we’ve known for a [ … ]
February 14, 2017
Des Moines, Iowa
Held in Conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo
Auctioneer: Phil Schooley
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
13 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $3,761
26 Gelbvieh and Balancer® [ … ]
The American Junior Simmental, Shorthorn and Gelbvieh Associations will host a joint leadership conference August 3-6, 2017, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Summit is an all-new youth leadership conference.
This Summit is [ … ]
January 30, 2017
Kist Livestock Auction
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
22 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,572
25 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Females $2,820
Overall Average $3,640
The North [ … ]
Eventually, there comes a time when each individual has to enter the job market to find a career that best suits them. Strengths and qualities for each individual may be [ … ]
In today’s beef industry, there are many buzzwords: local, organic, and sustainable. These words are often used to compound what I like to call the drama effect, and this most [ … ]
Saturday, March 18, 2017
M5 Ag Services, Carthage, Indiana
Reported by: W. Mark Hilton
Sale Averages
17 Balancer Bulls $4,444
3 SimAngus Bulls $4,433
4 Calving Ease Angus Bulls $4,675
24 Bulls [ … ]
February 13, 2017
Jackson, Mississippi
Judge: Curt Rincker
Reported by: Beverly Manning
Gelbvieh Females
Grand Champion Heifer
MDR Dynasty
Kyson Thiel
Res. Grand Champion Heifer
GHGF Zelda 20D3 ET
Green Hills Gelbvieh
Summer Heifer Calf Champion
DGMC Moonlight
Shown by: McCurdy Cattle Co. [ … ]
March 18, 2017
Lewistown Livestock Auction
Lewistown, Montana
Auctioneer: Kyle Shobe
Reported by: Omie Danell
Sale Averages:
8 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls $ [ … ]
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Pomona, Kansas
Consultant: Roger Gatz
Sale Averages:
57 Black Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $6,737
58 Red Polled Purebred Fall Yearling Bulls $6,780
50 Black Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Tom Strahm to the staff as commercial marketing director.
Strahm is from Sabetha, Kansas, where he lives with his wife, Carrie, and [ … ]
Reported by David Slaughter
On November 12, the 2016 NAILE Showcase Gelbvieh and Balancer® Sale kicked of an eventful week of Gelbvieh and Balancer activities at the 2016 North American International Livestock [ … ]
February 6, 2017
At the Ranch, Amherst, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by: Justin Taubenheim
Sale Averages:
80 Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls $4581
40 Bred Heifers $2577
21 Open Heifers $1208
Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their [ … ]
Saturday, March 4, 2017
At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota
Auctioneers: Lynn and Seth Weishaar
Reported by Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson
Sale Averages:
105 Yearling Balancer® $3,791
15 Yearling Gelbvieh-Influenced $3,490
38 Yearling Angus $3,921
18 Fall Balancers & Angus $3,804
176 [ … ]
I hope that everyone’s 2017 is off to a great start! There are many upcoming American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) events for all of my fellow junior members and me [ … ]
February 11, 2017
Prairie Hills Gelbvieh
Dickinson, North Dakota
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Reported by: Klint Sickler
Sale Averages:
40 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls $4,408
Purebred Bred Females $2,675
Purebred Open Females $2,317
After a winter that [ … ]
February 16, 2017
Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Averages:
74 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls: $ 4,081
25 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer Bred Heifers: $2,572
Top Selling Bulls:
Lot 19: $7,000 for [ … ]
Last month I started another semester at Iowa State University where I am double majoring in animal science and agriculture and society. During my time at Iowa State, I have [ … ]
Reported by KK Seedstock
January 8, 2017
Denver, Colorado
Sale Manger: KK Seedstock
Auctioneer: Ronn Cunningham
Sale Averages
1 Half Interest Donor Dam $18,000
2.5 Bulls $17,400
3.5 Bred Females $9,643
7 Pick of Herd Lots $7,821
10 [ … ]
The 2017 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 203 animals were exhibited. [ … ]
Samee Charriere, of Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, Washington, was honored as the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Breeder of the Year for 2016 during the awards banquet held at the 46th Annual [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the National Western Stock Show was held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. Judge Brian Barragree, Absarokee, Montana, evaluated the [ … ]
Barry Higgins of Russellville, Kentucky, was honored as the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Commercial Producer of the Year during the awards banquet held at the 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association [ … ]
Results of the inaugural American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Contest were announced during the 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention awards banquet [ … ]
The veterinary feed directive (VFD) discussion has been a hot topic in the beef industry for the past several months. January 1, 2017 is the date in which antibiotic regulations will change the [ … ]
Change. Grow. Progress. You can’t have one without the others, and the agriculture industry is one that perfectly displays this. Our industry is one that is always changing. Farmers and ranchers are being challenged [ … ]
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2017 during its national convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Front row (left to right): Jeff Swanson, Oxford, Neb.; Vice President [ … ]
The NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took place at the 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition on Tuesday, November 15 in Louisville, Kentucky. Charlie Boyd of Maysville, Kentucky, evaluated the [ … ]
November 19, 2016
Kingsville Livestock
Kingsville, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
26 Bulls [ … ]
October 15, 2016
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Carthage, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
11 Angus Bulls $3173
118 Balancer Bulls $3700
37 Gelbvieh Bulls $3708
166 Overall Bulls $3668
With the significant market decrease over the [ … ]
November 26, 2016
Salina, Kansas
Auctioneer: Ron Cunningham
Sale Management: Bulls-Eye Genetics
Reported by: Risa Overmiller
The high selling female was lot 15 consigned by Dawson Creek Ranch. BDCG DC 39D4 is a January 2016 [ … ]
Dave and Cindy Judd of Pomona, Kansas were inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame for 2017. The induction took place on Thursday, December 1, 2016, during [ … ]
Columbia, South Carolina
Gelbvieh and Balancer Open Show: 10/20/2016
Open Show Judge: Mike McGuire, Waverly, Alabama
Gelbvieh and Balancer Junior Show: 10/22/2016
Junior Show Judge: John Rayfield, College Station, Texas
Reported by: Cindy Durham
Open Show [ … ]
Evolution: the dictionary has numerous definitions pertaining to this word. No, I’m not going to be giving a science lesson here, but it does have a significant meaning as it pertains to Gelbvieh and [ … ]
Monday, October 3, 2016
Judge: Scott Werning, Parkston, South Dakota
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Heifer
MDR Dynasty 620D
Kyson Thiel/ Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, Okla.
Sire: JRI Top Dog 68T14
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Heifer
GAMB Dottie
Murray Farms, [ … ]
I want to recount something that happened to me on a recent flight to Denver. This flight originated in Watertown, South Dakota, with a stop in Pierre. Here is where things became interesting. After an additional 14 people had boarded [ … ]
The 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention will be held November 30 through December 2, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event themed “Meeting Modern Industry Demands” is focused on [ … ]
Summertime is behind us and school is up and going. The Gelbvieh industry had a jam-packed summer full of leadership events and cattle shows. Maybe for your family the best shows are yet [ … ]
Did you attend the American Gelbvieh Association National Convention last year held in Kansas City? Did you know that convention attendance and voting at the AGA annual meeting was more than doubled last [ … ]
Beef cattle breed associations are proving that they can, and will service the beef industry far beyond the seedstock sector. The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) provides many services to the commercial cattle producer. As [ … ]
Do your cattle sell for the average price? Do you ponder the thought of why some cattle sell for more than other cattle selling on the same day, that are seemingly the same? [ … ]
Growing up in the center of cow-calf country, I have gained respect and understanding for cattle breeders and for the amount of time and the work put into each calving season. I’m also [ … ]
Any cattle producer knows that margins are getting increasingly tighter even in the most successful beef operations. Savvy producers are constantly assessing inputs into their business, looking for places to become more efficient. It’s [ … ]
BROOMFIELD, CO – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the relocation of its headquarters office to Broomfield, Colorado. This relocation took place the first week in August.
The [ … ]
The phrase, “The future of the beef industry,” gets tossed around a lot. That phrase can refer to technology, cattle markets, advancement it genetics, and on, and on. The truth [ … ]
For many of our families the summer is filled with baling hay, fixing fence, going to cattle shows, and a hundred other tasks that need to be done on the farm. While [ … ]
Stillwater, OK – Members of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) gathered for the 2016 AGJA Dirt Road Classic in Stillwater, Oklahoma, July 3-8, 2016. 145 members participated from 17 states [ … ]
Westminster, CO – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce Kim Rounds has joined the AGA staff full time as data services specialist.
Rounds grew up on her family’s [ … ]
Date: March 26, 2016
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Auctioneer: Joel Birdwell
Sale Management: Mitchell Marketing Services
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $3,516
Gelbvieh and Balancer® Females $3,211
Commercial Females [ … ]
March 12, 2016
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
Springfield, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
105 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls $4,891.61
J Bar M Gelbvieh, J&K Gelbvieh Farm Inc. and [ … ]
It is hard to deny that we are in an extremelydynamic presidential election year. And while I believe in refraining from talk of politics at the dinner table (or in magazine columns) [ … ]
Sale Averages:
92 Purebred Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls $5,830
There was a full house and a great crowd in person and on-line for the 27th Annual Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch [ … ]
February 16, 2016
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa
Auctioneer: Phil Schooley
Sale Management: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
30 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Females $3,096
16 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls $3,156
The Gelbvieh Breeders [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) and the North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) are teaming up for the second biannual POWER Conference. The 2016 POWER Conference, Forging Friendships in [ … ]
March 5, 2016
At the Ranch, Arapahoe, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Sale Averages:
Black Balancer® Bulls [ … ]
March 5, 2016
Pomona, Kansas
Auctioneer: Steve Dorran
Sale Averages:
43 Black Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Fall Yearling Bulls $7,211
49 Red Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Fall Yearling Bulls $6,933
56 Black Polled Balancer® Fall Yearling Bulls $7,439
13 [ … ]
March 19, 2016
Lewistown, MT
Auctioneer: Kyle Shobe
Sale Averages:
5 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls $5,300
25 Balancer® Bulls $4,880
12 Purebred Angus Bulls $4,854
Much to the relief of buyers and sellers alike, a couple of colder [ … ]
Sale Averages:
16 Balancer Bulls $4,628
3 Angus Bulls $4,533
2 SimAngus Bulls $3,950
W. Mark Hilton, DVM of Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, West Lafayette, Indiana and Tom Brooks and family, Brooks Farms, [ … ]
Throughout the 2015-2016 show year, Gelbvieh and Balancer® females and bulls competed at shows across the country to earn points for the American Gelbvieh Association Ring of Gold program.
A total [ … ]
January 25, 2016
Kist Livestock Auction
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Service
Reported by: Rebecca Mettler
Sale Averages:
20 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls $5,525
19 Gelbvieh and Balancer Females $3,124
Overall Average $4,360
Members [ … ]
February 20, 2016
Smith Center, Kansas
Auctioneer: Matt Printz
Sale Averages:
Spring GV Bulls $4,179
Fall GV Bulls $3,755
Overall GV Average $4,077
Red Angus Spring $4,429
Red Angus Fall Bulls $5,578
Overall Red Angus $4,875
All bulls Average $4,500
Reg. GV Open Heifers [ … ]
March 5, 2016
Selby, South Dakota
Auctioneer: Lynn and Seth Weishaar
Sale Averages:
145 Yearling and Fall Balancers $4,331
32 Yearling and Fall Angus $4,121
177 Bulls $4,290
A beautiful spring day along with a group of stout [ … ]
February 18, 2016
Mandan, North Dakota
Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt
Sale Averages:
75 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls: $5,247
14 Purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bred Heifers: $3,068
Top Selling Bulls:
Lot 52: $15,000 for half possession and half [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association is excited to debut its very first episode of the popular TV show, The American Rancher, next week on RFD-TV! The AGA’s American Rancher episode will now [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) announces the hiring of Kim Rounds, Grass Valley, California, as an association intern. Rounds will be assisting members in recording of data, DNA testing, membership [ … ]
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) would like to welcome Mary Bea Martin to the staff as Member Services Specialist.
Martin grew up in Georgia, where she participated in junior livestock activities. [ … ]
November 7, 2015
Chickamauga, Georgia
Auctioneer: Dale Stith
Reported by: Todd J. Bickett DVM
Sale Averages
33 Gelbvieh & Balancer® Yearling Bulls $4,040
5 Commercial Cows $2,050
TJB Gelbvieh extended their very best of southern hospitality to [ … ]
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Reported by Cindy Durham
Open Gelbvieh/Balancer®
Champion Female
GGGE 3G ATHENA 312A ET
Connor Durham, Belton, S.C.
Reserve Champion Female
BCFG BUTLERS BELLA 896B
Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.
Champion Bull
GGGE 3G BASIC BLACK 472B
Connor [ … ]
December 14, 2015
Mitchell, SD
Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar
Sale Manager: Mettler Sale Management
Reported by: Jerry Mettler
Touted as the sale of the decade, Schroeder Ranch dispersed nearly 500 Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle to buyers [ … ]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, January 10, 2016. A total of 19 pens were exhibited at [ … ]
The 2016 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 11, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 226 animals were exhibited. [ … ]
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the National Western Stock Show was held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Judge John Grimes, Piketon, Ohio, evaluated the [ … ]
Westminster, Colo. – Kelli Retallick has served as the data services coordinator for the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) for more than a year and has recently accepted the position of [ … ]
Charles Clark, Keldron, South Dakota, was inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame posthumously for 2016. The induction took place on Friday, December 11 during the awards [ … ]
Members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to serve three-year terms on the AGA Board of Directors. The election took place during the annual membership meeting at [ … ]
The Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was BCFG Butlers Bianca 534B, owned by Aidan Raab, Markle, Indiana. This April 1, 2014 daughter of BCFG Butlers Impact 549U first claimed the junior [ … ]